Volume 3, Issue 1 First Quarter, 2011

SCAD Atlanta• Atlanta Food & • Wine FestivalGood Measure • Meals

Eyedeology• Midtown Pop-Up • Photosand more!•

In This Issue:

Cover art by SCAD Professor Kenneth Knowles

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Discover SCADSavannah College of Art and Design offers a world-class art and design education right in the heart of Midtown. For information about the school and their upcoming deFINE ART showcase, please see our story pages 8-9.

Artisans from all over the south -- barbecue

pitmasters, award-winning chefs and mixologists, sommeiliers, fry cooks and local growers are all com-ing together for a culinary experience like no other at the upcoming Atlanta

Food & Wine Festival. Ticket packages are avail-able to fit every budget, from $2,500 Connoisseur tickets to $75-$125 Tasting Tent passes. Visit atlfoo-dandwinefestival.com to choose the festival experi-ence that's right for you.

Experience the food and beverage traditions of the South May 19-22 at Atlanta's first-ever Food & Wine festival.

PoP-Up!Billy Reid, YEE-HAW Industries, Shop SCAD, Bella Cucina, Les Nouvelles and Love Train Antiques descended on Midtown with an awesome holiday pop-up shop this past holiday season. Here are some of our favorite moments.

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For Good MeasureGood Measure Meals: A creative way Midtown businesses give back to the community

Yes Home, located in Metropolis on Peachtree

& 8th Street, has found a unique way to contribute to the community. They have partnered with Good Measure Meals™, a social enterprise of the nonprofit Open Hand/Atlanta. GMM offers gourmet meal plans for a healthy lifestyle.

Yes Home allows GMM customers to pick up their meal plans from a refrigeration unit placed in the store. 100% of the proceeds from the sale of Good Measure Meals™ products go directly to Open Hand/Atlanta so they can provide much

needed nutrition to people in the community who can-not provide it for them-selves. Yes Home is a lifestyle store, offering contempo-rary to transitional prod-ucts at affordable prices. Yes Home offers a unique

blend of furni-ture, home accents, gifts and more.Yes

Home is thrilled to facilitate pick-up of the

meals. If you don't have time to cook or would like to take the guesswork out of calorie counting, pick up a Good Measure Meals brochure at Yes Home or visit:goodmeasuremeals.com

"It's a great convenience for Midtown residents to pick up their Good Measure Meals™ right here at Yes Home." Keith Hobbs (right), owner. www.yes4me.com.

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Seeing Is BelievingFind one-of-a-kind frames, top-notch eye care and friendly service at Midtown optical boutique Eyedeology

Owner / Optometrist Dr. Sima L. Gupta

spent her early professional years practicing optometry in Manhattan. "New York City spoiled me for mass-produced and franchised frames," says Gupta, "and I intend to spoil you as well."

With a statement like that, it's no surprise that glasses from Eyedeology are as fashionable as they are functional. With relaxed, helpful service and scores of beautiful frames to choose from, shopping at Eyedeology is almost like making a spa date for your eyes. Gupta is a big believ-er in careful and complete annual eye exams. Her background in public health

also makes her sensitive to the needs of others; there-fore, Eyedeology clients are encouraged to drop off their old specs and Eyede-ology will make sure they make it into the hands of someone who needs them.

To make an appointment, visit eyedeologyatlanta.com or call 404-853-5008.

Find Eyedeology on the web at eyedeologyatlanta.com, or visit their showroom at 860 Peachtree Street. 404-853-5008.

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Meet Megan FogelInterior Designer Megan Fogel has been living in and loving Midtown for the past 8 years

Q: Describe yourself in 5 words or less:A: Active, endearing, lover of life!

Q: What’s the coolest new thing that’s opened up or happened in Midtown in the past year? A: I love the opening of the midtown market outside 999 Peachtree on Wednesdays. And of course it’s always exciting having such amazing exhibits open up regularly at the High Museum, such as the Dali exhibit. I was able to go to the Dali send off recently when the High was open for 31 straight hours -- nothing like going to see great art at 3:30 am!

