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www.blifaloo.com/info/beat-carnival-games.php As fall arrives and carnivals dot the North Georgia landscape, this website offers easy tips on how to win games such as the milk toss, basketball free throw, test your strength, coin toss, ring toss, balloon dart throw and several others.

Georgia Mountains Fall Festival aims to maintain its status as a Top 20 Georgia event to attend with an array of activities this weekend. PAGE 4

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Riverside Military Academy students will turn back the clock to the beginning of the 20th century in the comedy “Picasso at the Lapin Agile.” PAGE 5

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The Georgia Mountain Players will perform the play “Leading Ladies” for the final time this month. PAGE 5

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A thoroughly researched documentary, “Three Days at Foster,” shares the tale of African-American athletes who were civil rights pioneers by playing the sports they loved at the University of Alabama. PAGE 10 Get Out file photos

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The 20th annual Mule Camp Market will take over the downtown square in Gainesville with vendors, carnival rides and musical entertainment this weekend. PAGE 4

The documentary “Birth of the Living Dead” explores the historical content of the classic horror film “Night of the Living Dead” and its influence and connection to the 1960s.

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Tuesday, October 22, 2013 5:30pm-8:30pm Gainesville Civic Center Catered Dinner, Dancing, Costume Contest: $20 Non Residents/ $15 City of Gainesville Residents

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Mule camp trots into town

BY MEREDITH PRUITT

mpruitt@gainesvilletimes.com Downtown Gainesville may seem shut down this weekend because of street closures. But it will be very much alive with the festivities of the 2013 Mule Camp Market.

The annual event sponsored by the Gainesville Jaycees will feature live music, an array of vendors and food and a carnival for children.

Lincoln Griffin, president of the Jaycees, decided after the overwhelming, positive response at last year’s market, extended hours and extra road closings were needed.

Hours will be 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Roads will be closed at every end of the downtown Gainesville area all weekend, allowing only pedestrian traffic.

Main Street, Spring Street, Bradford Street and Washington Street will close at their entry areas on Maple Street, Brenau Avenue and Green Street.

Admission and parking are free. Pets are allowed.

The Jaycees expects up to 70,000 people, which stems from a hope to grow the event each year.

“This year, I would expect that we’re going to have great, great traffic,” said Chris Wunn of the Jaycees.

A free concert featuring Joe Olds, Asphault Cowboys and Twisted Whiskey is sure to attract residents. The bands will take the stage at 7 p.m.

Saturday at Spring Street in the center of the market.

Vendors are participating to create more convenience

Celebrate fall in Georgia mountains Nine-day event kicks off this weekend

BY MEREDITH PRUITT mpruitt@ gainesvilletimes.com

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Cindy Mundy and son Hayden, 4, left, and Cheri Thome and son John Michael, 6, ride a roller coaster in downtown Gainesville where Peachtree Rides set up shop during the 2012 Gainesville Jaycees’ Mule Camp Market Festival. The 2013 Mule Camp Market is scheduled for Friday through Sunday.

for the large crowds.

“We will have food vendors operating, and beer and wine will be available, courtesy of the Monkey Barrel,” Wunn said.

“The people won’t have to walk back and forth ... to the Monkey Barrel to get alcohol and then come back. They’ll be on site there with alcohol.”

Of course, Mule Camp Market is not just for adults.

The Jaycees are offering a carnival along E.E. Butler

Parkway and Broad Street for family-friendly fun.

“We’ll have entertainment every hour, different exhibitions (and) a chicken-eating contest at noon presented by Buffalo Wild Wings,” Wunn said. “We just want everybody to come out, enjoy themselves, visit our vendors and enjoy some great fair food.”

A worship service will be at 10:45 a.m. Sunday.

Wunn said this aids in

2013 Mule Camp Market When: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday Where: Downtown Gainesville Cost: Free

accommodating more visitors who might not come Sunday otherwise.

Fall is breezing its way through the North Georgia mountains, as well as a wave of pumpkin patches and fall festivals to bring the new season to life.

One festival expects to set itself apart with famous musical acts, a crowd of 25,000 people, a fiddle convention and helicopters. It also hopes to live up to its 2013 Top 20 events award, which was won earlier this year.

The Georgia Mountain Fall Festival at Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds in Hiawassee will be Oct. 11-19 with arts and crafts starting at 10 a.m. Friday.

Arts and crafts will be featured each day.

Hosting the popular Georgia Official State Fiddler’s Convention, the fall festival will bring top-notch talent from not only fiddle players, but bluegrass bands, fingerstyle guitar, flat-pick guitar, harmonica, banjo and mandolin players.

The convention will wrap up the festivities Oct. 18-19.

Musicians ringing in the first days of the event include big names such as Brenda Lee, Ricky Skaggs, The Isaacs and Percy Sledge. The Georgia Mountain Fair Band will keep music going between acts.

