Tickets are now on sale for February 27th’s 4-7p Oakhurst Wine Crawl.

From the Oakhurst Message Board…

1000 tickets are now available in your local Oakhurst Business including Kavarna, One Step At A Time, Steinbecks, Universal Joint, and Wahoo. $20 for Advance Tickets, $25 At The Event. We will feature 20 different wines from around the world, and with over 20 participating business. Please get your tickets quick we expect a sell out!

I hope “drunk white yuppie girl” reports back like last year when she wrote “Wine crawl was AWESOOMMMMMMEEEE!!!11!! ps: so sory about the drunken spellin.g”

Ah yes…nothing says “awesome” like a couple of “1″s between five exclaimation points.

Use this post to report area event cancellations due to snow. Here’s what I’ve found thus far…

• Dan Magee has already reported in comments here that today’s 11am Valentine’s Luncheon for 1st to 3rd graders at the Rec Center has been canceled, while the 6:30p Valentine’s Day dance for 4th and 5th graders is still on as scheduled.
• According to a note on the Oakhurst Message Board, construction of a new greenhouse has been pushed back to tomorrow.
• Also of note, the AJC reports that MARTA buses are not running today.

Anyone know what happened to the “Recycle Your Life” event at the Baptist Church?  A reader asked about it in an email last night, but I don’t have contact info.

UPDATE: Karass reports in a comment that the “Recycle Your Life” event has been canceled and may be rescheduled in June.

From our friends at the Decatur Minute…

What: Decatur for Haiti. Local Decatur merchants and restaurants donating to the Haiti earthquake relief.

When: Monday, Feb. 1

Who: The following businesses have agreed to donate a portion of their proceeds from Feb. 1 to the American Red Cross.

See the full list of participating shops and restaurants after the jump.

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Decatur Metro continues to evolve.  It can’t be stopped!  A few updates for you…

1.  Target locals without all the Craigslist clutter!  The once pay-to-play classifieds are now FREE.  While we had a bit of momentum on the pay classifieds early on, it became obvious that most residents didn’t want to pay for classifieds (yes, yes, Craigslist, I know), and that most businesses, who might be willing to pay, wanted more than a classified.

So, if you have info to pass along to the Decatur/DeKalb community, be it an Announcement, Available Job, Lost or Found object, a Garage Sale, some Merchandise, Real Estate, Services, Tickets, Vehicles, or Items Wanted, head over to the Classifieds section and post away!

2.  I’ve added an “Events” tab to the top of the page, which will take you to a new page that hosts the “Featured Events Calendar” in a monthly calendar format. Great for making plans in advance!

3.  And finally…Take your DM addiction on the road!  If you use an iPhone, iPod Touch or anything operating Google’s Android OS, viewing DM is now easier than ever.  Seriously, it’s awesome.   (Judd, it’s not an App, but it might just be the next best thing!)

Catherine at the Decatur Minute writes…

Mark your calendars for Monday, Feb. 1. We’re organizing a Decatur Haiti Relief Event with Decatur’s local businesses. Participating shops and restaurants will donate a portion of their Feb. 1 proceeds to the relief fund and the Beer Festival committee has agreed to match the donations using proceeds saved from the 2009 festival. The money raised will be donated to the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund. So encourage your friends and family to shop and dine in Decatur on Monday. We’ll publish a finalized list of participating businesses at the end of next week.

Probably a good idea.  I can’t imagine anyone trying to run on this ice.

The city’s Cheryl Burnette writes in…

The Decatur High School Run With the Dogs that was scheduled for tomorrow morning has been postponed until Saturday, January 16th.

Over at her blog, Random Oenophile gives first-time wine-fest goers a few tips for this Saturday’s Decatur Wine Festival.

Here’s a taste…

1. Bring a bottle of water and/or avail yourself of the ones there, if offered. Even though there are jugs with water at the table, an occasional glass of water is not going to be enough to stay hydrated while drinking wine, especially if it’s hot and dry outside. Try to consume equal parts water and wine, ideally more water than wine. Hopefully they will continue to have the fancy portable bathrooms.

$30 tickets are still available and can be purchased at Ticket Alternative.  A list of participating restaurants is also available (in PDF format) on the festival’s website.

Susan sent in the details for a relaxing Sunday afternoon at Woodlands…

Music in the Garden This Sunday!

Don Fay and George Eckard of “The Unusual Suspects” acoustic musicians

October 25 ~~ 2 to 4 p.m. Woodlands Garden ~~ 920 Scott Blvd., Decatur 30030

Woodlands volunteer guides on site. Maps and student educational booklets available if you prefer to tour on your own. Bring your friends and family, but please leave Fido at home.

Woodlands is open the last Sunday of every month from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Sundays in the Garden for the remainder of 2009 are Sunday, November 29, and Sunday, December 27

The founder of “Nurture Decatur”, Andrea Andrade sends in the details of a new lecture series launching at the Solarium in Oakhurst this evening.  Andrea reports that as of this morning there are still seats available for tonight.

Here’s the lowdown…

Nurture Decatur Presents Natural Family Living Series

Nurture Decatur is a new resource for parents who seek to make informed choices as they create a whole, healthy family environment. A free lecture series to be hosted this fall at the Solarium at Historic Scottish Rite (321 West Hill Street) will bring together parents in the community to learn about and discuss ideas related to natural family living. Some lecture topics include cloth diapering, babywearing, doulas, cesarean awareness, and homeschooling, to name a few. Nurture Decatur hopes to raise community awareness about natural family living and to forge new bonds between families through discussion, personal interaction and, in some cases, demonstrations of how to apply these values and ideas in their own lives.

Details about October’s lectures, the first two of six total, are below. Please be aware that lectures are limited to 30 attendees. Reserve your space now at www.nurturedecatur.org, or send an email containing your name and lecture date to nurturedecatur@gmail.com.

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