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Flutist Candace Keach will perform “Americana,” a recital of music for Native American and Asian wooden flutes, silver flutes and singing For Get Out bowls with Russell Ferrara accompanying her on guitar.

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Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment join forces to relaunch the Superman franchise in “Man of Steel.”

With a lot riding on Warner Bros. Pictures it, the film enlists top actors to portray the iconic characters.

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Quinlan exports patrons to varied venues New exhibits open at area Arts Center

Quinlan Summer Exhibitions When: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday until Aug. 17 Where: Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville Cost: Free

From staff reports Four new exhibits will kick off their debut with a free opening reception from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, June 13, at the Quinlan Visual Arts Center in Gainesville.

On display from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday until Aug. 17 will be “Cruising Southern Waters” by the American Society of Marine Artists, “Exploring Acadia” by Debra Nadelhoffer, and “Making Waves” by artist Judith Surowiec; and works by artist Amanda Carder.

“Cruising Southern Waters” is by The American Society of Marine Artists, which was founded in 1978 by a small group of the country’s leading maritime artists.

The artists were looking for mutual support and companionship. They also wanted to enhance public awareness of the genre, explore and record the history of American marine art and encourage the work of newcomers.

The group’s mission is to recognize, encourage and promote Marine art and maritime history; encourage cooperation and free interchange among artists, art teachers, art students, craftsmen, publishers and others with interests related to marine art and the history of marine art; to provide a registry for artists; to hold exhibitions; and to promote the study and

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“Beach Camera” by Judith Surowiec is part of her exhibition “Making Waves” at the Quinlan Visual Arts Center’s Summer Exhibitions. An opening reception for Surowiec and the other artists will be from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday at the arts center.

improvement of marine art. ASMA is dedicated to fulfilling an informational and educational role.

In “Exploring Acadia”, Nadelhoffer uses her paintings to reflect an emotional response to the subject. Attracted by effects of light and atmosphere, she attempts to convey her impressions through the use of color and close attention to the

play of light on surfaces.

Her subject matter is varied, as she is equally fascinated with landscape, still life and the figure.

Nadelhoffer’s work has been featured in national and international publications. Her oil and pastel paintings have been accepted into numerous exhibitions including Oil Painters of America Eastern 2009 Exhibition,

American Society of Marine Artists 30th anniversary exhibition, various Pastel Society of America and Southeastern Pastel Society exhibits.

She is the president of Plein Air Painters of Georgia, past-president and member of excellence of Southeastern Pastel Society, Signature Member of Degas Pastel Society, a member of American

Society of Marine Artists and an associate member of Oil Painters of America.

Nadelhoffer lives in Dawsonville.

Surowiec is the artist responsible for “Making Waves.” Inspired by her artist mother and the work of Charles Burchfield, Surowiec studied art and graduated with a degree in art education. During a move to Atlanta, she

began studying with Joseph Perrin and her work made a dramatic change.

Now, working with acrylics and colored pencil, she paints with a colorful energy. Sometimes she folds or crumples a canvas for the challenge and surprise. This process adds a unique “signature” to her paintings.

Surowiec’s work reflects her thoughts and experiences.

“I feel like a historian for my time ... my life,” she said. “I paint the truth, but some people don’t believe me. They say I have a good imagination ... perhaps.”

Carder’s artistic style is realism with an appreciation of impressionism. She has a fascination with light, reflection and movement.

Whether she paints a landscape, a still life or a portrait, it’s always an intriguing journey in which she hopes to include the viewer.

“I find myself looking at life with increasing wonder as I grow as an artist,” Carder said. “I am surrounded by a world of beautiful moments; my desire is to express the simple details that make those moments exceptional.”

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Toccoa artist’s dream comes true Watson’s exhibit on display in Helen From staff reports Toccoa resident Rachel Watson is the featured artist in the “Dreamworks” exhibit at the Helen Arts & Heritage Center, 25 Chattahoochee Strasse, in Helen.

“Dreamworks” also features clay artist Jaymi Hampton and multimedia’s artist Linda Loyd. Their works along with several other HAHC member artists will be on display until July 13. Heritage center hours are noon to 4 p.m. Thursday to Saturday and 1-4 p.m. Sunday.

Watson’s variety of work

includes printmaking, photography, silkscreen, acrylic, silk scarves and copper jewelry. She is majoring in studio art with concentrations in textiles, weaving, photography and printmaking at the University of North Georgia in Dahlonega. She works primarily from her own photographs.

Her work the past couple of years has focused on her love of travel. She has traveled since she was young and one day hopes to have a job requiring world travel.

Watson will spend nine weeks in Italy this summer with the University of Georgia to study art. She is exploring graduate school in the future and is a member of Spectrum Art Club and is the graphic design and communications officer.

ALICATS celebrate 10-year anniversary with dance recital From staff reports ALICATS Dance & Music will perform its 10th annual spring recital “Decade of Dance” this weekend in Hosch Theater, 429 Academy St. NE, at Brenau University in Gainesville. Dancers and students from toddlers to grandparents will participate in the recital celebrating the last decade of dance.

Shows are 7 p.m. Friday and 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Saturday. Tickets are $15 at the door. To buy tickets, call 677-989-0333.

ALICATS Dance & Music, based in Flowery Branch, opened its doors in 2003 as a dance studio dedicated to teaching dancers of all ages and sizes in a safe, nurturing environment. Beginning

Decade of Dance When: 7 p.m. Friday and 1 and 7 p.m.

Saturday Where: Hosch Theater, 429 Academy St. NE, at Brenau University, Gainesville Cost: $15 at the door Contact: 677-989-0333 or www.danceand music lessons.com

with only 25 dancers, ALICATS has quadrupled in size and added music instruction, adult fitness, Irish dancing as well as Kung Fu. To find out more about ALICATS, visit www. danceandmusiclessons. com for summer and fall classes.

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Rachel Watson of Toccoa is the featured artist in the “Dreamworks” exhibit on display at Helen Arts & Heritage Center.