Allowing for visitors to arrive early on Sunday

for a gospel experience, the festival will include an interfaith worship service at 11 a.m. followed by three gospel music shows at 2 p.m.

Besides the music, helicopter rides will be given, but only on two days. Blue Ridge Helicopters will visit the festival Oct. 12 and 18.

Dan Nichols with the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds said beyond the arts and crafts, food, music and helicopters, the revival of an old event is expected to be the most popular.

“Our biggest attraction probably is going to be our lumberjack show,” he said, noting the event is returning after not appearing for a couple of years.

The Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show will include events such as log rolling, an ax toss and other demonstrations.

Reflecting the history of the mountains, the fairgrounds will feature the Pioneer Village, where locals will demonstrate the “old ways” of quilting and corn milling. How moonshine was distilled using an authentic apple cider press can be seen as well.

For visitors older than 9, admission is $11.

Parking will be free. The one-day admission fee will grant access to all music shows happening on that day.

For those with limited mobility, the fairgrounds offers “A Scooter For You,” which is a scooter rental program and costs $10 per hour. Daily rentals cost $50.

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Artisan, scientist face off Riverside puts on play about Pablo Picasso From staff reports Riverside Military Academy will perform a comedic play penned by iconic comedian and actor Steve Martin today and Sunday in the Sandy Beaver Center Theater on the school’s campus.

The free performances are open to the public.

Set in a Parisian bar at the beginning of the 20th century, “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” imagines a comical encounter between artist Pablo Picasso and scientist Albert Einstein, both of whom are in their early 20s and fully aware

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Riverside cadets Raleigh Beougher, Chris Rosato and Christian Rotsch portray a singer, Pablo Picasso and Albert Einstein in the comedy “Picasso at the Lapin Agile.”

‘Picasso at the Lapin Agile’ When: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 10 and 13 Where: Sandy Beaver Center Theater, Riverside Military Academy, 2001 Riverside Drive, Gainesville Cost: Free

of their amazing potential.

Each character’s high self-confidence eventually

results in Picasso and Einstein challenging each other to an artistic duel.

‘Leading Ladies’ hit stage for final time

BY ANDREW AKERS

aakers@gainesvilletimes.com After 21 years of captivating audiences, the Georgia Mountain Players theater troupe will close the curtain on their prolific acting careers.

The group cites age and health concerns among its members as the reason behind the disbandment, but they’re not ready to quit just yet. Starting next Thursday and continuing through October, the group will perform “Leading Ladies” seven times at the Brenau Downtown Center.

“We had so many requests for ‘Leading Ladies’ that we said, ‘well this is going to be our last one; let’s do it again and go out while we’re on top,’” said Mike Martin, founding member and the managing artistic director for the group. “This show is just

one of the funniest shows we’ve ever done. It’s good, clean fun that will make you come out feeling good.”

“Leading Ladies” will be performed at 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 17-19, 24-25 and 2:30 p.m. Oct. 20 and 26 at the Brenau Downtown Center.

Tickets are $17 for adults and $13 for seniors, students and children.

Martin said Georgia Mountain Players are a

family, who will stay close even after the shows stop.

They also haven’t ruled out a reunion in the future.

“We have so much fun just being together and doing the shows, and if we do something in the future, it will be for a cause,” he said.

For more information call the Brenau Downtown Center at 770-534-8420 or the Georgia Mountain Players at 770-536-4677.

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Vineyard celebrates harvest

Hall-Dawson Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children

Three Sisters hosts annual Swine Wine

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From staff reports As harvest time arrives in North Georgia, Three Sisters Vineyards pops the top on its annual Swine Wine weekends from Sept.

14 through Oct. 27 with live music, barbecue and wine tasting.

Live jazz, Americana, folk and bluegrass will be performed on the Crush Pad Deck every Saturday and Sunday. The celebration culminates with the 13th annual HalloWINE Hoot Nanny.

Hours at the winery are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and 12:30-5 p.m. Sundays.

Participants may hear the music and bask in the winery’s setting for free, but food, wine and Georgia beer cost.

Godfather’s BBQ of Loganville and Rib Country BBQ of North Georgia will

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The Mossy Creek Gypsies is composed of Jimmy Wooten, Marty Nix and Lee Willis. The musicians and songwriters will perform Saturday at Three Sisters Vineyards.

offer food during October.

Scheduled musical guests are: ■■ Saturday, Oct. 12: The Mossy Creek Gypsies.

■■ Sunday, Oct. 13: The Buzzard Mountain Boys ■■ Saturday, Oct. 19: Moose & Squirrel ■■ Sunday, Oct. 20: Jefferson Ross ■■ Saturday, Oct. 26: HalloWINE Hoot Nanny with the Buzzard Mountain Boys ■■ Sunday, Oct. 27: HalloWINE Hoot Nanny

Arts events This Week

Martha Whittington “Used Air,” Atlanta. Through Oct. 12.

