FEBRUARY 2010

** Note: Dates and Events subject to change. Please contact individual venues to confirm dates and times. 

Concerts at Eddie’s Attic

February 2 - Villains

February 3 - Scrapomatic & Stephanie Nilles

February 4 - Jill Andrews (of The Everybodyfields) & David Franklin

February 5 - Ellis Paul & Seth Glier

February 6 - Ellis Paul (afternoon & early show with Ben Wakeman) / Eric Taylor (late show)

February 10 - Joseph Arthur

February 14 - Ronny Cox with Jack Williams

February 17 - Scribblin' Jones

February 18 - Ruthie Foster

February 19 - The Packway Handle Band, Johnny Roquemore, & The Apostles of Bluegrass

February 20 - Willy Porter & Po'Girl

February 21 - Laughing Pizza (early family show) / Seth Glier, Susan Gibson, & Shane Hines (evening show)

February 23 - Joe Firstman & Ernie Halter

February 24 - Wine, Women, & Song: Gretchen Peters, Suzy Bogguss, & Matraca Berg

February 25 - Dave Alvin & A Couple of Guilty Women: Cindy Cashdollar and Christy McWilson

February 26 - CC Booker III featuring: Will Scruggs

 February 27 - Susi French Connection (2 shows!)

February 28 - Dawes & Corey Chisel

Eddie’s Attic

www.eddiesattic.com

1-866-633-5252 ext. 3502

February 1 - 5

Film in IMAX® - Wild Safari

Take your family on the adventure of a lifetime. Wild Safari puts you in the passenger seat of an open vehicle South African safari, on a quest for the continent’s “Big Five”—the elephant, the Cape buffalo, the rhino, the leopard and the lion. Stunning IMAX® cinematography immerses you in the action along this 3,000 mile journey from the lush grasslands of the Southern Cape to the arid desert of the Kalahari.

Fernbank Museum of Natural History

www.fernbankmuseum.org

1-866-633-5252 ext. 3354

February 1 - 12

(Fridays – Sundays)

Mindgame by Anthony Horowitz

The play begins when a writer gets an interview with a notorious serial killer; he believes he has snared the coup of his career. But when he arrives at the asylum, he finds nothing can be trusted, not even in his own eyes. Why is there a skeleton in the doctor's office? What is the nurse so afraid of? And most importantly, how does one get out?

Onstage Atlanta

www.onstageatlanta.com

1-866-633-5252 ext. 3365

February 1 - 14

(Thursdays – Sundays)

The Fourposter

Winner of the Tony Award as Best Play, this theatrical Valentine is a 35 year chronicle of a husband and wife beginning on their wedding night in 1890. They fret and quarrel, laugh and cry in the same room in which they began their married life. And through the years is the old four poster, a silent witness to all their memories.

Stage Door Players

www.stagedoorplayers.net

1-866-633-5252 ext. 3369

February 1 – March 6

(Wednesdays – Saturdays)

Run for Cover

This exhibit takes a look at the album covers that defined and influenced our experience of music and shaped our lives. These images are embedded in our memories and are an ongoing connection to the music they represent.
The Spruill Center for the Arts

www.spruillarts.org

1-866-633-5252 ext. 3368

February 1 – March 11

Film in IMAX® - Wild Ocean

Witness an incredible frenzy in the ocean waters off South Africa as billions of sardines migrate up the KwaZulu-Natal Coast—setting the scene for a spectacular feeding event that draws breaching whales, feeding sharks, diving gannets, herding dolphins and massive bait balls into a colossal convergence of ocean life. Dive into this underwater ecosystem and explore the economic and cultural impact the migration has on coastal communities.

