Margaret Mitchell News

The Public Theater announced the 2014 Fall Public Forum season, featuring an exciting line-up of one-night-only readings and discussions that connect dramatic literature to society. Celebrating its fifth year, the popular Public Forum series presents the theater of ideas: conversations and performances with leading voices in politics, media, and the arts.

Due to popular demand, The Fox Theatre has announced a second showing of Gone With The Wind on Saturday, July 26 at 7 PM. Gone With The Wind, celebrating its 75th Anniversary, is part of the 2014 Coca-Cola Summer Film Festival, sponsored by The Coca-Cola Company and Delta Airlines. Seating is reserved for both the Saturday 7 PM and Sunday 2 PM movies and tickets are $10, $15 and $20, plus any processing fees at point of sale. Tickets will go on sale tomorrow, June 27 at 10 AM, and are available at the Fox Theatre Ticket Office, online at www.foxtheatre.org or by calling 855-285-8499. Special $5 parking will be offered in select Lanier lots around the Fox Theatre, while spaces are available.

Barter has a rich tradition of producing new plays, many of which have originated in this festival, known as the AFPP. This year, the festival includes readings of seven brand new Appalachian plays July 7 - 14, 2014 as well as a "mini-production" of a world-premiere musical, "Winter Wheat," July 29- August 10.

The zany comedy, Moonlight and Magnolias, directed by Pavlina Morris, slips onto the TLT stage this June.

The zany comedy, Moonlight and Magnolias, directed by Pavlina Morris, slips onto the TLT stage this June.

The zany comedy, Moonlight and Magnolias, directed by Pavlina Morris, slips onto the TLT stage this June.

The zany comedy, Moonlight and Magnolias, directed by Pavlina Morris, slips onto the TLT stage this June.

For one weekend only, March 21-23, Atlanta Ballet will offer three unique works by three dynamically distinct choreographers at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre for its Modern Choreographic Voices (MCV) production.

Honoring Barter's founding tradition that Barter is for everyone, Barter Theatre is excited to announce the new 'Barter Break' ticket: Any seats that are available after 11:00am on the day of a performance at Barter can be purchased at 50% off the regular ticket price. Barter Break tickets must be purchased in-person at Barter's box office on the day of the performance.

Barter Theatre announces the February 14th Grand Opening of its new dining experience 'Bob's at Barter,' located at Barter Stage II. The dining space opens just in time to serve patrons coming to 'Man of La Mancha' the thrilling, theatrical musical beginning at Barter's Main Stage.

Barter Theatre opens its 2014 Season next week with a comedy that goes behind the scenes of one of the greatest movies of all time. 'Don't Cry for Me, Margaret Mitchell' is the true story of how three sleep-deprived men (and one very overworked secretary) had just seven days to save the movie "Gone With the Wind." Can they rewrite an entire movie script in one week - before they all go bananas?

This year Barter Theatre welcomes audiences for a season filled with stories of hope and connection, those that illuminate truths about the world and those that show the world as it could be. "Even the harshest moments of reality can give us hope and show us that we have the capacity to laugh at ourselves, to change, and to do better by our fellow travelers," said Richard Rose, Producing Artistic Director at Barter. "We believe that the stories we tell can change the world." It all begins January 31st.

Profiles in History run by Joe Maddalena is proud to announce The Property of a Distinguished American Private Collector Part lll. The third installment of this highly coveted collection is set to be auctioned worldwide today, December 19th.

Profiles in History run by Joe Maddalena is proud to announce The Property of a Distinguished American Private Collector Part lll. The third installment of this highly coveted collection is set to be auctioned worldwide on December 19th. The Property of a Distinguished American Private Collector Parts l and ll were blockbuster sales with a distressed letter from Vincent van Gogh selling for $336,000 and an internationally sought after Marilyn Monroe letter addressed to Lee Strasberg in which she wrote about the phycological toll Hollywood has taken on her. The letter written in pencil was estimated to sell between $30,000-50,000 and sold for $156,000.

With high school basketball teams kicking off their seasons all over the Commonwealth, the greatest upset in the state's history gives hope to teams across Kentucky. In 1952, just one year after Coach Adolph Rupp's University of Kentucky Wildcats won their third national championship in four years, an unlikely high school basketball team from rural Graves County, Kentucky, stole the spotlight and the media's attention. Inspired by young coach Jack Story and by the Harlem Globetrotters, the Cuba Cubs grabbed headlines when they rose from relative obscurity to defeat the big-city favorite and win the state championship.

Sara Holliday, Gayden Wren, and Brenna Sage are set for 'Meanwhile, Back in 1937' today, November 10, 3:00 PM at The New York Society Library.

ATLANTA, Oct. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation released today its 2014 list of ten Places in Peril in the state.

Sara Holliday, Gayden Wren, and Brenna Sage are set for 'Meanwhile, Back in 1937' on Sunday, November 10, 3:00 PM at The New York Society Library.

Beginning October 8, get ready to witness the hilarious and almost true story about the writer of the movie "Scarface'! From the mother/son writing duo, V. Cate and Duke Ernsberger, comes "A Visit from Scarface," playing at Barter Stage II.

Hyatt Hotels Corporation and Noble Investment Group ("Noble") today announced the opening of Hyatt Atlanta Midtown in Atlanta. The 194-room hotel is prominently located on the corner of Peachtree Street and 10th Street in the heart of the urban Midtown Mile, Atlanta's celebrated commercial, retail and cultural walking district. Hyatt Atlanta Midtown is adjacent to Class A office tower 999 Peachtree and directly across the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank. The hotel is proximate to Georgia Tech University, Emory University Hospital Midtown and the corporate headquarters for The Coca-Cola Company, Equifax, and Invesco. Hyatt Atlanta Midtown is the newest full service hotel in Atlanta's rapidly expanding Midtown area and is walking distance from the city's major attractions including the Margaret Mitchell House and Museum, Piedmont Park and the Martin Luther King Jr. Historic Site.