11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday. Whitespec, 814 Edgewood Ave. NE, Atlanta.

Fall exhibitions, Gainesville. Through Oct. 12. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. Free. qvac.org.

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Downtown Gainesville Square 10 am - 7 pm Friday & Saturday 12 pm - 5 pm Sunday The Milton Martin Stage: FREE CONCERT Featuring Joe Olds, Twisted Whiskey, & Asphalt Cowboys Saturday 6:00 pm - 10:30 pm

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Greg Bates in concert 7:00 p.m.

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Woody Pines and The Howlin’ Brothers, Dahlonega. 8:30 Oct. 11. The Crimson Moon Cafe, 24 N. Park St., Dahlonega. $12 advance, $14 door. 706-864-3982, thecrimsonmoon.com.

Free Yoga in the Park, Gainesville. 6-7 p.m. Oct. 11. Ivey Terrace Park, 607

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This documentary places key events into the broader story of the integration of Alabama sports. It tells the stories of African-American athletes who became civil rights pioneers simply by playing the sports they loved. Filmmaker Keith Dunavant and his collaborator, Jonathan Hickman, capture these pivotal moments dramatically and with unprecedented accuracy.

‘Three Days at Foster’

Wynton Marsalis, Athens. 8 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 10 in Hodgson Concert Hall, on UGA campus.

“Abyssinian: A Gospel Celebration” featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and Chorale Le Chateau. $25-$60 with discounts for UGA students. A limited number of tickets remain.

706-542-4400 or 888-289-8497.

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Katie Deal in “Today, Tomorrow, and Forever: A Tribute To Patsy Cline,” Buford. 8 p.m. Oct. 12.

Buford Community Center, 2200 Buford Highway, Buford. $10-$25. 770-945-6762, bufordcommunitycenter.com.

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Elephant Stomp and Deanna Palumbo, Gainesville. 8-11 p.m. Oct. 12 during contra dance at First Baptist Church’s Family Life Center, 752 Green St. NW, Gainesville. $8 adults, $5 teens, $3 non-dancers, children free. atgaga.com.

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“Birth of the Living Dead,” Gainesville.

7 p.m. Oct. 14. Martha T. Nesbitt Academic Building at the University of North Georgia’s Gainesville campus, 3820 Mundy Mill Road, Oakwood.

Free. 770-534-2787, ung.edu.

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Ed Gilliam Exhibition, Dahlonega. Reception 5-6:30 p.m. Oct. 10. Through Dec. 27. 678717-3438, ung.edu.

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“Picasso at the Lapin Agile,” Gainesville. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 9-10 and 13. Sandy Beaver Center Theater, Riverside Military Academy, 2001 Riverside Drive, Gainesville. Free.

“The Wedding Singer,” Gainesville. 7 p.m.

Oct. 8, 10 and 12; and 2 p.m. Oct. 13. Chestatee High School, 3005 Sardis Road, Gainesville. $7 for adults, $5 for students and seniors, and $3 for children 10 and younger.

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Fall exhibitions, Gainesville.

Through Oct. 12.

Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville.

Free. qvac. org.

Pumpkin Chunkin’, Flowery Branch. Noon to 6 p.m. Oct. 12 and 19, The Springs, 6553 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch. Throwing contest with prizes awarded for most accurate and longest throws during both contests. 770-965-9506.

Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, Gainesville. 6:30 p.m. Oct. 11-12. Pearce Auditorium, 500 Centennial Circle, Gainesville. Ages 6-12. $5. 678-717-3624.

“Alice in Wonderland,” Gainesville. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1112; 2:30 p.m. Oct. 6, 12. Brenau University’s Pearce Auditorium, 500 Centennial Circle, Gainesville. $10-12 for adults and seniors, $7-8 for students and children.

Ridgewood Terrace, Gainesville.

Free. Bring yoga mat and water.

678-983-7717, doinyoga.net.

44th annual Sorghum Festival, Blairsville. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 19-20. Meeks Parks, Georgia Highway 515, Blairsville. Free. 706-745-4745, sorghum. blairsville.com.

Harvest Balloon Festival, Flowery Branch. 1-9 p.m. Oct. 19. Sterling on the Lake, 7005 Lake Sterling Blvd., Flowery Branch. Proceeds to benefit the Hall County Animal Shelter and Challenged Child.

Full Moon Suspension Bridge Hike, Tallulah Falls. 7-9 p.m. Oct. 18, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Oct. 19, 8:1510 p.m. Oct. 20. Tallulah Gorge State Park, 338 Jane Hurt Yarn Drive, Tallulah Falls. $5 plus $5 parking. 706-754-7981, georgiastateparks.org.

Quinlan’s 66th Annual Members’ Exhibition and Inspired Georgia: 28 Works from Georgia’s State Art Collection, Gainesville. Reception 5:30 p.m. Oct. 17. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. Free. qvac.org.

