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The Humane Society of Northeast Georgia is celebrating 100 years of service with a Mutt Strut and Homecoming on Saturday.

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The latest horror movie starring Brad Pitt as an investigator searching for the cause of the zombie epidemic experienced a death and rebirth of its own before ever hitting the big screen. The Paramount Pictures result is possibly the best movie of the summer 2013 season.

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Pets to strut around for top dog, cat honors Humane society celebrates 100 years

Group seeks animals for calendar From staff reports

BY MEREDITH PRUITT

mpruitt@gainesvilletimes.com The Humane Society of Northeast Georgia will celebrate 100 years in operation Saturday at Lakeview Academy in Gainesville. The humane society was founded in 1913 and is the oldest non-church, nonprofit organization in Northeast Georgia.

The centennial features the annual Mutt Strut and Homecoming celebration, which includes a 5-kilometer or 1-mile Fun Run/Walk, homecoming king and queen contest for pets, door prizes and vendors. Activities will begin with preregistration for the Mutt Strut at 7 a.m. and the homecoming celebration will continue from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

“Everyone is welcome to come, and they’re welcome to bring their dogs as well, as long as they’re leashed and, hopefully, nice,” said Julie Edwards, director of development and marketing for the humane society.

She said the humane society is hoping for this to be a “homecoming” for those who have previously found their pets there.

“We would really love for all of our adopters to come back,” Edwards said.

Vendors at the event will include groomers, doggy daycare representatives, pet treat vendors and Bruster’s of Gainesville.

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Above: Sola Hall, left, husband Thomas Layton and son Zane, 9, walk a dog at the Humane Society of Northeast Georgia on Tuesday afternoon. The organization will celebrate 100 years of service with an event Saturday. Right: This puppy is available for adoption at the humane society.

plates will be sold as well.

Attendees will receive special “swag bags,” which will include “dog tags” labeled with the humane society’s logo on them, pet treats and toys.

“It’s our birthday, but we’re giving away the gifts,” Edwards said.

Pet owners and others in the community have contributed to the special homecoming “king and queen” contest online for weeks. The winner will be announced and “crowned” Saturday, Edwards said.

She also said this celebration is a tribute to the work of Rick Aiken, who has served the humane society for

the past 24 years and is retiring. When he took the role as executive director, the humane society was in poor financial shape, she said. The growth of the humane society has also been because of growing support from the community, she said.

“Community support is everything to us,” Edwards said. “If we didn’t have the support of the community, we wouldn’t be here.”

The humane society hopes the celebration is not just an end of 100 years, but the beginning of another 100 years of service. Services include a low-cost spay and neuter clinic since 2005.

The Humane Society of Northeast Georgia is looking for pure bred pups to all-American mutts for its 2014 Life Savers Calendar.

Any pet parent in the Atlanta and Northeast Georgia area is invited to enter his or her dogs, cats, ponies or fish for the annual calendar. Thirteen lucky finalists will be chosen to be featured in the 2014 Life Savers Calendar with each receiving a professional photography session and an 8-by-10-inch portrait from Celestial Studios in Gainesville, valued at $200.

The tax-deductible entry fee is $20 for the first pet and $10 for each additional pet. Photos will be accepted through June 28. All entered photos are guaranteed to be included in the calendar gallery and the 13 finalists will be featured in the calendar as a “Pet of the Month.”

The calendar will be printed and available for sale in October 2013. All monies raised will be used to support the 1,800-plus homeless animals the humane society rescues each year until they are adopted, including covering costs for their shelter and nourishment, vaccinations and spay/ neuter surgery.

To learn more about entering, visit http://www. humanesocietyofnortheast georgia.org or call the Humane Society of Northeast Georgia at 770-532-6617.

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Paddle around lake Soap opera actor looks to future with canoe, kayak

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BY SAVANNAH KING

From staff reports The Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club will hold a paddle-thon Saturday, June 22, at the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue in Gainesville.

Athletes will be on the water from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. to raise funds for the club.

Residents may come and observe the athletes’ daily activities and try his or her hand at paddlesports. The LCKC will have canoes, kayaks, dragon boats and stand-up paddleboards available to test for free.

Donations are appreciated and vendors will be on site.

Mountain Top Rodeo rides into Dahlonega From staff reports Mountain Top Rodeo featuring bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping, saddle bronc, barrel racing, bull riding, ladies breakaway roping and team roping will be Friday, June 21, and Saturday, June 22, at R-Ranch in the Mountains.

Gates open at 6 p.m. each day with events beginning at 8 p.m.

Advanced tickets for one day cost $10 for adults and $5 for children and for

Family events This week

Summer camps for art and theater, Demorest.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 20-21, 24–28. Piedmont College, 165 Central Ave., Demorest. $150. 706-7788500 ext. 1320.

Dog Craft Week, Gainesville. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 1-5 p.m.

two days $16 adults, $8 children. Tickets purchased at the gate for one day are $12 for adults and $6 for children and for two days at $20 for adults and $10 for children. The parking fee is $5.

For advance tickets, visit www.mountaintoprodeo. com, the DahlonegaLumpkin County Visitors Center or the R-Ranch in the Mountains office at 65 R-Ranch Road in Dahlonega.

For more information, call 706-864-6444.

Sundays. June 20-21.

Interactive Neighborhood for Kids, 999 Chestnut St. SE No. 11, Gainesville.

Make a dog craft. $1 with paid admission. Members free. inkfun.org.

Farm Craft Week, Gainesville. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 1-5 p.m.

Sundays. June 24-28.

Interactive Neighborhood for Kids, 999 Chestnut St. SE No. 11, Gainesville.

Create farm crafts. $1 with paid admission. inkfun.org.

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“Days of Our Lives” star Chandler Massey, 22, won his second Daytime Emmy on Sunday night for his role as Will Horton. Massey won the outstanding younger actor award.

He is the grandson of Gainesville residents Abit and Kayanne Massey and was attending the University of California, Los Angeles, when he was cast as Will Horton.

