Atlanta Dance, Film and Culture
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Fall Arts 2020 - Performing Arts Centers Culture, 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 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 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
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 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 Article
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
"How I Became a Pirate" children's musical presented by Horizon Theatre and Destination Theatre
Sunday August 1, 2021 05:30 pm EDT
Horizon Theatre Company
Cost: $10.00
Arts Agenda,
Music
Join us for the children's musical HOW I BECAME A PIRATE outside at the Horizon Theatre! Based on th...
$10.00 [click here for more]
$10.00 [click here for more]
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Conversation Pieces at the High
Tuesday August 3, 2021 12:00 pm EDT
High Museum of Art
Cost: Members Free, Cost included in General Admission $16.50
Arts Agenda::Visual Arts
Website: Join the conversation, only at the High. Join professional museum educators in looking clos...
Members Free, Cost included in General Admission $16.50 [click here for more]
Members Free, Cost included in General Admission $16.50 [click here for more]
Virtual Talk: Jed Perl on Alexander Calder
Thursday August 5, 2021 06:00 pm EDT
High Museum of Art
Cost: Members Free, Cost included in General Admission $16.50 - Registration Required
Arts Agenda::Visual Arts
Website: Hear from art critic and author Jed Perl as he discusses his recently released book, Calder...
Members Free, Cost included in General Admission $16.50 - Registration Required [click here for more]
Members Free, Cost included in General Admission $16.50 - Registration Required [click here for more]
Meet stars of Netflix's Love is Blind, Cameron Hamilton and Lauren Speed
Thursday August 5, 2021 07:00 pm EDT
Eagle Eye Book Shop
Cost: Free
Arts Agenda::Books,
Free Events
Cameron Hamilton and Lauren Speed host a talk, Q&A, and signing for their new book, Leap Of ...
Free [click here for more]
Free [click here for more]
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Virtual Author Program: Co-Author: Andrew Aydin: Run: Book One by John Lewis
Thursday August 5, 2021 07:00 pm EDT
Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum
Cost: Free
Arts Agenda::Books
Website: The highly anticipated sequel to the National Book Award-winning MARCH trilogy, Run: Book O...
Free [click here for more]
Free [click here for more]
Meet stars of Netflix's Love is Blind, Cameron Hamilton and Lauren Speed
Thursday August 5, 2021 07:00 pm EDT
Eagle Eye Book Shop
Cost: Free
Arts Agenda::Books,
Free Events
Cameron Hamilton and Lauren Speed host a talk, Q&A, and signing for their new book, Leap Of ...
Free [click here for more]
Free [click here for more]
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Atlanta Comic Con 2021- Day 1
Friday August 6, 2021 12:00 pm EDT
Georgia World Congress Center
Cost: $30-$60
Arts Agenda,
Community,
Festivals
We’re Imaginarium and our love for comic books, stories, art, and pop-culture is boundless. We run c...
$30-$60 [click here for more]
$30-$60 [click here for more]
TRIPTYCH: Celebrating Three Years
Friday August 6, 2021 05:00 pm EDT
The Loft, Marietta
Cost: Free
Arts Agenda,
Free Events,
Nightlife
Enjoy an evening with The Loft as we debut our newest exhibition, TRIPTYCH, to the Metro Atlanta art...
Free [click here for more]
Free [click here for more]
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August HIGH Frequency Friday
Friday August 6, 2021 06:00 pm EDT
High Museum of Art
Cost: Members Free, Cost included in General Admission $16.50
Arts Agenda::Visual Arts
Website: Atlanta
Members Free, Cost included in General Admission $16.50 [click here for more]
Members Free, Cost included in General Admission $16.50 [click here for more]
Shops Around Lenox
Saturday August 7, 2021 11:00 am EDT
Lenox Square
Cost: Free
Arts Agenda,
Community
Shops Around Lenox integrates fashion, art, design and food. With our open-air collection of leading...
Free [click here for more]
Free [click here for more]
Atlanta Comic Con 2021- Day 2
Saturday August 7, 2021 12:00 pm EDT
Georgia World Congress Center
Cost: $30-$60
Arts Agenda,
Community,
Festivals
We’re Imaginarium and our love for comic books, stories, art, and pop-culture is boundless. We run c...
$30-$60 [click here for more]
$30-$60 [click here for more]
Village Theatre Reopening "Improv Ahole" Show & After Party
Saturday August 7, 2021 09:00 pm EDT
Village Theatre
Cost: $15
Arts Agenda,
Nightlife
Categories: Theater, Comedy
$15 [click here for more]
Intermission is over.
Village Theatre, the home of Atlanta’s “Improv A...
$15 [click here for more]
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Atlanta Comic Con 2021- Day 3
Sunday August 8, 2021 12:00 pm EDT
Georgia World Congress Center
Cost: $30-$60
Arts Agenda,
Community,
Festivals
We’re Imaginarium and our love for comic books, stories, art, and pop-culture is boundless. We run c...
