The green ribbons already are going on lampposts, mailboxes and doors all over Sandy Springs, and it means local art will soon be in season.
The annual ArtSSpring event begins April 13, kicking off 30 days of festivities including: dancing, singing, food and art. The event is sponsored by Sandy Springs Hospitality and Tourism.
The opening event will be an art auction, the Bows ArtSS Bash: Party and Art Auction held at Motorcars of Georgia, 7865 Roswell Road, that will benefit ArtSS In the Open. The event begins at 7:30 p.m.
There will be more than 30 events, including a talent show called ShowStoppers on April 21, an April Wine Dinner at the Brooklyn Cafe on April 29, and an Artists in Action event at The Frame Source Gallery on May 10. ArtSSpring concludes with a concert on May 13 by The Swinging Medallions at the Heritage Green on the Sandy Springs Society Entertainment Lawn.
The featured book this year promoted by Sandy Springs Reads! is “Rocket Boys,” by Homer Hickam, a memoir about the author’s time as a boy in the mining town of Coalwood, W. Va.
Other events planned include:
Music: Joe Gransden and his Big Band, Café 290, April 16 and May 7; Franklin Pond Chamber Music concert, Abernathy Arts Center, April 22; The 3 Inspirational Tenors, St. Jude Catholic Church, May 2; Concert by the Springs: The Swinging Medallions, May 13.
Theater: ShowStoppers 2012 youth talent showcase at Church of the Redeemer, April 21; Theater to Go presents “Schemers” at Northwest Unitarian Universalist Church, April 24; “Steel Magnolias” at Act3 Playhouse, April 27-29, May 4-5; Theater To Go: “Dream a Little Dream With Me” at Northwest Unitarian Universalist Church, May 1.
Art: Grand Opening, di Domizio Old World Art Gallery, April 19; works of local artists at A Royal Affair Café, April 26; “Step Into Spring” at Huff Harrington Fine Art Gallery, May 3; Art Opening Reception with Ellen Kierr Stein, The Phoenix and Dragon Bookstore, May 4; Reception, Georgia Artists: A Juried Exhibit, Abernathy Arts Center, May 4; “Artists in Action” at The Frame Source Gallery, May 10.
Kids events: “Discover the Night Sky” at Hitson Activities Memorial Center, April 20; “Art in the Park,” make art from recycled objects and nature, Overlook Park, April 22; Outdoor movie screening of “October Sky,” Hitson Activities Center, April 28; Rocket Craft Project, Sandy Springs Library, May 1; Lego Mindstorm Robotics and Rocketry, Sandy Springs Library, May 1; “3-2-1- Blast Off!” rocketry and space travel workshop and rocket launch, Sandy Springs, May 2; “Rocket Boys” book discussion with Roy Lee Cooke, Heritage Sandy Springs, May 4; Southern Area Rocketry (SoAR), “Treasures on the Moon” and rocket demonstration, Sandy Springs Library, May 5; Mother’s Day brunch workshop at Young Chefs Academy, CityWalk, May 12.
For times and a full list of events, go to artsandysprings.org.
