Atlanta ShowGuide Holiday 2020

Holiday 2020

GWINNETT BALLET THEATRE’S

THE NUTCRACKER RETURNS

Eric Nelson and the Atlanta Master Chorale Touch the Human Spirit

It’s All About the Experience at Oglethorpe University

From Our Homes to Yours, “Georgia’s Home for the Holidays” Delivers

Tradition and Virtual Technology Wrapped Up in Two Great Concerts!

Atlanta Dance Theatre’s 39th Season

Atlanta Arts Icon Libby Whittemore Creates Social Media “Stages”

The Show Must Go On: Roswell Dance Theatre is Connecting KSU Department of Dance to Present “Threshold” Atlanta Ballet Reimagines The Nutcracker Georgia Tech Arts: Live and In-Person

Theatrical Outfit Continues with Exciting Online Experiences Synchronicity Theatre: Virtual or In-Person!

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Virtual Memberships

Center for Puppetry Arts Warms Hearts Atlanta ShowGuide Video Library • Performance Guide

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Eric Nelson and the Atlanta Master Chorale Touch the Human Spirit

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Atlanta Arts Icon Libby Whittemore Creates Social Media “Stages”

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From Our Homes to Yours, “Georgia’s Home for the Holidays” Delivers

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Gwinnett Ballet Theatre’s “The Nutcracker” Returns

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Atlanta Dance Theatre’s 39th Season

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Theatrical Outfit Continues with Exciting Online Experiences

The Show Must Go On: Roswell Dance Theatre is Connecting

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Synchronicity Theatre: Virtual or In-Person!

KSU Department of Dance “Threshold”

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Tradition and Virtual Technology Wrapped Up in Two Great Concerts!

Atlanta Ballet Reimagines The Nutcracker Georgia Tech Arts: Live and In-Person!

Center for Puppetry Arts Warms Hearts It’s All About the Experience at Oglethorpe University

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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Virtual Memberships

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Atlanta ShowGuide Video Library Online Video Performances

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A Christmas Blend

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THURSDAY, 12/17/20 @ 8PM

The tradition continues with holiday surprises and beautiful favorites from the members of the AGMC.

Save the date for a fun filled evening and maybe a little cup of holiday cheer to bring you a great blend of old and new!

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Eric Nelson and the Atlanta Master Chorale Conquer the Pandemic by Creating New Ways to Touch the Human Spirit

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By Holley Calmes

he year 2020 will forever be known as a difficult time, considering the Covid-19 pandemic and its effect on the performing arts. With quarantined theatres and performances cancelled, both artists and audiences have suffered.

The Atlanta Master Chorale and Artistic Director Eric Nelson, however, have taken the hardships in stride, finding creative ways to bring their music to the people.

For example, their website’s Virtual Concert Hall series provides “an insider’s look at all things Atlanta Master Chorale.”

“We cannot meet together to sing,” says Nelson, “but we can still present videos of our favorite past performances.”

In addition to these concerts, individual musicians have spotlight performances taped exclusively for website visitors, and more material is in the works.

Beginning as the Gwinnett Festival Singers in 1985, it was Nelson’s hiring in 2000 that launched the group’s trajectory towards nationally recognized excellence.

“There is so much to be proud of!”

Nelson says. “For example, the ensemble was chosen to sing at the American Choral Director’s Association in Minneapolis in 2017. I like to tell my non-choral friends that singing at the ACDA convention is roughly equivalent to a college basketball team making the Final Four.”

“Variety of repertoire is very impor-

tant to us,” Nelson explains. “One unusual thing about our programming is that we often group pieces based on a theme or subject rather than a historical period or genre.

As a result, our concerts are well unified in terms of idea but widely divergent in terms of musical style. It keeps things interesting!”

“Collaborations with other organizations in Atlanta have been and continue to be important to us,” Nelson says. “We have sung joint concerts with the Spivey Hall Children’s Choir and the Morehouse Glee Club. We’ve performed with actor Tom Key, international opera singer Jamie Barton, and we have a concert planned with a fantastic local bluegrass band!”

“We are proud to be a part of the vibrant arts community in Atlanta,” Nelson continues. “Our singers live and work right here in the metro area.”

Not surprisingly, a return to live performance is in Nelson and the Chorale’s near future.

“We can’t wait until we can be together again at Emory’s Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, singing the music we love for our patrons, friends, and neighbors.”

View Atlanta Master Chorale’s video, Silent Night - http://bit.ly/ SilentNightAtlMasterChorale Lyrics by Joseph Mohr and Original Music by Franz Gruber, arranged by Eric Nelson.

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From Our Homes to Yours, “Georgia’s Home for the Holidays” Delivers Festive Music of the Season Directly to You

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’ll be Home for Christmas takes on a whole new meaning this year as we celebrate the holiday season. Without a risk-free way to sing or play in groups, or host audiences in traditional concert venues, choral and instrumental artists in the time of COVID-19 have chosen to be creative and keep the spirit in the season. One of the silver linings of the COVID-19 “cloud” is the innovative spirit of collaboration that emerged among some musical arts organizations in our state.

Georgia’s Home for the Holidays is a collaborative musical venture involving hundreds of singers and instrumentalists from the Metropolitan Atlanta area and beyond.

Organized by leaders of the Georgia Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Atlanta Master Chorale, and The Michael O’Neal Singers, this project is a 35-day series of seasonal musical videos to be presented ‘virtually’ through YouTube, Facebook, and other social media between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. Each 5-7-minute video features one choral or orchestral group from the area, sharing artistic content related to expressions of the winter holiday season. Timothy Verville, Music Director and Conductor of the Georgia Symphony Orchestra, is the creative force behind the project’s extensive audio and video editing. Marietta-based businessman Ira Jackson, Jr. lends his bass voice to introduce each day’s video.

The project originated during an August 2020 Zoom meeting among leaders of Georgia choral groups who were struggling with choral programming concerns. This group, an informal choral roundtable called Choral Music of Metro Atlanta (CMMA), exists to foster support and collaboration among the Georgia choral community and raise

collective awareness of the diverse vocal music organizations available in central and northern Georgia. During the COVID-19 situation, volunteers and staff members of these organizations have met via Zoom to exchange information on critical topics such as scenario planning, participant and audience engagement, scientific resources on safe singing, and options for virtual choral programming.

