Sunday, June 29, 2008
"SP List"
Arts & Entertainment Events
What's going on in Atlanta this week
Festivals and Happenings
FOURTH IN THE PARK
Fourth of July celebration at Historic Marietta Square, featuring country music recording artist Jason Michael Carroll. 8 p.m. Friday, July 4. www.marietta.gov.
JULY 4TH SUMMER SALE
Sale event featuring additional savings on top of regular outlet store savings of up to 65 percent off. Stores include Burberry, Coach, Kenneth Cole, Nike, Polo Ralph Lauren, Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th and many more. Event also includes a concert by jazz musician Nicole Chillemi on Saturday, July 5. July 3-7 at North Georgia Premium Outlets. www.premuimoutlets.com /northgeorgia.
PREMIERE PARTY
Benefit for the CHRIS Kids Rainbow Program, which combats homelessness among sexual-minority youth. 5 p.m. Sunday, June 29 at the Georgia Freight Depot. Tickets are $35 in advance and $45 at the door. 404-564-3411. www.premiereparty.org.
SOUTHERN EXPOSURE GAY PRIDE MUSIC FESTIVAL
Two-day event featuring local and national musical acts. July 4-5 at the Crescent Avenue location of Front Page News. Free and open to the public. 404-897-3500. www.frontpageatlanta.com.
Theater, Dance, Music and Opera
ANITRA HOLLEY & HANK BARBEE
The duo performs live acoustic music. 6-9 p.m. every Wednesday on the patio at Aiko in Buckhead. 404-869-4800. www.aikoatlanta.com.
AS YOU LIKE IT
A new take on a classic Shakespeare comedy. Georgia Shakespeare sets the play against the backdrop of the “Summer of Love.” Tickets range from $15-$40. Through Aug. 1 at the Conant Performing Arts Center, Oglethorpe University. 404-264-0020. www.gashakespeare.org.
COUCH PARTY
This weekly improv event takes place every Thursday night at the Laughing Skull Lounge at the Vortex on Peachtree Street. The doors open at 8 p.m. and the laughs start at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. 404-875-1667. www.thevortexbarandgrill.com.
EDNALDO QUEIROZ
The acclaimed gypsy flamenco guitarist performs. Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Olde Mill Steakhouse at 2960 Cobb Parkway, 6:30-9:30 p.m. 770-952-6042. www.oldemillsteakhouse.com.
GOSPEL IN THE GARDENS
Antonio Allen performs as part of Villa Christina’s annual jazz series on Sunday, June 29. Event includes children’s activities, food and beverage and various vendors. Doors open at 4 p.m., music begins at 5:30 p.m. Guests can bring blankets and lawn chairs, but coolers are prohibited. Admission is free. 404-303-0133. www.villachristina.com.
JAZZ JOURNEYS
Series showcasing variety of jazz artists. 7 p.m. Friday nights through December in the atrium of the Georgia Aquarium. Tickets are $19.50-$26, or free with purchase of a Friday general admission. Free for annual pass members. www.georgiaaquarium.org.
ORGANIZED TIME
The local Hammond B-3 organ jazz combo, featuring vocalist Kayla Taylor, performs. 8 p.m.-midnight every Thursday at the Catch & Blue Olive Lounge at 4665 Lower Roswell Road in Marietta. Admission is free. www.catchseafoodrestaurant.com.
SUNDAY IMPROV SUNDAY
Check out funny stuff from Highland Project Company and Freeze Dried Monkey at this weekly event. 9:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the 10 High. Admission is $5. www.freezedriedmonkey.com.
WHOLE WORLD THEATRE
The improv group presents a variety of shows each week. Ladies Night takes place at 8 p.m. Thursday, with free admission for women between 7 and 7:30 p.m. Regular tickets are $16. The MainStage Improv Show starts at 10:30 p.m. Friday and at 8 and 10:30 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $21. On Sunday, the “All You Can Eat Comedy” show features local and up-and-coming comedians. Tickets are $8. 404-817-7529. www.wholeworldtheatre.com.
Family
ENDS OF THE EARTH: FROM POLAR BEARS TO PENGUINS
This new Fernbank Museum of Natural History exhibit uses hands-on interactives and dioramas to investigate the Earth’s two poles, the Arctic and Antarctic. Runs through Jan. 2, 2009. 404-929-6300. www.fernbankmuseum.org.
UNDER THE BIG TOP: YOU’RE THE RINGMASTER
Circus-themed, interactive exhibit teaches children the important role they play in keeping their bodies strong and healthy. Through Sept. 14 at Imagine It! The Children’s Museum of Atlanta. 404-659-5437. www.imagineit-cma.org.
Exhibitions and Gallery Shows
BRUCE DAVIDSON
A selection of works by the acclaimed Civil Rights photographer. Through July 5 at Jackson Fine Art. 404-233-3739. www.jacksonfineart.com.
THE LOUVRE AND THE ANCIENT WORLD
More 70 works from the cultures of Greece, Rome and Egypt, through Sept. 7, 2008 at the High Museum of Art. “Street Life: American Photographs from the 1960s and ’70s” continues through Aug. 20. “Houdon at the Louvre: Masters of Enlightenment,” featuring portraiture by Jean-Antoine Houdon, continues through Sept. 7. “Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement” and “After 1968: Contemporary Artists and the Civil Rights Legacy” continue through Oct. 5. Admission is $18. 404-733-5000. www.high.org.