Test Your Mettle at LocalMotion This Weekend
Jock-toberfest features cornhole, tug of war, feats of strength and more
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Take a look around Hapeville and there’s no doubt the city is growing.
Construction projects abound, with newcomers around every corner. But Hapeville resident Jonathan Scott is among a group that wants to ensure the city doesn’t just become a bedroom community for Atlanta. He wants people to be able to hang out down here and enjoy themselves after work.
“We want Hapeville to be a home for people,” he said this week. “We want to put it on the map as more than a pass-through, but a place where there’s fun things to do.”
Scott, who owns Scott Party Rentals, is collaborating with the Tri-Cities Arts Alliance this weekend for Jock-toberfest, an adult field day. It’s the second installment in a series of Oktoberfest-themed events put on by the LocalMotion Festival of the Arts. Funding for this program is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners. It is also supported in part by Georgia Council for the Arts through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. Georgia Council for the Arts also receives support from its partner agency -the National Endowment for the Arts.
Jock-toberfest kicks off Saturday at 4 p.m. in Jess Lucas Y-Teen Park in downtown Hapeville. You can still sign up here to participate in events ranging from cornhole to balloon toss to tug of war. Scott is also bringing some unique favorites like an obstacle course and a 15-foot by 15-foot inflatable Twister game. Musical acts in the Hapeville Arts Alley will include Daniel Toole (4 p.m.-6 p.m.) and Hapeville’s own Isaac Bear (6:15 p.m.-8 p.m.).
Scott has been in the events business since 2003 when he started working for interactive attractions. He bought the business in 2018 and his warehouse in Chamblee now includes over 85 different inflatables from rock walls to water slides to dunk tanks.
Fellow Hapeville resident Ray Rollins asked him earlier this year about bringing some of that equipment to an adult field day. Rollins, a college classmate of his at Valdosta State, had done a similar event in Tucker that was a hit.
“I told him, ‘Absolutely! I’ll donate all the equipment and let’s have some fun. Let’s do something for Hapeville that hasn’t been done,’” Scott said. “You know, the rec department does great stuff for kids and the senior center does a lot of programming for the older crowd, but we really need more things here for the 20-50 age bracket.
“Hapeville has a younger audience than it’s ever had with all the growth. This is a chance to get out and meet your neighbors. It’s something we can do to bring the city together and have the best time we can have.”