Mountain Laurel Quilters Guild meeting, Clarkesville. Noon Oct. 15. Clarkesville United Methodist Church fellowship hall, 1087 Washington St., Clarkesville. Bring own lunch. Trunk Show by Hilary Johnson. 706782-6020.

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Documenting a dramatic history JEFF MARKER jeffmarker@rocketmail.com

Film Review In spring 1999 while working as a magazine editor in New York and Atlanta, Keith Dunavant traveled to Alabama to do a feature story on Wilbur Jackson, the first African-American to sign a football scholarship with the University of Alabama.

Jackson told Dunavant an emotional story about returning to Foster Auditorium on the University of Alabama campus many years after college.

Dunavant knew right then it would make a great documentary film.

He stored the idea away and For Get Out continued his career as a sports author and college football The movie “Three Days at Foster” documents historic events while describing the integration of sports at the University of Alabama. historian.

He went on to publish the Sports Los Angeles Film Festival, black students from entering the Alabama integrating. It’s just not Dunavant and his filmmaking Bear Bryant biography, “Coach,” true,” Dunavant says. “Wilbur collaborator, Jonathan where it will play in November. university.

And he did, sort of. plus “The Missing Ring” about Jackson was already on the Hickman, capture these pivotal Like an increasing number Though the standoff was the 1966 Alabama football team. He had been recruited the moments dramatically and with of independent filmmakers, symbolic, the iconic image of team being denied a national previous year and was sitting in unprecedented accuracy.

Dunavant and his crew have Wallace blocking the doors championship despite going the stands that night with some of One of their goals, Dunavant chosen to distribute the film on of Foster Auditorium cast a undefeated, and other footballhis teammates because he was a said, was to go beyond home video while it is on the shadow over race relations themed books. freshman, and freshman were still the mythology surrounding festival circuit. So the film is throughout the state, and Several years later in 2005, ineligible in 1970.” the integration of Alabama currently available through the arguably the entire South.

It Dunavant discovered the story The project was also quite athletics and tell the story more official website or Amazon. forever linked the auditorium of Danny Treadwell, who in personal for Dunavant. Jackson accurately.

“Three Days at Foster” restores with this painful part of 1966 became the first Africanwas one of Dunavant’s boyhood For instance, Dunavant the historical place of the players Alabama’s history.

American to play in the Alabama heroes and “a transcendent describes the symbolism of the it highlights, as well as the many “Three Days at Foster” places state high school basketball figure” for his generation.

1970 game between the still people who supported them. It is these and other key events tournament — held at Foster “When we were kids out in all-white Crimson Tide and the essential viewing, whether you’re into the broader story of the Auditorium. the yard playing football and integrated University of Southern a sports fan or not. integration of Alabama sports Foster holds a troubled place in choosing up who to be, a lot California Trojans as “extremely and realizes the vision Dunavant history as the site of Gov. George of us were choosing to be powerful.” However, he says, Bottom line: Important, gripping, conceived back in 1999.

Wallace’s standoff with federal black players, and that reflects “the mythology that has taken and timely documentary This moving and thoroughly authorities in 1963. The courts something deeper” than just root around that game has really researched documentary had ruled that the university must sports, he said. gotten out of hand.”

Jeff Marker is head of the Comtells the stories of Jackson, admit African-American students, “Three Days at Foster” “The perception, even among munication, Media & Journalism Treadwell and other Africanbut Wallace had staked his received a standing ovation at a lot of Alabama fans, is that Sam Department at the University of American athletes who became political career on segregation. the Birmingham Sidewalk Film Cunningham running up and North Georgia. His reviews appear civil rights pioneers simply by Wallace vowed to “stand in the Festival. It has also been chosen down the field against Alabama weekly in Get Out and on gainesvilletimes.com/getout. as an official selection by the All schoolhouse door” to prevent that night was responsible for playing the sports they loved.

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‘Gravity’ launches to top of box office LOS ANGELES — “Gravity” soared to the top of the worldwide box office in its debut weekend.

The Warner Bros. space drama starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney boasted the biggest October opening ever with $55.78 million in North American ticket sales and more than $27 million overseas.

Last week’s top film, Sony’s animated sequel “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2,” fell to second place, followed by 20th Century Fox’s “Runner Runner,” which debuted in third.

The top 6 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Monday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Hollywood.com, are: 1. “Gravity,” Warner Bros., $55,785,112, 3,575 locations, $15,604 average, $55,785,112, 1 week.

2. “Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2,” Sony, $20,950,192, 4,001 locations, $5,236 average, $60,006,918, 2 weeks.

3. “Runner Runner,” 20th Century Fox, $7,706,712, 3,026 locations, $2,547 average, $7,706,712, 1 week.