Question: How does it feel to receive your second Daytime Emmy award for playing Will Horton on “Days of Our Lives?”

Answer: I feel very lucky, very lucky indeed, especially considering how amazing the other three actors in my category are.

Q: If you met your character Will Horton on the street what would you think about him?

A: I’d like his charming good looks of course. I’m just kidding.

I think I’d like Will. He’s one of the good guys.

He’s got a good heart and he’s kind of an old soul and that’s what I like. But he definitely has anger issues and I think that stems from having a rocky childhood and whatever so I wouldn’t want to get on his bad side.

Q: What made you want to be an actor in the first place?

A: I just remember being in fifth grade in elementary school and we had a school play,

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Chandler Massey accepts the award for outstanding younger actor in a drama series for “Days of our Lives” at the 40th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards on Sunday in Beverly Hills, Calif.

“Tom Sawyer,” and for whatever reason I wanted to be in it. And then I did

two plays in middle school and just wanted to be in those and plays in high

school and just wanted to be in those. I think it was just something that was in me from the start maybe.

Q: What are your career plans?

A: Right now I’m just kind of enjoying the moment. If I think ahead to the future, there are a million things that I want to do. I want to go back to school. I want to go to graduate college.

Q: What’s the next step for you?

A: I’m under contract until Dec. 9 of this year. So most immediately after that I think I’d like to go home and spend Christmas with the family and then come back.

Q: Is there anything you would want to throw out there for people to know about you?

A: My favorite restaurant of all time is the Longstreet Cafe. The biscuits especially.

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Sister Hazel takes to stage off Lake Lanier From staff reports The second concert of the 2013 summer series at Peachtree Pointe Amphitheater is Gainesville, Fla.,-bred band, Sister Hazel. The band takes the stage at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 22.

Eric Dodd, rising singer-songwriter, will set the lakeside stage for the five-man band kicking off a night of live music, delicious concessions and great drink specials from SweetWater. With the newly renovated amphitheater and beautiful Lake Lanier as the stage backdrop, this setting provides a concert arena holding 1,800.

Sister Hazel’s creative train just keeps rolling.

Last year’s well-received “Release” reached the band’s highest ever spot (No. 37) on the Billboard

Concert calendar This week

Hank Williams Jr. and Gregg Allman, Alpharetta.

June 21. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta. $19.50-$99.50. Call 800-745-3000 for time, vzwamp.com or ticketmaster.com.

Sprockets local showcase, Athens. 5-7 p.m. June 22.

Cine Bar Cafe, 234 W. Hancock Ave., Athens.

Aurora Swing Nights Rock, Roll & Remember concert, Lawrenceville. 8 p.m. June 22. Aurora Theatre, 128 East Pike St., Lawrenceville. $18. 678-226-6222, auroratheatre.com.

Album Charts, topping even their platinum disc “Somewhere More Familiar.” They are keeping the momentum going with “Heartland Highway,” marking the band’s quickest album-to-album turnaround in their 15-plusyear career.

Peachtree Pointe is 25 miles south of Gainesville on the 1,500 acres making up Lake Lanier Islands.

The Georgia Satellites will perform Saturday, July 13.

Visit www.lakelanierislands. com for other shows and our upcoming Jazz series starting in September.

The doors of Peachtree Pointe Amphitheater will open at 7 p.m. and bands will take the stage at 8 p.m. For tickets, visit www. peachtreepointeamp.com, or contact Kate Davis at kdavis@lakelanierislands. com.

Brad Paisley pre-show acoustic performance, Atlanta. 6 p.m. June 23.

Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood, 2002 Lakewood Ave. SE, Atlanta. $7-$589.

Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, Atlanta. 8 p.m. June 23. The Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave. NE, Atlanta. Parking $10. 404-876-5859, atlantabotanicalgarden.org.

11th annual Wired Music Festival, Athens. 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. June 25. New Earth Music Hall, 227 W. Dougherty St. Athens. 18 and older. $10, $5 with AthFest wristband. 706543-8283, AthFest.com.

Jazz Jam Session, Dahlonega. 7-9 p.m. every fourth Sunday. The Crimson Moon, 24 N Park St., Dahlonega. $6.

Classical tunes float around area Music festival wraps up with two concerts From staff reports The North Georgia Chamber Music Festival, hosted by the University of North Georgia, will continue with its final two concerts Saturday, June 22, and Sunday, June 23.

The concerts feature world-class musicians, including performances by several members of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.

At 8 p.m. June 22, renowned pianist William Ransom and cellist Charae Kruger will be joined by violinist Helen Kim for a performance at the Ed Cabell Theatre on UNG’s Gainesville campus. The trio will perform Antonin Dvorák’s “Piano trio ‘Dumky’ in E minor” and Felix Mendelssohn’s “Piano Trio No. 1” in D minor.

The festival wraps up at 3 p.m.

Sunday, June 23, at the Cumming First United Methodist Church, 770 Canton Highway, with a duo recital from Atlanta Symphony Orchestra violinist David Coucheron and his sister, pianist Julie Coucheron. The pair will perform Christian Sinding’s “Suite in A minor;” Edvard Grieg’s “Sonata No. 2 in G major;” Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Violin Sonata in C minor No. 2;” and Franz Waxman’s “Carmen Fantasy.”

Former Atlanta Symphony Orchestra concertmaster and violinist Cecylia Arzewski had a vision to begin a chamber music festival in Northeast Georgia and is the event’s artistic director.

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Renowned pianist William Ransom teams up with cellist Charae Kruger and violinist Helen Kim for a concert at 8 p.m. Saturday in Ed Cabell Theatre at the University of North Georgia’s Gainesville campus.

“The solitude in chamber music shapes its visions over the hall,” Arzewski said. “Everyone is alone, yet together at the same time.

Listeners are pulled into the quiet, sometimes painful, sometimes blissful space created within us.”

Tickets are $20 for each concert and may be purchased by calling 706-867-2873 or at the door. The performance hall will open 45 minutes prior to the concert.

For more information, visit www. ung.edu/chambermusic.

