To kick off I “Heart” Sushi Month on February 1st, Genki Noodles and Sushi’s Virginia-Highland location will be treating guests to one free specialty I “Heart” Sushi Roll per table. The heart shaped roll – made with shrimp tempura and cream cheese and topped with tuna, avocado and a wasabi cream and garlic chili sauce – will be available all month long at all three Genki locations. Three tempting Valentine’s Day inspired cocktails will also be available throughout the month of February.

Cypress Street Pint & Plate NYE:
Cheers to the New Year at Cypress with good eats and free drinks. The doors will open at 8 p.m. so you can get your celebration started early. Guests can enjoy a free well bar and free house beer from 9 -10 p.m. If you work up an appetite (and it’s certain you will),  the midnight breakfast buffet will satisfy and what NYE party is complete without a champagne toast? Pre-sale party tickets are a steal of only $10 and $15 at the door–so there’s no excuse to miss out!

Cypress Street Pint and Plate is located on the corner of 6th street and Cypress Street at 817 West Peachtree,  Suite E-125,  Atlanta,  Georgia. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. until 2:20 a.m.,  Saturday from 10 a.m. until 2:30 a.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. until midnight. For more information,  please visit www.cypressbar.com or call 404.815.9243.

Tongue and Groove – Glitz, Glam & Groove:
Ring in another year of groovin’ at Tongue and Groove’s Glitz,  Glam & Groove New Year’s Eve 2012 celebration. Groove to beats by DJ Huda Hudia and DJ Bobi K all night and pause for a champagne toast at midnight,  snacks and party favors. Dancing is not required,  but recommended. Tickets are $25 in advance and the price increases after December 20th,  so get them while the gettin’ is good at www.tandgonline.com.

Tongue and Groove is located at 565 Main Street in Lindberg City Center,  just off Piedmont Road in Buckhead. Valet and self-parking are available. Call Tongue and Groove at 404.261.2325 and stay connected online at www.tandgonline.com,  on Twitter at @TongueandGroove and on Facebook: The Original Tongue & Groove – Atlanta.

Park Tavern – The Yacht Rock Review NYE Celebration:
Classiest. NYE celebration. Ever. Round up your friend and raise your glasses at Park Tavern this year with the smooth sounds of Yacht Rock Revue and Please rock’s DJ arsenal Quasi Mandisco and DJ MP3.P.O in the Piedmont Room. Ring in the New Year overlooking the midtown Atlanta skyline with an open bar,  all-inclusive drinks and food,  including fresh sushi,  gourmet hors d’ouvres and s’mores (yes, you read correctly). Doors open at 9 p.m. and the party will rock on until 2 a.m. Tickets can be purchased at www.parktavern.com.

Park Tavern is conveniently located on the corner of 10th and Monroe in Midtown at 500 Tenth Street NE,  Atlanta GA 30309. For more information,  visit www.parktavern.com or call 404.249.0001.

P’cheen International Bistro & Pub – New Year’s Eve & New Year’s Day:
Munch on a late night breakfast buffet at your favorite neighborhood haunt,  P’cheen. They’ll be serving up some yummy breakfast foods to bring in the New Year deliciously and the best part? It’s free. If your NYE party plans are already set in stone,  then P’cheen surely has your New Years Day covered for their annual New Years Day Leftover Party. The afternoon will be filled with traditional New Year’s Day fare,  tunes by 10 different DJs and drink specials all night long. Who doesn’t love a good after party?

A neighborhood institution,  P’cheen has become known for its seasonally influenced, international cuisine, critically acclaimed BBQ, and extensive beer and spirit selection. A contemporary hot spot with a distinct local flare,  P’cheen features rotating work from local artists and guest DJs and offers a modern,  yet unpretentious menu of updated classics. P’cheen is located at 701-5 Highland Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia 30312. For more information or to make a reservation visit www.pcheen.com or call 404-529-8800.

D.B.A. Barbecue – New Year’s Day:
There’s nothing like following up a late-night celebration with a delicious next-day spread and it will be in abundance at D.B.A. Starting at 11:30AM they’ll be serving up some Fare for Good Fortune with all the good luck grub you can handle,  including collard greens and black eyed peas–the South’s traditionally acclaimed New Year’s Day dishes. Since NYD falls on a Sunday,  alcohol will be served starting at 12:30 p.m. so stick around for $10 bottomless Bloody Marys and Mimosas or a scorching $6 Habanero Moonshine Bloody,  if you dare!

