What to do in Atlanta | Jan. 21-28

The must-do events around town

FAIRS, FESTIVALS, ETC.

Callanwolde Arts Festival. Jan. 23-25. $5. Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, 980 Briarcliff Road N.E., Atlanta. www.callanwoldeartsfestival.com.

"Trains, Trains, Trains." 9:30 a.m. Jan. 24. $5.50-$7.50. Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History, 2829 Cherokee St., Kennesaw. www.southernmuseum.org.

Honda Battle of the Bands. 3 p.m. Jan. 24. $10-$18.  Georgia Dome, 1 Georgia Dome Drive N.W., Atlanta. www.gadome.com.

Atlanta Winter Beer Fest. 1 p.m. Jan. 24. $40-$50. The Masquerade, 695 North Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.masqueradeatlanta.com.

Atlanta Jewish Film Festival. Presenting 165 screenings of more than 60 films representing 26 countries over 23 days at sites in Midtown and north Atlanta. Jan. 28-Feb. 19. Regular showings: $13, with discounts for seniors, students, children and matinees. General admission tickets for opening night at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre: $18 (or $150-$300 including food and drink gala). www.ajff.org.

"Civil War in Sandy Springs." Through April 1. Free. Heritage Sandy Springs Museum, 6075 Sandy Springs Circle N.E., Sandy Springs. 404-851-9111, www.heritagesandysprings.org.

PERFORMING ARTS

"The Merry Wives of Windsor." Through Feb. 1. $15-$39. The New American Shakespeare Tavern, 499 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-874-5299, www.shakespearetavern.com.

"One Slight Hitch." A comedy by Lewis Black. Through Jan. 25. $10-$35. Georgia Ensemble Theatre at Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell. get.org.

"Angel Street." Through Jan. 31. $13-$23. OnStage Atlanta, 2969 E. Ponce de Leon Ave., Decatur. www.onstageatlanta.com.

"Disney's Peter Pan Jr." 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Jan. 24. $7-$10. OnStage Atlanta, 2969 E. Ponce de Leon Ave., Decatur. www.onstageatlanta.com.

"The Lizard & El Sol." An interactive adventure based on a Mexican folktale about a time when the sun disappeared from the sky. Through Jan. 31. $10. Alliance Theatre, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. www.alliancetheatre.org.

"The Big Bad, Little Red, Pig Show." Through Jan. 25. $16.50 Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St. N.W., Atlanta. www.puppet.org.

"Les Misérables." Through March 1. $30-$50. Aurora Theatre, 136 W. Pike St., Lawrenceville. 678-226-6222, www.auroratheatre.com.

"Ring of Fire." Through Feb. 17. $15-$25. Legacy Theatre, 1175 Senoia Road, Tyrone. 404-895-1473, www.thelegacytheatre.org.

"Private Lives." Through Feb. 8. $15-$30. Stage Door Players at North DeKalb Cultural Center, 5339 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, Atlanta. www.stagedoorplayers.net.

"Newsies." Presented by Broadway in Atlanta. Jan. 20-25. $25-$125. Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 1-855-285-8499, foxtheatre.org. For more about this show, go to AJC music writer Melissa Ruggieri's blog.

"Tuck Everlasting." Jan. 21-Feb. 22. $21-$75. Alliance Theatre, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-733-5000, alliancetheatre.org.

"Jesus of Nazareth"/"The Book of Genesis." Jan. 22-25. $23-$27. Art Station, 5384 Manor Drive, Stone Mountain. www.artstation.org.

Jen Kirkman. Jan. 22-25.  $20-$25. Laughing Skull Lounge, 878 Peachtree St., Atlanta. laughingskulllounge.com.

"Almost, Maine." Jan. 22-Feb. 1. $10-$15. Newnan Theater Company, 24 First Ave., Newnan. newnantheatre.com.

"Bad Jews." Jan. 22-Feb. 22. $20-$45. Actor's Express, 887 W. Marietta St., Suite J-107, Atlanta. 404-607-7469, actors-express.com.

Dave Attell. Jan. 23-24. $35. The Punchline, 280 Hilderbrand Drive, Atlanta. www.punchline.com.

Dance Canvas: "Introducing the Next Generation." 8 p.m. Jan. 23-24. $28-$43. Rialto Center for the Arts, 80 Forsyth St. N.W., Atlanta. rialtocenter.org.

