Hazy skies and mild weather made for a pleasant walk around Piedmont Park this weekend. Diverse art, a handful of local musicians, demonstrations and festival food were among the festivities. But, even if you didn’t make it out this weekend, you can still check out many of the artists’ websites.
A list of artists for AAF 2009: Atlanta Arts Festival Participating Artists
Summer Shade Festival 2009
An artist market & food market with music & 5k run
August 29, 2009 (10am-11pm) & August 30, 2009 (11am-7:30pm)
For Summer Shade Festival Information: SummerShade.org
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Corks & Forks
A Food & Wine Event
Admission: $35 in advance or $45 at the gate
Chef & Restaurant Lineup for:
Saturday, August 29, 2009 — 1:00pm [...]
German Bierfest 2009 @ Woodruff Park
August 29, 2009
2:00pm – 7:00pm
Over 30 German beers will be poured and available for consumption. Addmission includes all the beer you can SAFELY consume and commemorative glassware for the first 1,500 visitors!
Admission: $30 in advance or $35 at the gate
For More Information: German Bierfest 2009
Taste of Chamblee
August 29, 2009
11:00am – 9:00pm
Sample food from 25 area restaurants for $1 – $4
Some of the restaurants participating will be:
Pig n Chik BBQ
57th Fighter Group Restaurant
Mojo’s Dog House
Wild Ginger Thai Restaurant
Galla’s Pizzeria
Gilly’s
Vintage Pizzeria
Wan Lai
Connections Cafe
Chick-fil-a
Maison Robert Fine Chocolates & Pastries
And, the Beer Garden will offer Yuengling, Fat Tire, Sun [...]
August 15, 2009 — 4:00pm – 10:00pm
Harmony Park in Oakhurst — south of downtown Decatur
The Food: Five Star Barbecue — pulled pork and chicken
O.B.’s — ribs and sweet tea
Black Tie Barbecue is serving up even more bbq
The Beer: Peroni, Sierra Nevada, and Miller Lite
Entry Fee:
21 and Older – $10
10 to 20 – [...]
Folk Fest 2009
August 14 – 16, 2009
Friday, August 14 –• 5pm-10pm • $15 (includes Meet-the-Artists & readmission)
Meet-The-Artists Party & Show Opening
Saturday, August 15 — 10am-7pm • $7
Sunday, August 16 – 10am-5pm • $7
Children 16 and under are FREE
North Atlanta Trade Center
1700 Jeurgens Court
Norcross, Georgia 30093
I-85 & Indian Trail Road, Exit 101
July 25-26, 2009
Admission:
Adults — $12 per day
Students — $8 per day
Children under 3 years of age — free
For Showtimes and More Information:
AsianCulturalExperience
Heritage Arts Festival
July 23 – 26, 2009
Lower Pryor Street
For more information: Heritage Arts Festival.org
Underground Atlanta
But, next year…
Fairchild Gardens
10901 Old Cutler Road
Coral Gables, FL 33156
305 667 1651
AthFest showcases local artists and musicians. With 40 boothes and close to 50 artists, the artists market has everything from fine art and pottery to funky handmade items. And, with literally hundreds of musicians and somewhere in the neighborhood of 173 bands, there will be plenty of music to suit just about every taste.
For [...]