Get Out April 11 2013 by The Times

CMYK

2013 Brenau Collaborative to include art, fashion, page 14

Jazz up the

weekend Arts Council brings Annie Sellick Trio to Gainesville, PAGE 5 Thursday April 11, 2013

gainesvilletimes.com /getout

get out Northeast Georgiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s entertainment guide

PAGE

g o inside

Thursday, April 11, 2013 | gainesvilletimes.com/getout

on the web

theater

www.dummies.com/how-to/content/ how-to-surf-the-internet-on-your-ipad-2-html. Do you ever feel illiterate when it comes to using your brand-new computer or iPad? Put in this website and it will give you step-bystep instructions on how to get the most out of your computer.

Five Southern women gather once a year to recharge their friendships in “The Dixie Swim Club” this weekend at the Brenau Downtown Theater. PAGE 15

music

The Georgia State University Singers will join forces with the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra and Atlanta Ballet dancers for a production of “Carmina Burana,” this weekend. PAGE 6

movies

Associated Press

For Get Out

on the cover

Looking to hear some jazz tunes this weekend? The Arts Council has brought in the Annie Sellick Trio to play Saturday as part of its Evenings of Intimate Jazz series. PAGE 5

arts

The tale depicting the legendary Jackie Robinson, the first black major league baseball player to break the color line, hits theaters this weekend in a slightly saccharine biopic. PAGE 10

The annual Brenau Collaborative showcases artists’ work from different disciplines from the seniors including a fashion show. PAGE 14

gainesvilletimes.com/getout •

Thursday, April 11, 2013

get out

PAGE

GAINESVILLE PARKS & RECREATION is proud to present

Come Strut Your Pup! Saturday, April 13 at 2pm

Free Event Fun Contests for All Dogs - $5 each

MIDTOWN GREENWAY 682 Grove Street

WWW.GAINESVILLE.ORG/RECREATION 770.531.2680

PAGE

g o inside

Thursday, April 11, 2013 | gainesvilletimes.com/getout

Scavenge through archives for family From staff reports Fulfill your dream of being locked in the library to research family history to your heart’s content Friday. Participants may arrive at noon April 12 to begin their genealogy search. At 5 p.m. the library will close to the public, but the second floor will remain open until midnight for genealogists. Cost is $17 per person and is not

for beginners. The Sybil Wood McRay Genealogy and Local History Collection offers full online access to the Ancestry Plus database, which includes the Federal Census for the United States; Heritage Quest Online; microfilm of Georgia Censuses and accompanying indexes for North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Virginia and Tennessee censuses. The library also has microfilm of local Hall County

newspapers starting in the late 1800s through the present; cemetery records; a Civil War collection; a Native American collection; and an African American collection. Visit www.hallcountylibrary.org to plan your search strategy. Copies can be made of resources. Staff and volunteers will be available to assist. Call 770-532-3311, ext. 116 for more information.

Family Calendar

ETC Events

This week

Spring Break Fun, Cleveland. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 1112; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 13-14. North Georgia Zoo, 2912 Paradise Valley Road, Cleveland. 706-348-7279. Encourage a Young Writer Craft Week, Gainesville. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 11-12. Interactive Neighborhood for Kids, 999 Chestnut St. SE , Gainesville. $1 with paid admission to museum, INK Members free. 770536-1900. Drama Beach 2013, Lawrenceville. 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 11 for children grades 6 through 12. Aurora Theatre, 128 East Pike St., Lawrenceville. $35, includes cook-out lunch. 678-226-6222, www. auroratheatre.com/secure/drama-beach.php. Children and Youth Health Safety Expo, Gainesville. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 13. The Discovery Academy Gym, 3215 Poplar Springs Road, Gainesville. 770-539-2849 radKIDS Personal Empowerment Safety Education program, Gainesville. 2 to 5 p.m. Saturdays. Through April 13. J.A. Walters Family YMCA, 2455 Howard Road, Gainesville. 10 a.m. to noon April 13, a graduation ceremony will be given for all participants as part of the YMCA’s Healthy Kids day festivities. $20. 770-297-9622, www.gamountainsymca.org. Family Day “Make a Joyful Noise,” Gainesville. 1 to 4 p.m. April 14. 322 Academy St. NE, Gainesville. Free. 770-297-5900, www.negahc.org or e-mail jcarson@ brenau.edu. Owl Craft Week, Gainesville. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 15-19. Interactive Neighborhood for Kids, 999 Chestnut St. SE, Gainesville. $1 with paid admission to museum, INK Members are free. 770-536-1900.

Upcoming

Raising Happy and Healthy Children, Gainesville. 6:30 p.m. April 18. Lakeview Academy Student Center, 796 Lakeview Drive, Gainesville. With parenting expert John Rosemond. Simon Kidgits Club Anniversary Party, Kennesaw. 1 to 3 p.m. April 20. Town Center at Cobb, 400 Ernest W. Barrett Parkway NW, Kennesaw. www.simon.com/kidgits. Earth Day Craft Week, Gainesville. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 22-26. Interactive Neighborhood for Kids, 999 Chestnut St. SE, Gainesville. $1 with paid admission to museum, INK members free. 770-536-1900.

Celebrity Server Night, Gainesville. 6 p.m. April 11. Mellow Mushroom, 700 Green St., Gainesville. 770531-1500. Life Line Presentation, Gainesville. 9 to 10 a.m. April 12. East Hall Community Center, 3911 P. Davidson Road, Gainesville. Free. 678-4501540. Clermont North Hall Lions Club Pancake Breakfast, Clermont. 7 to 11 a.m. April 13. Lions Club Building, 200 Spring St., Clermont. 678-616-4778, jbradyga@ yahoo.com. 2013 Rabies and Wellness Clinic, Gainesville. 9 to 11 a.m. April 13. Wash Yer Duds, 1125 McEver Road, Gainesville. $10 per shot/vaccine, $20 per microchip, $15 for onemonth supply of flea and tick product. 770-5326617, www.hsnega.org. Hug-a-Tree and Survive, Gainesville. 9:15 a.m. April 13. Meeting room of the Hall County Library System, Gainesville Branch, 127 Main St. NW, Gainesville. 770-532-3311 ext. 114 or 116, www. hallcountylibrary.org. Second annual “Rockin Rides” Auto Show fundraiser, Flowery Branch. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 13. Davis Middle School, 4450 Hog Mountain Road, Flowery

Branch. Bring cars, trucks and bikes. $15 vehicle registration fee, $25 vendor booth fee and free admission. Registration 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 770965-3020. Fourth annual Cars For A Cure, Lula. 10 a.m. April 13. Country Living Ace Hardware, 4336 Cornelia Highway, Lula. $20 per vehicle. Proceeds benefit Hall County Relay for Life. 678-316-3109, lori_ armour@ucbi.com. The Brenau Student Fashion Show, Gainesville. 4:30 p.m. April 13. Pearce Auditorium, Brenau University, 500 Washington St. SE, Gainesville. Free. 770-534-6240. Mountain Laurel Quilters Guild Meeting, Clarkesville. Noon. April 16. Clarkesville United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 1087 Washington St., Clarkesville. 706-782-6020. East Hall Self Defense “Krav Maga” courses, Flowery Branch. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. April 16. Mulberry Creek Community Center, 4491 JM Turk Road, Flowery Branch. Lanier Women’s Club, Gainesville. 10 a.m. Every second Thursday. First Presbyterian Church, S. Enota St., Gainesville. $15. 678-960-4172.

