WonderRoot
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Call:
(404) 254-5955
or visit
www.wonderroot.org
A nonprofit arts and service organization, WonderRoot is a community meeting place, art gallery and event space located on the southern fringes of ATL’s Reynoldstown neighborhood. WonderRoot provides production rooms and workshops, hosts art exhibitions, live performances and concerts, and focuses on uniting artists and inspiring social change around the arts.
WonderRoot's Holiday Artist & Maker Market at PCM
Sunday December 2, 2018 12:00 pm EST
(At Ponce City Market) WonderRoot hosts an active market for creative people to sustain themselves and illuminate their skills.
Cost: Free entry
Change-Maker Market
Sunday June 24, 2018 12:30 pm EDT
The WonderRoot Change-Maker Market is presented by WonderRoot and SweetWater at The Woodlands, a new event space and home to the brewery’s barrel aging program. The Change-Maker Market is a space to meet and support local artists, makers and community organizations whose work creates positive social...
Cost: $0
WonderRoot Presents: 'NEST'
Saturday October 21, 2017 04:00 pm EDT
WonderRoot and Light Switch Dance Theater present a project that blends contemporary dance, visual art, music, and film to explore homelessness. NEST is a meditation on what home means, and what it means to be without a nest, or home. The concept Before the performance, the audience is encouraged t...
Cost: Free
Jess Hill: Oasis of Otherness
Friday June 16, 2017 06:00 pm EDT
WonderRoot presents a solo exhibition of Jess Hill's Oasis of Otherness. Through her work, Hill explores herself and her family through aspects of other cultures in order to remedy the void she experiences in her American culture. This void, she believes, was formed in people of African descent when...
Cost: Free
WonderComedy
Friday January 20, 2017 09:00 pm EST
It's so hard to say goodbye… It's a farewell show of sorts as WonderComedy bids adieu to its first home, the cozy sticker basement of WonderRoot. While the monthly comedy showcase will move with WonderRoot to its new venue in the Spring, January's show will mark the end of an era and it will do so i...
Cost: $5
The Hills and the Rivers, Oakland After Dark, Bergeron, Lebo Jenkins
Sunday January 1, 2017 07:00 pm EST
Cost: $5
The (Almost) New Year's Eve Show
Thursday December 29, 2016 07:00 pm EST
Feat. CraftyYouth, Ian Buford and Bennett Kane, thegoodnews, Lunar Vacation, Total Bummer, and Suspended Animation.
Cost: $5
Percolate
Friday November 18, 2016 07:00 pm EST
Art and activism go hand in hand. With Percolate, WonderRoot paired 100 artists and activists together in the hopes of creating pieces that addressed racial justice issues in Atlanta. The pairs went on coffee dates and then had to create a piece of art based off their experience. 50 Shades of Black ...
Cost: Free
WonderComedy presents Ian Aber
Thursday November 17, 2016 07:00 pm EST
Atlanta funny man Ian Aber headlines WonderRoot’s annual stand-up showcase. Athens comedian Jack Brannon hosts the night, featuring jokes from James Austin Johnson, Sam Gordon, Nathan Owens, Andrew Michael, and Shaunak Godkhindi.
Cost: $5
Degrees of Visibility
Sunday October 23, 2016 08:00 pm EDT
Los Angeles-based artist Ashley Hunt opens her new photography installation as a portrait and platform used for speaking out against the prison industrial complex –– or simply imagining its abolition. The opening night features community leaders discussing the value of dismantling the policing a...
Cost: Free
Scott Eason
Thursday July 14, 2016 08:00 pm EDT
Atlanta comedy showcase is back this month featuring Huntsville's Scott Eason closing out the show. Paul Gallois, Max Fine, Hayley Ellman and more, will also be there! This is a BYOB event. The evening is hosted by Andrew Michael, and doors open at 8:30 p.m.
