Atlanta ShowGuide Fall 2016

Fall 2016

Greater Atlanta’s Performing Arts Magazine Creative Process: Atlanta Black Theatre Festival: Building Community One Play at a Time Exciting New Plays at the Alliance Theatre this Fall War of the Roses Begins to bloom at The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse

On the Cover:

Melba Moore Still Standing 2012 ABTF Theatre Legend Award Recipient Photo by Rolando Joseph

The Michael O’Neal Singers: Something for Everyone!

Fall For Decatur! Festivals, Music, Shopping, Food and Fun You’ll Find Only in Decatur Georgia Symphony Orchestra Presents “A Musical Promenade” EXPOSED A Six-Week Contemporary Dance and Physical Theatre Festival Featuring Israeli and Local Artists My First Broadway Show Rialto Center for the Arts 100 Years and Running — Where Atlanta Meets the World

Atlanta ShowGuide Spotlights Performance Listings September – October 2016 Atlanta ShowGuide Venues & More

Atlanta Black Theatre Festival Thy Kingdom Come by Winsphere Jones (2013) Photo by Moye Photography

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Creative Process: Atlanta Black Theatre Festival: Building Community One Play at a Time By Holley Calmes

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Exciting New Plays at the Alliance Theatre this Fall

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War of the Roses Begins to Bloom at The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse

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The Michael O’Neal Singers: Something for Everyone!

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Fall For Decatur! Festivals, Music, Shopping, Food and Fun You’ll Find Only in Decatur

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Georgia Symphony Orchestra Presents “A Musical Promenade”

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EXPOSED A Six-Week Contemporary Dance and Physical Theatre Festival Featuring Israeli and Local Artists, Comes to Atlanta Oct 8-Nov 19, 2016 By Julie Herron Carson

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My First Broadway Show

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Rialto Center for the Arts 100 Years and Running — Where Atlanta Meets the World

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Atlanta ShowGuide Spotlights

By Nicholas Carson

Performance Listings Sept. – Oct. 2016 Atlanta ShowGuide Venues and More

Performance guide courtesy of atlantaplanit.com

CREATIVE PROCESS:

ATLANTA BLACK THEATRE FESTIVAL: Building Community One Play at a Time

Soul on Fire by Tyrone Stanley (2012) Photo by Rolando Joseph

By Holley Calmes

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oni Henson’s “midnight From its inspired beginnings, inspiration” has become the festival now offers playwrights a major force in Atlanta’s opportunities to bring their work to theatrical milieu, growing in just a the stage. There’s more. A Children’s few short years to become a festival Playfest, a Reader’s Theatre, Producing Director & offering the public more than 60 networking opportunities, parties, founder Toni Henson events. The 2016 version of Toni’s and a vendor market attract even vision, The Atlanta Black Theatre Festival, more for visitors to enjoy. will embrace African American theatrical “The biggest compliment we have is when experiences for all ages between October 6 and a producing playwright wants to come back to the 15th. showcase their latest work,” Henson explains.

“When we started,” says Henson,” we “This year we have five returning, including two wanted to provide a platform where diversity is award winners from other festivals.” celebrated and provide opportunities for people A New York hit is included in the list of who could not get their works produced to do events. “Sugar Ray” by Laurence Holder, directed it themselves. The festival has grown beyond

by Woodie King, Jr. and starring Reginald L. what we expected.”

Wilson is a highly anticipated event in a week Over the years, one of the most profound of great moments. happenings to strengthen the young organizaHenson’s philosophy is a universal one. tion occurred when Anja Williams invited Hen- She says, “Regardless of one’s journey or origin, son to bring the festival to the Porter Sanford all people need to not only be loved but to II Performing Arts Center in 2013. The Decatur be celebrated. They need to be heard so they venue became a permanent home. “We realize can heal. That means someone has to do the now that we could not have survived without listening, and Theatre organically lends itself to the support of David Manuel, Cynthia Benethat truth. I believe that ultimately, that is the field, and the PSPAC staff,” Henson says. space where communities can find peace.”

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Exciting New Plays at the Alliance Theatre this Fall

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he Alliance Theatre opened its 2016/17 season on August 18 with the world premiere musical, The Prom. Staged by the Tony Award-winning Director of The Book of Mormon, The Prom tells the story of Emma, whose high school cancels the prom after she announces her intentions to take her girlfriend. Sensing a chance to correct an injustice — and maybe get some good publicity along the way — a group of fading celebrities takes up her cause, and invades Emma’s small Indiana town. This hilarious and heartwarming musical about loving yourself and accepting differences is on the Alliance Stage through September 25.

The Alliance’s Hertz Stage season will open on September 16, 2016, with the return of two-time Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition finalist, Lindsey Ferrentino, with her searing new play, Ugly Lies the Bone. Ugly Lies the Bone tells the story of one returning soldier’s search for physical and emotional healing following a traumatic injury.

Playwright Lindsey Ferrentino was recently described by The New York Times as “a brave new playwright and a writer of dauntless conviction.”

The Alliance will also present a stunning adaptation of Moby Dick, originally produced

by Chicago’s world renowned Lookingglass Theatre Company. The Chicago Sun-Times called Moby Dick “a triumph of grand theatrical imagination, deep thought, superb acting, and eye-popping, ingeniously deployed physical daring.” Bold trapeze and acrobatic work turn this seafaring American classic into a thrilling experiment in aerial storytelling. Lookingglass Theatre Company last performed on the Alliance Stage with Lookingglass Alice in 2010.

Moby Dick runs on the Alliance Stage Oct. 12-30.

The Alliance will also present the family productions — From Head to Toe, a production of the Kathy and Ken Bernhardt Theatre for the Very Young, designed for children under the age of 5 from Sept. 24 – Nov. 6, and Slur, a world premiere developed for middle school audiences from Nov. 5 – 12.

Season tickets offer the best seats at the best rates. Tickets for individual productions are also available. Learn more about the 2016/17 Alliance Theatre season at www. alliancetheatre.org/thisseason.

