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Atlanta Botanical Garden offers vow-renewal ceremonies in the Rose Garden as part of its Valentine’s event.
February offers
entertainments a
Valentine will love
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BY CHRISTOPHER BARKER
rom Cupid’s Undie Run to dancing in Atlanta Botanical Garden and
romantic concerts at Atlanta Symphony Hall, the Rialto Center and Brenau
University’s Pearce Auditorium, North Georgia and Atlanta are providing a bouquet
of visual, musical, theatrical and quirky Valentine entertainments this year.
North Georgians wanting to stay close to home on or near Valentine’s Day have a variety
of options scheduled around the annual observance Sunday, Feb. 14.
Katie Deal, with actor and husband Chris Wright and friends, is in concert Feb. 14 at
Pearce Auditorium at Brenau University in a show titled “Celebrating Love Songs from the
Backwoods to Broadway.”
The daughter of Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal and wife Sandra, Deal graduated from North
Hall High School in Gainesville and Piedmont College with a degree in theater before moving
to Memphis and starring in two national tours of “A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline.” In recent
years she has starred in her one-woman show “Today, Tomorrow and Forever; A Tribute to
Patsy Cline.”
Her voice has been featured in theaters across the
country in such roles as Aldonza in “Man of La Mancha,” a
“Another seasonal
starlet in Duke Ellington’s “Sophisticated Ladies” and a soul
show close to home is
singer in “Smokey Joe’s Café.”
Praised for the power and versatility of her voice, Deal was
‘A Night at the Copa’
recently inducted into the Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame
Feb. 13 at Madeline’s
Hall of Honors. She and Wright, whose high tenor voice has
been featured in “Peter Pan” and other theatrical shows, have a
Café and Bakery in
farm in Habersham County and tour together.
Jasper. The 6 p.m. fourDeal, Wright and friends take the stage at 2:30 p.m. following
a Valentine’s Day brunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Smithgall Arts
course Valentine’s
Center. Concert tickets are $25 for adults, $23 for seniors 65
dinner and show in the and older and $20 for students. Brunch tickets are $25 and are
restaurant’s Charleston restricted to patrons with tickets to the concert. Ticket sales are
at 770-534-2787 or www.TheArtsCouncil.net.
Room is presented
Another seasonal show close to home is “A Night at the
Copa” Feb. 13 at Madeline’s Café and Bakery in Jasper. The
by FX Productions
6 p.m. four-course Valentine’s
and features Lynn
dinner and show in the restaurant’s
Weaver New, Allison
Charleston Room is presented by
Productions and features Lynn
Boyle, Anne Brown and FX
Weaver New, Allison Boyle, Anne
keyboardist Donna
Brown and keyboardist Donna
Garrision.
Garrision.”
Madeline’s is at 1052 E. Church
St., and reservations for the $75
dinner and show can be made at 706-253-1052. Seating is limited.
Other North Georgia Valentine’s weekend events include Jeb Rogers
playing music at Cartecay Vineyards in Ellijay and Jayron Weaver and Jared
Brooks playing at Crimson Moon in Dahlonega Feb. 13. Tiger Mountain
Vineyards is having a Chocolate and Wine Party also on Feb. 13.
Ryan Boss plays at Cartecay and Colleen Orender is at Crimson Moon on
Valentine’s Day, when Reinhardt University will have a Faculty Recital at
Falany Performing Arts Center at the university in Waleska.
North Georgians with a yen to travel further have even more diverse
options.
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s free family concert Feb. 14 had no
seats left by mid-January, but tickets remained for the ASO’s “A Valentine’s
Romance” concert featuring jazz guitarist and bandleader John Pizzarelli
accompanying the orchestra on duets and love songs. Pizzarelli’s wife,
Jessica Molasky, joins him for the romantic concert at 8 p.m. Feb. 12-13 and
7 p.m. Feb. 14 at Atlanta Symphony Hall in Woodruff
Arts Center.
Woodruff Arts Center is also having
its third free Family Festival from 1-4 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 14. The festival features familyoriented programming by the symphony,
Alliance Theatre and High Museum of
Art: live theater performances, reading
of books and a book giveaway, an
Indian dance class, Nigerian dance
performances, a sweetheart photo station with
props for all ages and the symphony’s free family concert. There are no
seats left for the concert, but the “Be Mine” performance will be simulcast
in Woodruff’s Rich Theatre and violinists will serenade in the Memorial
Arts Building Galleria.
The High Museum offers free admission and programs that highlight its
permanent collection, as well as Living Museum, a self-guided family tour
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Atlanta Botanical Garden claims to be ‘the most romantic setting in
town’ for its ‘Valentines in the Garden’ event Saturday, Feb. 13, with
dancing, desserts and flowers.
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“Dorsey traveled the country for two years,
recording oral history interviews with survivors and conducting
extensive archival research in creating the dance/theatrical work.”
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The 20-city tour of ‘The Missing Generation’ by Sean Dorsey Dance is at 7 Stages Theatre in Little Five Points Feb. 4-7.
ATLANTA
‘Missing Generation’ remembers
early victims of AIDS
“T
he Missing Generation” gives voice to the longtime survivors of the early
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AIDS epidemic Feb. 4-7 at 7 Stages Theatre in Atlanta.
Sean Dorsey Dance’s “love letter” to a forgotten generation of survivors
7 STAGES
– those who witnessed and experienced the loss of part of an entire
THEATRE
generation of gay and transgender people to AIDS in the 1980s and 1990s – is touring 20
cities nationally, including Atlanta. Dorsey traveled the country for two years, recording oral
history interviews with survivors and conducting extensive archival research in creating the
dance/theatrical work.