The Georgia’s Home for the Holidays project was first intended to provide a virtual performance opportunity for Atlanta-area music organizations who have limited options for sharing their art at this time, but other purposes came to light.

Furthering collaboration among Georgia’s smaller, diverse musical arts organizations IS something that can be accomplished in this pandemic, when the safety of singing and playing wind and brass instruments is in question. Recognizing that audiences are also missing live musical programs during the 2020 holidays, the video series will help fill the void of in-person concerts by sharing December holiday music with at-home audiences in our region and beyond.

The daily videos feature choral and instrumental musicians from 32 ensembles based as far north as Gainesville and as far south as Peachtree City. Beginning the morning after Thanksgiving, episodes will premiere daily, then be available for viewing anytime thereafter. Episodes are available on the Georgia Symphony Orchestra’s Facebook and YouTube pages, and at holidays.georgiasymphony.org where viewers may also register to have the videos delivered to them directly via email.

For a full list of participating organizations, visit holidays.georgiasymphony.org.

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Let the 39th Season Begin

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The Nutcracker 2019, Photo by Abigail Photos

hen planning began in January for Atlanta Dance Theatre’s 39th season, a global pandemic never crossed our minds. With theaters going black in March of 2020, many non-profits seasons were compromised. Spring productions were cancelled, seasons ended and the world went virtual.

During the spring and summer months, our Artistic Director, Shelley Grames, never lost hope. “The world needs the arts, our youth need the arts.” Finding a way to safely navigate COVID-19 and provide opportunities for our dancers became our first priority. Through much planning and implementation of Center For Disease Control guidelines, we were able to open our doors in June for our Summer Intensives. Dancers were able to safely begin training again and there was a newness in the air. The dancers’ appreciation to be dancing again was palpable.

Onto the Nutcracker! Our season starts with visions of sugar plums in the timeless tradition of The Nutcracker. We are very excited to be back on stage at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center. This year’s cast is a talented and energetic group of dancers. “I think all of us, myself and the dancers, are more appreciative and focused.

With the pandemic, our joy in performing was taken away. Now with the promise of our upcoming production, we find ourselves invigorated!” says Shelley Grames.

Tickets will be available to the public, with a socially distanced audience and safety measures in place.

On we go to the Party, Battle, Snow Forest and finishing in the Land of Sweets! The stage will be filled with color, acting and magical dancing. We believe that our Guest Artist Cast is one of the best in Atlanta. Returning to our stage are Jonah Hooper, Robert Chabot, Lonnie Davis, Erick Jackson, Eric Nash and Katherine Ricardo.

ADT will be teaming up again with Roswell Dance Theatre in March of 2021 at Byers Theatre at Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center, for an exciting joint performance! We will be presenting Aladdin and RDT will be presenting Alice In Wonderland. It is a show not to miss! Be part of our 39th season!

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The Show Must Go On: How Roswell Dance Theatre is Finding New Ways to Connect

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n the 2020 world of the arts, Roswell Dance Theatre is finding a way for our artists to engage and perform.

For dancers that have been training year-round since middle school or younger, taking an extended break from classes was not an option. With so much work and dedication to their art established, students from the Tolbert Yilmaz School of Dance found a way to persevere.

After initially switching to online classes in the late spring, our company members began dancing again in-studio during the summer. Today in our new facility, with 24,000 square feet of space, dancers wear their masks and carefully follow stringent safety protocols to be able to keep training safely.

In September, we continued the 30 plus year run of our annual charity performance, HUGS From Young Choreographers, and

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Drosselmeier Workshop 2019, Photo by Steve Harrison. hosted a limited audience in our in-house performance space. We also offered a livestream option for additional patrons locally and afar.

Many things in 2020 have been difficult but finding a way to continue the dance calendar has meant the world to the students. Staying engaged, physically training and emotionally connecting with peers in the studio has been a bright spot for all. The families are supportive of the opportunity for something familiar and satisfying to be part of their week. Faculty and staff are thankful for the opportunity to stay active and employed.

Like any dance company, a big part of the year focuses on the annual production of The NUTCRACKER. The performances are the culmination of months of planning, training and execution. The financial outcome helps sustain the company throughout the year. This year we are continuing to perform, but in a new way. Visit www.RoswellNutcracker.com to check out our livestream options.

We cannot wait to be back at the spectacular Byers Theatre in Sandy Springs with the thrill of a packed house and joyous applause. For now, we will keep dancing, dreaming, and discovering new ways to connect with our audience.

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November 27 - December 31, 2020

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KSU Department of Dance to Present “Threshold” Dance-for-Camera Event Rethinks how to Present Dance

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ennesaw State University’s Department of Dance will present “Threshold” Nov. 12-15, via ArtsKSU Virtual. The performances are free of charge and only a simple reservation is required. “Threshold” celebrates the diverse artistic voices of the KSU Dance community through original works performed by the award-winning KSU Dance Company, in the first dance-for-camera event for KSU. The restraints of attempting to host an audience during a pandemic led faculty to seek creative options. Artistic director and assistant professor Lisa K. Lock said, “We came to the solution that we could create a performance specifically for the camera… by adapting to the situation, by rethinking about how to present the media of dance in a live performance.”

Department of Dance chair Marsha Barsky added, “Doing a dance-for-camera event actually allowed us to escape restraints, both for the audience and the dancers.

The very nature of contemporary dance is that it’s an evolving method, the heart of our work on contemporary performance. The choreographers are looking at new frameworks and artistic strategy at this unique moment and evolving their perspectives and practices.”

Each work

combines cutting-edge technology with original choreography, created by distinguished faculty members Andrea Knowlton, Sean Nguyen-Hilton, McCree O’Kelley, and guest artist Thang Dao. Barsky said, “The KSU choreographers have risen to this occasion; each choreographer is creating work that honors dance and celebrates dance as an art form. Also, the work becomes more accessible to audiences beyond the metropolitan area, beyond the state’s borders, to the world. It becomes boundless.”

