SIXTH ANNUAL CHASTAIN PARK SPRING ARTS AND CRAFTS FESTIVAL

Posted by Liz and John Attaway, 5/1/17

Family Fun in the Sun with Over 185 Artists, Live Music, Kid’s Area and More

 

Saturday, May 6 and Sunday, May 7, 2017 

 

Atlanta, GA  — The Chastain Park Spring Arts Festival will return to beautiful Chastain Park along Park Drive in Buckhead for its sixth year on Saturday, May 6 and Sunday, May 7, 2017.  Produced by the Atlanta Foundation for Public Spaces, the award-winning, two-day festival features more than 185 painters, photographers, sculptors, leather and metal craft persons, glass blowers, jewelers and more.  Event-goers are also invited to view artist demonstrations, enjoy live entertainment, and participate in hands-on activities.  The festival will also have a children’s area, food trucks, beverages and a small stage for live acoustic music performances. The festival is free to attend, open to all ages, and dogs are welcome.  For more information about the festival, please visit www.chastainparkartsfestival.com.
When:

Saturday, May 6, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 7, 2017 from 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Where:

4469 Stella Dr.

Atlanta, GA 30327
Inside Upper Chastain Park on Park Drive

Cost:

Free

Website:

www.chastainparkartsfestival.com
 

ABOUT THE ATLANTA FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC SPACES:
The Atlanta Foundation for Public Spaces, LLC was established in 2005 to support the arts community by operating arts and craft events and festivals in the metro Atlanta, Georgia area. AFFPS was formed to create a way of integrating and encouraging both social interactions and the opportunity for individuals and businesses to obtain cross exposures in marketplaces that they may normally not have. Our festivals, events and markets enjoy diverse social and economic participants. All events are professionally managed and maintained to create a “destination” in which both public and private opportunities for economic growth can be explored. AFFPS works in partnership with the communities and cities in the metro Atlanta area to expand public access to art.  For more information, visit www.affps.com

Hush Hush Silent Disco Experiment April 29 2017

Date:  Saturday, April 29th
Time: 4 pm

About: Hush Hush is the next wave of silent disco in this country and we’ll 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, and 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. 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. Tickets run $20-$30.

MORE INFORMATION:

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

Yacht Rock Revue Performing Purple Rain 2017

Date:  Friday, April 28th
Time: 7 pm

About: On Friday, April 28, 2017, Yacht Rock Revue will once again perform favorite songs from Prince’s Purple Rain album at the Promenade at the Legacy Fountain in Piedmont Park. Presented by Park Tavern and benefiting the Piedmont Park Conservancy, the annual event will also feature Yacht Rock Revue’s popular renditions of 70s classics that fans have come to know and love. Gates open at 7 p.m. with live music beginning at 8 p.m. through 10:30 p.m. For ages 21 and up, general admission tickets are available for $20 and VIP tickets, which guarantee a seat, are available for $45. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.parktavern.com. The event is rain or shine. 

MORE INFORMATION:

https://www.xorbia.com/events/yachtrock/PurpleRain