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Atlanta Streets Alive
It’s BACK! Another fabulous edition of Atlanta Streets Alive, West End <-> Grant Park Edition!
Blues for an Alabama Sky, by Pearl Cleage
Join Spelman Theatre and Performance for Blues for an Alabama Sky by Pearl Cleage, directed by Keith Arthur Bolden. Set during the Harlem Renaissance, this powerful play explores dreams, love, and survival amid a time of social change.
(Show 4/4)
Music in the Park
MUSIC IN THE PARK ATLANTA WAS FOUNDED IN 2010 BY SAXOPHONIST KEBBI WILLIAMS TO PROVIDE LIVE MUSIC & DIVERSE CULTURAL EXPERIENCES FOR RESIDENTS IN HIS COMMUNITY WHO HAD LIMITED ACCESS TO ARTS & CULTURAL PROGRAMMING.
For more info, visit www.musicintheparkatl.org
Karaoke with the Candidates
Come sing your heart out while also making room to engage on conversations on transportation and mobility with Atlanta City Council candidates.
Beltline Run Club
People enjoy that the runs are free, open to anyone (all fitness levels) and no registration is required. Participants come for the 2- or 4-mile fun run/walk and stay to socialize with other runners and enjoy the post-run refreshments. Supporting breweries offer discounts on beverages and sometimes food. The weekly raffle of ABP/ATC swag and gift cards and products from the host breweries has become a participant favorite.
For more info, contact Contact Info@Atlblp.org
Creepy Crawly Hike for Treats & Movie Night
Get ready to squirm, scream, & shudder during our spooky movie night!
Meet strange critters, hike for treats, & watch a movie in the forest.
Ashview Heights Community Association Meeting
Meeting is both online and in person. For zoom meeting info, email info@ashviewheights.org
Blessing Pantry
The Blessing Pantry aims to provide not just food, but a sense of hope and community.
For more info, visit www.blesseddivasatl.com
Dia de los Muerto Festival
FREE! Celebrate our departed loved ones and Mexican-American culture at this family-friendly festival in the afternoon from 11:30 am to 4:30 pm. The festival includes a full afternoon of fun with such activities as:
Traditional Dancers
Ofrendas
Stilt Walkers
Interactive Photo Booths
Food Trucks
Children's area with face painting, storytelling, and games with prizes.
WCO Meeting
Westview Community Organization is the Westview Neighborhood Association.
In addition to meeting online, WCO also meets online. You can sign up for their meetings here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMufuisqDouE9CJLplKr3Pi9GPV6v80v7Pm
Thriving Mind with Bank of America
Managing finances isn't just about numbers—it's also about mindset.
The Thriving Mind Workshop helps you build the self-awareness and resilience needed to make smarter financial decisions, even during stressful times.
Sponsored by the Atlanta Beltline Partnership.
WEND Meeting
West End Neighborhood Development is the West End’s Neighborhood Association.
Community Youth Summit
The African American Male Summit will be held at Atlanta Technical College's main campus and will be open to students, community residents and high school students.
The purpose of this summit is to provide a holistic experience for Black Men by providing tools and strategies they can implement to better their lives. This event supports the programs goals by providing student with resources unavailable in the classroom. ATC recognizes that student success is not only academic, but it also involves addressing other barriers. This event will help students navigate their journey outside the classroom, ultimately helping them succeed in school.
GA Community Organizing Summit - Data Centers & Crypto Mines
Join community members, students and advocates for a FREE 1-day summit. We’re hosting workshops, panels and a networking fair about building a successful organizing skills around proliferation of data centers and cryptomines in Georgia communities.
Blessing Pantry
The Blessing Pantry aims to provide not just food, but a sense of hope and community.
For more info, visit www.blesseddivasatl.com
Tree Tour - Atlanta Beltline Arboretum SW Trail
This tour explores the Atlanta Beltline Arboretum Southwest Trail with a focus on the horticultural collections and interesting facts about the surrounding neighborhoods. Come out and explore this part of the Atlanta Beltline that is home to Art on the Beltline including ConNectar - an art piece installed by Trees Atlanta that shares the importance of pollinators in our urban forest.
