Atlanta ShowGuide - Dance 2012

Dance 2012

greater atlanta’s Performing arts Magazine

Portraits of Mystery Dancer Emily Christianson

By Bobbi Jo Brooks

the artistry of Master Project 7 Making Dance a Photographer Bobbi Jo Brooks Personal Experience Creative Process: Zoetic Dance ensemble’s gina hyatt-Mazon Modern Women Come to Life Strengthens Georgia Ballet Through Expressions Through Emphasis on Education Walt Walthall and gwinnett Dance truck Bringing Dance Ballet theatre Live happily to the People Since 2009 ever after

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the artistry of Master Photographer Bobbi Jo Brooks

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Creative Process: gina hyatt-Mazon Strengthens Georgia Ballet Through Emphasis on Education by Holley Calmes

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Dance truck Bringing Dance to the People Since 2009 by Becky Camino

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Project 7 Making Dance a Personal Experience Zoetic Dance ensemble’s Modern Women Come to Life Through Expressions Walt Walthall and gwinnett Ballet theatre Live happily ever after

by Holley Calmes

Barefoot in the Park arts Festival Celebrates its 8th Year May 4-6

by Holley Calmes

showguide spotlights Performance guide March – April 2012 showguide Venues Performance guide courtesy of atlantaplanit.com

THE ARTISTRY OF Master Photographer

Bobbi Jo Brooks

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t took an Atlanta project called the Dance Truck to revitalize my passion for photography … and to reawaken my heart.

I had fallen in love with photography in college after encountering my roommate’s Nikon SLR camera. Looking through that lens, I felt like I was home. It’s magic to capture someone’s personality in a photo, and there are so many moments—like weddings, children’s birthdays, or the first perfect smile—that beg to be kept forever. As a wedding and portrait photographer for the past ten years I’ve been privileged to capture thousands of just such moments.

But recently I had an experience that inspired me toward a new level of artistry with my photography. I had been intrigued by a local organization called Dance Truck and agreed to photograph a performance. (Dance Truck is a mobile performance venue presenting Atlanta’s artists.)

The night of the photo shoot, I was bone-tired from travel and busyness, coming off a long season of burnout. It was freezing cold outside, but as soon as the first dancer swayed I felt my heart begin to warm me from the inside out.

This is what I’ve learned: live dance captivates me. It’s pure artistic expression, full of power and beauty, capable of telling complex stories without a need for words.

Damcer Kelly Rayborn I went into that night anticipating the technical challenges of shooting dancers in low light: adjusting the shutter speed to slow down motion, capturing pockets of light bouncing around in the trailer, reacting to the movement of light against dark.

What I didn’t anticipate was how this project would transform my outlook. I’ve moved from thinking of myself purely as a photographer to now thinking of myself as an artist. Simply put, I’ve learned how to feel and see again, personally and professionally.

I still delight in capturing milestone moments in weddings and portrait photography. But my growing passion is capturing the unvarnished artistic expression found in the performing arts, especially dance. Come join me in the journey. Contact me at www.bobbijobrooks.com.

Dancers Helen Hale,, Claire Molla, Corian Ellisor and Sharon C. Sibley

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CREATIVE PROCESS: GINA HYATT-MAZON

STRENGTHENS GEORGIA BALLET THROUGH EMPHASIS ON EDUCATION

by holley Calmes

hen Gina Hyatt-Mazon accepted the Artistic Directorship of The Georgia Ballet in August of 2003, she stepped into a role previously occupied by an Atlanta dance legend. Founding Director Hensley had created a company and school run with passion, generosity and kindness, and HyattMazon was determined to emulate her predecessor. In doing so, she has strengthened Georgia Ballet and expanded the influence of the company beyond its Marietta roots.

Hyatt-Mazon arrived in Atlanta with an illustrious dance career behind her. She was the recipient of the Gold Medal at the International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi, and performed with the Hamburg Ballet as Principal Dancer from 1986 to 1997. She came to the Georgia Ballet in 1997 and joined the staff, under Iris Hensley’s artistic directorship, as Ballet Mistress.

Georgia Ballet has gained strength in all facets of the organization under Hyatt-Mazon’s watchful, and enthusiastic, eye, particularly in the school. “My goals for Georgia Ballet continue to remain the same as when I started as Artistic Director in 2003,” she states. “I embrace achieving my goals by continuing to strengthen our school, as I believe it needs to be the internal and primary structure of our company.”

The performing company and its repertoire is another primary focus. “I continue to strive to present a varied, challenging and exciting repertoire for our beautiful dancers as well as for our audiences. We accomplish this by setting known, full-length classical ballets, newly created works by our resident choreographer Janusz Mazon, as well as a number of Balanchine works.”

Outreach in a four-part program is another impressive element of the company. Field trips, in-school lectures and demonstrations, residency programs and scholarships are offered to area children, filling a void left by underfunding of the arts in classrooms across the state.

“Dance specifically teaches cooperation, self-control, and the importance of practice and regular attendance,” Hyatt-Mazon explains. “With these outreach programs, we are able to impact the lives of our audience, our students, and our community at large. Dance is a universal language that transcends barriers and changes lives.”

The effect of cooperation, self-control, practice and regular attendance is felt by more than the recipients of outreach. “Our sixty Upper School students maintain a grade point average of 3.9,” she says. “They are exceedingly fit and healthy in body and mind. They strive for excellence in all areas of their lives. It is important to us that we are developing, training and nurturing the whole person, not solely the dancer.”

Iris Hensley would be proud. “I feel we grow stronger with every passing season,” Hyatt-Mazon says. “I am certain that Iris would be pleased with the technical and artistic development of our company and school.”

And although Hyatt-Mazon has exciting plans for Georgia Ballet’s future, her personal happiness seems to come through living in the present.

“The small, but most significant, successes are those that happen while putting one (pointed!) foot in front of the other. The present brings such joy!”

