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Five Things To Do Today

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Storybook Time

04/29/2026 10:00 AM
Atlanta Botanical Garden
Nature-inspired stories come to life during Storyb...
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Night of Ideas

04/29/2026 6:00 PM
The Carter Center
Night of Ideas returns to Atlanta ! The Carter Cen...
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Octave Cat at Smith's Olde Bar

04/29/2026 8:00 PM
Smith's Olde Bar

CRITIC'S PICK:
Wed. April 29
Octave Cat, Smith's Olde Bar - This all-instrumental...

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Learn to play roller derby - New Member Crash Course

04/29/2026 8:00 PM
Sparkles Family Fun Center of Kennesaw
Join our 4-week new member Crash Course at Sparkle...
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Brandy Clark at Buckead Theatre

04/29/2026 8:00 PM
Buckhead Theatre

CRITIC'S PICK:
Wed., April 29
Brandy Clark, Buckhead Theater - Like many country music...

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Theatrical Outfit presents The Price

04/29/2026 7:30 PM
Theatrical Outfit

CRITIC’S PICK:
Wed., Apr. 8 - Sun., May 3

The Price by Arthur Miller, Theatrical Outfit — Arthur...

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Octave Cat at Smith's Olde Bar

04/29/2026 8:00 PM
Smith's Olde Bar

CRITIC'S PICK:
Wed. April 29
Octave Cat, Smith's Olde Bar - This all-instrumental...

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Brandy Clark

Brandy Clark at Buckead Theatre

04/29/2026 8:00 PM
Buckhead Theatre

CRITIC'S PICK:
Wed., April 29
Brandy Clark, Buckhead Theater - Like many country music...

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Theatrical Outfit presents The Price

04/30/2026 7:30 PM
Theatrical Outfit

CRITIC’S PICK:
Wed., Apr. 8 - Sun., May 3

The Price by Arthur Miller, Theatrical Outfit — Arthur...

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Liz Cooper

04/30/2026 8:00 PM
The EARL

CRITIC'S PICK:
Thurs., April 30
Liz Cooper, T.Hardy Morris, The EARL - Singer/songwriter Cooper...

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Aubrie Sellers at Smith's Olde Bar

04/30/2026 8:00 PM
Smith's Olde Bar

CRITIC'S PICK:
Thurs., April 30
Jade Jackson, Aubrey Sellers, Smith's Olde Bar - This joint tour...

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Theatrical Outfit presents The Price

05/01/2026 7:30 PM
Theatrical Outfit

CRITIC’S PICK:
Wed., Apr. 8 - Sun., May 3

The Price by Arthur Miller, Theatrical Outfit — Arthur...

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Theatrical Outfit presents The Price

05/02/2026 7:30 PM
Theatrical Outfit

CRITIC’S PICK:
Wed., Apr. 8 - Sun., May 3

The Price by Arthur Miller, Theatrical Outfit — Arthur...

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Theatrical Outfit presents The Price

05/03/2026 2:30 PM
Theatrical Outfit

CRITIC’S PICK:
Wed., Apr. 8 - Sun., May 3

The Price by Arthur Miller, Theatrical Outfit — Arthur...

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Atlanta Festivals

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Sweet Auburn Springfest

05/08/2026 8:00 PM
Known widely as the Sweet Auburn Festival, Sweet Auburn Springfest is one of the Southeast’s largest free multicultural outdoor festivals, bringing mu...
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Atlanta Jazz Festival

05/22/2026 8:00 PM
Atlanta Jazz Festival returns to Piedmont Park May 23-25, 2026 with three days of free live music during Memorial Day weekend.
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Virginia-Highland Summerfest

06/05/2026 8:00 PM
Virginia-Highland Summerfest brings a juried art market, live music, family activities, and one of Atlanta’s best-known neighborhood festival weekends...
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Women in The Arts & BUsiness Luncheon 2026

04/30/2026 11:15 AM
The Foundry at Puritan Mill
This popular luncheon brings together Atlanta’s business leaders with performing artists to discuss relevant issues, including cultural value shifts, ...
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Fashion In Bloom: A Spring Runway Show

04/30/2026 6:00 PM
Buckhead Village
Categories: Fashion Lights. Sip. Style. To kick off Bodacious Blooms 2026,  Buckhead Village is turning the spotlight on our fashion tenants with a sp...
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Night Market at The Home Depot Backyard: Art Touches Lives Edition

