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| The Atlanta Street Food Fest is just one of the many things poppin' in July! |
It’s the weekend!
I want to
first thank everyone for your support during my hard times trying to recover
everything I lost last Saturday (see here). It means a lot. Keep commenting and tweeting
about it until justice is served. Second, I am still maintaining my duty as an
informant on anything hot going on in Atlanta and beyond, so here’s my list of
things you might want to strongly consider checking out if you are in Georgia’s
capital for the rest of the month of July. We're talking about the amazing Funkjazz Kafe music and arts extravaganza, a new seasonal brew by Red Hare Brewery, a restaurant-hopping Paint Nite, the Atlanta Street Food Fest, and a Christmas Party in July thanks to Atkins Park to name a few. These descriptions below are direct from the
source with some of my commentary here and there, so enjoy! There are more events coming, but for now, here ya go:
Cheers!
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FunkJazz
Kafé: See the History and Experience the Legacy
Legendary multi-faceted arts and music
festival preps for a two-day film and festival experience
(Hands down, this is the seminal event
that has set the standard for indoor music festivals that incorporate soul, hip
hop and the phenomenal artists responsible for making this music come alive.
Hats off to the FunkJazz Kafe founder and producer Jason Orr. He is a true
inspiration. Read on and be sure to be a part of this ongoing historic music
extravaganza.)
Proclaimed by
Rolling Stone Magazine as “A Cultural Paradise!” and VIBE Magazine as “A
Legendary Carnival of Art & Music,” FunkJazz Kafé Arts & Music
Festival, one of the most anticipated and original, interactive cultural arts
festivals in North America will launch its 19th year in collaboration with
NBAF's 25th Anniversary National Black Arts Festival Celebration. For two
consecutive days, July 12th and 13th FunkJazz Kafé® will execute ‘music magic’
through film and unscripted environments of high-energy live performance.
FunkJazz Kafé: Diary of A Decade (The
Story Of A Movement)
Friday,
July 12 at 7pm Southwest Arts Center (915 New Hope Rd SW)
See the
history and experience the legacy of FunkJazz Kafé through its highly
acclaimed, award winning documentary film, “FunkJazz Kafé: Diary of A Decade
(The Story Of A Movement).”
Narrated by
Chuck D of Public Enemy, this nationally popular, consistently SOLD-OUT, film
documentary spans the late 1980s - early 2000s and speaks on the fabric of soul
music, its pioneers, its offspring, the challenges with the commercial music
industry, and the evolution of the Atlanta-birthed FunkJazz Kafé.
FunkJazz Kafé: The Festival
Saturday,
July 13 at 8pm The Tabernacle (152 Luckie Street NW)
Known for
‘the unknown’ for nearly two decades, high-quality, unannounced talent such as
Jill Scott, Angie Stone, Erykah Badu, Public Enemy, Janelle Monáe, India.Arie,
Cee Lo Green, Jamie Foxx, Bilal, Dionne Farris, and hip-hop legends Doug E.
Fresh and MC Lyte have graced the FunkJazz Kafé stage. Expect
once-in-a-lifetime artist experiences, exclusive music performances and various
interactive components, displayed in nine separate areas or suites. The
FunkJazz Kafé® marketplace will host a variety of exhibitors, Capioera Angola
martial arts demonstrations, interactive drumming and dancing and a “House
Party Suite” powered by Savoy Magazine.
Tickets for
the FunkJazz Kafé: Diary Of A Decade (The Story Of A Movement) film screening
can be purchased online at www.FunkJazzKafe.com and tickets for FunkJazz Kafé®
Arts & Music Festival can be purchased at http://tabernacleatl.com or at
The Tabernacle box office.
For more
info, visit: funkjazzkafe.com YouTube:
funkjazzkafechannel Vimeo: funkjazzkafe Twitter:
funkjazzkafe Facebook: funkjazzkafe
Second Annual Atlanta Street Food
Festival
Saturday, July 13, 12 to 8 p.m., Piedmont Park, 400
Park Dr. NE, Atlanta, GA 30306
Atlanta’s
favorite food trucks will roll into Piedmont Park on Saturday, July 13, from
noon to 8 p.m, for the second annual Atlanta Street Food Festival. Presented by
MARTA, the Festival is the city’s only day-long event dedicated to street
cuisine. The 2013 Atlanta Street Food Festival represents the largest gathering
of food trucks in the Southeast, bringing together more than 25 food trucks,
local merchants and artisans, and live musical entertainment from some of the
area’s favorite performers. Feature trucks include Yumbii, Mix’D Up, Masala
Fresh, Smileys, Happy Belly, W.O.W and Williamson Brothers BBQ.
For more info
and tickets, visit http://www.atlantastreetfoodfestival.com/.
(I will
be there!)
The
Monthly Burnt Hickory Brewery Throwdown/Tasting/Tour!
Same deal as
always, Burnt Hickory Brewery is hosting this awesome gathering 12-5 pm for a
mere $10.00 for the straight tasting, custom glass (new ones too! Blue pub
glasses!) and tour with FIVE tickets for FIVE 4oz pours. You can go for
the Expanded Tour: Same as the 10.00 one but you just get 3 more tickets
to be used for the samples.
