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The East Point Jazz Festival is happening on Saturday, April 27, 2019 from 5 to 9 p.m. The event will take place near downtown East Point in Sumner Park.
The East Point Jazz Festival is a family-friendly event that will feature great music, food and more in downtown East Point.
East Point Jazz Festival: Everything you need to know
May is Jazz Appreciation Month at the East Point Jazz Festival and the city is celebrating in a big way.
Featured artists include Reggie Hines, Julie Dexter, The Milkshake Quintet, RedShoes & Gravy and L’Tanya Sugarlips Shields. Admission is FREE! Bring your lawn chairs, blankets and enjoy a variety of food trucks! Tents, outside food and beverage, or pets are not allowed.
The event is free to attend and parking is free as well.
Where will the East Point Jazz Festival be held?
The East Point Jazz Festival will take place at 1889 Lexington Ave., East Point, Ga. 30344. Here is a map to help you find it.
It’s 2019 and festival season will be making this way to Atlanta in no time. if you want to be in the mix at all the locales — from Dunwoody to College Park — you need to know what’s going on. Where are the Atlanta festivals this year? We’ve got you.
The only way to know is to check out AtlantaFi’s Atlanta Festival Guide 2019, which features all you need to know about local festivals including the Dogwood Festival, Fried Chicken Fest, Shaky Knees, Music Midtown and more.
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The “Art Lives Here” tours let Atlantans and visitors to the city explore the city’s culturally rich visual arts scene.
The tour is a mixture of permanent and temporary public art on the Atlanta BeltLine Westside Trail.
Art Lives Here tour in Atlanta: What you need to know
The tour is brought to fruition byWEToursATL and a unique collaboration among Insight Cultural Tourism, Southwest Atlanta Growers Coop and Dennis Ayres Fine Arts.
These indigenous SW Atlanta institutions provide FREE fun and engaging walking tours that focus on the art, history and urban farming in the historic Westside of Atlanta.
There will be a docent on hand to engage participants in discussions as murals, artwork displays, and sculptures are viewed.
Art Tours are conducted the first Saturday of the months starting at 10 am from Gordon White Park. The tour covers about 2 miles and lasts one and a half hours. One lucky individual on each tour will receive a custom WETours ATL swag bag!
CUT OFF FOR RESERVATIONS IS 24 HOURS PRIOR TO START OF THE TOUR.
WALK THIS WAY– Join the WE3 Walkers Initiative and receive a pre-screening health assessment and weekly monitoring.
OTHER TOURS – WEToursATL conducts 3 TYPES of FREE walking tours in historic Westside Atlanta: ART, HISTORY, and URBAN FARMING.
SPECIALIZED GROUP TOURS – are available for 10 or more people. To schedule email us at wetoursatl.com or call 404.310.3168 and provide the following information:
- Your name and contact information
- Requested date and time
- Number of people in group
Atlanta has so much to do that you need a curated guide to help you sort through it all. Make sure you subscribe to our #ATLHaps newsletter that gives you a weekly tab of Atlanta events you don’t want to miss.
Explore Atlanta at your own pace
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 Modern Atlanta Dance Festival (MAD) takes place Friday, May 10 and Saturday, May 11, 2019 at the Balzer Theater at Herren’s.
The MAD Festival, now in its 25th year, will showcase the diversity and excellence of Atlanta’s thriving dance scene.
Modern Atlanta Dance Festival: Everything you need to know
Guests will be treated to two days of energetic and culturally rich dance from seven choreographers. The festivities begin at 8 p.m EST.
Saturday night will feature a special treat: The MAD Festival will honor Maniya Barredo with the fifth annual Pioneer of Atlanta Dance award.
Barredo is a legend in Georgia dance circles. She was prima ballerina of the Atlanta Ballet for two decades. She is also the founder/director of the Metropolitan Ballet Theatre,
How much does it cost to attend the Modern Atlanta Dance Festival?
General admission for the MAD Festival is as follows: $25 adults, $20 Children 12 & under, seniors and working artists, and $15 for groups of 10 or more.
