The Gwinnett Daily Post Weekend/Entertainment Section

Gwinnett Daily Post

Friday, Jan. 21, 2011

Aurora delivers comedy with Funny Fridays — Page 6

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week end what to do, hear, see, watch, read, listen to, visit and eat in Gwinnett and Atlanta The Dish: Fuego brings a spicy kick to Buford’s Mall of Georgia ..................................Pg. 4

Staff Photo: Jonathan Phillips

Fuego serves lamb chops with mashed potatoes and fresh vegetables. Also served is the salmon with lobster sauce and the chimichanga with chicken.

Art Beat ....................................................................Pg. 3 Local Event..............................................................Pg. 6

By Venue ..................................................................Pg. 8 Movies ...........................................................Pg. 9, 12-17 Showtimes ............................................................Pg. 12 Metro Calendar ....................................................Pg. 18 Gwinnett Calendar ............................................Pg. 19 The “Weekend” arts and entertainment guide includes select events in the coming week. To be considered for a listing, send a fact sheet to: Weekend, Features Department, Gwinnett Daily Post, 725 Old Norcross Road, Lawrenceville, GA 30045; or call 770-963-9205, e-mail features@gwinnettdailypost.com or fax 770-339-8081.

Weekend Design: Brian Giandelone

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ART BEAT

New London indulges sweet tooth with latest production New London Theatre will begin the new year with a sweet confection of a play. “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” will be presented for eight performances at its facility located at 2485 E. Main St. in Snellville.

Performances will be held Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. The following week the shows are Jan. 28 at 7 p.m., Jan. 29 at 2 and 7 p.m. and Jan. 30 at 2 p.m.

Tickets are $12 in advance or $15 the day of the show.

Students with ID and children are $10, and

ART BEAT HOLLEY CALMES

seniors can enjoy Sunday performances for only $10. Tickets are available online at www.newlondontheatre.org or at the box office at the theatre itself.

The opening of “Charlie and the Chocolate

Factory” has been delayed for one week because of the winter storm the area experienced.

New London Theatre spokesperson John Berlo describes the show saying, “The play is adapted from the classic book by Roald Dahl. It’s the story of Charlie Bucket, a poor but sincere young boy who dreams of his life becoming more. He also fantasizes about the mysterious Wonka Chocolate Factory and what goes on inside with the eccentric owner, Willy Wonka.”

• See Art Beat, Page 5

New London Theatre actors John Bates, Cordelia Martin and Katherine Lambert will appear in “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.”

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THE DISH

Fuego Cantina & Grill 678-714-6915

BY BRANDON BRIGMAN STAFF WRITER brandon.brigman @gwinnettdailypost.com

• Open since: Feb. 14 • Location: Fuego Cantina & Grill is located at the Mall of Georgia. The restaurant can be found outside of the mall as you walk toward the food court from P.F. Chang’s.

• Hours: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 1 a.m.

Friday and Saturday

3333 Buford Drive, Buford

www.fuegocantinagrill.com

ONTHEMENU • Chimichanga — Flashfried, sun-dried tomato flour tortilla filled with your choice of seasoned ground beef or shredded chicken, topped with melted cheese. Served with rice and charro beans. $8.25 • Latin chicken breast — Chargrilled chicken breast stuffed with onions, peppers and spinach, topped with lobster sauce served with mashed potatoes and asparagus. $12.95 • Ultimate lamb chops — Three herb-marinated chargrilled imported chops, atop green pea mashed potatoes aside sauteed vegetables, topped with herb sauce. $15.95

• Owners: Willie Lopez and Praful Shah several items with a spicy kick. The chips are seasoned with spices and served with four homemade salsas — chip salsa, habanero salsa, salsa verde and salsa roja.

The salsa is made from roasted tomatoes, onion and peppers, giving it a smokey flavor.

The menu features typical Mexican favorites — tacos, chimichanga, fajitas and burritos, but also includes more unique and traditional Mexican dishes.

Herb marinated chargrilled lamp chops, pan seared Atlantic salmon and chargrilled chicken breast stuffed with onions, peppers and spinach are among the most popular.

For the adventurous type with a big appetite, there’s • Menu: The name Fuego the monster burrito. The means hot, so the menu has three-pound burrito comes • Atmosphere: The ambiance is perfect for people who want to relax and enjoy good food and drinks.

Fuego features two outdoor patios, including one facing the mall’s amphitheater. The bar area features a U-shaped bar with seven flat-screen TVs. There is a 12-person table for large parties and two lounge areas for an intimate setting.

In the dining area, each table has pendant lighting hanging above it. Each light is handmade in Mexico like the rest of the decorations and paintings in the restaurant. Even the patio furniture and bar stools are from Mexico, giving Fuego an authentic Mexican feel.

Staff Photos: Jonathan Phillips

Fuego serves the chicken breast stuffed with spinach and chillies with asparagus and mashed potatoes.

Also served is the lamb chops, the salmon with lobster sauce, the chicken chimichanga and a Corona-rita.

with a warning that “difficulty walking or sudden increase of weight followed by a loss of appetite for days” might result.

Flan and chimi cheese are the most popular desserts.

Beverages include sodas, bottled water, flavored teas and 10 different beers on draft. The most popular alcoholic drink is the Corona-rita, which is a margarita with an upside down bottle of Corona in it. Another popular item is the 74-ounce margarita vase.

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• Things you might now know: Fuego will celebrate its one-year anniversary next month. The restaurant will host a party Feb. 19 with the band Latin Sol. There is also a Super Bowl party on Feb. 6, featuring all-you-can-eat wings for $9. Fuego will host a Valentine’s Day special for two on Feb. 14. With a reservation, you will receive a bottle of red or white wine, two entrees, one dessert and a complimentary rose for $50.

