Friday

Last day of Boswell Gallery's Dual Purpose
Featuring works by Daen Kinney Martin and Ellen King

Thursday

See The Squid and the Whale at Indie Coffee

• 7:30pm: Eddie's Attic presents Caroline Aiken with special guests Doghouse and Morgan Row, 404.377.4976
• 8pm: Indie Coffee and Books will be showing The Squid and the Whale, 404.378.7110
  

Wednesday

Little Country Giants performs at Eddie's tonight

• 7:30pm: Eddie's Attic presents Little Country Giants, Sodajerk and The Lowlands, 404.377.4976
• 8:30pm: Java Monkey hosts its Wednesday Bluegrass nights, 404.378.5002
• 10pm: PushPush Theater's Doug Dank improv night will feature a guest monologist, 404.377.6332

Some more art history

Hunters in the Snow by Pieter Bruegel
Oil on wooden panel
1556
Kunthistoric Museum, Vienna

Pieter Bruegel is considered the greatest Flemish painter of the 16th century. His most well known works include Landscape with the Fall of Icarus and The Tower of Babel.

Happy Warholidays!

Dear Decatur Arts Alliance Blog Reader,

The Arts Alliance office will be closed until January 2nd, but don't worry, the blog will continue to be updated throughout the holidays!

All of us here at the Decatur Arts Alliance wish you a safe and happy art-filled holiday season!

Sincerely,
The Decatur Arts Alliance Staff

A Little Art History Lesson for the Holidays

Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry by The Limbourg Brothers
1412-1416

This painting is part of a medieval book of hours depicting the month of February in the book's calendar section. Little is known about the Limbourg brothers, Paul, Hermann and Jean. The brothers were from Flanders and it is believed that they created many pieces, but most of them were lost.
The northern French renaissance image above is one of the first snow scenes ever depicted. The Limbourgs were trying to add a level of realism and naturalism not seen in other paintings during their lifetime.

Saturday

• Last day of Mudfire's Holiday Studio Show 2006, 404.377.8033
• 7:30pm: Eddie's Attic presents Libby Johnson, the Tin Roof and Gary Pfaff, 404.377.4976
• 8pm: Last performance of Onstage Atlanta's production of Greater Tuna, 404.897.1802
• 10pm: PushPush Theater's Doug Dank improv night hosts founder of Platinum Championship Wrestling Stephen Platinum, 404.377.6332
  

Friday

Ed Roland of Collective Soul at Eddie's Attic

• 8pm: Eddie's Attic presents An Acoustic Evening with Ed Roland (of Collective Soul) and Friends to benefit Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, 404.377.4976
• 10pm: PushPush Theater's Doug Dank improv night hosts playwright Steve Yockey, 404.377.6332
  

Thursdays are Terrific at Decatur CD!

Decatur CD is having another one of its great in-store performances this Thursday, December 21 at 6:30pm. Nicole Chillemi will perform followed by Richard Parsons (pictured above) at 8pm. Adult beverages and fresh-baked Christmas cookies will be available.

Thursday

Enter in to win this artwork by going on the December Third Thursday Decatur Gallery Tour

• 6-9pm: Third Thursday Decatur Gallery Tour, win a painting by Dawn Kinney martin at Boswell Gallery. head over to Mudifre Gallery for pottery throwing demonstrations. For more information about the gallery tour please call 404.371.9583 or visit www.decaturartgalleries.com to see a listing of participating galleries.
• 8pm: Eddie's Attic presents In the Round with Troy Bieser (of Telegram), Kitty Snyder and Bo Bedingfield, 404.377.4976
• 8pm: Indie Coffee and Books will be showing The Ref starring Denis Leary and Kevin Spacey, 404.378.7110
  

Wednesday

The Mind of Carter G. Woodson, and Images of Power: Southern African Political Posters at Emory's Schatten Gallery

• Last day of Emory's Schatten Gallery's The Mind of Carter G. Woodson, and Images fo Power: Southern African Political Posters, Woodruff Library, 404.727.5050
• 7:30pm: Eddie's Attic presents In the Round with Eliot Bronson (of Brilliant Inventions), Nathan Beaver and Matthew Kahler with Alice Vestal opening, 404.377.4976
• 10pm: PushPush Theater's Doug Dank improv night hosts actor Jeffrey Charlton, 404.377.6332
  

Tuesday

Good Night and Good Luck showing at Decatur Library

• 10am: DeKalb County Public Libraries hosts it Golden Classic Film Series with a viewing of Good Night, and Good Luck, designed for those 55 and older, Decatur Library, 404.370.3070
• 7pm: PushPush Theater hosts Savage Tree Arts Projects The Lab! Bring ideas, art supplies, musical instruments or whatever you want to play with and we'll gig, 404.377.6332
• 8pm: Eddie's Attic hosts the All American Open Jam, 404.377.4976
  

