Peachtree Corners Events for the Week of March 27, 2022

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The Forum Facelift and the Decline of Cover Bands

Three big things happened in the last week.

First and least important, it’s no longer winter. Not officially, at least. I’m still waiting for a sub-freezing sneak attack.

Second and kind of important, a group called North American Properties purchased The Forum for somewhere just north of six figures. If you think you’ve heard of them before, that’s because they have the most generic business name in the world. Oh, you do stuff with property? In North America? That narrows it down.

As it turns out, this is the same company that developed Avalon. They plan to update the buildings and add improvements such as an event lawn, more patio space, and bougie restaurants.

I only ask that they triple the size of Lululemon and make them permanent.

Third and most disturbing, the Town Green summer concert series was nonchalantly added to the Peachtree Corners city calendar. They just snuck it in there without telling anyone (me). And a city council member with inside information published the list on his own newsletter (link redacted because I can).

So here is the Peachtree Corners Town Green Summer Concert Series schedule, presented without with bias:

• Saturday, May 28 – Spin Doctors. Like the real Spin Doctors. Not a tribute band. It would be hard to make a living covering just two songs on a loop.

• Saturday, June 25 – Brotherhood (Doobie Brothers Tribute). Fun fact: The Doobie Brothers were the first overt reference to soft drugs in a band name. (Don’t fact check me on that.)

• Saturday, July 30 – Everclear. Another real version. Peachtree Corners is stepping it up this year! Prepare to be blown away by a steady barrage of staccato power chords.

• Saturday, August 27 – Stayin’ Alive (Bee Gees Tribute). People will never stop trying to bring disco back. God help us.

• Saturday, September 24 – Vertical Horizon (real). This is the third and final act of the ‘90s Bands Who Can’t Sell Actual Tickets Anymore world tour.

• Saturday, October 22 – The Purple Xperience (Prince Tribute). That’s not a typo, so don’t @ me about the spelling. Anyone who can sing, play guitar, and dance at the same time as well as Prince can spell their name however they want.

I should have saved some of these jokes. Now I don’t know what I’m going to say when I write more about the concerts in future newsletters.

Good thing only 0.03% of Peachtree Corners residents read this.

That was a long lead-in. Let’s get to this week’s events!

Peachtree Corners Events

Here’s what’s happening in and around Peachtree Corners. Check out the calendar for a full list of events.

Friday, March 25

Street Choir, A Van Morrison Experience is playing at Red Clay Music Foundry in Duluth.

If that’s not your thing, then head over to From the Earth Brewing and catch a live show with Purple Madness. Apparently this town is big enough for two different Prince tribute acts. (Alternate spelling suggestion: Purple Mdness? Adness?)

Saturday, March 26

The Forum is hosting a blood drive starting at noon. Go donate some of PTC’s finest.

And if you want to do back-to-back outdoor concerts, FTE Brewing is hosting Departure: The Journey Tribute Band. I envision a massive singalong concert. And probably some awkward, inebriated slow dancing. Maybe a lighter or two.

Sunday, March 27

Six Bridges Brewing is hosting another true crime event, Blood on the Bayou. I mean, the event itself doesn’t involve “true crime.” Unless you steal my beer.

School Nights

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Friday, April 1

There’s an April Fool’s Day triples tennis tournament at Jones Bridge Swim and Tennis. No, this is not a joke. And neither are the teams that sign up for this thing (I’ve been beaten by all of them!). Check out the flier for more info.

Now before the hate mail starts rolling in, you need to know something about me. I’m a Gen Xer who came of age in the ‘90s. I will be at every single one of those post-grunge shows. I may even sing along if no one is looking at me.

I also may or may not have a pair of 8-hole Doc Martens that are over 25 years old.

Hope I didn’t ruin your image of me!

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