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Underground Atlanta’s First Friday hosts FilmCon to support local filmmakers

Underground Atlanta is bringing the lights, camera and action to this month’s First Friday celebration. On Sept. 1, Underground Atlanta is partnering with Audio_Video_Club and Kristan Woolford in a joint effort of cinematic vision to showcase and support local Atlanta filmmakers by hosting FilmCon. FilmCon will offer an engaging platform for emerging filmmakers like Brittany E. Walton, Morgan Matthews, Lanese Love, […]

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The Same House annual Beloved Benefit raises $8.8M for Atlanta charities

The Same House, an Atlanta-based community services movement, held its annual Beloved Benefit at the Georgia World Congress Center and raised $8.8 million in a matter of minutes to support the work of local Atlanta non-profit organizations. Maria Taylor and Chris Tucker hosted the event as local Atlanta change-makers, CEOs, and leaders gathered around for […]

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Little Five Points Alliance to host second annual ‘People Make the Place’ on Aug. 13

On Sunday, Aug. 13, from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., the Little 5 Points Alliance will host the second annual “People Make the Place” to celebrate the citizens and organizations who have made Little 5 Points the artist-attracting, hip, tourist must-see part of town it is today. Held at L5P’s own 7 Stages Theatre, the event will be […]

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AileyCamp hosts special presentation at High Museum of Art to celebrate Mayor Andre Dickens’ Year of the Youth

AileyCamp, the nationally acclaimed summer program that uses dance as a means to stretch the minds, bodies, and spirits of middle-school students, took over The High Museum of Art on Sunday, July 9. In partnership with Purpose Built Schools Atlanta and aligning with Mayor Andre Dickens’ “ATL Year of the Youth” initiative, AileyCamp Atlanta focuses on […]

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Atlanta Dogwood Festival returns for 87th year

The Atlanta Dogwood Festival will return to Piedmont Park from April 14 to 16. The city’s longest-running festival and the country’s third oldest fine arts festival rings in Spring every year with an artist market, local food, cold beverages, and live music, easily making it the favorite child amongst Atlanta locals. In an article by Maria Saporta from 2022, […]

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National Endowment for the Arts intersects local art and culture to help communities flourish

Maria Rosario Jackson, PhD, chair of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), visited Atlanta last week to continue the important discussion of the integration of the local Atlanta art scene and its relationship with one of the most sought-after means of transportation in the city — the BeltLine. Established by Congress in 1965, the […]

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Dave Matthews Supports Raphael Warnock in ‘Get Out The Vote’ Rally

By Megan Anderson You could spot both Raphael Warnock campaign merch and Dave Matthews Band t-shirts sprinkled throughout the long crowds of people lined up to be let into the Coca-Cola Roxy doors on Monday evening.  Dave Matthews, the singer-songwriter from the Dave Matthews Band, joined U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock’s “Get Out The Vote” rally […]