Tag: Things to do
American Craft Council Show is hipper than ever
For art collectors, the ACC that matters in March is the annual artisan show at the Cobb Galleria—where makers from all over the country come to stage Atlanta's best annual market.
Meet Lilburn’s own Harlem Globetrotter: Alex “Moose” Weekes
While playing basketball at Berkmar High School in Lilburn, and later at college in Tennessee, 31-year-old Alex “Moose” Weekes got used to coaches battling him over his hair.
6 great Atlanta home and garden events in March
Including the American Craft Council Show, Atlanta Home Show, Junior League of Atlanta Tour of Kitchens, and more.
Bulloch Hall’s Great American Cover-Up Quilt Show spotlights the Southeast’s best stitchers
This month up to 200 quilts cover Roswell’s Bulloch Hall for the 34th Great American Cover-Up Quilt Show. Draped over beds and hung on walls, the blankets are made by artists from all over the Southeast, including Bulloch Hall Quilt Guild member Diane Knott, whose quilts are featured in a special exhibition.
Atlanta Opera reels in rising star Kevin Burdette for The Pirates of Penzance
“Kevin is the equivalent of an operatic Buster Keaton or Charlie Chaplin,” says Atlanta Opera director Tomer Zvulun, who handpicked the bass singer to play the Pirate King in The Pirates of Penzance
40 springtime events for Atlanta families in March
Including nine of our favorite Easter egg hunts!
High Museum debuts Vik Muniz exhibition, including a self-portrait made of trash
Vik Muniz gathered hundreds of pieces of trash from the largest landfill in Rio de Janeiro to create an enormous sculpture—a portrait—made from soda cans, broken computer monitors and toys, bike parts, even an old cash register.
3 favorite tales from Love Stories of Oakland Cemetery
On Valentine’s Day weekend, Oakland Cemetery shares 26 stories of love among the cemetery’s “residents,” from devoted spouses to a former volunteer and his beloved dog. Here's three of our favorites.
Full Radius Dance’s Forgotten series explores Atlanta landmarks
In 2014 Douglas Scott read an article about the people honored by monuments and memorials across New York City parks. “It made me curious about landmarks here in Atlanta,” he says.
5 things to know about the Lord of the Dance’s final Atlanta show
On February 21st, the Lord of the Dance will perform in Atlanta for the last time when his farewell tour stops by Philips Arena. We caught up with Michael Flatley on what to expect from the show and his retirement.