INSIDE • Fox brings ‘Shrek’ to stage . . . . . . . .Page 4 • By Venue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 6 - 8 • Aurora’s summer production . . . . . . .Page 9 • Cities offer summer fun . . . . . . .Page 10-11 • Venues offer array of artists . . . . . .Page 12 • Gwinnett Arts Calendar . . . . . .Page 13 - 14 • Metro Arts Calendar . . . . . . . . .Page 15-20 • Fernbank’s newest kid exhibit . . . . .Page 22
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Animated favorite comes to Fox stage BY CAROLE TOWNSEND Staff Correspondent
ATLANTA — For one week only, April 26-May 1, Shrek the Musical is coming to the fabulous Fox Theatre as part of the 2010-11 Broadway Across America season. DreamWorks Theatricals and Neal Street Productions have created a family theater production that thrills and excites children and adults alike. “We are thrilled to send Shrek the Musical to theatres across the country, and for American families to experience their favorite ogre and fairy tale creatures live on stage,” said Bill Damaschke, president of DreamWorks Theatricals. The production tells the story of the beloved swampdwelling ogre who goes on a life-changing adventure to reclaim the deed to his land. On his journey, Shrek and his famous sidekick Donkey battle a wicked dragon, rescue a feisty princess and learn about true friendship and love. David F.M. Vaughn, a member of the original Broadway company who plays villain Lord Farquaad in the musical, said that portraying his character to the audience “is a ton of fun. Well, a half-ton of fun. Performing the entire show on my knees (including dancing and singing) is hard, but the character is so incredibly colorful and loony, and to play the villain is always the most rewarding. You can
IFYOUGO • What: Shrek the Musical • When: Tuesday through Saturday, 8 p.m. May 1, 6:30 p.m. Matinees 2 p.m. Sat. and 1 p.m. Sun • Where: Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree Street, NE in Atlanta • Tickets: Starting at $18.00. Visit www.ticketmaster.com, or call 1800-982-2787. Group ticket orders (15 or more), call 404-881-2000
get away with pretty much anything.” Several of the cast mem-
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bers from the original Broadway production will star in the show coming to the Fox Theatre. Sets and costumes have been designed by Tony Award winner Tim Hatley, and the book and lyrics featured are written by Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire. The music in this production is by Olivier Award winner Jeanine Tesori, and a several other award-winning creators have contributed to this fun and family-friendly romp through the swamp.
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BY VENUE 37 Main 37 E. Main St., Buford 678-288-2030 www.37main.com • Friday: Electric Boogaloo • Saturday: Stone Cold Fox 40 Watt Club 285 W. Washington St., Athens 706-549-7871 www.40watt.com • Monday: Iron and Wine • Tuesday: Nathan Angleo • Thursday: Davila 666 • Friday: Maserati • Saturday: Jon Spencer Blues Explosion AAron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood 2002 Lakewood Ave.,
Atlanta 404-443-5000 www.livenation.com/venue /aarons-amphitheatre-atlakewood-tickets • May 20: Kenny Chesney • May 24: Jimmy Buffett • Junee 18: Def Leppard with Heart • July 10: Motley Crue and Poison • July 28: Rascal Flatts Arena at Gwinnett Center 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth 770-813-7500 www.gwinnettcenter.com • May 22: Thomas and Friends Live! On Stage • Junee 7: Katy Perry • Junee 8: Josh Groban • July 8: Matthew Morrison
• July 30: Ke$ha • Aug. 4,5: Keith Urban Performing Arts Center at Gwinnett Center 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth 770-813-7500 www.gwinnettcenter.com • May 20 and 22: “The Little Mermaid” Atlanta Civic Center 395 Piedmont Ave. N.E., Atlanta 404-523-6275 www.atlantaciviccenter.com • May 6: ‘70s Soul Jam Center Stage 1374 W. Peachtree St. 404-885-1365
• See By Venue, Page 7
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BY VENUE •From Page 6 www.centerstageatlanta.com • Thursday: Silverstein & Bayside • Friday: Chante Moore • May 2: CSS and Sleigh Bells Chastain Park Amphitheater 4469 Stella Drive N.W., Atlanta 404-233-2227 www.livenation.com • May 21: Paul Simon • May 27, 28: James Taylor • Junee 3: The Monkees • Junee 5: B.B. King and Buddy Guy • Junee 19: Hall and Oates
