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Calling all artists! Midtown Atlanta’s Apache Cafe and Heather LaShun Photography are partnering to offer creative souls an outlet. This event is part of Art Mondays series.
Calling All Artists: Art Mondays At Apache Cafe In Atlanta
If you know Apache Cafe, you know this is one of the most eclectic and imaginative creative spaces in metro Atlanta. And the tradition will be continued with this event.
There is a $10 per person minimum for table seating.
Doors – Dinner – Drinks 7P
$7 online | $10 at the door
18+Table reservations are generally held until one (1) hour after doors open but make sure to refer to the event’s specific ticket rules on Ticketweb; if you have not redeemed your table reservation by the specified time, you will lose your reservation and your table will be made available to others without refund.
Table tickets are not required to attend, but they are recommended for guaranteed table seating. Try arriving early to be seated at an open an free table. All reserved and walk-up tables have a $10 minimum per person.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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It’s baaaaack. Afropunk’s Carnival of Consciousness Atlanta 2018 is returning this weekend for two days of soulful music, loud and abstract art and colorful and free expression. The dates are Saturday, October 13 & Sunday, October 14.
The event has added a number of musical artists to its lineup, including Death Grips, Pusha T, Kaytranada, Rico Nasty and more.
Like last year, it will be held on Windsor Street near downtown Atlanta.
The annual festival pays homage to cultural cornerstones through music, film, skate, and art. The musical lineup will be announced later this week. Last year, major acts such as Solange, Willow Smith, Danny Brown and Alice Smith rocked the crowd.
“When we started the festival, it was meant as a platform for alternative black talent and to grow an audience we felt did not understand festival culture and therefore wouldn’t pay for it,” co-founder Matthew Morgan told Billboard.com in 2015. “We put a lot in by supporting the community for 10 years, so to have the community turn around and support the event, we were extremely happy about that.”
Tickets to the Carnival of Consciousness are on sale now. You can also volunteer and get an earned ticket by working on site.
(Story image via Facebook.com/afropunk / Ryan Purcell)
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The Wren’s Nest is inviting literature lovers out for a day of Brer Rabbit Blues & BBQ. The former home of Joel Chandler Harris, author of the Brer Rabbit and Uncle Remus stories, the Wrens Nest is the oldest house museum in the state.
For over a century, the Wren’s Nest, located over 3 acres at 1050 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd, Atlanta, GA 30310, has served the community by keeping the art of storytelling alive.
Today, our mission is to continuing preserving African-American folklore through storytelling, tours, and student publishing.
As an organization founded on storytelling and literature, the Wren’s Nest encourages young authors to develop their talent and passion for writing. “Each semester we work with students from Brown Middle School and KIPP STRIVE Academy through our Scribes program. We give the students a theme, connect them with mentors, and challenge students to develop their writing skills,” said executive director Melissa Swindell. “The students’ work is then published in two separate books, one for each school.”
The Wren’s Nest Scribes program is funded by MailChimp, Gas South, the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, Fulton County Arts & Culture, the Georgia Council for the Arts, and contributions from individuals and local businesses. “Hands-on community support makes the Brer Rabbit Blues and barbecue fundraiser a reality. Not only are our vendors – Monday Night Brewing and Das BBQ – our neighbors, but they support us through donations and their time,” said Melissa Swindell, executive director of The Wren’s Nest.
“Das BBQ has provided the food at the past two fund-raisers, and we’re very pleased to have them back for a third year,” added Wren’s Nest board member Jim Auchmutey, who was guest curator of the “Barbecue Nation” exhibition at the Atlanta History Center.
Guests at the barbecue will also enjoy live music as they picnic in the 2.5-acre yard surrounding house. The Tom Hill Band will perform blues music, and share the stage with local non-profit, Jazz Matters, led by Edwin Williams, the former bass player for at Dante’s Down The Hatch, a beloved Atlanta restaurant that was a noted jazz venue.
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Atlanta’s Hometown Whiskey Distillery ASW Distillery presents “Whiskey and Comedy Night” on Friday, October 5, 2018 at ASW Distillery 199 Armour Drive Northeast Suite C Atlanta, GA 30324. The event runs from 8 to 10 p.m.
Our hosts, Andrew Stanley and Dedrick Flynn have gathered some of the city’s top comedic talent to pair with ASW’s award winning selection of whiskey and cocktails. Feel free to invite your friends, family, and co-workers because, uniquely, this comedy showcase will keep things “PG-13”.
We hope you will join us for what promises to be a memorable night filled with delicious drinks (including ASW’s galaxy-renowned 2nd Best Old Fashioned), laughter, and all around good times.
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Urban Pie is excited to announce our grand re-opening celebration. We recently grew to include Kirkwood’s largest patio and a showpiece bar. And big screen TVs are placed throughout for our sports fans.
