Potentially dicey skies and cooler temperatures will greet you on this, the penultimate day of the work week.
How to get to the beginning of that holiday weekend? Try some music, sports and dancing penguins.
WORLD CUP VIEWING PARTY WITH ATLANTA UNITED
Get your stripes on and watch some real football in the company of other World Cup fans. Catch England vs Belgium and Panama vs Tunisia at Fado Buckhead, the Old 4th Distillery and Big Sky, at viewing parties organized by Atlanta United. There will be big screens, screaming fans, and some Atlanta United swag.
Foot meets ball at 2 p.m. Free. Fado Buckhead, 273 Buckhead Ave, 404-841-0066; Old Fourth Distillery, 487 Edgewood Ave; 844-653-3687; Big Sky Buckhead, 3201 Cains Hill Place, 404-228-8856; www.atlutd.com/worldcupviewingparties
MASTERS OF THE TELECASTER AT THE CITY WINERY
GE Smith, who led the Saturday Night Live band for 10 years, will be joined by guitar masters Jim Weider and Jon Herington at the City Winery in the Ponce City market. 8 p.m.; $22 and up; Ponce City Market, 650 North Avenue, #201; 404-946-3791; citywinery.com/atlanta/
CHOCOLATE MILK HAPPY HOUR (AND “HAPPY FEET”) AT ATLANTIC STATION
Enjoy some chocolate milk and cookies before catching the charming tap-dancing penguins in "Happy Feet." The milk and cookies, courtesy of Holiday Inn, will be distributed starting at 4 p.m. in the Central Park area of Atlantic Station. The family-friendly movie, which will be presented outdoors on a big screen, starts at 8:30 p.m. Free. Central Park, Atlantic Station, 245 18th St., Atlanta; 404-410-4010; www.atlanticstation.com/events
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