Brookhaven arts in late October: free Jazz Night Oct. 29, Realism Revisited at the museum, Cyrano de Bergerac from Nov. 13 and the Boar's Head Concert Dec. 4.

Last checked Oct. 23, 2026. This page covers the next six weeks and is rebuilt each month. Every listing links to the gallery’s, theater’s or organizer’s own page. Brookhaven’s arts calendar centers on Oglethorpe University, 4484 Peachtree Road, whose museum and Conant Performing Arts Center are open to the public.

Oglethorpe’s Jazzy Petrels play a free Jazz Night at Town Brookhaven on Thursday, Oct. 29. Then come Cyrano de Bergerac from Nov. 13, the Skylight Concert on Nov. 22 and the 82nd Boar’s Head Concert on Friday, Dec. 4. “Realism Revisited” fills the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art through February.

Updated Oct. 23: the International Festival stage, the Fall Music Gala and the Oct. 17 workshop are past and removed; the Dec. 4 Boar’s Head Concert added; museum exhibitions and hours re-verified.

Exhibitions now showing

  • Realism Revisited, through Feb. 28, 2027: paintings and works on paper from European, American, hyperrealist and social realist artists in the museum’s collection, including recent gifts of social realist prints by Minna Wright Citron, at the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art.
  • Conversations with Collections, on continuous view: more than 30 works from the permanent collection hung in unexpected pairs, at the museum.
  • Visiting the museum: open noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday and 2 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Friday and Sunday; closed Monday. Admission $5; children 12 and under free, according to the museum.

Theater and dance

  • Cyrano de Bergerac, Nov. 13-22: Oglethorpe University Theatre stages Martin Crimp’s adaptation of Edmond Rostand’s play, told in spoken word, poetry and rap. 8 p.m. Nov. 13, 14, 20 and 21 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, at the Conant Performing Arts Center, according to Oglethorpe.
  • Oglethorpe has not published public ticket prices for Cyrano on its event pages; its students, faculty and staff get in free with a Petrel Pass.

Concerts and classical

  • Jazz Night at Town Brookhaven, 7:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29: a free outdoor concert by the Jazzy Petrels near Town Boulevard and Brookhaven Avenue, according to Oglethorpe.
  • Skylight Concert Series: “Voices Within,” 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22: singer Lilly Anayeh and composer Daniel Karcher on live audio in the museum’s Skylight Gallery. $10; free for museum members, according to Oglethorpe.
  • The 82nd annual Boar’s Head Concert and Celebration, 8 to 10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4: Oglethorpe’s combined music ensembles play its holiday concert, with a procession of new Omicron Delta Kappa members, at the Conant Performing Arts Center, according to Oglethorpe. The page does not list ticket prices.

Classes and workshops

  • Mushroom Cap Workshop, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24: adults make a whimsical mushroom cap hat at the Brookhaven Library. Eight places, according to the library.
  • Museum Lab Series: Elizabeth Peterson Jennings, 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29: a talk by the museum’s director. $10, according to Oglethorpe.
  • Museum Lab Series: Kendra Walker, 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19: a lunch-and-learn talk by the principal of Walker Art Advisory. $10, according to Oglethorpe.
  • Paint the Park, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7: the city’s free outdoor painting day for all ages, moved by rain from Oct. 4 to Lynwood Park, 3360 Osborne Road, according to the city calendar.

Regular events

  • OUMA Community Days, noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7: free admission, free food from local vendors, a student art pop-up shop, games, treasure hunts and live music at the museum, according to Oglethorpe.

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Frequently asked questions

What is showing at the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art?

Realism Revisited, paintings and works on paper from the museum’s collection, runs through Feb. 28, 2027, and Conversations with Collections is on continuous view. Admission is $5; children 12 and under are free.

What plays are on in Brookhaven this fall?

Oglethorpe University Theatre stages Cyrano de Bergerac, in Martin Crimp’s adaptation, at 8 p.m. Nov. 13, 14, 20 and 21 and 2 p.m. Nov. 22 at the Conant Performing Arts Center.

Are there free concerts in Brookhaven in late October?

Yes. Oglethorpe’s Jazzy Petrels play a free Jazz Night at Town Brookhaven at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, near Town Boulevard and Brookhaven Avenue.

When is the museum’s free community day?

OUMA Community Days is noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, with free admission, free food, a student art pop-up shop and live music.