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Fourth annual GarlicFest, Cleveland. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 25. LoganBerry Heritage Farm, 2660 Adair Mill Road, Cleveland. 706-348-6068, loganberryheritagefarm@ gmail.com. Lucky Dog Casino Night, Dawsonville. 6-10 p.m. Aug. 25. Georgia Racing Hall of Fame, 415 Ga. 53 E, Dawsonville. Blackjack, Craps, Poker, Roulette, Texas Hold ’em, 3-Card Poker and slots. Benefits Dawson County Humane Society. $50 per person. 706-265-6360, www.dawsoncounty humanesociety.org Northeast Georgia Historical & Genealogical Society meeting, Gainesville. 6:30 p.m. Aug. 28. Computer lab of the Hall County Library Headquarters, 127 Main St. Gainesville. The program will be presented by Clint Daniel. Free. Membership in the society is $20 per year. 770-5326430. Movie screening of “Iron Jawed Angels,” Gainesville. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Aug. 28. Starring Hilary Swank, Patrick Dempsey and Anjelica Huston, the movie tells the true story of two courageous young women and political activists, Alice Paul and Lucy Burns, who put everything on the line, including their lives, to help change American history by giving women the right to vote. Heather Casey, Director of QEP & Associate Professor of Political Science at Brenau University will introduce the movie and provide brief historical information. Free to attend, reservations required. WomenSource. info, 770-503-9060.
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IT’S FOR ME! Highlighting free activities around the region this week. Hall County Farmers Market, Gainesville. Tuesdays 6 a.m. until sellout, Saturdays 7 a.m. until sellout. Through October. East Crescent Drive and Jesse Jewell Parkway by Interstate 985 Exit 24 in Gainesville. www.hallfarmers.org. TULA exhibit, Gainesville. Through Oct. 6. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. 770-5362575, www.quinlanartscenter.org. CCC Wednesday evening rides, Gainesville. 6 p.m. Leave from Frances Meadows Aquatic Center parking lot. No ride in precipitation, or if high predicted to be above 92 degrees. Chicken City Cyclists 770-534-7075, or unnoldl@charter.net. “Kids Bowl Free” summer program, Gainesville. Through Aug. 31. National program gives two free games of bowling every day of the summer, seven days a week during selected time to kids younger than 15. Gainesville Bowling Center, 2317
7 p.m. Sept. 1. Yonah Mountain Vineyards. 706-878-5522, www. yonahmountainvineyards. com. Writing seminar, Gainesville. 1-3 p.m. Sept. 5. Anne B. Jones, Ph.D, author of the fictional thriller “Tides of Fear,” NASCAR autobiography “Gold Thunder” and racing memoirs “All Around the Track” presents “The Path to Publishing for Serious Writers, Tracking the Serial Killer,” Peach State Bank, 325 Washington St., Gainesville. Hosted by the Northeast Georgia Writers. Members, $12.50; nonmembers, $25. Preregistration is required. 770-519-7279 or HolmesLynda@bellsouth. net. Caleb Powers Memorial Ride, Oakwood. Sept. 8.
Browns Bridge Road, Gainesville. 770536-5563, www.kidsbowlfree.com. Traditional Music Jam, Dahlonega. 2-5 p.m. Aug. 26. Free. The Crimson Moon Cafe, 24 N. Park St., Dahlonega. 706-864-3982, www.thecrimsonmoon. com. Kip Moore in concert, Corneila. 7-11 p.m. Aug. 24. Town Centre Shopping Center, 540 N. Main St. www. explorecornelia.com, 706-778-8585, ext. 280. Friendship Woman’s Club, Flowery Branch. Meets every fourth Thursday. Flowery Branch Depot, Flowery Branch. 404-394-9865 or SallyWeatherbee8@aol.com. Toastmasters, Gainesville. Improve your public speaking skills. 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. Mondays. Jacobs Building Room 208, Brenau University, 340 Green St., Gainesville. Free. 678-469-2777.
20$ per car or bike, $10 per rider. All proceeds help family with funeral cost. Police escorted ride starts at the Park-and-Ride off exit 17 and ends at Unicoi State Park; registration at 8:30 a.m. kickstands up at 10:30 a.m. 770-540-8452. History forum, Helen. 5:30 p.m. Sept. 11. Authors David Greear and Chris Brooks will introduce “Images of America: Helen,” a new book that traces Helen’s history from earliest days to the present. Helen Arts and Heritage Center, 25 Chattahoochee St., Helen. 706-878-3933, www. helenarts.org. Jaemor Farms 8th Annual Cornfield Maze Adventure, Alto. Sept. 12-Nov. 4, Jaemor Farms, 5340 Cornelia Highway, Alto. 770-869-3999, www.
JaemorFarms.com 14th annual Taste of Gainesville. 6-9 p.m. Sept. 22. Enjoy the specialties of many local restaurants and caterers. Music from the Chattahoochee Cannibals. Proceeds from event going toward keeping the ‘96 Olympic legacy alive. Tickets are $25 in advance with children 10 and younger free. Olympic Plaza at Clark’s Bridge Park, 3105 Clark’s Bridge Road, Gainesville. 770-287-0077, www.lakelanierrowing.org.
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Buford Lanier Woman’s Club monthly meeting, Buford. 9:30 a.m. second Wednesdays starting Sept. 12. Buford Community Center, 2200 Buford Highway, Buford. Meetings
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NE Gainesville. Dinner, speakers, meeting. 770654-9277, www.abwallcc. org. Historic Downtown Farmers Market, Gainesville. 2:30-6:30 p.m. Fridays. Downtown Gainesville Square. www.gainesville. org.
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Celebrate a decade of fun Interactive Neighborhood for Kids turns 10 BY BRANDEE A. THOMAS
bthomas@gainesvilletimes.com For the last decade, kids have flocked to a Gainesville museum to create, imagine and play until their hearts were content. As the Interactive Neighborhood for Kids nears its 10th birthday, what better way to celebrate than with even more opportunities to have fun? INK’s exhibits let kids imagine they’re grownups, ordering food at a restaurant or serving on a jury. Plus, there’s a police car, a fire truck and an airplane to explore. A model railroad lets kids control cranes and lights around a moving train, and there’s also an indoor jungle gym for just bouncing around. From 1-4 p.m. Sunday, the museum at 999 Chestnut St. in Gainesville will host its 10th birthday event. Admission is $10 plus one canned food item for a family with up to 5 members. Each additional family member will be admitted for $2 each. Children under 2 will be admitted for free. The birthday party will include a magic show, book signing and of course cake. There will also be give-aways and a silent auction. The fun doesn’t stop there. Visitors next week will have the opportunity complete a special, birthday craft project that will be displayed throughout the museum.
