Arts and culture magazine, Juxtapoz, has teamed up with urban lifestyle company, Upper Playground, and purveyors of canned, caffeinated alcohol Sparks, to present the second annual Ignite What’s Next Art Tour. Three different venues will showcase live painting by three of the top artists from the world of contemporary art in a multi-city tour. Sam Flores, Alex Pardee and N8 Van Dyke will collaborate on live painting amidst DJ’d tunes for a mash-up of art, music, and culture. The guys will be hitting up Lenny’s Bar in Atlanta on September 13th, Underground Snowboards in Boston on September 20th and The Marquee Theatre on October 3rd and 4th. Juxtapoz understands the diversity of the contemporary art audience and suggests you “mark your calendar, program your Blackberry, or spray paint it on your wall: Ignite What’s Next is back!”

Just because it’s green doesn’t mean it can’t be beautiful. Even mold is beautiful to some people (they’re called biologists). That’s also the belief of Concourse E, an Atlanta-area firm that builds single homes and townhouses that not only incorporate exciting modern design, but also are environmentally-friendly thanks to additions such as hot water heated by solar power, soy-based insulation, and green roofs.