Atlanta Dance, Film and Culture
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Fall Arts 2020 - Performing Arts Centers Culture, The Arts Issue, Arts Agenda
Monday August 3, 2020 12:30 am EDT
Performing Arts Centers in Atlanta coping with the new reality of the Coronavirus pandemic.
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Fall Arts 2020 - Classical Music The Arts Issue, Music and Nightlife
Monday August 3, 2020 12:20 am EDT
The Atlanta classical music scene adapts to performing during the global pandemic
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Fall Arts 2020 - Theater The Arts Issue, Theater
Monday August 3, 2020 12:10 am EDT
The current status of Atlanta's Theater scene during the global pandemic.
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Fall Arts 2020 - Dance Dance, The Arts Issue
Monday August 3, 2020 12:05 am EDT
An update on the current state of dance performance in Atlanta.
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Fall Arts 2020 - Visual Arts The Arts Issue, Visual Arts
Monday August 3, 2020 12:01 am EDT
An update on the status of the Visual Arts venues in the Atlanta metro area.
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Atlanta’s arts community rises up for the new fall season The Arts Issue
Monday August 3, 2020 12:00 am EDT
The show must go on — in new and innovative ways
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Culture Events Calendar
Thursday December 3, 2020 12:00 pm EST
Callanwolde Fine Arts Center
Cost: No Cover
Arts Agenda,
Arts Agenda::Visual Arts,
Community
Callanwolde Fine Arts Center is excited to offer a unique and safe holiday shopping opportunity at t...
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No Cover [click here for more]
Thursday December 3, 2020 07:00 pm EST
Landmark's Midtown Art Cinema
Cost: $15
Arts Agenda,
Arts Agenda::Film,
Music
To celebrate 85 years of Elvis Presley and 50 years since the film’s original 1970 release, the King...
$15 [click here for more]
$15 [click here for more]
Thursday December 3, 2020 07:00 pm EST
Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
Cost: $25
Arts Agenda,
Arts Agenda::Dance,
Arts Agenda::Film
For five nights in December, Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre’s surface lot will be transformed in...
$25 [click here for more]
$25 [click here for more]
Thursday December 3, 2020 07:00 pm EST
Online Event
Cost: Free
Arts Agenda,
Community,
Community::Benefits
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!!
Free [click here for more]
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Friday December 4, 2020 07:30 pm EST
Online Event
Cost: Donations
Arts Agenda,
Arts Agenda::Theater,
Free Events,
User Submitted
Featuring six new, 15-minute plays written by Atlanta-based playwrights, “Interface” uses theater to...
Donations [click here for more]
Donations [click here for more]
USER SUBMITTED
Friday December 4, 2020 07:30 pm EST
Online Event
Cost: Donations
Arts Agenda,
Arts Agenda::Theater,
Free Events,
User Submitted
Featuring six new, 15-minute plays written by Atlanta-based playwrights, “Interface” uses theater to...
Donations [click here for more]
Donations [click here for more]
USER SUBMITTED
Sunday December 6, 2020 09:00 am EST
The Beacon Atlanta
Cost: No Cover
Arts Agenda,
Arts Agenda::Books,
Arts Agenda::Visual Arts,
Free Events,
User Submitted
Categories: market, holiday
The Southeast Atlanta Lady MOB fourth annual Holiday Artist Market will ...
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USER SUBMITTED
Saturday December 12, 2020 12:00 pm EST
Fire Maker Brewing Company
Cost: No Cover
Arts Agenda,
Festivals,
Food and Drink,
Free Events,
User Submitted
Celebrate the Holiday season at Fire Maker’s first Winter Market, Saturday, December 12, 2020 from 1...
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No Cover [click here for more]
USER SUBMITTED
Saturday December 12, 2020 09:30 pm EST
Avondale Towne Cinema
Cost: $10-$40
Arts Agenda,
Music,
Nightlife
Experience the music of Prince with The Purple Xperience. This world-famous tribute is a MUST SEE sh...
$10-$40 [click here for more]
$10-$40 [click here for more]
Saturday December 12, 2020 10:00 pm EST
Online Event
Cost: Free
Arts Agenda::Film,
Arts Agenda::Theater,
Free Events,
Free Events::Fun and Free,
Nightlife,
Nightlife::Comedy,
User Submitted
Categories: Christmas
We will be roasting 'HOME ALONE' for FREE online and you are invited! The roas...
Free [click here for more]
Free [click here for more]
USER SUBMITTED
Tuesday December 15, 2020 07:00 pm EST
Arts Agenda::Visual Arts,
User Submitted
Alexandra Kraft of the University of North Georgia will present her work with ceramics and answer qu...
Free [click here for more]
Free [click here for more]
USER SUBMITTED
Thursday December 17, 2020 08:00 pm EST
Online Event
Cost: Free
Arts Agenda,
Free Events,
Music,
User Submitted
The Atlanta Women’s Chorus is moving its 3rd annual holiday concert virtual with Holiday Blend! The ...
Free [click here for more]
Free [click here for more]
USER SUBMITTED
Books
Culture Clash: Diane Capriola of Little Shop of Stories Arts, Book Content
Thursday November 5, 2020 07:14 pm EST
a Creative Loafing podcast
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CULTURE CLASH: Emily Wallace, author of 'Road Sides' Book Content, Culture, Homepage
Monday December 16, 2019 02:47 pm EST
A Creative Loafing podcast
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CULTURE CLASH: Steve Gorman Book Content, Homepage
Monday December 9, 2019 03:15 pm EST
A Creative Loafing Podcast
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CULTURE CLASH: Author Peter McDade Book Content
Monday December 9, 2019 10:37 am EST
A Creative Loafing Podcast
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AJC Decatur Book Festival 2019 Book Content, Festivals
Thursday August 29, 2019 02:03 pm EDT
2019
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Dance
Fall Arts 2020 - Dance Dance, The Arts Issue
Monday August 3, 2020 12:05 am EDT
An update on the current state of dance performance in Atlanta.