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2016-2017 Season THE WHOLEHEARTED

by Stein/Holum Projects September 15-17

DJ SPOOKY:

THE HIDDEN CODE

September 30

DJ SPOOKY:

Henry the Sixth Parts 1 & 2

PEACE SYMPHONY

October 1

The Wars of the Roses begins

GREG WOHEAD:

HURTLING and THE BACKSEAT OF MY CAR October 13-15

September & October, 2016 www.ShakespeareTavern.com

THE SECOND CITY: FREE SPEECH (WHILE SUPPLIES LAST)

October 22

PILOBOLUS:

SHADOWLAND October 27

HIROMI:

THE TRIO PROJECT November 4

JOE GRANSDEN:

SOUNDS OF THE BIG BAND ERA November 11

ILUMINATE November 17

THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA CHRISTMAS SHOW

December 9

ALONZO KING LINES BALLET January 14

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WAR OF THE ROSES BEGINS TO BLOOM AT THE SHAKESPEARE TAVERN PLAYHOUSE

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all brings all kind of beautiful colors to the city and it is no different at The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse where the War of the Roses (White and Red) begins to bloom and the banners start to fly.

Henry the Sixth Part One not only kicks off the start of the Atlanta Shakespeare Company’s 2016-2017 season, it begins a run-through of Shakespeare’s Histories in the order they were written. With the beginning of this play and this History series, the company enters the final stretch of producing Shakespeare’s entire canon for the second time in ASC’s existence. In 2011, the company became the first American theatre company to complete Shakespeare’s thirty-nine play canon. It took them twentysix years to finish. That same year they embarked on the Shakespeare Evolution Series, where they performed Shakespeare plays by genre (Comedy, Tragedy, Romance, History) in the order they were written. By the time the Evolution Series is over (2018), it will only have taken ASC less than ten years to complete.

Many surprises are in store for the audience when Henry the Sixth Part One opens in September. Mary Ruth Ralston will star as the gentle, young and inexperienced King.

While this is not the first time a woman has played a male role on the Tavern stage, this will be the first time it has been a lead role. The interior of the theater will change slightly as well. Rather than the usual proscenium stage, the plays will be shown in the round, as close to the audience as possible. Seating will certainly be at a premium. A new LED lighting system will be installed to bathe the stage in a richer depth of color and emotion.

A new painting of Queen Elizabeth

by Atlanta artist James Weigle will match the portrait of Shakespeare hanging in the house.

The first four Histories (Henry the Sixth Parts 1-3 and Richard The Third) will be performed in succession over the course of a few weekends throughout the season so that audiences can experience them not only in the order they were written, but in chronological order.

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MUSIC Fit for a

KING Choruses from BRITISH Coronations, Weddings, and other royal occasions

The Michael O’Neal Singers: Something for Everyone!

Photos by Ruth Fletcher

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he Michael O’Neal Singers organization, based in Roswell, is pleased to announce its 28th Concert Series.

The 150-member symphonic chorus, known for its agility and variety, will open its season with “pomp and circumstance,” ring in the December holidays with Christmas Through the Ages and their annual Messiah Sing-Along, team with Georgia Philharmonic to perform choral and orchestral music of Debussy and Vaughan Williams, then host Tyrone Jackson and his jazz trio in a tribute to the Golden Age of Popular Song.

The 2016-2017 Season opens with majesty and ceremony as the 150 voices of The Michael O’Neal Singers and 36 voices of Kaleidoscope present a concert featuring music composed for British royalty — pieces written for coronations, weddings, funerals, and other royal occasions. Accompanied by organ, brass and timpani, this majestic and festive music will make you feel as if you’ve entered Westminster Abbey or St. Paul’s Cathedral!

Music Fit for a King takes place on October 23, at 3 p.m., at Roswell United Methodist Church.

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Since its inception in 1989, The Michael O’Neal Singers organization has established itself as one of the premier symphonic choruses in the Southeastern United States. MOS provides a unique opportunity to the north metropolitan Atlanta community to experience musical presentations of artistic excellence and programmatic variety, otherwise available only by commuting into the city of Atlanta. Through a variety of choral programming which includes classical masterworks with orchestral accompaniment, sacred and secular music of the Western European tradition, music from other cultures around the globe, and choruses from opera, Broadway, and movies, The Michael O’Neal Singers offers a spectrum of music to appeal to a diverse audience of all ages and musical tastes. The full chorus now has 18 recordings to its credit, including recent releases Amazing Grace: Bluegrass, Spirituals and Gospel and The Beatles: A Choral Tribute. Visit MOS on the web at www.mosingers.com or call 770.594.7974 to learn more about these CDs and the MOS 2016-2017 season.

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Marietta Performing Arts Center • October 22, 2016 • 8pm

A Musical Pr0menade We open this Master Works season with our new Music Director Timothy Verville in a celebration of festive music and an art exhibition!

770.429.2390 • georgiasymphony.org Painting: Edgar Degas,1834-1917

FALL FOR DECATUR!

Festivals, Music, Shopping, Food and Fun You’ll Find Only in Decatur

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all festival season kicks off with the return of the Decatur Book Festival Labor Day weekend. Get details at decaturbookfestival.com. The Book As Art exhibition (Thebookasart.com) has works from around the US and beyond that will amaze and intrigue. Enjoy free Concerts on the Square (Saturday evenings) and Blue Sky Concerts

(Wednesdays at noon) throughout September (decaturdba.com). The YEA! event for young emerging visual and performance artists takes place on Sept. 24 in Harmony Park in Oakhurst Village (decaturartsalliance.org). Decatur Porchfest (decaturporchfest.org) returns Oct. 8 with 150 bands on 150 porches in the Oakhurst neighborhood from noon to 6 pm. The Decatur Craft Beer Festival is Oct. 15, but pounce on your tickets Sept. 1 at decaturbeerfestival.com because they sell out fast!

Art in Public: Gotta catch them all! The Decatur Artway (decaturartway.com), a rotating outdoor sculpture gallery has pieces all around downtown Decatur and Oakhurst village. Secret Doors Decatur

(secretdoorsdecatur.com) brings a mini visual scavenger hunt to Decatur’s nooks and crannies.

Stop by here. At the Visitors Center, 113 Clairemont Ave., check out the latest visual arts exhibition on display at the gallery. And, get friendly tips and pocket-size guides to all of the best that Decatur has to offer.

