Atlanta Bonsai Society's Spring Show 2009

Atlanta Bonsai Society’s Spring Show with Kathy Shaner
Demonstrations and approximately 200 bonsai specimens will be on exhibit.  Exhibited specimens range in size from 5 inches to 3 feet in height.  And, vendors will be selling completed bonsai plants, bonsai-to-be plants, bonsai tools,  and suitable planters and pots for growing your own bonsai.

When:  May 16-17, 2009 [...]

Crane Creek Vineyards Spring Festival

Saturday — May 16, 2009 — 11:00am to 6:00pm

Crane Creek Vineyards will be serving lunch with wine tastings this Saturday.  But, this event isn’t for adults alone.  There will be a Kiddie Craft Tent for children and fishing from the pond.  Also, local artists will be displaying their work.

For more infomation:  Crane Creek Vineyards

Tickets:  $20 [...]

Horsin' Around BBQ Showdown

What:  BBQ Showdown Event with People’s choice tasting tents at noon on each day of the event (( BBQ tasting on Saturday May 23, 2009 and a chili tasting on May 24, 2009

When:  May 23-24, 2009

Where:  Brasstown Valley Resort & Spa

Cost:  $5.00 per person

Parking:  Free Parking

Fiesta Atlanta 2009

Music on two stages, festival food, and several local area restaurants  will be supporting this year’s Fiesta Atlanta.  There’s also a soccer challenge event.

When:  May 3, 2009 — 10am to 7pm

 

 Where:  Centennial Olympic Park, Downtown Atlanta, Georgia

 

  Admission:  Free

www.fiestaatlanta.com

Marietta Square Farmer's Market — Opening Day — May 2, 2009

Opening Day — May 2, 2009 — 9am to noon on Marietta Square

Offering an assortment of produce, herbs, baked goods, preserves, pickles, pasta, honey, freshly cut flowers, plants and handmade soaps, there will be somewhere in the neighborhood of 50 vendors each weekend.

Marietta Square
Take I-75, exit #265, 1.5 miles west on Route 120 Loop/North Marietta Parkway.
Turn [...]

Varasano's Pizzeria -- Revisited

The Setting:  This narrow, glass fronted restaurant offers a generous amount of bar, table, and booth seating.  And, a pizza bar in the rear allows diners to watch the pizza making process from start to finish.

The Staff: Quirky servers have led to some awkward moments.  For example, on our last visit, the server was not well-versed on the [...]

Lipizzan Stallions @ Georgia Renaissance Festival

All The King’s Horses

Another excuse to indulge in festival food!  Daily performances by the stallions and their talented riders have been added to this season’s show list.   All the King’s Horses is one of five new performances that have been added to the list of shows for the 2009 season.

Georgia Renaissance Festival
6905 Virlyn B. Smith [...]

Garden Faire @ Bulloch Hall

Garden Faire at Bulloch Hall
9am – 3pm

Some of the highlights include a demo by Chef Linton Hopkins, a picnic lunch and bake sale, a “Pass-a-Long” Plant sale, garden art, plant and garden vendors and a combination flea/antique market.  

Bulloch Hall
180 Bulloch Avenue
Roswell, GA 30075

Inman Park Festival 2009

The 38th Annual Inman Park Spring Festival and Tour of Homes
Saturday, April 25, 2009 — 11am – 8:30pm    (( Parade begins at 2:00pm))
Sunday, April 26, 2009 — 11am – 7:00pm

Cost:  Festival and festival events are free, but, the Tour of Homes tickets cost $20 per person to buy onsite.

Parking:  Extremely Limited (per pdf link below [...]

Spruill Flea Market

 A variety of artists and other vendors will be selling everything from art to found treasures.  Since space is being sold to the public, the term “treasure” will be open for debate.  One man’s treasures…

Spruill Gallery Parking Lot
4681 Ashford Dunwoody Road
Atlanta, GA 30338