There`s no better place to stay and play this summer than The Georgian Terrace Hotel - located in the heart of Midtown`s arts district. Enjoy summer savings of up to 20% when you BOOK NOW . The hotel is walking distance to great restaurants, museums, retail & The Fabulous Fox Theatre. Don`t miss the 30th anniversary of "Caddyshack," next Friday, July 30 - park for free, grab a drink in the bar, walk across the street to see the movie & then come back for dinner & stay the night. From the six fully renovated penthouses and nine premier suites to the fabulous Livingston Restaurant + Bar featuring Chef Gary Mennie`s amazing cuisine as well as new beds, flat panel TVs, complimentary high speed Wi-Fi & a rooftop pool - there`s something for everyone this summer.


Back by popular demand, Shops Around Lenox will extend its hours until 9 p.m. this Thursday, July 22, so you can shop till the sun goes down. Enjoy summer savings and sweet new fall fashions at some of your favorite stores like Bill Hallman Studio , Fab`rik, SWANK and Tootsies . Stay tuned for DEKA Atlanta , set to open next month.


Our dear friend Bill Kaelin turned us onto this one. This Friday, July 23 & Saturday, July 24 the Woodruff Arts Center welcomes back gloATL, who will produce a unique, multi-disciplinary work on The Woodruff Arts Center campus. Roem will embrace an ensemble of forms, including dance, music, multi-media and rich theatrical design, for two unforgettable evenings of live performance in a 360 degree setting. Created by gloATL`s award-winning creative team that includes Dancemaker Lauri Stallings, Videographer Adam Larsen, Costume Designer April McCoy and Lighting by Ryan O`Gara, Roem is heavily influenced by the main phenomenon of our time, globalization. This immigration brings about new relations and cultural signs, and the fascination with movement, trajectory and genuine experience. A marriage of chor eography and interactive sculpting, this new creation will literally bridge the gap between artist and audience, reassessing what art is and where it occurs. The production will feature the musical creations of Tom Sherwood of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Sonic Generator, Georgia Tech`s contemporary music ensemble-in-residence.



We are super excited about this month`s Spotlight on Design at SWITCH featuring Brian Bell & David Yocum of bldgs. We`ve been huge fans of these guys for years. Besides being super cool and very nice - they`re incredibly talented designers. Hear how they use form, spatial organization & innovative materials to achieve harmony between architecture & its environment on Wednesday, July 28. You coming?? Let us know - RSVP NOW .


Atlanta`s favorite Mexican restaurant has plenty of reasons to party year round, but on Saturday, July 31, Bone Garden Cantina will host a day-long celebration for its two-year anniversary and the launch of the new Bone Garden Tequila Club. Enjoy authentic Mexican food specials, a party on the patio and music by local tiki band, Walk the Plank. Be among the first to start sipping your way through Bone Garden`s extensive tequila list.

Can`t make it to the beach this summer?? Gilbert`s Cafe & Bar will bring the beach to you on Friday, August 6, for a "Beat the Heat" party. No party is complete without body painters, a DJ, surfing movies & more. Don your best beach gear and come dressed to impress, because the best shore-themed outfit will win a prize. Our favorite beach accessory?? A made-to-order frozen cocktail for just $7.50.

If you thought her huge head of hair and trash mouth were Snooki`s most compelling attributes, you might be surprised to know that she actually has something in common with Jennifer Love Hewitt: They both vagazzle. First you`ve heard of the latest body decor?? Here`s how it works: head over to WAX in Inman Park for a full Brazilian - you`ll need a clean canvas. Then take yourself up to Entebello in Buckhead where they will bedazzle your rhymes-with-mulva in Swarovksy crystals. No - we can`t make it up!!

SUMMER SALES ABOUND SO STOCK UP ON YOUR ESSENTIALS

If you`re shopping for hot summer styles, we advise you to wait until the day cools down. Your favorite boutiques at Shops Around Lenox stay open until 9 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month - all summer long. You can shop till the sun goes down this Thursday, July 15 at stores like Tootsies, Bill Hallman Studio, American Apparel, Fab`rik and more.


