Venkman's | 740 Ralph McGill Blvd.

Lilac Wine
2017-08-24 20:15 - 22:30 (America/New_York)
Lilac Wine is best described as a sweet and heady musical recipe. The main ingredients are unexpected song choices, skillful musicianship and adventurous arrangements that magically combine into music that both alluring and hypnotic for the listener.
For Rob Henson, founding member and bassist, Lilac Wine provides the ideal ensemble that can passionately play many musical genres other than the typical jazz and folk styles most commonly associated with acoustic groups.
As one of Atlanta’s most versatile musicians, Rob has played and/or recorded as a bass player with a wide array of musical groups including the Yacht Rock Revue, the Atlanta Symphony, Telegram, the Atlanta Opera Orchestra, Jukebox Fiasco, the Atlanta Ballet, and numerous singer-songwriters such as Shawn Mullins, David Ryan Harris and Vince Gill. From 2006 – 2012 Rob recorded and toured the United States with singer/songwriter Corey Smith, playing over 150 shows a year, as well as recording five studio albums, and opening for legendary acts such as ZZ Top, Willie Nelson, Cheap Trick, Snoop Dog, and Eric Church.
In late 2013, Rob recruited first-call guitarist, singer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist Grant Reynolds to be the Swiss army knife of the future Lilac Wine lineup. Relocating from LA to his hometown of Atlanta in 2008, Grant has worked with many respected local music artists including Heather Luttrell, Brian Collins Band, Gareth Asher, Davin McCoy, Lefty Williams Band, Francisco Vidal, Sonia Leigh, and Yacht Rock Schooner. Known for his technical proficiency, adaptability, and well-rounded musicality, Grant also co-founded the electrifying Reynolds & Williams Band with Joel Williams (former Zac Brown Band guitarist), and has most recently toured and recorded with Collective Soul frontman Ed Roland’s new endeavor, “Ed Roland & the Sweet Tea Project.”
Unlike Grant and Rob, Larissa Mia is new to the professional music scene and Lilac Wine is her first band. As recently as a year ago, Mia did not sing in public, only for herself at home. Then she made a personal leap to singing at open mic events, which is where Henson and Reynolds found her. The two musicians were immediately taken with her voice that sounded so soulful it was like like mist on a cool damp night.
Mark Gresham, reviewing for on July 23, 2014 at Lilac Wine’s debut concert at Steve’s Live Music commented, “Her buoyant, often sultry voice comes with a remarkable natural musicianship, an ease of phrasing and infection with spot-on intonation, meshing beautifully with the playing of her seasoned colleagues.”
TICKETING & RESERVATION INFO:
Tickets are not available for FREE shows. For seating at a FREE show, please make reservations for the appropriate time at www.venkmans.com (see “Reservations”), or by calling 470-225-6162.

The Music of Michael McDonald
2017-08-25 22:00
Musical Directors Ganesh Giri Lee & Khari Cabral Simmons take us on a musical journey through the amazing catalog of the one and only, Michael McDonald. Khari and Ganesh’s deep study and knowledge of Michael’s body of work ensures all Michael McDonald fans will leave inspired to run home and play their favorite albums.
TICKETING & RESERVATION INFO:
Purchasing a General Admission ticket does not guarantee a seat/table.
Additional reservations are not required if a table, booth or banquette have been purchased via Ticketfly.
PLEASE NOTE: If earlier dinner reservations are made, your seats are not guaranteed for the show. For example, it is unlikely to be able to reserve a table at 8:00pm and keep it for a 10:00pm show. The only way to guarantee a seat for the show is to purchase table, booth, or banquette tickets.
Bar area and patio seating is reserved on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Reservations for the Captain’s Room (private dining room) can be reserved for parties of 10-24 guests. For more info call 470-225-6162.

