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Habima Theatre’s Xanadu, Jr. showcases the talents of adults with special needs

Jim FarmerMarch 4, 2019

For Mary Nye Bennett, the artistic director of Atlanta Lyric Theatre, directing shows at Jerry's Habima Theatre is a gig she can’t quit. Operating out of the Ma...

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Q&A: Good Riddance author Elinor Lipman on finding humor in unexpected places

Gail O'NeillFebruary 11, 2019

As a novelist, Elinor Lipman fashions herself the literary equivalent of a puppeteer -- pulling strings to animate her protagonists and villains, setting them o...

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What to see, hear and do this week, July 6–13

Andrew AlexanderJuly 6, 2017

Editor’s Note: Every week we’re striving to help you get the most out of our city by helping you plan the week ahead. For more events happening in Atlanta, chec...

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A conversation with Bruce Feiler about the ongoing relevance of Adam and Eve

Candice DyerMarch 31, 2017

Like countless pilgrims before him, Bruce Feiler experienced a revelation at the Sistine Chapel. He had his two daughters in tow, and they wanted to know why ...

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“Traces,” The Nile Project, Memorial Drive and more this week, January 26–February 1

Andrew AlexanderJanuary 26, 2017

Every week we're striving to help you get the most out of our city by helping you plan the week ahead. For more events happening in Atlanta, check out our calendar page....

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Preview: In its 25th year, MJCCA’s star-studded Book Festival continues with Kenny Loggins, Jonathan Safran Foer and more

Laura RelyeaOctober 31, 2016

Few book festivals could boast to have hosted such cultural and literary greats as Gene Wilder, Judy Blume, Pat Conroy, Mitch Albom, Arlene and Alan Alda, Dr. Ruth and Ambassador Dennis Ross, Bob Saget, Oliver Horovitz, Archie Rand and The New Yorker’s famed cartoonist Bob Mankoff -- but star power has long been the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta’s Book Festival’s strength....

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Preview: Cuba’s Thrifty Innovations Shine in The MJCCA’s “Cuba: Then & Now”

Gail O'NeillJanuary 14, 2016

Susanne Katz: Cuba Aerial View, Bacardi, 2005 When the United States restored diplomatic relations with Cuba last summer, one of the most encouraging narrativ...

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