Artists and Bunny Cake

At the first sign of bloggers block I go for the bunny cake, then the artists, then the bunny cake.<br /><br /><b>But first an invitation, we'd sure like to meet you: </b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/239555659583938/">Please join us for a city-living-blogger smackdown</a>:  <a href="http://newurbanroswell.com/">Mike Hadden - New Urban Roswell</a> and <a href="http://atlurbanist.tumblr.com/">Darin Givens - Atlanta Urbanist</a> and <a href="http://historyatlanta.com/">Coner Lee - History Atlanta</a>, and me on May 15, 2014, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Steel Restaurant and Lounge - 950 West Peachtree St NW. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/239555659583938/">More info</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQzfsm4qeyvHBqLQQ3_9AwZZ46nBviQZ3p2ROuehsVj3ybxPq47RmtHHJ-q3sMjBtaSSc9Z3zxPr1cVoBHqtVO7U0S5adM0UG6cypeHuKc4o8NU0xVQN3FUmw6NV08VBeL01nezSvbfXv8/s1600/IMG_4183-2014-04-19-Easter-family+bunny+cake.jpg"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQzfsm4qeyvHBqLQQ3_9AwZZ46nBviQZ3p2ROuehsVj3ybxPq47RmtHHJ-q3sMjBtaSSc9Z3zxPr1cVoBHqtVO7U0S5adM0UG6cypeHuKc4o8NU0xVQN3FUmw6NV08VBeL01nezSvbfXv8/s1600/IMG_4183-2014-04-19-Easter-family+bunny+cake.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />The bunny cake (thanks Rachel) did its duty for family and friends.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/13615483944" title="IMG_3738-2014-04-03-Atlanta-First-Thursday-Downtown-Art-Walk-John-Ishmael-oil-paintings by Terry Kearns, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3738-2014-04-03-Atlanta-First-Thursday-Downtown-Art-Walk-John-Ishmael-oil-paintings" height="480" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3759/13615483944_7081861b1c_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/johnishmael">John Ishmael</a>, during Atlanta's <a href="http://www.atlantadowntown.com/fun/first-thursdays-art-walk">First Thursday Downtown Art Walk</a>. <br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/13615156913" title="IMG_3749-2014-04-03-Atlanta-First-Thursday-Downtown-Art-Walk-Troy-Farina by Terry Kearns, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3749-2014-04-03-Atlanta-First-Thursday-Downtown-Art-Walk-Troy-Farina" height="480" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2861/13615156913_04f942bde9_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/TroyFarina">Troy Farina</a>, First Thursday Downtown Art Walk<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/13615493704" title="IMG_3747-2014-04-03-Atlanta-First-Thursday-Downtown-Art-Walk-Michelle-Merringer by Terry Kearns, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3747-2014-04-03-Atlanta-First-Thursday-Downtown-Art-Walk-Michelle-Merringer" height="480" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2838/13615493704_d78e64572e_z.jpg" width="640" /></a> <br /><a href="http://ink361.com/app/users/ig-21197308/mgmerringer/photos">Michelle Merringer</a>, First Thursday Downtown Art Walk<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/13616145224" title="IMG_3778-2014-04-03-Lonnie-Holley-Its-Like-Coming-Home-opening-Cash-Rojas-Projects-Ponce-City-Market by Terry Kearns, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3778-2014-04-03-Lonnie-Holley-Its-Like-Coming-Home-opening-Cash-Rojas-Projects-Ponce-City-Market" height="480" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2858/13616145224_b537332412_z.jpg" width="640" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.lonnieholley.com/">Lonnie Holley</a> (standing) "It's Like Coming Home" at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/cashrojasprojects">Cash Rojas Projects</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/13655406943" title="IMG_3462-2014-03-28-Kris-Pilcher-and-Kelly-Blackmon-ICONNED-Artmatch-Gallery-New-Evolutionary-Movement-dyptic-2x by Terry Kearns, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3462-2014-03-28-Kris-Pilcher-and-Kelly-Blackmon-ICONNED-Artmatch-Gallery-New-Evolutionary-Movement-dyptic-2x" height="306" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7328/13655406943_025a5954f8_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.krispilcher.com/">Kris Pilcher</a> and <a href="http://www.kellyblackmon.com/">Kelly Blackmon</a>, "ICONNED" at <a href="http://www.artmatchinc.com/gallery/">Artmatch Gallery</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/13658795574" title="IMG_3805-2014-04-04-Craig-Drennen-Characters-at-Stanley-Beaman-Sears--SALTWORKS-Christina-Caudill by Terry Kearns, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3805-2014-04-04-Craig-Drennen-Characters-at-Stanley-Beaman-Sears--SALTWORKS-Christina-Caudill" height="480" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7129/13658795574_0115ab7ce4_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://craigdrennen.com/">Craig Drennen</a> (with <a href="http://www.radianceadvisor.com/">Christina Caudill)</a> "Characters" at <a href="http://stanleybeamansears.com/">Stanley Beaman & Sears</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/13658946664" title="IMG_3825-2014-03-05-Crystal-Palace-Symposium-GA-Tech-School-of-Architecture-Construction-History-Society by Terry Kearns, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3825-2014-03-05-Crystal-Palace-Symposium-GA-Tech-School-of-Architecture-Construction-History-Society" height="480" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7161/13658946664_091b9370ae_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />Cardboard chair models, many artists, Georgia Tech School of Architecture<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/13730093284" title="IMG_3657-2014-04-02-paint-awning-sign-636-N-Highland-Ave-next-to-Highland-Inn detail by Terry Kearns, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3657-2014-04-02-paint-awning-sign-636-N-Highland-Ave-next-to-Highland-Inn detail" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7383/13730093284_db2336036c_z.jpg" width="624" /></a><br />Day job, didn't get their names<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/13767386413" title="IMG_3921-2014-04-10-McTell-Street-Flux-Projects-Imperial-Opa by Terry Kearns, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3921-2014-04-10-McTell-Street-Flux-Projects-Imperial-Opa" height="480" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7109/13767386413_a65784dacb_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://theimperialopa.com/">Imperial Opa Circus rehersing</a>, <a href="http://fluxprojects.org/">McTell Street for Flux Projects </a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/13790291075" title="IMG_3967 Sam Parker by Terry Kearns, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3967 Sam Parker" height="480" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2848/13790291075_c3998fb954_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.kailinart.com/artists/sam-parker/">Sam Parker</a> "Returning Home" <a href="http://www.kailinart.com/">Kai Lin Art</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/13790638604" title="IMG_3977  Peter Ferrari TK by Terry Kearns, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3977  Peter Ferrari TK" height="480" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2831/13790638604_b06b472b27_z.jpg" width="640" /></a> <br /><a href="http://instagram.com/peterferrariart#">Peter Ferrari</a> "Returning Home" <a href="http://www.kailinart.com/">Kai Lin Art</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/13790331413" title="IMG_3980  Larry Jens Anderson by Terry Kearns, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3980  Larry Jens Anderson" height="480" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2873/13790331413_7887052bfe_z.jpg" width="640" /></a> <br /><a href="https://facultypages.scad.edu/~landerso/">Larry Jens Anderson</a> "Returning Home" <a href="http://www.kailinart.com/">Kai Lin Art </a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/13883823291" title="IMG_4028-2016-04-13-Jessica-Caldas-and-Aubrey-Longley-Cook-Two-Houses-at-Chastain-Arts-Center-Atlanta by Terry Kearns, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_4028-2016-04-13-Jessica-Caldas-and-Aubrey-Longley-Cook-Two-Houses-at-Chastain-Arts-Center-Atlanta" height="480" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7020/13883823291_3c9bf50961_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://jessicacaldas.com/">Jessica Caldas</a> "Two Houses" at <a href="http://www.ocaatlanta.com/chastain/">Chastain Arts Center Atlanta</a><br /><br /> <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/13883835302" title="IMG_4036-2016-04-13-Jessica-Caldas-and-Aubrey-Longley-Cook-Two-Houses-at-Chastain-Arts-Center-Atlanta by Terry Kearns, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_4036-2016-04-13-Jessica-Caldas-and-Aubrey-Longley-Cook-Two-Houses-at-Chastain-Arts-Center-Atlanta" height="480" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7177/13883835302_24af07946b_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://spoolspectrum.blogspot.com/">Aubrey Longley Cook</a> "Two Houses" at <a href="http://www.ocaatlanta.com/chastain/">Chastain Arts Center Atlanta</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/13894983381" title="IMG_4135 2014-04-17 GTlork | GaTECH Laptop Ensemble & New Music Ensemble at the Goat Farm Arts Center Georgia Tech Music by Terry Kearns, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_4135 2014-04-17 GTlork | GaTECH Laptop Ensemble & New Music Ensemble at the Goat Farm Arts Center Georgia Tech Music" height="480" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5467/13894983381_bd220d472c_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />GTlork: the Georgia Tech Laptop Orchestra at the Goat Farm. <br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/13930517273" title="IMG_4019-2014-04-16-Feed-Your-Senses-Rialto-Centerfor-the-Arts-Opera-singers-Crucible by Terry Kearns, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_4019-2014-04-16-Feed-Your-Senses-Rialto-Centerfor-the-Arts-Opera-singers-Crucible" height="480" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7317/13930517273_2855504bc1_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.music.gsu.edu/performanceensemble.aspx">Georgia State Opera</a> performs "The Crucible" for lunch at the Rialto.