AMTF shows find homes at Synchronicity, Actor's Express
The 4 brand-new musicals by Atlanta writers look at slavery, feminism, aging and family dynamics on Aug. 1-2. Passes, tickets on sale now.
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This weekend's best bets | Sept. 24
This weekend is rich with things to see and do. Our top pick: Synchronicity Theatre’s “In the Next Room, or the vibrator play,” a Pulitzer- and Tony-nominated sex comedy by Sarah Ruhl. It marks actor Daniel May’s (“The Walking Dead”) first time on an Atlanta stage in four years. Other don’t-misses: “Stupid F*cking Bird” at Actor’s Express, “A Steady Rain” at the Alliance and, of course, the ASO.
Read MoreThis weekend's best bets | Sept. 3
If Dragon Con’s not your thing, check out our top picks — the art fest-within-a book fest in Decatur, “Memphis”at the Rialto Center and the Alliance Theatre’s talent-laden “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” (in previews). Then prepare yourself for the joyous onslaught of fall openings to come.
Read More‘Out on Film’ grows audience, offerings
More than 80 feature films, documentaries and short films will be screened at the festival’s Midtown hub Oct. 2-9. Animated shorts appear for the first time.
Read MoreAtlanta History Center camps it up this summer
Art, history and writing camps for kids, plus a Civil War encampment marking the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Peachtree Creek art all part of a jam-packed summer lineup at the Atlanta History Center and Margaret Mitchell House.
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The original breakaway town
There’s no downtown to speak of, but Sandy Springs doesn’t need one. It knows who it is — the first municipality to break from Fulton County.
Read MoreOne-Minute Play Fest returns June 8-9!
The 50-plus Atlanta and Georgia playwrights contributing to the third annual festival is a who’s who of writers to watch: Johnny Drago, Topher Payne, Margaret Baldwin, Suehyla El-Attar, Theroun D’arcy Patterson, Karla Jennings, Marki Shalloe, Steve Yockey, Lee Nowell, Phillip DePoy, Vynnie Meli, Jon Ludwig, Paris Crayton III, Matt Myers, Gabriel Jason Dean, Jacob York and many more.
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Neighborhoods: Decatur day-trip
This vivid neighborhood boasts unique restaurants, history and art, and a festival for everything — all within walking distance.
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Eat, drink and be festive
Georgia’s festival “season” actually encompasses much of the year, but none is as sweet as spring, when snow, ice and wind give way to dogwood and magnolia blossoms.
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Hardly a week goes by without a festival, special event or discovery to be made in metro Atlanta. Here are a few favorites. Tour an urban forest from 40 feet …
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