Make your holidays brighter and more fun by enjoying festive lights and music. Here’s a few ideas for your Tuesday:
Garden Lights, Holiday Nights
Already stunningly beautiful, the Atlanta Botanical Garden’s Garden Lights, Holiday Nights wows visitors even more during the holiday season with new displays and a twist on last year’s towering three-dimensional light curtain.There’salsoanewlounge in the Skyline Garden. The holiday lights include several of the giant topiary-like sculpturesfromthissummer’s popular mosaiculture exhibition,
“ImaginaryWorlds:Once Upon a Time” - all shown in a new dazzling light.
Go on Tuesday and enjoy lower prices with tickets compared to peak weekend evenings. (Members get $5 off ticket prices for Garden Lights, Holiday Lights)
This year's display includes new music, choreography and sound effects with more than 70,000 color-changing LED bulbs creating images of the Northern Lights, a storm at sea and a gentle snowfall. For the first time, the show will extend to the new Skyline Garden, where the Flower Walk will be immersed in an all-white light tunnel. Robinson Gazebo, with its views of the Midtown skyline, will be transformed into a mod Skylights Lounge offering comfy seating, cash bars and a DJ. 5-11 p.m. nightly including Tuesdays through Jan. 6. Tickets will range from $14.95 to $39.95.1345 Piedmont Ave. NE. Atlanta; 404-876-5859. atlantabg.org
Ed Roland at Eddie’s Attic in Decatur
Ed Roland's Winter Wonder Bash. 8 p.m. Tuesday. He is also performing Wednesday evening. $30-$35. Eddie's Attic, 515-B N. McDonough St., Decatur. 1-877-987-6487, eddiesattic.com.
Nerd Trivia Night at My Parents’ Basement in Avondale Estates
My Parents' Basement, a comic-book store&taproom serving up local craft beer and bar food in Avondale Estates, hosts a Nerd Trivia Night on Tuesdays starting at 8 p.m. The trivia nights often have a theme like all things Harry Potter. In a nod to Halloween, tonight's trivia night will be horror-themed. Free to play. My Parents' Basement, 22 North Avondale Road, Avondale Estates. facebook.com/MyParents- Basement/
MORE: An Atlanta drinker's guide to the holidays: Where and what to drink
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