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/13908024312" title="IMG_4116-2014-04-17-MOMO-himself-Boulevard-Tunnel-for-Living-Walls-picture-in-picture by Terry Kearns, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_4116-2014-04-17-MOMO-himself-Boulevard-Tunnel-for-Living-Walls-picture-in-picture" height="480" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3673/13908024312_401e67498b_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://momoshowpalace.com/">MOMO</a> for <a href="http://livingwallsatl.com/">Living Walls</a> at the Boulevard Tunnel<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/13907954181" title="IMG_4080-2014-04-17-McTell-Street-an-ephemeral-platform-by-Flux-Projects-busking-on-Peachtree-Midtown by Terry Kearns, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_4080-2014-04-17-McTell-Street-an-ephemeral-platform-by-Flux-Projects-busking-on-Peachtree-Midtown" height="480" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7298/13907954181_4501e15575_z.jpg" width="640" /></a> <br />Jon Ciliberto and Jimmy Lo - poetry artists <a href="http://fluxprojects.org/">McTell Street for Flux Projects </a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/13961426811" title="IMG_4237 Tuba Choir West End by Terry Kearns, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_4237 Tuba Choir West End" height="480" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5003/13961426811_8fd146a5a8_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />Tuba choir at <a href="http://www.atlantastreetsalive.com/the-route-connecting-neighborhoods/#sthash.TxeVHia3.dpbs">Streets Alive - West End</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/14007369821" title="CIMG0975-2014-04-25-MOMO-painting-Boulevard-Tunnel-Living-Walls-Ashley-Monica by Terry Kearns, on Flickr"><img alt="CIMG0975-2014-04-25-MOMO-painting-Boulevard-Tunnel-Living-Walls-Ashley-Monica" height="480" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7105/14007369821_7b0fbcb1c8_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://press-start-to-begin.tumblr.com/">Ashley Anderson</a> helping <a href="http://momoshowpalace.com/">MOMO</a> for <a href="http://livingwallsatl.com/">Living Walls</a> at the Boulevard Tunnel<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/14025928795" title="IMG_4356 2014-04-26 Max and Maggie were at the Inman Park Festival. — with Max Godfrey and Maggie Hall. by Terry Kearns, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_4356 2014-04-26 Max and Maggie were at the Inman Park Festival. — with Max Godfrey and Maggie Hall." height="480" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2921/14025928795_dd19ecaf43_z.jpg" width="640" /></a> <br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/maxandmaggiemusic">Max Godfrey and Maggie Hall aka Max and Maggie</a> busked at the Inman Park Festival and I'm glad they did. <br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/14105283041" title="IMG_4429-2014-04-26-Ben-Steele-from-this-a-mountain-poem88-Ben-himself by Terry Kearns, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_4429-2014-04-26-Ben-Steele-from-this-a-mountain-poem88-Ben-himself" height="522" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2940/14105283041_8ddb125800_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.steeleartist.com/">Ben Steele</a> "From This a Mountain" at <a href="http://www.poem88.net/">{poem88</a>}(sorry about the reddish face Ben, maybe my camera was having a blood moon or something)<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/13922058170" title="IMG_4435-Pandra-Williams-second-nature-Barbara-Archer-Gallery-Goat-Farm by Terry Kearns, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_4435-Pandra-Williams-second-nature-Barbara-Archer-Gallery-Goat-Farm" height="640" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5031/13922058170_87954e5976_z.jpg" width="480" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.pandrawilliams.com/">Pandra Williams</a> at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/439903459477805/">"Second Nauture" Barbara Archer Gallery and The Goat Farm</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/14052008812" title="IMG_4458-2014-04-28-MOMO-helpers-Boulevard-Tunnel-southwest-Living-Walls-Atlanta by Terry Kearns, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_4458-2014-04-28-MOMO-helpers-Boulevard-Tunnel-southwest-Living-Walls-Atlanta" height="480" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2929/14052008812_55548b2808_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />The Boulevard tunnel was a lot of work by a lot of people.