Atlanta ShowGuide Spring 2015

Spring 2015

On the Cover:

Greater Atlanta’s Performing Arts Magazine

Serenbe Playhouse 2015 Production The Secret Garden Photo by BreeAnne Clowdus

ShowGuide Spotlights Performance Guide May – June 2015 Dance Classes & Workshops Guide

Artistry of Master Photographer BreeAnne Clowdus

Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre 2015/16 Season

Creative Process: Grace Stanislaus, New Director of the National Black Arts Festival

The MAD Festival Turns 21 Sun’s Out, Fun’s Out in Decatur

Rockin’ Lineup for ASO Presents

Gwinnett Ballet Theatre Displays Growth Towards a New Vision with its 2015Artistic Friends Opens May 1, 2016 Season Vason Gallery in Madison, GA

The Passion of Serenbe Playhouse

The Voice of the Arts

Atlanta Jazz Festival Presents: An Evening With Blue Note

Celebrate Heritage this Summer at the Center for Civil and Human Rights

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Serenbe Playhouse 2015 Production Man of La Mancha Photo by BreeAnne Clowdus

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Artistry of Master Photographer BreeAnne Clowdus

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Creative Process: Atlanta Welcomes Grace Stanislaus as the New Director of the National Black Arts Festival

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A Rockin’ Lineup for ASO Presents

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Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre Has Announced Its 2015/16 Season

The Passion of Serenbe Playhouse

By Laura Relyea

By Kathleen Covington

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The MAD Festival Turns 21

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Gwinnett Ballet Theatre Displays Growth Towards a New Vision with its 2015-2016 Season of Performances By Holley Calmes

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Atlanta Jazz Festival Presents: An Evening With Blue Note

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If Music be Food of Love, Play on!

By Laura Soldati

Sun’s Out, Fun’s Out in Decatur Celebrate Heritage this Summer at the Center for Civil and Human Rights Artistic Friends Opens May 1 at the Vason Gallery in Madison, GA

ShowGuide Spotlights Performance Guide May – June 2015 Dance Classes & Workshops Guide

ShowGuide Venues Performance guide courtesy of atlantaplanit.com

ARTISTRY OF MASTER PHOTOGRAPHER BreeAnne Clowdus

Picture it!

By BreeAnne Clowdus

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eople often describe my work as laptop, a 5th cup of coffee “magical,” which is and my favorite Golden Girls the most WONDERFUL of rerun in the background. compliments I can receive.

That’s my private stage Each time I hear it, I am setting. Not very sexy is it? instantly reminded of one But you wouldn’t believe how of my favorite aphorisms: many times magic will show “Magic is something we up just as Sophia Petrillo is make,” and making it, my starting one of her classic, friends, is messy, arduous, “Picture it, Sicily, 1935 . . .” sleep depriving and hardest stories. of all, uncertain. It requires Ya know how they say discipline and control fortune favors the brave?

Serenbe Playhouse, Snow Queen over every facet of a shoot Well I think magic favors the because magic does not show up in messy, prepared — true in art, true in life — control lazy, disorganized places. It takes one look at as much as you have within your reach but what you’ve put together or rather, haven’t, also acknowledge there is a great deal, in fact, and decides that you are not worth its time. the best stuff, that is not ours to organize, light This is not to say that my efforts to perfectly or boss around. I’m always waiting, control every part of a shoot are the thing watching for it through the lens, trying not to that makes the magic. They’re not. Despite blink lest I miss a flash of that illusive thing beautiful costumes and lavish props (I once that makes a photo great. So pay attention, required my brother, Serenbe Playhouse set the stage and maybe, just maybe, if all else Artistic Director & Founder, Brian Clowdus, to fails, turn on the Golden Girls. drag a 100 year old Surrey, a 1000 lb. vintage piano, 4 horses, a bathing basin and 20 actors to a field — bless him for doing it) they are not the thing that makes the magic. They just set the stage for it to show up. Sometimes it’s in the form of a sunset that descends at the perfect moment; a wind rushing through a field making hair and dresses dance in perfect choreographed splendor or an actor who projects an energy that is pure, haunting, glory.

Sometimes it shows up at 3am when Serenbe Playhouse, Wizard of Oz nobody’s watching and I’m riding solo with my

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2015/16 Season A powerful American drama exploring the beauty and danger of being a free spirit in a closed system.

By Dale Wasserman Adapted from the novel by Ken Kesey Directed by Susan V. Booth

The heart-warming true story of BeBe Winans’s journey to success and faith.

Book by Charles Randolph-Wright and BeBe Winans Music and Lyrics by BeBe Winans Directed by Charles Randolph-Wright

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Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs

CREATIVE PROCESS:

Atlanta Welcomes Grace Stanislaus as the

New Director of the National Black Arts Festival programs that are educational, enriching and entertaining, like our planned Gallery Hop: Intersecting Disciplines: Visual/Art/Dance where the visual arts and dance intersect in a program that features gallery tours and dance performances at local galleries to announce and celebrate the opening of our season.”

“I’m excited about the fact that at the core of our 2015 season is an emphasis on “talk, conversation and demonstration,” focusing on audience engagement and participation as we feature the various forms and genres of social, modern and street dance that have emerged from the 18th to the 21st centuries.”

​By Holley Calmes

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ecently transplanted from San Francisco, the National Black Arts Festival’s new Executive Director has had six months to be impressed by her new home. Grace Stanislaus also lived in New York City, so taking the helm of the prestigious event brings her to a very different new post.

What does she think? ​“From the vantage point of a new transplant, my impression is that the city is vibrant, thriving and poised for more — poised to take it to the next level in many sectors such as business, technology, tourism and the arts,” she says. ​Stanislaus also finds herself in “a truly global city.” She believes that the NBAF’s legacy has had an impact on this description. Going into the job, her grasp of the event was shaped by friends and colleagues who shared NBAF stories, recent and past, about “days jammed with events and activities, making the decision about what to attend challenging.”

