Thursday, October 30, 2003

The only REAL reason to be afraid of downtown is all of the ghoulishly FUN events that are coming to our city's center!

Here's some of our top picks:
1. Actor's Express and Dad's Garage Halloween Party @ Eyedrum, THU OCT 30
The party will be catered by La Paz (Southwestern faire). There will be a raffle with items ranging from massage certificates to unique furniture pieces to airline tickets; carnival games, kissing booths, tattoo booths; live music; special guest appearances by Hedwig (Mark Salyer) and Matt Chapman (creator of Homestar Runner); and our personal favorite-we are auctioning off a date with each of our Artistic Directors, Sean Daniels and Jasson Minadakis. Tickets are $25 and include unlimited drinks and all the ghoulin' and carnival games you can handle.

2. Atlanta Halloween Fest @ The Contemporary, FRI OCT 31
The Contemporary Museum of Art on Means Street is hosting a first class, frighteningly fun Halloween event and party with live music of the 80’s by the band "Iambic Underground". There is a costume ball, DJ and a very special "Dead Rock Star Karaoke".

3. 6th Annual Brimstone Boogie @ SciTrek, FRI OCT 31
"BOOOOO to HUNGER" It's time once again for Atlanta's biggest and wildest 6th annual Halloween party! Join the party in your craziest costume (best male & female costumes will win a pair of roundtrip tickets from JetBlue Airways); enjoy great music, food and beverages-- all within the creepy confines of SciTrek. 100% of net proceeds benefit the Food Bank! Learn to be a good ghoul here.

4. Halloween Bash 2003 @ Dailey's Downstairs, FRI OCT 31
Dailey’s Downstairs 3rd Annual Halloween Bash will be a ghoulish night of haunts and merriment! Special witches brew and delicious appetizers will be featured and as always there is no cover charge. The witching hour is 8 p.m. downstairs in the lair with DJ Dana Daniels spinning spooky sounds and later in the evening, revelers compete in a creepy costume contest with cash prizes going to the most creative!

5. Disco Halloween Party @ Tin Roof Cantina, FRI OCT 31
Cuervo Tequila invites you to make your Halloween party plans to be at the Tin Roof! Dust off your bell bottoms and platform shoes because Atlanta's premier funk/disco cover band, Thriff Shop, will have you doing The Bump till well beyond the bewitching hour. There'll be contests, giveaways, special Halloween drinks, and prizes for Sexiest, Funniest and Most Original costumes. Plus, Tarot Reader Miss Kaytha will be on hand to give free readings - find out what's in store for you and your love life in 2004! Cover only $5...


On Saturday, the 2003 Georgia Craft Brew Challenge will be at Max Lager's. You won't want to miss this event...For the first time ever, over 45 Georgia craft beers will be on tap in the same place at the same time. That includes the best from our 4 microbreweries and most of the state's brewpubs. There will be a few beers brewed especially for this event- you won't see them otherwise. As long as you like beer, you'll definitely find several you like. Creative Loafing's 2003 "Best Loungecore Act," Kingsized, will thrill the crowd with their swingin' tunes. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Your admission includes the show by Kingsized, a program, a souvenir glass, and last, but not least, the beer. 5 beer tickets are included with your admission...we are doing bigger pours than most festivals, so it is a really good deal. Of course, you must be 21 to participate.

Need to recover from the Halloween parties? Check out these "sportacular" events going on downtown:
- The Atlanta Thrashers are 5-1 (making them #1 in their division) and will be battling it out with the San Jose Sharks at Philips Arena on Sunday at 7:00 p.m. For tickets visit this website.

- It will be a night to remember at Philips Arena on November 1. The Atlanta Hawks face the Indiana Pacers in Atlanta's home opener, but that's just the tip of the iceberg. J Records recording artist Ruben Studdard will perform the national anthem and at halftime, and following the game is the NBA Entertainment Celebrity Basketball Game, brought to you by the Hawks and Philips Electronics. You They play at Philips again on Monday, November 3...this time against the New Orleans Hornets at 7:30 p.m.

- The Atlanta Falcons will be at the Georgia Dome on Sunday at 4:30 p.m. They'll take on the Philadelphia Eagles...go Falcons! A limited number of tickets are available...visit this website for details!


There are many other events going on this week...for more information, please check out our website at www.downtownatl.com. We hope to see y'all real soon downtownATL!



- The downtownATL.com Staff

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