photo gallery: Fresh Loaf, Creative Loafing Atlanta

Monstrosity Championship Wrestling

Heather Hendricks — Mon, 06 May 2013 13:33:00 -0400

Last Friday night saw monsters and deviants come out in full glory as a night of Monstrosity Championship Wrestling got underway at Famous Pub in Toco Hills. The match-ups included the Executioner vs. DarkMon, Luigi vs. El Monstruo Asesino, Fred Yehi vs. Supernatural, Dragula vs. the Kentucky Wolfman.…

'World Pillow Fight Day' arrives in Freedom Park

Heather Hendricks — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:28:00 -0400

Saturday afternoon found dozens of people congregating at Freedom Park, some dressed in pajamas, most carrying pillows. This same scene happened all over the world as cities and towns joined in to celebrate World Pillow Fight Day.…

Photos: Baconfest 2013

Heather Hendricks — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:24:00 -0400

BaconFest 2013 took place this past Saturday at Dad's Garage. The event was a celebration of all things bacon, including beer and bands, while also serving as a benefit for Dad's Garage.…

Photos: St. Patrick's Day Parade

Heather Hendricks — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:11:00 -0400

The 131st Saint Patrick's Day Parade took place in downtown Atlanta Saturday afternoon. There were dancers, clowns, bagpipes, marching bands, alpacas, city officials, and a gigantic walking Irish flag.…

Scenes from MomoCon

Clay Duda — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:47:00 -0400

March 8-10 - More than 10,000 anime, gaming, and comic enthusiasts swarmed the Hilton Downtown this past weekend as MomoCon returned for another round of nerdy jubilation. The three-day conference featured a host of genre-specific panel discussions, workshops, tournaments and other attractions like a Disney karaoke contest, a Taido demostration, and more.…

Photos: SOPO's Broken Hearts and Bicycle Parts

Heather Hendricks — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:18:00 -0400

SOPO Bicycle Co-Op hosted its 9th annual benefit party this past weekend to raise funds and to celebrate bike culture in Atlanta. We joined up with the organization on Saturday for the citywide scavenger hunt, costume contest and skids and tricks competition.…

Photos: Superheroes and Supervillains pub crawl

Heather Hendricks — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:15:00 -0500

Saturday night, the finest superheroes and supervillains in Atlanta shed their disguises and took over East Atlanta Village for the third annual Superhero and Supervillain Pub Crawl. What started as a fun way to celebrate organizer Meredith Adams' birthday has grown a cape and taken on a life of its own.…

Photos: Nepali Festival

James Camp — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 08:30:00 -0500

The Nepali Festival at Centennial Olympic Park just happened to take place on one of the coldest days of the year. It seemed like the Nepali people brought Mount Everest to Atlanta, but the festival was rich in happy faces, inner beauty and proud Nepali people wanting to show off their heritage and culture.…

NSFW: Scenes from 'PUSH the (Sex) Show From Below'

Heather Hendricks — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 10:48:00 -0500

HydeATL presented PUSH the (Sex) Show From Below last Friday night, Feb. 22, at the Music Room on Edgewood Avenue. Intended as a kind of split between vaudeville and a high-school talent show, the event included writers reading essays, poetry, and a choose-your-own-adventure sex thriller, as well as drag, burlesque, and musical performances.…

Photos: Santa Speedo Run

Eric Cash — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 08:45:00 -0500

December 8, 2012 - Atlanta's fourth annual Santa Speedo run was held in Midtown on Saturday. Over one hundred competitors gathered at Hudson Grille to participate in the 1.5 mile Christmas themed fun run around Midtown.…

Photos: Battle of the Beards

Eric Cash — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:55:00 -0500

The Masquerade played host to the Battle of the Beards where dozens of contestants showed off their beards, mustaches, and everything in between to a panel of judges. Among the various categories were Best Groomed, Best Partial Beard, and Best Lady Beard.…

Oh hey look: Art on the Beltline, eastside edition!

Joeff Davis — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:28:00 -0400

In late September, I joined a group of Atlanta Beltline officials and members of the media to tour some works selected for the 2012 Art on the Beltline.