Monday

Decatur Library hosts A Holiday Concert with Just Voices presents by DeKalb County Public Libraries, 7pm, 404.370.3070

Sunday

Justin Rosolino performs at Eddie's Attic

• 2pm: Last day of Theatre Decatur's The Third Howl, 404.373.5311
• 5pm: PushPush Theater hosts Savage Tree Art Project's Drama Queens - Three Sistahs in One Kitchen, 404.377.6332
• 7pm: Eddie's Attic presents In the Round with Justin Rosolino, Matthew Perryman Jones and Billy Cerveny, 404.373.4976
• 7pm: PushPush Theater hosts Georgia for Democracy's Third Sunday Documentary Film Night, 404.377.6332
• 8pm: Emory Music presents the 14th Annual Atlanta Celtic Christmas Concert, 404.727.5050
• 8pm: Java Monkey hosts Java Monkey Speaks poetry open mic with Kodac Harrison, 404.378.5002
  

Saturday

Indian paintings at Emory's Carlos Museum

• First day of the Carlos Museum's Domanins of Wonder: Selected Masterworks of Indian Painting exhibition, through March 11, 404.727.5050
• Last day of Migrations by Kimberly Dean at The Seen Gallery
• 7:30pm: Eddie's Attic presents the CD Release of Nikki Meets the Hibachi, Danielle Howle and Catbird Seat, 404.377.4976
• 8pm: Emory Music presents the 14th Annual Atlanta Celtic Christmas Concert, 404.727.5050
• 8pm: Indie Coffee and Books presents Live Music With Marce, a folk singer songwriter, 404.378.7110
• 10pm: PushPush Theater's Doug Dank improv night features Doug Teper, representative, Georgia House of Representatives, 404.377.6332
  

Friday

Drew Holcomb performs at Eddie's Attic

• 7:30pm: Eddie's Attic presents a Christmas CD Release with Jennifer Daniels, Drew Holcomb and Danjay Kothari, 404.377.4976
• 10pm: PushPush Theater's Doug Dank improv night hosts stand up comedian Brian Bannon, 404.377.6332
  

Thursday

Indie Coffe and Books will be showing Wes Anderson's Rushmore

• 6:30pm: Bring the children to see a one-hour stage performance at the Solarium by former Ringling Brothers clown Mr. Tone. Entrance is $4 or $3 for Decatur residents. For more info contact the Decatur Recreation Department at 404.377.0494
• 7:15pm: Georgia Center for the Book presents Atlanta-born author, Renee Dodd, granddaughter of Georgia Tech Hall of Fame football coach Bobby Dodd. Dodd discusses her remarkable debut novel A Cabinet of Wonders at Decatur Library, 404.370.8450
• 7:30pm: Eddie's Attic presents Julie Loyd, Heidi Hensley (with guest Holly Belle) and the Athens Boy Choir, 404.377.4976
• 8pm: Indie Coffee and Books will be showing Rushmore starring Jason Schwartzman and Bill Murray, 404.378.7110
  

Fun Times at Decatur Galleries: Holiday Parties at Vinson Gallery and Creative Spirit

By artist Michael Jackson at the Vinson Gallery

Vinson Gallery Holiday Party
Thursday, December 14 from 6 to 10pm

The gallery's annual Holiday Show & Sale is in full swing and includes plenty of great gifts. Please visit soon for the best selection of paintings, prints & photography by gallery artists. Vinson Gallery has many affordably priced pieces & some fantastica holiday discounts on select works.

119 East Court Square
404.370.1720
www.vinsongallery.com


Creative Spirit Open House
Thursday, December 14 from 6 to 9pm

Come visit Creative Spirit Gallery this Thursday to take advantage of some great deals and meet author Patrice Dickey

335-D West Ponce de Leon Ave.
404.377.0141
www.csgallery.com

Wednesday

The Drexlers perform at Eddie's Attic

• 8pm: Eddie's Attic presents The Drexlers and Ron Pope, 404.377.4976
• 10pm: PushPush Theater's Doug Dank improv night hosts co-producer for Sketchworks and talent agent for The People Store, Jen Kelly, 404.377.6332
  

Tuesday

Images from the Emmy-winning PBS series Independent Lens

• 7pm: Visit Decatur Library for a look at documentaries by independent producers from the Emmy-winning PBS series Independent Lens. December's featured video is Twisted by Lauren Chiten, 404.370.3070
• 7pm: PushPush Theater hosts Savage Tree Arts Project's The Lab! Bring ideas, art supplies, musical instruments or whatever you want to play with and we'll gig, 404.377.6332
• 8pm: Eddie's Attic presents Garrison Starr and David Berkeley, 404.377.4976
  

