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#11 – Musical "Mulan" Opens This Weekend at the Alliance Theatre
What do you know about Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre? Did you know…The Alliance Theatre, which won the 2007 Regional Theatre Tony Award for outstanding regional theatre, has a reputation for bringing world premieres and amazing theatre through Atlanta? Did you know…The Alliance Theatre launched two Tony Award-winning musicals – Alice Walker’s “The Color Purple” and Elton [...]
#10 – Rock for a Cause – Benefit to Support Haiti – Tonight at Park Tavern in Midtown
It’s almost Friday, so it’s not too early to enjoy a little pre-weekend fun, right? So after work tonight, head on over to Park Tavern in Midtown to enjoy the musical stylings of Sun Domingo, and more importantly, support Haitian relief efforts. For a mere $20 donation, you can enjoy an open bar (free beer [...]
#9 – Georgia Aquarium – Beluga Whales Return Today!
It’s a very exciting day today at the Georgia Aquarium! The beluga whales have returned, and today is their debut day! Now, I know that the purpose of this site is to highlight events and places off the beaten path – or at least not just highlight the “normal” tourist-y spots that everyone already knows [...]
#8 – SCAD – Matthew Blackwell and Gregory Eltringham: "Horsepower"
The SCAD (Savannah College of Art & Design) Atlanta exhibitions department is currently presenting “Horsepower”, a two-person painting exhibition by Spring 2009 Visiting Artist Matt Blackwell and SCAD Savannah painting professor Gregory Eltringham. The works in the exhibition present “a distinctive homage to the energy of horsepower.” For you artsy folks, the SCAD website describes the [...]
#7 – "The Trial of Leo Frank" – a benefit lecture for Theatre in the Square
The story and trial of Leo Frank is a local story, having taken place in Atlanta in the early 1900s. This lecture, which is sure to be captivating to both lay and legal audiences, chronicles the events surrounding the arrest and eventual lynching of Leo Frank for the 1913 murder of 13-year old Mary Phagan [...]
#6 – Oysterfest 2010 at Steamhouse Lounge
Guys, for those of you who worried that we forgot all about you when our #5 post was a bridal expo, here’s a little something more manly for you. After all, what’s more manly than oysters and beer? Steamhouse Lounge has moved to Midtown and, luckily for us, they brought Oysterfest with them. With the [...]
#5 – From Now to Wow: The Interactive Bridal Beauty Experience – Sunday, February 21
Engaged? Planning your wedding? Or just dreaming about the future? Then you don’t want to miss this exclusive – and affordable! – interactive bridal beauty experience! Spend an afternoon of swank pampering and interactive learning that will give you everything you need to know to make everyone swoon when you start down the aisle. Catch [...]
#4 – FREE TACO at El Taco – Ends Tomorrow: Sunday, February 21
Tomorrow is the LAST DAY to get your FREE TACO from El Taco. Got your attention, huh? Now, it does require the purchase of a margarita…but what’s a taco without a margarita, anyway? So c’mon, buy the margarita, get the taco, and then go ahead and order the rest of your meal. (I mean, who is [...]
#3 – Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at The Fabulous Fox Theatre
While the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is not from Atlanta, and therefore not necessarily a “thing to do in Atlanta,” the Fabulous Fox Theatre is and so they’ve made the list. Also, they are here regularly – at least once a year – so they are a perennial favorite of dance lovers in the [...]
#2 – Atlanta Jewish Film Festival Audience Awards
FACT: The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival is the largest film festival in Atlanta. FACT: The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival is the second largest Jewish film festival in the country. FACT: You need to get your tickets NOW for the audience awards on March 14th because tickets are quickly selling out! The 10th Annual Atlanta Jewish [...]
