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The best things to do around Atlanta this week, weekend
Ten local barbecue restaurants serve up their specialties, and 50 cooking teams engage in competition at the Atlanta Bar-B-Q Festival in 2012.
Ten local barbecue restaurants serve up their specialties, and 50 cooking teams engage in competition at the Atlanta Bar-B-Q Festival in 2012.
Sept 11, 2013
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Atlanta Bar-B-Q Festival. 4 p.m. Sept. 13-14. $10; $6; ages 12 and under free when accompanied by an adult; ticket provides admission only and does not include food cost. Atlantic Station, 20th Street, Atlanta. www.atlbbqfest.com.

Family Story Telling. 7 p.m. Sept. 13. $3; $1 children. Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, 980 Briarcliff Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-872-5338, www.callanwolde.org.

7th annual Atlanta Arts Festival. Sept. 14-15. Free. Piedmont Park, 400 Park Drive N.E., Atlanta. 770-941-9660, atlantaartsfestival.com.

Reynoldstown Wheelbarrow Festival. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sept. 14. Free. Lang Carson Park, Flat Shoals Avenue and Manigault Street S.E., Atlanta. www.wheelbarrowfestival.com.

Arts Festival at Rose Lawn. Sept. 14-15. Rose Lawn Museum, 224 W. Cherokee Ave., Cartersville. www.roselawnmuseum.com.

Flowery Branch Car Show and Chili Cook Off. With the 6th annual Bugs at the Branch VW Show. 10 a.m. Sept. 14.  The Depot, 5517 Main St., Flowery Branch. 770-967-2934, www.flowerybranchga.org.

Lovejoy FallFest. 1-9 p.m. Sept. 14. Free. Mayor's Park, 11622 Hastings Bridge Road, Lovejoy. 770-471-2304, www.cityoflovejoy.com.

For Sisters Only. 7 p.m. Sept. 14. $15. Georgia World Congress Center, 285 Andrew Young International Blvd. N.W., Atlanta. 404-223-4000, www.gwcc.com.

Peachtree Hills Animal Hospital Dog Swim. 6 p.m. Sept. 15. $15 per dog; free for members. Garden Hills Pool, 335 Pine Tree Drive, Atlanta. www.gardenhillspool.com.

"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.atlanta
botanicalgarden.org.

Discovery Days. 10 a.m. Tuesdays through Oct. 18. $11.50. Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St. N.W., Atlanta. 404-873-3391, www.puppet.org.

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MUSIC

Criminal Records presents L5Fest 2013. Through Sept. 14. $15. At Star Bar, Criminal Records and other Little Five Points venues. littlefivefestatlanta.com.

Charlie Wilson. 8 p.m. Sept. 13. $35-$79. Chastain Park Amphitheatre, 4469 Stella Drive N.W., Atlanta. www.classicchastain.com.

Dunwoody Chamber Ensemble Concert. 7 p.m. Sept. 13. Free. Shallowford Presbyterian Church, 2375 Shallowford Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-321-1844, www.shallowford.org.

John P. Kee. 7:30 p.m. Sept. 13. Free. Turner Chapel, 492 N. Marietta Parkway N.E., Marietta. turnerchapelame.org.

Home By Dark Songwriters Showcase. 8 p.m. Sept. 13. $20-$50. Gwinnett Performing Arts Center, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. 770-813-7500, www.gwinnettcenter.com.

Carolina Story. 7:30 p.m. Sept. 13. $7. Eddie's Attic, 515 N. McDonough St., Decatur. 404-377-4976, www.eddiesattic.com.

Jennifer Daniels. Record release Celebration with Kelley McRae. 8 p.m. Sept. 13. $15-$20. Eddie Owen Presents at the Red Clay Theatre, 3116 Main St., Duluth. , www.eddieowenpresents.com.

