Wednesday, April 24, 2013
'Clark embezzled the money by submitting invoices for bogus expenses to Woodruff Arts Center’s accounts payable department.'
Ralph Clark pleaded guilty Wednesday to embezzling more than $1.1 million from the Woodruff Arts Center while serving as its facilities director, the U.S. Attorney's office said. Clark, 42, of Ellenwood, Ga., could go to prison for up to 10 years and receive a fine of up to $250,000 when U.S. District Judge Julie E. Carnes sentences him Aug 7. “The Woodruff Arts Center is an important part of the fabric of our community,” U.S. Attorney Sally Quillian Yates said in a statement. “This defendant embezzled over $1 million from funds intended for the benefit of our citizens.” According to Yates, the charges and other information presented in court: In June 2006, Clark was promoted to Director of Facilities at the Woodruff Arts Center. He had …
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Former “mid-level” administrator suspected of filing fraudulent invoices. Arts center adds outside auditors.
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Students invited to attend this semester's Georgia Tech Night at the Woodruff Arts Center and visit the High Museum and enjoy a performance at the Alliance Theatre
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Amid midterms, exams and projects, some Georgia Tech students may overlook all the cultural and arts opportunities that exist outside their dorms around Atlanta. For the third year, the Woodruff Arts Center is making it easier for students to enjoy its offerings with a night dedicated to Tech students enjoying its various offerings for free. On Thursday, Sept. 27, students may attend this semester's Georgia Tech Night at the Woodruff Arts Center and visit the High Museum and enjoy a performance at the Alliance Theatre. Due to recent negotiations between the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the Musicians' Union, there will be no symphony performance, but there will be an opportunity for a backstage tour of the ASO. Alliance Theatre …
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Sunday June 3 marked the fiftieth anniversary of the plane crash at Paris’ Orly Airport that took the lives of 122 arts patrons from Atlanta.
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Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Sunday June 3 marked the fiftieth anniversary of the plane crash at Paris’ Orly Airport that took the lives of 122 arts patrons from Atlanta who were part of a European arts tour planned by the Atlanta Art Association. The tragedy stunned Atlanta’s citizens, galvanizing them to build a Memorial Arts Building now part of the Woodruff Arts Center, which celebrates multiple art forms in one location. The Woodruff Arts Center held a free Community Day on June 3 in honor of the anniversary. Additionally on Sunday evening, the Woodruff hosted the Orly Commemoration Dinner, which was a private, ticketed event in the Galleria of the Memorial Arts Building. The event showcased the story of the Woodruff’s creation in response to the tragedy through …
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Community concerts to feature classical favorites; Atlanta Falcon Justin Blalock to serve as guest conductor Thursday night
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Thursday, June 14, 2012
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will perform two free “Summer Concerts at Symphony Hall” made possible through the support of the Charles Loridans Foundation, Inc. The performances will take place on Saturday, July 7 and Saturday, August 11 in Atlanta Symphony Hall at the Woodruff Arts Center. Both performances will be at 8 p.m. On July 7, guest conductor Ward Stare of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra will lead the Orchestra in a program featuring Stravinsky’s The Firebird Suite, Dvořák’s Slavonic Dances, Barber’s Adagio for Strings, the Overture to Wagner’s Die Meistersinger, and Ravel’s Le tombeau de Couperin. The second concert, led by guest conductor Jacomo Bairos of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, will include the Overture to Mozart’…
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Virginia Hepner to lead the Southeast’s largest visual and performing arts center
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Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Atlanta financial executive and civic leader Virginia Hepner has been elected president and chief executive officer of the Woodruff Arts Center, succeeding Joe Bankoff who is retiring after six years of leadership at the Center. Hepner is a former senior officer of Wachovia Bank and a long-time leader in metropolitan Atlanta arts and culture. The Center’s Board of Trustees Monday unanimously approved the recommendation from a search committee that was chaired by trustee Doug Hertz and included the Center’s four division chairs. “We are fortunate and delighted to have Virginia as our new president,” Larry Gellerstedt III, chairman of the Woodruff Arts Center Board of Trustees, said in a statement. “Joe has set a high bar for leadership, and…
Thursday, May 31, 2012
June 3, the 50th anniversary of the event, will feature free activities at each of The Woodruff’s divisions.
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Thursday, May 31, 2012
The Woodruff Arts Center will commemorate the Orly plane crash tragedy through a special Community Day on June 3, the 50th anniversary of the event, with free activities at each of The Woodruff’s divisions, including an art installation from the Musée du Louvre. The plane crash at Paris’s Orly Airport took the lives of 122 arts patrons from Atlanta who were part of a European arts tour planned by the Atlanta Art Association. The tragedy stunned Atlanta’s citizens, galvanizing them to build a Memorial Arts Building that is now part of the Woodruff Arts Center, which celebrates multiple art forms in one location. The Woodruff, which today is home to the Alliance Theatre, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the High Museum of Art, and Young …
Monday, May 14, 2012
More than 200 people attended an art auction at the Millenium Gate History Museum near Atlantic Station on Saturday.
Sunday June 3 marks the 50th anniversary of the plane crash at Paris’s Orly Airport that took the lives of 122 arts patrons from Atlanta who were part of a European arts tour planned by the Atlanta Art Association. The tragedy stunned Atlanta’s citizens, galvanizing them to build a Memorial Arts Building now part of the Woodruff Arts Center, which celebrates multiple art forms in one location. This past Saturday evening, more than 200 people attended an art action and reception at the Millenium Gate History Museum in Midtown to witness the story of the Orly tragedy come to life through the works of several nationally and regionally renowned artists. They contributed original works interpreting the Orly air crash and its transformative …
Friday, May 4, 2012
Patch is giving away two pairs of tickets to this month's art auction and private reception at the Millennium Gate Georgia History Museum to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Orly air crash.
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Friday, May 4, 2012
UPDATE: This contest is now closed and we're in the process of notifying the winners. More info coming... On Saturday May 12, the Buckhead Heritage Society, in partnership with the Millennium Gate Georgia History Museum in Midtown, will bring to life the story of the Orly tragedy through the works of several nationally and regionally renowned artists. The artists have contributed original works interpreting the Orly air crash and its transformative effects on the cultural scene of Atlanta. The art exhibit will be free and open to the public from noon until 5 p.m. It will be followed by a private cocktail reception and art auction beginning at 7 p.m. Tickets for the private reception and art auction are $25 for Buckhead Heritage members and…
Friday, April 27, 2012
Plane crash took the lives of many of the city's most dedicated arts supporters and spurred Atlanta to create a memorial that would continue their passion for the cultural growth of the city.
Sunday June 3 marks the 50th anniversary of the plane crash at Paris’s Orly Airport that took the lives of 122 arts patrons from Atlanta who were part of a European arts tour planned by the Atlanta Art Association. The tragedy stunned Atlanta’s citizens, galvanizing them to build a Memorial Arts Building now part of the Woodruff Arts Center, which celebrates multiple art forms in one location. The Woodruff will commemorate the tragedy through a special Community Day of free activities at each of The Woodruff’s divisions, including an art installation from the musée du Louvre. In the half a century since, the Woodruff became the largest visual and performing arts center in the Southeast with a transforming impact on the cultural and …
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11:15 pm on Monday, April 29, 2013
Ralph Clark can't be the only crimminal in a crime of this magnitude! more ›