$30-$60 [click here for more]
$30-$60 [click here for more]
"How I Became a Pirate" children's musical presented by Horizon Theatre and Destination Theatre
Sunday August 8, 2021 02:30 pm EDT
Horizon Theatre Company
Cost: $10.00
Arts Agenda,
Music
Join us for the children's musical HOW I BECAME A PIRATE outside at the Horizon Theatre! Based on th...
$10.00 [click here for more]
$10.00 [click here for more]
USER SUBMITTED
"How I Became a Pirate" children's musical presented by Horizon Theatre and Destination Theatre
Sunday August 8, 2021 05:30 pm EDT
Horizon Theatre Company
Cost: $10.00
Arts Agenda,
Music
Join us for the children's musical HOW I BECAME A PIRATE outside at the Horizon Theatre! Based on th...
$10.00 [click here for more]
$10.00 [click here for more]
USER SUBMITTED
BeREGGAE Music & Arts Festival 2021
Friday August 13, 2021 10:00 am EDT
Piedmont Park
Cost: Free
Arts Agenda,
Festivals,
Food and Drink,
Food and Drink::Farmers Markets,
Food and Drink::Food Festivals and Events,
Free Events,
Music,
Music::Concerts
The BeREGGAE Music & Arts Festival returns August 13th, 14th and 15th to Piedmont Park, Atlanta Ga.
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Free [click here for more]
Free [click here for more]
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Sketchworks Comedy Presents HEELS UP - a Live Sketch Comedy Show
Friday August 13, 2021 08:00 pm EDT
Village Theatre
Cost: $20
Arts Agenda
Categories: Comedy
Sketchworks Comedy is BACK with our first LIVE sketch comedy show since lockdown!...
$20 [click here for more]
$20 [click here for more]
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Discovering the Poems You Need to Write with Adrienne Su
Saturday August 14, 2021 12:00 pm EDT
Online Event
Cost: $20
Arts Agenda
Categories: poetry, writing, literary
In this workshop, attendees will learn how to unpack what to w...
$20 [click here for more]
$20 [click here for more]
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Virtual Author Program: Chasing Me to My Grave, by Winfred Rembert
Tuesday August 17, 2021 07:00 pm EDT
Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum
Cost: Free
Arts Agenda::Books
Website: Author: Erin Kelly and Winfred Rembert
Free [click here for more]
Free [click here for more]
Virtual Curatorial Exhibition Introduction: Gatecrashers and Nellie Mae Rowe
Thursday August 19, 2021 06:00 pm EDT
High Museum of Art
Cost: Members Free, Cost included in General Admission $16.50
Arts Agenda::Visual Arts
Website: Join Katherine Jentleson as she introduces the High
Members Free, Cost included in General Admission $16.50 [click here for more]
Members Free, Cost included in General Admission $16.50 [click here for more]
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
Monday December 16, 2019 02:47 pm EST
A Creative Loafing podcast
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CULTURE CLASH: Steve Gorman Book Content
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
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 , Distillers/Cocktails
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
Living in a threepenny world Culture, Opera, News
Monday April 5, 2021 10:36 am EDT
The Atlanta Opera extends its Big Tent Series into spring
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LISTENING POST: Pagliacci — The Atlanta Opera isn’t clowning around Culture, Opera, 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 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
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, 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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Performance Art
SCENES & MOTIONS: Unity and connection in the theater Culture, 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 , Distillers/Cocktails
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
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, 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
Cleage’s ‘Sit-In’ premieres as an animated stream Culture, Theater Feature
Friday January 1, 2021 11:03 am EST
The Atlanta playwright’s new work is reimagined for the safety of audiences in these COVID-19 times
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Fall Arts 2020 - Theater 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
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
Monday February 3, 2020 12:42 pm EST
A Creative Loafing podcast
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Film
Atlanta Film Festival Movies and TV, Festivals
Thursday April 21, 2022 12:00 pm EDT
This year's film festival was been held April 22-May 2nd in a virtual format. Browse the Atlanta Film Festival schedule as well as recommendations.
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Atlanta Jewish Film Festival Movies and TV, Festivals
Thursday February 3, 2022 12:00 pm EST
Browse the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival schedule as well as recommendations. CL's critics & readers weigh in on the definitive guide to the event.
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A3C Festival and Conference 2021 Arts Agenda, Movies and TV, Music and Nightlife, Festivals
Friday October 22, 2021 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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Atlanta Design Festival Arts Agenda, Movies and TV, Festivals
Saturday October 2, 2021 12:00 am EDT
The Atlanta Design Festival is postponed to October 2—10, 2021. Browse the Atlanta Design Festival schedule as well as recommendations.
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Cultural Events in Atlanta - Festivals, Opera, Dance & Theater
