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FAIRS, FESTIVALS, ETC.
"Imaginary Worlds: Plants Larger Than Life." Through Oct. 31. $18.95; $12.95 ages 3-12. Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.atlantabotanicalgarden.org.
Paranoia Haunted House. Through Nov. 2. $20. 608 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell. 678-793-1544, www.paranoiahauntedhouse.com.
Folklore Haunted House. Through Nov. 2. $22. 1265 Merchants Drive, Dallas. folklorehauntedhouse.com.
Netherworld haunted house. Through Nov. 3. Tickets start at $22. 6624 Dawson Blvd., Norcross. 404-608-2484, www.fearworld.com.
Containment haunted house. Through Oct. 31. $25. 1380 Atlantic Drive N.W., under Atlantic Station. 404-549-5953, containmentatl.com.
Creepers Haunted House. Through Nov. 3. $15-$25. 2781 S. Cobb Drive, Smyrna. www.creepershauntedhouse.com.
Fright Fest. Through Oct. 27. $39.99-$49.99. Six Flags Over Georgia, 275 Riverside Parkway S.W., Austell. 770-948-9290, www.sixflags.com/overgeorgia.
Cumming Country Fair and Festival. Through Oct. 13. $2-$7. Cumming Fairgrounds, 235 Castleberry Road, Cumming. www.cummingfair.net.
Euharlee Covered Bridge Festival. Oct. 18-20. Frankie Harris Park, 175 Covered Bridge Road, Euharlee. 404-277-9268, www.euharlee.com.
Stone Mountain Highland Games & Scottish Festival. Oct. 18-20. Stone Mountain Park, U.S. 78, Stone Mountain. www.smhg.org.
Creatures of the Night Festival. 6 p.m. Oct. 18. $3-$5. Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center, 2020 Clean Water Drive, Buford. 770-904-3500, www.gwinnettehc.org.
Decatur Ghost Tour. Through Oct. 31. $15; $12 ages 10 and under. Decatur Ghost Tour, Historic Town Square, Decatur. 404-296-7771, www.decaturghosttour.com.
HOWLpharetta Ghost Tours. Through Oct. 26. $15. Alpharetta Tours, Main Street, Alpharetta. 800-979-3370, www.alpharettatours.com.
Brookhaven Arts Festival. Oct. 19-20. Apple Valley Park, 1251 Apple Valley Road, Atlanta. www.brookhavenartsalliance.com.
Furever Fit Pets Fall Festival. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Oct. 19. Free. Furever Fit Pets, 9925 Haynes Bridge Road Suite 210, Johns Creek. 770-664-5700, www.fureverfit.com.
Autumn in the Park. 10:30 a.m. Oct. 19. Starr Park, 803 Forest Parkway, Forest Park. www.forestparkga.org.
Festival on Ponce. Oct. 19-20. Olmsted Linear Park, 1451 S. Ponce De Leon Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.festivalonponce.com.
Pace Fall Fair. 10 a.m. Oct. 19. Free. Pace Academy, 966 W. Paces Ferry Road N.W., Atlanta. 404-240-7411, www.paceacademy.org.
Johns Creek Arts Festival. Oct. 19-20. Atlanta Athletic Club, Medlock Bridge Road, Johns Creek. johnscreekartfest.splashfestivals.com.
Alpharetta Fallfest. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 19. Alpharetta First United Methodist Church, 69 Main St., Alpharetta. www.afumc.org/fallfest.
Sugar Hill Fall Festival. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 19. E.E. Robinson Park, 850 Level Creek Road, Sugar Hill. www.cityofsugarhill.com/fallfest.
Cartersville Bluegrass & Folk Festival. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Oct. 19. Free. Downtown Cartersville, One Friendship Plaza, Cartersville. www.cartersvillebluegrass.com.
Storytelling Festival. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 19. Historic Mable House, 5329 Floyd Road S.W., Mableton. www.mablehouse.org.
Oak Grove United Methodist Men's Barbecue. 11 a.m. Oct. 19. $10; children $6. Oak Grove United Methodist Church, 1722 Oak Grove Road, Decatur. 404-636-7558, www.ogumc.org.
DeKalb International Food and Music Festival. Noon-6 p.m. Oct. 19. Free. Northlake Mall, 4800 Briarcliff Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-371-3681, www.facebook.com/DeKalbFoodandMusicFestival.
Harvest Balloon Festival. 1 p.m. Oct. 19. Free. Sterling on the Lake, 7004 Lake Sterling Blvd., Flowery Branch. 678-960-0232, www.sterlingonthelake.com.
Romanian Fall Festival. Oct. 19-20. Free. 664 Dickens Road N.W., Lilburn. www.facebook.com/RomFestAtlanta.
Emory Point's Family Friendly Fall Festival. 2 p.m. Oct. 19. Free. Emory Point, 1727 Clifton Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-814-1330, www.emory-point.com.
