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week end what to do, hear, see, watch, read, listen to, visit and eat in Gwinnett and Atlanta Mazzy’s brings pub fare to Norcross ..........Pg. 4

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Mazzy’s serves its shrimp alfredo pasta with shredded parmesan cheese and garlic bread.

Art Beat ....................................................................Pg. 5 Movies...................................................................Pg. 9-19 Showtimes ............................................................Pg. 17 By Venue ................................................................Pg. 20 Gwinnett Calendar ............................................Pg. 21 Metro Calendar....................................................Pg. 23 The “Weekend” arts and entertainment guide includes select events in the coming week. To be considered for a listing, send a fact sheet to: Weekend, Features Department, Gwinnett Daily Post, 725 Old Norcross Road, Lawrenceville, GA 30045; or call 770-963-9205, e-mail features@gwinnettdailypost.com or fax 770-339-8081. Weekend Design: Brian Giandelone

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DINING GWINNETTTASTES A selection of local eateries recently featured in the Gwinnett Daily Post: • Brown Bag Deli Inspired by his son-in-law’s deli business in Pennsylvania, owner Joe Stackhouse created the Brown Bag Deli with a specialty in creating a variety of New York style sandwiches. The breakfast menu offers a diverse amount of options to choose from, such as a spinach, egg and cheese sunrise sandwich. For lunch, customers prefer the California club, reuben and hot pastrami. Brown Bag Deli’s desserts include brownies, cheesecakes, the Big Apple Pie and the Big New York black and white cookie. 340 Town Center Ave., Suite A2, Suwanee. 678-6823496

• Luciano’s Executive Chef John Soilis revamps the menu of the upscale eatery every three to four months to coincide with seasons and what ingredients are available fresh. A popular dish is the scallops and artichokes which is made with linguine, pancetta and a garlic lemon butter sauce. Another popular menu item is the flatbread, which comes with a variety of toppings, including pepperoni, smoked chicken, prosciutto and more. Pasta, salads, steak and seafood dishes round out the dinner menu, while the lunch menu includes paninis. 6555 Sugarloaf Parkway, Suite 309, Duluth. 770-2551727 • Three Blind Mice The restaurant uses all

fresh ingredients and makes all dishes from scratch, requiring menu changes to keep with what is in season. The breakfast menu changes daily, and each day they write what is on the menu for the morning on the large chalk board in the bar. This gives the restaurant more of a coffee shop feel in the morning. If you are looking for a large breakfast, try their Sunday brunch. They offer many great items including eggs Benedict. Dinner and lunch are their busiest meals. The food has a homemade quality. Some of the customers’ favorites include the Steak Diane, lump crab cakes and the iceberg salad. All three of these items have survived menu changes. 1066 Killian Hill Road, Suite 101, Lilburn. 770-696-4139. www.tbmrestaurant.com

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THE DISH

Mazzy’s

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• Open since: January 2009 • Location: Mazzy’s is located on Jimmy Carter Blvd. between Peachtree Industrial Blvd. and Holcomb Bridge Road in the building that used to be home to Jock’s and Jill’s. • Hours: Open from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Monday through Friday; noon to 2 a.m. on Saturday and noon to midnight on Sunday. • Owner: Lee Christiansen is a 1997 Shioh High grad who started working at Mazzy’s in Roswell before becoming a partner with owner John Fan and opening his own restaurant in Norcross. • Atmosphere: Mazzy’s is a place to go to watch your favorite team on TV, but Christiansen wanted a communal experience so the restaurant is very open. That’s especially true of the main dining room that Christiansen calls “the arena.” “I’m about everyone enjoying the same atmosphere,” he said. “It’s great to see everyone together.” You’ll find no booths at Mazzy’s, with the main dining room sporting two big screen TVs and the bar area having one as well to go with 24 46-inch high-def TVs showing a variety of games throughout the restaurant. There are pool tables in the back, also in an open area with viewing access to the TVs.

ONTHEMENU • Grouper platter — Seasoned grouper filet served with sauteed mixed vegetables over a bed of wild rice. $8.29 • Bourbon chicken platter — Tender grilled chicken basted with homemade bourbon glaze and served over steamed wild rice. Served with steamed vegetables. $7.49 • Mazzy’s signature meatloaf — Served hot or cold or as a sandwich or platter, homemade brown gravy comes with to top things off. Sandwich is served with Texas toast and fries. $7.29 • Patty Melt — A half pound patty served with sauteed onions and Swiss cheese on Texas toast. Served with 1000 Island dressing on the side. $6.79

Christiansen said his goal was to strive for more than traditional pub fare. “I didn’t want to have a menu that didn’t offer anything tantalizing and make it so you don’t want to go back,” he said. In that pursuit, Mazzy’s offers daily specials along with signature dishes such as grouper, bourbon chicken, fish tacos and meatloaf, made from his grandmother’s recipe. Mazzy’s also offers an assortment of burgers, and Christiansen said the Old Fash• Menu: While bar favorites ioned American Burger — with like wings, fried mozzarella no garnishments — is one of sticks and burgers are offered, the most popular. Also on the

menu are the Five Peppercorn Burger and the Mushroom Swiss Burger. A self-professed health nut, Christiansen is proud to serve 80/20 burgers — 80 percent lean, 20 percent fat — and use trans fat free oil for fried goods. Mazzy’s has 19 beers on tap and 53 varieties available in bottles. • Things you might not know: The Norcross store is home to the University of Miami’s Atlanta Hurricane and Alumni Club, which meets at Mazzy’s for football game watches and other events.

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Staff Photo: Jonathan Phillips

Above, Mazzy’s serves bourbon chicken with fresh vegetables and wild rice. Also served is the shrimp alfredo pasta and the triple cheese bacon burger with french fries. Above left, Mazzy’s offers patrons an outdoor patio, table and bar seating, a private dining room, pool tables and a full bar.

