There’s nothing better than to taking a deep diver in 3D of the ocean.
There’s still time for the whole family to check out “Oceans: Our Blue Planet 3D” at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History.
If that doesn’t float your boat, there’s also an onoging exhibit about barbecue at the Atlanta History Center or you can spend the evening listening to alternative music at Piedmont Park.
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OCEANS: OUR BLUE PLANET
Viewers can explore the world of life beneath the waves during the showing of “Oceans: Our Blue Planet 3D,” which runs through Nov. 1 at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta.
Oceans are the least explored habitats on Earth and are home to some of the most unusual and colorful coral reefs and exotic animals and fish. Now visitors can watch those fish and animals splash across Fernbank’s four-story screen.
Credit: Alex Vail
Credit: Alex Vail
Viewers will follow the Alucia, OceanX’s research vessel, on a journey from Antarctica to Egypt in the discovery of never-before-captured footage like deep seafloor methane volcanoes, a close-up of an octopus’ body armor and the clever tusk fish’s cracking of clams. “Oceans: Our Blue Planet” is directed by Mark Brownlow and Rachel Butler. It’s narrated by Kate Winslet. The run time is 45 minutes.
Ocean 3D: 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Fernbank After Dark: Gastronomy at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. July 13. Giant Screen Theater tickets are $13 for adults, $12 for senior citizens, $11 for children and $8 for museum members. A value pass combination ticket, offering the movie and museum admission: $23-$25. Fernbank Museum of Natural History, 767 Clifton Rd. N.E. www.FernbankMuseum.org. 404-929-6400.
BARBECUE NATION
Who doesn’t love good barbecue? Here’s your chance to learn the story behind the food that is deliciously interesting and a staple at many family summer gatherings.
“Barbecue Nation” is on exhibit at the Atlanta History Center and explores how barbecue it connects people to cultures around the world, in addition to traditions, history, and the future.
The exhibition includes a wide array of artifacts, images, and oral histories from restaurants, festivals, community gatherings, and archives and museums from across the country.
Barbecue Nation includes historic photos and ’50s and ’60s advertising images ), features cookbooks, postcards, menus, place settings, and other artifacts from iconic barbecue joints.
Vintage grills demonstrate the evolution of backyard cooking from trench to brick pit to mobile cooker. Among them: a 1948 Char-Broil Wheelbarrow Picnic Cooker, a 1965 Weber kettle, and a Japanese kamado brought home by a U.S. serviceman in the 1970s (Big Green Egg cites “ancient cookers” from China and Japan in this style as a design inspiration).
Barbecue Nation. Through June 16, 2019. $9-$21.50, includes admission to the Margaret Mitchell House (within nine days of the purchase of a ticket to the History Center). Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Rd. N.W. www.atlantahistorycenter.com 404-814-4000.
FAST AND FURRY 5K
Two- and four-legged participants can join in the fun during the Cobb County Animal Services’ “Fast and Furry 5K” to benefit animals housed at the shelter.
The race will be held June 30 and humans can bring their dogs to run or walk the course in Marietta. There will be awards for the fastest dog and several categories for their two-legged companions. Registration is available at raceroster.com or by going to the Cobb County Animal Services Facebook page.
Following the race, Animal Services staff will host a Cobb Family Fun Day at the shelter featuring food vendors, demonstrations from the Cobb Police K-9 unit, lectures on reptiles, a petting zoo, a fire truck and special pet adoption rates.
Fast and Furry 5K. 8 a.m. June 30. $25-$35. 770-499-4136. www.raceroster.com
POINT & LAUGH AT THE MASQUERADE
Point & Laugh is an artistic and comedic experience, enjoy the work from local artists, all while enjoying stand-up comedy and live musical performances.
The event will feature performances by Boregard, Jasmine Janai and Terrance Escobar. Comedians include David Perdue and Yedoya Travis.
Point & Laugh. 7 p.m. July 1 $10-$15. Purgatory at The Masquerade, 75 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive S.W. www.masqueradeatlanta.com 404-577-8178
SUNSET SESSIONS IN PIEDMONT PARK
The Magic City Hippies and Machine Kid will perform during the Sunset Sessions series at Park Tavern in Piedmont Park on July 1.
Magic City Hippies blends hip-hop, funk, pop and beach-bum soul. Machine Kid is an Atlanta-based band that combines heavy, post rock with electronic tendencies and melodic vocals.
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Sunset Sessions is a weekly, alternative music series first launched in 2015 to bring today’s most buzz-worthy artists to Atlanta audiences. Sunset Sessions is held every Sunday through September under Park Tavern’s spacious, air-conditioned garden tent.
Sunset Sessions. 7 p.m. free. Park Tavern, 500 10th St. N.E. Guests must be at least 21. www.parktavern.com/sunsetsessions
FIREWORKS AT STONE MOUNTAIN PARK
For the first time, Stone Mountain Park will hold a week-long series of events to celebrate the Independence Day holiday.
Billed as the “Fantastic Fourth Celebration” it will include nightly fireworks displays, attractions and high-flying dog shows, where visitors can watch amazing K-9 dogs at the Historic Square for stunts, Frisbee catching and dock-diving. It runs July 1-July 7.
Each night the fireworks will be followed by the park’s popular laser show, which will feature new music, animation, water effects, an immersive laser canopy and a fleet of robotic drones launched with music in front of the 825-foot mountain face.
July 1-7. Attraction hours, 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m.; laser show and fireworks, 9:30 p.m. Attraction price: $31.95 online ($34.95 at gate); children ages 3-11, $29.95. Laser show and fireworks: Free with $20 parking. Stone Mountain Park, 1000 Robert E. Lee Blvd., Stone Mountain. stonemountainpark.com.
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