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ASO welcomes French pianist Thibaudet for concerto premiere
Join your Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for the local premiere of Scottish composer James MacMillan’s 2011 Piano Concerto No. 3, The Mysteries of Light, featuring the elegant interpretation of French pianist Jeans-Yves Thibaudet. Of Thibaudet, a frequent ASO collaborator, The New York Times says, “Every note he fashions is a pearl.” Thibaudet has performed around the world for more than 30 years and recorded more than 50 albums. The ASO program, led by maestro Robert Spano, includes Mozart’s Overture to The Magic Flute and his Symphony No. 41, Jupiter. We have discounted tickets for the 3 p.m. concert on June 2. You save 50 percent. C’est magnifique!
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Encore Life
Rialto lines up Buena Vista Social Club, Bela Fleck
The Rialto Center’s 2013-14 lineup features more than 15 events over seven months, from the Buena Vista Social Club to “The Crucible” as an opera, from the Trey McIntyre Project to Johnny Mercer.
$1 HELPS OKLAHOMANS CLEAN UP
For every $1 donation — just $1 — the nonprofit Clean the World will send a basic hygiene kit to an Oklahoma family left homeless by this week’s tornadoes.
Sacred soil ceremony part of Atlanta History Center’s Memorial Day
The new Veterans Park will be publicly dedicated at 5 p.m. Monday. Soil from every major U.S. conflict — including the American Revolution, the War of 1812, the Spanish American War, World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan — will be then distributed on the grounds near the flagpole.
Alfresco Atlanta: The best in outdoor dining
Whether your tastes lean toward crab legs and cocktails or burgers and milkshakes, metro Atlanta has a patio or deck to suit your appetite.
TINSELTOWN SOUTH
Film and TV production companies began shooting in Georgia and metro Atlanta in 2008 and haven’t stopped since. The ever-growing list of movies and TV series shot here includes “Hall Pass,” “42,” “The Internship,” “Identity Thief,” “Anchorman 2,” “Teen Wolf” and “The Walking Dead.” Seen any zombies in your neighborhood lately?
Improv and a movie …
Cineprov makes fun of movies so you don’t have to. Its improvisers provide live running commentary on a range of movies on Sunday nights at the Plaza Theatre.
Lyric relocates in August, opens with ‘The Producers’
The Atlanta Lyric Theatre’s new season includes “The Producers,” “Guys and Dolls,” “White Christmas,” “Sophisticated Ladies,” “Annie” and a new location.
ArtsScene Blog
Rialto lines up Buena Vista Social Club, Bela Fleck
The Rialto Center’s 2013-14 lineup features more than 15 events over seven months, from the Buena Vista Social Club to “The Crucible” as an opera, from the Trey McIntyre Project to Johnny Mercer.
This weekend’s best bets: May 23
If you’re staying inside this weekend, check out “Seminar” at Actor’s Express. If you’re headed outside, perhaps to the Atlanta Jazz Festival or Decatur Arts Festival, check out the latter’s Saturday’s theater events. Here’s the best of what’s coming, going or staying for a bit.
Express season features Yockey return
The 2013-14 season at Actor’s Express features “Venus in Fur” by David Ives, “Pluto” by Steve Yockey, “Six Degrees of Separation” by John Guare, “Maple and Vine” by Jordan Harrison and “The End of the Rainbow,” a play with music about Judy Garland’s final days, by Peter Quilter.
TINSELTOWN SOUTH
Film and TV production companies began shooting in Georgia and metro Atlanta in 2008 and haven’t stopped since. The ever-growing list of movies and TV series shot here includes “Hall Pass,” “42,” “The Internship,” “Identity Thief,” “Anchorman 2,” “Teen Wolf” and “The Walking Dead.” Seen any zombies in your neighborhood lately?
This weekend’s best bets: May 16
If we could see one thing this weekend — well, we couldn’t. But our top two are “Lady Lay,” a fiercely inventive comic drama with Dylan tunes at 7 Stages and the annual XPT, puppetry for grown-ups, at the Center for Puppetry Arts. Artistic nirvana awaits. Get your tickets now …
Improv and a movie …
Cineprov makes fun of movies so you don’t have to. Its improvisers provide live running commentary on a range of movies on Sunday nights at the Plaza Theatre.
Lyric relocates in August, opens with ‘The Producers’
The Atlanta Lyric Theatre’s new season includes “The Producers,” “Guys and Dolls,” “White Christmas,” “Sophisticated Ladies,” “Annie” and a new location.
