Red Light Cafe
Call:
(404) 874-7828
or visit
redlightcafe.com
The bohemian living room serves as the city's center of bluegrass and Americana. The venue hosts a variety of other musical performers as well, plus diverse events. Food and drink available.
Red Light Running Society: Run or Walk (and more!) Every SATURDAY
Saturday May 17, 2025 10:00 AM EDT
Red Light Cafe
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.
Red Light Running Society (RLRS) aims to bring people together to build and maintain happy, healthy and active lives. ALL FITNESS LEVELS ARE WELCOME - walkers, joggers, runners, etc. Even if you're not able to participate, please join us for espresso (or stronger drinks), treats, music, and nerdy co...
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TWINKLEDOME 25: The Wonder / Golden Years
Saturday May 17, 2025 09:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe
Cost: $10 until 11 PM • $15 after (ages 21+)
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Get ready to ROCK OUT at Twinkledome! A night to dress-up and shake your wild thing to rock, glam, punk and new wave. This event is about coming out as you are or however you want to be. Think glam… think rock star… think feather boas, platform shoes, leather pants, colored wigs and glitter! Be punk...
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Atlanta Magic Night feat. Mark Johnson + Steve Langston + Mark Merchant + Joe M. Turner
Sunday May 18, 2025 08:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe
Cost: $15 Adv $20 door
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Atlanta Magic Night presents a very special "Farewell For Now" Finale Spectacular! This will be our last *monthly* show, but, not our *last* show - stay tuned for future AMN events coming soon!
This show features Mark Johnson and Steve Langston and Mark Merchant and Joe M. Turner!
$15 Adv – $20 ... [click here for more]Monster Show For Monsters: A Variety Show
Monday May 19, 2025 08:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe
Cost: $15 – $30+
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change.
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Monster Show For Monsters is an alternate reality variety show featuring music, comedy, burlesque, drag, storytelling, magic, and more, all performed by your favorite monsters.
The only show where audience, cast, and crew are all monsters. Prizes for costumes and opportunities for participation as...
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Storytelling Open Mic: GROWTH
Tuesday May 20, 2025 08:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe
Cost: No Cover
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Bring your 5 to 7 minute story on the theme of GROWTH. It’s spring, so we want to hear about your adventures gardening, about your awkward growth spurt in sixth grade, or about how you outgrew your best friend, literally or figuratively. Or tell us about growing sick and tired or about growing old. ...
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Red Poet Society: A Monthly Poetry Slam!
Tuesday May 20, 2025 10:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe
Cost: $10 ($5 for poets)
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Red Poet Society is a monthly poetry slam designed to bring artists and enthusiasts together in a spirit of healthy competition and community. The winner of the poetry slam — who makes it through 3 rounds of reciting or reading their own original and unaccompanied work — will be crowned the slam cha...
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Wednesday Jazz Jam w/ the Gordon Vernick Quartet
Wednesday May 21, 2025 09:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe
Cost: $10+
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This event is part of the Atlanta Jazz Festival’s 31 DAYS OF JAZZ Series. Throughout the month of May, enjoy a specially curated collection of jazz events from festival partners hosted throughout metro Atlanta.
Every Wednesday, the Gordon Vernick Quartet perform a few numbers then invite other mus...
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Jeff Greenspan's DEVIANT ACTS: Comedy & Storytelling
Thursday May 22, 2025 08:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe
Cost: $15+
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With DEVIANT ACTS, comedian Jeff Greenspan shares hilarious stories from his viral pranks aimed at corporate crooks, privacy invaders, hipsters, and other cultural catastrophes.
This isn’t just stand-up. It’s a multimedia show that unpacks how he pulled these stunts off and what happened when thin...
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Red Light Running Society: Run or Walk (and more!) Every SATURDAY
Saturday May 24, 2025 10:00 AM EDT
Red Light Cafe
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.
Red Light Running Society (RLRS) aims to bring people together to build and maintain happy, healthy and active lives. ALL FITNESS LEVELS ARE WELCOME - walkers, joggers, runners, etc. Even if you're not able to participate, please join us for espresso (or stronger drinks), treats, music, and nerdy co...
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Class Clowns: A Comedy Fundraiser for the Kelsea Bond Campaign
Saturday May 24, 2025 08:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe
Cost: Donation
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Kelsea Bond fighting to win affordable housing, good public transit, and a Green New Deal for Atlanta. Join us at Red Light Cafe for a night of stand up comedy, improv, and class struggle politics as we raise money for their campaign for city council.
