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The Georgia Mountain Players perform “Smoke on the Mountain” for the final time this month before the thespian group disbands.

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The Times film reviewer Jeff Marker talks to filmmaker James Ponsoldt about his latest film, “The Spectacular Now.” PAGE 10

Matt Damon takes on Jodie Foster in future Third-World Earth in Neill Blomkamp’s new science-fiction film “Elysium.” The cosmopolitan casting Sony Pictures works with Damon, Foster and Sharlto Copley playing a psychotic villain.

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Learn how to use a telescope and view a meteor shower during the Stars Over Elachee event at the area science center.

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‘Smoke on the Mountain’ takes final bow Theater group to end play this season

BY MEREDITH PRUITT

mpruitt@gainesvilletimes.com After 21 years of entertaining audiences with the fun, family-friendly play “Smoke on the Mountain,” the Georgia Mountain Players is wrapping up its final showing.

The show is set in a church in the 1940s, where three elderly women are reluctant to have a Saturday night singing group in their church.

During the play, the singing group, The Sanders family, goes from offending the women to changing their hearts. Luckily for the audience, laughter is provided no matter what the three “old bitties” — Miss Mildred, Miss Maude and Miss Myrtle — think.

Tickets are $17 for adults and $13 for seniors, children and students.

Tickets are limited, call the Georgia Mountain Players at 770-536-4677 for reservations.

The play starts today and runs through Aug. 25 at Brenau Downtown Center on Main Street in Gainesville.

While case members described the end of their run as bittersweet, they decided to stop performing because of health issues among the cast and their families. The decision came soon after the death of box office manager, Charlie Robocker, who lost his battle to cancer in November.

Out of the entire cast, five founding members remain a part of the play.

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Above: Linda Smith plays “Vera Sanders” during the Georgia Mountain Players dress rehearsal of “Smoke on the Mountain” on Tuesday night at the Brenau Downtown Center.

Top right: Peggy Strickland as “Miss Myrtle,” from left, Dianne Martin as “Miss Maude,” and Rhonda Brown as “Miss Mildred” perform a little physical comedy that makes the audience laugh.

Bottom right: Mike Martin, left, receives a commemorative “thank you” from Rose Riddle, center left, after dress rehearsal. Dianne Martin, from left, Cindy Casto, and Peggy Strickland, look at the present.

The players are closing the performance with a strong season ticket base, Georgia Mountain Players managing artistic director Mike Martin said.

Martin, who portrays Stanley, said he is pleased with the time spent as a part of the group, even if it did not seem so good in the beginning.

“We started this 21 years ago, and we weren’t that impressed with it when we started,” he said. “The audiences just absolutely loved it, and all put

‘Smoke on the Mountain’ When: 7:30 p.m. Aug. 8-10, 15-16 and 22-23 and 2:30 p.m. Aug. 11, 17-18 and 24-25.

Where: Brenau Downtown Center Cost: $17 adults, $13 seniors, students and children. Additional fee may apply if ordering by phone or Internet.

Call: 770-536-4677.

together, it is a fantastic show.”

As an original cast member, he said the experience has been rewarding overall.

“It’s been fantastic. There has never been a show like this, before or since, that I know of,” he said.

Other than Martin, original cast members include Dianne Martin, Peggy Strickland, Linda Smith and Stan Lee. Founding members will all feel a sense of sadness to end a show they feel so close to, said Jene Robocker, a founding

member of the group.

“It’s just hard to believe that this is our 21st year,” she said. “I feel like the (Georgia) Mountain Players have been so blessed over these years.”

Robocker contributes the success of the play to the audience itself.

“We owe this to our patrons who supported us over the years,” she said.

“Without an audience, we couldn’t put on a play.

“We may have to get a mop when this is over with to wipe up the tears because it means so much to us.”

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James Gregory talks about entry into comedy industry

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mpruitt@gainesvilletimes.com For more than 30 years, James Gregory has kept family audiences laughing with his comedy routine.

The “Funniest Man in America” started locally in Atlanta in 1982, at Punchline Comedy Club.

He hasn’t slowed down since.

He has performed in 38 states, all across Canada, Greece, Spain and the Middle East to entertain the military. Currently, he can be heard on the radio shows “Rick and Bubba,” “John Boy and Billy,” and “Bob and Tom.” He has been a part of each for at least 20 years.

He also contributes to several local radio shows on a regular basis.

Gregory will perform as part of his 30th Anniversary Tour at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, in Brenau University’s Hosch Theatre at 429 Academy St. The Times asks about how “The Funniest Man in America” became so funny.

Question: How did you get started in comedy?

Answer: That’s a long, boring story. I’ll give you the capsule version of this.

You need to understand that (in) 1982, the first comedy club in the southeastern United States opened up for business. Prior to that, there was no such thing as a live comedian on stage anywhere in the southeastern United States.

The Atlanta area is where I lived all my life, and me and a couple of friends

of ours used to go on Tuesday. Tuesday was what they called Open Mic Night or Amateur Night. So we would go out there, not to be on the show. I was just a big fan of comedy. I loved comedians.

But I had friends who always thought I was funny, and they kept daring me to go on stage on Amateur Night. And I finally got the courage to go on stage on Amateur Night. That’s my initial taste of it.

It’s not like you go on stage Amateur Night and then the next week someone offers you money.

It doesn’t work that way.

There’s a few years there of, as I say, starvation years ... but everything’s worked out great. I’ve been at it ever since.

Q: What do you think is the best thing about being a comedian? Why are you interested in comedy?

A: I’m a big fan of comedy, period. I love comedy. I grew up as a kid loving comedy. I love old comedy TV shows. I love sitcoms. I love standup comedians. So I love comedy, so I guess that’s my interest in it. That’s what made me want to go to the Punchline Comedy Club in 1982, to go see those live comedians.

It’s just the job I love doing. I love comedy. I’ve always enjoyed it all my life. Then when I got a chance to actually be in the comedy business and could make a living at it, I believe it’s the greatest job in the world.

