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GPB News
Published September 30Greetings from Syria, where time seems to melt as a glassmaker braves scorching temps
As a Syrian glassmaker created his wares in Damascus, watching his craft reminded this reporter to slow down and enjoy the moment.
GPB News
Published September 29How Kenny Mason learned to follow his inner visions
Even among ATLiens, Kenny Mason is an outlier. As he faced a creative crisis — and commercial pressures — the rap-rock iconoclast realized that he feels most comfortable on the fringes.
GPB News
Published September 28'Love Is All Around' at SCAD's Mary Tyler Moore exhibition
The only one of its kind, this pop-up is a partnership between the fashion brand Frances Valentine and the Mary Tyler Moore Vision Initiative aims to raise awareness of diabetes-related vision loss and blindness.
Cobb County Courier
Published September 28Atlanta Ballet Names Zachary Brown Chief Development Officer, Ushering in New Era of Growth Ahead of Centennial
Seasoned arts and culture leader brings more than 15 years of executive experience in philanthropy, community engagement and organizational growth The Atlanta Ballet distributed the following announcement: The Atlanta Ballet...
GPB News
Published September 28A new anti-ICE compilation album benefits immigrants rights organizations
The Contra-ICE Vol. 1: ICE OUT album features contributions from over 30 artists, including Kathleen Hanna, Fred Armisen and Tom Morello to create a historical and artistic record of this moment.
GPB News
Published September 27Playing 'La Bamba' for an hour? Must be a Mexican fandango!
A 300-year-old Mexican musical tradition is finding new life around the world — one sweaty, joyous, all-night fandango at a time.
SaportaReport
Published September 25Documentary revisits Atlanta’s 1906 race massacre with a warning for today
Filmmaker Trent Frank posed the question to the audience following the screening of his documentary, “Never Again: The 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre:” Could this happen again? His film recounts the cultural and political climate in September 1906 that led to four days of violent…
GPB News
Published September 25'The Disappearers' is a fiercely personal novel that hits like a tidal wave
Marlon James' new novel chronicles the events surrounding a vicious anti-gay attack in Jamaica in the late 1980s. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize, The Disappearers churns with passion and ideas.
GPB News
Published September 25Julia Jacklin on her latest album, 'The Gem'
The Australian musician's newest album is named for a neighborhood bar in Melbourne that just so happens to have a recording studio upstairs.
SaportaReport
Published September 24The places we almost forgot: ‘The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society’
Every city has a building that somehow survived the wrecking ball. Surrounded by newer glass and wider roads, it quietly reminds everyone that progress always leaves something behind. The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society turns that tension into music. By the time…
SaportaReport
Published September 24Reporter’s Notebook: Jazz, outdoor learning grants; Party on the PATH; ARTober Gwinnett
South Arts awards $15,000 grants to 11 jazz artists for rural tours Atlanta-based South Arts has selected 11 jazz artists and ensembles for the inaugural Jazz Road Rural Tours pilot, awarding each up to $15,000 to develop tours serving rural communities across the country. The…
GPB News
Published September 23Greetings from Edinburgh, where a cheeky tour guide makes art history hilarious
For anyone who grew up staring blankly at museum artwork, this is the fun that was missing: Coco leads interactive and (mostly) factual art history comedy tours.