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His latest offering is a 416-page memoir, titled Everything Is Combustible: Television, CBGB's and Five Decades of Rock and Roll: The Memoirs of an Alchemical Guitarist (Beech Hill Publishing Company Inc.). The book chronicles his entire life, from seemingly transcendental childhood experiences, bouts in mental institutes, the highs of stardom, the lows of drug addiction, and finding redemption through the strength of his own character punctuate Lloyd's life. Stories of lovingly trading insults with Keith Moon, taking drugs with Keith Richards, and enduring personality clashes with fellow Television guitarist Tom Verlaine are told with humor, honesty and aplomb.

Lloyd appears at the Decatur Book Festival on Sat., Sept. 2., in conversation with PASTE Magazine's editor-in-chief Josh Jackson. A book signing will follow.

 

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›› Stop by the Laughing Skull Lounge for the taping of Matthew Broussard’s latest Comedy Central Album. Atlanta-raised Broussard is best known for his appearances on The League, The Mindy Project, and MTV2’s Guy Code as well as his popular webcomic monday punday, though his background also includes a degree in applied mathematics and a stint as a financial analyst. Catch him Thurs., Sept. 1, at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.

 

›› LEGOLAND Discovery Center Atlanta welcomes Adult LEGO fans to their Cosplay and Comedy Adult Night from 7 to 9 p.m on Thurs., Sept.1. Guests are encouraged to dress up and enjoy themed activities, as well as a set from comedian Jonathan Giles.

 

ON FRIDAY

 

›› Decatur Square will become a hubbub of literary activity Fri., Sept. 2, to Sun., Sept. 4, while it celebrates the 11th annual AJC Decatur Book Festival. The festival hosts over 300 authors from all over the nation including Captain Underpants scribe Dav Pilkey and 2014 National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson and flaunts a wide variety of events from panels to cooking demonstrations to live theatre performances.

 

›› Callaway Gardens kicks off the 18th annual Sky Hot Air Balloon Festival with Friday night’s Balloon Glow on Robin Lake Beach at 7 p.m. The festivities continue until Sun., Sept. 4, and includes live music, a pyrotechnic skydiving demonstration, photography classes, and tethered balloon rides.

 

ON SATURDAY

 

›› The first-ever statewide survey of contemporary Georgia Photography opens at The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia this Sat, Sept. 3 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Edge to Edge, curated by Chip Simone, documents the American South during the final days of the 20th century and start of the 21st. The exhibition is on display until Dec. 3

 

›› As part of the Atlanta Black Gay Pride Celebration, In the Life Atlanta will host a Literary Café from 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Einstein’s. The afternoon features LGBT Authors from the Atlanta community sharing excerpts from their latest books, as well as free cocktails and light hors d’oeuvres.

 

ON SUNDAY

 

›› Sunday’s your last chance to catch Atlanta Lyric’s production of Shrek the Musical. The Tony Award-winning adaptation of everyone’s favorite ogre-centric animated movie stages its final performance Sun, Sept. 4 at 2 p.m.

 

ALSO THIS WEEK:

 

The Personal is Political Feminist Vent at Charis Books (Thurs., Sept. 1, from 7:30-9 p.m.)

Mike Winfield at The Punchline (Thurs., Sept. 1, at 8 p.m., Fri., Sept. 2, at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m., Sat., Sept. 3, at 7 p.m., 9 p.m., and 11 p.m., Sun., Sept. 4, at 7 p.m.)

Mid-South Sculpture Alliance Closing Reception and Select Artist Talk at Gallery 72 (Thurs., Sept.1, from 6-9 p.m.)

TK Kirkland at Uptown Comedy Corner (Thurs., Sept. 1, at 8 p.m, Fri., Sept. 2, at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., Sat., Sept. 3, at 7 p.m., 9 p.m., and 11 p.m, Sun., Sept. 4, at 9 p.m.)

Ladie’s Night at Village Theatre (Thurs., Sept. 1, 10:30-11:30 p.m.)

Photographs about Nothing + Communion: The Spiritual in Contemporary Photography at Tula Art Center (Thurs., Sept. 1-Sat.,Sept.3 noon-4 p.m.)

Caleb Synan at Laughing Skull Lounge (Fri., Sept. 2-Sat., Sept.3, at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.)

Company at Actor’s Express (Thurs.,Sept.1-Sat.,Sept.3, at 8 p.m. and Sun at 2 p.m.)

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›› Stop by the Laughing Skull Lounge for the taping of Matthew Broussard’s latest Comedy Central Album. Atlanta-raised Broussard is best known for his appearances on ''The League'', ''The Mindy Project'', and ''MTV2’s Guy Code'' as well as his popular webcomic monday punday, though his background also includes a degree in applied mathematics and a stint as a financial analyst. [http://www.laughingskulllounge.com/events/12296|Catch him Thurs., Sept. 1, at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.]

 

›› LEGOLAND Discovery Center Atlanta welcomes Adult LEGO fans to their [https://www.legolanddiscoverycenter.com/atlanta/news-events/event/13810/cosplay-comedy-adult-night.aspx|Cosplay and Comedy Adult Night from 7 to 9 p.m on Thurs., Sept.1.] Guests are encouraged to dress up and enjoy themed activities, as well as a set from comedian Jonathan Giles.

 

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›› Decatur Square will become a hubbub of literary activity Fri., Sept. 2, to Sun., Sept. 4, while it celebrates the 11th annual ''AJC''[https://www.decaturbookfestival.com/| Decatur Book Festival]. The festival hosts over 300 authors from all over the nation including ''Captain Underpants'' scribe Dav Pilkey and 2014 National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson and flaunts a wide variety of events from panels to cooking demonstrations to live theatre performances.

 

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›› The first-ever statewide survey of contemporary Georgia Photography opens at [http://mocaga.org/calendar/edge-to-edge/|The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia this Sat, Sept. 3 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m]. ''Edge to Edge,'' curated by Chip Simone, documents the American South during the final days of the 20th century and start of the 21st. The exhibition is on display until Dec. 3

 

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›› Sunday’s your last chance to catch Atlanta Lyric’s production of ''Shrek the Musical''. The Tony Award-winning adaptation of everyone’s favorite ogre-centric animated movie stages its final performance [http://local.clatl.com/event/atlanta-lyric-theatre/shrek-the-musical|Sun, Sept. 4 at 2 p.m.]

 

__ALSO THIS WEEK:__

 

[http://www.charisbooksandmore.com/event/personal-political-feminist-vent-2|The Personal is Political Feminist Vent at Charis Books] (Thurs., Sept. 1, from 7:30-9 p.m.)

[http://www.punchline.com/shows.asp?showdate=9/1/2016|Mike Winfield at The Punchline] (Thurs., Sept. 1, at 8 p.m., Fri., Sept. 2, at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m., Sat., Sept. 3, at 7 p.m., 9 p.m., and 11 p.m., Sun., Sept. 4, at 7 p.m.)

[http://www.ocaatlanta.com/?programs=gallery-72-2-2|Mid-South Sculpture Alliance Closing Reception and Select Artist Talk at Gallery 72] (Thurs., Sept.1, from 6-9 p.m.)

[http://www.uptowncomedy.net/event/1277673-tk-kirkland-you-already-atlanta/|TK Kirkland at Uptown Comedy Corner] (Thurs., Sept. 1, at 8 p.m, Fri., Sept. 2, at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., Sat., Sept. 3, at 7 p.m., 9 p.m., and 11 p.m, Sun., Sept. 4, at 9 p.m.)

[http://local.clatl.com/event/the-village-theatre/ladies-night|Ladie’s Night at Village Theatre] (Thurs., Sept. 1, 10:30-11:30 p.m.)

''[http://local.clatl.com/event/atlanta-photography-group-gallery/photographs-about-nothing-and-communion-the-spiritual-in-contemporary-photography.MHVkYo|Photographs about Nothing]''[http://local.clatl.com/event/atlanta-photography-group-gallery/photographs-about-nothing-and-communion-the-spiritual-in-contemporary-photography.MHVkYo| + ]''[http://local.clatl.com/event/atlanta-photography-group-gallery/photographs-about-nothing-and-communion-the-spiritual-in-contemporary-photography.MHVkYo|Communion: The Spiritual in Contemporary Photography]''[http://local.clatl.com/event/atlanta-photography-group-gallery/photographs-about-nothing-and-communion-the-spiritual-in-contemporary-photography.MHVkYo| at Tula Art Center] (Thurs., Sept. 1-Sat.,Sept.3 noon-4 p.m.)