Arts events This Week

Summer Exhibitions, Gainesville. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. June 13 through Aug. 17. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville.

Free. Opening reception 5:30-7 p.m. June 13.

“Aaron Curry,” exhibit, Atlanta. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursdays; noon to 5 p.m.

Sundays. Through June 16. High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta. Adults $19.50, students and seniors $16.50, children $12, members and children 5 and younger free. high.org.

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Skate and Create exhibit, Buford. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 22 through Aug. 25.

Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center,

2020 Clean Water Drive, Buford. Exhibit explores skate culture and explains how skateboarding is becoming more environmentally aware.

Visit gwinnettEHC.org for prices.

“The Good Wife,” exhibit, Gainesville. Opening reception 5:30-7 p.m. June 27. Simmons Visual Arts Center, Presidents Gallery, 500 Washington St. SE, Gainesville. Free. 770-5346263.

“Bowden: A Collector’s Legacy” exhibit, Gainesville.

July 11 through Sept.

1. Brenau University Galleries, 429 Academy St., Gainesville. Opening reception 5:30-7 p.m. July 11. Featuring artwork by Joseph Albers, Alex Katz, Michael Graves, John Cage and Marisol. Free.

770-534-6263.

65th annual Members’ exhibition, Gainesville. 5:307:30 p.m. Oct. 11 through Dec. 1. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. Free. 770-5362575. vizualmethods.com.

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“Imaginary Worlds: Plants Larger Than Life” exhibit,

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Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave. NE, Atlanta. $18.95 adults, $12.95 children 3-12, free to children 3 and younger and to Garden members. 404-876-5859, atlantabotanicalgarden.org.

President’s Summer Art Series exhibit, Gainesville.

Through June 30.

Simmons Visual Arts

Center, Presidents Gallery, 500 Washington St. SE, Gainesville. Features Patricia Burd, Jane Hemmer, Jean Westmacott and Mary Hart Wilheit.

Free. 770-534-6263.

Ann Alexander solo exhibition, Gainesville. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Through June 30. Third Floor Conference Center, Peach State Bank, 325 Washington St., Gainesville. Georgia landscape and still life.

Free. 770-531- 2736.

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Candace Keach, who has been principal flutist with the Macon Symphony for more than 25 years, will perform a recital at 7 p.m. Saturday at Buford First United Methodist Church.

Flutist, guitarist to conduct music recital ‘Americana’ From staff reports Macon Symphony Orchestra principal flutist Candace Keach will present “Americana,” a recital of music for Native American and Asian wooden flutes, silver flutes and singing bowls at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 15, at Buford First United Methodist Church, 285 E. Main St., in Buford.

Pennsylvanian Russell Ferrara will accompany Keach on the classical guitar and synthesizer enabled guitars.

The concert is sponsored

by Childbloom Northeast Georgia and its 2013 Summer Camp. For tickets, visit brownpapertickets. com or call Childbloom GNE at 678-889-2177.

The program features music of Georgia native Sidney Lanier, Virginian Justin Holland and New Englander Gwyneth Walker rounded out with originals and Ferrara’s classical

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The Allen Nivens Band performs at the Chicopee Wood Agricultural Center during the 2012 Mitch Farmer June Jam.

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Russell Ferrara will accompany Candace Keach on the classical guitar and synthesizer enabled guitars.

guitar arrangements of instrumental rock. Blending the composed with the improvised, the ancient with the modern and the acoustic with the electronic, Keach and Ferrara attempt to reflect the restless spirit of American creativity and foster it in children and adults alike.

The Mitch Farmer June Jam charity concert featuring bands and songwriting jam sessions will be from 5-10 p.m.

Saturday, June 15, at Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center, 1855 Calvary Church Road, in Gainesville.

Moby from Moby in the Morning will host the event. Bands set to play include Allen Nivens Band, Peggie Hoskins and Soulshine, Alex Hall Band and the Fly Betty Band.

Other activities will include a kid’s zone, a

Mitch Farmer June Jam When: 5-10 p.m.

Saturday Where: Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center, 1855 Calvary Church Road, Gainesville

silent auction and a raffle.

Participants are encouraged to bring beverages and chairs.

Yonah Burger will provide food.

Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at

Larry Scroggs performs one of his songs on stage at the local songwriters jam prior to the 2012 June Jam concert.

the door. Children are free. Visit www. mitchfarmerjunejam.com or call 770-531-1964 for

tickets. Tickets can also be picked up at the CASA Office at the Little House, 603 Washington St.

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Sounds of the classics String quartet to play annual Chamber music festival World-class musicians will bring their talents to the University of North Georgia in June for the second annual North Georgia Chamber Music Festival, with performances in Cumming, Dahlonega and Gainesville.

The festival features two Saturday night concerts and two Sunday afternoon concerts. The June 15 concert begins at 8 p.m. in the Hoag Auditorium on UNG’s Dahlonega campus and will feature a performance by The Vega String Quartet and pianist William Ransom.

The Vega String Quartet has been the quartet in residence at Emory University since 2006. The group features Domenic Salerni and Jessica Shuang Wu on violins, Yinzi Kong on viola and Guang Wang on cello. Ransom, who has collaborated with Yo-Yo Ma, is the Mary Emerson Professor of Piano at Emory University.

The quartet will perform Ludwig van Beethoven’s String Quartet “Serioso” in F minor and Juan Ramirez’s “Suite Latina for String Quartet.” Ransom will join the quartet in Robert Schumann’s Piano Quintet in E-flat major.

The second concert will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 16 in the Hoag Auditorium, featuring five members of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra — violinists David Coucheron and

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The Vega String Quartet is comprised of violinists Domenic Salerni and Jessica Shuang Wu, viola player Yinzi Kong and cellist Guang Wang. The quartet will play in the second annual North Georgia Chamber Music Festival on Saturday.

Justin Bruns, cellists Daniel Laufer and Charae Krueger, and Yang-Yoon Kim on viola. Coucheron and Laufer will perform Zoltan Kodaly’s “Duo for Violin and Cello;” all five musicians will perform Franz Schubert’s “Cello Quintet” in C major.