Princess Brunch: Moana
2017-08-26 10:30 - 12:30
Join us at the V on the mornings of August 5th, 12th, and 26th for free screenings of Disney’s MOANA! Moana is a daughter of the chief of her tribe. Coming from a long line of navigators she sets off for a fabled island with her hero, the demi God Maui. Along the voyage they battle the treacherous ocean and all which it hides, all the while learning what the power love between friends can accomplish.
Admission is free with RSVP. A royal brunch feast and bottomless mimosas (for the adult kids) available for purchase.
TICKETING & RESERVATION INFO:
This is a FREE event! Tickets are not available for FREE shows. For seating at a FREE show, please make reservations for the appropriate time at www.venkmans.com (see “Reservations”), or by calling 470-225-6162.

Chicken Pickin' Brunch with Dusty Roads
2017-08-26 13:00 - 15:00
Dusty Roads is a high-energy Georgia-grown Americana band, formed by Atlanta based musician, J.L. Mickelson. When you’re at a Dusty Roads show, expect to hear influences of the legends of country and bluegrass music, such as Merle Haggard, Flatt & Scruggs, Willie Nelson, Buck Owens, and Bill Monroe. You can also expect sprinklings of songs and sounds of the great writers and musicians from across the globe and halls of time, like Django Earnhardt, Duke Ellington, and Irving Berlin. “Come take a trip, down that long, dusty road”.
Comprised of some of the Southeast regions finest pickers and singers, the band is ever evolving and growing. They’re constantly searching for that sound, that lick, that twangy hook that sinks deep into the listener’s soul and pulls them into the unfolding story of each song. Dusty Roads cherishes the purity of silvery steel strings ringing together harmoniously. The band champions comradery, respect for the craft of their instruments, and finely constructed songs that feel as if they soar down from the mountaintop to resonate the listener’s heart-strings.
“We came here with one purpose, to have a blast playing and performing live acoustic music”- J.L. Mickelson, singer/songwriter for Dusty Roads. Growing up in Atlanta, Mickelson was surrounded by a diverse world of cultures and music his whole life. “My great-grandfather was a mandolin player from Germany, so I guess it just runs in the blood”, says Mickelson of his musical lineage. Like a rear-view mirror in a pick-up truck, Dusty Roads looks back through the history of written and recorded music, studying fervently to decipher just what made each of these classic songs so special and unique. Just like ‘looking backwards to go forwards’, Mickelson applies this approach to writing original material for the band.
During the Winter of 2015, Dusty Roads went into the studio to begin recording its debut self-titled album. Due out in the Spring 2016, the album will feature all original music inspired by life, love, heartache. “Life is heavy, but music can make your bags a little lighter” – J.L. Mickelson
TICKETING/RESERVATION INFO:
Tickets are not available for FREE shows. For seating at a FREE show, please make reservations for the appropriate time at www.venkmans.com (see “Reservations”), or by calling 470-225-6162.

Back N Black: The AC/DC Experience
2017-08-26 22:00 - 23:59
Back N Black delivers the goods with a set list that spans 4 decades of AC/DC’s finest!
Thunderstruck, Shoot To Thrill, TNT, Back In Black, Highway To Hell, You Shook Me All Night Long , Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, Moneytalks, Who Made Who, Rock And Roll Train, Sink The Pink, Jailbreak, Heatseeker, Let There Be Rock, Whole Lotta Rosie, Hells Bells, If You Want Blood..You’ve Got It, The Jack, Rock And Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution, It’s A Long Way To The Top, For Those About To Rock We Salute You and many, many more.
At a Back N Black show you will see everything that is AC/DC…from Angus’ SG, school-boy uniform, duckwalks, striptease and constant headbanging to the shoulder ride, extended guitar solos and much more. It’s all there, including the gear that’s used. From the vintage Marshalls, Gretsch and Gibson guitars to the Sonor drum kit that is the same gear used by the legends themselves.

Bottomless Mimosa Brunch w/ Trio Deluxe
2017-08-27 13:00 - 15:30
TRIO DELUXE – smoky American Songbook standards and hot virtuosity from some of the best Athens/Atlanta musicians around: Andrea DeMarcus (Cicada Rhythm), Dan Coy (Bonaventure Quartet), and John Norris (lots of Athens bands).
TICKETING & RESERVATION INFO:
Tickets are not available for FREE shows. For seating at a FREE show, please make reservations for the appropriate time at www.venkmans.com (see “Reservations”), or by calling 470-225-6162.

