THU • JAN 16 • 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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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.

FRI • JAN 17 • 8 PM
$15 Adv – $20 Door
Doors @ 7:30 PM

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A Battle of the Bards. A Contest of Comedy. A Musical Melee. Join us for a night of musical improv comedy brought to you by Measure Island. Three teams of improvisers compete head to head in this showdown of songs, all vying for the chance to be crowned the LOUDMOUTH!

Measure Island is a band of improvisers that can’t stop bursting into song! Featuring: Ella Boyett, Fiona Campbell, Joel Camargo, Shaina Lubliner, Daryl Patrice, Cody Sanders, and Johnathan Taylor.

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

SAT • JAN 18 • 9 PM
$20 Adv – $25 Doors • $45 VIP 1st Row • $35 VIP 2nd Row
Doors @ 8 PM (ages 18+)

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Welcome to our Winter Wonderland of Woe! 

Our annual birthday bash for the child who had far to go, Poe. 

Join us for an evening of avant-garde performances inspired by and dedicated to our Muse of Mystery and Imagination: Edgar Allan Poe. By indulging with us, you, too, will become Poe-sessed! 

VIP tickets are limited. They include near-stage seats and show themed gifts.

SUN • JAN 19 • 2 PM
$20 Adv – $25 Doors – $30 VIP 1st Row
Doors @ 1 PM (ages 18+)

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Living in a late stage capitalistic hellscape is hard. A lot of us are afraid. And angry. And artistically inclined. And so we've decided to pour those feelings into performance arts pieces that we hope, in sharing, will remind us that we aren't alone.

This show is for mature audiences only and will address a variety of important issues facing our performers, friends, and families such as racism, abortion rights, healthcare, income inequality, and more. While this is a burlesque show, we ask that anyone attending be aware that this show will not be prioritizing a sexual aesthetic or mood. Fringe arts like burlesque and drag are inherently political and their continued existence is not guaranteed.

For this reason, a portion of ticket sales will be donated to Georgia Equality, an organization committed to advancing fairness, safety, and opportunity for LGBTQ Georgians.

SUN • JAN 19 • 7 PM
Suggested Donation: $10 – $20
Doors @ 6:30 PM

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This inauguration eve, rise up against facism by taking action in the most American tradition - singing protest songs and donating to organizations that will likely be negatively affected by the incoming administration - Feminist Women’s Health Center and Georgia Equality (LGBTQ+ rights org). Protest jam acts like Black Sheep Ensemble, Mark Michelson & Friends, Band Who Fell to Earth, Matt Smith, Father Fury, and the host band, Professional Testers, will be ushered on stage by emcee The Chameleon and the crowd will be guided through traditional singalongs in between acts.

All proceeds will be donated. Suggested donations $10-20.

MON • JAN 20 • 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 • JAN 21 • 8 PM
NO COVER
Doors @ 7:30 PM

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It’s almost lunar new year, so bring your 5 to 7 minute story on the theme of ONCE IN A BLUE MOON. Tell us about the most unusual thing that’s ever happened to you. A chance encounter on the train that changed your life. Or about the time you won the lottery. If you want to share your story with others, please put your name in the hat! We want to hear your stories. No standup or poetry, please.

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 • JAN 21 • 10 PM
$10 ($5 for Poets)

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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 • JAN 22 • 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 • JAN 23 • 8:30 PM
$10 Adv – $15 Doors
Doors @ 8 PM

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We’re always counting: the beats of a measure, the minutes to midnight, the moments in between. We live in those in-betweens - the breath before the first note, the pause between beats, the silence just after. Life is a numbers game: counting up, counting down, getting lost in the rhythm, finding meaning in the patterns, and uncovering the stillness and the frenzy where time seems to dissolve. With stripped-down performances and works by masters of musical precision like Stephen Sondheim, Jason Robert Brown, and William Finn, these songs and stories uncover the invisible structure of numbers beneath the chaos of emotion.

FRI • JAN 24 • 9 PM
$20 Adv – $25 Doors • $40 VIP 1st Row • $30 VIP 2nd Row
Doors @ 8 PM (ages 18+)

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Welcome to The Fandom 2025!

The Fandom Nerdlesque presents Our Annual Anything Goes Nerdlesque Show! Come see characters from all your favorite movies, comic books, tv shows and more as they take it off for you! 

Grab VIP to get up close and personal as well as get party favors and gifts from the cast! 

SAT • JAN 25 • 9 PM – 2 AM
$10 until 11:30 • $15 after (ages 18+)

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Destination Unknown - The raddest ‘80s new wave dance party bringing you your favorite retro futuristic anthems - returns to Red Light Cafe in Midtown!

If you just can’t get enough of the old new wave, join DJ Twitch and DJIT of TWIJIT, and party host extraordinaire MJ Lee, for "Destination Unknown", a deep dive into the glam trash, glossy deviance and fiercely flamboyant tracks that (re)defined ‘80s dance floors. Whether you’re a basket case or brain, a sporto, waistoid or dweebie, you’ll dance to the synthpop of the ruthlessly stylish New Romantics, the agitated disco-not-disco of post-punk and the beautiful misery of goth-rock.

Like, no duh, it’s gonna be so choice!

SUN • JAN 26 • 7 PM
$10 Adv – $20 Doors
Doors @ 6:30 PM

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Come join Terran at one of his first shows playing his debut EP, week nights, and his favorite Indie Soul & RnB music!

MON • JAN 27 • 7:30 PM
NO COVER
Doors @ 7 PM

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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 • JAN 28 • 8 PM
$10 Adv – $12 Doors
Doors @ 7 PM

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The SoundNOW Festival 2025 Presents: The Atlanta Improvisers Orchestra with an evening of spontaneous composition!

WED • JAN 29 • 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 • JAN 30 • 8:30 PM
$15 Adv – $20 Doors
Doors @ 8 PM

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It’s a tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme… Acting Under the Influence is heading to the Beast’s castle! As we embark on a bar crawl through a poor provincial town, BE OUR GUEST and join us for a night of drinking and singing that promises to be enchanting! After all, no one drinks like Gaston!

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 • JAN 31 • 8 PM – MIDNIGHT

Invitation only, please.

SAT • FEB 1 • 9 PM
$25 Adv – $30 Doors – $40 VIP 1st Row – $35 VIP 2nd Row
Doors @ 8 PM (ages 18+)

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Join us for a full sized variety show featuring burlesque, bellydance, drag, and puppetry celebrating love in all of its elated highs and tragic, all consuming lows!

This ode to gothic romance features some of your favorite local performers as well as brand new acts and out of towners you've yet to lay eyes upon! Watch as these talented, sensual beings express their unrequited longings, their monstrous urges to tear each other apart, and lusts that can only be ended in death!

These spooky boos are ready to put on a show!

WED • FEB 5 • 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 • FEB 6 • 8 PM
$15 Adv – $20 Doors
Doors @ 7 PM

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An acoustic evening with Nashville's Molly Murphy and Atlanta's own Hunter Callahan. Molly is an indie-folk artist who blends a contemporary folk style with traditional Celtic music. Hunter is a pop and soul singer-songwriter and local talent.

FRI • FEB 7 • 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!

SUN • FEB 9 • 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.

WED • FEB 12 • 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 • FEB 13 • 8 PM – 11:30 PM
NO COVER

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Join us for Karaoke every 2nd Thursday every month! There's NO COVER, so come sing, socialize and be silly with your hosts DJ Conflux and Marco Sway!