Art on the Beltline Annouces Performance Schedule

August 20,2013

Art on the Atlanta Beltline returns this fall as Atlanta’s largest temporary public art exhibition, showcasing over 70 innovative works of performance and visual art from new and returning artists. The temporary installations feature the work of established and emerging artists along eight miles of the Atlanta BeltLine corridor.  The fourth annual Art on the Atlanta BeltLine exhibition draws the public into some of the most unique public spaces in the City of Atlanta, providing powerful new perspectives on the city and its vibrant neighborhoods. The exhibition will continue over two months, featuring performances over four weekends. The exhibition kicks off on Saturday, September 7 with the annual Atlanta BeltLine Lantern Parade, featuring the Krewe of the Grateful Gluttons. The event will begin at 7:30 p.m. with tailgating at the intersection of Krog Street and Irwin Street, and will step onto the Eastside Trail at 8:30 p.m.

The performance schedule for the fall season is as follows:
Sept 7 on the Eastside Trail
o   7:30 pm:       Lantern Parade. Start at Irwin Street, parade along Eastside Trail to 10th & Monroe.

Sept 8 at Reynoldstown Stage north of Memorial Drive in the southeast
o   3:00 pm: N.E.M. ART COLLECTIVE: Thunder Road [Theater]
o   4:00 pm: MASS TRANSIT MUSE: PERFORMANCE [Poetry/Theater]
o   5:00 pm:  CROSSOVER MOVEMENT ARTS: May the Road Rise to Meet Us [Dance]
o   6:00 pm: BEACON DANCE: Resilient Circles [Dance]

Sept 21 at Gordon White Park on Ralph David Abernathy in the southwest
o   3:00 pm: PAST PRIME PLAYERS: The Whole Truth [Theater]
o   3:30 pm: TONI YOUNG: Class on the Grass [Dance Class]
o   5:00 pm: TARANJI ALVARADO: Community... A Sound Creation [Interactive Band]
o   6:00 pm: J. HENRY: Smooth Jazz [Band]
o   ALL DAY: EYEDRUM: Free Poems on Demand [Interactive Poetry]
o   ALL DAY: LIONEL DANIELS: Rail Line Photo Album [Live Painting]

Sept 22 near the intersection of Allene Avenue and Catherine Street in the southwest
o   2:30 pm: MASS TRANSIT MUSE: PERFORMANCE [Poetry/Theater]
o   3:15 pm: TWINHEAD THEATER AND THIMBLERIG CIRCUS: Professor Portobella’s Traveling Hospital of Hope [Theater]
o   4:00 pm: ANONYMOUS: Urban Jazz [Band]
o   5:00 pm: PETE PETERSON: Blues in the House [Band]
o   6:30 pm: EYEDRUM:  Improvisation [Conducting Bands in Jam Session]
o   ALL DAY: LIONEL DANIELS: Rail Line Photo Album [Live Painting]

Sept 28 at Historic 4th Ward Park outdoor theater in the northeast
o   3:30 pm: TARANJI ALVARADO: Community... A Sound Creation [Interactive Band]
o   4:30 pm: PAST PRIME PLAYERS: African Storytelling [Theater]
o   5:00 pm: TONI YOUNG: Class on the Grass [Dance Class]
o   6:30 pm: AMY PURSIFULL, SANTIAGO PARAMO, JUAN RICARDO FERERO: Marimbula [Interactive Music]
o   7:00 pm: SANTIAGO PÁRAMO: Urban Rhythms [Interactive Band]
o   7:30 pm:  BAND
o   ALL DAY: LIONEL DANIELS: Rail Line Photo Album [Live Painting]

 Sept 29 at Historic 4th Ward Park outdoor theater in the northeast       
o   2:00 pm: MAUSIKI SCALES: No Tables, No Chairs Parade at North 
o   2:45 pm: TWINHEAD THEATER AND THIMBLERIG CIRCUS: Professor Portobella’s Traveling Hospital of Hope [Theater]
o   3:30 pm: ONUR TOPAL-SUMER: Tail Mail [Dance]
o   4:00 pm: FULL RADIUS DANCE [Dance]
o   4:30 pm: WADE TILTON AND S. BEDFORD: The Brutest Loser [Performance Art]
o   5:00 pm: BAND
o   6:00 pm: MAUSIKI SCALES: No Tables, No Chairs Concert [Band]
o   ALL DAY: LIONEL DANIELS: Rail Line Photo Album [Live Painting]

Oct 12 at Gordon White Park on Ralph David Abernathy in the southwest
o   3:00 pm: ONUR TOPAL-SUMER: Tail Mail [Dance]
o   3:30 pm: MASS TRANSIT MUSE: PERFORMANCE [Theater]
o   4:15 pm: AMY PURSIFULL, SANTIAGO PARAMO, JUAN RICARDO FERERO: Marimbula [Interactive Music]
o   4:30 pm: SANTIAGO PÁRAMO: Urban Rhythms [Interactive Band]
o   5:00 pm: CROSSOVER MOVEMENT ARTS: May the Road Rise to Meet Us [Dance]
o   6:00 pm: BAND
o   7:00 pm: PETE PETERSON: Blues in the House [Band]
o   ALL DAY: LIONEL DANIELS: Rail Line Photo Album [Live Painting]

Oct 13 at Reynoldstown Stage north of Memorial Drive in the southeast       
o   4:00 pm: N.E.M. ART COLLECTIVE: Thunder Road [Theater]
o   5:00 pm: TWINHEAD THEATER AND THIMBLERIG CIRCUS: Professor Portobella’s Traveling Hospital of Hope [Theater]
o   5:15 pm: FULL RADIUS DANCE: End of the Line [Dance]
o   6:00 pm: BEACON DANCE: Resilient Circles [Dance]
o   7:00 pm: EYEDRUM : Electronica [Band]
o   8:00 pm: BAND
o   9:00 pm: BAND

Performance schedules are subject to change, please check art.beltline.org for updates.