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Fabulous Fox Theatre to Come Alive with The Sound of Music Aug 24 - 29“We are delighted to present a new production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC,” states Christopher B. Manos, Producer of Theater of the Stars. “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s beloved musical has won over legions of fans throughout the years because of its beautiful score, heartwarming story, and hopeful message.... More A School Bell Rings Collaborates with Local Bands to Present The Battle of the Corporate Bands3/30/10 A School Bell Rings, a locally-based, internationally-focused non-profit organization, will host its first Battle of the Corporate Bands Live and Silent Auction, a charitable event designed to raise funds for impoverished children in San Juan Del Sur Nicaragua next month... More The Hot New Musical Twist to Open the Alliance Theatre’s 2010-11 Season3/31/10 Travel to New Orleans 1928 for a triumphant story of love conquering adversity and of finding family in the most unexpected places. The Alliance Theatre is proud to bring Twist to the stage for its Atlanta debut. Inspired by Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, and in the rich musical tradition of Jelly's Last Jam, this heart-warming musical brings award-winning director/choreographer Debbie Allen (Fame) back to the... More Guest Conductor Vasily Petrenko to Lead the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in All Tchaikovsky Program Apr 8 - 103/28/10 Guest Conductor Vasily Petrenko will lead the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in Tchaikovsky’s Manfred Symphony and Piano Concerto No. 1, with guest pianist Barry Douglas. The concerts will be April 8 - 10, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. at Atlanta Symphony Hall at the Woodruff Arts... More Fayette: After-Work Mixer, Art Stroll and Art Spring Fever Sale!3/25/10 You are invited for an After-Work Mixer, Art Stroll and Spring Fever Sale at south metro's newest art center and gallery, ArtWorks On The Square. Music, art, mixing, mingling, networking, strolling, shopping, exploring and experiencing new art! Tuesday, March 30th 2010, 5:00p - 8:000 p.m... More Simple Pleasures Photography Competition Seeks Entries3/18/10 The Veranda Historic Bed & Breakfast Inn and Gallery hosts "Simple Pleasures," a juried photography competition. Opening reception for the event is Friday, June 11th followed by an Awards Dinner on Saturday, June 12th, at which winners will be revealed. Professional and amateur photographers 18 and over are invited to compete in three categories: Simple Pleasures: Life in Senoia, Life in Georgia, and Life in The World at Large... More An Evening of Jazz at The Rock Ranch Friday, April 23/15/10 Line up a babysitter, purchase your tickets, and join us for the inaugural "First Friday Date Night" at The Rock Ranch. Jazz vocalist Audrey Shakir has been mesmerizing audiences across the globe for more than 30 years and she'll bring her talents to The Rock Ranch in just a few weeks. Come and enjoy an evening of world class... More The Atlanta Opera Closes its 30th Anniversary Season with a New Production of The Magic Flute3/11/10 The Atlanta Opera closes its 30th anniversary season with a new production of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's last opera, The Magic Flute, which opens on Saturday, April 24, at 8 p.m. Other performances will be on Tuesday, April 27; Friday, April 30; and Sunday, May 2. The Magic Flute follows the story of Tamino, an Egyptian prince, in his journey to find Pamina, the Queen's daughter, and rescue her from the sorcerer... More 40th Annual Decorators' Show House and Gardens Opening Night Preview Party3/1/10 Do you ever drive by an exquisite home and wish you could take a peek inside? Atlanta Symphony Associates invite you to do just that, at “Fleurs de Giverny,” the preview party for the stunning 40th Annual Decorators’ Show House and Gardens on Friday, April 16 beginning at 6:30 p.m. The black tie optional affair will feature the Opening Ceremony and Ribbon Cutting in a magnificent Buckhead estate, which showcases the work of 29 of Atlanta’s top interior and landscape designers. Guests are invited to mingle with these gifted designers while sipping champagne, sampling delectable French-inspired fare and dancing to live music in an elegant tent amidst the beautifully landscaped gardens. Tickets are $150 and all proceeds directly benefit the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s Learning Community. The Decorators’ Show House & Gardens is located at 3639 Tuxedo Rd., Atlanta, GA 30305. For more information, please visit www.decoratorsshowhouse.org. Tony Award-Winning SPRING AWAKENING Playing The Fabulous Fox Theatre March 9-14, 20102/19/10 On Tuesday, February 23, a limited number of on-stage seats will be made available for every performance of SPRING AWAKENING, playing the The Fabulous Fox Theatre from March 9-14, 2010. These seats offer theatergoers an exciting and unique way to experience the performance with