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ATLANTA (February 27, 2015) – Rain, sleet or snow, the show must go on! Atlanta Fair celebrates 35 years of amusement with its highly anticipated return to Turner Field Friday, February 27 – Sunday, April 5! Whether it is cotton candy cravings or gleeful games galore, this year’s fair melts the winter blues and shakes up spring with memorable merriment for all ages. Don’t wait for sunny days to enjoy the marvelous Midway – Atlanta Fair is your winter weekend getaway! Fair entrance fees are $1 for children shorter than 36”. For guests taller than 36”, fair entrance fees are $3 (Monday –Thursday); $5 (Friday, Saturday afternoon and Sunday); $8 (Saturday evening), and children under 2 are FREE. Individual ride tickets can be purchased for $1.25 each or unlimited ride armbands are available for $25 each. To purchase tickets, please visit  eventbee.com/atlantafair/ .

Lenox Square, Mall of Georgia, Northlake Mall and Town Center at Cobb are hosting Girl Scout  Cookie Booths through early March ATLANTA (February 26, 2015) –   Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta  has once again teamed up with Simon Malls  throughout the metro area this cookie season to offer customers an even easier way to purchase Girl Scout Cookies. Now through  Tuesday, March 10 , Girl Scout troops will be hosting Girl Scout Cookie Booths between the hours of 4 - 7 p.m. Monday-Friday; 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. on Saturdays and 12 - 6 p.m. on Sundays  at the following three Simon properties in Georgia:  Mall of Georgia, Northlake Mall  and  Town Center at Cobb.  Girl Scout troops will also host a Cookie Booth at  Lenox Square  between the hours of  4 - 7 p.m. Monday-Friday; 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. on Saturdays and 12 - 6 p.m. on Sundays  until  Monday, March 2 .

Focusing on The Power to Heal, the Angels on Earth Luncheon will bring together an exciting panel on Friday, February 27th, 2015. Focusing on The Power to Heal, the annual Angels on Earth Luncheon to benefit Thomas F. Chapman Family Cancer Wellness at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital will bring together an exciting panel on Friday, February 27th, 2015 at the Cherokee Town Club. The panel including Chef Steven Satterfield, Executive Chef of Miller Union, and Dr. Eric Mininberg of the Piedmont Cancer Institute, will discuss the important intersection of nutrition, mindfulness and spirituality as a brief look into the services and programs provided by Cancer Wellness at Piedmont. To purchase tickets for the luncheon, visit  https://donate.piedmont.org/angels . 

SlingShot Screening Promoted by Fernbank LINKS Robotics & Team 4468 The purpose of the expo is to show students and their parents about STEM learning opportunities in the various robotics competitions centered at Fernbank Science Center.  Visitors will have the chance to drive real robots, and meet past and present team members, parents, mentors, sponsors and coaches to get the whole story about the dynamics of participating on a robotics team. SlingShot   is a documentary film about Dean Kamen’s invention of an energy efficient vapor compression distiller that can turn any unfit source of water (seawater, poisoned well water, river sludge, etc.) into potable, safe water without any need for chemical additives or filters.  Intended for use in the developing world, the SlingShot purifier is designed to require little to no maintenance. Kamen sees access to clean water as a key building block for progress in much of the developing world.   For mo

If you are a fan of ‘Air Bud’ and ‘Buddies’ you are going to love RUSSELL MADNESS. Russell is an undersized but big-hearted terrier who dreams of having a family of his own. After running away from his pet store, Russell gets taken in by The Ferraros, a family desperate to revive their grandfather's pro wrestling arena. That's when they discover their new pet pooch has incredible wrestling skills.  With help from his coach, Hunk, a savvy and hilarious monkey, Russell rockets to the top of the pro wrestling world and becomes a famous sports superstar. But when a dishonest promoter double-crosses the Ferraros, Russell will face his biggest challenge and discover that the strongest tag team is family. This brand new movie is debuting in select theatres this month as part of the Fandango Family Screening Series. The film will also be available for in home entertainment on March 10, from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Check out exclusive trailer

Tickets on sale NOW! Gas South presents I LOVE LUCY ® LIVE ON STAGE , the brand-new hit stage show adapted from the most beloved program in television history. The show will make its Atlanta premiere at the Cobb Energy Centre March 13, 14 & 15, 2015. Tickets prices range from $45 - $65 and are on sale now to the general public at www.Ticketmaster.com , by calling 800.735.3000 or at the Cobb Energy Centre Box Office. I LOVE LUCY ® LIVE ON STAGE is the brand-new hit stage show adapted from the most beloved program in television history! America’s favorite foursome – Lucy, Ricky, Fred and Ethel – is live on stage and in color for the very first time!

