Atlanta ShowGuide Spring 2011

Spring 2011

Greater Atlanta’s Performing Arts Magazine

The Artistry of Master Sculptor Mike Sluder Creative Process Jasmine Guy ShowGuide Dance Profile Nancy and Tolbert Yilmaz The D’AIR Aerial Dance Theatre Center for Puppetry Arts The New Acquisitions Gallery ShowGuide Profile Life in the Park (A Musical Play) Snapshot of History Sissieretta Jones ShowGuide Spotlights Performance Guide Apr 2011 – Jun 2011 ShowGuide Venues

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The Artistry of Master Sculptor Mike Sluder

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Creative Process Jasmine Guy

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ShowGuide Dance Profile Nancy and Tolbert Yilmaz

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The D’AIR Aerial Dance Theatre

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Center for Puppetry Arts The New Acquisitions Gallery

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ShowGuide Profile Life in the Park (A Musical Play)

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Snapshot of History Sissieretta Jones

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ShowGuide Spotlights

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Performance Guide Apr 2011 – Jun 2011

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ShowGuide Venues

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THE ARTISTRY OF MASTER SCULPTOR

MIKE SLUDER

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ou’re most likely to find artist Mike Sluder in welding leathers and a respirator, elbow-deep in sand or brandishing a propane torch.

As one of the Southeast’s notable emerging artists, Mike has made a name for himself by creating breathtaking sculptures from gritty, industrial beginnings.

Casting metal is a labor-intensive, even dangerous, process that takes patience and skill. Mike trained in the art of metal casting under internationally known sculptors Carl Billingsley and Hanna Jubran. He received a B.F.A in Sculpture from East Carolina University and has worked as an artist at two bronze foundries in the southeast, including his current position as the patina specialist at the Inferno Art Foundry in Union City.

Each sculpture Mike creates is completely unique. He uses the lost wax method, a centuries-old technique that involves sculpting an object in wax, then covering the wax with a heat resistant ceramic mold. After the wax is melted out of the mold, molten bronze or iron is then poured into the ceramic shell, filling the remaining void. Each piece destroys the mold that created it, thereby making every new sculpture truly one of a kind.

Mike’s current body of work consists of tabletop-scale bronze vessels. His intention is to bring the element of bronze, usually reserved for large public statues, into a more accessible form. The bowls and vases are unexpected—juxtaposing the strength and heft of the metal with the delicateness of the designs. Each vessel wears a trademark patina that Mike creates using a variety of chemicals to create unique lines and colors.

Bronze in particular lends itself to an endless variety of patinas and finishes, making it Mike’s material of choice. However, his interest in the artistry of patina has also recently motivated his series of copper wall panels, each with its own unique story and design.

Mike’s work has been featured in exhibits nationally and internationally. He will be featured in two upcoming Atlanta art festivals: the Atlanta Dogwood Festival April 15-17 and the Virginia Highland Summerfest June 4-5. For more information on his artwork, visit him online at www.sluderart.co www.sluderart.com.

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CREATIVE PROCESS

JASMINE GUY’S DIRECTORIAL ROOTS ARE PLANTED IN THE WORLD OF DANCE

by Holley Calmes asmine Guy’s career is filled with accolades for acting, singing, and directing, and television audiences will always remember her as a flirtatious charmer. But Ms. Guy knows who she really is. As Debbie Allen told her years ago, she is first and foremost a dancer.

The young ballerina studied at Ruth Mitchell’s Dance Company in Atlanta and went on to develop her artistry at Northside High School for the Performing Arts. She danced with Atlanta Ballet, and she eventually joined the Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre in New York City.

Thirty successful years in show business later, Ms. Guy returns home to Atlanta where she finds artistic opportunity in the city’s thriving theatre community. As she explores this community, she acknowledges the value of her dance background as it influences her current work.

“Dance was my first language, and it teaches everything you need: music, acting, creating characters. Most actors play off their character’s words, but I’m different because of my dance

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background. I need to know my character physically, and once that happens, the emotions follow.

For example, every one of my characters walk differently, and none of them walk like me.”

The discipline of dance has also contributed to an admirable work ethic. “How do I know I am basically a dancer? I’m always on time! I don’t know any other way to work,” Ms. Guy explains.

“As a dancer, you always have to be early to warm up, to become prepared to work. I am always 15 minutes early, and I am always prepared.”

The last few years have seen Ms. Guy drawn into directing as much as acting. “I never wanted to direct, and I never studied it,” she says. “My first experiences directing a few episodes of ‘A Different World’ were not fun! But now directing opportunities are coming to me without my seeking them.”

These subsequent directorial experiences have been much more rewarding, too. With each new play, she discovers something significant about her directorial gifts. “I finally realized that I knew more than I thought. My instincts were good based on everything I had done before: dancing, acting, or singing.”

With directorial triumphs such as the Alliance Theatre’s “I Dream,” and “The Colored Museum” for True Colors Theatre, Ms. Guy has reached a new confidence which is based on control.

“When I am acting, I surrender to the director, although I am very picky about who that director might be. When I direct, I take charge earlier. I don’t walk in surrendering to my cast. As a director, I take control.”

