City Lights with Lois Reitzes WABE

New York Times bestselling author Amor Towles discusses his new collection of short stories, “Table for Two.” Plus, Wiley from Atlanta takes the spotlight for our series, “Speaking of Music,” conductor John Morrison and violinist Adelaide Federici detail the Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra’s upcoming concert, “Celebrating the Maestro,” and we hear about the inaugural Decatur Children’s Book Festival.

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Tomer Zvulun, the Atlanta Opera's artistic director, discusses their "Die Walkürie" production, which will be presented at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre from April 27 through May 5. Plus, Theatre du Reve's outgoing director, Caroyln Cook, stops by to discuss her 30 years with Atlanta's premiere Francophone theater company.

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From WABE in Atlanta, this is City Lights. I’m Lois Reitzes – thank you for listening. Among the contributions to the world of music from Athens, Georgia, the band REM is one of the town’s biggest – not only in terms of the fame they would go on to achieve, but in the strength of their Athens roots. A new, comprehensive biography of the band is out now by author John Hunter. Later this hour, he joins us to discuss “Maps and Legends: The Story of REM.”

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Conductor and Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Music Director Nathalie Stutzmann details the ASO’s next season. Plus, Dr. Scott Stewart joins us to discuss the scores of video games for our series, “Music in Media, and then artists Karl Kroeppler and Vincent Rinehart and poet Dana Gioia discuss their collective exhibition “The Poet and the Painters” on view April 26 through May 23 at the Roswell Visual Arts Center.

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Chris Escobar, owner of the historic Plaza and Tara Theatres, details the 2024 Atlanta Film Festival and Creative Conference. Plus, Carlos Carvajal takes the spotlight for our series, “Speaking of Comedy, and “Challenge the Stats founder and acclaimed harpist Angelica Hairston and spoken word artist Adán Bean discuss “Voices Amplified: An Evening of Poetry and Song,” coming to the First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta this Saturday.

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Radio personality and philanthropist Frank Ski details his new ambient concept album, “Climate Change.” Plus, contemporary moment artist Emily Christianson takes the spotlight for our series, “Speaking of Dance,” and Joann Cebulski and Patricia Pichardo from the Seed & Feed Marching Abominable discuss their 50th anniversary ahead of their upcoming performance at the Inman Park Parade and Festival.

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