Eco-A hosts unique educational walks and outings in special natural areas and hosts volunteer opportunities to help restore parks and greenspaces. We additionally offer Eco-Stewardship Classes for neighbors, parks groups and municipalities throughout our region.
Questions? Contact us or call 404-862-0118
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Walks and Outings, 2024
Jan 14 Grove Park/Proctor Creek
Volunteer Event
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Jan 27 – 28 Cherokee History, Sandhill Cranes, and Canyon Hike
Cultural and Natural History
near Birchwood, TN
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Jan 28 Grove Park/Proctor Creek
Volunteer Event
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Feb 3 Love Your Park
Volunteer – Cascade Springs Nature Preserve
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Feb 4 D’Agnese Natural Area
Volunteer Event
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Feb 10 Lionel Hampton/Beecher Hills Park
Black History and Naturalist Walk
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Feb 11 Grove Park/Proctor Creek
Volunteer Event
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Feb 18 Grove Park/Proctor Creek
Volunteer Event
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Mar 2 West Palisades
Naturalist Walk
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Mar 3 D’Agnese Natural Area
Volunteer Event
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Mar 10 Grove Park/Proctor Creek
Volunteer Event
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Mar 16 Herbert Greene Park
Naturalist Walk
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Mar 17 D’Agnese Natural Area
Volunteer Event
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Mar 23 Green Superheroes – walk with Tree S.T.A.R.S author Edward Morrow
Cascade Springs Nature Preserve
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Mar 24 Grove Park/Proctor Creek
Volunteer Event
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Apr 6 Novelist Meredith Walters
Hahn Woods
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Apr 7 Grove Park/Proctor Creek
Volunteer Event
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Apr 11-14/15 Ossabaw Island
Naturalist and Nature Photography Event
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Apr 27 Aerotropolis Nature Park
Naturalist Walk
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Apr 28 Grove Park/Proctor Creek
Volunteer Event
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May 4 Chestnut Oak Ridge
Volunteer Event
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May 5 Grove Park/Proctor Creek
Volunteer Event
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May 11 Grove Park/Proctor Creek
Naturalist Walk, with
Piedmont Women’s Heart Health
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May 12 D’Agnese Natural Area
Volunteer Event
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May 19 Grove Park/Proctor Creek
Volunteer Event
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Jun 2 Grove Park/Proctor Creek
Volunteer Event
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Jun 9 Simpsonwood Park
Naturalist Walk
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Jun 15 D’Agnese Natural Area
Volunteer
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Jun 23 Simpsonwood Park
with Piedmont Women’s Heart Health
Naturalist Walk
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Jun 23 Naturalist Bike Ride
Silver Comet Trail
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Jun 23 Grove Park/Proctor Creek
Volunteer Event
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Jun 29 Chestnut Oak Ridge
Volunteer Event in Sandy Springs
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Aug 3 Osborne Park
Brookhaven, GA
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Aug 10-12 Perseid Meteor Shower
Night sky viewing, Pine Mountain, GA
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Sept 7 North Cooper Lake Park
Naturalist Walk, Smyrna, GA
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Sept 12 Living With Trees
On-line Presentation with
Georgia State Botanical Garden
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Sept 14 Adams Park
Volunteer Event
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Sept 15 Old Growth Forest Walk
Cascade Springs Nature Preserve
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Sep 15 Grove Park/Proctor Creek
Volunteer Event
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Sep 21 D’Agnese Natural Area
Volunteer Event
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Sep 22 Sandy Springs
Volunteer Event
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Oct 6 Cathedral Woods
Naturalist and Restoration Care
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Oct 12 South Bend Park
Volunteer Event
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Oct 13 Horace King Bridge, Pine Mtn Hike
Cultural and Natural History
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Oct 13 Grove Park/Proctor Creek
Volunteer Event
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Oct 19 Fall Trees, Oaks and Acorns
Naturalist Walk/West Palisades Trail
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Oct 19 D’Agnese Natural Area
Volunteer Event
