Atlanta ShowGuide Summer 2015

Summer 2015

Greater Atlanta’s Performing Arts Magazine On the Cover:

Alliance Theatre, 2015 Production Tuck Everlasting, Photo by Greg Mooney

Artistry of Master Photographer Greg Mooney Creative Process: Art Beat: Atlanta Shakespeare Tavern Carries the Bard’s Torch A Courageous Season at The Outfit Exploring Atlanta’s Public Art

By Kimberly Harbrecht, Atlanta Planit

Audition with the Award-Winning Atlanta Master Chorale

Come Out and Play!

There’s Plenty to Do During the Dog Days in Decatur

ArtsBridge Foundation: Creating the Future Through Arts Education

Summertime Blues

by Jenn McEwen

Alliance Theatre Kicks Off Its 2015-16 Season with One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

ShowGuide Spotlights • Performance Guide July – August 2015 Dance Classes & Workshops Guide

National Black Arts Festival Presents 27th Season and Shines Spotlight on Dance Callanwolde Outdoor Summer Concert Series: Jazz on the Lawn

“Party Girls”, Bull Durham Photo by Greg Mooney

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Artistry of Master Photographer Greg Mooney

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Creative Process: Art Beat: Atlanta Shakespeare Tavern Carries the Bard’s Torch for Atlanta Audiences

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A Courageous Season at The Outfit

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Audition with the Award-Winning Atlanta Master Chorale

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ArtsBridge Foundation: Creating the Future Through Arts Education

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Alliance Theatre will Produce the Classic Drama, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, to Kick-off Its 2015-16 Season

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Come Out and Play! There’s Plenty to Do During the Dog Days in Decatur

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Summertime Blues by Jenn McEwen

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Callanwolde Outdoor Summer Concert Series: Jazz on the Lawn

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Exploring Atlanta’s Public Art

By Kimberly Harbrecht, Atlanta Planit

National Black Arts Festival Presents 27th Season and Shines Spotlight on Dance

ShowGuide Spotlights Performance Guide July – August 2015 Dance Classes & Workshops Guide

ShowGuide Venues Performance guide courtesy of atlantaplanit.com

ARTISTRY OF MASTER PHOTOGRAPHER Greg Mooney I Shoot, Therefore I am

By Greg Mooney

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am happiest with a camera in my hand, I really don’t like sitting in the office. I started photography as a child at about 6 years old.

My parents had been given a 35mm Kodak camera as a wedding present and I wanted to see what made it work. So I took it apart with a hammer and a screwdriver. They weren’t very happy and the camera wasn’t happy, it never worked again, and my parents made certain I wasn’t very happy, but I never stopped doing photography from there.

Next time I was allowed to use a camera I was downgraded to a Kodak Instamatic! I was 7 or 8 years old and at dawn a star or a planet, would rise over the horizon each morning for only a few minutes, and it was visible through my bedroom window. So I grabbed the Instamatic, braced it against the window sash to steady it, and shot 2 frames. I thought it was gorgeous and I kept it for years! However to this day my sister will tell you it was a beacon light on a new radio tower… I don’t think so.

While in Collage I was asked to photograph the schools new performance of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Nights Dream”.

And it was love at first click! I had to push the B&W film to 3200 ISO, shoot with the fastest lens’s I had, tiptoe in and around chairs and the director. Anticipate actions and moments of emotion onstage and capture all of it, in a Shrek The Musical

Alliance Theater 2014 Production, Steel Magnolias

single frame. And with this one image, move or convey the audience’s emotions with it.

Which is what I do with the Alliance Theatre when I capture their Theatre Stills and Advertising images. A play like “Jesus Christ Superstar: Gospel” was filled with incredibly powerful and emotions scenes for the entire cast. And we the audience know the story, however when the lepers surround Jesus we were able to see their desperation and his tired frustration. And when you capture that frame and record that perfect moment time really does stands still, and you know you have something, sometimes you don’t know how good the image is but you know you got it, you just know. You can go home now, its not going to get any better than that.

But I never do stop…

For more Greg Mooney go to www.

Atlantaphotographers.com or www.gmooney. com or contact Greg at 770 433 8584 Gmooney@ AtlantaPhotographers.com Tuck Everlasting

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CREATIVE PROCESS:

Art Beat: Atlanta Shakespeare Tavern Carries the Bard’s Torch for Atlanta Audiences

By Holley Calmes

tons of music, an evil duke, banished heroes, a wrestling match, a fantastic clown. And in tlanta theatre patrons will be rethe middle of it all is Shakespeare’s greatest warded this summer with laughter comedic role, written for a woman.” and drama that has survived on its The woman playing the coveted role of enduring humanity for five centuries. The Rosalind is Dani Herd. Dani came to a ShakeAtlanta Shakespeare Company, performing at speare Summer Intensive for Teens. Watkins the Atlanta Shakespeare Tavern in downtown first impression of her was, in his words, Atlanta, has ensured that the experience is “WOW. That’s all I could think.” not only entertaining but genuine in the literal “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” follows sense of the word. from July 17 – August 2, and then audiences The Tavern’s creator and artistic director are treated to 90 minutes of “a comic romp Jeff Watkins believes that Shakespeare speaks through Shakespeare’s entire canon” utilizing 3 most clearly from very funny actors. his own place and “The Complete time. Patrons to Works of Wilthe Tavern will liam Shakespeare find Shakespeare (Abridged)” runs on his own terms from August 7 to through what August 23. “I have Watkins calls to say, this is one “Original Pracsilly piece of thetice.” atre,” laughs Wat“Each play kins, “but we do it is produced and every year because The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), 2015 Production, Starring Ralph del Rosario, Vinnie Mascola, performed as it it’s so much fun.”

