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Yonkers in Hall Production of ‘Hello, Dolly!’ opens at Pam Ware Performing Arts Center

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The student/faculty exhibit at North Georgia College & State University enters its final month on display. Hurry, before the eye candy is gone.

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movies

When does a franchise need to call it quits?

When the previews are more entertaining than the actual movie. “Ice Age” should make like a dinosaur and bite the dust.

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Follow Dolly Levi as she “meddles” in the love life of others with the summer community production of “Hello, Dolly!”

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Help support Dawsonville’s historic Pool Room with a family friendly benefit featuring live music, children’s activities and food.

PAGE 14 The Arts Council Movies on the Green series will screen “16-Love” starring local son Chandler Massey. Come early and bring blankets and chairs!

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concert calendar This week

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.

Third annual RiverMist Concert Series, Helen. 7 p.m. July 14 and Aug. 18. Rivermist Lodge, Ga. 75, next to Habersham Winery. Country, Southern rock and Americana music. $10, children younger than 10, free. Camping available at Yonah Mountain Campground. 706-7540067 or RiverMist Concert Series on Facebook.

Crosby, Stills & Nash. July 14.

Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta. www.vzwamp.com Woody Guthrie’s Birthday with John McCutcheon, Dahlonega. 8-10 p.m.

July 14. The Crimson Moon Cafe, 24 N Park St., Dahlonega. $25. 706864-3982, www.thecrimsonmoon. com.

S.E.B.A. Bluegrass Jam, Dahlonega.

2-5 p.m. July 15. The Crimson Moon

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Von Grey, Dahlonega. 8-10 p.m. July 13. The Crimson Moon Cafe, 24 N Park St., Dahlonega. $16. 706-864-3982, www.thecrimsonmoon.com.

Cafe, 24 N Park St., Dahlonega.

Free. 706-864-3982, www. thecrimsonmoon.com or www. sebabluegrass.org.

Greybeard’s Acoustic Jam, Dahlonega. 7:30-9:30 p.m. July 15.

The Crimson Moon Cafe, 24 N Park St., Dahlonega. $5. 706-864-3982,

etc. events This week

Hall Grants Group monthly forum, Gainesville. 9-11 a.m.

July 12. Free workshop and online tutorial sponsored by Hall Family Connections. United Way Office, Oak Street, Gainesville. hallgrants.wikispaces.com.

Book signing, Gainesville. 1-3 p.m. July 14. New York Times best-selling author Diana Palmer will sign her new release “Courageous.” Free. The Hall Book Exchange, 1854 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville. 770-532-6693, hallbookexchange.com.

Book signing, Athens. 4 p.m. July 14. Young Adult author S.R. Johannes will be discussing her new book “Uncontrollable.” Avid Bookshop, 493 Prince Ave., Athens. Free. 706-352-2060, www.avidbookshop.com

Upcoming

Pirates of Lanier Boat Poker Run, Lake Lanier. 9 a.m. July 21. www.lanierpartners.org.

Homeschool book sale, Gainesville. Noon to 8 p.m.

July 20. Georgia Mountains Center, 301 Main St. SW, Gainesville. Educational books and items for sale by local homeschool group. Pre-Kindergarten to 12th grade in all subjects. Homeschool Enrichment Expo tables open for information on local classes, activities, etc. Free and open to the public. 770-297-0138, hersheyrules@

www.thecrimsonmoon.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

bellsouth.net.

WomenSource Summer Health Series, Gainesville.

5:30-7 p.m. Aug. 2, and Aug. 13. Walters Auditorium at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, 743 Spring St. NE, Gainesville. Sponsored by the Junior League of Gainesville-Hall County and Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Attendees are invited to enjoy a light dinner beginning at 5:30 p.m. The programs will begin at 6 p.m.

Free. Reservations are required. 770-503-9060, www.

WomenSource.info.

East Georgia Genealogy Society, Winder. 7 p.m. Aug. 14.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 36 Sims Road, Winder. www.eastgageneology.com.

History forum, Helen. 5:30 p.m. Aug. 14. Emory Jones, author of “Distant Voices,” will discuss the Nacoochee Indian Mound. Helen Arts and Heritage Center, 25 Chattahoochee St., Helen. 706-878-3933, www.helenarts. org.

History forum, Helen. 5:30 p.m. Sept. 11. Authors David Greear and Chris Brooks will introduce “Images of America: Helen” a new book that traces Helen’s history from earliest days to the present. Helen Arts and Heritage Center, 25 Chattahoochee St., Helen. 706-878-3933, www.helenarts.org.

Ongoing

American Business Women’s Association, Gainesville.

6 p.m. fourth Tuesday each month. Recess Southern

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Listings run at the discretion of the editor.

If you would like to place an ad, call Betty Thompson at 770-532-1234 or email bthompson@gainesvilletimes.com

Gastro Pub, 118 Bradford St. NE, Gainesville. Dinner, speakers, meeting. 770-654-9277, www.abwallcc.org.

Historic Downtown Farmers Market, Gainesville. 2:306:30 p.m. Fridays. Downtown Gainesville Square. www. gainesville.org.

Hall County Farmers Market, Gainesville. Tuesdays 6 a.m. until sellout, Saturdays 7 a.m. until sellout. Through October. East Crescent Drive and Jesse Jewell Parkway

by Interstate 985 Exit 24 in Gainesville. www.hallfarmers. org.

Old Jail tours, Dahlonega. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. 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 Oct. 27. West Main and Waters streets, downtown Dahlonega across from The Holly Theater.

706-482-2707, rebeccashirley@dahlonegadda.org.

Spout Springs Farmers Market, Flowery Branch. 47 p.m. Thursdays through October. Spout Springs Library parking lot. Fresh and local produce and crafts.

SSLFarmersmarket@gmail.com

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Summer community theater puts on ‘Hello, Dolly!’

BY BRANDEE A. THOMAS

bthomas@gainesvilletimes.com Long before Bravo TV’s “Millionaire Matchmaker,” there was Dolly Levi, better known as the star of the musical, “Hello, Dolly!”

The production has been reincarnated everywhere from Broadway to the big screen and now the Pam Ware Summer Community Theatre is giving it a go.

“It’s quite a fun show,” said Issac Hopkins, summer theater program liaison.

“It’s set in 1890s New York and revolves around a meddling woman who finds love for (a few) lovebirds.”

The show is being staged inside the Pam Ware Performing Arts Center at Gainesville High School, 830 Century Place.

The family-friendly show runs about two hours and includes an intermission.

It opened on Wednesday and will feature daily performances at 7:30 p.m. through Saturday.

Tickets for the show are $15 plus tax for adults and $10 plus tax for seniors and students.

They will be available at the door or can be purchased in advance at the Gainesville Parks and Recreation office inside the Gainesville Civic Center,

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From left, Molly Jenkins, Chris Hallowes, Mary Beverly, Clint Hamlin, Kathy Kelley, Cleve Brown, Haynes Kaufman, Taylor Hall and Emmeline Jones star in the Pam Ware Summer Community Theatre production of “Hello, Dolly!”

