Howard Pousner
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta, GA, United States
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A tale of friendship told through folk art
Howard Finster hung onto the window of Rick Berman’s old Volvo as the Atlanta gallery owner started slowly rolling away following his first visit to the folk artist’s idiosyncratic roadside attraction, Paradise Garden. → Read More
Injured bald eagle is VIP patient at Stonecrest wildlife center
AWARE (Atlanta Wild Animal Rescue Effort) helped rescue an injured wild eagle found at Panola Mountain State Park in Stonecrest, Georgia. → Read More
CDC grant funds Out of Hand’s nuanced COVID-19-centered film
Members of the Comfort family in a new narrative film created by Atlanta’s Out of Hand Theater are on edge as surviving relatives gather for a reunion that also serves as a memorial to loved ones lost to the early part of the COVID-19 pandemic. → Read More
Atlanta’s creative community pays tribute to Stuart Culpepper
Social media tributes were many and heartfelt as word spread of the June 26 death of Atlanta actor Stuart Culpepper at age 84. Culpepper was one of At → Read More
New gig for Aurora Theatre’s Anthony Rodriguez
In one of the biggest surprises of an Atlanta theater season that has had more than its share, Anthony Rodriguez is stepping down as Aurora Theatre’s producing artistic director to become the first executive director of the HUB404 Conservancy. → Read More
Theater Notes: Aris takes on ‘Ulysses’; winners of monologue competition
Beloved by literature lovers the world over, James Joyce’s “Ulysses” is widely considered one of the most difficult reads in any language, like conquering a literary Everest. → Read More
Photo exhibit shows a different side of Kenny Rogers
Kenny Rogers wasn’t a one-note performer, nor was he one-note in life. He dove into diverse interests anytime he pulled off his trademark sequined stage jacket. → Read More
Out of Hand, Dad’s Garage win CDC Foundation grants to boost vaccination
Two Atlanta theater companies are among 30 groups nationwide that have been awarded grants from the Atlanta-based CDC Foundation to help build vaccine confidence throughout the United States. → Read More
Pandemic causes True Colors, Synchronicity theaters to close shows early
The COVID-19 pandemic and omicron variant, which have wreaked havoc with professional sports and concert schedules while spreading sickness across the U.S., is now causing Atlanta theaters to cancel shows. → Read More
Atlanta theater community shares Stephen Sondheim inspiration
Few Atlanta theater artists knew Stephen Sondheim personally. Yet the loss felt personal for countless Atlanta actors, directors and other theater professionals, as is apparent in social media posts and buzz that has spread following the death of the acclaimed songwriter and master of musical theater at age 91 on Nov. 26. → Read More
Rudolph’s nose isn’t all that shines this holiday at Center for Puppetry Arts
All across snowy Atlanta (OK, not snowy, but one can wish), theater companies are staging “A Christmas Carol” or decking their halls with other holiday confections. But, say you’re a theatergoer who wants to go walking in a Winter Wonderland, or the closest you can come to it in a city where every sled is gridlocked on a 70-degree fall day. It’s hard to top the Center for Puppetry Arts. → Read More
Theater Notes: Essential Play Festival returns and a chef cooks up cabaret
After a year off due to the pandemic, the Essential Theatre Play Festival returns with its 2021 edition, continuing through Nov. 21 at West End Perfor → Read More
Wraiths, ghosts and specters lurk in Aurora’s Lawrenceville Ghost Tours
Everywhere we strolled around downtown Lawrenceville before sunset one recent Saturday afternoon, shiny, happy people were flowing through its charming storefront boutiques and restaurant/bars. Then on cue as night fell, they were joined by ghosts, lots of ghosts. → Read More
Unique treasures on display at Georgia quilt museum
Quilts are immortalizing the historic nature of the pandemic, topics about race — and more. → Read More
Booth Museum reignites celebration of national honor
Booth Museum reopens after pandemic shutdown that occurred shortly after USA Today readers named it Best Art Museum in the U.S. → Read More
Expansive ‘Andy Warhol’ exhibit at the High a modicum of artist’s output
“In the future,” Andy Warhol once famously said, “everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” Or maybe he said it. The source of that oft-quoted quote has been disputed in recent years. Andy, even though your fame grew for four decades, you were so disco ball-cool and enigmatic, sometimes it feels like we hardly knew ye. Now, Atlantans have the opportunity to know Warhol like never before, as… → Read More
Mixed reaction greets cancellation of 2016 Folk Fest in Norcross
Reaction has been mixed to last week’s announcement that Folk Fest 2016 has been canceled and that the massive show and sale of self-taught art and other uncategorizable funky stuff is unlikely to return. → Read More
Like Globetrotter legends before him, Big Easy has bounce in...
The world instantly seemed a less colorful place when full-court jester Meadowlark Lemon died just after Christmas at age 83. → Read More
An artful gift of ‘Love’ to support those subjected to domestic violence
Most Atlanta Ballet regulars know Alessa Rogers as a dynamic difference maker onstage. Now the dancer is quietly becoming one off stage, as well. She’s the organizer behind “Project Love ATL,” a first-time collaborative performance tapping top Atlanta music, theater, dance and visual artists... → Read More
Children’s Museum to reopen Dec. 12, and a look at two coming exhibits
Closed since August for an $8.2 million renovation, the Children’s Museum of Atlanta is announcing Thursday that it will reopen on Dec. 12. A participatory parade near the Centennial Park attraction and ribbon-cutting ceremony are being planned for the opening day celebration. → Read More