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Into piano but you don’t own one yet? Easy, with Virtual Piano all you need is a computer with an Internet connection and you’re good to go. Change the color of your virtual piano, find sheet music and record songs you play.

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Once you fill up on barbecue at Brenau, head to Dahlonega for a little pie and support literacy while you eat!

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Sharpen your outdoor skills at the annual JAKES Day event, then take a flight aboard a 1929 Ford Tri-Motor. Or visit The Georgia Racing Hall of Fame for an anniversary celebration.

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Men In Black III certainly has its funny moments, but the first act may make you wish you were “flashy-thinged.”

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Tongs will fly and faces will get messy as the Brenau Barbecue Championship brings in some of the best grillmasters in the Southeast.

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North Georgia Theatre at Piedmont College is ready to open its second season with three knee-slapping comedies.

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Pie Squared Pie Competition and Tasting, Dahlonega. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

May 26, Hancock Park and St. Luke’s Catholic Church, downtown Dahlonega. $5 charge to enter a pie in the pie baking contest. $10 per ticket for the pie tasting. The Lumpkin County Literacy Coalition, 706.867.9607 or lumpkinliteracy.org/events.

Upcoming

Historic Downtown Farmers Market, Gainesville.

Opening June 1. 2:30-6:30 p.m. Fridays. Downtown Gainesville Square. www. hallfarmers.org Graybeards 360 Charity Ride, Cumming. 10 a.m. registration, 11 a.m. start June 9. 419 Atlanta Road, Cumming. Motorcycle ride and swap meet, music, raffle, BBQ, bike wash, arm wrestling contest. $20 per bike, $5 per rider.

Proceeds benefit United Way. 404-457-7235 www. unitedwayforsyth.com

Ongoing

Old Jail tours, Dahlonega.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.

IT’S FOR ME! Highlighting free activities around the region “The Smurfs;” Movies Under the Stars, Buford. May 26. Mall of Georgia. Film at dusk. Guests are encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs. 404-233-3993 or jworrall@ bravepublicrelations.com.

JAKES Day, Gainevsille. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 26. Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center. Participants will have the opportunity to shoot skeet, throw a hatchet and shoot a bow and arrow. 770-965-7140.

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Through July 30. Downstairs rooms have a collection of period memorabilia in photographs, interesting objects and tools. Lumpkin County Historical Society.

Learn Conversational Spanish. Free. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursdays. Goodwill Oakwood Career Center, 3715 Mundy Mill Road, Oakwood. 770-538-4209 Dahlonega Farmers Market. 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday through

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World Turtle Day, Buford. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 26.

Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center, 2020 Clean Water Drive, Buford. Meet some of the largest species of live tortoises, make special turtle crafts and activities.

Program is included with admission to the GEHC. GEHC members are admitted free. www.gwinnettEHC.org.

“The Smurfs;” Movies Under the Stars, Buford. May 26.

Mall of Georgia. Film at dusk. Guests are encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs. 404-233-3993 or jworrall@bravepublicrelations.com.

Upcoming

Memorial Day Concert, Gainesville. 7:30 p.m. May 28. First Baptist Church of Gainesville.

Gwinnett Community Band, Suwanee.

7 p.m. May 25. Town Center Park.

The Olde Cannery Market, Dahlonega.

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays through October. Sponsored by the Dahlonega Arts Council. Items featured include handmade cottage goods, natural soaps, paintings, woodworking, ceramics, pottery and jewelry. 706-864-8960.

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Friday Night Flicks, Clarkesville. Film at dusk. June 1.

“Muppets.” Sam Pitts Park. Free. 706-754-2220.

“Hugo;” Movies Under the Stars, Buford. June 2. Mall of Georgia. Film at dusk. Guests are encouraged to bring

Oct. 27. West Main and Waters streets, downtown Dahlonega across from The Holly Theater. 706482-2707, rebeccashirley@ dahlonegadda.org.

Legacy Link Living Well Workshop, Gainesville.

1:30 to 4 p.m. each Wednesday through May 30. A chronic disease self-management program from Stanford University.

For anyone suffering any chronic condition or

their caretakers. Free.

Gainesville-Hall County Community Service Center, 430 Prior St., Gainesville.

770-538-2650, lshoward@ legacylink.com.

Spout Springs Farmers Market, Flowery Branch. 4 to 7 p.m. every Thursday until the end of October. Spout Spring Library parking lot.

Fresh and local produce and crafts. Free to attend.

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blankets and lawn chairs. 404-233-3993 or jworrall@ bravepublicrelations.com.

“Jack & Jill;” Movies Under the Stars, Buford. June 9. Mall of Georgia. Film at dusk. Guests are encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs. 404-233-3993 or jworrall@ bravepublicrelations.com.

“Alvin & the Chipmunks Chip-Wrecked;” Movies Under the Stars, Buford. June 16. Mall of Georgia. Film at dusk.

Guests are encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs.

404-233-3993 or jworrall@bravepublicrelations.com.

Friday Night Flicks, Clarkesville. Film at dusk. June 22.

“Adventures of Tin Tin.” Sam Pitts Park. Free. 706-7542220.

“Dolphin Tale;” Movies Under the Stars, Buford. June 23.

Mall of Georgia. Film at dusk. Guests are encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs. 404-233-3993 or jworrall@bravepublicrelations.com.

“We Bought A Zoo;” Movies Under the Stars, Buford. June 30. Mall of Georgia. Film at dusk. Guests are encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs. 404-233-3993 or jworrall@bravepublicrelations.com.

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Community garden plots, Clarkesville. Community plot still available. Tools, water, fertilizer, mulch and some

seeds provided for 10 by 10 plots. Located on the Clarkesville Greenway. 706754-5290, www.soque.org.

Mall of Georgia’s 10th annual Fabulous Fourth, Buford. 2 to 9 p.m. July 4. Mall of Georgia. Fireworks display begins at dusk. “Sherlock Holmes 2” shown post-fireworks.

Guests are encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs.

404-233-3993 or jworrall@bravepublicrelations.com.

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Cook-off supports literacy From staff reports

Giants of the grill compete in Brenau cook-off From staff reports Picture it like an old-fashioned Wild West showdown, the champion gunslinger staring down challengers on the dusty streets of a rustic pioneer town.

