Hear stories from outspoken celebrity chef and TV personality Anthony Bourdain, and catch "Avenue Q" before it goes away for good.
"The Secret Garden." Presented by Serenbe Playhouse. Through Aug. 2. $10-$20. 10496 Serenbe Lane, Chattahoochee Hills. www.serenbeplayhouse.com.
"Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type." Through July 26. $16.50. Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St. N.W., Atlanta. 404-873-3391, www.puppet.org.
"Avenue Q: Adult Version." Presented by Horizon Theatre Company. Through July 12. Horizon also will present the PG-13 edition at 8 p.m. July 8. $30. VIP tickets, including reserved preshow table, a drink and other perks, start at $45. Oglethorpe University's Conant Performing Arts Center, 4484 Peachtree Road N.E., Atlanta. www.horizontheatre.com. Read more about the show here.
"The Motown Sound." Through July 26. $20-$25. The Earl Smith Strand Theatre, 117 N. Park Square, Marietta. www.earlsmithstrand.org.
Roswell Summer Puppet Series: "Animalia." Through July 11. $5. Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell. www.roswellgov.com/PuppetShows. Read more about the Roswell Summer Puppet Series here.
"Chasin' dem Blues: The Untold Story of Paramount Records." Through Aug. 2. $20-$35. True Colors Theatre Company at Southwest Arts Center, 915 New Hope Road, Atlanta. 1-877-725-8849,www.TrueColorsTheatre.org.
Loomis Bros. Circus. July 8-9. $8-$20. Gwinnett County Fairgrounds, 2405 Sugarloaf Parkway, Lawrenceville. loomiscircus.com.
Joey "Coco" Diaz. July 9-11. $15-$20. The Improv Comedy Club, 56 E. Andrews Drive N.W., Atlanta. www.theimprovatlanta.com.
Eddie Ifft. July 9-12. $15-$25. Laughing Skull Lounge, 878 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. laughingskulllounge.com.
"Water By The Spoonful." July 9-19. $15-$26. Pinch 'n' Ouch Theatre, 195 Arizona Ave., Atlanta. www.pnotheatre.org.
"The Dixie Swim Club." July 9-26. $15-$27. Art Station, 5384 Manor Drive, Stone Mountain. www.artstation.org.
"Two Trains Running." July 10-26. $20. Greater Travelers Rest Baptist Church, 4650 Flat Shoals Parkway, Decatur. www.newafricangrove.com.
"Rent." July 10-Aug. 9. $20-$45. Actor's Express, 887 W. Marietta St., Suite J-107, Atlanta. www.actors-express.com.
"Footloose." July 10-Aug. 2. $15-$25. The Legacy Theatre, 1175 Senoia Road, Tyrone. www.thelegacytheatre.org.
"Going to St. Ives." By Lee Blessing. July 11-19. $17-$20. Impact Theatre Atlanta and Academy Theatre at Stockbridge Community Arts Center, 146 Burke St., Stockbridge. academytheatre.org.
Anthony Bourdain's "Close to the Bone" Tour. 8 p.m. July 11. $70.60 - $123.30. Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 1-855-285-8499, www.foxtheatre.org. Read our interview with Bourdain here.
Roswell Summer Puppet Series: "The Emperor's New Clothes." July 13-18. $5. Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell. www.roswellgov.com/PuppetShows. Read more about the Roswell Summer Puppet Series here.
"Mary Poppins." July 16-18. $15; $10 for senior citizens and students. First United Methodist Church of Smyrna, 1315 Concord Road, Smyrna. 770-436-4108, www.smyrnafumc.org/mary-poppins.
"Steel Magnolias." July 16-Aug. 2. $20-$25. Gypsy Theatre Company at Sylvia Beard Theatre, 2200 Buford Highway, Buford. www.gypsytheatre.biz.
"Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom." July 16-26. $10. Newnan Theater Company, 24 First Ave., Newnan. newnantheatre.com.
