Hey BeltLine fam!
The weekend is almost here and this one has a little bit of everything.
We're talking Friday night cocktail classes, Saturday brunch with live saxophone, a behind-the-scenes winery tour, and a Sunday market worth clearing your afternoon for. Plus, I'm sharing my favorite wine bar in all of Georgia in this week's Dine Like a Local and if you haven't been, that changes this weekend.
Let's get into it.
xoxo, Holly 💛
This Weekend on the BeltLine
FRIDAY, APRIL 24
Kick it off with cocktails at Ponce City Market If your Friday night plans aren't already locked in, The Upper Room is hosting a cocktail-making class at Citizen Supply (675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE) from 6–8 PM. This isn't a basic mixology demo — it's a proper, hands-on evening with premium spirits and bartenders who actually know what they're doing. Great date night, great excuse to get out of the house.
SATURDAY, APRIL 25
Earth Day, BeltLine style A little note: both of these morning picks are BeltLine-adjacent, steps from the trail but at Ponce City Market and the Atlanta Botanical Garden, worth the short detour.
The Storza Story Walk at the Atlanta Botanical Garden (10 AM–12 PM) is one of those events that sounds simple and ends up being surprisingly special. It's a writing workshop that starts in the classroom, moves out into Storza Woods for a sensory walk, and closes with time to actually write. Whether you're a writer or just someone who could use an hour of slowing down outside, this one's worth it.
Also at 10 AM, Ponce City Market's Earth Day Celebration runs through 3 PM at The Shed. Georgia Forestry Foundation, Trees Atlanta, the Chattahoochee Nature Center, and several other local environmental organizations will be out, it's the kind of event that makes you feel a little better about the city you live in. Come for the energy, stay to actually learn something.
Brunch with a soundtrack: Sax in the City Over at Buena Vida Tapas Bar (385 N. Angier Ave NE), the Saturday brunch situation is hard to beat. Live Latin saxophone, bottomless mimosas, Spanish-inspired dishes, noon to 3:30 PM. This is the vibe. Full stop.
Wine nerds, this one's for you City Winery inside Ponce City Market is doing a guided Tour + Tasting from 3–5 PM. You'll walk the full winemaking operation, fermentation, aging, the works and end with a curated pour of their handcrafted wines. It's the kind of thing locals walk past a hundred times and never actually do. This is your sign.
SUNDAY, APRIL 26
Community Market at Atlanta Stove Works Cap your weekend at the Krog District. The Community Market sets up at Atlanta Stove Works (112 Krog St NE) from 12–3 PM with vintage finds, handmade goods, local art, and the kind of low-key afternoon energy that's impossible not to enjoy. Bring cash, bring a bag, bring a friend.
This Week’s Sponsor
Ease Wellness East Atlanta
This week's Life Line is brought to you by Ease Wellness East Atlanta.
All that walking, running, and living on the BeltLine catches up with your body eventually.
Ease Wellness Chiropractic is right off the Eastside Trail in Reynoldstown (210 Bill Kennedy Way, Suite 903), which means there's genuinely no excuse not to go. Whether you're dealing with back pain, neck stiffness, headaches, or you're still nursing something from that one run you pushed too hard, their team builds a treatment plan around you specifically, not a generic adjustment and out the door.
They also specialize in personal injury recovery, so if you've been in an auto accident or a slip-and-fall and haven't had it properly looked at, early chiropractic care can make a real difference in how your body heals long-term.
First-time visitor or long-time patient, they're good people, and they're neighbors.
Upcoming Favorites
Join Graffiti Class ATL on the Atlanta Beltline for a lively and fun spray-paint workshop! All skill levels are welcome. Students will explore techniques with instructor Malcolm Creations, sketch a blueprint, and then collaborate to create a vibrant mural on a ten-foot wall. This is a great, relaxing team-building exercise. Leave your artistic mark on the Beltline with this unique, immersive experience!
Dine (or sip) Like a Local
🍷 VinoTeca, Inman Park
If there's one place I will always make time for on the BeltLine, it's VinoTeca.
Tucked into Inman Park at 299 N. Highland Ave NE, this is my favorite wine bar in all of Georgia…and I don't say that lightly. I've never once walked past it without stopping in if I had even a spare hour. The $15 tasting, three rotating pours, curated by their staff and refreshed every Thursday, is one of the best deals in Atlanta. But honestly, even if I skip the tasting, I'm leaving with a couple of bottles I've never tried before. That's the real magic of this place. Their collection leans heavily into small-production, natural, organic, and biodynamic wines from around the world, it genuinely feels like traveling through vineyards one glass at a time.
Owner Katie Rice and her team have built something special here since 2015. This isn't a place where someone hands you a list and walks away. The staff actually knows their wines and wants to talk about them. Add in live music at the curbside on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday afternoons, outdoor seating, and a neighborhood feel that's hard to manufacture and you have a place that earns its regulars.
Hours: Mon–Thu 12–8 PM | Fri–Sat 11 AM–9 PM | Sun 12:30–8 PM. Tastings end one hour before close.
See Full Calendar!
Click the link: https://www.atlbeltlife.com/calendar
That's your weekend — go make something of it. And seriously, hit reply if there's a spot on the BeltLine you think we're sleeping on. We want to hear from you.
See you out there, Holly Founder, ATL BeltLine Life