  Meet a baby panda. It’s been seven months since Zoo Atlanta welcomed a new ball of black-and-white fur, the first baby cub born to resident pandas Lun Lun and Yang Yang. Now that Mei Lan has made her official debut and has moved outside the confines of her nursery, there is no better time to visit the zoo than springtime. Lun Lun and Mei Lan will enjoy mornings outside and Zoo Atlanta is offering giant panda exhibit tour tickets to ensure you get a glimpse of the playful cub as she explores her surroundings. Each limited-availability ticket, an additional $5 with general admission, assigns viewers a 15-minute time slot so you can be sure not to miss a thing. Members of the zoo will have a chance to view Mei Lan daily from 9 to 9:30 a.m. without a tour ticket, or purchase another time slot for $2.50. Reservations will be taken online at www.zooatlanta.org.
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  Get home design tips from The Gambler. Now in its 37th year, the 2007 Decorator’s Show House & Gardens returns at Whitehall, a Greek Revival-style Buckhead home designed by local architect Ken Lynch. Honorary Chair, country music legend and co-owner of Kenji Design Studios Kenny Rogers and his business partner, decorator Jim Weinberg, designed the home’s family/music room, and visitors will have a chance to steal his design ideas, as well as those of 29 other top designers in Atlanta. The Show House will be open April 28 through May 20, with a special opening night gala including Rogers on April 26. Home tour tickets, available online at www.decoratorsshowhouse.org or by calling 404-733-5000, are $20 before April 27, and $25 thereafter. Proceeds benefit the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
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 See through the eyes of a child. View and purchase art from the next generation of budding Picassos between the ages of 5 and 18 at the juried “Through the Eyes of a Child” art show. The weekend event at The Works indoor facility off Howell Mill in Atlanta’s Westside kicks off with an evening preview party on April 20 and a full art show on April 21. Children ages 5 to 18 are welcome to attend the event. Tickets are $5 for the Saturday show, and $25 for the preview, with proceeds benefiting The Lionheart School, an Alpharetta school founded in 2000 to serve children with autism. For more information on the event, call 404-876-1359 or visit www.attheworks.net.
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  Watch animals on parade. Help make the Atlanta Humane Society’s 17th annual Pet Parade a howling success. Everyone is invited to A Walk for Animals – especially the family pet – at Atlanta’s Candler Park for the city’s largest walk-a-thon for animals. Thousands of two- and four-legged participants in the mile-long scenic walk are required to pre-register and collect a minimum number of pledges for the April 14th event, with goodie bags and prizes for top fundraisers. Even if you don’t feel like walking, visit Candler Park for a fun-filled pet festival that includes games and demonstrations by local organizations such as the Greater Atlanta Dog & Disc Club and the Canine Academy & Playschool. Visit www.atlantahumane.org to register.
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  Go green and save our planet. April 22 is Earth Day and Earth Share of Georgia is encouraging do-gooders to head outdoors and clean up Atlanta with a series of events. On April 20th, business and non-profit leaders from the metro area will gather for the fifth annual Earth Day Leadership Breakfast at the Biltmore Hotel. Corporate tables and sponsorship begins at $500, with Charles Jordan from the Trust for Public Land serving as keynote speaker. On Saturday, April 21, head to Atlantic Station for the 11th annual Party in the Park, the city’s largest Earth Day event. Enjoy live music, food by Whole Foods Market and Food 101, and a silent auction stocked with great gifts. A Corporate Green Day Challenge will take place on April 28th, inviting businesses to spend the morning repairing streambeds, restoring urban nature paths and replenishing the tree canopy in Atlanta. For more information about the events, call 404-873-3173 or visit www.earthshare.org.
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