HUSH HUSH: SILENT DISCO EXPERIENCE APRIL 2017

Saturday, April 29th at 4 pm

Location: Buckhead

Posted by Liz and John Attaway, 4/10/17

Guess what, we’re back!! Get ready to rock a LED headset and flip between 3 different styles of music for all new dance experience in Atlanta!

Hush Hush is the next wave of silent disco in this country and let us call it the silent disco experiment. Ready for some Daylife full of fun and drinking during the day?   We are taking silent disco out of the clubs/festivals and creating a mobile music listening environment.  Silent Disco is where all participants wear wireless LED headsets tuned to 3 different types of music. The headsets have 3 Led Colors, (blue, green& red), that coordinate with different styles of music.  For example, we may have 3 styles: DJ 1 (Green): EDM Dance DJ 2 (Blue): Top 40 Club remixes, DJ 3 (Red): 80’s & Old School Hip Hop.  The venue will be completely quiet and you can have conversations with no interruptions due to loud music. There is only 300 spaces for the second event and plan to do this quarterly in Atlanta in various locations. Our plan is to visit 2 venues while dancing our way down the sidewalk from place to place.

Buckhead Bar Lineup: Buckhead Saloon, Big Sky Buckhead and Surprise Location TBA (Check in 4-7pm at Saloon, 7 pm Surprise, Big Sky After Party).

6 DJ’s playing the tracks in your heads sets TBA (Subject to change)

Is this fun or what?

Our objective with this experiment is seeing/watching people sing and dance along to some of their favorite music in an all new atmosphere. We are taking the dance party out of the clubs/festivals to a different environment with new LED headphone technologies. Drink specials at the bars for registered guests Big Sky 15% off food, $3 bud light drafts, $3 kamikaze. Buckhead Saloon 1/2 price Flatbread Pizza, $4 wells, $3 Disco shots and $3 Fireball shorties.

How does it work?

The music is transmitted from FM sound waves to the LED headsets.  We can either stream the music, have a playlist or use a live DJ on each colored station.The participants can choose what station and volume of their headsets. We plan to spend 3 hours at 2 different locations on the event!

**You must reserve a headset in advance to participate.  If fail to turn in your headset there will be $75 charge to card you use for your ticket.

Email for more info HushHushSilentDisco@gmail.com

MORE INFORMATION: https://www.xorbia.com/e/atlanta/hush-hush/

Chuy’s: It isn’t Happy Hour, It’s Nacho Hour!

Posted by Liz Attaway, 4/10/17

 

With only a few locations in Atlanta, you probably didn’t know that Chuy’s started in 1981 and that the Aker’s Mill location off Cobb Parkway is the 83rd. They are all over the Southeast! From the THOUSAND hard carved fish floating overhead at the bar, those framed dog photos, tin palm trees, to hubcaps lining the ceiling, one of the most interesting things about Chuy’s is its patchwork decor. On top of that, they handmake their margaritas, sauces, and flour tortillas. Speaking of sauces, the first thing you should do when you get to Chuy’s is to familiarize yourself with their signature sauces, or as I call it “land of #allthesauces.” I really enjoyed the Ranchero and if you like spice, the Green Hatch Chile. It has so much flavor with the chiles, fire roasted to perfection, and spice on the back-end. Beyond the sauce, is the Nacho Car from 4 to 7 pm each weekday. But, don’t call it a happy hour, call it Nacho Hour. Load up on beans, meat, queso, pico de gallo chunky salsa, and unlimited chips.  UNLIMITED. FREE. Ok, with a purchase but you go to happy hour for a drink, so of course, you’ll stay for the nacho car.

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My favorite thing at Chuy’s are the refried beans, which are creamy, savory, and slightly salty. I know that may be odd, but they are! Everything is good at Chuy’s from the tacos to the fajitas, margaritas, and flautas. I had the skinny margarita and it was delicious because they fresh make them with agave, lime, and tequila. That’s it. There isn’t any sour mix, which makes it seem so fresh! As far as the meal, started with the flautas and they were just the right amount of crunch, sauce, tender chicken, and spice. I followed that up with the fajitas, which were both tender and flavorful, with just enough spice. Add that to their homemade flour tortillas that were probably just made 5 minutes ago, guacamole, and toppings, and you got a wonderful meal.

