Media Advisories
Mayor Andre Dickens to Host Ribbon Cutting for Historic Oakland Cemetery New Visitor’s Center
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Media Advisory
Mayor Andre Dickens to Host Ribbon Cutting for Historic Oakland Cemetery New Visitor’s Center
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WHO: |
Mayor Andre Dickens Department of Parks and Recreation Commissioner, Justin Cutler Invest Atlanta President & CEO, Dr. Eloisa Klementich Historic Oakland Foundation President & CEO, Dr. Richard Harker Historic Oakland Foundation Board of Directors Chair, Kavin Manickaraj The Temple Senior Rabbi and Oakland Board, Rabbi Peter Berg 2024 Youth Landscape and Hardscape Team Participant, Melvin Bray |
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WHAT: |
Mayor Andre Dickens will host the ribbon cutting for Oakland Cemetery’s new Visitor’s Center. The new Visitor Center is a project two decades in the making and was made possible through the partnership of the Historic Oakland Foundation, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and Invest Atlanta, providing a welcoming space for visitors and the community.
The new facility features a 0.75-acre neighborhood park, 50 new trees, a Visitor Center and store, event and classroom spaces, and rentable meeting rooms.
Media requested to RSVP to atlmedia@atlantaga.gov. |
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WHEN: |
Thursday, April 3, 2025 11:30 a.m. Media are encouraged to arrive at 11:00 a.m. |
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WHERE: |
Historic Oakland Cemetery – Visitor’s Center 374 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE Atlanta, GA 30312 |
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