So to do what you want

James Gregory 30th anniversary Tour When: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9 Where: Hosch Theatre, 429 Academy St., Gainesville Cost: $27, www.funniestman.com

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Stand-up comic James Gregory got his start in the business in 1982 during an open mic night at Punchline Comedy Club in Atlanta. He is on his 30th anniversary tour, including a stop Friday night in Gainesville.

to do, get paid for it and see the world and see this great country we’re in, most people don’t get to do that.

Q: You’ve received the title “The Funniest Man in America.” How did that come about?

A: That ... almost started out as an accident.

I was doing some shows in Hunstville, Ala., in 1986, and the shows run Tuesday through Sunday. So on the Tuesday show, there was a newspaper reporter in the audience. He was a longtime columnist

for the Hunstville Times for decades, and his weekly column came out every Friday. It was the entertainment column.

I had never heard of this guy before, but he said, “This guy has to be the funniest man in America.”

Anytime you see a great press clipping, you kind of cut that out and you make copies of it. So I would use that in my press kit and highlight that column, that little sentence there, and I was in St. Louis, Mo., a few weeks after that. And they

got this little advertisement.

It said “Coming this weekend, the Funniest Man in America.” They just said it. I didn’t say it.

So it happened two or three times over the next four or five months and I said, “You know what, this is going to be a great program right here.”

Q: You are currently heard on several nationally syndicated radio shows. How do you alter your comedic act for radio?

A: When I’m on stage ... that whole show is just funny, it’s gut-busting laughter, and it lasts for about an hour and 40 minutes, uninterrupted.

No commercials, uninterrupted.

When I go on the radio, basically I’m just a guest.

I’m not the star of the show, I’m the guest.

We can only talk for 2 or 3 minutes or 4 or 5 minutes, then they’ve got to break for a commercial or break for the weather. So I don’t really do my act on the radio.

I try to be as funny as I can, but I follow the lead based on what the host is talking about. I’m there, right next to the radio personalities, and we’re all talking about something. In that air time, we promote where I’m going to be and what show time is and that kind of stuff. It’s much different being live on stage than being on the radio.

Q: How would you describe the ideal experience you want to create for your audience?

A: It is so simple. I am a comedian. That’s what I do. The people who come to the show are buying a ticket. They’re doing that to see a comedy show.

And without bragging, I think my show is the funniest, funniest comedy show in the country today.

Everybody can come to my show. There’s no age restriction because all of my shows are completely family-friendly.

I want them to leave being happy that they came to the show. It’s just funny.

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Gainesville band to play again at Brenau University From staff reports Moonlight and Margaritas featuring Riverstreet Again will be at 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, at the Brenau University amphitheater, 500 Washington St. SE, Gainesville.

Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door.

Tables of eight are available for $350 by contacting Ann Ashley at 770-718-7203. All purchases are tax deductible.

Tickets can be purchased at theriverstreetband.com or at Jim Hardman Buick GMC in Gainesville.

Riverstreet began in the 1970’s and toured for years all across the Southeast, opening for bands such as Guess Who, Greg Allman, Steppenwolf, Rare Earth, Martin Mull and Sea Level. Through the years, the band has had phenomenal musicians who made Riverstreet what it is today.

On Aug. 4, 2012, Riverstreet came out of retirement and decided to once again play for the many fans who grew up listening to their sounds.

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The rock ’n’ roll band, Back in Time, will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at The Arts Council Smithgall Arts Center lawn. The North Georgia-based group is set to play music from the 1960s,’70s and ’80s during the summer concert.

Back in Time to perform signature rock ’n’ roll music From staff reports To hear that old-time rock ’n’ roll in the great outdoors, area residents can trek to The Arts Council Smithgall Arts Center lawn and listen to the band Back in Time for a Saturday night summer concert in Gainesville.

Visitors may bring their own lawn chairs and blankets or reserve a table up front for the concert. Dinner is available for purchase, or guests may bring a picnic. Beverages are welcomed.

Gates will open at 6 p.m. with the concert starting at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $18 for adults, $15 for seniors and students and $8 for dinner. To reserve a table for up to eight people, the cost is $200 or $264 to a table with dinner. To purchase tickets, visit www.theartscouncil.net.

A rain date is set for Aug. 23.

Hailing from North Georgia,

Back in Time concert When: 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10 Where: The Arts Council Smithgall Arts Center lawn, 331 Spring St. SW, Gainesville Cost: $18 adults, $15 seniors and students, plus $8 for dinner; or $200 for a reserve table plus $64 for dinner.

Back in Time brings back musical memories from the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s with hits such as, “My Girl” by The Temptations, “It’s Not Unusual”

by Tom Jones, “Desperado” by The Eagles, and the band’s namesake “Back in Time” by Hewy Lewis and the News.

Back in Time was formed in the summer of 2009 to be one of the best “horn” bands, featuring beach music, soul and rock ’n’ roll. The core

of the band came from veterans of the 1960s and 1970s in Athens and northeast Georgia. The Axemen, the Athens Rogues and Cloud Nine helped form the nucleus of Back in Time. With the influx of a young lead singer and two trumpets, a saxophone and trombone, Back in Time was born.

Taking songs from the original artists of the ’60s, ’70s and beyond, the band put together arrangements genuine to the original recordings.

Arrangements by Tom Wallace accent the talents of the band.

The band is comprised of Jonathan “JJ” Jackson, lead singer; Bob Cowles , saxophone; Tom Wallace, trumpet; Michael Crook, trumpet; Rory Crook, trombone; Mercer Crook, keyboard; Glenn Brown, guitar; John Harriman, bass guitar; and Chuck McKissick, drums.

Concerts calendar This week

Black Tie Overdrive, Dahlonega. Aug. 9. 438 W. Main St., Dahlonega. Call 706-864-2400 for time.

Gipsy Kings, Atlanta. 8 p.m. Aug. 9. Delta Classic Chastain, 4469 Stella Drive, Atlanta. $35-$79. deltaclassicchastain.com.

