The September PROJECT PUSHPIN show is scheduled for September 10, 2010 from 7:00-10:00 pm. The event will take place in the Castleberry Point courtyard.

Profits and donations (please bring school & art supplies) from the September PROJECT PUSHPIN show will benefit the Atlanta Community Food Bank’s Kids in Need program.

Visit the Art Stroll page for more information on all the galleries open and events happening that night and the Project Pushpin website for more information on the show.

Click here for the press release for the event

Click here to download a tabbed sign for your building to hang and promote the event

The Castleberry Hill Loft Tour will not be happening in 2010, but we will hope to see it’s return for the 10th Annual in 2011. Please get involved in the CHNA and make sure this great event continues!

In the meantime, FLUX is a one-night public art celebration presented by Flux Projects in the streets and empty spaces of the Castleberry Hill Art District. The event includes large and small-scale projections, performance, dance, music, light installations, and other forms of multi-media projects and public interactions.

This year’s event will take place on Friday, October 1, from 8 p.m. until 2 a.m. The evening is free and open to the public. Additional information on everything from projects to parking will be posted early September.  To receive updates on this and other Flux Projects happenings, please sign our mailing list at www.fluxprojects.org.

It will be a night of art & arm wrestling, performance, outdoor films, escaped zebras, parades, projections, and experimentation!

Click here if you would like to volunteer for this event the shifts are short so you can still enjoy the evening!

The fence is up at the Railside Dog Park in Castleberry Hill and the benches are in! Now’s the time to get your donations in and have a personalized dog bone carving! Visit the Railside Dog Park page for more! http://castleberryhill.org/wpmu/about/railside-dog-park/

Hey Everyone, The Green Half is promoting us this week and donating a percentage of net sales to the Railside Dog Park.  Go to The Green Half site to find great offers from eco-conscious businesses. The half off deals are for Wine Shoe and Greendog so check it out a.s.a.p!!!

CHNA will be collecting school and art supplies for the Atlanta Community Food Bank: Kids in Need program.
Michaels Arts & Crafts has 101 piece art boxes on clearance for $3.99!

Drop Off – September 10th 7:00-10:00-Project Pushpin Show, Castleberry Point Lofts
**We would like to have drop-off boxes in all CH galleries during the stroll,
if you own gallery and would be up for this please email us**

This is a great time to take advantage of those back to school sales and help children in need!

We collected all of this stuff prior to and during the August CHNA General Meeting! Help us fill up another table!!!

Join us Saturday, September 25th from 9am-12pm for a Clean Up to get the neighborhood ready for the FLUX art event the following weekend!

Meet in front of Mueller Lofts (376 Nelson St) and we’ll split up from there! Print a flier for your building here!

We will have volunteers to help us as well as Sublime doughnuts and water and we’re looking for a lunch sponsor.

Lunch is sponsored by No Mas! Cantina!  Con gracias anticipadas, No Mas!

If you are in search of an exclusive venue for your next event, Studio Clout is an ideal location.  Just outside of downtown Atlanta we can host book signings, cocktail receptions, listening parties, fundraisers, fashion shows and intimate weddings/receptions, to name a few. Beginning August 1st, we are offering substantial discounts for weekday rentals Monday through Thursday and Sunday afternoon for events taking place by September 21, 2010. Please visit our website for additional information and photos.  To book your event please call John at 404-374-3379 or visit studioclout.com and fill out the online rental request.

The Atlanta Development Authority and Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. are applying for a federal grant that would provide funding to complete 7 miles of the Atlanta BeltLine Corridor and more than 8 miles of new streetscape improvements along the corridor.They need our help in the form of petition signatures to show this is something we support! Please click and sign today and spread the word!

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/atlantabeltline/

August 14, 2010, 8PM-Midnite – Eyedrum Gallery (290 MLK Jr. Drive SE, Atlanta, 30312)
An exhibition devoted to recent Living Wall’s mural project including local and international street artists, including Pecha Kucha style presentations, sneak previews of 2 documentary films on urban/street art.

Street artists are descending on the city for a weekend of mural-painting and trouble-making. Will Atlanta even notice?

