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Adam & Kizzie joined together on a mission to give music their absolute best. Their music is a tribute to everything that is genuinely great about music. Without a genre-specific box to pin their music to, they are now affectionately known as The Originators of EEDO, their own non-genre genre.
Nick Rosen has made a name as one of the most sought after musicians in the southeast, performing all over the country with Col. Bruce Hampton, The Shadowboxers, Russell Gunn and more. His debut album Step Into the Light was released on Ropeadope Records in 2015 featuring appearances by grammy winners Oteil Burbridge and Saunders Sermons. His latest endeavors include opening for Justin Timberlake on his Man of the Woods tour.
Red Light Cafe: Adam & Kizzie & Nick Rosen
553-1 Amsterdam Avenue Northeast
Atlanta, GA 30306
$10 Adv – $15 Door
Doors @ 7 PM
Mon, June 18, 2018
8:00 PM – 11:00 PM EDT
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Bringing you the best and brightest burly girls from across the country! Four Suits is bringing back Bombshell Burlesque! This time we are paying tribute to Atlanta local legend The Chameleon Queen for her sweet 16 of burly years! Our femcee the vivacious vixen Roux La La herself is showing Atlanta what our girls have in store for your viewing pleasure. Come and play with the Four Suits girls and bow down to the Chameleon Queen in all her glory for the next installation of Bombshell Burlesque!
$15 Adv – $20 Door
Doors @ 8 PM (ages 18+)
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Craft Trap is the culture’s moving underground art show. Creating markets in all surrounding cities. For the Culture by the Culture.
The event is for local artists and makers to network and get exposure. We have joined our friends at City of Ink and Peters Street Station in Atlanta for the ATL Peaches N’ Art Show. 50+ plus artists and vendors!!!
The ATL Peaches N’ Art Show is an open event to vendors and patrons alike. Live Body Paintings, Live Visual Art, Live Music, Street Apparel, Vintage Fashion, Designer Clothing, Jewelry, Home Goods, Indie Artists Merchandise and Locally Grown Snacks. Food vendors and live performances will be on site as well.
Open to the public $5 online or $10 at the door.
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Virginia-based painter Emma Knight recently debuted her latest art exhibition Walking the ATL, which opened at Brickworks Gallery on June 2. The artwork, which comes from photos she took during a nearly 20-mile trek around the city last fall, shows Atlanta from the pedestrian’s view.
Speaking to Artsatl.com, Knight said: ““I am a romantic, and I love fairy tales. So I guess that informs the way I see things. And I love doing trees. There’s something very elegant, even a little spooky, about a bare limb. By the same token, there is nothing more beautiful than the combination of voluminous shapes in tandem with very sharp, thin lines.”
Her style includes painting a picture on the canvas and even distorting reality “if necessary,” she told the publication.
The Beltline has made major strides in engaging the city’s arts community. Knight’s work will only serve to strengthen those efforts as more homegrown artists discover the possibilities.
Walking the ATL runs uns through August 31 at Brickworks Gallery.
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Call it a victim of progress. Taco Mac, which has been anchored in the CNN Center for a decade, recently closed its doors, AtlantaFi has learned. The restaurant closed abruptly at the end of April 2018.
The site has seen many restaurants come and go, but one has to wonder how its neighboring restaurant, Dantanna’s, is doing. Major expansion has occurred over the past few years in downtown Atlanta, with restaurants being opened and closed on a regular basis.
Taco Mac in CNN Center closes down
The company, which was founded in Atlanta in 1979, was recently sold to Morehouse College graduate Harold Martin Jr. and three of his partners from Fresh Hospitality, a Nashville-based restaurant incubator.
There is no word on whether the shuttered Taco Mac spot has been acquired by another tenant.
When it comes to restaurants, Atlanta is quickly gaining ground on some of the dining capitals around the United States.
Fast-casual is 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: 15+ 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.
Here Are Some Of The Best Atlanta Restaurants To Try:
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As part of Trap Festival Weekend, the Trap Soul Dinner Party is happening this week. On Thursday, June 8, 2018, come out to enjoy some of the best soul food you’ve ever had. A night of elegance is on the menu.
