April 30

MET OPERA LIVE IN HD: ELEKTRA

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April 29

7 STAGES THEATER: I DIRECT MYSELF

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April 29

7 STAGES THEATER: INSIDE I

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April 21

THE HIGH: VIK MUNIZ

Vik Muniz is an innovative artist who creates imagery within a nexus of diverse media. Working with a dizzying array of unconventional materials—including sugar, tomato sauce, diamonds, magazine clippings, chocolate syrup, dust, and junk—Muniz painstakingly builds tableaux before recording them with his camera. From a distance, the subject of each resulting photograph is discernible; up […]

April 19

ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION- THIS LIFE WITH GRACIE

This Life With Gracie: Meet Layla, the Metropolitan Opera’s youngest ambassador Atlanta Journal Constitution Living Section This Life With Gracie: Meet Layla, the Metropolitan Opera’s youngest ambassador Atlanta Journal Constitution Online Issue http://www.myajc.com/news/lifestyles/meet-layla-the-metropolitan-operas-youngest-ambass/nq7RB/

April 16

NYC OPERA TRIP FALL 2016- ROBATAYA DINNER

At Robataya NY, where festive meets intimate, we pair oganic, local ingredients with their select Japanese counterparts. Originating in the Sendai region of Japan, Robatayaki is a traditional Japanese barbecue where fresh seafood, savory meats and seasonal vegetables are grilled before you over an open hearth. Whether you choose to sit at the lively counter […]

April 16

NYC OPERA TRIP 2016: ROBERTO DEVEREUX BACKSTAGE MEET & GREET

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April 16

NYC OPERA TRIP 2016: ROBERTO DEVEREUX

Soprano Sondra Radvanovsky takes on the extraordinary challenge of singing all three of Donizetti’s Tudor queen operas in the course of a single season, a rare feat made famous by Beverly Sills—and not attempted on a New York stage since. In this climactic opera of the trilogy, she plays Queen Elizabeth I, forced to sign the […]

April 15

NYC OPERA TRIP SPRING 2016- HIGH ART: ROBERTO DEVEREUX

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April 15

NYC OPERA TRIP 2016: PRIVATE DRESS REHEARSAL PREVIEW OF MOZART’S ABDUCTION FROM THE SERAGLIO

Met Music Director James Levine returns to a work he has long cherished, Mozart’s delightful comic gem of wily captives in a harem. Text courtesy of The Metropolitan Opera POSSE PHOTOS:

April 14

NYC OPERA TRIP SPRING 2015 DINNER: BLUE RIBBON SUSHI

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April 08

KAILIN ART: THE NEW SOUTH

Kai Lin Art proudly presents our inaugural juried works on paper exhibition THE NEW SOUTH Friday, April 8th, 2016 7:00 – 10:00 PM runs through May 14 With 200+ artists submitting over 1,000 artworks, The New South features 69 national artists (and one from Sweden) each exploring the contemporary Southern experience through the versatile and dynamic medium of paper. The […]

April 04

FCA- GALLERY TALK WITH MATTHEW DAY JACKSON

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April 03

FABIAN WILLIAMS STUDIO VISIT

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April 02

MET OPERA LIVE IN HD: MADAMA BUTTERFLY

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April 01

HIGH MUSEUM: GREEN PASTURES: IN MEMORY OF THORNTON DIAL SR.

February 13–May 1, 2016 “Art is like a bright star up ahead in the darkness of the world…. [It] is a guide for every person who is looking for something. That’s how I can describe myself: Mr. Dial is a man looking for something.” —Thornton Dial When the internationally renowned Alabama artist Thornton Dial, Sr., […]

March 25

MICHAEL C. CARLOS MUSEUM: Doorway to an Enlightened World: The Tibetan Shrine from the Alice S. Kandell Collection

In Doorway to an Enlightened World visitors to the Carlos Museum will encounter compelling works of Tibetan Buddhist art, not displayed as individual, unconnected pieces but presented in their proper sacred context, regarded as a “doorway” into a higher world. Among the most impressive objects in the collection are large, gilt-bronze Buddhas and bodhisattvas dating from the […]

March 13

ATLANTA OPERA: PIRATES OF PENZANCE

As Frederic enters the rank of full pirate at the end of his apprenticeship, he and his fellow pirates court the daughters of Major-General Stanley. This sets off a hilarious course of riotous events that pit Frederic against his pirate clan. The Pirates of Penzance is a rollicking show with serious operatic chops. Seán Curran will direct […]

