ATLANTA — The Hawks have a little bit of an uncommon promotion deliberate for March 16: They’re paying tribute to Magic Metropolis, Atlanta’s famed strip membership.
To rejoice the “iconic cultural establishment,” the Hawks are planning an evening crammed with meals — together with the membership’s well-known lemon pepper wings — together with music and unique merchandise.
The opponent that night time? The Orlando Magic, after all.
“This collaboration and theme night time could be very significant to me after all of the work that we did to place collectively ‘Magic Metropolis: An American Fantasy,'” Hawks principal proprietor, filmmaker and actor Jami Gertz stated. “The enduring Atlanta establishment has made such an unbelievable affect on our metropolis and its distinctive tradition.”
Gertz was one of many producers of a five-part STARZ docuseries, “Magic Metropolis: An American Fantasy” that explored the membership’s historical past and its place in each hip-hop and Black tradition. The Hawks are additionally bringing in Atlanta native T.I. to carry out at halftime, and there shall be a particular stay pregame recording of a podcast concerning the membership and the affect it has on music, tradition and sports activities.
Magic Metropolis shall be serving two variations of the lemon pepper wings, together with those named for former Hawks guard Lou Williams.
Stated T.I.: “We doin’ this one for the town … Magic Metropolis.”
