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Fulton County Cooperative Extension participates in Pizza Farm 2013

Fulton County Cooperative Extension participates in Pizza Farm 2013

How do you expose urban youth to Georgia’s agriculture? You open a Pizza Farm!

The Cooperative Extension Metro Collaborative of Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Cobb and Clayton counties have invited 4th and 5th grade students to visit Pizza Farm 2013 on May 8 and 9, 2013 at the State Farmers Market Exhibit Hall located in Forest Park, GA. Attendees will learn how dairy, vegetables, grains and meats come together to make the perfect pizza, as well as about good health and nutrition. 

“We are excited about the Pizza Farm!” states Menia Chester, Director of Fulton County Cooperative Extension. “Many children think their food comes from the grocery store.  The Pizza Farm will teach them that every pizza starts at the farm.”

Exhibits on the origins of pizza ingredients will be presented in a circuit of stations set up around the State Farmers Market Exhibit Hall.

'Big Fish' author to read at Ivy Hall

'Big Fish' author to read at Ivy Hall

ATLANTA -- A well-known Southern fantasy author will read from his latest novel in Atlanta next month.

Daniel Wallace recently published The Kings and Queens of Roam. He is best known for his first novel, Big Fish, which was made into a 2003 movie of the same name and will come to the Broadway stage later this year. He is also the J. Ross MacDonald Distinguished Professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Wallace will discuss and sign copies of his new book on Thursday, May 16 at 6:30 p.m. at SCAD Atlanta's Ivy Hall writing center. The event is free and open to the public.

His visit is sponsored by A Cappella Books, which provided a synopsis of The Kings and Queens of Roam:

Inman Park Festival needs volunteers

Inman Park Festival needs volunteers

ATLANTA -- There's still time to sign up for volunteer at this year's Inman Park Festival.

Volunteers are needed in a number of areas, including set-up, decorating and house sitting during the festival's famous Home Tour.

Visit inmanparkfestival.org for more information and to sign up.

This year's Inman Park Festival will be held Apr. 26-28.

NBC's Bob Dotson to speak at Carter Center

NBC's Bob Dotson to speak at Carter Center

ATLANTA -- Bob Dotson will discuss and sign copies of his new book at the Carter Center next week.

Dotson is a correspondent for NBC's "TODAY." His segment, "American Story," tells the inspirational stories of everyday Americans who change people's lives.

The book, American Story: A Lifetime Search for Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, chronicles Dotson's 40 years on the road for NBC.

He will talk about American Story on Wednesday, Apr. 17 at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public; copies of the book will be available for purchase, courtesy of A Cappella Books.

The Carter Center is located at 453 Freedom Parkway. Dotson will speak in the center's Day Chapel.

Jasmine Guy takes her campaign against child sex trafficking to Georgia Perimeter College

Jasmine Guy takes her campaign against child sex trafficking to Georgia Perimeter College

On the heels of a successful campaign launch for "I Am Not Yours!"- a campaign committed to taking a stand against child sexual exploitation, Jasmine Guy has been making her case in national media with the likes of 

Fulton County Health Services promote World TB Day

Fulton County Health Services promote World TB Day

ATLANTA -- In support of World TB Day on March 24th, the Fulton County Department of Health and Wellness will sponsor Tuberculosis Awareness Events for residents to learn more about the disease. County residents are encouraged to take advantage of the following opportunities to gain valuable information about tuberculosis:

Wednesday, March 20 - 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.  Be TB AWARE Health Fair/Presentation in Observance of World TB Day (FREE HIV Testing & TB test if needed / Refreshments) at the Aldredge Health Center located at 99 Jesse Hill Jr. Dr., SE, Atlanta, GA 30303

Rachel Maddow to speak at Atlanta Symphony Hall

Rachel Maddow to speak at Atlanta Symphony Hall

ATLANTA -- Award-winning author and television host Rachel Maddow will speak in Atlanta this weekend.

Maddow will talk about her latest book, Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power, Saturday, Mar. 23 at 8 p.m. at Atlanta Symphony Hall.

Tickets for her appearance start at $20 and come with signed copies of Drift. They can be purchased at the Woodruff Arts Center, which houses Symphony Hall, or A Cappella Books in Inman Park.

Maddow's visit is sponsored by the AJC Decatur Book Festival. The Woodruff Arts Center is located at 1280 Peachtree Street in Midtown; learn more at woodruffcenter.org.