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http://artpad.art.com/artpad/painter/ As artists descend on the downtown Gainesville square this weekend, you can try your own hand at painting on this website. The website allows you to choose the size of your paint brush, the color of paint and the opacity of the color. You can also change tools to a typing tool or a paint bucket, which splatters paint on the virtual canvas. So see if you have the makings of an artist.

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Rhett Akins to perform at the 12th annual John Jarrard Foundation Songwriter Festival in Gainesville.

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The 10th anniversary of Art in the Square features exhibits by more than 120 artists and artisans from the Southeast.

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Jeff Marker reviews Alfonso Cuarón’s newest film “Gravity,” a science-fiction thriller starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney.

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Clermont celebrates its 100th birthday this weekend at its centennial festival.

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Hall County Master Gardeners present the Fall Garden Expo, Georgia’s biggest two-day plant sale.

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Four questions with Kim Williams Man studies psychology before electing musical career

John Jarrard Foundation Songwriter Festival

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Where: Brenau University Front Lawn When: 6 p.m. Saturday Cost: $20

In the early years of his life, Kim Williams took many turns in deciding what career path to take.

From his earliest dreams of being an astronaut to his ambitions in psychology, Williams never dreamed writing songs would take him where he wanted to go.

Williams is a country songwriter who has written for several artists such as Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire and Randy Travis. He is one of several who will perform at the 12th annual John Jarrard Foundation Songwriter Festival on the Brenau University front lawn Saturday.

The Times talks to Williams about his journey and how he accidentally ended up as a songwriter.

Question: What made you want to become a songwriter?

Answer: I grew up in a large family. Just about everybody played something.

My daddy played three or four instruments. I probably started playing at 9 or 10 years old.

But actually, my first love was I wanted to be an astronaut. So I kind of hung on to that, but I had this birth defect that left me with a (bad) leg. It hit me later, when I got old enough to realize it, I’d never be an astronaut because you’ve got to be pretty much perfect physically.

In 1974, I was in a burn accident. I got severely

who were not selling and signing the guys around me.

Joe Diffie had already done 200 demos for me, and I was writing with him. And all of a sudden, he’s got a deal. My first No. 1 was with Joe Diffie.

Q: What is your favorite part about performing?

A: I’d say my favorite part is what we’ll do there in Gainesville. We’ll get on the stage and we’ll banter back and forth. We’ll give each other a hard time and aggravate each other, and kind of roast each other on stage.

If you’ve never seen Doug Johnson, him and I are as close as brothers and we give each other all kinds of crap.

And that’s what it’s about. It’s not about being great singers or nothing, it’s about having fun.

Q: What selections will you perform?

A: With Doug, one of us will do “Three Wooden Crosses,” and Kent (Blazy) will be there, so he’ll do “Ain’t Going Down (‘Til the Sun Comes Up).”

I’ve got them all down. I’ve got them in my chord book.

I had some static with other writers about that. They said, “Don’t you know your own songs?” And I looked at them and said, “If you know all your own damn songs, you’re not writing them.”

As the show goes on, I’ll just try to pick whatever. So that’s kind of the way it goes.

You never really know. I don’t know exactly what I’ll do.

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While studying to be a psychologist, Kim Williams realized he wanted to write songs for a living. The country music songwriter has penned songs for Garth Brooks and Randy Travis.

burned. I was in and out of hospitals for 10 years. One of those years, I was in Nashville undergoing reconstructive surgery and I took a class in songwriting at what then was the University of Tennessee Nashville branch.

I was fascinated, but I still was working on a degree in psychology, so I came back to the University of Tennessee.

I sat down and it just kind of went off like a light bulb, “I don’t really want to be a psychologist. I want to be a

songwriter.”

Q: What is it like working with the artists you have worked with?

A: Most of the artists I work with, I started (with) on the ground floor. The others came later, so they were just kind of green horns. So it wasn’t intimidating.

I was writing with Garth (Brooks), I was writing with Joe Diffie, I was writing with Trisha Yearwood, I was writing with all of these people. And all of a sudden, they start dropping these older guys

John Jarrard concert series kicks off Friday

BY MEREDITH PRUITT

mpruitt@gainesvilletimes.com Rhett Akins, a well-known singer and songwriter, is one of five famous songwriters set to perform at the 12th annual John Jarrard Foundation Songwriter Festival in Gainesville this weekend.

Akins is most recognized for his hit songs “She Said Yes” and “That Ain’t My Truck.”

Akins will headline the Saturday night concert series on the Brenau University front lawn.

Joining him will be Kent Blazy, Kim Williams, Doug Johnson and Bob Morrison.

Before the main event Saturday night, a free concert will be on the square Friday, featuring David Lee Murphy, Riverstreet Again and Berklee College of Music students.

Saturday will mark the 12th year of the concert series named for Gainesville native John Jarrard, a famous songwriter and member of the Georgia Music Hall of Fame.

Jarrard moved to Nashville to pursue his dream of being a country music songwriter.

As the odds of making it while battling an aggressive case of Type I diabetes were slim, he continued to pitch songs and write 11 No. 1 country hits. Because of diabetes, Jarrard lost his eyesight, one of his legs and endured several kidney transplants. He died in 2001.

Gainesville fans decided to honor Jarrard’s legacy with the first concert series, which only included a small gathering.

“The first year, (we had) about 30 tables, kind of small, and then it’s grown from there,” said Jody Jackson, executive director of the John Jarrard Foundation. “Now, we’re at over 100 tables and it’s about 1,200 to 1,500 people, and we’ve raised right at a little over $1 million for several local charities that were dear to John Jarrard’s heart.”

Concert proceeds will go to charities, including Good News Clinics, Good News at Noon Men’s Shelter and Boys and Girls Clubs of Hall County, among others.

Jackson said the selection of songwriters featured at each concert is driven by songwriters. He said the foundation has a long list of accomplished songwriters who are always willing to participate upon being asked.

Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at www.johnjarrardfoundation.com. To sponsor a table of eight, call 770-710-9191.

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Artists descend on downtown Art in the Square this weekend

Art in the Square When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday Where: Gainesville’s downtown square Cost: Free

BY MEREDITH PRUITT

mpruitt@gainesvilletimes.com What started as a small idea between colleagues has turned into a decadelong tradition on the square in downtown Gainesville.

