Atlanta ShowGuide Spring 2016

Spring 2016

Greater Atlanta’s

Performing Arts Magazine

On the Cover:

True Colors Theatre 2009 production of “For Colored Girls”; Actors left to right: Robin Givens, Yakini Horn, Crystal Fox; Photo by Horace Henry

Smart People is Ready to Heat Up the Atlanta Summer Creative Process: Theatrical Outfit’s 40th Anniversary Season of Hope The Alabama Shakespeare Festival Celebrates 30 Years Don’t Miss Gregory Porter and Eliane Elias at the 2016 Atlanta Jazz Festival

Atlanta Shakespeare Company Promises Summer Fun for Shakespeare Fans of All Ages Arts in Full Bloom! Decatur is Your Destination for Creative Fare, Artistic Flair The Alliance Theatre’s 48th Season is Bringing Down the House

Lee Harper Announces Atlanta Gallery Show to Honor Madison, Ga. Firefighters Who Saved Her Paintings Love, Lust and the Whole Darn Thing Atlanta Prepares for Busy Festival Season of Food, Music

Atlanta ShowGuide Spotlights • Performance Listings May - June 2016 Atlanta ShowGuide Venues & More

True Colors Theatre, 2013 Production of “Shakin’ the Rafters” Photo by Josh Lamkin

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Smart People is Ready to Heat Up the Atlanta Summer

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Creative Process: Theatrical Outfit’s 40th Anniversary Season of Hope By Clifton Guterman

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The Alabama Shakespeare Festival Celebrates 30 Years

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Don’t Miss Gregory Porter and Eliane Elias at the 2016 Atlanta Jazz Festival

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Atlanta Shakespeare Company Promises Summer Fun for Shakespeare Fans of All Ages By Samantha Smith

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Arts in Full Bloom! Decatur is Your Destination for Creative Fare, Artistic Flair

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The Alliance Theatre’s 48th Season is Bringing Down the House By Jenny Constantino

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Lee Harper Announces Atlanta Gallery Show to Honor Madison, Ga. Firefighters Who Saved Her Paintings By Julie Herron Carson

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Love, Lust and the Whole Darn Thing

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Atlanta ShowGuide Spotlights

Atlanta Prepares for Busy Festival Season of Food, Music By Kimberly Harbrecht

Performance Listings May - June 2016 Atlanta ShowGuide Venues and More Performance guide courtesy of atlantaplanit.com

Smart People is Ready to Heat Up the Atlanta Summer The quest for love, achievement and identity is universal, but what role does race play in the story of our lives?

True Colors Theatre, 2009 Production “For Colored Girls”, Photo by Horace Henry

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t is the eve of Obama’s first election and four Harvard intellectuals find themselves entangled in a complex web of social politics and lusty romantic relationships. A whirlwind of crackling dialogue and tricky questions are thrown at us by the fearless and funny Lydia Diamond in this provocative and funny new play. Diamond is most well known for her play Stick Fly that was produced on Broadway by Alicia Key and Reuben Cannon and directed by Kenny Leon. Smart People is moved forward by the complicated relationships of sexy intellectuals, while one neuroscientist, Brian, is hell bent to prove through brain scans and kinetic waves that racism is a fact of nature not nurture. What Brian’s scans reveal may rock some worlds but not everyone is shocked by the outcome.

A McCarter commission that enjoyed its first public reading here in Atlanta by True Colors in 2012, Smart People premiered at the Huntington Theater in Boston in 2013. This past February, Smart People had a successful offBroadway run at Second Stage Theatre directed

by True Colors own, Kenny Leon. Atlanta and True Colors are in good company to present the

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third production of this play.

At the helm of this steamy Atlanta production is director David De Vries and the cast includes Atlanta fan favorites Danielle Deadwyler, Neal Ghant, and Joe Knezevich.

What Variety calls, “Sexy, serious and very, very funny”, one thing is for sure, Smart People is not to be missed.

D. Woods & Adriene Reynolds in “Shakin’ The Rafters”, Photo by Josh Lamkin

Presented by Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company, Smart People by Lydia Diamond is running at Fulton County’s Southwest Arts Center from July 12 – August 8, 2016. Tickets and information are available at truecolorstheatre.org.

edgerton foundation new Play award recipient

“We’re all born for a purpose.

This musical celebrates the journey of finding it.”

—Six-time Grammy Award winner BeBe Winans

By C h A r l e S r A n d o l ph -W r i G h T A n d B e B e W i n A n S M u s i c A n d ly r i c s By B e B e W i n A n S d i r ec T e d By C h A r l e S r A n d o l ph -W r i G h T c h r o eg r A p h e d By WA r r e n A dA m S

coming ThiS Summer!

A delightful stage adaptation of Eric Carle’s iconic children’s book By kenneth Lin Adapted from the book Pancakes, Pancakes! by eric carle Music by Phillip DePoy Directed by David de Vries Presented in conjunction with the High Museum of Art exhibition I See a Story: The Art of Eric Carle.

May 31–July 10 April 13–MAy 15

TickeTs As low As $20

tickets 404.733.5000 // Groups 404.733.4690 alliancetheatre.org/bornforthis

TickeTS 404.733.5000 grouPS 404.733.4690 alliancetheatre.org/pancakes

Best seats.

Best prices.

2016/17 Season Tickets

on sale now.

Series on the Alliance Stage

Starting as low as $68 for the Alliance Stage Series.

SeaSon TickeT office 404.733.4600 alliancetheatre.org/seasontickets Single tickets on sale July 5, 2016

Series on the Hertz Stage Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs

CREATIVE PROCESS:

Theatrical Outfit’s 40th Anniversary Season of Hope

By Clifton Guterman, Associate Artistic Director, Theatrical Outfit

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heatrical Outfit’s 2016-2017 roster illuminates the company’s ability to entertain with work both commercial and profound.