[http://www.laughingskulllounge.com/events/12295|Caleb Synan at Laughing Skull Lounge] (Fri., Sept. 2-Sat., Sept.3, at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.)

''[http://local.clatl.com/event/actors-express-theatre-company/company|Company]''[http://local.clatl.com/event/actors-express-theatre-company/company| at Actor’s Express] (Thurs.,Sept.1-Sat.,Sept.3, at 8 p.m. and Sun at 2 p.m.)

[http://www.museumofdesign.org/calendar/2016/9/4/orepz20bj64kwf2pwnvlo7jqas96tq|Tour & Tinker Class at Museum of Design Atlanta] (Sun., Sept. 4, at 1 p.m.)"
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›› Stop by the Laughing Skull Lounge for the taping of Matthew Broussard’s latest Comedy Central Album. Atlanta-raised Broussard is best known for his appearances on The League, The Mindy Project, and MTV2’s Guy Code as well as his popular webcomic monday punday, though his background also includes a degree in applied mathematics and a stint as a financial analyst. Catch him Thurs., Sept. 1, at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.

 

›› LEGOLAND Discovery Center Atlanta welcomes Adult LEGO fans to their Cosplay and Comedy Adult Night from 7 to 9 p.m on Thurs., Sept.1. Guests are encouraged to dress up and enjoy themed activities, as well as a set from comedian Jonathan Giles.

 

ON FRIDAY

 

›› Decatur Square will become a hubbub of literary activity Fri., Sept. 2, to Sun., Sept. 4, while it celebrates the 11th annual AJC Decatur Book Festival. The festival hosts over 300 authors from all over the nation including Captain Underpants scribe Dav Pilkey and 2014 National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson and flaunts a wide variety of events from panels to cooking demonstrations to live theatre performances.

 

›› Callaway Gardens kicks off the 18th annual Sky Hot Air Balloon Festival with Friday night’s Balloon Glow on Robin Lake Beach at 7 p.m. The festivities continue until Sun., Sept. 4, and includes live music, a pyrotechnic skydiving demonstration, photography classes, and tethered balloon rides.

 

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›› The first-ever statewide survey of contemporary Georgia Photography opens at The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia this Sat, Sept. 3 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Edge to Edge, curated by Chip Simone, documents the American South during the final days of the 20th century and start of the 21st. The exhibition is on display until Dec. 3

 

›› As part of the Atlanta Black Gay Pride Celebration, In the Life Atlanta will host a Literary Café from 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Einstein’s. The afternoon features LGBT Authors from the Atlanta community sharing excerpts from their latest books, as well as free cocktails and light hors d’oeuvres.

 

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›› Sunday’s your last chance to catch Atlanta Lyric’s production of Shrek the Musical. The Tony Award-winning adaptation of everyone’s favorite ogre-centric animated movie stages its final performance Sun, Sept. 4 at 2 p.m.

 

ALSO THIS WEEK:

 

The Personal is Political Feminist Vent at Charis Books (Thurs., Sept. 1, from 7:30-9 p.m.)

Mike Winfield at The Punchline (Thurs., Sept. 1, at 8 p.m., Fri., Sept. 2, at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m., Sat., Sept. 3, at 7 p.m., 9 p.m., and 11 p.m., Sun., Sept. 4, at 7 p.m.)

Mid-South Sculpture Alliance Closing Reception and Select Artist Talk at Gallery 72 (Thurs., Sept.1, from 6-9 p.m.)

TK Kirkland at Uptown Comedy Corner (Thurs., Sept. 1, at 8 p.m, Fri., Sept. 2, at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., Sat., Sept. 3, at 7 p.m., 9 p.m., and 11 p.m, Sun., Sept. 4, at 9 p.m.)

Ladie’s Night at Village Theatre (Thurs., Sept. 1, 10:30-11:30 p.m.)

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Caleb Synan at Laughing Skull Lounge (Fri., Sept. 2-Sat., Sept.3, at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.)

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MR. BELTLINE: Ryan Gravel, author of Where We Want to Live: Reclaiming Infrastructure for a New Generation of Cities, shares his insight as prescient ATL rejuvenator and urban planner.Josh Meister

Where We Want to Live: Reclaiming Infrastructure for New Generation Cities
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 Hometown hero Ryan Gravel, known lovingly as Mr. Beltline (by me at least), knows smart urban growth is about everyone. His book Where We Want to Live: Reclaiming Infrastructure for a New Generation of Cities, winner of the inaugural Judy Turner prize, builds on Gravel’s success in Atlanta –– imagining and helping to make the Beltline a reality –– and takes his philosophy to a broader audience. He passes the baton to cities worldwide who yearn for a way to bring communities together to nurture the arts and public transportation as well as commerce. Hear how Gravel made the pipe dream of a Georgia Tech master’s thesis transform a city and put the power of connection in the hands of everyday people who affect change by where they live, how they get around, and where they spend their money. Lyn Menne, assistant city manager for Community and Economic Development for the City of Decatur, will introduce Gravel. Free. 3:45 p.m. Sun., Sept. 4. Marriott Conference Center A, 130 Clairemont Ave., Decatur. 404-371-0204.

  
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Single Ladies and Friendship
   Rebecca Traister and Rumaan Alam
 Fewer than 50 percent of women are married these days, and those who do choose to marry wait way longer than ever before. Those choices drive massive social change –– think invention of the wheel. Using only the dames of “Sex and the City,” “Girls,” and “Broad City” as touchstones for this trend gives an imperfect glimpse of the earthquake-sized impact these women are having on everything from the workforce to sexual mores. In All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation, Traister, a National Magazine Award finalist, writer at large for New York magazine, and contributing editor at Elle, applies the investigative lens to unveil how delaying or forgoing marriage altogether pushes social change. Anne Lamott says Traister is “the most brilliant voice on feminism in the country,” and when Mama Lamott tells you to listen, you better listen. Traister reads with Rumaan Alam, design writer and author of Rich and Pretty. Alison Law, professional writer and publicist, will moderate the discussion with Traister and Alam. Free. 4:15 p.m. Sat., Sept. 3. Marriott Conference Center B, 130 Clairemont Ave., Decatur. 404-371-0204.

  
#BLACKGIRLMAGIC: Jacqueline Woodson, who wrote “When there are many worlds you can choose the one you walk into each day,” will have a conversation about her new work Another Brooklyn.Juna F. Nagle

Another Brooklyn
   Jacqueline Woodson
 Winner of the 2014 National Book Award for her memoir in verse, Brown Girl Dreaming, Jacqueline Woodson has long blurred the boundaries between young adult and adult literature, poetry and prose, narrative and single stunning moment. Another Brooklyn, Woodson’s latest book, follows the lives of four girls as they come of age. It’s a life stage ripe for exploration, but the balancing act the girls muster between nascent magic and the harsh reality of a Brooklyn-that-used-to-be strain the limits of what can be verbalized. And that is Woodson’s sweet spot. Always politically and culturally on-point, Woodson’s characters ring true and stir consciousness about the personal truths which can be found amongst the noise of race, class, and gender inequities. Valerie Boyd, journalist and author of Wrapped in Rainbows: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston, will interview Woodson. Free. 11:15 a.m. Sat., Sept. 3. Decatur Presbyterian Sanctuary, 205 Sycamore St., Decatur. 404-378-1777.

