Midtown's Art & Music Calendar

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, August 8, through Sunday, August 14. 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: Modern By Design. Hours: Closed Mondays. 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.

Monday, August 8:

• Northside Tavern: The Northside Tavern Monday Night Blues Jam. Show: 10pm.
• Smith’s Olde Bar: ‘Miller Lite Concert Series’ featuring Listen2Three, Gnomonaut, & TBA. Admission: $5. Doors: 7pm.
• Smith’s Olde Bar: Justin Jones. Admission: $8 adv., $10 day of show. Doors: 8pm.
• Apache Café: Bohemian Circus. Admission: Free till 9pm, $5 after. Doors: 7pm. 18+

Tuesday, August 9:

• Park Tavern: ‘ATL Live on the Park’ with Crystal Nicole, Kyron Leslie, & special guests. Admission: $15 - $120. Show: 8pm.
• Northside Tavern: Nathan Nelson & BonJu. Show: 10pm.
• Apache Café: Comedy and Music Open Mic. Admission: $7 adv., $10 day of show. Doors: 9pm. 18+ 

Wednesday, August 10:

• Smith’s Olde Bar: Johnny Winter with Damon Fowler. Admission: $25 adv. 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: FunkStep Wednesdays. No Cover. Hours: 9pm – 3am. Open bar until 11pm (21+). 18+

Thursday, August 11:

• Atlantic Station: ‘Movies in the Park:’ Hairspray. Admission: Free. Show: Starts at sunset.
• Atlanta Botanical Garden:  ‘Cocktails in the Garden.’ Admission: Guests: $18.95, Members: Free. Time: 6pm thru 10pm.
• High Museum of Art: Conversations with Contemporary Artists: Radcliffe Bailey Encore. Admission: Free, but must reserve tickets in advance. Show: 7pm.
• Museum of Design Atlanta: Drink in Design: Vicki Gordon on the Global Soap Project. Admission: $10, $8 seniors & military, & $5 students. Free for members. Hours: 6pm – 8pm.
• Smith’s Olde Bar: 2Racks Rap Showcase. Admission: $10. Doors: 7pm.
• Smith’s Olde Bar: Chase Gentes, The Exchange, & Chris Gala. Admission: $7. Doors: 7pm.
• Northside Tavern: The Breeze Kings. Show: 8pm.
• Apache Café: Potent Poetics. Admission: $7. Doors: 9pm. Show: 10pm. 18+
• Red Light Café: ‘Bluegrass for Books:’ Chapter 2 with Woah Nelly & DejaBlue Grass Band. Admission: $10. Jam Session: 7pm. Show: 9pm.
• Kat’s Café: Thursday Night Jam Session. Show: 9pm.

Friday, August 12:

• Smith’s Olde Bar: The Alternate Routes, Scattered Trees, The Kicks, & Paul Dempsey. Admission: $8 adv., $10 day of. Doors: 8pm.
• Smith’s Olde Bar: Takenobu, Alexis Vear, & Kevin Rowe. Admission: $8. Doors: 7pm.
• Vinyl: Elevation with The Less & The Revels. Admission: $8 adv., $10 day of show. Doors: 8pm. Show: 9pm. 18+
• Northside Tavern: Heather Luttrell. Admission: $10. Show: 10pm.
• Apache Café: Independents Day featuring Hazig Ali & friends. Admission: $8 adv., $10 day of show. Doors: 9pm. Show: 930pm. 18+
• Red Light Café: Clay Evans, Zac Taylor Band, & Blocks Away. Admission: $7. Show: 7pm.
• Quad @Spring4th Complex: MELT: Skream! and Mindelixer. Hours: 9pm – 4am. 18+

Saturday, August 13:

• Fox Theatre: Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas & Dawes. Admission: $37-$47. Show: 8pm.
• Piedmont Park: Piedmont Park Green Market. Hours: 9am – 1pm. Enter at the 12th Street entrance for the park.
• High Museum of Art: Radicliffe Bailey Film Series: Return to Goree. Admission: $7, $6 students, seniors, & members. Show: 8pm.
• Vinyl: Altered with Poynte. Admission: $6 adv., $10 day of show. Doors: 8pm. Show: 9pm. 18+
• Smith’s Olde Bar: Ponderosa with The Bridges. Admission: $12 adv., $15 day of show. Doors: 8pm.
• Smith’s Olde Bar: Atlanta Rollergirls After Party.
• Northside Tavern: Ike Stubblefield. Admission: $10. Show: 10pm.
• Red Light Café: AFTON Show. Admission: $9 adv., $12 day of show. Show: 7pm.
• Apache Café: Jean Grae featuring Mr Len of Company Flow “Cake or Death” Pre-release tour. Admission: $10 presale. Doors: 9pm. Show: 10pm. 18+

Sunday, August 14:

• Park Tavern:  ‘Unplugged in the Park:’ The Whiskey Gentry, American Aquarium, & Johnsons Crossroad. Admission: Free! Show: 7pm. 21+
• Smith’s Olde Bar: ‘Miller Light Concert Series’ featuring Sun Chaser, Pol-B, & Bari. Admission: $5. Doors: 7pm.
• Smith’s Olde Bar: Russ-T Cobb with Connor Christian. 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: 8:30pm.