Sachi Rome’s “I Am She We Are She” is one of several works by African American artists featured in the Johns Creek Arts Center’s “Blackstory” show. There will be a free opening reception Feb. 1 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
ROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell’s new initiative to attract the film industry has borne fruit, most recently with the filming of a Lifetime original movie at City Hall. And the city is prepared to extend efforts further.
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Nature can be easy to forget while surrounded by the hubbub of everyday life in the suburbs, but a new gallery show and film screening hosted by the Alpharetta Arts Center showcases the importance and beauty of it.
MILTON, Ga. — A Milton home listed as once being owned by famed R&B artist Keith Sweat will be auctioned off by the city through a Fieri fascia, or lien, on the property. The home, located at 2380 Hopewell Plantation Drive, will be auctioned at City Hall on Feb. 4 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
ROSWELL, Ga. — One of the largest celebrations of black culture and history in the state, the Roswell Roots Festival, is about to begin.
ROSWELL, Ga. — Georgia Ensemble Theatre, the professional North Fulton theater company, will kick off the new year with “She Rocks: Tara Vaughan’s The Women of Rock.”
MILTON, Ga. — Milton’s second public art piece should be on display early next year, and it will celebrate the memory of a man who had a significant impact on the city. In honor of former City Arborist Mark Law, who passed away Feb. 27 after a battle with cancer, a horse statue will be place…
ROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell Youth Theatre is set to present the youth version of the hit Broadway musical, Disney’s “Frozen Jr.,” on Dec. 20 and 21 at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center.
ROSWELL, Ga. — A new face is taking the reins of the Roswell Arts Fund, the independent nonprofit that serves as the city’s designated arts agency.
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Forsyth County Schools broke ground Nov. 19 on an 81,000 square foot Performing Arts Center located behind the Board of Education Building on Dahlonega Highway.
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The winter holidays are a busy time for arts groups in Johns Creek.
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Local art instructor Susan Calderon considers colored pencils the underdog of the art world. That’s why she likes them.
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The ’60s girl group The Crystals are coming to Johns Creek on Saturday, Nov. 16 presented by the Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra.
ROSWELL, Ga. — Georgia Ensemble Theatre has offered up a delicious concoction just in time for Halloween with the psychological thriller “Night Must Fall” by Emlyn Williams.
ROSWELL, Ga. — The South is steeped in Civil War history, and one visiting author is providing a new angle for studying the subject.
When Caroline Reilly hit the stage on NBC’s “The Voice,” she became the third Forsyth County resident to compete in the reality television show.
CUMMING, Ga. — Just off the heels of playing the Grand Old Opry in Nashville, Colt Ford was singing to the crowd at the Cumming Country Fair Oct. 10.
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Johns Creek High School will present two shows in October: “Life is Short” and “The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later.”
It was a lively weekend in Downtown Alpharetta for the seventh annual Wire & Wood Festival that ran Friday and Saturday. The Alpharetta Convention and Visitors Bureau estimated some 20,000 people attended the festival, an increase of about 5,000 from last year’s event.
ROSWELL, Ga. — Georgia Ensemble Theatre, the professional North Fulton theatre company, will continue its 27th season this October and November with “Night Must Fall,” a psychological thriller experience just in time for the spooky season. The production will be directed by Shannon Eubanks a…
DUNWOODY, Ga. — The Johns Creek Chorale will kick off its 2019-2020 season Oct. 19 and 20 with “The Road Not Taken.”
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Downtown is gearing up for the 7th annual Wire & Wood Alpharetta Music Festival that will feature more than 25 artists performing on seven stages over two days.
MILTON, Ga. — Todd Zhang thinks Milton ought to be known for something more than horses and large tracts of land. He wants the city to be known for music.
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The Johns Creek Arts Center’s largest annual juried art show, Summer Serendipity, opened Aug. 10 with nearly 200 visitors and artists attending the opening reception.
