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BB&T Atlanta Open. Through July 28. $375-$9. Atlantic Station, 171 17th St. N.W., Atlanta. www.atlanticstation.com. Read more here.

Free Movies in Central Park Series. 7 p.m. Thursdays through Aug. 15. Free. Atlantic Station, 171 17th St. N.W., Atlanta. www.atlanticstation.com.

2013 Coca-Cola Summer Film Festival. Through Aug. 29. $5-$10. Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 855-285-8499, www.foxtheatre.org.

The Atlanta Summer Arts Festival. Through July 21. Free. Greenbriar Mall, 2841 Greenbriar Parkway S.W., Atlanta. www.TheSummerArtsFestival.com.

Heritage Cultural Arts Festival. Through July 21. Free. Underground Atlanta, 50 Alabama St. S.W., Atlanta. 404-523-2311, www.heritageculturalartsfest.org.

The National Train Show. July 19-21. $6-12. Cobb Galleria Centre, 2 Galleria Parkway S.E., Atlanta. www.nationaltrainshow.org.

Banfield Pet Hospital pet fitness class with celebrity trainer Dolvett Quince. 8:30 a.m. July 20. Free. Centennial Olympic Park, 265 Park Ave. N.W., Atlanta. 973-588-2000, banfieldpethospitalatlanta.eventbrite.com.

JCT. Kitchen Attack of the Killer Tomatoes Festival. 1 p.m. July 21. $55. JCT Kitchen, 1198 Howell Mill Road, Atlanta. 404-355-2252.

MUSIC

Midnite, I Wayne, Little Hero, Pzed, Droop Lion, Jesse Jendah and Errol Moore. 8 p.m. July 18. $35; $30 in advance. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-524-7354, www.variety-playhouse.com.

People's Blues of Richmond. July 18. $10. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.

Jill Scott, Raheem Devaughn. 8 p.m. July 18. $121.75-$45.25. Chastain Park Amphitheatre, 4469 Stella Drive N.W., Atlanta. 404-233-2227, www.chastainseries.com.

An Evening with Michael Tolcher. 8 p.m. July 18. $20; $15 in advance. Red Light Café, 553 Amsterdam Ave. N.E., Atlanta. redlightcafe.com.

Georgia Perimeter College Wind Ensemble. 8 p.m. July 18. Free. Cole Auditorium, Georgia Perimeter College, Fine Arts Building, Clarkston. 678-891-3572.

Scott Miller Band. 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. July 18. $15-$20. Eddie's Attic, 515 N. McDonough St., Decatur. 404-377-4976, www.eddiesattic.com.

Big Band Swing with Joe Gransden. 7:30 p.m. July 19. $15; $12 in advance online. City Center Auditorium, 8534 Main St., Woodstock. www.elmstreetarts.org.

Norcross Summer Concert Series: Natalie Stovall. 7:30 p.m. July 19. Free. Thrasher Park, 93 Park Drive, Norcross. 678-421-2010, www.norcrossga.net.

Hannah Thomas. 7:30 p.m. July 19. $10-$14. Eddie's Attic, 515 N. McDonough St., Decatur. 404-377-4976, www.eddiesattic.com.

Anita Baker. 8 p.m. July 19. $25-$89. Chastain Park Amphitheater, 4469 Stella Drive N.W., Atlanta. www.classicchastain.com.

Boz Scaggs. 8 p.m. July 19. $51.50. Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.atlantabotanicalgarden.org. Read an interview with Scaggs here.

An Evening with Susan Werner. 8 p.m. July 19. $20-$28. Eddie Owen Presents, the Red Clay Theatre, 3116 Main St., Duluth. www.eddieowenpresents.com.

Sean Rowe. 9:30 p.m. July 19. $10-$14. Eddie's Attic, 515 N. McDonough St., Decatur. 404-377-4976, www.eddiesattic.com.

Robert Plant presents the Sensational Space Shifters. 7:30 p.m. July 19. $39.50-$79.50. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta. 404-733-5010, www.vzwamp.com. Read an interview with Plant here.

Eddie & the Public Speakers. July 19. $10. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.

inc., Kelela, DJ Total Freedom. 9 p.m. July 19. $10. The EARL, 488 Flat Shoals Ave. S.E., Atlanta. 404-522-3950, www.badearl.com.

Living Colour performing "Vivid." 8:30 p.m. July 19. $25; $22.50 in advance. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-524-7354, www.variety-playhouse.com.

Fatality, Mnemosyne, Homicidal, Shadows in Eden. 7 p.m. July 19. $7. The Masquerade, 695 North Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-577-8178, www.masq.com.

Mindless Behavior. 7 p.m. July 20. $52.70-$64.15. Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. www.foxtheatre.org.

