ELEVATE Schedule 2025
FRIDAY | October 10, 2025
STEELE FRESH | 5-10PM
Location: The Carrie Steele Bridge, 125 Ted Turner Dr.
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Soul Fresh Sound Bowl
Opening Steele Fresh with the Soul Fresh Sound Bowl, an immersive experience designed to help you breathe deeply, stretch gently, and recharge fully. Meet us on the bridge with your yoga mats for a rejuvenating Healing vibration of crystal sound bowls guided by Ebony Black will get you right into relaxation with our first event for Rooted and Rising.
5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Creative and Cultivated Live Art & Vendors Market
Step into a vibrant fusion of style, art, and community at the Creative Collective Market — a curated space celebrating local brands and bold expression. Discover unique merch & apparel, handcrafted home decor, and one-of-a-kind pieces that speak your vibe. Experience live art activations as creators bring their visions to life before your eyes. Come for the finds, stay for the energy. Featuring ComfiArt, EveryThang Dope, Journey of a Black Girl, Nourish Botanica, The Narrative, & Umi Say Candles.
Shop Local, Support Creatives, Soak in the Culture.
6:00 PM – 7:15 PM
The VIBE is live with our guest DJ, A Lady Spinnah who will be blending flawless beats with delicious grooves from DJ Rasyrious (pronounced Ra-serious). Her name says it all, as she is serious about delivering a good vibe to event. Spinning tracks for the audience and our Steel fresh fashion show.
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Runway Fresh Fashion Show
This dope collaboration of local designers and models will bring a fresh look to the evening while highlighting Atlanta fashion and culture. Everythang Dope is bringing together local designers, artists, and fashionistas including 8011, Abeille Creations, Wild Seed Butik and Selara Regalia to bring you the hottest fashions of Old Atlanta in a uniquely 2025 way.
8:30 PM – 8:45 PM
Spoken Word with Theresa Tha S.O.N.G.B.I.R.D. and Adán Bean
Get ready for another special line up with two dope spoken word artists and fashion Runway Fresh host, Adán Bean, an accomplished multihyphenate — poet, emcee, writer, storyteller and creative director, who hails from Ohio but has called Atlanta home for over twenty years. In company with Theresa tha S.O.N.G.B.I.R.D. a musical, lyrical and theatrical alchemist, sprinkling magic like hot sauce. She is best known for her appearance on the 2019 Trumpet Awards on Bounce TV, and the now viral recitation of “You So Black.” We are happy to have as our opening spoken word artist.
9:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Closing the fashion show with an epic performance by Tiffany Goode and The Goode Stuff Experience. The band will grace the space with live jazz musical experience influenced by hip hop, R&B, GO-GO and reggae.
off the bridge | 5-10pM
Location: ZuCot Gallery, 100 Centennial Olympic Park Dr.
Check out ZuCot Gallery and the Castleberry Hill Art Stroll.
SATURDAY | October 11, 2025
ELEVATE x Woodruff Park – The Space Within | 9:30 - 12PM
Location: Woodruff Park, 91 Peachtree St.
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Morning HIIT with Community RBG Experience
Start your day with power and purpose! Join Community RBG Experience, a fitness collective rooted in Black liberation and wellness, for a high-energy HIIT session that strengthens the body and uplifts the spirit. This morning working out more than fitness – it’s a practice of joy, resilience, and community care.
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Yoga and Soundbath
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Live Music and Food
Live Music by a special guest and nourishing food by Smooth N Groove.
The Culture Comb-Out | 12-5PM
Location: Underground Atlanta, 50 Upper Alabama St.
12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
The Corner Store Marketplace
Explore the Culture Comb-Out Marketplace, where flavor meets creativity. Shop street wear fashion, dig through vinyl records, discover wellness and beauty products, and connect with local entrepreneurs who are the definition of what it means to grow in Atlanta. Featured vendors include City in the Woods, Chilly-O Co, Plant Lady Juice Co, R-Ki-Tekt, Legends Barber Shop and more. Sounds provided by DJ Rock Most.