ART BEAT

Gwinnett Choral Guild celebrates season in song The theme for the Gwinnett Choral Guild Christmas Season is “My Spirit Rejoices in Heavenly Peace.” Led by Phillip Shoultz, this chorus of more than 50 singers will be rejoicing in four holiday concerts across the county and beyond over the next several weeks. This Sunday begins the singing when the GCG conducts its annual “Messiah Sing Along” at Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church. The event starts at 3 p.m. and participants are invited to bring their scores or just come and listen. There is no admission fee, but if you go, be sure to bring along some food for the less fortunate. “The Messiah Sing Along is our first community event of the year. We invite all who have a love of this holiday tradition to join us to kick off the season,” GCG spokesperson Natalie Coleman said. “This year the Guild will be collecting nonperishable food items at the singalong to benefit the Food Mission Co-ops in our community. Please join us in this effort to meet the needs of the Gwinnett community.” This event has been an opportunity for people to get acquainted with the Gwinnett Choral Guild, and some have become members from this first experience. “The singalong has been a favorite for those persons interested in singing with the Guild to be able to get their feet

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wet,” Coleman said. “Many current members’ first contact with the Guild was the singalong, and they look forward to meeting future members this year.” No prior rehearsals are required. Bring a score if you have one, and be ready to sing. On Dec. 4 and 5, the GCG will perform “My

Spirit Rejoices” in two different locations. The Dec. 4 concert will be at 7 p.m. at Buford First United Methodist Church. The Dec. 5 concert will take place at 3 p.m. at Johns Creek Presbyterian Church. These two concerts will feature the Magnificat, Mary’s Song, in settings by Gibbons, Pachelbel, and Stanford. There will also be a contemporary gospel Magnificat by Robert Ray. “The selections were specifically chosen for their variations in style, emphasis of text, and textures of sound for the purpose of contrast, appreciation, and pique for the listener,” Coleman said.

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Art Beat • From Page 5 The concert will also include Hebrew folk songs, traditional carols and an audience singalong. GCG is also welcoming two area youth organizations, the Georgia Young Men’s Ensemble and the Lawrenceville Children’s Choir, as participants in these concerts. Ticket prices for these two concerts are $10 general admission, $8 for

seniors and students and $5 for groups of five or more. They can be purchased online at the GCG’s website, www.gwinnettchoralguild.org. The GCG will finish the holidays collaborationing with the Gainesville Symphony. Titled “Christmas Pops,” this concert will be a light hearted event at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14 in the Pearce Auditorium located on the Breneau University campus

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No silent nights here Aurora Theatre puts on its annual Christmas song celebration from the heart conveys our gratitude in the most sincere way.” Rodriguez said the

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LAWRENCEVILLE — It’s the most wonderful time of the year at the Aurora Theatre. The Aurora’s Christmas Canteen — Gwinnett’s longest-running theatrical holiday tradition — opened today in Lawrenceville. In its 15th year, the musical revue will feature a compilation of Christmas songs, including favorites such as “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer,” “Silent Night” and “Winter Wonderland,” producing artistic director Anthony Rodriguez said. “(The audience) can expect to see lots and lots of song and dance mixed in with some comedy and a little bit of audience participation,” Rodriguez said. “They can expect to get Christmas kicked off right. This is our Christmas card to our patrons.” Canteens are a byproduct of World War II and the United Service Organizations that were formed to meet the recreation needs of service members. At canteen shows, soldiers and sailors could be enter-

Aurora is on track to break every record with this year’s Canteen. By the time the show closes, he

expects 6,000 to 7,000 people will have seen it. • See Aurora, Page 8

Photo: David McGregor

Cast members of the Aurora Theatre’s 15th annual Christmas Canteen performance, from right, Stacey Elizabeth Stone, Kenya Hamilton, and Charity Brooke Smith, sing during the show’s final full dress rehearsal Monday in Lawrenceville.

tained and dance with girls. Aurora’s Canteen combines the high energy of an USO variety show with the sentimentality of television Christmas specials. This year’s cast includes stalwarts Stacey Stone, in her 10th Canteen, and Brandon O’Dell, back for his seventh year. Kenya Hamilton and Jevares Myrick are in the show for the third time. Eric Moore is back for a second time, his first Canteen since 2006. Making her Aurora debut is Charity Brooke Smith, recently

returning from a threeyear run as Elphaba in “Wicked” at Universal Studios Japan. They are all under the music direction of the Aurora’s associate producer and resident music director, Ann-Carol Pence, who has been a part of every Christmas Canteen. “This show is a very personal way for AnnCarol Pence and me to show our appreciation for the supportive community that has helped realize our dreams,” Rodriguez said. “Great music performed FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2010 • WWW.GWINNETTDAILYPOST.COM • PAGE 7

Aurora • From Page 7 Performances are scheduled at 8 p.m. Thursdays to Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Dec. 23. Additional shows will take place at 10 a.m. Dec. 1 and 8 and at 8 p.m. Dec. 15, 21 and 22. Tickets cost $16 to $35. Those seeing the show are encouraged to bring nonperishable food items or children’s toys to the theater. For the fourth year, the Aurora’s Festival of Trees, featuring more than 20 trees decorated by volunteers and business partners, is on display. Visitors can vote for their favorite tree by leaving a toy or nonperishable food item under its branches. The toys will be donated to Toys for Tots, and the food will go to the Lawrenceville Cooperative Ministry. For more information about the show, visit www.auroratheatre.com or call 678-226-6222.

Jervares C. Myrick performs during the Aurora Theatre’s 15th annual Christmas Canteen on Monday night in Lawrenceville. Photo: David McGregor

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MOVIES

Tough pill to swallow Hathaway, Gyllenhall bare all but can’t save ‘Love and Other Drugs’ Love and Other Drugs (R) ★★★ ★★ BY MICHAEL CLARK Movie Critic

Based very loosely on the memoir “Hard Sell: The Evolution of the Viagra Salesman” by Jamie Reidy, “Love and Other Drugs” is one major schizophrenic movie. The first half is a bawdy, sexually frank romantic comedy that takes a bow too soon and yields to a serious and maudlin disease drama. Both halves are strong enough to be made into separate films, but in their current smashed up form only succeed in canceling each other out. When we meet Jamie (Jake Gyllenhaal), he’s working as a salesman at an electronics store which affords him ample opportunity to hit on every woman who walks through the front door. He’s smooth, charming and daring but also stupid enough to fool around with the boss’s girlfriend in the stockroom — a move that gets him fired and smacked upside the head. Browbeat by his parents to make something of himself, Jamie lands a plum job with the pharmaceutical behemoth Pfizer whose top product at the time (the mid-’90s) was Zoloft, an anti-depressant. Jamie’s doing OK but not great, something that literally changes overnight with Pfizer’s release of Viagra. A guy like Jamie peddling

something like Viagra is as close to a guaranteed sale as it gets and he starts rolling in the dough. Although he doesn’t know it yet, Jamie has met a woman a lot like him who will change his entire perspective on life and love. She is Maggie (Anne Hathaway), a funky/chic waitress and part-time starving artist who only wants Jamie for his body. Being a lifelong player and happy-golucky stud muffin, this works just fine for him — until he starts falling for Maggie. At this point, director Edward Zwick and his two co-writers drain the story of all of its verve and zip, and in the process transform Jamie from a likable womanizer into a sad, puppy dog, borderline piece of milquetoast. It would be one thing if the filmmakers had kept the comedic tone and portrayed Maggie as a maneater (a la “Boomerang”) but they choose instead to saddle her with Parkinson’s disease. Maggie never says so and it takes Jamie forever to get the clue, but she keeps him at emotional arm’s length because her medical condition will only get worse and she doesn’t want him to put himself in a position of sacrifice, or worse — to pity her. It should be noted that the filmmakers go to great lengths here to accurately dramatize Parkinson’s — a malady that has largely been ignored by Hollywood. If you have it or know some-