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/13906465807" title="IMG_4538 2014-05-02 Mary Jane Huegel herself  Marietta Square first Friday Artwalk Georgia Red Door Art Gallery & Studio by Terry Kearns, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_4538 2014-05-02 Mary Jane Huegel herself  Marietta Square first Friday Artwalk Georgia Red Door Art Gallery & Studio" height="480" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5038/13906465807_572f290f3f_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/MaryJaneHuegelFineArt">Mary Jane Huegel</a> at <a href="http://www.reddoorartgalleryandstudio.com/">Red Door Art Gallery </a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/14093081955" title="IMG_4540 Donita Pendered herself  Marietta Square first Friday Artwalk Georgia Red Door Art Gallery & Studio by Terry Kearns, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_4540 Donita Pendered herself  Marietta Square first Friday Artwalk Georgia Red Door Art Gallery & Studio" height="480" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7408/14093081955_45e47c0e95_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://penderedfineart.com/">Donita Pendered</a> at <a href="http://www.reddoorartgalleryandstudio.com/">Red Door Art Gallery </a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/14093534724" title="IMG_4525 2014-05-02 Marietta Square first Friday Artwalk Georgia dk Gallery by Terry Kearns, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_4525 2014-05-02 Marietta Square first Friday Artwalk Georgia dk Gallery" height="480" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2910/14093534724_1f5d70d35b_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />Thanks to <a href="http://www.dkgallery.us/">Donna Krueger proprietor of  dk Gallery</a> for getting out the my first <a href="http://www.artwalkmarietta.com/">Marietta Square Artwalk</a><br /><br /> <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/13908044092" title="IMG_4120-2014-04-17-MOMO-himself-Boulevard-Tunnel-for-Living-Walls by Terry Kearns, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_4120-2014-04-17-MOMO-himself-Boulevard-Tunnel-for-Living-Walls" height="480" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3776/13908044092_1d07c48969_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />Boulevard Tunnel gear.<br /><br />Whew, time for Bunny Cake. <br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/13941460434" title="IMG_4180-2014-04-19-Easter-family by Terry Kearns, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_4180-2014-04-19-Easter-family" height="480" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7342/13941460434_f2cb7d92ec_z.jpg" width="640" /></a> 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Artists and Bunny Cake

At the first sign of bloggers block I go for the bunny cake, then the artists, then the bunny cake. But first an invitation, we'd sure l...

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My Year in Review for ArtsATL.com

Click to <a href="http://www.artsatl.com/2013/12/architecture-tourist/" target="_blank">Year in Review: A photo scrapbook from ubiquitous Architecture Tourist</a> for <a href="http://artsatl.com/">ArtsATL.com</a> then come right back here. I want to introduce you to some nice people.<br /><br />Atlanta is small enough that it's not a chore to do new things if you can find out about them. And there is so much to do. The best part is the people, there's just no stopping them.<br /><br />If you follow <a href="http://artsatl.com/">ArtsATL.com</a> and <a href="http://burnaway.org/">Burnaway.org</a>, you'll be in the know. Use email, websites, Twitter, FaceBook, or all them. That's what I do.<br /><br />Here is a mini field guide to some ArtATL folks. Get out there in introduce yourself; tell them Terry sent you. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCG6Z44jw-_T5cSmTe96LHZ_CzHlRjdZPBH-DzSdVwEFaZ1uFEyzmmp6vV5AycRzmRXgRoCr1tWQJmp-sP_eLPWebQ15Y_6PYPihTy5tRlsMPTJGBWWNxmJBfsBn-1iR1MKmxSezfN1qwh/s1600/IMG_6966-2013-10-29-Best-of-Atlanta-Creative-Loafing-ArtsATL-Catherine-Fox.jpg"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCG6Z44jw-_T5cSmTe96LHZ_CzHlRjdZPBH-DzSdVwEFaZ1uFEyzmmp6vV5AycRzmRXgRoCr1tWQJmp-sP_eLPWebQ15Y_6PYPihTy5tRlsMPTJGBWWNxmJBfsBn-1iR1MKmxSezfN1qwh/s640/IMG_6966-2013-10-29-Best-of-Atlanta-Creative-Loafing-ArtsATL-Catherine-Fox.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />I worked with Cathy Fox (right) on my review and what a pleasure. She's executive director, editor, and  chief art critic at <a href="http://www.artsatl.com/aboutcontact/">ArtsATL.com</a>. She knows stuff and knows how to put it into words. Here she is picking up the<a href="http://clatl.com/atlanta/BestofAtlanta2013/Page"> 2013 Creative Loafing readers picks award for Best Local Arts Website</a>.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" mozallowfullscreen="" msallowfullscreen="" nbsp="" oallowfullscreen="" src="https://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/10766032265/player/1df251cfcf" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="640"></iframe><br />It fun spotting Atlanta's arts writers. Here is Andrew Alexander at the gloATL performance at the Rhodes Theater. Andrew writes about theater, dance and art.