The AJC has a short Q&A with the producer of Paperback Dreams, a new documentary about the country’s independent bookstores that’s coming to Push Push Theater next Friday at 8pm.  The showing is sponsored by many Decatur and surrounding area

“Paperback Dreams,” released last month in California and already broadcast on several PBS stations, is making its way east this month. [editor's note: It doesn't look like its currently scheduled to air in Atlanta yet]

PushPush Theatre in Decatur will host a free screening at 8 p.m. on Nov. 21. The event is sponsored by several metro Atlanta bookstores, including A Cappella, Blue Elephant, Charis, Eagle Eye, Little Shop of Stories and Outwrite.

Read the full interview here.

Click here to view the film’s trailer.

Louise writes in with all the details about an upcoming performance…

Louise Runyon Performance Company will present Language / Listening, an evening of dance, poetry and music, on Friday and Saturday, November 21 and 22 at 8 p.m. at Beacon Hill Arts Center Studio Theatre, 410 W. Trinity Place, Decatur. Tickets are $10 and available at the door. For informat ion and directions: 404-728-8991, www. LouiseRunyonPerformance.com.  Dancers Louise Runyon and Tom Bell will be joined by poet Alice Lovelace (www.alicelovelace.com) and the women’s drumming group ConunDrums (www.conundrums.org), combining the multiple languages of movement, touch, words and drums. Themes include drivenness and connection, mother/daughter relationship, evolution and the natural world, and gardening peace. Read the rest of this entry »

The New Opera will present its first opera, “Wolfy”, this Thursday thru Saturday at 8pm (along with a 2pm matinée on Sunday) at Theatre Decatur.

Here’s a brief synopsis from the Theatre Decatur website…

Wolfy is a 90-minute opera about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, focusing on some of the poignant moments in his life and his relationships with individuals who were close to him. It is full of beautiful melodies that you will go home humming. Even if you know practically nothing of Mozart, you will thoroughly enjoy Wolfy. Audience members will become acquainted with the person Mozart was and feel a closer connection to the musical genius through his charming personality and charisma as presented in this captivating production.

Listen to audio clips from the show here.

Get details on purchasing tickets here.

Get directions to Theatre Decatur here.

Geez…I’ve done most of the work for ya!  Why not check it out?