Upcoming

“Strong!” film screening Gainesville. 7 p.m. April 18.

get out Northeast Georgia’s entertainment guide

To have your event listed, we must have the following information: ■■ The name, time and date of the event, and a short description ■■ The location, street address ■■ Admission and contact information ■■Send to getout@gainesvilletimes.com ONLY emails will be accepted. No faxes, flyers, mailers or phone calls. The deadline to have your event listed in Get Out is the FRIDAY before the next publication. Listings run at the discretion of the editor. If you would like to purchase an ad, call Betty Thompson at 770-532-1234 or email bthompson@gainesvilletimes.com

Smithgall Arts Center, 331 Spring St. SE Gainesville. www.theartscouncil.net/ independentfilms.html. Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival, Cornelia. April 19-20. KCBS sanctioned BBQ competitions. 17th annual Bear on the Square Mountain Festival, Dahlonega. April 19-21. 244 Wild Turkey Trail, Dahlonega. Celebrates Southern Appalachian music, art and culture. Free. 706-864-9007, www.

bearonthesquare.org. 2013 Flowery Branch Spring Festival, Flowery Branch. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 20. Free. 678-8254228, festivals@troop228. info or www.troop228.info. Symposium: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Problems in Healthcare Delivery, Gainesville. 12:306 p.m. April 20. Brenau University East Campus, 1001 Chestnut St. SE, Gainesville. Free. 678-7076414 or 678-707-5029.

For Youth Development For Healthy Living For Social Responsibility 2455 Howard Rd • Gainesville, GA 30501 770-297-9622 • gamountainsymca.org

goo music

gainesvilletimes.com/getout | Thursday, April 11, 2013

Sellick jazzes up art center

For Get Out

Annie Sellick will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at The Arts Council Smithgall Arts Center.

jazz community and its fans spread the word about the young pixie-faced singer with the long dreads whose voice denied her youth and looks, adding to her charm and appeal. Today, Sellick is a mainstay at major jazz venues in Nashville, where she has performed with artists including Beegie Adair, Jeff Coffin, Rod McGaha and Bela Fleck. She is the resident vocalist with the Nashville Jazz Orchestra, with whom she has recorded, and gave a celebrated soldout performance with the Nashville Symphony Pops Orchestra, “An Evening of Jazz.” Other performers in the Evenings of Intimate Jazz series include Joe Gransden & Kenny Banks on Saturday, May 18. For more information on our events and tickets call 770.534.2787 or visit www. TheArtsCouncil.net

annual spring invitational a cappella concert featuring all of the a cappella groups at the University of Georgia and visiting a cappella collegiate groups. $10. Jazz clarinetist Eddie Daniels, Atlanta. 8 p.m. April 12. Rialto Center for the Arts, 80 Forsyth St. NW, Atlanta. $22-$48, Georgia State students, faculty and staff may receive 1/2 price tickets with ID. Free parking at Equitable Building deck on Fairlie Street. Free Masterclass 3 p.m. Rialto Center, Room 002. 404413-9849 or 404-4135900, www.rialtocenter. org. Nate Currin, Original Americana, Dahlonega. 8:30 p.m. April 12. The Crimson Moon, 24 North Park St., Dahlonega. $10 in advance, $12 day of concert. www.

go o music

This week

From staff reports The Annie Sellick Trio takes to the stage at 8 p.m. Saturday as part of The Arts Council’s 2013 Evenings of Intimate Jazz series. The series offers unique opportunities to enjoy jazz masters instantaneously compose, edit, revise and perform their rhythmical extrapolations up-close and personal. “Annie Sellick is very much a jazz singer who focuses on the music, but she is also a storyteller,” critic Roger Crane said. “After now seeing her perform twice, I see no reason why she should not be a star.” Annie Sellick Trio will perform 8 p.m. Saturday at The Arts Council Smithgall Arts Center. Tickets are $30 per person or $25 each with the purchase of six or more tickets. For tickets, call 770-534-2787 or visit www.TheArtsCouncil.net. A free coffee and refreshment bar will be available. Patrons may bring their own beverages to the venue. Glasses and ice will be provided. Annie Sellick’s “Street of Dreams” is her fifth album since 2000, self-produced for her own Chalice label. The accompaniment on the album is split between two trios, respectively fronted by Jeff Hamilton and Gerald Clayton. The Nashville native got her start and formal training at the Nashville Jazz Workshop, after finding initial success singing in clubs while in college. While performing night gigs, she studied her craft at the Nashville Jazz Workshop and was offered their first work/study opportunity. The Nashville

Concert Calendar

PAGE

Change is the Only Constant, Gainesville. April 11-13. John S. Burd Center for the Performing Arts, Hosch Theatre, 429 Academy St., Gainesville. Adults $6, seniors, students, children $4, free for Brenau University students, faculty and staff. 770-538-4757, jlong@brenau.edu. Chris Young and Eric Paslay, Hiawassee. 7 p.m. April 12. Georgia Mountain Fair, 1311 Music Hall Road, Hiawassee. $25-$35. www.georgiamountain fairgrounds.com. Ugapalooza 2013, Athens. 7:30 p.m. April 12. Morton Theatre, 195 W. Washington St., Athens. The UGA Accidentals’

■■Please see Page 6

PAGE

go o music

Thursday, April 11, 2013 | gainesvilletimes.com/getout

GSU singers to perform with ballet From staff reports ATLANTA — Atlanta Ballet presents the North American premiere of famed British choreographer David Bintley’s “Carmina Burana” on April 12 through April 14 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. Performances will feature the Georgia State University Singers and Atlanta Ballet Orchestra performing Carol Orff’s score alongside the Atlanta Ballet dancers. Performance times are 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Bintley’s theatrical, large-scale production is a modern interpretation of “Carmina Burana” — an everyman story following three seminarians as they reject their faith and explore the pleasures of the flesh, including lust, love, greed and gluttony. Atlanta’s production will feature the full Atlanta Ballet Orchestra and the 49-member Georgia State University Singers, who will flank the stage from the boxes of the theater.

CONCERTS ■■ Continued from Page E5 thecrimsonmoon.com. Jennifer Daniels, Original Acoustic Folk, Dahlonega. 8:30 p.m. April 13. The Crimson Moon, 24 North Park St., Dahlonega. www. thecrimsonmoon.com. Russian and Eastern European folk concert, Dunwoody. 4 p.m. April 14. Dunwoody United Methodist Church, 1548 Mount Vernon Road, Dunwoody. $10 donation

Listen to classical tunes from Chamber Society From staff reports

For Get Out

The Georgia State University Singers will join the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra and Atlanta Ballet dancers in the performance of “Carmina Burana” at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. Shows will be at 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.