“There is an incredible urgency to undertaking this project how; during my lifetime, we will see the passing of the last
generation of people who actually experienced the early years of the AIDS epidemic first-hand,” says Dorsey. “We are
already rapidly losing our community’s stories. I wanted to capture and share part of this important history and reckon
with the loss and grief this generation endured and to collectively face this history and grieve and heal together.”
Sean Dorsey Dance’s multi-generational ensemble of dancers dance to a lush, multi-layer score that features the voices
and remarkable real-life stories recorded in the interviews, along with Dorsey’s own writing and music.
Ticket prices start at $22.50. They are on sale at 404-523-7647 or www.7stages.org. 7 Stages is at 1105 Euclid Ave. in
Little Five Points.
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February offers entertainments a
Valentine will love...........................1, 6, 7
‘Missing Generation’ remembers
early victims of AIDS ...............................2
Booth Western Museum hosts
temporary exhibitions .............................4
February Calendar ..................................5
GTA’s February Festival of Theatre offers
Caribbean fairytale, Stoker’s chiller ..........8
Brenau University Art & Design returns
to High Museum ....................................8
Alliance spotlights competition finalists...8
Fernbank offers 2016 preview.................9
Dancers in ‘Moulin Rouge’ ....................10
Lyric Theatre’s ‘The Full Monty’ ..............11
10th Annual Collage Concert ................11
‘Everest’ of violin concertos
tops ASO offerings in February ..............12
Canoe Kids: Atlanta Symphony Pops......13
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CARTERSVILLE
Booth Western Museum
hosts temporary exhibitions
F
rom photography by Ansel Adams
to mixed media and sculpture,
Booth Western Art Museum
in Cartersville offers several
temporary exhibitions this winter. Visit
www.boothmuseum.org for additional
information.
Ansel Adams: Before & After
Through March 20 –
Special Exhibition Gallery
Explore the work of famed
photographer Ansel Adams and
his influence on contemporary
photographers. This exhibition is a
rare opportunity to see more than 20
original images by Adams as well as
photographers with work related to
his considerable legacy. Also included
are images by photographers who
influenced Adams’ early work, along with
photographs made by his peers.
Three Point Perspective:
Dean, Elliott & Hagege
Through February 21 –
Temporary Exhibition Gallery
Featuring three of the youngest stars
in the Western art world, this exhibition
showcases three artists inspired by many
of the same influences. Despite having
much in common, and often painting
side-by-side on location, each has a
distinctive style.
Technicolor Coyote:
Adventures with Michael Goettee
Through March 13 –
Borderlands Gallery
This exhibition will feature a
cross-section of 2-D and 3-D mixed
media works by popular Atlanta area
artist, Michael Goettee. Reflecting his
imagination, adventures, and memories,
Goettee’s vibrant, sometimes campy,
creations often integrate iconography of
the American Southwest.
Bob Kolbrener’s AutoGraphs –
“Tradigital” Signs of the Time
Through March 20 –
Bergman Theatre Lobby Gallery
Featuring more than a dozen
photographs of road signs and auto
related subjects captured by acclaimed
photographer Bob Kolbrener over the
past four decades, and now digitally
updated for new audiences. The resulting
contemporary images show Kolbrener’s
commitment to traditional photography
and a mind open to new possibilities.
Michael Naranjo: The Artist
Who Sees With His Hands
March 10 through July 3 –
Temporary Exhibition Gallery
Michael Naranjo grew up in a New
Mexico pottery family and went to
school to study sculpture, but service in
Vietnam threatened his dream. A grenade
explosion took his eyesight and left his
right hand severely wounded. Despite
these limitations Naranjo has created well
over 100 important works including many
monuments. Drawn from the Collection
of Tia, this exhibition surveys 35 works
from throughout his 45-year career.
Opening reception March 10.
Michael Goettee, Coyote, 2015, mixed media, 17 x 13 x 4”. On loan from Cimarron Sky
Gallery. PHOTO COURTESY OF BOOTH MUSEUM
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With the help of Cupid and the local merchants and
dining establishments listed below, make this Valentine’s Day a memorable one.
CORK & CANVAS
FUNDRAISING EVENT
BRMAA’s Cork & Canvas event will be held
at the Art Center March 5, 2016 7:00 pm
Enjoy wine samplings from various vintners,
entertainment, silent auction, wine grab and
refreshments. Ticket prices are $30 for
non-members, $25 for BRMAA members.
(Includes an engraved wine glass,
complimentary glass of wine, and wine tastings
from several area wineries.)
BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS ARTS
ASSOCIATION (The Art Center)
420 West Main Street
Blue Ridge, GA 30513
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SWEET INDULGENCE FOR YOUR
VALENTINE - A sweet array of Valentine
gifts to select from including the perfect
card for your loved one. We carry Pandora
Jewelry, Vera Bradley and Spartina 449 bags,
Brighton, Crabtree & Evelyn, Habersham
Candles, Willow Tree, Collegiate gifts and
our newest addition of Corkcicle.
Vinyl monogramming available.
FREE signature gift wrap!
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M-F 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sat 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
VALENTINE DINNER & SHOW
Book your reservation today for our
Valentine’s four course dinner and show by
FX Production’s “A Night at the Copa”
Valentine’s dinner & show. Featuring Lynn
Weaver New and Allison Boyle, Anne Brown
and Donna Garrison on keyboard.
Save the date, February 13,
6:00 p.m, Madeline’s Charleston Room.
$75 per person, call for reservations
706-253-1052. Limited seating is available.
MADELINE’S
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re-purpose your dated jewelry using
computer assisted design (CAD software)
opening endless possibilities with
customer interaction making a very
enjoyable experience.
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the perfect way to keep in touch!
