Halloween kicks off with plenty of opportunities for scares, Out On Film delivers quality cinema and fall is in the air at the Fall Fest in Candler Park.
FAIRS, FESTIVALS, ETC.
13 Stories Haunted House. Through Nov. 13. $25-$55. 320 Temple Ave., Newnan. www.13storieshauntedhouse.com.
North Georgia State Fair. Through Oct. 4.$3.50-$7. Jim R. Miller Park, 2245 Callaway Road, Marietta. www.northgeorgiastatefair.com. Find out everything you need to know about the North Georgia State Fair here, plus read our guide to county and state fairs around Georgia.
Netherworld. Through Nov. 7. $22-$55. 6624 Dawson Boulevard, Norcross. 404-608-2484, www.fearworld.com.
Stone Mountain Park's Pumpkin Festival. Through Oct. 25. Adventure pass $19.95-$24.95; daily parking $15. Stone Mountain Park, U.S. 78, Stone Mountain. www.stonemountainpark.com.
Fright Fest. Through Nov. 1. $43.99-$50.99. Six Flags Over Georgia 275 Riverside Parkway, Atlanta. www.sixflags.com/overgeorgia.
Out On Film. Atlanta's LGBT film festival. Through Oct. 8. Landmark's Midtown Art Cinema,Midtown Promenade, 931 Monroe Drive N.E., Atlanta. www.outonfilm.org. Read our interview with Tab Hunter on the film "Tab Hunter Confidential" here.
AutumnFest Arts & Music Festival. 11 a.m. Oct. 3. Avondale Estates Downtown, Franklin St., Avondale Estates. autumnfestavondale.com.
AutumnFest Art Bash. 8-11 p.m. Oct. 2. $45. Towne Cinema, 106 N. Avondale Road, Avondale Estates. autumnfestavondale.com.
Paranoia Haunted House. Oct. 2-Nov. 1. $20-$40. 2075 Marietta Highway, Canton. www.paranoiahaunt.com.
Gwinnett Ballet Theatre: "Cinderella." Oct. 2-4. $12-$20 Infinite Energy Center, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. www.infiniteenergycenter.com.
Fear the Woods. Haunted barn, haunted trail, zombie paintball hayride and more. Oct. 2-Nov. 1. 3565 N. Highway 155, Stockbridge. fearthewoods.com.
Fairburn Fall Festival. 9:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Oct. 3. Historic Downtown Fairburn, 15 Southwest Broad Street, Fairburn. www.facebook.com/FairburnFestival.
Howl-O-Weenie. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 3. Brook Run Park, 4770 N. Peachtree Road, Atlanta. www.dreamrescue.org.
Flowery Branch Fall Festival. 10 a.m. Oct. 3. Railroad Avenue and Main Street, Flowery Branch. 678-825-4228, www.troop228.info.
Georgia Craft Beer Festival. 1-6 p.m. Oct. 3. $45-$75. 2333 Defoor Hills Road N.W., Atlanta. georgiacraftbeerfestival.com.
Fall Fest in Candler Park. Noon-9 p.m. Oct. 3-4. Free. Tour of Homes: $20-$25. Candler Park, 1500 McLendon Ave. N.E., Atlanta. fallfest.candlerpark.org.
Chattahoochee Pet Festival. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 4. Gwinnett Medical Center Outpatient Center, 3805 Pleasant Hill Road, Duluth. www.duluthhistorical.org/2015petfest.
Roswell Wine Festival. 2-5 p.m. Oct. 4. $30-$40. Canton Street, Roswell. www.roswellwinefestival.com.
"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. Runs through 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.
PERFORMING ARTS
"Calendar Girls." Through Oct. 4. $30-$40. Georgia Ensemble Theatre at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell. 770-641-1260, get.org.
"Freud's Last Session." Through Oct. 4. $15-$25. The Legacy Theatre, 1175 Senoia Rd., Ste. C, Tyrone. www.thelegacytheatre.org.
"Looking for Normal." Through Oct. 10. $14-$23. OnStage Atlanta, 2969 East Ponce de Leon Avenue, Decatur. 404-245-4205, www.onstageatlanta.com.
"Stupid (expletive) Bird." Through Oct. 11. $26-$43. Actor's Express at the King Plow Arts Center, 887 W. Marietta St., Suite J-107, Atlanta. www.actors-express.com. Read our review of the show here.
