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Avenue X is an a cappella treat

From left, Winston (J.D. Webster), Milton (J.D. Goldblatt), Rosco (Lawrence Clayton), Pasquale (Nick Spangler) and Ubazz (Steve French) unite their voices in a “battle-of-the-bands” competition in the a cappella musical Avenue X. Photos by Greg Mooney
It takes more than a nice voice to sing a cappella well. And it takes powerful voices with depth and personality to sing a cappella predominantly throughout an entire musical. But that’s what the Alliance Theatre has done brilliantly with its curre...

Kingwood Golf Club & Resort

Standing on the elevated first tee at the Kingwood Golf Club in the northeast Georgia mountain town of Clayton, I took a deep breath and surveyed my surroundings. Hardwoods (though bare, as I was teeing up in December) and evergreens hug each side of...

Mardi Gras-Party over here and over there

Laissez les bons temps rouler – Let the good times roll  Ahh, to experience Mardi Gras—the lavish costumes, the over-the-top pageantry, the tossing of beads and the fever-pitch energy of the crowd. It’s a one-of-a-kind experience that takes pl...

Ross Bridge Resort

If it’s dusk in Alabama, then a lone bagpiper is making his rounds at the Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa playing tunes that likely stir feelings of joy, tranquility, romance. I discovered this recently after a relaxing afternoon being ...

Love of cars and ice cream turned into business

  As a boy growing up in Columbus, Warren Pickard spent memorable moments watching cars whiz by the intersection in front of his house. He sat on his porch watching those cars and developing a lifelong love. “I was looking at cars all day,” rec...

Churches rediscovering dance as worship

In a sweeping trend, liturgical dancers, creatively expressing the words of gospel songs, are praising God and blessing congregations. Often referred to as praise or worship dance, liturgical dancing adopts many choreographic forms from ballet and ja...

Yale University a capella group comes to MJCCA for one night

The Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta (MJCCA) will host the Yale a capella group known as The Society of Orpheus and Bacchus (SOBs) on Thursday, Jan. 7, at 7:30 p.m. Now the second-longest running collegiate a cappella group in the nation, th...

Local gallery a salvation for Atlanta artists

Art crawls and twists from floor to ceiling at Donna Van Gogh’s gallery like colorful kudzu directed by a natural force of feng shui. It is, all at once, complex and charming and evocative and bright, from covering the gambit of traditionalist conc...

Expert offers advice for those whose holidays aren’t merry

While holiday songs and television shows are suggesting that everyone should be having a grand time during this season of the year, many are feeling isolation, guilt, anger or anxiety. Such feelings may be evidence of holiday depression, according to...

Honoring Mama grows into major tradition

‘Mother knew that gifts of time, love and good food were surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas and she instilled that in us.’     – excerpt from Jones family 2009 photo journal  Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe....

Local talent bring Stone Mountain Park holiday shows to life

It wasn’t that long ago that Chimere Scott was preparing to leave Redan High School with her sights squarely set on becoming an entertainer. The 28-year-old is now a singer/songwriter who’s performed with mega-talents such as India.Arie, OutKast...

Decatur surgeon helps patients become big losers

Before and After image of Kenisha Sardin-Vallery depicts her weight loss after surgery.
Weight loss surgery is not for everyone, acknowledges bariatric surgeon Scott Steinberg of Surgical Weight Management in Decatur, but for those for whom it’s appropriate it can be a lifesaver, he said. Steinberg, who has performed more than 1,500 s...

Nights in an Irish Knight’s Castle

by Carla Waldemar This wasn’t the Finian’s Rainbow tour. Save that for folks who get all teary at the mere thought of thatched cottages and shamrocks. That’s so yesterday. Welcome to you-owe-it-to-yourself Ireland, where you can sleep in statel...

2010 Lexus HS 250H promises fuel efficiency and loads of technology

Leonard St. Amand is standing in an upscale Atlanta restaurant parking lot beside two gleaming vehicles showing a group of automobile writers the latest features on the 2010 Lexus HS 250h. Lexus has been producing hybrids since 2006—previously fro...

Be wise during this season of giving

Muslims and Jews do it—so do Christians, Buddhists, Baha’is and other faith groups. Giving to the least fortunate is a foundational principle of most religions. With the season for giving under way, people from religious communities across the sp...

Sydney’s ready to rock the world

Taylor Swift had better watch her back. Sydney Rhame of Decatur has her sights set on the spotlight and musical success that Swift is now enjoying. And if Rhame’s body of work and performance schedule keep growing, she may well reach her goal. That...

Kirkwood café serves up local flavors

by Kalin Thomas Driving through downtown Kirkwood, along Hosea Williams Drive one may have passed by a little treasure without even knowing it. But more and more locals are stopping in to Le Petit Marche (The Little Market) for food made with locall...

Hot on the SW Louisiana Boudin Trail

Boudin. It’s a staple of life in Southwest Louisiana. Smoked boudin. Mild boudin. Shrimp boudin. Alligator boudin. Crawfish boudin. Hot boudin. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and in between, locals hunger for it and tourists clammer to find it. And it’...

Dance on the menu at lunch and learn

As dancers make fluid motions around a studio on Sycamore Street in Decatur, an audience keeps its eyes on the movements while munching on salad and pasta and bread, applauding appreciatively at the end of the work. This may not be what immediately c...

Ballroom dancing alive and well in DeKalb

The music is pumping. The couples are smiling and laughing as their feet sometimes shuffle/sometimes glide around the room. Some are incredibly graceful, others not so much. It doesn’t seem to matter. As evening descends, the Food Garden at Northla...

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