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FEBRUARY 2016 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
A comprehensive listing of Atlanta and North Georgia entertainment options by date
Balzar Theater
at Herren’s
‘MOXIE’
(through
February 21)
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Turner
Field
Green Lot
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1
Theatre
• “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of
Fleet Street,” King Plow Arts Center, Atlanta
(through Feb. 28)
• “Sylvia,” Tater Patch Players, Jasper (through
Feb. 14)
• “Moxie,” Balzer Theater at Herren’s, Atlanta
(through Feb. 21)
• “Disgraced,” Alliance Theatre, Atlanta
(through Feb. 14)
• “Space!” Center for Puppetry Arts, Atlanta
(through March 10)
• “The Toxic Avenger,” Horizon Theatre,
Atlanta (through March 13)
Visual Arts
• Exhibit: Pear Street Painters, Blue Ridge
Mountains Arts Association, The Arts Center,
Blue Ridge (through Feb. 20)
• Ansel Adams: Before & After, Booth Western
Art Museum, Cartersville (through March 20)
• Winter exhibitions, The Quinlan Visual Arts
Center, Gainesville (through Feb. 20)
• Folk Art Show, Bowen Center for the Arts,
Dawsonville (through Feb. 20)
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2
Theatre
• Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” Fox
Theatre, Atlanta (through Feb. 7)
Music
• David Burgess, Latin Guitarist, Falany
Performing Arts Center, Waleska (see ad on
page 8)
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4
Dance
• “The Missing Generation,” 7 Stages Theatre,
Atlanta (through Feb. 7, see article on page 2)
Music
• Concertmaster David Coucheron plays
Brahms’ violin concerto with the Atlanta
Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Hall
(Feb. 4, 6)
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(through July 31)
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(through February 14)
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5
Dance
• Atlanta Ballet presents “Moulin Rouge,”
Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Atlanta
(through Feb. 14)
Theatre
• “Cabaret,” Holly Theatre, Dahlonega (Feb.
5-7, 12-14, 19-21, see ad on page 11)
• “The Jungle Book,” Blue Ridge Community
Theatre, Blue Ridge (Feb. 3, 14)
Music
• Casual Friday: David Coucheron plays
Brahms with the ASO, Atlanta Symphony Hall
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7
Festivals & Other
• Super Bowl Party, Black Bear Pub, The
Clubhouse at Lake Sconti, Big Canoe
The
Clubhouse
at Lake
Sconti
SUPER BOWL PARTY
7
Philips
Arena
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9
Theatre
• “Once on this Island,” performed by
Gainesville Theatre Alliance, Brenau’s Hosch
Theatre, Gainesville (through Feb. 20, see
article on page 12)
• “Dracula,” performed by Gainesville Theatre
Alliance, UNG-Gainesville’s Ed Cabell Theatre
(through Feb. 20, see article on page 12)
• “American Buffalo,” Kenny Leon’s True
Colors Theatre Company, Southwest Arts
Center, Atlanta (through March 6)
Music
• 2Cellos, Fox Theatre, Atlanta
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10
Dance
• Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Fox
Theatre, Atlanta (through Feb. 14)
• ArtsBridge – Atlanta Ballet’s “Sleeping
Beauty,” Cobb Energy Centre (Feb. 10, 11)
Festivals & Other
• Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Presents
Circus XTREME, Philips Arena, Atlanta
(through Feb. 15)
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11
Music
• The Improvised Shakespeare Company,
Falany Performing Arts Center, Waleska (see
ad on page 8)
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13
Theatre
• “Start Down,” Alliance Theatre, Atlanta
(through March 6, see article on page 8)
Music
• Jayron Weaver & Jared Brooks, Crimson
Moon, Dahlonega
• Jeb Rogers, Cartecay Vineyards, Ellijay (see
ad on page 11)
Festivals & Other
• Chocolate & Wine Party, Tiger Mountain
Vineyards, Tiger (see ad on page 12)
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18
Music
• Bruce Springsteen, Philips Arena, Atlanta
• Karen Gomyo Plays Tchaikovsky with the
ASO, Atlanta Symphony Hall (Feb. 18, 20)
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19
Theatre
• Dancing in Lughnasa presented by
University Theatre, Reinhardt University’s
Falany Performing Arts Center, Waleska
(through Feb. 21, see ad on page 8)
Music
• 12th Annual Atlanta Blues Festival, Fox
Theatre, Atlanta
• Live entertainment, The Clubhouse at Lake
Sconti, Big Canoe
Festivals & Other
• Bill Maher, Cobb Energy Centre, Atlanta
• Travis Tritt, Atlanta Symphony Hall, Atlanta
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6
Theatre
• “Romeo and Juliet,” Shakespeare Tavern,
Atlanta (through Feb. 28)
Music
• Bernie Nelson and Mark Garrison, Crimson
Moon, Dahlonega
• Matt Rogers, Cartecay Vineyards, Ellijay
• A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline, Ellijay
Elementary Auditorium, Ellijay
Visual Arts
• Wild Music, Fernbank Museum of Natural
History, Atlanta (through July 31)
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12
Theatre
• Atlanta Lyric Theatre’s “The Full Monty,”
Jennie T. Anderson Theatre at Cobb Civic
Center, Marietta (through Feb. 28, see article
on page 11)
Music
• Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Pops:
Valentine’s Romance, Atlanta Symphony Hall
(through Feb. 14)
• Cumberland River, Crimson Moon,
Dahlonega
• Live entertainment, The Clubhouse at Lake
Sconti, Big Canoe
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14
Music
• Ryan Boss, Cartecay Vineyards, Ellijay (see
ad on page 11)
• The University Faculty Recital, Reinhardt
University’s Falany Performing Arts Center,
Waleska (see ad on page 8)
• Colleen Orender, Crimson Moon, Dahlonega
• Katie Deal with Chris Wright and Friends,
Pearce Auditorium, Brenau University,
Gainesville
• See story on page 1 for all Valentine’s Day
events
