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
Days Of The Dead Atlanta 2021
Saturday February 27, 2021 11:00 am EST
Sheraton Atlanta Hotel
Cost: $30-$75
Arts Agenda,
Community,
Festivals
DAYS OF THE DEAD returns to Atlanta
$30-$75 [click here for more]
$30-$75 [click here for more]
Shop Small Saturday Market
Saturday February 27, 2021 02:00 pm EST
East Atlanta Village Farmers Market
Cost: No Cover
Arts Agenda,
Arts Agenda::Visual Arts,
Community
Shop local arts, handmade goods, and support small business while enjoying the beautiful EAV Communi...
No Cover [click here for more]
No Cover [click here for more]
Museum Chills & Science Thrills
Saturday February 27, 2021 06:00 pm EST
Fernbank Museum of Natural History
Cost: $10-$20
Arts Agenda,
Community
Get your science on during this new all-ages series! Enjoy after-hours access to all indoor exhibits...
$10-$20 [click here for more]
$10-$20 [click here for more]
America's Largest Interactive Mystery Dinner Show
Saturday February 27, 2021 06:00 pm EST
Sonesta Gwinnett Place Atlanta
Cost: $62.99
Arts Agenda,
Arts Agenda::Theater
Unlike a typical murder mystery dinner theatre performance, you won’t be watching a handful of actor...
$62.99 [click here for more]
$62.99 [click here for more]
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Roast of Labyrinth
Saturday February 27, 2021 09:00 pm EST
Online Event
Cost: Free
Arts Agenda,
Arts Agenda::Film,
Arts Agenda::Theater,
Arts Agenda::Visual Arts,
Free Events,
Free Events::Fun and Free,
Nightlife,
Nightlife::Comedy
Playing drinking games online with dance-magic comedians as they make jokes over Jim Henson's most b...
Free [click here for more]
Free [click here for more]
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Daffodil Days
Sunday February 28, 2021 07:30 am EST
Oakland Cemetery
Cost: Free
Arts Agenda,
Community
Each February and March thousands of daffodils bloom across Oakland’s 48 acres. We’re celebrating ea...
Free [click here for more]
Free [click here for more]
Days Of The Dead Atlanta 2021
Sunday February 28, 2021 11:00 am EST
Sheraton Atlanta Hotel
Cost: $30-$75
Arts Agenda,
Community,
Festivals
DAYS OF THE DEAD returns to Atlanta
$30-$75 [click here for more]
$30-$75 [click here for more]
February Sunday Funday Markets
Sunday February 28, 2021 01:00 pm EST
Cultured South Fermentation Co.
Cost: No Cover
Arts Agenda,
Arts Agenda::Visual Arts,
Community
Shop local and support small business while browsing our outdoor popup market. Enjoy Kombucha and Be...
No Cover [click here for more]
No Cover [click here for more]
Unknown! Untold! Unsung!
Sunday February 28, 2021 03:00 pm EST
Online Event
Cost: $20
Arts Agenda,
Community
Come join Kuumba Storytellers of Georgia on Sunday, February 28th from 3PM EST – 5PM EST for its Ann...
$20 [click here for more]
$20 [click here for more]
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Atlanta Blooms!
Monday March 1, 2021 09:00 am EST
Atlanta Botanical Garden
Cost: Free-$22
Arts Agenda
Explore hundreds of thousands of tulips, daffodils, crocuses and hyacinths. Check out a variety of w...
Free-$22 [click here for more]
Free-$22 [click here for more]
Phil Zimbardo Stanford Prison Experiment
Monday March 1, 2021 01:00 pm EST
Online Event
Cost: $5-$40
Arts Agenda,
Community::Lectures
This 90 min interview with Q&A of Dr. Zimbardo is a fundraiser for a higher & remedial educa...
$5-$40 [click here for more]
$5-$40 [click here for more]
Kabbalah of the Future
Monday March 1, 2021 08:00 pm EST
Online Event
Cost: $25
Arts Agenda
Categories: Community
$25 [click here for more]
Kabbalah of the Future
Two Magical Evenings with Rabbi Asher Crispe
$25 [click here for more]
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Ballethnicize Masterclass
Tuesday March 2, 2021 06:30 pm EST
Arts Agenda::Dance
Categories: Dance class
Ballethnicize is an original style of dance developed by Waverly T. Lucas, I...
$20 [click here for more]
$20 [click here for more]
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Masterworks & Mindfulness
Wednesday March 3, 2021 12:30 pm EST
High Museum of Art
Cost: $12-$16
Arts Agenda
Categories: Mindfulness, Museum
Explore mindfulness practices and artworks from the High’s collectio...
$12-$16 [click here for more]
$12-$16 [click here for more]
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Masterworks & Mindfulness
Wednesday March 3, 2021 12:30 pm EST
High Museum of Art
Cost: $12-$16
Arts Agenda
Categories: Mindfulness, Museum
Explore mindfulness practices and artworks from the High’s collectio...
$12-$16 [click here for more]
$12-$16 [click here for more]
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Mind Readers: FCPL's Online Book Club for Adults
Wednesday March 3, 2021 05:00 pm EST
Arts Agenda::Books
Mind Readers is a new virtual book club for adults that has no assigned titles. To further FCPL's #W...
Free [click here for more]
Free [click here for more]
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DYSPHORIA, or, Hormones Don't Harm Trans People--People Do
Wednesday March 3, 2021 07:00 pm EST
7 Stages Theatre
Cost: Free
Arts Agenda,
Arts Agenda::Spoken Word,
Arts Agenda::Theater,
Free Events,
Free Events::Fun and Free
Presented by 7 Stages in collaboration with Georgia Center for the Book and Decatur Library.
Join us...
Free [click here for more]
Free [click here for more]
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LEGO® Trolls World Tour
Thursday March 4, 2021 11:00 am EST
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Atlanta
Cost: $17.99-$24.99
Arts Agenda::Dance,
Arts Agenda::Film
Categories: Family Fun
Embrace your inner pop diva or rockstar at the limited-time LEGO® Trolls Worl...
$17.99-$24.99 [click here for more]
$17.99-$24.99 [click here for more]
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Ragnar Kjartansson: The Visitors
Saturday March 6, 2021 10:00 am EST
High Museum of Art
Cost: Museum admission
Arts Agenda,
Arts Agenda::Visual Arts
The High presents this acclaimed video installation by Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson, who is c...
Museum admission [click here for more]
Museum admission [click here for more]
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Emory University's 21-Day Compassion Challenge
Saturday March 6, 2021 10:30 am EST
Emory University
Cost: Free
Arts Agenda,
Free Events
The Emory University Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics (the Compassion Ce...
Free [click here for more]
Free [click here for more]
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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 , Distillers/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 , Distillers/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
Cleage’s ‘Sit-In’ premieres as an animated stream Culture, A&E Feature, 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 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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Film
SCREENTIME: Holiday markdowns Movies
Monday December 7, 2020 06:03 pm EST
Looking for laughs in Christmas movies
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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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Galleries
Museums
Living Walls
Arts Events
Stories
Festivals
Cultural Events in Atlanta - Festivals, Opera, Dance & Theater
