Light a candle, sing a song
Location: Leapin’ Lizards
Date taken: October 6, 2012
Growing up in Atlanta, the two most popular locations for kids’ birthday parties were Sparkles and Chuck E. Cheese. Roller skating or pizza with arcade games. My birthday parties were held at the slightly less popular location of our church gym — these parties also featured pizza, along with roller skating around the basketball court, playing basketball on skates and a little air hockey. I’m not sure if Sparkles and Chuck E. Cheese are still top destinations, but I recently discovered a whole new category of places for kids’ parties — warehouses full of inflatable play equipment. Giant inflatable slides. Inflatable bouncing things. Inflatable mazes and tunnels. It’s a pretty simple set-up with only one rule: if you want to play, make sure you bring socks.
Follow the lights
Location: Flux Night Lantern Parade in Castleberry Hill
Date taken: October 6, 2012
If “flux” can be defined as “the rate of flow of a property per unit area”, then you might say that Flux Night in Atlanta is the amount of art that can be placed in one neighborhood in one night. Venture over to the historic Castleberry Hill warehouse district on this annual night and follow the lights … or the crowd (which seems to get bigger each year). Wherever you find light and sound, you’ll probably find art. From street performers to photography exhibits to sound installations to the dancers of gloATL, you’ll find yourself wondering what’s around each street corner.
Walk and talk about art
Location: Art on the Atlanta BeltLine in Reynoldstown
Date taken: July 29, 2012
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