Atlanta ShowGuide Summer 2021

Summer 2021

ATLANTA OPERA RETURNS

EMBRACING OPTIMISM, INSPIRATION, ESCAPISM

Alliance Theatre: That light at the end of the tunnel? It’s a stage light.

Terri Ajile Axam: A Legacy to Keep — an Image to Uphold

Sculptor Basil Watson Celebrates the Human Form in both Heroic and Everyday Poses

KSU’s Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art Opens New Exhibitions

The Rialto Center is Ready to Light Up the Marquee and Open Its Doors Again

Ballethnic and The Breman Jazzing: Dance Memoirs

Atlanta Black Theatre Festival Sets the World Stage for U.S. Based Artists

Atlanta Master Chorale: We are back and better for the experience!

The Michael O’Neal Singers: Getting Voices in Shape for the Return to In-Person Singing The Holly Theatre Welcomes You Back!

Jennie T. Anderson Theatre Restarts with Indoor and Outdoor Concerts Theatrical Outfit Returns to the Stage

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The Atlanta Opera Returns to the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre

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Ballethnic and The Breman Jazzing: Dance Memoirs

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Alliance Theatre: That light at the end of the tunnel? It’s a stage light.

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Atlanta Master Chorale: We are back and better for the experience!

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Sculptor Basil Watson Celebrates the Human Form in both Heroic and Everyday Poses

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The Michael O’Neal Singers: Getting Voices in Shape for the Return to InPerson Singing

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The Rialto Center is Ready to Light Up the Marquee and Open Its Doors Again

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The Holly Theatre Welcomes You Back!

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Atlanta Black Theatre Festival Sets the World Stage for U.S. Based Artists

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Jennie T. Anderson Theatre Restarts with Indoor and Outdoor Concerts

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Terri Ajile Axam: A Legacy to Keep — an Image to Uphold

Theatrical Outfit Returns to the Stage

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Kennesaw State University’s Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art Opens New Exhibitions

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The Atlanta Opera Returns to the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre for 2021-22 with Programming Embracing Optimism, Inspiration, and Escapism

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fter a year of innovative, imaginative, and acclaimed performances under the Big Tent, The Atlanta Opera celebrates its triumphant return to the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre with a season of escapist mainstage productions.

“The tent gave us the opportunity to take incredible artistic risks. We really had a chance to break rules, experiment, innovate, and let our creativity take us to new places,” said Tomer Zvulun, the Carl W. Knobloch, Jr. General and Artistic Director at The Atlanta Opera. “We have emerged from the 2020-21 season with incredible momentum and excitement for what we can do in the future. It is now time for us to harness the innovations we created during the pandemic, toward the most uplifting season in recent memory.”

The company will return to Cobb Energy Centre in November with four colorful, uplifting productions. The Mainstage season features Handel’s Julius Caesar, never before staged by The Atlanta Opera, plus Rossini’s beloved The Barber of Seville, the rollicking return of The Pirates of Penzance, and the Southeastern premiere of Grammy award-winning The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs.

The Discoveries series will also be announced at a later date. Meanwhile, at least two of the innovations necessitated by the pandemic prove their staying power: The Big Tent series will continue the momentum of the current season in the fall while easing audiences back into the indoor venue, and the company’s commitment to streaming opera productions is now a permanent feature of its operations. Not only will select mainstage and Discoveries productions be filmed, but digital-only shorts and features will also be created, with all the new content streamed on the Spotlight Media platform. Far from languishing during the challenges of the past year, The Atlanta Opera emphatically rose and continues to rise to the occasion, only reinforcing its reputation as “one of the most exciting opera companies in America” (Opera Wire).

At the same time, health and safety remains a priority for The Atlanta Opera. The company will continue to rely on the advice and direction of its health and safety team led by Emory University’s Dr. Carlos del Rio in setting those standards for each production.

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lliance Theatre’s 53rd season will feature eight productions including the previously announced HANDS UP, depicting the realities of being Black in America, and TONI STONE, the must-see play about the first female professional baseball player. This season features four world premieres: DARLIN’ CORY —

Competition winner, DREAM HOU$E, the story of two Latinx sisters who go on a reality TV show to renovate and sell their childhood home in their quickly gentrifying neighborhood.

The 2021/22 season will also feature CLUB HERTZ LIVE, a music series during the month of December with a new act every night in a relaxed lounge This season begins in September 2021 atmosphere, and and is our long-anticipated return will introduce the Alliance’s elaborate new to live theatre on our Coca-Cola and adaption of A CHRISTMAS Hertz stages.

CAROL — featuring a new script, set, and costume the haunting new musical inspired design. And, as always, we’ll produce

by Appalachian lore by Phillip DePoy shows for the Kathy & Ken Bernhardt and Grammy Award-winner Kristian Theatre for the Very Young: SOUNDS Bush; a world-premiere musical from OF THE WEST END, THE CURIOUS an award-winning creative team to be CARDINAL, (KNOCK, KNOCK), IN MY announced later this GRANNY’S GARDEN, and summer; BINA’S SIX DO YOU LOVE THE DARK? APPLES, a harrowing This season begins in and uplifting September 2021 and is our story of finding long-anticipated return to home set against live theatre on our Cocathe backdrop of the Cola and Hertz stages.

Korean War; and the For more information and 2021/22 Alliance/ membership packages, Kendeda National visit alliancetheatre.org.

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Sculptor Basil Watson Celebrates the Human Form in both Heroic and Everyday Poses

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asil Watson’s workplace on Hurricane Shoals Road in Lawrenceville overflows with images of historic, heroic and everyday people. These sculptures are so filled with life that they appear ready to leap off their pedestals and get on with their day.

Studies of the heroic such as Dr. Martin Luther King, Muhammed Ali, and John Lewis share space with a multitude of human figures brimming with energy and personality.

Watson is Jamaican-born. Now a Gwinnett resident, he was in the national spotlight last January 14th when his 12’ sculpture of Dr. Martin Luther King was installed in downtown Atlanta.

Watson recently produced a bust of another historic African American Atlantan, John Lewis. He was able to meet and work with Lewis to create the piece before the statesman passed away. The bust has “gotten good reviews so far,” Watson says.

Among the depictions of prominent leaders and Olympic athletes in Watson’s studio are dozens of sculptures of the female form in a wide range of poses. They are not celebrities, public figures, or sportsmen — just “people.”

“My passion, the central part of my work

are female nudes,” Watsons says. He sculpts and draws the female form in a true-to-life manner, not looking for perfection but for “an appreciation of the individual.”

“My female nudes are not perfect figures,” he says. “They are psychological studies. I don’t start with that intent, but it seeps and then floods into the work. I encourage each model to be themselves. Once you allow ‘who they are’ to come to the fore, they are relaxed, and their personality comes out.

