Alton Brown's new live performance. 80s style party. Eating, drinking and dancing on the patio. This weekend, there's lots of fun, food events happening in Atlanta. Add one or all four events to your calendar and be prepared to eat, drink and have a grand ole time. Cheers to the weekend.
80s party: Music lovers will be treated to the high energy, synth pop music of the 80s and spot-on renditions of Tears for Fears, Duran Duran, Howard Jones, Wham! and more at Electric Avenue – The 80s MTV Experience presents Bowie at Park Tavern. The show will begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 8, and advance tickets, which are $15, may be purchased here; tickets will be $20 at the door.
500 10th St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-249-0001. www.parktavern.com.
Cheesy celebration: The Fresh Market will declare Saturday, April 9 as National Pimento Cheese Day. To spread love for pimento cheese, shoppers will be able to partake in cheese tastings, chef demos, pick up in-store recipe guides and more from 12-4 p.m. Saturday, April 9 in all stores. Click here to view the locatios of all 15 The Fresh Market stores in metro Atlanta and beyond.
Alton Brown performance: Mix science, music, food and entertainment and you'll arrive at Alton Brown's new live show "Eat Your Science Tour." The television personality, author and Food Network star will add fresh ingredients including new puppets, songs, bigger and potentially more dangerous experiments to this new show, which will begin at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 9 at the Fox Theatre (660 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta). Tickets, which are $47.50 - $150, may be purchased here.
Patio party: Basque in the Sun, a weekly promotion featuring paella on the patio, a live flamenco guitarist, half off select bottles of wine and $4 tintos de verano will launch at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 10 at Gypsy Kitchen.
3035 Peachtree Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-939-9840. www.gypsykitchenatl.com.
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