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Wednesday May 2
, Classic Fairy Tale • May 2 ~ Jul 8. A pile of junk comes to life in a back alley under a full moon. Rags, mops and brooms dance to tunes. Things thrown away perform the play. Imagination rules in this visual feast, and Beauty finds her Beast. Center for Puppetry Arts 1404 Spring St at 18th St, Atlanta 404-873-3391 Prices: $16Times: Call for Schedule
 
Friday May 4
Jackson Fine Art presents an exciting exhibition, “Jazz Giants”, by renowned jazz photographer Herman Leonard. The exhibition opens on Friday, May 4 with a reception for the artist from 6 – 8 p.m. Herman Leonard’s photographs give us a feeling of what it was like to be in the intimate atmosphere of a nightclub listening to the legends like Billie Holiday, Miles Davis and Duke Ellington unleash their musical power. With an eagerness to capture a beautiful portrait and the willingness to gain exclusive access into the lives of musicians, Leonard’s photographs reveal the magic and mystery of jazz giants. Leonard’s visual diary is deliberately atmospheric and speaks of a time when music thrived. In conjunction with Herman Leonard’s exhibition “Jazz Giants”, Jackson Fine Art presents legendary fashion photographer Horst P. Horst, “Fashion Icons.” Horst’s iconic images bring fashion to the foreground of popular culture. Through his use of the model as a form and the minimal scene, Horst was able to maintain focus on the elegant clothing and glamorous bodies. Horst P. Horst images reflect his passion for people, his photographs are refined images of elegance. Fashion bursts at its seams due to the graceful silver images that Horst created. Jackson Fine Art is located at 3115 East Shadowlawn Ave. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10-5 pm. For more information please contact Malia Stewart at malia@jacksonfineart.com.
Saturday May 5
Tuesday May 8
WANDERN* An experiential exhibition and lecture series that explores the idea of space. In German: to roam, hike, wander about, daydream. Be lost in thought or lost in space. WANDERN* was initially inspired by conceptual artist Douglas Weathersby, whose work deals with questions of perception and the way personal space is ordered. His cleaning and home repair company, Environmental Services, is both his livelihood and art making practice, cleverly crossing the threshold between cleaning as performance, business as conceptual art and installation as promotion. For WANDERN* he will transform the front gallery into Home Office, a site specific installation complete with taped infomercials, promotional materials and even the artist himself - Weathersby will be holding office hours May 8-10 to schedule projects with prospective clients/patrons for his upcoming solo show. *(Thanks for breaking the mold and offering the ATL art scene something that breaks the mold, The Hushbox)
. Richard A. Long, Atticus G. Haygood Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, Emeritus, at Emory, will speak on the late Benny Andrews' life and work, followed by the opening reception for /Benny Andrews: Voice of the Artist/ exhibition which opens May 8 following his talk in the Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library on Level 10 of the Robert W. Woodruff Library. The exhibition is drawn from Andrews papers held in MARBL and continues through Sept. 10.7:00 p.m., Joseph W. Jones Room, 311 Woodruff Library, free. *MARBL:
404-727-6887 MARBL@EMORY.EDU
Thursday May 10
Kraftwork @ Youngblood Gallery from 7-10 pm. Area crafters, artists and designers set up tables and sell you their really cool stuff they make. There are snacks and drinks and it's FREE to attend and set up!
Young Blood Gallery & Boutique 629 Glenwood ave se Atlanta Ga 30312 404 627 0393
Friday May 11
Celebrating Annie Leibovitz. Join special guest Annie Leibovitz for an exclusive evening in celebration of Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer’s Life, 1990-2005. The evening includes cocktails, dinner and an exhibition preview. Proceeds from this celebration benefit the exhibitions and educational programs at the High Museum of Art.For more information, call 404-733-4580. Tickets are $250 per person.
