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Namasdrake is a monthly yoga class set to the smooth tunes of Drake.The yoga class is taught by Bailey B, who says, ‘He’s so sensitive, but at the same time he has these really hard hip-hop songs… it’s like the yin and yang of yoga.’The class is an hour-long vinyasa flow session, where you can find your zen while having a groove. You’re guaranteed to walk out full of ‘Energy’.Complimentary wine will be served after class and light-food will be available for purchase to attendees.Please bring your own yoga mat!SCHEDULE:7:30 PM- Check-in8:00 PM- 9:00 PM Drake Theme Yoga9:00 PM- 10:00 PM Wine, Mingle and Grub!!!ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:Bailey Brinson is a certified yoga teacher, author, self-help speaker and entrepreneur with 8 Years Practicing 7 teaching. My passion for teaching Yoga comes from a strong desire to inspire people to be their best selves. Yoga was a tool that helped me tap into my infinite potential and I wanted to share this marvelous gift with the world. -
Rap sensation Drake and hometown hot group Migos are swinging through Atlant this weekend. The “Aubrey & The Amigos” tour will play three dates at State Farm Arena, beginning Friday-Sunday, Nov. 16-18.
The two hip-hop titans teamed up earlier this year for the song “Walk It Talk It,” which appeared on Migos’ “Culture 2” album. Drizzy meanwhile is set to release his much-anticipated fifth album, “Scorpion.”
Aubrey and the 3 Amigos Tour to play ATL this weekend
The 41-date tour started July 26 in Salt Lake City become coming through the Midwest and South.
AUBREY AND THE THREE AMIGOS TOUR DATES
Thu Jul 26 Salt Lake City, UT Vivint Smart Home Arena Sat Jul 28 Denver, CO Pepsi Center Tue Jul 31 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center Wed Aug 01 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center Fri Aug 10 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre Sat Aug 11 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre Tue Aug 14 Detroit, MI Little Caesars Arena Fri Aug 17 Chicago, IL United Center Sat Aug 18 Chicago, IL United Center Fri Aug 24 New York, NY Madison Square Garden Sat Aug 25 New York, NY Madison Square Garden Thu Aug 30 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center Fri Aug 31 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center Tue Sep 04 Montreal, QC Bell Centre Fri Sep 07 Boston, MA TD Garden Sat Sep 08 Boston, MA TD Garden Wed Sep 12 Washington, DC Capital One Arena Thu Sep 13 Washington, DC Capital One Arena Sat Sep 15 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center Tue Sep 18 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena Fri Sep 21 Miami, FL AmericanAirlines Arena Sat Sep 22 Miami, FL AmericanAirlines Arena Mon Sept 24 New Orleans, LA Smoothie King Center Wed Sep 26 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center Sat Sep 29 Houston, TX Toyota Center Sun Sep 30 Houston, TX Toyota Center Fri Oct 05 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena Sat Oct 06 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena Mon Oct 08 Phoenix, AZ Gila River Arena Fri Oct 12 Los Angeles, CA STAPLES Center Sat Oct 13 Los Angeles, CA STAPLES Center Tue Oct 16 Los Angeles, CA The Forum Wed Oct 17 Los Angeles, CA The Forum Fri Oct 26 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena Sat Oct 27 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena Thu Nov 01 Seattle, WA Tacoma Dome Sat Nov 03 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena Sun Nov 04 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena Tue Nov 06 Edmonton, AB Rogers Place Fri Nov 16 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena Sat Nov 17 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena -
Serving to-die-for cornbread, greens and choice meats, a new eatery opened in metro Atlanta in 2018 and it’s been kind of a big (and good) deal.
Ms. Icey’s Kitchen & Bar, a restaurant from Sim Walker, the proprietor of Midtown’s Negril Village, opened in a modest shopping center at 1371 Clairemont Road in Decatur, 30333.
It quickly became one of the best black-owned restaurants in Atlanta.
The restaurant has a lively, familial atmosphere. On Ms. Icey’s Instagram page, there are several pictures of close friends, family and associates.
