April 2011

World Premiere of Comedy Spoon Lake Blues Rounds Out Alliance Theatre’s Hertz Stage Series

The comedy Spoon Lake Blues makes its World Premiere on the Alliance Theatre’s Hertz Stage April 1-24, 2011 with opening night scheduled for Wednesday, April 6. Written by former Kendeda Graduate Playwriting Competition finalist Josh Tobiessen, this exciting new work directed by Davis McCallum is certain to cleverly stimulate both the funny bones and the minds of Atlanta audiences... More

Peachtree City’s Got Talent Show

Friday, April 1, 7:00 p.m., at Glenloch Recreation Center on Stevens Entry. For performers ages Elementary School to 21. There is no charge to perform, and all talents are welcome. Register at www.ptcrecreation.org. Admission for spectators is $2, with all proceeds going to the PTC Youth Council.

SCAD Museum of Art presents “The Art of Faith Ringgold: Story Quilts and Freedom Quests”

The SCAD Museum of Art presents its first major exhibition of 2011 with “The Art of Faith Ringgold: Story Quilts and Freedom Quests,” on view Jan. 31 through April 15 at the SCAD Museum of Art, 227 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The exhibition will open with a lecture by Ringgold 7 p.m. Jan. 31 at SCAD’s Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St., followed by a book signing. The lecture and exhibition are free and open to the public... More

I Will Tell You a Place: Paintings by Brian Rutenberg Currently on Display at the Morris Museum of Art

I Will Tell You a Place: Paintings by Brian Rutenberg, opened Saturday, January 29, 2011 at Augusta’s Morris Museum of Art. The exhibition—twenty -four brilliantly colored abstract paintings in oil inspired by the low-country of coastal South Carolina—remains on display through Sunday, May 15, 2011... More

Travelin' Black Makes its World Premier at Theatrical Outfit Mar 16 - Apr 10

3/9/11 Theatrical Outfit presents the brand new musical Travelin’ Black, a celebration of how dance and music have initiated and sustained the journey of African Americans through time and place and how these creative gifts have empowered them to change the world for the better... More

¡Estas Bienvenida, Beauty! Beauty and the Beast Returns to the Center for Puppetry Arts

3/15/11 ¡Saludos! Center for Puppetry Arts brings back its popular modern adaptation of the classic tale of Beauty and the Beast, artfully presented in a bilingual blend of Spanish and English. Artistic Director Jon Ludwig’s interpretation has the same spunk and sass from years past, full of toe-tapping music, lots of laughs... More

SCAD Museum of Art presents “The Art of Faith Ringgold: Story Quilts and Freedom Quests”

1/12/11 The SCAD Museum of Art presents its first major exhibition of 2011 with “The Art of Faith Ringgold: Story Quilts and Freedom Quests,” on view Jan. 31 through April 15 at the SCAD Museum of Art, 227 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The exhibition will open with a lecture by Ringgold 7 p.m. Jan. 31 at SCAD’s Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St., followed by a book signing. The lecture and exhibition are free and open to the public... More

The Atlanta Opera Presents Mozart’s Così fan tutte at the Cobb Energy Centre

3/15/11 The final opera in the Atlanta Opera’s 2010-2011season is Così fan tutte, Mozart’s brilliant comedic masterpiece about two officers who boast of their girlfriends’ faithfulness, only to have a clever friend put it to the test. Disguises, charades, mischief... More

Travelin' Black Makes its World Premier at Theatrical Outfit Mar 16 - Apr 10

3/9/11 Theatrical Outfit presents the brand new musical Travelin’ Black, a celebration of how dance and music have initiated and sustained the journey of African Americans through time and place and how these creative gifts have empowered them to change the world for the better... More

Southside Theatre Guild Presents "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change" Apr 14-23

3/25/11 Southside Theatre Guild in downtown Fairburn will inaugurate its Off-Broad Street Series with the hilarious off-Broadway musical-comedy hit “I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change” for two weekends, April 14 - 23... More

The Atlanta Opera Presents Mozart’s Così fan tutte at the Cobb Energy Centre

The final opera in the Atlanta Opera’s 2010-2011season is Così fan tutte, Mozart’s brilliant comedic masterpiece about two officers who boast of their girlfriends’ faithfulness, only to have a clever friend put it to the test. Disguises, charades, mischief... More

Atlanta Dogwood Festival Seeks Volunteers for its 75th Anniversary, Apr 15 - 17

The 75th Annual Atlanta Dogwood Festival is currently seeking volunteers for this April’s event. Each year, the city’s largest outdoor fine arts festival depends on the help of more than 400 volunteers who put in over 30,000 hours of... More

