After a year of construction, Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre is unveiling its new Goizueta Stage for Youth & Families in the new year with a trio of musicals.
Rep. Gilliard is also excited to announce his fellow appointees to the commission, who will bring a wealth of experience in Savannah’s musical culture.
Founded by Renee’ Atkins, who will lead the summit, and supported by RMF Ambassador Emmanuel Lewis—best known for his role on the hit TV show Webster—the event is designed to empower emerging talent, spotlight cultural leaders, and provide unparalleled access to industry expertise.
Feed Your Senses is sponsored by 100 Peachtree and is supported in part by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners, Georgia Council for the Arts and through appropriations from the Georgia General Assembly (a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts) and the City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs.
They describe their sound as “garage rock,” and it couldn’t be more fitting. “Ghost of the Mantis” is gritty and rough around the edges, just like the underground rock scene that shaped them.
Georgia is quickly establishing itself as a global hub for creative industries, attracting talent and opportunities across a broad spectrum of artistic fields. To thrive in the arts, it was once considered essential to move to cities like New York or Los Angeles, but creative professionals now find Georgia to be a major player, with a rapidly expanding workforce in film, music, digital media and more.
Drawing from GSU Library’s renowned vinyl archive of more than 50,000 records, students learned how to “sample the archives” to create original music. They were guided through the entire process of sampling, songwriting, and recording.
This marks the second collaboration between the organizations, building on their successful partnership for the 2025 issue. Strategically aligned with Atlanta’s role as a host city for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the upcoming issue of the Creative Economy Journal will delve into the dynamic convergence of sports, entertainment and creativity.
Atlanta’s Fox Theatre ranks as the number one top venue in the 2,501 – 5,000 capacity category in Billboard’s Boxscore Midyear 2025 Report.
Georgia Entertainment’s highly anticipated “Nashville Drop-In” event, held June 10, 2025, brought together senior entertainment executives from Atlanta and Nashville, fostering new partnerships and strengthening existing collaborations between two of North America’s fastest-growing creative communities.