1) The Modern Dunce Series opens at Sandler Hudson Gallery.
2) DMC and Friends perform at Hard Rock Cafe.
3) The Plaza Theatre hosts Sing-A-Long Grease.
4) Pete Yorn plays Center Stage.
5) Eddie Ifft performs at Laughing Skull Lounge.
(Photo by Jade McCully)
1) Shen Wei Dance Arts premieres at the Ferst Center.
2) Photo-Based opens at Barbara Archer Gallery.
3) Janelle Monae, Jaspects, Hollyweerd and more play the Rialto Center.
4) Flux and Kaleidoscapes open at Sandler Hudson Gallery.
5) Paul Lombardo lectures on the American eugenics movement at Oglethorpe University.
(Photo courtesy Ferst Center)
EIGHT: Members of the Westside Arts District
The newly christened Westside Arts District will host its inaugural gallery walk Sat., Feb. 28, in what may become a monthly routine. Scheduled events begin at 11 a.m. at the Atlanta Contemporary Arts Center, and continue throughout the day at seven other WAD locations along Howell Mill and Marietta Street.
“We’re trying to introduce people to the idea that there is a growing arts district in this part of town, and that we are all located within walking distance,” comments Lloyd Benjamin, owner/operator of Get This! Gallery. “This will be a different type of art walk. It’s during the daytime, and one focus point will be on special events. We hope the viewer walks away from the afternoon more informed about the shows they have just seen, along with having enjoyed the neighborhood and all it has to offer.”
So, does WAD represent a long-term shift in Atlanta’s physical and cultural development? Benjamin’s Get This! and next-door neighbor Saltworks — both recent transplants from other Atlanta neighborhoods — continue a trend since late 2006 of new galleries opening or reopening on the Westside, including WAD members Kiang Gallery and Bobbe Gilles Gallery.
“If feels like it’s still growing,” says Emily Amy, the eponymous owner and director of Emily Amy Gallery, which opened just last year. “There may have been plans for forming something like [WAD] before, but no one ever really mentioned it. There are so many creative people working here, it just makes sense to establish some teamwork.”
1) John Legend and Raphael Saadiq perform at the Fox Theatre.
2) High John the Conqueror and African Folktales opens at Theatre in the Square’s Alley Stage.
3) The Plaza Theatre hosts a screening of Sid and Nancy, alongside an art exhibit of ’80s-era punk fliers.
4) Dixie Purvis: New Paintings continues at Sandler Hudson Gallery.
5) Don Quixote opens at the Center for Puppetry Arts.
(Photo © Sony Music Entertainment)
1) Wonderful Things: The Harry Burton Photographs and the Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamun continues at the Michael C. Carlos Museum.
2) Mario Petrirena’s The Language of Brown: Ceramic Sculptures continues on the rooftop of Sandler Hudson Gallery.
3) The Five Spot holds a tribute and fundraiser for Dr. Mutulu Shakur, Tupac Shakur’s stepfather.
4) Outbreak: Plagues That Changed History continues at the Global Health Odyssey Museum.
5) Christmas at Sweet Apple continues at Theatre in the Square.
(Photo Harry Burton/The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Archive of the Department of Egyptian Art/© The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
1) Twinhead Theatre presents Forks, Knives and Other Weapons at Manuel’s Tavern.
2) Grupo Fantasma performs at the Earl.
3) Faith and Trust, a mixed media art exhibit, opens at Sandler Hudson Gallery.
4) Alkaline Trio, American Steel and the Fashion perform at Center Stage.
5) Showbiz What Sizzles continues at Laughing Skull Lounge.
(Photo by Jason Reed)
