1) The Lovely Eggs play Star Bar.
2) A Requiem in the Garden opens at Gallery Stokes.
3) Nophest kicks off at WonderRoot.
4) Georgia Tech professor Michael Dobbins discusses Urban Design & People at Barnes & Noble.
5) Dancing Monkey Cabaret presents Monkey Beach Party at Academy Theatre.
(Photo courtesy Cherryade Records)
1) AC Milan and Club America face off at the Georgia Dome.
2) WonderRoot hosts Dorkbot.
3) James Gavin discusses Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne at Margaret Mitchell House & Museum.
4) The Porter features a Mikkeller Single Hop Beer Dinner.
5) Cracker plays the Earl.
(Photo courtesy World Football Challenge)
On Sunday, July 26, nonprofit arts center WonderRoot will host a “cops and robbers”-themed shindig to celebrate the reopening of its digital media lab. (A recent break-in resulted in the loss of five computers, forcing the lab’s temporary closure.)
From WonderRoot Executive Director Chris Appleton:
Join us this Sunday at 8pm for a ‘Cops and Robbers’ themed reopening party of the WonderRoot digital media lab. As most of you have heard, there was a burglary at WonderRoot last week and we were forced to temporarily close our digital media lab. And while we are both sad and disappointed about the break-in, there is exciting news to report. The Digital Lab will reopen this upcoming weekend and we want you to join us in celebrating.
We would like to send a special thanks to the community for all the concern and willingness to help out. In fact, because of some of you the police were able to recover some of the stolen computers. We have been overwhelmed with the kind words and support expressed in light of the unfortunate events. This is why we want to celebrate. WonderRoot wants all of you to know that we are committed to continue providing state-of-the-art facilities. We believe that empowering the community with these resources will lead to a stronger, healthier, and more sustainable Atlanta.
A weekend break-in at WonderRoot Community Arts Center that forced the closure of its digital media lab won’t impact the Reynoldstown nonprofit in the long term, its executive director Chris Appleton says.
“It’s unfortunate it’s happened here,” Appleton tells CL. “A space that’s worked toward bettering and building the community. We’re sad that some people are not respectful of the work the artists have created.”
The five computers that were taken were all insured, Appleton says, so the digital media lab will most likely be back up and operating by next week.
“We’re not going to let it stop us or slow us down,” he says.
He says he was surprised by the outpouring of support from WonderRoot and community members. Minutes after he sent an email to notify artists about the break-in, Appelton says, he received 30-40 responses asking if the center needed any assistance.
Spurred by a Wonderroot initiative, on June 28 Atlanta artists gathered at Eyedrum to create more than a hundred art signs to be placed at 108 Beltline locations.
Check out more photos of the sign-making process and the requisite posting of the art signs all around Atlanta.
(Photo by Naomi Prindiville)
All day Sunday, a small cadre of local artists and arts lovers gathered at Eyedrum to kick off the first phase of a grassroots project to add a touch of art to the Beltline — and to make more people aware of where it is.
The project, which has been months in the making, involves creating more than 100 artful signs to designate where the 22-mile smart-growth project crosses public streets.
Angel Poventud, one of the project’s co-organizers, says WonderRoot staff spent $400 on wood on Saturday night. The next day, artists brought whatever materials they had — oils, pastels, even house paint — and got to work.
“It’s hard to believe you can pull off a project like this for less than a grand,” Poventud says. “But it’s all about the passion. And it’s here.”
The group plans to install the signs along the project sometime this week. After the jump, more photos from the event.
WonderRoot’s hosting a good ol’ fashioned sign-makin’ party this Sunday at Eyedrum. What’s the occasion, you ask? Why the BeltLine of course. The proposed BeltLine will cross public rights-of-way at 108 different points throughout the city. To help raise awareness about the project, local artists (and anyone else who’s interested in participating) will gather at 1 p.m. this Sun., June 28 at Eyedrum (280 MLK Drive) to make art signs to place at each of the locations. “Later in the week, WonderRoot artists and volunteers will work throughout the night placing the art at each of the 108 locations,” says the e-mail from WonderRoot co-founder Chris Appleton.
More from Appleton:
“Artists, like most residents of Atlanta, are excited about the BeltLine,” said Chris Appelton, co-founder of WonderRoot. “Yet it seems that most people don’t know how transformative this project will be. It’s our hope that people will get up and go to work next week and see for themselves where the BeltLine will be. Additionally, the city will be full of original public art.”
Come one, come all!
1) Cirque Imagination’s Montage continues at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre.
2) East Atlanta Beer Festival returns to the EAV.
3) Composition Gallery and Poetry Atlanta host The Path Worn in the Grass, a marathon Walt Whitman reading.
4) WonderRoot celebrates its one-year anniversary.
5) Sin City Fight Club battles it out at Center Stage.
(Photo courtesy Cirque Imagination)
This afternoon WonderRoot — the increasingly popular community arts center on Memorial Drive — released a schedule of upcoming classes and workshops for the rest of the month. All classes are free for youth and WonderRoot members.
From the press release:
Pro Skillz
Instructor: Dale Stephenson
Date and Time: Monday, Feb. 16; 5:00p-7:00pAdobe Photoshop
Instructor: Kevin Griggs
Date and Time: Tuesday, Feb. 17; 6:00p-8:00pNew Roots
Instructor: Michael Molina
Date and Time: Thursday, Feb. 19; 5:00p-7:00pAdobe Illustrator II
Instructor: Marcus Williams
Date and Time: Thursday, Feb. 19; 6:00p-8:00pCritique Group
Instructors: Cuyler Hovey-King & Molly Evans
Date and Time: Thursday, Feb. 19; 7:00p-8:00pIntroduction to Flash
Instructor: Dave Berzack
Date and Time: Saturday, Feb. 21; 1:00p-3:00pDarkroom Basics
Instructor: Kevin Griggs
Date and Time: Saturday, Feb. 21; 1:00p-4:00pNew Roots
Instructor: Michael Molina
Date and Time: Saturday, Feb. 21; 3:00p-5:00pRecording Studio Techniques
Instructor: Roy Hinshaw & Jonathan Putnam
Date and Time: Saturday, Feb. 21; 1:00p-5:00pPro Skillz
Instructor: Dale Stephenson
Date and Time: Monday, Feb. 23; 5:00p-7:00pPhotography Mentoring
Instructor: Ryan Nabulsi
Date and Time: Tuesday, Feb. 24; 5:00p-7:00pRecording Studio Basics
Instructor: Rica Reed
Date and Time: Tuesday, Feb. 24; 6:00p-8:00p
Want to make a movie but don’t have a few million bucks lying around? Chris Wyatt, producer of Napoleon Dynamite, will be speaking about making movies on a budget at WonderRoot this Wed., Jan. 7 at 7 p.m. He should know a thing or two about making a small budget work— Dynamite has grossed more than 100 times the original costs. So, if you’re looking for some tips for your first (or next) feature, interested in a peek behind the scenes of independent film, or just curious about the correct pronunciation of “quesadilla,” this would be the guy to talk to.
1) Comedian Richard Lewis performs at the Funny Farm.
2) Patty Larkin plays Eddie’s Attic.
3) Invasion: Christmas Carol continues at Dad’s Garage.
4) WonderRoot hosts its Winter Solstice Fundraiser with performances by Eddy Fontane, It’s Elephants and Josh Phillips Folk Festival.
5) Atlanta Singers perform Christmas carols and choral classics at Spivey Hall.
(Photo courtesy Super Artists)