The 2015 festival will focus on dance. “There’s a lot that excites me,” she says.“Perhaps it’s the broad menu of

“And it’s the film series on dance that we’re partnering on with Morehouse College, or the day-long symposium Dance Across the Diaspora: A Historical Lens on a Black Cultural Movement that we are presenting in partnership with a scholar/professor at Duke University,” she continues.

“I’m excited about the fact that at the core of our 2015 season is an emphasis on “talk, conversation and demonstration,” focusing on audience engagement and participation as we feature the various forms and genres of social, modern and street dance that have emerged from the 18th to the 21st centuries.”

“I plan for the NBAF to continue to be a catalyst,” she says. “This is where NBAF operates at the intersection of the arts and social responsibility. For example, we plan to replicate the Move/Dance program regionally and state wide.”

“We’ll continue to build on NBAF’s rich and incredible cultural legacy of supporting and providing a showcase of artists of African descent of all ages. NBAF has an extraordinary legacy to take forward.”

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A ROCKIN’ LINEUP FOR ASO PRESENTS

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he 2015 summer concert season at Darius Rucker Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park in Alpharetta kicks off April 17 and truly has something for everyone. So far this year, the stellar lineup starts with Bryan Adams: Reckless 30th Anniversary Tour on April 17 and continues with the Doobie Brothers and special guest Don Felder on May 2nd. Two nights with “homegrown” Zac Brown Band on May 8 and 9 (Saturday show – sold out!) along with ZZ Top and Jeff Beck on May 10 fill up Mother’s Day weekend.

From there, the lineup crosses various genres with performances by NEEDTOBREATHE, Ben Rector, Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors, Colony House (May 16), Darius Rucker with Brett Eldredge, Brothers Osbourne, and A Thousand Horses (May 21), Rush (May 26), Summerland Tour featuring Everclear, Fuel, Toadies and American Hi-Fi (June 12), Boston with Kansas (June 13), Crock Fest featuring Lynyrd Skynyrd, Travis Tritt, Blackberry Smoke and Paris Luna & Company (June 19), David Gray & Amos Lee (June 24), R5 with Jacob Whitesides and Ryland (July 10),Last Barenaked Ladies Summer on Earth featuring Barenaked Ladies with Violent Femmes and Colin Hay on each of these performances (July 12), Rod Stewart and more shows to be announced with Richard Marx (July all summer, please visit www.

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Dap Kings and Doyle Bramhall II (July 17) and Yes & Toto (August 22). For more information

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DSO’s 50th Anniversary

Fyodor Cherniavsky Music Director & Conductor

DSO Pops with Libby Whittemore Friday, July 17, 2015 • 8:00 PM Photo: BreeAnne Clowdus

One of Atlanta’s and the DSO’s most popular performers is back! Libby Whittemore will perform cabaret standards and other audience favorites accompanied by the Robert Strickland Trio as well as the DSO. This concert is sure to sell out so buy your tickets now!

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The Passion of Serenbe Playhouse

By Laura Relyea

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Serenbe Playhouse 2015 Production A Streetcar Named Desire Photos by BreeAnne Clowdus

tepping into the sweeping grounds of Serenbe often feels like an escape into a whole new world – an experience that is wonderfully aided by the team behind the Serenbe Playhouse. For five seasons now, the intrepid Playhouse has taken full advantage of the community’s diverse range of scenery and settings for its shows, leaving the confining seats of a traditional theatre to the wayside and exploring the world of theatre in the greatwide-open, using their natural surroundings to aide in their quest to fully immerse their audiences in the stories they perform. That avant-garde nature, combined with their commitment to working with some of Atlanta’s (and the nation’s) most heralded stage actors, choreographers, and crew, and the prodigious vision of Founder, and Executive/Artistic Director, Brian Clowdus, makes for an unparalleled experience, time after time.

For its sixth season the Playhouse will be taking full advantage of Serenbe’s landscape all year round. With six full productions slated to take place throughout 2015, the Playhouse’s incomparable ambition is sure to leave audiences enthralled for the duration of the calendar year.

To kick things off, Serenbe Playhouse will showcase the dizzied and unyielding pursuits of Don Quixote in Man of La Mancha, which will

be set in Serenbe’s own Labyrinth.

From there, audiences will be led into the comingof-age tale of Mary Lennox, living in an English Estate with her estranged Uncle in The Secret Garden. We’ll then have the chance to watch Matthew Davis (The Vampire Diaries) and his cast mates take on the dark, gothic tale of A Streetcar Named Desire, before departing for the Argentinian countryside and the political climb of Eva Peron in Evita. And of course, before the calendar year is through, their trumpeted (and sold-out) shows of The Sleepy Hollow Experience and The Snow Queen will return to the proverbial center stage.

With all of these shows, the Playhouse will explore the season’s overarching theme of transformation: a convict imagines his way to heroism, and takes his community with him; a stubborn, young orphan learns the true meaning of family, and becomes a young woman as a result; a bereaved widow succumbs to mental collapse; an aspiring Argentinian actress becomes one of the most heralded political icons of her century. These are yarns that could only be properly spun with the heart, ambition, and passion found at Serenbe Playhouse.

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Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre Has Announced Its 2015/16 Season

By Kathleen Covington

playwright, Pearl Cleage, and ends with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in March, 2016. The Theatre for the Very Young season includes one remounted production and two world premieres developed for audiences 18 months old – 5 years old, including A Bucket of Blessings, a charming retelling of a classic Indian Folktale, by Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition winner, Madhuri Shekar. Season tickets are available now, and tickets for individual productions will go on sale in July. For more information on the entire season, visit www.alliancetheatre.org/ nextseason.