"The Waffle Palace: Smothered, Covered, and Scattered 24/7/365." Jan. 23-March 8. $20-$40. Horizon Theatre Company, 1083 Austin Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-584-7450, www.horizontheatre.com.

John Mulaney. 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24. $29.50. Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St. N.W., Atlanta. tabernacleatl.com.

"Elvis Lives." 7:30 p.m. Jan. 31. $35-$97. Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. foxtheatre.org.

"The Adventures of the Gingerbread Man." 10 and 11:30 a.m. Jan. 31. $7. Aurora Theatre, 128 Pike St., Lawrenceville. www.auroratheatre.com.

"Wild Kratts Live!" 2 and 7 p.m. Jan. 31. Sold out. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. www.cobbenergycentre.com.

"In The Mood." 2 p.m. Feb. 1. $22-$62. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. www.cobbenergycentre.com.

MUSIC

Ben Howard. 8 p.m. Jan. 21. $30. Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St. N.W., Atlanta. tabernacleatl.com.

Party at the Moontower. Jan. 21. $10 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.

Old Dominion. Jan. 21. $10 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.

Billy Idol with Broncho. 8 p.m. Jan. 22. CONCERT POSTPONED; A NEW DATE WILL BE ANNOUNCED. Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St. N.W., Atlanta. tabernacleatl.com.

Yakov and Aleksandra Kasman, piano. Jan. 22. Free. Bailey Performance Center, Kennesaw State University, 488 Prillaman Way, Kennesaw. arts.kennesaw.edu.

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Matthias Pintscher conducts Wagner and Beethoven. Pianist Inon Barnatan joins the orchestra for Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 24. Jan. 22, 24 and 25. $24-$99 Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. www.atlantasymphony.org.

Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf." Noon Jan. 23. Peachtree Road United Methodist Church, 3180 Peachtree Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-240-8212, www.prumc.org.

Ryan Montbleau. 8 p.m. Jan. 23. $15 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.

Blue Dogs. 7 p.m. Jan. 23. $20; $15 in advance. Eddie's Attic, 515-B N. McDonough St., Decatur. eddiesattic.com.

Town Mountain with Kate & Corey and Hunter Callahan. 9 p.m. Jan. 23. $10-$12. Terminal West, 887 W. Marietta St. N.W., Atlanta. www.terminalwestatl.com.

Merle Haggard. 8 p.m. Jan. 23. $45.50-$85.50. Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-733-4900, www.atlantasymphony.org. For more about this concert and other big upcoming ones, go to AJC music writer Melissa Ruggieri's blog.

Festival of New Music from Mexico. Bent Frequency hosts two nights of music by contemporary Mexican composers. With the GSU Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, members of the Saxophone Studio and the Creative Music Ensemble. 8 p.m. Jan. 23-24. Free. Georgia State University's Kopleff Recital Hall, 10 Peachtree Center Ave., Atlanta. www.gsu.edu.

Simon Thomas Jacobs. Organist makes his Spivey Hall debut. 3 p.m. Jan. 24. $30 Spivey Hall, Clayton College and State University, 2000 Clayton State Blvd., Morrow. www.spiveyhall.org.

DeKalb Choral Guild: "Et in Terra Pax: Peace in a World of Conflict." 8 p.m. Jan. 24. $5. Avondale First Baptist Church, 47 Covington Road, Avondale Estates. www.dekalbchoralguild.org.

Live at the Fillmore (Tribute to the Allman Bros.). 8 p.m. Jan. 24. $15-$17.50. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.

Migrant Worker. 8 p.m. Jan. 24. $10 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.

Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young Tribute Band. 9 p.m. Jan. 24. $10-$15. Steve's Live Music, 234 Hilderbrand Drive, Sandy Springs. www.steveslivemusic.com.

The St. Olaf Choir. 3 p.m. Jan. 25. $35-$45. Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emory University, 1700 N. Decatur Road, Atlanta. 404-727-5050, arts.emory.edu.

DeKalb Symphony Orchestra's Annual Children's Concert. With narration by WSB's Jovita Moore. 3 p.m. Jan. 25. $5. Georgia Perimeter College-Clarkston Campus, 555 N. Indian Creek Drive, Clarkston. 678-891-3565, dekalbsymphony.com.

Shana Tucker: Chambersoul Cello & Songs. 3 p.m. Jan. 25. $40. Spivey Hall, Clayton College and State University, 2000 Clayton State Blvd., Morrow. www.spiveyhall.org.