When I visited I had the brown stew chicken and rice, which were exceptional. Most of the dishes come in a black skillet, giving the customer a down-home sort of vibe about the kitchen, as if your Grandma was cooking in the rear.
I also had a margarita, which was a spirited cloudly drink made fresh from the bar. I had another.
The eatery’s Instagram page says, “ms.iceyskitchenThis is Marva, Ms. Chan, and Ms. Karlene on one Carrot Juice! Plus they made Ms. Icey’s recipe. You don’t get this just like that. This is years of tradition and experience going into one Carrot Juice! Trying to tell y’all. This a magic moment and plenty more are coming. @ms.iceyskitchen.
We look forward to going to Ms. Icey’s again and experiencing it once again.
Final Word
Atlanta continues to be a place with plentiful things to do, see and eat! If you like that part of town, don’t sleep on College Park either.
If you like barbecue, see our list of the Best Atlanta BBQ Restaurants.
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“Knock, knock.” Who’s there. “Eat.” Eat who? “Eat Mor Chicken.”
Chick-Fil-A on Tuesday, Nov. 13, announced that starting immediately it will begin delivering nationwide as part of a partnership with Door Dash.
Chick-Fil-A announces nationwide delivery
To celebrate, Chick-fil-A and DoorDash will give away up to 200,000 free Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwiches (one per customer in participating cities) from now until Tuesday, November 20, 2018, when placing an order through DoorDash.
The giveaway is exclusively available through the DoorDash app and website with a $5minimum order when using the promo code “CFADELIVERY.” The giveaway will be available daily after 10:30 am local time.
“So many of our guests’ busy lives and family commitments have them strapped for time. Delivery is one way we can help them get a quick yet high quality meal,” said Jon Bridges, Chick-fil-A senior vice president and chief marketing officer. “If they’re unable to come to us, we’ll come to them.”
Read more: Chick-Fil-A launches meal kit service
How to try Chick-Fil-A’s secret menu
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An interactive workshop for Women Serious about Their Business is set for Atlanta! The event, with theTheme: The Woman: Her Body and Her Business, is slated for Saturday, Nov. 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Sandy Springs.
On the agenda will be creating a successful and sustainable business while embracing our authenticity as women.
WHERE: The She Sparks Agency
1000 Abernathy Road, Suite L-10
Sandy Springs, GA 30328
BODY:
- Are you struggling to show up fully and embrace who you are as a woman?
- Do you understand the effect your gender might be playing in your business? The implications or results and how to maximize this?
- How you perceive yourself- It impacts your business, clients, and revenue? How and Why?
BUSINESS:
- Do you have multiple passion projects and you are struggling with identifying one business idea?
- Are you looking to start a side/full venture and want to start it right?
- Are you already in business and need tangible resources and an action plan to take it to the next strategic level?
- Do you have business questions and you need answers?- Tax, Legal, PR, Branding, Client acquisition/retention and more?
- Are you looking to network and connect with successful female entrepreneurs?
Then this workshop is for you.
Women Do It Afraid ‘Business Style’ is not a place of talk but of action. It is a time of learning where we come with our tools ready to work acquiring tangible skills that will set you up for success as women entrepreneurs as we build businesses that sustain itself.
Workshop Schedule
Panel + Classes// Speakers
Workshop Sessions – Highlights:
- Self Development Workshop
- Identifying your Business Idea
- Starting a Business step by step guide
- Image consultation
- Female entrepreneurs’ panel
- Freebies: Trip to Vegas/Florida, Image/Business consultation and more
- Questions/Answers and Networking
- And MORE
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Have you been trying to launch your dream but so far only gotten *crickets*? Does “life” keep getting in your way, delaying you from achieving your biggest goals? I am going to teach you the secret to exponentially increasing your influence, income, and impact.
