{"id":4032,"date":"2014-04-03T20:58:53","date_gmt":"2014-04-04T00:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/simplybuckhead.wpengine.com\/?p=4032"},"modified":"2014-04-04T21:23:46","modified_gmt":"2014-04-05T01:23:46","slug":"simply-happening-april-featured-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simplybuckhead.com\/simply-happening-april-featured-events\/","title":{"rendered":"SIMPLY HAPPENING | April Featured Events"},"content":{"rendered":"
April 5 | Peachtree Road Farmer’s Market<\/span> Usher in spring when the free Peachtree Road Farmers Market reopens for its eighth season. Chat with neighbors, catch chef demos and admire the goods on display from a host of local farmers, artisans and purveyors\u2014such as\u00a0gourmet foodstuffs from Souper Jenny, Phickles, The Spotted Trotter and King of Pops\u2014from 8:30\u00a0a.m. to noon. Alfresco dinner party\u00a0afterward? Don\u2019t mind if we do!<\/p>\n Photo Credit: Peachtree Road Farmer’s Market\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n April 10-27 | The Lion King<\/span> The World’s #1 musical returns to Atlanta and premieres at the Fabulous Fox Theatre for 3 weeks only. Get tickets by calling the number above, visit <\/span>www.lionking.com<\/a> online or in person at the Fox Theatre box office.<\/span><\/p>\n Photo Credit: Brilliance Photography<\/p>\n Visit Town Brookhaven on the green to meet the Easter Bunny and go on Easter Egg hunts for children ages 1-3, 4-7, and 8 and up. \u00a0Face painting, balloon art, a bounce house, music and games will make this a special Easter event for all families. April 19 | National Park Week & Earth Day Observations<\/span> Visit our area’s own national park gem this spring at the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area during opening weekend of National Park Week. From hiking to biking, and from horseback riding to river activities, this local treasure will offer free entrance April 19-20. Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System – Buckhead Branch Celebrating Earth Day with your children can be engaging and educational thanks to the Buckhead Library’s Earth Day Drop-In Craft. Children can learn about the importance of Mother Earth while making their own environmentally inspired creations including a sea turtle hand puppet made from paper plates and crepe paper, and journals made from recycled paper and pictures. \u00a0Participants are welcome any time. \u00a0The special Earth Day programming is free, is ideal for children ages 4-12, and will be offered from 12 p.m.-4.p.m. <\/strong>April 26 | Over The Edge: 20 Story Rappel Benefiting Special Olympics Georgia<\/span> Special Olympics Georgia<\/strong> 22 year-old Riley Cerone and more than 100 Atlantans will rappel down the side of the Buckhead Tower (20 stories high!) to raise money for Special Olympics Georgia. \u00a0Cerone is going Over the Edge to raise awareness that by supporting Special Olympics, a person can change the life of someone who maynot have the confidence and determination that may come so easily to many. \u00a0For more information, visit\u00a0<\/span>www.specialolympicsga.org\/2014OTE<\/a>. April 26 | Heritage Sandy Springs Beer Festival<\/span> Sip your way through the lineup of more than 70 brews (including several from your fave local low-batch microbreweries) on the bucolic green at Heritage Sandy Springs. In between tastings, enjoy live music, food and field-side frolicking. Park at designated spots on Sandy Springs Place and\u00a0in the Sandy Springs United Methodist Church Activities Center lot.\u00a0Proceeds benefit the programming at Heritage Sandy Springs.\u00a0\u00a0Tickets are $30 and can be purchased online\u00a0in advance at ticketalternative.com and $40 at the door. \u00a0The event is from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. April 27 | Lauren’s Run & CURE Annual Picnic<\/span> Presented by NCR, join runners in our community for the 20th Annual Lauren’s Run and the Cure Childhood Cancer Annual Picnic on Sunday, April 27, 2014. Events include a 10K, 5K, 2K Fun Run, and Tot Trot at Concource Office Park. After the run, the CURE Annual Picnic will feature a full day of family fun including flag football with NFL players, Disney princesses, climbing wall, inflatables, games, prizes, music, and of course – lunch. All proceeds benefit CURE Childhood Cancer. \u00a0Visit\u00a0www.curechildhoodcancer.org<\/a>\u00a0to register and learn more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Spring is here! Check out these April 2014 events featured in the March\/April issue of Simply Buckhead. April 5 | Peachtree Road Farmer’s Market Cathedral of St. Philip 2744 Peachtree Road N.W. |\u00a0Atlanta 30305 404.365.1078 |\u00a0www.peachtreeroadfarmersmarket.com Usher in spring when the free Peachtree Road Farmers Market reopens for its eighth season. Chat with neighbors, catch…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"thb-sponsors":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nCathedral of St. Philip<\/strong>
\n2744 Peachtree Road N.W. |\u00a0Atlanta 30305
\n404.365.1078 |\u00a0www.peachtreeroadfarmersmarket.com<\/a><\/p>\n
\nFabulous Fox Theatre
\n<\/strong><\/strong>660 Peachtree Street NE |\u00a0Atlanta 30308
\n885.285.8499 |\u00a0www.lionking.com<\/a><\/p>\n
\nApril 12 | Easter on the Town<\/span>
\nTown Brookhaven
\n<\/strong>www.townbrookhaven.net<\/a><\/p>\n
\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\nChattahoochee River National Recreation Area
\n<\/strong>1978 Island Ford Parkway | Sandy Springs 30350
\n678.538.1200 |\u00a0www.nps.gov\/chat<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>269 Buckhead Avenue N.E. | Atlanta 30305
\n404.814.3500 | www.afpls.org\/buckhead-branch<\/a><\/p>\n
\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\nBuckhead Tower (event location)
\n<\/strong>3399 Peachtree Road NE | Atlanta 30326<\/p>\n
\nwww.specialolympicsga.org\/2014OTE<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\nHeritage Sandy Springs<\/strong>
\n6110 Bluestone Road |\u00a0Sandy Springs 30328
\n404.851.9111 |\u00a0www.hssbeerfest.com<\/a><\/p>\n
\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\nCURE Childhood Cancer<\/strong>
\nwww.curechildhoodcancer.org<\/a><\/p>\n