  
NATIONAL TREASURE: Kevin Young, author of the poetry retrospective Blue Laws, will discuss self and place with Jericho Brown and Major Jackson.Melanie Dunea

A Sense of Self, A Sense of Place
   Jericho Brown, Major Jackson, and Kevin Young
 Kevin Young is a national treasure. Young’s poems in Dear Darkness and essays in The Grey Album have helped shape and guide our national conversation about race. With ninja-like expression, readers and listeners encounter stories of everything from Southern food to family, which ease into James Baldwin-level truth telling. Reading with Jericho Brown and Major Jackson, Young delivers a stirring message that enlightens and entertains even those adamantly opposed to stereotypical poetry readings. Catch him before he leaves Emory’s faculty and heads north to take over as director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood. Free. 1:15 p.m. Sun., Sept. 4. Decatur Presbyterian Sanctuary, 205 Sycamore St., Decatur. 404-378-1777."
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MR. BELTLINE: Ryan Gravel, author of Where We Want to Live: Reclaiming Infrastructure for a New Generation of Cities, shares his insight as prescient ATL rejuvenator and urban planner.Josh Meister

Where We Want to Live: Reclaiming Infrastructure for New Generation Cities
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 Hometown hero Ryan Gravel, known lovingly as Mr. Beltline (by me at least), knows smart urban growth is about everyone. His book Where We Want to Live: Reclaiming Infrastructure for a New Generation of Cities, winner of the inaugural Judy Turner prize, builds on Gravel’s success in Atlanta –– imagining and helping to make the Beltline a reality –– and takes his philosophy to a broader audience. He passes the baton to cities worldwide who yearn for a way to bring communities together to nurture the arts and public transportation as well as commerce. Hear how Gravel made the pipe dream of a Georgia Tech master’s thesis transform a city and put the power of connection in the hands of everyday people who affect change by where they live, how they get around, and where they spend their money. Lyn Menne, assistant city manager for Community and Economic Development for the City of Decatur, will introduce Gravel. Free. 3:45 p.m. Sun., Sept. 4. Marriott Conference Center A, 130 Clairemont Ave., Decatur. 404-371-0204.

  
WOMAN ABOUT TOWN: Rebecca Traister investigates the new generation of single women in All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent NationEliza Browne

Single Ladies and Friendship
   Rebecca Traister and Rumaan Alam
 Fewer than 50 percent of women are married these days, and those who do choose to marry wait way longer than ever before. Those choices drive massive social change –– think invention of the wheel. Using only the dames of “Sex and the City,” “Girls,” and “Broad City” as touchstones for this trend gives an imperfect glimpse of the earthquake-sized impact these women are having on everything from the workforce to sexual mores. In All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation, Traister, a National Magazine Award finalist, writer at large for New York magazine, and contributing editor at Elle, applies the investigative lens to unveil how delaying or forgoing marriage altogether pushes social change. Anne Lamott says Traister is “the most brilliant voice on feminism in the country,” and when Mama Lamott tells you to listen, you better listen. Traister reads with Rumaan Alam, design writer and author of Rich and Pretty. Alison Law, professional writer and publicist, will moderate the discussion with Traister and Alam. Free. 4:15 p.m. Sat., Sept. 3. Marriott Conference Center B, 130 Clairemont Ave., Decatur. 404-371-0204.

  
#BLACKGIRLMAGIC: Jacqueline Woodson, who wrote “When there are many worlds you can choose the one you walk into each day,” will have a conversation about her new work Another Brooklyn.Juna F. Nagle

Another Brooklyn
   Jacqueline Woodson
 Winner of the 2014 National Book Award for her memoir in verse, Brown Girl Dreaming, Jacqueline Woodson has long blurred the boundaries between young adult and adult literature, poetry and prose, narrative and single stunning moment. Another Brooklyn, Woodson’s latest book, follows the lives of four girls as they come of age. It’s a life stage ripe for exploration, but the balancing act the girls muster between nascent magic and the harsh reality of a Brooklyn-that-used-to-be strain the limits of what can be verbalized. And that is Woodson’s sweet spot. Always politically and culturally on-point, Woodson’s characters ring true and stir consciousness about the personal truths which can be found amongst the noise of race, class, and gender inequities. Valerie Boyd, journalist and author of Wrapped in Rainbows: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston, will interview Woodson. Free. 11:15 a.m. Sat., Sept. 3. Decatur Presbyterian Sanctuary, 205 Sycamore St., Decatur. 404-378-1777.

  
NATIONAL TREASURE: Kevin Young, author of the poetry retrospective Blue Laws, will discuss self and place with Jericho Brown and Major Jackson.Melanie Dunea

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   Founded in 2015, the Atlanta Dance Collective, a nonprofit group of artists dedicated to bringing engaging contemporary work to the city's dance realm, debuts its theatrical dance performance Time + Itinerant at the Synchronicity Theatre Fri., March 25, and Sat., March 26, at 7 p.m.
   
   Choreographed by Atlanta Dance Collective founders Britt Whitmoyer Fishel and Sarah Stokes, and guest choreographers Gabriella Dorado and Caitlin Dutton, Time + Itinerant reflects the artists' interpretations of passing through time and space.
   
   ON THURSDAY
   
   ›› Three Atlanta-based visual artists collectively showcase their current exhibits at Georgia State University's Welch Galleries, with artists talks and a closing reception set for Thurs., March 24, from 5-8 p.m. Derek Faust displays incongruent ilk, Nathan Sharratt shares Buy Nathan Sharratt: A Requirement of the Masters of Fine Arts Degree of Georgia State University, and Tori Tinsley showcases Double Distance. 
The group exhibit is on display thru Sat., March 25. 
   
   ›› Award-winning artist Paul Stephen Benjamin stops by Gallery 72 for an artist talk Thurs., March 24, from 6-8 p.m. Benjamin, recipient of the 2014 Artadia Award, discusses the processes and meanings behind Come Over, his current exhibit on view at Gallery 72. His text-heavy exhibit uses language to interrogate cultural narratives and their acceptance by the public.
   Come Over runs thru Thurs., April 7. 
   
   ON FRIDAY
  
  ›› Tom Dudzick's dramatic comedy, Hail Mary comes to Stage Door Players, with the opening reception set for Fri., March 25, at 8 p.m. Directed by Dina Shadwell, and starring Theo Harness and Eliana Marianes, the play centers around Mary, a a woman who threatens her future as a nun after sharing her personal, unconventional thoughts on God. Mary's future with the church gets even cloudier when her childhood sweetheart shows up unannounced, professing his love for her. 
  Hail Mary runs thru April 17. 
  
  ›› Zoetic Dance Ensemble, a nonprofit dance organization "inspired by the unique voice, vision, and experience of women," celebrates Women's History Month with MIXTAPE, a two-night event showcasing dance and film, at the West End Performing Arts Center Fri., March 25-Sat., March 26, at 8 p.m. Lily Baldwin stars and dances alongside the Zoetic Dance performers in Sleepover, the organization's theatrical dance response to Baldwin's 2014 film, Sleepover L.A. The event also features a guest performance by the Susan Cambers Dance Company, and a screening of Sleepover L.A. Following the show on Sun., March 26, Baldwin, and MIXTAPE master class teachers, Sakinah LeStage and Cherrise Wakeham, participate in artist talks. 
  
  ALSO THIS WEEK
Poets & Writers Artist Talk at Charis Books (Thurs., March 24, from 7:30-9 p.m.)
   Opine Dance Film Festival at the Synchronicity Theatre (Fri., March 25-Sat., March 26, at 9 p.m.)
   Going Places Opening Reception at the Arts Alliance Gallery (Sat., March 26, from 6-8 p.m.)
   Umrika Screening and Director Disucssion at Emory University, White Hall (Mon. March 28, at 7 p.m.)
   Natural Born Pranksters Screening at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre (Mon., March 28, at 8 p.m.)
   Kinky Boots Musical at the Fox Theatre (Tues., March 29-Sun., April 3)
   Dwight Eisenhower: Leadership and Character in Challenging Times at the Hendrix-Chenault Theater at the Lovett School (Wed., March 30, at 6 p.m.)
  Dope Screening and Producer Discussion at the Georgia Tech Library/atlanta/dope-screening/Event?oid=17055268 (Wed. March 30, at 7 p.m.)
   Drone Screening at Atlanta Friends Meeting House (Wed., March 30, at 7 p.m.)
        The Cove Book Discussion at the Decatur Library (Wed., March 30, from 7-8:30 p.m.)
     Adrienne Shaw Author Talk at Charis Books (Wed., March 30, from 7:30-9 p.m.)
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   Founded in 2015, the Atlanta Dance Collective, a nonprofit group of artists dedicated to bringing engaging contemporary work to the city's dance realm, debuts its theatrical dance performance Time + Itinerant at the Synchronicity Theatre Fri., March 25, and Sat., March 26, at 7 p.m.
   