There will be 3 locations in Castleberry Hill included so get out, take those pics and post em on Facebook and Twitter and get folks talking!!!
http://clatl.com/atlanta/living-walls-welcomes-global-street-artists-thinkers-to-atlanta/Content?oid=1981611

1.      902 DeKalb Ave SE
2.      630 DeKalb Ave SE
3.      Homegrown, 968 Memorial Dr SE
4.      Wiley St SE/Cabbagetown/Krog Tunnel
5.      142 Walker St/Castleberry Hill
6.      483 Edgewood Ave SE
7.      333 Peters St/Castleberry Hill
8.      165 Walker St. SW/Castleberry Hill
9.  Oakhurst Community Garden/435 Oakview Rd, Decatur  ** (DeKalb County Notified)
10.  Eyedrum/290 MLK Jr Dr SE
11.  58 Andrew Young Int’l Blvd

As you may know, this week Atlanta District 2 City Councilmember Kwanza Hall introduced legislation that would permit bars and restaurants on Auburn and Edgewood Avenues to stay open until 4 a.m., as part of a 6-18 month pilot program to assess the public benefits and risks of returning pouring hours to what they were in the City before 2004.

Kwanza believes that this pilot program could spur economic development  in this particular small business corridor of District 2. He is also  sensitive to the concerns of immediate neighbors who have moved to the area since 2004.

Please complete the following survey about the legislation: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/barpilot/

Check out the Sunday Paper article here.

It’s a full-time job keeping up with the happenings on the Beltline, but you can always GO HERE and find out what’s hot, hip & fresh on the historic 22-mile railroad corridor transforming into a multi-use outdoor development before our eyes! We would love to start getting groups together from Castleberry Hill to bike over to the Eastside & Westside and check it all out so make sure you are getting our eLetters (subscribe in upper-right corner) and watch your inbox for when we’re heading out! There’s easy access to the Eastside route off of Edgewood near Irwin Street Market and you can ride all the way to Piedmont Park! Click here to download a great Beltline map showing access points! Check out the calendar for events and if you want to volunteer for the BeltLine, click here.

The Wine Shoe in Castleberry Point offers a variety of classes every month, from learning the basics to learning about wine & art together to painting wine glasses. It’s a great time in a relaxed (read: non-snobby) atmosphere so check them out and sign up today!

Check out the Wine Shoe classes page online at their new site at wineshoeatlanta.com for upcoming classes!

The buzz is still surrounding the AT Photography Scavenger Hunt! Winners and Judges Favorites will be on exhibit at the Artist Trifecta Gallery until August 14.

Grand Prize pieces by Blayne Beacham are available for $500 in large format on archival paper
Best of Artistic by Jeremy Davis is available for $300 in large format on archival paper
Best of Neighborhood by Alex Neely is available for $300 in large format on archival paper
Best of Creative by Kelly Bozarth & Raymond Scott is available for $300 in large format on archival paper

Judges Favorites are available from $30 to $75

A special thanks to: the Castleberry Hill Neighborhood; judges Isoul Harris of 944 Magazine, Fay Gold of Fay Gold Gallery and Owen Thompson of Digital Picture; and sponsors Wine Shoe, No Mas Cantina and Digital Picture.

The AT Photography Scavenger Hunt will be returning to Atlanta on September 18. Preregister to reserve your spot at art@artisttrifecta.com

Click here for Press Release of the Scavenger Hunt winners

The Fulton County Multi-Jurisdictional Burglary Task Force is a group of dedicated law enforcement officers from six different municipalities and eight different law enforcement agencies in Fulton County under the administration of the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office focused on reducing the number of burglaries occurring in Fulton County, Georgia. Their mission is to reduce the incidents of burglary by 30% county-wide over a 2 year period.

Visit the website for more information: http://hadenoughalready.com

Atlanta has a chance to bid for the 2018 or 2022 FIFA World Cup but we need your help to bring the World Cup to Atlanta.  As a contender to host the World Cup, our city is in the middle of a campaign to show the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Atlanta can support soccer on the world stage.  If our bid is successful, the benefit to our city is enormous. Please sign and help Atlanta reach the goal of 50,000 signatures, and spread the word about Atlanta’s online petition campaign.  By signing the petition at gousabid.com/atlanta you are adding your voice to millions that are supporting Atlanta and the United States’ bid!

Help us protect Atlanta communities! Report illegal dumping to Crime Stoppers Atlanta. Rewards of up to $2,000 are being offered for cases leading to prosecution. Call 404-577-TIPS to leave an anonymous message.