Monday

• 8pm: Emory Music presents the Atlanta Youth Symphony, 404.727.5050
  

Sunday

Nicole Chillemi performs at Eddie's

• 3pm: The Decatur Civic Chorus presents its Annual Christmas Concert Great Composers View the Nativity at the First Baptist Church of Decatur, 770.388.9536
• 4pm: Emory's Carlos Museum hosts the Annual Holiday Concert & Sing-Along, 404.727.5050
• 5pm: PushPush Theater hosts Savage Tree Art Project's Drama Queens - Three Sistahs in One Kitchen, 404.377.6332
• 7pm: Eddie's Attic presents Nicole Chillemi and VINX, 404.377.4976
• 8pm: JavaMonkey hosts Java Monkey Speaks Poetry Open Mic with Kodac Harrison, 404.378.5002
• Midnight: PushPush Theater hosts Within the Fringe, part of the Savage Tree Arts Project's 2006 Winter Festival of Arts and Performance, 404.377.6332
  

Foundation One Studios Opening Reception

What: Tes One exhibit When: Dec. 9th, 7-11pm Where: Foundation One Studios

Saturday

The Hackensaw Boys at Eddies Attic

• 9am-4pm: Artists & Eggnog will feature 20 artists at Ladies Workout Express in the Toco Hills Shopping Center, 404.320.0050
• 5pm and 8pm: Emory Music presents Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols with the Emory University Chorus and Emory Concert Choir at the Glenn Memorial Auditorium, 404.727.5050
• 8pm: Eddie's Attic presents Packaway Handle Band and the Hackensaw Boys, 404.377.4976
• 10pm: PushPush Theater's Doug Dank improv night hosts Ken Edelstein, editor of Creative Loafing, 404.377.6332
• 10:30pm: Academy Theater's Late Night Saturday continues with its usual potpurri of the unusual. Acts include guitarist and singer Leon Bass, The Ira Glass Menagerie, actress Minka Wiltz, and storyteller/writer Evan Guilford. Admission is only $8 or bring a receipt from any Avondale Estates business or restaurant and your ticket is only $5, 404.583.1270
  

Artists & Eggnog

Artists & Eggnog will feature 20 artists at Ladies Workout Express in the Toco Hills Shopping Center on Friday, Dec. 8. from 2:30-7pm and Saturady, Dec. 9 from 9am-4pm. For more information call 404.320.0050

Friday

Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols at Emory

• Noon: Emory Music presents The Cycle of Life, featuring John Horner, baritone with William Ransom, piano at the Carlos Museum, 404.727.5050
• 2:30-7pm: Artists and Eggnog will feature 20 artists at Ladies Workout Express in the Toco Hills Shopping Center, 404.320.0050
• 8pm: Eddie's Attic presents Writers-in-the-Round with Don Henry, Tom Kimmel, and Danny Flowers, 404.377.4976
• 8pm: Emory Music presents Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols with the Emory University Chorus and Emory Concert Choir at the Glenn Memorial Auditorium, 404.727.5050
• 9-11pm: Mocha Match presents Hudson on Bass, 404.377.7788
• 10pm: PushPush Theater's Doug Dank improv night hosts humorist Jay Carlson, 404.377.6332
  

Thursday

PushPush Theater's Holiday on Thin Ice

• 5-8pm: Opening day of Emory Visual Arts Gallery's Transformative Experience - The Indian Dream Paintings, Julia Kjelgaard's mixed media and sculpture, 404.727.5050
• 7:15pm: Georgia Center for the Book presents John McCutcheon, five-time grammy nominee and one of America's finest folksingers, now a DeKalb County resident. McCutcheon visits to sing and talk about his new book for young readers, Christmas in the Trenches, Decatur Library, 404.370.8450
• 8pm: Opening night of Onstage Atlanta's Greater Tuna, a hilarious comedy about Texas' third smallest town, where the Lion's Club is too liberal and Patsy Cline never dies, 404.897.1802
• 8pm: Opening night of PushPush Theater's Holiday on Thin Ice III, 404.377.6332
• 8pm: Eddie's Attic presents Chris Pureka and Claire Campbell (of Hope For a Goldensummer), 404.377.4976
• 8pm: Emory Symphony Orchestra performs The Russians Are Coming! 404.727.5050
  

Wednesday

Alice Peacock at Eddie's Attic

• 8pm: Eddie's Attic presents Alice Peacock, 404.377.4976
• 10pm: PushPush Theater's Doug Dank improv night presents renowned Atlanta stage actor Doyle Reynolds, 404.377.6332
  

