Monday, June 29 - The Princess and the Pea, Y'all
10:00 a.m. at Roswell Cultural Arts Center. Roswell Puppets take the classic fairy tale and insert a little southern charm. $5 for those two years and up. Show runs through July 3. www.roswellgov.com/PuppetShows
Monday, June 29 - Meals with Berries
2:00 p.m. at Whole Foods Market on Ponce de Leon Ave. It's berry season in Georgia, and Whole Foods is hosting a workshop and cooking class to teach you how to make the most of your summer harvest. RSVP required to trulie.myers@wholefoods.com.
Tuesday, June 30 - Chey Joey Zelinka Presents Babcia's Pierogi
12:00 p.m. at Joystick Game Bar. Chef Joey Zelinka's new pop up serves up Polish dumplings, including traditional, oxtail and potato, and seasonal vegetable varieties with your choice of sauce. Tuesdays-Thursdays between 12:00 and 2:00 p.m. through December 31. Just walk up to Joystick's back door and ring Babcia's Big Bell.
Tuesday, June 30 - Hutton Snellings Fine Art Summer Fling Exhibit
6:00 p.m. at Noah J. & Co. In demand Atlanta collectible fine art painter Hutton Snellings kicks off the summer with an exhibit of new, never-before seen works, plus cocktails and the option for purchase on-site. www.huttonsnellings.com
Tuesday, June 30 - Copper & Kings MixT&pe
7:00 p.m. at H. Harper Station. The popular Reynoldstown bar hosts a round of MixT&pe, a nationwide bartending experience in which music is the inspiration, and the great Copper & Kings Brandy are the media. Owner Jerry Slater will be behind the bar with Josh Durr, founder of Hawthorne Beverage Group. Each have selected an album and will be mixing great cocktail specials featuring Copper & Kings products inspired by said album.
Wednesday, July 1 - Butterfly Encounter
10:00 a.m. at the Chattahoochee Nature Center. Get up close and personal with butterflies at the Chattahoochee Nature Center's Butterfly Encounter. All species are native to Georgia, and the exhibit includes an opportunity to feed the winged creatures, plus butterfly biology and learning opportunities for the whole family and runs through July 31.
Thursday, July 2 - Movies in Central Park: Independence Day
6:30 p.m. at Center Park, Atlantic Station. Celebrate the holiday with the 1996 blockbuster film Independence Day. Movie starts promptly at sundown, and picnic baskets, blankets, and chairs are welcome.
Friday, July 3 - Beerly Legal
4:00 p.m. at Second Self Beer Company. Join Second Self in celebrating the new changes under SB63, which allows breweries and brew pubs the legal ability to package and directly sell their product. Pine Street Market's Rusty Bowers will grill barbecue and pork belly sliders, and, for the first time, Second Self will be selling six-packs of beer at the brewery. Guests can also purchase growlers of limited release flavor debuting that week, Xmas in July – a summer-spiced Belgian double.
Friday, July 3 - Brookhaven Food Truck and Movie Night
4:00 p.m. at Brookhaven Park. This free, family-friendly event includes a screening of Big Hero 6 at 5:00 p.m., the 4th of July favorite Independence Day at 7:30 p.m., food trucks and more. www.facebook.com/events/brookhavenfoodtruck
Saturday, July 4 - AJC Peachtree Road Race
7:30 a.m. - The world's largest 10K kicks off at Lenox Square and ends at Piedmont Park. Didn't snag a number this year? Line the streets of Peachtree for live music, free food, and to cheer on the more than 60,000 runners. www.ajc.com/s/peachtree Afterwards, fuel up at these local restaurants.
Saturday, July 4 - Fireworks, Parades, and More
Times and places vary. This list is your ultimate guide to the 4th of July in Atlanta, from fireworks to Peachtree Road Race spectating to parades, booze and more.
Sunday, July 5 - 2015 Women's World Cup
7:00 p.m. at Fado Irish Pub. Fado Irish Pub is an official US soccer bar and will show the featured games live with sound on, along with great food and drink and the best soccer atmosphere in the city.