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DaNCe trUCk BriNgiNg DaNCe to the PeoPLe siNCe 2009 Photo by Bobbi Jo Brooks

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by Becky Camino

n 2009, lighting designer and production maven Malina Rodriguez arrived in Atlanta, seeking a vehicle through which to curate performance and introduce new audiences to contemporary dance. At the time, dance artists faced a lack of accessible venues, limited performance opportunities, and fragmented support from presenters. Seeing this need as a chance to make an impact, Rodriguez founded Dance Truck, the mobile movement project dedicated to bringing dance to the people. The company’s utilitarian approach—pull up a truck and dance in it—is evocative, egalitarian, and wildly successful. The young company has presented more than 60 choreographers, including a dozen national and international artists, at a variety of cultural hotspots including the Le Flash Festival, Eyedrum Art & Music Gallery, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Museum of Design Atlanta, The High Museum, Mint Gallery, The Goat Farm Arts Center, The Atlanta Beltline, and the prestigious Time-Based Art Festival presented by the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art. They’ve staged dance in box trucks, pickups, moving vans, food trucks and shipping containers, winning over audiences while cultivating new synergy around Atlanta’s cultural community. Dance Truck earned critical acclaim for their first evening-length production, PLOT, created with choreographer Blake Beckham and voted Best Dance Performance of 2011 by Creative Loafing readers. The publication declared Dance Truck “a beloved part of Atlanta’s thriving installation dance scene” fueled by a unique fusion of Malina’s production and design expertise, along with her advocacy for the local dance artists. In recognition of Dance Truck’s significant contributions, Rodriguez received the 2011 Community Impact Award from Emory’s Center for Creativity & The Arts.

This spring, Dance Truck will partner with the Los Angeles-based company, Dances Made To Order, to present online dance films by three Atlanta choreographers, as well as make an appearance at Duluth’s Barefoot in the Park Festival. Dance truckers will perform in Houston, Texas this summer at The Big Range Festival. The grass roots company is rasing funds for their international premiere in Asia, with performances and artist talks in Septembers, 2012. You can follow Dance Truck on Facebook, Twitter, or at their blog: wwwdancetruck.org.

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UPCOMING EVENTS www.music.gsu.edu

Mozart’s

Le nozze di Figaro The Marriage of Figaro

Carroll Freeman, artistic/stage director Rolando Salazar & Daniel Solberg, musical directors Georgia State University Symphony Orchestra Michael Palmer, conductor

Fri, Apr 13 & Sat, Apr 14, 8 pm* Sun, Apr 15, 3 pm* Set in today’s culture of social networking and ever accelerating technology, this exploration of love in the digital age will be sung in Italian with English supertitles. *Free pre-opera lecture one hour prior to every performance

Dave Douglas, trumpet

with the GSU Jazz Band Gordon Vernick, director

Two-time Grammy Award-nominated jazz musician Dave Douglas, one of the most prolific and original trumpeters and composers of his generation, joins the GSU jazz band for one show only!

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Friday, April 20, 8 pm

ProJeCt 7 MakiNg DaNCe a PersoNaL eXPerieNCe

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reated in 2007 by director/ choreographer Cherrise Wakeham, Project 7 Contemporary Dance Company is ever-evolving as the excitement surrounding contemporary commercial dance continues to make its way from stage to household through the internet and television.

With the public spotlight on this genre of dance and with the sudden explosion of interest in dance, Project 7 strives to entertain their audience with unique stories about love, relationships, fear, passion, insight, and inspiration. Using a mix of both current and classical music, the choreography takes on images that evoke a familiarity with these stories and ultimately, turns dance into a personal experience for the viewer.

Ms. Wakeham is widely known for her choreography in contemporary commercial dance. Her pieces have been selected to perform at the Joyce Theatre, the Capezio Ace Awards, and for The Pulse’s gala summer show in NYC. In addition, one of her pieces was chosen as Dance Spirit Magazine’s Video of the Year.

Project 7 produces two full length shows each year: a winter performance at 7 Stages and a summer production; The, Land, The Sea, and The Creationist at the 14th Street Playhouse. They are also invited to guest perform for many diverse programs throughout Atlanta and they hold master classes in studios and colleges throughout the Southeast.

Project 7 members are students of Emory University, Georgia Tech, University of Georgia, and Berry College.

In addition to their academic pursuits, they are finalists from So You Think You Can Dance and have traveled with and assisted some of the foremost commercial dance instructors in the world. They are invited to appear in music videos and perform in both TV, film, and on stage as well as with the hip-hop crew, Swagger Crew.

With their pulse on the youth of today, their understanding of the art of dance as well as the commercial and entertainment aspects of the industry, Project 7 has strived to bring their style of dance to Atlanta and beyond with the goal of entertaining and broadening the awareness for this artistic and industrious form of dance. Visit www.project7dance or Facebook at Project 7 Contemporary Dance Company and Project Seven Dance.

Photos by tif Lester

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Written by Stephen Directed by Freddie Ashley

Adly Guirgis

March 15 - april 14, 2012 Tickets online at actors-express.com or 404.607.SHOW Actor’s Express at the King Plow Arts Center fulton county arts & culture

“a bruising, tragicomic apache dance of love, betrayal and indecision.”

– The New York Times

NoMiNated for 6 toNy awards!

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Major funding for this organization is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of the Fulton County Arts Council. This program is supported in part by the Georgia Council for the Arts through appropriations from the Georgia General Assembly. GCA is a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. This program is supported in part by the City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs.

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MoDerN WoMeN CoMe to LiFe throUgh ZoetiC DaNCe eNseMBLe’s

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hile many arts disciplines trace their heritage to founding fathers, modern dance traces its roots largely to founding mothers. To celebrate Women’s History Month, the Agnes Scott College Dance Program and Zoetic Dance Ensemble come together to honor the pioneering women that sought to create an art form reflecting the sensibilities of the modern woman. Zoetic’s work is inspired by the unique voice, vision and experience of contemporary female artists. Coming from the Greek ‘zoe,’ Zoetic means living, vital and animated which accurately describes this highly acclaimed company of women. The Agnes Scott College Dance Program is focused on technique, creative expression, and a scholarly understanding of the historical legacy and sociological impact of dance. Led by Bridget Roosa, the Dance Program offers a well-rounded, creative and critical approach to dance.

