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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.
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) Unwed Sailor plays the Earl with Sybris.
2) Managing editor Hank Klibanoff of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution discusses and signs The Race Beat: The Press, the Civil Rights Struggle, and the Awakening of a Nation with Doris Derby and Brett Gadsden at the High Museum of Art.
3) Zappa Plays Zappa performs at Variety Playhouse.
4) Zombie Romance, comic-inspired paintings by Rod Whigham, continues at Rabbit Hole Gallery.
5) Star Bar hosts Freakout!!! with Derek Lyn Plastic, Mammals and the Shining Path.
1) Robert Spano (pictured) conducts the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park Saturday.
2) Grammy Award-winning Indian classical musician Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt performs on mohan veena (modified guitar) with Shubhen Chatterjee on tabla Saturday at Georgia Tech’s Le Craw Auditorium.
3) Choose from a slew of Mother’s Day brunch events at local restaurants Sunday, including Shaun’s, the Food Studio and Ritz-Carlton Buckhead.
4) Sweet Auburn Springfest brings music and more to Sweet Auburn Historic District Saturday and Sunday.
5) Young Blood Gallery celebrates its reopening in Virginia-Highland Saturday with a reception for In Between the Rain by Valerie Taylor and Jessica Gonacha.
(Photo Andrew Eccles)
(Photo courtesy Caren West PR)
Yes, I totally concede that Debbie Reynolds is about as un-alt-weekly as it gets. It doesn’t get any more white-bread than this. But still, to quote a music writer down in New Orleans (who otherwise had very little profound things to say), don’t miss the legends.
And here’s a chance to catch a big one: Debbie Reynolds performs Friday-Saturday (April 11-12) with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall, with both shows at 8 p.m. Tickets range from $33-$58. Try www.atlantasymphony.org or call 404-733-500.
As TCM’s Robert Osborne told me recently, the stars from Hollywood’s Golden Age are truly a dying breed. They represent an unparalleled period in filmmaking when production values were matched by storytelling and acting. They were, as they say, all of a piece. I was never much of a fan of musicals until I saw clips from the 1974 retrospective That’s Entertainment (which Osborne believes sparked the whole notion of “classic movies”), when I saw Reynolds, Gene Kelly and Donald O’Connor splashing their way through Singin’ in the Rain. (I still reserve the right not to “get” Donald O’Connor; what’s the attraction?)
Even those who don’t know anything about classical music are bound to have heard the Hallelujah chorus of George Frederic Handel’s MESSIAH, which could be the audio equivalent of a fireworks display. As part of the ASO’s Holiday Pops series, Norman Mackenzie conducts the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Chorus in a sure-to-be stirring rendition of Handel today, DEC. 15, as well as Bach’s Christmas Oratorio. Featured singers include mezzo-soprano Kelley O’Connor, soprano Cyndia Sieden, tenor Richard Clement and bass Gerard Sundberg. $19-$57. 8 p.m. Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree St. 404-733-5000. www.atlantasymphony.org.
(photo © MGM)
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra brings THE WIZARD OF OZ to the Thanksgiving table this weekend with a screening of the classic film accompanied by a live performance of the original score. The film has been digitally remastered, and guests of all ages are encouraged to dress as their favorite characters. There’s no place like Symphony Hall for music and a movie. $25-$45. Fri., 8 p.m.; Sat., 2 p.m. Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree St. 404-253-5937. www.atlantasymphony.org.
