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Justin Townes Earle Captures Personal Side Of Gentrification On New Record
Classic cars inspire classic songs, from Corvettes to Chevys to Little Deuce Coupes. Justin Townes Earle's song "Champagne Corolla" finds something to love → Read More
John McCutcheon Continues Master Storytelling Career With 'Flowers For Sarajevo'
Atlanta's John McCutcheon is a highly acclaimed musician, songwriter and author. Above his desk hangs this quote by Leonard Bernstein, a response from the → Read More
On Stage At Fox Theatre, 'The Lion King' Celebrates 20 Years
Twenty years ago, the Lion King won the Tony for best new musical, along with many other awards. Now, the show has toured all over the world, heralded for → Read More
Jessica Shattuck Dives Into Conflicted German Identities In New Novel
At the end of World War II, three German widows find their lives and fates intertwined inside an old Bavarian castle. This begins Jessica Shattuck's latest → Read More
'Lady Day' At Theatrical Outfit Recreates Billie Holiday's Last Concert
In 1959, Billie Holiday performed at a run down bar in Philadelphia. A handful of people make up the audience, and she moves in and out of reality, a sympt → Read More
Documentary Shows Lorraine Hansberry's Influence Beyond 'A Raisin In The Sun'
The playwright Lorraine Hansberry is known for her work "A Raisin in the Sun," the first play written by an African American to be produced on Broadway. L → Read More
Southern Writers Onstage Goes 'Beyond Black And White' In 6th Year
Southern Writers Onstage pairs literature with theater. Pearl McHaney is the Kenneth M. England Professor of Southern Literature at Georgia State Universit → Read More
Comedian Julie Goldman Performs At Out Front Theatre
Comedian Julie Goldman is blunt about her identity and about just about anything. In an interview with "City Lights" host Lois Reitzes, she described herse → Read More
CDC Museum Gives On-The-Ground Look At West Africa Ebola Outbreak
The first reports of an Ebola outbreak in Guinea reached the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in spring 2014. The deadly virus raged through West → Read More
Center For Puppetry Arts Continues Holiday Tradition With ‘Rudolph’
The Center for Puppetry Arts continues a Christmas tradition with its production of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," now in its eighth year. Like us on Fa → Read More
Ruby Velle And The Soulphonics Get Funky With New Single, Forthcoming Album
Ruby Velle and the Soulphonics are poised for an exciting 2018. After releasing a few singles following their 2012 full length recording, their new album c → Read More
Wonder Goblin Toys Makes Glow-In-The-Dark Monster Art You Can Play With
James Sizemore has spent years making intricate monsters for the screen, but his next venture is on a much smaller scale. Like us on Facebook "The feeling → Read More
Atlanta History Center's Vietnam War Exhibit Delivers Firsthand Perspectives
In the United States and around the world, 1968 was a tumultuous year. There were assassinations and riots on the ground in the United States, and abroad, → Read More
'Soul Of Philanthropy' Explores Giving Within Communities Of Color
An exhibition on tour is dedicated to highlighting philanthropy in communities of color. It’s called “The Soul of Philanthropy” and is currently on view at → Read More
Darcys, Bennets, Bingleys Return In 'Christmas At Pemberley'
Darcy, Bennet and Bingley might as well be the names of Santa’s reindeer, but they are also the surnames of Jane Austen’s beloved characters from "Pride an → Read More
Atlanta Music Festival Champions African-American Composers
After members of the First Congregational Church were denied entry to a performance by the Metropolitan Opera in 1909, they made their own festival to high → Read More
From Pageants and Punchlines, Lace Larrabee Teaches Stand Up To Women
Comedian Lace Larrabee’s life is a goldmine for material. Born to teenage parents, she spent years doing beauty pageants, a time that she frequently refere → Read More
Photographer Sheila Pree Bright Shows Sorrow, Heart Of Protests
Atlanta-based artist Sheila Pree Bright has attended protests around the country since Trayvon Martin was killed in 2012. Those images have contributed to → Read More
Emory Library Explores African American Contributions To World War I
This year marks the 100th anniversary since the United States entered World War I. Historian and archivist Pellom McDaniels has been studying that war for → Read More
Blind Boys Of Alabama Look Back On 'Almost Home'
The Grammy Award-winning Blind Boys of Alabama take their gospel sound to Emory University's Emerson Concert Hall next week. The group first sang together → Read More