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SUMMARY:Free Family Festival
DESCRIPTION:The Woodruff Arts Center presents: Free Family Fun Festival from 1 PM – 4 PM. Brought to you by the Alliance Theatre\, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra\, and the High Museum of Art. Includes performances of Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience and an Atlanta Symphony Orchestra concert broadcast.  \nSchedule: \n\n1:15 PM – Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Concert Broadcast\n1:30 PM – Naked Mole Rate Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience\n2:45 PM – Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Concert Broadcast\n4 PM – Naked Mole Rate Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience\n\nRegister here »
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LOCATION:Woodruff Arts Center\, 1280 Peachtree St NE\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30309\, United States
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SUMMARY:Before Play: EVERYBODY
DESCRIPTION:Featuring Susan V. Booth and Tinashe Kajese-Bolden  \nPrior to 7:30pm performance\nEvent Room\, 2nd Floor // Woodruff Arts Center \nJoin us for a brief pre-show discussion with Susan V. Booth and Tinashe Kajese-Bolden\, co-directors of Everybody. Before Play discussions are free for ticket holders. No RSVP required. Get tickets for the SEP 8\, 7:30pm performance of Everybody. \n  \n \nSusan V. Booth (Jennings Hertz Artistic Director) joined the Alliance Theatre in 2001 and has initiated the Palefsky Collision Project for teens\, the Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition\, the Reiser Atlanta Artists Lab\, local producing partnerships and regional collaborative productions\, as well as commercial partnerships on projects such as The Prom; Tuck Everlasting; Ghost Brothers of Darkland County; The Color Purple; Bring It On: The Musical; Twyla Tharp’s Come Fly Away; Sister Act: The Musical; Bring in ’da Noise\, Bring in ’da Funk; and Jesus Christ Superstar GOSPEL\, and has directed world premieres by writers including Pearl Cleage\, Janece Shaffer\, National Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey\, Stephen King\, John Mellencamp\, and Kristian Bush. As a director\, she has worked at such theatres as the Goodman\, La Jolla Playhouse\, New York Stage and Film\, Actors Theatre of Louisville\, Northlight Theatre\, Victory Gardens\, Court Theatre and many others. She holds degrees from Denison and Northwestern universities and was a fellow of the National Critics Institute and the Kemper Foundation. She has held teaching positions at Northwestern\, DePaul\, and Emory universities. She is a past president of the board of directors for the Theatre Communications Group\, the national service organization for the field\, is a trustee of Denison University\, and a member of the Carter Center’s Board of Councilors. Susan’s leadership is underwritten by the BOLD Theater Women’s Leadership Circle\, an initiative to support and promote women’s theater leadership funded by The Helen Gurley Brown Foundation. Susan is married to Max Leventhal and is the proud mother of Moira Rose Leventhal. \n  \n \nTinashe Kajese-Bolden (Co-Director) Award-Winning Director\, Actor\, Producer. She is the BOLD Artistic Director Fellow at the Alliance Theater and driven to create stories that celebrate our differences while building community. Tinashe is a Princess Grace 2019 Award Winner for Directing\, and Map Fund Award recipient to develop her devised new work ALL SMILES for Theater for the Very Young\, centering the experience of children on the Autism Spectrum. Recent theatre directing productions include School Girls (Or the African Mean Girls Play) at Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre\, Ghost at The Alliance Theater\, Native Gardens (Virginia Stage Company)\, Pipeline(Horizon Theater)\, Nick’s Flamingo Grill (World Premiere at The Alliance Theatre\, Hertz Stage)\, Eclipsed (Synchronicity Theatre\, Best Director Suzi Bass Award). Upcoming projects: Lydia Diamond’s ‘Toni Stone’ at Milwaukee Repertory Theatre and The Alliance Theatre\, and Candrice Jone’s ‘Flex’ at Theatrical Outfit for their 2021-22 Season. As a director and actor\, she has worked On + Off Broadway\, including The Imperial Theatre\, Primary Stages\, 59E59 Theatre\, Classical Theatre of Harlem; and regionally at Yale Rep\, Woolly Mammoth Theater Co\, Cincinnati Playhouse\, The Geva Theatre\, CTG’s Kirk Douglas Theatre\, among others\, as well as recurring roles on TV/Film (Suicide Squad\, Marvel’s Hawkeye\, CW’s Valor\, Dynasty\, HBO’s Henrietta Lacks and currently filming Season 2 of Ava Duverney’s Cherish the Day.) She proudly serves on the ARTS-ATL Artist Advisory Council “My mission is the pursuit of what connects our different communities and how we create art that serves that.” \n  \n 
