Various Time Slots: Hotlanta Adventures members, Laura & Shelton Davis, are helping to head up the "Fans in the Stands" for the State Summer Games of the Special Olympics Georgia being held this weekend at Emory University in Atlanta.

They are in desperate need for volunteers this weekend. The "Fans in the Stands" will be cheering on mentally disabled individuals in the track and field segment of the games. These athletes are doing something incredible by participating, and they need our support  It's only for a few hours, and we're going to have a great time! They are in need about 50 volunteers for each 3-hour shift.  The shifts are as follows: 

Friday 6/02 — 1-4pm

Saturday 6/03 — 8-11:30am

Saturday 6/03 — 11:30am-3pm

Sunday 6/04 — 8-11am

More than 1,500 Special Olympics athletes from around the state will descend on Emory University to compete in Aquatics, Athletics, Soccer, Badminton, Volleyball, Tennis, Gymnastics, Table Tennis and Badminton.

Cost: Free

Location: Emory University For a map of Emory University, click here

Reservations: After making an RSVP, you will be contacted by Laura with additional details. 

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9:00 pm: We will meet in front of the Regal Cinemas Hollywood 24 in Chamblee before the screening of The Omen. You need to arrive early as the number of tickets distributed exceeds the seating capacity of the theatre. The movie starts at 10:00 p.m. but we will be inside before then. We will try to be out front until about 9:15/9:30 pm unless the theatre is full before that time.

The Omen is directed by John Moore and stars Julia Stiles, Liev Schreiber, Mia Farrow, David Thewlis, Pete Postlethwaite, Michael Gambon, and Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick.

The prophecy is clear, the signs unmistakable: Armageddon is upon us. On 6/6/06, the omen is revealed...and our darkest fears are realized. THE OMEN, a contemporary thriller based on the 1976 classic film, centers around a young boy named Damien, the son of an American diplomat and his wife. Damien’s family is unaware he is destined to become the Anti-Christ – until shattering events reveal the terrifying truth.

From Yahoo Movies: Robert Thorn is a senior American diplomat whose wife, Katherine, endures a difficult delivery where their newborn child has died. Thorn knows the news will devastate Katherine, who had suffered two previous miscarriages. The hospital priest presents Thorn with another child born that night, whose mother died in childbirth. The priest compels Thorn to take the infant boy as his own; Katherine will never know the truth, and their son, which they name Damien, will be raised as their flesh and blood.

As the child turns five, unsettling events begin to occur: Damien's nanny hangs herself at the youngster's birthday party; a strange priest brings dire warnings to Thorn; a children's trip to the zoo results in a panicked frenzy; Damien becomes hysterical during a drive to church; and blurred movements in a series of photographs portend shocking deaths. Enter Mrs. Baylock, Damien's new nanny, who seems to have a preordained devotion to the child. Then tragedy strikes closer to home. But only later does Thorn comprehend the truth: Damien is no ordinary child; he is the long-prophesized Anti-Christ. Now, Thorn must make the ultimate sacrifice to prevent the unspeakable terror that awaits the world.

Cost: Free movie pass for Supporting Members; Your food/drinks.

Location: The Regal Cinemas Hollywood 24 is located at 3265 Northeast Expressway Access Rd. Chamblee GA 30341. From I-85 take the Shallowford Rd Exit to the NE Expy Access Rd traveling North parallel to I-85. Google Maps - Yahoo! Maps - MapQuest

Reservations: This event is for Supporting Members only, you can upgrade your Basic Membership to a Supporting Membership when making your RSVP. Space is limited. 

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6:30pm: We will meet in front of the Phipps Plaza AMC Theatres on the top level of the mall before the screening of An Inconvenient Truth. You need to arrive early as the number of tickets distributed exceeds the seating capacity of the theatre. The movie starts at 7:30 PM but we will be inside before then. We will try to be out front until about 6:15 PM unless the theatre is full before that time.

From the official movie website: Humanity is sitting on a ticking time bomb. If the vast majority of the world's scientists are right, we have just ten years to avert a major catastrophe that could send our entire planet into a tail-spin of epic destruction involving extreme weather, floods, droughts, epidemics and killer heat waves beyond anything we have ever experienced.