830 Green St. “It’s going to be a great show,” said Missy Bailey, Gainesville recreation division manager.

“A lot of work has gone into it.

“The cast and crew (have) been practicing since May.” The summer theater program has become an annual tradition that local actors and actresses of all ages look forward to all year.

It is a partnership between the city parks and recreation department and

theater events THIS WEEK

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Fifth Row Center theater camp, Flowery Branch. July 12-13. Sterling on the Lake. Ages 6-16. Experience stage and special effects makeup, juggling, singing for the stage, acting for the stage, stage combat,

‘Hello, Dolly!’

Pam Ware Community Theatre production When: 7:30 p.m. through Saturday Where: The Pam Ware Performing Arts Center at Gainesville High School, 830 Century Place, Gainesville How much: $15 plus tax for adults or $10 plus tax for seniors and children Contact: 770-531.-680 or www.gainesville.org/ community-theatre

Gainesville High School’s award-winning drama director, Pam Ware.

Past performances by the summer theater group

acting for film class. Classes taught by trained professionals. Half-day and full-day sessions are available. www.fifthrowcenter.com, info@ fifthrowcenter.com.

“Hello, Dolly!,” Gainesville. 7:30 p.m.

July 12-14. Presented by Gainesville Parks & Recreation and the Pam Ware Summer Community Theatre.

Gainesville High Warehouse, 830

include “Oliver” and “Annie Warbucks,” which was the next chapter in the life of everyone’s favorite orphan, “Annie.”

Century Place, Gainesville. Adults $15, children 2-18 and Seniors $10. Seven percent sales tax added. Tickets sold at the door or at Gainesville Parks & Recreation. 770-531-2680.

“Sylvia,” Dahlonega. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays, July 13-15, 20-22 and 27-29. Holly Theater, 69 W. Main St., Dahlonega. www. hollytheater.com.

The Play On Players, a college project collaboration between college theater majors Carly Berg and Haden Rider, plan to hold auditions Aug. 13 for young actors ages 8 to 18 who are interested in landing a performance spot at the national Junior Theater Festival. The festival is scheduled to take place January 2013 in Atlanta.

Auditions will take place at 5 p.m. Aug. 13 at the Ed Cabell Theatre on the Gainesville State campus located at 3820 Mundy Mill Road, Oakwood.

Berg and Rider, both juniors in the Gainesville Theatre Alliance professional training program at Gainesville State and Brenau University, have been involved in performing, choreographing, music directing or directing for the Junior Theater Festival for several years.

Gay H. Hammond, director of WonderQuest, the Gainesville Theatre Alliance’s theater for young audiences and an assistant professor of theater at Brenau University, is consulting on the project.

The festival is sponsored by Musical Theatre International, a major musical theater licensing agency.

This year’s competition team will be performing “Honk, Jr.,” an MTI musical production based on the classic story of “The Ugly Duckling.”

Those auditioning should have some stage experience and be prepared with a short musical theater song selection and come prepared to dance.

Some may be asked to perform cold readings and/or sing for specific characters in the “Honk, Jr.” script.

The Play On Players cast will rehearse on Saturday mornings September through December in preparation for performances in mid-December. The cost for cast members is $200, the bulk of which covers costs of attending the festival.

For more details, visit www.playonplayers.com.

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GTA announces 2012-13 lineup Tall tales of N. Ga. Season full of classics and contemporary gems From staff reports The Gainesville Theatre Alliance has announced a new theatrical season that begins this fall with wellloved and new titles, both classical and contemporary for theatergoers in North Georgia.

The upcoming season promises nothing less than dazzling, with theater professionals guest directing, acting and designing alongside GTA’s talented college theater students.

The season’s shows include a WonderQuest: GTA for Young Audiences production of “The Frog Prince” arranged by Gay Hammond, based on the fairy tale by The Brothers Grimm.

Filled with Latin flair and hilarious characters, Hammond puts a new spin on a classic fairy tale.

On the GTA Mainstage will be a production of “The Producers,” adapted from the 1968 Mel Brooks comedy.

The play follows the antics of two very different men, Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom, as they maneuver their way fecklessly through finding and producing a show — the gloriously offensive “Springtime For Hitler” — and, through an insanely funny adventure, become friends.

Then in February, GTA presents “She Loves Me,” a romantic comedy by Joe Masteroff about two feuding clerks in a 1930s European perfumery who secretly find solace in their anonymous romantic pen pals, not suspecting that their respective correspondents

Gainesville Theatre Alliance 2012-13 season lineup

seniors and $14-16 for students More info: Free stage tour 6 p.m. Oct. 23

Select seats online at www. gainesvilletheatrealliance.org or by calling 678-717-3624.

‘She Loves Me’

‘The Frog Prince’ When: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 28-30 and Oct. 5-6; 2:30 p.m. Sept. 30 with school matinees at 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. Sept.

27-30 and Oct. 2-5 Where: Brenau University’s Historic Pearce Auditorium, 500 Centennial Circle, Gainesville Tickets: $10-12 for adults and seniors, $7-8 for students and children, depending on seat location.

More info: Free stage tour 6 p.m. Sept.

18; Meet-the-Actors reception following the opening performance Sept. 28; free ice-cream social following the 2:30 p.m. performance on Sept. 30.

‘The Producers’ When: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6-10 and 13-17; 2:30 p.m. Nov. 11 and 17 Where: Brenau University’s Hosch Theatre in the John S. Burd Center, 429 Academy St., Gainesville Tickets: $20-24 for adults, $18-22 for

are none other than each other.

Not to miss out on a good drama, GTA will present Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun.” When life insurance money arrives, divergent dreams and conflicts erupt within three generations of the Younger family. Sacrifice, trust and love among the Younger family and their heroic struggle to retain dignity in a bigoted and changing world is a searing and timeless document of hope and inspiration.

Wrapping up the season will be a production of

When: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 12-16 and 19-23; 2:30 p.m. Feb. 17 and 23 Where: Brenau University’s Hosch Theatre in the John S. Burd Center, 429 Academy St., Gainesville Tickets: $16-18 for adults, $14-16 for seniors and $10-12 for students More info: Free stage tour 6 p.m. Jan. 29

‘A Raisin in the Sun’ When: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15, 17, 19-23; 2:30 p.m. Feb. 16 and 23 Where: Gainesville State College’s Ed Cabell Theatre, 3850 Mundy Mill Road, Oakwood Tickets: $12

‘Twelfth Night’ When: 7:30 p.m. April 9-13 and 16-20; 2:30 p.m. April 14 and 20 Where: Gainesville State College’s Ed Cabell Theatre, 3850 Mundy Mill Road, Oakwood Tickets: $16-18 for adults, $14-16 for seniors and $10-12 for students.

More info: Free stage tour 6 p.m. March 26

“Twelfth Night,” one of William Shakespeare’s most stirring comedies.

