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Love, poverty, music and redemption
As a child, internationally renowned director, choreographer and performer Debbie Allen spent her summers in Baton Rouge. “I grew up with the tastes, the sounds, the smells, the ghost stories … and the unchaperoned trips to the bayou, where we did things we weren’t supposed to do as children,” she says. “I gazed at the [...]
The sweet sound of success
In his first professional stage role, Burke Moses “wore orange spandex, danced around and sweated. A lot.” He was a 20ish song-and-dance man in a revue titled Dance, Dance, Dance at Six Flags Over Mid-America in Eureka, Mo.
“It was the hardest job I ever had and the best learning experience I ever had,” says Moses, [...]
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Pampered
The new Spa Sentio, on Atlanta’s Westside, is a family owned establishment offering everything from massage therapy and hair removal to makeup and nail care. Decked with more than a few luxuries, including a full line of services and a concierge, Spa Sentio aims to keep you blissfully indulged. And, when you’re finished with your treatment, head next door for a gourmet culinary treat or unique gift from Star Provisions.
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Fox fun facts
The Atlanta Fox furniture collection is the largest cache of original furniture that exists in any of the remaining Fox Theatres, from coast to coast.
The Fox furnishings were personally procured by Eva Fox, wife of movie and theatre mogul William [...]
Headstart
Entrusting your children to someone else’s care is a major decision many parents have to make. And while it’s necessary, the process of determining who will watch over your child is not always easy. It takes a lot of time and research to navigate through the offerings. To help make the search a little less [...]
Oh my aching back
By John J. Moss, M.D., medical director, Northside Hospital Spine Center
Most people will experience back pain at some time in their life — about 80 percent, in fact. It’s no wonder, considering the complexity of the spine. Between the vertebrae, discs, joints, ligaments and nerves, there’s plenty that can go wrong.
Symptoms can range from mild [...]
The ultimate summer survival kit
By Suzanne Wright
Aaah, summer … it starts off so promising. About two weeks into the stickiest season, a chorus of whining “I’m bored,” and “there’s nothing to do!” begins, continuing on an incessant loop until school is back in session. And, let’s face it: summer can be expensive, with a seemingly endless stream of admission [...]
ArtsScene Blog
High offers half-price tickets to Dali
Through Aug. 31, adults will only pay half-price ($9) to see exhibits at the High on Tuesdays, all day. From Sept. 7 through Oct. 29, half-price tickets will be available for lunchtime visitors between the hours of 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Discounted tickets are available to walk-up visitors, although $9 tickets for Thursday evenings [...]
He’s quite a character, that Bill Murphey!
By Kathy Janich
In A Confederacy of Dunces, now at Theatrical Outfit, 16 actors play more than 25 characters. Among them is William S. Murphey, who, for my money, is the best character actor in town.
He plays two roles in Dunces: Mr. Claude Robichaux, a befuddled, irascible old man with an unusual mustache, and Mr. Clyde, [...]
New award from Emory to honor community-centric artists
By Kathy Janich
The Emory College Center for Creativity & Arts has announced a new awards program intended to raise the profile of Atlanta artists and arts organizations. It will recognize contributions made in Fulton and DeKalb counties as well as the Emory University campus.
The Community Impact Award is open to any artist, administrator, educator, activist, [...]
ASO Songster competition down to 3 finalists
By Kathy Janich
Two Georgia singers and one from Ohio have been named finalists in the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s “American Idol”-like Songster 2010 amateur vocal competition. The winner, who will be named during an Aug. 14 ASO concert, will receive round-trip airline tickets to New York to see the symphony perform at Carnegie Hall on Oct. [...]
