Atlanta Festivals 2009

Our Atlanta Festival recap for 2009


Atlanta is blessed with an amazing array of festivals and fairs that happen all year round. Below is our coverage of the big Festivals in Atlanta in 2009.

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Wednesday January 14, 2009 12:04 AM EST

Every year since 2000, the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival has reliably presented the diversity of movies by Jewish artists or otherwise reflecting the Jewish experience. This year, films relevant to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict range from Alan Dershowitz’s legalistic documentary The Case for Israel to the family-friendly drama The Little Traitor, starring Alfred Molina.

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Wednesday January 14, 2009 12:04 AM EST
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Wednesday January 21, 2009 12:04 AM EST
Reports of a late-night streaker throw a small town into a tizzy in the doggedly quirky comedy Just Like Home, the final film of the High Museum’s Danish Film Festival. The scandalized gossips repeat the words, “You could see everything,” which proves particularly funny given that practically no one did see the unclad pedestrian. Plus, the refrain hints at the villagers’ reflexive panic that... | more...

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Wednesday January 21, 2009 12:04 AM EST
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Wednesday February 18, 2009 12:04 AM EST
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Wednesday April 1, 2009 04:00 AM EDT

Grab your umbrella and a BLT because when it rains, it pours... The weather didn’t scare away devoted bacon lovers from attending the annual Bacon Fest, which took place March 28 at Dad’s Garage Theatre. People of all ages came out to enjoy the event’s festivities, which included games, live music, beer, and plenty of bacon.

(Photos by Liz Barclay)

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Wednesday April 8, 2009 08:00 AM EDT

Something wicked lurks in the dark corners of the Atlanta Film Festival.

??For 32 years, Atlanta’s cinematic celebration has sought out promising new stars and compelling stories from the realm of American and global independent film. This year’s festival presents 166 features and shorts, bookended by the opening night’s The People Speak, a star-studded dramatization of the work of...

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Wednesday April 8, 2009 08:00 AM EDT
Two films that delve deeply into the dark, often unseen fringes of Georgia music play back-to-back at this year’s Atlanta Film Festival. We Fun is the Atlanta rock ’n’ roll doc the local rock scene doesn’t want you to see. Nashville director Matthew Robison and producers Christopher Dortch and Bill Cody (Athens, GA – Inside/Out) spent 10 months in the trenches, behind the scenes and hanging out... | more...

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Wednesday April 8, 2009 12:42 PM EDT
Reviews and Recommendations Atlanta Film Festival 2009 | more...

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Friday April 10, 2009 04:00 AM EDT
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Tuesday April 21, 2009 09:00 AM EDT

Candler Park is the place to be every year around April 20. So what if this year the festival of beer, jam bands and gratuitous hipster exposure fell on April 18 and 19? It still rocked. We have the photos of hula hoops and tie-dye T-shirt-wearing dogs to prove it.

(Photos by Jessica Cargle)

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Tuesday April 21, 2009 02:15 PM EDT
Photos from this year’s Festival | more...

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Friday April 24, 2009 04:00 AM EDT
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Tuesday April 28, 2009 04:00 AM EDT
Inman Park Festival Photos 2009 | more...

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Tuesday April 28, 2009 03:40 PM EDT
The much-loved street fest did not disappoint | more...

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Friday May 8, 2009 04:00 AM EDT
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Tuesday May 12, 2009 04:00 AM EDT
Sweet Auburn Festival 2009 | more...

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Wednesday May 13, 2009 07:30 AM EDT
Summer Festival Guide 2009 | more...

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Wednesday May 13, 2009 07:30 AM EDT
Get out, get busy, get beer-ed | more...

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Thursday May 21, 2009 04:00 AM EDT
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Friday May 29, 2009 04:00 AM EDT
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Friday May 29, 2009 04:00 AM EDT
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Wednesday June 3, 2009 04:00 AM EDT
Photos from East Atlanta Village’s BeerFest | more...

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Wednesday June 3, 2009 01:55 PM EDT
The workshop theater takes on the late Nobel laureate Harold Pinter | more...

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Friday June 5, 2009 04:00 AM EDT
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Tuesday June 9, 2009 04:00 AM EDT
“Rathayatra and Panihati Festival” | more...

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Tuesday June 9, 2009 04:00 AM EDT
Virginia Highlands Summerfest 2009 | more...

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Tuesday June 16, 2009 04:00 AM EDT
Mach 5’s Corey Davis gets his hustle on | more...