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Calling all artists: The Midtown Alliance is seeking all those talented with a brush or pen to submit for a mural at Midtown MARTA Station along the Peachtree Place façade. The $20,000 project will include artist fees, installation, and transportation needs.
Artists are asked to submit an itemized line-item budget to justify their price. A selection committee made up of senior art and design professionals will review the submissions. Three shortlisted artists will then be asked to provide a detailed concept for the mural. “Each shortlisted artist will be given a $500 honorarium,” a summary of the project says.
Read more: Atlanta Beltline seeks artists for exhibitions
All credentials must be submitted by email to art@midtownatl.com by 12:00 pm EST on Monday, February 2, 2018.
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If you are looking to open a restaurant or bakery, a new listing in Woodstock may be the perfect spot! The store and bakery has a full kitchen and commissary in 1,650 square feet.
The rent is $1926 per month for the mint condition structure. The listing says, “Perfect for any food store or easily convert to a restaurant or use for food truck and catering.”
Priced at $65,000.
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“Real Housewives of Atlanta” star NeNe Leakes is in the news again, this time for sharing her thoughts on the cast and who needs to be gone.
“If I had it my way, I would get rid of two girls,” Leakes told TooFab. Everyone who watches the show knows that she and Porsha Williams have been at odds since the start of Season 10.
“In my opinion, yes — the cast should be changed up a bit,” NeNe told TooFab in a recent interview. “If I had it my way, I would get rid of two girls and bring in two new ones for excitement. You know, after a while with some of the girls, they just don’t have anything going on exciting enough to be a main cast member.”
“But I better keep who I think should go to myself because the moment I say anything, all hell breaks loose,” she said.
She’s right. We’ll see how this goes over with the rest of the cast members.
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If good barbeque at any time of the day is your thing, you’re going to love what Fox Bros. is cooking up. The popular Atlanta eatery’s “Que”-osk” (kiosk) will begin serving breakfast next month, according to the AJC.
Beginning on February 19, customers at the eatery’s standalone Amour Yards kiosk will be able to order breakfast fare from 7 a.m.. to 10 a.m. The outpost will close down for an hour before reopening for lunch at 11 a.m.. The “Que”-osk is a fast-casual counter service basically serving a pared down menu.
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Mexican restaurant Alma Cocina has become a happening place to eat in Midtown, so they’re bringing that Latin flavor to Buckhead.
Fifth Group Restaurants announced this week that the popular spot for Margaritas, burritos and taco dishes will break ground on a 7,000-square-foot spot in the Terminus development at the corner of Piedmont and Peachtree avenues.
Set to open in 2019, the new Alma Cocina will take the place of the former Bricktop eatery.
“Buckhead has been a major area of growth for Fifth Group in the past several years – we opened South City Kitchen Buckhead in 2016 and Ecco Buckhead is slated to open later this year,” Robby Kukler, a Fifth Group partner, said in a press release, according to What Now Atlanta.
“In our 25th year as a restaurant group, we’re excited to share our plans for an expanded presence further on Peachtree Street as we bring Alma Cocina’s energy and flair to the Buckhead neighborhood.”
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BET’s “The Quad” returns to TV this winter. Set right here in Atlanta, “The Quad” is BET’s breakout TV series, which debuted last year. The show stars Anika Noni Rose, known for her role in several films as well as the voice behind Disney’s first black princess in “The Princess and the Frog”.
The cast also includes veteran actor Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Jasmine Guy, Jazz Raycole, Peyton Alex Smith and more. Rose stars as Dr. Eva Fletcher, the president of Georgia A&M University, a fictional historically black college.
The show will return for Season 2 on Jan. 23, 2018, the network recently announced. This season the plot takes off at Georgia A&M’s spring semester. Fletcher’s focus is keeping the struggling university solvent while external pressures make the demise of the school a likely reality.
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The movie “Mile 22,” starring Mark Wahlberg, is currently casting restaurant patrons for an upcoming scene. If you can’t work multiple days, this isn’t the flick for you.
Scenes will begin filming on January 15th through January 18th in Atlanta, Georgia.
Here is the casting call:
he movie centers around a CIA field officer and an Indonesian police officer who is forced to work together as they confront violent and extreme political corruption. The movie will be directed by Peter Berg and stars Mark Wahlberg.
For more information, check out the casting call breakdown below.
Mile 22 Casting Call
***Mile 22***
Working MULTIPLE DAYS!!
Must be available to work ALL DAYS – Monday 1/15 – Thursday 1/18.
Location: metro Atlanta, GARate: $88/10
Must be registered with Central Casting!!We’re looking for Men and Women, portrayable as Indonesian or Asian, ages 20s-50s to portray restaurant staff and patrons.