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tlanta’s nationally acclaimed Alliance Theatre and Jennings Hertz Artistic Director Susan V. Booth are pleased to announce the 2015/16 Season for the Alliance Stage, Hertz Stage, Theatre for Youth and Families, and Theatre for the Very Young. The 47th season includes five world premieres. On the Alliance Stage, the company will produce the literary classic One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest featuring an all-Atlanta cast, as well as the world premiere of the sarcastic comedy Tiger Style! by 2013 Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition Juan and Joy Winans winner, Mike Lew. The holiday classic A Alliance Theatre’s 2015-16 Production Christmas Carol will be back for its 26th Born for This: The Bebe Winans Story Photo by John Bayley season. In January 2016, the Alliance will produce a new American musical by Grammy Award winner BeBe Winans and legendary director Charles RandolphWright (Motown the Musical) titled Born for This: The BeBe Winans Story. The main stage season finishes with the Pulitzer Prize winning drama, Disgraced, in April 2016. The Hertz Stage season will include the thrilling drama, A Steady Rain; a new holiday comedy by Dad’s Garage, Merry %#!*ing Christmas; the winner of the 2016 Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition, Start Down, by Eleanor Burgess; and the musical biography Ethel by Terry Burrell. The Alliance will also produce three exceptional productions for youth and families beginning in May 2015 with Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical based on the beloved book by Mo Willems. The TYF season continues in the fall of 2015 with Tell Me My Dream, by beloved Atlanta author and

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The MAD Festival Turns 21

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he Modern Atlanta Dance Festival (MAD), now in its 21st year, will feature two nights of exceptional dance at the Balzer Theater at Herren’s, home of Theatrical Outfit, plus two new events: 24 Hour Dance and the Pioneer of Atlanta Dance Gala.

Created by Douglas Scott and Full Radius Dance to showcase the diversity and excellence of the local dance scene, the MAD Festival strives to present the best of Georgia’s modern/ contemporary dance, allowing audiences to experience a variety of choreographers, techniques and artistic visions in a single evening. Over the past two decades, Full Radius Dance has presented more than 65 companies and independent choreographers. Over 600 dancers have graced the festival stage.

This year’s performances, offered on May 22 and May 23 at 8:00 pm, will feature works from both established companies and independent choreographers.

• Staibdance performs an excerpt from artistic director George Staib’s acclaimed work “Attic”.

• Southern Arc Dance presents “Tricot” set to the music of 21st century composer Goebbels.

• In an excerpt from “The Oracle”, Daniel Gwirtzman Dance employs

intricate partnering to examine relationships.

• Using a vocabulary reminiscent of childhood games, choreographer Natalie Eggert has created a duet that portrays the reciprocity of friendship in “I am Rubber, You are Glue.”

• Sean Hilton, of Fly on the Wall collective, offers “The Other Side”, giving voice to the play between the physical and the felt.

• Host company Full Radius Dance premieres “A Bee in Ink”, inspired by artist Monir Farmanfarmaian’s experiments with abstract expressionism.

24 Hour Dance is a competition of four to eight minute dance/movement theatre works choreographed, rehearsed, and performed all within one 24 hour period. 24 Hour Dance will take place at Eyedrum Art and Music Gallery on May 16 & 17.

The Pioneer of Atlanta Dance Gala was established to honor artists and educators who have made pivotal contributions to the field of dance here in the heart of Georgia. The MAD Festival is pleased to honor the esteemed Ruth Mitchell with the festival’s inaugural award at a reception immediately following the May 23 performance.

For tickets/information, please visit www. fullradiusdance.org.

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OPEN CLASSES BEGIN THE WEEK OF JUNE 15th Monday-Wednesday-Friday. No classes week of July 4th.

“If music be the food of love, play on…”

John Lemley Photos by Jeff Roffman

By Laura Soldati

and All Things Considered. On Groundhog Day 2009, Lemley and a small group of producers launched the one-hour daily music, arts and culture program, City Café with John Lemley, which included interviews with people from all walks of metro-Atlanta life, along with a number of international celebrities, including Richard Chamberlain, Barry Manilow, Joan Rivers and the B-52’s Fred Schneider.

Lemley has garnered a number of accolades and awards. In 2008, for his work as All Things Considered host, he was named “Best Drive-Time DJ” by the staff of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. In 2010, Atlanta Magazine picked Lemley and City Café as “Best of the Dial.” In 2012, Lemley received a GLAAD media award.

Lemley regularly serves as a narrator and emcee for fundraisers and public performances benefitting area non-profits and service organizations. In 2013, John performed the role of “BBC Interviewer” in the critically acclaimed production End of the Rainbow at Atlanta-based theatre company, Actor’s Express. John lives in Decatur, GA with his partner, Mike Selk.

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tlanta-based radio host and producer John Lemley has stepped down from his various roles at 90.1 WABE and has joined the team at Atlanta’s AM 1690 WMLB the Voice of the Arts as of February 2.

City Café with John Lemley, a name and program format Lemley originated at WABE, has been added to AM 1690’s daily line-up of music programming. The name of the show was changed to John Lemley’s City Café and expanded to two hours, airing weekdays from noon to 2:00 p.m., becoming Atlanta’s only weekday classical radio program. The program features a playlist of classical and crossover music, with an emphasis on the world’s most beloved works and performances, including a weekly “Top of the Charts” program based on Billboard Classical album rankings, along with CBS News headlines, lifestyle stories and highlights from Atlanta’s cultural calendar.