The
weather is looking good. Our normal food providers will be here,Chef Mike and
Red Top BBQ. Beavis will be here too! Wow!
Here’s the Tap List direct from Scott Hedeen:
1. Old Wooden Head
Our 11% IIPA. One of the Atlanta "Bucket List Beers" (Thanks Austin and CL!)
Our 11% IIPA. One of the Atlanta "Bucket List Beers" (Thanks Austin and CL!)
2. Ezekiel's Wheel
("Zeke")
Our 6.5% Pale Ale. It's the latest batch that we are Oh-So-Cleverly calling "Zombie Cutter" or "Daisy Dust". This thing is a tribute to our fave Chicagoan pale ales. Hmmm Mmmm CITRA hops!
Our 6.5% Pale Ale. It's the latest batch that we are Oh-So-Cleverly calling "Zombie Cutter" or "Daisy Dust". This thing is a tribute to our fave Chicagoan pale ales. Hmmm Mmmm CITRA hops!
3.White Flag Third Strike
Wit
Our Imp WIT (yes. Imp WIT!) It's cloudy and hitting New Glarusian fruit levels with the extra dosing of very tart apricots! "Named for Popular California Rock Band" according to the Marietta Daily Journal. I know you LOVE that!
Our Imp WIT (yes. Imp WIT!) It's cloudy and hitting New Glarusian fruit levels with the extra dosing of very tart apricots! "Named for Popular California Rock Band" according to the Marietta Daily Journal. I know you LOVE that!
4. Cannon Dragger
Our FLAGSHIP Ale. 8.5% IPA. It's catty. It's danky. It's piney. Nuff Said?
Our FLAGSHIP Ale. 8.5% IPA. It's catty. It's danky. It's piney. Nuff Said?
5.
ZEKEY STARDUST.
Our limited summer dosing of ZEKE with Pineapples. It's 6.5% and fruity. Tropical! It's named for all you Bowie fans. Jim Bowie that is!
Our limited summer dosing of ZEKE with Pineapples. It's 6.5% and fruity. Tropical! It's named for all you Bowie fans. Jim Bowie that is!
Specials! Limited pours of one brewery-only beer every hour starting at 1 pm, with…
Cannon Clasher Vol. 4: "The Four Horsemen" Our
continuing tribute to one of the greatest lps of all time, The Clash's London
Calling. This month we took our awesomely great IPA, Cannon Dragger, and dry
hop it with FOUR DIFFERENT rare hops! Thus the "Four". ONE KEG
ONLY.
The
hops? 1. El Dorado 2.Meridian 3. Polaris 4.Calypso. What a
lineup of cutting edge newer hops!
2
pm
Knutsak #1: "ButterRum Lifesaver"
and KNUTSAK #2 "Boo Boo's Banana Popsicle"
Knutsak
is a collaboration we have going on now with the Buttenkraken Brewery from
Bulgaria. They are some of the meanest surliest brewers in the world.
Only problem? They love to brew with fruit! Bad asses to the core!
3
pm.
Killdozer: Our 13.5% Bourbon Barrel aged Barleywine.
Now some 7 months in the barrel, this beer is getting GOOD.
ONE
KEG. These beers pour out fast, so if you want to make sure you get some. Be
here on time!
For more
info, visit http://www.burnthickorybrewery.com/.
Paint,
Drink and Be Merry: “Paint Nite” Events Hit Atlanta Nightlife
Social
painting phenomenon pops up in bars throughout Atlanta
Social painting is
the new thing and Paint Nite,
a leader in the industry, announces the launch of their events in bars and
restaurants throughout Atlanta. Social painting has given a fresh
creative spin on girl’s night out, date night, or a way to meet someone new. A
professional, artist provides step-by-step instruction, from a blank canvas to
a final piece of personalized art in about two hours while participants enjoy
sipping on their favorite cocktails. The bars bring in patrons on a slow night,
the artist creates their own small business and participants experience a fun
night out socializing with old and new friends and painting something
they can take home and brag about!
“Paint Nite is
a win-win-win for us, for local artists and for the participants,” said Helen
Kirk, event sales and marketing manager at Fado Irish Pub & Restaurant on
Buckhead Ave. “While people are painting and having fun socializing
with friends, we get to drive traffic on a traditionally slower night and
introduce a whole new group of potential customers to our establishment.”
To locate
a Paint Nite event in the Atlanta area, join the network of
venues or to inquire about becoming a featured artist, visitPaintNite.com.
More
information about Paint Nite can be found at PaintNite.com or they
can be followed atFacebook.com/PaintNite and @paintnite on
Twitter.
Big Tex Decatur and Goose Island Beer
Dinner
(Hey y’all, it’s on July 18th and both Goose Island and Big
Tex are going to be awesome hosts!)
