The Toxic Shock battled The Denim Demons for this season’s Atlanta Rollergirls Champ and Grudge Match winner. Video produced, edited and directed by Dustin Chambers (who kicks some ass himself).
Music by the awesome Jeffrey Butzer, whose track was part of this year’s Mixt A: Vol. 1 mixtape.
1) Atlanta Rollergirls go head to head for the intraleague championship bout at Yaarab Shrine Center.
2) Methane Studios celebrates 11 years at Alcove Gallery.
3) Ellen McQueen directs Ladies in Waiting as part of Working Title Playwrights at Academy Theatre.
4) Adrian Belew Power Trio plays Smith’s Olde Bar.
5) Composition Gallery hosts the Literacy Epidemic benefit.
(Photo by Frank Mullen/matteblack.com)
1) The Fox Theatre screens 2001: A Space Odyssey.
2) Eleni Mandell plays the Star Bar.
3) The Dirty Truth Campaign hosts the Audacity of Hoops at Dunbar Neighborhood Center.
4) Atlanta Rollergirls play at Yaarab Shrine Center.
5) Rahsaan Patterson performs at the Loft.
(Photo courtesy Fox Theatre)
Seeing-eye single at the Ted
Finding a mate with similar interests can be crucial to any budding relationship. But if you like baseball, Singles Night at Turner Field could just be the ticket to romance.
Guys and gals on the prowl will have the Golden Moon Casino Pavilion section of the stadium all to themselves, where a pre-game party will give them time to get to know each other before the on-field action becomes a distraction. A DJ will spin on the Top of the Chop patio, where each ticket holder will be allowed to redeem two free drink tickets included with the price of admission. There will also be prizes and other festivities intended to break the ice and bring people together.
For those who are lucky enough to hit it off with someone before the game, there will be at least nine innings to get to know each other even better as the Braves take on the Colorado Rockies. But even if you don’t make a love connection, you can at least get some satisfaction in the fact that tickets to this section are normally $28 and do not include drink tickets or other festivities. So even if you go home single, you not only saved $3 but you also got your buzz on in the process.
Metromix Singles’ Night. Thurs., May 21. Pre-game party begins at 5 p.m.; game begins at 7 p.m. $25. Turner Field, 755 Hank Aaron Drive. 404-577-9100. www.braves.com/singles.
Atlanta Rollergirls Spirit Night Want to know how to impress a rollergirl? Buying her a beer is usually a good start. But when you’re buying said beer (or any other food or beverage item) on the Brewhouse’s monthly Spirit Night, she’ll be even more impressed since a percentage of that sale goes directly to the Atlanta Rollergirls. You can also watch some of the season’s earlier bouts on the big screens all night.
Thurs., May 21. 5p.m.- 11 p.m. Free. Brewhouse Cafe, 401 Moreland Ave. 404-525-7799. www.atlantarollergirls.com.
(Photo courtesy Atlanta Braves)
1) Kirkwood hosts its seventh annual Spring Fling and Tour of Homes.
2) Plaza Theatre screens Repo! The Genetic Opera.
3) Atlanta Rollergirls play at Yaarab Shrine Center.
A horse is a horse…
Tracing its roots back to the 1700s, when Irish fox hunters raced from one steeple to the next, the Atlanta Steeplechase has become a Southern springtime tradition. The daylong event not only features equestrian racing and hurdling, but also includes pony rides, pig races, an air show/skydive demonstration and the Dog Disc Southern Nationals, where eager dogs (and their owners) leap their ways through Frisbee competitions.
The festivities also include an opening ceremony bagpipe march, followed by an annual favorite, the Hat Parade and Contest at 12:45 p.m., where Southern belles wear their gaudiest and most creative headpieces in hopes of winning prizes. Horses and jockeys competing in various tests of speed and agility dominate the rest of the afternoon.
Other activities include a tailgating contest, hay rides, infield shopping, raffles, a tent party contest and the parade of Bear Creek Hounds.
Atlanta Steeplechase. Sat., April 25. 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. $30. Kingston Downs, US 41 to Gore Spring Road, Rome. 404-237-7436. www.atlantasteeplechase.org.
1) Criminal Records celebrates Record Store Day.
2) Comedian Denis Leary performs at the Fox Theatre.
3) NOBUNNY plays the Earl.
Mixed martial arts (MMA) has quickly become one of the most popular sports in the country, giving fans of boxing, wrestling and jujitsu the best of all worlds. Locally, Wild Bill’s Fight Nights have become the place to see some of the best up-and-coming amateur fighters make names for themselves alongside more established professional grapplers.
This primal display of aggression returns this week with one of its most eclectic cards yet. Scheduled fights include a heavyweight bout between Jon Ivey and Kevin Jordan and a main event pitting Diego Saraiva against Arman Loktev. Also on the card is Georgia’s first pro women’s fight with Lizzy Miller and Tanya Reyes (both undefeated) doing battle.
World Extreme Cagefighting Lightweight Champion Jamie Varner will not only be on hand for the fights, but will also host a training seminar at Knuckle Up Fitness in Sandy Springs for those who want to get a little bit closer to the action.
Wild Bill’s Fight Night. Fri., April 17, 8 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.). $25-$800. Wild Bill’s, 2075 Market St., Duluth. 404-626-2126. www.undisputedproductions.com.
Jamie Varner training seminar. Sat., April 18. 2-5 p.m. $40-$60. KnuckleUp Fitness, 5956 Roswell Road, Sandy Springs. 404-943-0609. www.knuckleupfitness.com.
1) Raphael Saadiq plays Variety Playhouse.
2) Turn off the lights from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. for Earth Hour.
3) Eva Kennedy, Joi and Julie Dexter play at Sugarhill’s Rough Language poetry slam.
After a sold-out doubleheader last month, the Atlanta Rollergirls bring their girl-on-girl roller derby action back to the Shrine Center this Saturday for Blood, Sweat and Fishnet, the season’s second dual bout. The first round features the Denim Demons, a team that owes its entire existence to the punk-tinged thrash of the humorously homoerotic Norwegian band known as Turbonegro. The Demons take on the Japanese-themed Sake Tuyas. Thisis the first bout of the season the Atlanta teams, both of which will also be debuting new skaters.
Following an intermission, the second bout pits the Atlanta Rumble Bs (the league’s b-team, which is sort of a junior varsity version of Atlanta’s Dirty South Derby Girls all-star team) against the New Jax City Rollers from Jacksonville, Fla. Jacksonville’s derby girls have a reputation for their hardcore roughness, but the Rumble Bs are some of Atlanta’s best skaters who can take a hit as well as they can give one.
Ticket holders who wear a Clap Your Hands Say Yeah shirt will be eligible to win one of 10 pairs of tickets to an exclusive performance by the band at the Loft on April 20. And if you care to keep the party going after the bouts are over, you can join the Rollergirls at their afterparty at Graveyard Tavern in East Atlanta.
Sat. March 28, 5 and 7 p.m. $12-$20. Yaarab Shrine Center, 400 Ponce de Leon Ave. 404-872-5818. www.atlantarollergirls.com.
(Photo courtesy Atlanta Rollergirls)
