Going Out

Dazzled by orchids

“Orchid Daze” at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Avenue, NE. The garden opens its annual “Orchid Daze” displays on Feb. 13. The show continues through April 11. The garden promises that thousands of orchids will flower to present lovely and fragrant displays in the garden’s Fuqua Conservatory and Orchid Center.

The orchid center is open from noon to 9 p.m. Timed tickets are required for entry. Tickets cost $21.95 for adults and $18.95 for children aged 3 to 12. For more: atlantabg.org.

Persian delights ►

“Bestowing Beauty:

Masterpieces from Persian Lands” will be on view through April 18 at the High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St. NE.

The exhibition includes carpets, textiles, manuscripts, paintings ceramics, metalwork and other objects that illustrate the artistic traditions of Persian civilization. The nearly 100 works in the show, organized by the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, were made from the sixth to the 19th century and highlights includes miniature paintings from the Shahnama (Book of Kings), the Persian national epic; rare Qur’an pages; and monumental silk carpets from the height of Safavid carpet production.

The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Timed tickets and face coverings are required. General admission tickets cost $14.50. For more: high. org.

▲For the birds

The art exhibit “Three Billion” opens Feb. 6 at the Hudgens Center for Art and Learning, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Building 300, Duluth. The exhibit continues through April 24.

“Three Billion,” is a group show of works by 10 artists from across the country whose work focuses on environmental themes and wildlife declines. The show’s title refers to the number of North American birds thought to have been lost over the past half-century. Admission is free. Timed tickets are needed for the show’s opening on Feb. 6. The Hudgens is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. Georgia Audubon plans a virtual tour of the show as part of its monthly meeting scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Feb. 28. For more: thehudgens.org

Thinking outside the house

The recently published “2021 Guide to Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites” now is available for free at park offices or from GaStateParks.org. The booklet offers tips on hiking trails, fishing spots, pet travel, golf courses, cabins and campsites available in parks across the state. For more: gastateparks.org

Staying In

Virtual author talks

During the month of February, the Atlanta History Center hosts a series of online talks by authors. The talks are shown on Zoom and free and available to the public. The authors and their books featured include:

◄ Chad Sanders, author of Black Magic: What Black Leaders Learned from Trauma and Triumph, Feb. 4 at 7 p.m.

■ Leesa Cross-Smith, author of This Close to Okay, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m.

■ Anna Malaika Tubs, author of The Three Mothers, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m.

■ Thomas Holt, author of The Movement: The African-American Struggle for Civil Rights, Feb. 18 at 7 p.m. For more: atlantahistorycenter.com

Mozart behind the curtain

On Feb. 18, starting at 8 p.m., the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra presents an online performance of Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 3 as part of its “Behind the Curtain” concert series. ASO Concertmaster David Coucheron performs while opera-star-turned-conductor

Nathalie Stutzmann conducts. The concert begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 for the single concert and $130 for the full “Behind the Curtain” series. For more: www. atlantasymphony.org

Animation at the Alliance

The Alliance Theatre’s first animated feature, SIT-IN, is available for streaming now on Alliance Theatre Anywhere.

Written by Atlanta playwright, and civil rights activist Pearl Cleage, this original animated special for family features a mix of civil rights anthems and new freedom songs. It follows three friends as they learn about the sit-ins of the civil rights era, and powerfully apply those lessons to issues they – and we all –face today. The stream is available at www.alliancetheatre.org/sitin.

On Feb. 25, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., the Booth Museum’s Curator of Photography Dr. Samuel Gerace and Seth Hopkins, the museum’s executive director, discuss diversity in the West as they walk online visitors through the museum’s new photography exhibit, “Vaquero Legacies and Diverse Descendants.” On Booth’s Facebook page and its YouTube channel. For more: boothmuseum.org