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Alzheimers & Dementia Caregivers
Third Saturday of every month, 10 a.m.
770-431-7055Support Groups
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Free admission for Art Museum Day
Sat., May 18, 10 a.m.Visual Arts
The High Museum of Art will offer free admission on May 18 as part of the Association of Art Museum Directors' (AAMD) Art Museum Day, coinciding with International Museum Day. Art Museum Day emphasizes the essential role that art museums play in their communities and highlights the value of the visual arts in society. The discount is available for both advance online and walk-up ticket sales.
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East Atlanta Beer Festival
Sat., May 18, 1-6 p.m.Festivals/Events, Summer Guide
The 10th Annual East Atlanta Beer Fest offers guests the chance to sample more than 175 craft beers, enjoy live music by local bands and DJs, and access to a variety of food trucks and vendors stationed around Brownwood Park. Proceeds will benefit the East Atlanta Foundation. $40-$75
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Eighth Annual Smyrna Wine Stroll
Sat., May 18, 2-5 p.m.Festivals/Events, Summer Guide
Sample wines and food at local retailers throughout Smyrna's shopping center, all while benefiting Atlanta Pet Rescue & Adoption. $45
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Draft on Taft
Sat., May 18, 3-10 p.m.Festivals/Events, Summer Guide
An Atlanta event that brings good food, great music, and cold beer to the heart of Midtown. Price includes all your beer and food. The Just Loaf'n food truck will be serving up a crawfish boil and po' boys. Live music from Andy Davis, Bronze Radio Return, and the Kevin Lewis Band. Corner of Charles Allen Drive and 10 Street. $35
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Party In the Park 2013: Passion Pit, Ellie Goulding, Grouplove
Sat., May 18, 3 p.m.The Big List, Summer Guide
Goulding, the British art-pop singer made famous by her song "Lights," joins energetic indie groups Passion Pit and Grouplove for a party in the park. $35
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Battle & Brew’s Second Annual Cookie Competition
Sat., May 18, 4 p.m.Food and Drink
Competitors must arrive with cookies baked from scratch with a "Geek Power Up" theme to them, and will be judged by Battle & Brew staff and you.
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Atlanta Rollergirls Roller Derby Double Header
Sat., May 18, 5 p.m.Sports and Health
The Atlanta Rollergirls All Star team, the Dirty South Derby Girls, take on the Ohio Rollergirls in an action-packed game of athletic prowess in the first bout of the night. Then stick around for the next bout where two of our home teams battle it out: the undefeated Apocalypstix take on the undefeated Toxic Shocks. Who will keep the streak going and which team will have theirs broken? Halftime shows by local bands and arts & crafts booths will make this a great night for the whole family. BYOB (no glass).
$15-$25
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A Tony Evening with Jane Krakowski
Sat., May 18, 6 p.m. 404-733-5000Benefits, Special Events
Atlanta's nationally acclaimed Alliance Theatre will host its fifth annual A Tony Evening at the Woodruff Arts Center on May 18. Chaired by Stephanie Blank, the event benefits the Alliance Theatre's educational programming for youth and families. The 2013 A Tony Evening gala will honor Georgia Power President and CEO Paul Bowers and Sesame Workshop for their continuing support of arts in early childhood education. This year's event includes dinner, silent and live auctions, and a performance by Tony Award-winning actress and singer Jane Krakowski, best known for her Emmy-nominated role as Jenna Maroney in NBC's "30 Rock."
$65+
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John Q Presents The Campaign For Atlanta: An Essay On Queer Migration
Sat., May 18, 6:30 p.m.Theater, Summer Guide
The queer arts collective's ambitious work — they're calling it a "performative essay" — will tell the story of Georgia native and celebrated gay photographer Crawford Barton, address issues of queer migration, and, perhaps, find some resonance in the Cyclorama's great Battle of Atlanta painting. $8
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Ghostface Killah, Adrian Younge's Venice Dawn, the Difference Machine, DJ Dug Boogie, Fort Knox
Sat., May 18, 9 p.m.Hip-hop/Soul, Summer Guide
Wu-Tang's Ghostface Killah, aka the real Tony Starks (with apologies to Downey Jr.), hits the road promoting his 10th studio album, Twelve Reasons to Die, along with the album's producer (and Black Dynamite composer) Adrian Younge. $25
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Shadows of Doubt
Through May 18, 7 p.m.Dance
Shadows of Doubt will take audiences on a quest through the darkened hollows of one's mind. Quirky and thought-provoking, dancers execute high-energy aerial dance on hoops, fabrics, ropes, trapezes, and invented apparatus. Shadows is hailed by arts critic Cynthia Perry as one of Atlanta's top noteworthy dance events of 2012 alongside Atlanta Ballet and gloATL. With an elegant 360-degree performance space and a decadent lounge that will take guests back to the roaring 1920s, come early to enjoy live music, catering, and drinks prepared by local favorite bartenders in the pre-event Speakeasy.
$20-$25
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Jamie Kennedy
Sat., May 18, 7, 8 & 10 p.m.Comedy, Summer Guide, Summer Guide
Currently the host of the CW's "Oh Sit," Jamie Kennedy honed his skills on the comedy circuit and landed his big break being cast in Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet. He's also appeared in Scream, Scream 2, As Good As It Gets, "The Jamie Kennedy Experiment," Malibu’s Most Wanted, and more. $15-$20
56 East Andrews Drive
Buckhead/Brookhaven
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