Tuesday

Savage Tree at PushPush Theater

• 7pm: PushPush Theater hosts Savage Tree Arts Project The Lab! Bring ideas, art supplies, musical instruments or whatever you want to play with and we'll gig, 404.377.6332
• 8pm: Eddie's Attic hosts the All American Open Jam, 404.377.4976
• 8pm: Emory Music present Emory Jazz Combos, 404.727.5050
• 8pm: Agnes Scott's Flute Choir Concert, 404.471.5314
  

Monday

• 7:30pm: Georgia Center for the Book presents Kati Marton with her new book The Great Escape: Nine Jews Who Fled Hitler and Changed the World, at the Jimmy Carter Library, 404.370.3070
  

Atlanta Craft Mafia Hosts the 2nd Annual Ho Ho Ho-Made Holiday Trunk Show

Sunday, December 3rd 2006
noon - 5pm
The Solarium in Oakhurst Village

You are cordially invited to the 2nd annual holiday trunk show featuring cutting-edge, retro, fashionable and one-of-a-kind items created by the Southeast's best up-and-coming designers.

All things handcrafted are displayed within one of Atlanta's most unique and historic event facilities. The Mafiosi supply complimentary hors d'oeuvres and groovy holiday music. This is the perfect opportunity to avoid the mall and complete ye olde dreaded holiday gift list in one afternoon!

Proceeds benefit the Charles Drew Charter School's Marching Band.

www.atlantacraftmafia.com

Sunday

Several Dancers Core

• Noon-5pm: The Atlanta Craft Mafia hosts it 2006 Ho Ho Ho-made Holiday Trunk Show.
• 5pm: Emory Dance hosts the Fieldwork Showcase of new work sponsored by Several Dancers Core, 404.727.5050
• 5pm: PushPush Theater hosts Savage Tree Art Project's Drama Queens - Three Sistahs in One Kitchen, 404.377.6332
• 5:30pm: Eddie's Attic presents Cowboy Envy, 404.377.4976
• 8pm: Java Monkey hosts JavaMonkey Speaks, poetry open mic with Kodac Harrison, 404.378.5002
  

Saturday

Foundation One Studios' Party and Art Show

• 10am-8pm: In conjunction with the Decatur Candlelight Tour of Homes, Decatur Holiday Marketplace and Cage at Clairemont Elementary will have more than 75 artists, homemade soups and desserts and entertainment by local musicians and carolers in the cafe, 404.371.9583
  
• 5-9pm: Mudfire Gallery will host its 3rd annual holiday pottery show with an artist reception and holiday party. The party is free and open to the public. All works exhibited will be available for sale, 404.377.8033
• 6:30pm: PushPush Theater hosts The Savage Tree Festival through December 31. Opening night party with a pre-show reception, show at 8pm, and a post-show party tonight, 404.377.6332
• 7-11pm: Last day of Foundation One Studio's High Contrast exhibition in conjunction with the east coast release party and art show for Urbanmedium's Chetrooper. Come through for live artists signings of the Chetrooper busts and enjoy a unique mash up of art and photography, 404.806.0925
• 7:30pm: Eddie's Attic presents the Caroline Herring Band, Diana Jones and Ken Waldman, 404.377.4976
• 8pm: Emory Wind Ensemble performance, 404.727.5050
• 8pm: Indie Coffee and Books hosts live music with Renne Mixon, 404.378.7110
• 8pm: Holy Trinity Episcopal Church presents Choral Music for Advent and Christmas, 515 East Ponce de Leon Ave.
  

Friday

• 5:30-9:30pm: In conjunction with the Decatur Candlelight Tour of Homes, Decatur Holiday Marketplace and Cafe at Clairemont Elementary will have more than 75 artists, homemade soups and desserts and entertainment by local musicians and carolers in the cafe, 404.371.9583
• 6-9pm: First day of Temple Gallery's That's a Pretty Picture, featuring works by artist Lois Curtis, 404.371.8826
• 7:30pm: Eddie's Attic presents Kristin Markiton, Arlington Priest, Maureen Murphy and Todd Martin, 404.377.4976
• 7:30pm: Georgia Center for the Book presents Broughton Coburn. Author and Asian expert, Coburn is an editor of a breathtaking new book Himalaya: Personal Stories of Grandeur, Challenge and Hope, at the Carter Center, 404.370.3070
• 8pm: Emory Music presents the Emory Guitar Ensemble at the Performing Arts Studio, 1804 North Decatur Road, 404.727.5050
• 8pm: Agnes Scott's Studio Dance Theater performs Danceworks, 404.471.6000