Renowned indie-folk musician Gregory Alan Isakov will be making his return to Atlanta at the Atlanta Symphony Hall on March 23 and 24. Aside from being a farmer and owner of Starling Farms, Isakov is more widely known for his tender ballads and crushingly beautiful lyrics, including “The Stable Song,” “Big Black Car,” and “Amsterdam.”

Opus writer/director Mark Anthony Green credits all the great things he’s achieved in his life and career to his legendary Atlanta alma mater, Morehouse College. Green introduced his directorial debut—a stylish horror film set in the celebrity world of music starring Emmy winner Ayo Edebiri (The Bear) and two-time Oscar nominee John Malkovich—at Atlantic Station, where the 2010 graduate would watch films weekly as a student.

Every March for nearly a decade, Children’s Museum of Atlanta has built a suite of programming celebrating Women’s History Month, all designed for young people who may not yet know the meaning of women, history, or even months. This year, the theme of the exhibit is “daredevils,” featuring women who broke the mold in their respective fields.

Works from multidisciplinary artist Blair Hobbs will be on view at Spalding Nix Fine Art from March 14 to May 9 in Birthday Cake for Flannery—curated as part of the gallery’s ECHOES exhibition—in honor of the Georgia-born Southern Gothic writer’s 100th birthday. Viewers familiar with O’Connor’s singular body of work will recognize images, allusions and characters from some of her most well-known stories—Wise Blood, “A Good Man is Hard to Find,” “Good Country People,” "Parker’s Back.”

For one weekend this month, Atlanta, like Chicago, will flood with green. But lacking a river as we do, it’s Peachtree Street that will run emerald when the Irish and their friends march in celebration of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. This year marks the 141st St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Atlanta, making it one of the longest continuously running parades in the city.

Patterson Hood, frontman for the Drive-By Truckers, released his first solo album in 12 years, Exploding Trees and Airplane Screams, last month. The singer-songwriter will perform at Terminal West on March 26, and his latest album is an exploration of in his early adulthood and youth, told in reverse chronological order.

On February 22, brass instruments, vibrantly colored beads, and a procession of floats with masked and costumed revelers, aka “krewes,” will parade through Kirkwood in celebration of Lanta Gras.

It just takes one mention of Atlanta for Omari Hardwick to start beaming about his hometown. “I’ll always give Atlanta credit for shaping who I am,” he says. “There’s a quality to Atlanta that allows black people to be unapologetic and gives them permission to try something that’s interesting and true.” Even now, at the age of 51, Hardwick (known for his roles in Starz’s Power, Army of The Dead, and most recently, Star Trek: Section 31 on Paramount+), says he remains “unapologetically confident” whenever he walks into a meeting or audition.

This happy, music-filled show about a mother, a daughter, and three possible dads celebrates its 25-year run with a one-week stint at the Fox. Set to the tunes of ABBA, Mamma Mia! has been seen in 50 productions in 16 different languages, grossing more than $4.5 billion at the box office. Tickets are now available.