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1) America Elects Its First Black President continues at Wood Is Wonderful Gallery.
2) Dr. Jim Cobb discusses his new book chronicling Georgia’s past at the Decatur Library.
3) Chattahoochee Nature Center hosts Flying Colors Butterfly Festival.
4) Have Heart, Verse and Fondation perform at the Drunken Unicorn.
5) Earth, Wind and Fire performs at Chastain Park Amphitheatre.
(Image Joel Gresham)
1) Young Americans is on display at the High Museum.
2) Kenny Chesney and LeAnn Rimes perform at Turner Field.
3) The Five Spot hosts Just Think!, a night of political exploration.
4) Unplugged in the Park continues at Piedmont Park.
5) Atkins Park Tavern hosts the Dave FM Sunset Live Concert Series.
(Photo © Sheila Pree Bright)
1) Chris Rock performs at the Fox Theatre.
2) Atlanta Contemporary Art Center presents Artist’s Talks with Daniel Duford, Dave McKenzie and Susan Silton.
3) New Street Gallery hosts Vinyl Show.
4) Papa Grows Funk performs at Smith’s Olde Bar.
5) Charles Frazier signs his new book, Thirteen Moons, at Eagle Eye Book Shop.
1) Hallelujah Street Blues opens at Horizon Theatre.
2) John Hiatt and the Ageless Beauties perform at the Atlanta Botanical Garden.
3) Disappearing Black Neighborhoods opens at Georgia State’s Student Center Lounge.
4) Noot ‘d Noot performs at the Earl.
5) Fernbank Museum of Natural History hosts Martinis and IMAX.
(Photo Lisa Adler)
1) The Swear performs at Andrews Upstairs.
2) Reflections of Culture continues at Fernbank Museum of Natural History.
3) Alison Krauss and Robert Plant perform a sold-out show at Chastain Park Amphitheater.
4) Natalie Chanin discusses and signs Alabama Stitch Book at Whitespace Gallery.
5) Langhorne Slim & the War Eagles perform at the Earl.
(Photo Elizabeth Elkins)
1) Civil Rights activist Dick Gregory speaks on Sen. Barack Obama, health and more at Shrine of the Black Madonna.
2) Soul Asylum and Gin Blossoms perform at Chastain Park Amphitheater.
3) CL hosts a raging party for Best of Atlanta 2008 at Star Bar.
4) Vans Warped Tour comes to Lakewood Amphitheatre.
5) Callanwolde Fine Arts Center hosts Summer Coffeehouse Series Open-Mic Poetry Reading with Kodac Harrison.
(Photo courtesy Dick Gregory)
1) Parish Foods and Goods hosts Savor the South: Farm to Table.
2) Black Angels perform at the Earl.
3) Iris Johansen discusses and signs Quicksand at Margaret Mitchell House & Museum.
4) Joan Armatrading performs at the Variety Playhouse.
5) Sarah Seabolt’s Solo Exhibition continues at Gregg Irby Fine Art.
(Photo by Our Labor of Love for the Reynolds Group)
1) The Jet Age performs at Lenny’s Bar.
2) Kenji Jasper discusses and signs Got and Cake at Wordsmiths Books.
3) Smith’s Olde Bar hosts Luchagors, Dollyrots and Jesse Nobody.
4) Salman Rushdie reads and discusses The Enchantress of Florence at the Carter Center.
5) Watch footage of Running of the Bulls while enjoying tapas and flamenco dancers at Cuerno.
(Photo by D. Wade)
1) Atlanta Pride wraps up its celebration.
2) Lyle Lovett performs at Chastain Park.
3) The Atlanta Braves take on the Houston Astros at Turner Field.
4) The musical Urinetown is at Onstage Atlanta.
5) Doomsayer, Royal Thunder and Let the Night Roar perform at Smith’s Olde Bar.
(Photo courtesy Atlanta Pride Committee)
1) The legendary Tom Waits performs at the Fox Theatre.
2) Jim Henson: Puppeteer is on display at the Center for Puppetry Arts.
3) The Atlanta Pride Festival continues in downtown Atlanta.
4) Eddie’s Attic hosts the Asylum Street Spankers.
5) Chunklet magazine presents Boris, Torche and Clouds at the Earl.
(Photo courtesy Tom Waits)