In the mood to shop? Browse the merch at Decatur Fine Art Gallery, Sq/Ft, HomeGrown Decatur, Treehouse Kid & Craft, Wild Oats & Billy Goats, Worthmore Jewelers, Trinity Mercantile & Design Co., Light My Spirit, Bleu Hanger Boutique, Squash Blossom, Boutique Karma, and Très Jolie. Catch a little you-time at Fabu Face Spa, Jazmin Spa, and Natural Body.

Decaturrestaurant-tour.com previews Decatur’s top dining spots including Revival, Kimball House, No. 246, The Iberian Pig, Taqueria del Sol, Leon’s Full Service, Wahoo and more.

Savor the fare at S.O.S. Tiki Bar, The Pinewood, Cakes & Ale, Chai Pani, Sushi Avenue, Farm Burger, Siam Thai and The Imperial — just a few of Decatur’s 80+ standout eateries. Two of Decatur’s newest hot spots are Brush Sushi Izakaya and Grindhouse Killer Burgers (Tip: Over 21? Get a table on the rooftop deck!). Take care of that sweet tooth at Butter & Cream, Revolution Doughnuts, and The Yogurt Tap. Hop on MARTA for a quick train ride to the Decatur station at our downtown square for easy access! Check out all the delightful details at visitdecaturgeorgia.com.

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2016-17 SERIES

The Rialto celebrates 100 years as an arts anchor in downtown Atlanta and 20 years with Georgia State!

This Rialto Series anniversary season is not to be missed!

For the full schedule of shows, visit rialto.gsu.edu or call 404-413-9849 SUBSCRIPTIONS AND SINGLE TICKETS ON SALE NOW! FREE PARKING for Rialto Series shows in the 100 Peachtree Deck (formerly Equitable Deck) on Fairlie Street.

WHERE ATLANTA MEETS THE WORLD!

NATIONAL BLACK ARTS FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT SERIES

NBAF’s 2016 Spotlight Series is focused on theater from the 18th to the 21st centuries with world class theatrical, musical and dance performances, talk/back conversations, master classes, symposia, film screenings, and gallery hops that intersect the visual art, theater and dance.

HIGHLIGHTS “a BroWN Tale,”

a oNe maN play produced By peNumBra TheaTre

Sunday, September 11, 2016 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Balzar Theatre, Theatrical Outfit

aN eVeNINg WITh NNeNNa FreeloN Sunday, October 2 3:00 p.m.

Rialto Center for the Arts, Georgia State University

sTep aFrIka!

The mIgraTIoN: reFlecTIoNs oN JacoB laWreNce

Saturday, October 8, 2016 7:30 p.m.

Rialto Center for the Arts, Georgia State University

For a Full schedule oF programs VIsIT

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8/10/16 6:20 PM

Georgia Symphony Orchestra

Presents “A Musical Promenade”

Photos by Tom Kells Photography

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he Georgia Symphony Orchestra opens the 2016-2017 season with new Music Director Timothy Verville in a multi-art-celebration of festive music including a visual art exhibition! The music will “move” us as we Process, Promenade, and Dance our way through a delightful sound and sight program of energetic music and art! Audiences are encouraged to come early to enjoy the exciting and thoughtprovoking visual art. The music will begin with a dynamic concert full of fun surprises as we celebrate the joy and inspiration of a new and exciting creative experience. So — enjoy a visual arts festival in the lobby, then “promenade” into the theater for a musical exhibition on stage featuring a variety of GSO talent. The evening concludes with Mussorgsky’s epic Pictures at an Exhibition accompanied by projected images of the art that inspired the music.

• Rimsky-Korsakov: Procession of the Nobles • Coleridge-Taylor: Africa Suite- Danse Nègre

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de Falla: Danza ritual del fuego Bernstein: Three Dance Episodes from On the Town Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition

The Georgia Symphony Orchestra enthusiastically announces a new full season of programming under the artistic leadership of Dr. Timothy Verville. Dr. Verville was chosen after a two year search, which involved over 130 candidates from across the globe, and culminated in the audition of three finalists during the past season. We are so proud to announce that Music Director, Timothy Verville is sponsored by the Robert F. Hagan Family Foundation. This 66th GSO season includes orchestral music, choral concerts, jazz ensembles, and fine quality music by our young artists in the Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra program. We can’t wait to see new audiences of all ages, as well as our faithful Georgia Symphony “long marchers!”

Something for every listener! Please Come!!!

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NOV 29 – DEC 4, 2016

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APR 18 – 23, 2017

MAY 16 – 21, 2017

AUG 15 – 20, 2017

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Presenting Our 19th Season.

A sassy revisionist history.

9/23/16—10/16/16

One cool family musical.

12/9/16—1/1/17

A local legend comes to life.

2/3/17—2/26/17

Romance...under the Patriot Act. 3/31/17—4/23/17

A stunning tale of resilience.

2/3/17—2/26/17

Find us all over Atlanta ~ Downtown • West End • Decatur ~

UPCOMING SHOW SCHEDULE Children’s PlayFest: 10/8 @ 1-6pm Reader’s Theatre Series: 10/10-10/14 The Boy Who Would Be King: 10/13 @ 10am Beautiful Feet: 10/12 @ 7pm; 10/14 @ 7pm Mo’ Soul at the Legend’s Caberet: 10/12 @ 8pm; 10/14 @ 10am Standing on the Edge: 10/13 @ 10am; 10/15 @ 12pm

A Journey: 10/13 @ 7pm; 10/15 @ 2pm Who Will Sing for Lena: 10/13 @8pm; 10/15 @ 4pm Strings: 10/13 @ 9pm; 10/15 @ 6pm Sugar Ray: 10/14 @ 8pm Hour Confessions: 10/14 @ 9pm In the Midst of it All: 10/14 @ 10pm 12 Years a Slave: 10/15 @ 5pm A Royal Affair Closing Events: 10/15 @ 7pm

Celebrating 5 Years of Telling Our Stories!

