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[Lady Celeste]

I decided to start this thread to show the variety of events that take place in downtown Atlanta.

Part of the urban fabric is how the community places. A healthy sign of a vibrant downtown is activity. If you know of any events happening downtown or close to it, I feel it would be great to post such activities here.

Week August 1 thru August 7

• MegaFest

One of the largest Christian assemblies in the country. Part spiritual, part entertainment, the event debuted in Atlanta last year and averaged 150,000 people per day.

This event will be this Wednesday - Saturday. The Mega Fest will be held at the Georgia World Congress Center at Andrew Young International Boulevard and Marietta Street. Events also in the Georgia Dome and Philips Arena.

More information: Mega Fest Info

• Atlanta Braves

Home game at the Ted on August 1st. The Braves will be hosting the Pittsburgh Steelers. The game will start promptly at 1:05pm. You can also catch the game on TBS.

Our Braves will be playing on the road for the rest of the week. Here's hoping that there road trip is as beneficial as there home stretch has been. Go Braves!!!    

• Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp

This is for the children. Admission includes interactive museum tour, create-a-puppet workshop and performance. Aladdin Info If you would like to take your little one(s) down, the times are:

Saturdays, 11 a.m.
Sat., Sun., 1 p.m. & 3 p.m.
Tue.-Fri., 10 a.m. & 12 p.m. Continues through Aug. 21 Ticket prices $14-$20

Location:
Center for Puppetry Arts
1404 Spring St.
Atlanta  
404-881-5143  

• National Association of Black Journalists

The largest and oldest journalism group of color in the country, NABJ will host its 30th Anniversary Convention and Career Fair. The convention, with the theme "Telling Our Story," will feature dozens of workshops, and plenary sessions, as well as feature one of the largest industry job fairs. NABJ generally attracts more than 3,000 attendees from across the country to the largest professional gathering devoted to black journalists.

This conference will be this Wednesday - Sunday. It will be held at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta.


• 2005 Faculty Show

Annual show which spotlights work by faculty at The Art Institute of Atlanta.  

Where:
Art Institute of Atlanta
6600 Peachtree Dunwoody Road
100 Embassy Road
Atlanta  
770-394-8300  

When:
Fridays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Saturdays, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Mon.-Thur., 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Continues through Aug. 12
Free.

• Billboard-American Urban Radio Networks R&B/Hip-Hop Conference

A gathering of music industry insiders involved in panels, workshops and seminars. Billed as the "premier event for the industry's who's who to network, share knowledge and discover new talent."
ore than 700 people are scheduled to attend.

This conference will be held this Wednesday- Friday. It will be held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Buckhead.


If you have any events that you would like to add, please feel free to add them. There is a diverse list of events going on this weekend in and around Atlanta. I added some of the larger ones but there are many more.

Have fun and enjoy all the amenities that comes from living in the city.

[ironchapman]

Excellent idea for a thread! B) I may have to check csome of this stuff out!

[moonshield]

cool. I am coming down this weekend To a Dream Theater show on Friday up in Duluth and then Im gonna spend a day in town.

Edited by moonshield, 31 July 2005 - 09:28 PM.

[monsoon]

Keep posting your events.  I'll pin this topic.  Thanks!

[socaguy]

Joining Hearts was this past weekend.  Joining Hearts

[Labtec]

Nice but the Braves were hosting the Pirates, not the Steelers... the latter team plays in the NFL.

[Lady Celeste]

Labtec, on Aug 6 2005, 07:53 PM, said:

Nice but the Braves were hosting the Pirates, not the Steelers... the latter team plays in the NFL.

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Oh my word.........my husband is a Pittsburger and the Steelers are his favorite team. I hear so much about them that I have the Steelers on my brain. I will admit though, sports are not at the top of my interest list.

I used to be worse. I used to ask what inning was the football game in. The looks I used to get. I'm better with that now.  

[Lady Celeste]

Okay.....oh my gosh.....this should be sooooooooooooooo fun!!!!!!  