Another unique aspect about the event will be live talkbacks with the choreographers to allow a closer look into the thought processes behind the works.

“Dance can be very abstract, so it’s helpful to hear the choreographer talk about it,” said Lock.

“I hope the audience will experience a new way of connecting with contemporary dance and feel the joy, intensity, virtuosity and power; the celebration of the body in motion and our shared humanity in this moment, in a different medium from what we normally present.” said Barsky.

Don’t miss “Threshold” Nov. 12-15, via ArtsKSU Virtual.

Reserve your space for this free, virtual performance.

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Atlanta Ballet Reimagines The Nutcracker

Julia Crosby and Nikolas Gaifullin in The Nutcracker, Photo by K Kenney

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The Nutcracker On-Demand — November 16-December 27, 2020 Audiences will have the opportunity to bring the magic of The Nutcracker into their own living rooms by ordering an ondemand presentation that can be streamed onto any computer or television screen. The link stays live for 72 hours after purchase, giving busy families the flexibility to enjoy the performance at their convenience.

tlanta Ballet is excited to announce The Nutcracker 2020 Experience — featuring alternative ways audiences will be able to experience the magic of The Nutcracker this holiday season. From a drive-in movie at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre and on-demand access to a previously-recorded version of the production, to sharing short excerpts from past performances and exclusive dancer insights on social media, audiences will have the opportunity to get a daily dose of Nutcracker joy from Thanksgiving to Christmas Day.

30 Days of FREE Nutcracker Content — November 26-December 25, 2020 A little bit of The Nutcracker will come to life throughout the holiday season as Atlanta Ballet will be sharing Nutcrackerinspired content on its Facebook and Instagram channels. Through dancer takeovers, character story times, unveiled behind-the-scenes secrets, and virtual classes, families will have the chance to learn portions of choreography featured in The Nutcracker’s famous party scene.

Described as “one of the most entertaining [Nutcrackers] out there” by The Washington Post following last year’s Washington D.C. debut at The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, this innovative production features larger-than-life sets and bold costumes enhanced by striking video projections, created by a world-class creative team that includes Tony Award-winning and -nominated designers.

The Nutcracker 2020 Experience includes the following: The Nutcracker Drive-In Movie Experience — December 2-6, 2020 For five nights in December, Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre’s surface lot will be transformed into a popup drive-in movie theatre and festive marketplace, where audiences can enjoy a filmed version of Atlanta Ballet’s newest production of The Nutcracker from the comfort of their own cars. They can explore tents for concessions and an onsite souvenir boutique before the viewing and during intermission. Concessions and souvenirs are also available to order in advance during your online ticket purchase.

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Georgia Tech Arts: Live and In-Person!

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eorgia Tech Arts is committed to creatively and safely serving all the communities it reaches in the metro Atlanta region and beyond. As 2020 comes to a close and we all look forward to a new year, you are invited to join them for great discussions, great music, and more!

TECHnically Creative is a fun, informal virtual discussion series with Georgia Tech alumni who work in creative fields. Guests have included a photographer, acoustical engineer, fashion designer, and a wood turner, just to name a few. The series, which began this summer, has become so popular that it’s now an ongoing program.

Check out the TECHnically Creative page for past recordings and upcoming dates. Then, meet up on Facebook Live to join in the conversation Georgia Tech Arts’ spring season will start off on a high note with the return of acclaimed guitarist and composer Kaki King! She’ll perform her show DATA NOT FOUND on stage at the Ferst Center for the

Arts. This sonic and visual production explores a broad range of contemporary issues, including artificial intelligence, the natural world, “big data,” and personal empowerment — using her guitar as her proverbial magnifying glass.

There will be just three performances, February 12-14, 2021, and seating will be limited. Stay tuned, and be ready when tickets go on sale later this year. Tickets always make a thoughtful and personal gift. Sign up for the Georgia Tech Arts mailing list for the latest updates.

Georgia Tech Arts weaves art into the learning and research happening across the Institute through a blend of professional performances, exhibitions, installations, residencies, and support for student and faculty ideas. More exciting live performances, public art installations, and online engagement opportunities are planned throughout the spring. Visit arts.gatech.edu for more information, and like @ ArtsAtTech on Facebook to enjoy all of the free livestream events.

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Stan the Lovesick Snowman:

Love Warms the Coldest Heart, Nov. 24 - Jan. 3

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he Center for Puppetry Arts is thrilled to announce the reopening of their theater for the holiday season with a production of the heartwarming and funny Stan the Lovesick Snowman, based on the Hans Christian Andersen short story “The Snow Man.” The story is adapted and directed by the Center’s artistic director Jon Ludwig.

Opposites attract in Stan the Lovesick Snowman, a charming tale of unrequited love. Stan’s delightful story begins after a chance encounter with a dog that has been sent outside in the wintry cold. The dog tells the snowman about a warm stove inside the house, and with a “crackcrackle” in his heart, Stan falls in love with the wood-burning beauty. The unlikely romance, doomed from the start, is only the beginning in this hilarious tale as Stan later discovers that a young snowwoman is swooning over him as well.

“Stan is the ultimate hopeless romantic,” says Jon Ludwig. “There is so much humor in a snowman in love with a wood stove and there is a sweet lesson that ‘love will win in the end’. It’s a

good time to warm ourselves up with an enchanting tale of misdirected love and the ultimate understanding of who your real friends are.”

Husband and wife puppeteer-duo Tim and Amy Sweeney portray 13 characters in the production. This delightful fairy tale, recommended for ages four and up, will melt the hearts of audiences everywhere.

The Center will continue to follow the guidelines from the CDC to ensure the safety of their visitors. Tickets will be limited to reduce capacity inside the theater to allow for social distancing and visitors will be required to wear a mask for the duration of their visit. In addition, the Center will thoroughly sanitize the theater between performances.

Ticket prices vary by date and include the performance, entrance to the Create-A Puppet Workshop™, where guests can make, decorate and perform with their own Stan the Lovesick Snowman Hand Puppet, and admission to the Worlds of Puppetry Museum.