one who does, you will be highly impressed and moved that Zwick went to such lengths to get the smallest of details right. In a bold but welcomed segment, Zwick includes a lengthy segment featuring dozens of non-actor Parkinson’s patients recalling mostly humorous anecdotes about how the disease has affected their lives. In a move that seems oddly calculating and somewhat tasteless, Zwick often shows the two leads in the buff — largely as a lure to sell tickets. Throngs

of Gyllenhaal and especially Hathaway fans will be pleased as punch by this but it carries with it just the slightest whiff of bait and switch. Getting the audience to laugh and — let’s not mince words here — get aroused by seeing two famous, very beautiful people in the nude only to bum them out in the long run is not a wise artistic, commercial or ethical decision. You could very well like both halves of the movie — both are good but are the cinematic equivalents of oil and water. (Fox)

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Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhall star in “Love and Other Drugs.”

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Saturday, December 4, 2010 – 7:30pm This performance of The Nutcracker is presented in partnership by Gwinnett County Public Library and Gwinnett Ballet Theatre. Performing Arts Center at Gwinnett Center 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway • Duluth, GA 30097 Please join us for Gwinnett County Public Library’s Fall Into The Arts finale program,The Nutcracker 2010.The goals of the FITA program are to encourage a lifelong love of the arts, to introduce the cultural arts opportunities available in Gwinnett County to the community, and to expand the availability of the county’s cultural life to those citizens for whom access to the arts may be limited. The Fall Into The Arts program has introduced the public to: two nationally known authors, Sara Gruen and Tim Green, the art of Tom Nakashima at the Hudgens Center for the Arts, the music of the Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra & Chorus’ Spooktacular and the Gwinnett Ballet Theatre’s The Nutcracker.

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‘Tangled’ one of top animated films of 2010 Tangled (PG) ★★★★ f you’re going to make a movie based on one of the best-known and beloved fables ever written, wouldn’t it make sense on so many levels to also use the fables’ highly recognizable iconic title as well? If you’re going to stray far — way far — from the original source material, lighten the tone a whole bunch and make an animated family film, the answer is a resounding no. “Tangled” is Disney’s 50th animated feature film and to the studio’s immense credit it resisted naming it “Rapunzel,” and that key decision will serve them and the throngs who will see and love it very well. The original Brothers Grimm story is far too dark and intense for the

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average child and would have almost certainly generated certain negative word of mouth. In most cases (“Pocahontas,” “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”), “Disneyfied” treatments of well-known stories have resulted in sanitized, watered-down, song-and-dance event productions. “Tangled” is many of those things too but it is also one of the greatest movies the studio has ever produced and is its finest non-Pixar collaboration since “The Lion King.” For purists put off by Disney’s heavy tweaking of this particular piece of classic literature, take note: “Rapunzel” itself is a reworking of “Shanameh,” the 11th century epic poem by the Persian writer Ferdowsi. If “Tangled” accomplishes nothing else, it proves that a great story can be told in many forms. The vast differences between “Tangled” and what came before it are far too

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numerous to mention so let’s not even go there. After being born to a nameless king and queen in an unnamed land, Rapunzel (Mandy Moore) is stolen by Mother Gothel (Donna Murphy), an elderly and extremely vain woman who, as pointed out in the opening scene, knows that just the touch of Rapunzel’s golden locks accompanied by song can act as a fountain of youth. Gothel houses Rapunzel in a remote tower forbidding her to ever leave citing that the world outside her perch is a mean and dangerous place; a selfserving lie not totally without merit. Being a shut-in teen, Rapunzel’s street smarts are limited but she is astute enough to notice that once a year on her birthday, air-born, fire-lit lanterns fill the distant sky. Rapunzel’s first meeting with a human other than Gothel comes in the form of Flynn (Zachary Levi, the title character on the TV show “Chuck”), a thief in possession of a stolen royal crown. He’s escaped capture from his recently hoodwinked twin cohorts and the king’s army but doesn’t stand a chance against Rapunzel’s trusty frying pan or her multi-use, long-flowing blond trusses. Rapunzel makes Flynn an offer he literally can’t refuse. She’ll return to him the now-hidden crown if he takes her to the place where the lanterns are

launched. The pair is, of course, at odds the entire time — a clear sign that romance can’t be far off. Now essentially characters in a road flick, Flynn and Rapunzel must stave off his disgruntled former partners, determined soldiers, a band of drunken misfits and the never-say-die Gothel on their march to destiny. Bolstered by an array of snappy original songs composed by multiple Oscar-winner Alan Menken and lyricist Glenn Slater in tandem with a superbly droll screenplay by Dan Fogelman, “Tangled” is eminently captivating, impossible to resist and for the easily prone — tear-jerking. For every dollop of fluff, there’s an offsetting pinch of snarky attitude and there is not a single second that passes that does not further or enhance the narrative. The movie’s intelligence more than matches its immense charm, wit and beauty. Perhaps best of all is the fact that the two highly entertaining animal characters (a chameleon and a horse) don’t talk. This year has essentially been a bust for live-action films but has proven to be the best year ever for animation. Unless something freezes over, “Tangled” will receive a well-deserved Best Animated Feature Oscar nomination but will still likely lose to “Toy Story 3,” which is unfortunate. In any other year it would be the clear frontrunner. (Disney) Special Photos: Disney

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VIEWPOINTS MICHAEL CLARK

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MOVIES

Film Fans find magic in ‘Deathly Hallows’ EDITOR’S NOTE: Film Fans features local residents reviewing the film of the week: “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows — Part 1.” Want to be a Film Fan? E-mail features@gwinnettdailypost.com.

★★★★ In a word: magical. “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1,” tells the first half of J.K. Rowling’s final book in the seven-volume series. “Deathly Hallows,” like the others before, stands firmly on

its own and even a muggle like me was able to keep up with the storyline, plots, twists, turns and characters. The production was spot on. The music Myra Simons score enhanced but never over powered. The stunning visual landscapes during the middle of the movie were breathtakingly beautiful. The maturing relationship and acting of the three main stars who’ve

grown up before our eyes over the past decade, is nothing short of brilliant. The movie was superb from start to finish. My movie buddy and I were utterly captivated by “Deathly Hallows,” and like so many others, we don’t want the story to ever come to an end. — Myra Simons, Buford

★★★★ Nearly 10 years in the making, “Deathly Hallows” is the penultimate story of the adventures of Harry Potter. Just like the

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characters in the Harry Potter franchise, this movie has matured into so much more than its predecessors. “The Deathly Hallows” is more complex, intelligent, intense and engaging. From the Kenny Grams opening scenes you’ll immediately feel the tension and will be easily pulled into the story. With a nearly 2.5hour runtime, you will be surprised how fast the

movie goes by. Be prepared as the final scene ends with the audience moaning and a cliffhanger that leaves you wanting more. — Kenny Grams, Lawrenceville

★★★ ★★

I really liked the movie, but it seemed very rushed. The movie was about Harry, Ron and Hermione picking up where Harry and Dumbledore left off to find the horcruxes. They spent a lot of time wandering around. This is the first movie that didn’t have scenes at Hogwarts.