Yacht Rock Revue. 7:30 p.m. July 20. $25-$50. Chastain Park Amphitheater, 4469 Stella Drive N.W., Atlanta. www.classicchastain.com.

An Evening with John McCutcheon. 8 p.m. July 20. $25-$32. Eddie Owen Presents, the Red Clay Theatre, 3116 Main St., Duluth. www.eddieowenpresents.com.

The Manhattans, Evelyn Champagne King. 8 p.m. July 20. $25-$45. Amphitheater at Riverdale Town Center, 7210 Church St., Riverdale. 770-909-5300, www.riverdalega.gov.

Caroline & the Ramblers, the DejaBlue Grass Band. 8 p.m. July 20. $7-$10. Red Light Café, 553 Amsterdam Ave. N.E., Atlanta. redlightcafe.com.

Fiddler's Green Coffeehouse Concert Series. 8 p.m. July 20. $6. Anthony's Pizza & Pasta, 3155 E. Ponce De Leon Ave., Scottdale. 404-444-2334, www.aaffm.org.

Strand Summer Concert Series: The Sock Hops. 8 p.m. July 20. $18; $15 in advance. Earl Smith Strand Theatre, 117 N. Park Square, Marietta. 770-293-0080, www.EarlSmithStrand.org.

311, Cypress Hill, G. Love and Special Sauce. July 20. 6:30 p.m. $49.50-$25. Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood, 2002 Lakewood Ave. S.E., Atlanta. 404-443-5090, www.livenation.com.

O.A.R., Andrew McMahon and Allen Stone. 7 p.m. July 20. $35.50. Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St. N.W., Atlanta. 404-659-9022, tabernacleatl.com.

Where the Action Is with Paul Revere and the Raiders, Mary Wilson, the Association and Mitch Ryder. 8 p.m. July 20. $45-$100. Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater, 201 McIntosh Trail, Peachtree City. www.amphitheater.org.

Black Crowes, Tedeschi Trucks Band. 6:30 p.m. July 20. $35.50-$89.50. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta. 404-733-5010, www.vzwamp.com. Read an interview with the bands here.

Rabbit Rabbit. 9 p.m. July 20. $8. The EARL, 488 Flat Shoals Ave. S.E., Atlanta. 404-522-3950, www.badearl.com.

Slaughter Que featuring Legion X, Behitthemeans, Mangled, Degradations and Bless The Dead. 1 p.m. July 20. $10. The Masquerade, 695 North Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-577-8178, www.masq.com.

Yes. 7:30 p.m. July 21. $45.50-$125.50. Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-733-4900, www.atlantasymphony.org.

John Butler Trio. 8 p.m. July 21. $30. Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St. N.W., Atlanta. 404-659-9022, tabernacleatl.com.

New Order, Holy Ghost. 7:30 p.m. July 21. $55-$35. Chastain Park Amphitheatre, 4469 Stella Drive N.W., Atlanta. 404-233-2227, www.chastainseries.com.

Twiztid with Jellyroll, Lil Wyte, Aqualeo. 7 p.m. July 22.  $20. The Masquerade, 695 North Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-577-8178, www.masq.com.

PERFORMING ARTS

TheatreSports. Dad's Garage's longest-running improv show is a competition between two teams. 10:30 p.m. Saturdays. $14-$21. Dad's Garage Theatre, 280 Elizabeth St. N.E., Suite C-101, Atlanta. 404-523-3141, www.dadsgarage.com.

"Peachtree Battle." Long-running Atlanta-based show. Through Aug. 25. $26-$35. Ansley Park Playhouse, 1545 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1193, www.ansleyparkplayhouse.com.

"Murder at the Stonevault Museum." Through July 31. $65-$68.50. Agatha's: A Taste of Mystery Dinner Theatre, 161 Peachtree Center Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.agathas.com.

"The Velveteen Rabbit." Presented by Serenbe Playhouse. Through July 27. $10-$15. The Grange Creek in Serenbe, 10642 Serenbe Lane, Chattahoochee Hills. 770-463-1110, www.serenbeplayhouse.com.

"Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat." Through July 28. $16.50. Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St. N.W., Atlanta. 404-873-3391, www.puppet.org.

"Mighty Myths & Legends." Presented by Georgia Shakespeare. Through July 20. $13. Oglethorpe University's Conant Performing Arts Center, 4484 Peachtree Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-504-1473, www.gashakespeare.org.

"Beauty and the Beast." Through July 24. $10. Elm Street Arts at City Center Auditorium 8534 Main St., Woodstock. 678-494-4251, www.elmstreetarts.org.

