🌱 Virginia Highland-Druid Hills Patch: What's Happening Today, Mar 17

Hi there, Virginia Highland and Druid Hills! I'm here in your inbox per usual to get you up to speed on everything you need to know about what's going on around town.

First, your local weather:

• Friday: Couple of thunderstorms. High: 62 Low: 37.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and cooler. High: 53 Low: 30.

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Here are the top 3 stories today in Virginia Highland-Druid Hills:

1. Unfinished Project in Druid Hills Frustrates Drivers (Decaturish.com)
2. Virginia Highland Summerfest Coming Up in June ( The Atlanta Journal Constitution)
3. Obituary: Druid Hills School Alum Walter Bishop (Legacy.com)

Coming up in the Virginia Highland-Druid Hills area:

Friday, March 17

• DeKalb Clerk of Superior Court to Host Free Notary Training (10 AM)
• Smyrna St. Patrick's Day Festival - Atkins Park Restaurant & Bar - Virginia Highland (3 PM)
• Atlanta St. Patrick's Day Block Party (5 PM)
• Rock-n-Roll Live Band - Open Mic (9 PM)

Saturday, March 18

• Atlanta Science Fair - Wildflower Walk (2 PM)
• Music From Seven Continents (7 PM)
• Stephen Marley - Center Stage Theater (8 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Paideia School: "The fifth and sixth-grade classes have been studying the human heart. On Friday, March 10, the elementary science room had a special guest speaker - our very own, Oman Frame. Oman shared his story about his heart surgery with the students in an open discussion and answered all of their curious questions." (The Paideia School via Facebook)
• Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church: "Easter yard signs are available for pickup in the church driveway!" (Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church via Facebook)
• Virginia Highlands Festival: "@getgreekos will be participating in Restaurant Week 2023! Enjoy all the favorites in one! Generous portions of lamb gyro, Greek Chicken, a dolmade, a falafel, and a keftedes meatball, served over a bed of our seasoned rice with a Greek Salad and sides of hummus and our housemade tzatziki.You don’t want to miss this 🍲" (Virginia Highlands Festival via Instagram)
• Druid Hills Civic Association: "THIS SATURDAY: DHCA's Free Document Shredding Event from 11am- 2pm at Fernbank Elementary! Get the details here." (Druid Hills Civic Association via Facebook)

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Featured events:

• Rugby ATL's Bark In The Park (March 18)
• Music from Seven Continents (March 18)
• Meet the Winners! DeKalb Symphony Orchestra (DSO) (March 21)
• Gent's Lunch - A Benefit for the High Museum Wine Auction (March 22)
• High Revelry, a benefit for the High Museum Wine Auction (March 23)
• John Stango Solo Artist Show (March 25)
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You're officially in the loop for today! Til next time...

— Simone Wilson