Mary Chapin Carpenter and Shawn Colvin, Atlanta.

8 p.m. Aug. 9. The Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave. NE, Atlanta. Parking $10. 404-8765859, atlantabotanicalgarden.org.

The Howlin’ Brothers, Dahlonega. 8:30 p.m.

Aug. 9. The Crimson Moon, 24 N. Park St., Dahlonega. $10 advance, $12 on day. 706-864-3982, thecrimsonmoon.com.

Moonlight and Margarita’s, Gainesville. 4 p.m. Aug. 10. Brenau Amphitheater, 500 Washington St. SE, Gainesville. $20 advance, $25 on day. 770-718-7203.

Flashback Festival, Atlanta. 6 p.m. Aug. 10. Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood, 2002 Lakewood Way, Atlanta. $34-$84.70. ticketmaster.com.

Eve 6, Suwanee. 7 p.m. Aug. 10. Town Center Park, 330 Town Center Ave., Suwanee. Free.

Under The Sun: Smash Mouth, Sugar Ray, Gin Blossoms, Vertical Horizon and Fastball, Atlanta. 7 p.m. Aug. 10.

Delta Classic Chastain, 4469 Stella Drive, Atlanta. $29-$69. deltaclassicchastain.com.

Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers with Railroad

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Radio tradition continues at Holly Theater From staff reports Mountain Music and Medicine Show is slated to hit the Holly Theater stage Saturday, Aug. 10.

Special guests in the live bluegrass radio show include Lisa Deaton & Friends, Threadbare

Skivvies, Hair Of The Dog and the Buzzard Mountain Boys.

The Dahlonega tradition has music, stories and tales to entertain the audience.

Doors open at 7 p.m. with a preshow at 7:30 p.m. and the main show at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $15.

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Howlin’ Brothers hit high notes From staff reports The Howlin’ Brothers, a Nashville-based band with tradition roots and modern taste, is bringing their HOWL tour to Dahlonega this weekend.

Doors open at 6 p.m. with the show beginning at 8:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, at The Crimson Moon Cafe at 24 N. Park St. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 Friday.

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Band members said they are better described as Americana, where multiple genres are the norm and boundaries are not.

“I think we’re more willing to take risks with arrangements and style,” band member Ben Plasse said. “We’re not afraid to do anything we can pull off that, that we think is groovy.”

The Howlin’ Brothers are not siblings or even relatives, but they share a house outside of Music City and own a pitbull/border collie/bird dog “blend”

named Cora Lee. Band members include: Ian Craft of in Homer, N.Y.; Jared Green of Bayfield, Wis.; and Plasse of Lexington, Mass. Craft plays the banjo, mandolin and fiddle. Green plays guitar and the harmonica.

Plasse plays the upright bass and banjo.

All three attended Ithaca College, where Craft studied percussion performance and Green and Plasse majored in classical guitar and recording.

For more information, call 706-864-3982.

$10. 404-876-5859, atlantabotanicalgarden.org.

EG Kight with H Lives Art, Dahlonega. 8:30 p.m.

Aug. 10. The Crimson Moon, 24 N. Park St., Dahlonega. $15 advance, $17 on day. 706-864-3982, thecrimsonmoon.com.

Outdoor concert series, Flowery Branch. 8:30 p.m.

Aug. 10. Sterling on the Lake, 7005 Lake Sterling Blvd., Flowery Branch.

Free. Slippery When Wet: Bon Jovi Tribute Band.

Proceeds from concessions benefit shelter.

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The Howlin’ Brothers, Dahlonega. 8:30 p.m.

Aug. 9. The Crimson Moon, 24 North Park St., Dahlonega. $10 advance, $12 on day.

706-864-3982, thecrimsonmoon.com.

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A sci-fi that’s smarter, more topical and more invigorating than most of what passes through that genre these days, and another sign that its director is the most promising chap to enter the field since the inception of Christopher Nolan.

‘Elysium’

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Town Center Park, 330 Town Center Ave., Suwanee.

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“Smoke on the Mountain,” Gainesville. Aug. 8-25.

Brenau Downtown Center Theatre, 301 Main St. SW, Gainesville. Presentation by the Georgia Mountain Players. Adults $17; seniors, students and children $13. Call 770536-4677 for times, georgiamountainplayers. org.

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Farmer’s Market and Centennial Celebration, Clermont. 9 a.m.

Aug. 10. Clermont Chattahoochee Center, 639 Main St. SW, Gainesville. 770-983-7568.

Family Day, “The Big 1980’s,” Gainesville. 1-4 p.m. Aug. 18. The Northeast Georgia History Center, 322 Academy St. NE, Gainesville. 770-297-5900, negahc.org or jcarson@brenau.edu. Free for members, $3 for non-members.

Sixth annual Children’s Center for Hope and Healing Gala, Gainesville. 7 p.m. Aug. 17. Smithgall Arts Center, 331 Spring St. SW, Gainesville. 770-532-6530, hopeandhealingga.org or info@hopeandhealingga.org.

Holly and the Heartbreakers, Dahlonega. 6 p.m. Aug. 17. Historic Holly Theater, 69 West Main St., Dahlonega. $40 per person, $75 per couple.

“50 Plus Dancing Diners,” Gainesville. 5:30-9 p.m. Every second Tuesday. Luna’s Restaurant, 200 Main St. SW, Gainesville. Persons age 50 and older. 770-531-0848.

“Lombardi,” Buford. 7:30 p.m. Aug. 16-17, 2124; 2:30 p.m. Aug. 18, 25. Buford Community Center’s Sylvia Beard Theatre, 2200 Buford Highway, Buford. $18-20 for adults, $16-18 for seniors and $12-14 for students. 678-717-3624, gainesvilletheatrealliance.org.

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Dahlonega Gallery Walk, Dahlonega. 5:30-8 p.m. Second Saturdays.

Historic Square, Dahlonega. folkwayscraftgallery.com.