• Junee 21: Dispatch • Junee 22: Chris Isaak • June 24: Steve Miller Band • July 2: Jennifer Hudson • July 12: Rihanna with Cee Lo Green Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta www.cobbenergycentre.com 770-916-2800 • Wednesday: Tom Jones •Friday: Lucinda Williams • Saturday: One Night of Queen • May 2: The Decemberists • May 26: Bill Maher Ferst Center for the Arts 349 Ferst Drive, Georgia Tech
campus 404-894-9600 www.ferstcenter.gatech.edu • Thursday: The Angela Bofill Experience • Saturday: Raging Jews of Comedy Fox Theatre 660 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta 404-881-2100 www.foxtheatre.org • Tuesday - May 1: “Shrek the Musical” • May 6: Kylie Minogue • May 9: Omar Faruk Tekbilek • May 10: Bruno Mars and Janelle Monaé • May 17-22: “Hair” • See By Venue, Page 8
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152 Luckie St., Atlanta 404-659-9022 www.livenation.com/venu e/getVenue/venueId/1294
The Loft 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta 404-885-1365 http://www.centerstageatlanta.com/shows/the-loft/
• Tuesday: Diddy Dirty Money • May 11: My Chemical Romance • May 14: Fleet Foxes • May 18: Revolt Tour 2011 feat. Hollywood Undead, 10 Years, Drive A and more • May 19-20: The Flaming Lips
• May 6: Matt Wertz • May 17: Uh Huh Her Philips Arena 1 Philips Drive N.W., Atlanta 404-878-3000 www.philipsarena.com • May 14: Bon Jovi • Junee 18: Hot 107.9 Birthday Bash 16 • Junee 22: New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys • July 9-10: Taylor Swift • July 12-13: Sade with John Legend
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Taylor Swift comes to Phillips Arena on July 9 and 10.
Rialto Center for the Performing Arts 80 Forsyth St. N.W.,
Atlanta 404-651-4727 www.rialtocenter.org • Saturday: Big 3 Palladi-
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um Orchestra • May 1: “Butterfly” The Tabernacle
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater at Encore Park 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta www.ticketmaster.com/ve nue/115485 • May 5: Project 9-6-1 Cinco Party: Avenged Sevenfold, Seether and Alterbridge
• May 6-7: Zac Brown Band • Junee 4: Miranda Lambert • Junee 14-15: Phish • Aug. 3: Dolly Parton Wild Bill’s 2075 Market St., Duluth 678-473-1000 www.wildbillsatlanta.com • Saturday: .38 Special w/ special guest Shyanne • May 6: The Best Damn Country Tour feat. Brian Davis, Chase Rice and Florida Georgia Line • May 7: Atlanta Rhythm Section • May 13: Chris Cagle Most tickets available through Ticketmaster at 404-249-6400 or www.ticketmaster.com.
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FUN ALL FOR
Aurora’s summer schedule full of events for the entire family LAWRENCEVILLE — The Aurora Theatre will end its 15th season in May with “Over the River and Through the Woods” and open its 16th season in August with “A Chorus Line.” In “Over the River and Through the Woods,” by Tony Award-winner Joe DiPietro, Sunday dinner at the Gianelli’s house is not to be missed. Nick is the only grandson, so when he is offered a promotion that will take him to the West coast, the family goes into panic mode and no amount of cooking can solve the problem. In this heartfelt comedy about growing old, one generation struggles to understand another.
The show runs May 12 to June 5. After the show’s run, a summer break would seem understandable, but the theater has all kinds of events planned throughout the summer. Lawrenceville Ghost Tours return to the historic square for a seventh year beginning May 6. The 90-minute walking tours will take place at 8:30 p.m. every Friday and Saturday May to September. Aurora Funny Fridays has a “Crazy Amazing Comedy Magic Mentalism Show” featuring Arthur Atsma on May 20. The show features an extraordinary exhibition of mental prowess with a thread of good-natured
humor throughout. Shows are at 7:15 and 9:15 p.m. The season finale of Funny Fridays will feature the Short Bus Heroes Comedy Tour on Junee 24. Swing Night at the Aurora Theatre, featuring music from the 1970s and 1980s, will take place on Junee 25. Aurora Academy Summer Camps and intensives for students from first through 12th grade will have several different sessions from Junee 6 to July 15. An open house is scheduled from 1:30 to 5 p.m. April 30. For more information about the events or for pricing information, visit www.auroratheatre.com or call 678-226-6222.
