5 things to do: Love, Madness, and Scandal - August 05 2017
What’s happening in Atlanta today
Matriarchy (Work Week Performance)
Eyedrum Art and Music Gallery - 88 Forsyth St. S.W. Atlanta, GA 30303 Free-$5. 7 a.m.
Artists Amanda Grae Platner, Renuka Adhav, and Katie Beal will live in the gallery and work for 16 hours a day to produce an unplanned piece with only tools and materials chosen by each other. Come by throughout the week to see the progress on this active work space.
Johanna Luthman: Love, Madness, and Scandal
Decatur Library - 215 Sycamore St. Decatur, GA 30030 Free. 7 p.m.
Frances Coke Villiers, Viscountess Purbeck, was a woman beyond her time she ignored calls for women to be obedient, silent and chaste and instead led a life of “high drama.” Villiers was the First Duke of Buckingham’s sister-in-law, which led her affair with another man to become a public political scandal. In her book, Love, Madness, and Scandal, Johanna Luthman recounts Villiers’ public and private life, which she will discuss in the an hosted by A Cappella Books. Luthman is a historian and professor at University of North Georgia who focuses on English history.
RC & The Gritz
City Winery - 650 North Ave. Atlanta, GA 30308 $10-$14. 7:30 p.m.
The Veldt, Shepherds, Holders, Deantoni Parks
529 - 529 Flat Shoals Ave. S.E. Atlanta, GA 30316 $8. 9 p.m.
The Campaign ATL w/ Lil Wop, Ayanis, SupaKali, 7AM
Aisle 5 - 1123 Euclid Ave. N.E. Atlanta, GA 30307 $10-$20. 8 p.m.
For this installment of the Campaign ATL, 15 independent artists compete for prizes. The panel of judges includes reps from the Fader, Hip Hop Since 1987 and Plug DJs.