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What to do in Atlanta: Fairs, festivals and more | Jan. 20-27

Leah Green holds onto a penguin stuffed animal as she looks in one of the tanks during the Party with the Penguins event at the Georgia Aquarium in downtown Atlanta on Saturday, January 17, 2015. The fourth annual event coincides with Penguin Awareness Day which is always on Jan. 20. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL
Leah Green holds onto a penguin stuffed animal as she looks in one of the tanks during the Party with the Penguins event at the Georgia Aquarium in downtown Atlanta on Saturday, January 17, 2015. The fourth annual event coincides with Penguin Awareness Day which is always on Jan. 20. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL
Jan 21, 2016

Party with penguins at the Georgia Aquarium and get artsy at the Callanwolde Arts Festival.

Snow Mountain. Through Feb. 28. $28-$39.95. Stone Mountain Park, Highway 78, Stone Mountain. 770-498-5690, stonemountainpark.com.

Party with the Penguins. Jan. 23. 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Free with aquarium admission. Georgia Aquarium, 225 Baker St., Atlanta. 404-581-4000. http://www.georgiaaquarium.org/experience/explore/events/party-with-the-penguins

Callanwolde Arts Festival. Jan. 23-24. $5. VIP preview party 6-9 p.m. Jan. 22, $20. Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, 2674 Johnson Road N.E., Atlanta. www.callanwolde.org.

The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival. 77 movies will be screened around the city. Jan. 26-Feb. 17 at seven metro theaters, including SCADShow, Regal Cinemas Atlantic Station, Georgia Theatre Company Merchants Walk, Regal Avalon 12, Lefont Sandy Springs, United Artists Tara Cinema 4 and the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. $13 (weekdays after 4 p.m. and all weekend shows); $11 for senior citizens (65 and older), students (with valid ID), and ages 12 and under. Matinee screenings are $9 (Mondays-Fridays, start times until 4 p.m.). Special events are all $18: opening night (film only: "Remember," starring Christopher Plummer); closing night (film and post-screening food tasting for "In Search of Israeli Cuisine"); ACCESS Night (film and preshow party, aimed at young professionals); two screenings of "East Jerusalem, West Jerusalem," which include post-film performances by Israeli singer-songwriter David Broza. ajff.org. Read more here.

Atlanta Braves FanFest. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 30. Free. Turner Field, 755 Hank Aaron Drive S.W., Atlanta. braves.com/fanfest.

Atlanta Winter Beer Fest. 1-5 p.m. and 7-11 p.m. Jan. 30. $45-$55 per session. The Masquerade, 695 North Avenue, Atlanta. atlantawinterbeerfest.com.

Trains, Trains, Trains. Jan. 30-31. $7.50; $6.50 for senior citizens; $5.50 ages 4-12 and free for ages 3 and under. Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History, 2829 Cherokee St., Kennesaw. www.southernmuseum.org.

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