The University Singers, under the direction of Dr. Deanna Joseph, is the Georgia State University School of Music’s premier vocal ensemble. Selected by competitive audition, the choir is comprised of music majors and nonmajors, undergraduate and graduate students while representing the diverse population of at the door will be appreciated. 770-394-0675. Tenth Anniversary Sewell Pipe Organ, Demorest. 4 p.m. April 14. Piedmont College, 165 Central Ave., Demorest. Free. “Choral Explosion Number 12,” Cleveland. 7 p.m. April 14. St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, 1243 Hulsey Road, Cleveland. 706-864-1423. Aurora Swing Nights, Lawrenceville. 7 p.m. April 14. Aurora Theatre, 128 East Pike St., Lawrenceville. $18. 678-226-6222, www. auroratheatre.com.

Georgia State University. The ensemble’s annual performances have included appearances before the Georgia Music Educators Association, American Choral Directors Association and at the Georgia Music Hall of Fame Awards. “Carmina Burana’s” four

performances run from Friday, April 12, through Sunday, April 14, at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, in Atlanta. Tickets start at $20. To purchase tickets, visit www.atlantaballet.com or call 404-892-3303.

ATHENS — The UGA Performing Arts Center will present the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in the second annual Arch Chamber Music Festival at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 13, and 3 p.m. Sunday, April 14, in Hodgson Concert Hall. The Chamber Music Society will offer two different programs, performing music by Beethoven, Dvorák and Weber on Saturday and works by Beethoven, Kodály and Dvorák on Sunday. The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center is America’s premier repertory company for chamber music, with a roster of the world’s leading instrumentalists. Seven of Lincoln Center’s outstanding artists performing for the weekend festival include: pianist Wu Han, violinists Kristin Lee and Sean Lee, violist Paul Neubauer, cellists Nicholas Canellakis and David Finckel and clarinetist Jose

Hibachi Grill & Sushi Buffet Lunch til 3:30 Mon - Fri

49 6

Dinner after 3:30 Mon - Thurs

49 8

• Eat In • Take Out • Private Party Room Available

Open 7 days a week • Weekend prices vary

Over 300 Items Weekly

Prices subject to change without notice.

Hibachi & Sushi & Seafood

1500 Browns Bridge Rd., Suite 117 Gainesville, GA 30501 (770) 287-9003

10% DISCOUNT WITH THIS COUPON (770) 287-9003

Franch-Ballester. While in Athens, members of CMS will offer master classes for UGA School of Music students as part of the Performing Arts Center’s Outreach and Education Program. Tickets for each CMS concert are $39 with special discounts for UGA students. Tickets can be purchased online at pac.uga.edu or by calling 706-542-4400 or 888-2898497. The performance underwriters are John A. Maltese, Onofre and Ligaya Paguio, and Sue Fink in memory of Conrad Fink.

gainesvilletimes.com/getout •

Thursday, April 11, 2013

get out

PAGE

Race at the YMCA, run with the Lions

5K race, fun run to benefit Money funds mentor program scholarship program From staff reports The J.A. Walters Family YMCA will hold a 5K road race and Fun Run to benefit its Partners of Youth scholarship program at 8 a.m. Saturday, April 13, at 2455 Howard Road, in Gainesville. Partners of Youth is part of the YMCA’s Strong Kids Campaign to ensure everyone has the opportunity to be healthy, confident, connected and secure. The program’s scholarship fund helps hundreds of children across North Georgia. The 5K course features varied terrain and a downhill finish. Prizes will be awarded in every age group at five-year increments from 10-and-younger to 70-and-older. All preregistered participants will earn a T-shirt. Post-race refreshments will be offered. The race begins at 8 a.m. to the right of the parking lot on the side of Ga. 365. The Fun run is open to children ages 10 and younger and begins at 9 a.m. Register at www.active.com or www. gamountainsymca.org. Advance fees are $25 (no shirt option $20), $30 on race day (no shirt option $25); fun run, $15. For more information, call 770-297-9622 or email Angie@gamountainsymca.org.

Look skyward, stare at stars From staff reports As part of worldwide celebrations commemorating the flight of Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space, on April 12, 1961, a Telescopes in the Park event will be from 7:45 to 9:45 p.m. Friday at Sardis Creek Park, off Antioch Church Road, in Gainesville. At least three telescopes will allow the public to observe Jupiter and its moons, Saturn and its rings, and other interesting astronomical objects. Contact Frank Lock at fasterlock@att.net or 941-4751578 for more information.

There is still time to sign up for the fourth annual “Run with the Lions, Walk with the Cubs” 5K Family Fun Run, which will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 13, at the Piedmont College Swanson Center parking lot in Demorest. This event is organized by Piedmont College Student Affairs as a fundraiser for the Habersham County Mentoring Program, the largest volunteer force in Habersham County and the largest mentoring program in Northeast Georgia. This event will raise money to provide quality mentorship opportunities to students of Habersham County Schools. Cost for college students and students within the Habersham County School System is $20 and $25 for all other runners. For registration information, visit www.piedmont.edu.

Outdoors Events This week

Gardens on Green class “Container Gardening,” Gainesville. Noon today. 711 Green St., Gainesville. 770-5402969. Sixth annual Chamber Chase 5K and 2-mile Wellness Walk, Gainesville. Thursday, April 18, at Riverside Military Academy in Gainesville. Online

registration through April 12 at www.Chamber Chase5K.com. Register through Wednesday at the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce

office, 230 E.E. Butler Parkway, in Gainesville. Complete details, with race courses also available online. 770532-6206.

U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Safe Boating Course, Flowery Branch. 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Coast Guard Auxiliary Operations Center, 6595 Lights Ferry Road, Flowery Branch. $40. 770-271-4059, lakelanier.ga@aol.com. Spring Wildflowers of the Granite Outcrops, Athens. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Visitor Center, Classroom 2, State Botanical Garden of Georgia, 2450 S. Milledge Ave., Athens. $50. 706-542-6156.

JOIN US TODAY!

Georgia Mountains Center Dates & Show Hours: Saturday, April 20 • 10 A.M. to 6 P.M. Sunday, April 21 • Noon to 5 P.M. Adults 12 and over: $5.00 ea. Children under 12: Free

gainesvilletimes com Your news. Your Times. PRESENT THIS COUPON AT THE DOOR (Coupons may not be combined)

Home Builders

A s s o c i A t i o n

% OFF

get out Thursday, April 11, 2013

8-9

PAGE

family

movies

music

review, 10

Associated Press

Jennifer Daniels, Original Acoustic Folk, Dahlonega. 8:30 p.m. April 13. The Crimson Moon, 24 North Park St., Dahlonega. www.thecrimsonmoon. com.

Telescopes in the Park, Gainesville. 7:45 to 9:45 p.m. April 12. Sardis Creek Park, Antioch Church Road, Gainesville. Free. 941-475-1578, fasterlock@ att.net. Stars Over Elachee, Gainesville. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. April 13, 8 to 10 p.m. May 18. Elachee Nature Science Center, 2125 Elachee Drive, Gainesville.

