A guide for arts and cultural entertainment for the entire family

Visual Arts

Simone Leigh: Gone South: Atlanta Contemporary Art Center presents the work of New York artist Simone Leigh, who uses installation, sculpture and video to speak on African culture, feminism and pop culture. Opens April 4. $5 to $8. thecontemporary. org

Print Big!: Groups of artists are paired against each other and carve opposing images on printmaking blocks so large that a steamroller is needed to complete the work at this annual Atlanta Printmakers Studio event. April 12. Free. atlantaprintmakersstudio.org

Go West!: Drawn from the collection of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Wyoming, this High Museum exhibit features major works of art and important artifacts focused on the American West over the course of a century. Closes April 13. $12 to $19.50.

The Lion King: Up Close: Get an intimate look at the Simba, Nala, Mufasa and Scar masks, as well as the Zazu puppet, from the Broadway in Atlanta musical production of “The Lion King.” Closes April 27. $8.25. puppet.org

BLIND/SIGHT: Conversations with the Visually Inspired: Photographer Billy Howard and illustrator Laurie Shock celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Center for the Visually Impaired with a photo series focused on people and an interpretative illustration of what they see. Tuesday through Sunday. $5. museum.oglethorpe. edu

Interference: Reactions to Shooter Video Games: Artist Temme BarkinLeeds interferes with the original design of war video games in her paintings and animations by flattening and sugarcoating the images in this Callanwolde exhibit. Monday through Saturday. Free. callanwolde.org

Topophilia: Stephanie Dowda’s photography series explores the powerful sensations the natural environment stirs within humans, taking its inspiration from Yi-Fu Tuan’s geography theory of the same name. Wednesday through Saturday. Free. getthisgallery.com

Witness: The Photographs of Billy Howard: “Witness” features photographs taken on assignment during the last 15 years by Atlanta’s Billy Howard, who travels internationally to photograph global health initiatives. Monday through Friday. Free. cdc.gov/museum

Performing Arts

Maurice Hines is Tappin’ Thru Life: Life-long performer and Tony Award nominee Maurice Hines narrates his glamorous career through song and dance as he pays tribute to his brother, Gregory

Hines, and the singers who have inspired him, from Frank Sinatra to Lena Horne. Opens April 2. $30 to $75. alliancetheatre. org

Dividing the Estate: In this comedy, matriarch Stella Gordon keeps her aging and money-strapped children on a short financial leash with no signs of sharing her 100-year old estate. April 2 through April 20. $20 to $50. theatricaloutfit.org

Archer Live!: Hear live readings of classic scenes from the Emmy Awardnominated series and a moderated discussion among cast members H. Jon Benjamin as Agent Sterling Archer, Aisha Tyler as Agent Lana Kane and more at The Tabernacle. April 4. $47. tabernacleatl.com

Voices and Harps: Moya Brennan, Cormac de Barra: Moya Brennan, lead singer of Irish folk band Clannad and considered by many as the “First Lady of Celtic Music,” joins harp virtuoso Cormac De Barra at this concert at Emory’s Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. April 4. $20. arts.emory.edu

Pilobolus: Like its biological namesake – a feisty little fungus that thrives in farmyards – Pilobolus continues to grow toward the light, expanding and refining its inventive and collaborative dance works. April 5. $22 to $49. ferstcenter.gatech.edu

Charlotte’s Web: Center for Puppetry Arts presents E.B. White’s classic story of a friendly spider who plans to save Wilbur the pig through her wits, words and webs. Tickets include a “Charlotte the Spider Hand Puppet” workshop. Opens April 8. $16.50. puppet.org

The Lion King: This lively stage adaptation of the Academy Award-winning 1994 Disney film comes to the Fox Theatre with the story of a young lion prince who fulfills his destiny to be king in the African Pride Lands. April 10 through April 27. $25 to $170.85. broadwayinatlanta.com

Stephen Mills’ Hamlet: Atlanta Ballet redefines the limits of dance with this modern production of Shakespeare’s enduring masterpiece set to the spellbinding music of Philip Glass at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. April 11 through April 13. $20 to $120. atlantaballet. com

St. John Passion: On the eve of Passion Sunday, New Trinity Baroque performs one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s finest works featuring Swedish tenor Leif Aruhn-Solén, baritone Paul Tipton and Atlanta’s soprano Wanda Yang Temko at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church. A free pre-concert talk begins at 7 p.m. April 12. $9 to $39. newtrinitybaroque.org

Elemeno Pea: Simone and Devon’s sisters weekend getaway is interrupted when Simone’s demanding employer crashes the party and needs her help to keep her trophy wife status in this three-ring circus comedy at Horizon Theatre. Closes April 13. $20 to $40. horizontheatre.com

Abbey Road LIVE!: Don’t expect moptop haircuts and vintage guitars from this tribute band but rather a heartfelt tribute to The Beatles’ 1962-1966 “Red Album” in honor of Beatlemania’s 50th anniversary. April 18. $15 to $20. variety-playhouse. com

Britten’s War Requiem: Robert Spano leads the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in this 20th century tribute to Great Britain’s fallen soldiers. April 24 through April 26. $24 to $75. atlantasymphony.org

The Barber of Seville: Rossini’s comedy has had its share of laughs from generations of opera lovers with its story of a wily barber, masterful disguises and hilarious antics, all in the name of love. Opens April 26. $26 to $140. atlantaopera. org

Trey McIntyre Project: For five years, McIntyre has led his own cuttingedge dance company through a bold and beautiful passion project, infusing classical ballet with the vibrant, soulful energy of American rock, classical, and jazz. April 26. $39.72 to $65.64. rialto.gsu.edu

Mozart in Paris: The Georgian Chamber Players present a concert of Mozart’s only composition for string trio (Divertimento in E-flat major, K.563), and Franck’s Piano Quintet at Trinity Presbyterian Church. April 27. $10 to $20. georgianchamberplayers.org