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Bob Thompson: This House is Mine

Sunday July 3, 2022 10:00 AM EDT 07/03/2022 10:00 AM

High Museum of Art Cost: $16.50,

CL Critic Okla Jones Recommends: Bob Thompson only had an eight-year career, but he completed... [click here for more]

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Creekwater Alpaca Barn Tours

Sunday July 3, 2022 11:00 AM EDT 07/03/2022 11:00 AM

Creekwater Alpaca Farm Cost: $12.00,

Categories: With Friends, Tourist, Outside, Local, Kid Friendly, For Adults, Spring, Sports to Play, Zoo & Animals, Socializing, Support Local!, Small Business Saturday, Retail, Other Shopping, Local Market, Crafts, Clothes & Fashion, Other Games, Board Games, Parks, Hiking, Textiles, Tours, Communi... [click here for more]

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Oliver Jeffers: 15 Years of Picturing Books

Sunday July 3, 2022 12:00 PM EDT 07/03/2022 12:00 PM

High Museum of Art Cost: $16.50,

CL Critic Okla Jones Recommends: This exhibition highlights nearly a hundred works of art by the... [click here for more]

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What Is Left Unspoken, Love

Sunday July 3, 2022 12:00 PM EDT 07/03/2022 12:00 PM

High Museum of Art Cost: $16.50,

CL's Okla Jones Recommends: The word “love” means different things to different people –... [click here for more]

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Indigo Prayers: A Creation Story

Sunday July 3, 2022 12:00 PM EDT 07/03/2022 12:00 PM

Michael C. Carlos Museum Cost: Free,

CL Critic Okla Jones Recommends: While searching her lineage in West Africa, Charmaine... [click here for more]

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Glover Park Brewing Art Market

Sunday July 3, 2022 12:30 PM EDT 07/03/2022 12:30 PM

Glover Park Brewery Cost: Free,

Arts Agenda, Festivals, Food and Drink, Free Events, Music, Nightlife

Categories: Beer

Join us in celebrating 4th of July with a local popup market, food by Breaded Pig, live music, yummy beer & fireworks! Fun starts at 12:30pm!

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Second Annual Hot Dog Eating Competition

Sunday July 3, 2022 02:00 PM EDT 07/03/2022 2:00 PM

Red's Beer Garden Cost: Free-$20,

Food and Drink

With the Fourth of July comes celebrations with friends and family, lively cookouts, fireworks and, of course, hot dog eating competitions. Hot dog lovers looking for a front row seat to a nail biting event are invited to Red’s Beer Garden on Sunday, July 3rd at 2 p.m. for their second annual hot do... [click here for more]

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Theatrical Outfit: Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill

Sunday July 3, 2022 02:30 PM EDT 07/03/2022 2:30 PM

Theatrical Outfit Cost: $15-$40,

Arts Agenda::Theater

Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill (June 1-26, 2022) — Theatrical Outfit will once again be transformed into a 1950s Philadelphia jazz bar where the legendary Billie Holiday is giving one of her final performances. Broadway’s Terry Burrell returns with a tour-de-force performance featuring more than ... [click here for more]

Theatrical Outfit: Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill

Sunday July 3, 2022 02:30 PM EDT 07/03/2022 2:30 PM

Theatrical Outfit Cost: $15-$40,

Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill (June 1-26, 2022) — Theatrical Outfit will once again be transform...
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Buttered Bourbon

Sunday July 3, 2022 03:00 PM EDT 07/03/2022 3:00 PM

Wild Heaven Beer Cost: Free,

Food and Drink::Beer Events, Free Events, Music

As a modern Americana music project, Buttered Bourbon performs “lounge folk,” a blend of jazz, blues, bluegrass, and mellow rock music. Buttered Bourbon features MJ Schindler on ukulele, guitar, harmonica, keyboard, percussion, and vocals. Often performing solo as a one-woman band, MJ also collabora... [click here for more]

Atlanta Dream vs Seattle Storm

Sunday July 3, 2022 03:00 PM EDT 07/03/2022 3:00 PM

Gateway Center Arena Cost: $23+,

Categories: Sports

Don't miss any of the Atlanta Dream's 15th WNBA season. Come watch the best women's basketball players in the world take the Gateway Center Arena floor this summer. Single game tickets start at $23, while group and season tickets are available now by call 877-977-7729.

