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We're SMACK DAB in the middle of Restaurant
Week in downtownATL. Have you been downtown to dine yet?
If you like to eat out, and you're in the mood for something
different, check this out! Eighteen
restaurants in Downtown Atlanta are sponsoring a benefit
for the Atlanta Food Bank. Between July 29 and August
3, you can eat a
3 course meal at any of these fine establishments for
only $20.02!! Proceeds go to the Atlanta Food Bank.
The restaurants are some of Atlanta's finest and you're helping
someone out by having a great meal with friends ...and it's
yet another great reason to head downtown for a change of
pace!
Start your weekend TONIGHT with Wednesday
Night Wind Down at Centennial Olympic Park featuring Rene
Marie & Dave Bass.
Then head on up to Earthlink LIVE at 7:30 for the ATLANTA
LOCAL MUSIC AWARDS (ALMAs) hosted by Steve Craig of 99-X.
Featured
bands this year at the ALMAs include Vynl, Left Front Tire,
Asphalt Blaster, Drivin N Cryin, Uncrowned, Cody ChestnuTT
The Headphone Masterpiece, Muddi Souls, Cherish, Gwen Huges.
The ALMAs are the kickoff to the Atlantis
Music Conference 2002. What does that mean to you? GREAT
live music all week long! This year's Artist
Showcase features 250 artists at 12 venues (including
downtown favorites the Cotton Club, The Hard Rock Cafe and
The Apache Cafe) over 4 days!
Artists
showcasing this year include: Aerial, Beanpole, combinationLOCK,
Dan Hannon, Debra Killings, Ingram Hill, Jag Star, Jawz of
Life, Jennifer Nettles, Michelle Malone, Six Against Seven,
Smugface, The Veins, The Yard, Uncrowned and many more. Be
sure to get your wristband
for $25 (99X Freeloaders can get
them for even less!).
Thursday the first is First
Thursday in downtwonATL! This
is the perfect month to experience downtownATL inside and
out. We invite you to stroll with us through magnificent
buildings and streets to enjoy the beauty of our city and
the art created by our neighbors AND dining in some of the
cities best!
The
incredible free concerts continue downtownATL this weekend.
Break out your lawn chairs and blankets and hit Vanilla Coke's
"On The Bricks" this Friday night for Cracker and
Better than Ezra. The Final Downtown Rocks 2002 boasts Sevendust
and Collective Soul!
On The Bricks:
5:30pm
Gates Open
6-6:30 LOTUSTARR
6:50-7:35 RANA
8-8:45 AVRIL LAVIGNE
9:05-10:05 CRACKER
10:25-11:25 BETTER THAN EZRA
Downtown
Rocks:
Gates open at 5:30p
Vynl: 6:30PM - 7:00PM
Plankroad Chaingang: 7:15PM - 7:45PM
Muuhda: 8:00PM - 8:30PM
Collective Soul: 8:50PM - 9:20PM
Sevendust: 9:40PM - 11:00PM
For happenings outside of the downtownATL area, "Atlanta
Illustrated" is your ticket. Highlights this week
include Wednesday
Night Drinking Club @ Cherry TONIGHT to benefit the Leukemia
Society and Young
Career of the High Museum's social at Rock Bottom Brewery
on Sunday night.
Hope to see y’all real soon
downtownATL!
Erich
Erich Starrett
President
Atlanta Downtown Neighborhood Association
e_rich1@hotmail.com
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ONGOING
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Restaurant Week for ATL Food Bank - JUL 29-AUG 3
Atlantis
Music Conference @ Multiple Venues - JUL 31-AUG 3
DAY
BY DAY
Wednesday
Wind Down @ Cent.