Adam King, Photo by Jeff Watkins was originally “It’s also a staged in its own time, resulting in modern au- great way to experience the Shakespeare Tavdiences experiencing theatre in a manner con- ern Playhouse for the first time, and you don’t sistent with its creator’s original intent,” states have to know anything about Shakespeare.

Watkins. Not only do theatre-goers have this But, the more you know, the funnier it is.” “original experience to view,” but the theatre “Pericles, Prince of Tyre” rounds out the itself is designed to replicate a 16th century summer, being performed from August 28 vibe. “It is a place to eat, drink, and nourish the through September 6. soul, a place where actors and audiences alike Atlanta might be down to one resident can directly experience the works of ShakeShakespeare theatre company, but the bard’s speare and other great playwrights.” torch is being carried with authenticity, humor This summer’s fare includes “As You Like and passion. And the flame is burning brightly.

It” which runs June 19 through July 12. “This play has everything!” says Watkins. “There’s

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A COURAGEOUS SEASON AT THE OUTFIT

by Clifton Guterman

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heatrical Outfit’s soul-stirring 20152016 Season of Courage will transport audiences around the globe and back in time. Kicking off the thrill-ride is the Tony-winning Memphis, a co-production with Aurora Theatre, following the forbidden love of a white DJ who falls for R&B music and a black singer chasing stardom in the smoky clubs of Tennessee in the 1950s.

The Outfit’s leg of Memphis runs September 10-20, 2016 at the Rialto Center downtown.

Next, audiences will enter the mind of R. Buckminster Fuller, one of the 20th Century’s brightest visionaries and inventor of the geodesic dome, via a one-man show blending multimedia, poetry and humor. R. Buckminster Fuller: The History (and Mystery) of the Universe stars The Outfit’s luminary leader, Tom Key, and runs at the company’s Balzer Theater downtown October 1-25, 2016.

During the holidays, patrons may sail the seas with plucky Sara Crewe as she moves from colonial Africa to Victorian London and relies on her inner-royalty to face adversity. A Little Princess is a spunky family musical full of African music, dance and exotic locales based on Frances Hodgson Burnett’s novel, and it runs at The Balzer Theater December 3-27, 2015. The Outfit then presents Moxie, a world premiere (and Alliance Theatre Reiser Lab winner) written by Outfit Artistic Associates Lane Carlock and Brian Kurlander.

As a handmade book journeys across continents, all who touch it contribute to its enchanting and mystical force. Moxie runs January 28-February 21, 2016 at the Balzer Theater. Lastly, audiences will journey deep into the hearts of a Southern mother and daughter vacationing in sunshine-filled Tuscany in 1953 in the romantic musical The

Light in the Piazza. Adapted from the novella

by Elizabeth Spencer with a score by Adam Guettel (grandson of composer Richard Rogers), this winner of six Tonys masterfully illuminates themes of sacrifice, destiny and the effervescence of first love. The Light in the Piazza runs April 14-May 15, 2016 at the Balzer Theater.

From Tony-winning musicals to a oneman show to a family-friendly holiday piece to a world premiere, Theatrical Outfit’s Season of Courage 2015-2016 truly offers something for everyone.

Visit www.theatricaloutfit.org for more information and tickets.

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Exploring Atlanta’s Public Art

By Kimberly Harbrecht, AtlantaPlanIt.com

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t’s easy to miss a mural on the side of a building or a sculpture on a street corner when you’re driving along Atlanta’s busy streets, but public art is one of Atlanta’s not-tobe-missed hidden gems.

Over the past year, AtlantaPlanIt.com has mapped public art throughout the city, from modern murals to historic sculptures.

Now available in the Atlanta PlanIt app, the map pinpoints the locations of these murals, sculptures and installations that give this city character. But before you explore by foot, bike or car, take a moment to read up on the various art.

Murals are one of the most recognizable pieces of public art in Atlanta thanks to programs like Living Walls, which brings in artists from around the world to create murals

Mural by 3ttman – for Living Walls

Mural by Tilt – for ELEVATE

throughout the city. To date, they’ve worked with nearly 100 artists to create approximately 100 murals.

But Atlanta’s murals go beyond official programs and artist commissions. The Krog Street Tunnel is arguably the area’s best known place for street art. Graffiti and street artists alike use it as a canvas, albeit illegally, to showcase their work or make a statement about current events. This keeps the art constantly in flux, so each drive through is a different experience.

Much of Atlanta’s public art also has strong ties with the land’s history. Art on the BeltLine builds upon the area’s railway corridor past with the Eastside Trail installation “Railroad Workers,” which uses discarded railroad parts from the BeltLine itself. And at Atlantic Station, one of the original smokestacks from the Atlantic Steel mill is permanently displayed in Foundry Park.

Public art can also be interactive and can encourage a hands-on experience from passers-by.“Rockspinner” is a 22,000-pound boulder mounted on a spinning platform at the corner of 10th and Peachtree streets, and “Musical Playscapes” at Coan Park puts a musical twist on a children’s playground.

Atlanta has hundreds more pieces of public art to discover. So next time you’re stuck in traffic or biking the BeltLine, take a look around to see what art may be nearby.

Want more? Download the Atlanta PlanIt iPhone App for the Public Art Map! AtlantaPlanIt. com Mural by Neuzz – for Living Walls

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July 7 - August 2, 2015 Southwest Arts Center

*Written & Directed by Kevin Ramsey*

This roof-raising show is a foot-stomping, multi-media musical celebration, which thrills audiences with storytellers’ accounts of how a small Midwest town changed the landscape of American music, and ushered in the sound of the early 20th century, a sound that still reverberates today. $10 off tickets w/ promo code: BLUES

Tickets: 1-877-725-8849 or www.TrueColorsTheatre.org October 27 - November 22, 2015 Southwest Arts Center

*Directed by Jasmine Guy*

In the days leading up to one of Cassius Clay’s most anticipated fights, the heavyweight boxing champion forms an unlikely friendship with the controversial Hollywood star Stepin Fetchit. Fetch Clay, Make Man explores the improbable bond that forms between two drastically different and influential cultural icons. $15 tickets to select performances w/ code: EARLYHALF Expires 9/11/2015

A new book of breathtaking dance photography by Richard Calmes.

