VIVO, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra's Summer String Institute, wraps up today with a free concert at Atlanta Symphony Hall. WABE Arts and Culture Editor Sherri Daye Scott stopped by the ASO this week to see what five days of rehearsal taught a  group of young musicians from different backgrounds about playing as one. 

VIVO, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra's Summer String Institute, wraps up today with a free concert at Atlanta Symphony Hall. WABE Arts and Culture Editor Sherri Daye Scott stopped by the ASO this week to see what five days of rehearsal taught a &nbsp;group of young musicians from different backgrounds about playing as one.&nbsp;

WABE Arts features stories of art and culture in Atlanta.

WABE Arts features stories of art and culture in Atlanta.

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Each week, WABE Arts features stories of art and culture in Atlanta.

Each week, WABE Arts features stories of&nbsp;art and culture in Atlanta.

VIVO Summer Strings Institute Culminates in Free Concert at Symphony Hall 

Atlanta’s Alif Institute, a nonprofit focused on preserving and sharing Arab cultures, had the idea to take some of its most popular arts workshops out of its Chamblee-Tucker building for a pop-up event at Johns Creek's Newtown Park. On this episode of WABE Arts, Sherri Daye Scott talks with Alif executive director Mouna Abdelhamid about why she's betting a public park can do what a classroom can't. 🎧 

Atlanta&rsquo;s Alif Institute, a nonprofit focused on preserving and sharing Arab cultures, had the idea to take some of its most popular arts workshops out of its Chamblee-Tucker building for a pop-up event at Johns Creek's Newtown Park. On this episode of WABE Arts, Sherri Daye Scott talks with Alif executive director Mouna Abdelhamid about why she's betting a public park can do what a classroom can't. 🎧&nbsp;

Alif Institute Brings Arabic Music and Dance to the Park 

Atlanta Storytellers marks one year with its fifth show, “The Songs That Shape Us,” pairing live personal stories with live music at Eddie’s Attic. On this episode of WABE Arts, Sherri Daye Scott talks with founder and director Josh Cuthbertson about how a standing Moth date with his daughter turned into a storytelling series — and why he’s in no hurry to outgrow it. 🎧 

Atlanta Storytellers marks one year with its fifth show, &ldquo;The Songs That Shape Us,&rdquo; pairing live personal stories with live music at Eddie&rsquo;s Attic. On this episode of WABE Arts, Sherri Daye Scott talks with founder and director Josh Cuthbertson about how a standing Moth date with his daughter turned into a storytelling series &mdash; and why he&rsquo;s in no hurry to outgrow it. 🎧&nbsp;

Atlanta Storytellers turns one with ‘The Songs That Shape Us’ 

Emmy-winning cinematographer and photographer John Simmons has spent six decades documenting Black life in America — starting at 15, shooting for the Chicago Defender. Now, a selection of that work is on view at Mason Fine Art in Atlanta, in a solo exhibition called “It Started in the 60s,” running through July 25. 

WABE's Sherri Daye Scott sat down with Simmons at the gallery to talk about the work on the walls and the stories behind them.  

Emmy-winning cinematographer and photographer John Simmons has spent six decades documenting Black life in America &mdash; starting at 15, shooting for the&nbsp;<a href="https://chicagodefender.com/">Chicago Defender</a>. Now, a selection of that work is on view at Mason Fine Art in Atlanta, in a solo exhibition called &ldquo;It Started in the 60s,&rdquo; running through July 25.&nbsp;
WABE's Sherri Daye Scott sat down with Simmons at the gallery to talk about the work on the walls and the stories behind them.&nbsp;&nbsp;

VIVO Summer Strings Institute Culminates in Free Concert at Symphony Hall

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