Check out the new web site for Epworth Day School, the childcare program formerly known as Epworth Parents Morning Out. Our very own Michelle Hughes, my across-the-street neighbor on Hooper, is the director of the program and she created the site herself!

Hi all, just some web site housekeeping here. We've created a new page where you can find board meeting notes, and it lives here. You can also find this page in the site navigation, under the "CPNO Meetings & Membership" menu item.

From Mark Clement:

The first of our movie series was a hit! Over 200 children of all ages attended and enjoyed the Movie “UP."

Pre show music was provided by Kingsized. Okay, it was a recording, but it was the Kingsized performance recorded from the Fall Fest eight months earlier in the same exact spot. I thought that was kind of cool.

The remaining movies in our series:

• July 17 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
• August 21 Princesses and the Frog,
• September 18 High School Musical (?)
• October 30. Monster vs. Aliens

We have a great line up of movies this year. However the response to High School Musical has been less than enthusiastic. We have a poll set up on www.cprunningclub. Go there, then click Candler Park Movie night to cast your vote and to get more information.

So check our schedule, mark your calendar, grab your lawn chairs, blankets, cooler and head to the front of the pool house for the Free Candler Park Screen on the Green.     

Thanks to Park Pride for providing the equipment, and thanks to Epworth Methodist for refreshments and help. Thanks to Boyd Baker for solving our lighting problems. Thanks to Candler Park Neighborhood Organization for funding.      

From Chantelle Rytter:

We got a grant from Art on the BeltLine for a Lantern Parade! We're making lanterns and we're going to carry them up the eastside of the BeltLine on the full moon of June 26 from The Krog & Irwin to Piedmont Park.

We're doing 4 free public lantern-making workshops at the Piedmont Park Conservancy 6/12 and at the L5P Community Center, 6/20. All the info and registration is here: www.gratefulgluttons.comI FUN!

-Chantelle Rytter, Captain, Krewe of the GratefulGluttons (www.gratefulgluttons.com, 678-612-2570)

From Cheryl Kortemeier:

Trees Atlanta is celebrating its 25th Anniversary throughout 2010. We are really excited about this milestone and are hosting an official celebration on Friday, June 25th.  We hope you will join us!

Posting on behalf of the L5P Business Association:

The next meeting of the Little 5 Points Business Association is next Wednesday May 26th at 10:00am in the basement of Sevanada.

We will have updates on the following

1. Halloween
2. Our website, phone number and social media outlets
3. The parking situation
4. So much more.....

If you have not paid your annual dues (Only $100!), this would be a good time to bring your check.

We will have forms at the meeting if you have misplaced yours.

Do you want some time on this month's agenda? If so, email Matt.

See you next Wednesday!

ROCKET RUN 5K
8:30 a.m. - Saturday, June 19, 2010

RACE DETAILS:  5K Run/Walk in Candler Park.  Race starts at Mary Lin Elementary, 586 Candler Park Drive, Atlanta 30307. Proceeds go to improving educational resources at the school.

REGISTRATION FEE:  $20 if postmarked/registered online by June 1st.  After June 1st, $25.

REGISTRATION OPTIONS:
•    Online – www.active.com or download an entry form at www.MaryLinFoundation.org
•    Mail form & checks payable to:  Mary Lin Education Foundation 5K, 586 Candler Park Drive, Atlanta, GA 30307

•       Register in person and receive your race number at any Big Peach Running Co. location from 4/26-6/15.  Cash, check or credit at four convenient locations:
Atlanta        3881 Peachtree Road Atlanta GA  30319  (404-816-8488)
Kennesaw    1625 Ridenour Blvd Kennesaw GA  30152  (678-903-0022)
Marietta    1062 Johnson Ferry Rd Marietta GA  30068  (770-579-0044)
Decatur        114 E. Trinity Pl Decatur GA  30030  (404-377-7370)

Race Day Registration and Packet pick up at Mary Lin School 7:30-8:15 a.m.  Race starts promptly at 8:30 a.m. Rain or Shine.  No Refunds.