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3
Festivals & Other
• UniverSoul Circus, Turner Field Green Lot,
Atlanta (through Feb. 28)
• Art for Lunch, Booth Western Art Museum,
Cartersville
UNIVERSOUL
CIRCUS
(Through
February 28)
Fernbank
Museum
of Natural
History
Atlanta
Symphony
Hall
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20
Music
• Yanni, Fox Theatre, Atlanta
• An Evening with Vince Gill & Lyle Lovett,
Cobb Energy Centre, Atlanta
• Tommy Joe Conner, Cartecay Vineyards,
Ellijay
Festivals & Other
• For the Love of Art Gala & Art Auction,
Booth Western Art Museum, Cartersville
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21
Dance
• Michael Flatley’s Lord of The Dance:
Dangerous Games, Philips Arena, Atlanta
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22
Theatre
• “The Phantom of the Opera,” Fox Theatre,
Atlanta (through March 5)
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25
Music
• 7 Bridges: The Ultimate Eagles Experience,
Reinhardt University’s Falany Performing
Arts Center, Waleska (see ad on page 8)
• ASO Premieres Frankenstein, Serkin plays
Brahms Piano Concerto, Atlanta Symphony
Hall (Feb. 25, 27)
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26
Music
• Live entertainment, The Clubhouse at Lake
Sconti, Big Canoe
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Symphony
Hall
DAVID CROSS
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27
Music
• Roxie Watson, Blue Ridge Community
Theatre, Blue Ridge
• Experience Hendrix, Fox Theatre, Atlanta
• Timothy O’Donovan, Cartecay Vineyards,
Ellijay
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28
Theatre
• David Cross, Atlanta Symphony Hall
Music
• Vocalosity, Fox Theatre, Atlanta
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“The High Museum offers free admission and programs that highlight its permanent collection ...”
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encountering musicians, dancers, artists,
curators, scientists and storytellers. The
Center for Puppetry Arts is creating
a puppet factory where families can
build rod puppets inspired by Elephant
Headdress from the African art collection.
Free tickets to the High are at www.high.
org.
The festival celebrates Valentine’s Day
with a “Be Mine” heart tattoo station, a
Valentine heart-making station and food
concessions that reflect the Valentine
theme. Details and registration are at
www.woodruffcreateATL.org.
The Atlanta Ballet Fellowship
Ensemble presents the romantic story of
“The Sleeping Beauty” in one-hour familyfriendly performances at 2 p.m. Feb. 13
and Feb. 14 at Cobb Energy Performing
Arts Center. The world premiere created
by Atlanta Ballet Artistic Director
John McFall is designed for ages 12 and
younger as a way to introduce them to
dance.
Tickets starting at $10 are available at
404-892-3303 or www.atlantaballet.com;
tickets for groups of 10 or more can be
reserved at 404-872-5811, ext. 207.
Flowers are prominent on Valentine’s
Day, and Atlanta Botanical Garden invites
the public to “Valentines in The Garden”
from 7-11 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13. With the
theme “The King and Queen of Hearts,”
the event offers a vow renewal ceremony,
live music and the Kiss Me Arch photo
booth.
At what is being called “the most
romantic setting in town,” the garden
is providing an elegant evening of
dancing to live music, desserts created
by top caterers, specialty cocktails at
cash bars, strolls through the tropical
conservatories, free long-stemmed roses
while supplies last and the only nighttime
opportunity to enjoy Orchid Daze. Vowrenewal ceremonies are at 7:30 and 8:30
p.m. in the Rose Garden.
The Orchid Daze exhibition from
Feb. 13 through April 10 explores
contrasts between vibrantly colored,
fragrant orchids and naturalistic wooden
elements, highlighting epiphytic orchids
that grow on wood rather than in soil.
Tickets to “Valentines in the Garden”
are $35 and can be secured at www.
atlantabg.org.
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Family-oriented theater, music, dance and puppetry arts are offered in Woodruff Arts Center’s free Family Festival the afternoon of
Feb. 14.
The Center for Puppetry Arts will have Valentine’s Night Out Feb. 13 for ages 18 and older.
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Michael Henderson is at Georgia State University’s Rialto Center from 7-9
p.m. Feb. 14. The concert includes The Dramatics and Jean Carne as well,
plus a VIP pre-concert reception with hors d’oeuvres and opportunity to
meet and take photos with the stars. Concert tickets start at $58 with VIP
tickets $113; the box office number is 404-413-9849.
The Center for Puppetry Arts plans Valentine’s Night Out at the Center
for ages 18 and older at 8 p.m. Feb. 13. The event offers a romanticallythemed guided tour of museum exhibits, a cash bar and puppet-themed
activities. The center is at the intersection of Spring and 18th streets in
Midtown Atlanta.
Some of Atlanta’s great romances come to the forefront at 3, 4 and
5 p.m. Feb. 13-14 in Love Stories of Oakland, a guided tour of 25 stops in
Oakland’s Victorian garden cemetery. The tour recounts loves, lives and
losses of past Atlantans and examines the symbolism of love and devotion
on the cemetery’s monuments, headstones and mausoleums.
Advance tickets at www.ticketalternative.com are required at a cost of
$16 for adults, $10 for students and seniors and $40 for two-adult and twochild families. Oakland Cemetery is at 248 Oakland Ave. in Atlanta.
If a Valentine’s cemetery tour isn’t edgy enough, adventurous
celebrants can find pop erotica in a 9 p.m. show by Sweet Spot at 595
North Ave. in Atlanta. The high-energy performance not recommended
for timid or prudish audiences features poets, live body art, burlesque,
lingerie models, musicians, disc jockeys and comedians. Formal wear is
optional at the Suit & Tie Edition.
