SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. -- Fulton County’s Dorothy C. Benson Senior Multipurpose Complex will host the Youth Ensemble of Atlanta (YEA) Tuesday, June 24 from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. -- The Ventulett Gallery at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal Church presents “Scenes of Past & Present” by painters AC Brown and Jan Eubanks, from June 5–July 7. The public is invited to view the exhibit and attend a wine-and-cheese opening reception on Thursday, June 5, from 6–8 p.m. in the Gallery.

Eubanks' style is “somewhere between realism and expressive contemporary, where sincerity is honored but still challenges the viewer, ” she says. "I want my paintings to be visually exciting and poetic."

Eubanks is a graduate of the Arts Students League of New York and the University of Georgia’s Lamar Dodd School of Art, and her work has been exhibited at the High Museum of Art, the Swan House Gallery, and the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, among other locations. Corporate collections including Eubanks’ work include the Emory Winship Cancer Institute, Tyler Perry Productions, and Kaiser Permanente.

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. -- The public is invited to Holy Innocents’ Episcopal Church from 6-9 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, to celebrate and support the people at St. Matthieu Episcopal church and school in Leogane, Haiti.

The event will showcase the work of Haitian artists (paintings, decorative art, and jewelry). Paintings from exceptional local artists will be featured as well.

All proceeds from this special event will fund student lunches and teachers’ salaries at St. Matthieu Episcopal School. Holy Innocents' Episcopal school and church both have a long-standing relationships with the Diocese of Haiti, one dating back to 2002. Through the efforts of parishioners, school families, and others in the HI community, some $750,000 has been donated to help build schools and churches, pay salaries, provide meals for students, and fund Lopital Sainte Croix hospital.