An Evening with Michelle Malone. 8 p.m. Sept. 13. $18; $16 in advance. Red Light Cafe, 553 Amsterdam Ave. N.E., Atlanta. redlightcafe.com

Joseph Patrick Moore, Chinua Hawk. 9:30 p.m. Sept. 13. $10. Eddie's Attic, 515 N. McDonough St., Decatur. www.eddiesattic.com.

Mother's Finest. 9:30 p.m. Sept. 13. $20-$60. Wild Bill's, 2075 Market St., Duluth. 678-473-1000, www.wildbillsatlanta.com.

Hotel California. 8 p.m. Sept. 13. $45-$100. Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater, 201 McIntosh Trail, Peachtree City. www.amphitheater.org.

Allgood. Sept. 13. $20 advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.

Pepper. 8:30 p.m. Sept. 13. $24. Center Stage, 1374 W. Peachtree St. N.W., Atlanta. 404-885-1365, www.centerstage-atlanta.com.

Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite. 8:30 p.m. Sept. 13. $45. Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St. N.W., Atlanta. 404-659-9022, tabernacleatl.com.

The Vegabonds. Sept. 13. $10. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.

Atlanta Smooth Music Fest. 1:30 p.m. Sept. 14. $30-$62. Mable House, 5329 Floyd Road S.W., Mableton. 770-819-2943, www.mablehouse.org.

Laurence Juber. 8 p.m. Sept. 14. $35; $30 in advance. The Six String Social Club, Unitarian Universalist Metro Atlanta North, 11420 Crabapple Road, Roswell. 770-365-7738, www.sixstringsocialclub.com.

Nathan Angelo. CD release show. 9 p.m. Sept. 14. $15; $12 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. www.smithsoldebar.com.

Kid Rock, ZZ Top, Uncle Kracker. 6:45 p.m. Sept. 14. $20. Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood, 2002 Lakewood Ave. S.E., Atlanta. 404-443-5090, www.livenation.com.

Pet Shop Boys. Sept. 14. $99-$39.50. Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree St., Atlanta. 404-733-5000, www.atlantasymphony.org.

Rebelution and Matisyahu. 7 p.m. Sept. 14. $30. Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St. N.W., Atlanta. 404-659-9022, tabernacleatl.com.

6th Annual ATL Smooth Music Festival. 1:30 p.m. Sept. 14. $30-$62. Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre, 5239 Floyd Road S.W., Mableton. www.mablehouse.org.

One Music Fest featuring Snoop Dogg, Goodie Mob and more. Noon Sept. 14. $40. The Masquerade, 695 North Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-577-8178, www.masq.com.

The Weeks. 8 p.m. Sept. 14. $12; $10 in advance. Vinyl, 1374 W. Peachtree St. N.W., Atlanta. 404-885-1365, www.centerstage-atlanta.com.

Callanwolde Concert Band. 3 p.m. Sept. 15. $5-$10. Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, 980 Briarcliff Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-872-5338, www.callanwolde.org.

Between the Buried and Me. 7 p.m. Sept. 15. $17. The Masquerade, 695 North Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-577-8178, www.masq.com.

David and Julie Coucheron. 8 p.m. Sept. 16. $8-$40. Bailey Performance Center, 1000 Chastain Road N.W., Kennesaw. 770-423-6650, baileycenter.kennesaw.edu.

Title Fight. 7 p.m. Sept. 15. $13. The Masquerade, 695 North Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-577-8178, www.masq.com.

Engelbert Humperdinck. 7 p.m. Sept. 15. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. 770-916-2800, www.cobbenergycentre.com.

Joe Satriani, Steve Morse. 7:30 p.m. Sept. 15. $75.50-$37.50. Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree St., Atlanta. 404-733-5000, www.atlantasymphony.org.

Maroon 5, Kelly Clarkson. 7 p.m. Sept. 16. $23.50-$93.50. Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood, 2002 Lakewood Ave. S.E., Atlanta. 404-443-5090, www.livenation.com.

