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AUGUST
3 - 9

TUE AUG 2 thru SUN AUG 7
Evita @ The Fox Theatre

Winner of seven Tony Awards, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's EVITA is the sweeping epic about the rise and fall of Eva Peron, wife of former dictator of Argentina, Juan Peron. The ambitious and charismatic Eva Peron captivated a nation by championing the working class. From her illegitimate birth into poverty, to her status as a world player and South America's most important woman, EVITA is a story of glamour, power and greed. The lush and compelling score features exuberant Latin, pop and jazz influences and includes the memorable song, "Don't Cry For Me, Argentina."

The Fox Theatre
660 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, GA 30308
(404) 881-2100
http://foxtheatre.org/


WED AUG 3 thru SAT AUG 6
MegaFest @ Georgia Dome

The Georgia Dome welcomes the second annual MegaFest, the largest family affair, ever!
Held in downtown Atlanta's Georgia Dome, World Congress Center, Phillips Arena, and International Plaza, Mega Fest 2005 is set to be a "Total Christian Experience" for the entire family. The four-day, three-night festival will premiere three conferences that promote family, fellowship and fun. A series of events that include powerful ministry, enlightening seminars, and fun-filled entertainment will hold the attention of the entire family! Headlining conferences such as "Woman, Thou Art Loosed," "Man Power," "Mega Youth Experience" and "MegaKidz" will captivate and bring spiritual enlightenment. Additionally, concerts, a comedy show, carnival, expo and other family-centered events will make the Mega Fest complete. Please access the following link for a complete list of times and events: http://www.mega-fest.com/schedule.php
Admission: Adults $30 / Youth $20 / Children $15
Purchase Tickets Online: http://www.mega-fest.com/purchase.php
Registration forms are available online at: http://www.mega-fest.com/register.php

Georgia Dome
285 Andrew Young International Boulevard
Atlanta, GA 30313
For GA Dome: (404) 223-8427
http://www.gadome.com/


Aug 4, 2005- Feb 28, 2006
VOTING RIGHTS ACT 40th ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site presents the original exhibition "Of Ballots Uncast: The African-American Struggle for the Right to Vote" August 4, 2005-February 28, 2006. From mid-19th century Constitutional Amendments to passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, "Of Ballots Uncast" chronicles the extensive measures African Americans enacted to gain the right to vote in America. Admission is free. The exhibition runs at the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site, 450 Auburn Avenue, Atlanta. Open daily 9a-6p (until 5p after August 15). For more information, call (404) 331-5190 or visit http://www.nps.gov/malu


Through Saturday, August 13
Summer Solos: Solo projects by three artists
Katherine Mitchell, Caroline Lathan-Stiefel, Mark Roeder


Katherine Mitchell is a respected Atlanta-based painter who has exhibited her work since the early 1970‚s. The exhibition will include a selection of work by Mitchell from the past decade, including work inspired by her 2003 residency in Krems, Austria.

Caroline Lathan-Stiefel is originally from Atlanta and currently lives in Montreal, Canada. Her new work for the Contemporary is a room-sized installation. Consisting of multiple, connected forms made of fabric, pipe cleaners, yarn, pins, thread, and wire, the immersive installation covers the ceiling, walls, and part of the floor of the gallery room.

Mark Roeder is an emerging artist based in Los Angeles. His work deals with the influences and traces of minimalist and conceptual art. Roeder's new piece responds to Dan Graham‚s Pavilion Influenced by Moon Windows which is currently owned by the Contemporary.

