Ponce City Market

Meet author, Erskine Hawkins Jr on October 19th at Posman Books Ponce City market from 1 pm – 3 pm and get your book signed!

Stepchild is the saga of the Gibsons, Adrienne and Josh, a fictional contemplation of love and race in America in the post-civil rights movement era. Set in Atlanta, Georgia, during the 1980s, it chronicles the love affair of Josh, a dispirited soul haunted by tragedy, and Adrienne, the love of his life. Determined to provide a solution rather than a conversation about America’s most enduring problem-race-Adrienne is pursuing her doctorate in sociology when she arrives at Morehouse College and meets the man she will come to call my Josh. They fall in love amongst the ruins of the crack epidemic beginning to rage through America and struggle with Josh’s battle to overcome an addiction to the devil’s dandruff. Loss seems to be the theme of their life together, but they never cease to believe in the power of love-the same belief Adrienne bequeaths her community in her dissertation, a document dedicated to the power and consequence of choice.

Meet, Jan Alexander, author of Ms. Ming’s Guide to Civilization on Sunday, October 20th at Posman Books.

Ming, born in a bleak outpost of Sichuan province, finds an unexpected glimpse of the world beyond when she when she meets a talking monkey with golden eyes and supernatural abilities—the immortal Monkey King, with whom Ming’s destiny is inextricably intertwined. Determined to become a writer, Ming finds her way to New York, but she becomes employed by a by a crime ring to make ends meet and returns to China on the lam. Hope arrives in the form of her American friend Zoe. Together, they travel to the village of Ming’s birth, where the clouds writhe like phantoms and the rain never stops, and where Ming and Zoe join forces with a certain down-and-out immortal who has an ambitious plan to save the world from capitalism run amok.

When a nation of tycoons and financiers suddenly and inexplicably decide that the key to happiness lies in sharing one’s wealth and pursuing a contemplative life, nobody suspects the newly formed tech company run by Ming, Zoe, and William Sun.

Hyper-capitalist China rapidly becomes a paradise for artists, thinkers, and lovers—a rollicking playground where the air is clean and the strangest words you can hear are, “I can’t afford it!”But it’s a short-lived Xanadu once human nature begins to intervene. In Ms. Ming’s Guide to Civilization, as in life and politics, every action provokes an equal and opposite reaction.

Join us as we spotlight a Halloween Story Hour and Drag Queen Brent Star at Posman Books on Sunday, October 20th from 3 pm – 4 pm. Our hostess this month, Brent Star, is a larger than life Drag Queen who will read to children and lighten up your Sunday with a slightly scary story or two. All ages are welcome to come and enjoy a few books and a lot of laughs! BTW…Boo!

Located under “The Shed” on the BeltLine entrance of Ponce City Market, the Ponce City Farmers Market  is the only farmers market in Georgia primarily attended by pedestrians and cyclists. The market is held seasonally on Tuesday evenings, and hosts some of Atlanta’s finest local food talent, including urban farmers, artisanal food makers, as well as pop-up chefs.

This week, PCFM welcomes the Georgia Forestry Foundation and the Chattahoochee Nature Conservancy for special programming in conjunction with National Forest Products Week. Join us and learn how working forests provide products that are essential to our everyday survival, comfort, and progress.

Our market is a producer-only market, meaning that vendors sell only products that they grow or produce themselves. Our farmers use organic practices (some going even beyond organic) to help steward the earth while producing the freshest and most nutritious food available in Georgia. Look for veggies and fruits, pasture-raised eggs and meats, alongside artisanal food vendors and natural beauty-care vendors.

We encourage shoppers to access the market by walking or biking on the Beltline or park at Ponce City Market. Parking is complimentary for farmers market shoppers in the lots in front of Mountain High Outfitters. Market shoppers can receive one hour of free parking in these lots by choosing zone 22200 and inputting the code FARMERS2018 in the Park Mobile app. This is only valid during market.

The Georgia Forestry Foundation (GFF), the Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) & Chattahoochee Nature Center are teaming up to teach about Georgia’s working forests. For the final date and theme of National Forest Products Week, a team member from GFC’s forest markets department will talk about various forest products through a kid-friendly Project Learning Tree facilitator. CNC will bring various materials and a live raptor to teach a key message that working forests provide products that are essential to our everyday survival, comfort, and progress.

Gather together and build beautiful floral arrangements from JJ’s new shop inside of Ponce City Market. JJ’s provides the flowers, a vase, all supplies, and instruction. Grab a cocktail or growler at your favorite PCM restaurant to sip on during the workshop! This is a weekly, intimate workshop capped at 5 people. If you have 5 pals, bring ’em with you and you’ve got a private workshop! If not, you’ll be paired with 4 of your new best friends.

Placita is back!!!

PLACITA aka La Plaza de Santurce in PR is a open air block of restaurants and bars centered by the Farmers Market where the people of San Juan meet on weekends to eat, drink, dance and socialize. On Friday’s (most popular Placita day) the crowds start arriving after work 5pm and it goes on till 4am or later…everyone from teenagers to grandpas hang out together and celebrate LIFE!

