5 things to do: Hoops - September 08 2017

Summer Series Fitness Push

The Shed at Ponce City Market - 675 Ponce de Leon Ave. Atlanta, GA 30308 Free. 10 a.m.

Every Saturday, Ponce City Market hosts a fitness class at The Shed for those who live to rise early (but not too early) and start the weekend with a workout. Led by trainer and co-founder of Fitspot Sammy Coartright, the class combined high-intensity calorie burning moves with vinyasa yoga sequences.

Castleberry Hill Pub Crawl 

Mercedes-Benz Stadium - 1414 Andrew Young International Blvd. N.W. Atlanta, GA 30313 $35-$45. 12:30 p.m.

Join Atlanta Sport and Social Club and Atlanta United FC for the inaugural Castleberry Hill Pub Crawl | Atlanta United Edition. Celebrate the new home of Atlanta United, get a sneak peek at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and crawl your way through the surrounding neighborhood bars and restaurants. In addition to five complimentary drinks, pub crawlers will also enjoy exclusive Atlanta United giveaways throughout the day in preparation for the inaugural game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Tickets include: up to five complimentary drinks at participating bars, an Atlanta United T-shirt, a sneak peak inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Participating bars include: Molly B’s, Smoke Ring, Bottle Rocket ATL, Meiko’s, HABANOS and more. Check-in for the event will be located in front of Mercedes-Benz Stadium. A portion of event proceeds will benefit the Castleberry Hill Neighborhood Association.

8th Annual Chefs Collaborative Summit

Rooftop at Ponce City Market - 675 Ponce De Leon Ave. Atlanta, Georgia 30308 $50-$950. 5:30 p.m.

The annual Chefs Collaborative Summit, Growing CommunityOwning the Future, will be led by local chef Steven Satterfield. For its eighth consecutive year, the summit will draw upon the organization’s mission to inspire, educate and celebrate the impact of chefs and professionals creating better food systems. That means a weekend-long program of field trips, presentations and meals. Full-access and day-long passes are available, as well as “a la carte” options. On Saturday, chefs like Hugh Acheson and Kevin Gillespie will host field trips to farmers markets and farms, along with culinary demonstrations on skills like preservation and lamb break downs. On Sunday, breakout sessions on culinary topics like sustainable seafood, heritage grains and reducing food waste will be held at restaurants and venues around town including the Fox Theatre, Wrecking Bar Brewpub and Empire State South. Monday will bring a slew of speakers to the Atlanta Botanical Garden discussing the future of food.

Decatur’s Dinner Party

Decatur Cemetery - 299 Bell St. Decatur, GA 30031 $150. 6 p.m.

Decatur has some seriously great grub, and this fifth annual event is designed to celebrate it with a multi-course, family-style meal provided by local distributors and chefs. The event benefits Global Growers, an organization that teaches refugee farmers how to adapt and monetize their skills here in Georgia. Expect dishes from Decatur favorites like Kimball House, Chai Pani, Brick Store, Cakes & Ale, Revival and more, paired with cocktails, wine and local beers from Wild Heaven, Three Taverns and Good Word Brewing. Live and silent auctions, too!

Hoops, Pallas,Twin Studies

The Earl - 488 Flat Shoals Ave. S.E. Atlanta, GA 30316 $10-$12. 9 p.m.

Music written to serve smooth and infectious guitar riffs often tends to revel in pristine recording qualities that rely on space and cleanliness. Bloomington, Indiana quartet Hoops bucks this trend in a curious fashion. On their debut LP, Routines (Fat Possum Records), the group’s hazy, hook-obsessed sound uses the familiar hiss and ambient fuzz reminiscent of earlier four-track recordings to create refreshing textures. The lo-fi approach tends to favor the bleak introspection of emo and slowcore, but here Hoops contrasts it with an endearing, if vague, optimism. With standout number “Rules,” sensuous bass lines and driving percussion belie subtle, dreamy keyboards that provide the perfect backdrop for their playful crooning: “Don’t wait, act now/ Do you want to have been running around? And I guess that I’ll try/ Come on over and we’ll sort something out.”