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Community
Downtown Playground
Early June is the expected completion date for the long-awaited downtown playground, located on the Elm Street Arts Village event green property along Market Street between Oak and Maple streets.
Siobhan Brumbelow
June 2, 2020
News
Elm Street & John Wieland
The new Elm Street Cultural Arts Village visual arts center, the Reeves House, will be constructed at cost by John Wieland’s team at the JW Collection. This announcement was made at a fundraising gala, where nearly 400 guests and Elm Street donors heard the surprise message delivered by John Wieland.
Christopher Brazelton
May 29, 2020
Community
Leaving a Ghost Light on for You
In the theater, there is an age-old tradition. At the end of a day full of rehearsals, performances, workshops, etc., the last person to leave the theater space grabs a
Christopher Brazelton
May 18, 2020
News
Update on Summer Camps During COVID-19
Dear Elm Street Students and Parents, As we enter our 9th week of shutdown of our facilities, we understand the feelings that come with uncertainty. We have been in regular
Justin Spainhour-Roth
May 13, 2020
News
A 4-Acre Painting Tour
A big, splashy painting is taking shape in downtown Woodstock – the four acre canvas of Elm Street is being painted right before our eyes. The outlines of FOUR new
Ann Litrel
May 7, 2020
Community
Helvetica From Stage to Screen
By Justin Spainhour-Roth I dream for a living. While I cant take credit for that quote (you win this round, Mr. Spielberg), it definitely resonates with me a lot and
Justin Spainhour-Roth
May 1, 2020
News
Elm Street announces 2020-21 ‘Season of Character’
It’s new season announcement time in Atlanta’s theatre community! Elm Street Cultural Arts Village is bringing Woodstock patrons a “Season of Character” with nine shows in their 2020-21 theatre schedule.
Siobhan Brumbelow
April 29, 2020
Community
Volunteers Who’ve Made a Difference
National Volunteer Week began in 1974, when President Richard Nixon signed an executive order establishing the week as an annual celebration of volunteering. Global Volunteer Month was established this year
Merry Quarles
April 27, 2020
News
Reeves House to return: Woodstock arts group announces building plans
The historic Reeves House in Woodstock – intended to house the Elm Street Cultural Arts Village, but razed in 2018 after the building was found too deteriorated to restore –
Christopher Brazelton
April 23, 2020
Community
A note from our Executive Director, “Building Character”
Why the arts, and our Season Reveal matters right now.
Christopher Brazelton
April 17, 2020
Lantern Series
Elm Street Cultural Arts Village Embraces Online Content In Wake Of Shelter-In-Place Order
In the wake of the ongoing conronavirus pandemic, Elm Street Cultural Arts Village in Woodstock is offering a variety of content online. “Elm Streams,” as they are calling it, will feature performances
Justin Spainhour-Roth
April 14, 2020
Community
Coronavirus: Stories of How Entrepreneurs in Cherokee County, GA are Adapting, Part 9
COVID-19, or Coronavirus, is a global pandemic with regional and local impact from schools and hospitals to businesses and neighborhoods. Some talking heads are saying it will have a more
Christopher Brazelton
March 31, 2020
News
Update on Programming During COVID-19
Dear Patrons of Elm Street Cultural Arts Village, It is with the heaviest of hearts that due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) escalating to a national state of emergency, Elm Street has
Christopher Brazelton
March 26, 2020
Theatre
Helvetica Sails On At Elm Street Cultural Arts Village
On May Thirteenth around three o’clock the play Helvetica by one of our dear friends K. Willow Coleman was dead on arrival. It was yet another theatrical casualty of this global pandemic that has shuttered the doors of theaters everywhere from the Elm Street Cultural Arts Village in Woodstock, Georgia all the way to Broadway. So one message later and Dana and I were sitting on our bed with our cats doing our first theatre review from our homes!
Justin Spainhour-Roth
March 23, 2020
Community
The Show Must Go On(line!)
We have created a complete digital experience for K. Willow Coleman’s Helvetica for audiences across the country FOR FREE!
Justin Spainhour-Roth
March 18, 2020