I didn’t read the book so didn’t understand why they said or did different things. For example, how did the Snatchers and Death Bryce Wright Eaters keep finding Harry, Ron and Hermione? The movie felt rushed because this was the first time they didn’t take time to develop the story for people who did not read the book. — Bryce J. Wright, Lawrenceville

MOVIES Judge blocks the use of Adrien Brody’s image in film THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — A federal judge has blocked the makers of a thriller film starring Adrien Brody from using the Oscar-winning actor’s likeness until he is fully paid for his role. U.S. District Judge Dale S. Fischer issued a ruling Monday blocking the makers of ‘‘Giallo’’ from continuing to

distribute, market or sell ‘‘Giallo’’in the United States. Brody sued last month before the film went on sale in the states, claiming he was owed $640,000 and its DVD release could cost him $2 million. In a sworn declaration, he said the film’s producers lied to him about financing and vastly overstated how much the film’s Italian distribution rights

were worth. The actor tried unsuccessfully to block the film’s sale, but Fischer’s ruling states Brody is likely to win the case and his likeness can no longer be used in the film or to promote it. The ruling also states Brody is ‘‘suffering, and will continue to suffer, immediate and irreparable harm’’ unless the injunction was granted.

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MOVIES

For worse, Johnson leaves tutu in trunk for ‘Faster’ Faster (PG-13) ★★ ★★★ BY JAKE COYLE AP Entertainment Writer

While “Faster,” the new action film by Dwayne Johnson (aka “The Rock”), is both fast and furious, it should not be confused with one of the “Fast and the Furious” movies. It keeps a good “Speed,” accelerates with “Torque,” as if propelled by “Crank,” all without the benefit of being “Armored.” Let’s just hope there isn’t a “Crash.” Films of revved-up adrenaline have become commonplace. They’re like movies on steroids, and with some of the same side-effects: nausea, stunted growth and probably some liver damage. “Faster” begins with Johnson’s character being released in a seething rage from a 10-year prison sentence, and immediately sprinting from the remote facility. He’s racing for vengeance, and that means he won’t wait for the bus. The movie is in such a hurry that it doesn’t bother to slow down for proper names, instead referring to its main characters as archetypes: Johnson is “Driver,” Billy Bob Thornton is “Cop” and newcomer Oliver Jackson-Cohen is “Killer.” Driver is out of prison not an hour before he shoots a man in the head, in broad daylight. His rage, we learn, comes from the incident that preceded his jail term.

The Associated Press

Dwayne Johnson stars in “Faster.”

After joining his brother’s crew for a bank heist as the driver, the crew is ambushed by another, who kills everyone. Driver only survives miraculously, earning him a fearsome reputation as a “ghost.” Now, he’s got a revenge list of people to kill, which he crosses off one-by-one like completed errands. On his trail is Thornton’s Cop, a sleazy detective near retirement with a hidden drug addiction. Most egregiously, director George Tillman Jr. (“Notorious,” “Barbershop”) uses Kenny Rogers’ “Just Dropped In” for Cop’s drug daze, apparently thinking it’s OK to copy “The Big Lebowski.” His reluctant partner on the case is played by Carla Gugino (“Entourage,” “American Gangster”), the finest actor in the film who’s nevertheless saddled with one of its worst puns, a joke courtesy of screenwriters Joe and Tony Gayton, about the Cop being Quasimodo because of a “hunch.” (Should we pause a moment to stop gagging?) Also in pursuit is Killer, a handsome, rich, British hit man with a gorgeous

girlfriend (Maggie Grace) and the arrogance to claim he’s “beaten” Yoga. All of which is to say, he’s one of the more insufferable characters in recent moviemaking. Around the time the hit man proposes to his girlfriend via Bluetooth, one begins to think “Faster” resembles the kind of film the cast of “Jersey Shore”

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might have scripted. Johnson, of course, is the center of attention. A man of few words, he’s simply a bullet of fury. He’s almost literally a bullet; Driver has a metal plate holding his dome in place. Eventually, he begins to doubt his path of extreme violence, and everything will come to a head in a church tent to bestow some unearned religious significance on the film. “Faster” is Johnson’s return to his bread and butter. After dabbling in comedy and kids films, he’s back to macho action, like Arnold Schwarzenegger’s prodigal son. A former wrestler with biceps as large as his neck, action films would seem the natural place for Johnson. But here’s a thought: They aren’t. Johnson has the muscle for muscle-head

movies, but, a gifted mugger, he’s better dressed up as the Tooth Fairy or host-

ing “Saturday Night Live.” His inner goofball should win out. (CBS Films)

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MATINEES IN PARENTHESIS PLAY FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY THE TOWN (R) (1:05) 4:05 6:45 9:20 EASY A (PG13) (1:15) 4:15 6:55 9:15 RESIDENT EVIL: AFTER LIFE (R) (1:20) 4:25 7:15 9:45 WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS (PG13) (1:10) 3:55 6:40 9:20 TAKERS (PG13) (1:00) 4:00 7:05 9:35 INCEPTION (PG13) (1:35) 5:05 8:30 THE OTHER GUYS (PG13) (1:20) 4:25 7:10 9:35 ALPHA AND OMEGA (PG) (1:10) 3:55 7:15 9:30 SALT (PG13) (1:00) 4:00 7:05 9:20 DESPICABLE ME (PG) (12:45) (3:00) 5:10 7:30 9:45 LOTTERY TICKET (PG13) (1:25) 4:20 7:00 9:25 TOY STORY 3 (G) (1:05) 4:05 7:10 9:40

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REGAL CINEMAS, MALL GEORGIA 20

1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 9:35 The Other Guys (PG-13)

1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 9:50 The Town (R)

2:35, 5:35, 8:35 Toy Story 3 (G)

3333 Buford Drive 678-482-9263 www.regalcinemas.com

1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:30 Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (PG-13)

Burlesque (PG-13)

2:50, 8:30

11:00, 11:30, 1:45, 2:15, 4:30, 5:00, 7:15, 7:45, 10:00, 10:30, 12:45, 1:15

1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:00

You Again (PG)