The residency reflects Zoetic’s initiative to foster the creative and contemporary voices of female artists. “Women’s History Month is the perfect time to celebrate our roots and traditions while illustrating the impact female dance artists have on Georgia’s cultural landscape,” says Zoetic’s Director Melanie Lynch-Blanchard. “We’ve offered many programs in universities and high schools, but this marks our first true collaboration.”

Zoetic’s artists and Agnes Scott dance students are working together to explore the societal conventions that were challenged and changed by founding mothers of modern dance, including notable figures like Ruth St. Denis and Martha Graham. “We’re asking students to consider what is taboo for women today, and whether young women understand their history,” explains Lynch-Blanchard. Bhumi Patel, a senior at Agnes Scott responds: “In a world where we are taught that other women are our competition, here we are reminded to trust, embrace, and form physically intimate relationships with our peers. How else could we dance together? This has caused me to go out into the world with a better sense of self.”

The work resulting from these thoughtful explorations will be accompanied by original music by Joanie Ferguson. Performances take place at Agnes Scott College on April 13, 14 and 15, and the Inman Park Dance Festival on April 28 and 29. For details visit www.zoeticdance.org.

Photos by Leah roth

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Music and Lyrics by Adam Guettel; Book by Craig Lucas – An Atlanta premiere!

This lush romantic musical, composed by the grandson of Richard Rodgers, won 6 Tony Awards. It’s the summer of 1953, and Margaret Johnson, the wife of a North Carolina businessman, is touring Italy’s Tuscan countryside with her daughter Clara. In their travels, Clara meets and falls for a young Florentine boy, who is ardent in his pursuit of her. As the young couple’s love blossoms, Margaret is faced with a difficult choice: should she reveal a truth that could destroy her daughter’s happiness; or say nothing and let fate run its course? Come and let this captivating tale celebrating the beauty and passions of the human heart, whisk you away!

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WaLt WaLthaLL aND gWiNNett BaLLet theatre LiVe haPPiLY eVer aFter by holley Calmes ehind every “happy ending” there is usually a fascinating story, and Gwinnett Ballet Theatre has a good one. This story involves two Artistic Directors and a former student of one of them and is set in locales from Tucson, Arizona, to Snellville, Georgia. The “happily ever after” is new artistic leadership for the 35-year-old preprofessional dance company.

During the mid 1980’s, Wade Walthall was Principal Dancer for Pacific Northwest Ballet. Lisa Sheppard Robson admired his artistry as she performed in the PNB corp de ballet. 25 years later, Lisa is handing over the reins of GBT to a new artistic director, named Wade Walthall.

Lisa taught many students during her 14-year tenure at GBT, and one of them, John Streit of Snellville, GA, went on to a dance career capped by obtaining a Master’s Degree in Dance from the University of Arizona. While in Tucson, John met fellow student Wade Walthall, and they became friends. Upon graduation, John and Wade traveled to Atlanta to prospect job opportunities along the way. A chance meeting in a local restaurant brought Lisa and John together one evening, and introductions were made.

“Connecting with Wade was purely a coincidence,” says Lisa. “And of course I remembered him and his exquisite artistry and dancing from PNB.” Mr. Walthall soon became the perfect candidate for GBT’s Artistic Directorship. His resume begins with his graduation as a Ford Foundation Scholar from the School of American Ballet. It ends with his acquiring the MFA in Dance from University of Arizona. In between, Mr. Walthall enjoyed a career in dance spanning 18 countries and countless collaborations. His first assignment was as Principal Dancer for the National Ballet of Holland under Rudi van Dantzig. He was Principal at National Ballet of Spain and Pacific Northwest Ballet. He toured with “Rudolph Nureyev and Friends” as well as with Alexander Gudanov.

He starred in “Nutcracker: the Motion Picture” with PNB. He created and developed his own pre-professional company, Evergreen City Ballet in Seattle, WA, and led it successfully for 14 years. A desire to become an academic was overcome by the stronger wish to return to teaching, choreography, and the development of young dancers.

As Walthall begins his creative journey with GBT, his first original production is nothing of a surprise, given the happily-everafter nature of his arrival in Georgia. Walthall’s ballet “Cinderella” will be performed by GBT on March 3 at the Gwinnett Performing Arts Center in Duluth, GA. 14

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A Wrinkle In Time Directed by Justin Anderson Stage adaptation by John Glore of the novel by Madeline L’Engle

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BareFoot iN the Park arts FestiVaL CeLeBrates its 8th Year MaY 4-6 By holley Calmes arefoot in the Park Arts Festival announces their 8th year of bringing arts, food, and fun for all ages to the Duluth Town Green on May 4, 5, and 6. This popular regional arts festival welcomed approximately 15,000 attendees last year, a record number. This year, there will be even more to see and experience.

Approximately 100 tents containing fine artwork of artists from across the Southeast and beyond will vie for visitors’ attention with a continuous schedule of musicians and dancers on two separate performing venues. A Children’s Art Tent, a Book Bistro, an Adult Learning Village, a Wine Tasting, and a Student Exhibition of artwork from Gwinnett schools are also a part of the festival.

The Barefoot Gala will kick off the event. Held on Friday, May 4th beginning at 7:00 p.m., this year’s Gala will be titled “Carnevale,” featuring decorations and entertainment with a Caribbean festival flavor. The Gala will also feature fine food, wine and exciting performances, including a premiere work created just for Barefoot by Dance Truck. But it is the silent auction during the Gala that contributes to the second special component of the Barefoot Festival, its Scholarship Program.

The Barefoot in the Park Arts Festival Scholarship Program has awarded over $43,000 to area arts and educational organizations since the festival began. Money made through the Gala’s Silent Auction and other income is put back into the community to ensure that Gwinnett’s artists and students have what they need to thrive.

Barefoot’s Executive Director Caryn McGarity says, “Our Festival is fun for the many families and individuals who attend. They get to see and do so much! But there is another reason we work so hard to create this exciting event. Giving back to our area arts organizations is one of our primary goals, which we do through our Scholarship Program. As a fellow non-profit organization, Barefoot in the Park feels the responsibility to support what it also showcases to the community-our arts.”

