The spring festivals continue, and the Atlanta Botanical Garden will sparkle with artistic light. Help out some good cause while having fun at the Drake Walk and Pawty With a Pawpose, or check out the work at Marietta Square's monthly Art Walk.
FAIRS, FESTIVALS, ETC.
Georgia Renaissance Festival. Through June 7. $22; $10 ages 6-12; $20 ages 60 and older; free ages 5 and younger. 6905 Virlyn B. Smith Road, Fairburn. garenfest.com.
Atlanta Symphony Decorators' Show House & Gardens. Through May 10. $30. Chateau Soleil, 4701 Northside Drive N.W., Atlanta. decoratorsshowhouse.org.
Marietta Square Art Walk. 5-9 p.m. May 1. Free. Historic Marietta Square, Marietta. www.artwalkmarietta.com.
Atlanta Dog Jog. 8 a.m. May 2. Brook Run Park, 4770 N. Peachtree Road, Atlanta. www.atlantadogjog.org.
Trailfest 2015. 8 a.m.-8 p.m. May. 2. Free Resurgens Orthopaedics Community Stage, 111 Elm Street, Woodstock. www.greenprintsalliance.org/trailfest.
The Drake Walk. 9 a.m. May. 2. Individual registration $15; family $30; group of 10 or more $10 each. Roswell United Methodist Church, 814 Mimosa Boulevard, Roswell. www.thedrakewalk.org.
Playhouse Pawty with a Pawpose Festival. The second annual event is a benefit for Friends of DeKalb Animals and Stubby's Heroes 10 a.m. May. 2. Pet's Playhouse on Ponce, 2959 E. Ponce de Leon Ave., Decatur. petsplayhouse.com/events.
Flowery Branch Spring Festival. 10 a.m. May. 2. Old Train Depot, 5302 Railroad Ave., Flowery Branch. 678-825-4228, www.troop228.info.
Swing into Spring Festival. 11 a.m. May. 2. Starr Park, 803 Forest Parkway, Forest Park. 404-363-2908, www.forestparkga.org.
Fire in the 4th Festival. 2-10 p.m. May 2. Free. Old Fourth Ward, Edgewood and Auburn avenues, Atlanta. www.fireinthe4th.com.
Snellville Days Festival. May. 2-3. Free. Briscoe Park, 2770 Lenora Church Road, Snellville. www.snellvilledays.com.
May-retta Daze Arts & Crafts Festival. May 2-3. Free. Historic Marietta Square, Marietta. 770-794-5601, www.marietta.com/may-retta-daze.
"Bruce Munro: Light in the Garden." A British artist famed for using light as an artistic medium, Munro will create six site-specific installations around the Atlanta Botanical Garden and its conservatories, some set to music. It will be a nighttime experience, running May 2-Oct. 3. $22.95, $15.95 ages 3-12 on Fridays-Saturdays; $19.95, $13.95 children on Wednesdays-Thursdays and Sundays. 1345 Piedmont Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-876-5859, atlantabotanicalgarden.org.
11th Annual Alive Expo. May 2-3. $10 at the door; $5 in advance online, VIP tickets with gift bags will be available. Georgia World Congress Center, 285 Andrew Young International Boulevard, Atlanta. www.AliveExpo.com.
Atlanta Tri-PATH-lon. 7:30 a.m. May 3. A 400-yeard pool swim, 15-mile bike ride and 5K run. Chastain Park, 235 Wieuca Road NW, Atlanta. www.tripathlonatlanta.com. Read more about the TriPATHlon here.
Serenbe May Day Festival. Noon-4 p.m. May 3. $5; family pass $20. Serenbe Community, 9110 Selborne Lane, Palmetto. www.serenbecommunity.com.
Wigwam Wellness Fest. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. May 3. Day passes are $84 and give accesss to four one-hour experiences during the day and covers entrance into the Chattahoochee Nature Center. 9135 Willeo Road, Roswell. wigwamfest.com.
Fiesta Atlanta. Music, food, Mexican folk dancing, youth soccer clinics, 5K road race. Noon-7 p.m. May 3. Free. Centennial Olympic Park, 265 Park Ave. W. N.W., Atlanta. fiestaatlanta.com.
Taste of Alpharetta. 5-10 p.m. May 7. Free; food tickets cost 50 cents each, and most samples range from $1 to $3. Milton Avenue and Roswell Street, Alpharetta. awesomealpharetta.com.
Pick'n In Grant Park ATL BBQ and Music Festival. 5 p.m. May 8. Grant Park, 840 Cherokee Ave. S.E., Atlanta. www.grantparkbbq.org.
"Africa Belle: Rythmes Africains." 6 p.m. May 8. $25; $20 in advance. Alliance Française d'Atlanta, 1197 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. afatl.com.