Fuego is located at 3333 Buford Drive in Buford at the Mall of Georgia and offers patrons table and booth seating, a full bar, an outdoor patio and live entertainment on the weekends.

Art Beat • From Page 3

“With some doublecasting and expanding on The story, which has some of the roles, we are been made into popular able to give more people movies over the years, the chance to be on goes on to find Charlie stage,” Berlo said. winning a contest. He The play’s producer, finds a Golden Ticket Mike Twiggs, has many which allows him and good things to say about four other children to the show’s participants. take a trip inside the fac“The cast and crew tory. It seems like all of have been fantastic,” Charlie’s dreams will Twiggs said. “We’ve had come true. many obstacles to over“This is the same story come, a shoestring budwe have all grown up get, a short rehearsal with,” Berlo said. “What schedule that included makes it better is having two of the biggest travel live actors right in front of holidays of the year, and a you instead of watching it snowstorm that made us on television or watching miss a week of rehearsals one of the movies.” and pushed our opening Audiences will have a back a week. The cast has lot of actors to watch. been amazing and has There are 42 members in worked extra hard to the cast, including 10 make the show work. adults and 32 children.

Families are going to love

this show.”

The audience will not be participating exactly but will be very engaged and involved.

“It’s actually very clever the way the show opens. Children and adults will learn that how you behave, as well as how you raise your children to behave, will always have rewards, and sometimes, consequences,” Twigg said.

For additional information about “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” or about New London Theatre, visit www.newlondontheatre.org.

Holley Calmes is a freelance writer and public relations consultant specializing in the arts.

E-mail her at hcalmes@mindspring.com.

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LOCAL EVENT

Comic relief

BY HEATHER DARENBERG STAFF WRITER heather.darenberg @gwinnettdailypost.com

LAWRENCEVILLE — Aurora Theatre Funny Fridays continues club comedy performances in downtown Lawrenceville tonight with comedians Dan Mengini and Joe Morrison.

The men, veterans of the comedy club circuit, are making their debut on the Aurora stage with

IFYOUGO • What: Aurora Theatre Funny Fridays • When: 7:15 and 9:15 p.m. tonight • Where: Aurora Theatre, 128 Pike St., Lawrenceville • Cost: $15

shows at 7:15 and 9:15 p.m.

Mengini, a University of Georgia alumnus, is nicknamed “The Machine” for his rapid-

fire performance style that moves at a frenetic, but entertaining, pace. His material is a familyfriendly mix of one-liners and funny stories about his Italian father and a point of view that brings the world’s design flaws into the spotlight.

One of Atlanta’s most consistent performers for the last decade, Mengini is a big draw on college tours and spends the

majority of his weekends on the road headlining clubs nationwide.

Funny Friday patrons may recognize Mengini from his TV appearances.

He plays the roll of Judd on Adult Swim’s “The Rising Son.” He’s also had a recurring role as a newscaster on The CW’s “One Tree Hill” and a co-starring role with Liza Minnelli, Delta Burke and Rosie O’Donnell on Life-

Aurora Theatre starts weekend off right by delivering the laughs

time TV’s “Drop Dead Diva.”

Morrison has been performing stand-up professionally for more than 17 years. He specializes in making uncomfortable situations and subjects funny with a clever, upbeat point of view.

He has appeared on Comedy Central, and his list of credits includes numerous appearances on the “Bob and Tom Show”

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and “The Johnboy and Billy Show.”

Currently, Morrison headlines at clubs across the nation and has opened for local favorite Ron White.

Tickets cost $15. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 678226-6222 or visit www.auroratheatre.com.

The Aurora is located at 128 Pike St. in Lawrenceville.

GWINNETTTASTES A selection of local eateries recently featured in the Gwinnett Daily Post: • Footprints Cafe Footprints Cafe specializes in Caribbean dishes, including its signature Rasta Pasta.

Traditional fare such as stewed chicken, curried goat and tender oxtail is also popular with patrons. With two full bars and a stage for live bands, Footprints’ biggest crowd comes at night. The restaurant brings an intown dining experience to Gwinnett. Its decor is chic and modern, yet the restaurant has a casual atmosphere.

However, a dress code is enforced, so leave your holey jeans and offensive T-shirts at home.

706 Grayson Highway, Suite 301, Lawrenceville, 678-2269191

ice cream, almond and chocolate mouse cake, tiramisu and creme brulee.

15 E. Main St., Buford, 678745-0379 • Italy’s Pizza and Pasta Company Italy’s Pizza and Pasta Company churns out more than 1,200 New York-style pizzas on any given week, making it its No. 1 seller. That said, the menu offers much more, from bruschetta to more than a dozen pasta dishes and a healthy handful of subs, all prepared authentically Italian.

Salads, calzones, strombolis, specialty pizzas like margherita and white chicken broccoli and by-the-slice ordering are also available.

Children’s pasta plates are $5.

2590 Hamilton Mill Road, Suite 106, Buford, 770-9327121

• Gimme Some Suga Bakery Bar Gimme Some Suga’s bright contemporary design features a walk-up bar displaying the nine cupcake flavors they bake fresh daily alongside a case with the six different mini-cheesecake flavors available to customers. The bakery bar specializes in cupcakes and 4-inch “mini” cheesecakes. There are more than 17 available flavors of cupcakes, such as Georgia carrot cake and key lime, and 13 different cheesecake flavors, including sweet potato and caramel corn. The bakery can also infuse adult flavors into its cheesecakes, like Bailey’s Irish Cream or peach schnapps.

320 Town Center Ave., Suwanee, 678-482-4555

• Shroomers Pizzeria and Sandwich Shoppe Relaxed as a college pizza joint, the newly opened Shroomers in Suwanee offers cozy booths for enjoying signature ”cold method” pizzas devised by owner Steve Henry, a veteran Atlanta restauranteur.