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Wire & Wood Alpharetta Music Festival returns to downtown Alpharetta for its seventh year, 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Oct. 11 to 12.
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — From the solemnity of Memorial Day to the festivities of the Christmas season, the Alpharetta City Band has been for the community, and of the community, for 30 years.
NORTH FULTON, Ga. — Musicians and violin students from across the globe descended upon Johns Creek and Sandy Springs in July for the inaugural Atlanta Festival Academy.
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The headliner for Johns Creek’s free Summer Concert Series, American singer-songwriter Edwin McCain, is set to perform at Newtown Park on Saturday, Aug. 3.
MILTON, Ga. — Local Atlanta high school students Jessi Kirtley and Harrison Lewis traveled to New York recently to compete in the national Jimmy Awards as Georgia’s entrants.
Stone Mountain Chorus to celebrate new director at Guest Night
CUMMING, Ga. – The Cumming Fairgrounds is continuing its popular summer concert series with Rock for Rescue presented by 37 Main. The event will be a benefit concert with all proceeds going to the Forsyth County Humane Society. The rock show will feature two of Atlanta’s biggest local acts: …
MILTON, Ga. — Locals can enjoy a concert with headliner John Driskell Hopkins of the Zac Brown Band this September to support area first responders.
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra recently announced the appointment of four new members to its board of directors, Peter Hildebrandt, Marilyn Margolis, Karen Wall and Diana Weitz, effective July 1.
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Sarah Sover is set to make her authorial debut Aug. 13 with an adult fantasy caper inspired by the fairytale the “Three Billy Goats Gruff.”
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — To celebrate the summer, the Alpharetta Arts Center has created a new exhibit for the public to enjoy.
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta will roll out a new set of sculptures for outdoor display this summer after the City Council signed off on eight on-loan pieces through its collaboration with Arts Alpharetta.
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The Johns Creek Arts Center’s newest exhibit, High Honors, features the talents of high schoolers from across three counties.
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The Johns Creek Chorale is looking for people with a song in their hearts to join their family of performers.
ROSWELL, Ga. — Georgia Ensemble Theatre, the professional North Fulton theater company, is driving to Brookhaven this summer to remount its acclaimed production of the Pulitzer prize-winning play “Driving Miss Daisy” by Alfred Uhry.
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A Johns Creek Cultural Arts Center is one step closer to becoming a reality; the task force has hired a nonprofit consultant to study the financial feasibility of such a facility.
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The Chopin Society of Atlanta will host John Rink, a Cambridge professor of music, for a lecture on Fryderyk Chopin on Sunday, June 30 at 5 p.m.
ROSWELL, Ga. — The Roswell Cultural Arts Center has opened a new exhibit to complement the world premiere of its latest show.
CUMMING, Ga. — The Nashville Downtown music festival is coming to the Cumming Fairgrounds June 29.
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Uptown Funk, a Bruno Mars tribute band, preformed May 31 at the Mark Burkhalter Amphitheater in Newtown Park, keeping the Johns Creek’s summer concert series going strong.
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — People who want to party with a purpose have the perfect venue this weekend at the Alpharetta Pop Festival.
CUMMING, Ga. — The annual ICON Musical Festival presented by 37 Main is coming to the Cumming Fairgrounds June 8.
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The Johns Creek Arts Center’s first exhibit of the summer is dedicated to the students and members that make the gallery possible.
ROSWELL, Ga. — Residents might be surprised to hear that the art in one of Roswell’s newest exhibits is made entirely from colored pencil.
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The North Atlanta Dance Theatre teamed up with the Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra to present a unique outdoor concert May 4 in Newtown Park.
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Local art enthusiasts have a new gallery to explore.
GEORGIA — When looking for live entertainment in the Atlanta suburbs, one usually thinks of the high school drama departments or the handful of professional groups, but there is a group of women over 60 that has been entertaining for decades.
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