Only in this match, the cowboys are brandishing tongs and brushes, the ammo is smoked cuts of pork and the dusty streets are on the campus of Brenau University.

In this weekend’s fourth annual Brenau Barbecue Championship, set for Friday and Saturday at the Gainesville campus, top grilling chefs will again compete for the top prizes in the event sanctioned by the Memphis Barbecue Network.

More than 5,000 people are expected to attend. Last year’s event earned more than $80,000 for local scholarships.

Awards will go to professional winners in three divisions: Whole hog, pork shoulder and pork ribs. Amateurs will compete with Boston butt and ribs.

Among the top competitors taking part is Myron Mixon of Jack’s Old South in Braselton, winner of the Mixon first event in 2009.

He’s the author of the New York Times best-selling cookbook “Smokin’ with Myron Mixon” and a star of the reality television series BBQ Pitmasters.

Since opening a restaurant in Unadilla in 1996 to showcase the sauce recipe of his mother and father, Gaye and Jack Mixon, his team has won more than 200 grand championships, more than 1,900 trophies, more than 40 state championships in Georgia

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Judge Deborah Holland, left, tastes samples of Pete Cookston’s Yazoo’s Delta Q smoked pork shoulder last year at the Brenau Barbecue Championships.

and across the Southeast, and 11 national titles.

“He’s a rock star when it comes to barbecue,” said Jim Barco, Brenau’s senior vice president for institutional development who coordinates the event.

“Two years ago, 15 people chartered a bus from Knoxville, Tenn., just to have their picture taken with him.”

Mixon, who said he plays “a pretty tough guy” on television, gives his audience what they want.

“A lot of times people want me to talk ugly when they come around me,” he said.

A maximum of 20 professional teams, including Dixie Que, Bubba Grills and Jurassic Pork will vie for the top prizes.

In addition, 30 amateur local “backyard braggarts” squads will compete, many providing samples to visitors.

“There are no slackers on the pro side, and the backyard braggarts can come to my house and cook

Brenau Barbecue Championship When: 6-9 p.m. May 25, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. May 26 Where: Brenau University, 500 Washington St. SE, Gainesville How much: $10 for Friday preview party; $5 Saturday More info: 770-534-6161, www. brenaubbq.org

any time,” Barco said, calling many of the amateurs “pros in waiting.”

Visitors can take in food vendors, crafts and entertainment during the two-day cook-off.

Festivities begin Friday with a preview party from 6-9 p.m. headlined by Drippin’ Wet and featuring the North Hall High School jazz band. Admission is $10.

Gates open at 10 a.m. Saturday, including children’s activities, regional music and a classic car show until 6 p.m. Admission is $5.

This weekend, a pie in hand is worth a thousand words.

The Lumpkin County Literacy Coalition, for the fifth year, is sponsoring the “Pie Squared, A Taste for Reading” culinary competition in Dahlonega. Cooks from across the region will face off in several categories to see who has the best recipe.

From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Hancock Park and St. Luke’s Catholic Church in downtown Dahlonega, hundreds of hungry people are expected to eat pie, enjoy the music of local musicians and learn more about Lumpkin Literacy. Tickets for the pie tasting are $10 each.

Ribbons for first, second and third place will be awarded in two categories: savory and sweet. A panel of judges will donate their time and taste buds to judge entries in both groups. Pies will be evaluated on appearance, taste, texture and creativity.

A Best of Show winner also will be selected.

And don’t worry, these pies aren’t out of the box. The rules stipulate that all pies must be homemade; however, crusts can be store-bought.

There should be plenty for sampling as contestants must submit two pies: one unsliced pie for the judging and one pre-sliced pie for the tasting event. Pie submission will begin at 9:30 a.m. with judging at 10:30 a.m.

The event will help raise money for the coalition, which promotes reading and literacy in Lumpkin County, and free children’s books will be handed out. The Coalition helps preschoolers learn to read through participation with the Dollywood Foundation in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library and in finding adults who are poor readers and helping them to learn to read better.

For more information, contact the Lumpkin County Literacy Coalition at 706-867-9607 or email lumpkinliteracy09@yahoo.com.

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Brothers Alex Adams, left, 10, and Ashton, 6, of Chestnut Mountain try their hand at the slingshots during last year’s JAKES Day event.

Racing Hall of Fame celebrates a decade

By Chelsea Thomas Times regional staff

The Georgia Racing Hall of Fame is celebrating 10 years with car-focused festivities on Saturday.

The event includes a car show, a swap meet, arts and crafts, a driver autograph session and live music by band Garage 71.

“Since this is the 10th anniversary we decided to host a celebration with live music and activities,” said Gordon Pirkle, hall of fame board member. “It’s going to be a fun day of viewing cars.”

One of the highlights of the event will be the announcement of five new hall of fame inductees from a list of 15 semifinalists at 11 a.m.

Breakfast will be served from 8 to 10 a.m. and lunch will be available as well.

Event attendees will also be able to tour the Dawsonville Moonshine Distillery, located adjacent to the museum, to learn about moonshine ingredients and brewing methods.

Pirkle is excited for the celebration and hopes the community comes out to support the museum.

“I think this is a landmark for the organization,” he said. “In a bad economy, it was hard opening, but now we are getting lots of visitors and are basically selfsufficient. We appreciate the city for helping us get here.”

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DJ Wight of Dahlonega takes a look at the Chase Elliott exhibit at the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame recently.

Ga. Racing Hall of Fame 10th anniversary celebration When: 8 a.m. Saturday, May 26 Where: 415 Ga. 53 East, Dawsonville How much: $4 adults, $3 seniors, $2 ages 7-13 More info: 706-216-7223, www.georgiaracinghof.com

Since the recession began many museums across the country have suffered with less government support and fewer ticket-buyers visiting, Pirkle said.

“According to most museums, it’s a miracle that we held on in this day and time,” he said.

The museum has actually seen an increase in guests since September when it began charging visitors.

“Since beginning to charge, attendance has almost doubled,” Pirkle said.

Museum entry costs $4 for adults, $3 for seniors and $2 for children ages 7-13.

Pirkle hopes the timing of the weekend’s festivities, only two days before Memorial Day, will bring out

more visitors.

“Memorial Day is a perfect weekend for a show.

