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ATL 6/9/08

My little namesake and her BIG SISTER...

MOVIE/ART/LOCAL/U.S./FRENCH/WEB NEWS

MOVIE NEWS - "The Happening" opens June 13th. The title describes what M. Night Shamalan's career WON'T be if his latest flick isn't good.

As a neighborhood alternative to "Screen on the Green", Flicks on Fifth is back...drought doesn't cancel asphalt events!

JUNE 11 - I am Legend
JUNE 18 - Horton Hears a Who
JUNE 25 - The Bourne Ultimatum
JULY 9 - Hairspray
JULY 16 - Superbad
JULY 23 - 21

ART NEWS -Staring 6/10, Mama Mia is at the Fox.

6/13 - Vocalist Kayla Taylor performs a soulful mix of jazz standards – featuring Kenyon Carter on saxophone at Fernbank – Martini’s and Imax at 6:30 p.m.

6/14 - While I'm contemplating participating in the "World Naked Bike Ride" in Portland, Atlantans should join Shawn for Tongo Hiti & The Dames Aflame in "Kung Fu Hustle" at Trader Vic's...call him and join him!

6/15 - Tony Awards - All I can say about that is ... "a place, where nobody dared to go...the love that we came to know...they call it Xanadu"

LOCAL NEWS -FISHTANK - I'm not saying that the Georgia Aquarium is playing "copy catfish", but they've seen the success of Jazz at the High and now host live jazz on Fridays, May - September. Jazz Journeys will showcase a variety of Jazz artists in the Aquarium's atrium from 7-9:30 p.m. What does that say about the success of the "World's Largest Aquarium"?

SHOPAHOLIC - H&M opens in Atlantic Station June 13th. -ajc-

BOTANICAL GARDEN - Sunrise in the Garden, Saturday, June 14th to celebrate the 104th Birthday of the Park. The gates to the Atlanta Botanical Garden will be open for free entry from 6am-8am. After you have experienced the Garden, join us at Magnolia Hall Courtyard for breakfast. I hear there is a lovely view of the new parking deck from there.

U.S. NEWS -GM is closing 4 truck/SUV plants. -nyt- It is also considering discontinuing the Hummer, making it more challenging to spot jerks on the freeway.

FRENCH NEWS - Some good has come of being on facebook; Csaba Kajdi found me! He's my little Hungarian "brother" from my language school days in Paris. In 1996, he made it to the U.S. during the Olympics and today has made it in Budapest and Paris with his own modeling agency!

WEB NEWS - A funny little gay-themed video...if you need a smile. -protect yourself-

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