5 things to do: Bellows - July 22 2017

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Splash into Shabbat

Historic Fourth Ward Park - 592 N. Angier Ave. N.E. Atlanta, GA 30308 Free. 4:30 p.m.

The Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta hopes to bring families and new friends together to celebrate Shabbat and have some summer fun with a splash pad for the kids. Challah and juice will be provided and attendees are encouraged to bring their own picnic.

 

WIFTA Short Film Showcase 2017

Plaza Theatre - 1049 Ponce de Leon Ave., N.E. Atlanta, GA 30306 $5-$10. 7 p.m.

This year’s WIFTA Short Film Showcase will feature independent shorts from the Southeast and across the world, highlighting female creators who work across genres. In effort to merge art communities in Atlanta, the event will also feature a local performance art piece.

 

Building Our Future: Agenda Launch Party

The Gathering Spot - 384 Northyards Blvd. N.W., Bldg. 100, Suite 190 Atlanta, GA 30313 Free w/ RSVP. 6:30 p.m.

To prepare candidates and civilians for the upcoming mayoral election, organizations across Atlanta have built the growing coalition Our Future Atlanta. At Building Our Future: Agenda Launch Party, Our Future Atlanta, the Center for Civic Innovation and Partnership for Southern Equity disclose their expectations for Atlanta’s future and speak to the mayoral candidates about their respective platforms. The event will close with a cocktail hour and networking.

 

Bellows, Jianna Justice

Aisle 5 - 1123 Euclid Ave. N.E. Atlanta, GA 30307 $10-$12. 8 p.m.

No stranger to all things weird and wonderful, Bellows (the pseudonym of songwriter and producer Oliver Kalb) is on the road with fellow Brooklynites and art collective members violinist Gabrielle Smith (Eskimeaux), drummer Felix Walworth (Told Slant) and guitarist Henry Crawford (Small Wonder). Bellows elevates bedroom pop with gloomy synth tones and nostalgic lyrics, as showcased in the group’s third full-length, Fist & Palm (Double Double Whammy). All songs are written by Kalb and recorded with the group’s spirit of DIT “do it together.” In his most perplexing project to date, Strand (released July 4 via Shelter Press), Kalb offers a rare look into his creative process in eight instrumental tracks.

 

Todd Sheaffer (of Railroad Earth), Andrew Altman

City Winery - 650 North Ave. Atlanta, GA 30308 $16-$22. 8 p.m.

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