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Atlanta Celebrates Photography festival this month Each October, Atlanta is transformed by more than 150 photography-related exhibitions and events hosted by a diverse network of galleries and venues across the city. The 12th annual month-long festival kicks off Saturday, Oct. 2 with the My Atlanta Exhibition in Piedmont Park. Photographers – from amateurs to professionals – are invited to hang their best photo in the park’s community center between 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The exhibition will be up through the end of month and prizes will be given in several categories. The Savannah College of Art and Design will host a number of artist lectures, including noted entertainment photographer Art Streiber on Oct. 6, 7 p.m. The ACP Photography Auction will be held at the King Plow Art Center on Oct. 8 starting at 6:30 p.m. with silent and live auctions of photos by noted artists. The public can view portfolios of photographers from across America and
the world on Oct. 16 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Grady High School during the Portfolio Walk. Other events include a Photo Book Fair at Piedmont Park on Oct. 23 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; film screenings at Eyedrum on Oct. 26 and 28; and a closing party on Oct. 30 from 6 to 10 p.m. at Atlantic Station. For a full list of events and to download a full festival guide, visit www.acpinfo.org. – Collin Kelley
Gay October
Out on Film, Pride and Atlanta Queer Lit Fest on tap Friday Oct 15th 5pm 10pm Saturday Oct 16th 12pm 10pm
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Atlanta’s GLBTQ community – and its supporters – will have a busy social calendar with three high profile events taking place this month.
Out on Film The 23rd season of Atlanta’s Out on Film festival is Oct. 1 – 7 at Landmark Midtown Arts Cinema and the Ansley Park Playhouse. Some of the big films on the schedule included the anticipated Howl, starring James Franco as Allen Ginsburg, and the documentary Quentin Crisp: Final Encore directed by Atlantan Diana Cardea. See the full schedule at www.outonfilm.org
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Atlanta Pride Festival The annual celebration returns to Piedmont Park with a weekend-long festival Oct. 810 featuring a weekend of entertainment including performances by Antigone Rising,
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American Idol’s Kimberly Locke and Niki Harris, Madonna’s sassy back-up dancer and vocalist. The Pride Parade will step off on Sunday at 1 p.m. from the MARTA Civic Center station and proceed up Peachtree before turning onto 10th Street to enter the park. There will also be a market in the park, food, and plenty of parties and side events to make a full weekend. For a full schedule visit atlantapride.org.
Atlanta Queer Literary Festival The 4th annual event will take place Oct. 13-16 at venues around the city including Charis Books, Outwrite Books, Auburn Avenue Research Library and Decatur Library. This year’s keynote speakers are poet Ana Božievi and writer and International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights executive director Cary Alan Johnson. The keynote event is Friday, Oct. 15 at the Auburn Avenue Library. Fictiion, non-fiction, poetry will all be represented at various readings and panel events. All events are free. For a complete schedule visit www.atlqueerlitfest.com. w w w. A t l a n t a I N t o w n P a p e r. c o m