{"627276":{"#nid":"627276","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Enjoy a Four-Day Weekend with Fall Break","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s annual Fall Break provides students with two days off from classes as they prepare to shift from the first half of the semester to the second.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis year, Fall Break is happening Oct. 14\u0026ndash;15 and coincides with Columbus Day. Even if students don\u0026rsquo;t have plans to head out of town, there are still plenty of ways to have fun in the city and take advantage of the extra-long weekend.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EAtlanta Pride\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOct. 11\u0026ndash;13\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 49th Annual Atlanta Pride Festival will run all weekend long, starting with a kickoff at the Georgia Aquarium on Friday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. There will be \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.atlantapride.org\/news_%26_events\/events\/\u0022\u003Eevents\u003C\/a\u003E running all weekend long, including \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.atlantapride.org\/index.php?ch=festival_%26_parade\u0026amp;sc=screens\u0026amp;screenID=17900\u0022\u003Eperformances\u003C\/a\u003E in Piedmont Park. The Georgia Tech Pride Alliance and LGBTQIA Resource Center will be marching in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.atlantapride.org\/events\/?id=1687954\u0022\u003EPride Parade\u003C\/a\u003E, along with the Tech Trolley, on Sunday, Oct. 13. Some events are free to attend, while others require tickets, so check out the official \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.atlantapride.org\/\u0022\u003EAtlanta Pride website\u003C\/a\u003E for more information.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003ESupport the Braves in the NLCS (hopefully)\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOct. 11\u0026ndash;19\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Atlanta Braves could be on their way to the National League Championship Series (NLCS) for the first time since 2001. First, they\u0026#39;ll need to beat the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Division Series on Wednesday, Oct. 9, at SunTrust Park. The NLCS starts on Friday, Oct. 11. Click \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/2019-mlb-postseason-schedule\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E to see the entire MLB postseason schedule and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/braves\/tickets\/postseason\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E to find NLCS tickets.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003ERooftop Coda Yoga\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESaturday, Oct. 12\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETech Square\u0026rsquo;s new Coda building hosts yoga on its roof every Saturday at 9:30 a.m. Get a fantastic view of campus and the city while exercising in the (hopefully) crisp fall air. Visit the official \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/823574211376743\/?event_time_id=875166626217501\u0022\u003EFacebook event page\u003C\/a\u003E to see how you can gain free entry into a class, which costs $20 per session.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EGeorgia Tech and the Falcons Are Both in Action\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOct. 12\u0026ndash;13\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOn Saturday, Oct. 12, Georgia Tech will take on Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. On Sunday, the Atlanta Falcons will also be on the road as they travel to Glendale to face off against the Arizona Cardinals. You can watch Georgia Tech at 12:30 p.m. on the new ACC Network and the Falcons at 4:05 p.m. on Fox.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EFall Festival on Ponce\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOct. 12\u0026ndash;13\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAtlanta\u0026rsquo;s arts and crafts festival returns to Olmsted Linear Park this weekend. The festival is free to attend and will feature more than 125 artists\u0026rsquo; booths, as well as plenty of local food and drink. For more information about the festival and to learn more about supporting local artists, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/festivalonponce.com\/\u0022\u003Efestivalonponce.com\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EGarden Open at the Botanical Gardens\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMonday, Oct. 14\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDespite usually being closed on Mondays, the Atlanta Botanical Garden will be open on Columbus Day and will feature the exhibition, \u003Cem\u003EImaginary Worlds: Alice\u0026rsquo;s Wonderland\u003C\/em\u003E, through Oct. 27. To celebrate Halloween, scarecrows will decorate the gardens through Nov. 3. Learn more about the garden and everything else it has to offer at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/atlantabg.org\/\u0022\u003Eatlantabg.org\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EGet in the Halloween Spirit\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAll month long (and then some)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith Halloween just around the corner, there are lots of ways to get in the spooky spirit. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.fearworld.com\/\u0022\u003ENetherworld\u003C\/a\u003E, metro Atlanta\u0026rsquo;s largest haunted house, will be open through Nov. 9. The haunts will be open from 7 p.m. until midnight on weekends and from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. on weekdays. Six Flags over Georgia will also be celebrating Halloween all month long with its annual \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sixflags.com\/overgeorgia\/special-events\/fright-fest\u0022\u003EFright Fest\u003C\/a\u003E. The park will be open the Monday of Fall Break, as well as the weekend leading up to it.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThere are plenty of events to attend through Oct. 15.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"There are plenty of events to attend through Oct. 15."}],"uid":"34946","created_gmt":"2019-10-07 19:31:35","changed_gmt":"2019-10-09 12:54:49","author":"gwyner3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-10-07T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-10-07T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"582252":{"id":"582252","type":"image","title":"Fall on Campus","body":null,"created":"1475838734","gmt_created":"2016-10-07 11:12:14","changed":"1475838734","gmt_changed":"2016-10-07 11:12:14","alt":"","file":{"fid":"221943","name":"falloncampus.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/falloncampus.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/falloncampus.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":906026,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/falloncampus.jpg?itok=lZADEAcb"}}},"media_ids":["582252"],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"14715","name":"fall break"},{"id":"11477","name":"Fall"},{"id":"2660","name":"events"},{"id":"489","name":"atlanta"},{"id":"3397","name":"fun"},{"id":"166847","name":"students"}],"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\u003EGrace Wyner\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}