, Indian Film. May 11 only. The Shahs are owners of an award-winning restaurant in Glasgow, in this suprising love story. At the film's center is twenty-something Nina, who moved to London to escape both the constraints of the family business and parental pressure to marry. High Museum of Art Rich Auditorium - Woodruff Arts Center 1280 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta 404-733-5000 * Prices: $5 Times: Fr @ 8:00
, Drama, May 11 ~ May 20. Part of the "Drama Queens" new play festival, this work focuses on the life of Alfred Stieglitz, the husband and photographer of Georgia O'Keefe. Theatre Decatur 430 W Trinity Pl, Decatur 404-373-5311 * Prices: $15 Times: Fr-Sa @ 8:00; Su @ 7:00
Saturday May 12
Aguas, Alejandro Aguilera. Opening reception @ Saltworks Gallery Saturday May 12 7-9pm. Exhibition Runs May12 – June 23, 2007. SALTWORKS 635 Angier Ave NE Atlanta GA 30308 404 876 8000
SK8 or DIE III @ YOUNG BLOOD. Opening May 12th 6-10 pm. 65 local and national artists create artwork on skateboards-street closing for ramps and skating- (All boards are $100) There will be no pre-sales of boards. They should all be up by Thursday May 10th. If you want a preview during gallery hours. Doors will open at 6 pm the night of the opening and we will start the sale then. No phone orders until 7pm. Young Blood Gallery & Boutique 629 Glenwood Ave SE Atl GA 30312 404-627-0393.
, Indian Documentary Film. May 12 only. The remarkable one-man journey by motorcycle from Mumbai to one of the most remote places in the world, the Changthang Plateau in Ladakh. This rugged, mountainous place is home to the nomadic Champa people. High Museum of Art Rich Auditorium - Woodruff Arts Center 1280 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta
404-733-5000 * Prices: $5 Times: Sa @ 8:00
Friday May 18
, Wrestle Mania! • May 18 ~ July 13. Just like real wrestling...only fake! Season four promises to deliver more name-calling, chair-bending intrigue, and humor. Dad's Garage Theatre Company 280 Elizabeth St, Atlanta 404-523-3141 Prices: $15 Times: Fr @ 10:30
, Indian Film. May 18 only. Karma, a young woman of Tibetan descent, has traveled from New York to Dharamsala to make a movie about the Tibetan diaspora. Her work on the project is also a journey of self-discovery and an escape from the rocky relationship she's left behind. High Museum of Art Rich Auditorium - Woodruff Arts Center 1280 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta 404-733-5000 * Prices: $5 Times: Fr @ 8:00
, Heartwarming Story * May 18 ~ Jun 10. The story of a blind and bitter college professor and his encounter with a saucy, street wise young woman who volunteers to read to him in the hospital. The clash of intellect and wit takes the two from animosity and fear to friendship and understanding.
Stage Door Players 5339 Chamblee-Dunwoody Rd, Dunwoody 770-396-1726 * Prices: $24 Times: Fr-Sa @ 8:00; Su @ 2:30
Saturday May 19
, Indian Film * May 19 only. Omkara is a scheming and ruthless half-caste gangster who works for a local politician, and an unlikely mate for Dolly, who marries the outlaw against her father's wishes. When Omkara decides to appoint playboy Kesu rather than Langda as his chief lieutenant, Langda plots revenge against his boss. High Museum of Art Rich Auditorium - Woodruff Arts Center 1280 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta
404-733-5000 * Prices: $5Times: Sa @ 8:00
Tuesday May 22
@ the Woodruff Library, Jones Room 311, 6 p.m., libdeb@emory.edu, 404-727-7620, free. Shortly after /A Good Man Is Hard to Find/ was published in 1955, Flannery O'Connor received a letter from an Atlanta reader, Elizabeth
Hester, who praised the stories. O'Connor was pleased with Hester's views on the work, and a nine-year correspondence between the two women ensued, only to be cut short in 1964 by O'Connor's death. Emory's
Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library (MARBL) holds a collection of 274 of the letters, and to celebrate the opening of this collection to researchers, actor Brenda Bynum will give a dramatic reading drawn from the collection, titled "Down on Paper." There will be a reception after the reading.
