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1) Sweet Auburn International Film Festival kicks off.
2) Newt Gingrich signs Days of Infamy at Borders East Cobb.
3) Shrine of the Black Madonna hosts Wordlife Wednesdays open-mic night.
4) PushPush Theater features guest storyteller Jim Karwish of Relapse Theatre for its Wednesday night Doug Dank Project.
5) Foot Village performs at Eyedrum Art & Music Gallery.
(Photo Christopher Babers)
1) Mason Jennings (pictured), Brett Dennen and Missy Higgins play Variety Playhouse.
2) Atlanta Women’s Action for New Directions holds its annual fundraising celebration, Mother’s Day for Peace, featuring feminist author Alice Walker and local peaceniks Alice Lovelace and Jackie Adams at Spelman College.
3) Choral ensemble Atlanta Singers perform at All Saints Episcopal Church.
4) Sculpture in Motion showcases 32 sculptures created by 16 artists at the Atlanta Botanical Garden.
5) Tim’m T. West reads and signs Flirting at Outwrite Bookstore & Coffeehouse.
(Photo courtesy Mason Jennings)
1) Atlanta rock band Morning State (right) plays the Earl.
2) Virginia-Highland hosts its first annual Cinco de Mayo Celebration and Block Party.
3) Fulton County Public Library opens its Great Speckled Bird historical exhibit, which includes covers, articles, cartoons and graphics from Atlanta’s underground paper.
4) Local and national bands rock out for 500 Songs For Kids at Smith’s Olde Bar.
5) American Kidney Fund hosts a margarita tasting at No Mas! Cantina.
(Courtesy of Indie Outlaw)
1) Tuscany-based artist Roberto Santo shows Recent Works at Mason Murer Fine Art.
2) The Coathangers play Star Bar.
3) Chef Charlie Ayers signs Food 2.0 and leads a cooking class on nutritious food at Cook’s Warehouse in Midtown.
4) NBA Playoff Game 6 with Atlanta Hawks vs. Boston Celtics is at Philips Arena and available to watch on FSN South.
5) Atlanta Photography Group Gallery has its opening reception for In Your Dreams, juried by Naomi Silva.
(Roberto Santo)
1) APEX Museum features a free screening of Black Gold, an eye-opening exposé of the $80 billion coffee industry, for Movies with a Mission.
2) Comedian Christian Finnegan starts his four-day tour at the Punchline.
3) Sarah Dessen, popular young adult author, reads and signs Lock and Key at Decatur Library.
4) More than 50 top chefs from the Atlanta area will participate in Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation at Georgia Aquarium.
5) American Music Club plays the Earl.
(Photo courtesy SankofaSpirit)
1) The Acorn plays Drunken Unicorn.
2) Jenifer Fox reads and signs Your Child’s Strengths: Discover Them, Develop Them, Use Them at Wordsmiths Books.
3) The Hawks play the Celtics in Game 5, with tip-off in Boston at 8:30 p.m.
4) Menopause the Musical continues its run at 14th Street Playhouse.
5) Student Art Exhibition and Open Studios, featuring work from select students, opens at Emory University.
(Photo by Aaron Mckenzie Fraser)
1) Katie Crouch signs and discusses Girls in Trucks at Wordsmiths Books.
2) Dolly Parton performs at Fox Theatre.
3) Memorial Paintings, Jack Whitten’s acrylic painting exhibit, is at Atlanta Contemporary Art Center.
4) Meat Beat Manifesto plays at Smith’s Olde Bar.
5) 7 Stages features The Van Gogh Café.
(Photo Amazon.com)
1) Destroyer plays at the Earl.
2) Second annual LiveStrong Golf Tournament raises funds for the Lance Armstrong Foundation at Cherokee Town and Country Club.
3) Atlanta Symphony Orchestra has its 2008 Decorator’s Show House & Gardens.
4) Ellen Feldman reads and discusses her book Scottsboro at the Decatur Library.
5) Burmese Refugee Art Show features naturalistic paintings in oil and watercolor by Min Wein Ye at Mingei World Arts in Decatur.
(Photo Merge Records)
1) Eclectic Inman Park Fest kicks off its weekend festivities.
2) Marriage of Figaro opens at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre.
3) Irama Dance and Music Fest is at Eyedrum Music & Art Gallery.
4) The 2008 Tour de Georgia races into Centennial Olympic Park.
5) Charleston’s Prioleau Alexander’s discusses You Want Fries with That? A White-Collar Burnout Experiences Life at Minimum Wage at A Cappella Books.
(Photo Joeff Davis)
1) Acrobatic street performance group Aerial Angels teams up with the Lost Boys for the Naughty No No Show at New American Shakespeare Tavern.
2) Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band rock out Philips Arena.
3) Rent comes to the Fox Theatre.
4) One-man comedy Blood Type: Ragu starring Frank Ingrasciotta kicks off at 14th Street Playhouse.
5) Santana and the Derek Trucks Band play Chastain Amphitheatre.
(Photo Roger Gross)
