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Christopher Swann is the author of "Never Go Home."
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Bookshelf: Suzie goes rogue in Swann’s ‘Never Go Home’

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Ben and Leo Sidran will perform together at the Atlanta History Center as part of a series of concerts looking at the impact of the Jewish experience on popular music. Photo: courtesy Madrid Diario

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Father and son team Ben and Leo Sidran play jazz for Neranenah

Former Chief White House photographer Pete Souza (left) pictured here with former President Barack Obama, will be the keynote speaker at the 2022 Decatur Book Festival. CONTRIBUTED BY WHITE HOUSE PHOTO OFFICE

Decatur Book Festival announces keynote speaker, author lineup

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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)

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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

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2020 produced memorable music moments to relive

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

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Recipes: Taking New Year’s Day meals beyond hoppin’ John

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.

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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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‘Desire Under the Elms’ sways at Actor’s Express

Waning days of summer bring food, festivals and a taste of fall to Georgia

There’s identity horror beyond the ax murderer in Georgia-filmed ‘They/Them’

Joshua Parks, photographer for the "The Green Book of South Carolina" published by Hub City Books, speaks at the book launch last month.
(Courtesy of Hub City Press/Meg Reid)

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Hub City Press champions contemporary Southern writers

Randall Kenan’s posthumous collection of essays soars

The Bow Tie Chronicles: ‘Rise of the Black Quarterback’ by Jason Reid

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Carolyn Newton Curry is the author of "Sudden Death."
Courtesy of Mercer University Press

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Book Notes: Get a double dose of football and a murder mystery

Exhibit featuring local artist’s black and white portraits opens in downtown Macon

All-female cast deftly navigates ‘Merchant of Venice’s’ rocky shores

New outdoor art installations on MLK Drive; Black Art in America Foundation

Frank Stella (American, born 1936), Double Gray Scramble, 1973, screenprint on paper, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, gift of the Phoenix Society, 75.96. © 2005 Frank Stella/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

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Photographs, quilts, op art and more enliven ‘Off the Grid’ at the High

Talent agency exec Arthur Lewis focuses national attention on Atlanta art scene

Tamara Fuller’s vision brought The Velvet Note jazz club to life 10 years ago

New Midtown gallery’s latest show pairs two talented local artists

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Books

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Bookshelf: Suzie goes rogue in Swann’s ‘Never Go Home’

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Decatur Book Festival announces keynote speaker, author lineup

Credit: Meg Reid

Hub City Press champions contemporary Southern writers

Theater

The Actor’s Express drama “Desire Under the Elms,” continuing through Aug. 28, features Precious West (clockwise from left), Tim McDonough and Ryan Vo.
Courtesy of Casey Gardner Ford

Credit: Casey Gardner Ford

‘Desire Under the Elms’ sways at Actor’s Express

Shylock (Rivka Levin) is outwitted by a costumed Portia (Destiny Freeman), posing as a doctor, during the climactic trial of Atlanta Shakespeare Company's "The Merchant of Venice." (Photos by Jeff Watkins)

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All-female cast deftly navigates ‘Merchant of Venice’s’ rocky shores

Everett (Matthew Ferro) and Rina (Hannah Morris) in "The Outrage Machine," a 2020 Essential Theatre Playwriting Award winner that opens the 2022 Essential Theatre Play Festival at West End Performing Arts Center.

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Essential Play Fest’s ‘Outrage Machine’ has grown more topical in wake of COVID-19

The cast of Atlanta playwright Shay Youngblood’s “Square Blues,” continuing through Aug. 21 at Horizon Theatre, includes Chantal Maurice (from left), Jay Jones, Parris Sarter and Patty de la Garza.

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Horizon debuts local playwright’s ‘Square Blues’

Visual Arts

Credit: Frank Stella/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

Photographs, quilts, op art and more enliven ‘Off the Grid’ at the High

"E. Lynn Harris," by Demetri Burke is featured in the two-artist exhibition “Expanding Narratives” at the new Midtown gallery NicholsAtlanta.
(Courtesy of NicholsAtlanta)

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New Midtown gallery’s latest show pairs two talented local artists

Former NBA star and self-taught artist Joe Barry Carroll gives his works brief stories: For "Man" he writes: "I came here because this is the only place I know ..."

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Q&A: Former NBA All-Star Joe Barry Carroll takes his art to the heights

Candler Park has freshly painted electrical utility boxes — those usually plain, stainless steel things at traffic light intersections — that brighten the area.

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Four muralists turn Candler Park tax dollars into vibrant art