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"Jimmy Carter: Citizen of the South" by Kaye Lanning Minchew. (Courtesy of University of Georgia Press)
Solve your gift-giving needs with these coffee-table books
Patrons experience the VIP experience in the Grand Theatre for the Lawrenceville Arts Center's grand opening. Photo by Bruce Johnson
Aurora co-founder looks back and forward as Lawrenceville Arts Center opens
This year's annual staging of "A Christmas Carol" at the Alliance Theatre, continuing through Dec. 24, features a new adaptation, new costumes and a reimagined set. Courtesy of Greg Mooney
Review: Alliance’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ revisits the richer and poorer drama
Works by Joe Camoosa (left) and Cameron Bliss are among those on view at Kai Lin Art in the "Wonder" exhibition, which opens Dec. 3.
Kai Lin Art is inclusive, inviting and diverse
Featured
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)
Flashback Photos: In concert in Georgia, 1973-1999
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Zoo Atlanta debuts new Chinese Lantern Festival for the holidays
Zoo Atlanta debuts new Chinese Lantern Festival for the holidays
Discovering the best out-of-the-way murals east and west of downtown Atlanta
ASO inaugurates new music fund with works by living composers
Emory’s Tiphanie Yanique explores family and connection in her latest novel
John Keabler (left) plays Sherlock Holmes opposite Lala Cochran as Dr. Watson in the farcical mystery "Baskerville," continuing through Dec. 19 at Theatrical Outfit. Courtesy of Casey Ford Photography
Theatrical Outfit’s forced ‘Baskerville’ spoof falls flat
Atlanta Ballet enters a new era with high-tech ‘Nutcracker’ at Cobb Energy
Book Review: ‘We Imagined It Was Rain’ tells stories of love and loss
Namwon Choi’s road trip Is a meditation on time, painting and perspective
Sue Schroeder of Core Dance.
Core Dance named lead organization for acclaimed global Fieldwork Initiative
7 getaways you can take this holiday season
Ansley Park, covered bridge among state’s historic ‘Places in Peril’
Head to Cartersville for live reindeer, Christmas lights and more
Atlanta Women’s Chorus will sing Faure’s “Requiem” as part of the ensemble’s holiday concert. Courtesy of Dan Lax
Choral groups bring back live concerts this Christmas
Rolling Stones get their ya-yas out for a grateful Atlanta
Bookshelf: Local authors recommend their favorite literary podcasts
Atlanta artist Marryam Moma cuts her way into telling stories of Blackness
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Mexican glassware from Verve Culture. Courtesy of Verve Culture
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Books
"Jimmy Carter: Citizen of the South" by Kaye Lanning Minchew. (Courtesy of University of Georgia Press)
Solve your gift-giving needs with these coffee-table books
Emory’s Tiphanie Yanique explores family and connection in her latest novel.
Emory’s Tiphanie Yanique explores family and connection in her latest novel
Andrew Siegrist, author of the short story collection "we Imagined It Was Rain." Courtesy of Hub City Press
Book Review: ‘We Imagined It Was Rain’ tells stories of love and loss
Tiphanie Yanique, author of "Monster in the Middle," recommends the podcasts "Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls" and "Bore You to Sleep."
Bookshelf: Local authors recommend their favorite literary podcasts
Theater
This year's annual staging of "A Christmas Carol" at the Alliance Theatre, continuing through Dec. 24, features a new adaptation, new costumes and a reimagined set. Courtesy of Greg Mooney
Review: Alliance’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ revisits the richer and poorer drama
John Keabler (left) plays Sherlock Holmes opposite Lala Cochran as Dr. Watson in the farcical mystery "Baskerville," continuing through Dec. 19 at Theatrical Outfit. Courtesy of Casey Ford Photography
Theatrical Outfit’s forced ‘Baskerville’ spoof falls flat
Laurie Beasley as Myra (right) and Ellen McQueen as Harlowe (left) in "Raising the Dead." Photo by Elisabeth Cooper
‘Raising the Dead’ feels underdeveloped, despite captivating characters
The cast of “Fiddler on the Roof,” at the Fox Theatre through Sunday, Nov. 14. Courtesy of Joan Marcus
‘Fiddler on the Roof’ explores the dark underside of love and politics
Visual Arts
Works by Joe Camoosa (left) and Cameron Bliss are among those on view at Kai Lin Art in the "Wonder" exhibition, which opens Dec. 3.
Kai Lin Art is inclusive, inviting and diverse
Artist Marryam Moma poses for a photograph in her Alpharetta studio Monday, November 8, 2021. STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE AJC
Atlanta artist Marryam Moma cuts her way into telling stories of Blackness
Atlanta-based photographer Sheila Pree Bright is one of the most recent photographers commissioned for "Picturing the South." "Invisible Empire #1" (2019) shows a Southern landscape charged by the region's history of racial oppression.
Podcast: ‘Picturing the South’ with High Museum of Art curator Gregory Harris
Artist Flournoy Holmes, on his back porch, holds the cover of the new Landslide Records compilation. (Photo by Brenda Stepp)
Flournoy Holmes talks Allman Brothers and his famed album covers
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