   Choreographed by Atlanta Dance Collective founders Britt Whitmoyer Fishel and Sarah Stokes, and guest choreographers Gabriella Dorado and Caitlin Dutton, Time + Itinerant reflects the artists' interpretations of passing through time and space.
   
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   ›› Three Atlanta-based visual artists collectively showcase their current exhibits at Georgia State University's Welch Galleries, with artists talks and a closing reception set for Thurs., March 24, from 5-8 p.m. Derek Faust displays incongruent ilk, Nathan Sharratt shares Buy Nathan Sharratt: A Requirement of the Masters of Fine Arts Degree of Georgia State University, and Tori Tinsley showcases Double Distance. 
The group exhibit is on display thru Sat., March 25. 
   
   ›› Award-winning artist Paul Stephen Benjamin stops by Gallery 72 for an artist talk Thurs., March 24, from 6-8 p.m. Benjamin, recipient of the 2014 Artadia Award, discusses the processes and meanings behind Come Over, his current exhibit on view at Gallery 72. His text-heavy exhibit uses language to interrogate cultural narratives and their acceptance by the public.
   Come Over runs thru Thurs., April 7. 
   
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  ›› Tom Dudzick's dramatic comedy, Hail Mary comes to Stage Door Players, with the opening reception set for Fri., March 25, at 8 p.m. Directed by Dina Shadwell, and starring Theo Harness and Eliana Marianes, the play centers around Mary, a a woman who threatens her future as a nun after sharing her personal, unconventional thoughts on God. Mary's future with the church gets even cloudier when her childhood sweetheart shows up unannounced, professing his love for her. 
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  ›› Zoetic Dance Ensemble, a nonprofit dance organization "inspired by the unique voice, vision, and experience of women," celebrates Women's History Month with MIXTAPE, a two-night event showcasing dance and film, at the West End Performing Arts Center Fri., March 25-Sat., March 26, at 8 p.m. Lily Baldwin stars and dances alongside the Zoetic Dance performers in Sleepover, the organization's theatrical dance response to Baldwin's 2014 film, Sleepover L.A. The event also features a guest performance by the Susan Cambers Dance Company, and a screening of Sleepover L.A. Following the show on Sun., March 26, Baldwin, and MIXTAPE master class teachers, Sakinah LeStage and Cherrise Wakeham, participate in artist talks. 
  
  ALSO THIS WEEK
Poets & Writers Artist Talk at Charis Books (Thurs., March 24, from 7:30-9 p.m.)
   Opine Dance Film Festival at the Synchronicity Theatre (Fri., March 25-Sat., March 26, at 9 p.m.)
   Going Places Opening Reception at the Arts Alliance Gallery (Sat., March 26, from 6-8 p.m.)
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   Kinky Boots Musical at the Fox Theatre (Tues., March 29-Sun., April 3)
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  Dope Screening and Producer Discussion at the Georgia Tech Library/atlanta/dope-screening/Event?oid=17055268 (Wed. March 30, at 7 p.m.)
   Drone Screening at Atlanta Friends Meeting House (Wed., March 30, at 7 p.m.)
        The Cove Book Discussion at the Decatur Library (Wed., March 30, from 7-8:30 p.m.)
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  Adapted from James Lapine's playwright, composer Stephen Sondheim's highly touted, late '80s six-time Tony Award-winning musical, Into the Woods, comes to the Aurora Theatre with the opening reception kicking off Thurs., March 10, at 8 p.m. 
  
  Directed by Justin Anderson, and starring Natasha Drena, Brandon O’Dell, Diany Rodriguez, Wendy Melkonian, Bernardine Mitchell, and Christopher L. Morgan, the play combines plots from several Brothers Grimm fairytales, and centers around a baker and his wife who are cursed for stealing magic beans from a vengeful witch. 
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  ›› First Baptist Church of Decatur welcomes the inspirational lecturer and author Shaka Senghor for an artist talk Fri., March 11, from 7-9 p.m. Senghor, who was imprisoned for second-degree murder at the age of 19, discusses his book, Writing My Wrongs, and speaks out against the injustices of the criminal justice system. Senghor works with #Cut50, a national bipartisan initiative founded by Alicia Keys that aims to reduce the U.S. prison population. 
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  ›› The Armorettes, the self-proclaimed infamous drag queens of the South, make their way to the ART Station for Camp Drag Sat., March 12, at 7 p.m. The unforgettable show blends female impersonation, various acts of comedy, and outrageous fashion, featuring Lori Divine, Kellie Divine, Autumn Skyy, and Trashetta Galore. The proceeds of the show benefit HIV/AIDS research, as the Amorettes have raised more than $2 billion for AIDS support services. 
  
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  Spencer Sloan solo exhibit at Spalding Nix Fine Art Gallery (Mon.-Fri., from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. through April 30)
  Matthew Desmond Book Signing at Jimmy Carter Library and Museum (Thurs., March 10, at 7 p.m.)    Artist Talk: Alexis Pauline Gumbs at Charis Books (Thurs., March 10, from 7:30-9 p.m.)
  Love Her, Love Her Not: The Hillary Paradox Book Discussion at Chairs Books (Fri., March 11, from 7:30-9 p.m.)
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  Family Fun Festival at Woodruff Arts Center (Sun., March 13, from 1-4 p.m.)
  The Ramen Samurai and The Ramen Girl Screenings at SCADShow Performing Arts Theater (Sun., March 13, from 1-6 p.m.)
  To Pass Through and Be Gone at Hammonds House Museum (Wed.-Fri., from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat.-Sun., from 1-5 p.m. through Aug. 15)
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  Adapted from James Lapine's playwright, composer Stephen Sondheim's highly touted, late '80s six-time Tony Award-winning musical, Into the Woods, comes to the Aurora Theatre with the opening reception kicking off Thurs., March 10, at 8 p.m. 
  
  Directed by Justin Anderson, and starring Natasha Drena, Brandon O’Dell, Diany Rodriguez, Wendy Melkonian, Bernardine Mitchell, and Christopher L. Morgan, the play combines plots from several Brothers Grimm fairytales, and centers around a baker and his wife who are cursed for stealing magic beans from a vengeful witch. 
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  ›› First Baptist Church of Decatur welcomes the inspirational lecturer and author Shaka Senghor for an artist talk Fri., March 11, from 7-9 p.m. Senghor, who was imprisoned for second-degree murder at the age of 19, discusses his book, Writing My Wrongs, and speaks out against the injustices of the criminal justice system. Senghor works with #Cut50, a national bipartisan initiative founded by Alicia Keys that aims to reduce the U.S. prison population. 
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  BEN HUR A Tale of the Christ Sun., March 12, at 3 p.m. The film is based on the 1880 novel written by Lew Wallace, and stars Ramon Novarro and Francis X. Bushman. In addition to the film, the Earl Smith Strand Theatre's house organists Ron Carter and Larry Davis provide music. 
  
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  Spencer Sloan solo exhibit at Spalding Nix Fine Art Gallery (Mon.-Fri., from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. through April 30)
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 Directed by Laura Cole, director of education and training for the Atlanta Shakespeare Company, the prose-heavy comedy features Jacob York as Don Pedro the Prince of Aragon, Chris Rushing as Don John, Anthony Peeples as Claudio, Matt Nitchie as Benedick (above), Rob Cleveland as Leonato, Doug Kaye as Antonio, Nedra Snipes as Hero, and Tiffany Porter as Beatrice (above). 
 
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 ON THURSDAY
 
 ›› Emory University's Department of Film welcomes highly regarded writer and director Whit Stillman to White Hall (room 208) Thurs., March 3, at 7:30 p.m. for a screening of his critically acclaimed 1990 movie Metropolitan, which was nominated for the best original screenplay by the Academy Awards and the Oscars. 
 
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 ›› Organized by Sharyl Dawes and Bobette Robinson, The Bulloch Hall Quilt Guild hosts its 34th Great American Cover-Up Quilt Show at Bulloch Hall, starting Fri., March 4, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The exhibit at the antebellum mansion from the Teddy Roosevelt family, features nearly 200 quilts made by local crafters, including fiber artist Christine Cetrulo, and Diane Knott, guild member and author of Scrap Quilt Secrets. 
 
 The Great American Cover-Up Quilt Show runs thru March 13. 