URL:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/event/before-play-everybody/
LOCATION:Woodruff Arts Center\, 1280 Peachtree St NE\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30309\, United States
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SUMMARY:Afterwords: EVERYBODY
DESCRIPTION:Talkback with the cast of Everybody  \nFollowing the 2:30pm matinee performance\nCoca-Cola Stage // Woodruff Arts Center   \nJoin us for a 20-min post-show discussion with the cast of Everybody. Afterwords are free for ticket holders. No RSVP required. Get tickets for the SEP 17\, 2:30pm performance of Everybody.
URL:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/event/afterwords-everybody-3/
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SUMMARY:Afterwords: EVERYBODY
DESCRIPTION:Talkback with the cast of Everybody  \nFollowing the 2:30pm matinee performance\nCoca-Cola Stage // Woodruff Arts Center   \nJoin us for a 20-min post-show discussion with the cast of Everybody. Afterwords are free for ticket holders. No RSVP required. Get tickets for the SEP 24\, 2:30pm performance of Everybody.
URL:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/event/afterwords-everybody-2/
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SUMMARY:Afterwords: EVERYBODY
DESCRIPTION:Talkback with the cast of Everybody  \nFollowing the 2:30pm matinee performance\nCoca-Cola Stage // Woodruff Arts Center   \nJoin us for a 20-min post-show discussion with the cast of Everybody. Afterwords are free for ticket holders. No RSVP required. Get tickets for the OCT 1\, 2:30pm performance of Everybody.
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SUMMARY:A Comedian and A Philosopher Walk Into A Bar: Ethicist Gerard Vong
DESCRIPTION:The Alliance Theatre is partnering with the Center for Ethics at Emory University to present a series of post-show dialogues after select performances of EVERYBODY. Hosted by Atlanta-based comics David Perdue\, Lace Larrabee\, and Katherine Blanford\, each dialogue invites a guest philosopher to talk about the meaning of life\, our relationship to death\, and everything in-between.   \nJoin us at the North Alcove Bar for some seriously funny conversation with theologians and interfaith leaders\, ethicists and philosophers\, therapists and love gurus. The drinking is optional. The laughing is not. \n\nSaturday\, SEP 17\, 2022 // Following the 8pm performance\, North Alcove Bar\, 2nd Floor \nComedian David Perdue talks with ethicist Gerard Vong\, Associate Professor and the Director of the Master of Arts in Bioethics Program at Emory University.  \nThis conversation is free for Everybody ticket holders – get tickets now. \n  \n \nDavid Perdue is an Atlanta comedian who has appeared on Comedy Central\, FuseTV\, EPIX. David is also an actor appearing in “Love Is…” on OWN and “Bobcat Goldthwait’s Misfits and Monsters” on truTV. He appeared as one of the 12 most talked about comedians in Atlanta on the first digital cover of ComedyHype magazine. David was selected by Creative Loafing as one of Atlanta’s “People to Watch” in 2017. He has been selected to perform in comedy festivals all across the country & has taped for Kevin Hart’s LOL Network at the prestigious Just For Laughs Comedy festival is Montréal\, Canada. David co-hosts the hilarious sports/comedy podcast called “Forth and Ten” hosted on ForthDistrict.com\, as well as the political/comedy podcast “The Confused Caucus” and is a co-producer of the Atlanta favorite 1AM Secret Show. He is a co-producer/ co-creator of the powerful stage show “Double Consciousness” with award winning poet Adán Bean. In 2022\, David was selected as an Arts & Social Justice Fellow at Emory University in addition to a 2022 Climate Comedy Cohort created & directed by Generation180 & the Center for Media & Social Impact’s Good Laugh Initiative. As you can see David is many things but\, most importantly\, he is NOT a former US Senator. \n  \n \nGerard Vong\, DPhil\, is Associate Professor and Director of the Master of Arts in Bioethics Program at Emory University’s Center for Ethics.  