Please send an email to mile22@centralcasting.com, include your name, phone number, sizes, and recent photo(s), put “Indonesian” in the subject line. -
The musical lineup of the Shaky Beats Festival has been released, and it’s awesome. This year’s event is slated for May 11-13, 2018 and will feature over 50 top-notch electronic, indie and hip-hop acts across four stages Shaky Beats will have you hooping and dancing the night away.
Doors open at 3:00 PM on Friday, 2PM on Saturday and 1:30 PM on Sunday.The festival ends at 11 PM on Friday and Saturday and 10 PM on Sunday.
Musical acts will include Ludacris, Francis Dillon, Louis the Child, Playboi Carti, San Holo, Kayzo and many more.
The following items are PROHIBITED:
- Aerosol containers, including sunscreen and personal beauty products
- Any and all professional audio recording equipment
- Professional cameras and professional recording (photo, video, audio) equipment (NO large professional detachable zoom lenses, stands, monopods, tripods, attachment sticks (selfie sticks) or other commercial equipment.
- Any and all professional video equipment. No video recording will be allowed
- Drones or any other remote flying device
- Coolers of any kind. (Exceptions may be made for medical use)
- Framed backpacks
- Hammocks
- Glass and metal containers of any kind
The Shaky Beats Music Festival began in 2015 when founder Tim Sweetwood incorporated the brand Shaky Festivals LLC. It is the sister festival of the Shaky Knees Music Festival.
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She may be just 13-year-old, but Marsai Martin is already an entertainment titan, whether you know it or not. Martin, who stars in the ABC hit TV show “Black-ish,” shot a film last yeaer in Atlanta called “Little.”
“Little,” which stars Issa Rae, Justin Hartley and Regina Hall is coming to theaters across the nation later this year.
‘Little’ movie starring Marsai Martin coming out in 2019
Marsai stars in the comedy in her first feature film role and also helped executive produce it. “Little” is about a woman who gets to relive her childhood after she struggles as an adult, according to The AJC.
Marsai came up with the idea for the film after her agent (since fired) told her to “just chill,” the newspaper reports. Issa Rae has also been attached to the project, which has been bought by Universal Pictures.
Based on Marsai’s concept, the original version of “Little” was written by Tracy Oliver, the screenwriter behind Girls Trip.
Many know Marsai from her role on “Black-ish,” which has gotten rave reviews. Marsai’s portrayal of her character Diane Johnson has been lauded for her comedic timing and effortless expressions.
She says she knew she wanted to act when she was a toddler. “At a very young age, when I was a baby, I used to mimic all of these movies, like ‘Dreamgirls’ and ‘Ray,’ the type of movies you wouldn’t think a little kid would know. But my parents thought I was great,” Marsai tells the L.A. Times.
“Little” is in post-production and may see the light of day in U.S. theaters in November 2019.
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Alonzo Herndon, born into slavery in 1858 in rustic Walton County, Georgia, had a dream while many African-Americans were still living a nightmare. A mulatto born of a white man, Frank Herndon, who never acknowledged him, and black slave named Sophenie, Herndon set out after Emancipation to make something of himself.
Many blacks, happy to be free but befuddled about its ramifications, took to staying on their former masters’ properties as hired help since they didn’t know much about business. Herndon tried his hand as a laborer and peddler before moving to Senoia to learn barbering.
His barbering business grew quickly, making Herndon a small fortune. He would soon move to Atlanta, helming three barbershops and counting among his customers many of the city’s elite.
He then turned his attention to real estate and banking, investing in Atlanta’s black community. AS one of America’s first black millionaires, Herndon founded the Atlanta Family Life Insurance Company.
In October 2017, the Georgia Historical Society unveiled a new historical marker as part of the Georgia Civil Rights Trail.
Those on hand for the dedication included ince Dooley, Chairman of the Georgia Historical Society Board of Curators; Dr. Mark Becker, President, Georgia State University; Lonnie C. King, Jr., Atlanta Student Movement veteran; Kwanza Hall, Atlanta City Councilman, District 2; Dr. Sarah Cook, Honors College, Georgia State University; and Dr. W. Todd Groce, President and CEO of the Georgia Historical Society.
“The epicenter of the civil rights movement was situated in Georgia,” Dr. W. Todd Groce, President and CEO of the Georgia Historical Society, said, according to a press release. “So it’s appropriate that the Georgia Historical society has created the Georgia Civil Rights Trail as a way to encourage the public to learn more about the vital role that our state and its people played in securing full citizenship for African Americans. It’s a legacy we all share as Georgians. For anytime that one group gains its civil liberties, we all are that much more free.”
“The recognition of this great man is long overdue,” said Lonnie King. “Alonzo Herndon succeeded against all odds and to see him honored by the Georgia Historical Society and the leadership of of Georgia State University is very fitting.”