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Curlfest 2019 is coming to Atlanta this fall to celebrate fun, friendship and follicles. The event will be held Saturday, Sept. 21 at Candler Park.
The hair-centric event is the world’s largest natural beauty festival, and is coming to Atlanta for the very first time.
Curlfest 2019: Everything you need to know
Join hundreds of people as they discover the best beauty brands in the industry, shop the hottest fashion in the country, and celebrate the undeniable magic of women of color.
Curlfest 2019 will feature Beauty Row, where you can shop til you drop, the Empowerment Stage, where you’ll hear from inspiring voices pushing the culture forward, and the Vendor Marketplace, where you can discover the hottest fashion, accessories, home decor, art & more.
Where will Curlfest be held in Atlanta?
Curlfest 2019 will be held at Candler Park located at 585 Candler Park Drive NE Atlanta, GA 30307. Here is a map to help you find it.
First, to find all the good things happening in the city this week, all you have to do is take a look at downtown Atlanta. That’s where some of the best restaurants are as well as where the visitors, namely tourists, are. CNN Center often has something cool going on! Check out these events in Atlanta today and this week and this weekend:- For a month’s view: The Official Atlanta Events Calendar
- For a more immediate look, check Things to do in Atlanta This Week
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The Southside Trail of the Beltline has opened to the public. City officials commemorated the event, which has been anticipated for years.
Walkers, joggers can now travel 12 miles total on the Atlanta Beltline, officials said this week. The path is all gravel as of now, but will be beautified in the future.
Southside Trail of the Beltline opens to the public
The opening of the Southside Trail is important because it bridges University Avenue and connects the Eastside and Westside Trails.
The Southside Trail, still considered in what is called an “interim” state, is four miles in length and connects the Westside and Eastside Trails with plenty of mobility options and programming.
What’s new on the Beltline Southside Trail?
The Southside Trail of the Beltline is unpaved but has gravel for easy walking. It also gives you access to 11 public streets.
“I am delighted for the opportunity this represents for the residents of south and southwest Atlanta,” said Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms. “Already, in an interim state, the Atlanta BeltLine Southside Trail is having a profound impact on affordable housing, jobs, and the economy in the surrounding communities.”
City officials will now turn their attention to linking the respective trails so that the public can easily access them.
“Linking the west and east sides of the Atlanta BeltLine is a top priority,” said Clyde Higgs, President and CEO of Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. “We recognize that this connectivity has been highly anticipated by our neighbors along the southern corridor. We are thrilled for this milestone and future construction.”
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Movie mogul Tyler Perry reflected on his success recently when a sign on the interstate directing motorists to his studio went up.
The sign is at the Sylvan Road / Cleveland Avenue exit on I-85 in southwest Atlanta.
Tyler Perry Studios sign goes up on Atlanta interstate
Perry posted on Facebook about the sign, which he said reminded him of how far he’s come.
“Driving into work today I saw these signs on the highways being changed. My eyes filled with water knowing what God has allowed to happen in my life. Atlanta has truly been the promised land for me. I came here with nothing, lived off Sylvan Road, ended up homeless and starving, but I was always praying and believing. I was always keeping the faith, knowing that if I worked hard, did my absolute best, kept my integrity, honored every blessing, and remained grateful through it all that everything would work out. And it has, thank God.”
Music mogul Jermaine Dupri also praised Perry for the accomplishment, saying on Twitter, “This deserves to be posted twice cause I saw some stupid a** comments, this man was homeless, living in his car and now look at God,if this don’t inspire you to get up,get out and get something,I don’t know what will.”
Perry’s story is well known. He moved to Atlanta from New Orleans with only a dream. He put on a series of plays that turned into movies.
A couple years ago, he purchased more than 30 acres at Fort McPherson in southwest Atlanta. Today, that property is where Tyler Perry Studios is located. When the studio opened, the first movie to film there was “Black Panther.”
Atlanta has become a movie mecca in recent years and Georgia has been a favorite location for TV productions since the state instituted generous tax breaks for film companies that agree to shoot locally. Projects from CBS, NBC, HBO, BET and more are slated to shoot in the metro area in 2018-19 and the foreseeable future.
With more than 700 movie and TV projects just in the last few years, the film industry has generated more than $9 billion for the state of Georgia.There are so many movies filmed in Atlanta these days that it’s hard to keep up with it all. That’s why I suggest you subscribe to AtlantaFi.com to get all the freshest movie casting calls, celeb sightings and Atlanta happenings delivered to your inbox.Want to work in Georgia film & TV? Here are the latest Atlanta casting calls
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A group of Georgia Tech students have created a finance app that makes a game out of saving money. The goal is to help you build up an emergency fund from doing something you do every day.
The app — MoneyPie — lets users save by coming up with common savings goals. You can also get rewards from reaching intermediate benchmarks on your way to saving.
