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

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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!

What's Going On?

Friday, September 5, 2008 – Thursday, September 11, 2008
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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

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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

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What's Going on?

Friday, August 22 2008 – Thursday, August 28, 2008
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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

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
  

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

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Screen on the Green

This week is your last chance for Screen on the Green at its new (and hopefully temporary) home, Centennial Olympic Park. If you are interested, pack some goodies and leave early - MARTA is your best bet. There are two stops: the GA Dome/GWCC/Philips Arena/CNN Center station on the East-West line and the Peachtree Center station on the North-South. More event info below.

• Show starts @ sundown (usually 9:00 p.m.)
• NO pets, NO glass and NO booze (but they do sell it there)
• NO high-back chairs, NO grills (as if), and NO umbrellas

Screen on the Green

Take a flight with ET. This week Screen on the Green returns to Centennial Olympic Park, as it will every Thursday evening Through June. If you are interested, pack some goodies and leave early - MARTA is your best bet. There are two stops: the GA Dome/GWCC/Philips Arena/CNN Center station on the East-West line and the Peachtree Center station on the North-South. More event info below.

• Show starts @ sundown (usually 9:00 p.m.)
• NO pets, NO glass and NO booze (but they do sell it there)
• NO high-back chairs, NO grills (as if), and NO umbrellas

Screen on the Green

Pop, Six, Squish, Uh-uh, Cicero, Lipschitz! This week Screen on the Green takes us to 1920s Chicago. Don't forget the new location, Centennial Olympic Park. The party continues every Thursday evening Through June. If you are interested, pack some goodies and leave early - MARTA is your best bet. There are two stops: the GA Dome/GWCC/Philips Arena/CNN Center station on the East-West line and the Peachtree Center station on the North-South. More event info below.

• Show starts @ sundown (usually 9:00 p.m.)
• NO pets, NO glass and NO booze (but they do sell it there)
• NO high-back chairs, NO grills (as if), and NO umbrellas

Screen on the Green

Screen on the Green is back with Big Momma's House. Its new home is Centennial Olympic Park. Every Thursday evening Through June. If you are interested, pack some goodies and leave early - MARTA is your best bet. There are two stops: the GA Dome/GWCC/Philips Arena/CNN Center station on the East-West line and the Peachtree Center station on the North-South. More event info below.

• Show starts @ sundown (usually 9:00 p.m.)
• NO pets, NO glass and NO booze (but they do sell it there)
• NO high-back chairs, NO grills (as if), and NO umbrellas

What's Going On?

Friday, May 30, 2008 – Thursday, June 6, 2008
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Sweeny Todd, The demon Barber of Fleet Street

• Fox Theatre
• Now through Sunday (Fri @ 8:00p, Sat @ 2:00p & 8:00p, Sun @ 1:00p & 6:30 p)
• $19.00 - $55.00
• It won a Tony, it is a movie, and now you can see the original stage show
• 404-817-8700
• www.FoxTheatre.org

Rock & Republic Fashion Show

• Pure (2793 Clairmont Rd., Atlanta, GA 30329)
• Saturday May, 31 @ 11:00 pm
• FREE before 11:00 (text “tuckerkent” to #46786 for pass)
• Hot fashion, hot models, and the Morning Mess (2 out of 3 ain’t bad)
• 404-633-5020
• www.TuckerKEnt.com

Rocky Horror Picture Show

• Plaza Theatre (1049 Ponce De Leon Ave., Atlanta, GA 30306)
• Midnight, Friday, May 30
• You know the drill: It's just a jump to the left, And then a step to the right
• Real actors AND the movie!
• Description
• 404-873-1939
• www.myspace.com/lipsdownondixie

SmallDogs and Sommeliers

• Zoo Atlanta (Conservation ARC Building)
• Saturday, May 31, 6:30 – 9:30 pm
• $100 donation to Small Dog Rescue
• Fine wine, fine food, fine company, and a fine time for a very fine cause
• You might even hear a familiar Star 94 alum…
• www.SmallDogHumaine.org or www.SDRSpring.com

Pop Art @ The World of Coke

• The NEW World of Coca-Cola
• Everyday
• $9.00 (kids), $13.00 (seniors), $15.00 (adults) (they have group rates)
• The WOCC just celebrated it’s first birthday with a new (local) exhibit
• Artist Steve Penley, famous for his Coke bottle paintings, is now in the Pop Art Gallery
• www.WOCCAtlanta.com

Sex and the City

• All over (but good luck getting a ticket)
• Starts this weekend
• The girls are back together, and you don’t want to miss it

AVP Crocs Tour Pro Beach Volleyball

• Atlantic Station
• Saturday & Sunday 8:30 am & 6:00 pm, Monday 9:30 am & 2:00 pm
• $20 for general admission, $35 for reserved
• Sand volleyball means athletes, sweating, on sand!
• http://web.avp.com

