Free ASO concerts return to Piedmont Park
Let the music play … again. The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra returns to Piedmont Park in May with free concerts at 7:30 p.m. May 17 and 23.
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This weekend's best bets: April 25
If we could see anything within the next week or so, it’d be the U.S. premiere of “Lady Lay” at 7 Stages, Moving in the Spirit’s “Between Worlds,” Atlanta Opera’s “The Italian Girl From Algiers,” Itzhak Perlman with the ASO, and “Much Ado About Nothing” under the stars, as Georgia Shakespeare once again fills Piedmont Park. So much to choose from, so little time!
Read More'Neil Asks' lecture series debuts at Woodruff
L. Neil Williams Jr. is the namesake of a new lecture series launching at noon May 17 at the Woodruff Arts Center. Up first: The arts and business.
Read MoreASO 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 …
Read MoreThis weekend's best bets: April 11
This weekend only: Atlanta Ballet dances “Carmina Burana” and the ASO stages “Mother Goose.” Plus Aurora’s “The Drowsy Chaperone” closes Sunday. Make your picks.
Read MoreASO greets new season with 5 world premieres, Shaw gala
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s 2013-14 season will feature five world premieres, six Atlanta premieres, a return trip to New York’s Carnegie Hall and a tribute to the late maestro Robert Shaw.
Read MoreThis weekend's best bets: March 28
If we could see anything this weekend, it would be the return of Synchronicity’s smart, vibrant “Petite Rouge,” which is good for all ages, and a lesson in harmony with “The Fabulous Lipitones” at Theatrical Outfit. Use our guide to make your picks for best bets.
Read MoreASO to debut work by young Rapido! winner
Classical music fans, remember this name. Charles Zoll, a senior at the University of Arizona, has taken top prize in the 2012 national Rapido! Composition Contest.
Read MoreThis weekend's best bets: March 7
Our advice: Get tickets now for 7 Stages “Angry Fags” and the Alliance’s “Whipping Man.” Catch “Fly” at Theatrical Outfit and “Two Trains Running” by the brilliant August Wilson at True Colors before they close on Sunday.
Read MoreThis weekend's best bets: Feb. 28
Our don’t-miss events this weekend include “Master Harold” at Aurora, “The Odd Couple” at Fabrefaction and “Romeo and Juliet” at the Shakespeare Tavern — see them before they close. Atlanta Opera opens “La traviata,” and you have just once chance to take FAMILIES Centerstage at the Woodruff as well as Bach’s “Mass,” and Steve Martin with the ASO.
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