Debbie writes in…

We are missing our black and white tuxedo cat, Sidney. He was last seen at 240 Melrose Ave on April 25th. Sid is 13 years old, overweight, extremely shy and is wearing a black collar with purple tag. Thank you very much. Debbie and Ralph 770-714-6845 or 404-808-3148. yerkez@yahoo.com

Sitting around your house, just contemplating when the sun will come out again?  Do I have the event for you!  And it starts in 22 minutes!  Angie from the Decatur Arts Alliance sends along this announcement…

Poster Unveiling – Thursday, May 2, 5-7pm – Free and open to the public on the lawn of the Old Courthouse, the Poster Unveiling is the official beginning of the Decatur Arts Festival. This year’s poster was created by painter, Galina Herndon. Galina was born and raised in the Ural Mountains of Russia and has been painting since 1999. Come meet Galina Herndon, be among the first to view the festival poster, have a poster signed by Galina and enjoy complimentary beverages and food.

Decatur resident and musician Caroline Herring launched a Kickstarter campaign on May 1st to create two new children’s albums about children’s books, titled “A Book is to Sing” and “Roxaboxen Songs”.  Her previous children’s album, The Little House songs, was also a Kickstarter funded project.

There are descriptions of both albums and an explication by Herring herself over on the Kickstarter website.

She hopes to raise $5,000 by May 22nd and is already more than halfway there.  Pledges of $10 or more get some mighty fine rewards, so check it out!

Ponce de Leon Ave, Decatur GA “May 2nd, 00:29″ (photo courtesy of nfDecatur)

As was announced rather haphazardly by yours truly on Tuesday, two children’s book illustrators Chris Raschka and Bob Staake were in town Wednesday to paint a mural behind the Rec Center in celebration of “Screen-Free Week”.  Well, here’s the finished product, courtesy of Little Shop Dave!

And Little Shop Diane wrote this comment in the original post this morning…

Thanks to everyone who came out to see the mural painting yesterday! It is really fantastic! If you haven’t seen it yet, plan a trip to view it this weekend.