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With a theme of “Into the Wild,” the festival continues at Centennial Park through early January. Photos by Asep Mawardi.

Continued from page 32 in the media, Globe Pequot Press reached out to him. The resulting book features 60 of Morrison’s photographs and a more complete history of Underground that took months of research to complete.

The photographs showcase the forgotten roadways, tunnels and monumental concrete structures – including a great staircase that is actually an emergency exit from the World Congress Center – that symbolizes this dark beauty of what lies below. But this underground is constantly in flux.

“From one month to the next, things change down there,”

Morrison said. “Stadiums come and go, arenas come and go, bridges come and go.”

Morrison laments the 2018 demolition of the decaying Interlocking Tower, the last remnant of the grand old Terminal Station that disappeared in 1971 to make room for the Richard B. Russell Federal Building, and the removal of the original Zero Mile Post – that marked the city’s beginnings as a railroad hub in 1842 – to the Atlanta History Center. A replica of the post is now in place, but Morrison said it doesn’t have the same historic look or feel.

If the Centennial Yards project goes off as planned with the buildings sitting atop a giant podium to leave room for parking and the railroad tracks, it will create even more

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underground to explore, Morrison said.

He’s also excited that the former Norfolk Southern headquarters on the edge of The Gulch is being renovated into homes, shops and restaurants. “The reopening of the old

Nelson Street pedestrian bridge that runs between the buildings would reconnect Downtown to Castleberry Hill, and that would be amazing for the neighborhood.”

Morrison is also still hopeful that highspeed commuter trains might one day make The Gulch their hub, which has been on the drawing board for decades. How the Centennial Yards project will affect that is still unknown. “They should leave room underneath Centennial Yards for those tracks to thread through. The city and state need to advocate for it.”

And if that happens, it means Morrison’s underground will change once again.

Georgia Center for the Book has selected its new slate of 2019 Books All Georgians Should Read written by authors from the state.

Books All Georgians Should Read

Real Queer America: LGBT Stories from Red States - Samantha Allen

Antisemitism: Here and Now - Deborah E. Lipstadt

St. EOM In the Land of Pasaquan: The Life and Times and Art of Eddie Owens

Martin - Tom Patterson (Photography by Jonathan Williams, Roger Manley, Guy

Mendes)

Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others - Barbara Brown Taylor

The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls: A Novel - Anissa Gray

The Magnetic Girl: A Novel - Jessica Handler

Unmarriagable: A Novel - Soniah Kamal

The Atlas of Reds and Blues: A Novel - Devi S. Laskar

The Tradition: Poems - Jericho Brown

Still Life with Mother and Knife: Poems - Chelsea S. Rathburn

Books All Young Georgians Should Read

Cece Loves Science - Shelli R. Johannes (Co-author)

Meet Miss Fancy - Irene Latham

Hands Up - Breanna J. McDaniel

The Roots of Rap - by Frank Morrison (Illustrator)

Threads of Love - Kabir and Surishtha Sehgal

Little Taco Truck - Tanya Valentine

Aru Sha and the Song of Death: A Pandava Novel Book 2 - Roshani Chokschi

Ellie Engineer, the Next Level - Jackson Pierce

Amal Unbound - Aisha Saeed

You Asked for Perfect - Laura Silverman

Visual Arts

Director’s Cut: Photographers breathe fresh perspectives and a new vitality into traditional photographic genres such as landscape, portraiture, and still life. Closes Jan 9. Free. apgphoto.org

Fair Play - The Bobby Jones Story: Discover the man who transcended sports during the Great Depression and became an American hero at a time when the nation most needed one. Daily. Free$21.50. atlantahistorycenter.com

Fashioning Art From Paper: Explore 500 years of fashion through the breathtaking trompe l’oeil masterpieces of Belgian artist Isabelle de Borchgrave. Closes Jan 12. $5$10. scadfash.org

Gatheround - Stories Of Atlanta: Atlanta History Center’s newest exhibition weaves stories and artifacts together to define the narrative for the past, present, and future. Daily. Free-$21.50. atlantahistorycenter. com

Heavy Clouds: Exhibit highlighting C Flux Sing’s use of marker and acrylic paint, an amalgam of pastels and primary colors. Tue-Sat. Free. artsxchange.org

