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Holiday Artists Market at the Cathedral of St Philip on Saturdays thru Dec. 19th

The Peachtree Road Farmers Market is hosting a Holiday Artists Market on Saturdays, from Nov. 28th through Dec. 19th.

Hours are 8:30 a.m. to noon. The market takes place at the Cathedral of St. Philip.⠀⠀
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Over 20 local artists will join the regular farmers market vendors each week for these holiday markets.This is the perfect chance to buy beautiful handmade gifts for family and friends while shopping with your favorite farmers and vendors.

Visit the farmers market website Visit the Facebook event page

Looking for more holiday markets?
Check out our day-by-day listing of 2020 holiday markets

The Cathedral of St. Philip is located at:
2744 Peachtree Rd. NW
Atlanta, GA 30305

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Amazon’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals – savings on Instant Pot, webcams, projectors, more

Gone are the days when you need to fight crowds to get the best Black Friday deals. And it’s a good thing, because crowded places aren’t the best place to be this year.

If you are not a Prime member but you do want the free 2-day shipping and all the other benefits, remember, you can get a FREE 30-day trial membership to Prime. Just set a calendar reminder so you don’t forget to cancel before it renews automatically.

Amazon has big deals running already and will continue to add new deals through Cyber Monday and beyond.

Some of these deals are short-lived, so you need to keep checking back on Amazon’s Black Friday page.

Below you’ll find some of the deals available right now…and they’re really good deals. This is just a selection of goods that we’ve curated. They might not be available (or might not be great deals) by the time you look at this page. But there will be more!

Also, Amazon has made gift shopping easier than easier than ever this year.
The NEW Amazon Gift Finder hub is amazing.
You can shop by item category, by price point, or by the interests or age group of your gift recipient.
Visit the Gift Finder hub

Amazon Black Friday deals

Please note that the price that Amazon gives below may not be the final discounted price. If you see something of interest, make sure to click through and see the final price. There are some good deals.

To browse Amazon Black Friday deals on your own, click here.

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Hulu’s biggest sale of the year — buy a year’s subscription at just $1.99 per month

Hulu is offering its biggest discount of the year this Thanksgiving weekend, for the Black Friday 2020 shopping event.

Hulu is a premium, subscription-based streaming service for movies and TV shows, plus original content.

New subscribers or eligible returning subscribers can subscribe to Hulu for just $1.99 a month for 12 months. This is for the ad-based service, which usually sells for $5.99 per month.

An “eligible returning subscriber” is defined as someone who hasn’t had a Hulu subscription for the past 3 months.

If you’ve been thinking about cutting the cord on cable, or if you just want to add another streaming service at a dirt-cheap price, you can’t beat this Hulu Black Friday deal.

The deal goes live on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26th at 3 a.m. Atlanta time — meaning you can subscribe right away and have plenty of new content to binge all through the holiday weekend.

It runs through Cyber Monday, November 30th. (Because we’re in the Eastern time zone, you’ll actually have till 2:59 a.m. on Tuesday morning to redeem the offer.)

After that, the price goes back to the regular price of $5.99. So, you will save $48 over the course of the year by signing up between Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

There’s no catch to this deal. If you’ve been thinking about a Hulu subscription, you won’t find a better price (until next year on Black Friday, maybe).

This is the ad-supported version of Hulu. An eligible returning subscriber is defined as someone who hasn’t had a Hulu subscription for the past 3 months.

Features of Hulu’s Limited Commercials Plan:

Streaming library with thousands of TV episodes and movies
Most new TV show episodes the day after they air
Access to award-winning Hulu Originals
Watch on your TV, laptop, phone, or tablet
Up to 6 user profiles for members of your household, so that favorites and recommendations are unique to each viewer
Watch on 2 different screens at the same time

One of the most valuable features of your Hulu subscription will be your access to Hulu originals, which have been getting a lot of buzz.

Here are some of the Hulu Originals you may have heard your friends talking about:

The Handmaid’s Tale
Castle Rock
Casual
Dollface
Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi
Little Fires Everywhere
The Act
PEN15
Ramy
Letterkenny
Catch 22
Veronica Mars
The Looming Tower
Shrill
High Fidelity

Remember, this special deal only applies to the Limited Commercials plan, which means there will be a limited number of ads running during the programming.

