Energy of the Stage
Our top choices this weekend: “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” at the Alliance Theatre, with a who’s who of Atlanta actors and, opening what lines up as a stellar season at Actor’s Express, “Stupid F*cking Bird.”
Read More“Chasin’ dem Blues.” “Rent.” “Uprising.” “Drood.” Start there this weekend, and enjoy.
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The list of artists and luminaries with whom you can converse, dance and celebrate includes Carmen de Lavallade, Savion Glover, Malpaso Dance Company, Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE and Step Afrika! Check out, too, three film screenings and two art gallery hops.
Read MoreSay it with musicals. Go north of town for “Mary Poppins” at Aurora Theatre or south for Serenbe’s “Oklahoma!” Tell us where you go and what you like.
Read MoreThe second in a series of four Spotlight Series concerts curated by music legend Wynton Marsalis will pair Marsalis’ jazz mentor Jimmy Heath and trumpeter Jeremy Pelt in an Aug. 23 concert.
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The July lineup for the 26th annual National Black Arts Festival is as hot as the weather, with the launch of its first Spotlight Series featuring NBAF’s 2014 Legends honoree Wynton Marsalis.
Read MoreLooking for something cultural to do this weekend? Encore Atlanta recommends “Evelyn in Purgatory,” which opens Essential Theatre’s monthlong new play festival … and a bounty of Shakespeare.
Read MoreSay hello to True Colors’ “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner,” Horizon’s “Sheddin’ ” and Essential Theatre’s “The Local.” Almost gone … Serenbe’s “Midsummer.”
Read MoreDiamonds are a girl’s best friend? I beg to differ: Jewelry is a girl’s best friend. It isn’t always the diamond necklace and earring combo that makes a look, however, …
Read MoreFor 20 years, Atlanta has been the home of the National Black Arts Festival (NBAF), a year-round celebration of the art and culture of African descendants in America. This month, the NBAF is presenting a wide variety of unique exhibits, concerts and lectures to entertain and educate festival goers.
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