For m ore information, visit www.barefootinthepark.org and be sure to join the Facebook Fanpage at www.facebook.com/#!/barefootinthepark10. You may also write info@barefootinthepark.org or call 678-6770172.

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The Merry Wives of Windsor March 2-April 1 Much Ado About Nothing April 5-29 The Comedies just keep on coming at The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse. The Atlanta Shakespeare Company’s Shakespeare Evolution series continues into the Spring and Summer producing Shakespeare’s comedies in the order in which they were written: The Merry Wives of Windsor (March), Much Ado About Nothing (April), As You Like It (June) and Twelfth Night (July). To shake things up a bit, they are tossing in some Chaucer in May with The Canterbury Tales. They say laughter is good for the soul…ASC is positively GLOWING! The fun never ends, so stop on by and find a reason to keep on howling! For more info go to www. shakespearetavern.com

Warm weather ushers in a modern dance marvel, amazing ukulele, and a new Roots Music Festival at the Ferst Center for the Arts. Pilobolus, one of today’s most unique and popular dance companies, returns to the Ferst, as does jazz guitarist Earl Klugh, while ukulele player Jake Shimabukuro appears for the first time.

The Roots Music Festival in April is filled with bluegrass, newgrass and Appalachian photography. The festival includes banjo player Michael J. Miles (free show), along with Dailey and Vincent, The Grascals and The Claire Lynch Band.

The Ferst Center, located on the Georgia Tech campus, adds to the audience experience by hosting free discussions before and after many performances. For information visit www. ferstcenter.org or call the Box Office at 404-8949600.

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Refreshments, pictures and activities make this exciting time for beginning pointe students a more memorable moment! Instructors, call for your fitting or party today! Visit us at www. dancemaxdancewear.com.

georgia state University school of Music

Located in downtown Atlanta, the Georgia State University School of Music offers one of the most comprehensive music programs in the Southeast, including studies in performance, composition, music management, music education, recording/ technology and jazz studies.

The School annually presents over 250 recitals, concerts and workshops by guest artists, faculty and students at the Rialto Center for the Arts and the Florence Kopleff Recital Hall.

Musical offerings range from jazz ensembles to string quartets to fully staged operas—including performances by the University choruses and orchestras. The majority of concerts are FREE and open to the public. For a full list of events, visit www.music.gsu.edu.

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Spotlights atlanta Lyric theatre’s “Mitch Match Campaign”

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emotional mountain only to find that there’s laundry at the top. It’s discovering how powerful your love can be and how quickly your children grow up. It’s helping them find their way and not losing yours. It’s about laughing and crying, craziness and calm, smiles and tears...and all before breakfast. It will remind you that it’s not just about Motherhood ... it’s about you. For more info visit us at motherhoodthemusical.com, and for tickets go to www.woodruffcentertickets.org/village2/ ticket/production_detail.aspx?perf=+47772

Help The Lyric GROW this spring!

Please consider how your donation of any size can be DOUBLED in value, during our Annual Spring “Mitch Match Campaign”. We need your help more than ever. Atlanta Lyric Theatre is the only Professional Company in the region that exclusively produces big, Broadway-style Musicals and features the best local talent in cast and designers. We are a registered nonprofit, so all donations are tax deductable.

Your “seed money” will go a long way to help cover basic production costs as we strive to keep ticket prices affordable. Give online at www.atlantalyrictheatre.com.

Pinch ‘n’ ouch marks Mamet’s “speed-the-Plow” in april

After being named Creative Loafing Atlanta’s “Best Rising Theatre,” Pinch ‘n’ Ouch Theatre announces David Mamet’s critically acclaimed masterpiece and 2008 Broadway revival hit “Speed-the-Plow” in April at their newest theater venue off Ponce De Leone Avenue in Atlanta. Jayson Smith returns to the company after performing in “Body Awareness”, and joins cast Jackie Costello and Robert Mello. In true Mamet style, “Speed-thePlow” is back-stabbingly great fun that will offer Atlanta a compelling night of theatre that you won’t want to miss. For tickets and other info visit: www.pnotheatre.org Speed-the-Plow by David Mamet March 29 - April 29, 2012.

Filled with playwright David Mamet’s trademark intense rapid-fire dialogue and provocative themes, “Speed-the-Plow” focuses on the ruthless nature of the Hollywood movie industry. Directed by Pinch ‘n’ Ouch’s Artistic Director Grant McGowen, it’sa behind the scenes story of handshaking, dealbreaking, and backstabbing as only Pulitzer Prize winner David Mamet can tell it.

Michael o’Neal singers

The Michael O’Neal Singers (MOS) organization has established itself as one of the premier community choruses in the Southeastern United States and is now celebrating its 23rd concert season. Comprised of a symphonic chorus of 130 auditioned voices and a chamber ensemble of 28 voices, MOS provides a unique opportunity to the north metropolitan Atlanta community to experience choral presentations of artistic excellence and programmatic variety. Our 2011-2012 season continues with two concerts by the MOS Chamber Singers and our annual High School Music Festival. Visit www.mosingers.com for more information about The Michael O’Neal Singers.

Motherhood the Musical

Motherhood the Musical ® is the joyous journey and loving look at the blessings and perils of being a mom. It’s climbing the 19

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“Live, Laugh, Love” with song of atlanta show Chorus

and the contemporary perspective of students and Zoetic’s artists. Performances take place at Agnes Scott on April 13th and 14th at 8pm and 15th at 3pm and at the Inman Park Dance Festival and 4/28 and 29 at 4pm. Program director Bridget Roosa is “thrilled to have the opportunity to collaborate with the professional artists of Zoetic.” Zoetic is dedicated to fostering the creative and contemporary voices of female artists through education and performance. www.zoeticdance.org

Extraordinary barbershop chords will be ringing as the 4th Place International Medalist Song Of Atlanta Show Chorus presents “Live, Laugh, Love” Annual Show & Silent Auction on May 5th. As current champion of the “Heart of Dixie” 5-state region, SOA is raising funds to compete with 32 choruses from around the world at the Sweet Adelines International Competition this Fall in Denver, CO. Featuring Barbershop Harmony Society’s 4th Place International Medalist quartet A Mighty Wind, with special performance by The Doppler Effects. Showtimes are 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., with Silent Auction open one hour prior to each Show. For tickets, contact www.SongOfAtlanta. com

the Center for Puppetry arts Presents White Like Me

The Center for Puppetry Arts is proud to present celebrated political satirist Paul Zaloom and his new piece, White Like Me: a Honky-Dory Puppet Show, a comedy about the changing face of race in America that tackles the gnarly subject of the upcoming de-honkyization of the United States when white people in America will be what art critic Lucy Lippard once called, “just another other.” Employing toy theater puppetry and ventriloquism, Zaloom explores hidden anxieties among the Caucasian majority, including his own.

