MAY FESTIVAL GUIDE

From arts and crafts to music and food, there’s a festival for every mood happening around Intown during May.

Be sure to visit AtlantaINtownPaper.com often to stay up-to-date on the latest festival happenings around the city.

Visual Arts

Chihuly in the Garden: Internationally acclaimed artist Dale Chihuly returns to the Atlanta Botanical Garden with an encore exhibition of 21 installations. Tuesday through Sunday. $12.95 to $18.95. atlantabg.org

A Better View: Visit ABV Gallery to see new 24 x 24 inch pieces from more than 45 contemporary artists. Monday through Saturday. Free. abvagency.com/gallery

To Pass Through and Be Gone: Works From the Private Collection of William Arnett: Hammonds House Museum presents this show featuring works by vernacular artists Thornton Dial, Thornton Dial, Jr., Richard Dial, Lonnie Holley, Ronald Lockett and Joe Minter. Wednesday through Sunday. $2 to $5. hammondshouse.org

A Kind of Confession: Jeffrey Gibson’s multidisciplinary practices intermingle elements of traditional Native American art with contemporary artistic references in this show at SCAD Atlanta. Closes May 20. Free. scad.edu

Learning from the Empire: Japan in the Archives of Oxford College and Emory University: This exhibit at Emory University’s Robert W. Woodruff Library showcases 19th century Asian objects, diaries and travel photographs from several collections. Daily. Free. web.library. emory.edu

Gray Space: Visit the Swan Coach House Gallery to view this exhibit that features works by 2015-16 Emerging Artist Award Winner Kelly Kristin Jones, along with the other award finalists. Closes May 26. Free. gallery. swancoachhouse.com

A Stretch of the Imagination: Longtime Decatur resident Kodac Harrison describes his paintings on view at Decatur Arts Alliance as reminiscent of the “all-over” abstract-expressionist house paint “drips” of Jackson Pollock and “visual poetry.” Closes May 9. Free. decaturartsalliance.org

The Dapper Comes to the Walkers: Dapper Bruce LaFitte honors marching band culture in his exhibition of drawings at Atlanta Contemporary Art Center. Opens May 19. Free. atlantacontemporary.org

Decatur Arts Festival: The Decatur Arts Festival brings together art, music, theater, dance and family events. May 28 and 29. Free. decaturartsfestival.com

Performing Arts

Romeo and Juliet: Come with The Atlanta Opera as they venture to Verona, and meet Shakespeare’s starcrossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile feuding families. May 7 through May 15. $24 to $125. atlantaopera.org e Heath: Awardwinning playwright Lauren Gunderson traces the life and lineage of her WWII veteran grandfather, who battled dementia, alongside the myth of King Lear, who grew old, went mad, and wandered out onto the heath during this show at Synchronicity eatre. May 20 and 21. $25 to $35. synchrotheatre.com

Xperimental Puppetry Theater (XPT): Center for Puppetry Arts offers professional and emerging artists the opportunity to explore and experiment, creating original and bold puppet theater during this event. May 12 through May 15. $15. puppet.org

MAYhem: Kissed: Get ready as the energy of Atlanta Ballet’s dancers bursts forth from the stage and pulls viewers into a high-octane exploration of dance in the modern world in this show at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. May 20 through May 22. $20 to $127. atlantaballet.com

Two Gentlemen of Verona: Watch and laugh as close friends Valentine and Proteus both pursue the Duke of Milan’s beautiful daughter, Sylvia, in a performance by Atlanta Shakespeare Company. May 14 through May 29. $15 to $39. shakespearetavern.com

Significant Other: As each of his close-knit girlfriends begin coupling off, Jordan Berman navigates the uneasy transition from gay best friend to bridesman in Actor’s Express’ comedy about searching for love and moving on. Starts May 21. $20 to $40. actors-express.com

Atlanta Master Chorale Presents: Excursions - Day Trips & Distant Journeys: This Atlanta Master Chorale concert explores stories and music from around the world, weaving a global musical tapestry of shared experiences. May 21. $20. atlantamasterchorale.org

Molly Blank Jewish Concert Series: The King of Swing - A Night of Benny Goodman: This concert at The Breman features Joe Gransden’s Big Band and a special guest clarinetist, Allan Vache, bringing to life Benny Goodman’s crowdpleasing hits. May 15. $59. thebreman.org

Atlanta Jazz Festival: Check out this annual music showcase that celebrates jazz legends and upand-coming jazz greats in venues throughout metro Atlanta. May 27 through 29. Free. atlantafestivals.com

The Musical Tribute: A Family & Children’s Concert: Lauda Musicam of Atlanta performs works that bear the names of people, both unknown and famous, in this show at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church. May 15. Free. laudamusicam.org

Broadway’s Golden Age: The large, lush arrangements for a Broadway orchestra and chorus are no more, but the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and its world famous chorus keep the tradition alive with an evening of Broadway classics from its Golden Age. May 13 through May 15. $33 to $65. atlantasymphony.org

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical: Visit the Fox Theatre to see this musical that tells the inspiring true story of chart-topping music legend Carole King’s remarkable rise to stardom. May 24 through May 29. $30 to $115. foxtheatre.org

The City of Conversation: Follow the Ferris family from the end of the Carter presidency through the Reagan era and into Obama’s game-changing inauguration in this off-Broadway hit performed by Horizon Theatre. Opens May 20. $25 to $35. horizontheatre.com

A Seussome Twosome: Using the poetry of Dr. Seuss’s Gertrude McFuzz and Green Eggs and Ham, this twosome is an easy to understand, engaging introduction to opera by Capitol City Opera Company. May 21. $10. ccityopera.org

Charlotte’s Web: On Serenbe Playhouse’s vibrant farm, bustling with life, growth and enduring love, what more natural tale to tell than that of Wilbur, a charismatic young pig who wants to avoid the fate of bacon and ham, and his friend Charlotte, the literate spider who has a plan. Opens May 27. $10 to $20. serenbeplayhouse.com

Diary Of A Madman: Synchronicity Theatre presents Nikolai Gogol’s farcical short story that follows the format of a diary to chronicle the descent of the protagonist, Poprishchin, into insanity. Opens May 19. $12 to $29. synchrotheatre. com.