Denise K James

Jan 17, 2025 | vsslmag.substack.com | Denise K James

By Denise K. JamesPhotograph courtesy of The George HotelTHE OFF-SEASON IS A GREAT TIME to explore surrounding Southern towns and book a waterfront room without paying peak season prices. Here are a few of our favorites, all waiting to welcome you this winter.

Jan 17, 2025 | artsatl.org | Denise K James

In partnership with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, ArtsATL has identified members of the Atlanta arts community whose work goes beyond the personal to make a broader impact in their community. We’ll bring you their stories all week. ::Heidi Howard never planned to have a career in theater. Though she took drama classes with a friend at their small high school, it “was just the thing that kept me sane and happy,” she says.

Dec 16, 2024 | ajc.com | Denise K James

Cynthia Ruff will help you reimagine a room of your home— but in a different way that you might expect.A blogger turned interior design consultant, Ruff, on her popular website Ruff Details, shows how brainstorming with the help of AI has inspired her own space. Now, she’s willing to help you with yours. Ruff launched her first blog on thrifted fashion in 2014.

Dec 11, 2024 | artsatl.org | Denise K James

A perusal of the playbill briefs us on children’s book author Arnold Stark Lobel, a self-proclaimed daydreamer who based his iconic amphibians on the optimistic and pessimistic aspects of himself. While this idea is likely lost on young audience members (ages ranged from babyhood onward), adults will notice the binary between the two friends is strong. One of the show’s best stories is in the summer, when Toad is ashamed of how he looks in his swimwear.

Nov 29, 2024 | ajc.com | Denise K James

Heidi Howard never planned to have a career in theater. Though she took drama classes with a friend at their small high school, it “was just the thing that kept me sane and happy,” she says. But after college, life pointed Howard in a surprising direction when she visited Atlanta and learned that 7 Stages Theatre needed a freelance stage designer and assistant stage manager. “When I drove into Little Five Points, I thought, ‘These are my people!’” she says, laughing.