Q: Ever spotted any celebrities in Midtown? A: I haven’t seen any celebrities lately but I see the film crews all over! I did hear Matt Damon and Jude Law are in town… so I’m on the look out!

Q: Most bizarre Midtown Moment? A: That would probably be taking my Grandma for gelato during Pride Weekend. Nothing like enjoying a treat with your very conservative grandmother while a man in a patent leather thong starts dancing next to her! Being the epitome of a lady that she is, she just kept on with her conversation as if it were nothing out of the ordinary.

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Beacon BitesSink your teeth into these Midtown items of note

DREWLEWISC'mon, get happy with happy hour at DREWLEWIS, Midtown.Complimentary drinks and discounts on full priced apparel and accessories will be served 5pm - 7pm every Thursday night in 2011.

JAMES MADISON SALON2011 has ushered in a whole stable of new faces at this popular Midtown Salon. Drop by to meet the new crew, which includes James (owner and top stylist), Jeremiah Reed (senior colorist), Dirk Brown and Aryn Hampton (colorists), Christy Hubbard (senior stylist and star bridal hair designer), Zach Moore (stylist and king of the blow dry), Katie Low and Taylor Brittian (stylists), Melissa Smeraldi (assistant to James), Melissa Carroll and Brooke McCorkle (front desk coordinators) and, last but not least, Leigha Baughan (IT and marketing). To make an appointment or find out more, call 404.266.8647 or visit jamesmadisonsalon.com

HUFF, POWELL & BAILEY999 Peachtree welcomes trial law firm Huff, Powell & Bailey, LLC to its ranks. Founded in 2003, the firm focuses exclusively on complex civil litigation and specializes in the defense and trial of high risk cases with significant exposure. For more information, visit huffpowellbailey.com

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A R T

Marina Abramović , "The Kitchen I - Homage to Saint Terese", 2009, framed black and white Lambda print. Courtesy of the artist and Sean Kelly Gallery, New York.

Right in the heart of Midtown, the Atlanta campus of SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design) of-

fers aspiring students a comprehensive art and design education. With 42 majors and more than 40 minors, SCAD boasts more degree programs and specializa-tions than any other art university in the world. SCAD graduates display work in galleries around the world and enjoy varied careers in their fields of choice.

One case is point is SCAD graduate Michael Porten (M.F.A., painting, B.F.A., illustration). Porten's work, "Blur Stripe Self Portrait I" is featured in SCAD's up-coming showcase "deFINE ART" taking place February 22-26, 2011.

Do Ho Suh, "Gate-Small", silk and stainless steel tube, 2003.

Michael Porten, "Blur Stripe Self Portrait I" (detail), mixed media, 2009.

Now in it's second year, deFINE ART 2011 fea-tures lectures by promi-nent figures in the art world, special exhibi-tions, commissions, panel discussions, student showcases, performances and many other events, which will be previewed at venues throughout the university's locations in Savannah and Atlanta.

deFINE ART 2011 will also honor performance artist Marina Abramović for her ground-breaking work and influence on contemporary art. An-other signature feature of deFINE ART is a series of public talks by leading art world professionals. Speakers include Gary Tinterow (Engelhard Curator, Metropolitan Museum of Art), Sarah Thornton (author of "Seven Days in the Art World"), and Sarah Lewis (independent curator and

crtic).

Rounding out the deFINE ART experience are multi-media performances by Paul D. Miller (DJ Spooky that Subliminal Kid) and a series of exhibitions in the SCAD Galleries.

In addition to exciting events such as deFINE ART, SCAD also offers a multitude of educa-tional experiences geared toward degree-seeking students as well as open enrollment classes and workshops for you, teens and adults interested in personal enrichment.