This year is the 10th anniversary of Gainesville’s Art in the Square, featuring various art exhibits by more than 120 artists and artisans from the Southeast, specialty vendors and activities.

Anne Brodie Hill, artist and director of Art in the Square, started the event when the Main Street manager suggested luring people in the area to downtown Gainesville.

“He talked to me about starting an art festival in downtown Gainesville, and I told him I had a lot of friends (who) were artists and maybe I could talk them into coming,” Hill said.

She said the success of the first festival has continued every year.

“It was wonderful,” she said. “Every year, it’s just gotten bigger and better.”

Hill added the response from businesses on the square has been positive, because it brings in a surplus of customers. She said the event is made possible through the support of the community and sponsors.

“I’m just really excited about this year,” she said. “It’s a very good collaboration between the City of Gainesville, Main Street Gainesville, (and)

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Murrayville artist Sue Sigmon-Nosach, right, talks about her display to visitors attending the Art in the Square last year in downtown Gainesville.

the merchants on the square downtown are very supportive.”

The event will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday in the square.

Participants are welcomed to observe and work hands-on with artists.

Live demonstrations will be featured as well as photography and the Youth Artist Market, hosted by Interactive Neighborhood for Kids.

A prize drawing for a mosaic will be Sunday. The mosaic is by Mary Hull, artist and volunteer for the Quinlan Visual Arts Center.

Proceeds from the drawing will benefit the Gainesville Housing Authority’s art class at the Innovation Station, where Hull is a volunteer teacher. The art class was developed as a collaborated effort between the Quinlan Visual Arts Center and the authority as a free class for low-income children living in the

authority’s housing area.

“Sometimes you just do things that are necessary to help a program get a foothold,” Hull said.

She said the mosaic, titled “Mountain Faeries,” is a special donation because it was one she had kept personally for a long time.

“It’s dear to me,” she said. “I just never tried to put it out there and sell it because I did like it so much.”

Although her first intention was to donate

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the proceeds to the classes at the Quinlan, she said Amanda McClure suggested sending the benefits to the authority’s class instead. Hull said it was comforting for her to know her most treasured work would be sold for a good cause.

“It makes me feel like my piece of art stands for something better than just something that I did for my enjoyment,” she said.

Hull also said she donated it because she believes in the small group of eight students she works with at the Innovation Station.

“They’re just such good kids,” she said. “They’re very genuine kids. It makes it comfortable to be around them.”

Tickets for the drawing are $5 each, three for $10 or 10 for $20.

Admission and parking for Art in the Square are free.

From staff reports

Georgia’s biggest twoday plant sale returns this weekend as the Hall County Master Gardeners present the Fall Garden Expo on Friday, Sept.

20 and Saturday, Sept.

21, at Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center in Gainesville.

Regular Expo visitors will recognize many returning vendors such as Nichols Nursery, Charles Street Garden, Smithgall Woodland Garden, Horizons Ltd and Gardeners Pottery. The public will have plenty of varieties of plants to choose from, including native plants which more gardeners agree are hardier and attract beneficial insects such as pollinators.

Speakers will be on hand each day including Eleanor Craig, who will talk about hardy ferns and companions for a shade garden at 1 p.m. Friday.

Food vendors will be there, too.

Carts will be available to borrow. A holding area is set aside for shoppers whose eyes are bigger than their carts to place their goodies while they continue shopping.

Gates are open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Friday and 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at 1855 Calvary Church Road in Gainesville.

Admission is $2 per adult. Children are admitted for free. Pets are not allowed.

For more information, call 770-535-8293 or visit hcmgs.com/expos.

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Masterpiece Mondays, Buford. 6-8 p.m. Mondays.

Through Sept. 23. Lake Lanier Islands, 7000 Lanier Islands Parkway, Buford. Create an art masterpiece by the lake at Sunset Cove. Free. 770-945-8787.

“No Small Measure: Collaborations between Artists & Poets,” Gainesville. Opens Sept. 25 with poetry

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Clermont celebrates centennial Parade drives through town on Saturday

■■ Continued from 5 readings at noon. Roy C. Moore Art Gallery, 3820 Mundy Mill Road., Oakwood. Free. 678-7173707.

Marth Whittington “Used Air,” Atlanta. Through Oct. 12. 11-5 p.m. WednesdayThursday. Artist’s talk 2 p.m. Sept. 28. Whitespec, 814 Edgewood Ave. NE, Atlanta.

From staff reports The Clermont Days Centennial Festival will kick off at 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, and continue to Saturday, Sept. 21, as the town celebrates its 100th birthday as a charted township.

The “Clermont Cupcake Challenge,” a 5-kilometer run and 1-kilometer fun walk, will start at 7:45 a.m.

Saturday. Sign-in is at 6:30 a.m. for the level course with mountain scenery.

Long-sleeve designer T-shirts will be given to all who pre-register for $15 and $20 or $20 and $25 the day of the race.

Register at www. runnersfit.com, www. racega.com or on Facebook North Hall Lions Club.

At 9 a.m. Saturday, children’s events such as kids jumps, bungle ride, mini-train, hamster ball and pony rides will start.

A petting zoo and archery area will also be available.

Adults may wonder through the arts and crafts and snack on food plus hear the live entertainment all day.

A parade will be at 1 p.m. with the theme of “1900s.”

All floats and participants need to dress in the style of the “1900s.”

A car show will start at 2 p.m. with judging at 4 p.m.

Fireworks will close out the festivities after dark.

For more information, visit clermontdays.net or call 770-983-7568.

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students and seniors, $15.50 for children ages 3 to 12, free for ages 2 and younger, and free for Fernbank members. 404-929-6400, fernbankmuseum.org.

66th annual Members’ exhibition, Gainesville. 5:307:30 p.m. Oct. 17 through Dec. 8. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. Free.

Kristin Skees “Cozy Portraits” exhibit, Atlanta.

Oct. 24 through Nov. 16.

Marcia Wood Gallery, 263 Walker St. SW, Atlanta.

Free. 404-827-0030, marciawoodgallery.com.

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“Girl With A Pearl Earring” Atlanta. Through Sept. 29. High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta. woodruffcenter.org.

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A marching band participates in last year’s community celebration in Suwanee.