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Trent Patten Jazz Trio at Red Light Cafe
Tuesday May 6, 2025 08:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe
Cost: $10-$15
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Experience an evening of jazz with the Trent Patten Trio at Red Light Cafe, featuring a mix of original pieces and jazz classics.
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Wednesday Jazz Jam w/ the Gordon Vernick Quartet
Wednesday April 23, 2025 09:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe
Cost: $10+
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change.
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Every Wednesday, the Gordon Vernick Quartet perform a few numbers then invite other musicians and singers to join them on stage for a Jazz Jam Session. Whether you're a professional or amateur musician, you're welcome to sit in — everyone who wants to perform will be given a chance to play.
Livest...
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Song Bird Enterprise Jazz Vocal Workshop: Week 5
Wednesday April 23, 2025 07:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe
Cost: $15 – $30+
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An 8-week Jazz Vocal Workshop Series presented by Atlanta’s own Tia Rix, Audrey Shakir, and Sandi Blair.
REGISTER HERE: https://rb.gy/u7vi6d
8-Week Series: $200 Doors @ 6:30 PM
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Jeff Crompton's Relay Station + Artifactual String Unit
Tuesday April 22, 2025 08:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe
Cost: $10 Adv - $15 door
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CRITIC’S PICK
Tue., Apr. 22
What’s not to love about two of the most engagingly offbeat bands...
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Monday April 21, 2025 08:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe
Cost: $15 – $30+
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.
Monster Show For Monsters is an alternate reality variety show featuring music, comedy, burlesque, drag, storytelling, magic, and more, all performed by your favorite monsters.
The only show where audience, cast, and crew are all monsters. Prizes for costumes and opportunities for participation as...
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Sunday School for Sinners: Holy Smokes & Holy Rollers
Sunday April 20, 2025 08:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe
Cost: $25-$35
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change.
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Welcome to the highest form of worship! This 4/20, Sunday School for Sinners is going full resurrection with Holy Smokes & Holy Rollers—an unholy Easter stoner revival where the grass is greener, the sins are sticky, and your vibe’s about to be born again.
We’re serving up fire, glitter, kink, and...
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Atlanta Magic Night feat. Eric Schuster + Eddie Gammill & Chris Moorman
Saturday April 19, 2025 08:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe
Cost: $15 Adv - $20 Door
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change.
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Join us for Atlanta Magic Night — every third Sunday each month — and enjoy an evening of performances from the best local and national magicians, mentalists, and variety artists!
This show features Eric Schuster and Eddie Gammill & Chris Moorman!
$15 Adv – $20 Door Doors @ 7 PM
[click here for more]Red Light Running Society: Run or Walk (and more!) Every SATURDAY
Saturday April 19, 2025 10:00 AM EDT
Red Light Cafe
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.
Red Light Running Society (RLRS) aims to bring people together to build and maintain happy, healthy and active lives. ALL FITNESS LEVELS ARE WELCOME - walkers, joggers, runners, etc. Even if you're not able to participate, please join us for espresso (or stronger drinks), treats, music, and nerdy co...
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Measure Island: Completely Improvised Musical Comedy!
Friday April 18, 2025 08:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe
Cost: $15+
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change.
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Measure Island creates a fully improvised musical comedy inspired by YOUR suggestions! Our ensemble will make up scenes, characters, AND songs on the spot for you — completely unscripted, sometimes mind-blowing, and always hilarious.
You can catch Measure Island EVERY THIRD FRIDAY OF THE MONTH at ...
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ELECTRO LOUNGE: A Kinky Glow Flow Burlesque Aerial Fire Go-Go Show!
Thursday April 17, 2025 09:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe
Cost: $15+
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change.
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3rd Thursday EVERY Month, ELECTRO LOUNGE is the #Kinky #Glow + #Flow party you don't want to miss! This INTERACTIVE event features #Burlesque + #Aerial + #FireDancing + #GoGoDancing + MORE (#Shibari! #WaxPlay! Who knows?!).
Electro Lounge is a safe space to let your authentic self come out, or hid...
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553-1 Amsterdam Ave. N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30306
(404) 874-7828
Atlanta, GA 30306
redlightcafe.com
Virginia-Highland
#virginiahighland
Night Club, Live Music Club
Jazz, Blues
Hours
Monday: 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Tuesday: 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Wednesday: 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Thursday: 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Friday: 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Saturday: 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Sunday: 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Red Light Cafe, Atlanta, 553-1 Amsterdam Ave. N.E.