Oly. Park
- WED, JUL 29 5:30p
First
Thursdays - downtownATL Arts Walk - THU, AUG 1 5p
Luckie
Street Wine Club Dinner @ Caliterra - FRI AUG 2nd 6p
6th
Anniversary Party @ Mumbo Jumbo - FRI AUG 2 7p
On
The Bricks @ Centennial Olympic Park - FRI AUG 2 5:30p
Downtown Rocks @ "Baker Street Park" - FRI AUG 2
5:30p
Flavourset's Science Friction* 2002 @ SciTrek - SAT, AUG
3 9p
Summer
Film Festival: DBL Feature @ Fox Theatre - MON AUG 5 7:20p
Wednesday
Wind Down @ Cent.
Oly. Park - WED AUG 7 5:30p
Atlanta Beat + Jennifer Nettles Concert! @ Herndon - WED
AUG 7 7p
Twenty
Twenty @ CAVU - THU, AUG 8th 6:30p
FULL
INFO
downtownATL
Restaurant Week for ATL Food Bank
July 29-August 3
What: Downtown Atlanta Restaurant Week is a six-day restaurant
promotion featuring the finest culinary establishments in
downtown Atlanta. Modeled after NYC's successful Restaurant
Week, participating restaurants will offer special three-course
dinners for $20.02 during the week of July 29 - August 3.
In an effort to introduce metro-Atlantans to the many wonderful
restaurants in the downtown area, Restaurant Week will focus
its cooperative advertising and promotional campaign on the
110,000 daily downtown office workers, as well as on in-town
and Downtown residents.
Where: Participating Restaurants in Downtown's Central Business
District
When: July 29 through August 3
Beneficiary: Atlanta Community Food Bank
http://www.atlantadowntown.com/restaurantweek.htm
Atlantis
Music Conference @ Multiple Venues
JUL 31-AUG 3
ATLANTIS MUSIC CONFERENCE SERVES UP A MUSICAL FEAST FOR 5TH
STRAIGHT YEAR! 2002 SET TO SATISFY MUSIC ENTHUSIASTS APPETITES
WITH EDUCATION, NETWORKING, LIVE MUSIC & MORE! Hungry
for great music? Well, after serving it up since 1998, the
Atlantis Music Conference is back to dish it out for a fifth
year! Join us July 31-August 3 at our new host hotel, the
Sheraton Downtown Atlanta, and satisfy your musical appetite
with innovative educational panels, a job fair, an exhibit
area, nightly showcases for new talent and many industry networking
parties
The Atlantis Music Conference 2002 kicks off with the 99X
Atlanta Local Music Award’s (ALMA’s) on Wednesday,
July 31 at Earthlink Live. Featured bands this year at the
ALMAs include Vynl, Left Front Tire, Asphalt Blaster, Drivin
N Cryin, Uncrowned, Cody ChestnuTT The Headphone Masterpiece,
Muddi Souls, Cherish, Gwen Huges. Doors at 7:30 PM, show starts
at 8 OClock. Hosted by Steve Craig of 99-X. $10
Advance / $12 Door
The
GREAT news is that the general public can buy a wristband
for only $25 (99X Freeloaders can get
them for even less!) and have access to the Artist Showcase
featuring 250 artists at 12 venues over
4 days! Artists showcasing this year include: Aerial,
Beanpole, combinationLOCK, Dan Hannon, Debra Killings, Ingram
Hill, Jag Star, Jawz of Life, Jennifer Nettles, Michelle Malone,
Six Against Seven, Smugface, The Veins, The Yard, Uncrowned
and many more. For a complete Atlantis showcase schedule,
artist line-up or registration form visit http://www.atlantismusic.com.
Wristbands allowing access to all three days of showcases
are available for $25 through the Atlantis office at 404-499-8600.
