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Join us for Atlanta’s Premiere Summer Night Music Event. The haps are going on at Heritage Sandy Springs (6110 Blue Stone Road Atlanta, GA 30328) from 6-10 pm.
The event is part of a weekend-long event, including pool party.
A night of casual sexiness, food, entertainment, spirits with LIVE performances by Grammy-nominated artists Algebra Blessett, Anthony David, and Atlanta’s own Gritz & Jelly Butter with Celebrity host Palmer Williams Jr.
Proceeds from this event will benefit the scholarship and youth mentoring programs of the Krimson Community Foundation.
July 29th
The Rehab Pool Party
Private Location to be Shared
2:00pm-7:00pm
Top Shelf Open Bar & Catered Food INCLUDED + Hookah Vendor Available
Limited to 150 tickets w/ preferred VIP Cabana Seating Available,
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All things Georgia will be on display at the Peach Fest set for Sunday, July 29, 20, 2018. The one-day event runs from 4 to 7 p.m. in downtown Atlanta’s Flat Iron City.
There will be Georgia-sourced food and drink from 65 chefs, distillers, brewers and farmers. (SIGN UP: Get the hottest newsletter in town: AtlantaFi’s Weekly Guide.
The festival promises “your favorite farmers, barkeeps, distillers, brewers and chefs serving up peach-infused classics like crudos, sausage, roasted meats, paleo offerings, cheese and peach chutney, peach brews, wood-fired pizzas, the best pastries, peach infused bbq, ice cream socials and more.”
At the center of the fund-raising efforts is a silent auction filled with rare, cellared wines and gifts from restauranteurs and sponsors. Kids 12 and under are free.
PeachFest is ” a unique signature three-hour culinary experience of delight and wonderment. Feast on peach inspired dishes ranging from paleo to pizza, ethically sourced proteins and responsibly raised heritage breed pigs paired with peaches, a variety of beverages from local craft breweries, distilleries and wineries, all created by some of Georgia’s most forward thinking food and drink leaders.”
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The red-hot Atlanta Dream did it again this week, winning their sixth consecutive game. The city’s WNBA team is the league’s hottest team, improving their record to 14-9.
The latest win on Thursday came at the expense of the New York Liberty, who the Dream whipped 82-68 in front of thousands of fans at McCamish Pavilion in Midtown Atlanta.
See Tiffany Hayes buzzer beater
This time, Renee Montgomery made a franchise-record seven 3-pointers to finish with 24 points. Tiffany Hayes scored 20 points.
Atlanta faces the Seattle Storm at 3 p.m. at McCamish Pavilion.
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Producers in Atlanta are looking for actors for the feature-length film “Never Too Late,” which will begin shooting in August around Atlanta.
“Never Too Late” has been described as a play on Mean Girls meets Golden Girls in an active adult community. Helen Wilson, an independent widow, is forced into an active adult community after she accidentally sets her kitchen on fire. There, she discovers that it’s just like high school all over again, full of cliques, power plays, and flirting. It’s never too late to make new friends, go skinny dipping and meet a man!
REQUESTING SUBMISSIONS NOW! Send to ntlcasting@gmail.com
Seeking a diverse group of men and women, ages 50’s to 70’s, all ethnicities to submit:
– Name, phone number, email
– Height, weight, realistic ‘age range’
– Current headshot and resume
– Your availability for the month of August, M-FCasting directors are looking for older people, senior citizens who are 65+ and ethnic women. They must be available ALL DAY 8/17 and 8/21.
How to submit for ‘Never Too Late’ casting call
Please include if you can sew or if you use a wheelchair/walker/cane.
Please submit TODAY to
ntlcasting@gmail.com
Subject: 8/17-21Pay rate is $10/hour with a guarantee of 8 hours.
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Opium nightclub formally known as Privé has been on and poppin’ recently. This Saturday July 21, 2018 will be no different.
Opium is one of Midtown Atlanta’s newest nightclubs featuring some of the hottest music and an eclectic experience. Doors open at 10 pm with complimentary entry for ladies till midnight by RSVP.
Opium is located at 960 Spring Street NW in Midtown Atlanta. For more information, please call 404-898-1710.
Lounge Hours
- Monday through Thursday 6:30 pm – 12:30am
- Friday 5pm – 3am
- Saturday 9pm – 3am
- Sunday Closed
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Two Atlanta rappers made the cut to be featured on liqueur brand Hpnotiq’s ICONIQ mixtape. The campaign, in its second year, is in partnership with premier digital publication ELEVATOR.
Local rappers K$upreme and Nessly both are featured on the mixtape’s A Side.
This year’s partnership will feature a double-disc mixtape. The first release of the ICONIQ Vol. 2 mixtape (Side A) will feature a ten-track tape, with an exclusive single from legendary New York-based trio, The LOX (Jadakiss, Styles P and Sheek Louch). This Winter, the brand will release its Side B tape featuring nine original tracks from the next-generation of hip-hop.