We are hoping to make this an annual thing,” he said.

Rain dates for the event are May 27 or 28. For more information, call 706216-7223 or visit www. georgiaracinghof.com.

Take your best shot JAKES Day set for Saturday

BY BRANDEE A. THOMAS bthomas@ gainesvilletimes.com

If a catfish rodeo or skeet shoot sounds like your child’s idea of a good time, be prepared to hop in the car and head over to JAKES Day at Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center this weekend.

The free event will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the center, which is located at 1855 Calvary Church Road in Gainesville.

JAKES — Juniors Acquiring Knowledge

Ethics and Sportsmanship — Day is sponsored by the Foothills Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation and Hall County Parks and Leisure Services. Their goal is to give kids a fun opportunity to get back into nature.

This is the 12th year for JAKES Day, which will include a variety of activities such as archery, turkey calling, rock climbing and knife throwing.

There will also be snacks, T-shirts for the first 700 kids and opportunities to get close

JAKES Day When: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday Where: Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center, 1855 Calvary Church Road, Gainesville How much: Free Activities: Skeet shoot, catfish rodeo, archery, sling shot and BB gun shoot Contact: 770-965-7140

to wildlife.

This family friendly event is open to the public and no preregistration is required.

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Try out the Tri-Motor Vintage aircraft taking on passengers From staff reports A historic aircraft from the early days of air travel will be on display this weekend at at Gwinnett County Airport in Lawrenceville.

The Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 690 will host one of the few flying Ford TriMotor aircraft on its visit to the area.

The restored 1929 Ford Tri-Motor is a classic aircraft from the beginning days of commercial air travel. The visit provides opportunities for aviation enthusiasts, grandparents, parents and kids alike to see and ride in the world’s first mass-produced airliner, first owned by Atlanta’s Eastern Airlines.

The Tri-Motor will be available for a daily schedule of flights at Briscoe Field from the Landmark Aviation (north side) ramp, off Ga. 316,

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“This airplane allows people to experience a true piece of the living history of aviation, as well as to learn more about EAA and our mission to help people fully participate in the world of flight,” said Adam Smith, director of the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, Wis, where the airplane is based. “As we bring the airplane to the Atlanta area, thousands of people will get a rare glimpse of a unique flying machine that changed the way people travel in

America.”

The Ford Motor Company built the Ford Tri-Motor, nicknamed the “Tin Goose,” in the late 1920s in it’s Dearborn, Mich., plant. The airplane underwent a 12-year restoration beginning in the 1970s and since the mid-1980s it has been based at the EAA museum’s historic Pioneer Airport.

On Saturday, members of the Stone Mountain Radio Control Club will display several radiocontrolled model aircraft.

Flights cost $80, with a spot in the co-pilot seat for $125. You can reserve flights online at www. flytheford.org or call 920-426-6536.

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Participants will have the opportunity to shoot skeet, throw a hatchet and shoot a bow and arrow. Free. 770965-7140.

card loom. Fort Yargo State Park, 210 South Broad St., Winder. $3, $5 parking.

770-867-3489.

Outdoor Adventure Weekend, Dawsonville. 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 2, 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 3.

Early morning kids’ fishing rodeo, trail maintenance and guided hikes to honor National Trails Day. Amicalola Falls State Park and Lodge. $5 parking.

706-265-1969.

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Fun at the Fort, Winder.

7-9 p.m. May 25. Antique methods including candle dipping, brick oven bread baking, card loom. Fort Yargo State Park, 210 South Broad St., Winder. $3, $5 parking. 770-8673489.

Holiday Gorge Floor Hike, Tallulah Falls. 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. May 25-28.

Tallulah Gorge State Park, Tallulah Falls. Hike down 531 stairs, river crossing, jumping from rock to rock, climbing alongside river to Bridal Veil Falls for swimming. Total of 3.5 miles. No pets; wear appropriate footwear; ages 10 and older; bring food and water. $5, plus $5 parking. 706-754-7981.

Brenau Barbecue Championship, Brenau University Campus. May 25-26. Memphis Barbecue Network-sanctioned event, 60 teams, including national champions and local teams. Vendors, car show, music, kids’ activities. $5, kids free. 770-534-6161, jbarco@brenau.edu, www. brenau.edu/bbq.

Memorial Day Blast, Helen.

8-9 p.m. May 25, 1-8 p.m., May 26-27. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 28. Unicoi State Park and Lodge, Helen.

Sack races, field day activities, campfire, concert, hoedown. $5 parking. 800573-9659 ext. 305.

JAKES Day, Gainevsille.

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7-9 p.m. June 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29. Antique methods including candle dipping, brick oven bread baking,

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J (Will Smith) and K (Tommy Lee Jones) are back, and that’s an extremely mixed blessing. One story binds all of “Men in Black III,” but in terms of action, comedy and general quality, it plays like two completely different films. Way back in 1969, K battled a particularly ferocious alien named Boris the Animal (Jemaine Clement). Boris escapes the prison during the opening sequence, however, and plans to travel back in time to kill K and the rest of mankind. With the help of current MIB head and K’s old flame, O (Emma Thompson), J goes back in time to rewrite history again. Josh Brolin is perfect as young agent K. Judged as a whole film, this is a rental. Especially in a summer that offers so many other, better movies.

‘Men in Black III’

The Olde Cannery Market, Dahlonega.

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays through October. Sponsored by the Dahlonega Arts Council.

Items featured include handmade cottage goods, natural soaps, paintings, woodworking, ceramics, pottery and jewelry. 706-864-8960 oldcannerymarketplace@gmail.com.

“I Do, I Do!,” Demorest. 7:30 p.m., May 24-26 and May 31-June 2; 2 p.m., May 27 and June 3. North Georgia Theatre at Piedmont College. $20 general admission, $15 groups of eight or more, $18 seniors; Piedmont College students, faculty and staff are admitted free. 706-778-8500 ex. 1355, www.piedmont.edu/FA.

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North Habersham and Wilbanks middle schools eighth-grade jazz bands perform a free concert at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Arrendale Amphitheater at Piedmont College.

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Graybeards 360 Charity Ride, Cumming. 10 a.m. registration, 11 a.m. start June 9. 419 Atlanta Road, Cumming.

