Kathy Griffin
Sept. 5, 7:30 p.m. at Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St.
Atlanta Cotillion Ball
Sept. 6, 7 p.m. at Goldstein Hall, The Temple
1605 Peachtree St., www.atlantacotillion.com
MEGA Family picnic
Sept. 7, 2-5 p.m. at McKoy Park
534 McKoy St., Decatur, www.megafamily.org
Judy Gold
Sept. 10-21 at Center Theatre
5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody
Indigo Girls
Sept. 13, 8 p.m. at Chastain Park Amphitheatre
4469 Stella Dr., www.ticketmaster.com
P.A.L.S. Rubbing Noses
Sept. 14, 2-6 p.m. at Lambert Place
800 Lambert Dr., www.palsatlanta.org
ENDA Summer Party
Sept. 20, 6-9 p.m. at The SkyPad at Tribute Lofts
480 John Wesley Dobbs Ave., atlantastonewall.org
CHRIStal Ball for CHRIS Kids
Sept. 27, 7 p.m. at Grand Hyatt-Buckhead
3300 Peachtree Road, www.chriskids.org
Tegan & Sara
Sept. 30, 7 p.m. at The Tabernacle
152 Luckie St., www.ticketmaster.com
OCTOBER
Atlanta Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce Community Expo & Job Fair
Oct. 5, 1-5 p.m. at Atlanta History Center
130 West Paces Ferry Road
www.atlantagaychamber.net
OutlantaCon
Oct. 8 at Knights of Columbus
2620 Buford Highway, www.outlantacon.org
Elton John Tennis fundraiser
Oct. 12, 1 p.m. at Kennesaw State University
1000 Chastain Road, Kennesaw, www.ejaf.org
Atlanta’s
busy
fall
events
calendar
starts
with
a
bang
this
weekend,
and
promises
to
keep
schedules
full
right
up
until
the
holidays.
The
season
begins
with
a
tickling
of
gay
Atlanta’s
funny
bone.
Popular
comedian
Kathy
Griffin
returns
to
the
Fox
Theatre
with
her
boisterous
and
off-color
brand
of
comedy
on
Sept.
5.
Also
taking
place
this
weekend
is
the
Atlanta
Cotillion
Ball
on
Sept.
6,
where
hundreds
of
gay
men
make
a
one-night-only
appearance
in
drag
to
benefit
AID
Atlanta.
This
year’s
Cotillion
Ball,
whose
theme
is
“Un
Ballo
en
Machera,”
is
set
as
an
Italian-inspired
mask
party
for
the
first
time,
adding
a
bit
of
intrigue
to
the
fundraising
juggernaut,
which
last
year
raised
more
than
$100,000
for
AID
Atlanta.
Rounding
out
the
weekend
is
MEGA
Family
Project’s
annual
family
picnic
on
Sept.
7.
Held
in
Decatur’s
McCoy
Park,
the
picnic
for
families
headed
by
gay
parents
features
grilled
food,
lots
of
games,
and
the
opportunity
to
socialize.
The
laughs
continue
Sept.
9
when
Emmy
Award-winning
lesbian
comic
Judy
Gold
brings
her
“25
Questions
for
a
Jewish
Mother”
act
to
Center
Theatre
for
a
two-week
run.
Gold
also
makes
a
Sept.
19
appearance
at
Outwrite
Bookstore
&
Coffeehouse,
and
teams
with
the
Gay
&
Lesbian
Alliance
Against
Defamation
to
host
a
fundraiser
for
GLAAD
at
the
Marcus
Jewish
Community
Center.
Good
times
mix
with
serious
business
later
in
the
month
at
the
Atlanta
Stonewall
Democrats’
“ENDA
Summer
Party”
at
the
Tribute
Lofts
downtown.
The
fundraiser
is
designed
to
draw
attention
to
the
Stonewall
Democrats’
efforts
to
pass
the
federal
Employment
Non-Discrimination
Act,
and
to
energize
locals
for
the
upcoming
election.
“We’re
trying
to
expose
more
people
to
the
entire
political
process
and
get
people
more
involved
in
our
community,”
says
Kyle
Bailey,
chair
of
the
Atlanta
Stonewall
Democrats.