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HAHC seeks old photos of Helen From staff reports The city of Helen’s 100th birthday is Aug. 18, and the Helen Arts & Heritage Center is asking visitors and residents to thumb through picture albums and search attics for old photos dating back as far as 1913.

Some will be used in a coffeetable picture book the Helen Arts & Heritage Center is compiling to celebrate the town’s diverse first century. Others may be used in upcoming displays at the center’s history room.

Digital copies of

pictures can be emailed to oldhelenphotos@gmail.com or prints can be dropped off to be scanned at the Helen Arts & Heritage Center, at 25 Chattahoochee Strasse. If sending original photographs, indicate if they are to be returned and label them clearly with contact information.

HAHC asks photos be clearly identified with names of people and places, if available.

HAHC is asking all photos be to the office in June.

Call HAHC at 706-8783933 for hours of operation.

From staff reports Every Saturday and Sunday in June, Three Sisters Vineyards & Winery will present the Georgia Wine Country Festival for its 12th year at the Lumpkin County vineyard.

The free festival features participating Georgia Wineries such as Boutier Winery, Chateau Elan, The Cottage Vineyards and Winery, The Georgia Winery, Mercier OrchardsHard Pressed Cider, Sautee-Nacoochee Vineyards and Three Sisters Vineyards.

A Wine Garden featuring guest Georgia Wineries from across the state will be presented for a fee inside the festival.

Additionally, Georgia wines, hard cider and Georgia beer from Sweetwater Brewing Co. will be available to

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The little town of Helen has reinvented itself several times in its hundred years to meet the challenges of changing times.

This promotional photograph was used to entice visitors to Alpine Helen in the early 1980s.

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Georgia Wine Country Festival When: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m.

Sunday Where: Three Sisters Vineyards & Winery, 439 Vineyard Way, Dahlonega.

Contact: 706-865-9463 or www.ThreeSisters Vineyards.com

purchase.

Georgia barbecue by three different vendors will be available for purchase on alternating weekends. Vendors include Godfather’s BBQ of Loganville, Rib County BBQ of North Georgia and North Carolina, and Atlanta’s Bone Lick BBQ. Music during the weekends includes the polite jazz and standards of Tommy Dean and Mike Ewbank, aka Moose & Squirrel; old-time Americana and bluegrass of The Buzzard Mountain Boys Hootenanny featuring special guests Ann Whitley of the Rosen Sisters; Doug Singleton;

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and The Three Arrows.

This year’s participating charity is Waypoint Center of North Georgia.

Handcrafted furniture and items made from recycled wine barrels by Waypoint members will be offered for sale as a fundraiser.

Festival hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m.

Sunday. The festival is at Three Sisters Vineyards & Winery, 439 Vineyard Way, Dahlonega. Visit www. threesistersvineyards.com for driving directions.

Call 706-8659463 or visit www.

ThreeSistersVineyards. com for more information and directions.

Second annual Summer Fest, Flowery Branch.

Noon to 5 p.m. June 22.

Union Baptist Church, 5115 Union Church Road, Flowery Branch.

Free, but donations gladly accepted. Rain date is 1:30-4:30 p.m.

June 23.

Book signing of “The Hackers of Oz,” Gainesville. 4-7 p.m.

June 22. Books-aMillion at the Lakeshore Mall, 150 Pearl Nix Parkway, Gainesville.

Signing by author Tom Mula.

Road Atlanta Track Time, Braselton. 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. June 23-24.

Road Atlanta, 5300 Winder Highway, Braselton. Call 770-9676143 for prices.

American Business Women’s Association, Gainesville. 6 p.m. fourth Tuesday each month.

Recess Sern Gastro Pub, 118 Bradford St. NE, Gainesville. Dinner, speakers, meeting. 770654-9277, abwallcc.org.

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This film starring Brad Pitt may go down in film history as one of the greatest recoveries of all time. With the production being a well-publicized disaster, most reviewers expect a trainwreck, a flop on the scale of “John Carter,” “Ishtar,” or “Cleopatra.” The end result, though, is a world away. Against all odds, “World War Z” is one of the most entertaining movies this summer, even if it isn’t the movie some want it to be.

The horror film won’t be considered a landmark of the genre or a great adaptation of Max Brooks’ book “World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War.” But as a summer action film, it provides a more satisfying payoff than “Man of Steel” and “Iron Man 3.” It gives us what has been lacking from those releases: entertainment.

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“My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra,” Demorest.

7:30 p.m. June 21, 27, and 29, 2 p.m. June 23.

Piedmont College, 165 Central Ave., Demorest. $10, $16 for season ticket. 706-7788500 ext. 1355, piedmont.edu.

“The 1940s Radio Hour,” Demorest. 7:30 p.m. June 20, 22, and 28, 2 p.m. June 30. Piedmont College, 165 Central Ave., Demorest. $10, $16 for season ticket. 706-778-8500 ex. 1355, piedmont.edu.

Jazz Jam Session, Dahlonega. 7-9 p.m. every fourth Sunday. The Crimson Moon, 24 N Park St., Dahlonega. $6.

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Paddle-thon, Gainesville. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 22.

Lake Lanier Olympic Venue, Gainesville. Free, but donations are appreciated.

Patriotic Celebration, Gainesville. 4 p.m. June 30. Gainesville First United Methodist Church, 2780 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville. Call 770-536-2341 for tickets.

Brenau Family Ties exhibit, Gainesville. Reception 5:30-7 p.m.

June 27. Simmons Visual Arts Center, Presidents Gallery, 500 Washington St. SE, Gainesville. Free. 770-534-6263.

“ZooMobile Animal Adventure,” Lawrenceville. 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. June 26. Aurora Theatre, 128 East Pike St., Lawrenceville. $7. 678-226-6222, auroratheatre.com.

11th annual Wired Music Festival, Athens. 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. June 25. New Earth Music Hall, 227 W. Dougherty St. Athens. 18 and older. $10, $5 with AthFest wristband. 706-543-8283, AthFest.com.