Due Date (R)

11:40, 2:05, 4:25, 7:00, 9:20, 11:40

SNELLVILLE

Faster (R)

9:40, 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:25, 9:50, 12:20

CARMIKE 12 SNELLVILLE

For Colored Girls (R)

9:45, 12:45

1905 Scenic Highway Presidential Market Center 770-979-1519 www.carmike.com

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (PG-13)

10:00, 11:25, 1:10, 2:35, 3:30, 4:20, 5:45, 7:30, 9:00, 9:50, 10:40, 12:10, 1:00 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1: The IMAX Experience (PG-13)

Faster (R)

11:55, 2:15, 4:40

11:30, 2:10, 4:35, 7:00, 9:25

10:10, 1:15, 4:10, 7:00, 10:00

Megamind 3-D (PG)

Tangled 3-D (PG)

Due Date (R)

11:25, 1:45, 4:15, 6:40, 9:00

10:05, 12:05, 12:50, 2:45, 3:20, 5:15, 5:45, 7:40, 10:20

9:40, 12:10, 2:45, 5:35, 8:10, 10:35

10:00, 10:40, 11:20, 12:10, 1:20, 2:00, 2:40, 3:30, 4:40, 5:20, 6:10, 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, 9:40, 10:30, 11:30

Love and Other Drugs (R)

Morning Glory (PG-13)

The Next Three Days (PG-13)

Faster (R)

Love and Other Drugs (R)

10:50, 11:25, 1:35, 2:10, 4:20, 4:55, 7:00, 7:35, 9:45, 10:15, 12:30, 1:00

11:15, 1:55, 4:45, 7:25, 10:05

12:45, 4:25, 7:55, 10:55

9:45, 12:30, 3:00, 5:30, 8:00, 10:30

12:01 a.m.

RED (PG-13)

Unstoppable (PG-13)

For Colored Girls (R)

Megamind (PG)

12:00, 12:30, 1:00, 2:00, 3:10, 3:45, 4:10, 5:00, 6:20, 7:00, 7:20, 8:00, 9:30, 10:10, 10:30

7:15, 9:55

10:25, 12:20, 2:35, 2:55, 5:25, 7:45, 8:15, 10:35

11:20, 2:55,6:10, 9:10

10:35, 1:05, 3:40, 6:20, 8:50

Morning Glory (PG-13)

Megamind 3-D ((PG)

1:35, 4:15, 7:00, 9:45

VENTURE CINEMA 12

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (PG-13)

10:05, 11:15, 12:30, 1:50, 3:10, 4:20, 5:50, 6:50

Tangled (PG)

3750 Venture Drive, Duluth 678-957-9545 www.venturecinema12.com

9:00, 9:55, 10:40, 11:45, 1:10, 2:10, 3:10, 4:30, 5;20, 6:30, 7:50, 8:45, 9:50

Morning Glory (PG-13)

12:00, 2:20, 4:40, 7:00, 9:30 Tangled 3-D (PG)

Love and Other Drugs 9R)

11:05, 12:45, 1:55, 3:20, 4:30, 5:55, 7:30, 8:50, 10:15

11:00, 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:20

Paranormal Activity 2 (R)

12:00, 1:00, 2:20, 3:20, 4:40, 5:40, 7:00, 8:00, 9:30, 10:20

Unstoppable (PG-13)

Alpha and Omega (PG)

Megamind (PG)

10:45, 1:30, 3:45, 6:25, 8:55

The Next Three Days (PG-13)

12:10, 2:40, 5:05, 7:35, 9:55

1:10, 3:55, 7:15, 9:30

9:10, 11:35, 2:10, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45

RED (PG-13)

1:20, 4:15, 7:10, 10:00

Morning Glory (PG-13)

11:10, 2:05, 4:50, 7:45, 10:20

Unstoppable (PG-13)

10:05, 12:55, 3:35, 6:20, 9:00

Saw 3-D: The Final Chapter (R)

Next Three Days (PG-13)

8:10, 10:25

10:00, 12:50, 3:45, 6:40, 9:40

Skyline (PG-13)

RED (PG-13)

10:20, 1:10, 3:50, 6:45, 9:30

9:30, 12:15, 3:05, 5:45, 8:30

Tangled (PG-13)

Skyline (PG-13)

12:01 a.m.

12:20, 2:40, 5:10, 7:35, 10:10

Tangled 3-D (PG-13)

Tangled (PG)

12:01 a.m.

9:30, 12:40, 3:50, 7:00, 10:10, 1:20

Megamind (PG)

9:40, 12:05, 2:30, 4:55, 7:20 Megamind 3-D (PG)

11:10, 1:35, 4:10, 6:30, 8:55, 11:15 Morning Glory (PG-13)

12:00, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45, 10:20, 12:55 Skyline (PG-13)

9:45, 12:15, 2:40, 7:40, 12:20 Tangled (PG)

Tangled (PG)

11:05, 2:20, 4:50, 7:20, 9:50 Tangled 3-D (PG)

11:20, 1:50, 4:20, 6:50, 9:20 The Next Three Days (PG-13)

1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 10:05 Despicable Me (PG)

10:45, 1:15, 3:45, 6:15, 9:00, 11:30

DULUTH

Tangled 3-D (PG)

10:15, 12:10, 12:45, 2:40, 3:15, 5:10, 5:45, 7:40, 8:15, 10:10, 10:45, 12:40, 1:15 The Next Three Days (PG-13)

10:10, 1:05, 4:05, 7:10, 10:10, 1:10 Unstoppable (PG-13)

11:20, 2:00, 4:30, 5:05, 7:05, 9:30, 10:00, 11:55

DACULA GREAT ESCAPE THEATERS: HAMILTON MILL 14 2160 Hamilton Creek Parkway Dacula, GA 30019 678-482-0624 www.greatescapetheaters.com

REGAL CINEMAS, MEDLOCK CROSSING 18

Easy A (PG-13)

1:15, 4:15, 6:55, 9:15 Inception (PG-13)

1:35, 5:05, 8:30

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (PG-13)

12:20, 12:45, 2:45, 3:10, 5:10, 5:35, 7:35, 8:00, 10:00, 10:25

REGAL SNELLVILLE OAKS 14

9700 Medlock Bridge Road, Suite 170 770-814-8437 www.regalcinemas.com

Lottery Ticket (PG-13)

Salt (PG-13)

9:05, 9:50, 11:05, 11:55, 1:40, 2:30, 4:15, 5:05, 6:50, 7:40, 9:30, 10:15

The Next Three Days (PG-13)

Burlesque (PG-13)

1:00, 4:00, 7:05, 9:20

Tangled 3-D (PG)

Unstoppable (PG-13)

Burlesque (PG-13)

