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Stars come out in Atlanta to celebrate Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday
Jimmy Carter doesn’t turn 100 until 1 October, but the red carpet was nevertheless rolled out at the Fox Theater to pay homage to America’s oldest living former president
Former president Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday is on 1 October. His supporters didn’t want to wait that long to throw a party.
A parade of Georgia luminaries on Tuesday lit up the venerable Fox Theater on Peachtree Street. In a city that boasts new, swanky modern glass and steel venues like the Cobb Energy performing arts center or the Eastern befitting the city’s rising prominence, organizers chose Atlanta’s oldest concert hall to celebrate Carter’s centennial.
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