Atlanta Dance, Film and Culture
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Fall Arts 2020 - Performing Arts Centers Culture, Arts Agenda
Monday August 3, 2020 12:30 am EDT
Performing Arts Centers in Atlanta coping with the new reality of the Coronavirus pandemic.
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Fall Arts 2020 - Classical Music Music and Nightlife
Monday August 3, 2020 12:20 am EDT
The Atlanta classical music scene adapts to performing during the global pandemic
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Fall Arts 2020 - Theater Theater
Monday August 3, 2020 12:10 am EDT
The current status of Atlanta's Theater scene during the global pandemic.
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Fall Arts 2020 - Dance Dance
Monday August 3, 2020 12:05 am EDT
An update on the current state of dance performance in Atlanta.
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Fall Arts 2020 - Visual Arts Visual Arts
Monday August 3, 2020 12:01 am EDT
An update on the status of the Visual Arts venues in the Atlanta metro area.
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Atlanta’s arts community rises up for the new fall season Article
Monday August 3, 2020 12:00 am EDT
The show must go on — in new and innovative ways
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Culture Events Calendar
From the Vantage of the Victory: The Sanctuary of the Great Gods and Island of Samothrace
Thursday April 15, 2021 12:00 pm EDT
Online Event
Cost: Free
Arts Agenda,
Arts Agenda::Visual Arts,
Community::Lectures
Join American Excavations Samothrace, the Michael C. Carlos Museum, and the National Endowment for t...
Free [click here for more]
Free [click here for more]
Disney on Ice presents Dream Big
Thursday April 15, 2021 06:00 pm EDT
Infinite Energy Center
Cost: $24-$104
Arts Agenda,
Community,
Community::Family
Join Mickey Mouse and his friends at Disney On Ice presents Mickey’s Search Party, an adventure fill...
$24-$104 [click here for more]
$24-$104 [click here for more]
The Tiny Theater Company
Thursday April 15, 2021 08:00 pm EDT
Alliance Theatre
Cost: $20+
Arts Agenda,
Arts Agenda::Theater,
Music
This adaptation of Hamlet uses elements of Black Culture, Music, Rhythm, and Call and Response, to t...
$20+ [click here for more]
$20+ [click here for more]
The Reluctant Dragon
Friday April 16, 2021 10:00 am EDT
Center For Puppetry Arts
Cost: $16-$22
Arts Agenda,
Festivals
Categories: puppetry
The Reluctant Dragon takes the stage on April 16 in an adaptation of the Kennet...
$16-$22 [click here for more]
$16-$22 [click here for more]
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Out On Film presents lesbian werewolf thriller Bloodthirsty
Friday April 16, 2021 12:00 pm EDT
Online Event
Cost: $10
Arts Agenda,
Festivals
Categories: Horror
Grey, an indie singer, whose first album was a smash hit, gets an invitation to w...
$10 [click here for more]
$10 [click here for more]
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Disney on Ice presents Dream Big
Friday April 16, 2021 06:00 pm EDT
Infinite Energy Center
Cost: $24-$104
Arts Agenda,
Community,
Community::Family
Join Mickey Mouse and his friends at Disney On Ice presents Mickey’s Search Party, an adventure fill...
$24-$104 [click here for more]
$24-$104 [click here for more]
Underexposed: Women Photographers from the Collection
Saturday April 17, 2021 12:00 am EDT
High Museum of Art
Cost: Museum admission
Arts Agenda,
Arts Agenda::Visual Arts
Conceived in conjunction with the centennial of the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, which grant...
Museum admission [click here for more]
Museum admission [click here for more]
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SPRING ART MARKET AND SUPER JAM
Saturday April 17, 2021 02:00 am EDT
Spruill Center for the Arts
Cost: No Cover
Arts Agenda
Hue Designs Spruill Center for the Arts present to you the Art Market and Super Jam with Dirty Mike ...
No Cover [click here for more]
No Cover [click here for more]
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Disney on Ice presents Dream Big
Saturday April 17, 2021 10:00 am EDT
Infinite Energy Center
Cost: $34-$124
Arts Agenda,
Community,
Community::Family
Join Mickey Mouse and his friends at Disney On Ice presents Mickey’s Search Party, an adventure fill...
$34-$124 [click here for more]
$34-$124 [click here for more]
Atlanta Grilled Cheese Festival 2021
Saturday April 17, 2021 11:30 am EDT
Atlantic Station
Cost: $15-$27
Arts Agenda,
Festivals,
Food and Drink
A FOOD FESTIVAL OF DELICIOUS PROPORTIONS. We're taking a whole day, dedicated to celebrate everyone'...