This is THE #1 SECRET that has helped me overcome huge obstacles (drama, debt, divorce, deaths in my family, you name it!) and achieve many of my biggest life goals. This secret explains:
- how I got 2-Time Oscar-winner Jane Fonda to be my personal mentor;
- how I won the opportunity to give a TED talk;
- how I got TWO BILLIONAIRES to make an offer to invest in my company;
- how I got myself and my entire immediate family(!) accepted into Harvard University;
- how I got executives from dozens of Fortune 100 companies to work with me;
- how I went from having “just an idea” to being invited to join the CEO Council (an exclusive club for entrepreneurs with $1 million or more in revenues/investment) – in just 12 months!
*Spoiler Alert*: My Secret Weapon (my superpower) is MY PITCH.
What is a Pitch? Put simply, a pitch is a brief exchange with an influencer that gives you access to a larger stage.
It doesn’t matter what goal you’re trying to achieve or what impact you’d like to have – nothing will change in your life until you develop a powerful pitch that can influence the right people so you can share your billiance on a larger platform.
Communicating + connecting + influencing people to take ACTION = the ART of the PITCH. And it’s a skill set that every true Queen must master.
Because the truth of the matter is this: Queens don’t spam (to spam is to share your message randomly with people who are not open to receiving it). Queens are not sitting at home wishing they could get someone’s attention.
When Queens speak, people listen, care, and take action. How would your life be different if you learned to communicate in a way that got people to listen, care, and take action? This is the power of a masterful pitch.
If you’re tired of talking about what you want to do and ready to become an influencer who is changing the world and cashing checks, you’ve got to learn how to PITCH LIKE A QUEEN.
If you want 2019 to be different than last year (and the year before), you’ve got to level up your skills. And the most important skill you can master is THE ART OF THE PITCH. So Join Us in This Masterclass!
This Masterclass is For You If:
- You’re ready to start/grow your business
- You want to launch a non-profit that can change people’s lives
- You’re ready to get organized, center your energy, and stop feeling “all over the place”
- You have a message or movement that you want to birth into the world
- You’re seeking to advance your career and expand your influence
- You want to build your personal brand and share your ideas with a larger audience
- You want to attract investors and partners to join you in your vision
- You want to overcome fear, be more confident, and start living those dreams you’ve imagined in your head for so long!
You’ll Leave this 120-Minute Interactive Masterclass Knowing Exactly:
- How to be FASCINATING (not factual!) when you’re giving a pitch, speech, presentation, or meeting someone new
- How to TRANSFER YOUR INSPIRATION to everyone you talk to so that they engage with your message emotionally and become your ambassadors
- WHAT TO SAY in front of ANY influential person or audience, to get them to remember you, connect with you, and take action! (You’ll never be afraid of not knowing what to say again!)
- How to PRESENT YOURSELF to potential partners or investors (including the exact slides to use!)
- How to TRANSFORM your business, increase your income and impact, and start living the life of your dreams in the next 90 days!
You get all this for less than the price of getting your hair and nails done!! Invest in yourself, Queen. Nobody’s going to level up for you. Let’s do this work together!
*Only a Few Seats Left* – Register by 11/15 to get 75% off the class(normally a $200 masterclass – today only $50!) + a FREE website design. This is a life-changing course that will help you master your message and get investors and customers to say YESSS!
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The highly anticipated film “Godzilla vs. Kong” shot some scenes in the Atlanta area earlier this year, but now principal production began this week in faraway tropical locations. The movie follows on the heels of 2017’s highly successful “Skull Island.”
The new movie featuring Godzilla and King Kong combines two of the greatest monsters in motion picture history.
‘Godzilla vs. Kong begins filming
The film is being helmed by director Adam Wingard (“The Guest,” “You’re Next”) and stars Alexander Skarsgård (“Big Little Lies,” “The Little Drummer Girl”), Millie Bobby Brown (“Stranger Things”), Rebecca Hall (“Christine,” “Professor Marston and the Wonder Women”), Brian Tyree Henry (“Atlanta,” “Widows”), Shun Oguri (“Gintama”), Eiza González (“Baby Driver”) and Jessica Henwick (“Iron Fist”) among others.