Dr. Vong’s work focuses on the ethical allocation of scarce resources\, with a particular focus on healthcare resources and fair lottery procedures.  Given this focus\, Dr. Vong is well-versed in many of the important themes of EVERYBODY\, including randomness\, morality\, and life and death. \nPrior to his position at Emory\, Dr. Vong was a faculty fellow-in-residence at Harvard University’s Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics\, an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Fordham University\, and a Jane Eliza Procter graduate fellow at Princeton University.  Dr. Vong graduated with a BA and BSci from the Australian National University and a BPhil and DPhil in philosophy from the University of Oxford. \n 
URL:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/event/a-comedian-and-a-philosopher-walk-into-a-bar-ethicist-gerard-vong/
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SUMMARY:A Comedian and A Philosopher Walk Into A Bar: Storyteller Jon Goode
DESCRIPTION:The Alliance Theatre is partnering with the Center for Ethics at Emory University to present a series of post-show dialogues after select performances of EVERYBODY. Hosted by Atlanta-based comics David Perdue\, Lace Larrabee\, and Katherine Blanford\, each dialogue invites a guest philosopher to talk about the meaning of life\, our relationship to death\, and everything in-between.   \nJoin us at the North Alcove Bar for some seriously funny conversation with theologians and interfaith leaders\, ethicists and philosophers\, therapists and love gurus. The drinking is optional. The laughing is not.   \n\nThursday\, SEP 15\, 2022 // Following the 7:30pm performance\, North Alcove Bar\, 2nd Floor \nComedian Lace Larabee talks with Jon Goode\, Emmy-nominated poet\, author\, and local Atlanta host of The Moth.  \nThis conversation is free for Everybody ticket holders – get tickets now. \n  \n \nLace Larrabee is a nationally touring stand-up comic\, actor and podcaster. In 2022\, Lace made it to the semi-finals of season 17 of America’s Got Talent. In addition to NBC\, Lace has been seen on FOX\, TruTV\, and The Weather Channel making fun of people falling on ice. She has been featured in clubs and festivals from coast to coast and is the co-host of the hit podcast\, CHEATIES. Lace is passionate about helping others find their voices on stage\, especially other women. She founded Laugh Lab in 2017 which offers stand-up and sitcom pilot writing classes. Atlanta Magazine named Laugh Lab\, “Atlanta’s Best Comedy Class.” \n  \n \nJon Goode is an Emmy nominated writer raised in Richmond\, VA and currently residing in Atlanta\, GA. His work has been featured on CNN\, HBO\, VH1\, MTV\, TVOne\, and BET. Jon’s writing earned him a Promax Gold in 2006\, and a gold American Advertising Award and a Silver Telly Award in 2022. Jon’s debut novel\, Mydas\, was a #1 new title on Amazon\, and he is the current host of The Moth\, Atlanta. \n 
URL:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/event/a-comedian-and-a-philosopher-walk-into-a-bar-storyteller-jon-goode/
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SUMMARY:A Comedian and A Philosopher Walk Into A Bar: Death Doula Monica Hairston O’Connell
