Beer, Food and Fun!

Summer time is behind us so grab your bottle opener, koozie, pretzel, and your dancing shoes and let’s toast to the Fall! Here are a few events coming up this weekend.

Taste of Atlanta

There are many foodies that live in the Atlanta area and we all crave different things. Whether it’s BBQ, sushi, or sweets there’s one thing we have in common and that is we love to eat. Taste of Atlanta is a food, wine, beer and cocktail festival that showcases the diversity of Atlanta's food scene and attracts food lovers from Atlanta, the Southeast and beyond.

The festival will take place at Tech Square in the heart of Midtown between 5^th and Spring Street. The festival offers 80 different restaurants, kitchen workshop, family food zone and a wine/beer/cocktail experience (open to VIP holders only).

The Taste of Atlanta Kick-off Event begins Friday October 5^th from 6:30pm-10:30pm.

Taste of Atlanta: October 6^th 11:00am-6:00pm and Sunday October 7^th 11:00am-6:00pm

VIP Tasting Tents open at 12:30 both days

Go to tasteofatlanta.com to purchase your tickets and for advance tickets check out the locations on where you can get tickets on their website for as low as $25.

Sunday in The Park

October 7th 2012 2:00pm-6:00pm

Come dressed in your Victorian best! Sunday in the
Park is a Victorian Street Festival hosted by
Oakland Cemetery which began in 1979 and offers
 food, fun, and entertainment for all ages.

Try delicious food from restaurants such as Six Feet
Under, The Varsity, Pallookaville and Tin Lizzy's. Enjoy a variety of live musical entertainment,
artists market, carriage rides, living history
demonstrations, storytellers, Irish dancers and much more.

You will also get a chance to go inside the mausoleums.  Oakland Cemetery is encouraging their guests to participate in the Victorian costume contest and photography contest. Carriage tours and free walking tours will be offered. Oakland’s traditional Teddy Bear Tea will be held in the children’s area. The Bubbleman will be on hand in the kids’ area, too! The suggested donation is $5 per person. Admission for children 3 and under is free. Parking: $5.

Don't forget to go to oaklandcemetry.com to check out the schedule for Halloween tours all throughout the month of October. See you there!

Atlanta Streets Alive!

September 7th 2012

Atlanta  Streets Alive! is a fun activity for all ages. Want to get away from people driving cars who don't yield for pedestrians or walk the streets with out fearing a ticket for jay walking? Well this is an event where you don't have to worry about any of that. Atlanta Streets Alive is a walking, biking, and playing car free day extravaganza in our city streets which will help raise awareness about health and wellness in our community. 

Two miles of North Highland, one mile of Virginia Avenue and just about two miles of the brand new Atlanta BeltLine Eastside Trail means we will have almost FIVE miles of car-free community space to ride, walk, play, dance and rock and roll.Look for activities all along the route including local acoustic musicians, acapella groups, marching bands, alongside classes such as salsa dancing, yoga, zumba and thousands of people out riding their bikes.

You can get more info at atlantastreetsalive.com