We concentrated on the project's Eastside trail — which officially opens today — and toured the artwork along the segment that stretches from Ansley Mall through Piedmont Park to 10th Street and Monroe Drive.…

Was this Flux's best year yet?

Debbie Michaud — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 15:39:00 -0400

A lot of you showed up for Flux on Saturday night. A. LOT.…

GloATL: The Search for the Exceptional

Dustin Chambers — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:14:00 -0400

The original performance of The Search for the Exceptional took place at Historic Old Fourth Ward Skate Park back in May. Unfortunately, due to a misunderstanding with the city about turning the park's lights out for the film presentation, Micah Stansell's cinematic projections were confined to a series of iPads. Fortunately at Maddox Park, the situation was much different.…

Celebrating 40 years, CL's staff goes retro

Clay Duda — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:55:00 -0400

If you haven’t noticed, here at Creative Loafing we’re pretty excited about our 40th anniversary year (and party this Wednesday!). It’s a pretty big deal for any newspaper, alternative weekly or nay, to have stayed afloat and intertwined with a community for a stint that reaches across generations.…

Living Walls 2012 photo gallery

Dustin Chambers — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:13:00 -0400

Another year, another set of beautiful pieces of public art all around our fair city. The 18 murals(and one art house) that Living Walls brought to Atlanta are complete (well almost, one artist is still cranking away at her piece off of DeKalb Avenue) and we've photographed them all for your eyeballs.…

Exotic Dance National Championships

Dustin Chambers — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 13:40:22 -0400

Another year, another stripper competition. The finals of the 2012 Exotic Dance National Championships took place at the Pink Pony on Saturday night.…

Caribbean Carnival on Auburn Ave.

Dustin Chambers — Tue, 29 May 2012 10:00:00 -0400

The fifth annual Caribbean Carnival packed itself into Auburn Ave. this Saturday. The 75/85 underpass billowed with smoke from dozens of vendors grilling all kinds of traditional caribbean meats.…

Baconfest 2012

Dustin Chambers — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:18:00 -0400

On Saturday, hundreds gathered in the parking lot of Dad's Garage. With free-flowing PBR, clever carnival games, and all the bacon you could ever need, the sold-out festival was guaranteed to please.…

Fahamu Pecou hosts Blue Flame Karaoke

Dustin Chambers — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:12:56 -0400

Arts writer Felicia Feaster wrote about The Blue Flame last week, this week we sent a photographer to capture the vibe of the renovated space.

Friday night, Fahamu Pecou (AKA Sexy Choc) and Kimkaze hosted Yo Karaoke at The Blue Flame, attracting artists and lovers of dive-bar shenanigans alike.…

13 Most Beautiful Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests

Dustin Chambers — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:55:00 -0400

In conjunction with the Modern Masters exhibition at the High Museum, Dean and Britta, formerly of the band Luna, played original compositions to accompany some of Andy Warhol's favorite screen tests at Symphony Hall. When viewed in silence, the screen tests are hypnotizing works.…

The Imperial House of Opa performs at the Arts Exchange

Brandon English — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:51:00 -0400

On Friday and Saturday evenings, the Imperial House of Opa brought its brand of whimsical circus antics to the Arts Exchange. Ranging from jugglers and dancers to fire twirlers and strongmen (and women), the House of Opa sparked a sense of that old-school circus fun.…

Gallery: 33333 citywide photo shoot

Dustin Chambers — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 12:19:00 -0500

For our upcoming Neighborhood Guide, we asked you, dear readers, to photograph something, anything, at 3:33pm on March 3rd, 2012. And you know what?…

'KAWS: Down Time' at the High Museum opening

Joeff Davis — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:52:00 -0500

Thursday was a record night for artist Brian Donnelly, better known as KAWS, as his show Down Time opened at the High Museum. The show marks the first time KAWS’ work has been exhibited in Atlanta and is also the largest exhibition of KAWS’ work to date.…

Photos: Off the Edge

Dustin Chambers — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:05:00 -0500