October 6-15, 2016

~ For tickets or to schedule a call, visit www.atlantabtf.org

EXPOSED

A Six-Week Contemporary Dance and Physical Theatre Festival Featuring Israeli and Local Artists, Comes to Atlanta Oct 8-Nov 19, 2016

By Julie Herron Carson

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n an unprecedented partnership, CORE, the award-winning contemporary dance organization based in Decatur, Ga. and Houston, Texas, is collaborating with 7 Stages Theatre, Emory University Dance Program/ Candler Concert Series, Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University and Kennesaw State University to present EXPOSED, a six-week festival of richly-layered, boundary-blurring contemporary dance and physical theatre from Israel. Performances featuring Israeli and local artists, workshops and classes will be offered throughout metro Atlanta from October through midNovember. www.exposedfestivalatl.com “We are thrilled to bring this amazing group of choreographers, dancers and performance artists from Israel to Atlanta,” said Sue Schroeder, artistic director of CORE. “Ever since I saw their work in Israel, I’ve wanted to showcase them to Atlanta audiences and facilitate collaborations with our local arts community. EXPOSED will encompass three U.S. premieres, two regional premieres, one Atlanta premiere, multiple workshops, artist conversations, two collaborations between Israeli and Atlanta artists, and three choreographic commissions. The scope of the festival will reveal the richness, creativity, imagination and strength of contemporary dance and physical theatre now taking place in Israel.”

The Israeli artists scheduled to participate include: • Niv Sheinfeld & Oren Laor Dance Projects • Yossi Berg & Oded Graf Dance Theatre • Anat Grigorio Dance Projects • Hillel Kogan • Ofir Nahari • Ella Ben-Aharon • Ido Tadmor • Vertigo Dance Company “EXPOSED will be presented over six weeks in Atlanta, Decatur and Kennesaw venues, making the performances convenient and accessible,” said Mira Hirsch, festival coordinator. “The visiting artists will perform their own works, and several will collaborate with Atlanta artists in the creation and performance of new works.”

Support and/or funding for EXPOSED has been generously provided by: Consulate General of Israel to the Southeastern United States, Consulate General of Israel to the Southwestern United States, Israel’s Office of Cultural Affairs in North America, Emory University’s Dance Program, Candler Concert Series and Donna and Marvin Schwartz Foundation Artist-in-Residence Program, Kennesaw State University and the Schusterman Foundation, Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University, MailChimp, ICU Fund, O Fund for New Work, 7 Stages Theatre, CORE, Gregory Pierce and Lisa and Ron Brill.

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© Richard Calmes Photography

Presents Wade Walthall, Artistic Director

Disney…

Songs & Pictures

October 1 at 2:30 & 7:30 • October 2 at 2:30

Photo by Richard Calmes

A dance experience that offers vintage Disney movie melodies, an homage to sad songs, and a dynamic visual feast featuring Atlanta artist Mac Stewart’s sets and costumes.

Tickets: $20-$12 Available through infiniteenergycenter.com or by calling 770-626-2464.

Infinite Energy Theater, Duluth, GA 1800 MacLeod Drive Lawrenceville, GA 770-237-0046 www.gwinnettballet.org facebook.com/GwinnettBallet twitter.com/GBTOfficial Instagram.com/gwinnettballettheatre

My First Broadway Show

By Nicholas Carson

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t age 14, I saw my very first Broadway show this summer: Disney’s Aladdin the Musical (www. aladdinthemusical.com). And while I hope to enjoy many more Broadway shows in my lifetime, I can’t imagine any of them measuring up to the magic and excitement of this one, and I know I will never forget it.

I’ve seen Broadway shows on tour in Atlanta, so I thought a performance in New York wouldn’t be that different. Boy, was I wrong!

First, the theaters are all grouped together at Times Square. They’re not spread out like they are here at home. That means all of the audience members are outside together before and after the shows and we can all see the huge signs and bright lights advertising the different productions. It was really exciting and fun. I also thought the theaters in New York would be much bigger than the ones I’ve been to at home like the Fox Theatre and Cobb Energy Center. Wrong again! Most of these theaters were built before actors used microphones, so they are small and intimate.

All of the actors in Aladdin sang and danced as well as acted. Sets changed in the blink of an eye as scenery swooped in from above, below and each side of the stage. I’ve been in a school play and taken an acting class at Act3, so I know the actors can’t really see the audience when the bright lights are shining on them, but it felt like every actor on that stage looked right at me and made me part of the story. It was amazing.

Thanks to my mom’s friend from Atlanta,

Cheryl Thomas, Hair and Makeup Supervisor for Aladdin, we were able to go backstage after the show and meet some of the cast. I talked to James Monroe Iglehart, who plays the Genie (and won a Tony Award). His role is so energetic, he told me it’s like being shot out of a cannon every night, because all of the action begins in an instant. I bet the dancers would say the same thing, because some of them spring onto the stage from a lift underneath that actually throws them into the air.

The family in front of us at the theater was also from Atlanta and loved the show, too.

Cheryl told us Aladdin is going on tour next year and I hope it comes here. I can’t wait to see it again! In the meantime, I’m going to try to figure out how they made that magic carpet fly.

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Celebrates 31 Years of

Dance Innovation and Excitement In Atlanta CORE Performs CORE Presents CORE Connects www.coredance.org

Join the Wylde Center!

Five public greenspaces Year-round educational programs Plant sales Special events

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Rialto Center for the Arts 100 Years and Running — Where Atlanta Meets the World

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eorgia State’s Rialto Center for the Arts celebrates its centennial year with the 2016-2017 Rialto Series filled with fan favorites and new discoveries — from jazz artists to world musicians to dance.

“We’re so proud to celebrate our 100th year in downtown Atlanta and our 20th year with Georgia State by bringing back favorites such as Brazil’s Balé Folclórico da Bahia and Sweet Honey in the Rock®,” said Leslie Gordon, Director of the Rialto. “We also have a few surprises to delight our audiences as we commemorate the Rialto’s 100 year history, such as the renowned Alloy Orchestra, performing live accompaniment to the sci-fi classic silent film “Metropolis” that played in the era when the Rialto was still a movie theater.”

Considered “the largest motion-picture theater in the southeast”, when it opened in 1916, the Rialto is now the only remaining movie theater in downtown Atlanta. Today, the Rialto is the place Where Atlanta Meets the World. This season features 17 performances by national and international artists. The season kicks off with the political satire of The Capitol Steps just in time for the election. The Rialto is known for emblematic performances by jazz greats, contemporary dance and ground-breaking international musicians.

International music programs include Jazz Masters: Ramsey Lewis, Jimmy Cobb, Lou Donaldson and Richard Davis; GRAMMYwinning jazz superstar Dianne Reeves; celebrated jazz innovators Chucho Valdes and

Joe Lovano Quintet; GRAMMY-winning salsa and Latin jazz pianist/composer Eddie Palmier; a musical voyage down the Nile with The Nile Project; and Bent Frequency performs the music of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Luther Adams.