the action of the show taking place all around... More Speakeasy Raises Funds for the Georgia Museum of Art2/19/10 Speakeasy, a major fundraising event for the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art (GMOA), was held Saturday, February 6, 2010, at the home of C.L. Morehead Jr., who also served as the largest sponsor of the event... More Young Audiences Launches Arts for Learning Lessons in DeKalb County2/16/10 Young Audiences, Woodruff Arts Center (YAWAC) is announcing today the launch of its Arts for Learning Lessons in partnership with the DeKalb County School System. The Arts for Learning Lessons is a ground-breaking supplemental literacy initiative that blends the creativity and discipline of the arts with learning science to raise student achievement... More Zeller and Otaki to Present Free Valentine’s Day Concert at Spivey Hall2/12/10 Clayton State University’s longest-running musical pairing (since 2002), Dr. Kurt-Alexander Zeller, director of Opera and Vocal Studies at Clayton State University, and Clayton State Director of Keyboard Studies Dr. Michiko Otaki, have a special treat for Valentine’s Day… a free faculty recital on Sunday, Feb. 14 at 3 p.m. in Spivey Hall... More Dinner Theatre Spells F-U-N2/11/10 Audience members should bring their dictionaries to the Fort Gordon Dinner Theatre for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, a one-act musical comedy that centers around a fictional spelling bee set in at Putnam Valley Middle School... More Bring Your Valentine to The Woodruff Arts CenterFebruary 11 – 14, 2010 High to Host Japanese Film Festival Highlighting Three Recent ReleasesMarch 6–20, 2010 High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction Names 2010 Special Guests2/8/10 The High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction has named its Special Guests of Honor for 2010: Alessia Antinori of Antinori Wine Estates, Jean-Guillaume Prats of Château Cos d’Estournel and Amalia and Florencia Palmaz of Palmaz Vineyards. The 18th annual Wine Auction, “The Allure of Wine: Uncork a Journey,” is scheduled for March 25–27 and will take place under its trademark big-top tents in Atlantic Station... More Embrace the Adventure and Magic of Ancient China of Disney’s Mulan at the Alliance TheatreFeb. 24 – Mar. 19, 2010 2/3/10 The Alliance Children’s Theatre celebrates the legendary culture of ancient China where traditions are fundamental and the family honor supreme in the action-packed stage adaptation of Disney’s Mulan, an exotic musical based on the animated Disney movie... More NEA Statement on the President’s FY2011 Budget Request to Congress2/1/10 Today, the President released the details for his FY2011 budget request to Congress. This included a $161.3 million request for the National Endowment for the Arts, which is the same level the President requested last year. This proposed budget maintains the NEA’s areas of grantmaking – Access to Artistic Excellence, Learning in the Arts, and Partnerships – and it also includes $5 million in proposed “Our Town” funding... More Chairman Rocco Landesman Announces a Request for Proposals for a New “Art Works” Logo for the NEA2/1/10 Today, at a visit to a graphic design class at the Design and Architecture Senior High school (DASH) in Miami’s Wynwood/Design District, Chairman Rocco Landesman announced that the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has released a request for proposals (RFP) for a new “Art Works” logo; the RFP is available... More Turner Broadcasting Donates $100,000 of In-Kind Services to Young Audiences1/29/10 Young Audiences, Woodruff Arts Center (YAWAC) is announcing today the launch of 35 new promotional artist videos on the organization’s Web site, made possible through the generous donation of more than $100,000 of in-kind services from Turner... More New Year, New Reasons for Cinema, Savoring and Sophistication at Fernbank’s Martinis & IMAX®1/4/10 It was a long December without Atlanta’s perfect mix of culture and cocktails, but Martinis & IMAX® is back in action Friday, January 8, 2010 with a new event time and a new, hipper attitude... More Hilarious, Atlanta-centric Comedy Returns to the Hertz Stage at the Alliance Theatre10/12/09 The Second City is back at the Alliance by popular demand after a sold-out 2008 run! Just in time for the holiday season, the hit comedy team from Chicago will skewer Atlanta’s favorite sacred cows and pink pigs. The Second City: Peach Drop, Stop and Roll is a World Premiere sketch comedy revue—the Alliance’s newest gift to Atlanta—complete with giant belly... More Last Chance to See The Twilight Theatre's Annie Get Your Gun9/29/09 The Twilight Theatre is proud to be able to offer your one final chance to see, Annie Get Your Gun, the show everybody has been raving about... More Fantasia Adds Performance in The Color Purple at the Fabulous Fox Atlanta9/22/09 Due to popular demand, the producers of THE COLOR PURPLE, are pleased to announce that Fantasia will add a performance and reprise the role of “Celie” in the Sunday, Sept 27 matinee performance at the