5 things to do today April 17 2009 (1)

1) The Atlanta Dogwood Festival returns to Piedmont Park.

1) The Atlanta Dogwood Festival returns to Piedmont Park.

2) Comedian Mike Epps performs at the Fox Theatre.

3) Relativity, Morale Hazard, Untitled (Street Performances) and Videos open at the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center.

4) Pulitzer Prize winner Leonard Pitts Jr. reads and discusses Before I Forget at Decatur Library.

5) The Nighthawks play Blind Willie’s.

(Photo courtesy Atlanta Dogwood Festival)