NINA SIMONE: FOUR WOMEN
See this production currently running at Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre during ELEVATE, the annual public art festival taking place in Southwest Atlanta and enjoy a 50 percent discount on tickets. The play is set in 1963 just after the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Using a song by artist-turned-activist Nina Simone as a framework, the play shares the stories of four women who suffered from self-hatred due to the color of their skin. $15 (with code ELEVATEATL). 7 - 9 p.m. Oct. 17. Fulton County Southwest Arts Center, True Colors Theatre, 915 New Hope Rd. SW, Atlanta. 404-532-1901. truecolorstheatre.org
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GOOD CHARLOTTE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
Pop Punk band Good Charlotte hits Atlanta with the tour supporting their newest album "Generation Rx." After disbanding in 2011, vocalist Joel Madden, guitarists Benji Madden and Billy Martin, bassist Paul Thomas and drummer Dean Butterworth went on a mission to find themselves. They got back together in 2015 and have since released their second album on the Madden brothers' MDDN label. $38 - $150. 7 p.m. Oct. 17. Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St NW, Atlanta. Ticketmaster.com.
EDGAR A POE EXPERIENCE
Take a haunted journey into the mind of Edgar Allen Poe during opening night of this immersive theatrical event based on Poe's work. Created by Brian Clowdus, Founder and Executive/Artistic Director of Serenbe Playhouse in partnership with The Wren's Nest, the event which runs through Oct. 31, highlights four of Poe's most famous tales. Guests will experience a visit from the Raven, hear the story of the Tell Tale Heart, witness The Fall of the House of Usher and attend a haunted dinner party hosted by a Red Masked presence. $45-$50. 8 p.m. Oct. 17 - 31. The Wren's Nest, 1050 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd, Atlanta. 404-753-7735.Wrensnest.org.
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