TUESDAY, SEPT. 5
PAWS Atlanta is back at Wild Heaven Beer tonight for Pups and Pints. Organizers will be donating $3 from every tour back to their mission. Fetch Park & Ice House, Pet’s Playhouse on Ponce, Big Daddy Biscuits, Second Life Atlanta and Prime Pet Box will be there raffling off items to raise extra funds. Doggy Dogg will be there serving hot dogs as well. 6- 9 p.m., Wild Heaven Beer, 135-B Maple St., Decatur, GA 30030, www.facebook.com/events/1488174191248086 Building on the activist tradition of consciousness-raising groups, each month, Charis Books and More invites community members to join The Personal is Political, a lightly facilitated group to talk about issues in their personal lives or in society as a whole that they are trying to process or deconstruct. The group will then use intersectional feminist strategies as tools to help talk through those issues, 7:30 – 9 p.m., 1189 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta, GA 30307, www.charisbooksandmore.com After Dragon Con, come out to AMEN: Olivia Millerschin, The Cosplay Show tonight at Sister Louisa’s Church of the Living Room and Ping Pong Emporium, featuring the animated talents of Dotte Comm, D’Knighten Dae (Nick Knighten), Koochie-Koochie Ku, Molly Rimswell and hosted by Taylor Alxndr. The event will feature a costume contest, too. 10 p.m. – 2 a.m., 466 Edgewood Ave. S.E., Atlanta, GA 30312, www.facebook.com/ events/1747406715550573
FRIDAY, SEPT. 8
Smith’s Olde Bar tonight, Kick back under the stars on the Atlanta Botanical Garden’s Great Lawn and enjoy Garrison Keillor’s Prairie Home “Love and Comedy” tour during Concerts in the Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave., Atlanta, GA 30309, www.atlantabg.org
SATURDAY, SEPT. 9
Do you have a loved one affected by HIV/ AIDS? Join Jerusalem House for Journey of Compassion, a compassionate, educational event on supporting individuals affected by HIV/AIDS. Individuals directly affected by HIV/AIDS and individuals with affected family members will share their experiences with a panel discussion, includ- Alex Guthrie ing sharing and learning about testing positive, journeying with loved ones through treatment and illness, and evolving relationships with loved ones. 10 – 11 a.m., Rush Center Annex, 1530 DeKalb Ave. Suite A, Atlanta, GA 30307, www.facebook. com/events/1086611678139985 Need some early morning waffles? Come out for the Waffle House Museum Open House. The Waffle House Museum is the site of the very first Waffle House restaurant. 12 – 3 p.m., 2719 E. College Ave., Decatur, GA 30030-3917, www.facebook. com/events/1970813403197084 It’s an evening of live music like no other – eight of Atlanta’s trashiest hos take to the stage for their yearly and highly anticipated live “performance” at Ho Sho 5 – Diversity School. As part of their courtordered community service, the girls are back and more nasty and contagious than ever. Please join Dixie Carterstead, Trudy Dolce, Ivanna Gender, Georgia O’Kweefe, Roxanne Paperscissors, Gayla Pervy, Mona Rhodes and René Sancé in a tragically trashy, risqué and (almost exclusively) live vocal show that is guaranteed to entertain! Ho Sho 5 will feature a special guest star, Eli Ensor. Atlanta drag favorite Jaye Lish as Reba McN’Cheese! This year, all profits from Ho Sho will be donated to Voices of Note, 6:30 p.m. Jungle Atlanta, 2115 Faulkner Road N.E., Atlanta, GA 30324, www.facebook.com/ events/105659960116711
SUNDAY, SEPT. 10
Join Atlanta Pride to plan this year’s Dyke and Trans March. Come out today from 1 – 3:30 p.m. to offer input on the Dyke March and 3:30 – 6 p.m. to help plan the Trans March. Snacks will be provided. Phillip Rush Center, 1530 DeKalb Ave., Suite A, Atlanta, GA 30307, www.rushcenteratl.org
MONDAY, SEPT. 11
Out artist Sonia Leigh plays tonight at Eddie’s Attic, with special guest Mando, 6:30 p.m., 515-B North McDonough St., Decatur, GA, 30030, www.eddiesattic.com
TUESDAY, SEPT. 12
DJ Melo spins at Latino Tuesday at Blake’s tonight with all sorts of Latin beats, 227 10th St., Atlanta, GA 30309, www.blakesontheparkatlanta.com