The third concert will be at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 22, in the Ed Cabell Theatre at UNG’s Gainesville campus. Ransom will team up with violinist Helen Kim and cellist Charae Krueger and play Antonin Dvorak’s Piano Trio “Dumky” in E minor and Felix Mendelsshon’s “Piano Trio No. 1” in D minor.

The final concert will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 23, at Cumming First United Methodist Church in

Cumming. The duo recital will feature violinist David Coucheron and pianist Julie Coucheron. The pair will play Christian Sinding’s “Suite in A minor;” Edvard Grieg’s “Sonata No. 2” in G major; Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Violin Sonata” in C minor; and Franz Waxman’s “Carmen Fantasy.”

Tickets are $20 for each concert and may be purchased by calling 706867-2873 or at the door.

The performance hall will open 45 minutes prior to each concert.

For tickets, contact Pam Stoffel at pamela.stoffel@ ung.edu.

For more information, visit www.ung.edu/ chambermusic.

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Peggie Hoskins with Soulshine Band will kick off the Summer MusicFest followed by Movies on the Green on Thursday, June 13, in Gainesville.

Gates will open at 7 p.m. with the concert starting at 7:30 p.m. at The Arts Council Smithgall Arts Center, 331 Spring Street SW, in Gainesville. The movie “Top Gun” will screen at dusk on a 35-foot screen on the lawn.

Tickets are $12 for adults; $9 for students and seniors age 65 and older.

A 7 percent tax is applicable to all ticket sales. For tickets, call 770-534-2787, visit www.TheArtsCouncil.net or stop by its office at 331 Spring Street SW. Bred on gospel, soul, funk rock, and blues in Atlanta, singer/songwriter Peggie Hoskins began performing at a young age. She experienced her first recording at age of 4 and the future diva could be heard belting out gospel tunes in near perfect pitch.

In early 1994 while in a local competition, Hoskins grabbed the

Summer MusicFest and Movies on the Green

When: 7 p.m. today Where: Smithgall Arts Center, 331 Spring Street SW, in Gainesville Cost: $12 for adults; $9 for students and seniors age 65 and older

attention of Five Star Productions of Nashville, Tenn. With the group, she began performing professionally and traveling all across the southeast.

Hoskins now tours with a talented roster of musicians known as SoulShine. The group covers all styles of music from all eras and adds a generous helping of incredible harmonies. Their style ranges from pop, rock, funk, jazz, rhythm and blues, oldies, Motown, soul, country and blues.

Patrons may bring picnics and beverages of choice, lawn chairs and blankets or rent a chair from The Arts Council. Food vendors will be on location.

NORTH GEORGIA CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL June 15 | 8 p.m. June 16 | 3 p.m.

UNG Dahlonega Campus UNG Dahlonega Campus

June 22 | 8 p.m. June 23 | 3 p.m.

UNG Gainesville Campus Cumming First United Methodist Church Tickets available by phone or at the door

706-867-2873 | $20

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Father’s Day Craft Week, Gainesville. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday

North Georgia Folk Potters Festival, Homer. 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 15. Banks County Middle School gymnasium, 712 Thompson St., Homer.

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Summer Exhibitions, Gainesville. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday through Friday. June 13 through Aug. 17. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. Free. Opening reception 5:30-7 p.m. June 13.

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“Man of Steel” will not receive a fair chance to succeed as the franchise tries to resurrect the most iconic superhero in American culture. The filmmakers mine Clark’s identity crisis and ethical dilemmas to create several great moments. The scenes between Clark and his adoptive father Jonathan (Kevin Costner) and birth father JorEl (Russell Crowe) are especially moving. The visual effects, however, are often a mess. Fight scenes meant to impress become an extended, computer-generated blur, enhanced by extremely loud sound effects. The world seems right when Superman is at the top of the superhero movie universe. However, the movie rarely provides the kind of inspiration and triumphant attitude we expect from Superman. It’s too somber.

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Cob Oven Workshop, Gainesville.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 15.

Cedar Hill Enrichment Center, 5735 Dawsonville Highway, Gainesville. Learn how to build your own inexpensive outdoor oven for baking pizza and breads with natural and reclaimed materials. $50. 770-887-0051, info@ discovercedarhill.org or discovercedarhill.org.

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“Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in The Hat,” Atlanta. June 13 through July 28. Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St. NW at 18th, Atlanta. Members $9.25, nonmembers $16.50. 404-8815151, puppet.org.

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Mitch Farmer June Jam, Gainesville. 5-10 p.m.

June 15. Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center, 1855 Calvery Church Road, Gainesville. $25$30. 770-531-1964, mitchfarmerjunejam.com or halldawsoncasa.org.

Jonathan Byrd, Dahlonega. 8:30 p.m. June 14.

The Crimson Moon, 24 N. Park St., Dahlonega. $16 advance, $18. thecrimsonmoon.com.

“Family Fun Night in the Pools,” Gainesville. 6 p.m. every third Saturday. YMCA aquatic center, J.A. Walters Family YMCA, 2455 Howard Road, Gainesville. $10.

770-297-9622, grogers@gamountainsymca.org.

Paddle-thon, Gainesville. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 22. Lake Lanier Olympic Venue, Gainesville. Free, but donations are appreciated.

Moonlight Paddle, Gainesville. 7:30 p.m. June 21, July 19, Aug. 16, Sept. 20 and Oct. 25. Lake Lanier Olympic Venue, 3105 Clarks Bridge Road, Gainesville. Trained instructor will lead group paddle. $15. 770-287-7888, lckc.org.

“My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra,” Demorest. 7:30 p.m. June 21, 27, and 29, 2 p.m. June 23. Piedmont College, 165 Central Ave., Demorest. $10, $16 for season ticket. 706-778-8500 ex. 1355, piedmont.edu.

Drawing class, Sautee Nacoochee. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Sautee Nacoochee Center Art Studio, 283 Ga. 255, Sautee Nacoochee. $20 per class, $25 one-time materials fee. 706-878-3300, snca.org.