4. “Prisoners,” Warner Bros., $5,748,464, 3,236 locations, $1,776 average, $47,928,432, 3 weeks.

5. “Rush,” Universal, $4,477,525, 2,308 locations, $1,940 average, $18,163,844, 3 weeks.

6. “Don Jon,” Relativity Media, $4,155,261, 2,422 locations, $1,716 average, $16,072,578, 2 weeks.

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4:30-6:45-7:10-7:30-7:50-10:10-10:3010:50 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (PG) Thu.-Fri. 12:55-3:20-5:40-8:05-10:30 Sat.Sun. 10:30-12:55-3:20-5:40-8:05-10:30 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 3D (PG) Thu.-Fri. 12:00-12:30-2:25-2:55-4:357:00-9:25 Sat.-Sun. 10:00-12:00-12:302:25-2:55-4:35-7:00-9:25 Don Jon (R) Thu. 12:30-2:50-5:10-7:309:50 Fri.-Sun. 12:10-5:10-10:00 Grace Unplugged (PG) Thu. 12:05-2:304:55-7:20-9:45 Fri.-Sat. 12:05-2:30-4:557:20-9:45-12:10 Sun. 12:05-2:30-4:557:20-9:45

Gravity (PG-13) Thu. 12:45-1:45-5:20-7:15 Fri.-Sat. 1:45-7:15-11:50 Sun. 1:45-7:15 Gravity 3D (PG-13) Thu. 1:15-3:05-3:304:00-5:45-8:00-9:30-10:15 Fri. 1:15-3:304:00-5:45-8:00-9:30-10:15-12:30 Sat. 11:00-11:30-1:15-3:30-4:00-5:45-8:009:30-10:15-12:30 Sun. 11:00-11:30-1:153:30-4:00-5:45-8:00-9:30-10:15 Gravity: An IMAX 3D Experience (PG-13) Thu. 12:15-2:30-4:45-7:00-9:15 Fri. 12:152:30-4:45-7:00-9:15-11:30 Sat. 10:0012:15-2:30-4:45-7:00-9:15-11:30 Sun. 10:00-12:15-2:30-4:45-7:00-9:15 Insidious: Chapter 2 (PG-13) Thu. 12:052:35-5:15-7:50-10:25 Fri.-Sat. 12:05-2:355:15-7:50-10:25-11:50 Sun. 12:05-2:355:15-7:50-10:25 Instructions Not Included (PG-13) Thu.-Fri. 2:10-5:00-7:50-10:35 Sat. 11:20-2:105:00-7:50-10:35 Sun. 2:10-5:00-7:5010:35 Lee Daniels’ The Butler (PG-13) Thu. 1:254:20 Machete Kills (R) Thu. 8:00-10:45 Fri. 12:45-2:30-3:15-5:45-7:30-8:15-10:4512:20 Sat. 10:00-12:45-2:30-3:15-5:457:30-8:15-10:45-12:20 Sun. 12:45-2:303:15-5:45-7:30-8:15-10:45 Metallica: Through the Never 3D (R) Thu. 12:10-2:25-4:45-7:00-9:15 Fri.-Sat. 12:159:50 Sun. 9:50 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (PG) Thu. 12:30-2:55-5:30-7:55-10:20 Fri.-Sun. 12:05-2:35-5:05 Prisoners (R) Thu. 12:00-3:25-7:00-10:25 Fri.-Sun. 12:00-3:25-7:05-10:30 Romeo & Juliet (PG-13) Fri. 1:30-4:35-7:2010:10 Sat.-Sun. 10:15-1:30-4:35-7:2010:10 Runner Runner (R) Thu. 12:25-3:05-5:205:45-7:35-9:50 Fri.-Sun. 12:25-3:05-5:205:45-7:35-8:05-9:50-10:20 Rush (R) Thu. 1:15-4:10-7:05-7:35-10:0010:30 Fri.-Sun. 1:15-4:10-7:05-10:00 We’re the Millers (R) Thu.-Sun. 12:10-2:405:15-7:55-10:25 The Wizard of Oz 3D (PG) Thu. 12:00-2:255:00

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Planes (PG) Thu. (1:00-4:00) Prisoners (R) Thu. (1:20-5:00) 9:00 Riddick (R) Thu. 7:10-10:00 Runner Runner (R) Thu. (12:30-2:55-5:20) 7:45-10:10 Rush (R) Thu. (12:55-3:55) 7:00-10:00 We’re the Millers (R) Thu. (1:00-3:40) 7:159:55