That’s when it becomes art.”

These figures are almost all “Rubenesque” in size.

“We need to get past letting society promote only one body type as the standard,” he says.

With all the emphasis on sculpture, Watson has a different “favorite” art form.

“I go to drawing for the peace it gives me,” he says. “As you draw, it teaches you secret lessons about life that are not obvious at the beginning. You see more and you see more quickly, and you understand more of what you see.”

Visit basilsculpture.com and his Facebook page, www.facebook.com/basil. watson.96

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The Rialto Center is Ready to Light Up the Marquee and Open Its Doors Again

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fter being shuttered for over a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Rialto Center is ready to launch its new season! While awaiting the opportunity to welcome audiences back to the venue, the Rialto found new ways to engage audiences, serve as a beacon of hope in the community and provide levity during the difficult times. With no budget and reduced staff, the Rialto launched a full schedule of free virtual programming, presenting 59 virtual events.

Since last spring, the Rialto presented free, virtual events including Feed Your Senses monthly lunch and learn series and Live at the Rialto performances by Russell Gunn and the Royal Krunk Jazz Orkestra, the Atlanta Ballet’s two-part “Silver Linings”, and Kathleen Bertrand’s “Sisters in Song”.

New virtual programs were created as well, specifically Rialto Replays of Rialto Series performances, the Rialto Homegrown Artists Series self-recorded performances by local artists.

The Rialto teamed up with Georgia State University colleagues, GSUTV and Creative Media Industries Institute, to produce six episodes of Crucial

Conversations, a televised series of civil, nonpartisan, discussions on racial equity and reconciliation, that had been in development by the Rialto since 2019. The fifth episode of this ground-breaking series, Crucial Conversations: Burial Grounds, won three 2021 Telly awards for Public Interest/ Awareness, Editing and Social Impact.

In a nostalgic celebration of the Rialto’s 105th anniversary at the corner of Luckie and Forsyth Streets, overcoming challenges and looking ahead to the coming season, the Rialto presented the Live at the Rialto: The Gala fundraiser. The community stepped up to help the shuttered venue to bridge the gap from spring to fall.

Now, with safety protocols in place, the Rialto is ready to light up the marquee and open its doors again! This fall the Rialto will present the 2021-2022 season of Mastery — the pinnacle of artistic and professional excellence where precision and expression converge. Each artist presented in the season of Mastery exemplifies artistic mastery. This season promises to be worth the wait. Stay tuned for the lineup announcement this summer! For more information call 404-4139849 or visit rialto.gsu.edu.

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In its 10th Year, the Atlanta Black Theatre Festival Sets the World Stage for U.S. Based Artists

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n March 5, 1945, a poor black domestic from Cuthbert, Georgia, became the only woman ever executed in Georgia’s electric chair. Lena Mae Baker’s “crime” was killing her white employer and long-time sexual abuser in self-defense. Atlanta-based playwright, Dr. Janice Liddell has written a play that gives a voice to this extraordinary figure in American history; and her voice is being heard all over the world.

The Lexington Players (TLP), a Massachusetts-based theatre company, recently presented a virtual production of Janice Liddell’s critically acclaimed play, Who Will Sing for Lena? at the 2020 virtual Atlanta Black Theatre Festival (ABTF). TLP was then invited to represent the U.S.A. at the 2021 Mondial du Theatre in Monaco, this summer in August.

“Dr. Liddell introduced us to ‘Lena’ in 2016. We were blown away by her story,” says Toni Simmons Henson, Producing Director of the ABTF. “When we heard the play was selected to represent the U.S.A. in Monaco, we wanted to do everything possible and our platform to support this on the world stage.”

The ABTF, in collaboration with Third Eye Productions and TLP, presented an encore virtual performance as a fundraiser to

offset travel expenses to Monaco this past March during World Theatre Day weekend.

The play has been presented by several theatre companies garnering 17 awards including the coveted Best Documentary at United Solo Theatre Festival (NYC, 2016) and Best Play at the Atlanta Black Theatre Festival in 2016 and again in 2020.

“This is just one example of our reach beyond borders. We have a partnership with the National Theatre of Ghana and are currently in talks with producers from Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Canada to forge relationships that will support more artistic exchanges beyond our borders,” says Henson. “Our history doesn’t begin with US slavery. Our trans-Atlantic journey has deposited remnants of people in places all over the world. And because of technology, people across the African diaspora are eager to restore what was lost,” Henson continues, “There’s an awakening happening. We must tell our stories, reveal the truth of our history, and celebrate our resiliency as a culture.”

Donations are being accepted on behalf of TLP at AtlantaBTF.org/give. To learn more about the 10th anniversary celebration of the 2021 Atlanta Black Theatre Festival, visit AtlantaBTF.org.

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A Legacy to Keep — an Image to Uphold

By Aquila Kikora Franklin

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~ Quote: Benjamin Elijah Mays ~

am proud to be part of an artistic, cultural legacy rooted in service to the community.

My identity was shaped, in large part, by witnessing how my family engaged with each other, the people in our community, and the world. Growing up in Atlanta, I was taught that it was my job and responsibility to continue to a legacy of excellence, to honor those who came before me, and to work to make the world better than I found it.

My mother, Terrie Ajile Axam, is one of six children born to George and Dorimell Axam in Atlanta. She was a member of the first class of students that allowed women at Princeton University. During her time at Princeton, my mother started an African based dance company called the Ajile dancers. The group served as a cultural and community outlet for students of color and was the beginning of my mother’s explorations with African dance and modern movement that would lead to her creation of an original dance technique, Mojah.

I have witnessed and experienced my mother work diligently as an independent

artist. As an educator, she impacted generations of students, some of whom she fed, clothed, housed and supported like her own children. Most profound, perhaps, is my mother’s impact on me. This familial and personal history is the foundation of my professional work and explorations.

After earning a dual degree (JD/MPA) from Georgia State University, I moved with my family to State College, PA and began my career as a Professor of Theatre and Dance.

For the past 18 years, I’ve learned, taught, and performed nationally and abroad, working to bring dance and cultural arts to Penn State University and the broader community.

Now, as a dancer/educator in my own right, I partner and collaborate with my mother in expanding and presenting the Mojah dance form in Atlanta and venues nationally and abroad. I stand proudly on the foundation before me and embrace the excitement and challenge of continuing the legacy of dance, arts, and service to the community, passed from my mother to me.

