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Virginia Highland
Porchfest
The third-annual Virginia Highland
Porchfest is drumming up to present a
record-breaking lineup of 85 bands on
55 porches across the neighborhood on
Saturday, May 20.
With the influx of bands comes a
few enhancements to the event. Virginia
Highland District Association (VHDA),
which plans and operates the festival, has
decided to centralize the last hour of the
event by having a headliner, We The Party
Band, perform at John Howell Park. They
have also expanded the vendor market
to include 40 local vendors along Adair
Avenue, which will intersect with 30 food
trucks placed along Barnett Street.
Virginia Highland Porchfest will
get a running start at 11 am with the
Rock n Run, a 1-mile fun-run, in which
neighbors and visitors put on their
favorite rock n roll garb or dress up
as their favorite musicians. Music will
follow the run from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on
porches across the neighborhood, and the
headlining show will be from 6 to 7 p.m.
Kids can bounce around at Kids Corner,
a fun zone for the youngest Porchfest
attendees to play games, jump in the
bounce house, stop for a balloon animal
or one of three magic shows.
Porchfest is presented by 14 Hands
Wine, Jack Daniels and Coca-Cola
Can, Sweetwater, Tanteo Tequila, and
Fever Tree, along with White Claw
Vodka and Hard Seltzer. Festival goers
can enjoy these beverages at six drink
tents within the event perimeter. The
event is co-sponsored by Audi Atlanta.
It is also supported by small businesses
and resident sponsors throughout the
neighborhood.
Proceeds from the event go
towards public realm investments in
the neighborhood such as plantings,
clean-ups, and urban planning. Get
more details and the full line-up at
virginiahighlanddistrict.com/porchfest.
Atlanta Jazz Festival to heat up Piedmont Park
The Atlanta Jazz Festival returns to
Piedmont Park May 27-29 from 11 a.m.
to 11 p.m. each day featuring headliners
Vynton Marsalis with the Jazz at Lincoln
Center Orchestra, Stanley Clarke, and Ledisi.
“We have an incredible roster of
musicians performing at the 46th Annual
Atlanta Jazz Festival this Memorial Day
Weekend,” says Camille Russell Love,
Executive Director of the City of Atlanta -
Mayors Office of Cultural Affairs. “Whether
you like sultry vocalists, contemporary,
traditional, swing, fusion, or Latin Jazz, we
have something for every jazz lover.”
Also on the bill are Tony Hightower,
David Sanchez, Samara Joy, Brandee
Tounger, Brenda Nicole Moorer and many
more. The weekend performances in the
park are free to attend.
A Late-Night Jazz Concert featuring
singer/songwriter Cecily will take place at
Park Tavern at 10 p.m. on Saturday.
The festival will kick off May 25 at
Symphony Hall with “The Blues and Its
People” performed by Russell Gunn with
special guests.
Tickets for the Late-Night event and
“The Blues and Its People” are available along
with the full festival schedule at atljazzfest.
com.
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