When We Speak TV is a independently owned network that caters to all things entertainment, with a close focus on music professionals and community events.
16 BARS is a feature length musicdocumentary that offers a rare glimpse at the human stories — and songs — that are locked away in our nation’s jails and prisons. The film follows a unique rehabilitation effort in the Richmond City Justice Center that invites inmates to write and record original music. In the jail’s makeshift recording studio, 4 men collaborate on an album with a Grammy-winning recording artist, Todd “Speech” Thomas, from the iconic activist hip-hop group Arrested Development. As the creative process unfurls, each of these men must unearth painful memories from the past, which hold a key to a new chapter in their lives.
The film is set in Richmond Virginia, the former seat of the confederacy, where the legacy of systemic racism, a spiraling opioid crisis, generational poverty, and a lack of mental health services have entrapped many of its citizens in a cycle of incarceration, making the city itself a unique case study for rising recidivism rates in the U.S. at large. With the U.S. locking up more of its citizens per capita than any other nation on the planet, the music of the film serves as rare testimony to the raw and messy truth behind the criminal justice system’s revolving door.
At When We Speak TV, we try our hardest bring you interviews and stories of people that continue to push through their circumstances to realize that they have a bigger purpose in life. We believe that everyone has a story can encourage, inspire, and motivate.
Red White & Brew includes unlimited beer, food, live music, and aquarium exhibits in the Oceans Ballroom.
Fourth of July - Stone Mtn.
July 1 - 4, 2017
19 miles east
Enjoy a spectacular laser show and then fireworks every evening during Fantastic Fourth Celebration at Stone Mountain Park. Free except parking.
Fourth of July - Callaway
July 1 - 4, 2017
82 miles SE
July 4th Star Spangled Beach Party has beach activities, live music, circus acts, and fireworks on July 4 (weather permitting) at Robin Lake Beach at Callaway Gardens. See schedule.
Attractions
July 1 - Aug. 31, 2017
multiple locations
These discount ticket prices include all taxes and fees.
Duluth Celebrates America includes bands, family activities, food trucks, vendors, and 10 p.m. fireworks on the Town Green. Coolers OK but no glass. Free.
The gates of Centennial Olympic Park open at 6 p.m. for 4th of July Celebration. The fireworks synchronized to music begin about 9:40 p.m. Arrive early since gates close when the park is full. Free.
Star Spangled Fourth at Mall of Georgia features family-friendly activities and live music at 5 p.m., fireworks at dusk, and then a PG-13 movie in Buford. Free.
Salute to the Red, White and Blue includes a carnival, food court, live music, and fireworks at 9:30 p.m. near City Hall in East Point. Bring blankets and chairs but no food or pets. Free.
Fourth in the Park features a 10 a.m. parade, live music, arts & crafts, food, and carnival games at Marietta Square, followed by fireworks launched from First United Methodist Church at 9:30 p.m. Free.
Fourth of July - Lilburn
July 4, 2017
23 miles NE
Bring lawn chairs or blankets to Sparkle in the Park for music, food vendors, and fireworks at 9:30 p.m.
Short-film festival
July 7 - 8, 2017
2.6 miles north
Atlanta Shortsfest shows films under 45 minutes long from a variety of genres at Synchronicity Theatre.
Friday outdoor movies
July 7 - 28, 2017 (begins June 2)
14 miles NW
See an outdoor movie at the Free Movie Series at Mable House Amphitheatre on June 2, 16 and July 7, 14, 28.
Concerts in the Garden
July 7 - Sept. 30, 2017 (begins June 10)
2.5 miles NE
See national acts at Concerts in the Garden at Atlanta Botanical Garden. The concerts on June 10 and Sept. 30 are in Gainesville.
Reptile Day
July 8, 2017
4 miles NE
Come face-to-face with live pythons, king snakes, geckos, tortoises, monitors, and iguanas, and see presentations about them on Reptile Day at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History.
Bring a blanket or chairs for family-friendly Movies on the Town at dusk on the green space at Town Brookhaven. No coolers, food, drinks, or pets. Free. Dates in 2017: June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 & July 13, 20, 27. [They plan to have a web page for 2017 soon.]
Hear classic and contemporary jazz, swing, fusion, smooth, and blues with a ticket to Jazz on the Lawn at Callanwolde. Dates in 2017: June 16, 30; July 14, 28; Aug. 11.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., enjoy family-friendly activities and music, and browse art and food vendors. Beginning at 3 p.m., hear 80 rock, blues, and soul-infused bands in a dozen venues at Bragg Jam Arts & Music Festival in Macon.
Zombies invade 5 pubs and restaurants along North Highland Ave. during Zombie Pub Crawl. A ticket includes drinks, food discounts, and zombie make-up at Diesel Filling Station. Requires age 21 ID.
Get a special deal on a fixed-price meal for brunch, lunch, or dinner during Downtown Restaurant Week.
Fireworks viewing - aquarium
July 2017 (undated)
0.5 miles NW
Funbelievable Fourth gives families a view of the fireworks from level 7 of the Georgia Aquarium parking deck, with free beverages and desserts in the Oceans Ballroom, food for sale, games, and activities.
Fourth of July - Roswell
July 2017 (undated)
25.1 miles north
Fireworks Extravaganza includes music at 6 p.m. and fireworks at dark at Sweet Apple Elementary. Free.
Fourth of July - Alpharetta
July 2017 (undated)
25.6 miles north
Enjoy family activities, a band, and food vendors, followed by Fireworks at Wills Park at dusk. Free.
ABOUT JERMAINE SAIN
Jermaine Sainis the host/ creator of a talk show called When We Speak. After exiting the U.S. Army in 2003, as a Medical Sergeant, Jermaine began pursuing a career in music after he auditioned for American Idol in 2005, in Austin, Texas.