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" mozallowfullscreen="" msallowfullscreen="" nbsp="" oallowfullscreen="" src="https://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/10938307013/player/890592c479" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="640"></iframe><br /><a href="http://www.markgresham.com/home.html">Mark Gresham is an Atlanta composer who writes about music</a> for ArtsATL. Here's Mark at <a href="http://www.timwhiteheadpiano.com/">Tim Whitehead's piano recital</a> at the restored and acoustically renovated Druid Hills Presbyterian Church.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="283" mozallowfullscreen="" msallowfullscreen="" nbsp="" oallowfullscreen="" src="https://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/8011177852/player/225e6485d6" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="640"></iframe><br /><a href="http://www.faithmcclure.com/">Faith McClure</a> writes about visual arts. She's an artist, curator, and more, working in the Visual Arts Department and Gallery at Emory. Here she is with Louis Corrigan at a <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/sets/72157631600455093/">gloATL performance in the pool at Maddox Park</a>.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="279" mozallowfullscreen="" msallowfullscreen="" nbsp="" oallowfullscreen="" src="https://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/9154674615/player/14ca851453" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="640"></iframe><br />Jerry Cullum goes nearly everywhere, writes nearly everything. Tip for spotting Jerry in the wild: Find a crowd of ladies and Jerry will usually be in the center. Here he is at <a href="http://whitespace814.com/">whitespace</a> with <a href="http://mimihartsilver.com/">Mimi Hart Silver</a>.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" mozallowfullscreen="" msallowfullscreen="" nbsp="" oallowfullscreen="" src="https://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/8849887751/player/c8647129f7" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="640"></iframe><br />Ed Hall is a literature guy who goes nearly everywhere. Right now he curates the ArtATL to-do list. Here's Ed with Maggie Ginestra and <a href="http://www.rachelherrick.com/">Rachel Herrick</a> when "Something In Particular" spilled out of the Telephone Factory onto the BeltLine. Tip for spotting Ed in the wild: See "Jerry Cullum" above.<br /><br />Happy New Year.

My Year in Review for ArtsATL.com

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People in Places and a Wedding

I prefer people in my places. On that count it was a great week. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDR90UlkMxRSVQhIxQ1bK2LNAoZ-1IDoSJtwYkhm8SCGEo7P2j-7lTMElN8sXvVcmB9dejmTsT8kIWVpJnXzbZ6N6mwZMTIwskCgK0mj43_A1mHuTAE7u5G00Ss2Zh-kp6HbProfQBXZ4u/s1600/IMG_6362-2013-10-19-Eli-Kirshtein-marriage-to-Andrea-Litvin-now-Andrea-Kirshtein-wedding.jpg"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDR90UlkMxRSVQhIxQ1bK2LNAoZ-1IDoSJtwYkhm8SCGEo7P2j-7lTMElN8sXvVcmB9dejmTsT8kIWVpJnXzbZ6N6mwZMTIwskCgK0mj43_A1mHuTAE7u5G00Ss2Zh-kp6HbProfQBXZ4u/s640/IMG_6362-2013-10-19-Eli-Kirshtein-marriage-to-Andrea-Litvin-now-Andrea-Kirshtein-wedding.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/Andrea_noms" target="_blank">Andrea</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/EliKirshtein" target="_blank">Eli</a> got married in a pasture last Saturday. They are Atlanta chefs who tweet. Eli s is executive chef at the soon to open <a href="https://twitter.com/TheLuminaryATL" target="_blank">@TheLuminaryATL</a>. JoAnn and I saw Eli at Piedmont Hospital on the day he was born. He grew up to earn this great woman's love. Ladies: Most of us dorky guys will never understand how we get these wonderful girls to make a families with us. Though we don't always express it well, we are so grateful.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/10322480796/" title="IMG_6097-2013-10-16-Sarah-Emerson-Elevate-Mammal-Gallery-Broad-Street-Atlanta by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6097-2013-10-16-Sarah-Emerson-Elevate-Mammal-Gallery-Broad-Street-Atlanta" height="480" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7391/10322480796_2db6e9d32e_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.sarahemerson.com/" target="_blank">Sarah Emerson</a> waved while painting on Broad Street for "<a href="http://www.elevateatlantaart.com/" target="_blank">Elevate</a>." This is the new <a href="https://www.facebook.com/themammalgallery" target="_blank">Mammal Gallery</a>. It's just south the downtown MARTA station. Now you can find it.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/10339539536/" title="IMG_6136-2013-10-17-Red-Bull-Canvas-Cooler-Atlanta-James-McConnell--Sam-Parker by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6136-2013-10-17-Red-Bull-Canvas-Cooler-Atlanta-James-McConnell--Sam-Parker" height="480" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3771/10339539536_85201f066d_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />I found <a href="https://twitter.com/BeepBeepGallery" target="_blank">James McConnell of Beep Beep Gallery</a> and <a href="http://sparkerartist.com/" target="_blank">Sam Parker</a> (the artist who couldn't possibly have time to sleep) at my first visit to the newest <a href="http://www.faygoldgallery.com/" target="_blank">Fay Gold Gallery</a>. It was Red Bull's cooler painting competition.