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TODAY’S FOCUS: In new slot, Aurora founder ready for new opportunities

By Ann-Carol Pence  |  Twenty seven years ago, Anthony Rodriguez and I had a dream of running a theatre. We were 30, had big ideas and no money, but we were in love. 

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by · May 17, 2022 · Today's Focus
NEW for 5/10: On Russia’s capabilities, Rodriguez’s move, justice’s enemy

NEW for 5/10: On Russia’s capabilities, Rodriguez’s move, justice’s enemy

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: U.S. government vastly overestimated Russia’s capabilities
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Aurora Theatre’s Anthony Rodriguez moving to new position
ANOTHER VIEW: The question becomes: are we today the enemies of justice? 
SPOTLIGHT: The 1818 Club
FEEDBACK: Upset over legislative drawing of political district maps
NOTABLE: Soon-to-be GGC graduate finds calling to work with children
OBITUARIES: Tax Commissioner funeral will be held Thursday
RECOMMENDED: Art Exhibit: Out of Many, at the Atlanta History Center
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Woman has vivid recollection of life during Revolution
MYSTERY PHOTO: Test your chances on this unusual photograph 
LAGNIAPPE: Local C.A.R. chapter wins recognition in Washington 
CALENDAR: New photo exhibit by Frank Sharp on display at George Pierce Park  

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by · May 10, 2022 · Full issues
BRACK: Aurora Theatre’s Rodriguez moving to new position

BRACK: Aurora Theatre’s Rodriguez moving to new position

By Elliott Brack  |  There’s an interesting development announced last week for one Gwinnettian. Anthony Rodriguez of Duluth (above) is moving into a new position. The president and CEO  of the Aurora Theatre in Lawrenceville has been named the first executive director of “HUB404,” a nine acre urban park conception that would be built over Georgia Highway 400 in Buckhead.

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NEW for 6/11: On Aurora’s Rodriguez, meetings, bocce

NEW for 6/11: On Aurora’s Rodriguez, meetings, bocce

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Anthony Rodriguez (BFA ’91), the showstopper 
EEB PERSPECTIVE: What is a productive meeting? On playing bocce ball
SPOTLIGHT: Comet National Shipping
FEEDBACK: Historians should determine what’s taught, not politicians
UPCOMING: Wednesdays bring shows for kids from Aurora Children’s Playhouse
NOTABLE: Another site recognized Buford City Schools as best in Georgia
RECOMMENDED: Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Gullah-Geechee culture centers on Georgia and South Carolina coasts
MYSTERY PHOTO: Mystery Photo fitting for Memorial Day; where is it?
LAGNIAPPE: Photograph of caladium leaf shows beautiful detail

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by · June 11, 2021 · Full issues
11/1: Rodriguez back in A Christmas Carol; No to big telecom merger

11/1: Rodriguez back in A Christmas Carol; No to big telecom merger

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Anthony Rodriguez Returns In A Christmas Carol Beginning Nov. 25
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Proposed AT&T Merger with Time Warner Should Be Blocked
ANOTHER VIEW: Governments Give Away Much in Subsidies To Firms
SPOTLIGHT: MTI Baths Inc.
UPCOMING: Duluth Snares 100 Employees of Engineering and Innovation Firm
NOTABLE: New Railway Museum Building To Increase Space Almost 50 Percent
RECOMMENDED EXCURSION: Wolf Mountain Vineyard
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Known as the “Bourbon Triumvirate:” Brown, Colquitt and Gordon
TODAY’S QUOTE: Writing a Book Means Some Demon Is Driving You
MYSTERY PHOTO: Where Is the Location of These Two Gunfighters Statues?
LAGNIAPPE: Watching a Soda Straw Rocket Soar at GSMST
CALENDAR: Barbershop Chorale Coming to Peachtree Corners Baptist Church

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by · November 1, 2016 · Full issues
Rodriguez as Scrooge

FOCUS: Rodriguez returns in A Christmas Carol beginning Nov. 25

By Chelsea Bohannon | A holiday classic fit for the entire family, Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol returns to Aurora Theatre this holiday season, November 25 –December 23! The timeless tale of miserly Ebenezer Scrooge (Anthony Rodriguez) and his quest for forgiveness unfolds in an unforgettable journey of transformation through Christmas past, present and future. Deemed one of the greatest Christmas stories of all time, audiences of all ages will delight in the spirit of the season as they revisit the splendor of what makes this production a holiday tradition.

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by · November 1, 2016 · Today's Focus
1/26: Georgia premiere; Government mergers; S.C.’s governor

1/26: Georgia premiere; Government mergers; S.C.’s governor

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Aurora Theatre Presents Georgia Premiere of Teen Interaction Drama

EEB PERSPECTIVE: New Wrinkle: Some Smaller City and County Governments Merge

ANOTHER VIEW: SC Gov. Haley at First Sounded Good, But Then a Turnaround

SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett Medical Center

FEEDBACK: Two Readers Respond to Column by Wilson

UPCOMING: Notre Dame Academy To Open George Student Center on January 29

NOTABLE: Kaiser Permanente Opens Member Services Facility in Gwinnett

RECOMMENDED READ: In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick

GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia First in Nation To Use Same Voting Machines in Each County

TODAY’S QUOTE: Why It Doesn’t Matter What A Room Temperature Is

MYSTERY PHOTO: Ever Hear of a Place Where People Say “Meet me at the Red Robin?”

LAGNIAPPE: Duluth Rexall Drugs Featured in Magazine about Drug Store Lunch Counters

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by · January 26, 2016 · Full issues
FOCUS: Aurora Theatre presents Georgia premiere of teen interaction drama

FOCUS: Aurora Theatre presents Georgia premiere of teen interaction drama

By Chelsea Bohannon | A quintessential tale of two worlds colliding, audiences are invited to experience the power of diversity and the beauty of acceptance in the award-winning I and You at Aurora Theatre, January 29 until February 21. As part of the 2015-16 Georgia Gwinnett College Harvel Lab Series, this moving story of two teenagers and the bond they create through examination of poetry offers an ode to youth, life, love and the strange splendor of human connectedness!

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by · January 26, 2016 · Today's Focus
FOCUS: Aurora Theatre plans 5th annual Barbara Awards Gala

FOCUS: Aurora Theatre plans 5th annual Barbara Awards Gala

By Chelsea Bohannon, Lawrenceville, Ga. | Join friends and colleagues for a festive evening honoring local artists and dedicated community members. Aurora Theatre presents the Fifth Annual Barbara Awards Gala on Monday, February 23, at 7:30 p.m. Guests are invited to celebrate their favorite Aurora performers in the company of fellow arts supporters.

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by · February 20, 2015 · Today's Focus