If that sounds like a recipe for serious gloom and doom -- think again. From director Davis Guggenheim comes the Sundance Film Festival hit, AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, which offers a passionate and inspirational look at one man's fervent crusade to halt global warming's deadly progress in its tracks by exposing the myths and misconceptions that surround it. That man is former Vice President Al Gore, who, in the wake of defeat in the 2000 election, re-set the course of his life to focus on a last-ditch, all-out effort to help save the planet from irrevocable change. In this eye-opening and poignant portrait of Gore and his "traveling global warming show," Gore also proves himself to be one of the most misunderstood characters in modern American public life. Here he is seen as never before in the media - funny, engaging, open and downright on fire about getting the surprisingly stirring truth about what he calls our "planetary emergency" out to ordinary citizens before it's too late.

With 2005, the worst storm season ever experienced in America just behind us, it seems we may be reaching a tipping point - and Gore pulls no punches in explaining the dire situation. Interspersed with the bracing facts and future predictions is the story of Gore's personal journey: from an idealistic college student who first saw a massive environmental crisis looming; to a young Senator facing a harrowing family tragedy that altered his perspective, to the man who almost became President but instead returned to the most important cause of his life - convinced that there is still time to make a difference.

With wit, smarts and hope, AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH ultimately brings home Gore's persuasive argument that we can no longer afford to view global warming as a political issue - rather, it is the biggest moral challenges facing our global civilization.

Paramount Classics and Participant Productions present a film directed by Davis Guggenheim, AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH. Featuring Al Gore, the film is produced by Laurie David, Lawrence Bender and Scott Z. Burns. Jeff Skoll and Davis Guggenheim are the executive producers and the co-producer is Leslie Chilcott.

Cost: Free movie pass for Supporting Members; Your food/drinks.

Location: Phipps Plaza is located at 3500 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta 30305 at the corner of Lenox Rd NE across from Lenox Mall. [Google Maps · MapQuest]

Reservations: This event is for Supporting Members only, you can upgrade a Basic Membership to a Supporting Membership when making your RSVP. Space is limited. 

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9:00 am: The Race Begins. Similar to the Peachtree Road Race, this race is an event for either competition or to just have fun.

Come join your community in this annual celebration of River appreciation! Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper (UCR), National Park Service and the City of Roswell present a canoe and kayak race ever year in June. The race starts at Garrard Landing Park on the River at Holcomb Bridge Road and finishes at Roswell’s Riverside Park, the venue for the festival, music and awards.

The race is open to both solo and tandem paddlers. There are open events for the competitors and recreational events for families and fledgling canoeists. They are also promoting a corporate team challenge category and would like companies and organizations to promote this to their employees.

10:00 am - 2:00 pm: Hotlanta Adventures will have an Exhibit Booth at the Festival. We have partnered with three different national outdoor magazines (Hooked on the Outdoors, Canoe & Kayak, and Paddler) to give out free copies of their magazines to visitors at our booth.

In conjunction with the race, an environmental festival is held at Riverside Park offering a boat and gear swap, great food, blue grass music and many environmental organizations and recreational outfitters on hand to share their information and resources. At the festival, citizens can learn how to caste a fly fishing rod, kids can visit the environmental arts and craft tables or see live animals at the Chattahoochee Nature Center’s wildlife display.

Cost: The Festival is free, see the Race & Festival website for race fees.

Location: Riverside Park is located at 575 Riverside Drive, Roswell, GA 30075-5007. [Google Maps · Yahoo! Maps · MapQuest]

Reservations: No reservation is needed to attend the festival but if you would like to let us know you will be coming by our booth, click RSVP to let us know. If you want to participate in the Race, visit the Race & Festival website.

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~2:00 - 5/6 pm: We will have a fun afternoon social at The Spire's 7th Floor Clubhouse and Pool overlooking Midtown.

Hi-NRG Dance Music for our social will be provided by Hotlanta Adventures' Official Source for hi-NRG Music, Fusion Radio Chicago.

Cost: $5 (Supporting Members) or $10 (Basic Members) which will include non-alcoholic drinks and food while it last. BYOB. No glass of any type is allowed in the Clubhouse and Pool areas.

Location: The Spire is located at 860 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, 30308-1249 in Midtown at the corner of 7th St NE. [Google Maps · Yahoo! Maps · MapQuest]

Reservations: Reservations are required. 