Disclosure : No compensation was provided for this post. A product was provided. Share your heart this Valentine’s Day with personalized  gifts  from Build-A-Bear Workshop Valentine’s Day is one of the busiest and most sharing times of the year at Build-A-Bear Workshop, so it is the perfect opportunity to ‘share your heart’ to help Make-A-Wish create special days for the children who need them most.   From now through March 31, 2015, guests visiting any Build-A-Bear store who make a donation of $1.00 or more can have the opportunity to purchase a satin heart to benefit Make-A-Wish. Each time guests make a donation, they will be asked to sign a Valentine greeting for a child in a local hospital.  One-hundred percent of the donations and funds from satin hearts collected will benefit Make-A-Wish. Last year, Build-A-Bear Workshop donated more than $440,000 to Make-A-Wish through the Share Your Heart partnership.   A wish-come-true empowers children with li

Fernbank Museum of Natural History ( fernbankmuseum.org ) announces the new special exh ibition,  The Power of Poison .    Exploring the role of poison in nature, myth and human health, the exhibition will be on view from February 7– May 3, 2015, marking the first travel stop on a nationwide, multi-year tour.  Visitors will encounter some of history’s most puzzling poisoning cases, step into the pages of fairy tales, use clues to solve poisoning mysteries, and take part in a live theater presentation to help unravel a real-world case of poisoning.    For as long as people have created myths, they’ve told stories about the mysterious powers of poison. But in the natural world, poisons are simply part of the daily struggle to survive. The astonishing variety of evolutionary adaptations among toxic plants and animals is at the heart of this intriguing exhibition, which also examines humans’ attempts to understand poisons’ potency, how the science of detecting poison developed

Groundbreaking app puts financial future in the palm of your hand United Way of Greater Atlanta has launched Money Game 2 app . The app is the re-launch of Money Game, a free mobile application providing a new way for people to become engaged in a subject that some may consider boring – financial wellbeing. The new version of the app uses financial trivia to motivate users to learn how to become financially self-sufficient so they can do more than live from paycheck to paycheck. And the education doesn’t stop there. Users can obtain financial education certification – often a prerequisite for home buying or starting an Individual Development Account (IDA). “ According to the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, two in five adults say that they are now saving less than they were a year ago and 39% do not have any nonretirement savings,” says United Way of Greater Atlanta President Milton J. Little Jr. “Our Money Game 2 app has a reach beyond the classroom setting and

“ WITCHES’ NIGHT OFF” featuring Company Members of the Broadway National Tour, WICKED with special guest performance by Tony and Grammy Award winner, JENNIFER HOLLIDAY An evening benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and Joining Hearts Inc. of Atlanta, GA Atlanta, GA – Joining Hearts, Inc. and Members of the National Touring Company of  WICKED  will host “Witches’ Night Off,” an evening of song and dance at the Ferst Center for the Arts of the Georgia Institute of Technology on Monday, March 2nd.  The performance will begin at 7:30pm and also include a very special guest performance by Tony and Grammy award winner, Jennifer Holliday. The Ferst Center is located at 349 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30332.  Net proceeds will benefit  Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA)  and  Joining Hearts, Inc. Produced by company members of  WICKED , the evening is an opportunity for them to step out of their roles in the musical and kick up their heels performing some o

Pure Barre Virginia Highland will Offer a Full Day of Free Classes and Goodies Show your body some love this Valentine’s Day and make a date with Pure Barre Virginia Highland! Pure Barre is teaming up with HEALTH Magazine to help women across the country feel strong, healthy and confident for its first ever  Love Your Body Day  on  Saturday, February 14 . Pure Barre Virginia Highland will offer a day full of free classes and special goodies from HEALTH Magazine’s fabulous partners!   WHEN:       Saturday, February 14, 2015                          Check out  http://purebarre.com/GA-virginiahighlands/  for class times WHERE:     Pure Barre Virginia Highland                         1402 North Highland Avenue NW                         Atlanta, GA 30306 HOW:      Register for any FREE class on Feb. 14 using promo code“ LOVEYOURBODY”

ATLANTA — Love springs eternal at Oakland Cemetery this Valentine’s Day weekend as Atlanta’s oldest cemetery revisits its popular  Love Stories of Oakland  specialty tour  Feb. 14  and  Feb. 15 .  “ For Victorian-era Atlantans, love and death went hand-in-hand,” said Mary Woodlan, director of special events at Historic Oakland Foundation. “Our Love Stories tour is one of our most popular specialty tours, and it is always exciting to share with our visitors the little-known facts behind Oakland’s monuments to everlasting love.” Love Stories of Oakland  takes attendees to parts of the cemetery not often visited during other tours. More than 25 stops along the hour-long tour chronicles the lives, loves and losses of some of the 70,000 Atlantans who lie in rest at Oakland Cemetery. In addition, costumed tour guides interpret the symbols of love and devotion — both romantic and familial — found on markers, mausoleums and statues throughout the cemetery.