During his 18-year tenure at 90.1 WABE, John Lemley hosted numerous news and music programs, including Daytime, Aubade, Tapestry, The Stargazer’s Journal, Bach’s Lunch

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Gwinnett Ballet Theatre Displays Growth Towards a New Vision with its 20152016 Season of Performances

By Holley Calmes, Photos by Richard Calmes

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winnett Ballet Theatre’s 2015-2016 Season will feature ballet classics, contemporary fare and exciting guests from across the Atlantic. It is a season designed to display the 38 year old company’s technical and creative growth. Under the Artistic Direction of Wade Walthall, the company has evolved into an arts entity with increased technical standards as it also leads each youthful dancer to a deeper sense of individual artistry.

The season will consist of Walthall’s “Cinderella” October 3-4; “The Nutcracker” from December 4-19 on weekends, and a spring offering that includes “Pas de Quatre,” “Swan Lake, Act 2,” and a special appearance/ collaboration with Portugal’s Kayser Youth Ballet Company.

Walthall has exerted a steady, gentle influence since his arrival in 2012 to create a company more like Seattle’s “Evergreen City Ballet” which he created and led for 15 years. The emphasis is on a professional atmosphere and professional standards of dance tempered by the physical and emotional needs of young, developing bodies and personalities.

Walthall says, “We believe GBT, through the quality of its young artists and the unique character of its productions, is steadily taking its place as one of the Atlanta area’s premier

dance organizations.”

Board Chairman Emeritus Len Diprima adds, “GBT continues to evolve through good leadership and excellent instructors. Once an exceptional quality local dance school, the goal is to provide professional traditional and cutting edge dance education and choreographic performances to a large portion of metropolitan Atlanta.”

The Portuguese connection comes from the Kayzer Ballet’s young founder and director, Ricardo Runa, GBT’s guest dancer last year. Kayzer Ballet is located in Covilhã, Portugal, the first professional Youth Dance Company in that country. Members are all professional dancers that have recently graduated from prestigious ballet institutions throughout Europe. Dancers hail from Russia, Japan, Italy, the Czech Republic, and Spain.

As of now, the plan is to integrate Kayzer’s young professionals on the stage with GBT’s own aspiring professionals.

GBT is located in a 22,000 square foot facility located at 1800 Macleod Drive in Lawrenceville, GA. Year round programs for ages 4 and up, including intensives and open classes, are offered. GBT is hiring male dancers for the 2015-16 season. For more information visit www. gwinnettballet.org or call 770-237-0046.

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MAD 2015 Modern Atlanta Dance Festival May 22 & 23, 2015 Featuring Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Natalie Eggert Sean Hilton staibdance Southern Arc Dance and Full Radius Dance The Balzer Theater at Herren’s www.fullradiusdance.org

Hosted by: The Wylde Center and Organized Neighbors of Edgewood

Sunday, May 17 from 1-4 p.m.

Edgewood Community Learning Garden FREE! 1503 Hardee St., Atlanta, GA 30307 Kids will enjoy arts and crafts, games, activities and prizes.

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Atlanta Jazz Festival Presents: An Evening With Blue Note

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he Atlanta Jazz Festival presents “An Evening with Blue Note” on Saturday, May 23 in Piedmont Park beginning at 5 pm. The evening will showcase the talents of some of the prestigious label’s rising artists.

Saxophonist Marcus Strickland has an impressive list of recording and performing credits, having collaborated with Wynton Marsalis, Tom Harrell and Dave Douglas.

While attending college, jazz master Roy Haynes asked Strickland to join his band.

Strickland enthusiastically said yes, and held the tenor spot for five years. Strickland awards include Downbeat’s 2010 and 2012 Critic’s Poll Rising Star Award. His latest CDs,Triumph of the Heavy, Vol. 1 & 2, received praise from critics and audiences alike. He’ll be performing in Piedmont Park with his band, Twi-Life.

Drummer Otis Brown III grew up listening to jazz, gospel, funk and soul. His father, a percussionist, played with James Brown and Al Green. His mother was a classically trained pianist. Brown played saxophone and drums before attending Delaware State as a Music Major. There he met jazz icon Donald Byrd who convinced him to go to New York.

After studying at the Thelonious Monk Institute he became a member of Joe Lovano’s Us Five quintet, recording three albums, including the GRAMMY-nominated Bird Songs. Esperanza Spalding holds Us Five’s bass chair, and the camaraderie shared with Brown resulted in his joining her band and recording on her first album. Brown recently released his solo debut, The Thought of You, circling back to his early influences of jazz, soul and rock.

Although bassist and composer Derrick Hodge has played with such jazz titans as pianist Mulgrew Miller and trumpeter Terence Blanchard, as well as R&B stars Jill Scott and

Maxwell, the 33-year-old is probably best known for anchoring the Grammy award-winning Robert Glasper Experiment. His debut CD, Live Today, signals a new journey for Hodge as he embarks on a solo recording career. Similar to how Glasper concocts a distinctive mélange of modern jazz, hip-hop, and R&B, Live Today integrates those genres and more into something that’s potent and personal.

For more information about this year’s Atlanta Jazz Festival, visit www.atlantafestivals.com.

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SUN’S OUT, FUN’S OUT Soak up the Cool in Decatur: A Delightful Destination for Creative Fare, Artistic Flair Larkin Poe

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ust six miles east of downtown Atlanta, the delightful, delicious, and dynamic City of Decatur offers more than 200 “indie” storefront boutiques, galleries, salons, services, cafés, and destination dining spots to explore within the city’s four square miles.

In springtime, you’ll find art in full bloom all over Decatur. Sidewalk Saturdays bring music, dance, and performance to the streetscape. The magical Community Lantern Parade winds its way through downtown Decatur to kick off Arts Month in May — full of art-tastic opportunities and culminating at the Decatur Arts Festival during Memorial Day weekend. This not-to-be-missed event is jam-packed with music on the community bandstand, dance performances, a children’s festival, fine arts exhibition, and a huge juried artists market offering jewelry, paintings, sculpture, fine crafts, and more.