Gardening Class: Water Matters, Cumming. 2-3:30 p.m. June 17. Sharon Forks Library, 2820 Old Atlanta Road, Cumming. 6:30-8 p.m. June 18. Cumming Library, 585 Dahlonega Road, Cumming. Learn best practices for garden irrigation and rainwater harvesting. forsythpl.org.

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“The 39 Steps,” Clarkesville. 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. June 13-16. Habersham Community Theater, 1370 Washington St., Clarkesville. $13. habershamtheater.org, 706-839-1315.

Peggie Hoskins with Soulshine Band, Gainesville.

7:30 p.m.

June 13. The Arts Council Smithgall Arts Center, 331 Spring St. SW, Gainesville. Adult $12, student and seniors $9.

770-534-2787, TheArtsCouncil. net.

through Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sundays. June 13-14. Interactive Neighborhood for Kids, 999 Chestnut St. SE No. 11, Gainesville.

Create a beautiful card for Father’s Day. $1 with paid admission to museum. Members free. inkfun.org.

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‘Man of Steel’ buckles under pressure ‘Man of Steel’ Starring: Henry Cavill, Amy

Adams, Michael Shannon, Diane Lane, Russell Crowe Rated: PG-13, for intense sequences of sci-fi violence, action and destruction, and for some language Runtime: 2 hours, 23 minutes

JEFF MARKER jeffmarker@rocketmail.com

Film Review One thing I can virtually guarantee is “Man of Steel” will not receive a fair chance to succeed, either critically or commercially. And so much is riding on this movie.

Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment’s financial futures are so invested in the movie even publications such as Bloomberg and Business Insider are running articles about its prospects.

Warner Bros. recently lost its most successful franchises, the “Dark Knight” trilogy and “Harry Potter,” and the studio desperately needs a replacement. While DC Entertainment is getting soundly whipped by its rival, Marvel Entertainment, when it comes to movie adaptations of their properties.

Therefore, if Warner Bros. and DC Comics are going to compete Henry Cavill as Superman in a scene from “Man of Steel.” against Marvel and its parent dilemmas to create several great a review of the movie itself? company, Disney, they need moments. The scenes between Because “Man of Steel” is to develop multiple franchises Clark and his adoptive father constantly aware of all that it around individual heroes as well Jonathan (Kevin Costner) and must accomplish and all it must as a Justice League movie. And birth father Jor-El (Russell Crowe) mean, and the movie buckles that plan depends entirely on are especially moving. We also under this weight.

“Man of Steel.” get an introductory sequence Christopher Nolan and David The “Dark Knight” trilogy set on Krypton, and Crowe and S. Goyer, who directed and brought the Batman franchise Ayelet Zurer are outstanding as wrote, respectively, the “Dark to an ending point. Then “The Kal-El’s birth parents.

Knight” trilogy, conceived the Green Lantern” bombed horribly.

Filmmakers also invent a story and wrote the screenplay So if “Man of Steel” doesn’t device to let Jor-El play an for “Man of Steel.” And it shows do well enough to serve as important role much later in the in the solemn tone. the foundation for DC’s movie story, too. As well as Crowe plays Clark/Kal-El (Henry Cavill) universe, the storied comic book the role, the logic of this device is is just as full of doubt and publisher will be virtually shut out hard to buy into. existential anxiety as Bruce of the superhero movie boom.

Michael Shannon is just as Wayne. Plus, there is even less Oh, and none of this mentions menacing and tyrannical as Gen. comedy in “Man of Steel” than in the pressure of trying to resurrect Zod as everyone hoped he would the “Dark Knight” movies. the most iconic superhero in be, but the romance between Filmmakers mine Clark’s American culture.

Clark and Lois (Amy Adams) identity crisis and ethical Why does all this matter in

Bottom line: Not terrible, but definitely not super

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doesn’t have much impact, despite even more fine acting.

The love story seems compulsory rather than necessary and might have been better saved for the sequel.

On the level of story and acting, “Man of Steel” is executed very well, except for a handful of completely unnecessary scenes. The question is whether fans want to see such a gloomy depiction of the character. The tone is oppressive and the pace ponderous as filmmakers try to create an entire history of the character in one outing.

The visual effects, however, are often a mess.

The fight scenes are meant to impress us with the characters’

supernatural strength and quickness. When one Kryptonian throws another, the character flies all the way through buildings — several buildings, that is — and lands miles away. The fight scenes become an extended, computer-generated blur, enhanced by extremely loud sound effects.

What filmmakers intended to be astonishing instead becomes incomprehensible. Everything moves so quickly and chaotically that sometimes you simply cannot tell what’s going on.

The world seems right when Superman is at the top of the superhero movie universe.

And the entire cast and crew are clearly working with the right intentions, seeking to pay reverence while reinventing the character. In some ways they succeed.

However, the movie rarely provides the kind of inspiration and triumphant attitude we expect from Superman. It’s too somber and just as the movie should hit its crescendo, the poorly animated fight scenes drain what little energy it has left.

Not even Superman can overcome so many weaknesses.

Jeff Marker is head of the Communication, Media & Journalism Department at the University of North Georgia. His reviews appear weekly in Get Out and on gainesvilletimes.com/getout.

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NEW YORK — The suspense thriller “The Purge” topped the weekend box office with a shocking $36.4 million that doubled industry expectations, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Audiences starved for a horror option flocked to the micro-budget Universal film starring Ethan Hawke. The film’s strong opening performance minted another box-office hit for “Paranormal Activity” producer Jason Blum.

Like that horror franchise, “The Purge” was made for relative peanuts — just $3 million — making it an extremely lucrative release for Universal. The studio had expected it to open in the high teens.

“Never did we expect it to open at this level,” said Nikki Rocco, head of distribution for Universal. “This result could not have been forecasted by anybody.”

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com. Where available, latest international numbers are also included: 1. “The Purge,” $36.4 million.

2. “Fast & Furious 6,” $19.8 million ($45.3 million international).

