5 things to do: Mystery Science Theatre 3000 Live - August 09 2017
What’s happening in Atlanta today
World Music Day 2017
The Center for Civil and Human Rights - 100 Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd. N.W. Atlanta, GA 30313 Free w/ museum admission. Noon.
Join Orchestra Noir, berndol̩é flamenco performer Julie Moon, R&B artist Little G Weevil and traditional Jewish music and jazz group 4th Ward Afro Klezmer Orchestra for the Center’s second annual World Music Day celebration.
Decatur BBQ & Blues Bluegrass Festival
Harmony Park - E. Lake Dr. and Oakview Rd Decatur, GA 30030 $12-$20. 2 p.m.
Bring the whole family to downtown Decatur for the 17th edition of this annual festival celebrating three of the South’s favorite pastimes: barbecue, beer and bluesy tunes. Local and national blues and bluegrass bands will provide more than seven hours of entertainment on multiple stages. Food and drinks from Georgia pitmasters and New Belgium Brewing will be offered, including some vegetarian options, and proceeds support local Decatur charities. Kids under 12 enter the festival free, and leashed pets are allowed. Parking is available but extremely limited, so take public transportation, walk or bike.
630 East Lake Drive and Harmony Park, Decatur.
Mystery Science Theatre 3000 Live
Atlanta Symphony Hall - 1280 Peachtree St. N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309 $39-$71. 7 p.m.
In the not-so-distant future, there was a man named Joel who was forced to watch the worst sci-fi B movies much to all of our enjoyment on “Mystery Science Theatre 3000.” In the not-so-distant past, cult-favorite “MST3K” returned triumphantly to Netflix with a new cast featuring comedians Jonah Ray, Baron Vaughn (as Tom Servo), and Hampton Yount (as Crow). Now, for the first time ever, current host Ray and past host Joel Hodgson will hit the road together for MST3K Live, riffing their way through forgotten films, and you can be a part of it. Each of the two shows in Atlanta (8 and 10 p.m.) will feature a different film to dismantle.
Leslie Odom Jr.
Variety Playhouse - 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E. Atlanta, GA 30307 $56-$86. 8 p.m.
Rooftop ros̩é toast
The Roof @ Ponce City Market - 675 Ponce de Leon Ave. N.E., Ponce City Market Atlanta, GA 30308 $15. 8 p.m.
Summer is nearing an end and the Roof at Ponce City Market is celebrating by hosting Atlanta’s largest rooftop ros̩é toast. Inspired by the city’s obsession with sipping ros̩é this season, Skyline Park and Nine Mile Station invite guests to toast the end of summer with glasses of ros̩é 800 glasses to be exact in addition to live music and panoramic skyline views. The freight elevator doors will open at 5 p.m. Guests will enjoy access to Nine Mile Station and Skyline Park and a small glass of ros̩é. At 8 p.m., everyone on the roof will lift their ros̩é glass in unison to celebrate while an aerial drone captures the toast from above. Guests are encouraged to arrive early, as those who arrive after 7:30 p.m. are not guaranteed a complimentary glass of wine for the toast. Following the toast, Yacht Rock Revue and DJ MP3PO will rock the rooftop until 11 p.m. This event is 21+.