Back to School Bash, Clarkesville. 3-6 p.m. Aug. 10. Ruby C. Fulbright Aquatic Center, 120 Paul Franklin Road, Clarkesville.

Free to all Habersham County students.

History Forum “Thunder Road,” Gainesville. 7 p.m. Aug. 13. The Northeast Georgia History Center, 322 Academy St. NE, Gainesville. 770-297-5900, negahc.org or jcarson@brenau. edu. Free for members, $3 for non-members.

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McClatchy Newspapers Neill Blomkamp may be well on his way to becoming the only sci-fi writer-director who matters. And if “Elysium” is more an evolutionary leap than a revolutionary one from his break-out hit “District 9,” it still shows him in great form telling a story from the future ripped from today’s political hot-button issues.

Blomkamp looked at his still racially divided native South Africa and concocted a tale of “Us vs. Them,” blurring the sci-fi boundaries between an alien species and the natives for “District 9.” He arrived in Los Angeles and picked up on the Occupy Movement, the immigration debate and the rationing-by-cost nature of American health care and came up with “Elysium,” a violent, derivative and yet thoroughly entertaining trip into the future through the lens of the today’s zeitgeist.

A hundred years from now, Earth has become a Wall-E world — overcrowded, polluted, littered with high-rise shantytowns where Thomas Hobbes’ description of humanity is more apt than ever. Life is “poor, nasty, brutish and short.”

But on the gigantic, green and sunny space station Elysium, the 1 percent live well, live long and have their every illness cured in a jiffy.

Max Da Costa (Matt Damon) has grown up on this Earth-asThird-World future, a bilingual ex-con who works in a factory where safety regulations have vanished in a Los Angeles patrolled by armed droids and drones.

The desperate and “undocumented” still make a break for the border. But that entails a shuttle flight into orbit where Elysium’s security chief

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Matt Damon, left, and Sharlto Copley are seen in a scene from the film “Elysium.”

Elysium Starring: Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley, Alice Braga, William Fichtner, Diego Luna Rated: R for strong bloody violence and language throughout Credits: Written and directed

by Neill Blomkamp.

Runtime: 1 hour, 48 minutes

(Jodie Foster, slinging a sort of pan-European accent) has most of them shot down and the rest deported.

An accident at work dooms Max, unless he can get to Elysium for a cure. He makes

a deal with crime lord Spider (Brazilian actor Wagner Moura) to kidnap Max’s former boss (William Fichtner) and download the contents of his brain, a way “in” to Elysium where Max might be cured, his ex-girlfriend (Alice Braga) can get treatment for her daughter and a little fairness can drip back into an unfair universe.

The main obstacle in Max’s way? Kruger, an Earthbound mercenary, played with sadistic glee by Sharlto Copley of “District 9.”

Blomkamp filters a lot of other people’s sci-fi ideas into this, from “Johnny Mnemomic” and “Blade Runner” to “In Time” and “Iron Man.” He spares no grisly, realistic detail in showing the surgery Max endures to prep

him to fight (an exo-skeleton is added) and download (a dataport is implanted in his skill), and that gives this film a punch that most of the summer’s sci-fi and action entrees have lacked.

Nothing looks digital here. This world looks worn, patchwork and lived in.

The cosmopolitan casting works well enough, although Damon often seems smarter than the character, Foster’s chilliness is a simple archetype and Copley’s psychotic villain turn is way over the top. Fichtner is so good at playing villains it’s a pity that’s virtually all he gets to play these days (See “Ranger, Lone”).

“Don’t breathe on me” the rich guy hisses at his Earthbound employees, making us smell the

planet that the rich have chosen to flee.

Throw-away moments — a doctor casually and callously taps a restrained Max on the head with his notepad computer in the middle of a conversation with a colleague — work better than the scripted dialogue, which is too often of the “You idiot, do you realize what you’ve done?” variety.

But appreciate “Elysium” for what it is, sci-fi that’s smarter, more topical and more invigorating than most of what passes through that genre these days, and another sign that its director is the most promising chap to enter the field since the inception of Christopher Nolan.

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SHOWTIMES

Bargain shows denoted by parenthesis ( ).

Movie times are subject to change; check with theaters for updated schedules.

Hollywood Stadium Cinemas 770-539-9200 120 Green Hill Circle NW, Gainesville

2 Guns (R) Thu. 1:30-4:00-7:00-9:30 Fri.-Sun. 1:45-4:30-7:15-9:45 The Conjuring (R) Thu.-Sun. 1:45-4:30-7:1510:00 DCI 2013: Big, Loud & Live 10 (Not Rated) Thu. 6:30 Despicable Me 2 (PG) Thu.-Sun. 2:00-4:457:15-9:45 Elysium (R) Thu. 10:00 Fri.-Sun. 1:30-4:007:00-7:30-9:30-10:00 Grown Ups 2 (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. 2:00-4:457:30-10:00 The Heat (R) Thu.-Sun. 1:15-4:15-7:00-9:45 Pacific Rim (PG-13) Thu. 1:00 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (PG) Thu.-Sun. 1:00-3:45-7:00-9:45 Planes (PG) Thu. 7:00-9:15 Fri.-Sun. 12:455:00-9:15 Planes 3D (PG) Thu. 7:00-9:15 Fri.-Sun. 2:457:15 R.I.P.D. (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. 1:45-4:30 Red 2 (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. 1:30-4:15-6:45-9:30 The Smurfs 2 (PG) Thu. 1:15-4:00-5:30-7:008:00-9:30 Fri.-Sun. 1:15-4:00-6:45-9:15 The Smurfs 2 3D (PG) Thu. 12:30-3:00 Fri.-Sun. 1:00-4:00 Turbo (PG) Thu.-Sun. 12:45-3:00-5:15 We’re the Millers (R) Thu. 1:15-4:15-7:00-7:309:30 Fri.-Sun. 1:15-4:15-7:00-7:30-8:00-9:3010:00 White House Down (PG-13) Thu. 12:45 The Wolverine (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. 12:45-3:456:45-9:30

