Author: On Common Ground News

Aloha! Children of all ages are invited to kick off summer with a luau on June 28, 6:30 to 9 p.m., at Mountain Park Aquatics and Activity Center, 5050 Forks-Trickum Road, Lilburn. Enjoy entertainment, fun games for all ages, hula hoop contests, and limbo contests. For fees or more information, call 678-277-0179.

If you’re a fan of “The Wizard of Oz” movie, you’ll love the concert coming up in Olde Town. The New Depot Players will kick off its 40th season with a special one-night-only concert presentation of The Wizard of Oz tunes on June 18, 6 to 9 p.m., at the Olde Town Pavilion, 949 S. Main Street, Conyers. From 6 to 7:30 p.m., mingle with the cast; enter the costume competition with your own Wizard of Oz character costume; pose for pictures with Dorothy, the scarecrow, or any other favorite Oz character; and learn about upcoming shows. And don’t forget…

Ever wanted to learn how to juggle? Now you can. Charles Shapiro and his team of experienced jugglers will show off their techniques on June 21, 1 to 2 p.m., at the Stonecrest Library, 3123 Klondike Road, Lithonia. The free program, which is for ages 9 to 12, is open to the first 20 participants. Admission tickets will be available one hour before the program starts. For more information, call 770-482-3828.

Calling all teens, ages 12-17 who love chocolate! Join the Decatur Library, 215 Sycamore Street, for Olympic Games that will have a chocolate spin. The event will be held on June 23, 2 to 3 p.m. The games will consists of relays, M & M sorting, and more. The program is open to the first 20 participants. For more information, call 404-370-3070.

Talk With Me Baby is hosting a free workshop on June 23, noon to 1 p.m., at Gwinnett Technical College (in the Busbee Banquet Hall, Building 700), 5150 Sugarloaf Parkway, Lawrenceville. The public action campaign is aimed at coaching parents and caregivers on language nutrition in the earliest stages of a child’s development. Parents are invited to get some tips, along with obstetric, neonatal and pediatric nurses, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, and midwives. The course has been approved by the South Carolina Nursing Association for one Continuing Nursing Education unit. For more information, email talkwithmebaby@choa.org or log on to…

Parents and children can learn to knit together during summer break on June 27, 7 to 9 p.m., at the Centerville Community Center, 3079 Bethany Church Road, Snellville. Start an easy project in class and leave with the confidence of completing it at home. Learn take-home ideas that you can use to make fun articles and gifts. The program is open to children ages 8 and older who are accompanied by a paying adult. Size 8 needles and worsted-weight yarn are required for the class. The cost for the class is $2 (in exact cash notes, no coins). The fee…

Victorious Life Church of God, 1615 Old McDonough Highway, Conyers is hosting a free health fair on Saturday, June 25, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The fair will feature more than 19 healthcare professionals including a wide variety of health services such as dental exams, eye exams, blood sugar screenings, cholesterol tests, blood pressure checks and more. There also will be lots of giveaways. The fair will be hosted by the Angel of Mercies Ministry Health & Allied professionals. For more information, call 770-602-0960.

Conyers First United Methodist Church, 921 North Main St., N.W., is inviting the community to its Father’s Day Flap Jack breakfast on Saturday, June 18, 8 a.m. to noon. Come enjoy pancakes, bacon, sausage and refreshments. Tickets are $5. Proceeds will support homeless children and families in Rockdale and Newton counties.

The community is invited on June 18, 11 a.m. to 1:45 p.m., to come out and learn how to lower their energy bills, and learn about high-paying energy sector jobs. DeKalb County Commissioner Larry Johnson and The Just Energy Circle are hosting the event at Exchange Park Intergenerational Center, 2771 Columbia Drive, Decatur. Just Energy Circle is a collaborative initiative of the Partnership for Southern Equity that works to establish energy efficient structures are available to all, fair prices, freedom from negative health impacts, and access to employment.

The Atlanta Fulton County Library, 1 Margaret Mitchell Square, will offer a class on creating a project budget for nonprofits on June 22, 2 to 4 p.m. Presenter Stephen Sherman of the Foundation Center-Atlanta will provide step-by-step instructions on how to generate a standard project budget for a foundation proposal. The class is free. For more information call 404-730-1700.