The Atlanta Apartment Association will host its 23rd annual Can Can Ball on Friday, August 23, 2013 from 8 p.m. to midnight at the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel. This black-tie optional fundraiser benefits the Atlanta Community Food Bank. Each ticket is $75, and includes dancing, live entertainment, light fare from local restaurants, cash bar and a silent auction. For more information or to purchase tickets, call (678) 298-2254 or visit cancanball.org.

Collin Kelley is the executive editor of Atlanta Intown, Georgia Voice, and the Rough Draft newsletter. He has been a journalist for nearly four decades and is also an award-winning poet and novelist.