The Contemporary
535 Means Street
Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 688-1970
http://www.thecontemporary.org/



WED AUG 3

Michelob "Got Jazz": Hidden Beach Week with Mike Phillips @ Centennial Olympic Park
MICHELOB GOT JAZZ is held @ Centennial park (much like Winddown Wednesday), except MICHELOB GOT JAZZ is the 1st Wednesday of every month. Centennial NORTH Park. 5:30pm Rain or Shine. www.omegamedia.tv

Tonight:
Hidden Beach Week with Mike Phillips

If dinnertime hunger sets in, there’s no need to worry. Food and drinks are available for purchase at the Fountainside Café, located in the Visitor Center, and around the amphitheater.
http://www.centennialpark.com/park_events/wwd.html

Centennial Olympic Park
265 Luckie Street NW
Atlanta, GA
(404) 222-PARK (7275)
http://www.centennialpark.com/



THU AUG 4

"Paint In the Pods™" @ The Sun Dial Restaurant, Bar & View
7 to 10 p.m.
This month we offer three artists, the first two are represented by Alpesh Patel of Oleander Arthouse - Southern artists William Stamps McJenkin and Erin Bassett and the third, is self-represented Daniel Biddy. Hope you enjoy these works.

The Sun Dial Restaurant, Bar & View presents "Paint in the Pods™," a monthly art installation as part of First Thursdays, presented by Turner Broadcasting. Mix, mingle and meet new friends on the First Thursday of each month. Guests attending "Paint in the Pods™" can register to win a Dinner for Two and experience their own art making. Paint in the Pods is free and open to the public. Since April 2004, The Sun Dial has presented many art installations as part of its 'Paint in the Pods' series, which takes place the first Thursday of every month. Located on The View Level atop the Westin Peachtree Plaza. Future exhibits include: African Children's Art Project, Deanna Sirlin & Paige Harvey, and a special holiday show featuring hand-painted Ornaments and Gifts. Exhibitions are held in each of our pods as Executive Chef Chris Hall, indulges guests with delicious complimentary contemporary American hors d'oeuvres and two complimentary cocktails.

Sun Dial Restaurant Bar and View
Westin Peachtree Plaza
210 Peachtree Street, NW
Atlanta, GA
(404) 589-7506
http://www.sundialrestaurant.com



$10 preview of "As You Like It" @ Shakespeare Tavern
Directed by Maurice Ralston
Watch as Rosalind and Orlando find love in disguise, Jaques laments on the Seven Ages of Man and
Touchstone complains about his sore feet as everyone gets lost in the woods of Arden in this engaging
romantic comedy.

Shakespeare Tavern
499 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, Georgia
(Park Opposite Tavern in Crawford Long Hospital Deck)
http://www.shakespearetavern.com


FRI AUG 5

$10 preview of "As You Like It" @ Shakespeare Tavern
Directed by Maurice Ralston
Watch as Rosalind and Orlando find love in disguise, Jaques laments on the Seven Ages of Man and
Touchstone complains about his sore feet as everyone gets lost in the woods of Arden in this engaging
romantic comedy.

Shakespeare Tavern
499 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, Georgia
(Park Opposite Tavern in Crawford Long Hospital Deck)
http://www.shakespearetavern.com

SAT AUG 6

99x's Downtown Rocks: Chevelle @ Underground Atlanta 7p
99X New Rock and 90's Alternative is bringing its FREE summer concert series summer concert series back to Downtown Atlanta, with six week of stellar talent scheduled to perform live at Underground Atlanta every Saturday night 7PM - 11PM from July 9 through August 13, 2005.

TONIGHT: Chevelle, Seether & Crossfade

Tickets: This is a FREE event to 99X Freeloaders. You will need a 99X "Freeloader" card to enter Downtown Rocks. Not a Freeloader? Are you a Freeloader but lost your card? Click here or contact the 99X Freeloader Department at 404-497-4813 / Freeloader@99X.com and get ready for Downtown Rocks!

The massive performance stage, built exclusively for the 99X series, will be located just a short walk from the Five Points MARTA station at the intersection of Upper Alabama and Pryor Streets and will feature live music from 7PM to 11PM, each Saturday.

How To Get There:
MARTA: Highly recommended! From the North/South train line, get off at Five Points Station. For more information on MARTA please visit http://itsmarta.com
Parking: Underground Atlanta has two large parking decks located on the corners of Martin Luther King Dr. and Central Avenue and Martin Luther King Dr. and Pryor Street. Expect these decks to fill quickly. The prices to park in these decks are $2 for the first 30 minutes, $1 for each additional 30 minutes, $8 maximum.
Valet parking: is available in Coke Plaza, located right next to Underground Atlanta in front of the World of Coca-Cola at 55 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Expect valet parking to fill quickly.
Directions: Visit underground-atlanta.com for a map and driving directions.