This is something that you can do every weekend. Riding a segway around the CBD should be an interesting endeavor indeed.

New tours stop traffic downtown.
Segway caravans always a magnet for the curious.

How exciting.....plus you get to work your gluts all at the same time.

This is something that should increase the wow factor and uniqueness of tours downtown.  B)

[ironchapman]

Lady Celeste, on Aug 7 2005, 05:06 PM, said:

Okay.....oh my gosh.....this should be sooooooooooooooo fun!!!!!! 

This is something that you can do every weekend. Riding a segway around the CBD should be an interesting endeavor indeed.

New tours stop traffic downtown.
Segway caravans always a magnet for the curious.

How exciting.....plus you get to work your gluts all at the same time.

This is something that should increase the wow factor and uniqueness of tours downtown.  B)

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I have always wanted to ride one of those. I'll have to try this sometime.

[Lady Celeste]

More Events coming up this weekend........



Vivelo 2005

Location: Underground Atlanta

Get a taste of great Latino music brought to you by the Latino community of metro Atlanta.

When: August 12 and 13th.

Vívelo 2005 will be held during Atlantis Music Conference August 10-13. The show will feature 2 days of entertainment by more than 70 Latino artist-musicians, singers, dancers, and painters. Furthermore, this year we will include three dicussions panels with renown people from the Latino Music industry provided by the Atlanta Chapter of the Recording Academy.

Vívelo's mission is to cultivate and showcase the diverse artistic talent in Georgia's Latino community, and to enhance the appreciation for and pride in the Latino culture of Georgia with renown people from the Latino Music industry provided by the Atlanta Chapter of the Recording Academy.


More Information: Vivelo 2005




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Atlantis Music Conference

August 10-13, 2005 - Downtown Atlanta Georgia

On the West Coast they have the SXSW Festival... in Atlanta, they have the Atlantis Music Conference - the largest gathering of National & International Music Industry Insiders, Press, and popular 'up and coming' Bands of the Southeast.

The Atlantis Music Conference will held in downtown Atlanta, and will showcase more than 300 artists. Additional information about the 2005 Atlantis Music Conference will be posted soon.

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This is a little ahead of time but I figured it's best to give a slight advanced notice for thos who would like to participate....  


Downtown Atlanta Restaurant Week

August 15-21, 2005 - Several Restaurants throughout Downtown Atlanta

Now in its second year, Restaurant Week showcases many of downtown Atlanta's finest Restaurants, with each offering special dining promotions of Three-Course Dinners for $20.05 per person ( not including tip & tax ). Atlanta Restaurant Week models similar events held in New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and Washington DC.

In addition to enjoying scrumptious cuisine.. Downtown Atlanta Restaurant Week also offers you the chance to enjoy Art, live Music, and a wide assortment of other Festive Activities.

Participating restaurants include: Marquis Steak House, Azio, Fandangles, and many more.



Again, if you know of any more events coming up this week and or weekend, please feel free to add them to the thread. This will showcase that downtown and the city is for more than business.  

[Lady Celeste]

More events.............

For the children.......

The Shoes We Use

Location: The Children's Musuem @ Centennial Olympic Park. 275 Centennial Olympic Park Drive

When: Thursday August 11th - September 17th

Time: Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.  Sat., Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m

Cost: $11

This should be interesting for children. The interactive exhibit features shoe tying lessons, a look at the shoe business, celebrity's shoes and an oversized shoe house. www.imagineit-cma.org

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This is not exactly a weekend event but it is downtown!  

Music at Noon


Location: Centennial Olympic Park 265 Park Ave. West  404-222-7275

When: Tuesdays and Thursdays until Sept. 1

Time: 12-1pm

Cost: Free

What happens? A variety of musical groups perform at lunchtime.

This should be good for those who can eat lunch and listen to music. Pack your lunch, take a walk or ride Marta to the Civic Center or GA Dome/GWCC/Phillips Arena/CNN Center Stations and enjoy the music.
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For the after work crowd.........