HIGH Museum - Free 2nd Sundays
The High Museum invites you to join art conversations, create art, enjoy performances, and explore world-class art—all day!
Enjoy a day of free admission and drop-in programming for adults of all ages! Come as you are and stay as long as you like. See more information on the day’s programs and events below.
Reserve your free tickets here!
Hammonds House Museum Community Day (Free Entry!)
The event is an opportunity for FULTON COUNTY residents to explore the museum and our latest exhibition for FREE!
Be sure to bring your family and friends!
Where History is Buried: Westview Cemetery Guided Tour
Come learn about the lives of many important Atlantans like Joel Chandler Harris, Lemuel Pratt Grant, Donald Lee Hollowell, Asa Candler and Harriett Harwell Wilson High while enjoying beautiful sculptures and historic structures. Tours will include the 1890 Gatehouse and, time-permitting, the massive Spanish Plateresque Westview Abbey and chapel. Prepare to be awestruck by the beauty and many layers of history this site represents.
Its Sweater Weather: Upcycle Workshop
Ready to transform that old sweater you never wear? Bring your sweater or sweatshirt to this fun, creative workshop! Learn how to use yarn techniques to add your own personal touches, or bring it in for mending and small repairs. It's a great way to be part of a more sustainable future by giving old clothes new life.
Atlanta Citizen Review Board Meeting
The Atlanta Citizen Review Board (ACRB) was established in 2007 to ensure that city departments directly responsible for public safety, particularly the Police Department and the Department of Corrections have the proper support of the government and its various agencies. It is designed to provide citizen oversight of misconduct accusations against sworn members of the police and corrections departments in the City of Atlanta. It is comprised of 15 citizen Board members and 14 staff, including 4 investigators.
The Board meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month on the Second Floor of City Hall in Committee Room One. The ACRB office is located in Suite 1225, Tower Building of City Hall, on the first floor.
For more information, visit https://acrbgov.org
Second Friday Potluck
Second Friday is a monthly neighborhood potluck hosted in Westview, West End, or Westwood Terrace. If it’s the second Friday of the month, your neighbors are hanging out and you’re invited. Other nearby neighborhoods are welcome to attend too. Please bring a dish to share and BYOB.
Atlanta Recycles Day
Help protect the environment from harmful metals and divert useful materials away from the landfill! Take your hard-to-recycle electronics and tires, as well as all the regular single-stream stuff to the access road in front of CitiTrends.
We’re talking callphones, cameras, copies, computers, DVD playes, fax machines, medical equipment, printers, hospital equipment, projectors, radios, circuit boards, speakers, video game consoles, routers, and everything in between. Just about the only things they won’t take are TVs and old CRT monitors.
Click here for info on specific items that they accept.
ATL Planning Advisory Board Mtg.
The Atlanta Planning Advisory Board (APAB) serves as an advisory board to the city on city-wide issues, goals and objectives relative to the preparation and updating of the comprehensive development plan, as well as matters relating to citizen organizations and participation in the planning process.
Blessing Pantry
The Blessing Pantry aims to provide not just food, but a sense of hope and community.
For more info, visit www.blesseddivasatl.com
Spelman Chamber Players Fall Concert
The Spelman Chamber Players present their fall concert, featuring small ensembles composed of student musicians. Chamber music, often described as “the music of friends,” allows performers to collaborate closely and develop a deep sense of musical communication.
Spelman College Jazz Ensemble Fall Concert
The Spelman College Jazz Ensemble returns with its highly anticipated fall concert, offering an evening of swinging rhythms, soulful melodies, and bold improvisations. The ensemble, composed of talented student musicians, performs under the guidance of experienced faculty directors who bring deep knowledge of jazz history and performance practice.
