• Programming

City Cafe

Noon-1:00pm on WABE

Each weekday at noon, City Cafe host John Lemley serves up “a plateful of classics and a variety of sides.” The program features classical music, a medley of stories on culture, arts and other interesting events happening in and around Atlanta, as well as NPR and BBC news breaks.

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Thursday, March 11th

Mulan

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The Alliance Theatre is doing a larger-than-life production of the Disney’s Mulan, the story of a spirited young girl in ancient China, where ancient tradition and family honor reign supreme.

Kate Sweeney stopped by to talk with host John Lemley about the musical.

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This Week’s Best Bets from Shane Harrison

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The Atlanta Journal Constitution’s “Best Bets” writer Shane Harrison talks about what’s going on around Atlanta this week.

March 11th through March 14th - Georgia Cowboy Poetry Gathering

Saturday, March 13th - 128th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival

Friday, Marth 13th - Cobb Symphony Orchestra

March 13th & March 14th - Forsythia Festival

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Wednesday, March 10th

Davey the Bamboo Plant

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Springtime is finally within sight, and this is good news to just about everyone, especially those who enjoy gardening. Here at WABE, we also appreciate plants—Well, most of the time. A bamboo plant in the newsroom nicknamed Davey was clearly in need of some TLC, so WABE producers David Barasoain and Rose Scott decided to take the plant to Habersham Gardens, a local nursery a stone’s-throw away from the station.
Since we originally aired this story last year, Rose is happy to report that Davey is thriving in his new home. For some tips on caring for bamboo plants, click here.

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Paste Magazine

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Paste magazine’s Kevin Keller stops by to tell us what’s happening this weekend in Atlanta’s independent music scene.

Thursday, March 11th - Freelance Whales & Cymbals Eat Guitars at The Earl

Friday, March 12th - Roman Candle at The Earl

Sunday, March 14th - Lissie at Smith’s Olde Bar

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Tuesday, March 9th

StoryCorps - Robinson

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Amelia Platts Boynton Robinson is 99 years old, and 45 years ago this week she tried to march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, along with hundreds of other people protesting for equal rights for African-Americans. In conversation with Genise Kemp Brown, Amelia told the story of the march, which started off at a church.

To read even more about Ms. Boynton Robinson and her StoryCorps Atlanta experience, and to view a powerful photo of her on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, click here.

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Film Notes

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A look at the city’s cinematic offerings with arts journalist David Lee Simmons.

• Japanese Film Festival

• The Art of The Steal

• The Room

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Monday, March 8th

History of Little Five Points

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Little Five Points is an Atlanta neighborhood that’s known for its extraordinary eclecticism—but it’s also imbued with a rich history. A new book, The Highs and Lows of Little Five: A History of Little Five Points, chronicles that past. We spoke with author Robert Hartle, Jr. in the most appropriate of places, right in the heart of Little Five itself. He began by explaining the neighborhood’s humble origins.

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Local Book Events

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Daren Wang, executive director of the Decatur Book Festival and curator of verb.org, stops by to talk about local books and book events.

Monday, March 8th - Valerie Boyd - Wrapped in Rainbows: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston

Monday, March 8th - Lee Smith - Mrs. Darcy and the Blue-Eyed Stranger

Friday, March 12th - Jeff Garlin - My Footprint