If you would like to volunteer to help on the race day, please go to http://www.volunteerspot.com/login/entry/72-658716938113.

If you would like to be a sponsor of the race, please email Cherie King at cherieking@bellsouth.net.
 

From Sue Ellen Wortzel, Executive Director of TALICA:

For the second year, The Glenwood Gastro Pub and Wine Bar in the East Atlanta Village is hosting a wine tasting Sunday, June 6 at 4:00 pm to benefit TALICA:  The Teaching and Learning Initiative for Central America. 

If you are in town, please mark your calendars and join us to raise funds for TALICA’s public school library projects and educational programs in southern Nicaragua.  More details regarding the event are coming soon and for information about TALICA’s history and our newest projects, please visit www.talica.org.

I will be returning to Nicaragua on June 10 with funds to purchase additional books, bookcases, and science lab materials. Words can never express the gratitude the children and teachers have for their newest books and other learning tools. Thank you for helping us advance teaching and learning throughout the island of Ometepe in Nicaragua.

We hope to see you there!

Our first Candler Park Screen on the Green Is Saturday May 22. So get there early and claim your spot! Before the movie the church will be poviding free soft drinks and Hotdogs (and Not Dogs for the vegitatioans).  Our first movie is "UP"  Rated PG; 96 minutes.

Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and now in his 78th year he launches his house into the sky via thousands of balloons. Right after liftoff he discovers he has a stowaway in the form of an over optimistic 8-year-old Wilderness Explorer named Russell. This hilarious journey takes you into a lost world with the least likely duo on Earth.

Festivities begin @ 8:00. (Sunset @ 8:37)

For the most up to date info visit http://www.cprunningclub.com/candlerparkmovienight.html

Candler Park Screen on the Green is brouht to you by the CPNO, Epworth, Park Pride, Friends of Candler Park and the CP Running club.

ROAD CLOSURES EXPECTED during Rally Foundation Skirtchaser 5K Race and Outdoor Festival Event - THIS SATURDAY 5-15-10 (5:30 - 8:30 PM)

Candler Park residents are advised that the City of Atlanta Office of Special Events has approved the Rally Foundation Skirtchaser 5K Race and Block Party for this Saturday, and temporary road closures along the race route can be expected to impact traffic throughout the neighborhood.  PLEASE NOTE THE RACE COURSE AND PLAN ACCORDINGLY!

Beginning at 5:30 pm, approximately 1400 race participants will go proceed eastward from the McLendon Avenue entrance to Candler Park toward Clifton Road, then run north along Clifton Road to Clifton Terrace.  Racers will then turn west following Clifton Terrace, the PATH across the north end of the golf course and North Avenue to Moreland Avenue.  The course then turns south along Moreland Avenue through Little 5 Points until returning to McLendon Avenue and an eastward route back to the finish in front of Candler Park.

Those traveling from or through Candler Park should plan to use alternate east-west routes (such as Ponce de Leon Avenue or Dekalb Avenue) during the race and subsequent event activities, which are scheduled to conclude within Candler Park at 8:30 pm.  Similarly, north - south routes including Highland Road in Inman Park and Lakeshore Drive through Lake Claire may also be advisable for those traveling in the affected area.  The number of race participants make it likely that parking in adjacent residential areas will also be impacted throughout the afternoon and evening on Saturday May 15th.

Please note that this event, organized by Rally Foundation under a Special Events permit approved by City of Atlanta, was NOT sponsored or endorsed by Candler Park Neighborhood Organization, and was also NOT recommended by Neighborhood Planning Unit "N" at its meeting in April.  Anyone with questions or concerns regarding the event should feel free to contact the event organizer via its website (http://www.skirtsports.com/skirtchaser5k/) and advise CPNO Special Events officer Walt Weimar, who will provide after-event feedback to appropriate officials and the applicant.