Friday, January 27, 2012
Dance Off the EDGE performances begin tonight
Posted by Andrew Alexander on Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 8:12 AM
- Juniper Shuey
- Seattle's zoe|juniper will be one of the companies performing on the stage of the Rialto this weekend. The inaugural dance event "Off the EDGE" also includes free performances by Atlanta-based artists in Woodruff Park starting at 6 p.m.
The performers for "EDGE/Public" include SCAD Atlanta professor Casey Lynch, who will build a time-based sculpture in collaboration with the occupants of Woodruff Park; a new creation by Full Radius Dance around the theme of 'surviving survival'; Haverty Object Group’s new storefront creation called "Ritual Objects"; Georgia Tech School of Architecture Professor Judy O'Buck Gordon creating a scale-bending structure; LIFT with a multi-disciplinary creation; a new creation by Out of Hand Theater; Staibdance; a new creation by the Atlanta Ballet's John Welker/Wabi Sabi; and SCAD artist Bernard L. Jackson's group performance work "Water Wall Tango."
Weekend Arts Agenda: Vivian Maier
Posted by Wyatt Williams on Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 8:00 AM
Photographs by the late Vivian Maier, contemporary dance at the Rialto, and more this weekend. Details after the jump.
5 things to do 5 things today: Off the Edge, Mason Jennings
Posted by Wyatt Williams on Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 7:00 AM
- JUNIPER SHUEY
- Seattle dance company zoe/juniper participates in Off the Edge this weekend
1. Off the Edge at the Rialto Center for the Arts
2. Mason Jennings plays Variety Playhouse
3. Jackson Fine Art exhibits photos by Vivian Maier, Todd Murphy, and Chip Simone
4. Lord T and Eloise play Peachtree Tavern
5. Chris MacFarland plays the Basement
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Haverty Marionettes is now The Object Group
Posted by Curt Holman on Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 2:04 PM
- The Object Group
- THERE'S A CLEAR RESEMBLANCE: Reay Kaplan of 'The Colour of Her Dreams'
The company's first performance will take place Jan. 27 and 28 as part of the Off the Edge festival of dance-related events. The Object Group also will be touring with Haverty's 2011 show The Colour of Her Dreams, an avant-garde, personal exploration of his mother's mental illness through the prism of Lewis Carroll.
Comedy Kyle Kinane brings joy to the Laughing Skull starting tonight
Posted by Curt Holman on Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 12:35 PM
Not to be confused with a Beard of Comedy, stand-up comedian Kyle Kinane has a dark, shoot-from-the-hip sensibility reminiscent of Louis C.K. or Doug Stanhope. The A.V. Club put Kinane's 2010 album Death of the Party on its "Best Comedy Albums of 2010" list, saying "The weariness in his voice complements his constant bafflement over the state of his life and the world in general. Kinane excels at spinning the most soul-crushing experiences—check out the track about his job selling gourmet cake decorations—into funny stories." Kinane brings his trademark joie de vivre to The Laughing Skull from Jan. 26-29. Here's an animated clip of his "Bunnies" routine:
Books / Community It's the end of an era: Outwrite is permanently closed
Posted by Bobby Feingold on Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 11:16 AM
- Joeff Davis
- In a written statement, owner Philip Rafshoon said, "We have examined and exhausted all possibilities for continuing this company given our financial situation."
On Tuesday, Outwrite celebrated its final event of author readings called "Last Tango." There, City Councilman Alex Wan honored Rafshoon for establishing "a city landmark and one of the most visible and gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender establishments in the nation.”
Rafshoon opened the original 1,000-square-foot Outwrite in 1993 in the Midtown Promenade shopping center that now houses Trader Joe's. At that time, it was Atlanta's only gay and lesbian bookstore (aside from the more feminist-focused Charis Books & More). As the store grew, Rafshoon expanded to the Piedmont Ave. location in May 1996 at the height of the Olympics boom. Outwrite cemented the Midtown corner as ground zero for gay Atlanta for more than a decade, but on Nov. 14, 2011, Rafshoon announced the store would vacate its iconic storefront in search for cheaper rent. Now that the bookstore is closed for good, it leaves a void for the city's LGBT community to gather in a safe, intellectual space. Rafshoon has yet to announce any other business plans, but we hope this isn't his last attempt at engaging Atlanta's gay community.
Dance off the EDGE begins with Vibrant Beings
Posted by Andrew Alexander on Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 7:07 AM
The sprawling, ambitious new dance event technically had its start at the top of the week as prestigious guest artists arrived and began conducting movement workshops and artist-to-artist exchanges with various companies and schools around Atlanta. It's all in anticipation of this weekend's main events: a series of free performances in Woodruff Park and a mixed program by visiting artists on the stage of the Rialto Friday and Saturday nights.
5 things to do 5 things today: Back Pockets, Ghost Riders
Posted by Wyatt Williams on Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 7:00 AM
1. The Back Pockets at the Earl
2. Ghost Riders Car Club at the Clermont
3. Evie Shockley, Chelsea Rathburn, and Megan Kaminski read poetry at Emory University
4. Bulletproof at Connect Lounge
5. Marcia Wood Gallery hosts an opening reception for new work by Katherine Taylor and Shawne Major
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Books Outwrite Bookstore's last tango
Posted by Dustin Chambers on Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 1:06 PM
- Dustin Chambers
- Owner and founder of Outwrite, Philip Rafshoon (above), listens to the final night of author readings at the 10th and Piedmont location. Rafshoon says he prefers to call the closing a move — he hopes to open a new location in the same neighborhood soon.
Today marks the final day of business for Outwrite Bookstore's location at 10th and Piedmont. Late last year, we reported that the store would be forced to close, or at least move, due to steep rent.
- Dustin Chambers
- Poet Collin Kelley reads at the final author reading at Outwrite.
Last night, a final evening of author readings was held at Outwrite. The store was packed, and though spirits were high, there was a weight of sadness in the air at the imminent closing of the store's beloved and iconic location at 10th and Piedmont. Usually, authors would read from selected published poems or books, but last night many shared personal poems written in homage to the bookstore that has served as a nurturing hub for Atlanta's LGBT community since 1993.
See more photos from last night
Readers for the evening included Daniel Helminiak, Karen Head, Hollis Gillespie, and more. The special guest for the evening was Mary Kay Andrews who read from her soon-to-be published novel, Spring Fever.
The store is having a 60 percent off sale on almost everything for the rest of the business day.
Around town / public art Disco fever at Binders in Buckhead
Posted by Henry Samuels on Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 12:50 PM
Two Atlanta artists, who go by the monikers 'Dr. Dax' and 'The Loss Prevention,' recently completed a mural honoring the old location of the World Famous Disco Club "The Limelight" in Buckhead. The huge mural spans the backside of Binders, and features a gigantic multicolored disco ball in addition to a dancing character and a disco babe.
Make sure you watch through the final interview.
For more work from these artists follow Dr. Dax's blog here, and The Loss Prevention's blog here.
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