Georgia Tech whiz kids create app to help you save money
“Spending is a social activity, and we wanted to make saving money one as well,” said Eithan Martinez, a computer science undergraduate and one of three co-founders.
“If you don’t reach your goal, the penalty might be doing the laundry for your roommates,” said Martinez. “If you hit your savings mark, maybe your friend picks up the check when you go out to eat.”
The app recently debuted at the Georgia Tech Create-X 2019 Demo Day in Midtown Atlanta at the Fox Theatre.
MoneyPie is available for download in the App Store.
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One of Atlanta’s tastiest restaurants, Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q, is hosting a pop-up on Saturday, Sept. 14 at the Que-osk.
The preview pop-up is of their new restaurant Goldee’s Barbecue, which will open its doors in May in Fort Worth, Texas.
Fox Bros. BBQ To Host Texas Pop-Up in Atlanta
Goldee’s Barbecue will be powered by pitmaster Dylan Taylor with friends Johnny White (Valentina’s Tex-Mex; Franklin Barbecue) and Lane Milne (Freedman’s; Micklethwait Craft Meats) .
The menu for Saturday’s pop-up will highlight central Texas craft-style barbecue with traditional proteins like brisket, sausage, ribs and sides. Guests are encouraged to arrive early, as quantities are limited. Service begins at 11am and runs until sold out.
The pop-up will take place at The Que-osk, 120 Ottley Drive NE Atlanta, GA 30324. Don’t know where it’s located? Here’s a map to help you find it.
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That didn’t take long at all! KFC says its new Beyond Meat fried chicken sold out in six hours. The plant-based chicken was test marketed at only one metro Atlanta restaurant — the KFC on Cobb Parkway near SunTrust Park address: (2637 Cobb Pkwy SE, Smyrna).
Hours after sales began, KFC tweeted that “All of the Colonel’s “Kentucky Fried Chicken has Kentucky Fried sold out. Yes, it is truly a Kentucky Fried Miracle.”
KFC Beyond Meat chicken sells out in metro Atlanta (now how about some real chicken)
KFC tested the meatless chicken in metro Atlanta to see whether it will expand to other markets. One high-profile customer gave it high praise:
Atlanta music mogul Jermaine Dupri tried it and was won over. He posted on Twitter about KFC’s new vegan chicken, saying:
“For the record this Beyond Meat KFC is right, if you vegan and you on the fence but you be eating soy nuggets, this should take the place of that, one because these are not soy, also the sauce in the add is honey mustard but it’s not vegan, FYI for any first timers. get the BBQ.”
Since you can’t get any vegan chicken in these parts, you may be up for the real deal. Atlanta has several GREAT fried chicken restaurants to choose from.
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Atlanta also has become a haven for “hot chicken,” the spicy variety with origins in Nashville.
Also: Here are the best places in Atlanta to get hot chicken
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Like your children, every U.S. airport is different and unique in its own way. Turns out that Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport has a key savings perk for travelers looking to save.
Hartsfield is one of five U.S. airports that have their lowest fares in the fall, according to a recent Groupon study.
Study shows when Hartsfield-Jackson airport has its lowest fares
The coupon site analyzed flights in every season to look for pricing patterns in airfare. What they found was that five five airports have cheapest fares in the fall. Aside from Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson airport, the other four are:
- Newark
- Phoenix
- Minneapolis-St.Paul
- Fort Lauderdale
That means if you’re looking to save money on travel, try to fly out of one these airports this fall.
For summer, the Groupon study found that Chicago’s O’Hare had the cheapest fares followed byNYC’s LaGuardia airport.
For springtime, New York City’s JFK International Airport had the cheapest fares.
For winter, the study found that it’s cheaper to fly out of West Coast airports than East Coast.
Up next: Atlanta’s Hartsfield makes U.S. best airport list
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Comedian Dave Chappelle’s stand-up show “Sticks & Stones” is now streaming on Netflix. The special was filmed in Atlanta last year when he did a series of dates.
In the new special, Chappelle riffs on Atlanta as a gay city a couple of times, turning it into one of the largest bits of his hour-long show.
‘Sticks & Stones: Dave Chappelle riffs on Atlanta in Netflix special
The show is part of the $60 million deal he signed with Netflix for three comedy specials. The streaming company is owed one more.
For Chappelle fans, “Sticks & Stones” symbolizes a respite from the politically correct comedy that some of the biggest names in entertainment have slid into in recent years.
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Chappelle goes for the PC jugular on bits about R. Kelly, Michael Jackson, Kevin Hart and even Georgia’s “heartbeat” bill, which outlaws abortion.
From the show, you can tell that Chappelle has an affinity for the ATL and that he knows it well. If you haven’t seen the show, stream it on Netflix now.
Wow ok. Dave Chappelle's impressions are spot on.