Fernbank Museum of Natural History

www.fernbankmuseum.org

1-866-633-5252 ext. 3354

February 1 – March 20

(Tuesdays – Saturdays)

Art Exhibition by Mike Lusk
Mike Lusk owns a car body shop in Stone Mountain Village and has fixed and painted cars for the past 32 years. His friendship with artist John McMahon, a former assistant to William de Kooning, sparked an interest in art. Beginning with the old hood of a Ford pickup laid across sawhorses with left over car paint, Lusk began to paint in the style of Jackson Pollock – dribbling paint across the hood at different angles. In the past few years, Lusk has created a number of unique pieces just for the love of the art and the personal enjoyment of the process

ART Station

www.artstation.org

1-866-633-5252 ext. 3342

February 1 – May 9

(Tuesdays – Sundays)

Henri Matisse: A Celebration of French Poets and Poetry

Enjoy this fascinating exhibition of French culture at the Oglethorpe University’s Museum of Art.

Oglethorpe University

www.museum.oglethorpe.edu

1-866-633-5252 ext. 3364

February 5

Family Storytelling: Emerging Voice

Celebrate the power of storytelling as Callanwolde showcases the South’s best stories, storytellers and storytelling traditions. Stories from historical African and African American traditions will be featured during Black History Month. This spirited show includes dynamic performers from the Kuumba Storytellers of Georgia along with professional storytellers Esther Culver, Ernestine Brown and La Doris Bias-Davis. Audiences of all ages will enjoy this evening.

Callanwolde Fine Arts Center

www.callanwolde.org

1-866-633-5252 ext. 3344

February 5,12,19,26

Martinis & IMAX®

Shake it up with Atlanta’s perfect mix of culture and cocktails! Enjoy cool cocktails, stunning films, live music and creative cuisine beneath the world’s largest dinosaurs.

Fernbank Museum of Natural History

www.fernbankmuseum.org

1-866-633-5252 ext. 3354

February 5-7, 12-15, 19-21, 26-28

Snow Mountain

Come play in the snow as Stone Mountain Park is transformed into a winter wonderland. New for the 2010 season - more tubing lanes plus two moving sidewalks means more time in the snow, less time in lines. A 400’ tubing hill and a SnowZone filled of activities will make your snow-filled experience complete. Little Angels is the perfect spot for your smallest snow bunnies. Space is limited, so please reserve early.
Stone Mountain Park

www.stonemountainpark.com

1-866-633-5252 ext. 3370

Nature Unleashed: Inside Natural Disasters
February 6 – May 2

Explore natural disasters through stunning displays, state-of-the-art animations, large-scale images, and cultural artifacts that reveal the dynamic relationship we have with the Earth, in a stunning new special exhibition.  Museum visitors can witness what it’s like to stand inside a roaring tornado; trigger an underwater earthquake and simulate a tsunami; create a virtual volcano; touch and examine real rock and lava specimens; discover how people adapt to living at risk; and witness the resiliency of disaster survivors. The exhibition shows that while storms, volcanoes, and other forces of nature are formidable, they are completely natural phenomena. Whether they're disasters or not depends on the choices we make. Nature Unleashed examines how we can prepare for, and potentially minimize, the impact of nature’s fury.

Fernbank Museum of Natural History

www.fernbankmuseum.org

1-866-633-5252 ext. 3354

February 6 – May 27

Film in IMAX® - Forces of Nature
Join scientists as they follow earthquakes, tornados, volcanic eruptions and severe storms to determine what triggers these natural disasters. Presented in conjunction with the special exhibition Nature Unleashed: Inside Natural Disasters.

Fernbank Museum of Natural History

www.fernbankmuseum.org

1-866-633-5252 ext. 3354

February 10

Poetry Reading

Join two amazing poets Robin Kemp and Anne Webster as Callanwolde celebrates the art and performance of poetry with readings in the unique setting of the Callanwolde mansion. Robin Kemp teaches writing at Georgia State University. Pecan Grove Press published her first book of poems This Pagan Heaven in 2008. Her poetry has appeared in New Orleans Review, Valparaiso Poetry Review, Texas Review, and elsewhere. Anne Webster's poetry volume A History of Nursing draws from her 25-year nursing career. Her poetry has appeared in many literary journals and anthologies including The New Quarterly and Southern Cedar Hills Review.

