Atlanta’s best restaurants and bands are teaming up for a spectacular evening of food, drinks, music and more, donating all of their services to raise money for two beloved Atlanta-based non-profits.  The fifth annual Eats & Beats event will take place on Thursday, August 11 from 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. at the Buckhead Theatre with 100 percent of proceeds benefiting Children of Conservation and The Giving Kitchen.  Guests will enjoy open bar, live entertainment and tastings from nearly 30 of Atlanta’s top restaurants.  A dazzling wine wall and one-of-a-kind silent auction items round out the experience. 

Participating restaurants include Local Three, Davios, Common Quarter, Muss & Turners, The Big Ketch, Smokebelly BBQ, Paces & Vine, Eclipse di Luna, Kimball House, Leon's Full Service, Metrotainment Bakeries, Guaco Joe’s, Farm Burger, Venkman’s, Food 101, Chicken & the Egg, JP Atlanta, Watershed on Peachtree, Wrecking Bar, Cook Hall, Caja Popcorn, Sachi Nakato, Red Sky Tapas, Horseradish Grill, Bai Beverages, Beans in the Burrough and Bhojanic PLUS additional restaurants in VIP including highly acclaimed Staplehouse, The Southern Gentleman, Dennis Dean Catering, Seven Lamps, Livingston Restaurant + Bar, Epic Events, Cibo e Beve, Doraku Sushi, Southbound and Octane Coffee!  Yacht Rock Revue will keep the party sailing along with performances from local chefs and their bands. 

Many of the participating restaurants will also be offering unique auction items for bid including custom cook-outs, group dinners and cocktail parties – rare opportunities to savor the work of Atlanta’s best chefs!  There are also opportunities to take home an original painting by a gorilla or chimpanzee in Africa, bid on a behind the scenes once in a lifetime trip to Africa  with Children of Conservation’s founders or acquire one of a kind items from famed jewelry designer, Kimberly McDonald and artist sensation Ashley Longshore.  (Although this is a can’t miss event, these auction items will also be available live on-line if you’re stuck at your kid’s sporting event –see website for details)

This event benefits two great local charities:  Children of Conservation which is dedicated to projects that promote conservation in Africa through humanitarian work, such as providing educational scholarships to the children of wildlife sanctuary workers and building schools in remote areas.  The Giving Kitchen provides emergency assistance grants to Atlanta’s restaurant community facing unanticipated hardship. 

To purchase tickets, please visit: https://www.xorbia.com/e/coc/eats-beats-2016-tickets/.  General Admission prices start at $75, and VIP ticket prices start at $165 with early entry to the event plus private access to upstairs suites with wine tastings, premium bar, additional restaurant offerings and private balcony views.   

WHAT:               Eats & Beats 2016    

WHEN:               August 11, 2016, 7 p.m. – 10 p.m.                         

WHERE:            The Buckhead Theatre?, 3110 Roswell Road, Atlanta, GA 30305

COST:                $75 (pre-event General Admission rate) – $85 day of event

                            $165 ( pre-event VIP rate) – $175 (day of event)

FOR MORE INFORMATION:? Visit www.childrenofconservation.org