Tickets are at www.sweetspotnation.com.
Smoke Signals is unaware of any teams or individual runners from
Big Canoe yet, but Valentines wanting to watch something quirky can
check out Cupid’s Undie Run at 2 p.m. Feb. 13 at Big Sky Buckhead, 3201
Cains Hill Place. The event in a number of U.S. cities raises money for the
Children’s Tumor Foundation.
Cupid’s party begins at noon and ends at 4. Undies are not required for
the 1-mile fun run that runners take at their own pace.
Katie Deal, Chris Wright and friends present ‘Celebrating Love Songs from the Backwoods to
Broadway’ Feb. 14 at Brenau University’s Pearce Auditorium.
“Some of Atlanta’s great romances come to the forefront at 3,
4 and 5 p.m. Feb. 13-14 in Love Stories of Oakland, a guided tour
of 25 stops in Oakland’s Victorian garden cemetery. The tour
recounts loves, lives and losses of past Atlantans ...”
Cupid’s Undie Run Feb. 13 raises money for the Children’s Tumor Foundation; undies are not required for entry.
Husband and wife John Pizzarelli and Jessica
Molaskey are featured soloists in the Atlanta
Symphony Orchestra’s ‘A Valentine’s Romance’ Feb.
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ow in its seventh year, the
Gainesville Theatre Alliance’s
February Festival of Theatre
offers relief to cabin fever
with inspired storytelling. Contrasting
stories will play to audiences in different
theaters simultaneously. Caribbean love story “Once On This
Island,” winner of Britain’s top award for
best musical, will be
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– both shows run Feb. 9-20.
The Gainesville Theatre Alliance is
a nationally acclaimed collaboration of
the University of North Georgia, Brenau
University, theatre professionals and the
North Georgia community.
“Once On This Island” is being directed and choreographed by New York
professional David Rossetti, with musical
direction by Gainesville native Dale Grogan. The Feb. 9 opening night reception,
also free to patrons with tickets for the
show, is being catered by 2 Dog.
Former Georgia Shakespeare Artistic
Director Richard Garner is guest director
for “Dracula.” The Feb. 9 opening night
reception will be catered in the Ed Cabell
Theatre lobby following the performance
and is free to patrons attending the show.
Tickets for each show are $12-24,
depending age and on seat location, and
can be purchased online at www.gainesvilleTHEATREalliance.org or by calling
the box office at 678-717-3624, Monday
- Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Online
patrons can select their own seats, and
MasterCard, Visa and Discover are accepted. Both productions also offer a $10
preview night Monday, Feb. 8, for which
tickets go on sale Jan. 25.
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to High Museum
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New Yorker David Rossetti will direct
‘Once On This Island.’
he third Brenau University Student Art and
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Art in Atlanta through Feb. 7. The show
includes work from art education, studio
HIGH MUSEUM
art, fashion design, mass communications and preOF ART
occupational therapy students.
More than 100 unique artworks from over 30 students will be on display, including digital prints, ceramics, oil and acrylic paintings,
stoneware and mixed media. The exhibition will be held in the museum’s Greene
Family Education Center in the lower level of the Stent Family Wing. “We are thrilled to have the students’ work exhibited at the High Museum of Art
on display to a broad Southeastern audience,” said Lynn M. Jones, a professor in
Brenau’s Department of Art & Design. “It’s an unparalleled opportunity.”
The High conducts the shows as part of its ongoing academic partnership with
Brenau University. Student works were chosen by faculty in various disciplines, including painting, drawing and interior design. Some of the pieces won awards during
the juried exhibition at the University Galleries in the fall.
Brenau University’s Art and Design Department offers undergraduate programs
in Art Education (B.F.A.), Fashion Design (B.F.A.), Fashion Merchandising (B.A.)
and Studio Art (B.F.A.) at the main campus in Gainesville. Brenau’s Interior Design
Department offers an undergraduate/graduate combined B.F.A./Master of Interior
Design, recognized by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation. Coursework is
offered at the North Atlanta location and in Gainesville. The department also offers
an M.F.A. in Interior Design.
More information about the exhibit is available by contacting the High Museum of
Art, 1280 Peachtree St. NE, at 404-733-4400 or www.high.org.
ATLANTA
Alliance spotlights playwriting competition finalists
T
he moral complexities of
classroom technology are center
stage as the Alliance Theatre
presents playwriting winner
“Start Down” Feb. 13 to March 6.
Eleanor Burgess won the 12th Alliance/
Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting
Competition with her story about lifestyle,
education and core values around
technology. Inspired by his girlfriend’s high
school teaching career, a software developer
creates online tutorials tailored to individual
needs, threatening deeply held beliefs about
the student/teacher relationship.
“ ‘Start Down’ is as smart as it is
contemporary and wears its wisdom
cloaked in good humor,” says Alliance
Theatre Director of New Projects Celise
Kalke.
Jeremy Cohen, producing
the Roads Home” by Jennifer
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Silverman of The Julliard
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Playwrights’ Center in
School; “The Ghosts of Lote
Minneapolis, directs Burgess’
Bravo” by Hilary Bettis of The
WOODRUFF
world premiere.
Julliard School; and “Tricky”
ARTS CENTER
The competition solicits
by Nina Braddock of New
plays from leading Master of
York University. Reservations
Fine Arts graduate programs
may be made at 404-733-5000.
in the United States. Burgess is a MFA
Tickets to “Start Down” start at $20
dramatic writing student at the Tisch
and are available at 404-733-5000 or
School of the Arts at New York University.
www.alliancetheatre.org/startdown.
“Start Down” is on the Alliance’s Hertz
Group discounts are at 404-733-4690, and
Stage Tuesdays through Thursdays at 7:30
discounts for seniors, students and military
p.m., Fridays at 8 p.m. Saturdays at 2:30 and
personnel are also available.
