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The Atlanta Opera announces the six artists selected for its 2026–27 Studio Artist program: singers Page Michels, Ashlyn Brown, Randy Ho and Harrison Hancock, and stage directors Ky Chassells and Madeleine Snow.
From Story to Scale arrives at a defining moment for the 2026 festival, the launch of TIFF: The Market, a new global content marketplace. The invite-only events will be hosted on the rooftop at Earls King St. West in Toronto, blending Southern hospitality with international influence Programming includes a panel discussion with industry experts followed by an exclusive networking reception, with guests including creators, directors, producers, film commissioners and financiers.
It’s just past 6 p.m. GMT on a late September evening in London, and Charing Cross Road outside the Phoenix Theatre in the West End district is buzzing beneath the glowing red marquee. You’re here to catch a 7 p.m. production of the stage play “Stranger Things: The First Shadow,” based on the globally acclaimed Netflix series “Stranger Things.”
One of Atlanta’s most popular live music venues is getting a new name. Tabernacle, located in Downtown Atlanta, will now be known as Tabernacle presented by iTHINK Financial, according to a press release.
Tyler Perry Studios has announced the launch of Maxscene, a new specialty division dedicated to expanding theatrical opportunities for filmmakers with distinctive voices. This new arm of Tyler Perry Studios will focus on creator-first and audience-focused projects that are unbound to any blueprint.
Universal Production Services’ Costume House at Assembly Studios Atlanta ranks among Atlanta’s largest costume rental facilities. The inventory spans men’s, women’s and children’s apparel from vintage to contemporary, plus specialty collections including gowns, law enforcement, medical and hospitality uniforms.
The final attendance numbers are in, and the City of Decatur officially reported today that 170,000 visitors celebrated FIFA World Cup ‘26 at Decatur WatchFest ‘26 on the city’s Square. On average, 5,500 people visited Decatur daily, with almost 11,000 on peak days, enjoying 72 World Cup matches and 34 days of music and other event activations.
East Hollywood Pictures will celebrate the official Atlanta red-carpet premiere of its award-winning psychological sci-fi thriller The Living Tree on Saturday, September 19, 2026, at AMC Madison Yards 8, bringing the film home to the city and filmmaking community that helped make it possible.
INTENNSE—a pro tennis league in Doraville—closed out its 2026 season on Aug. 1 at INTENNSE Arena at Assembly Studios, where the Freeze took home the league championship outlasting the Outriders 137-130.