In the Heights, a co-production with Aurora Theatre, runs Sept. 8 – 18, 2016 at The Rialto Center. By Hamilton’s Lin ManuelMiranda, this musical set in New York’s Washington Heights pulsates with salsa, soul and hip-hop.

Thurgood, about the first AfricanAmerican Supreme Court Justice, charts Marshall’s evolution from back-alley Baltimore to the highest court in the land.

September 29 – October 16, 2016.

Tom Key directs Big Fish, a musical version of the hit film. Edward Bloom’s tall-tales thrill everyone except his son, who demands the truth behind Dad’s stories of giants, fortune-telling witches and mermaids. November 17 – December 18, 2016.

Lost in the Cosmos: The Last Self-Help Seminar, adapted by Key from Walker Percy’s book, plops us into a live seminar where group leaders suggest alternatives to modern day obsessions like reality TV, horoscopes and how-to guides. February 9 – 26, 2017.

Simply Simone: The Music of Nina Simone, spotlights one of the true divas of the 20th

century, laying bare the legacy of an icon whose work spans genres from jazz to gospel to Broadway to rock and roll. March 23 – April 15, 2017.

The Dancing Handkerchief (June 1 – June 18, 2017), co-produced with Flying Carpet Theatre and starring Key, features songs by EGOT winner Robert Lopez (Avenue Q, Frozen).

This world premiere magic act and puppet show hybrid is for patrons small and tall.

Bonus: The Unexpected Play Reading Festival — January 21 – 22. Expect unpredictable fare that stretches T.O.’s aesthetic in content and form. Titles announced in the summer.

All productions will be performed at The Balzer Theater at Herren’s except for In the Heights, which will be staged at The Rialto Center for the Arts next door to Theatrical Outfit.

Please note: Season Subject to Change TICKETS: Subscription packages — $68$246 — on sale now. Single tickets — $20-$50 — on sale July 12, 2016.678.528.1500. www. theatricaloutfit.org/season-subscriptions.

Tickets for the Play Festival are $10 per reading or $35 for all four. Front Desk and Box Office: 678.528.1500. Online at: www. theatricaloutfit.org.

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PHOTO BY BOB WOLFENSON

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MAY 27-29 // MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND FRI-SUN AT PIEDMONT PARK

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THE ALABAMA SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL CELEBRATES 30 YEARS

“Mary Poppins”

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he Alabama Shakespeare Festival celebrates 30 years since opening in Montgomery, Alabama, with a lavish production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the play that initially opened the theatre in 1985. This production, on stage through May 8th, features of a cast of nearly 30 actors, gorgeous handmade costumes and majestic sets, along with a dancing fairy court and a flying Puck.

As ASF wraps up their 30th anniversary season (other plays in repertory through May 8th include Driving Miss Daisy, The Comedy of Errors and the World Premiere of White Lightning), they look to the next 30 years with an announcement of the 2016-17 season lineup, which will be Producing Artistic Director Geoffrey Sherman’s final season with ASF. “The Most Terrifying Live Theatre Experience in the World,” The Woman in Black, opens the season in September on the Octagon Stage with a psychological thriller that the Daily Telegraph calls “entertainment at its very best.” Also opening in September, Charlotte’s Web on the Festival Stage will charm young and old alike with its timeless story of one terrific pig. A special limited engagement of Gravedigger’s Tale from the Folger Theatre, an interactive retelling of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, will be onstage in October coinciding with the

Shakespeare’s Folio exhibit at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts. A new musical based on the Newberry Award-winning and NYT bestselling novel, Because of Winn Dixie comes to ASF on its way to Broadway in January, quickly followed by Shakespeare’s Two Gentlemen of Verona and a new adaptation of Sherlock Holmes in March. ASF mounts a world-premiere production of a Southern Writers’ Project play Dauphin Island by playwright Jeffry Chastang on the Octagon Stage at the end of March, and beginning in April another world premiere of a Kenneth Cavander adaption, this time of Shakespeare’s The Tempest, which will be directed by Geoffrey Sherman (the final Shakespeare of his ASF career). Finally in the summer of 2017, that beloved nanny is back with a blockbuster production of Disney’s Mary Poppins.

Tickets are available through subscription membership with packages beginning at three shows. Subscribing members enjoy discounted tickets, no fees, flexible tickets with priority seating and special private member events.

More information on subscriptions is available through the ASF Box Office (800-841-4273), or visit us at www.asf.net Visit charming and historic Montgomery and experience WorldClass Theatre in the Heart of the South!

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The Two Gentlemen of Verona

The Merchant of Venice

Color your spring: Go See a Play!

Season Nine Finale

All Pops Tribute!

Salute to Love May 14, 2016 8:00 pm

Join us!

Bill Cain’s Equivocation

ShakeSpeare Tavern.com

From Bacharach to Bizet. Tribute to love & romance featuring Amy Little, soprano.

To purchase tickets go to

Johnscreeksymphony.org 678-748-5802

Theater at Johns Creek HS, 5575 State Bridge Rd, Johns Creek, GA 30022

Don’t Miss Gregory Porter and Eliane Elias at the 2016 Atlanta Jazz Festival

Gregory Porter, photo by Shaw

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he Atlanta Jazz Festival will take place in beautiful Piedmont Park from May 27-29. It’s the perfect way to spend Memorial Day Weekend with friends and family. Admission is free. Here are two artists you don’t want to miss!

Singer Gregory Porter has made it his passion to breathe life and honesty into the musical genres he has loved since boyhood in Bakersfield, California when Nat “King” Cole entered his heart. Bakersfield was an epicenter of country music. But much of the population moved therefrom the south, bringing with them gospel, rhythm and blues, and jazz.

Those early influences can be heard on his Porter’s latest two Blue Note albums. Liquid Spirit earned him his first Grammy Award in 2014 for Best Jazz Vocal Album. His new album, Take Me To The Alley, is already receiving raves from critics and fans.

