Category: Arts & Entertainment
Older actors are finding their paths to big and li...
Posted by Mark Woolsey | Dec 23, 2020 | Arts & Entertainment, Feature | 0 |
Woman’s Club Restores 150 Vintage Hats for Theater...
Posted by Donna Williams Lewis | Nov 5, 2020 | Arts & Entertainment, Feature | 0 |
Waiting for the Curtains to Rise Again part 2
Posted by Atlanta Senior Life Staff | Oct 13, 2020 | Arts & Entertainment, Feature | 0 |
Waiting for the Curtains to Rise
Posted by Atlanta Senior Life Staff | Oct 13, 2020 | Arts & Entertainment, Feature | 0 |
Taking it to the screens: library programs go onli...
Posted by Donna Williams Lewis | Jul 15, 2020 | Arts & Entertainment, Cover Story, Feature | 0 |
From the Crates: Chastain Park Amphitheater was the place to see live music
by Kelly McCoy | Jan 19, 2021 | Arts & Entertainment, Feature, From the Crates | 0 |
On a beautiful May morning in 1978, I was an excited, nervous 25-year-old on the way to my new job...
Read MorePromoter Eddie Owen sees the market for live music suffer during the pandemic
by Atlanta Senior Life Staff | Jan 6, 2021 | Arts & Entertainment, Feature | 0 |
For more than a few singer/songwriters/musicians, the road to success has run straight through...
Read MoreWant to be a star?
by Atlanta Senior Life Staff | Dec 23, 2020 | Arts & Entertainment | 0 |
Brush up that acting resume Are you interested in joining the fun and landing a part in a local...
Read MoreOlder actors are finding their paths to big and little screens
by Mark Woolsey | Dec 23, 2020 | Arts & Entertainment, Feature | 0 |
It’s a late November Tuesday night, and Nick Conti’s students are making their way through a windy...
Read MoreFor its 29th Year, the MJCCA’s Book Festival Goes Virtual
by Atlanta Senior Life Staff | Nov 8, 2020 | Arts & Entertainment, Books | 0 |
The Book Festival of the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta (MJCCA), known for bringing bestselling authors into Dunwoody, is going virtual for its 2020 program.
Read MoreWoman’s Club Restores 150 Vintage Hats for Theater Company
by Donna Williams Lewis | Nov 5, 2020 | Arts & Entertainment, Feature | 0 |
The Women’s Club also cleaned, restored and repaired about 150 hats estimated to be between 60 and 80 years old. The hats were donated to ART Station over the past couple of decades by the families of four women — including three GFWC Stone Mountain Woman’s Club members — who have passed away.
Read MoreWaiting for the Curtains to Rise Again part 2
by Atlanta Senior Life Staff | Oct 13, 2020 | Arts & Entertainment, Feature | 0 |
People who bring Atlanta theater to life
Read MoreWaiting for the Curtains to Rise
by Atlanta Senior Life Staff | Oct 13, 2020 | Arts & Entertainment, Feature | 0 |
We present a half-dozen metro Atlantans who have devoted their careers to building theatrical groups and bringing stirring performances to the community. Their paths to Atlanta’s stages have varied widely — from writing plays to acting in plays to building an audience by staging Shakespeare year-round.
Read MoreAtlanta’s Parrot Heads Know a Good Party
by Atlanta Senior Life Staff | Sep 2, 2020 | Arts & Entertainment | 0 |
They’re the Jimmy Buffett fans called Parrot Heads. They’re fans of chilled cocktails and Hawaiian shirts. You find them by the ocean and in landlocked states, getting lost in Buffett’s music. You find them in Canada, France, Australia, Mexico and Belize — just about anywhere. Including, of course, metro Atlanta.
Read MoreMuseums and attractions create virtual exhibitions, activities during coronavirus closures
by Atlanta Senior Life Staff | Jul 15, 2020 | Arts & Entertainment, Education | 0 |
Metro Atlanta museums and attractions have closed due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, but that doesn’t mean you can’t visit and explore what some of them have to offer. Many local and intown attractions have set up online experiences, including webcams, exhibitions, activities and more.
Read MoreTaking it to the screens: library programs go online
by Donna Williams Lewis | Jul 15, 2020 | Arts & Entertainment, Cover Story, Feature | 0 |
For years, library systems have been offering their members digital products such as ebooks, audiobooks, movies and music on services such as Libby and Hoopla. But as the coronavirus quarantine took hold this year, metro area librarians immersed themselves in new ways to connect with their communities through homegrown, online programming.
Read MoreInside the Movie
by Atlanta Senior Life Staff | Mar 5, 2020 | Arts & Entertainment | 0 |
There were no 4DX special effects for the first 15 or 20 minutes, but then there was an explosion and suddenly I felt like I was part of the movie. The chair pitched back and dropped, while a gust of wind and water droplets hit my face. It was disorienting and a total shock, but also put me right into the action.
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