Fox Theatre. Tickets are selling quickly – the best seats are available for the Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and now the Sunday matinee with the newly added Fantasia performance... More ASO SuperPOPS Bravo Broadway Rocks! Oct 9 & 109/17/09 On Friday, October 9 and Saturday, October 10 at 8 p.m., the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra presents SuperPOPS Bravo Broadway Rocks! This lively performance will feature selections from modern favorite Broadway blockbusters including Mamma Mia, Hairspray, Rent, The Lion King, Phantom of the Opera, Dreamgirls and... More Main Street Newnan's Fall Art Walk This Friday9/14/09 Artists from Newnan and the surrounding area will have their collectable, quality artwork on display in many downtown stores. Many artists will also be available to answer questions and discuss the artwork. Flint Gallery of Panoply, 16 Greenville Street, is the starting point of the Art Walk. Maps, refreshments and the entertainment will be available all over the... More Broadway Leading Lady Rachel York to Star as Cruella De Vil in “The 101 Dalmatians Musical”9/13/09 Drama Desk Award Winner Rachel York has joined the cast of the highly anticipated national stage production of The 101 Dalmatians Musical, based on the 1956 classic story written by Dodie Smith. Announced today by Magic Arts & Entertainment/Tix Productions, Troika General Management and international producer Luis Alvarez, York joins an impressive creative team in the starring role... More New Fernbank Photography Exhibition Shines Golden Light on Georgia through Artistic Eyes of Students9/9/09 A new photography exhibition commissioned by Fernbank Museum of Natural History reveals Georgia’s golden history through the work of students at Atlanta’s Portfolio Center. Georgia’s Heart of Gold features 41 photographs that showcase gold’s local and historic influence—from modern-day gold panners to... More Pony Up for Theatre in the Square Sept 20th!9/6/09 Break out your polo shirt and vintage Lilly Pulitzer dresses and join Theatre in the Square on Sunday, September 20, from 12 Noon to 6 PM, to watch the Scuppernong Polo Club team compete in an exciting polo match. Bring your own simple or elaborate picnic and relax on the sprawling lawns of the pastoral Chukkar Farms & Polo Club... More West Georgia Children's Theatre Presents Foxfire9/2/09 FOXFIRE - A tale of love and life in the mountains written by Hume Cronyn and Susan Cooper. Set in north Georgia, students from Rabun Gap-Nacoochie School began a creative project in the 1960's interviewing and recording the stories of their grandparents' generation; pioneers... More The Spirit of Place - Plein Air Landscape PaintingShowcasing national Plein Air artists Perry Austin, Gavin Brooks, Roger Dale Brown, Gene Costanza, Larry Moore and Milie Gosch. Sept 8 - 30 with opening reception Sept. 13th 3 p.m. - 5 .m. The Center for Performing and Visual Arts, 1523 Lower Fayetteville Road, Newnan, GA. Artists will be present at reception and works will be available for sale. "In the Heights" Comes to Atlanta8/27/09 IN THE HEIGHTS, winner of four 2008 Tony Awards® and the 2008 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Show Album, is coming to The Fabulous Fox Theatre in Atlanta from November 3-8, 2009, as part of the 2009-2010 Broadway Across America – Atlanta season... More Atlanta Lyric Theatre to Celebrate 30th Anniversary with Fundraiser and Musical Event8/19/09 On September 13th, Atlanta Lyric Theatre will be celebrating its 30th season with a silent auction and night of musical performances. The celebration will be hosted by Ken and Trish Byers along with Bob and Eve Eckardt, long time patrons and supporters of Atlanta Lyric Theatre... More
Georgia Youth Ballet Holding Nutcracker Auditions
8/14/09 Public auditions for Georgia Youth Ballet’s 14th annual performance of The Nutcracker will be held at The Studio in Fayetteville on Saturday, August 22nd... More Fall College Night Celebrates "Louvre Atlanta"8/12/09 The High will host a fall College Night on Saturday, September 12, from 7 p.m. to 12 midnight. The event coordinates with the final weekend of “Louvre Atlanta,” the High’s unprecedented three-year collaboration with the Musée du Louvre in Paris. The final exhibition, “The Louvre and the Masterpiece,”... More Woodruff Arts Center Receives $12 Million Award to Expand the Center's Pre-K through 12 Arts Education Programming8/9/09 The Woodruff Arts Center today announced that it has been awarded a $12 million grant from The Goizueta Foundation over the next three years to expand the educational programs, resources, and services that it provides to pre-K through 12th grade students throughout Georgia... More Atlanta Ballet Performs Mozart's Magic Flute at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre Oct 15 - 248/4/09 Celebrate the past and ignite the future with Atlanta Ballet's start to the 80th Anniversary season, Mozart's Magic Flute, choreographed by Mark Godden. This tale is one of romance, adventure, and fantasy as our hero and heroine, the love-struck Tamino and Pamina... More
