Barefoot Wine and the Surfrider Foundation invite you to take part in a river cleanup on August 7 to keep Atlanta Barefoot-Friendly! Come lend a hand (or foot) then celebrate your efforts. After the River Cleanup, all volunteers will be treated to Barefoot Wine and Bubbly and tasty beach treats at Cheyenne Grill.

When: Saturday, August 7, 2010. The River Cleanup Event is 9AM to Noon. The Celebration is 4PM to 6PM.

Location for River Cleanup: Chattahoochee River Park at Paces Mill. The approximate address is 4549 Cobb Pkwy SE, Vinings, GA. (Map) (Driving Directions)

Location for the Celebration: Cheyenne Grill at 2391 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta, GA. (Map)

Registration: IMPORTANT: Please register at the Barefoot Wine event page here. Alternatively, you can  respond below in the comments section to let us know you are coming. We will take care of the rest. Please specify if you will be attending the Cleanup, the Celebration, or both.

Additional Information: Space is limited. Please register early. The National Park Service will be providing canoes and cleanup materials. Steve Combs will be providing stand up paddleboards for everyone to try. Must be 21+ to attend the Celebration. Find out more about the Barefoot Beach Rescue Project at BarefootBeachRescue.com.

Beach Challenges! There will also be some great Beach Challenges with prizes from Electric, Ocean Minded, DVS, O’Neill and more! Details to come.

Lunch Package: We’ve got a special lunch package for your convenience provided by Gezzo’s, where a portion of the proceeds will go to support the celebration and Surfrider Foundation. The lunch package consists of either a chicken or veggie burrito filled with rice, beans, cheese, lettuce and pico de gallo served with chips and salsa–all for $12.

Tickets. Get your tickets here. IMPORTANT: Please sign up for a Free Event Ticket if you plan to attend. If you want lunch, please also purchase a Lunch Ticket. You can also purchase any number of Donation Tickets if you want to support Surfrider Foundation. Please select the appropriate number of each ticket. You don’t need to print your tickets.

When: Saturday, June 19, see event schedule below

Where: Lanier Park on Lake Lanier, see directions below

There is a $4.00 parking fee per car so carpool if you can, also no pets and no alcohol.

EVENT SCHEDULE

9:30am – 11:30am Shore Sweep

Noon – 1:00pm Lunch

1:00pm – 1:30pm SUP Clinic – Learn How to Stand Up Paddle

1:30pm – 3:00pm SUP Relay Races (4 person teams)

3:00pm – 5:30pm Free Paddle

DIRECTIONS:

From HWY 400

• Take 400 North to exit 14

• Turn RIGHT on hwy 20 east

• Turn LEFT at the second traffic light onto Sanders Rd.

• Turn RIGHT on Buford Dam Rd. and continue for about 7.5 miles

• After crossing the dam, continue past the Dam Store and East Bank Park

• Take the first LEFT after the curve into Lanier Park. The event will be held in the pavilion.

FROM I-85 or 985

• Take 85 to 985

• Take exit 4 and turn LEFT onto hwy 20 west toward Cumming

• Continue on hwy 20 about 7 miles through several traffic lights

• Turn RIGHT onto Suwanee Dam Rd.

• Take until road ends and turn RIGHT on Buford Dam Rd.

• After the curve in the road turn LEFT when you see the Lanier Park Sign which will take you into the park. The even is in the pavilion.

The Sixth Annual International Surfing Day is made possible by Paddle Anywhere, Vitamin Water, Earthpack, Surfing Magazine and the Surfrider Foundation. For more information about International Surfing Day visit www.intlsurfingday.com

TICKETS NOW ON SALE!  To purchase tickets or for more information, go to www.chattahoochee.org. The event is Thursday, May 13 / 6:30-11:00pm at Park Tavern at Piedmont Park.

Tickets are $40 by May 10th / $55 at the door (based on availability/expected to sell out)

This year’s event will feature:

• Live music from Emerson Hart of Tonic, plus Gareth Asher of our “Songs for Charity” campaign, Michael Tolcher, Christopher Alan Yates, Jen Lowe, and others from our very own “Watershed Project.”Presentation of our River Rock Star Award to special guest Ed Roland of Collective Soul
• The kick-off for SweetWater Brewery’s Save the Hooch Campaign
• Live and silent auctions
• Incredible food from Park Tavern and tasty beverages from SweetWater Brewery and Park Tavern – all included in your ticket price.