Sweet Auburn Springfest. 5-9 p.m. May 8; 11 a.m.-9 p.m. May 9, 2-8 p.m. May 10. Free. 230 John Wesley Dobbs Ave., Atlanta. sweetauburn.com.
Chastain Park Arts Festival. Artist market, music, food, children's area. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. May 9, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. May 10. Free. Chastain Park, 4469 Stella Drive, Atlanta. chastainparkartsfestival.com.
Dunwoody Art Festival. Artist market, music, food, children's area. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. May 9, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. May 10. Free. 1449 Dunwoody Village Parkway, Dunwoody. dunwoodyartfestival.splashfestivals.com.
Colors Festival of Arts. The 25th annual event has artists from across the Southeast as well as children's activities, food and music. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. May 9-10. Historic Town Square, 616 Atlanta St., Roswell. 770-640-3253, www.visitroswellga.com.
26th Annual Cherokee County Indian Festival & Powwow. May 9-10. $15; ages 6-12 $5; age 5 and younger free. Boling Park, 930 Marietta Highway, Canton. www.rthunder.com.
Barefoot in the Park. 10 a.m. May 9-10. Free. Duluth Town Green, 3142 Hill Street N.W., Duluth. www.barefootinthepark.org.
PERFORMING ARTS
"Storefront Church." Through May 3. $30-$35. Theatrical Outfit, the Balzer Theater at Herren's, 84 Luckie St, Atlanta. www.theatricaloutfit.org. Read our review of "Storefront Church" here.
"Paul Bunyan and the Tall Tale Medicine Show." Through May 24. $16.50. Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St. N.W., Atlanta. www.puppet.org.
"Blues for an Alabama Sky." Through May 10. $25-$68. Alliance Theatre, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. www.alliancetheatre.org. Read our preview of "Blues for an Alabama Sky, with an interview with star Crystal Fox, here.
"Boeing Boeing." Presented by Gypsy Theatre Company. Through May 3. $17-$25. Sylvia Beard Theatre, 2200 Buford Highway, Buford. www.bufordcommunitycenter.com.
"The Breakers." Presented by 7 Stages. Through May 10. $18-$22.50. The Goat Farm Arts Center, 1200 Foster St., Atlanta. 404-523-7647, www.7stages.org/events/the-breakers/. Read our preview of "The Breakers" here.
"Norman, Is That You?" Through May 2. $17-$25. Out of Box Theatre, Artisan Resource Center, 585 Cobb Parkway S., Suite C-1, Marietta. 678-653-4605, www.outofboxtheatre.com.
"Rocket Boys." Through May 10. $15-$25. Legacy Theatre, 1175 Senoia Road, Suite C, Tyrone. 404-895-1473, www.thelegacytheatre.org.
"King of Pops: The Post-Apocalyptic Musical." The origin story of Atlanta's beloved frozen treat vendor, with music. Through May 30. $12.50-$22.50. 7 Stages Theatre, 1105 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.dadsgarage.com. Read our preview "King of Pops: The Post-Apocalyptic Musical" here.
"Peter Pan." Through May 10. $20-$30. Fabrefaction Theatre Conservatory, 999 Brady Ave., Atlanta. 404.876.9468, fabrefaction.org.
"A Chorus Line." Through May 17. $25-$27.50. Cumming Playhouse, 101 School Street, Cumming. www.playhousecumming.com.
"Curtains." Through May 9. $15-28. Act 3 Playhouse, 6285-R Roswell Road, Sandy Springs. 770-241-1905, www.act3productions.org.
"Fences." April 30-May 17. $18; $16,in advance. Southside Theatre Guild, 20 W. Campbellton St., Fairburn. www.stgplays.com.
Suzanne Westenhoefer. Comedian performs in a benefit for the Pride School Atlanta. 7:30 p.m. May. 1. $35-$70. Virginia-Highland Church, 743 Virginia Ave. N.E., Atlanta. prideschoolatlanta.brownpapertickets.com.
Lewis Black. 8 p.m. May 1. $35-$72. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. www.cobbenergycentre.com.
Bill Cosby. 8 p.m. May 2. $59.75-$79.95. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. www.cobbenergycentre.com.
"Die, Mommie, Die." May 1-23. $13-$23. OnStage Atlanta, 2969 E. Ponce de Leon Ave., Decatur. www.onstageatlanta.com.
"Twelfth Night." Presented by the North Fulton Drama Club. May 1-16. Free ($5 donation suggested). Barrington Hall, 535 Barrington Drive, Roswell. www.northfultondramaclub.org.
"Pippin." May 5-10. $30-$90. Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. foxtheatre.org.