AUC Symphony Orchestra Fall Concert
Join us for an inspiring evening of music as the AUC Symphony Orchestra—featuring talented student musicians from across the Atlanta University Center—presents its annual fall concert. Under the direction of distinguished faculty conductors, the orchestra will perform a dynamic program that bridges classical masterpieces and contemporary works, showcasing the ensemble’s technical skill and expressive depth.
Beecher Donnelly Community Association Meeting
Visit www.bdcaatl.org (redirects to Facebook page) for zoom meeting info.
HIGH Museum - Access for All
The High Museum invites you to join art conversations, create art, enjoy performances, and explore world-class art—all day!
Enjoy a day of free admission and drop-in programming for adults of all ages! Come as you are and stay as long as you like. See more information on the day’s programs and events below.
Reserve your free tickets here!
NOIRE Fall Concert
NOIRE, Spelman College’s Contemporary Popular Music Ensemble, presents an exciting evening of music that bridges genres and generations. Dedicated to exploring contemporary sounds, NOIRE highlights the artistry of student musicians who arrange and perform works from pop, R&B, rock, and beyond.
Westside Future Fund Summit
Westside Future Fund’s Transform Westside Summit is held on the 3rd Friday of each month and is free and open to the public. Our audience includes a diverse group of stakeholders. Longtime neighborhood residents, community and faith leaders, heads of non-profits and corporate executives come together to share success stories and discuss challenges that currently affect our Westside neighborhoods.
Also, did we mention there’s free Chik-Fil-A biscuits?
Location:
384 Northyards Blvd NW
Building 100, Suite 190
Administer Justice: Legal Help
For a one-time copay of $30 you will get clear legal guidance and support on next steps.
For more information, and to make an appointment, click here.
Food Giveaway
Free food distribution. First come, first-served.
For more information, call 404-274-1810.
Visit www.pathwayministries.org to confirm date and time.
5th Saturday Hike with Corina Newsome
Join the West Atlanta Watershed Alliance as we highlight the neighborhood greenspace, Cascade Springs Nature Preserve, while also hiking with Corina Newsome in the environmental field.
Blessing Pantry
The Blessing Pantry aims to provide not just food, but a sense of hope and community.
For more info, and to confirm date and time, visit www.blesseddivasatl.com
WCO Meeting
Westview Community Organization is the Westview Neighborhood Association.
In addition to meeting online, WCO also meets online. You can sign up for their meetings here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMufuisqDouE9CJLplKr3Pi9GPV6v80v7Pm
WEND Meeting
West End Neighborhood Development is the West End’s Neighborhood Association.
West End CID Meeting
Time and location details subject to confirmation at: www.westendcid.org
99th Annual Spelman-Morehouse Christmas Carol Concert
The Spelman College and Morehouse College Glee Clubs will unite once again to lift their voices in holiday cheer. The annual Christmas Carol Concert is a tradition rousing the Atlanta community for nearly a century.
More Information
(Show 1/3)
Ashview Heights Community Association Meeting
Meeting is both online and in person. For zoom meeting info, email info@ashviewheights.org
99th Annual Spelman-Morehouse Christmas Carol Concert
The Spelman College and Morehouse College Glee Clubs will unite once again to lift their voices in holiday cheer. The annual Christmas Carol Concert is a tradition rousing the Atlanta community for nearly a century.
More Information
(Show 2/3)
99th Annual Spelman-Morehouse Christmas Carol Concert
The Spelman College and Morehouse College Glee Clubs will unite once again to lift their voices in holiday cheer. The annual Christmas Carol Concert is a tradition rousing the Atlanta community for nearly a century.
More Information
(Show 3/3)
Atlanta Citizen Review Board Meeting
The Atlanta Citizen Review Board (ACRB) was established in 2007 to ensure that city departments directly responsible for public safety, particularly the Police Department and the Department of Corrections have the proper support of the government and its various agencies. It is designed to provide citizen oversight of misconduct accusations against sworn members of the police and corrections departments in the City of Atlanta. It is comprised of 15 citizen Board members and 14 staff, including 4 investigators.