With the primary goal of serving up the best authentic hickory smoked barbecue in Atlanta,  D.B.A. is a favorite local haunt in the heart of the Virginia-Highland neighborhood. D.B.A. offers an expansive barbecue menu with comfort food and eclectic options alike,  this lunch,  dinner and social destination has also become known for its distinctly southern cocktail menu and weekly offerings. D.B.A. Barbecue is located at 1190 N. Highland Avenue NE Suite B Atlanta,  Georgia 30306. For more information,  please visit www.dbabarbecue.com or call 404.249.5000.

Diesel Filling Station – Breakfast All Day on New Year’s Day:
Begin 2012 with a hearty brunch at Diesel Filling Station in the Virginia-Highland all day and night. On New Year’s Day,  January 1,  2012,  starting at 12 p.m. Diesel will serve a special “breakfast all day” menu featuring a diverse selection of its signature brunch items. The expanded menu includes the new Benedict Explosion – a bacon explosion topped with cream cheese on an English muffin,  drizzled with honey and topped with a poached egg and hollandaise; and,  favorites like the vegetarian biscuits and gravy made with veggie sausage; the popular Death Muffin; French toast; and much more.  Couples can also enjoy brunch for two for $25,  which includes two brunch entrees and a choice of a Bloody Mary or mimosa pitcher or a bucket of tall boy beers. For diners in need of a little hair of the dog,  Diesel will offer a variety of Bloody Marys including its signature Bloody Mary that was recently featured in the New York Times.

Conveniently located at 870 North Highland Avenue in the heart of Virginia-Highland, Diesel was inspired by the Virginia-Highlands filling station that once stood in its place. With a decidedly local flare, Diesel offers an expansive high gravity and craft beer selection,  a clever cocktail menu and serves reliable comfort food with a twist. For more information and a full menu and list of events visit www.dieselatlanta.com or call 404-815-1820.

Cafe Circa New Year’s Eve Dinner & Celebration:
If a hotel ballroom and hors d’oeuvres aren’t your thing this year but you still want to celebrate with class and style, Cafe Circa is your spot. Start the night out with an intimate early dinner at 7:30 p.m. that includes three mouthwatering courses. If you’d prefer to dine later,  the second seating will be 9:30 p.m. and help kick off the NYE celebration. Dinner is priced at $45 per adult and the NYE celebration before midnight including Champagne Toast is priced at $15 per adult. Expect party favors,  live DJs and a fabulous rooftop party. Enjoy glamour and intimacy in one place!  For more information and to make reservations visit Café Circa online at www.cafecircaatl.com or call (404) 477-0008.

Dip into D.B.A. Barbecue anytime this Sunday,  November 6th when they join forces with SweetWater Brewing Company for a daylong tap takeover to help raise funds for a great cause.  In addition to stocking their “tap tackle box” full of frosty SweetWater brews including 420,  IPA,  Sch’Wheat,  Georgia Brown,  Festive Ale,  Ghoulash and Crank Tank,  D.B.A. Barbecue will be giving away pint glasses,  brewery passes,  and lots of other great loot. Of course,  the Falcons game will be on at 1 p.m. and Danny “Mudcat” Dudeck is stopping by to give diners and drinkers a special live blues performance from 5 to 8 p.m.  10% of all SweetWater & D.B.A. Barbecue sales will benefit Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper,  an environmental advocacy organization dedicated solely to protecting and restoring the Chattahoochee River Basin. Visit D.B.A. Barbecue online at www.dbabarbecue.com for more information.

Recently, one of the Real Chow Baby’s own managers, Kevin Byrnes, suffered from an aortic aneurysm, needing an immediate aortic valve replacement. After an entire day in the operating room, Kevin spent 11 more days in the hospital, most of which were in ICU. Now resting comfortably among loved ones and growing stronger with each day of recovery, he is faced with mounting hospital bills.

In an effort to help and support Kevin, Real Chow Baby Ponce will hold the fundraising event: HEART TO HEART on Saturday,  October 22 at 6p. The evening will feature dinner, karaoke and raffled giveaways, including a video camera, passes to the Zoo Atlanta, Stone Mountain, and more. Real Chow Baby Ponce will still be open for regular dining and will be accepting donations throughout the evening, of which all proceeds will go towards assisting Kevin in his road to recovery.