10:10, 12:15, 1:10, 4:00, 4:30, 7:20, 7:55, 10:25, 10:45

Takers (PG-13)

10:30, 1:05, 3:40, 6:15, 8:50

1:00, 4:00, 7:05, 9:35

Unstoppable (PG-13)

10:30, 12:20, 1:00, 3:00, 3:55, 5:35, 6:35, 8:20, 9:35, 10:45, 12:00

Due Date (R)

11:55, 2:30, 5:30, 8:20, 10:50 Faster (R)

12:10, 2:40, 5:35, 8:00, 10:30 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (PG-13)

Burlesque (PG-13)

10:00, 12:00, 12:35, 1:15, 3:15, 3:45, 4:40, 7:05, 7:25, 7:50, 10:15, 10:40, 11:00

10:20, 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:00

Love and Other Drugs (R)

10:10, 12:30, 3:00, 5:20, 7:45, 10:25

10:15, 11:40, 1:00, 2:40, 4:20, 5:20, 7:35, 8:05, 10:25, 11:05

Faster (R)

Megamind (PG)

10:30, 12:50, 3:10, 5:30, 8:00, 10:20

11:35, 2:05, 4:50, 7:15, 9:50

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (PG-13)

Megamind 3-D (PG)

10:00, 11:10, 12:00, 12:40, 2:30, 3:20, 3:50, 5:40, 6:30, 7:00, 8:50, 9:40, 10:10

Morning Glory (PG-13)

Love and Other Drugs (R)

Skyline (PG-13)

11:30, 2:10, 5:00, 7:40, 10:30

5:15, 11:10

Megamind (PG)

Tangled (PG)

Due Date (R)

12:45, 3:00, 5:10, 7:30, 9:45

12:15, 2:40, 5:05, 7:30, 9:55

11:50, 2:25, 5:10, 7:30, 10:10 10:20, 1:05, 4:10, 7:10, 10:45

1:25, 4:20, 7:00, 9:25 Resident Evil: After Life (R)

1:20, 4:25, 7:15, 9:45

The Other Guys (PG-13)

1:20, 4:25, 7:10, 9:35 The Town (R)

1:05, 4:05, 6:45, 9:20 Toy Story 3 (G)

1:05, 4:05, 7:10, 9:40 Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (PG-13)

1:10, 3:55, 6:45, 9:30

LAWRENCEVILLE COLONIAL 18 THEATRES 825 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road 770-237-0744 www.amctheatres.com Burlesque (PG-13)

10:25, 1:25, 4:35, 7:40, 10:35

9:20, 11:50, 12:40, 2:20, 3:20, 4:50, 5:50, 7:20, 8:20, 9:55

AMC DISCOVER MILLS 18 THEATRES 5900 Sugarloaf Parkway, Suite 415 678-847-9265 www.amctheatres.com

2125 E. Main St., Snellville 770-972-7469 www.regalcinemas.com 1:35, 4:10, 6:45, 9:20, 11:50 12:45, 2:55, 5:05, 7:15, 9:25, 11:35 For Colored Girls (R)

GEORGIA THEATRE CO., TOWN CENTER VALUE 700 Gwinnett Drive, No. 216 678-985-2222 www.georgiatheatrecompany.com

Alpha & Omega (PG)

11:45, 2:30, 5:35, 8:30, 11:30 Inception (PG-13)

11:45, 2:35, 5:30, 8:25, 11:20 Life As We Know It (PG-13)

12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00 Love and Other Drugs (R)

12:25, 1:40, 2:55, 4:15, 5:25, 6:45, 7:55, 9:15, 10:25, 11:45 Megamind (PG)

Burlesque (PG-13)

12:35, 3:05, 5:20, 7:35, 9:45

12:01 a.m.

Devil (PG-13)

Due Date (R)

12:50, 5:40

11:55, 2:25, 4:55, 7:35, 10:10

Despicable Me (PG)

Faster (R)

12:30, 3:00, 5:15, 7:40, 9:55

12:01 a.m.

Grown Ups (PG-13)

For Colored Girls (R)

1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 9:50

10:15, 11:00, 1:15, 2:00, 4:15, 7:20, 10:40

Inception (PG-13)

12:15, 2:40, 4;50, 7:00, 9:10, 11:25

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (PG-13)

2:00, 5:00, 8:00

The Town (R)

Takers (PG-13)

11:45, 2:20, 4:55, 8:00, 10:50

12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:50 Megamind 3-D (PG)

11:45, 1:15, 2:05, 3:35, 4:25, 5:55, 6:45, 8:15, 9:05, 10:35, 11:20 RED (PG-13)

11:50, 2:10, 4:35, 7:00, 9:25, 11:50 Skyline (PG-13)

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MOVIES

“The

‘Burlesque’ shakes, shimmies, doesn’t stir

Rock is back in action... and better than ever.” – Fred Topel, SCREENJUNKIES.com

“Intense

and thrilling!”

– Shawn Edwards, FOX-TV

Burlesque (PG-13) ★★★ ★★ BY CHRISTY LEMIRE AP Movie Critic

Stop me if you think you’ve heard this one before. A small-town girl with big dreams and a big voice packs up everything she owns in a suitcase, makes her way to Hollywood and wows the world with her talent. But not everyone has her best interest at heart, so she’ll have to cling tight to her values to figure out whom she should trust. And she’ll do it ... in song! Yes, they should provide a cliche checklist at the door of “Burlesque,” just to make it interactive and help pass the time. Sure, this song-anddance extravaganza is sufficiently shiny and sparkly, an explosion of sequins and feathers and sass. Writerdirector Steven Antin is the brother of Pussycat Dolls creator Robin Antin, so there’s a certain familiarity to the bump-and-grind numbers the dancers perform. The mere presence of Cher guarantees a high camp factor; at a recent screening, the first sight of her on stage in all her sailor-hatted, Plasticine glory drew appreciative laughs and applause from the audience. Although “Burlesque” is never the juicy diva smackdown of “Showgirls,” to which comparisons are

The Associated Press

Christina Aguilera stars in “Burlesque.”

inevitable, it’s good enough as a guilty pleasure, simply because it’s all splash and no substance. It’s also a shameless vehicle for Christina Aguilera, trying to position herself as an actress in her film debut, even though she’s essentially playing a version of herself. She can really sing, of course — one character aptly describes her as having “mutant lungs” — and she looks great on camera, but the performance is all one note otherwise, if you’ll pardon the pun. Aguilera’s romantically named Ali Rose is bathed in warm, golden light wherever she goes. This includes the opening sequence in which she leaves the dingy Iowa diner where she works as a waitress (but not without belting out a bluesy tune first), gathers her meager belongings, traipses through the trailer park she’s called home, then crosses a railroad bridge and steps through a hole in a chain-link fence en route to the bus station.