Speaking of hot summer styles and Tootsies , don`t miss the final week of Tootsies` sale with discounts up to 70% off all your favorite designers. We love cool savings by the likes of Tory Burch, Tibi, Alice + Olivia and more. The only thing better than finding jeans that fit oh so well or that perfect little black dress is scoring them on sale!!


While at Shops Around Lenox, it`s hard to miss the "coming soon" sign for the highly anticipated new location of DEKA. Opening this fall, DEKA is having a huge moving sale in its current Pharr Road location with savings up to 70% off. The new 2,700 square-foot store with 25-foot ceilings will showcase pre- and post-workout wear, which we love for the gym, tooling around town and jet setting. Lines like Y3 and Y3`s men`s wear in addition to Adidas by Stella McCartney, Asics, Beyond Yoga, Bia Brazil, Blue Fish, EVER, Great China Wall, Gypsy, Hard Tail, LNA, MPG, Newton Running, Nike, Puma by Alexander McQueen, Rese Pilates, Rebel Yell, Splits 59, Sugoi, Venice 291 and Zoot Sports, give more gain to your pain!!


All that shopping can make you hungry so after you`ve worked up an appetite, check out Chef Gary Mennie`s new summer menu at Livingston Restaurant + Bar with seasonal favorites like Potato Croquettes with Chorizo, Tomato and Lime; Foie Gras Brulee with Pepper Cracker and Green Tomato; Short Rib Ravioli with Honey, Horseradish and Crispy Onion; Crispy Crab Cakes with Yuzu, Thai Basil and Toasted Sesame; Tuna Crudo with Pistachio, Lemon Mint and Candied Mustard; Sweet Corn Soup with Tarragon Foam and Tomato; Atlantic Halibut with Baby Artichokes, Snap Peas and Candied Orange; and Lamb Chops with Garlic Sausage, Fennel and Basil. Yum!


We love dressing up. So when the invitation says formal evening wear or 1920`s period attire - we go shopping. The NBAF Gala is one of the hottest tickets in Atlanta. You never know which artists will sit at your table or what amazing auction item you`ll score. Always the talk of the town, this year`s event this Saturday, July 17, will be no different as revelers return to a bygone era when the women were glamorous, the men were cool cats and the music was stompin`. Stormy`s Supper Club in the Grand Atrium of the Woodruff Arts Center will dazzle with Joe Gransden and his 16-piece Big Band, jazz singers and dancers. Yeah baby!!

WHO DOESN`T WANT GREAT FOOD AND HIGH STYLE??

You can add one highly anticipated burger joint of super cool things to check out in West Midtown. Chef Shaun Doty opens Yeah! Burger this Thursday, June 10 and you won`t want to miss it. While you`re tooling around Howll Mill Road, check out our favorites: SWITCH Modern for fabulous furniture and home furnishings, Emily Amy Gallery for great art, Verde Home for great accent pieces and B.Braithwaite for the best baby gifts. We also love Bone Garden Cantina for margaritas and JCT Kitchen for fries.

Starting this Friday, June 11 and contuing through July 11, HOBNOB Neighborhood Tavern will show the World Cup games. Guys - you know the score. Ladies - in case you missed it in our last newsletter, we give you hot soccer players in little shorts from Vanity Fair?? Who says girls don`t like sports??

Thirsty revelers can support Camp Twin Lakes and enjoy a new twist on the standard beer bottle. The revolutionary new Miller Lite Vortex Bottle launches here on Friday, June 11, and throughout the day, the Miller Lite team will make a donation to Camp Twin Lakes every time they see someone drinking a Vortex.