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Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art Opens New Exhibitions Three exhibitions, including one featuring School of Art and Design alumni, on view this summer

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part of Kennesaw State University’s School of Art and Design, the Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art (ZMA) will present three exhibitions this summer. Two of the exhibitions are housed in the ZMA and open June 5, running through July 18. The third exhibition, housed in the Fine Arts Gallery and featuring School of Art and Design alumni, opens July 21 and runs through August 28. All three exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Dennis O’Neil, Moscow Revisited, 2011, cold wax mediThe Hand Print Workshop Internaum and oil paint, unique print, 26.5 x 32 inches. tional: Process & Innovation, in the Don Russell Clayton Gallery, presents a dynamic presents a rich selection of offerings illustratselection of 25 collaborative prints by 16 ing the notable and vital developments in the artists. The exhibition visually chronicles a field of contemporary printmaking practices. studio committed to experimentation and The SGCI organization has long maintained discovery, and to contesting the boundaries national and international recognition in the of contemporary screen printing through discipline of printmaking, which now extends innovative new practices that embrace the into the collaborative arenas of both paperartistic potential of the medium. making and book arts.

In Collaboration: Selections from the Opening July 21 in the Fine Arts Gallery, SGCI Archive, housed in the Mortin Gallery, the SOAAD Alumni Biennial 2021 Exhibition gives alumni an opportunity to showcase their current body of work and demonstrate their post-graduate artistic advancements in a juried show. The 2021 juror is Hannah Amuka, a 2020 School of Art and Design graduate. In addition to selecting the works of art for the exhibition, Ms. Amuka will also present a virtual lecture on July 28, 2021, at 12:30 p.m. as part of the ZMA’s Last Wednesday Lunch monthly program.

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Ballethnic and The Breman Jazzing: Dance Memoirs

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on’t miss the match of groundbreaking pioneers of different eras — the 50s and the present. Herb Snitzer and Waverly T. Lucas II have fused photography, dance and music to celebrate their mutual loves of Jazz music and their mutual admiration for some of the most iconic Jazz musicians who ever lived.

On June 26 at 7 p.m., The Breman Museum and Ballethnic will celebrate, through choreography and music, A Jazz Memoir, with photography by 89-yearold photojournalist Herb Snitzer and choreography by Ballethnic co-founder

Waverly T. Lucas II. Despite the trials of the pandemic, this exploration has emerged and will hit the virtual stage.

The choreography will reflect the music and images of Louis Armstrong, Nina Simone, Miles Davis, and Duke Ellington. The exhibit which inspired the collaboration can be seen online for a virtual tour (www.thebreman. org/Exhibitions/Now-on-View/A-JazzMemoir-Photography-by-Herb-Snitzer) For more information or to purchase tickets which go on sale June 12, visit www.thebreman.org and www.ballethnic.org.

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What a difference a concert-less year can make

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hat a year it has been! Around this time last year, Atlanta Master Chorale realized our 2020-21 season would not take place. As we stood on the shore of the unknown, we took determined action to remain relevant and connected to our patrons. Our Virtual Concert Hall provided opportunities to share our music and insights into the choral world. Collaboration with partners like ShowGuide helped us to further expand our audience and discover new avenues to reach people during a challenging time. Looking back over the year, we are amazed by the number of new friends and supporters that became part of our family.

It is with this renewed spirit and energy that Atlanta Master Chorale announces our plans for the 2021-22 Concert Season. Our season kicks off October 15 and 16 with “This Amazing Day”, followed by three performances of “Christmas with Atlanta Master Chorale” in early December. One of the season’s highlights will surely be our January concert when world-renowned mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton joins the Chorale for the Duruflé Requiem and other selections. Our March 11 and 12 concerts will feature a commissioned worldpremiere by Jake Runestad, “The Ways of

Stars”, dedicated to the life and work of astronomer, Maria Mitchell, along with other “heavenly” music. It promises to be a spectacular evening. We conclude with “Immortal Fire” on April 29 and 30, featuring Benjamin Britten’s Hymn to St. Cecilia. Visit AtlantaMasterChorale.org/concerts for more season details and ticketing information in the coming months.

We are continuing our Virtual Concert Hall programming through the summer.

And we look forward to the first in-person gathering as we welcome talented singers to audition for the 2021-22 season on August 7 and 10. Complete details for all of these special events are available on our website, AtlantaMasterChorale.org.

As we conclude this most unusual year, the Chorale is grateful to our Artistic Director, Eric Nelson, Board Chair, Stephanie Watkins, Executive Director, Jim Verrecchia, Administrative Manager, Amy Kuhn, and our loyal Board members, Ray Chenault, Chuck Beaudrot, Kathryn Stone, Julie Thompson, Cheryl Bachelder, Sydney Cleland, Jamie Clements, Sam Hagan, Tommy Herrington, Marianna Magee, Ray Payne, Sandy Purdie, Stan Segal, Mary Slaughter. And most of all, we are deeply appreciative of the donors and patrons who made this year such a tremendous success.

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The Michael O’Neal Singers: Getting Voices in Shape for the Return to In-Person Singing

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ince its inception 32 years ago, The Michael O’Neal Singers organization (MOS), based in Roswell, has provided a unique opportunity to the north metro-Atlanta community to experience musical presentations of engaging variety and artistic excellence, both in person and online. After hosting a year of successful online interactive programs for choral singers, the 140-voice auditioned MOS chorus will return to in-person programming this August. In preparation, MOS is hosting Choral Boot Camp, an online choral and community experience designed to help get singers’ voices in shape for the return to in-person choral singing. Six weekly sessions provide participants the opportunity to rehearse the music and then sing well-known choral selections with pre-recorded performances by The Michael O’Neal Singers, while learning and practicing techniques to improve breath control, expand range, overcome hoarseness, and relax the voice (among others). Choral Boot Camp activities ‘premiere’ each Monday evening at 8 p.m. EDT from June 21 – July 26 (they can also be viewed any time after each ‘premiere’ showing) and are

followed by optional live Zoom socials for those persons interested in visiting with other singers. There is no registration fee for participation, although donations are gratefully accepted. Singers may enroll from anywhere; MOS ONLINE currently includes participants from 28 states and eleven countries spread over five continents.

MOS offers many of its past full-length choral concerts and concert highlights at no charge via its YouTube channel.

Visit youtube.com/michaelonealsingers to peruse the selection of choral performances ranging from classical, Irish traditional, Broadway, opera, bluegrass, and more and watch on demand.

Visit MOS on the web at www. mosingers.com or call 770.594.7974 to learn more about being part of The Michael O’Neal Singers’ online Choral Boot Camp.

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The Holly Theatre Welcomes You Back!