04/30/2026 6:30 PM
The Home Depot Backyard
Art meets flavor meets sound! Our signature event kicks off THURSDAY, APRIL 30, for an experience with local artists, live art activations, curated bi...
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Ron Hsu in conversation with Henna Bakshi

04/30/2026 7:00 PM
Margaret Mitchell House
Chef Ron Hsu discusses his debut cookbook, Down South + East, and his Chinese American approach to Southern food.
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Paint & Pint @ Contrast Artisan Ales Marietta

04/30/2026 7:00 PM
Marietta Square
Paint & Pint @ Contrast Artisan Ales Join us Thursday, April 30th, at @contrast.marietta for a fun night of painting your very own desert cactus sce...
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Future Ready Festival

05/01/2026 5:00 PM
Tri-Cities High School
Future Ready Fest 2026 is a free, family-friendly festival hosted by PlantLanta at Paul D. West Middle School. Join us for an evening of live music,...
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4th Annual Taste of Mableton

05/02/2026 9:00 AM
Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre
The 4th Annual Taste of Mableton takes place at the Mable House Complex in Mableton, featuring a full day of food, live music, and community celebrati...
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Annual Smyrna Crawfish Boil Derby Party

05/02/2026 11:00 AM
Atkins Park Tavern
This year, we're turning up the heat with two uniquely themed days filled with fresh Louisiana crawfish, live music, cold drinks, and big-screen enter...
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Spring Fling at Shops Around Lenox

05/02/2026 11:00 AM
Shops Around Lenox
Celebrate the season in bloom with Shops Around Lenox during the Bodacious Blooms Flower Festival on Saturday, May 2 from 11am – 4pm. Enjoy a lively...
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Nellie Mae Row

Really Free: The Radical Art of Nellie Mae Rowe

Friday September 3, 2021 12:00 AM EDT 09/03/2021 12:00 AM
High Museum of Art Cost: $16.50 General Admission, Members Free.
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
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Really Free: The Radical Art of Nellie Mae Rowe (Sept. 3, 2021-Jan. 9, 2022) — For the last 15 years of her life, self-taught artist Nellie Mae Rowe (1900-1982) lived on a busy thoroughfare just outside of Atlanta and welcomed visitors to her “Playhouse,” which she decorated with found-object instal... [click here for more]
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Celebrate Two Holidays This Labor Day Weekend at Firepit Pizza Tavern

Friday September 3, 2021 12:00 AM EDT 09/03/2021 12:00 AM
Firepit Pizza Tavern Cost: Free
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Food and Drink
Celebrate two holidays over the weekend at Firepit Pizza Tavern. Not only will there be Labor Day festivities and specials, but the local haunt is celebrating National Cheese Pizza Day on Sunday, September 5th. Guests can indulge in the best pizza Grant Park has to offer with $5 cheese pizzas serve... [click here for more]
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Zuckerman Museum of Art: The Labor of Remembrance

Friday September 3, 2021 10:00 AM EDT 09/03/2021 10:00 AM
Zuckerman Museum of Art Cost: Free
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Arts::Visual Arts
The Labor of Remembrance: Print and Textile Works by Louise Bourgeois (Aug. 28-Dec. 11) — Louise Bourgeois calls upon both subtle and obvious metaphors associated with textiles within her work: the spider, the needle, clothing, and flax. The careful presentation of a select grouping of her works in ... [click here for more]
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Zuckerman Museum of Art: This Mortal Coil

Friday September 3, 2021 10:00 AM EDT 09/03/2021 10:00 AM
Zuckerman Museum of Art Cost: Free
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Arts::Visual Arts
This Mortal Coil (Aug. 28-Dec. 11) — A collection of works by 17 prominent contemporary artists presents a strikingly raw visual dialogue at the surface of our emotional armature, which most individuals work diligently to prevent illuminating. This Mortal Coil and The Labor of Remembrance are inte... [click here for more]
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Zuckerman Museum of Art: Project Wall West, Jamele Wright, Sr.

