SUWANEE
Suwanee American Craft Beer Festival at Suwanee Town Center Park
Set sail for suds as this ode to hops and barley returns for a second installment. Ready the taste buds for the opportunity to sample some of the more than 250 beers from 101 breweries. Music kicks off at noon for those with VIP tickets (which are already sold out); the event opens to everyone else at 1 p.m. Crimson Capitol, with its rock/jazz/blues hybrid, launches the live entertainment. Asphalt Eyes revisits the hits of the ’80s and ’90s. Chicago-based Fil Kinetic headlines with high-octane blues. The 2012 Home Brew contest will be judged with a special awards ceremony. Everyone scores a tasting glass, and only those 21 and older can attend. The organizers say to keep pets, strollers and children of all ages at home. A portion of the proceeds benefits Kingdom Kids.
1-5 p.m. March 31. $35-$45. Suwanee Town Center Park, 330 Town Center Ave., Suwanee. www.suwaneebeerfest.com.
DULUTH
Caboose Days at Southeastern Railway Museum
Get a crash course in cabooses by visiting this museum's special event. It’s all about the car that brings up the rear and often served as the office for the conductor and the living quarters for the crew. Bring the tots or grandkids along for a host of family-friendly activities. Kids can devour cookies and juice on a caboose, decorate themselves with temporary caboose tattoos, go on a caboose hunt for prizes, and learn more by watching a caboose slideshow and creating caboose-themed crafts. The Jr. Model Railroad Club shows off its miniature caboose and the rest of its model train layout. Cough up --more like choo hoo up-- another $3 and take a ride on a full-size caboose.
10 a.m.-5 p.m. March 31 and April 1. $8; $6 seniors age 65 and older; $5 ages 2-12; free ages 1 and younger. Southeastern Railway Museum, 3595 Buford Highway, Duluth. 770-476-2013, www.southeasternrailwaymuseum.org.
DUNWOODY
“Same Time, Next Year” at North DeKalb Cultural Center
It’s one of those endearing romantic stage comedies that still has the timeless charm of that joke-laced valentine you stashed away in a dresser drawer years ago and still read occasionally. Stage Door Players presents Bernard Slade’s yarn about the love affair between Doris (Cara Mantella) and George (Bryan Brendle), whose annual tryst plays out across 25 years. Never mind the fact they’re married to other folks. Tess Malis Kincaid directs. The whole shebang runs approximately two and a half hours including intermission.
8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Through April 8. $12-$26. North DeKalb Cultural Center, 5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody. 770-396-1726, www.stagedoorplayers.net.
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