Sunday, October 04, 2009
"SP List"
SPecial Events
This week's arts and entertainment calendar
Festivals and Happenings
6TH ANNUAL HARVEST MIDTOWN
The annual festival benefiting Camp Twin Lakes moves to the Georgian Terrace Hotel, for the first time encompassing both indoor and outdoor events. Enjoy cuisine from some of the city's top chefs, live music, dance performances, art displays and fashion shows. Tickets are $45 in advance, $55 at the event. 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4. For more information, visit www.harvestmidtown.com.
COLIN MOCHRIE AND BRAD SHERWOOD
The comedians, best known for their appearances on "Whose Line It Is Anyway," perform. $36-$46. 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 at the Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech. 404-894-9600. www.ferstcenter.gatech.edu.
COMEDY SPA NIGHT
Every Friday night in October, enjoy massage chairs, wine tastings and, of course, top-flight comedy from Atlanta’s premier improv troupe. Tickets are $21. 9 p.m. Fridays at Whole World Theatre. 404-817-0880. www.wholeworldtheatre.com.
LEONARDO DA VINCI: HAND OF THE GENIUS
This exhibit boasts approximately 50 works by the artist and inventor, including more than 20 sketches and studies, some of them making their U.S. debut. The exhibit features three sections, exploring da Vinci the scholar, the student and the mentor. It opens Tuesday, Oct. 6 and runs through Feb. 21, 2010 at the High Museum of Art. 404-733-5000. www.high.org.
LIGHT THE NIGHT WALK
Annual walk benefiting the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. WXIA journalist Donna Lowry serves as honorary chairperson. Check-in is at 5 p.m. and the walk begins 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 at Centennial Olympic Park. 404-720-7900. www.lighthenight.org/ga.
LISA LAMPANELLI
Comedy’s reigning “Queen of Mean” performs her notably racy and raunchy brand of stand-up comedy in support of her new book, “Chocolate, Please.” 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 at the Cobb Energy Centre. 404-249-6400. www.cobbenergycentre.com.
RAIN: A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES
“Get Back” to “Yesterday” with this revue of classic Beatles favorites boasting a repertoire of nearly 200 songs. Tickets are $25-$67.50. Oct. 6 through 11 at the Fabulous Fox Theatre. 404-249-6400. www.foxtheatre.org.
SECOND WIND CANCER RETREAT BENEFIT
Enjoy live blues and participate in a silent auction to raise money for this blissful recovery spot for cancer patients and their caregivers. $15 donation. 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4 at Zuffy's Place. www.secondwindretreat.org.
TEA WALK
Fifth annual walk to empower Asian-American communities. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and the walk begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 at the Center for Pan Asian Community Services at 3760 Park Avenue, Doraville. www.teawalk.eventsbot.com.
Theater, Dance, Music and Opera
ANOTHER SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT LOEHMANN'S
The new comedy from the award-winning playwrights of "Peachtree Battle." Thursdays through Sundays through Dec. 20 at Ansley Park Playhouse. Tickets are $26. 404-875-1193. www.ansleyparkplayhouse.com.
AUTOMATIC THEATER
Improv troupe composed of actors, filmmakers, writers and puppeteers fields audience suggestions in a “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” short-form improv format. Tickets are $7. 8 p.m. Tuesdays at Relapse Theatre. 404-394-9115. www.relapsetheatre.com.
COME FLY WITH ME
This revue, making its world premiere in Atlanta, showcases the timeless music of Frank Sinatra. The musical follows four couples over the course of a night as they fall in and out of love against a backdrop of hits including “My Way,” “Summer Wind,” “That’s Life” and “Let’s Fall in Love,” featuring recorded vocals by the late Sinatra accompanied by a live 17-piece band. Choreographed and directed by Twyla Tharp. Tickets are $25-$60. Through Oct. 11 at the Alliance Theatre. 404-733-5000. www.alliancetheatre.org.
JACKPIE THEATER WORKSHOP
Long-form improv comedy shows every Saturday at 8 p.m., 9:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. at 380 14th St. NW. Tickets are $7. BYOB. www.jackpie.com.
VAN GOGH: BRUSH WITH GENIUS
The Fernbank Museum’s newest IMAX film invites audiences to relive Vincent Van Gogh's life journey through his letters and visit the landscapes that inspired him. Through Dec. 31. 404-929-6300. www.fernbankmuseum.org.
VILLAGE THEATRE
Atlanta’s newest comedy troupe performs long and short-form improv, and offers improv workshops. Friday and Saturday nights at 8:30 p.m. at the Village Theatre. 404-688-8856. www.villagecomedy.com.
WHOLE WORLD THEATRE
Atlanta’s premier improv institution offers New Beginners improv classes for all ages throughout the year. For more information, contact Lauren at 404-545-5603 or Lauren@wholeworldtheatre.com.
Exhibitions and Gallery Shows
BODIES . . . THE EXHIBITION
This controversial exhibit features 15 meticulously preserved whole-body and more than 250 partial-body specimens, providing a unique understanding of the skeletal, muscular, respiratory and other systems that exist beneath the skin. Through Jan. 3, 2010, at the Premier Exhibition Center at Atlantic Station. 866-866-8265. www.bodiestickets.com.
DIALOG IN THE DARK
Visitors are escorted through galleries in total darkness, relying on blind and visually impaired guides, for a glimpse of the day-to-day life and survival skills of the blind. Through Jan. 3, 2010, at the Premier Exhibition Center at Atlantic Station. Tickets must be purchased beforehand. www.dialogtickets.com.
MOORE IN AMERICA
Exhibit featuring 20 major works from Henry Moore, recognized as one of the most important sculptors of the 20th century. Through Oct. 31 at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. 404-876-5859. www.atlantabotanicalgarden.org.
MY FAVORITE THINGS
New exhibition showcasing a collection of staffers’ favorite items from the Fernbank Museum of Natural History’s permanent collection. Through Feb. 1, 2010 at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History. 404-929-6400. www.fernbankmuseum.org.