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

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
  

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

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

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    

I'm back!

I know. I know. it has been about six months since I last posted, but they have been a crazy six months. But I am back now! You can still stop by here to read the sick and twisted mess that is my life including the best events in Atlanta.

For the three of you who kept visiting every day to see if I had returned, you'll need to tune in to Star 94 at a different day and time - Cindy and Ray have moved to mornings! I'm following them. You can now hear me every Thursday morning at 8:15. Be sure to tune in this week to see if I am as entertaining in the mornings as I am in the afternoon. For those of you who are reading this on a feed - you are smart, but you, also, must tune in at a different day and time.

See you out, Atlanta!

Movies Under The Stars

This Saturday @ 9:00 pm Star 94 is coming to your neighborhood with FREE Movies on Saturday nights this summer! Movies start at sundown, around 8:30pm. This time will change as the sun sets later. It's Star 94's Movies Under the Stars. We'll bring our giant 40-foot screen to a park near you. Bring your blanket, lawn chairs, a picnic basket and your kids at Henry County Sports Complex in McDonough. More info @ www.Star94.com.
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Movies Under The Stars

This Saturday @ 9:00 pm Star 94 is coming to your neighborhood with FREE Movies on Saturday nights this summer! Movies start at sundown, around 8:30pm. This time will change as the sun sets later. It's Star 94's Movies Under the Stars. We'll bring our giant 40-foot screen to a park near you. Bring your blanket, lawn chairs, a picnic basket and your kids at the Campus Center at Oglethorpe Univ. More info @ www.Star94.com.

What's Going On?

Friday, September 5, 2008 – Thursday, September 11, 2008
Coming out with Hot Gay Joe

Kathy Griffin

• Fox Theatre
• Friday, September 5 @ 7:30p and 10:30p
• $37.00 - $57.00
• Join the star of the Emmy Award-winning reality series "My Life on the D-List” for TWO shows
• 404-817-8700
• www.foxtheatre.com

Where in the world is Hot Gay Joe?
Atlanta Cotillion VII

• Schwartz-Goldstein Hall at 1605 Peachtree Street
• Saturday, September 6 @ 7:00pm (show starts @ 8:30pm)
• $75 if you are in a dress, $150 if you are in a tux Every penny goes to AIDAtlanta
• Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres included
• Watch as Elizabeth Ann and I crown the 2008 Debutant Queen
• www.atlantacotillion.com

Gwinnett County Fair

• Gwinnett County Fairgrounds on Sugarloaf Parkway
• Thursday, September 11 – Sunday, September 21
• $5.00, $2.00 for seniors and kids 6-12, ages 6 and younger free.
• Ride tickets sold separately
• Midway rides, live music and livestock shows and competitions. Also, the Miss Gwinnett County Youth Pageant.
• 770-963-6522
• www.gwinnettcountyfair.com

Star 94 Movies under the stars – Happy Feet

• World Of Coca-Cola
• Saturday, September 6 @ Sundown
• FREE
• Watch a free movie on a 40-foot inflatable screen with the family
• www.star94.com

The Rome International Film Festival

• Various Locations around Rome, GA
• Friday, September 5 – Sunday, September 7 Various times; see web site
• $5.00-$7.50 individual screenings; $25.00-$150.00 packages
• More than 130 new independent films from 38 countries and 21 states.
• 706-204-2295
• www.RIFF.tv

Oktoberfest

• Helen, GA
• Thursday, September 11 – Thursday, September 18
• M-F - $7.00, Sat - $9.00, Sun. - FREE
• Under the big German tent, enjoy beer, music and maybe some Lederhosen
• http://www.helenchamber.com/oktoberfest.htm

Braves Bark at the Park

• Turner Field
• Sunday, September 7 @ 1:30pm
• $23.00 for 1 dog and 1 human; $12 for additional humans
• Braves v. Nationals game…with you pooch!
• Dogs must be 6 months old, be up-to-date on vaccinations and be with at least one human each
• 404-249-6400
• www.braves.com/bark

The Louvre and the Ancient World

• The High Museum
• Closes this weekend Sunday!
• More 70 works from the cultures of Greece, Rome and Egypt
• Third millennium BD through the third century AD
• $11, $15 or $18
• 404-733-5000
• www.high.org

Think you know what is hot in Atlanta? Have a favorite restaurant for me to try? Submit it here or send me an e-mail and let me know about your upcoming event or favorite restaurant @ HotGayJoe@gmail.com.

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

Movies Under The Stars

This Saturday @ 9:00 pm Star 94 is coming to your neighborhood with FREE Movies on Saturday nights this summer! Movies start at sundown, around 8:30pm. This time will change as the sun sets later. It's Star 94's Movies Under the Stars. We'll bring our giant 40-foot screen to a park near you. Bring your blanket, lawn chairs, a picnic basket and your kids at Briscoe Park in Snellville. More info @ www.Star94.com.

