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The Atlanta Dream fought and clawed but fell short Sunday afternoon in game one of their semifinals match-up against the Washington Mystics in the WNBA playoffs. Washington beat Atlanta 87-84 in front of a big crowd at McCamish Pavilion in Midtown Atlanta.
The Mystics, led by Elena Delle Donne down low, pulled away in the second quarter and basically held even against a surging Dream team in the second half. Donne finished with a game-high 32 points and 13 rebound. Teammate Ariel Atkins added 15 points.
”My teammates have trust in me in those situations to attack and try to make the right read,” Delle Donne was quoted as saying. ”I was flowing today, so they kind of just ran the offense through me. I just had to make reads or attack.”
Atlanta was led by Elizabeth Williams, who finished with 15 points and 14 rebounds. Tiffany Hayes only knocked down one of five three-point attempts for Atlanta, whose biggest deficit was 15 points.
The Dream were clearly missing Angel McCoughtry, who is out for the season after sustaining a knee injury earlier this month.
Game 2 of the semifinals resumes Tuesday night at McCamish Pavilion, where the Dream hope a sold-out arena can hype them up for the win.
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The second full day of the BronzeLens Film Festival saw actors, media personalities and film and TV producers share their knowledge with thousands at the Marriott Marquis in downtown Atlanta. Friday’s programming consisted mainly of panels and workshops, but also an all-star luncheon.
The Women SuperStars Luncheon presented by BETHER feted several media stars and industry titans, such as Ayoka Chenzira, film producer who works as a division chair at nearby Spelman College. Chenzira was presented with the Catalyst Superstar Award for being a pioneer in independent film and animation.
BronzeLens Film Festival shines light on women filmmakers
“I’m interested in narrative and color and texture. I’m interested in new camera angles and I’m interested in foregrounding the incredible stories of women of color,” she said on stage.
The music in film workshop elaborated on how the tunes you select for your film oftentimes set the mood of the audience — as well as stakeholders who are asked to financially support it.
Screenings continued as well. “Let My People Vote” was met with a warm reception. “Voter suppression is a real thing in this country,” director Gilda Brasch told an audience.
Let My People Vote! An impactful film exploring voter suppression in Florida! Director Gilda Brasch breaks down the very intentional filming process! #BLFF18 pic.twitter.com/5mRIc3Mysv
— BronzeLens Film Fest (@BronzeLens) August 25, 2018
In the evening, festival-goers got to see an exclusive screening of “The Bobby Brown Story” at the Georgia-Pacific Auditorium.
BounceTV executive Roger Bob also spoke to attendees about being ready when your production gains momentum with viewers and the industry.
See Bronzelens Film Festival 2018 full schedule of events
The day before, festival-goers got to screen “Jinn,” the Muslim-center movie starring Zoe Renee. The film’s creator shed light on what inspired her to make the film, which has been recognized by the Sun Dance Film Festival among other accolades.
“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.”
here are several top-notch black films screening at this year’s event. But Atlanta is packed with activities and events this weekend. See some of our top picks here.
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The Grammy Museum is celebrating one of Atlanta’s music icons. Super producer and TV star Jermaine Dupri will get an exhibit called “Jermaine Dupri & So So Def: 25 Years of Elevating Culture,” which will explore his legacy in Atlanta.
The exhibit will examine the legacy of Dupri and the rise and influence of Atlanta’s hip-hop and R&B scene. The exhibit will open on Sept. 20, 2018, when Dupri discusses his distinguished career at the Grammy Museum’s Clive Davis Theater as part of the Museum’s “An Evening With” program moderated by Grammy Museum Artistic Director Scott Goldman.
The exhibit will run through March 2019.
Dupri is set to launch the So So Def Cultural Currency tour with Xscape, Da Brat, Jagged Edge, Bow Wow, Anthony Hamilton, Bone Crusher, Youngbloodz, Dem Franchize Boyz and J-Kwon.
Dupri recently appeared on Atlanta radio’s V-103, where he dished on the tour, the mogul life and his favorite city. He said that he has been a vegan for 12 years after gorging on Waffle House and Yasims on Old National Highway in ATL.
Dupri’s tour will be at Philips Arena, which is his first time performing there. “People said I should have done Philips [Arena] before but being from Atlanta, I wanted to do the Fox [Theatre],” he says.