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Oct 20 Murphey Candler Park, Brookhaven
Volunteer Event
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Oct 20 Chestnut Oak Ridge
Volunteer Event
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Oct 27 Grove Park/Proctor Creek
Volunteer Event
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Nov 2 Old Growth Tulip Poplar Tree
Naturalist Walk, North Georgia
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Nov 10 Grove Park/Proctor Creek
Volunteer
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Nov 10 Living With Trees Walk
Thomaston, GA
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Nov 10 Cathedral Woods
Naturalist and Restoration Care Walk
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Nov 16 South Bend Park
Volunteer with Greenspace Restoration Corps
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Nov 16 City in a Forest, Documentary
Film screening and Panel Discussion
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Nov 17 Sandy Springs
Volunteer
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Nov 17 Ashford Forest Preserve
Volunteer
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Nov 23 Late Fall Hike, Lake Charlotte
Naturalist Walk
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Nov 24 Grove Park/Proctor Creek
Volunteer
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Nov 24 D’Agnese Natural Area
Volunteer
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Dec 15 Grove Park/Proctor Creek
Volunteer
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Jan 25/26, 2025 Sandhill Cranes and Cherokee History
Natural and Cultural History, near Dayton, TN
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More events for 2024 – 2025 coming soon!
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2023 events
Jan 8 – Grove Park/Proctor Creek
Volunteer Event
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Jan 21 – D’Agnese Greenspace
Naturalist Walk + Volunteer
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Jan 28 – Osborne Park
Volunteer Event, Brookhaven
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Jan 29 – South Bend Park
Volunteer Event
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Jan 29 – Grove Park/Proctor Creek
Volunteer Event
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Feb 05 – Osborne Park
Volunteer Event
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Feb 11 – D’Agnese Greenspace
Naturalist Walk + Volunteer
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Feb 18 – What’s in your yard?
Georgia Native Plant Society Symposium Presentation
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Feb 19 – Grove Park/Proctor Creek
Volunteer Event
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Feb 25 – Adams Park
Volunteer Event
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Feb 26 – Chattahoochee River, East Palisades Trail
Naturalist Walk
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Feb 26 – South Bend Park
Volunteer Event
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Mar 5 – Grove Park/Proctor Creek
Volunteer Event
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Mar 5 – Fernwood Park
Volunteer Event
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Mar 11 – D’Agnese Greenspace
Naturalist Walk + Volunteer
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Mar 18 – Tree Stories and Ecosystems
Naturalist Walk
Sweetwater Creek State Park
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Mar 18 – Cascade Elementary School
Volunteer Event
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Mar 25 – Adams Park
Volunteer Event
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Mar 25 – Wildflowers in West Atlanta
Naturalist Walk
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Mar 26 – Grove Park/Proctor Creek
(Rescheduled for Apr 2)
Volunteer Event
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Mar 26 – D’Agnese Greenspace
(Rescheduled for Apr 22)
Naturalist Walk + Volunteer
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Mar 26 – South Bend Park
(Rescheduled for Apr 2)
Volunteer Event
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Apr 2 – South Bend Park
Volunteer Event
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Apr 2 – Grove Park/Proctor Creek
Volunteer Event
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Apr 13-16 – Ossabaw Island
Art in Nature Salon
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Apr 22 – Grove Park/Proctor Creek
Volunteer Event
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Apr 29 – Adams Park
Volunteer Event
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Apr 29-30 – Chief Junaluska Memorial and Birding Weekend
Robbinsville, NC
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Apr 30 – Fernwood Park
Volunteer Event
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May 7 – Grove Park/Proctor Creek
Volunteer Event
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May 13 – Ashford Forest
Volunteer Event
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May 20 – Spring Wildflower Hike
Elachee Nature Center
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May 21 – High Falls Nature Trail
Naturalist Walk
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May 28 – Grove Park/Proctor Creek
Volunteer Event