Get tickets to the MAD Festival at fullradiusdance.org
This year’s performances will feature veteran companies as well as independent choreographers. Here are some performances to look forward to:
- Britt Whitmoyer Fishel: “Distaff”
- Christina Massad: “is rael i”
- Corian Ellisor: “Motherland”
- Lisa K. Lock: “Bootless”
- The Mediums Collective: “Everything That’s Old is New Again”
- Samantha Spriggs:” Individually Collective”
Host company Full Radius Dance will also perform a premiere work by Alice Sheppard, found of Kinetic Light, a disability art collective.
Where will the Modern Atlanta Dance Festival take place?
The Modern Atlanta Dance Festival will take place at the Balzer Theater at Herren’s, home of Theatrical Outfit. The address is 84 Luckie St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303. Here is a map of the venue to help you find it.
The MAD Festival was created by Douglas Scott and Full Radius Dance. Over the past 20 years, the duo has presented more than 65 companies and choreographers as well as more than 600 dancers at the MAD Festival.For more information, see fullradiancedance.org/mad
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Marietta Square Market opened on Thursday, March 28, 2019, to eager crowds looking for good food. They weren’t disappointed. The Marietta food hall features 20 restaurants on the historic square.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the following restaurants are open and serving takeout:
- Grand Champion BBQ | Order Online
- Lucky’s Burger & Brew | Order Online
- Ponko Chicken | Order Online
Now Cobb County residents don’t have to drive to Midtown Atlanta’s Ponce City Market or Krog Street Market to enjoy fresh foods in a community dining room. Marietta Square Market gives them all that they need in Cobb.
Marietta Square Farmers Market: What To Eat
The Market is housed in a renovated warehouse space in the Historic Marietta Square District. The Market’s design harkens back to the style of a historic train station, which is appropriate given that it is located next to a railroad.
Here are the restaurants and food stalls that are part of Marietta Square Market:
- Bread + Butter Bakery
- Cousin’s Maine Lobster
- D’Cuban Cafe
- BullGogi Korean
- Crème de la Crepe
- Forno Vero Pizza
- Four Fat Cows Creamery
- Grand Champion BBQ
- Just Loafin’ Cajun Cafe
- Lucky’s Burger & Brew
- Meat in the Middle
- Momosan Ramen
- Pita Mediterranean
- Shai Karr Eatery Thai Street Food
- Street Taco
- Tandoori Square
- Tiny Bubbles Tea Bar
What Kind Of Food Does Marietta Square Market Have?
The market has plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables. But there are also other fresh items.
What are the hours for Marietta Square Market?
Monday – Thursday: 7 am to 10 pm
Friday – Saturday: 7 am to 11 pm
Sunday: 7 am to 9 pmConcordia Properties, an Atlanta-based real estate company specializing in food ventures, is the entity behind Marietta Square Market.
Where is Marietta Market Square located?
Marietta Market Square is located at 65 Church St, Marietta, GA 30060. Here is a map to help you find it.
Is Marietta Square Market pet-friendly?
Marietta Square Market is not just a place to eat and people-watch. Animals can come too. On the patio and in outdoor seating areas, Marietta Square Market is dog-friendly for friendly, supervised dogs.
Animals are not allowed inside the market though.
Did we tell you that there’s plenty of veggies?
On a weekly basis, the Marietta farmer’s market brings in fresh produce, vegetables and meats from Georgia producers.
No matter if it’s ham, lamb, or poultry, the market has it!
When it comes to restaurants and places to eat, Atlanta is quickly gaining ground on some of the dining capitals around the United States.The culinary excellence of Southern food is only part of the reason why Atlanta restaurants are having a moment. New entries into the restaurant entry, including steakhouses, seafood and fast-casual, represent a growing segment of the new Atlanta restaurants.
Atlanta is having a restaurant renaissance. Hot chicken is the rage in Atlanta’s dining scene right now. But so are chicken and waffles.
Fast-casual is also the dining trend du jour around metro Atlanta restaurants. The concept involves mixing the quick accessibility of fast food with the casual dining experience. Food in Atlanta is also adapting to the various tastes of the migrants that come here to live.