The diverse dance programming includes remarkable, exhilarating architects of international movement: Israel’s Vertigo Dance Company, Cuba’s Malpaso, Brazil’s Balé Folclórico da Bahia, and Argentina’s Che Malambo.

Rounding out the Series is the sweet blend of message and music by renowned a cappella ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock® and, new to Atlanta, the theatrical Kung Fu spectacle of China’s Shaolin Warriors: The Legend Continues.

Rialto Series subscriptions are available now. Single tickets go on sale August 16, 2016, at rialto.gsu.edu, or (404) 413-9TIX (9849), or at the Rialto Box Office.

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ATLANTA SHOWGUIDE SPOTLIGHTS Season Tickets Offer Best Prices Plus Perks at the Alliance Theatre The Alliance Theatre offers a variety of season ticket packages to fit every preference and budget. Standard 4-play packages are available to see all the plays on the Alliance Stage or Hertz Stage, as well as a variety of DiscoverYour-Own packages. The Alliance also has an Impromptu Pass where members can see every show for just one price. Season ticket benefits include 15% off additional tickets, discounts at the Woodruff Arts Center for parking, dining, and more. Learn more at www. alliancetheatre.org/seasontickets.

Atlanta Black Theatre Festival returns on October 6-15, 2016 5th Anniversary Celebration!

Fun, engaging and unapologetic, the ABTF is a marathon of exciting high-quality entertainment! Over 200 local and national artists gather in Atlanta each year to present a live marathon of 60+ panels, parties and plays that are as gripping, humorous and provocative as our history. All who enjoy the richness of the African culture are welcome to join this celebration of family.

But caution, if you see one play and you’ll stay all day!

So many stories, so little time…

Arts@Tech: Fall into Theatre, Music, Comedy Get ready for a powerful punch this fall with the 2016-17 Arts@ Tech season, the 25th year of professional performances at Georgia Tech. Featuring work at the innovative intersection of art, science, and technology, shows are held at the Ferst Center for the Arts and in other locations on the midtown Atlanta campus.

See the Atlanta debut of “The Wholehearted,” a sports-themed drama about a female boxer

by Stein/Holum Projects, followed by two nights with DJ Spooky, who will introduce his original works “The Hidden Code” and “Peace Symphony” to Atlanta audiences.

The 2016 election season will be skewered

by The Second City when Chicago’s famous sketch and improv comedy troupe takes the stage in “Free Speech (While Supplies Last).” See details on all the music, dance, and theatre this season at www.arts.gatech.edu.

Atlanta Master Chorale Some of our best thoughts, memories and hopes come to life when our eyes close each night. Our minds anticipate love and life, often unspoken, while replaying moments of joyful contentment and exhilaration. Dreamers fantasize, create, leave impossibility behind, and turn wishes into reality. Dreams are magical, optimistic, aspirational, and unbounded. In this fanciful program of collected dreams, we invite you to investigate your own flights of fancy through the lens of some of the best dreamers in the musical world. Saturday, October 8 at 8:00 PM. Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. 404-7275050 or www.AtlantaMasterChorale.org

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ATLANTA SHOWGUIDE SPOTLIGHTS Atlanta Shakespeare Company The Atlanta Shakespeare Company (ASC) is a bright and talented group of professionals who perform the works of William Shakespeare at The Shakespeare Tavern® Playhouse. The playhouse has an enchanting almost thirty year history and a prime location in Midtown.

It is a unique place out of time; a place of live sound sculptures, hand-crafted period costumes, outrageous sword fights with the entire experience centered on the passion and poetry of the spoken word. With a Ready To Eat Café-Style Menu and a broad selection of libations, “the Tavern” is a place to eat, drink, and nourish the soul. www.ShakespeareTavern.com

The Arts are Alive at Cobb Energy Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, a $145 million, state-ofthe-art facility, is located at 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway in northwest Atlanta. Cobb Energy Centre is metro Atlanta’s premier venue for opera, concerts, Broadway shows, ballet, educational performances, family shows and corporate meetings and events. The Centre hosts two resident companies, The Atlanta Opera & Atlanta Ballet and ArtsBridge Foundation.

The facility includes the 2,750-seat John A. Williams Theatre, 10,000-square-foot Kessel D. Stelling Ballroom and other meeting spaces, 1,000 on-site parking spaces, and full-service food and beverage capabilities.

Additional information about the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre is available at www. cobbenergycentre.com.

Enchanting Autumn with Alabama Shakespeare Festival This Autumn at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival the children’s classic Charlotte’s Web enchants young audiences (Sept. 10 – Oct. 20) while Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap (Sept. 22 – Oct. 9) thrills adults with a murder mystery so popular it holds the record as the world’s longest running stage play. October 15th ASF hosts a Shakespeare Celebration in conjunction with the First Folio Exhibit at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Art. As part of the festivities, ASF presents Folger Theatre’s Gravedigger’s Tale (Oct. 14-15) a fun look at Shakespeare’s Hamlet from the Gravedigger’s perspective. Vist charming and historic Montgomery, Alabama and experience World-Class Theatre in the Heart of the South!

EXPOSED: Festival of Dance and Physical Theatre from Israel CORE, the award-winning contemporary dance organization based in Decatur, Ga. and Houston, Texas, is collaborating with 7 Stages Theatre, Emory University Dance Program/Candler Concert Series, Rialto Center at Georgia State University and Kennesaw State University to present EXPOSED, a six-week festival of richlylayered, boundary-blurring contemporary dance and physical theatre from Israel.

Performances featuring Israeli and local artists will be offered throughout metro Atlanta Oct. 8-Nov. 19. www.exposedfestivalatl.com Participating Israeli artists: • Niv Sheinfeld & Oren Laor Dance Projects • Yossi Berg & Oded Graf Dance Theatre

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Anat Grigorio Dance Projects Hillel Kogan Ofir Nahari Ella Ben-Aharon Ido Tadmor Vertigo Dance Company

Come to Decatur for an Extra Special Encore After the curtain falls, make Decatur the destination for your afterparty. Tap into cocktail society, Decatur-style, at S.O.S. Tiki Bar, Kimball House, The Pinewood, or Iberian Pig — to name just a few after-hours hot spots. In the mood for sweets with your sweetie or a more substantial nosh? With 80+ restaurants, pubs, and cafés within its city limits, Decatur has a well-earned reputation as a dining destination. Check out mobilefriendly decaturrestaurant-tour.com for tasty video tours of 16 local restaurants favored by critics as well as Decatur residents. See a complete listing of Decatur’s eateries at www. visitdecaturga.com.