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BAREFOOT IN THE PARK MAY 6-8
SNELLVILLE DAYS - MAY 7-8
ARTS CITY IN THE
Cities all over Gwinnett County will be hosting events for residents this spring and summer. From movies to wine-tasting, shopping and concerts, entertainment options abound this season. BUFORD
MALL OF GEORGIA’S MOVIES UNDER THE STARS AND CONCERT SERIES Weekends through the summer will feature a concert with local talent and an outdoor movie. • When: Bands begin at 6:30 p.m. followed by movies around 9:30 p.m. • Schedule: May 28: Rumble, followed by movie ‘Despicable Me’ Junee 4: Legend, followed by movie “Nanny McPhee Returns” Junee 11: Dejavue, followed by “Mega Mind” Junee 18: The Ron Jonsons followed
by “Peter Pan” Junee 25: Drowning Creek followed by “Shrek Forever After” July 9: StoneEcho, Movie TBA July 16: The Mike Veal Band, Movie TBA July 23: Bulletproof 6:30, MovieTBA July 30: Chico and the Band, Movie TBA • Where: Mall of Georgia, 3333 Buford Drive in Buford MALL OF GEORGIA JULY FOURTH CELEBRATION All day celebration with bands, followed by fireworks display • When: begins at 2 p.m. July 4 • Schedule: 2 p.m. Samantha Stroh 4:30 p.m. The Woody's 7 p.m. The Atlanta Groove, followed by fireworks • Where: Mall of Georgia, 3333 Buford Drive in Buford
DULUTH
FLICKS ON THE BRICKS Outdoor movie event throughout the summer. • When: At dusk, July 9, Aug. 12, Sept. 9 and Oct. 14. Movies to be announced later. • Where: Duluth Town Green, 3142 Hill St. in Duluth SYMPHONY ON THE GREEN Concert from the “Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra” • When: 7:30 p.m. Junee 14, July 15 and Aug. 19 • Where: Duluth Town Green, 3142 Hill St. in Duluth DULUTH CELEBRATES AMERICA The city’s July Fourth celebration. • When: July 3 • Where: Scott Hudgens Park, 4545
KENNY LOGGINS AUGUST 19 Rivergreen Parkway in Duluth. SEVENTH ANNUAL BAREFOOT IN THE PARK A Fine Arts Festival featuring street painting artist, Anthony Cappetto, a Friday evening Art Walk and Fashion Show, with fashions, created by the members of the Gwinnett County Library staff constructed from paper and old books. • When: 6 to 8 p.m. May 6, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 7 and noon to 5 p.m. May 8 • Where: Duluth Town Green, 3142 Hill St. in Duluth LAWRENCEVILLE
GRAPES & TASTES An international food and wine festival, featuring international flavors, wine tastings, culinary competitions and an • See City Arts, Page 11
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SPRING ARTS PREVIEW 2011 •From Page 10 artists’ market. • When: 1 to 7 p.m. May 22 • Where: Downtown Lawrenceville MOONLIGHT & MUSIC CONCERT SERIES From May to September, at 8 p.m., on the fourth Friday of each month, concerts are held on the Gwinnett Historic Courthouse lawn. Each concert offers various styles of music including blues, jazz, rock, folk, country and bluegrass, Motown, swing and more. Concert-goers can bring a picnic. • When: all shows begin at 8 p.m. • Schedule: May 27: Rack of Spam (Motown) Junee 24: Shawn Mullins July 22: Eric Culberson Blues Band Aug. 26: North Georgia Bluegrass Band Sept. 23: Abbey Road LIVE! (Beatles Tribute) • Where: Historic Courthouse Lawn, 185 Crogan St. in Lawrenceville PRELUDE TO THE 4TH LTTA and the Aurora Theatre present Lawrenceville’s annual Prelude to the Fourth free musical celebration held on the Historic Courthouse lawn. with outdoor performances and a fireworks display. • When: Begins at 5 p.m. with shows starting at 7:30 p.m. and fireworks at dark, July 3 • Where: Historic Courthouse Lawn, 185 Crogan St. in Lawrenceville AMERICAN INDIAN FESTIVAL A celebration of the American Indian includes storytelling, fluteplaying, poetry readings, dancing, along with arts and crafts. • When: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. May 28, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. May 29 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 30. • Where: Gwinnett County Fairgrounds, 2405 Sugarloaf Parkway in Lawrenceville. • Cost: $7, Ages 13 and up, $4, ages 5 through 12, under 4 are free. WILLIE NELSON’S COUNTRY THROWDOWN Variety of acts, headlined by Willie Nelson, to perform at the Gwinnett’s Braves’ venue, Coolray field. Accompanying artists include Jamey Johnson, Randy Houser and Lee Brice on the main stage
