9 essential Atlanta arts events this weekend
Each week, ArtsATL curates a selection of the most exciting arts and culture events happening in Atlanta this weekend, highlighting nine must-see experiences.
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Thursday
For fans of the experimental, Theater Emory presents Peerless, a dark comedy about Asian American twin sisters, from November 13 through November 23.
KSU Dance Company will celebrate 20 years with Labyrinth, a dynamic program of four works by faculty and guest choreographers Ivan Pulinkala, Shannon Alvis, Autumn Eckman and Yankalle Filtser. The performances, designed to honor the program’s history and embrace the creativity of the future, will happen from November 13 through November 15.
Friday
The Lost World: The Art of Minnie Evans
At the High Museum of Art, don’t miss the fantastical works by the North Carolina artist who was among the first Black artists to have a solo exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1975. The show opens on November 14 and will be on view through April 19.
Jazz at All Saints’ continues its second season with a performance by nine-time Grammy nominee and jazz vocalist Nnenna Freelon at All Saints Episcopal Church at 7 p.m. on November 14.
The Tony Award-winning musical intertwines two mythic tales — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone — as it journeys to the underworld and back. It’s at the Fox Theater from November 14 through November 16.
Off The Wall @ 725 Ponce wraps its 2025 season at 7 p.m. on November 14 and November 15 as it lights up the largest screen in the South with Phil Solomon’s remake of Andy Warhol’s Empire as seen from high atop the Manhattan Island of Grand Theft Auto IV (“Liberty City”).
Saturday
The acclaimed saxophonist brings his ensemble to Spivey Hall on the campus of Clayton State University in Morrow at 7:30 p.m. on November 15.
Atlanta Opera: La Belle et la Bete
The Atlanta Opera will take on the Philip Glass opera La Belle et la Bete, which includes a screening of the Jean Cocteau film, on November 15 as part of the Discoveries series.
Sunday
Drag queen powerhouses BenDeLaCreme and Jinkx Monsoon return to town with their successful touring holiday show at 7 p.m. on November 16 at the Eastern.
More things to do this weekend
Comedian Gabriel Iglesias brings The 1976 Tour: A Fluffy Celebration to State Farm Arena at 8 p.m. on November 13 … See outdoor free theater on the Avondale Estates Town Green with the new “A Shakespeare Happening.” The final performance of the season is Much Ado About Nothing on November 15 … The Decatur Arts Alliance presents Larry Holland’s Trilateral Fractures, presented alongside Octopidecatur, a group show curated by Holland and 404FoundATL, beginning with a reception from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on November 14 at Decatur Arts Alliance’s Legacy Park gallery. The show continues through December 20 … Onstage Atlanta presents The Lifespan of a Fact, which probes the boundaries of literary non-fiction and raises ethical questions about a writer’s responsibility to truth. It opens November 14 and continues through November 23 … Called the “The nicest man in stand-up” by The Atlantic, Nate Bargatze brings his Big Dumb Eyes tour to State Farm Arena at 7 p.m. on November 15 and November 16 … North Atlanta Dance Theatre’s 23rd season of The Nutcracker features a cast of 125, including international guest artists, on November 14 through November 16 at Gas South Theater in Duluth.
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