#gpbully

Today is the day. The GPB takeover of WRAS 88.5 was pushed back until today, thank so the #SaveWRAS movement and "bureaucratic hold-ups" (read: internal incompetence) on the part of GPB. Go to Hurt Park at 2:30, and (peacefully) #DefendWRAS!

Nothing about the way that GSU or GPB has handled this situation has been fair to the students, or the community, so today is our opportunity to show, in person, exactly how unsatisfied we are with their decision, right on GSU's front lawn, just like they didn't think we'd be able to when they announced this on the penultimate day of finals.

#SaveWRAS on [Facebook] [Twitter] [Reddit] [Official Website]

Album 88 on [Facebook] [Official Website]

Coverage from: [11 Alive] [Creative Loafing] [CollegeRadioDay]

Read the proposal from the Album88 alumni that GSU staff ignored.

Art Shows

Historic Fourth Ward Park (700 Ralph McGill Blvd) hosts the Old Fourth Ward Arts Festival today until 5pm, as well as all day tomorrow, with arts and crafts, a street market, play are, local food and drinks, and acoustic music.

The Peachtree Grand Atrium (200 Peachtree) has the Harlem Fine Arts Show today from 12-8pm, $15 entry for the debut of the show, which has been a staple of New York for four years.

Food & Shops

Today is the grand opening of Smokebelly (128 East Andrews), the new BBQ joint in East Andrews, $2 pBR and $5 cocktail as well as their BBQ and live music, starting at 4:30pm.

Ambient+Studio (585 Wells St) has the Summer Indie Craft Experience from 11-6 today, over 90 vendors of local, vintage, and handmade goods as well as food and drink suppliers including King of Pops, Little Tart Bakeshop, Ursa Minor Coffee, and the Good Food Truck will be there today and tomorrow. $5 cash admission.

Comedy

The Edgewood Speakeasy (327 Edgewood Ave) has Speakeasy Comedy tonight, an open-mic comedy night, get there at 9pm to sign up or 10pm to watch! Get there early and eat at Pizza Vesuvius first, you know you want to. I'm going to add this to the regular events next week.

Crazy 88 (816 N Highland Ave NE) has Stand Up Comedy Show! tonight at 8pm, an all-star lineup of Atlanta's best amateur comics, no cover.

Movies & Theatre

The Big House on Ponce (368 Ponce) has The Emperor and the Moon tonight at 9pm for the last time, an extravaganza combining theater, music, and dance, with puppets and clowns. Tickets are $10 at the door.

The Mammal Gallery (91 Broad St SW) has Cinephilia Night this evening at 8pm, they’ll start the evening off with short films from local filmmakers, and follow up with "a feature that I can't name, but, it's french, the title means hate, its from the 90's and you won't be disappointed."

The Fox Theatre (660 Peachtree St) is showing Wizard of Oz today at 2pm, as part of the Coca-Cola Summer Film Fest tickets are $12, and there's cartoons and a sing-along with the Mighty Mo organ beforehand. Thanks Coca-Cola (tm) (c) (please send me some free soda?).

For more movie-based events, check out @SeeAMovieATL, a fantastic Twitter feed that gets all the best movie-based events in ATL every day!

Music

Shelf Life at The WonderRoot tonight, 8pm, $5, all ages. Shelf Life and The Static are both new Atlanta punk bands with no songs recorded yet.

Sage Francis at Terminal West, $20, 8pm. RIYL: Scroobius Pip, Saul Williams.

Unplugged in the Park at Park Tavern (Corner of 10th and Monroe Atlanta) is back tonight at 6pm, featuring Griffin House tonight. Sushi is half price after 10pm!

=> Also check out recurring Sunday events for more! <=

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