Atlanta ShowGuide Winter 2010-11

Winter 2010

Greater

Atlanta’s Performing Arts Magazine

The Artistry of Master Artist Judie Jacobs Creative Process Vince Anthony’s Fascinating Puppets Museum Profile The Robert C. Williams Paper Museum ShowGuide Profile Freddie Ashley of Actors Express Fly to Neverland in World’s First 360-Degree CGI Live Theatre 7 Stages A Man is Known by the Company He Keeps Alabama Shakespeare Festival A City With Two Tales Song of Atlanta to Warm the Winter with Music ShowGuide Spotlights Performance Guide Dec 2010 ~ Feb 2011 ShowGuide Venues

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The Artistry of Master Artist Judie Jacobs

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Museum Profile The Robert C. Williams Paper Museum

Creative Process Vince Anthony’s Fascinating Puppets

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ShowGuide Profile Freddie Ashley of Actors Express

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Fly to Neverland in World’s First 360° CGI Live Theatre

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7 Stages A Man is Known by the Company He Keeps

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Alabama Shakespeare Festival A City With Two Tales

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Song of Atlanta to Warm the Winter with Music ShowGuide Spotlights Performance Guide Dec 2010 – Feb 2011 ShowGuide Venues

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THE ARTISTRY OF MASTER ARTIST

JUDIE JACOBS

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udie Jacobs has been a presence in the Atlanta art community for over 25 years. She has mastered various art media including ceramic sculpture, oil painting and currently her work combines the ancient art of encaustic with modern digital imagery. Encaustic painting is rooted in a process first used by Greek artisans that incorporates the use of hot beeswax and pigment binders.

Combining a variety of media, the artist richly layers her painted images and photography with digital manipulation, text from Hebrew prayers and poetry written by her late husband, Warren Jacobs.

Many of her new works portray the disappearing rural buildings, barns and farmhouses in the Southern landscape. Judie’s works are intended to summon forth meditative personal spaces that allow the viewer to connect with deeper moments of inner reflection and a sensitivity to important life events.

Judie works in her studio/gallery at the Tula Arts Center on Bennett Street in Atlanta where she has maintained a studio since 1984. Other artists are represented in her studio/gallery as part of the First Thursday Gallery Walk on Bennett Street each month.

She has been a major influence in the lives of many young artists through her work as an art educator at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School in Atlanta. Sculptural works, paintings and encaustics created by Judie are found in numerous private and corporate collections throughout the country. Thomas Deans Fine Art Gallery, The Watson Gallery, Frameworks Gallery and The Art House currently represent Judie’s art in Atlanta. For more information and representations of the artist’s work, please visit her website at www.judiejacobs.com

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VINCE ANTHONY’S FASCINATING PUPPETS

by Holley Calmes

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he Center for Puppetry Arts has been one of Atlanta’s most popular and respected arts organizations since founder Vince Anthony, Jim Henson and Kermit opened its doors on September 23, 1978. What led Mr. Anthony to our City, and what about puppetry arts continues to fascinate the public? Mr. Anthony Anthony offers some insight below: Q. What was it about the City of Atlanta that led you to settle here back in the 70’s?

I was raised in Florida and wanted to settle near my family. In NYC, before making a decision, I read the Atlanta Sunday paper and realized that the (then) new Woodruff Arts Center was being built and there wasn’t much puppetry activity. There seemed to be a lot of Arts enthusiasm in Atlanta. I wanted to start my company in a place with little or no puppetry activity so the audience could grow in number and enthusiasm along with the work. This has pretty much happened.

Q. Education seems to have played such a part of the CPA’s development. What do puppets have to teach us?

Puppets have an intrinsic quality of reaching out to people in a very honest way. Since they, themselves, are not living beings, puppets can articulate feelings and thoughts in very clear-cut, often naïve, terms that tend to resonate with people, especially young people.

Q. What do puppets “do” that live actors can’t? Why is this worthy in an artistic sense? Why do puppets continue to intrigue audiences? Due to their ability to be and do anything, puppets can be used to teach in abstract ways that can’t be done by human actors. For example, who better to teach about nutrition than an actual piece of pasta? How better to understand the pre-historic ages than by watching dinosaurs roaming around in their environment? Want to really experience a day in the life of the Amazonian Rainforest? Why don’t you just move into our theater for an hour?

Q. What did you bring from your relationship with Jim Henson that has had the most positive effects on CPA? Jim and I were both very involved in the National Organization for Puppetry, The Puppeteers of America, back in the late 70s, when we started planning for an International Puppet Festival to be held in Washington D.C. During the planning stages of this festival, I mentioned to Jim my dream of creating a permanent puppet center that would stage new and innovative productions, as well as bring in puppet artists from around the world, and house an international puppet museum to further the understanding and appreciation of the art form. Jim had always been fascinated in the origins of puppetry, as well as the puppet traditions from around the world, and was incredibly supportive of my endeavor from the beginning. Jim was very involved in the early development of the Center and brought Kermit with him to cut the ribbon on opening day. To this day, Jim’s family and legacy remain an integral part of the Center’s tradition Located at 1404 Spring Street in downtown Atlanta, the Center for Puppetry Arts has productions designed for every age and member of the family. Audiences can enjoy “Rudolph the red Nosed Reindeer,” through January 2; “Randel McGee and Groark” from January 6-14; and “The Body Detective” from January 18 - March 13. For more information, visit the web site at www.puppet.org.

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THE ROBERT C. WILLIAMS PAPER MUSEUM

by Julie Herron Carson

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any Atlantans are surprised to discover that the world’s foremost museum showcasing paper and papermaking artifacts is located on the campus of Georgia Tech. Open to the public Mondays-Fridays, the Robert C. Williams Paper Museum is an international resource on the history of paper and paper technology. It houses over 2,000 books, as well as a collection of over 10,000 watermarks, papers, tools, machines and manuscripts.

The museum also features the Dard Hunter Collection of artifacts and books on paper and hand papermaking.

Visitors can see early materials used as writing surfaces such as bark books from Sumatra, clay tablets from Mesopotamia, parchment and vellum from Europe, Tibetan books made of palm leaves and Egyptian papyrus. Interactive exhibits The Changing Exhibits Gallery at the Robert C. Williams Paper Museum demonstrate modern papermaking techniques. Changing showcases works from paper artists exhibits from current papermaking artists are featured around the world. Visit www.ipst. throughout the year. gatech.edu/amp for a schedule of current and upcoming exhibits.

In February, the museum will debut a new group tour, Paper in Our World, which will trace the evolution of papermaking from plants and recycled rags to the discovery of trees as a source of fibers for paper. The new tour will include a visit to the Green Gallery, also opening in February, featuring displays focusing on recycling and sustainability. There is a charge for the tour and reservations must be made in advance. Contact Fran Rottenberg at 404-894-5726 or fran.rottenberg@ ipst.gatech.edu.

The museum is open Monday- Friday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. An admission donation of $3 for adults and $2 for children is suggested. Guided group tours are offered Monday - Friday at 10 a.m. and must be scheduled in advance. 500 10th Street, NW, Atlanta, GA, 30318.