Culinaire – Produced by Taste of Atlanta

• NEW World of Coca-Cola (121 Baker Street NW Atlanta, GA 30313)
• Wednesday, June 4, 7:30 cocktails, 8:00 – 11:00 main event
• $75 per person
• From the people who bring us Taste of Atlanta, try this appetizer
• 17 types of food from some of the best restaurants in Atlanta
• Chima , Dolce, Geisha House , Prime Meridian, Taverna Plaka, The Feed Store and more
• www.TasteofAtlanta.net/culinaire

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Screen on the Green

This week Screen on the Green returns to Atlanta in its new home, Centennial Olympic Park, with Jaws. Every Thursday evening Through June. If you are interested, pack some goodies and leave early - MARTA is your best bet. There are two stops: the GA Dome/GWCC/Philips Arena/CNN Center station on the East-West line and the Peachtree Center station on the North-South. More event info below.

• Show starts @ sundown (usually 9:00 p.m.)
• NO pets, NO glass and NO booze (but they do sell it there)
• NO high-back chairs, NO grills (as if), and NO umbrellas

What's Going on?

Coming out with Hot Gay Joe Friday, May 16, 2008 – Thursday, May 22, 2008

Petapapalooza
· Suwanee Town Center Park
· Saturday, May 17, noon – 9:00 p.m.
· FREE
· Dog athletic shows, music, pet contests and more!
· Vendors, photo booth and Kevin Fitzgerald from Animal Planet
· 770.945.8996
· www.star94.com

The Eagles – Long Road out of Eden
· Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Alpharetta
· Fri., 5/16, Sat., 5/17 and Tue., 5/20 @ 8:00 p.m.
· $65 on the lawn, $185 for reserved
· New venue, new stage show, old band
· 404-733-5397
· www.vzwamp.com

Dagmar Bruehmueller – Contemporary Fine Art Exhibit
· Tongue & Groove (@ Lindbergh Station)
· Friday, may 10, 8:00 – 10:00 p.m.
· FREE
· Contemporary art, rooted in the history and culture of Brazil
· See the art and have a few drinks – bring your checkbook ‘cause you have walls to fill
· 770.328.6136
· emergingartscene.blogspot.com or www.bruehmueller.com

Barbara Walters Book Signing
· Agnes Scott College
· Monday, May 19, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
· Price
· 404-370-8450, Ext. 2225
· www.wordsmithbooks.com

Star 94’s Movies Under the Stars
· Riverside Park - Roswell
· Saturdays all summer - movie starts @ sundown (around 9:00 p.m.), but get there early for more fun
· FREE
· Resumes after Petapalooza on Many 24 – Shrek the Third
· Bring the kids, a blanket and dinner
· 404.261.2970
· www.star94.com

31st Annual Atlanta Jazz Festival
· Woodruff Park – near Five Points
· May 24 – 26 12:00 – 11:00 p.m. (see site for specifics)
· FREE
· Future of Jazz performers on Saturday, Youth Jazz Band winners all weekend
· Artist vendors, festival food, jazz education seminars, as well as a special Kids’ Zone
· Take MARTA www.itsmarta.com
· www.atlantafestivals.com

Restaurant of the Week – Veni Vidi Vici
· 41 Fourteenth Street
· Alex had the perfectly-cooked salmon
· I had steak in a spicy marinara
· HUGE wine list
· FREE valet
· 404.875.8424
· www.buckheadrestaurants.com
Don’t Forget:
· Ultimate Restaurant Week Continues
· May 18 - 23
· Three-course meals for $29 *NEW menu this week
· The Buckead Life Group Restaurants (www.buckheadrestaurants.com)

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Ultimate Restaurant Week

If you haven't heard, get your head out of the sand (or just listen to me on Fridays @ 4:30 on Star 94.1) - it is Ultimate Restaurant Week (part 1). Through Friday, May 16 you can get a great three-course prix-fixe meal for only $29.00 (that isn't a typo). Alex and are headed to Nava, but you can hit up any of the Buckhead Life Restaurants. If you miss it this week, they repeat next week (Monday - Friday) with a new menu everywhere.

Madonna

Monday, November 24, 2008.

Call in sick on Tuesday.

More info here.

Get a second mortgage seat - it is worth it (just not from Countrywide).

Gay Bars = Dinosaurs

Are gay bars going extinct? NPR and Marketplace think so. Listen to the audio here and let me know what you think - you can post a comment, send an e-mail or leave a message by clicking the button below (it's free).

Shake on the Lake (well, sorta)

Don't forget - this FREE show runs at 7:00 p.m. all this week in Piedmont Park. Tickets go 'on sale' in the morning for tomorrow night's show. Follow the link below fore the details.

Shake at the Lake – The Servant of Two Masters

• Piedmont Park
• May 7 – 11 @ 7:00 p.m.
• FREE (click here for details on getting tix)
• It’s not Shakespeare, but it is at the lake
• Follow Truffaldino as he tries to satisfy the wishes of two masters
• 404.264.0020
• www.GAShakespeare.org

What's Going On?