White Like Me: a Honky-Dory Puppet Show will be performed for three night only: April 20 to April 22, 2012. The show is restricted to ages 18+ ONLY. To purchase tickets or for more information, please visit: www.puppet.org/perform/whitelikeme.shtml

“aWe-WakeNiNg!”, Core Concert Dance Company Contemporary & aerial Dance Concert 2012

Wednesday - Saturday, Feb. 29 – March 3 $10 student/senior - $15 gen. adm.

Venue name: New Dance Theatre University of Georgia, Department of Dance, Athens, GA Box Office #: 706-542-8579 www.dance.uga.edu Zoetic Dance ensemble Celebrates Women’s history Month

Zoetic Dance Ensemble joins the Agnes Scott College Dance Program to celebrate Women’s History Month by creating contemporary dances based on explorations of female dance pioneers

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Welcoming new students year round ages 4 and up.

2204 Fountain Square, Snellville, GA 30078

770-978-0188 www.gwinnettballet.org

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ATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDE dance March Theatre JEKYLLICIOUS 1/17/2012 4/8/2012 Prices: $62 to $64.50 Agatha’s-A Taste of Mystery 161 Peachtree Center Ave. TIX: 404-584-2255 www.agathas.com RED 2/1/2012 3/11/2012 Prices:$15 to $40 Theatrical Outfit, Balzer Theater at Herren’s 84 Luckie St. NW TIX: 678-528-1500 www.theatricaloutfit.org ROMEO AND JULIET 2/2/2012 3/8/2012 Prices: $12 to $36 Atlanta Shakespeare Company, New American Shakespeare Tavern 499 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 404-874-5299 www.shakespearetavern.com SOUTHERN WRITERS ONSTAGE 2/20/2012 4/23/2012 Prices: Free!

Theatrical Outfit & Georgia State University, Balzer Theater at Herren’s 84 Luckie St. NW TIX: 678-528-1500 www.theatricaloutfit.org

THE FOREIGNER 2/23/2012 3/11/2012 Prices: $19.50 to $33 Georgia Ensemble Theatre, Roswell Cultural Arts Center 950 Forest St., Roswell TIX: 770-641-1260 www.get.org THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR 3/2/2012 4/1/2012 Prices: $15 to $36 Atlanta Shakespeare Company, New American Shakespeare Tavern 499 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 404-874-5299 www.shakespearetavern.com THE MOTHERF**KER WITH THE HAT 3/15/2012 4/14/2012 Prices: $15 to $40 adv, $17 to $42 at the door Actor’s Express, King Plow Arts Center 887 W. Marietta St., Suite J-107 TIX: 404-607-7469 www.actors-express.com JEANNE ROBERTSON 3/16/2012 Prices: $32.50 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy.

TIX: 1-800-745-3000 www.cobbenergycentre.com RALPHIE MAY 3/17/2012 Prices: $30.50 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy.

TIX: 1-800-745-3000 www.cobbenergycentre.com

March 30-31, 2012, 8PM

Tickets: $25-$35 14th St Playhouse TIX:404-733-5000

www.missrichfield.com

ATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDE dance Dance

“AWE-WAKENING!”, CORE CONCERT DANCE COMPANY CONTEMPORARY & AERIAL DANCE CONCERT 2012 2/ 29 –3/3/2012 Prices: $10 student/senior - $15 gen. adm.

CORE Concert Dance Company, New Dance Theatre, Uni. of GA, Dept. of Dance, Athens, GA TIX:706-542-8579 www.dance.uga.edu CINDERELLA 3/3/2012 Prices: $20; Seniors/Students: $15 Gwinnett Ballet Theatre, Gwinnett Performing Arts Center 6400 Sugarloaf Pkwy., Duluth TIX: 404-249-6400 www.gwinnettballet.org DANCE PERFORMANCE 3/6/2012 Prices: Free!

Arts at Emory Emory’s Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts 1700 North Decatur Rd. TIX: 404-727-5050 www.arts.emory.edu

I JUST STOPPED BY TO SEE THE MAN 3/9/2012 4/8/2012 Prices: $25 to $40 Alliance Theatre, Alliance Theatre’s Hertz Stage 1280 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 404-733-5000 www.alliancetheatre.org BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL 3/13/2012 3/18/2012 Prices: $25 to $70 Broadway Across America, The Fabulous Fox Theatre 660 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 1-800-745-3000 www.broadwayacrossamerica.com MOTHERHOOD THE MUSICAL 3/16/2012 5/20/2012 Prices:: $45 14th Street Playhouse 173 14th St. TIX: 404-733-5000 www.14thstplayhouse.org YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN 3/29/2012 4/1/2012 Prices: $25 to $63 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy.

TIX: 1-800-745-3000 www.cobbenergycentre.com

TREY MCINTYRE PROJECT: BALLET. PASSION. ENERGY. 3/10/2012 Prices: $37 to $61 Rialto Center for the Arts 80 Forsyth St. NW TIX: 404-413-9849 www.rialtocenter.org

MISS RICHFIELD 1981 “2012: WE’LL ALL BE DEAD BY CHRISTMAS” 3/30-31, 2012, 8PM Prices: $25-$35 Wilderness Media & Entertainment 14th St Playhouse, 173 14Th. St TIX:404-733-5000, www.missrichfield.com

PILOBOLUS 3/16/2012 Prices: $42 to $52 Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech 349 Ferst Dr. NW TIX: 404-894-9600 www.ferstcenter.gatech.edu

Concerts

MAN IN BLACK 3/23/2012 3/25/2012 Prices: $20 to $120 Atlanta Ballet, Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy.

