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Weekender: Eat It, Run It, Crawl It in Buckhead This Weekend
Eat out for a good cause and take part in the Buckhead SEC Pub Crawl this weekend in Buckhead.
Thursday
Eat Seafood, Do Good
Eat out Thursday at Coast Seafood & Raw Bar, and 10 percent of the day’s menu sales will be donated to the Empty Stocking Fund.
Where: Coast Seafood & Raw Bar, 111 West Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA 30345
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When: 5-10 p.m.
Cost: Cost of meal
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Full Moon Party- Apres Ski Edition
No snow, no slopes, just party on the rooftop of W Atlanta - Buckhead at Whiskey Blue’s Apres Ski Full Moon Party. Let the Blizzard Bar whip you up a warm libation, while you shed the day’s worries at the door and take in the view from Atlanta’s finest mountaintop.
Where: Whiskey Blue bar at W Atlanta- Buckhead Hotel
When: 9 p.m.
Cost: Free entry
Friday
LEGO Christmas Tree Build
Guests will have the chance to help LEGOLAND Discovery Center Model Builders complete a group build to be displayed in the attraction during the holiday season.
Where: Phipps Plaza, 3500 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta, GA
When: All day
Cost: Free
Atlanta Baroque Presents Handel’s Messiah
The Atlanta Baroque Orchestra under the direction of Julie Andrijeski joins with the Georgia Tech Chamber Choir to perform Handel's Messiah in its entirety, using the scores from Handel's original production in Dublin, Ireland in 1742. Four of the finest Baroque solo singers in the nation are being flown in to perform.
Where: First Presbyterian Church, 1328 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA |
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Tickets are $25 at the door, $20 online in advance, with discounts for groups, seniors and students.
Buckhead SEC Championship Pub Crawl
Come party with your college's fans for the SEC Championship. Atlanta Bar Tours and Destination Entertainment present.... Buckhead Championship Pub Crawl, Atlanta's biggest pre-party before the SEC battle at the Georgia Dome!
The crawl wristband includes admission to eight bars with four bands, six DJ's, seven shots, one craft beer and a catered meal 6-8 p.m. and drink specials and an incredible free virtual raffle. Get details and tickets here.
Where: Buckhead's East Andrews sector
When: 6 p.m. to 3 a.m.
Cost: Free
Saturday
The Children’s Christmas Parade
Join Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Santa Claus and more than 300,000 spectators along the streets of downtown Atlanta for the largest Christmas parade in the Southeast.
Where: The parade begins at Peachtree Street near Baker Street in downtown Atlanta.
When: 10:30 a.m. to noon
Cost: Free to the public; $15 for front-row, reserved bleacher seats
2012 Atlanta Belt Line Eastside 10K
The Atlanta BeltLine Eastside 10k is a run/walk showcasing the new Eastside Trail which winds through Inman Park, Midtown, Old Fourth Ward, Poncey Highland, and Virginia Highland. Participants will pass by the new Historic Fourth Ward Park and Skate Park, take in beautiful vistas of downtown and midtown Atlanta, travel an off-road stretch of the Atlanta BeltLine corridor, and enjoy a jaunt through Piedmont Park.
Where: Stoveworks – 112 Krog Street Northeast Atlanta, GA 30307
When: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Cost: $45
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