Sing out for Suwanee Day Art, music, parade set for 1-day event From staff reports For the 30th time, the North Georgia community will celebrate Suwanee Day, which is part art and part music/ entertainment festival.

Suwanee’s annual “celebration of community” will be Saturday, Sept. 21, at Town Center Park. Festivities include a parade, festival food, inflatable rides, free Fastball concert and fireworks.

The parade will start at 9 a.m., but participants will march along a different route this year. The parade will begin on Main Street at Stonecypher Road, head north to Suwanee Dam, turn south on Buford Highway, pass in front of Town Center Park and end at Chicago Avenue.

The Suwanee Day entertainment line-up includes creatures that slither and fly as

well as sing and dance. Irish and belly dancers, bands playing rhythm and blues and traditional island music will be among those performing on the main stage.

Western Trails and a reptile wagon will entertain the children.

The day’s festivities will close with a free concert by Fastball, interactive dance performance and fireworks display.

Fastball will take the stage at 8:15 p.m.

Formed in Austin, Texas, Fastball skyrocketed up the Billboard music charts in 1998 with its second album, All the Pain Money Can Buy. The album went platinum in six months and hits included “The Way,” “Out of My Head,” and “Fire Escape.” The Grammy-nominated alternative rock band released its latest single, “Love Comes in Waves,” earlier this year.

“We like to say that Suwanee Day is the best one-day festival around,” said events manager Amy Doherty, noting this year’s celebration is a Southeastern Tourism Society Top 20 event. “We pack an awful lot into 13 hours.”

Bluegrass, BBQ on tap in Buford From staff reports The second annual Bluegrass and BBQ Festival hosted by the American Legion Post 127 in Buford will begin at noon Saturday, Sept. 21.

Nu-Blu and Chattahoochee Chain Gang will return and start the musical entertainment at 2 p.m. Any pickers and strummers also are invited to attend and stroll the grounds with their musical abilities.

This year’s event will showcase an array of vendors sharing their wares. Vendors will display their goods indoors or on the shady grounds of the American Legion’s Buford campus at 2640 Sawnee Ave. As a bonus, a children’s area will have free activities to entertain the younger audience.

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Director Alfonso Cuarón’s science- fiction thriller is many things, but above all else, it is one of the most suspenseful films released in years. “Gravity” is a great sci-fi movie, a riveting survival story and a mindblowing visual spectacle. Cuarón is the rare filmmaker who can work with a blockbuster budget and use an abundance of special effects, yet still tell a compelling, humanistic story.

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John Jarrard Foundation Concert Songwriters in the Round Show, Gainesville. Sept.

20-21. Downtown Gainesville and front lawn of Brenau University. $20. 770-710-9191 or johnjarrard foundation.com.

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The Cage Free String Band and Community Contra Dance, Sautee Nacoochee. 7:30 -11 p.m.

Sept. 21. Sautee Nacoochee Center, 283 Ga. 255 North, Sautee Nacoochee. Adults $9, Students $5. Children under 13 free. 706754-3254 or SNCA.org.

BBQ & Bluegrass Festival, Buford. Noon to 11 p.m.

Sept. 21. The American

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Steve Bryson Band, Helen. 8 p.m. Sept. 21. Helen Theatre, 115 Escowee Drive, Helen. Adults $16, children free. 706-969-5671 or jstalcup@windstream. net.

Clermont Days Centennial Festival, Clermont. 4 -10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, and 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

21. 5K run and a 1K run at 7:45 a.m.

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Hall County Master Gardeners Fall Expo, Gainesville. 8:30 a.m.to 5 p.m.

Sept. 20, 8:30 a.m.to 4 p.m. Sept. 21. Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center, 1855 Calvary Church Road, Gainesville. Adults $2, children free.

770-535-8293 or hcmgs.com/expos.

Fall BBI Junior Olympic Program Championship Fungatta, Gainesville. Sept. 28.

Lake Lanier Olympic Venue, 3105 Clarks Bridge Road, Gainesville. 770-2877888, lckc.org.

“America’s Music: A Film History of Our Most Popular Music,” Gainesville.

4 p.m. every other Saturday. Six-session program featuring documentary film screenings at University of North Georgia. Light refreshments. Next session Sept. 28. RSVP emily.thornton@ung.edu or 678-717-3658.

Emporium shopping extravaganza, Gainesville. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 27. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 28. First Baptist Church, 751 Green St., Gainesville. $5.

404-388-6320 or fbcemporium.com. Benefitting Action Ministries.

Audition for Fifth Row Center’s “A Christmas Carol,” Buford. 7 p.m. Sept. 23-26. Buford Community Center Theatre, 2200 Buford Highway, Buford. 678-357-7359 or info@FifthRowCenter.com.

Masterpiece Mondays, Buford. 6-8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 23. Lake Lanier Islands, 7000 Lanier Islands Parkway, Buford. Create an art materpiece by the lake at Sunset Cove. Free. 770-9458787.

Russo & Noe, Helen. 8 p.m. Sept. 27. Helen Theater, 115 Escowee Drive, Helen. 706-9695671 or www.helentheater.com.

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“The Marvelous Wonderettes,” Clakesville.

7:30 p.m. Monday through Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. Sept. 19-29. Habersham Community Theatre, 1370 Washington St., Clarkesville. $18 adults and $11 children and full-time students. 706-8391315, habershamtheater.org.

“You Can’t Take It With You,” Gainesville. 7:30 p.m. Sept. 19.

Gainesville High School Theatre, 830 Century Place, Gainesville. $5.

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Legion Post 127, 2640 Sawnee Avenue, Buford. $10, family pack (includes 4 tickets) $25, children free.

470-248-9233.

“About Boating Safely” by the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flowery Branch. 8:30 a.m.to 4:30 p.m. Sept. 21. Coast Guard Operations Center, 6995 Lights Ferry Road, Flowery Branch. $40. 770-271-4059 or lakelanier.ga@aol.com.

Full Moon Suspension Bridge Hike, Tallulah Falls.

7-9 p.m. Sept. 19. 8:15-10:15 p.m. Sept.

20. Tallulah Gorge State Park, 338 Jane Hurt Yarn Road, Tallulah Falls. $5 plus $5 parking.

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‘Gravity’ is a space-spinning thrill ride JEFF MARKER jeffmarker@rocketmail.com

Film Review Theaters should hand out oxygen masks when moviegoers buy tickets to “Gravity.” Director Alfonso Cuarón’s science-fiction thriller is many things, but above all else, it is one of the most suspenseful films released in years.

