From visual arts to music to theater, the Atlanta metro area has an active arts scene offering something for nearly everyone. This week, happenings include the Atlanta Fringe Festival, which is packed with 51 productions and 245 performances of varied types during its two-week run. And Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” with its Oscar-winning score, takes the stage at the Fox Theatre.
The following dozen events will help you explore Atlanta’s arts and culture in the coming week.
“Silent Melodies”
Whitespace gallery hosts an exhibition of works by Eric Mack inspired by his time spent in the garden over the last eight years.
Continuing through Saturday, June 6. Whitespace, 814 Edgewood Ave., Atlanta. 404-688-1892, whitespace814.com.
The Bean Tones
The ensemble, which has been compared to legendary harmony groups such as the Hi-Lo’s, makes its Georgia debut, redefining vocal jazz for a new generation.
7 p.m. Wednesday, May 27. $39.50. Eddie’s Attic, 515-B N. McDonough St., Decatur. 404-377-4976, eddiesattic.com.
Credit: Photo courtesy of the Fox Theatre
Credit: Photo courtesy of the Fox Theatre
“Beauty and the Beast”
The Regions Bank Broadway in Atlanta series continues with this Disney 30th-anniversary production and its Oscar-winning score that includes “Be Our Guest” and “Beauty and the Beast.”
Continuing Wednesday, May 27 through Saturday, May 30. $49 and up. Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta. 855-285-8499, foxtheatre.org.
Atlanta Fringe Festival
The two-week festival is packed with 51 productions and 245 performances, featuring dance, comedy, drama, circus, music, magic, puppetry, children’s shows, cabaret, burlesque and performance art.
Wednesday, May 27, through Sunday, June 7. $18 per show, six-show pass $90, 10-show pass $144. Venues throughout East Atlanta, Little Five Points and Old Fourth Ward. atlantafringe.org.
Stutzmann conducts Tchaikovsky
Music director Nathalie Stutzmann leads the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, with Swedish violinist Daniel Lozakovich the soloist for Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto. The composer’s Symphony Number 6, “Pathétique”, is also on the program.
8 p.m. Thursday, May 28, through Saturday, May 30 (including an added Friday performance). $52.65 and up. Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta. 404-733-4800, aso.org.
“In the Heights”
Aurora Theatre closes its season with this Tony Award-winning musical with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda. With a blend of hip-hop, salsa, merengue and soul, it celebrates family, resilience and the pursuit of the American dream. It’s been voted by Aurora audiences as the favorite show in the company’s history.
Thursday, May 28, through Sunday, June 21. $24.46 and up. Aurora Theatre, 128 E. Pike St., Lawrenceville. 678-226-6222, auroratheatre.com.
Mason Fine Art group exhibition
The exhibit features John Simmons (photography documenting Black life in America since the 1960s), Lev Mills (the late Atlanta printmaker, public artist and Spelman College professor) and Shareon “Bhare” Blenman (folksy paintings of young Black life) along with works by Vivian Maier, Robert Sengstacke and Paul Cadden.
6-9 p.m. Friday, May 29, opening reception; 1-3 p.m. Saturday, May 30, gallery talk. Mason Fine Art, 761-D Miami Circle, Suite 150, Atlanta. 404-879-1500, masonfineartandevents.com.
Credit: Photo courtesy of ABV Gallery
Credit: Photo courtesy of ABV Gallery
Art Yard Paint Jam, Vol. 3
ABV Gallery will feature 10 new large-scale murals painted throughout the day in its back lot, along with music, an art market and food. Guests are also invited inside to view three exhibitions. “In Motion,” a group show, along with “Portal” and “Lucky You!” solo exhibits by Sabrina Shumaker and Tiny Kaiju, respectively.
11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, May 30. Free. ABV Gallery, 1206 Metropolitan Ave. SE, Atlanta. 404-390-3932, abvgallery.com.
“Twilight of the Gods”
The Atlanta Opera performs a new production of Richard Wagner’s monumental finale to the Ring Cycle as the epic struggle between good and evil reaches its climactic conclusion.
Saturday, May 30, Tuesday, June 2, Friday, June 5, and Sunday, June 7. $61.95 and up. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. 770-916-2852, cobbenergycentre.com.
“Basura”
With music written by 11-time Grammy Award-winner Gloria Estefan and her Grammy-nominated daughter, Emily Estefan, this new musical is inspired by the true story of Paraguay’s Recycled Orchestra, where young artists turn scrap material into instruments and music into possibilities.
Saturday, May 30, through Sunday, July 12. $25 and up. Alliance Theatre, 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta. 404-733-4600, alliancetheatre.org.
Georgian Chamber Players season finale
Elizabeth Pridgen and Julie Coucheron will showcase the Ahavath Achim Synagogue’s two grand pianos in a season-finale performance of Rachmaninoff’s Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos. The performance also includes Kodaly’s Intermezzo for String Trio, Faure’s “Fantaisie” for flute and piano and Mozart’s Flute Quartet in D Major.
3 p.m. Sunday, May 31. Ahavath Achim Synagogue, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave. NW, Atlanta. georgianchamberplayers.org.
Credit: Photo courtesy of Core Dance
Credit: Photo courtesy of Core Dance
Salon: The Art of Conversation with Sarah Turquety
Core Dance and artist in residence Sarah Turquety invite guests to experience the creative process in a casual setting. The event is in tandem with “enCore: Dance on Film,” which screens in the downstairs studio.
6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, June 2. Free, RSVP. Core Dance alleyway, 133 Sycamore St., Decatur. coredance.org/salon.
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