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/10339578356/" title="IMG_6176-2013-10-17-Red-Bull-Canvas-Cooler-Atlanta-Sarah-Emerson-wins by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6176-2013-10-17-Red-Bull-Canvas-Cooler-Atlanta-Sarah-Emerson-wins" height="480" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2868/10339578356_89a72168e6_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />Turns out that Sarah Emerson's (center) and Sam Parker's coolers won their way to the national competition at <a href="https://www.artbasel.com/en/miami-beach" target="_blank">Art Basel Miami</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/10339560634/" title="IMG_6187-2013-10-17-Red-Bull-Canvas-Cooler-Atlanta-outside by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6187-2013-10-17-Red-Bull-Canvas-Cooler-Atlanta-outside" height="480" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3697/10339560634_a7f85685e6_z.jpg" width="640" /></a> <br />P.S. Fay Gold's Gallery is cool, it's at the west tip end of 10th, the building with <a href="http://hensethename.com/" target="_blank">Hense</a> paint job.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/10350403645/" title="IMG_6192-2013-10-18-Likemind-atl-atlanta-octane-Grant-Park by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6192-2013-10-18-Likemind-atl-atlanta-octane-Grant-Park" height="480" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3820/10350403645_270d86cee5_z.jpg" width="640" /></a> <br />At <a href="https://twitter.com/octanegrantpark" target="_blank">Grant Park Octane</a>, you might want the sun at your back when you join one of these illuminaries: <a href="https://twitter.com/webanna" target="_blank">Anna Gonzales</a>   <a href="https://twitter.com/Maigh" target="_blank">Maigh Houlihan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/jlweiss" target="_blank">Jessica Weiss</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/texturl" target="_blank">Brandon Barr</a>. Brandon is one of the <a href="http://weloveatl.org/" target="_blank">#weloveatl</a> champions. Thanks to <a href="https://twitter.com/MailChimp%E2%80%8E" target="_blank">Mail Chimp</a> for supplying the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/95952023813/" target="_blank">LikeMind Atlanta</a> coffee.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/10350408966/" title="IMG_6198-2013-10-18-Likemind-atl-atlanta-octane-Grant-Park-Posters-in-the-Hall-Howdy-Nater-Nathan-Tavel by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6198-2013-10-18-Likemind-atl-atlanta-octane-Grant-Park-Posters-in-the-Hall-Howdy-Nater-Nathan-Tavel" height="480" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3687/10350408966_b8227fb7a3_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />While you're at Octane check our some <a href="http://howdynater.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Howdynater (Nathan Tavel)</a> posters in the hall.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/10356011775/" title="IMG_6219-2013-10-18-Lucinda-Bunnen--Georgia-Portraits-Atlanta-Preservation-Center-John-Ramspott by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6219-2013-10-18-Lucinda-Bunnen--Georgia-Portraits-Atlanta-Preservation-Center-John-Ramspott" height="480" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3796/10356011775_c1731069f8_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />The <a href="http://www.atlantapreservationcenter.com/index" target="_blank">Atlanta Preservation Center</a> is presenting an exhibition of photographs by <a href="http://www.lucindabunnen.com/" target="_blank">Lucinda Bunnen</a> (right). Lucinda has pretty much photographed everybody. <a href="http://www.focusfirm.net/" target="_blank">Photographer John Ramspott</a> (left) was there to photograph the opening for <a href="https://twitter.com/burnawayga" target="_blank">Burnaway</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/10356022116/" title="IMG_6226-2013-10-18-Lucinda-Bunnen--Georgia-Portraits-Atlanta-Preservation-Center by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6226-2013-10-18-Lucinda-Bunnen--Georgia-Portraits-Atlanta-Preservation-Center" height="480" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3737/10356022116_cb6b76de6f_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />The Grant Mansion's Drawing Room Gallery is my favorite 600 square feet in Atlanta, It's great even when empty. It's even better with people and art. See art critique<a href="http://www.artsatl.com/author/jerry-cullum/" target="_blank"> <span class="entity _586o" data-fulltext="Jerry William Cullum" data-group="all" data-icon="null" data-select="group" data-si="true" data-text="Jerry William Cullum" data-type="ent:user" data-uid="825135330">Jerry Cullum</span></a><span data-si="true">? See WonderRoot leader <a href="http://www.wonderroot.org/about/staff/chris-appleton/" target="_blank">Crhis Appleton</a>?