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Atlanta bookseller pens love letter to Black-owned bookstores with ‘Prose to the People’
Atlanta author and bookseller Katie Mitchell, founder of online and pop-up shop Good Books ATL, recognizes Black-owned bookstores in 'Prose to the People.'
'The Library Dads' rewrite the narrative on Black fatherhood
'The Library Dads' are an Atlanta group rewriting the fatherhood narrative one book at a time. Credit: AJC | Scholastics | The Fatherhood Project | The Guardian
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Make Orange Crush sweet again? New era dawns for infamous HBCU beach party
Orange Crush, an HBCU spring break party at a Georgia beach, enters a new era this April with a sanctioned festival organizers hope will attract 30,000 attendees
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Period authenticity is key in Atlanta Baroque’s take on Monteverdi masterwork
Preview of Atlanta Baroque Orchestra performances of Claudio Monteverdi’s "Vespers" on March 28-29 at the Cathedral of St. Philip, using period instruments.
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Patterson Hood didn’t intend to tell early life story on new album, but it emerged
Patterson Hood of Athens, Georgia-based Drive-By Truckers is on tour behind a solo album, “Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams,” which brings him to Terminal West on March 26.
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In Monroe, residents do double takes when meeting new ‘neighbors’
In Monroe, Georgia, residents are familiarizing themselves with new life-size, lifelike neighbors that aren't quite what they seem.
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Bookshelf: Grit lit, WWI bio, culinary mystery among small and indie press offerings
This week, check out four new books from small and independent presses, including "Work Is Fun" by Steve Carse, cofounder and CEO of King of Pops.
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‘Topdog/Underdog’ team at Actor’s Express explores the dynamics of brotherhood
Previewing Actor's Express' production of Suzan-Lori Parks’ "Topdog/Underdog," which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2002 and a Tony Award for Best Play Revival in 2023.
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Georgia company gives $500K to help expand civil rights center in Atlanta
The $500,000 gift will go toward the National Center for Civil and Human Rights' two-wing expansion currently under construction.