Shroomers’ bread and butter is pizza — especially the margarita and meaty Shroomer’s Special — but it separates itself with offerings of Angus-beef burgers and sandwiches that run the gamut from corned beef to tuna salad. The garlicky cheese sticks are a particular craze at the moment.

2855 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road, Suwanee, 678-4785930.

• Adam’s Restaurant and Piano Bar Adam’s Restaurant and Piano Bar brings a fine dining experience at an affordable price. Everything that is served is made in the restaurant — including the butter.

The menu begins with soups, salads and appetizers with delicacies such as Oysters Rockefeller, baked stuffed quail and deep-fried lobster.

Entrees include Calf’s Liver Anglaise, lemon saffron chicken and Beef Tenderloin Shoulder. For dessert, cooks prepare apple tart with vanilla

• Tim’s Rib Joint Walking into Tim’s Rib Joint feels like arriving at a neighborhood backyard barbecue.

Owner Tim White wanted a rustic feel for the barbecue joint, which serves up sandwiches, dinner combos and more. One favorite is Tim’s Big Plate, which features pulled pork, beef brisket, chicken and two sides. Be sure to try Tim’s Potato Salad — it’s been featured in a Duke’s Mayonnaise commercial.

465 Dacula Road, Dacula.

770-236-9580

• Mazzy’s Owner Lee Christiansen has set up an open, spacious place to watch your favorite teams play on TV. But he also wanted a menu that strived for more than traditional pub fare. Mazzy’s does just that, with wings and burgers being joined by daily specials and signature dish-

es such as grouper, fish tacos and meatloaf, which is made from his grandmother’s recipe. Other customer favorites are the bourbon chicken platter and the Old Fashioned burger. Mazzy’s has 19 beers on tap and 53 varieties available in bottles.

7160 Jimmy Carter Blvd., Norcross. 678-822-9888

• Brown Bag Deli Inspired by his son-in-law’s deli business in Pennsylvania, owner Joe Stackhouse created the Brown Bag Deli with a specialty in creating a variety of New York style sandwiches. The breakfast menu offers a diverse amount of options to choose from, such as a spinach, egg

and a cheese sunrise sandwich. For lunch, customers prefer the California club, reuben and hot pastrami.

Brown Bag Deli's desserts include brownies, cheesecakes, the Big Apple Pie and the Big New York black and white cookie.

340 Town Center Ave., Suite A2, Suwanee. 678-682-3496

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MUSIC

BY VENUE VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATER AT ENCORE PARK

37 Main 37 E. Main St., Buford 678-288-2030 www.37main.com

Linkin Park will perform Sunday at Philips Arena.

• Today: Generation Now • Saturday: Addlers Appetite • Thursday: Sam Koon Band 40 WATT CLUB 285 W. Washington St., Athens 706-549-7871 www.40watt.com

• Today: Dead Confederate • Saturday: The Rattlers • Thursday: Leaving Araby, Jon French • Jan. 28: Best Coast and Wavves AARON’S AMPHITHEATRE AT LAKEWOOD 2002 Lakewood Ave., Atlanta 404-443-5000 www.livenation.com/venue/aaronsamphitheatre-at-lakewood-tickets

CHASTAIN PARK AMPHITHEATER 4469 Stella Drive N.W., Atlanta 404-233-2227 www.livenation.com

• June 21: Dispatch

ARENA AT GWINNETT CENTER

2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta www.cobbenergycentre.com 770-916-2800

PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AT GWINNETT CENTER 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth 770-813-7500 www.gwinnettcenter.com

• Feb. 20: Jeanne Robertson ATLANTA CIVIC CENTER 395 Piedmont Ave. N.E., Atlanta 404-523-6275 www.atlantaciviccenter.com

• Monday: Drumline Live!

EDDIE’S ATTIC 515-B N. McDonough St., Decatur 404-377-4976 www.eddiesattic.com

• Today: Lucy Kaplansky, Adam Klein • Saturday: Sahara Smith, Kevin So • Sunday: Frontier Ruckus, Rayland Baxter • Tuesday: Telegram • Wednesday: Caroline Aiken, Donna Hopkins, Diane Durrett • Thursday: Eric Taylor with Freddie Vanderford

• Feb. 5: Mike Epps and Friends

FERST CENTER FOR THE ARTS

BUFORD VARIETY THEATER

349 Ferst Drive, Georgia Tech campus 404-894-9600 www.ferstcenter.gatech.edu

170 W. Main St., Buford 770-271-7878 www.bufordvarietytheater.com

• Today and Saturday: Dave Waite • Jan. 28 and 29: Daryl Rhoades CENTER STAGE 1374 W. Peachtree St. 404-885-1365 www.centerstage-atlanta.com

• Today: Lauren St. Jane and the Dead Westerns • Saturday: Colour Revolt • Jan. 28: Lefty Williams Band

DO YOU HAVE COURAGE? presents

No shows listed as of press time.

• Feb. 10: Brad Paisley • March 4: Kid Rock

WILD BILL’S 2075 Market St., Duluth 678-473-1000 www.wildbillsatlanta.com

2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta www.ticketmaster.com/ venue/115485

• Today: Wrong Way A Tribute to Sublime • Jan 28: Colt Ford Most tickets available through Ticketmaster at 404-249-6400 or www.ticketmaster.com.

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COBB ENERGY PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE

6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth 770-813-7500 www.gwinnettcenter.com

No shows listed as of press time.

• Jan. 29: Step Afrika!