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June 3 – Lionel Hampton Beecher Hills
Intuitive Walk, with Meredith Walters
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June 4 – D’Agnese Greenspace
Naturalist Walk + Volunteer
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June 11 – South Bend Park
Volunteer Event
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June 11 – Atlanta Memorial Park
This event is full, now taking wait list
Forest Intelligence Walk
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June 17 – Lake Charlotte Preserve
Naturalist Walk
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June 24 – Adams Park
Volunteer Event
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June 24 – D’Agnese Greenspace
Naturalist Walk + Volunteer
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June 25 – Grove Park/Proctor Creek
Volunteer Event
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June 25 – South Bend Park
Volunteer Event
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June 25 – Fernwood Park
Volunteer Event
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July 9 – South Bend Park
Volunteer Event
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July 16 – Grove Park/Proctor Creek
Volunteer Event
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July 23 – South Bend Park
Volunteer Event
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July 30 – Osborne Park
Volunteer Event
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Aug 6 – South Bend Park
Volunteer Event
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Aug 11-13 – Perseid Meteor Shower
Lookout Mountain, GA
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Aug 13 – Grove Park/Proctor Creek
Volunteer Event
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Aug 13 – Murphey Candler Park
Volunteer Event
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Aug 20 – South Bend Park
Volunteer Event
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Aug 27 – Grove Park/Proctor Creek
Volunteer Event
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Sept 10 – South Bend Park
Volunteer Event
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Sept 16 – Living With Trees
Adams Park – Tree Walk & Talk
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Sept 17 – Living With Trees
Capitol View – Tree Walk & Talk
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Sept 17 – D’Agnese Greenspace
Naturalist Walk + Volunteer
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Sept 17 – Murphey Candler Park
Volunteer Event
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Sept 17 – South Bend Park
Volunteer Event
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Oct 14 – Adams Park
Volunteer Event
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Oct 14 – Tom Reilly Greenspace
Volunteer Event
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Oct 14 – Cascade Springs Nature Preserve
Volunteer Event
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Oct 15 – 10-year Anniversary Walk
Stone Mtn Park, Walk & Talk, Brunch
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Oct 21 – Keeping the Chattahoochee
Walk with Sally Bethea
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Oct 22 – Oglethorpe Mountain Preserve
Eagles Rest Trail with Mountain Stewards
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Oct 29 – Bones and Trees
Naturalist Walk
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Oct 29 – Grove Park/Proctor Creek
Volunteer Event
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Nov 4 – Poet Joan Walters, Island Ford Trails
Naturalist and Poetry Walk
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Nov 5 – D’Agnese Natural Area
Volunteer Event
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Nov 5 – Avoid the Frankenforest!
Talk with Kathryn Kolb
and Beech Hollow Wildflower Farm
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Nov 8 – Old Growth Forest in Sandy Springs?
Talk with Kathryn Kolb
and Environment Sandy Springs
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Nov 12 – Horace King Bridge and Pine Mountain Hike
Cultural and Natural History Outing
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Nov 12 – Grove Park/Proctor Creek
Volunteer Planting Event
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Nov 18 – Murphey Candler Park
Volunteer Event
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Nov 19 – Chestnut Ridge Old Growth Forest Sandy Springs
This event is full – we look forward to seeing you on another walk very soon!
Naturalist Walk
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Nov 26 – Osborne Park
Volunteer Event
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Dec 2 – North Druid Hills Greenspace
Volunteer Event
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Dec 10 – Grove Park/Proctor Creek
Volunteer Event
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Dec 16-17 – Sandhill Cranes, Cherokee History and Canyon Hike
with Cherokee History Specialist, Quentin Bass
for more info and to register click here
Jan 27-28, 2024 – Sandhill Cranes, Cherokee History and Canyon Hike
with Cherokee History Specialist, Quentin Bass
for more info and to register click here
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New 2024 events will post soon.
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