Weekend events: Bourbon & BBQ, Lanta Gras and Hawks
Looking for something to get into this weekend? We've got you covered.
🎪 Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey brings The Greatest Show on Earth to Gas South Arena. (Fri.-Sun.)
🪕 Bluegrass guitarist Billy Strings takes the stage at State Farm Arena. (Fri.-Sat.)
🎤 Yacht Rock Schooner plays sounds from the late 70s and early 80s at Red Clay Music Foundry. (Fri.)
🎥 Celebrate John Lewis' 85th birthday with a free screening of "John Lewis: Good Trouble" at the Rialto Center for the Arts. (Fri.)
🎞️ The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival screens movies including " Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse," " Come Closer" and more. (through March 16)
🥃 The Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival serves up brews, smoked meats and music at Atlantic Station. (Sat.)
🍻 Sweetwater Brewery celebrates 28 years of making hops magic with live music and, of course, beer. (Sat.)
🎉 Lanta Gras kicks off the 10th annual parade and festival in Kirkwood to money for area students' music scholarships and instruments. (Sat.)
🏀 The Atlanta Hawks host home games against the Orlando Magic (Thurs.) and Detroit Pistons. (Sun.)
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