Georgia Entertainment Scene

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Atlanta’s Beauté Noir Fest to celebrate Juneteenth with Mariah the Scientist

Beauté Noir Fest, a celebration of Black beauty and culture, is being held at Pullman Yards on Saturday. Mariah the Scientist will headline the fifth annual event.

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‘Made in Doraville’: A documentary love letter to a city known for its GM plant

For a city known as the home of a GM plant, a documentary offers a love letter on film.

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How Atlanta’s Kristian Bush became Megan Moroney’s producer

Atlanta veteran musician Kristian Bush is riding high as producer for rising country star Megan Moroney. He is performing a solo show at Eddie's Attic June 22, 2025.

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Usher’s Braves bobblehead hardly looks like Usher but fans still say ‘Yeah!’

It was Usher bobblehead night Wednesday at Truist Park, and Braves fans said, "Yeah!"

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How Atlanta became the LGBTQ+ epicenter of the South

Hidden histories reveal a rich heritage of queer life and activism dating back to the 19th century.

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Atlanta’s Southern-Fried Gaming Expo hits high score for pinball, arcade enthusiasts

The 12th Southern-Fried Gaming Expo gives people access to 1,000 board games and 500 arcade and pinball machines June 20-22, 2025.

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Actor sues Tyler Perry over alleged sexual assault

An actor has filed a complaint against Tyler Perry accusing the Atlanta media mogul of "sustained pattern of workplace sexual harassment, assault, and retaliation."

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Longtime radio traffic reporter Doug Turnbull moves to 11Alive

Doug Turnbull, who left WSB radio last year after 20 years, is trying his hand at TV for the first time on 11Alive.

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Amid national boom, Atlanta’s Latin music scene is ‘very early stages’

While Atlanta venues have grown more receptive to Latin music over the years, the city’s Latin music scene is still a budding field.

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Mexican American photographer’s Atlanta exhibit travels a more personal path

Review of Atlanta photographer Brayan Enriquez‘s solo exhibition "Like Hills Made of Sand," on view through August 23 at the Atlanta Center for Photography.

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What’s filming in Georgia in June 2025?

As of this past weekend, the Georgia Film Office has 25 active film and TV productions on its list, which has been typical over the past 12 months.

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If you like cutups, don’t cut out on these comedy shows coming to Atlanta

Highlighting some of the hottest comedy shows of summer in Atlanta.

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Sweet Tea: Iconic trees

Check out our roundup of sweet offerings in today's newsletter.

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All reality shows Porsha Williams has been on before ‘The Traitors’

‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta’ star will be on Season 4, following Sheree Whitfield and Phaedra Parks from Season 3.

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5 Southern beach reads for your summer reading

Summer is upon us, time for some beach reading. Here are five possibilities.

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The Wildwoods to bring attention-grabbing harmonies from Nebraska to Decatur

The Wildwoods, a Nebraska band touring behind their new album, "Dear Meadowlark," play Eddie’s Attic in Decatur on June 17.

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Play in more than 50 tons of sand at Friday’s Decatur Beach Party

For the family-friendly Decatur Beach Party on Friday, the city will bring 60 tons of sand to create a sandy street “beach” on Ponce de Leon Avenue through its downtown area.

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‘Like a death in the family’: Fox 5 Atlanta eliminates I-Team after 48 years

Fox 5 Atlanta dismantled its I-Team, which since forming in 1977 "changed laws" and "put people in prison," according to Randy Travis, who was part of the team for 30 years

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Father’s Day a time of healing for son whose dad died a mysterious death

A former Atlantan’s book alleges the plane crash that killed his father in 1965 in Vietnam is at the center of a government cover-up.

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‘Vavianna Island’ at Dad’s Garage immerses you in love, murder, shenanigans

A look at Dad’s Garage's “Murder on Vavianna Island,” the comedy theater’s first foray into an immersive audience experience. Amber Nash stars.