“The Good Wife” exhibit, Gainesville. Opening reception 5:307 p.m. June 27. Simmons Visual Arts Center, Presidents Gallery, 500 Washington St. SE, Gainesville. Free. 770534-6263.

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Mutt Strut and Homecoming Celebration, Gainesville. 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 22. Humane Society of Northeast Georgia, 845 West Ridge Road, Gainesville. Preregistration for the Mutt Strut is $25; day of the race registration is $30. 770-532-6617, www. humanesocietyofnortheastgeorgia.org.

Moonlight paddle, Gainesville. 7:30 p.m. June 21.

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

“Beauty and the Beast Jr.,” Dahlonega. June 21-23. Historic Holly Theater, 69 West Main St., Dahlonega. Adults $14, children and students $10. Visit hollytheater.com for times.

Farm Craft Week, Gainesville. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sundays. June 24-28. Interactive Neighborhood for Kids, 999 Chestnut St. SE No. 11, Gainesville. Create farm crafts. $1 with admission. inkfun.org.

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Zombie apocalypse film pays off ‘World War Z’ Starring: Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Daniella Kertesz and Matthew Fox Rated: PG-13, for intense frightening zombie sequences, violence and disturbing images Runtime: 1 hour and 56 minutes Bottomline: Superficial but fun action blockbuster

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Film Review “World War Z” might go down in film history as one of the greatest recoveries of all time.

This production has been an infamous, well-publicized disaster. A full cut of the film was finished in 2012, and it was supposed to be released several months ago. But star and producer Brad Pitt and others were unhappy with that version.

According to those who saw the movie in that form, they had good reason to doubt its prospects. So the script was rewritten, new scenes were shot and a huge chunk of the film was cut — including the final, very expensive climactic sequence.

Meanwhile, rumors about the dysfunction among the production’s major players have spread. Several key crew members quit the project.

Gossip eluded Pitt stopped speaking to director Marc Forster at some point.

All of these factors have pushed the budget to near $200 million, if not more. Horror movies are profitable because they reliably draw a niche audience and are relatively inexpensive to make. This one, however, has ballooned into blockbuster territory, and that is a very risky situation for a zombie movie.

The stakes are quite high for Pitt personally, too. This is his first attempt to build a franchise around himself, and Pitt, his production partners and Paramount Pictures have given themselves a very small margin

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Brad Pitt as Gerry Lane in a scene from Paramount Picture’s zombie flick “World War Z.”

for error. To be a success, this movie has to produce huge numbers.

These behind-the-scenes stories had most reviewers expecting a trainwreck, a flop on the scale of “John Carter,” “Ishtar” or “Cleopatra.” The end result, though, is a world away from those expectations.

Against all odds, “World War Z” in its final version is one of the most entertaining movies this summer, even if it isn’t the movie some want it to be.

The film deviates wildly from

the novel on which it is based, Max Brooks’ “World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War.” Like “The Bourne Identity,” the movie retains the title and some of the foundational ideas from its source but constructs a very different story around Gerry Lane (Pitt) and his family.

Lane is a retired United Nations investigator living in Philadelphia. But when the zombie epidemic hits, he is drawn into the search for its origins and a way to contain it.

Lane quickly begins to lead the

investigation, which takes us to a handful of locations around the world.

I don’t think we’ve ever seen a zombie movie with as large a scope as this one. His quest takes him to South Korea, Israel and Wales. In each location, there is mass devastation.

Brooks’ novel has been praised for its realistic portrayal of how various governments around the world would respond to a zombie outbreak. Those elements of the story are largely omitted from the film. The Israel

section is really the only time the film delves into geopolitics, and not very deeply at that. So the movie doesn’t offer the strong social commentary that usually distinguishes something as a great zombie movie. The focus is squarely on Lane and the search for a cure for whatever is turning people into rabid, undead predators.

Hardcore fans of the genre might not be satisfied by the movie’s depiction of the attacks, either. The first act consists mostly of the Lane family trying to survive the initial onslaught and is emotionally very intense.

But there is a minimum of gore even in those sequences.

The movie is high on suspense and action but not blood and guts.

It probably won’t be considered a landmark of the genre or a great adaptation, but as a summer action film, “World War Z” provides a more satisfying payoff than any of the tentpole releases so far this year —“Man of Steel” and “Iron Man 3” included.

It gives us what has been lacking from those releases: entertainment.

Jeff Marker is head of the Communication, Media & Journalism Department at the University of North Georgia. His reviews appear weekly in Get Out and on gainesvilletimes.com/getout.

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

After Earth (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. 12:30-2:455:15-7:30-10:00 Before Midnight (R) Thu. 1:15-4:30-7:009:30 Fri.-Sun. 1:15-4:15-6:45-9:30 Epic (PG) Thu. 1:00-4:00-6:45-9:30 Fri.Sun. 1:00-4:00-6:45 Fast & Furious 6 (PG-13) Thu. 12:30-2:003:30-6:30 Fri.-Sun. 12:45-3:45-6:45-9:45 The Hangover Part III (R) Thu. 3:45 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (PG) Thu. 10:00-10:00 The Internship (PG-13) Thu. 1:00-4:00-7:0010:00 Fri.-Sun. 1:00-4:00-6:45-9:30 Iron Man 3 (PG-13) Thu. 12:45 Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (PG) Thu. 10:00-10:00 Man of Steel (PG-13) Thu. 1:00-1:30-2:004:15-4:45-5:15-7:30-8:00-8:30-9:30 Fri.Sun. 1:00-1:30-4:15-4:45-7:30-8:00-9:30 Man of Steel 3D (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. 12:303:45-7:00-10:00 Monsters University (G) Thu. 8:00 Fri.-Sun. 1:15-4:00-7:00-9:30 Monsters University 3D (G) Fri.-Sun. 12:303:00-5:30-8:00 Now You See Me (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. 1:454:30-7:15-9:45 The Purge (R) Thu.-Sun. 1:15-3:15-5:157:15-10:00 Star Trek Into Darkness (PG-13) Thu. 12:453:45 This Is the End (R) Thu.-Sun. 1:30-4:157:00-9:45 World War Z (PG-13) Thu. 8:00 Fri.-Sun. 12:45-3:45-7:00-9:45