Joe Gransden's Jazz Jam
2017-08-29 20:00, 2017-09-05 20:00, 2017-09-12 20:00
THIS IS A FREE EVENT. Tickets are not available for FREE shows. For seating at a FREE show, please make reservations for the appropriate time at www.venkmans.com (see “Reservations”), or by calling 470-225-6162.
Venkman’s is the home of ATL’s most legendary jazz jam, hosted by Joe Gransden and his house band every Tuesday. Dinner reservations are available from 5:30p, sign-ups start around 7:30 PM and music starts around 8 PM. Everyone is welcome and it’s free!
Venkman’s features half-price bottles of wine on Tuesdays!

(Not Annoying) Trivia
2017-08-30 20:00, 2017-09-06 20:00, 2017-09-13 20:00
THIS IS A FREE EVENT. Tickets are not available for FREE shows. For seating at a FREE show, please make reservations for the appropriate time at www.venkmans.com (see “Reservations”), or by calling 470-225-6162.
(Not Annoying) Trivia brings you everything you love about trivia – mind-bending questions, group camaraderie, great music, food and drink specials, prizes – without the one thing you don’t – annoying DJ chatter! Hosted by DJ Quasi Mandisco of Clermont Lounge fame with his trusty overhead projector, this uniquely Venkman’s take on trivia will get your competitive spirit racing without getting your blood boiling by hearing “Get those answers in” for the 500th time.
Sign-ups and music kick off at 7:30pm, with competition rocking at 8:00pm every Wednesday.

Alyssa Olson & Peter Olson (of Yacht Rock Revue)
2017-08-31 19:30
TICKETING & RESERVATION INFO:
Tickets are not available for FREE shows. For seating at a FREE show, please make reservations for the appropriate time at www.venkmans.com (see “Reservations”), or by calling 470-225-6162.

Mike Burton (album release) + Good Times Brass Band
2017-09-01 22:00
Bring together one of the most awesome collections of touring musicians in the world and what do you have? Namely The Good Times Brass Band! Undoubtedly, you have seen these gentlemen performing individually with some of the biggest names in the music industry from Mary J Blige, Jill Scott, Anita Baker and Tyler Perry to New Edition, Patti LaBelle and Ne-Yo, and now they have combined their immense talents to form a group that is sure to get you up on your feet with high quality musicianship, infectious rhythms…and FUN!
The band has appeared on two Bravo reality shows, “I Dream of NeNe, The Wedding” and “The New Atlanta.” The Good Times Brass Band Horn Section has also made TV appearances in the house bands for the 2011 Dove Awards, the 2013 – 2016 Trumpet Awards, the 2015 McDonald’s 365 Black Awards on BET, Seasons 6, 7, and 8 of BET’s Sunday Best, and numerous Tyler Perry productions. They have recorded with Kelly Rowland, Lecrae, Arrested Development, PJ Morton, Jennifer Holliday, Avery Sunshine and many others…
TICKETING & RESERVATION INFO:
Purchasing a General Admission ticket does not guarantee a seat/table.
Additional reservations are not required if a table, booth or banquette have been purchased via Ticketfly.
PLEASE NOTE: If earlier dinner reservations are made, your seats are not guaranteed for the show. For example, it is unlikely to be able to reserve a table at 8:00pm and keep it for a 10:00pm show. The only way to guarantee a seat for the show is to purchase table, booth, or banquette tickets.
Bar area and patio seating is reserved on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Reservations for the Captain’s Room (private dining room) can be reserved for parties of 10-24 guests. For more info call 470-225-6162.

