Arts & Entertainment
Midtown Arts & Music Calendar
The best cultural events happening in Midtown this week.
Welcome to this week’s Midtown Arts & Music Calendar. Below, we’ve listed all of the cool arts and music happenings going on in Midtown for the week of Monday, Aug. 22, through Sunday, Aug. 28. Enjoy!
All Week:
- High Museum of Art: John Marin’s Watercolors: A Medium for Modernism. Tuesdays-Saturdays: 10am-5pm (Wednesdays until 8pm). Sundays: Noon-5pm. Ticket prices: Adults: $18, Seniors & Students: $15, Children ages 6-17: $11 (5 & under are free).
- High Museum of Art: The Resonant Image: Photographs by Chip Simone. Hours: Tuesdays-Saturdays: 10am-5pm (Wednesdays until 8pm). Sundays: Noon-5pm. Ticket prices: Adults: $18, Seniors & Students: $15, Children ages 6-17: $11 (5 & under are free).
- High Museum of Art: Radcliffe Bailey: Memory as Medicine. Hours: Tuesdays-Saturdays: 10am-5pm (Wednesdays until 8pm). Sundays: Noon-5pm. Ticket prices: Adults: $18, Seniors & Students: $15, Children ages 6-17: $11 (5 & under are free).
- Museum of Design Atlanta: WaterDream: The Art of Bathroom Design. Admission: Adult: $10, Student: $5, Seniors & Military: $5, Children: $5. Hours: Tuesdays thru Saturdays: 10am – 5pm (Open till 8pm on Thursday). Sundays: 12pm-5pm. Closed Mondays.
- Beep Beep Gallery: "Me/We" A Collaborative Group Show. Hours: Wednesday 12pm - 6pm, Thursday 1pm - 6pm, Friday 12pm - 6pm, Saturdays 12pm - 6pm. Ends August 27!
Monday, Aug. 22:
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- Center Stage: Matisyahu with Trevor Hall. Admission: $24 adv., $26 day of show. Doors: 7pm. Show: 8pm.
- Vinyl: Patrick Stump, Wynter Gordon, John West, & Rockie Fresh. Admission: $20 adv., $23 day of show. Doors: 7pm. Show: 8pm.
- Northside Tavern: The Northside Tavern Monday Night Blues Jam. Show: 10pm.
- Smith’s Olde Bar: ‘Miller Light Concert Series’ featuring Jahman Brahman, Dallas Moore, & The Mumbles. Admission: $5. Doors: 7pm.
- Apache Café: Bohemian Circus. Admission: Free until 9pm, $5 after. Doors: 7pm. 18+
Tuesday, Aug. 23:
- Smith’s Olde Bar: Sweetwood Presents: Richard Buckner & David Kilgour (Of The Clean) with Book Club. Admission: $13 adv., $16 day of show. Doors: 7pm.
- Northside Tavern: Nathan Nelson & BonJu. Show: 10pm.
- Apache Café: Comedy & Music Open Mic! Admission: $7 adv., $10 at the door. Doors: 9pm. 18+
Wednesday, Aug. 24:
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- Smith’s Olde Bar: Scotty, Kidsyc@brandywine, & Jackwagon. Admission: $7. Doors: 8pm.
- Northside Tavern: Danny “Mudcat” Dudeck. Show: 10pm.
- Red Light Café: Wednesday Open Mic. Admission: $3. Sing up: 7pm. Show: 8pm.
- Apache Café: Al Smith’s Midtown Atlanta Jam Session. Admission: $6 21+, $10 18+. Doors: 8pm. Vocalist sing-up: 930pm.
- Quad @Spring4th Complex: Creative Loafing Back to School Party. Hours: 9pm – 3am. 18+
Thursday, Aug. 25:
- Fox Theatre: Coca Cola Film Festival: The Mask of Zorro (1920). Admission: $8. Show: 730pm.
- Fox Theatre: Before Show Wine Tasting. Admission: $12. Hours: 530pm – 630pm.
- High Museum of Art: Exclusive Director’s Lecture and Reception. Admission: Museum members only. Show: 7pm.
- Atlantic Station: ‘Movies in the Park:’ The Hangover. Admission: Free. Show: Starts at sunset.
- Atlanta Botanical Garden: ‘Cocktails in the Garden.’ Admission: Guests: $18.95, Members: Free. Time: 6pm thru 10pm.