"Shakin' the Rafters." Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre presents a gospel musical conceived and directed by David H. Bell ("Gut Bucket Blues").  Through Aug. 4. $20-$35. 14th Street Playhouse, 173 14th St. N.E., Atlanta 1-877-725-8849, www.truecolorstheatre.org. Read a review of the show here.

"I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change." Through July 28. $16-$20. The New Depot Players, 910 Center St., Conyers. 678-374-3224, www.thenewdepotplayers.com.

"Cabaret." Through July 28. $12-$15. New London Theatre, 2338 Henry Clower Blvd., Snellville. 770-559-1484, www.newlondontheatre.org.

Essential Theatre's 15th annual New Play Festival. "Mysterious Connections" is a "fantasy drama" about two lonely women, written by Essential artistic director Peter Hardy and directed by Ellen McQueen. Hardy directs this year's winner of the Essential Theatre Playwriting Award, "Stray Dogs," penned by Atlanta actor Matthew Myers. Katie Grant Shalin's "Swimming with Jellyfish" (opening July 25) is a dysfunctional family drama, directed by local actor Bill Murphey. July 12-Aug. 11. $10-$23. Actor's Express, 887 W. Marietta St., Atlanta. 1-866-811-4111, www.essentialtheatre.com.

"All Shook Up." Through July 28. $14-$17.50. Southside Theatre Guild, 20 W. Campbellton St., Fairburn. www.stgplays.com.

"Every Tongue Confess." By Marcus Gardley. Through Aug. 25. $20-$30. Horizon Theatre Company, 1083 Austin Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-584-7450, www.horizontheatre.com.

"Once Upon a Mattress." Through Aug. 4. $12-$27. Stage Door Players at North DeKalb Cultural Center, 5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody. 770-396-1726, www.stagedoorplayers.net.

"Tarzan." Through July 30. $15-$25. Legacy Theatre, 1175 Senoia Road, Tyrone. 404-895-1473, www.thelegacytheatre.org.

"Young Frankenstein." The musical by Mel Brooks. Through Aug. 17. $13-$23. OnStage Atlanta, 2969 E. Ponce De Leon Ave., Decatur. 404-897-1802, www.onstageatlanta.com.

"Africa Umoja: The Spirit of Togetherness." Through July 21. $38.50-$88.50. The Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center, 395 Piedmont Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.atlantaciviccenter.com.

"A Midsummer Night's Dream." Preview July 19. $15. Through Aug. 17. $15-$36. The New American Shakespeare Tavern, 499 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. www.shakespearetavern.com.

"Treasure Island." Presented by Gypsy Theatre Company. Through Aug. 11. $20-$30. The Cumming Playhouse, 101 School St., Cumming. 770-781-9178, www.playhousecumming.com.

Dustin Ybarra. Through July 21. $15-$25. Laughing Skull Lounge, 878 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 877-523-3288, laughingskulllounge.com.

"Arsenic and Old Lace." July 19-27. $14. The Pumphouse Players, 114 W. Main St., Cartersville. 770-387-2610, www.pumphouseplayers.com.

"Give My Regards to Broadway." July 19-Aug. 11. $18. Alpharetta Presbyterian Church, 180 Academy St., Alpharetta. 770-663-8989, www.act1theater.com.

Dan Mengini. July 19-20. $12. Bonkerz Comedy Club, 11000 Alpharetta Highway, Roswell. 770-992-5688, www.BonkerzAtlanta.com.

"Beauty is Embarrassing." A documentary about Wayne White, a designer for "Pee Wee's Playhouse" and many other projects. Part of the Center for Puppetry Arts' film series. 7 p.m. July 20. $7. Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St. N.W., Atlanta. 404-873-3391, www.puppet.org.

VISUAL ARTS

"Girl with a Pearl Earring: Dutch Paintings from the Mauritshuis." Through Sept. 29. $12-$19.50. High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-733-4200, www.high.org.

"Drawing Inside the Perimeter." Through Sept. 22. $12-$19.50. High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-733-4200, www.high.org.

"Project Mah Jongg." Through Sept. 15. $12. $8 senior citizens; $6 students. The William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum, 1440 Spring St. N.W., Atlanta. www.thebreman.org.

The Hudgens Prize Finalist’s Exhibition. Through Sept. 7. $3-$5. Jacqueline Casey Hudgens Center for the Arts, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. 770-623-6002, thehudgens.org.

"XYZ: Alternative Voices in Game Design." Through Sept. 2. $5-$10. Museum of Design Atlanta, 1315 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. www.museumofdesign.org.

Spruill Arts Student & Faculty Juried Exhibition. Through Aug. 17. Spruill Center Gallery, 4681 Ashford Dunwoody Road N.E., Atlanta. 770-394-4019, www.spruillgallery.blogspot.com.

"Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition." Through Aug. 18. $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. 1-866-866-8265, 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.