A full conference registration, including access to the panels,
showcases, parties and more is $165 in advance and $200 walk-up
at the Sheraton Downtown Atlanta.
http://www.atlantismusic.com
The
Sheraton Atlanta Hotel
165 Courtland Street at International Blvd.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Phone: (404) 659-6500
http://www.sheratonatlantahotel.com/
Apache
Cafe'
64 Third St NW
Atlanta, GA 30308
Phone: (404) 876-5436
http://atlanta.citysearch.com/profile/2998980/Apache
Cafe
The
Cotton Club
152
Luckie St. Atlanta, GA 30303
Show info: 404-688-1193
Office: 404-688-2516
http://www.atlantaconcerts.com/cottonclub.asp
Hard
Rock Café Atlanta
215 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30303
404.688.ROCK (7625)
http://www.hardrock.com/locations/cafes/Cafes.asp?Lc=ATLA
Wednesday
Wind Down @ Centennial
Olympic Park
WED, JULY 29 5:30p
Grab
a friend and head to Centennial Olympic Park for a free, midweek
concert. Every Wednesday, April 3 through Sept. 25, the Park
features a live concert by some of the best music acts in
town. Everything from jazz to contemporary music will be performed
live on stage for you to enjoy. Performances are from 5:30
p.m. - 8 p.m., in the Southern Company Amphitheater. Drinks
are available for purchase.
http://www.centennialpark.com/park/parkframeset.php?filename=park_ongoingevent.html
July
31: Rene Marie & Dave Bass
Centennial Olympic Park
404.222.PARK (7275)
http://www.centennialpark.com/
First
Thursdays - downtownATL Arts Walk - THU, AUG 1 5p
This is the perfect time to experience art inside and out.
This month we invite you to stroll with us through magnificent
buildings and streets to enjoy the beauty of our city and
the art created by our neighbors. Over the past months
First Thursdays has continued to grow with new programs and
additional venues so that art lovers can view the arts, tour
the historic districts of downtown and enjoy various discounts
at downtown restaurants.
Come take a walk with us the First Thursday of each month,
from 5-9 p.m.
With
its growth, First Thursdays has become more than just an arts
walk. It is an event where singles can meet, business
people can unwind, and couples can enjoy the beauty of downtown’s
landscape. And all these are accomplished while taking
in the culture that the arts offer. To put it simply,
no two trips could ever be the same. Validated parking is
available at the SunTrust Plaza Galleries and the APEX museum,
call museums for details.
http://www.atlantadowntown.com/first_thursdays.htm
Luckie
Street Wine Club Dinner @ Caliterra Bar & Grille
FRI AUG 2 6p
Karan and the staff at Caliterra Bar & Grille invite you
to sample wines from Dry Creek Vineyards paired with excellent
food by Chef Damiano de Nicolo.
August 2nd 2002, 6pm-8pm
$35 per person - inclusive.
Call (678) 686-3371 to RSVP.
For full details:
http://www.socialcrew.com/copy/CaliterraWineTasting080202.gif
Caliterra Bar & Grille
(@ The Wyhdham Atlanta)
160 Spring Street NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Phone: 404-688-8600
http://www.wyndham.com/Atlanta/default.cfm
Mumbo
Jumbo's 6th Anniversary Party @ Mumbo Jumbo
FRI AUG 2 7p
End Restaurant Week with an exceptional dining experience!
This month's Creation Dinner coincides with our 6th Anniversary.
And Chef Shaun Doty's prix fixe dinner $65/$85 with wine pairings
will surely be one to remember, with live entertainment by
the Hot August
Knights starting at approximately 11 pm.
Click
here to see the sumptuous menu for the Anniversary
Party Creation Dinner .
Make your reservations now to enjoy this culinary celebration,
then stay for after dinner cocktails in the sultry Mumbo Jumbo
bar and lounge. Or simply come down for the party there will
be a $10 cover after 11 pm. As in years past, it will surely
be a night to remember!
Mumbo
Jumbo
89 Park Place NE
Atlanta, GA 30303-2510
(404) 523-0330
http://www.mumbojumbo-atl.com/
http://atlanta.citysearch.com/profile/2990312/
On
The Bricks @ Centennial Olympic Park
FRI AUG 2 5:30p
Can you believe it is almost August??!! Summer has flown by!
