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If you’re a social media hound and donut lover, this is all you! Some of the top Instagram influencers around Atlanta have devised their very own creative concoctions featuring Duck Donuts’ made-to-order donuts. Thanks to all the awesome toppings and flavors available, this is obviously one mouth-watering endeavor. So how can you play a part? Well, Atlantans are invited to order and vote for their favorites at Duck Donuts Buckhead (3655 Roswell Rd., NE, Suite 210).
It’s a tough job, but somebody’s gotta do it. The Instagrammer who has the most guests order his or her donut through Sept. 9 will win a cash prize, a Duck Donuts trophy and ultimate bragging rights.
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Childish Gambino is coming home to Atlanta to perform selected hits along with Rae Sremmurd. If you’re looking for musical things to do in Atlanta this week, this is it.
Gambino aka Donald Glover is one of the biggest names in entertainment. In addition to having a career as a singer/rapper, Glover also stars in the highly acclaimed FX show “Atlanta.”
Glover was born and raised in nearby Stone Mountain in DeKalb County, so he knows his way around. He will be performing on Thursday, September 6, 2018 at Infinite Energy Arena in Duluth.
Gambino late last week dropped “Feels Like Summer,” a new song and animated video featuring some of your favorite rappers.
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Get ready for the 6th annual Beltline Wine Stroll! Walk along a one-mile stretch of the Eastside Trail through Poncey-Highland, Inman Park and the Old Fourth Ward while sampling wine at selected venues.
The event will be held Saturday, September 15, 2018 from 1 – 5 PM EDT. You can check in under the Freedom Parkway bridge near the Old Fourth Ward Skate Park, Beltline Eastside Trail 830 Willoughby Way Atlanta, GA 30312.
Many of last year’s favorite venues will be returning this year along with some great new participants including Bar Mercado and Revolution Donuts!
VIP ticket to VinoTeca in Inman Quarter. In addition to the other venues, VIP ticket holders will enjoy exclusive access to VinoTeca’s tasting room from 1:00 – 4:00pm.
FAQ
Are there ID requirements or an age limit to enter the event?
You must be 21 with valid ID to participate in the wine stroll. Please remember to bring your ID.
Can I bring my baby/young toddler?
Yes, babies and toddlers in baby backpacks or stollers are welcome.
What are my transport/parking options getting to the event?
There isn’t any designated parking for the wine stroll. Please plan to walk or bike to the event.
Where can I contact the organizer with any questions?
Contact Eric Goldberg: ericgold@mindspring.com or Amy Higgins: ahigginsaia@gmail.com with questions.
Is my registration/ticket transferrable?
Yes. Please send us a quick e-mail with the name of the person who will be using your ticket so that we can update our guest list.
Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?
For quicker and easier check-in, please bring your printed ticket. (No worries if you happen to forget your ticket though. We will have the guest list at the welcome table so you can check in by name without your printed ticket.)
What is the refund policy?
This is a rain or shine event.
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This is one of those weekends in Atlanta that they warn you about: Good food, live music, sports and parties are everywhere. There are so many things to do in Atlanta this weekend, it’s hard to keep up, but let’s try, shall we?
In downtown Atlanta, alone we have two college football games and Dragon Con, the largest pop culture convention in the U.S.
On Labor Day, the party don’t stop: City Winery at Ponce City Market is hosting a Labor Day party on its expansive patio from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Monday, September 3, 2018. But let’s just deal with Saturday for a minute.
Things to do in Atlanta this weekend: Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018
- 2018 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game
3:30 p.m. / Mercedes-Benz Stadium - Atlanta Black Tech Week
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. / W Atlanta Downtown - Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game FanZone
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. / Georgia World Congress Center - DragonCon Patio Parade Party
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. / 270 Peachtree - Drool-Worthy Dragon Con Bites at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta!
Hyatt Regency Atlanta - Sensory Friendly Saturdays
9:00 a.m. / The Children’s Museum of Atlanta - Soul Rise Classic
7:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. - Tailgate Saturdays Built By The Home Depot
College Football Hall Of Fame - Tailgate Town Built by The Home Depot
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. / Georgia International Plaza - Taste of Soul Atlanta
11:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. / Northside Drive - TinyCON
11:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. / The Children’s Museum of Atlanta - Yoga in the Park
9:00 a.m – 10:00 a.m. / Woodruff Park
Things to do in Atlanta this weekend: Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018
- Bell Tower Boutique, A Pop-Up Shop
12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. / Oakland Cemetery - Drool-Worthy Dragon Con Bites at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta!