Hawaii and Australia will be primary locations for filming. The movie, a Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Entertainment production, is set to be released on May 22, 2020.
Excitement is brewing for monstrous entertainment on the big screen.
Legendary Pictures president Thomas Tull kicked it off when he announced during at a panel that alongside a second Godzilla film, major abominations like Mothra, Rodan and King Ghidorah would all see the light of day.
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. -
If you see yourself as a mini-Dominique Wilkins or even a Trae Young, then the city has ample proving grounds to get your game on. Outdoor basketball courts in Atlanta come in all shapes and sizes, in big and small neighborhoods, wooded areas and more.
Atlanta recently benefited from a city of Atlanta venture with the NBA’s hometeam Hawks to refurbish many of the outdoor basketball courts in Atlanta, stylizing them with team colors.
Hoop’s Up – Here Are Atlanta’s Outdoor Basketball Courts
If you’re looking for some pickup games, here are where you can find some competition on the streets.
Candler Park: 1500 McLendon Ave. NE1
Central Park: 400 Merritts Ave, NE2
J.D. Sims Park: 544 Angier Ave, NE1
Parkway-Wabash Park: Parkway at Wabash, NE1
Piedmont Park: 400 Park Dr., NE Dr., NE1/2
Selena S. Butler Park: 98 Wm Holmes Borders Dr., NE1
CourtsA.D. Williams Park: 1154 James Jackson Parkway, NW1
Center Hill Park: 2305 Bankhead Hwy NW2
Chattahoochee Park Bolton Rd. at Peyton Rd, NW1
English Park 1350 Bolton Rd, NW1
J.F. Kennedy Park 225 Chestnut St/Orr St, NW1
Knight Park 1194 Church St. NW1
Lillian Cooper Shepherd Park 2886 Argyle Dr, NW2
Maddox Park 1115 Bankhead Hwy NW, at Marietta Blvd2
Mozley Park 1565 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr SW1
Underwood Hills Park Ridgeway Ave/Harper Way, NW1
CourtsArthur Langford, Jr. Park 211 Thornton St, SW4
Bessie Branham Park 2051 Delano Dr at Norwood Ave, SE1
Brownwood Park Emerson Ave at Brownwood Ave, SE1
Chosewood Park 401 Nolan St. SE2
Cleveland Avenue Park 41 Cleveland Ave, SE1
Coan Park 1530 Woodbine Ave, SE2
East Lake Park 2617 Memorial Dr SE/ Daniel St/ Alston Dr1
Empire Park 245 Oak Dr, SE1
Four Corners Park 1040 Crew St SE, at Haygood Ave1
Grant Park 840 Cherokee Ave SE1
Harper Park Wilson Rd and Gilbert Rd, SE2
Kimpson Park 97 Thirkeld Ave, SE1
Lang-Carson Park 100 Flat Shoals Ave. SE1
Phoenix II Park Georgia Ave at Martin St, SE2
Rawson-Washington Park Connally St/Kelly St, NE1
Rebel Valley Park 1005 Stonewall Drive SE1
South Atlanta Park Gammon St, SE at Bisbee Ave1
South Bend Park 1955 Compton Dr SE2
Thomasville Park 1835 Henry Thomas Drive, SE1
Windsor Street Park 700 Windsor St @ Bass St, SE1
CourtsAdair II Park Murphy Av/Gillett St/Lillian Ave SW1
Ben Hill Park 2405 Fairburn Rd SW1
Cleopas R. Johnson Park Fair St at Northside Dr, NW1
Collier Park 3691 Collier Drive, SW1
Deerwood Park Alexandria Dr/Tampa Trail, SW1
Harwell Heights Park 3114 Collier Dr. SW1
Isabel Gates Webster Park 275 Peyton Rd SW, at Peyton Place1
Melvin Drive Park 3895 Melvin Drive, SW1
Oakland City Park 1305 Oakland Dr, SW at Epworth1
Perkerson Park 770 Deckner Ave, SW2
Rose Circle Park Rose Circle at White Street SW1
Stone Hogan Park Stone Hogan Rd/St Hogan Conn. SW1
West End Park 1111 Oak St. SW1
Wilson Mill Park 300 Wilson Mill Rd SW1
Atlanta has TONS to do outdoors. Check out some of our other content on things to do outside in Georgia.
