APRIL 2021 * VOL. 77, NO. 4 CAMERON WHITLOCK COURTESY GARDENER'S CONFIDENCE Contents 29 32 9 Henry Aaron ON 10 JONATHAN SHIPLEY Post offices hold paintings, sculptures from the past. By Jim Winnerman LE V 16 First-class art BISS A by-the-numbers look at this baseball legend's legacy. By Jim Kelly 22 Atlanta's field of dreams Remembering Atlanta's Negro Leagues baseball team. By Jonathan Shipley 26 22 4 MAILBOX Music for all The sweet notes of Sound Play. By Sarah Russell On the cover Springtime in Georgia is strawberry season. Pick-your-own farms can be found throughout the state; to find one near you, visit bit.ly/gastraw. And when you get back home with your bounty, be sure to try some of the recipes in this month's issue, starting on page 34. (Photo by iStock.com / Marina07.) 8 GEORGIA NEWS 10 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 29 AROUND GEORGIA Never a dull moment at Georgia's ax-throwing venues 12 CURIOUS GEORGIA 32 GEORGIA GARDENS 14 CURRENTS 34 GEORGIA COOKS The Mechanical Riverfront Kingdom on Druid Hill 20 COOPERATIVE CONCERNS 21 TRIVIA CONTEST Fragrant gardenias bring back memories Celebrate strawberry season with these recipes 38 SNAPSHOT Feline friends www.georgiamagazine.org 3http://www.bit.ly/gastraw http://www.georgiamagazine.org