By Lawren McCord Designer Juan Carlos Obando once again pleased audiences for Fashion Week. During this year’s Spring/Summer fashion shows, held in New York City’s Milk Studios, he presented a stunning futuristic female fantasy. For years, the designer has been executing sophisticated garments with thorough inspirations ⎯ from New York City to outer space, fantasy…

The High Museum of Art will host a Surreal College Night on Saturday, September 25, from 7 p.m. to midnight. Students and visitors will enjoy a night of live music, gallery viewing, a do-it-yourself workshop, drawing from a live model, and photos. All the activities are inspired by the museum’s newest exhibition, “Dali: The Late…

Friday, September 24 Ivy Hall Writers Series: Adam Penenberg 6:30 p.m., Ivy Hall, 179 Ponce de Leon Ave., Atlanta, Ga. Penenberg is a contributing editor at Fast Company; he has written for Forbes, The New York Times, Mother Jones and other national publications, and has garnered national attention in 1998 for unmasking serial fabricator Stephen Glass of The New Republic. His…

While September may be a month loathed by many SCAD students for a return to the daily grind of projects and early classes, they can at least take solace in the fact that their evenings are about to get more interesting. Yes, this is the time of year when the doldrums of TV reruns cease…

Today’s Health & Wellness Fair features local health agencies, merchants and lots of fun activities, giveaways and demonstrations. Piedmont Hospital will be on hand to provide free health screenings and free flu shots. The event is Monday, September 20 from 1 – 3p.m. in the Hub and is open to SCAD students, faculty and staff.

Monday, September 20, and Tuesday, September 21, the breezeway between the main campus building and the parking deck will be closed due to construction.  You will be able to enter the parking deck as normal. However upon exiting, you will not be able to turn right into the breezeway. You will be directed to the…

Sept. 21, 7-9 p.m. SCAD Digital Media Center, 1611 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta, Ga. As co-founder and former chairman and chief executive officer of Digital Domain, his talk focuses on how he got his start in the visual effects industry, how the industry has changed in recent years and what the future holds. Ross will…

Firefighters put out a fire on SCAD Way. The Connector will bring you more information as soon as it becomes available.