What's Going On?

WhatComing out with Hot Gay Joe

Thursday, May28, 2009 – Wednesday, June 3, 2009

If you missed it this morning, Alex joined me to discuss marriage equality. I'll try to get the audio up later so you can listen.


Alter Ego Pop Art

• Art Station Gallery in Stone Mountain Villaga
• Opens Friday (with reception 7:00 – 9:00 pm); closes Aug 22
• FREE (donations accepted)
• Great pop art from a talented local artist
• www.artstation.org or www.alteregopopart.com

Super-Duper Mini Chefs

• Discover Mills
• Saturday, may 4, 2:00 – 4:00 pm
• FREE
• Fun in the kitchen, learn kitchen safety and how to cook, and bring canned goods to help the less fortunate
• www.discovermills.com

Dachau before Dachau

• Oglethorpe University Museum of Art
• Now through Tuesday
• $10
• First a burgeoning artist colony, then the first German concentration camp – see the rare collections of artists from Dachau
• http://museum.oglethorpe.edu

Brenau Barbecue & Banjos Cookin’ College

• Brenau University Amphitheatre
• Friday, 1:00 – 5:00 pm
• $69
• Taugh by two-time international barbecue champion Bill Morris, you’ll know all you need to know about all the parts of a pig (and a little ‘bout the banjo, too)
• www.brenau.edu/bbq

Friday Night Flicks

• O’Neal Pizza in Douglasville
• Friday, entertainment @ 8:00 pm, movie @ 9:00 pm
• FREE
• Enjoy Grease and some not-so-greasy pizza
• www.visitdouglasville.com

Free Films on the Green

• Swift -Cantrell Park in Kennesaw
• Friday, movie starts at dark
• FREE
• Enjoy Hotel for Dogs this week
• http://www.kennesaw-ga.gov

Alex is Running (for City Council)!

You've earned five points if that was your guess! Alex Wan, my one and only, is seeking Atlanta City Council District 6 seat currently held by Anne Fauver; the district encompasses much of Midtown, including the Morningside/Lenox Park, Virginia Highland, Ansley Park, Druid Hills and Candler Park neighborhoods.

What can you do?
Spread the word via Twitter and his Facebook group.Visit www.alexwanforatlanta.com to learn more about Alex and District 6, sign up to be a volunteer, host a party or make a donation.Be sure to vote on Tuesday, November 3, 2009!
More to come!

Big News

I have something exciting to share...tomorrow.

Check back tomorrow for all the details!

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What's Going On?

Coming out with Hot Gay Joe

Thursday, May 14, 2009 – Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Petapalooza

• Suanee Town Center
• Saturday, May 16, noon – 6:00 pm
• FREE
• Bring the pets and the kids for live music, pet adoptions, Frisbee demos and festival food
• www.star94.com

Zanna, Don’t!

• Actor’s Express Theatre
• Opens Thursday (through June 20)
• Recession-Buster tickets as low as $15 (regular $25 - $30)
• An award-winning musical romp through Heartsville High
• www.actors-express.com

Cocktails in the garden

• Atlanta Botanical Garden
• Every Thursday, 6:00 – 10:00 pm
• $15 for adults, $9 for seniors
• Moore (and Martinis) in the Garden this month (that’s Henry Moore)
• Flower Hour (6 – 7) drinks are only $3.00
• www.atlantabotanicalgarden.org

Go Green Get Rewards Festival

• Underground Atlanta
• Saturday, May 16, noon – 5:00 pm
• FREE
• Celebrate the launch of a new website to support environmentally-friendly nonprofits
• Crafts, green vendors, green fashion show and a live performance by Dionne Farris
• www.GoGreenGetRewards.com

Emerging Art Scene at the Stacks

• The Stacks at the Fulton Cotton Mills
• Friday, May 15, 6:30 – 9:00 pm
• FREE
• Wine & Cheese & Emerging Art
• www.leitchfineart.com

Black Carpet Premiere

• A private Buckhead Residence
• Saturday, May 16, 6:30 – 11:00 pm
• $150 (benefits the Dallas Austin Foundation)
• Call for tickets - (678) 686-5676
• Wine, dine and hang with Tyler Perry, Fantasia, Sean Combs, Outkast and Russell Simons in old Hollywood style
• www.dallasaustinfoundation.org