Moving in the Spirit: "The Wonder Years." 7 p.m. May 7. $10-$15. Rialto Center for the Arts, 80 Forsyth St. N.W., Atlanta. rialtocenter.org.
Marlon Wayans. May 7-9. $25-$30. The Improv Comedy Club, 56 E. Andrews Drive N.W., Atlanta. www.theimprovatlanta.com.
MUSIC
Korpiklaani. 7 p.m. April 29. $15. The Masquerade (Hell), 695 North Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.masqueradeatlanta.com.
The Offspring. 8 p.m. April 29. $33.50. Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St. N.W., Atlanta. tabernacleatl.com.
Elephant Revival. 7 and 9:30 p.m. April 29. $18; $14 in advance. Eddie's Attic, 515-B N. McDonough St. Decatur. 404-377-4976, eddiesattic.com.
Joan Armatrading. 7:30 p.m. April 29. $25.50-$75.50. Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree St, Atlanta. www.atlantasymphony.org.
The Weight. 8 p.m. April 30. $25-$30. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.
Iration with Stick Figure and Hours Fastly. 8 p.m. May 1. $20-$23. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.
Steve Winwood. 8 p.m. May 1. $35-$100. Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. foxtheatre.org.
Phillips, Craig, & Dean. 7:30 p.m. May. 1. $15-$35. Roswell United Methodist Church, 814 Mimosa Boulevard, Roswell. www.rumc.com.
Of Mice And Men. 7:30 p.m. May. 1. $24. Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St. N.W., Atlanta. tabernacleatl.com.
The Whispers with Stephanie Mills and Angela Winbush. 7 p.m. May 2. $35-$90. Wolf Creek Amphitheatre, 3024 Merk Road S.W., Atlanta. 1-877-725-8849, www.ticketalternative.com.
Just Voices. 7:30 p.m. May 2. $10; students $5. Virginia Highland Church, 743 Virginia Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.justvoices.org.
Doobie Brothers with Don Felder. 7:30 p.m. May 2. $19.50-$99.50. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta. www.vzwamp.com.
Robert Cray Band. 8 p.m. May 2. $35-$40. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.
Stone Mountain Chorus with Boardwalk. 3 p.m. May 2. $10-$15. Mountain Park United Methodist Church, 1405 Rockbridge Road, Stone Mountain. www.StoneMountainChorus.org.
Ryan Montbleau. May 3. $15 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
Tesla with NoMara and Sledd. 7:30 p.m. May 3. $22.50-$32.50. Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St. N.W., Atlanta. tabernacleatl.com.
The Midtown Men. 7 p.m. May 3. $32-$62. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. www.cobbenergycentre.com.
Cobb Wind Symphony Young People's Concert. 3 p.m. May 3. Lassiter High School Stadium, 2601 Shallowford Road, Marietta. www.cobbwindsymphony.org.
Georgia Festival Chorus. 6 p.m. May 3. Free. Westmister Presbyterian Church, 1438 Sheridan Road, Atlanta. 404-234-3581, tgafc.org.
Sleep. 7 p.m. May 3. $22 in advance. The Masquerade, 695 North Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.masqueradeatlanta.com.
Stephin Merritt. 8 p.m. May 4. $28; $25 in advance. The Buckhead Theatre, 3110 Roswell Road N.E., Atlanta. www.thebuckheadtheatre.com.
Saul Williams. 7:30 p.m. May 4. $18 in advance. The Masquerade, 695 North Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.masqueradeatlanta.com.
Atlanta Chamber Players: "Grand Finale." 7:30 p.m. May 5. $15-$24. The Shakespeare Tavern, 499 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-874-5299, www.atlantachamberplayers.com.
Action Bronson. 7 p.m. May 6. $25. The Masquerade, 695 North Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.masqueradeatlanta.com.
Wishbone Ash. 8 p.m. May 6. $25-$27.50. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.
Houston in the Blind. Angela Wolff, Earl Burrows, Kate Tucker & The Sons of Sweden opening. May 7. $8 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Leila Josefowicz & John Adams. Adams conducts his own "Scheherazade.2": Symphony for Violin and Orchestra with soloist Josefowicz. 8 p.m. May 7; 7:30 p.m. May 9. $24-$99. Symphony Hall, Woodruff Arts Center, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. www.atlantasymphony.org.
The Molly Blank Jewish Concert Series: Ester Rada. 7:30 p.m. May 7. $50 William Breman Jewish Heritage & Holocaust Museum, 1440 Spring St. N.W., Atlanta. 678-222-3700, thebreman.org.
An Acoustic Evening with Roger 'Hurricane' Wilson. 8 p.m. May 7. $10. Earl Smith Strand Theatre, 117 North Park Square, Marietta. earlsmithstrand.org.
