Through Sunday
“150 B*ATL: The 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Atlanta.” Neighborhoods in the Atlanta City Council’s 5th District commemorate the event with a living history encampment, 5K run, historic bus/bike/walking tours, author talks, children’s activities, storytelling, concerts (including the Eighth Regiment Band performing for free at 1 p.m. Saturday at East Atlanta Fire Station 13), “Went With the Wind” and other dramatic performances. Certain events ticketed. To buy tickets and for information: www.batlevent.org.
Through Sunday
“1864,” exhibit of rare artifacts, photographs and letters marking the sesquicentennials of Gen. William T. Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign and March to the Sea. $7.50; seniors, $6.50; ages 4-12, $5.50. Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History, 2829 Cherokee St., Kennesaw. 770-427-2117, bit.ly/1pw6ws4.
Today
Opening of “Confederate Odyssey: The George W. Wray Collection” at Atlanta History Center. Rare Confederate artifacts, including Southern uniforms, flags, firearms, bayonets and small-caliber artillery pieces assembled by Atlanta collector Wray. Through March 15, 2015. $16.50; ages 65 and up and students 13 and up, $13; ages 4-12, $11. 130 W. Paces Ferry Road NW, Atlanta. 404-814-4000, www.atlantahistorycenter.com.
Today-Sunday
Atlanta History Center family program on the Battle of Peachtree Creek kicks off at 8 tonight with the theatrical program “A Sweet Strangeness Thrills My Heart: The World of Sallie Independence Foster, 1861-1887,” featuring Dolores Hydock and Bobby Horton ($20). Saturday’s events include Civil War Encampment. Costumed re-enactors portray Union and Confederate soldiers on the eve of battle. Also: “Civil War After Dark” event 6:30-9:30 p.m. Saturday. Entry included in cost of regular admission. Sunday’s highlight is online: The drama of the Battle of Peachtree Creek will unfold as the history center blog posts real-time updates, personal accounts, images and artifacts from the Battle of Peachtree Creek at AtlantaHistoryCenter.Tumblr.com. 130 W. Paces Ferry Road NW, Atlanta. 404-814-4000, www.atlantahistorycenter.com.
Sunday
“Cyclorama Family Day,” 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Atlanta Cyclorama & Civil War Museum. Learn about the Battle of Atlanta and the Civil War. Games, storytelling, face painting, re-enactors. Free. 800 Cherokee Ave. (in Grant Park), Atlanta. www.atlantacyclorama.org/events.php.
Tuesday
“Black Dispatches: Freedom Under Foot,” 7 p.m., Atlanta Cyclorama & Civil War Museum. Dancer Germaine Ingram, violinist Diane Monroe and bassist Jacqueline Pickett will explore the impact of war on enslaved and white women in 1864. $10; seniors and ages 4-12, $8. 800 Cherokee Ave. (in Grant Park), Atlanta. www.atlantacyclorama.org/events.php.
Thursday
Lecture by Civil War historian Steve Davis, author of “What the Yankees Did to Us: Sherman’s Bombardment and the Wrecking of Atlanta,” 7 p.m. Heritage Sandy Springs Museum, 6110 Bluestone Road. Free. 404-851-9111, ext. 2, www.heritagesandysprings.org.
Through Oct. 19
“Mobilizing the Battle of Atlanta,” an exhibit at Emory University’s Robert W. Woodruff Library, 540 Asbury Circle, Atlanta. Historical materials include photographs, letters, newspaper clippings, postcards, maps and diaries. Through Oct. 19. Free. bit.ly/battle-atl-emory-july17. In related Emory programming, the library and the Emory Center for Digital Scholarship have launched the Battle of Atlanta mobile tour website: http://BattleATL.org.
Through October
“Bleeding Gray and Blue: Marietta’s Civil War Hospitals,” at Marietta Museum of History, re-creates the hospital rooms and medical environment of the time and shows Marietta’s role as a major hospital headquarters during the Atlanta Campaign. $7; students and ages 55 and up, $5; under 5 and active military with ID, free. 1 Depot St., Suite 200, Marietta. 770-794-5710, bit.ly/1miza1C.
More listings: www.myajc.com/s/battleofatlanta, www.atlanta.net/events/seasonal/civil
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