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Marietta July 12, 2024

Marietta-based Georgia Symphony Orchestra awarded $14.4k Bridge Grant

Image created with DALL-E from ChatGPT Marietta-based Georgia Symphony Orchestra (GSO) received a $14,400 Bridge Grant from the Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA). The GCA is part of the…

Instruments and musical notes arranged over a keyboard

Marietta April 26, 2024

GSO presents sensory-friendly “Carnival of the Animals” tomorrow in Marietta

Marietta-based Georgia Symphony Orchestra, in keeping with its long-standing practice of including sensory-friendly and kid-friendly performances on its schedule, will perform “Carnival of the Animals” tomorrow, Saturday, April 27, at…

outline of a human head with drawing of brain visible

Science and Technology April 17, 2024

Brain scans of Philly jazz musicians reveal secrets to reaching creative flow

by John Kounios, Drexel University and Yvette Kounios, Widener University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Flow, or being “in the zone,” is a state of…

Singer Songwriter Joe South and his wife Jan Tant (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Mableton April 14, 2024

Joe South and his grave site on Veterans Memorial Highway in Mableton

[This is a lightly edited repeat of an article we published in 2018 and republished last fall. Since our web traffic has increased substantially over the past two years, I…

Upright stringed instruments with Santa caps

Kennesaw November 18, 2023

KSU’s Bailey School of Music to honor benefactor in Holiday Concert

Photo courtesy of Kennesaw State University KSU’s Bailey School of Music distributed the following announcement for their upcoming holiday concert: Kennesaw State University’s Bailey School of Music will present the…

The comedy and drama mask behind curtains

Cobb County October 5, 2023

ArtsBridge Foundation 2023-2024 series includes music and theatre education

The ArtsBridge Foundation announced in a press release that registration is now open for K-12 schools in Georgia to participate in the foundation’s 2023-2024 arts education series. The first event,…

musical notation -- a treble clef sign and two eighth notes D and E ascending in pitch

Music August 16, 2023

3 ways AI is transforming music

by Jason Palamara, Indiana University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Each fall, I begin my course on the intersection of music and artificial intelligence by…

Brick Kennesaw government building with four tall wooden columns

Kennesaw April 13, 2023

First Friday concert series returns to downtown Kennesaw for third year

The Kennesaw Downtown Development Authority and the Kennesaw Downtown Merchants Association are hosting the third annual First Friday Concert Series in Downtown Kennesaw. The Series will run from May through…

A row of narrow storefronts along Marietta Square, directly across from Glover Park

Marietta March 16, 2023

Lineup for the 2023 Glover Park Concert Series on Marietta Square announced

The monthly 2023 Glover Park Concert Series schedule has been announced. The series, sponsored this year by Marietta Dental Associates, is held in Glover Park on historic Marietta Square. The…

Holidays December 21, 2022

How an American magazine helped launch one of Britain’s favorite Christmas carols

by Maura Ives, Texas A&M University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In 1906, a new carol appeared in “The English Hymnal,” an influential collection of…

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Elections November 2, 2024

With Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk and Donald Trump, Republicans’ ‘strict father’ has become the creepy uncle

by Karrin Vasby Anderson, Colorado State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When Tucker Carlson, the reactionary pundit fired in 2023 from Fox News, preceded…

International November 2, 2024

Foreign countries are helping autocracies repress exiled dissidents in return for economic gain

by Rebecca Cordell, University of Pittsburgh and Kashmiri Medhi, University of Texas at Dallas, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Governments, even democratic ones, are willing…

Elections November 2, 2024

Rust Belt voters aren’t all white, but election coverage of the region often ignores the concerns of people of color there

by Christabel Devadoss, Middle Tennessee State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Every four years, national media turn their attention to the Rust Belt, a…

Elections November 2, 2024

U.S. Justice Department stresses protection of voters’ rights

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 30, 2024 WASHINGTON — With less than a week before the polls close…

Health Care November 2, 2024

‘A Pressure Campaign’: Beverly Hills Settles After Allegedly Blocking Abortion Clinic

This article by Christine Mai-Duc first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Christine Mai-Duc Updated October 31, 2024 Originally Published October 31, 2024 The city of Beverly Hills…

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Marietta-based Georgia Symphony Orchestra awarded $14.4k Bridge Grant

GSO presents sensory-friendly “Carnival of the Animals” tomorrow in Marietta

Brain scans of Philly jazz musicians reveal secrets to reaching creative flow

Joe South and his grave site on Veterans Memorial Highway in Mableton

KSU’s Bailey School of Music to honor benefactor in Holiday Concert

ArtsBridge Foundation 2023-2024 series includes music and theatre education

3 ways AI is transforming music

First Friday concert series returns to downtown Kennesaw for third year

Lineup for the 2023 Glover Park Concert Series on Marietta Square announced

How an American magazine helped launch one of Britain’s favorite Christmas carols