Katie Pruitt performs at Eddie’s Attic on Thursday, September 4.(Photo by Alysse Gafkjen)
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
Katie Pruitt began writing songs as a teenager growing up near Alpharetta, inspired by the music of Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan. After attending the University of Georgia, she moved to Nashville to begin her career. She still makes frequent trips back to Atlanta to perform, and this week she’ll be at Eddie’s Attic at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 4.
This year marks the 57th edition of this annual Stone Mountain celebration. The award-winning event will bring together more than 400 artists and crafters beneath the trees in the park’s events meadow. You’ll also find lots of festival food, live music performances and a play area for the kids. The Yellow Daisy Vintage Village is back, too, offering vintage, antique and repurposed goods dealers from eight states, including a curated lineup of vendors with vintage-inspired clothing and accessories. The Yellow Daisy Festival is happening Thursday, September 4, through Sunday, September 7, at Stone Mountain Park, beginning at 9 a.m. each day.
Even during their most successful days in the mid-’90s, Pulp didn’t spend a lot of time touring the United States. Now, after a long hiatus, the thoroughly British band led by Jarvis Cocker is back in action with a new album and a tour that comes to the Tabernacle on September 4.
Itzik Cohen stars as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof. (Photo courtesy of Alliance Theatre)
The Alliance Theatre and Atlanta Opera join forces for one of the most beloved musicals of the 20th century. This watershed collaboration between two of Atlanta’s premier arts organizations is one of many local productions that are reimagining theatrical classics this fall. Fiddler on the Roof opens at the Alliance Theatre on September 4 and continues through October 12.
Friday
Over at City Springs Theatre Company in Sandy Springs, they’re staging the Tony Award-winning Mel Brooks musical, based on Brooks’ hilarious 1968 film. The show kicks off City Springs’ eighth season of musicals. James Gray, who appeared as an actor in the show both on Broadway and in London’s West End, is directing and choreographing this production. It opens on September 5 and will run through September 21.
Patacones, Paintbrushes & Power
The African Diaspora Art Museum of Atlanta (ADAMA) presents an exhibition celebrating two African Diaspora retreats that united African American and Afro-Latin artists. It opens September 5 with a reception from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and continues through November 1.
Nuestra Creacion presents a return of its annual Latin Heritage Month exhibition at Echo Contemporary Art. It opens with a reception from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on September 5 and runs through September 28.
Saturday
This new exhibition at The Sun ATL on Edgewood Avenue will bring together the work of two outsider artists who explore faith and religion in their art. Harry Underwood was inspired by the work of the late Howard Finster, and you can see their work side-by-side at this new show opening, with a reception from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, September 6. It’s part of the Edgewood Art Walk that also includes One Contemporary, whitespace, the Atlanta Center for Photography and more.
Sunday
The Atlanta Contemporary Music Collective
ATLCMC explores modern and unconventional musical territory, primarily featuring works composed by living, working musicians. ATLCMC has an adventurous musical journey planned for the coming season. The September 7 season opener at the Supermarket will include the world premieres of new works by The Collective and guest composers for solo, duo and trio combinations, each celebrating Christian Wolff’s flexibly structured piece titled For 1, 2, or 3 People. Wolff, who worked with both John Cage and choreographer Merce Cunningham, was born in France in 1934 to German parents and became a U.S. citizen in 1946. Hear Wolff’s piece and the new works inspired by it at 4 p.m. Sunday, September 7, at the Supermarket on North Highland Avenue.
Additional events from WABE’s The City Lights Collective and more things to do this weekend
On The City Lights Collective on WABE, ArtsATL’s Shane Harrison offers a list of best bets, airing in the 1 p.m. hour every Wednesday. This week, in addition to some of the events listed above, he talks about the Brookhaven Porchfest. Like similar events in Grant Park, Virginia-Highland and Oakhurst, this is a neighborhood festival where porches and yards become music venues. It’s a great way to sample a wide variety of music in one afternoon. Brookhaven Porchfest takes place from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, September 6, in the Drew Valley neighborhood … Glimmer & Gaze at Luca Fine Art explores how iconography, both historical and contemporary, is reimagined through lens, layer and luster. The show opens with a reception from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 5 … Photographer Gabriel Williams and painter Joel Pasquarelli will be featured in Resonant at Gallery 1740. The show opens with a reception from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, September 5 … To Speak in Pattern, an exhibition of textile works by artist Roxie Fricton, will be on view at Southeast Fiber Arts Alliance in Chamblee through October 31, with an opening reception from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, September 5 … Amy Pleasant’s solo exhibition This Fragile Thing was formed around a series of images that have evolved and transformed in both shape and meaning over time. It’s at whitespace and opens with a reception from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, September 6.
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