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WEBARTS ATL offers comprehensive coverage of Atlanta's arts scene, including music, film and TV, books, theater, dance and the visual arts. Our events calendar includes every concert, gallery opening, festival and more. As a nonprofit, ARTS ATL supports the arts in Atlanta through independent journalism and programs.
Aurora Theatre opens Lawrenceville Arts Center with public tours …
WEBOctober 20, 2021. After much anticipation, the curtain rises this week on the $35 million, 59,500-square-foot Lawrenceville Arts Center, as it hosts grand opening tours Friday through Sunday. Completing a city block for the arts in downtown Lawrenceville, the complex is the product of a remarkable partnership between Aurora Theatre and the City ...
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WEBHerndon Plaza 142-148 Auburn Ave. NE, Atlanta, United States. "ICONoclasts" is a powerful new installation that spotlights six influential Black Atlantans who have shaped our city's artistic and social landscape. Created by Atlanta-based artist Marryam Moma, the installation features stunning collage portraits of Ricci de Forest, Mtamanika ...
An in-depth conversation with “The Color Purple” author Alice …
WEBJul 17, 2019 · Walker, whose actual birthday is February 9, was born in Eatonton to parents who worked as sharecroppers. She is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the novel The Color Purple and close to 40 other books. Over the course of her 50-year career, she has worked as an artist, activist and educator, and she was a contributor to the feminist ...
Mike Geier and the origins of Puddles Pity Party - ARTS ATL
WEBOct 25, 2019 · Editor’s note: In the summer of 2013, when ArtsATL’s Jeff Stafford sat down to chat with singer Mike Geier, he was preparing for a club performance with the Kingsized Jazz Trio and had just developed the alternate character of a clown named Puddles who had a cabaret act called Puddles Pity Party.By 2017, Puddles was being cheered in living rooms across America due to Geier’s performances ...
Atlanta Ballet’s 2022-23 full season leaps on stage with ... - ARTS ATL
WEBJun 8, 2022 · For the first time since the March 2020 lockdown, Atlanta Ballet is presenting a full season, September 2022 through May 2023, with two world premieres, two company premieres and a flurry of works from its extensive repertory including the rollicking, full-length Don Quixote, it was announced today. After two seasons characterized by ballets ...
Community Foundation announces first round of 2021 funding for …
WEBOct 19, 2021 · The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta has announced $1.06 million in grants to Atlanta area arts groups, in its first of two cycles of funding in 2021. A second round will take place before the end of the year. Applications for the foundation’s Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund will be accepted through November 19.
Review: DeKalb Symphony continues to blossom under Paul
WEBNov 9, 2022 · The DeKalb Symphony Orchestra’s 2022 fall run has been a proving ground of sorts for the fledgling orchestra. The season opened in September with a strong performance under the command of new music director Paul Bhasin and the warm glow of his signature charm.. On Tuesday evening in the Marvin Cole Auditorium on the Perimeter College of Georgia State University’s Clarkston Campus, the ...
In Our Own Words: Jennifer D. Dobbs, ArtsBridge Foundation
WEBDec 23, 2021 · We’re focusing on branches that have an exceptionally tough time accessing resources. Through this partnership, starting in September 2022, we will take our teaching artists to K-12 students across Georgia. The students will have access to an array of the arts such as theater, visual arts, hip-hop or slam poetry. Fingers crossed, we hope it ...
Theater notes: Alliance announces 2022-23 lineup; Aris and
WEBApr 21, 2022 · The Alliance Theatre has announced its 2022-23 season, a lineup its artistic director Susan V. Booth calls “a celebration of joy.”. The 54th season of Atlanta’s largest theater will feature nine productions, including four world premieres on its two stages, the Coca-Cola Stage and Hertz Stage. The season opens with a family show in mid ...