One benefit of living in a "university city" like Atlanta: the chance to see great performances that might not fill a major venue. Campus performing arts centers play a starring role in the fall performing arts season now under way in the Atlanta region, where you can catch acts as diverse as Swamp Gravy and Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Laurie Anderson and Del McCoury, or the Academy of Ancient Music and the Dirty Sock Funtime Band.

These smaller venues bring variety and range to local cultural offerings. They book an eclectic mix of music, dance and theater that's open to the public -- in intimate venues for a reasonable price. And their patrons fuel commerce in restaurants and other retail in their neighborhoods.

Several campus halls have just announced their fall seasons. See what's coming to a stage near you with these links.

Arts news feed from ARCHE member campuses

Performing arts centers at ARCHE member institutions

Spivey Hall at Clayton State University

Schwartz Center for Performing Arts at Emory University

Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University

Ferst Center for the Arts at the Georgia Institute of Technology

Bailey Performance Center at Kennesaw State University

Ray Charles Performing Arts Center

Conant Center for the Performing Arts at Oglethorpe University

Townsend Center for the Performing Arts at the University of West Georgia

University of Georgia Performing Arts Center

University of Georgia Ramsey Concert Hall

Other cultural calendars at ARCHE Institutions

Agnes Scott College

Arts at Emory

Georgia State University School of Music

Kennesaw State University College of the Arts

Did you know ...?
The Atlanta region ranks 8th in the country in the number of visual and performing arts degrees awarded.