3. “Now You See Me,” $19.5 million ($2 million international).

4. “The Internship,” $18.1 million.

5. “Epic,” $12.1 million ($12.7 million international).

6. “Star Trek Into Darkness,” $11.7 million ($17.6 million international).

7. “After Earth,” $11.2 million ($45.5 million international).

8. “The Hangover Part III,” $7.4 million ($34.8 million international).

9. “Iron Man 3,” $5.8 million ($3.9 million international).

10. “The Great Gatsby,” $4.2 million ($13.3 million international).

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3:40-5:50-8:00-10:15 Epic (PG) Thu. 1:45-4:00-6:308:45 Fast & Furious 6 (PG-13) Thu. 1:15-4:00-6:45-9:20 Fri.-Sun. 1:45-4:30-7:10-10:00 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (PG) Thu. 10:00 The Internship (PG-13) Thu. 2:154:45-7:15-9:45 Fri.-Sun. 2:004:30-7:00-10:30 Man of Steel (PG-13) Thu. 12:01 Fri.-Sun. 12:30-1:00-3:45-4:157:00-7:30-9:30-10:00 Now You See Me (PG-13) Thu. 2:00-4:30-7:00-9:30 Fri.-Sun. 1:15-3:45-6:10-8:30 The Pirates! Band of Misfits (PG) Thu. 10:00 Star Trek Into Darkness (PG-13) Thu. 1:30-4:15-7:00-9:45 This Is the End (R) Fri.-Sun. 1:304:00-6:30-9:15

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now showing Movie reviews from Associated Press, McClatchy-Tribune News Service. Stars out of four.

Opening

‘Man of Steel’

Read Jeff Marker’s review on Page 10.

‘The Bling Ring’

HHHH (R for teen drug and alcohol use, and for language including some brief sexual references.)

Everything’s relative. And so, given that the film currently ruling the box office is about Americans encouraged by their own government to indulge their homicidal urges one night a year — we’re talking about “The Purge” — it’s tempting to hail the clueless young burglars in “The Bling Ring,” by comparison, as veritable humanitarians.

Not that Sofia Coppola’s latest film, based on a true story about a band of affluent, celebrity-obsessed teen burglars in suburban Los Angeles, isn’t chilling. It is, and not only because it displays the soulless nature of our fame-obsessed youth culture. It’s also the fact that Coppola doesn’t judge these kids. It’s an intentional choice, and perhaps an artful one, but it makes the whole enterprise a little depressing. You think, couldn’t we have had just a BIT of condemnation here?

Coppola bases her movie on a 2010 Vanity Fair article about the so-called Bling Ring, a group of mostly 19-year-olds who between October 2008 and August 2009 stole some $3 million in jewelry and designer goods (plus a semiautomatic handgun) from the homes of Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Megan Fox, Orlando Bloom and others.

Besides these kids’

stunning lack of awareness that they were actually, like, committing crimes, and might actually, like, get caught, and go to, like, jail (which they eventually did), what’s stunning about the story is how easy the crimes were to commit.

The burglars used sites like TMZ to determine whether celebs were away from home. Addresses were readily available, and Google Earth showed the gates and doors. And many people, it seems, leave doors open — or as Hilton did, leave keys under the mat.

Coppola gives her most famous cast member, Emma Watson, a supporting role — at least until the last third of the film, when she takes center stage. She’s by far the most fun to watch. What happened to the brainy and earnest Hermione? She’s gone, and Watson gives a smart performance here, whether pole-dancing in Hilton’s “nightclub room” or uttering, in perfect Valleyspeak, lines that depict her character’s moral vapidity better than any screenwriter could — because they’re authentic.

More good news: the cinematography (Harris Savides, who sadly died just after making this film, is credited along with Christopher Blauvelt.) A lovely, long shot from afar of a house being ransacked at night, lights blinking on and off in windows, darkened figures running from room to room, is the most haunting in the film — a sudden pause, giving us time to realize that this stuff isn’t really funny, and to imagine how violated we’d feel if this were our own home and closets.

continuing

‘The Internship’ HH 1/2 (PG-13 for sexuality, some crude

about the state of the job market for young people.

But hey, let’s focus on the positive message: Even old fogeys can reinvent themselves. And perhaps even get a job at Google.

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Ethan Hawke in a scene from “The Purge.”

humor, partying and language.) There are really three movie stars headlining “The Internship”: Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson, and Google.

Actually, it’s a surprise Google doesn’t get top billing over the humans, so adoringly is the company displayed.

But if you can get past this Mother of All Product Placements, you’ll likely find yourself chuckling a lot during this silly but warmhearted film, directed by Shawn Levy. Sure, it could be shorter, the script less predictable, the action (much) more believable.

But hey, this is Vaughn and Wilson, and if their onscreen banter doesn’t quite live up to the riotous 2005 “Wedding Crashers,” it’s still pretty darned funny.

These two may be woefully inept at technology — or at least, their characters in the film are. But chemistry? That Vaughn and Wilson have down.

The premise, like the whole movie, is far-fetched but enjoyable. Billy (Vaughn) and Nick (Wilson) are watch salesmen. On a client call, they discover their company has shut down. Their own boss (John Goodman, appearing too briefly) thinks they’re dinosaurs. And so, of course, they apply for an unpaid internship at Google.

Huh? There was nothing else they could think of? Better to repress such logic-driven questions. Soon, the two are interviewing — via video chat — for the job, and here the actors are at their best, talking over each other as the duo improvises hysterical answers to geeky questions.

As Billy and Nick endure coding seminars and the like, evoking sneers from the brilliant, obnoxious youths around them, jokes about the generation gap abound. Implausibly, Vaughn’s Billy keeps saying “on the line” instead of “online” — really, if he knew enough about Google to apply there, wouldn’t he know the term “online”?

Still, it’s amusing. And he does seem stuck in 1983, so obsessed is he with the film “Flashdance.”

