The Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve will host its Spring into Wellness series from May to June.  The wellness programs will be held at Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Center, 3787 Klondike Road, Lithonia.

Join fitness instructor DeQuanda Sanders for dynamic cardio and aerobic workouts in the nature center or by trail. Bring a water bottle and a mat. Participants will meet in the nature center classroom May 11 and June 8, 10 – 11 a.m.

The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC), DeKalb County Office of Senior Affairs, and Senior Connections are offering an array of preventive health services and screenings for seniors ages 55 and older in May during Older Americans Month.

Voices of Faith’s Bernadette “Berni” Grant gives a decade of service

Every Thanksgiving and Christmas, Bernadette “Berni” Grant marshals a group of troops to prepare dinner for hundreds in the Stone Mountain area who have no place to go for the holidays. She and her volunteers typically serve a feast that includes turkey, fried chicken, homemade dressing, string beans, macaroni and cheese, sweet potato pie and other Southern dishes in the banquet hall at Voices of Faith Ministries in Stone Mountain.

The City of Conyers’ Main Street Program will host free history tours on May 18 and 19 throughout Rockdale.

The May 18 tours will be held at 1 and 3 p.m. Learn about the citizens of Conyers including famous and infamous authors, the doctor who sold whiskey in a stand beside the courthouse, and a story of “grave robbers.”

On the third weekend (Saturday and Sunday) of each month, until June 2013, all Bank of America cardholding guests receive free admission to the Atlanta History Center, including admittance to “Slavery at Jefferson’s Monticello: How the Word is Passed Down.” The exhibition explores slavery and enslaved people in America from Jefferson’s Monticello plantation by providing a rare and detailed glimpse into the lives of six enslaved families.

STONE MOUNTAIN—Barbara Cross survived the infamous 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, AL in 1963. Last month, she visited Stephenson Middle School in Stone Mountain as a guest speaker and recounted what happened.