Joys Of The Seasons: Browse a display of lovely original artworks celebrating all the seasons of the year at this exhibition. Closes Jan 14. Free. rfaa.org

PRISM - Winter Lights: This exhibition celebrating the season with vibrant, lightbased sculptures by artists from around the country that spread throughout the park. Daily. Free. woodruffpark.com

►Spotlight On Art: Showcase of new, original works by more than 350 artists, spanning from contemporary and realism to sculpture and jewelry. Daily. Free. spotlightonart.com

Something Over Something Else: The first exhibition to bring dozens of works from Romare Bearden’s eminent “Profile” series together since its debut nearly 40 years ago. Tue-Sun. Free-$14.50. high.org

The Design Of Dissent: Exhibit examines graphic work that addresses social and political concerns in the United States and across the globe. Tue-Sat. Free-$10. museumofdesign.org

The Mandarin Shutze - A Chinese Export Life: Visit Philip Trammell Shutze’s eclectic collection that highlights curiosities that would look nice in your home. Daily. Free-21.50. atlantahistorycenter.com sounds, and stories of the greatest trading route in history. Closes Jan 5. $18-$20. fernbankmuseum.org

Virgil Abloh - Figures Of Speech: This exhibition explores the work of Ablah, a modern, genre-bending artist and designer who became creative director of Louis Vuitton’s menswear in 2018. Tue-Sun. Free-$14.50. high.org

Performance Art

A Night Of Flamenco: See flamenco in an intimate atmosphere, without amplification, the way flamenco is supposed to be admired. Jan 24. $30-$35. lacande.la

Andrew Schulz: Comedian from New York, known for his work on ‘Guy Code,’ ‘The Brilliant Idiots’ podcast and the Amazon original series ‘Sneaky Pete.’ Jan 25. $28.50-149. centerstage-atlanta.com

Atlanta Jewish Life Festival: This family event is packed with activities for all ages including live performances, Israeli wine tastings, an artist market, games and more! Jan 26. Free-$12/Family $65. atlantajewishlifefestival.com

Fun Home: Based on Alison Bechdel’s bestselling graphic memoir of the same name, this production took Broadway by storm and cemented itself as one of the landmark musicals of our time. Wed-Sun. $20-$40. actors-express.com

Traveling The Silk Road: Step 1,000 years back in time to experience the sights,

◄Narnia: This immersive dramatization tells the story of four English schoolchildren who stumble upon a wardrobe, which they discover to be a portal. Closes Jan 12. $30-40. serenbe.com

▲Criss Angel: This extraordinary evening of magic unplugged features Angel and amazing friends with a stripped-down purity that’s guaranteed to blow your mind. Jan 14, $39.50-95.50. cobbenergycentre.com

Grace Potter: Multi-instrumentalist Potter is a singer/songwriter with a bluesy, roots-rock specialist powerful voice. Jan 18. $38.50-182. tabernacleatl. com

►Jon B: The consummate artist, an accomplished musician and noted songwriter and producer with several gold and platinum records under his belt Jan 5. $35-48. citywinery.com/atlanta

Mary Poppins Jr.: Even grown-ups can learn a lesson or two from the famous nanny in this musical production. ThuSun. $13.50-16. elmstreetarts.org

◄Maybe Happy Ending: This play tells the story of two obsolete helper-bots living an isolated existence in a robotsonly housing complex in a not-toodistant future of Seoul, Korea. Tue-Sun. $10-85 alliancetheatre.org

Beyond The Pale Stand-Up Comedy Showcase: A monthly Saturday night stand-up comedy showcase featuring the finest of Atlanta’s funniest. Jan 1. $5. thelostdruid.com

Romeo And Juliet: The National Ballet Theatre of Odessa’s production is set to Sergei Prokofiev’s romantic and powerful score with new choreography by Mikhail. Lavrovsky Jan 12. $45-80. foxtheatre.org

Salome: This ASO’s thriller is a twisted tale of a depraved tyrant, his bewitching stepdaughter, and her unholy infatuation with John the Baptist. Jan 25-Feb 2. $42137. atlantasymphony.org