1st Annual Midtown Beer Olympics
At Deadwood Saloon 66 12th St NE
Wednesday, October 20
Call 404-671-4290 or visit www.deadwoodatlanta.com for more information
We've got great games and prizes! BEER PONG, KARAOKE, FLIP CUP, CORNHOLE, FOOSBALL and MORE!
Pups for Pink
At The W Atlanta Midtown
Wednesday, October 20
Call 4040-892-6000 or visit www.watlantathinkspink.com for more information
W Hotels of Atlanta, Gerber Group, Spice Market, Young Survival Coalition and You! You and Your canine friend are invited to join davefm, V103 and NBC’s “Atlanta & Co.” W Atlanta – Midtown’s Pups in Pink, where you’ll sip on special discounted cosmos benefiting YSC and nosh on delectable bites from Spice Market W Hotels of Atlanta honors Breast Cancer Awareness month with dedicated programming to benefit the Young Survival Coalition of Atlanta.
Body Art for the Cure
At Tap 1180 Peachtree St NE
Thursday, October 21
Call 404-347-2220 or visit www.bodyart.vpweb.com for more information
Body Art for the Cure cordially invites you to an evening of Food, Fun and Art benefitting Susan G. Komen for the Cure. This unique collection of art is only created once a year for breast cancer awareness month. The weather is going to be beautiful and they will have new pieces of art for this year and for the first time we are having a charity raffle. We have many awesome items and services donated by local businesses in the area. All proceeds from the charity raffle and 20% of my art sales will be donated to Susan G. Komen! Come on out and support art for a cause!!!!! Event is from 5:30-7:30 pm.
Janacek: Glagolitic Mass
At The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at the Woodruff Art Center
Thursday, October 21
Call 404-733-4900 or visit www.atlantasymphony.org for more information
A spellbinding evening begins with Ligeti’s wondrous Atmosphères, a work that gained wide public attention when heard on the 2001: A Space Odyssey soundtrack. The Bartók is a bristling account of robbery, seduction, sexual longing, and murder, and the mighty Chorus blazes forth in Janácek’s epic Glagolitic Mass.
Bravo Casino Night
At The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at Woodruff Arts Center
Friday, October 22
Call 404-733-6615 or visit www.atlantasymphony.org for more information
The ASO BRAVO group cordially invites you to our Annual Casino Night. This years theme of Las Vegas Casino Night will delight and engage supporters, as they gather at Mercedes-Benz of Buckhead, dressed as Mad Men, Good Time Gals, and the Rat Pack. This is a featured fundraising event for the ASO in 2010, and we expect 300+ guests to attend. The ticket cost for the event is $60 per person. Bravo Casino Night raises funds in support of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestras Educational Programs and Community Outreach Initiatives Join us for an evening of fun for a great cause!
Vinyl Concert Benefiting Children's Tumor Foundation
Friday night there is a great benefit concert going on at Vinyl to benefit the Children's Tumor Foundation. The event will feature performances by Atlanta's own Tealights and The Modern Skirts, a band from Athens, Ga. The event is being put on by an amazing group of people called The Tumornators, who's goal is to raise money for research to help find a cure for diseases that affect the nervous system. Details and links are below.
Show Details
9:00 October 22 at Vinyl
$15 at the door
Tumornators Website : http://www.tumornators.com/new/
Rock for Research Site : http://www.rock4research.com/2010/
The Modern Skirts : http://www.myspace.com/modernskirts (Check out Soft Pedals and Like Lunatics)
Janacek: Glagolitic Mass
At The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at the Woodruff Art Center
Saturday, October 23
Call 404-733-4900 or visit www.atlantasymphony.org for more information
A spellbinding evening begins with Ligeti’s wondrous Atmosphères, a work that gained wide public attention when heard on the 2001: A Space Odyssey soundtrack. The Bartók is a bristling account of robbery, seduction, sexual longing, and murder, and the mighty Chorus blazes forth in Janácek’s epic Glagolitic Mass.
American cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk/Run
At Atlantic Station 171 17th St
Saturday, October 23
Call 404-733-1221 or visit www.cancer.org for more information
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer is the American Cancer Society’s premier event to raise awareness and dollars to fight breast cancer. More than just the name of a walk, it describes the amazing progress we’re making together to defeat this disease. This is your opportunity to join your community to celebrate breast cancer survivors, educate women about early detection and prevention, and raise money to fund lifesaving research and to support programs to help us reach a day when no one will have to hear the words “You have breast cancer".
Party Atlanta 2010 Benefiting Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
At Ri Ra Irish Pub 1080 Peachtree St
Saturday, October 23
Call 404-477-1700 or visit www.rira.com for more information
Party Atlanta is a bar crawl along the popular Crescent Avenue in the heart of Midtown Atlanta. RiRa Irish Pub, Flip Flops and Opera Nightclub will offer no cover charges, free appetizers, drink specials, live music, VIP lines and three complimentary drinks per venue with the purchase of a Party Atlanta ticket for $25 if purchased by October 16, $30 if purchased by October 23, or $35 at the door. All proceeds benefit the patients and families of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. RiRa Irish Pub, Flip Flops and Opera Nightclub All three venues are located on Crescent Ave., in the heart of Midtown Atlanta.
Halloween
At Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at Woodruff Art Center
Sunday, October 24
Call 404-733-4900 or visit www.atlantasymphony.org for more information
Costumes adorn Symphony Hall as musicians and audience wear their most frightful garb and try to guess Jere Flint’s surprise costume. The music is wicked good, and theatrical surprises keep the kids on the edge of their seats.
