See & Do: Music: Emmylou Harris

Scott Freeman — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:00:55 +0000

When EMMYLOU HARRIS was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame this year, the only question was: What took so long? Harris may be the finest song interpreter of our generation, the closest thing to a heavenly voice on Earth. Now 61 and still in full form, she’s back on the road to promote her introspective new album, All I Intended to Be, and stops in at Chastain Park Fri., JUNE 27. In the past decade, Harris has enjoyed a creative resurgence that ranks with her best work. She may not be played on country radio anymore, but that’s their loss. She’s a national treasure. $25-$75. 7 p.m. 4469 Stella Drive. 404-733-5000. www.classicchastain.com.

(Photo courtesy Nonesuch Records)

See & Do: Apes in the Arts

Scott Freeman — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 10:00:23 +0000

(Joeff Davis)

Van Gogh and Picasso face no artistic challenge from Ivan the gorilla (pictured), but the Zoo Atlanta mainstay isn’t a slouch when it comes to painting, either. At a recent charity auction, one of the 46-year-old silverback’s works fetched $2,500. “Ivan picks the color he wants and I put the paint on the canvas and he paints,” says Jodi Carrigan, one of Ivan’s keepers. “Then he signs each one with his fingerprint.” Paintings by Ivan and other gorillas and orangutans from Zoo Atlanta will be on display at APES IN THE ARTS, a fundraising auction Thurs., MARCH 6, benefiting the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, which is headquartered in Atlanta, and orangutan organizations. $30-$40. 7 p.m. J. Tribble Antiques, 747 Miami Circle. 404-846-1156. www.apeconservationeffort.com.

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See & Do: Music: Emmylou Harris

See & Do: Apes in the Arts