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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Alliance Theatre hoping ‘Water for Elephants’ is bound for Broadway
You may have come across the story “Water for Elephants” at some point in time — whether in the novel written by Sara Gruen or in the film directed by Francis Lawrence, but to see it all unfold on stage in a live-action musical is quite incomparable to any other medium in which it exists. […]
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Music Midtown announces return after year hiatus due to Georgia gun laws
Festival-goers near and far can take a sigh of relief this week as Music Midtown has announced their return. The festival will take place in Piedmont Park from Sept. 15 to 17, 2023. On Friday, Sept. 15 artists including PINK!, Flume, J.I.D. and Pitbull will entertain the masses flocking in from Atlanta and beyond. 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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San Miguel de Allende: A Home Away from Home for Atlantans
It’s no wonder why San Miguel de Allende has been coined one of the best cities in Mexico. The second your feet touch the cobblestone ground, you get a whiff of fresh baked bread & elote, and hear the ringing voices of the local Mariachi bands — it all makes sense. When I told Maria […]
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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 […]