Princess Brunch: Cinderella
2017-09-02 10:30 - 12:30
You are cordially invited to a royal screening of Disney’s live-action Cinderella! Cinderella brings to life the timeless images from Disney’s 1950 animated masterpiece as fully-realized characters in a visually-dazzling spectacle for a whole new generation.
Admission is free with RSVP. A royal brunch feast and bottomless mimosas (for the adult kids) available for purchase.
TICKETING & RESERVATION INFO:
This is a FREE event! Tickets are not available for FREE shows. For seating at a FREE show, please make reservations for the appropriate time at www.venkmans.com (see “Reservations”), or by calling 470-225-6162.

Chicken Pickin' Brunch w/ Nick DiSebastian
2017-09-02 13:00 - 15:00
Nick is an award winning multi-instrumentalist. He has traveled the country and the world in various settings including a full time member of acclaimed band Town Mountain. Currently, Nick is an active member of the Atlanta music scene, playing regularly with The Vista Stringband, The Bonaventure, and the late Col. Bruce Hampton. Joining Nick for this special performance is Michael Smith (mandolin) and Keith Morris (bass). Michael is also a member of The Dappled Grays, The Vista Stringband, and The Whiskey Gentry. Keith is a member of The Dappled Grays and performs regularly with various orchestras around Atlanta. These unique lineup will be performing bluegrass and swing music with blazing instrumental prowess and harmonious vocals.
RESERVATION INFO:
THIS IS A FREE EVENT. Tickets are not available for FREE shows. For seating at a FREE show, please make reservations for the appropriate time at www.venkmans.com (see “Reservations”), or by calling 470-225-6162.

THE ENDORPHIN MACHINE - A Virtuoso Tribute to the Music of Prince, featuring Eddie Bush
2017-09-02 22:00 - 23:59
You may have heard the old saying “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery”?
Yeah well, make no mistake — this is NOT an imitation. It is a celebration!
Fronted by maybe the one person on the planet who simultaneously possesses both the instrumental and vocal chops to do it justice, The Endorphin Machine is exactly as advertised — a virtuoso tribute to the musical genius of Prince. And this is a tribute in its purest and rawest form — an in-your-face, passion-pounding, power-funk, guitar-shredding, get-off-your-ass-and-dance BLAST through the eras, incarnations, and musical inventions of the artist who will always be known as PRINCE.
So who has the ability and the audacity — the balls, if you will — to perpetrate a Prince Tribute with a 3-piece power trio? Meet Eddie Bush. When he erupted out of his native Charleston, SC in the late 90s as a young rock gunslinger, Eddie quickly garnered all the glowing accolades — the Atlanta Journal-Constitution called him a “cross between Steve Vai and Jeff Beck” — and toured with the likes of Eric Johnson. But he also sported a voice that eventually landed him a major label deal (and a Top-40 single) in the 2000s with country vocal trio “One Flew South” (Decca/Universal). The thing is, through all the career turns and comparisons to the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Eddie’s ultimate hero had always been Prince.
In fact, every chance he got over the years, Eddie Bush would whip out his signature turbo-charged Prince covers, and whether it was in front of a Rock, R&B or even Country audience — hell, even once at a Blues Festival! — the crowd would go bonkers. And more importantly, anytime there were true Prince aficionados present they would invariably be absolutely blown away by the power and passion, the real tribute he was paying. Thus was born the unique concept of The Endorphin Machine. Fueled by the Baron of the bass Ben Bennett and drumming power-plant Steve Clark, this machine is all about bringing the music. Because that’s what Prince himself was about: The music. The only people you’re gonna see dressed up like Prince at an Endorphin Machine show are in the audience, and hey, they’re cool with that!
TICKETING & RESERVATION INFO:
Purchasing a General Admission ticket does not guarantee a seat/table.
Additional reservations are not required if a table, booth or banquette have been purchased via Ticketfly.
PLEASE NOTE: If earlier dinner reservations are made, your seats are not guaranteed for the show. For example, it is unlikely to be able to reserve a table at 8:00pm and keep it for a 10:00pm show. The only way to guarantee a seat for the show is to purchase table, booth, or banquette tickets.
Bar area and patio seating is reserved on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Reservations for the Captain’s Room (private dining room) can be reserved for parties of 10-24 guests. For more info call 470-225-6162, or email info@venkmans.com.

