FAIRS, FESTIVALS, ATTRACTIONS, SPECIAL EVENTS
"Orchid Daze: Lasting Impressions." Through April 13. "Atlanta Blooms." Through April 30. $18.95; $12.95 ages 3-12. Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave. N.E., Atlanta. atlantabotanicalgarden.org. | Photos: Atlanta Blooms
"Whales: Giants of the Deep." The exhibition also takes a look at New Zealand's Maori culture. Through Aug. 24. Fernbank Museum of Natural History, 767 Clifton Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-929-6400, fernbankmuseum.org.
"Seamus Heaney: The Music of What Happens." Through May 7. Free. Woodruff Library, 540 Asbury Circle. 404-727-6861, bit.ly/emory-heaney-exhibition.
The Atlanta Fair. Through April 6. $1-$8; ride tickets $1.25. Turner Field Gray Parking Lot, 688 Central Ave. S.W., Atlanta. www.atlantafair.com.
Atlanta Film Festival. Through April 6. Passes $50-$325. Individual screenings $10. Opening and closing night $30. The Plaza Theatre, 7 Stages, Callanwolde Fine Arts Center and The Goat Farm Arts Center. atlantafilmfestival.com.
Acworth Art Fest. April 5-6. Free. North Main Street, Acworth. acworthartfest.splashfestivals.com.
Spring Festival on Ponce. April 5-6. Free. Olmsted Linear Park, 1451 S. Ponce De Leon Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-873-1222, www.festivalonponce.com.
Wild Azalea Festival. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. April 5. Free. Reynolds Nature Preserve, 5665 Reynolds Road, Morrow. 770-603-4188, www.reynoldsnaturepreserve.org.
Purina Pro Plan Incredible Dog Challenge. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. April 5. Free. Centennial Olympic Park, 265 Park Ave. N.W., Atlanta. 208-726-5990, www.facebook.com/ProPlan.
Beer Carnival. 1 p.m. April 5. $50; $40 in advance. Atlantic Station, 171 17th St. N.W., Atlanta. www.thebeercarnival.com.
Hogs and Hops. 2-6 p.m. April 5. $40. VIP entry at noon with $80 ticket. Masquerade Music Park, 695 North Ave., Atlanta. www.hogsandhopsatlanta.com.
Atlanta Dogwood Festival. April 11-13. Piedmont Park, 400 Park Drive N.E., Atlanta. www.dogwood.org.
Kennesaw Big Shanty Festival. April 12-13. Free. Main Street (Ga. 293), Kennesaw. kennesawbusiness.org.
Spring Fling and Festival at Gaither's Plantation. 10:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. April 12, $5. Gaither Plantation, 240 Davis Ford Road, Covington. asouthernladysevents.blogspot.com
Taste of West Cobb. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. April 12. Tickets packets $10. Hillgrove High School, 4165 Luther Ward Road, Powder Springs. www.tasteofwestcobb.com.
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MUSIC
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Pierre Bensusan. 7:30 p.m. April 4. $26; $20 in advance. Eddie's Attic, 515 N. McDonough St., Decatur. 404-377-4976, www.eddiesattic.com.
Webb Wilder. 8 p.m. April 4. $15-$18. Steve’s Live Music, 234 Hilderbrand Drive, Sandy Springs. 404-441-9475, steveslivemusic.com.
"Return of the Grievous Angel: A Night Honoring Gram Parsons." 8 p.m. April 4. $10. The Star Community Bar, 437 Moreland Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.starbaratlanta.com.
Dave Barnes, Andy Davis. 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. April 4. $25-$27. Eddie Owen Presents at the Red Clay Theatre, 3116 Main St., Duluth. www.eddieowenpresents.com.
Railroad Earth. 8:30 p.m. April 4-5. $25. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. NE, Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.
Red Baraat. April 4. $15 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
WRFG Peachblossom Bluegrass Festival. 3-9 p.m. April 5. $6-$12. Clarkston Community Center, 3701 College Ave., Clarkston. 404-523-3471, www.wrfg.org
"Life 20/20: Music & Stories Inspired by the Exoneration of Clarence Harrison." 7 p.m. April 5. $15. Emory Presbyterian Church, 1886 N. Decatur Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-325-4551, www.emorypresbyterian.org.