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2 Guns (R) Thu. 12:00-2:00-2:304:30-5:00-7:00-7:30-10:00 Fri.-Sat. 11:30-12:00-2:00-2:30-4:30-5:00-7:007:30-9:30-10:00-12:05-12:30 Sun. 11:3012:00-2:00-2:30-4:30-5:00-7:00-7:30-9:3010:00 The Conjuring (R) Thu. 2:05-4:40-7:20-9:55 Fri.-Sat. 11:30-2:05-4:40-7:20-9:55-12:35 Sun. 11:30-2:05-4:40-7:20-9:55 Despicable Me 2 (PG) Thu. 12:00-2:20-4:457:05-9:25 Fri.-Sat. 11:55-2:20-4:45-7:059:25-11:45 Sun. 11:55-2:20-4:45-7:05-9:25 Elysium (R) Thu. 10:30 Fri.-Sat. 12:00-12:302:30-3:05-5:00-5:35-7:30-8:05-10:00-10:3512:30 Sun. 12:00-12:30-2:30-3:05-5:00-5:357:30-8:05-10:00-10:35 Elysium: The IMAX Experience (R) Thu. 10:00

Fri.-Sat. 11:30-2:00-4:30-7:00-9:30-12:05 Sun. 11:30-2:00-4:30-7:00-9:30 Fruitvale Station (R) Thu. 12:45-2:50-4:557:10-9:15 Fri.-Sat. 9:20-11:25 Sun. 9:20 Grown Ups 2 (PG-13) Thu. 12:25-2:50-5:157:40-10:05 Fri.-Sat. 10:00-12:25-2:50-5:157:40-10:05-12:35 Sun. 10:00-12:25-2:505:15-7:40-10:05 The Heat (R) Thu. 1:55-4:35-7:15-9:55 Fri.-Sat. 5:05-10:00-12:40 Sun. 5:05-10:00 Monsters University (G) Thu.-Sun. 12:05-2:355:05 Pacific Rim (PG-13) Thu. 1:40-4:35 Fri.-Sun. 10:30-4:35-10:25 Pacific Rim: An IMAX 3D Experience (PG-13) Thu. 4:05 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (PG) Thu. 12:30-3:05-5:35-8:05-10:35 Fri.-Sun. 10:0012:30-3:05-5:35-8:05-10:35 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters 3D (PG) Thu. 12:00-2:30-5:00-7:30-10:00 Fri.-Sat. 12:002:30-5:00-7:30-10:00-12:30 Sun. 12:00-2:305:00-7:30-10:00 Planes (PG) Thu. 7:30-9:45 Fri.-Sat. 10:1512:05-12:35-2:20-2:50-4:45-7:00-7:45-9:1511:30 Sun. 10:15-12:05-12:35-2:20-2:504:45-7:00-7:45-9:15 Planes 3D (PG) Thu. 7:00-9:15 Fri.-Sat. 10:451:05-3:20-5:45-8:00-10:15-12:35 Sun. 10:451:05-3:20-5:45-8:00-10:15 R.I.P.D. (PG-13) Thu. 7:35-9:55 Fri.-Sat. 7:359:55-12:15 Sun. 7:35-9:55 Red 2 (PG-13) Thu. 1:50-4:30-7:10-9:50 Fri.Sun. 1:50-7:35 The Smurfs 2 (PG) Thu. 12:00-2:20-4:40-7:009:20 Fri.-Sat. 11:55-2:25-4:50-7:15-9:40 Sun. 12:00-2:25-4:50-7:15-9:40 The Smurfs 2 3D (PG) Thu. 1:00-3:20-5:408:00-10:20 Fri.-Sun. 10:05-12:30-2:55-5:207:45 Turbo (PG) Thu. 12:15-2:30-4:45-7:05-9:20 Fri.-Sun. 10:00-12:15-2:30-4:45-7:05 We’re the Millers (R) Thu. 12:15-12:45-2:453:15-5:15-5:45-7:45-8:15-10:15-10:45 Fri.-Sat. 10:10-12:15-12:45-2:45-3:15-5:155:45-7:45-8:15-10:15-10:45-12:10 Sun. 10:10-12:15-12:45-2:45-3:15-5:15-5:457:45-8:15-10:15-10:45 The Wolverine (PG-13) Thu. 1:20-1:50-2:204:10-4:40-7:30-10:20 Fri.-Sat. 10:30-1:204:10-7:00-9:50-12:40 Sun. 1:20-4:10-7:009:50 The Wolverine 3D (PG-13) Thu. 5:10 Fri.-Sun. 10:20 World War Z: An IMAX 3D Experience (PG-13) Thu. 1:10-7:00

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go o movies 7:20-10:10 Grown Ups 2 (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. (12:15-2:455:15) 7:45-10:15 Pacific Rim (PG-13) Thu. (3:15) Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (PG) Thu.-Sun. (12:00) 6:00 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters 3D (PG) Thu.Sun. (3:00) 9:00 Planes (PG) Thu. 7:00 Fri.-Sun. (12:00-4:50) 9:40 Planes 3D (PG) Thu. 7:30 Fri.-Sun. (2:25) 7:15 R.I.P.D. (PG-13) Thu. (12:45) 6:20 Red 2 (PG-13) Thu. (1:05-3:55) 10:05 Fri.-Sun. (3:55) 7:15-10:05 The Smurfs 2 (PG) Thu. (12:30-2:35-3:05-5:40) 8:15 Fri.-Sun. (12:30-3:05-5:40) 9:00 The Smurfs 2 3D (PG) Thu. (12:00) Fri.-Sun. (12:15) Turbo (PG) Thu.-Sun. (12:20-2:50-5:20) 8:20 We’re the Millers (R) Thu.-Sun. (1:00-3:40) 7:15-9:55 The Wolverine (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. (12:40-3:40) 7:00-10:00

