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Silver anniversary on the silver screen (AOC 25-year anniversary event)




The Basics:
Event Type:Monthly Social
Event Location: 5920 Roswell Road, Unit C-103
Date(s) & Time:Sun, Oct 5 2025  2:15 pm >> Sun, Oct 5 2025 5:30 pm
Registration Opens: Mon, Sep 8 2025 7:00 pm
Registration Cut Off: Sat, Oct 4 2025 12:00 pm
Event Duration:3 Hours 15 Minutes
Difficulty Rating:D1: Easy
Trip Leader(s):
Katherine Dorsett Bennett
Lisa Maldonado
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Member Cost:None

Participant Info:
Who's Invited: Members Only, 21 And Older Only
Maximum Group Size:188
Minimum Group Size:10
Number Registered So Far: 184 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)
Are Dogs Permitted: No

Itinerary:

You are invited to join us at The Springs Cinema & Taphouse as the Atlanta Outdoor Club celebrates its silver anniversary on the silver screen. The club's founder, Amy Pickwick Lipsius, will travel from her home state of Maryland to join us for this special event!

Our 25-year celebration includes a special video/film featuring the club and some of its past and present members. The event will also include complimentary appetizers. For those wishing to enjoy a cocktail/adult beverage, please head to the bar where you can pay for that treat on your own!

The theater offers an indoor area and outdoor patio to socialize with fellow members before and after the official event if you want to stay longer!

Our 25-year anniversary event officially starts at 2:15pm. The film/video presentation, as well as  short speeches from founder Amy Pickwick Lipsius and AOC leadership (and the prize give-away) will kick off at 3:45pm ET and last until 5:30pm ET.

We will also have some special give-aways. Who doesn't love free stuff?! Items include:

-Overnight stay at the Hike Inn (Georgia travel) Value: $249.40 (accommodations for up to two people)
-Two night stay at a private mountain cabin in Alabama (Donated by Nora Cook & family)
-Hillwalk Tours Limited gift certificate (European Travel) Value: $250 per person
-Handcrafted, full-grain leather drink coasters with AOC Anniversary logo (designed/created by Clay Cooper)
-Nacoochee Adventures gift certificate (Georgia) Value: $198
-Crossing T Farm horse rides in Georgia - One certificate for up to two people (Value: $150)
-One embroidered Atlanta Outdoor Club towel (Value: $50)
-AOC Photography Book by Lisa Maldonado & Katherine Dorsett Bennett (Value $150)
-Treasured Lands: A Photographic Odyssey Through America's National Parks/Photography book by QT Luong featuring 63 U.S. National Parks (Donation by Mike Collett) Value $55
-Ayo Adesanya's tax accounting service/SANYA CPA
-One-of-a-kind leather purse made by club member Jason Hicks (Value: $250)
-Three separate Appalachian Trail Shuttle gift certificates
-Cascade Mountain Tech Ultra lite camp chair (Allston Kendall/Steven Redmond donation)
-Black Matte HydroBags (Michelle Van Curen donation) - Value: $59 a piece
-2002 bottle of Chardonay from Chateau Montelena Winery (Napa Valley) with a bottle stopper (Allston Kendall/Steven Redmond donation) - Value: $90
-Special Atlanta Outdoor Club koozies with 25-year anniversary logo to be handed out at the door (until we run out)! (Value: Priceless)
-Atlanta Outdoor Club car magnets (until we run out) (Value: Priceless)

A very special thanks to: Tricia Saul (donated graphics work)

Special thanks to: Susan Mioduser, Katherine Dorsett Bennett & Scott Bennett for their contributions

This will be a great event and it marks a special milestone in our club's history.

More details about the celebration will be posted as the date draws closer.


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How to Get There:
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The 25-year anniversary event will be held at the Springs Cinema & Taphouse. It is located at 5920 Roswell Road, Unit C-103 in Sandy Springs, Georgia. The theater offers free parking!

website: 

https://www.springscinema.com


Notes:
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Cancellation/Partial Attendance:   Please review the AOC cancellation policy.