- Museum of Design Atlanta: Drink in Design: Anthony Dwyer discusses Bathroom Pods. Admission: $10, $8 seniors & military, & $5 students. Free for members. Hours: 6pm – 8pm.
- Vinyl: Josh Hoge with Andy Davis & Kevin Daniel. Admission: $6 adv., $10 day of show. Doors: 8pm. Show: 9pm. 18+
- Smith’s Olde Bar: Big Sam’s Funky Nation with A Nickel Bag of Funk & Bubonik Funk. Admission: $12 adv., $15 day of show. Doors: 8pm.
- Smith’s Olde Bar: Jason Conelly, Thomas Tillman, & Simone. Admission: $7. Doors: 7pm.
- Northside Tavern: The Breeze Kings. Show: 8pm.
- Apache Café: The Phixx featuring Phillipia One Year Anniversary Party. Admission: $7 adv., $10 day of show. Doors: 9pm. Show: 10pm. 18+
- Red Light Café: ‘Bluegrass Thursday:’ Acoustic Allstars. Admission: $10. Jam Session: 7pm. Show: 9pm.
- Kat’s Café: Thursday Night Jam Session. Show: 9pm
Friday, Aug. 26:
- Vinyl: Cody Marlowe Band with Lullwater & AM83. Admission: $6 adv., $10 day of show. Doors: 8pm. Show: 9pm. 18+
- Smith’s Olde Bar: Tricky’s CD Release Party featuring Tricky, Herman Put Down the Gun, & Cherry Bomb. Admission: $8. Doors: 8pm.
- Northside Tavern: Danny ‘Mudcat’ Dudeck. Admission: $10. Show: 10pm.
- Apache Café: Atlanta Comedy Jam. Admission: $10. Doors: 8pm. Show: 9pm. 18+
- Red Light Café: Aaron Childree, Jake Rathburn, Amanda Hale, & Jeff Shephard Band. Admission: $7. Show: 7pm.
- Quad @Spring4th Complex: H2GLOW2: Wild Tropics. Hours: 10pm – 5am. 18+
Saturday, Aug. 27:
- Piedmont Park: One Music Fest. Admission: $37. Doors: 12pm. Show: 1pm.
- Piedmont Park: Piedmont Park Green Market. Hours: 9am – 1pm. Enter at the 12th Street entrance for the park.
- Fox Theatre: Coca Cola Film Festival: Mr. Poppers Penguins. Admission: $8. Show: 2pm.
- Vinyl: Behind the Sun (Red Hot Chili Peppers Tribute Band) with Siamese Dream (Smashing Pumpkins tribute band). Admission: $10 adv., $12 day of show. Doors: 8pm. Show: 9pm. 18+
- The Loft: Cory Gunz & Kenrick Lamar with CyHi The Prynce. Admission: $25. Doors: 8pm. Show: 9pm. 18+
- Smith’s Olde Bar: Indecision with The Vagabonds. Admission: $15 adv., $18 day of show. Doors: 8pm.
- Northside Tavern: The Breeze Kings. Admission: $10. Show: 10pm.
- Red Light Café: Noontime Bridal Shower Cedar Hill Bluegrass Band 35 Year Celebration. Admission: $7. Show: 8pm.
- Apache Café: Kelsy Davis Album Release Show featuring Abyss, Brenda Morrer, & Noah Pine. Admission: $10. Doors: 8pm. Show: 9pm. 18+
Sunday, Aug. 28:
- Fox Theatre: Coca Cola Film Festival: Cars 2. Admission: $8. Show: 2pm.
- Park Tavern: ‘Unplugged in the Park:’ Kevn Kinney with Some Dark Holler. Admission: Free! Show: 7pm. 21+
- Smith’s Olde Bar: ‘Miller Light Concert Series’ featuring The Ugli Stick, D&M, Derek Cate, Marshall Seese & The Abandoned. Admission: $5. Doors: 7pm.
- Smith’s Olde Bar: Russ-T Cobb with Nick Hagelin & Syndey Rhame. Admission: Free! Doors: 7pm.
- Northside Tavern: Uncle Sugar. Show: 9pm.
- Red Light Café: AFTON Show. Admission: $9 adv., $12 day of show. Show: 630pm.
- Apache Café: ‘Word is Born! Spoken Word Open Mic.’ Admission: $7 21+, $12 18+. Doors: 7pm. Show: 830pm.
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