Ms. Guy also embraces her past as a part of her current work methodology. “Once a dancer, always a dancer,” she says. “Instead of leaving dance, I incorporate it into my current work. I use what Mr. Ailey taught me, I use experiences from my past as I act or direct. I am so grateful for what I have done before, I take nothing for granted. Now, I always perform like I’ll never get to again.”

Season Finale

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Tune My Heart

Eric Nelson, Director

Saturday, June 4 8:00 p.m.

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NANCY AND TOLBERT YILMAZ:

A BEAUTIFUL DANCE PARTNERSHIP

by Julie Herron Carson n ballet, a “pas de deux” is a dance for a man and a woman, and a perfect metaphor for the personal and professional partnership of Nancy Tolbert Yilmaz, and her husband, Tolbert, who have contributed so much to Atlanta’s dance community. Nancy, a Roswell native, is the owner of the highly successful Tolbert Yilmaz School of Dance (www.tysod.com), and director of the Roswell Dance Theatre. Tolbert, a native of Turkey, owns Dance Fashions Superstore (www. dancefashions.com), and is a nationally-known designer and manufacturer of dance apparel.

Nancy spent her teenage years performing with Southern Ballet of Atlanta, under the direction of Pittman Corry and Karen Conrad. She and Tolbert met over 30 years ago when Nancy won a dance contest on the cruise ship where he was working. Nancy returned to the ship to work as a dancer and soon after, Tolbert relocated to Roswell, where he and Nancy married 33 years ago. Because his Turkish name was difficult to pronounce, he adopted Nancy’s maiden name as his first name.

“Tolbert didn’t know anything about dance when we first met, but he fell in love with dancing as the two of us fell in love with each other,” said Nancy. “His family had been in the garment business in Turkey, so early in our marriage, when I couldn’t find dancewear that I liked, he designed and made a beautiful leotard for me. So many dancers asked where they could get one, he got the idea to explore dancewear design and manufacturing as a career.”

Nancy opened her dance studio with Mary Lynn Taylor in 1979. “At that time, there weren’t many dance options in the Roswell area. We were in the right place at the right time and had 350 students the very first year.”

Tolbert’s Eurotard activewear business has expanded globally, and two years ago he began creating a new line of women’s support undergarments, “Julie France”, which has been very successful. Today, Dance Fashions Superstore and Tolbert Yilmaz School of Dance are side-by-side in Roswell, as are their proprietors. “It’s a great partnership—Tolbert doesn’t dance and I don’t sew”, Nancy laughs. Their pas de deux seems destined for a second act, as daughter Elizabeth lives in New York where she is pursuing a career in dance, and son Cory is studying business in college.

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VITALITY

Book, Music and Lyrics by by VITALITY VITALITY VITALITY VITALITYDirected VITALITY

VISION VISION Gary VISION W. Heath AllenVISION Worthy VISION VISION PRODUCTIONS PRODUCTIONS PRODUCTIONS PRODUCTIONS PRODUCTIONS PRODUCTIONS

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THE D’AIR AERIAL DANCE THEATRE

by Keiko Guest

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hen first hearing about Atlanta’s premier aerial arts organization, the tendency is to visualize the word “dare” and to ponder its meanings: To Challenge and to have necessary courage to try. Upon seeing their name, D’AIR, for the first time, it was easy to imagine it represented DANCE ‘ AIR. Then, learning that D.A.I.R. is an acronym for DREAM, ACCEPT, INSPIRE and REVOLUTIONIZE, one realizes they are all that, and then some… and more.

Founded by Executive Director, Nicole Mermans, and co-directed by Andrea Fors, the D’AIR Project is a 501c3 nonprofit community arts organization, based out of an old “turn of the century” church, with soaring cathedral ceilings and heavenly hued stained glass. The ambiance sets the stage for an inspiring training facility and performance venue.

With a keen focus, their vision is fueled by an endless well of creativity and love. The driving passion to affect brighter futures for the youth and teens of Atlanta is the motivation at its core. The D’AIR Project offers ongoing classes to the public and relies on ticket sales of their professional showcases to symbiotically enable support and growth of the community outreach programs. With a family-like atmosphere, the participants are encouraged to take on responsibilities, and find direction at such pivotal times in their lives.

The D’AIR Aerial Dance Theatre is a seven member company of performers who are equally diverse in ethnicity, origin, styles and expertise. Their many faceted talents and personalities meld to create interesting and unique dynamics, to the delight of the audiences. In their involvement with D’AIR’s dream, these gifted aerial dancers teach and mentor, taking on challenges beyond the courage it takes to manipulate their bodies from perilous heights, untethered.

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he Center for Puppetry Arts’ Museum Collection is a living, breathing collection of exciting cultural artifacts. Through the generosity of donors, the Center is able to acquire some of the most important puppets from around the world. A new gallery at the Center for Puppetry Arts will showcase some of the newest and most exciting acquisitions to the Museum Collection in addition to interactive components that allow visitors to try their hand at puppetry.

“The New Acquisitions gallery will communicate to our patrons that our museum collection is both incredibly diverse and immediate,” says Curator of Exhibits, Jeremy Underwood. “Currently, we are only able to display about 10% of our collection. This exhibit space will allow us to show more puppets, with an emphasis on pieces that are newly acquired.”

