Cultural icon Fab Five Freddy brings his debut memoir, "Everybody's Fly" to Atlanta's Tara Theatre. He spoke WABE's Sherri Daye Scott about the worlds that shaped him, bridging hip-hop and downtown New York's art scene, and the curiosity that drove it all.

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️ A wealthy family. A 10-acre farm in Cherokee County, Georgia. And a murder. Award-winning CBS News correspondent Peter Van Sant covered the Farris family murder case for "48 Hours,” now he’s going deeper with his new six-episode podcast, “Blood Is Thicker: The Farris Wheel.” WABE Arts & Culture Editor Sherri Daye Scott talked with Van Sant about what drew him to the case, what the podcast format unlocks that television couldn’t, and how 42 years of hard-news journalism shape his approach to true crime storytelling.

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Boris Kodjoe has spent 25 years building a career between Hollywood and the world — from “Madea’s Family Reunion” and “House of Cards” to the Full Circle Festival in Ghana to the Kodjoe Family Foundation. At the United Way of Greater Atlanta’s 10th Annual African-American Partnership Leadership Luncheon, he sat down with WABE Arts & Culture Editor Sherri Daye Scott for our What’s Feeding You? series — on what grounds him, what he tells young people about community, and why giving to others is the thing we talk about least and need most.

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Playwright Beth Hyland on ‘Fires, Ohio,’ a Chekhov-inspired world premiere at Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre through March 22.

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Lunar New Year celebrations often center family traditions, but Atlanta’s Asian American Advocacy Fund is planning a nightlife-style take. WABE Arts & Culture Editor Sherri Daye Scott speaks with Nicole Kang about “Bet on Your Future,” a Feb. 27 casino night at The Supermarket in Atlanta featuring live music, games, local AAPI businesses and an art showcase with 13 Asian American artists.

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🎭 The Atlanta Opera has broken ground on a new home along the Atlanta Beltline: the Molly Blank Center for Opera and the Arts, backed by a $27.5 million leadership gift from The Arthur M. Blank Foundation. WABE Arts & Culture Editor Sherri Daye Scott spoke with Atlanta Opera general and artistic director Tomer Zvulun inside the historic Bobby Jones Clubhouse minutes before the ceremony. He explains how the design aims to “break the boundaries of opera,” why the building will be built in dialogue with nature, and what it means for the company to become a highly visible part of Atlanta’s cultural landscape. 🎧

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SCAD’s annual Black History Month concert, “BAM! — Black Artists in Music,” is back. This year’s concert centers on Black love, pairing student performers with guest artists, including Grammy-nominated Avery Wilson and Tony-nominated Amber Iman, for a show designed to land as both performance and collective release.

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Atlanta’s Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs has issued two big signals: expanded city arts funding and the newly announced 2026 Atlanta Jazz Festival lineup. WABE Arts & Culture Editor Sherri Daye Scott talks with Executive Director Adriane Jefferson about her first year in the role — from distributing more than $2 million in grants to building a community-shaped creative action plan. Jefferson also explains why she wants an Atlanta Creative Summit, what “cultural equity” looks like as a group project, and why arts advocacy can’t live only inside City Hall.

Podcast Tags / Keywords: Adriane Jefferson, Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, City of Atlanta, Atlanta arts funding, Atlanta Jazz Festival 2026, cultural equity, creative action plan, Atlanta Creative Summit, arts advocacy, WABE Arts, Sherri Daye Scott

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