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12 metro Atlanta arts events to look forward to in the coming week
Our 12 metro Atlanta arts events to look forward to this week include SoundNOW, a contemporary classical music festival and ex-Atlantan Steve Yockey's play "Bleeding Hearts."
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Bert Kreischer leans into ‘shirtless’ schtick in Atlanta-shot Netflix comedy
Bert Kreischer plays a heightened version of his stand-up shirtless comic self in the new Netflix series "Free Bert," shot in metro Atlanta last summer.
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Atlanta premiere of Bob Dylan-inspired play opens Thursday at Actor’s Express
In ‘Girl from the North Country,’ Bob Dylan’s songs serve as the emotional landscape of a Depression-era story about a diverse group of strangers at a Minnesota guesthouse.
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Atlanta ‘Blind Side’ actor on life support
Aaron is on life support after suffering a blood infection. But there is some good news on his condition.
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Popular rock band among headliners for Atlanta’s 2026 SweetWater 420 Fest
The April 17-18 festival will be held at Shirley Clarke Franklin Park in the Grove Park neighborhood.
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Atlanta’s SweetWater 420 Fest on the move again with a new venue for 2026
The SweetWater 420 Fest is moving to its fourth location in five years, finding a new home on the Westside of Atlanta.
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Spot Atlanta sites on new Scott Foley family drama ‘It’s Not Like That’
“We’re not running around carrying guns,” says lead actor Scott Foley “There are no aliens coming out of the earth. It’s just a simple story really well told.”
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These are the 2026 Oscar nominees with Georgia ties
2026 was a much better showing for Georgia-tied nominees than 2025. Seven movies and actors with Georgia ties were nominated.
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Theatrical ‘incubator’ Play Haven launches to get new scripts to the stage
Play Haven, a new Atlanta nonprofit theatrical "incubator," works to help get scripts to the stage. It has announced a reading series of new works at Theatrical Outfit.
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Atlanta Unifieds returns, ready to connect performers with theaters
Georgia Theatre Conference is staging auditions in Atlanta for 330 actors and tech artists during the Atlanta Unifieds event this week, with 26 theater entities in attendance.


