Legends of the Celtic Harp. 7:30 p.m. April 5. $15. Northwest Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 1025 Mount Vernon Highway N.W., Atlanta. 404-277-7636, www.hungryearcoffeehouse.com.
Mark Rapp and Derek Lee Bronston: The Song Project. 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. April 5. $20. The Velvet Note, 4075 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta. 855-583-5838, thevelvetnote.com.
Wayne Shorter. 8 p.m. April 5. $67-$95. Rialto Center for the Arts, 80 Forsyth St. NW, Atlanta. rialto.gsu.edu.
Michael Martin Murphey. 7 p.m. April 5. $36-$42. Eddie's Attic, 515 N. McDonough St., Decatur. 404-377-4976, www.eddiesattic.com.
Papamichael World Group. 8 p.m. April 5. $20; $17 in advance. Eddie Owen Presents at the Red Clay Theatre, 3116 Main St., Duluth. www.eddieowenpresents.com.
The Whiskey Gentry, Radiolucent. 9 p.m. April 5. $15-$17. Terminal West At King Plow Arts Center, 887 W. Marietta Studio C, Atlanta. 404-876-5566, www.terminalwestatl.com.
Gringo Star. 9 p.m. April 5. $10. The EARL, 488 Flat Shoals Ave. SE, Atlanta. 404-522-3950, www.badearl.com.
Montgomery Gentry. 9:30 p.m. April 5. $25-$60. Wild Bill's, 2075 Market St., Duluth. www.wildbillsatlanta.com.
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Mezzo-soprano Kelley O'Connor joins the orchestra for a night of music by Brahms. April 5-6. $24-$75. Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. www.atlantasymphony.org.
Keyboard Conversations Concert with Jeffrey Siegel. 4 p.m. April 6. $20-$28. Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody. 678-812-4002, atlantajcc.org.
Trombone Week Concert. 4 p.m. April 6. Free. The Catholic Shrine to the Immaculate Conception, 48 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive S.W., Atlanta. 678-776-1569, www.slidebyslide.org/itw.html
Georgia Festival Chorus. 6 p.m. April 6. Free. First Baptist Church Of Smyrna, 1275 Church St., Smyrna. 404-234-3581, www.tgafc.org.
Kenyon Carter. 7 p.m. April 6. $10-$35. Steve’s Live Music, 234 Hilderbrand Drive, Sandy Springs. 404-441-9475,
Diane Schuur. 7:30 p.m. April 6-7. $98. April 6 shows sold out. The Velvet Note, 4075 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta. 855-583-5838, thevelvetnote.com.
Marsha Ambrosius. 9 p.m. April 6. Center Stage. $30-$34. Center Stage, 1374 W. Peachtree St. N.W., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
Todd Rundgren. 8 p.m. April 6. $30-$32.50. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. NE, Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.
Santana. 8 p.m. April 6. $35.50-$65.50. Chastain Park Amphitheatre, 4469 Stella Drive N.W., Atlanta. 404-233-2227, www.chastainseries.com.
Scott Stapp. 8 p.m. April 9. $22-$25. Center Stage, 1374 W. Peachtree St. N.W., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
Robert Cray Band. 8 p.m. April 9. $29.50-$32.50. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. NE, Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.
Chuck Brodsky, Andy Offutt Irwin. 8 p.m. April 9. $22-$27 at the door. Eddie Owen Presents at the Red Clay Theatre, 3116 Main St., Duluth. www.eddieowenpresents.com.
ATL Collective presents Bob Dylan’s “Blonde on Blonde.” 7 p.m. April 10. $10-$13. Red Light Cafe 553 Amsterdam Ave. N.E., Atlanta. redlightcafe.com.
Horse Feathers. 8 p.m. April 10. $14. Eddie's Attic, 515 N. McDonough St., Decatur. 404-377-4976, www.eddiesattic.com.
Brett Dennen. 8 p.m. April 10. $22.50-$25. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. NE, Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.
Twenty One Pilots. 7:30 p.m. April 10. $20-$25. Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St. N.W., Atlanta. tabernacleatl.com.
Ben Kweller. 9 p.m. April 10. $20. The EARL, 488 Flat Shoals Ave. SE, Atlanta. 404-522-3950, www.badearl.com.
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. ASO principal oboist Elizabeth Koch Tiscione is the soloist for the Oboe Concerto by Richard Strauss. April 10, 11 and 13. $24-$75. Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. www.atlantasymphony.org.