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Sheri Hooper, the Interactive Neighborhood for Kids founder and executive director, gauges the level of excitement for the barn exhibit last year, which featured a fiberglass cow that could be milked.
INK’s 10th Birthday Event
Happy Birthday INK!
When: 1-4 p.m. Sunday Where: Interactive Neighborhood for Kids, 999 Chestnut St., Gainesville How much: $10 plus one canned food item per family of up to 5 members and $2 for each additional family member; children under 2 are free
What: Create birthday crafts to hang in the museum When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Aug. 31 How much: $1 with paid museum admission; free for INK members More info: 770-536-1900, www.inkfun. org
Birthday craft time will be available from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Aug. 31 for $1 on top of the regular admission price. INK members can complete the project for free. INK is a nonprofit “whose mission is to encourage children of all ages to develop their full potential through exciting hands-on learning.”
Allow the kids one last summer indulgence this weekend. The Arts Council will be showing “The Lorax” as the last of its annual summer Movies On The Green series. The animated sensation will screen at dusk on Friday, Aug. 24, at The Arts Council Smithgall Arts Center, 331 Spring St., SW in Gainesville. Gates will open at 7:30 with activities for children before the movies starts. Tickets are $3 for Arts Council members and students, and $5 for nonmembers. The G-rated animated movie is an expanded take on Dr. Seuss’ tale. Ted (Zac Efron), a resident of “Thneed-
Ville,” an encapsulated city of complete artifice, where even the “trees” are mechanical and fresh air is a commodity sold by diminutive tycoon, Mr. O’Hare (Rob Riggle). Ted likes a girl named Audrey (Taylor Swift) and Audrey wants nothing more than to see a real, live Truffula Tree, and Ted wants nothing more than to be the man who brings it to her. Armed with a splendid voice cast and a gorgeously rendered landscape, the film pays great homage to the illustrations of Dr. Seuss. For tickets call 770534-2787 or visit www. TheArtsCouncil.net. Tickets will also be sold at the gate.
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A roaring good time for kids Fernbank wishes ‘happy birthday’ to history’s giants From staff reports ATLANTA – They won’t be around to blow out the candles, but dinosaurs are getting a birthday party nonetheless. Fernbank Museum of Natural History will host its annual Dinosaur Birthday Bash from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25. The party will celebrate the 12th anniversary of the museum’s permanent exhibition, Giants of the Mesozoic. Numerous dinosaur-themed activities will take place throughout the celebration in the Great Hall, including: Birthday ice cream; Stomp Your Theropod Feet Craft; dinosaur games; Danny’s Dinosaur, the famous dinosaur from the children’s book; temporary dinosaur tattoos; dinosaur photo opportunities; a museum store sidewalk sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Jason’s Music Party at 11 a.m., noon and 1 p.m., featuring songs about dinosaurs; and the Fly By Night Marching Band performing at 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Dinosaur Birthday Bash is part of Fernbank’s 97 Days of Play summer series, which features a variety of unique activities and events. Dinosaur Birthday Bash is included with museum admission of $17.50 for adults, $16.50 for students and seniors with ID, $15.50 for ages 3 to 12, free for ages 2 and younger and museum members. Tickets can be purchased online at fernbankmuseum.org/97days, by phone at 404292-6400 or in person at the box office.
Lucky dogs get their day at Casino Night From staff reports The Dawson County Humane Society will hold its third annual Lucky Dog Casino Night from 6-10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, at the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame Museum in downtown Dawsonville. The $50 ticket price includes your script (game money), a drawing for prizes that include a $500 gift card and an array of hors d’oeuvres and desserts, along with beverages and a cash bar. Among the games offered are black jack, craps, poker, roulette, Texas Hold ’em, 3-card poker and
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Tooth Fairy Craft Week, Gainesville. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 24. Make your very own mouth using fun craft materials as the teeth. $1 with paid admission to museum, members free. Interactive Neighborhood for Kids, 999 Chestnut St., Gainesville. 770-536-1900, inkfun. org. Movies on the Green, Gainesville. Gates
Lucky Dog Casino Night When: 6-10 p.m. Aug. 25 Where: Georgia Racing Hall of Fame, 415 Ga. 53 E., Dawsonville How much: $50 More info: 706-265-6360, www. dawsoncountyhumanesociety.org
slots. Awards, door prizes and a silent auction also are planned. This event benefits homeless animals at the shelter. For tickets, call Terri at 706-265-6360 or bordercollie@windstream.net. open at 7:30 p.m., film at dusk. Aug. 24. “The Lorax.” $5 adults (non members), $3 members, students. $3 optional chair rental. Smithgall Arts Center lawn, 331 Spring St. SW, Gainesville. 770-5342787, www.theartscouncil.net. Family Fun Fest, Clarkesville. 4-10 p.m. Aug. 25. Recreation Center, Clarkesville. Live entertainment, carnival games, fireworks and food. Parking is free. Proceeds benefit United Way of Habersham, Rabun and Banks counties. 706-778-0620, www. unitedwayhabersham.org.
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There’s gold — and precious stones — in them thar hills, and you can learn all about it at Smithgall Woods State Park. From 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, the park will host Gold Fever, a workshop focused on sharing the history of local gold mining and geology. Smithgall is located at 61 Tsalaki Trail in Helen. There’s a $5 participation fee, plus a $5 charge for parking. Interested parties must call the park and reserve a spot in advance. During the morning portion of the class, facilitators will share a
Gold Fever When: 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 25 Where: Smithgall Woods State Park, 61 Tsalaki Trail, Helen How much: $5 plus $5 for parking More info: 706-878-3087
presentation about the cultural influences that lead up to the 1828 gold rush in Georgia. Afterward, participants will be lead on a hike along Martin Mine Trail, where they will be able to interpret how gold mining impacted natural habitats. Smithgall Woods is located on a 5,600-acre preservation in the Blue Ridge Mountains near the Chattahoochee National
Forest. In addition to three miles of hiking trails, the park also has another 18 miles of biking and walking paths and 12 miles of trout streams. The park regularly hosts nature-related workshops on a variety of topics including bird watching, beekeeping and orienteering. To register, call 706-8783087.
