Brookhaven City Centre opens in August with live music, tastings, tours

Brookhaven City Centre is set to open to the community on Aug Provided by the City of Brookhaven The City of Brookhaven will welcome the citizens to its highly anticipated city centre opening on Saturday Aug with live music performances tours and food tastings Space is limited and on a first-come first-served basis for the family-friendly day of events The day will kick off with a presentation by the honor guard at a m followed by remarks by Mayor John Park at a m Between a m to p m the city is putting on a Zumba class Silver Sneakers exercise class and a magic show Flavors of Brookhaven a tasting event from local chefs will run from to p m and a salsa dance class is scheduled for p m At last Macon-based band Jupiter Coyote will perform at p m All-day family-friendly pursuits include scavenger hunt walking tours of the new city centre led by Explore Brookhaven a DJ face painting stilt walkers and more District parters will be on site with information booths An unique gala is the first planned event on Friday July The guest list includes current and former agents local state and federal representatives city management and district stakeholders Brookhaven City Centre is located at Peachtree Road on the property of the Brookhaven Oglethorpe MARTA station It is the first municipal building in Georgia constructed primarily using mass timber a renewable material Mayor John Park has called the building a population living room a place where neighbors connect families gather and residents can engage directly with their administration in a setting that reflects the values and vision of our city Approximately percent of the -square-foot building is dedicated to society use a multi-purpose event hall with catering kitchen coffee shop rentable meeting rooms and a storefront for Explore Brookhaven the city s tourism arm The remaining space will house administrative offices for city council city manager finance human tools Other city departments are located at the Residents Safety Building and the PEP Building for planning engineering and permitting services I m excited for city centre to anchor our district I can t wait to stroll down Dresden after a great lunch enjoy the beautiful views from the roof and welcome the neighborhood in with open arms not just to a building but to a gathering space stated council member Jennifer Owens Brookhaven City Centre is being funded with Urban Redevelopment bonds that will be repaid from the Special Services District Council members explained goodbye to the old city hall this week The post Brookhaven City Centre opens in August with live music tastings tours appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta