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Best Bets | Jan. 8- Jan. 14

The must-do events around Atlanta for the week, weekend
Atlanta Boat Show show Floor.
Atlanta Boat Show show Floor.
Jan 8, 2014

FAIRS, FESTIVALS, ETC.

Snow Mountain. Through Feb. 17. Snow Mountain pass $28. Snow Mountain and Christmas combo pass $45. $10 parking per vehicle. Stone Mountain Park, 1000 Robert E. Lee Drive, Stone Mountain. 770-498-5690, www.stonemountainpark.com.

Atlanta Boat Show. Through Jan 12. $12; ages 15 and younger free with adult admission. Georgia World Congress Center, 285 Andrew Young International Blvd. N.W., Atlanta. www.atlantaboatshow.com.

"Star Wars" Weekend. Jan. 10-12. $12.50-$17. Legoland Discovery Center Atlanta, 3500 Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.legolanddiscoverycenter.com/atlanta.

Repticon Atlanta Reptile and Exotic Animal Show. Jan. 11-12. $5-$15. Gwinnett County Fairgrounds, 2405 Sugarloaf Parkway, Lawrenceville. 863-268-4273, www.repticon.com/atlanta.

MUSIC

Gregg Allman Tribute. 7:30 p.m. Jan. 10. $75 and up. Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-881-2100, www.foxtheatre.org.

Queensryche with Geoff Tate. 9 p.m. Jan. 10. $25. Center Stage, 1374 W. Peachtree St. N.W., Atlanta. 404-885-1365, www.centerstage-atlanta.com.

Travis Tritt. 8 p.m. Jan. 10. $55-$35. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. www.cobbenergycentre.com.

Atlanta Baroque Orchestra: "Collaborations From Within." 7:30 p.m. Jan. 11 at Peachtree Christian Church, 1580 Peachtree St. N.W., Atlanta. 4 p.m. Jan. 12 at Roswell Presbyterian Church, 755 Mimosa Blvd., Roswell. $20-25; $15-$20 in advance; $10 students. (Prices for Saturday's concert are suggested donations; tickets not required.) www.atlantabaroque.org.

Peach State Opera: Mozart's "Cosi fan tutte." 3 p.m. Jan. 11. $10-$22. First Baptist Church of Avondale Estates, 47 Covington Road, Avondale Estates. www.peachstateopera.org.

Callaghan's Birthday Show. 7 p.m. Jan. 11. $17-$24. Eddie Owen Presents at the Red Clay Theatre, 3116 Main St., Duluth. 678-892-6373, www.eddieowenpresents.com.

Kennesaw State University Male Choral Day. 7:30 p.m. Jan 11. Free. Bailey Performance Center, 1000 Chastain Road, Kennesaw. baileycenter.kennesaw.edu.

Lies, Damn Lies & Statistics: An Evening with Kevn Kinney, Angie Aparo and Chuck Mead. 8 p.m. Jan 11. $15; $12 in advance. Red Light Cafe, 553 Amsterdam Ave. N.E., Atlanta. redlightcafe.com.

Cate Le Bon. Jan. 11. $12; $10 in advance. Eddie's Attic, 515 N. McDonough St., Decatur. www.eddiesattic.com.

Carlos Reyes and Peppino D'Agostino. 3 p.m. Jan 11. $25. The Cumming Playhouse, 101 School St., Cumming. 770-781-9178, www.playhousecumming.com.

Iris DeMent. 7 p.m. Jan. 12. $40; $35 in advance. Eddie's Attic, 515 N. McDonough St., Decatur. www.eddiesattic.com.

9 String Theory: "A Musical Journey Around the World." 4 p.m. Jan 12. $10 donation at the door. Dunwoody United Methodist Church, 1548 Mount Vernon Road, Dunwoody. www.9stringtheory.com.

Howe Gelb, Tracy Shedd. 7 p.m. Jan 14. $18; $14 in advance. Eddie's Attic, 515 N. McDonough St., Decatur. www.eddiesattic.com.

The McLovins. Jan. 14. $8 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.

PERFORMING ARTS

"Timon of Athens." Through Jan. 25. $15-$36. The New American Shakespeare Tavern, 499 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-874-5299, www.shakespearetavern.com.

“Little Raindrop Songs.” Through Jan. 18. $10. Alliance Theatre, Woodruff Arts Center, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E. 404-733-4650, alliancetheatre.org.

"Stan the Lovesick Snowman." Through Feb. 2. $16.50. Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St. N.W., Atlanta. 404-873-3391, www.puppet.org.

"The Taming of the Shrew." Through Jan. 26. $15-$36. The New American Shakespeare Tavern, 499 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-874-5299, www.shakespearetavern.com.

“Little Shop of Horrors.” Through Jan. 19. $20-$25. Earl Smith Strand Theatre, 117 N. Park Square, Marietta. 770-293-0080, earlsmithstrand.org.

Cameron Esposito. Through Jan. 12. $15-$25. Laughing Skull Lounge, 878 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta. 877-523-3288, laughingskulllounge.com.

"Driving Miss Daisy." Jan. 10-25. $12-$23. OnStage Atlanta, 2969 E. Ponce de Leon Avenue, Decatur. 404-897-1802, www.onstageatlanta.com.

Sean Patton.  Jan. 10-11. $20. Atlanta Improv Comedy Club, 56 E. Andrews Drive N.W., Atlanta. 678-244-3612, www.theimprovatlanta.com.

“The Only Light in Reno.” Through Jan. 26. Georgia Ensemble Theatre, Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell. 770-641-1260, get.org.

VISUAL ARTS

"Paul Rand: Defining Design." Through Jan. 26. Museum of Design Atlanta, 1315 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-856-5963, www.museumofdesign.org.

"The Art of the Louvre's Tuileries Garden." Through Jan. 19. $12-$19.50. High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 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.

"Rendering Atlanta." Through Feb. 28. Free. Atlanta History Center, 130 W. Paces Ferry Road N.W., Atlanta.
www.atlantahistorycenter.com.

"Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition." Ongoing. $16-$24; $16 ages 4-12; $22 senior citizens; $30 combo ticket with "Bodies … The Exhibition. Premier Exhibition Center, Atlantic Station, 265 18th St., Atlanta. 866-866-8265, www.atlanticstation.com.

"Bodies … The Exhibition." Ongoing. $16-$24. Premier Exhibition Center at Atlantic Station, 265 18th St., Atlanta. 866-866-8265, www.atlanticstation.com.

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