Friday September 3, 2021 10:00 AM EDT 09/03/2021 10:00 AM
Zuckerman Museum of Art Cost: Free
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
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ZMA Project Wall West: Jamele Wright, Sr. (Aug. 28-July 30, 2022) — Combining found materials, Dutch Wax cloth, and Georgia red clay, Atlanta artist Jamele Wright Sr. creates abstract works that explore the Black American vernacular experience. Beginning August 28, a newly commissioned textile work ... [click here for more]
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Zuckerman Museum of Art: ZMA Project Wall East - Kayte Terry

Friday September 3, 2021 10:00 AM EDT 09/03/2021 10:00 AM
Zuckerman Museum of Art Cost: Free
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Arts::Visual Arts
ZMA Project Wall East: Kayte Terry (Aug. 28-July 30, 2022) — A newly commissioned work by Philadelphia artist Kayte Terry, known for examining the literal and figurative boundaries of the body through photography, video, collage, installation, and object-making. [click here for more]
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POEM 88: Kimberly Binns - HomeFront

Friday September 3, 2021 11:00 AM EDT 09/03/2021 11:00 AM
""""{Poem 88}"""" Cost: Free. By appointment only 404-735-1000.
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
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Kimberly Binns: HomeFront (Aug. 21-Sep. 11) — In this exhibition, Kimberly Binns presents a variety of vignettes incorporating personal photographs, abstract drawings, paintings and custom furniture to explore the meaning of sanctity of the home for African-Americans, what the idea meant to her in t... [click here for more]
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Dragon Con 2021 - Friday

Friday September 3, 2021 12:00 PM EDT 09/03/2021 12:00 PM
Downtown Atlanta Cost: $115-$3500
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
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It's only the biggest, nerdiest, and most exciting weekend of the year. No big deal. Right? [click here for more]
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MOCA: Remembering Larry Jens Anderson (1947-2021)

Friday September 3, 2021 12:00 PM EDT 09/03/2021 12:00 PM
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: $5. Members free.
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Arts::Visual Arts
MOCA: Larry Jens Anderson was an artist, educator, and activist, as well as founding member and curator of the TABOO artist collective, known for its edgy shows and happenings at the height of the AIDS epidemic. Recurring themes in Larry’s work include gender, sexual identity, human rights, politics... [click here for more]
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MOCA: Erin Jane Nelson - One Entanglement, Under Clouds

Friday September 3, 2021 12:00 PM EDT 09/03/2021 12:00 PM
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: $5. Members free.
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Arts::Visual Arts
Erin Jane Nelson: One Entanglement, Under Clouds (Aug. 7-Oct. 2) — Mixed media artist and 2020-21 WAP recipient Erin Jane Nelson explores the entanglement of systems — social, political, ecological — in this solo exhibition, which features three frogs modeled on the pagan Triple Goddess. MOCA GA’s... [click here for more]
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MOCA: Katherine Mitchell - Hearing the Trees, Chapter III

Friday September 3, 2021 12:00 PM EDT 09/03/2021 12:00 PM
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: $5. Members free.
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Arts::Visual Arts
Katherine Mitchell: Hearing the Trees, Chapter III (Aug. 7-Oct. 2) — 2020-21 WAP fellow Katherine Mitchell’s solo exhibition includes a series of paintings/drawings on paper, which seeks in part to reconcile the artist’s concerns in visual art and the environment. MOCA GA’s Working Artist Project ... [click here for more]
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Ferst Center: Traveling While Black

Friday September 3, 2021 12:00 PM EDT 09/03/2021 12:00 PM
Ferst Center For The Arts Cost: $6 - Free to GA Tech students thru Sept 5
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Traveling While Black (Aug. 13-Nov. 12, no showings on Mondays or Tuesdays, screenings every hour on...
$6 - Free to GA Tech students thru Sept 5 [click here for more]
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Lauri Stallings: The Hudgens Prize retrospective

Friday September 3, 2021 01:00 PM EDT 09/03/2021 1:00 PM
The Goat Farm Arts Center Cost: Free
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
A work as part of the Hudgens Prize Retrospective, The Hudgens Center, Duluth, Georgia (Aug. 21-Oct....
Free [click here for more]
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gloATL's March on Variations” in Palmetto, Georgia

Friday September 3, 2021 01:00 PM EDT 09/03/2021 1:00 PM
Palmetto City Hall Cost: Free
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
“March on Variations!” in Palmetto, Georgia (Fridays through Dec. 31, 1-4 p.m.) — March on Variation...
Free [click here for more]
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Our Bar ATL Pop-Up & Go at Our Bar ATL

Friday September 3, 2021 02:00 PM EDT 09/03/2021 2:00 PM
Our Bar ATL Cost: $20--$25
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Food and Drink
Daily Kitchen Pop-Up at Our Bar ATL!

Ft. @ChefElliottFarmer

Doors open at 2PM. Pop-Up closes at 7PM or when it sells out!

Text 678-929-8380 to place your orders for DINE-IN or TAKE-OUT. 339 Edgewood Ave SE

[click here for more]
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