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Atlanta Living & Arts

Blue Man Group is back at the Fox Theatre for the first time since 2015 in a new show July 8-10. 
(Courtesy of Evan Zimmerman)

Credit: Evan Zimmerman

Blue Man Group is still blue, but the rest is new
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Dusty Gannon, also know as Goth Dad, practices with his band, Vision Video, in the week leading up to AthFest, the beloved outdoor music festival in Athens. Vision Video headlined the Saturday night performances for the first time, a big step for the band. which includes bass player Dan Geller, Emily Fredock on vocals and synthesizer and drummer Jason Fusco.  (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Credit: Jenni Girtma

Dusty Gannon aka Goth Dad brings humor, therapy, glam to Athens music
6h ago
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Credit: WolfieVibes Publications/She Writes/Schroder Media

Bookshelf: Check out these 3 indie books
8h ago
Bob Thompson's "LeRoi Jones and his Family," (1964), oil on canvas.
Courtesy of High Museum of Art / Cathy Carver. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Credit: Handout

Bob Thompson exhibit at High Museum dazzles with color and déjà vu
12h ago
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)

Credit: (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

Credit: 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

Credit: Chris Hunt

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.

Credit: Ariel Dannielle

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)

Credit: Renee Hannans

Flashback Photos: In concert in Georgia, 1973-1999
More Arts
Karen Comer Lowe has been named the inaugural curator-in-residence at the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC

Spelman College Museum of Art names Karen Comer Lowe curator-in-residence
Carlos Museum commits to diversity, social change with hiring of new director
The ‘Book Eating Boy’ and his incredible creator, Oliver Jeffers
Sam Gilliam, abstract artist of Drape paintings, dies at 88
“Ann,” a one-woman show (by Holland Taylor) featuring Clarinda Ross as former Texas governor Ann Richards, continues through July 3 at ART Station in Stone Mountain.
Courtesy of Michael Hidalgo

Credit: Courtesy of Michael Hidalgo

Actress channels late Texas governor Richards in ART Station’s ‘Ann’
The AJC’s Ernie Suggs chronicles the rich life of Andrew Young in new book
Celebrate Fourth of July at smaller, community events
Book Notes: 5 books about America for your July 4th reading list
Fahamu Pecou's painting "Back O'Da Bus" is on show this month in his solo exhibit at Backslash Gallery in Paris. (Photos courtesy of the artist and Backslash)

Credit: Courtesy of Fahamu Pecou and Backslash Gallery

Fahamu Pecou on his Paris show, cowrie shells and Nikes, and raising a Black son
Solo True Colors show spotlights activist Hamer
Briefs: SCAD donates art to Meals on Wheels Atlanta; Jazz on the Lawn returns
TV-film star Holland Taylor turned playwright to honor a Texas political star
"Trio" (2022) by Laura Dargan
Photo credit: Spalding Nix Fine Art

Credit: Spalding Nix Fine Art

A spirit of joy and experimentation define Spalding Nix group show
Killer Billy Sunday Birt was a father who left behind a family divided
Dense ‘Ulysses’ proves a daunting task for Aris
Beltline’s Westside Trail is a flourishing new mural hotspot
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Books
Courtesy of WolfieVibes Publications/She Writes/Schroder Media

Credit: WolfieVibes Publications/She Writes/Schroder Media

Bookshelf: Check out these 3 indie books
8h ago
In celebration of Andrew Young's 90th birthday, the release of the book and opening of the exhibit of "The Many Lives of Andrew Young" took place at the Millennium Gate in Atlantic Station on Friday, March 11, 2022.  Ernie Suggs, of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution wrote the book after hours of interviews and decades following the Ambassador's life and career. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Credit: Jenni Girtman

The AJC’s Ernie Suggs chronicles the rich life of Andrew Young in new book
Courtesy of W.W. Norton/Penguin Random House

Credit: W.W. Norton/Penguin Random House

Book Notes: 5 books about America for your July 4th reading list
Stoney Birt, right, with son Stone Birt on the construction site for a new subdivision in Sugar Hill, contends that his father, Billy Sunday Birt, was a good father despite also being a serial murderer. Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Credit: Jenni Girtman

Killer Billy Sunday Birt was a father who left behind a family divided
Theater
Blue Man Group is back at the Fox Theatre for the first time since 2015 in a new show July 8-10. 
(Courtesy of Evan Zimmerman)

Credit: Evan Zimmerman

Blue Man Group is still blue, but the rest is new
6h ago
“Ann,” a one-woman show (by Holland Taylor) featuring Clarinda Ross as former Texas governor Ann Richards, continues through July 3 at ART Station in Stone Mountain.
Courtesy of Michael Hidalgo

Credit: Courtesy of Michael Hidalgo

Actress channels late Texas governor Richards in ART Station’s ‘Ann’
Robin McGee plays civil rights activist and gospel singer Fannie Lou Hamer in the one-woman show “Fannie,” a True Colors Theatre presentation continuing through July 10 at the Southwest Arts Center.
Courtesy of Greg Mooney

Credit: Greg Mooney

Solo True Colors show spotlights activist Hamer
Aris Theatre’s production of “Ulysses,” a stage adaptation of the famous James Joyce novel, features Kara Cantrell and Jeffery Zwartjes.
Courtesy of Jessica Fern Hunt

Credit: Jessica Fern Hunt

Dense ‘Ulysses’ proves a daunting task for Aris
Visual Arts
Fahamu Pecou's painting "Back O'Da Bus" is on show this month in his solo exhibit at Backslash Gallery in Paris. (Photos courtesy of the artist and Backslash)

Credit: Courtesy of Fahamu Pecou and Backslash Gallery

Fahamu Pecou on his Paris show, cowrie shells and Nikes, and raising a Black son
"Trio" (2022) by Laura Dargan
Photo credit: Spalding Nix Fine Art

Credit: Spalding Nix Fine Art

A spirit of joy and experimentation define Spalding Nix group show
Na’iim Shareef's "Game. Blouses" was inspired by a skit by Dave Chappelle and Charlie Murphy.

Credit: streetartmap.org

Beltline’s Westside Trail is a flourishing new mural hotspot
"Costco" by Julie Blackmon.
Courtesy of Jackson Fine Art

Credit: Julie Blackmon

Photographer Julie Blackmon turns reality on its head in new exhibition.
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