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roughdraftatlanta.com > 09/13/2026 > spruill-gallery-material-poesy-exhibition

Spruill Gallery will host Material Poesy exhibitionfeaturing three local artists

7+ hour, 34+ min ago   (607+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta The Spruill Gallery’s final exhibition of 2026, Material Poesy, opens September 24 andfeatures works by Atlanta-based artists Johanna Flores, Ato Ribeiro, and Ivy Wu, according to an announcement from the organization. The exhibition runs through October 29 with…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 09/12/2026 > atlanta-out-local-lgbtq-nightlife-app

New app OUT Local is a centralized platform for Atlanta's LGBTQ+ nightlife

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (236+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta In time for Pride, Atlanta will be getting a new app dedicated to LGBTQ+ nightlife. OUT Local is the one-stop shop for all things LGBTQ+ in Atlanta. After doing marketing for the Pride Run ATL…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 09/11/2026 > mighty-mary-smooth-sailing

⛵'Mighty Mary' = smooth sailing

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (730+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta Friday, Sept. 11 — Happy Friday! We’ve got some huge, Elizabeth Holmes-sized news for you today – Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim have entered the chat. More on film festival speculation in the blocks to come! Without further…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 09/10/2026 > chef-demetrius-brown-opens-heritage-summerhill-atlanta

Chef Demetrius Brown opens Heritage, his seminal Afro-Caribbean restaurant in Summerhill

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1063+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta “From pop-up, to Bread & Butterfly, to Summerhill,” Chef Demetrius Brown writes upon the opening of his new restaurant Heritage. It’s a moment Brown wants to savor because it’s been a journey to get here – and…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 09/09/2026 > inside-constance-thalkens-whitespace-gallery-talk

Inside Constance Thalken's Whitespace Gallery talk

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (141+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta Here’s some of what was shared. Thalken was calling the project “Fragments of an Elegy” until a workshop audience reacted poorly to the title. Stuck for a replacement, she and a friend looked into alligator…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 09/09/2026 > out-front-theatre-spectrum-spotlight

Out Front Theatre announces two new staged readings by queer Georgia playwrights

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (177+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta Out Front Theatre Company, Georgia’s only LGBTQ+ theatre company, has announced two new plays as part of its 2026 Spectrum Spotlight Series. The Spectrum Spotlight Series is a play incubation process that serves as an opportunity…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 09/02/2026 > old-work-new-chapters

🏛️ Old work, new chapters

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (482+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta Wednesday, Sept. 2 — The first of this week’s Sketchbook stories uncovers a past that turns out to be surprisingly contemporary. The other looks at how a new Atlanta arts leader is building a future based on…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 08/31/2026 > atlanta-black-pride-weekend-2026

Atlanta Black Pride Weekend returns Sept. 2-7

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (311+ words) Atlanta Black Pride Weekend (ABPW), one of the country’s leading annual celebrations of Black LGBTQ+ community, returns to Atlanta from Sept. 2 to 7 with a week of entertainment, empowerment and community engagement. ABPW includes an expansive lineup of signature events, including…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 08/28/2026 > colony-lets-its-allegory-take-over-the-plot

'Colony' lets its allegory take over its plot to disappointing effect

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (583+ words) At the beginning of “Colony,” Se-jeong (Jun Ji-hyun) is stuck in a terrible predicament: Before she spends the next two hours on the run from zombies, she’ll have to rely on her ex-husband for a job. While sitting at a…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 08/24/2026 > ahlers-ogletree-art-auction

Upcoming auction to feature works by Keith Haring, Dale Chihuly, and more

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (223+ words) Ahlers & Ogletree is pleased to present its Modern & Contemporary Art & Design Auction taking place Sept. 2 and 3, with a preview reception on Tues., Sept. 1 from 5-8 p.m. during which celebrated artist Philip Moulthrop will discuss his work. This two-day sale brings together an…...