Plan your arts week: Exhibits, theater, concerts

ART EXHIBITIONS

"Small Jewels." Selected small works by 21 local artists. 6 p.m. Jan. 19. Free. Decatur Market & Gallery, 153 Ponce De Leon Place, Decatur. 404-377-0755, www.decaturgallery.com.

"Walking Through the Lonesome City." A site specific installation by Matt Haffner. Through March 29. Free. Kennesaw State University, 1000 Chastain Road, Kennesaw. 770-423-6000, www.kennesaw.edu.

"Georgia Nature Photographers' Association: The Art of the Landscape." Through Feb. 15. $10. Chattahoochee Nature Center, 9135 Willeo Road, Roswell. 770-992-2055, www.chattnature center.com.

"Hard Truths: The Art of Thornton Dial." Through March 3. $12-$19.50. High Museum of Art, 1290 Peachtree St. N.E. 404-733-5000, www.high.org.

"Fast Forward: Modern Moments 1913-2013." Through Jan. 20. $12-$19.50. High Museum of Art, 1290 Peachtree St. N.E. 404-733-5000, www.high.org.

"A Hero's Welcome: The Appling Sword Returns to Georgia." After nearly a century, the Appling Sword has been returned to Georgia. Come to the Georgia Capitol to learn about the heroic exploits of its namesake Colonel Daniel Appling during the War of 1812 and find out where it has been for all these years. Through April 15. Free. Georgia Capitol Museum, 206 State Capitol, Atlanta. 404-656-2846, libs.uga.edu/ capitolmuseum.

"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. 1-866-866-8265, www.atlanticstation.com.

"Greetings From Atlanta: A Postcard Retrospective." Through Jan. 26. Free. McElreath Hall, Atlanta History Center, 130 W. Paces Ferry Road N.W., Atlanta. 404-814-4000, www.atlantahistory center.com.

"War in Our Backyards: Discovering Atlanta, 1861-1865." This exhibition challenges visitors to consider their personal connections to a war that was literally fought in all our backyards. For the first time since the war, how much of the city actually went up in flames is precisely plotted using dozens of period sources, seven key eyewitness accounts and an interactive map. Through Dec. 13. $11-$16.50; ages 3 and younger free. Atlanta History Center, 130 W. Paces Ferry Road N.W. 404-814-4000, www.atlantahistorycenter.com.

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

MOVIES

"Mama." Annabel and Lucas face the challenge of raising his young nieces who were left alone in the forest for five years. Rated PG-13. Opens Friday.

"The Last Stand." A drug cartel leader races to the Mexican border with a sheriff and inexperienced deputies in pursuit. Rated R. Opens Friday.

"Broken City." A former cop finds himself immersed in a scandal. Rated R. Opens Friday.

"Gangster Squad." The LAPD fights to keep the East Coast mafia out of Los Angeles in the 1940s and '50s. Rated R. Now playing.

"A Haunted House." A couple move into their dream home, but soon discover a demon also lives there. Rated R. Now playing.

ATTRACTIONS

Snow Mountain. Through Feb. 18. Stone Mountain Park, U.S. 78, Stone Mountain. 770-498-5690, www.stonemountain park.com.

Atlanta Boat Show. Jan. 13. $12. Georgia World Congress Center, 285 Andrew Young International Blvd. N.W., Atlanta. 404-223-4000, www.atlantaboatshow.com.

Repticon Atlanta. This is the first of four reptile events scheduled at the fairgrounds this year. Jan. 13. $5-$15. Gwinnett County Fairgrounds, 2405 Sugarloaf Parkway, Lawrenceville. 770-963-6522, www.gwinnettcountyfair.com,www.repticon.com/atlanta.

Star Wars Days. Jan. 13. $12.50-$19. Legoland Discovery Center, Phipps Plaza, 3500 Peachtree Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-848-9252, www.legolanddiscoverycenter.com/atlanta.

Atlanta History Center After Hours: Celebrating 100 Years of Hospitality. 6:30 p.m. Jan. 15 and 29. Free. Atlanta History Center, 130 W. Paces Ferry Road N.W., Atlanta. 404-814-4000, www.atlanta historycenter.com.

Trains, Trains, Trains. 9:30 a.m. Jan. 19. $5.50-$7.50. Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History, 2829 Cherokee St., Kennesaw. 770-427-2117, www.southernmuseum.org.

Reptile Day. Noon Jan. 19. $6-$10. Chattahoochee Nature Center, 9135 Willeo Road, Roswell. 770-992-2055, www.chattnaturecenter.com.

CONCERTS

The Machine performs Pink Floyd. 8 p.m. Jan. 13. $22.50; $20 in advance. $22.50; $20 in advance. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-524-7354, www.variety playhouse.com.

Georgian Chamber Players: "Viennese Masterpieces." 3 p.m. Jan. 13. $20; $10 students. Trinity Presbyterian Church, 3003 Howell Mill Road N.W., Atlanta. 404-237-6491, www.trinityatlanta.org.

Ed Roland and the Sweet Tea Project. 8 p.m. Jan. 15. $15. Eddie's Attic, 515 N. McDonough St., Decatur. 404-377-4976, www.eddiesattic.com.