AMERICAN INDIAN FESTIVAL - MAY 28-30 and supporting acts Brantley Gilbert, Craig Campbell, and Luka Nelson and Promise of the Real. • When: gates open at 3 p.m., Junee 12 • Where: Coolray field, 2500 Buford Drive in Lawrenceville. • Cost: For more information or tickets, visit www.countrythrowdown.com BOSTON POPS HOLLYWOOD HITS TOUR Special concert by Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops with special guest Kenny Loggins featuring a tribute to composer John Williams, baseball movie themes and more Hollywood classics. • When: 7:30 p.m. Aug. 19 • Where: Coolray Field, 2500 Buford Drive in Lawrenceville. • Cost: For more information or tickets, call 678-277-0340
SNELLVILLE
SNELLVILLE DAYS This annual craft festival will feature more than 150 craft and food vendors, children’s acitivities and entertainment throughout Briscoe Park. • When: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 7 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 8 • Where: Briscoe Park, 2500 Sawyer Parkway in Snellville. REELS @ ROBINSON Outdoor movie event for families at E.E. Robinson Park. • When: Movies begin at dusk • Schedule: May 20: “Shrek Forever After” Junee 17: “How to Train Your Dragon” July 29: “MegaMind” • Where: E.E. Robinson Park Amphitheater, 850 Level Creek Rd. in
NORCROSS SUGAR HILL
FOLK FEST 2011 Showcase of work by self-taught artists, Southern folk pottery antique folk art and more at one of the largest folk art shows. • When: 5 to 10 p.m. Aug. 19, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 20 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 21. • Where: North Atlanta trade Center, 1700 Jeurgens Court in Norcross. • Cost: $15 for August 19 which includes readmission, $7 for Aug. 20 and 21, Children 16 and under are free.
SPARKS IN THE PARK Fourth of July event featuring food and live entertainment from “The Zipper Zappers” followed by a fireworks display andthe outdoor movie, “Yogi Bear.” • When: Event begins at 6:30 p.m., concert begins at 7 p.m., fireworks display at dusk followed by movie, July 3 • Where: E.E. Robinson Park Amphitheater, 850 Level Creek Road in Sugar Hill
SHAWN MULLINS JUNEE 24 SUWANEE
ART ON A LIMB Throughout the month of May, two pieces of original artwork will be hidden along the Suwanee Creek Greenway and the trail at Sims Lake Park. Whoever discovers the art, keeps it. • When: Once Daily throughout May • Where: Suwanee Creek Greenway, 1170 Buford Highway in Suwanee, and Sims Lake Park, 4600 Suwanee Dam Road in Suwanee. HIGH SCHOOL NIGHT OF JAZZ • When: 7 p.m. May 13 • Where: Town Center Park, 330 Town Center Ave. in Suwanee ARTS IN THE PARK Art event with vendors covering Town Center Park. Will also include food and live entertainment. • When: 11 a.m., May 21 • Where: Town Center Park, 330 Town Center Avenue in Suwanee MOVIE NIGHT • When: 7 p.m., Aug. 20 • Where: Town Center Park, 330 Town Center Ave. in Suwanee * Some event information may not be available by press time. Please stay updated on all events online at www.gwinnettdailypost.com
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Array of artists light up area venues this summer FROM STAFF REPORTS Nothing says summer like a California girl, and pop sensation Katy Perry continues a string of major acts to visit the Arena at Gwinnett Center this summer when she brings her California Dreams Tour to Duluth Junee 7. Perry, whose “Teenage Dream” album has sold more than 5 million copies since its release last year and has spawned three No. 1 singles — “California Gurls,” “Teenage Dream” and “Firework” — is just part of a hot summer for the arena.
The first female artist to have three No. 1 hits off the same album in 11 years, Perry’s current tour features interaction with fans through social media sites, including an option where fans can post their own photos of the show that will appear during the concert and on www.katyperry.com. The 26-year-old Californian, married to comedian and actor Russell Brand, first hit it big in pop music with her previous hits, “I Kissed a Girl” and “Hot n Cold.” She’ll be followed by Josh Groban on Junee 8
while Ke$sha hits Duluth for a show on July 30. Later this summer country music star Keith Urban will play back-toback shows at the Arena on Aug. 4-5. Many familiar favorites will be gracing the stages at other metro venues, including the King of the Parrotheads himself, Jimmy Buffett. Buffett and his Coral Reefer Band will bring Margaritaville to Atlanta on May 24 at Aaron’s Amphitheatre. That venue will also host Kenny Chesney May 20 and Def Leppard with Heart on Junee 18.
