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Patrick Walker (foreground) and AJ Jones in "The Curse of La Patasola," an Orlando-filmed horror movie with roots in Atlanta that is now available on various TV platforms.
Indie horror film with Atlanta roots finds its scare power in South American folklore
The Kinnara chamber choir debuted Heather Gilligan’s "Southern Dissonances: Portraits of a New South."
Review: Kinnara chamber choir debuts new work focused on civil rights
THE LOST DAUGHTER. OLIVIA COLMAN as LEDA. CR: COURTESY OF NETFLIX
A new vision of motherhood defines a crop of contemporary films
"pushing aside poppy stems" by Demetri Burke. Courtesy of Demetri Burke
Skillful attention to mood and color define an Atlanta painter’s promising solo...
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Tyler Perry was deemed a billionaire; Dolly Parton shot "Christmas in the Square" in Atlanta and local CNN medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta was ubiquitous on TV. (L-R Tyler Perry Studios; Netflix; CNN)
2020 Atlanta movie and TV year in review: Tyler Perry, Netflix, CNN, COVID impact
Taylor Swift released "Folklore" in the summer of 2020 and then her her second album of the year on Dec. 11, "Evermore." Beth Garrabrant
2020 produced memorable music moments to relive
Best of Atlanta winners for 2020
All the food, places and events you voted Best of Atlanta in 2020
To go with black-eyed peas and a pot of greens on New Year's Day, you can try (from left) Erin French’s Slow-Roasted Pork Picnic Shoulder with Cinnamon & Rosemary, Raul Dominguez’s Ropa Vieja, or Toni Tipton-Martin’s Catfish Étouffée. Styling by Wendell Brock / Chris Hunt for the AJC
Recipes: Taking New Year’s Day meals beyond hoppin’ John
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High Museum gets major gift of folk art
"A Glittery Veil" by Ariel Dannielle. The Atlanta painter's first solo exhibition at the Georgia Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCAGA) opened on Nov. 21. The artist primarily uses self-portraits to reflect the interior lives of African American women who are millennials.
Ariel Dannielle’s self-portraits put everyday Black life on full display
James Brown is caped by one of the band members while performing for the Auburn Avenue Festival in Atlanta, GA on April 17, 1992. (Renee Hannans/AJC staff)
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Flashback Photos: In concert in Georgia, 1973-1999
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Atlanta Opera produciton of "The Pirates of Penzance" takes on new meaning in the no-touch age of coronavirus. Courtesy of Jeff Roffman
Atlanta Opera lightens the mood with ‘Pirates of Penzance’
Theater notes: Horizon’s belated return, Covid causing schedule changes, more
‘Baby Shark’ first video to reach 10 billion views on YouTube
Rocío Rodríguez on change, not knowing, sunsets and her New York show
Emily Daggett Smith is the new violinist with the Vega Quartet.
Music briefs: Emory Chamber Music cancels January concerts; Vega Quartet back at full...
Jon Kincaid, deejay who rocked Atlanta, dies at 57
Podcast: The Obama portraits at the High Museum of Art
Ballethnic Dance Company to make its Kennedy Center debut in June
Bradley Currey Jr., as Chair of the Board at Emory University in 1997. Currey was successful in business and helped make institutions in the city successful through his donations and guidance. (AJC Staff Photo/Renee Hannans)
Brad Currey, guided Atlanta business and arts institutions, dies at 91
Robert Cheatham: Atlanta’s avant garde drum major
Bookshelf: Unsolved murder in 1948 Carrollton subject of new book
‘Black-ish’ costar Deon Cole returns to stand-up comedy
The newest album from Tinsley Ellis comes after 18 months of staying in one place, perhaps the longest he's ever been off the road. Photo: Flournoy Holmes
Blues road warrior Tinsley Ellis back on stage after pandemic hiatus
Aris’ ‘Importance of Being Earnest’ bewilders
Thriller pits national park agent vs. displaced landowner in ‘Twentymile’
Obama portraits arrive at High Museum
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These two steam locomotives are being overhauled at the Pegram Shops in Atlanta in this photo from the 1940s. The photo is par of the railroad archive at the Atlanta History Center. Photo Kenneth Rogers
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Books
Chris Joyner is the author of "The Three Death Sentences of Clarence Henderson." Courtesy of Abrams Books
Bookshelf: Unsolved murder in 1948 Carrollton subject of new book
C. Matthew Smith of Newnan is an Atlanta attorney whose first novel covers a violent manhunt in the wilderness.
Thriller pits national park agent vs. displaced landowner in ‘Twentymile’
Author Chantal James Courtesy of Zoe Davidson
Spirit of 16th century saint inhibits search for identity in ‘None But the Righteous’
Courtesy of HarperCollins / Penguin Random House / Simon & Schusters
10 Southern books we’re eager to read in winter 2022
Theater
Deon Cole poses for photographers upon arrival at the opening of the London film festival and the World premiere of the film 'The Harder They Fall' in London Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
‘Black-ish’ costar Deon Cole returns to stand-up comedy
John Ammerman (from left), Tamia Fair and Phil Mann appear in the Aris Theatre production of Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest."
Aris’ ‘Importance of Being Earnest’ bewilders
Park Krausen (left) and Candy McLellan in “Bright Half Life,” a winter theater highlight opening at Theatrical Outfit on Feb. 2.
11 winter theater productions that promise to make for a happier New Year
Ja'Siah Young as Alice and Danny Crowe as the Cheshire Cat in 'Wonderland."
Pandemic causes True Colors, Synchronicity theaters to close shows early
Visual Arts
"pushing aside poppy stems" by Demetri Burke. Courtesy of Demetri Burke
Skillful attention to mood and color define an Atlanta painter’s promising solo...
Rocio Rodriguez
Rocío Rodríguez on change, not knowing, sunsets and her New York show
Shane Lavalette (American, born 1987), Will with Banjo, 2011, pigmented inkjet print
Podcast revisited: ‘Picturing the South’ with High Museum of Art curator Gregory Harris
Mildred Thompson's "Untitled" (1994). Courtesy of Hammonds House Museum
The Black experience comes into focus in one man’s art collection
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