This morning was a busy one in studio at CBS Better Mornings Atlanta. Guests included Bo Bice, the former American Idol contestant and David Newell, aka Mr. McFeely of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood fame. It was an interesting mix of guests to say the least.

Bice was in town promoting the Georgia Music Hall of Fame and Newell will be hosting a tribute to Fred Rogers tomorrow night at the Center for Puppetry Arts where he’ll share pictures, video clips – including bloopers – and stories of working with Fred Rogers. Tickets for the tribute are still available at www.puppet.org or by calling 404-873-3391. As part of the tribute, guests are asked to bring a new sweater to donate to the Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood Sweater Drive.

Amid all this, we mentioned a few other fun things to do in the coming weeks on the Field Trips with Sue segment including:

Swaptember Deals
Yellow Daisy Festival
Corn Maze Craze

Apple Picking in Georgia
Georgia State Parks Jr. Ranger Program
Fernbank Museum of Science

If you weren’t up bright and early this morning to catch the Field Trips with Sue segment on CBS Better Mornings Atlanta, here’s a recap. If you’d like to see the segment, go to CBS Better Mornings Atlanta and search the more videos for Field Trips with Sue.

DragonCon Parade (Labor Day Wkend) (A must see, really)
Callaway Gardens Sky High Air Balloon Festival (Labor Day Weekend)
Ice Cream Festival at Piedmont Park (This Saturday!)

Georgia Aquarium Mommy & Me program ($25 for Mom (or Dad), 4 kids under 5 AND parking! Best deal going)
Lowe’s Build and Grow Workshop (This Saturday)
See Georgia State Parks FREE (All you need is a library card!)

This morning on CBS Better Mornings Atlanta, I met Dr. Felicia Stoler, R.D., author of Living Skinny in Fat Genes, The Healthy Way to Lose Weight and Feel Great. We had a great talk about healthy eating and some of the myths surrounding food, especially sugar. Check out her segment on the CBS website and her book.

But what did we talk about on the Field Trips with Sue segment? Well, here is the round up from this morning’s show:

Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort Deals: Buy 3 Nights, Get 1 Free (Including over Labor Day) + $250 gift card (see the comments section for deal particulars)
Free Admission to Zoo Atlanta
Fee Free Weekend at US National Parks

Free Admission to Museums for Active Military AND their families
Dunwoody Nature Center (always free)
Wizard of Oz Movie (accompanied by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra): Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Sat. Aug. 14, 2010, 8:30 pm. Tickets start at $12. Call 404-733-4848 or asogroups@woodruffcenter.org (Mon. – Fri. 9 – 5pm) Not valid online or at the box office

If you missed this mornings Field Trips with Sue segment on CBS Better Mornings Atlanta, here’s what we discussed:

Fireworks Displays in Atlanta
National Museum of Patriotism

Braves Deals (post coming next week)
Free Bowling

Enjoy a Fabulous 4th of July weekend!

If you missed last week’s Field Trips with Sue segment on CBS Better Mornings Atlanta, have no fear, here’s an update. If you’d like to see the segments, click here.

Free Swimming at Atlanta area pools (post coming next week)
Summer Reading Programs that offer great incentives to read
Fabulous vacation deal at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club
Blueberry Picking (look for a post next week)
Family Summer Camp at Bass Pro Shops
Free and Cheap Summer Movies

First, the winners of our Center for Puppetry Arts tickets are Jennifer H and Natalie. Congratulations! Send me your full name and address and we’ll have the tickets mailed to you.

This morning I spent some time with Jeff Quattrocchi , aka The SwampMaster on CBS Better Mornings Atlanta. Jeff has risen to fame because of a YouTube video of an alligator eating his arm. I knew Jeff way back when (about two years ago) when he did an alligator show at the Illinois State Fair in DuQuion. Ok, so I didn’t know him, but I saw his show. How weird to meet him now. He was a very nice, normal, (well except for the wrestling alligator part) guy. His show was quite good too, so if you get a chance to see it, by all means, do.