Peelander-Z. 9 p.m. May 7. $12; $10 in advance. The EARL, 488 Flat Shoals Ave. S.E., Atlanta. www.badearl.com.
James Blake. 9 p.m. May 7. $36-$39. Terminal West, 887 W. Marietta St. N.W., Atlanta. , www.terminalwestatl.com.
...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead. 10:30 p.m. May 8. $16. The Masquerade, 695 North Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.masqueradeatlanta.com.
Portugal, The Man. 10:30 p.m. May 8. $25. The Masquerade, 695 North Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.masqueradeatlanta.com.
The Dead Milkmen. 10:30 p.m. May 8. $23. The Masquerade, 695 North Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.masqueradeatlanta.com.
Earsight. Heavy Chevy and The Space Time Travelers opening. May 8. $10 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
Marcia Ball Band. 7:30 p.m. May 8. $22.50-$25. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.
Hozier. 8 p.m. May 8. $25.50-$52.50. Chastain Park Amphitheatre, 4469 Stella Drive N.W., Atlanta. 404-233-2227, www.chastainseries.com.
Shaky Knees Festival featuring the Strokes, the Avett Brothers, Wilco, Pixies and more. May 8-10. Central Park. $215 (three-day pass); single-day pass $99. Central Park, at the intersection of Central Park Place, Piedmont Avenue and Pine Street, Atlanta. shakykneesfestival.com.
The Kinky Aphrodisiacs. Satsuma opening. May 9. $8 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
Foxhollow. May 9. Smith's Olde Bar – The Music Room. $10 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
John Fogerty. 8 p.m. May 9. $35-$65. Gwinnett Arena, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. www.gwinnettcenter.com.
Diamond Rugs. 10:30 p.m. May 9. $17. The Masquerade, 695 North Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.masqueradeatlanta.com.
VISUAL ARTS
"The Imaginary World of Thom O' Fink." Through May 18. MudFire Clayworks & Gallery, 175 Laredo Drive, Decatur. www.mudfire.com.
Paws & Play Art Show. A benefit for the Atlanta Humane Society. Through May 31. Mud Monkey on Peachtree, Peachtree Battle Shopping Center, 2385 Peachtree Road, Atlanta. 404-812-1750, www.mudmonkeyonpeachtree.com, atlantahumane.org.
"Los Trompos" ("The Spinning Tops"). An installation from Mexican designers Ignacio Cadena and Héctor Esrawe featuring more than 40 three-dimensional, larger-than-life tops/rides in a variety of colors and shapes. Through Nov. 29. Free. Outside the High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. www.high.org.
"Wifredo Lam: Imagining New Worlds." Through May 24. $12-$19.50. High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. www.high.org. For more about this exhibit, go to the AJC's Arts & Culture blog.
"Imagining New Worlds: José Parlá and Fahamu Pecou." Through May 24. $12-$19.50. High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. www.high.org. For more about these exhibits, go to the AJC's Arts & Culture blog.
"The President's Photographer: Fifty Years Inside the Oval Office." Through June 7. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays (until 8 p.m. Thursdays), 1-5 p.m. Sundays. $10, $8 age 65 and up, $7 students with an ID, free age 12 and under. Booth Western Art Museum, 501 Museum Drive, Cartersville. 770-387-1300, www.boothmuseum.org.
"Bobby Jones: The Game of Life." Through Nov. 30. Free. Schatten Gallery at the Robert Woodruff Library, Emory University, 540 Asbury Circle, Atlanta. web.library.emory.edu.
"African Cosmos: Stellar Arts." Through June 21. $6-$8. Emory University's Michael C. Carlos Museum, 571 S. Kilgo Circle, Atlanta. 404-727-4282, www.carlos.emory.edu. Read our review of "African Cosmos" here.
"Creating Matter: The Prints of Mildred Thompson." Through May 17. $6-$8. Emory University's Michael C. Carlos Museum, 571 S. Kilgo Circle, Atlanta. 404-727-4282, www.carlos.emory.edu.
"Maren Hassinger … Dreaming." An exhibit by the sculptor, performance artist and director of the Maryland Institute College of Art's Rinehart School of Sculpture. Through May 16. Suggested donation: $3. 350 Spelman Lane, Atlanta. 404-270-5607, museum.spelman.edu.
"A Painter's Profile: The High Celebrates Romare Bearden." Through May 31. $19.50; $16.50 ages 65 and older and students (ID required); $12 ages 6-17. High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-733-4444, www.high.org.
"Dox Thrash: An American Journey." Through May 10. $19.50; $16.50 ages 65 and older and students (ID required); $12 ages 6-17. High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-733-4444, www.high.org.
"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.
"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.
