Road Trip! Field a Seat on Atkins Park Virginia-Highland Party Bus to Braves vs. Marlins Game on July 22

Atkins Park Restaurant & Bar in Virginia-Highland is rooting for the home team and is ready to take some Braves fans out to the ballpark for the Braves vs. Marlins game on Tuesday, July 22. Purchase a ticket for $50 and receive a game ticket, pre-game hot dog buffet at Atkins Park, bus transportation from the restaurant to Turner Field and back, and team spirits of beer, Fireballs and Jägermeister on the way to the game. Bus leaves the restaurant at 6 p.m. on the dot for the 7:10 p.m. game. Only 50 tickets are available; reserve yours by calling 404-876-7249.

Atkins Park and Ormsby's Will Take You Out to the Ball Game!

Ormsby's and both locations of Atkins Park (Virginia-Highland and Smyrna) want to bid farewell to Atlanta Braves General Manager Bobby Cox at his last Braves home game on October 3, and the restaurants want to take Braves fans with them! Snag a seat with one of the three restaurants for the Braves' last home game of the 2010 season and get a pre-game hotdog, Jäger, beer, a roundtrip bus ride to and from Turner Field and a ticket (with 755 Club access) to the anticipated sell-out game against the Philadelphia Phillies. Cost for this package is $55 per person. Each restaurant has only 45 seats available, so stop by and purchase your seat today and be ready to roll at your chosen restaurant at noon on October 3.

Atkins Park Tavern - Virginia Highland: 794 North Highland Avenue; 404 -876-7249.
Atkins Park Tavern - Smyrna: Market Village,2840 Atlanta Road; 770-435-1887.
Ormsby's: 1170 Howell Mill Road, NW; 404-968-2033.

Bar-B-Q Lovers Rejoice!

The Atlanta Bar-B-Q Festival will be taking over Turner Field's green parking lot from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. this Saturday, September 12. There will be inflatables and rides for the kids as well as live music by the Running Wild Band, Antonia Lawrence, Neal Cooper, Frankie's Blues Mission and the Riki Brooks Band. Professional and backyard barbeque cooks will be competing for cash prizes in their respective categories, and the pro winner will get to sell his or her barbeque at a Braves game in 2010. Braves legend Otis Nixon will be there to chat with fans and sign his new book "The Catch." As a promotion, festival organizers will be giving away free barbeque sauces, rubs and grill accessories to those who have RSVP'd on the event's Facebook page. Admission to the family-friendly festival area is free.