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2 Guns (R) Thu. 12:15-2:45-5:15-7:45-10:15 Fri.-Sun. 12:30-3:00-5:30-8:00-10:15 The Conjuring (R) Thu. 12:30-3:00-5:30-8:0010:30 Despicable Me 2 (PG) Thu. 12:45-3:00-5:157:30-9:45 Grown Ups 2 (PG-13) Thu. 1:15-3:30-5:458:00-10:15 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (PG) Fri.-Sun. 12:30-3:00-5:30-8:00-10:30 Planes (PG) Fri.-Sun. 1:00-3:00-5:00-7:159:15 The Smurfs 2 (PG) Thu.-Sun. 12:00-2:30-5:007:30-10:00 We’re the Millers (R) Fri.-Sun. 12:15-2:45-5:157:45-10:15 The Wolverine (PG-13) Thu. 1:00-4:00-7:0010:00

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

2 Guns (R) Thu.-Sun. 1:40-4:10-7:20-9:50 The Conjuring (R) Thu.-Sun. 1:30-4:05-7:009:35 Despicable Me 2 (PG) Thu.-Sun. 12:00-2:204:40-7:15-9:35 Elysium (R) Thu. 10:00 Fri.-Sun. 1:00-4:007:05-9:40 Grown Ups 2 (PG-13) Thu. 12:05-2:25-4:457:10-10:00 Fri.-Sun. 7:10-10:00 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (PG) Thu.-Sun. 12:00-2:25-4:50-7:15-9:45 Planes (PG) Thu. 7:00 Fri.-Sun. 12:10-4:109:10 Planes 3D (PG) Thu. 7:15 Fri.-Sun. 2:10-7:10

‘2 Guns’ claims No. 1 spot at weekend box office “2 Guns’ shot to the top of the weekend box office. The Universal film starring Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg came in first place with $27 million.

The film is based on a graphic novel of the same name and features Washington as a DEA agent and Wahlberg as a Naval Intelligence officer who must team up for an undercover operation involving drug traffickers and the CIA. The top 10 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Hollywood.com, are: 1. “2 Guns,” Universal, $27,059,130, 3,025 locations, $8,945 average, $27,059,130, one week.

2. “The Wolverine,” Fox, $21,324,890, 3,924 locations, $5,434 average, $94,638,740, two weeks.

3. “The Smurfs 2,” Sony, $17,548,389, 3,866 locations, $4,539 average, $27,109,260, one week.

4. “The Conjuring,” Warner Bros., $13,027,154, 3,115 locations, $4,182 average, $107,956,907, three weeks.

5. “Despicable Me 2,” Universal, $10,134,120, 3,207 locations, $3,160 average, $326,411,585, five weeks.

6. “Grown Ups 2,” Sony, $7,945,069, 3,075 locations, $2,584 average, $116,195,275, four weeks.

7. “Turbo,” Fox, $6,228,816, 2,985 locations, $2,087 average, $69,307,459, three weeks.

8. “Red 2,” Lionsgate, $5,556,294, 2,755 locations, $2,017 average, $45,059,433, three weeks.

9. “The Heat,” Fox, $4,623,895, 2,074 locations, $2,229 average, $149,464,957, six weeks.

10. “Pacific Rim,” Warner Bros., $4,490,326, 1,803 locations, $2,490 average, $92,881,044, four weeks.

Associated Press

Red 2 (PG-13) Thu. 1:20-4:15-7:00 The Smurfs 2 (PG) Thu. 12:00-4:50-9:40 Fri.Sun. 12:00-2:25-4:50-7:15-9:40 The Smurfs 2 3D (PG) Thu. 2:25 Turbo (PG) Thu. 12:00-2:20-4:40-9:20 Fri.Sun. 12:05-2:25-4:45 We’re the Millers (R) Thu.-Sun. 1:30-4:05-7:009:30 The Wolverine (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. 1:00-4:007:10-9:30

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Reach for the stars Saturday night From staff reports The first Stars over Elachee for the fall season will be from 8-10 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 10, at Elachee Nature Science Center in Gainesville.

Visitors will learn how a telescope

works, how to set one up and use one of eight 6-inch Dobsonian telescopes to view the moon, planets, stars and constellations.

Visitors may see several shooting stars since it will be during the peak of the Perseid meteor shower.

Touch a monster truck, fire engine this weekend From staff reports The 14th annual Touch-A-Truck will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, at City Park in Gainesville.

The free event is a safe way for residents to see and touch their favorite big machines up close. More than 20 vehicles will be on display including a monster truck, fire trucks, tow trucks and big rigs.

Concessions will be available for purchase.

Call 770-531-2680 for more information.

Reservations are required. Tickets are $10 adults, $5 kids younger than 12 and free for Elachee members.

The activity is recommended for ages 8 and older.

Call Elachee at 770-535-1976 for more information.

Clermont hits centennial From staff reports The city of Clermont is celebrating its 100th birthday Saturday, Aug. 10, with a party and the official opening of its first farmers’ market.

The open house and centennial birthday party will begin at 1:30 p.m. at the Clermont Chattahoochee Center, formerly known as the Clermont gym.

But before the party starts, the city will mark the grand opening of the Clermont Farmers Market.

The market will be open from 9 a.m. to noon.

Call 770-983-7568 for more information.

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Back-to-school bash for kids in Habersham Screenings available for area students From staff reports The Back to School Bash for all Habersham County students will be from 3-6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, at Ruby C. Fulbright Aquatic Center in Clarkesville.

Activities include swimming, health screenings, bounce houses, face painting and games. School supplies, food and prizes will be available.

Last year, more than $50,000 in supplies, donations and services

were received from various churches, businesses and service organizations.

Through the donations, the community event provided 550 backpacks and school supplies to underprivileged children, as well as offering free health screenings, haircuts and a day of activities for students.

At the Bash, children will have the opportunity to receive free backpacks, new school supplies such as paper, pencils and notebooks, a haircut and dental screening.

Attendants must preregister since supplies are limited.