Michelle Malone in Concert. 7 p.m. April 11. $20. St. Mark United Methodist Church, 781 Peachtree St., Atlanta. 404-873-2636, stmarkumc.org.
Randall Bramblett. 8 p.m. April 11. $15-$18. Steve’s Live Music, 234 Hilderbrand Drive, Sandy Springs. steveslivemusic.com.
Lady Antebellum, Kip Moore, Kasey Musgraves. 7 p.m. April 11. $25.25-$50. Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood, 2002 Lakewood Ave. S.E., Atlanta. 404-443-5090, www.livenation.com.
Brad Mehldau. 8:30 p.m. April 11. $27.50-$30. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. NE, Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.
Karmin. 8:30 p.m. April 12. $17-21. Center Stage, 1374 W. Peachtree St. N.W., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
ESOEBO. 8 p.m. April 12. $10-$12. Eddie Owen Presents at the Red Clay Theatre, 3116 Main St., Duluth. www.eddieowenpresents.com.
Earl Klugh's Night of Guitars featuring Chuck Loeb and Norman Brown. 8 p.m. April 12. $37-$62. Ferst Center for the Arts, 349 Ferst Drive N.W., Atlanta. www.ferstcenter.gatech.edu.
New Trinity Baroque: Bach's "St. John Passion." 8 p.m. April 12. $39. St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, 1790 Lavista Road N.E., Atlanta. www.newtrinitybaroque.org.
Magnetic Music Festival. 3 p.m. April 12. $59-$99. Atlanta Motor Speedway, 1500 Tara Place, Hampton. www.atlantamotorspeedway.com
Caroline Aiken Band. 7 p.m. April 12. $10. Eddie's Attic, 515 N. McDonough St., Decatur. 404-377-4976, www.eddiesattic.com.
Pete Huttlinger. 7 p.m. April 12. $30-$35. The Six String Social Club at Ragamuffin Music Hall, Roswell. 770-365-7738, www.sixstringsocialclub.com.
Packway Handle Band. 9:30 p.m. April 12. $14. Eddie's Attic, 515 N. McDonough St., Decatur. 404-377-4976, www.eddiesattic.com.
The Whispers, the O'Jays. 8 p.m. April 12. $70-$120. Atlanta Civic Center, 395 Piedmont Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.atlantaciviccenter.com.
THEATER AND PERFORMING ARTS
"Elemeno Pea." Through April 13. $20-$30. Horizon Theatre Company, 1083 Austin Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-584-7450, www.horizontheatre.com.
"Miracle On South Division Street." Through April 13. $22-$27. Stage Door Players at North DeKalb Cultural Arts Center, 5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody. 770-396-1726, www.stagedoorplayers.net.
"1001 Nights: A Love Story About Loving Stories." Through April 6. $16.50. Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St. N.W., Atlanta. 404-873-3391, www.puppet.org.
"The Outsiders." Through April 13. $12.60-$15.60. New London Theatre, 2338 Henry Clower Blvd. S.W., Snellville. 770-559-1484, www.newlondontheatre.org.
"The Best Game." Presented by Rising Sage Theatre Company. Through April 13. $20-$25. Porter Sanford III Performing Arts & Community Center, 3181 Rainbow Drive, Decatur. 404-500-7243, www.risingsagetheatre.com.
"Maple and Vine." Through April 20. $26-$45. Actors Express Theatre Company, 887 W. Marietta St., Atlanta. 404-607-7469, www.actors-express.com.
"Designing Women Live 8." Featuring Topher Payne. Through April 13. $20-$25. OnStage Atlanta, 2969 E. Ponce De Leon Ave., Decatur. 404-897-1802, www.onstageatlanta.com.
“Thrill Me: The Leopard & Loeb Story.” A two-character musical drama about the infamous murder case of the early 20th century. Through April 13. $8-$14. Newnan Theatre Company, 24 First Ave., Newnan. newnantheatre.org.
"Macbeth." Through May 4. $15-$36. The New American Shakespeare Tavern, 499 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-874-5299, www.shakespearetavern.com.
“Archer” Live. 8 p.m. April 4. Tabernacle. $47. Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St. N.W., Atlanta. tabernacleatl.com.
“Annie.” Through April 20. $32-$50. Atlanta Lyric Theatre at Cobb Civic Center, 548 S. Marietta Parkway, Marietta. 404-377-9948, atlantalyrictheatre.com.