New Dawn Theater Company Proudly presents its spring production of
“ALL MY SONS ” Under Special Special Permission Permission from from Dramatists Dramatists Play Play Service, Service, Inc. Inc. Under
3087 Main St. Duluth, GA.30096
Written by Arthur Miller Directed by Judy McElroy
678-887-5015 www.newdawntheatercompany.com
Performance Dates: Friday, April 29-30, May 1, May 6-8, May 12-15, 2011 $15 Adults • $12 Seniors • $10 Students TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED AT
www.newdawntheatercompany.com O R B Y C ALLING T HE B OX O FFICE AT
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Cast Includes: Joe Keller: Lee Finocchio
Sue Bayless: Sherry Ingbritsen
Kate Keller: Pam Duncan
George Deevers: Adam Monforton
Chris Keller Aaron Glaze
Frank Lubey: Allen Stone
Anne Deevers: Ashley Jones Lydia Lubey: Nicole Ojeda-Johns Jim Bayless: Mike Stevens
Bert: Alex Peters
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If it’s country music you crave, the Zac Brown Band will play Verizon Wireless Amphitheater at Encore Park in Alpharetta May 6-7, Miranda Lambert will play the venue Junee 4 and country legend Dolly Parton will perform on Aug. 3. If it’s nostalgia you’re looking for, New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys will play Philips Arena in Atlanta Junee 22 and Bon Jovi will play that arena on May 14. For a full list of acts coming to the area this spring and summer, see By Venue on page 6.
Katy Perry and her California Dreams Tour come to the Arena at Gwinnett Center Junee 7.
GWINNETT CALENDAR Aurora Theatre 128 Pike St., Lawrenceville 678-226-6222 www.auroratheatre.com • “Barrio Hollywood” through May 1 • “A Chorus Line” Aug. 4 — Sept. 4 • “Gray Area” Oct.6 — Oct. 30 • “Christmas Canteen 2011” Nov. 25 — Dec. 23 • “A Body of Water” Jan. 19 — Feb. 12, 2012 • “Bonnie and Clyde: A Folktale” Mar .15 — Apr. 12, 2012 Ticket Information: Tickets range from $15 to $30. Children’s shows are $7 per ticket. Call the box office at 678-
226-6222, e-mail boxoffice@auroratheatre.com or visit the Web site. ART Station 5384 Manor Drive, Stone Mountain Village 770-469-1105 www.artstation.org • “Bonie and Clyde” through May 15 • “Married Alive” July 20 — Aug. 7 Ticket Information: Tickets range from $17 to $27. Call the box office at 770-469-1105, e-mail boxoffice@artstation.or g or visit the Web site. County Seat Players 678-488-7959 www.countyseatplayers.org
Upcoming season not yet announced. Gwinnett Ballet Theater 2204 Fountain Square, Snellville 770-978-0188 www.gwinnettballet.org Upcoming season not yet announced. Ticket Information: Tickets are available online at Ticketmaster.com or by calling the Gwinnett Center Box Office at 770-813-7604. Gwinnett Choral Guild 404-223-9962 www.gwinnettchoralguild.org • See Gwinnett, Page 14
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• “America Sings!” May 14 and 15 Ticket Information: Tickets range from $7 to $12. To purchase tickets call 404-223-9962, e-mail info@gwinnettchoralguild.org or visit the Website. Gwinnett Young Singers 5794 Kingston Cross, Stone Mountain 770-935-6657 www.gwinnettyoungsingers.com • Barefoot in the Park May 7 and 8 • Benjamin Britten’s “Spring Symphony” with the Atlanta Sym-
phony Orchestra May 21 and 22 • Gwinnett Young Singers 8th Annual Summer Music Camp Dates TBA Ticket information: For ticket and venue information, visit the website or call 770-9356657 Lawrenceville Community Theatre 329 Grayson Highway, Lawrenceville Upcoming season not yet announced. Ticket Information: Visit www.lawrencevilleonstage.tix.com to purchase tickets or call 678-389-4120.