Tickets can be purchased online at puppet.org.

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FEED YOUR SENSES

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Join us on Facebook LIVE @RialtoCenter for these Feed Your Senses Live Stream performances!

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At Oglethorpe University, It’s All About the Experience — for Our Students and Our Audience

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he Atlanta Opera is coming to Oglethorpe. In an unprecedented move for the company, the Fall 2020 season will begin with an outdoor concert series: The Opera’s Molly Blank Big Tent Series. Performed in an innovative open-air venue in Oglethorpe University’s expansive Hermance Stadium, the Opera will present Leoncavallo’s iconic Pagliacci performed in repertory with The Kaiser of Atlantis. Each production will have nine performances, alternating nightly, for a total of 18 performances, beginning October 22 and closing on November 14.

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art will premiere two exhibits through a free virtual walkthrough experience.

“Promesas de Papel/Paper Promises” is a collection of prints and installations from Latinx artist Maria Cristina Tavera, an independent curator and activist inspired by her transnational upbringing in Mexico and Minnesota. In her work, Tavera explores themes of race, ethnicity, gender, migration, and cultural amalgamation through savvy pastiches of Latin American

pop iconography. “Rufino Tamayo: Textures of our Lives,” explores the arc of the renowned Mexican artist through colorful prints of his traditional vision of Mexico.

Both exhibits will be available to view starting October 30.

The Oglethorpe Museum of Art will also host several lectures, artist interviews and small concerts throughout the fall semester.

Though many of our talented musicians cannot meet in person this semester, Oglethorpe students always find a way to rise to a challenge. Last semester, the Oglethorpe University Singers assembled a virtual choir to perform their final piece for the year, Mozart’s “Dies Irae.”

Several talented students live-streamed their own musical performances; other students have original music being released right now. Oglethorpe’s talented, Grammynominated alumnus John Burke played the piano on Facebook Live.

Let Oglethorpe University bring the arts to you. View Oglethorpe University’s full calendar of events at connect.ogletorpe.edu.

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LYNN LOOSIER A Force to Behold

Lynn Loosier is a redheaded, blue-eyed, soul singer, which may seem like an oxymoron to those who tend to judge the book by the cover, but just wait until she opens her mouth to sing… pure soul!

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Tradition and Virtual Technology Wrapped Up in Two Great Concerts!

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radition and Virtual Technology Wrapped Up In Two Great Concerts!

Voices of Note’s Atlanta Gay Men’s Chorus and Atlanta Women’s Chorus both

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bring laughter and joy to your holidays. It’s sure to be a heartwarming, merry show!

Put December 4 & 5 at 8 p.m. on your calendar.

The Atlanta Women’s Chorus presents its 3rd annual holiday program, Holiday Blend, to entertain and delight you. The virtual concert is a beautiful mix of old and new in the way only AWC can! Coming off a spectacular seventh season, the AWC opens its 8th year with music that will bring holiday cheer for the entire family. Tune in for a wonderful 2019 holiday concert: Vintage Holidays, Photo by Dan Lax evening of heartwarming music. The present exciting concerts in December concert is Thursday, December 17th at 8 PM. 2020! Our mission is to inspire dialogue For information on both holiday and drive social equity through artistic concerts please go to: voicesofnote.org. excellence. We work to create community AGMC 39th Annual Holiday Concert. through our music. The choruses are hard Dec, 6 & 7 2019. Cathedral of St. Philip. at work putting together music and more – Photos are by Dan LaxMusic and composed to celebrate the spirit of the season!

by Stacy Gibbs The Atlanta Gay Men’s Chorus youtube.com/watch?v=YSA_Wf1Uxx4 presents its 40th annual holiday performance which is an Atlanta tradition and kicks off holiday season the first weekend in December. While a live performance is not possible this year the performance is being filmed in our traditional venue, The Cathedral of St Philip, as it has been for over 25 years!

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THE GEORGIA BALLET presents

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Atlanta Arts Icon Libby Whittemore Defies the Pandemic by Creating Social Media “Stages”

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ibby Whittemore is The event is planned for asked, “What does December 17th and 18th. it feel like to be an Another side of this icon?” Her response is multi-talented native immediate: “I feel like a Atlantan was the result dinosaur!” of an evening’s search After 40 years of for entertainment. A few performing as Atlanta’s years ago, Whittemore official chanteuse, was flipping through a noted Hollywood television channels and comedienne, and the landed on a Hallmark inspiration for “Della’s Christmas movie.

Diner” character Connie “I had never Sue Day, the word “icon” watched one of these is hardly adequate, nor movies before, but I the word “dinosaur” at watched this one. Then I Photo by BreeAnne Clowdus all applicable. watched another, and so Even though the live performing it began.” The Hallmark Channel became an venues are silent right now, Whittemore’s obsession. remarkable voice is still ringing out. If the “Confessions of a Hallmark Addict” audiences can’t come to Libby, Libby will is a series of comedy monologues which come to them. has even drawn the attention of Hallmark Whittemore and her friend, the Channel actors such as Barbara Niven, the exceptional keyboardist Robert Stickland, Queen of Hallmark’s productions. gift social media “airwaves” with a weekly In the numerous “Confessions” concert titled “Living Room Cabaret.” The two monologues, Whittemore speaks to the artists recently completed their 25th such camera as if each listener was a family event. Enthusiasm for these events, which friend, offering her enthusiasm, reviews, and happen on Thursday nights at 7:30 p.m. on opinions with an amount of intimacy and her her Facebook page, has been world-wide, ever-present wit. with approximately 1000 views per week.

“Confessions of a Hallmark Addict” Facebook attendees have come from as far monologues are linked to her website, away as Serbia and Brazil. libbywhittemore.com/#confessions and also “These little mini-concerts are keeping her Instagram page at libbage55. me sane,” she laughs. “It’s my way to keep What will Libby do when the pandemic track which day of the week it is! And it does is over? my heart good to think I am helping others “I suppose I will be at the mercy of get through this pandemic. It’s the highlight whomever wants to hire me,” she states. of my week.”

