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Timeless Japan: Atlanta’s JapanFest Returns for A Weekend of Culture and Entertainment

An image of Mt. Fuji with Japanese Kanji over it promoting JapanFest Atlanta 2026.

September 19 & 20 at Gas South Convention Center September in metro Atlanta is typically filled with community festivals and fall fairs as neighbors gather to celebrate the start of…

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“I SPY!” Walter Wick’s Wonderous Children’s Book Photos At the High This Fall

A photo illustration of a imaginative cityscape created by "I SPY" artist Walter Wick.

Featuring more than 80 works spanning 50 years of Wick’s career, “I SPY! Walter Wick’s Hidden Wonders” runs Aug. 28, 2026–Jan. 3, 2027 Known around the world for his iconic “I…

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Atlanta Tech Park to Host Kickoff for Atlanta Tech Week

A man on a low stage talking to the audience at an Atlanta Tech Week 2025 event at Atlanta Tech Park in Peachtree Corners.

When Nashlee Young talks about Atlanta Tech Park in nearby Peachtree Corners, her enthusiasm is infectious. As director of business operations, Young has watched the park evolve from its opening…

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Chattahoochee Nature Center Celebrates 50th Anniversary

The entrance sign at Chattahoochee Nature Center in Roswell, Georgia, surrounded by plants and trees.

The nature center asks alumni and community to revisit 127-acre campus and share personal stories in honor of milestone celebration The Chattahoochee Nature Center (CNC)in Roswell is celebrating its 50th anniversary this…

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MomoCon Expands for Bigger Crowds, New Additions in 2026

Promo for MomoCon 2026 in Atlanta with name and date and photo from last year's convention.

Cosplayers, artists, anime fans and online personalities will come together for the biggest MomoCon weekend yet MomoCon, the multi-genre convention celebrating costuming, comics, gaming, music, visual arts and voice acting…

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Mimms Museum Debuts Landmark Apple Exhibition Marking 50 Years of Innovation

People with their backs to the camera, looking at an Apple display at the Mimms Museum in Roswell, Georgia.

Largest public display of Apple artifacts opens in Roswell on April 1, following an exclusive preview with early Apple employees In celebration of Apple’s 50th anniversary, Mimms Museum of Technology and…

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Best of Johns Creek: Metro Atlanta Museums & Weekend Getaways

The front exterior of the Fernbank Natural History Museum in Atlanta. There are two large dinosaur statues and a water feature in front of the three-story building. The sky overhead is blue with white, fluffy clouds.

In our recent “Best of Johns Creek” survey, we asked for your picks for best museum to visit in metro Atlanta and your favorite weekend getaway. The results are below.…

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High Museum Releases Details for Upcoming Exhibitions

A painting by Amy Sherald titled "Ecclesia (The Meeting of Inheritance and Horizons)". The colors are mostly blue and white and pastels and the painting shows three Black people, each one looking out of a narrow white beach building with blue sky and water behind them.

An Isamu Noguchi retrospective, paintings from Amy Sherald and interactive sculptures by Chilean design studio gt2P are a few of the special exhibitions opening this spring and summer. The High…

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Julio Torres to Replace David Arquette at Center For Puppetry Arts’ String Fling

The annual benefit gala will take place on World Puppetry Day, March 21 at Guardian Works in Atlanta. The Center for Puppetry Arts has announced that Emmy®-nominated, Peabody-winning and WGA-winning…

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String Fling Gala: Center for Puppetry Arts Announces Special Guest

Actor David Arquette is lying on his stomach on the ground outside. His chin is resting in his right hand, he's looking off to the side and he's leaning slightly on a grey pig that's lying next to him on his left side. A light-colored cowboy hat is on the ground in front of him. The sky is blue and trees are in the background.

Update: Actor David Arquette is no longer able to attend. A new special guest has been announced. Updated Feb. 18 Due to an unforeseen scheduling conflict, original guest David Arquette…

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