The Board meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month on the Second Floor of City Hall in Committee Room One. The ACRB office is located in Suite 1225, Tower Building of City Hall, on the first floor.
For more information, visit https://acrbgov.org
Blessing Pantry
The Blessing Pantry aims to provide not just food, but a sense of hope and community.
For more info, and to confirm date and time, visit www.blesseddivasatl.com
Hammonds House Museum Community Day (Free Entry!)
The event is an opportunity for FULTON COUNTY residents to explore the museum and our latest exhibition for FREE!
Be sure to bring your family and friends!
Beecher Donnelly Community Association Meeting
Visit www.bdcaatl.org (redirects to Facebook page) for zoom meeting info.
HIGH Museum - Access for All
The High Museum invites you to join art conversations, create art, enjoy performances, and explore world-class art—all day!
Enjoy a day of free admission and drop-in programming for adults of all ages! Come as you are and stay as long as you like. See more information on the day’s programs and events below.
Reserve your free tickets here!
Westside Future Fund Summit
Westside Future Fund’s Transform Westside Summit is held on the 3rd Friday of each month and is free and open to the public. Our audience includes a diverse group of stakeholders. Longtime neighborhood residents, community and faith leaders, heads of non-profits and corporate executives come together to share success stories and discuss challenges that currently affect our Westside neighborhoods.
Also, did we mention there’s free Chik-Fil-A biscuits?
Location:
384 Northyards Blvd NW
Building 100, Suite 190
Atlanta Recycles Day
Help protect the environment from harmful metals and divert useful materials away from the landfill! Take your hard-to-recycle electronics and tires, as well as all the regular single-stream stuff to the access road in front of CitiTrends.
We’re talking callphones, cameras, copies, computers, DVD playes, fax machines, medical equipment, printers, hospital equipment, projectors, radios, circuit boards, speakers, video game consoles, routers, and everything in between. Just about the only things they won’t take are TVs and old CRT monitors.
Click here for a list of specific items that they accept.
ATL Planning Advisory Board Mtg.
The Atlanta Planning Advisory Board (APAB) serves as an advisory board to the city on city-wide issues, goals and objectives relative to the preparation and updating of the comprehensive development plan, as well as matters relating to citizen organizations and participation in the planning process.
Food Giveaway
Free food distribution. First come, first-served.
For more information, call 404-274-1810.
Visit www.pathwayministries.org to confirm date and time.
Administer Justice: Legal Help
For a one-time copay of $30 you will get clear legal guidance and support on next steps.
For more information, and to make an appointment, click here.
Blues for an Alabama Sky, by Pearl Cleage
Join Spelman Theatre and Performance for Blues for an Alabama Sky by Pearl Cleage, directed by Keith Arthur Bolden. Set during the Harlem Renaissance, this powerful play explores dreams, love, and survival amid a time of social change.
(Show 3/4)
Earth Poetry at Cascade Springs
Deepen your relationship with nature through the art of poetry!
Food Giveaway
Free food distribution. First come, first-served.
For more information, call 404-274-1810.
Visit www.pathwayministries.org to confirm date and time.
Fulton One Book One Read: Good Dirt
The 2025 One Book, One Read program will showcase the captivating novel "Good Dirt," written by the talented author Charmaine Wilkerson, culminating in a special talk with the author on Saturday, October 25th, at the Central Library located at One Margaret Mitchell Square in downtown Atlanta.
"Good Dirt" is a story about the daughter of an affluent Black family who pieces together the connection between a childhood tragedy and a beloved heirloom in this moving novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Black Cake, a Read with Jenna Book Club Pick.
Administer Justice: Legal Help
For a one-time copay of $30 you will get clear legal guidance and support on next steps.
For more information, and to make an appointment, click here.
MENTAL: A Conversation on Wellness of the Mind
Mental is more than an exhibition; it’s a shared space for dialogue, creativity, and care for self and community. It 's aim is to shed a light on mental health through information, immersion, and connection, bringing together diverse perspectives to explore the impact of visual and performing arts, culture and technology on the field of mental well-being.
