Freedom Park: Atlanta's Arts Park
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November 2017 TM News for Candler Park • Your In Town Hometown • www.CandlerPark.org Freedom Park: Atlanta’s Arts Park More info on pages 11 INSIDE THIS MONTH’S MESSENGER Addressing Using Homeless in L5P ATL 311 PAGE 8 PAGE 9 Fall Fest History of Memories Findley Plaza PAGE 12-13 PAGE 16 Need Stuff? 404-296-0285 We’ve Got Stores! Four different stores and 404-634-6995 daily changes in inventory, means finding the perfect piece at a bargain price couldn’t be easier. Spruce 404-634-6995 COLAY WHITE, O.D. up your home and your MICHAEL G. STAMBOLY. O.D. closet with consignment 484-D MORELAND AVE NE items at a fraction of their 404-523-3937 original cost. Complete Vision Care in Little 5 Points 404-377-1944 fkconsign.com Plans for Investing and Celebrating The mission of the Candler Park By Zaid Duwayri, [email protected] Neighborhood Organization is to promote the common good and Remember Fall Fest of 2017? What general welfare in the neighborhood a great community event it was! Presidential Briefing known as Candler Park in the Indeed, the feedback we received from our annual festival. CPNO realizes city of Atlanta. neighbors, visitors and vendors alike was that the conservancy was established that this is a truly great neighborhood to improve on Candler Park, and we BOARD of DIRECTORS festival. Yes, we grew our footprint would be entrusting the conservancy PRESIDENT Zaid Duwayri [email protected] 404-637-6691 beyond what it was in the past, but the with using these funds to advance these event remained true to its purpose, two projects in the near future. We MEMBERSHIP OFFICER Roger Bakeman [email protected] which is a celebration of what makes fully realize that the costs involved to our great neighborhood what it is: a complete these projects will exceed the TREASURER Rohini Kukreja [email protected] welcoming, hospitable and green little allocated $60,000 and, as such, we are spot in the city. Moreover, our festival wording our proposal so as the funds SECRETARY Bonnie Palter [email protected] 404-525-6744 was a very successful fundraising event can be used to complete the design for our organization. The funds raised phase and invest the remainder in ZONING OFFICER Bill Morris [email protected] surpassed any of our past festivals subsequent phases. and events. Many thanks go to the PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER Lexa King [email protected] experienced Fall Fest committee - We have shared our proposal with chaired by Ken Edelstein - that worked the conservancy and they are in the COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER Russell Miller [email protected] hard since early 2017 to put on this process of studying it. Once we are successful event. in agreement, we will be presenting FUNDRAISING OFFICER Chris Fitzgerald the motion to the membership for [email protected] The success of the festival in 2016 approval and that could be as soon as EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OFFICER Lindy Kerr allowed us to advance our sidewalk our November membership meeting, so [email protected] repair plans. Although we are still please keep an eye out for our meeting Find a complete list of CPNO committee working with the city to complete phase announcements. chairs, representatives and other contacts at www.candlerpark.org. 1 of the project, our Infrastructure Committee chair, Dana Fowle, has been CPNO’s November membership meeting (November 20th) is also working diligently to prepare for next MEETINGS phase of the repair project. The financial designated as our Annual Meeting. This meeting has traditionally been CPNO Members Meetings are held success of the festival in 2017 prompted every third Monday at First Existentialist the CPNO board to revert again to the our largest membership gathering of Congregation, 470 Candler Park Drive. the year, where we get to celebrate our neighborhood’s Master Plan for our next Committee meetings take place at Epworth initiative, which is, at its core, our way of friends, neighbors and volunteers. United Methodist Church, 1561 McLendon We will have another great spread of Ave., unless otherwise announced (enter giving back to Candler Park (the actual from the street level door and ring the bell park). potluck dishes and drinks at our regular if you're late). meeting place at the First Existentialist All are welcome. Only registered members At our October membership meeting, Congregation (470 Candler Park Drive). are eligible to vote at monthly meetings. Membership applications must be received we presented a proposal from the CPNO by Membership Officer by the first day of board to award $60,000 to the Candler The annual meeting is also the event the month of meeting. at which we will hold our CPNO Park Conservancy to advance the Find specific meeting information on page projects of improving the multipurpose board election for 2018. In this issue 1 and a complete list of CPNO meetings at www.candlerpark.org. field (aka Active Lawn) and the building of The Messenger, you’ll find the list of an adjacent amphitheater. These two of candidates who were presented by the Nominating Committee in our last projects were called out in the -recently MEMBERSHIP completed Vision Plan published by the membership meeting. Please come and meet our candidates and vote. CPNO membership is free to Candler Park Conservancy. They are also two projects residents, property owners and businesses. Membership must be renewed annually. that have been discussed over many Come and bring a dish, two, or none years within CPNO and are focused at all…. We would love to see you! Sign up at www.candlerpark.org or mail on the 2 primary spaces that support name, address, and email to CPNO membership, PO Box 5418, Atlanta, GA 31107 Candler Park Messenger 3 November 2017 Candler Park Messenger 4 November 2017 LAUGHTER IN THE PARK By Deb Milbrath THE MESSENGER EDITOR Susan Rose [email protected] ADVERTISING [email protected] 678.905.4842 The Messenger is the monthly newsletter of the Candler Park Neighborhood Organization. Articles reflect the opinions of authors, and not necessarily those of CPNO, the CPNO Board of Directors, the Messenger or the editor. Articles must be signed and submitted via email to [email protected] by the 18th of the month prior to publication. 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Located just 4 Anniversary Open west of the intersection of House and Party at North Avenue and Euclid, Park Tavern “One Woman Rising” was commissioned in 2013 by Election Day The Chelko Foundation to 7 honor the participants in Eve Ensler’s first global call to action to end violence against CPNO Board women and girls. Atlanta 13 Meeting, 7 pm, The artist Phil Proctor and a team Neighborhood Church of painters led by World Champion bodypainters Scott Fray and Madelyn Greco created a work of art that has Paidea Slither 5K, become an internationally 18 9 am recognized symbol of women’s empowerment.