“The money is a lot bigger and there is a lot more money to be made with steaming,” he said. “You have so many different outlets to make money now. ‘Meet me at Tower Records,” was all we could say back in the day,” he said. Now, he said outlets like Tidal and Apple Music have changed the game.
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On opening night of the 2018 BronzeLens Film Festival, movie lovers were treated to a feast of the senses with a series of independent films. About 70 people crammed into an intimate screening room at the Marriott Marquis in downtown Atlanta for the event, dubbed “All Shorts, All Night,” which was hosted by BET Networks.The matriarch for the evening was Atlanta film maven Khalimah Gaston, the creator of Screening Room ATL.The first film shown “Black Korea,” delves into domestic abuse and plight of Korean women who married African-American soldiers in the aftermath of the Korean War.Set in the 1980s, the film follows two children who are dropped off at the home of their grandmother on the Southside of Chicago.Shot in Atlanta, the film stars actors Jason Weaver, Jenne Kang, Erica Watson and Bella Gill, the daughter of the movie’s creator, Patti Kim Gill. It is the elder Gill’s life that was the inspiration for the film. Her Korean mother left her at her grandmother’s home in Chicago when she was just a child.
The screening was well represented by the movie’s makers. In addition to Gill, producer and casting director Genia Nooks was there as well.Bolstering the film screenings this year is BronzeLens’ freshly minted status as an Academy Awards qualifying festival for short films.Other films that will be screened during the week include select st “Jinn,” a short featuring Zoe Renee of “The Quad,” with Simone Missick from “Luke Cage”; “Isoken,” the Nigerian romantic comedy and the Atlanta-filmed BET miniseries “The Bobby Brown Story.”
Screening Room ATL’s Khalilah Gaston at the BronzeLens Film Festival 2018. -
Join Circus Combustus on a tale of transformation and reclamation. Follow Gene, our great Vaudeville star, as he moves through life and the afterlife, where he will encounter the ghosts of his past.
The event will be held at The Bakery, 825 Warner Street Southwest Atlanta, GA 30310.
Join Gene through his struggles with romantic longing, competition and his family of origin. The tale of Gene’s past, present and future will be expressed through aerial performance, fire spinning, dance and original music. With a story based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead and told through a Vaudeville setting, you will not be disappointed in the wake of this spectacle. Let us dazzle you with our stripes and glitz.
Friday, September 14th – $20 Presale / $25 at the door
Saturday, September 15th – $25 Presale/ $30 at the door
Sunday, September 16th – $20 Presale/ $25 at the doorLimited number of VIP tickets available
4 top table with excellent view. Includes 2 Bottles of Wine and Gourmet SnacksFriday, September 14th $200
Saturday, September 15th $230
Sunday, September 16th $200Doors open at 8pm, show at 9pm
Party with Circus Combustus and DJ Scott-O-Matic after the show Saturday night only! -
The rooftop of Ponce City Market is quickly becoming the place to be this summer. On Friday, September 7, 2018, you’ll see why. Press Play will take place at RFD Social – The Roof @ Ponce City Market, 675 Ponce De Leon Avenue NE Atlanta, GA 30308
Husband and wife duo, spoken word poet Amena Brown and DJ Opdiggy are teaming up for a new event series Press Play: an evening of drinks, poetry, comedy, and music.
Kickoff your Friday night on the Rooftop at Ponce City Market for a night of laughter, libations, poetry and deejaying inside RFD Social.
This month’s featured artists are comedian David Perdue (recently featured on OWN’s Love Is_____) and singer/songwriter and YouTube music sensation Jennifer Chung.
Get advanced tix before they are gone! Your ticket also gives you access to Skyline Park and 9 Mile Station.
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Back to celebrate the final days of summer is Cuisine Noir Magazine with partners The Vine Wine Club and Wine Crawl. Join us for a special early evening social and wine tasting featuring Love Cork Screw wines.
Meet founder Chrishon Lampley who launched Love Cork Screw as a lifestyle wine brand with fun names such as “Good Times Good Friends,” (pinot grigio) and “We’re Movin On Up” (cabernet sauvignon) that are sure to become collection favorites, all paired with sweet and savory bites.