From the opening shot until the end credits roll, this movie does not let us catch our breath.

That makes sense, of course, because as an opening title card reminds us, in space there is no air pressure or oxygen.

So when Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock), a scientist on her first space voyage, and Matt Kowalsky (George Clooney), a veteran astronaut on his last mission, are sent hurtling into space in their extra-vehicular activity suits with limited supplies of oxygen, both the story and the suspenseful filmmaking have us gasping for air right along with them.

“Gravity” begins with what will become known as one of the most impressive opening shots of this decade, a continuous take that lasts for at least 15 minutes (I was too enthralled by the story to time it accurately).

This shot introduces us to our two lead characters, blasts us through the initiating event and sets up Ryan’s and Matt’s goals for the rest of the film — all while gradually building the tension until it’s tighter than a spacecraft’s airlock.

The camera begins by ever so slowly floating through space until it approaches the Space

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Sandra Bullock, left, as Dr. Ryan Stone and George Clooney as Matt Kowalsky in a scene from the film “Gravity.”

‘Gravity’ Starring: Sandra Bullock, George Clooney Rated: PG-13, for intense perilous sequences, some disturbing images and brief strong language Runtime: 1 hour, 31 minutes Bottom line: Unquestionably one of the year’s best

Shuttle, where three crew members are in the middle of a spacewalk to repair the Hubble Telescope.

Ryan is secured to the Canada arm of the shuttle and focused on work. Matt is testdriving a manned maneuvering unit, playfully looping around the shuttle and telescope. A third astronaut tests a tether cord closer to the shuttle cockpit.

The camera spends brief moments with Ryan and Matt,

introducing each character and making us feel like we are in space with them. This movie immerses the viewer in the story world with stunning effectiveness.

Then mission control in Houston notifies the astronauts that a Russian satellite has been destroyed and the debris is in orbit. It’s nowhere near the shuttle, though, so no worries.

They continue to work, and it all seems routine.

However, several minutes later mission control orders them to abort the mission because the debris has changed course and is charging toward them at 20,000 miles per hour.

Within moments, debris is pummeling the shuttle, Ryan is tumbling through space still attached to the Canada arm and Matt is desperately trying to maneuver toward her before she is completely out of range.

All this happens in the first

shot, mind you, and it isn’t even finished at that point. This scene alone is a remarkable achievement, yet it’s merely the windup for the real action.

“Gravity” just might be a perfectly executed movie. The visual effects are seamless, to the point we wonder how in the world they pulled it all off. Every filmmaking element is used so deftly even casual viewers will be impressed by things like the sound design.

Bullock and Clooney — especially Bullock, since she carries most of the film — are genuinely brilliant. We have to remember, they filmed all of this in a studio in front of green screens. But we quickly forget that because they are both so convincing. They also are both locks for Oscar nominations.

In fact, there are few categories for which “Gravity” will not earn nominations from virtually every critics’ circle and

awards proceeding, particularly in the technical categories.

And here is something I’ve never written: “Gravity” must be seen in 3-D. Cuarón joins James Cameron as the only live-action filmmakers to understand how to use 3-D as an essential story element rather than just a geewhiz trifle.

Cuarón is the rare filmmaker who can work with a blockbuster budget and use an abundance of special effects, yet still tell a compelling, humanistic story.

“Gravity” is a great sciencefiction movie, a riveting survival story and a mind-blowing visual spectacle.

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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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. 4:15-6:45-9:15 Battle of the Year (PG-13) Fri.-Sun. 2:157:30 Battle of the Year 3D (PG-13) Fri.-Sun. 4:4510:00 The Conjuring (R) Thu. 6:45-9:45 The Family (R) Thu. 4:30-7:00-9:30 Fri.Sun. 2:00-4:30-7:00-9:30 Getaway (PG-13) Thu. 4:30-7:15-9:30 Fri.Sun. 2:15-4:30-7:15-9:30 Grown Ups 2 (PG-13) Thu. 4:45-7:30-10:00 Fri.-Sun. 2:00-4:45-7:30-10:00 Insidious: Chapter 2 (PG-13) Thu. 4:15-7:009:30 Fri.-Sun. 1:45-4:15-7:15-9:45 Instructions Not Included (PG-13) Thu. 4:007:00-9:45 Fri.-Sun. 1:30-4:15-7:00-9:45 Lee Daniels’ The Butler (PG-13) Thu. 4:006:45-9:30 Fri.-Sun. 1:00-4:00-6:45-9:30 The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (PG-13) Thu. 4:00-7:00-9:15 Fri.-Sun. 1:15-7:00 One Direction: This Is Us (PG) Thu. 6:45 Fri.Sun. 1:45-6:45-9:15 One Direction: This Is Us 3D (PG) Thu. 4:159:15 Fri.-Sun. 4:15 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (PG) Thu. 4:00 Fri.-Sun. 1:30-4:00 Planes (PG) Thu. 5:15-7:15-9:15 Fri.-Sun. 1:15-3:15-5:15-7:15-9:15 Prisoners (R) Fri.-Sun. 1:00-3:15-4:457:00-8:00-9:00 Riddick (R) Thu. 4:15-7:00-9:45 Fri.-Sun. 1:15-4:00-6:45-9:45 The Spectacular Now (R) Thu. 5:30-7:4510:00 Fri.-Sun. 1:00-6:45 We’re the Millers (R) Thu. 4:30-7:15-9:45 Fri.-Sun. 1:45-4:30-7:15-9:45 You’re Next (R) Thu. 4:45-7:30-10:00 Fri.Sun. 4:45-10:00

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

3333 Buford Drive, Suite 3000, Buford

Battle of the Year 3D (PG-13) Fri.-Sat. 10:4012:05-1:25-2:35-4:15-5:10-7:10-7:459:50-10:20-12:30 Sun. 10:40-12:05-1:252:35-4:15-5:10-7:10-7:45-9:50-10:20 The Conjuring (R) Thu. 4:30-9:30 Fri.-Sat. 11:15-4:30-9:55-12:25 Sun. 11:15-4:309:55 Despicable Me 2 3D (PG) Thu. 12:00-2:20 Elysium (R) Thu. 11:50-2:25-4:55-7:3510:05 Fri.-Sat. 11:50-2:25-4:55-7:25-9:5512:25 Sun. 11:50-2:25-4:55-7:25-9:55 The Family (R) Thu. 12:10-2:15-2:45-4:50-

