Thursday is the next to last day of the traditional workweek. It's named after Thor, the hammer-wielding Norse god of thunder. You, too, can bring the hammer down on your workday blues by getting out in Atlanta and flying the flag of your inner Viking.
Street Food Thursdays
Find your way to 12th Street anytime from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. for a wide selection of mobile lunch vendors slinging everything from fresh Maine lobster to a bento box from the Bento Bus.
12th Street and Peachtree Street, Atlanta
First Thursday Art Openings
On the first Thursday of each month, Hodgepodge Coffee – an East Atlanta craft coffee house in a former auto garage -- hosts the work of a local artist. The visual stimuli, which you can buy, benefiting both the artist and Hodgepodge stays up for about a month. Even if you aren’t a gallery opening gal or guy, it should be noted that Hodgepodge sells Batdorf & Bronson (read: delicious) coffee drinks along with food and great local art.
720 Moreland Ave. SE, Atlanta
404-622-8525
Improv
Hit up Danger!, an improvisational comedy show that’s offered Thursday nights at Village Theater. The Old Fourth Ward improv shop is known for producing up-and-coming improv performers. The Danger! show starts at 8:30 p.m. and costs $5 online and $8 at the door.
The Village Theatre
349 Decatur St., Suite L, Atlanta
404-688-8858
Throwback Thursdays
Every Thursday DJ Raetone takes the crowd on a musical march through time featuring hits from the 1960s through the oughts, or whatever we call the first decade of the current century. Admission is free and retro drink prices are offered on brews from Orpheus Brewing and the hard stuff from Old Fourth Ward Distillery. The fun starts at 8 p.m.
740 Ralph McGill Bloulevard, Atlanta
470-225-6162
Dueling Pianos
Dueling pianos are like hibachi; even if the formula is basically the same everywhere, there is just something so rewarding about the experience. At Buckhead's famous Park Bench, dueling pianos start every Thursday at 10 p.m.
34 Irby Ave. NW, Atlanta
404-262-3624
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