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jumping from rock to rock, and climbing boulders along the side of the river to Bridal Veil Falls where you can swim. Total miles are 3.5. No pets; wear appropriate footwear; children must be 10 or older; bring food and water. $5 plus $5 parking. Tallulah Gorge State Park. 706-754-7981. Full Moon Hike, Tallulah Falls. 8:30-11:30 p.m. Aug. 31, 8:30-11:30 p.m. Sept. 1; 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 28; 7-9 p.m. Sept. 29; 7:30-9:30 p.m. Sept. 30. Enjoy the gorge in the magical, shimmering light of the full moon. The hike will begin at the Interpretive Center, following the North Rim Trail, with a descent of the Hurricane Falls Trail staircase to the suspension bridge over Hurricane Falls. This is considered a strenuous hike, consisting of approximately 1.5 miles and 1,099 steps. Register in advance. $5 plus $5 parking. Tallulah Gorge State Park. 706-754-7981. Crusher 6K vineyard run and 2K Trellis Walk/Run, Cleveland. 8 a.m. Sept. 1. Yonah Mountain Vineyards. Registration is $65, which includes admission to Crush Fest. ymvcrusher.com.
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Gold Fever, Helen. 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 25. Hear the history of local gold mining and geology. The morning begins with a presentation depicting cultural influences that lead up to the 1828 Georgia “gold rush.” A hike on the Martin Mine trail provides an opportunity to interpret the scars that gold mining efforts left on the landscape. Register by August 10. $5 plus $5 parking. Smithgall Woods State Park. 706-878-3087. Bike Ride, Gainesville. 9 a.m. Aug. 25. Hilly 40-plus mile North Hall ride leaves from Corinth Baptist Church side parking lot, Ga. 283 Mount Vernon Road, and Ga. 60, Thompson Bridge Road. No ride in precipitation, or if high predicted to be above 92 degrees. Chicken City Cyclists 770-534-7075, or unnoldl@charter.net.
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Holiday Gorge Floor Hike, Tallulah Falls. 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Aug. 31-Sept. 3. This is a strenuous trek; include hiking down 531 stairs, a river crossing
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The Habersham County town is expecting thousands of fans for Friday’s free concert by country star Kip Moore at the Town Centre Shopping Center, 540 N. Main St. The event begins at 7 p.m., and is part of Cornelia’s 125th birthday celebration. Striking Matches and The John King Band will open for Moore.
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All That Jazz On Main, Buford. 6 p.m. Aug. 25, in downtown Buford. 2unes and The Uptown Entertainment Band, Capitol City Express Big Band, and the Jim Sadler Jazz Quartet featuring Gayle Mack. 770-2714394, www. visitbuford.com.
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“Premium Rush” is a playful, absurd, cheesy action movie, and it’s greatest charm is that it fully embraces those qualities. It’s a movie we’d label bad if we view it as art, but it’s extremely entertaining as a piece of pop cinema. Wilee (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a speed freak and a bicycle messenger. He is assigned to deliver a mysterious envelope to Chinatown. A hot-headed police officer named Bobby Monday (Michael Shannon) tries to seize the envelope from Wilee. When Wilee refuses to give it to him, the chase is on.
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Sunday Jazz Jam with Rick Harris, Dahlonega. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Aug. 26. $5/free for performers. The Crimson Moon Cafe, 24 N Park St., Dahlonega. 706-864-3982, www. thecrimsonmoon.com.
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SepT. 1 Crush Fest 2012, Cleveland. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 1. Yonah Mountain Vineyards. 706-878-5522, www.yonah mountain vineyards.com.
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From 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, the park will host Gold Fever, a workshop focused on sharing the history of local gold mining and geology. Smithgall is located at 61 Tsalaki Trail in Helen. There’s a $5 participation fee, plus a $5 charge for parking. Interested parties must call the park and reserve a spot in advance.
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Jaemor Farms 8th Annual Cornfield Maze Adventure, Alto. Sept. 12-Nov. 4, Jaemor Farms, 5340 Cornelia Highway, Alto. 770-869-3999, www.JaemorFarms.com
Acting auditions for “Narnia,” Flowery Branch. 7-9 p.m. Sept. 11. Ages 6-18; 7-9 p.m. Sept. 12. Ages 18-senior citizens. Cold readings from the script. Fifth Row Center’s studio, 5509 Main St., Flowery Branch. fifthrowcenter.com, info@fifthrowcenter.com.
Writing seminar, Gainesville. 1-3 p.m. Sept. 5. Anne B. Jones, Ph.D, author of the fictional thriller “Tides of Fear,” NASCAR autobiography “Gold Thunder” and racing memoirs “All Around the Track” presents “The Path to Publishing for Serious Writers, Tracking the Serial Killer,” Peach State Bank, 325 Washington St., Gainesville. Hosted by the Northeast Georgia Writers. Members, $12.50; nonmembers, $25. Preregistration is required. 770-519-7279 or HolmesLynda@bellsouth.net.
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Movies on the Green, Gainesville. Gates open at 7:30 p.m., film at dusk. Aug. 24. “The Lorax.” $5 adults (non members), $3 members, students. $3 optional chair rental. Smithgall Arts Center lawn, 331 Spring St. SW, Gainesville. 770-534-2787, www.theartscouncil.net.
