Dragon*Con 2008 will be held during the Labor Day weekend, Aug. 29-Sept. 1, at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Atlanta Hilton & Towers and Sheraton Atlanta hotels located in downtown Atlanta. Dragon*Con is America’s largest annual convention for fans of science fiction, fantasy and horror, comics and art, games and computers, animation, science,…

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Retailer to bestow Jeffrey New Talent Award at annual charity fashion event The Savannah College of Art and Design again joins forces with renowned retailer Jeffrey Kalinsky for Fashion Cares 2008, to be held at 55 Allen Plaza in Atlanta, Aug. 25, 7 p.m. The annual fundraiser, which celebrates its 16th anniversary this year, benefits…

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Denise Lira-Ratinoff, a Master of Fine Arts student in photography, will host a special evening for her show, “ELEMENTS,” Thursday, Aug. 14, 6-8 p.m., at the Hagedorn Foundation Gallery, 425 Peachtree Hills Ave., Suite 25, Atlanta. She invites all SCAD students, staff and faculty to attend the event and hear her present an artist’s talk…

July 28 | 12:49 p.m. Atlanta Police investigated a suspicious package that had been chained to a tree along the street next to the ACA Residence Hall. APD Bomb Squad arrived to check the luggage and later determined that it had no devices inside. The residence hall had been evacuated and guests were allowed back…