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Bring on the pierogi at annual festival!

By Shelia Poole
Aug 28, 2015

It’s your pierogi-tive, but the annual Polish Pierogi Festival is an event foodies and dumpling lovers will probably not want to miss.

Get your fill of pierogi, kielbasa, beer and desserts at the annual fundraiser for St. John Paul II Polish Apostolate of the Archdiocese of Atlanta.

No matter how you spell it, the pierogi event will be fun for the whole family.

The festival will be held from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday at St. Marguerite d'Youville Church, 85 Gloster Road in Lawrenceville.

Admission, parking and entertainment are free. There will be children’s games, folk dancers and other activities.

The is a cost for food. Tickets can be purchased on the Polish Apostolate website at www.pcaaa.org or at the venue.

About the Author

Shelia has worked at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for more than 30 years. Previously, she worked at The Lexington Herald-Leader and The Louisville Defender. Her beat is a bit of a mixed bag that includes religion and spirituality, culture and trends, race and aging. She earned degrees from Spelman College and Northwestern University.

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