Southside Theatre
Guild Announces Auditions for "The Music Man"
7/28/09 Southside Theatre Guild in downtown Fairburn announces open auditions for The Music Man on Sunday afternoon, August 9 at 2:00 pm and Monday & Tuesday evenings, August 10 & 11 at 7:00 pm... More Sixteen Year-Old Guest Conductor Ilyich Rivas to Lead ASO7/22/09 Sixteen-year-old rising star Ilyich Rivas will lead the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park in his U.S. professional debut on Saturday, August 15, 2009, at 8:00 p.m. Mr. Rivas will lead the orchestra in Verdi’s Vespri Overture, Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4, and Mendelssohn’s Violin... More
The Seen Gallery Welcomes Artist Michael Whelan to Repertoire
7/20/09 The Seen Gallery will proudly welcome the renowned artist Michael Whelan to its diverse family of artists, with an opening night reception on September 5, from 7-10 p.m. Whelan’s paintings may be best defined as “visionary art” in that they transcend the physical world as we... More 71 Artists Join Online Registry of Southern Talent7/18/09 The Southern Arts Federation (SAF) and partner state arts agencies are pleased to announce the addition of 71 artists to their juried, online, artist registry -- SouthernArtistry.org... More Georgia Conservancy, DNR Announce Species of the Week in Photo Contest7/13/09 WHAT: The Georgia Conservancy and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources announce the Greenfly orchid as the species of the week as part of a new statewide photo contest to encourage citizens... More Billy Crystal Brings "700 Sundays" to the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
7/12/09 It was announced today that Billy Crystal will bring
700 SUNDAYS, his Tony Award-winning Broadway blockbuster, to
Atlanta’s Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre December 16-20
as part of a six-city American Grease is Roaring into Atlanta's Fabulous Fox Theatre from August 4 - 167/9/09 We are delighted to announce that due to popular demand we are adding additional performances for the previously announced, hot new production of GREASE™,” states Christopher B. Manos... More Local Art Society Launches Website
7/9/09 Fayette Society of Fine Art (FSOFA) celebrated its fifteenth birthday with the launching of its website www.fsofa.net. FSOFA, a non-profit organization, strives to bring appreciation of art at all levels to the community. Members’ works may be seen on display at the Fayette Senior Center, local banks, and the Peachtree City library. FSOFA operates from member dues and occasional grants. FSOFA meetings provide educational sessions and artistic demonstrations. Membership is open to anyone interested in art whether in appreciation or creation. Meetings take place the second Monday of each month, 7:00 PM Heritage Bank 440 N Jeff Davis Drive, Fayetteville.
Georgia Shakespeare Presents Alice in Wonderland July 18 - August 1
7/8/09 Georgia Shakespeare continues its popular Family Classics Series with a world-premiere adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic story Alice in Wonderland July 18 - August 1. Performances take place... More Young Audiences Hosts Artspalooza!7/8/09 Young Audiences, Woodruff Arts Center (YAWAC) is proud to announce Artspalooza. This Saturday series serves to provide teachers, administrators and parents with the opportunity to observe each of Young... More McIntosh Chiefettes Summer Dance CampsThe award-winning MHS Chiefettes Dance Team will host their 16th Annual Dance Mini-Camp in two sessions this summer. Camp is open for girls in Pre-K through 8th Grade... More |
Authors Dianna Love and Mary Buckham Present Free Workshop for Aspiring Fiction Writers3/31/10 Award winning author Mary Buckham and New York Times best-selling author Dianna Love visit the Fayette County Public Library on Tuesday, April 13 to present a free workshop for aspiring fiction writers. The two-hour program begins at 7:00 p.m. in the library meeting room... More Shake at the Lake is Back! May 5 - 9 in Piedmont Park3/28/10 Shake at the Lake 2010 will feature a week-long run of last summer's hit A Midsummer Night's Dream in the heart of Piedmont Park May 5 - 9. As in years past, each performance is free, but tickets are required. For more information on ticket distribution, visit our... More Theater of the Stars Announces Children and Teen Auditions for The Sound of Music April 103/19/10 Theater of the Stars will hold auditions for children and teens between the ages of 7-17 for The Sound of Music on Saturday, April 10 at 10:00 a.m. These auditions are for Actors’ Equity and non-Equity actors. You must be in line no later than 11:00 am to be seen. Call backs will take place later that afternoon... More Andrew Lloyd Webber’s International Award-Winning Musical
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Summer Drama Camp Promises Imaginative Journey4/29/09 Once again, Fayette County-based Offshoot Productions is offering a stimulating theatre camp in conjunction with the Tyrone Recreation Department... More |