The short-run exhibition opens on October 24th and ends November 6th. It is curated by Inceptr–WHOSA in conjunction with the Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs.
Pumpkin Patch Porch Party!
The events we held for children ages 0-5 years old over the Summer were so much fun we decided we needed to host MORE! On Oct 25th from 10am-12pm we will be hosting an age appropriate Halloween event complete with pumpkin "decorating", festive snacks and fall portrait photo ops with a professional photographer.
We invite little ghosts and or large goblins (and all monsters in-between) to come in costume and our in-house photographer will take a festive pic in our pumpkin patch. Or you can all just come as you are for a festive fall photo at our historic house.
An Evening of Enlightenment With Jason Reynolds
The Spelman College Department of Literature, Media and Writing is thrilled to welcome award-winning, internationally-celebrated author of young adult books author Jason Reynolds for a keynote conversation that promises to ignite passion, spark creativity, and celebrate the transformative power of storytelling.
Blues for an Alabama Sky, by Pearl Cleage
Join Spelman Theatre and Performance for Blues for an Alabama Sky by Pearl Cleage, directed by Keith Arthur Bolden. Set during the Harlem Renaissance, this powerful play explores dreams, love, and survival amid a time of social change. Tickets are donation-based
(Show 2/4)
MENTAL: A Conversation on Wellness of the Mind
Mental is more than an exhibition; it’s a shared space for dialogue, creativity, and care for self and community. It 's aim is to shed a light on mental health through information, immersion, and connection, bringing together diverse perspectives to explore the impact of visual and performing arts, culture and technology on the field of mental well-being.
The short-run exhibition opens on October 24th and ends November 6th. It is curated by Inceptr–WHOSA in conjunction with the Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs.
U.N. Day Celebration
Come join us for a fun-filled UN Day Celebration at Georgia State University - 30 Courtland St NE,Suite 300, Dahlberg Hall on October 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM (Eastern Time). Let's commemorate this special day together! Free Admission!
Blues for an Alabama Sky, by Pearl Cleage
Join Spelman Theatre and Performance for Blues for an Alabama Sky by Pearl Cleage, directed by Keith Arthur Bolden. Set during the Harlem Renaissance, this powerful play explores dreams, love, and survival amid a time of social change.
(Show 1/4)
Boo! Policies That Scare You.
Not all monsters live under your bed — some live in Atlanta’s policies.
Join us and Atlanta Friends for a Policy Hangout all about the rules that haunt our city long after they’re passed. Scholars, practitioners, and reformers will share chilling stories of policies that give even the pros the creeps — and what happens when they creep into real life.
Then stick around for the Monster Mash! We’ll have a DJ, costumes are encouraged, and yes — you can grab a brew while you dance.
Tickets are $5. RSVP Here.
Music in Common
The final show of Music in Common’s multi-city 20th Anniversary Tour. Music in Common’s powerful bridge-building work has taken place in more than 400 communities worldwide, directly serving over 10,000 people since 2005.
Peeples St. Rezoning Information Meeting
An informational meeting in advance of the November WEND and NPU-T votes on rezoning the former Peeples Street Elementary property.
Click here to Join Zoom meeting
Or use the meeting ID and passcode
Meeting ID: 834 0225 3567
Passcode: 943296
Senior Resource Fair
Families First is proud to host the City of Atlanta Senior Resource Fair
Join us for a FREE event designed to connect seniors with valuable resources, services, and information to support independent living and aging well. Lunch will be served!
Metro ATL Urban Waters Symposium
West Atlanta Watershed Alliance’s 4th Annual MAUW Symposium will highlight environmental activism with a particular emphasis on environmental justice and climate change in confluence with community organizations.
For more info and to register, click here.
Beecher Donnelly Community Association Meeting
Visit www.bdcaatl.org (redirects to Facebook page) for zoom meeting info.
