Llamas wearing pajamas. Laugh-out-loud improv comedy. Mouth-watering vegan food. On Nov. 17 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., join Uptown Atlanta for all of this and more as the mixed-use development surrounding the Lindbergh MARTA station hosts the second annual Laughs, Llamas and Pajamas on The Lawn. The event is free to attend and registration is now open.
Starting at 5:30 p.m., guests are invited to arrive at The Lawn to mingle with a group of friendly, pajama-wearing llamas from Wits End Llama Consortium. Attendees are encouraged to dress their best and don pajamas to meet and greet with the llamas. Before the comedy show begins, the community can grab tasty plant-based comfort food from the Slutty Vegan food truck. At 7 p.m., get ready to roar with laughter as Whole World Improv takes the stage for a hilarious, family friendly comedy show.
Throughout the event, attendees are encouraged to support the women and children of local nonprofit Atlanta Mission by donating pairs of new pajamas at the check-in table. Atlanta Mission is a homeless shelter serving more than 1000 men, women and children across Atlanta and Northeast Georgia. At last year’s inaugural event, more than 125 pairs of pajamas were donated, outfitting all of the nonprofits’ children with new snuggly PJs for the holidays.
“Laughs Llamas and Pajamas is an excellent way to bring the community together for an important cause, and we are thrilled to be hosting this year’s event on the newly reimagined Lawn,” said Mahesh Mani, senior vice president of asset management for Rubenstein Partners. “This year, Uptown has hosted dozens of vibrant events and experiences, and we are proud to see that it has become a true community destination for the neighborhood.”
In September, Rubenstein held Live! on the Lawn, a grand opening celebration for The Lawn, the reimagined community greenspace at Uptown Atlanta. After sitting underutilized for decades, Rubenstein worked with landscape architect ASD|SKY to redevelop the Lawn, adding a paved “goat path” and other major upgrades. The Lawn also features connectivity to the city’s major pedestrian trails, such as PATH400 and the South Fork Trail, as well as a future Atlanta BeltLine spur.
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About Uptown
Uptown is a hyper-accessible, 47-acre mixed-use community that brings the best of Atlanta together. As the largest mixed-use development in Atlanta to connect directly with MARTA and the city’s major pedestrian trails, such as the forthcoming Atlanta BeltLine and the South Fork Trail, Uptown combines 110,000 square feet of street-level retail, greenspace and art and one million square feet of Class A office space. Uptown is being redeveloped by private real estate investment management and advisory firm Rubenstein Partners, LP (Rubenstein). Redevelopment plans include upgrading building facades, streetscapes and greenspaces; activating the property with local retail, artist galleries, restaurants and events; and attracting office tenants who value working in a vibrant mixed-use environment. Atlanta has a Downtown, a Midtown, a Buckhead, and now, finally, an Uptown. To learn more about Uptown, visit uptownatlanta.com and follow @UptownAtlanta on Facebook and Instagram.
About Rubenstein Partners
Rubenstein Partners, founded in September 2005, is a private real estate investment advisory firm with operations throughout the United States. The firm is led by its founder, David Rubenstein, and a group of senior real estate executives, and is focused on directing and managing office real estate investments in the U.S. Rubenstein Partners’ predecessor company, The Rubenstein Company, LP and affiliates, founded in 1969, was one of the largest private owner operators of Class A office real estate in the Mid-Atlantic, owning and operating a portfolio of assets valued at approximately $1.2 billion at the time of its disposition in 2004. Since 2005, Rubenstein Partners has, on behalf of its investors and clients, invested in more than 22 million square feet of office real estate assets throughout the United States. For more information, visit www.rubensteinpartners.com.