Lionheart Theatre Norcross Community and Cultural Arts Center 10 College St., Norcross 770-885-0425 www.lionhearttheatre. org • “Big River” May 6 — May 22 • “The Velveteen Rabbit” July 14 — 17 • “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” Sept. 9 — Sept. 25 • “Blues for an Alabama Sky” Nov. 4 — Nov. 20 • “The Santaland Diaries” Dec. 2 — Dec. 11 • “In Bethlehem Inn” Dec. 14 — Dec. 18
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Ticket Information: Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for students and seniors. Call 678-938-8518 or visit the Website. New Dawn Theater Company 3087 Main St., Duluth 678-887-5015 404-625-0361 www.newdawntheatercompany.com • “All My Sons” Apr. 29 — May 15 • “Arabian Nights” June 9 — June 26 • “Seeing Stars in Dixie” Aug. 11 — Aug. 28 • “Death of a Salesman” Oct. 13 — Oct. 30 Ticket Information: Tickets range from $10
to $15. Call 678-8875015 or visit the Website.
ballet.org • “The Little Mermaid” May 20 and 22
New London Theatre 2485 Main St., Snellville 770-559-1484 www.newlondon theatre.org
Ticket information: Tickets range from $12 to $18. Call 770-921-7277 or visit the Website.
• “The Wizard of Oz” May 14 — July 4 Ticket Information: Tickets range from $8 to $12. Visit the Web site or email information@newlondontheatre.org. The Northeast Atlanta Ballet 4047 Darling Court, Lilburn 770-921-7277 www.northeastatlanta-
Red Clay Theater and Arts Center 3116 Main St., Duluth www.redclaytheatrearts.com • “Broadway — Now and Then” Apr. 30 • Urban Mediamakers Film Festival Oct. 14 — Oct. 16 Ticket Information: Visit the Website or call the box office at 678-4070772 to purchase tickets.
METRO ARTS CALENDAR 7 Stages 1105 Euclid Ave. in Little Five Points 404-523-7647 www.7stages.org • “The Colour of Her Dreams” April 23 — May 8 • Save the Date Taste for Theatre May 13 at Cator Woolford Gardens • “Mr. Universe” May 26 — June 19 • Youth Creates Show June 27 — July 31 Ticket Information: Call 404523-7647 or visit the Website for more information. 14th Street Playhouse 173 14th St., Atlanta 404-733-4738 www.14thstplayhouse.org • “Confessions of a Nightingale” April 24
• “Miss Richfield, 1981” April 30 • “Get Up and Dance” May 1 • “Grace, Elegance, Energy” May 6 — 7 • “Diva Rella” May 15 • “One Sunday Morning” May 27 — May 29 • “Life in the Park: A World Premiere Musical” June 3 — June 26 Ticket Information: Visit the Website or call 404-7334750. Actor’s Express 887 W. Marietta St., Atlanta 404-875-1606 www.actors-express.com • “The Judas Kiss” May 12 — Junee 11 • “Libby’s at the Express” June 26 — June 19 Ticket information: Call 404607-7469 or visit the Web site.
Alliance Theatre Woodruff Arts Center, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta 404-733-4650 www.alliancetheatre.org Alliance Stage • “August: Osage County” through May 8 • “Into the Woods” Aug. 31 — Oct. 2 • “Golda’s Balcony” Oct. 12 — Nov. 6 • “The Real Tweenagers of Atlanta” Oct. 29 — Nov. 13 • “A Christmas Carol” Nov. 25 — Dec. 24 Hertz Stage • “Spoon Lake Blues” through April 24 • “Broke” Sept. 23 — Oct. 23 • “Sex and the Second City” Nov. 11 — Dec. 18 Ticket Information: Call the
• See Metro, Page 16
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METRO ARTS CALENDAR •From Page 15 box office at 404-733-5000 or visit the Website. Ansley Park Playhouse 1545 Peachtree St. (Peachtree Pointe building), Atlanta 404-875-1193 www.ansleypark playhouse.com • “Tea Party” opening this spring • “Peachtree Battle” through May 31 • “Sing-A-Long Sound of Music” opening this summer Ticket Information: Call the box office at 404-875-1193 or order tickets online. Atlanta Civic Center 395 Piedmont Ave. N.E., Atlanta 404-523-6275 www.atlantaciviccenter.com
• 70’s Soul Jams: An American Soundtrack May 6 • BYU Young Ambassadors May 7 • “Mo Funny for Your Money: Mother’s Day Celebration” featuring Arnez J, Earthquake and Lavell Crawford May 8 Ticket Information: Call the box office at 404-658-7159 or visit www.ticketmaster.com. Atlanta Lyric Company The Strand Theatre, 117 North Park Square N.E., Marietta 404-377-9948 www.atlantalyrictheatre.com • “The Mikado” through May 1 • “Rent” June 10 — June 26 • “Thoroughly Modern Millie”
Sept. 16 — Oct. 2 • “The Sound of Music” Dec. 2 — Dec. 18 • “Ain’ Misbehavin” Feb. 17 — March 4 • “The Light in the Piazza” April 20 — May 6 Ticket Information: Call the box office at 404-377-9948 or visit the Website. Atlanta Symphony Woodruff Arts Center 404-733-4900 www.atlantasymphony.org • Tom Jones April 27 • Mahler and Puccini April 28 and 30 • Decorator’s Show House and Gardens through May 8 • Distan Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy May 6 and 7 • Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra Concert May 8
GBT DANCE CAMPS FOR ALL AGES! SUMMER DANCE CAMPS FOR AGES 3-4 • 5-6 • 7-9 E N C H A N T E D FA I R Y TA L E S C A M P June 27 - July 1 FULL OF CHARACTER CAMP July 25 – 29 Students new to GBT get a 25% discount off of your first week when you sign up for 2 weeks! ••••••••• Existing students! Sign up a friend and get a 1/2 week of your tuition free!
