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* You are welcome to increase your membership level throughout the year using the links on your Donorbox receipt. Cancellations with regrets are available any time.

FOCC’R NEWS:

APRIL 2nd, 2025

April is the COOLEST month.

“Joyce to the World!”
April 5th, 12-6pm

You are invited to our musical celebration in Cabbagetown Park, hosted by Joyce’s longtime songwriting partner, Elise Witt. There’s a whole bunch of us who knew her (and some who didn’t) getting together to sing her songs and celebrate her life. It’s a special reunion, and we couldn’t be more excited to bring this music into the space we’re preparing for her monument.

The afternoon starts with noon-time refreshments in the shade, with the kickoff on stage at 1pm. Expect surprises!

PERFORMING ON STAGE:
Elise Witt, with Mick Kinney
Johnny & Jeff Mosier
Evan Stepp & the Piners
Slim Chance and the Convicts
Barbara Panter
Naomi Lavender
& John Dirga

THERE’S MORE! We’ll have a selection of adorable Joyce buttons, stickers, and other neighborhood merchandise. Bring your own or get cold beverages from our Hospitality Tent.

BONUS: Our architects from Martin Rickles Studio will be present with a 3-d model of the new bandshell, and other exciting blueprints!

cabbagetown.com/joyce

cabbagetown.com/joyce-to-the-world

Do you like boring construction updates? What a coincidence!

Brookshire Amphitheatre recently passed the City of Atlanta Park Design Review hearing, and just received sign-off on the Compaction & Drainage Analysis for mitigating the adjacent raingarden. Next up, Watershed Management will be repairing the overflow basin in preparation for Department of Parks dredging and soil modification. Behind the scenes, principal Jennifer Martin is working on Structural Engineering, calculating equipment loads. Yay!

MARGARITA MIXER
On April 22nd, Chef Jack Sobel will welcome you to Margarita Happy Hour! (RSVP Y'all)

Meet the Martin Rickles Studio creative design team in a business casual setting, with fine appetizers and deep conversation about Appalachian heritage skills, themes and symbols of folk music that are relevant today, and the source of Intrenchment Creek. Help us ensure that Cabbagetown preserves its rich legacy of music.

Guests receive a Welcome Margarita and fine appetizers in Agave Restaurant's Private Lounge. Enjoy engaging conversations as we explore some of the timeless themes in Joyce Brookshire's authentic folk music. Learn how your generous gift will build an enduring monument!

This is an unique opportunity to support community arts, making meaningful connections to Cabbagetown history? We are already so grateful for your past support. Maybe bring a friend who's FOCC curious?

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MARCH 1st, 2025

Having fun yet? Let’s keep going!

January saw the launch of our Winter Film Festival (WFF), with compelling discussion, exclusive screenings, and guest speakers. The final film is next weekend, Sunday, March 9th. Friends can enter the code “FOCCYES” to unlock tickets for a private cocktail table for two. The seats are slightly higher for a better view, and you’ve got a neat little place to put your drinks or device. :)

RSVP: ticketsource.us/cabbagetown

Winter Film Festival
January 2025 - “Riding with the King”, feat. Slim Chance
February 2025 - “Lipstick & Dynamite”, followed by discsussion with Ruth Leitman & special guest Gemma Jewels
March 2025 - “Benjamin Smoke”, followed by performance / conversation with Bill Taft, Brian Halloran, and Will Fratesi of Smoke / w8ing4UFOs

Up next: 2nd ANNUAL BAKE SALE, April 19th in Esther Peachy Lefevre Park
Sign-up to Bake or Volunteer today!

AUGUST 1st, 2024

Greetings! Long time, no FOCC. Let’s get this thing rolling again!

We’ve found that box of old gift bags that need to go out and we could use some FOCC’ng help delivering a boat load of appreciation to the old FOCC’rs! They saved everybody’s butts with their efforts to support Cabbagetown Park during the pandemic! Some of them were never properly thanked for giving a FOCC.

We’re getting new gear! New ROASTED & STUFFED Members, please be patient while we collect shirt sizes and order it up. The minimum order is 12 on hats and 24 on shirts. Legacy FOCC’rs will get their choice of vintage gear or new merch, so it might take a brief minute to set this up. I promise it will be much less than four years this time, and you can call me if you lose your chill and need to yell: 404-222-0644.

Please complete a membership profile so we can manage your preferences (and ensure you receive the correct garment size).