Editing Georgia (U.S. state) (section)

==Culture==
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|Bird = [[Brown Thrasher]]
|Insect = [[Honeybee]]
|Fish = [[Largemouth Bass]]
|Fossil = [[Shark tooth]]
|Flower = [[Cherokee Rose]]
|Tree = [[Quercus virginiana|Southern Live Oak]]
|Gemstone = [[Quartz]]
|Reptile = [[Gopher tortoise]]
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|Food = [[Grits]], [[Peach]]
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[[File:Fox Theater - Atlanta, Georgia.jpg|thumb|upright|The [[Fox Theatre (Atlanta, Georgia)|Fox Theatre]] in [[Midtown Atlanta]], centerpiece of the [[Fox Theatre Historic District|Historic District]]|left]]

===Fine and performing arts===

Georgia's major fine art museums include the [[High Museum of Art]] and the [[Michael C. Carlos Museum]], both in [[Atlanta]]; the [[Georgia Museum of Art]] on the campus of the [[University of Georgia]] in [[Athens, Georgia|Athens]]; [[Telfair Museum of Art]] and the [[SCAD Museum of Art]] in Savannah; and the [[Morris Museum of Art]] in Augusta.<ref>[http://www.willamette.edu/cla/art/links/museums_us.htm Willamette]. Retrieved December 8, 2007. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005141018/http://www.willamette.edu/cla/art/links/museums_us.htm |date=October 5, 2010}}</ref>

The state theatre of Georgia is the [[Springer Opera House]] located in [[Columbus, Georgia|Columbus]].

The [[Atlanta Opera]] brings opera to Georgia stages.<ref>[http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?path=/TheArts/Music/Classical/Orchestras-1&id=h-2702 Atlanta Opera] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502090150/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?path=%2FTheArts%2FMusic%2FClassical%2FOrchestras-1&id=h-2702 |date=May 2, 2013 }}. Retrieved December 8, 2007</ref> The [[Atlanta Symphony Orchestra]] is the most widely recognized orchestra and largest arts organization in the southeastern United States.<ref>[http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?path=/TheArts/Music/Classical/Orchestras-1&id=h-1669 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502073721/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?path=%2FTheArts%2FMusic%2FClassical%2FOrchestras-1&id=h-1669 |date=May 2, 2013 }}. Retrieved December 8, 2007.</ref>

There are a number of performing arts venues in the state, among the largest are the [[Fox Theatre (Atlanta, Georgia)|Fox Theatre]], and the [[Alliance Theatre]] at the [[Woodruff Arts Center]], both on [[Peachtree Street]] in [[Midtown Atlanta]] as well as the [[Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre]], located in Northwest Atlanta.

===Literature===

Authors have grappled with Georgia's complex history. Popular novels related to this include [[Margaret Mitchell]]'s ''[[Gone with the Wind (novel)|Gone with the Wind]]'', [[Olive Ann Burns]]' ''[[Cold Sassy Tree]]'', and [[Alice Walker]]'s ''[[The Color Purple]]''.

A number of noted authors, poets and playwrights have lived in Georgia, such as [[James Dickey]], [[Flannery O'Connor]], [[Sidney Lanier]], [[Frank Yerby]] and [[Lewis Grizzard]].<ref name=NGE>[http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?path=/Literature/MiscellaneousEssays&id=h-2452 Literature: Overview] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502105535/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?path=%2FLiterature%2FMiscellaneousEssays&id=h-2452 |date=May 2, 2013 }}. Retrieved December 5, 2007.</ref>

===Television===

Well-known television shows set in [[Atlanta]] include, from [[Tyler Perry Studios]], ''[[House of Payne]]'' and ''[[Meet the Browns (TV series)|Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns]]'', ''[[The Real Housewives of Atlanta]]'', the [[CBS]] sitcom ''[[Designing Women]]'', ''[[Matlock (TV series)|Matlock]]'', the popular [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] series ''[[The Walking Dead (TV series)|The Walking Dead]]'', [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] [[comedy drama]] ''[[Atlanta (TV series)|Atlanta]]'', Lifetime's ''[[Drop Dead Diva]]'', ''[[Rectify (TV series)|Rectify]]'' and numerous [[List of HGTV television shows set in Atlanta|HGTV original productions]].

''[[The Dukes of Hazzard]]'', a 1980s TV show, was set in the fictional Hazzard County, Georgia. The first five episodes were shot on location in [[Conyers, Georgia|Conyers]] and [[Covington, Georgia|Covington]], Georgia as well as some locations in [[Atlanta]]. Production was then moved to [[Burbank, California]].{{citation needed|date=July 2017}}

Also filmed in Georgia is ''[[The Vampire Diaries]]'', using Covington as the setting for the fictional Mystic Falls.

===Music===
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{{See also|List of hip hop musicians from Atlanta}}

A number of notable musicians in various genres of popular music are from Georgia. Among them are [[Ray Charles]] (whose many hits include "[[Georgia on My Mind]]", now the official state song), and [[Gladys Knight]] (known for her Georgia-themed song, "[[Midnight Train to Georgia]]").

