Weekender: Buckhead Hosts Crawfish Festival and Wine Festival

Friday

Simon Fashion Bow Wow Charity Fashion Show

Kick off the show-stopping weekend full of FREE runway shows, beauty events and more on Friday evening at 6 p.m. with Trends & Friends Night in the Neiman Marcus wing. Enjoy a special runway show dubbed Simon Fashion Bow Wow, a canine couture show designed for Atlanta fashionistas.

Where: Lenox Square Mall

When: 6-8 p.m.

Cost: Free

Saturday

Atlanta Beltline Northside 5K

The Atlanta BeltLine Northside 5K is a run/walk along the Atlanta BeltLine Northside Trail and through the beautiful Collier Hills, Collier Hills North, and Ardmore Park neighborhoods.

Where: Tanyard Creek Park, 460 Collier Road NW, Atlanta, GA 30309

When: Race begins at 8 a.m. – arrive early!

Cost: $30

Buckhead Crawfish Fest

It's mudbug season down on the Bayou and what a better way to celebrate nature's bounty than to have a feast! Washing dem mudbugs down with some cold brews and hot music! The festival features live music, a crawfish-eating contest and more.

When: 1-10 p.m.

Where: Park Bench Pub 34 Irby Ave NW

Cost: $12

Second Annual Buckhead Wine Festival

The second annual Buckhead Wine Festival, presented by Grape Crush Productions, will be an afternoon of wine tastings, delicious treats from local vendors, wine education seminars, live music and more.  The event is the finale of Atlanta Food & Wine Month (April 1-30).

When: 3-6 p.m., VIP at 1 p.m.
Where: Andrews Entertainment District, 56 E Andrews Dr NW, Atlanta, GA
Cost: $25 General  admission (advance online); $35 at the door; $40 VIP admission (advance online only)

Sunday

More than 500 Jewish teens in Atlanta (grades 6 – 12) will participate, along with more than 10,000 teens from around the world, in a day of community service and improvement projects as they take part in J-Serve, an international day of Jewish youth service. For information, call Lora Sommer at 678.812.4078. Click here for details about the 15 Atlanta area service projects and more information on how to get involved.

Where: Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta 5342 Tilly Mill Rd, Dunwoody

When: 12-4 p.m.

Cost: Free

Seussical

Company J at the MJCCA continues its season of theater classics with the musical, Seussical. Geared specifically to younger audiences, this one-act version of Seussical is a fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza! See Dr. Seuss friends including Horton the Elephant, The Cat in the Hat, Gertrude McFuzz, Lazy Mayzie, and a little boy with a big imagination named Jo-Jo. For more information, visit Company J online or for tickets call the Company J Box Office at 678.812.4002.

Where: MJCCA's Morris and Rae Frank Theatre, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody

When: 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Cost: $10-$15, with discounts for students, seniors, groups, and MJCCA members