Undoubtably, the line of potential ‘bosses’ Whittemore even plans a return of her will wrap around the block leading to her famous Christmas Show, presented virtually.

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Gwinnett Ballet Theatre’s “The Nutcracker” Returns to Duluth’s Infinite Energy Theatre

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holiday favorite returns in a live theatre staging just in time to lift sequestered spirits. Gwinnett Ballet Theatre’s “The Nutcracker” will be performed in Duluth’s Infinite Energy Theatre on the first three weekends in December.

The production will offer a cast of professional and student performers, a full orchestra for many shows, sumptuous sets and costumes, and a strict adherence to safety guidelines.

It took a little magic and the merger of two prominent artistic groups, but there was never a doubt that the show would go on. After all, Gwinnett Ballet Theatre has performed “The Nutcracker” every Christmas for almost four decades. Lori Zamzow-Wire, GBT’s new Artistic Director, explains, “’The Nutcracker’ has been a Christmas tradition for so many families over the years, and we’re pleased to be able to continue that tradition.”

This year’s production will offer a traditional “Nutcracker” with all the beautiful music, lively storytelling, and endearing characters that draw audiences year after year. Both matinee and evening performances are offered.

This production of “The Nutcracker“ will be the first major performance given by

both Gwinnett Ballet Theatre and Sugarloaf Youth Ballet. The two organizations joined forces last February to create a premier dance studio that offers opportunities for professional dancers and for students who aspire to perform at the highest levels.

Both organizations are now housed in Sugarloaf Performing Arts’ large studios in Suwanee, GA, which include a dance school, a youth ballet company, a daytime ballet conservatory, and the Gwinnett Ballet Theatre professional ensemble.

Zamzow-Wire studied dance at the Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music and has performed in several professional companies. The Ballet Master is Bruce Thornton, a 15-year veteran of Mimi City Ballet and formerly on staff at Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet.

In creating Sugarloaf Youth Ballet, and now with the addition of Gwinnett Ballet Theatre, Zamzow-Wire fulfills a long-held goal. She says, “My vision has always been to create a full ballet company that can give dancers an opportunity to perform at home.”

Gwinnett Ballet Theatre’s Professional Company Season will continue in the winter with a modern and contemporary series and a Spring production of Beauty and the Beast.

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On the heels of their sold-out Downtown Dialogues series, Theatrical Outfit will continue their 2020-2021 Season with more exciting online experiences.

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here are over 3,000 people affected by homelessness in downtown Atlanta alone. Disproportionately black, this population is at increased risk of contracting COVID-19 and experiencing severe symptoms stemming from the virus. As a long-standing member of the downtown Atlanta community, we at Theatrical Outfit recognize the role we can play in supporting and uplifting this population.

Anticipating a rise in those affected by homelessness in the coming months, we have decided now is the time to act. TO is partnering with BLACT ATL to present “The Welcome Table”, where artistry and service meet. This one-night event will connect and inspire our community as we raise money to directly support the front-line organizations that serve the Atlanta homeless population. “The Welcome Table” will feature firsthand stories and interviews interwoven with music and monologues. A night of service, a night of art, a lifetime of community.

In January, Theatrical Outfit is excited to once again partner with the Working Title Playwrights (WTP) for the Unexpected Play Festival. This monthlong festival celebrates brand new work by local playwrights, all being heard for the first time.

Each digital reading will be immediately followed by a discussion led

by WTP Artistic Director Amber Bradshaw, in which the audience will offer essential feedback that will help the playwright take the work to the next level.

At Theatrical Outfit, January will bring a new year, new work, and brand-new conversations that matter.

Keep checking in with Theatrical Outfit on social media for the latest news and behind-the-scenes images. And, coming soon will be a very special holiday announcement!

Theatrical Outfit is excited to keep welcoming you all back … digitally for now, then in person when it is safe … for more smart, authentic, and vital storytelling that starts the conversations that matter.

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The cast of A Year With Frog and Toad, running through December 30th at Synchronicity Theatre (left to right) Elliot Folds (Bird/Snail), Taryn Janelle (Bird/Mouse), Greg Hunter (Toad) and Matt Baum (Frog), and Lyndsay Ricketson (Bird/Turtle). Credit: Jerry Siegel.

A Year with Frog and Toad at Synchronicity Theatre: Virtual or In-Person!

December 11, 2020 - January 3, 2021

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idtown’s Synchronicity Theatre is bringing back the whimsical and irresistible retelling of Arnold Lobel’s A Year With Frog and Toad. This version of the Tony-nominated musical follows the cheerful, popular Frog, and the grumpy Toad, through all of their fun-filled escapades. Part vaudeville, part magic, and all charm, this holiday favorite tells a story of friendship that endures every season.

This year, Synchronicity Theatre’s 2020-2021 Season, will feature hybrid “In the Theatre” and “On the Screen” formats to reach more audiences and provide socially-distanced opportunities to see family-friendly shows whenever possible.

Each production will be recorded and available to view digitally at home for up to three weeks after the performance opens.

Virtual school performances are also available.

Two weeks before every production,

the Synchronicity Theatre Box Office Staff will notify ticket holders if performances will be canceled due to any COVID-related circumstances. Audiences will also be informed if there are any changes that will be made to programming. All ticket confirmations will include a link to digitally stream the performance.

The Company will still be hosting popular family-favorite events such as “PJs & Play” every Friday night, where children wear pajamas and watch the show, and “Inside Scoop,” where the audience can meet the cast and hear about the production after the 2 p.m. matinee on December, 13th. New this year is a “PJs & Play Virtual Viewing Party” on Friday, December 15th at 7 p.m., followed by a Zoom Post-Show Chat.

For a complete holiday schedule, ticket prices, and for more information, please visit synchrotheatre.com.

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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Virtual Memberships

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njoy the music of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) from the comfort of your living room this fall! The ASO is offering Virtual Memberships for exclusive access to performances in its newly reimagined fall season.

ASO Virtual Members receive access to watch (and re-watch!) each performance for up to 72 hours from the concert premiere time. Members

• Acclaimed soloist and ASO Talent Development Program alumnus Xavier Foley returns to Symphony Hall to perform his own composition entitled For Justice and Peace as well as Bottesini’s Double Bass Concerto No. 2.

