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Wednesday, Oct. 28 — Downtown Atlanta Inc. and the City of Atlanta will present the second annual Downtown Day today, with a chance to see new renderings of The Stitch, a lunchtime party on the Broad Street Boardwalk, fun and games at Centennial Yards, and a salute to the Downtown Ambassadors program. Click here for the full list of events. 🌤️ Partly cloudy with a high of 73° today.

🚨 Three people were arrested in an alleged plot to carry out a shooting at Cherokee High School, police told Channel 2 Action News. Police said there is no ongoing threat to Cherokee County schools.

🗳️ Georgia passed two million early in-person voters yesterday, a record pace, with early voting ending on Friday. We asked people why they vote early, and here’s what they said.

🗣️ Former President Barack Obama will join gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms and incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff for a rally in Morrow, GA, this evening. 

🩺 Dr. Jennifer Shuford, the CDC’s deputy director and chief medical officer, resigned yesterday after six months at the Atlanta-based agency.

🍸 The Dunwoody City Council discussed a proposal to add entertainment districts and expand others within the city, but some members of the panel questioned whether it was necessary. 

🍨 Atlanta-based developer Third & Urban and multifamily partner Trammell Crow Company announced the first two retail tenants at Hillcrest, a new mixed-use development expanding Sandy Springs’ downtown district.

ELSEWHERE

🇮🇱 Neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing bloc nor the opposition led by Gadi Eisenkot appeared on track for a 61-seat majority in Israel’s election, leaving Arab-led parties as possible kingmakers in the parliamentary system. Follow live updates.

🇪🇸 At least 10 people died after two high-speed trains collided in Spain today, nine months after a crash on the same line killed 46.

🇧🇷 The U.S. said it would grant a visa to Flávio Bolsonaro, amid reports he fled Brazil despite a court order after losing Sunday’s presidential election.

🧬 DNA evidence linked Ted Bundy to the 1974 murder of a Utah teen. Bundy, who was executed in 1989, killed at least 30 women and girls in the 1970s.

⚾ The Rays beat the Brewers 4-3 in 12 innings to stay alive in the World Series, which Milwaukee now leads 3-1. Game 5 is tonight at 8 p.m. in St. Petersburg, FL (FOX)

(L to R) Anthony Saul, President and COO, Grady Health System; Joselyn Baker, President, Grady Health Foundation; Elizabeth Correll Richards, Vice Chair, Grady Health Foundation Board of Directors; Shan Cooper, Chair, Grady Health Foundation Board of Directors; John Haupert, CEO, Grady Health System; Dave Stockert, Vice Chair, Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation Board of Directors.

PICTURE THIS: Last weekend’s White Coat Grady Gala honoring retiring CEO John Haupert raised more than $2 million, a record for the event. “Thank you for believing that Grady matters,” President and COO Anthony Saul, who will succeed Haupert in January, told the more than 650 attendees at Flourish Atlanta.

🕖 Here’s what’s in today’s newsletter:

• Beltline segment breaks ground

• Upcoming Events

• The Reset

AND 

• Concert Picks

🎈 A hundred years of art in Atlanta calls for more than one party. Expect special exhibitions, collection favorites returning to the galleries, music, family programs, and one-of-a-kind events that honor the past and look toward the next 100 years. See what’s planned at the High. SPONSOR MESSAGE

Photo by Erin Sintos

1. Atlanta Beltline breaks ground on another Northwest Trail segment

🚧 The Atlanta Beltline broke ground Oct. 22 on Northwest Trail Segment 2A, a 0.3-mile section that connects to the completed Northside Trail and Northwest Connector Trail.

The segment moves the Beltline closer to completing the 22-mile mainline trail loop by 2030.

🚲 More on this story here.

A Haunting at 100: The High’s Halloween Party

SPONSORED BY THE HIGH MUSEUM

🎃 Dance in the Taylor Lobby, hear ghost stories in the Atrium, and raise a glass to our first hundred years. A Haunting at 100, the High’s Halloween party, takes over the whole museum after dark on Fri., Oct. 30.

➞ Get the details here.

2. Upcoming Events

🏠 Homebuying Nightmares panel; tonight at 6 p.m. at Wild Heaven Brewery.

