Off the Page: Atlanta’s Literary-Inspired Attractions
This article originally appeared in the March 2017 issue of Where Atlanta. In the South, storytelling is as much a staple as the sweet fragrance of magnolia trees. Atlanta may be known as the “Hollywood of the South,” but the written word held reign over this city long before the moving picture. After devastating fires...
The Unlikely Rise of Contemporary Art in Atlanta
This article originally appeared in the 2016/17 Where Atlanta Guestbook. Standing in Atlanta’s architectural High Museum of Art, I find myself enthralled by Judy Pfaff’s “Apples and Oranges” (1986). This monumental piece (nearly 10-feet high by 12-feet wide) leaps toward the viewer with forward-springing metal half-spheres in a variety of neon colors. I travel back...
Getting to Know the Real Atlanta
This article originally appeared in Venü Magazine’s Fall 2016 issue. The tunnel is dimly lit. You’re standing at one end, still under the sun’s watchful eye, but close enough to see a shadowy figure moving swiftly—first crouching, then fully erect. You walk toward the figure, and only as your eyes adjust to their new surroundings...
Maker City: Nashville’s Design Renaissance
Music City is expanding its creative reach beyond chords and licks to stitches and brush strokes. As the city is discovered by burned-out, priced-out and bummed-out artisans, its creative community grows and welcomes diverse, new perspectives.
KURIOS: Cirque du Soleil’s World of Possible Impossibles
Cirque du Soleil’s “KURIOS: Cabinet of Curiosities” dazzles audiences with a wide range of gravity-defying acrobatic and artistic acts—from contortion and human trapeze to rola bola on a swing and an upside-down world. This singular Cirque show is unlike anything you’ve seen.
Tour Atlanta’s Famous Street Art
Massive street art adorns Atlanta’s formerly blank walls, encompassing a range of styles and messages as diverse as the city itself. Use this feature to take a self-guided tour of the city’s most muraled streets.
Dad’s Garage Theatre Company Moves Into a Divine New Home
Dad's Garage Theatre Company is taking you to church. The talented group of improvisational actors just moved into their long-awaited permanent home, none other than the former Atlanta Metropolitan Christian Church.
The Tragedy & Triumph Behind Atlanta’s Woodruff Arts Center
A plane crash in 1962 nearly left Atlanta without art—until the city rallied together to show that triumph can indeed come from tragedy when charity and community are involved. What resulted was the creation of the spectacular Woodruff Arts Center.
12 Great Places to Take the Kids in Nashville
Nashville is a rarity among cities of its size–not only does it offer plenty of nightlife and entertainment for adults, but it also serves as a fantastic destination for families.
No Genre: Atlanta’s Music History & Best Live Venues
A coincidence of sorts branded Atlanta as the nation’s hip-hop hub—a well-earned reputation as the city became a wellspring of rap, hip-hop and R&B superstars. But that proliferation of chart-topping artists steps far beyond the umbrella of one genre.
Work With Michelle
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