If you’re looking for things to do in Atlanta this weekend, we’ve got you. Two of America’s favorite comedians are coming to Atlanta this week to get their funny on.
Dave Chappelle and Jon Stewart have shows on Friday, August 10 through August 15 at The Tabernacle in downtown Atlanta.
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Chappelle was just recently in Atlanta, where he did a surprise 2.5 hour set at Midtown’s Laughing Skull Lounge.
Of course, comedy is not all the city has to offer. Here are some weekend happenings around Atlanta:
First, to find all the good things happening in the city this week, all you have to do is take a look at downtown Atlanta. That’s where some of the best restaurants are as well as where the visitors, namely tourists, are. CNN Center often has something cool going on! Check out these events in Atlanta today and this week and this weekend:
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Hold onto your seats. The convergence of art, movement, film, and music will happen this weekend at the AM FM Summer Fest in Atlanta.
The event is slated for Friday, August 10, 2018 at The Bakery located at 825 Warner Street.
In addition to some eye-catching art by Atlanta artists there will be some really cool art discussions as well. Join the patrons and art lovers for Art in the SWATS, a panel on the history of graffiti in southwest Atlanta.
Located in the Adair Park, Oakland City, and Capitol View neighborhoods, the inaugural festival is taking over The Bakery on the Westside Trail for four days of events celebrating Art, Movement, Film, and Music.
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The first annual OYE Fest is invading Atlanta on Friday, August 10 – Sunday, August 12, 2018. It’s a historical event because this is the first-ever latinx festival in the Southeast.
The three-day festival in the heart of Atlanta that represents the diversity within our community; fusing music, art, culture, and progressive activism.
Friday, August 10:
Saturday, August 11:
Sunday, August 12:
Atlanta has turned into quite a festival city, with new annual events popping up by the week it seems.
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THE GALLERY is pleased to present We Are Stars/ Somos Estrellas, a joint exhibition featuring Martin Ferreyra and Pablo Gnecco.
Taking inspiration from the Day of the Dead celebration in Mexico, this exhibition, through paintings, ceramics and installations of light and sound, will give the audience a reason to reflect on what could be the reunion with our ancestors and keep their precious memories alive.
We Are Stars will open in conjunction with OYE Fest, the first latinxfestival in the southeast of its kind. A three day festival in the heart of Atlanta that represents the diversity within the latinx community; fusing music, art, culture, activism.
Martin Ferreyra was born in Cordoba, Argentina in 1984. Martin studied psychology in the National University of Cordoba. Regarding the arts, he is mainly self-taught, participating in workshops in painting and ceramics. Adriana Cervi, Ramiro Vazques, and others were his teachers. In recent years, his work has included painting, ceramics and video, creating the ceramic Totem Bowls, and collaborating with other artists, such as Sol Pereyra, and brands, such as Absolut, HP, and Nike, among others.
Pablo Gnecco is an experiential artist and motion designer from Bogota, Colombia living in Brooklyn, NY. He is an inaugural member of The New Museum’s art and technology incubator, NEW INC. Currently an Artist in Residence at Mana Contemporary. Curator of 9to5.tv & Co-Founder of Studio Studio a media and design agency/studio.
Refreshments will be provided by Tecate, Cathead Vodka and Red Bull. Small bites by El Ponce.
For more information on this exhibition, please visit our website: wishatlgallery.com. For information on OYE, please visit OYEFEST.com.
Book and literature lovers are set to converge on DeKalb County’s largest city this week for the 2018 AJC Decatur Book Festival. This year’s festival is a page-turner for several reasons, but scroll below to find out the schedule of events.
Always a Labor Day festivity, the Decatur Book Festival will take place August 31 – September 2, 2018. It is one of the largest independent book festivals in the country and features authors, demos, discussions, kids activities, and more.
2018 AJC Decatur Book Festival Highlights from Friday, August 31 include:
Kidnote: A Celebration of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Becky Albertalli
Laurel Snyder
Tony DiTerlizzi
Adam Gidwitz
Nic Stone
Angie Thomas
This will be held at Presser Hall at Agnes Scott College from 5 to 7 p.m.