Visit www. habershamschools.com for registration form.

Vaccinate, microchip pets at animal clinic From staff reports The 2013 Rabies & Wellness Clinic will be from 8:30-10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, at the Humane Society of Northeast Georgia at 845 W. Ridge Road in Gainesville.

The HSNEGA staff will provide low-cost rabies shots, annual vaccinations, microchipping for cats and dogs, and flea and tick control products at the clinic. Costs are $10 per rabies shot/vaccine, $25 per microchip and $15 for flea and tick preventative.

No appointments are

needed; however, puppies and kittens must be 3 months old for rabies vaccinations. All pets must be in a carrier or securely leashed.

There are no residency restrictions for HSNEGA’s Wellness Clinics. Any pet owner may bring his or her animals for services.

All proceeds benefit the animals in the care of the Humane Society of Northeast Georgia.

Call 770-532-6617 or email JulieEdwards@ HSNEGA.org for more information.

Family events This week

14th annual Touch-A-Truck, Gainesville. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 10. City Park, 525 Prior St. NE, Gainesville. Free.

Back-to-school giveaway, Gainesville. 3-5 p.m. Aug. 10. Fair Street Neighborhood Center, 715 Fair St., Gainesville.

Elachee summer camp, Gainesville.

9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 8-9. Elachee Nature Science Center, 2125 Elachee Drive, Gainesville. Call 770535-1976 for prices.

Upcoming

Family Fun Fest, Clarkesville. 5-9 p.m. Aug. 24. Habersham County Recreation Center, 120 Paul Franklin Road, Clarkesville. $5. 706-7780620, unitedwayhabersham.com.

Movies under the Stars, Suwanee.

Etc. events This week

Stars over Elachee, Gainesville.

8-10 p.m. Aug. 10. Elachee Nature Science Center, 2125 Elachee Drive, Gainesville. Reservations required. $10 adults, $5 for children 12 and older, free for Elachee members. For ages 8 and up. 770-535-1976.

History Forum “Thunder Road,” Gainesville. 7 p.m. Aug. 13. The Northeast Georgia History Center, 322 Academy St. NE, Gainesville.

770-297-5900, negahc.org or jcarson@brenau.edu. Free for members, $3 for nonmembers.

“50 Plus Dancing Diners,” Gainesville. 5:30-9 p.m. Every second Tuesday. Luna’s Restaurant, 200 Main St. SW, Gainesville. Persons 50

7 p.m. Aug. 24. Town Center Park, 330 Town Center Ave., Suwanee. misti@senllc.com.

North Georgia Children’s Chorus auditions, Dahlonega. 4-7:30 p.m.

Aug. 27. Camp Hope, 7011 Pony Lake Road, Dahlonega. For ages 8-18. Primary Choir for ages 6-7 is also open for registration. $100 for fall term. ngachildrenschorus.org.

Lumpkin Adult Spelling Bee, Dahlonega. 7 p.m. Aug. 29. Holly Theater, 69 W. Main St, Dahlonega. $10 adults, children 12 and younger are free. 706-867-9607, lumpkinliteracy.org.

Penguins, Atlanta. 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday; noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday. Sept. 6 through Jan. 2. Fernbank Museum of Natural History, 767 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta. $13-$21 for adults, $12-$19 for students and seniors, $11$17 for children, and $8-$13 for museum members. 404-929-6300,

fernbankmuseum.org.

Hidden Universe, Atlanta. 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. Sunday. Sept. 6 through Jan. 2. Fernbank Museum of Natural History, 767 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta. $13-$21 for adults, $12-$19 for students and seniors, $11-$17 for children, and $8-$13 for museum members. 404-929-6300, fernbankmuseum.org.

18th annual Atlanta Dragon Boat Festival, Gainesville. Sept. 14. Lake Lanier Olympic Venue, 3105 Clarks Bridge Road, Gainesville. 770-2877888, lckc.org or dragonboatatlanta. com.

Second Bluegrass and BBQ Festival, Buford. Noon to 11 p.m. Sept. 21.

2640 Sawnee Ave., Buford. Tickets for 2 adults, 2 children ages 10-16 are $25; Single tickets $10, children 10 and younger are free. 470-2489233, 127bluegrass@gmail.com.

and older. 770-531-0848.

Lanier Women’s Club, Gainesville. 10 a.m. Every second Thursday. First Presbyterian Church, S. Enota St., Gainesville. $15. 678-960-4172.

An event to raise funds for special projects by providing an evening of music, food, auction and beverages at the theater. This year the goal is to provide for a new roof, sound and lighting equipment and repair the building facade. $40 per person, $75 per couple. 706-864-3759, hollytheater.com.

Sixth annual Children’s Center for Hope and Healing Gala, Gainesville. 7 p.m. Aug. 17. Smithgall Arts Center, 331 Spring St. SW, Gainesville. 770532-6530, hopeandhealingga.org or info@hopeandhealingga.org.

Family Day, “The Big 1980s,” Gainesville. 1-4 p.m. Aug. 18. The Northeast Georgia History Center, 322 Academy St. NE, Gainesville.

770-297-5900, negahc.org or jcarson@brenau.edu. Free for members, $3 for nonmembers.

Upcoming

Antique Auto Show, Clarkesville.

Aug. 16-18. Habersham County Fairgrounds, 4235 Toccoa Highway, Clarkesville. Call for 706-778-1445 time.

Mini-Adoption Event, Gainesville. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 17. 3640 Mundy Mill Road, Gainesville. Adoption fee is $85 and includes spay/neuter, 1st round of shots, microchip and rabies vaccination. 678-450-1587, animalshelter.hallcounty.org.

“Raise the Roof” Gala, Dahlonega.

6 p.m. Aug. 17. Holly Historic Theater, 69 W. Main St., Dahlonega.

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Arts events This Week

Yonah Art Guild meeting, Cleveland. 6:30 p.m. Second Tuesday of each month, Hallco Credit Union, 379 E. Kytle St., Cleveland. 706-994-7801, yonahartguild@yahoo. com.