DESCRIPTION:The Alliance Theatre is partnering with the Center for Ethics at Emory University to present a series of post-show dialogues after select performances of EVERYBODY. Hosted by Atlanta-based comics David Perdue\, Lace Larrabee\, and Katherine Blanford\, each dialogue invites a guest philosopher to talk about the meaning of life\, our relationship to death\, and everything in-between.   \nJoin us at the North Alcove Bar for some seriously funny conversation with theologians and interfaith leaders\, ethicists and philosophers\, therapists and love gurus. The drinking is optional. The laughing is not.   \n\nWednesday\, SEP 21\, 2022 // Following the 7:30pm performance\, North Alcove Bar\, 2nd Floor \nComedian David Perdue talks with Monica Hairston O’Connell\, Ph.D.\, death doula and avid baker.  \nThis conversation is free for Everybody ticket holders – get tickets now. \n  \n \nDavid Perdue is an Atlanta comedian who has appeared on Comedy Central\, FuseTV\, EPIX. David is also an actor appearing in “Love Is…” on OWN and “Bobcat Goldthwait’s Misfits and Monsters” on truTV. He appeared as one of the 12 most talked about comedians in Atlanta on the first digital cover of ComedyHype magazine. David was selected by Creative Loafing as one of Atlanta’s “People to Watch” in 2017. He has been selected to perform in comedy festivals all across the country & has taped for Kevin Hart’s LOL Network at the prestigious Just For Laughs Comedy festival is Montréal\, Canada. David co-hosts the hilarious sports/comedy podcast called “Forth and Ten” hosted on ForthDistrict.com\, as well as the political/comedy podcast “The Confused Caucus” and is a co-producer of the Atlanta favorite 1AM Secret Show. He is a co-producer/ co-creator of the powerful stage show “Double Consciousness” with award winning poet Adán Bean. In 2022\, David was selected as an Arts & Social Justice Fellow at Emory University in addition to a 2022 Climate Comedy Cohort created & directed by Generation180 & the Center for Media & Social Impact’s Good Laugh Initiative. As you can see David is many things but\, most importantly\, he is NOT a former US Senator. \n  \n \nMonica O’Connell’s winding professional paths have led her through a Ph.D in ethnomusicology\, owning her own bakery\, and arts- and people -centered consulting to her clearing in the forest: serving as a death doula. In addition to the humbling work of tending those in transition (all of us!)\, she is working on a collection of essays about grief\, loss\, and cake service called Thirteen Cakes. \n 
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SUMMARY:A Comedian and A Philosopher Walk Into A Bar: Rabbi Brad Levenberg and Reverend Lyn
DESCRIPTION:The Alliance Theatre is partnering with the Center for Ethics at Emory University to present a series of post-show dialogues after select performances of EVERYBODY. Hosted by Atlanta-based comics David Perdue\, Lace Larrabee\, and Katherine Blanford\, each dialogue invites a guest philosopher to talk about the meaning of life\, our relationship to death\, and everything in-between.   \nJoin us at the North Alcove Bar for some seriously funny conversation with theologians and interfaith leaders\, ethicists and philosophers\, therapists and love gurus. The drinking is optional. The laughing is not. \n\nThursday\, SEP 22\, 2022 // Following the 7:30pm performance\, North Alcove Bar\, 2nd Floor \nComedian Baron Vaughn talks with Rabbi Dr. Brad Levenberg (Temple Sinai)\, Reverend Dr. Lyn Pace (Chaplain\, Oxford College)\, and Dr. Geshe Lobsang Negi.  \nThis conversation is free for Everybody ticket holders – get tickets now. \n  \n \nWith an undeniable ability to construct and produce remarkable performances\, actor/writer/comedian Baron Vaughn is a skilled talent both on and off the stage\, as well as in front of and behind the camera. He can be seen acting alongside Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin on Netflix’s Grace & Frankie in the role of “Bud” currently in its sixth season. He is the voice of “Tom Servo” in the new Mystery Science Theater 3000 (The Return and The Gauntlet) also streaming on Netflix. He has made a very personal documentary for the Fusion Network called Fatherless directed by Dawn Porter. He’s the co-creator and co-host of the acclaimed Comedy Central showcase variety series The New Negroes with Baron Vaughn and Open Mike Eagle and the series Call & Response with Blavity and Funny or Die. He is also the host of Syfy Wire’s The Great Debate premiering June 18 on SYFY.   \nBaron has performed stand-up comedy for 18 years. He has 2 comedy recordings Raised by Cable and Blaxistential Crisis both streaming on all platforms. He’s performed on Comedy Central in his own Half Hour\, and The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail. He’s also appeared on HBO’s 2 Dope Queens\, Showtime’s SXSW Comedy\, and TBS’ Conan (twice). On top of headlining major clubs and colleges all over the US\, Baron has performed at the Just for Laughs (Montreal)\, Life Is Beautiful (Las Vegas)\, and the New York Comedy Festival among others. Baron and Open Mike have also toured the live version of The New Negroes to many festivals\, clubs and theaters across the country.  \n  \n \nRabbi Dr. Brad Levenberg is one of the Senior Rabbis of Temple Sinai in Sandy Springs. He serves at present on the boards of the Anti-Defamation League and Neranena and he co-chairs the AJC’s Black-Jewish Coalition. He serves as immediate past chair of the Sandy Springs Interfaith Clergy Association and presently co-chairs the film evaluation committee for the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival. In May\, 2021\, he completed his doctorate from Antioch University in Leadership and Change where he published a dissertation titled Applying the present to the past: The experiences of five civil rights rabbis in context of contemporary leadership theory. He is married to Rebecca Levenberg\, a defender of the arts through her work at the Woodruff Art’s Center as the Director of Foundations and Grants\, and is the parent of Ilana\, Evan\, and Schnitzel the dog. \n  \n \nThe Rev. Dr. Lyn Pace is originally from South Carolina and joined Oxford College of Emory University as college chaplain in 2009. He facilitates the work of the eleven religious and spiritual life clubs at Oxford College\, assists with leadership programs\, offers care and counsel for the college community\, and teaches courses on understanding community as well as contemplative practices and social justice. From 2012-2016 he served on the city council in Oxford\, Georgia. With the project\, Understanding Community: Engaging Oxford College Students in Loving God’s World\, he completed his Doctor of Ministry degree from Candler School of Theology in May 2017. Dr. Pace likes to help students engage in meaning making as well as how they understand community both on and off campus. He is married to Ami Hernández\, and they have a nine-year-old son\, Sam\, as well as Callie (a cat) and Barnaby (an Irishdoodle). They all make their home in Oxford\, Georgia. \n  \n \nDr. Geshe Lobsang Negi is Executive Director of the Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics at Emory University. Dr. Negi was born in Kinnaur\, a remote Himalayan region adjoining Tibet. A former monk of 27 years\, he began his monastic training at The Institute of Buddhist Dialectics in Dharamasala\, India and continued his education at Drepung Loseling Monastery in south India\, where in 1994 he received the Geshe Lharampa degree. Dr. Negi completed his Ph.D. at Emory University in 1999; his interdisciplinary dissertation centered on traditional Buddhist and contemporary Western approaches to emotions and their impact on wellness. Over the past two decades\, Dr. Negi has been a pioneer of compassion training programs for adults and children\, and he has contributed to the development and burgeoning of compassion science through his research initiatives and collaborations.  \n 
URL:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/event/a-comedian-and-a-philosopher-walk-into-a-bar-rabbi-brad-levenberg-and-reverend-lyn/
LOCATION:Woodruff Arts Center\, 1280 Peachtree St NE\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30309\, United States
CATEGORIES:Offstage
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SUMMARY:A Comedian and A Philosopher Walk Into A Bar: Philosopher Shay Welch
DESCRIPTION:The Alliance Theatre is partnering with the Center for Ethics at Emory University to present a series of post-show dialogues after select performances of EVERYBODY. Hosted by Atlanta-based comics David Perdue\, Lace Larrabee\, and Katherine Blanford\, each dialogue invites a guest philosopher to talk about the meaning of life\, our relationship to death\, and everything in-between.   \nJoin us at the North Alcove Bar for some seriously funny conversation with theologians and interfaith leaders\, ethicists and philosophers\, therapists and love gurus. The drinking is optional. The laughing is not. \n\nWednesday\, SEP 28\, 2022 // Following the 7:30pm performance\, North Alcove Bar\, 2nd Floor \n\nComedian Lace Larrabee talks with Shay Welch\, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Spelman College.  \nThis conversation is free for Everybody ticket holders – get tickets now. \n  \n \nLace Larrabee is a nationally touring stand-up comic\, actor and podcaster. In 2022\, Lace made it to the semi-finals of season 17 of America’s Got Talent. In addition to NBC\, Lace has been seen on FOX\, TruTV\, and The Weather Channel making fun of people falling on ice. She has been featured in clubs and festivals from coast to coast and is the co-host of the hit podcast\, CHEATIES. Lace is passionate about helping others find their voices on stage\, especially other women. She founded Laugh Lab in 2017 which offers stand-up and sitcom pilot writing classes. Atlanta Magazine named Laugh Lab\, “Atlanta’s Best Comedy Class.” \n  \n \nDr. Shay Welch is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Spelman College\, the 2020—2021 Carnegie and Rockefeller Foundation Distinguished Research/Creative Scholar\, and Chair of the Association for Feminist Ethics and Social Theory. Her research interests center on freedom\, creativity\, and the embodiment of social relations within distinct feminist and Native American frameworks. \n 
URL:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/event/a-comedian-and-a-philosopher-walk-into-a-bar-philosopher-shay-welch/
LOCATION:Woodruff Arts Center\, 1280 Peachtree St NE\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30309\, United States
CATEGORIES:Offstage
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SUMMARY:A Comedian and A Philosopher Walk Into A Bar: Lifecoach and Therapist Dr. Ikeranda
DESCRIPTION:The Alliance Theatre is partnering with the Center for Ethics at Emory University to present a series of post-show dialogues after select performances of EVERYBODY. Hosted by Atlanta-based comics David Perdue\, Lace Larrabee\, and Katherine Blanford\, each dialogue invites a guest philosopher to talk about the meaning of life\, our relationship to death\, and everything in-between.   \nJoin us at the North Alcove Bar for some seriously funny conversation with theologians and interfaith leaders\, ethicists and philosophers\, therapists and love gurus. The drinking is optional. The laughing is not. \n\nThursday\, SEP 29\, 2022 // Following the 7:30pm performance\, North Alcove Bar\, 2nd Floor \nComedian Lace Larabee talks with Dr. Ikeranda C. Smith\, life coach\, professor and expert in family dynamics and intergenerational trauma.   \nThis conversation is free for Everybody ticket holders – get tickets now. \n  \n \nLace Larrabee is a nationally touring stand-up comic\, actor and podcaster. In 2022\, Lace made it to the semi-finals of season 17 of America’s Got Talent. In addition to NBC\, Lace has been seen on FOX\, TruTV\, and The Weather Channel making fun of people falling on ice. She has been featured in clubs and festivals from coast to coast and is the co-host of the hit podcast\, CHEATIES. Lace is passionate about helping others find their voices on stage\, especially other women. She founded Laugh Lab in 2017 which offers stand-up and sitcom pilot writing classes. Atlanta Magazine named Laugh Lab\, “Atlanta’s Best Comedy Class.”  \n  \n \nDr. Ikeranda Smith is a compassionate Life Coach\, and Professor focused on serving humanity through efforts that build and strengthen communities by fostering healthier relationships. As an educator\, she creates spaces for scholars to excel as global thought leaders by infusing theories that transform environments by teaching innovative ways to integrate psychology in traditional settings. As a Life Coach\, she believes in helping people transform their lives by living in their truth.   \nDr. Smith is focused on efforts to establish safer spaces that foster a sense of collaborative care with others. As a queer black woman\, she is committed to creating spaces that promote safety and healing for individuals who identify as LGBTQIA+. Dr. Smith’s areas of interest include gender equity\, the predictive measures that class has on educational outcomes\, examining family dynamics and the effects of intergenerational trauma\, and exploring the underrepresentation of African Americans in various spaces. Her most recent projects involve creating models that deconstruct barriers caused by trauma that interfere with us loving courageously\, parenting consciously\, and enhancing the morale of organizations of our personal and professional relationships.  \nDr. Smith holds a doctorate in Psychology with a concentration in teaching from Walden University. She also obtained her Master’s degree in Psychology from Walden University and her Bachelor’s in Business Management from National Louis University. She continues to serve her community through her active role as a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority\, Inc.\, and as a mentor to late Gen Zers and Early Millennials. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/event/a-comedian-and-a-philosopher-walk-into-a-bar-lifecoach-and-therapist-dr-ikeranda/
LOCATION:Woodruff Arts Center\, 1280 Peachtree St NE\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30309\, United States
CATEGORIES:Offstage
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SUMMARY:YP Meetup at the High: Friday Jazz
DESCRIPTION:6:00 – 10:00 PM // High Museum\, Woodruff Arts Center\nJoin us for a High Museum and Alliance Theatre Young Professionals meetup at August’s Friday Jazz\, where we’ll gather in the Anne Cox Chambers Wing Lobby to connect over music and drinks. Dance your way through the Museum as you visit exhibitions\, including Samurai: Armor from the Collection of Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller and Ancient Nubia: Art of the 25th Dynasty. \nThis event is free to Alliance Theatre Young Professional Members. Reserve up to two complimentary tickets for this event by RSVPing at the link below. Not a YP Member? Join today! \n  \nRSVP \n  \n 
URL:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/event/yp-meetup-at-the-high-friday-jazz/
LOCATION:Woodruff Arts Center\, 1280 Peachtree St NE\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30309\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:Amal Walks Across America: We Have A Dream
DESCRIPTION:Little Amal – whose name means ‘hope’ in Arabic – is a 12-foot puppet of a refugee Syrian child who has traveled to 13 countries. This fall she journeys 6\,000 miles from Boston to San Diego and visits 35 cities and towns in the United States. \nSee Little Amal during her special visit to the Woodruff Arts Center beginning on the Sifly Piazza. Inspired by the new book “We Dream a World ” by Atlanta activist Yolanda Renee King\, Alliance Theatre’s teen ensemble will present a new performance piece with Little Amal that explores issues impacting our youth\, and together\, they will carry forward a message of hope for a different world in the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr.  Special guest artists will include Yolanda Renee King\, High Museum’s Teen Team\, Global Village Project Chorus\, Alif Institute’s Youth Drummers\, and the South Atlanta Sonic Boom Drumline.   \nIn conjunction with the performance\, the High Museum’s Teen Team will host an art-making activity that encourages the public to make their own protest posters to bring on the march with Little Amal. Visit the Ann Cox Chambers Wing Lobby of the High Museum between 12pm-3pm to participate. \nPresented by Alliance Theatre and High Museum of Art. In partnership with the Global Village Project\, Refuge Coffee Co.\, Alif Institute\, and the Mayor’s Office of International & Immigrant Affairs. \nAmal Walks Across America is produced by The Walk Productions in association with the Handspring Puppet Company. \nFind more information on all of Little Amal’s stops in Atlanta here. \n  \n\nDirector: Samantha Provenzano \nMovement Consultant: George Staib \nSpecial Guest: Yolanda Renee King \nFeatured Artists: Alliance Theatre’s Teen Ensemble\, High Museum’s Teen Team\, Adrienne Ocfemia\, Global Village Project Chorus\, Alif Institute Youth Drummers\, South Atlanta Sonic Boom Drumline \nCostume Design: April Andrews \nSound Design: Multiband Studios \nProps: Suzanne Cooper Morris \n  \n 
URL:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/event/amal-walks-across-america-we-have-a-dream/
LOCATION:Woodruff Arts Center\, 1280 Peachtree St NE\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30309\, United States
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