This joyous production swirls to life with evocative music, vibrant costumes, and some of the most exquisite love poetry in the English language.

GTA is a 33-year-old acclaimed collaboration of Gainesville State College, Brenau University, theater professionals and the Northeast Georgia community that has yielded state and national awards.

Discounted package and individual tickets to GTA performances

are on sale at www. gainesvilletheatrealliance. org. Patrons can select their seats online, or call 678717-3624 for tickets.

BY BRANDEE A. THOMAS bthomas@ gainesvilletimes.com

If you’re looking to learn more about the “old maids of Murrayville” or the first automobile in Banks County, you may or may not get the answers you seek during Saturday’s “Celebrations: ARTS ALIVE” radio broadcast.

From 8-9 a.m. Saturday on Brenau University’s 89.1 FM, local author Gordon Sawyer will be sharing tall tales from his latest work, “Characters, Crazies and the Culture of Northeast Georgia.”

Although certain details may be improvised or embellished a bit, the humorous yarns he’ll be spinning are based on actual people and events from this area.

The hour-long broadcast will actually be a double-header. In addition to Sawyer’s tales, listeners will also have the opportunity to enjoy “old timey music” performed by veteran and youth performers from the Georgia Pick and Bow Traditional Music School.

If you miss the live broadcast, you will be able to enjoy the recorded show as a podcast on the “Celebrations” website,

ARTS ALIVE with Gordon Sawyer What: radio broadcast When: 8-9 a.m.

Saturday Where: WBCX 89.1 FM or www.brenau. edu\\wbcx

celebrations.podomatic. com.

“Celebrations” is weekly program organized by a variety of volunteer writers, performers and artists.

The group’s goal is to bring the arts to all ages.

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NGCSU exhibit nears end From staff reports An annual juried exhibition of art created by the best students in the Department of Visual Arts at North Georgia College & State University is in its final month, and will remain open through July 30.

“Drawing the Line: The 2012 Hal B. Rhodes III Student Exhibit” is on display at the Library Technology Center on North Georgia’s campus during library hours; call 706864-1889 for daily hours.

The exhibit, which is free and open to the public, is installed throughout the library. Most pieces in the show are available for purchase.

The exhibit features students’ paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, ceramics, and sculptures. Students work in a variety of materials, from mixed media and metal to textiles and wood.

Several awards, including the Hal B. Rhodes Outstanding Artist of the Year and the President’s Choice Award, are presented each year to students in the show.

Ethan Hopkins was honored as the Hal B. Rhodes III Outstanding Artist of the Year. Chris Hartwell was selected by North Georgia President Bonita Jacobs for the President’s Choice Award.

Her piece, a tapestry featuring a unique “painting” with thread technique, will be displayed for one year in the president’s office in Price Memorial Hall and then will enter the university’s permanent collection.

Hartwell also received third prize in the exhibit, a Scanlin Award of Merit and a Gloria Shott Fine Arts

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Other awards presented during the exhibition included: Best in Show, Michael McArthy; first prize, Sarah Claussen; second prize, Amanda Wright; honorable mention, Karen Dressler; Social Justice Award, Kyle Clark; Scanlin Award of Merit, Jillian Loeffler; McClure-Scanlin Award, Ashley Self; Visual Arts Department Head Award, Mary Ledford; Gloria Shott Fine Arts Scholarship, Mary Bricker, Anne Bruton, Jo Badgett, Kelly Glaze; Bob Owens Award, Robert Proctor.

While on North Georgia’s campus, visit the Hansford Gallery, located in Hansford Hall, to see an exhibition of visual arts instructor Stanley Bermudez’s work.

“The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” will be on

display through July 27.

The installation is part of his Continuity series, a set of contemporary portraits of members of his family, people in American and Latin American history and popular culture.

Bermudez, who works in pastels, paint, clay and metal, has had work exhibited throughout the United States and Venezuela. He expresses himself through a variety of media in art that reflects his interest in traditions of the western Venezuelan state of Zulia, where he was raised, and in characters from history, literature, music, politics, religion and family.

For more information on these exhibits, contact the Department of Visual Arts at 706-867-2832 or elbush@ northgeorgia.edu.

arts events This Week

11. Showcasing the work by 30 contemporary folk artists. Quinlan Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. $5 per session. 770-536-2575, www. quinlanartscenter.org.

“Happy Birthday Mr. Miller,” Gainesville.

Through Aug. 11. Celebrating R.A. Miller in honor of his 100th birthday.

Quinlan Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. $5 per session. 770-5362575, www.quinlanartscenter.org.

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. 706-8648960 oldcannerymarketplace@gmail. com.

Third annual North Georgia Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Dahlonega. Through March 2013. North Georgia College & State University’s campus. Free. 706867-2832.

Open Studio at Gallerie 110, Gainesville.

11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fridays. Aspiring artists will meet, mingle and work on endeavors. Gallerie 110, 224 Main St., Gainesville. Free. 678-936-5153, www. gallerie110.com.

Friday Sketch Club, Gainesville. 2:30 to 4 p.m. Fridays. Bring supplies.

Quinlan Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. $5 per session. 770-5362575, www.quinlanartscenter.org.

Drawing Class, Sautee Nacoochee.

5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Sautee Nacoochee Center Art Studio, 283 Ga. 255, Sautee Nacoochee. $20 per class, $25 one-time materials fee. 706-8783300, www.snca.org.

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Works by Tandy Ray, Gainesville.

Through July. Inman Perk Coffee, 102 Washington St. NW. downtown Gainesville. 678- 971-8091.

Pottery On and Off the Wheel, Helen.

1-4 p.m. July 12-Aug. 16. 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. 706-878-3933, www.helenarts. org.

Watercolor workshop by Tony Couch, Gainesville. July 16-20. Gainesville Civic Center. Presented by Gainesville Watercolor Society. 786-208-4320.

Upcoming

“Sights and Sounds of Summer,” Helen.

Reception 5-7 p.m. July 19. Helen Arts & Heritage Council, 25 Chattahoochee St., Helen. Free. 706-878-3933, www. helenarts.org.

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“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, drawings, prints, photographs, ceramics, textiles and weavings created by students. Free. 706-867-2832.

“Just Folk: Folk Art Meets the Quinlan,” Gainesville. Through Aug.

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Friday Night Flicks, Cornelia.

Film at dusk.

July 13.

“Hugo.”

Cornelia City Park.

Free. 706778-8585.

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20th Century Fox released a short called “Scrat’s Continental Crackup” in 2010. That short is now the beginning of “Continental Drift.”

How’s that for fresh material? Manny (Ray Romano), Diego (Denis Leary), and Sid (John Leguizamo) have to flee from a geological catastrophe caused

by Scrat’s obsession with acorns.

Scrat’s acorn falls to the Earth’s core, and he ends up causing the continents to split apart from Pangea.

This continental drift separates Manny from his wife and son and puts all the animals in jeopardy.

‘Ice Age 4: Continental Drift’

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Aimed at saving Dawsonville’s historic Pool Room. Live music from local bands.

