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The City Lights Collective

Discover the best of Atlanta"s arts and culture on The City Lights Collective from WABE. Short stories, rich voices, and innovative ideas, presented by a team of local contributors. From music and theater to spoken word, food, film, and festivals, this is the pulse of Atlanta’s creative world.

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52:10

“Affectionate Anarchy: Muppet Prank Culture” / H...

The City Lights Collective ·

2025/03/27

Legendary puppet designer Bonnie Erickson, creator of Miss Piggy, and Jill Nash Malool, museum director at the Center for Puppetry Arts, detail the panel discussion, “Affectionate Anarchy: Muppet Prank Culture,” which takes place on April 1st, followed by its accompanying exhibition, April 2nd through October 26th. Plus, H Johnson talks about Sonny Rollins, the Aint Sisters take the spotlight for “Speaking of Music,” and Cate and Aleesa de Castro discuss the Backlight Student

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52:14

“How to Make a Home” / Music in Media / “Bob Trevino...

The City Lights Collective ·

2025/03/26

Playwright Amina McIntyre discusses her new play “How to Make a Home,” which is currently showing in living rooms across Atlanta as part of the “Shows in Homes” series from Out of Hand Theater. Plus, Dr. Scott Stewart stops by for the latest installment of our “Music in Media” series, and actor French Stewart talks about his new film, “Bob Trevino Likes It.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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51:16

“Topdog/Underdog” / Speaking of Comedy: Gayle Lewis

The City Lights Collective ·

2025/03/25

Director Eric J. Little discusses “Topdog/Underdog” on stage at Actor’s Express through April 19th. Plus, Gayle Lewis takes to the small stage for our series, “Speaking of Comedy.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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51:54

ASO Concertmaster David Coucheron / Yakou Daniel...

The City Lights Collective ·

2025/03/24

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster David Coucheron reflects on 50 years of ASO broadcasts on WABE. Plus, Yakou Daniel N'Guessan takes the spotlight for our series, "Speaking of Music. " Photographer Rick Diamond looks back on his 50-year career, and we'll hear about DakhaBrakha, the Ukrainian music group performing at City Winery on March 25.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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52:01

“Immediate Family” / Speaking of Dance: Versaille Jones

The City Lights Collective ·

2025/03/20

Director Thandiwe DeShazor and actor Jason Jamal Ligon discuss “Immediate Family,” which is on stage at Out Front Theatre through March 29th. Plus, Versaille Jones takes the spotlight for our series, “Speaking of Dance.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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51:00

“We Say What Black This Is” / Kosmo’s Vinyl of the...

The City Lights Collective ·

2025/03/19

Artist Amanda Williams details "We Say What Black This Is," the new exhibition at Spelman College Museum of Fine Art through May 24. Plus, Kosmo Vinyl shares the story behind Sandy Posey's 1966 hit, "Born a Woman. "Kim Sonderman, executive director of the Southeast Regional Sea Turtle Network, and film director Eleanor Church discuss the "Changing Tides Ocean Film Festival," coming to Georgia State's Cinefest Film Theatre on March 22.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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50:05

“Ms. Gussie’s Place” / Speaking of Music: csndra /...

The City Lights Collective ·

2025/03/18

Atlanta educator Jacqueline Howard discusses “Ms. Gussie’s Place,” her YouTube show for children with disabilities. Plus, csndra takes the spotlight for our series, “Speaking of Music,” and comedian Gilbert Lawand details his new AppleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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51:59

“Keepin’ the Song” concert at Pasaquan / Speaking of...

The City Lights Collective ·

2025/03/17

This Saturday, March 22, Pasaquan is hosting the "Keepin' the Song" concert to celebrate the intersection of music and visual art. Performers include Subsonics, W8ING4UFOs, Token Hearts, and Pylon Reenactment Society. Charles Fowler, the caretaker of Pasaquan, and Buffi Aguero, Subsonics drummer, and co-founding member, discuss why the seven-acre folk art paradise created by artist Eddie Owens Martin is the perfect match for a day of music. Plus, Promo Ray takes the spotlight for our series,

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51:54

Out on Film Spring Festival / Atlanta Bonsai Society:...

The City Lights Collective ·

2025/03/13

Jim Farmer, director of the Out on Film Festival and Tam O’Shaughnessy, longtime partner of astronaut Sally Ride discuss “Sally” which screens for the Out on Film Spring Festival at Landmark Midtown Art Cinema on March 18. Plus, the annual Bonsai Show returns to the Atlanta Botanical Gardens this weekend, H Johnson stops by for the latest installment of “H Johnson’s Jazz Moment,” and director Lisa Adler and lead actor Carolyn Cook detail the new play “I

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52:26

Maestro Robert Spano / Clarinetist Laura Ardan

The City Lights Collective ·

2025/03/12

Maestro Robert Spano celebrates 50 years of Atlanta Symphony Orchestra broadcasts on WABE ahead of his upcoming performances with the ASO on March 20, 22, 27, and 29. Plus, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s former principal clarinetist Laura Ardan reflects on her time working with Robert Spano.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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50:39

“Hot Jambalaya” / Émelie: The Marquise du Châtelet...