Budweiser B To The E After Parties In Kenny's Alley
Everything Alternative 99X and Budweiser B To The E will take over all of Kenny's Alley for the official Downtown Rocks after party kicking off at the end of each Downtown Rocks show! Everyone is welcome to come out for a rock'n time. The party will start approximately at 11PM and continues till they kick us out (and that's late, baby).

Underground Atlanta
50 Upper Alabama Street, Suite 007
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 523-2311, ext. 7025
http://www.underground-atlanta.com/
http://www.underground-atlanta.com/event-kennys.html


$10 preview of "The Tempest" @ Shakespeare Tavern
Directed by Laura Cole
Brought back by popular demand after only 5 performances last August! A shipwreck casts the King of
Naples and his followers on an enchanted island, peopled by sprites, strange creatures and its
magical, vengeful ruler, Prospero. This is one Tempest you'll want to be caught up in.

Shakespeare Tavern
499 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, Georgia
(Park Opposite Tavern in Crawford Long Hospital Deck)
http://www.shakespearetavern.com


SUN AUG 7

Toby Keith @ Philips Arena 7:30p

Philips Arena
One CNN Center
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 878-3000
http://www.philipsarena.com/


$10 preview of "The Tempest" @ Shakespeare Tavern
Directed by Laura Cole
Brought back by popular demand after only 5 performances last August! A shipwreck casts the King of
Naples and his followers on an enchanted island, peopled by sprites, strange creatures and its
magical, vengeful ruler, Prospero. This is one Tempest you'll want to be caught up in.

Shakespeare Tavern
499 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, Georgia
(Park Opposite Tavern in Crawford Long Hospital Deck)
http://www.shakespearetavern.com


MON AUG 8

Summer Film Festival: Batman Begins @ The Fox Theatre
The time-honored tradition of the summer film festival at the Fox Theatre is an experience not to be missed! The Fox Theatre kicks off the summer with the 2005 Coca-Cola Summer Film Festival. This year the Festival offers "Movies, Mixers and "Mo" - a blend of classic and current films on the biggest screen in Atlanta, as well as a pre-show, magical movie going experience featuring Larry Douglas Embury at the "Mighty MO" organ, wine tastings, social mixers, sing-a-longs and a classic cartoon.
http://foxtheatre.org/coke_series.htm

TONIGHT: Batman Begins (PG-13)

Be a 99X Freeloader and buy one ticket and get a second one FREE. Tickets for each film are $7 and are available 75 minutes prior to each show at The Fox Theatre Box Office. Show your I AM 99X Card at the Fox Box Office to get your 2 for 1 tickets.
http://www.99x.com/freeload/offers/index.asp

The Fox Theatre
660 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, GA 30308
(404) 881-2100
http://foxtheatre.org/



TUE AUG 9

Summer Great Decisions Series @ The World Trade Center Atlanta 5:30-7:30 pm
The Great Decisions is the oldest and largest grassroots world affairs educational program of its kind. Participants receive an annual publication from the Foreign Policy Association that serves as the basic component of all Great Decisions programs. The briefing book places the thematic or geographic issues covered in historical context and provides background, current policies and alternative policy options.  

TONIGHT: Sudan and the war in Darfur
The conflict in Sudan’s Darfur region has drawn the world’s attention because of the humanitarian crisis it has spawned. What role will the international community take in resolving the Darfur crisis? What role should the U.S. play?