Four years after the publication of his first book, “Dance Magic,” Richard Calmes has produced a third work of stunning visual art. 136 full color, full page images are printed on premium gloss paper. The book is organized as a series of 2 page spreads, containing one image which focuses on a dancer’s “Lines” and an image that is a “Leap.”

Images are paired so that there is a common relationship and beauty between the two.

Preview the book by visiting: www.blurb.com/books/5253167-lines-and-leaps Order “LINES and Leaps”: www.blurb.com/b/5253167-lines-and-leaps “The Dance Magic of Richard Calmes” is currently on view as a solo exhibition at The National Museum of Dance, Saratoga Springs, NY.

Audition with the Award-Winning Atlanta Master Chorale

By Jamie Clements

Each member of Atlanta Master Chorale brings a wealth of experience, both musical and professional, to the stage, resulting in a wonderfully well-rounded rehearsal and performance experience. The Chorale roster includes teachers, attorneys, engineers, scientists, business people, students and stayat-home parents, and sees many members staying in the organization for over a decade.

With most performances either at capacity or near sell-out in the beautiful 740-seat Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, there are few community choirs in the country that offer such a professional singing experience for its volunteer singers. The organization works overtime to ensure its singers enjoy the Atlanta Master Chorale experience as much as our remarkable audience.

Long thought to be a rigorous rehearsal and performance season, the Chorale’s schedule has been honed over the last three decades to include only weekly Tuesday night rehearsals from late August through May, and five main concerts occurring in October, December, January, March, and May. Our singers have some of the most demanding professions in Atlanta, but each finds the consolidated schedule both rewarding and workable with their busy lives.

Auditions for the 15-16 Season are scheduled for August 11 & 13 at the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts.

For more information on auditions, send an email of inquiry to info@AtlantaMasterChorale. org, or fill out the form on our website: www.

AtlantaMasterChorale.org

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N THE 30 years since its humble beginnings, the Atlanta Master Chorale has performed hundreds of concerts in and around the Southeast, becoming a standout in the crowded Atlanta choir scene. Winning back-to-back national awards for performing excellence and board governance from Chorus America and Board Source in the last two seasons, the 50-member choir is now setting its sights on even higher standards for concerts, recordings and community engagement.

Atlanta Master Chorale’s 15-16 Season includes music from around the globe, holiday classics, masterful works by Martin and Palestrina, and an incredibly bold community partnership with the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center to present a concert completely devoted to awareness and research advocacy for one of life’s most devastating diseases.

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ArtsBridge Foundation:

Creating the Future Through Arts Education

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tudies have proven that early exposure to the arts can improve academic achievement while enhancing test scores, social skills, critical thinking and problem-solving.

Arts programs motivate students to learn, excite young minds, bridge cultural barriers and most importantly, give students a chance to explore their talents and abilities.

ArtsBridge Foundation, the arts education outreach arm of Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, provides quality arts education programs designed to engage, motivate and elevate the next generation of artists and arts supporters, filling a critical need many schools no longer provide.

Since 2007, more than 280,000 students and educators from 30 counties in Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee and South Carolina have experienced the arts through ArtsBridge programs.

Built in collaboration with leading national arts organizations, ArtsBridge offers Field Trips to Cobb Energy Centre, exposing students to high-quality, educational performances. This past season, over 22,000 students from 200 schools attended performances by the Atlanta Ballet, The Atlanta Opera, Kennesaw State University’s College of the Arts and Peking Acrobats, to name a few.

In April of each year, ArtsBridge produces

the Georgia High School Musical Theater Awards — The Shuler Hensley Awards, named after Tony Award winning performer, Shuler Hensley.

Patterned after Broadway’s Tony Awards, the adjudicated event celebrates excellence in high school musical theater. Last year, 50 schools representing 21 Georgia counties competed for the coveted awards. The eighth annual Shuler Awards will take place on April 21, 2016.

Paving the way for students to experience, learn and benefit from the positive power of the arts, ArtsBridge offers Master Classes and Educational Experiences, focusing on skill and talent development. “As a former student of the arts, I know, first-hand how early introduction to the arts can promote teamwork, discipline and a strong work ethic in children from Pre-K through college,” said Natalie Barrow, director of arts education and community outreach for the Foundation.

ArtsBridge believes all students deserve access to the arts, regardless of their ability to pay. “Adopt-A-School”, a newly developed financial aid program funded by donors, provides admission and transportation subsidies to students and schools in need.

For more information, visit ArtsBridgeGA.org.

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Alliance Theatre will Produce the Classic Drama, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, to Kick-off Its 2015-16 Season

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his September the Alliance Theatre will present the powerful American drama One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Based on the novel by Ken Kesey that inspired the Oscar Award-winning film, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest explores the beauty and danger of being a free spirit in a closed system.

In One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Randle McMurphy charms his way onto Anne Marie Gideon a psych ward thinking it the easy way to serve out a six month prison term. There he encounters Nurse Ratched, a disciplined and extremely focused agent of authority. Randle Joe Knezevich uses his charisma and humor to breathe life into the ward and lead the other patients into open rebellion.

But McMurphy’s revolution against Nurse Ratched and Neal Ghant everything she stands for quickly turns from sport to a fierce power struggle with shattering results.