Hyatt Regency Atlanta - Local Brews Local Grooves
4:00 p.m. / The Tabernacle - Shackled and Chained: Mass Incarceration in Capitalist America
3:00 p.m. / Auburn Avenue Research Library - Taste of Soul Atlanta
11:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. / Northside Drive - The Bouncers Improv Comedy Show
7:30 p.m. - TinyCON
11:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. / The Children’s Museum of Atlanta
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Are you an amazing chef or cook? Have you ever wanted to open your own restaurant, but money or obligations got in the way? There’s a new food competition series filming in Atlanta.
We’re looking for aspiring restaurateurs (men and women, ages 21-60) for a new food competition show that tests how you would handle owning your own restaurant.
If you think your restaurant could be a smash hit, please send your name, age, story and recent pictures of yourself to generalcasting2018@gmail.com with the subject line “RESTAURANT SHOW”.
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Making for another Southernplayalistic evening this fall, Atlanta rapper Big Boi is scheduled to perform at Tee Up ATL, the official kickoff party for the Tour Championship!
Come party with the top PGA TOUR players and Atlanta sports stars as Big Boi performs live in concert with DJ Infamous and DJ Debonair on the 1s and 2s, hosted by Ryan Cameron. The event will be at the College Football Hall of Fame on Marietta Boulevard NW in downtown Atlanta.
All proceeds benefit the East Lake Foundation and Purpose Built Communities.
Tickets include one free drink. The community celebration welcomes The Tour Championship back to the city on Monday, September 17, 2018. The event will feature a performance from hometown favorite Big Boi and the night will celebrate the PGA TOUR’s season-ending event as the top 30 players come to Atlanta to compete for the FedExCup.
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Rapper-actor-movie-and-TV star 50 Cents aka Curtis Jackson is set to appear at Atlanta’s Gold Room nightclub on Friday, August 31, 2018.
The celebrity visits Atlanta amid unprecedented attention for his TV show “Power,” which appears on the Stars Network. Here’s how to see 50 Cent in Atlanta:
50 Cent to be at the Gold Room in Atlanta
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The 9th annual BronzeLens Film Festival ended triumphantly Sunday with screenings to the very end. Over the course of five days, movie fans, celebrities and personalities converged on the Marriott Marquis and other venues in Atlanta.Filmmakers far and wide came out to show support as well as have their productions screened to live audiences.The films featured a wide array of movies about different cultures, viewpoints and ethnicities, highlighting a widespread diaspora of global filmmakers.BronzeLens Film Festival opens in Atlanta
With hundreds of actors, producers and filmmakers in tow, the film festival’s big winner was “Jinn,” which won the Best Film Award at the event. “Jinn” is a Muslim-centered movie about a teen who rebels against her mother’s newfound faith of Islam.“This is a story that was many years in the making,” “Jinn” filmmaker Nijla Mu’min told the crowd. “I grew up in a very vibrant African-American Muslim community in Oakland. My father and my mother really helped to immerse me in that community and I never saw textured, complicated images of those people in media.”
On the festival’s final night, another film, “United Skates” made its Atlanta premiere to rousing applause and fanfare. The film was produced and directed by Dyana Winkler and Tina Brown. Winkler told the crowd that during the four+ years it took to produce the documentary, she learned the secret sauce of stopping some of the nation’s top roller rinks from closing: Zoning.Winkler said when she originally delved into doing interviews for the documentary she discovered that was culturally important to Americans, but especially to African-Americans. “When I saw what the narrative was, I didn’t want to do the film. I thought it was a great story, a story that needed to be told, but not by me, by an African-American.”She said the skating community pushed her to continue the project, which turned into a labor of love and enamored her to people all around the country.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2ExXMi06coAnother fan favorite was “Canal Street,” which features an all-star cast including Mekhi Phifer, Mykelti Williamson, Lance Reddick and Jon Seda.The film is a modern-day thriller telling the story of a teen, Kholi Styles, trying to get by in an unwelcoming new world. After the mysterious death of a classmate, all eyes fall on Kholi, the new kid at his high school. It’s up to his father, Jackie Styles, an up-and-coming lawyer from the slums of Chicago, to defend his son in court and battle an outraged public before time runs out. Jackie fights to keep his faith and prove his son is not the monster the world has made him out to be.https://vimeo.com/223838829There were several top-notch black films screening at this year’s event.
