Saturday, October 31, 2026 · Atlanta
Halloween in Atlanta, practical tools worth trying, and discoveries with direct primary-source links
Front Page · Front Page · AI & Productivity · Aboutamazon
Bee Frontier turns conversations into searchable notes for $74.99; the upcoming $99.99 Eclipse attaches to a phone. The free-versus-Pro distinction matters more than the price tag.
Front Page · CAD & Maker Workflow · Cad
Onshape explicitly supports SolidWorks .sldprt files through the 2026 format and can export the resulting solid as STEP—without installing SolidWorks or Fusion.
Front Page · Atlanta & Sports · Mercedesbenzstadium
The Georgia–Florida rivalry moves from Jacksonville to downtown Atlanta for Halloween. Kickoff is 3:30 p.m.; gates open at 2 p.m.
ESPN · Sports · Auburn Tigers Football
Record 5-4 · 10th in SEC · Sat, November 14th at 12:00 PM EST
Auburn visits Mississippi State in SEC playOregon's 'Shoe Ducks' jab at Ohio State tops college football Week 10 trolls
AI & Maker Tools · Docs
Ideogram Vector landed in Runway Dev on October 28, with prompt-to-SVG and image-to-vector options priced in credits.
Apple & Home Tech · Apple
Apple’s seven-inch HomeView arrives November 13; its wall-mounted option is also $299, with a wired PoE mount coming later.
Gadgets & Home · Aboutamazon
Ring says its $249 smart lock will recharge by hand if the battery dies, with fingerprint, PIN, app and Alexa entry.
Photography & Video · Sony
The ECM-AX10 supports stereo, binaural and four-channel Ambisonics; Sony’s own compatibility guidance matters before purchase.
Photography Technique · Support
The iPhone Photos app has a built-in Long Exposure effect; no extra camera app or subscription is required.
Space & Science · Science
NASA’s October 30 Astronomy Picture of the Day shows the Ghost Nebula and the Iris Nebula in a remarkable wide field.
Science & Discovery · Nature
A newly described small theropod had jaw muscles adapted for mashing soft fruit—an unexpected diet in the T. rex ecosystem.
Atlanta · Family · Chattnaturecenter
Roswell’s nature center is offering free admission to visitors in costume on Halloween—an unusually good family deal.
Atlanta · Family · Poncecitymarket
Participating shops and restaurants at Ponce City Market will hand out candy to guests in costume; the market event itself is free.
Atlanta · Family · Eventbrite
Haunting at High Street runs 5:30–8:30 p.m. in Dunwoody, with free face painting, stilt walkers and a retailer candy hunt.
Atlanta · Art & Design · Atlantabg
The Garden’s 50th-anniversary show includes supersized scarecrows up to 12 feet tall and closes tomorrow.
Atlanta · History · Oaklandcemetery
Two Halloween special-topic tours are marked sold out, but Oakland still lists Crime Through Time at 1 p.m.
Atlanta · Family & Science · Fernbankmuseum
A Fernbank Forest ranger leads a 30-minute outdoor talk today, included with museum admission.
Atlanta · Family & Science · Fernbankmuseum
A 30-minute presentation introduces visitors to animals from Fernbank’s collection, included with admission.
Atlanta · Nightlife · Liveatthebatteryatlanta
Live! From the Dead has DJs, stilt walkers, fortune tellers and a costume contest at The Battery tonight.
Atlanta · Live Music · Tickets
One of hip-hop’s most influential lyricists is booked for two Halloween shows at City Winery Atlanta.
Atlanta · Live Music · Livenation
The Oh Yeah? Tour reaches Chastain Park on Halloween, with direct ticketing from Live Nation.
Atlanta · Live Music · Livenation
A major Latin urban show lands downtown at 8 p.m. on Halloween.
Atlanta · Live Music · 529atlanta
Actus Reus headlines a 21-plus Halloween party at 529 with $12 advance tickets.
Atlanta · Live Music · Aisle5atl
Covered In Blood Night 3 is an unusually specific Halloween cover-band bill at 8:30 p.m. for $15 advance.
Atlanta · Fitness · Poncecitymarket
The market’s calendar lists an all-levels run club in the Courtyard from 8 to 10 a.m.
European fire salamanders can glow blue-green under ultraviolet light, and even their toxic skin secretions remain fluorescent for more than a day after being released. The biological purpose is still a mystery.
Source →The International Space Station’s first resident crew launched on Halloween 2000. They arrived two days later, beginning continuous human habitation aboard the orbiting laboratory.
Escape artist Harry Houdini died in Detroit on Halloween, exactly 100 years ago. He was famous for impossible-looking escapes and for exposing fraudulent mediums; the circumstances of his fatal appendicitis remain debated.
Read more →The Moon in Cancer moves through Virgo’s solar eleventh house of friends, networks and shared plans, while retrograde Mercury in Scorpio highlights conversations worth reopening. An old group idea or unfinished invitation may come back into view today. The Scorpio Sun brings attention to messages, neighborhood activity and small decisions; Venus retrograde in Libra points toward reviewing values and spending before committing.
8–10 a.m.: Ponce City Market Atlanta Run Club meets in the Courtyard; all levels welcome.
11:30 a.m.: Fernbank Meet a Ranger program in WildWoods, included with admission.
1 p.m.: check Oakland Cemetery Crime Through Time tickets; two other Halloween tours are sold out.
2 p.m.: Fernbank Live Animal Encounter in the first-floor theater.
2 p.m. gates / 3:30 p.m. kickoff: Georgia vs. Florida at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, or watch on ABC.
4–9 p.m.: free Halloween trick-or-treating at Ponce City Market shops and restaurants.
5:30–8:30 p.m.: free Haunting at High Street in Dunwoody; costume contest winners at 7:45 p.m.
6 p.m. or 9:30 p.m.: compare Rakim sets at City Winery Atlanta.
8 p.m.: Atlanta Dream vs. Golden State Valkyries WNBA Finals Game 7 on USA/Peacock; series tied 3–3.
8 p.m.: Steve Lacy at Chastain Park, Young Miko at State Farm Arena, or Live! Halloween party at The Battery.
Tonight: try a Live Photo long-exposure effect on moving Halloween lights.
Today: test whether Onshape can import the existing Dremel SLDPRT and export a true STEP solid.
Today: compare the $74.99 Bee Frontier with the $99.99 forthcoming Bee Eclipse and the $11.99/month Pro subscription.
Today: inspect Runway’s new SVG generation and Apple HomeView’s wall-mount design for future maker/home projects.
Before Sunday: decide whether to visit the Botanical Garden’s Scarecrows exhibit before it closes November 1.
Sunday 3 p.m. EST: Mexico City Formula 1 Grand Prix race; qualifying today 5 p.m. EDT.