8.22.2008

What's Going on?

Friday, August 22 2008 – Thursday, August 28, 2008
Coming out with Hot Gay Joe

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf

  • 14th Street Playhouse
  • August 23 - 29 (see site for times)
  • $28.00 - $38.00
  • 404.733.4738
  • 20 vignettes recounting the challenges, triumphs, and inner strength of black women
  • Directed by Jasmine Guy from "A Different World"
  • www.14thstreetplayhouse.com
Sculpture in Motion: Art Choreographed by Nature
  • Atlanta Botanical Garden
  • Through October 31 (Tuesday - Sunday, 9:00 am - 7:00 pm)
  • $9.0 or $12.00
  • See wind-activated sculpture from various artists among the plantings
  • Cocktails in the Garden are every Thursday through September - $3.00 drinks!
  • www.atlantabotanicalgarden.org
Midtown Restaurant week
  • All Over Atlanta! (Steel, Oceanire, Concentrics, re*past, Lobby, Strip, Spice Market and So MANY MORE!)
  • Saturday, August 23 - Saturday, August 30
  • $25 for a three-course meal (excluding drinks, tax and tip)
  • MAKE RESERVATIONS NOW!
  • www.atlantarestaurantweek.com
Fifth Annual German Bier fest
  • Woodruff Park (it's near MARTA)
  • August 23, 2:00 - 8:00p
  • $30.00 in advance, $35.00 at the door (minors and DDs are free)
  • 35 different German beers, traditional German music and lederhosen (I hope)
  • www.germanbierfest.com
The First Emperor: China's Terracotta Army
  • High Museum
  • Opens November 16, 2008 - April 19, 2009
  • $11.00, $15.00, $18.00
  • Get your tickets now - this show sold out in London
  • 404.733.4444
  • www.high.org
Miss Mary's Ice Cream Crankin'
  • Roswell Square
  • Sunday, August 24, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
  • $5.00 per person, $15.00 for a family
  • Ice cream eating contest, hand-cranked ice cream, fun and prizes - all supports the Drake House (North Fulton's crisis center and residence for homeless women and children)
  • 770.587.4712
  • www.thedrakehouse.org
Restaurant of the week - Outback Steakhouse
  • 10955 Johns Creek Rd. in Alpharetta
  • 1 of only 3 in the country with the new interiors
  • Ask for Stephanie - she is a Jedi
  • Outback has raised the bar (and moved it out from the center)
  • Nice little touches that make the experience special; new menu items to make the mouth water
  • Try the new Bloomin' Burger - it combines my two favorites
  • 770.442.8775 (ask for Ainslee)
  • www.outback.com