So here is what we discussed this morning on CBS Better Mornings Atlanta. As always, you can view the Field Trips with Sue segment on CBS’ website.

FREE Outdoor Movies
Flips & Flapjacks
Mr. Greggy’s Silly Circus and Family Movie at the Plaza Theatre (look for this post next week)

All-Comers Track Meet
Center for Puppetry Arts Passport to Summer Kick-Off (we’re giving away tickets next week too!)
Storytime Live! at the Fox Theatre (look for a ticket giveaway in the next week)
Summer Activity List (This is a link to one list. Next week we’ll have another)

This morning was a fun one on CBS Better Mornings Atlanta, I met Shane, of Shane’s Rib Shack. Shane’s supports my son’s local baseball program, so it was nice to have the opportunity to say thanks in person. In addition, I had a delicious breakfast of ribs. You can get your own free ribs too! Be one of the first 100 people to visit Shane’s Rib Shack on Sat. May 15 and receive a 1/2 rack of ribs, large beverage and a Shaniac t-shirt.

But what about the Field Trips with Sue segment this morning on CBS Better Mornings Atlanta? Here’s what I highlighted:

Albany Georgia and the Flint Riverquarium
Durhamtown Plantation
Buy One, Get One Free tickets to the Georgia Aquarium

Shrek Fest at Atlantic Station
Julie Andrews Book Signing at Little Shop of Stories
The Georgia Kite Festival
Dora The Explorer Appearances

Gabe Wardell, Atlanta Film Festival

Whenever I do the Field Trips with Sue segment on CBS Better Mornings Atlanta, I look forward to seeing who is in-studio that day promoting events. This week, I met Gabe Wardell, executive director of the Atlanta Film Festival which is taking place this weekend. What a cool job.

The Atlanta Film Festival runs April 15 – 23. In addition to more adult fare, the festival has a partnership with KIDS FIRST! a project of the Coalition for Quality Children’s Media to provide FREE kids programming. The festival also has a selection of teen movies as part of the Teen Screen programming. For specfic films, go to pages 153 – 157 of the Atlanta Film Festival program guide.

If you missed the Field Trips with Sue segments this morning, you can go to CBS Better Mornings Atlanta to watch them. Here’s a recap:

Earth Day Activities – Here’s the great list we mentioned from Atlanta with Kid
Atlanta Dogwood Festival – Adventure Base 100
Panola State Park Tree Climbing

National Parks Week
Mary Poppins Ticket Give-a-Way and Discounts
Kids Bowl Free program

I love being in studio at CBS Better Mornings Atlanta when they have fun guests. This morning I got to meet Curious George and the Man with the Yellow Hat! I love Curious George.  You can see them too this week at the Fox Theatre.

If you missed this morning’s Field Trips with Sue segments on BMA, we announced the winner of the tickets to see South Pacific at the Fox Theatre. Our winner is Gail! Congratulations.

If you missed it, here’s a wrap up of the segment that featured posts from this week:

Stone Mountain Fun Break Deals
North Georgia Eco Canopy Tour (aka ziplining) deal
BOGO Offer to see South Pacific at the Fox Theatre
$5 Tickets for the Braves vs. White Sox exhibition game this weekend

And here’s a preview of the posts we have for you next week:

FREE Golf Lessons  and More FREE Golf Lessons
Spring Football at the University of Georgia
FREE Concerts at Centennial Olympic Park (look for a post next week)

If you missed this week’s Field Trips with Sue segment on CBS Better Mornings Atlanta, never fear. The segments featured the following:

Things to Do in Augusta, Ga. Beyond the Masters including:
Augusta Canal Intrpretive Center
Fort Discovery
Morris Museum of Art
Free Cone Day at Ben and Jerry’s (March 23)
Free Rita’s Italian Ice (March 20)
Atlanta Opera Family Day
Places to birdwatch during National Wildlife Week
Buy One, Get One at Fernbank Museum of Natural History

If you’d like to see the actual clip, go to Better Mornings at CBS Atlanta.