“I laugh about the mix of people who come to my shows,” says Porter. “There are songs that a 68-year-old grandma likes. And there are hard-hitting, bass and funk-infused things. As a jazz artist I like appealing to the non-jazz head by speaking to the human heart.”

Grammy Award-winning pianist, singer, songwriter Eliane Elias is known for her

distinctive sound which blends her Eliane Elias, photo by Bob Wolfenson Brazilian roots and her sensuous voice. She started studying piano at age seven and began performing at seventeen. Her first album was a collaboration with Randy Brecker in 1984 entitled Amanda. Since then she’s released 25 albums, selling more than two million worldwide.

Highlights of Elias’ career include her nomination with Herbie Hancock for a Grammy for Best Jazz Instrumental Video for “The Way You Look Tonight” from her 1995 CD Solos and Duets; the lush 2008 CD Bossa Nova Stories which marked the fiftieth anniversary of the birth of Bossa Nova; 2011’s dazzling Light My Fire featuring compositions by Elias as well songs by The Doors, Stevie Wonder and Paul Desmond. Elias’ 2015 CD Made In Brazil won a Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album which was especially sweet since she served as producer, composer, lyricist, arranger, pianist and vocalist on the album.

For information about the Atlanta Jazz Festival, visit www.atlantafestivals.com.

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IN THE HEIGHTS SEPTEMBER 8–18, 2016 THURGOOD SEPTEMBER 29– OCTOBER 16, 2016

A co-production with

BIG FISH NOVEMBER 17– DECEMBER 18, 2016 LOST IN THE COSMOS [THE LAST SELF-HELP SEMINAR] FEBRUARY 9–26, 2017 SIMPLY SIMONE: THE MUSIC OF NINA SIMONE MARCH 23– APRIL 15, 2017 THE DANCING HANDKERCHIEF JUNE 1–18, 2017

20162017 SEASON OF HOPE A co-production with

TheatricalOutfit.org 678.528.1500

ATLANTA SHAKESPEARE COMPANY PROMISES SUMMER FUN FOR SHAKESPEARE FANS OF ALL AGES “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, Actors: Mandi Lee, Adam King, Stephen Ruffin, Sarah Newby Halicks; Photo by Daniel Parvis

By Samantha Smith

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ummer is fast approaching, bringing reminders of the famous line from Shakespeare’s “Sonnet Eighteen”: “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” The Atlanta Shakespeare Company’s lineup of five shows at the Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse and camps for students from pre-kindergarten to high school in locations around the city will be a cool antidote to the hot and muggy weather.

ASC’s summer Main Stage shows range from the thought-provoking to the riotously funny with Two Gentlemen of Verona in May, The Merchant of Venice and The Taming of the Shrew in June, A Midsummer Night’s Dream in July and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) in August.

ASC’s summer camps, Shakespeare Superheroes, Jr., Shakespeare Superheroes, and Shakespeare Intensive for Teens (SIT), will allow younger fans of Shakespeare to learn about the playwright and experience the joy of live theatre. In 2015-2016, ASC’s education programs, including in-school residencies, workshops, and touring shows, reached students at 190 public and private schools in sixty Georgia counties and five states, and ASC’s summer camps are an extension of those wide-reaching programs that give

students the skills and the confidence to speak Shakespeare’s lines for themselves.

ASC’s Education and Training Director Laura Cole explains how summertime learning also supplements students’ school-year studies: “So many teaching professionals speak about how student learning can take a nose dive in the summer months. The Atlanta Shakespeare summer programs are really fun and inclusive programs tailor-made to delight students with poetry, games, crafts and fun culminating, for the Superheroes and SIT kids, in performing Shakespeare’s text on the Main Stage. The big secret is that Georgia students study Shakespeare three times (at least) in public school and many more times over the earlier grades in some counties. Our summer programs support their school year learning by subtly reinforcing what they have learned in their English Language Arts classes about Shakespeare, language and the history of the English language. While playing games and creating costumes, no less!” With so many opportunities to explore Shakespeare on and off the stage, the Atlanta Shakespeare Company offers something for everyone this summer.

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Come be a part of an original adaptation of

Alice in

Wonderland July 22nd-24th

Fabrefaction Theatre Conservatory The Defoor Centre 1710 Defoor Ave NW, Atlanta, GA 30318

info@Fabrefaction.org

fabrefaction.org

Opening May 19, 2016 METROPOLIS THEATER PRESENTS

Starring Jon Hayden as Poprishchin Directed by Prodan Dimov

Nikolai Gogol’s

Diaryof a Madman Performance Dates:

May 19 through June 5, 2016 Wednesdays through Sundays, 8pm nightly 3pm matinees Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday

World conflict. Global warming.

Fukushima. Presidential primaries.

Crazy! In an insane world, excellent theater is the only sane solution.

Prodan Dimov’s award-winning direction of Nikolai Gogol’s masterpiece, starring acclaimed actor Jon Hayden, will take your mind off it all. Ahh! That’s much better!

Venue: Synchronicity Theater, 1545 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30309 Tickets: www.madman2016.tix.com

www.madman2016.com

This performance is a tragicomedy appropriate for ages 10 and older. Metropolis Theater is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

ARTS IN FULL BLOOM! Decatur is Your Destination for Creative Fare, Artistic Flair

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he city of Decatur — Atlanta’s Eastside indie hub — has 200+ storefront boutiques, galleries, salons, services, and destination dining spots and a calendar brimming with artsy events and public art experiences.

In springtime, you’ll find unexpected art 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 artful opportunities and culminating at the Decatur Arts Festival during Memorial Day weekend. This not-to-be-missed event is jampacked with live music, 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 details at decaturartsfestival.com Public art pops up all over town. The Decatur Artway, a rotating outdoor sculpture gallery, is set to expand with more sculptures on the way. Secret Doors Decatur brings a mini-whimsy visual scavenger hunt to Decatur’s nooks and crannies. Find clues at secretdoorsdecatur.com. Overhead, the #gawrites public art installation adds literary

flair to Decatur’s streetscape.

In the mood to shop? Browse artsy offerings at Decatur Fine Art Gallery, HomeGrown Decatur, Treehouse Kid & Craft, Wild Oats & Billy Goats, and Worthmore Jewelers. Find fabulous fashion at Bleu Hanger Boutique, Boogaloos, Boutique Karma, Sq/Ft, Squash Blossom, and Très Jolie. Catch a little you-time at Fabu Face Spa, Jazmin Spa, and Natural Body.

Savor the fare at Cakes & Ale, Chai Pani, Farm Burger, The Iberian Pig, Kimball House, No. 246, The Pinewood, Souper Jenny, Wahoo – to name just a few of Decatur’s 80+ standout eateries. (Get a preview at decaturrestauranttour.com) Take care of that sweet tooth with handcrafted treats from Butter & Cream, Revolution Doughnuts, 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 friendly tips and pocket-size guides to all of the best that Decatur has to offer.

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The Alliance Theatre’s 48th Season is Bringing Down the House

By Jenny Constantino

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his season includes seven world premieres, five musicals, five productions by Atlanta playwrights, and exceptional productions for youth and families.

The 2016/17 season marks the Alliance’s last year in the current theater space before the complete renovation next year.

Highlights include The Prom, a new world premiere Musical directed by Casey Nicholaw (Tuck Everlasting). Lookingglass Theatre is back with an acrobatic and fantastical version of Moby Dick, you might remember them from Lookingglass’ Alice in the 2009/10 season. Atlanta’s Janece Shaffer is premiering a new play — with original music by Sugarland’s Kristian Bush.

And to cap it all off, there will be a world premiere adaptation of Melissa Fay Greene’s book The Temple Bombing, about a definitive moment in Atlanta’s history.

On the Hertz Stage, the Alliance will have a former Alliance/Kendeda Competition finalist; this year’s Alliance/Kendeda winner; a hilarious and provocative Reiser Atlanta Artist’s Lab winner; and Atlanta favorite Courtenay Collins bringing some holiday cheer.

There will also be three world premieres for families, including a musical adaptation of Eric Carle’s Pancakes, Pancakes!, a new production for middle school audiences, and a contemporary

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musical spin on the classic Cinderella story by Janece Shaffer.

Season tickets are on sale now!

Learn more about all of the productions alliancetheatre.org/nextseason But before next season begins, there is Summer Camp at the Alliance! There are camps for students ranging from age 3 all the way to senior in high school! There are performing arts camps, musical theater camps, and even some ‘on camera” acting camps.

New for 2016: the Alliance will have several satellite camp locations available throughout the city, including The Davis Academy, The Galloway School, The Lovett School, and Oglethorpe University. And the Summer Camp Aftercare program provides extended care for your students until 6 p.m. Learn more at alliancetheatre.org/dramacamp

The Fine Art of Home Remodeling

Judy Mozen, CR, GCP (770) 642-1010

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By Julie Herron Carson

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hether Lee Harper is choreographing or painting, she seeks to create an emotional connection between herself and others. In an unusual twist, the paintings in her new Gallery Show, “Out of the Ashes”, represent a deep emotional connection she now has with the members of

Lee Harper, photo by Dinny Addison

Lee Harper Announces Atlanta Gallery Show to Honor Madison, Ga. Firefighters Who Saved Her Paintings

the town’s volunteer fire department had first protected my paintings with plastic coverings to shield them from water, and then safely removed them from the building. I thought showing all of the pieces together would be the best way to convey the scope of the work they saved, and by selling the paintings, I could make a financial donation to the fire department to show my appreciation.”

More than 40 fine arts paintings and photographs were saved from the fire.

They include landscapes, figures, still lifes and abstracts, painted with bold, vivid colors in oils and acrylics. The art show will also include a number of Harper’s newest works. “Out of the Ashes” will be held May 19-20, 5-8 p.m., at Lee Harper Studios, 3080 East Shadowlawn Ave., Atlanta, GA 30305. The works may also be viewed by appointment through Aug. 1 by calling (404) 368-4900. Harper is well-known as a dancer, choreographer and founder/director of the acclaimed Atlanta dance company and school, Lee Harper & Dancers. Adding “Fine Arts Painter” to her lengthy résumé is just the next act in the life of this multi-talented artist. www.LeeHarperFineArt.com.

the Madison, Ga. Fire Department, without whom the art show and sale would not be possible. “Out of the Ashes” will be held Thursday-Friday, May 19 and 20 at Lee Harper Studios in Atlanta, and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Madison Fire Department, whose members rescued the paintings from destruction in December, 2015.

“Just before Christmas, my husband and I received a phone call alerting us that the Vason Building in Madison, where I had many paintings displayed and stored, was on fire,” said Harper. “When we arrived at the scene, I was overjoyed to discover that the members of

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Celebrates 30 Years of

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

GWINNETT BALLET THEATRE SCHOOL Join us for an exciting Summer filled with camps and classes!

OPEN CLASSES THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER — CALL FOR DETAILS

SUMMER DANCE CAMP for Little Dancers BEGINNER BALLET AND INTERMEDIATE BALLET June 6-10 and July 18-22

PLACEMENT CLASSES for new and returning students MAY 15, 2015 Noon-1:00 – Beginners 1:30 – 3:00 – Intermediate 3:30 – 5:00 – Advanced

REGISTER FOR FALL NOW! CALL 770-237-0046 or write gbt78@bellsouth.net for information!

JOIN OUR GROUP OF BOYS AND YOUNG MEN!

20,000 Square foot state of the art studio facility Conveniently located at 1800 Macleod Drive, Lawrenceville, GA 30043.

Across Sugarloaf Parkway from Gwinnett Tech, between Highway 316 and I-85.

