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Connor: Welcome to October, and welcome to the 65th edition of the East Atlanta Anthem. It's kind of hard to believe that we’ve published this newsletter 65 weeks in a row.

Fun fact: over those 65 weeks, we’ve mentioned 358 restaurants at least one time. We’re spoiled here on the east side of town. We really are.

Anyway, a few weeks ago we hosted our first in-person event and it got me thinking, would people be into more real world stuff from the Anthem?

For example, would you want something similar to this newsletter (but different) that showed up in your mailbox?

Or if we put something together that was free to grab at your favorite neighborhood coffee shop, would you read it while waiting for your latte?

Now that we’ve got that out of the way... we’d like to wish a very happy birthday to Anthem reader Marissa W. (10/3)!

Ok, time to get into this week’s Anthem 👇

🍪 Little Tart is bringing gingerbread hearts to the Halfway Crooks taproom for Lebkuchenherz decorating night TONIGHT (10/1) at 7 p.m. Decorate your own, then pair it with a pour as part of their Oktoberfest lineup.

👻 Harbor Coffee's October Craft Menu is out today, and they'll top any iced drink with a marshmallow fluff ghost. Also on the menu: Pumpkin King, Maple Pecan, and the excellently named Pear Necessities.

🐟 Spina is going beyond pizza with a wood-fired Branzino Divorciado, half asparagus-basil pesto and half Calabrian fig jam with berbere pesto. There's also a Lasagna for 2 that takes two days to make, with Sunday gravy, beef and pork bolognese, and 30-month Reggiano, served with house focaccia.

🥖 You have until Sunday to get the Viet Lemongrass Pork at Bona Fide Deluxe. It's smoked pork shoulder griddled in a lemongrass vinaigrette, with maggi mayo and a spicy mint nam pla on an Alon's hoagie.

🚽 Flatiron landed a prestigious feature on the @dive.bar.toilets instagram account, and the walls are covered in graffiti and stickers. Frame it. -Connor

🍸 Amano is pouring a Black Manhattan made with rye whiskey, Foro Amaro, house root beer cordial, and a kiss of absinthe.

🍑 Small Fry brought back its Freaky Tea for fall, served frozen with Longleaf black tea vodka, peach liqueur and purée, bay leaf tea, and warm spices. It's on for the season.

🍽️ Friendly reminder that Poor Hendrix does Sunday Supper. They post the menu on Instagram that day, so check there before you go.

🥩 Sugar Loaf's Ethiopian Siga Tibs are the star of Poco Loco's weekly meat breakfast burrito this week. It's called The Spooky Season and it comes with coconut lime rice and roasted carrots and potatoes. Two of my favorite places joined forces! -Connor

🍽️ CLOCKWORK starts tonight at BabyGirl, running Thursday through Saturday from 5:30 to 11 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome, and you can reserve a table if you'd rather plan ahead.

🍺 New Realm has Happy Hour every Monday through Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. on the BeltLine, with craft beers, bites, and patio seating.

🥟 Beksa Lala has hands-on pierogi classes at Sceptre Brewing this weekend. Looks like Sunday is sold out but Saturday's class still has spots open and runs 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Really cool way to support a local spot and learn something at the same time. -Connor

🍔 Thicc Burger is moving upstairs at Pisces on Edgewood for a Friday and Saturday night residency starting this Friday, 10/2. It runs 8 p.m. to 3 a.m., with beer and shot specials upstairs from 8 to 10 p.m.

🍕 Lloyd's went full Oktoberfest with Lloyds-Tober: beer cheese pretzels, bratwurst covered in kraut, and a fest pie. Connor is going straight for the Ol' Eins Zwei with Underberg.

🥜 Big Softie is now topping its soft serve with peanut butter toffee made in house with Georgia peanuts. It's vegan and gluten free, and they say it tastes like a certain famous candy bar.