Motorcycle ride and swap meet, music, raffle, BBQ, bike wash, arm wrestling contest. $20 per bike, $5 per rider.

Proceeds benefit United Way. 404-457-7235 www. unitedwayforsyth.com

Mad Science Camp, Helen.

9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 12-15. Each day of camp will provide a new understanding of the underlying principles of the natural world, made fun through safe experiments. Smithgall Woods State Park. $65 or $75 if paid after May 28 for June’s camp and after June 29 for July’s camp. 706-878-3087.

Piedmont College Bluegrass Festival, Demorest. 10 a.m. June 2. Featuring Volume 5 and Nash Street. Arrendale Amphitheater. 706-778-3000.

Pottery On and Off the Wheel, Helen.

1-4 p.m. July 12–Aug. 16. Pottery class participants will have an opportunity to learn how to create hand-built pieces using pinch, coil and slab construction techniques and/or thrown pieces on the potter’s wheel. Instructed by Hilton Hill. $150 plus $25 materials fee.

Helen Arts & Heritage Council, 25 Chattahoochee St., Helen. Free.

706-878-3933, www.helenarts.org.

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The Northwinds Symphonic Band will pay tribute to fallen soldiers with its “Duty, Honor, Country” concert on Memorial Day Monday’s concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Gainesville, 751 Green St. NW. Admission is free.

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The Georgia Racing Hall of Fame is celebrating 10 years with car-focused festivities on Saturday. The event includes a car show, a swap meet, arts and crafts, a driver autograph session and live music by band Garage 71.

Georgia Racing Hall of Fame 10th anniversary celebration.

JAKES Day will be held at Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center this weekend. The free event will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. This is the 12th year for JAKES Day, which will include a variety of activities such as archery, turkey calling, rock climbing and knife throwing.

JAKES Day.

In this weekend’s fourth annual Brenau Barbecue Championship, set for Friday and Saturday at the Gainesville campus, top grilling chefs will again compete for the top prizes. Gates open at 10 a.m. Saturday, including children’s activities, regional music and a classic car show until 6 p.m.

Admission is $5.

Brenau Barbecue Championship.

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‘Men in Black III’ is half a fun flick JEFF MARKER jmarker@gsc.edu

Film Review J (Will Smith) and K (Tommy Lee Jones) are back, and that’s an extremely mixed blessing.

One story binds all of “Men in Black III,” but in terms of action, comedy and general quality, it plays like two completely different films.

The first act is so bad I can hardly believe those scenes actually made it into the final cut, but the rest of the movie is loads of fun and surprisingly emotional.

More than anything, the first act is shockingly slow. The filmmakers seemed to think all we needed was to see Smith and Jones together again.

They counted on the actors’ chemistry to elevate weak writing.

Saeed Adyani | Columbia Pictures-Sony It doesn’t. We go long Tommy Lee Jones, left, and Will Smith are shown in a scene from “Men in Black 3.” stretches without anything that resembles a joke, and the few him. It’s unexpected and earns being imprisoned in a secret and a full-scale alien attack is jokes we do get fall totally flat. a chuckle. That’s as fine as the Lunar facility, K deploying the under way.

J makes cracks about K never comedy gets for a solid half Arcnet surveillance system With the help of current MIB smiling or opening up. Didn’t we hour. which alerts the Men in Black head and K’s old flame, O cover this back in 1997?

Mercifully, the story launches to any alien activity near Earth, (Emma Thompson), J goes back There are two neuralizer the movie into the past, at which and K becoming the stoic, in time to rewrite history again. scenes, one when J neuralizes point it takes on a whole new emotionally void man we know.

From the moment J meets the a group of gawkers and comes energy.

Boris escapes the prison man (Michael Chernus) who will up with a lame story to replace Way back in 1969, K battled during the opening sequence, help him time travel, the pace their memories of the aliens they a particularly ferocious alien however, and plans to travel picks up and the movie is saved, just saw. Neither scene is funny named Boris the Animal back in time (he learned about mostly by two actors. and one is ruined by the trailer (Jemaine Clement). Boris is an time travel from a fellow inmate) Josh Brolin is perfect as anyway. interesting species. He has a to kill K and the rest of mankind young agent K. Smith and Brolin Neither Jones nor Smith looks fleshy, spider-like creature that along with him. have the kind of chemistry we like he is having any fun. Kind of nestles into a hole in his hand In fact, Boris does go back formerly enjoyed between Smith hard to produce chemistry when and crawls out to do his bidding. in time. K does too, trying to and Jones. both actors look bored.

It’s as if Salvador Dalí and David handle the situation himself.

But the real hero of MIB III The best joke of the first act?

Cronenberg collaborated on the We don’t see this, but whatever is Michael Stuhlbarg. He plays We see J playing video games character design. happens does change history.

Griffin, a five-dimensional being in his bedroom, and there is a The mysterious clash between Overnight, only J and a few who exists in all times and is huge portrait of an adorable pug K and Boris resulted in Boris other agents even remember K constantly aware of all possible dog hanging on the wall behind

Men in Black III Starring: Will Smith, Josh Brolin, Tommy Lee Jones, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jemaine Clement Rated: PG-13, for sci-fi action violence, and brief suggestive content Runtime: 1 hour, 46 minutes Bottom line: Uneven and mediocre

realities. Stuhlbarg is funny and irresistible, and he gives the movie an enormous lift as soon as he enters.

So what’s the final tally of the movie’s two unequal parts?

You shouldn’t have to pay for the first 30 minutes of this movie. But if you’re an MIB fan, you probably don’t want to miss the last 75 minutes. So arrive late. Maybe the theatre will prorate your ticket price?

Judged as a whole film, this is a rental. Especially in a summer that offers so many other, better movies.

Jeff Marker teaches film and literature at Gainesville State College. His reviews appear weekly in Get Out and on gainesvilletimes.com/getout.