Wednesday WindDown

Location: Centennial Olympic Park 265 Park Ave. West  404-222-7275

When: Wednesdays until Sept. 1

Time: 5:30pm

Cost: Free

What happens? A variety of musical groups perform at after work.

This should be good for those who want to wind down after work or miss the rush hour traffic. Bring you a casual outfit to wind down in. Take a walk or ride Marta to the Civic Center or GA Dome/GWCC/Phillips Arena/CNN Center Stations and enjoy the music. Afterwards, you could alway eat dinner at the many restuarants in the area. Maybe you could make it a mid week date....be you single or married. Of course if you are married please make sure the date is with your spouse.  

[ironchapman]

(From Wednesday WindDown)

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What happens? A variety of musical groups perform at after work.

Any ideas as to which groups?

[Lady Celeste]

ironchapman, on Aug 7 2005, 10:29 PM, said:

(From Wednesday WindDown)
Any ideas as to which groups?

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It varies week to week. Usually they are local groups and the music tends to lean more towards easy listening or jazz. Music for the cocktail crowd I suppose.....minus the cocktails. I have heard of national groups playing there. There are occassions when alternative is played. It's a hit or miss situation as I don't think they have a set program.

If I find or hear anything, I will be sure to post it here.

[Lady Celeste]

Just an update..........

The activites for last weekend gave Atlanta a big shot in the arm.

The combined activities going on downtown from August 4th - August 7th has netted Atlanta a whopping $140 million in revenue. Kudoooos!!!

There are several large conventions scheduled for the rest of the year. It looks like the convention industry is starting to turn around.  

Let's hope that this will lead to further investment in the downtown area to make it more inviting for conventioneers, families, citizens and downtown workers alike. I look forward to the opening of the Georgia Aquarium and the new World of Coca~Cola.

Edited by Lady Celeste, 08 August 2005 - 08:17 PM.

[ironchapman]

Here's an interesting site I found a couple of days ago. It's an events calendar from Atlanta.net. Quite useful. What you do is you enter the dates you're looking for (let's say September 11th-September 12th) and hit "find events". It will find any events in Metro Atlanta within the dates listed, You could also narrow it down by selecting a category, like "Theater".

Atlanta Events Calendar

Edited by ironchapman, 11 September 2005 - 07:40 PM.

[ironchapman]

I don't know if this qualifies as an "event" in the sense of what is usually posted here, but tonight is an "open mike" night for any and all Atlanta residents who wish to give their opinion on the Atlanta Beltline to the city council. It is set to start at 6pm at Atlanta City Hall. It is set to go until 8 pm, but will probably last longer.

More info from an AJC article

[ironchapman]

The second Harvest Midtown will be taking place this Saturday for all those interested.

Among the restaurants represented will be the Food Studio, MidCity Cuisine, Pleasant Peasant, One Midtown Kitchen, Eno's, and Sotto Sotto, but there are several other restaurants that have chosen to participate in the festivity. Fifth Street from Peachtree to West Peachtree Streets will be closed on Saturday from noon to 5 pm. As amny as 2,000 mare expected to attend the festivities.

www.harvestmidtown.com

Or call: 404-841-8335

Tickets are $45. A portion of these tickets will go to the Piedmont Park Conservancy.

More info here from the AJC

[ironchapman]

So, has anyone here (aside from Newnan Eric) gone ice skating at Centennial Olympic Park?

Info from Centennialpark.com

Dec. 17, 2005 - Jan. 8, 2006
Sunday - Thursday 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. - 11 p.m.

It's $6 for 90 minutes of skating.
Skates are $2.

There's even a kiddie rink!

[Newnan]

I'm Surprised nobody mentioned this!  Jan 2- Sugar Bowl being held at the GA Dome. Check out the Centennial District!

[Martinman]

Its not an event but it is something to do DT

New Nightclub Opens at Underground
"A year after opening up half a dozen nightclubs in Kenny's Alley, Underground Atlanta is celebrating the opening of another brand new club, The House. The Grand Opening took place on New Year's Eve. "