"Mrs. Independent." April 4-5. $47.50-$53.50. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. www.cobbenergycentre.com
"Men Are From Mars Women Are From Venus." 8 p.m. April 4. $51. The Buckhead Theatre, 3110 Roswell Road N.E., Atlanta. www.thebuckheadtheatre.com.
John Caparulo. April 4-5. $30. Atlanta Improv Comedy Club, 56 E. Andrews Drive N.W., Atlanta. 678-244-3612, www.theimprovatlanta.com.
Michelle Harrington, Brian Glowacki. 9 p.m. April 4-5. $12. Bonkerz Comedy Club, 11000 Alpharetta Highway, Roswell. 770-992-5688, roswell.bonkerzcomedy.com.
"Passion & Poetry." 8 and 11:55 p.m. April 5, $35. Center Stage, 1374 W. Peachtree St. N.W., Atlanta. 404-885-1365, www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
Jeff Garlin. April 8-12. $15-$30. Laughing Skull Lounge, 878 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 877-523-3288, laughingskulllounge.com.
"Charlotte's Web." April 10-May 25. $16.50. Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St. N.W., Atlanta. 404-873-3391, www.puppet.org.
"Legally Blonde: The Musical." Presented by the Henry Players. April 10-13. $10-$12. Henry County Performing Arts Center, 37 Lemon St., McDonough. www.henryplayers.com
“The Lion King.” April 10-27. $35-$175. Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 855- 285-8499, foxtheatre.org.
"9 to 5." April 10-27. $15-$28. Act3 Playhouse, 6285 Roswell Road, Atlanta. 770-241-1905, www.act3productions.org.
"Always...Patsy Cline." Presented by Out of Box Theatre. April 11-27. $25-$30. Artisan Resource Center, 585 Cobb Parkway S., Marietta. 678-653-4605, www.outofboxtheatre.com.
“Camelot.” Presented by Georgia Ensemble Theatre. April 11-27. $28-$39. Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell. 770-641-1260, get.org.
Atlanta Ballet: "Hamlet." April 11-13. $20-$120. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. 404-872-5811, www.atlantaballet.com.
Janet “The Tennessee Tramp” Williams. April 11-12. $12. Bonkerz Comedy Club - Roswell, 11000 Alpharetta Highway, Roswell. 770-992-5688, roswell.bonkerzcomedy.com.
"Self Indulgence: Funny Stories with JefferySelf." April 11-12. $20. Actors Express Theatre Company, 887 W. Marietta St., Atlanta. 404-607-7469, www.actors-express.com.
VISUAL ARTS
Simone Leigh: "Gone South." Opening reception 7 p.m. April 4. Through May 31. $5-$8. Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, 535 Means St. N.W., Atlanta. 404-688-1970, www.thecontemporary.org.
"The Kinsey Collection: Shared Treasures of Bernard and Shirley Kinsey, Where Art and History Intersect." Opening day celebration 10 a.m.-5 p.m. April 5. Through July 15. $11-$16.50. Atlanta History Center, 130 W. Paces Ferry Road N.W., Atlanta. www.AtlantaHistoryCenter.com.
“Optic Chiasm: The Crossing Over of Art & Science.” Through May 4. $5. Oglethorpe University Museum of Art, 4484 Peachtree Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-364-8555, museum.oglethorpe.edu.
“Blind/Sight: Conversations with the Visually Inspired.” Through May 4. $5. Oglethorpe University Museum of Art, 4484 Peachtree Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-364-8555, museum.oglethorpe.edu.
"Birds of Bali." Photos by Frank Sharp. Through Aug. 24. $16-$18. Fernbank Museum of Natural History, 767 Clifton Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-929-6300, www.fernbankmuseum.org.
"Hidden Heroes: The Genius of Everyday Things." Through May 11. $10 general admission. Museum of Design, 1315 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. www.museumofdesign.org.
"Abelardo Morell: The Universe Next Door." Through May 18. $12-$19.50. High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-733-5000, www.high.org.
"Go West! Art of the American West from the Buffalo Bill Center of the West." Through April 13. $12-$19.50. High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. www.high.org.
"Bodies … The Exhibition." Ongoing. $16-$24. Premier Exhibition Center at Atlantic Station, 265 18th St., Atlanta. 866-866-8265, www.atlanticstation.com.