Want a commercial-free viewing experience?
Hulu has an upgraded subscription plan for $11.99 a month, but you won’t get a Black Friday deal on it !

After the 12-month promotional period is over, the plan will renew automatically at the full price of $5.99 per month, unless you cancel before next November.

To recap: This deal goes live on Thursday, Nov. 26th and 3 a.m. Atlanta time. It runs through 2:59 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 1st.

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A holiday for an animal care professional

Hello everyone, Courtney here from the Gorilla Care Team wishing you and all your loved ones a safe and happy holiday season! Much like police officers, firefighters, nurses, and the many other essential workers, animal care professionals do not necessarily get holidays off this time of year. The animals need our care 24/7 all year long. The only days Zoo Atlanta is closed to the public are Thanksgiving and Christmas. However, this means that some animal care team members still must go into work and make sure the animals are cared for. I wanted to give you an idea of what a day like that looks like.

All the care team members scheduled to work that day open the building in the morning. Someone makes sure each gorilla gets fed breakfast, while another team member focuses on medications and others make sure the habitats are cleaned and ready for the animals to go outside if it is warm enough. If it is too cold for the animals to go outside, that last keeper will begin moving gorilla groups around in their indoor space. This is so we can get their rooms cleaned and filled with enrichment. All care team members make sure time is set aside for training sessions to occur to keep the gorillas sharp with their learned husbandry behaviors.

Our family group, led by Taz, shares three large rooms, while all the other silverbacks have their own individual bedrooms. This can become a bit of a puzzle for the keeper working on shifting gorillas into different rooms. It is important to remember that gorillas can be dangerous animals, and we use protected contact when caring for these guys. This means that there is always a barrier between us and them. The gorilla building is equipped with hydraulic doors and every room has at least one door leading into it. This makes it easy for us to open or close doors when asking the gorillas to move from one room to another. The gorillas shift through the rooms reliably due to positive reinforcement training. Another thing to keep in mind is that this is all voluntary for the animals; if they do not want to leave their room, they do not have to. However, they all do a great job of moving between rooms.

Once all the animals are out of their rooms, we can start cleaning. If an individual chooses not to leave their room that day, it may not get cleaned. Again, because we use positive reinforcement and make the areas they are moving to better than the area they are coming from, all our gorillas are great shifters. One interesting thing I have noticed about these animals is that some of them really do appreciate a clean room. They know the difference between a clean room and a dirty room. Cleaning takes up the bulk of the morning. Once done, it is time to move all the gorillas back to their overnight rooms. At this point, the gorillas get their favorite snack of the day, fruit! It is the smallest portion of their diet, but they sure do love their grapes and bananas. Once all the gorillas have received their fruit diet, most of the care team members are done for the day and can enjoy the holiday! At least one has to come back in the afternoon to feed everyone dinner and give out any evening medications. So, that is a holiday in the life of an animal care professional.

This is different for everyone in the field but for me, my family typically waits on me to really get the holiday started. I have been working in the animal care field for many years now, and they have gotten used to having to wait on me before we can open presents on Christmas. Much like our police officers, firefighters, or nurses, animal care professionals sacrifice a lot to take care of these animals, but we wouldn’t have it any other way. I hope you all have enjoyed a peek into what we do on Thanksgiving and Christmas and a special thank you to all of our essential workers (especially this year). Have a wonderful holiday season!

Courtney M.
Keeper I, Primates

(photo by Hayley T.)

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5 Kickin’ Korean Fried Chicken Spots Around Atlanta

Fried chicken and the South are practically synonymous, so it should come as no surprise that we’ve embraced the variety that is Korean fried chicken so wholeheartedly. While each restaurants take will vary, Korean fried chicken is typically double-fried and has a thinner breading than the Southern varieties and often includes sauces infused with flavors like gochujang. Here are some great ones around town.

Choongman Chicken

The garlic soy fried chicken is the perfect mix of crunchy, fried, garlicky and slightly sweet goodness that’ll have you reaching for drum after drum, flat after flat. The snow onion chicken crunchy served with a creamy sauce and just a hint of sweet. An international Korean fried chicken chain, Choongman Chicken has locations in Duluth and in Midtown by Georgia Tech, and they’re on UberEats, too!