March 11

IL VOLO LIVE IN CONCERT

In the past few years alone, IL VOLO has performed all over the world, released massively-selling albums, joined legendary songstress Barbra Streisand on tour, and taken the stage for three highly acclaimed PBS specials. Now, the powerhouse trio comes back to the States immediately following their prestigious win at the Sanremo Music Festival in Italy, […]

March 10

FCA: CHRISTOPHER ROTHKO TOUR

Christopher Rothko and Michael Rooks will lead a small group to view up close the High’s collection of Rothko works before the Margaret and Terry Stent Distinguished Lecture in American Art. POSSE PHOTOS:

March 05

MET OPERA LIVE IN HD: MANON LESCAUT

Soprano Kristine Opolais and tenor Roberto Alagna join forces in Puccini’s obsessive love story. Opolais sings the title role of the country girl who transforms herself into a Parisian temptress, while Alagna is the dashing student who desperately woos her. Director Richard Eyre places the action in occupied France in a film noir setting. “Desperate passion” […]

March 04

THE HIGH: VIK MUNIZ

Vik Muniz is an innovative artist who creates imagery within a nexus of diverse media. Working with a dizzying array of unconventional materials—including sugar, tomato sauce, diamonds, magazine clippings, chocolate syrup, dust, and junk—Muniz painstakingly builds tableaux before recording them with his camera. From a distance, the subject of each resulting photograph is discernible; up […]

February 23

FCA- THE HIGH: MICHAEL ROOKS & DIETER BUCHHART- JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT: THE UNKNOWN NOTEBOOKS

Michael Rooks and guest curator Dieter Buchhart take the FCA for a private tour and discussion of “Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Unknown Notebooks” before it opens to the public. POSSE PHOTOS:

February 21

THE BREMAN- BEARING WITNESS: MARIELLA CREA

Mariella Crea’s courageous French family rescued Jews who were being transported to concentration camps by train. They risked their lives to feed, hide, and smuggle them to the safety of Switzerland. Hear Mariella’s recount of her family’s acts of bravery at the Breman’s Bearing Witness, Feb. 21, 2016. POSSE PHOTOS:  

February 14

THE FOX: ALVIN AILEY DANCE THEATER

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater grew from a now-fabled performance in March 1958 at the 92nd Street Y in New York City. Led by Alvin Ailey and a group of young African-American modern dancers, that performance changed forever the perception of American dance. The Ailey company has gone on to perform for an estimated 25 […]

February 07

SCAD FASH: JONATHAN BECKER “A FASHIONABLE MIND”

SCAD FASH is delighted to announce “A Fashionable Mind: Photographs by Jonathan Becker.” As a portraitist and documentarian, Becker has traversed the globe in search of his most captivating and diverse subjects, including the upper echelons of fashion, entertainment, style, high society and art, as well as unique subcultures such as the Yanomami tribe of […]

February 07

SCAD FASH: DANIEL LISMORE: “BE YOURSELF; EVERYONE ELSE IS ALREADY TAKEN”

SCAD FASH is delighted to present “Be Yourself; Everyone Else Is Already Taken,” the first U.S. exhibition of London-based artist, stylist and designer Daniel Lismore, whose distinctive flamboyant style has earned him the title “London’s Most Outrageous Dresser” by Vogue. Lismore is known for his outfits that brilliantly combine haute couture garments with charity-shop finds, […]

February 05

JACKSON FINE ART: ANDREW MOORE, WILLIAM KLEIN,

ANDREW MOORE Andrew Moore was born 1957 in Old Greenwich, Connecticut. He is best known for his richly colored images of architectural and urban scenes particularly in Cuba, Russia, and Detroit. He teaches in the Photography M.F.A. program at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. His work is represented in the collections […]

February 05

THE HIGH: IRIS VAN HERPEN- TRANSFORMING FASHION

Iris van Herpen works at the nexus of fashion, design, technology, and science. With a dynamic and path-breaking body of work, she is widely heralded as a pioneering new voice in fashion. Fashion is about quick deadlines, international platforms, and a voracious need for the next new thing. It is a discipline that requires tremendous […]