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Hollywood Stadium Cinemas 770-539-9200 120 Green Hill Circle, Gainesville

Battleship (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. 1:00-2:00-4:00-5:00-7:008:00-9:45 Chernobyl Diaries (R) Fri.-Sun. 12:00-2:15-4:30-7:00-10:00 Dark Shadows (PG-13) Thu. 12:15-1:15-2:45-4:15-5:157:15-8:15-10:00 Fri.-Sun. 1:45-4:15-6:45-10:00 The Dictator (R) Thu. 12:00-1:00-2:00-3:00-4:00-5:007:00-8:00-9:00-10:00 Fri.-Sun. 12:00-1:00-2:00-3:004:00-5:00-7:15-8:00-9:15-10:00 The Hunger Games (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. 1:00-4:00-7:00-9:30 The Lucky One (PG-13) Thu. 12:15-2:30-4:45-7:15-9:45 Marvel’s the Avengers (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. 12:30-1:30-3:304:30-6:30-7:30-9:30 Marvel’s the Avengers 3D (PG-13) Thu. 12:00-1:00-2:004:00-5:00-7:00-8:00-9:00 Fri.-Sun. 1:00-4:00-7:00-9:00 Men in Black 3 (PG-13) Thu. 12:01 Fri.-Sun. 12:00-1:152:30-4:15-5:00-7:00-7:30-9:30-10:00 Men in Black 3 3D (PG-13) Thu. 12:01 Fri.-Sun. 12:30-3:306:30-9:00 The Pirates! Band of Misfits (PG) Thu. 12:00-5:00-10:00 The Pirates! Band of Misfits 3D (PG) Thu. 3:00-7:00 Think Like a Man (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. 1:15-4:15-7:15-9:45 What to Expect When You’re Expecting (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. 1:30-4:30-7:15-9:45

Regal Mall Of Georgia Stadium 20 678-482-5858 3333 Buford Drive, Suite 3000, Buford

Battleship (PG-13) Thu. 12:00-1:20-2:00-3:05-4:20-5:10-6:107:20-8:05-9:05-10:20 Fri.-Sun. 11:40-1:25-2:40-3:45-4:356:15-7:40-9:15-9:50-10:35-12:10 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (PG-13) Fri.-Sun. 1:00-4:10-7:1010:05 Chernobyl Diaries (R) Fri.-Sun. 12:45-3:05-5:15-7:30-9:4511:55 Dark Shadows (PG-13) Thu. 12:00-1:15-2:35-3:50-5:10-6:257:45-9:05-10:20 Fri.-Sun. 11:35-2:20-5:05-7:45-10:25 Dark Shadows: The IMAX Experience (PG-13) Thu. 4:10-10:00 The Dictator (R) Thu. 12:00-12:45-2:10-2:55-4:20-5:15-6:507:30-9:00-9:45 Fri.-Sun. 12:00-12:55-2:10-3:15-4:20-5:307:20-8:00-9:30-10:10-11:40 The Five-Year Engagement (R) Thu. 1:30-4:15-7:00-9:45 The Hunger Games (PG-13) Thu. 12:55-4:05-7:30-10:30 Fri.Sun. 12:50-7:10 The Lucky One (PG-13) Thu. 12:05-2:25-4:50-7:15-9:55 Marvel’s the Avengers (PG-13) Thu. 12:20-1:30-3:25-4:35-6:307:45-9:35 Fri.-Sun. 12:10-1:55-3:20-5:05-6:30-8:10-9:3511:15 Marvel’s the Avengers 3D (PG-13) Thu. 12:00-1:00-2:15-3:054:10-5:25-6:10-7:20-8:30-9:15-10:25 Fri.-Sun. 11:35-1:252:35-4:05-4:30-5:40-7:35-8:45-10:15-10:40-11:50 Marvel’s the Avengers: An IMAX 3D Experience (PG-13) Thu. 12:45-7:00 Men in Black 3 (PG-13) Thu. 12:10 Fri.-Sun. 11:45-12:30-1:302:15-2:55-4:00-5:30-6:30-7:15-8:00-9:00-10:30-11:30-12:15 Men in Black 3 3D (PG-13) Thu. 12:01 Fri.-Sun. 12:00-1:002:30-3:30-4:45-5:00-6:05-7:30-8:35-9:45-10:00-11:05 Men in Black 3: An IMAX 3D Experience (PG-13) Thu. 12:30 Fri.Sun. 11:30-2:00-4:30-7:00-9:30-12:01

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Actress Brooklyn Decker, right, is shown with Taylor Kitsch in a scene from “Battleship.”

The Pirates! Band of Misfits (PG) Thu. 1:20-3:40-6:00 Safe (R) Thu. 12:40-2:55-5:10-7:25-9:40 Think Like a Man (PG-13) Thu. 1:30-4:30-7:35-10:25 Fri.-Sun. 12:50-7:05 Titanic 3D (PG-13) Thu. 8:25 What to Expect When You’re Expecting (PG-13) Thu. 12:10-1:252:40-4:05-5:10-6:45-7:40-9:20-10:10 Fri.-Sun. 11:50-12:402:20-3:50-4:50-6:45-7:40-9:25-10:20-12:05

Movies 400 678-513-4400

415 Atlanta Road, Cumming

Battleship (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. (12:30-3:35) 6:40-9:45 Chernobyl Diaries (R) Fri.-Sun. (12:30-2:50-5:10) 7:30-9:50 Chimpanzee (G) Thu.-Sun. (12:10-2:20-4:30) 6:40-8:50 Dark Shadows (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. (12:45-3:30) 7:15-10:00 The Dictator (R) Thu.-Sun. (12:55-3:10-5:25) 7:40-10:00 The Five-Year Engagement (R) Thu. 7:05-10:00 The Hunger Games (PG-13) Thu. (12:00-3:15) 6:30-9:45 The Lucky One (PG-13) Thu. (1:15-3:50) 7:25-10:00 Marvel’s the Avengers (PG-13) Thu. (11:30-2:45) 6:00-9:15 Fri.-Sun. (12:00-3:15) 6:30-9:45 Marvel’s the Avengers 3D (PG-13) Thu. (12:00-1:00-1:303:15-4:15-4:45) 6:30-7:30-8:00-9:45 Fri.-Sun. (1:00-1:304:15-5:00) 7:30-8:30 Men in Black 3 (PG-13) Fri.-Sun. (1:00-4:30) 7:20-10:10 Men in Black 3 3D (PG-13) Fri.-Sun. (11:45-12:25-2:353:15-5:25) 6:35-8:30-9:30 The Pirates! Band of Misfits 3D (PG) Thu. (12:00-2:20-4:40) What to Expect When You’re Expecting (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. (1:00-3:40) 7:00-9:40