The goal of “42” doesn’t seem to be to comment on current race relations. Before anything else, it tries to solidify Robinson’s legacy by reminding younger generations of his accomplishments. But the movie is best when the characters stop talking altogether.

‘42’

Nate Currin, Original Americana, Dahlonega. 8:30 p.m. April 12. The Crimson Moon, 24 North Park St., Dahlonega. $10 in advance, $12 day of concert. www. thecrimsonmoon.com.

“Make a Joyful Noise: Northeast Georgia’s Musical Heritage I” Family Day, Gainesville. 1-4 p.m. Sunday, April 14. Northeast Georgia History Center, 322 Academy Street, NE, Gainesville. Featuring performances, and music making, plus hands-on activities. Musical performers include Men’s Quartet from Chestatee High School Chorus, Fred Mulkey, Chuck Nations, Johnny Thomas, Doc Johnson, Mary Lynn Sinisi and Dawson Dyer. Admission is free. 770-

page 6

A concert celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Sewell Pipe Organ at Piedmont College will feature Canadian organist Isabelle Demers at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 14, in the college chapel at the Demorest campus.

Organ concert.

THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

weekeND plANNeR

Northeast Georgia’s entertainment guide

gainesvilletimes.com/getout

For Get Out

ApRIl 20:

2013 Flowery Branch Spring Festival, Flowery Branch. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 20. Free. 678-825-4228, festivals@troop228.info or www.troop228.info.

“Strong!” film screening Gainesville. 7 p.m. April 18. Smithgall Arts Center, 331 Spring St. SE Gainesville. The Tour of Independent Filmmakers. www. theartscouncil.net/independentfilms.html.

East Hall Self Defense “Krav Maga” courses, Flowery Branch. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. April 16. Mulberry Creek Community Center, 4491 JM Turk Road, Flowery Branch.

17th annual Bear on the Square Mountain Festival, Dahlonega. April 19-21. 244 Wild Turkey Trail, Dahlonega. Celebrates Southern Appalachian music, art and culture. Free. 706-8649007, www.bearonthesquare.org.

ApRIl 19-21:

lOOkING AHeAD

For Get Out

Dogleg Charity Golf Tournament, Dawsonville. 11:30 a.m. April 15. 777 Dogwood Lane, Dawsonville. Individual golfer fee $110, including cart, lunch, green fees, awards dinner, goodie bag. 706-216-2763, iwsmock@aol.com or www.dawsoncountyhumanesociety.org.

ApRIl 18:

TUeS:

MON:

theater

“The Dixie Swim Club,” Gainesville. April 11-20. Georgia Mountains Center Theatre, 301 Main St. SW, Gainesville. Adults $17; seniors, students, children $13. 770-536-4677, www. georgiamountainplayers.org.

297-5900, www.negahc.org.

For Get Out

arts

The Brenau Student Fashion Show, Gainesville. 4:30 p.m. April 13. Pearce Auditorium, Brenau University, 500 Washington St. SE, Gainesville. Free. 770-5346240.

Learn about astronomy and how to use a telescope to view the night sky. Bring a flashlight and pencil. Reservations required. $10 adults, $5 children ages 2-12 and Elachee members free. 770-535-1976, www.elachee.org.

For Get Out

go o movies ‘42’ will open doors for actors PAGE

Thursday, April 11, 2013 | gainesvilletimes.com/getout

‘42’

JEFF MARKER jeffmarker@rocketmail.com

Film Review Legendary Pictures’ biopic “42” opens this Friday, timed to coincide with Major League Baseball’s Jackie Robinson Day, when the league commemorates Robinson’s major league debut and the end of the color line in baseball. The timing of the movie’s release is possibly the key thing to know about the movie, because “42” is an unashamed hero piece made to glorify an American hero. There is no attempt to reduce the scope to Jackie Robinson The Man, although we do get some insight into how he endured the abuse that came with being the first black player in the majors. Jackie (Chadwick Boseman) relies on his wife, Rachel (Nicole Beharie), to be his rock. They Warner Bros. Pictures know what they are getting into Chadwick Boseman as Jackie Robinson, right, and Harrison Ford as Branch Rickey act in a scene from “42.” and what it means, and it is only because of their astounding he balks, sending Robinson understanding. We all hopefully and John C. McGinley. love for each other that they home for a run scored. agree with the sentiment, but it Perhaps no one is better, can carry such a burden. The The sequence makes running becomes tedious viewing. though, than Harrison Ford as portrayal of their marriage is one the bases seem revolutionary, a The movie is best when Brooklyn Dodgers owner Branch of the most romantic things I’ve civil rights victory. The screening the characters stop talking Rickey. This just might be Ford’s seen in a while. audience applauded at a altogether. best acting work. I’ve never seen Otherwise, though, the movie character walking to home plate! Perhaps the most effective him transform himself to this doesn’t attempt to humanize “42” also reminds us how scene comes during Robinson’s extent, and he has never been him. This is about Jackie dangerous all of this really was. first spring training game. The as powerful. Robinson The Legend. Major league pitchers threw hard racist white pitcher on the It’s a good thing these It works surprisingly well as a even in 1947, and a few of them mound intentionally walks him, performances are so strong, hero piece, mostly because the try to brush back Robinson or openly showing his disdain. too, because they — mostly — acting is so good. throw directly at him. Director Once Robinson gets on base, save “42” from becoming too Boseman and Beharie are Brian Helgeland puts the though, he uses his abilities to saccharin. camera right behind the plate, about to become stars because rattle the pitcher. He takes a We are subjected to copious where the impact of the ball is of this film, and deservedly so. tauntingly long lead off of first platitudes about race, several tangible. Suddenly, just standing but is too quick for the pitcher But they are supported by a host characters grow from being in to take a pitch seems a to throw him out. By the time he of great actors, including Toby racist to accepting Robinson, courageous act — and it was. has stolen second and third, the and it turns into a stream of Huss, Christopher Meloni, Andre A biopic of Jackie Robinson is pitcher is so discombobulated contrived moments of interracial Holland, T.R. Knight, Alan Tudyk

Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford, Nicole Beharie, Christopher Meloni, Lucas Black Rated: PG-13 for thematic elements including language Runtime: 1 hour, 58 minutes Bottom line: Too talky, but worthy of its hero

long overdue, at least one that’s better than the 1950 B-movie “The Jackie Robinson Story,” starring Robinson himself. He is hugely important to American culture, particularly to the advancement of race relations. Which begs the question, what does “42” say about race in America in 2013? The answer is debatable. Yes, racism is unfortunately still a fact in American life, but the context is radically different. Robinson was battling institutionalized, overt racism and the battle lines (segregated sports, hotels, bathrooms and all the other evils of the Jim Crow era) were out in the open. Today, race isn’t just a matter of black versus white, and racism tends to be more covert. But the goal of “42” doesn’t seem to be to comment on current race relations. Before anything else, it tries to solidify Robinson’s legacy by reminding younger generations of his accomplishments. It’s also a very enjoyable, crowd-pleasing movie that should be on everyone’s mustsee list. Jeff Marker is head of the Communication, Media & Journalism Department at the University of North Georgia. His reviews appear weekly in Get Out and on gainesvilletimes.com/getout.

