Upcoming

■ Free First Saturday: Butterflies. 11 a.m. to noon Aug. 4. Dunwoody Nature Center, 5343 Roberts Drive, Dunwoody. The program will include teachings about the life cycle, host plants, most common types in this area and the benefits of butterflies. DunwoodyNature.org

■ Dunwoody Sunday Cycle. 2:30 p.m. Aug. 5. Free. Village Burger, 1426 Dunwoody Village Parkway, Dunwoody. Sponsored by Bike Walk Dunwoody, this monthly community event occurs on the first Sunday of each month, March through November. There is a short preride safety review at 2:30 p.m., and the group sets off at 3 p.m. Helmets are required, and a bicycle with gears is recommended to handle the hills. The route is a 4.5-mile loop around Dunwoody with mostly right turns. The group will not ride in inclement weather or over hazardous road conditions. All are welcome. BikeWalkDunwoody. org/events/monthly-community-bike-ride

■ 35th Annual National Night Out by the Brookhaven and Dunwoody Police Departments. 6-9 p.m. Aug. 7. Free. Perimeter Mall, 4400 Ashford Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody. Sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch, National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make neighborhoods safer, better places to live. There will be patrol cars, SWAT vehicles and other specialty vehicles on display. The DeKalb County Fire/Rescue Department also will have firetrucks and other pieces of equipment on display. Police officers, Fire/Rescue personnel and ChatComm 9-1-1 personnel will be on hand to answer questions related to vehicles, personnel or public safety operations. Music and entertainment will be provided along with free food and drinks donated by many local stores and community members. Dunwoody Police Department’s Community Outreach Officer Mark Stevens at 678-382-6917 or Mark.Stevens@DunwoodyGa.gov