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Friday, January 30, 2009
Atlanta on the Cheap: Sentimental Journeys and Political Futures
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta trio the Preakness will perform at Wordsmith Books in Decatur on Jan. 31. Look for the band’s debut album in the spring.
It’s a great weekend for free and inexpensive entertainment options. In addition to great music of many styles, there are great options for those looking for Super Bowl alternatives. As Black History Month begins Sunday, you’ll find many related events that offer cost-efficient ways to observe, learn and enjoy. Gwen Ifill’s speaking engagement listed below is just the beginning. For more, try our complete list of Black History Month events.
LOCAL TUNES
Atlanta’s the Preakness has that ramshackle, lo-fi indie-pop jangle in its soul and the bands songs are as catchy as a bramble. Here’s a chance to see the local trio for free — and at an earlier hour than the usual club gigs. The band’s EP (formerly available on vinyl only) is now downloadable via iTunes, but the full-length debut album is coming any day now. A CD release gig is set for late March at the EARL in East Atlanta. 8 p.m. Jan. 31. No cover. Wordsmiths Books, 545 N. McDonough St., Decatur. 404-378-7166.
NOSTALGIA FOR NADA
Take a musical trip into the past with the Sentimental Journey Orchestra. You’ll hear tunes originally associated with some of the great bands and leaders of the big band era, including the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Les Brown and the Band of Renown (which gave us both the song that inspired the Sentimental Journey Orchestra’s name and the woman who sang it, Doris Day), Tommy Dorsey, Woody Herman and Stan Kenton. At Gresham Chapel. 8 p.m. Jan. 31. Free. Woodward Academy, 1662 Rugby Ave., College Park. 404-765-1488.
JANE AND THE SUPER BOWL SUNDAY
In a shrewd bit of Super Bowl counter-programming — intentional or not — Emory University’s film studies department is sponsoring the Jane Austen Book and Film Festival. It gets under way with a panel discussion about how money, marriage, and love appear in Jane Austen’s novels, and three films based on the life and works of Austen. Discussion 5-7 p.m. Feb.1 in Woodruff Library. “Pride and Prejudice” at 8 p.m. Feb 1. “Emma” at 8 p.m. Feb. 2. “Becoming Jane” at 8 p.m. Feb. 3. All films in White Hall. Free. Emory University, 1380 S. Oxford Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-727-6123. Check out our gathering of more non-football Super Bowl Sunday events.
FUTURE SOUNDS
Hear new directions in music as Georgia Tech’s contemporary music artists-in-residence Sonic Generator offer a program titled “Paranoid Cheese and Other Delicacies.” The concert features compositions by Marc Mellits, Terry Riley, John Cage, Randall Woolf and Panayiotis Kokoras. 8 p.m. Feb. 2. Free. Georgia Tech Alumni House, 190 North Ave. N.W., Atlanta. 404-385-7257.
THE MODERATOR SPEAKS
Journalist, television newscaster and author Gwen Ifill raised her profile this year with a gig moderating the vice presidential debate. She’ll be at Agnes Scott College to discuss her book, “The Breakthrough,” and share her observations on Barack Obama’s landmark campaign and its implications for African-American political power. In Gaines Chapel, Presser Hall. 8 p.m. Feb. 3. Free. 141 E. College Ave., Decatur. 404-471-6430.
Read other money saving tips at Your Money, and see a list of all of more upcoming free and cheap events.