Once in Los Angeles, she literally stands on the corner of Hollywood and Vine, holding a list of want ads for backup singers and dancers. Then she stumbles upon The Burlesque Lounge on Sunset Boulevard, an aging theater where the ageless Cher rules as the proprietress and headliner, Tess. Ali is hooked the second she walks in the door, and insinuates herself from cocktail waitress to backup dancer to featured star in the blink of an eye. (Alan Cumming is depressingly underused as the lounge’s host, in a halfhearted nod to “Cabaret.”) There’s never a doubt that the plucky, determined Ali will win over Tess and her obligatory best gay pal, stage manager Sean (Stanley Tucci, who has an effortless rapport with Cher). When jealous badgirl Nikki (Kristen Bell) threatens to stand in the way of her fame, we know Ali will triumph anyway. (Sony)

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Stanley Tucci, left, and Cher star in “Burlesque.”

Cher is back in ‘Burlesque’ BY MIKE CIDONI AP Entertainment Writer

LOS ANGELES — Getting Cher to commit to “Burlesque” took some doing. “I drove all of them crazy,” Cher recalled. The big-screen musical, about a veteran nightclub performer and the newcomer she takes under her wing, was already well on its way. Co-star Christina Aguilera was in place. And, for a while, so was Cher, marking her first major feature-film role since 1999’s “Tea with Mussolini.” Then she changed her mind, explaining that her character “wasn’t exactly who she turned out to be on screen, and I needed her to be that character.” That’s when the director and the head of the studio resorted to stalking Cher. “I mean, I never thought, ‘Oh my God,

why haven’t I done a movie lately?’” Cher said. “There just was nothing. There was one movie with Meryl (Streep), ‘Mamma Mia!’ but I couldn’t, because I was on tour. And then this (movie) came up.” Shortly after getting word Cher had changed her mind, writer-director Steven Antin and Screen Gems chief Clint Culpepper got word she was doing dubbing work just steps away from their offices on the Sony lot. “There we were, stalking Cher for an hour and a half,” Antin recalled. “It was insane.” The two convinced Cher to come up and see storyboards detailing Antin’s vision for the movie. “We said, ‘Five minutes,’” Antin remembered. She stayed three hours and, again, agreed to sign on. Two days later, she was

off again, but not forever. “Well, Clint doesn’t let you say ‘no,’” Cher said, with a laugh. “And I wanted to sing in a movie.” She has two numbers in “Burlesque,” including a ballad, “You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me,” to which Cher could relate. “I have had so many dips in my career and so many times where I thought, ‘How am I going to get this back? What am I going to do?’” The 64-year-old Cher said she’s well aware of the country’s current economic woes, and that she hopes “Burlesque” provides at least a little break from that harsh reality. “There’s something fun about losing all of your problems for the amount of time that you’re in this film,” she said. “You just look at (the characters and say), ‘What a great time. I’m part of it.’” And — at last — so was Cher.

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MUSIC BY VENUE 37 Main

Youmans Band, Prince Tuesday • Dec. 4: Common Thread, Floating Coats, Ramblwood, The Bandwith, Young Goodman Brown

37 E. Main St., Buford 678-288-2030 www.37main.com

• Today: Slippery When Wet • Saturday: Block Party • Thursday: Rock Mafia • Dec. 3: White Leppard Crue • Dec. 4: Iron Mullet • Dec. 9: Rock Mafia

RIALTO CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS 80 Forsyth St. N.W., Atlanta 404-651-4727 www.rialtocenter.org

• Dec. 4-5: Gala Holiday Concert • Dec. 11: Holiday Jazz Vespers

40 WATT CLUB 285 W. Washington St., Athens 706-549-7871 www.40watt.com

SMITH’S OLDE BAR 1578 Piedmont Ave., Atlanta 404-875-1522 www.smithsoldebar.com

• Today: Drivin N Cryin • Wednesday: Bonnie “Prince” Billy and The Cairo Gang • Thursday: Jimmy Herring • Dec. 6: Cold War Kids

• Today: Col. Bruce Hampton and The Quark Alliance • Saturday: The Swingin’ Richards • Tuesday: Tab Benoit • Wednesday: The Beatles vs. The Stones • Thursday: The Dirty Birds • Dec. 3: The Elvis Show • Dec. 4: Kinchafoonee Cowboys

AARON’S AMPHITHEATRE AT LAKEWOOD 2002 Lakewood Ave., Atlanta 404-443-5000 www.livenation.com/venue/aaronsamphitheatre-at-lakewood-tickets

No shows listed as of press time.

THE TABERNACLE 152 Luckie St., Atlanta 404-659-9022 www.livenation.com/venue/ getVenue/venueId/1294/

ARENA AT GWINNETT CENTER 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth 770-813-7500 www.gwinnettcenter.com

• Today: Corey Smith with Rehab and Tyler Reeve • Dec. 10: Indigo Girls

• Dec. 10: Trans-Siberian Orchestra • Feb. 10: Brad Paisley

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The Whigs will perform today at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta. PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AT GWINNETT CENTER 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth 770-813-7500 www.gwinnettcenter.com

• Dec. 10-11: Drew Thomas • Dec. 17-18: Nancy Reed CENTER STAGE

• Today-Sunday: Northeast Atlanta Ballet’s “The Nutcracker” • Dec. 4-5, 10-12, 17-19: Gwinnett Ballet Theatre’s “The Nutcracker” ATLANTA CIVIC CENTER 395 Piedmont Ave. N.E., Atlanta 404-523-6275 www.atlantaciviccenter.com

• Dec. 31: Charlie Wilson and Chrisette Michele BUFORD VARIETY THEATER 170 W. Main St., Buford 770-271-7878 www.bufordvarietytheater.com

• Saturday: Joe Morrison with guests Steven Scales and Dan Mengini • Dec. 3-4: The WiseGuys Show featuring Vinnie Coppola and Steve Mingolla

1374 W. Peachtree St. 404-885-1365 www.centerstage-atlanta.com

• Wednesday: Joe Satriani • Dec. 7: Switchfoot, American Bang and Paper Tongues • Dec. 11: Sister Hazel • Dec. 13: Tank with Kandi CHASTAIN PARK AMPHITHEATER 4469 Stella Drive N.W., Atlanta 404-233-2227 www.livenation.com

No shows listed as of press time. COBB ENERGY PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta www.cobbenergycentre.com 770-916-2800

• Saturday: Dave Koz and

Friends 2010 Smooth Jazz Christmas • Sunday: Vienna Boys Choir • Tuesday-Dec. 5: Cirque Dreams Holidaze • Dec. 10: Russell Peters • Dec. 11: Louis C.K. • Dec. 12: Army Ground Forces Band Holiday Concert EDDIE’S ATTIC 515-B N. McDonough St., Decatur 404-377-4976 www.eddiesattic.com