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Baggage Claim (PG-13) Thu. 6:00-8:15 Captain Phillips (PG-13) Fri. 4:15-7:00-9:45 Sat.-Sun. 1:30-4:15-7:00-9:45 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (PG) Thu.-Fri. 5:00-7:15-9:30 Sat.-Sun. 1:003:00-5:00-7:15-9:30 Grace Unplugged (PG) Thu. 4:30-7:00-9:15 Fri. 4:45-7:00-9:15 Sat.-Sun. 2:00-4:307:00-9:15 Gravity (PG-13) Thu. 4:45-7:00-9:15 Fri. 5:15-7:30-9:45 Sat.-Sun. 2:45-5:15-7:3010:00 Insidious: Chapter 2 (PG-13) Thu. 5:00 Machete Kills (R) Fri. 4:30-7:15-9:30 Sat.Sun. 2:30-4:45-7:15-9:30 Prisoners (R) Thu. 7:30 Runner Runner (R) Thu. 5:45-8:00-10:15 Fri. 5:30-7:45-10:00 Sat.-Sun. 1:00-3:155:30-7:45-10:00

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Baggage Claim (PG-13) Thu. 4:30-7:0010:00 Captain Phillips (PG-13) Fri.-Sun. 1:00-4:007:00-8:00-9:30 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (PG) Thu. 5:30-9:15 Fri.-Sun. 1:00-3:15-5:307:45-9:15 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 3D (PG) Thu. 7:45 Don Jon (R) Thu. 4:15-7:15-9:30 Fri.-Sun. 2:00-4:15-10:00 The Family (R) Thu. 4:15-7:00-9:45 Fri.Sun. 1:30-4:30 Gravity (PG-13) Thu. 7:45-10:00 Fri.-Sun. 1:00-3:15-7:45-10:00 Gravity 3D (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. 5:30-7:00 Insidious: Chapter 2 (PG-13) Thu. 4:30-7:009:30 Fri.-Sun. 2:00-4:30-7:00-9:30 Machete Kills (R) Fri.-Sun. 1:15-4:00-7:159:45 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (PG) Thu. 4:00-9:15 Prisoners (R) Thu. 4:15-8:00 Fri.-Sun. 1:154:30-8:00 Runner Runner (R) Thu. 5:30-7:45-10:00 Fri.-Sun. 1:00-3:15-5:30-7:45-10:00 We’re the Millers (R) Thu. 4:00-7:15-9:45 Fri.-Sun. 1:30-4:00-7:15-10:00

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Film editor explores context of classic horror film ‘Birth of the Living Dead’ to be screened Monday

BY ANDREW AKERS

aakers@gainesvilletimes.com On Monday, the University of North Georgia’s Gainesville campus will screen “Birth of the Living Dead,” a documentary about the 1968 horror film “Night of the Living Dead.”

The event is the second installment of this year’s Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers and comes just in time for Halloween and The Times’ review of the classic zombie flick in the Oct. 17 edition of Get Out. “Birth of the Living Dead” will screen at 7 p.m.

Monday in the Martha T. Nesbitt Academic Building

of UNG’s Gainesville campus and includes a “meet the director” reception with a questions and answers session.

Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for seniors or students. For information or to buy tickets, call 770534-2787 or visit www. theartscouncil.net.

In the late 1960s, college dropout George A. Romero put together a ragtag team of working class Pittsburgh residents with little experience in filmmaking to produce his low-budget monster flick. The film, which was released one month before the Motion Picture Association of America implemented a rating system forbidding

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George A. Romero produced the low-budget film, “Night of the Living Dead,” which has become one of the most successful horror film and started the zombie movie industry.

children from seeing “mature” films, became instantly controversial because of its graphic and violent scenes.

Despite the controversy, the film went on to become one of the most successful horror films of its time.

“Birth of the Living

Dead” is the brainchild of Rob Kuhns, a veteran documentary editor and longtime Romero fan, who decided to make the movie after becoming fascinated with the story of the making of “Night.” After extensive interviews with Romero, Kuhns drew upon his

previous experience with documentaries to explore the historical context of the film. He surveyed news stories about the racial violence, reviewed combat footage from the Vietnam War and studied the U.S. government’s reaction to both.

“There was a good deal of, sort of, anger,” Romero said in the documentary. “I think mostly that the ’60s

didn’t work.”

The result of the studies was a documentary that shed light on the movie’s production process and raised questions about its influences and connection to the time period. This theme is illustrated in the documentary’s tag line, which reads: “1968. Peace.

Love. And the Undead.

George A. Romero and the making of a classic.”

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Concert calendar This week

Woody Pines and The Howlin’ Brothers, Dahlonega.

8:30 p.m. Oct. 11. The Crimson Moon Cafe, 24 N. Park St., Dahlonega. $12 advance, $14 door. 706-864-3982, thecrimsonmoon.com.

Theater events This week

“Picasso at the Lapin Agile,” Gainesville. 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 10 and 13. Sandy Beaver Center Theater at Riverside Military Academy, 2001 Riverside Drive, Gainesville.

Free. 770-532-6251, riversidemilitary.com.

“The Wedding Singer,” Gainesville. 7 p.m. Oct.

Annual Dahlonega Appalachian Jam, Dahlonega.