Featured performers include Dell Conner, Little Mountain, Brian Jarrett, Kevin Woody, Jody Abernathy and Mark Mundy, Meg Serrano, Random Fire and Alyssa Thurmond.

Benefit jam.

The Scoop on Dinosaurs, Atlanta. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 14 and noon-4 p.m. July 15. Includes a variety of dinosaur-themed activities. Fernbank Museum of Natural History, 767 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta. $17.50 for adults, $16.50 for students and seniors, $15.50 for children ages 3-12, free for children ages 2 and younger, free for museum members. 404-929-6300, fernbankmuseum.org.

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Woody Guthrie’s Birthday with John McCutcheon, Dahlonega. 8-10 p.m. July 14. The Crimson Moon Cafe, 24 N Park St., Dahlonega. $25. 706-8643982, www. thecrimsonmoon. com.

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Homeschool book sale, Gainesville. Noon to 8 p.m. July 20. Georgia Mountains Center, 301 Main St. SW, Gainesville.

Educational books and items for sale by local homeschool group.

Pre-K to 12th grade in all subjects.

Homeschool Enrichment Expo tables open for information on local classes, activities, etc. Free and open to the public. 770-297-0138, hersheyrules@ bellsouth.net.

JUlY 20:

fernbankmuseum.org.

“Sylvia,” Dahlonega.

8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m.

Sundays, July 1315, 20-22 and 2729. Holly Theater, 69 W. Main St., Dahlonega. www. hollytheater.com.

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An annual juried exhibition of art created by the best students in the Department of Visual Arts at North Georgia College & State University is in its final month, and will remain open through July 30.

NGCSU art show.

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Reptile Day, Atlanta. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 28 Get up-close and personal with a variety of live reptiles. Interact with and learn more about these unique and ecologically important creatures. Fernbank Museum of Natural History, 767 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta. $17.50 for adults, $16.50 for students/seniors, $15.50 for children ages 3-12, free for children ages 2 and younger, free for museum members. 404-929-6300, fernbankmuseum.org.

JUlY 28:

“A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline,” Clarkesville. 7:30 p.m.; matinee 2 p.m. July 26-29 and Aug. 2-5.

Presented by Habersham Community Theatre and Dean Reagan. Live band to accompany “Patsy” featuring more than 20 hits including “Crazy,” “Walkin’ After Midnight,” “Sweet Dreams“ and “She’s Got You.” Habersham Theater, just off the square in Clarkesville. $16 adults, $11 for full-time students. 706-839-1315, www.habershamtheater.org.

JUlY 26-29, AUG. 2-5:

“Sights and Sounds of Summer,” Helen. Reception 5-7 p.m. July 19. Helen Arts & Heritage Council, 25 Chattahoochee St., Helen. Free.

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

“Hello Dolly” production has been reincarnated everywhere from Broadway to the big screen and now the Pam Ware Summer Community Theatre is giving it a go. It opened on Wednesday and will feature daily performances at 7:30 p.m. through Saturday. Tickets for the show are $15 plus tax for adults and $10 plus tax for seniors and students.

‘Hello Dolly!’

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Pottery On and Off the Wheel, Helen. 1-4 p.m.

July 12-Aug. 16. Learn how to create handbuilt 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. 706-8783933, www.helenarts.org.

Cornelia City Park.

Free. 706778-8585.

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Film Review How do you know a movie is mediocre? When the five minute short that precedes it offers more ingenuity, complexity, and development than the 94-minute feature film.

“The Simpsons: The Longest Daycare” is being shown before “Ice Age: Continental Drift,” and it reminds us of how smart, relevant and entertaining “The Simpsons” once were.

The short places Maggie in daycare, but it really takes aim at the American educational system. Maggie has to go through a metal detector before she enters. She is quickly tested and placed in a track with a bunch of paste-eating kids who have obviously received no nurturing at home, then she spends the rest of the story coping with a bully.

The short doesn’t just beat an agenda, though. Maggie transcends this horrible situation in a way that will likely bring tears to your eyes. The screening audience applauded and cheered afterward.

“The Longest Daycare” is nothing less than beautiful and brilliant.

Then the feature begins, and we drift into mediocrity faster than the Arctic ice cap is melting. The audience did not applaud at the end of “Continental Drift.”

At this point, the formula for an “Ice Age” movie is painfully predictable.

First, Manny (Ray Romano) will have a family crisis. He has fretted in previous movies over

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From left, Manny, voiced by Ray Romano, Diego, voiced by Denis Leary, Sid, voiced by John Leguizamo, Granny, voiced by Wanda Sykes and Shira, voiced by Jennifer Lopez are seen in a scene from the animated film, “Ice Age: Continental Drift.”

being the last woolly mammoth, needing to find a mate and waiting for his first child to be born.

Now, Manny and Ellie’s (Queen Latifah) offspring, Peaches (Keke Palmer), is a teenager. Ever a franchise that aims for the utterly expected, Manny worries about his little girl growing up and getting into trouble.

Second, force Manny, Diego (Denis Leary), and Sid (John Leguizamo) to flee from a geological catastrophe caused

by Scrat’s obsession with acorns.

20th Century Fox released a short called “Scrat’s Continental Crack-up” in 2010. That short is now the beginning of “Continental Drift.” How’s that for fresh material?

Scrat’s acorn falls to the Earth’s core, and he ends up

causing the continents to split apart from Pangea, the unified land mass that once preceded the current configuration of continents. This continental drift separates Manny from Ellie and Peaches and puts all the animals in jeopardy.

Third, Manny, Diego and Sid must encounter colorful new characters. This part of the formula is particularly essential since the main characters are about as bland as it gets.

“Continental Drift” doesn’t fail completely on this step, but it doesn’t equal the previous films, either. The second movie was saved by Ellie and her possum brothers, Crash (Seann William Scott) and Eddie (Josh Peck), and the third by Buck (Simon Pegg), a swashbuckling weasel.

Here, we meet a whole crew of animals living like pirates.

They terrorize the seas in a ship

made of ice, led by Captain Gutt (Peter Dinklage), a bloodthirsty orangutan.

Despite some fine voice work

by Dinklage and others, none of the pirate animals is especially memorable. The only character that has truly funny lines is Sid’s senile, spunky Granny (Wanda Sykes).

Kids who already know the series will enjoy the movie.

Adults, however, might want to have a coffee beforehand to stay awake.

The “Ice Age” series has always been mostly for the kids, and that’s especially true of this entry. My son was still quoting the movie days after the screening, yet I had mostly forgotten it by the time we walked out to the car.

Four movies in, Manny, Diego and Sid are almost unnecessary to the franchise. I certainly

Starring: Ray Romano, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo, Wanda Sykes, Jennifer Lopez, Peter Dinklage, Aziz Ansari Rated: PG Runtime: 1 hour, 34 minutes Bottom line: First five minutes is the best part of the movie

wouldn’t complain if I didn’t have to listen to Ray Romano’s voice again.