</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/10356049295/" title="IMG_6231-2013-10-18-ACAC-fallen-fruit-grand-reopening-getready by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6231-2013-10-18-ACAC-fallen-fruit-grand-reopening-getready" height="480" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3702/10356049295_8f24e9230e_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />Did the <a href="https://twitter.com/ACAC" target="_blank">Atlanta Contemporary</a> folks work all night getting ready to re-open? That's art director <a href="http://www.thecontemporary.org/about/people/" target="_blank">Stuart Horodner</a> wearing "curator" black.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/10356525713/" title="IMG_6255-2013-10-18-The-Creatives-Project-Fundraiser-Goat-Farm-Starz-family by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6255-2013-10-18-The-Creatives-Project-Fundraiser-Goat-Farm-Starz-family" height="480" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2855/10356525713_6a1ee37529_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />The smiling sisterz are artistz. <a href="http://marcystarz.com/" target="_blank">Marci Starz</a> and <a href="http://nikkistarzart.com/" target="_blank">Nicki Starz</a> posed with dad, mom, and brother at <a href="http://www.thecreativesproject.org/" target="_blank">The Creative's Project</a> Fundraiser at the <a href="https://twitter.com/GoatFarmArtsCtr" target="_blank">Goat Farm</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/10356347556/" title="IMG_6264-2013-10-18-The-Creatives-Project-Fundraiser-Goat-Farm-Kasim-Reed-Jerushia-Graham by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6264-2013-10-18-The-Creatives-Project-Fundraiser-Goat-Farm-Kasim-Reed-Jerushia-Graham" height="480" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2848/10356347556_ba1b496e18_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/kwanzahall" target="_blank">Councilman Kwanza Hall</a> is everywhere, here with TCP artist <a href="http://www.artbyjerushia.com/" target="_blank">Jerushia Graham.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/10356317545/" title="IMG_6233-2013-10-18-The-Creatives-Project-Fundraiser-Goat-Farm-Momentum-Exit-to-the-future by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6233-2013-10-18-The-Creatives-Project-Fundraiser-Goat-Farm-Momentum-Exit-to-the-future" height="480" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2884/10356317545_c468ed5122_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.nedaabghari.com/" target="_blank">Photographer Neda Abghari</a> (in black) is the <a href="http://www.thecreativesproject.org/our-crew/" target="_blank">executive director of TCP</a> and you should know her.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/10356323295/" title="IMG_6241-2013-10-18-The-Creatives-Project-Fundraiser-Goat-Farm-Caroline-Kilgore-TK by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6241-2013-10-18-The-Creatives-Project-Fundraiser-Goat-Farm-Caroline-Kilgore-TK" height="480" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7358/10356323295_8717036f06_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/caroline-c-kilgore/78/205/245" target="_blank">Carolne Kilgore</a> is photography director for Atlanta Magazine. In the old days she grew up with my children. I used to be taller than Caroline (and taller than 2 of  my 3 children).<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/10415764726/" title="IMG_6419-2013-10-19-Art-Party-Nourish-Atlanta-Contemporary-Art-Center-ACAC-Jiha-Moon-studio-Marianne-Lambert by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6419-2013-10-19-Art-Party-Nourish-Atlanta-Contemporary-Art-Center-ACAC-Jiha-Moon-studio-Marianne-Lambert" height="480" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7345/10415764726_81991da8b3_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/JihaMoon" target="_blank">Jiha Moon</a> (lady with glasses) keeps a happy studio at the <a href="https://twitter.com/ACAC" target="_blank">ACAC Art Party</a>. It's hard not to smile with <a href="http://consultartinc.com/" target="_blank">Marianne Lambert</a> (lady in red) in the house.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/10415750055/" title="IMG_6401-2013-10-19-Art-Party-Atlanta-Contemporary-Art-Center-ACAC-Kwanza-Hall by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6401-2013-10-19-Art-Party-Atlanta-Contemporary-Art-Center-ACAC-Kwanza-Hall" height="480" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3793/10415750055_40c1dcc81b_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />I repeat: <a href="https://twitter.com/kwanzahall" target="_blank">Kwanza Hall</a> is everywhere.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/10415774306/" title="IMG_6435-2013-10-19-Art-Party-Nourish-Atlanta-Contemporary-Art-Center-ACAC-Paul-S-Benjamin-studio by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6435-2013-10-19-Art-Party-Nourish-Atlanta-Contemporary-Art-Center-ACAC-Paul-S-Benjamin-studio" height="480" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3685/10415774306_141489d47e_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/lisatuttlestudio" target="_blank">Lisa Tuttle</a> with <a href="http://www.paulsbenjamin.com/" target="_blank">Paul Benjamin</a> who also keeps a happy studio.