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Not quite premium, but still a rush JEFF MARKER jmarker@gsc.edu
Film Review I’m a big fan of movies without pretense, movies that embrace rather than try to hide what they really are. “Premium Rush” is a playful, absurd, cheesy action movie, and it’s greatest charm is that it fully embraces those qualities. It’s a movie we’d label bad if we view it as art, but it’s extremely entertaining as a piece of pop cinema. Wilee (Joseph GordonLevitt) is a speed freak with a thinly veiled death wish. He had pretty much finished law school and was on the verge of a legal career, when he shifted Columbia Pictures — Sony gears and became a bicycle messenger. He zooms and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, left, and Dania Ramirez in a scene from “Premium Rush.” slashes through bumper-tobumper New York City traffic on a fixed gear bicycle, taunting his interrupted long enough to give and Wilee considers his options. doors that open unexpectedly, own demise every day. us flashbacks telling us what is If he veers in one direction, he deftly jumping the curb and Death begins to stalk him in the envelope, why it matters runs into a baby carriage, and dismounting the bike like a wild in a different way when he is so much to Nima, and why this we watch that awful, potential west showman, etc. All of that assigned to deliver a mysterious crooked cop named Monday collision happen. If he veers a works well. envelope to Chinatown. Nima needs to get his hands on it. different direction, he runs into But the movie also hypes (Jamie Chung), who happens This all sounds rather heavy, a cab, takes a dive over the up the fraternity among to be the roommate of Wilee’s and it could be in a different handle bars and crashes into the messengers. They compete for girlfriend Vanessa (Dania movie, but even when life cab’s windshield. commissions but always have Ramirez), hires Wilee. and death are on the line in Each of these imaginary each other’s backs, party hard Immediately, a hot-headed “Premium Rush,” we don’t take wrecks are graphic enough and all the rest of it. police officer named Bobby it seriously. to induce squirms, and This is the most tedious, Monday (Michael Shannon) Gordon-Levitt and Shannon, that’s exactly the point. The strained part of the movie. It tries to seize the envelope from both highly respected actors, filmmakers revel in just how doesn’t feel like an authentic Wilee. When Wilee refuses to totally embrace the bravado painful each accident would be. world, and during these give it to him, the chase is on. of the movie. They venture The technique is sequences, the writing and Monday pursues Wilee with into “overcooked movie star unquestionably ridiculous and acting go from enjoyably overhis car, frequently nearly running performance” territory, which exploitative, but it’s just as the-top to cringe-inducingly bad. him over, while a bike cop totally fits a movie so clearly undeniably fun. “Premium Rush” comes to (Christopher Place) chases Wilee built on visual concepts. “Premium Rush” tries us with an interesting past and and provides a steady stream of Wilee frequently rides hard to glamorize life as a present. slapstick gags. into dangerously cluttered bike messenger. The thrill of It was originally scheduled for The entire movie consists of intersections. Each time this speeding down New York a January release before being chase scenes, which are only happens, the film freezes in time streets at 60 mph, dodging car moved to August. Late summer
‘Premium Rush’ Starring: Joseph GordonLevitt, Jamie Chung, Michael Shannon, Dania Ramirez, Christopher Place Rated: PG-13, for some violence, intense action sequences and language Runtime: 1 hour, 31 minutes Bottom line: High quality cheese
is definitely a better release frame than the January dumping ground, which shows that Sony, the distributor, developed more confidence in it after the film was completed. The movie will also surely benefit from GordonLevitt’s massive exposure in “The Dark Knight Rises.” My experience with the movie was similar to what the Sony bosses must have gone through. I expected very little from “Premium Rush,” but it succeeds well beyond those expectations. It isn’t a high quality movie, but it is extremely entertaining. Jeff Marker teaches film and literature at Gainesville State College. His reviews appear weekly in Get Out and on gainesvilletimes.com/getout.
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Hollywood Stadium Cinemas 770-539-9200 120 Green Hill Circle, Gainesville
The Bourne Legacy (PG-13) Thu. 4:00-5:007:00-8:00-9:30 Fri.-Sun. 1:00-4:00-7:009:30 The Campaign (R) Thu. 4:15-5:00-6:157:00-8:30-10:00 Fri.-Sun. 1:00-3:00-5:007:00-10:00 The Dark Knight Rises (PG-13) Thu. 5:309:00 Fri.-Sun. 2:00-5:30-9:00 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (PG) Thu. 4:15-7:15-9:30 Fri.-Sun. 1:30-4:15-7:159:30 The Expendables 2 (R) Thu. 4:15-7:00-10:00 Fri.-Sun. 1:45-4:15-7:00-10:00 Hit & Run (R) Thu. 4:30-7:15-9:45 Fri.-Sun. 2:00-4:30-7:15-9:45 Hope Springs (PG-13) Thu. 4:00-7:00-9:30 Fri.-Sun. 1:15-4:00-7:00-9:30 Ice Age: Continental Drift (PG) Thu. 4:306:45-9:15 Fri.-Sun. 1:45-4:30-6:45-9:15 The Intouchables (R) Thu. 4:15-7:15-9:45 The Odd Life of Timothy Green (PG) Thu. 4:30-7:15-9:45 Fri.-Sun. 1:30-4:30-7:159:45 ParaNorman (PG) Thu. 5:30-10:00 Fri.-Sun. 1:00-5:30-10:00 ParaNorman 3D (PG) Thu. 7:45 Fri.-Sun. 3:15-7:45 Premium Rush (PG-13) Fri.-Sun. 1:15-4:157:15-9:30 Sparkle (PG-13) Thu. 4:00-7:00-9:45 Fri.Sun. 1:15-4:00-7:00-9:45 Thunderstruck (PG) Fri.-Sun. 1:45-4:457:30-9:45 Total Recall (PG-13) Thu. 4:00-7:15-9:45 Fri.-Sun. 1:00-4:00-7:15-9:45