404/894-7840 or www.ipst.gatech.edu/amp.

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THE TWISTS AND TURNS THAT LED FREDDIE ASHLEY UP ON STAGE

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reddie Ashley has been Artistic Director of Actor’s Express since July 2007. But to this Rome, Georgia, native, the road to running one of Atlanta’s most respected and provocative theatres was full of unexpected twists and turns.

Ashley was initially hit by the acting bug and earned degrees in acting from Shorter College in his hometown, and the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg. After graduate school in Mississippi, Ashley acted for a season in Kentucky before returning home to Georgia to plot his next move.

Following some retail work and adjunct university teaching, he moved to Atlanta in the fall of 1999 and got his start in the scene shop of the Alliance Theatre, where he first began working as the buyer/ bookkeeper. He soon moved from the production department to the Literary Department, where he was assistant to the Senior Dramaturg on staff. Before long, he was working on dramaturgy projects of his own and was promoted to Literary Associate in 2001. He became Literary Manager in 2005, a position he held until he moved across town to the Express.

Since Ashley moved to Actor’s Express, the theatre has received many accolades, including three of its productions in the AJC’s Top Ten of 2009 list. Ashley himself has been nominated for five Suzi Bass Awards for directing, winning for last year’s smash hit musical Grey Gardens.

But before too much more water flows under the bridge, Ashley plans to bring his experience full circle by returning to his acting roots. He will tread the boards at Actor’s Express this summer in The Judas Kiss by David Hare, in which he will portray the legendary Oscar Wilde. He has not acted since 2004, so the return to the stage does not come without some nerves. Ashley says, “I know it sounds silly, but I’m honestly worried about memorizing lines. I haven’t had to memorize lines in almost seven years, so it’s a muscle that hasn’t been worked out in a while!”

For more information about The Judas Kiss, please visit www.actors-express.com.

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FLY TO NEVERLAND IN WORLDS FIRST 360-DEGREE CGI LIVE THEATRE

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igh-Tech Presentation of Peter Pan at Pemberton Place presented

by British Production Company threesixty entertainment starts January 21, 2011.

Snug in a cushy theater seat just a few rows from the stage, you happily settle in to enjoy threesixty entertainment’s presentation of the familiar story of J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan performing at Pemberton Place, staged in a beautiful white tent set up adjacent to World of Coca-Cola.

You’ve seen the play many times in many productions, but this time as you watch Peter, Wendy, John, and Michael rise in flight from the stage, you’re gripped by a new sensation: your feet seem to be leaving the ground! That’s because the theater in which you’re seated is the first in the world to integrate 360° projection screening, complete with computer generated images (CGI), into live theater performance.

The thrilling illusion of movement is the result of twelve synchronized projectors running highresolution CGI video onto more than 15,000 square feet of screens that entirely surround the audience; it is the equivalent of three IMAX screens.

Combined with staging effects where characters fly above London and on to Neverland, it creates an incredibly realistic sensation of gliding among star-flecked skies, careening around towers, drifting through clouds, eluding bloodthirsty pirates, darting through archways, skimming waterfalls, and speeding through dense jungles teeming with crocodiles. They even dodge sharks and swim with a mermaid in a brief, spectacular underwater sequence.

All of this takes place within a 128-foot-high tent theatre, so new that Atlanta will be only the fourth stop on its world tour and the first on the East Coast. It started in London in 2009, followed by 2010 runs in San Francisco and Orange County.

For scenes of London, threesixty entertainment first built a scale model representing 400 square miles of Edwardian London and shot it with the 360° lens. The goal was to create an expansive sense of space from any angle at all times. According to designer William Dudley, it took nearly three weeks for a room filled with supercomputers‚ the same that did the CGI work for the movie Spider-man, to convert his team’s instructions to finished images. The timing couldn’t have been better: the 360° lens system had only just become available. Up to that point, the lenses could only cover 220°. The new system represented a quantum leap for melding live theater with CGI. Projected seamlessly on walls of the cylindrical theater, the images enfold actors and audiences alike in a realistic setting unmatched in live theater. For someone familiar with London, the flying scenes over the city are pure delight.

Tickets for Peter Pan start at $20 for children and $35 for adults, and behind-the-scenes “Into Neverland” tours will be held every Saturday during the run. Order tickets online at peterpantheshow.com or by phone at 1-888-ppantix (1-888-772-6849). Group discounts are available by calling 404-881-2000.

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The Robert C. Williams Paper Museum is an international resource on the history of paper and paper technology.

Open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. on the Georgia Tech campus.

Group tours are offered daily and must be scheduled in advance by calling 404-894-5727.

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Emory University Schwartz Center for Performing Arts

www.AtlantaSacredChorale.org

Tickets: $30 Adult $20 Senior/Student Group Discounts call

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A MAN IS KNOWN BY THE COMPANY HE KEEPS Local Theatre Brings International and Local Artists Together

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tried to keep up, scribbling maniacal notes as I sat across the table from Heidi Howard, Education Director and Production Manager of 7 Stages. We were discussing the international collaborations 7 Stages has been involved with over the years: Netherlands, South Africa, Poland …the list went on.

The strongest of these stories involves the relationship between 7 Stages and Dah Teatar Research Center in Serbia spanning the fall of the former republic of Yugoslavia. It’s a story that many of us were blessed to only experience through the news reports, but for the artists involved it was their realities, shattered by violence and loss. During that time 7 Stages was utterly helpless as we watched the horrific events unfold on TV but our telephones, the only tie we had to our friends in the region, lay silent.

Our relationship with Dah started in 1995 when our staff journeyed to Serbia to learn first hand about the conflict that raged within. The group performed during 7 Stages’ Cultural 24 hour Freezone for Artists Festival during the 1996 Olympics. The years that followed saw both organizations criss-crossing the world to assist each other in their educational and artistic pursuits. Heidi spoke about visiting Belgrade after the 1999 NATO bombings, the hollow remnants of a library graffitied with “f*ck the USA”, of the train conductor that saved her travel party from disappearing with a group of soldiers, and when she watched the streets erupt from the balcony of the National Theatre with the announcement of the results of the first democratic election in 2006.

Our collaborations are not just performances, but a personal investment in the stories and people behind them. For 31 years, 7 Stages has been committed to embracing new works from international and local artists alike in an effort to raise cultural understanding. Our pieces push the edge and even when they spur extremist responses, we stand solidly behind our art.

This fall we sponsor the first major United States tour of the Dah Teatar: 14 venues in 2 months.

The tour wraps up here at 7 Stages with Crossing the Line on November 4 and The Story of Tea on November 5 -6. More information on these pieces, the theatre and the tour can be found at www.7stages.org.

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Act 3 Productions is a professional-level youth and community theater based in Sandy Springs.

Visit our site to view a list of upcoming performances, auditions, workshops and classes.

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ALABAMA SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL A CITY WITH TWO TALES

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ne hundred and fifty years ago in Montgomery a store owner with a secret, a slave guided by love, a fiery politician, and a divided family took sides and took a stand.

