What's Going On?

Coming out with Hot Gay Joe
Thursday, April 30, 2009 – Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Third Annual Purple Dress Run

• Starts at Blake’s on the Park
• Saturday, May 2, 12:00 pm
• $25 in advance, $30 at the door – you provide the purple dress
• Raise awareness of Atlanta Rugby and funds for YouthPride
• www.purpledressrun.org

Where’s the Festival?
25^th Annual Sweet Auburn Springfest

• Auburn Avenue at Courtland
• Friday – Sunday (see site for times)
• FREE (but you know you gotta eat!)
• Celebrate the largest multicultural festival in the southeast
• This year’s theme is Linking the Global Family
•  www.sweetauburn.com
  

Shecky’s Girls Night Out

• Biltmore Hotel Ballroms
• Wednesday & Thursday, May 6 & 7, 5:00 – 10:00pm
• $25 - $30 in advance (FREE for insiders)
• Food, drinks and fashion
• girlsnightout.sheckys.com

HRC Dinner & Silent Auction

• Hyatt Regency Downtown
• Saturday, May 2, 5:00 - 11:00 pm
• Support equality in Atlanta and throughout the country
• Buy your ticket by Saturday
• www.atlantahrcdinner.org

Fiesta Atlanta

• Centennial Olympic Park
• Sunday, May 3, 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
• FREE (all day!)
• Concerts, drinks, crafts and authentic food
• Bring the kids
• www.fiestaatlanta.com
• Then head over to No Mas Cantina in Castleberry Hill for more fun

Restaurant of the Week – Serpas True Food

• Studioplex Lofts (by the huge tower on Auburn Street in the Old Fourth Ward)
• Unique Converted cotton mill is unique while still honoring its past
• Scott Serpas was at Two Urban Licks (if you liked it there, you’ll love it here)
• One more day for the fried oysters, but you can still try the eggplant hushpuppies, tuna tartar and the mushroom tostadas
• Dinner would be wonderful with either the curried scallops or the beef shortrib with celery root gratin
• End with a light ice cream sandwich, and your thanks to the chef!
• Make your mother’s Day brunch reservations today (get sunny side eggs in their own skillet + breakfast sandwiches)
• www.serpasrestaurant.com
• More details about my dinner later this week right here on the blog
  

R.I.P. Pontiac

A moment of silence on the death of Pontiac. My first car was a 1982 Grand Prix.

Going in again + the bees future meals

Here is a vodeo of Alex and Todd checking the progress of the bees build out and the beetle traps they placed earlier this week. I also have some pictures of the garden below the video. This is what we hope the bees will dine on as more of the garden begins to bloom. At the end of the slideshow is a piece of honeycomb that we pulled out (it is in the video, too).

New Hot Spot

I just got back from what I believe will be THE new place to be in Atlanta - The Livingston. It is beautiful on the inside (in the Southwest corner of the Georgian Terrace), and I hear the food is, too. I'll be visiting for dinner in the coming weeks and let you know what I think. Until then, stop by and have a drink in the posh bar.

See you out!

What's going on this week?

Coming out with Hot Gay Joe

Thursday, April 23, 2009 – Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Inman Park Festival

• Inman park Neighborhood
• All weekend
• FREE to attend
• Live music, artist market, tour of homes and the most fun parade allowed my law
• www.inmanparkfestival.org

Fallout Boy

• Gwinnett Arena
• Thursday @7:00
• $25 - $35
• My favorite – Pete Wentz – is in town…he brought his band, too
• www.falloutboy.com or www.gwinnettcenter.com

Shaken Not Heard

• Oakhurst Baptist Church in Decatur
• Friday & Saturday @ 8:00; Sunday @ 3:00 & 5:00
• $15; $25; $35; $45 (save $5.00 on matinees)
• Not to miss if you grew up in or around religion
• Panel discussion following each performance
• www.agmchorus.org

Del Shores: The Storyteller

• Actors Express Theatre
• Friday @ 11:00 pm – one night only
• $25
• Meet the man and hear the stories behind Sordid Lives
• www.actors-express.com

Big To-Do at the Zoo

• The Zoo, duh
• Saturday @ 5:30 pm (come early to see the animals)
• $70 for adults, $35 for kids (benefits pediatric care for Visiting Nurse | Hospice Atlanta)
• Music and entertainment, food and drinks, meet the animals and more
• www.hospice-atlanta.org

Atlanta Film Festival

• Locations all over town
• Wraps up April 25
• $10 for an individual; $300 for all-access pass
• 10 days; 166 films
• Still to come: teen screen, comedy shorts, documentaries and Rudo & Cursi
• Staring Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna from Y tu mamá también
• www.atlantafilmfestival.com

New bees moving in

You can see pictures of last night's load in, but now that they have spent a day exploring their new home, it was time to transfer the frames into the permanent hives. Watch Alex and Todd transfer one while I learn that wearing shorts near the bees isn't a good idea.