• Beethoven and Ravel May 12 — May 14 • Lemony Snicket’s The Composer is Dead May 15 • Medelssohn and Britten May 19, 21 and 22 • Patti LuPone May 27 and 28 • Oliverio and Rachmaninov June 2 and 4 • Puccini: Madama Butterfly June 9, 11 and 12 • All American Celebration Jul 4 • Cassablance July 15 • Cirque de la Symphonie July 30 • Jackie Evancho: Dream With Me Aug. 5 • Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Aug. 13 Ticket Information: Tickets range from $12 to $75 depending on the event. Call
the box office at 404-7335000 or visit the Website for more information. Broadway in Atlanta Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta 800-278-4447 www.broadwayacrossamerica.com • “Shrek: The Musical” April 26 — May 1 • “Let the Sun Shine In: Hair” May 17 — May 22 • “Wicked” Sept. 14 — Oct. 9 • “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” Nov. 29 — Dec. 4 • “Memphis” Jan. 31 — Feb. 5 • “Billy Elliott: The Musical” March 14 — 25 Ticket Information: Call 800278-4447 or visit the Website.
Center for Puppetry Arts 1404 Spring St., Atlanta 404-873-3391 www.puppet.org Family Series • “Beauty and the Beast” through May 29 • “Jack and the Beanstalk” May 31 — June 12 • “Cinderella Della Circus” May 31 — June 12 • “Martha Speaks” July 19 — 31 • “Frog Belly Rat Bone” Aug. 4 — 14 • “The Ugly Duckling” Aug. 18 — Sept. 18 • “Old Man and the Monkeys and Other Chinese Tales Sept. 21 — Oct. 2 • “La Cucarachita Martina (Martina, the Little Roach) Oct. 5 — Oct. 16 • “The Headless Horseman and Silly Hollow” Oct. 18 — Oct. 30
• See Metro, Page 18
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METRO ARTS CALENDAR •From Page 16 • “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” Nov. 3 — Dec. 31 • “The New Adventures of the Gingerbread Man” Jan. 5 — 22 • “Space!” Jan. 26 — March 11 • “Adventures of Little Noodle” March 8 — April 1 • “Peter Pan” April 5 — May 27 Teen Series • “The Ghastly Dreadfuls” Oct. 13 — 29 • “Ruth and the Green Book” Feb. 7 — 26 Adult Series • Xperimental Puppetry Theatre May 19 - 22 • “White Like Me: A Honky Dory Puppet Show” April 20 - 22 Ticket Information: Contact tickets@puppet.org or call 404-873-3391. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta 770-916-2800 www.cobbenergycentre.com • 2011 Shuler Hensley Awards April 26 • Tom Jones April 27 • Lucinda Williams April 29 • One Night of Queen April 30 • The Decemberists May 2 • A Madea Christmas May 13 and 14 • Imagination Movers May 21 • Incognito May 25 • Bill Maher May 26 • The Wiggles Big Birthday July 12 • Joe Bonamassa Nov. 26 Ticket Information: Purchase tickets online at www.ticketmaster.com.