Castleberry Point kicks off another Art Stroll this Friday with PROJECT PUSHPIN, a photography art show where anyone can share their photos by simply push pinning them into the exhibit. The works are sold and the proceeds benefit a charity - this time it`s Cleopas R Johnson Park. You can also see "Moving Pieces," at the new Emerging Scene gallery, sip wine at the Wine Shoe, nibble on mouth watering wings at JR Cricket`s, enjoy FUZE and sample the hottest new food cart - Frozen Cooleys.


Next Thursday, June 17 the Shops Around Lenox will host "Shop Til The Sun Goes Down," extending the hours of all of the fabulous stores and offering refreshments and entertainment. Don`t miss the Tootsies private shopping party to benefit The Atlanta Women`s Foundation with cupcakes and champagne. A percentage of sales goes to charity.

GET YOUR SIDE PONYTAIL ON - IT`S TIME TO PARTY


How much fun are you going to have this Friday night when the Fox Theatre`s Coca-Cola Film Fest kicks off a John Hughes Double Feature of "Ferris Bueller`s Day Off" followed by "The Breakfast Club"?? Here`s the plan: Start at Livingston Restaurant + Bar where you can enjoy three hours of free parking and Chef Gary Mennie`s three-course $29 theater menu. Then head over to the Fox for the 7:30 p.m. movie. In between shows grab a Pretty in Pink-tini back at the bar at Livingston and then head back to the Fox for the 9:30 p.m.show. Then when you get out hop in your car -and drive over to HOBNOB Neighborhood Tavern for Relax and Rewind, which kicks off a monthly 80s night. Enjoy this hot new restaurant`s late night menu including a dollar-makes-you-hollar hot dog.


Saturday night finds you back in Midtown for Bill Kaelin`s FLUX Deluxe party - which is also his 40th birthday party - at the Georgian Terrace Hotel. There`s no better place to celebrate than the bar at Livingston with a DJ. Enjoy a special rate on a night`s stay at the hotel, have brunch on Sunday with make-your-own Bloody Marys and then make a splash at the pool party on the roof. We love Bill Kaelin!



On Thursday, June 10, Chef Shaun Doty will debut his highly anticipated burger restaurant Yeah Burger in West Midtown. He`s dazzled us with fabulous food at Mumbo Jumbo, MidCity Cuisine, Table 1280 and our favorite - Shaun`s. Now we have yet another venue to savor his cuisine. To that we say - yeah baby!!


Starting June 11 and contuing through July 11, HOBNOB Neighborhood Tavern will show the World Cup games. Guys - you can enjoy HOBNOB`s extensive selection of beers while watching this grueiling and highly competitive sport. Ladies - did ya see the cover of Vanity Fair?? I`m just sayin!!



On Friday, June 11, the biggest thing to hit the beer bottle since the screw off cap will make its groovy debut here. Miller Lite`s new "vortex" bottle has a spiral flow that allows the beer to taste even better. This is the next generation of innovation - a breakthrough unlike anything American beer drinkers have seen before - and the best part is: it`s summer and you`re thirsty - drink up!!


Castleberry Point kicks off another Art Stroll on Friday, June 11 with PROJECT PUSHPIN, a photography art show where anyone can share their photos by simply push pinning them into the exhibit. The works are sold and the proceeds benefit a charity - this time it`s Cleopas R Johnson Park. You can also see "Moving Pieces," at the new Emerging Scene gallery, sip wine at the Wine Shoe, nibble on mouth watering wings at JR Cricket`s and sample the hottest new food cart - Frozen Cooleys.

SHOP & PLAY DURING THE FINAL DAYS OF MAY


We`re so darn excited about Nancy Braithwaite`s Spotlight on Design at SWITCH Modern TONIGHT from 6 to 8 p.m. This legendary designer has created some of the city`s finest interiors. Join us as she discusses the power of simplicity and restraint in interior designs. Hobnob with your designer friends, sip wine and nibble on cheese - this event is fast becoming a see and be seen fete. RSVP NOW

The girls are back and they`re ready to shop!! Channel your inner Carrie, Charlotte, Samantha or Miranda - Stanfords and Anthonys are welcome too - at the Tootsies` "Sex and the City 2" Private Shopping Party to benefit Dad`s Garage on Thursday, May 27 from 6 to 8 p.m. Bridget Benware, Mallory Godfrey, Lauren Imber, Chaffee Braithwaite Heilman, Elli Kaplan, Amanda Leibson, Morgan Marr, Kelly Redding and Lindsey Rodbell will host a night of private shopping, cosmos and cupcakes by CamiCakes. RSVP NOW.


