SAT • JUL 12 • 9 PM
$20 Adv – $25 Doors • $40 VIP 1st Row • $35 VIP 2nd Row
Doors @ 8 PM (ages 18+)

THIS SHOW IS BEING POSTPONED TO A FUTURE DATE - TBD. Stay tuned!!!

Advance ticket sales end one hour prior to door time. All ticket sales are final. No refunds.

Calling all theater nerds, musical enthusiasts and more! Twinkerbell is proud to present Super Nova Cabaret: A Musical Themed Variety Show! Whether it’s Heathers, Wicked, or more, you’ll be sure to be singing your hearts out!

SUN • JUL 13 • 8 PM
$10 Adv – $15 Door
Doors @ 7 PM

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AST (Alchemical String Theory) is a collective of avant-garde string artists from Atlanta’s Improvisational Underground. Featuring solo acts, ensembles, and guest string players, performances range from acoustic to electronic and incorporate loops, stomp boxes, reverbs, delays, drop pitches, and more.

TUE • JUL 15 • 8 PM
NO COVER
Doors @ 7:30 PM

This FREE event will be held at Red Light Cafe on the 3rd Tuesday of every month.

This Stories Worth Sharing event is hosted by Jessie Miller and Cat Nguyen.

TUE • JUL 15 • 10 PM
$10 ($5 for Poets)

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Registration for this event is OPTIONAL ($10 is still owed at the door for admission ($5 for poets)), but it does help us know how many folks to expect and how to staff accordingly. :)

Red Poet Society is a monthly poetry slam designed to bring artists and enthusiasts together in a spirit of healthy competition and community. The winner of the poetry slam — who makes it through 3 rounds of reciting or reading their own original and unaccompanied work — will be crowned the slam champion for the month and win our grand prize!

WED • JUL 16 • 9 PM
$10 Door ($5 for performers or students with ID)
Doors @ 8 PM

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Every Wednesday, the Gordon Vernick Quartet perform a few numbers then invite other musicians and singers to join them on stage for a Jazz Jam Session. Whether you're a professional or amateur musician, you're welcome to sit in — everyone who wants to perform will be given a chance to play.

Livestream: YouTube.com/RedLightCafe

THU • JUL 17 • 9 PM
GA Adv: 1-for-$15 / 2-for-$20
GA Door: $20
VIP: $30 1st Row (includes goodie bags & SO MUCH MORE)
Doors @ 8 PM (ages 18+)

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Welcome to July's Electro Lounge: Nautical Nights – Now with Mermaids!!! — a surreal sea stage of neon dreams, sultry sirens, and psychedelic sea vibes. From glowing jellyfish to shimmering tentacles and mermaid mischief, this underwater odyssey is dripping with oceanic fantasy and electric energy.

Starring :: Nay Nay ⭐️ Violin Hipz ⭐️ Mad Desire ⭐️ Twinkerbell ⭐️ Mz Hooplah ⭐️ Ivana Coquetú (Emcee)

Stage Bunnies :: Princess Violet ⭐️ Bas.T.Modeus

3rd Thursday EVERY Month, ELECTRO LOUNGE is the #Kinky#Glow + #Flow party you don't want to miss! This INTERACTIVE event features #Burlesque + #Aerial + #FireDancing + #GoGoDancing + MORE (#Shibari! #WaxPlay! Who knows?!).

Electro Lounge is a safe space to let your authentic self come out, or hide out. All weirdos are welcomed and celebrated! You may end up on stage to spin The Wheel of Kink and getting #Spanked by the Mistress of the Mic: Ivana Coquetu. Or you may just have a drink and watch the show before joining in on the games and dance and flow.

Hosted by Ivana Coquetu with DJ Conflux spinning everything from #EDM to #Electronica, ELECTRO LOUNGE is an esoteric experience you won't find anywhere else.