Get the inside scoop from the Decatur Visitors Center at 113 Clairemont Ave. Pick up guides and insights on all of the best places to shop, sip, dine, stay, and knock around.

In the shopping mood? Discover artsy offerings at HomeGrown, Decatur Market and Gallery, and Wild Oats and Billy Goats. Source

trendy trinkets at The 17 Steps and Vivid Boutique. Find fab fashion at Bleu Hanger Boutique, Boogaloos, Squash Blossom, Sq/ Ft, and Boutique Karma. Browse baubles at Kismet Fine Jewelry and Art, Aimée Jewelry Boutique and Gallery, and Worthmore Jewelers.

Indulge in a little personal pampering at Fabu Face Spa, Jazmin Spa, and Natural Body.

Try a trim from Grow, SalonRed, and SalonRed Kids.

Take a bite at Steinbeck’s, Wahoo Grill, Three Taverns Brewery, Cakes & Ale, No. 246, The Pinewood, Chai Pani, Farm Burger, and The Marlay House — to name just a few of Decatur’s 80+ standout eateries. Swing by Sawicki’s, Oakhurst Market, and Souper Jenny for take-out options. Satisfy that sweet tooth at Revolution Doughnuts, New Orleans Snoball Café, Butter & Cream, Sugar Moon Bake Shop, and The Yogurt Tap. Hop on MARTA for a quick train ride to the Decatur station at our downtown square to access it all!

Check out all the delightful details on mobile-friendly visitdecaturgeorgia.com. Or stop by the Visitors Center at 113 Clairemont Ave. for a friendly welcome.

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Celebrate Heritage this Summer at the Center for Civil and Human Rights

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his summer, whether you are planning your Family Reunion, scheduling a Summer Camp field trip, or trying to find an inspirational destination for your church or faith group, the Center for Civil and Human Rights provides an ideal gathering place for your heritage activity.

An engaging cultural attraction in downtown Atlanta that connects the American Civil Rights Movement to modern Global Human Rights Movements, The Center allows visitors of all ages to experience the brave fight for equality. In Rolls Down Like Water: The American Civil Rights Movement Gallery, our interactive surround-sound lunch counter allows you to experience the threats the heroic sit-in protestors braved in Greensboro, North Carolina. In Spark of Conviction: The Global Human Rights Movement Gallery, the “Who Like Me” responsive mirrors allow visitors to stand face-to-face with Human Rights champions who tell you their brave personal stories.

Every visit to the Center for Civil and Human Rights is filled with surprises, including striking works of art like Platon’s panoramic photo-mural, Ross Rossin’s remarkable photo-realistic paintings of human rights champions, and designer Paula Scher’s vibrant sunburst lobby mural which unites global protests through the years beneath a single upraised hand.

As the exclusive public venue for the Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection — personal papers, artifacts, and items that belonged to Dr. King — The Center allows you to take an up close and personal look at the life of an individual who changed our world.

Photos by LNS Photography

On Groupon, a recent visitor praised The Center’s interactivity, with the caveat to “give yourself time to see, hear, read, feel, turn, touch, swipe, push and experience everything.”​ Many of the savviest planners who want to take advantage of Atlanta’s rich offerings for groups have already reserved their visits.

Slots for Summer Groups are limited, so book now to reserve your visit. To qualify for the Summer Camp, Family Reunion or Discounted Group Rates, you must have a confirmed reservation with a minimum of ten paying visitors.

To reserve your Summer Group visit call our Group Sales Department at 678-999-8966.

Visit www.civilandhumanrights.org. Get social on Facebook and Twitter (@Ctr4CHR).

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Artistic Friends Opens May 1 at the Vason Gallery in Madison, GA

Christopher Rex & Lee Harper Vason

By Julie Herron Carson

Lee Harper Vason, Christopher Rex, Dinny Harper Addison and Shannon Candler will Showcase Paintings and Photography

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wo of Atlanta’s favorite performing artists, dancer and choreographer Lee Harper Vason and Christopher Rex, principal cello for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, are no strangers to artistic collaboration. Their latest creative partnership, however, will take place offstage, when they are joined by photographer Dinny Harper Addison and painter Shannon Candler for Artistic Friends, a fine arts painting and photography exhibit and sale May 1-June 13 at the Vason Building, 125 South Main Street, Madison, Ga. The opening reception will be Friday, May 1 from 3-6 p.m.

Vason’s work will include acrylic and oil paintings of still lifes, landscapes, figures and abstracts. Rex will showcase a number of paintings depicting his worldwide travels, as well as watercolor, acrylic and oil paintings of musicians and travel scenes. Addison is a wellknown Atlanta photographer who will feature color photographs of nature and wildlife and scenes of Madison and Rutledge, Ga., as well as photos of dancers from her sister Lee Harper’s dance company. Shannon Candler’s paintings will include landscapes and still lifes created in watercolor, acrylic and oil.

While the four artists have worked and exhibited with each other individually, this is the first time the four have come together for a combined Fine Arts Show. “I’ve known

Shannon Candler since we both studied with Atlanta artist Sidney Guberman in the 1990’s,” said Vason. “Christopher and I have been collaborators and friends all of the years he has been with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.

We’ve also worked together on the Madison Chamber Music Festival, which Chris directs, and we’ve done two previous art shows together. Dinny is my very talented sister, who is also a trained ballet dancer as well as a noted photographer of dance and wildlife.

