
Weekend guide: Summer Shade Fest, PGA finale and ... The Weeknd
🎤 The Weeknd and Playboy Carti take over Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Thurs.)
🛍️ Shop for discounts on high-end furniture, rugs, lighting and more at the ADAC Sample Sale in Buckhead. (Through Fri.)
🏎️ Cool Dads Rock hosts the 11th annual soap box derby race at Historic Fourth Ward Park. (Sat.)
🤠 Jason Aldean heads to Ameris Bank Amphitheatre in Alpharetta with RaeLynn, Nate Smith and Dee Jay Silver. (Sat.)
🌍 The Cobb County International Festival celebrates the diverse communities who call the county home with food, music and more at Jim R. Miller Park. (Sat.)
🎸 Punk rock legends FEAR play Hell at the Masquerade. (Sat.)
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