The Alliance’s production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Tess Malis Kincaid Nest will feature an

all-star Atlanta cast including: Thomas Neal Antwon Ghant (A Christmas Carol, Blues for an Alabama Sky) as Randle McMurphy, Tess Malis Kincaid (Broke, August: Osage County) as Nurse Ratched, David de Vries (A Christmas Carol, Carapace) as Dr. Spivey, Chris Kayser (A Christmas Carol, August: Osage County) as Ruckly, Richard Garner (August: Osage County), Ann Marie Gideon Bethany Lind (Edward Foote, The Geller Girls) as Nurse Flinn, Bethany Ann Lind (Edward Foote, Carapace) as Candy Starr, Joe Knezevich (A Christmas Carol, August: Osage County) as Cheswick, and David de Vries more. This play will be directed by Susan V. Booth, Jennings Hertz Artistic Director of the Alliance Theatre.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest will Chris Kayser run on the Alliance Stage from September 2 – 20, 2015. For tickets and additional casting information, visit www. alliancetheatre.org/ cuckoo or call the box office at 404.733.5000.

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DSO Pops with Libby Whittemore Friday, July 17, 2015 • 8:00 PM Photo: BreeAnne Clowdus

One of Atlanta’s and the DSO’s most popular performers is back! Libby Whittemore will perform cabaret standards and other audience favorites accompanied by the Robert Strickland Trio as well as the DSO. This concert is sure to sell out so buy your tickets now!

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Come Out and Play!

There’s Plenty to Do During the Dog Days in Decatur

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eat the heat — or lean into it — in the wonderfully Church St. Shopping walkable City of Decatur — your trendy “indie” hub just six miles east of downtown Atlanta. The city’s four square miles are jam-packed with 200+ locally owned shops, services, and destination dining spots to explore.

Enjoy seasonal shopping, al fresco dining, and energetic events all summer long. Want to amp it up? Just add water! Mark your calendar for Slide the City — an all-new one-day-only super slide coming to downtown Decatur July 25. Splash your way down West Ponce de Leon Avenue on a 1,000-ft. water slide starting near the square. Event and ticket information at decaturdba.com.

Find inspiration for weekend stay-cations and nights out on the town at the Decatur Visitors Center, 113 Clairemont Ave. Get the big picture with the Shopping, Dining, and Services Guide. Pick up a go-local itinerary to use as a pocket-sized tour guide!

In the mood to shop? Start at Little Shop of Stories, an award-winning bookstore for kids and grown-ups alike. Shop and strut around the square to HomeGrown, Collage, Squash Blossom, Sq/Ft, Trinity Mercantile, and the all-new Très Jolie Boutique. Stretch

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your legs down West Ponce towards Cook’s Warehouse, Splash of Olive, Boogaloos, and The 17 Steps. Find goods for runners and crawlers at Fleet Feet Sports and Feather Baby respectively. Don’t miss special treats — dog treats, that is — at Furry Tails or Corrina’s Corner and Taj Ma Hound in Oakhurst.

Get pampered at Fabu Face Spa, Jazmin Spa, and Natural Body. Try a trim from Terra Mater or Meldora hair salons.

With Decatur’s 80+ standout eateries, it’s a shame there are only so many meals in the day. For a casual bite try Pastries A Go Go, Mezcalito’s, Thinking Man Tavern, or Avellino’s Pizza. Go global at Chai Pani, Arepa Mia, Makan, or Colbeh Persian Kitchen. Book a table at Kimball House, Cakes & Ale, No. 246, the Iberian Pig, or Parker’s on Ponce. You can’t go wrong.

A quick ride on MARTA to the Decatur station at our downtown square lets you access it all!

Learn more on visitdecaturgeorgia.com. Or stop by the Visitors Center at 113 Clairemont Ave. for a warm welcome.

JULY-SEPTEMBER 2015 This summer the National Black Arts Festival (NBAF) continues its 27-year tradition of offering stellar artistic and educational programs in music, dance, film, visual arts, theater and literary arts and of attracting audiences and participants from the region and around the world to Atlanta. The season launches in mid-July with programming through mid-September that spotlights dance and the dancers, choreographers and dance companies – the luminaries and trailblazers – who shaped and defined the discipline.

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he blues. A musical form that originated in the deep south at the end of the 19th century, early blues frequently took the form of a loose narrative, often relating troubles within African American society. An art that is truly American, the blues has continued to influence culture and art, bringing us rock n roll, Kevin Ramsey Ma Rainey Photo by Paul Gregory R&B, and rap. Founded when most records were sold in furniture stores to promote the sales of the fruits.” So proclaimed Willie Dixon, blues phonographs, Paramount Records, eventually composer, famed recording-session maestro, made this genre mainstream. Offering a wide bass man, and an early bridge between the range of music, Paramount Records became blues and rock ‘n’ roll. most known for its “race records”. The label This thought is brought to life in the untold story of Paramount Records, Chasin’ Dem Blues.

This roof-raising show is a foot-stomping, multi-media musical celebration, which thrills audiences with storytellers’ accounts of how a small Midwest town changed the landscape of American music, and ushered in the sound of the early 20th century, a sound that still reverberates today. Written and Directed by Kevin Ramsey, Chasin Dem Blues: featured blues artists that transformed the The Untold Story of Paramount Records is genre, including Ma Rainey, Ida Cox, and Blind running from July 10th through August 2nd at the Lemon Jefferson.

Southwest Arts Center. Tickets and Information can “Blues is the roots, everything else is be found at www.truecolorstheatre.org.

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BEYOND THE STUDIO

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At Galloway, students (age 3 through grade 12) are inspired to push beyond intellectual boundaries, to embrace new challenges, and to discover more about themselves and the world around them.

