Sandy Springs, Suwanee and Marietta are all in festival mode this weekend, while the Gwinnett County Fair kicks off in Lawrenceville.
FAIRS, FESTIVALS, ETC.
"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.
Gwinnett County Fair. Sept. 17-27. $2-$5. Gwinnett County Fairgrounds, 2405 Sugarloaf Parkway, Lawrenceville. www.gwinnettcountyfair.com.
Happy Days Festival. Sept. 18-19. Free. Jess Lucas Y-Teen Park, 680 S Central Ave., Hapeville. www.hapeville.org.
Taste of Smyrna. 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Sept. 19. Free. Village Green, 200 Village Green Circle, Smyrna. 770-423-1330, jrmmanagement.com.
Paws in the Park. 9 a.m.-noon Sept. 19. Free. Swift-Cantrell Park, 3140 Old 41 Highway, Kennesaw. www.kennesawpawsinthepark.com.
Fair on the Square. 11 a.m. Sept. 19. Free. Historic Gwinnett County Courthouse, 185 W.Crogan St., Lawrenceville. www.lawrencevillefallfestival.com.
Party for the Paws. 6:30 p.m. Sept. 19. $85. Red Brick Brewing Company, 2323 Defoor Hills Road N.W., Atlanta. www.redbrickbrewing.com, www.pawsatlanta.org.
Sandy Springs Festival. Sept. 19-20. $2-$7. Sandy Springs Historic Site, 6075 Sandy Springs Circle, Sandy Springs. www.sandyspringsfestival.com.
St. Elias Middle Eastern Festival. Sept. 19-20. Free. St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church, 2045 Ponce De Leon Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.steliasofatlanta.org.
Southeast Exotic Bird Fair. Sept. 19-20. $5. North Atlanta Trade Center, 1700 Jeurgens Court, Norcross. 770-279-9899, www.northatlantatradecenter.com.
Suwanee Fest. 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Sept. 19, noon-5 p.m. Sept. 20. Town Center Park, 370 Highway 23, Suwanee. 770-945-8996, suwaneefest.com.
JapanFest. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sept. 19; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 20. $10; free ages 6 and younger. Infinite Energy Forum, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. 404-842-0736, japanfest.org.
Marietta StreetFest. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Sept. 19; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 20. Free. Marietta Museum of History, 1 Depot St., Marietta. www.mariettahistory.org. mariettastreetfest.com.
Meet the Hugging Dogs Fundraiser. A benefit for Angels Among Us Pet Rescue, which rescued the hugging dogs that gained fame on Facebook. 5 p.m. Sept. 20. $20 donation includes a digital image with the Hugging Dogs, appetizers and two drink tickets. Joey D's Oak Room, 1015 Crown Pointe Parkway, Atlanta. www.facebook.com/angelsrescue.
North Georgia State Fair. Sept. 24-Oct. 4.$3.50-$7. Jim R. Miller Park, 2245 Callaway Road, Marietta. www.northgeorgiastatefair.com.
The Atlanta Greek Festival. Sept. 24-27. $5. Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 2500 Clairmont Road N.E., Atlanta. www.atlantagreekfestival.org.
Duluth Fall Festival. Sept. 26-27. Duluth Festival Center, 3142 Hill St., Duluth. 855-385-8841, duluthfallfestival.org.
East Atlanta Strut. 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sept. 26. Free. Intersection of Flat Shoals and Glenwood avenues, Atlanta. eastatlantastrut.com.
Taste of Atlanta. Sept. 25-27. $25-$85. Tech Square, 79 5th Street N.W., Atlanta. www.tasteofatlanta.com.
Stone Mountain Park's Pumpkin Festival. Sept. 25-Oct. 25. Adventure pass $19.95-$24.95; daily parkin $15. Stone Mountain Park, U.S. 78, Stone Mountain. www.stonemountainpark.com.
PERFORMING ARTS
"The Tortoise, the Hare, & Other Aesop's Fables." Through Sept. 20. $16.50 Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St. N.W., Atlanta. www.puppet.org.
"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." Through Sept. 20. Tickets start at $20-$55. Alliance Theatre, Woodruff Arts Center, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. www.alliancetheatre.org.
"Memphis." Through Sept. 20. $20-$50. Theatrical Outfit at the Rialto Center for the Arts, 80 Forsyth St. N.W., Atlanta. 678-528-1500, www.theatricaloutfit.org.
"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.
"Celles D'en Haut (Women on Top)." Performances in French and English. Through Sept. 20. $15-$22.50. Théâtre du Rêve and 7 Stages Theatre, 1105 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.7stages.org.
"Other Desert Cities." Through Sept. 26. $17-$25. Out of Box Theatre at Artisan Resource Center, 585 Cobb Parkway S., Suite A-1, Marietta. www.outofboxtheatre.com.
