Poets, Artists & Madmen

In the Owly series of graphic novels published by Marietta’s Top Shelf Productions, Lilburn native ANDY RUNTON gives “wholesome” a good name through the black-and-white, family-friendly adventures of a young owl and his nature-loving pals. Despite the simple stories, Runton’s work achieves surprising emotional depth and, given the lack of dialogue, narrative sophistication. Runton’s Owly even makes “cute” kind of cool, without being kitschy. ‘’www.andyrunton.com .
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In a year blessed with numerous world-premiere productions, none proved more heartfelt, insightful or quintessentially “Atlantan” than Theatrical Outfit’s debut of Thomas Ward’s KEEPING WATCH, a comedy-drama about fate and faith in a small Alabama town. Ward’s two-track plot follows a preacher courting a free spirit in a cemetery while a group of former high school friends has an increasingly fraught reunion at its old hangout. With a terrific cast of local actors, Keeping Watch captured a little of the soul of the South without resorting to stereotypes of Dixie-based theater. less...

Artists have always loved EYEDRUM ART & MUSIC GALLERY. The scrappy nonprofit features a democratically programmed repertoire of everything from cutting-edge sonic experiments to conceptual visual arts. Now, the rest of the world has given the progressive space a vote of confidence with the award this year of a $30,000 Warhol Foundation Grant. less...