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Batter up Friday July MLB All-Star Weekend kicks off in the modern day with a visit by the Budweiser Clydesdale horses to Smyrna bars and the HBCU Swingman Classic is tonight at Truist Park at p m Partly cloudy and in the current era with probable scattered showers on Saturday Sunday looks sunny and hot As Fulton County commissioners consider a property tax hike they may also freeze the annual million contribution to Atlanta s Westside Tax Allocation District TAD Gov Brian Kemp made a promise to stand with the Jewish people and the state of Israel on the previous day when he met with an Israeli whose brother has been held hostage by Hamas for days Voter registration cancellation notices are in the mail to more than Georgia voters with an inactive status for the and general elections DeKalb agents including District Commissioner Robert Patrick and CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson say help is on the way for Dunwoody water main woes Paul McCartney s Got Back Tour is coming to State Farm Arena on Nov and Tickets go on sale July Atlanta jazz pianist Joe Alterman s new radio project The Upside of Jazz will premiere Saturday at p m on WABE ELSEWHERE Stock futures are down sharply this morning after President Trump stated a tariff on Canada A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from enforcing its executive order on birthright citizenship The U S has recorded measles cases this year the highest since The prototype Herm s Birkin bag designed for late film and music icon Jane Birkin sold for million at auction Here s what s in the present day s newsletter Beasts at the High Film Review Superman The Sports SectionAND Top Stories of the Week Have a good weekend Eddiver Rodriguez s path from a Work-Based Learning participant to apprentice to future journeyman with Georgia Power is more than one success story It s a model of how schools and industry can partner to solve workforce gaps while helping students who might otherwise struggle to find their path after high school Learn more here SPONSOR MESSAGE Photo courtesy of the High Museum High curator talks Ezrom Legae exhibition Beasts VIA SKETCHBOOK A WEEKLY ARTS NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBE HERE When Lauren Tate Baeza joined the High Museum of Art in as the Fred and Rita Richman Curator of African Art she knew she d eventually need to propose a works-on-paper exhibition Her first thought Ezrom Legae A celebrated South African sculptor and draftsman Legae spent decades channeling political unrest grief and spiritual symbolism into drawings of birds dogs and hybrid creatures compositions that spoke volumes during apartheid without a single word In Ezrom Legae Beasts on view through Nov Baeza curates the late artist s first U S museum exhibition focusing on how Legae s animal imagery offers not just allegory but resistance Find out more about the exhibition here Five techniques to keep your pup safe in the heat SPONSORED BY SCENTHOUND Summer is a season full of adventure but when temperatures climb it can be dangerous for our four-legged family members Dogs don t sweat in the same way humans do they rely on panting and limited sweat glands in their paws to cool off and that just isn t reliably enough during a heatwave Here are five veterinarian-approved avenues to keep your dog safe cool and happy all summer long and make the the greater part of every sunny day together Discover the Scenthound difference at our Buckhead Dunwoody and Tucker locations Photo courtesy of Warner Bros New restaurant round-up Pizza Jeans The Sparrow Ashland s Kitchen Avize and more We ve got a brief roundup of up-to-date openings and upcoming restaurants you might have missed in September Included in this lineup Pizza Jeans a Ponce City Domain pizzeria that in recent days opened a new location in Buckhead May Peel pictured above a cocktail lounge named for a Titanic survivor which opened at the newly renovated Hotel Granada and the long-awaited sandwich shop and bar Motorboat just opened in the former ARM space on Ponce Learn more about what opened up in September here AND THIS WEEK Avize Modern Alpine Kitchen opens Oct taking over the space once home to Nick s Westside on Brady Avenue Owned by Chef Karl Gorline Avize explores his family s roots in Bavaria and the cuisines of Alpine countries Read more about Avize and peek at the menu here Photo via Ansley Park Civic Association Superman is fun but lacks an emotional core worthy of its hero WEEKLY FILM REVIEW BY SAMMIE PURCELL There s a core tension at the center of James Gunn s Superman that you can find at the center of any good Superman movie he s a man stuck between two worlds and in this circumstance he s going up against a villain Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor who firmly believes that he should go back to his own planet Superman has invariably been an allegory for the immigrant experience and Gunn has been more than open about the fact that this version is no different and if you were confused the way Luthor spits out the word alien should clear things up Gunn s Superman has a sincere heart and as Superman himself David Corenswet embodies that earnestness through and through But as endearing and entertaining as Superman is it tends to shoot for platitudes and allegory over character lacking an emotional core worthy of its hero Read Sammie s full review here Stay in the picture with Scene by Rough Draft our weekly newsletter about Georgia s film industry Subscribe for free Club World Cup Wimbledon wrap All-Star WeekendBY HANNAH MUCH Georgia Tech named Ryan Alpert as its new athletics director replacing J Batt Paris Saint-Germain will take on Chelsea in the FIFA Club World Cup Final on Sunday at p m TBS TruTV or DAZN Atlanta United stated its President and CEO Garth Lagerwey is taking a leave of absence after being diagnosed with cancer The Atlanta Dream is on the road this weekend facing Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever tonight at p m and the defending champions New York Liberty on Sunday at p m The Wimbledon men s semifinals start this morning at and the winners will compete in the finals on Sunday In the women s draw American Amanda Anisimova stunned top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka in Wednesday s semifinal and will face Iga wi tek in the finals the coming day MLB All-Star weekend starts tonight with events through next Tuesday Fri July Budweiser Clydesdales beer deliveries Downtown Smyrna at p m HBCU Swingman Classic Truist Park at p m Sat July All-Star Futures Challenge Truist Park at p m MLB All-Star Celebrity Softball Championship Truist Park at p m Sun July Miler Race honoring Hank Aaron Center Parc Stadium at a m MLB Home Run Derby X Mac Nease Baseball Park at Georgia Tech at p m MLB Draft Coca-Cola Roxy at p m Mon July MLB Home Run Derby Truist Park at p m Tues July MLB All-Star Challenge Truist Park at p m The MLB Grid documentary Driven The Freddie Freeman Story airs July at p m MLB All-Star Week kicks off Friday with the HBCU Swingman Classic at Truist Park Watch Division-I HBCU stars selected by Ken Griffey Jr and scouts compete Presented by T-Mobile and MLB-MLBPA Youth Growth Foundation Get tickets here SPONSOR MESSAGE Top Stories of the Week A look back at this week s most-read stories from our website Follow RoughDraftATL on Instagram for regular updates South Georgia librarian fired for trans-inclusive display Atlanta airport debuts new tourist processing for customs Two charged in Dunwoody Fourth of July Parade crash Chattahoochee River Group asks for help as federal cuts loom Emory to convert former Peachtree-Pine shelter into hospital staff apartments pictured MLB All-Star Week kicks off Friday with the HBCU Swingman Classic at Truist Park Watch Division-I HBCU stars selected by Ken Griffey Jr and scouts compete Presented by T-Mobile and MLB-MLBPA Youth Evolution Foundation Get tickets here SPONSOR MESSAGE Test your knowledge of the week s news in on the morrow s News Quiz Keep an eye out for our email at a m or bookmark this page Don t miss News Word 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