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Taco Tuesday at One Midtown Kitchen

Tuesday, March 21st at 8 pm

Location: One. Midtown Kitchen

Posted by Liz and John Attaway, 4/2/17

We wish all Tuesdays could be #TacoTuesday

There’s something about the low lights and rich decor that makes One. Midtown Kitchen inviting, yet surprisingly casual and fun. Pair that with their new taco Tuesday and you’ve got the right mix of that swank and casual. We got the pork belly, calamari, and mushroom tacos that were all delicious in their own way. The pork belly was tossed in buffalo sauce and topped with pico de gallo. It was the right amount of fried pork belly crunch, spice, and sweet from the tomato. It was our favorite. The calamari and mushroom were both also good with the calamari tossed with black garlic, cilantro, and topped with avocado. It was creamy and tart at the same time. The mushroom had definitely been marinated and then topped with an aioli and pickled spicy jalapenos. On top of the three tacos, there was a Tecate to help that buffalo sauce and pickled jalapeno spice! It was a good deal for $13. Taco Tuesday with us soon, anyone?

Link to One. Midtown Kitchen’s site here.

81st Annual Atlanta Dogwood Festival

Date:  Friday, April 7th to Sunday, April 9th
Time: Varies

About: Spring is in the air and that can only mean one thing in Atlanta: the Atlanta Dogwood Festival is back! The Dogwoods are in full bloom, and hundreds of artists from around the country will set up their tents for the 81st Annual Atlanta Dogwood Festival. An Atlanta staple for 80 years, there is something for everyone at the Atlanta Dogwood Festival. Virtually every kind of art imaginable is represented at the festival, with a nationally renowned-juried Fine Artist Market that includes sculpture, paintings, pottery, jewelry, photography and much more. In addition to the fine art for adults and art collectors, there is a Kids Village featuring huge inflatables, arts & crafts and face painting for all ages, as well as the ever-popular 24-foot rock-climbing wall. Music has become an essential feature of the weekend’s festivities, and this year will be no different! A wide array of diverse musical offerings will fill the springtime air throughout the weekend! The full schedule of music and entertainment will be announced soon. And when you get hungry, follow the delicious smells, of funnel cakes, gyros, crab cakes, onion rings, kettle corn and much, much more! This year includes three special VIP events Friday and Saturday Nights are Brats and Brews, Saturday afternoon is Backyard Bites and Brew, followed by Backyard Brunch on Sunday. So enjoy the 81st Annual Atlanta Dogwood Festival like a VIP! Located under a spacious tent near the Main Stage with ample seating and private bathrooms, the Atlanta Dogwood Festival VIP area hosts a variety of ticketed events throughout the festival weekend. Also, Friday is Family Friday, which will welcome families and offer the unlimited ride wristband good for all rides and inflatables on Friday only. With a wristband, you will also receive discounts with select food and beverage vendors. Be sure to catch special family-friendly African Dance workshops from the Alliance Theatre in anticipation of The Dancing Granny.

 

MORE INFORMATION:

http://www.dogwood.org/

Atlanta Cocktail Wars 2017

Date:  Saturday, April 8th
Time: 7 pm

About: Atlanta Cocktail Wars will take place at Fifth Street Plaza, the greenspace on the 5th St. Bridge from 7 pm to 11 pm. It is a festival that celebrates the best craft cocktails Atlanta has to offer, all with incredible skyline views. Mixologists from local bars and restaurants that include Apre Diem, Nexto, Publik Atlanta, and more will bring their best cocktails to the table for Atlantans to judge. Restaurants from all over the metro Atlanta area are invited to see if they can win over Atlanta’s toughest critics to be named “Best Cocktail in Atlanta!” In addition to craft cocktails, we’ll have food from some of Atlanta’s favorite vendors available for purchase and a local Atlanta DJ. Tickets start at $27.50 and include souvenir Cocktail Wars tasting glass, 6 tasting tickets, and one ballot.

MORE INFORMATION:

http://www.atlantacocktailwars.com/