Atlantix

I just learned of this half-price ticket service that is similar to those in New York and London. There are locations in Underground Atlanta and Lenox Mall, and half-price tickets are sold for the day of the performance, if available, to many Atlanta attractions and performances, including:

Atlanta Ballet

Attala County Garden Club ~ Kudzu Playhouse, Roswell

AYSO SPRING CONCERT ~ Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra, Woodruff Arts Center, Midtown

Bold Girls ~ Theatre Gael, 14th Street Playhouse, Midtown

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner ~ Synchronicity Performance Group, 7 Stages

Chopped Liver in Paradise ~ Jewish Theatre of the South, Marcus Jewish

Cineprov! ~ The Basement Theatre, Buckhead

Cirque Dreams ~ Broadway Across America, Fox Theatre

Classical Concert ~ Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Woodruff Arts Center,

Clown Show for Bruno Schultz ~ PushPush Theater, Decatur

Comedy Cobb, Improv Comedy ~ TellTale Theatre, Artisan Resource Center,

The Dinner Party ~ Centerstage North, The Art Place, Mountain View

Down in the Basement ~ The Basement Theatre, Buckhead

The Glass Menagerie ~ Atlanta Shakespeare Company, The Shakespeare Tavern, Midtown

Guys and Dolls ~ Aurora Theatre, Duluth

Laughing Matters - Comedy Improv ~ Laughing Matters, Manuel%26#39;s Tavern,

Intimate Apparel ~ Alliance Theatre Company, Main Stage, Woodruff Arts

Jerry%26#39;s Girls ~ Big Top Theatre, Marietta

The King and I ~ Southside Theatre Guild, Fairburn

Late Night Creepy Horror Theatre ~ Dad%26#39;s Garage, Inman Park

Like A Dog on Linoleum ~ Joe Spotts Presents, 14th Street Playhouse, Midtown; Starring Leslie Jordan

Menopause the Musical ~ G-4 Productions, 14th Street Playhouse, Midtown

Show time: Friday, 8:00pm - $27.50 *May purchase on Friday*

Motel ~ The Basement Theatre, Buckhead

Nickel and Dimed ~ 7 Stages, Little Five Points

Noel and Gertie ~ Theatre Decatur, Decatur

Photograph ~ The Basement Theatre, Buckhead

Robert Shaw Remembered ~ Michael O%26#39;Neal Singers, Roswell United

Still Blazing After All These Years: Sisters and Brothers in Song ~ Atlanta Gay Men%26#39;s Chorus %26amp; Atlanta Feminist Women%26#39;s Chorus

Scandal! ~ Dad%26#39;s Garage, Inman Park

Songs for a New World ~ Onstage Atlanta, O2 Stage, Decatur

The Story ~ Theatre in the Square, Main Stage, Marietta

TheatreSports ~ Dad%26#39;s Garage, Inman Park

This Is Our Youth ~ Theatre in the Square, Alley Stage, Marietta

';Welcome to All the Pleasures'; ~ New Trinity Baroque %26amp; St. Philip Cathedral

AeroBalloon ~ Midtown

A giant helium balloon has landed at Underground Atlanta! Atlanta%26#39;s newest attraction, the AeroBalloon will allow locals and visitors to soar high above and admire amazing views within a 20 mile radius of downtown Atlanta including the city%26#39;s skyline, Buckhead, and Stone Mountain.

Atlanta Botanical Garden ~ Midtown

Atlanta Cyclorama, ';The Battle of Atlanta'; ~ Grant Park

Atlanta History Center ~ Buckhead

High Museum of Art ~ Midtown

Historic Oakland Cemetery ~ Grant Park

Imagine It! The Children%26#39;s Museum of Atlanta ~ Downtown Atlanta

Margaret Mitchell House %26amp; Museum ~ Midtown

Rhodes Hall ~ Midtown

Road to Tara Museum ~ Jonesboro, Georgia

Stone Mountain Park ~ Stone Mountain, GA

Zoo Atlanta ~ Grant Park

Atlantix

I%26#39;ve used Atlantix in the past and it%26#39;s a nice little-known service that I often forget to use.

Another good way to get two-for-one tickets for local plays is through Atlantaplanit.com. You can sign up for free. You get an e-mail every week or so telling you what%26#39;s on sale. I got great Atlanta Symphony tickets once for $10 a pop in a very good section.

Atlantix

The hot air balloon downtown was news to new as well. I saw it when I was down there yesterday, but assumed it was some publicity gimmick. For $11 bucks you can bet I%26#39;m going to check that out. I%26#39;m down there for court all of the time (not as a defendant :) )and frequently find myself with time to kill. I%26#39;ll report on it as soon as I go.