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A Crate Digger’s Christmas: 12 Overlooked LP Classics to Spin This Holiday

My obsession with Christmas records can be traced directly back to the series of "A Very Merry Christmas" LPs sold exclusively each holiday season by the W.T. Grant's department store […]

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Art + Entertain

Analysis: Kathy Scruggs, Truth, Fiction and Clint Eastwood’s ‘Richard Jewell’

Inside a packed advance screening held at the Rialto Center for the Arts in downtown Atlanta on Tuesday night, director Clint Eastwood unveiled his latest drama, “Richard Jewell,” just a […]

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Cityscapes

Analyzing Ebenezer: ‘A Christmas Carol’ Actor David de Vries on the Enduring Appeal of the Dickens Classic

Editor’s Note: Throughout the month, Eldredge ATL December Guest Editor David de Vries will spotlight some of his favorite Atlantans, along with discussing his roles in two big projects this […]

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Art + Entertain
With Tipple & Rose Set to Close Sunday, Calavino Donati and Doria Roberts Depart Atlanta — For Now

On November 22, Atlanta singer-songwriter Doria Roberts grabbed her acoustic guitar and treated a packed audience to her rendition of Odetta’s Christmas song “Beautiful Star” at the Alliance Theatre’s black […]

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Cuisine & Cocktails

With His Debut Novel, ‘All About The Benjamins,’ Zev Good Writes About All of Us

Midway through his debut novel, “All About the Benjamins,” Atlanta writer Zev Good’s family patriarch Joel Benjamin makes the following observation: “Let’s just get through this, then everyone can go […]

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Nathalie Dupree and Cynthia Graubart’s Six Tips For Surviving (And Even Savoring!) Thanksgiving

Even though it falls on Nov. 28 this year, many of us will still procrastinate and then panic about hosting or preparing dishes for Thanksgiving. There are decisions to make […]

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Cuisine & Cocktails
Nathalie Dupree and Cynthia Stevens Graubart Dish on 30 Years of Favorite Stories & Recipes

As part of her 80th birthday celebration this fall, Nathalie Dupree, dubbed “The Queen of Southern Cuisine” by Southern Living, has compiled “Nathalie Dupree’s Favorite Stories & Recipes,” a wonderful […]

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Cuisine & Cocktails

‘La Cage’ Life Lessons: Quick Costume Changes, Dancing in Heels and Finding Your Inner Femininity

When you’ve spent weeks in rehearsal in full drag, trying to master up to 10 costume changes, all while dancing in various length heels, you’re ready for a little field […]

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Putting the Skin in ‘Skintight,’ Wendy Melkonian Dazzles Atlanta Once Again

In theatre, actors are trained that an audience’s eye will immediately be drawn to the truest thing on stage. In the 32nd Actor’s Express season opening production of playwright’s Joshua […]

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‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ Director Barry Jenkins on the film’s UGA Connection and Why He Altered the Iconic Novel’s Ending

As the lights came up last fall at the advance screening of “If Beale Street Could Talk,” the film’s director and screenwriter Barry Jenkins spotted a familiar face in the Atlantic Station movie theater — University of Georgia English and African-American Studies professor Ed Pavlic. After seeing Jenkins’ 2008 indie feature “Medicine for Melancholy,” Pavlic […]

‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ Director Barry Jenkins on the film’s UGA Connection and Why He Altered the Iconic Novel’s Ending

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VIDEO: Brenda Lee Receives Inaugural Georgia Legend Award

Country Music, Rock n Roll and Georgia Music Hall of Famer Brenda Lee was feted in high fashion Saturday night at the Fox Theatre’s Egyptian Ballroom. The occasion — Georgia Public Broadcasting threw a gala in the 74-year-old rock n roll pioneer’s honor as the first recipient of the GPB Georgia Legend Award. The native […]

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‘La Cage’ Life Lessons: Quick Costume Changes, Dancing in Heels and Finding Your Inner Femininity

When you’ve spent weeks in rehearsal in full drag, trying to master up to 10 costume changes, all while dancing in various length heels, you’re ready for a little field trip. For the ensemble members of Outfront Theatre’s production of “La Cage Aux Folles,” that field trip consisted of riding down Peachtree Street on the […]

Putting the Skin in ‘Skintight,’ Wendy Melkonian Dazzles Atlanta Once Again

In theatre, actors are trained that an audience’s eye will immediately be drawn to the truest thing on stage. In the 32nd Actor’s Express season opening production of playwright’s Joshua Harmon’s “Skintight,” from the moment she hits the stage dragging a roller suitcase behind her, all eyes are glued on Wendy Melkonian. As Jodi Isaac, […]

‘Judy’ is a Dazzling Technicolor-Hued View of Garland’s Dark Final Days

Fifty years after her passing, Judy Garland has now been dead longer than she was alive. This year marks the 50th anniversary of her accidental drug overdose at age 47 and the 80th anniversary of “The Wizard of Oz,” the 1939 MGM classic that made her a star. The timing then is perfect for “Judy,” […]

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Analyzing Ebenezer: ‘A Christmas Carol’ Actor David de Vries on the Enduring Appeal of the Dickens Classic

Editor’s Note: Throughout the month, Eldredge ATL December Guest Editor David de Vries will spotlight some of his favorite Atlantans, along with discussing his roles in two big projects this month, playing Ebenezer Scrooge in the Alliance Theatre’s annual staging of “A Christmas Carol” and portraying AJC editor John Walter in director Clint Eastwood’s shot-in-Atlanta […]

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How Creature Comforts Beer Scored That Starring Role in ‘Avengers: Endgame’

Creature Comforts CEO Chris Herron and co-founders David Stein and Adam Beauchamp couldn’t have asked for a better way to mark the fifth anniversary of the acclaimed Athens-based craft beer company on April 26. To celebrate their Ant-Man-sized brand’s starring role in the mega Marvel superhero hit “Avengers: Endgame,” the company rented out a pair […]

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About Richard L. Eldredge

With lengthy stints at both the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Atlanta magazine, Richard L. Eldredge has been covering Atlanta’s arts, entertainment, political, dining and charitable fundraising scenes since 1990. In 2015, he launched Eldredge ATL, a daily digital magazine dedicated to the city’s ever-evolving arts, entertainment, cuisine and cultural landscapes. Since 2011, he has worked as senior editor at VOX Teen Communications, supporting Atlanta’s next generation of journalists. In recognition of this work, Eldredge received the Atlanta Press Club Impact Award in 2015.

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