Call 770-237-0046 or email gbt78@bellsouth.net www.gwinnettballet.org

Photos by Richard Calmes

ADVANCED PROGRAM MAY 30 – JUNE 3 Special Guest Teacher ROBERT DEKKERS of “Post:Ballet”

Love, Lust and the Whole Darn Thing Grant & Tyner in “The Way We Get By” Photos by Bubba Carr

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“The Way We Get By is a refreshing look at love and modern relationships,” says Director Morgan McGowen. “The main characters, Beth and Doug, put it all on the line and there is something heartwarming about that. Just two humans trying to find real, honest love.”

The Way We Get By runs June 16-July 16 with possible extension dates to be announced. For tickets and info: www. pnotheatre.org or call 678-231-1262.

inch ‘n’ Ouch Theatre has become a goto theatre for sexy, edgy, new plays and their latest production of Neil LaBute’s THE WAY WE GET BY is sure to be just that. It’s a romantic comedy about about love, lust and the whole darn thing.

The play stars LaBute veterans Grant McGowen (Reasons To Be Pretty, Autobahn, Some Girls) and Tyner Rushing (The Shape Of Things).

It’s also Directed by Morgan McGowen, who co-starred with Rushing in LaBute’s The Shape Of Things and most recently directed Quiara Alegria Hudes’ Pulitzer Prize-winning Water By Spoonful.

“I find myself challenged to confront my own society’s views on gender and image,” says Rushing on LaBute’s plays. “He delves into the darker side of humanity with his characters and their relationships,” adds Director Morgan McGowen. “He’s not afraid to really go there and find the beauty in the darkness.”

Rushing also notes, “the best part of working on this play is the people for sure. I hold Morgan and Grant in such high regard.”

Actor Grant McGowen agrees, “I’m totally in love with these people.”

Grant in “The Aliens”

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Smart People July 12- August 7

By Lydia Diamond Directed by David de Vries

www.TrueColorsTheatre.org Tickets: 1.877.725.8849

Complex web of social and sexual politics, crackling dialogue, and tricky questions.

“Sexy, serious, and very, very funny.” - Variety

Photo by Raftermen Photography

Atlanta Prepares for Busy Festival Season of Food, Music

By Kimberly Harbrecht

Photo by Steve Eberhardt

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tlanta blossoms in the spring with popular outdoor festivals drawing crowds nearly every weekend. From classic artist markets to interesting locales, Atlanta’s festivals have a style all their own and offer something for everyone.

Local food festivals continue to grow in popularity each year. The newest is the Atlanta Taco Festival (May 1) at Candler Park. It’s the largest of its kind on the East Coast and features live Lucha Libre Wrestling. Atlanta Street Food Festival (June 11-12) is moving to Stone Mountain Park to accommodate growing crowds. And for regional fare, there’s the Atlanta Food & Wine Festival (June 2-5) in Midtown.

Families can also find a variety of events, including Atlanta Streets Alive (June 12).

Peachtree Street will be closed to vehicles from Downtown to Midtown, allowing pedestrians and cyclists to participate in activities along the route. Families may also enjoy the Decatur Lantern Parade, part of the Decatur Arts Festival, on May 13.

For a taste of other cultures, there’s the Marietta Greek Festival (May 15-17) and Atlanta Caribbean Carnival (May 28). The Festival of Chariots (June 5-7), inspired by a 2,000-year-old Indian festival, is also bringing a parade to Centennial Olympic Park.

Many of Atlanta’s in-town neighborhoods

also host annual festivals. Inman Park Spring Festival (April 30-May 1), Kirkwood Spring Fling (May 14) and Virginia-Highland Summerfest (June 4-5) all have artist markets, live music and a tribute to local architecture with organized tours of homes.

And, not to be left out, are the festivals dedicated to music. Atlanta Jazz Festival returns to Piedmont Park on Memorial Day weekend as one of the country’s largest free jazz festivals. Perhaps one of the most unique festivals is at Oakland Cemetery. At Tunes from the Tombs (June 18) stages are set up throughout the cemetery for live bands.

Before heading out to any of these festivals, here are some tips to help make your experience a great one. Take public transportation when possible. Double check what’s included in admission, especially at food festivals. And when it comes to pets, always check with the festival to see if they’re allowed.

For more information about festivals, visit www.atlantaplanit.com.

Photo by Raftermen Photography

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ATLANTA SHOWGUIDE SPOTLIGHTS Pancakes, Pancakes! premieres at the Alliance Theatre this Summer Pancakes, Pancakes! is a delightful homage to the beautiful art work and unique artistic process of Eric Carle. Featuring original songs and a stunning design, Pancakes, Pancakes! explores the process of cooking and celebrates the joy in the labor and in the final feast. Adapted from Eric Carle’s beloved book of the same name, this new play with music is written by Alliance/Kendeda Playwriting Competition alum Kenneth Lin (Warrior Class) and directed

by David de Vries with music by Phillip DePoy (Edward Foote). Pancakes, Pancakes! is presented in conjunction with the High Museum of Art exhibition I See a Story: The Art of Eric Carle. For tickets and information, visit alliancetheatre. org/pancakes or call 404.733.5000.

Laugh Your Way Through Shakespeare The Atlanta Shakespeare Company excels at making Shakespeare accessible and easy to understand for all audiences and it is never more evident than when doing Shakespeare’s comedies. This Spring and Summer they revisit a handful of side-splitters for your enjoyment: Shakespeare’s lesser-known play, The Two Gentlemen of Verona (which includes a love rectangle and a very weird dog named Crab), the seemingly oddly-labeled comedy The Merchant of Venice and they explore the depths of two souls who were made for each other in The Taming of the Shrew. Drop by The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse! Half Priced Pints every Friday night!

30 Years of Authentic Shakespeare and More The Alabama Shakespeare Festival celebrates 30 years in Montgomery with a lavish production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream through May 8th.

