SUN • NOV 24 • 8 PM
$12 Adv – $20 Door
Doors @ 7 PM

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Join us for a jolly good chuckle and some musical merriment as we make up a musical inspired by YOUR holiday wishes, woes, fantasies, and embarrassments. Will the elves revolt? Have the thanksgiving turkeys gone rogue? Perhaps Krampus will make an appearance? Only one way to find out…

Kick off your holiday season with Measure Island for their FINAL show of 2024!

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.

MON • NOV 25 • 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 • NOV 26 • 8 PM
$15 Adv – $20 Door
Doors @ 7 PM

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Join us as we celebrate the release of Randy Hoexter's latest album, Tomorrowsville. Featuring Sam Skelton, John David, Emrah Kotan, Trey Wright, Tim Aucoin, Justin Powell, Gordon Vernick, Eric Alexander, and special guest Roberta Setzu!

WED • NOV 27 • 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

FRI • NOV 29 • 8 PM
$20 Adv – $25 Door
Doors @ 7 PM

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Glenn Phillips returns for his Annual Day-After-Thanksgiving Show at the Red Light Cafe! The band will be playing songs from albums by the Glenn Phillips Band, Supreme Court and more! Joining Glenn will be his former bandmate in the Hampton Grease Band, Mike Holbrook, and Jeff Calder and Robert Schmid of the Swimming Pool Q's.  

There will be two sets – 8:00pm and 9:30pm – with a short intermission between. All are welcome to stay for both sets!

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

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Educator, Performer, Composer, and Arranger Tyrone Jackson will perform with his electric jazz group.

SUN • DEC 1 • 5 PM – 10 PM
$5 Door (or FREE if you register in advance)

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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.

Dec 1st Special Guest: DJ Ghost

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!)...

TUE • DEC 3 • 8 PM
$20 Adv – $25 Door
Doors @ 7:30 PM

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Join us as we celebrate the release of Greg Satterthwaite's latest album, Crossing Lines. Featuring Terreon Gully, Terence Harper, and Joel Powell.

WED • DEC 4 • 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 • DEC 5 • 8 PM – 11:30 PM
NO COVER
Doors @ 7:30 PM (ages 18+)

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Join us for Karaoke every 1st & 2nd Thursday each month! There's NO COVER, so come sing, socialize and be silly with your hosts DJ Conflux and Marco Sway!

FRI • DEC 6 • 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 • DEC 7 • 9 PM
$20 Adv – $25 Doors • $45 VIP 1st Row • $35 VIP 2nd Row
Doors @ 8 PM (ages 18+)

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Have a Cryptid Crush? a Monster Mash? or a Horror Honey? This is the variety show for you!

Tis the Season of Giving! So we're giving you the evergreen gift of The Monsters We Love! Because scaring is caring!

Oh! The weather outside is frightful,
but our fiends are so delightful!
As long as you love them so!
Let 'em know, let 'em know, let 'em know!
Unearthing our cast & crew soon!

SUN • DEC 8 • 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 • DEC 10 • 9 PM
$20 Adv – $25 Doors • $35 VIP 1st Row • $30 VIP 2nd Row
Doors @ 8 PM (ages 18+)

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The second Tuesday of every month, Syrens of the South's Tease Tuesday Burlesque features TEN AMAZING ACTS with some of the best performers in Atlanta! Burlesque, Poetry, Aerial, Acrobatics, Juggling, Singing... you never know what's gonna pop up in these Tuesday night shows! And don't worry, we'll be done before midnight since it's a school night!

WED • DEC 11 • 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 • DEC 12 • 8 PM – 11:30 PM
NO COVER
Doors @ 7:30 PM (ages 18+)

REGISTER (optional)

Registration for this free event is OPTIONAL, but it does help us know how many folks to expect and how to staff accordingly. :)

Join us for Karaoke every 1st & 2nd Thursday each month! There's NO COVER, so come sing, socialize and be silly with your hosts DJ Conflux and Marco Sway!

SAT • DEC 14 • 8:30 PM
$15 Adv – $20 Doors
Doors @ 8 PM

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Get ready for a holiday experience like no other with Elf-ed Up!: A Boozy Live Reading of Elf! Join us for a hilarious, adult twist on the classic holiday favorite as a troupe of actors takes the stage to read the beloved script of Elf—while enjoying a few festive drinks along the way. Watch the chaos unfold as Buddy the Elf, Jovie, and all your favorite characters come to life in a boozy, laugh-out-loud performance full of unexpected antics and plenty of Christmas cheer.

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.

MON • DEC 16 • 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!

WED • DEC 18 • 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

SUN • DEC 22 • 8 PM
$25 Adv – $30 Doors
Doors @ 7 PM

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Dominick Pupa, nightclub sensation and cohost of the hit podcast Fixing Famous People, returns to Atlanta – and makes his Red Light Café debut - with Dom We Now Our Gay Apparel, his acclaimed annual skewering of the year that was. Jokes, songs, one elf, no shelf.

Dominick Pupa is a comedian, nightclub act and drama queen. He cohosts the hit podcast FIXING FAMOUS PEOPLE, appears weekly on THERESA CAPUTO: RAISING SPIRITS and portrays Mister P on the Roku series, LO. His acclaimed holiday show, DOM WE NOW OUR GAY APPAREL, is a can’t miss annual staple performed around the country.

Former warmup comic for more than a dozen TV shows including The View, Tyra, Ricki Lake and Live! With Kelly. Carnegie Hall debut in 2013 as host of the Lucie Awards. Celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots with a sold-out 4-week run at The Duplex with TWIRLED HISTORY, a comedic reimagining if gay people had run the world from the beginning of time. Premiered his one-man works, GYPSIES, TRAMPS & ME, CHERSTRUCK, SURPRISING NO ONE and WE GET IT, YOU’RE GAY to acclaim at The Cutting Room, his performance home in NYC.