HAHC Second Tuesday Get-together, Helen. Helen Arts and Heritage Center, 25 Chattahoochee St., Helen. Alternates between a History of Helen event and an ART-y Party with a demonstrating artist followed by a shared supper.

Free. 706-878-3933, helenarts.org or info@helenarts.org.

Monthly Dahlonega Gallery Walk, Dahlonega. 5:30-8 p.m. Second Saturdays. Historic Square, Dahlonega. folkwayscraftgallery.com.

“Treemendous Show,” Sautee. Through Sept. 15. Sautee Nacoochee Community Association, 283 Ga. 255 N, Sautee Nacoochee. Visit snca.org for times.

Upcoming

Fall Exhibitions, Gainesville. Aug. 22 through Oct. 12.

Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville.

Free. Opening reception 5:30-7 p.m. Aug. 22. Visit qvac. org for times.

Folk Pottery Show and Sale, Sautee. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Aug. 31. Sautee Nacoochee Community Association, 283 Ga. 255 N, Sautee Nacoochee. Free.

10th annual Art in the Square, Gainesville. Sept. 21-22.

Downtown Gainesville Square, E. Main St., Gainesville Free. Call 770-886-6126 for times.

66th annual members’ exhibition, Gainesville. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Oct. 11 through Dec. 1. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. Free.

Outdoors events

Theater events This week

“Gypsy,” Clarkesville. 2 and 7:30 p.m. Aug. 8-11.

Habersham Community Theater, 1370 Washington St., Clarkesville. $13. habershamtheater.org, 706-839-1315.

“Smoke on the Mountain,” Gainesville. Aug. 8-25. Brenau Downtown Center Theatre, 301 Main St. SW, Gainesville.

Presentation by the Georgia Mountain Players.

Adults $17; seniors, students and children $13.

Call 770-536-4677 or visit georgiamountainplayers. org.

“The Complete Works of William Shakespeare” (abridged), Atlanta. 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 6:30 p.m. Sundays. Aug. 10 through Sept. 1. The New American Shakespeare Tavern, 499 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta. Thursday $15-$20, Friday $22$32, Saturday $24-$36, Sunday $15-$28. Parking $5. Preview Aug. 8.,

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Based on the memoir of Gypsy Rose Lee, the musical “Gypsy,” will end its run this weekend. Performance are at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Aug. 8-11, at Habersham Community Theater, 1370 Washington St., Clarkesville. $15. 404-874-5299, shakespearetavern. com or boxoffice@ shakespearetavern.com.

Reading of Third Country, Atlanta. 7:30 p.m. Aug. 12. Horizon Theatre, 1083 Austin Ave. NE, Atlanta.

Upcoming

Aurora Comedy Nights, Lawrenceville. 7:15 and 9:15 p.m. Aug. 16-17.

Aurora Theatre, 128 East Pike St., Lawrenceville. $18. 678-226-6222, www. auroratheatre.com.

“Lombardi,” Buford.

7:30 p.m. Aug. 16-17, 21-24; 2:30 p.m. Aug. 18, 25. Buford Community Center’s Sylvia Beard Theatre, 2200 Buford Highway, Buford. $1820 for adults, $16-18 for seniors and $12-14 for students. 678-717-3624,

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Fables Fantastiques, Lawrenceville. 10 a.m. Aug. 17. Aurora Theatre, 128 East Pike St., Lawrenceville. $7.

678-226-6222, www. auroratheatre.com.

Hot Diggity Doug, Lawrenceville. 10 a.m. Aug. 24. Aurora Theatre, 128 East Pike St., Lawrenceville. $7.

678-226-6222, www. auroratheatre.com.

Freeze Frame, Lawrenceville. 10 a.m. Aug. 31. Aurora Theatre, 128 East Pike St., Lawrenceville. $7.

678-226-6222, www. auroratheatre.com.

“Troilus and Cressida,” Atlanta. 7:30 p.m.

Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays; 6:30 p.m.

Sundays; and 10 a.m. most Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Sept.

6-28. The New American Shakespeare Tavern, 499 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta.

Thursday $15-$20, Friday $22-$32, Saturday $24$36, Sunday $15-$28. $5 parking. Preview Sept.

5. $15. 404-874-5299, shakespearetavern.com.

This week

Farmer’s Market and Centennial Celebration, Clermont. 9 a.m. Aug. 10. Clermont Chattahoochee Center, 639 Main St. SW, Gainesville. 770-983-7568.

Fall season of the BBI Junior Olympic Program, Gainesville.

7 p.m. Aug. 13. Lake Lanier Olympic Venue, 3105 Clarks Bridge Road, Gainesville. Introductory program to flatwater sprint canoe/kayak for ages 10-15. $95. 770287-7888, lckc.org.

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Moonlight paddle, Gainesville. 7:30 p.m. Aug. 16, Sept.

20 and Oct. 25. Lake Lanier Olympic Venue, 3105 Clarks Bridge Road, Gainesville. Trained instructor will lead group paddle. $15. 770-287-7888, lckc.org.

Blimpie Fit Fest, Suwanee. 7:30 a.m. Aug. 17. Town Center Park, 330 Town Center Ave., Suwanee. paul@ blimpiegeorgia.com.

Gardening Class: Fall Gardening, Cumming. 6:30-8 p.m.

Aug. 19. Sharon Forks Library, 2820 Old Atlanta Road, Cumming. 2-3:30 p.m. Aug. 20. Cumming Library, 585 Dahlonega Road, Cumming. Learn about growing cool-season vegetables, composting and enriching your garden soil for next season. forsythpl.org.

Fall Grilling Class, All Pike locations. 10 a.m. Aug. 24.

All Pike locations. Show participants how to create and maintain fall grilling container garden. Free. pikenursery. com.

Helen Centennial River Parade, Helen. Noon. Aug. 31. The Helendorf Inn, 33 Munich Strasse, Helen.

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