It is going to be an “artful” weekend in Decatur!

On Saturday, October 10, join the community for the 12th annual Oakhurst Arts and Music Festival. Over 50 artists, music all afternoon ending with the wonderful (and one of my favorites) Heaven Davis Band from 5 – 7 pm, a Community Pavilion featuring City of Decatur non-profit groups and a great Children’s Area. The festival hours are 10 am until 7 pm, and preceeded by the annual Arts Run beginning at 8 am.

Carnival by Vicki Ragan

After the festival, head over to Church Street in downtown Decatur for three photography exhibits. In conjunction with Atlanta Celebrates Photography, there will be an opening reception for “Ninos” by Vicki Regan at Mingei from 7 until 10 pm. The Seen Gallery, Taste  and Java Monkey will also join in the spirit with concurrent exhibits. The Seen Gallery will feature photographer Jamie Squire,  a Kansas City-based editorial and commercial photographer specializing in sports. 

Photograph by Jamie Squire

On Sunday, October 11th, the First Baptist Church of Decatur invites the community to “Postcards from Paris”, a musical performance by the Atlanta Symphony Communty Orchestra. The concert begins at 3:30 pm and is free to the community. The First Baptist Church is located at 308 Clairemont Avenue in Decatur.

The Decatur Minute, which I believe is the newest Decatur blog in town, just posted an article about the Oakhurst Arts and Music Festival coming up this Saturday, October 11th. This family friendly festival will take place at Harmony park located at Eastlake and Oakview.

More about the Oakhurst Arts and Music Festival from The Decatur Minute:

The festival begins at 10am and lasts until 7pm. If you are an early bird, be sure to come at 8am for the Oakhurst 5K Arts Run which begins in front of One Step At A Time. Musical entertainment is ongoing and wraps up with a concert by Heaven Davis Band from 5 until 7pm. Free children’s activities begin at 10am and the parade is at 2pm.

In another recent article on The Decatur Minute, Linda writes that this new blog is written by City of Decatur employees in the Community and Economic Development Department. Pretty cool, huh? I think that it’s great they have joined the Decatur blogosphere. I wish them the best of luck with their new blog, and I’d like to welcome them to the Decatur Mom blogroll!