March 10th
ST. BALDRICK'S FUNDRAISER
Atlanta Falcons Cornerback, Dominique Franks will be the celebrity barber at this year’s St. Baldrick's Fundraiser / ShamRock & Roll Festival on Saturday, March 10, at Meehan’s Public House in Sandy Springs. From 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. the 24-year-old, Oklahoma native will be shaving the heads of brave volunteers who have pledged to shave their heads in solidarity with children with cancer. Franks will also be promoting the St. Baldrick's Rally Athlete program, a partnership between the Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research (Rally) and St. Baldrick’s that promotes fundraising and half marathon training teams for various marathons across the country to further advance treatment for the number one disease killer of children in the U.S. The St. Baldrick's Foundation is a volunteer-driven charity devoted to funding the most promising research to find cures for childhood cancers. St. Baldrick’s is the world’s largest volunteer-driven fundraising program for childhood cancer research, and today the St. Baldrick's Foundation funds more in childhood cancer research grants than any other organization, with the exception of the U.S. government. This year, the St. Baldrick’s event at Meehan's Public House has already raised $55,000 and 72 people (a.k.a. “shavees”) have pledged to shave their heads!
March 31st
THE MOTHER CLUCKER
FRIED CHICKEN FESTIVAL AT ROSEBUD
Chef Ron Eyester Launches Festival and Competition
Devoted to Southern Staple on March 31
Devoted to Southern Staple on March 31
The battle for the best fried chicken in Atlanta is about to heat up. Ron “The Angry Chef” Eyester is uniting Atlantans in the singular mission of celebrating this Southern staple with the first local festival dedicated to fried chicken – the Mother Clucker Fried Chicken Festival. On Saturday, March 31 from 2 – 6 p.m. Atlanta’s best chefs will fire up the fryers and present their best breaded work in a tented lot next to Rosebud in Morningside. Participating chefs will be encouraged to work with any part of the chicken and challenged to produce their own unique interpretation of fried chicken.
All of life’s necessities, along with fried chicken, will be at the Mother Clucker Fried Chicken Festival: live music, bourbon and beer. Music from Julie Gribble and other artists will entertain attendees from 3 – 6 p.m. Participating sponsors include Springer Mountain Chicken, with adult libations provided by Sweetwater Brewery and Jim Beam, featuring Jim Beam Red Stag Spiced, Red Stag Honey Tea, Devils Cut and Jim Beam White Label.
Tickets to the Mother Clucker cost $35, which includes fried chicken tastings from participating chefs and two Jim Beam drinks or Sweetwater beers. Tickets are limited and can be purchased at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/232734. Additional Sweetwater beers and Jim Beam drinks will be available for purchase.