All Weekend
9th Annual Taste of Atlanta
At Technology Square 86 Fifth St
Saturday, October 23- Sunday, October 24
Call 404-577-8686 or visit www.tasteofatlanta.com for more informationThe best festival since sliced bread is back and firing up its ovens, October 23 and 24, for the 9th Annual Taste of Atlanta at Technology Square. Experience delicious dishes from more than 80 of the city’s best restaurants as your taste buds explode during this year’s mouth-watering event. Enjoy entertaining demos from shows such as Meal Makeover Moms or head over to the Farm to Festival Village to discover the wonders of Atlanta’s sustainable movement.
World Music and Food Festival
At Piedmont Park
Saturday, October 23-Sunday, October 24
Call 678-499-0277 or visit www.giveahandfoundation.org for more information
The World Music and Food Festival will run from October 23rd through the 24th 2010, at Piedmont park downtown Atlanta. It will host various live artists, cultural dancers and comedians... plus vendors! It will be a festival of celebration and cultural extravaganza!
Abbondanza: Celebrating the Abundance of Central Italy
At La Tavola Trattoria 992 Virginia Ave NE
Through Saturday, October 23
Call 404-873-5430 or visit www.fithgroup.com for more information
Italy's fruitful heartland is truly a cornucopia of abundance. With this in mind, Executive Chef Craig Richards has once again crafted an inspired three-course menu celebrating the fall flavors found only in the unique culinary region of central Italy. Available a la carte or $32 prix fixe* Prix fixe price does not include tax or gratuity. Can not be combined with any other offer, i.e. Groupon or Midtown Alliance discount card.
The Ghastly Dreadfuls: Demi-Omnibus
At The Center for Puppetry Arts 1404 Spring St NW
Through Sunday, October 31
Call 404-873-3391 or visit www.puppet.org for more information
Come celebrate the spooky season with your favorite band of spectres as the Ghastly Dreadfuls reprise their cavalcade of paranormal puppetry, macabre music, and haunting horror stories from around the world and beyond this mortal plane. It's fun for the living and the dead! Recommended for ages 16+. No one under 14 admitted.
Titian & The Golden Age of Venetian Painting
At The High Museum of Art 1280 Peachtree St NE
Through Sunday, January 2, 2011
Call 404-733-HIGH or visit www.high.org for more information
High Museum of Art Presenting 25 masterpieces of the Venetian Renaissance collection of the National Galleries of Scotland—12 paintings and 13 drawings, the exhibition will include two of the greatest paintings of the Italian Renaissance, Titian's "Diana and Actaeon" and "Diana and Callisto" (1556–1559), which have never before traveled to the United States. Also includes paintings by Tintoretto, Veronese and Lotto. Closed on Monday's and all major holidays.
The Nacirema Society
At The Alliance Theatre 1280 Peachtree St
Wednesday, October 20-Sunday, November 14
Call 404-733-5000 or visit www.alliancetheatre.org for more information
Every year since Emancipation, the Nacirema Society of Montgomery, Alabama introduces six elegant African-American debutants to a world of wealth, privilege and social responsibility. This year, at its 100th anniversary, with young love brewing, old flames simmering and national media attention on hand. . . what would dare to go awry? A sparkling new romantic comedy. Pearl Cleage invites you into this glamorous world where folks still dress for dinner. For the ladies of the Nacirema Society, bus boycotts and freedom marches don’t hold a candle to the importance of making the perfect entrance… or plotting the perfect blackmail.
Yo Gabba Gabba Live!
At The Fox Theatre 660 Peachtree St NE
Friday, October 22-Saturday, October 23
Call 404-881-2100 or visit www.foxtheatre.org for more information
Kia Motors Presents YO GABBA GABBA LIVE! THERE’S A PARTY IN MY CITY! Features music, singing, dancing, animation and is an interactive experience that offers audience members of all ages the opportunity to witness their favorite characters come to life. Yo Gabba Gabba currently ranks as one of the most popular series on television and stage, with a broad appeal among preschoolers, parents, teens and adults.
Sammy & Me
At The Alliance Theatre-Hertz Stage 1280 Peachtree St NE
Through Sunday, October 24
Call 404-733-4690 or visit www.alliancetheatre.org for more information
There’s more behind his smile than just talent and a dream. Sammy Davis, Jr: singer, dancer, child star, fixture of the Rat Pack… but at what cost? Virtuosic Broadway performer Eric Jordan Young investigates his own obsession with Sammy – and his questions take audiences on a whirlwind journey through Sammy’s life and his music. But when you ask, ‘who was the man behind the perfect cool smile?’ the answers that unravel are as powerful as the new questions they raise. Part self portrait, part celebrity investigation, this insightful new show features 15 songs Sammy made famous, including “Where or When,” “Smile,” “Mr. Bojangles,” and “Candy Man.”
Scarecrows in the Garden
At Atlanta Botanical Garden 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Through Sunday, October 31
Call www.atlantabotanicalgarden.org for more information
Dozens of wild and crazy characters will be lurking in the woods at the Atlanta Botanical Garden throughout October. For the ninth year, approximately 100 life-size creations, from the witty and whimsical to the bold and bizarre will make up the display. Designs of metro area residents, artists, designers, businesses and organizations, which compete for prizes in one of two design categories: professional and nonprofessional. The scarecrows will be displayed throughout the woodland and children’s gardens, and on Thursday evenings, visitors can check them out under the glare of flashlights (which they are encouraged to bring) during Fest of Ale.
Middle School the Musical
At The Alliance Theatre 1280 Peachtree St
Saturday, October 23-Saturday, October 31
Call 404-733-5000 or visit www.alliancetheatre.org for more information
An improvisational survival guide for tweenagers! It’s not easy being ‘tween. But thankfully, a team of four middle school students is here to help guide you through the maze of locker rooms, 8th grade dances, book reports and cafeteria blues. Filled with music and improv, Middle School the Musical is the Alliance’s first truly interactive show for children and families.
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