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Tuesday, Oct. 1

— In Atlanta, a special $1 admission price will get you into the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, following its tradition of having the admission price match the president’s age. (Last year on his 99th birthday, it was 99 cents.) As always, kids 16 or younger get in free. The library and museum will have a new exhibit about Carter’s 100 years, including documents, photos and art that haven’t been on display at the facility before.

— Trees Atlanta plans to plant one tree on the Georgia State Capitol grounds near the Jimmy Carter statue at 10 a.m. Another tree is scheduled to be planted at the Atlanta-based Carter Center at noon, the first of 100 planned to eventually be planted there in his honor.

— Naturalization ceremonies are scheduled in both Atlanta (at the Carter Presidential Library) at 10 a.m. and in Plains (at the former high school) at 11 a.m. Each ceremony is scheduled to include 100 new U.S. citizens in honor of the former president’s birthday.

— In Plains, a U.S. Navy jet flyover is scheduled at 12:30 p.m. Four F/A-18 aircraft from supporting squadrons based at the Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach will participate.

— Plains plans to dedicate a monument called the Charters of Freedom, permanently displaying replicas of the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence, at 4:30 p.m. on Main Street.

Several other events already were held to honor the former president. Those included:

Sept. 28

Separately, in August, a number of events were held to honor the birthday of Rosalynn Carter, who died last November and would have turned 97 on Aug. 18. The former president and first lady were married for 77 years.

Sept. 17

— A music concert, “Jimmy Carter 100: A Celebration in Song,” was held at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta to benefit the nonprofit Carter Center. The center also has launched a new digital mosaic composed of images, videos and messages from members of the public. People can view it and contribute to it by visiting CarterCenter.org/JimmyCarter100.