Nov 21, 2025
A History Of The Klan At Stone Mountain
The KKK was reborn on Stone Mountain in 1915 and Klan rallies continued in the town until the late ’70s. DeKalb County park ranger Horace O’Kelly still remembers the annual...
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Nov 10, 2025
Christmas At The Monastery
Prepare yourself to experience Christmas like never before. On Saturday, December 13th, the breathtaking sanctuary of the Monastery of the Holy Spirit will be filled with the other-worldly glory and...
Nov 6, 2025
Lyon Farm Opens To Public Tours
Since the Arabia Alliance hosted a Celebration back in August, there’s been demand for public tours of DeKalb’s only extant plantation home. This month, those tours start. Beginning...
Oct 30, 2025
Owl Prowl With Birds Georgia
Come walk with Ranger Rachel and Birds Georgia to see what owls and other nocturnal life are active at EMBARC Youth Farm. All levels of birders are welcome. Binoculars and...
Oct 30, 2025
Nature Immersion: Stewardship Edition
Help improve the health and beauty of the E.M.B.A.R.C. Youth Farm Forest by joining the E.M.B.A.R.C. Rangers in pulling invasive plants, removing trash, and other cleanup activities. We’ll provide...
Oct 29, 2025
The Art of Storytelling with Ranger Jonah at Rock Chapel II Park
Description: Storytelling is an ancient art and DeKalb County’s Ranger Jonah McDonald (the Park Naturalist at Mason Mill Park) has been performing stories for all ages for 20 years. EMBARC...
Oct 29, 2025
Lyon Farm Tour
Come hear the story of foundations. The Lyon Farm tour is the exploration of the cultural history of this land from, indigenous occupants, subsistance white settlers, enslaved African-American...
Oct 27, 2025
A Look At The Heritage Area’s Historic (And Mysterious) Graveyards
There are two-dozen cemeteries located in or near Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area. Some go back to the Antebellum period, some are still maintained, and others we know surprisingly little...
Oct 27, 2025
RiverLands Gateway Park Volunteer Planting Workday with Trust for Public Land
Join the Habitat team and Trust for Public Land for a volunteer workday at the RiverLands Gateway Park in Mableton. Birds Georgia is working with Trust for Public Land to...
Oct 15, 2025
What’s With All Of Those Golden Spiders?
As we near Halloween, large, golden-yellow-and-black Joro spiders have returned to hang out (literally) and provide a spook vibe. But why are there suddenly so many and do they even...
Oct 12, 2025
Perk Up, Partner & Politics: Building Success Together
Head over to Akoma Coffee & Books at Priví in Stoncrest Mall for Perk Up, Partner & Politics: Building Success Together. Take part in this fun meet-and-greet over coffee or...
Oct 9, 2025
Arabia Reads With Nic Stone And Her New Novel “Boom Town”
For National Arts and Humanities Month, the Arabia Alliance is proud to host New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone (writer of the smash hit Dear Martin). Join us for...