Holly Theatre, Godspell, Photo by Elliot Wallis

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he Holly Theatre, Dahlonega, is an historic, 300-seat community theater featuring small-town charm and big-town quality. From exuberant, classic musical productions like the Holiday Inn (get your tickets for this December!) to toe-tapping tribute bands like the always sold-out The Return (Beatles), Holly shows provide a choice for every taste. In our own productions, we take pride in showcasing the vast talents of our Georgia mountains area. Steeped in old-timey traditions of singin’, fiddlin’ and strummin’, local talent translates into musicals that give Broadway a run for its money! Some of our today’s stars have grown up in our children’s theatre program (Holly Performance Academy), which continues to feature several fully-staged junior musicals as part

of the stellar line-up each year.

The mountain-folk ­— as well as some of our “newcomer-folk” — resilience paid off during the challenging 2020 Covid pandemic year and beyond. Yes, we had to close. No, it did not slow us down! We teamed up with many generous patrons and an experienced theater contractor to totally rebuild our stage and install new technical capabilities.

In addition, we replaced the ageing curtain with a brand new, automated main drape that closely resembles the fancy curtain of the 1940s movie-house original, of which the entire region was proud.

Have not been to Dahlonega lately?

You owe it to yourself and your family to come visit our town’s many attractions and to stay a spell — at least for a dinner and a show! When you do, the Holly will help to whet your whistle: bring the Holly Theatre ad from this ShowGuide to a performance and get a free water, coffee or soft drink!

Look to our web site www.hollytheater.com for upcoming programs and sign up to receive regular e-mail updates. Make it a date — you’re always welcome at the Holly: relax with a glass of beer or wine and enjoy the show (not a bad seat in the house); you’ll leave with a smile!

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Jennie T. Anderson Theatre Restarts with Indoor and Outdoor Concerts

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n the last year, the Jennie T. Anderson Theatre and Cobb County PARKS tested the waters on several safe and sociallydistanced events. They’ve had their hand in virtual programming, outdoor and drive-in style shows, and even indoor streaming events. They’re trying the best they can to continue their work, for their community, integrity, and livelihoods.

Their musicals-in-concert series was announced in 2019. The Jennie T. Anderson Theatre was able to pull off one production, Guys and Dolls, prior to the pandemic.

The remainder of their season, titled The Overture Series, was canceled or postponed.

Due to the scope of the series, it could not be revisited until COVID risks began to lower.

With a county-approved safety plan in place and the help of a generous medical facility that offered to provide early vaccinations to Anderson Theatre actors, musicians, creative teams, and their home bubbles, The Overture Series is back!

The first streaming concert of the season, Once on This Island, aired April 29-May 2. Filmed nearly back-to-back, the second concert, Nine, was available for streaming June 3-6. Chess, Sunday in the Park with George, and White Christmas fills out the remainder of the season and will perform live with limited-seating at the Jennie T. Anderson Theatre.

Also programmed concurrently, the Cobb PARKS’ Drive-In Concert Series will perform each month all summer. Due to the success of the Jennie T. Anderson Theatre’s Drive-In Cabarets last summer, the outdoor concerts have been expanded to a full summer line-up. Each drive-in concert will perform on the Cobb PARKS mobile stage in the Cobb Civic Center parking lot and will have one performance at 7:30 p.m. on one Saturday out of the month. “It’s been a long pandemic, but we’re ready to sink our teeth into performances again,” says Jono Davis, the Jennie T. Anderson Theatre’s managing director. “Safety is still our priority and there are many precautions in place. We can’t wait to share our stories with you.”

For more information on our upcoming events, contact us at www.andersontheatre.org or 770-528-8490.

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Theatrical Outfit Announces a Return to the Stage

fter more than a year away from live theatre, Theatrical Outfit is excited to announce a return to the stage. For the 2021-2022 Season, audiences will once again be welcomed back into the Balzer Theater to experience smart, authentic, vital in-person theatre. With five gripping Mainstage productions and the continuations of Made In Atlanta, Graham Martin Unexpected Play Festival, and The Welcome Table, the 2021-2022 Season at Theatrical Outfit will bring powerful live theatre back to the heart of Downtown Atlanta.

“We want to offer Theatrical Outfit as a space to reconnect with one another, and to process the challenging experiences we’ve lived through as a community during the pandemic,” says Artistic Director Matt Torney.

“As we considered plays for the season, we looked for stories that resonated with these complicated times, and also celebrated the extraordinary diversity of our city and the amazing artists who call Atlanta home.

From timeless tales of war and resilience to contemporary stories that tackle pressing issues, these plays will explore important questions as we heal and rebuild.”

First, Torney will make his Theatrical Outfit live directing debut with An Iliad by Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare, Based On Homer’s The Iliad, translated by Robert Fagles (September 15 – October 10, 2021).

This stunningly theatrical adaptation of Homer’s epic poem takes us back to Troy

and explores the tragedy of war and the heroism and resilience of the human spirit.

In time for the holidays, the previously announced Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery by Ken Ludwig will make its Atlanta debut one year later than planned (November 17 – December 19, 2021). With 5 actors playing 40 roles, this hilarious whodunit is a madcap theatrical treat for those aged 5 to 95. The year 2022 will begin with the brilliantly emotional Bright Half Life

by Tanya Barfield (February 2 – 27, 2022).

This innovatively structured play tells the story of over 40 years in the relationship of a lesbian couple and explores the timeless and universal power of love. Next in line is The Wolf at the End of the Block by Ike Holter (March 30 – April 24, 2022). This hit play is equal parts thriller, dark comedy, and complex social commentary that will keep you talking for weeks after you experience it. Concluding the season is the return of one of Theatrical Outfit’s biggest hits — Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill by Lanie Robertson (June 1 – 26, 2022). Broadway’s Terry Burrell will once again become Billie Holiday as the Balzer Theater transforms into a 1950s Philadelphia jazz bar, creating a night worthy of the late icon who wove the tragic experiences of her life into stunningly beautiful music.

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ATLANTA ONLINE VIDEO LIBRARY SUMMER 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, 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.