Roller Derby: Darlins vs. Demons. 4 p.m. Oct. 19. $8-$15. Cobb County Civic Center, 548 S. Marietta Parkway S.E., Marietta. www.mariettaderbydarlins.org.
Little Five Points Halloween Festival and Parade. Noon-10 p.m. Oct. 19. Parade starts at 4 p.m. Free. Euclid and Moreland avenues, Atlanta. l5phalloween.com.
Dogtoberfest in EAV. Noon-4 p.m. Oct. 20. $5. EAV Farmers Market Space, 561 Flat Shoals Ave. S.E., Atlanta. www.facebook.com/dogtoberfestineav.
Boxerstock 2013. A benefit for Atlanta Boxer Rescue. Noon Oct. 20. $10. Jim R. Miller Park, 2245 Callaway Road S.W., Marietta. www.boxerstock.org.
Same Love, Same Rights Gay & Lesbian Wedding Expo. 12:30 p.m. Oct. 20. Free; RSVPs requested through the website. The Melia Hotel, 590 W. Peachtree St. N.W., Atlanta. www.samelovesamerights.com.
Southeastern Cowboy Festival & Symposium. Oct. 24-27. $3-$10. Booth Western Art Museum, 501 N. Museum Drive, Cartersville. 770-387-1300, www.boothmuseum.org.
MUSIC
India Arie. 8 p.m. Oct. 18. $94-$38. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. www.cobbenergycentre.com.
Randall Bramblett. 8 p.m. Oct. 18. $18; $15 online. Steve's Live Music, 234 Hilderbrand Drive, Sandy Springs. 404-418-6777, www.steveslivemusic.com.
The Hot Club of San Francisco. 8 p.m. Oct. 18. $30. Ferst Center for the Arts, 349 Ferst Drive N.W., Atlanta. 404-894-2787, www.ferstcenter.gatech.edu.
Chris Mann with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. 8 p.m. Oct. 18. $25-$55. Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-733-5000, www.atlantasymphony.org.
Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano. 8 p.m. Oct. 18. $22.75-$35. Emory University's Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, 1700 N. Decatur Road, Atlanta. 404-727-5050, www.arts.emory.edu.
Junior Brown. 8:30 p.m. Oct. 18. $20; $17.50 in advance. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-524-7354, www.variety-playhouse.com.
Patty Griffin. 8 p.m. Oct. 18. $41-$31. Buckhead Theatre, 3110 Roswell Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-891-6168, www.thebuckheadtheatre.com.
97.1 The River's Southern Rock Revival with Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Marshall Tucker Band and Molly Hatchett. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18. $89.50-$19.50. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta. 404-733-5010, www.vzwamp.com.
The Whigs. 9 p.m. Oct. 18. $13-$15. Terminal West, 887 W. Marietta St. N.W., Atlanta. www.terminalwestatl.com.
Yacht Rock Revue performs Thriller and MTV Party To Go. 8:30 p.m. Oct. 19. $25; $20 in advance. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-524-7354, www.variety-playhouse.com.
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. With pianist Simone Dinnerstein. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 19. Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta. 404-733-5000, www.atlantasymphony.org.
Kicks 101.5 Country Fair 2013 with Darius Rucker, Justin Moore and more. 3:30 p.m. Oct. 19. $79.50-$28. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta. 404-733-5010, www.vzwamp.com.
Atlanta Balalaika Society. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 19. $20; students and senior citizens $18; ages 12 and under $7. Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell. 404-292-7176, www.roswellcac.com.
Finch. 9 p.m. Oct. 19. $26; $21 in advance. The Buckhead Theatre, 3110 Roswell Road N.E., Atlanta. www.thebuckheadtheatre.com.
Francine Reed. 9:30 p.m. Oct. 19. $12. Blind Willie's, 828 N. Highland Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.blindwilliesblues.com.
Austin Mahone with Becky G, Midnight Red, W3 The Future. Oct. 20. $30. Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St. N.W., Atlanta. 404-659-9022, tabernacleatl.com.
Vanessa Carlton. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 20. $30. Terminal West, 887 W. Marietta St. N.W., Atlanta. www.terminalwestatl.com.
Switchfoot. 8 p.m. Oct. 20. $24; $34 reserved seating. Center Stage, 1374 W. Peachtree St. N.W., Atlanta. 404-885-1365, www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
Kris Kristofferson. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 20. $75.50-$39.50. Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-733-5000, www.atlantasymphony.org.
Georgian Chamber Players: "Slavic Dance and Romance." 3 p.m. Oct. 20. $10-$20. Trinity Presbyterian Church, 3003 Howell Mill Road N.W., Atlanta. georgianchamberplayers.org.
Jeffery Broussard & the Creole Cowboys. 3:30 p.m. Oct. 20. $17. Knights Of Columbus Hall, 2620 Buford Hwy. N.E., Atlanta. 404-825-9768, www.aczadance.org.