For more information about Savannah Col-lege of Art and Design or deFINE ART 2011 visit: scad.edu

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DANCING

Opera (1150): 1150B Peachtree Street, 404.874.0428•Sutra Lounge: 1136 Crescent Avenue, 404.607.1160•Cosmopolitan/Lava Lounge: 45 13th St, 404.873.6189•Primal: 960 Spring Street NW, 404.745.9494•Door 44: 44 12th Street, 678.949.9531 •Whiskey Park: 188 14th Street NE, 404.537.2815•

THEATER/COMEDY

Laughing Skull Lounge: 878 Peachtree St., 404.875.1667•Whole World Theater: 1226 Spring St., 404.817.7529•14th Street Playhouse: 173 14th Street, 404.733.4738•Dad’s Garage: 280 Elizabeth St, 404.523.3141•

RESTAURANT/LOUNGE

Aurum: 933 Peachtree Street. (404) 815-9426•Bazzaar: 654 Peachtree Street, 404.885.7505 •Beleza Lounge: 905 Juniper Street, 678.904.4582•Ecco: 40 7th Street, 404.347.9555•Empire State South: 999 Peachtree Street, 404.541.1105•Flip Flops: 1140 Crescent Avenue678.705.8555•Geisha House: 1380 Atlantic Drive, 404.872.3903 •

LIVE MUSIC

Churchill Grounds: 660 Peachtree Street, 404.876.3030•Vinyl: 1374 West Peachtree Street, 404.885.1365•MJQ: 736 Ponce de Leon Avenue, 404.870.0575•

In Midtown, there’s always something going on after dark. Here are a few of our favorite post-sunset pastimes.

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LGBTQ NIGHTLIFE

Blakes: 227 10th Street, 404.892.5786•Bulldogs: 893 Peachtree Street, 404.872.3025•Burkharts: 1492 Piedmont Avenue # F, 404.872.4403•

MISCELLANEOUS

10 Pin Alley: 261 19th Street, 404.872.3364 (Bowling)•Cheetah: 887 Spring Street NW, 678.916.4316 •(Adult Entertainment)

Halo: 817 W. Peachtree St. #E-100, 404.962.7333•L-Bar: 939 Ponce de Leon Avenue, 208.545.1176•Leopard Lounge: 84 12th Street, 404.271.4785•The Nook: 1144 Piedmont Avenue, 404.745.9222•Park Tavern: 500 10th Street NE, 404.249.0001•Shout: 1197 Peachtree Street, 404.846.2000•Steamhouse Lounge: 1051 W. Peachtree, 404.233.7980•Straits: 793 Juniper Street, NE, 404.877.1283•Twisted Taco: 66 12th Street, NE, 404.607.8771•Vortex: 878 Peachtree Street, 404.875.1667•Zocalos: 187 10th Street, NE, 404.249.7576 •

RESTAURANT/LOUNGE

Visit Midtown’s coolest new cocktail lounge.Aurum is Latin for “gold,” and the new lounge features a gold and chocolate color palate, laid-back DJ’s and great drinks.

933 Peachtree, Suite 915 | (404) 815-9426

Aurum at Metropolis

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Noteworthy:

Saint Patrick's Day

Oh, Paddy, dear an' did ye hear the news that's goin' round? St. Patrick's Day is March 17 -- plan your trip to the pub now! We recommend RíRá's, where the shire water flows freely all year 'round, but especially on this most Irish of holidays. rira.com/atlanta.

Bootcamp 4a Cause:

Be well. Do good. BC4C, Piedmont Park’s newest bootcamp, donates 100% of its net profits to Piedmont Park conservancy and other chari-ties (selected quarterly). Now enrolling for Spring!bc4c.com

February 201102/10: Ivy Hall Writers Series featuring Martha Grimes, 6:30 to 8pm. scad.edu/ivyhall.02/17: Ivy Hall Writers Series featuring Sloane Crosley, 6:30 to 8pm. scad.edu/ivyhall.