Bottomless Mimosa Brunch w/ Nico Lembo Trio
2017-09-03 12:15 - 14:45
Nico Lembo was born and raised in Clearwater, Florida and began playing drums at age 11 at the insistence of his father. He attended college at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville in 2006, where he received instruction from world-renowned drummer Danny Gottlieb. Under Danny’s tutelage, Nico developed a refined sense of groove, musicianship, and technique. In 2008, Nico had the great honor of performing at Carnegie Hall in New York City with the UNF Wind Ensemble, and upon graduating in 2010, lent his talents to many Jacksonville area bands performing live shows and recordings. He has recorded with Jacksonville artists Saltwater Grass, Toots Lorraine and the Traffic, and Brady Clampitt, along with the UNF Jazz Ensemble 2 and UNF combo 1. As a member of Saltwater Grass, he played across the southeast, including multiple festivals at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida. 2013 brought a location change to Atlanta, Georgia where he immediately began working with members of Grammy award winning band Arrested Development, and with the award winning corporate band the Emerald Empire Band. He currently lives and works in the Atlanta area.
TICKETING & RESERVATION INFO:
Tickets are not available for FREE shows. For seating at a FREE show, please make reservations for the appropriate time at www.venkmans.com (see “Reservations”), or by calling 470-225-6162.

Catalina Wine Mixer: Half-Off Bottles of Wine + Yacht Rock from DJ RaeTone
2017-09-07 19:30 - 22:00
Summer going by too quickly? It’s time to celebrate! Join your friends over at Venkman’s and celebrate on Saturday August 12th from 9:00 pm til midnight with groovy tunes and great food. Specialty Frose slushies and Yacht Rock tunes spun by DJ RaeTone will keep you in the summertime mood. 70s’ cult classic movies will be silently playing in the background as DJ spins and Venkman’s standard menu will be available until 10:30 pm. There will also be a ticket giveaway for the upcoming Yacht Rock Revue and Yacht Rock Schooner shows! Admission is free, but reservations are recommended as this place will fill up fast! Rock!
Admission is free, but we do recommend grabbing reservations while they last. Visit www.venkmans.com (See “Reservations”), or call us at 470-225-6162.
About DJ RaeTone:
Born in New York City. Growing up, RaeTone listened to the Jackson 5, Stevie wonder, Earth Wind & Fire & Lionel Richie.
His first DJ gig was like many DJs, at a house party in college.
“The More I Get, The More I Want” by Teddy Pendergrass is the song that is guaranteed to get him on the dance floor.
What RaeTone loves the most about DJing? Seeing people smiling, laughing & dancing. And the thing he loves the most about DJing weddings in particular: making THEIR day super special and memorable. His biggest rush is the crowd’s roar of “oooh” the instant I play their “jam”!
TICKETING & RESERVATION INFO:
This is a FREE event! Tickets are not available for FREE shows. For seating at a FREE show, please make reservations for the appropriate time at www.venkmans.com (see “Reservations”), or by calling 470-225-6162.

Mia Borders
2017-09-08 18:30
Born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, Mia Borders’ original music genuinely reflects the oft-referenced melting pot of her hometown. Her catalogue of nine commercial releases spans from 2007’s pop-rock-influenced “the ep” to 2016’s R&B LP “Fever Dreams.”
Heralded locally and nationally as one of New Orleans’ best talents, Borders has been featured on AXS.tv’s coverage of The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, and has performed at such renowned venues as Essence Festival, Brazil’s Bourbon Street Music Festival, House of Blues New Orleans, Tipitina’s, Santa Cruz Blues Fest, Chattanooga’s Night Fall, Voice of the Wetlands, Memphis’ Levitt Shell, Wakarusa, Long’s Park Amphitheater, 2012 Food & Wine Classic, and The Kennedy Center for Performing Arts.
Her live shows are regularly praised as “deeply funky” (USA Today) and “confident and cool” (The Times-Picayune). Borders herself is “a chanteuse of the highest order,” with “miles of style and charisma” (AXS.com). New Orleans’ own Offbeat Magazine applauded Borders and her “great music and great intensity.”
With the release of “Fever Dreams” come more live dates and more surprises from Mia Borders.