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Stray Kids

Sunday July 3, 2022 07:25 PM EDT 07/03/2022 7:25 PM

State Farm Arena Cost: $164+,

Music

K-pop giants Stray Kids are coming to Atlanta for their brand new Maniac World Tour! See them live at State Farm Arena on Jul 3, 2022.

Tickets available @ https://zwd.short.gy/Stray-Kids

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Matchbox Twenty & The Wallflowers

Sunday July 3, 2022 07:30 PM EDT 07/03/2022 7:30 PM

Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood Cost: $47+,

Music

Matchbox Twenty & The Wallflowers will perform live at Cellairis Amphitheatre on Jul 3, 7:30PM. [click here for more]

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Monobloco

Sunday July 3, 2022 08:00 PM EDT 07/03/2022 8:00 PM

Buckhead Theatre Cost: $35,

Music

Hear the traditional sounds of Brazilain bloco (street music) performed by Monobloco Sun, July 3, at 8:00 pm. at the Buckhead Theatre. [click here for more]

Raise a Glass to Independence Day

Monday July 4, 2022 11:00 AM EDT 07/04/2022 11:00 AM

Dantanna's Downtown Cost: Free,

Food and Drink

Head to Dantanna’s in the heart of Buckhead this Fourth of July and toast to freedom with the Bomb Pop Lemonade, a specialty red, white, and blue vodka-based cocktail that is tangy, subtly sweet and refreshing. Guests can also nosh on Dantanna’s Independence Day food special featuring a mouthwaterin... [click here for more]

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Un-fore-gettable Fourth

Monday July 4, 2022 11:00 AM EDT 07/04/2022 11:00 AM

Puttshack Cost: $20+,

Food and Drink, Nightlife

Categories: Fourth of July Tee-time awaits! Let freedom, and golf balls, ring this Fourth of July at Puttshack! Adding some competitive fun for all ages on staycation or vacation with upscale tech-infused mini golf. Guests that play one round on Monday, July 4th will get the next round for 50% off u... [click here for more]

Brunch on the BeltLine

Monday July 4, 2022 11:00 AM EDT 07/04/2022 11:00 AM

TWO urban licks Cost: Free,

Food and Drink

It’s time to don the red, white, and blue on Monday, July 4th! Brunch lovers can get an early start to their Independence Day festivities at TWO urban licks. Conveniently located on the Atlanta BeltLine and with an expansive, dog-friendly patio, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Executive Chef Shane Wancio is... [click here for more]

Fourth of July Weekend With Wild Heaven

Monday July 4, 2022 01:00 PM EDT 07/04/2022 1:00 PM

Wild Heaven Beer Cost: Free ,

Food and Drink

Fireworks aren’t the only things getting lit this Fourth of July. On Monday, July 4th, both Wild Heaven's West End and the Avondale taprooms will be open to properly honor the holiday with some of Atlanta’s best craft brews including two new beers created by Brewmaster Eric Johnson, the Piña Colada ... [click here for more]

Urban Pie's Stars and Stripes

Monday July 4, 2022 03:00 PM EDT 07/04/2022 3:00 PM

Urban Pie Cost: Free ,

Food and Drink

Urban Pie is celebrating the Fourth of July with a perfect patriotic pairing, their signature Kirkwood BBQ Chicken and a festive, specialty cocktail available Friday, July 1st through Monday, July 4th. Guests are invited to relax on the covered, dog-friendly patio and sip on the Red, White & Blue Ma... [click here for more]