Their story is your story.

This spring the Alabama Shakespeare Festival will premiere two plays telling the stories of unknown heroes and villains of the early days of Civil War in Montgomery, Alabama.

The Flag Maker of Market Street

by Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder follows the story of George Cowles, a Connecticut merchant and transplant to Montgomery. As the fires of war ignite, Cowles and others secretly meet to stifle the movement. At the same time, Cowles is commissioned by Jefferson Davis to create the first Confederate flag. Cowles’ unexpected high profile and underground activities put himself and those around him in grave danger.

Jeffry L. Chastang, in Blood Divided, turns his focus on a young man trying to make sense of his chaotic world and a father desperate to keep his son and family safe in dangerous times. Fifteen year old Willie Baldwin wants to be seen as a man in his father’s eyes but the adult world is difficult to navigate. A cacophony of impassioned voices make it difficult to listen to his own heart. Still Willie is determined to be a maker of his own destiny.

These two productions are the product of the Southern Writers’ Project and a partnership between with the Alabama Tourism Department to mark the sesquicentennial of the Civil War. ASF commissioned two playwrights with Alabama roots to craft compelling stories of that turbulent time. The history that was uncovered created two moving stories that are not to be missed. The Flag Maker of Market Street runs from February 4 – March 19, 2011 and Blood Divided runs from February 18 – March 20, 2011. A unique audio tour of local sites mentioned in the plays and narrated by the characters in the plays is being created to enhance you’re the experience.

Group discounts and travel packages are available.

For more information please visit www.asf.net or call 1.800.841.4273.

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Song of Atlanta Show Chorus presents their Annual Show

“ S TA R S T R U C K ” with featured guests . . .

MAXX FACTOR 2011 Sweet Adelines International Champion Quartet and

Finalists from the NBC/Sony A Cappella reality show, The Sing-Off Blessed Trinity Performing Arts Theater 11320 Woodstock Road, Roswell, GA 30075

Saturday—February 26, 2011 3:00 PM and 7:30 PM Funding for this program is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of the Fulton County Arts Council

For Tickets or More Information Visit

www.songofatlanta.com or call 770-605-4211

GWINNETT BALLET THEATRE

CELEBRATES SPRING!

With our beautiful production of

A Midsummer Night’s Dream March 5, 2010 • Gwinnett Performing Arts Center Choreographed by Thom Clower

Tickets are available through Ticketmaster at 404-249-6400 Ticketmaster.com or visit the Gwinnett Performing Arts Center Box Office GBT welcomes new students in January. Call our studio for information: 770-978-0188

SONG OF ATLANTA TO WARM THE WINTER WITH MUSIC

by Dana Dolan

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rom high-schoolers to seniors, women of all ages express their inner diva in Song of Atlanta Show Chorus. Song of Atlanta rehearses on Tuesday evenings at St. John United Methodist Church in Buckhead. Several times a year, visiting coaches come to hone particular skills in vocal production, music interpretation, or performance. Most rehearsals are open to observers.

This winter offers several opportunities to enjoy Song of Atlanta’s unique sound. Special events include the annual Diva Day Festival, Singing Valentine delivery, and a headlining show.

Diva Day, a one-day workshop open to high-school girls, will take place at Chattahoochee High School on February 5. The event will culminate in performances by the festival chorus and Song of Atlanta.

“StarStruck,” the chorus’s upcoming show, will feature MAXX Factor, whom you loved on the NBC program The Sing-Off. This past October, the foursome became Sweet Adelines International’s quartet champions; the same week that Song of Atlanta earned its highest-ever chorus placement, finishing fourth.

Speaking of sing-offs, Song of Atlanta will host its own this year. The competition is open to teenage singers or small groups, with the preliminary round held during the Diva Day Festival. The top five performers will compete at StarStruck performances.

Shows are February 26, at 3:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Throughout the year, Song of Atlanta keeps a full calendar of local and regional events. The chorus performs at parties, conferences, and fundraisers. It’s also kicked off several sporting events, including a Braves game and NASCAR race, with a traditional rendition of the National Anthem. Every year brings a mix of performances and audiences in the metro Atlanta community and beyond; in March, the chorus will compete for the regional championship of Sweet Adelines International in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The winner earns a spot at international competition in October 2012.

For more information about Diva Day, Singing Valentine deliveries, “StarStruck”, membership, and event bookings, be sure to visit their website at www.songofatlanta.com or contact them by phone at 770-509-0322 or by email at contact@songofatlanta.com. More information is available on the Sweet Adelines International website at www.sweetadelineintl.org.

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Atlanta Sacred Chorale: MasterWorks

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Sunday, February 27, 2011 • 4:30 PM Q: What is choral mastery at its finest?

A: Bach’s Mass in b minor…

Performed by the nationally recognized Atlanta Sacred Chorale, February 27, under the direction of Dr. Eric Nelson, with The Vega String Quartet and members of The Atlanta Opera Orchestra.

Lovers of pure choral genius know not to miss a performance of this exquisite work.

It is a joy both to sing and to experience.

Treat yourself and a friend to this delightful Sunday afternoon concert at Emory University’s Schwartz Center for Performing Arts.

For information and tickets, visit www.AtlantaSacredChorale.org or call 404.915.4541.

Detective Sam Flat Foot has a new case—a living, breathing body has been found! But who’s responsible? Find out as Sam sleuths his way through Bodytown, hustling with the local muscle, boning up on his knowledge of the skeletal system, and catching a cab uptown to the heart of the city. The Body Detective by Jon Ludwig performs at the Center for Puppetry Arts January 20 through March 13, Tuesday through Sunday only. For tickets visit www.puppet.org or call 404-873-3391.

Advance purchase is highly recommended.

Also, be sure to come back for more fun with There’s a Dinosaur in the Closet, by Luman Coad, playing February 01 through 13, 2011!

Gwinnett Ballet Theatre’s Nutcracker:

Bring your friends and family to experience the magic of Gwinnett Ballet Theatre’s 29th production of The Nutcracker, weekends from December 4-19th at the Gwinnett Performing Arts Center in Duluth, GA. Enjoy this traditional telling of the Nutcracker story complete with a cast of 130 dancers, beautiful sets and costumes, a live professional orchestra for most performances, and magician Bill Kress. 11 public performances available.

Tickets: $13.50-$29.50 with student, senior and group discounts. Ticketmaster locations, 404-249-6400, or visit the Gwinnett Center Box Office. Free parking and easily accessible at I-85 North and Sugarloaf Parkway. www.gwinnettballet.org

Atlanta Shakespeare Company

The Atlanta Shakespeare Company (ASC) at The Shakespeare Tavern starts their year off right with the popular comedy Twelfth Night before rolling into their 12th new production of Romeo and Juliet, still as fresh as ever. The company is extraordinarily excited about late Winter/early Spring. With the opening of Edward III and Two Noble Kinsmen, ASC will become one of only three theatre companies in the world (including Shakespeare’s own King’s Men!) to have performed Shakespeare’s 39 play Canon.

This accomplishment has been 20 years in the making. Be sure to share in this incredible history-making event.