OcTUBAfest 2013. 8 p.m. Oct. 21. Free. Florence Kopleff Recital Hall, 10 Peachtree Center Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-413-5901, www.music.gsu.edu.
Apocalyptical featuring Jad Abrumad and Robert Krulwich of Radiolab. Oct. 22. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. www.cobbenergycentre.com.
Jessie Ware. 8 p.m. Oct. 22. $19; $15 in advance. Center Stage, 1374 W. Peachtree St. N.W., Atlanta. 404-885-1365, www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion. Oct. 22. $12. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
PERFORMING ARTS
"Third Country." Playwright Suehyla El-Attar was inspired by real life events in Clarkston. Through Oct. 25. $20-$30. Horizon Theatre Company, 1083 Austin Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-622-2235, ext. 268, www.horizontheatre.com.
"Milvotchkee, Visconsin." Through Oct. 20. $20-$35. Synchronicity Theatre at 14th Street Playhouse, 173 14th St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-484-8636, www.synchrotheatre.com.
"The Andrews Brothers: A Madcap Musical Salute to the Swinging '40s." Through Oct. 20. $12-$26. Stage Door Players at North DeKalb Cultural Arts Center, 5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody. 770-396-1726, www.stagedoorplayers.net.
"Othello." Through Nov. 3. $15-$36. New American Shakespeare Tavern, 499 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-874-5299, www.shakespearetavern.com.
"Hamlet." Presented by Georgia Shakespeare. Through Oct. 27. $15-$45. Oglethorpe University's Conant Performing Arts Center, 4484 Peachtree Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-504-1473, www.oglethore.edu.
"All Childish Things." Through Oct. 27. $20-$30. Aurora Theatre, 128 E. Pike St., Lawrenceville. 678-226-6222, www.auroratheatre.com.
"Urinetown." Through Oct. 20. $15-$30. Fabrefaction Theatre Company, 999 Brady Ave. N.W., Atlanta. www.fabrefaction.org.
"The Wizard of Oz." Through Oct. 20. $16.50. Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St. N.W., Atlanta. 404-873-3391, www.puppet.org.
"Clue The Musical." Through Nov. 9. $12-$23. OnStage Atlanta, 2969 East Ponce De Leon Ave., Decatur. 404-897-1802, www.onstageatlanta.com.
"A Raisin in the Sun." Through Oct. 20. $12.60. New London Theatre, 2338 Henry Clower Blvd., Snellville. 770-559-1484, www.newlondontheatre.org.
"The Boys Next Door." Through Oct. 26. $18-$22. Marietta Players, 11 Whitlock Ave., Marietta. 770-597-0442, www.mariettaplayers.com.
"Fun Sized Razor Blades." Through Oct. 19. $10. The Village Theatre, 349 Decatur St. S.E., Atlanta. 404-688-8858, www.villagecomedy.com.
Ritch Shydner. Through Oct. 20. $15-$25. Laughing Skull Lounge, 878 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 877-523-3288, laughingskulllounge.com.
Jeremy Hotz. Oct. 18-19. $20. The Punchline, 280 Hilderbrand Drive N.E., Sandy Springs. 404-252-5233, www.punchline.com.
Lewis Black. 8 p.m. Oct. 19. $36-$76. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. www.cobbenergycentre.com.
Theresa Caputo: The Long Island Medium. 7 p.m. Oct. 20. $55-$108. Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 855-285-8499, www.foxtheatre.org.
The Atlanta Radio Theatre Company: "The War of the Worlds: The Untold Story." 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 20. $10-$15. Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody. 678-812-4002, atlantajcc.org.
"C.S. Lewis Live." Featuring Tom Key. 5:45 p.m. Oct. 20. Free. North Avenue Presbyterian Church, 607 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-0431, www.napc.org.
Mystic India. 7 p.m. Oct. 20. $28-$88. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. www.cobbenergycentre.com.
VISUAL ARTS
Art Party. After a 10-year hiatus, the popular fundraising event returns to mark the 40th anniversary of the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center and unveil the center's renovations. Includes music, food, craft cocktails, studio tours and opening night for two exhibitions, "Fallen Fruit" and "Energy Strategies." 7 p.m.-midnight Oct. 19. $60; $50 in advance. 535 Means St. NW, Atlanta. 404-688-1970, www.thecontemporary.org.
"Picasso, Braque & Leger: 20th Century Modern Masters." Through Dec. 8. $5. Oglethorpe University Museum of Art, 4484 Peachtree Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-364-8555, museum.oglethorpe.edu.
"Haddon Sundblom: Santa Paintings." Through Dec. 8. $5. Oglethorpe University Museum of Art, 4484 Peachtree Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-364-8555, museum.oglethorpe.edu.
"Antichità, Teatro, Magnificenza: Renaissance and Baroque Images of Rome." Through Nov. 17. $6-$8. Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University, 571 S. Kilgo Circle N.E., Atlanta. 404-727-4282, www.carlos.emory.edu.
