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Every Saturday
Lasershow Spectacular 2002
Enjoy our spectacular Lasershow, projected onto the Mountain's north face in Surround Sound. Relax on the lawn as it is transformed into a natural amphitheater and enjoy a dazzling display of laser lights featuring characters, stories, graphics and special effects choreographed to popular music.
Stone Mountain Park
www.stonemountainpark.com
770/498-5690

1-7
New Treasures, Old Favorites: American Self-Taught Art from the High
The High's annex gallery presents New Treasures, Old Favorites: American Self-Taught Art from the High, the third exhibition in a series designed to highlight the permanent collection. Recent folk art acquisitions include artists from the Southeast such as Howard Finster and Nellie Mae Rowe, Southwestern artists Felipe Benito Archuleta and Charlie Willeto, and other nationally recognized artists such as James Castle and Charles Dellschau. These works, paired with spectacular previously acquired examples by Carlton Garrett, Mattie Lou O'Kelley and many more, reflect the High's world-class collection of self-taught art. Free admission.
High Museum of Art
www.high.org
404/733-4400

1-21
Proof
An enigmatic young woman, her manipulative sister, their brilliant father, and an unexpected suitor are all pieces of the puzzle in the search for truth behind the mysterious mathematical proof. The breakout hit of the American theatre, Proof is a funny and harrowing exploration of brilliance, madness and the mixed blessing of being our parents'' child.
Alliance Theatre Company
www.alliancetheatre.org
404/733-5000

1-21
Bells Are Ringing
Musical Comedy - An answering service operator gets personal with her clients
Stage Door Players
www.stagedoorplayers.com
770/396-1726

1-30
Small is Gorgeous
Very small scale works by local artists
Spruill Center for the Arts
www.spruillarts.org
770/394-3447

1-30
Ancient Empires
Syria: Land of Civilizations
Embark on a fascinating journey to the ancient Near East and encounter some of the world's oldest cultures. Ancient Empires features more than 450 archaeological treasures including prehistoric stone tools, ancient cuneiform tablets, jewelry and sculpture from Roman times, and medieval manuscripts. Trace the succession of early farming villages, emerging cities, prosperous city-states and powerful empires. Witness their amazing artifacts, many of which have been on display in the United States until now. From the earliest farming settlements 10,000 years ago to medieval times, learn why historic Syria was a birthplace of civilizations and a center for trade, metallurgy, religion and writing. Celebrate the inventiveness of a land and its people, and the rich cultural and scientific legacy they left behind in this once-in-a lifetime exhibition.
Fernbank Museum of Natural History
www.fernbank.edu/museum
404-929-6400

1-30
The Arts of India and the Himalayas: Recent Acquisitions
Aided principally by the Nathan Rubin-Ida Ladd Family Foundation, the Museum has acquired works of Asian art with a special interest in South Asia, the focus of the gallery's inaugural installation. Featured works include a majestic late 1st-early 2nd century seated Buddha from Mathura in India, one of the most important such works in an American museum, and an 11th-12th century high relief sculpture of a rare, cosmic form of eighteen-armed Vishnu with numerous swaying attendants, a stunning example of the elegance and sophistication of Indian medieval sculpture.
Some of the finest bronze sculptures ever created were produced by artisans working under the Chola Dynasty of South India between the ninth and thirteenth centuries; a sophisticated dancing Krishna from late in this period can be seen in The Arts of South Asia and the Himalayas. A 10th-century bronze Jain altar representing the Jina Rishabhanatha enshrined, a gift of Kellstadt Professor of Marketing Jagdish Sheth of Emory's Goizueta Business School and his wife Madhu, offers eloquent testimony of the third great religious tradition to originate in India.
Michael C. Carlos Museum
www.emory.edu/CARLOS/
404/727-4282
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1-30
Majestic White Horses
This exciting new IMAX® film focuses on the world famous Lipizzan horses and their home -- the internationally famous Spanish Riding School of Vienna. The film traces the history of the Lipizzan tradition and showcases the dancing stallions as they hoof it through Morocco, the Arabian Peninsula, Spain and Austria. Complete with amazing photography, beautiful scenery and a compelling story, the film sheds light on these majestic and graceful creatures.
Fernbank Museum of Natural History
www.fernbank.edu/museum
404929-6400

1-30
Galleries of Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
This new installation will feature the important Carlos Museum acquisition of a collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts purchased primarily with funds donated by the citizens of Atlanta. Coming from the Niagara Falls Museum in Canada, the objects include sumptuously decorated coffins-among the finest known from ancient Egypt-10 mummies, Canopic jars, amulets, shawabtis, jewelry, reliefs and more. The objects represent an overview of the development of funerary art in ancient Egypt at its most inventive and prolific period. Extensive programming will accompany this stellar permanent exhibit of ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern art at the Carlos.
Michael C. Carlos Museum
www.emory.edu/CARLOS/
404/727-4282

1-30
Wrapped in Pride: Ghanaian Kente and African-American Identity
This groundbreaking exhibition, organized by the UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History and The Newark Museum examines and celebrates the role of Ghanaian kente cloth as a worldwide expression of African and African-American identity. Accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue, Wrapped in Pride explores both African sides of kente —— the roots of kente in the Asante and Ewe cultures of Ghana and its widespread use in Africa, as well as the roles of kente as adopted in the United States, beginning in the 1950s - 1960s and continuing to the present. The exhibition will include a section on the diverse meanings and uses of kente cloth in Atlanta, based on community research currently being conducted.
Michael C. Carlos Museum
www.emory.edu/CARLOS/
404/727-4282