5:20-7:25-7:55-10:00-10:30 Fri.-Sat. 11:00-11:55-1:40-2:40-4:25-5:20-7:058:00-9:45-10:40-12:25 Sun. 1:40-2:404:25-5:20-7:05-8:00-9:45-10:40 Getaway (PG-13) Thu. 12:40-2:55-5:107:25-9:40 Fri.-Sun. 9:35 Insidious: Chapter 2 (PG-13) Thu. 12:352:55-4:40-5:15-7:00-7:35-9:20-9:55 Fri.-Sat. 10:55-12:05-1:30-2:35-4:05-5:157:00-7:50-9:35-10:25-12:10 Sun. 10:5512:05-1:30-2:35-4:05-5:15-7:00-7:509:35-10:25 Instructions Not Included (PG-13) Thu. 11:50-2:25-5:05-7:45-10:25 Fri.-Sat. 11:20-2:10-5:00-7:50-10:35 Sun. 2:105:00-7:50-10:35 Lee Daniels’ The Butler (PG-13) Thu. 1:154:10-7:15-10:15 Fri.-Sun. 10:30-1:254:20-7:15-10:10 The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (PG-13) Thu. 1:30-4:20-7:20-10:15 Fri.-Sun. 1:554:45-7:35-10:25 One Direction: This Is Us - Extended Fan Cut (PG) Thu.-Sun. 3:05 One Direction: This Is Us 3D - Extended Fan Cut (PG) Thu. 12:30-5:35-8:05-10:35 Fri.Sun. 12:20-5:35-8:05-10:35 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (PG) Thu. 12:30-2:55-5:30-8:00-10:30 Fri.-Sun. 12:30-2:55-5:30-7:55-10:20 Planes (PG) Thu. 12:05-2:20-4:40-7:059:20 Fri.-Sat. 11:10-1:30-4:30-7:05-10:45 Sun. 1:30-4:30-7:05-10:45 Prisoners (R) Fri.-Sat. 10:30-11:45-12:403:10-4:00-7:00-7:20-9:20-10:25-11:45 Sun. 10:30-11:45-12:40-3:10-4:00-7:007:20-9:20-10:25 Riddick (R) Thu. 2:10-4:50-7:30-10:10 Fri.Sun. 11:30-2:10-4:50-7:30-10:10 Riddick: The IMAX Experience (R) Thu. 1:404:20-7:00-9:40 The Smurfs 2 (PG) Thu. 11:55-2:20-4:45 Fri.-Sun. 11:30-2:00-4:40-7:10 The Spectacular Now (R) Thu. 2:00-7:10 This Is the End (R) Thu. 1:20-4:00-7:00-9:30 Turbo (PG) Thu. 12:00-2:15 Fri.-Sun. 11:452:15 The Ultimate Life (PG) Thu. 12:00-2:305:00-7:30-10:00 We’re the Millers (R) Thu.-Sun. 12:10-2:405:15-7:55-10:25 The Wizard of Oz: An IMAX 3D Experience (PG) Fri.-Sun. 12:00-2:30-5:00-7:30-10:00 The Wolverine (PG-13) Thu. 4:30-7:20-10:10 Fri.-Sun. 4:40-7:40-10:30 The World’s End (R) Thu. 7:10-9:40 Fri.-Sun. 1:50-7:25 You’re Next (R) Thu. 12:40-3:05-5:25-8:1010:35

Movies 400 678-513-4400

415 Atlanta Road, Cumming

Battle of the Year (PG-13) Fri.-Sun. (3:50) 10:00 Battle of the Year 3D (PG-13) Fri.-Sun. (1:10) 7:00

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Sun. (1:05-3:45) 6:30-9:10 Planes (PG) Thu.-Sun. (1:00-3:25-5:50) 8:15 Prisoners (R) Fri.-Sun. (1:20-5:00) 8:50 Riddick (R) Thu.-Sun. (12:45-3:35) 7:1010:00 The Smurfs 2 (PG) Thu.-Sun. (12:45-3:30) 6:15-9:00 This Is the End (R) Thu. (1:10-4:05) 6:459:35 We’re the Millers (R) Thu.-Sun. (1:00-3:40) 7:15-9:55

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LOS ANGELES — The hauntedhouse horror flick “Insidious: Chapter 2” scared up more than $40 million of boxoffice bounty in its debut weekend.

The James Wan film reunites Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne as concerned parents trying to determine what’s haunting their eldest son. The film opened on Friday the 13th and scored the highest September opening day ever, according to box-office analyst Paul Dergarabedian of Hollywood.com.

The top 8 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Monday, 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. “Insidious: Chapter 2,” FilmDistrict, $40,272,103, 3,049 locations, $13,208 average, $40,272,103, one week.

2. “The Family,” Relativity Media, $14,034,764, 3,091 locations, $4,541 average, $14,034,764, one week.

3. “Riddick,” Universal, $6,841,800, 3,117 locations, $2,195 average, $31,108,175, two weeks.

4. “Lee Daniels’ The Butler,” Weinstein Co., $5,544,621, 3,239 locations, $1,712 average, $100,003,739, five weeks.

5. “We’re the Millers,” Warner Bros., $5,404,385, 3,238 locations, $1,669 average, $131,591,481, six weeks.

6. “Instructions Not Included,” Pantelion/Lionsgate, $4,862,712, 933 locations, $5,212 average, $27,193,410, three weeks.

7. “Planes,” Disney, $3,111,194, 2,739 locations, $1,136 average, $83,028,850, six weeks.

8. “One Direction: This Is Us,” Sony/ Tristar, $2,470,182, 2,300 locations, $1,074 average, $26,957,384, three weeks.