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
The Crown Classic Hair Showdown
The centerpiece of the day, the Crown Classic, brings together seven of Atlanta’s best beauticians to the stage in a 90s-inspired hair competition. From Bronner Brothers hair shows to Freaknik flair or timeless fades and waves, Atlanta has stood at the center of the hair conversation. Our stylists and their models will battle for the title of Best In Show, proving that in Atlanta, hair is more than style – its culture, history, and classic. The judges panel includes hairstylists Ricci de Forrest and Marlie Mahagony, and Around the Way Girl entrepreneur Shara McHale. Hosted by Madam CJ. Sounds provided by DJ Sir Daniel.
Special thanks to our Beauticians and Models!
Andrea Bowman, Tracee Ginyard, Promised Gourdet, Jerrian Sari, April Payne, Ayanna Hire, Krystal Gordon, Damicia Shane, Gansiry Thioub, Sherri Daye-Scott, Carla Ross, Amer-Marie Woods, Dani Coleman, & Amanda Qureshi
5:00 PM
Inside Underground
Take a walk through creativity inside Underground Atlanta. Check out artwork at Mom Said It’s Fine’s Creative Estate Sale and see what’s coming with the opening event for the upcoming Immersive Open Studios, featuring shows from October 11th-November 15th.
SUNDAY | October 12, 2025
Welcome to the west side | 12-5PM
Location: 1562 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd.
12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Westview Artist Market | 1562 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd.
Come check out the Westview artist market. The market will feature vintage clothing, collectables and art centered around 80s to 2000s Atlanta culture with Live music, DJ D2T, and a Beatmakers/Producers Open Mic by Auxigen. Sign up, play your beats and kick back.
Vendors include: 8th House Archive, Audrey the Brand, Gods Archival, DJ Alt Noire, Chubs Vintage, Digital Flow3r, Paint A Sole, The Kindred Batch ATL, Vision Vintage, Mannequin’s Basement, Heat Galore, Black Galaxy, Sucka Free Sage, The Natural Root, The Other Plate.
Location: 1564 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd.
Cobbling Class | 12 – 1PM
Learn the craft, make it yours. In this beginner-friendly cobbling session, you’ll work with leather and walk away with something custom—a keychain or small change purse you made yourself. Hands-on, creative, and 100% yours.
Pottery Class | 1 – 2PM
Get grounded with clay. This intro class covers the basics of pottery while you shape your own bowl or jar. Pieces will be kiln-fired and ready for pickup the next week—your new go-to conversation piece.
Capoeira | 2 – 2:45PM
More than movement, Capoeira is a mix of dance, martial arts, music, and culture. This high-energy class introduces the basics while celebrating its Afro-Brazilian roots. Come ready to move, groove, and flow.
A History of Rhythm and Drum Circle | 3 – 5PM
No experience needed—just bring your energy. Guided by a drum leader, this collective jam session taps into rhythm, connection, and pure energy.
Under Influenced: 80's - 2000's Atlanta Gallery Show | 12-5PM
Location: Pop-up Gallery, 1521 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd.
Come see our pop-up exhibition, curated by Eugene Byrd, featuring artwork that explores the idea of Old Atlanta.
Join us for an artist Q&A at 2:00PM.
A Night at The Pearl | 5-9PM
Location:The Pearl Cleage & Zaron Burnett Center for Culture and Creativity, 945 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd.
5:15 PM – 6:15 PM
Balancing Legacy and Cultural Preservation with a Futuristic Mindset – Panel
The West End neighborhood has a history of survival, one of the few neighborhoods remaining after the Civil War, the West End evolved into a Civil Rights stronghold and a shining example of Black Cooperative Economics. Home to Black businesses, entrepreneurs, artisans and families the West End is balancing it’s legacy and widespread gentrification. How does the new West End fit within “Old Atlanta”?
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Live at Club Zebra Film Screening & Discussion
Join us for our first movie screening at the Pearl Cleage & Zaron Burnett Center for Culture & Creativity. We are starting off strong with Live at Club Zebra followed by a discussion between Pearl Cleage and Zaron Burnett, and the filmmakers, The Palette Group (David & Matthew Adeboye), moderated by Dr. N’Kosi Oates.