CELEBRATE FALL AT THE BUCKHEAD FINE ARTS FESTIVAL 

Posted by Liz and John Attaway, 9/5/22

Free Two-Day Arts Festival Featuring More Than 100 Artists, Live Acoustic Music, Food Trucks and More  

Saturday, September 17 and Sunday, September 18, 2022 

 It’s official, fall festival season has arrived, which means the return of the Buckhead Fine Arts Festival. The two-day fine arts festival will feature approximately 100 painters, photographers, sculptors, metalwork, glass artists, jewelers and more. Festival goers are invited to shop, sip and stroll, while enjoying artist demonstrations, live acoustic music, beverages and food trucks and more. Free to the public, the festival is rain or shine, open to all ages, and dogs are welcome. For more information, please visit www.buckheadartsfestival.com or www.affps.com.   

SEPTEMBER HAPPENINGS IN SUMMERHILL

Posted by Liz and John Attaway, 9/5/22

SUMMERHILL ANNOUNCES NEW SPECIALS AND EVENTS

TO MARK THE BEGINNING OF FALL

Halfway Crooks Brings Munich Traditions to Atlanta; Little Tart Now Offering New Iced Coffee Made with Atlanta-based Portrait Coffee’s Barry

Georgia Avenue in Summerhill is the place for shopping, dining, and fans to hang out before or after Georgia State University football games this fall. Summerhill has something for everyone. Food specials and fun events for September include:  

  • C10s in the City is coming back to Summerhill during Labor Day weekend. The classic car show, which features Chevy trucks, will benefit the Pink Fund. The nonprofit provides financial aid to breast cancer patients. The free event, featuring more than 300 classic trucks for car enthusiasts, takes place on Saturday, Sept. 3 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
  • Georgia Vintage Goods is bringing back Summerhill Sundays, a popular vintage and handmade pop-up market featuring some of the best local creators and curators from Atlanta and beyond. The market pops up in Summerhill’s A Lot and is open from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Halfway Crooks invites guests to break out their lederhosen when it goes all out for Oktoberfest Sept. 8-Oct. 2. The brewery celebrates German beer and culture with German-style lager liters, Bavarian food specials, and live music from Auf Gehts performing in extra outdoor spaces.
  •  Junior’s Pizza boasts New York-style pizza made with quality ingredients at an affordable price. The September special is the Fig Lebowski, featuring goat cheese, arugula, prosciutto, and fig preserves. Diners can walk up, call in or place orders online.
  • Little Tart, a sun-soaked standalone bakery in Summerhill, is offering a new, flash-brewed iced coffee. The latest drink uses Atlanta-based Portrait Coffee’s Barry and features notes of crisp cherry, brown sugar, and green apple. This thirst-quencher is delicious with or without cream and sugar.
  • Maepole, a healthy comfort food spot, is rolling out its fall-inspired menu at the end of the month. Before the new menu is available, guests can enjoy Maepole’s seasonal chef’s selections now. And adults are not the only ones who can enjoy “real food, real fast.” On Mondays, kids’ plates are just $5. View the full menu online.

About Summerhill Carter, in partnership with K. King & Company and Healey Weatherholtz Properties, is redeveloping Summerhill, an 80-acre mixed-use project in downtown Atlanta with Georgia State University as the anchor. The private development team is developing 35 acres into a mixed-use neighborhood including corporate office uses, traditional multifamily apartments, specialty and neighborhood retail, and private student apartments. The developers’ vision is to activate the streets of Summerhill into a vibrant, walkable, commercial corridor while maintaining the neighborhood’s historic fabric. The combination of the new and existing commercial buildings will create an accessible, human-scale destination where people want to eat, shop, and spend time.

COBB FOODIE WEEK 2022

Posted by Liz and John Attaway, 9/5/22

September 10 – September 17

Taste the best of what Cobb County has to offer during Cobb Foodie Week! This week-long culinary celebration hosted by Cobb Travel & Tourism highlights the endless dining options available in Atlanta’s Sweet Spot to both visitors and residents. 