ATLANTABALLET.COM Enjoy these four performances: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4agLNz0kYKs https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=UfTj31a6glQ&t=6s https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=8nMRYQtyBaA&t=36s

LIBBYWHITTEMORE.COM LIVING ROOM CONCERT #54 https://www.facebook.com/libby.whittemore1/ videos/10225752876908455 LIVING ROOM CONCERT #53 https://www.facebook.com/libby.whittemore1/ videos/10225701449462801

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LIVING ROOM CONCERT #52 https://www.facebook.com/libby.whittemore1/ videos/10225647055622989

Joris Laarman: https://vimeo.com/552109768/e039c3fcbb

LIVING ROOM CONCERT#51 for AARF https://www.facebook.com/libby.whittemore1/ videos/10225596035787525

Dox Thrash: https://vimeo.com/536490556/6a8d81f097

LIVING ROOM CONCERT#50 https://www.facebook.com/libby.whittemore1/ videos/10225547207206841 LIVING ROOM CONCERT#49 https://www.facebook.com/libby.whittemore1/ videos/10225494914299551

BALLETHNIC.ORG Ballethnic Fusion - Collaboration with Aida Chamber Ensemble and Gerald Freeman Jazz Ensemble “The Charleston” https://youtu.be/taSS1CIzBEQ

LIVING ROOM CONCERT #48. ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY! https://www.facebook.com/libby.whittemore1/ videos/10225398607211934

Community Performance East Athens Educational Dance Center with Ballethnic as invited guests – Original music Associate Artistic Director Adam L. McKnight his composition You Inspire Me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_mG_oc7Mcs

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ATLANTAMASTERCHORALE.ORG Open Thou Mine Eyes – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHIAgQ_dBAo Text: Lancelot Andrewes, 1980 Music: John Rutter (C) Oxford University Press Animal Crackers, Vol. 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPQz_rz9c44 Text: Ogden Nash Music: Eric Whitacre 2009 (C) Shadow Water Music Animal Crackers, Vol. 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6jpTXv631o Text: Ogden Nash Music: Eric Whitacre 2009 (C) Shadow Water Music

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Growing a Choral Community Amongst COVID-19: https://youtu.be/XGhceDPgHF8 A sample vocal coaching session like this summer’s Choral Boot Camp - Michael’s Vocal Studio 1.: Vocal Relaxation and Freedom https://youtu.be/ykxGG50nL0A A sample MOS ONLINE Session, from Winter 2021, Choral Classics: Music That Inspires – F¡inal: https://youtu.be/B-BGewDoOPQ From the choral music performance playlist on the MOS YouTube Channel: a selection from our Summer 2018 concert, “Requiem for the Living by Dan Forrest”: Lux Aeterna: https://youtu.be/HHQOQnxpCZ4 Our Virtual Audio Choir production from May 2021 of “They Can’t Take That Away From Me” (arr. Hayes): https://youtu.be/N-pl9cskAbQ

CCOPERA.ORG Capitol City Opera Company’s Dinner and a Diva presents: LADIES WHO LUNCH. Join CCOC for this virtual concert featuring seven outstanding local singers performing some of their favorite music theater and cabaret works. https://fb.watch/5WhDSHC8IK/

Our most watched performance highlight: from “Let My People Go: A Spiritual Journey Along the Underground Railroad”: “Go Down, Moses.” https://youtu.be/5C6xPxroH1c

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ALLIANCETHEATRE.ORG www.youtube.com/alliancetheatre

ATLANTAOPERA.ORG 21/22 SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT https://www.dropbox.com/home/atlanta%20showg uide?preview=2122+Season+Announcement+Sho rt+Alternative.mp4

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Return to Cobb Energy Center https://youtu.be/lLQOg_TG5To

ONCE ON THIS ISLAND- Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3WMvxmUXQ NINE- Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lr1-ARf86ho

The Atlanta Opera Videos from past seasons! https://www.youtube.com/user/atlantaopera/ videos

NINE- Studio Sessions (filmed separately from concert) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7qLaPnrfVo

ROBERT RAY THE BEAT GOES ON! ROBERTRAYPRODUCTIONS.COM https://www.robertrayproductions.com/ an-evening-of-classic-broadway.html

ATLANTABTF.ORG Enjoy this performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlcGeotLZ8A

Clay Mote Sings “Memory” with ROBERT RAY at Campagnolo Friday Night! https://www.facebook.com/robert.ray.338/ videos/10222520674998358

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Broadway Boy Home Concerts 2021 April/May https://www.facebook.com/robert.ray.338/ videos/10222194099674179 https://www.facebook.com/robert.ray.338/ videos/10221816883284005 https://www.facebook.com/robert.ray.338/ videos/10221702827992694

Downtown Dialogues Episode 7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsG5wsQyrY&t=32s Downtown Dialogues Episode 8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy_ anMNfT2A&t=3s

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ARTCURRENTSATL.COM Keep up with all the latest Art News in Atlanta https://vimeo.com/420679071

DANCICAL PRODUCTIONS Mojah Dance Repertoire piece entitled Spirit Dancer.

Choreography by Terrie Ajile Axam and music by Musaki Scales & Common Ground feat. Julie Dexter from the Album The Water Brought Us. https://youtu.be/vk9UqgM-Wfs Calvin Griffin as Loudspeaker, a narrator, in a production of The Kaiser of Atlantis, Photo by Raftermen

ATLANTASYMPHONY.ORG https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3FmwP9lA7g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_jBkMbhJss

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

RIALTO.GSU.EDU Feed Your Senses featuring Kenny Banks, Jr. https://youtu.be/4SLS0XfzCVY Feed Your Senses featuring Joe Alterman https://youtu.be/Vtro1AvcRIM Feed Your Senses featuring Anita Aysola https://youtu.be/t_ZKAs7ZIqc Feed Your Senses featuring Brenda Nicole Moorer https://youtu.be/QotRy01aLWQ

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ATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDE SUMMER Performance guide courtesy of WABE.org/calendar As of press time the following events are scheduled, but may be subject to change

KIDS SHOWS

SPECIAL POP-UP EXHIBIT ROOT, ROOT, ROOT FOR THE HOME TEAM 6/27-8/1/21 Price: $15 Center for Puppetry Arts TIX: 404-873-3391 puppet.org/programs/worlds-of-puppetrymuseum/

IN-PERSON PERFORMANCE (KIDS) THE UGLY DUCKLING 6/16-8/1/21 Price: $15 Center for Puppetry Arts TIX: 404-873-3391 puppet.org/programs/the-ugly-ducking/

SPECIAL EVENT — MEET THE MASCOT 6/27 12pm–4pm (Blooper appearances 12:15 & 2:15pm) Price: $15 Center for Puppetry Arts TIX: 404-873-3391 puppet.org/programs/worlds-of-puppetrymuseum/

WILLY WONKA, JR. 6/18-20/21 Price: Adults $14.00 /Students $10.00 Holly Performance Academy, The Holly Theatre TIX: 706.530.5162; info@hollytheater.com www.hollytheater.com/20212022-childrensproductions Hollytheater.com

VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE (KIDS) PUPPET PLAYDATE: AESOP’S FANTASTICAL FABLES 7/17/21, 1pm EDT, Price: $8 Center for Puppetry Arts TIX:404-873-3391 puppet.org/programs/puppet-playdate-aesopsfantastical-fables/