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NATIONAL BLACK ARTS FESTIVAL Presents 27th Season and Shines Spotlight on Dance

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his summer, the National Black Arts Festival (NBAF) continues its 27-year tradition of offering stellar artistic and educational programs in music, dance, film, visual arts, theater and literary arts and of attracting audiences and participants from the region and around the world to Atlanta. The season launches in mid-July with programming through mid-September that spotlights dance and the dancers, choreographers and dance companies — the luminaries and trailblazers — who shaped and defined the discipline.

“NBAF has an extraordinary cultural legacy that we continue to build on,” said executive director Grace C. Stanislaus, who assumed the helm in October 2014.“What’s new is that we’ve evolved over the years into a three-month season with incredible activities and programs taking place throughout the city.”

The NBAF lineup this summer includes exciting dance performances and workshops from established talents such as Savion Glover, Step Afrika! and Ronald K. Brown. There will be a new commissioned work by The Manzari Brothers, the young tapping duo who are protégés of Maurice Hines; a Gallery Hop melding visual arts and dance into a seamless experience; a film series titled “Representing Us: Black Dance in Film” and a day-

long symposium focused on dance across the African Diaspora. Additionally, NBAF partners with Youth Speaks to welcome the 18th Annual Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival.

The new direction and format of spotlighting one discipline and offering an extended program season was initiated in early 2014, and this year’s program season was developed in concert with dance and film historians, scholars and practitioners within and outside of the region. As in the past, partnerships, alliances and engagement with a broad base of cultural and educational organizations has been key.

“We’re deeply appreciative of the partnership with Professor Thomas F. DeFrantz, a scholar, artist and author on Black dance and Chair of the African and African American Studies department at Duke University, who worked closely with me in shaping the program season and has organized an incredible symposium on dance that is seminal to the field,” said Stanislaus.

For the past 27 years, NBAF has led the way in presenting and celebrating worldclass artists from within and outside of Atlanta and in nurturing the creativity of children at every age.

This summer, NBAF continues its tradition to educate, enrich and entertain!

Prof. Thomas DeFrantz

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Callanwolde Outdoor Summer Concert Series: Jazz on the Lawn

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e invite you to experience Callanwolde’s 27,000 square foot Tudor Revival mansion located on 12 acres in the beautiful Druid Hills neighborhood of Atlanta and listed on the national register of historic places. See how the Candler family of CocaCola fame lived.

Built in 1920 by Coca-Cola heir Charles Howard Candler, Callanwolde was saved from demolition in 1971 by the citizens of DeKalb County. The original estate encompassed 27 acres and included the 27,000 square foot Tudor Revival style mansion, a gardener’s cottage, a four-car garage with servant’s quarters, a swimming pool with pool house, six tennis courts, two large greenhouses, livestock barns, extensive vegetable and flower gardens, and a wide variety of native shrubs and trees as well as fruit and nut trees.

Today Callanwolde serves as a unique arts center and hub of cultural activity for the entire metropolitan Atlanta area. Callanwolde offers nearly two hundred classes for all ages visual, literary and performing arts.

Private music lessons are available for any instrument and music recording lessons for any skill level. Also, join us for a wide range of events that happen on the estate. Christmas

at Callanwolde, Halloween Night on Callanwolde Mountain, The Callanwolde Arts Festival and so much more! The mansion is host to hundreds of weddings and event rentals each year.

Callanwolde’s professional team looks forward to working with you to create the special event or wedding of your dreams.

This summer: Callanwolde’s Jazz on the Lawn showcases a lineup of Atlanta’s finest jazz treasures performing a mix of classic and contemporary jazz, swing, fusion, smooth and blues, in a perfect setting for summer outdoor concerts.

Surrounded by the natural beauty of Callanwolde’s grounds it’s a great way to join friends, unwind and listen to an evening of live music. Guests are invited to bring a blanket and a picnic and enjoy these special concerts in the Callanwolde Amphitheater.

• Friday, June 12: Karla Harris Sings the Dave & Iola Brubeck Songbook with the Ted Howe Trio • Friday, June 26: Joe Gransden • Friday, July 10: Richard Alan Smith • Friday, July 24: Theresa Hightower • Friday, August 7: Gwen Hughes For more information please contact us at, www.callanwolde.org , or (404) 872-5338

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ATLANTA SHOWGUIDE SPOTLIGHTS Alliance Theatre will produce A Steady Rain on the Hertz Stage A Steady Rain is a harrowing and intimate story of two Chicago policemen pushing their moral boundaries to the breaking point.

Sharing a squad car, the two men bond together against an increasingly violent and deeply troubling inner city. From playwright Keith Huff, a writer and producer of AMC’s Mad Men and the NetFlix series House of Cards, A Steady Rain is directed by Steppenwolf Theatre Company Co-Founder Jeff Perry, from the hit TV series Scandal. Sept, 18 – Oct. 11, 2015. For tickets and info, visit alliancetheatre. org/rain.

Pericles), teaching our Shakespeare Intensive for Teens Acting Program and our Superheroes Shakespeare Camp for the little ones, it is literally all fun and games at The Shakespeare

Tavern Playhouse this summer. Our main stage will be full of fairies, woods, confused lovers, and epic stories swirling around at night, while during the day we’ve got swarms of tweens, teens and toddlers speaking Shakespeare. It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Join us for all of it!

Come to Decatur When the Curtain Falls Slip into something comfortable! . . . A cozy table for two at Café Alsace, a booth at the Brick Store Pub for you and your besties, or the legendary Eddie’s Attic for a jam session.