From September 10 to September 17, food enthusiasts can redeem exclusive digital coupons to enjoy meal deals from more than 40 restaurants around Cobb County. From discounts and giveaways to coupons and prix fixe menu options, Cobb Foodie Week is the best time for residents and visitors to eat their way around the county, while saving money and supporting local restaurants.

Participation is 100% free to restaurants, and there is no app to download or password to remember, just discounts to be unlocked! Visit cobbfoodieweek.com for more information.

Various restaurants in Cobb County, including:

  • 1885 Grill – Acworth
  • Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar Marietta
  • Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar Smyrna
  • Big Shanty Smokehouse
  • Broken Anchor Winery
  • Camp’s Kitchen & Bar
  • C. Ellet’s Steakhouse
  • Catfish Hox
  • Cinco Mexican Cantina
  • Drift Fish House & Oyster Bar
  • Four Fat Cows
  • Forno Vero
  • FruiTea Bubbles Café
  • Honeysuckle Biscuits & Bakery
  • J. Christopher’s Smyrna
  • J. Christopher’s Roswell Rd. Marietta
  • Marietta Perks
  • Marietta Pizza Co.
  • McCray’s Tavern East Cobb
  • McCray’s Tavern Smyrna
  • MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes
  • Old Vinings Inn
  • Naija Cuisines, African Restaurant & Bar
  • Papa Roy’s Louisiana Kitchen
  • Pie Bar
  • Red Top Brewhouse
  • Rooted Trading Co.
  • Seed Kitchen & Bar
  • Silla Del Toro
  • SGC Chicken & Seafood
  • Southern Baked Pie Company
  • Stockyard Burgers & Bones Marietta & Vinings
  • Taqueria Tsunami East Cobb
  • Taqueria Tsunami Marietta Square
  • The Melting Pot Kennesaw
  • The Poke Company
  • The Third Door
  • Tin Lizzy’s Cantina East Cobb
  • Twisted Kitchen Smyrna
  • US Café
  • VeGreen Burger
  • Williamson Brothers BBQ Marietta

New restaurants are added every day to cobbfoodieweek.com as they submit their meal deals. 

NETHERWORLD HAUNTED HOUSE JOININGTHE ANNUAL DRAGON CON LINEUP THIS LABOR DAY WEEKEND

Posted by Liz and John Attaway, 9/1/22

Kicking off the start of the official haunt season, NETHERWORLD Haunted House will once again bring its terrifying monsters, elaborate costumes, and an over-the-top parade float to the annual Dragon Con. Known as the largest multimedia pop culture convention in the world, Dragon Con draws thousands of fans of comic books, sci-fi, cosplay and gaming to Atlanta each year for a five-day event that brings their favorite characters and fantasy worlds to life. This year’s Dragon Con will take place from Thursday, Sept. 1 through Monday, Sept. 5, spanning through Labor Day weekend.
 
NETHERWORLD has played a significant role in Dragon Con every year since its creation in 1997, including acting as a sponsor for the official Dragon Con Parade broadcast on WUPA-TV, Atlanta’s CW-69. Taking place this Saturday, Sept. 3 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., this will be the first time the parade is operating without Covid restrictions since 2019, and the excitement is high among fans and regular spectators.
 
In addition to sponsoring the televised broadcast of the parade, NETHERWORLD is also bringing the element of horror. Fans can expect multiple vehicles, including an elaborate float, and over 50 NETHERWORLD characters fans love to fear! The Dragon Con parade will also mark the public debut of many terrifying creatures from its upcoming 2022 haunts, PARASITIC and THE UNDYING HORROR.
 
Additionally, the highly acclaimed haunted attraction is proud to once again sponsor Dragon Con’s horror track, the convention’s home for tales of terror and dark fantasy with a nightmarish lineup of panels, topics and guests. NETHERWORLD will have a booth set up in the Atlanta Marriott Marquis for the entire weekend where patrons will have the opportunity to talk to NETHERWORLD team members about the latest haunts and take photos with a few famed monsters.
 
Following Dragon Con, true horror lovers can look forward to NETHERWORLD’s official opening weekend on Friday, Sept. 23, and Saturday, Sept. 24. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at FearWorld.com.