Robert Earl Keen. 8 p.m. Jan. 16. $27.50; $25 in advance. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-524-7354, www.variety playhouse.com.

FKi and Friends. 8 p.m. Jan. 16. $10 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.

Black Veil Brides. 7 p.m. Jan. 16. $17 in advance. The Masquerade, 695 North Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-577-8178, www.masq.com.

Kennesaw State University Faculty Recital: Charae Krueger and Robert Henry. 8 p.m. Jan. 16. Free. Bailey Performance Center, 1000 Chastain Road N.W., Kennesaw. 770-423-6650, baileycenter.kennesaw.edu.

Royal Southern Brotherhood. With Mike Zito, Devon Allman, Cyril Neville, Yonrico Scott and Charlie Wooten. 8:30 p.m. Jan. 16. $25; $15 in advance. Center Stage, 1374 W. Peachtree St. N.W., Atlanta. 404-885-1365. www.centerstage atlanta.com.

Purity Ring, Young Magic. 9 p.m. Jan. 17. $17; $15 in advance. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-524-7354, www.variety playhouse.com.

Greensky Bluegrass. Jan. 17. $10 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.

Toubab Krewe, Dangermuffin. 9 p.m. Jan. 17. $16; $13 in advance. Terminal West, 887 W. Marietta St. N.W., Atlanta. www.terminalwestatl.com.

David Berkeley. 8 p.m. Jan. 17. $20; $15 in advance. Eddie's Attic, 515 N. McDonough St., Decatur. 404-377-4976, www.eddiesattic.com.

Fred Eaglesmith. 8 p.m. Jan. 18. $20; $18 in advance. Eddie's Attic, 515 N. McDonough St., Decatur. 404-377-4976, www.eddiesattic.com.

The Growlers, the Coathangers. 8 p.m. Jan. 18. $10; $8 in advance. 529, 529 Flat Shoals Ave. S.E., Atlanta. 404-228-6769, www.529atl.com.

#urbanoutkast presents Afro Funk Night: Heavy Mojo. Jan. 18. $8 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.

Ellie Goulding. 8 p.m. Jan. 18. $35. Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St. N.W., Atlanta. 404-659-9022, www.tabernacleatl.com.

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. 9 p.m. Jan. 18. $20; $18 in advance. The EARL, 488 Flat Shoals Ave. S.E., Atlanta. 404-522-3950, www.badearl.com.

Ahreum Han, organ. 3 p.m. Jan. 19. $30. Spivey Hall, 2000 Clayton State Blvd., Morrow. 678-466-4200, www.spiveyhall.org.

Emilie Autumn. 9 p.m. Jan. 19. $20; $17 in advance. The Loft, 1374 W. Peachtree St. N.W., Atlanta. 404-885-1365, www.centerstage-atlanta.com.

Comrade Blue. Jan. 19. $10 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.

The Yacht Rock Revue and Friends performing Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon," the soundtrack to Easy Rider" and XTC's "Black Sea." 8:30 p.m. Jan. 19. $20; $15 in advance. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-524-7354, www.variety playhouse.com.

Hot Water Music. 7 p.m. Jan. 19. $20 in advance. The Masquerade, 695 North Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-577-8178, www.masq.com.

Fiddler's Green Coffeehouse Concert Series: Hotlanta Trio. 8 p.m. Jan. 19. $6. Anthony's Pizza & Pasta, 3155 E. Ponce De Leon Ave., Scottdale. 404-373-8080, www.aaffm.org.

Emory Community Choral Festival. Presented by the Atlanta Sacred Chorale. 8 p.m. Jan. 19. Free. Emory University's Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, 1700 N. Decatur Road, Atlanta. 404-727-5050, www.arts.emory.edu.

Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra. 8 p.m. Jan. 19. $42-$68. Rialto Theater, 80 Forsyth St. N.W., Atlanta. 404-413-9849, www.rialtocenter.org.

COMEDY

Bobcat Goldthwait. Jan. 13. $20-$30. Laughing Skull Lounge, 878 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 877-523-3288, www.vortex comedy.com.

Dave Foley. Jan. 17-20. $20-$30. Laughing Skull Lounge, 878 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 877-523-3288, www.vortex comedy.com.

Russell Peters. 8 p.m. Jan. 19. $48-$63. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. 770-916-2800, www.cobb energycentre.com.

Lisa Lampanelli. 7 p.m. Jan. 19. $39.75-$49.75. Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St. N.W., Atlanta. 404-659-9022, www.tabernacleatl.com.

THEATER

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." Through March 1. $26-$35. Ansley Park Playhouse, 1545 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1193, www.ansleyparkplayhouse.com.

"The Tempest." Through Jan. 27. The New American Shakespeare Tavern, 499 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-874-5299, www.shakespearetavern.com.

"Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson." A re-imagining of our seventh president as a rock 'n' roll maverick. Through Feb. 17. $26-$47. Actor's Express Theatre Company, 887 W. Marietta St. N.W., Atlanta. 404-607-7469, www.actors express.com.

"The Waffle Palace: Smothered, Covered & Scattered 24/7/365." Through Feb. 17. $20-$55. Horizon Theatre Company, 1083 Austin Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-584-7450, www.horizontheatre.com.