In what some critics have hailed as “the first great literary novel of the pandemic,” Gary Shteyngart’s “Our Country Friends” follows a fictitious Russian-American writer gathering his family and closest friends at his upstate New York bungalow during the lockdown. Plus, festival director Alesia C. Johnson and Emory’s Dr. Amy Aidman share details on the Atlanta Children’s Film Festival. The 15th annual event starts tomorrow and runs through July 24th.

DEVO at Shaky Knees ✦ Sunday in the Park featuring Tunes from the Tombs ✦ East Atlanta Strut ✦ Atlanta comedian Dante Quitman ✦ "Braiding Time, Memory and Water" ✦ Atlanta comedian Dante Quitman ✦ Urban Grind Open Mic Night
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✦ "Southern Ground: The Legacy of Radcliffe Bailey and the Future of Black Southern Art" ✦ ArtsATL weekly cultural calendar ✦ "If It Makes You Happy" ✦ Kosmo's Vinyl of the Week ✦ "Where the Weird Things Are"
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SITE ✦ Weekly comedy round-up ✦ Author Edda Fields-Black ✦ Solid State Radio ✦ “Caminos Compartidos”
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