"A Steady Rain." Through Oct. 11. $20-$39. Alliance Theatre's Hertz Stage, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. alliancetheatre.org. Read our interview with "A Steady Rain" director and "Scandal" star Jeff Perry here.
"Peter Pan." Through Oct. 26. $16.50. Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St. N.W., Atlanta. www.puppet.org.
"Divorcées, Evangelists and Vegetarians." Presented by Teatro Aurora. Through Oct. 18. $20-$30. Aurora Theatre, 136 W. Pike St., Lawrenceville. www.auroratheatre.com. Read our review of "Divorcées, Evangelists and Vegetarians" here, and read about Teatro Aurora here.
Martin Lawrence. Oct. 1-2. $36-$146.50. Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. foxtheatre.org. Read our interview with Martin Lawrence here.
"Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike." Oct. 1-25. $30-$55. Aurora Theatre, 128 E. Pike St., Lawrenceville. www.auroratheatre.com.
Atlanta Opera: "La Boheme." 8 p.m. Oct. 3 and 9; 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6; 3 p.m. Oct. 11. $26-$133. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. www.atlantaopera.org. Read our interview with "La Boheme" star and Georgia native Leah Partridge.
Complexions Contemporary Ballet. Oct. 9-10. $28-$53. Infinite Energy Center, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. www.infiniteenergycenter.com.
Todd Glass. Oct. 8-11. $15-$25. Laughing Skull Lounge, 878 Peachtree St., Atlanta. laughingskulllounge.com.
"In a Forest, Dark and Deep." Oct. 9-24. $17-$25. Out of Box Theatre at the Artisan Resource Center, 585 Cobb Parkway S., Marietta. www.outofboxtheatre.com.
"Disney On Ice: 100 years of Magic." Oct. 7-11. $19-$84. Philips Arena, 1 Philips Drive, Atlanta. www.philipsarena.com.
"Informed Consent." Deborah Zoe Laufer's new play is about a genetic anthropologist whose research on a Native American tribe is motivated by personal issues. Oct. 9-Nov. 8. $25-$30. Horizon Theatre, 1083 Austin Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.horizontheatre.com
MUSIC
The Wailers. 8:30 p.m. Sep. 30. $22-$25. Terminal West, 887 W. Marietta St. N.W., Atlanta. www.terminalwestatl.com.
Lucinda Williams. 8 p.m. Sept. 30. $32.50-$35. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.
Gareth Asher & the Earthlings with Melodime and Steve Everett. Sept. 30. $12 in advance; $75 VIP Tables. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
Nate Ruess. 8 p.m. Sept. 30. $31. Buckhead Theatre, 3110 Roswell Road N.E., Atlanta. www.thebuckheadtheatre.com, www.bowerysouth.com.
The Glorious Sons. 8:30 p.m. Sept. 30. $10-$12. Vinyl, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
"My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish, and I'm in Therapy." 2 and 8 pm. Sept. 30. $30-$45. The Earl Smith Strand Theatre, 117 North Park Square, Marietta. www.earlsmithstrand.org.
"Tiger Style." Sept. 30-Oct. 18. $20-$55. Alliance Theatre, 1280 Peachtree Street N.E., Atlanta. www.alliancetheatre.org.
The Eagle Rock Gospel Singers. 8:30 p.m. Oct. 1. $10. The EARL, 488 Flat Shoals Ave. S.E., Atlanta. www.badearl.com, www.bowerysouth.com.
Jose Gonzalez. 8 p.m. Oct. 1. $21.50-$25. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.
Bonerama. Oct. 1. $15 in advance; $100 VIP tables. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
Hayes Carll. 8 p.m. Oct. 1. Sold out ($20). Eddie Owen Presents at Red Clay Music Foundry, 3116 Main St., Duluth. 404-478-2749, www.eddieowenpresents.com.
Fidlar. 8 p.m. Oct. 2. $15. The Masquerade, 695 North Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.masqueradeatlanta.com.
Cornmeal. Oct. 2. $10 in advance; $75 VIP Tables. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
Bob Mould with Jason Narducy. 8 p.m. Oct 2. $20. Eddie Owen Presents at Red Clay Music Foundry, 3116 Main St., Duluth. 404-478-2749, www.eddieowenpresents.com.
Lucero. 9 p.m. Oct. 2. $25-$27. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.
Tyler Ward. 7 p.m. Oct. 2. $15-$18. Vinyl, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
Brandi Carlile. 8 p.m. Oct. 2. $35-$45. Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St. N.W., Atlanta. tabernacleatl.com.