"Cymbeline." Through Sept. 27. $15-$39. Atlanta Shakespeare Company at the New American Shakespeare Tavern, 499 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. www.shakespearetavern.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.
"Search Engine." Following an epic, six-week run in New York City's Central Park, Lauri Stallings' performance group Glo presents a new work at the Contemporary. Via the body in motion, Stallings aims to create an "aesthetic rhythm, a hushed reverberation, for a stir of existence" while fostering exchange between artists, viewers and artwork. Through Sept. 27. Free. Atlanta Contemporary Art Center. www.thecontemporary.org.
"A Steady Rain." Sept. 18-Oct. 11. $20-$39. Alliance Theatre's Hertz Stage, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. alliancetheatre.org.
"Freud's Last Session." Sept. 18-Oct. 4. $15-$25. The Legacy Theatre, 1175 Senoia Rd., Ste. C, Tyrone. www.thelegacytheatre.org.
"Edges: A Song Cycle." Sept. 18-26. $30. The Lyric Studio Theater, 12 Powder Springs St , Ste 280, Marietta. atlantalyrictheatre.com.
Malpaso Dance Company. 8 p.m. Sept. 19. $22.50-$47.50. Ferst Center for the Arts, 349 Ferst Drive N.W., Atlanta. arts.gatech.edu.
Jeanne Robertson. 7:30 p.m. Sept. 19. $32-$52. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. www.cobbenergycentre.com.
Sesame Street Live: "Make a New Friend." Sept. 19-20. $17-$37. Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. foxtheatre.org.
Awkward Sex … and the City Comedy Show. Sept. 22. $10 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
"One-Man Star Wars Trilogy" performed by Charles Ross. Sept. 23-27. $23-$27. ART Station Theatre, 5384 Manor Drive, Stone Mountain. www.artstation.org.
"Peter Pan." Sept. 24-Oct. 26. $16.50. Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St. N.W., Atlanta. www.puppet.org.
MUSIC
Kopecky. 8 p.m. Sept. 16. $12-$14. Vinyl, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
Andrew W.K. 9 p.m. Sept. 16. $20-$22. Terminal West at King Plow Arts Center, 887 W. Marietta St. N.W., Atlanta. , www.terminalwestatl.com.
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Mahler's "Resurrection." Music Director Robert Spano conducts Mahler's monumental "Resurrection" Symphony, a personal favorite of Robert Shaw, the renowned former ASO director whose best loved works inspired the 2015-16 season on the occasion of the centennial anniversay of his birth. 8 p.m. Sept. 17 and 19. $20-$79. Symphony Hall, Woodruff Arts Center, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-733-4900, www.atlantasymphony.org.
Earl Sweatshirt. 7 p.m. Sept. 17. $25 in advance. The Masquerade, 695 North Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.masqueradeatlanta.com.
Ricardo Arjona. 8 p.m. Sept. 17. $52-$152. Infinite Energy Arena, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. www.infiniteenergycenter.com.
Sarah McQuaid. 8 p.m. Sept. 17. $5-$15. Eddie Owen Presents at Red Clay Music Foundry, 3116 Main St., Duluth. 404-478-2749, www.eddieowenpresents.com.
Dead Winter Carpenters. Sept. 17. $8 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
Seth McFarlane. 8 p.m. Sept. 18. $29.50-$99.50. Symphony Hall, Woodruff Arts Center, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-733-4900, www.atlantasymphony.org.
Ruby Velle and The Soulphonics. 9 p.m. Sept. 18. $12-$15. Terminal West at King Plow Arts Center, 887 W. Marietta St. N.W., Atlanta. , www.terminalwestatl.com.
Tinsley Ellis. 8 p.m. Sept. 18. $25-$30. Eddie Owen Presents at Red Clay Music Foundry, 3116 Main St., Duluth. 404-478-2749, www.eddieowenpresents.com.
Ruby Velle and the Soulphonics. 9 p.m. Sept. 18. $12-$15. Terminal West at King Plow Arts Center, 887 W. Marietta St. N.W., Atlanta. , www.terminalwestatl.com.
Five Eight with James Hall. Sept. 18. $8 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
Kristin Chenoweth. 8 p.m. Sept. 18. $45-$125. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. www.cobbenergycentre.com.
The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge, England, Stephen Layton, conductor. 8 p.m. Sept. 18. $10-$30. Cathedral of St. Philip, 2744 Peachtree Road N.W., Atlanta. www.stphilipscathedral.org.
Music Midtown Festival, featuring Elton John, Drake, Van Halen, Sam Smith and more. Sept. 18-19. $125-$156 for two-day general admission tickets; $600 VIP weekend tickets; $1,200 Super VIP weekend tickets. Piedmont Park, 10th Street and Piedmont Avenue, Atlanta. www.musicmidtown.com.
The Bull's Big Country Fan Jam featuring Dierks Bentley, Kip Moore, Canaan Smith, Maddie & Tae and more. Sept. 19. $19.50-$59.50. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta. www.vzwamp.com.