Callanwolde Fine Arts Center

www.callanwolde.org

1-866-633-5252 ext. 3344

Emory Annual Jazz Festival

February 11-13

This annual festival features Grammy-winning Bassist John Clayton, Pianist Gary Motley, Drummer Herlin Riley and Free Emory Big Band Night performing at Emory University. The Emory Annual Jazz Fest features an evening with seven-time Grammy nominated bassist, composer and conductor John Clayton, showcasing charismatic performing and provocative compositions that make Clayton a powerful presence in the jazz world. Clayton has collaborated with Queen Latifah, Quincy Jones, Gladys Knight and many others to infuse jazz across musical boundaries.

Emory University

www.emory.edu/ARTS

1-866-633-5252 ext. 3353

February 12

Tango Night – Valentine Tango

Learn to appreciate authentic Argentine tango. You will learn about the rhythm and movement of Argentine Tango and how to focus on connecting with the music and your partner. Learn how two bodies can move as one. Dancers of all skill levels are welcome and no partner is necessary. The evening begins with an introductory lesson from the expert instructors of Tango Rio. After the introductory lesson, you will be ready to try out your new moves with an open tango dance party.

Callanwolde Fine Arts Center

www.callanwolde.org

1-866-633-5252 ext. 3344

February 12 – March 6

(Fridays – Sundays)

Three Days of Rain

A romantic and creative mystery that follows a tense and brittle reunion, where there is much more at stake than who gets the house. Brother and sister discover their father's diary and use it to create a story for themselves that will make sense of their parent's passionless marriage. Over the "three days of rain" entered in the young architect's diary, the same three actors then play their own parents and reveal a romantic significance and creative dilemma that none of these children could have ever imagined.

Onstage Atlanta

www.onstageatlanta.com

1-866-633-5252 ext. 3365

February 12 – 15, 18-21, 24-28

Big Apple Circus

The Big Apple Circus is back in town with Bello Nock, named “America’s Best Clown” by Time magazine, and the world’s most exciting circus artists under the Big Top. In Bello Is Back! the playfully elegant Bello, with his gravity-defying hair, trademark tuxedo, white gloves and spats, returns to the one–ring intimacy of the Big Apple Circus after an absence of nine seasons. With thrilling feats of derring–do and stylish sense of whimsy, Bello will astound and delight one and all! On the “Welcome Back Bello” committee: the lovable star clown Grandma, the spirited Big Apple Circus Band, and winning new ringmaster Kevin Venardos, joined by spectacular acrobats from Italy, Russian wizards of the trampoline and the flying trapeze, a graceful flight on the aerial silks, fiery steeds and cavorting canines, playful Chinese contortionists, and Picaso Jr., the sensational Spanish juggler.

Stone Mountain Park

www.stonemountainpark.com

1-866-633-5252 ext. 3370

February 20

Stone Mountain Village Walk and Wine

This unique event is free to the public and highlights the wonderful restaurants, shops and galleries in Stone Mountain Village from 6 to 8 p.m. Participating shops and galleries will offer a sampling of various wines that are offered at the village restaurants as well as discounts on merchandise. Taste wines from The Sycamore Grill, Continental Coffee & Sweets, Wells Cargo, the Village Corner and Mama Mia's. Participating stores and galleries include Continental Coffee & Sweets, The Back Shack, Good Sense Fragrances, Stone Mountain Old Post Office Antique Mall, Village Hair Studio, the Chair Gallery and M & M on Top Sporting Goods.

Stone Mountain Village

www.stonemountainvillage.com

1-866-633-5252 ext. 3371

February 23

DeKalb Symphony Orchestra Concert

Enjoy an evening of classical performances by the DeKalb Symphony Orchestra featuring Martin Chalifour, violin. Selections include Sibelius: Violin Concerto, Schubert: Symphony No. 3 and Wagner: Siegfried Idyll. Concert will be held in the Marvin Cole Auditorium at the Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston Campus.

DeKalb Symphony Orchestra

www.DeKalbSymphony.com

1-866-633-5252 ext. 3351

February 27

8th Annual Oakhurst Wine Tasting
Buy a commemorative tasting glass for $20 and sample wines from around the world in participating Oakhurst businesses. Transportation/shuttle provided. The Oakhurst Wine Tasting is limited to the first 750 participants and serves as a fundraiser for the Oakhurst Business Association.
City of Decatur

www.decaturga.com