Gregory Alan Isakov. 7 p.m. Jan. 25. $25-$30. Terminal West, 887 W. Marietta St. N.W., Atlanta. www.terminalwestatl.com.

Machine Head. 8 p.m. Jan. 25. $20 in advance. The Masquerade, 695 North Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.masqueradeatlanta.com.

FouseyTube. 8 p.m. Jan. 25. Variety Playhouse. $20-$22.50. Aisle 5, 1123 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.

Charae Krueger, cello, and Robert Henry, piano. 8 p.m. Jan. 26. Free. Bailey Performance Center, Kennesaw State University, 488 Prillaman Way, Kennesaw. arts.kennesaw.edu.

The World / Inferno Friendship Society. 8 p.m. Jan. 26. $13-$15. The EARL, 488 Flat Shoals Road S.E., Atlanta. www.badearl.com.

Leon Russell. 8 p.m. Jan. 26-27. $30. Terminal West, 887 W. Marietta St. N.W., Atlanta. www.terminalwestatl.com.

Zap Mama and Antibalas. 8 p.m. Jan. 27. $27.50-$30. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.

Earphunk. 9 p.m. Jan. 28. $12-$16. Terminal West, 887 W. Marietta St. N.W., Atlanta. www.terminalwestatl.com.

The Red Paintings. 8 p.m. Jan. 29. $10 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.

Gaelic Storm. 7:30 p.m. Jan. 29. $17.50-$20. Terminal West, 887 W. Marietta St. N.W., Atlanta. www.terminalwestatl.com.

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Cameron Carpenter brings his portable digital organ, which replicates the sounds of a grand pipe organ, for a night of French organ works by Messiaen, Saint-Saëns and Poulenc. Jan. 29 and 31 and Feb. 1. $24-$99. Symphony Hall Atlanta, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E. Atlanta. www.atlantasymphony.org.

Napalm Death, Voivod, Exhumed. 5 p.m. Jan. 29. $20. The Masquerade, 695 North Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.masqueradeatlanta.com.

Zoso: A Led Zeppelin tribute. 8:30 p.m. Jan. 30-31. $20-$22.50. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.

The Stacktone Slims and Navajo Joe. 8 p.m. Jan. 30. $8 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.

The Australian Bee Gees Show. 8 p.m. Jan. 30. $22-$52. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. www.cobbenergycentre.com.

Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band with the J. Geils Band. 8 p.m. Jan. 31. $68-$98. Gwinnett Arena, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. www.gwinnettcenter.com.

Connor Christian & Southern Gothic. 7 p.m. Jan. 31. $19; $16 in advance. The Buckhead Theatre, 3110 Roswell Road N.E., Atlanta. www.thebuckheadtheatre.com.

VISUAL ARTS

"Master Photos of the World." Images by Frank Sharp from Indonesia, Machu Picchu, Israel, Japan, China and more. Through Jan. 30. Pinckneyville Park Activity Building, 4650 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Norcross. www.gwinnettparks.com.

"Where the Wild Things Are: Maurice Sendak in His Own Words and Pictures." The exhibition returns to Atlanta with new content and a focus on literacy. Through July 5. $4-$12. William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum, 1440 Spring St. N.W., Atlanta. 678-222-3700, thebreman.org.

"Gordon Parks: Segregation Story" and "Leonard Freed: Black in White America." Through June 7. $12-$19.50. High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. www.high.org.

"Bandits & Heroes, Poets & Saints: Northeast Brazilian Art Exhibit." Through May 18. Free. Atlanta University Center's Robert W. Woodruff Library, 111 James P. Brawley Drive, S.W., Atlanta. 404-978-2003, www.auctr.edu.

"The Art of Diplomacy: Winston Churchill and the Pursuit of Painting." Through Feb. 1. $10-$12. Millennium Gate Museum, 395 17th St. N.W., Atlanta. www.thegateatlanta.com.

"Grandfather Sun, Grandmother Moon: Wixárika Arts of Modern West Mexico." Through Feb. 1. $8; $6 ages 5 and younger free. Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University, 571 S. Kilgo Circle N.E., Atlanta. 404-727-4282, www.carlos.emory.edu.

"Two of Each: The Nippur Deluge Tablet & Noah's Flood." Through July 24. Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University, 571 S. Kilgo Circle N.E., Atlanta. www.carlos.emory.edu.

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