Regal Mall of Georgia Stadium 20 678-482-5858
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2016: Obama’s America (PG) Fri.-Sat. 12:152:30-4:45-7:00-9:15-11:30 Sun. 12:152:30-4:45-7:00-9:15 The Amazing Spider-Man (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. 4:10-9:40 The Apparition (PG-13) Fri.-Sat. 12:50-2:555:10-7:45-9:55-12:05 Sun. 12:50-2:555:10-7:45-9:55 The Awakening (R) Thu. 1:10-4:40-7:209:55 The Bourne Legacy (PG-13) Thu. 12:0512:50-1:40-3:05-4:00-4:50-6:05-7:107:45-9:05-10:05 Fri.-Sat. 12:10-1:20-3:054:25-6:15-7:30-9:15-10:30-12:10 Sun. 12:10-1:20-3:05-4:25-6:15-7:30-9:15 Brave (PG) Thu. 12:05-2:30-7:30 Fri.-Sun. 12:05-2:25-7:40
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‘Expendables 2’ captures No. 1 spot with $28.6 million LOS ANGELES — Sylvester Stallone’s action-hero roundup “The Expendables 2” grabbed the top spot at the weekend box office with a $28.6 million debut. The top 15 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Hollywood.com are: 1. “The Expendables 2,” Lionsgate, $28,591,370, $28,591,370, one week. 2. “The Bourne Legacy,” Universal, $17,057,385, $69,618,465, two weeks. 3. “ParaNorman,” Focus, $14,087,050, $14,087,050, one week. 4. “The Campaign,” Warner Bros., $13,127,289, $51,435,826, two weeks. 5. “Sparkle,” Sony, $11,643,342, $11,643,342, one week. 6. “The Dark Knight Rises,” Warner Bros., $11,011,349, $409,787,260, five weeks. The Campaign (R) Thu. 12:10-1:10-2:203:20-4:35-5:35-7:05-7:55-9:15 Fri.-Sat. 1:10-3:20-5:35-8:00-10:10-12:20 Sun. 1:10-3:20-5:35-8:00-10:10 The Dark Knight Rises (PG-13) Thu. 12:003:25-7:15 Fri.-Sat. 1:15-4:40-8:15-11:45 Sun. 1:15-4:40-8:15 The Dark Knight Rises: The IMAX Experience (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. 12:20-3:40-7:00-10:20 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (PG) Thu. 12:50-3:10-5:30-7:50-10:10 Fri.-Sun. 12:40-3:10-5:30-7:55-10:15 The Expendables 2 (R) Thu. 12:30-1:402:55-4:10-5:20-6:40-7:45-9:10 Fri.-Sat. 12:25-1:40-2:50-4:10-5:15-6:40-7:459:10-10:25-11:40 Sun. 12:25-1:40-2:504:10-5:15-6:40-7:45-9:10 Hit & Run (R) Thu. 12:30-2:50-5:10-7:309:50 Fri.-Sat. 12:30-2:50-5:10-7:30-9:5012:10 Sun. 12:30-2:50-5:10-7:30-9:50 Hope Springs (PG-13) Thu. 12:35-2:55-5:157:40-10:00 Fri.-Sat. 12:25-2:45-5:05-7:259:45-12:15 Sun. 12:25-2:45-5:05-7:259:45 Ice Age: Continental Drift (PG) Thu. 1:307:25 Fri.-Sun. 1:30-7:20 Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (PG) Thu. 12:25-2:45-5:05 Nitro Circus: The Movie 3D (PG-13) Thu. 7:30-9:45 Fri.-Sat. 5:00-10:00-12:20 Sun. 5:00-10:00 The Odd Life of Timothy Green (PG) Thu. 12:45-3:10-5:35-8:00-10:25 Fri.-Sun. 12:20-2:45-5:25-7:50-10:15 ParaNorman (PG) Thu. 2:30-7:00 Fri.-Sat. 2:35-7:10-11:45 Sun. 2:35-7:10 ParaNorman 3D (PG) Thu. 12:15-4:45-9:15 Fri.-Sun. 12:10-4:55-9:30
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3:25) 6:30-9:10 Ice Age: Continental Drift (PG) Thu. (12:002:30-5:00) 7:30 Fri.-Sun. (12:00-2:30-5:00) The Odd Life of Timothy Green (PG) Thu.-Sun. (12:00-2:40-5:20) 8:00 ParaNorman (PG) Thu. (12:10) Fri.-Sun. (2:45-5:20) 7:55 ParaNorman 3D (PG) Thu. (2:45-5:20) 7:55 Fri.-Sun. (12:10) Premium Rush (PG-13) Fri.-Sun. (12:353:00-5:25) 7:50-10:15 Thunderstruck (PG) Fri.-Sun. (12:10-2:355:00) 7:25-9:50 Total Recall (PG-13) Thu. (1:00-4:00) 7:0010:00
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7. “The Odd Life of Timothy Green,” Disney, $10,822,903, $15,100,918, one week. 8. “Hope Springs,” Sony, $9,111,529, $35,063,321, two weeks. 9. “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days,” Fox, $3,834,737, $38,747,058, three weeks. 10. “Total Recall,” Sony, $3,472,829, $51,755,272, three weeks. 11. “Ice Age: Continental Drift,” Fox, $3,005,507, $150,191,923, six weeks. 12. “Ted,” Universal, $1,543,080, $213,064,385, eight weeks. 13. “2016 Obama’s America,” Rocky Mountain Pictures, $1,244,698, $2,062,200, six weeks. 14. “Ek Tha Tiger,” Yash Raj, $1,139,340, $1,484,404, one week. 15. “Step Up: Revolution,” Lionsgate, $1,040,170, $32,776,588, four weeks. Associated Press
Premium Rush (PG-13) Fri.-Sat. 12:45-3:055:20-7:35-9:50-12:05 Sun. 12:45-3:055:20-7:35-9:50 Sparkle (PG-13) Thu. 12:00-1:20-2:404:15-5:20-7:00-8:00-9:45 Fri.-Sat. 12:00-1:00-2:40-3:55-5:20-6:40-8:009:25-10:40-12:15 Sun. 12:00-1:00-2:403:55-5:20-6:40-8:00-9:25 Step Up Revolution (PG-13) Thu. 5:00-10:00 Thunderstruck (PG) Fri.-Sat. 12:00-2:204:40-7:05-9:30-11:50 Sun. 12:00-2:204:40-7:05-9:30 Total Recall (PG-13) Thu. 1:00-4:30-7:3510:20 Fri.-Sun. 1:15-4:20-7:10-10:00