APS District 2 Community Conversation
Join your District 2 Representative, Ms. Aretta Baldon for a virtual community meeting happening Monday, October 20, 2025, at 6:00pm. All stakeholders are welcome to attend (parents, teachers, students, staff, community members, and partners). This meeting is an opportunity to provide needed feedback and collaboration to continue moving our Districts and Atlanta Public Schools forward.
Little 5 Points Halloween Parade
Rated Top 10 Best Halloween Events by USA Today and the Travel Channel! The Little Five Points Halloween Festival & Parade is the biggest—and spookiest—Halloween celebration in the Southeast. Two day event featuring 100+ vendors, live music, Wrestling, Skate Ramps, and more!
Black Orchestral Network Summit
Join us for a powerful day of connection, conversation, and cultural celebration at the Black Orchestral Network’s 3rd Annual Summit—a gathering that places Black artistry and leadership in classical music front and center.
This is more than a conference—it’s a homecoming for Black orchestral musicians, educators, students, cultural organizers, and allies. Together, we’ll explore what it means to thrive, create equitable systems, and tell our stories on our terms.
The Simril(l)s: A Family in Black and White
Join us as Dr. Spenser Simrill, Jr. and Michael Simril share their family’s powerful story, two lineages, once divided by slaveowner and enslaved, now united in truth and healing through respect, realign, and restore.
$20 per person. Seating is limited. All proceeds go to the work of The Absalom Jones Episcopal Center for Racial Healing.
Blessing Pantry
The Blessing Pantry aims to provide not just food, but a sense of hope and community.
For more info, visit www.blesseddivasatl.com
ATL Planning Advisory Board Mtg.
The Atlanta Planning Advisory Board (APAB) serves as an advisory board to the city on city-wide issues, goals and objectives relative to the preparation and updating of the comprehensive development plan, as well as matters relating to citizen organizations and participation in the planning process.
Atlanta Recycles Day
Help protect the environment from harmful metals and divert useful materials away from the landfill! Take your hard-to-recycle electronics and tires, as well as all the regular single-stream stuff to the access road in front of CitiTrends.
We’re talking callphones, cameras, copies, computers, DVD playes, fax machines, medical equipment, printers, hospital equipment, projectors, radios, circuit boards, speakers, video game consoles, routers, and everything in between. Just about the only things they won’t take are TVs and old CRT monitors.
Click here for info on specific items that they accept.
Westside Future Fund Summit
Westside Future Fund’s Transform Westside Summit is held on the 3rd Friday of each month and is free and open to the public. Our audience includes a diverse group of stakeholders. Longtime neighborhood residents, community and faith leaders, heads of non-profits and corporate executives come together to share success stories and discuss challenges that currently affect our Westside neighborhoods.
Also, did we mention there’s free Chik-Fil-A biscuits?
Location:
384 Northyards Blvd NW
Building 100, Suite 190
Food Distribution
Please visit https://whsbc.com/community-calendar/ to confirm this month’s distribution date and time.
HIGH Museum: Access for All
The High Museum invites you to join art conversations, create art, enjoy performances, and explore world-class art—all day!
Enjoy a day of free admission and drop-in programming for adults of all ages! Come as you are and stay as long as you like. See more information on the day’s programs and events below.
Reserve your free tickets here!
Morehouse & Spelman Homecoming Weekend
The first Homecoming events actually start on Monday, but things really get rolling on Wednesday with the Morehouse Homecoming Concert. It all culminates with Saturday’s Tailgate Experience. Click the links below for all the details.
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So Much to Do…
These organizations offer many free events for residents of all ages, in or near our community:
Atlanta Fulton Public Library (Make sure to check out their Partnership Passes for free access to The Alliance Theatre, Atlanta History Center, Shakespeare Tavern, Zoo Atlanta, and more!)
Atlanta Parks and Rec - Check out their Monthly NPU Updates for a summary of offerings, then their seasonal catalog for a more in-depth look and reserve your spot using iPARCS. In the warmer months, check out Movies in the Park.
A Farmer’s Market or Stand is open in or near NPU-T six days a week during the growing season, and every one of them doubles SNAP/EBT!