Hey guys! It’s the first day of Lent, what are you giving up? Lets all get Atlanta to give up ‘being so cold all the time’ and move on to spring.Did anyone do the Indian food on Edgewood last night?

If you haven’t seen Cosms by Dashboard Co-op yet up at Colony Square (1197 Peachtree St) then this afternoon is a good time to change that, with their Art & Cocktails party, 5pm. Some of the artists will be there for talks and meet & greet sessions.

It’s National Absinthe Day today, if you rsvp to Buckhead’s Prohibition (56 East Andrews Drive) bar at RSVP@prohibitionatl.com you can get a complimentary absinthe cocktail between 6-8pm.

At 7pm in the Edgewood Speakeasy, there’s a group called Community Bucket who are organising their Weekend of Good. RSVP on their website and get a $25 ticket, which gets you food and drinks and a shirt, then meet all the other volunteers at the Speakeasy, before meeting again Saturday morning for a service project. It sounds like a fantastic way to meet new people and help out the city at the same time. Oops this is tomorrow, I need more coffee before I write these.

Rialto Center for the Arts (80 Forsyth St) is holding a free event, Something Deep, at 7pm, which features “amazing artists that sing, dance, raps, does spoken word, or are amazing musicians.” There’s a 'cosmopolitan’ dress code, and there will be refreshments served.

Georgia Dome Stadium is hosting the México v Nigeria match tonight, at 7:30. There’s an afterparty at the Suite Food Lounge (375 Luckie St) starting at 9pm, and free admission if you have a ticket stub.

Atlantic Station Central Park (1380 Atlantic Drive) has a free Improv in the Park show tonight at 8pm, hopefully it stays sunny. This was cancelled, what a shame. Rescheduled for April 2nd.

For the wine-ier readers, there’s a wine tasting at Perrine’s Wine Shop (1168 Howell Mill Road), $25 to taste 7 wines plus cheese and charcuterie.

There are quite a few shows tonight. (Imgur)

There’s also all the usual Wednesday Stuff, and everything ongoing.

I wouldn’t mind seeing Yellow Ostrich or Starlight Girls, and if it’s nice out then the Atlantic Station Improv show will be a great excuse to sit outside and enjoy it while it lasts. I’m planning to see Jonathan Richman tomorrow night, I’m excited for that. Let me know what you get up to and what turns out to be fun!

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