Plenty of other movie references pop up. There’s even a Quidditch game — yup, everyone knows how to play except Billy and Nick — and a very funny reference to “Back to the Future.” Apt, really, because you could say this is a film about time travel.

As corny and obvious as the script, co-written by Vaughn and Jared Stern, can be, there’s a sliver of realism here too — a few serious lines, painfully true,

‘The Purge’ H 1/2 (R for strong disturbing violence and some language.) James DeMonaco’s “The Purge” is a bloody-minded, heavyhanded satire of life within these violent United States.

It’s a horror film with the occasional visceral thrill — the fear of being hunted, the excitement of righteous violence against nameless intruders. But mostly, it’s just a clumsy lecture about who we’re becoming: haves vs. have-nots, with the haves armed to the teeth.

Basically, you’re on your own for “The Purge.”

The well-off can hunt the homeless, the “weak” and those who don’t contribute to society.

Ethan Hawke portrays one of the latter, a salesman who’s gotten rich off selling armored security systems. Lena Headey plays his resigned-to-thisyearly-“purge” wife. Max Burkholder and Adelaide Kane are the sensitive son and hormonal daughter whose trusting natures would thwart any security system.

Because Zoe (Kane) has let the boyfriend Dad forbids her to see into the house,

and Charlie (Burkholder) rescues a homeless vet (Edwin Hodge), saving him from a hunt. And that brings vengeful preppies (led by Rhys Wakefield) who were stalking the vet down on their happy home.

DeMonaco seems awfully concerned that we won’t “get” his points here, so there’s repetitious 24hour TV coverage about how it is time to “release the beast and purge our American streets,” debates over the morality of it, how “culling” society lowers unemployment and helps the economy.

You can see what Hawke and Headey envisioned in this, but lapses in logic and characterization trip it up at every turn. This Charlie kid seems to have a death wish, and a sense of removal from his supposed compassion that undercuts his supposed motivation. The boyfriend is underdeveloped. The family is armed, but their “plan” of defense laughably involves splitting up and searching for the wounded homeless man in their pitch-black house.

The reliably believable Hawke has had good luck in horror in recent years (“Sinister,” “Daybreakers”), but his instincts fail him here. “The Purge” is an 85-minute chore that tediously plays like a realtime recreation of the night of The Purge — all 12 hours of it.

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Touring mountain farms Patrons may visit working farms in area

Etc. events This week

Hands-on community canning class, Cumming. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. or 6-8:30 p.m. June 13. Forsyth Central High School, 520 Tribble Gap Road, Cumming. The class will cover water-bath and

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From staff reports

From staff reports Northeast Georgia and surrounding areas are gaining recognition as a rapidly rising region for the production of local and sustainable foods. The 2013 Georgia Mountains Farm Tour will showcase some of the farms, farmers, markets, community gardens and restaurants making local food across the region.

Hosted by the Georgia Mountains Farmers Network and the Soque River Watershed Association, the event is from 1-6 p.m. Saturday, June 15, and Sunday, June 16.

The tour will feature 16 locations in Habersham, Rabun and White counties and include community gardens, a honey bee farm, a working grist mill, fruit orchards and optional meal stops with local foods prepared by acclaimed local chefs.

Four new farms on the tour include the award-winning Mtn Honey, Trillium Farms (who specialize in microgreens), Chattooga Belle Farm, and The Happy Berry.

Tour participants may purchase one weekend pass to allow a carload of attendees to visit as many tour locations as they wish all weekend long. It is ideal for individuals wanting to learn how local, sustainable food is produced; for those looking to find local foods; for aspiring gardeners

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One highlight during the Georgia Mountains Farm Tour will be a farm demonstrating the lost art of horse-powered equipment.

and farmers who’d like to learn sustainable growing practices; and for food lovers and inspired cooks.

Cost of the tour is $35 from any farm on the tour. Passes may be purchased online at www.soque. org or at one of the following locations: SRWA office in downtown Clarkesville; through the Northeast Georgia Locally Grown market website; at the Simply Homegrown farmers market in Clayton or Clarkesville Farmers Market on Saturdays; at the Root Cellar in Clayton; at Habersham Chamber of Commerce in Cornelia; at Jaemor Farms in Alto; and at Mountain Fresh Creamery in Clermont.

pressure canning. $25.

770-887-2418, msmelton@ uga.edu.

Mixer and speed dating, Gainesville.

7:30-9:30 p.m. June 13. Scotts Downtown, 131 Bradford St. NW, Gainesville. Ages 30 and older. $20. Reservation required. 770-539-4049, CocktailsConversations.

Georgia Mountains Farm Tour When: 1-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday Where: Northeast Georgia and parts of South Carolina and North Carolina Cost: $35 per carload

Contact: 706-754-9382 or www. soque.org For those on a budget, volunteer to help with the tour on one day and receive a T-shirt and attend the other day for free.

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Cob oven workshop, Gainesville. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 15. Cedar Hill Enrichment Center, 5735 Dawsonville Highway, Gainesville. Learn to build an inexpensive outdoor oven. $50. 770-887-0051, or discovercedarhill.org.

Mountain Laurel Quilters Guild meeting, Clarkesville.

Noon. June 18. Clarkesville United Methodist Church fellowship hall, Clarkesville.

706-782-6020.

17th annual AthFest, Athens. June 19-23.

Showcases over 100 bands on three outdoor stages and a dozen downtown music venues.

AthFest.com.

LaughFest, Athens. 8 p.m.

Participants can learn to build their own inexpensive outdoor oven for baking pizza and breads with natural and reclaimed materials at a comprehensive one-day cob oven construction workshop.

Participants will have a hands-on experience on building a traditional oven, acquiring basic cob building skills and enjoying the experience of working with other engaging, like-minded people. Jeff Steigerwald, builder of the straw bale house at Rejuvenation Farm in Dawsonville, will teach the course.

The class is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 15, at Cedar Hill Enrichment Center, 5735 Dawsonville Highway, Gainesville. Cost for the course is $50 including beverages and a vegetarian lunch.

Registration is required.

Call 770-887-0051, email info@discovercedarhill. org or visit www. discovercedarhill.org to register.