Join Urban Pie on Sunday, October 21 for:
Free Food
Free Booze
Live Entertainment
Starts at 2 p.m.The Atlanta restaurants scene is booming. The city’s suburban outposts, including places like Brookhaven, Sandy Springs, Johns Creek and Alpharetta are all experiencing a restaurant rebirth as developers look to branch out beyond Atlanta’s core. There is also a generous scattering of burger joints, coffee shops and more around the Perimeter. Atlanta restaurants can be found in each quadrant of the city, trading on their respective environments to offer something truly unique to the community.
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Come shop for your fall/winter coat at Tootsies on Thursday, October 4th during the LOYAL MUSE Trunk Show with a charity event from 6-8 PM benefiting Angels Among Us Pet Rescue.
LOYAL MUSE is an american apparel company specializing in coats. Tootsies will donate a portion of sales to AAU in addition LOYAL MUSE always supports animal rescue for each coat sold.
A representative from Angels will be there to answer questions.
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FroRibbean Fest is coming to Atlanta this weekend. The festival is a cultural mashup of musical snippets from areas of the Caribbean islands, Africa and the United States.
Held on September 29, 2018 in Atlanta’s own Central Park, this one-day festival will showcase the talent that spreads across the African Diaspora and the unique aspects as well as similarities of the music created around the world.
Festivities will run from 2-11 pm at Central Park (Ben Hill Community), 400 Merritts Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA.
Admission is $30. GET TICKETS HERE
Festival goers will enjoy performances by an All-star lineup including Tiwa Savage, Alkaline, Bunji Garlin, DJ Envy and more, while indulging in some of Atlanta’s best eats and treats.
This event is an experience around the world through a celebration of the music, food, games and dances of various African, Afro-Caribbean, and African American cultures.
Come out and join us for one day of festival fun! Wear your country’s flag, your hair as you dare, and please don’t forget your dancing shoes for this non-stop party. Oh and did we mention the event is B.Y.O.B.? So ice that cooler down and bring your drink of choice. For the festival goers who like to travel light, Rum Punch and food vendors will also be available for purchase throughout the event.
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Film director Sasha Waters Freyer will introduce the film ACP Film Series Presents: “Garry Winogrand: All Things Are Photographable.” The event will be held Tuesday, October 9, 2018 from 7–9 PM at Landmark’s Midtown Art Cinema 931 Monroe Drive NE Suite C-212 Atlanta, GA 30308.
Artist. Iconoclast. Man of his time. Garry Winogrand was the epic photographer of 20th century American life. Decades before digital technology transformed how we make and see pictures, American photographer Garry Winogrand made hundreds of thousands of them with his 35mm Leica, creating an encyclopedic portrait of America from the late 1950s to the early 1980s. When he died suddenly at age 56 in 1984, Winogrand left behind more than 10,000 rolls of film – more than a quarter of a million pictures! These images, as well as hours of never before seen 8mm films, capture a bygone era.
Garry Winogrand: All Things are Photographable is the first cinematic survey of that legacy. The film tells the story of an artist whose rise and fall was — like America’s in the late decades of the 20th century — larger-than-life, full of contradictions, and totally unresolved. The film also uses newly discovered audio cassette tapes of private conversations between Winogrand and photographer Jay Maisel recorded in 1977.
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APG welcomes artist, educator, and activist Endia Beal for an artist talk as a part of our quarterly speaker series, Speaking of Photography.
The event is Wed, September 26, 2018 7:30 – 8:30 PM EDT at Atlanta Photography Group 75 Bennett Street Northwest #B-1 Atlanta, GA 30309.
Beal’s photographic narratives and video testimonies examine the personal, yet contemporary stories of minority women working within the corporate space.
Beal currently serves as the Director of Diggs Gallery and Assistant Professor of Art at Winston-Salem State University.
Beal’s work has been featured in The New York Times, Vice, The Huffington Post, Slate, and National Geographic. Her work was exhibited in several institutions such as the Charles H. Wright Museum in Detroit, Michigan, The Aperture Foundation of New York, and the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute. She graduated from Yale School of Art with a Master of Fine Arts in Photography.
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Come on out Wednesday, September 26 for Drink and Doodle – OuterSpace Project Edition. Twelve artists will create new work that goes up for silent auction throughout the night, pieces will go to the highest bidder at the end of the night. Free and Open to the Public! (Limited Capacity / First come first serve)
Featured Artists to be announced! Stay Tuned..
PRINTS ON WOOD – POP-UP SHOW
We will be launching a number of new prints by OuterSpace Project Artists as well as sold out ARTIST PRINTS from a number of PRINTS ON WOODS past artist releases.Support provided by Heineken + Bulleit Bourbon
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