KOREAN ARTIST JIHA MOON SHOWCASED AT BUCKHEAD GALLERY
Everything from traditional folk art to pop culture icons influence the work of Korean artist Jiha Moon.
BY: Karon Warren
In an exhibit opening Nov. 9, Korean artist Jiha Moon brings her combination of gestural paintings, mixed media, ceramic sculpture and installation to the Alan Avery Art Company for a two-month show titled “Where Serpents Change Their Skin.” […]
Experts at the Atlanta History Center painstakingly restore a national treasure
Experts tackle the painstaking work of restoring the 132-year-old cyclorama.
STORY: H.M. Cauley
Photos courtesy Jason Hales/Atlanta History Center
Sandy Springs resident Gordon Jones has been the military curator at the Atlanta History Center since 1991, a background that prepared him well to tackle his most challenging assignment: restoring a work of art so big it […]
SEVEN WAYS KIDS CAN GIVE BACK ALL YEAR LONG
STORY: Sue Rodman
It’s time for gift-giving, and in addition to showing people we care through presents, parents often look for ways to teach their children about the less fortunate through volunteering. But kindness is a year round endeavor. These seven organizations offer ways that even the youngest child can practice empathy no matter what month it is.
Locks of […]
A family weekend escape to LaGrange’s new Great Wolf Lodge
Wiley’s Waterpark features a wave pool, water slides, lazy river and splash pad.
STORY: Karon Warren
The lobby provides a place to unwind from the hustle and bustle of the resort’s water and adventure parks.
With nearly 20 locations throughout the country, Great Wolf Lodge has […]
The three B’s of an equestrian Kentucky getaway
Stadium jumping puts the full majesty of horses and their riders on display.
STORY: Joanne Hayes
Courtesy 21c Museum Hotels
A true novice to all things equestrian, I jumped at the chance to experience the 40th annual Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event in Lexington, hosted by the 70-yearold British automaker with a fabled history within the sport. The Three-Day […]
After 20-plus years in the leather restoration industry, Ryan Embry has designed his own line of leather bags
STORY: Muriel Vega
PHOTO: Sara Hanna
Ryan Embry is a third-generation cobbler who has apprenticed the art of leather and how to bring it back to life under his grandfather, father and several uncles. With nearly three decades of expertise in the leather business and seven at his Buckhead shop, Classic […]
Theater pro Shuler Hensley helps launch new Sandy Springs playhouse
STORY: Jim Farmer
PHOTO: Sara Hanna
When he moved back to the Atlanta area in 2012, Shuler Hensley’s goal was to be with his family but continue a career in entertainment that has taken him around the world and brought him plenty of acclaim. And he’s managed to achieve that goal.
A Broadway veteran who won a Tony Award for […]
“Puppet Masquerade” was the theme of this year’s String Fling, a fundraiser held at the Grand Hyatt in Buckhead on behalf of the Center for Puppetry Arts.
Even the characters from the center’s in-house puppet shop who were in attendance—and posed for pics with many of the 275 attendees—donned top hats and festive masks. There was also a musical puppet tribute to this year’s honorees, longtime arts […]
As you drive around Buckhead, amid all of the construction equipment knocking old things down and putting new things up, it’s getting harder and harder to find hints of the area’s past. So it seemed like a worthwhile endeavor to devote this issue’s cover story to how things used to be.
I admit I didn’t know much about the area’s history before signing on as the editor […]
LEARN THE NUANCES OF THE WINE WORLD’S UNDERDOG
photo: Brett Ferencz
STORY: Angela Hansberger
While it’s the darling of sommeliers and cocktail makers, sherry is a hard sell for the average tippler. An aficionado knows of its transportive qualities that conjure halcyon days near the Mediterranean seaside, but the average drinker is often dissuaded by images of sweet stuff being dusted off for the holidays or […]
