This week was a busy one. In addition to my "day job," I moonlight as an amateur photographer for Kingsized Entertainment. With Valentine's Day and love in the air, I worked two events. The first was at Trader Vics in the Hilton Atlanta at the Valentine's Day Soiree. Tongo Hiti played - a fantastic band that plays there most Thursday nights when you can get a $4.00 Mai Tai and listen to some great Polynesian-Tiki-type music mixed with some great swing and rock-n-roll while sampling an assortment of yummy treats off the menu. Each holiday, Trader Vics usually has some sort of fun event. New Year's Eve there was the International Jetsetters New Year's Eve Ball (photos); I'm sure in March there will be something for St. Patrick's Day; and in May I know there's an event called Lavapalooza by the pool (hopefully there will be a pool with this darn drought).
The second event I worked was the Dames Aflame "Showbiz What Sizzles!" A classy, sexy, fun show filled with great dance numbers, humor, wit, and sassy burlesque. Entertainment at its best! Everyone who goes to a Dames Aflame show will be blown away. The show takes place once a month on a Friday - two shows (8 and 10:30 pm) - at the Laughing Skull Lounge at the Vortex in Midtown. This is an intimate venue that is quickly becoming the place to be to see great shows. There's an event on the first Tuesday of every month called Boozer Doodle, and I hear some things are in the works for an improv show, as well as a game show. I can't promise anything, but I do believe the great Lucky Yates will be involved with all three!
Atlanta has a fantastic array of venues to see some great entertainment, and the above two are just a small sampling of them. Check 'em out!
Two lovely Dames Aflame at the Valentine's Day Soiree