FOX THEATRE

• Feb. 16: Plain White T’s PHILIPS ARENA 1 Philips Drive N.W., Atlanta 404-878-3000 www.philipsarena.com

• Sunday: Linkin Park • Jan. 29: Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall and Larry the Cable Guy RED LIGHT CAFE 553 Amsterdam Ave., Atlanta 404-874-7828 www.redlightcafe.com

• Saturday: Moonlighters • Thursday: The Groundhawgs RIALTO CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS 80 Forsyth St. N.W., Atlanta 404-651-4727 www.rialtocenter.org

• Saturday: Urban Bush Women SMITH’S OLDE BAR 1578 Piedmont Ave., Atlanta 404-875-1522 www.smithsoldebar.com

• Today and Saturday: Rebirth Brass Band • Wednesday: Terry Adams • Thursday: Truth and Salvage Co. THE TABERNACLE 152 Luckie St., Atlanta 404-659-9022 www.livenation.com/venue/ getVenue/venueId/1294/

660 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta 404-881-2100 www.foxtheatre.org

• Today: Girl Talk • Jan. 28: Thirty Seconds to Mars

• Today- Sunday: Blue Man Group • Tuesday- Jan. 30:“West Side Story”

1099 Euclid Ave., Little Five Points 404-521-1786 www.variety-playhouse.com

THE LOFT 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta 404-885-1365 http://www.centerstageatlanta.com/shows/the-loft/

• Feb. 5: Lissie

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VARIETY PLAYHOUSE

• Today: Pleaserock performs Dark Side of the Moon, Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band and Black Sea • Saturday: JJ Grey and MOFRO • Thursday: Gaelic Storm, Sonia Leigh

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MOVIES

‘The Company Men’ struggles with haunting look at layoffs The Company Men (R) ★★★ ★★ “The Company Men” isn’t good enough to garner the same awards consideration as “Blue Valentine” or “The Rabbit Hole,” but it still addresses a downbeat subject few people wish to discuss and even less want to pay money to see. It’s one thing to make a depressing movie with artistic flair; it’s quite another to produce one that will make audiences sad, angry and feeling like they just watched a misguided and subpar film.

Instead of a deceased toddler or a skid-mark romantic relationship, “The Company Men” is about three guys

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who’ve lost their jobs because of the economic downturn. If handled with absolute perfection, this film might have been slightly enlightening and able to speak to the millions of people going through similar circumstances, but it’s not.

We find out quickly these aren’t hand-to-mouth kind

of guys, and even when they hit their emotional and financial nadirs we find it hard to empathize with them. They’re white-collar, semi-to-very rich corporate executives who never once during the movie have to fret about putting food on the table, paying essential bills or losing their homes.

Their worries include trading in a new Porsche for a used economy car, sending their children to in-state colleges instead of the Ivy League, selling a second home at the beach and no longer being able to spend $500 on lunch. Boo-hoo.

Are we supposed to feel sorry for these guys?

Granted, there isn’t a demographic or class that hasn’t felt the economic

pinch of the last two years to some degree, and wealthy people are “hurting” as well, but peddling this particular tale of woe to Mrs. and Mrs. Regular Joe America is an exercise in futility that borders on insulting.

After introducing us to characters few people can identify with, first time feature filmmaker John Wells fleshes them out with a host of undesirable traits. Of the three, only one (Ben Affleck as salesman Bobby) makes any serious effort to find another job but turns his nose up at offers he feels are below him. To Bobby’s credit, he eventually develops humility and a better perspective of the big picture.

Before he even gets his pink slip, mid-level manager

Phil (Chris Cooper) makes a very believable threat of terrorism and shows he’s not going to handle this jarring career change very well. It should come as no surprise that the man (Tommy Lee Jones as VP Gene) with the most personal wealth also as the least to worry about. As characters played by Jones often do, Gene furrows his brow, looks serious, utters words of wisdom in that patented rough baritone and never freaks out. He handles whatever stress he might have by continuing an affair with a woman half his age.

Wells really misses the boat by essentially ignoring the fallout this mess has on the three leads’ wives and their families. Only Bobby’s wife Maggie (Rosemarie

DeWitt) is given anything to do or intelligent to say yet does so with marked, almost indifferent dispassion.

The only character in the film who makes a lasting impression is Bobby’s brother-in-law Jack (Kevin Costner), the owner of a homeimprovement company.

Jack’s business is off and he’s forced to cut corners but takes it all as a matter of course. Like a lot of us, Jack is used to doing more with less and realizes that whining and moaning won’t solve his problems. It isn’t incorrect in assuming that if the no bull, no frills Jack was the owner of the company Bobby, Phil and Gene worked for they’d probably still be employed. (The Weinstein Company)

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Nuclear Cowboyz Freestyle ChaosSM ignites 2011 with the Most Explosive “Show Down” Ever Seen in Freestyle Motocross entertainment! The legend of two powerful freestyle motocross tribes, the Soldiers of Havoc and the Metal Mulisha™, whose survival in their post-apocalyptic world is told through fearless freestyle aerial feats, gravity defying stunts and hard rock music.

Once the lights go down and the music is cranked up, audiences will be shocked by the intense battle of extreme risk as Nuclear Cowboyz Freestyle Chaos catapults the action into an unimaginable theatrical explosion. Nuclear Cowboyz has an amazing caliber of medal-winning riders performing at the same time to create a freestyle motocross journey of excitement, danger and raw energy.

STARRING THE BEST FREESTYLERS ON THE PLANET: Adam Jones Mike Mason Ronnie Faisst Beau Bamburg Taka Higashino Dustin Miller Nixey Danielson Jeff Kargola Brody Wilson Derek Garland Jimmy Fitzpatrick Jim McNeil Derek Guetter Colton Moore Geoff Aaron Keith Wineland These world-class riders take their apocalyptic power to the massive ramps, conveying the action-packed and hard rock music narrative through choreographed awe-inspiring tricks, synchronized alongside the sizzling Nuclear CowgirlzSM dancers and the extreme, intense maneuvers of the Shadow Warriorz fighters. The Shadow Warriorz provoke the two tribes using just the sheer physical strength of their bodies and the ruined remains of the post-apocalyptic world. With just 20-inch-wide skeletal bridges to transport them above ground, the Shadow Warriorz flip, dive, soar, jump, and free run from ramp to ramp increasing mayhem among the tribes. Audiences will even witness a Nuclear Cowboyz rider attempt an aerial backflip while he is on fire!

