Courtesy Open Streets DeKalb.
Courtesy Open Streets DeKalb.

Open Streets DeKalb in Emory Village is this Sunday, Sept. 21, from 3-7 p.m. Like Atlanta Streets Alive, the streets will blocked to vehicles allowing for activities, fun, walking, biking, dancing and more. Local businesses will also be offering specials to visitors.

Expect to hear a cappella groups and choirs, roaming improv troupes, jugglers, stilt walkers, face painters, a bouncy house, bicycle repair stand, fire trucks, Jazzercise, a hoola hoop team, drum ensemble and food trucks.

For more information, visit openstreetsdekalb.org.

Collin Kelley is the executive editor of Atlanta Intown, Georgia Voice, and the Rough Draft newsletter. He has been a journalist for nearly four decades and is also an award-winning poet and novelist.