Douglasville Events

Friday, October 15th: South Douglas Elementary School Fall Festival

5 - 8 p.m., at the school, Highway 166, Fairplay ~ featuring hay maze, petting zoo, inflatables, games and great food! Open to the Public, Free Admission
Shelly Klimp, 678.458.7025, sklimp@msn.com

Friday, October 15th: Factory Shoals Elementary School Fall Festival

5 - 8 p.m., at the school, 2300 Shoals School Road ~ featuring inflatables, games, children's activities, vendors, and food! Open to the Public, Free Admission.

Saturday, October 16th: "Inside Yard Sale" at Faith Christian Child Development Center

8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., 5788 Stewart Mill Road at Central Church Road _ furniture, household items, books, clothing and more with proceeds benefiting the Center, a ministry of Central Baptist Church ~ Open to the Public, Free Admission
770.942.7280

Saturday, October 16th: Fall Artfest at Lithia Springs United Methodist Church

10 a.m. - 4 p.m., 3711 Temple Street ~ arts and crafts, live music, great food, cake walk, zip line, rope bridge, games, free children's activities and more ~ vendors welcome (must pre-register) ~ Open to the Public, Free Admission
770.948.5429, AnnCockerill@bellsouth.net

Saturday, October 16th: Fire Prevention Saturday presented by the Douglas County Fire Department

12 noon - 6 p.m., Belk Court inside Arbor Place Mall ~ Free Admission, Open to the Public ~ free smoke detectors to Douglas County residents, free fire prevention info to kids and adults, free blood pressure monitoring and more! Come meet your Douglas County Fire/EMS firemen!

Saturday, October 16th: College Fair

12 noon - 3 p.m., GreyStone Power Auditorium, 4040 Bankhead Highway ~ Free Admission, Open to the Public ~ College reps, workshops from The Princeton Review, financial aid advisor, Georgia Student Finance Commission representative and more
Delta Sigma Theta Alumnae, www.dcpdst.org, Natasha Vannoy, 404.644.1817

Saturday, October 16th: Fall Festival at Benton House Assisted Living and Memory Care

1 - 4 p.m., 4999 Prestley Mill Road ~ Free Admission, Open to the Public ~ moon bounce, face painting, wellness checks, brats/dogs, cotton candy, candied apples with proceeds to the Alzheimer's Association. Call 770.942.9449

Saturday, October 16th: Caring and Sharing Fashion Show

3:30 p.m., Macy's, Arbor Place Mall, as part of Macy's Shop for a Cause Day, in the Juniors Department ~ modeling by teens from the Stir It Up Girls, a program design to teach girls the art and power of being a lady ~ Free Admission, Open to the Public
www.CaringSharingInc.org, 404.680.3419

Sunday, October 17th: J-Day Family Fun Run

2 p.m., 1-mile fun run ~ 2:30 p.m., 5K run ~ Boundary Waters Park ~ benefit for the Jill Bryson Legacy Scholarship Fund for students pursuing an education degree. Call Kim, 770.942.5632

Monday, October 18th: "Chat with the Chairman" at Fire Station No. 10, downtown Douglasville

6 - 7 p.m., Church Street next to the National Guard Armory ~ one-on-one conversations with Douglas County Commission Chairman Tom Worthan ~ no RSVP needed

Tuesday, October 19th: "Rollin' for the Girls" Bunco Night to help fight Breast Cancer

6:30 p.m., Taco Mac (upstairs), Douglas Boulevard ~ $20 minimum donation includes food, door prizes ~ proceeds go to the Susan G. Koman 3-Day Walk ~ limited spaces available so please RSVP. Chris Stanley, chris_stanley@mindspring.com, 678.900.2654

Wednesday, October 20th: Deer Lick Park Golden Years Club's Gold Buying Fundraiser

10 a.m. - 1 p.m., at the Park, 2105 Mack Road ~ Fundraiser for the senior citizens club at Deer Lick Park ~ Open to the Public, Free Admission ~ Bring your unwanted gold and get paid top dollar for it. Bettye Timmons, 770.577.7056, bettyetimmons770@comcast.net