Read more: 5 essential soul food spots in Atlanta
Patrons typically order off a menu board like they would at a burger joint, but the convenience of sitting down to leisurely enjoy their food has made the segment a popular one with the restaurant industry.
The craze hasn’t escaped metro Atlanta’s food and drink scene, which has seen a fast-caz explosion in recent years.
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The trailer for the Georgia-filmed movie “Gemini Man” starring Will Smith has been released and it looks crazy-good.
The film revolves around an elite assassin that is being hunted by someone just like him. Turns out it is him.
The movie was produced by Ang Lee “Incredible Hulk,” and was shot around Savannah. After filming wrapped, Smith turned right around and started shooting “Bad Boys 3” in metro Atlanta.
So “Gemini Man” marks the first of two Will Smith movies filmed in Georgia.
Watch ‘Gemini Man’ trailer here
Filmed in Georgia
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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Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails in North Fulton is serving a feast on the last weekend of the month. The Alpharetta restaurant is having its 2019 Farmyard Chowdown Festival on Sunday April 28, 219.
The food fiesta will take place in Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails back yard.
Patrons can expect their annual Low Country Boil,but this year it’s going to be taken up a notch.
Chef Derek will be serving up oysters, mussels, pickle fried chicken, BBQ, a low country seafood boil with crawfish, crab legs, shrimp, and more.
Enjoy a live band and round up your friends or fam to play lawn games including corn hole and life size jenga. Capture the moment in our photo booth station and have a caricature artist portrait made to take home as a keepsake. Other activations are soon to be announced!
How to buy tickets
Tickets can be purchased online. The cost is $40 per adult and $20 for kids 12 and under. Alcohol will be sold separately.
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AMC’s “Lodge 49” featuring Goldie Hawn is now casting in Atlanta for Hispanic men and women ages 30 to 50 years old to play a feature staff member at an auction. Filming is set for April 30 and May 1. If you’ve got the right look, this could be your big chance.
According to AMC, “Lodge 49” is about “A modern fable set about a disarmingly optimistic local ex-surfer, Dud, who’s drifting after the death of his father. Dud finds himself on the doorstep of a rundown fraternal lodge that may — or may not — put Dud on the path to recover the idyllic life he’s lost.”
Details on casting call in Atlanta: ‘Lodge 49’
FOR TUESDAY 4/30 we are looking for a hispanic male and female 30’s to 50’s to portray a feature staff member of an auction — email a recent photo and all clothing sizes and contact info to: Lodge49extras@gmail.com – AUCTION in Subject
Please email us a recent full body picture, age, height, weight, clothing sizes and experience to: Lodge49Extras@gmail.com
Then for Wednesday 5/1 — looking also for a hispanic male or female 20’s to 50’s to portray a specific bartender type — email a recent photo, sizes and all contact info to: Lodge49extras@gmail.com – BARTENDER in Subject
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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Spelman College recently took home the top prize at the Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC) National Championship Tournament, America’s premier academic competition for HBCUs.
The championship title contest, which took place in Torrance, California in front of top HBCU students, school presidents, HCASC alumni and Honda associates, included a $75,000 institutional grant for Spelman.
Spelman College Wins HCASC
Honda annually awards more than $350,000 in institutional grants to participating HBCUs in addition to providing all travel arrangements and accommodations to 48 teams.
The Honda Campus All-Star Challenge competition consists of students answering questions about a number of topics, including arts, pop culture, history, literature, religion and more.
Spelman squared off against Florida A&M University, sweeping them twice.
Spelman’s winning team was coached by Daniel Bascelli and includes Jessika Agyepong, Maati McKinney, Naomi Steplight, and team captain, Ariana Benson.
“Winning itself isn’t the only reward. It’s about bringing these students together and watching them represent their school in the best possible way,” Bascelli said in a news release. “The spirit at Spelman is really strong. If you talk to the students, the feeling for Spelman, the feeling for HCBCUs and the support that Honda gives them is all a part of the pride that they feel.”