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2016: Obama’s America (PG) Fri.-Sun. (12:40-3:00-5:20) 7:40-10:00 The Amazing Spider-Man (PG-13) Thu. (12:00-3:15) 6:40-9:55 The Bourne Legacy (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. (12:15-3:30) 6:45-10:05 The Campaign (R) Thu.-Sun. (12:30-2:555:20) 7:45-10:10 The Dark Knight Rises (PG-13) Thu. (1:455:25) 9:30 Fri.-Sun. 8:00 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (PG) Thu. (12:00-2:35-5:10) 7:45 Fri.-Sun. (12:152:40-5:10) 7:45 The Expendables 2 (R) Thu.-Sun. (1:00-3:45) 7:25-10:10 Hit & Run (R) Thu.-Sun. (12:00-2:30-5:00) 7:30-10:00 Hope Springs (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. (12:45-
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The Bourne Legacy (PG-13) Thu.-Fri. 4:457:55 Sat.-Sun. 1:55-4:45-7:55 The Campaign (R) Thu. 4:00-6:35 Fri. 6:50 Sat. 2:00-8:10 Sun. 2:00-4:00-6:00-8:00 The Dark Knight Rises (PG-13) Thu. 3:156:50 Fri. 3:15 Sat. 4:30 The Expendables 2 (R) Thu. 3:25-5:45-8:15 Fri. 3:20-5:40-8:15 Sat.-Sun. 1:15-3:355:55-8:15 Hit & Run (R) Fri. 3:00-5:20-7:35 Sat. 1:003:30-6:05-8:20 Sun. 1:00-3:30-6:05-8:25 The Odd Life of Timothy Green (PG) Thu.-Fri. 4:25-7:30 Sat.-Sun. 1:45-4:25-7:30 ParaNorman (PG) Thu.-Fri. 5:00-7:15 Sat. 3:00-5:15-7:30 Sun. 2:40-4:55-7:05
Dawson 400 Stadium Cinemas 706-216-1622 189 North 400 Center Lane, Dawsonville The Bourne Legacy (PG-13) Thu. 4:00-7:009:25 Fri.-Sun. 1:00-4:00-7:00-9:30 The Campaign (R) Thu. 5:10-7:25-9:30 Fri.Sun. 12:45-2:50-4:55-7:00 The Dark Knight Rises (PG-13) Thu. 4:308:00 Fri.-Sun. 9:00 The Expendables 2 (R) Thu. 4:25-7:15-9:45 Fri.-Sun. 1:25-4:25-7:15-9:45 Hit & Run (R) Thu. 4:00-7:00-9:30 Fri.-Sun. 1:15-4:00-7:00-9:55 Hope Springs (PG-13) Thu. 4:50-7:20-9:40 Fri.-Sun. 1:30-4:50-7:20-9:40 Ice Age: Continental Drift (PG) Thu. 5:157:20 The Odd Life of Timothy Green (PG) Thu. 4:30-7:15-9:45 Fri.-Sun. 1:15-4:30-7:159:45 ParaNorman (PG) Thu. 5:15-9:55 Fri.-Sun. 12:45-5:15-9:55 ParaNorman 3D (PG) Thu. 7:30 Fri.-Sun. 3:00-7:30 Premium Rush (PG-13) Fri.-Sun. 12:302:50-5:10-7:30-9:50 Sparkle (PG-13) Thu. 4:15-7:15-9:40 Fri.Sun. 1:35-4:15-7:15-9:40 Total Recall (PG-13) Thu. 9:35
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NOW SHOWING Movie reviews from Associated Press and McClatchy Newspapers. Stars out of four.
openING ‘Premium Rush’ ■ Review, 10
continuING ‘Sparkle’
HH (PG-13 for mature thematic content involving domestic abuse and drug material, and for some violence, language and smoking.) This remake of the 1976 girl-group tale is like a box of July Fourth sparklers. It sizzles briefly whenever people open their mouths to sing, but in between, when people open their mouths to talk, the characters mostly are like burned-out sparklers — stiff, inert, disposable metal sticks. Not really the way we’d like to remember Whitney Houston or welcome a gifted singer such as Jordin Sparks to the big-screen. But the main attraction is the glitter and glamour, and in that it delivers, compensating somewhat for the bad melodrama and bad acting in a bad story of a Supremes-style sister act on the late 1960s Motown scene. In the title role, “American Idol” winner Sparks is eager and earnest, singing beautifully but acting in flat, breathless
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Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham and Terry Crews in a scene from “The Expendables 2.”
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From left, Tika Sumpter, Carmen Ejogo and Jordin Sparks perform in a scene from “Sparkle.”
tones, infusing Sparkle with all the conviction of a drama club diva with her first lead in a school play. She’s upstaged by the other actors — among them Carmen Ejogo, Tiki Sumpter, Derek Luke and Mike Epps — none all that good but at least able to mug their way through the lurid story. Houston’s death in February turned director Salim Akil’s movie into a memorial of sorts, but as the sisters’ stern mom, she speed-mumbles through her dialogue, while the one solo number she sings is blah, a sad reminder of another glorious voice gone gruff with time and hard living.
‘Expendables 2’
HH (R for language, violence.) This movie has one rule: Go astronomically big or go home. That’s why this explosive sequel is an overblown, testosteronedriven assault on the senses, loaded with aging action stars who make up a senior citizen brigade. This is absurdest filmmaking at its finest. What passes for a plot has Barney (Sylvester Stallone) and his muscle-bound merry men forced into a suicide mission to stop a crazy mercenary, Jean Vilain (Jean-Claude Van Damme), from stealing truckloads
of nuclear material. Just like the original “Expendables,” the worth of this film is measured in the amount of ammunition used, the number of bad guys eliminated and the total sum of equipment destroyed. To that end, there are few movies that can compare. What sneaks through all of the blood and guts is the kind of dry sense of humor that made action films starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis so much fun. That the two stars can get into an argument over catch phrases during a torrent of bullets is a reminder that no one is taking this
film seriously. This round of silly savagery is both written and paced better than the first film. It’s not as much about winning as the spectacle of so many
iconic stars — that also includes Chuck Norris, Jason Statham and Dolph Lundgren — being brought together. That’s where the film goes the biggest.
