PERFORMANCE ART

311: This American rock quintet fused reggae, hip-hop, funk, and metal in a rhythmic blend that carried them from the rap-rock boom of the ‘90s and into the 2000s. Jul 30. $42-$117.50. classicchastain.com

A Dash of Whimsy: Join Jennifer Waldman Gross in an intimate evening filled with beautiful nostalgic music that shaped and inspired her childhood. Jul 13. $25-$125. atlantalyrictheatre.com

ABBA – The Concert: The top ABBA tribute group in the world dazzles with their fantastic performance while playing the bands most iconic hits. Jul 27. $36-$80. cobbenergycentre.com

Atlanta Jazz - International Sounds Series: This monthly cultural exchange music series featuresTop International Artists based in Atlanta presented by America’s Songbird of the South Myrna Clayton and CedarTree Worldwide Productions. Jul 26-Aug 30. $15-$20. redlightcafe.com

Beauty And The Beast: Trash is turned into treasure and true love prevails when the classic tale hip-hops its way into a modern day city. Tue-Sun. $11.25. puppet.org

Boyz II Men: According to no less an authority than the RIAA, Boyz II Men are the most commercially successful R&B group of all time. Jul 5. $35$452. classicchastain.com

Champions Of Magic: The five world-class illusionists that make up this mind-bending theatrical production are coming to Atlanta for the very first time! Jul 20. $30-$60. foxtheatre.org

Dave Matthews Band: The poporiented version of the Grateful Dead crossed with elements of jazz, funk, and the worldbeat explorations of Paul Simon and Sting Jul 23. $123-$221. vzwamp.com

Earth, Wind & Fire: One of the most musically accomplished, critically acclaimed, and commercially popular funk bands of the ‘70s. Jul 24. $40-$338. classicchastain.com

Gordon Lightfoot: After more than 50 active years of hit song making, this esteemed singer-songwriter and musician resides with some very exclusive company atop the list of all-time greats. Jul 22. $45$120. cobbenergycentre.com

Hair: Serenbe Playhouse revives the Tony-winning rock musical in a brand new, larger than life production for their 10th Anniversary Season. Wed-Sun. $35-$60. serenbeplayhouse.com

Jeff Lynne’s ELO: Ambitious yet irresistible fusion of Beatlesque pop, classical arrangements, and futuristic iconography rocketed the group to massive commercial success throughout the 1970s. Jul 5. $69.50-$457. statefarmarena.com

John Leguizamo – Latin History for Morons: Inspired by the near total absence of Latinos in his son’s American history class, Leguizamo embarks on a frenzied search to find a Latin hero for his son’s school project. Jul 10. $45-$150. foxtheatre.org

Jazz Matters: Enjoy musical performances, by regional, national and international artists, highlighting the diversity and cultural roots of jazz music, and musical genres influenced by it. Jul 21-Aug 16. $25-$300. wrensnestonline.com

Mary J. Blige: Compared to Chaka Khan and Aretha Franklin, Blige had little in common stylistically with either of those artists, but like them, she helped adorn soul music with new flavor. Jul 16. $40-$302. classicchastain.com

PETS & THEIR PEOPLE

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For our August issue, we’ll be featuring photographs of pets and their owners. Send us a snap of you and your pet (or pets) and you might see yourself in this special section! Photos should be high resolution with all persons and pets identified by name. Send your images by July 15 to editor Collin Kelley at collin@atlantaintownpaper.com

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New Kids On The Block: Pioneering boy band that eclipsed the popularity of New Edition while laying the groundwork for the teen pop boom of the late ‘90s. Jul 11. $29.95-$219.95. statefarmarena.com

Parliament Funkadelic: If you want to watch the original master of funk do his thing, you’ve got one more chance before he retires this year. Jul 25. $35-$75. foxtheatre.org

Peter Yarrow (Peter, Paul, & Mary) Live In Concert: The creator of beloved folk songs will be on stage to share his music and stories in a special, live concert. jul 13. $9-$36. templebethdavid.info

Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre - Art Over Dinner: This company brings together the classical and contemporary dance forms and strengths of each of its principal artists. Jul 18. $85. terminus-serenbe.com

The String Cheese Incident: This group’s self-described “sacrilegious mix of bluegrass, calypso, salsa, Afro-pop, funk, rock, and jazz” quickly built up a following. Jul 5-6. $39-$125. foxtheatre.org

Train & Goo Goo Dolls: These two post-grunge era rock bands will be co-headlining an amphitheater tour this summer. Jul 10. $29.50-$475. vzwamp.com

Young The Giant: This Cali quintet draws upon the members’ international roots to forge a worldly blend of summery indie pop and anthemic stadium rock. Jul 14. $31$189. classicchastain.com

Top Left: Woodruff Park hosted an unveiling of a new public arts program, ArtSwap ATL, last month. Local artists Donna Howell, Rory Hawkins, Kandus Johnson, Ayanna Smith of TILA Studios, and Evil Twin Brother were invited to design the program’s five inaugural mailboxes. Each box encourages visitors to “take art and leave art.” The program was imagined by local high school students, inspired by Atlanta’s Free Art Friday movement and the nationwide Little Free Library movement, and implemented with the support of Spark Corps, the Atlanta Downtown Improvement District, and Southwest Airlines.

Top Right: Two-time Olympian Nei Kuan Chia joined local swimmers from the Ansley Sharks summer league team at the Ansley Park Lap-A-Thon, a fundraising event benefiting Swim Across America-Atlanta. Approximately 75 swimmers swam in the Lap-A-Thon to raise money for pediatric cancer research at the Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

Bottom Left: The Atlanta Community Food Bank hosted its 35th annual Hunger Walk Run on April 28. The event was hosted at the Home Deport Backyard and drew a crowd of more than 10,000 attendees.