Thursdays at Phase One, 4933 Memorial Drive, Stone Mountain, GA. Super Sized African-American Friday dance nights for men, hot go-gos, DJs, entertainment for men. Saturdays at Scoreboards, 1371 Clairmont Rd, Decatur, GA, Score.
April 6, 2013, 9pm-2am at the Heretic, 2069 Cheshire Bridge Rd, 9pm-3am, party for bears, cubs & friends - DJ: from CHICAGO::Chunkhouse, TED EIEL.
April 7, 2013, 2:30-5:30pm, at Movie Tavern 4043 LaVista Road Tucker, GA see "Jurrasic Park 3D." Southern Bears membership is open to hirsute males or their admirers, age 21 and over. Monthly gatherings include potluck dinners, social outings, movies and other events for bears and friends to gather and enjoy each other's company. Guests welcome to any event or meeting.
April 12-14, 2013, annual events. Mr & Ms Atlanta Eagle Contest, Victory Party & afterparty, leather brunch - also the 26th anniversary of the Atlanta Eagle!
April 13, 2013, 7:30pm at the Spiritual Living Center of Atlanta, Kennedy Shultz Hall, 1730 Northeast Expressway NE Atlanta. Tony Award/ OUTMusic Award winning actor and singer Levi Kreis will be in Atlanta for a Saturday night concert.
Ongoing through May 12, 2013. Mexican painter Frida Kahlo & her husband, the painter & muralist Diego Rivera. Myths surrounding them arose not only from their significant body of work, but also their active participation in history. Their art speaks of fierce loyalty to and pride in Mexico, ideals of the Mexican Revolution & a commitment to the life of the common man.
July 4-7, 2013, run events, 4 lazy days of sun & fun - pool parties, socials, food. Wipe your paws and groom your fur; it's time to make plans for another fun-filled bear run on July 4th weekend. See online for details.
August - September each year, the country's largest pride celebration of African-American LGBT people, with marketplace, literary cafe, workshops, dance party, pool party, jazz brunch.
October 3-10, 2013, annual glbt film screenings at Landmark Midtown Art Cinema, Ansley Park Playhouse. Celebrating LGBT Pride at the Movies since 1987. See their website for screenings and special events.
October 12-13, 2013, one of the largest Pride parades and festivals in the nation, brings more than 300,000 revelers from the southeast and beyond to Piedmont Park, for the celebrations.
Swinging Richards (1400 Northside Drive)Like to watch naked men dance? Atlanta has two nightclubs devoted to the art. Swinging Richards has the some of the best male strip shows south of Montreal, and Bliss also offers all-nude all-male entertainment, including shower shows, in a comfortable and relaxed atmosphere. At both clubs you can chat with the guys off stage, at the bar, at your table, or have them join you in VIP privacy lounges or rooms.
The lush lawns and dancing fountain at this 21-acre park downtown help you beat the Atlanta heat. The world-class Georgia Aquarium anchors the northern edge of the park; nearby is CNN's headquarters and their studios, which you can tour. (Sorry, Anderson Cooper works from New York.)
This national park has as its centerpiece an enormous carving of the head Confederates Stonewall Jackson, Robert E Lee, and Jefferson Davis. Begun in 1925 and not finished until 50 years later, it's the largest bas relief in the world.
Locals are rightly proud of their well-preserved historic residential neighborhoods, including Midtown, Inman Park, Ansley Park, Grant Park, Candler Park and Buckhead. Keep an eye open for neighborhood festivals and home tours, particularly in spring, when everything's in full bloom.
Run by the National Park Service, the Martin Luther King Jr National Historic Site is a fitting memorial to the struggle for civil rights. It's in the center of the Sweet Auburn Historic District.