TIX: 1-800-745-3000 www.atlantaballet.com RAPUNZEL AND REMEMBER ME 3/23-24 7:30PM Rapunzel and “Remember Me” 3/24 2:00 PM Rapunzel, Prices: $15.50-$23.50 Atlanta Dance Theatre ,Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forest Street, Roswell, GA TIX: 404-438-3028, atlantadancetheatre.org

Music Theatre AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ 2/17 – 3/4, 2012 Prices:$30 - $45 Atlanta Lyric Theatre, The Earl Smith Strand Theatre, 117 North Park Square, Marietta, GA TIX:404-377-9948 www.atlantalyrictheatre.com

EARL KLUGH 3/3/2012 Prices: $36 to $61 Jake Shimabukuro 3/31/2012 Prices: $22 to $28 Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech 349 Ferst Dr. NW TIX: 404-894-9600 www.ferstcenter.gatech.edu FIRST LIFE BY STEVE EVERETT 3/4/2012 Prices: $20 EMORY UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 3/8/2012 Prices: Free!

ATLANTA YOUTH WIND SYMPHONY 3/19/2012 Prices: Free!

WELL-TEMPERED CLAVIER II 3/21/2012 Prices: Free!

BARENAKED VOICES: NINTH ANNUAL EMORY STUDENT A CAPPELLA CELEBRATION 3/23/2012 Prices: Donations encouraged GATES OF SILENCE 3/23/2012 Prices: Free!

ARGENTINE TANGO MUSIC 3/30/2012 rices: Free!

Arts at Emory Emory’s Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts 1700 North Decatur Rd. TIX: 404-727-5050 www.arts.emory.edu

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ARMY BRASS BAND QUINTET 3/6/2012 Prices: Free!

STUDENT CONCERT SERIES 3/9/2012 4/6/2012 Prices: Free!

JAZZ COMBOS 3/13/2012 3/27/2012 Free!

Georgia State University School of Music, Kopleff Recital Hall 10 Peachtree Center Ave. NE TIX: 404-413-5901 www.music.gsu.edu SUITE FOR JAZZ ORCHESTRA 3/9/2012 Prices: $10 at the door Jazz Orchestra Atlanta Conant Performing Arts Center, Oglethorpe University 4484 Peachtree Rd. NE TIX: 770-992-2559 www.jazzorchestraatlanta.org UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 3/11/2012 Prices: Free!

Georgia State University School of Music, Rialto Center for the Arts 80 Forsyth St. NW TIX: 404-413-5901 www.music.gsu.edu ASTROJAZZ 3/16/2012 Prices: Free!

Center for Collaborative and International Arts (CENCIA) at Georgia State University Kopleff Recital Hall 10 Peachtree Center Ave. NE TIX: 404-413-5120 www.arts.gsu.edu/cencia.html THE BLAKEMORE TRIO 3/23/2012 Prices: Free!

ATLANTA’S YOUNG ARTISTS 3/25/2012 Prices: $4 Arts at Emory, Michael C. Carlos Museum 571 South Kilgo Circle TIX: 404-727-4282 www.carlos.emory.edu

DOUBLE EXPOSURE 3/29/2012 Prices: $10 The Michael O’Neal Singers, Peachtree Presbyterian Church 3434 Roswell Rd. NW TIX: 770-594-7974 www.mosingers.com UNIVERSITY SINGERS 3/30/2012 Prices: $15; Seniors/Students: $10 Georgia State University School of Music, All Saints’ Episcopal Church 634 W. Peachtree St. NW TIX: 404-413-5901 www.music.gsu.edu

Galleries & Museums PICASSO TO WARHOL 10/15/2011 4/29/2012 Prices: $11 to $18; Children (5 and under): Free!

BILL TRAYLOR EXHIBIT 2/5/2012 5/13/2012 Prices: $18 to $11; Children (5 and under): Free!

ALEJANDRO AGUILERA - ABOUT THE MODERN SPIRIT 2/18/2012 5/20/2012 Prices: $11 to $18; Children (5 and under): Free!

KAWS: DOWN TIME 2/18/2012 5/20/2012 Prices: $11 to $18; Children (5 and under): Free!

High Museum of Art 1280 Peachtree St. NE Atlanta TIX: 404-733-5000 www.high.org FROM KING TO OBAMA - DUBOIS AND BACK AGAIN 1/5/2012 3/31/2012 Prices: Free!

Auburn Avenue Research Library 101 Auburn Ave. NE Atlanta TIX: 404-730-4001 www.afpls.org/aarl

DOUBLE EXPOSURE 3/25/2012 Prices: $10 The Michael O’Neal Singers, Alpharetta Presbyterian Church 180 Academy St., Alpharetta TIX: 770-594-7974 www.mosingers.com

GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER EXHIBIT 1/14/2012 5/27/2012 Prices: $6 to $8; Children (16 and under): Free!

Jimmy Carter Presidential Library & Museum 441 Freedom Pkwy.

TIX: 404-865-7100 www.jimmycarterlibrary.org

MASTERWORKS: MESSIAH 3/25/2012 Prices: $30; Seniors/Students: $20 Atlanta Sacred Choral, Emory’s Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts 1700 North Decatur Rd. TIX: 404-915-4541 www.atlantasacredchorale.org

MANDALA: SACRED CIRCLE IN TIBETAN BUDDHISM 1/21/2012 4/15/2012 Prices: $8 to $6; Children (5 and under): Free!

EMBODIED SEEING: MODERNIST WORKS ON PAPER 2/4/2012 5/20/2012 Prices: $8 to $6; Children (5 and under): Free!