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After Earth (PG-13) Thu. 10:30-12:50-3:105:30-7:50-10:10 Fri.-Sun. 5:50-11:00 Before Midnight (R) Thu. 11:40-2:10-4:40 The Bling Ring (R) Fri.-Sat. 10:25-12:403:10-5:25-7:40-9:55-12:10 Sun. 10:2512:40-3:10-5:25-7:40-9:55 The Croods (PG) Thu. 11:10-1:40-4:05 Epic (PG) Thu. 10:55-1:30-4:00-6:30-9:00 Fri.-Sun. 9:55-12:25-2:55-5:20-7:45-10:10 Epic 3D (PG) Thu. 11:40-2:05 Fast & Furious 6 (PG-13) Thu. 10:20-11:451:20-2:40-4:25-5:35-7:25-8:30-10:35 Fri.Sun. 10:20-1:20-4:25-7:25-10:35 The Great Gatsby (PG-13) Thu. 11:00-9:30

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7:30-10:10 World War Z (PG-13) Thu. 8:00 Fri.-Sun. (1:00-4:00) 7:00-10:00 World War Z 3D (PG-13) Thu. 8:00 Fri.-Sun. (12:30-3:30) 6:30-9:30

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LOS ANGELES — “Man of Steel” went up, up and away at the box office.

The Warner Bros. superhero film earned $116.6 million in its opening weekend.

The retelling of Superman’s backstory nabbed the record for biggest all-time opening in June and is the second biggest opening of the year behind “Iron Man 3,” which is on the verge of cracking $400 million at the box office in North America.

The top 5 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. “Man of Steel,” Warner Bros., $116,619,362, 4,207 locations, $27,720 average,

$128,681,486, one week.

2. “This Is the End,” Sony, $20,719,162, 3,055 locations, $6,782 average, $33,027,297, one week.

3. “Now You See Me,” Lionsgate, $11,016,473, 3,082 locations, $3,574 average, $80,705,916, three weeks.

4. “Fast & Furious 6,” Universal, $9,583,330, 3,375 locations, $2,840 average, $219,723,955, four weeks.

5. “The Purge,” Universal, $8,317,995, 2,591 locations, $3,210 average, $51,962,845, two weeks.

Associated Press

Fri.-Sun. 10:15-1:30-7:05 The Hangover Part III (R) Thu. 11:05-5:35 The Internship (PG-13) Thu. 11:30-2:104:50-7:05-7:35-10:15 Fri.-Sat. 11:25-2:104:50-7:35-10:15 Sun. 2:10-4:50-7:3510:15 Iron Man 3 (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. 10:40-1:354:35-7:40-10:40 Man of Steel (PG-13) Thu. 11:30-2:00-3:054:00-5:00-6:30-8:30-9:00-10:00 Fri.-Sat. 9:30-11:30-1:00-3:05-4:30-6:30-8:0010:00-11:30-12:35 Sun. 11:30-1:00-3:054:30-6:30-8:00-10:00 Man of Steel 3D (PG-13) Thu. 9:30-12:301:00-2:30-4:30-6:00-8:00 Fri.-Sun. 12:304:00-7:30-11:00 Man of Steel: An IMAX 3D Experience (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. 12:00-3:30-7:00-10:30 Monsters University (G) Thu. 8:00-10:30 Fri.-Sat. 10:15-11:00-11:30-12:45-2:003:20-4:00-4:30-7:00-8:30-9:30-10:0012:01 Sun. 10:15-11:00-11:30-12:45-2:003:20-4:00-4:30-7:00-8:30-9:30-10:00 Monsters University 3D (G) Thu. 8:15-10:45 Fri.-Sat. 10:00-12:30-1:30-3:05-5:35-7:308:05-10:35-12:30 Sun. 10:00-12:30-1:303:05-5:35-7:30-8:05-10:35 Now You See Me (PG-13) Thu. 11:00-1:454:30-7:15-10:00 Fri.-Sat. 11:05-1:45-4:407:15-9:55-12:40 Sun. 11:05-1:45-4:407:15-9:55 The Purge (R) Thu. 10:40-11:10-12:451:15-2:50-3:20-4:55-5:25-7:00-9:05 Fri.-Sat. 10:35-12:45-2:50-4:55-7:05-9:1011:20 Sun. 10:35-12:45-2:50-4:55-7:059:10 Star Trek Into Darkness (PG-13) Thu. 10:504:45 Fri.-Sun. 10:50-1:45-4:45-7:45-10:45 Star Trek Into Darkness 3D (PG-13) Thu. 1:45 This Is the End (R) Thu. 10:15-12:15-12:452:45-3:15-5:15-7:45-10:15 Fri.-Sat. 10:552:05-4:35-5:00-7:30-10:10-10:40-12:40

Sun. 2:05-4:35-5:00-7:30-10:10-10:40 World War Z (PG-13) Thu. 8:00-10:40 Fri.Sat. 11:20-2:00-4:40-7:40-10:20-1:00 Sun. 2:00-4:40-7:40-10:20 World War Z 3D (PG-13) Thu. 8:15-10:55 Fri.-Sat. 10:40-11:00-1:20-1:40-4:00-4:206:40-7:10-9:20-9:50-12:01-12:30 Sun. 10:40-11:00-1:20-1:40-4:00-4:20-6:407:10-9:20-9:50

