From visual arts to music to theater, metro Atlanta has an active arts scene offering something for nearly everyone.
Happenings this upcoming week include intricate puppets used to tell “The Tales of Edgar Allan Poe” at the Center for Puppetry Arts and “Klezmer: Old, New and NOW!” at the Breman as the cultural center kicks off its Levinson Family Music Series.
The following 12 events will help you explore Atlanta’s arts and culture in the upcoming week.
Alliance/Kendeda Week
The Alliance Theatre presents staged readings of Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition finalists, including “Mira & Dill,” a comedy about sibling love and the internet.
Continuing at 6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, March 18-19, and 3 p.m. Friday, March 20. Free with RSVP. Alliance Theatre, 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta. 404-733-4600, alliancetheatre.org.
“Dangerous Games”
Johnson Lowe Gallery hosts an exhibition of Atlanta artist Navin Norling’s new works that employ salvaged materials to reference American iconography while questioning the narratives attached to it.
Continuing through Saturday, March 28. Johnson Lowe Gallery, 764 Miami Circle, Suite 210, Atlanta. 404-352-8114, johnsonlowe.com.
“The Tales of Edgar Allan Poe”
Intricate puppets are used to let audiences experience literature in a new way with tales from Poe’s “The Raven,” “The Cask of Amontillado,” “The Tell-Tale Heart” and more.
Continuing through Saturday, April 4. $25. Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St. NW (at 18th Street), Atlanta. 404-873-3391, puppet.org.
Credit: Photo courtesy of the High Museum of Art/© Mimi Plumb
Credit: Photo courtesy of the High Museum of Art/© Mimi Plumb
Blazing Light: A Conversation with Photographer Mimi Plumb
Photographer Mimi Plumb will discuss her first solo museum exhibition, “Blazing Light” at the High Museum of Art, with the exhibition’s curator, Gregory J. Harris. Her works capture the evolution of the Western U.S. landscape and the lives within it.
7-8 p.m. Thursday, March 19. $23.50. High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta. 404-733-4400, high.org.
Dance Canvas performance series: “Introducing the Next Generation”
Dance Canvas presents performances from 40-plus professional dancers from around the country in seven new works. They’ll explore the theme of “storytelling through movement” using styles such as ballet, contemporary and hip-hop.
8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 20-21. $37-$44. Rialto Center for the Arts, 80 Forsyth St. NW, Atlanta. 404-413-9849, dancecanvas.com.
Credit: Photo courtesy of Spelman College
Credit: Photo courtesy of Spelman College
“Echoes of the Storm”
The works of eight playwrights are presented as stage readings and reflect on the long-lasting impact of Hurricane Katrina on communities and cultural identity. A talkback of the importance of sustaining Southern theater will be held after Saturday’s matinee performance.
7:30 p.m. Friday, March 20, and 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 21. $10. Spelman College, Mary Schmidt Campbell Center for Innovation & the Arts, 350 Spelman Lane, Atlanta. 404-270-5460, spelman.edu.
Full Radius Dance: “Collective Memory”
Full Radius Dance celebrates its 35th anniversary with repertoire retrospectives and premieres. Friday’s performance includes an American Sign Language interpretation and is followed by a talkback between the audience and artists, and Saturday’s is followed by a reception.
7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 20-21, and 3 p.m. Sunday, March 22. $20 suggested donations for Friday and Sunday, $35 tickets for Saturday performance and reception. 7 Stages Theatre, 1105 Euclid Ave. NE, Atlanta. 404-523-7647, fullradiusdance.org.
“Last of the Red Hot Lovers”
OnStage Atlanta performs Neil Simon’s romantic romp about a middle-aged married man who attempts to seduce women at his mother’s occasionally empty New York City apartment.
Friday, March 20-Sunday, April 5, with shows at 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays. OnStage Atlanta, 3041 N. Decatur Road, Scottdale, 404-897-1802. onstageatlanta.
“Don Quixote”
Georgia Metropolitan Dance Theatre will perform this classical ballet that’s playful and lighthearted and set to a joyful score.
2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 21, and 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Sunday, March 22. $25-$37.50. Jennie T. Anderson Theatre, 548 S. Marietta Parkway SE, Atlanta. 678-287-9020, georgiametrodance.org/tickets.
Credit: Photo courtesy of The Breman
Credit: Photo courtesy of The Breman
“Klezmer: Old, New and NOW!”
The Breman kicks off its Levinson Family Music Series with a performance from the New Orleans Klezmer All Stars as the lively group celebrates its 35th anniversary. The band mixes traditional klezmer with the funk, R&B and Dixieland sounds of New Orleans.
4 p.m. reception, 5 p.m. show. Sunday, March 22. $60 (includes catered preshow reception), free parking. The Breman, 1440 Spring St. NW, Atlanta. 678-222-3700, thebreman.org.
“From Silence to Wonder”
The Michael O’Neal Singers Chorus, vocal soloists and orchestra perform musical highlights from Haydn and Dan Forrest’s versions of the biblical creation story.
3 p.m. Sunday, March 22. $25, $5 students. Roswell United Methodist Church, 814 Mimosa Blvd., Roswell. 770-594-7974, mosingers.com.
Melissa Harshman: “A Delicate Balance”
This Lifetime Teaching Award exhibition at Eyedrum brings together Melissa Harshman’s recent print and papermaking works that explore grief, loss, mindfulness and resilience.
3-6 p.m. opening reception Sunday, March 22-Sunday, April 19. Eyedrum, 515 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd. SW, Atlanta. eyedrum.org.
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