ART+DESIGN
Maune Contemporary’s new group exhibition Paper Trail features limited edition fine art prints by internationally known artists such as Ross Bleckner, Alex Katz, Robert Kelly, Kenny Scharf and Donald Sultan. The artists present their respective styles, subject matter and perspectives by utilizing a variety of printing techniques. Opening reception Thursday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Free.
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Is it visual art, dance, film or all of the above? The video installation Songs from the Compost opens Saturday at the Carlos Museum. Created by Lithuanian artist Eglė Budvytytė, the work explores nonhuman forms of consciousness and different dimensions of symbiotic life: interdependence, surrender, death and decay. The cast comprises local youth and performer and choreographer Mami Kang. Open during usual museum hours. General admission $8. Discounts available.
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Also opening Saturday at the Carlos is Recasting Antiquity: Whistler, Tanagra, and the Female Form. The exhibit features a series of works on paper by American artist James McNeill Whistler (1834–1903). Produced in the early 1890s, the works were influenced by Hellenistic Greek terracotta figurines, collectively referred to as Tanagras. The exhibit includes approximately 30 Whistler prints and pastels on loan from the Louvre Museum. General admission $8. Discounts available.
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Black Future Month, curated by rEN Dillard, opens Friday at 7 p.m. at the Future Gallery in Underground Atlanta. The group show includes artwork by 10 artists, including Dillard, Dr. Yahaya Bello, Chanell Angeli, Brian Hebert, EuGene V. Byrd III and Tiffany Davis. Through February 25.
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BOOKS
This evening, February 1, Delia Steverson will discuss her book Stumbling Blocks, which expands and contextualizes the unpublished works of the late African American writer Delores Phillips. The Georgia born writer (1950-2014) is best known for her 2004 novel The Darkest Child, which follows one family as they attempt to survive the racism of the Jim Crow era, but little is known about Phillips herself and her other writings. Atlanta History Center. 7 p.m. General admission $10, members $5. See website for special book discounts.
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On Saturday, author and activist Sally Bethea will be in conversation with Sally Sears, founding executive director of the South Fork Conservancy, at the Eagle Eye Book Shop in Decatur. They will discuss Bethea’s new book, Keeping the Chattahoochee, and her ongoing work to preserve the river. Noon to 2 p.m. Free.
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Georgia Center for the Book and Brave + Kind Bookshop will host an event with Ayesha Rascoe, author of HBCU Made: A Celebration of the Black College Experience, at the First Baptist Church in Decatur on Wednesday, February 7. Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, president emerita of Spelman College, will lead the discussion. Free, but registration required.
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MUSIC
The Nancy Frampton Rising Artists Series welcomes the Spelman College Glee Club for its annual fundraising concert this weekend. Founded in 1924, the Glee Club has fostered a storied legacy over the past century, performing at venues ranging from Lincoln Center to The White House to Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina. The group has also partnered with artists such as Aretha Franklin, Kathleen Battle and Stevie Wonder. Saturday, 7 p.m. Morningside Presbyterian Church. Tickets $40.
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THEATER
REMEMBER THIS: The Lesson of Jan Karski is on stage at Theatrical Outfit. A one-man show performed by Andrew Benator, REMEMBER THIS is based on the personal memories of Karski, a Polish diplomat who attempted to spread the news of the Holocaust during World War II. In his recent review, ArtsATL writer Benjamin Carr praises Benator’s work as a storyteller as well as his “impressive range and emotional depth as Karski.” Carr adds that “the script by Clark Young and Derek Goldman is layered and verbose.” Tickets start at $50, with discounts available.
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Knead, a one-woman show written and performed by Mary Lynn Owen, is on stage at Aurora Theatre in Lawrenceville. Developed in the Alliance Theatre’s Reiser Lab for new work, Knead is “an autobiographical show [and] and a masterfully paced invention,” according toArtsATL writer Bejamin Carr’s review. Carr adds that “the audience feels right at home with this nice, funny, wise lady in her pajamas, baring her soul with memories that show an abiding love for her family.” Tickets start at $43.