What's Going On?

Update on Summer @ Zaya

• 240 N. Highland
• $5.00 Van Gogh Martinis
• 1/2 price appetizers weekdays before 7:00
• Bellydancing on Thursdays
• Hookah every night.
• 404.477.0050
• www.zayarestaurant.com

Julie Andrews and the Atlanta Symphany Orchestra

• Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Emcore Park
• Saturday, August 2 @ 8:30pm
• $27 - $75
• The great Julie Andrews performes music from Rodgers and Hammerstein and others
• 404.733.5397
• www.vzwamp.com

Happy Birthday Varsity

• 61 North Avenue (Duh)
• Saturday, August 2 11:00am - 4:00pm
• Celebrate 80 years of "What'll Ya Have?"
• The Cool Whips, music, NASCAR simulators and a documentary about the restaurant
• 404.881.1706
• www.thevarsity.com

SunTrust Lunch on Broad Concerts

• Fairlie-Poplar District (Broad Street & Walton Street)
• Every Friday through September
• Bring or buy your lunch and enjoy the free concerts
• 404.658.1877
• www.atlantadowntown.com

Alice in Wonderland

• Blackwell Playhouse in Marietta
• Saturdays through August @ 11:00am & 3:00pm
• $8.00
• Watch out for the rabbit hole
• 678.213.3311
• www.blackwellplayhouse.com

Sky Hike

• Stone Mountain Park
• Through August, 10:00am - 8:00pm
• $20, $22, $25
• Walk in the clouds (or 40 feet above thr ground)
• 770.498.5690
• www.stonemountainpark.com

Falcons Friday Night Lights

• Mill Creek High School
• Friday, August 1 @ 6:30pm
• First-ever scrimmage between the Falcons' offense and defense
• Autograph session and fireworks
• 678.714.5850
• www.atlantafalcons.com (click on All-Access Weekend

Movies Under The Stars

This Saturday @ 9:00 pm Star 94 is coming to your neighborhood with FREE Movies on Saturday nights this summer! Movies start at sundown, around 8:30pm. This time will change as the sun sets later. It's Star 94's Movies Under the Stars. We'll bring our giant 40-foot screen to a park near you. Bring your blanket, lawn chairs, a picnic basket and your kids for Horton Hears A Who at Swift-Cantrell Park in Kennesaw. More info @ www.Star94.com.

What's Going On?

Friday, Month, 2008 – Thursday, Month, 2008
Coming out with Hot Gay Joe

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The Color Purple

• The Fox Theatre
• July 15 - August 3 evening and matinee shows
• $29.50 - $67.50
• The national Broadway tour that debuted at the Alliance Theatre in 2004
• Based on Alice Walker's inspiring novel
• 404.252.8960
• www.foxtheatre.org

National Black Arts Festival Artists' market

• Georgia World Congress center
• July 24 - 27 (see site for times)
• COST
• Find great artists from around the world; wood, ceramic, jewelry and more
• Just one of many events taking place this week, visit the site for more
• www.nbaf.org

Where in the World is Hot Gay Joe?
Joining Hearts 21

• Atlanta Civic Center Plaza
• Saturday, July 26, 4:00 - 11:00pm
• P$50 in advance, $60 at the door (Tax deductible donation)
• Join DJ Ronald Belmares and you closest friends to dance your way to help Atlantans living with HIV/AIDS
• www.joininghearts.org

Where in the World is Hot Gay Joe?
Out & About @ Shout

• Shout in Midtown
• Sunday, July 27 4:00 - 7:00pm
• $5.00 donation at the door, benefits For The Kis in All of Us
• $5.00 Finlandia drinks, free t-shirts (while the last) and your frined onthe coolest patio in town
• www.forthekid.org

Need to Know - FREE Museums

• First weekend of every month
• Anyone who has ANY Bank of America card
• More than 70 museums across the country (three in Atlanta)
• Fernmank, Atlanta Histiry Center, Botanical Gardens
• http://promotions.bankofamerica.com/museums

Under the Bigtop; You're the Ringmaster

• Imagine It! The Children's Museum of Atlanta
• Now through September 14
• $11.00 for all 2 and up
• Circus fun and healthy eating, rolled into one
• Clown boot camp every Monday @ 2:00
• 404.659.KIDS (5437)
• www.imagineit-cma.org

Lawrenceville Ghost Tours

• Begins at the Aurora Theatre
• Friday & Saturdays @ 8:30 pm through September 27
• $12.00 for adults, $9.00 for the kids
• More than 200 years in the making, lean about the paranormal city of Lawrenceville
• 678.226.6222
• www.auroratheatre.com