Luna. 7 p.m. Oct. 2-3. $20-$25. Terminal West, 887 W. Marietta St. N.W., Atlanta. www.terminalwestatl.com.
Atlanta Pops Orchestra 70th Anniversary & Oglethorpe University 100th Anniversary on Peachtree Two-Night Gala Celebration: "Bringing Together the Past and Present." 8 p.m. Oct. 2-3. $35; $55 for both nights. Conant Performing Arts Center, 4484 Peachtree Road N.E., Atlanta. atlantapops.com.
Collective Soul. 8 p.m. Oct. 3. $29.50-$35. Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St. N.W., Atlanta. tabernacleatl.com. Read our interview with Collective Soul lead singer Ed Roland here.
Abbey Road Live! (Beatles Tribute) with David Cone. Oct. 3. $15 in advance; $100 VIP Tables. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
Kristin Hersh of Throwing Muses. Oct. 3. $20 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
Chick Corea and Bela Fleck. 8 p.m. Oct. 3. $56-$70. Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, 1700 N. Decatur Road, Atlanta. www.arts.emory.edu.
Jodeci. 8 p.m. Oct. 3. $50-$125. Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. foxtheatre.org.
Reigning Sound. 9 p.m. Oct. 3. $15. The EARL, 488 Flat Shoals Ave. S.E., Atlanta. www.badearl.com.
Seoul. 10 p.m. Oct. 3. $8. Drunken Unicorn, 736 Ponce De Leon Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.bowerysouth.com.
Mute Math. 8:30 p.m. Oct. 3. $20-$23. Vinyl, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
Afropunk Fest Atlanta. Featuring D'Angelo and the Vanguard, Flying Lotus, Santigold, Tyler The Creator, Public Enemy and more. Oct. 3-4. $79-$289. Central Park. Central Park Place and Linden Avenue N.E., Atlanta, www.afropunk.com.
Oddball Comedy and Curiosity Festival with Aziz Ansari with Amy Schumer. 5 p.m Oct. 4. $29.75-$99.75. Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood, 2002 Lakewood Ave. S.E., Atlanta. www.livenation.com.
New Kingston. Oct. 4. $8 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
Foo Fighters. 4 p.m. Oct. 4. Sold out ($67.50). Centennial Olympic Park, 265 Park Ave. West N.W., Atlanta. www.centennialpark.com. Read our guide to navigating the Foo Fighters show here.
Jon Foreman. 8 p.m. Oct. 4. $19.50-$40. The Loft, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
Owl City with Rozzi Crane. 8 p.m. Oct. 4. $25-$30. Center Stage, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
Parachute (acoustic) with Emily Hackett. 9:40 p.m. Oct. 5. $18-$20. Vinyl, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
Beach House. 8 p.m. Oct. 6. $25-$30. Buckhead Theatre, 3110 Roswell Road N.E., Atlanta. www.thebuckheadtheatre.com.
Twenty One Pilots with Echosmith. 7 p.m. Oct 6 (SOLD OUT) and Oct. 7. $30. Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St. N.W., Atlanta. tabernacleatl.com.
Gangstagrass. Oct. 6. $10 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
A3C Festival & Conference. Oct. 7-11. Single day $50-$99; passes $149-$199; VIP $399. Main festival site near the intersection of Edgewood Avenue and Boulevard, Atlanta. www.a3cfestival.com.
Kennesaw State University Symphony Orchestra. 8 p.m. Oct. 7. $10-$15. Bailey Performance Center, 488 Prillaman Way N.W., Kennesaw. arts.kennesaw.edu.
Ozric Tentacles. 9 p.m. Oct. 7. $15-$20. Terminal West, 887 W. Marietta St. N.W., Atlanta. www.terminalwestatl.com.
Tom Paxton. 8 p.m. Oct. 8. $25-$30. Eddie Owen Presents at Red Clay Music Foundry, 3116 Main St., Duluth. 404-478-2749, www.eddieowenpresents.com.
In the Valley Below. 8 p.m. Oct. 8. $12-$14. Vinyl, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
Ghost. 8 p.m. Oct. 9. $25. Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St. N.W., Atlanta. tabernacleatl.com.
Karl Denson's Tiny Universe and Dumpstaphunk. 8:30 p.m. Oct. 9. $22-$25. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.
Mike Fiorello with Abe Parker and Joanna Duff (CD Release). Oct. 9. $8 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
Emmancipator Ensemble with Wax Tailor and Yppah. 9 p.m. Oct. 9. $22-$25. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.