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Disney & Gwinnett Ballet Theatre Gwinnett Ballet Theatre begins the 2016-2017 Season with “DISNEY….SONGS AND PICTURES,” October 1st at 2:30 and 7:30. The program consists of three original works by Artistic Director Wade Walthall. “Disney” offers audiences a cheerful and nostalgic journey with dances to songs from Walt Disney’s earliest cartoons of the 1930’s and 40’s. “Songs” is danced to the atmospheric melodies of Nina Simone. “Pictures” reflects on our electrondevice obsessed culture and the emotional results of this obsession. Sets and costumes

for “Pictures” are created by Atlanta artist Mac Stewart. Infinite Energy Theater, Duluth, GA. Tickets: www.infiniteenergycenter.com or 770626-2464.

Georgia State University School of Music Georgia State University School of Music enrolls over 400 students representing 6 countries and 21 states. Approximately 360 of the students are in bachelor’s degree programs, 70 in master’s degrees, and the remainder in other programs, including a Ph.D. program in music education.

Forty full-time and 30 part-time faculty serve students in concentrations including performance, music education, music management, music recording and technology, composition and jazz studies.

Studying music in Atlanta gives you opportunities you can’t get anywhere else.

You’ll learn from faculty who are members of the Atlanta Symphony, Opera and Ballet orchestras as well as Grammy award winners.

You’ll have the chance to take master classes and learn from guest conductors, guest soloists and composers in residence. You will receive world-class musical training unparalleled in the Southeastern United States.

Music Fit for a King 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 28th concert season.

Composed of a symphonic chorus of over 155 auditioned voices and the Kaleidoscope vocal ensemble of 32, MOS provides a unique opportunity to the north metropolitan Atlanta community to experience choral presentations of

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Our 2016-2017 season begins with a performance of Music Fit for a King, featuring music composed for British royalty — pieces written for coronations, weddings, funerals, and other royal occasions. Visit www.mosingers.com for more information about The Michael O’Neal Singers.

A Musical Promenade The Georgia Symphony Orchestra opens the 20162017 Master Works season with new Music Director Timothy Verville in a celebration of festive music and an art exhibition! The music will move us as we Process, Promenade, and Dance our way through a delightful sound and sight program of energetic music and art! Come early to see exciting and thought-provoking visual artists. Then enjoy a musical exhibition PMS coated DS 60-2C

on stage featuring a variety of GSO talent. The evening concludes with Mussorgsky’s epic Pictures at an Exhibition accompanied by projected images of the art that inspired the music. For more info please contact us at www.GeorgiaSymphony.org, 770-429-2390 A Bold Season for Synchronicity Theatre Synchronicity Theatre’s 2016-2017 season features bold, contemporary plays for adults (Bold Voices Series) and enchanting theatre for children and their families (Family Series). 2016-17 kicks off with the regional premiere of Howard Brenton’s Anne Boleyn, a fresh, tantalizing take on the familiar tale of romance, betrayal and political intrigue.

Devout as she is ambitious, Anne navigates courtly love, lust and lies to secure her marriage to King Henry VIII and a Protestant reformation. Anne fulfills her calling to be England’s first Protestant queen, but keeping her crown — and her head — is a different matter. Directed by Richard Garner.

Hamlet with a Twist Something may be rotten in Denmark, but there’s nothing rotten about Marietta New Theatre in the Square’s production of Hamlet. This classic Shakespearean tragedy is unlike you’ve ever seen it before — gender swapped. Princess Hamlet is visited by the ghost of her mother and called to seek revenge for the queen’s unjust death. Thus the exciting tale of vengeance and loyalty unfolds!

Featuring bold new talent, a fresh vision, and a comfortable but intimate theatrical experience, Hamlet promises to deliver strong classical storytelling with a new modern twist.

Get your tickets at www.theatreinthesquare. net, 770-426-4800

ATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDE FALL KIDS SHOWS FROM HEAD TO TOE 09/24/2016 - 11/06/2016 Price: $5 to $10 Alliance Theatre, 1280 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 404-733-5000 www.alliancetheatre.org MUSIC FOR THE VERY YOUNG: MEET THE WOODWINDS 10/01/2016 - 10/02/2016 Price: $8 to $15 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, 1280 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 404-733-5000 www.atlantasymphony.org FROM HEAD TO TOE 10/30/2016 - 10/30/2016 Price: $8 to $14 Alliance Theatre at MJCCA, 5342 Tilly Mill Rd., Dunwoody TIX: 678-812-4002 www.atlantajcc.org THE PHANTOMS OF THE ORCHESTRA 10/30/2016 - 10/30/2016 Price: TBA Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, 1280 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 404-733-5000 www.atlantasymphony.org

AGATHA CHRISTIE’S THE MOUSETRAP 9/22 –10/9/2016 Prices $30-60 Alabama Shakespeare Festival Festival Theatre, One Festival Drive, Montgomery, AL TIX: 334.271.5353, www.asf.net

FREED SPIRITS 09/23/2016 - 10/30/2016 Price: $25 to $35 Horizon Theatre. 1083 Austin Ave. NE TIX: 404-584-7450 www.horizontheatre.com ANNE BOLEYN 09/23/2016 - 10/16/2016 Price: TBA Synchronicity Theatre, 1545 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 404-484-8636 www.synchrotheatre.com THE ILLUSIONISTS – LIVE FROM BROADWAY 09/27/2016 - 10/02/2016 Price: $30 to $105 Broadway in Atlanta at Fox Theatre 660 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 404-873-4300 www.atlanta.broadway.com