goo movies

gainesvilletimes.com/getout | Thursday, April 11, 2013

Showtimes

go o movies

Hollywood Stadium Cinemas 770-539-9200 120 Green Hill Circle N.W., Gainesville

Mall Of Georgia Stadium 20 IMAX & RPX 678-482-5858

3333 Buford Drive, Suite 3000, Buford

42 (PG-13) Thu. 10:00 Fri.-Sat. 11:00-1:001:50-4:40-6:30-7:30-10:20-11:55 Sun. 11:00-1:00-1:50-4:40-6:30-7:30-10:20 Admission (PG-13) Thu. 2:15-4:50-7:2510:00 Fri.-Sun. 11:45-2:15-4:50-7:2510:00 The Call (R) Thu.-Sun. 12:20-2:40-5:207:50-10:10 The Croods (PG) Thu. 12:10-3:05-5:30-8:0010:20 Fri.-Sat. 12:10-2:30-4:50-7:10-9:3011:50 Sun. 12:10-2:30-4:50-7:10-9:30 The Croods 3D (PG) Thu. 1:45-4:15-7:159:35 Fri.-Sun. 11:00-1:25-3:50-7:55-10:35 Evil Dead (R) Thu. 12:15-12:401:10-2:30-2:55-3:30-4:45-5:507:00-7:30-8:10-9:15-10:30 Fri.-Sat. 10:50-12:00-1:10-2:15-3:30-4:30-5:45-

‘Evil Dead’ tops box office

Bargain shows denoted by parenthesis ( ). Movie times are subject to change; check with theaters for updated schedules.

42 (PG-13) Thu. 10:00 Fri.-Sun. 1:15-4:007:00-9:30 Admission (PG-13) Thu. 4:45-7:15-9:45 Fri.Sun. 2:00-4:45-7:15-9:45 The Call (R) Thu. 4:45-7:30-10:00 Fri.-Sun. 2:00-4:45-7:30-10:00 The Croods (PG) Thu. 5:30-7:45-10:00 Fri.Sun. 1:00-3:15-5:30-7:45-10:00 The Croods 3D (PG) Thu. 4:15-6:45-9:15 Fri.-Sun. 1:45-4:15-6:45-9:15 Evil Dead (R) Thu. 5:30-7:45-10:00 Fri.Sun. 1:00-3:15-5:30-7:45-10:00 G.I. Joe: Retaliation (PG-13) Thu. 4:00-7:009:30 Fri.-Sun. 4:15-9:45 G.I. Joe: Retaliation 3D (PG-13) Thu. 4:307:15-9:45 Fri.-Sun. 1:45-6:45 The Host (PG-13) Thu. 4:15-7:00-9:45 Fri.Sun. 1:30-4:15-7:00-9:45 Jurassic Park 3D (PG-13) Thu. 4:00-7:009:45 Fri.-Sun. 1:00-4:00-7:00-9:45 Olympus Has Fallen (R) Thu. 4:00-6:45-9:30 Fri.-Sun. 1:15-4:00-6:45-9:30 Oz the Great and Powerful (PG) Thu. 4:157:15-9:15 Fri.-Sun. 1:15-4:15-7:15-9:15 Safe Haven (PG-13) Thu. 4:00-6:45-10:00 Fri.-Sun. 1:30-4:00-6:45-10:00 Scary Movie V (PG-13) Fri.-Sun. 1:00-3:005:15-7:30-10:00 Snitch (PG-13) Thu. 4:30-7:15-9:45 Fri.Sun. 1:45-4:30-7:15-9:45 Spring Breakers (R) Thu. 5:00-7:30 Tyler Perry’s Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (PG-13) Thu. 4:30-7:009:30 Fri.-Sun. 1:30-4:30-7:00-9:30

PAGE

Open Road Films

“Evil Dead” conquered the weekend box office. The top movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, as compiled Monday by Hollywood.com: 1. “Evil Dead,” $26 million 2. (tie) “The Croods,” $21.1 million 2. (tie) “G.I. Joe: Retaliation,” $21.1 million 4. “Jurassic Park” in 3-D,” $18.2 million 5. “Olympus Has Fallen,” $10.04 million

Max Irons and Saoirse Ronan star in a scene from “The Host.” 7:05-8:00-9:20-10:20-11:40 Sun. 12:001:10-2:15-3:30-4:30-5:45-7:05-8:00-9:2010:20 G.I. Joe: Retaliation (PG-13) Thu. 12:151:05-2:15-2:50-4:55-5:25-6:207:30-8:00-9:00-10:15-10:35 Fri.-Sat. 10:30-11:40-1:15-2:15-3:45-4:55-6:307:30-9:15-10:15-11:50 Sun. 10:30-1:152:15-3:45-4:55-6:30-7:30-9:15-10:15 G.I. Joe: Retaliation 3D (PG-13) Thu. 1:404:20-7:05-9:40 Fri.-Sun. 5:15 The Host (PG-13) Thu. 12:00-1:50-3:354:40-6:25-7:40-9:20-10:30 Fri.-Sun. 11:00-1:50-4:40-7:40-9:10-10:30 Jack the Giant Slayer (PG-13) Thu. 3:40 Jurassic Park (PG-13) Thu. 4:45 Jurassic Park 3D (PG-13) Thu. 1:45-7:4010:30 Fri.-Sun. 11:00-1:50-4:50-7:4010:30 Jurassic Park: An IMAX 3D Experience (PG13) Thu. 1:20-4:10-7:00-9:50 Fri.-Sun. 10:30-1:20-4:10-7:00-9:50 Olympus Has Fallen (R) Thu. 12:25-2:103:35-4:55-6:30-7:35-9:15-10:20 Fri.-Sun. 11:15-2:10-5:00-7:40-10:20 Oz the Great and Powerful (PG) Thu. 12:303:45-7:10-10:15 Fri.-Sun. 11:45-3:156:40-9:35 Oz the Great and Powerful 3D (PG) Thu. 1:00-4:15-7:40-10:45 Fri.-Sun. 1:00-4:157:25-10:20 Scary Movie V (PG-13) Fri.-Sat. 10:40-12:00-12:45-1:00-2:152:50-3:10-4:30-4:55-6:50-7:008:00-9:15-10:05-11:30-12:15 Sun. 12:00-12:45-1:00-2:15-2:50-3:10-4:304:55-6:50-7:00-8:00-9:15-10:05 Spring Breakers (R) Thu. 5:10 Fri.-Sat. 4:00-9:30-11:45 Sun. 4:00-9:30 Tyler Perry’s Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (PG-13) Thu. 1:15-2:203:50-5:00-6:40-7:45-9:25-10:25 Fri.-Sat. 10:40-11:35-1:15-2:20-3:50-5:00-6:407:45-9:20-10:25-12:05 Sun. 11:35-2:205:00-7:45-10:25