Following the opening reception May 1, Artistic Friends at the Vason Gallery will be open by appointment only by calling 404/3684900 or 706/318-4601. The closing finale will be held Saturday, June 13 from 3-5 p.m. For more information on the artists, visit: http://www.leeharperfineart.com http://shannoncandler.com

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ATLANTA SHOWGUIDE SPOTLIGHTS A Chorale Experience from Across the Pond Atlanta Master Chorale invites you to experience the magnificence and might of choral music at its finest in this program centered around majestic Britain. Featuring Benjamin Britten’s Te Deum and works by Rutter and Bainton, this uplifting evening will explore choral traditions of the Queen’s country in vivid, startling brilliance. You won’t want to miss this spectacular end to our 30th anniversary season as we send you into the summer with a song in your heart. Join us, and bring a friend! Saturday, May 16 at 8:00 PM. Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. 404-7275050 or www.AtlantaMasterChorale.org

friendly decaturrestaurant-tour.com for a series of tasty video tours of local restaurants favored by critics as well as Decatur residents.

See a complete listing of Decatur’s eateries at visitdecaturgeorgia.com.

DeKalb Symphony Orchestra Celebrates 50 Amazing Years!

For half a century, the DSO has been providing live symphonic music in an easily accessible, suburban location with plenty of close, free parking in a hall where every seat offers a close and intimate experience. Under the baton of Maestro Fyodor Cherniavsky, more than 80 musicians consistently deliver outstanding quality, affordable prices and varied programming … including familiar favorites, world premieres and internationally acclaimed soloists. In residence at Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston Campus, the DSO is a musical gem to be discovered and treasured! www.DeKalbSymphony.org.

Head to Decatur After the Show Slip into something comfortable! . . . A cozy table for two at Café Alsace, a booth at the Brick Store Pub for you and your besties, or the legendary Eddie’s Attic for a jam session.

Atlanta Jazz Festival Crawl On Edgewood Want to go to Atlanta’s hottest new jazz party? The Atlanta Jazz Festival Crawl On Edgewood will take place on Thursday, May 21 from 6-11 pm in downtown’s coolest club district.

Attendees can ride the Atlanta Streetcar free from Woodruff Park, and admission is free at participating clubs including The Edgewood Speakeasy, The Music Room, Noni’s and The Sound Table. Come early and grab a bite, enjoy delicious libations, and listen to some of Atlanta’s best DJs and live jazz bands.

For more information and a complete list of

Sip couture cocktails and slurp oysters at the Kimball House. Make the scene at Paper Plane, Decatur’s after-hours speakeasy. With 80+ restaurants, pubs and cafés within its city limits, Decatur has a well-earned reputation as a dining destination. Check out mobile-

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ATLANTA SHOWGUIDE SPOTLIGHTS events for the Atlanta Jazz Festival’s 31 Days of Jazz, visit www.atlantafestivals.com.

included delving into the collaborative creative process by intensive co-writing, in one instance putting him atop of the country charts via a key contribution to the Zac Brown Band’s “Toes,” marking his fourth #1 single (and first purely as a co-writer), following 1999’s “Lullaby” and the 2006 Triple A/Americana chart-topper “Beautiful Wreck.” Join us for an intimate Evening with Shawn Mullins at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center this summer!

For more information or to purchase tickets please contact us at www.roswellcac.com

Go MAD for Exceptional Dance!

The Modern Atlanta Dance Festival (MAD), now in its 21st year, will feature two nights of exceptional dance at the Balzer Theater at Herren’s, home of Theatrical Outfit. The performances, offered on May 22 and May 23 at 8:00 pm, will feature works from staibdance,

The Center for Civil and Human Rights, Atlanta’s “main event” downtown!

The Center for Civil and Human Rights is an engaging cultural attraction in downtown Atlanta (adjacent to the World of Coca-Cola and Georgia Aquarium) that connects the American Civil Rights Movement to modern Global Human Rights Movements. Sit-in at an interactive lunch counter and experience what heroic protestors braved; stand face-to-face

Southern Arc Dance, Daniel Gwirtzman Dance, Natalie Eggert, Sean Hilton and host company Full Radius Dance. New to MAD this year is a 24 Hour Dance competition on May 16 & 17 and, on May 23, a gala celebrating Atlanta dance legend Ruth Mitchell for her pioneering artistry. www.fullradiusdance.org An Evening in Roswell with Sean Mullins Grammy nominated singer-songwriter Shawn Mullins has undergone a series of transformative experiences leading to this captivating new song cycle. His experiences

with Human Rights champions; and witness items that changed history: Dr. King’s personal papers. Find out for yourself why The New York Times called The Center the “main event” in downtown Atlanta’s renaissance. For more details, hours, and ticket information visit www.civilandhumanrights.org. Get social on Facebook and Twitter (@Ctr4CHR).

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ATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDE SPRING KIDS SHOWS PAUL BUNYAN AND THE TALL TALE MEDICINE SHOW​ 4/9/2015 - 5/24/2015 Price: $16.50 Center for Puppetry Arts 1404 Spring St. NW, Atlanta TIX: 404-873-3391 puppet.org PETER PAN​ 4/23/2015 - 5/10/2015​Price: $20 to $30 Fabrefaction Theatre 999 Brady Ave., Atlanta​ TIX: 404-876-9468 fabrefaction.org KNUFFLE BUNNY: A CAUTIONARY MUSICAL 5/27/2015 - 6/21/2015 Price: $8 to $15 Alliance Theatre 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-733-5000 alliancetheatre.org

THEATRE SHOWS BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY​ 4/15/2015 - 5/10/2015​Price: $25 to $63 Alliance Theatre 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-733-5000 alliancetheatre.org THE MERCHANT OF VENICE 4/30/2015 - 5/24/2015​Price: $15 to $39 Atlanta Shakespeare Company at New American Shakespeare Tavern​ 499 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-874-5299 shakespearetavern.com THE WHALE​ 5/13/2015 - 6/14/2015​Price: $20 to $32 Actor’s Express at King Plow Arts Center​ 887 W. Marietta St., Atlanta TIX: 404-607-7469 actors-express.com