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Nuclear Cowboyz Freestyle ChaosSM ignites 2011 with the Most Explosive “Show Down” Ever Seen in Freestyle Motocross entertainment! The legend of two powerful freestyle motocross tribes, the Soldiers of Havoc and the Metal Mulisha™, whose survival in their post-apocalyptic world is told through fearless freestyle aerial feats, gravity defying stunts and hard rock music.

Once the lights go down and the music is cranked up, audiences will be shocked by the intense battle of extreme risk as Nuclear Cowboyz Freestyle Chaos catapults the action into an unimaginable theatrical explosion. Nuclear Cowboyz has an amazing caliber of medal-winning riders performing at the same time to create a freestyle motocross journey of excitement, danger and raw energy.

STARRING THE BEST FREESTYLERS ON THE PLANET: Adam Jones Mike Mason Ronnie Faisst Beau Bamburg Taka Higashino Dustin Miller Nixey Danielson Jeff Kargola Brody Wilson Derek Garland Jimmy Fitzpatrick Jim McNeil Derek Guetter Colton Moore Geoff Aaron Keith Wineland These world-class riders take their apocalyptic power to the massive ramps, conveying the action-packed and hard rock music narrative through choreographed awe-inspiring tricks, synchronized alongside the sizzling Nuclear CowgirlzSM dancers and the extreme, intense maneuvers of the Shadow Warriorz fighters. The Shadow Warriorz provoke the two tribes using just the sheer physical strength of their bodies and the ruined remains of the post-apocalyptic world. With just 20-inch-wide skeletal bridges to transport them above ground, the Shadow Warriorz flip, dive, soar, jump, and free run from ramp to ramp increasing mayhem among the tribes. Audiences will even witness a Nuclear Cowboyz rider attempt an aerial backflip while he is on fire!

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Tickets $20!

(Prices include $4 facility fee. Additional fees may apply.

Discount valid on the $30 price level only. Offer expires 02/10/2011)

Redeem your savings by logging on to Ticketmaster.com and enter code “Loafy” in the promotion and special offers box.

Regular Ticket Prices: $15 • $30 • $40

Buy tickets at Nuclear Cowboys.com, t Retail Locations, Philips Arena Box Office or call 1-800-745-3000.

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HOWTIMES S

For movie showtimes for Saturday and Sunday, visit the theater websites.

MOVIE TIMES FOR FRIDAY, JAN. 21

BUFORD

REGAL CINEMAS, MALL OF GEORGIA 20 3333 Buford Drive 678-482-9263 www.regalcinemas.com Black Swan (R)

1:25, 4:05, 7:25, 10:05 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (PG)

12:00, 2:35, 5:15, 7:50, 10:25 Country Strong (PG-13)

2:00, 4:45, 7:30, 10:10 The Dilemma (PG-13)

12:30, 2:35, 3:05, 5:10, 5:40, 8:15, 10:20, 11:00 The Fighter (R)

12:40, 3:50, 7:10, 9:55 The Green Hornet 3-D (PG-13)

12:20, 2:00, 3:10, 4:50, 7:00, 7:40, 10:00, 10:30 The Green Hornet (PG-13)

1:00, 3:50, 6:40, 9:30, 12:10 Gulliver’s Travels 3-D (PG)

1:10, 3:15, 5:30, 7:55, 10:15 The Heart Specialist (NR)

12:05, 4:55, 9:45 The King's Speech (R)

1:20, 4:10, 7:20, 10:25 Little Fockers (PG-13)

12:10, 2:25, 4:45, 7:10, 9:35, 11:55 No Strings Attached (R)

12:00, 1:30, 2:30, 4:15, 5:00, 7:00, 7:30, 9:30, 10:00, 12:05 Season of the Witch (PG-13)

2:40, 7:25, 12:05 Tangled (PG)

12:05, 2:25, 7:35 The Tourist (PG-13)

4:55, 10:10 Tron: Legacy: An IMAX 3-D Experience (PG)

1:10, 4:05, 7:00, 9:55 Tron: Legacy 3-D (PG)

1:55, 4:40, 7:35, 10:30 True Grit (PG-13)

11:50, 2:30, 5:05, 7:45, 10:20 The Way Back (PG-13)

12:20, 3:20, 6:50, 9:50

The Green Hornet 3-D (PG-13)

12:30, 1:00, 4:30, 5:00, 7:40, 8:10, 10:30, 11:00

The Green Hornet (PG-13)

11:10, 1:30, 2:05, 4:20, 5:15, 7:35, 8:20, 10:35

The Next Three Days (PG-13)

11:00, 1:40, 4:20, 7:00, 9:40

The Green Hornet (PG-13)

10:40, 1:30, 4:20, 7:15, 10:10

Gulliver’s Travels (PG)

5:30, 8:30

The Green Hornet (PG-13)

12:00, 4:00, 7:10, 10:00

The Green Hornet 3-D (PG-13)

11:20, 1:45

Red (PG-13)

11:30, 2:10, 4:50, 7:30, 10:10

Gulliver's Travels (PG)

10:00, 12:45, 3:40, 6:35, 9:30

The Heart Specialist (NR)

4:05, 7:05, 9:35

Gulliver’s Travels 3-D (PG)

11:55, 2:10, 5:05, 7:15, 9:40

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (PG-13)

10:05

Secretariat (PG)

The King's Speech (R)

5:00, 8:00

10:50, 2:10, 5:30, 8:45

12:30, 3:20, 6:15, 9:05

The Social Network (PG-13)