Cost: $5
Jenn Snyder
Thursday June 16, 2016 08:00 pm EDT
WonderComedy is back this month wth Columbia, SC's Jenn Snyder! Jenn will be opening for Tim Heidecker and Neil Hamburger this summer so come catch her headline June's WonderComedy! The show will be hosted by Andrew Michael.
Cost: $5
A Bad Question
Thursday June 2, 2016 08:00 pm EDT
As part of its yearlong reading series, members of NYC-based tART Collective tackled Mia McKenzie’s article “‘How Can White Women Include Women of Color in Feminism?’ Is a Bad Question. Here’s Why.†Conversations surrounding the text and the need to create platforms for underrepresented ...
Cost: Free
Free Cake For Every Creature, Pretty Boy, Jianna Justice, Really Sorry
Monday May 30, 2016 08:00 pm EDT
This show is all ages.
Cost: $5
One Sunny Day After Another
Sunday May 29, 2016 08:00 pm EDT
Ion Yamazaki, a visual artist from Niigata, Japan, showcases his current solo exhibit, One Sunny Day After Another, at WonderRoot. Most of Yamazkai's work featured in the gallery focuses on the borders of the U.S. and Mexico and the borders' metaphorical meanings.
Cost: Free
WonderComedy Presents Dave Ross
Friday May 13, 2016 08:00 pm EDT
WonderComedy brings LA comedians Dave Ross and Todd Masterson in for a special Saturday show also featuring Paige Bowman and Brian Emond. Hosted by Andrew Michael.
Cost: $5
Studio Visit: Brandon Sadler
Friday April 29, 2016 08:00 pm EDT
Brandon Sadler, a graduate from SCAD Atlanta and a multi- disciplinary artist, stops by WonderRoot Sat., April 30 from 2-3 p.m. to discuss his recent works and to share his knowledge.
Cost: Free
Capillaries, Atsuko Chiba, Hallowed and Pop Wierdos
Monday April 18, 2016 08:00 pm EDT
Montreal’s Atsuko Chiba isn’t as concerned with making intensely memorable songs as it is with developing an aesthetic. The group builds from a basic post-rock template, with hypnotic, synth-driven passages that lend an air of heady psych-chill, only introducing vocals when necessary. The focus ...
Cost: $5
WonderComedy Presents Will Copeland
Friday April 15, 2016 08:00 pm EDT
This month WonderComedy is on Saturday with Will Copeland closing, Samm Severin hosting and a line up that'll knock ya socks off. Featuring Olivia Cathcart, Will Newton, Andrew Wright and more!
Cost: $5
Dog Years, Novelty Foxtrot, JUNA, Good Thoughts, Alex Hurtsellers, Yancey Ballard
Thursday April 14, 2016 08:00 pm EDT
Cost: $5
Dakota Floyd album release show, Jeremy Ray, TRAGWAG, Witt WIsebram, Anna Yancey Ballard
Thursday March 31, 2016 08:00 pm EDT
Cost:
MAYA w/ Dirty Dishes, Swim Lessons, and Pseudo Color at WonderRoot
Wednesday March 30, 2016 08:00 pm EDT
MAYA is headlining at WonderRoot on March 31. Dirty Dishes (NYC), Swim Lessons, and Pseudo Color are opening.
Cost: $5
Sleep Weather, The Blessed Youth, Not Having Fun, Afraid of Wolves
Friday March 18, 2016 08:00 pm EDT
Cost: $5
WonderComedy Presents Dan Weeks
Thursday March 17, 2016 08:00 pm EDT
Hosted by Andrew Michael, the monthly stand-up showcase WonderComedy is back with headliner Dan Weeks. The show also features Ian Aber, Joe Pettis, Jen O'Neill Smith, and more.
Cost: $5
What a Time to be Alive
Wednesday January 27, 2016 07:00 pm EST
The inaugural art event is designed to showcase a breadth of high school visual artists' heaping talent.
Cost:
A Year in Giving
Monday January 25, 2016 07:00 pm EST
Join us for the opening of A Year in Giving: The Collaborative Letterpress Art Project of Lenspeace featured in the WonderRoot Gallery at the WonderRoot Community Arts Center. The project started as an expression of how art creates community and serves community. The work is the collaboration of art...