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Disney’s Imagination Movers come to the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre May 21. Ferst Center for the Arts On the Georgia Tech campus 404-894-9600 www.ferstcenter.org • The Angela Bofill Experience April 28 • Raging Jaws of Comedy April 30 • Herb Alpert and Lani Hall Sept. 16 • Project Trio Sept. 30 • Aszure Barton and Artists Oct. 7 • Paquito d’Rivera and Brasil Guitar Duo Oct. 14 • Bill Cosby — Special Engagement Oct. 23 • Imperial Acrobats of China Chi of Shaolin Nov. 13 • Take 6 Dec. 2 • David Benoit with special guest Ethan Bortnick Dec. 16
• Joe Goode Performance Group Feb. 3 • Sophie Milman Feb. 4 • Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano Feb. 12 • Jade Simmons — ARTech Artist Feb. 18 • Bridgman/Packer Dance Feb. 25 • Earl Klugh March 3 • Pilobulus March 16 • Jake Shimabukuro March 31 • Claire Lynch April 14 • The Grascals April 14 • Dailey and Vincent April 15 Ticket information: Purchase tickets online or call 404-8949600
• See Metro, Page 20
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METRO ARTS CALENDAR Atlanta Shakespeare Company Shakespeare Tavern, 499 Peachtree St., Atlanta 404-874-5299 www.shakespearetavern.co m
•From Page 18 Fox Theatre 660 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta 404-881-2100 www.foxtheatre.org • “Shrek: The Musical” April 26 — May 1 • Kylie Minogue May 6 • Omar Faruk Tekbilek May 9 • Bruno Mars and Janelle Monae May 10 • “Hair” May 17 — 22 • Mumford and Sons June 12 • “The Color Purple” June 15 — 19 • “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” June 21 — 26 • David Gray June 28 • Florence and the Machine July 1 • “Rock of Ages” July 5 — 10 HOUSES FOR SALE
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Joseph Macauley, 6, and his sister Sofia, 7, test out a hands-on video display on Archaeology at the new NatureQuest exhibit at the Fernbank Museum in Atlanta. The exhibit offers more than 100 interactive encounters as visitors explore an immersive, nature-inspired environment.
ADVENTURE IN SCIENCE
Fernbank museum opens newest children’s exhibit ‘Nature Quest’ BY HEATHER DARENBERG Staff Writer
ATLANTA — Fernbank Museum of Natural History opened its expansive new children’s exhibition, Fernbank NatureQuest, on March 19. The nearly 7,000-square-foot exhibition is one of the most significant additions to the museum since the world’s largest dinosaurs moved into Fernbank’s Great Hall in 2001. The $8 million exhibition will offer Fernbank’s youngest visitors a different kind of museum experience, where children will be engaged through more than 100 interactive encounters as they explore an immersive, nature-inspired environment
filled with live animals and hands-on learning, according to a news release. Fernbank NatureQuest allows visitors ages 2 through 10 into a world that belongs to the young with a working clubhouse built among the giant trees. Visitors can climb up a tree and cross elevated rope bridges for an aerial view of the immense expedition that awaits. Special interactive opportunities exist in every nook and cranny. Highlights include “night vision binoculars” that reveal the landscapes and inhabitants in the twilight hours; a realistic archaeology dig with layered artifacts for exploration; a traversable cave filled with fossils, geodes, echoes and speleothems; a magic
mirror that brings objects placed in front of it to life, including an acorn that grows into a tree and a fossilized trilobite that suddenly stirs again after 500 million years; and a simulated river that ripples as you cross and scatters with fish when you “splash.” “When we set out to design a new children’s exhibition over four years ago, our goal was to create an experience where visitors would be challenged, engaged and able to explore in ways that cultivate curiosity — just like real scientists,” said Fernbank’s President and CEO, Susan Neugent. “This was our opportunity to create a museum experience like no other, where children are part of the exhibition, not just observers. The
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sophisticated experiences in NatureQuest will inspire further investigation year after year.” Inside the clubhouse, visitors can find exploration cards that offer tips on how to explore, where to look and what to search for next, including suggestions for parents on how to investigate each habitat, special scavenger hunts for deeper explorations and “ologist cards” that provide a directed investigation of the exhibition through the eyes of different scientists, such as an archaeologist, geologist, a zoologist, a marine biologist and others. As visitors set off on their journey, they’ll be able to explore the clubhouse as well as six diverse ecosystems: the ocean/estuary, swamp, pine flatwoods, forest,
waterfall/river and caves. Each region offers a reflection of what can be found in Georgia’s ecosystems while revealing the habitats they provide for a variety of animals. “Fernbank NatureQuest speaks to visitors in a way that children’s exhibitions haven’t typically done in the past,” said Cindy Sheehy, Fernbank’s Director of Family and Children’s Programming and a key member of the exhibition design team. “The exhibition empowers children to learn without directions by featuring activities that are openended with something to see, something to investigate or something to do literally everywhere you go with no set path on how to get there.”
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