Participants will get their hands and clothes dirty; therefore, dress appropriately.

June 19. Georgia Theatre, 215 N. Lumpkin St., Athens. $10 advance and with AthFest wristband, $15 door. AthFest.com.

Upcoming

Road Atlanta track time, Braselton. 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

June 23-24. Road Atlanta, 5300 Winder Highway, Braselton. 770-967-6143.

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Build a cob oven at a handson workshop Saturday.

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Juneteenth recognizes black history, culture From staff reports To share insight into the music, art, food and dance of the black culture, the Gainesville-Hall County Black History Society is hosting a free Juneteenth Festival from 4-8 p.m. Saturday, June 15, at Midtown Greenway and Park, 682 Grove St., behind the new Public Safety Complex in Gainesville.

“We are starting out small, but hope to add more to the festival in the coming years” said Barbara Brooks, chairwoman of the event.

Entertainment will include music by local band, Been There Done That, storytelling, dance performances, poetry readings and art from local. Food will also be available.

On April 16, 1862, Abraham Lincoln signed the Compensated Emancipation Act, which freed more than 3,000 slaves in the District of Columbia. However, slavery did not officially end in the rest of the United States until after the Civil War in 1865.

The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution formally ended slavery in the country. It was proposed Jan. 31, 1865,

Juneteenth When: 4-8 p.m. Saturday Where: Midtown Greenway and Park, 682 Grove St., Gainesville Cost: Free

and ratified by 30 of the then 36 states in the same year. Emancipation Day in Washington, D.C., marks the anniversary of the signing of the Compensated Emancipation Act. On Jan. 4, 2005, legislation was signed to make April 16 Emancipation Day, which is an official public holiday in the District of Columbia. However, the anniversary of the emancipation of slaves is celebrated in Texas on June 19; hence Juneteenth was born.

Most of the African-American culture has become diluted with the different and interesting ethnic cultures in America, but African-Americans continue to celebrate what is known and would like to share is known with the rest of the community.

For more information, call Barbara Brooks 678-858-0305.

Escape with movie under stars ‘Escape from Planet Earth’ on screen in Braselton Park From staff reports Braselton’s popular “Movies Under the Stars’” series begins anew Saturday night with the animated adventure “Escape from Planet Earth.”

The 2013 release is rated PG will last about 90 minutes at Braselton Park in the city’s historic downtown.

The story takes place on planet Baab where astronaut Scorch Supernova is a national hero to the blue alien population.

Mastering daring rescues, Scorch pulls off astonishing feats with the quiet aid of his nerdy brother who heads mission control at BASA. Brendan Fraser, Rob

Movies Under the Stars When: At dusk Saturday Where: Braselton Park Cost: Free

Corddry and Jessica Alba star as the voices of the animated characters.

The free movie series begin at dusk for families and children. Blankets or chairs are welcomed.

Vendors will offer snow cones, funnel cakes, egg rolls and dairy treats. The Braselton Lions Club presents baked goods.

The 2013 movie series is presented by the Braselton Visitors Bureau Authority.

For information, visit www. braseltonfestivals.com.

Family events This week

Children’s Musical Theatre Production, Gainesville.

10 a.m. and 7 p.m. June 13. Gainesville High Warehouse, 830 Century Place, Gainesville. Adults $10, children, students and seniors $5, children 2 and younger are free.

Father’s Day Craft Week, Gainesville. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 1-5 p.m.

Sundays. June 13-14.

Interactive Neighborhood for Kids, 999 Chestnut St. SE No. 11, Gainesville.

Create a card for Father’s Day. $1 with admission to museum. Members free. inkfun.org.

Family Camp, Helen. June 13-14. Unicoi State Park and Lodge, 1788 Ga. 356, Helen. Register in advance. $35 adults, $25 children, $5 parking. Call 706-8782201 ext. 305 for time.

10th annual Decade of Dance, Gainesville. 7 p.m.

June 14, 1 and 7 p.m. June 15. Hosch Theater, Brenau University, 429 Academy St. NE, Gainesville. $15. 678-989-0333, danceandmusiclessons. com.

“Dad’s Night Out,” June 14. Habersham County YMCA, 583 Grant St., Clarkesville. Enjoy dinner and shopping specials

Concert calendar This week

Peggie Hoskins with Soulshine Band, Gainesville.

7:30 p.m. June 13. The Arts Council Smithgall Arts Center, 331 Spring St. SW, Gainesville.

Adult $12, student and seniors $9. 770-534-2787, TheArtsCouncil.net.

Jonathan Byrd, Dahlonega.

8:30 p.m. June 14. The

downtown, live music, live theater and plenty of recreational activities.

Youth Fishing Days, Helen.

8 a.m. to noon. June 15.

Smithgall Woods State Park, 61 Tsalaki Trail, Helen. $5 parking. 706878-3087.

Kids Day at the Park, Helen. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

June 15. Smithgall Woods State Park, 61 Tsalaki Trail, Helen. $6 parking. 706878-3087.

Oakwood pool grand opening, Oakwood. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 15. Oakwood Family YMCA, 4101 Railroad St., Oakwood. $3, free for YMCA members. 678-6223908.

Father’s Day, Gainesville.

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sundays. June 16.

Interactive Neighborhood for Kids, 999 Chestnut St. SE No. 11, Gainesville.

Dads free on Father’s Day. inkfun.org.

Summer camps for art and theatre, Demorest. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 17-21, 24– 28. Piedmont College, 165 Central Ave., Demorest. $150. 706-778-8500 ext.

1320 or 706-778-8500 ext.

1307.

Dog Craft Week, Gainesville. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 1-5 p.m.

Sundays. June 17-21.

Interactive Neighborhood for Kids, 999 Chestnut St. SE No. 11, Gainesville.

Crimson Moon, 24 N. Park St., Dahlonega. $16 advance, $18. thecrimsonmoon.com.

Joan Baez and The Indigo Girls, Alpharetta.

