Sunday, November 01, 2009
"SP List"
SPecial Events
This week's local arts and entertainment calendar
Festivals and Happenings
EAT GREEN, DRINK LOCAL
GreenPlate, Inc., a nonprofit that works to help restaurants and businesses become more eco-friendly, hosts a “fun raising” party with food, music and prizes. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. This is a 21 and up event. Open to the public from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2 at SweetWater Brewing Company. www.greenplate.org.
IRANIAN FILM TODAY
The High Museum of Art’s 12th annual Iranian film festival kicks off Friday, Nov. 6 with a screening of “The Song of Sparrows,” followed by “The Queen and I” on Saturday, Nov. 7, with new films each Friday and Saturday through Nov. 21 in the Richard H. Rich Theatre. Tickets are $6 for members and $7 for the public. 404-733-4570. www.high.org.
PEACHTREE ROAD UNITED METHODIST YARD SALE
Browse 60 booths featuring everything from jewelry to furniture, gourmet chocolate and pastries. All proceeds from booth rentals benefit the PRUMC Great Day of Service. 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7 at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church. For more information, contact Beth Spencer at 404-240-8234 or beth@prumc.org.
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.
THE GHASTLY DREADFULS II
The ghoulish collection of musicians, storytellers and puppeteers returns with a “Handbook of Practical Hauntings and Other Phantasmagoria.” Prepare for haunting horror stories, paranormal puppetry and live macabre music. Recommended for audiences 16 and up. Through Nov. 1 at the Center for Puppetry Arts. For schedules, ticket prices and other information, call 404-873-3391 or visit www.puppet.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.
PEACHTREE BATTLE
The hit comedy returns to Atlanta for a limited engagement. Nov. 6-29 at Ansley Park Playhouse. Tickets are$26-$35. For reservations, call 404-875-1193 or visit www.ansleyplayhouse.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.
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. Through Feb. 21, 2010 at the High Museum of Art. 404-733-5000. www.high.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.
Books and Talks
JOE PEACOCK
The author and blogger discusses his new book, “Mentally Incontinent: That Time I Set a Hooters on Fire, That Time My Stalker Stayed at My House, and Nine Other Stories From My Unlucky Life.” 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3 at the Opal Gallery. For more information, visit www.acappellabooks.com.
KATE JACOBS
The “Queen of Knitting Novels” discusses her new book, “Knit the Season: A Friday Night Knitting Club Novel.” 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4 at the Decatur Library Auditorium. 404-370-8450, ext. 2225. www.georgiacenterforthebook.org.
MARTHA ACKMANN
The author, a member of the Gender Studies Department at Mount Holyoke College, discusses her new book, “The Mercury 13: The True Story of 13 Women and the Dream of Space Flight.” 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5 at Gaines Chapel at Presser Hall, Agnes Scott College. 404-370-8450, ext. 2225. www.georgiacenterforthebook.org.
PHILIP LEE WILLIAMS
The author of the Civil War novel “A Distant Flame” discusses his new book, “The Campfire Boys.” 7:15 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2 at the Decatur Library Auditorium. 404-370-8450, ext. 2225. www.georgiacenterforthebook.org.