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After Earth (PG-13) Thu. (1:10-4:10) Epic (PG) Thu. (12:30-3:05-5:40) Fri.-Sun. (12:45-3:20) Fast & Furious 6 (PG-13) Thu. (12:45-3:45) 7:00-10:00 Fri.-Sun. (3:35) 9:40 The Internship (PG-13) Thu. (1:00-4:00) 7:10-10:10 Fri.-Sun. 7:00-9:50 Iron Man 3 (PG-13) Thu. (12:30-3:30) 6:309:30 Fri.-Sun. (1:00) 6:30 Man of Steel (PG-13) Thu. (12:30-1:00-4:15) 7:25-7:45 Fri.-Sun. (12:15-2:00-3:30-5:15) 6:45-9:00-10:00 Man of Steel 3D (PG-13) Thu. (12:00-3:153:50) 7:00-10:15-10:40 Fri.-Sun. (12:454:00) 7:15 Monsters University (G) Thu. 8:15 Fri.-Sun. (12:00-2:40-5:20) 8:00 Monsters University 3D (G) Fri.-Sun. (12:303:10-5:50) 8:30 My Little Pony: Equestria Girls (Not Rated) Sat.-Sun. (12:00) Now You See Me (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. (1:154:05) 7:20-10:10 The Purge (R) Thu. (12:30-2:45-5:00) 7:1510:00 Fri.-Sun. (4:00) 9:30 Star Trek Into Darkness (PG-13) Thu. (12:403:45) Fri.-Sun. (12:30) 6:35 This Is the End (R) Thu.-Sun. (12:45-3:25)

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

Fast & Furious 6 (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. 1:454:30-7:10-10:00 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (PG) Thu. 10:00 The Internship (PG-13) Thu. 2:00-4:30-7:0010:30 Man of Steel (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. 12:30-1:003:45-4:15-7:00-7:30-9:30-10:00 Monsters University (G) Fri.-Sun. 1:15-4:006:30-9:00 Now You See Me (PG-13) Thu. 1:15-3:456:10-8:30 Rise of the Guardians (PG) Thu. 10:00 This Is the End (R) Thu. 1:30-4:00-6:30-9:15 Fri.-Sun. 1:45-4:15-7:00-10:30 World War Z (PG-13) Fri.-Sun. 2:00-4:307:00-9:20

Dawson 400 Stadium Cinemas 706-216-1622

189 North 400 Center Lane, Dawsonville

After Earth (PG-13) Thu. 4:35-7:00 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (PG) Thu. 10:00-10:00 Epic (PG) Thu. 12:00-2:25-4:50-7:15 Fast & Furious 6 (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. 1:004:00-7:00-9:35 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (PG) Thu. 10:00-10:00 The Internship (PG-13) Thu. 1:00-4:00-7:009:40 Man of Steel (PG-13) Thu. 1:00-1:30-4:157:30-9:30-9:45 Fri.-Sun. 12:55-2:00-4:005:00-7:05-8:00-9:10 Man of Steel 3D (PG-13) Thu. 12:30-3:457:00-10:15 Fri.-Sun. 12:30-7:00 Monsters University (G) Fri.-Sun. 1:00-4:307:00-9:30 Monsters University 3D (G) Fri.-Sun. 4:1510:05 Now You See Me (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. 1:054:10-7:10-9:50 The Purge (R) Thu. 12:00-2:15-4:20-7:1010:00 Fri.-Sun. 12:00-2:05-4:10-7:0510:10 Star Trek Into Darkness (PG-13) Thu. 1:004:00-7:00-9:40 This Is the End (R) Thu. 1:30-4:05-7:05-9:35 Fri.-Sun. 1:30-4:05-7:05-9:55 World War Z (PG-13) Fri.-Sun. 1:15-4:157:10-9:50 World War Z 3D (PG-13) Fri.-Sun. 1:00-4:007:00-9:40

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

Opening

‘World War Z’

Read Jeff Marker’s review on Page 10.

‘Monsters University’

HHH (G.) It has been 12 years since we were introduced to Monstropolis and the city’s power company Monsters, Inc., where scream energy is harnessed from terrified children. That’s where we met the furry blue giant named James P. Sullivan and his wisecracking limegreen cyclops buddy Mike Wazowski. Disney-Pixar’s “Monsters University” brings us back to the time when Sully and Mike were not quite BFFs. When Mike (voiced by Billy Crystal) steps on to the Monsters U campus, he’s determined to become one of the top scarers. Mike believes if he works hard and studies harder he can be the best. But his plan gets thwarted by the Big Man on Campus, Sully (voiced

by John Goodman), whose father was a famous scarer.

Slacker Sullivan thinks he can get by with his natural talent. The rivalry between Sully and Mike escalates until they are deemed unworthy by the School of Scaring’s Dean Hardscrabble (voiced by a wonderfully wicked Helen Mirren). In order to get back into her not-so-good graces, they join Oozma Kappa, a band of misfit monsters, to compete in the annual Scare Games — think a cuddlier, humorous Hunger Games. Along the way, they learn about teamwork and friendship.

While “Monsters U” is visually stunning in

Disney-Pixar

Sully and Mike in a scene from “Monsters University.”

candy-colored pastels, the story feels paint-bynumbers. “Monsters U” has moments of good humor but it doesn’t match the wit or inventiveness of “Monsters, Inc.” In fact, the 3-D version is almost unnecessary except for one of the key scenes at the end when Mike tries to prove his worth. DisneyPixar’s decision to give it the old college try with a prequel should have played to the storytelling strengths of the original. Don’t miss the bonus short, “Blue Umbrella,” a delightful wordless romance that tracks two umbrellas on a rainy day. A simple, satisfying prelude to a night of animation.

‘Between Us’

HH (Unrated, with profanity, adult situations).

There are filmed adaptations of plays and plays that are, in essence, staged for the film camera.

“Between Us,” sadly, is closer to the latter. Joe Hortua’s four-handed melodrama about the arc of a relationship between two couples feels stagy, claustrophobic, despite

filmmaker Dan Mirvish’s efforts to “open the play up” with varied settings and outdoor footage. And it’s performed theatrically, built to play to the back rows. Grace and Carlo (Julia Stiles and Taye Diggs) are newlyweds, visiting the Midwestern home of their college buddies, Sharyl and Joel (Melissa George and David Harbour). Whatever “seems like old times” nostalgia they might share is troubled by simmering resentments, jealousies and old grudges. Carlo is a photographer, a struggling artist. Joel was also a photographer, but he soldout (or turned practical) and now he and Melissa live in a McMansion.