PLEASE NOTE: Make sure to enter STEVE COMBS as the person who invited you in the registration field “Who Invited You?” so SURFRIDER FOUNDATION will get credit.

Volunteers needed! Please come out and help us clean up the mess left behind from last years flood.

When: Saturday, April 24 at 10:00 a.m.

Where: Atlanta Memorial Park in the big grassy area.

You will want to park in the street along Wesley Dr. near Northside Dr. and walk over to the grassy area. Be sure to bring gloves, it might get messy!

A Brokedown Melody follows swell through South America, Polynesia and Jamaica. Documenting in 16mm film the surfing of Kelly Slater, Gerry Lopez, Jack Johnson, Mike Todd, Mark Cunningham, C.J. Hobgood, The Wilmots, The Malloys and Rob Machado.

Registration: THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR THIS EVENT BUT ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. REGISTER FOR THE EVENT HERE. (You don’t need to print your ticket.)

Where: Twisted Taco Midtown (66 12th St NE, Atlanta, GA 30309).

Parking: The lot directly across 12th Street is now reserved for guests of Twisted Taco. You can also walk from the Midtown MARTA station.

Additional Details: This event is made possible by permissions obtained by Surfrider Foundation.

Host: Special thanks to Twisted Taco Midtown for hosting the event.

Tickets on Sale Now!

Please check out the Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival being held by Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper (UCR), Georgia River Network (GRN) and Georgia ForestWatch (GFW). You can see the trailers here.

Several inspirational and motivational films of varying lengths will be presented on Sunday afternoon, March 7, 2010 from 2:00-5:30 PM at the Tara Theater in Atlanta. The program will highlight two longer length films among several shorter works. What’s Organic About Organic? (60 min.) looks beyond the eco-label of the grocery store to see how organic farming benefits our land and communities; the film also exposes hidden costs of conventional agriculture. In the documentary Bag It (50 min.) an average guy makes the resolution to stop using plastic bags at the grocery – but that’s just the beginning.

In addition to these and other films, the festival on tour in Atlanta welcomes photographer and writer Holt Webb and his eco-friendly motor home BABS, who will be on-site at the Tara Theater from noon until 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 7, to share his Vanishing America Project promoting conservation and educating others about the wildlife and culture we are losing.

Also, as a special treat, patrons with a valid ID will be served complimentary SweetWater beverages inside the theater.

You can get the latest details at the UCR site or head straight to the ticket ordering page here.

THIS MEETING HAS BE CANCELLED DUE TO EQUIPMENT ISSUES. SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.

The Surfrider Foundation Atlanta Chapter will be having a movie night on Tuesday 7pm, March 2, 2010  at Twisted Taco Midtown. Come see “A Broke Down Melody,” a film by Chris and Emmett Malloy.

A Brokedown Melody follows swell through South America, Polynesia and Jamaica. Documenting in 16mm film the surfing of Kelly Slater, Gerry Lopez, Jack Johnson, Mike Todd, Mark Cunningham, C.J. Hobgood, The Wilmots, The Malloys and Rob Machado. Check out the trailer.

When: Tuesday, March 2 at 7:00 p.m.

Where: Twisted Taco Midtown.

Registration: THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR THIS EVENT BUT ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. REGISTER FOR THE EVENT HERE.

Parking: The lot directly across 12th Street is now reserved for guests of Twisted Taco.

Additional Details: This event is made possible by permissions obtained by Surfrider Foundation.

Host: Special thanks to Twisted Taco Midtown for hosting the event.

On February 13, 2010 at Noon Central Time, thousands of citizens will convene on the Florida beaches and will draw metaphorical and actual lines in the sand; human lines in the sand against near shore oil drilling in our waters.

Please email info@surfrideratlanta.org if you are interested in attending or want additional details. We are planning to camp, surf, paddleboard and have a good time.

Sign up at our  TICKETbud.com event registration page.