7 p.m. June 15. Delta Classic Chastain Park Amphitheater, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta. $34.50-$64.50. 800-7453000, deltaclassicchastain. com.

Sprockets Music Video Festival Show, Athens. 10 p.m. June 15. 40 Watt, 285 W. Washington St., Athens.

Make dog craft. $1 with admission to museum.

Members free. inkfun.org.

High School Conservatory, Atlanta. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. June 18-29.

Georgia Shakespeare Conant Performing Arts Center, Oglethorpe University, 4484 Peachtree Road NE, Atlanta.

Participants will learn one monologue and one scene from Shakespeare to be performed for friends and family on the Conant stage. $600. 404-5043401, gashakesppeare.org.

“Family Fun Night in the Pools,” Gainesville. 6 p.m. every third Saturday.

YMCA aquatic center, J. A. Walters Family YMCA, 2455 Howard Road, Gainesville. $10.

770-297-9622, grogers@ gamountainsymca.org.

goo outdoors Disney’s version of tale on stage at Holly Theater From staff reports The enchanted world of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Jr. will appear on stage June 14-15 and June 21-23 at Holly Theater in Dahlonega.

Showtimes are 8 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sunday.

Tickets are $14 for adults and $10 for children and students.

For tickets, visit www. hollytheater.com.

Audience members will be transported to the heart of provincial life

in a lovely French town.

Then Maurice becomes lost in the woods on the way to the fair and seeks shelter in an old castle.

The master of the castle, who is a beast, takes him captive. Maurice’s daughter, Belle, gives up her freedom to save him.

Belle’s taming of the unfortunate Beast and his ultimate transformation back into a handsome prince is a beloved fairy tale about very different people finding strength in one another and learning how to love.

Theater events

Theatre, 128 East Pike St., Lawrenceville. $7. 678-226-6222, auroratheatre.com.

This week

Upcoming

“The 39 Steps,” Clarkesville. 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. June 13-16.

Habersham Community Theater, 1370 Washington St., Clarkesville. $13. habershamtheater.org, 706-839-1315.

“Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in The Hat,” Atlanta. June 13 through July 28. Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St. NW at 18th, Atlanta. Members $9.25, nonmembers $16.50. 404881-5151, puppet.org.

“Our Town,” Dunwoody.

7 p.m. June 14-15, 3 p.m. June 16. Fellowship Hall, Dunwoody United Methodist Church, 1548 Mt. Vernon Road, Dunwoody. $10. 770-394-0675.

“BlackTop Playground: Improv Comedy for Kids,” Lawrenceville. 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. June 19. Aurora

“The 1940s Radio Hour,” Demorest. 7:30 p.m. June 20, 22, and 28, 2 p.m. June 30.

Piedmont College, 165 Central Ave., Demorest. $10, $16 for season ticket. 706-778-8500 ex. 1355, piedmont.edu.

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Learn safe boating practices From staff reports Flotilla 29 of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Lake Lanier, will have a oneday, seven-lesson ”About boating safely” course Saturday, June 15.

Classes run from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Coast Guard Auxiliary Operations Center, 6595 Lights Ferry Road, in Flowery Branch. It is on the left before the entrance to Aqualand Marina.

Course cost is $40.

Discounts are available for

Outdoor events This week

Canoe and kayak rentals, Gainesville. 1-6 p.m. June 14 through Sept. 29.

Lanier Canoe Kayak Club, 3105 Clarks Bridge Road, Gainesville. Will be closed on Sept. 14. 770-2877888, lckc.org.

Gwinnett Fire 5-Alarm 5K, Suwanee. June 15.

8:30 a.m. Town Center Park, 330 Town Center Ave., Suwanee. ashley. blackwell@gwinnettcounty. com.

Learn to Row classes, Gainesville. 6:30-8:30 p.m.

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When: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday Where: Coast Guard Auxiliary Operations Center, 6595 Lights Ferry Road, Flowery Branch Cost: $40

additional family members.

The course also serves as a PWC-certified course for children younger than 16 years old.

Course contents include: ■■ Know your boat ■■ Before you get under way ■■ Navigating the

waterways ■■ Operating your vessel safely ■■ Legal requirements of boating ■■ Boating emergencies “What to do” ■■ Enjoy water sports with your boat ■■ State of Georgia

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8-10 a.m. Saturdays. June 15-29; 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays Sept.

7-28. Lake Lanier Rowing Club, 3105 Clarks Bridge Road, Gainesville. $100 per class. 770-287-0077, lakelanierrowing.org.

11th annual Back to the Chatt, Roswell. 9 a.m.

June 15. 575 Riverside Road, Roswell. Free. $50 solo and $70 tandem boats. 404-352-9828,

chattahoochee.org.

Sern Invitational Sprint Regatta, Gainesville. June 15. Lake Lanier Olympic Venue, 3105 Clarks Bridge Road, Gainesville. Deadline noon today. $25. lckc.org.

Gardening Class: Water Matters, Cumming. 2-3:30 p.m. June 17. Sharon Forks Library, 2820 Old Atlanta Road, Cumming.

6:30-8 p.m. June 18.

Cumming Library, 585 Dahlonega Road, Cumming. Learn garden

regulations Successful completion may result in a reduction in boat insurance premium.

The Corps of Engineers at Lakes Lanier and Allatoona are offering a free one-year pass to the day parks for anyone who can show evidence of completing a 2013 approved safe boating course.

For more information and to register, contact Flotilla Commander Pat Lindsey at 770-271-4059 or lakelanier. ga@aol.com.

irrigation. forsythpl.org.

Upcoming

Moonlight paddle, Gainesville. 7:30 p.m. June 21, July 19, Aug. 16, Sept.

20 and Oct. 25. Lake Lanier Olympic Venue, 3105 Clarks Bridge Road, Gainesville. $15. 770-287-7888.

Full Moon Suspension Bridge Hike, Tallulah Falls.

8-10 p.m. June 22, 9-11 p.m. June 23. Tallulah Gorge State Park, Tallulah Falls. $5 plus $5 parking.

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