Will Weber. 8 p.m. Sept. 17. $10. The Masquerade, 695 North Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-577-8178, www.masq.com.

Tikvah: A Concert of Peace, Unity & Renewal. 8 p.m. Sept. 17. Free. Rialto Center for the Arts, 80 Forsyth St. N.W., Atlanta. 404-413-5901, www.rialtocenter.org.

Kennesaw State University Wind Ensemble. 8 p.m. Sept. 17. $8-$10. Bailey Performance Center, 1000 Chastain Road N.W., Kennesaw. 770-423-6650, baileycenter.kennesaw.edu.

Bombadil. 8 p.m. Sept. 17. $15. Eddie's Attic, 515 N. McDonough St., Decatur. , www.eddiesattic.com.

PERFORMING ARTS

"Somewhere Over the Rainbow ... Someone Dies." Through Nov. 6. $65-$68.50. Agatha's: A Taste of Mystery Dinner Theatre, 161 Peachtree Center Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.agathas.com.

"Scratching." A washed-up arts school graduate winds up illegally tattooing out of his girlfriend's dirty apartment. Mature content. Through Sept. 15. $20. Pinch 'n' Ouch Theatre, 1085 Ponce De Leon Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.pnotheatre.org.

"Twelfth Night." Through Sept. 29. $15-$36. The New American Shakespeare Tavern, 499 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-874-5299, www.shakespearetavern.com.

"Troilus and Cressida." Through Sept. 28. $15-$36. The New American Shakespeare Tavern, 499 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-874-5299, www.shakespeare
tavern.com.

"Harmony: A New Musical." By Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman. Previews Sept. 6-14. Opening night Sept. 15. Runs through Oct. 6. $30-$75. Alliance Theatre, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E.,Atlanta.404-733-5000, www.alliancetheatre.org.

"Trash." By Johnny Drago. Through Sept. 28. $15-$23. OnStage Atlanta, 2969 E. Ponce De Leon Ave., Decatur. 404-245-4205, www.onstageatlanta.com.

"Peter Rabbit." Sept. 13-22. $16.50. Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St. N.W., Atlanta. 404-873-3391, www.puppet.org.

Donnell Rawlings. Sept. 13-15. $20-$30. Laughing Skull Lounge, 878 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 877-523-3288, laughingskulllounge.com.

"The Heart of Tuna." Presented by Marietta Theatre. Through Sept. 15. $12 - $15. The Art Place-MountainView, 3330 Sandy Plains Road, Marietta. 678-974-9781, www.mariettatheatre.org.

"Almost Heaven: John Denver's America." Through Sept. 22$15 - $39. Georgia Ensemble Theatre, 950 Forrest St., Roswell. www.get.org.

David Koechner. Sept. 13-14. $25. The Punchline, 280 Hilderbrand Drive N.E., Sandy Springs. 404-252-5233, www.punchline.com.

Northeast Atlanta Ballet: "Emperor & the Nightingale." 3 and 7:30 p.m. Sept. 14. $11.50-$19.50. Gwinnett Performing Arts Center, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. www.gwinnettcenter.com.

Doo Doo Brown. Sept. 13-15. $15-$25Uptown Comedy Corner, 800 Marietta St. N.W., Atlanta. uptowncomedy.net.

Comedy for a Cause featuring Ron White. 7 p.m. Sept. 17. $50; $200 VIP Meet & Greet. The Buckhead Theatre, 3110 Roswell Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-891-6168, www.thebuckheadtheatre.com.

VISUAL ARTS

"A Rose on Peachtree: Photography, Videography & Artifacts." Opening 6-9 p.m. Sept. 20. Through Oct. 11. Free. Atlanta Preservation Center, 327 St Paul Ave. S.E., Atlanta. 404-688-3353, www.preserveatlanta.com.

"Picasso, Braque & Léger: 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.

"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.

"Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition." Ongoing. Currently booking through Feb. 28. $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.

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