Talk of the Town - Week at a Glance September 02 2000

Labor Day

Star light, star bright, which bands and movies will I see tonight? Well, if you’re attending Drive-Invasion 2000 at the Starlight Sept. 2-4 you’ll get to choose from bands including the Immortal Lee County Killers, Drive-By Truckers, Truckadelic, Johnny Legend, the Subsonics, the X-Impossibles, the Belmont Playboys, Catfight!, the Woggles and the Blacktop Rockets, among many others. Movies include Barbed Wire Girls, Reform School Girl, Cheech & Chong’s Still Smokin’, Thunder Road and Speedway, and more. $10 per day. Gates open at 2 p.m. Sat. & Sun. and 11 a.m. Mon. for the classic car show. The Starlight Six Drive-In is located at 2000 Moreland Ave. Call 404-627-5786 or visit www.starlightdrivein.com for more information.

Atlanta’s on a roll Aug. 31-Sept. 3 as Roll With It Productions and KISS 104.7 present the Fifth Annual National Skate Jam 2000 for “mature skaters 25 and over.” Activities include an Old Skool Welcome, the Rollers’ Ball, the “Pool Party Cookout” and skate parties at Skate Towne and Skate Station. $6.99-$26.99 depending on event and venue. Venues vary. Call 404-822-3790 or visit www.rollwithitproductions.com for more information.

Lake Lanier Islands Resort presents fun in the sun and more sounds than the surf this Labor Day weekend. Cumberland performs Sept. 1 and Sept. 3; the latter show also includes a performance by Chad Brock and a fireworks display. 7 p.m. Beach & water park day passes are $13.99-$23.99. For more information call 770-945-8787 or visit www.lakelanier islands.com.

Music

Get into the groove as New York City’s Groove Collective do the honors of entertaining in Centennial Olympic Park during the Montreux Atlanta Music Festival’s Wednesday Night Winddown, Aug. 30. Free. 5:30-8 p.m. Call 404-817-6851 or visit www.atlantafestivals.com for more information.

Before professional wrestling and without the need for face paint, Sting made his name after a series of albums with the Police and well-received solo work. Now Sting has returned like many other ’80s artists (Cher, Madonna, etc.) with an electronica-friendly production. And he’s returning to Lakewood Sept. 5. Supposedly he can do it all night. $36.50-$101.50. 7:30 p.m. 2002 Lakewood Way. For more information call 404-249-6400.

Nightlife

On Sept. 2 the Masquerade hosts Outerlimits, featuring a live performance by P.M. Dawn (yeah, yeah, we all thought they were dead, but they just released a “best of” — go figure) as well as DJs Scott Henry, Terry Mullan, Sandy, Brett Long, Mickey Finn, A-Sides, Flooressence & Freakquincy, Clay Ivey and more. $25. 10 p.m.-7 a.m. 695 North Ave. Call 404-577.8178, 404-650-4378 or e-mail outerlimits@23d.com for more information.

Nomenclature Museum sends off some strong signals Sept. 4 as WRAS 88.5, Georgia State University’s student-run 100,000-watt radio station, presents the Beatcollaborative Benefit for their Houseworks, Subterranean and Planet8 electronica shows. DJs filling the three rooms include Fumanchu, Kemit, Eve & Motomasa, Team Rollers, Rydim Ryderz, a live performance by Drums ‘n’ Effects, Fonix, T-Mouse Kid Skillz and Patrick Scott, among others. 4 p.m.-2 a.m. $5. 44 12th St. Call 404-874-6344 or visit beatcollaborative @hotmail.com for more information.

Movies

Practice your aim as the Earl hosts a viewing of The Target Shoots First, the winner of Best Documentary and the Audience Award at SXSW, Aug. 30 at 8:30 p.m. The film chronicles Chris Wilcha’s experiences in the early ’90s when he helped create Columbia House’s “alternative” section. Break out the flannel and fly that freak flag high. 488 Flat Shoals Road. For more information call 404-522-3950.

Sports

Put summer to bed, folks. Labor Day is upon us. You can tiptoe around the diamond with those girly guys of baseball for a while longer, or you can get down and dirty with the rough and tumble, full-contact fellas of football. Bigger balls, harder hits ... better game, right? See for yourself as the Falcons take on the 49ers Sept. 3 at the Georgia Dome. Colleges get in the game, too. Georgia Tech plays Central Florida Sept. 2 at Bobbie Dodd Stadium. The Georgia Bulldogs woof it up with the Georgia Southern Eagles Sept. 2 at Sanford Stadium. Clark Atlanta and Morehouse duke it out Sept. 4 at the Labor Day Classic, an all-out football extravaganza featuring a pre-game gospel show at the Georgia Dome. Call stadiums for ticket information.

Theater

The second stage of the 14th St. Playhouse features Faggot, a play written and performed by Lynwoodt B. Jenkins about what it means and costs to be black and gay, through Sept. 3. $10. Wed.-Fri. 8 p.m. Sat. 3 & 8 p.m. and Sun. 3 & 7:30 p.m. 173 14th St. Call 404-733-4750 for more information.