The annual juried exhibition, one of the region's largest showcases of visual art, features approximately 46 artists and nearly 90 works spanning painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography and mixed media.
From the street, strands of purple ribbon wind around the white columns of the historic theater, hinting at the story waiting beyond its doors. Inside the foyer, a carefully curated slideshow flickers across a large screen, cycling through the faces of the cast. Some are seasoned performers. Others are stepping onto a stage for the very first time. Teachers stand alongside former students. Parents perform beside their children. People who worship in different churches, work different jobs and come from different corners of Southwest Georgia gather beneath the same lights to tell the same story.
Now in its 26th year, the exhibition features work by artists from across Southwest Georgia and offers residents an opportunity to engage directly with the area's creative community.
The finale is dedicated to the memory of Steve Parker, a longtime Albany musician and Chorale member who died last year after a terminal illness. Parker, known to many as the owner of Parker Music, spent decades supporting local music — often lending instruments or performing alongside the group.
I’ve told the players a million times: ‘If it’s not fast, it’s not funny.
Unlike a recent "golden era" of local music, today no more than a handful of local bands performs at a much-smaller number of clubs and venues that offer live music.
If you’re looking for a cool “origin story,” few bands can match popular Albany-based late-’90s/2000s alternative rockers Holly Drive.
A number of artists with local roots whose music has spread to the masses are among the elite who left their mark on the legacy of southwest Georgia music.
Singer Gene Cotton could tell us a lot about the good and bad sides of fate.
David Phelps has performed at all the world’s great venues: the Sydney Opera House in Australia, the O2 Arena in Great Britain, and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the Grand Ole Opry in this country.
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