A WORLD OF ENTERTAINMENT

City venues become a mecca for global acts

When Angelique Kidjo won a Grammy Award in February, the director of Georgia State University's Rialto Center for the Arts knew it was a mixed blessing. With Kidjo scheduled to appear in March as part of the center's 2007-08 season series, it would help promote the Rialto for the Benin-born star's 'Djin Djin' album to be named the best contemporary world music release of the year.

But there is a slight drawback to Kidjo's growing acclaim, said Leslie Gordon, director of the 833-seat performing arts venue in downtown Atlanta ... more

Influence. Develop. Grow.

Atlanta Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce helps build businesses

When Glen Paul Freedman needed someone to repair a heating and air-conditioning system, he didn't open up the Yellow Pages. He went to the Gay and Lesbian Directory put out by the Atlanta Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce.

You didn't know there was such a thing? ... more

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