In tribute of Veterans Day Nov. 11, Kiwanian William “Mack” Secord recalled the joint U.S.-Belgium rescue mission of white hostages and a number of Congolese whose lives were threatened 50 […]
Category: Culture
Fernbank’s Winter Wonderland Once Again to Honor International Cultures
Fernbank Museum of Natural History is bringing back “Winter Wonderland”, an exhibition partnering with the local international community to honor holiday traditions around the world. Throughout the holiday season, more […]
Minister: Irish Arts Drive Economy, Cultural Legacy
Ireland’s famous culture is helping the country bounce back from its debt crisis, but supporting the arts is about more than cold economic analysis, an Irish cabinet official said in Atlanta this […]
Churchill Paintings Exhibition Portrays Family Ties With Georgia
The fact that 33 of Sir Winston Churchill’s more than 500 paintings are currently on exhibition in Atlanta has been enough to garner international attention for the city from leading international […]
TomorrowWorld Provides Global Stage for Local Artists
Just a little over a year ago, Miami native Eduardo Garcia was building and painting bathrooms at Atlanta’s inaugural TomorrowWorld electronic music festival, the sister festival of Belgium’s widely popular […]
High Museum’s Director to Leave Post Next Year
Michael Shapiro, the director of the High Museum of Art, announced that he will be leaving the museum in the summer of 2015. “As I near my 65th birthday and […]
Roswell Takes Cycling to New Heights with ‘Gran Fondo Italia’
In 2006, the League of American Bicyclists designated Roswell as a “Bicycle Friendly Community,” the first in Georgia to receive this honor. On Sunday, Oct. 19, the city along with […]
Georgia Muslims Condemn Extremist Violence by ISIS, Boko Haram
Muslim groups in Georgia have issued a statement condemning violence committed in the name of Islam by terror groups like ISIS in Iraq and Boko Haram in Nigeria. The Islamic Speakers […]
Malaysian Hip-Hop Artists Performing Thursday at the Rialto
The first of of three groundbreaking Muslin artistic groups to appear at Georgia State University’s Rialto Center for the Arts is to perform in a free concert the evening of […]
How to Trace Your Northern Irish Heritage
Every year thousands of Americans fly to Ireland in search of their roots, or as the Irish say, “looking for your bones.” A large percentage — if not the majority […]