Five Things to Do This Weekend Feb 17-19: Fundraisers, Art and Birding

1. Help fund the Spruill Gallery, and buy some original art while you’re at it. The gallery’s current exhibition, The Goods: Selections from the artists studio, consists of primarily two dimensional work and small sculpture with sale prices not exceeding $500. The show features small works by big artists, the gallery said. The gallery’s hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.

2. Get a little fresh air with the family. The Dunwoody Nature Center will offer adults and children birding lessons at the Great Backyard Bird Count.  Bring the entire family to learn about species identification, the importance of the bird count, how to do basic bird observation, and how to correctly enter the tally into the Great Backyard Bird Count website. 

This event is free and open to the public. Classes are Saturday at 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. and Monday at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

3. On Some Wings and a Prayer – eat a Shabbat dinner at the Marcus Jewish Community Center Friday evening at 5:30 p.m. The dinner, called Some Wings and a Prayer, will serve up fried chicken wings, and will include a Shabbat sing with Rabbi Brian Glusman before dining, followed by blessing and dinner at 6 p.m. Dinner is $15 for adults, $6 for children 4-10 and free for younger children.  Reserve your spot by calling 678-812-4010.

4. Support the Diamond Club and the Dunwoody High School Baseball Players at their 4th Annual Bowling for Baseball fundraising event.

The event is Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. at Brunswick Zone.

Email jared.­elliot@­att.­net, to reserve a spot. The event is $10 per person, which includes shoes and two hours of unlimited games.

Eight players are allowed per lane.

5. Watch the work of a well-known puppeteer and raise money for The Tim Redovian Memorial Fund. Puppeteer Lee Bryan presents his original production, "Princess and the Pea, y'all" Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Dunwoody High School Auditorium. It is a classic tale about a kingdom in search of a princess, with asouthern twist. The performance is a benefit for the Tim Redovian Memorial Fund. Tickets are $8 for children under 12 and $10 for adults, and will be available prior to the show. They can also be reserved by calling 678.488.6929.

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