  Get Jazzy. The 31st Annual Atlanta Jazz Festival gives jazz lovers the chance to experience more of those soulful sounds than ever before as the event takes on a new format. “31 Years | 31 Days | Atlanta” features a Neighborhood Jazz Series, with performances in restaurants and cultural venues each weekend during the month of May in one of four Atlanta neighborhoods: Castleberry Hill, Virginia Highland, Midtown and Robert W. Woodruff Park, where a culminating celebration takes place during Memorial Day weekend. For a complete schedule and line-up, please visit www.atlantafestivals.com.
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  Blow out the Candles with Stone Mountain. Join the jubilee as Atlanta’s beloved park turns 50! The year-long golden anniversary celebration gains momentum this month with the debut of the Summer at the Rock series and launch of the 25th Anniversary Lasershow Spectacular on May 3, and the opening of the new Sky Hike attraction, a family adventure course in the treetops, at the end of the month. All summer long, Summer at the Rock will feature many more exciting new shows and attractions, such as an interactive Backyard Circus. For more information, please visit www.stonemountainpark.com.
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  Dream on. Join the WNBA’s newest expansion team, our very own Atlanta Dream, as they take the court for the first time for a pre-season face-off against the Los Angeles Sparks on May 3. Under the direction of Head Coach Marynell Meadors, the Dream team also takes on the Detroit Shock at home on May 23 and the Los Angeles Sparks at home again on May 25. For tickets and information, please visit www.atlantadream.net.
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  Walk this Way. Help raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation by joining the Great Strides walk on May 17 at the Georgia Tech campus. All proceeds aid the foundation’s research to find a cure for the disease that threatens the lives of more than 30,000 Americans, such as local 4-year-old Elena Goodrow. Last year, Elena had 83 walkers on her team, and raised more than $18,000 for CF — this year, she hopes to create a team that’s more than 100-strong. Please visit www.cff.org/great_strides for more information; you can join or donate to Elena’s team by entering “Elena Goodrow” under “Find a Walker,” or create a team of your own.
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  Raise Your Glass to Charity. Don’t be surprised if you see the face of your favorite Braves player on a wine label — this month, Longball Cellars debuts three new charity wines in the Atlanta area with some all-star endorsements. All proceeds from the wines, which retail for approximately $13 per bottle after May 19 across the state, go to local charities: Tom Glavine’s Cabernet Glavingnon benefits CURE Children’s Cancer, Chipper Jones’ Chipper Chardonnay benefits The Miracle League and Brian McCann’s McCann Merlot benefits Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research. For more information, please visit www.charitywines.com.
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