Enjoy three shows in a single weekend at ASF, including Driving Miss Daisy, The Comedy of Errors, White Lightning or A Midsummer Night’s Dream April 28-30 or May 6-8. ASF Discounts available at partner hotels, including Marriot Residence Inn and Hilton Embassy Suites.

Planning ahead for the summer? Don’t miss Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, beginning July 6! Visit charming and historic Montgomery, Alabama (USA Today’s #1 Historic City) and experience world-class theatre in the heart of the South! For tickets visit us at www.asf.net

Celebrate JAZZ, FAMILY, FRIENDS & FUN The Atlanta Jazz Festival is the perfect way to spend Memorial Day Weekend (May 27-29) with family and friends. Set in the heart of midtown Atlanta’s beautiful Piedmont Park, attendees can shop for unique items and savor foods ranging from BBQ to classic burgers. World-class musicians will perform traditional, contemporary, Latin, and hip-hop inspired jazz on three stages.

Artists performing this year include: Gregory Porter, JOI, Benny Golson, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Theo Croker and Jamison Ross.

The best way to get there is on MARTA. The festival is presented by the City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs. Admission is FREE. For more details, visit www. atlantafestivals.com.

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ATLANTA SHOWGUIDE SPOTLIGHTS Come to Decatur When the Curtain Falls After-party, anyone?

Cozy up at a table for two at No. 246, go upscale family-style at Revival, or jam out to live music at the legendary Eddie’s Attic. Join the buzz at the S.O.S. Tiki Bar, Taqueria del Sol, Brick Store Pub, and The Pinewood. With 80+ restaurants, pubs, and cafés within its city limits, Decatur has a well-earned reputation as a dining destination. Check out mobile-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 visitdecaturga.com.

Great Camps and Classes to Inspire Little Dancers Gwinnett Ballet Theatre offers young artists a full summer of learning and fun. GBT’s 20,000+ square foot studio facility will be filled with programming for all levels. Our Advanced Program offers a week of intense training with GBT Alumnus and “Post:Ballet” Founder Robert Dekkers May 30-June 3. Camps for little ones and intensives for Beginner and Intermediate Ballet are held June 6-10 and July 18-22. Registration for Fall is ongoing!

Reserve your space in our school and participate in our 35th Anniversary of The Nutcracker! Call 770-237-0046 or write gbt78@bellsouth.net. www.gwinnettballet.org

Fabrefaction Offers a Summer Camp Like No Other An exciting new adaptation of Alice in Wonderland, written by Jessica Unker, will premier in Fabrefaction’s signature twoweek summer production model. Students in elementary through high school will receive performance-based training as they implement advanced script analysis and movement techniques to a rehearsal process, which will culminate in a full production. Students learn to connect to their breath and body through FTC’s exclusive warm-up technique and deepen their understanding of character and text through Fabrefaction’s unique analysis process. Come join the Fabrefaction family this summer in a performance opportunity like no other!

Johns Creek Symphony Celebrates Love & Romance On May 14, 2016 at 8:00 pm, the JCSO under the baton of Maestro J. Wayne Baughman, presents Salute to Love! This pops and light classics concert will highlight the music of love and romance from Bacharach to Bizet. Enjoy musical selections from Dr. Zhivago and West Side Story, medleys from Burt Bacharach along with other pops classics, and some light classical tributes from Tchaikovsky and Bizet. Amy Little, soprano, will help make this an outstanding way to conclude Season Nine. Theater at Johns Creek High School, 5575 State Bridge Road, Johns Creek, GA 30022. Questions? Emailinfo@ johnscreeksymphony.org or call 678-748-5802.

Group rates available.Purchase tickets online at johnscreeksymphony.org.

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MADMEN! Descent into insanity.

World conflict. Global warming Fukushima.

Presidential primaries.

Crazy! In an insane world, excellent theater is the only sane solution. Prodan Dimov’s award-winning direction of Nikolai Gogol’s masterpiece, starring acclaimed actor Jon Hayden, will take your mind off it all. Ahh! That’s much better!

Starring Jon Hayden as Poprishchin, Directed by Prodan Dimov, Lighting Design by Jessica Coale, Stage Manager John Scott Ross.

Nikolai Gogol’s farcical short story follows the format of a diary to chronicle the descent of the protagonist, Poprishchin, into insanity.

“Director Dimov’s sleek staging flourishes...”

“Hayden’s brave performance as the schizophrenic monologist is a physical and vocal workout.”

— Bert Osborne, Sunday Paper

One of the ultimate goals of the festival is to educate, form discussions, and inspire audiences to participate in the bettering of the world we live in. This June, PNO will also present the Atlanta premiere of Neil LaBute’s THE WAY WE GET BY, a romantic comedy about love, lust, and the whole darn thing. Visit www.pnotheatre.org and www. filmforfuture.com for more info.

True Colors Presents Smart People The quest for love, achievement and identity is universal, but what role does race play in the story of our lives? On the eve of Obama’s first election, four Harvard intellectuals find themselves entangled in a complex web of social and sexual politics. A whirlwind of crackling dialogue and tricky questions are thrown at us by the fearless and funny Lydia Diamond (Stick Fly) in this provocative and funny play.

A new McCarter commission that premiered at the Huntington Theater in Boston in 2013 “Sexy, serious and very, very funny.” — Variety CONTAINS ADULT LANGUAGE AND CONTENT

Making a Better Future with Pinch ‘n’ Ouch Theatre Pinch ‘n’ Ouch Theatre will present Film for (a better) Future Festival this May. The festival celebrates the art of filmmaking and invites filmmakers to create and share stories that drive change.