4:10, 7:10, 9:45

11:45, 1:55, 4:05 The King’s Speech (R)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (PG-13)

11:10, 1:50, 4:40, 7:25, 10:05

3:50, 10:35

The King’s Speech (R)

Little Fockers (PG-13)

Little Fockers (PG-13)

The King's Speech (R)

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10:10, 1:00, 3:55, 6:40, 9:35

11:35, 2:15, 4:50, 7:25, 9:55

11:50, 3:55, 7:30, 10:20

Little Fockers (PG-13)

No Strings Attached (R)

Little Fockers (PG-13)

11:50, 2:30, 5:20, 7:50, 10:20

11:30, 2:00, 4:25, 7:15, 9:50

No Strings Attached (R)

11:15, 12:15, 1:55, 3:00, 4:40, 5:45, 7:30, 8:35, 10:20, 11:10,

No Strings Attached (R)

11:40, 2:20, 5:00, 7:40, 10:20,

Season of the Witch (PG-13)

12:00, 1:10, 2:40, 4:20, 5:20, 7:35, 8:00, 10:15, 10:45

Season of the Witch (PG-13)

4:15, 7:00, 9:35

11:10, 1:50, 4:25, 6:50, 9:20

Tangled (PG)

Tangled (PG)

Tangled (PG)

11:55, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45, 10:10

2:25, 4:50, 7:20, 9:45

11:20, 1:55, 4:30, 6:55, 9:25

Tron: Legacy 3-D (PG)

Tron: Legacy 3-D (PG)

The Tourist (PG-13)

11:00, 1:55, 4:55, 8:00, 11:00

12:25, 4:05, 7:55, 10:50

11:30, 2:05, 4:40, 7:20, 9:55

True Grit (PG-13)

True Grit (PG-13)

True Grit (PG-13)

11:25, 2:00, 4:35, 7:15, 10:15

12:40, 3:40, 7:35, 10:10

10:05, 12:50, 3:50, 6:30, 9:15

The Way Back (PG-13)

The Way Back (PG-13)

The Way Back (PG-13)

11:50, 2:50, 6:00, 9:15,

12:10, 4:05, 7:45, 10:50

11:55, 3:00, 6:10, 9:40,

Yogi Bear (PG)

Yogi Bear (PG)

Yogi Bear (PG)

1:00, 3:15, 5:35, 7:55

12:15

10:15, 12:35, 2:50, 5:15, 7:25, 9:45

No Strings Attached (R)

12:05, 2:35, 5:10, 7:50, 9:20, 10:30 Season of the Witch (PG-13)

6:55, 9:15 Tangled (PG)

11:35, 2:15, 5:05 Tron: Legacy 3-D (PG)

1:20, 4:15, 7:05, 10:00 True Grit (PG-13)

11:20, 2:00, 4:35, 7:20, 9:55 The Way Back (PG-13)

1:15, 4:10, 7:10, 10:05 Yogi Bear (PG)

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3:20, 5:45, 8:10, 10:35 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (PG)

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2:00, 5:00, 7:45, 10:15 The Dilemma (PG-13)

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Burlesque (PG-13)

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Due Date (R)

1:50, 4:10, 6:20, 8:30, 10:50 The Fighter (R) Love and Other Drugs (R)

Black Swan (R)

5:15, 8:15

Black Swan (R)

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Despicable Me (PG)

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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (PG)

Country Strong (PG-13)

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Due Date (R)

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The Dilemma (PG-13)

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Country Strong (PG-13)

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (PG)

12:20, 3:45, 7:00, 10:25

11:00, 1:40, 4:50, 8:00

For Colored Girls (R)

The Dilemma (PG-13)

The Dilemma (PG-13)

Finding Mr. Destiny (Kim Jong-Ok Chatgi) (NR)

The Dilemma (PG-13)

12:45, 1:15, 4:15, 4:45, 7:25, 7:50, 10:05, 10:40

11:40, 2:30, 5:20, 8:05, 10:50,

Life As We Know it (PG-13)

11:40, 2:20, 5:00, 7:40, 10:20

The Fighter (R)

10:30, 12:20, 1:20, 3:10, 4:10, 6:00, 7:00, 8:50, 9:50

The Green Hornet (PG-13)

4:00, 9:30

2:45, 4:45, 6:45, 8:45, 10:45

The Fighter (R)

12:35, 4:20, 8:15, 11:00

The Fighter (R)

12:10, 3:10, 6:10, 9:10

Megamind (PG)

Yogi Bear 3-D (PG)

7:45, 10:25

The Green Hornet 3-D (PG-13)

10:20, 1:10, 4:15, 7:10, 10:00

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5:20, 7:45, 10:00

1:45, 3:45, 5:45, 7:45, 9:45

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2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:40 Megamind (PG)

2:35, 4:50, 7:10, 9:15 The Tourist (PG-13)

2:20, 4:40, 6:55, 9:20 Tron: Legacy 3-D (PG)

2:55, 5:40, 8:20, 11:00 Tron: Legacy (PG)

1:45, 4:25, 7:05, 9:45 Yogi Bear (PG)

MOVIE TRIVIA CONTEST Lights, camera,

questions Test your film knowledge with Michael Clark So, you think you’re good at movie trivia? Every week, we give readers the opportunity to flex their movie muscles by answering five trivia questions from our movie critic, Michael Clark.

Congratulations to last week’s winner, Ken Pierannunzi of Lawrenceville.

2. What classic film’s original theatrical release date was canceled because of the assassination of John F. Kennedy?

A: “The Manchurian Candidate” 3. What biblical figure did John Travolta play in a movie?

A: The Archangel Michael in “Michael” 4. Name the last movie where Martin Scorsese directed himself in a speaking role.