THEATRE SHOWS THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) 08/11/2016 - 09/04/2016 Price: $15 to $39 Atlanta Shakespeare Company, 499 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 404-874-5299 www.shakespearetavern.com HENRY VI, PART 1 09/08/2016 - 09/18/2016 Price: $15 to $40 Atlanta Shakespeare Company, 499 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 404-874-5299X0 www.shakespearetavern.com CHARLOTTE’S WEB 9/10 - 10/20/2016 Prices (range): $20-35 Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Octagon Theatre One Festival Drive, Montgomery, AL 36117 TIX: 334.271.5353 www.asf.net THE WHOLEHEARTED 9/14-16/2016 Prices: $22 Arts@Tech, Ferst Center for the Arts, 349 Ferst Drive TIX: 404-894-9600, www.arts.gatech.edu UGLY LIES THE BONE 09/16/2016 - 10/09/2016 Price: $20 to $42 Alliance Theatre, 1280 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 404-733-5000 www.alliancetheatre.org

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ATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDE FALL HENRY VI, PART 2 09/29/2016 - 10/09/2016 Price: $15 to $40 Atlanta Shakespeare Company, 499 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 404-874-5299X0 www.shakespearetavern.com HAMLET 9/29-10/16/2016 Prices: 20-35 Actors Theatre of Georgia , Marietta’s New Theatre in the Square, 11 Whitlock Ave SW Marietta Ga 30064 TIX#: 770.426.4800, www.theatreinthesquare.net MOBY DICK 10/12/2016 - 10/30/2016 Price: $20 to $72 Alliance Theatre, 1280 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 404-733-5000 www.alliancetheatre.org MACBETH 10/13/2016 - 10/30/2016 Price: $13 to $40 Atlanta Shakespeare Company, 499 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 404-874-5299X0 www.shakespearetavern.com GREG WOHEAD: HURTLING AND IN THE BACKSEAT OF MY CAR 10/ 13-15/2016, Prices : $10 Arts@Tech, Ferst Center for the Arts, 349 Ferst Drive TIX: 404-894-9600, www.arts.gatech.edu GRAVEDIGGER’S TALE 10/14-15/2016 Prices $30-42 Alabama Shakespeare Festival Festival Theatre, One Festival Drive, Montgomery, AL TIX 334.271.5353, www.asf.net THE SECOND CITY: FREE SPEECH (WHILE SUPPLIES LAST) 10/22/2016 Prices : $28-$38 Arts@Tech, Ferst Center for the Arts, 349 Ferst Drive TIX: 404-894-9600, www.arts.gatech.edu CAROL BURNETT - AN EVENING OF LAUGHTER AND REFLECTION 10/24/2016 - 10/25/2016 Price: $55 to $175 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy.

TIX: 770-916-2800 www.cobbenergycentre.com APPROPRIATE 10/29/2016 - 11/20/2016 Price: $21 to $43 Actors Express Theatre, 887 West Marietta St. NW TIX: 404-607-7469 www.actors-express.com

MUSICAL THEATRE THE SLEEPY HOLLOW EXPERIENCE 09/29/2016 - 11/06/2016 Price: $20 to $30 Serenbe Playhouse, 9110 Selborne Lane, Chattahoochee Hills TIX: 770-463-1110 www.serenbeplayhouse.com THE ABDUCTION FROM THE SERAGLI 10/08/2016 - 10/16/2016 Price: $25 to $140 The Atlanta Opera at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy.

TIX: 404-881-8885 www.atlantaopera.org CAPITOL STEPS: MOCK THE VOTE! 10/15/2016 Prices: $42-$68 The Capital Steps, Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University, 80 Forsyth St NW, GA 30303 TIX: (404) 413-9849, www.rialto.gsu.edu

CONCERTS MASTERCLASS WITH ADRIAN CUNNINGHAM 9/8/2016, 2-5pm Prices : FREE Georgia State University School of Music Rialto Center for the Arts, ROOM RC002, 80 Forsyth St NW TIX: 404-413-5914, www.music.gsu.edu

SALUTE TO AMERICA AND THE ARTS CELEBRITY CONCERT AND FESTIVAL 9/10th, 2016. 12:00 PM - 11:30 PM Prices: $10-$250 Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, 980 Briarcliff Rd NE www.callanwolde.org/event/salute-to-america-and-thearts-2016/ THE LEGEND OF ZELDA SYMPHONY OF THE GODDESSES 09/10/2016 - 09/10/2016 Price: $45 to $125 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy.

TIX: 770-916-2800 www.cobbenergycentre.com UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 9/18/2016, 3:00pm, Prices : FREE Georgia State University School of Music Florence Kopleff Recital Hall, 10 Peachtree Center Ave NE TIX: 404-413-5914, www.music.gsu.edu

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MASTERCLASS WITH CHRIS CONDON 9/23/2016 1:30-3:30pm Prices FREE Georgia State University School of Music Standard Building, Studio 604, 91 Fairlie St NW TIX: 404-413-5914, www.music.gsu.edu AMOS LEE 09/23/2016 - 09/23/2016 Price: $27 to $57 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy.

TIX: 770-916-2800 www.cobbenergycentre.com IL DIVO 09/24/2016 - 09/24/2016 Price: $42 to $122 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy.

TIX: 770-916-2800 www.cobbenergycentre.com FACULTY ARTIST SERIES 9/27/2016, 8pm, Prices : FREE Georgia State University School of Music Florence Kopleff Recital Hall, 10 Peachtree Center Ave NE TIX: 404-413-5914, www.music.gsu.edu

DJ SPOOKY “THE HIDDEN CODE” 9/ 30/2016 Prices: Free Arts@Tech, Ferst Center for the Arts, 349 Ferst Drive TIX: 404-894-9600, www.arts.gatech.edu DJ SPOOKY: PEACE SYMPHONY 10/1/2016, Prices : $22 Arts@Tech, Ferst Center for the Arts, 349 Ferst Drive TIX: 404-894-9600, www.arts.gatech.edu ROBERT SPANO LEADS A PROGRAM FEATURING JOHN ADAMS’ THE CHAIRMAN DANCES, SHOSTAKOVICH, AND PIANIST Pedja Muzijevic Plays Mozart 10/06/2016 - 10/08/2016 Price: TBA Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, 1280 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 404-733-5000 www.atlantasymphony.org ATLANTA MASTER CHORALE: DREAMERS OF DREAMS 10/08/2016 - 10/08/2016 Price: $10 to $20 Atlanta Master Chorale at Emory’s Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, 1700 North Decatur Rd. TIX: 404-727-5050 www.atlantamasterchorale.org

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ELVIS COSTELLO 10/18/2016 - 10/18/2016 Price: $51 to $96 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy.

