ATLANTA -- There are tons of fun events going on this weekend, in your area. We’ve listed a few of them for you to check out with your family and friends.

This weekend, the Castleberry Hill neighborhood will host their monthly Castleberry Hill Art Stroll at the Castleberry Point Condominiums. This event is sponsored by city councilman, Kwanza Hall and begins on Friday at 7 p.m. This week, the stroll will feature Denise Jackson’s Emerging Art Scene Gallery installations and The Wine Shoe will hold a $10 wine tasting. Food trucks will also be lined up in front of Castleberry Point. The corral will include: Tex’s Tacos, The King of Pops, Westside Creamery and the Pup Truck. The Castleberry Point Condos are located at 327 Nelson Street in Atlanta.

On Sunday, the Grant Park neighborhood will hold their first-ever Community Yard Sale starting on July 10.

ATLANTA – Derived from popular genres of music like jazz, blues and gospel, rhythm and blues was born. Rhythm and Blues music, which is widely referred to as R&B, is unique in that it has the ability to take on many musical identities, at once. Some say the genre was first identified in Harlem, during the Harlem Renaissance, which is known as one of the most prominent cultural movements for African Americans during the 1930’s. However, others think the genre originated in the 1940’s when African Americans began moving to northern cities, creating cultural fusion.  

The music evolved from “race music”, which was an offensive term that referred to the music of African Americans, into jump blues which was known for having a swing boogie, big band sound.

CHEROKEE CO., Ga. -- The 2011-2012 school year will begin Monday, Aug. 1 in Cherokee County.

Each school's front office will be open daily beginning on Tuesday, July 19. New students may be registered between 8 a.m. and noon every day after that.

The required documents can now be found online.

Class schedules and teacher assignments will be available at each school's scheduled open house and walk-through event:

Arnold Mill Elementary, Woodstock
Thursday, July 28
K-2: 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
3-5: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Avery Elementary, Canton
Thursday, July 28
K-2: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
3-5: 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Ball Ground Elementary
Thursday, July 28
4 p.m.