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SCENES & MOTIONS: Dance performances spring eternal Culture, Dance
Monday March 2, 2020 01:32 pm EST
Give in to the mysteries
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SCENES & MOTIONS: Not me. Us: six chances to connect Culture, Dance, Theater
Tuesday February 4, 2020 01:51 pm EST
These plays may reflect our all-too-human longings
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THE MOVE: Plan Accordingly. Culture, After Hours, Arts Agenda, Comedy, Dance, Performance Art, Visual Arts , Cocktails, Homepage
Saturday November 2, 2019 09:54 am EDT
Hey, y’all! What’s the move?
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SCENES AND MOTIONS: ‘fence’ allows painful memories to escape Culture, Dance
Thursday October 3, 2019 11:59 am EDT
The give and take of power
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Symphony/Opera
LISTENING POST: Pagliacci — The Atlanta Opera isn’t clowning around Culture, Opera, Homepage, Music and Nightlife, Listening Post
Friday October 30, 2020 03:24 pm EDT
Outside and outta sight!
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Fall Arts 2020 - Classical Music The Arts Issue, Music and Nightlife
Monday August 3, 2020 12:20 am EDT
The Atlanta classical music scene adapts to performing during the global pandemic
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LISTENING POST: Opera unbound Culture, Opera, Homepage
Tuesday March 3, 2020 11:33 am EST
The Atlanta Opera‘s 2020-21 season reaches for next-level performance
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LISTENING POST: Ear Pollen spawns experimental music Culture, Homepage, Music and Nightlife
Wednesday January 1, 2020 04:07 pm EST
A new monthly concert series at 378 will feature adventurous musicians from Atlanta and beyond
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Fall Arts Preview 2019: Classical Music The Arts Issue
Friday August 2, 2019 05:33 pm EDT
Symphonic, Choral, Chamber Music (Classical & Contemporary), Opera
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Performance Art
SCENES & MOTIONS: Unity and connection in the theater Culture, A&E Feature, Performance Art
Tuesday December 3, 2019 05:54 pm EST
‘We have more in common, than we have differences’
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THE MOVE: Plan Accordingly. Culture, After Hours, Arts Agenda, Comedy, Dance, Performance Art, Visual Arts , Cocktails, Homepage
Saturday November 2, 2019 09:54 am EDT
Hey, y’all! What’s the move?
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SCENES & MOTIONS: Sleepless nights Culture, Performance Art, Theater, Theater Feature, Visual Arts , Homepage
Thursday May 2, 2019 12:39 pm EDT
'The Hero's Wife' and 'Harold and the Purple Crayon' onstage
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SCENES & MOTIONS: A working class hero is something to be Culture, A&E Feature, Performance Art
Monday March 4, 2019 01:38 pm EST
‘Skeleton Crew’ and ‘The Pitmen Painters’
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'Pop-Up Magazine' takes over Variety Playhouse Culture, Arts Agenda, Performance Art, Theater
Friday February 8, 2019 02:55 pm EST
Live magazine pops up with a Winter Issue
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Theatre
Fall Arts 2020 - Theater The Arts Issue, Theater
Monday August 3, 2020 12:10 am EDT
The current status of Atlanta's Theater scene during the global pandemic.
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SCENES & MOTIONS: Rachel May and David Thompson Culture, Arts Agenda, Theater, Homepage
Friday February 21, 2020 12:45 pm EST
A Creative Loafing Podcast
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SCENES & MOTIONS: Not me. Us: six chances to connect Culture, Dance, Theater
Tuesday February 4, 2020 01:51 pm EST
These plays may reflect our all-too-human longings
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CULTURE CLASH: Topher Payne Culture, Theater, Homepage
Monday February 3, 2020 12:42 pm EST
A Creative Loafing podcast
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FALL ARTS PREVIEW PODCAST with Rebeca Robles The Arts Issue, Theater
Tuesday September 17, 2019 12:42 pm EDT
An Interview with Rebeca Robles of the Atlanta Theatre Club.
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Film
Screen Time: When everything is television Movies
Sunday November 8, 2020 03:34 pm EST
The Object Group’s ‘The Stranger’ and David Byrne’s ‘American Utopia’ bring live performances to the small screen
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A3C Festival and Conference 2021 Arts Agenda, Movies, Music and Nightlife, Festivals
Thursday October 15, 2020 11:00 am EDT
Browse the many panels and speakers at A3C Festival and Conference, as well as the musical acts that are a part of the event. CL's critics & readers weigh in on festival activities.
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SCREEN TIME: Georgian dystopia Movies
Thursday October 8, 2020 12:05 pm EDT
‘All In’ presents the nightmare of voter suppression, ‘Only’ a fictional pandemic
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'Twiceborn' Inspires Faith and Purpose Movies, Sponsored Content, See and Do Content
Wednesday September 30, 2020 12:00 am EDT
Japanese biopic illuminates Ryuho Okawa’s metamorphosis from high-powered financial trader to spiritual leader of 12 million believers across 100 countries
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Atlanta Film Festival Movies, Festivals
Thursday September 17, 2020 12:00 pm EDT
This year's film festival has been postponed to Thursday, September 17 – Sunday, September 27, 2020.
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Living Walls
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Cultural Events in Atlanta - Festivals, Opera, Dance & Theater
