ATL 4/28/08 - Inman Park II

The Hoho's!
Butterfly Ball - S & The Dames ... Us ... King-sized!
B. Ball - C. so crazy ... with me ... with hubby!
What's a parade without Trees Atlanta ... volunteers ... and wigs!?!

MOVIE/ART/LOCAL/OVERHEARD/FRENCH/WEB NEWS

MOVIE NEWS - This Friday, we have "Iron Man", "Made of Honor", and "Son of Rambow". I-Man has a butt-kickin' tin can costume and Robert Downey Jr., "Made of Honor" has the built-in "McDreamy's McBest Friend's Wedding" audience ... but "Son of Rambow", about two kids filming their own sequel to "Rambo", has THE TAGLINE of the year..."Make Believe...Not War." Awwwwwwwww! (Hint, hint, Prez W!)

ART NEWS - Terrence McNally's "Some Men" starts its run May 1 at Actor's Express. If you liked "Love! Valor! Compassion!", you may want to check this out. (Or just see L!V!C! again...)

LOCAL NEWS - FOOD - Green Market starts this Saturday (May - October) in Piedmont Park from 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM. Buy fresh produce (but don't step on the grass).

...and the Morningside Market year 'round on Saturdays 8:00 - 11:30 AM

...and East Atlanta Village Market on Thursdays at 4:30 PM

...and the somewhat cheaper organics available at the Dekalb Farmer's Market. We will be biking there THIS SUNDAY (link map)...LEAVING the Metropolis Lobby at 8:15 AM...bring your helmet and backpack! (That's right! In addition to the regularly scheduled BOOTCAMPS on Tues and Thurs at 6:00 AM, Saturday at 8:00!)

RETAIL - It's the Metropolis Market Day on Saturday, May 3rd, on 8th Street at Peachtree. Come buy/sell your stuff from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

DOGWOOD PARKING DECK FESTIVAL - I feel confident that Atlanta's first big spring festival of the year will be back in Piedmont Park next year; not because the PPC & the city council will have come to their senses, not because it lost $200,000 at Lenox, but because the new deck in Piedmont will be done! They can have it there! Save the grass!

PIEDMONT PARK - Maria Saporta's column this week speculates that our city council is trying to keep our festivals out of our parks. Really? Shocker!

INMAN PARK FESTIVAL CHECKLIST- Dance the night away at Butterfly Ball - CHECK. Bike to friends' for croissants & coffee - CHECK. Head to 1113 Colquit for parade float update and beer - CHECK. Wander over to Bass Lofts to verify proper keg tappage - CHECK. Roll over to Edgewood to join Trees Atlanta in parade (with beer stop) - CHECK. Mid-way through parade, put on wig and switch to 1113 float & vodka - CHECK. Back to both Bass and 1113 for further craziness before biking back home - CHECK & DONE!

OVERHEARD - At Caribou Coffee: "The Hooter's in Zurich was my most unremarkable experience in Switzerland."

In Cartersville:

A - "You goin' to the race this weekend?"
B - "Not unless I get a driver."
A - "Why can't your son drive you?"
B - "2 reasons - 1, he'll be drinking with me, and 2, he ain't old enough to drive."

In the front hall:

A - "Alright, then...see you later."
B - "Really? Why?"

FRENCH NEWS -Not really news, but we saw Audrey Tatou's latest french language flick - "Hors de Prix / Priceless" - at Landmark Art. Sweet little falling in love flick...with prostitution! Sort of "Breakfast at Tiffany's" meets "Pretty Woman" (and Chanel instead of tiaras).

Le Monde does print an article about the Six Crises that threaten world order - Financial Markets, Money, Economy, Food, Energy, and the Ecology... but what daily problem doesn't fall under one of those categories? What'd they leave out...bad hair?

WEB NEWS - Consume less!