Looking for things to do in Atlanta? Piedmont Park Conservancy has something for all ages. Check out the highlighted programs below!
Join Piedmont Park Conservancy as we host monthly Figure Drawing Sessions!
Nov 9: Step into a welcoming evening of strategy, learning, and community connection. This free, two-hour program at the Visitor Center invites participants of all experience levels to play classic games like Mah Jong and Chess, or to bring their own favorite game to play with others! We will have various game sets for use! Experienced players are encouraged to join in, share tips, and help newcomers discover the joy of a good game.
Nov 10: Community Craft Night is a free monthly gathering where creativity and sustainability come together. Using recycled materials from Scraplanta, participants are invited to experiment with new craft ideas, continue personal projects, and connect with others while creating in the Park.
Nov 12: Come join Green Market Manager Matthew Bagshaw for this hands-on workshop. Nothing is more autumnal than freshly pressed apple cider! Using locally procured apples and a simple homestead scale press, we’ll make apple cider the old fashioned way. Participants will leave with a pint of fresh cider.
Nov 13: Learn to use linocut techniques to carve, ink, and press your own designs! Local artist Heather Baker of @paperandpenny is instructing and you’ll print two matching tea towels – perfect for the holiday gifting season [or for hosting]! All materials provided.
Nov 16: Join Chris Thompson, president of the GA Meteorite Association, as he dives into a presentation all about meteorites! You’ll also get to check out plenty of physical specimens, too! This free event is designed to connect folks who are solar system curious or serious. Chris will present for an hour, then we will have time for Q&A.
Nov 18: Come join Green Market Manager Matthew Bagshaw for this hands-on workshop. Nothing is more autumnal than freshly pressed apple cider! Using locally procured apples and a simple homestead scale press, we’ll make apple cider the old fashioned way. Participants will leave with a pint of fresh cider.
Nov 20: Come and join us as we create a wearable artwork, a perfect gift for yourself or for someone else this holiday season! You will be using silk paints and a variety of markers on finished silk to create your own unique scarf. Bring your simple line drawings, poems, or phrases to incorporate in your composition. All materials will be provided.
Nov 22: The season officially kicks off with our signature Lantern Parade & Lighting Celebration, a free evening of lantern-making, music and holiday cheer culminating in the lighting of Piedmont Park’s Great Tree, Menorah and Kinara.
Come celebrate, gather and make new traditions together in the Park.