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5 things to do: Monday

Amanda Peterson — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:45:04 +0000

1) America Elects Its First Black President continues at Wood Is Wonderful Gallery.

2) Dr. Jim Cobb discusses his new book chronicling Georgia’s past at the Decatur Library.

3) Chattahoochee Nature Center hosts Flying Colors Butterfly Festival.

4) Have Heart, Verse and Fondation perform at the Drunken Unicorn.

5) Earth, Wind and Fire performs at Chastain Park Amphitheatre.

(Image Joel Gresham)

5 things to do: Saturday

Amanda Peterson — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 03:45:06 +0000

1) Chris Rock performs at the Fox Theatre.

2) Atlanta Contemporary Art Center presents Artist’s Talks with Daniel Duford, Dave McKenzie and Susan Silton.

3) New Street Gallery hosts Vinyl Show.

4) Papa Grows Funk performs at Smith’s Olde Bar.

5) Charles Frazier signs his new book, Thirteen Moons, at Eagle Eye Book Shop.

5 things to do: Friday

Amanda Peterson — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:45:17 +0000

1) Hallelujah Street Blues opens at Horizon Theatre.

2) John Hiatt and the Ageless Beauties perform at the Atlanta Botanical Garden.

3) Disappearing Black Neighborhoods opens at Georgia State’s Student Center Lounge.

4) Noot ‘d Noot performs at the Earl.

5) Fernbank Museum of Natural History hosts Martinis and IMAX.

(Photo Lisa Adler)

See & Do: Visual art: America Elects Its First Black President

Amanda Peterson — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:00:53 +0000

Joel Gresham painted “AMERICA ELECTS ITS FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT” in 1989, not realizing his fantasy could feasibly become reality in a presidential election almost 20 years later with Sen. Barack Obama’s shot at the White House. Gallery visitors can support the cause Mon., JULY 14, and purchase notecards, posters, prints and art shirts featuring Gresham’s work, made available by Presidential Art for Change. Twenty-five percent of the proceeds go to Obama’s campaign. Through Nov. 4. Free. Mon.-Fri., by appointment. Wood Is Wonderful Gallery, 2312 Benjamin E. Mays Drive. 678-793-3250. www.woodiswonderfulgallery.com.

(Image courtesy Joel Gresham)

See & Do: Music: Dave Matthews Band and Gomez

Amanda Peterson — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:37:52 +0000

Celebrate we will for DAVE MATTHEWS BAND, who performs with Southport, England, indie-rock band Gomez Mon., JULY 7, for the 2008 Live Nation Concert Series. DMB’s first Atlanta appearance since last September’s Piedmont Park benefit with the Allman Brothers, the jam band brings an ardent fan base to Lakewood Amphitheatre. What could be better for curing a case of the Mondays than singing along to “Two Step” with 19,000 fellow fans? $40.50-$75. 7 p.m. Lakewood Amphitheatre, 2002 Lakewood Ave. 404-443-5000. www.ticketmaster.com.

See & Do: Film: Juneteenth Film Festival

Amanda Peterson — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:00:33 +0000

The JUNETEENTH FILM FESTIVAL fuses film with history for Juneteenth, a celebration of the end of slavery in the United States. Starting Wed, JUNE 18, spectators will see a number of mainstream films, including Prince Among Slaves, a movie made for PBS that follows a former African prince thrown into the workings of the slave trade. The festival also features two days of documentaries and films by local independent filmmakers. Through June 20. Free-$25. Wed., 7 p.m.; Thurs.-Fri., 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Auburn Avenue Research Library for African-American Culture and History, 101 Auburn Ave. 404-799-8115. www.juneteenthatlanta.com.

(Photo by Tracey Rose)