MUSEUM SPECIAL EXHIBIT \MASTERPIECE OF PUPPETRY: JIM HENSON’S THE DARK CRYSTAL: AGE OF RESISTANCE 6/18-10/31/21 Price: $15 Center for Puppetry Arts TIX: 404-873-3391 puppet.org/programs/worlds-of-puppetry-museum/

A view from under the Big Tent, Atlanta Opera, Photo by Ken Howard

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IN-PERSON PERFORMANCE (KIDS) MOTHER GOOSE 8/18-9/26/21 Price: $15 Center for Puppetry Arts TIX: 404-873-3391 puppet.org/programs/mother-goose/ VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE (KIDS) PUPPET PLAYDATE: CAMP WHACHYAWANNADO 8/21/21, 1pm, Price: $8 Center for Puppetry Arts TIX: 404-873-3391 puppet.org/programs/puppet-playdate-campwhachyawannado/

MUSICAL THEATRE OUT FRONT ON DEMAND: “WARPLAY,” “JERKER,” AND THREE CABARETS “NEARLY NAKED,” “ROLE REVERSAL” AND “CHROMATIC” (VIRTUAL) 6/1-6/30/21 Price: $10 per streaming purchase Out Front Theatre Company TIX: boxoffice@outfronttheatre.com or (404) 448-2755 www.outfronttheatre.com BEST OF BROADWAY 6/10-13/21 Price: $30-$50 Atlanta Lyric Theatre Jennie T. Anderson Theatre TIX: 404-377-9948 www.atlantalyric.com DINNER AND A DIVA: THREE TENORS 6/15,16,& 17, 7:00 pm Price - $65 Capitol City Opera Company Petite Violette Restaurant 2948 Clairmont Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30329 TIX: Call 404-634-6268 to make a reservation ONCE ON THIS ISLAND: THE DRIVE-IN CONCERT 6/19/21, 7:30PM (one performance only) Price: $50 (per car) Jennie T. Anderson Theatre Cobb Civic Center Parking Lot TIX: 770-528-8490 www.andersontheatre.org

BREW HA-HA IN THE BIERGARTEN 6/29/21 @ 7 p.m. Price: $20 Aurora Theatre Ironshield Brewing at 457 N Chestnut, Lawrenceville TIX: 678.226.6222 www.auroratheatre.com IN THE GROOVE: A DRIVE-IN MOTOWN REVUE 7/17/21 @ 7:30PM (one performance only) Price: $50 (per car) Jennie T. Anderson Theatre Cobb Civic Center Parking Lot TIX: 770-528-8490 www.andersontheatre.org DINNER AND A DIVA: THE MAGIC FLUTE 7/20, 21,& 22, 7:00 pm, Price $65 Capitol City Opera Company Petite Violette Restaurant 2948 Clairmont Road, NE, Atlanta TIX: Call 404-634-6268 to make a reservation DRIVE-IN CABARET: 80’S/90’S EDITION 8/21/21 @ 7:30PM (one performance only) Price: $50 (per car) Jennie T. Anderson Theatre Cobb Civic Center Parking Lot TIX: 770-528-8490 www.andersontheatre.org HAMILTON 8/24-9/24/21 Fox Theatre 660 Peachtree St, NE Atlanta TIX:855-285-8499 foxtheatre.org JULIUS CAESAR 11/6, 9, 12, 14/2021 Price: Start @ $45; single tickets 8/17/21 The Atlanta Opera Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre TIX: 404-881-8885 www.atlantaopera.org

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ATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDE SUMMER THEATRE

20TH ANNIVERSARY COLLISION PROJECT: “WHAT’S GOING ON” 7/30/21 (7 PM), 7/31/21 (2:30 PM) Price: Free Alliance Theatre Coca-Cola Stage, Woodruff Arts Center (LIVE!) TIX: allianceinfo@alliancetheatre.org 404.733.4600. alliancetheatre.org/collision

FIRES IN THE MIRROR: CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN, AND OTHER IDENTITIES 6/11 - 27/21 Price: $10 - $30 Theatrical Outfit Balzer Theatre at Herren’s TIX: 678-528-1500 www.theatricaloutfit.org/shows/fires-in-the-mirror/

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST 7/30 -8/8/21 Price: Adults $20.00 /Students and Military $15.00 The Holly Theatre Company TIX: 706.530.5162 info@hollytheater.com www.hollytheater.com/the-importance-of-beingearnest Hollytheater.com

VIRTUAL EVENT (ADULTS) THE DARK CRYSTAL: AGE OF RESISTANCE A REUNION OF PUPPETEERS 6/13/21 Price: $10 Center for Puppetry Arts TIX: 404-873-3391 puppet.org/programs/a-reunion-of-puppeteers/ LAST TRAIN TO NIBROC 7/2-4/21 Price: Adults $15.00 /Students and Military $10.00 The Holly Theatre Company TIX: 706.530.5162 info@hollytheater.com www.hollytheater.com/last-train-to-nibroc Hollytheater.com

AN ILIAD 9/15-10/10/21 Price: VIP Packages On Sale Now /Single Tickets Soon Theatrical Outfit Balzer Theatre at Herren’s TIX: 678-528-1500 www.theatricaloutfit.org/shows/an-iliad/

Reginald Smith Jr. as Tonio in the fall production of Pagliacci, Photo by Raftermen

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ATLANTA BLACK THEATRE FESTIVAL 10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION 10/8 & 10/9/21 Price: TBA Micah 6-8 Media, LLC Porter Sanford III Performing Arts Center (Outdoors) TIX: abtf2021.evenbtbrite.com AtlantaBTF.org JULIUS CAESAR 11/6, 9, 12, 14/2021 Price: Start @ $45; single tickets 8/17/21 The Atlanta Opera Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre TIX: 404-881-8885 www.atlantaopera.org

MUSIC THE MICHAEL O’NEAL SINGERS AND THE MICHAEL O’NEAL SINGERS ONLINE TIX: 770.594.7974 www.mosingers.com mosoffice@mosingers.com

FEED YOUR SENSES FEATURING JAZZ GUITARIST, ROD HARRIS, JR. (VIRTUAL) 6/16/21, 12 PM Price (range): FREE Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University www.facebook.com/RialtoCenter TIX: rialto.gsu.edu YAAAAAAS BROADWAY! 6/18 & 19 @8:00 PM Price: $20/household Virtual event (link sent out upon purchase of ticket) The Atlanta Gay Men’s Chorus (a Voices of Note production) TIX: www.voicesofnote.org/event/yaaaaaasbroadway/ SPIRITED CONVERSATIONS: BEHIND THE SCORES 6/21, 7/12, 8/30, & 9/20, 2021 (Each @ Noon) Price: Virtual - No Charge Atlanta Master Chorale Atlanta Master Chorale Virtual Concert Hall TIX: 404-915-4541 AtlantaMasterChorale.org

LIBBY’S LIVING ROOM CABARET THURSDAYS 7:30 p.m. ET Price: $0 (unless you feel like tipping) TIX: Libby’s Facebook Page www.facebook. com/libby.whittemore1 www.