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Friday Jazz at the High Museum of Art

programmatic variety. Our 2010-2011 season continues with two concerts by our Chamber Singers and a performance of the beloved Brahms Requiem. Visit www.mosingers.com for more information about The Michael O’Neal Singers.

Featuring Ike Stubblefield Ike started his career in 1968 playing keyboards with such Motown greats as The Four Tops, Martha Reeves, The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and Rare Earth. From 1970–1975 he played his Hammond B3 onstage with George Benson, B.B. King, Ike and Tina Turner, Curtis Mayfield, Al Green, Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, The Jerry Garcia Band, Boz Scaggs, Esther Phillips, and The Pointer Sisters, among others.

Ike has also produced scores for films and television and has worked as a studio musician, composer, songwriter, and producer with the legendary Quincy Jones as well as both Phil Spector and Jim Capaldi.

“StarStruck” – Presented by Song of Atlanta Show Chorus

Song of Atlanta Show Chorus, 2011 4th place Sweet Adelines International medalist chorus, will return to Blessed Trinity Performing Arts Theater in Roswell on Saturday, February 26, to present their annual show, “StarStruck”, with featured guests, MAXX Factor, finalists from the NBC/Sony a cappella reality show, The Sing-Off, and 2011 Sweet Adelines International quartet champions.

This year, SOA will host their own sing-off competition, with the preliminary round held during their Diva Day Festival on February 5, and the top five performers competing during “StarStruck” performances on February 26, at 3:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

A very exciting show is planned, and it is sure to sell out quickly – prices range from free to $20. For a complete listing of upcoming events and to purchase show tickets, visit www.songofatlanta.com or call 770-605-4211.

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Admission: $18, FREE for members Upcoming performance for February: Will Scruggs, Feb 18, 2011 The Michael O’Neal Singers

The Michael O’Neal Singers (MOS) organization has established itself as one of the premier community choruses in the Southeastern United States and is now celebrating its 22nd concert season. 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

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Winter Shows December

A CHRISTMAS STORY 12/7 - 12/24 Prices: $12 -$50 Georgia Shakespeare – Conant Performing Arts Center, Oglethorpe University 4484 Peachtree Rd. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-264-0020 www.gashakespeare.org

Theatre OVO 11/4 -1/2/2011 Prices: $35 - $355 Cirque du Soleil, Atlantic Station, 171 17th St TIX: 1-800-450-1480 www.cirquedusoleil.com/ovo

CINEPROV! 12/10 - 2/25/2011 Prices: $5 - $10 Relapse Theatre 380 14th St NW, Atlanta TIX: 404-246-3805 www.cineprov.com

THE STENCH WHO STANK-UP CHRISTMAS 11/4 - 1/12/2011 Prices:: $60 -$62.50 Agatha’s—A Taste of Mystery 161 Peachtree Center Ave., Atlanta TIX: 404-584-2255 ww.agathas.com

2 GIRLS 3 EYES 12/10 - 2/25/2011 Prices: $5 -$15 Relapse Theatre 380 14th St NW, Atlanta TIX: 678-887-7809 www.relapsecomedy.com

THE SANTALAND DIARIES 11/26 - 1/2/2011 Prices: $25 - $100 Horizon Theatre 1083 Austin Ave. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-584-7450 www.horizontheatre.com

AN ATLANTA CHRISTMAS 12/11 -12/19 Suggested donation: $10 Atlanta Radio Theatre Company, Academy Theatre 119 Center St, Avondale Estates TIX: 404-474-8332 www.artc.org

A CHRISTMAS CAROL 12/1 - 12/23 Prices $12 - $32 Atlanta Shakespeare Company 499 Peachtree St NE TIX: 404-874-5299 www.shakespearetavern.com

JACKPIE COMEDY 12/11 - 2/26/2011 Prices: $5 -$10 Jackpie Theatre Workshop, Relapse Theatre 380 14th St NW, Atlanta TIX: 678-887-7809 www.jackpie.com

A CHRISTMAS CAROL 11/26 - 12/24 Prices: $12 - $16 Kudzu Playhouse 10743 Alpharetta Hwy., Suite 140-B, Roswell TIX: 770-594-1020 www.kudzuplayhouse.org

ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA REDUX 12/14 only Prices: $10 Working Title Playwrights, Academy Theatre 119 Center St, Avondale Estates TIX: 404-474-8332 www.workingtitleplaywrights.com

A CHRISTMAS CAROL 12/1 - 12/23 Prices $12 - $32 Atlanta Shakespeare Company 499 Peachtree St NE TIX: 404-874-5299 www.shakespearetavern.com

AUTOMATIC IMPROV 12/14 - 2/22/2011 Prices: $5 Relapse Theatre 380 14th St NW, Atlanta TIX: 678-887-7809 www.relapsecomedy.com

A CHRISTMAS CAROL 12/14 - 12/14 Prices: $16 -$20 Reinhardt University, The Falany Performing Arts Center 7300 Reinhardt Circle, Waleska TIX: 770-720-9167 www.reinhardt.edu/fpac

A CHRISTMAS MEMORY 12/15 - 12/23 Prices: $15 -$30 Theatrical Outfit, Balzer Theater at Herren’s, 84 Luckie St NW, Atlanta TIX: 678-528-1500 www.theatricaloutfit.org

A CHRISTMAS STORY 11/27 - 12/24 Prices: $8.75 Kudzu Playhouse 10743 Alpharetta Hwy., Suite 140-B, Roswell TIX: 770-594-1020 www.kudzuplayhouse.org

DANGER! 12/15 - 2/23/2011 Prices: $5 Village Theatre 486 Decatur St, Suite 10, Atlanta TIX: 404-688-8858 www.villagecomedy.com

EVERY CHRISTMAS STORY EVER TOLD 12/1 - 12/23 Prices: $15 -$40 Actor’s Express King Plow Arts Center 887 W. Marietta St, Suite J-107, Atlanta TIX: 404-607-7469 www.actors-express.com

A KRAMPUS CHRISTMAS 12/16 - 12/18 Prices: $20 -$25 7 Stages 1105 Euclid Ave. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-523-7647 www.7stages.org

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WHOLE WORLD THEATRE COMPANY IMPROV 12/16 - 2/26/2011 Prices: $10 -$21 Whole World Improv Theatre 1216 Spring St NW TIX: 404-817-0880 www.wholeworldtheatre.com

BLACK NATIVITY 11/23 - 12/30 Prices: $18 -$45 True Colors Theatre Company, Southwest Fulton Arts Center 915 New Hope Rd. SW, Atlanta TIX: 1-877-725-8849 www.truecolorstheatre.org

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS 12/17 - 12/19 Prices: $15 Jennie T. Anderson Theatre 548 South Marietta Pkwy TIX: 770-528-8490 http://prca.cobbcountyga.gov/anderson_theatre.htm

42ND STREET 12/3 -12/19 Prices: $22.20 -$48.70 Atlanta Lyric Theatre, Strand Theatre117 North Park Square, Marietta TIX: 770-293-0080 www.atlantalyrictheatre.com