Strange Days 50th Anniversary Celebration with The Dirty Doors
2017-09-08 22:00
The Dirty Doors formed in Atlanta, GA in late 2012 to pay tribute to one of the greatest rock bands of all time – The Doors. With each performance, they bring the energy, excitement, and passion of the timeless music of Jim Morrison and The Doors like no one else.
September 2017 will mark the 50th anniversary of The Doors’ amazing sophomore album, Strange Days, which features songs like “Love Me Two Times,” “People Are Strange” and “When The Music’s Over.” To honor this classic release, The Dirty Doors will perform a special set that includes the entire album.
The band features Reed Barrickman on vocals, Matt Boehnlein on guitar, Geoff Lewis on keyboards and Jason Monseur on drums.
TICKETING & RESERVATION INFO:
Purchasing a General Admission ticket does not guarantee a seat/table.
Additional reservations are not required if a table, booth or banquette have been purchased via Ticketfly.
PLEASE NOTE: If earlier dinner reservations are made, your seats are not guaranteed for the show. For example, it is unlikely to be able to reserve a table at 8:00pm and keep it for a 10:00pm show. The only way to guarantee a seat for the show is to purchase table, booth, or banquette tickets.
Bar area and patio seating is reserved on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Reservations for the Captain’s Room (private dining room) can be reserved for parties of 10-24 guests. For more info call 470-225-6162.

Puppet Brunch! Billy Goats Gruff & Other Stuff
2017-09-09 11:00 - 11:45
Did you know that Little Red Riding Hood has a first name? Learn her name in David Stephens’ production of Billy Goats Gruff and Other Stuff.
In this one-man performance utilizing hand, rod, and glove puppets, Stephens retells classic fairy tales as well as telling a few of his own original tales. You’ll see what happens when three billy goats try to cross over a bridge belonging to a greedy troll in The Three Billy Goats Gruff.
Parker Pig encounters some good luck when he stumbles over a watering can in The One Little Pig and the Three Wishes; a retelling of a family favorite.
One of Stephens’ original stories, The Two Farmers, involves Farmer Frick and Farmer Frack and how they learn to work together to make a pot of stew.
All this, plus the antics of some silly chickens, in Billy Goats Gruff and Other Stuff.
Developed for Alabama Public Libraries‚ Summer Reading Programs, this show has entertained both children and their parents. The Center for Puppetry Arts hosted an 8-week run of over 100, virtually sold-out, performances of this production in 2002. Since then, the Center has hosted two equally successful revivals in 2004 and 2007. In 2005, this show was honored by receiving a Citation of Excellence from UNIMA-USA (Union Internationale de la Marionette): the equivalent of an Oscar in the puppetry world.
TICKETING/RESERVATION INFO
TICKETS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL GUESTS AGES 2 AND UP. Your ticket serves as your brunch reservation. Additional reservation arrangements are not necessary once ticket is purchased. If you have special seating requests/needs, please call 470-225-6162.

Chicken Pickin' Brunch w/ Sweet Auburn String Band
2017-09-09 13:00 - 15:00
Formed in 2013 in Atlanta, Sweet Auburn String Band brings high-energy soul and funkiness to American roots music.
IAN HENNESSEE, UPRIGHT BASS AND BANJO
JAMIE REILLY, PERCUSSION
DAN WILLIAMS, GUITAR
WILL B RUFF, MANDOLIN AND SLIDE GUITAR
TICKETING & RESERVATION INFO:
Tickets are not available for FREE shows. For seating at a FREE show, please make reservations for the appropriate time at www.venkmans.com (see “Reservations”), or by calling 470-225-6162.