“This year’s ICONIQ mixtape continues the brands storied relationship with hip-hop, bringing together signature sounds, cultural influence, legends and the leading voices of the underground hip-hop scene,” said MaryCrae Guild, Brand Manager, Hpnotiq Liqueur. “We’re thrilled to continue our partnership with ELEVATOR, discovering the hottest SoundCloud artists and are excited to announce our exclusive track by hip-hop’s very own The LOX.”
ICONIQ Vol. 2 Side A features:
- The LOX, Legendary Rap Group (New York) – New album Living Off Xperience to release in Fall 2018
- WAV, Rapper (New York) – Recently dropped a video for his debut single “Again” produced by CashMoneyAp
- K$upreme, Rapper (Atlanta) – Latest anthem “Move” premiered on ELEVATOR in April
- Nike Boi, Rapper (Chicago) – Recently debuted “Scammers” featuring Valee
- Larry June, Rapper (Bay Area) – Recently release track “Trap, Trap, Trap“
- Nessly, Rapper (Atlanta) – Latest project Wildflower features standout cuts “WHOHASIT” & “Back 2 Life”
- Don B The Artist – Hpnotiq Community Submission
- Juice 716 – Hpnotiq Community Submission
- Abel Deón – Hpnotiq Community Submission
The full list of Side B artists to be released in winter.
Here is K$upreme’s latest video, titled “Move.”
Here is the video for one of rapper Nessly’s biggest songs
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Techstars Atlanta, presented in partnership with Cox Enterprises, recently announced the 10 companies that earned coveted spots in its startup accelerator program for 2018.
Applications were received from 42 countries around the globe, and the chosen participants hail from six U.S. states and Israel. This is the third class of the Techstars program in Atlanta, which boasts a worldwide network of successful entrepreneurs and investors.
“In 2016, Techstars Atlanta entered the ecosystem as a startup itself and we focused heavily on leveraging the global Techstars network to make a name for ourselves,” said Techstars Atlanta’s Managing Director Michael Cohn. “We traveled extensively, building relationships in cities from Cincinnati to Chattanooga, and from Tel Aviv to Miami. Throughout the Southeast, we left no stone unturned in our hunt for the best and brightest entrepreneurs to participate in this program. The broad network of supporters we have established enabled us to recruit 10 excellent startups for Techstars Atlanta this year, and we’re extremely excited to begin working with each of them.”
Techstars Atlanta continues to be housed at Ponce City Market. Over 90 days of rapid acceleration, the entrepreneurs will build their business network, receive individualized support and learn the building blocks of a successful business – all while being embedded in Atlanta. The program kicks off with mentor madness, where more than 1,000 hours of mentorship is provided by the region’s leading subject matter experts.
“Cox is proud to support our city’s start-up ecosystem and bright, bold innovators through Techstars Atlanta,” said Cox Enterprises President and CEO Alex Taylor. “We’re excited to see the great energy and ideas each of these entrepreneurs will bring to life over the next 90 days and we look forward to helping them build successful businesses.”
The program culminates in a Demo Day Oct. 15, where participants have a chance to pitch their unique business plan to hundreds of investors and community supporters. For a peek at Demo Day in action, check out this video of last year’s event.
“Techstars is the gold standard for accelerators around the world, and we couldn’t be more excited to be a part of such a global network,” said PowerSpike Founder Angelo Damiano. “We anticipate the next three months to be a period of tremendous change and growth for PowerSpike, but our team is prepared for the challenges ahead, and thrilled to embark on this journey. We want to take our company from a successful college dorm room startup, and build it into a world–class business, and we couldn’t be happier than to partner with Techstars Atlanta and Cox to make that happen,
Techstars Atlanta’s 2018 Class (Company’s Founding Location):
BigTeam (Atlanta, GA) | A platform that allows modern marketing, product, customer experience, and innovation teams to generate actionable feedback from employees, clients, and stakeholders.CaribShopper (Miami, FL) | A platform that enables underbanked customers in developing nations with the ability to participate in e-commerce by providing them with accessible cash-to-credit facilities and simplified freight-forwarding.
Case Status (Charleston, SC) | An application that assists attorneys in keeping clients up-to-date on case status, allowing them to focus on more high-value work.
Cemento (Tel Aviv, Israel) | A commercial real estate construction collaboration application for general contractors and subcontractors that provides visibility to all stakeholders to ensure that projects are delivered on time and on budget.
CommissionTrac (Atlanta, GA) | A cloud-based software for commercial real estate firms that streamlines tedious back office accounting and commission management.
Fixel (Tel Aviv, Israel) | A fully-autonomous platform that helps marketers create and manage more efficient customer segments by ranking them based on their level of engagement.
Motivo (Chattanooga, TN) | An online platform that connects aspiring mental health professionals seeking licensure with clinical supervisors through live, HIPAA-compliant video.
PadSplit (Atlanta, GA) | A solution for landlords that enables them to provide affordable shared living experiences to the workforce.
PowerSpike (Albany, NY) | A platform that connects streamers with brands in a fully-managed eSports influencer marketing platform.
SAWA (Cincinnati, OH) | A virtual graphic designer that allows teams to create consistent, branded designs for commonly needed communications.