Enjoy a tasting of The Vine Wine Club’s Exclusive White selection and be the first to know about upcoming Wine Crawl events hosted by Glenn Murray. Before the event ends, enjoy a special cake in honor of Cuisine Noir’s 9th anniversary and hear about what the magazine is planning next.
Shayla Varnado of Black Girls Wine will also be there to share how to live your very best chic wine life through the world’s first wine accessory box she curates each month for subscribers.
The ATL Summer Wine Down and Anniversary Celebration is $30 and includes tastings, a delicious spread and a chance to win fun prizes including a wine and candle set from Love Cork Screw and a wine box by Black Girls Wine.
Tickets are limited and non-refundable.
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Back to celebrate the final days of summer is Cuisine Noir Magazine with partners The Vine Wine Club and Wine Crawl. Join us for a special early evening social and wine tasting featuring Love Cork Screw wines.
Meet founder Chrishon Lampley who launched Love Cork Screw as a lifestyle wine brand with fun names such as “Good Times Good Friends,” (pinot grigio) and “We’re Movin On Up” (cabernet sauvignon) that are sure to become collection favorites, all paired with sweet and savory bites.
Enjoy a tasting of The Vine Wine Club’s Exclusive White selection and be the first to know about upcoming Wine Crawl events hosted by Glenn Murray. Before the event ends, enjoy a special cake in honor of Cuisine Noir’s 9th anniversary and hear about what the magazine is planning next.
Shayla Varnado of Black Girls Wine will also be there to share how to live your very best chic wine life through the world’s first wine accessory box she curates each month for subscribers.
The ATL Summer Wine Down and Anniversary Celebration is $30 and includes tastings, a delicious spread and a chance to win fun prizes including a wine and candle set from Love Cork Screw and a wine box by Black Girls Wine.
Tickets are limited and non-refundable.
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A new initiative launching first in Atlanta aims to make it easier for new moms to get back to the workforce. The Women’s Work Initiative (WWI), will connects leading local corporations with diverse and experienced women returning to the job.
The program was announced this week by the Mom Project and this is how it works:
Women’s Work Initiative helps mothers in Atlanta
The Atlanta Women’s Work Initiative (AWWI), a public-private venture, will connect 50 local women looking to return to work with some of the city’s leading employers. The first-of-its-kind program will also serve as a model for other cities as the effort rolls out nationally.
Atlanta companies that are looking to join the initiative include Georgia-Pacific, Invesco, AT&T Prepaid Portfolio and Voya Financial.
“The AWWI embodies the inclusive spirit of our vision for One Atlanta, a world-class city where no one is left behind,” said Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, referring to the recently-created Mayor’s Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. “As a working mom myself, I am grateful for the great companies that understand the critical need for equity in employment, especially for those women who are re-entering the workplace. The Mom Project understands the value of the hardest job there is: raising our children.”
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One of city’s most iconic restaurants, The Varsity in Midtown Atlanta, is celebrating its 90th anniversary this month. If you stop by the family-owned eatery, you’ll see an abundance of commemorative merchandise and limited-edition cups ($5.99) where you can get unlimited refills on soft drinks and $0.90 refills on Frosted Orange, vanilla and chocolate milkshakes through the end of the year.
And best of all, on Saturday, August 18. All menu items will be priced at $0.90 at all five The Varsity locations (Atlanta, Athens, Dawsonville, Kennesaw and Norcross).
The restaurant is also pledging $90,000 to Shepherd’s Men, a group that raises money for military initiatives at Shepherd Center in Atlanta.
The Varsity In Midtown Atlanta Celebrates 90th Anniversary With Deals, Merch, Party & More
Anniversary events officially kicked off on Memorial Day weekend with the Shepherd’s Men run (from The Varsity to the Shepherd Center in Midtown) to raise awareness for veterans with TBIs and PTSD. Now it’s all going to culminate with an anniversary party on Saturday, August 18.
In addition to the $0.90 price menu, the Midtown location will feature special events from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
“For nine decades, we’ve had the opportunity to bring great food to our loyal guests in Atlanta,” The Varsity President Gordon Muir said. “We’re excited to celebrate this milestone in a fun and meaningful way that includes giving back to the community that has given so much to us.”
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