LibbyWhittemore.com Kevin Burdette, left, as Death and Alek “YOU WON’T STOP BELIEVIN” A TRIBUTE TO JOURNEY FEATURING ANOTHER JOURNEY 8/14 Price:$20-$50 The Bowl At Sugar Hill 5039 W. Broad St NE, Sugar Hill TIX: www.Purplepass.com/ AnotherJourney www.anotherjourney.net

Shrader as Harlequin in The Kaiser of Atlantis, Photo by Ken Howard

GEORGIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA For more information, TIX: georgiasymphony.org 770-429-2390.

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ATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDE SUMMER MICHEAL O’NEAL SINGERS ONLINE: CHORAL BOOT CAMP 6/21-7/26/21 Price: No fee to participate.

Donations accepted.

The Michael O’Neal Singers TIX: 770-594-7974 www.mosingers.com

BANKS & SHANE 7/10/21 Price: $35 /$27 The Holly Theatre Company TIX: 706.530.5162 Hollytheater.com info@hollytheater.com www.hollytheater.com/banks-shane

MOVIE MAGIC WITH THE ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 6/26/21 Price:$35-$55 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra 2200 Encore Pkwy, Alpharetta TIX: 404-733-5010 atlantasymphony.org

FEED YOUR SENSES FEATURING JAZZ/POP VOCALIST, KATHLEEN BERTRAND (VIRTUAL) 7/21/2021, 12 PM Price: FREE Rialto Center for the Arts Georgia State University www.facebook.com/RialtoCenter TIX: rialto.gsu.edu

CHICAGO 6/30/21 Price:$26-$270 Ameris Bank Amphitheatre 2200 Encore Pkwy, Alpharetta TIX: 404-733-5010 amerisbankamp.com

CHESS: IN CONCERT 7/24/21 @ 8PM Price: $30 (one performance only) Jennie T. Anderson Theatre TIX: 770-528-8490 www.andersontheatre.org

SILVER BLUE & GOLD: A TRIBUTE TO BAD COMPANY 7/9/21 Price: $35 /$27 The Holly Theatre Company TIX: 706.530.5162; info@hollytheater.com www.hollytheater.com/bad-company Hollytheater.com

DAVE MATTHEWS BAND 7/27/21 Price:$115-$561 Ameris Bank Amphitheatre 2200 Encore Pkwy, Alpharetta TIX: 404-733-5010 amerisbankamp.com

Michael Mayes, in rhinestones, as Escamillo in Carmen, with go-go dancers climbing the trusses in the background, Photo by Ken Howard

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BEER FOR MY HORSES: TOBY KEITH TRIBUTE SHOW 8/13/21 Price: $38 /$29 The Holly Theatre Company TIX: 706.530.5162 info@hollytheater.com www.hollytheater.com/beer-for-my-horses ROD STEWART 8/13/21 Price:$45.50-$1,549 Ameris Bank Amphitheatre 2200 Encore Pkwy, Alpharetta TIX: 404-733-5010 amerisbankamp.com THE OFFICIAL & ORIGINAL JIMMY BUFFETT TRIBUTE SHOW 8/14/21 Price: $35 /$27 The Holly Theatre Company TIX: 706.530.5162 info@hollytheater.com www.hollytheater.com/jimmy-buffett-tribute-show FEED YOUR SENSES FEATURING JAZZ/POP DRUMMER, LIL JOHN ROBERTS (VIRTUAL) 8/18/2021, 12 PM Price: FREE Rialto Center for the Arts Georgia State University www.facebook.com/RialtoCenter TIX: rialto.gsu.edu

ALANIS MORISSETTE WITH GARBAGE AND LIZ PHAIR 8/20/21 Price: $61-$619 Ameris Bank Amphitheatre 2200 Encore Pkwy, Alpharetta TIX: 404-733-5010 amerisbankamp.com ONE NIGHT OF QUEEN 8/22/21 Price:$29.50 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra 1280 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-733-5000 atlantasymphony.org CHRIS STAPLETON 8/27/21 Price: $TBA Ameris Bank Amphitheatre 2200 Encore Pkwy, Alpharetta TIX: 404-733-5010 amerisbankamp.com FONSECA & ANDRES CEPEDA 8/28/21 Price: TBA Atlanta Symphony Orchestra 1280 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta TIX:404-733-5000 atlantasymphony.org

Talise Trevigne as Nedda in the fall production of Pagliacci, Photo by Raftermen

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ATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDE SUMMER NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND 9/19/21 Price:$29.50-$99.50 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra 1280 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-733-5000 atlantasymphony.org

Thursday, June 10, from 3:00 - 4:00 pm Thursday, June 17, from 3:00 - 4:00 pm Friday, June 25, from 3:00 - 4:00 pm TIX: arts.kennesaw.edu/zuckerman/ and 470-578-3223

DANCE

YOGA IN THE MUSEUM* KSU College of the Arts A therapeutic yoga class that is designed to promote holistic well-being by cultivating an intentional self-care practice and developing the mind-body connection. Participants will engage in yoga practices, including breath techniques, postures, and meditation. All experience levels welcome. *See website for details and required paperwork.

June 11,11:15 am- 12:05 pm June 25, 11:15 am- 12:05 pm July 2, 11:15 am- 12:05 pm July 16, 11:15 am- 12:05 pm TIX: arts.kennesaw.edu/zuckerman/ and 470-578-3223

ADULT OPEN DIVISION Dance classes on going Price: $12 - $15 per class Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education Three locations – Midtown West, Buckhead, Virginia-Highland TIX: centre.atlantaballet.com/adult- classes/ballet MINDFUL DANCE KSU College of the Arts Dancing Mindfulness is a group class that will focus on integrating breath and body. The facilitator will begin by leading the class in some simple stretches and then invite the participants to begin integrating their own movements to assist with cultivating healing, mindfulness, selfawareness, building confidence and of course FUN! It is encouraged to use a beginner’s mind and no dance knowledge is required for this class.

Jennifer Larmore as Herodias, standing, with Frank van Aken as Herod in the 2019-20 production of Salome, Photo by Raftermen

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JAZZING: MEMOIRS IN JAZZ A CREATIVE COLLABORATION BETWEEN BALLETHNIC DANCE COMPANY, PHOTOJOURNALIST HERB SNITZER, AND THE BREMAN MUSEUM 6/26/21, 7:00 pm Price: $25 Live artist & collaborators along with Choreographer Waverly T. Lucas followed by virtual performance.