NOW WHO WANTS TO SPIN THE WHEEL?!? 🎡

FRI • JUL 18 • 8 PM
$15 Adv – $20 Door
Doors @ 7:30 PM

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FOUR IMPROV WORLDS COLLIDE FOR ONE MOMENTUS EVENT ! 🌏🌕🤯 Measure Island, Edgewood Avenue, Black Star, & Until the Heat Death of the Universe join forces for one night only.

Some of the best and the brightest of Atlanta’s improv comedy scene are conspiring to bring you a night you won’t soon forget — AND it’s your last chance to catch these folks before they all voyage to iO Fest in Chicago, IL! 👀🍑🛸🔜🐻🌆🎉

Measure Island creates a fully improvised musical comedy inspired by YOUR suggestions! Our ensemble will make up scenes, characters, AND songs on the spot for you — completely unscripted, sometimes mind-blowing, and always hilarious.

You can catch Measure Island EVERY THIRD FRIDAY OF THE MONTH at Atlanta’s Red Light Cafe!

SAT • JUL 19 • 9 PM
$20 Adv – $30 Doors • $40 VIP 1st Row • $35 VIP 2nd Row
Doors @ 8 PM (ages 18+)

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Ruby Marx & TumbleJacks present Bangers & Mashups: A night of improv burlesque featuring some of the best, the worst, the oddest, and the uniquest song mashups by DJ Conflux. Remember Glee and their mashups? Well, welcome to something EVEN BETTER! Britney Spears vs. Iron Maiden? Check! Sabrina Carpenter vs. Daft Punk? Bet! Blur vs. Nirvana? Hell yeah! Queen vs. Usher? LFG!!!

Bangers & Mashups is a show you won't want to miss, so get ready for a banger of a good time!

VIP tickets are limited and include near-stage seats and gift bags.

SUN • JUL 20 • 8 PM
GA: $25 Adv – $35 Doors
VIP 1st Row: $40 Adv – $50 Door
VIP 2nd Row: $35 Adv – $45 Door
Doors @ 7 PM (ages 18+)

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We’re Taking Back Sunday School for Sinners and rewriting the gospel in eyeliner and innuendo. Come for the trauma-bonded singalongs, stay for the fire-spitting angels and glitter-soaked confessions.

💥 What to Expect:

💔 Burlesque for the emotionally unstable

🕯️ Aerial acts for the overthinkers

🔥 Kink communion for the kids who memorized MCR lyrics instead of Bible verses

🎀 Shibari, immersive moments, and unholy games

🎤 Hosted by @ivanacoquetu — like a youth pastor, but hot and emotionally unavailable

MON • JUL 21 • 8 PM
$15 Adv • $20 Doors • $30 VIP
Doors @ 7 PM (ages 18+)

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Monster Show For Monsters is an alternate reality variety show featuring music, comedy, burlesque, drag, storytelling, magic, and more, all performed by your favorite monsters.

The only show where audience, cast, and crew are all monsters. Prizes for costumes and opportunities for participation as desired. This show is an immersive themed experience that is uniquely curated and maintained.

Cocktail hour at 7pm with walk-around magic and other entertainment as well as a chance to get to know your fellow monsters.

You can catch Monster Show For Monsters the 3rd Monday every month at Red Light Café!

TUE • JUL 22 • 7:30 PM
$15 Adv – $20 Doors
Doors @ 7 PM

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Level up your night with The Thorne Section: An unforgettable live music experience where the nostalgia of classic video games meets the energetic, soulful energy of live jazz. Whether you're a gamer, a jazz lover, or just looking for something refreshingly different, The Thorne Section promises a night of creative fusion, musical mastery, and pure vibes.

WED • JUL 23 • 9 PM
$10 Door ($5 for performers or students with ID)
Doors @ 8 PM

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Every Wednesday, the Gordon Vernick Quartet perform a few numbers then invite other musicians and singers to join them on stage for a Jazz Jam Session. Whether you're a professional or amateur musician, you're welcome to sit in — everyone who wants to perform will be given a chance to play.

