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Wondering where the wild things are? They’re at the Wild About Plants Exhibit going on now at The Children’s Museum of Atlanta. The exhibit is in its last month. 404.659.KIDS, imagineit-cma.org.
Every Wednesday, stroll your stroller over to Mommy & Me, a one-mile walk through Atlantic Station. Socializing and toddler play, this event will be sure to perk up your post-baby body and your child’s day. atlanticstation.com/PR_mommy-me.php.
Red Dirt Girl, Emmylou Harris—folk songstress and fantastic feminist—turns 61 today.
Many of your favorite shows are back today after the Writers’ Strike!
Decatur dresses up and decks out. Form 2.0 is a fashion show, party, and showcase for local retailers and restaurants. Fashionable stores send their looks down the runway, while local joints will provide the bites. Decatur’s Historic Old Courthouse. Doors open at 7pm.
Written by Mary Miller, this show is about five friends in a book club who are waiting for Oprah to appear. 404-373-3904 or email boxoffice@theatredecatur.com.  Theatre Decatur. 430 West Trinity Place, Decatur, GA. Thursday-Saturday 8:00 pm. Sunday 2:00  pm. Tickets are $20 and $24 (Saturdays). Runs till May 4.
April is National Poetry Month. Scribble a sonnet, letter a limerick, or take some time to appreciate another poet’s work.
Put on your biggest, fanciest hat for the best springtime lawn party in Georgia—The 43rd Annual Atlanta Steeplechase at Kingston Downs. A sky diving demonstration, pig races and camel rides will accompany the famous horse race. 404.237.7436 atlantasteeplechase.org. 
The Atlanta Roller Girls go elbow to elbow with the Tampa Bay Derby Darlins in their first bout of the season (a double header no less). Their new intown location is the Yaarb Shrine Center, 400 Ponce De Leon Ave, Atlanta. atlantarollergirls.com.
Walk your way to awareness. Join a walking team and get involved with the 2008 Georgia Walk for Autism. Help raise funds to benefit autism research. walknowforautism.org/georgia. 
Pizza, Pabst, Fashion and Music. Sounds like a skirt! girl’s dream evening. 1.Five.O boutique holds their Scrappy Hour tonight. A "Johnny Cash Tribute Party" featuring local bands. If you miss it, come back on the 24th.1000 Marietta Street, Atlanta. 150atlanta.com
Celebrate The Garifuna Collective and the late Andy Palacio in a weeklong symposium with films, master classes, lectures and a performance. With echoes of Caribbean swing, Jamaican, Haitian and coastal-Mexican styles, Garifuna music is historical and soulful. The Rialto Center. 80 Forsyth Street, Atlanta. Rialtocenter.org
Join hundreds of females who care about improving our community. Attend The Atlanta Women’s Foundation Summit on Women and Girls. Workshops and roundtables take place all day. Lee Woodruff, of ABC's Good Morning America, and Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, child advocate and Maryland's first woman Lt. Governor speak. 9:30am- 8pm. Georgia World Congress Center. Atlantawomen.org
Walk through the quaint wonders of Stone Mountain Village on their Walk & Wine Tour. Celebrate spring by moseying through the historic village, enjoying free wine and food samples, and discounts on local galleries and shops. stonemountainvillage.com. 
Say no to the telly during National TV Turn Off Week. Start a craft project, finally get around to organizing your closet, or crack open that memoir you’ve been meaning to read.
Feed the hungry when you feed yourself. The Dining Out for Life program donates 20% of sales from the 200 participating restaurants to Open Hand, who in turn provides meals to those in need. diningoutforoh.org.
Hear a personal account of hope and inspiration from Dr. Temple Grandin, author of Emergence: Labeled Autistic. Dr. Grandin explains her experience with autism and how her diagnosis was anything but limiting. Call 770.451.0570 to register. 
Today is the Day of Silence, when Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning students and their straight allies take a vow of silence for a whole day. Speak up without saying a word.
Arrive Alive! The Fourth Annual ALIVE! Expo is a weekend event helping individuals live healthier, greener lives. Prominent health experts Jordin Rubin and Susan Miller speak, while nutritious cooking demos, green living solutions and interactive yoga/Pilates are presented. Georgia World Congress Center. $10 and up. AliveExpo.com.

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