The
‘80s
are
alive
on
the
Regeneration
Tour,
a
concert
featuring
Human
League,
Belinda
Carlisle,
ABC,
Naked
Eyes
and
Flock
of
Seagulls.
www.regenerationtour.com.
The
smooth
sounds
of
acoustic
guitarist
Cell
Fehrenbach
set
the
right
tone
for
your
weekend.
9
p.m.
at
Bellissima
Lounge,
560-B
Amsterdam
Ave.
404-917-0220,
www.myspace.com/bellissima_lounge.
FRIDAY
AUG.
29
-
MONDAY
SEPT.
1
Cheer
on
the
gay
Atlanta
Team
Tennis
Association
and
guests
at
the
21st
annual
Peach
International
Tennis
Championships.
‘The
Peach’
features
three
days
of
knockouts
and
Labor
Day.
www.atta.org,
thepeach@atta.org,
770-621-2699.
An
appearance
by
Maurice
Jamal
is
among
the
many
options
to
celebrate
the
continuing
events
during
Atlanta’s
Black
Gay
Pride
weekend.
Start
your
planning
process
with
our
complete
coverage
beginning
on
Page
27
and
our
calendar
of
highlights
on
Page
33.
Also
check
out
these
websites
for
more
information:
The
Decatur
Book
Festival
includes
some
225
authors,
including
local
gay
writers
like
Fiona
Zedde
and
Mark
S.
King.
Friday,
6
p.m.
-
8
p.m.
and
Saturday
and
Sunday,
10
a.m.
-
10
p.m.
in
multiple
venues
on
and
around
Decatur
Square.
www.decaturbookfestival.com.
Atlanta’s
annual
Dragon*Con
convention
welcomes
‘Star
Trek’
alum
George
Takei,
as
well
as
other
television,
film
and
comics
stars.
Various
hours
at
four
host
hotels:
Atlanta
Hilton,
255
Courtland
St.;
Hyatt
Regency,
265
Peachtree
St.;
Marriott
Marquis,
265
Peachtree
Center
Ave.
Sheraton
Atlanta,
165
Courtland
St.
770-909-0115,
www.dragoncon.org.
SATURDAY
AUG.
30
The
annual
Asian
&
Friends
Pageant
struts
through
the
appreciative
Burkhart’s
crowd.
7
p.m.
at
Burkhart’s,
1492-F
Piedmont
Ave.
404-872-4403,
www.burkharts.com.
Pool
party:
Check
in
at
www.anfatlanta.com.
Feel
the
beat
of
DJ
Ralphi
Rosario
at
WETbar
and/or
DJ
Hector
Fonseca
at
Heretic,
followed
by
late
night
rhythm
with
DJ
Angelo
Kortez
in
DeKalb
County’s
later
bar
hours.
Rosario:
10
p.m.
at
WETbar,
960
Spring
St.,
www.wetbaratlanta.com.
Fonseca:
9
a.m.
at
Heretic,
2069
Cheshire
Bridge
Road,
www.hereticatlanta.com.
Kortez:
2
a.m.
at
the
Bodyshop,
2675
Johnson
Road.
404-636-1233,
www.sweetpillow.com,
www.bodyshopatlanta.com.
SUNDAY
AUG.
31
Move
your
booty
with
DJ
Martin
Fry,
then
find
your
wee
hours
groove
with
DJ
Russ
C.
Fry:
6
p.m.
–
midnight
at
Opera,
1150
Peachtree
St.,
www.c2productions.biz.
Russ
C.:
2
a.m.
at
the
Bodyshop,
2675
Johnson
Road.
404-636-1233,
www.sweetpillow.com,
www.bodyshopatlanta.com.
MONDAY
SEPT.
1
Just
when
you
think
you
can
dance
no
more,
DJ
Brian
Beck
presides
over
the
Heretic’s
Labor
Day
Morning
Party.
6
a.m.
noon
at
the
Heretic,
2069
Cheshire
Bridge
Road,
www.hereticatlanta.com.
TUESDAY
SEPT.
2
-
WEDNESDAY
SEPT.
3
Fall
TV
starts
rolling
out
its
first
series
with
three
shows
sure
to
draw
large
gay
audiences.
‘90210:
2.0,’
(yes,
really)
‘Top
Design,’
and
‘America’s
Next
Top
Model’
all
get
started.
Tuesday:
‘90210:
2.0’
on
the
CW
(Comcast
13).
Wednesday:
‘Top
Design’
on
Bravo
(Comcast
70)
and
‘America’s
Next
Top
Model’
on
the
CW.
WEDNESDAY
SEPT.
3
Decatur’s
live
music
stronghold
hosts
its
Atlanta
Star
Songwriter
Series
features
Girlyman,
Garrison
Starr,
Adrianne,
and
Kyler
England.
8
p.m.
at
Eddie’s
Attic,
515-B
McDonough
St.,
Decatur.
404-377-2976
Author
of
‘Rockstarlet,’
Stewart
Lewis
returns
to
charm
Atlanta
with
his
new
novel,
‘Relative
Stranger.’
8
p.m.
at
Outwrite
Bookstore
&
Coffeehouse,
991
Piedmont
Ave.,
404-607-0082,
www.outwritebooks.com.
THURSDAY
SEPT.
4
-
FRIDAY
SEPT.
5
Emmy
winning
actor
and
comedian
Leslie
Jordan
returns
his
autobiographical
‘My
Trip
Down
the
Pink
Carpet’
to
the
Atlanta
Stage.
8
p.m.
both
nights
at
14th
St.
Playhouse,
173
14th
St.
404-733-4738,
www.14thstplayhouse.org.
FRIDAY
SEPT.
5
Another
Emmy
winning
comedian
hits
Atlanta
as
Kathy
Griffin
brings
her
latest
act
to
town
for
two
shows
in
one
night.
7:30
p.m.
and
10:30
p.m.
at
the
Fox
Theatre,
660
Peachtree
St.,
404-817-8700
www.foxtheatre.org.
SATURDAY
SEPT.
6
Meet
this
year’s
Cotillion
debutante
class
of
drag
glamour
girls
in
their
full
glory
at
Atlanta
Cotillion
Ball
VII,
and
see
who
gets
crowned
the
queen
of
fundraising
for
AID
Atlanta.
Formal
attire.
7
p.m.
at
Schwartz-Goldstein
Hall,
1605
Peachtree
St.
www.atlantcotillion.com.
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