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1) Atlanta Pride wraps up its celebration.

2) Lyle Lovett performs at Chastain Park.

3) The Atlanta Braves take on the Houston Astros at Turner Field.

4) The musical Urinetown is at Onstage Atlanta.

5) Doomsayer, Royal Thunder and Let the Night Roar perform at Smith’s Olde Bar.

(Photo courtesy Atlanta Pride Committee)

1) The legendary Tom Waits performs at the Fox Theatre.

2) Jim Henson: Puppeteer is on display at the Center for Puppetry Arts.

3) The Atlanta Pride Festival continues in downtown Atlanta.

4) Eddie’s Attic hosts the Asylum Street Spankers.

5) Chunklet magazine presents Boris, Torche and Clouds at the Earl.

(Photo courtesy Tom Waits)

Depending on whom you ask, the new MILLENNIUM GATE in Atlantic Station is either a refreshing neoclassical monument that at last puts Atlanta in the same rarified architectural air as New York, Paris and Rome, or it’s a fatuous bit of retrograde schlock that even Las Vegans would consider too tacky to build. Decide for yourself at the grand opening of the monument Fri., JULY 4. All the components of a traditional Fourth celebration will be in evidence: bands, a parade, fireworks, champagne and refreshments provided by Atlantic Grill. And what would Independence Day be without Mr. Stars and Stripes Forever, John Philip Sousa? Check. Orchestra Atlanta gets the bombast started at 11 a.m. with Sousa’s world-famous music. Free. Atlantic Station, 371 17th St. 404-733-1221. www.atlanticstation.com.

(Photo courtesy Collins Cooper Carusi Architects Inc.)

1) Fiona Zedde (pictured) reads Hungry For It at Charis Books & More.

2) Los Angeles duo No Age performs at Eyedrum Art & Music Gallery.

3) Hector Manuel Sagunto continues at Art Space International.

4) The Five Spot hosts the 4th of U-Lie concert, featuring NY Oil, Ishues, Stacy Epps and more.

5) APEX Museum screens its July Movies with a Mission, The Lion Mountains: A Journey Through Sierra Leone History.

(Photo by Monica Holder)

1) Power Plays Festival continues at Essential Theater.

2) Peter Murphy performs at Center Stage.

3) Sweetwater Brewery hosts a brewery tour that offers up tastes of Hummer, 420 and others.

4) Boz Scaggs, David Jacobs-Strain and Atlanta Symphony Orchestra perform at Chastain Park Amphitheater.

5) War and Peace by Benji Williams, Sid Watters, Leslie Ditto and Cynthia Tollesfrud continues at Alcove Gallery and Studio.

(Photo by Sonny Knox)

1) Stephen Wing signs and discusses Free Ralph! An Evolutionary Fable at Wordsmiths Books.

2) Elli Perry, Hammer Down and Martha’s Trouble perform at Smith’s Olde Bar.

3) A (new) Genre Landscape continues at Brownwood Park.

4) Silver Apples perform at the Earl.

5) SCAD professor Karen-Sam Norgard’s Perishable Constructions continues at Trois Gallery.

(Image by Karen-Sam Norgard)

1) Rising Appalachia hosts and headlines Concrete Pandemonium at Eyedrum Art & Music Gallery.

2) Zoroaster headlines Corndogorama’s final day at Lenny’s Bar.

3) Monsters inhabit Atlanta in The Monster Show at Eyedrum Art & Music Gallery.

4) Colbie Caillat performs at the Variety Playhouse.

5) REO Speedwagon and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts perform at Chastain Park.

(Photo © Chad Hess)

It’s been half a decade since R. Land’s last major promenade in the public arena, but the multimedia painter, sculptor and illustrator returns Sat., JUNE 28, with SUMMERLAND, a new passel of outlandish images in the heart of Little Five Points. Land’s thumbprint has been heavy in Atlanta’s hipper ZIP codes – his signature grotesqueries have delivered the one-two punch to diners’ eyeballs at El Myr and to revelers at Buckhead’s Tongue and Groove. The current show, in the now unnamed former Soul Kiss building at 1154 Euclid Ave., promises more R. Land faves, as well as a slate of collaborative works. He’s not spilling the beans on exactly who he’ll bring on, but former collaborators have included graffiti artist Hense, the Rev. Howard Finster and the East Atlanta Kids Club. Music and a souvenir shop complete the mix. Through July 31. $5. Opening reception, 8 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., noon-6 p.m.; Mon.-Fri., by appointment only. 1154 Euclid Ave. 404-525-0905. www.rlandart.com.

(R.Land/Photo Frank Mullen)

1) Celebrate artist R. Land’s Atlanta return with Summerland.

3) Hear Oxford Collapse and Frightened Rabbit at Drunken Unicorn.

3) Visit Findley Plaza Art Fair, presented by the Little Five Points Art Association.

4) Learn about figurative ceramics and mixed-media sculptures from artist Jody Mooney at Indigo Sky Community Gallery.

5) Find out who the finest firefighter chef is at the Firefighter Grill-Off in Woodstock.

(Image by R. Land)

1) Emmylou Harris performs at Chastain Park Amphitheatre.

2) Anne Frank in the World: 1929-1945 continues at DeKalb History Center.

3) Inman Park/Reynoldstown MARTA Station gives Atlanta Beltline Tours.

4) Comedian Bob Saget performs at the Tabernacle.

5) Art Nouveau magazine presents All Together Now at Tilt Coffee Shop.

(Photo by Flabio Lovino)