The gallery opens July 12, 2011 and will include puppets by Northwest Coast Indian puppeteers, Vietnamese Water Puppets, puppets made by a contemporary African puppeteer, among others. The gallery will also invite children to try their hand at puppetry with a shadow puppet and rod puppet stage.

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LIFE IN THE PARK (A MUSICAL PLAY)

by Kelie White

he 14th Street Playhouse will show the best play in recent years. Making its world premiere in Atlanta this June, Life in the Park is a theatrical work conceived and written by Playwright / Composer Gary W. Heath. This is a highly stylized theatrical work with content that can touch the lives of many. Heath has taken the situation of the two main characters, Humphrey and Constance, both homeless, and incorporated it with music to expose the inner emotions of the main characters and their acquaintances, a female prostitute (Lulu), an artist (Derek), a disabled veteran in a wheelchair, a goody-to-shoes wife PAMELA HAMILL and her philandering husband. Life in the Park illustrates the dynamic among the lives of the characters and provides a theatrical portrayal of the harsh reality of homelessness.

Although homelessness is the major theme of this show, it should not be simply classified as such. This is a story of “every man� in any unexpected or unavoidable condition that could affect any individual in his or her lifetime.

Audiences will experience an emotion-filled journey from laughter to empathic moments.

Director and Atlanta native, Allen Worthy, is pleased to return to his home town to stage this show as a world premiere at the 14th Street Playhouse. Pamela Hamil (Constance) is a veteran of Broadway and is excited about playing the lead. Pamela Hamill held roles such as Mrs. Potts in Beauty and the Beast on Broadway and on national tours as Mrs. Meers in Thoroughly Modern Millie and Mme. Thomas Silcott Dindon in La Cage aux Folles. Thomas Silcott (Humphrey) performed in Bring in Da Noise/Bring in Da Funk as Da Boice on Broadway and has preformed in To Kill A Mockingbird at the Alliance Theatre and is pleased to return to Atlanta. Both are back up by strong New York and Los Angeles theatre actor/singers, John Racca, Jessica Couto and Jordan Miller.

Life in the Park will show June 3rd -26th at the 14th Street Playhouse, with a possible extension until July17th. This will be a definite must see and appeal to audiences of all ages.

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SNAPSHOT OF HISTORY

SISSIERETTA JONES (1869-1933)

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laybills called her—“the Black Patti.”

She preferred Madame Sissieretta Jones.

The reputation of her phenomenal voice preceded her Atlanta Grand Opera House premiere, January 24, 1895.

During her career years—1888 to 1915— she sang for Presidents: Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, and Theodore Roosevelt. In April 1892, her Madison Square Garden performance to 75,000 won New York’s critical approval.

“I woke up famous,” said the Virginia native, “after singing at the Garden, and didn’t know it.”

No, Madame Jones was not the first African American—man or woman—to perform at Carnegie Hall, but she left her mark on June 15, 1892, according to Rob Hudson, associate archivist. “Her return Carnegie concerts were 1893, 1894 and 1896,” said Hudson.

Yes, Madame Jones disliked the moniker—a theatrical journal’s dub—but comparison to Adelina Patti, the Italian-American prima donna, sold tickets and nurtured opportunity.

April 26, 1896, African American Henry Rutherford Butler, Sr. reported in the Atlanta Constitution that great crowds attended “Black Patti’s” two performances. Auburn Avenue’s Big Bethel Church estimated a sold-out 1,500 and the new Moody Tabernacle said nearly 3,000 in its mixed race audience. The old Moody Tabernacle—AmericasMart’s 2008 west wing addition site.

“We feel proud of Patti,” said Butler “and hope she will come again in the near future.”

Madame Jones’ 1900 Atlanta return was Marietta Street’s Columbia Theater, formerly DeGive’s Opera House. Billed by owners Voelckel & Nolan as the “Black Patti Troubadours.”

Her transition—from concert stage to theatrical stage—was out of necessity. The troupe’s finale became an operatic kaleidoscope featuring “Black Patti,” cut eventually during her final career season 1914-1915.

Atlanta continued to praise Madame Sissieretta Jones at her final concerts held at Bishop Turner’s Yonge Street Tabernacle (1902, 1903, and 1905); Gayoso Theater (1907), and Central Theatre (1911). The Orpheum Theater on Marietta Street was Madame Jones’ final Atlanta bow, January 22, 1912, in a roaring musical comedy titled “In the Jungles.”

“Whether Sissieretta Jones was the greatest black performer of the nineteenth century is a matter of speculation,” said author Rosalyn M. Story in her study of African American divas titled And So I Sing, “ but there can be no doubt of her enormous celebrity.”

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Schola Cantorum de Venezuela, a major choral society beloved by many acclaimed conductors; and Kronos Quartet, whose latest collaboration features the traditional music of Central Asia. Crowd favorite Christopher O’Riley will perform classical and alt-rock piano; later, Dawn Upshaw, soprano, will grace Emory’s stage. The Australian Chamber Orchestra closes the season with their eclectic repertoire and highenergy Concert subscriptions are on sale now!