March 201103/03: Ivy Hall Writers Series featuring Chris Abani, 6:30 to 8pm. scad.edu/ivyhall.

April 201104/23: Sign up for The Green Dash, Atlanta's Earth Day 5K, benefiting Piedmont Park Conservancy. 5K kicks off at 9am, with a Kid's dash to follow at 10am.

Events Calendar

FEATURED EVENTLiterature admirers won't want to miss this winter's Ivy Hall Writers series featuring mystery novelist Martha Grimes, Bestselling author Sloane Crosley, PEN receipient Chris Abani and many others. Dates above. Info at scad.edu/ivyhall

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Arts & Entertainment

14th Street Playhouse173 14th Street. 404.733.4738 14thstplayhouse.org

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra1280 Peachtree Street. 404.733.5000 atlantasymphony.org

Center for Puppetry Arts1404 Spring Street. 404.873.3391 puppet.org

Georgia Shakespeare4484 Peachtree Rd. 404.264.0020gashakespeare.org

High Museum of Art1280 Peachtree Street. 404.733.HIGHhigh.org

Margaret Mitchell House990 Peachtree Street. 404.249.7015 gwtw.org

Piedmont Park Conservancy Community Center1071 Piedmont Avenue. 404.876.4024piedmontpark.org

For a more extensive list of links to Midtown arts and entertainment venues, visit www.midtownATL.com

Neighborhood And Community

NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS

Ansley Parkansleypark.org

Atlantic Station atlanticstation.com

Home Parkhomepark.org

Midtown Alliance404.892.4782midtownalliance.org

Midtown Neighborhood MidtownAtlanta.org

Midtown’s Peachtree Corridor

Sherwood Forestsherwoodforestatlanta.org

GOVERNMENT SERVICES

City Council District 2Kwanza Hall404.330.6038

Fire Station #15170 10th St. Atlanta, GA 30309

Police Zone 5404.658.7054

NPU-EChair: Penelope Cheroff Meetings: 1st Tues, 6:30pmpcheroff@cheroffgroup.com

Report A Pothole404.768.4653

We Cater!Party platters, boxed lunches

and more! jimmyjohns.com

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Metropolis & 999 Peachtree

PERSONAL SERVICES

Cross CutsHair stylists 999 Peachtree, Lobby Level404.872.2226

James Madison SalonHair stylists404.266.8647933 Peachtree, The Metropolisjamesmadisonsalon.com

Solarium TanningTanning salon404.249.9677933 Peachtree, The Metropolissolariumtan.com

Doc’s Shoeshine & Leather Care999 Peachtree, Lobby Level

MEDICAL/DENTAL SERVICES

Dr. Herman DonatelliGeneral & Prosthrodontics 404.874.9615

Goodman & GoldsteinEndodontics404.885.1441

Metro Atlanta Cardiology ConsultantsDiagnostic, Interventional and Preventive Cardiology404.874.1788

Midtown Oral & Facial SurgeryOral Surgery404.892.2999

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Metropolis & 999 Peachtree

RETAIL

Drew LewisMen's and women's fashion404.881.5359drewlewis-atl.com

The UPS StoreShipping professionals933 Peachtree, The Metropolis404.685.8280

Yes HomeHome accents, accessories and furniture933 Peachtree, The Metropolis404.733.5909yes4me.com

RESTAURANT

Empire State South404.541.1105empirestatesouth.com

Jimmy John’s Sandwiches404.853.3443 jimmyjohns.com

The Peachtree Club404.817.0999peachtreeclub.com

Silk Restaurant678.705.8888silkrestaurant.com

Taco Mac678.904.7211tacomac.com

Dr. Abe ShusterPeriodontics404.876.4867

Dr. Jeff SmithGeneral & Cosmetic Dentistry 404.876.7979

Nanston DentalGeneral, Cosmetic, & Implant Dentistry404.892.2337

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