The fun-filled night will feature some blends of your favorite trap music. What could be better than to eat, drink and party to trap music?
There will be a dress code strictly enforced (no baggy clothing or athletic gear for fellas) and for the ladies no sandals or sneakers.
Everyone Free Till 11:00 W/RSVP. All Tables Are First Come First Served So Early Arrival Is Suggested.. Reserved Seating is Available Upon Request.
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A major TV series is casting various roles for actors to work on this summer in Atlanta. The producers are working with Extras Casting Atlanta, the company behind The Walking Dead and Halt and Catch Fire.
Atlanta Casting Call For Major TV Series
Here is what Producers are seeking:
- UPCOMING we are looking for a teen girl 16 – 19 years old — very slender build — ideally with some acting experience for a featured spot
- Also looking for an additional construction worker type — male 30’s to 50’s – athletic or slim build — facial hair is ideally
We are looking for a teen girl 16 – 19 years old — very slender build — ideally with some acting experience for a featured spot — email a recent photo, AGE, all clothing sizes and contact info to: ECAtvExtras@gmail.com – TEEN GIRL in Subject.
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You don’t have to be Cajun to appreciate the delicious dining experience of suckin’ heads and slamming back a crawfish tail with some beer. It’s sparse in these parts, but at Hugo’s Oyster Bar, it’s happening soon.
Come on out on Saturday, June 9, 2018 from 12 to 5 p.m. for a live crawfish boil with $5 Abita beers, crawfish by the pound and delicious side items for the whole family.
The Hotlanta Dixieland Band will be playing all day long on the front porch so kick up your feet and stay awhile! For more information, please visit Hugo’s Oyster Bar on Facebook.
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If you’re in the partying mood, Nue Atlanta LLC has one of the hottest Caribbean/international parties going on in the city this weekend.
On Friday, June 9 Like Glue Fridays will have it sticky like glue at Alibi Lounge, 956 Spring St NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30309. Ladies will be free and guys $10 before midnight with RSVP. Of course, you must be 21 to attend.Got an event or know of something opening in and around Atlanta? Holla: CJ@AtlantaFi.com. See what’s poppin’ in the ATL! Subscribe to our news alerts here, follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
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On June 9, 2018, come out to Breenbriar Mall for a day full of gorgeous fashion, food and fun as part of the Browngirls Experience.
The event is not like any beauty/fashion tour you’ve ever attended. Founded in 2015 in Alabama by Nikki Nicole, The Browngirls Experience is an engine to fuel more unity and creativity among all girls and women no matter their ages.
The Browngirls Experience: June 9 at Greenbriar Mall
The event will be held Sat, June 9, 2018 from 2 PM – 3:00 PM ET at Greenbriar Mall, which is located at 2841 Greenbriar Pkwy SW, Atlanta, GA 30331.
Nicole put together more than 200 models at the inaugural event, which was sponsored by Coca Cola, Delta Airlines, State Farm and Shaffeur Eyewear. More than 3,000 people attended the event, which was held at the Boutwell Auditorium in Birmingham.
Here is what the promo says: “Over the last 2 years the Production has grown tremendously into a traveling show where we will be covering over 18 cities throughout the United States and Bahamas. The show is a full production where we showcase Designers, Boutiques and Corporate Fashion Stores. At each show, there is a Celebrity Host that in affiliate in the beauty world. In each City BGE Tour will be spotlighting 12 women in Education, Herprenuer, Entertainment, Sports, Film, Music, Business, Law, Fashion, Beauty, Medical, Media and Ministry.”
“I am just so excited to meet so many Models, Designers and Boutiques all over the country, I am mostly excited about the vision that God has given me and to see if manifest is amazing” stated Nikki Means, CEO of The Browngirls University. “I am just so excited to meet so many Models, Designers and Boutiques all over the country, I am mostly excited about the vision that God has given me and to see if manifest is amazing” stated Nikki Means CEO of The Browngirls University.”