8 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m.
The Alliance is at Woodruff Arts Center
Staged readings of the other four
in Atlanta at the intersection of Peachtree
finalists’ plays are open to the public free of
and 15th streets.
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“Explore the biological origins of music through highly interactive exhibits and exceptional sound experiences.”
The Wild Music exhibition opens at Fernbank Feb. 6, giving visitors the experience of what makes music.
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Fernbank offers 2016 preview
T
he Fernbank Museum of Natural History has a host of upcoming exhibitions in store for the
upcoming year. From diverse
temporary exhibitions to outstanding
IMAX movies, there are plenty of interesting things to see and do.
Wild Music
Feb. 6 through July 31
Whales compose, bullfrogs chorus,
songbirds greet the dawn and people
everywhere sing and dance. Long before
the advent of iTunes, the musical instinct
ran deep. Explore the biological origins
of music through highly interactive exhibits and exceptional sound experiences.
And—in the process—experience what
truly makes music.
Experience sound in unique environments, including The Edge of the Forest,
The Ocean Deeps and the City Center.
In the Power of Music Theater, you can
hear, see and “feel” the music of nature
and humans. And find your inner composer as you create your own musical
masterpiece in the interactive Jamming
Room, where you can sing into the mic,
play drums, mix the backing tracks and
experiment with a wide array of instruments.
Creatures of Light:
Nature’s Bioluminescence
March 26 through Aug. 14
Explore the natural phenomenon of
‘living light’ with an array of organisms,
from the flickering fireflies in your backyard to the deep-sea fishes in our oceans’
darkest depths. The ability to generate
light is rare among plants and animals
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that live on land, but up to 90 percent of
animals below 2,300 feet provide the only
source of light in the depths of the ocean.
Spark your curiosity with largerthan-life models, live fish and interactive
displays in this exhibition. Move through
a series of re-created environments to
discover the glowworm webs on the ceiling of New Zealand’s Waitomo caves, the
‘pyrotechnic’ plankton in Puerto Rico’s
Mosquito Bay and special lighting on the
coral walls of the Cayman Island’s Bloody
Bay.
The World’s Largest Dinosaurs
Sept. 17 through Jan. 2, 2017
Go beyond the bones and into the
bodies of these paleo titans to explore the
science of giant dinosaurs. Get hands-on
opportunities to touch teeth, skulls and
vertebrae from these evolutionary marvels. Innovative interactive exhibits—including a life-sized, fleshed-out model of
a 60-foot-long, 11-foot-tall Mamenchisaurus—take you inside these giants’ bodies,
shedding light on how heart rate, respiration, metabolism and reproduction are
linked to size. An interactive excavation
at the end of the exhibition will introduce
visitors to how dinosaurs are discovered
in the field through a replicated dig site.
Don’t miss Fernbank’s permanent dinosaur exhibit of the world’s largest plant
eater and the world’s largest meat eater in
Giants of the Mesozoic.
Shows at Fernbank’s IMAX Theatre
Wild Africa
Jan. 8 through April 28
Embark on a spectacular journey
across, over and through the magical
realms of the most dramatic continent on
earth—Africa. Plunge into fantastic places
and meet amazing creatures, including
crocodiles, flamingos, elephants, lions,
wildebeest, lizards and gorillas.
National Parks Adventure
Feb. 12 through June 16
Experience the ultimate off-trail adventure into the nation’s awe-inspiring,
untamed wilderness. Follow modern-day
explorers as they discover spectacularly
wild and beautiful places, including Yellowstone, the Everglades and the Redwoods.
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“The Quadrille and the provocative Cancan dance were born at the extravagant Moulin
Rouge, which featured huge dance floors, wall-to-wall mirrors and elegant galleries.”
The Atlanta Ballet presents ‘Moulin Rouge – The Ballet’ in seven performances Feb. 5-13. PHOTO BY CHARLIE MCCULLERS
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Dancers blend ballet, Cancan, tango in ‘Moulin Rouge’
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French Cancan and
the verve of the
tango to the stage at
Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre Feb. 5-13 with the
blockbuster production “Moulin Rouge -- The Ballet.”
The Atlanta Ballet in 2010 staged the Southeast
premiere of Canadian choreographer Jorden Morris’
adaptation set in the 1880s, when the Parisian cabaret
made its debut. The Quadrille and the provocative
Cancan dance were born at the extravagant Moulin
Rouge, which featured huge dance floors, wall-towall mirrors and elegant galleries. On stage were
gaudy Cancan girls in long skits and heavily frilled
undergarments performing high kicks, splits, cartwheels
and other acrobatic tricks.
The story reveals a laundress-turned-Cancan star and
her painter boyfriend drawn to the city’s throbbing allure
of ambition and desire, tempting fates as they seek love
and destiny in the magical atmosphere of the Moulin
Rouge.
Morris brings the ill-fated love story to life by
channeling the opulent panache of the Moulin Rouge
through illustrative dance and scenery. The critically
acclaimed production transforms the stage into a grand
spectacle of elegance and seduction, magnifying the
euphoria of Paris. Dancers weave the grace of classical
ballet with tango and Cancan in vivid costumes and a
score of 29 period pieces by French composers, creating
an authentic experience.
Atlanta Ballet collaborated with the Moulin Rouge
in Paris and was granted rights to use the trademarked
name in only the second ballet production about the
cabaret.
Tickets beginning at $25 for the seven performances
are available at 404-892-3303 or www.atlantaballet.com;
group sales are at 404-873-5811, ext. 207.
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Lyric Theatre’s ‘The Full Monty’
exposes fears, prejudices
I
t may be cold outside, but things are
heating up for the Atlanta Lyric Theatre’s new production of “The Full
Monty” Feb. 12-28 at the Jennie T.
