Arts & Culture

Urban Youth Harp Ensemble to play Spring Concert Finale

Submitted by Holly Pennebaker, Community Web Producer

Wednesday, May 8th, 2013, 7:56pm

Urban Youth Harp Ensemble to play Spring Concert Finale

ATLANTA -- The Urban Youth Harp Ensemble will hold their Spring Concert Finale on Thursday, May 16, and is inviting all residents to hear them play.

The Southwest Arts Center is the venue of the concert, located at 915 New Hope Road. Showtime is set for 7:00 p.m. in the Performance Center.

The Urban Youth Harp Ensemble is directed by Carolyn Lund, and is made up of 50 African American harpists. Those who attend the performance can enjoy light concert pieces and movie themes. It is free admission for the public.

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Earth Day activities at Fernbank Museum

Submitted by thebluebirdpatch.com, Liza Cardona

Friday, April 12th, 2013, 3:46pm

As one of Atlanta’s top resources for environmental programming and education, Fernbank Museum of Natural History is offering a variety of ways to celebrate Earth Day. Programs will be held over several days to accommodate weekend schedules and include:

· The Joys of Nature Journaling Workshop and Book Signing

Led by Helen Correll, Author, Middlewood Journal: Drawing Inspiration from Nature , Sunday, April 14, 1pm to 3pm – Advanced reservations required by April 12.

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Fernbank offers a wild night of fun at Lost Oasis 2013

Submitted by thebluebirdpatch.com, Liza Cardona

Monday, April 8th, 2013, 11:20am

Fernbank offers a wild night of fun at Lost Oasis 2013

ATLANTA -- The Artemis Guild of young professionals at Fernbank Museum invites you to eat like a lion, laugh like a hyena, socialize like a butterfly and dance you tail off at Lost Oasis 2013: Wild Safari.

Lost Oasis, Fernbank’s annual fundraising party, will take place at Fernbank Museum on Saturday, June 8, 2013, at 8 p.m. In celebration of the museum’s Extreme Mammals exhibition, the party will feature a “Wild Safari” theme complete with live music by the Atlanta Beat, exotic cocktails, incredible food and more than 400 young patrons in their wildest party animal attire that is sure to include tusks, tails, spots and stripes.

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"Driving Miss Daisy" home on the market for $1.95 million

Submitted by Jeff Hullinger, 11Alive Reporter

Thursday, February 28th, 2013, 1:36pm

"Driving Miss Daisy" home on the market for $1.95 million

ATLANTA -- Twenty-three years ago, this month, Atlanta was the focus of the Academy Awards when "Driving Miss Daisy" won "Best Picture.

The film was written by Pulitzer prize winning Atlanta playwright Alfred Uhry who grew up in the Druid Hills area.

The story deals with the relationship between an elderly Jewish woman and her African-American chauffeur after World War II.

And as of today, the home from the movie, which forever linked Atlanta to Hollywood is, now, up for sale and it's going to the highest bidder.

To some, the home is as defining as Jessica Tandy & Morgan Freeman and as unforgettable as Alfred Uhry's words.

It's located at 922 Lullwater Road in the Druid Hills neighborhood.

Jeff Hullinger asked, the listing agent for Coldwell Banker Doris Robinson, "How did this home get selected for the movie?"

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Melba Moore talks new play in Atlanta, more!

Submitted by ConnTV on Sunday, February 10th, 4:08 pm

Tony Award winning entertainer is in Atlanta for her new play Good God A'Mighty playing 2/14 - 2/24 at the 14th St. Playhouse. Watch what she says about forgiveness, her career and how she decided to stop teaching to act.

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'Flight of the Butterflies' soars at Fernbank

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Monday, December 31st, 2012, 1:24pm

'Flight of the Butterflies' soars at Fernbank

ATLANTA -- A breathtaking new IMAX film will take off at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in January.

Flight of the Butterflies will begin its Fernbank run on Friday, Jan. 4.

The movie chronicles the life and work of Dr. Fred Urquhart, who dedicated his career to tracing the extraordinary migratory path of the monarch butterfly.

"It's remarkable how such a small insect can migrate up to 3,000 miles to a place it has never seen. Just as amazing is Dr. Urquhart's lifelong work to shed light on a scientific mystery by discovering the over-wintering grounds of the monarch butterfly," Fernbank biologist Becky Facer said in a statement.

Flight of the Butterflies shows the evolution of a monarch, from egg to caterpillar to chrysalis to butterfly, through MRI and micro CT scans.

The film travels to monarch sanctuaries in Mexico for stunning IMAX-worthy footage of hundreds of millions of butterflies.

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Atlanta Boy Choir to perform at monastery

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Wednesday, December 5th, 2012, 10:47am

Atlanta Boy Choir to perform at monastery

CONYERS, Ga. -- The Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers will once again host the Atlanta Boy Choir for a Christmas concert this December.

The world famous choir, under the direction of Maestro Fletcher Wolfe, and its small chamber orchestra will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 at the monastery's Abbey Church.

Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at trappist.net. The show always sells out in advance.

Learn more about the Druid Hills-based Atlanta Boy Choir at atlantaboychoir.org.

The Monastery of the Holy Spirit is located at 2625 Highway 212 SW.

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