Sip couture cocktails and sample oysters at the Kimball House. Make the scene at Paper Plane, Decatur’s after-hours speakeasy. With 80+ restaurants, pubs and cafés within its city limits, Decatur has a well-earned reputation as a dining destination. Check out mobile-

2015 Delta Classic Chastain The 2015 Delta Classic Chastain season has kicked off and the lineup is full of favorites from yesterday and today. Funnyman “Weird Al” Yankovic brings The Mandatory World Tour on June 20 for an evening of laughs. Superstar Idina Menzel will perform on July 24, bringing broadway favorites along with her smash hit “Let It Go” from Disney’s Frozen. R&B star

Keith Sweat brings After 7, Troop and Shai to Delta Classic Chastain on July 24 for a night of rhythm and soul. Tickets for these and many other great shows are on sale now at Ticketmaster. For more information, please visit www.deltaclassicchastain.com. friendlydecaturrestaurant-tour.com for a series of tasty video tours of local restaurants favored by critics as well as Decatur residents.

See a complete listing of Decatur’s eateries at visitdecaturgeorgia.com.

All Fun and Games at The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse With putting on four comedies (As You Like It, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) and

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ATLANTA SHOWGUIDE SPOTLIGHTS Atlanta Lyric Theatre Announces 2015-16 Season Atlanta Lyric Theatre is pleased to announce its upcoming 2015-16 season of musicals at the Jennie T. Anderson Theatre. With five fantastic shows — Broadway’s timeless classic Peter Pan, Mel Brooks’ hilarious Young Frankenstein, the raucous The Full Monty, the sensational story of Dreamgirls, and the greatest musical drama of our time West Side Story –– we look forward to delivering an unforgettable theatrical experiences to our patrons! Additionally, The Lyric will present the musical Cats at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center in July. Cats is not part of the season subscription package. For information and sales, contact 404-377-9948 or visit www.

AtlantaLyric.com.

Serenbe Playhouse, A Season of Transformation!

Season 6, A Season of Transformation, continues this summer with three tales of true metamorphosis. The Secret Garden — staged in a brand new English garden — tells the tale of Mary Lennox as she learns the healing power of nature. A Streetcar Named Desire will come to life in a whole new light starring film and television’s Matt Davis. Eva Peron takes center stage in the summer’s most anticipated show — Evita. Join the Playhouse team under the stars for a summer of unforgettable theatre.

For more info go to www. serenbeplayhouse.com Heating it up at The Earl Smith Strand Theatre this Summer Get ready, cause here we come! The Earl Smith Strand Theatre is turning up the heat in July with The Motown Sound, the theatre’s fifth annual music revue paying homage to the influential genre that changed American music. Featuring your favorite Motown hits brought to life by electrifying performers and show-stopping dance numbers, this show will have you dancing in the aisles!

Shows sell out fast, so call the Box Office at (770) 293-0080 for tickets or order online at http://www.earlsmithstrand.org. The Motown Sound will run July 3-26, Friday & Saturday nights at 8PM, Sunday matinees at 3PM.

Inspiration Lives Here Celebrating our first anniversary in downtown Atlanta, the Center for Civil and Human Rights connects the American Civil Rights Movement to modern Global Human Rights Movements. Highlights include the interactive lunch counter experience; the “Who Like Me?” responsive touch screen mirrors;

and the “Voice to the Voiceless” gallery which displays artifacts from the Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection. The Center is conveniently located on Pemberton Place next to the World of Coca-Cola and Georgia Aquarium. For ticket information visit www. civilandhumanrights.org. Get social on Facebook and Twitter (@Ctr4CHR).

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ATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDE SUMMER KIDS SHOWS

KNUFFLE BUNNY: A CAUTIONARY MUSICAL 5/27/2015 - 6/21/2015 Price: $8 to $15 Alliance Theatre 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-733-5000 alliancetheatre.org

ROSWELL SUMMER PUPPET SERIES: THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES 7/13/2015 – 7/18/2015 Price: $5 Roswell Cultural Arts Center 950 Forest St., Roswell TIX: 770-594-6232 roswellgov.com

THE SECRET GARDEN 5/29/2015 – 8/2/2015 Price: $10 to $20 Serenbe Playhouse 9110 Selborne Lane, Chattahoochee Hills TIX: 770-463-1110 serenbeplayhouse.com

THE RELUCTANT DRAGON 7/28/2015 – 8/9/2015 Price: $16.50 Center for Puppetry Arts 1404 Spring St. NW, Atlanta TIX: 404-873-3391 puppet.org

CLICK, CLACK, MOO: COWS THAT TYPE 6/9/2015 – 7/26/2015 Price: $16.50 Center for Puppetry Arts 1404 Spring St. NW, Atlanta TIX: 404-873-3391 puppet.org ROSWELL SUMMER PUPPET SERIES: BILLY GOATS GRUFF AND OTHER STUFF 6/22/2015 – 6/27/2015 Price: $5 Roswell Cultural Arts Center 950 Forest St., Roswell TIX: 770-594-6232 roswellgov.com ROSWELL SUMMER PUPPET SERIES: THE PRINCESS AND THE PEA, Y’ALL 6/29/2015 – 7/3/2015 Price: $5 Roswell Cultural Arts Center 950 Forest St., Roswell TIX: 770-594-6232 roswellgov.com ROSWELL SUMMER PUPPET SERIES: ANIMALIA 7/6/2015 – 7/11/2015 Price: $5 Roswell Cultural Arts Center 950 Forest St., Roswell TIX: 770-594-6232 roswellgov.com DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID 7/8-7/19, 2015 Prices (range):$35-$69 Alabama Shakespeare Festival, One Festival Dr. Montgomery, AL TIX: 1-800-841-4273 or 334-271-5353 www.asf.net

