A guide for arts and cultural entertainment for the entire family.
Resurrected: Abi Wright, Patrick Toups, Derek Hensel and Michael Sink reclaim, renovate, reassemble and repurpose traditional materials and, in the process, give the theme of old vs. new a fresh look at One Twelve Gallery. Closes July 22. Admission is free. onetwelvegallery.com
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Camaleón Cromático: Atlantabased Latin American artists take inspiration from everchanging chameleons and use color to communicate and visually connect with viewers at this Blue Mark Studios exhibit. Closes July 22. Admission is free. bluemarkstudios.com James Dean - A Retrospective: Explore the career works of James Dean, best known for his paintings and illustrations of Pete the Cat in The New York Times Best Selling children’s books, at The Seen Gallery. Closes July 26. Admission is free. theseengallery.com
Visual Arts & Museums St. Francis: David Hale merges Christian, Native American and pagan mythologies to illuminate the teachings’ fundamental similarities in his
recent drawings at ABV Gallery. Closes July 6. Admission is free. jacksonfineart.com Deliverance: Four artists confront fears and fantasies, construct personas, and risk
their bodies in uncontrollable situations in this Atlanta Contemporary Art Center exhibit that features videos, photographs and live events. Opens July 13. $3 to $5. thecontemporary.org
Radcliffe Roye: J’ouvert - At the Devil’s Playground: Brooklyn-based documentary photographer Radcliffe Roye documents the raw and gritty lives of grassroots people from Jamaica in this exhibit at the Chastain Arts Center as part of the National Black Arts Festival. Closes July 28. Admission is free. ocaatlanta.com/chastainarts-center
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Living Color Redux: Artists transform traditional landscapes into vibrant color images that exist almost entirely without form at this Poem 88 exhibit. Closes July 28. Admission is free. poem88.net
July 4th All-American Celebration: Tony Awardwinning Broadway vocalist Debbie Gravitte joins the U.S. Army Chorus to perform patriotic favorites with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra followed by post-concert fireworks at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park. July 4. $15 to $35. atlantasymphony.org
shakespearetavern.com Evelyn in Purgatory: Topher Payne’s world premiere play in Essential Theatre’s annual festival at King Plow Arts Center follows five public school teachers who are caught in limbo, waiting for their cases to be heard and their fates to be decided. Opens July 5. $10 to $23. essentialtheatre.com The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas: A crusading TV personality from Houston whips up public outrage and forces the Chicken Ranch, one of the better pleasure palaces in all of Texas, to shut its doors forever in this rip roarin’, foot stompin’ musical comedy at OnStage Atlanta. Opens July 6. $10 to $20. onstageatlanta.com I’m a Groucho Marxist: Anya Liftig attempts her most challenging piece of performance art to date as she draws from literal and
social barriers of Atlanta’s past to address the difficulty of crossing boundaries at this Flux Projects performance on Airline Street by the Edgewood Avenue overpass. July 7. Free! fluxprojects.org Klimchak in Concert: Electroacoustic musician Klimchak performs his unique brand of music with Marimba Lumina, a theremin, home-built percussion instruments and “all sorts of surprises” at the Balzer Theater at Herren’s. July 7. $10. theatricaloutfit.org Sheddin’: This raucous comedy at Horizon Theatre Company follows Atlanta empty nesters Walt and Ruthie as they hatch a plan to ride their son’s musical success and recapture their own musical dreams. Opens July 10. $15 to $30. horizontheatre.com Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner: Phylicia Rashad and Tory Kittles star in this world
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Twelfth Night: A shipwreck, separated identical twins, mistaken identities, romance and one pair of yellow stockings – welcome to Orsino’s court and the zany world of “Twelfth Night” at Atlanta Shakespeare Company. July 5 through July 29. $12 to $36. KeepitINtown.com