The REMakes: A tribute to the early catalogue of R.E.M.
2017-09-09 22:00
Atlanta R.E.M. tribute band the REMakes knows that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. That’s the reason their covers of songs from R.E.M.’s early catalog (ranging from Chronic Town to Monster) are authentic and true to the original recordings. Playing the band’s biggest hits as well as deep album tracks, the REMakes take their audience on a musical ride back to 1980s’ Athens, Ga.
Lead singer and guitar player Geoff Melkonian and bass player and backing vocalist Jeff Rosenberg have been playing together since they were 14 and R.E.M. was still an underground band. Melkonian and drummer Webb Vandiver began jamming when they were in their early 20s. Out of a love and passion for the music they grew up with, the three musicians came together in 2009 as the REMakes.
TICKETING & RESERVATION INFO:
Purchasing a General Admission ticket does not guarantee a seat/table.
Bar area seating is also first-come, first-serve.
Additional reservations are not required if a table, booth, or banquette has been purchased via Ticketfly.
PLEASE NOTE: If earlier dinner reservations are made, your seats are not guaranteed for the show. For example, you cannot reserve a table at 8:00pm and keep it for a 10:00pm show. The only way to guarantee a seat for the show is to purchase booth or banquette tickets.
Reservations for the Captain’s Room (private dining room) can be reserved for parties of 12-20 guests. For more info call 470-225-6162.

Bottomless Mimosa Brunch w/ Django Earnhardt
2017-09-10 12:30 - 15:30
Gypsy and Western Swingin’.
TICKETING & RESERVATION INFO:
Tickets are not available for FREE shows. For seating at a FREE show, please make reservations for the appropriate time at www.venkmans.com (see “Reservations”), or by calling 470-225-6162.

Acoustic Beatles by Nick Niespodziani and Tim Smith
2017-09-14 19:30 - 22:00
Back by popular demand, Acoustic Beatles by Nick from Yacht Rock! Joined with very special guest, Tim Smith, of The Producers, Jellyfish, and Noah Gallagher and The High Flying Birds! Join us early on for solo acoustic versions of Beatles favorites. For this portion of the show, Nick & Tim will be taking requests via crayon drawings (crayons and index cards provided) so bring your inner 3rd-grade artist to help curate the show!
TICKETING & RESERVATION INFO:
Tickets are not available for FREE shows. For seating at a FREE show, please make reservations for the appropriate time at www.venkmans.com (see “Reservations”), or by calling 470-225-6162.

Beatles, Burgers and Beer
2017-09-15 17:30 - 19:30
Join us for an evening full of Beatles, Burgers and Beer on Friday Sept 15, 22 & 29. We will be playing your favorite Beatles movies on silent as your favorite Beatles songs play alongside. Our award-winning burgers will be $10 including Venkman’s famous fries. This special programming will run 5:30 through 7:30 p.m. Stay hungry, my friends.
RESERVATION INFO:
THIS IS A FREE EVENT. Tickets are not available for FREE shows. For seating at a FREE show, please make reservations for the appropriate time at www.venkmans.com (see “Reservations”), or by calling 470-225-6162.

Atlanta Funk Society
2017-09-15 22:00 - 23:59
Atlanta Funk Society is a Funk band from Atlanta, GA, playing classic hits from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s, including everything from “Superbad” by James Brown, to “Whatcha Gonna Do For Me” by Chaka Kahn.
Started in the summer of 2010, the Atlanta Funk Society brought together a collection of some of the best musicians Atlanta had to offer. Founding members guitarist and vocalist Rob Lane (the Apostles) and bass player Kevin Scott (Col. Bruce Hampton, and others too numerous to mention) wanted to fill the need for a hard hitting funk band playing classic hits from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s.
Their first call was to Jonathan Lloyd(Cadillac Jones, Lloyds Rocksteady Review), local trombone player and vocalist to put together the horn section which has included Deniz Felder, Jason Collier, Jon Marett (Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, OutKast, Goodie Mob), Prof. Eric Fontaine (just about every great band in Atlanta), and Taylor Kennedy (Soulphonics, Blair Crimmins). Next to join were guitarist Nick Johnson(Last Waltz Ensemble, Pharoh Gummitt) and drummer Duane Trucks(Derek Trucks, Pharoh Gummit) lending their unrivaled musicianship to the group. The keyboards were manned by Florida transplant and first call pianist Nick Rosen. Scotty Bryan (Cinetrope, 3052 dub Collective) stepped up the bands’ vibe with the addition of percussion.
The next critical piece was a female vocalist, and after a long search, Michelle Marshall came into the fold and showed what was up. The last piece was additional percussionist Yaya Brown to provide the perfect complement to Scotty Bryan and complete the driving rhythms of AFS.
TICKETING & RESERVATION INFO:
Purchasing a General Admission ticket does not guarantee a seat/table.
Additional reservations are not required if booth, table, or banquette tickets have been purchased via Ticketfly.
PLEASE NOTE: If earlier dinner reservations are made, your seats are not guaranteed for the show. For example, you cannot reserve a table at 7:00pm and keep it for a 9:30pm show. The only way to guarantee a seat for the show is to purchase booth or banquette tickets.
Reservations for the Captain’s Room (private dining room) can be reserved for parties of 12-20 guests. For more info call 470-225-6162.