A: “The Aviator” 5. Name the Oscar-winning movie that opens with this line of dialogue: “I believe in America.”

A: “The Godfather”

Now, for this week’s Here are last week’s ques- questions: 1. What recent Golden tions again and the answers: Globe winner’s father was 1. Name the last two peo- once the Commissioner of ple who were nominated for Major League Baseball?

2. Name two films staracting Oscars in the same ring Johnny Depp that were film while playing parent shot in black and white. and child.

3. Name two characters A: Mo’Nique and Robert De Niro played who Gabourey Sadibe (“Precious”)

had been played in previous films by other actors.

4. What married husband and wife won Golden Globe awards in the space of 49 years?

5. In what two states is the film “Angel Heart” set?

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String theory No Strings Attached (R) ★★★ ★★

ON THE WEB To read Michael Clark’s review of “No Strings Attached,” visit www.gwinnettdailypost.com.

BY CHRISTY LEMIRE

hooked up as awkward adolescents at summer camp, then ran into each other again 10 years later at a fraternity party, and then again a few more years later in Los Angeles as attractive adults who are both up-and-coming in their careers. Emma works 80 hours a week as a doctor in residence, then comes home to wisecracking roommates played by Greta Gerwig, Mindy Kaling and Guy Branum, among the well-cast supporting players. Adam works as an assistant on a peppy, “Glee”-type series, having grown up around television as the son of a legendary actor, played pompously by Kevin Kline. (Lake Bell is deadon as a driven, high-strung producer on the show, who’s secretly smitten by Adam but too much of a social moron to act on her

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“No Strings Attached” begins with an intriguing premise: A guy and a girl agree to have sex wherever they want, whenever they want, without all those pesky emotions getting in the way. This is apparently what the kids these days, with their rock ‘n’ roll music and their video games, refer to as being “friends with benefits.”

What’s intriguing about it is that the girl in the equation, a young doctor played by Natalie Portman, is the one who suggests this arrangement, and the guy, an aspiring TV writer played by Ashton Kutcher, is the one who breaks the rules and falls in love. It’s a reversal of traditional gender roles, and an indication that we might be in for something

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Ashton Kutcher, right, and Natalie Portman star in “No Strings Attached.”

fresh, daring and different.

Except, we’re not.

This romantic comedy from Ivan Reitman — the first film he’s directed since the less-than-super “My Super Ex-Girlfriend” from 2006 — falls into all the usual traps. Of course, you have to have obstacles in this kind of movie.

Something has to keep the characters apart before they can enjoy their ultimate reconciliation.

But the fear of commitment that plagues Portman’s character is enough of a contrivance without

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all the additional troubles that get piled on. Letting the tension evolve naturally from the insecurities of relatable, well-developed figures would have been preferable, but once Kutcher’s character goes all soft and gooey, the movie does, too.

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Friends with benefits premise wasted in Portman, Kutcher latest

feelings.)

But Kline, who starred as a regular guy who pretends to be the U.S. president in one of Reitman’s smartest and most winning films, 1993’s “Dave,” doesn’t get much to work with here. And that’s one of the movie’s greatest downfalls. His character is a cliche — an aging womanizer clinging to his youth — and pop culture references involving his interest in Burning Man and Lil’ Wayne feel uncomfortable and forced.

Adam’s dad also steals away his latest girlfriend, which initially is what sends Adam into a drunken tailspin and inspires him to say yes to Emma’s no-hassle plan. Text messaging helps facilitate their trysts; as Adam’s friends point out, “Where r u?” is

so much more than just a question intended to determine someone’s location.

Portman is intelligent and confident here as she calls all the shots, and while Kutcher is in his usual agreeable puppy-dog mode — and doesn’t appear to have been challenged in the slightest by this material — the two make a sufficiently likable duo. Nothing spectacular, but acceptable.

The ads for “No Strings Attached” ask us to ponder whether friends can have sex and still remain just friends. The answer is never really in doubt, but “No Strings Attached” forces to slog through all the usual misunderstandings, missed opportunities and potential extracurricular mates before we get there.

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inations for their roles as husband and wife in this ultra-depressing drama that • Casino Jack (R) This live- ingenuously chronicles the action companion piece to the slow descent of a tumulmuch better documentary tuous, ill-advised marriage. 3 makes the critical mistake of stars — MC turning political intrigue into flat melodrama and silly farce • Gulliver’s Travels (PG) and the lead performance of Producer Jack Black plays Kevin Spacey is by far the himself as the title character laziest and unfocused of his in this modern day butchercareer. 11⁄2 stars — Michael ing of the Jonathan Swift Clark classic satire. Adding insult to injury, Black surrounds him• Somewhere (R) Filmmaker self with mostly talented Sofia Coppola’s quasi-follow- British thespians called on to up to “Lost in Translation” is look and act like fools. 11⁄2 long on atmosphere and stars — MC ennui but severely lacking any dramatic punch. Georgia • Little Fockers (PG-13) natives Stephen Dorff and Maybe not the worst movie Elle Fanning as a father and of 2010, but certainly a travhis daughter do their best with esty on every level. The the iffy material. 2 stars — entire original cast returns — MC every one of them solely for a paycheck — and none is • Blue Valentine (R) Comore pathetic, grating, unfunleads Ryan Gosling and ny and unlikeable as co-proMichelle Williams rightfully ducer Robert De Niro. 1⁄2 of a earned multiple awards nom- star — MC

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Seth Rogen ruins ‘Green Hornet’ for Film Fans EDITOR’S NOTE: Film Fans features local residents reviewing the film of the week: “The Green Hornet” Want to be a film fan? E-mail features@gwinnettdailypost.com.

★★★★

I think that most people will either love this movie or hate it.

Seth Rogen played an obnoxious, rich, egotistical guy who becomes “The Green Hornet.”

