1) CL has Mixt A, Vol. 1 Record Release Party at Criminal Records.
2) Treat Mom to brunch for Mother’s Day.
3) The Sweet Auburn Springfest wraps up its final day.
4) Nine Inch Nails and Jane’s Addiction play Lakewood Amphitheatre.
5) The Pirates of Penzance continues at Earl Smith Strand Theatre.
(Photo by Joeff Davis)
1) Atlanta Ballet’s Don Quixote continues at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre.
2) Star Trek opens in area theaters.
3) Blast-Off Burlesque stages Stimulus Package at East Atlanta Icehouse.
4) Jayne County headlines (You Could Tell I Was No) DebuTAUNT Ball to benefit PAWS Atlanta at Manuel’s Tavern.
5) The Sweet Auburn Springfest kicks off.
(Photo by Charlie McCullers)
The following Home Base article is part of the Urban Living section, CL’s monthly focus on city home life. If you know of interesting events in your neighborhood, submit them to soapbox@creativeloafing.com or urbanliving@creativeloafing.com. We’re always on the lookout for cool homes to feature, too. So send us an e-mail today!
RUNNING DOWN A DREAM: Sweet Auburn mingles the old with the new.
(Photo Alaneffphotography.com)
By Charles E. Johnson
The Sweet Auburn Springfest is one of Atlanta’s many highly anticipated annual events, attracting hundreds of thousands to this historic street for one of the largest street festivals in the Southeast. But for the merchants who are there every day, it’s more important that people visit Auburn Avenue on a regular basis.
Our vision is that the Auburn Historical District be the Beale Street, Bourbon Street, Church Street Station of Atlanta. Rich with nostalgia and historical landmarks, Auburn Avenue holds a special place in Atlanta’s past. Starting at Auburn Avenue and Courtland Street there’s the Atlanta Life building, home of the nation’s largest black-owned insurance company. Across the street is the Auburn Avenue Research Library that archives African-American culture and history. Next door is the African Panoramic Experience (APEX Museum) that houses so much history.