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Come join the NAACP Economics Department for the first HER Idea Summit in Atlanta, Georgia! This will be an interactive 2.5 day summit focused on Black female millennial entrepreneurship. Black women are the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs, but too often than not access to capital, business networks, and training act as deterrents.Over the course of HER Idea, you will hear from millennial entrepreneurs, digital media experts, and venture capitalists about their pathways to success. Upon arrival attendees will select tracks: STEM, Fitness, Soulpreneur (creatives and social media influencers), and Beauty for intimate breakout sessions.NAACP’s HER Idea Summit Set For Atlanta
We will also be hosting a pitch competition at the close of the summit. 5 lucky registrants will be pre-selected to pitch their business ideas for a chance to win seed money!Come workshop your ideas, hear from pioneering black women, and find creative ways to build black wealth!PITCH COMPETITION:
Please email sntahobari@naacpnet.org Subject: HER Idea Pitch Competition with your business concept by November 9th
Finalists will be notified on November 12.
There are so many Atlanta events popping off every week it’s hard to keep up with it all. That’s why I suggest you subscribe to AtlantaFi.com to get all the freshest gatherings, Atlanta happenings, parties and more delivered to your inbox.
Things to do in Atlanta on a weekly basis can range from going golfing mid-week to checking out the latest restaurant openings. At AtlantaFi.com, we curate the city for you!
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WeBuyBlack.com is the largest online marketplace where Black owned businesses may create a shop and sell their products to the world. Our goal is to help circulate majority of our 1.3 trillion dollar spending power within our own community.
What can we expect?
The Inaugural We Buy Black Convention will be like no other! It’s time we clearly identify and #remove our dollars from products and services that disrespect and devalue our community, #replace them with reputable and amazing Black owned brands, and #rebuild the life and community we want to see. The theme for our Inaugural convention is Remove, Replace, and Rebuild: Our Struggle For Collective Economic Dignity. Here are some highlights of the convention:- The Marketplace: 100+ Dynamic Black owned businesses
- Live Concert Featuring Neo-soul recording artist Bilal and other special artist
- Fashion show hosted by co-founders of FUBU
- Business Workshops: 16 Classes, 2 days, courses from business moguls
- Main Stage panel discussions with top business moguls and leading experts
- B2B Speed Consulting: Recieve FREE advice and consultation from professionals
Why should we support? Currently in America, Black people have the highest rates of poverty, of homelessness, of joblessness, of crime, and imprisonment. However, Black people spend more money than any other ethnic group, with an annual purchasing power of $1.3 Trillion. Of all these funds, less than 2% is spent within the Black community. Every ethnic community in America has managed to keep their money circulating among themselves for days and weeks, yet the Black dollars is reported to leave our community within 6 hours. Furthermore, those businesses that we spend our dollars with have historically and more recently direspected and devalued our patronage. Our goal with the We Buy Black movement is to ensure our dollars circulate at the rate equal or better than all other ethnic communities here in America, and to also ensure our future generations have a decent life and well-being.
Final Comments: This weekend is packed with human excellence and we need all our supporters to show up and show out! If you are serious about supporting the Black community and ensuring that our next generations are set on an equal playing field with the world, the We Buy Black Convention is a “MUST ATTEND” event for you.
There are so many Atlanta events popping off every week it’s hard to keep up with it all. That’s why I suggest you subscribe to AtlantaFi.com to get all the freshest gatherings, Atlanta happenings, parties and more delivered to your inbox.
Things to do in Atlanta on a weekly basis can range from going golfing mid-week to checking out the latest restaurant openings. At AtlantaFi.com, we curate the city for you!
Read more: The best soul food restaurants in Atlanta