A riot for Ria!
This may be the first time the Variety Playhouse has intentionally booked a riot into the historic Little Five Points theater. Expect the spirit of Ria’s Bluebird Café owner and chef Ria Pell to preside over (and perhaps slam dance down front) at tonight’s It’s a Ria Riot!: Queers, Punks, Eats, DJs — A Celebration and Tribute to Our Friend Ria Pell benefit concert. After all, if there was one thing the activist chef loved as much as brisket for breakfast, it was supporting Atlanta’s live music scene. So tonight, beginning at 7, local bands and musical friends of Pell’s will be performing all of her favorite tunes as a benefit for her friends, family and business, all affected financially by Pell’s unexpected death last month at age 44.
Caught Up: 40 years later, Millie Jackson recalls creating a classic
The album cover consisted of a sticky spider web entangling two dazed women and their confused man. The salacious image told listeners everything they needed to know about Caught Up, R&B singer Millie Jackson’s epic 1974 “soul opera.” The only thing more shocking than dropping the needle on Side One to hear a collection of songs from the perspective of the "other woman": Flipping the 12-inch piece of vinyl to discover Side Two and songs from "the wife."
After a year off, Shake at the Lake set to return to Piedmont Park May 5
Following a hiatus last year (not to mention that pesky drought), Georgia Shakespeare is bringing back its immensely popular Shake at the Lake this spring in Piedmont Park.
This year, the week-long free event will present The Bard's "A Midsummer Night's Dream lake-side in the Midtown public park May 5 through the 9.
In a release sent to Intel Central, producing artistic director Richard Garner explains: "We are extremely grateful for our prese
Growing Up Muslim in College Park
Sarah Kajani had just started her freshman year of high school when the terrorist-hijacked planes struck the Twin Towers. As if adolescence were not agonizing enough for a Muslim girl in Peachtree City. “Suddenly all eyes were on us, so for a couple of years, my Indian family and I kept the outward signs of our religion—our prayers, our customary dress, henna tattoos—low-key,” she says. “There was this feeling in the air that we all should apologize. My cousin
Spotted! Actress Natasha Henstridge at W hotel Midtown
"Species" actress Natasha Henstridge and son were spotted enjoying the breakfast buffet at Spice Market inside the W Midtown this week.
Intel spies report that the actress who forever convinced male moviegoers worldwide to reconsider picking up beautiful blondes in bars also asked the staff to compile some information on fun things to see and do while in town.
A brochure-brimming packet was immediately sent to Henstridge's hotel room.
Do you wanna get Frosty with me?
I was just made aware--via Entertainment Weekly's blog--of this newish commercial from Atlanta-based Wendy's. Its take on a boy-group parody is two parts annoying, three parts pretty catchy. See what you think: Do you wanna get Frosty with me?
Tribute to Bobby Cox, Ultimate Kids Day lead off Braves 2010 home game highlights
With the Atlanta Braves taking their swings in Spring Training this week in Florida, fans at home will be clustering at Turner Field and Ticketmaster locations today to snag the first seats for the 2010 season when single ticket sales go on sale at 10 a.m.
At the top of the list of must-have "gets" for fans this year?
Tickets to the team's special "Bobby Cox Tribute Night" Oct. 2nd at The Ted prior to the Braves/Phillies game.
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Putting a public face on the rape debate — his own
In the flurry of noontime Facebook activity involving Instagram lunch photos and gripes about traffic, Atlanta writer Thomas Lofton McLean's status update stood out Wednesday. It was a self-portrait of Lofton holding a hand-written note: "My mom was raped. I was born as a result. If you don't believe pregnancy results from rape, all you have to do is look at me and see that you're wrong." Within seconds, McLean's friends were sharing the post to thousands of their startled Facebook followers.
Singer David Ryan Harris returns to Atlanta for an intimate Live at Loews set tonight
For a generation of Atlanta music fans, singer-songwriter David Ryan Harris will always be ingrained as the charismatic co-founder of late 1980s funk metal act, Follow For Now.
At the band's blistering live shows at venues like The Point and Centerstage, fans would join Harris as he shouted the FFN rallying cry: "Is there unity in this house?!"
Twenty years on, Harris, like the rest of us, has cut his hair, put on a shirt and placed
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