Encore Atlanta

Absolutely fab

ashley.brazzel — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:47:37 +0000

It’s been 44 years since The Beatles’ last tour, but the members of tribute band Rain (most of whom also appeared in the Broadway production of Beatlemania) have been keeping their music alive in concert since the 1980s. John Lennon and Paul McCartney had a legendary (mostly friendly) rivalry, but Rain’s Steve Landes and Joey [...]

Love, poverty, music and redemption

ashley.brazzel — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:30:35 +0000

As a child, internationally renowned director, choreographer and performer Debbie Allen spent her summers in Baton Rouge. “I grew up with the tastes, the sounds, the smells, the ghost stories … and the unchaperoned trips to the bayou, where we did things we weren’t supposed to do as children,” she says. “I gazed at the [...]

High offers half-price tickets to Dali

Kristi Casey Sanders — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:55:59 +0000

Through Aug. 31, adults will only pay half-price ($9) to see exhibits at the High on Tuesdays, all day. From Sept. 7 through Oct. 29, half-price tickets will be available for lunchtime visitors between the hours of 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Discounted tickets are available to walk-up visitors, although $9 tickets for Thursday evenings [...]

He’s quite a character, that Bill Murphey!

Kristi Casey Sanders — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:28:53 +0000

By Kathy Janich In A Confederacy of Dunces, now at Theatrical Outfit, 16 actors play more than 25 characters. Among them is William S. Murphey, who, for my money, is the best character actor in town. He plays two roles in Dunces: Mr. Claude Robichaux, a befuddled, irascible old man with an unusual mustache, and Mr. Clyde, [...]

Fox fun facts

ashley.brazzel — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:30:20 +0000

The Atlanta Fox furniture collection is the largest cache of original furniture that exists in any of the remaining Fox Theatres, from coast to coast. The Fox furnishings were personally procured by Eva Fox, wife of movie and theatre mogul William [...]

Pampered

ashley.brazzel — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:30:49 +0000

The new Spa Sentio, on Atlanta’s Westside, is a family owned establishment offering everything from massage therapy and hair removal to makeup and nail care. Decked with more than a few luxuries, including a full line of services and a concierge, Spa Sentio aims to keep you blissfully indulged. And, when you’re finished with your [...]

The sweet sound of success

ashley.brazzel — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:30:02 +0000

In his first professional stage role, Burke Moses “wore orange spandex, danced around and sweated. A lot.” He was a 20ish song-and-dance man in a revue titled Dance, Dance, Dance at Six Flags Over Mid-America in Eureka, Mo. “It was the hardest job I ever had and the best learning experience I ever had,” says Moses, [...]

New award from Emory to honor community-centric artists

Kristi Casey Sanders — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:22:33 +0000

By Kathy Janich The Emory College Center for Creativity & Arts has announced a new awards program intended to raise the profile of Atlanta artists and arts organizations. It will recognize contributions made in Fulton and DeKalb counties as well as the Emory University campus. The Community Impact Award is open to any artist, administrator, educator, activist, [...]

Paintin’ party

ashley.brazzel — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:30:10 +0000

Looking to meet new people in a fun and engaging atmosphere? Check out Cocktails and Canvas, a new do-it-yourself art gallery that hosts regular painting and cocktail mixers. During a single two to three-hour session, you’ll create your own acrylic impressionist piece to take home. Class prices range from $25 to $35, depending on the [...]

ASO Songster competition down to 3 finalists

Kristi Casey Sanders — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 19:22:27 +0000

By Kathy Janich Two Georgia singers and one from Ohio have been named finalists in the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s “American Idol”-like Songster 2010 amateur vocal competition. The winner, who will be named during an Aug. 14 ASO concert, will receive round-trip airline tickets to New York to see the symphony perform at Carnegie Hall on Oct. [...]