Habersham Hills Cinemas 6 706-776-7469 Ga. 365 at Cody Road, Mount Airy

Battleship (PG-13) Thu. 3:40-7:00 Fri. 5:00-7:50 Sat.-Sun. 2:10-5:00-7:50 Dark Shadows (PG-13) Thu. 3:20-5:50-8:15 Fri. 3:55-7:00 Sat.-Sun. 1:45-4:15-7:00 The Dictator (R) Thu. 4:30-6:25-8:25 Fri. 4:35-6:35-8:35 Sat.-Sun. 2:40-4:35-6:35-8:35 The Lucky One (PG-13) Thu. 3:05-5:30-7:50 Marvel’s the Avengers (PG-13) Thu. 4:00-7:25 Fri. 4:10-7:20 Sat.-Sun. 1:05-4:10-7:20 Men in Black 3 (PG-13) Fri. 3:40-6:05-8:25 Sat.-Sun. 1:153:40-6:05-8:25 What to Expect When You’re Expecting (PG-13) Thu. 3:005:30-8:05 Fri. 5:30-8:05 Sat.-Sun. 3:10-5:30-8:05

Dawson 400 Stadium Cinemas 706-216-1622 189 North 400 Center Lane, Dawsonville

Battleship (PG-13) Thu. 4:00-5:00-6:55-8:00-9:45 Fri.Sun. 1:00-1:30-4:00-5:00-6:55-8:00-9:45 Chernobyl Diaries (R) Fri.-Sun. 12:05-2:10-4:15-7:059:10 Dark Shadows (PG-13) Thu. 4:10-5:10-6:50-8:00-9:40 Fri.-Sun. 1:15-4:10-6:50-9:40 The Dictator (R) Thu. 4:30-7:25-9:40 Fri.-Sun. 12:202:25-4:30-7:25-9:40 The Lucky One (PG-13) Thu. 4:45-7:05-9:25 Marvel’s the Avengers (PG-13) Thu. 4:00-5:00-7:00-8:0010:00 Fri.-Sun. 1:00-4:00-7:00-10:00 Marvel’s the Avengers 3D (PG-13) Thu. 4:00-7:00-10:00 Fri.-Sun. 1:00-4:00-7:00-10:00 Men in Black 3 (PG-13) Thu. 12:01 Fri.-Sun. 12:00-2:254:50-7:15-9:40 Men in Black 3 3D (PG-13) Thu. 12:01 Fri.-Sun. 12:202:45-5:10-7:55-10:00 What to Expect When You’re Expecting (PG-13) Thu. 4:057:00-9:30 Fri.-Sun. 1:00-4:05-7:00-9:30

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NOW SHOWING Movie reviews from Associated Press and McClatchy Newspapers. Stars out of four.

openING ‘Men in Black III’ ■ Review, 10

continuING ‘Battleship’

HH½ (PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, action and destruction, and for language.) This is big, dumb fun that knows it’s big, dumb fun and enthusiastically embraces its big, dumb, fun nature. Director Peter Berg has crafted an almost fetishistic homage to Michael Bay — like the “Transformers” series, this is yet another action extravaganza inspired by a Hasbro product — with its epic set pieces, swaggering bravado, panoramic skies and cheesy romance.

It doesn’t lean all the way into parody, but rather feels more like an affectionate and knowing approximation of a very specific, muscular genre: one of those the-world-is-endingwe’re-all-gonna-die movies. And because it’s a little cheeky and doesn’t seem to take itself totally seriously, it’s more enjoyable than one might expect from a movie based on a board game created in the 1960s. Taylor Kitsch gets more to work with here than he did earlier this year in “John Carter” as Alex Hopper. A slacker and troublemaker at the film’s start, he joins the Navy at the insistence of his older brother, Stone (Alexander Skarsgard). A certain gorgeous blonde named Sam (Brooklyn Decker) also provides some inspiration. Flash-forward and Alex is a lieutenant on one Naval destroyer while Stone is the commanding officer of another. Both answer to Adm. Shane (a withering, well-cast Liam Neeson), who happens to be Sam’s father. They’re all taking part in some international war games off the Hawaiian coast when — oops! — a satellite signal sent to a newly discovered planet that looks a lot like ours in a neighboring galaxy provokes some angry extraterrestrials.

‘What to Expect When You’re Expecting’

HH (PG-13 for crude and sexual content, thematic elements and language.) If only the entire movie had focused on the dad’s group and didn’t just drop in on them a handful of times, we might have been onto something here. Chris Rock, Thomas Lennon and Rob Huebel are among the dudes who meet regularly to push their kids in tricked-out strollers, tote them in high-end carriers and talk guy stuff in a confidential setting away from the wives. Their no-nonsense banter, and their unabashed worship of the buff, shirtless jogger who frequents their neighborhood park, livens up what is a rather predictable and cliched depiction of pregnancy. A likable, goodlooking cast of popular actors can only do so much with material that’s superficial and sitcommy. This is “inspired by” the advice book of the same name. But director Kirk Jones’ film merely uses the title of a familiar nonfiction book as a leaping-off point to explore various relationships, ostensibly for hilarious comic effect. There are some laughs here and there and a few recognizable moments of honesty. More often, we get the kind of contrived, unbelievable wackiness that breaks out when all the pregnant women whose stories we’ve been following

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Matthew Morrison, left, and Cameron Diaz are shown in a scene from “What to Expect When You’re Expecting.”

just happen to give birth at the same hospital on the same night. Starring Jennifer Lopez, Cameron Diaz, Elizabeth Banks and Anna Kendrick.

‘The Dictator’

H½ (R for strong, crude and sexual content; brief male nudity; language; and some violent images.) Sacha Baron Cohen is back with “The Dictator,” his least-focused film yet, although it has an actual script compared with the guerrilla-style mockumentaries that preceded it. Baron Cohen stars as Admiral Gen. Aladeen, who has ruled the oil-rich, fictitious North African nation of Wadiya cruelly and cluelessly since he was 7 years old. Aladeen oppresses his people from the comfort of his opulent palace, sleeps with movie stars (including Megan Fox in a cameo) and

orders the execution of his underlings for the silliest of perceived offenses. But when he travels to New York to make a speech before the United Nations, he finds he’s been double-crossed by his right-hand man (Ben Kingsley) and forced to survive as a commoner. Stripped of his trademark thick beard, Aladeen is rendered unrecognizable and ends up working at an organic grocery store run by the androgynous, ultra-politically correct Zoey (Anna Faris.)