Friday May 25
, Musical • May 25 ~ Jun 17. Cabaret throws an incandescent spotlight upon both the gay and dark sides of Berlin society as the Nazis rise to power. The Atlanta Shakespeare Company. The Shakespeare Tavern
499 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta 404-874-5299 • website link • Prices: $10 - $32 Times: Th-Sa @ 7:30; Su @ 6:30
Thursday May 31
The Italy-Atlanta Film Festival. In collaboration with the Department of Italian Studies at Emory University and Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, the Festival presents an exciting Italian Film Series that will run monthly until November 2007. This fourth installment of the series features Pietro Germi's "Divorce Italian Style." The film will serve as an entry point for a discussion led by Mazzetta and Scarantino about law and culture. $10 suggested
donation includes the screening and a buffet. Special 2007 season pass available for $50.7:00 p.m.@ Callanwolde Fine Arts Center. Price: $10 donation at the door, RSVP by May 24 to RSVP@italyatlantafilms.com
Guest Artist:Tito Mazzetta (Law office of Tito Mazzetta & Assoc.), Andrea Scarantino (Ass. Professor, Philosophy, GSU)
Cuttin' Up, African-American Celebration * Apr 11 ~ May 13. A chronicle of African-American men in a barbershop in Washington D.C., based on the book, Cuttin' Up: Wit and Wisdom Inside Black Barbershops. The play celebrates African-American men, their customs and traditions, using music to create a fun and well-groomed night in the theater. Alliance Theatre Company. Alliance Stage, Woodruff Arts Center
1280 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta. 404-733-5000 * Prices: $35 - $65 Times: Tu-Fr @ 8:00; Sa @ 2:30 & 8:00; Su @ 2:30 & 7:30
Cuttin' Up. African-American Celebration * Apr 11 ~ May 13. A chronicle of African-American men in a barbershop in Washington D.C., based on the book, Cuttin' Up: Wit and Wisdom Inside Black Barbershops. The play celebrates African-American men, their customs and traditions, using music to create a fun and well-groomed night in the theater. Alliance Theatre Company. Alliance Stage, Woodruff Arts Center. 1280 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta 404-733-5000 * Prices: $35 - $65 Times: Tu-Fr @ 8:00; Sa @ 2:30 & 8:00; Su @ 2:30 & 7:30
The Chase, Small Town Drama * Apr 11 ~ May 13. A small town sheriff is the target of a prison escapee out for revenge. The convict's mother, fearful townspeople, and the sheriff all want justice - but whose justice and at what price? Theatrical Outfit The Balzer Theater at Herren's 84 Luckie Street, Downtown Atlanta. 678-528-1500 * Prices: $15 - $25 Times: Wed-Sa @ 7:30, Su @ 2:30
Southern Baptist Sissies, Dark Comedy * Apr 12 ~ May 12. The journey of four gay boys growing up in the Baptist Church. Storyteller Mark Lee Fuller tries to create a world of love and acceptance in the church and clubs of Dallas. His story also includes two older barflies, Peanut and Odette, whose banter takes the audience from hysterical laughter to tragedy and tears. The Process Theatre Company. Whole World Theatre
1214 Spring St, Midtown Atlanta 404-817-PLAY * Prices: $20 - $24 Times: Th-Sa @ 8:00
The Taming of the Shrew, Comedy * Apr 12 ~ May 20. This tale of the fiery and highly comedic romance of Kate and Petruchio still entertains after 400 years. The Atlanta Shakespeare Company. The Shakespeare Tavern 499 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta 404-874-5299 * Prices: $10 - $32 Times: Th-Sa @ 7:30; Su @ 6:30
The Bible: The Complete Word of God (abridged), Snappy, Slick Entertainment * Apr 18 ~ May 13. An affectionate, irreverent roller coaster ride from fig leaves to Final Judgment posing the theological question: Does God have a sense of humor? Three versatile performers prove He (or She) undoubtedly does as they combine shtick, wordplay, physical humor, signt gags and jokes as old as Methuselah. ART Station, 5384 Manor Dr, Stone Mountain Village. 770-469-1105 * Prices: $25 Times: We-Sa @ 8:00; Su @ 3:00
, Comedy * Apr 25 ~ May 20. This Woody Allen-esque romp through suburbia, the workplace, blind dating, little league fields and your local neighborhood pharmacy comes with a quiver of neuroses and a hearty guffaw of hilarity. MJCCA's Morris and Rae Frank Theatre. 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody 770-395-2654 * Prices: $18 - $35 Times: We-Th @ 8:00; Sa @ 8:00; Su @ 3:00; Fr 4/27 @ 10:30am
Music and Dance * Apr 26 ~ May 12. Gershwin's most memorable songs framed by a tale of love and community. Sent to handle the foreclosure of a Nevada theater, handsome New York banker/wanna-be-dancer Bobby Child falls in love with feisty Polly Baker. Bobby arranges for his showgirl friends to help him save the theater and win Polly's heart. Southside Theatre Guild 20 West Campbelltown Road, Fairburn. 770-969-0956 * Prices: $12 - $15 Times: Th-Sa @ 8:00; Su @ 2:00
Opening Reception @ romo gallery for Nancy Blum, Brian Dettmer & Clarence Morgan. A group exhibition of paintings, prints, sculpture and installation work. Nancy Blum lives and works in New York, New York. Brian Dettmer lives and works in Atlanta, Georgia and Clarence Morgan lives and works in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 7-9pm (Castleberry Hill Arts Stroll, Friday April 27, 7-11pm) (Castleberry Arts in the Afternoon, Saturday April 28, 2-5pm) Run of show: April 26, 2007 - June 2, 2007 romo gallery, 310 Peters Street SW, Atlanta, GA 30313 hours: tues-sat. 12-6pm & by appt.
