Media Advisory: Atlanta BeltLine Presents “BeltLine After Dark”

Friday, June 2 – Saturday, June 3 | Atlanta’s Westside Park

Atlanta BeltLine Inc.’s BeltLine After Dark, a staple of its Art on the Atlanta BeltLine season, will return for its fourth year, Friday, June 2 through Saturday, June 3, at Atlanta’s new Westside Park. The live music and performing arts festival will include artists Liquid Sky, Novoa Dances, M3 and Assane Kouyate. The festivities will also include headliner, Mausiki Scales & the Common Ground Collective, who will, for the ninth year, present “No Tables, No Chairs,” described as a “funk-filled journey through the pulsating rhythms of the African Diaspora.”

Festival goers will also have the opportunity to enjoy a food and artisan market with family-friendly art-making booths. More information can be found at art.beltline.org/afterdark.

The weekend will also include the inaugural Big Tigger’s BeltLine BikeFest, happening Sunday, June 4, presented by Aetna Better Health of Georgia & 1-800-TruckWreck.

WHERE: Atlanta’s Westside Park, 1600 Johnson Road Northwest, Atlanta, GA 3031

WHEN/SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

• Friday, June 2, 2023, 3 – 9 p.m.
  • 3 p.m.: Liquid Sky
  • 4 p.m.: M3
  • 5 p.m.: Burning Bones Physical Theater
  • 7 p.m.: Jeremy Muller
  • 8 p.m.: Novoa Dances
• Saturday, June 3, 2023, Noon to 9 p.m.
  • Noon – 4 p.m.: Parade Tailgate w/Sounds by The Ear Dr.
    Funky Fun Stations and Marketplace
  • 4 p.m.: No Tables, No Chairs Funk-Line Parade
  • 5:45 p.m.: Assane Kouyate
  • 7 p.m.: Mausiki Scales & The Common Ground Collective

Pre-Event Media Availability: Select performers will be available onsite at Westside Park for media interviews Friday, June 2 between 10:30 a.m. and Noon. Please call Sigele Winbush (404-862-2081) upon arrival.

Stay abreast of Art on the Atlanta BeltLine announcements and events at art.beltline.org, or follow on social media @atlantabeltline and with #beltlineart.

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The 2022 – 2023 Art on the Atlanta BeltLine exhibition is presented by Northside Hospital. Additional sponsors include Ponce City Market at the Platinum level; Delta at the Gold level; Cox Enterprises and Empire Communities at the Silver level; and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at the Bronze level. The Art on the Atlanta BeltLine Lantern Parade is sponsored by Delta at the Gold level, Northside Hospital and Ponce City Market at the Silver level, and Kaiser Permanente at the Bronze level.

This program is supported in part by the City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs. Major funding for this organization is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners. This program is supported in part by Georgia Council for the Arts through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. Georgia Council for the Arts also receives support from its partner agency – the National Endowment for the Arts. This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.

Major support for this project is provided by:

About the Atlanta BeltLine

Atlanta BeltLine, Inc.’s vision is to be the catalyst for making Atlanta a global beacon for equitable, inclusive, and sustainable city life. As one of the largest, most wide-ranging urban redevelopment programs in the United States, the Atlanta BeltLine is building a more socially and economically resilient Atlanta with our partner organizations and host communities through job creation, inclusive transportation systems, affordable housing, and public spaces for all. For more information on the Atlanta BeltLine, please visit www.BeltLine.org.

About Art on the Atlanta BeltLine

Art on the Atlanta BeltLine is the largest temporary public art exhibition in the history of Atlanta. It showcases the work of hundreds of visual artists, performers, and musicians along the Atlanta BeltLine corridor. This spectacular project places working professionals alongside emerging artists, and draws residents and visitors into some of the most unique public spaces in the City of Atlanta, providing powerful new perspectives on the city and its vibrant neighborhoods. The exhibition showcases how art strengthens and beautifies current and former industrial areas and creates signature spaces exemplifying the transformation of the city through the Atlanta BeltLine. Art on the Atlanta BeltLine touches almost 20 intown communities.

Media Contacts:

Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. Office of Communications and Media Relations
100 Peachtree Street, NW, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30303

Jenny Odom, Communications & Media Relations Manager
(404) 863-8450, jodom@atlbeltline.org

Sigele Winbush, PR Consultant
(404) 862-2081, sigele@sigelewibush.com