2-5 p.m. Through Oct. 12.

Dahlonega Gold Museum State Historic Site, 1 Public Square N, Dahlonega.

The Mossy Creek Gypsies, Dahlonega. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 12. Three Sisters Vineyards & Winery, 439 Vineyard Way, Dahlonega. 706-865-9463, threesistersvineyards.com.

The Buzzard Mountain

Boys, Dahlonega. Noon to 5 p.m. Oct. 13. Three Sisters Vineyards & Winery, 439 Vineyard Way, Dahlonega.

706-865-9463.

Katie Deal in “Today, Tomorrow, and Forever: A Tribute To Patsy Cline,” Buford. 8 p.m. Oct. 12.

Buford Community Center, 2200 Buford Highway, Buford. $10-$25. 770-9456762, bufordcommunity center.com.

12 and 2 p.m. Oct. 13.

Chestatee High School, 3005 Sardis Road, Gainesville. $7 adults, $5 students and seniors, and $3 children 10 and younger.

“The Love List,” Jefferson.

Oct. 11-12. Jefferson Community Theatre, 28 College St., Jefferson. mainst.jefferson.com.

“The Mousetrap,” Dahlonega. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m.

Sundays. Oct. 11-13, 2527 and Nov. 1-3. Historic Holly Theater, 69 W. Main

St., Dahlonega. Adults $18, children and students $12. hollytheater.com.

“Peter Pan & Wendy,” Lawrenceville. 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Oct. 12. Aurora Theatre, 128 E. Pike St., Lawrenceville. $7. 678-2266222, auroratheatre.com.

“Leading Ladies,” Gainesville. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 17-19 and 24-25; 2:30 p.m. Oct. 20 and 26.

Brenau Downtown Center, Gainesville. Adults $17; seniors, students and children $13. 770-534-8420.

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BE A PART OF HISTORY RESERVE YOUR TICKETS TODAY!

Gainesville’s own Greg Cochran on the movie set

On a bitter, black night in 2008, a shot rang out in a small southern town. Eerily, the sound of that shot still echoes. And it’s growing louder. Jason Veitch was only defending his property, following the advice of a police officer. But a series of bizarre circumstances thrust him into prison and sent him on a fight for his life.

Flash forward to 2012. Hundreds of actors and extras (including Gainesville’s own: Greg Cochran) crowd onto a movie set to recreate the landmark trial that is headed, once again, into the headlines as the Movie: STAND YOUR GROUND, the true story of A Cry For Justice, is headed to Gainesville, Georgia on January 17th, 2014 and Reserved Tickets have just become available by going to www.seatzy. com, and clicking the Stand Your Ground Poster.

This family friendly film based on Jackie Carpenter’s two books: The Bridge and Georgia Justice, has already been hailed, pre-release, as a masterpiece. It has been given rave reviews from private screening audiences, and by the Dove Organization, which awarded the film its highest rating. Stand Your Ground has racked up a shelf full of international film awards, including a recent Best Picture Award and numerous Best Screenplay awards, including awards from the Los Angeles New Wave International Film Festival and the Alaska International Film Festival.

This thrilling, profound, and stirringly hopeful film is, literally, as current and real as tomorrow’s headlines. Go to www.seatzy.com and RESERVE YOUR SEATS for the powerful motion picture Stand Your Ground before they are gone!

If you are interested in Sponsoring Tickets or a Theater please contact: stacy@therobinsonagency.com www.standyourgroundmovie.com

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Family events

This week

This week

Denise Weimer book signing, Gainesville. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 11.

Frames You-Nique, 104 Main St. SW, Gainesville.

Free. 770-532-7074, framesyounique.com.

Free Yoga in the Park, Gainesville. 6-7 p.m. Oct. 11. Ivey Terrace Park, 607 Ridgewood Terrace, Gainesville. Free. Bring yoga mat and water. 678983-7717, doinyoga.net.

Joe Cobb Crawford, Cornelia. 1 to 3 p.m. Oct. 12. Books With A’Peal, 301 N. Main St., Cornelia. 706778-4563.

Creating healthy vegetarian menus from the seasonal harvest, Gainesville.

10 a.m. to noon. Oct. 12.

Cedar Hill Enrichment Center, 5735 Dawsonville Highway, Gainesville. $20. 770-887-0051, info@ discovercedarhill.org.

The Newtown Florist Civic/ Environmental Groups 63rd anniversary celebration, Gainesville. 6 p.m. Oct. 12.

Voices-Faith Ministries North, 996 Athens St., Gainesville. $10 donation.

203-668-7262.

Lanier Dance Club, Gainesville. 6:30-10 p.m.

Oct. 14. Civic Center, Green St. NE, Gainesville.

First-time visitors free. $10. lanierdance.com.

