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1) Aslyn performs at Smith’s Olde Bar.
2) The Beam hosts its 2007 Emerging Artist Concert with choreography by Molly Schneider Perez.
3) Merle Haggard performs at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre.
4) Ben Jones signs and discusses Redneck Boy in the Promised Land at Manuel’s Tavern.
5) A Common Space by Charlotte Foust and Melissa Stern continues at Barbara Archer Gallery.
(Photo courtesy Aslyn)
1) The Wrights perform at Eddie’s Attic with Scott Miller.
2) Tibetan Sacred Arts, a night of cultural art and philosophy, is at the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts.
3) Dunwoody Library hosts screenings of new independent and foreign films at the Film Series Movement.
4) Denis Johnson discusses and signs Trees of Smoke at the Decatur Library.
5) Flicks on Fifth continues with The Bourne Ultimatum at Technology Square in Midtown.
(Photo courtesy the Wrights)
1) Journalist Thomas Laird discusses and signs The Story of Tibet, and Columbia University professor Robert Thurman discusses and signs Why the Dalai Lama Matters at Jimmy Carter Library & Museum.
2) Comedian Eddie Izzard performs at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre.
3) Chicago, the Doobie Brothers and Nicola Congiu perform at Chastain Park Amphitheatre.
4) Paintings, works in oil by Barry Sons, continues at Watson Gallery.
5) The Toadies and Lions perform at Masquerade.
(Photo Amazon.com)
1) Spike and Mike’s Animation Fest continues at the Plaza Theatre.
2) Women and a Claw Foot Tub continues at Apache Café in conjunction with Art Mondays.
3) Michael O’Neal Singers perform at Ahavath Achim Synagogue.
4) Author and music industry insider Ellis Nassour discusses his book, Honky Tonk Angel: The Intimate Story of Patsy Cline, at Outwrite Bookstore & Coffeehouse.
5) Rancid performs at the Masquerade with the Legendary Shack Shakers.
(Image courtesy Spike and Mike)
1) Your last chance to check out Athfest: The festival wraps up its final day with a performance by Dubconscious.
2) Lakewood 400 Antiques Market celebrates its fifth anniversary this month with a third-weekend-of-the-month extravaganza.
3) Angels & Insects: Things Seen, Known & Felt by Terrence E. Jackson continues at U*Space Gallery.
4) Blake’s on the Park hosts a cookout with raffle and T-shirt sales benefiting CHRIS Kids Rainbow Program.
5) Rooney performs at Variety Playhouse with the Bridges and Locksley.
(Photo courtesy Dubconscious)
Here’s a fond PopSmart wish of good luck to the folks at PBA30’s “This Is Atlanta,” which is up for a Southeast Emmy this Saturday for Best Magazine Program under the umbrella category Outstanding Achievement: Television Programming Excellence for its segment, “The Atlanta Downhill Challenge,” about the city’s popular soapbox derby race. (Oddly enough, the program is up against two episodes of “TBS Storyline,” which was canned when Turner changed TBS to last year Peachtree TV. Unfortunate, considering Peachtree TV’s “hyper-local” mission statement.)
We mentioned the Telly Award-winning program in one of our first PopSmart blog posts back in November, so we’re excited to see what happens on Saturday. Jack Walsh and Gordon Ray are the nominated producers of the show, and do an impressive job of providing witty polish to a type of community program that, when not in the right hands, can run on the dull side. This stuff is compelling work, though, reminding Atlantans just how diverse its city really is. (more…)
1) Less Than Jake performs at the Masquerade with openers Mustard Plug.
2) Urban wear brand Sol Munki celebrates street culture with its shoe release party at MJQ.
3) Decatur ships in 60 tons of sand for the annual Decatur Beach Party.
4) Beep Beep Gallery hosts a closing reception for Double Feature: New Works by Blink and Rene Arriagada with DJs, a cookout and music performance by All the Saints.
5) Melissa Etheridge performs at Chastain Park Amphitheatre.
(Photo courtesy Less Than Jake)
This Friday marks the book release party for FORM: Artistic Independence 2008 at Eyedrum. The book features the work of 46 local artists and was put together by the nonprofit company Williams-England (WE) Design. I spoke with Jamie England of WE about the book, the party and the future of WE Design.
Tell me a little about FORM: Artistic Independence 2008.
FORM: Artistic Independence 2008 was an idea for a graphic-publishing project my partner, Marcus Williams, and I came up with after deciding that we wanted to take our company, Williams-England, or WE Design, nonprofit last year. (more…)
1) Meghan Coffee performs at Smith’s Olde Bar.
2) Healthcare NOW rallies against for-profit health insurance companies outside the Buckhead office of Blue Cross Blue Shield.
3) Dr. Lemoine D. Pierce discusses and signs copies of her book, George Washington Carver: Scientist, Artist and Musician, at Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History.
4) Documentary photographer Erin Ashford showcases her new mixed-media work in Manipulations at P’Cheen.
5) Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta’s Jewtopia opens at 14th Street Playhouse.
(Photo by Zack Arias)
1) The Band of Heathens plays Eddie’s Attic.
2) Author Michael Rose discusses and signs Historic Photos of Atlanta at Manuel’s Tavern.
3) Diary of a Madman opens at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal Church.
4) International Rescue Committee and nine Atlanta restaurants partner for World Refugee Day: Make Dining Out Count, a fundraiser for the IRC.
5) For the Waters of Lethe by Richard Sudden continues at Whitespace Gallery.
(Photo courtesy the Band of Heathens)
