Georgians, it’s time to fill out your ballot for the final time this year. Early voting is currently underway for the U.S. Senate runoff race between incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker. Election Day is Dec. 6. Click here for election information specific to your county. On to other recent news from around […]
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Going to the movies – Atlanta Film Festival reinvents the formula
If you love to go to movie theaters to absorb the full effects of a film, then the COVID-19 pandemic has been a tough slog. (The same is true if you love going to live music concerts – indoor or outdoor – like I do).
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Dad’s Garage Theatre’s BIPOC vow coincides with theater artists’ statement
Dad’s Garage Theatre has recommitted itself to expanding opportunities for Black, indigenous and people of color as part of a forward looking statement on the future of the popular intown stage.
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WarnerMedia, AT&T create $250,000 COVID-19 fund for Atlanta arts groups
Responding to a critical need of Atlanta-based arts and cultural institutions, WarnerMedia and AT&T are establishing a COVID-19 relief fund of $250,000.
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Atlanta arts leaders and artists say there’s a lot to celebrate — but something is missing
Metro Atlanta and Georgia lack one large, unified arts organization speaking out in favor of bringing Georgians dance, visual art, music and theater.
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In Atlanta, Working as an Actress Provides Satisfied and Stable Life
By Whittney Millsap How does an actor in Atlanta make a living? While we may think of “actors” as people who move here from Hollywood to work in our film industry, there are many home-grown talents working smaller gigs that keep Atlantans entertained. My name is Whittney Millsap and I am an actor, an ensemble […]
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The Arts as Community Builders
By Lara Smith, Managing Director, Dad’s Garage If you have a parent who dies, would your co-workers show up to their funeral (even if they’ve never met your parent) simply to support you emotionally? If you have to leave town for a last-minute business trip, do you know who will feed your cat and water […]
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Moving Past ‘Six White Men and One White Woman’ to Arts that Represent our Community
by Travis Sharp, PlaywrightFor me, writing a play isn’t that hard. The hard part is figuring out what to write about, which is probably why I’ve written, and co-written, plays about some pretty stupid things. Zombies. Hormonal teenage werewolves. Singing Ewoks. A woman who hates musicals whose life becomes a musical.The first play I ever […]
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Moving Past 'Six White Men and One White Woman' to Arts that Represent our Community
by Travis Sharp, PlaywrightFor me, writing a play isn’t that hard. The hard part is figuring out what to write about, which is probably why I’ve written, and co-written, plays about some pretty stupid things. Zombies. Hormonal teenage werewolves. Singing Ewoks. A woman who hates musicals whose life becomes a musical.The first play I ever […]
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Leadership Trainings Builds Stronger Arts Communities
By Lara Smith, Managing Director of Dads GaragePeek into the business world and you’ll see executive of all types enrolling in leadership training courses. Listen to the radio and you’ll inevitably hear calls to enroll in some weekend course on leadership: Leadership for Women, Leading your Sales Team, Leading other Leaders, etc. You can take […]
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Let’s Keep Little Five Points Weird
By Matt Terrell (of Dad’s Garage)I firmly believe that a city of our size needs a neighborhood for artists, punks, goths, emos, street poets, and other weirdos to congregate. What makes a community vibrant is the range of people and experiences that that define life there. Not everyone in our society is meant to be […]
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Let's Keep Little Five Points Weird
By Matt Terrell (of Dad’s Garage)I firmly believe that a city of our size needs a neighborhood for artists, punks, goths, emos, street poets, and other weirdos to congregate. What makes a community vibrant is the range of people and experiences that that define life there. Not everyone in our society is meant to be […]
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“Black Nerd” by Jon Carr: A play that draws on the unexplored Black Experience
By Jon CarrOne of the goals of Dad’s Garage is to produce new work that you would never see anywhere else. I’ve been an improviser at Dad’s Garage for more than a decade, and the marketing director for four years—and what I love about working here is our company’s commitment to producing the work we […]
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"Black Nerd" by Jon Carr: A play that draws on the unexplored Black Experience
By Jon CarrOne of the goals of Dad’s Garage is to produce new work that you would never see anywhere else. I’ve been an improviser at Dad’s Garage for more than a decade, and the marketing director for four years—and what I love about working here is our company’s commitment to producing the work we […]
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Interning at Dad’s Garage: File organization and agendas were never so hilarious!
By Daisy Gould On a Thursday afternoon in mid-March, I was sitting in a windowless office in the back of Dad’s Garage Theatre, making a crown of bacon. Or, I was trying to make a crown of bacon, and struggling superbly at it. Bacon, surprisingly, is an extremely difficult medium to work with because of […]
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What Does World Class Mean?
By Kevin Gillese World Class: If there is one phrase that gets bandied around quite often in Atlanta, particularly in the arts and culture community, it’s this one. Sometimes it feels like Atlantans are so obsessed with becoming “world class” that they don’t see how much of our city is already there. At its most […]
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Data’s Artful Impact
By Lara Smith, Managing Director of Dad’s GarageWhat surprises a lot of people about Dad’s Garage—an Atlanta home for improv and scripted comedy theatre—is that we run much like any other business in town. We have budgets, meetings, strategic planning, and all the other boardroom business just like you. Perhaps the difference is that at […]
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Data's Artful Impact
By Lara Smith, Managing Director of Dad’s GarageWhat surprises a lot of people about Dad’s Garage—an Atlanta home for improv and scripted comedy theatre—is that we run much like any other business in town. We have budgets, meetings, strategic planning, and all the other boardroom business just like you. Perhaps the difference is that at […]
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The right tools build a stronger nonprofit
Although investing in programs is important, I am here to challenge you to consider making an investment that will strengthen an organization from within.