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WonderComedy Presents: Tim Northern Does Animals recording session
Friday January 22, 2016 07:00 pm EST
Nationally touring comedian Tim Northern descends on a favorite Reynoldstown haunt. Local funny folk Cherith Fuller, William Miracle, and David Perdue. Hosted by Andrew Michael open the show. Northern is also going to be recording his next album Tim Northern Does Animals" live at the show."
Cost: $10
Newark Wilder, Pop Weirdos, Denizen, Spines, Lea Lea
Thursday January 21, 2016 07:00 pm EST
Cost: $5
WonderComedy Presents: Lace Larrabee
Thursday January 14, 2016 07:00 pm EST
WonderComedy is kicking off the new year with one of the best around, Lace Larrabee! Lace can be seen performing all over the country and we are super stoked to have her on the show. Also on are Samm Severin, Anthony Driver, Justin Clements and more! Hosted by Andrew Michael. Doors at 8:30 Show at 9...
Cost: $5
No Clouds, Wicked Pretty, 32 Pints, Concussion Theory, Ganges Has The Dumbest Name Ever Phalanges
Friday January 8, 2016 07:00 pm EST
Cost:
The Inner Processes of M&A: How Virtual Data Rooms Enhance Due Diligence - Session 1
Saturday December 19, 2015 07:00 pm EST
The leading provider of secure enterprise content sharing solutions to the investment, legal and life sciences sector, is pleased to invite securities lawyers and senior executives at entrepreneurial start-up organizations, emerging growth companies, private companies and public companies to attend ...
Cost: Free
Chelsea Haines: Moment in Time
Wednesday December 16, 2015 07:00 pm EST
Check out Chelsea Haines' alternative photography exhibit. Haines also manages WonderRoot's darkroom facilities.
Cost:
Jesse Nighswonger, Waterfall Wash, Cosmoknox, Not Having Fun
Thursday October 29, 2015 08:00 pm EDT
Cost: $5
Holy Pinto, I'm Glad It's Just You, Just Friends, Karoshi Boy
Wednesday October 28, 2015 08:00 pm EDT
Cost:
Swing Set, Teen Death, Eli Whitney ATSM, Braver, Midnight Reruns, Winter Passing
Monday October 26, 2015 08:00 pm EDT
Cost: TBD
WonderComedy Presents David Perdue
Thursday September 17, 2015 08:00 pm EDT
Atlanta stand up show case WonderComedy is back with the hilarious David Perdue closing out the show. Also featuring Paige Bowman, Joel Byars, Jake Head, Trey Dunn and more! Hosted by Andrew Michael. Doors at 8:30.
Cost: $5
Get Damned, Fero Lux, No Clouds
Sunday August 30, 2015 08:00 pm EDT
Prepare your body for volume because noise-punk band Get Damned offers a whole lot of it.
Cost: Free
Dead Balloons, The Scraps, Mumzees
Thursday August 27, 2015 08:00 pm EDT
Birmingham, Ala. shoegaze crew Dead Balloons float through Mammal Gallery.
Cost: $5
Diamond Thief, Abertooth Lincoln, Immaculate Collection, Newark Wilder
Wednesday August 5, 2015 08:00 pm EDT
Cost: $5
Atl JamSession's 4 year Anniversary
Thursday July 30, 2015 08:00 pm EDT
Atl JamSession at Wonderroot will be celebrating four years of Atlanta's best, local talent. Come and enjoy great music and company as they celebrate 4 years.
Cost: $3
Laurie Ray, Second Story Anthem, Down the Fall, Free After Three
Monday July 13, 2015 08:00 pm EDT
Cost: $5
982 Memorial Drive S.E.
Atlanta, GA 30316
(404) 254-5955
Atlanta, GA 30316
wonderroot.org
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Art Gallery, Non-Profit Organization