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“The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’

HH (PG-13 for sexual content and language.)

In theory, seeing Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson and Bill Nighy share the screen should be a delight. In reality, this seriocomic romp merely has its moments, but more often feels heavy-handed, sappy and overlong. Sure, it’ll seem warm and crowdpleasing but probably only to crowds of a certain age, who may relate to these characters who find themselves in flux in their twilight. It too often spells out too much, and features painfully literal symbolism like a bird taking flight at just the right time. Still, Dench does some of the loveliest work of her lengthy and esteemed career here as Evelyn, who’s recently widowed after 40 years of marriage and struggling to establish an identity on her own. She’s one of several elderly Brits who travel to a resort in Jaipur, India, that advertises itself as an elegant destination for retirees. In truth, the place is empty and falling apart, despite the best efforts of the enthusiastic, young manager who inherited the hotel from his father (Dev Patel of “Slumdog Millionaire”) to turn it into a palace. Each character experiences an obligatory moment of truth in this colorful, bustling city, but the plot machinations in the script from Ol Parker, based on the novel “These Foolish Things” by Deborah Moggach, feel rather creaky.

‘Marvel’s The Avengers’

HHH½ (PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action throughout and a mild drug reference.) The hype has been building

for years and it couldn’t possibly be more deafening at this point. After a series of summer blockbusters that individually introduced Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor and Captain America, all these characters come together alongside several other friends and foes. And with director and co-writer Joss Whedon, they couldn’t be in better hands. He’s pulled off the tricky feat of juggling a large ensemble cast and giving everyone a chance to shine, of balancing splashy set pieces with substantive ideology. Stuff gets blowed up real good in beautifully detailed 3-D, but the film as a whole is never a mess from a narrative perspective.

Whedon keeps a tight rein on some potentially unwieldy material, and the result is a film that simultaneously should please purists (one of which he is) as well as those who aren’t necessarily comicbook aficionados. He also stays true to the characters while establishing a tone that’s very much his own.

As he did with the recent horror hit “The Cabin in the Woods,” which he co-wrote and produced, Whedon has come up with a script that’s cheeky and breezy, full of witty banter and sly pop-culture shout-outs as well as self-referential humor, one that moves with an infectious energy that (almost) makes you lose

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track of its 2½-hour running time. Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), the head of S.H.I.E.L.D., assembles a dream team of superheroes to retrieve the Tesseract, the cosmic blue cube that gives its bearer unlimited power, when the evil Loki (Tom Hiddleston) descends from Asgard and steals it.

Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and The Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) are among those on the case — once they stop fighting each other, that is.

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‘Dark Shadows’

H½ (PG-13 for comic horror violence, sexual content, some drug use, language and smoking.)

Tim Burton and Johnny Depp are snuggled warmly in their comfort zone in this chilly horror-comedy. You don’t need to know a thing about the “Dark Shadows” TV series that provides the inspiration. Tonally, thematically, visually, you’ve seen this movie before, with its oddball characters, skies in varying shades of gray and a foreboding sense of gothic mystery. It’s actually a wonder that Depp hasn’t played a vampire before; still, his long-undead Barnabas Collins, who’s been buried alive for nearly two centuries and suddenly finds himself back in his insular Maine hometown in 1972, fits squarely within his well-honed on-screen

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Judi Dench as “Evelyn,” from left, Tom Wilkinson as “Graham,” and Bill Nighy as “Douglas” star in “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.”

persona. He thinks he’s quite the charmer, but he’s actually a bit awkward, and that contradiction provides the main source of humor. Or at least, it’s

supposed to. The script from Seth Grahame-Smith (“Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”) allows its family full of weirdoes to shine, but too often is crammed with

fish-out-of-water gags as Barnabas struggles to make sense of the time in which he’s found himself. “Dark Shadows” feels too languid, and bogged down.

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Jazz it up for A symphonic salute to vets Memorial Day Northwinds to perform in concert ‘Duty, Honor, Country’

Middle school jazz bands to present picnic concert From staff reports Music lovers can find some cool jazz at the Arrendale Aphitheater at Piedmont College as the North Habersham and Wilbanks middle schools eighth-grade jazz bands perform a free concert Friday, May 25.

“Habersham Jazzin’ the Sticks” will begin at 6:30 p.m.

Bring a picnic dinner and listen to the combined talents of the North Habersham Middle School Band, directed

by Martin Dean, and the Hilliard Wilbanks Middle School Band, directed by David A. Arvold.

The Arrendale Amphitheater is adjacent to the Swanson Center for Performing Arts and Communications on College Drive in Demorest.

BY BRANDEE A. THOMAS

bthomas@gainesvilletimes.com The Northwinds Symphonic Band will pay tribute to fallen soldiers with its “Duty, Honor, Country” concert on Memorial Day. Monday’s concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Gainesville, 751 Green St. NW. Admission is free. It is being presented by the band and the Northeast Georgia History Center.

Conductor Ronald J. Evans will direct the ensemble of community musicians.

The concert will feature a number of special guests, including Riverside

Military Academy’s Lt. Col. J. Kevin Jarrard and guest conductor Vicki Pinson.

Tenor Jonathan Jackson will sing Elvis Presley’s “American Trilogy” and Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA,” Evans says.

In addition to paying tribute to groups like the Tuskegee Airmen, the performers will also honor local heroes.

“The traditional veterans’ walk-about will take place during the strains of the march, ‘Americans We,’” Evans said.

“We’re also including a musical tribute to John W. Jacobs Jr. — patriot, businessman and World War II veteran who passed away this year. “(Soprano) Michelle Martin will

When: 7:30 p.m. Monday Where: First Baptist Church, 751 Green St. NW, Gainesville How much: Free For more information: www. northwindsband.com

perform a medley of American songs which will be dedicated to (Jacobs’) memory.”

According to the conductor, the centerpiece of the patriotic concert will be the ensemble’s performance of Richard Rodgers’ “Victory at Sea,” which will include a video montage of sea battles. The piece will be lead by associate conductor Mercer Crook.

concert calendar This Week

Gwinnett Community Band, Suwanee. 7 p.m. May 25.

