Atkins Park Virginia-Highland Turns Up the Volume with PBR Thursday Night Music Series

You can now enjoy music at Atkins Park Restaurant & Bar in Virginia-Highland every Thursday night during the month of August. The music series schedule, sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon beer, starts on August 7 with Trailing Tinsley, a Lawrenceville-based brother/sister duo. Homefront follows on August 14 with classic rock and blues. Marshall Coats syncopates rock and jazz on August 21 and the month concludes with Atlanta-based and adored Sailing To Denver on August 28. Music starts at 10 p.m. on the stage in the bar area and PBR giveaways happen every Thursday night. 

Cornhole For A Cause? Sign Me Up!

Beaches, backyards, bars...they've even been spotted entertaining athletes between competitions at sporting events. The cornhole craze has made its way to the back parking lot of Atkins Park Tavern in Virginia Highland for a cornhole tournament from 2 - 5 p.m. on Sunday, October 2. Live music from Homefront and SweetWater Brewery beer set the pace. Registration fees for the two-man teams are $25 per person/single or $50/team of two. Participants will receive one complimentary SweetWater beer with registration, and the Georgia Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Team in Training "wins" 100 percent of the proceeds. First place wins $400 and other prizes include a Krups Kegerator, restaurant and bar gift certificates, a SweetWater cornhole set and SweetWater Brewery tour passes. Call 404-876-7249 or stop by the restaurant to pre-register with the manager on duty.

Atkins Park Tavern - Virginia Highland: 794 North Highland; 404 -876-7249.