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CW’s ‘Legacies” TV series is looking to hire full-time stand-ins to work a six-month assignment through December 2018.
TV executives expect “Legacies” to do well because it is a spin-off to “The Originals.”
According to TVline, this is the synopsis: Continuing the tradition of The Vampire Diaries and The Originals, the story of the next generation of supernatural beings at The Salvatore School for the Young and Gifted. Klaus Mikaelson’s daughter, 17-year-old Hope Mikaelson; Alaric Saltzman’s twins, Lizzie and Josie Saltzman; and other young adults come of age in the most unconventional way possible, nurtured to be their best selves…in spite of their worst impulses. Will these young witches, vampires and werewolves become the heroes they want to be — or the villains they were born to be?”
Here is the casting call for ‘Legacies’
Caucasian Female
Height: 5’3-5’4
Weight: 100-130lbs
Hair: light/golden brunette
Location: Conyers, GA (and surrounding areas)
Age: MUST be over 18years oldRate: $100/8
Dates: Variable – Now through December
Not every single day, but many days over filming
If you are NEW to Casting All Talent or have UPDATED your look. Please email a submission to:
extras@castingalltalent.comSubject: New
-For those who are new to Casting All Talent.Subject: Update
-For those who need to update their profile and/or pictures.Include in your e-mail…
Name
Age (Optional if over 18)
Email address
Phone number
City, State
Height/Weight
Clothing Sizes
Attach 3 recent photos.
– Including headshot style and full length. Non-professional cellphone pictures work great.
Stand In ExperienceOptional: Special Skills – Please type keywords in submission that make you stand out.
Example: Piano, Guitar, Ballet, Juggler, Mime, Professional Model, Stand-in Experience, Military, Nurse, Bartender, etc… (You may also attach a resume, but please type out your special skills, this makes it easier to find you.)
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The Memphis rap duo 8 Ball and MJG are having a movie made about them and it’s going to be produced in Atlanta. The 1990s rap group largely put the Midsouth on the map with their first LP in 1993 “Comin’ Out Hard.”
Producers in ATL are looking to cast people for speaking roles to shoot in August 2018 for several parts, including a young MJG.
Here is the casting call breakdown:
8 Ball and MJG film: Paid speaking and featured roles
Location: Atlanta Ga (must work as local hire)
Dates: 8/17/18-8/19/18 (subject to change)
[8 BALL]18 to 24 years old, Black/African American male. (to play 16yr old & 20yr old). Heavyset with Dark skin tone. Confident, southern, street smart and hood. Wants nothing more but to leave his small town and be a rapper.
[MJG]18 to 24 years old, Black/African American male. (to play 16yr old & 20yr old). Tall and thin with Dark skin tone. Laid back, southern, street smart and hood. Mild mannered but ready to hit the stage at any time.
[YOUNG B] 12 to 14 years old, Black/African American male. (to play 13yr old) Heavyset & dark skin. Outgoing and foul mouthed middle schooler. (must be comfortable with adult language)
[YOUNG M] 12 to 14 years old, Black/African American male. (to play 13yr old) Tall, thin & dark skin. Cool and confident middle schooler. (must be comfortable with adult language)
[JUDY] 18 to 24 years old, Black/African American female (to play 16-18). Thin/average built with cocoa skin tone. 8 Ball’s high school girlfriend.
[TD] 18 to 24, Black/African American male. (to play 17-20yr old). Stylish young music mogul from Houston. Dark skin with waves in hair. No non sense mover and shaker.
[MOOKIE] 20 to 30, Black/African American male. Young drug dealer that gets high on his own supply. Neighborhood bully.
[CED] 18 to 24, Mixed/African American male. Next hottest rap star to hit the scene in the late 80’s early 90’s. LL Cool J type. Light skin pretty boy looks.
To be considered send:
1. Name
2. Age
3. Height/Weight
4. Phone Number
Or…
6. Resume & Headshot
7. Reel
Send all of the above info to:
Subject: Role you are submitting for
Serious inquiries only!!
Here is info on the project for your records:
Project: UNTITLED PITCH PROJECT FOR 8 BALL & MJG BIOPIC
Type: Pitch Project / Non Union
Location: Atlanta GA
NEW Shoot Dates: 8/17/18-8/19/18 (subject to change)
Director: Kimberly L. Jones
EP: Dewayne “Duprano” Martin
Writers: January Curry / Toni Brooks
Story by: Dewayne “Duprano” Martin / 8 Ball / MJG
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Although the Atlanta Film Festival has passed, we still have with us many of the movies that were celebrated that week. Instead of focusing on the full-length variety, we wanted to highlight some of the best ATL-produced short films out there.
Several of the flicks are an exploration of Atlanta’s resiliency, and how today’s residents can learn from the mistakes and triumphs of yesteryear.
Read more: 5 Atlanta web series you need to be up on
Here are some of our top “decidedly Atlanta” short films.
Atlanta From The Ashes
Atlanta
Atlanta Dream$
Atlanta FX Promo
J. Cole @ The Loft
PXP Fest