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Act 3 Productions, the professional-level community theater based in Sandy Springs, is offering a “25 Hour Play Project” this summer for middle and high school students. The session will be held Tuesday, July 5 – Saturday, July 9 from 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. each day. The first two days, theater professionals will guide the students in writing their own 10-minute play. Mid-week, the class will read the plays as directors. The final two days will be devoted to rehearsals, with a performance open to friends, family and the public on Saturday, July 9 beginning at 4 p.m. The workshop is limited to 12 participants. Registration is $270. To sign up, visit www.act3productions.org or e-mail act3productions@aol.com.

Life in the Park a Musical Play

Atlanta native Allen Worthy (Director) has brought together Pamela Hamill (Constance) and Thomas Silcott (Humphrey) all veterans of theatre in New York and Los Angeles to open the world premier of Life in the Park written by Playwright / Composer Gary W. Heath. at the 14th Street Playhouse in June. Worthy cast the dynamic pair who will bring Off-Broadway style theatre to Atlanta. Pamela Hamill held roles such as Mrs. Potts in Beauty and the Beast on Broadway and National tours of Mrs. Meers in Thoroughly Modern Millie and Mme. Dindon in La Cage aux Folles. Thomas Silcott (Humphrey) performed in Bring in Da Noise/ Bring in Da Funk as Da Boice on Broadway and has preformed in To Kill A Mockingbird at the Alliance Theatre.

Atlanta Sacred Chorale Season Finale “Tune My Heart”

Saturday, June 4, 2011, 8:00 PM In this wonderful farewell to the concert season, enjoy music and words from ASC’s trademark mix of traditional and contemporary composers, song, and musical styles. Whether moved by praise or passion, hymn or spiritual, Brahms or Bernstein, experience the power of choral artistry as it joins performers and audience alike in a shared experience that “tunes our hearts” to one another. Treat yourself and a friend to a Saturday evening concert at Emory University’s Schwartz Center for Performing Arts.

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Summer Jazz Camp and Concert Candler Concert Series

Dates: Camp: June 13-17; concert June 17 Prices (range): Camp $260; concert $20 Company Name: Jazz Orchestra Atlanta

Emory’s 2011-2012 Candler Concert Series brings a rich array of classical, world and contemporary music to Atlanta. Grammywinning violinist Hilary Hahn opens the season this October. International music includes 21

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Comprised of a symphonic chorus of over 130 auditioned voices and a chamber ensemble of 24 voices, MOS provides a unique opportunity to the north metropolitan Atlanta community to experience choral presentations of artistic excellence and programmatic variety. Our 2011 season includes our annual Hear the Future! high school music festival, and concludes with a concert of music from the Great American Songbook. Visit www.mosingers.com for more information about The Michael O’Neal Singers.

Venue name: Temple Sinai Venue Address: 5645 Dupree Dr., Atlanta, GA, 30327-4303 Box Office #: 770-992-2559 Website: www.jazzorchestraatlanta.org Lee Harper Dancers

It may be cold outdoors, but it’s warm inside the Buckhead studio of Lee Harper & Dancers, where Lee Harper is teaching dance to children, adults and teens, as she has for 32 years. A performer and choreographer who continues to grace Atlanta stages, Miss Harper also directs an adult professional company, as well as a performing company comprised of her students. Both are frequently seen onstage with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the Atlanta Opera and other arts groups.

Lee Harper & Dancers offers classes in creative movement, ballet, pointe, modern, jazz and tap, along with a strengthen-and-stretch class for adults. She holds dance camps and workshops during the summer months and works one-on-one with students to prepare them for auditions to major dance companies.

A Lexus Leader of the Arts, Miss Harper is the recipient of numerous honors including two Choreography Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Professional dancers are needed for 2011 season. If interested, send resume to 3080 East Shadowlawn Ave, Atlanta, GA 30305. www. leeharperanddancers.com

NBAF Children’s Education Village

NBAF presents the 2011 National Black Arts Festival, July 7 – 17th, including three days at Centennial Olympic Park July 15th – 17th, featuring the everpopular Children’s Education Village. NBAF began taking the Village on the road last year as Village-2-Go, a travelling interactive experience based on its Growing the Dream project, sponsored by Georgia Natural Gas. In addition to Village-2-Go, the Coretta Scott King Awards Book Fair travels as CSK-2-Go. NBAF plans to share these travelling programs with at least 10 schools nationwide in fall 2011. To book a “2Go” experience, call 404-224-3464. For more information, visit www.nbaf.org.

Out of Hand Theater—Always Something New

Out Of Hand Theater makes new work for new audiences. We collaborate with international theater makers and scientists, and tour the U.S. and abroad. Out Of Hand creates razor-sharp, delight-filled experiences that cause moments of mass intimacy. Our original works range from HELP!, our interactive

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self help seminar, to MEDS, a wonderland fun-ride through the pharmaceutical industry, to HOMINID, a collaboration with worldfamous behavioral scientist Frans de Waal. Our ensemble trains together year round, and we offer professional workshops and residencies in high schools and universities.