COMEDY LIVE 12/17 - 2/25/2011 Prices: $10 Village Theatre 486 Decatur St, Suite 10, Atlanta TIX: 404-688-8858 www.villagecomedy.com

RENT 12/3 - 12/22 Prices: $15 -$30 Fabrefaction Theatre Company 999 Brady Ave., Atlanta TIX: 404-876-9468 www.fabrefaction.org

RED DOOR IMPROV SHOW 12/18 - 12/18 Prices: $12 - $10 Red Door Playhouse 587 Atlanta St, Roswell TIX: 770-649-9994 www.reddoorplayhouse.com

A CHRISTMAS SURVIVAL GUIDE 12/4 - 12/19 Prices: $12 -$26 Stage Door Players 5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd. TIX:770-396-1726 www.stagedoorplayers.net

FIDDLERS GREEN 12/18 - 12/18 Prices: $5 Gateway Performance Productions (The Mask Theatre), Garden Hills Recreation Center 321 Pinetree Dr NE TIX: 404-222-9262 www.masktheatre.org

HAIRSPRAY 12/9 - 12/19 Prices: $12 -$20 Center Theatre at the MJCCA, Morris and Rae Frank Theatre 5342 Tilly Mill Rd., Dunwoody TIX: 678-812-4002 www.centertheatreatlanta.org

NBC’S LAST COMIC STANDING LIVE TOUR 12/31 only Prices: $25 -$47 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy, Atlanta TIX: 770-916-2800 www.cobbenergycentre.com

A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS CAROL 12/10 - 12/19 Prices: $12 Centerstage North Theatre, Art Place - Mountain View 3330 Sandy Plains Rd., Marietta TIX: 770-516-3330 www.centerstagenorth.org

Dance ATLANTA BALLET’S NUTCRACKER 11/27- 12/26 Prices: $20 - $88 Atlanta Ballet, Fabulous Fox Theatre 660 Peachtree St NE TIX: 1-800-745-3000 www.atlantaballet.com THE NUTCRACKER 12/4 - 12/19 Prices: $18.50 - $29.50 Gwinnett Ballet Theatre, Gwinnett Performing Arts Center 6400 Sugarloaf Pkwy, Duluth TIX: 770-813-7600 www.gwinnettballet.org

HO HO HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS AND A CONNIE SUE DAY CHRISTMAS 12/10 - 12/19 Prices: $40 Actor’s Express 887 W. Marietta St Suite J-107 TIX: 404-607-7469 www.actors-express.com

Concerts ANGEL SONG 12/17 only Prices: $15 -$10 Atlanta Schola Cantorum, St Bede’s Episcopal Church 2601 Henderson Mill Rd. NE, Atlanta 12/18 only Prices: $15 -$10 Atlanta Schola Cantorum, St Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church 1790 Lavista Rd., Atlanta TIX: 770-354-6878 www.atlantaschola.org

THE WINTER POLAR EXPRESS 12/17 - 12/18 Prices: $12 - $10 Academy Dance Company, Roswell Cultural Arts Center 950 Forest St, Roswell TIX: 770-578-8272 www.bapa.us

Greater Atlanta’s Performing Arts magazine, in print and online! www.atlantashowguide.com

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shows HOLIDAY CONCERT 12/17 only Donation requested: $15 Atlanta Boy Choir, Cathedral of St Philip 2744 Peachtree Rd. NW, Atlanta TIX: 404-378-0064 www.atlantaboychoir.org CHRISTMAS WITH THE GEORGIA BOY CHOIR 12/17 - 12/18 Prices: $20 - $12 Georgia Boy Choir, Peachtree Road United Methodist Church 3180 Peachtree Rd. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-402-4083 www.georgiaboychoir.org ATLANTA CELTIC CHRISTMAS CONCERT 12/18 - 12/19 Prices: $25 -$10 Arts at Emory – Emory’s Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts 1700 North Decatur Rd., Atlanta TIX: 404-727-5050 www.arts.emory.edu 35TH ANNUAL MUSIC OF THE HOLIDAYS 12/18 - 12/21 Prices: $15 -$12 Atlanta Young Singers of Callanwolde, Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church 2855 Briarcliff Rd. NE TIX: 404-873-3365 www.aysc.org STRAIGHT NO CHASER 12/19 only Prices: $30 - $34 Straight No Chaser, Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy, Atlanta TIX: 770-916-2800 www.cobbenergycentre.com MESSIAH SING-ALONG 12/19 only Prices: $10 The Michael O’Neal Singers and Riverside Chamber Players, Roswell United Methodist Church 814 Mimosa Blvd., Roswell TIX: 770-594-7974 www.mosingers.com BAROQUE CANDLELIGHT CHRISTMAS 12/19 only Prices: $9 - $39 New Trinity Baroque, St Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church 1790 Lavista Rd., Atlanta TIX: 770-638-7574 www.newtrinitybaroque.org GUITAR CHRISTMAS CONCERT 12/19 only Prices: $10 Oglethorpe University, Oglethorpe University Museum of Art 4484 Peachtree Rd. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-261-1441 www.oglethorpe.edu/arts DINNER AND A DIVA 12/21 only Prices: $55 Capitol City Opera Company, Petite Auberge 2935 North Druid Hills Rd., Atlanta TIX: 404-634-6268 www.ccityopera.com

THE CHRISTMAS MUSIC OF MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER 12/28 only Prices: $32 -$63 Sound Trak Inc. and Magic Arts & Entertainment, Fabulous Fox Theatre 660 Peachtree St NE , Atlanta TIX: 1-800-745-3000 www.foxtheatre.org

Galleries & Museums DE SOTO’S FOOTSTEPS: NEW ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE FROM GEORGIA 5/22/2010 - 3/11/2011 Prices:$15 to $13; Fernbank Museum of Natural History 767 Clifton Rd. NE Atlanta 404-929-6300 www.fernbankmuseum.org SIGNS OF LIFE: PHOTOGRAPHS BY PETER SEKAER 6/5/2010 - 1/9/2011 Prices;: $18; - $11 High Museum of Art 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta 404-733-5000 www.high.org DALI: THE LATE WORK 8/7/2010 - 1/9/2011 Prices: $18 to $11; High Museum of Art 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta 404-733-5000 www.high.org WAR IN OUR BACKYARDS: DISCOVERING ATLANTA 8/7/2010 - 10/1/2011 Prices: $16.50; to $11 Atlanta History Center 130 West Paces Ferry Rd. NW 404-814-4000 www.atlantahistorycenter.com AFRICAN ORIGINS: AFRICA’S HISTORY IN A NAME 8/28/2010 - 2/13/2011 Free!