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‘The Bourne Legacy’
HH½ (PG-13 for violence and action sequences.) This fourth film in the Bourne franchise may seem heady and intentionally disorienting and hard to follow at first — until you realize it’s really about drug addiction, and the lengths to which a junkie will go to get his fix. That may help as you compare it with the first three films in the series that starred Matt Damon as Jason Bourne, the amnesiac CIA assassin of Robert Ludlum’s novels. Comparison is inevitable, especially given that a new leading man, Jeremy Renner, now plays the highly trained bad ass at the center of the film’s intrigue. But it feels like Tony Gilroy is trying to do something different here, something more cerebral and potentially less crowdpleasing. Gilroy, who wrote or co-wrote the previous three films (“The Bourne Identity,” “The Bourne Supremacy” and “The Bourne Ultimatum”), takes over directing duties as well this time, and it seems as if he’s more interested in offering a character study about desperation and confusion than a high-octane summer blockbuster. Not that “The Bourne Legacy” is free of thrills, it’s just more grounded than spectacular. Renner stars as Aaron Cross, who’s alone in the Alaskan wilds on a training exercise at the film’s start. But he finds he’s the target of a legitimate threat when the supersecret government spy program he’s a part of hastily gets shut down. Turns out, Jason Bourne was not the only person who was given a whole new identity and transformed into a killing machine — he was one of many, and the new models are even bigger-better-stronger-faster thanks to a combination of little blue and green pills. Rachel Weisz plays a research scientist at a pharmaceutical giant who becomes his reluctant partner on the run.
‘The Odd Life of Timothy Green’
HH (PG for mild thematic elements and brief language.) Novelist and filmmaker Peter Hedges, author of “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape” strains to Disney-ize the family dysfunction territory he explored so well in those works with this nauseatingly sweet fantasy. Adapting a short story by Ahmet Zappa, writer-director Hedges tries for old-fashioned wholesomeness only to flounder amid a well-intended but sappy tale of a childless couple mystically granted a test run at parenthood. Hedges assembled an impressive cast, led by Jennifer Garner and Joel Edgerton as parents to a mystery boy (CJ Adams) that comes into their lives, and the actors buy into the story’s conceits wholeheartedly. The characters are simplistic and artificial, though, behaving in ways that often are insultingly naive and sometimes just plain stupid. A movie’s in trouble when the characters are just as unbelievable as the premise. It’s a very pretty movie
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‘ParaNorman’
HH (PG for scary action and images, thematic
elements, some rude humor and language.) So much drawing for such an unworthy script. The labor necessary to create a movie like this is colossal, so it’s tempting to applaud it politely, simply because of the admirable work. No one wants to tell 60 puppet makers that their months of toil were ill spent. But the frequently wondrous and whimsical visuals far surpass the disappointingly slipshod story of an 11-year-old boy named Norman (voiced by Kodi Smit-McPhee) who can see and speak to the dead. “ParaNorman” is from the creators of 2009’s “Coraline,” and bears much of the same fantasy-horror spirit. It also has some of the comic elements of the British studio Aardman Animations (“Wallace and Gromit”); “ParaNorman” is directed by Sam Fell (who co-directed Aardman’s “Flushed Away”) and Chris Butler, who also wrote it. Norman’s uncle (John Goodman) bequeaths to him the duty of pacifying a witch that has haunted their town of Blithe Hollow for 300 years. After failing in the ritual, Norman and an improvised gang (Tucker Albrizzi, Casey Affleck, Anna Kendrick, Alex Borstein) flee from a septet of zombies. The running around town takes up much of the film, robbing “ParaNorman” of pace and setting it on a tiresome and frantic trajectory before enough character development has taken place. Blessed with otherworldly animation, it can’t escape the demons of story.
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Edward Norton, as Ret. Col. Eric Byer, in a scene from “The Bourne Legacy.” to look at, awash in postcard images of rural America and lush colors that turn from verdant to autumnal as the story unfolds. Beneath the pretty pictures is a silly, shallow stab at Capra-corn, the sort of magical story of simple, genuine people mastered by Frank Capra with such films as “Meet John Doe” and “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Sadly, the movie’s is all corn, no Capra.
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arts events This Week
Basic watercolor class, Gainesville. 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 24 and 31. Gainesville Watercolor Society, 895 Main St., Gainesville. Registration required. 786208-4320. Pottery On and Off the Wheel, Helen. 1-4 p.m. Aug. 30. Learn how to create hand-built pieces using pinch, coil and slab construction techniques and/or thrown pieces on the potter’s wheel in four sessions. Instructed by Hilton Hill. $100 plus $25 materials fee. Helen Arts & Heritage Council, 25 Chattahoochee St., Helen. 706-878-3933, www. helenarts.org.
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Mary Ann Klimek Pottery Classes, Gainesville. 7-9 p.m. Thursdays Sept. 6Oct. 25. Quinlan members $130, nonmembers $150. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. 770-536-2575, www.quinlanartscenter.org. Harvest Festival, Clarkesville. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 8, John Kollock’s watercolor print release, “Pickin’ on the Porch,” Nathaniel Samsel’s
dulcimer and banjo music, Sarah Samsel’s pressed-flower art and cornhusk dolls, Kathleen Kollock’s watercolors. The Saturday Shop, 450 Bybrook Trail, Clarkesville. saturdayshop@yahoo.com, 706-754-9200. Jewelry making class, Helen. 10 a.m. to noon. Sept. 10. HAHC’s Paula Ash will teach the art of making rings with wire and stones. Learn some fast and easy techniques to produce lovely results. Will make a practice ring with sterling silver and semiprecious stones. Cost is $25 plus $10 for materials. Helen Arts & Heritage Council, 25 Chattahoochee St., Helen. 706-878-3933, www.helenarts.org. 9th annual Art In The Square, Gainesville. Sept. 15-16. Downtown Gainesville square. www. gainesville.org. Bark in the Park, Helen. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 15. Paint the nature, the dogs, the people, your experiences to your heart’s content. $30 vendor fee payable to Friends of Unicoi State Park. Funds go toward bear-proof containers and trash cans for the campground and to help raise awareness of rescued animals that
theater events This week
“Smoke on the Mountain,” Gainesville. 7:30 p.m. Aug. 23-24 and 2:30 p.m. Aug. 25-26. Georgia Mountains Center Theater, 301 Main St. SW, Gainesville. Presented by the Georgia Mountain Players. $17 for adults, $13 for seniors older than 59, students and children. Tickets available at the box office, online or by calling 770-534-8420. Additional fees apply when ordering by phone or online.
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Jan Eubanks’ “Sunwashed River” is on display at the Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. can be adopted by area shelters. 706-219-4344, gwen.aumann@yahoo. com. 2012 HAHC Juried Competion, Helen. Opening reception Sept. 20. Helen. Helen Arts & Heritage Council, 25 Chattahoochee St., Helen. Free. 706-8783933, www.helenarts.org.