Michael C. Carlos Museum 571 South Kilgo Circle TIX: 404-727-4282 www.carlos.emory.edu

THIRD ANNUAL WOMEN’S CHOIR FESTIVAL 3/27/2012 Prices: Donations encouraged Georgia State University School of Music, Peachtree Road United Methodist Church 3180 Peachtree Rd. NE Atlanta TIX: 404-413-5901 www.music.gsu.edu

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ATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDE dance Kids Shows

April

SPACE! 1/24/2012 3/11/2012 Prices: $16.50 Center for Puppetry Arts 1404 Spring St. NW TIX: 404-873-3391 www.puppet.org

Theatre 24-HOUR PLAYS 4/1/2012 Prices: $15 Working Title Playwrights OnStage Atlanta - MainStage 2597 North Decatur Rd. TIX: 404-897-1802 www.workingtitleplaywrights.com

THE WIZARD OF OZ 2/25/2012 3/11/2012 Prices: $20 to $35 Alliance Theatre 1280 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 404-733-5000 www.alliancetheatre.org ADVENTURES OF LITTLE NOODLE 3/6/2012 4/1/2012 Prices: $16.50 Center for Puppetry Arts 1404 Spring St. NW TIX: 404-873-3391 www.puppet.org

WHAT THE DOG SAW 4/12/2012 4/14/2012 Prices: Tickets TBD Oglethorpe University, Conant Performing Arts Center, Oglethorpe University 4484 Peachtree Rd. NE TIX: 404-504-1473 www.oglethorpe.edu/arts

DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST JR. 3/16/2012 3/25/2012 Prices: $10 Act 3 Productions 6285-R Roswell Rd. NE TIX: 770-241-1905 www.act3productions.org

4TH ANNUAL STEAMFEST 4/14/2012 4/15/2012 Prices: $25; Two-Day Pass: $40 Academy Theatre 119 Center St., Avondale Estates TIX: 404-474-8332 www.academytheatre.org

PETITE ROUGE 2/25/2012 3/25/2012 Prices: Adults: $20 to $40; Seniors: $18; Children (12 and under): $15 to $25 Synchronicity Theatre at 7 Stages 1105 Euclid Ave. NE TIX: 404-484-8636 www.synchrotheatre.com

SPEED-THE-PLOW 4/3/2012 4/29/2012 Prices: TIckets TBD Pinch ‘n’ Ouch Theatre1085 Ponce de Leon Ave. NE TIX: 404-455-1313 www.pnotheatre.org T HE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA 4/5/2012 4/15/2012 Prices: $15 to $40 Theater Emory, Emory’s Munroe Theatre, Dobbs University Center 605 Asbury Circle TIX: 404-727-5050 www.theater.emory.edu

ADVENTURES OF LITTLE NOODLE 3/6/2012 4/1/2012 Prices: $16.50 Center for Puppetry Arts 1404 Spring St. NW TIX: 404-873-3391 www.puppet.org FAMILY STORYTELLING: EMERGING VOICES 3/9/2012 Prices: Adults: $3 at the door; Children: $1 at the door Callanwolde Fine Arts Center 980 Briarcliff Rd. NE TIX: 404-872-5338 www.callanwolde.org

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING 4/5/2012 4/29/2012 Prices: $12 to $36 Atlanta Shakespeare Company, New American Shakespeare Tavern 499 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 404-874-5299 www.shakespearetavern.com

ROBIN HOOD 3/9/2012 3/18/2012 Prices:: $9 adv, $11 at the door Elm Street Cultural Arts Village 8534 Main St., Woodstock TIX: 678-494-4251 www.elmstreetarts.org

SPEED-THE-PLOW 4/ 6-29 (Previews 3/29-4/ 5), Prices: $10- $25 Pinch ‘n’ Ouch Theatre, 1085 Ponce De Leone Ave NE, Atl, GA 30306 TIX:1-800-838-3066, www.pnotheatre.org

RABBIT TALES 3/21/2012 3/24/2012 Prices: $6 The Atlanta Opera 1575 Northside Dr. NW.,Building 300, Suite 350 TIX: 404-881-8885 www.atlantaopera.org

KEVIN JAMES 4/11/2012 Prices:$43 to $63 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy.

TIX: 1-800-745-3000 www.cobbenergycentre.com

THE VELVETEEN RABBIT 3/30/2012 Prices: $14; Students: $8 Fabrefaction Theatre Company 999 Brady Ave. TIX: 404-876-9468 www.fabrefaction.org

AMERICA’S GOT MURDER 4/19/2012 7/25/2012 Prices: $62 to $64.50 Agatha’s-A Taste of Mystery 161 Peachtree Center Ave. TIX: 404-584-2255 www.agathas.com

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Dance MOSCOW FESTIVAL BALLET: CINDERELLA 4/3/2012 Prices: $45 to $55 The Fabulous Fox Theatre 660 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 1-800-745-3000 www.foxtheatre.org

Music Theatre GHOST BROTHERS OF DARKLAND COUNTY 4/4/2012 5/13/2012 Prices: $45 to $85 Alliance Theatre 1280 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 404-733-5000 www.alliancetheatre.org MOZART’S LE NOZZE DI FIGARO 4/13/2012 4/15/2012 Prices: $14 to $51 Georgia State University School of Music, Rialto Center for the Arts 80 Forsyth St. NW TIX: 404-413-9849 www.music.gsu.edu AGNES SCOT COLLEGE SPRING CONCERT 4/13-14/2012@ 8pm, 4/15/2012 @ 3pm, Prices:$5 Zoetic Dance Ensemble, Agnes Scott College TIX: www.zoeticdance.org

ACT3 PRODUCTIONS Experience PROFESSIONAL-LEVEL COMMUNITY THEATER with Act 3 Productions, located in the heart of Sandy Springs.

VISIT www.act3productions.org TO DISCOVER WHAT ALL THE EXCITEMENT IS ABOUT!

TITANIC 4/12/2012 4/29/2012 Prices:Adults: $27; Seniors: $22; Students/Children: $18 Fabrefaction Theatre Company 999 Brady Ave. TIX: 404-876-9468 www.fabrefaction.org RING OF FIRE 4/12/2012 4/29/2012 Prices: $21.50 to $36 Georgia Ensemble Theatre, Roswell Cultural Arts Center 950 Forest St., Roswell TIX: 770-641-1260 www.get.org

Concerts PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE 4/3/2012 Prices: Free!

