For More Information Contact:
Liz Lapidus Public Relations
Liz Lapidus/Kate Thacker
kate@lizlapiduspr.com
404-688-1466
Jenny Pittam, Atlanta BeltLine, Inc.
(404) 614-8283, jpittam@atlbeltline.org

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULEANNOUNCED FOR THE 3RDANNUALARTON THE
ATLANTABELTLINE
Dynamic Exhibition Kicks off Saturday, September 8 with Performances through Sunday,
November 11

ATLANTA (August 29, 2012) -- Art on the Atlanta Beltlinereturns this fall as Atlanta’s
largest temporary public art exhibition, showcasing the work of new and returning,
established and emerging visual artists, performers, and musicians along nine miles of the
Atlanta BeltLine on both the east and west sides of town. The third annual Art on the Atlanta
BeltLine uses varied and dynamic art installations to draw the public onto some of the most
unique public spaces in the City of Atlanta, providing powerful new perspectives on the city
and its vibrant neighborhoods. The exhibition will open on Saturday, September 8, kicking
off with the Krewe of the Grateful Glutton’s Lantern Parade beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the
intersection of Lake Avenue / Irwin Street and the Eastside Trail. The two-month long
exhibition will feature free outdoor performances over seven weekends beginning Saturday,
September 15 through Sunday, November 11.

The exhibition showcases how art strengthens and beautifies current and former industrial
areas and creates signature spaces exemplifying the transformation of the city through the
Atlanta BeltLine.This year’s exhibition also celebrates the opening of the Eastside Trail, the
new 2.25-mile long multi-use path connecting Piedmont Park to Virginia Highland,
Poncey-Highlands, Old Fourth Ward, and Inman Park, which will be officially dedicated on
October 15. Art on the Atlanta BeltLine touches almost 20 intown communities.
The performance schedule for the fall season is as follows (click hyperlinks for full calendar
listing and maps):

Saturday, September 8

o Location: The intersection of Lake Ave / Irwin Street and the Eastside
Trail
o Starting at 7:30 pm: Tailgating for the Lantern Parade with an 8:30 pm
parade start walking to Park Tavern in Piedmont Park; Imaginary Menagerie
will join with puppets.

Sunday, September 9
o Starting at 3 pm: Artists’ Panel at Park’s Edge restaurant in Inman Park
o Starting at 6 pm in southwest Atlanta: Crossover Movement Arts: Your
Footsteps Bring Life I: Emergence; Dojo Collective: In the Land of Wanderers

Saturday, September 15
o Location: Reynoldstown Stage in southeast Atlanta behind the Lofts at
Reynoldstown Crossing
o Starting at 6:45 pm: Spiral of Sound Crystal Bowl Choir: Stop, Look,
Listen; Trevor Jones and The Collective Project: Prometheus the Fire;
Klimchak: Lebeato Lounge

Sunday, September 16
o Location: On the Eastside Trail where Angier Springs dead-ends off of
Somerset Terrace
o Starting at 6 pm: Priscilla Smith: Beyond My Wildest Dreams [walking
the Eastside Trail from Angier Springs to north of N. Highland Ave.]; Christ,
Lord: TANZPLATZ [north of N. Highland Ave.]

Saturday, September 29
o Location: Gordon White Park in southwest Atlanta at the intersection of
Ralph David Abernathy Blvd and White Street
o Starting at 7 pm: Taranji Alvarado: Community… A Sound Creation;
Wade Tilton: Ghost/Train; Klimchak: Lebeato Lounge

Sunday, September 30
o Location: Gordon White Park in southwest Atlanta at the intersection of
Ralph David Abernathy Blvd and White Street
o Starting at 6:30 pm: Kebbi Williams and Strings: Music in the Park;
Santiago Paramo and Amy Pursifull: S.O.N.I.C.; Imaginary Menagerie will
join with puppets; Eyedrum will have a continuous performance: Free Poetry
on Demand.

