Talk of the Town - Week at a Glance August 26 2000

?Music?

The nine-man Wu-Tang Clan comes out of the 36 Chambers like hollow-tip bullets, aiming for maximum lyrical damage. Mixing solo work and collaborations, the Wu are touring to promote their upcoming album. While the ODB will be MIA, and there’s always a chance another member will go AWOL, there are bound to be enough high kicks (and we mean high) to satisfy. Aug. 24 8 p.m. $26-$29. The Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St. For more information call 404-659-9022.

So Tommy Lee’s left the band, and they dropped Anthrax from the tour, and their wives may no longer want them looking at girls, girls, girls, but it’s still Motley Crue, the band that immortalized Atlanta’s Tattletales. Need I say more? Dr. Feelgood is in. Megadeth opens. Aug. 25. 7 p.m. $21.50-$49. Lakewood Amphitheatre, 2002 Lakewood Way. For more information call 404-249-6400.

Legendary artists Al Jarreau, Roberta Flack, David Sanborn, Joe Sample and George Duke kick off the Montreux Music Festival with a performance on Aug. 27 at Chastain Amphitheater. This week-long world music event makes stops at venues throughout the city before culminating with a free concert series at Piedmont Park Sept. 2-4 featuring jazz, blues, Latin, rock and reggae from performers such as Machet-T, Fishbone, Angie Aparo and Zap Mama. Park concerts are from 2-10 p.m. daily. Call the festival hotline at 404-817-6851 or visit www.atlantafestivals.com for a full schedule of events.

?Books?

Tony Hawk goes from punk to publishing with his latest book Hawk. The skateboarding icon will promote the venture with a raffle of an autographed board, on view at Chapter 11 Bookstores through Oct. 2. For details on the raffle, contact your local Chapter 11 Bookstore.

?Dance?

Debbie Allen takes command of the stage at the Alliance for her dance-drama, Soul Possessed, which she wrote, directed and choreographed. The tragic love story is set in the Louisiana bayou and tells the tale of Ysabel, a woman who leaves her childhood sweetheart for a drifter. Aug. 24-Sept. 24 Tues.-Sat. at 8 p.m. Sat.-Sun. 2:30 and 8 p.m. Sun. 7:30 p.m. $16-$45. Alliance Theatre, 1280 Peachtree St. Call 404-733-5000 for information.

?Festivals and events?

If you’re hungry for a taste of the blues, get your fill at the sixth annual Barbecue and Blues Festival Aug. 26 featuring steaming hot blues by headliner Dr. John “the Night Tripper,” as well as Luther Allison, Bernard Allison, Lotsa Poppa and the Atlanta Heat Blues Review. Barbecue teams have a smoky showdown, competing for $5,000 in prize money, and they’ll shell out some hearty samplings of their barbecue delicacies. Noon-10 p.m. $8. Gwinnett County Fairgrounds. Call 404-222-7368 for information.

Meet up with the gamblers on Lake Lanier Aug. 26 when more than 200 boats compete in the Poker Run. Participants will sail their vessels to five checkpoints located around the lake, drawing one card at each stop. The best hand wins $2,000 and five of a kind wins a 30-foot boat and trailer. 9 a.m. $55. Lanier Harbor Marina, 2066 Pine Tree Drive, Buford. Call 770-945-2884 or log on to www.thepokerrun.com for information.

The catwalk will be purring with fine fall fashions at this year’s Fashion Cares. Get your paws on designs by Bob Ellis, Jeffrey and Jil Sander as they unveil their fall and winter collections. And keep an eye out for garments by Prada, Richard Tyler, Guy Laroche and Helmut Lang. Proceeds benefit The Living Room, which provides housing for people with AIDS, and the St. Joseph’s Breast Cancer Program. Aug. 29 at 8 p.m. Roxy Theater, 3110 Roswell Road. Call 404-841-0215 for information.