🎭 The Turn of the Screw; tonight at 7:30 p.m. at The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse. 

🏀 WNBA Finals Game 6: Golden State Valkyries vs. Atlanta Dream; tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. at State Farm Arena.

🦖 Dino Talk; tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Fernbank Museum.

🏈 Georgia vs. Florida; Sat., Oct. 31 at 3:30 p.m. at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. 

💀 Día de Muertos celebration; Sun., Nov. 1 from noon-5 p.m. at Oakland Cemetery.

💫 Manga Day Festival; Sun., Nov. 1 at 10 a.m. at Olive + Pine. 

📧 Find out how you can get your event featured in Rough Draft. For more events, visit RoughDraftAtlanta.com/events.

🔍 Step inside the miniature worlds that shaped a generation of readers. I SPY! Walter Wick’s Hidden Wonders brings together Wick’s meticulously hand-built photographs, optical illusions, and search-and-find puzzles in the largest survey of his work to date. Now Open. SPONSOR MESSAGE

Photo by Ron Lach for pexels.com

3. How the fall time change affects your sleep, mood, and energy levels

THE RESET | SPONSORED BY INTOWN PSYCHOLOGY“The Reset by Rough Draft” is edited by Laura Scholz. The Reset is a weekly, Wednesday newsletter with even more content, and you can subscribe here with one click.

⏰ Daylight saving time officially ends at 2 a.m. on Sun., Nov. 1, when clocks revert to standard time. But despite gaining an extra hour of sleep this weekend, that time shift can disrupt the body’s circadian rhythm, affecting your overall mood and sleep quality.

People often notice falling back more because it coincides with colder weather and earlier sunsets, which can be challenging for those with seasonal affective disorder or anxiety.

🍂 Read Laura’s story here for more on how the time change impacts sleep, mood, and energy levels.

📅 Asking how it is going is not neutral. Early deadlines land around Nov. 1, and the worry in the house is real. Jeremy Salzman, Psy.D., on the parent’s side of application season. Intown Psychology.

🔨 Masterful craft, enigmatic form, and quiet poetic beauty: Martin Puryear: Nexus features more than seventy works. Sculptures in wood, glass, marble, and cast bronze appear alongside rarely shown drawings and prints. Join the artist in conversation with curator Michael Rooks on Nov. 12 from 7-8 p.m. SPONSOR MESSAGE

Photo via roughdraftatlanta.com

4. Concert Picks

Wed., Oct. 28🎸 Friko @ Terminal West

🏁 Flagman @ The Masquerade

💔 Hoodrich Pablo Juan @ Center Stage

🍷 Iron & Wine @ The Eastern

Thurs., Oct. 29

🫣 Ouija Macc @ Vinyl

🕊️ Brandy Clark @ Buckhead Theatre

🐝 Jon B. @ Center Stage 📻 Zach Top @ Gas South Arena

Fri., Oct. 30

♊️ Steve Lacy (pictured) @ Synovus Bank Amphitheater at Chastain Park (also Sat.) 

🧃 Juice @ Aisle 5

🤠 Jackson Dean @ Buckhead Theatre

⚡️ Beck @ Coca-Cola Roxy

🛋️ Sammy Rae & The Friends @ The Eastern

Sat., Oct. 31

🍗 Yung Gravy @ Buckhead Theatre

📆 almost monday @ Center Stage

👋 Young Miko @ State Farm Arena

Sun., Nov. 1

🌎 The Menzingers @ The Masquerade

🌲 Sap @ The Masquerade

Mon., Nov. 2

🧑🏫 Higher Learning @ Variety Playhouse

🇨🇳 Khantrast @ Vinyl

🎷 Dana and Alden @ The EARL

Tues., Nov. 3

👨🎓 Dead Poet Society @ The Masquerade

🔟 TEN @ Buckhead Theatre

🕰️ Surely Tempo @ The Masquerade

🥥 Coco Montoya @ Eddie’s Attic

Wed., Nov. 4

🪕 Livingston Taylor @ Variety Playhouse

🌌 Aaron Lee Tasjan @ Eddie’s Attic

💗 Victoria Monét @ Fox Theatre

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This report was compiled and written by Rough Draft Atlanta's staff.