City Lights with Lois Reitzes

American-Israeli classical pianist Inon Barnatan details his latest release, “Rachmaninoff Reflections.” Plus, Brandon Reeves takes the stage for our series, “Speaking of Music,” and Ariel Fristoe, founder and artistic director of Out of Hand Theater, and playwright Paris Crayton III discuss “Class Dismissed,” part of the “Shows in Homes” series.

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Professor Ruby Lal discusses her new book, "Vagabond Princess,” and we hear about the Alif Institute’s Ramadan and Easter Bazaar.

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CORE Dance Artistic Director Sue Schroeder and the REEL Art Film Series featured artists Deanna Sirlin and Nuno Veiga discussing the spring 2024 video installation programming. Plus, we hear about Ballethnic’s “All the Way Live,” and Jason Freeman, Professor and Chair of Georgia Tech’s School of Music, details the “Guthman Musical Instrument Competition.”

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PBS host and travel expert Rick Steves stops by for the latest edition of "ATL Up and Away: Travel Tips with Rick Steves." Plus, director Kim Goodfriend and actor Molly Drumm discuss "Into the Woods Jr." on stage at Jerry's Habima Theatre at the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta from March 7 -17. And we hear from Sage Mae Lima-Jeffries, the 17-year-old cellist from Atlanta who recently won a prestigious "Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award."

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Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta interim CEO Katt Marran and Atlanta History Center Director of Exhibitions Tim Frilingos discuss the new exhibition, “100 Years of Girl Scout History in America,” at the Atlanta History Center through April 30. Plus, Comedian Amber Chandler takes the stage for our series, “Speaking of Comedy,” Emory professor Dr. Gregory Zinman details the Emory Cinematheque film screening series, “A.I. and Film: From HAL to Her,” and we’ll spill the tea about the podcast “Normal Gossip’s” upcoming visit to Atlanta Symphony Hall. 

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Author Judith Tick discusses her new book, “Becoming Ella Fitzerald.” Plus, The Electric Sons take the spotlight for our series, “Speaking of Music,” and Pierre-Alexandre Le Lay details Prismatica; the installation is at Woodruff Park through March 17.

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Chef Lance Gummere discusses his four-course meals-to-go business, “Mercer Street Meals.” Plus, ceramic artist Darien Arikoski-Johnson takes the spotlight in our “Speaking of Art” series, and we hear about the inaugural “Nellie Mae Rowe Award.”

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Edward Button and Christopher Bruerton of The King’s Singers discuss their upcoming performance at the Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University. Plus, Kodie Shane takes the spotlight in our series, “Speaking of Music,” and filmmaker Lex Gillespie details his documentary, “The Catskills,” which screens as part of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival on February 25th and 26th.

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Dad’s Garage executive producer Jon Carr discusses the upcoming one-night-only improv fundraiser starring Tim Meadows, Matt Walsh, Brad Morris, and Joe Canele. Plus, we’ll hear about this year’s winners of the Idea Capital Grants and visit with prop master Ashton Francois for our series, “Speaking of The Boom.”

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Director Lisa D’Apolito and puppeteer Mallory Lewis discuss the new documentary, “Shari and Lambchop,” which closes the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival on February 26 at the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center at City Springs. Plus, food historian Akila McConnell and chef Asata Reid from the WABE podcast Savory Stories join us with the history of potato chips, and we hear about the Molly Blank Concert Series. This year’s inaugural show is on February 25 and features a program by the Oran Etkin Quartet.

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Pianist Julie Coucheron and cellist Khari Joyner discuss the Georgian Chamber Player's upcoming free concert, "A Musical Journey Celebrating Black History Month." Plus, children's author Lisa D. Brathwaite details her new book, "Miles of Style," Eunice W. Johnson, and the Ebony Fashion Fair" and we hear about tomorrow's free performance from The Merian Ensemble.

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Filmmakers Visvajit Singh and Ryan Westra discuss their animated short film “American Sikh.” Plus, Gena Robbins, Director of Galleries at Brenau University details their permanent collection, and we hear about “Million Bazillion: The Musical,” a world-premiere production promoting financial literacy for children. The show opens on the campus of Agnes Scott College on February 22 and was created by American Public Media’s “Marketplace.”

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Curator Nicole Lampl and artist Kenn Kotara discuss “Please Touch the Art,” on view at Reeves House Visual Arts Center through March 24th. Plus, Atlanta rock trio Omni celebrates their new album, “Souvenir” with a show at the Earl this Saturday, and Bruce Patton, Director of Curatorial Services at the Savoy Automobile Museum details their new exhibition, “Rolling Sculptures,” on view through March 31st.

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Fredalyn M. Frasier, Project Director of Planning and Urban Design at Atlanta Downtown Improvement District, and artist Bojana Ginn discuss the “Downtown Windows” and “Celebrate Downtown Atlanta” public art initiatives. Plus, Lesibu Grand takes the stage for our series, “Speaking of Music.”

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Team WABE gets together with suggestions for a free or cheap date night in Atlanta. Plus, Actor’s Express artistic director Freddie Ashley and actor Noah Vega discuss their production of “Everybody’s Talking about Jamie,” opening tomorrow at Oglethorpe University Theater.

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Stephen Satterfield, chef, and host of “High on the Hog” discusses Season 2 of the popular Netflix series. Plus, Mara Davis stops by with suggestions for “Galentine’s Day,” and we hear about the upcoming Audre Lorde Read-A-Thon coming to “Charis Books & More” this Sunday. 

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Composer Carlos Simon discusses his curated music program that the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will perform on February 15 and 16. Plus, filmmaker Ken McLaughlin takes the spotlight for our series, “Speaking of The Boom, and we hear about Théâtre du Rêve’s production of “Le Malade Imaginaire” (“The Imaginary Invalid”)

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Dr. Jung Ha Kim, President of the Community Resource Corporation discusses Lunar New Year traditions among Asian Americans. Plus, Sammie and Mike from How Do You Atlanta stop by with details on Stone Mountain Park’s Lunar New Year Festival, and we listen back to Lois’s conversation with Joanne Lee Molinaro about her cookbook “The Korean Vegan.”

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Jon Ludwig, Artistic Director for the Center for Puppetry Arts, and author Calvin Alexander Ramsey discuss the Center’s “Ruth and the Green Book” production on stage through February 25. Plus, Hero the Band takes the spotlight for our series, “Speaking of Music,” and we hear about the upcoming Soul Symphony Concert.

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Adam Friedman, co-founder and board chair of the Atlanta Green Theatre Alliance, discusses new possibilities in making theater and theatrical production more environmentally friendly and sustainable. Plus, experimental dance artist Hez Stalcup takes the spotlight in our series, “Speaking of Dance.”

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