About
200
people
are
expected
to
attend
the
fundraiser
at
the
Tribute
Lofts
SkyPad,
which
offers
a
stunning
view
of
the
city
from
the
airport
to
Buckhead.
The
Stonewall
Democrats
hope
to
raise
$20,000-$25,000
at
the
“ENDA
Summer
Party.”
The
organization
also
partners
with
the
Young
Democrats
of
Georgia
to
host
a
“Blue
Ball”
at
WETbar
Sept.
13.
RECENT
MONTHS
HAVE
OFFERED
stark
reminders
that
the
HIV/AIDS
epidemic
continues
to
take
a
heavy
toll
on
gay
men,
and
Atlanta’s
fall
calendar
is
once
again
stocked
with
a
variety
of
HIV/AIDS
fundraisers.
PALS
Atlanta
gets
things
going
on
Sept.
14
with
its
annual
“Rubbing
Noses”
event
at
Lambert
Place
in
Midtown.
Local
radio
personalities
Leslie
Fram
and
Holly
Fifer
host
the
canine
fashion
fundraiser,
which
offers
pet
assistance
for
people
living
with
HIV/AIDS
and
other
long-term
illnesses.
Georgia’s
drought
continues
to
disrupt
large
events
that
usually
take
place
in
Piedmont
Park,
including
the
annual
AIDS
Walk,
which
this
year
takes
place
Oct.
19.
Due
to
the
drought,
AIDS
Walk
shifts
to
10th
Street
at
Grady
High
School
for
pre-march
speakers
and
entertainers.
“We’re
going
to
have,
for
lack
of
a
better
word,
a
block
party
on
10th
Street,”
says
Beth
Costello,
director
of
AIDS
Walk
Atlanta.
The
AIDS
Walk
itself
continues
its
traditional
course
along
Peachtree
Street
and
through
The
Prado,
ending
inside
Piedmont
Park.
Among
the
people
already
lined-up
to
speak
at
the
event
are
Atlanta
spoken
word
artist
Denise
Stokes,
as
well
as
Leanza
Cornette,
who
in
1993
became
the
first
Miss
America
to
make
HIV/AIDS
the
centerpiece
of
her
service
platform.
Also
in
October,
some
of
the
biggest
names
in
tennis
—
including
Andy
Roddick,
Anna
Kournikova,
and
lesbian
legends
Martina
Navratilova
and
Billie
Jean
King
—
descend
on
Atlanta
for
a
fundraiser
benefiting
the
Elton
John
AIDS
Foundation
and
the
Atlanta
AIDS
Partnership
Fund.
The
16th
annual
Advanta
World
Team
Tennis
Smash
Hits
takes
place
Oct.
12
at
Kennesaw
State
University.
THE
FALL
SCHEDULE
ALSO
INCLUDES
annual
Halloween
parties
hosted
by
Jerusalem
House,
MEGA
Family
Project
and
the
Atlanta
Gay
&
Lesbian
Chamber
of
Commerce,
as
well
as
the
34th
anniversary
of
Charis
Books
&
More
and
the
15th
anniversary
of
Outwrite
Bookstore
&
Coffeehouse.
There
are
also
plenty
of
other
hugely
popular
annual
events
in
the
coming
months.
The
Oct.
12
Garden
Party
benefits
the
Atlanta
Lesbian
Health
Initiative,
and
the
locally
produced
Falltacular
“Fire
in
the
Smokies”
getaway
takes
place
Oct.
30-Nov.
2
in
the
Smoky
Mountains.
Also
adding
flavor
to
the
coming
months
are
a
Nov.
7
performance
by
lesbian
comic
Lily
Tomlin
at
the
Georgia
Tech
Ferst
Center;
concerts
by
gay
and
gay-friendly
acts
including
the
Indigo
Girls,
Janet
Jackson,
Tegan
&
Sara
and
Dolly
Parton;
the
OutlantaCon
convention
for
gay
sci-fi
fans;
and
the
sixth
annual
Toy
Party,
which
takes
place
Dec.
7.
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