🌱 How a Sundance program’s move could energize creatives near Avondale Estates

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Sundance program’s move could energize creatives near Avondale Estates

Also on today's calendar: Classic Staging LLC Warehouse Sale! and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 49 and low of 33 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 62, low: 40.
• Saturday: Low clouds, with a high of 61 and low of 37 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Immersive Sundance program relocating to Newnan's Dunaway Gardens in 2026 (artsatl.org) — An Atlanta arts journalist who lives in Avondale Estates with his husband profiles how Sundance Institute’s prestigious Episodic Program lab is moving to Dunaway Gardens in Newnan starting in 2026. While the lab itself is south of the airport, it strengthens metro Atlanta’s creative scene that Avondale residents are part of, with plans for concerts, a new amphitheater, and future arts education partnerships.
   

📸 Around Avondale Estates

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Avondale Estates

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Classic Staging LLC Warehouse Sale!
  1349 Old 41 Hwy NW, Marietta
  9:30 am

Saturday December 20

• Holidays on Peachtree Street
  The Church at Ponce & Highland, 1085 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Atlanta
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• Winter House
  Callanwolde Fine Arts Center , 980 Briarcliff Rd NE , Atlanta
• Game Center Open
  Oakhurst Elementary Decatur, GA 30030
  8:00 am
• Red Cross Blood Drive
  Decatur Library -
  9:30 am
• The [censored] Memorial Quilt: Honoring Lives, Inspiring Change
  Decatur Library -
  1:00 pm
• Boozy Bells: A Holiday Night Market
  NiteOwl Kitchen and Cocktails , 6 Olive St #119 , Avondale Estates
  7:00 pm
• Yacht Rock Schooner Holiday Show
  Avon Theater , 106 N Avondale Rd , Avondale Estates
  8:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Winter House
  Callanwolde Fine Arts Center , 980 Briarcliff Rd NE , Atlanta
• Take & Make Saturdays
  Decatur Library -

Sunday December 21

• 11th Annual Procrastinator's Pop-up
  4580 Lakeshore Dr , Pine Lake
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Open Technology Lab
  Decatur Library -
  11:00 am
• Jewelry with Gin Live!
  Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams Library - Meeting Room
  11:00 am
• Diamond Art Painting
  Wesley Chapel-William C. Brown Library -
  12:00 pm
• DeKalb Chamber Open House + Social
  DeKalb Chamber of Commerce , 1484 Brockett Road , Tucker
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• We're a 2025 Nextdoor Neighborhood Faves winner!
  Thank you to our amazing neighbors for your support and votes. Visit our Nextdoor Business Page to see what's new and share what you love most about… (Nextdoor Scottdale Overlay District)
• This Sunday 3-5p at Heck.house, we have a creative paper workshop. We have many interesting, unique materials available, such as antique prints, cookbooks, vintage magazines, stickers, fake money, playing cards, wallpaper, tons of rubber stamps, and
  more. Feel free to bring any materials that you want to use. Michael Orr, a local visual poet, hosts this workshop. https://www.heck.house/event… (Nextdoor Scottdale Overlay District)

• The Guitar Center posted a job opening for Music Teacher Store 5907 in Decatur. Apply here.
• Goodwin Recruiting posted a job opening for Multi-Outlet Executive Chef: RELO to Birmingham, AL in Decatur. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Avondale Estates here.

🗞 Nearby News

Decatur

• Epiphany - Decatur, GA Patch (patch.com)
• DeKalb County warming centers to open Wednesday, Dec. 10 + Thursday, Dec. 11 (ocgnews.com)

Stone Mountain

• 21st Century Crime Fighting Requires New Tactics and Advanced Technology (atlantadailyworld.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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