Weekender: NovemBEER Fest, Cardboard Playground-Building

Saturday

Chastain Park Playground Kickoff

Play Chastain will unveil a new design and announce some exciting news at its kickoff event. Bring cardboard boxes and a wagon or tricycle on which to build. Help the kids build everything from forts, sleds, rockets...and anything else they can imagine.

Where: old Chastain Park playground, off the corner of West Wieuca Road and Dudley Lane

When: 10 a.m. to noon

Cost: Free

NovemBEER Fest

Where can you find more than 100 types of beer, three live music stages, college football and food? At the Buckhead Theatre! It may sound strange to hold a festival in a theatre, but if anyone can pull it off, it's Director of Operations Michael DiLonardo, who launched Atlanta Beer Festivals.

Where: Buckhead Theatre

When: 6-11 p.m.

Cost: $48 on the day of the festival

Avenue Q (High School Edition)

Enjoy the great not-so-politically correct Broadway hit with puppets!

Where: Atlanta International School

When: 2 p.m.

Cost: $20

Sunday

Middle-European Magic

The Georgian Chamber Players will present a chamber music concert featuring the works of Dvorak and Kodaly.

Where: Kellett Chapel - Peachtree Presbyterian Church 3434 Roswell Rd NW, Atlanta, GA 30305

When: 3-5 p.m.

Cost: $10 for students; $20 for adults

West Side Story

Come see Pace Academy student perform this timeless classic about love between two people from different parts of the neighborhood.

Where: Pace Academy

When: 2:30 p.m.

Cost: $10 for students; $20 for adults