Have no fear though there are still three free Vanilla Coke's
On the Bricks shows left!! Friday night's show kicks of with
the talents of LOTUSTARR followed by jam band, RANA. Then
hear the hit single, "Complicated" by 19 year old
pop singer, AVRIL LAVIGNE!! Rock bands CRACKER and BETTER
THAN EZRA conclude the evening with old favorites and new
tunes!!
5:30pm Gates Open
6-6:30 LOTUSTARR
6:50-7:35 RANA
8-8:45 AVRIL LAVIGNE
9:05-10:05 CRACKER
10:25-11:25 BETTER THAN EZRA
http://www.onthebricks.com
Centennial
Olympic Park
404.222.PARK (7275)
http://www.centennialpark.com/
Downtown
Rocks @ "Baker Street Park"
FRI AUG 2 5:30p
This Friday night is the FINAL concert at "Baker Street
Park" adjacent to Centennial Olympic Park! To celebrate
the success of Downtown Rocks, and give a
small thank you to all of you who have attended the concerts,
we have added COLLECTIVE SOUL to the Downtown Rocks lineup!
99X and Bud Light present Sevendust, Collective Soul, Muuhda,
Plankroad Chaingang, and Vynl.
THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE
Vynl: 6:30PM - 7:00PM
Plankroad Chaingang: 7:15PM - 7:45PM
Muuhda: 8:00PM - 8:30PM
Collective Soul: 8:50PM - 9:20PM
Sevendust: 9:40PM - 11:00PM
WHAT NOT TO BRING - Please leave the following items at home
because they won't be allowed in the park: pets, coolers,
alcohol, bikes, backpacks, food, chairs, blankets and professional
photographic equipment.
To get to Downtown Rocks, take MARTA to the Civic Center Station,
go south two blocks on West Peachtree Place and left on Centennial
Olympic Park Drive. It's off of Simpson Street, on the right.
Look for all the people. When you see a huge bunch of people
standing around downtown Atlanta it's either a) the Olympics
or b) this thing. And the Olympics are real over. Make sure
to leave all pets, booze, bikes, chairs, backpacks, food,
cameras and coolers at home. In other words, you can't munch
on a pack full of snacks and sip an ice cold martini whilst
taking a picture of Fido riding a bike.
THIS
WEEK'S SCHEDULE:
Gates open at 5:30p
Film: 6:15 - 6:45 PM
Spiraling: 7:00 - 7:45 PM
Angie Aparo: 8:15 - 9:15 PM
Violent Femmes: 9:45 - 11:00 PM
http://www.99x.com/event_archives/downtown_rocks/
http://um1.suscom.com/T/A2.3.156.1.7474
Flavourset's Science Friction* 2002 @ SciTrek
SAT, AUG 3 9p
"A futuristic odyssey of fashion, art, food, and music."
(Perry Farrell) PERETZ Leader of Jane's Addiction and Porno
for Pyros and founder of the Lollapalooza Festival, Perry
Farrell will DJ at Science Friction. Mixing house and trance
and classics in between. w/Special Guest Alex Graham (NYC)
The 3rd Annual Flavourset
Science Friction 2002 will take place August 3rd at SciTrek
Science and Technology Museum. Science Friction 2002 provides
carefully chosen performers and artists who offer the best
of what is new and ultra-modern today in the world of music,
fashion, art, cuisine, and technology to an audience of over
3,000 people. The SciTrek Science and Technology Museum has
been chosen as the new venue to host the event this year.
Moving to this new venue, which is both larger and more dynamic,
helps to accommodate the growth of the event now in its third
year. Science Friction 2002 will be an multi media
showcase taking place on the indoor/ outdoor 80,000 square
foot grounds of SciTrek Science and Technology Museum from
9pm until 3am. Previous Science Friction event's drew over
3,000 guests from 10 states in the Southeast and received
20 pages of press, as well as coverage from three national
television network affiliates.
