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A chance meeting brought this now-famous conductor to Macon’s Mercer University to study

Keitaro Harada will come “home” to Macon as guest conductor of the Macon-Mercer Symphony at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Grand Opera House.

February 09, 2024
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  • The Telegraph
A skeleton monster made by Jason Stiner has been turning heads around Macon, Georgia, for years at Halloween when Stiner attaches the creature, dubbed “Skelly-Skel,” to the back of his pickup truck.  Joe Kovac Jr. / The Telegraph

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Have you seen this skeleton welded to a toilet seat while driving around Macon?

The sight itself is spooky and beyond kooky: A bloody-faced, coverall-clad skeleton suspended in midair on a post jutting from the rear of a pickup truck. It's been turning heads around Macon, Ga., for years at Halloween.

October 17, 2023
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  • Joe Kovac
Art pieces from Poncili Creación exhibit at the Center for Puppetry Arts.

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All ages can explore contemporary puppetry this weekend in the 'Hungry Garden'

Atlanta's Center for Puppetry Arts' Puppet NOW initiative returns for its second year beginning July 6 and spotlights the work of contemporary artists and puppeteers of color.

July 06, 2023
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  • Ambria Burton
Lighthouse Immersive’s Immersive Disney Animation will see its Atlanta premiere at the new Armour Yards development on May 1, 2023.

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  • Arts & Life

A new immersive Disney experience is coming to Atlanta

Lighthouse Immersive’s Immersive Disney Animation will see its Atlanta premiere at the new Armour Yards development on May 1, 2023

April 04, 2023
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  • Sarah Rose
GPB’s Amanda Andrews spoke to cast and crew of Jerry’s Habima Theatre at the Marcus Jewish Community Center about casting actors with disabilities in Cinderella.

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  • Arts & Life

LISTEN: Jerry’s Habima Theatre celebrates 30 years of inclusive casting with 'Cinderella' production

This year marks three decades of inclusive theater by actors with disabilities at Jerry's Habima Theatre in Atlanta.The program of the Marcus Jewish Community Center is marking the big anniversary with a production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella.

March 09, 2023
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  • Amanda Andrews
Over 70 metal renderings of origami figures were displayed at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens from June through October 2022. The exhibition  was funded, in part, though money from Fulton County Arts.

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  • Arts & Life

Funding applications open for Fulton County artists

Artists based in Fulton County have the chance to apply for funding in 2023 through the Fulton County Department of Arts and Culture.

November 30, 2022
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  • Amanda Andrews
Choir rehearses

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Listen: 'Heaven Bound' musical celebrates 90th run at Big Bethel AME Church

One of the longest-running musicals in North America is back in Atlanta after a two-year break during the pandemic.

November 10, 2022
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  • Natalie Mendenhall and
  • Amanda Andrews
Chuck Leavell, keyboardist for The Rolling Stones and The Allman Brothers, makes the case to the Georgia Music Heritage Study Committee.

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Nonprofit helps Georgia music industry make the case for a statewide music tax incentive

Several musicians and industry leaders are hoping to make their case for why Georgia should have tax incentives for the music industry mirroring those provided to the film industry years prior, which led to the state becoming a production hub for several notable franchises and film studios.

October 27, 2022
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  • Sarah Rose
Alisa Amador peforms for the NPR "Tiny Desk" performance series.

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NPR Tiny Desk national winner Alisa Amador to open Georgia concert with three local winners

NPR's Tiny Desk is coming to Georgia in a concert series featuring 2022 winner Alisa Amador as well as three local winners on Tuesday.

June 06, 2022
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  • Sarah Rose
Violinist Joshua Bell, third from front left, and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields chamber orchestra will perform in Columbus as a part of their first post-COVID pandemic tour.

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  • Music Interviews

Joshua Bell and Academy of St. Martin in the Fields set to bring their music to Columbus

Since 2011, American violinist Joshua Bell has also been music director of the London-based Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, whose first pandemic-era U.S. tour together kicks off Feb. 22 in Columbus, Georgia.

February 15, 2022
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  • Sarah Zaslaw
Atlanta musician Baby Rose

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  • Music

Atlanta Soul Singer Baby Rose Celebrates Deluxe Album 'To Myself'

Atlanta singer-songwriter Baby Rose has a soulful, smoky voice that has captured the music world. Her voice has been compared to the likes of Nina Simone, Billie Holiday and Amy Winehouse. She joined Morning Edition host Leah Fleming to talk about the release of the deluxe version of her album, 'To Myself.'

September 25, 2020
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  • Emilia Brock ,
  • Jesse Nighswonger ,
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"I think there was a dirth of consideration," Atlanta-based actor and playwright Topher Payne said. "Whether you're an actor moving from show to show or even an Uber driver, the lack of a safety net has left a lot of us wondering what happens next."

Questions Still Linger For Georgia Theaters: 'We Don't Know What Comes Next'

When GPB talked to Marietta theater owner Carolyn Choe at the onset of the pandemic, she spoke of the uncertainties ahead. Now months later, there are...

May 27, 2020
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  • Sarah Rose
Independent cinemas, like Plaza Theatre in Atlanta and Ciné in Athens, are offering special programming and online streaming while closed for quarantine.

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Closed For Quarantine, Georgia's Independent Cinemas Turn From Silver Screen To Digital Streams

Among the small businesses shuttered by shelter-in-place orders are two of Georgia’s historic art-house theaters. How are these independent cinemas...

April 18, 2020
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  • Emilia Brock and
  • Chase McGee
Atlanta-based arts critics Kelundra Smith and Jason Evans joined "On Second Thought" to reflect on quarantine's impacts on streaming, and to provide their own recommendations.

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  • News

'Quarantainment': Atlanta Arts Critics On What To Stream In Quarantine

A few weeks ago, screen time was blamed for keeping us apart. Now that millions of people are sequestered in our homes, our screens are bringing us...

March 27, 2020
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  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott
Students will take courses on global modern art through the program that go beyond artists like Monet and Picasso.

Atlanta HBCUs Train Next Generation Of African American Art Curators

If you go into an art museum in North America, chances are the staff, the curators and the directors are going to be white. In 2015, an Andrew W. Mellon...

December 02, 2019
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  • Rickey Bevington and
  • Sophia Saliby
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