Weekend Arts Agenda: A ‘Snow Queen,’ A Cappella birthday, and MARTA photo gallery December 04 2014
From Serenbe to Downtown, there’s a little something for everyone
- Courtesy Serenbe Playhouse/BreeAnne Clowdus
- ICE COLD: Brittany Ellis stars in Serenbe Playhouse’s production of The Snow Queen
Before there was Frozen, there was The Snow Queen. That’s how the folks over the Serenbe Playhouse are pushing their production of the classic, wintery tale. Or in their words: “A triumph of love over cynicism, this stunningly visual piece will be a holiday show like nothing you’ve ever seen before.” Opens tonight at 8 p.m., and runs through Dec. 21. $15-20. Get tickets, here.
FRIDAY
Happy 25th BDAY, A Cappella Books! The indie literary institution is celebrating their reaching the quarter century mark with an essay collection A Cozy Infinity: 25 (Mostly) Atlanta Writers on the Never-Ending Allure of Books and Bookstores. There’s a signing at the Carter Library at 6 p.m., followed by an after-party at Manuel’s Tavern. Call it books and booze.
Visual artist and Arrested Development DJ Rasa Don is bringing his latest works to Old Fourth Ward’s new event space, Phase A. Ras: My Visual Dialogue will have an opening reception Fri., Dec. 5, from 8-11 p.m., with one-night only limited edition t-shirts from Fallen Arrows. Details here.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY
Through Dec. 13, Thomas Deans Fine Art will have new paintings from Atlanta’s David Kidd from his exhibition, Shadow and Light. Of the exhibit Kidd says: “The physical act of applying paint has a strong influence on the direction of my paintings. Layering, editing. and re-editing, function as a meditative dialogue between the work and me. I want the act of painting to be a journey of discovery.” Join in on the discovering Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Full details, here.
SATURDAY
- Courtesy Alvaro Avillar
- Alvaro Avillar’s “Grey Smiley”
Remember Alvaro Avillar and his “Formula for Hate” piece that got some Atlanta Police officers all riled up? Well, Avillar’s back with a show, In Your Face, at Further Art in TULA. The exhibition features a series of grid-painting interpretations of the smiley face that combine elements of pop art and cartoons. The show runs from Dec. 6 to Dec. 13, with a reception Fri., Dec. 12, from 7-10 p.m. More info, here.
SUNDAY
- Aaron Coury
For their final instameet of 2014, the crew over at #weloveatl and their legion of digital documentarians are headed to the Five Points MARTA station, which has functioned as a photo gallery for the last month. Join the #weloveatl team at Victory Sandwich Bar in Decatur on Sun., Dec. 7, at 11 a.m., and ride over to Five Points to see it all in person.