Sep 30, 2023 – 8:00 AM

Tipsy Taggin’ with Antar Fierce

Best End Brewing, 1036 White St SW, Atlanta, GA 30310

Tipsy Taggin’ is an instructor lead graffiti art paint-and-sip style class with Antar Fierce. This class takes the complex process of making art with spray paint and puts it into easy to follow steps while encouraging the participant to mind their own creativity and apply it to their piece. Experience in art making is not necessary.

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Sep 30, 2023 – 6:00 AM

“Lost In Traplanta” Screening and Discussion with Filmmaker Mathieu Rochet

Tara Theaters, 2345 Cheshire Bridge Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30324

Join filmmaker, Mathieu Rochet, for a screening of Lost in Traplanta, a screening of a short film series, about the quest of a young Frenchman to reunite the famous rap duo Andre 3000 and Big Boi, known as Outkast, and his discovery of the Atlanta Hip Hop scene after the screening stay for a discussion of his process. Brought to you by Alliance Française and Goethe Zentrum Atlanta, in partnership with Villa Albertine,

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Oct 1, 2023 – 12:00 AM

Youth Breakin’ Workshop with Toma Fit + Book Giveaway

CreateATL, 900 Murphy Ave SW, Atlanta, GA 30310

Youth Breakin’ is a dynamic workshop on the foundation of hip hop culture’s original movement art: breakin’ (break dance). Core concepts of collaboration, innovative movement, music theory and trusting one’s creative instinct are taught and explored in this dance intensive with instructor and b-boy King Quic. After breaking a sweat, cool down and listen to Baby Jade read Eric Morse’s What Is Hip-Hop? children’s book. Giveaway to follow reading.

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Oct 1, 2023 – 6:00 AM

Architects of Atlanta Hip-Hop

Atlanta History Center, 130 W Paces Ferry Rd NW, Atlanta, GA 30305

Join us as we pay tribute to ones who cold rock the party, the ones who create the music that returns you again and again to the most poignant times in your life: the DJ and the Producer.

Architects of Atlanta Hip-Hop is an interactive panel discussion that will honor
originators and creators of the Atlanta hip-hop culture we have come to know and love. Moderated by Talib Shabazz of Earwax Records, he will be in conversation with the likes of DJ Toomp, DJ Wis, and DC The Brain Supreme, understanding how they took cues from the DJs from New York City and Los Angeles and incorporated their own style that was distinct to Atlanta. Expect to hear interesting stories, expect to leave with a deeper appreciation and understanding for this Atlanta hip-hop culture we hold dear.

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Oct 1, 2023 – 8:00 AM

Heard It All Before Game Night

M-Bar Ultra Lounge, 186 Auburn Ave NW, Atlanta, GA 30303

Have you ever listened to a song and recognized a familiar sound to the tune? More than likely, you heard a music sample. Heard It All Before: A Game Of Hip Hop Samples is the ultimate party game for uncovering and discovering the songs behind your favorite songs. In the spirit of 50 years of Hip Hop and nearly a century of the Soul music that sources its greatest samples, we’re turning our card game experience into a live game night for ELEVATE Atlanta 2023. Music heads and sample snobs, this one’s for you. Come for the prize or just come for the vibes.

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Oct 2, 2023 – 7:00 AM

“House Party” Film Screening

Tara Theaters, 2345 Cheshire Bridge Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30324

House Party, the oft-told tale of what teenagers get into when their parents are out of town, was an automatic classic when it premiered in 1990. Directed by Reginald Hudlin and starring Kid N’ Play, Martin Lawrence, Tisha Campbell, and the late great comedians John Witherspoon and Robin Harris, House Party was hip-hop’s answer to Risky Business and National Lampoon’s Animal House. Come recite your favorite lines and laugh with us! Rest assured, this is your type of hype.