ARTS ATL | News, Previews and Reviews of the Arts in Atlanta
WEBOct 3, 2024 · ARTS 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.
The legacy of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo - ARTS ATL
WEBOct 3, 2019 · The legacy of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo -- brown, queer, disabled and revolutionary - ARTS ATL. "I never paint dreams or nightmares," Frida Kahlo once said. "I paint my own reality." The turbulent life and love of the Mexican painter (1907–54) are the subject of The Atlanta Opera's "Frida," with performances October 5, 9, 11 and 13.
Events - ARTS ATL
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 ...
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 ...
Review: Playwright Lauren Gunderson reframes “herstory” in “The ...
WEBMar 15, 2016 · Kelundra Smith reviews Lauren Gunderson's "The Revolutionists" at 7 Stages, about the importance of women being accounted for and written down.
Rick Beato brings his YouTube universe to the stage at Variety ...
WEBSep 25, 2023 · Beato will do a live version of his YouTube show Thursday night at the Variety Playhouse. He will teach, perform, answer audience questions and talk with some of his regular guests. The show also will feature a reunion concert of Billionaire, the band he helped form that originally brought him to Atlanta. Beato’s YouTube channel echoes his ...
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 ...
LeAnn Rimes - ARTS ATL
WEBLeAnn Rimes. September 7 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm. $75 – $125. Join us at the Rialto Center for the Arts for an intimate performance from LeAnn Rimes, where her unforgettable music and captivating stories will create a night to remember. LeAnn Rimes is an international multi-platinum selling acclaimed singer and ASCAP award-winning songwriter.
Breaking news: Katherine Lehman named director of Clayton
WEBJanuary 25, 2022. Spivey Hall, one of the most acclaimed small music venues in the country, has named Katherine (Katie) Lehman as its third executive and artistic director. Lehman replaces Sam Dixon, who stepped down last year after 17 years of stewardship over the 400-seat venue on the campus of Clayton State University. Spivey Hall is known ...
Composer Carlos Simon curates the ASO with a focus on ... - ARTS …
WEBFeb 12, 2024 · It’s a very Atlanta story. As Simon writes in a program note explaining this week’s concerts, he was “thinking about Black identity, social justice, anti-racism, perseverance, healing and a call to action for a better tomorrow.”. Last year, the ASO performed “Fate Now Conquers” by Simon. He called working with the ASO “a bucket ...