CORIOLANUS​ 5/28/2015 - 6/14/2015​Price: $15 to $39 Atlanta Shakespeare Company at New American Shakespeare Tavern​ 499 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-874-5299 shakespearetavern.com THE SECRET GARDEN 5/29/2015 - 8/2/2015 Prices (range): $10 - $20 Serenbe Playhouse The English Garden at Serenbe 10455 Atlanta Newnan Road, Chattahoochee Hills, GA TIX: 770-463-1110 www.serenbeplayhouse.com A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE 6/11/2015 - 6/28/2015 Prices (range): $25 - $30 Serenbe Playhouse The Art Farm Stage at Serenbe 10455 Atlanta Newnan Road, Chattahoochee Hills, GA TIX: 770-463-1110 www.serenbeplayhouse.com THE WHITE CHIP 6/11/2015 - 6/28/2015 Price: $20 to $35 Theatrical Outfit at Balzer Theater at Herren’s 84 Luckie St. NW, Atlanta TIX: 678-528-1500 theatricaloutfit.org AS YOU LIKE IT 6/19/2015 – 7/12/2015 Price: $15 to $39 Atlanta Shakespeare Company at New American Shakespeare Tavern​ 499 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-874-5299 shakespearetavern.com

MUSICAL THEATRE PIPPIN​ 5/5/2015 - 5/10/2015 Price: $30 to $80​ Broadway in Atlanta at The Fox Theatre​ 660 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta​ TIX: 1-855-285-8499 broadwayinatlanta.org

BAPTISM BY FIRE 5/15/2015 - 5/17/2015 Price: $25 Theatrical Outfit at Balzer Theater at Herren’s 84 Luckie St. NW, Atlanta TIX: 678-528-1500 theatricaloutfit.org

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ATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDE SPRING DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID 7/8/2015 - 7/19/2015 Prices :$35-$69 Alabama Shakespeare Festival One Festival Dr. Montgomery, AL 36117 TIX #: 1-800-841-4273 or 334-271-5353, www.asf.net

DIRTY BOURBON RIVER SHOW LIVE! IN ROSWELL 5/9/2015 Price: $35 to $40 Roswell Cultural Arts Center 950 Forest St., Roswell​ TIX: 770-594-6232 roswellgov.com AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 MINUTES! 5/9/2015 Price: $15 to $30 Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra 5575 State Bridge Rd., Johns Creek TIX: 678-748-5802 johnscreeksymphony.org

CONCERTS JEAN-YVES THIBAUET PLAYS RAVEL, SPANO CONDUCTS STRAVINSKY’S 4/30/2015 - 5/2/2015 Price: $24 to $99 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Woodruff Arts Center Symphony Hall 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-733-5000 atlantasymphony.org

GYSO CONCERT #3​ 5/10/2015 Price: $8 Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra, KSU Bailey Performance Center​ 1000 Chastain Rd., Kennesaw​ TIX: 770-429-7016 georgiasymphony.org

CELTIC WOMAN​ 5/2/2015 Price: $39 to $72 The Fox Theatre 660 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: 1-855-285-8499 foxtheatre.org

ROBERTO ABBADO - ALL ITALIAN NIGHT 5/14/2015 - 5/16/2015 Price: $20 to $99 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Woodruff Arts Center Symphony Hall 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-733-5000 atlantasymphony.org

LEILA JOSEFOWICZ & JOHN ADAMS 5/7/2015 - 5/10/2015 Price: $20 to $99 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Woodruff Arts Center Symphony Hall 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-733-5000 atlantasymphony.org

ROCK, ROLL AND REMEMBER 5/15/2015 Price: $15 to $22 The Michael O’Neal Singers at Roswell United Methodist Church​ 814 Mimosa Blvd., Roswell TIX: 770-594-7974 mosingers.com

2CELLOS 5/8/2015 Price: $32.50 to $47.50 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Woodruff Arts Center Symphony Hall 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-733-5000 atlantasymphony.org

MAGNIFICAL & MIGHTY 5/16/2015 Price: $20 Atlanta Master Chorale​at Emory’s Schwartz Center for Performing Arts​ 1700 North Decatur Rd., Atlanta TIX: 404-915-4541 atlantamasterchorale.org

ASYO FINALE CONCERT 5/9/2015 Price: $10 Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra, Woodruff Arts Center Symphony Hall 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-733-5000 atlantasymphony.org

ATLANTA JAZZ FESTIVAL​ 5/22/2015 - 5/24/2015​Price: Free!​ Piedmont Park​ 1071 Piedmont Ave., Atlanta INFO: atlantafestivals.com

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ATLANTA JAZZ FESTIVAL – 31 DAYS OF JAZZ 5/1/2015 - 5/31/2015 Prices (range): Varies, many events are free Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs Clubs, restaurants, parks and museums in Atlanta www.atlantafestivals.com MUSIC OF THE ‘MAD MEN’ ERA 5/22/2015 - 5/23/2015 Price: $25 to $65 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Woodruff Arts Center Symphony Hall 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-733-5000 atlantasymphony.org DEKALB SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FREE COMMUNITY CONCERT 6/9/2015 Price: Free!​ DeKalb Symphony Orchestra at First Baptist Church of Decatur​ 308 Clairmont Ave., Decatur​ INFO: 678-891-3565 dekalbsymphony.org JAZZ ON THE LAWN: KARLA HARRIS & THE TED HOWE TRIO​ 6/12/2015 Price: $20 to $25 Callanwolde Fine Arts Center 980 Briarcliff Rd. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-872-5338 callanwolde.org AN EVENING WITH SHAWN MULLINS LIVE! IN ROSWELL​ 6/13/2015 Price: $35 to $40 Roswell Cultural Arts Center 950 Forest St., Roswell​ TIX: 770-594-6232 roswellgov.com JAZZ ON THE LAWN: JOE GRANSDEN​ 6/26/2015 Price: $20 to $25 Callanwolde Fine Arts Center 980 Briarcliff Rd. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-872-5338 callanwolde.org