Anderson Theatre in Cobb Civic Center.
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“It’s a very human, very touching story,” says Alan Kilpatrick, associate artistic
director of Atlanta Lyric Theatre. “It’s
a show about men helping each other
gather courage and home in spite of the
unfortunate circumstances of their lives.
Audiences will relate to them and love
them because of their quirkiness and their
humor.”
Spying on their wives at a “girls’ night
out,” unemployed steelworkers from
Buffalo see how much their women enjoy
watching male strippers. Jealous, out of
sciousness and prejudices, they discover
they’re stronger as a group.
Kilpatrick directs, and Logan Denninghoff conducts the Atlanta Lyric Orchestra.
Leading cast members include Nick Caru-
so, Jeff Juday, Matt Lewis, Eric Moore, J.
Koby Parker and Haden Rider.
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School of Music is proud to present the 10th
Annual Collage Concert.
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student and faculty performers.
This special production features a rapid-fire program of diverse works presented as
flowing vignette performances with unique lighting and stage design that combine to
create a truly memorable and unique experience. Two performances will be at 5 p.m.
and 8 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 6. The 8 p.m. performance will be streamed live online at
www.musicKSU.com.
Tickets start at $23. Visit http://arts.kennesaw.edu/news.php for more information
and to purchase tickets. Performances are held at the Morgan Hall at the Bailey Performance Center on campus.
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‘Everest’ of violin concertos
tops ASO offerings in February
BY JON GUNNEMANN
I
t’s a February Feast for lovers of violin and piano
concertos at the Atlanta Symphony. Coming first
(and soon!) is Johannes Brahms’ beloved Concerto
in D Major for violin and orchestra, played by the
ASO’s brilliant young Concertmaster, David Coucheron,
conducted by Music Director Robert Spano, Feb. 4, 5, and
6.
Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s virtuosic violin concerto
in D Major will be played by Karen Gomyo, Feb. 18 and
20. Brahms’s monumental Concerto in D Minor for piano
and orchestra, played by Peter Serkin, will be performed
Feb. 25 and 27.
Take special note of the “Casual Friday” performance,
Feb. 5 which begins at 6:30 p.m., lasting only an hour,
featuring the Brahms Violin Concerto. Avoid Friday
rush hour by driving to Atlanta earlier in the afternoon,
perhaps enjoy the High Museum or an early dinner,
listen to the performance, then return home by 9 p.m.—
or enjoy a post-concert dinner at your favorite Atlanta
restaurant.
The Brahms Violin Concerto
Brahm’s great work is often called the “Everest” of
violin concertos because of the extraordinary technical
virtuosity required of the violinist. There are passages
of breathtaking speed, dazzling fingering, double-stops
and supple bowing, producing every possible sonority
of which the violin is capable, from deep throatiness to
delicate harmonics.
But the work is also stunningly beautiful and
energetic. In the opening movement the violin spins out
a mellifluous line ascending to ethereal heights, returning
to earth, then floating upward again. This gorgeous
melody has captured the hearts of generations of
listeners (I was first hooked on classical music when, as a
teenager in rural Wisconsin, I heard the legendary Jascha
Heifetz playing it on a radio broadcast). In the delicate
adagio, the oboe introduces a melancholy theme which
is then taken up by the violin as if improvising on it, with
beautiful arabesques. The work concludes with a joyful
and exuberant Hungarian dance, the violin again on full
virtuosic display.
Brahms wrote the concerto for his friend, the AustroHungarian violin virtuoso Joseph Joachim, who first
played it on New Year’s Day, 1879. Those who have
heard ASO Concertmaster David Coucheron virtuosic
playing know they are in for a treat.
Two other pieces round out the Thursday and
Saturday performances, conducted by Music Director
Robert Spano: the world premiere of a work by the
Atlanta composer and member of the ASO double-bass
section, Michael Kurth; and Richard Strauss’s popular
Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks, a delightful musical
portrayal of the German medieval prankster.
“In the opening movement the violin
spins out a mellifluous line ascending
to ethereal heights, returning to
earth, then floating upward again.”
Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto
When Tchaikovsky presented his violin concerto
to the Hungarian virtuoso Leopold Auer in 1878, Auer
pronounced it “unplayable” because of its technical
difficulties. In 1881, Adolf Brodsky defied its “terrifying
perils,” playing it in Vienna and calling it “wonderfully
beautiful.” Auer eventually came to play it and
introduced it to the young prodigy Jascha Heifitz who
made it one of his signature pieces. From that point on,
Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece became a staple of all great
violin virtuosos and a favorite of audiences around the
world.
It has been said that Tchaikovsky’s purpose was to
“exploit the ultimate tonal and technical resources of
the violin against a setting of voluptuous orchestral
splendor.” It is indeed a virtuosic display of everything
a violin can do technically and tonally with lighteningquick finger movements, double-stopping, harmonics
and brilliant bowing. The passionate and dramatic music
draws from folk-inspired Russian tunes, especially in the
wistful Canzonetta and the breathtaking third movement
with its dazzling speeds and technical virtuosity.
The violinist is Karen Gomyo, who began her studies
at the Julliard School at age 11 and has played to great
acclaim with some of the world’s best orchestras.
The orchestra, conducted by the Rumanian-born and
rising young star Christian Macelaru, will also offer Igor
Stravinksy’s brilliant Petrushka, the music for his ballet;
and Mily Balakirev’s Islamey, an “Oriental Fantasy” based
on Caucasian musical themes, originally written for
piano, transcribed for full orchestra by Sergei Lyapunov.
