Summer Guide - 2007 Summer

From Memorial Day to Labor Day, summers in Atlanta offer up a treasure trove of ideas for people who are either trying to beat, or at least cope with, the heat.

That’s why we dedicate this year’s Summer Guide to the treasures of Atlanta in the summertime. In these pages and online you’ll find the best bets of summer movies, concerts, outdoors and recreation, sports, fairs and festivals, food and drink, and even the memories – from the words and voices of our editorial staff, our columnists and the people who make the summer happen.

And to get everyone in the mood, we also include our very own treasure hunt – complete with clues on where to find fun under the sun and in CL’s very own pages – and Web links and your own prize package.

Start digging for summer gold. Here’s how ...

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Summer Guide Let’s play the Treasure Hunt Game! Answer these questions, win fabulous summer prizes BY DAVID LEE SIMMONS Summer Guide The best 10 for the best summer The golden nuggets in a season of treasured choices BY DAVID LEE SIMMONS Summer Guide Voices of Summer: John Feigert Show producer, Pyrotecnico Summer Guide The movies of summer An updated list of summer action COMPILED BY CURT HOLMAN Summer Guide Third time’s the charm ... What movie marvels lie beyond the sequels and remakes? BY FELICIA FEASTER AND CURT HOLMAN Summer Guide Voices of Summer: Daniel May Actor/playwright Summer Guide Phantom of the Starlight Stranded at the drive-in with rocking monster Shane Morton BY FELICIA FEASTER Summer Guide The high notes The 10 music events to make a rocking summer roll BY MOSI REEVES Summer Guide Voices of Summer: Parker Gispert Lead singer, the Whigs Summer Guide Ride and shine Peachtree Street on summer cruise control BY RODNEY CARMICHAEL Summer Guide One night at Chastain Emmylou Harris and me - alone at last BY SCOTT FREEMAN Summer Guide The great(est) outdoors 10 invigorating ways to get out and about BY CASEY MCINTYRE Summer Guide Voices of Summer: Peter Jenkins Founder, Atlanta-based Tree Climbers International (www.treeclimbing.com) Summer Guide Toss up For Mira Walker, summer of ultimate competition hangs in the air BY CASEY MCINTYRE Summer Guide The summer of glove A die-hard Braves fan recalls the way we were BY SCOTT FREEMAN Summer Guide Out and about Five fairs and festivals that keep the summer moving BY LAURA MCMILLAN Summer Guide Voices of Summer: Sarah Petermann Performing artist; Renaissance Festival subcontractor Summer Guide Picnic with a beat House in the Park casts old school in a new light BY MOSI REEVES Summer Guide Coasting through life The Great American Scream Machine still thrills BY MARA SHALHOUP Summer Guide Conspicuous consumption The summer’s five best events for food and drink BY LAURA MCMILLAN Summer Guide Summer of Voices: Alice Rolls Executive director, Georgia Organics EDITED BY LAURA MCMILLAN Summer Guide Fill ‘er up A summer of outdoor drinking, dining and debauching BY BESHA RODELL AND MARA SHALHOUP Summer Guide Quality over quantity 10 easy steps toward a more cultural summer BY FELICIA FEASTER AND CURT HOLMAN Summer Guide Voices of Summer: Skip Elsheimer Educational film archivist EDITED BY FELICIA FEASTER Summer Guide Crosstown traffic Scott and Sloane Warren share the wheel for Drove BY CURT HOLMAN Summer Guide The Redneckland Diaries David Sedaris has nothing on this summer-job-from-hell story BY CLIFF BOSTOCK Summer Guide Book smart Ten author appearances to make the summer letter-perfect BY CASEY MCINTYRE AND DAVID LEE SIMMONS Summer Guide Summer reading Author appearances for the summer of ‘07 COMPILED BY CASEY MCINTYRE AND LAURA MCMILLAN Summer Guide The Listings What to do and when to do it