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Your family’s most comprehensive online guide to arts and cultural entertainment
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Visual Arts
American Byway: Selections from
U.S. Highway 80: SCAD professor
and photography chair Rebecca Nolan
documents rural America’s Highway 80,
which was made obsolete by the modern
freeway, in her latest exhibition at SCAD’s
Gallery See. Monday through Friday. Free.
scadatlanta.edu
Mark English in Atlanta: Thomas
Deans Fine Art exhibits the work of
artist and illustrator Mark English,
one of the most honored illustrators
of the last 50 years and Society of
Illustrators Hall of Fame member since
1983. Monday through Saturday. Free.
thomasdeansfineart.com
A Visual History of AIGA: 1914-
2014: Andy Warhol, Paul Rand, Saul
Bass and Michael Vanderbyl are just a
few of the famous talents responsible for
the American Institute of Graphic Arts’
groundbreaking designs over the last
century. Tuesday through Saturday. $5 to
$10. museumofdesign.org
God Spoke the Earth: Stories of
Genesis in Prints and Drawings: Albrecht
Durer’s famed 1504 engraving “Adam
and Eve” is showcased in this exhibit
that explores the stories of Genesis from
the first days of creation through the fall
of man. Opens September 12. $6 to $8.
carlos.emory.edu
Brides ofAnansi: Fiber and
Contemporary Art: Spelman College
Museum of Fine Art uses the idea of a
spider (anansi) and its ability to spin silk as
a symbol of women of the African Diaspora
telling their stories through fiber. Opens
September 4. $3. museum.spelman.edu
The Book as Art: Expanding the
Limits: Artists from 20 states, Canada,
Israel and Germany reinterpret books as
tangible art in this Decatur Arts Alliance
juried exhibit at the Art Institute of Atlanta
- Decatur Gallery. Closes September 19.
Free, decaturartsalliance.org
Performing Arts
Bull Durham: America’s two favorite
pastimes - baseball and romance - meet
in this world premiere musical based on
screenwriter Ron Shelton’s experiences
on and off the field with a minor league
baseball team. Opens September 3. $30 to
$75. alliancetheatre.org
Les Liaisons Dangereuses: Two
rivals and ex-lovers play a dangerous
game of sexual conquest in pre-revolution
France in this play based on the 1782 novel
and Oscar-winning film. “Les Liaisons
Dangereuses” is a stunning slow burn of
carnal scheming. Opens September 3. $20
to $30. actors-express.com
Asphalt Orchestra: This radical street
band brings together some of the most
exciting rock, jazz and classical players in
New York City, who the New York Times
called “12 top-notch brass and percussion
players.” September 5. $20. arts.emory.
edu
The Merry Widow: Capitol City Opera
Company presents this light-hearted
operetta at the Conant Performing Arts
Center about a prince from a small kingdom
who courts a wealthy widow in order to
keep her money in the country. September
5 through 7. $30 to $40. ccityopera.org
John Hodgman: John Hodgman
brings his unique brand of situational
humor to The Goat Farm’s Erikson Clock.
Hodgman is a frequent contributor to “This
American Life” and “The Daily Show with
Jon Stewart” and currently produces his
own podcast, “Judge John Hodgman.”
September 6. $25. facebook.com/
TheGoatFarmArtsCenter
Montana Skies: This guitar and cello
fusion duo combines elements of classical
technique, jazz improv and the power and
energy of rock ‘n’ roll at the Ferst Center’s
outdoor amphitheatre. September 11. Free!
ferstcenter.gatech.edu
The Protege: The Jason Marsalis
Quartet: Called “a master of the vibes”
by older brother Wynton Marsalis, Jason
Marsalis brings his vibraphones, bass,
drums and piano quartet to Variety
Playhouse as part of the National Black
Arts Festival. September 11. $20. nbaf.org
Cloth: Choreographer Lauri Stallings
collaborates with Atlanta Symphony
Conductor Robert Spano, the filmmaking
team of Micah and Whitney Stansell,
artists and musicians for this gloATL dance
performance and exhibition at The Goat
Farm Arts Center. September 11 through
14. $10. gloatl.org
Choral Silver Celebration: The
Atlanta Opera opens their season at
Emory’s Schwartz Center celebrating
Chorus Master Walter Huff’s 25th
anniversary. Program includes operatic
choral music by Verdi, Mozart, Wagner
and Puccini. September 12 and 14. $40.
atlantaopera.org
Sesame Street Live: Make a New
Friend: Elmo, Grover and Abby Cadabby
welcome their new friend Chamki to
Sesame Street all the way from India in
this live stage show about friendship and
celebrating cultural similarities. September
12 through 14. $5 to $37. foxtheatre.org
Doxology Ring Shout: A Praise
Dance for the Doxy: A National Black Arts
Festival commission and world premiere
at Spelman College, “Doxology” draws
back the curtain on the ring shout tradition
through live dance, music and video.
September 13 and 14. $5 to $15. nbaf.org
Detroit: Named a Pulitzer Prize finalist
and one of The New York Times Top 10 Plays
of 2012, “Detroit” is a dangerously funny
show about neighbors stuck in a crumbling
suburban dream. Opens September 19. $20
to $40. horizontheatre.com
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