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/10415921763/" title="IMG_6446-2013-10-19-Art-Party-Nourish-Atlanta-Contemporary-Art-Center-ACAC-Nathan-Sharratt-studio by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6446-2013-10-19-Art-Party-Nourish-Atlanta-Contemporary-Art-Center-ACAC-Nathan-Sharratt-studio" height="480" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7390/10415921763_11cbf3e427_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />Nathan Sharratt keeps a sofa in his studio: a happy choice.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/10415791296/" title="IMG_6458-2013-10-19-Art-Party-Atlanta-Contemporary-Art-Center-Steven-L-Anderson-Energy-Strategies-lounge-Zopi-Kristjanson by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6458-2013-10-19-Art-Party-Atlanta-Contemporary-Art-Center-Steven-L-Anderson-Energy-Strategies-lounge-Zopi-Kristjanson" height="480" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3809/10415791296_57019abe5a_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.melissiafernander.com/" target="_blank">Melissia Fernander</a> relaxes on her back, Zopi Kristjanson on her tummy, <a href="http://burnaway.org/preview-interview-david-courtright-creatives-projects-fund-raiser-goat-farm-arts-center/" target="_blank">David Courtright</a> prefers to put his feet up in <a href="http://www.stevenlanderson.com/" target="_blank">Steven Anderson's</a> garden.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/10396624553/" title="2013-10-20-PUBLIC-ATLAS-walkabout-by-ACAC-and-Fallen-Fruit-and-Wonderroot-in-Cabbagetown-and-Reynoldstown-Atlanta by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="2013-10-20-PUBLIC-ATLAS-walkabout-by-ACAC-and-Fallen-Fruit-and-Wonderroot-in-Cabbagetown-and-Reynoldstown-Atlanta" height="516" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7318/10396624553_1211012887_z.jpg" width="553" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.thecontemporary.org/about/people/" target="_blank">Stuart Horodner</a>, me, <a href="https://twitter.com/artninja79" target="_blank">Lauren Langley</a>, and <a href="http://www.sarahgaskins.com/" target="_blank">Sarah Gaskins</a> at the Pubic Atlas Walkabout in Reynoldstown and Cabbagetown. We walked about picking up little art pieces. Thanks to <a href="https://twitter.com/fallenfruit" target="_blank">Fallen Fruit</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/WonderRoot" target="_blank">WonderRoot</a>. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/10396344916/" title="IMG_6472-2013-10-20-PUBLIC-ATLAS-walkabout-by-ACAC-and-Fallen-Fruit-and-Wonderroot-in-Cabbagetown-and-Reynoldstown-Atlanta by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6472-2013-10-20-PUBLIC-ATLAS-walkabout-by-ACAC-and-Fallen-Fruit-and-Wonderroot-in-Cabbagetown-and-Reynoldstown-Atlanta" height="480" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7400/10396344916_4c53002247_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />We met one of the artists.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/10396399845/" title="IMG_6488-2013-10-20-PUBLIC-ATLAS-walkabout-by-ACAC-and-Fallen-Fruit-and-Wonderroot-in-Cabbagetown-and-Reynoldstown-Atlanta-Sisters-of-the-Lattice by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6488-2013-10-20-PUBLIC-ATLAS-walkabout-by-ACAC-and-Fallen-Fruit-and-Wonderroot-in-Cabbagetown-and-Reynoldstown-Atlanta-Sisters-of-the-Lattice" height="480" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7358/10396399845_ecb92e5bb0_z.jpg" width="640" /></a> <br />We met the <a href="http://www.sistersofthelattice.info/" target="_blank">Sisters of the Lattice</a> at Karen's house with <a href="http://www.nancyvandevender.com/" target="_blank">Nancy VanDevender (right)</a>.<br /><br />I'm not done but I am a bit tired. One more:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/10505623133/" title="IMG_6846 by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6846" height="480" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7365/10505623133_7a86b0626f_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />I'll leave you with some downtown wall walking from last night at <a href="https://twitter.com/ElevateAtl" target="_blank">Elevate Atlanta</a>. "Point de vue sur coin de rue" at the corner of Broad and Poplar featuring <a href="http://www.associationmanifeste.com/" target="_blank">Mostafa Ahbourrou, Isabelle Saulle, and Adolfo Vargas from L’Association Manifeste</a>. Hey, they are on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Association-manifeste-danse-contemporaine/156913024353567" target="_blank">Facebook</a>.<br /><br />I appreciate y'all saying hello.

People in Places and a Wedding

I prefer people in my places. On that count it was a great week. Andrea and Eli got married in a pasture last Saturday. They are Atlanta c...

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