Restaurant of the Week – Spice Market

• 188 14th Street (in the W Hotel)
• Talk about an entrance - from the lobby of the hotel
• Some of my favorites: the samosas with cilantro yogurt, chicken with kimquat lemongrass dressing and port satay
• Family style dining and a 20-minute, Bento box lunch.
• 404.549.5450
• www.spicemarketatlanta.com
  

Movies Under The Stars

This Saturday @ 9:00 pm Star 94 is coming to your neighborhood with FREE Movies on Saturday nights this summer! Movies start at sundown, around 8:30pm. This time will change as the sun sets later. It's Star 94's Movies Under the Stars. We'll bring our giant 40-foot screen to a park near you. Bring your blanket, lawn chairs, a picnic basket and your kids for Nim's Island at Taylor Farm Park in Powder Springs. More info @ www.Star94.com.

Movies Under The Stars

This Saturday @ 9:00 pm Star 94 is coming to your neighborhood with FREE Movies on Saturday nights this summer! Movies start at sundown, around 8:30pm. This time will change as the sun sets later. It's Star 94's Movies Under the Stars. We'll bring our giant 40-foot screen to a park near you. Bring your blanket, lawn chairs, a picnic basket and your kids at Town Green in Duluth. More info @ www.Star94.com.

Movies Under The Stars

This Saturday @ 9:00 pm Star 94 is coming to your neighborhood with FREE Movies on Saturday nights this summer! Movies start at sundown, around 8:30pm. This time will change as the sun sets later. It's Star 94's Movies Under the Stars. We'll bring our giant 40-foot screen to a park near you. Bring your blanket, lawn chairs, a picnic basket and your kids at Suwanee Town Center in Suwanee. More info @ www.Star94.com.

What's Going On?

Premiere Party

· Georgia Freight Depot

· Sunday, June 29, 5:00pm – 9:00pm

· $35 in advance, $45 at the door

· 100% of the ticket sales go to help LGBT homeless youth (CHRIS Kids)

· Eat, drink and dance the night away

· www.premiereparty.org

They Had it Coming: The Music of Kander & Ebb

· Alliance Theatre at the Woodruff Arts Center

· Friday @ 8:00 pm, Saturday @ 2:00pm & 8:00 pm

· $25, $35 and $45 (matinee are $15, $25 and $35)

· Enjoy the music from the duo who brought us Chicago, Cabaret and Kiss of the Spider Woman

· www.agmchorus.org

Corndog-a-Rama

· All weekend (see site for times)

· Lenny’s (468 Decatur Street)

· $20 per day (multi-day passes available)

· Three stages, one bar and tons of corndogs

· Live music all weekend with new and established bands

· 404-577-7721

· www.corndogorama.com

DukesFest and Hazzard County Fair

· Atlanta Motor Speedway

· Saturday 9:00am – 10:00 pm, Sunday 9:00 am – 5:30pm

· $20, $35 for both days, <12>

· Meet the people on your lunchbox

· Get autographs from the cast, see hundreds of 1969 General Lees, stunt shows and Daisy Dukes contests

· 770-946-4211

· www.dukesfest.com

Peachtree Road Race Block Party

· Tap (14^th St. and Peachtree St.)

· Friday, July 4 @ 6:30 am

· FREE to sit (but you gotta buy your own beer!)

· Watch the healthy people run by and you eat cotton candy & hot dogs washed down with a beer

· Water for the runners both in bottles and squirt guns

· Brunch, lunch & dinner served all day

· 404.347.2220

· www.tapat1180.com

Atlanta Gay Pride

· Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center

· July 4 – 6 (see site for times and calendar)

· FREE (but your donations keep it that way)

· Parade on Sunday, booths, festival food, march, run, so much to do so little time

· Want to know my favorites, visit my blog for details on HGJ’s Pride Picks

· 770.491.8633

· www.atlantapride.org

Restaurant of the Week – Zaya

· Inman Park (240 N. Highland)

· Lunch, dinner and brunch

· Mediterranean classics (baba ghanuj and kibbeh) and some new twists (cheese fingers, yogurt salad and drunken halloumi)

· If you don’t have dessert, you are missing out – the Ashta is an amazing eggless custard wrapped in philo and drizzled with a homemade syrup and pistachios

· Don’t forget, $1.00 Ketel One drinks ALL DAY ALL SUMMER

· 404.477.0050

· www.zayarestaurant.com

Be sure to check back for all the juicy details and pictures!

Diana DeGarmo @ WetBar

Diane DeGarmo is performing @ WetBar this Saturday to benefit Atlanta Cotillion. Give me a reason you shouldn't go. Click the link for a larger image. Your $10.00 cover helps provide housing for people in Atlanta living with HIV/AIDS.

Don't have TOO much fun.