Town Center Park. Free.

Northwinds Symphonic Band Memorial Day Concert, Gainesville. 7: 30 p.m. May 28. First Baptist Church of Gainesville. Free.

Upcoming

Piedmont College Bluegrass Festival, Demorest.

10 a.m. June 2. Featuring Volume 5 and Nash Street.

Arrendale Amphitheater.

706-778-3000.

Neil Diamond, Atlanta.

June 6. Philips Arena.

Foster The People, Atlanta.

June 7. Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Atlanta. $65 and up. www.ticketmaster. com.

ZZ Top, 3 Doors Down and Gretchen Wilson, June 10. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta. www. vzwamp.com Gavin DeGraw and Colbie Caillet with Andy

Grammer. June 13. www. deltaclassicchastain.com.

North Georgia Chamber Music Festival, Dahlonega.

June 15-24. Gloria Shott Performance Hall, North Georgia College & State University. $30. www. northgeorgia.edu/ chambermusic.

Anita Baker. June 16. www.deltaclassicchastain. com.

Music of The Night; The Best of London’s West End Musical Theater. June 22. www.deltaclassicchastain.

com.

Coldplay, Atlanta. July 2.

Philips Arena.

Gainesville Symphony Orchestra Patriotic Pops Concert, Gainesville. 8 p.m.

July 3 Brenau University amphitheater. $20 adults, $18 seniors 65 plus, $5 children age 7-17, children younger than 7 are free.

770-532-5727.

Furthur featuring Phil Lesh and Bob Weir. July 10. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, 2200 Encore

Parkway, Alpharetta. www. vzwamp.com Diana Krall. July 11. www.deltaclassicchastain. com.

Summerland Tour featuring Everclear, Sugar Ray, Gin Blossoms, Lit and Marcy Playground. July 13. www. deltaclassicchastain.com.

Miranda Lambert with special guests Lee Brice and Thomas Rhett. July 13.

Aaron’s Amphitheater, Atlanta. www.livenation. com. 404-443-5000.

Crosby, Stills & Nash.

July 14. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, 2200 Encore

Parkway, Alpharetta. www. vzwamp.com Barenaked Ladies, Blues Traveler, Big Head Todd & The Monsters and Cracker. July 16. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta. www. vzwamp.com

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Piedmont summer theater headlines 3 timeless comedies From staff reports North Georgia Theatre at Piedmont College returns for a second season filled with summer comedies, beginning with “I Do, I Do!” at the Swanson Center in Demorest.

A professional repertory theater company at Piedmont, North Georgia Theatre brings together actors, directors and designers from across the Southeast to produce theater in the Northeast Georgia mountains, says Bill Gabelhausen, chairman of the college’s Department of Theatre.

“I Do, I Do!” is a two-character musical that spans 50 years, from 1895 to 1945, focusing on the ups and downs experienced by Agnes and Michael Snow throughout their marriage.

Shows are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. May 2426 and May 31-June 2; and matinees at 2 p.m.

May 27 and June 3.

The season will also include “The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged),” an irreverent, fast-paced romp through the Bard’s plays that will run June 7-10 and June 14-17.

The final show of the summer will be “Nunsense,” the hilarious story of the Little Sisters of Hoboken, set to run June 21-24 and June 28-July 1.

Adult tickets are $20 (a season pass is $50) and groups of eight or more are $15 each.

Seniors are $18; Piedmont College students, faculty and staff are admitted free.

arts events This Week

The Olde Cannery Market, Dahlonega. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays through October. Sponsored by the Dahlonega Arts Council. Items featured include handmade cottage goods, natural soaps, paintings, woodworking, ceramics, pottery and jewelry. 706-864-8960 oldcannerymarketplace@ gmail.com.

“Merge,” The 2012 Hal B. Rhodes III Student Exhibition, Dahlonega. Through July 30. North Georgia College & State University’s Library Technology Center, 3rd floor. Annual juried exhibition of paintings,

theater events THIS WEEK

“I Do, I Do!,” Demorest. 7:30 p.m., May 24-26 and May 31-June 2; 2 p.m., May 27 and June 3. North Georgia Theatre at Piedmont College. $20 general admission, $15 groups of eight or more, $18 seniors; Piedmont College students, faculty and staff are admitted free. 706-7788500 ext. 1355, www.piedmont. edu/FA.

Upcoming

“The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged),” Demorest.

June 7-10 and June 14-17. North Georgia Theatre at Piedmont College. $20 general admission, $15 groups of eight or more, $18 seniors; Piedmont College students, faculty and staff are admitted free. 706-778-8500 ext.

1355, www.piedmont.edu/FA. “Dearly Beloved,” Clarkesville.

7:30 p.m. evenings, 2 p.m. matinees, June 8-10, 14-16.

Habersham Community Theater, 1370 Washington St., Clarkesville. $13, adults; $8 children and full-time students. www. habershamtheater.org, 706-8391315.

“Nunsense,” Demorest. June 21-24 and June 28-July 1. $20 general admission, $15 groups of eight or more, $18 seniors; Piedmont College students, faculty and staff are admitted free.

drawings, prints, photographs, ceramics, textiles, and weavings created by students. Free.

706-867-2832.

Upcoming

Summer Saturday Art Amble, Clarkesville. 10

a.m. to 5 p.m. June 9.

Self-guided stroll through studios, workshops, storefronts and art centered events in a four-county corner of the mountains. Free. For map and more info, www. artstour.org.

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Gay Anne Agnew

Katie Barth

Shelby Bright

Megan Haulbrook

Ana Lopera

Junior nursing major.

Daughter of Jeff and Kim Agnew. Wants to work locally in health care.

Junior mass communications major. Daughter of Richard and Marcia Barth.

Wants to work locally in philanthropic marketing.

Junior pre-physician assistant major. Daughter of Chip and Tracy Bright.

Broadening career options to stay in the community.

Senior business major.

Daughter of Joe Haulbrook and Shannan Morgan.

Wants to focus on human resources management.

Junior education major.

Daughter of Fabio and Gladys Lopera. Wants to work in early childhood education.

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Support these – and other – extraordinary students learn and work close to home. All proceeds benefit local scholarship recipients at Brenau University.

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