Frankly, I Kimberly Watson found Seth extremely unnecessary in the movie. He was so annoying and obnoxious.

Thankfully Jay Chou, who played Kato, the Green Hornet’s sidekick, rescued the movie with his amazing action sequences. Not only was he adorable, that boy could kick some bad guy booty, and he made it look so easy.

I recommend seeing this movie for the simple fact that Jay Chou rocks the screen as Kato. Spend some money and see it.

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have Seth Rogen’s latest film.

Based on a 1930s radio show, “The Green Hornet” is only sporadically entertaining at best and what entertainLindsey ment Hodges value it does possess is a credit to sidekick Kato (Jay Chou) and its mid-life-crisis gripped villain Chudnofsky, portrayed brilliantly

by Christopher Waltz.

Adding insult to injury, the film was unnecessarily converted to 3-D, so not only do you have to sit through a disappointing movie — you get robbed, too.

— Lindsey Hodges, Snellville

Seth Rogen, left, and Jay Chou star in “The Green Hornet.”

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★★ ★★★ The latest TV series remake, “The Green Hornet,” is a rotten movie from start to poorly acted, long, drawn-out finish.

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play. Rogen’s character has no charisma, and the bromance between he and Jay Chou (sidekick martial arts master Kato) feels like

the hard thud of a round kick to your head.

Cameron Diaz (Lenore) as the love interest/love triangle, was a complete mis-

cast. Diaz’s lack of quality acting was a nuisance buzzing in my ears every time she was on the screen.

Although my movie buddy and I enjoyed the martial arts, cool cars and great special Myra Simons effects, it wasn’t enough to remove the sting from this movie.

“The Green Hornet” needs to be swatted quickly before it’s allowed to inject poison into a sequel.

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METRO CALENDAR Thursday Bobcat Goldthwait will perform at the Laughing Skull in Atlanta, 878 Peachtree St., at 8 and 10:30 p.m. today, Jan. 28 and Jan. 29 and at 7 and 9:30 p.m. Jan. 30. For more information, call 877-5233288 or visit www.vortexcomedy.com.

Feb. 5 The Smithgall Arts Center will present Kevin Bales Trio at 8 p.m. Feb. 5 at The Arts Council Inc., 331 Spring St. in Gainesville. For more information, visit www.theartscouncil.net.

Feb. 17 The Smithgall Arts Center will present the independent film “Do No Harm” at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17 at The Arts Council Inc., 331 Spring St. in Gainesville. For more information, visit www.theartscouncil.net.

March 12 The Smithgall Arts Center will present Sasha Masakowski and Musical Playground, as part of its evenings of intimate Jazz concerts, at 8 p.m. March 12 at The Arts Council Inc., 331 Spring St. in Gainesville. For more information, visit www.theartscouncil.net.

March 17 The Smithgall Arts Center will present the independent film “Jump at the Sun” at 7:30 p.m.

March 17 at The Arts Council Inc., 331 Spring St. in Gainesville. For more information, visit www.theartscouncil.net.

April 14 The Smithgall Arts Center will present the independent film “The Electric Fairy” at 7:30 p.m. April 14 at The Arts Council Inc., 331 Spring St.

in Gainesville. For more information, visit www.theartscouncil.net.

Bobcat Goldthwait will perform at the Laughing Skull in Atlanta at 8 and 10:30 p.m. today, Jan. 28 and Jan. 29.

April 16 The Smithgall Arts Center will present Morgan Guerin Quartet, as part of its evenings of intimate Jazz concerts, at 8 p.m. April 16 at The Arts Council Inc., 331 Spring St. in Gainesville. For more information, visit www.theartscouncil.net.

May 13 The Smithgall Arts Center will present Steve Cunningham Trio at 8 p.m.

May 13 at The Arts Council Inc., 331 Spring St. in Gainesville. For more information, visit www.theartscouncil.net.

Ongoing events Georgia Ensemble Theatre will present the romantic comedy “Tokens of Affections” through Sunday at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St. in Roswell. For show times, ticket prices and more information, call 770-6411260 or visit www.get.org.

Theatrical Outfit will present “The Young Man From Atlanta” from Wednesday through Feb. 20 at The Balzer Theater, 84 Luckie St. N.W. in Atlanta.

For more information, call 678-528-1500 or visit www.theatricaloutfit.org.

The High Museum of Art will present “Toulouse-Lautrec and Friends: The Irene and Howard Stein Collection” from Jan. 29 through May 1 at 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. For more information, call 404-733-4437.

The High Museum of Art will present “Fifty Works for Fifty States: The Dorothy and Herb Vogel Collection” from Jan. 29 through June 5 at 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. For more information, call 404-733-4437.

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GWINNETT CALENDAR Feb. 5 The Lawrenceville Rubber Stamp & Paper Arts Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Feb. 5 and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 6 at the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds. For more information, visit www.heirloompro.com or call 541574-8000.

Ongoing Events The Hudgens Center for the Arts will present the Finalists Exhibit for the Hudgens Prize through Feb. 19. The center is at 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Building 300, in

Duluth. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and admission is $5 for adults, $3 for seniors and students and free for children younger than 2. For more information, call 770-6236002 or visit www.thehudgens.org.

The Buford Artists’ Group will present an exhibit of artwork titled “Visionary Reflections — Studies in Aesthetics” through February at the George Pierce Park Community Center Gallery, 55 Buford Highway in Suwanee. For more information, call 770-831-4173 or visit

www.gwinnettparks.com.

The Gwinnett Historic Courthouse will host the art show, “Walk Like a Gwinnettian,” Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. through April 25. For more information, call 770-822-5450.

St. Edward’s Episcopal Church will be holding an art gallery from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Sundays through Feb. 18.

It is located at 737 Moon Road in Lawrenceville.

For more information, call 770-963-6128.

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