entertainment

The Atlanta Opera – The Flying Dutchman: Visit the Cobb Energy Centre for this new production of Wagner’s epic work based on the legendary ghost story of the cursed Dutchman who is doomed to wander the seas until he can find a faithful wife. Nov. 4-12. $35 to $131. cobbenergycentre.com

Jim Gaffigan: Philips Arena presents Jim an American stand-up comedian and actor famous for his deadpan, observational comedy and his humorous, high-pitched asides. Nov. 11. $37.50. phillipsarena.com

Lore: A world premier by Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre, Lore delves into stories, how they are passed and why we tell them. Nov. 17-19. $25$50. terminus-serenbe.com

Ringo Starr & His Allstarr Band: Ringo Starr, born Richard Starkey, who was the drummer in the Beatles from 1962 to 1970 and thus became one of the most famous musicians of the 1960s. See him perform live at the Fox Theatre. Nov. 11. $41.50 to $141.50. foxtheatre.org

Hillary Clinton Live: This show at the Fox Theatre is all about Hillary’s experience as a woman in politics — she lets loose on this topic, and others, in a way she never has before. Nov. 13. Single ticket prices TBA. foxtheatre.org

Celtic Thunder With The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: A show rather than a group, Celtic Thunder presents a contemporary exploration of Celtic music at Woodruff Arts Center’s Symphony Hall. Nov. 19. $45 to $250. atlantasymphony.org

The Santaland Diaries: The outrageous holiday comedy at Horizon Theatre, written by NPR comic genius David Sedaris, stars Crumpet, a rebel without a Clause who recounts the true-life tale of an out-of-work writer’s stint as a Macy’s Department Store elf. Opens Nov. 17. $25 to $40. horizontheatre.com

Lindsey Stirling at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre: Combining her love of classical music with EDM, hip-hop, and dubstep, Lindsey Stirling is a violinist, dancer and performance artist best known for her YouTube videos and for competing on the fifth season of “America’s Got Talent” in 2010. Nov. 22. $33.50 to $59.50. cobbenergycentre.com

Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker: Marking the 25th Anniversary Tour, Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker at Ferst Center for the Arts features overthe-top production and world class Russian artists. Nov. 26. $31 to $178. arts.gatech.edu

Love Never Dies – The Phantom Returns: It is 10 years after his disappearance from the Paris Opera House and the Phantom has escaped to a new life in New York where he lives amongst the screaming joy rides and freak shows of Coney Island in this show presented at the Fox Theatre. Opens Nov. 28. $43.50 to $143.50. foxtheatre.org

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: Rudolph soars back into town for this faithful adaptation of the wonderful holiday tradition that speaks to the misfit in all of us presented by Center For Puppetry Arts. Opens Nov. 7. $11.25 to $19.50. puppet.org

New Exhibitions

Al Taylor, Civil Rights photography coming to the High Museum this autumn

The High Museum of Art will explore the career of American artist Al Taylor in a new exhibition opening Nov. 17.

“Al Taylor: What Are You Looking At?” will feature more than 150 sculptures, drawings and prints spanning nearly two decades, from 1981 to the end of the artist’s life in 1999. The works are drawn from public collections such as the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., The Museum of Modern Art, New York, and The British Museum, London, as well as private collections in the United States.

Although Taylor lived and worked for most of his life in New York City, his art was more widely known in Europe, with exhibitions in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland. Taylor presented his work in solo gallery exhibitions in the United States during his life, however his first U.S. museum exhibitions were held posthumously.

Taking its title from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s final speech before his assassination in 1968, the High Museum’s photography exhibition “‘A Fire That No Water Could Put Out’: Civil Rights Photography,” which opens Nov. 4, will reflect on the 50th anniversary of that tumultuous year in American history.

The more than 40 prints to be featured are drawn in large part from the museum’s collection of photography documenting the civil rights movement.

The exhibition will be arranged into three sections that explore the era of Dr. King’s leadership, the year of his death and contemporary reflections on the civil rights movement’s enduring legacy. Artists featured include renowned 20th century photographers Gordon Parks, Danny Lyon, Charles Moore, Roy DeCarava, James Hinton, Steve Schapiro, Diane Arbus, Ernest Withers, Doris Derby and Burk Uzzle as well as notable contemporary photographers David Alekhuogie, Dawoud Bey, Jason Lazarus and Sheila Pree Bright.

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