We are Super excited to bring you Placita ATL this Friday. Come party with us at Ponce City Market. As always, we’ll have tasty libations from Don Q and delicious Puerto Rican inspired tapas. Where else in Atlanta can you groove to great tunes, while holding a Don Q cocktail in one hand and a Bacalaito in the other? No where! Only in Placita! We’ll see you this Friday! Wepa!!!

Dreaming of the Redcoat Band is the true story of one child’s dream to march in Sanford Bulldog Stadium with the University of Georgia Redcoat Band. Dreaming of the Redcoat Band inspires children to follow their dreams and inspires parents to encourage childhood dreams. Dreaming of the Redcoat Band personifies the Redcoat Band legacy and draws the Redcoat Band even closer to the hearts of the Bulldog Nation. It is also an opportunity to give back to the band for the thrills of a lifetime in Sanford Stadium, as all profits generated from the book will be donated to the Redcoat Band.

Meet the Author this book, Richard Gnann, at Posman Books Ponce City Market on October 26th from 1 pm – 3 pm.

Join us as we transform The Roof into a dreamscape featuring spine-chilling slashers and a glowing graveyard inspired by scream queens and creepers of the 80’s. Besides setting the sinister scenery, expect a full lineup of libations for the loathed, and bites for unholy appetites. On the playful side, our boardwalk games will be stocked with spooky prizes AND we’re hosting a costume costume with $1,000 in cash prizes!
Early Bird tickets go on sale Friday the 13th, so come get spooky with us on Saturday, October 26th from 7-11pm for a Halloween party you will never forget! Live DJ and activities kick-off at 7pm*… It’s going to be KILLER.
*This is an indoor & outdoor event – We’ve got you covered!

Located under “The Shed” on the BeltLine entrance of Ponce City Market, the Ponce City Farmers Market  is the only farmers market in Georgia primarily attended by pedestrians and cyclists. The market is held seasonally on Tuesday evenings, and hosts some of Atlanta’s finest local food talent, including urban farmers, artisanal food makers, as well as pop-up chefs. Our market is a producer-only market, meaning that vendors sell only products that they grow or produce themselves. Our farmers use organic practices (some going even beyond organic) to help steward the earth while producing the freshest and most nutritious food available in Georgia. Look for veggies and fruits, pasture-raised eggs and meats, alongside artisanal food vendors and natural beauty-care vendors.

We encourage shoppers to access the market by walking or biking on the Beltline or park at Ponce City Market. Parking is complimentary for farmers market shoppers in the lots in front of Mountain High Outfitters. Market shoppers can receive one hour of free parking in these lots by choosing zone 22200 and inputting the code FARMERS2018 in the Park Mobile app. This is only valid during market.

Gather together and build beautiful floral arrangements from JJ’s new shop inside of Ponce City Market. JJ’s provides the flowers, a vase, all supplies, and instruction. Grab a cocktail or growler at your favorite PCM restaurant to sip on during the workshop! This is a weekly, intimate workshop capped at 5 people. If you have 5 pals, bring ’em with you and you’ve got a private workshop! If not, you’ll be paired with 4 of your new best friends.

Hey kids–grab that plastic pumpkin or pillowcase, don a costume, and head over to Ponce City Market for trick-or-treat fun throughout the marketplace.

Come celebrate all things sewing with our first annual Atlanta Frocktails party. We are so excited to be hosting this event in partnership with Fabricate Studios.

What is Frocktails?

Frocktails is an event that provides sewists in our community an opportunity to socialize with sewing friends (both old & new!), show off a fancy hand-made garment, and enjoy some small bites and signature cocktails. We are excited to host this event that has swept its way from Australia, to Europe, to Canada, and most recently, to the United States!

Included in the price of your ticket:

• Taco station and chips and dips provided by Minero
• 2 signature cocktail tickets provided by Likewise (but there will be a cash bar all night as well!)
• A gift pack
• One raffle ticket
• Professional photographer snapping your outfit
• An excuse to dress super fancy in your #memade best & meet other members of our sewing community!
• hang on to your order confirmation – it will be your ticket and we will check off guest list names at the entrance to frocktails

Place: Frocktails will be held at the Plaza* along the Beltline at Ponce City Market.

*To get to the Plaza, go to the 2nd level of Ponce City Market and follow signs towards the Beltline. When you reach the covered area called The Shed, just before the Beltine, take a right and walk past the end of the covered area of The Shed. The Plaza will be on your right. Atlanta Frocktails volunteers will be outside helping to guide attendees to the event room.

Things to know: Ticket numbers limited to three per customer.

Gather together and build beautiful floral arrangements from JJ’s new shop inside of Ponce City Market. JJ’s provides the flowers, a vase, all supplies, and instruction. Grab a cocktail or growler at your favorite PCM restaurant to sip on during the workshop! This is a weekly, intimate workshop capped at 5 people. If you have 5 pals, bring ’em with you and you’ve got a private workshop! If not, you’ll be paired with 4 of your new best friends.