closing celebration
sunday, may 19, 3:00 to 6:00 pm
sweetwater brewing company
195 Ottley drive ne, atlanta, ga 30324

Tickets on sale March 1
$25/person for Atlanta Audubon members
$30/person for non-members
Special Offer: 4 member tickets for $90 
Featuring Dr. J. Marshall Shepherd, Keynote Address
Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor of Geography and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Georgia
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Join Atlanta Audubon on Sunday, May 19, at SweetWater Brewing Company for the Atlanta Bird Fest 2019 Closing Celebration. We will celebrate our Atlanta Bird Fest participants and volunteers, as well as award prizes to our Big Day Challenge participants. Tasty brews will be available courtesy of SweetWater Brewing Company (ages 21+), including a specialty cask brewed especially for Atlanta Audubon (specialty cask quantities limited).

This year we are excited to welcome Dr. J. Marshall Shepherd, who will give a timely address on climate concerns. Dr. Shepherd is a leading international expert in weather and climate and is the Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor of Geography and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Georgia. Dr. Shepherd was the 2013 President of American Meteorological Society (AMS), the nation’s largest and oldest professional/science society in the atmospheric and related sciences. Dr. Shepherd serves as Director of the University of Georgia’s (UGA) Atmospheric Sciences Program and Full Professor in the Department of Geography where he is Associate Department Head. Dr. Shepherd is also the host of The Weather Channel’s Award-Winning Sunday talk show Weather Geeks, a pioneering Sunday talk show on national television dedicated to science and a contributor to Forbes Magazine. Dr. Shepherd routinely appears on national media outlets like CNN, The Weather Channel, CBS Face The Nation, and more. He also provides expertise to NASA, NOAA, The White House, Congress, and other stakeholders.

​For more information about Atlanta Bird Fest, including a complete schedule of events, please visit www.atlantaaudubon.org/atlanta-bird-fest. 
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