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SCAD kicks off its winter quarter with a screening of the film Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour on Saturday. The film screening event includes themed drinks and concessions, giveaways, a photo booth and an introduction from a SCAD alumni who worked on the film. Tickets are $19.89, with discounts available. 7 p.m. at the SCADshow Theater in Midtown.
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ART+DESIGN
There are just a few more days left in the High Museum of Art exhibit A Long Arc: Photography and the American South since 1845. It closes on Sunday. In her review, ArtsATL critic Stephanie Dowda DeMer described it as “a compelling combination of a strategic museum collection of historical photography and contemporary work” that moves in and out of the complications of the American South. Tickets $18.50. Free for members.
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Running from Reality, curated by painter and illustrator Miya Bailey, is the MINT gallery’s annual juried exhibition for emerging artists. This year, Hyoungseok Kim, Sierra DeVuyst, Cathy Ehrler, Adam Sprague and Greer Wilkins are among the artists featured.
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UTA Artist Space Atlanta will present a tour of Feels Like Glitter with artist Ariel Dannielle this Thursday, January 11, at 6:30 p.m. Registration recommended. The paintings in the exhibit represent the freedom of emerging from the pandemic and returning to a vibrant social life. Known for her self-portraits, Dannielle showcases herself alongside friends, family and the broader community, focusing on specific Atlanta locations and underscoring her personal connection to the city. The exhibit closes on Saturday.
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Benjamin Jones’ Welcome to the Theater is the artist’s second solo show at Whitespace gallery. Through drawing, mixed media and new sculptures, Jones transports the viewer into his immersive world — mixing whimsy with fear, demons with compassion, joy with despair. This body of work reflects the pain, isolation, loneliness and human vulnerability experienced during the pandemic and the subsequent hopelessness that followed as the world dissolved into political and social upheaval. Opening reception for this exhibit, and Act 1: From Dust by Shawn Campbell in the adjoining Whitespec space, is on Saturday, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Both shows are up through February 24.
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MUSIC
On Saturday evening, the Afro-Semitic Experience will perform at the Breman Museum, co-presented with the Neranenah Concert and Culture Series. The band’s music celebrates diversity, promotes social justice and inspires hope and joy through a blend of Jewish and Black music. Founded in 1998 by pianist composer Warren Byrd and bassist David Chevan, the Afro-Semitic Experience has expanded to include a diverse group of musicians. 7 p.m. Tickets start at $36.
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South African cellist and composer Dr. Thokozani Mhlambi will perform at Kuali Studio Gallery on Saturday, marking the musician’s first visit to Atlanta. The concert follows a series of showcases in places such as Rhode Island, New York and New Mexico. “I’m really excited about finally getting a chance to play in Atlanta as a kick-start to the year 2024,” stated Mhlambi in a press release. “Atlanta has been a refuge for so many artists, so this concert is about recognizing that legacy.” The event includes a solo exhibition by visual artist and gallery curator Christian Limón Nuñez. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tickets $12.
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DANCE
Reverence: The Axam Dance Legacy is a new documentary film created by Shoccara Marcus, best known in Atlanta as a dance photographer, and Tamara Irving, a professional dance artist and educator. The film focuses on Terrie Ajile Axam and Dawn Axam, Atlanta-based sisters who had key roles in the lives and careers of numerous artists, including actor Danielle Deadwyler and dance artist Juel D. Lane. As ArtsATL’s Cynthia Bond Perry explains, the rich history of concert dance and teaching in Atlanta’s African American community is often overlooked in the annals of dance history. This film is one step toward inclusion. One night only. Sunday, 4 p.m. Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre, 75 Bennett St. NW. Free.
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BOOKS
Author and historian Paul Bolster is a former member of the Georgia House of Representatives whose new book Saving the Georgia Coast: A Political History of the Coastland Marshlands Protection Act is an eye-opening look at the way the state’s environmentally protected coastal land came to be. Bolster will be in conversation with Megan Desrosiers, president and CEO of One Hundred Miles, a nonprofit that works to protect Georgia’s coast. The A Cappella Books event will take place Wednesday, January 17, at 7 p.m. at The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library. Free. Copies of the book will be available for purchase.
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The January edition of Second Sundays at Wieuca, held at the Church at Wieuca, will feature a conversation with Rick Bragg. He is the author of 12 books, including the bestselling Ava’s Man and the Pulitzer Prize-winning All Over but the Shoutin’. Bragg writes a monthly column for Southern Living, teaches writing at the University of Alabama and is a regular contributor to Garden & Gun magazine. Sunday, 5 p.m. Free.
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