Play & Opera Previews Highlight Decatur Book Festival
The Decatur Book Festival will feature an Atlanta Opera presentation about an original children’s opera based on the tales of Brer Rabbit popularized by Joel Chandler Harris.
A rock star, a home-town celebrity cat, an original opera, more than 300 authors, one monster and funnel cakes are among the plethora of delights are expected to attract tends of thousands of visitors to the sixth annual AJC Decatur Book Festival Presented by DeKalb Medical (AJC DBF) over Labor Day weekend. An emphasis on fun and a festival that embraces music, dance and parades have turned Decatur’s home-grown book festival, Sept. 2-4, into the largest independent book festival in the country, and the fourth largest overall. Centered on the historic downtown Decatur Square, and with venues nearby, the event includes book signings, author readings, panel discussions, an interactive children’s area, live music, parades, cooking …
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