A Science Friction Fashion Show will commence at 11pm and
will display modern urban, cosmopolitan and club fashions
by nationally celebrated designer Bill Hallman. With four
stores in Atlanta, Bill Hallman is well known as the largest
and most successful fashion designer in Atlanta. A selection
of Atlanta's premier restaurants, including Bluepointe, Spice,
Pano and Pauls, Atmospheres, Panita and Kyma providing future/fusion
cuisine for guests. There will be four rooms of live electronic
music produced by internationally acclaimed DJ's, who will
be accompanied by post-modern film and videos. DJ's including
Brett Long, Numinous, Brian Dotson, J-Luv, Martin Fry, DK
and Rob Horne will spin this world's top progressive house
and trance and lounge music. A collective of modern and abstract
artists from the Southeast will feature a dynamic exhibition
of contemporary art throughout the gallery creating a magical
ambience for guests at Flavourset Productions' Science Friction
2002. Advance tickets will be available for $25 at www.groovetickets.com
http://www.groovetickets.com/
SciTrek
- Georiga's Techonology Adventure
407 Piedmont Avenue, NE
Atlanta, GA 30308
http://www.scitrek.org/
Summer
Film Festival: DBL Feature @ Fox Theatre - MON AUG 5 7:20p
The 2002 Coca-Cola Summer Film Festival at the Fabulous Fox
Theatre brings you a double feature tonight - "The
Women" & "Mommie Dearest".
Doors and Box Office open an hour and fifteen minutes before
each movie. Classic cartoons and Mighty Mo organ sing-alongs
delight audiences before each show. All movies start at 8
PM, with sing-along activities beginning at 7:20 PM
August 5 Double Feature: The Women & Mommie Dearest
The
FOX Theatre
660 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, GA 30308
404-881-2100
http://foxtheatre.org/
Wednesday
Wind Down @ Centennial
Olympic Park
WED AUG 7 5:30p
Grab
a friend and head to Centennial Olympic Park for a free, midweek
concert. Every Wednesday, April 3 through Sept. 25, the Park
features a live concert by some of the best music acts in
town. Everything from jazz to contemporary music will be performed
live on stage for you to enjoy. Performances are from 5:30
p.m. - 8 p.m., in the Southern Company Amphitheater. Drinks
are available for purchase.
http://www.centennialpark.com/park/parkframeset.php?filename=park_ongoingevent.html
August 7: Michael Phillips
Centennial Olympic Park
404.222.PARK (7275)
http://www.centennialpark.com/
Atlanta Beat + Jennifer Nettles Concert! @ Herndon Stadium
WED AUG 7 7p
Hard-hitting women, ice-cold beverages and Jennifer Nettles
. . . your typical workday, right? No? Then you need to head
on down to Herndon Stadium on Wednesday, August 7 to join
the Atlanta Beat, pro women's soccer, in the ajcjobs.com Kick-Back
Zone.
Atlanta Beat vs. San Diego Spirit
Wednesday, August 7, 7pm
Action in the Kick-Back Zone starts at 5:30. Special $15 ticket
gets you:
* Prime seat for the game
* Pre-game concert by Jennifer Nettles
* Free ice-cold beverage and appetizers
Must be 21 to enter the Zone, space is limited so call now
to get your tickets.
To order tickets call or email 404-843-5848 / hollis.kosco@theatlantabeat.com
http://www.theatlantabeat.com
Herndon
Stadium
643 Martin
Luther King Jr. Drive
Atlanta, GA 30303
http://theatlantabeat.com/guest_relations/
Twenty Twenty @ CAVU
THU AUG 8th 6:30p
Join
Us 6:30 - 9:30 pm on
Thursday, August 8th along with our hosts Mondavi Winery and
Brian Bratton of Cavu as we indulge in a little summer wine
tasting on the patio. $20
at the Door Includes Wine Tasting and Hors d'ouvres - Cash
Bar Also Available. Stay for dinner by making reservations
now at Cavu!
Cavu
5th and Juniper
Atlanta, GA 30308
404-875-2229
http://www.cavuatlanta.com/
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