Behind the scenes at Georgia’s most elaborate haunted attractions
Rarely do visitors to haunted houses understand just how much artistry, imagination, skill and manpower goes into crafting these spooky spectacles. We look at two to find out.
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Prolific profundities of Howard Finster, Harry Underwood in ‘Art of Belief’
Feature on "The Art of Belief" at the Sun ATL, an exhibit of message-flooded folk art by the late Howard Finster and Tennessee artist Harry Underwood.
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High Museum to showcase Amy Sherald’s uncensored retrospective next summer
Georgia-born Amy Sherald gained national attention when she pulled her solo National Portrait Gallery exhibit, citing censorship. Atlantans will get to see it in its entirety.
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Chalk artists transform Marietta Square during Chalktoberfest
Artists from around the world transform the streets around Marietta Square into works of art on Saturday during Chalktoberfest.
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With her first play, Canton teen joins national movement to end gun violence
Brenau student Abby Dougherty, 18, wrote one of six plays that won the 2025 Enough! Plays to End Gun Violence competition. It was recently performed at 70 sites in 30 states.
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Review: ‘The Thin Place’s’ leads turn Actor’s Express into a haunted house
Theater review of Actor's Express' "The Thin Place," a haunting drama that's perfect for the spooky season, with intense performances by Bethany Anne Lind and Mary Lynn Owen.
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Zac Brown Band’s John Driskell Hopkins with ALS: ‘Every day is a gift’
John Driskell Hopkins, part of Atlanta country act Zac Brown Band, was diagnosed with ALS in 2022 and created a nonprofit that has raised $4 million for ALS research.
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Time is ticking as Dogwood Festival seeks $179K more to survive in 2026
The clock is ticking as the Dogwood Festival scrambles to raise $250K to enable it to operate in 2026. So far, it has raised $71,000 with three weeks to go before deadline.
Credit: Photo courtesy of Oglethorpe University Museum of Art/Al Clayton Photography LLC
Rediscovering the ‘Lost and Found’ work of Atlanta photographer Al Clayton
In time for Atlanta Pride, Oglethorpe University Museum revisits the club kids and drag queens of the ’80s in the exhibit “Al Clayton Photography: Lost and Found."
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Atlanta podcast explores murder via stand-up comedy in ‘Wisecrack’
Atlanta true crime producer Jodi Tovay and Tenderfoot TV have created a hit podcast "Wisecrack," which blends humor and tragedy via a murder and a stand-up comic's story.