SCAD Museum of Art presents “The Art of Faith Ringgold: Story Quilts and Freedom Quests”

The SCAD Museum of Art presents its first major exhibition of 2011 with “The Art of Faith Ringgold: Story Quilts and Freedom Quests,” on view Jan. 31 through April 15 at the SCAD Museum of Art, 227 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The exhibition will open with a lecture by Ringgold 7 p.m. Jan. 31 at SCAD’s Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St., followed by a book signing. The lecture and exhibition are free and open to the public... More

Atlanta Lyric Theatre Presents The Mikado April 15 - May 1, 2011

Music by Arthur Sullivan; Lyrics by W.S. Gilbert

Gilbert and Sullivan are the undisputed masters of comic operetta and the proud parents of the modern musical. That their works are more in demand today than when they were created over a century ago is ample proof of their lasting brilliance. The hapless lovers in The Mikado are mercilessly buffeted by social restrictions, legal inconsistencies, judicial inequities, government stupidities, and that's just the first act! Poor dears - it would be absolutely tragic if it weren't so hysterically funny. Tickets available: The Lyric box office at (404) 377-9948 or www.atlantalyrictheatre.com.

The Atlanta Opera Presents Mozart’s Così fan tutte at the Cobb Energy Centre

3/15/11 The final opera in the Atlanta Opera’s 2010-2011season is Così fan tutte, Mozart’s brilliant comedic masterpiece about two officers who boast of their girlfriends’ faithfulness, only to have a clever friend put it to the test. Disguises, charades, mischief... More

Atlanta Dogwood Festival Seeks Volunteers for its 75th Anniversary, Apr 15 - 17

2/11/11 The 75th Annual Atlanta Dogwood Festival is currently seeking volunteers for this April’s event. Each year, the city’s largest outdoor fine arts festival depends on the help of more than 400 volunteers who put in over 30,000 hours of... More

World Premiere of Comedy Spoon Lake Blues Rounds Out Alliance Theatre’s Hertz Stage Series

3/15/11 The comedy Spoon Lake Blues makes its World Premiere on the Alliance Theatre’s Hertz Stage April 1-24, 2011 with opening night scheduled for Wednesday, April 6. Written by former Kendeda Graduate Playwriting Competition finalist Josh Tobiessen, this exciting new work directed by Davis McCallum is certain to cleverly stimulate both the funny bones and the minds of Atlanta audiences... More

I Will Tell You a Place: Paintings by Brian Rutenberg Currently on Display at the Morris Museum of Art

2/12/11 I Will Tell You a Place: Paintings by Brian Rutenberg, opened Saturday, January 29, 2011 at Augusta’s Morris Museum of Art. The exhibition—twenty -four brilliantly colored abstract paintings in oil inspired by the low-country of coastal South Carolina—remains on display through Sunday, May 15, 2011... More

Jazz & Blues Concert Weekend at the Holly Theater, Dahlonega

4/9/11 Jazz & Blues Concert Weekend at the Holly Theater featuring Sammy Blue, The Crown Price of Blues will perform on Friday, April 22 at 8:00 p.m.; and Rick Harris, jazz pianist, along with Mad Romance will perform Manhattan Transfer-style jazz on Saturday, April 23 at 8:00 p.m... More

Southside Theatre Guild Presents "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change" Apr 14-23

3/25/11 Southside Theatre Guild in downtown Fairburn will inaugurate its Off-Broad Street Series with the hilarious off-Broadway musical-comedy hit “I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change” for two weekends, April 14 - 23... More

I Will Tell You a Place: Paintings by Brian Rutenberg Currently on Display at the Morris Museum of Art

2/12/11 I Will Tell You a Place: Paintings by Brian Rutenberg, opened Saturday, January 29, 2011 at Augusta’s Morris Museum of Art. The exhibition—twenty -four brilliantly colored abstract paintings in oil inspired by the low-country of coastal South Carolina—remains on display through Sunday, May 15, 2011... More

¡Estas Bienvenida, Beauty! Beauty and the Beast Returns to the Center for Puppetry Arts

3/15/11 ¡Saludos! Center for Puppetry Arts brings back its popular modern adaptation of the classic tale of Beauty and the Beast, artfully presented in a bilingual blend of Spanish and English. Artistic Director Jon Ludwig’s interpretation has the same spunk and sass from years past, full of toe-tapping music, lots of laughs... More