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ech Divas will learn how to use Unity3D, an industry standard game development platform, to develop a simple Virtual Reality experience. They will use code to bring their experience to life.
All BGC events are geared towards introducing participants to the technological universe and encouraging them to pursue careers as Tech Creators and Entrepreneurs. This event is intended for girls ages 7-17. No prior computing experience is necessary.
Check-in begins at 9:00 AM.
The event starts promptly at 10:00 AM. Participants do not need to bring their laptops. Lunch will be provided.Registration:
IMPORTANT: Once you register for this event please complete the online student profile forms and emergency contact forms which can be found at this link on our website: http://www.blackgirlscode.com/parents.html.
Please bring signed copies of these forms to the event.Scholarships:
Space is limited, so sign up soon to secure your spot! Limited scholarships are available by applying here: http://bit.ly/BGCScholarshipsVolunteer:
Want to help out? We are in need of VOLUNTEERS! Signup for a specific role & time http://blackgirlscode.ivolunteer.com/bgcatlvr_018Make sure you have filled out a Volunteer Registration Form.
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Beyoncé and Jay-Z came to Atlanta this past weekend for two dates of their OTRII tour and the most headline-grabbing event was when a fan rushed the stage. Viral video from the incident shows a fan casually jumping on the stage and quickly getting to Beyoncé and Jay-Z concerts are on August, Saturday, 25.The video shows a commotion as dancers run to the singers’ aid and what looks like a beatdown commences. Nobody was reported to be hurt or injured during the incident, which came while the duo were performing their Migos-flavored hit “Ape S–t.”Fan video of the incident circulated on social media, minutes after it occurred and there was immediate uncertainty as to whether either singer was actually contacted by the wayward fan.https://youtu.be/3h8Iq55V1ssThe OTR2 publicity team released the following statement: “At the end of last night’s show we had an intoxicated male fan enter the stage. At this point we had a controlled evacuation of all crew on the stage in order to safely diffuse the situation. We are happy to confirm that nobody was hurt during the incident, and Mr. & Mrs. Carter are choosing not to press charges against the individual.”
The man was given a citation for disorderly conduct but the Atlanta Police Department later charged him with simple battery. Her is APD’s statement on the incident:
“As the Jay-Z and Beyonce concert was ending late Saturday night, a man later identified as Anthony Charles Thomas Maxwell (age 26) ran onto the stage and approached Jay-Z. He was quickly stopped by people who were with the performer. Atlanta Police arrived and issued the man a citation for disorderly conduct and released him. At the time, there was no evidence Maxwell had made contact with Jay-Z. Upon later investigation, officers were able to gather evidence showing Maxwell had, in fact, made contact with Jay-Z. APD has subsequently secured warrants to add additional charges of simple battery. Maxwell was treated for minor injuries on scene sustained when people around Jay-Z stopped him from further contact with the performer.”
On Sunday, August 26, 2018, doing the same scenario as Bey and Jay walk off the stage, Beyonce playfully does a karate kick, letting Atlanta know that she’s ready this time. LOL.https://twitter.com/JBinAV/status/1033958790826094592The Carters also took the time this weekend to announce a new scholarship program that will award one exceptional senior high school student, with financial needs, 100K to put toward their enrollment in a college or university for the academic year 2018-2019. An Atlanta student has already been chosen to benefit.Before the festivities on each day one restaurant catered to Behive fans. Molly B’s hosted an all-inclusive, pre-concert cocktail party at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.From 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. before each concert, ticket holders took advantage of a high-energy reception where for $80 per person they could nosh on a mouthwatering menu featuring an array of passed appetizers including Pimento Cheese Hushpuppies, Spanakopita and signature Fried Chicken Wings along with food action stations featuring Shrimp Cocktail, Oysters on the Half Shell, Lobster Salad and much more. Specialty cocktails and select wine and beers were also included.What To Do In Atlanta
Atlanta has a lot of cool things to do and places to eat, including some of the top soul food joints and remarkable Thai food spots. Explore the city.
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