THEATRE SHOWS VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE 5/15/2015 - 6/28/2015 Price: $25 to $35 Horizon Theatre Company 1083 Austin Ave. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-584-7450 horizontheatre.com AVENUE Q 6/11/2015 – 7/12/2015 Price: $25 to $40 Horizon Theatre at Conant Performing Arts Center 4484 Peachtree Rd. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-523-1477 horizontheatre.com AS YOU LIKE IT 6/19/2015 – 7/12/2015 Price: $15 to $39 Atlanta Shakespeare Company at New American Shakespeare Tavern 499 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-874-5299 shakespearetavern.com HAWAII FIVE-UH-OH 7/7/2015 – 11/11/2015 Price: $70 Agatha’s-A Taste of Mystery 161 Peachtree Center Ave. Atlanta, GA 30303 TIX: 404-584-2255 agathas.com THE ADDAMS FAMILY 7/10/2015 – 8/1/2015 Price: $13 to $20 OnStage Atlanta, 2969 E Ponce de Leon Ave. Decatur TIX: 404-897-1802 onstageatlanta.com

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ATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDE SUMMER A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM 7/17/15 – 8/2/15 Price: $15 to $39 Atlanta Shakespeare Company 499 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-874-5299 shakespearetavern.com

MOTOWN THE MUSICAL 8/18/2015 – 8/23/2015 Price: $30 to $150 Broadway in Atlanta at The Fox Theatre 660 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-873-4300 broadwayinatlanta.com

THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) 8/7/15 – 8/23/15 Price: $15 to $39 Atlanta Shakespeare Company 499 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-874-5299 shakespearetavern.com

CONCERTS WEIRD AL YANKOVIC: THE MANDATORY WORLD TOUR 6/20/2015 Price: $39.50 to $89.50 Chastain Park Amphitheater 4469 Stella Dr., Atlanta TIX: 404-733-5012 classicchastain.com

MUSICAL THEATRE

DAVID GRAY WITH AMOS LEE 6/24/2015 Price: $19.50 to $99.50 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park 2200 Encore Pkwy., Alpharetta TIX: 404-733-5013 vzwamp.com

BARNUM 6/12/2015 - 6/28/2015 Price: $30 to $40 Atlanta Lyric Theatre at Jennie T. Anderson Theatre 548 South Marietta Pkwy., Marietta TIX: 404-377-9948 atlantalyrictheatre.com

JAZZ ON THE LAWN: JOE GRANSDEN 6/26/2015 Price: $20 to $25 Callanwolde Fine Arts Center 980 Briarcliff Rd. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-872-5338 callanwolde.org

THE MOTOWN SOUND 7/3/2015 – 7/26/2015 Price: $20 to $25 The Strand Theatre 117 North Park Square, Marietta TIX: 770-293-0080 earlsmithstrand.org CHASIN’ DEM BLUES 7/7/2015 – 8/2/2015 Price: $20 to $50 True Colors Theatre Company at Southwest Arts Center 915 New Hope Rd. SW, Atlanta TIX: 404-532-1901 truecolorstheatre.org

MEN IN THE MIRROR 6/27/2015 Price: $30 to $35 Atlanta Gay Men’s Chorus at Druid Hills Presbyterian Church 1026 Ponce De Leon Ave. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-320-1030 voicesofnote.org/agmc

RENT 7/8/2015 – 8/9/2015 Price: $20 to $45 Actor’s Express 887 W. Marietta St., Atlanta TIX: 404-875-1606 actors-express.com

JAZZ ON THE LAWN: RICHARD ALAN SMITH 7/10/2015 Price: $20 to $25 Callanwolde Fine Arts Center 980 Briarcliff Rd. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-872-5338 callanwolde.org

EVITA 7/23/2015 – 8/16/2015 Price: $30 to $35 Serenbe Playhouse 9110 Selborne Lane, Chattahoochee Hills TIX: 770-463-1110 serenbeplayhouse.com

JAZZ ON THE LAWN: JOE GRANSDEN 6/26/2015 Price: $20 to $25 Callanwolde Fine Arts Center 980 Briarcliff Rd. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-872-5338 callanwolde.org

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NATALIE COLE 6/26/2015 Price: $30 to $150 adv Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy., Atlanta TIX: 770-916-2800 cobbenergycentre.com

THE PIANO GUYS 8/8/2015 Price: $29.50 to $79.50 Chastain Park Amphitheater 4469 Stella Dr., Atlanta TIX: 404-733-5012 classicchastain.com

SUMMER POPS CONCERT WITH LIBBY WHITTEMORE 7/17/2015 Price: $15 to $30 DeKalb Symphony Orchestra at Georgia Perimeter College Cole Auditorium 555 N. Indian Creek Dr., Clarkston TIX: 678-891-3565 dekalbsymphony.org

THE GIPSY KINGS 8/14/2015 Price: $35.50 to $79.50 Chastain Park Amphitheater 4469 Stella Dr., Atlanta TIX: 404-733-5012 classicchastain.com

IDINA MENZEL 7/24/2015 Price: $35.50 to $105.50 Chastain Park Amphitheater 4469 Stella Dr., Atlanta TIX: 404-733-5012 classicchastain.com JAZZ ON THE LAWN: THERESA HIGHTOWER 7/24/2015 Price: $20 to $25 Callanwolde Fine Arts Center 980 Briarcliff Rd. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-872-5338 callanwolde.org KEITH SWEAT, AFTER 7 AND TROOP & SHAI. 7/25/2015 Price: $29.50 to $79.50 Chastain Park Amphitheater 4469 Stella Dr., Atlanta TIX: 404-733-5012 classicchastain.com TONY BENNETT & LADY GAGA 7/29/2015 Price: $48 to $150 Chastain Park Amphitheater 4469 Stella Dr., Atlanta TIX: 404-733-5012 classicchastain.com JAZZ ON THE LAWN: GWEN HUGHES 8/7/2015 Price: $20 to $25 Callanwolde Fine Arts Center 980 Briarcliff Rd. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-872-5338 callanwolde.org

