Coming in September
The 2nd Annual
JOHNS CREEK LITERARY FAIR
Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024
noon to 5 p.m.
Mark Burkhalter Amphitheater at Newtown Park
3150 Old Alabama Rd, Johns Creek, GA 30022
Keynote Author: Rick Bragg, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and acclaimed author whose many New York Times bestsellers include "All Over but the Shoutin", and most recently, "The Speckled Beauty". Bragg will be in conversation with Brian Panowich, award-winning Georgia-based author of four novels.
Also featuring a renowned panel of lawyers-turned-authors "Legal Eagles with Scribe Vibes".
Come engage with a diverse lineup of bestselling and local authors.
Children's authors too and crafts for kids.
Open to the public and free to attend.
Food and beverages will be available for purchase.
Find the latest details at www.JohnsCreekGA.gov/LiteraryFair
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Johns Creek Symphony Announces
their Upcoming Season
"Three Maestros, One Podium"
to showcase World-Class conductors hoping to become JCSO's next Music Director
The season will focus on three Music Director finalists who will present impactful concerts – from K-pop to cinematic classics – and will be joined by powerhouse guest performers.
"This season is unlike any season that the JCSO has ever had, and that's because the season is influenced by not one, but three extraordinary maestros who are hoping to become the next Music Director of the JCSO," said Linda Brill, Executive Director of the Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra.
See the exciting season lineup,
buy tickets www.johnscreeksymphony.org
Thanks to those who came to
The Cultural Arts Alliance meeting
Friday, July 19, 2024
at the Johns Creek Arts Center
A special thanks to local artist Ryan Sias who gave a lively program tracing the trajectory of his 30-year career in the arts including his many gigs in comics, storyboarding, games, film, and as an animation director, plus the challenges of pitching ideas to media studios and publishers, and pivoting with the advent of the internet.
Ryan has worked with renowned entities such as Sesame Street, Nickelodeon, and Disney and has authored and illustrated 10 childrens' books.
The Cultural Arts Alliance thanks the Johns Creek Arts Center for generously providing a meeting location.
Professor John Rink at his program "The Young Chopin" presented by the Chopin Society of Atlanta
Thanks to the Chopin Society of Atlanta (a Cultural Arts Alliance member) for bringing such an esteemed, international expert on Chopin to Johns Creek.
John Rink presented a delightful program June 17th sharing the life and genius of Chopin with slides, examination of musical scores, and entertaining the audience by playing short selections of Chopin's compositions on the piano to illustrate his points.
A wonderful opportunity to meet a prize-winning author and musicologist, widely considered one of the most skilled experts on Chopin's work. And it happened right here in Johns Creek!
Creatively Preserving Historic Rogers Bridge
The ribbon cutting for the 4th public art sculpture utilizing steel salvaged from the historic Rogers Bridge was held June 5th at the Bell-Boles Park. Another 5 sculptures are planned, for a total 9 pieces of art, 7 within Johns Creek borders.
Clockwise from upper left: "The Bridge" by artist Ilan Averbuch (Cauley Creek Park), "The Shape of Time and Water" by Phil Proctor (Rogers Park, Duluth side of the new Rogers Bridge), "Ferns" by Julia Hill and Chelsea Darling (near Creekside Park), "Lyrical Loops" by Julia Hill and Chelsea Darling (Bell-Boles Park), Dismantled steel from the historic Rogers Bridge.