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Elysium (R) Thu.-Sun. (1:00-3:40) 6:45-9:45 The Family (R) Thu. (1:05-4:30) 7:15-10:00 Fri.-Sun. (1:10-4:30) 7:15-10:00 Insidious: Chapter 2 (PG-13) Thu. (1:15-4:00) 7:20-10:00 Fri.-Sun. (1:15-4:00) 7:20-9:55 Lee Daniels’ The Butler (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. (12:55-3:55) 7:00-10:00 The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. (12:45-3:50) 6:55-10:00 One Direction: This Is Us 3D - Extended Fan Cut (PG) Thu. (1:10-3:50) 7:00-10:00 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (PG) Thu.-

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

The Family (R) Thu. 4:45-7:30-10:00 Fri. 5:15-7:30-10:00 Sat.-Sun. 1:45-4:30-7:3010:00 Insidious: Chapter 2 (PG-13) Thu. 4:30-7:009:30 Fri. 4:45-7:30-10:00 Sat.-Sun. 1:304:15-7:00-9:30 Lee Daniels’ The Butler (PG-13) Thu. 4:007:00-9:50 Fri. 4:15-6:45-9:45 Sat.-Sun. 1:00-3:45-7:00-9:45 Planes (PG) Thu.-Fri. 5:00-7:15-9:15 Sat.Sun. 1:00-3:00-5:15-7:30-9:30 Prisoners (R) Fri. 5:00-8:15 Sat.-Sun. 1:455:00-8:15 Riddick (R) Thu.-Fri. 4:30-7:15-10:00 Sat.Sun. 1:15-4:00-7:15-10:00 We’re the Millers (R) Thu. 4:45-7:30-9:45

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

Battle of the Year (PG-13) Fri.-Sun. 4:309:30 Battle of the Year 3D (PG-13) Fri.-Sun. 1:007:00 The Family (R) Thu. 4:05-7:05-9:40 Fri.Sun. 1:30-4:15-7:00-9:45 Insidious: Chapter 2 (PG-13) Thu. 5:05-7:309:55 Fri.-Sun. 12:00-2:30-5:00-7:30-10:00 Lee Daniels’ The Butler (PG-13) Thu. 4:157:00-9:10 Fri.-Sun. 1:15-4:15-7:00-9:15 The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (PG-13) Thu. 4:10-7:10-9:35 Fri.-Sun. 4:15-9:45 One Direction: This Is Us (PG) Thu. 5:0010:00 Fri.-Sun. 1:15 One Direction: This Is Us 3D (PG) Thu. 7:30 Fri.-Sun. 7:15 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (PG) Thu. 4:30-7:15-9:45 Fri.-Sun. 12:00-2:15-4:307:15-9:45 Planes (PG) Thu. 4:10-7:10-9:45 Fri.-Sun. 12:15-2:15-4:15-7:15-9:45 Prisoners (R) Fri.-Sun. 12:30-4:00-8:00 Riddick (R) Thu. 4:20-7:00-9:40 Fri.-Sun. 1:15-4:15-7:00-9:45 This Is the End (R) Thu. 5:00-7:30-10:00 We’re the Millers (R) Thu. 4:05-7:05-10:00 Fri.-Sun. 1:30-4:00-7:15-10:00

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Moviegoers to support area United Way From staff reports

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The computer-animated film “The Croods” will be shown Saturday as part of Braselton’s Movies Under the Stars series.

Watch prehistoric film under stars From staff reports Braselton’s Movies Under the Stars’ series features “The Croods” on Saturday, Sept. 21, in the park in historic downtown.

The computer-animated, prehistoric comedy adventure introduces the world’s first modern

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Cage, Emma Stone and Ryan Reynolds.

Movies are free of charge at dusk.

Moviegoers are encouraged to bring blankets or chairs. Vendors will offer treats, and the Braselton Lions Club presents baked goods.

Braselton Park is on Harrison Street.

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family as they embark on a journey of a lifetime when their cave home is destroyed. Traveling across a spectacular landscape, they are rocked by generational clashes and seismic shifts as they discover a new world.

The 98-minute film is rated PG and features the voices of Nicholas

United Way of Hall County has been selected as the beneficiary of the 10th annual Cinema for a Cause on Sunday, Sept.

22, at Hollywood Stadium Cinemas in Gainesville.

Georgia Theater Company’s 32 locations participate in the annual event by selecting a local charity to receive 100 percent of the day’s proceeds, including ticket and concession sales. Last year’s Cinema for a Cause in Gainesville raised more than $9,000 on behalf of United Way of Hall County and more than $166,900 throughout the Georgia Theatre locations.

“The money raised during this day gives us the ability to significantly affect the lives of those living right here in our community,” said Jackie Wallace, president and chief professional officer of United Way of Hall County.

Advance tickets for the event will be available

at Hollywood Stadium Cinemas through Sunday, Sept. 22.

For more information, visit unitedwayhallcounty. org/upcoming-events.

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goo music String band plays for contra dance From staff reports The Cage Free String Band will let loose a lively blend of old-time Appalachian and New England contra dance music at the historic Sautee Nacoochee Community Association gym Saturday, Sept. 21. Caller for the evening will be Dahlonega’s Doug Singleton, who is married to the band’s fiddler Ann Whitley.

Since 2007, the band of musicians from the Sautee area has furnished its lively rhythms to dances and several other events in

Northeast Georgia. Band members also include banjo player Walter Daves, fiddle player Margie McDonald, bass fiddler Jennie Inglis and guitarist Mark Baker.

Singleton has been calling dances far and wide for many years now. A regular caller for Atlanta’s Chattahoochee Country Dancers Friday night dances, he has called often in such places as Cincinnati, Huntsville, Berea, Nashville, Tampa and beyond. He is known for his clear teaching and interesting dances.

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Concert Calendar This week

Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley, Atlanta. 7 p.m.

Sept. 19. Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood, 2002 Lakewood Way, Atlanta. $25-$75. 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com.

John Jarrard concert, Gainesville. 7 p.m. Sept. 20, on the downtown square, Gainesville. Spring Street will be closed. Free.

Michelle Malone, Dahlonega. 8:30 p.m. Sept. 20. The Crimson Moon, 24 N. Park St., Dahlonega. $20 advance $22 at door. 706-864-3982.

John Jarrard Foundation Concert Songwriters in the Round Show, Gainesville. Sept. 20-21. Front lawn of Brenau University. $20. 770-710-9191 or johnjarrardfoundation.com.

Diane Durrett and Caroline Aiken, Dahlonega. 8:30 Sept.