Livestream: YouTube.com/RedLightCafe

THU • JUL 24 • 8 PM
$10 Adv – $15 Doors
Doors @ 7:30 PM

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A genre-defiant quartet led by one of the most dynamic non-binary jazz vocalist, Ash Martinez fuses the soul of traditional Mexican music with the spontaneity of jazz, the edge of alternative, and the depth of global sounds. Rooted in identity, resistance, and radical joy, their sound is as fluid as their artistry—honoring the past while reimagining the future. Rich harmonies, bold rhythms, and fearless storytelling make every performance a celebration of culture, queerness, and creative freedom.

FRI • JUL 25 • 6 PM
NO COVER

Konner’s moving to Chicago. Come celebrate with him! Open jam session included.

Sade Jam w/ the BadAsh Allstar Team

SAT • JUL 26 • 8 PM
$15 Adv – $20 Door
Doors @ 7:30 PM

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Join us for a special pick by BadAsh Allstar Team's leader Adrian Ash - a whole night of Sade! Come celebrate his birthday and enjoy tunes by one of his favorite artists.

SUN • JUL 27 • 7 PM – 11:45 PM
NO COVER (ages 18+)

Free music night with DJ DarkKid and DJ Twitch at the Red Light Cafe! Music styles are Dark Synthpop, EBM, Industrial, New Wave, 80s, Goth. Come celebrate DJ DarkKid's 50th birthday or just come to have fun!

MON • JUL 28 • 7:30 PM
NO COVER
Doors @ 7 PM

Joy Deficit is a monthly live performance event dedicated to Chaotic Good and bringing some much-needed joy into our community (which includes YOU!). All sorts of performances are welcome, and the roster changes every month. Live literature, slam poetry, puppetry, music, comedy, and on and on...The constant? JOY!

There's no cover, and the parking is free; we understand how expensive a night out can be, and want everyone to feel welcome, regardless of income. You'll have the opportunity to tip our performers if you choose!

TUE • JUL 29 • 8 PM
$13 Adv – $20 Doors
Doors @ 7:30 PM

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A girl. A game. A glitch in the system. These Sims are DONE being played.

When one unlucky (or maybe very lucky?) girl gets zapped into her Sims save file, she’s suddenly face-to-face with the pixel-perfect lives she created. Where reality and simulation collide, and even your most carefully curated life can go up in flames. Oh, and someone just peed on the floor. Again.

She’s blending in and keeping her “creator” status a secret…until her stolen laptop ends up in the wrong hands. Suddenly, houses are vanishing, pools are looking very ladder-less, and Sims are dropping like flies. Can she fight back before they all get CTRL+ALT+DELETED?

Motherlode! is a "jukebox musical" turned fever dream - powered by pop hits and musical theatre classics alike - served with existential dread, digital drama, and at least one tragic pool ladder incident. And yes, the WooHoo button will be discussed. Don't act like you don't know.

Written, directed and dangerously overthought by Ben Cole (@bencole). Downloaded straight from his bizarre little brain. (No expansion packs required.) Produced by nocolococreative (@nocolococreative)

WED • JUL 30 • 9 PM
$10 Door ($5 for performers or students with ID)
Doors @ 8 PM

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Every Wednesday, the Gordon Vernick Quartet perform a few numbers then invite other musicians and singers to join them on stage for a Jazz Jam Session. Whether you're a professional or amateur musician, you're welcome to sit in — everyone who wants to perform will be given a chance to play.

Livestream: YouTube.com/RedLightCafe

THU • JUL 31 • 8:30 PM
GA: $15 Adv – $20 Door
VIP: $25 Adv – $30 Door
Doors @ 8 PM

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Welcome to the “Roaring Twenties,” minus the prohibition! Get ready to serve as the jury in the case of Roxie Hart – accused of murdering her lover and framing her husband (she totally did, btw) – as she meets fellow “Merry Murderess” Velma Kelly for a night of criminally good singing, a murder drama turned vaudeville, watching drunk actors try their best to do Fosse choreography, and of course, the American Dream: fame, fortune, and acquittal. In the words of Cell Block Tango: you have it (“it” being a fantastically good time) coming!

