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17th Annual Leesburg Bikefest

Motorcycle riders, party-minded people and curious onlookers from all over converged on Leesburg for three days of non-stop good times for the 17th annual Leesburg Bikefest.

The Modern Atlanta Home Tour, in June, features properties including a 3,900-square-foot Buckhead home with a cantilevered stair hovering above a reflecting pool.

Spring Home tours in Atlanta

Spring cleaning in some Atlanta homes isn’t just for the residents. Dozens of homeowners are preparing to open their doors to guests attending home tours in Spring of 2013.

The granddaddy of all Atlanta film fests knows no niche. Launching its 37th edition on March 15 and running through March 24, the Atlanta Film Festival offers a little to a lot of something for everybody.

Pick something fun to do in Atlanta this week

There are a ton of things to choose from if your looking for something to do in the Atlanta area this weekend.

Black Lab Automotive president and owner Michael Bernstein and his black Lab rescue, Duke, show off a 1960 Cadillac couch. "Some people who love old cars will never restore one," Bernstein said. "We give people the opportunity to bring their classic car hobby into their home, office or man cave and use it as practical furniture."

Photos: Rescued car parts find new life as custom-designed furniture

Black Lab Automotive paints and restores classic automobiles, from bumper to bumper and all the parts in between. But it's the company's one-of-a-kind furniture made from classic car parts that is likely to create buzz at this year's Atlanta International Auto Show.

The 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit is a sophisticated luxury SUV that sports all the latest high-tech features and gets about 30 miles per gallon on the highway when powered by a 3.0-liter, EcoDiesel V6 engine.

Photos: Heaven for car buffs

More than 400 new cars, trucks and SUVs will be on display March 13-17 at the Atlanta International Auto Show at the Georgia World Congress Center.

It's a happy coincidence that the American Craft Council Atlanta Show will be held simultaneously with the Southeastern Flower Show & Antiques next-door to each other at Cobb Galleria Centre on March 15-17.
But as visitors venture through the crafts show's more than 225 booths, many filled with works depicting flowers in particular and nature in general, it would be easy to think that the pairing was by design.
Artists and craftspeople have always derived inspiration from the natural world. But in recent years, those showing at various American Craft Council shows around the country have significantly increased their use of natural imagery, whether it's in weavings, ceramics, floor cloths, wind chimes, silk embroidery or other media.
ACC spokeswoman Pamela Diamond believes artists are returning to forms from nature as a sort of response to the difficulty of the recession years, and as part of a societal trend placing value on the more elemental aspects of living — including things locally made and farm-to-table cooking.
"Nature is a muse for artists, no doubt," Diamond said. "We're getting farther and farther away from it, and artists are kind of the keepers of this wisdom. They are trying to make us aware of where our roots are.
"People are questioning what they really value, and the whole crafts movement is reflecting things we can relate to, things that calm us."
So, as a preview of the ACC Show, the AJC here presents a calming photo tour of some of the nature-inspired work that craftspeople from around the country will be exhibiting and selling.
By the way, the crafts and garden shows are offering admission specials for Atlantans interested in experiencing both. ACC (craftcouncil.org/atlanta) is extending complimentary entry to Southeastern Flower Show ticket holders (good for same day entry only). ACC ticket holders, meanwhile, get $5 off entry into the flower show (www.sehort.org). HOWARD POUSNER
Above, this glass-on-copper tiles including "Karl's Flower" is a sample of work by Jenn Bell of Scranton, Penn., at the American Crafts Council Atlanta Show, March 15-17 at Cobb Galleria Centre.

Photos: American Crafts Council Atlanta Show

American Crafts Council Atlanta Show, March 15-17 at Cobb Galleria Centre.

Photos from the 2013 Chinese New Year Parade

See some high quality photos from the 2013 Chinese New Year Parade that was held February 23rd around San Francisco's famous Union Square.

A bumper sticker from an anti-violence campaign from the 1990's. The exhibition features materials from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) archive that will go on display to the public at the Robert W. Woodruff Library Wednesday, February 20, 2013.

Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) exhibit

Exhibition features materials from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) archive that go on display to the public at the Robert W. Woodruff Library Wednesday, February 20, 2013.