The Brahms First Piano Concerto
In 1853, at the age of 20 and with a letter of
introduction and some of his piano compositions in
hand, Johannes Brahms arrived at the door of Robert and
Clara Schumann in Düsseldorf. The great musical couple,
astounded by the young man’s talent, took him into their
home, beginning a deep friendship. Brahms fell in love
with Clara, a life-long but unconsummated passion. But
tragedy struck in 1854, just five months after Brahms
appeared at their home: Robert suffered a complete
mental breakdown, attempted suicide by throwing
himself into the Rhine, and was committed to an asylum.
Deeply distressed, Brahms threw himself into
composing a piece to interpret the catastrophe. His first
effort was a composition for two pianos but, dissatisfied,
he transformed it into a symphony. He then abandoned
this plan as well, finally arriving at a solution, completed
four years later (1858), that combined his previous
efforts: a piano concerto in three movements, his first
orchestral composition and the first of his two great
piano concertos.
The Piano Concerto in D Minor is an astonishing work
for a young composer in his early 20s. It has a dramatic
arc: The first movement, a great tragic utterance, opening
with the deepest strings of the orchestra supported
by the roll of timpani, is clearly devoted to Schumann.
About the second, almost prayer-like movement, Brahms
wrote to Clara that he was “painting a gentle portrait” of
her. The final movement is full of confidence, dance-like
in places, giving a sense that sunlight has conquered the
darkness. Of course the music for the piano is virtuosic.
Peter Serkin, a regular guest artist with the ASO,
provides the virtuosic talent at the keyboard with Robert
Spano conducting. Also on the program is American
composer Mark Grey’s Frankenstein Symphony (2016),
music from his full-length opera based on Mary Shelley’s
novel.
All performances (except for the Casual Friday
Concert) begin at 8 p.m. Visit www.atlantasymphony.org
for additional information. Or call the box office, 404-7335000, or the subscription office, 404-733-4800.
Jon Gunnemann and his wife have owned a home in
Big Canoe since 1998. He has sung with the Atlanta
Symphony Orchestra Chorus for 25 years.
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“In between numbers, Krajewski would amuse the audience
with banter, giving the musicians a breather and breaking
up the program. One of his highlights was a detailed
explanation as an answer to, ‘do you play an instrument?’
The answer, ‘yes,’ was demonstrated in the performance of
‘Sleigh Ride’ when Krajewski skillfully played the whip to
the delight of the patrons.”
Atlanta Symphony Pops:
fun for all ages
Canoe
Kids
MELISSA LOWRIE
L
iving close to a major metropolitan city, we
have an exceptional array of cultural choices.
Not sure why I haven’t been to the symphony,
theatre or a gallery opening lately … oh, wait …
life?
Broadening our horizons should be a greater priority.
So … past due for horizon broadening, I saw the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra was giving a concert at Kennesaw State University … I was out of excuses.
For those who don’t frequent the symphony, (myself
included) this isn’t a tux and ball gown situation. The
patrons at the concert at the Dr. Bobbie Bailey & Family
Performance Center at Kennesaw State had a business
casual vibe. I even saw some folks in jeans … not stuffy
at all.
I had chosen A Very Merry Holiday Pops show, with
Michael Krajewski conducting. This concert marked
the 69th concert of the ASO’s 2015-16 concert season.
Full discloser: I billed this trip as a gift for the kids’
grandmother. A multi-generational outing means no
griping, middle-school attitude or general moodiness.
(Hopefully.)
The concert started at 8 p.m. and doors opened at
7:30. The theatre was smaller than I had imagined, but it
made for a more intimate setting.
The program had just the right balance of classics
like “Winter Wonderland” and current pop: “North Pole
Funk,” was a very entertaining dance number with an
Atlanta holiday spin on the Bruno Mars song, “Uptown
Funk.”
In between numbers, Krajewski would amuse the
audience with banter, giving the musicians a breather
and breaking up the program. One of his highlights was
a detailed explanation as an answer to, “do you play an
instrument?” The answer, “yes,” was demonstrated in
the performance of “Sleigh Ride” when Krajewski skillfully played the whip to the delight of the patrons.
The whole program was fantastic, and the vocalists
were amazing. Morris Robinson, the ASO’s 2015-16 Artist-In Residence drew wide eyes and wows from our
section when he sang. Capathia Jenkins, fresh off a production of “Newsies” on Broadway, brought down the
house with her rendition of the Mariah Carey hit, “All I
Want For Christmas Is You.”
Just between us, the outing was a huge success. (I
don’t think we knew what to expect, therefore we were
delightfully surprised, the kids included.) There were
a few children in attendance, besides mine, and it was
a perfectly family-friendly show that held the kids’ attention. Did I mention there was a huge choir of high
school students there providing vocals as well? They
were wonderful.
For those that would rather not make the trek to
Atlanta Symphony Hall (although, that’s on my to-do
list) the ASO has a couple more concerts planed at Kennesaw State, Feb. 19 and April 1. It was easy to buy tickets online (http://arts.kennesaw.edu) and the cost was
extremely reasonable for a night of impressive musical
entertainment. The KSU campus was easy to navigate
and parking was not a problem. The ASO has also been
known to perform at Falany Performing Arts Center in
Waleska, among other North Georgia venues. A list of
all the ASO offers this season can be found at www.
atlantasymphony.org.
So take note, parents and grandparents of Canoe
Kids, catching the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is definitely something you should put on your radar. Make
the effort to broaden those horizons and inject a little
culture … you’ll be glad you did.
Wherever you end up with your
Canoe Kids, have a great time.
Michael Krajewski
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Canoe Kids chronicles child-approved
adventures in North Georgia. Melissa
Lowrie, husband Parish and their
two children have enjoyed life in Big
Canoe since 2006. Past columns are
archived on www.bigcanoenews.com.
MELISSA LOWRIE
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