Arts/Entertainment Calendar

Items for the calendar may be e-mailed to TravisH@dekalbchamp.com



ART Station

5384 Manor Drive, 

Stone Mountain

(770) 469-1105

www.artstation.org 

 

A Tour of Southern Ghosts – Oct. 14 – 31. 

Join the Atlanta family tradition and meet professional storytellers weaving their tales of famous (and not-so-famous) Southern Ghosts along the lantern-lit paths of the Antebellum Plantation at Georgia’s Stone Mountain Park.  A Tour of Southern Ghosts is held during the Halloween season so the stories are a little scary, many times humorous, but never too frightening and always appropriate for young children.

 

 

OnStage Atlanta Theatre Company 

2597 N. Decatur Road, Atlanta

(404) 897-1802

www.onstageatlanta.com


Shopping and F**king – Through - Sept 4

A dark comedy that follows a trio of young Brits who sell drugs, sex and what is left of their souls to survive. The story unfolds in a series of tightly compressed scenes and the dialogue is spare, atmospheric and ofen wickedly funny. Mark Ravenhill plays comedy and ugliness against each other, drawing the audience in with laughter, then dousing them with the cold shock of brutality.

 

Side Show – Sept. 17 - Oct.16

Daisy and Violet Hilton are conjoined twins who change from a common circus act to famous stage performers in the 1930’s. But Daisy and Violet don’t agree with what they need next: fame or love? It’s a wild theatrical ride filled with show stopping numbers and bearded ladies.


Horizon Theatre

1083 Austin Ave., Atlanta

(404) 584-7450

www.horizontheatre.com


Night Blooms – Sept. 24 - Oct. 24.

Two families – one white and one black – cope with change in Selma in 1965. On the day of the march, the Stafford household laughs, cries, celebrates a bloom, and waits for news when an unexpected freedom fighter appears on their doorstep.

 

Actor’s Express Theatre Company 

887 W. Marietta St. Suite J-107, Atlanta 

(404) 607-7469

www.actors-express.com

 

Becky Shaw – Through Sept. 25

Newlywed Suzanna fixes her best friend Max up with her husband’s beautiful but odd co-worker Becky Shaw. The blind date ignites a fuse that will soon set Becky off in the midst of Suzanna’s family. The resulting blast of dysfunctional hilarity has everyone scrambling for cover, but finding none. 

 

Albatross – Oct. 21– Nov. 20

A married couple, Alice and Jim, return home after the funeral of an acquaintance. As they settle in for a quiet Tuesday night dinner, startling confessions threaten to interrupt their humdrum suburban routine. They are thrust into a dangerous game of cat and mouse that tests each one’s trust for the other–and reveals that neither is quite what they seem. Each new revelation launches them both deeper into a mystery that keeps twisting and turning until the very end.

 

Alliance Theatre

1280 Peachtree St., Atlanta
(404) 733-5000
www.alliancetheatre.org

 

On the Alliance Stage: 

Twist Sept. 1 – Oct. 3

New Orleans. 1928. As the Roaring Twenties dance their way down Bourbon Street, an orphan in search of home finds family in the most unexpected places. An exciting new musical twist on the Dickens classic. 

 

On the Hertz Stage 

Sammy & Me – Oct. 1 – 24 

Sammy Davis, Jr: singer, dancer, child star, fixture of the Rat Pack… but at what cost? Virtuosic Broadway performer Eric Jordan Young investigates his own obsession with Sammy – and his questions take audiences on a whirlwind journey through Sammy’s life and his music. But when you ask, ‘who was the man behind the perfect cool smile?’ the answers that unravel are as powerful as the new questions they raise.
Katz Family Mainstreet Gallery

Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta

5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody.

(678) 812-4073

www.atlantajcc.org

 

The Works of Mordechai Rosenstein—through Aug. 31

The Marcus JCC of Atlanta (MJCCA) presents its newest exhibition, The Works of Mordechai Rosenstein, in the Fine Family Art Gallery and the Katz Family Mainstreet Gallery. The Hebrew alphabet is the essence of the art of Mordechai Rosenstein. “His love of these forms is evident in every piece he creates. His vibrant shapes and colors enhance synagogue interiors, tapestries, paintings, murals, and silk screen prints. His unique style evolved as a result of various influences,” the announcement states. 

Gallery hours are Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. Admission is free.

 

Oglethorpe University
Museum of Art

4484 Peachtree Rd. NE,Atlanta

(404) 364-8555
museum.oglethorpe.edu

 

Utrillo: The Magic of Montmartre – Through Sept. 5

Paintings by Maurice Utrillo (1888-1955), the prominent artist of the romantic and picturesque Sacre Coeur section of Paris. Utrillo is one of the few famous painters of Montmartre who were born there. The artwork in this exhibition is compliments of a private collection and has never before been shown together.

 OU Museum of Art is open Tuesday-Sunday, noon - 5 p.m. (closed Mondays and university holidays.)

Admission is $5 for adults, free for OUMA Members and children under 12.

 

 

The High Museum of Art

1280 Peachtree St. N.E. | Atlanta, GA, 30309

(404)733-4585 

www.High.org

 

Dalí: The Late Work—Through  Jan. 9, 2011

The High Museum of Art will be the sole venue for the first exhibition to focus specifically on Salvador Dalí’s art after 1940. The exhibition will feature more than 40 paintings and a related group of drawings, prints and other Dalí ephemera. 

 

Eddie’s Attic

515 N. Mcdonough St., Decatur

(404) 377-4976

www.eddiesattic.com

 

Upcoming shows and performances:

 

Sept. 1 - The Wrights

Sept. 2 - Suzy Bogguss

Sept. 3 - Geoff Achison & Donna Hopkins

Sept. 4 - Kate Campbell, Caroline Herring, & Claire Holley

Sept. 5 - Marshall Chapman (with special guest Rodney Crowell)

Sept. 7 - Jay Brannan

Sept. 8 - Matt Hires  & Wakey! Wakey!

Sept. 9 - Darden Smith (CD Release) & Kevin So

Sept. 10 - Hypnotist Fundraiser presented by One Love Generation

Sept. 11 - Michelle Malone