Speaking of Dad`s Garage - Sean Daniels returns to our favorite Inman Park theater this Friday to direct "The Change: Another Teenage Werewolf Musical." This comedic gruel-fest chronicles the teenage life of Mikey, a mild-mannered high school student who is not only navigating adolescence as the new kid in a small town, but he unknowingly inherited the family curse -- lycanthropy! Written by Travis Sharp (co-author of the smash hit zombie musical: "Song of the Living Dead"), this World Premiere musical comedy, running Friday, May 28 to June 19, is not your typical story of teenage transformation. But then again - Dad`s Garage isn`t your typical the

SHOP AND PLAY AT SOME OF THE HOTTEST EVENTS IN TOWN


Enjoy an evening of shopping , wine, food and live music at the Shops Around Lenox on Thursday, May 20 . This compelling mix of retailers is fast becoming a fashion destination. All your favorite stores - like Bill Hallman Studio and Tootsies - will stay open until 9 p.m.


Join the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center this Saturday, May 22 from 7 to 10 p.m. for the Open Studios Patio Party. Enjoy PBR, Peroni, popcorn, popsicles and rum punch. The Good Food Truck will serve up the Poodle and Pizza by Moto Bene will be on hand as well. DJ Boss Jonesy will be bringing back the 1960s. Artists include Paul S. Benjamin, Jonathan Bouknight, Marc Brotherton, David D`Agostino, Margaret Fletcher, Mark Leibert, Mary O`Horo, Michele Schuff, Dayna Thacker, Yi-Hsin Tzeng and Nancy VanDevender . Members FREE, General Admission $5, Students $3, Cash Bar, Cash Concessions.







Councilman Kwanza Hall makes history on Sunday, May 23 with a "car-free Sunday" affair called Streets Alive, welcoming bikers, skaters, walkers and tango dancers. For five hours a number of downtown streets will be shut down to cars. Go play in the streets!


You won`t want to miss the fourth Spotlight on Design at SWITCH Modern, featuring the legendary Nancy Braithwaite next Wednesday, May 26. Hobnob with your designer friends, sip wine, nibble on cheese and hear this incredible designer discuss the use of restraint and simplicity in design. RSVP NOW.




The girls are back and they`re ready to shop!! Channel your inner Carrie, Charlotte, Samantha or Miranda - Stanfords and Anthonys are welcome too - at the Tootsies` "Sex and the City 2" Private Shopping Party to benefit Dad`s Garage on Thursday, May 27 from 6 to 8 p.m. Bridget Benware, Mallory Godfrey, Lauren Imber, Chaffee Braithwaite Heilman, Elli Kaplan, Amanda Leibson, Morgan Marr, Kelly Redding and Lindsey Rodbell will host a night of private shopping, cosmos and cupcakes by CamiCakes. RSVP NOW.


Speaking of Dad`s Garage - Sean Daniels returns to our favorite Inman Park theater to direct "The Change: Another Teenage Werewolf Musical." This comedic gruel-fest chronicles the teenage life of Mikey, a mild-mannered high school student who is is not only navigating adolescence as the new kid in a small town, but he unknowingly inherited the family curse -- lycanthropy! Written by Travis Sharp (co-author of the smash hit zombie musical: "Song of the Living Dead"), this World Premiere musical comedy, running Friday, May 28 to June 19, is not your typical story of teenage transformation. But then again - Dad`s Garage isn`t your typical theater.

EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY BUT HIP CATS LIKE YOU WILL BE SAYING BOW WOW WOW TO ALL THE FUN THINGS TO DO AROUND TOWN


Today we`re asking you to do your part to help find a cure for AIDS -- one cupcake at a time. Murphy`s is participating in the Virginia-Highland Dine Out to benefit AID Atlanta and its delicious pastry chef, Nicholas Crawford, will be serving up his "Awareness Red Velvet Cupcakes," complete with classic French butter cream. We love Nicholas -- and we have to imagine that half the city does as well because pre-orders are stacking up. Go Nicholas go!! They`re available all day starting at 11a.m. and $1 from each $2 cupcake will benefit AID Atlanta.

This evening you can help fight childhood hunger at the 22nd annual Taste of the Nation event at the Georgia Aquarium. Mix and mingle with your foodie friends and get up-close-and-personal with some of the city`s best chefs including Chef Christian Messier from the Sun Dial Restaurant, Bar & View . You can also bid adieu to our our city`s departing diva Jane Fonda, who is the honorary chair along with honorary chef Dean Fearing. Atlanta`s restaurant mavens Pano Karatassos and our George McKerrow are event chairs.




On Thursday, May 13, our favorite nightclub impresario Michael Krohngold aka KrohnicGold celebrates his birthday and we`ll be hitting the party at his uber hip Tongue & Groove . Michael and others brought Atlanta some of its finest hospitality concepts including Velvet, Color Box, Mumbo Jumbo, Fusebox, Deux Plex, the old Tongue & Groove and the new and improved Tongue & Groove. How does he continue to create a zeitgeist and look so good doing it?? We`d love to know!!


Castleberry Point is fast becoming a must stop affair on the Castleberry Art Stroll and you won`t want to miss it this Friday, May 14. We`ve assembled a pack of our favorite artists for "Go Dog Go," including Fred Gear, Jason Horton, Patti Krohngold, Michael Payne and Tommy Taylor. Their dog inspired paintings, photography, drawings, ink blots and more will be for sale in the live/work spaces with proceeds benefiting Castleberry Hill`s proposed Railside Dog Park. We love Freddy for providing ice cold SweetWater beer!! In the spirit of going to the dogs, the developer will present a screening of "Best in Show" and the Wine Shoe will host a wine tasting.



It`s Saturday night in Midtown, you`ve just had an amazing dinner at Livingston Restaurant + Bar (where you wished Chef Gary Mennie a belated birthday - Wed, May 12 is the day) and you don`t want the night to end with dessert. Where do you go to find a cool scene with great cocktails where everyone knows your name?? Until now, you would be challenged. Thank goodness for Pablo Henderson. Our favorite downtown club owner closed up shop at The Mark and opens Parlour in Midtown this Saturday, May 15. Parlour, from the French word parloir, which denotes an "audience chamber," is an intimate guest list-only bar. No cover. Invitation only. Open weekends. Music by DJs Quinn & Gresham and featuring Southern cocktails. How do you get on the list?? Ask a friend.

Round out the month with a couple more fun fetes. Wednesday, May 26 marks the fourth Spotlight on Design at SWITCH Modern, featuring the legendary Nancy Braithwaite. Hobnob with your designer friends, sip wine, nibble on cheese and hear this incredible designer discuss the use of restraint and simplicity in design. The design community was either starving for a great monthly social or Roy and Doug know how to throw a party - or both - but this event is quickly becoming the see and be seen scene.



Our favorite Atlanta theater company never grew up - thank goodness!! So come re-live your childhood when Sean Daniels returns to Dad`s Garage theater to direct "The Change: Another Teenage Werewolf Musical." This comedic gruel-fest chronicles the teenage life of Mikey, a mild-mannered high school student who is is not only navigating adolescence as the new kid in a small town, but he unknowingly inherited the family curse - lycanthropy! Written by Travis Sharp (co-author of the smash hit zombie musical: "Song of the Living Dead"), this World Premiere musical comedy kicks off Friday, May 28 and runs through June 19.