More queens moving in

Three to be exact. We have been eagerly awaiting the bees since February. A few weeks ago our friend, Kevin noticed a swarm of bees and called his neighbor who captured them and brought them to our house. See that video below with some pictures from the hive prep party. This afternoon Alex got the call, and we went to pick up our two nucs tonight. Below is a bit of video and a few pictures of our new guests. More to come!

What's Going On?

Coming out with Hot Gay Joe

Thursday, April 16, 2009 – Wednesday, April 22, 2009

73^rd Annual Dogwood Festival

• Back in Piedmont Park
• All weekend (see site for times)
• FREE to go, but you’ll want to do some shopping
• Artists, live music and FESTIVAL FOOD
• www.dogwood.org 

Atlanta Film Festival

• Locations all over town
• Now through April 25
• $10 for an individual; $300 for all-access pass
• 10 days; 166 films
• Celebrate Mexican filmmakers and Gone With the Wind turns 70!
• www.atlantafilmfestival.com

Love Makes a Family

• Embry Hills United Methodist Church
• Saturday, April 18, 3:00 – 6:00pm
• $5.00 per person; $20 max for a family tickets are limited
• Books, art and a concert for all types of families
• www.embryhillsumc.org

219: The Show

• Fine Line Gallery( 465 Boulevard SE)
• Saturday, April 18, 7:30 – 11:00 pm
• FREE, but $20 gets you a bottomless glass & a raffle ticket ($25 @ the door)
• Raise awareness and funds to help the pet overpopulation problem in Atlanta
• The art (all 219 pieces) represent the number of animals killed each day in Atlanta shelters
• www.aarfatlanta.org

The Georgia Renaissance Festival

• The Fairground in Fairburn
• Opens this weekend
• $19.95; $17.95 60+; $8.95 kids
• Get dresses up and eat some food on a stick!
• www.georgiarenaissancefestival.com

Restaurant of the Week – craft

• Located next to the Mansion in Buckhead
• Great modern American cuisine
• Farm-fresh, locally-grown, seasonal products
• Oysters (until the end of the month)and  braised beef short ribs
• Try several sides (you can’t miss)
• www.craftrestaurant.com

Leave Your Umbrella at Home

what's Going on This Week

Coming out with Hot Gay Joe
Thursday, April 9, 2009 – Wednesday, April 15, 2009

25th Annual Sweet Auburn Springfest
• Auburn Avenue at Courtland
• Friday – Sunday (see site for times)
• FREE (but you know you gotta eat!)
• Celebrate the largest multicultural festival in the southeast
• This year’s theme is Linking the Global Family
• www.sweetauburn.com

Atlanta Braves – Home Opener
• Turner Field
• Friday, April 10, 7:35 PM
• $6 – $80
• The boys of summer take the field
• www.atlantabraves.com

Robin Thicke and Jennifer Hudson
• The Fabulous Fox Theatre
• Tuesday, April 14, 8:00 pm
• $49.50 - $87.50
• Who is the bigger diva?
• www.foxtheatre.org

Where in the world is Hot Gay Joe?
Lady GaGa
• Center Stage Atlanta
• Thursday, April 9 @ 8:00 pm
• $20.00
• A-red wine….Ga-Ga
• www.centerstage-atlanta.com

Restaurant of the Week - Market
• Located in the W Hotel in Buckhead
• Beautiful, two-story, modern ambiance
• I enjoyed the goat cheese custard with pecans and beets; lamb sausage pizza and the short ribs with carrot puree
• www.marketbuckead.com

The Atlanta Film Festival begins next week – get your tickets now; details on April 16 @ 8:15 am

What's Goin' On?

Coming out with Hot Gay Joe

Thursday, April 2, 2009 – Wednesday, April 9, 2009

Uncork a Cure

• The Foundry at Puritan Mill
• Thursday, April 2, 6:00 – 9:00
• $100 for tickets (benefits AIDS Research Consortium of Atlanta)
• Sample the best wines and help find a cure (21+ only)
• After Party at Tongue & Groove
• www.uncorkacure.org

Where in the world is Hot Gay Joe?

Lady GaGa

• Center Stage Atlanta
• Thursday, April 9 @ 8:00 pm
• $20.00
• A-red wine….Ga-Ga
• www.centerstage-atlanta.com

Big Heart Casting

• In Atlanta this week
• Are you single and comfortable with your appearance?
• Do you want to find love?
• From the producers of “The Bachelor” comes a show for REAL women
• www.bigheartcasting.com

Ben Deignan

• Hard Rock Café Atlanta (The Velvet Underground)
• Thursday, April 2, 8:00 pm
• $8 in advance; $10 at the door
• Up and coming local artist
• www.myspace.com/bendeignan