Scrat’s charm is pretty much gone, too. He is little more than a spastic, nerve-grating distraction, except for a final sequence that puts him in a clever situation.

“Continental Drift” isn’t quite as good as “Madagascar 3,” which was itself rather ho-hum.

Both franchises have given us some fun times, but it’s time both became extinct.

Bottom line: Save it for a rental if your kids will let you 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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Bargain shows denoted by parenthesis ( ).

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

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (R) Thu.Sun. 1:15-4:15-6:45-9:30 The Amazing Spider-Man (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. 12:30-1:30-3:45-4:45-7:00-8:00-9:30 The Amazing Spider-Man 3D (PG-13) Thu. 12:45-4:00-7:15-9:45 Fri.-Sun. 12:454:00-7:15-9:30 Brave (PG) Thu.-Sun. 12:00-2:30-5:007:15-10:00 Brave 3D (PG) Thu. 1:30-4:00-7:15-10:15 Ghostbusters (PG) Thu. 10:00 How to Train Your Dragon (PG) Thu. 10:00 Ice Age: Continental Drift (PG) Fri.-Sun. 12:00-2:15-4:30-7:00-9:15 Ice Age: Continental Drift 3D (PG) Fri.-Sun. 1:00-3:15-5:30-8:00 Katy Perry: Part of Me (PG) Thu. 12:00-4:309:30 Fri.-Sun. 12:00-4:30 Katy Perry: Part of Me 3D (PG) Thu. 2:157:15 Fri.-Sun. 2:15-7:15-10:15 Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (PG) Thu.-Sun. 12:15-2:30-4:45-7:15-9:30 Magic Mike (R) Thu.-Sun. 1:45-4:30-7:009:45 Men in Black 3 (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. 12:002:30-5:00-7:30-10:00 People Like Us (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. 12:303:45-6:45-9:45 Savages (R) Thu. 12:45-4:15-7:00-10:00 Fri.-Sun. 12:45-4:15-7:00-9:45 Ted (R) Thu.-Sun. 1:45-4:30-7:00-9:45 Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection (PG-13) Thu. 12:00-1:00-2:30-4:00-5:007:00-7:30-9:30-10:00 Fri.-Sun. 1:00-4:007:30-10:00

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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (R) Thu. 10:30-4:00-9:55 The Amazing Spider-Man (PG-13) Thu. 11:00-1:15-2:00-2:15-4:20-5:30-7:407:55-8:45-10:40 Fri.-Sat. 11:00-1:15-2:154:20-5:30-7:40-8:45-10:40-11:45 Sun. 11:00-1:15-2:15-4:20-5:30-7:40-8:4510:40 The Amazing Spider-Man 3D (PG-13) Thu.Sun. 12:55-4:05-7:20-10:25 The Amazing Spider-Man: An IMAX 3D Experience (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. 12:40-3:507:00-10:10 Brave (PG) Thu. 11:05-1:40-4:10-6:40-9:10 Fri.-Sat. 11:05-1:40-4:10-6:40-9:10-11:35 Sun. 11:05-1:40-4:10-6:40-9:10 Brave 3D (PG) Thu.-Sun. 12:15-2:40-5:05-

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‘Amazing Spider-Man’ finishes weekend with $62 million LOS ANGELES — “The Amazing Spider-Man” had a slightly slower start at the box office than initially estimated, taking in $62 million domestically over opening weekend.

The top 20 movies Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, total gross and number of weeks in release are: 1. “The Amazing Spider Man,” Sony, $62,004,688, $137,022,258, one week.

2. “Ted,” Universal, $32,202,395, $119,849,740, two weeks.

3. “Brave,” Disney, $19,612,370, $173,969,341, three weeks.

4. “Savages,” Universal, $16,016,910, $16,016,910, one week.

5. “Magic Mike,” Warner Bros., $15,642,337, $72,829,107, two weeks.

6. “Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection,” Lionsgate, $10,177,029, $45,822,984, two weeks.

7. “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most

Wanted,” Paramount, $7,520,690, $195,905,126, five weeks.

8. “Katy Perry: Part of Me,” Paramount, $7,138,266, $10,240,213, one week.

9. “Moonrise Kingdom,” Focus Features, $4,519,195, $26,780,989, seven weeks.

10. “To Rome with Love,” Sony Pictures Classics, $3,104,328, $4,863,538, three weeks.

11. “People Like Us,” Disney, $2,194,535, $9,190,902, two weeks.

12. “The Avengers,” Disney, $2,168,124, $611,127,884, 10 weeks.

13. “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter,” Fox, $1,944,534, $34,050,910, three weeks.

14. “Prometheus,” Fox, $1,815,500, $122,390,274, five weeks.

15. “Snow White & the Huntsman,” Universal, $1,768,355, $149,756,565, six weeks.

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7:35-10:05 Ice Age: Continental Drift (PG) Fri.-Sat. 10:20-11:00-12:35-1:15-2:50-3:30-5:055:45-7:20-8:00-9:35-10:15-11:50 Sun. 10:20-11:00-12:35-1:15-2:50-3:30-5:055:45-7:20-8:00-9:35-10:15 Ice Age: Continental Drift 3D (PG) Fri.-Sat. 10:00-10:40-12:15-12:55-2:30-3:10-4:455:25-7:00-7:40-9:15-9:55-11:30-12:10 Sun. 10:00-10:40-12:15-12:55-2:30-3:104:45-5:25-7:00-7:40-9:15-9:55 Katy Perry: Part of Me (PG) Thu. 10:00 Katy Perry: Part of Me 3D (PG) Thu. 10:30-12:20-12:50-2:40-3:10-5:005:30-7:20-7:50-9:40-10:10 Fri.-Sun. 10:00-10:30-12:20-12:50-2:40-3:10-5:307:50-8:15-10:10 Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (PG) Thu. 2:10-7:00 Fri.-Sat. 2:10-7:00-11:35 Sun. 2:10-7:00 Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted 3D (PG) Thu.-Sun. 11:50-4:40-9:15 Magic Mike (R) Thu. 11:45-2:15-4:45-7:3010:15 Fri.-Sat. 11:45-2:15-4:45-7:15-9:4512:15 Sun. 11:45-2:15-4:45-7:15-9:45 Marvel’s the Avengers (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. 12:35-7:10 Marvel’s the Avengers 3D (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. 3:50-10:20 Moonrise Kingdom (PG-13) Thu. 10:1512:35-2:55-5:15-7:30-9:45 Fri.-Sat. 10:1512:35-2:55-5:15-7:30-9:45-11:55 Sun. 10:15-12:35-2:55-5:15-7:30-9:45 People Like Us (PG-13) Thu. 11:20-5:0011:00 Prometheus (R) Thu. 11:05-4:55-10:30 Fri.Sun. 11:05-2:05-4:55-7:45-10:30 Prometheus 3D (R) Thu. 2:05-7:45

