Black Friday
Nov. 28 — The rivalry known as Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate between No. 4 Georgia and No. 23 Georgia Tech plays its 119th installment today at Mercedes-Benz Stadium at 3:30 p.m. (ABC; 95.5 FM, 93.7 FM). For the third time in series history, the Dawgs have beaten the Jackets seven straight times, but the Jackets hold the record for most wins in a row, which is eight (1949–1956).
☀️ After a morning with temperatures below freezing, it will be sunny and cold today with a high of 46°.
🎄 Now that you’ve fully digested your turkey dinner, it’s time to load up the fam and head out to see some holiday lights. We’ve got a map of some of the best residential Christmas displays here.
🗣️ Pace Academy sophomore Gus Loomis has a report on the school’s recent TEDx event, which had a theme of “The Little Things.”
📰 Rough Draft’s LGBTQ+ publication, Georgia Voice, is a nominee for Small Business of the Year in OUT Georgia Business Alliance’s annual Community Honors.
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🎗️ Sarah Beckstrom, 20, one of two West Virginia National Guard members shot near the White House on Wednesday, died yesterday. A second guardsman remained in critical condition.
➡ The stock markets are open today, but trading ends at 1 p.m. Banks are the USPS are open.
🕖 Here’s what’s in today’s newsletter:
• Holiday pop-up bars
• Film Review: ‘Eternity’
• Light Up Brookhaven
• The Sports Section
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• Top Stories of the Week
Enjoy the shopping today, but don’t forget about Small Business Saturday!
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1. Get festive at these holiday pop-up bars around Atlanta
🍸 ‘Tis the season for holiday bars, which return for another round this year. From Atlanta to Alpharetta to Marietta, dining editor Beth McKibben has compiled a list of more than 30 holiday-themed restaurants and pop-up bars decked in good cheer and serving festive cocktails, dishes, and desserts from now until the New Year.
🥃 See the full list and map here.
Celebrate the Holidays with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
SPONSORED BY ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
✨ The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra warmly invites you to enjoy the holidays this December with festive concerts presented by The Coca-Cola Company. Revel in the joy of “Christmas with the ASO” from Dec. 11-14, featuring beloved carols and hymns that celebrate the season.
On Dec. 18 and 19, be uplifted by Handel’s Messiah, highlighted by the powerful Hallelujah Chorus and performed by world-class soloists. Finally, celebrate the spirit of the holidays from around the world in Sounds of the Season with orchestral favorites like Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker and A Holly and Jolly Sing Along, Dec. 23.
➞ Visit our website for tickets and information.
2. ‘Eternity’ is perfectly entertaining, but struggles with the inevitable
WEEKLY FILM REVIEW | BY SAMMIE PURCELL
🎞️ How do you compete with a memory? The truth is, you can’t. And Larry (Barry Primus) is about to learn that the hard way.
After dying by way of choking on pretzels, Larry (played by Primus in his old age, then Miles Teller for the rest of the film), finds himself in the afterlife. This is not heaven, though – in “Eternity,” when you die, you must choose one place where you’d like to spend the rest of time.
But, whatever your version of paradise is – the beach, the mountains, an endless art museum – once you choose, you have to stay. There’s no changing your mind.
🎥 Click here to read Sammie’s review.
MORE MOVIES
📸 Be sure to check out Sammie’s review of Ira Sachs’ “Peter Hujar’s Day,” which chronicles a day in the life of the famed queer photographer (played by Ben Wishaw).
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3. A night of holiday magic is coming to Brookhaven
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PERIMETER COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS
🎄 Light Up Brookhaven returns Dec. 3 with an evening full of holiday cheer for all ages! Enjoy live performances, seasonal crafts, tasty food trucks, and festive fun at Blackburn Park.
✨ Don’t miss the lighting of the Hanukkah menorah and the city’s dazzling 40-foot Christmas tree, plus Santa’s grand arrival by a Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta helicopter.
4. FIFA changes; Shelton, Sabalenka in Atlanta
BY SAMANTHA GARDELLA | SPONSORED BY NYO
🏀 The Hawks host the Cavaliers tonight at 7:30 p.m. for another NBA Cup Group Stage game (FanDuel Sports; 92.9 FM).
⚽ FIFA announced changes to the World Cup seeding system, which now places the top four teams in separate sections of the bracket, preventing them from meeting until the semifinals.
🏀 A new co-ed professional basketball league, currently calling itself “Project B,” has recently signed eight WNBA players with reported annual salaries over $2 million.
🎾 Professional tennis returns to ATL with the inaugural match of the Atlanta Cup on Dec. 6 at Gas South Arena, featuring hometown star Ben Shelton, Aryna Sabalenka, and Naomi Osaka.
⚽ Both Emory men’s and women’s soccer teams have advanced to the Final Four of the NCAA Championship.
⚾️ The Braves re-signed closing pitcher Raisel Iglesias to a one-year $16 million contract.
🏈 Here are this weekend’s local college football games:
- No. 4 Georgia vs. No. 23 Georgia Tech at Mercedes-Benz Stadium at 3:30 p.m. (ABC; 95.5 FM; 93.7 FM).
- Kennesaw State travels to Liberty University tomorrow for its last regular-season game at 3:30 p.m. (CBS Sports; Sirius XM 984).
- Georgia State closes out its season against Old Dominion tomorrow at 2 p.m. (ESPN+; 97.5 FM).
- Georgia Southern wraps up their season against Marshall tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. (ESPN+; Georgia Southern Sports Network).
- Mercer is off this week in preparation for the FCS Playoffs.
🏀 Here are this weekend’s local college basketball games:
- UGA men host Tennessee Tech tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. (SEC Network; 91.1 FM).
- UGA women are looking to continue their perfect season as they take on Kansas tonight at 7:30 p.m. (ION TV; 103.7 FM).
- Georgia Tech men are in Florida for the Emerald Coast Classic this weekend (CBS Sports; 93.7 FM).
- Georgia Tech women are in Grand Cayman for the Cayman Islands Classic (FloCollege).
- CAU women host their home-opener against Edward Waters tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. (SIAC Network).
- GSU, Emory, and Morehouse are off this weekend for the holiday break.
🏈 The Score Atlanta game of the week is between the Cartersville Purple Hurricanes (12-0) at the Kell Longhorns (10-2) tonight at 8 p.m. Watch live on Atlanta News First (Channel 46) and the Peachtree Sports Network, beginning with the Georgia High School Countdown to Kickoff pregame show at 7:30 p.m. Postgame coverage airs live until midnight.
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5. Top Stories of the Week
A look back at this week’s most-read stories from our website. Follow @RoughDraftATL on Instagram for regular updates.
① Tucker hairdresser charged with sexual battery
② Georgia’s Marjorie Taylor Greene resigns from Congress (pictured)
③ Midtown’s safe street projects causing headaches
④ Demolition of Sparks Hall underway at GSU
⑤ Sandy Springs mayoral candidates trade jabs at runoff forum
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