• Music Director Robert Spano conducts three works by Ravel and Alvin Singleton’s Again.

• The opera-star-turned-conductor

MEMBERS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE ASO TECH SQUAD — A CONCIERGE SERVICE TO WALK YOU THROUGH ACCOUNT SET-UP AND VIRTUAL CONCERT ACCESS…

may also enjoy exchange privileges into other series concerts, access to the ASO Tech Squad — a concierge service to walk you through account set-up and virtual concert access, and ticket discount offers to future concerts.

Highlights of the fall season include: • Principal Bassoonist Andrew Brady makes his ASO solo debut with a concerto by Hertel.

Nathalie Stutzmann makes her ASO debut in a program of German Romantic delights from Mendelssohn, Wagner and Beethoven, plus a recent work by composer Missy Mazzoli.

For more information about Virtual Memberships to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s reimagined season, visit aso.org/memberships.

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ATLANTA ONLINE VIDEO LIBRARY HOLIDAY Here in the greater Atlanta area, we are blessed with an abundance of creative talent. Our performing arts community continues to inspire and innovate, and with so many offerings, it’s a challenge to experience them all! Thanks to our partner organizations, Atlanta ShowGuide is proud to offer a video library on our website, www.AtlantaShowGuide.com. Explore productions from artists and companies that might be new to you. Revisit a favorite performance from the comfort of your sofa. Atlanta ShowGuide’s video library is just another way we are bringing the very best to you from some of our area’s most talented artists.

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AWC She Rises! Virtual Spring concert: https://youtu.be/CuIIcNq7DDs Voices of Note - We Need Some Light Cabaret: https://youtu.be/wARcCIsG9-0

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2p_6lFlasA&f eature=youtu.be Kaki King - Teek (Official Video) Official Video for ‘Teek’, made at home during the quarantine, from the upcoming album, Modern Yesterdays Album available October 23 on Cantaloupe Music https://smarturl.it/modernyesterdays Concert streams October 24 on Georgia Tech Arts’ Facebook Live https://www.facebook.com/ArtsAtTech/live_videos/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UtGSIY462Q& feature=youtu.be Kaki King - Forms of Light and Death (Official Video) The second single from Kaki King’s forthcoming album Modern Yesterdays Album available October 23 on Cantaloupe Music https://smarturl.it/modernyesterdays Concert streams October 24 on Georgia Tech Arts’ Facebook Live https://www.facebook.com/ ArtsAtTech/live_videos/

JOIN US NOW LIVE From Libby’s Living Room #9 https://www.facebook.com/libby.whittemore1/ videos/vb.1227031763/10222805972677691/?type =2&video_source=user_video_tab JOIN US NOW LIVE From Libby’s Living Room #10 https://www.facebook.com/libby.whittemore1/ videos/vb.1227031763/10222878543571918/?type =2&video_source=user_video_tab JOIN US NOW LIVE From Libby’s Living Room #11 https://www.facebook.com/libby.whittemore1/ videos/vb.1227031763/10222947893825631/?type =2&video_source=user_video_tab JOIN US NOW Live From Libby’s Living Room #12 https://www.facebook.com/libby.whittemore1/ videos/10223009826733915/?__tn__=%2CdlCR&eid=ARBOGIg5n1HDQ4soabz-wt185s5bbxtvQ_ NhkinNs175KBjpwuMJCU0W40wtuXkKR3ypBOAGdH

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CCITYOPERA.ORG The divos took over Capitol City Opera Company’s Virtual Dinner and a Diva in September! In the performance, they give homage to Pavoratti, Domingo, Carreras, and all the great tenors in opera history. Featuring Michael Vavases, William Green, and Travis Hall with Catherine Giel on piano https://www.facebook.com/ watch/?v=338373530846564

MOSINGERS.COM ONLINE Singers program): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7GRQLP4Ctw

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THEATRICALOUTFIT.ORG Downtown Dialogues Podcast 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtGPsldZV5c Downtown Dialogues Podcast 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOK4W5sUB7g &feature=youtu.be

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TRUECOLORSTHEATRE.ORG Conversation on Black Branding with media icons, Nikki Barjon and Roy Broderick Jr. https://www.facebook.com/ events/3305738986128391/ permalink/3317912351577721/

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ATLANTA ONLINE VIDEO LIBRARY HOLIDAY Little Innocent Lamb Traditional Spiritual, Music by Stacy Gibbs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSA_Wf1Uxx4

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Angels We Have Heard on High https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svHAJiOZkU&list=PLiEm-WupRxKTImPp7SC4XrqKEgAqpX6V b&index=8 Lyrics -a loose translation of the original French song, Gloria. arranged by Donald McCullough.

ROBERT RAY THE BEAT GOES ON!

The First Noel https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=e2p4OwOu8mA&list=PLiEm-WupRxKTIm Pp7SC4XrqKEgAqpX6Vb&index=3 Traditional English Carol - arranged by Davies Gilbert, & Dan Forrest

October 3 at 8:59 PM https://www.facebook.com/robert.ray.338/ videos/10220743732055895

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ROBERT RAY 21ST IN HOME CONCERT SEPT. 19, 20 https://www.facebook.com/robert.ray.338/ videos/10220635863679253

My Spirit Sang All Day Poem by Robert Bridges, Music composed by Gerald Finzi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRtHJpWrVBE

SEPT. 5, 20 https://www.facebook.com/robert.ray.338/ videos/10220528005022854

Sure On This Shining Night Text by James Agee, Music composed Samuel Barber https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSid4Z7DrAo

Robert Ray Live Oct. 10/2020 https://www.facebook.com/robert.ray.338/ videos/10220796411612851

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Die Nachtigall Poem Text by Johann Woldgang von Goethe, Music

by Felix Mendelssohn https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=O6nkXAxV5FA&t=8s Tyger Poem Text by William Blake, Music by Elaine Hagenberg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNlK7LtrVc&t=11s