Emory’s Robert W. Woodruff Library 540 Asbury Circle 404-727-6861 www.arts.emory.edu WONDROUS TRANSFORMATIONS: PHOTOGRAPHS BY MICHAEL A. SMITH 9/18/2010 - 1/16/2011 Prices;: $8 to $6 Michael C. Carlos Museum 571 South Kilgo Circle 404-727-4282 www.carlos.emory.edu SALVADOR DALI EXHIBIT 9/21/2010 - 1/15/2011 Admission is free Artist Trifecta Gallery 161 Mangum St SW Suite 102 404-388-8757 www.artisttrifecta.com TWINROCKER: 40 YEARS OF HAND PAPERMAKING 9/23/2010 - 12/17/2010 Donation requested: $2 to $3 Robert C. Williams Paper Museum Georgia Institute of Technology 500 10th St NW Atlanta 404-894-7840 www.ipStgatech.edu/amp MOUSTACHE 9/28/2010 - 5/29/2011 Prices $18 to $11; Children (5 and under): Free!

High Museum of Art 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta 404-733-5000 www.high.org

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ATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDE MAKING AMERICA’S MUSIC: RHYTHM, ROOTS AND RHYME 10/2/2010 - 1/9/2011 Prices:$12.50; Children (under 2): Free!

Imagine It! The Children’s Museum of Atlanta 275 Centennial Olympic Park Dr NW Atlanta 404-659-5437 www.childrensmuseumatlanta.org WATER: H20=LIFE 10/2/2010 - 1/9/2011 Prices $15 to $13; Children (2 and under): Free!

Fernbank Museum of Natural History 767 Clifton Rd. NE Atlanta 404-929-6300 www.fernbankmuseum.org

Kids Shows ANNIE, JR. 11/12 - 12/18 Prices: $10 Blackwell Playhouse 3378 Canton Rd., Marietta TIX: 678-213-3311 www.blackwellplayhouse.com RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER 11/16 - 1/2/2011 Prices: $16 Center for Puppetry Arts 1404 Spring St NW TIX: 404-873-3391 www.puppet.org

WITHIN STATE LINES II 10/8/2010 - 1/8/2011 Prices:: $5 to $1 MOCA GA 75 Bennett St Suite A2 Atlanta 404-367-8700 www.mocaga.org

A PLACE IN THE CHRISTMAS CHOIR 12/2 - 12/18 Prices: $8 Kudzu Playhouse 10743 Alpharetta Hwy., Suite 140B, Roswell TIX: 770-594-1020 www.kudzuplayhouse.org

THE FACE OF AMERICA: EARLY PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF GEORGE AND SUSAN WHITELEY 10/9/2010 - 1/29/2011 Free!

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

THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER 12/7 - 1/2/2011 Prices: $15 - $18 Synchronicity Theatre, Balzer Theater at Herren’s 84 Luckie St NW, Atlanta TIX: 404-484-8636 www.synchrotheatre.com

THE FUTURE BELONGS TO THE DISCONTENTED: THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF ROBERT W. WOODRUFF 10/14/2010 - 3/25/2011 Free!

Emory’s Robert W. Woodruff Library 540 Asbury Circle Atlanta 404-727-6861 www.arts.emory.edu

MADELINE’S CHRISTMAS 12/11 - 1/2/2011 Prices: $12 - $15 Horizon Theatre 1083 Austin Ave. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-584-7450 www.horizontheatre.com

TITIAN AND THE GOLDEN AGE OF VENETIAN PAINTING 10/17/2010 - 1/2/2011 Prices; $18 to $11; Children (5 and under): Free!

High Museum of Art 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta 404-733-5000 www.high.org

THE HOLIDAY ICE SPECTACULAR 12/16 - 12/24 Prices: $20 -$69 Rand Family Entertainment , Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy, Atlanta TIX: 770-916-2800 www.cobbenergycentre.com FAMILY IMPROV 12/17 - 2/25/2011 Prices: $5 - $10 Basement Theatre 175 West Wieuca Rd. NE, Suite B3 TIX: 404-277-3071 www.thebasementtheatre.com

LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT 11/18/2010 - 1/8/2011 Admission is free Swan Coach House Gallery 3130 Slaton Dr NW Atlanta 404-266-2636 www.swancoachhouse.com MIGRATION 11/19/2010 - 12/31/2010 Admission is free Bill Lowe Gallery 1555 Peachtree St NE Suite 100 Atlanta 404-352-8114 www.lowegallery.com

January

NO CRYSTAL STAIR 12/5/2010 - 1/30/2011 Prices; $4 to $2 Hammonds House Museum 503 Peeples St SW Atlanta 404-612-0500 www.hammondshouse.org

TWELFTH NIGHT 1/1 -1/30 Prices: $12 - $32 Atlanta Shakespeare Company 499 Peachtree St NE TIX: 404-874-5299 www.shakespearetavern.com

THE WORKING WHITE HOUSE: TWO CENTURIES OF TRADITIONS AND MEMORIES 12/18/2010 - 2/27/2011 Prices: $8 to $6; Children (16 and under): Free!

Jimmy Carter Presidential Library & Museum 441 Freedom Pkwy Atlanta 404-865-7100 www.jimmycarterlibrary.org

TOKENS OF AFFECTION 1/6 - 1/23 Prices: $19.50 - $33 Georgia Ensemble Theatre, Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forest St, Roswell TIX: 770-641-1260 www.get.org

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shows DRUMLINE LIVE 1/12 only Prices: $13 - $63 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy, Atlanta TIX: 1-800-745-3000 www.cobbenergycentre.com

PETER PAN 1/21 - 3/20 Prices: $20 - $125 threesixty° entertainment, Pemberton Pl 121 Baker St NW TIX: 1-888-772-6849 www.peterpantheshow.com

JAMES GREGORY 1/13 only Prices: $26.50 - $28.50 Strand Theatre 117 North Park Square, Marietta TIX: 770-293-0080 www.earlsmithstrand.org

BROKE-OLOGY 1/25 - 2/20 Prices: $18 - $45 True Colors Theatre Company, Southwest Fulton Arts Center 915 New Hope Rd. SW, Atlanta TIX: 1-877-725-8849 www.truecolorstheatre.org

BROADSWORD 1/13 - 2/12 Prices: $15 - $42 Actor’s Express, King Plow Arts Center, 887 W. Marietta St, Suite J-107, Atlanta TIX: 404-607-7469 www.actors-express.com

THE YOUNG MAN FROM ATLANTA 1/26 - 2/20 Prices: $15 - $30 Theatrical Outfit, Balzer Theater at Herren’s 84 Luckie St NW, Atlanta TIX: 678-528-1500 www.theatricaloutfit.org

GRAVE’S ANATOMY 1/13 - 4/20 Prices:: $60 - $62.50 Agatha’s-A Taste of Mystery 161 Peachtree Center Ave., Atlanta TIX: 404-584-2255 www.agathas.com

THE SPOKEN WORD: CUTTING ACROSS THE MAP 1/28 -1/29 Prices: $18 Kennesaw State University College of the Arts 1000 Chastain Rd., Kennesaw TIX: 770-423-6650 http://baileycenter.kennesaw.edu

BATTLE ACTS 1/15 - 2/19 Prices:: $15 Laughing Matters, Academy Theatre119 Center St, Avondale Estates TIX:404-474-8332 www.laughingmatters.com