Mukja Fried Chicken

We love a bit of fusion goodness, and Mukja Korean Fried Chicken is a blending the best of Southern food and the best of Korean food for a creative menu featuring kimchi and bacon mac & cheese, a garlic and scallion waffle, and of course, crispy Korean fried chicken. They’re open for dine-in and takeout at this time!

Hello Chicken

BBQ Olive Chicken

Korean Fried Chicken is often imitated, but rarely matched. However, BBQ Olive Chicken is one of those rare spots that really nails it on the head. Our go-to order is the Half & Half combo, that’s a mixture of their fried original chicken and their secret spicy chicken. Find this spot in Duluth in a pretty unassuming strip mall, but isn’t that where most of the best Asian food is?? Available for delivery and pick-up.

Bonchon

Who said the Southside doesn’t have great food? Bonchon is a South Korean-based international fried chicken chain with a Georgia location in Fayetteville that’s perfect for you OTPers to visit. Their fried chicken is double-fried, plus there’s family style meals that make weeknight dinners easy!

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Gaja Korean Bar

Most of the Korean fried chicken restaurants listed above are all about the food and not so much about the ambiance, but Gaja Korean Bar delivers on both fronts. They’re a bit of a hidden gem. Step across a parking lot and open an unassuming door to find the sexiest of interiors in East Atlanta Village that will make you feel like you stepped right into a dive bar in Seoul. They also have patio dining and takeout available at this time, so try to their gochujang fried chicken and soy garlic fried chicken bento boxes soon!

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Jambo Books introduces children to a world of diverse characters

Every night, Mijha and Runako Godfrey read a bedtime story to their daughters, ages five and eight, before tucking them in, taking extra care to bring them diverse characters. For years, Mijha searched for better representation across gender lines and life experiences, relying on recommendations from friends and endless scrolling through Amazon. The Godfreys use the stories to start conversations with their children about racial reconciliation and healing and thought other families might do the same, so, two years ago, they started a subscription service to share their finds.

Jambo Books—jambo means “hello” in Swahili—is a Decatur-based company that introduces children to a more inclusive set of heroes. Each box contains two or three books with main characters who are people of color, with story arcs often centering on self-confidence and empathy, all vetted by Mijha.

“Kids need to know that they belong right here and that they can be successful right here,” says Mijha. “Kids need to see themselves reflected everywhere, and they need to know that you can bloom right here where you’re planted.”

Subscriptions are available for children up to 13 years old, with prices ranging from $35 (one month) to $350 (one year).

Your Name Is a Song
Main Character Kora-Jalimuso
Author Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
Illustrator Luisa Uribe
Overwhelmed by teachers and peers mispronouncing her name, Kora-Jalimuso learns the melodic patterns of names from other cultures. Ages 5-10

First Laugh: Welcome, Baby!
Main Character “Baby”
Author Rose Ann Tahe and Nancy Bo Flood
Illustrator Jonathan Nelson
The first family member to make their new baby laugh will host a traditional Navajo First Laugh Ceremony. Ages 2-5

Spirit Hunters
Main Character Harper Raine
Author Ellen Oh
Illustrator Matt Rockefeller
As the Raine family settles into their new home, Harper races to save her brother from an evil spirit attempting to possess him. Ages 8-12

Rocket Says Look Up!
Main Character Rocket
Author Nathan Bryon
Illustrator Dapo Adeola
An aspiring astronaut, Rocket attempts to get her community to pause their everyday routines and spend the night stargazing. Ages 3-7

Uncle Peter’s Amazing Chinese Wedding
Main Character Jenny
Author Lenore Look
Illustrator Yumi Heo
Jenny resents her uncle’s upcoming wedding because she fears she’ll no longer be his favorite person. Ages 4-8

Welcome to the Party
Main Character “Baby”
Author Gabrielle Union
Illustrator Ashley Evans
Actress Gabrielle Union writes a love letter on behalf of all families, traditional and nontraditional, welcoming a new life. Ages 4-8

This article appears in our November 2020 issue.

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