January 30

MET OPERA LIVE IN HD: TURANDOT

GIACOMO PUCCINI 2015-2016 HD OPERA SEASON MARCH 1, 2014 @ 12:55 PM RUN TIME: 3 HRS 15 MIN Nina Stemme takes on the title role of the proud princess of ancient China, whose riddles doom every suitor who seeks her hand, opposite Marco Berti as Calàf, the brave prince who sings “Nessun dorma” and wins […]

January 24

NATIONAL CENTER FOR CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS

The Center for Civil and Human Rights in downtown Atlanta is an engaging cultural attraction that connects the American Civil Rights Movement to today’s Global Human Rights Movements. Our purpose is to create a safe space for visitors to explore the fundamental rights of all human beings so that they leave inspired and empowered to […]

January 16

MET OPERA LIVE IN HD: LES PECHEURS DE PERLES

GEORGES BIZET 2015-2016 HD OPERA SEASON JANUARY 16, 2016 @ 12:55 PM RUN TIME: 2 HRS 45 MIN The Met’s acclaimed new production of Bizet’s Les Pêcheurs de Perles (The Pearl Fishers), a rarity by the composer of Carmen that has not been staged by the company in a century.  Bizet’s sweeping romance tells the story […]

January 15

THE HIGH- HABSBURG SPLENDOR:MASTERPIECES FROM VIENNA’S IMPERIAL COLLECTIONS- PART 2

This exhibition takes viewers on a journey that explores six hundred years of art collecting by the Habsburg family, one of Europe’s most powerful and long-lived dynasties. The Habsburgs served as emperors of the Holy Roman Empire, the highest secular authority in medieval and Renaissance Europe. Centered in Vienna, Austria, their empire extended to the […]

January 15

MMH: JANICE Y.K. LEE- THE EXPATRIATES

In 2009, Janice Y. K. Lee burst onto the literary scene with her New York Times bestselling debut, The Piano Teacher. Now, Lee returns with The Expatriates, a stunning novel that explores the emotions, identities, and relationships of three American women living in the same small expat community in Hong Kong. Mercy, a recent Columbia graduate without a safety […]

January 11

MET OPERA LIVE IN HD: THE MAGIC FLUTE

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART 2015-2016 HD OPERA SEASON DECEMBER 12, 2015 @ 12:55 PM RUN TIME: 1 HR 40 MIN Enter a magical world of dancing bears, giant birds, and colorful adventure in Mozart’s ever-popular masterpiece The Magic Flute. This abridged 100-minute version, sung in English, is perfect for opera fans of all ages. Tony® Award winner […]

December 08

ZAMBOMBA! VILLANCICIOS! FLAMENCO!

Antonio Granjero fo Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, returns to Atlanta with singer/percussionist Francisco Orozco “Yiyi”, invited guitarist Joaquin Gallegos and local dancer Julia la Luna.  In time for the holidays, we will sing the villancicos and playing the zambomba, two musical traditions of southern Spain. Text courtesy of Berdole Flamenco Management http://www.berdole.com POSSE PHOTOS:    

December 04

THE HIGH- HABSBURG SPLENDOR:Masterpieces from Vienna’s Imperial Collections- PART 1

This exhibition takes viewers on a journey that explores six hundred years of art collecting by the Habsburg family, one of Europe’s most powerful and long-lived dynasties. The Habsburgs served as emperors of the Holy Roman Empire, the highest secular authority in medieval and Renaissance Europe. Centered in Vienna, Austria, their empire extended to the […]

November 22

SCAD FASH: OSCAR DE LA RENTA

SCAD FASH proudly presents “Oscar de la Renta,” the inaugural exhibition at the Savannah College of Art and Design’s new museum of fashion. “Oscar de la Renta” celebrates the illustrious life and designs of the storied couturier whose work set the standard for timeless elegance, and it also introduces the work of Peter Copping, the […]

November 06

MO WILLEMS- A DECADE OF ART & WHIMSY

Since the publication of his first picture book in 2003, Mo Willems (American, born 1968) has delighted children and parents alike with his prodigious contribution to children’s publishing. After a successful stint in television, Willems turned to writing and illustrating picture books. The beginning was auspicious; Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! (2003) garnered a Caldecott […]

October 23

THE SIMPLE PLEASURES OF STILL LIFE

The Musée du Louvre, the High Museum of Art, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, and the Terra Foundation for American Art will present the final installation in their four-year collaboration focusing on the history of American art. American Encounters: The Simple Pleasures of Still Life explores how late 18th- and early 19th-century American artists adapted European […]