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Top 10 things to do this weekend

Looking for something fun to do this weekend? Take a look.

ATLANTA — Friday, Saturday & Sunday

Dogwood Festival – An Atlanta tradition with an emphasis on arts and music, featuring artists from 48 states! Piedmont Park www.dogwood.org
Stars Fall on Atlanta - Premiere of Gone w/the Wind Exhibit highlights events and people in Atlanta surrounding the world premiere of the motion picture version of Margaret Mitchell’s novel in December 1939.  http://www.atlanta.net/visitors/calendarofevents_detail.aspx?q=event&e=90844
Maurice Hines – Tappin’ Through Life at the Woodruff Arts Center:  Alliance Theater. http://www.alliancetheatre.org/production/maurice-hines-tappin-thru-life

Saturday & Sunday

The 22nd Annual Atlanta Disc Dog Southern National - One of the world's most prestigious Canine Disc competitions for over 2 decades takes place at the Dogwood Festival. Piedmont Park http://www.atlantadiscdogs.com/Dogwood_Info.htm

Kennesaw Big Shanty Festival is one of the largest festivals in North Georgia with over 50,000 people expected over the weekend. Downtown Kennesaw  http://kennesawbusiness.org/eydev/node/1077

Friday

Lady Antebellum with Kip More and Kasey Musgraves at Aaron's Lakewood Ampitheater.  http://aaronsamphitheatre.net/events-schedule/lady-antebellum-kip-moore-kacey-musgraves/

http://youtu.be/eM213aMKTHg

Saturday

Spring Thing w/Wild Things at the Fox Theater is a tour series that combines the elegant history of the Fox Theatre with Zoo Atlanta's live animals, biofacts and kid-friendly activities that are sure to cause quite an "uproar" in the heart of Atlanta. http://foxtheatre.org/tours/

The 5th Annual Run Before You Crawl will take place in and around the Grant Park neighborhood on April 12th, 2014. The race begins and ends in beautiful Grant Park and proceeds will benefit the Grant Park Conservancy, Grant Park Parents Network, and the Grant Park Neighborhood Association.  http://www.runbeforeyoucrawl.com/

The Dirty Girl Mud Run challenges women to break out of their comfort zones and get dirty with an untimed, obstacles-optional course that welcomes women of all ages and athletic abilities. Lake Lanier Islands  http://godirtygirl.com/events/mud-run-atlanta-georgia/

Friday & Saturday

Jeff Garlin (HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm and ABC's "The Goldberg's" will perform @ the Laughing Skull Lounge.  http://laughingskulllounge.com/show.cfm?id=296743

Next week:

Feast on the street at the Alpharetta Food Truck Alley beginning April 17 (weekly).  This weekly gathering will have a variety of 6-8 rotating food trucks and music each week. https://www.facebook.com/foodtruckalley

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