The Unexpected Guest, Mystery * April 26 ~ May 12. A Pandora's box of love, hate and intrigue opens when a stranger stumbles upon a house in which a man has been murdered. All that remains is a woman standing over the body and clues that point to a man who died two years before. Southside Theatre Guild 20 West Campbellton St, Fairburn 770-969-0956 * Prices: $12 - $15 Times: Th-Sa @ 8:00, Su @ 2:00
The Violet Hour, Interactive One-Man Show * Apr 26 ~ May 20. The story of two college chums who, in 1919, are back from the war and making new lives for themselves in Manhattan. Both are on the brink of greatness. But an unexpected glimpse into the future forces one to choose at what price he can ignore tomorrow to live in the promise of today. 7 Stages 1105 Euclid Ave, Little Five Points, Atlanta 404-523-7647 * Prices: $20 - $25
Times: Th-Sa @ 8:00; Su @ 5:00
Mount Pleasant Homecoming, Musical * Apr 29 ~ Jun 10. The silver-voiced Sanders family is now reunited in Mount Pleasant Baptist Church after World War II. They're in for some big post-war changes, with their signature hymnal-thumping hilarity, all to the tune of great bluegrass and gospel music.
Theatre in the Square. 11 Whitlock Ave, Marietta 770-422-8369 * Prices: $18 - $33 Times: Tu @ 8:00; We @ 2:30 & 8:00; Th-Sa @ 8:00 ; Su @ 2:30 & 7:00
Fieldwork Showcase, Dance Concert * Apr 29 only. Fieldwork showcases new works created by community artists in various disciplines. Arts at Emory and Several Dancers Core. Dance Studio, Schwartz Center
1700 N. Decatur Rd, Atlanta 404-727-5050 * Prices: $7 Times: Su @ 7:00
Thursday June 7
Opening Reception for Judy Rushin @ romo gallery. An exhibition of paintings, video and installation by Louisiana based artist Judy Rushin. Thursday, June 7, 7-9pm (Castleberry Hill Arts Stroll, Friday June 8, 7-11pm) (Castleberry Arts in the Afternoon, Saturday June 9, 2-5pm) run of show: June 7, 2007 - July 14, 200. romo gallery, 310 Peters Street SW, Atlanta, GA 30313. hours: tues-sat. 12-6pm & by appt.
SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS is a high-spirited comedy set in 1850’s Oregon Territory. Based on the MGM film and the book The Sobbin’ Women by Stephen Vincent Benet, the musical has rousing songs and the famous challenge dance where the men try to impress the women with astounding acrobatics and fancy footwork. When eldest brother Adam Pontipee goes into town and gets himself a bride, his six backwoods brothers set out to capture their own. It takes a long, cold winter for these boys to learn a lesson about women, and to win over their brides with flowers and romance. Tuesday, JUNE 26 - Sunday, JULY 1. All shows will be presented at the Fabulous Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree Street. Season Tickets are available NOW by calling 404-252-8960
Thursday July 19
Opening Reception for Nekisha Durrett & El Franco Lee @ romo gallery. A two person exhibition of paintings presented in conjuction with the National Black Arts Festival. Nekisha Durrett lives and works in Washington DC. El Franco Lee lives and works in Houston, Texas. 5-7pm (Castleberry Hill Arts Stroll, Friday July20, 7-11pm) (Castleberry Arts in the Afternoon, Saturday June 9, 2-5pm). Run of show: July 19 - August 25, 2007
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