Singing auditions for the musical “Narnia,” Flowery Branch. 7-9 p.m. Sept. 10 Ages 6-86 needed. Bring CD, mp3, iPod or sheet music. Mostly teens and adults needed for this show, with few children. Fifth Row Center’s studio, 5509 Main St., Flowery Branch. fifthrowcenter. com, info@fifthrowcenter.com. Acting auditions for “Narnia,” Flowery Branch. 7-9 p.m. Sept. 11. Ages 6-18; 79 p.m. Sept. 12. Ages 18-senior citizens.
Cold readings from the script. Fifth Row Center’s studio, 5509 Main St., Flowery Branch. fifthrowcenter.com, info@ fifthrowcenter.com. GTA’s “The Frog Prince,” stage tour, Gainesville. 6 p.m. Sept. 18. Free. Brenau University’s Historic Pearce Auditorium, 500 Centennial Circle, Gainesville. 678-717-3624, www. gainesvilletheatrealliance.org. “Bye, Bye Birdie!,” Clarkesville. 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sept. 20-23, 27-30. Habersham Community Theater, 1370 Washington St., Clarkesville. 706-8391315, www.habershamtheater.org. “The Foreigner,” Flowery Branch. Sept. 28-30, Oct. 5-7. By playwright Larry Shue. Produced by Fifth Row Center and Live Arts Theatre at 5509 Main St., Flowery Branch. Tickets $12/adults, $10/ seniors and students. 678-357-7359, liveartstheatre.org for tickets and times. GTA’s “The Frog Prince,” Gainesville. 7:30 p.m. Sept. 28-30 and Oct. 5-6; 2:30 p.m. Sept. 30 with school matinees at 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. Sept. 27-30 and Oct.25. Brenau University’s Historic Pearce Auditorium, 500 Centennial Circle, Gainesville.
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goo music Cornelia celebrates with free Kip Moore concert From staff reports Cornelia knows how to celebrate a birthday. The Habersham County town is expecting thousands of fans for Friday’s free concert by country star Kip Moore at the Town Centre Shopping Center, 540 N. Main St. The event begins at 7 p.m., and is part of Cornelia’s 125th birthday celebration. Striking Matches and The John King Band will open for Moore, whose hit “Somthin’ Bout a Truck” is a No.1 country single. The Town Centre Shopping Center & the Cornelia Plaza Shopping Center will be open for concert attendees after 5 p.m. Main Street will be closed to traffic beginning at 5 p.m. from the traffic light where it intersects with Wayside Street down to Galloway Street past the post office parking lot. All side streets in between these two locations will be closed as well. Through traffic from the Walmart side of Cornelia needs to take Clarkesville Street and Level Grove Road from the U.S. 441 side of Cornelia.
Limited handicap parking for legally permitted vehicles will be located in the Cornelia Plaza/Post Office shopping center accessible from Pine St. (Wayside via Etta or Millie St.). Other free parking will be located at the grassy lot at the corner of Elrod Street and Stonecypher Street, across from the City Grounds & Maintenance shop. Cornelia Elementary is offering its parking lot for donations to the PTO. The Presbyterian Church directly across from the venue will have parking available for $5 per car or five cans of food donated for the Cornelia Soup Kitchen. The Friends of the Library are preselling spots for $10 at the Cornelia Library to fundraise for new books or $15 on the day of the concert, if still available.
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Jazz event will fill historic Buford Historic Buford Main Street Merchants will present a live evening of jazz this weekend with the second annual All That Jazz On Main. The event features the music of 2unes and The Uptown Entertainment Band, Capitol City Express Big Band, and the Jim Sadler Jazz Quartet featuring Gayle Mack. Food, vendors and art will fill the streets during the event. Merchants will be open as well. The music starts at 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, in downtown Buford. Candle-lit seating can be reserved by calling 770-271-4394 or visiting www. visitbuford.com. From staff reports
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Sugarland with David Stewart and Canaan Smith. Aug. 23. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta. www. vzwamp.com. Toby Keith’s Live In Overdrive tour with special guest Brantley Gilbert. Aug. 24. Aaron’s Amphitheater, Atlanta. www.livenation. com. 404-443-5000. My Morning Jacket with Band of Horses. Aug. 24. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta. www.vzwamp.com Marshall Ruffin, Dahlonega. 8 p.m. Aug. 24. $12/$15 Blues/jazz/soul. Dahlonega. The Crimson Moon Cafe, 24 N Park St., Dahlonega. 706-864-3982, www. thecrimsonmoon.com. Woody Pines, Dahlonega. 8 p.m. Aug. 25. $12/$15. Blues/roots music/ragtime/ viper jazz. The Crimson Moon Cafe, 24 N Park St., Dahlonega. 706-864-3982, www.thecrimsonmoon.com. Traditional Music Jam, Dahlonega. 2-5 p.m. Aug. 26. Free. The Crimson Moon Cafe, 24 N Park St., Dahlonega. 706-864-3982, www.thecrimsonmoon.com. Sunday Jazz Jam with Rick Harris, Dahlonega. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Aug. 26. $5/free for performers. The Crimson Moon Cafe, 24 N Park St., Dahlonega. 706-864-3982, www.thecrimsonmoon.com.
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game on! For Brenau University volleyball team and new head coach Jeff White, there is nowhere to go but up from the pre-season rankings following a disappointing 2011 season. But White promises you will be surprised by the high-quality team he’s assembled from experienced players and new recruits. Head Soccer Coach Mike Lochstampfor and the Golden Tigers soccer team have some scores to settle in the “we get no respect” department by battling again for the top spot in the Southern States Athletic Conference with some of the top teams in the nation.
opening Day: Sept.1, 7 p.m.
opening Day: aug. 28, 7 p.m. Tigers Volleyball hosts Bryan College from Dayton, Tenn., at the Gainesville High School gymnasium, 830 Century Place, Gainesville, Ga.
Tigers Soccer opens at home with the Georgia Gwinnett College at Allen Creek Soccer Complex, 2500 Allen Creek Road, Gainesville, Ga.
Visit www.brenautigers.com for full schedule, or call 770-538-4687