DANCE FIELDWORK SHOWCASE​ 5/2/2015 Price: $7​ CORE, Emory’s Schwartz Center for Performing Arts 1700 North Decatur Rd., Atlanta TIX: 404-373-4154 coredance.org MAYHEM​ 5/15/2015 - 5/17/2015​Price: $23 to $124 Atlanta Ballet at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy., Atlanta TIX: 404-873-5811 atlantaballet.com THE MODERN ATLANTA DANCE FESTIVAL 5/22/2015 & 5/23/2015 Prices: $45.00 - $15.00 Full Radius Dance The Balzer Theater at Herren’s 84 Luckie Street, Atlanta, GA 30303 TIX: 404-724-9663 www.fullradiusdance.org FORGOTTEN 5/30/2015 Prices: Free Full Radius Dance The Erskine Memorial Fountain in Grant Park TIX: 404-724-9663 www.fullradiusdance.org SALUTE TO MEN​ 6/28/2015 Price: $20 to $35​ Giwayen Mata at TBA TIX: 404-604-9364 giwayenmata.org

VARIOUS MAY IS ARTS MONTH IN DECATUR 5/2 - 6/7 Free events and activities in downtown Decatur and Oakhurst Village City of Decatur Visitors Center 113 Clairemont Ave. Decatur, Georgia 30030 678-615-0915 VisitDecaturGeorgia.com

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DANCE CLASSES & WORKSHOPS GUIDE ATLANTA BALLET’S MICHAEL C. CARLOS DANCECENTRE – MIDTOWN STUDIO 1695 Marietta Boulevard NW, Atlanta Hours: 8:30am-9:00pm Monday-Friday, 8:30am4:00pm Saturday, Closed Sundays Classes: Ballet, Contemporary, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Tap, Modern, Ballroom, Yoga, and Pilates Age; adults and children All levels are welcome http://centre.atlantaballet.com, 404-873-5811

LEE HARPER STUDIOS 3080 East Shadowlawn Ave., Atlanta; Hours: varies Classes modern, ballet, creative movement, pointe, tap, stretch Ages: children and adults Experience: grades 4-12 leeharperanddancers.com 404-364-9555 MOVING IN THE SPIRIT 750 Glenwood Avenue Atlanta Hours: Mon - Sat. Check website for class times.

Classes: Modern Dance and Creative Movement Age: children, teens and adults Experience: all levels welcome. www.movinginthespirit.org, 404-624-5295

BALLETHNIC ACADEMY OF DANCE 2587 Cheney Street East Point, GA 30344 Hours: Mon-Thurs 10:30 am- 9:00 pm; Friday 10:30 am- 5:00 pm; Saturday 9:00 am- 3:00 pm Classes: Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Jazz, Modern, African Age: 3 yrs -Adult Experience: All levels www.ballethnic.org, 404-762-1416

THE SUMMER INTENSIVE - ROSWELL DANCE THEATRE June 8-11, June 22-25, and July 20-23 , 9:00-4:00 p.m. 6 technique Classes: Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Modern, Partnering, African, Ballet Ball and Aeriel Silks. Intermediate to advanced levels. $350 per week.

10400-D Alpharetta Street, Roswell 770-998-0259 or tysod.com

CORE STUDIOS​ 519 North McDonough Decatur GA 30030​ Hours: 24 hours​ Classes: belly dance, hip hop, modern, ballet (for adults and kids), whirling dervish, burlesque, tango, flamenco Ages: Adults and children Experience: all levels​ www.coredance.org/studio 404-373-4154​

THE SUMMER DANCE CAMPS - THE TOLBERT YILMAZ SCHOOL OF DANCE June 15-18, July 13-16 and July 27-30.

Classes: Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Modern, Acrobatics, HipHop, and Aeriel Silks Age: Children 3 thru adults 1 Hour program per day = weekly tuition $100. For each additional hour added $35 per week.

10400-D Alpharetta Street, Roswell 770-998-0259 or tysod.com

DANCE FIGHT PLAY 749 Moreland Avenue, SE; Suite 201 Hours: Sun 3-4:30pmMon 6:30-7:30 pm Thurs 6:307:30 pm Classes: African Dance Age: Adults and Children Experience: all levels welcome www.giwayenmata.org, : 404-604-9364

FULL RADIUS DANCE Atlanta Ballet Powers Ferry Center Fridays in February 2015 @ 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM Physically Integrated Modern Dance Adults and teens (14+) with and without physical disabilities. All experience levels welcome https://fullradiusdance.org/experience/class/fridays 404-724-9663

GWINNETT BALLET THEATRE 1800 Macleod Drive, Lawrenceville Hours: Monday – Friday 3:00 – 8:30 depending on rehearsal schedule Classes: Classical ballet, modern, jazz, hip-hop Age:3 through high school. Seeking male dancers Experience: All are welcomed. www.gwinnettballet.org 770-237-0046

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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 Atlanta Shakespeare Tavern Roswell Cultural Arts Center Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts at Emory University Serenbe Playhouse Decatur Visitors Center Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau

Tula Gallery Whole World Theater High Museum of Art Judy Jacobs Gallery Fabrefaction Theater Porter Sanford Performing Arts Center Southwest Arts Center Explore Gwinnett/ GCVB Callanwolde Fine Arts Center

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