• Saturday: Michelle Malone and Michelle Malone Banned • Tuesday: Paula Cola • Wednesday: Hot Club of Cowtown, Ken Will Morton • Thursday: Newfound Road, Dylan Kight • Dec. 3: Claire Lynch Band, Dana Cooper • Dec. 4: Alice Peacock, Walter Parks • Dec. 5: Radney Foster, Ashley Arrison • Dec. 7: Nervous But Excited, Betty Soo

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EVERETT BROTHERS MUSIC BARN Stonecypher Road, Suwanee 770.945.9098 www.everettsmusicbarn.com

• Dec. 4: Counterpoint FERST CENTER FOR THE ARTS 349 Ferst Drive, Georgia Tech campus 404-894-9600 www.ferstcenter.gatech.edu

• Dec. 5: Kathy Mattea • Dec. 10: A Peter White Christmas featuring Rick Braun and Mindi Abair FOX THEATRE 660 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta 404-881-2100 www.foxtheatre.org

• Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 35, 10-12, 16-19, 21-24 and 26: Atlanta Ballet’s “The Nutcracker” • Dec. 13: Larry Carols and Mo • Dec. 20: Amy Grant and Vince Gill • Dec. 28: The Christmas Music of Mannheim Steamroller

THE LOFT 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta 404-885-1365 www.theloft-atlanta.com

Today: Appetite for Destruction, Sex Type Thing and Take the Power Back • Dec. 3: Dave Barnes and Drew Holcomb • Dec. 8: Fran Healy PHILIPS ARENA 1 Philips Drive N.W., Atlanta 404-878-3000 www.philipsarena.com

• Dec. 5: Usher • Dec. 19: Disney Live! “Mickey’s Magic Show” RED LIGHT CAFE 553 Amsterdam Ave., Atlanta 404-874-7828 www.redlightcafe.com

• Today: Glenn Phillips • Tuesday: Seth Winters • Thursday: Avery County, Jam • Dec. 3: Ben Belcher, Kris

1099 Euclid Ave., Little Five Points 404-521-1786 www.variety-playhouse.com

• Today: The Whigs • Saturday: The Black Lips • Dec. 3: Jonathan Coulton • Dec. 4: Carolina Chocolate Drops • Dec. 5: Chrimbus Spectacular VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATER AT ENCORE PARK 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta www.ticketmaster.com/ venue/115485

No shows listed as of press time. WILD BILL’S 2075 Market St., Duluth 678-473-1000 www.wildbillsatlanta.com

• Today: Josh Thompson • Saturday: Main Street Exiles • Dec. 3: BlackHawk • Dec. 4: AC/DC Tribute Back N Black Most tickets available through Ticketmaster at 404-249-6400 or www.ticketmaster.com. Call venues for information.

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Community Sing-A-Long

Dec. 3 Duluth Fine Arts League presents a Walking Tour of Homes, from 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 3. For more information or tickets, visit www.artsduluth.net.

Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church Kudzu Art Zone will present “The Artist’s Intention,” an exhibit of juried artwork, as well as a bonus exhibit, “The Wall of Small,” through Dec. 17. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

Dec. 4 Mason Elementary and Duluth High School will perform at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 4 as part of the Duluth Fall Festival 28th Annual Lighting of the Tree. For more information, visit www.duluthga.net.

Dec. 9 The Brookwood Performing Arts presents “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” at 7 p.m. Dec. 9 at Brookwood High School, 1255 Dogwood Road in Snellville.

Sunday November 28, 2010 3:00 PM Directed by G. Phillip Shoultz, III Organist- Joyce Parks ADMISSION: Voluntary Donations of Non Perishable Goods for Lawrenceville Cooperative Ministries Accepted. Sponsored by BJ Chorale, Cwinnett Choral Guild and Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church 800 Highway 29 South • Lawrenceville, GA • Info: 770-963-4589 • E-mail: bjstwp@juno.com

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The Aurora Theatre will present Christmas Canteen 2010 at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and

2:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Dec. 23. The theater is at 128 E. Pike St. in Lawrenceville.

Tickets start at $16. For more information, call 678226-6222 or visit www.auroratheatre.com.

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Ongoing Events Kudzu Art Zone will present “The Artist’s Intention,” an exhibit of juried artwork, as well as a bonus exhibit, “The Wall of Small,” through Dec. 17. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. The exhibit is free to attend and Kudzu is at 116 Carlyle St. in Norcross. For more information, visit www.kudzuartzone.com. Tannery Row Artist Colony will present “The Music in Me,” an exhibit of artwork, through Dec. 4. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Tannery Row is at 554 W. Main St. in Buford, and the exhibit is free to attend. For more information, call 770-904-0572 or visit www.tanneryrowartistcolony.com. The Buford Artists’ Group will present an exhibit of art work titled “Visionary Reflections — Studies in Aesthetics” through February at the George Pierce Park Community Center Gallery, 55 Buford Highway in Suwanee. For more information, call 770-831-4173 or visit www.gwinnettparks.com.

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METRO CALENDAR Thursday The High Museum of Art will present “Centre Pompidou-Metz: A 21st Century Museum” at 7 p.m. Thursday at 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. For more information, call 404-733-4437.

Dec. 4 The High Museum of Art will present Holiday Craft Fair from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 4 at 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. For more information, call 404-733-4437. The High Museum of Art will present Bank of America’s “Museum on Us” Program from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 4 at 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. For more information, call 404-733-4437. The High Museum of Art will present “Renaissance Painting and the Venetian Style” from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Dec. 4 at 1280

Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. For more information, call 404-733-4437.

Dec. 5 The High Museum of Art will present Bank of America’s “Museum on Us” Program from noon to 5 p.m. Dec. 5 at 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. For more information, call 404-733-4437.

Dec. 9 The High Museum of Art will present “God and the Atom: Salvador Dali, Enrico Baj, and the Battle for Nuclear Painting” at 7 p.m. Dec. 9 at 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. For more information, call 404-733-4437.

Ongoing events The ART Station Theater Company will present “Christmas Gift” beginning Wednesday through Dec. 23

at 5384 Manor Drive in Stone Mountain. Performances are at 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays. Matinee and additional performances are available. For more information, call 770-469-1105 or visit www.artstation.org. The High Museum of Art will present the exhibit “Titian and the Golden Age of Venetian Painting” through Jan. 2. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission is $18 for adults, $15 for seniors and college students, $11 for children ages 6 to 17 and free for children younger than 6. The museum is at 1280 Peachtree St. N.E. in Atlanta. For more information, call 404-733-4437 or visit www.high.org.

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