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 ›› The Hudgens Center for the Arts hosts a free breakfast and artists talks with the masterminds behind the art exhibit, Personal Politics: Artist as Witness, Memory Keeper & Social Conscience, Sat., March 5, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.  Jamaal Barber, Jessica R. Caldas, Alfred Conteh, Shanequa Gay, Carlton D. Mackey, Masud Olifani, Iman Person, and Dante Yarbrough are all scheduled to speak. 
 
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   Off the EDGE Dance Festival at Rialto Center for the Arts (Fri., March 4-Sat. March 5, at 8 p.m.)
   
    The Library at Out of Box Theatre (Fri., March 4-Sat., March 19, Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 3 p.m.)
   
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   Elson Lecture: Johnny Smith Artist Talk at Atlanta History Center (Tues., March 8, at 8 p.m.)
   
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 William Shakespeare's 17th century battle of the sexes masterpiece, Much Ado About Nothing, makes its way to the Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse, with the opening reception set for Sat., March 5, at 7:30 p.m. 
 
 Directed by Laura Cole, director of education and training for the Atlanta Shakespeare Company, the prose-heavy comedy features Jacob York as Don Pedro the Prince of Aragon, Chris Rushing as Don John, Anthony Peeples as Claudio, Matt Nitchie as Benedick (above), Rob Cleveland as Leonato, Doug Kaye as Antonio, Nedra Snipes as Hero, and Tiffany Porter as Beatrice (above). 
 
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 ›› Emory University's Department of Film welcomes highly regarded writer and director Whit Stillman to White Hall (room 208) Thurs., March 3, at 7:30 p.m. for a screening of his critically acclaimed 1990 movie Metropolitan, which was nominated for the best original screenplay by the Academy Awards and the Oscars. 
 
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 ›› Organized by Sharyl Dawes and Bobette Robinson, The Bulloch Hall Quilt Guild hosts its 34th Great American Cover-Up Quilt Show at Bulloch Hall, starting Fri., March 4, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The exhibit at the antebellum mansion from the Teddy Roosevelt family, features nearly 200 quilts made by local crafters, including fiber artist Christine Cetrulo, and Diane Knott, guild member and author of Scrap Quilt Secrets. 
 
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Curry worked on Wall Street and dabbled in Atlanta real estate before she ever thought of writing. But once she heard about Jinhua, she became determined to tell her story. In 2004, Curry and her husband visited Shanghai, and she overheard a guide speaking about Jinhua, who was the courtesan of one of China's first diplomats to travel to the West before returning home at the onset of the Boxer Rebellion. "I was fascinated," she says. "I said to my husband, 'If I were ever going to write a book — even though I'm never going to write a book — this would be the book that I would want to write.' And he said to me, 'Well why don't you just write it? Why don't you try?'"

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Curry's novel, which she calls "gritty," tackles imperialism, Chinese history, and the nation's ongoing relationship with the West. Indeed, the novel opens with Jinhua being sold to a brothel at the age of seven, following her progress as a young courtesan in clinical detail. Jinhua eventually meets a diplomat named Wenqing, and she accompanies him to Vienna as his concubine, encountering an entirely foreign way of life. Jinhua's time in Europe proves to be a powerful experience because it largely opposes the first rule of courtesans: "You do not own yourself." When Jinhua returns to China, sentiment against Western imperialism has reached a boiling point, and she becomes a vector for these intersecting cultures.

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Curry says that Jinhua's story has been exploited for various political purposes for as long as it has been told. But for Curry, telling Jinhua's story in a way that makes sense to contemporary readers in the West was the top priority. "I just let her do the talking," she says. "I gave her a backdrop that made her human in my own terms — that made her a human, I hope, in the reader's terms."

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One of the ways that Curry updates the story is by telling each chapter from the perspective of one of the characters, similar to A Game of Thrones or The Poisonwood Bible. However, the limited perspective of the various narrators can sometimes make reading the novel a challenging experience. It is replete with references to Chinese culture, and although the narrative style is welcoming, the setting remains thoroughly foreign. So when the narrator employs his or her limited point of view to describe an unfamiliar Chinese custom or practice, it often obscures the motivations or actions of the other characters.

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Indeed, she tried. As a novice, Curry had to learn not only how to write literature but also how to write a novel. Fortunately, she received help from experienced writers around Atlanta. "I have been in several writing workshops and writer critique groups, and you don't do something like this by yourself," she says. "You need other peoples' questions, and their feedback, and their criticism."

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Curry says that Jinhua's story has been exploited for various political purposes for as long as it has been told. But for Curry, telling Jinhua's story in a way that makes sense to contemporary readers in the West was the top priority. "I just let her do the talking," she says. "I gave her a backdrop that made her human in my own terms — that made her a human, I hope, in the reader's terms."

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When I reached Markoff by phone on his way to a backpacking trip, I learned that he had started off right. "I grew up in Silicon Valley," he told me. "I was the paperboy at the home that Steve Jobs used in live in and where [Google co-founder] Larry Page lives now." After college and grad school, where he majored in social science, he became a writer for outlets like the pioneering computer magazine Byte. "A year at Byte was sort of my technical education," he says. And since 1988, he has used that education to cover tech and science for the New York Times, first from New York and now from San Francisco.

Markoff's 27 years at the Times span about one human generation but many more "tech generations" and his career has followed the growth of the computer industry. In 1988, writing about computers mostly meant writing about IBM, which had been dominant with its big mainframe machines. But that changed as others took the lead in hardware and software for personal and mobile computing, the Internet, and the cloud — and change just keeps coming. Apple's iPhone and iPad, only eight and five years old respectively; have already evolved through multiple generations and face dozens of competing products, themselves also evolving.

Markoff covered these topics but around 2004, another trend caught his attention: developments in robotics and artificial intelligence (A.I.), though the early signs were on a small scale. Starting around 1999, you could buy robot dogs like Aibo from Sony and i-Cybie from Silverlit, and the vacuum cleaner Roomba from iRobot. These were not brilliantly intelligent. The dogs walked and performed tricks according to limited commands but were nowhere as smart as a real dog or even a cockroach. My own i-Cybie never could figure out how to back itself out of a corner. Roomba navigated around the furniture in a room to do its cleaning and knew enough not to fall down stairs, but that was about it.

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With companies and governments seeing benefits from A.I., instead of robot dogs we now have Google's self-driving cars navigating through demanding environments and Apple's Siri interpreting what we say. Markoff writes about these and other A.I. projects, but true to his whole-brain approach, about the people and history behind the tech. That gives perspective on the really important question: where is the explosion in robotics and A.I. taking us, as people and as a society?

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If you've been feeling like a "bad feminist" lately ...

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Best-selling author, essayist, and self-proclaimed "bad feminist" Roxane Gay is here to tell you it's totally fine. In an applaud-worthy display of celebrating women, the keynote for this year's festival is Erica Jong, author of Fear of Flying, a bold, dense novel that critics of the day heralded as edgy and "controversial." The novel, which fiercely unravels the unconventional sexuality of protagonist Isadora Zelda White Stollerman Wing, has maintained its importance in popular literature since its 1973 debut. Jong will be interviewing Gay, free-thinker, and author of the acclaimed New York Times best-seller, Bad Feminist.

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Then on Saturday, "This Woman's Work," a panel, will include appearances by writer/editor Ashley C. Ford, graphic novelist Mari Naomi (Dragon's Breath), and short story writer Kirstin Valdez Quade (Night of the Fiestas) as they discuss the way women are portrayed in different genres and how to create work that reaches across class and ethnicity. The event will be moderated by writer Randa Jarrar, coordinator of the Radius of Arab-American Writers (RAWI).

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Head to "Music and Race in the South" presented by Charles L. Hughes, assistant professor of history at Oklahoma State University and Eric Nunn, an assistant professor of English at Auburn University whose work has appeared in Transatlantic Roots Music: Folk, Blues, and National Identities. And yes, the "country-soul triangle" will be discussed, which symbolizes the rift between black and white America in the South — country versus soul in the '60s and '70s. Specifically, Memphis-based Stax Records (home of Isaac Hayes, Otis Redding, and Sam and Dave) and Alabama-based FAME Music (where Aretha Franklin, Little Richard, Wilson Pickett, and Etta James recorded) will be analyzed. Needless to say, this discussion promises to be soul-stirring.