You can also donate to Kevin’s recovery fund online at http://kbyrnes.chipin.com/kevins-heart.

Cumulus Media announced that Atlanta’s Alternative – 99X has changed FM frequencies, migrating from its former frequency, 99.1 FM, to 98.9 FM. The move comes three months after 99X moved from 97.9FM to 99.1FM, with this being a strategic move to a stronger signal than 99.1 could offer. The change will mean that 99X will be in a familiar place on the FM dial, and boost reception across the metro Atlanta area. The transition from 99.1FM to 98.9FM took place overnight on September 15th, between 2 and 4 a.m.

Program Director and Morning Drive personality Axel Lowe commented, “We have the opportunity to be much more powerful and reach more listeners at 98.9FM so this decision was a no-brainer. We’ve heard our audience, and we are giving them what they want – a bigger, better 99X.”

Since 1992, 99X has been one of the most respected Alternative stations in the country, setting a new precedent for the format.  99X will maintain the current format and staff at 99.1 FM. 99X broadcast live from the Cumulus Media studios located at 780 Johnson Ferry Rd in Atlanta.

Equally Wed, a national online same-sex wedding magazine, will host “Equally Wed’s Love is Love Wedding Show” on Sunday, September 18, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the W-Atlanta Midtown in Altitude. An intimate showcase of the city’s best gay-friendly wedding vendors, Equally Wed’s Love is Love Wedding Show is a free event for gay and straight couples alike to mingle with other engaged or soon-to-be engaged couples.

Attendees can reserve their spot in advance by emailing loveislove@equallywed.com. The first registered 50 guests to arrive will receive a VIP swag bag at the showcase.

CWPR is heading out for what will be its last outing of the proverbial ‘Festival Season’- a season that starts in April with Coachella and pushes well into October with the Voodoo Music Experience.

Music On the Mountaintop is a two-day music festival outside of Boone, North Carolina taking place August 26-27, 2011. This year’s lineup  includes: Sam Bush; Railroad Earth; Greensky Bluegrass; 7 Walkers featuring Bill Kreutzmann and Papa Mali; Infamous Stringdusters; Acoustic Syndicate; Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band; Frontier Ruckus; Town Mountain; Possum Jenkins; Simplified; Major Sevens; Strange Lady; Grand Funktier. River Whyless; Naked Gods; the Mantras; the New Familiars; the Lazybirds; the Native Sway; Uncle Mountain and Secret B-Sides.

The environmentally conscious festival is entering its 4th year.

Nearly two years after an early-morning fire decimated the 122-year old venue on June 19, 2009, the Georgia Theatre is thrilled to announce the performers that will take the stage during its official two-week re-opening celebration in Athens, Ga. beginning Monday, August 1 through Saturday, August 13, 2011. The lineup includes: The Glands with Madeline; Chuck Leavell and Friends with SNAP!; Kenosha Kid; Blackberry Smoke; RJD2; J. Roddy Watson and the Business; Don Chambers; Goat; Bela Fleck and the Flecktones; Big Boi; Drive By Truckers; and Gillian Welch. Additional artists and further details will be announced in the coming weeks. Single show tickets for the two-week long celebration go on sale Monday, June 6th at 10 a.m., from $10 to $30 and are available online at www.georgiatheatre.com.

“As construction nears completion we can feel Athens and the Southeastern music community getting excited with us.  We can’t wait to unveil what we believe will be he finest music venue of our size in the region,” says Wilmot Greene, co-owner of the Georgia Theatre.

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Atlanta, Georgia (March 23, 2011) - Jeffrey Fashion Cares Atlanta is thrilled to announce the return of Jason Wu as the special guest designer for 19th annual charitable event and fashion show on Monday, August 29, 2011. Wu, who was first honored by Jeffrey Fashion Cares in 2009, has emerged as one of the leading new American designers and at just 28 years old has received numerous accolades including Fashion Group International’s Rising Star Award for Women’s Ready-to-Wear in 2008 and was named the winner of the Swarovski Award for Women’s Wear at the CFDA Fashion Awards in June 2010. To celebrate his return to the fashionable fete, Jeffrey Atlanta in Phipps Plaza is hosting a two-day trunk show featuring the Jason Wu Fall 2011 Collection on Thursday, March 24 and Friday, March 25 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Read More