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Take Yourself Back to the Days of Childhood by Attending the Atlanta World Kite Festival Image
Take Yourself Back to the Days of Childhood by...
When was the last time you flew a kite? We see that smile. Come on out and join our happy family at Atlanta World Kite Festival and Expo on October 25th. Atlanta World Kite Festival and Expo encourages spending time with your family and doing fun and creative activities. In 2011, a group of...
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This Artist Documented His Life Like a Collage– See the Results on Saturday Image
This Artist Documented His Life Like a...
In 1978, artist Romare Bearden launched an autobiographical project organized by the decades of his life. High Museum of Art’s Something Over Something Else: Romare Bearden’s Profile Series begins with Bearden’s earliest memories as a boy in North Carolina in the 1910s and...
Sweetest Day
Sweetest Day is a day similar to Valentine's when people share romance or appreciation for one another. It occurs in October on the third Saturday of the month. The holiday is said to have begun in the city of Cleveland, Ohio in 1922. Candy store employee Herbert Birch Kingston put together a group of citizens to provide small gifts to homeless people, orphans, and others who had fallen on hard times. This tradition now seems to largely involve giving small presents, such as cards, candy and flowers, to family, friends, and sweethearts.