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"[https://www.decaturbookfestival.com/sessions/view/558088215bff4b527994da72|How to Bake Pi: An Edible Exploration of the Mathematics of Mathematics]" should satisfy your inner nerd. Mathematician Eugenia Cheng's new book, ''How to Bake Pi'', aims to prove that math isn't just for solving specific problems — it's a way of thinking. She combines her love for cooking and numbers and the result is an accessible approach to mathematics.

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__If you spend your time looking for things that rhyme ...__

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"[https://www.decaturbookfestival.com/sessions/view/5580847caf025c9774ade12c|Best American Poetry 2015]" is for you. In all seriousness, five poets from around the country will convene to discuss the eternal spirit of American poetry. This also marks the official launch of the book ''Best American Poetry 2015'' (published by Simon and Schuster), so you'll get a chance to meet the talented contributors.

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If you've been feeling like a "bad feminist" lately ...

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Best-selling author, essayist, and self-proclaimed "bad feminist" Roxane Gay is here to tell you it's totally fine. In an applaud-worthy display of celebrating women, the keynote for this year's festival is Erica Jong, author of Fear of Flying, a bold, dense novel that critics of the day heralded as edgy and "controversial." The novel, which fiercely unravels the unconventional sexuality of protagonist Isadora Zelda White Stollerman Wing, has maintained its importance in popular literature since its 1973 debut. Jong will be interviewing Gay, free-thinker, and author of the acclaimed New York Times best-seller, Bad Feminist.

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Whereas Jong helped reconstruct the idea of women's sexuality, Gay grapples with the realization that although she embraces the key components of feminism (i.e., equal wages, affordable access to reproductive services) she has serious issues with modern-day, mainstream thought. Gay relays her ideology in her self-aware, self-deprecating work, pressing for "mainstream feminist" to start embracing working class and women of color. Basically, they need to break the mold of traditional white privilege.

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Then on Saturday, "This Woman's Work," a panel, will include appearances by writer/editor Ashley C. Ford, graphic novelist Mari Naomi (Dragon's Breath), and short story writer Kirstin Valdez Quade (Night of the Fiestas) as they discuss the way women are portrayed in different genres and how to create work that reaches across class and ethnicity. The event will be moderated by writer Randa Jarrar, coordinator of the Radius of Arab-American Writers (RAWI).

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If finding out what the heck a "country-soul triangle" lands at the top of your to-do list ...

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Head to "Music and Race in the South" presented by Charles L. Hughes, assistant professor of history at Oklahoma State University and Eric Nunn, an assistant professor of English at Auburn University whose work has appeared in Transatlantic Roots Music: Folk, Blues, and National Identities. And yes, the "country-soul triangle" will be discussed, which symbolizes the rift between black and white America in the South — country versus soul in the '60s and '70s. Specifically, Memphis-based Stax Records (home of Isaac Hayes, Otis Redding, and Sam and Dave) and Alabama-based FAME Music (where Aretha Franklin, Little Richard, Wilson Pickett, and Etta James recorded) will be analyzed. Needless to say, this discussion promises to be soul-stirring.

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If you completely get why romance continues to outsell practically every other genre ...

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If you're still pissed about that suspect New York Times summer reading list that was whiter than a Donald Trump rally in central Florida ...

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"The State of Publishing for People of Color" will host prominent feminist and literary figures to discuss race in publishing. A timely topic given America's turbulent social and political climate, moderator Daniel Jose Older will host a discussion with Roxane Gay, Saeed Jones, and Angela Flournoy.

??
If Stephen Hawking and Neil deGrasse Tyson totally makes you swoon ...

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"How to Bake Pi: An Edible Exploration of the Mathematics of Mathematics" should satisfy your inner nerd. Mathematician Eugenia Cheng's new book, How to Bake Pi, aims to prove that math isn't just for solving specific problems — it's a way of thinking. She combines her love for cooking and numbers and the result is an accessible approach to mathematics.

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If you spend your time looking for things that rhyme ...

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"They're all going head to head in the Write Club battle format," DeBenedictis says, "only it won't be opposing topics — everyone is reading their piece from Tender Bloodsport." This go-round, we'd say everyone's winning."
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The city's bizarre obsession with the Varsity is the weirdest thing about Atlanta. It's just not very good. Go see Jim Stacy if you want a hot dog.

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The first 3 words that come to mind when I think of Atlanta are "Succeeds Despite Itself."

Sitting in the top row of the $1 Skyline seats at Turner Field is my favorite view in Atlanta.

The Highland Tap is my favorite place in Atlanta to go when it's crazy hot, because the blazing sun makes me want to sit in a dark basement with scotch. And prime rib.

Something I know about Atlanta that nobody else knows is where you can find palm trees growing on the street.

MARBL at Emory's Woodruff Library is the best place to find inspiration in Atlanta. Just go up to the counter, request a box of Flannery O'Connor's letters. Or Seamus Heaney's. Or Rushdie's. You get to sit there and flip through the original documents and get a sense of these people in ways no book will give you. That kind of access usually requires letters and approval, but it's open to the public at Emory.

My favorite nature spot in Atlanta is paddling a kayak down the Chattahoochee from Azalea Park to Morgan Falls. In the midst of everything else, it feels like a miracle of calm. After school starts, you can float for an hour or two and see almost nobody.

Snowmaggeddon 2 is my favorite Atlanta event. I know that's not the kind of event you meant, but I'm sticking with it. Watching a major city collapse under an inch of snow instilled this native Buffalonian with the worst kind of schadenfreude.

My favorite Atlanta building is the Martin Luther King Jr. birthplace. It reminds us that Atlanta was once a walkable city of human-scaled homes and that great things come from such places.

Decatur is my favorite neighborhood. Did you really ask me that? Do you have any idea what would happen to me if I gave a different answer?

The rotisserie chicken at Pijiu Belly is the city's best kept secret, and the best thing to happen to fowl since Edna Lewis.

Please take me to Fat Matt's Rib Shack on my birthday. I lived just down the street for years, and went there to celebrate all kinds of things. Feels a little touristy to me these days, but still love those ribs and peanuts.

The Brick Store is the best place to have beers in Atlanta. Fifty million Brick Store fans can't be wrong.

Three Atlanta writers I follow are Natasha Trethewey, Maryn McKenna, Thomas Mullen. Thomas just got a major multi-book deal for a series set in Atlanta, and his three previous were all knockouts. Maryn writes about food and how we're all about to die. It's a great combination. Natasha is Natasha. Whether she's reviving poetry in the pages of the New York Times, defining the conversation about Harper Lee in the Washington Post, or reading her own poetry, you can't not pay attention.

Grocery on Home is the best place to spot up-and-coming musicians. If you're talking about up and coming writers, it's got to be the DBF. It's one part of the festival I'm most proud of.

Guinea-worm stompin', Nobel-prize winnin', Mid-east peace negotiatin' Jimmy Carter is my favorite living Atlantan. He did some other stuff, too.

The city's bizarre obsession with the Varsity is the weirdest thing about Atlanta. It's just not very good. Go see Jim Stacy if you want a hot dog.

My favorite place to eat and drink too much is Leon's Full Service. It's the closest bar to my house, and it's one of the best ever. Great food and I get to walk home. There's no better deal.

The lack of infrastructure for up and coming artists is my biggest pet peeve about Atlanta. We are spending an embarrassing amount of money on sports venues in the region, when the real way to ensure this city is world class is by building its culture from the bottom up.

The Atlanta of the future includes a statue of Ryan Gravel. Because the Atlanta of the future will be defined by his work.

I decided to make Atlanta/Decatur home because I ran out of gas on my way out of town.

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Scott Eakin opens Stratum | Substratum at Modern Now. Catch that dichotomy: Eakin's art is abstract by definition, building and eliding patterns through a compositional style that layers and keeps layering. “I prefer the challenge of purely abstract art both as an artist and a viewer. My work is driven by process and constant observation of the objects and natural world around me,” Eakin says in the show's official description. I won't say that the pieces are Picasso-esque, but I will say that seeing them, and thinking things like that, is part of their joy. It's freely associative. 



