Creekside at Vinings & Villas at Creekside Townhomes, Atlanta

Now through September 4 : Bodies...The Exhibition (www.bodiestickets.com)

Venue: Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center. Ticket prices: general admission: $20, children: $15, seniors: $18. Box Office Phone: 877-772-5425. Real human bodies preserved through an innovative process and then respectfully presented. Experience the human body like never before.

Now through October 31 from 9:00 am - 7:00 pm: Niki in the Garden (www.atlantabotanicalgarden.org)

Venue: Atlanta Botanical Garden. Cost: $12; $9 senior citizens, $7 students, ages 2 and younger free, $2 off per admission Tuesdays. Information: 404-876-5859. Works by the French sculptor Niki de Saint Phalle, including the monumental and celebratory women she called "Nanas."

June 1 - 29 at dusk: Screen on the Green (www.tcmscreenonthegreen.com)

Venue: Piedmont Park. Cost: Unspecified Information, call 404-885-4646. Spend an evening with friends or family picnicking in the park and watching classic movies on a 45 x 24 ft. screen. June 1: A Hard Day's Night, June 8: The Wiz, June 15: Ferris Bueller's Day Off, June 22: Breakfast at Tiffany's, June 29: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. No pets, no umbrellas, no high-backed chairs, no grills. At the meadow.

June 5, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Modern Healthy Cooking (www.acfb.org)

Venue: Cook's Warehouse-Midtown. Cost: $65. Information: 404-892-3333 ext# 1444. Chef Richard Blais of One Midtown Kitchen provides modern healthy cooking hints. He prepares grilled shrimp with watermelon, avocado and horseradish; V-8 gazpacho with instant sorbet; lamb T-bone steak with chickpea French fries and citrus ketchup; and strawberry "crepes" with buttermilk pudding and pistachio. Benefits the Atlanta Community Food Bank.

June 18 at 7:00 pm: Gala Opera Dinner (http://www.citygrillatlanta.com/)

Venue: City Grill. Cost: $85, $100 dinner and both Opera Scenes Performances on June 23 and 25. Information: 404-651-1326. A gourmet, three-course dinner accompanied by arias performed by singers from the 2006 Harrower Summer Opera Workshop. A fund-raiser for the School of Music Opera Studies.

July 8 : Dance Night (free admission, table reservation is $20 for residents and $35 for non-residents). Downtown Smyrna is dancing to an uptown groove. Uptown Entertainment Band is back! You've got style; you've got moves...so let's DANCE! Reserve a table for this event. For additional information, contact the Parks & Recreation Department 770-431-2842.

July 15 : Family Night at the Park (free admission. Summer movies and summer fun under the stars! The summer outdoor movie series "Family Night at the Park" is kicking off at Chuck Camp Park. Load up your family and friends, grab a blanket or lawn chair and head out to the giant movie screen at Chuck Camp Park (behind Publix on South Cobb Drive and Benson Poole Road). Kids play area and concessions open at 7:00 p.m. and the movie begins at dark. All movies are full length feature films suitable for kids and grown-ups of all ages. For further information, please check out Village Events Web site at http://www.presentingsmryna.com/.

July 28 at 11:00 am: Atlanta Braves Power Lunch (http://www.atlantabraves.com/)

Venue: ESPN Zone. Cost: $30 includes lunch and a gift pack; $270 table for 10. Information: 404-682-3776 ext# 226. Fans can have lunch and participate in a Q&A session with players and members of the Braves organization. Benefits the Atlanta Braves Foundation.

August 5 : City of Smyrna Birthday Celebration (free admission, table reservation is $25 for residents and $40 for non-residents). Fireworks and the works! Every year this big deal gets better and better and the cake just gets bigger! Bring the entire family and celebrate the birth of our city from 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm.

August 26 - 27 from Noon - 4:00 pm: Corks & Forks (http://www.summershade.org/)

Venue: Grant Park. Cost: ticket price TBA. Information: 404-521-0938. A food and wine spectacular featuring 16 top chefs from Atlanta's finest restaurants plus wine tasting and selection tips. Sample specialties from chefs like Sheri Davis of Dish, Michael Tuohy of Woodfire Grill and Karen Hilliard of Georgia Grill. Between chefs, enjoy the Grant Park Summer Shade Festival. Benefits the Grant Park Conservancy. In the picnic pavilions in the park.

August 28 : Fashion Cares Venue: Phipps Plaza. Ticket prices: general admission is $150. General info phone: 404-841-0215 and location phone: 404-228-1950. The man who created the prototype in Atlanta for New York's hottest fashion store is bringing the New York fashion show sensibility home. Jeffrey Kalinskys' Fashion Cares will take place Under the Tents at Phipps Plaza. The premier fashion event, Monday, August 28, kicks off the fall social season and chairs Carey Carter and Lila Hertz are confident that it will be more fabulous than ever. This year's event marks a major renovation of the fashion retailer, since Kalinsky sold to Nordstrom. Once encompassing all three names: Jeffrey, Jil Sander and Bob Ellis, the new 11,000 square-foot store will be just Jeffrey. The reception starts at 7:30 p.m. and the live auction and fashion show commence at 9:00 p.m.