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Not a night goes by without a party
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Mario Harris is one of the hardest-working guys in Atlanta nightlife. As head of Wassup N ATL, he runs several events at Django, Club 708 and Tower II catered to gay men and women.
He told Buzz, “Atlanta is probably the best and most exciting place in the country because it offers a variety of opportunities from upscale and high-fashion to the ultra urban experience.”
Buzz couldn’t agree more.
So we’ve rounded up a week’s worth of various nifty events. Clip out this calendar and save it to help plan your nighttime excursion.
Cheers!
Monday
How good is your groove? — Various DJs take turns on the open turntables. Get up and give it a shot. $3. 8 p.m. Apache Cafe, Atlanta. 404-876-5436, www.apachecafe.com.
Break it down — B-boys and B-girls strut their stuff. Also, free breakdance lessons till 10 p.m. $10; breakdancers free. 9 p.m. House nightclub, Atlanta. 678-528-7732, www.thehousenightclub.com.
Tuesday Get funky — Dance, funk party with DJ Romeo Cologne. $7. 9 p.m. Star Bar, Little Five Points. 404-681-9018, www.starbaratlanta.com.
Wednesday
Rock vs. rap — DJ Johnny Ether plays ’80s and ’90s rock and rap videos. No cover. 10 p.m. Eastside Lounge, Atlanta. 404-521-9666, www.eastsidelounge.net.
Thursday
Black tie — Garden of Eden “Flights of Fancy” Ball starts with cocktails in the Parterre Garden and moves to the butterfly-themed tent on the Great Lawn for dinner and music. 7 p.m.-midnight. To request an invitation, call Anne Fair Woodward at 404-591-1575, www.atlantabotanicalgarden.org.
Friday
Drive By Truckers — Athens band brings its Southern rock to the local masses. $25. 8:30 p.m. Variety Playhouse, Atlanta. 404-521-1786, www.variety-playhouse.com.
Thelma Houston — If you missed ’80s icon Lisa Lisa (“I Wonder If I Take You Home”) last week, check out this other disco diva who declared, “Don’t Leave Me This Way.” DJ Escape spins. WetBar, Atlanta. 404-745-9494, www.wetbaratlanta.com.
Bowling — Young Jeezy celebrates his birthday and wants you to join him. Come bowl, eat, drink, flirt and party. 18 and up after 10 p.m., 21 to drink. $7 per person per game, shoes $4.50. 300 Atlanta, 770-451-8605, www.300atlanta.com.
Saturday
REO Speedwagon — Sing along to “Can’t Fight This Feeling” under the stars. 8 p.m. Sept. 29. $33.50-$48.50. Chastain Park Amphitheatre. 404-249-6400, www.ticketmaster.com.
Gerald Levert tribute — Features the O’Jays, Angie Stone and the Manhattans. $56-$76. 8 p.m. Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center, Atlanta. 404-249-6400, www.ticketmaster.com.
That’s spooky — Netherworld Haunted House is No. 1 in the country. See why. $18-$25. 7-11 p.m. Norcross, 404-608-2484, www.fearworld.com.
Sunday
Classical music — The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra launches its new season “La Boheme,” a concert of Puccini’s opera. $16-$70. Atlanta Symphony Hall, Atlanta. 404-733-5000, www.atlantasymphony.org.
Party like a rock star — Wassup N ATL’s weekly party brings out mature hip-hop and old-school lovers. With DJs Truz, Danny Class and Chaoss. Django, Atlanta. $10. 7 p.m.-midnight. Atlanta. 404-246-9000, www.wassupnatl.com.
Radio history lives at Hall of Fame gala
For Atlanta radio aficionados, Saturday night’s first Georgia Radio Hall of Fame dinner at the Marietta Conference Center and Resort was a trip back in time, with a mini-reunion of alums from former top 40 powerhouse WQXI-AM aka “Quixie in Dixie.”
Among the attendees from QXI (now sports/talk station the Zone) were B98.5 jock Kelly McCoy, former morning host Ken Dowe, jock Tony “The Tiger” Taylor and emcee Joel Godard, Conan O’Brien’s mellifluous pony-tailed announcer who briefly worked as a sales guy at Quixie but soon realized his calling was voiceover work. The organizers also honored 22 radio inductees who have passed away such as “Skinny” Bobby Harper, “Price is Right” announcer Rod Roddy and TV weather forecaster Guy Sharpe.
Then the first dozen living inductees were announced, including WSB-AM stars Clark Howard and Neal Boortz, former WSB-AM talker Ludlow Porch, University of Georgia sports announcer and legend Larry Munson, former WQXI-AM star morning host Gary McKee, the radio man who brought the Beatles to Atlanta Paul Drew and the longest-running morning host in Atlanta, Eagle 106.7’s Rhubarb Jones.
Jones credited McKee for why he even got into radio, calling him the “platinum standard.” Then he joked about Howard’s absence: “He figured it was too expensive to drive here from his house.” And for Boortz: “He couldn’t be here because not all of you bought his ‘Fair Tax’ book!”
HIGH FIVE: MUSIC
1. Kanye West (“Stronger”)
2. Soulja Boy (“Crank That [Soulja Boy])
3. Timbaland (“The Way I Are”)
4. Fergie (“Big Girls Don’t Cry”)
5. 50 Cent (“Ayo Technology”)
— Billboard.com
Celebrity birthdays
Actor Gordon Clapp (“NYPD Blue”) is 59. Above, actress-writer Nia Vardalos (“My Big Fat Greek Wedding”) is 45. Guitarist Juan DeVevo of Casting Crowns is 32. Actor Kyle Sullivan (“Malcolm in the Middle”) is 19.
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