Acting Under the Influence combines theatre and drinking (two of our most favorite activities) in a fun and safe environment for performers and audience members alike. The actors are encouraged to drink by tips from the audience. AUI productions have included cabarets, full-length plays, and many other boozy theatrical shenanigans.

FRI • AUG 1 • 8 PM
$15 Adv – $20 Door
Doors @ 7 PM

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Come join The Tipsy Zone in an evening of improvised comedy in the style of the cult classic tv show The Twilight Zone but with a Tipsy twist. See if our performers can stay dry enough to safely navigate out of... The Tipsy Zone!

You can catch The Tipsy Zone FIRST FRIDAY EVERY MONTH at Atlanta's Red Light Café!

SAT • AUG 2 • 9 PM – 2 AM
$10 Door (ages 18+)

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Registration for this event is OPTIONAL ($10 is still owed at the door for admission), but it does help us know how many folks to expect and how to staff accordingly. :)

Join DJ Twitch for the return of Midnight City - a night of Indie Dance, Britpop, and Electronica. Expect a seamless mix of iconic anthems and underground gems along with the newest cutting-edge tracks.

We’ll see you on the dancefloor!

Blur • LCD Soundsystem • Fischerspooner • Hot Chip • Junior Boys • Crystal Castles • The Strokes • The Smiths • Crystal Castles • Electric Six • M.I.A. • Yeah Yeah Yeahs • Daft Punk • Bloc Party • Electronic • Chromeo • The Killers • M83 • James • Phantogram • MGMT • Ladyton • Depeche Mode • Twin Shadow • The Charlatans • Justice • Metric • Sylvan Esso • Phoenix • Holy Ghost • Passion Pit • Le Tigre • Pulp • Santigold • Yotto • Ladyhawke • The Rapture • New Order • Cut Copy • Peaches • The Knife • Scissor Sisters • The Postal Service • Small Black • Interpol • The Presets • Gorillaz • Empire of the Sun • She Wants Revenge • The Pixies

SUN • AUG 3 • 7 PM – 11:30 PM
$5 Adv – $10 Door

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DJ Jaycee and special guests are playing your favorite '80sHip Hop, R&B, Pop and Soul! From the hits to the underground sensations, from the 12” versions to the Eargasmic mash-ups, groove with us all night! Brought to you by The Wrecking Crew All-Stars.

Aug 3rd Special Guest DJ: DJ Jamad

Aug 3rd Special Guest Host: AOS

You can catch the I Love the '80s Dance Party FIRST SUNDAY EVERY MONTH here at Red Light Café! Patio will be open with outdoor seating (with some speakers so you don't miss a beat!)...

MON • AUG 4 • 8:30 PM
$10 Adv – $15 Doors
Doors @ 7:45 PM

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Atlanta’s artist party — THE COME UP — is back AND THIS TIME WE’RE BACK EVERY MONTH. First Mondays belong to the artists of this city who want a place to forge community and share bold (and very silly) art. Our usual gang of rapscallions will be joined by exciting musical guests, interviews, games, more french fries than you can imagine and more!

TUE • AUG 5 • 7 PM – 9 PM
NO COVER
Doors @ 6 PM

Red Light Cafe welcomes all working and aspiring comedians to showcase their talent at a Comedy Open Mic hosted by Gwen Evans! Whether it's your first time trying comedy or you're a seasoned performer, you can work on four minutes of comedic material in your preferred style. The only rules are to be respectful, tip your bartender, and have fun. Sign up begins at 6:30pm.

If you need any special accommodations, don't hesitate to contact the host, Gwen Evans, on Instagram at @gwenduhlyn_.

The RLC Comedy Open Mic Hosted by Gwen Evans happens the 1st Tuesday Each Month here at Red Light Cafe!