Eyedrum's publishing arm, the year-old Eyedrum Periodically, is staging Periodically Live at the Art Institute of Atlanta Decatur. Eyedrum editor Colleen Payton and eXperimental Writer Asylum "progenitor" Unisa Asokan are co-hosting a two-hour slate of poetry, fiction, and "and stranger things out loud." Anyone is encouraged to contribute. Starts at 9 p.m.


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4. Living Walls Street Art Conference, August 13-17
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3. Double Indemnity at the [http://ev10.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventList?groupCode=DOU&linkID=fta&shopperContext=&caller=&appCode=#utma=193113138.2036713630.1398464235.1406464828.1406858034.8&utmb=193113138.2.10.1406858034&utmc=193113138&utmx=-&utmz=193113138.1406858034.8.8.utmcsr=google|utmccn=(organic)|utmcmd=organic|utmctr=fox theater&utmv=-&__utmk=15473654|Fox Theatre], August 14.
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2. Wabi Sabi performs at Mi Casa, Your Casa, August 22.
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1. Decatur Book Festival, August 29-31
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4. [http://livingwallsatl.com/|Living Walls Street Art Conference], August 13-17
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3. ''Double Indemnity'' at the [http://ev10.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventList?groupCode=DOU&linkID=fta&shopperContext=&caller=&appCode=#__utma=193113138.2036713630.1398464235.1406464828.1406858034.8&__utmb=193113138.2.10.1406858034&__utmc=193113138&__utmx=-&__utmz=193113138.1406858034.8.8.utmcsr=google|utmccn=(organic)|utmcmd=organic|utmctr=fox theater&__utmv=-&__utmk=15473654|Fox Theatre], August 14.
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5. The Savannah Disputation at Theatrical Outfit, August 21-September 7.


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Mi Casa, Your Casa, in collaboration with the Instituto de México and gloATL, begins its months-long stretch at the High, where it will colonize the Sifly Piazza for performances and other events. Anchoring the site-specific work is an installation designed by Héctor Esrawe and Ignacio Cadena: 36 three-dimensional, bright red frames, each in the shape of a house, which will be reorganized in September. Opening weekend includes Mexican music and folk dancing, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Instrument Petting Zoo, a pop-up shop with items from vendors including Megan Daloz Ceramics, and dance troupe gloATL's "choir B."  Later this summer are the Object Group's "Home Bodies"; "En Route" by Atlanta Ballet's Wabi Sabi; and the Alliance's musical spin on "Lord of the Flies," featuring music of the Ramones (a complete schedule is here).

Mi Casa, Your Casa closes on Nov. 2, with a commemoration for the Day of the Dead, though the High said the installation is just the beginning of a two-year initiative to "activate" the piazza.

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FRIDAY

The Book as Art is exactly what it sounds like, and not. That's the thing: "Artist books can be a delight to the eye, a pleasure to the hand, and made tangible in forms that introduce us not only to new interpretations of an ancient concept but also to questions and ideas." So goes the official description of this AJC Decatur Book Festival event, presented by the Decatur Arts Alliance, on display through September 19 at the Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur. 


*Stungun Photography
*TOP (from left): Gina Rickicki, Suzanne Roush, and Jill Perry. BOTTOM (from left): Tiffany Denise Mitchenor and Blaire Hillman.


The Essential Theatre Play Festival returns for its 16th year. Leading its local lineup are Theroun D'Arcy Patterson's That Uganda Play - tackling the country's recent anti-LGBT notoriety - and Karla Jennings' domestic drama Ravens and Seagulls, co-winners of the festival's annual play-writing award. Also occurring are several entries in the Bare Essentials reading series. Show times continue through Aug. 17 at the West End Performing Arts Center. Purchase tickets here. 

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DOUBLE | DATE, at MINT, puts two artists together in a pair and let's audiences participate from there. The first in this series is Saturday, from Curtis Ames and Kojo Griffin. It's called "Weak Hand," and is actually a ping-pong game, except spectators can bet on the winner and are then placed into a lottery to win a work of art and, as a result, the process examines "issues relating to the commodification of creativity ... the artist’s role in this process, and ... the supposed position of power held by … the ‘collector.'" It's heady and light, all at once. Admission is $5. Doors open at 8 p.m."
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''Mi Casa, Your Casa'', in collaboration with the Instituto de México and gloATL, begins its months-long stretch at the High, where it will colonize the Sifly Piazza for performances and other events. Anchoring the site-specific work is an installation designed by Héctor Esrawe and Ignacio Cadena: 36 three-dimensional, bright red frames, each in the shape of a house, which will be reorganized in September. Opening weekend includes Mexican music and folk dancing, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Instrument Petting Zoo, a pop-up shop with items from vendors including Megan Daloz Ceramics, and dance troupe gloATL's "choir B."  Later this summer are the Object Group's "Home Bodies"; "En Route" by Atlanta Ballet's Wabi Sabi; and the Alliance's musical spin on "Lord of the Flies," featuring music of the Ramones (a complete schedule is [https://www.high.org/Programs/Programs/Events/2014-Events/Piazza-Programs/Sifly-Piazza-Programming.aspx|here]).

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__FRIDAY__

''The Book as Art'' is exactly what it sounds like, and not. That's the thing: "Artist books can be a delight to the eye, a pleasure to the hand, and made tangible in forms that introduce us not only to new interpretations of an ancient concept but also to questions and ideas." So goes the official description of this AJC Decatur Book Festival event, presented by the Decatur Arts Alliance, on display through September 19 at the [http://new.artinstitutes.edu/atlanta-decatur|Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur]. 

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Mi Casa, Your Casa, in collaboration with the Instituto de México and gloATL, begins its months-long stretch at the High, where it will colonize the Sifly Piazza for performances and other events. Anchoring the site-specific work is an installation designed by Héctor Esrawe and Ignacio Cadena: 36 three-dimensional, bright red frames, each in the shape of a house, which will be reorganized in September. Opening weekend includes Mexican music and folk dancing, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Instrument Petting Zoo, a pop-up shop with items from vendors including Megan Daloz Ceramics, and dance troupe gloATL's "choir B."  Later this summer are the Object Group's "Home Bodies"; "En Route" by Atlanta Ballet's Wabi Sabi; and the Alliance's musical spin on "Lord of the Flies," featuring music of the Ramones (a complete schedule is here).

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The Book as Art is exactly what it sounds like, and not. That's the thing: "Artist books can be a delight to the eye, a pleasure to the hand, and made tangible in forms that introduce us not only to new interpretations of an ancient concept but also to questions and ideas." So goes the official description of this AJC Decatur Book Festival event, presented by the Decatur Arts Alliance, on display through September 19 at the Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur. 


*Stungun Photography
*TOP (from left): Gina Rickicki, Suzanne Roush, and Jill Perry. BOTTOM (from left): Tiffany Denise Mitchenor and Blaire Hillman.


The Essential Theatre Play Festival returns for its 16th year. Leading its local lineup are Theroun D'Arcy Patterson's That Uganda Play - tackling the country's recent anti-LGBT notoriety - and Karla Jennings' domestic drama Ravens and Seagulls, co-winners of the festival's annual play-writing award. Also occurring are several entries in the Bare Essentials reading series. Show times continue through Aug. 17 at the West End Performing Arts Center. Purchase tickets here. 

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*Courtesy Callandwolde
*Ronald Nuse, "Painted Birds and Shadows"


In Ronald Nuse's Nature: Four Ways, closing this weekend at the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, nature is recontextualized from a variety of photographic perspectives  -  four, to be exact, as the works draw from Nuse's previous exhibits: Falling Shadows, Street Art, Bamboo Pentaptych, and Four Directions, which together incorporate urban art, surrealism, and (yes) bamboo. Admission is free.

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You definitely haven't forgotten Dragon*Con, right? Did you remember there's an art show running all four days as well? (I did not.) Sunday includes a silent auction at 6 p.m.; this year's show is directed by John and Anne Parise. Meanwhile, the Comics & Pop Artist Alley is right next door and includes returning faces such as Neal Adams and Joe Benitez."
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Two more Things To See, after the jump.

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*Blane Bussey
*LEGENDARY TROOPER: Blane Bussey's photograph of Atlanta drag queen Lavonia Elberton will appear as part of the group show "Legendary Children," opening September 1 at Gallery 1526.
I had a meeting with some of Atlanta's legendary children last week, and I'm pleased to report back: The kids are alright.

