5 things to do: Bernard Pretty Purdie - June 05 2017
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Fulton Fresh: Kids Cooking Competition
Ponce City Farmers Market - 675 Ponce de Leon Ave. N.E., The Shed at Ponce City Market Atlanta, GA 30308 $25. 5 p.m.
Local celebrity chefs and kids will try to out-cook each other with a basket of mystery ingredients at this friendly competition. Rising fifth, sixth and seventh graders may enter the contest, where they will learn knife skills, food safety basics and some lessons about nutrition.
[http://local.creativeloafing.com/event/atlanta-contemporary/nick-barnard-eat-right|Nick Barnard: Eat Right
Atlanta Contemporary - 535 Means St. N.W. Atlanta, GA 30318 Free. 6 p.m.
Acclaimed cookbook author Nick Barnard will be promoting his new book, Eat Right: The Complete Guide to Traditional Foods, with 130 Nourishing Recipes and Techniques. Try healthy snacks from the book, a Pimm’s Punch and play ping-pong on the in-house table. RSVP to info at cover-books.com.
Freddie Gibbs, JACE
The Masquerade - 75 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive S.W. Atlanta, GA 30303 $20. 7 p.m.
“Walter Frisk Lets Go” premiere
Plaza Theatre - 1049 Ponce de Leon Ave., N.E. Atlanta, GA 30306 $5 donation suggested. 7 p.m.
Locally produced comedy show “Walter Frisk Lets Go” premieres at the Plaza Theatre. Following the story of a neurotic college professor, this comedy explores what happens when life doesn’t go according to plan. Dress up in cocktail attire to attend the screening, meet the actors and support Atlanta arts. Catch one of three showings at 7:30, 8:15 and 9 p.m.
Bernard Pretty Purdie
City Winery - 650 North Ave. Atlanta, GA 30308 $16-$25. 8 p.m.
Hear the stories of how classic music is made with someone who was an integral part of it. This audience-interactive show, the first in a series hosted by Atlanta musician Grant Green Jr., is an opportunity to peek behind the creative curtain. Bernard Purdie, often considered the world’s most recorded drummer, is a living legend in pop, soul, funk and jazz whose groove known as the “Purdie Shuffle” has energized the music of James Brown, Steely Dan, Aretha Franklin and dozens of others. Purdie is an essential touchstone to anyone picking up a drumstick.]