Our Top 5 roundup of things to do in and around the ATL this weekend:
* ART
The Allure Of The Automobile
The High Museum of Art, 280 Peachtree Street
404-733-HIGH
More than 100 Peachstate Porsche Club America members and Porsche fans will drive their vintage and modern Porsches down Peachtree Street from the Governor’s Mansion to the High Museum of Art in celebration of Porsche Cars’ 60TH Anniversary of being sold in the United States, and to commemorate the opening day of the museum’s new exhibit, “The Allure of the Automobile.” The exhibit will feature 18 of the rarest automobiles from the 1930s to the mid-1960s, including the 1938/39 Porsche Type 64 and the 1953 Porsche 550 Le Mans/La Carrera Panamericana Hardtop Coupe.
* FOOD
Aria
490 East Paces Ferry Road
404-233-7673
Now celebrating its 10th anniversary, this perennial fine dining favorite recently received a rare 5-star review from the AJC, and was named one of the Top 3 out of 737 restaurants in Atlanta (Bacchanalia and Qionones Room at Bacchanalia were #1 and 2). Owner/Chef Gerry Klaskala continues to succeed in an economy-addled market thanks to his creativity and sense of culinary expression, best exemplified by signature dishes such as the Warm Lobster Cocktail, the Niman Ranch Slow Roasted Pork and the Zinfandel Braised Beef Short Rib. Pastry chef Kathryn King’s killer concoctions don’t hurt, either!
* MUSIC
Zakir Hussain & the Masters of Percussion
Rialto Center for the Arts, 80 Forsyth St NW
404-413-9849
www.rialtocenter.org
Indian music has fascinated me ever since I first heard it back in college, and the more I learn about it the more its myriad complexities intrigue me. Most musicians of the Indian Classical music tradition begin studying at a very early age, often practicing over 12 hours a day on their instruments. The tabla– usually two drums placed side by side, with metal dots in the center of the head to provide the trademark ringing sound– is one of the world’s most intricate percussion instruments: Students must master 64 different sounds, each with its own name and technique that must be perfected in order to be considered a “master.” Zakir Hussain is perhaps the greatest table virtuoso ever, and to watch his fingers flying across the drums is dazzling syncopated flights is as transcendent as any musical experience I’ve ever had. Here he’ll be accompanied by Taufiq Qureshi, Ganesh and Kumaresh, Sabir Khan, Navin Sharma, Sridar Parthasarathy and the Motilal Dhakis of Bengal. Definitely a must-see for percussion fans and Indian music lovers.
* PARTY
LiviRae Lingerie Bachelorette Party
Tongue & Groove, 565 Main St, Lindbergh City Center
404-261-2325
Mary hasn’t stopped raving about this independent lingerie shop in Kennesaw (started by former employees of Intimacy) since a friend first referred her to them a few months ago. Their upscale bras, panties and lingerie manage to be both incredibly sexy and very classy, with in-house alterations and hands-on custom fitting services. Tonight’s party is for the ladies only, with music, cocktails, select vendors and a lingerie fashion show that would surely get the fellas’ blood boiling, if only they were allowed in the door. Luckily for me, I have a press pass… ;-)
* THEATER
Clash, Titan, Clash!
Dad's Garage Theatre
280 Elizabeth St, Suite C-101
404-523-3141
www.dadsgarage.com
Coming from the brilliantly bawdy minds of Lucky Yates (Archer) and Center For Puppetry Arts puppet-maker Jason Hines (whose hilarious Avanti Da Vinci remains one of my favorite ATL theatrical productions ever), this World Premiere play skewers Greek mythology as only Dad’s Garage can. Like a funnier, more pop culture-savvy Clash Of The Titans, the show tells the story of the hero Perseus, the son of Zeus and Danae, who killed Medusa and rescued Andromeda on the way to fulfilling the prophecy of slaying his grandfather, King Acrisius of Argos. But here the story in an excuse for partly improvised shenanigans and silliness, with Zeus played by Scott Warren like a roid-raging WWE announcer and many of the characters played by action figure-sized puppets projected on a big screen. It’s all in good, irreverent fun, continuing the theater’s 2010 run of original in-house creations.
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