LANco with Laughlin. Sept. 19. $8 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
Charlie Wilson. 8 p.m. Sept. 19. $35.50-$95.50. Chastain Park Amphitheatre, 4469 Stella Drive N.W., Atlanta. www.classicchastain.com.
Claire Lynch Band. 7 p.m. Sept. 19. $20-$26. Eddie's Attic, 515-B N. McDonough St., Decatur. eddiesattic.com.
Lisa Fischer and Grand Baton. 8 p.m. Sept. 19. $27.50-$30. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.
Drivin N Cryin. 6 p.m. Sept. 19. Free. Newtown Park Amphitheater, 3150 Old Alabama Road, Johns Creek. www.johnscreekga.gov.
7 Bridges: The Ultimate Eagles Experience. 7 p.m. Sept. 19. $12-$15. The Centre for Performing and Visual Arts, 1523 Lower Fayetteville Road, Newnan. thecentreonline.net.
Christopher O'Riley. 8 p.m. Sept. 19. $35. Emory University's Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, 1700 North Decatur Road, Atlanta. arts.emory.edu.
Glenn Phillips Band with Cindy Wilson of the B-52's. 8 p.m. Sept. 19. Free; covered tables of 6: $55. Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre, 5239 Floyd Road, Mableton. mablehouse.org.
The Wild Reeds with Erath Old. Sept. 20. Smith's Olde Bar – The Music Room. $8 in advanc; $60 VIP Tables. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
Erica Campbell and Friends with Janice Gaines, Brian Courtney Wilson and Anita Wilson. 8 p.m. Sept. 20. Center Stage. $30-$55. Center Stage, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
John Mark McMillan. 8 p.m. Sept. 20. $15-$35. Vinyl, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
Chris Trapper. Sept. 20. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. $12 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
"Will the Circle Be Unbroken: A Tribute to the Carter Family." Featuring John McEuen (of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) and John Carter Cash. 6:30 p.m. Sep. 20. $38-$45. Eddie Owen Presents at Red Clay Music Foundry, 3116 Main St., Duluth. 404-478-2749, www.eddieowenpresents.com.
Chloë Agnew: "An Irish Heart." With the Atlanta Pops Orchestra. 7 p.m. Sep. 20. $15-$50. Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre, 5239 Floyd Road, Mableton. mablehouse.org.
Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano. 2013 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition Winner and the recipient of the 2015 Richard Tucker Prize, Metropolitan Opera. 7:30 p.m. Sept. 21. $30. All Saints' Episcopal Church, 634 W. Peachtree St. N.W.,Atlanta. 404-881-0835, www.allsaintsatlanta.org.
The Wombats. 8 p.m. Sept. 22. $18-$20. Vinyl, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
Algiers. 8 p.m. Sep. 22. $10- $12. Terminal West at King Plow Arts Center, 887 W. Marietta St. N.W., Atlanta. www.terminalwestatl.com.
Over the Rhine. 8 p.m. Sept. 22. $25-$28. Eddie Owen Presents at Red Clay Music Foundry, 3116 Main St., Duluth. 404-478-2749, www.eddieowenpresents.com.
Madisen Ward & the Mama Bear. 8 p.m. Sept. 23. $15. Vinyl, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
Ben Bradford. Sept. 24. $10 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
Nick Jonas with BeBe Rexha. 8 p.m. Sept. 25. $29.50-$39.50. Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St. N.W., Atlanta. tabernacleatl.com.
Willie Nelson and family. 7 p.m. Sept. 25. Chastain Park. $34-$78. Chastain Park Amphitheatre, 4469 Stella Drive N.W., Atlanta. www.chastainseries.com.
Dank with Atlas Road Crew and the Orange Constant. Sept. 25. $8 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
TomorrowWorld. Sept. 25-27. $137 (single day); $357 (three-day pass). Bouckaert Farm, Chattahoochee Hills. www.tomorrowworld.com.
The Candybox Revue Presents: Assorted Mix Burlesque Show. 2 shows, early and late. Sept. 26. $15 in advance; $80 VIP Tables. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
J Balvin with Becky G. 8 p.m. Sept. 26. $39.50-$59.50. Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St. N.W., Atlanta. tabernacleatl.com.
Greensky Bluegrass. 8:30 p.m. Sept. 26. $20-$23. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.
The Neighborhood with Bad Suns and Hunny. 7:30 p.m. Sept. 26. $33. The Masquerade, 695 North Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.masqueradeatlanta.com.
Strung like a Horse with Megan Jean & the KFB. Sept. 26. Smith's Olde Bar – The Atlanta Room. $8 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
Janet Jackson. 8 p.m. Sept. 26. Chastain Park. $45-$125. Chastain Park Amphitheatre, 4469 Stella Drive N.W., Atlanta. www.chastainseries.com.
VISUAL ARTS
"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.