Raheem DeVaughn and Leela James with V Bozeman. 8 p.m. Oct. 9. $29.50-$49.50. Symphony Hall, Woodruff Arts Center, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-733-4900, www.atlantasymphony.org.
Of Monsters and Men. 8 p.m. Oct. 9. $22.50-$38.50. Chastain Park Amphitheatre, 4469 Stella Drive N.W., Atlanta. www.chastainseries.com.
Destroyer. Oct. 9. $20; $18 in advance. The Loft, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
Alice Peacock, Peter Mulvey. 8 p.m. Oct. 9. $18-$20. Eddie Owen Presents at Red Clay Music Foundry, 3116 Main St., Duluth. 404-478-2749, www.eddieowenpresents.com.
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. With conductor Donald Runnicles and Christina Smith, flute, and Elisabeth Remy Johnson, harp. 8 p.m. Oct. 9. $23-$55. Kennesaw State University's Bailey Performance Center, 488 Prillaman Way N.W., Kennesaw. arts.kennesaw.edu.
Montana Skies. 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Oct. 9. $22. The Velvet Note, 4075 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta. thevelvetnote.com.
Autechre. 10 p.m. Oct. 9. $22. Terminal West, 887 W. Marietta St. N.W., Atlanta. www.terminalwestatl.com.
Jackson Browne. 8 p.m. Oct. 10. $36-$56. Chastain Park Amphitheatre, 4469 Stella Drive N.W., Atlanta. www.chastainseries.com.
All Time Low with Sleeping With Sirens and One Ok Rock. 6 p.m. Oct. 10. $27.50-$34.50. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta. www.vzwamp.com.
Aterciopelados with Los Hollywood. Oct. 10. $35 in advance; $150 VIP tables. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
Superjoint with Prong, Witch Mountain. 8:30 p.m. Oct. 10. $21-$25. Center Stage, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
Christine Brewer and Paul Jacobs. Spivey Hall opens its season with a concert from two Grammy Award-winning artists, soprano Christine Brewer and organist Paul Jacobs. 3 p.m., pre-concert talk at 2 p.m. Oct. 10. $60. Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, 2000 Clayton State Blvd, Morrow. www.spiveyhall.org.
VISUAL ARTS
Ann-Marie Manker: "El Gallo." Through Oct. 17. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays. Free. Whitespace Gallery, 814 Edgewood Ave., Atlanta. 404-688-1892, www.whitespace814.com.
"Joe Peragine: Love Me Till My Heart Stops." Through Oct. 10. Marcia Wood Gallery, 1037 Monroe Drive, Atlanta. 404-827-0030,www.marciawoodgallery.com. Read our review here.
"Rites." Groups show that focuses on black masculinity and rites of passage. Through Dec. 6. Free. Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art, 492 Prillaman Way, Kennesaw. 470-578-3223, zuckerman.kennesaw.edu. Read our review here.
"The Waters and the Wild": Alen MacWeeney Photographs of Ireland. Includes images inspired by the poetry of W.B. Yeats. Through Jan. 3. $6-$8. Michael C. Carlos Museum, 571 S. Kilgo Circle N.E., Atlanta. www.carlos.emory.edu.
"Outside In." Graffiti artists with an Atlanta connection. Through Sept. 25. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays; noon-5 p.m. Saturdays. Free. Mason Fine Art, 415 Plasters Ave., Atlanta. 404-879-1500, www.masonfineartandevents.com. Read our review here.
"Chinese Master Artist I-Hsiung Ju." Through Oct. 18. $12; $10 senior citizens, students and military; free for kids under 10. Millennium Gate Museum, 395 17th St. N.W., Atlanta. 404-881-0900, www.thegateatlanta.com. Read our review here.
"Filming the Camps, John Ford, Samuel Fuller, George Stevens: From Hollywood to Nuremberg." Through Nov. 20. $16.50 adults, $13 seniors 65+, students 13+, $11 youth 4-12, free for members and children under 4. Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Road, NW. 404-814-4000, www.atlantahistorycenter.com. Read our review here.
"Seriously Silly! The Art & Whimsy of Mo Willems." Through Jan. 10. $12-$19.50. High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. high.org. Read more about Mo Willems here.
"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. Read more about Los Trompos here.
"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.
"Bodies … The Exhibition." Ongoing. $16-$24. Premier Exhibition Center at Atlantic Station, 265 18th St., Atlanta. 866-866-8265, www.atlanticstation.com.