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ATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDE SPRING KIDS SHOWS

THE CITY OF CONVERSATION 05/20/2016 - 06/26/2016 Price: $25 to $35 Horizon Theatre Company 1083 Austin Ave. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-584-7450 horizontheatre.com

PANCAKES, PANCAKES! 06/01/2016 - 07/03/2016 Price: $8 to $15 Alliance Theatre, 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-733-5000 alliancetheatre.org

TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA 05/14/2016 - 05/29/2016 Price: $15 to $39 Atlanta Shakespeare Company 499 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX# 404-874-5299 shakespearetavern.com

TODDLER TAKEOVER 06/03/2016 - 06/05/2016 Price: $5 Woodruff Arts Center, 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-733-5000 alliancetheatre.org

DIARY OF A MADMAN 05/18/2016- 6/5/2016 Opening Night 5/19/2016 Wed-Sunday’s 8pm. Wed, Sat. Sunday Matinee’s 3pm Prices :$12-29.00 Metropolis Theater, Inc., Synchronicity Theatre, 1545 Peachtree Street N.E. Atlanta TIX: 404-484-8636, www.madman2016.tix.com, www.madman2016.com This performance is a tragicomedy appropriate for ages 10 and older.

THEATRE SHOWS BILL CAIN’S EQUIVOCATION 04/23/2016 – 05/08/2016 Price: $15 to $36 Atlanta Shakespeare Company 499 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-874-5299 shakespearetavern.com DRIVING MISS DAISY 04/28/2016 –5/15/2016, Prices: $30 - $55 Alabama Shakespeare Festival Octagon Theatre, One Festival Drive, Montgomery, AL TIX: 800.841.4273, www.asf.net

THE HEATH 05/20/2016 - 05/21/2016 Price: $25 to $35 Synchronicity Theatre 1545 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-484-8636 synchrotheatre.com

THE COMEDY OF ERRORS 04/29/2016 –05/7/2016, Prices: $30 - $55 Alabama Shakespeare Festival Octagon Theatre, One Festival Drive, Montgomery, AL, TIX: 800.841.4273, www.asf.net

SIGNIFICANT OTHER 05/21/2016 - 06/19/2016 Price: $20 to $40 Actor’s Express, 887 West Marrietta St. NW, Atlanta TIX: 404-607-7469 actors-express.com

WHITE LIGHTNING 04/29/2016 –5/7/2016 Prices : $30 - $60 Alabama Shakespeare Festival Festival Theatre, One Festival Drive, Montgomery, AL, TIX: 800.841.4273, www.asf.net

THE MERCHANT OF VENICE 06/03/2016 - 06/19/2016 Price: $15 to $39 Atlanta Shakespeare Company 499 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-874-5299 shakespearetavern.com

LIVE IN ROSWELL: THE SECOND CITY 05/07/2016 Price: $35 to $40 Roswell Cultural Arts Center 950 Forrest St., Roswell TIX: 770-594-6232 roswellgov.com

MICHAEL CARBONARO 06/11/2016 Price: $31 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy, Atlanta TIX: 770-916-2800 cobbenergycentre.org

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THE WAY WE GET BY 06/16/2016 -7/16/2016, Prices : $26 Pinch ‘n’ Ouch Theatre 195 Arizona Ave LW01 Atlanta, GA 30307 TIX: 678-231-1262, www.pnotheatre.org

ROMEO AND JULIET 05/07/2016 - 05/15/2016 Price: $24 to $125 The Atlanta Opera at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy, Atlanta TIX: 404-881-8885 atlantaopera.org

THE TAMING OF THE SHREW 06/23/2016-7/10/2016 Prices : $15-$40 The Atlanta Shakespeare Company The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse 499 Peachtree St NE Atlanta GA 30308 TIX: 404-874-5299, www.ShakespeareTavern.com

BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL 05/24/2016 - 05/29/2016 Price: $30 to $115 Broadway in Atlanta at The Fox Theatre 660 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-881-2100 atlanta.broadway.com

SINBAD 06/25/2016 Price: $34.50 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy, Atlanta TIX: 770-916-2800 cobbenergycentre.org SMART PEOPLE 07/13/2016 – 08/7/2016 Prices: $15-$50 Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Fulton County Southwest Arts Center 915 New Hope Rd Atlanta, GA 30331 TIX: 1-877-725-8849, www.truecolorstheatre.org OF MICE & MEN 06/09/2016 - 07/26/2016 Price: $35 to $30 Serenbe Playhouse 9110 Selborne Ln., Chattahoochee Hills TIX: 404-463-1110 serenbeplayhouse.com

MUSICAL THEATRE BORN FOR THIS: THE BEBE WINANS STORY 04/13/2016 - 05/15/2016 Price: $20 to $68 Alliance Theatre, 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-733-5000 alliancetheatre.org THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA 04/14/2016 - 05/15/2016 Price: $20 to $50 Theatrical Outfit at Balzer Theater at Herren’s 84 Luckie St. NW, Atlanta TIX: 678-528-1500 theatricaloutfit.org

THE WIZARD OF OZ 06/21/2016 - 06/26/2016 Price: TBA The Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-881-2100 foxtheatre.org FABREFACTION THEATRE BOOTCAMP 06/6/2016-10/2016 Prices $350 Fabrefaction Theatre Conservatory The Defoor Centre, 1710 Defoor Ave NW, Atlanta TIX: 404-591-3900, fabrefaction.org

CONCERTS BLUE SKY CONCERTS 05/06/2016 - 05/27/2016 Price: Free!