Polk Street Players

Marietta’s historic Polk Street Players began in 1979 as a group of enthusiastic thespians at St. James’ Episcopal Church, performing in a corner of the parish hall. In 1982, in the church basement, they were allowed to build the Stellar Cellar, their 66-seat studio theatre.

The group thrived and currently performs a 4 play season, Sept.-May, featuring actors and artists from throughout the metro area. Polk Street participates in the Metropolitan Theatre Awards and their May show, the stylish British comedy “The Reluctant Debutante” by William Douglas Home, directed by theatre founder Michael Campion, will be this year’s MAT

Award entry. Box Office 770/218-9669. http:// stjames-marietta.episcopalatlanta.org/Content/ Polk_Street_Players.asp Always the First to Glow, A Season of Premieres

Serenbe Playhouse, 770.463.1110 www.serenbeplayhouse.com After an incredibly successful and critically acclaimed inaugural season, Serenbe Playhouse has secured three exciting premieres for its second season this summer.

The season will begin with the Southeast Premiere of Ordinary Days, a new musical by Adam Gwon (June 2 – 25), followed by the World Premiere of an original adaptation of The Ugly Duckling, (July 1 – August 27), ending with the Atlanta Premiere of Shipwrecked! An Entertainment: The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont by Pulitzer Prize Winner Donald Margulies (August 4 – 27). Adam Gwon will be in Serenbe June 18th for a special LateNight Cabaret featuring his music and Atlanta’s greatest talent!

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SUSPENDED ANIMATION 4/15 - 4/17/2011 Prices: $25 Center for Puppetry Arts 1404 Spring St. NW TIX: 404-873-3391 www.puppet.org

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shows GROUP INTELLIGENCE 4/21 - 4/23/2011 Prices: Free!

Out of Hand Theater, Woodruff Park Auburn Ave. NE and Peachtree St. NE TIX: 404-312-9871 www.outofhandtheater.com

COSI FAN TUTTE 4/9 - 4/17/2011 Prices: $25 to $140 The Atlanta Opera, Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy.

TIX: 404-881-8885 www.atlantaopera.org

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM 4/21 - 5/29/2011 Prices: $12 to $32 Atlanta Shakespeare Company, New American Shakespeare Tavern 499 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 404-874-5299 www.shakespearetavern.com

COURTENAY’S CABARET: A SPRING AFFAIR 4/15 - 4/16/2011 Prices: $25 Mamma Sez Productions, LLC, Act 3 Playhouse 6285-R Roswell Rd. NE TIX: 770-241-1905 www.courtneycollins.com

WHOLE WORLD THEATRE COMPANY IMPROV 4/21 - 6/25/2011 Prices:: $10 to $21 Whole World Improv Theatre 1216 Spring St. NW TIX: 404-817-0880 www.wholeworldtheatre.com

PUCCINI’S MADAMA BUTTERFLY 4/15 - 4/17/2011 Prices: $22 to $48 Georgia State University School of Music, Rialto Center for the Arts 80 Forsyth St. NW TIX: 404-413-9849 www.music.gsu.edu

SINBAD 4/23/2011 only Prices: $35.50 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy.

TIX: 770-916-2800 www.cobbenergycentre.com THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK 4/29 - 5/8/2011 Prices: $20; Seniors/Students: $15 Act 3 Productions 6285-R Roswell Rd. NE TIX: 770-241-1905 www.act3productions.org THE DANCER IN THE DARK 4/30 - 5/1/2011 Prices: $10 Atlanta Radio Theatre Company & CORE, Academy Theatre 119 Center St. TIX: 404-474-8332 www.artc.org

Dance SHIFT 4/14 - 4/16/2011 Prices: $10; Students: $5 Arts at Emory, Emory’s Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts 1700 North Decatur Rd. TIX: 404-727-5050 www.arts.emory.edu MODERN ATLANTA DANCE FESTIVAL 2011 4/16/2011 only Adults: $20; Children: $15 Full Radius Dance, MJCCA, Zaban Park 5342 Tilly Mill Rd., Dunwoody TIX: 678-812-4002 www.fullradiusdance.org

Music Theatre FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: GREATEST HITS, VOLUME ONE 4/7 - 4/24/2011 Prices: $21.50 to $36 Georgia Ensemble Theatre, Roswell Cultural Arts Center 950 Forest St., Roswell TIX: 770-641-1260 www.get.org

THE MIKADO 4/15 - 5/1/2011 Prices: $27.50 to $48.70 Atlanta Lyric Theatre The Strand Theatre 117 North Park Square TIX: 404-377-9948 www.atlantalyrictheatre.com THE ANGELA BOFILL EXPERIENCE 4/28/2011 only Prices: $47.50 to $67.50 Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech 349 Ferst Dr. NW TIX: 404-894-9600 www.ferstcenter.gatech.edu

Concerts FRIDAY JAZZ 4/15/2011 only Prices: $18; Seniors/Students: $15 High Museum of Art High Museum of Art 1280 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 404-733-5000 www.high.org EMORY UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND UNIVERSITY CHORUS 4/15/2011 4/16/2011 Prices: Free!

EMORY JAZZ ENSEMBLE 4/19/2011 4/19/2011 Prices: Free!