21. The Crimson Moon, 24 N. Park St., Dahlonega. $18 advance $20 at door. 706-864-3982.

Kaylee Rose, Dahlonega. 9 p.m. Sept. 21. Shenanigan’s, 87 N. Chestatee St., Dahlonega. 706-482-0114.

Marshall Tucker Band, Wet Willie Band and Paris Luna at Pickin’ in the Park, LaGrange. 7 p.m. Sept. 21. Pyne Road Park Festival Area, LaGrange. $25. Benefit for the West Georgia Health Community Cancer Center. pickininthepark.org.

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Joe Sample, Buford. Sept. 21. Peachtree Pointe Amphitheater, Lake Lanier Island Resort, 7000 Lanier Islands Parkway, Buford. 404-435-6007.

Steve Bryson Band, Helen. 8 p.m. Sept. 21. Helen Theatre, 115 Escowee Drive, Helen. Adults $16, children free. 706-969-5671 or jstalcup@windstream.net.

University Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta. 3 p.m. Sept. 22, Oct. 13, Nov. 17. Rialto Center for the Arts, 80 Forsyth St. NW, Atlanta. Free.

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Jonathan Byrd, Dahlonega. 8:30 p.m. Sept. 27. The Crimson Moon, 24 N. Park St., Dahlonega. 706-8643982.

Russo & Noe, Helen. 8 p.m. Sept. 27. Helen Theater, 115 Escowee Drive, Helen. 706-969-5671 or www. helentheater.com.

Boney James, Buford. Sept. 28. Peachtree Pointe Amphitheater, Lake Lanier Island Resort, 7000 Lanier Islands Parkway, Buford. 404-435-6007.

Fall Out Boy, Alpharetta. 7:30 p.m. Sept. 28. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta. $35.50-$39.50. 800-745-3000, vzwamp.com.

Martina McBride, Atlanta. 8 p.m. Sept. 28. Delta Classic Chastain, 4469 Stella Drive, Atlanta. $35-$89. deltaclassicchastain.com.

ADMIT ONE

Garden Expo Sept. 20 – 21, 2013

Fall planting brings spring flowers.

COME TO THE MOVIES

SUNDAY, SEPT. 22, 2013 100% of ticket and concession sales benefit:

United Way of Hall County Participating Theater:

Hollywood Stadium Cinemas Advance tickets available 9.17.13 912-634-5192, ext. 30

UnitedWayHallCounty.org

Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. & Saturday, 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.

• Buy direct from the growers.

• Unusual and hard to find plants.

• Native plants, trees, shrubs, perennials.

• Pottery, garden tools, equipment, art & more.

• Children’s booth, door prizes every half hour!

• FREE Speaker’s Program - Come and learn! $2 Admission per Adult, Children Free, No Pets Allowed Free Parking. Food available. ATM on site.

Rain or Shine.

Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center 1855 Calvary Church Rd., Gainesville, GA 30507 Info 770-535-8293 www.hcmgs.com Bring this ad for one free admission to the Expo!

Sponsored in conjunction with UGA Cooperative Extension – Hall County

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Hear the ‘Marvelous Wonderettes’ From staff reports The Habersham Community Theatre will transport audience members back in time to hear “The Marvelous Wonderettes.”

The show begins at the 1958 Springfield High School prom with the Wonderettes, four girls with big hopes and dreams.

The audience learns about the girls’ lives and loves and is treated to the girls performing classics such as “Lollipop,” “Dream Lover,” “Stupid Cupid,” “Lipstick on your Collar,” “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me,” “It’s my Party” and 20 other classic hits.

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Theater events This week

“You Can’t Take It With You,” Gainesville. 7:30 p.m. Sept. 19. Gainesville High School Theatre, 830 Century Place, Gainesville. $5.

“The Marvelous Wonderettes,” Clarkesville.

7:30 p.m. Monday through Saturdays, 2 p.m.

Sundays. Sept. 19-29.

Habersham Community Theatre, 1370 Washington St., Clarkesville. $18 adults and $11 children and students. 706-839-1315, habershamtheater.org.

“Walter Cronkite is Dead,” Lawrencville. 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Sept. 19 through Oct. 6. Aurora Theatre, 128 E. Pike St., Lawrenceville. $15. 678-226-6222.

“Third Country,” Atlanta. 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays, 3 and 8:30 p.m. Saturdays, 5 p.m.

Sundays. Sept. 20 through

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Jane Marie Price, Hannah Holliday, Allison Creswell and Tori Sesam portray the four Wonderettes in the musical at Habersham Theatre this weekend.

7:30 p.m. Sept. 19-21 and Sept. 26-28 and 2 p.m.

Sept. 22 and 29 at the Oct. 20. Horizon Theatre, 1083 Austin Ave., Atlanta. $20-$50. 404-584-7450, boxoffice@horizontheatre. com.

“Young Actors Studio” class, Flowery Branch. noon to 1 p.m. Saturdays. Sept.

21-Nov. 23. Ages 8-16. $100. FifthRowCenter.com.

Auditions for Holly Theater’s 20th Anniversary Concert, Dahlonega. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 21.

Historic Holly Theater, 69 W. Main St., Dahlonega. hollytheater.com or info@ HollyTheater.com.

“Peter Rabbit,” Atlanta.

Through Sept. 22. Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St. NW at 18th, Atlanta. Members $9.25, nonmembers $16.50. 404881-5151, puppet.org.

Audition for Fifth Row Center’s “A Christmas Carol,” Buford. 7 p.m. Sept. 2326. Buford Community Center Theatre, 2200 Buford Highway, Buford.

678-357-7359 or info@ FifthRowCenter.com.

“Acting for the Camera” class, Flowery Branch.

Habersham Community Theatre, 1370 Washington St., Clarkesville.

4-7 p.m. Tuesdays.

Sept. 24-Nov. 19. $100.

FifthRowCenter.com.

Stage Tour of Gainesville Theater Alliance’s “Alice in Wonderland,” Gainesville.

6 p.m. Sept. 24. Pearce Auditorium, Brenau University, 500 Centennial Circle, Gainesville. Free.

678-717-3624.

“Building the Confidence with On-camera Auditions” class, Flowery Branch.

4-7 p.m. Wednesdays.

Sept. 25-Nov. 20. $100.

FiftheRowCenter.com.

“Everybody Loves Pirates,” Atlanta. Sept. 25-Oct. 6.

Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St. NW at 18th, Atlanta. Members $9.25, nonmembers $16.50. 404-881-5151.

Upcoming

“Mame” Auditions, Dahlonega. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 28, 1:30-4 p.m.

Sept. 29, call backs Sept.

30. The Historic Holly Theater, 69 W. Main St., Dahlonega. 706-348-6678 or 706-344-8959.

“Grease,” Gainesville. 7:30

Tickets are $18 for adults and $11 for children. For tickets, call 706-839-1315. p.m. Oct. 1-3. Gainesville High School Theatre, 830 Century Place, Gainesville. $5.

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goo outdoors Walk, run to raise funds for Tour de Marel From staff reports The Tour de Marel Charity 5K Run/Walk will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, at the American Legion in Gainesville.

Every age group may participate in the family-friendly run/walk event. Registration will be at 7 a.m. at the legion.

Costs are $20 for adults and teens and $10 for children younger than 12.

Participants will receive refreshments and T-shirts, which will also be on sale for $10 each.

To preregister or for more information, email tourdemarel.GAI@marel.com or call 770-297-2093 or 770297-2184.

Outdoors events This week

Full Moon Suspension Bridge Hike, Tallulah Falls.

7-9 p.m. Sept. 19. 8:1510:15 p.m. Sept. 20.

Tallulah Gorge State Park, 338 Jane Hurt Yarn Road, Tallulah Falls. $5 plus $5 parking. 706-754-7981.

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

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.

Hall County Master Gardeners Fall Expo, Gainesville. 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 20, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 21. Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center, 1855 Calvary Church Road, Gainesville. Adults $2, children free. 770535-8293 or hcmgs.com/ expos.

Clermont Cupcake Challenge 5K Run and 1K Fun Walk, Clermont. 6:30

a.m. Sept. 21. North Hall Lions Club, 200 Spring St., Clermont. Call 404-8610688 for prices, runnersfit. com or racega.com.

Tour de Marel 5K, Gainesville. 8 a.m. Sept.

21. American Legion, Gainesville. Registration at 7 a.m. Adults $20, children $10. Register at tourdemarel.GAI@marel. com, 770-297-2093 or 770-297-2184.

Upcoming

Fall BBI Junior Olympic Program Championship Fungatta, Gainesville. Sept.

28. Lake Lanier Olympic Venue, 3105 Clarks Bridge Road, Gainesville. 770287-7888, lckc.org.

Canoe and Kayak rentals, Gainesville. 1-6 p.m.

Through Sept. 29. Lanier Canoe Kayak Club, 3105 Clarks Bridge Road, Gainesville. Will be closed on Sept. 14. 770-2877888, lckc.org.

Second annual Special Olympics Regatta, Gainesville. Oct. 5. Lake Lanier Olympic Venue, 3105 Clarks Bridge Road, Gainesville. lckc.org.

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Family events This week

Youth Fishing Days at Buck Shoals, Helen. 8 a.m. to noon. Sept. 21.

Buck Shoals Park, Helen. Call for directions. $5 parking. 706-878-3087.

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

The American Legion Post 127, 2640 Sawnee Ave., Buford. Tickets for 2 adults, 2 children ages 10-16 are $25; Single tickets $10; children 10 and younger free. 470-248-9233, 127bluegrass@gmail.com.

Clermont Days Centennial Festival, Clermont. 4-10 p.m. Friday, Sept.

20 and 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday,

Etc. events This week

“About Boating Safely” by the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flowery Branch.

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 21. Coast Guard Operations Center, 6995 Lights Ferry Road, Flowery Branch. $40. 770-271-4059 or lakelanier.ga@aol.com.

Hall County Animal Shelter Event, Flowery Branch. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 21. Mulberry Creek Park, 4491 JM Turk Road, Flowery Branch. 770-531-6829.

Annual Library Book Sale, Gainesville. 1-4 p.m. Sept. 22. 127 Main St. NW Gainesville.

Sale items range from 50 cents and higher. hallcountylibrary.org or 770-532-3311 ext. 134.

Upcoming

Emporium shopping extravaganza benefitting Action Ministries, Gainesville. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 27. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 28. First Baptist Church, 751 Green St., Gainesville. $5. 404-388-6320 or fbcemporium.com.

“Cruising in the Country Car & Truck Show,” Gainesville. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept.

Sept. 21. 5K run and a 1K fun at 7:45 a.m. Saturday. Car show at 2 p.m. Saturday with judging at 4 p.m.

Fireworks after dark. clermontdays. net. 770-983-7568.

Fourth annual Honeybee Festival, Buford. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 21.

Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center, 2020 Clean Water Drive, Buford. Bee games, crafts, honey samples, cooking demonstrations and a children’s costume contest.

Ages 13 and up $5, ages 3-12 $3, 2 and younger free. 770-904-3500 or gwinnettehc.org.

Movies Under the Stars’ “The Croods,” Braselton. Dusk Sept. 21.

Park in downtown Braselton. Free. downtownbraselton.com.

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Suwanee Day, Suwanee. 9 a.m.

Sept. 21. Town Center Park, 370 Buford Highway, Suwanee. Free. suwaneeday.org.

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28. Registration is $20.

Mayfield Baptist Church, 8930 Old Keith Bridge Road, Gainesville. 678316-2061.

“America’s Music: A Film History of Our Most Popular

Upcoming

“The Reason for the Hunting Season,” Athens. 2-4 p.m. Sept.

28. 205 Old Commerce Road, Athens. Free. 706- 613-3615 or athensclarkecounty.com/ sandycreeknaturecenter.

Annual Secret Santa car show, Oakwood. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at Hayes Chrysler, 3115 Frontage Road, Oakwood. Free admission and parking. www. secretsantacarshow.com or 770536-4985.

Music,” Gainesville. 4 p.m. every other Saturday.

Six-session program featuring documentary film screenings at University of North Georgia. Next session Sept. 28. RSVP

emily.thornton@ung.edu or 678-717-3658.

A Taste of Clarkesville, Clarkesville. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 28. Washington Street, Clarkesville. 706754-2220.

THE TOP of gainesville

Adult Entertainment Club

Serving North Georgia since 1992 Hospital Drive off Atlanta Hwy. 13 Monday - Saturday 4pm-1am Must be 21 with picture I.D.

770-536-3759

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