Sticks & Stones is streaming now! pic.twitter.com/zD9BBQsGdj
— Netflix Is A Joke (@NetflixIsAJoke) August 26, 2019
Aside from Sticks And Stones, other comedians have used Atlanta venues to record comedy specials are do their stand-up routines. Here are the top comedy clubs in Atlanta.
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The cast for the “Coming to America” sequel is becoming star-filled as several A-Listers have been added.
“Coming 2 America,” as the film has become known, has added Wesley Snipes, Leslie Jones and James Earl Jones to the cast, which will be filming in Atlanta.
Garcelle Beauvais, Nomzano Mbatha are two of the newest actors to be cast in the film. Shari Headley, who starred the prince’s love interest in the first film, is back this go around as his wife.
Coming 2 America cast is packed with stars; filming in Atlanta to begin
Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall were the catalysts behind the film, which will offer a new plot for Akeem as well as his native land Zamunda.
May be wondering who’s in “Coming 2 America” so far? These are all the stars who have joined on for Coming 2 America:
- Eddie Murphy
- Arsenio Hall
- Garcelle Beauvais
- Shari Headley
- James Earl Jones
- Kiki Layne
- Leslie Jones
- Nomzano Mbatha
- Teyana Taylor
- Michael Blackson
- Jermaine Fowler
- Louie Anderson
- Paul Bates
- Vanessa Bell Calloway
Also, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Kiki Layne is set to join the movie in a role as Prince Akeem’s daughter, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Snipes will play a new character, Gen. Izzi, a ruler of a sister nation to Zamunda, THR reports.
Jones will reportedly play the mother of Akeem’s son, who will be played by Jermaine Fowler.
And there’s more: Rapper Rick Ross revealed on Nick Cannon’s podcast that the movie is filming at his south Atlanta mansion. The estate was formerly owned by boxer Evander Holyfield.
See ‘The Holyfield Mansion’ in Atlanta
“Coming to America 2” or “Coming 2 America,” as the movie is being called, has been slated for a release date in August 2020.
The plot of the movie is said to center on Akeem coming back to America after learning that he has a long-lost son. That son would be the heir to the throne in Zamunda, the African kingdom.
When Akeem finds his son, he is barely making it in Queens. Early reports are that comedian Dave Chappelle is in talks to join the project as well.
Filming for “Coming 2 America” is set to start in late August. Check out AtlantaFi.com’s casting call page for the latest in auditions and hiring news for the entertainment industry.
With more than 700 movie and TV projects just in the last few years, the film industry has generated more than $9 billion for the state of Georgia.There are so many movies filmed in Atlanta these days that it’s hard to keep up with it all. That’s why I suggest you subscribe to AtlantaFi.com to get all the freshest movie casting calls, celeb sightings and Atlanta happenings delivered to your inbox.Want to work in Georgia film & TV? Here are the latest Atlanta casting calls
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Thousands of people flocked to venues around Atlanta, including the Hyatt Hotel downtown, for the Bronzelens Film Festival.
“Evelyn x Evelyn” directed by Eric Pumphrey was awarded the distinction as Best Short. Pumphrey received $2,500 from BET Networks Interim Head of Scripted Development Rose Catherine Pinkney.
Thousands Attend BronzeLens Film Festival In Downtown Atlanta
On Saturday, Aug. 24, the Bronzelens Awards were hosted by comedian Rodney Perry.
The BronzeLens Closing Night Feature was the world premiere of director Trey Haley’s romantic comedy, “Always a Bridesmaid,” written by actress Yvette Nicole Brown (“Community,” Avengers Endgame), and starring Javicia Leslieand Jordan Calloway.
Calloway has become a hot commodity on the TV scene, with several agents reaching out to her concerning upcoming projects.
The storyline focuses on Corina, who is stuck being everyone’s bridesmaid. Deciding to no longer be a lady-in-waiting, she bravely re-enters the dating scene.
Time will only tell if she will “Always Be A Bridesmaid” or if the love of her life is around the corner. The film will be aired on BET Networks this fall.
Another film that garnered praise at the festival was “Princess of the Row,” a cautionary tale of how our country doesn’t value veterans and make. Check out the trailer below.
Atlanta has become a movie mecca in recent years and Georgia has been a favorite location for TV productions since the state instituted generous tax breaks for film companies that agree to shoot locally. Projects from CBS, NBC, HBO, BET and more are slated to shoot in the metro area in 2018-19 and the foreseeable future.
Jordan Calloway’s Always A Bridesmaid
With more than 700 movie and TV projects just in the last few years, the film industry has generated more than $9 billion for the state of Georgia.There are so many movies filmed in Atlanta these days that it’s hard to keep up with it all. That’s why I suggest you subscribe to AtlantaFi.com to get all the freshest movie casting calls, celeb sightings and Atlanta happenings delivered to your inbox.Want to work in Georgia film & TV? Here are the latest Atlanta casting calls