| Take You Wherever You Go Kenny Leon |
2018 AJC Decatur Book Festival Highlights from Saturday, September 1 include:
| Who Even Am I? T Cooper Allison Glock-Cooper Rachel Gold Will Walton |
YA Stage | 10:00-10:45 |
| The Best Cook in the World: Tales from My Momma’s Table Rick Bragg |
First Baptist Decatur Sanctuary presented by AJC | 10:00-10:45 |
| Travels with Foxfire: Stories of People, Passions, and Practices from Southern Appalachia Phil Hudgins and Jessica Phillips |
First Baptist Decatur Carreker Hall presented by MailChimp | 10:00-10:45 |
| Atlanta Writers Club – YA Tabbatha Bella, Julane Fisher, Afolabi Ashiru, Kimberly Simms |
Decatur City Hall presented by City of Decatur | 10:00-10:45 |
| Project Fire: Cutting-Edge Techniques and Sizzling Recipes from the Caveman Porterhouse to Salt Slab Brownie S’Mores Steven Raichlen |
Culinary Stage presented by Springer Mountain Farms | 10:00-10:45 |
| The Legend of the Black Mecca: Politics and Class in the Making of Modern Atlanta Maurice J. Hobson |
Historic DeKalb Courthouse | 10:00-10:45 |
2018 AJC Decatur Book Festival Highlights from Sunday, September 2 include:
| Maxina Storibrook | Emerging Writers Stage | 12:00-12:05 |
| Are You Scared, Darth Vader? Adam Rex |
Children’s Stage at Decatur Recreation Center presented by Decatur Education Foundation | 12:00-12:30 |
| Agnes Scott College Destiny (Briana) Barnett, Lyrik Courtney, Sigal Kahn, Acacia Salisbury |
Local Poetry Stage presented by Java Monkey | 12:00-12:30 |
| Jason Reynolds and The Great American Read Jason Reynolds |
YA Stage | 12:00-12:45 |
| Flawed and Complicated Characters in Southern Stories David Bottoms and David Joy |
First Baptist Decatur Carreker Hall presented by MailChimp | 12:00-12:45 |
| Atlanta Writers Club – Self Development Susanne Fincher, Candace Long, Shala Nicely, Bethany Rutledge |
Decatur City Hall presented by City of Decatur | 12:00-12:45 |
| American Cookie Anne Byrn |
Culinary Stage presented by Springer Mountain Farms | 12:00-12:45 |
| Longings, Passions, and Heartaches Leesa Cross-Smith, Jamie Quatro, Kathryn Schwille |
Historic DeKalb Courthouse | 12:00-12:45 |
| Collision of Cultures in the Jim Crow South Elaine Orr and Jonathan Rabb |
Decatur Library presented by WABE | 12:00-12:45 |
See the three-day schedule here.
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Atlanta’s spring and summertime have blessed us with seasonably warm weather and festivals galore. With the year, half way over, we thought we’d give you the 411 on what festivals are remaining.
There are some good ones that have already passed, such as the Dogwood Festival and Atlanta Jazz Fest, but there are plenty still in the can.
Here are some of the remaining festivals coming to Atlanta in 2018.
7/15 – Attack of the Killer Tomato Festival (Westside)
7/28 – Atlanta Ice Cream Festival (Piedmont Park)
May – September – Concerts by the Springs (Sandy Springs)
June – August – Concerts in the Garden (Atlanta Botanical Garden)
June – August – Jazz on the Lawn (Callenwold)
June-September – Sunset Sips (Chattahoochee Nature Center)
June – September – Sunset Sessions (Park Tavern)
July – August – Coca-Cola Summer Film Festival (The Fox Theatre)
AUGUST
8/10-12 Oye Fest Atlanta
8/11 – Decatur BBQ, Blues & Bluegrass Festival
8/18-19 – Piedmont Park Arts Festival
8/25-26 – Grant Park Summer Shade Festival
8/31-9/1 – Sky High Hot Air Balloon Festival (Callway Gardens)
8/31-9/2 – Decatur Book Festival
May – September – Concerts by the Springs (Sandy Springs)
June – August – Concerts in the Garden (Atlanta Botanical Garden)
June – August – Jazz on the Lawn (Callenwold)
June-September – Sunset Sips (Chattahoochee Nature Center)
June – September – Sunset Sessions (Park Tavern)
July 29 – ATL Peach Fest
August 11 – 1st annual Dames + Dregs Beer Festival
August 18-19: Piedmont Park Arts Festival
August 26: Festival Peachtree Latino
August 26 & 27: Summer Shade Festival
August 31 – Sept. 2: Taste of Soul Atlanta
August 31 – Sept. 2: AJC Decatur Book Festival
September 8 and 9:One MusicFest:
September 15 and 16: Music Midtown
September 21-23: Imagine Music Festival:
September 22: Atlanta Beltline Lantern Parade
September 22: Localmotion Festival of the Arts
September 25: Atlanta Audubon Chalk Festival
September 27-30: Atlanta Flux Projects
September 29 & 30: Fall Festival-Candler Park
September 30: Atlanta Streets Alive-Midtown
October 6: ATL Cluckfest Fried Chicken Festival
October 12-14: Atlanta Pride Festival
October 13 & 14: AfroPunk’s Carnival of Consciousness
October 27: Atlanta World Kite Festival
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On Saturday, August 11, come on out to the Dames And Dregs Beer Festival at The Masquerade & Underground Atlanta. Doors at 1:00PM / Presale tickets are only $35 / $45 VIP Early Entry tickets / AGES 21+ ONLY.
