City Lights with Lois Reitzes

Jazz musician Will Scruggs details his plans to open the Phoenix City Jazz Club in Decatur. Plus, we’ll hear about the Computer Museum of America. The museum is in Roswell, Georgia, and executive director Rena Youngblood joined us to discuss their Apollo 11 exhibition.

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This year, the students at Global Village Project are celebrating their achievements in music with the release of “Imagine a Circle: The Global Village Project Songbook.” The songs are written by and with GVP students, and selections will be performed at a celebration concert on September 28th at the Oakhurst Center for Community. “City Lights” host Lois Reitzes spoke with Global Village Project Director of Music Programs Elise Witt and Hannah Edber, Director of Education at Global Village Project ahead of the concert. Savory Stories hosts Akila McConnell and Chef Asata Reid continue their conversation on BBQ in Atlanta. Plus, we listen back to Lois Reitzes’ conversation with artist Gyun Hur about her Flux Project exhibit, "Our mothers, our water, our peace.”

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Rachel Parish and Sarah Cameron Sunde explain the story behind their upcoming “Atlanta to the Atlantic” Flux Project installation. Terminus Modern Ballet co-founders Rachel Van Buskirk and Tara Lee discuss changes and a forthcoming farewell performance. Plus, artist Greg Mike details the new ABV gallery space in East Atlanta, and we hear about the High Museum’s upcoming “Access for All” day.

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Tomer Zvulun, Atlanta Opera artistic director, and Dr. Carlos del Rio, infectious disease expert from Emory University School of Medicine, discuss the Atlanta Opera’s “Bohème Project.” Plus, hear about the “Pianos for Peace” project; musician John Michael, also known as Ralph Laurie, takes the spotlight for our series, “Speaking of Music,” and we learn about the Urban Regatta in Castleberry Hill.

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Jimmy Carter’s grandson, Jason Carter, tells us about “Jimmy Carter 100: A Celebration in Song.” The eclectic concert will be held at the Fox Theatre on September 17. Plus, playwright Topher Payne and actor Amanda Cucher discuss “The Attala County Garden Club” at OnStage Atlanta September 13- 28, and we hear about “Off the Wall,” a film projection coming to the façade of 725 Ponce de Leon Ave.

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Recorded live at Monday Night Garage, Lois speaks with Monday Night Brewing founders Jeff Heck and Joel Iverson. In the last 13 years, their company has evolved from a backyard post-work meet-up into an award-winning national beer company that we see in grocery stores, gas stations, bars, and restaurants. Then, we learn about the art and craft of brewing beer with brewmaster Peter Kiley and he walks Lois through some of Monday Night’s signature brews.

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Challenge the Stats founder Angelica Hairston, and musician Jessy Diaz discuss their Latin Jazz Concert on September 14 at 3121 Norman Berry Dr, East Point, GA 30344. Comedian, writer, and performer Will Amato details “The Parlor Show,” coming to Dynamic El Durado on September 13. Plus, we hear from executive director Kara Walker about this year’s Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival, and we get ready for Hispanic Heritage Month with an all-Spanish-speaking production of “Ana en el Tropico.”

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Theatrical Outfit artistic director Matt Torney and Dominion Entertainment executive producer Robert John Connor discuss their new production of “A Raisin in the Sun,” which opens on September 11. Plus, we hear from artist and founder Peter Ferrari about this Saturday’s upcoming “Forward Warrior” mural festival. Artists Amberly Hui Hood and Helen Choi share details on “Home Away from Home,” their new exhibition on view at Roswell Cultural Arts Center, and we get ready for Hispanic Heritage Month with an all-Spanish speaking production of “Ana en el Tropico.”

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Nikki Bedi, host of “The Arts Hour” on BBC World Service, discusses “The Arts Hour on Tour,” which comes to WABE studios this Saturday. Tabernacle Choir president Michael O. Leavitt details their upcoming collaborations with Spelman and Morehouse colleges. Plus, we hear about Scraplanta’s expansion to Adair Park and the Cosplay Medics of Dragon Con.

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Tony Award-winning performer Shuler Hensley discusses directing the upcoming production of “The Music Man” for City Springs Theatre Company, which is on stage at Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center September 6-22. Plus, food historian Akila McConnell and chef Asata Reid from the WABE podcast “Savory Stories” share the culinary history of barbecue, and playwright Bill Balzer and director Lynna Schmidt talk about the “Two Drink Minimum,” which is on stage September 6-22 at the Academy Theatre in Hapeville.

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