Movies 400 678-513-4400

415 Atlanta Road, Cumming

42 (PG-13) Thu. 10:00 Fri.-Sun. (1:05-4:05) 7:05-10:05 The Croods (PG) Thu.-Sun. (12:00-2:305:00) 7:30 The Croods 3D (PG) Thu.-Sun. (12:30-3:005:30) 8:00 Evil Dead (R) Thu.-Sun. (12:10-2:40-5:10) 7:40-10:10 G.I. Joe: Retaliation (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. (1:103:50) 7:00-9:45 G.I. Joe: Retaliation 3D (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. (1:30-4:10) 7:30-10:10 The Host (PG-13) Thu. (12:50-3:45) 6:509:55 Fri.-Sun. (12:50-3:45) 6:50-10:00 Jurassic Park 3D (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. (12:303:30) 6:30-9:45 Olympus Has Fallen (R) Thu.-Sun. (1:003:50) 6:50-9:50 Oz the Great and Powerful (PG) Thu.-Sun. (12:35-3:40) 6:45-9:50 Oz the Great and Powerful 3D (PG) Thu.-Sun. (12:00-3:05) 6:20-9:25 Scary Movie V (PG-13) Fri.-Sun. (12:402:55-5:20) 7:35-9:50 Spring Breakers (R) Thu. (12:15-2:40-5:05) 7:30-10:05 Tyler Perry’s Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (PG-13) Thu. (12:454:05) 7:20-10:05

Habersham Hills Cinemas 6 706-776-7469 2115 Cody Rd., Mount Airy

42 (PG-13) Fri. 4:15-7:10-9:45 Sat.-Sun. 1:45-4:15-7:10-9:45 The Croods (PG) Thu. 4:45-7:15-9:30 Fri. 5:00-7:00-9:15 Sat.-Sun. 2:30-5:00-7:009:15 Evil Dead (R) Thu. 5:00-7:00-9:00 Fri. 5:157:30-9:45 Sat.-Sun. 1:00-3:00-5:15-7:30-

Associated Press 9:45 G.I. Joe: Retaliation (PG-13) Thu. 4:00-7:009:30 Fri. 4:30-7:00-9:30 Sat.-Sun. 2:004:30-7:00-9:30 The Host (PG-13) Thu. 4:15-7:10-10:00 Olympus Has Fallen (R) Thu. 5:00-7:3010:00 Scary Movie V (PG-13) Fri. 5:30-7:30-9:30 Sat.-Sun. 1:30-3:30-5:30-7:30-9:30 Tyler Perry’s Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (PG-13) Thu. 4:10-7:059:40 Fri. 4:45-7:15-9:40 Sat.-Sun. 2:154:45-7:15-9:40

Dawson 400 Stadium Cinemas 706-216-1622 189 North 400 Center Lane, Dawsonville

42 (PG-13) Thu. 10:00 Fri.-Sun. 1:05-4:057:00-9:20 The Call (R) Thu. 4:45-7:05-9:55 Fri.-Sun. 12:05-2:25-4:45-7:05-9:55 The Croods (PG) Thu. 4:40-7:05-10:00 Fri.Sun. 12:00-2:20-4:40-7:05-10:00 Evil Dead (R) Thu. 4:20-7:10-9:50 Fri.-Sun. 12:00-2:10-4:20-7:10-9:50 G.I. Joe: Retaliation (PG-13) Thu. 4:00-7:009:30 Fri.-Sun. 4:00-9:50 G.I. Joe: Retaliation 3D (PG-13) Thu. 4:307:30-10:00 Fri.-Sun. 1:00-7:00 The Host (PG-13) Thu. 4:15-7:10-9:20 Fri.Sun. 1:15-4:15-7:10-9:25 Jurassic Park 3D (PG-13) Thu. 4:05-7:059:55 Fri.-Sun. 1:10-4:05-7:05-9:30 Olympus Has Fallen (R) Thu. 4:30-7:15-9:25 Fri.-Sun. 1:00-4:30-7:15-9:25 Oz the Great and Powerful (PG) Thu. 4:007:00-9:25 Fri.-Sun. 1:00-4:00-7:00-9:20 Scary Movie V (PG-13) Fri.-Sun. 12:10-2:154:25-7:15-9:55 Tyler Perry’s Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (PG-13) Thu. 4:10-7:05

PAGE

now showing Movie reviews from Associated Press, McClatchy-Tribune News Service. Stars out of four.

Continuing ‘Evil Dead’

go o movies

Thursday, April 11, 2013 | gainesvilletimes.com/getout

HHH (R for strong bloody violence and gore, some sexual content and language). Relentless, pitiless, bloody and intense — that’s the remake of Sam Raimi’s “The Evil Dead.” But is this “Evil Dead” (they dropped the “The” in the title) any good? Yes and no. It has several genuinely hair-raising moments and presents, for your edification and enjoyment, some of the most graphic horror violence ever presented on the screen. But Fede Alvarez’s homage to the original “Cabin in the Woods” tale lacks the offhanded goofiness, the brittle jokes — visual and otherwise — of young people, in that wooded cabin, facing death at the hands of something supernatural. Sure, they’re scared, and some of the cast of this new “Dead” — Jessica Lucas and Elizabeth Blackmore, in particular — get across what utter terror feels like. But the sardonic wit is lost in a sea of blood and guts. Above all else, this “Dead” misses Bruce Campbell, who graduated from “The Evil Dead” and its sequels to become a B-movie icon. The set-up is similar. Friends and family of Mia (Jane Levy) have dragged her from Michigan State to a remote cabin to clean her up and get her off drugs. Her brother, David (Shiloh Fernandez), who rarely sees her, is a reluctant intervener. But he’s brought his new girlfriend (Blackmore) along, because nothing bonds a couple like detoxing one’s sister. The nurse, Olivia (Lucas), and bookish school

teacher, Eric (Lou Taylor Pucci), are there to help. Though there’s friction because David, a big-city mechanic, hasn’t been involved in any of their lives. And here they are, caring enough to clean up a mess he should deal with himself. There’s a stench in the semi-trashed cabin. It turns out there isn’t room to swing a dead cat in the basement because it’s full of dead cats and blood stains. We’ve seen the prologue. We know what’s coming. They’ve only seen the dead cats. But that would be enough to make a sane person leave. Which they don’t. That gives bookish Eric a chance to find the skin-covered book of witch curses and spells, and to stir up The Other Side. As Mia is menaced and possessed by the forest, as the rains come and wash out the road and as others are injured, brutalized and tested by their first encounter with the supernatural, Eric is the one who doesn’t think everything will work out in the end. The makeup effects, with piercings, scalding, dismemberments and the like, are spectacular. Characters are chased, by the camera, through the woods and through this oddly roomy tiny cabin.