Dames and Dregs Beer Festival: 35 breweries, food trucks, arts market + more
A portion of each ticket purchased will be donated to the International Women’s House, an Atlanta based organization whose mission is to provide a safe haven and supportive services to women and children who are victims of family violence, sexual abuse, and human trafficking.
Closest parking is located in the Underground Atlanta parking deck owned by Lanier Parking Solutions. Use address: 75 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DR SW, ATLANTA, GA 30303. You will enter Kenny’s Alley and The Masquerade via the breezeway on Level 3 of the parking deck.
You are also welcome to take MARTA and get off at the FIVE POINTS STATION, or park at any of the other surrounding parking lots and decks in the area. Once parked, you may enter through the Pryor Street entrance to Kenny’s Alley. Walk through the archway entrance to Kenny’s Alley and down three flights of stairs. Address to use for walking is: 92 PRYOR ST. SW, ATLANTA, GA 30303.
What can I bring into the event?
The following are not permitted: no illegal substances, no outside food or beverages, no umbrellas, no Sharpies/markers/paint pens, no items that can be considered or are weapons, no chairs or portable seats, no professional cameras, no drawstring/backpacks/Camelbaks, or large bags. All purses are subject to search prior to entry.
The Dames + Dregs Beer Festival is an Atlanta-based experience that seeks to empower and educate the community by celebrating the female contributions to brewing, both in the present and throughout history. We strive to create an enticing, supportive, and inspiring atmosphere, featuring the hard work and talents of female-led breweries, brewers and brewery employees who are women, as well as female-led businesses and non-profit organizations within the community.
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The Atlanta Falcons are trying to win it all this year, especially with the Super Bowl at home. Come out to the Falcons vs. Kansas City Chiefs preseason game for an epic tailgate party on Friday, August 17, 2018.
The Kansas City Chiefs were won of the hottest teams in the NFL last season and they are expected to compete again in 2018. Thousands of fans chanting “Rise Up” are expected around Mercedes Benz Stadium in downtown Atlanta.
Even if you can’t make the game, a party is a party.
Mastermind Media Group / Tailgate Party Committee 2018 is hosting the event In The Gulch, a well-lit, paved parking lot under Centennial Olympic Boulevard.
It’s just a 5-minute walk to the Mercedes Benz Stadium and the Gulch provides an easy exit to the Marietta/Baker intersection and Alabama Street. Gates 2, 3, and 4, are the closest entry points into Mercedes Benz Stadium from this parking lot.
Tiffany Hayes hit six three-pointers on the way to season-high 28 points as the Atlanta Dream walloped the Minnesota Lynx 86-66 in Minneapolis.
Over the past month, the red-hot Atlanta Dream have been riding their young players to second place in the WNBA. With the Lynx trying to end a two-game skid Sunday night, it looked early on like Atlanta would be their remedy.
McCoughtry hit a 3-pointer and Hayes added two more during a 16-1 run over the final four-plus minutes of the first half that made it 49-34 at the break.
But Angel McCoughtry and Tiffany Hayes both hit timely three-pointers, sparking a 16-1 run to make it 49-34 at halftime.
Sylvia Fowles scored 17 for the Lynx, who lost their third consecutive game. Maya Moore and Seimone Augustus added 15 points apiece.
The Dream have been getting balanced efforts from all of their starters, but their 10-game win streak is largely because of the consistent play of Hayes. It was Hayes who hit a game-winning buzzer beater two weeks ago.
See Tiffany Hayes buzzer beater
Hayes has been on fire over the summer. For her efforts, she was awarded WNBA Player of the Month for July. During that time, the Dream have gone 12-2 to boost their record to 18-10.
Dream whip Seattle 87-74 to extend streak
Over the past month, the red-hot Atlanta Dream have been riding their young players to first place in the WNBA. With the Chicago Sky scratching and clawing to a one-point lead at halftime Friday night, it looked like August was going to start with a downer for Atlanta.
But Angel McCoughtry and Tiffany Hayes both picked up their scoring in the second half, leading the Dream to an 89-74 win at McCamish Pavilion on Midtown Atlanta.
The Dream have been getting balanced efforts from all of their starters, but their nine-game win streak is largely because of the consistent play of Tiffany Hayes. It was Hayes who hit a game-winning buzzer beater two weeks ago.
See Tiffany Hayes buzzer beater
On Friday, she dropped 19 points, only two behind Dream high scorer McCoughtry, who finished with 21.
Hayes has been on fire over the summer. For her efforts, she was awarded WNBA Player of the Month for July. During that time, the Dream have gone 9-2 to boost their record to 16-10.
Now, they have won 10 in a row to take a 17-10 record into the first full week of August.
The Dream’s Jessica Breland added 13 points and nine rebounds while Courtney Vandersloot led Chicago (10-18) with 24 points.
In the WNBA, the Dream are in second place, three games behind Seattle (20-7).
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