The City Lights Collective ·

2025/03/11

Matt Hobbs and Travis Sharp, co-writers of “Hot Jambalaya,” discuss the new comedy-mystery-musical, which is on stage at Dad’s Garage through March 21. Plus, Anna Richardson, artistic director at Théâtre du Rêve, details their upcoming production of “Émelie: The Marquise du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight,” which is on stage March 12 through 23.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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51:27

Ben Schwartz / “Displaced but Not Erased”

The City Lights Collective ·

2025/03/10

Actor and comedian Ben Schwartz stops by before his upcoming improv comedy show at Cobb Energy Centre on March 15. Plus, filmmaker Jarrett Ray discusses his new documentary, “Displaced but Not Erased,” which screens at the DeKalb History Center on March 13.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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52:00

Harpist Elisabeth Remy Johnson / Echo Contemporary...

The City Lights Collective ·

2025/03/06

Elisabeth Remy Johnson celebrates 50 years of Atlanta Symphony Orchestra broadcasts on WABE. The ASO Principal Harpist performs the GRAMMY Award-winning Harp Concerto by Atlanta School composer Jennifer Higdon on March 20th and 22nd. Plus, we learn about the three new solo exhibitions on view at Echo Contemporary and hear about Aris Theatre’s relaunch of “Cailini,” an Atlanta-based Celtic Woman Tribute Band.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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51:21

Arts and the Atlanta Science Festival / Kosmo Vinyl /...

The City Lights Collective ·

2025/03/05

Meisa Salaita, Atlanta Science Festival co-founder and co-executive director, discusses the connections between art and science at this year’s festival, which runs from March 8-22 at various venues. Plus, Kosmo Vinyl tells us about Nina Simone’s “My Baby Just Cares for Me” for the latest installment of “Kosmo’s Vinyl of the Week,” and Karen Kelly, director of exhibits and education at the Children’s Museum of Atlanta, details “XOXO: An Exhibit

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50:31

“Rick Steves - ATL Up and Away” / Poet Lauren K Watel...

The City Lights Collective ·

2025/03/04

Travel expert and PBS host Rick Steves stops by for the latest “ATL Up and Away installment.” This month, Steves discusses European efforts to curb climate change. Plus, Lauren K Watel takes the spotlight for our series, “Speaking of Poetry,” and vocalist Milton Suggs details his upcoming performance, “New Orleans Songbook: A Jazz at Lincoln Center Production” at the Rialto Center for the Arts on March 8.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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51:56

“The Swans of Harlem: Fifty Years of Sisterhood, and...

The City Lights Collective ·

2025/03/03

Trailblazer ballet dancer and Ballethnic dance coach Lydia Abarca Mitchell and author Karen Valby discuss Valby’s new book “The Swans of Harlem: Fifty Years of Sisterhood, and their Reclamation of a Groundbreaking History.” Plus, Associate Professor Jeff Albert, the interim chair of the School of Music at Georgia Tech, details this year’s Guthman Musical Instrument Competition, and filmmaker Johnathan Banks, along with South Fulton Arts executive director Jennifer Bauer

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51:45

“Arts Capital Atlanta” / Atlanta Listening Rooms

The City Lights Collective ·

2025/02/27

Atlanta Film Society executive director and theater owner Chris Escobar, along with Laura Hennighausen, facilitator of Arts Capital Atlanta and director of strategic philanthropy at Purpose Possible, discuss the coalition advocating for investment in Atlanta’s arts. Plus, we hear about Atlanta’s many Listening Rooms, where music isn’t just played; it’s experienced.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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52:18

“Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire” / Atlanta Smart Academy...

The City Lights Collective ·

2025/02/26

Filmmaker and director Oren Rudavsky discusses “Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire,” which screens this week as part of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival. We hear how Atlanta Smart Academy is celebrating Black History Month with a student concert, Dr. Scott Stewart joins us for our series, “Music in Media,” and we learn about “Science Jazz Hands,” a semi-regular comedy night in the Atlanta area where local scientists, engineers, and medical professionals perform standup

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49:30

Lapidus & Myles / "A Soldier's View” / “The Beverage...

The City Lights Collective ·

2025/02/25

Rabbi Micah Lapidus of the Temple of Atlanta and Ebenezer Baptist Church member and vocalist Melvin Myles discuss their new music and upcoming performance at Eddie’s Attic on March 15. Curator Tony Casadonte, gallery director at Lumiere, and co-curator Judith Thompson, wife of the late photographer and director of the Harold Feinstein Photography Trust, detail “A Soldiers View,” which is on view at the National Infantry Museum in Columbus, GA, through March 16. Plus, Beth McKibben,

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52:17

“Thinking Eye, Seeing Mind: The Medford and Loraine...

The City Lights Collective ·

2025/02/24

Curator Michael Rooks details “Thinking Eye, Seeing Mind: The Medford and Loraine Johnston Collection,” which is on view at the High Museum of Art through May 25. Plus, Donnita Hathaway, daughter of legendary soul singer Donny Hathaway and Robert King, Jr., writer and actor in the new musical revue "The Voices of Donny Hathaway," discuss the show, which is on stage at AMC Performance Company through March 2.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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