By Thom Volarath
Yumbii just opened for lunch in Midtown’s Technology Square and there’s already a line starting to form on the sidewalk. This new restaurant features Korean tacos, a deliciously addictive import from the West …
Labor Day weekend is upon us, which means there’s activities galore. Narrowing down our High Five list of weekend events wasn’t easy, but we think you’ll find something to tickle your fancy. Set your phasers on stun…here we go.
1. Read all about it: The annual Decatur Book Festival returns tomorrow through Sunday with hundreds of authors and thousands of literature lovers descending on the city for readings, workshops and more. This year’s keynote speaker is Jonathan Franzen, who will launch his new novel, Freedom, at the festival. Franzen, who won the National Book Award for The Corrections and spurned Oprah’s offer to be part of her book club, will speak at 8p.m. tomorrow night at Agnes Scott’s Presser Hall.
2. Is that a lightsaber in your pocket… Sci-fi and fantasy lovers of all ages will be freaking and geeking all weekend as the 24th annual Dragon*Con touches down in Atlanta with hundreds of authors, film/tv stars and comic book illustrators. You can meet Gil Gerard (Buck Rogers), Brent Spiner (Data from Star Trek), Brandon Routh (Superman), Edward James Olmos (Battlestar Galactica), Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca from Star Wars) and Barbara Eden (Jeannie from I Dream of Jeannie). And remember, what happens at Dragon*Con, stays at Dragon*Con. Read the whole story »
On Tuesday, metro Atlanta arts organizations blasted an email to subscribers about a joint campaign to increase awareness and visibility. More than 40 organizations have committed to proactively join efforts, and individual funds, to …
By Manning Harris
The characters in Gina Gionfriddo’s brilliant dark comedy of non-manners “Becky Shaw,” now playing at Actor’s Express through September 25, are by turns detestable, contradictory, maddening, hilarious, and irresistible. 60 years ago Kinsey …
The annual Decatur Book Festival returns Labor Day weekend, Sept. 3-5, with hundreds of authors and thousands of literature lovers descending on the city for readings, workshops and more.
This year’s keynote speaker is Jonathan Franzen, …
The September e-Edition is now available featuring our cover story on Atlanta’s new street food craze as well as our Fall Arts Preview, an update on the city’s luxury housing market, and simple, inexpensive ways …
The Atlanta Wind Symphony embarks on its 32nd season this fall. Comprised of more than 70 adult musicians ranging in experience from professional musicians and composers to hobbyists, the AWS has performed for television, charity …
Fabrefaction Theatre Company opens its new season with The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, the story of a group of overachieving, pubescent teenagers, who are overseen by adults who have barely escaped their own …
The September e-Edition is now available featuring our cover story on Atlanta’s new street food craze as well as our Fall Arts Preview, an update on the city’s luxury housing market, and simple, inexpensive ways …