Friday, May 2 – Thursday, May 8
Coming out with Hot Gay Joe

26th Annual Derby Day

• Foxhall Farm (Douglasville)
• Saturday, May 3 Gates open @ 2:00
• $60 adv/$70 at gate (Includes food, drinks and bus transportation from Buckhead)
• Benefits the Shepherd Center
• Live and silent auctions, live music, games and contests
• Live broadcast of the Kentucky Derby
• www.DerbydDay.com

Cinco De Mayo

• Rosa Mexicana (in Atlantic Station)
• Monday, May 5, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
• FREE
• Hang out with the Morning Mess and they will buy the first drink (up to $10) for the first 94 people
• www.Star94.com

Where in the world is Hot Gay Joe?
21^st Annual HRC Dinner and Silent Auction

• Hyatt Regency
• Saturday, May 3 @Auction @ 6:00, Dinner @ 7:00 Party after
• $200
• Get dressed up for a good cause
• Keynote speaker is Kathy Najimy, Crystal Waters will perform
• I’m calling the live auction so bring your checkbook
• www.AtlantaHRCDinner.org

Shake at the Lake – The Servant of Two Masters

• Piedmont Park
• May 7 – 11 @ 7:00 p.m.
• It’s not Shakespeare, but it is at the lake
• Follow Truffaldino as he tries to satisfy the wishes of two masters
• 404.264.0020
• www.GAShakespeare.org

The Atlanta Opera: The Marriage of Figaro

• Cobb Energy Centre
• May 2 – 4 @ 8:00 p.m.
• $27.50 – $133.50
• Hear Mozart’s classic in one of the best venues in town
• 404.881.8801
• www.AtlantaOpera.com

Fiesta Atlanta

• Centennial Olympic park
• Sunday, May 4, 10:00 – 7:00
• FREE
• Celebrate Latino culture, food and music
• Live performances, vendors, artists and more
• www.FiestaAtlanta.com

Restaurant of the Week – Chow Baby

• 1016 Howell Mill Road
• Make-your-own-stir-fry-all-you-can-eat restaurant
• Fill one bowl with carbs and veggies, the other with meat, spice them and the chefs do the rest!
• They also have a full menu and kids dishes
• Full bar and free valet parking
• 404.524.5600
• www.TheRealChowBaby.com

What's Going on?

Friday, April 25 – Thursday, May 1
Coming out with Hot Gay Joe

Where in the World is Hot Gay Joe?
37^th Annual Inman Park Festival and Tour of Homes

• Inman Park (duh!)
• Saturday and Sunday (11 a.m. – 10 p.m. and 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.) Tour is also on Friday
• Festival is FREE, Tour is $15 ion advance, $20 at the door
• The parade is Saturday @ 2:00 p.m.
• Great food, music and art
• Leave the pets at home and ride MARTA
• 770-242-4895
• www.InmanParkFestival.org

Panic at the Disco

• Masquerade
• Saturday, April 26 @ 7:00
• $35.00
• They will honor tickets from the previous, cancelled show
• 404-249-6400
• www.Livenation.com or www.PanicAtTheDisco.com

6^th Annual Atkins Park Crawfish and Shrimp Boil

• Smyrna Market Village
• Saturday, April 26 2 – 11 p.m.
• $5.00 in advance
• $4.00 Sam Adams drafts, live jazz music and crustaceous
• Atkins Park is the oldest, continually-licensed tavern in Atlanta
• 770.435.1887
• www.AatkinsPark.com or www.SmyrnaMarketVillageEvents.com

Alive! Expo

• Georgia World Congress Center
• Saturday 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
• $10 for a day, $40 for VIP weekend pass
• Healthy chef cooking demos, wine and food sampling, interactive demos, lectures, health screenings and lots of free product samples
• Drop off the kids in the play area and go
• www.AliveExpo.com

Bon Jovi

• Philips Arena
• Wednesday and Thursday, April 30 and May 1 @ 7:30
• $49.50 – $131.50
• My boss would kill me if I didn’t mention her favorite band!
• Tickets are still available for May 1
• 404-249-6400
• www.PhilipsArena.com or www.BonJovi.com

Beauty and the Beast

• Cobb Civic Center (Jennie T. Anderson Theater)
• This weekend (Fri. @ 8 p.m., Sat. @ 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. and Sun. @ 3 p.m.)
• $14.00
• Watch as Belle tames the Beast and they fall in love
• All your favorite Disney songs
• www.CobbChildrensTheatre.org

Restaurant of the Week – Kevin Rathbun Steak

• 154 Krog Street, Ste 200 (just down from his other restaurants, Rathbun’s and Krog Bar)
• Taste the food hat beat Bobby Flay in Iron Chef
• Try the T-bone (Porterhouse) for 2 and the brussel sprouts and goat cheese
• If you can’t get a reservation, try the full-service bar or the patio
• On May 4 you can join them for their 1^st birthday $50 per person
• 404.524.5600
• www.KevinRathbunSteak.com

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