Savages (R) Thu.-Sun. 10:45-1:35-4:257:15-10:05 Snow White and the Huntsman (PG-13) Thu. 1:00-7:00 Fri.-Sun. 5:00-10:35 Ted (R) Thu. 10:20-11:45-1:10-2:153:45-4:45-6:30-7:15-9:05-9:45 Fri.-Sat. 10:20-11:45-1:10-2:15-3:45-4:45-6:307:15-9:05-9:45-11:40-12:15 Sun. 10:2011:45-1:10-2:15-3:45-4:45-6:30-7:159:05-9:45 To Rome With Love (R) Thu. 10:15-12:553:30-6:05-8:40 Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection (PG-13) Thu. 11:00-11:50-1:45-2:304:30-5:15-7:15-7:55-9:50-10:35 Fri.-Sun. 11:50-2:30-5:15-7:55-10:35

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Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (PG) Thu.-Sun. (12:00-2:25-4:50) 7:15 Magic Mike (R) Thu.-Sun. (1:30-4:15) 7:2010:05 Marvel’s the Avengers (PG-13) Thu. 6:309:45 People Like Us (PG-13) Thu. (12:45-3:40) Savages (R) Thu.-Sun. (12:45-3:50) 6:5510:00 Snow White and the Huntsman (PG-13) Thu. 6:30-9:30 Fri.-Sun. (3:30) 9:45 Ted (R) Thu.-Sun. (1:15-4:00) 7:30-10:10 Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection (PG13) Thu. (12:40-3:25) 7:00-10:00 Fri.-Sun. (12:40) 7:00

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The Amazing Spider-Man (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. (12:00-3:15) 6:40-9:55 The Amazing Spider-Man 3D (PG-13) Thu.Sun. (12:30-1:30-3:40-4:40) 7:00-8:3010:10 Brave (PG) Thu.-Sun. (12:05-2:30-4:55) 7:20 Brave 3D (PG) Thu. (12:45-3:15) How to Train Your Dragon (PG) Thu. (10:00) Ice Age: Continental Drift (PG) Fri.-Sun. (12:00-2:20-4:40) 7:00-9:20 Ice Age: Continental Drift 3D (PG) Fri.-Sun. (11:30-1:50-4:10) 6:30-8:50 Katy Perry: Part of Me (PG) Thu. (12:45) Fri.Sun. (3:15) 6:10-9:00 Katy Perry: Part of Me 3D (PG) Thu. (3:15) 6:10-9:00 Fri.-Sun. (12:45)

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

The Amazing Spider-Man (PG-13) Thu. 2:155:10-8:10 Fri.-Sun. 2:05-5:05-8:05 Brave (PG) Thu. 2:35-5:35-8:00 Fri.-Sun. 2:40-5:20-7:45 Ice Age: Continental Drift (PG) Fri.-Sun. 2:004:15-6:35-8:45 Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (PG) Thu. 3:00-5:30-8:00 Magic Mike (R) Thu.-Sun. 3:35-6:05-8:30 Ted (R) Thu.-Sun. 2:15-4:40-7:10 Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection (PG-13) Thu. 3:05-5:50-8:40 Fri.-Sun. 3:055:40-8:15

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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (R) Thu. 4:05-9:30 The Amazing Spider-Man (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. 12:30-3:45-7:00-9:30 The Amazing Spider-Man 3D (PG-13) Thu.Sun. 12:45-4:00-7:15-10:15 Brave (PG) Thu.-Sun. 12:00-2:20-4:407:00-10:00 Ice Age: Continental Drift (PG) Fri.-Sun. 12:00-2:15-4:30-6:50-9:05 Ice Age: Continental Drift 3D (PG) Fri.-Sun. 12:35-2:50-5:05-7:20-9:35 Katy Perry: Part of Me (PG) Thu.-Sun. 12:054:45-9:25 Katy Perry: Part of Me 3D (PG) Thu. 2:257:05 Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (PG) Thu. 12:00-2:15-4:30-6:55-9:10 Fri.-Sun. 2:25-7:05 Magic Mike (R) Thu.-Sun. 1:05-4:05-7:059:35 People Like Us (PG-13) Thu. 1:00-6:55 Savages (R) Thu.-Sun. 1:15-4:15-7:1010:00 Ted (R) Thu.-Sun. 12:05-2:30-4:55-7:209:45 Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection (PG13) Thu.-Sun. 1:10-4:10-6:50-9:25

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Stars out of four.

openING ‘Ice Age: Continental Drift’ ■ Review, 10

continuING ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’

HHH (PG-13 for sequences of action and violence.)

It’s impossible to avoid the comparisons, so we may as well just get them out of the way early so we can move on. This reboot — Prequel? New chapter?

It’s hard to decide what to call it — is pretty much different in every way from the staggeringly successful Marvel Comics-inspired trilogy that preceded it.

The basics are the same: A high school kid gets bitten by a scientifically modified spider, discovers he has newfound super powers, decides to use them as a vigilante crime fighter and takes to the streets of New York in an unforgivingly tight red-and-blue suit. But in terms of tone, characters, performances and even visual effects, “The Amazing Spider-Man” feels like its own separate entity. It may not be as transporting an experience as those earlier films, especially the first two, but it finds a distinct voice. Much of that has to do with the central performance from Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker. In the hands of Tobey Maguire, who originated the role in “Spider-Man” a decade ago, Peter was nerdy, scrawny, insecure — that’s how his everyman relatability manifested itself. Garfield plays Peter as more of a misunderstood outsider, a rebel with a chip on his

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Benicio Del Toro, left, and Salma Hayek are seen in a scene from “Savages.”

shoulder. And that slightly arrogant attitude gives the whole movie a restless, reckless energy and a welcome sense of danger.

At the helm, Marc Webb is a very different sort of director.

He may not have sounded like the most obvious choice for a hugely anticipated blockbuster based on his only previous feature, the romantic comedy charmer “(500) Days of Summer.”

His big set pieces may lack some of the imagination that director Sam Raimi brought, but they’ll do.

More importantly, though, he conveys an emotional truth, a pervasive sense of humanity, which may be an even tougher feat in this kind of fantastical scenario.

Emma Stone is bright as ever as Peter’s love interest, Gwen Stacy, with Rhys Ifans nicely underplaying his role as Spider-Man’s nemesis.

‘Katy Perry: Party of Me’

HH½ (PG for some suggestive content, language, thematic elements and brief smoking.) This Katy Perry documentary and its forerunner, “Justin Bieber: Never Say Never,” are mesmerizing pieces of pop propaganda. Both 3-D concert films give a reality TV-style portrait of

a young star, scrubbed clean, at the pinnacle of pop: touring sold-out arenas while making Herculean sacrifices, always finding time for their fans and goofing around with their entourages of stylists and assistants. They’re unabashedly commercial movies made about unabashedly commercial enterprises. And yet they’re kind of fascinating. That’s because “Part of Me” is as good a document you’re likely to find of modern pop stardom: how it’s packaged, how it’s sold and what kind of power it holds over screaming ‘tween girls. The film, directed by reality show veterans Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz (the pair produced “Never Say Never,”) follows Perry’s 2011 California Dreams world tour. The blue-haired,

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Katy Perry, center, performs with dancers in a scene from her 3D film, “Katy Perry: Part of Me.”

dinner-plate eyed 27-yearold makes for a compelling character, but the film doesn’t succeed as a full portrait.

