The 8,000-pound bronze honors the ancient Persian king at Midtown's new Pardis Park, meaning “paradise” in Persian.

Candler Park's Lostintheletters stretches its annual book bash to six days, with over a dozen writers and a new experimental film series.

Crews broke ground in the rain on the long-shuttered Grove Theatre, which closed in 1969 and is set to reopen with up to 300 seats.

The Chicago-born, Atlanta-based painter marks a career milestone with a show running through December 12.

The Nov. 13-15 symposium wraps up with a weapons demonstration at Etowah Indian Mounds, rain or shine.

Organizer Greg Burnham says Atlanta never had a space to celebrate Blerd culture — until now.

Roots to the Future returns for a 7th year with a Saturday concert called The Awakening and a Sunday business workshop.

Atlanta author Dena Schusterman opens the 22-day festival with her memoir on faith, family and raising eight kids.

The Moreland Avenue dive, which has hosted acts including Killer Mike and Drive-By Truckers, will hand its keys to a displaced Virginia-Highland venue in January.

ABV Gallery hosts the street artist behind Obama’s Hope poster through January 3, with John Lewis and Malcolm X among the faces on display.

The two-day event at Fulton County's largest park skips an entry fee and welcomes leashed dogs.

Air France Flight 007's 1962 crash at Orly Field took over 100 Atlantans home from a European tour — and rebuilt the city's arts scene from grief.

The 26th annual celebration returns Sunday with ofrendas built inside mausoleums and a Catrina costume contest.