THE CAPITOL STEPS 1/29 only Prices: $41 - $67 Rialto Center for the Arts 80 Forsyth St NW, Atlanta TIX: 404-413-9849 www.rialtocenter.org

BRIAN REGAN 1/15 only Prices: $47.50 - $55.50 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy, Atlanta TIX: 1-800-745-3000 www.cobbenergycentre.com

Dance SWAN LAKE 1/13 only Prices: $28 - $38 Ferst Center for the Arts, Georgia Tech 349 Ferst Dr NW TIX: 404-894-9600 www.ferstcenter.gatech.edu

MARK TWAIN ON STAGE: A MAGICAL EVENING OF THEATRE 1/18/2011 only Prices: $20 - $25 Reinhardt University, The Falany Performing Arts Center 7300 Reinhardt Circle, Waleska TIX: 770-720-9167 www.reinhardt.edu/fpac

WALKING ON MY GRAVE AND OTHER DANCES 1/21 - 1/22 Prices: $15 - $12 Full Radius Dance, 7 Stages Theatre 1105 Euclid Ave. NE TIX: 404-724-9663 www.fullradiusdance.org

BLUE MAN GROUP 1/18 - 1/23 Prices: $20 - $65 Theater of the Stars, Fabulous Fox Theatre 660 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta TIX: 1-800-745-3000 www.theaterofthestars.com

URBAN BUSH WOMEN - AFRICAN AMERICAN CONTEMPORARY DANCE 1/22 only Prices: $34 - $58 Rialto Center for the Arts 80 Forsyth St NW, Atlanta TIX: 404-413-9849 www.rialtocenter.org

THE DRIVE-BY THEATER PROJECT 1/18 - 1/23 Prices: $15 -$30; Weeklong Pass: $75 Odd Man Out Theater Company, 7 Stages Theatre 1105 Euclid Ave. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-523-7647 www.oddmanouttheater.com

STEP AFRIKA! 1/29 only Prices: $20 - $38 Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech 349 Ferst Dr NW TIX: 404-894-9600 www.ferstcenter.gatech.edu

THE SUNSHINE BOYS 1/21 - 1/22 Prices: $25 Strand Theatre 117 North Park Square, Marietta TIX: 770-293-0080 www.earlsmithstrand.org

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EMORY ORGAN ALUMNI RECITAL 1/15 only Prices: Free KAREN FREER 1/23 only Prices: Free EMORY ARTS SHOWCASE 1/29 only Prices: Free EUGENE SKOVORODNIKOV 1/30 only Prices: $20 Arts at Emory Emory’s Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts 1700 North Decatur Rd., Atlanta TIX: 404-727-5050 www.arts.emory.edu

OKLAHOMA! 1/6 - 1/9 Prices: $20 - $59 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy, Atlanta TIX: 1-800-745-3000 www.cobbenergycentre.com THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE 1/6 - 1/9 Prices: $15 - $20 Act 3 Productions 6285-R Roswell Rd. NE, Atlanta TIX: 770-241-1905 www.act3productions.org

RAVEL, WAGNER AND THE ALEXANDERS 1/15 only Prices: $10 - $15 Cobb Symphony Orchestra, Murray Arts Center 2250 Stilesboro Rd. NW, Kennesaw TIX: 770-429-7016 www.cobbsymphony.com

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 1/12 - 1/16 Prices: $10 -$55 Theater of the Stars, Fabulous Fox Theatre 660 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta TIX: 1-800-745-3000 www.theaterofthestars.com BRING IT ON: THE MUSICAL 1/15 - 2/20 Prices: $25 -$65 Alliance Theatre 1280 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-733-5000 www.alliancetheatre.org

CECYLIA ARZEWSKI 1/21 only Prices: Free Arts at Emory , Michael C. Carlos Museum 571 South Kilgo Circle, Atlanta TIX: 404-727-5050 www.arts.emory.edu

SOME ENCHANTED EVENING 1/21 - 1/30 Prices: $20 -$22 Cherokee Theatre Company, Canton Theatre 171 East Main St, Canton TIX: 770-591-0282 www.cherokeetheatre.org

FRIDAY JAZZ 1/21 - 2/18 Prices: $15 - $18 High Museum of Art High Museum of Art 1280 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-733-5000 www.high.org

WEST SIDE STORY 1/25 - 1/30 Prices: $18 -$55 Broadway Across America, Fabulous Fox Theatre 660 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta TIX: 1-800-745-3000 www.broadwayacrossamerica.com

AMY LEVANTHAL 1/24 only Prices: Free Georgia Perimeter College Deprt of Fine Arts - Fine Arts Building 555 North Indian Creek Dr, Clarkston TIX: 678-891-3556 www.gpc.edu/~clafa RYAN TAYLOR 1/25 only Prices: $5 - $10 All Saints’ Episcopal Church 634 W. Peachtree St NW, Atlanta TIX: 404-881-0835 www.allsaintsatlanta.org

Concerts LISZT & BRAHMS 1/6 - 1/8 Prices: $20 -$78 BEETHOVEN: MISSA SOLEMNIS 1/20 only Prices: $20 - $78 MOZART & BRUCKNER 1/27 - 1/29 Prices: $20 - $78 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Woodruff Arts Center Symphony Hall 1280 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-733-5000 www.atlantasymphony.org

CHARAE KRUEGER AND ROBERT HENRY 1/25 - 1/27 Prices: Free TREY WRIGHT 1/26 only Prices: Free Kennesaw State University College of the Arts - Bailey Performance Center 1000 Chastain Rd., Kennesaw TIX: 770-423-6650 http://baileycenter.kennesaw.edu

A KING CELEBRATION CONCERT 1/13/ only Prices: $25 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Spelman College and Morehouse College, Morehouse College 830 Westview Dr SW, Atlanta TIX: 404-733-5000 www.atlantasymphony.org

YOUNG ARTISTS CONCERTO COMPETITION 1/29 only Prices: $10 - $25 Georgia Philharmonic, Roswell Cultural Arts Center 950 Forest St, Roswell TIX: 770-664-7255 www.georgiaphilharmonic.org

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shows DEKALB SYMPHONY BRASS QUARTET WITH SUSAN McEWEN 1/31 only Prices: Free Georgia Perimeter College Department of Fine Arts 555 North Indian Creek Dr, Clarkston TIX: 678-891-3556 www.gpc.edu/~clafa

Kids Shows RANDEL MCGEE AND GROARK 1/4 - 1/16 Prices: $16 Center for Puppetry Arts 1404 Spring St NW TIX 404-873-3391 www.puppet.org PEACH SEED YOUTH STORYTELLING FESTIVAL 1/8 only Prices: $20 Callanwolde Fine Arts Center 980 Briarcliff Rd. NE TIX: 404-872-5338 www.callanwolde.org OLDE CHRISTMAS STORYTELLING DEJA-VU 1/9 only Prices: $15 Southern Order of Storytellers, Callanwolde Fine Arts Center 980 Briarcliff Rd. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-636-4090 www.southernorderofstorytellers.org THE BODY DETECTIVE 1/18 - 3/13 Prices: $8 -$16 Center for Puppetry Arts 1404 Spring St NW ., Atlanta TIX: 404-873-3391 www.puppet.org PETER AND THE WOLF 1/23 only Prices: $5 DeKalb Symphony Orchestra, Georgia Perimeter College Gymnasium 555 N. Indian Creek Dr, Clarkston TIX: 678-891-3565 www.dekalbsymphony.com

