Each November, Oakland Cemetery " one of Atlanta's oldest landmarks " transforms into a community gathering space where families honor loved ones through the Mexican tradition of DÃa de l…
If you talk with them long enough, you'll discover that Okorie Johnson and Chaunesti Webb-Johnson have a shared artistic vision that was destined to bring them together. The couple wants to …
Theresa Davis never imagined her words would become a luminous display in red atop one of West Midtown's cultural hot spots. A highly lauded poet, educator and author, Davis fought the u…
Following its success with Dracula: The Failings of Men, Havoc Movement brings Atlanta a monster that audiences have long asked for. Wolfman, running until November 2 at Windmill A…
It hasn't taken long for Lloyd Suh's drama The Heart Sellers to become one of the nation's most produced plays " more than two dozen stagings have been scheduled across the country since a s…
The band's multigenerational benefit concert this weekend supports reproductive rights and like-minded female musicians. During a recent conference call with ArtsATL, the three members of th…
Each week, ArtsATL curates a selection of the most exciting arts and culture events happening in Atlanta this weekend, highlighting nine must-see experiences. :: Thursday 9 to 5 th…
Thoughtful, experiential and radical are all words that could be used to describe the Atlanta Regional Commission's Community-Centered Design (CCD) program. Now in its third year, the four-m…
In 2008, Angela Harris conceived and founded Dance Canvas, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing essential opportunities to emerging choreographers in the Atlanta dance scene. Harr…
"Everybody's got secrets," says Ruthie (Alaysia Renay Duncan) in the opening line of the new ghost story Covenant, on stage at the Alliance through November 9. The warning proves heartbreaki…
"How the rockets were built matters" is both thesis and rallying cry in Crystal Skillman's The Rocket Men, a new play kicking off its rolling world premiere at Synchronicity Theatre through …
Thursday Atlanta Contemporary Open Studios This event offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at the organization's Studio Artist Program, where attendees can meet working artists, view thei…
Although the 25th annual Atlanta Jewish Film Festival (AJFF) took place way back in February, Executive and Artistic Director Kenny Blank knew he wanted to do something additional later in t…
"It's the in-between space of teeth and grit, like that moment when your pulse is racing just before you say something you've been holding in, and you're about to explode," said staibdance c…
Grammy-winning country music star Rosanne Cash will deliver the keynote address on October 18 at 5 p.m. at the second Ideas Festival Emory on its Oxford College campus. Other notable speaker…
Every fall since 2011, artists and cultural leaders come together to celebrate Atlanta's rich cultural heritage through public art, block parties, music and dance. The three-day 2025 ELEVATE…
The Atlanta choral ensemble's new artistic director talks about a new season, which begins October 18. When I last spoke to Mercer University associate dean and professor of choral conductin…
The choice for a play to have an all-female cast is hardly unusual, but when the play is titled The Rocket Men, it captures attention. And playwright Crystal Skillman designed it that way. "…
Where better than a cottage in the English countryside for a romantic getaway filled with rest, relaxation and scandalous reveals? The Cottage, a bawdy comedy running through October 19 at S…
Each week, ArtsATL curates a selection of the most exciting arts and culture events happening in Atlanta this weekend, highlighting nine must-see experiences. :: Thursday Covenant …
There is so much terror to be found in the dark, and there is nothing more haunted than a traumatized person. The best horror stories emerge from these notions, like Shirley Jackson's Th…
When Carlin "C-Note" Smith relocated from Kansas City to Atlanta, he was surprised to discover that a city with such a vibrant blues scene had no blues organization. "There wasn't an opportu…
Atlanta Pride returns this weekend, filling the city with music, drag, dance, film and art under the banner of this year's theme, "Rooted in Resilience." From the rainbow-hued bustle of Pied…
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra kicked off its 2025-26 season, its fourth with conductor Nathalie Stutzmann, on Friday, October 3, with an evening of Aaron Copland, Edward Elgar and Richard S…
Atlanta Pride is usually a launchpad for parades and parties, not bittersweet goodbyes. But this year's festival will mark a significant farewell. On October 11, Adeem the Artist, the outspo…