‘Savages’

HHH (R for strong brutal and grisly violence, some graphic sexuality, nudity, drug use and language throughout.) “Savages” is darkly funny and stylishly violent but never reaches the overwhelming level of audiovisual assault of, say, “Natural Born Killers,” for example. Oliver Stone draws us into this glamorous yet seedy world and draws

strong performances from his eclectic ensemble cast.

Taylor Kitsch and Aaron Johnson co-star as best friends and business partners Chon and Ben, young surfer dudes who got rich quick growing a particularly strong strain of pot. The two live in a spectacular Laguna Beach home with endless views of the Pacific Ocean. They also happily share the affections of their mutual girlfriend, the gorgeous, blonde (Blake Lively), a nouveau riche Orange County princess who benefits from this arrangement in every

possible way. Everyone’s happy until the leader of a Mexican cartel, the regal but ruthless Elena (a fantastic, scenery-chewing Salma Hayek) tries to expand her territory by taking over their business. First, she sends her trusted right-hand man (an elegant Demian Bechir) to approach them with a gentlemanly (if wellarmed) proposition. When they politely decline, with phrasing that will come back to haunt them, she sends one of her heavies (Benicio Del Toro, amusingly cartoony) to make her point a little more clear.

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‘Magic Mike’

HHH (R for pervasive sexual content, brief graphic nudity, language and some drug use.) Steven Soderbergh makes movies about sexy subjects, then strips away the sexiness about them. He is fascinated by process, often to a clinical extent.

In recent years this has been true of “The Girlfriend Experience” “Contagion” and “Haywire” (featuring mixed-martial artist Gina Carano as a special-ops agent seeking revenge for a betrayal). Even the glitzy, star-studded “Ocean’s 11,” one of Soderbergh’s most pleasingly escapist films, takes its time laying out every detail of its ambitious Las Vegas casino heist.

Now he’s directed “Magic Mike,” about the cheesy world of male stripping in the cheesy setting of Tampa, Fla. Yes, the dance numbers themselves exude masculine, muscular heat — how could they not with guys like Channing Tatum, Matthew McConaughey, Alex Pettyfer and Joe Manganiello strutting on stage in barelythere costumes? — but Soderbergh and writer Reid Carolin take us behind the scenes and linger over the mundane minutiae of the performers’ daily lives. They go thong shopping. They rehearse their routines. They lift weights backstage. And they count their dollar bills when their work is done.

Even the after-hours hookups with liquored-up ladies from the audience seem like one more obligatory step, like brushing your teeth before going to bed.

It all seems glamorous and thrilling at first, though, for Pettyfer’s character, Adam, who becomes known as The Kid. A neophyte in this neon-colored world, he serves as our guide once the more established Mike (Tatum) recruits him to be a

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Alex Pettyfer, left, and Channing Tatum in a scene from “Magic Mike.”

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Mark Wahlberg, right, with the character Ted, voiced by Seth MacFarlane in a scene from “Ted.”

dancer at the Club Xquisite male revue.

‘People Like Us’

HH½ (PG-13 for language, some drug use and brief sexuality.) It’s that increasingly rare kind of film: an adult drama.

The filmmakers seem so nervous about this prospect that they fill the movie with action-film editing and a camera that moves so restlessly through domestic life that you’d think it lost its keys. It comes from the screenwriting duo of Alex Kurtzman (who makes his directorial debut) and Roberto Orci, who wrote the 2009 “Star Trek” reboot, among other blockbusters.

Chris Pine stars as Sam, a glib New Yorker reluctantly summoned home to Los Angeles for his father’s funeral, where he discovers that his rock producer dad secretly fathered a daughter (Elizabeth Banks). She’s a recovering alcoholic working as a bartender, trying desperately to get by as a single mom to a sarcastic,

troublemaking 11-year-old (Michael Hall D’Addario).

Sam befriends them without revealing their shared roots. It’s a soapy set-up of a familiar, heart-rending melodrama. But it owes much of its charm to the excellent Banks, who enters the film like a powerhouse, striding in heels and a black mini-skirt to the principal’s office to pick up her son, while chastising a pair of ogling students: “I know your mothers,” she says.

She does much to enliven this awakening of a sibling relationship, forged as much over tacos as through blood.

‘Ted’

HHH (R for crude and sexual content, pervasive language and some drug use.) A teddy bear who smokes pot, parties with hookers, beds pop stars and spews profanity in a New England accent as thick as chowdah?

Such a creature could only come from the blissfully twisted mind of “Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane, confidently making his feature directing debut.

If you love his show, you’ll probably love this: In a lot of ways, “Ted”

feels like a live-action, big-screen version of “Family Guy” with its pop-culture references and inappropriate racial humor, flashbacks and non sequiturs.

(MacFarlane co-wrote the script with two of his longtime collaborators on the series, Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild.) He’s even included the same sort of full orchestral arrangements of jaunty transitional music between scenes. And Ted, whom MacFarlane himself voices, happens to sound exactly like Peter Griffin (which would have been obvious even without a throw-away joke spelling it out for us). Still, you chuck enough of this stuff at a wall and some of it will

stick. Most of it does, actually, for most of the time, with only a few of the one-liners showing signs of strain. “Ted” also happens to be sweeter than you might expect, despite the predictability of its formula. Mark Wahlberg stars as John, whose wish upon a star as a lonely kid in the ‘80s turned his Christmasmorning teddy bear into a walking, talking friend for life. Decades later, John and Ted are still best buddies living in Boston; despite the adolescent attachment, John has managed to carve out a healthy, fouryear relationship with the beautiful and exceedingly patient Lori (Mila Kunis).

But by this point, something’s gotta give.

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‘16-Love’ screens Friday Pool Room benefit Sunday

By Michele Hester

From staff reports The Arts Council will present “16-Love” as part of its annual summer Movies on the Green series at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 13 at The Arts Council Smithgall Arts Center.

This silver-screen flick is for kids and family and is rated PG. The movie will start at dusk, but gates will open at 7:30 p.m. with pre-movie activities for children. Tickets are $3 for Arts Council members and students and $5 for nonmembers. For tickets call 770-534-2787 or visit www.

TheArtsCouncil.net Local heart-throb Chandler Massey will display his acting talents on screen in a starring role.

Ally “Smash” Mash (Lindsey Shaw from “Ned’s De-Classified School Survival Guide,” “10 Things I Hate About You” and “Pretty Little Liars”) dominates all comers on the tennis court.

She has no time for lazy heartthrob Farrell Gambles (Emmy-winning Chandler Massey from “Days of Our Lives” and “One Tree Hill”).