MOZART’S LE NOZZE DI FIGARO 4/13/2012 4/15/2012 Prices: $14 to $51 Georgia State University School of Music, Rialto Center for the Arts 80 Forsyth St. NW TIX: 404-413-5901 www.music.gsu.edu CHAKA KHAN 4/4/2012 Prices: $53 to $98 Jazz 91.9 WCLK, Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy.

TIX: 1-800-745-3000 www.cobbenergycentre.com

ATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDE dance SYMBOLS FOR SOUND: EXPLORING MATHEMATICAL MUSIC THEORY 4/4/2012 Prices: Free!

(CENCIA) at Georgia State University Rialto Center for the Arts 80 Forsyth St. NW TIX: 404-413-5120 www.arts.gsu.edu/cencia.html

HEAR THE FUTURE 4/15/2012 Prices: $10 The Michael O’Neal Singers, Roswell United Methodist Church 814 Mimosa Blvd., Roswell TIX: 770-594-7974 www.mosingers.com AURORA IN APRIL: AN EVENING OF FINNISH CHAMBER MUSIC 4/17/2012 4/19/2012 Prices: Free!

Georgia State University School of Music & (CENCIA) at Georgia State University Kopleff Recital Hall 10 Peachtree Center Ave. NE TIX: 404-413-5901 www.music.gsu.edu

“LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE” ANNUAL SHOW & SILENT AUCTION 4/ 5, @3 & 7:30 p.m., Prices: $15 - $20 Song of Atlanta Show Chorus Jeffords Hall, St. David’s Episcopal Church, 1015 Old Roswell Rd., Roswell GA 30076 TIX: 770/429-3211, www.SongOfAtlanta.com

Kid Shows

SYMBOLS FOR SOUND: EXPLORING MATHEMATICAL MUSIC THEORY CONCERT 4/5/2012 Prices: Free!

(CENCIA) at Georgia State University Kopleff Recital Hall 10 Peachtree Center Ave. NE TIX: 404-413-5120 www.arts.gsu.edu/cencia.html

PETER PAN 4/3/2012 5/27/2012 Prices: $16.50 Center for Puppetry Arts 1404 Spring St. NW TIX: 404-873-3391 www.puppet.org THE FRESH BEAT BAND 4/13/2012 Prices: $27 to $37 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy.

TIX: 1-800-745-3000 www.cobbenergycentre.com

HONORS RECITAL 4/6/2012 Prices: Free!

CHAMBER BRASS CONCERT 4/9/2012 Prices: Free!

JAZZ BAND II 4/18/2012 Prices: Free Georgia State University School of Music Kopleff Recital Hall 10 Peachtree Center Ave. NE Atlanta TIX: 404-413-5901 www.music.gsu.edu

JACK AND THE BEANSTALK 4/13/2012 4/22/2012 Prices: $9 adv, $11 at the door Elm Street Cultural Arts Village 8534 Main St., Woodstock TIX: 678-494-4251 www.elmstreetarts.org

May

DAWN UPSHAW 4/6/2012 Prices: $56 AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 4/12/2012 Prices: $46 Arts at Emory, Emory’s Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts 1700 North Decatur Rd. TIX: 404-727-5050 www.arts.emory.edu

Festivals BAREFOOT IN THE PARK ARTS FESTIVAL 5/4-6, 2012, Prices: Free!

Barefoot in the Park Arts Festival, Duluth Town Green, 3578 West Lawrenceville Street, Duluth, GA Info: www.barefootinthepark.org

MICHAEL J. MILES 4/13/2012 Prices: Free!

THE GRASCALS 4/14/2012 Prices:: $14 THE CLAIRE LYNCH BAND 4/14/2012 Prices: $12 DAILEY AND VINCENT 4/15/2012 Prices: $24 Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech 349 Ferst Dr. NW TIX: 404-894-9600 www.ferstcenter.gatech.edu

June Camps & Workshops JOA SUMMER JAZZ CAMP 6/ 11-15, 2012, Prices: $260 for week session Jazz Orchestra Atlanta Temple Sinai, 5645 Dupree Dr., Atlanta GA 30327-4303 TIX 770-992-2559, www.jazzorchestraatlanta

AN EVENING WITH OSCAR & TONY 4/14/2012 Prices: $14.85 to $30 Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra, Johns Creek High School 5575 State Bridge Rd., Johns Creek TIX: 678-748-5802 www.johnscreeksymphony.org

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MasterWorks

Eric Nelson, Director

Messiah : the Complete Oratorio

by George Frideric Handel

March 25, 2012 4:00 p.m.

Emory University Schwartz Center for Performing Arts Tickets: $30 Adult $20 Senior/Student

www.AtlantaSacredChorale.org

Group Discounts call 404.915.4541

6 th Annual Fine Art + FAshion

thursdAy, MArch 15, 2012 • 6PM neiMAn MArcus • AtlAntA • GeorGiA honorAry co-chAirs Charlene Crusoe-Ingram and Earnest Ingram chAir eMeritus Sandra Anderson Baccus event co-chAirs Su and Al Longman, Merry and Chris Carlos

event coMMittee Tamara Bowens, Brooke Edmond, Tony Conway, Millie Smith, Janine Jackson, Sandra Baldwin, Cynthia Moreland and Rhonda Mims honorees Tamara Bowens and Ray Bergeron, Handbag Designers Anthony Liggins, Visual Artist

sPeciAl PresentAtion M. Jack Anderson Emerging Talent Awards PresentinG sPonsors ING Americas and Su and Al Longman nBAF BoArd chAir Evern Cooper Epps

A N e i m A N m A r c u s P r e s e N tAt i o N to b e N e f i t N b A f T h u r s d ay, M a r c h 1 5 , 2 0 1 2

Early reservations are encouraged as Fine Art + Fashion is sure to be a sold-out event.

Reservations, submit online, nbaf.org or for more information, contact Judy Hanenkrat, 404.730.6369 or jhanenkrat@nbaf.org.

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