$15-$27 [click here for more]
$15-$27 [click here for more]
National Poetry Month: How to Read a Poem with Jeremiah Johnson
Monday April 19, 2021 07:00 pm EDT
Arts Agenda::Books,
Arts Agenda::Spoken Word
Many of us would like to read more poetry but struggle with the ambiguities and difficult grammatica...
Free [click here for more]
Free [click here for more]
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Earth Day Gift with Purchase
Thursday April 22, 2021 10:00 am EDT
Atlantic Station
Cost: $25
Arts Agenda
One easy way to help the planet is to bring a reusable tote when shopping. In celebration of Earth D...
$25 [click here for more]
$25 [click here for more]
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Atlanta Film Festival 2021 - Day 1
Thursday April 22, 2021 12:00 pm EDT
Downtown Atlanta
Cost: Varies
Arts Agenda,
Arts Agenda::Film,
Festivals
Now in its fourth decade, the Atlanta Film Festival—one of only two-dozen Academy Award® qualifying ...
Varies [click here for more]
Varies [click here for more]
South City Jazz Hosted by West Byrd w/Saxophonist Elan Trotman
Thursday April 22, 2021 07:30 pm EDT
St. James Live!
Cost: $20
Arts Agenda,
Music
Categories: Live Music
Saxophonist Elan Trotman, has quickly become one of jazz’s most thrilling and...
$20 [click here for more]
$20 [click here for more]
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Atlanta Film Festival 2021 - Day 2
Friday April 23, 2021 12:00 pm EDT
Downtown Atlanta
Cost: Varies
Arts Agenda,
Arts Agenda::Film,
Festivals
Now in its fourth decade, the Atlanta Film Festival—one of only two-dozen Academy Award® qualifying ...
Varies [click here for more]
Varies [click here for more]
Atlanta Film Festival 2021 - Day 3
Saturday April 24, 2021 12:00 pm EDT
Downtown Atlanta
Cost: Varies
Arts Agenda,
Arts Agenda::Film,
Festivals
Now in its fourth decade, the Atlanta Film Festival—one of only two-dozen Academy Award® qualifying ...
Varies [click here for more]
Varies [click here for more]
America's Largest Interactive Mystery Dinner Show
Saturday April 24, 2021 06:00 pm EDT
Sonesta Gwinnett Place Atlanta
Cost: $62.99
Arts Agenda,
Food and Drink
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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Atlanta Film Festival 2021 - Day 4
Sunday April 25, 2021 12:00 pm EDT
Downtown Atlanta
Cost: Varies
Arts Agenda,
Arts Agenda::Film,
Festivals
Now in its fourth decade, the Atlanta Film Festival—one of only two-dozen Academy Award® qualifying ...
Varies [click here for more]
Varies [click here for more]
(CFOT) Certified Fiber Optics Technician
Monday April 26, 2021 08:00 am EDT
Hampton Inn & Suites Atlanta-Downtown
Cost: $895
Arts Agenda
Categories: Continuing Education
This introductory 3-day fiber optic tech course is designed for any...
$895 [click here for more]
$895 [click here for more]
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(CFOT) Certified Fiber Optics Technician
Monday April 26, 2021 08:00 am EDT
Hampton Inn & Suites Atlanta-Downtown
Cost: $895
Arts Agenda
Categories: Continuing Education
This introductory 3-day fiber optic tech course is designed for any...
$895 [click here for more]
$895 [click here for more]
USER SUBMITTED
Books
Culture Clash: Diane Capriola of Little Shop of Stories Arts, Book Content
Thursday November 5, 2020 07:14 pm EST
a Creative Loafing podcast
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CULTURE CLASH: Emily Wallace, author of 'Road Sides' Book Content, Culture
Monday December 16, 2019 02:47 pm EST
A Creative Loafing podcast
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CULTURE CLASH: Steve Gorman Book Content
Monday December 9, 2019 03:15 pm EST
A Creative Loafing Podcast
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CULTURE CLASH: Author Peter McDade Book Content
Monday December 9, 2019 10:37 am EST
A Creative Loafing Podcast
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AJC Decatur Book Festival 2019 Book Content, Festivals
Thursday August 29, 2019 02:03 pm EDT
2019
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Dance
Fall Arts 2020 - Dance Dance
Monday August 3, 2020 12:05 am EDT
An update on the current state of dance performance in Atlanta.