SUNSET JAZZ 8/15/2015 Price: $25 to $79 Chastain Park Amphitheater 4469 Stella Dr., Atlanta TIX: 404-733-5012 classicchastain.com LYLE LOVETT & HIS LARGE BAND 8/21/2015 Price: $29.50 to $59.50 Chastain Park Amphitheater 4469 Stella Dr., Atlanta TIX: 404-733-5012 classicchastain.com AIR SUPPLY: THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR 8/22/2015 Price: $19.50 to $39.50 Chastain Park Amphitheater 4469 Stella Dr., Atlanta TIX: 404-733-5012 classicchastain.com UNDER THE SUN TOUR 8/26/2015 Price: $19.50 to $89.50 Chastain Park Amphitheater 4469 Stella Dr., Atlanta TIX: 404-733-5012 classicchastain.com BOYZ II MEN AND BELL-BIV-DEVOE 8/28/2015 Price: $35.50 to $59.50 Chastain Park Amphitheater 4469 Stella Dr., Atlanta TIX: 404-733-5012 classicchastain.com RICK SPRINGFIELD, LOVERBOY AND THE ROMANTICS 8/29/2015 Price: $29.50 to $49.50 Chastain Park Amphitheater 4469 Stella Dr., Atlanta TIX: 404-733-5012 classicchastain.com

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ATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDE SUMMER ARTSBRIDGE FOUNDATION GALA WITH A PERFORMANCE BY KRISTIN CHENOWETH 9/18 Prices (range): $300 (seat) - $3,000 (table) ArtsBridge Foundation, Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta TIX: 770-916-2805 www.artsbridgega.org

DANCE SALUTE TO MEN 6/28/2015 Price: $20 to $35 Giwayen Mata at Drew Charter School 300 E Lake Blvd., Atlanta TIX: 404-604-9364 giwayenmata.org

FESTIVALS SHOP, SIP, AND SPLASH IN DECATUR THIS SUMMER Slide the City July 25 1,000-ft water slide through the downtown square City of Decatur Visitors Center, 113 Clairemont Ave., Decatur 678-615-0915 VisitDecaturGeorgia.com 27TH NATIONAL BLACK ARTS FESTIVAL SEASON Mid-July through Mid-September, 2015 Various locations throughout greater Atlanta For more info contact www.nbaf.org

DANCE CLASSES & WORKSHOPS GUIDE BALLETHNIC ACADEMY OF DANCE 2587 Cheney Street East Point, GA 30344 Hours: Mon-Thurs 10:30 am- 9:00 pm; Friday 10:30 am- 5:00 pm; Saturday 9:00 am- 3:00 pm Classes: Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Jazz, Modern, African Age: 3 yrs -Adult Experience: All levels www.ballethnic.org, 404-762-1416

THE SUMMER INTENSIVE - ROSWELL DANCE THEATRE June 8-11, June 22-25, and July 20-23 , 9:00-4:00 p.m. 6 technique Classes: Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Modern, Partnering, African, Ballet Ball and Aeriel Silks. Intermediate to advanced levels. $350 per week.

10400-D Alpharetta Street, Roswell 770-998-0259 or tysod.com

GWINNETT BALLET THEATRE 1800 Macleod Drive, Lawrenceville Hours: Monday – Friday 3:00 – 8:30 depending on rehearsal schedule Classes: Classical ballet, modern, jazz, hip-hop Age:3 through high school. Seeking male dancers Experience: All are welcomed. www.gwinnettballet.org 770-237-0046

THE SUMMER DANCE CAMPS - THE TOLBERT YILMAZ SCHOOL OF DANCE June 15-18, July 13-16 and July 27-30.

Classes: Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Modern, Acrobatics, HipHop, and Aeriel Silks Age: Children 3 thru adults 1 Hour program per day = weekly tuition $100. For each additional hour added $35 per week.

10400-D Alpharetta Street, Roswell 770-998-0259 or tysod.com

MOVING IN THE SPIRIT 750 Glenwood Avenue Atlanta Hours: Mon - Sat. Check website for class times.

Classes: Modern Dance and Creative Movement Age: children, teens and adults Experience: all levels welcome. www.movinginthespirit.org, 404-624-5295

For Advertising information download our Atlanta ShowGuide Media Kit at www.atlantashowguide.com/SG-MediaKit-2015-web.pdf

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ATLANTA SHOWGUIDE VENUES & MORE The Fox Theatre Cobb Energy Centre Actor’s Express 7Stages Woodruff Arts Center Symphony Hall Robert Ferst Center Rialto Theater Theatrical Outfit Alliance Theater Center for Puppetry Arts

Horizon Theatre Atlanta Shakespeare Tavern Roswell Cultural Arts Center Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts at Emory University Serenbe Playhouse Decatur Visitors Center Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau

Tula Gallery Whole World Theater High Museum of Art Judy Jacobs Gallery Gwinnett Performing Arts Center Porter Sanford Performing Arts Center Southwest Arts Center Explore Gwinnett/ GCVB Callanwolde Fine Arts Center

And available online at www.atlantashowguide.com with all the info found in each issue plus links to advertisers and arts venue websites. For more info email us at sales@atlantashowguide.com.

Greater Atlanta’s Performing Arts Magazine In print and online at www.atlantashowguide.com Contact us at sales@atlantashowguide.com

Complete concert calendar at VZWAMP.COM

JUNE 24

Sunday July 12

ROD STEWART WITH SPECIAL GUEST

RICHARD MARX

JULY 15

FRIDAY JULY 17

Complete concert calendar at DELTACLASSICCHASTAIN.COM

FRIDAY AUGUST 14

FRIDAY JULY 24

FRIDAY AUGUST 21

SATURDAY AUGUST 22

SATURDAY AUGUST 8

SATURDAY AUGUST 29

Delta Classic Chastain Concerts promoted by ASO Presents support the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

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