EMORY WIND ENSEMBLE 4/20/2011 4/20/2011 Prices: Free!

Arts at Emory, Emory’s Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts 1700 North Decatur Rd. TIX: 404-727-5050 www.arts.emory.edu PEABO BRYSON 4/16/2011 only Prices: $44 to $64 Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech 349 Ferst Dr. NW TIX: 404-894-9600 www.ferstcenter.gatech.edu HEAR THE FUTURE 4/17/2011 only Prices: $10 The Michael O’Neal Singers, Roswell United Methodist Church 814 Mimosa Blvd., Roswell TIX: 770-594-7974 www.mosingers.com

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ATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDE DINNER AND A DIVA 4/19/2011 ONLY PRICES: $55 Capitol City Opera Company, Petite Auberge 2935 North Druid Hills Rd. TIX: 404-634-6268 www.ccityopera.com

LUCINDA WILLIAMS 4/29/2011 only Prices: $23 to $38 adv ONE NIGHT OF QUEEN 4/30/2011 only Prices: $35.50 to $57 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy.

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

JOE LOVANO 4/22/2011 only Prices: $14 to $51 Georgia State University School of Music & Rialto Center for the Arts 80 Forsyth St. NW TIX: 404-413-9849 www.rialtocenter.org

BIG 3 PALLADIUM ORCHESTRA 4/30/2011 only Prices: $48 to $64 Rialto Center for the Arts 80 Forsyth St. NW TIX: 404-413-9849 www.rialtocenter.org

TONY BENNETT 4/22/2011 only Prices: $52 to $122 adv YANNI 4/23/2011 only Prices: $39 to $119 The Fabulous Fox Theatre 660 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 1-800-745-3000 www.foxtheatre.org

Galleries & Museums OF EARTH AND AIR 4/8 - 5/8/2011 Prices: No admission fee Bill Lowe Gallery 555 Peachtree Street, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30309 TIX: 404-352-8114 www.lowegallery.com

TOM JONES 4/27/2011 only Prices: $47 to $93 adv Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy.

TIX: 770-916-2800 www.atlantasymphony.org

WAR IN OUR BACKYARDS: DISCOVERING ATLANTA 8/7/2010 - 10/1/2011 Prices: Adults: $11 to $16.50; Free with Museum Admission; Children (3 and under): Free!

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shows EUDORA WELTY: EXPOSURES AND REFLECTIONS 2/5 - 5/8/2011 Prices: Adults: $11 to $16.50; Free with Museum Admission; Children (3 and under): Free!!

Atlanta History Center 130 West Paces Ferry Rd. NW TIX: 404-814-4000 www.atlantahistorycenter.com

MIXING METAPHORS: AFRICAN AMERICAN ART 3/19 - 7/31/2011 Prices: $6 to $8; Free with Museum Admission; Children (16 and under): Free!

Jimmy Carter Presidential Library & Museum 441 Freedom Pkwy.

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

MOUSTACHE 9/28/2010 - 5/29/2011 Prices: Adults: $11 to $18; Free with Museum Admission; Children (5 and under): Free!

DELACROIX TO PICASSO: EUROPEAN PRINTS AND DRAWINGS FROM THE HIGH’S COLLECTION 1/29 - 5/1/2011 Prices: Adults: $11 to $18; Free with Museum Admission; Children (5 and under): Free!

TOULOUSE-LAUTREC AND FRIENDS: THE STEIN COLLECTION 1/29 - 5/1/2011 Prices: Adults: $11 to $18; Free with Museum Admission; Children (5 and under): Free!

POINT OF VIEW: PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE COLLECTION 1/29 - 6/5/2011 Prices: Adults: $11 to $18; Free with Museum Admission; Children (5 and under): Free!

50 WORKS FOR 50 STATES: THE DOROTHY AND HERB VOGEL COLLECTION 1/29 - 6/5/2011 Prices: Adults: $11 to $18; Free with Museum Admission; Children (5 and under): Free!

SPECIAL EDITIONS: RECENT ACQUISITIONS OF CONTEMPORARY PRINTS 2/5 - 8/21/2011 Prices: Adults: $11 to $18; Free with Museum Admission; Children (5 and under): Free!

HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON: THE MODERN CENTURY 2/19 - 5/29/2011 Prices: Adults: $11 to $18; Free with Museum Admission; Children (5 and under): Free!

MAKING A MARK: DRAWINGS FROM THE CONTEMPORARY COLLECTION 2/24 - 8/21/2011 Prices: Adults: $11 to $18; Free with Museum Admission; Children (5 and under): Free!

High Museum of Art 1280 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 404-733-5000 www.high.org Arts at Emory, Emory’s Robert W. Woodruff Library 540 Asbury Circle TIX: 404-727-6861 www.arts.emory.edu

MERRILYN EASTHAM EXHIBIT 4/1 - 4/28/2011 Prices: free!

The Strand Theatre The Strand Theatre 117 North Park Square, Marietta TIX: 770-293-0080 www.earlsmithstrand.org ANNUAL STUDENT ART EXHIBITION AND OPEN STUDIOS 4/28 - 5/9/2011 Prices: free!