They reach for the camera and are yanked back out of the frame, a favorite horror movie staging trick these days. And occasionally — not often — you feel something for the dead and the doomed. None develop real empathy, and those we mourn for we do simply because nobody deserves their fate. That transforms “Evil Dead” from a cut-rate romp through horror conventions into a by-the-book bloodbath, chilling at times, not the sort of film that invites a cult following the way Raimi and Campbell did back in 1981. ‘Jurassic Park 3-D’

HHH (PG-13 for intense sci-fi terror). Forget blowing the images up to IMAX size and converting the lunging velociraptors and T. Rexes into 3-D. The best reason to revive “Jurassic Park” for its 20th anniversary is Jeff Goldblum. Yes, children, there was a time when Goldblum was sci-fi’s “ultimate explainer,” as producer Dean Devlin labeled him in “Independence Day.” Goldblum’s bug-eyes said “scientist-smart,” and his mannered, considered and hesitating line-readings reinforce that. His very presence in movies from “The Fly” onward screamed “complicated science,

April 5 – 7th, 12-14th & 19th – 21st Fri & Sat @ 8:00pm Sun @ 2:00

Tickets available at www.HollyTheater.com Adults $18.00, Children & Students $12.00

made understandable and plausible.” As “chaos theory” expert Dr. Ian Malcolm, Goldblum is the “Jurassic Park” skeptic in a cluster of greedy entrepreneurs and spellbound paleontologists (played by Laura Dern and Sam Neill). Goldblum, as Malcolm, has all the “What if things go wrong?” questions. And when they do, he utters this line, in that distinct, silky Goldblum purr: “Boy, do I hate being right all the time!” “Jurassic Park,” adapted from Michael Critchton’s conceptually brilliant novel, is a horror movie wrapped in the trappings of early ’90s speculative science. Back then, kids were dino mad, the magical letters “DNA” were on every research grant, and the wonders of genetic code were just

beginning to unravel. What a great time for a scary movie about a tycoon (Richard Attenborough) whose efforts have led to the breakthroughs enabling him and his backers to open an island theme park where dinosaurs have been engineered back to life. Not that they should have been. Things, as Dr. Malcolm predicts, will go wrong. Storms happen, cages fail, “sterile” dinosaurs turn out not to be. And people, who never walked the Earth at the same time as these beasties, are now the main item on the menu. Chaos theory incarnate. Steven Spielberg’s film captures the terror in thunderous approaching footsteps that could only belong to something bigger than King Kong, in breathy sniffs from a nose as powerful as an air compressor. The

FREE! S

dinosaurs, impressive in their animated actions and leathery digital texture in ’93, haven’t lost much of their moist, tactile menace over the decades. When they start messing with the theme park’s SUVs, we still shudder in the knowledge those on screen “are going to need a bigger truck.” The script (by Crichton and David Koepp) is still burdened with vintage Spielberg kids in peril and melodramatic flourishes. Casting Bob Peck as the gamekeeper and “Great White Hunter” because of his shared silhouette with the velociraptors he so admires was inspired. The frights still work, supersized and turned into 3-D for your viewing and recoiling-from-the-screen pleasure. It’s not nearly as scary on TV as it is in theaters.

REAL WORLD SELF DEFENSE I

April 16, 2013 • 6:30 to 8:30 PM CErtiFiED by iSraELi Krav iNtErNatioNaL

This is a 2-hour introductory seminar to demonstrate principles and techniques used in the IKI Krav Maga system which will be starting ongoing classes at Mulberry Creek Community Center on April 23 and at East Hall Community Center on April 22.

DEFENSE aGaiNSt:

UNarMED attaCKS HaNDGUNS KNiFE attaCKS KNiFE HoLDUPS CLUb attaCKS LoNG WEaPoNS (batS, MaCHEtES, EtC.) GraPPLErS KiCKS PUNCHES CarJaCKiNG

DEFENSE iN:

vEry CLoSE QUartErS, E.G. CarS, PLaNES, bUSES, HaLLWayS

LEarN:

aWarENESS ESCaPES

GEorGia MoUNtaiN Krav MaGa

Location: Mulberry Creek Community Center, 4491 J.M. Turk Road, Flowery Branch, GA. 30542 69 West Main Street, Dahlonega, GA

706-864-3759 www.hollytheater.com

KRAV MAGA SELF DEFENSE Certified by Israeli Krav International

www.GeorgiaMountainKravMaga.com 770.561.0812 For application forms & info email hh@Georgia MountainKravMaga.com

gainesvilletimes.com/getout â&#x20AC;˘

Thursday, April 11, 2013

get out

PAGE

It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. Albert Einstein

22nd Annual

Spelling Bee 7:00 p.m., April 23, 2013

Join us for FUN, ENTERTAINMENT, PRIZES & MORE

Community-sponsored teams compete and raise money for area literacy programs.

Brenau Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pearce Auditorium $ 5 for adults $2 for children TiCkeT ke s Av keT AvAAilA il ble AT The Door AT

Call 770.531.4337

Our Team Sponsors

Sponsored by: Lessie Smithgall & Walters Management Company

Event Sponsors Gainesville-Hall County Alliance for Literacy A United Way of Hall County partner agency www.allianceforliteracy.org 770-531-4337

328117 ps

episcopal church

CMYK PAGE

go o the arts

Thursday, April 11, 2013 | gainesvilletimes.com/getout

Brenau opens art, fashion portfolios From staff reports The annual Brenau Collaborative opens Saturday, April 13, with an array of art from many different disciplines displayed in the Senior Final Projects and Portfolio Exhibit, a live fashion show featuring fashion design senior collections and a juried exhibition of undergraduate work. The Collaborative takes place in the Pearce Building and Sellars Gallery on Brenau’s historic Gainesville campus, beginning with the fashion show at 4:30 p.m. on Pearce Auditorium’s runway. Dual receptions follow at 5:30 p.m. for the Senior Projects and Portfolio Exhibit in Sellars Gallery and the Undergraduate Juried Exhibition in the President’s Gallery upstairs. All shows and receptions are free and open to the public. Brenau University Art Department Chair Mary Beth Looney said the Collaborative is essentially the senior art student exit show and a juried exhibition. This year’s juror is

theater events This week

“Twelfth Night,” Oakwood. 7:30 p.m. April 11-13 and 16-20; 2:30 p.m. April 14 and 20. Ed Cabell Theatre, University of North Georgia Gainesville campus, 3850 Mundy Mill Road, Oakwood. $16-18 for adults, $14-16 for seniors and $10-12 for students. 678-717-3624, www. gainesvilletheatrealliance. org. “Brer Rabbit & Friends,” Atlanta. 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, noon and 2 p.m. Saturdays, 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Sundays. April 11

local artist Ann Brody Hill, a marine artist and member of the American Society of Marine Artists, president and cofounder of the Gainesville Art League and founder and coordinator of Gainesville’s Art in the Square. “The Senior Final Project and Portfolio Exhibit is an important part of our art students’ experience at Brenau,” Looney said. “It pushes them to create work from a concept, show that body of work and talk about it in a public arena.” Any student is able to submit to the juried show. Works by freshman, sophomores, juniors and seniors will be on display. All medias are represented and the juror has selected a winner for each category and best in show. Winners will be announced at the opening. The studio art senior studio projects, as well as the juried show, span a wide range of artistic mediums from environment installation pieces, ceramic work, wire sculpture painting and photographic prints.

through May 26. Mainstage Theater, Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St. NW at 18th, Atlanta. $9.25 members, $16.50 nonmembers. “J.B.,” Demorest. 7:30 p.m. April 11-13, 2 p.m. April 14. Piedmont College Swanson Center Blackbox Theater, 165 Central Ave., Demorest. $10 adults, $5 for students and seniors. 706-778-3000 ext 1355, www.piedmont.edu. “The Dixie Swim Club,” Gainesville. April 11-20. Georgia Mountains Center Theatre, 301 Main St. SW, Gainesville. Adults $17; seniors, students, children $13. 770-536-4677, www. georgiamountainplayers. org. “Brigadoon,” Dahlonega. 8 p.m. Fridays and

arts events This Week

For Get Out

Fashion merchandise seniors must exhibit a store-planning project showing an identity for a store and includes created aspects of items, prices, design, location with inspiration and portfolio presented. Garment photographs, design renderings and inspiration boards displayed in senior project exhibit compliment the fashion show, where fashion design seniors show three collections of clothes, each modeled by five different students. For more information, call the Brenau Gallery at 770-534-6263.

Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. April 12-14 and 19-21. Historic Holly Theater, 69 W. Main St., Dahlonega. Tickets go on sale Jan. 29. Adults $18, children and students $12. 706-864-3759, www. hollytheater.com.

“Carmina Burana,” Cumberland. 8 p.m. April 12, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. April 13, 2 p.m. April 14. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Cumberland. $20. 404-892-3303, www. atlantaballet.com.

The 2013 Brenau Collaborative, Gainesville. Through May 5. Opening reception 5:30-7 p.m. April 13. Brenau University Galleries, 500 Washington St. SE, Gainesville. Featuring undergraduate juried and senior projects and portfolios. Free. 770-534-6263. Art Journaling with Debra Paff, Sautee. April 11, 18, 25, and May 2. Sautee Nachoochee Center, 283 Ga. 255 N, Sautee. 706-768-6311, jevans@ snca.org. Joseph Peragine “Grappling Mandala,” Atlanta. Through April 13. Marcia Wood Gallery, 263 Walker St., Atlanta. 404-827-0030. 2013 Kiwanis Visual Arts Showcase, Gainesville. Through April 13. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. 770-536-2575, www. quinlanartscenter.org.

Upcoming

Mery Lynn McCorkle “Cell Biology,” Atlanta. Opening Reception 7-9 p.m. April 18. Through May 25. 263 Walker St. SW, Atlanta. Free. 404827-0030, marciawood@marciawoodgallery.com. Duncan Johnson, “Colorcode,” Atlanta. Opening Reception 7-9 p.m. April 18. Through May 25. 263 Walker St. SW, Atlanta. Free. 404-827-0030, marciawood@marciawoodgallery.com. Spring Exhibitions, Gainesville. April 18 through June 8. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. Free. Opening Reception 5:30-7 p.m. April 18. Art Show, Clarkesville. 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. April 27 and May 11. 450 Bybrook Trail, Clarkesville. 706-768-0722, sarahslavendercottage@gmail.com. Drawing in Nature, Athens. 4-6 p.m. April 30. Visitor Center, Classroom 1, The State Botanical Garden of Georgia, 2450 S. Milledge Ave., Athens. Free. Pre-registration is required. 706-542-6156.

Big Daddy Weave with Mikeschair & Citizen Way Sunday, April 21, 2013 • Time: 6 p.m. Truett-McConnell College Gymnasium

Tickets: Advanced $12 Group (10 or more) $10 Day of Show $15 Gold Circle (Front Rows) $20

*Limited Number of Seats* Tickets are (with the exception of Gold Circle) General Admission.

Tickets on Sale Now! Tickets on sale at the following locations: • White County Chamber of Commerce ofﬁce • Truett-McConnell College Student Center • Hayes Automotive • www.whitecountyconcert.com Presenting Sponsor:

Hallco Community Credit Union

CMYK

goo the arts

gainesvilletimes.com/getout | Thursday, April 11, 2013

‘Dixie’ a celebration of Southern friendship From staff reports The “Dixie Swim Club” is a touching comedy about friendships that last forever. Five Southern women, whose friendships began many years ago on their college swim team, set aside a long weekend every August to recharge those relationships. Free from husbands, kids and jobs, they meet at the same beach cottage on North Carolina’s Outer Banks to catch up, laugh and meddle in each other’s lives. Written by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten, The “Dixie Swim Club” focuses on four weekends spanning a period of 33 years. The Georgia Mountain Players will present the play at 7:30 p.m. April 11-13, and April 18-19 with a 2:30 p.m.

matinee on April 14 and 20, at the Brenau Downtown Center (formerly the Georgia Mountains Center). Sheree (Jene Robocker), the spunky team captain, desperately tries to maintain her organized and perfect life, and continues to be the group’s leader. Dinah (Linda Smith), the wisecracking overachiever, is a career dynamo. But her victories in the courtroom are in stark contrast to the frustrations of her personal life. Lexie (Rhonda Brown), pampered and outspoken, is determined to hold onto her looks and youth as long as possible. She enjoys being married — over and over and over again. The self-deprecating and acerbic Vernadette (Dianne Martin), acutely aware of the dark cloud hovering over her

PAGE

Piedmont Theatre presents ‘J.B.’

go o the arts From staff reports

For Get Out

life, has decided to give in and embrace the chaos. And the sweet, eager-to-please Jeri Neal (Peggy Strickland), experiences a late entry into motherhood taking them all by surprise. As their lives unfold and years pass, the women increasingly rely on each another to get through the challenges of men, sex, marriage, parenting, divorce and aging.

The friends rally around their own with the strength and love that takes this comedy in a poignant and surprising direction. Prices are $17 for adults and $13 for seniors (60 and older), students and children. Tickets are available at the Box Office BDC or by calling 770-534-8420 between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Additional fees apply when ordering by phone or Internet.

What if tomorrow you lost everything? That is the question author Archibald MacLeish asks in his Pulitzer and Tony award-winning play, “J.B.,” a contemporary retelling of the Book of Job. “The story of ‘J.B.’ poses questions that people have asked for centuries,” said the play’s director Melanie Martin Long. “Why do we suffer? Does love exist even in a time of devastation? In the face of great loss, would we raise our fist and rage at God, or would we look to the future with hope knowing that God loves us? ‘J.B.’ is not a style or period play, rather it is a story that carries on through generations.” The play will be held at 7:30 p.m., April 11-13 and 2 p.m. April 14, at the Piedmont College Swanson Center Blackbox Theater in Demorest. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. Piedmont faculty, staff and students are admitted free. Ticket reservations can be made in advance online at www.piedmont. edu/FA, by phone at 706-778-3000 ext 1355, or by email at reservations@piedmont.edu.

PAGE

get out

• gainesvilletimes.com/getout

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Brenau University barbecue championship is about good food, to be sure. But it is also about scholarships for deserving students in north Georgia. There’s room still for vendors to show their wares in the family-oriented festival atmosphere and for both professional and amateur cook teams in the MBN/GBAsanctioned event. For details go to www.breanubbg.org.

PREVIEW + CONCERT, FRI. MAY 24 • 6 p.m.

featuring