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5 things to do: Sunday

Dr. Cornel West 1) Dr. Cornel West and Wynton Marsalis discuss art and the Civil Rights Era at Creatively Speaking, part of the National Black Arts Festival. 2) Eyedrum Art and Music Gallery hosts Irama Dance and Music Show. 3) Unplugged in the Park continues with Sonia Leigh at Park Tavern. 4) Foreigner and Bryan Adams [...]
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Profile: Jamie Karns, bouncer

Jamie Karns is a bouncer at Lenny's Bar and Grill. At six-feet two-inches tall and 415 pounds, 37-year-old Karns is also known as Fat Guy. What kind of training do you need to be a bouncer? Patience is the biggest factor. There's not really a special class on how to throw someone out, but you need to [...]
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5 things to do: Saturday

1) The Gallery at East Atlanta Tattoo hosts an opening reception for 4 on the Floor. 2) Elevation performs at Vinyl with Mike Dunn and Kings of New England. 3) Laughing Matters Improv Company reunites at Academy Theatre. 4) Eagle Eye Book Shop hosts Southern Authors Day with Josh Batchelder and Thomas Huynh. 5) New Black, an exhibition [...]
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Judah Friedlander: OK, so, no to NYU, then?

You know why Judah Friedlander (whose four-night stand at The Punchline continues through Sunday) is wicked funny? Because he made me laugh within the dreaded cone of pain: the 24 Mengelesque hours following the belated removal of my wisdom teeth. I was in so much pain -- OK, severe annoyance -- I even forgot to [...]
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Danny Healy, Guy Preston at the Glenn

There's been a slowdown in the number of overseas DJs over the last couple of years, especially with the closing of clubs like Eleven50. But WETBar, the Mark -- and with this event, the Glenn hotel -- continue to help Atlanta party like we're across the pond. It's on the rooftop, and it's free -- [...]
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PODCASTS

Air Loaf: Music for the weekend

Today's Air Loaf features CL's Chante LaGon and Chad Radford chatting about the music scene for this weekend, including Grupo Fantasma, the Julia Dream, Harmony in Life, the Barberries and the CD release party for Ricky Raw's The Green Album. Air Loaf is broadcast weekdays on 1690 WMLB-AM at approximately 8:10 a.m., 12:20 p.m. and 6:20 [...]
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What's Your Problem? - 4

Creative Loafing's Tara-Lynne Pixley heads to Georgia Tech's Campus to find out what's on people's minds.

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Added: July 14, 2008

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Warm Weather Beers

Summer is definitely here, and it's time to try out some beers suited perfectly for the warm weather. Forget those mass-produced, "coldest beer ever", canned pieces of junk, we're talking real craft beer that's full of great taste and refreshing in the heat as well. These beers are perfect out on the porch, by the pool, after a day in the yard - anytime! Don't think that refreshing, quaffable beers can't have flavor - they definitely can! Join us this week as we check out a few! Sampled this week: Saint Arnold Spring Bock, Saint Arnold Summer Pils and Upland Maibock.

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Gay dilemma in the church - Don't ask, don't tell

Well its Fourth of July and Pride weekend in Atlanta and what better way to celebrate it than to discuss civil liberties. Sure, you're probably thinking the old addage of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness," but today the focus in on something a bit more specific - the right to worship and the [...]
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Christmas in July

Ho ho ho! It's Christmas...in July! This week, we're trying out beers we've had in our cellar for about 7 months, since Christmas, and seeing how they held up. As an added bonus, all the beers sampled this week have Christmas-themed names, courtesy of the brewery, Ridgeway, out of England. Join us this week as we check out these festive beers in a combination Seasonal/Brewery spotlight. Got a favorite beer from your region? Send it our way and we'll try it on the show! Email us at podcast [at] davisondraft [dot] com. Sampled this week: Ridgeway: Santa's Butt Porter, Bad Elf, and Lump of Coal.

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