Arts at Emory, Emory Visual Arts Gallery Emory University 700 Peavine Creek Dr. TIX: 404-727-6315 www.arts.emory.edu

Kids Shows BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 4/7 - 5/29/2011 Prices: $16 Center for Puppetry Arts 1404 Spring St. NW TIX: 404-873-3391 www.puppet.org

The oldest community theatre group in Marietta, established 1979

MONSTERS, DEMONS AND WINGED-BEASTS: COMPOSITE CREATURES IN THE ANCIENT WORLD 2/5 - 6/19/2011 Prices: $6 to $8; Free with Museum Admission; Children (5 and under): Free!

DIVINE INTERVENTION: AFRICAN ART AND RELIGION 2/5 - 12/4/2011 Prices: $6 to $8; Free with Museum Admission; Children (5 and under): Free!

WORKS ON PAPER: FEATURING RECENT ACQUISITIONS 3/1 - 6/5/2011 Prices: $6 to $8; Free with Museum Admission; Children (5 and under): Free!

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

The Reluctant Debutante byWilliam Douglas Home A stylish British comedy, awhirl with the frenzy and angst of the “London Season” during which young girls are introduced to high society. Much is at stake and humor prevails!

May 6-21 · Stellar Cellar, St. James’ Episcopal Church · 770/218-9669 Please mention ShowGuide when you make reservations. stjames-marietta.episcopalatlanta.org/ Content/Polk_Street_Players.asp

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ATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDE SHREK THE MUSICAL 4/26 - 5/1/2011 Prices: $16 to $53 Broadway Across America, The Fabulous Fox Theatre 660 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 1-800-745-3000 www.broadwayacrossamerica.com THE TRIAL OF GOLDILOCKS 4/29 - 4/30/2011 Prices: $15 to $20 Fabrefaction Theatre Company 999 Brady Ave. TIX: 404-876-9468 www.fabrefaction.org

FOOL FOR LOVE 5/10 - 5/29/2011 Prices: $18 to $50 True Colors Theatre Company, Balzer Theater at Herren’s 84 Luckie St. NW TIX: 1-877-725-8849 www.truecolorstheatre.org THE SEAGULL 5/12 - 5/29/2011 Prices: $15 to $30 Fabrefaction Theatre Company 999 Brady Ave. TIX: 404-876-9468 www.fabrefaction.org

May

THE JUDAS KISS 5/12 - 6/11/2011 Prices: $15 to $42 Actor’s Express, King Plow Arts Center, 887 W. Marietta St., Suite J-107 TIX: 404-607-7469 www.actors-express.com

Theatre THE RELUCTANT DEBUTANTE 5/6 - 5/21/2011 Prices: $10 to $20 Polk Street Players, St. James Episcopal Church 161 Church St. NW TIX: 770-218-9669 http://stjames-marietta.episcopalatlanta.org/Content/Polk_Street_Players.asp MOMENTS OF LOVE IN ANCIENT EGYPT 5/7/2011 only Prices: $25 to $30 14th Street Playhouse, 173 14th St. TIX: 404-733-5000 www.14thstplayhouse.org

XPERIMENTAL PUPPETRY THEATER 5/19 - 5/22/2011 Prices: $12 Center for Puppetry Arts 1404 Spring St. NW TIX: 404-873-3391 www.puppet.org BILL MAHER 5/26/2011 only Prices: $38.50 to $71.50 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy.

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

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shows Dance

BALLADS, BLUES AND BROADWAY 5/13/2011 only Prices: $20 to $15 The Michael O’Neal Singers, Roswell United Methodist Church 814 Mimosa Blvd., Roswell TIX: 770-594-7974 www.mosingers.com

FIELDWORK SHOWCASE 5/1/2011 only Prices: $7 CORE, Emory’s Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts 1700 North Decatur Rd. TIX: 404-373-4154 www.coredance.org

DINNER AND A DIVA 5/17/2011 only Prices:: $55; Reservations required Capitol City Opera, Company Petite Auberge 2935 North Druid Hills Rd. TIX: 404-634-6268 www.ccityopera.com

PARTY FOR ART 5/7/2011 only Prices: Free!

Dance Canvas, Atlantic Station 171 17th St. TIX: 404-384-7140 www.dancecanvas.com

FRIDAY JAZZ 5/20/2011 only Prices: $15 to $18 High Museum of Art 1280 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 404-733-5000 www.high.org

IGNITION 5/13 - 5/15/2011 Prices: $20 to $88 Atlanta Ballet, Alliance Theatre’s Main Stage 1280 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 1-800-982-2787 www.atlantaballet.com

INCOGNITO FEATURING MAYSA 5/25/2011 only Prices: $28 to $63 Jazz 91.9 WCLK, Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy.

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

WET 5/20 - 5/21/2011 Prices: Free!