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6:00pm: We will meet in front of the Phipps Plaza AMC Theatres on the top level of the mall before the new movie, The Lake House. You need to arrive early as the number of tickets distributed exceeds the seating capacity of the theatre. The movie starts at 7:00 PM but we will be inside before then. We will try to be out front until about 6:15 PM unless the theatre is full before that time.

The Lake House stars Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock and was directed by Alejandro Agresti.

From IMDb: Plot Outline: A lonely doctor (Sandra Bullock) who once occupied an unusual lakeside home begins exchanging love letters with its newest resident, a frustrated architect (Keanu Reeves). When they discover that they're actually living two years apart, they must try to unravel the mystery behind their extraordinary romance before it's too late. (view trailer).

From Yahoo Movies: An independent-minded doctor (Sandra Bullock) who once occupied an unusual lakeside home begins exchanging love letters with its newest resident, a frustrated architect (Keanu Reeves). When they discover that they're actually living two years apart, they must try to unravel the mystery behind their extraordinary romance before it's too late.

Cost: Free movie pass for Supporting Members; Your food/drinks.

Location: Phipps Plaza is located at 3500 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta 30305 at the corner of Lenox Rd NE across from Lenox Mall. [Google Maps · MapQuest]

Reservations: This event is for Supporting Members only, you can upgrade your Basic Membership to a Supporting Membership when making your RSVP. Space is limited. 

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~6:30/7:00 pm - 8:30/9:00'ish pm: We will have a fun Social Mixer at The Flying Biscuit Café in Candler Park. There will be complementary light appetizers while they last. Your first drink (beer or wine) will be comp'ed, after that, it's a cash bar.

Their Candler Park location is nestled among funky Craftsman bungalows in the heart of Historic Candler Park, the original location of The Flying Biscuit Café is one of Atlanta's favorite spots for brunch. Since they opened in 1993, the restaurant has tripled in size and the décor, like the food, is eclectic and cheerful. Be sure to visit the bakery right next door, so you can pick up biscuits for the road!

Due to their great food, The Flying Biscuit Café has been featured in such publications as Bon Appetit, Atlanta Magazine, Creative Loafing, New York Times, Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel magazine (Newsweek), SI.com (Sports Illustrated), Elle Ultimate City Guide, and Gourmet magazine. They have also been featured on Turner South, Good Morning America, The Food Network, PBS, Pure Oxygen, B. Smith with Style, and Good Day Atlanta.

Best Overall Restaurants, Critics' Choice: The Flying Biscuit Café, Candler Park —Creative Loafing

The Flying Biscuit Café, Atlanta. The crowed Sunday brunch is the real winner at this sunny Candler Park spot, but there's no need to wait in line if you don't want to: Breakfast is served all day, every day. At lunch or dinner, try the Love Cakes (black bean cakes with tomatillo salsa and feta) or the "Stoup" of the Day (it falls somewhere between a soup and a stew). Both come with a Flying Biscuit, the restaurant's doughy, fluffy namesake. —Bon Appetit

Cost: Free for Basic and Supporting Members. Complementary light appetizers and your first drink. Cash bar and food tab after that.

Location: The Flying Biscuit Café in Candler Park is located at 1655 McLendon Ave NE, Atlanta, 30307-2152 at Clifton Rd (directions only: 404-687-8888). [Google Maps - Yahoo! Maps - MapQuest]

Reservations: Reservations are not required but are requested to help us and the restaurant/bar make plans.

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Pride:Rejuvenation

Pride Weekend's only
'Relax & Recover' Pool Party
held at Spire's Scenic 7th Floor Pool
and Veranda Overlooking Midtown. 

Special Appearance by 

Claudja Barry

Atlanta DJ Bryan Scott
Spinning Poolside

ZIRH Pamper Lounge
featuring facials and massages

Shuttle service from Spire to WETbar
courtesy of Blake's on the Park & WETbar

Spire Luxury Condominiums
7th & Peachtree, Midtown Atlanta
June 24, 2006
12 Noon - 4 PM

THERE WILL ONLY BE A LIMITED
NUMBER OF TICKETS AVAILABLE

PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS ONLINE TODAY

If tickets are still available, they can be purchased on Friday at the  
HOTLANTA ADVENTURES Pride Booth (Orange Section, Booth #7)