2009 USA Junior Olympic Boys Volleyball Championships
Date: Wed, July 1st 2009 - Wed, July 8th 2009
Additional Time Info: 7:30 a.m.
Location: Georgia World Congress Center
The 2009 USA Junior Olympic Boys Volleyball Championships, in its 30th year, will be held at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA.
http://volleyball.teamusa.org/event/event/569

2009 Kids & Pros 'Sportsfest'
Date: Fri, July 3rd 2009
Additional Time Info: 5pm-9pm
External Link: Event Website
The 2009 Kids & Pros ‘Sportsfest’ will take place at Clark Atlanta University's Panther Stadium. The ‘Sportsfest’ is the final day of the Kids & Pros Football camp for youths between 6-12 years old. The camp teaches ‘Character and skills through athletics’ and has impacted a generation of youths who continue to struggle in this world of change.
http://www.atlantadowntown.com/_linkout.pxp?evid=400&url=www.kidsandpros.com

2009 Peachtree Road Race
Saturday, July 4th
http://www.atlantatrackclub.org/peachtree.htm

Celebrate July 4th with Food and Fireworks in the Downtown Dining District
Saturday, July 4 12:00p
at Centennial Olympic Park, Atlanta, GA
Peasant Bistro -$5 martinis and $3 beer specials in the bar.
Burgers and beer at ROOM, $8 for an 8 oz. burger, $5 for a 6 oz. burger and $2 bottled beers.

4th of July at Lenox Square at Lenox Square Mall, Sat, Jul 4 4:00p
Don your red, white and blue, and discover the fun at Lenox Square! 4th of July will be celebrated in grand tradition.
http://www.simon.com/mall/default.aspx?ID=207

2nd Annual Chastain Park 4th of July Parade & Fun Fest
Saturday, July 4 11:00a to 3:00p
at Chastain Park, Atlanta, GA
Show your patriotism & watch your child participate!The parade begins at Art Center on W. Wieuca Rd & ends at the pool. (Gather: 11:00 a.m. at the Art Center.Parade starts: 11:30 a.m.)Decorate Your Family, Bike, Stroller/Wagon & Golf Cart Contest!Games,live music,facepainting,inflatable moonwalk,food,snow cones & firetruck.
http://www.chastainpark.org/

4th of July Celebration
Saturday, July 4 6:00p
at Old Courthouse Square, Decatur, GA
Join the community in the Pied Piper Parade beginning at 6pm, Music by the Callanwolde concert Band begins at 7pm after the presentation of the Colors, and fireworks at dark (approx. 9:30pm)
http://www.decaturga.com/

Buckhead Beach Party
When: July 4 : 11 a.m. - 12 a.m.
July 5 : 1 p.m. - 7 p.m.
On Sale Date: July 1, 2009 Price: $10.00 for a 2-day pass Event Phone Number: 404-869-1132 http://www.buckheadfestival.com
East Andrews Cafe and Bar 56 E. Andrews Drive
Atlanta, GA 30305 404-869-1132
http://www.buckheadfestival.com 

Many other events: http://www.atlantadowntown.com/events

A Locavore's Fourth: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Really Fresh Produce
By Jennifer LaRue Huget
(Washington Post)

Is eating locally produced food a civic duty?

The folks at Kitchen Gardeners International might not call it a duty, exactly. But the group -- one of the organizations whose efforts led to the planting of a kitchen garden at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. this spring -- argues that buying and eating locally bolsters American communities and economies even as it makes for a more healthful diet, all of which might strengthen the nation as a whole.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/29/AR2009062901539.html?wpisrc=newsletter

Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting.  ~Christopher Morley

Screen on the Green
Thursday, June 25 6:00p
at Centennial Olympic Park, Atlanta, GA
June 25 "Ghostbusters." Live entertainment begins at 6 p.m. Movie starts at sunset.
http://www.centennialpark.com/events/calendar.html

Movies & The Market
Thursday, June 25 5:00p
at Atlantic Station, Atlanta, GA
Atlantic Station’s FREE outdoor movie series, Movies & The Market, will air family-friendly blockbuster favorites each Thursday night at dusk in Central Park.
http://www.atlanticstation.com/home.php

CORNDOGORAMA Music Festival 2009: An Indie-Rock Extravaganza in East Atlanta Village!
DATE: Saturday & Sunday, June 27-28, 2009
TIMES: 12:00 pm – 11:00 pm
LOCATION: 470 Flat Shoals Avenue in the heart of the East Atlanta Village
TICKETS: $15: per day (advance or day of show) -or- $20: 2 day weekend pass via advance sales only; weekend pass must be purchased by Sunday, June 21 12pm midnight http://www.corndogorama.com/

2009 Butterfly Festival
Saturday, June 27 10:30a to 2:00p
at Dunwoody Nature Center, Atlanta, GA
Everyone's favorite day at Dunwoody Nature Center! Get an up-close look at the colorful world of over 500 butterflies at DNC. This annual event features discovery stations, games, crafts, food, gifts, and a butterflyGIANT Greathouse Butterfly Farm tent filled with lively butterflies and beautiful flowers
http://www.dunwoodynature.org/

June is Men's Health Month!

How do guys' diets stack up?
POSTED BY: Monica Reinagel, M.S., LD/N
National Men's Health Week begins today and wraps up on Father's Day.  Ladies, here's your opportunity to urge the men you love to schedule a physical, cholesterol test, or any other screening exams they may be overdue for, such as a colonoscopy or prostate exam. Although unpleasant, these relatively painless procedures save lives.

Guys, it's also a great chance to take a good look at your lifestyle and nutrition habits and make sure the choices you are making every day are setting you up for a long, healthy, active life.

Here's what guys get right
Although women have a reputation for being more health and diet conscious, men actually do a slightly better job meeting their nutritional needs--statistically speaking, anyway. Of course, men tend to eat a bit more--but they are also more likely to eat actual foods as opposed to the diet sodas and 100-calorie packs of crackers and other highly-processed, nutrient-poor snacks that many women graze on in an effort to control calories.

Men are more likely than women get enough protein, iron, and B12--most likely reflecting greater meat intake. Guys are also doing a better job meeting getting calcium and folic acid in their diet.   This is especially important because men are significantly less likely to take nutritional supplements to fill in the gaps.

Room for improvement
But all is not well in the land of meat and potates.   Men's diets tend to be woefully inadequate in fiber and antioxidant vitamins C and E.  Also, more than 97% of men (and women!) exceed the recommended upper limit for sodium.
Guys, there's another thiing that you seem to be getting too much of: Calories.  Men are about 33% more likely to be overweight or obese, compared with women.

http://blog.nutritiondata.com/ndblog/2009/06/mens-health-week-begins-today-how-do-guys-diets-stack-up.html

Men's Health Zone - how do you measure up?
http://www.menshealthnetwork.org/healthzone/