Zoetic Dance Ensemble & Flux Projects, Centennial Olympic Park 265 Centennial Olympic Park Dr. TIX: 404-358-7340 www.zoeticdance.org

PATTI LUPONE 5/27 - 5/28/2011 Prices: $25 to $62 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Woodruff Arts Center - Symphony Hall 1280 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 404-733-5000 www.atlantasymphony.org

FACULTY DANCE CONCERT 5/20 - 5/22/2011 Prices: $12; Students: $5 Arts at Emory, Emory’s Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts 1700 North Decatur Rd. TIX: 404-727-5050 www.arts.emory.edu

Galleries & Museums

Music Theatre

NEW WORKS BY JUNG KWANG SIK 5/13 - 6/17/2011 Prices: No admission fee Bill Lowe Gallery 555 Peachtree Street, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30309 TIX: 404-352-8114 www.lowegallery.com

ONE STEP AHEAD 5/14 - 5/15/2011 Prices: $20; Seniors/Students: $15 Act 3 Productions 6285-R Roswell Rd. NE TIX: 770-241-1905 www.act3productions.org

Kids Shows

HAIR 5/17 - 5/22/2011 Prices:$25.50 to $57.10 Broadway Across America, The Fabulous Fox Theatre 660 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 1-800-745-3000 www.broadwayacrossamerica.com

THE CLOWN VIRTUOSO 5/1/2011 only Prices: $10 to $15 Atlanta Philharmonic Orchestra, 14th Street Playhouse 173 14th St. TIX: 404-733-5000 www.atlantaphilharmonic.org

Concerts

THE MAD HATTER 5/7/2011 only Prices: $12 adv, $15 at the door Young Audiences, The Woodruff Arts Center 1280 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 404-733-5293 www.yawac.org

EMORY YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 5/4/2011 only Prices: Free!

VEGAS STRING QUARTET 5/6/2011 only Prices: Free!

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

LEMONY SNICKET’S THE COMPOSER IS DEAD 5/15/2011 only Prices: $15 to $20 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Woodruff Arts Center - Symphony Hall 1280 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 404-733-5000 www.atlantasymphony.org

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ATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDE IMAGINATION MOVERS 5/21/2011 only Prices: $27-$37 VIP Pkg: $117 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy.

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

MADAMA BUTTERFLY 6/9 - 6/12/2011 Prices: $20 to $78 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Woodruff Arts Center - Symphony Hall 1280 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 404-733-5000 www.atlantasymphony.org

JACK AND THE BEANSTALK 5/31 - 6/12/2011 Prices: $16 Center for Puppetry Arts 1404 Spring St. NW TIX: 404-873-3391 www.puppet.org

RENT 6/10 - 6/26/2011 Prices: $27.50 to $48.70 Atlanta Lyric Theatre, Strand Theatre 117 North Park Square TIX: 404-377-9948 www.atlantalyrictheatre.com

June

THE COLOR PURPLE 6/15 - 6/19/2011 Prices: $20 to $75 Theater of the Stars, The Fabulous Fox Theatre 660 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 1-800-745-3000 www.theaterofthestars.com

Theatre

Concerts

DOUBLE FALSEHOOD 6/2 - 6/12/2011 Prices: $12 to $20 Atlanta Shakespeare Company, New American Shakespeare Tavern 499 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 404-874-5299 www.shakespearetavern.com

TUNE MY HEART 6/4/2011 only Prices: $15 to $20 Atlanta Sacred Chorale, Emory’s Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts 1700 North Decatur Rd. TIX: 404-915-4541 www.atlantasacredchorale.org

LIES CHELSEA HANDLER TOLD ME TOUR 6/10/2011 only Prices: $35.50 to $69.50 adv Live Nation, Chastain Park Amphitheatre 4469 Stella Dr. TIX: 1-800-745-3000 www.livenation.com

FRIDAY JAZZ 6/17/2011 only Prices: $15 to $18 High Museum of Art 1280 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 404-733-5000 www.high.org

Dance

Festivals

HERE’S TO YOU SALUTE AND SERENADE THE MEN WE APPRECIATE, HONOR, AND LOVE June 19, 2011 Prices: $25.00 Giwayen Mata, Southwest Arts Center 915 New Hope Road TIX: 404-604-9364 www.giwayenmata.org

2011 NATIONAL BLACK ARTS FESTIVAL July 7-17 Prices: Prices vary, incl some free events NBAF, Centennial Olympic Park, Woodruff Arts Center, the Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University and local art galleries.

TIX: 404-733-5000 www.NBAF.org

Music Theatre

Camps & Workshops

THE SOUTHEAST PREMIERE OF ORDINARY DAYS 6/2 - 6/25/2011 Prices: $15-$20 LATE NIGHT CABARET FEATURING ADAM GWON (COMPOSER AND LYRICIST OF ORDINARY DAYS) 6/18/2011 only Price: $30 Serenbe Playhouse 9055 Selborne Lane, Chattahoochee Hills, GA 30268 TIX: 770-463-1110 www.serenbeplayhouse.com

SUMMER JAZZ CAMP AND CONCERT June 13-17; concert June 17 Camp $260; concert $20 Jazz Orchestra Atlanta Temple Sinai 5645 Dupree Dr. , Atlanta, GA, 30327-4303 TIX 770-992-2559 www.jazzorchestraatlanta.org

LIFE IN THE PARK 6/3 - 6/26/2011 Prices: $42 to $56 14th Street Playhouse 173 14th St. TIX: 404-733-5000 www.14thstplayhouse.org

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