Entries by Liz Attaway

3RD ANNUAL IMAGINE FESTIVAL – ATLANTA 2016

After much speculation, Imagine Music Festival, a 3-day camping electronic dance music festival in Atlanta, Georgia, has released that the Atlanta Motor Speedway will be the venue for its third annual event on August 26 through 28, 2016. Doubling in attendance each year, the rapid growth made it necessary for Imagine to move from its former home in the Historic Fourth Ward Park, to the Atlanta Motor Speedway. Located on 887 acres and just 15 miles south of the airport, the landmark Atlanta site includes: capacity for over 100,000 per day; grass fields for the festival’s new camping options; onsite parking; over 100 RV spaces with full hook ups; premium RV spaces overlooking the festival grounds and more. In short, Atlanta Motor Speedway will provide Imagine Music Festival with the infrastructure and amenities yet to be seen by a music and camping festival of its size anywhere in the Southeast.

34th Annual Derby Day

On Sunday, May 7th, Break out your seersucker and big hats, because you’re invited to the 34th annual Derby Day on May 7 at Chastain Horse Park. Hosted by Shepherd Center’s Junior Committee, Derby Day brings the atmosphere of Churchill Downs to the heart of Buckhead. At Derby Day, you’ll enjoy live music by The Bama Gamblers, mint juleps, silent and live auctions, casino and lawn games, and a live broadcast of the most exciting two minutes in sports on multiple jumbotrons. All proceeds from the event benefit Shepherd Center’s Recreational Therapy program. This central part of the rehab process includes a wide range of activities such as music, the arts, and sports that aren’t covered by most insurance companies. Tickets to Atlanta’s biggest Kentucky Derby party are on sale now for $100. Every purchase includes entry to the event, buffet, and drinks.

Wrecking Bar Wild Wild Beer Festival

On Saturday, May 7th, The Wrecking Bar Brewpub is getting ready to go wild at their second wild beer festival May 7, 2016. The event, which will take place from 12-4 p.m. in the brewpub and Marianna events space will highlight sour and wild ales brewed in Georgia and feature some of the top barrel-aged sour beers made in America and Europe. This very limited ticket (only 300 will be sold) includes a commemorative tasting glass and all the sour and wild ales you can safely consume. Here’s a sneak peak to some of the beers that will be available