TIX: 770-916-2800 www.cobbenergycentre.com

EK YAAD MUKESHJI KE BAAD BY MUKTAR SHAH & GROUP 9/9/2016 Prices $25-$100 Indian American Cultural Association, Infinite Energy Theater, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth, GA TIX: 770-813-7600, www.InfiniteEnergyCenter.com

A MUSICAL PROMENADE 10/22/2016 8pm Prices: Adults $20-$30, Students $10 Georgia Symphony Orchestra, Marietta Performing Arts Center, 1171 Whitlock Avenue, Marietta 30064 TIX: 770-429-2390, www.GeorgiaSymphony.org

EMPEROR & THE NIGHTINGALE 9/10/2016 Prices $15.50-$21.50 Northeast Atlanta Ballet, Infinite Energy Theater 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth, GA 30097 TIX: 770-813-7600, www.InfiniteEnergyCenter.com

MUSIC FIT FOR A KING 10/23, 2016 , 3 p.m. Price: $12 - $22 The Michael O’Neal Singers, Roswell United Methodist Church, 814 Mimosa Blvd, Roswell GA 30075 TIX:770-594-7974, www.mosingers.com

CHINA IN TRANSITION – ANIMAL FOLKLORE TO CITY LIFE 9/24-25,2016 Prices $17-$24 Atlanta Chinese Dance Co., Infinite Energy Theater 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth, GA 30097 TIX: 770-813-7600, www.InfiniteEnergyCenter.com

LINDSEY STIRLING 10/26/2016 - 10/26/2016 Price: $27.50 to $67.50 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy.

TIX: 770-916-2800 www.cobbenergycentre.com

EXPOSED DANCE FESTIVAL 09/21/2016 - 10/23/2016 Price: $10 to $25 Various Locations, Atlanta TIX: www.exposedfestivalatl.com

A HALLOWEEN WEEKEND SPECTACULAR - TIM BURTON’S MOVIE THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS WITH THE ORCHESTRA PERFORMING THE SCORE LIVE! 10/28/2016 - 10/29/2016 Price: TBA Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, 1280 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 404-733-5000 www.atlantasymphony.org

DISNEY….SONGS AND PICTURES 9/30 at 8:00 (special ticket); 10/1 2:30 & 7:30; 10/2 2:30 Prices: 10/1-2: $20-12 Gwinnett Ballet Theatre, Infinite Energy Theater 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth, GA 30097 TIX: 770-813-7600, www.gwinnettballet.org

GSO JAZZ! 11/5/2016 8pm Prices: Adults $28, Students $10 Georgia Symphony Orchestra – GSO Jazz Earl Smith Strand Theatre, 117 North Park Square, Marietta TIX: 770-429-2390, www.GeorgiaSymphony.org

DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM 10/22/2016 - 10/23/2016 Price: $25 to $75 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy.

TIX: 770-916-2800 www.cobbenergycentre.com

GSO CHORUS PRESENTS: SERVICE AND SACRIFICE 11/12/2016 8pm Prices : Adults $20-$30, Students $10 Georgia Symphony Orchestra – GSO Chorus Marietta Performing Arts Center 1171 Whitlock Avenue, Marietta 30064 TIX: 770-429-2390, www.GeorgiaSymphony.org

VERTIGO DANCE COMPANY: VERTIGO 20 10/22/2016 Prices: $34-$58 Vertigo Dance Company, Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University, 80 Forsyth St NW, GA 30303 TIX: (404) 413-9849, www.rialto.gsu.edu PILOBOLUS: SHADOWLAND 10/27/2016, Prices: $34-$44 Arts@Tech, Ferst Center for the Arts, 349 Ferst Drive TIX: 404-894-9600, www.arts.gatech.edu

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EXPOSED FESTIVAL: “COWBOY” AND “AMERICAN PLAYGROUND” 11/3 -6/ 2016 Price: $10 to $25 Niv Sheinfeld & Oren Laor Dance Projects, Vertigo Dance Company and CORE Performance Company 7 Stages Theatre, 1105 Euclid Ave., NE, GA 30307 TIX: (404) 523-7647 www.exposedfestivalatl.com www.7stages.org/shows/cowboy/

FALL FOR DECATUR! Decatur Book Festival (Labor Day Weekend); The Book As Art (Aug. 19-Sept. 30); YEA! Art Event (Sept. 24); Porchfest (Oct. 8); Decatur Craft Beer Festival (Oct. 15); Ongoing: The Decatur Artway; Secret Doors Decatur City of Decatur Visitors Center, 113 Clairemont Ave., Decatur, GA 678-615-0915 www.VisitDecaturGeorgia.com

URBAN NUTCRACKER 11/17-20/2016 Price: $30, $40, $52 Ballethnic Dance Company, Inc., Riverside EpiCenter 135 Riverside Pkwy, Austell, GA TIX: 404762-1416, www.Ballethnic.org

ATLANTA BLACK THEATRE FESTIVAL 10/ 6-15/2016 Prices: Free - $35 Micah 6-8 Media, LLC, Porter Sanford III Performing Arts Center, Fulton County West End Performing Arts Center, & Hammond House Museum TIX: 470-251-ABTF(2283), www.AtlantaBTF.org

FESTIVALS 2016 NATIONAL BLACK ARTS FESTIVAL September - October 2016 Various venues throughout greater Atlanta www.nbaf.org

ATLANTA SHOWGUIDE VENUES & MORE The Fox Theatre Cobb Energy Centre Actor’s Express 7Stages Woodruff Arts Center Symphony Hall Robert Ferst Center Rialto Theater Theatrical Outfit Alliance Theater Center for Puppetry Arts Horizon Theatre The Atlanta Shakespeare

Tavern Playhouse Roswell Cultural Arts Center Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts at Emory University Pinch-n-Ouch Theatre Decatur Visitors Center Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau Tula Gallery Whole World Theater High Museum of Art Judy Jacobs Gallery

Infinite Energy Center Porter Sanford Performing Arts Center Southwest Arts Center Explore Gwinnett/ GCVB Callanwolde Fine Arts Center Marietta’s New Theatre in the Square

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