Princess Brunch: Cinderella
2017-09-16 10:30 - 12:30
You are cordially invited to a royal screening of Disney’s Animated Masterpiece Cinderella! Put a little bibbity bobbity boo in your brunch as we play the 1950 classic Cinderella on the big screen while you dine.
Admission is free with RSVP. A royal brunch feast and bottomless mimosas (for the adult kids) available for purchase.
TICKETING & RESERVATION INFO:
This is a FREE event! Tickets are not available for FREE shows. For seating at a FREE show, please make reservations for the appropriate time at www.venkmans.com (see “Reservations”), or by calling 470-225-6162.

Chicken Pickin' Brunch w/ Caleb & the Gents
2017-09-16 13:00 - 15:00
Caleb Warren and the Perfect Gentlemen are indeed the “New wine in an old bottle” that fits the prescription for a new generation of revivalists. They bridge the gap between the music of the old-timey speakeasies and juke joints with the voice of a new generation by blending the timeless traditions of Americana and Western Swing with a uniquely hot and fresh flavor that transcends genre. Their acoustic brass ‘n’ brew-grass tunes include raucous barnburners and heart-breaking ballads that continue to intoxicate audiences with performances of the highest spirits. Whether on the river or on the rug, Caleb & the Gents are here to serve and sweep you off your feet, so drink ‘em down and get ready to dance!
They’re setting up their strings and glasses to toast what promises to be a year worth celebrating. Caleb and the Gents are excited to continue their travels on tours packed with performances at countless locations with equally energetic atmospheres. Caleb Warren and the Perfect Gentlemen is led by the compelling crooner Caleb Warren, whose engaging lyrics and rhythm guitar keeps the audience swingin’ and swayin’. He’s accompanied by Colt Bowen (percussion), Dave Aitken (lead guitar and banjo), Jenna Mobley (fiddle), Robert Green (trumpet), and their newest member Ian Blanton (upright bass).
Caleb Warren hails from Chattanooga, TN while the rest of the band is based in Atlanta, GA. A few of their influences include Django Reinhardt, Jimmie Rodgers, and Tampa Red. Their inspiring ability to communicate and stay in sync, despite their technical complexity, is only surpassed by their strong solos and independent personalities that come across in their performances as individuals and a lively unified organism with a truly organic sound.
So if you can swing it, come early, stay late, and don your dancing shoes, and spend a night of entertainment with this toe-tappin’, foot-stompin’, genre bendin’, string strummin’ fusion band. They’re rough and rowdy, technical and tight, but never ever high-strung. These tunes will have you cutting a rug before you know it. Every chance they get to churn out tunes, they’re always set up and ready to go. They’re a rare vintage ripped, ready, and rarin’ to exercise and celebrate the right to perform their craft.
RESERVATION INFO:
THIS IS A FREE EVENT. Tickets are not available for FREE shows. For seating at a FREE show, please make reservations for the appropriate time at www.venkmans.com (see “Reservations”), or by calling 470-225-6162.
