Circus fans in Atlanta are preparing to say farewell to"The Greatest Show on Earth” this month after Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus announced that they’d be closing permanently in May.
The circus is just one of several noteworthy events that will take place in metro Atlanta this week.
Check out our list of suggestions below:
Alvin Ailey
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will perform the critically acclaimed “Revelations,” a work that incorporates blues, spirituals and gospel, at the Fox Theater this week.
8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday; 2 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Feb. 15-19. $21.50-$86.50. Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St., Atlanta. foxtheatre.org.
Lauryn Hill
This time, Hill is performing indoors at The Tabernacle. Maybe she'll even be on time, although we wouldn't count on it. The singer was recently three hours late to a show in Pittsburgh. By the time she arrives onstage it might not be Valentine's Day anymore.
8 p.m. Feb. 14. $59.50-$105.50. Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St., Atlanta. Tabernacleatl.com.
Andrea Bocelli
If you’re looking to attend a classical concert with your sweetheart this Valentine’s Day, famed tenor Andrea Bocelli is performing a special concert at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth.
Bocelli will perform a selection of “arias, crossover hits, special love songs and new music off his latest album, “Cinema.”
8 p.m. Feb. 14. $79-$369. Infinite Energy Center, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. Infiniteenergycenter.com.
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
”The Greatest Show on Earth” will stop at Philips Arena this week before closing permanently in May.
Times vary. Feb. 15-20. $15-$65. Philips Arena, 1 Philips Drive, Atlanta. www.ticketmaster.com.
Indoor paintball
If you’re looking to do something athletic with your friends and/or family this week, indoor paintballing is a fun way to stay active.
Wildfire Paintball has a “walk-in special” that includes admission, paintball gun, mask, tank, loader and 100 paintballs for $29.99 per person.
1-7 p.m. Sundays; 4-7 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays; 4-10 p.m. Fridays; noon-8 p.m. Saturdays. $29.99 (walk-in special). Wildfire Paintball, 3725-C Stone Mountain Highway, Snellville. Wildfirepaintball.com.
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