Where they aren’t happy.

Carlo and Grace try to endure, support. But in the end, they wind up clinging to each other. The other couple’s unsettling bickering is just getting started when we switch to another scene, a year later.

We’re privy to a second meeting, this time in Grace and Carlo’s dingy, crowded New York apartment. Carlo is still struggling, social worker Grace is bitter. And

who shows up but Joel and Sharyl. “Between Us” teases out what happened at that first reunion, testy banter and debate among the foursome, who split up into pairs and condemn each other in their best “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” impression. There are surprise revelations and ugly memories, and the battle over the shifting class difference between these two couples plays out in an epic confrontation over a milkshake delivery tip.

This is a good cast, but it’s all played at a rather shrill pitch that must work better on the stage. The intimacy of the screen makes it all uncomfortably in our face.

continuing ‘Bling Ring’

HHH 1/2 stars (R for drug use, language, sexual content.) It must be tough, being “average” and “middle class” and living within sniffing distance of L.A.’s rich and beautiful people. The designer clothes, the pricey homes, flashy cars and flashier jewelry must seem just within reach, especially to the young and avaricious.

That’s the temptation of “The Bling Ring,” Sofia Coppola’s scintillating followup to the sleepinducing “Somewhere.”

Coppola’s film, based on a Vanity Fair article about the crimes, the criminals and the world they ran in, is a winking condemnation of a generation of naive, covetous privacyabandoning teens — and their victims, celebrities so vapid they leaves doors unlocked, so vulnerable in an age where the Internet tracks their every out-oftown trip, every red carpet appearance. Because if there’s one thing these dizzy L.A. larcenists have a handle on, it’s social media. They don’t wear gloves, don’t rush through the houses they enter and pilfer, don’t realize that the gate camera (which they walk towards backwards, wearing hoodies, so that their faces are hidden) isn’t the only camera in a multi-million dollar hillside Paris Hilton, Orlando Bloom or Lindsay Lohan abode. But they can track their prey online and Facebook photos of their haul. Becca (Katie Chang) worships Lohan and a few other staples of “Access Hollywood” and “TMZ.” She links up with the new kid in her Calabasas high school, Marc (Israel Broussard), because of his fashion sense. He’s gay.

And when she says “Let’s check some cars” after hitting a party, he’s down for anything — pulling on car doors, seeing what can be snatched from a vehicle that isn’t locked. Chloe (Claire Julien) is Becca’s blond bombshell pal, also down for anything. Nicki (Emma Watson) and Sam (Taissa Farmiga) are the rest of this pot-smoking, Kanye and M.I.A. listening posse. They discover that the celebrities they long to emulate are as careless about locking their

doors as “The Bling Ring,” as the media came to call them, are about hiding their activities. As with her best films, Coppola is utterly at ease in this milieu and it shows. The performances capture the utter amorality of it all, with Harry Potter’s pal Watson scoring with her dizzy rationalizations of her crimes — “Karma cleanses my journey” — Broussard’s ease at showing Marc’s increasing comfort in his sexuality and Chang’s unflinching turn as the fearless/reckless and unfeeling Becca. They’re an amusingly hateful bunch, their sole redeeming quality being the real and really gauche people they’re robbing — many of them glimpsed in TV news coverage edited into the fray.

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Hit stage with band or mystery Auditions for singers, actors in Holly Theater productions From staff reports

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Atlanta magician, the amazing Arthur Atsma, will perform his captivating sleight-of-hand magic at Aurora’s Children’s Playhouse.

Zoo animals and magician descend on Aurora Theatre From staff reports Aurora Theatre assembles the best children’s performers in the region, bringing them to Gwinnett County for the Aurora Children’s Playhouse series.

On June 26, Zoo Atlanta will present its ZooMobile Animal Adventure, in which a trained educator will conduct a program using live animals and biofacts such as bones. The program gives children a connection to animals and conservation through audience participation.

On July 10, Atlanta magician, the amazing Arthur Atsma, will perform his mega-hit Camp Aurora Magic Show. Atsma will amuse folks of all ages

Aurora Children’s Playhouse What: ZooMobile Animal Adventure in June and Camp Aurora Magic Show in July When: 10 and 11:30 a.m. June 26 and July 10 Where: Aurora Theatre, 128 E. Pike St., Lawrenceville

with a show filled with captivating sleight-ofhand magic, audience interaction and comedy.

Performances will last about 45 minutes.

Tickets are $7. For reservations, call 678226-6222 or visit www. auroratheatre.com.

The Holly Theater is in search of singers and actors for its next productions — Agatha Christie’s “Mousetrap” and Holly and the Heartbreakers — in July and August.

Auditions for singers for the cover band Holly and the Heartbreakers will be 7-10 p.m. July 10 at Holly Theater. Email Leigh Ann Cannady at leighannmusic@gmail.com to sign up for an audition.

Singers need to come with a prepared song from the 1950s, 1960s or 1970s and bring sheet music or an accompaniment CD. No a capella auditions will be allowed.

Theater This week

“The 1940s Radio Hour,” Demorest. 7:30 p.m. June 20, 22, and 28, 2 p.m. June 30. Piedmont College, 165 Central Ave., Demorest. $10, $16 for season ticket.

706-778-8500 ex. 1355, piedmont.edu.

“Beauty and the Beast Jr.,” Dahlonega. June 21-23. Historic Holly Theater, 69 West Main St., Dahlonega. Adults $14, children and students $10. hollytheater.com.

Funny Fridays, Lawrenceville. 8 p.m.

June 21. Aurora Theatre, 128 East Pike St., Lawrenceville. Featuring Andy Sandford, Mia Jackson and Debra Cole. $15. 678-226-6222, auroratheatre.com.

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Rehearsals will be July 18 and 31 and Aug. 6 and 17. Rehearsal location will be determined at a later date. The performance will be Aug. 17 for the Annual Holly Gala.

Auditions for Agatha Christie’s “Mousetrap” will be 7-10 p.m. Tuesday, July 30, and 7-10 p.m.