🍷 10/1 - Fall in the Garden - Wahoo! Grill is hosting a wine tasting in its private garden from 6:30 to 8 p.m. with over 35 wines from Atlanta distributors, all picked for crisp fall days. | $50 | Tickets & Info

🖼️ 10/1-10/4 - Atlanta Art Fair - Pullman Yards hosts the third Atlanta Art Fair, bringing galleries, artists, and collectors together with talks, performances, and installations all weekend. | Tickets & Info

🩸 10/1-10/4 - Atlanta Horror Film Festival - Twenty years in, this indie horror fest is back at 7 Stages with films, panels, mixers, and after parties through Sunday. | Tickets & Info

📚 10/2-10/3 - Decatur Book Festival - Downtown Decatur becomes book central with author panels, a street market, buskers, and a family storytime. Bookish will be there repping East Atlanta. Bring a tote bag. -Connor | Free | More Info

🍾 10/2 - The Bottle Tree - A spooky sketch show written and performed by Madeline Evans, Joseph Lopez, Lila Mensing, and Carson Seabolt at Dad's Garage. Fridays and Saturdays in October at 10 p.m. | Tickets & Info

🏺 10/2 - Coffee + Clay - ASH Coffee and YAY Studio are hosting a clay workshop and artist talk with ceramic artist and archaeologist Lillian Ondus from 6 to 9 p.m. Live music by Ryan Siegel, and all clay and tools are provided. | $5 suggested donation, plus $5 if glazing | More Info

🌳 10/3 - Fall atlFREEfair - A seasonal community gathering at The Friendship Center on Woodland Ave SE from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a free sale, food, and a day of learning, playing, and sharing resources. Volunteers are welcome to sign up. | More Info

🥨 10/3 - Oktoberfest at Red's Beergarden - The first Ayinger pours at Red's score a stein and hat giveaway. Expect big pretzels, brat specials, polka, and Märzens and Fest Biers from noon to 6:30 p.m., rain or shine. | More Info

🎃 10/3 - Space Queen's Costume Market - Space Queen hosts its 2nd annual all-vintage costume market from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 1404 McLendon Ave NE. Shop vintage pieces for sustainable spooky season looks. | More Info

🎸 10/3 - Less Alone Fest Market - Cabbagetown Creative Market is teaming up with Less Alone Fest for an artist and vintage market at Waller's Coffee Shop in Decatur from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Expect live music, local art, vintage, and flash tattoos. | $5-$15 suggested donation for live music | More Info

🎡 10/3-10/4 - Fall Fest in Candler Park - The festival celebrates its 25th anniversary with two days of music, art, food, games, and rides from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Entry is free, and every dollar raised goes back to the park and neighborhood. | Free | More Info

🎃 10/4 - Pumpkin Patch at Oakland Cemetery - Little Rat Coffee will be there with drinks and treats while you browse the pumpkins. | More Info

🍷 10/5 - First Monday Supper Club - $14 wine bottles and a $28 prix fixe dinner at Babs Midtown from 5 to 8:30 p.m. The seasonal menu includes Coq au Vin and a coconut curry chickpea dish, and seating is limited. | $28 | More Info

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⚾️ The Braves lost game 2 of their best-of-3 series with the Phillies on Wednesday. They’ll play a deciding game three today (10/1) and because the MLB can’t figure out how to set up a schedule, it’s 11pm on Wednesday night and your authors still don’t know if the game will be at 2pm or 8pm. Insane -Connor

⚽ Atlanta City FC, the city's new NWSL team, just revealed its name, logo, and brand identity and is celebrating with The Get Togethxr at Jolene Jolene on Friday at 7 p.m. The launch party is Sunday from 12 to 4 p.m. at Southern Exchange Ballrooms, and free tickets are up for grabs.

🏀 The Atlanta Dream swept the Washington Mystics in round 1 of the WNBA Playoffs. They’ll take on the NY Liberty in the Semifinals starting on Sunday.

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