“Birth of the Living Dead,” Gainesville. 7 p.m. Oct. 14. Martha T. Nesbitt Academic Building at University of North Georgia’s Gainesville campus, 3820 Mundy Mill Road, Oakwood. Free.

770-534-2787, ung.edu.

Swing Lessons with Jean Hawkins, Gainesville.

7:30-8:30 p.m. Through Oct. 15. Gainesville Civic Center, Gainesville. $35 for city residents, $45 for nonresidents. 770-5312680, gainesville.org/ recreation.

The Mountain Laurel Quilters Guild’s October meeting, Clarkesville. Noon.

Oct. 15. Clarkesville Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. 706-7826020.

“Gold Rush Days in Dahlonega: The History of a Mountain Festival,” Dahlonega. 7 p.m. Oct. 10. Lumpkin County Community House, N. Park St., Dahlonega. 706-864-0743.

“Oz: The Great and Powerful,” Dahlonega.

Activities at 6 p.m., movie at dusk.

Oct. 11. Hancock Park, Dahlonega.

Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, Gainesville. 6:30 p.m. Oct. 11-12. Pearce Auditorium, 500 Centennial Circle, Gainesville. Ages 6-12. $5. 678-717-3624.

Terror on the Trail, Suwanee. 7:309:30 p.m. Oct. 11-12,18-19 and 25-26.

Sims Lake Park, Suwanee Dam Road, Suwanee. Not recommended for children young than 10. $18. 678-226-6222.

Special Olympics, Gainesville. Oct.

Outdoors events This week

Hills of Habersham bike ride, Clarkesville.

8 a.m. Oct. 12. Ruby C. Fulbright Aquatic Center, 120 Paul Franklin

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11-13. Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center, 1855 Calvary Church Road, Gainesville. 770-531-6855.

Big Red Apple Festival, Cornelia. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 12. Downtown Cornelia.

Free. 706-778-8585.

Pumpkin Chunkin’, Flowery Branch.

Noon to 6 p.m. Oct. 12 and 19, The Springs, 6553 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch. Throwing contest with prizes awarded for most accurate and longest throws. 770-965-9506.

44th annual Sorghum Festival, Blairsville.

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 12-13, Oct. 19-20.

Meeks Parks, Ga. 515, Blairsville. Free.

706-745-4745, sorghum.blairsville.com.

Southern Tree Plantation’s pumpkin patch, Blairsville. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturdays, Noon to 5 p.m. Sundays.

Oct. 12-13, Oct. 19-20. Southern Tree Plantation, 2226 Owltown Road, Blairsville. 706-745-0601.

Road, Clarkesville. 706-778-4654, habershamchamber.com.

Smithgall Woods State Park’s Fall Celebration, Helen. Noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 13. Smithgall Woods State Park, 61 Tsalaki Trail, Helen. $6 parking. 706-8783087, georgiastateparks.org.

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ifteen years of incredible American Le Mans Series (ALMS) presented by Tequila Patrón history culminates with the Petit Le Mans powered by Mazda Oct. 16-19 at Road Atlanta. This year’s 1,000mile (or 10 hours) endurance race will be the 147th and final race of the ALMS. Don’t miss the farewell appearance of the LMP1 cars that have been captivating race fans at Road Atlanta since their debut in 1998. These exotic, high-tech thoroughbreds represent leading edge automotive technology, and Petit Le Mans is the ultimate showcase. The historic final chapter of the ALMS will be written Oct. 16-19 at Road Atlanta, celebrating the end of a thrilling era and the birth of the new United SportsCar Racing series.

If you are looking for a spine-tingling, goose bump inducing dose of horsepower, head to Road Atlanta Oct. 16-19. The spectacle of the world’s best sports car racing teams racing into the night on Road Road Atlanta Track Atlanta’s famed 12-turn, 2.54mile circuit ranks among the most memorable experiences in road racing.

Gates open Wednesday, Oct. 16th with racing every day and the main feature beginning at 11 am on Sat., Oct. 19th. Tickets are now on sale, with a wide variety of viewing, camping and parking options available. Visit roadatlanta.com or call 800-849-RACE for complete details.

Big Schedule of Supporting Events at Petit The NASCAR K&N Pro Series East headlines a stellar lineup of supporting events at Petit Le Mans. This will be the first appearance of the K&N Pro Series at Road Atlanta. The series features future stars of NASCAR competing in Toyota, Dodge, Chevrolet and Ford entries as they hone their skills and prepare to move up to the next level of NASCAR.

Don’t Miss These Other Feature Events: • Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge by Yokohama • Cooper Tires Prototype Lites powered by Mazda • SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup

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Brenau University’s Pearce Auditorium 202 Boulevard, Gainesville Campus Bill Hearn, Scott Plato, and Adam Craighead have extensive experience as guitar educators and performers providing audiences with exciting, fun-filled, entertaining musical programs. www.brenau.edu | Free and Open to the Public | Information 770.538.4764