Sunday, October 7
o Location: Piedmont Park expansion on the corridor behind the Atlanta
Botanical Garden
o Starting at 5:00 pm: Spiral of Sound Crystal Bowl Choir: Stop, Look,
Listen; and Crossover Movement Arts: Your Footsteps Bring Life II: Flotilla.

Saturday, October 13
o Location: On the Eastside Trail underneath the Virginia Avenue bridge
just south of Monroe Drive and 10th Street
o Starting at 7:00 pm: Imaginary Menagerie: “Kudzu” the Dragon; Park
Cofield and Co.: Big & Small Insect Show; Wade Tilton: Ghost/Train;
Klimchak: Lebeato Lounge; Eyedrum; Christ, Lord: TANZPLATZ

Sunday, October 14
o Location: Historic Fourth Ward Park outdoor theater
o Starting at 4:30 pm: Past Prime Players; Taranji Alvarado: Community…
A Sound Creation 2012; Crossover Movement Arts: Your Footsteps Bring Life
III: Deadalus Revisited

Saturday, October 27
o Location: Allene Avenue near the intersection with Catherine Street in
southwest Atlanta
o Starting at 5:20 pm: Priscilla Smith: Beyond My Wildest Dreams; Past
Prime Players; Dojo Collective: In the Land of Wanderers; Eyedrum will have
a continuous performance: Free Poetry on Demand

Sunday, October 28
o Location: Historic Fourth Ward Park
o Starting at 6:00 pm: Gateway Performance Productions: Year of the
Dragon; Trevor Jones and The Collective Project: Prometheus the Fire; Christ,
Lord: TANZPLATZ

Saturday, November 3
o Location: Near Historic Fourth Ward Skate Park
o Starting at 7:15 pm: Klimchak: Lebeato Lounge; Ryan Mathern:
Immolation; Imaginary Menagerie to join with puppets

Sunday, November 4
o Location: On our Reynoldstown Stage and north of Kirkwood Avenue at
approximately 900 Memorial Drive, 30316
o Starting at 2:45 pm: Past Prime Players; Christ, Lord: TANZPLATZ; Tara
Hemmer: This Goes Here; Emily Christianson: HomeScape

Performance schedules are subject to change, please check art.beltline.org for updates.

Artist submissions have increased by more than 40% since Art on the Atlanta BeltLine
launched in 2010. This year, 74 visual and performance pieces were selected to become part
of the exhibit from among 181 proposals.

Special thanks goes out to the generous community partners, donors and sponsors who make
Art on the Atlanta BeltLine possible. This exhibition is brought to you by Atlanta BeltLine,
Inc., the Office of Cultural Affairs, Fulton County Arts Council and our presenting sponsor
for the third consecutive year, U.S. Micro.

In addition to art.beltline.org, please connect with us for regular updates on the following
sites:
• www.facebook.com/artontheatlantabeltline
• www.twitter.com/atlantabeltline and #beltlineart
• Instagram: atlantabeltline and #beltlineart

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About theAtlanta BeltLine:
The Atlanta BeltLine is the most comprehensive economic development effort ever
undertaken in the City of Atlanta and among the largest, most wide-ranging urban
redevelopment and mobility projects currently underway in the United States. The Atlanta
BeltLine is a sustainable redevelopment project that will provide a network of public parks,
multi-use trails and transit along a historic 22-mile railroad corridor circling downtown and
connecting many neighborhoods directly to each other. Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. (ABI) is the
entity tasked with planning and executing the implementation of the Atlanta BeltLine in
partnership with other public and private organizations, including City of Atlanta departments.
The Atlanta BeltLine Partnership (ABLP) is a non-profit organization committed to raising
funds from private and philanthropic sources to support the Atlanta BeltLine, working with
the community and partners to raise general awareness and support, and serving as a catalyst
to mobilize resources to address social concerns. For more information on the Atlanta
BeltLine, please visit www.BeltLine.org.