Rock groups from Georgia include the [[Atlanta Rhythm Section]], [[The Black Crowes]], and [[The Allman Brothers]].

The city of [[Athens, Georgia|Athens]] sparked an influential rock music scene in the 1980s and 1990s. Among the groups achieving their initial prominence there were [[R.E.M.]], [[Widespread Panic]], and [[the B-52's]].

Since the 1990s, various hip-hop and R&B musicians have included top-selling artists such as [[Outkast]], [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]], [[Ludacris]], [[TLC (group)|TLC]], [[B.o.B.]], and [[Ciara]]. Atlanta is mentioned in a number of these artists' tracks, such as Usher's "A-Town Down" reference in his 2004 hit "[[Yeah! (Usher song)|Yeah!]]" (which also features Atlanta artists [[Lil Jon]] and Ludacris), Ludacris' "[[Welcome to Atlanta]]", Outkast's album "[[ATLiens]]", and [[B.o.B]].'s multiple references to [[Decatur, Georgia]], as in his hit song "[[Strange Clouds (song)|Strange Clouds]]".

===Film===

Two movies, both set in Atlanta, won Oscars for [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]: ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone with the Wind]]'' (1939) and ''[[Driving Miss Daisy (film)|Driving Miss Daisy]]'' (1989). Other films set in Georgia include ''[[Deliverance]]'' (1972), ''[[Parental Guidance (film)|Parental Guidance]]'' (2012), and ''[[Vacation (2015 film)|Vacation]]'' (2015).

===Sports===
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[[File:Football game kickoff (Georgia vs South Carolina), Sanford Stadium, September 2007.jpg|thumb|Kickoff, [[Sanford Stadium]], Athens]]

Sports in Georgia include professional teams in nearly all major sports, [[Olympic Games]] contenders and medalists, collegiate teams in major and small-school conferences and associations, and active amateur teams and individual sports. The state of Georgia has teams in four major professional leagues—the [[Atlanta Braves]] of [[Major League Baseball]], the [[Atlanta Falcons]] of the [[National Football League]], the [[Atlanta Hawks]] of the [[National Basketball Association]], and [[Atlanta United FC]] of [[Major League Soccer]].

The [[Georgia Bulldogs]] ([[Southeastern Conference]]), [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets]] ([[Atlantic Coast Conference]]), [[Georgia State Panthers]] and [[Georgia Southern Eagles]] ([[Sun Belt Conference]]) are Georgia's [[NCAA Division I FBS]] football teams, having won multiple national championships between them. The Georgia Bulldogs and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets have a historical rivalry in college football known as [[Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate]], and the Georgia State Panthers and the Georgia Southern Eagles have recently developed their [[Georgia Southern–Georgia State rivalry|own rivalry]].

The [[1996 Olympic Games|1996 Summer Olympics]] took place in Atlanta. The stadium that was built to host various Olympic events was converted to [[Turner Field]], home of the Atlanta Braves through 2016.

The [[Masters Tournament|Masters golf tournament]], the first of the [[Professional Golfers Association|PGA]] tour's four [[Men's major golf championships|"majors"]], is held annually the second weekend of April at the [[Augusta National Golf Club]].

The [[Atlanta Motor Speedway]] hosts the [[Dixie 500]] [[NASCAR Cup Series]] stock car race and [[Road Atlanta]] the [[Petit Le Mans]] endurance sports car race.

Atlanta's [[Georgia Dome]] hosted [[Super Bowl XXVIII]] in 1994 and [[Super Bowl XXXIV]] in 2000. The dome has hosted the [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA Final Four Men's Basketball National Championship]] in 2002, 2007, and 2013.<ref name="AJC Final Four">{{cite news|last=Tucker|first=Tim|title=Atlanta tunes up for Final Four with South region |url=https://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-tunes-for-final-four-with-south-region/jJskpliQXUppX2qog3S0pN/ |newspaper=Atlanta Journal Constitution |date=March 19, 2012 |access-date=June 4, 2021}}</ref> It hosted [[WWE]]'s [[WrestleMania XXVII]] in 2011, an event which set an attendance record of 71,617. The venue was also the site of the annual [[Chick-fil-A Bowl]] post-season college football games. Since 2017, they have been held at the [[Mercedes-Benz Stadium]] along with the [[FIRST]] World Championships.

Professional baseball's [[Ty Cobb]] was the first player inducted into the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]]. He was from [[Narrows, Georgia]] and was nicknamed the "Georgia Peach".<ref>{{cite web |last=<!-- Staff writer(s); no by-line. -->|title=Cobb, Ty |url=http://baseballhall.org/hof/cobb-ty |publisher=National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum |access-date=December 19, 2012}}</ref>

The [[Mercedes-Benz Stadium]] hosted [[Super Bowl LIII]] in 2018 and the [[CFP National Championship]] in the same year, the [[SEC Championship Game]] in 2017, the [[MLS All-Star Game]] in 2018, the [[MLS Cup]] in 2018, and the record-setting friendly fixture between [[Mexico Men's National Football Team]] and [[Honduras Men's National Football Team]].