Decatur Square, 115 Sycamore St., Decatur INFO: Visitdecaturga.com MS. LAURYN HILL 05/06/2016 Price: $30 to $75 Chastain Park Amphitheater, 4469 Stella Dr., Atlanta TIX: 404-252-2927 chastainseries.com FLOETRY 05/07/2016 Price: $41.50 to $100 The Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-881-2100 foxtheatre.org THE AVETT BROTHERS 05/07/2016 Price: $39.50 to $52.5 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park 2200 Encore Pkwy, Alpharetta TIX: 404-733-5013 vzwamp.com

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ATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDE SPRING BROADWAY’S GOLDEN AGE 05/13/2016 - 05/15/2016 Price: $33 to $65 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus at Symphony Hall 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-733-4900 atlantasymphony.org

STILL SWINGING FOR HABITAT 05/14/2016 Price: $25 The Strand Theatre 117 North Park Square, Marietta TIX: 770-293-0080 earlsmithstrand.org

BROADWAY MUSICALS: THE LAST 25 YEARS 05/13/2016 Price: $12 to $22 The Michael O’Neal Singers at Roswell United Methodist Church , 814 Mimosa Blvd, Roswell TIX: 770-594-7974 mosingers.com

JOSEPH YOUNG CONDUCTS NAUGHTON TWINS IN NIGHT OF MOZART AND THE ROMEO AND JULIET SUITE 05/19/2016 - 05/21/2016 Price: $20 to $89 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-733-4900 atlantasymphony.org

SALUTE TO LOVE! 05/14/2016, Prices: $32-$16 Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra The Theater at Johns Creek High School 5575 State Bridge Rd, Johns Creek, GA 30022 TIX: 678-748-5802, www.johnscreeksymphony.org

WILLIE NELSON 05/20/2016 Price: $35 to $85 Chastain Park Amphitheater, 4469 Stella Dr., Atlanta TIX: 404-252-2927 chastainseries.com

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EXCURSIONS - DAY TRIPS & DISTANT JOURNEYS 05/21/2016 Price: $20 Atlanta Master Chorale at Emory’s Schwartz Center for Performing Arts , 1700 North Decatur Rd., Atlanta TIX: 404-915-4541 atlantamasterchorale.org MUSIC OF ELTON JOHN 05/27/2016 - 05/29/2016 Price: $33 to $65 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-733-4900 atlantasymphony.org ATLANTA JAZZ FESTIVAL 05/27/2016 - 05/29/2016 Price: Free!

Piedmont Park , Atlanta INFO: atlantafestivals.com OUNDJIAN CONDUCTS BERLIOZ, MCDUFFIE PLAYS PHILIP GLASS 06/02/2016 - 06/04/2016 Price: $20 to $89 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-733-4900 atlantasymphony.org

CHRIS BOTTI & JOSHUA BELL WITH THE ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 06/10/2016 Price: $45.50 to $109.50 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-733-4900 atlantasymphony.org HARRY CONNICK JR. 06/11/2016 Price: $45 to $95 Chastain Park Amphitheater 4469 Stella Dr., Atlanta TIX: 404-252-2927 chastainseries.com LIVE IN ROSWELL: AN EVENING WITH EDWIN MCCAIN 06/11/2016 - 06/11/2016 Price: $35 to $40 Roswell Cultural Arts Center 950 Forrest St., Roswell TIX: 770-594-6232 roswellgov.com

ELLIE GOULDING 06/06/2016 Price: $29.50 to 59.50 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park 2200 Encore Pkwy, Alpharetta TIX: 404-733-5013 vzwamp.com

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JAZZ ON THE LAWN 6/10th 7:30pm – 9:30pm with Virginia Schenck 6/24th 7:30pm – 9:30pm:with Joe Gransden Callanwolde Fine Arts Center., Callanwolde Amphitheater, 980 Briarcliff Road, Atlanta 30306 TIX: 404-872-5338 or visit Callanwolde.org

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ATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDE SPRING ZACH SEABAUGH & EMILY ANN ROBERTS 06/15/2016 Price: $40 to $99 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy, Atlanta TIX: 770-916-2800 cobbenergycentre.org

MAYHEM: KISSED 05/20/2016 - 05/22/2016 Price: $20 to $127 Atlanta Ballet at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy, Atlanta TIX: 404-873-5811 atlantaballet.com

FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS 06/19/2016 Price: $65 to $105 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy, Atlanta TIX: 770-916-2800 cobbenergycentre.org

THE MAD FESTIVAL 06/3/2016 & 06/4/2016 Prices: $15 - $20 Full Radius Dance, The Balzer Theater at Herren’s 84 Luckie Street NW, Atlanta, GA TIX: 404-724-9663, https://fullradiusdance.org/ experience/mad/about

KENNY ROGERS 06/19/2016 Price: $30.50 to $60.50 Chastain Park Amphitheater 4469 Stella Dr., Atlanta TIX: 404-252-2927 chastainseries.com

DANCE SHOWCASE 2016 6/5/2016, Prices: $25 FootNotes Dance & Acrobatic Studio, Infinite Energy Theater, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth, GA TIX: 770-813-7600, www.InfiniteEnergyCenter.com

STEELY DAN 06/26/2016 Price: $46 to $126 Chastain Park Amphitheater 4469 Stella Dr., Atlanta TIX: 404-252-2927 chastainseries.com

MAKS & VAL LIVE ON TOUR: OUR WAY 06/23/2016 Price: $46.50 to $76.50 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy, Atlanta TIX: 770-916-2800 cobbenergycentre.org

BARENAKED LADIES 06/28/2016 Price: $19.50 to $89.50 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park 2200 Encore Pkwy, Alpharetta TIX: 404-733-5013 vzwamp.com

BRING IT! LIVE 06/29/2016 Price: $28.50 to $58.50 The Fox Theatre 660 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-881-2100 foxtheatre.org

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BEAUTY & THE BEAST 05/20/2016-05/22/2016, Prices: $15.50-$21.50 Northeast Atlanta Ballet, Infinite Energy Theater 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth, GA 30097 TIX: 770-813-7600, www.InfiniteEnergyCenter.com

OPEN MIC POETRY READING 05/12/2016 & 06/9/2016, 7:30pm – 8:30pm: Prices:$5 General Admission, Members free.

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PROJECT S.L.I.D.E. 05/22/2016 Price: $20 Woodruff Arts Center, 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-733-5000 projectslide.com

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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 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

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