February Theatre A NOVEMBER DAY: A WAR STORY (AGES 12 AND UP) 2/15 - 20 Prices: $25 Center for Puppetry Arts 1404 Spring St. NW., Atlanta TIX: 404-873-3391 www.puppet.org TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD 2/3 - 2/6 Prices $10 - $12 Henry Players, Henry County Performing Arts Center 37 Lemon St, McDonough TIX: 770-914-1474 www.henryplayers.com

COPENHAGEN 2/10 - 2/20 Prices: $5 -$15 Georgia Perimeter College Department of Fine Arts 555 North Indian Creek Dr, Clarkston TIX: 678-891-3572 www.gpc.edu/~clafa BURIED CHILD 2/17 - 2/27 Prices: $18 Theater Emory, Emory’s Munroe Theatre, Dobbs University Center 605 Asbury Circle, Atlanta TIX: 404-727-5050 www.theater.emory.edu CIRQUE MECHANICS BOOMTOWN 2/18 only Prices: $20 -$44 Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech 349 Ferst Dr NW TIX: 404-894-9600 www.ferstcenter.gatech.edu ROMEO & JULIET 2/3 - 3/6 Prices $12 - $32 Atlanta Shakespeare Company 499 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 404-874-5299 www.shakespearetavern.com

Dance SPECTRUM: AN EVENING OF NEW WORKS 2/5 only Prices: $13 - $19 Georgia Ballet, Murray Arts Center 2250 Stilesboro Rd. NW, Kennesaw TIX: 770-528-0881 www.georgiaballet.org ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER 2/10 - 2/13 Prices: $25 - $60 Fabulous Fox Theatre 660 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta TIX: 1-800-745-3000 www.foxtheatre.org SLEEPING BEAUTY 2/11 - 2/13 Prices: $20 - $120 Atlanta Ballet, Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy, Atlanta TIX: 1-800-982-2787 www.atlantaballet.com BALE FOLCLORICO DA BAHIA 2/18 - 2/19 Prices: $34 - $58 Rialto Center for the Arts 80 Forsyth St NW, Atlanta TIX: 404-413-9849 www.rialtocenter.org

Music Theatre PORGY & BESS 2/26 - 3/6 Prices: $25 - $140 Atlanta Opera, Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy., Atlanta TIX: 404-881-8885 www.atlantaopera.org

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ATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDE THE WIZARD OF OZ 2/3 - 2/6 Prices: $20 -$63 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy, Atlanta TIX: 1-800-745-3000 www.cobbenergycentre.com

SINGING VALENTINES 2/14 – SOA singers will sing to your loved ones Song of Atlanta Show ChorusMetro Atlanta and over the phone singingvalentines@live.com or 770-530-8874 STARSTRUCK 2/26 only Prices: $10 - $20; Children: (6 and under): Free Song of Atlanta Show Chorus, Blessed Trinity Performing Arts Theater 11320 Woodstock Rd., Roswell TIX: 404-255-3233 www.songofatlanta.com

Concerts SAVANNAH RIVER BRASSWORKS 2/3 only Prices: Free STUDENT VOCAL RECITAL 2/16 only Prices: Free Georgia Perimeter College Department of Fine Arts 2101 Womack Rd., Dunwoody TIX: 678-891-3556 www.gpc.edu/~clafa

MASTERWORKS: BACH’S MASS IN B MINOR 2/27 Prices : Adult-$30, Senior/Student-$20 Atlanta Sacred Chorale, Emory University, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts 1700 N. Decatur Road, Atlanta, GA 30322 TIX: 404-915-4541 www.AtlantaSacredChorale.org

WILL DOWNING WITH SPECIAL GUEST NAJEE 2/4 only Prices: $35 -$75 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Woodruff Arts Center Symphony Hall 1280 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-733-5000 www.atlantasymphony.org

Kids Shows IMPROV FOR KIDS 2/5/ only Prices: $6 Whole World Improv Theatre 1216 Spring St NW TIX: 404-817-0880 www.wholeworldtheatre.com

PACIFICA QUARTET 2/5 only Prices: $30 Kennesaw State University College of the Arts 1000 Chastain Rd., Kennesaw TIX: 770-423-6650 http://baileycenter.kennesaw.edu

BARNUM’S FUNUNDRUM! 2/15 - 2/21 Prices: $14 -$35 Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, Philips Arena 1 Philips Dr, Atlanta TIX: 1-800-745-3000 www.ringling.com

DIVA DAY FESTIVAL 2/ 5 – All day choral festival Song of Atlanta Show Chorus Chattahoochee HS, 230 Taylor Rd, Johns Creek Contact Lindsay Durden at ldurden@yahoo.com or www.songofatlanta.com

Galleries & Museums ZAP! POW! BAM! THE SUPERHERO: THE GOLDEN AGE OF COMIC BOOKS, 1938-1950 1/23 - 4/24 Prices:$12 to $4; Children (under 3): Free!

Breman Jewish Museum, The 1440 Spring St NW Atlanta 678-222-3700 www.thebreman.org

THE FOUR LADS 2/12 only Prices: $25 Jennie T. Anderson Theatre, Cobb County Civic Center Complex 548 South Marietta Pkwy, Marietta TIX: 770-528-8490 www.prca.cobbcountyga.gov/ anderson_theatre.htm JON FADDIS JAZZ ORCHESTRA OF NEW YORK 2/12 only Prices: $34 - $54 Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech 349 Ferst Dr NW TIX: 404-894-9600 www.ferstcenter.gatech.edu GLORIA! EXPRESSIONS OF JOY 2/13 only Prices: $10 Michael O’Neal Singers, Alpharetta Presbyterian Church 180 Academy St, Alpharetta 2/15 only Prices: $10 Michael O’Neal Singers, Peachtree Presbyterian Church, 3434 Roswell Rd. NW, Atlanta TIX: 770-594-7974 www.mosingers.com

DIVINE INTERVENTION: AFRICAN ART AND RELIGION 2/5 - 6/19 Prices: $8 to $6; Children (5 and under): Free!

Michael C. Carlos Museum 571 South Kilgo Circle Atlanta 404-727-4282 www.carlos.emory.edu MONSTERS, DEMONS AND WINGED-BEASTS: COMPOSITE CREATURES IN THE ANCIENT WORLD 2/5 - 6/19 Prices: $8 to $6; Children (5 and under): Free!

Michael C. Carlos Museum 571 South Kilgo Circle Atlanta 404-727-4282 www.carlos.emory.edu MOE BEHFOROUZ ART EXHIBIT 2/25/2011 - 2/25/2011 Admission is free Alliance Française d’Atlanta Colony Square Plaza Level 1197 Peachtree St NE Atlanta 404-875-1211 www.afatl.com

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