"Legendary Children" is a group show opening September 1 at Gallery 1526 exhibiting the work of five Atlanta-based photographers who document ten of the city's young drag performers. Though the show hasn't even opened yet, a few of the images have gone viral and generated some national buzz: Huffington Post, Out, Vice Magazine and several others have all featured the work in recent days.

?      ?        jump?        
I got a sneak peak and had a chat with all of the artists and a few of the muses at Café Intermezzo last Monday. I think the photographs document not just "drag" per se, but more broadly, the defiant cultivation of interior poise and personal style within the toxic environment of a widespread cultural disaster. The artists properly contextualize drag as one of the healing professions: its best practitioners demonstrate the maleability of seemingly ossified constructed meanings. 

The whole thing culminates with a performance of the queens at a closing reception at the gallery on September 28. 

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*http://clatl.com/atlanta/ImageArchives?by=1223504
*Atlanta playwright Suehyla El-Attar
Most performers, drag or otherwise, can tell a great story that begins "The worst show I was ever in..."  

I was lucky enough to sit down with Atlanta playwright and actress Suehyla El-Attar last week. Her new play Third Country about the refugee communities of Clarkston, Georgia, opening at the Horizon Theatre on September 20, probably won't lead to the creation of any new 'worst show' stories. On the contrary, I suspect it will be one of the first don't-miss plays of the fall season. But I was surprised and delighted that midway through our talk, El-Attar shared a story about her very first show:

At the age of 14, El-Attar, who grew up in a small town in Mississippi, played the title role in The Witch Who Wouldn't Hang at her high school. The one-act 1972 play reimagines The Crucible and the Salem Witch trials as if the African-American figure Tituba were really making deals with the devil. "I played Tituba because I'm brown," she says. "Do you know where I got the dialect from? Whoopi Goldberg in Clara's Heart where she plays a woman from Jamaica. My drama teacher was like: Watch this."  She says there is no video record of this misguided mess, but we suspect she may be lying.

In addition to her busy acting and writing careers, El-Attar frequently works with high school youth, often helping them to create their own scripts.  "It might be because that's where I got my start, and I hated all of the scripts. The kids deserve better work." We're all about turning trauma into something positive. 

***

New York-based critic Wayne Koestenbaum will speak as part of the Decatur Book Festival this Saturday, August 31, at Eddies' Attic at 3 p.m. His essay "Debbie Harry at the Supermarket" from his latest book My 1980s & Other Essays was recently republished on the New Yorker blog.  

"I stood behind Debbie Harry in line at Sloan's," he writes. "We lived in the same apartment complex, a behemoth. Sloan's, the unsavory supermarket around the block, was our common ground. One summer evening, a rat crawled past my flip-flop-clad feet while I waited in the checkout line. I vowed never again to wear flip-flops while food shopping. If this essay is an allegory, I'm the rat, scurrying along interpretive thoroughfares where my filth isn't wanted..."  

I humbly hope to tread a parallel path. This column, "A Critic's Notebook," is a new weekly addition to the Creative Loafing Fresh Loaf blog."
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*LEGENDARY TROOPER: Blane Bussey's photograph of Atlanta drag queen Lavonia Elberton will appear as part of the group show "Legendary Children," opening September 1 at Gallery 1526.
I had a meeting with some of Atlanta's legendary children last week, and I'm pleased to report back: The kids are alright.

"[http://legendarychildrenatl.tumblr.com/|Legendary Children]" is a group show opening September 1 at [http://www.gallery1526.com/|Gallery 1526] exhibiting the work of five Atlanta-based photographers who document ten of the city's young drag performers. Though the show hasn't even opened yet, a few of the images have gone viral and generated some national buzz: [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/30/legendary-children-drag-queen-atlanta_n_3659740.html|''Huffington Post''], ''[http://www.out.com/entertainment/art-books/2013/08/16/atlanta-legendary-drag-children-exhibition#slide-1|Out]'', [http://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/legendary-children-atlanta-drag-queens|''Vice Magazine''] and [http://www.newnownext.com/legendary-children-exhibit-shines-a-light-on-atlantas-fiercest-drag-queens-photosfeatures-drag-queen-royalty-of-atlanta/08/2013/|several] [http://worldofwonder.net/atlanta-legendary-drag-queen-children-photo-exhibit/|others] have all featured the work in recent days.

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Most performers, drag or otherwise, can tell a great story that begins "The worst show I was ever in..."  

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At the age of 14, El-Attar, who grew up in a small town in Mississippi, played the title role in ''The Witch Who Wouldn't Hang'' at her high school. The one-act 1972 play reimagines ''The Crucible'' and the Salem Witch trials as if the African-American figure Tituba were ''really'' making deals with the devil. "I played Tituba because I'm brown," she says. "Do you know where I got the dialect from? Whoopi Goldberg in ''Clara's Heart'' where she plays a woman from Jamaica. My drama teacher was like: Watch this."  She says there is no video record of this misguided mess, but we suspect she may be lying.

In addition to her busy acting and writing careers, El-Attar frequently works with high school youth, often helping them to create their own scripts.  "It might be because that's where I got my start, and I hated all of the scripts. The kids deserve better work." We're all about turning trauma into something positive. 

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*Blane Bussey
*LEGENDARY TROOPER: Blane Bussey's photograph of Atlanta drag queen Lavonia Elberton will appear as part of the group show "Legendary Children," opening September 1 at Gallery 1526.
I had a meeting with some of Atlanta's legendary children last week, and I'm pleased to report back: The kids are alright.

"Legendary Children" is a group show opening September 1 at Gallery 1526 exhibiting the work of five Atlanta-based photographers who document ten of the city's young drag performers. Though the show hasn't even opened yet, a few of the images have gone viral and generated some national buzz: Huffington Post, Out, Vice Magazine and several others have all featured the work in recent days.

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I got a sneak peak and had a chat with all of the artists and a few of the muses at Café Intermezzo last Monday. I think the photographs document not just "drag" per se, but more broadly, the defiant cultivation of interior poise and personal style within the toxic environment of a widespread cultural disaster. The artists properly contextualize drag as one of the healing professions: its best practitioners demonstrate the maleability of seemingly ossified constructed meanings. 

The whole thing culminates with a performance of the queens at a closing reception at the gallery on September 28. 

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Most performers, drag or otherwise, can tell a great story that begins "The worst show I was ever in..."  

I was lucky enough to sit down with Atlanta playwright and actress Suehyla El-Attar last week. Her new play Third Country about the refugee communities of Clarkston, Georgia, opening at the Horizon Theatre on September 20, probably won't lead to the creation of any new 'worst show' stories. On the contrary, I suspect it will be one of the first don't-miss plays of the fall season. But I was surprised and delighted that midway through our talk, El-Attar shared a story about her very first show:

At the age of 14, El-Attar, who grew up in a small town in Mississippi, played the title role in The Witch Who Wouldn't Hang at her high school. The one-act 1972 play reimagines The Crucible and the Salem Witch trials as if the African-American figure Tituba were really making deals with the devil. "I played Tituba because I'm brown," she says. "Do you know where I got the dialect from? Whoopi Goldberg in Clara's Heart where she plays a woman from Jamaica. My drama teacher was like: Watch this."  She says there is no video record of this misguided mess, but we suspect she may be lying.

In addition to her busy acting and writing careers, El-Attar frequently works with high school youth, often helping them to create their own scripts.  "It might be because that's where I got my start, and I hated all of the scripts. The kids deserve better work." We're all about turning trauma into something positive. 

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New York-based critic Wayne Koestenbaum will speak as part of the Decatur Book Festival this Saturday, August 31, at Eddies' Attic at 3 p.m. His essay "Debbie Harry at the Supermarket" from his latest book My 1980s & Other Essays was recently republished on the New Yorker blog.  

"I stood behind Debbie Harry in line at Sloan's," he writes. "We lived in the same apartment complex, a behemoth. Sloan's, the unsavory supermarket around the block, was our common ground. One summer evening, a rat crawled past my flip-flop-clad feet while I waited in the checkout line. I vowed never again to wear flip-flops while food shopping. If this essay is an allegory, I'm the rat, scurrying along interpretive thoroughfares where my filth isn't wanted..."  

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