{"592087":{"#nid":"592087","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Memorial Day Events in Atlanta","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEach Memorial Day is an opportunity to honor and remember those who have given their lives serving in the U.S. armed forces. \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.president.gatech.edu\/notes-president\/reflections-memorial-day\u0022\u003ERead a message to veterans from President G.P. \u0026ldquo;Bud\u0026rdquo; Peterson\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis year, several events in the area will provide opportunities for observing the national holiday.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EMay 26-29\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.stonemountainpark.com\/Events\/Memorial-Day-Weekend\u0022\u003ESalute the Troops at Stone Mountain Park\u003C\/a\u003E: Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday nights, the Lasershow Spectacular will have a choreographed musical tribute honoring veterans and an extended fireworks show. Entry fee is discounted with a military ID.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EMonday, May 29\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.smyrnacity.com\/Home\/Components\/Calendar\/Event\/10327\/953?curm=5\u0026amp;cury=2017\u0022\u003ECity of Smyrna Ceremony\u003C\/a\u003E: The City of Smyrna will host a ceremony at the 20th Century Veterans Memorial at 9 a.m.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.roswellmemorialday.com\/\u0022\u003ERoswell Remembers\u003C\/a\u003E: The City of Roswell hosts the largest celebration in Georgia at Roswell City Hall at 11 a.m.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nmdaga.org\/\u0022\u003EMarietta Memorial Day\u003C\/a\u003E: The National Memorial Day Association of Georgia hosts its annual event at the Marietta Memorial Cemetery at noon. The ceremony will include music, salutes, and guest speakers.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELeisure activities also abound this weekend. Here are just a few:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EMay 25-28\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.momocon.com\/momocon-2017-registration\/\u0022\u003EMomocon\u003C\/a\u003E: Welcoming \u0026quot;all kinds of geeks\u0026quot; \u0026mdash; and started by Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s anime club \u0026mdash; this anime and gaming convention takes place downtown all weekend.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EMay 26-28\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/atlantafestivals.com\/\u0022\u003EAtlanta Jazz Festival\u003C\/a\u003E: The three-day fest is one of the country\u0026rsquo;s largest free jazz festivals and will take place at Piedmont Park.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/decaturartsfestival.com\/festival\/\u0022\u003EDecatur Arts Festival\u003C\/a\u003E: This Downtown Decatur event will have art vendors and exhibitions, food trucks, and other festivities.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003ESaturday, May 27\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.calendar.gatech.edu\/event\/591850\u0022\u003EAtlanta Dream vs. Los Angeles Sparks\u003C\/a\u003E: The Dream will host the Sparks at 6 p.m. at McCamish Pavilion.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.atlanta.net\/events\/detail\/book-sale-friends-of-the-decatur-library\/107191\/\u0022\u003EDecatur Library Book Sale\u003C\/a\u003E: Friends of the Decatur Library will host this annual event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Library front lawn.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003ESunday, May 28\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.calendar.gatech.edu\/event\/589025\u0022\u003EAtlanta United vs. New York City F.C.\u003C\/a\u003E: The soccer clubs face off at 5 p.m. at Bobby Dodd Stadium.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEach Memorial Day is an opportunity to honor and remember those who have given their lives serving in the U.S. armed forces.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Each Memorial Day is an opportunity to honor and remember those who have given their lives serving in the U.S. armed forces. "}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2017-05-24 18:01:50","changed_gmt":"2017-05-26 12:55:52","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-05-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-05-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"540281":{"id":"540281","type":"image","title":"On-Campus Memorial","body":null,"created":"1464706800","gmt_created":"2016-05-31 15:00:00","changed":"1475895329","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:55:29","alt":"On-Campus Memorial","file":{"fid":"89584","name":"memday.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/memday.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/memday.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":446250,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/memday.jpg?itok=2ZJ0f3ah"}}},"media_ids":["540281"],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4104","name":"holiday"},{"id":"66041","name":"memorial day"},{"id":"10681","name":"veterans"},{"id":"3397","name":"fun"},{"id":"489","name":"atlanta"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}