Ally puts in more hours on the court than she does off it — her world exists between the carefully painted white lines of junior tennis.

Farrell would rather play tennis on the Wii than on the court. As cute as he may be, Farrell barely registers on tennis champion Ally’s radar gun.

But in a twist of fate, or rather a twist of ankle, Ally finds herself with plenty of time to coach none other than goof-off Farrell in his quest to secure a college scholarship.

“16-Love,” released in January 2012, topped

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There’s still time to get tickets to Sunday’s benefit jam aimed at saving Dawsonville’s historic Pool Room.

Tickets are $10 each and can be purchased at the gate the day of the show. The price includes an afternoon of live music by a variety of local acts and free access to the kids’ zone for children 12 and younger.

Featured performers include Dell Conner, Little Mountain, Brian Jarrett, Kevin Woody, Jody Abernathy and Mark Mundy, Meg Serrano, Random Fire and Alyssa Thurmond.

There will also be inflatable bounce houses and face painting for the kids, vendors, raffles and a silent auction, as well as Checkered Flag Catering on-site to fire up the grill for dinner. Gates open at 2 p.m. with live music and festivities beginning at 3 p.m. on the football field at Veterans Memorial Park.

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Massey is an Emmywinning actor, best known for his portrayal of Will Horton on the daytime soap opera “Days of Our Lives.” He received the 2012 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series.

Born and raised in Atlanta with his two younger siblings, he is the son of former Georgia Secretary of State Lewis Massey and Amy Massey and is the grandson of Gainesville’s own Abit and Kayanne Massey.

Movies are shown on a 35-foot inflatable screen so bring lawn chairs, blankets and picnics. Rick’s Smokin’ Pig BBQ will be

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Other movies in the series include “The Lorax” on Aug. 24 and “Top Gun” with Vertigo Band at a later date. For a complete listing of our summer concerts, movies and events please call 770-534-2787 or visit www.TheArtsCouncil.net.

Friday Night Flicks, Cornelia. Film at dusk.

July 13. “Hugo.” Family Olympic games with water activities starting at 6 p.m. and concessions by local Girl Scouts.

Prize drawings at 7 p.m.

Cornelia City Park. Free.

706-778-8585.

Summer Movies Under the Stars, Dahlonega. Dusk.

Second Fridays through September, Hancock Park. July 13 “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island;” Aug. 10 “The Lorax.” Presented by Chestatee Regional Hospital. Bring your own blanket or low-back lawn chair. Concessions available. Proceeds from concessions benefit the Lumpkin Youth Leadership Program. www.Dahlonega.org.

The Scoop on Dinosaurs,

State revenue agents closed the downtown eatery in May for delinquent taxes. Since then, owner Gordon Pirkle has worked with the state to establish a payment schedule and plans to reopen in the coming months.

The benefit concert is intended to help him reach the goal.

Grandson Jordan Reece encourages the community to support the cause.

“Even though Papa does have the keys back, we are a long ways off from saving the Pool Room,” he said. “All of the money, time and effort going in to the events and the accounts are going straight to (Pirkle) to help him rebuild his life.”

The restaurant pays homage to native son and NASCAR champion Bill Elliott, with news clippings lining the walls.

A car show and beauty pageant are also planned this summer to benefit the Pool Room.

For more information, call Robin Smith at 678-617-3307.

Atlanta. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 14 and noon-4 p.m. July 15. Includes a variety of dinosaurthemed activities.

Fernbank Museum of Natural History, 767 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta. $17.50 for adults, $16.50 for students/seniors, $15.50 for children ages 3-12, free for children ages 2 and younger, free for museum members. 404-929-6300, fernbankmuseum.org.

“Monte Carlo;” Movies Under the Stars,

Buford. July 14. Mall of Georgia. Film at dusk.

Guests encouraged to bring blankets, lawn chairs. 404-2333993 or jworrall@ bravepublicrelations.com.

Lollipop Craft Week, Gainesville. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 16-20. Make a fun lollipop with various materials. $1 with paid admission to museum, members free. Interactive Neighborhood for Kids, 999 Chestnut St., Gainesville. 770-5361900, inkfun.org

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Wildlife Show, Winder. 6-7 p.m.

July 14, 21 and 28. Live wildlife demonstration featuring native and exotic animals. Amphitheater in Campground 1. Fort Yargo State Park, Winder. $3, plus $5 parking. 678-963-8891.

Fun at the Fort, Winder. 7-9 p.m. July 13, 20 and 27. Antique methods including candle dipping, brick oven bread baking, card loom. Fort Yargo State Park, 210 South Broad St., Winder. $3, $5 parking. 770-867-3489.

Bike ride, Cleveland. 9 a.m. July 14. Moderate 40 plus-mile ride to Western Sizzlin in Cleveland from Dewberry Church on Clarks Bridge Road at Glade Farm Road. No ride in precipitation, or if high predicted to be above 92 degrees. City Cyclists 770-5347075, or unnoldl@Charter.Net.

Upcoming

Junior Rowing, Gainesville. 8-10 a.m. July 16-27. Junior learn to row camp. Ages 12-18. 3105 Clarks Bridge Road. $75/week or $200/month. 785-770-7888 laklanierrowing.org.

Junior Ranger Camp, Winder.

9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 17-19.

Arts and crafts, nature hikes,

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and outdoor skills packed into a three-day program geared toward helping kids get in touch with nature. First week is for ages 7-9; second week is for ages 10-12. Register in advance.

Limit of 15 children per week. $60. Discount for second child.

Fort Yargo State Park. 770-8673489.

Mad Science Camp, Helen.

9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 17-20.

Each day of camp will provide a new understanding of the underlying principles of the natural world, made fun through safe experiments. $75. Smithgall Woods State Park. 706- 8783087.

Good Ol’ Days Car Show, Winder.

10 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 21.

Prizes will be given for category winners. Register before July 16.

Sponsored by Friends of Fort Yargo and presented by Earthen Excursions. $10 entry fee per vehicle. $5 parking. Fort Yargo State Park. 678-963-8891.

Native Plant Classes, Gainesville.

9 a.m. to 12: 30 p.m. July 28 and Aug. 4. Plant identification, pollination, native landscapes and invasive species. Elachee Nature Science Center, 2125 Elachee Drive, Gainesville. $15 per day. 770-535-8293, www. elachee.org.

Botanical Preparations I, Helen.

9 a.m. to noon July 28. Infuse, decoct, and tincture some of the

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bountiful plants of the season.

Students will participate in making medicinal preparations including teas, oils, salves, liniments and tinctures. Take home an oil and a liniment. $30 or $35 if paid after July 14. $5 parking. Smithgall Woods State Park. 706-878-3087.

go o outdoors Ongoing

CCC Wednesday evening rides, Gainesville. 6 p.m. Leave from Frances Meadows Aquatic Center parking lot. No ride in precipitation, or if high predicted to be above 92 degrees. Chicken City Cyclists 770-534-7075, or unnoldl@Charter.Net.

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