Spelman now qualifies for the National Championship Tournament. Morehouse College, which was a runner-up, received $20,000 for its placement.
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Atlanta is one of the cities that lead the United States in electricity usage, according to new statistics on energy consumption. Here are the details.
Sense, the innovator in Home energy savings, compiled the electricity data for more than 4,000 residences nationwide. The results show that the Southwest uses the most electricity of any region in the United States.
As for Atlanta, it came in No. 12 in electricity usage.
Here are the cities that use the most and least electricity
Most Electricity Usage
1
Burlington, VT
1
Phoenix, AZ
2
Concord, CA
2
San Antonio, TX
3
San Jose, CA
3
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
4
Sacramento, CA
4
Tampa, FL
5
San Francisco-Oakland, CA
5
Austin, TX
6
Madison, WI
6
Palm Bay–Melbourne, FL
7
San Diego, CA
7
Houston, TX
8
Seattle, WA
8
Miami, FL
9
Portland, OR
9
Pittsburgh, PA
10
Providence, RI
10
Columbus, OH
11
Denver-Aurora, CA
11
Kansas City, KS
12
Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, CA
12
Atlanta, GA
13
Boston, MA
13
Orlando, FL
Since 2015, Atlanta officials have made it a goal to cut energy use at government buildings, including City Hall. They have sought to reduce gasoline usage in the municipal fleet, and increase recycling at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
The Office of Sustainability works with city departments to coordinate implementation efforts toward their local government goals.
When it came to cities with the most energy usage, hot, sunny Phoenix, AZ, used the most electricity than any other city. That figure was twice as much as Salt Lake City, UT, and more than three times as much as San Jose, CA.
Homeowners in Texas cities Dallas, Austin, Houston and San Antonio use about twice as much electricity as residents in Providence, RI, or Denver, CO. This difference is partly due to the weather—but also shows the opportunities for more efficient ACs, pool pumps and other home devices.
How Atlanta homeowners can reduce energy costs
- Identify energy sources that sap power and reduce them: Common culprits include pool pumps and heaters, hot tubs, old water heaters, inefficient HVAC systems, incandescent lighting, always on devices, and older model appliances and consumer electronics.
- Look into solar power: Sunny places like Atlanta are ideal to take advantage of solar energy. This can have a dramatic effect on a home’s overall energy footprint.
- Sustainable homes: When it comes to building structures, choose residences built to near net zero standards. Learn more at Sense.com.
Atlanta has a lot of inspirational people and AtlantaFi.com is going to introduce you to many of them as well as cool places to go, great restaurants and other ATL happenings.
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Houston rapper Megan Thee Stallion came, saw and conquered Atlanta. The hip-hop phenom performed Easter Weekend on Friday, April 19 at 95 North Event Center and Saturday, April 20.
Megan Thee Stallion’s concert was brought to you by Red Cup Entertainment.
Megan Thee Stallion Atlanta show: What you need to know
The concert featured the livest sounds in the city from “DJ Jash Jay” & ” DJ Jordan Rock” along with the Hypest Hypeman “Emcee Bizzy” on the mic.
Megan Pete hit the scene in June 2018 with the release of her EP “Tina Snow.” Later that year, in November, she signed to 300 Entertainment. Her popularity has soared since then.
Megan Thee Stallion set to perform in Atlanta tonight. Get tix https://t.co/Zus5jU6dXR pic.twitter.com/8lZTHT9GvC
— ATLHAPS (@atlhaps) April 20, 2019
Megan recently lost her mother, who helped her to become a star. Holly Thomas had a brief hip-hop career, rapping under the name Holly-Wood.
At last count, Megan Thee Stallion said that her next album will be called “Fever.”
Get tickets to Megan Thee Stallion in Atlanta
Megan was exposed to rap music while her mother toiled away in the studio, she’s said.
Finally got to see @theestallion in Atlanta 😍#bigolefreak pic.twitter.com/aLGbRPqRPF
— Tropical Storm (@the_debster624) April 20, 2019
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