HZ2Rvay8FVA-IrtLeJ-Dq3UQzbaN00FCP1By_ef4u1QLooking for something to do this weekend? Check out these two festivals filled art, music and theater.

Virginia-Highland Summerfest
The 31st annual Summerfest will be held June 7-8 on Virginia Avenue between North Highland and Park Drive. There will be arts, crafts, a 5K road race, children’s area and live music. Scheduled acts include headliners BoDeans, Ruby Velle and The Soulphonics and Pat McGee Band. For more, visit vahi.org/summerfest.

I0COZW8YtMb0RLNybHTeRAOB2bA_z6PomPetmDDV2nsAtlanta Fringe Festival
Spoken word, storytelling, comedy, circus, dance, puppetry and theater will converge for the third annual festival June 5-8. This year’s lineup features 20 eclectic productions, from 11 different states and Canada. Festival venues will include 7 Stages, Big House on Ponce, Highland Inn Ballroom, Horizons School and the event space at Wrecking Bar brewpub. For more about the acts and schedule, visit atlantafringe.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.