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SCENES & MOTIONS: Dance performances spring eternal Culture, Dance
Monday March 2, 2020 01:32 pm EST
Give in to the mysteries
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SCENES & MOTIONS: Not me. Us: six chances to connect Culture, Dance, Theater
Tuesday February 4, 2020 01:51 pm EST
These plays may reflect our all-too-human longings
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THE MOVE: Plan Accordingly. Culture, After Hours, Arts Agenda, Comedy, Dance, Performance Art, Visual Arts , Distillers/Cocktails
Saturday November 2, 2019 09:54 am EDT
Hey, y’all! What’s the move?
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SCENES AND MOTIONS: ‘fence’ allows painful memories to escape Culture, Dance
Thursday October 3, 2019 11:59 am EDT
The give and take of power
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Symphony/Opera
Living in a threepenny world Culture, Opera, News
Monday April 5, 2021 10:36 am EDT
The Atlanta Opera extends its Big Tent Series into spring
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LISTENING POST: Pagliacci — The Atlanta Opera isn’t clowning around Culture, Opera, Music and Nightlife, Listening Post
Friday October 30, 2020 03:24 pm EDT
Outside and outta sight!
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Fall Arts 2020 - Classical Music Music and Nightlife
Monday August 3, 2020 12:20 am EDT
The Atlanta classical music scene adapts to performing during the global pandemic
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LISTENING POST: Opera unbound Culture, Opera
Tuesday March 3, 2020 11:33 am EST
The Atlanta Opera‘s 2020-21 season reaches for next-level performance
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LISTENING POST: Ear Pollen spawns experimental music Culture, Music and Nightlife
Wednesday January 1, 2020 04:07 pm EST
A new monthly concert series at 378 will feature adventurous musicians from Atlanta and beyond
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Performance Art
SCENES & MOTIONS: Unity and connection in the theater Culture, Performance Art
Tuesday December 3, 2019 05:54 pm EST
‘We have more in common, than we have differences’
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THE MOVE: Plan Accordingly. Culture, After Hours, Arts Agenda, Comedy, Dance, Performance Art, Visual Arts , Distillers/Cocktails
Saturday November 2, 2019 09:54 am EDT
Hey, y’all! What’s the move?
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SCENES & MOTIONS: Sleepless nights Culture, Performance Art, Theater, Theater Feature, Visual Arts
Thursday May 2, 2019 12:39 pm EDT
'The Hero's Wife' and 'Harold and the Purple Crayon' onstage
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SCENES & MOTIONS: A working class hero is something to be Culture, Performance Art
Monday March 4, 2019 01:38 pm EST
‘Skeleton Crew’ and ‘The Pitmen Painters’
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'Pop-Up Magazine' takes over Variety Playhouse Culture, Arts Agenda, Performance Art, Theater
Friday February 8, 2019 02:55 pm EST
Live magazine pops up with a Winter Issue
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Theatre
Cleage’s ‘Sit-In’ premieres as an animated stream Culture, Theater Feature
Friday January 1, 2021 11:03 am EST
The Atlanta playwright’s new work is reimagined for the safety of audiences in these COVID-19 times
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Fall Arts 2020 - Theater Theater
Monday August 3, 2020 12:10 am EDT
The current status of Atlanta's Theater scene during the global pandemic.
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SCENES & MOTIONS: Rachel May and David Thompson Culture, Arts Agenda, Theater
Friday February 21, 2020 12:45 pm EST
A Creative Loafing Podcast
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SCENES & MOTIONS: Not me. Us: six chances to connect Culture, Dance, Theater
Tuesday February 4, 2020 01:51 pm EST
These plays may reflect our all-too-human longings
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CULTURE CLASH: Topher Payne Culture, Theater
Monday February 3, 2020 12:42 pm EST
A Creative Loafing podcast
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Film
Screen Time: ‘A Fire Within’ burns at ATLFF Movies and TV
Tuesday April 6, 2021 11:24 am EDT
45th Atlanta Film Festival brings world cinema close to home
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SCREEN TIME: Oscars® still so white? Movies and TV
Wednesday March 3, 2021 04:31 pm EST
Does it take a pandemic to make the Academy Awards more diverse?
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SCREENTIME: Holiday markdowns Movies and TV
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 and TV
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 and TV, 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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Cultural Events in Atlanta - Festivals, Opera, Dance & Theater