On Thursday,
July 18 at 7 p.m., Big Tex Decatur will host Chicago's Goose Island Beer
Company for a four course, seasonably inspired menu alongside a selection of
award winning Goose Island brews. The price will be $50 (excluding
tax and gratuity) for four courses including full bottles and pints of
beer. For tickets and more information visit, https://www.xorbia.com/e/gom/BigTexGooseIsland.
Search for the
Coldest to Atlanta
DJ Khaled, Bun
B and DJ Drama to Help Find the Coldest MC at an Event
with a Performance by Big Sean
Coors Light
takes its Search for the Coldest to Atlanta, hosting
its second semifinals event with celebrity hosts and judges Ice Cube, Bun B and
DJ Drama, plus a special performance by Big Sean. The contest will
feature live battles between the winning MCs
from the Dallas, Charlotte and New Orleans artist showcases, along
with the top Atlanta contestant. These four MCs were chosen through
online votes and artist showcases, advancing to the Atlanta
semifinals, for a chance to compete for $20,000
and the title of Coldest MC at the finale in
New York City, on August 1. For more information
on the Search for the Coldest contest and tour,
visit www.SearchForTheColdest.com
Who: Judges: Ice Cube (host), Bun B and DJ Drama with a performance by
Big Sean
When: Thursday, July 18 at 8:00 pm
Doors Open: 7:00 pm
Press Briefing: 5:30 pm (Begins promptly)
Where: Prive
960 Spring Street
Atlanta, GA 30309
When: Thursday, July 18 at 8:00 pm
Doors Open: 7:00 pm
Press Briefing: 5:30 pm (Begins promptly)
Where: Prive
960 Spring Street
Atlanta, GA 30309
Get Social: @CoorsLight #SFTC2013
Atkins
Park Restaurant & Bar throws a holly, jolly Christmas in July party on July
25
Festivities
include drink specials and a naughty gift giveaway
Atkins Park
Restaurant & Bar in Virginia-Highland couldn’t wait until December to
celebrate the most wonderful time of the year. The restaurant is hosting its
annual Christmas in July party on Thursday, July 25, starting at 9 p.m. Atkins
Park is getting everyone in the holiday spirit with a “Deer & Beer” drink
special, which includes a Samuel Adams Summer Ale and baby Jägermeister shot,
Christmas cookies and a naughty gift giveaway from Santa and the Jäger elves.
For more good tidings and cheer, guests who purchase any Sam Adams or Jäger
drink will be entered into a drawing for a Weber charcoal grill and Sam Adams
swag.
Atkins Park Restaurant & Bar in
Virginia-Highland is located at 794 N. Highland Avenue. For more information, call 404-876-7249 or
visit atkinspark.com.
Summer Bubbles Tasting at Lobby Bar and
Bistro!
Thursday,
July 25th from 6 – 8p.m.
Where: 361 17th Street
| Atlanta, GA 30363 | lobbyattwelve.com
Cost: $25 per
person
· Enjoy
tastes of our 5 featured bubbles including:
Taltarni
Tache Brut (Australia)
Bouvet Brut
(France)
Poema Cava
Rose (Spain)
Steele Black
Bubbles (sparkling Syrah)
Michele
Chiarlo "Nivole" Moscato d'Asti
· Includes
all-you-can-enjoy paired hors d’oeuvres
Reserve:
Seats are limited; call 404.961.7370 to
reserve yours today.
Forbidden
Fruit- Spice Apple Farmhouse Ale
Forbidden
Fruit- Red Hare’s first beer in their seasonal line-up pours on Saturday, July
20th
Forbidden
Fruit Spiced Apple Farmhouse Ale is the first of Red Hare’s seasonal series.
Forbidden Fruit was brewed with ingredients to evoke the experience of fall in
Georgia; from apple picking in Ellijay, to enjoying a slice of freshly baked
apple pie. The crust of this French-style brew is formed with 2-row malts,
Munich malts as well as two Caramel malts. Loads of fresh pressed apples from
North Georgia are added laced with vanilla and cinnamon to give a sweetness,
which is balanced by the addition of Saaz hops. Finally the whole recipe is
“dry hopped” with cinnamon to create a finish that emulates the experience of
the first bite of a fresh baked apple pie.
Forbidden
Fruits will only be available on draught and will be released to the public
Saturday July 20th at the brewery during our tasting from 2-4 pm. We
will have Fatty’s of Atlanta food truck, King of Pops, and live music from
Atlanta Boogie at the brewery for the festivities.
Red Hare Brewing Company is an
independent microbrewer in Marietta, GA selling its craft beer throughout the
state. Its three most popular varieties are Gangway IPA, Long Day Lager, and
Watership Brown. Red Hare also brews a seasonal line, and a line of one-off
batches called Rabbit’s Reserve. Red Hare is the first craft brewery in Georgia
to can their beer. The brewery tasting room is open to the public for sampling
and tours Thursdays and Fridays from 5:30-7:30 and Saturday from 2-4pm.
For more information visit our website at
www.redharebrewing.com, contact the brewery by e-mail at info@redharebrewing.com, or by phone at 770-955-5430. Located at
1998 Delk Industrial Blvd, Marietta, GA 30067.