SYNCHROTHEATRE.COM Syncronicity HOL 20 Video https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kHwXwb8LMPDJQ YVxzKSfExpm1d7b5un-/view?usp=sharing

Hold Fast To Dreams Text taken from excerpts, “Harlem” and “Dreams”

by Langston Hughes, Music by Joel Thompson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_JMbYWU-GA

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ATLANTASYMPHONY.ORG Here are some of our latest classical videos: https://www.facebook.com/ watch/?v=814350939060478 https://www.facebook.com/atlantasymphony/ videos/262653731564128/ https://www.facebook.com/atlantasymphony/ videos/282033889427788/ https://www.youtube.com/user/atlantasymphony/ videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8pJSWvjA-8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mr5JkC9Aekc

From A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER, “I Don’t Know What I’d Do Without You” performed by Leigh Ellen Jones in our 2020 production of the musical-comedy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj8wDBiS9Bw

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Enjoy our four educational videos! https://www.atlantashakespeare.org/digitallearning

The “You Can’t Stop the Beat” finale to CSTC’s 2019 production of HAIRSPRAY: THE MUSICAL, featuring Jennifer Massey as “Tracy,” Greg London as “Edna” and the entire company. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D110YPd773c

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The touching “Feed the Birds” featuring Kerry Conte and Kayce Grogan-Wallace from the CSTC production of MARY POPPINS: THE BROADWAY MUSICAL. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cf_feJWdLFk

RIALTO.GSU.EDU Feed your senses with interviews, performances and replays on the Rialto web site. https://rialto.gsu.edu/performance-archives/

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ATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDE HOLIDAY Performance guide courtesy of atlantaplanit.wabe.org As of press time the following events are scheduled, but may be subject to change

KIDS SHOWS

MUSICAL THEATER

PICTURE THE DREAM 9/1-11/8/20 Price: $14.50 High Museum of Art The Woodruff Arts Center 1280 Peachtree St. NE Atlanta TIX: 404-733-4400 high.org

THE ATLANTA PRESENTS: PAGLIACC AND THE KAISER OF ATLANTIS. 10/ 22-11/ 14/20 Price: $149 - $399 Hermance Stadium at Oglethorpe University TIX: 404-881-8885 https://www.atlantaopera.org/ performances/#bigtent A VERY TERRY CHRISTMAS - VIRTUAL 11/1-12/31/20 Alliance Theatre TIX: alliancetheatre.org

FAMILY FRIDAYS WITH RBP Rachel Barton Pine, Violinist – Virtual 9/18-12/25/20 Facebook.com/RBPviolinist

THE SANTA CLOSET-VIRTUAL 12/11-13/20 Price: $15 Out Front Theatre Company TIX: boxoffice@outfronttheatre.com outfronttheatre.com

NAKE MOLE RAT GETS DRESSED – THE VIRTUAL ROCK EXPERIENCE 10/21-11/3/20 Alliance Theatre alliancetheatre.org

MISTLETOE MAGIC - VIRTUAL 12/17 - 12/20/20 Price: $35 City Springs Theatre Company TIX: cityspringstheatre.com

(KNOCK, KNOCK) THE SOUNDS OF WINTER – VIRTUAL 11/1-12/31/20 Family Package: $50 (Available to membership only) Alliance Theatre 1280 Peachtree St. NE Atlanta TIX: 404-733-4650 alliancetheatre.org

THEATER INTERSPACED - VIRTUAL 7/25-11/30 Price: Free!

7 Stages 7stages.org

A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD 12/11-1/13/2021 Price: $10-$25 Synchronicity Theatre 1545 Peachtree Street Atlanta TIX: 404-484-8636 synchrotheatre.com

4X4 10/5-11/8/20 Price: $10-$35 Synchronicity Theatre 1545 Peachtree Street Atlanta TIX: 404-484-8636 synchrotheatre.com

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DEPARTMENT OF THEATER AND PERFORMANCE STUDIES WATER BY THE SPOONFUL 11/ 3-8/20 KSU TELLERS VIRTUAL SHOWCASE 12/4 Price: Free KSU COLLEGE OF THE ARTS ArtsKSU Virtual TIX: 470-578-6650 https://arts.kennesaw.edu/ concerts-and-events/box-office.php https://arts.kennesaw.edu/concerts-and-events/ index.php DOWNTOWN DIALOGUES - VIRTUAL STEW 11/12/20 Price: Free!

Theatrical Outfit The Balzer Theater at Herren’s 84 Luckie St. NW Atlanta TIX: 678-528-1500 theatricaloutfit.org

SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY - VIRTUAL 11/19 - 11/22/20 Price: $35 City Springs Theatre Company TIX: cityspringstheatre.com WELCOME TABLE- VIRTUAL 11/19/20 Price: Free Theatrical Outfit TIX: 678-528-1500 https://www.theatricaloutfit. org/ BRIGHT COLORS & BOLD PATTERNS - VIRTUAL 11/20-11/22/20 Price: $15 Out Front Theatre Company TIX: outfronttheatre.com A CHRISTMAS CAROL: THE LIVE RADIO PLAY 12/1-12/31/20 Alliance Theatre 1280 Peachtree St. NE Atlanta 404-733-4650 alliancetheatre.org

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ATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDE HOLIDAY THE SANTA CLOSET - VIRTUAL 12/11-12/13:/20 Price: $15 Out Front Theatre Company TIX outfronttheatre.com

CONCERTS

KSU Holiday Concert 11/ 14 Jazz Guitar and Vocal Jazz 11/ 16 Jazz II & III Ensembles 11/ 17 Wind Symphony and University Band 11/ 18 Myths & Mayhem KSU Opera Theater 11/ 20 Gospel Choir 11/ 21 Price: Free KSU College of the Arts ArtsKSU Virtual https://arts.kennesaw.edu/concerts-and-events/ box-office.php https://arts.kennesaw.edu/concerts-and-events/ index.php INFO: 470-578-6650

LIBBY’S LIVING ROOM CABARET Thursdays at 7:30PM ET Price: $0 (unless you feel like tipping) Libby’s Facebook Page https://www.facebook. com/libby.whittemore1 www.LibbyWhittemore.com

BEETHOVEN STRING QUARTETS CYCLE VI - VIRTUAL 11/1/20 Price: Free!

Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta Arts At Emory arts.emory.edu

FERST CENTER FOR THE ARTS AT GEORGIA TECH 349 Ferst Dr NW, Atlanta TIX: 404.894.9600 arts.gatech.edu

RHONDA VINCENT 11/7/20 Price: $35-$45 Buford Community Center Theatre 2200 Buford Hwy NE TIX: 770-945-6762 bufordcommunitycenter.com

A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD 12/11/20 –1/ 3/21 Price: $10 - $25 Synchronicity Theatre TIX: 404.484.8636 or boxoffice@synchrotheatre.com https://synchrotheatre.com/

ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA VIRTUAL STAGE ONGOING, PRICE: FREE! Atlanta Symphony Orchestra 404-733-5000 atlantasymphony.org LIVE FROM THE DRIVE-IN 10/16-11/24 Price: $169-$339.50 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Ameris Bank Amphitheatre 2200 Encore Pkwy, Alpharetta, GA 30009 TIX: 404-733-5010 KSU COLLEGE OF THE ARTS SCHOOL OF MUSIC Choral Ensembles Concert 10/29 Symphony Orchestra Concert 10/ 30 Brass Ensembles 11/ 2 Wind Ensemble Concert 11/4 Percussion Ensemble 11/ 6 Philharmonic Orchestra Concert 11/ 11 Jazz Combo 11/12

THE MICHAEL O’NEAL SINGERS, VIRTUAL Christmas Session:11/ 9- 12/14/20 Price: Free.

TIX: 770.594.7974 https://www.mosingers.com SHAWN BARKER: THE MAN IN BLACK 11/13/20 Price: $34-$45 Buford Community Center Theatre 2200 Buford Hwy NE, Buford TIX: 770-945-6762 bufordcommunitycenter.com THIRD COAST PERCUSSION - VIRTUAL 11/13/20 Price: Free!

Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta Arts At Emory arts.emory.edu

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GEORGIA’S HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS 11/27 - 12 31/20 Price: Free Multi Organization Collaboration Daily Performance Site: holidays. georgiasymphony.org 40TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY CONCERT 12/4/20 Voices of Note - Atlanta Gay Men’s Chorus https://www.voicesofnote.org/agmc CHRISTMAS WITH ATLANTA MASTER CHORALE – VIRTUALLY! 12/11/20 @7:30 pm, Price: Free Our Virtual Concert Hall http://www.YouTube.com/AtlantaMasterChorale http://www.AtlantaMasterChorale.org A CHRISTMAS BLEND 12/17/20 Voices of Note - Atlanta Women’s Chorus https://www.voicesofnote.org/awc SKYLIGHT GALLERY CONCERT SERIES, Wanda Tang Temko, voice & Dr. Brent Runnels, piano 1/17/21, 4 pm, Price: Free Oglethorpe University https://connect.oglethorpe.edu

DANCE FERST CENTER FOR THE ARTS AT GEORGIA TECH 349 Ferst Dr NW, Atlanta TIX#: 404.894.9600 arts.gatech.edu THRESHOLD KSU COLLEGE OF THE ARTS. DEPARTMENT OF DANCE 11/12-15 /20 Price: Free KSU College of the Arts, ArtsKSU Virtual https://arts.kennesaw.edu/concerts-and-events/ box-office.php https://arts.kennesaw.edu/concerts-and-events/ index.php 470-578-6650

ATLANTA BALLET Nutcracker Virtual Experience 2020 11/26 -12/25/20 atlantaballet.com THE NUTCRACKER 11/27-11/28/20 Price $25 Northeast Atlanta Ballet Infinite Energy Center 6400 Sugarloaf Pkwy, Duluth TIX: 770-626-2464 infiniteenergycenter.com THE NUTCRACKER 11/27 –12/6/20 Price: $40 Roswell Dance Theatre Livestream /Tolbert Yilmaz School of Dance TIX: 770-998-0259 www.RoswellNutcracker.com THE NUTCRACKER DRIVE-IN MOVIE EXPERIENCE 12/2-12/6/20 $100-$150 Atlanta Ballet Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy, Atlanta TIX: 770-916-2800 cobbenergycentre.com ATLANTA DANCE THEATRE The Nutcracker, Live and Live stream 12/11-12 @ 7:30 pm, 12-13 @ 2 pm Price: $30 Live & $60 Virtual Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 ForrestSt, Roswell, 770-594-6232 TIX: https://www.atlantadancetheatre.org THE GEORGIA BALLET PRESENTS THE NUTCRACKER “A DRIVE-IN EXPERIENCE” 12/11 - 13/20 7 pm Price: $75.00 per vehicle Aviation History & Technology Center 555 Perrin Road Marietta www.georgiaballet.org/drive-in-experience

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ATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDE HOLIDAY THE NUTCRACKER 12/18-20/20 Gwinnett Ballet Theatre Infinite Energy Center 6400 Sugarloaf Pkwy, Duluth 770-237-0046 infiniteenergycenter.com Virtual Site Weblink: www.gwinnettballet.org

Sat.10:00 am – 4:00 pm 770.623.6002 https://thehudgens.org KSU COLLEGE OF THE ARTS SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN EVENTS A PECULIAR PROXIMITY TO SPIRITUAL MYSTERIES & IT’S YOUR WORLD FOR THE MOMENT NOW through Dec 6 Price: Free KSU College of the Arts ArtsKSU Virtual https://arts.kennesaw.edu/concerts-and-events/ box-office.php https://arts.kennesaw.edu/concerts-and-events/ index.php 470-578-6650

EXHIBITIONS, DANCE PHOTOGRAPHY OF RICHARD CALMES Promenade Gallery Hudgens Center for the Arts 6400 Sugarloaf Pkwy #300, Duluth, GA 30097 11/14/20 – 1/28/21 Tues. - Fri. 10:00 am – 5 pm

Gwinnett Ballet Theatre, Nutcracker, Photo by Richard Calmes

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