{"599669":{"#nid":"599669","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Spending Winter Break in Atlanta","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs the campus community prepares to depart for winter break, not all will face arduous travels or long holiday road trips.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech will be closed Dec. 25\u0026ndash;29, as well as on Jan. 1. For those who stay in the area during the break, Atlanta offers many festive ways to enjoy an extra dose of down time.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Athletics\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStudent-athletes don\u0026#39;t get as much time off from their sports as they do classes. Support the Yellow Jackets on campus during the break:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESunday, Dec. 17, 4 p.m.\u003C\/strong\u003E: Men\u0026rsquo;s Basketball vs. Florida A \u0026amp; M\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETuesday, Dec. 19, 7 p.m.\u003C\/strong\u003E: Women\u0026rsquo;s Basketball vs. Charleston Southern\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThursday, Dec. 21, Noon\u003C\/strong\u003E: Women\u0026rsquo;s Basketball vs. Southern Mississippi\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFriday, Dec. 22, 9 p.m.\u003C\/strong\u003E: Men\u0026rsquo;s Basketball vs. Wright State\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWednesday, Dec. 27, 7:30 p.m.\u003C\/strong\u003E: Men\u0026rsquo;s Basketball vs. Coppin State\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThursday, Dec. 28, 7 p.m.\u003C\/strong\u003E: Women\u0026rsquo;s Basketball vs. Louisville\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESunday, Dec. 31, 2 p.m.\u003C\/strong\u003E: Women\u0026rsquo;s Basketball vs. Clemson\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWednesday, Jan. 3, 9 p.m.\u003C\/strong\u003E: Men\u0026rsquo;s Basketball vs. Miami\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFestive\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/orgsync.com\/135874\/events\/2182958\/occurrences\/5193707\u0022\u003EStudent Holiday Dinner\u003C\/a\u003E:\u0026nbsp;GTPD, Housing, SGA, and Auxiliary Services will host an event for students who are still on campus Friday, Dec. 22, at 5 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom. Learn more and RSVP \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/orgsync.com\/135874\/events\/2182958\/occurrences\/5193707\u0022\u003Eon Orgsync\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/alliancetheatre.org\/production\/2017-18\/a-christmas-carol\u0022\u003EAlliance Theatre\u0026rsquo;s \u003Cem\u003EA Christmas Carol\u003C\/em\u003E:\u003C\/a\u003E Celebrate the holidays with the Dickens classic in this Broadway-scale production. The Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center will host the production from Dec. 8\u0026ndash;24. Purchase tickets \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/alliancetheatre.org\/production\/2017-18\/a-christmas-carol\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/puppet.org\/buy-tickets\/2017-18\/rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer\/\u0022\u003ERudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E: The Center for Puppetry Arts features this holiday classic through Dec. 31. Tickets include a puppet-making workshop.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIce Skating: Enjoy ice skating at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.atlanticstation.com\/\u0022\u003EAtlantic Station\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.atlantadowntown.com\/do\/ice-rink-at-centennial-olympic-park\u0022\u003ECentennial Olympic Park\u003C\/a\u003E, or\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.parktavern.com\/ice-rink\u0022\u003EPark Tavern\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.georgiaaquarium.org\/experience\/explore\/events\/festival-of-the-season\u0022\u003EFestival of the SEAson\u003C\/a\u003E: The Georgia Aquarium will celebrate the holiday season with special events through Jan. 1.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sixflags.com\/overgeorgia\/special-events\/holiday-in-the-park\u0022\u003ESix Flags Holiday in the Park\u003C\/a\u003E: For those who love roller coasters, the rides are even more fun amid lights and holiday d\u0026eacute;cor.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/callanwolde.org\/christmas-at-callanwolde\/\u0022\u003EChristmas at Callanwolde\u003C\/a\u003E: The Callanwolde Fine Arts Center transforms the grounds of its historic estate into an array of lights.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMore Holiday Lights\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.callawaygardens.com\/resort-experiences\/signature-events\/fantasy-in-lights\/tickets\/\u0022\u003ECallaway Gardens\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/atlantabg.org\/visit\/events\/garden-lights\u0022\u003EAtlanta Botanical Garden\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.life.edu\/events\/lights-of-life\/\u0022\u003ELights of Life at Life University\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lakelanier.com\/magical-night-of-lights\/\u0022\u003ELake Lanier Magical Night of Lights\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs the campus community prepares to depart for winter break, not all will face arduous travels or long holiday road trips.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs the campus community prepares to depart for winter break, not all will face arduous travels or long holiday road trips.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech will be closed Dec. 25\u0026ndash;29, as well as on Jan. 1. For those who stay in the area during the break, Atlanta offers many festive ways to enjoy an extra dose of down time.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"As the campus community prepares to depart for winter break, not all will face arduous travels or long holiday road trips."}],"uid":"30867","created_gmt":"2017-12-18 15:23:32","changed_gmt":"2017-12-18 16:06:52","author":"Julia Faherty","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-12-18T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2017-12-18T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"599998":{"id":"599998","type":"image","title":"Students build a snowman","body":null,"created":"1513603821","gmt_created":"2017-12-18 13:30:21","changed":"1513603841","gmt_changed":"2017-12-18 13:30:41","alt":"students build a snowman","file":{"fid":"228731","name":"det-ilce-7-4998.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/det-ilce-7-4998.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/det-ilce-7-4998.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1957347,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/det-ilce-7-4998.jpg?itok=Io2LPJsf"}}},"media_ids":["599998"],"groups":[],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"15278","name":"christmas"},{"id":"52371","name":"winter break"},{"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":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:stucomm@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJulia Faherty\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["stucomm@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}