{"219651":{"#nid":"219651","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Campus Closes for July 4, but Plenty to Do in Atlanta","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn Thursday, July 4, the Institute will close in observance of Independence Day. Luckily, the city offers plenty of ways for you to keep busy during your day off.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAmerica is not choosy about who celebrates her birthday, so regardless of your country of origin, take some time to enjoy the fun, festivities and fireworks that will be plentiful this weekend. Just don\u2019t forget \u2014 classes will meet as usual on Friday.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWednesday, July 3:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/braves.com\u0022\u003EBraves v. Marlins\u003C\/a\u003E: The Atlanta Braves take on the Miami Marlins at Turner Field.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThursday, July 4:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/peachtreeroadrace.org\/\u0022\u003EPeachtree Road Race\u003C\/a\u003E: The world\u2019s largest 10K takes place close to campus, finishing on 10th Street by Piedmont Park. Find a place along the race route to cheer on the 55,000 craziest people in town.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/braves.com\u0022\u003EBraves v. Marlins\u003C\/a\u003E: Another matchup with the Marlins, but this time with post-game entertainment and fireworks.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/\/localhost\/-%09http\/::www.centennialpark.com:index.php:plan-your-visit:event-calendar:springsummer-events:4th-of-july\u0022\u003ECentennial Olympic Park\u003C\/a\u003E: Park gates open at 6 p.m., with fireworks scheduled to start around 9:40. You may even be able to find a spot on campus for a view of this show.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.visitdecaturgeorgia.com\/index.aspx?page=9\u0022\u003EDecatur Square\u003C\/a\u003E: Plenty of options for eating, shopping and walking around the square prior to a fireworks show \u2014 and all accessible by MARTA.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.simon.com\/mall\/lenox-square\/stream\/legendary-4th-of-july-at-lenox-square-536984\u0022\u003ELenox Square Mall\u003C\/a\u003E: Claiming to be the Southeast\u2019s largest 4th of July celebration, festivities begin at 6 p.m., with fireworks beginning around 9:35.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/atlanta.about.com\/od\/events\/tp\/Fourth-Of-July-Events-In-Atlanta.htm\u0022\u003EA few other local July 4 celebrations\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFriday, July 5:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.vzwamp.com\/aso-event\/all-american-celebration-with-atlanta-symphony-orchestra\/\u0022\u003EAll American Celebration with Atlanta Symphony Orchestra\u003C\/a\u003E: Carry the patriotic celebration into Friday night with the ASO at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. Lawn tickets are $15.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECampus operations changes:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EStingers, Trolleys and Stingerettes will not operate on Thursday, July 4.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EHighland Bakery will be closed July 1\u20137.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAll retail dining and the North Avenue Dining Hall will close Thursday, July 4. Woodruff Dining Hall will be open Thursday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5\u20138 p.m.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EBarnes \u0026amp; Noble @ Georgia Tech will be open Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Institute will close in observance of Independence Day on July 4, but Atlanta offers plenty of ways to keep busy during your day off.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Institute will close in observance of Independence Day on July 4, but Atlanta offers plenty of ways to keep busy during your day off."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2013-06-28 16:49:39","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:14:27","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-07-02T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-07-02T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"219621":{"id":"219621","type":"image","title":"Fireworks Over Bobby Dodd Stadium","body":null,"created":"1449180151","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 22:02:31","changed":"1475894888","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:08","alt":"Fireworks Over Bobby Dodd Stadium","file":{"fid":"197228","name":"7514381394_2d0aeb080e_b.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/7514381394_2d0aeb080e_b_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/7514381394_2d0aeb080e_b_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":375407,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/7514381394_2d0aeb080e_b_0.jpg?itok=UkoKm5AR"}}},"media_ids":["219621"],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"68751","name":"july 4"},{"id":"167141","name":"Student Life"},{"id":"167076","name":"summer"},{"id":"14716","name":"things to do"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kristen.bailey@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKristen Bailey\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}