9 essential Atlanta arts events this weekend
FRIDAY
Catch Atlanta Braves organist Kaminski in an entirely different kind of venue as he brings his quartet to All Saints’ Episcopal Church as part of the Jazz at All Saints’ series. In addition to his duties behind the keyboard at Truist Park, he’s a recording artist, a teacher and an entertaining presence on social media, where he shares some very groovy vinyl finds.
Spalding Nix Fine Art spotlights four artists exploring themes akin to an echo. See Caroline Bullock’s imagined landscapes in This Place is a Dream and Sachi Rome’s abstract works that imagine in-between spaces in Liminal Space. Lithomancy offers Lizzy Storm’s earth pigment works on paper, reflecting on the traces of human intervention in the environment. Blair Hobbs’ narrative mixed media collages, Birthday Cake For Flannery, celebrate the life and work of late Georgia author Flannery O’Connor, whose 100th birthday would be March 25. The show opens with two receptions this weekend: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. March 14 and noon to 4 p.m. March 15.
Theatrical Outfit’s new series evolved from its previous Made in Atlanta series, which for several years sought to spotlight local Atlanta playwrights. Artistic Director Matt Torney and Associate Artistic Director Addae Moon used their experience producing and directing their own works to inform the project. This weekend, you can see all four plays. On stage Friday is Bridget McCarthy’s one-woman show Fat Juliet (which also runs at 7:30 p.m. Sunday); Saturday features Steve Yockey’s Venus and Phong Le’s Stop the Vietnam War (A Solo Musical Comedy); and Sunday afternoon is Stephen Ruffin and Filipe Valle Costa’s Mr. Cool.
Atlanta artist Aineki Traverso makes her Wolfgang Gallery debut with this solo exhibition of works that tether historical, mythological and personal narratives through painting and installation. Traverso has exhibited at Swan Coach House Gallery, Johnson Lowe Gallery and Whitespace Gallery. Check out some of her work on Instagram. The show opens with a reception from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. March 14.
More on ArtsATL: Find Atlanta’s must-see spring theater in this week’s Arts Agenda
A Vietnam War-era stenographer captures the stories of soldiers returning from the front lines in this one-woman show starring beloved Suzi Award-winning Atlanta actress Carolyn Cook at Horizon Theatre. It opens on Friday and continues through April 5.
Pathways, the penultimate performance of the chorale’s 40th anniversary season, offers a program that explores leaving, loving and the journeys of life. Shows are at Emory’s Schwartz Center for Performing Arts at 8 p.m. March 14 and March 15. Even if you don’t feel like leaving the house, you can still catch one of the concerts because Saturday’s performance will be livestreamed.
SATURDAY
The Atlanta Gay Men’s Chorus and the Atlanta Women’s Chorus combine forces as Voices of Note to offer a beacon of hope in trying times. The ensembles will present This Is Me, a program focused on body positivity and human resilience, at Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church on the Emory University campus at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. March 15.
German pianist Brauss makes her Spivey Hall debut at 3 p.m. March 15 with a program that includes works by Bach, Beethoven, Schumann and Prokofiev. Find out how a single piano can express Beethoven’s extraordinary musical gifts with ArtsATL’s How to Hear It series on one of the pieces Brauss will perform this weekend.
SUNDAY
Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
The stated goal of this ensemble, founded in 1985, was to have fun and “not to lose money.” We’re not sure how their finances are, but they probably wouldn’t still be doing it if it wasn’t fun. The music these ukulele masters play spans the centuries, from Bach to rock. They’ll take the stage at Spivey Hall at 3 p.m. March 16.
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