Happy Friday! There’s a wonderful weekend full of wonderful events ahead of us, so be sure to check out our best bets for this weekend. Let us know what you get up to!
Friday, August 22nd
JAH WORKS
Where: The State Theatre in Falls Church, VA
The Savannah Disputation
Where: The Balzer Theater at Herren’s in Atlanta, GA
In in this 2009 dramatic comedy, two plain-as-potatoes sisters of the Roman Catholic persuasion forget all about Southern charm when a peppy Evangelical Christian comes calling at their door.
Dawsonville Music & Beer Festival
Where: Castleberry Ale House in Dawsonville, GA
This festival benefits two local charities! First is Zac Brown’s Camp Southern Ground. This is a camp that is being built to help children with autism, ADD & ADHD, to have a place to go to be with others like themselves. Meet with speciality doctors, enjoy camp activities & learn healthy ways of eating food grown organically.
Saturday, August 23rd
I’m The Biggest Winner.org: Family Health and Fitness Expo
Where: Riverside Epicenter in Austell, GA
German Bierfest
Where: Woodruff Park in Atlanta, GA
The 11th Annual Atlanta German Bierfest is back for an incredible day filled with authentic German beers, music and food on Saturday, August 23rd in Woodruff Park in Downtown Atlanta. Festival fans will receive a commemorative sample glass to use to enjoy unlimited samples of more than 35 authentic German Beers. Atlanta area German restaurants and food vendors will serve up authentic cuisine such as bratwurst, käsepätzle, pretzeln, sauerkraut, schnitzel, and more! The German Bierfest also features live music and plenty of hands on sports activities that’s fun for the whole family.
Deer Bear Wolf Music Fest
Where: 529 in East Atlanta, GA
Deer Bear Wolf presents the inaugural Deer Bear Wolf Music Fest. This festival, taking place all day and night Saturday, August 23rd at 529 in the East Atlanta Village, will showcase some of Atlanta’s best electronic and experimental musical acts.
Classic City Roller Girls Double Header
Where: The Classic Center Grand Hall in Athens, GA
Don’t miss CCRG’s last home bout of the 2014 season in this epic double header that will bring men and women’s roller derby to Downtown Athens. This will be one night of heart-pounding, fist-pumping, hard-hitting roller derby like you’ve never seen in The Classic City.
Atlanta Men’s Roller Derby (below) will kick off the night as they take on Greenville, SC’s Atom Bombs. Then, the ladies of CCRG will take the track against the Greenville Derby Dames in a one-of-a-kind brawl you won’t want to miss!
Atlanta Men’s Roller Derby v. Greenville Atom Bombs
Where: The Classic Center Grand Hall in Athens, GA
Wolf Creek Jazz Series
Where: Wolf Creek Amphitheater in Atlanta, GA
Enjoy a beautiful night of smooth jazz at Wolf Creek with Reuben Studdard, Mike Phillips, Ken Ford, and Noel Gourdin.
Major League Lacrosse Championship Game
Where: Fifth Third Bank Stadium at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, GA
Major League Lacrosse’s top two teams will vie for the chance to be called CHAMPION on Saturday, 8/23/14 at 7pm at Fifth Third Bank Stadium on the campus of Kennesaw State University.
Great City Race Marietta
Where: Mulligans Food & Spirits in Marietta, GA
Great City Race is a turbo charged urban adventure, scavenger hunt race. It’s a localized version of the show “Amazing Race”, personalized for your city that combines the mental and physical aspects of clue-solving. Enjoy the active excitement of a foot race, while having lots fun with your friends and family!
Sunday, August 24th
Tribal Seeds w/ New Kingston and The Expanders
Where: Jannus Live in St. Petersburg, FL
SUNDAZE
Where: W Hotel-Buckhead in Atlanta, Georgia
Soak up the sunning season with SUNDAZE: keeping Atlantans cool during the dog days of summer – inviting friends and neighbors to sip signature cocktails at the WET bar, dip in the infinity pool and indulge in Sunday jam-sessions with the hottest DJs in town. There’s nothing like a summer in the city, and with W Atlanta – Buckhead’s SUNDAZE day pass, you’ll be having hot fun in no time.