Wednesday, July 31, at the Holly Theater. Callback auditions will be 1-4 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 3.

Rehearsals will be Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings at the Holly Theater on the main stage or in the black box theater. Occasionally, a Saturday morning or Tuesday evening rehearsal will occur, but most

rehearsals will be limited to three rehearsals per week starting Aug. 5.

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script with others who are auditioning and some simple improvisation exercises. People who audition may prepare a one-minute dramatic monologue. A headshot and acting resume will be accepted, but is not required.

To audition, contact director Bruce Pilgrim to arrange an audition time at brucepilgrim@hotmail.com or 706-344-2138.

Characters needed for the play are five men and three women.

“Mousetrap” is about a group of strangers stranded in a boarding house during a snowstorm, one of whom is a murderer.

Suspects include a

newly married couple, the Ralstons, who run the house, and the suspicions in their minds nearly wreck their perfect marriage.

Other suspects are a spinster, Miss Casewell, with a curious background; an architect, Mr. Wren, who seems better equipped to be a chef; a retired Army major, Maj. Metcalf; and a strange man, Mr. Paravacini, who claims his car has overturned in a snow drift. Another character, Mrs. Boyle, is a jurist who makes life miserable for everyone.

Into their midst comes a policeman, Sgt. Trotter, who arrives on skis. He no sooner arrives when the jurist is killed. To get to the rationale of the murderer’s pattern, the policeman probes the background of everyone present and rattles a lot of skeletons.

Dahlonega. 8 p.m. Every fourth Thursday. Holly Underground, 69 W. Main St., Dahlonega. All genres welcome to listen, speak

and mingle. hollytheater. com.

International Ballet Intensive summer dance program, Gainesville. 1

p.m. June 22 at 1 p.m. in the Hosch Theatre, 429 Academy St., Gainesville. $5 for adults and $3 for children and seniors.

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Outdoors events This week

Learn to Row classes, Gainesville.

6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8-10 a.m. Saturdays.

June 20-29; 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays Sept. 7-28. Lake Lanier Rowing Club, 3105 Clarks Bridge Road, Gainesville. $100 per class.

770-287-0077, lakelanierrowing.org.

Moonlight paddle, Gainesville. 7:30 p.m. June 21, July 19, Aug. 16, Sept.

20 and Oct. 25. Lake Lanier Olympic Venue, 3105 Clarks Bridge Road, Gainesville. Trained instructor will lead group paddle. $15. 770-2877888, lckc.org.

Visiting Artist Series, Helen. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. June 22-23 and 29-30.

Unicoi State Park and Lodge, 1788 Ga. 356, Helen. $5 parking. 706-878-

Arts events This Week

Skate and Create exhibit, Buford.

11 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 22 through Aug. 25. Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center, 2020 Clean Water Drive, Buford. The exhibit explores skate culture and helps visitors understand how skateboarding is becoming more environmentally

2201 ext. 305.

Full Moon Suspension Bridge Hike, Tallulah Falls. 8-10 p.m. June 22, 9-11 p.m. June 23. Tallulah Gorge State Park, Tallulah Falls. $5 plus $5 parking. 706-754-7981.

Upcoming

Holiday Gorge Floor Hike, Tallulah Falls. 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

June 29-30. Tallulah Gorge State Park, Tallulah Falls. No pets, wear appropriate footwear and children must be 10 or older. Register in advance. $5 plus $5 parking. 706754-7981.

Gardening Class: Garden to Table, Cumming. 2-3:30 p.m. July 8. Sharon Forks Library, 2820 Old Atlanta Road, Cumming. 6:30-8 p.m. July 9. Cumming Library, 585 Dahlonega Road, Cumming. Tips for harvesting homegrown produce at the peak of flavor. forsythpl.org.

aware. gwinnettEHC.org.

Upcoming

“The Good Wife” exhibit, Gainesville.

Opening reception 5:30-7 p.m. June 27. Simmons Visual Arts Center, Presidents Gallery, 500 Washington St. SE, Gainesville. Free. 770-5346263.

“Bowden: A Collector’s Legacy” exhibit, Gainesville. July 11 through Sept. 1. Brenau University Gallaries,

Gardening Class: Preserve the Harvest, Cumming. 2-3:30 p.m. July 22. Sharon Forks Library, 2820 Old Atlanta Road, Cumming. 6:30-8 p.m. July 23. Hampton Park Library, 5345 Settingdown Road, Cumming.

Explore canning, freezing and drying methods for making your summer bounty last. forsythpl.org.

Summer Sprints Regatta, Gainesville.

8 a.m. July 20. Lake Lanier Olympic Venue, 3105 Clarks Bridge Road, Gainesville. Registration deadline noon July 18. $25. lckc.org.

Adult kayak class, Gainesville. 6-8 p.m. July 23 and 25, 10 a.m. to noon July 27. Lake Lanier Olympic Venue, 3105 Clarks Bridge Road, Gainesville. $75. 770-287-7888, lckc.org.

Adult kayak class, Gainesville. 6-8 p.m. July 29 and Aug. 1., 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 3. Lake Lanier Olympic Venue, 3105 Clarks Bridge Road, Gainesville. $75. 770-287-7888.

429 Academy St., Gainesville.

Opening reception 5:30-7 p.m. July 11. Featuring artwork by Joseph Albers, Alex Katz, Michael Graves, John Cage and Marisol. Free. 770534-6263.

65th 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. 770-536-2575. vizualmethods.com.

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To have your event listed, we must have the following information: ■■ The name, time and date of the event, and a short description ■■ The location, street address ■■ Admission and contact information ■■Send to getout@gainesvilletimes.com ONLY emails will be accepted. No faxes, flyers, mailers or phone calls. The deadline to have your event listed in Get Out is the FRIDAY before the next publication. Listings run at the discretion of the editor.

If you would like to purchase an ad, call Betty Thompson at 770-532-1234 or email bthompson@gainesvilletimes.com

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Thursday, June 20, 2013