For additional information on the program, please contact Patrick Tonui at Patrick@wtcatlanta.com
Registration for the Series - $50 for members, $70 for Guests
Registration for Individual Sessions - $15 per session, $20 for Material

The World Trade Center of Atlanta
In the Suntrust Plaza
303 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
(404) 880-1550
http://www.wtcatlanta.com/


ADNA Monthly Meeting: "An Evening with Tom Key & Theatrical Outfit" @ Balzer Theatre at Herren's
The Atlanta Downtown Neighborhood Association invites you and your guests to attend our Aug 9 Community Meeting, starting at 6:30 pm. Come spend a delightful evening with Tom Key and Theatrical Outfit and get a behind-the-scenes tour of Downtown's newest theatre, the Balzer Theatre at Herren's, which the AJC calls "the city's best small performance space." It's also the first LEED-certified theatre in the U.S., designed to the highest standards in energy efficiency. Tom and guests will speak about the theatre's commitment to Downtown, the role that Downtown plays in the cultural life of the city, and the upcoming season at Theatrical Outfit. If we're very, very good, rumor has it that Tom will perform for us!

Informal socializing over light refreshments: 6:30-7 pm
"An Evening with Tom Key": 7-7:40
ADNA business: 7:40-8
Behind-the-scenes tour: 8-8:30

Theatrical Outfit's
Balzer Theatre at Herren's

84 Luckie Street
Atlanta, GA
404-571-5257, x13
http://www.theatricaloutfit.org/


Summer Film Festival: Star Wars Episode III @ The Fox Theatre
The time-honored tradition of the summer film festival at the Fox Theatre is an experience not to be missed! The Fox Theatre kicks off the summer with the 2005 Coca-Cola Summer Film Festival. This year the Festival offers "Movies, Mixers and "Mo" - a blend of classic and current films on the biggest screen in Atlanta, as well as a pre-show, magical movie going experience featuring Larry Douglas Embury at the "Mighty MO" organ, wine tastings, social mixers, sing-a-longs and a classic cartoon.
http://foxtheatre.org/coke_series.htm

TONIGHT: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (PG-13)


Be a 99X Freeloader and buy one ticket and get a second one FREE. Tickets for each film are $7 and are available 75 minutes prior to each show at The Fox Theatre Box Office. Show your I AM 99X Card at the Fox Box Office to get your 2 for 1 tickets.
http://www.99x.com/freeload/offers/index.asp

The Fox Theatre
660 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, GA 30308
(404) 881-2100
http://foxtheatre.org/



Cuervo Tequila Dinner @ Agavé

$60.00 per person plus tax & gratuity
Arrival - Cuervo Gold Traditional Margarita
Appetizer - Roasted Poblano Chile Relleno stuffed with Gulf shrimp, crawfish, crimini mushrooms,
onions, basil & mild cheddar over a lobster & green chile puree, The Blue Agave Melon Margarita
with Cuervo Gold
Appetizer II - Tomatillo & Cucumber Gazpacho topped with a timbale of grilled, marinated cold
vegetable salad with fresh cilantro
Entree - Southwestern Wild Salmon Souffle over seared spinach leaves and a sweet yellow corn broth,
Cuervo Tradicional Top Shelf Margarita
Dessert - Tequila & Lemon Ice Sorbet over a fresh watermelon puree, Shot of Cuervo Reserva de la
Familia Anejo
Seek a responsible form of transportation home! For reservations call 404.588.0006

Agavé

242 Blvd, SE
Atlanta, GA
404.588.0006ƒ
http://www.agaverestaurant.com/


"Pairing In The Pods" @ Sundial 7p
The Sun Dial Restaurant, Bar & View invites you to a unique paring in wine and cheese. With the wine industry growing like wild fire, and the importing of cheese on the upswing, it's difficult to keep up with all of the new rising stars. Join us for the unique "Pairing In The Pods" on Tuesday August 9th, 7 - 10 p.m.; a tasting series as we explore these hand-crafted creations during hands-on, informative demonstrations with regional themes. Tickets are $25 per person. Please visit http://www.ticketalternative.com for complete event information.

Sun Dial Restaurant Bar and View
Westin Peachtree Plaza
210 Peachtree Street, NW
Atlanta, GA
(404) 589-7506
http://www.sundialrestaurant.com


Braves vs. San Francisco
@ Turner Field 7:35p


Turner Field
755 Hank Aaron Drive
Atlanta, GA 30315
(404) 522-7630

http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/atl/ballpark/index.jsp

http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=atl