Ballethnic and The Breman Museum TIX: Ballethnic.org beginning 6/12/21. www.thebreman.org/www.ballethnic.org

Catalina Cuervo as Frida Kahlo and Ricardo Herrera as Diego Rivera from the 2019-20 production of Frida, Photo by Raftermen

MOJAH: MATSEMELA. (ROOTS) 7/24/21 Price: $15 Mojah Dance Theatre TIX: Eventbrite www.dancicalproductions. com ATLANTA BALLET CENTRE FOR DANCE EDUCATION Classes for ages 2 through adult 3 Atlanta locations – West Midtown, Buckhead, Virginia-Highland TIX: 404-873-5811 cenre.atlantaballet.com ADULT OPEN DIVISION Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education Adult Open Division classes for ages 18+ 3 Atlanta Locations - West Midtown, Buckhead, Virginia-Highland TIX:404-873-5811 SUMMER DAY PROGRAMS Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education Summer Day programs for ages 2 and up 2 Atlanta Locations - Buckhead, July 5 - 23 & Virginia-Highland, June 7 - 25 TIX: https://centre.atlantaballet.com/summerprograms/summer-day-camps

EXHIBITS THE HAND PRINT WORKSHOP INTERNATIONAL: PROCESS & INNOVATION EXHIBITION Zuckerman Museum of Art Kennesaw State University June 5 – July 18, Free. Tuesday - Friday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday: 12 – 5 p.m.

TIX: arts.kennesaw.edu/zuckerman/ and 470-578-3223 JUNE FRIDAY JAZZ 6/18/21 Price: Members: FREE Not-Yet-Members: $25 High Museum of Art TIX: high.org/event/june-friday-jazz-2/ IN COLLABORATION: SELECTIONS FROM THE SGCI ARCHIVE EXHIBITION Zuckerman Museum of Art Kennesaw State University June 5 – July 18. Free.

Tues - Fri: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sat: 12 - 5 p.m.

TIX: arts.kennesaw.edu/zuckerman/ and 470-578-3223

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ATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDE SUMMER VIRTUAL LECTURE FROM SKOPELOS FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS: A SITE FOR ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE KSU College of the Arts 7/8, 7 p.m. featuring George Deal and Nancy Zimler, in association with the exhibition Hand Print Workshop International: Process & Innovation TIX: arts.kennesaw.edu/zuckerman/ and 470-578-3223

Biennial 2021 exhibition in our Fine Arts Gallery.

TIX: arts.kennesaw.edu/zuckerman/ and 470-578-3223 VIRTUAL LECTURE, HANNAH AMUKA (JUROR, SOAAD ALUMNI BIENNIAL 2021 EXHIBITION) Last Wednesday Lunch Zuckerman Museum of Art, Kennesaw State University 7/28, 12:30 – 1:00 p.m.

TIX: arts.kennesaw.edu/zuckerman/ and 470-578-3223

ART4HEALING® WORKSHOP KSU College of the Arts Art4Healing® workshops are 2-hour experiences that teach you how to express your feelings with color using the Art4Healing® method developed

by Art & Creativity, Inc. An Art4Healing® workshop allows participants to get in touch with inner feelings that many times words cannot express.

June 7, 12:30 - 2:30 p.m.

July 6, 5-7 p.m.

TIX: arts.kennesaw.edu/zuckerman/ and 470-578-3223

FESTIVALS JUNETEENTH ATLANTA PARADE & MUSIC FESTIVAL 6/18-20/21 Price: Free!

Centennial Olympic Park 265 Park Ave W NW, Atlanta TIX: juneteenthatl.com DECATUR KEEPS THE ARTS HAPPENING JUNETEENTH DECATUR: CITY HOLDS FIRST “CELEBRATION OF LIBERATED SPACES” 6/19/2021 - 4:00pm July 4 Fireworks 7/04/2021 - 9:00pm Find out what’s happening each and every week with our This Week and This Weekend In Decatur posts.

VisitDecaturGeorgia.com @visitdecaturga #decaturga

ZMA SUMMER AFTER HOURS 7/15, 5-9 p.m.

KSU College of the Arts The Zuckerman Museum of Art is pleased to offer an after-hours opportunity to connect with the art and ideas on view in the museum’s spaces. Curator Cynthia Nourse Thompson will be available for a curatorial tour of the exhibition starting at 7:00 pm.

TIX: arts.kennesaw.edu/zuckerman/ and 470-578-3223

ATLANTA COMIC CON 8/6-8/21 Price: $60 Georgia World Congress Center 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta TIX: atlcomicconvention.com

SOAAD ALUMNI BIENNIAL 2021 EXHIBITION Fine Arts Gallery, Kennesaw State University 7/21 – 8/28. Free.

Tuesday – Friday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Saturday: 12 – 5 p.m.

TIX: arts.kennesaw.edu/zuckerman/ and 470-578-3223

DECATUR BBQ, BLUES & BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL 8/14/21 Price:$25-$30 500 S. Columbia Dr., Decatur TIX: decaturbbqfestival.com

SOAAD ALUMNI BIENNIAL 2021 EXHIBITION OPENING RECEPTION 7/21, 5 - 8:30 p.m.

KSU College of the Arts Join the Zuckerman Museum of Art for the opening reception of the School of Art and Design Alumni

BEREGGAE 8/21-22/21 Price:Free!

Piedmont Park 1320 Monroe Dr NE, Atlanta TIX: piedmontpark.org

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Live — onstage, online and on demand — it’s Greater Atlanta’s theatrical offerings!

If there’s a silver lining to the past year, it might be the creative and personal ways the performing arts community has responded to the pandemic. When theaters closed, local artists took to the airwaves, internet, outdoors and more to continue to bring the performances Atlanta audiences craved directly to us. Now, as theaters re-open, many performing arts companies have chosen to present a combination of in-person and online productions, extending their reach and engaging arts enthusiasts who prefer to participate remotely. As we have for more than two decades, Atlanta ShowGuide will bring you

the dates, times, places, and now, links to all of Greater Atlanta’s performing arts happenings. We will maintain our online video arts library and partnerships with www.wabe.org, ArtCurrentsATL.com and www.pbs.org/show/atlanta-planit.

The curtain is going back up all over town, and also in your own living room. That deserves a standing ovation!

wabe.org/calendar

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

Contact us at gregg.atlantashowguide@gmail.com or 770-559-1591

Like us on Facebook (http://facebook.com/ATLShowGuideMagazine) to keep up with Atlanta’s latest performing arts news!

Monuments: Our Immigrant Mothers Yehimi Cambron

ENJOY THE STROLL

Coral Stardust | Elizabeth Akamatsu

FEED YOUR SOUL

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