2
Atlanta Hawks vs. Milwaukee
Philips Arena
www.nba.com/hawks/
404/827-3865

4
Atlanta Hawks vs. Indiana
Philips Arena
www.nba.com/hawks/
404/827-3865
APRIL CONTINUES
5
Atlanta Thrashers vs. New Jersey
Philips Arena
www.atlantathrashers.com
404/584-7825

5, 12, 19, 26
Martinis and IMAX
Martinis & IMAX has become one of the most popular Friday night events in Atlanta, where guests can enjoy a martini or cocktail, eat dinner, watch the fascinating IMAX films and hear live music. The event kicks off every Friday at 6:30 p.m. with films starting each hour from 7-10 p.m.
Fernbank Museum of Natural History
www.fernbank.edu/museum
404/929-6400

5-14
USTA $25,000 Men's & Women's Pro Challengers
Lincoln Tennis Center
www.lincolntenniscenter.com
770/469-0108

6
Appraisal Fair
Chamblee Antique Dealers offer a free antique appraisals on the first Saturday each month. Appraisals are conducted in the Broad Street Antique Mall.
Chamblee's Antique Row
770/458-6316

6
Atlanta Hawks vs. Charlotte
Philips Arena
www.nba.com/hawks/
404/827-3865

8
Champions On Ice
Philips Arena
www.philipsarena.com
404/878-3000

9
DeKalb Symphony Orchestra Concert
This concert features pianist Evgeny Rivkin performing Brahms' Piano concert No. 1.
DeKalb Symphony Orchestra
www.dekalbsymphony.org
404-299-4341

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9-14
The Music Man
Meredith Willson's the Music Man is the endearing story of traveling salesman, Harold Hill, and his visit to a small Iowa town in 1912 where he meets and falls in love with the willful, spinster librarian, Marian Paroo.
Fox Theatre
www.broadwayseries.com
404-881-2000

10
Atlanta Thrashers vs. Florida
Philips Arena
www.atlantathrashers.com
404/584-7825

12-30
Expressions 2002
Annual juried students' show
Spruill Center for the Arts
www.spruillarts.org
770/394-3447

13
Atlanta Hawks vs. Cleveland
Philips Arena
www.nba.com/hawks/
404/827-3865

13-30
Sleepwalkers
In this beautiful new play, the frustrations and desires of one Havana family simmer in the shadow of the Castro Regime. First appearing in GroundWorks, the Alliance''s program for new play development, Sleepwalkers pursues its own American dream.
Alliance Theatre Company
www.alliancetheatre.org
404/733-5000

14
Atlanta Thrashers vs. Carolina
Philips Arena
www.atlantathrashers.com
404/584-7825

APRIL CONTINUES
16
Atlanta Hawks vs. Orlando
Philips Arena
www.nba.com/hawks/
404/827-3865

17
Lunchtime in the Studio
Join Sue Schroeder, the Artistic and Executive Director of Several Dancers Core and CORE Performance Company, the professional dance company of Several Dancers Core for a behind the scenes look as they prepare for their upcoming performance season at the 14th Street Playhouse. Free lunch will be provided on-site each month, donated by local Decatur establishments and volunteers to the first 40 audience members.
Several Dancers Core
www.severaldancerscore.org
404/373-4154

17-30
The Fishkin Touch
Promising ""a happy ending or your money back,"" aging matinee idol Boris Fishkin leads his Yiddish Theatre troupe through such classics as ""The Scarlet Aleph"" and a ""Romeo and Juliet"" in which Romeo McCoy and Juliet Edelvein work out their religious differences and live happily ever after. When Reuben, a young upstart actor/playwright, joins Fishkin''s company, chaos and melodrama worthy of the greatest Yiddish Theatre drama ensue, making for a hilarious and delightful musical comedy.
Jewish Theatre of the South
www.atlantajcc.org
770/395-2609

18-20
Masterworks Concert
Mozart Danielpour Berloiz
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
www.atlantasymphony.org
404/733-4900

18-21
Spring Campaign
Experience a large-scale Civil War era military encampment. Several hundred Union and Confederate soldiers will camp in the Plantation Meadow to show what life was like for soldiers in the 19th century. The Plantation grounds will echo with sights, sounds and aromas of folk life demonstrators.
Stone Mountain Park
www.stonemountainpark.com
770/498-5690

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23-24
High School Regional Tournament
Lincoln Tennis Center
www.lincolntenniscenter.com
770/469-0108

24-30
Grace & Glorie
Grace a 93-year-old mountain woman is still sharp as a tack and as vibrant as ever despite recent health setbacks. Gloria arrives on the scene to help Grace whether she likes it or not. These two formidable women take on encroaching developers, shady bankers, lazy relatives, and life's challenges with humor and heart. Favorites Suzi Bass and Karen Howell return to ART Station to give "Grace and Glorie" their gusto.
ART Station
www.artstation.org
770/469-1105

25-27
Masterworks Concert
Wagner
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
www.atlantasymphony.org
404/733-4900

25-30
Misery
Stephen King's bestselling novel, about a writer trapped in a country farmhouse with his dangerously insistent "number one fan," has been adapted for the stage. Join us for the evening of thrills, anxious excitement and quiet terror that King is famous for.
Neighborhood Playhouse
www.nplayhouse.org
404/373-5311

27
March of Dimes WalkAmerica
WalkAmerica, presented by Kaiser Permanente, raises vitally needed funds that support the March of Dimes' fight to save babies. Registration begins at 7:00 AM and the walk begins at 8:30 AM. It begins near the Triangle Picnic Area and travels around the base of the mountain. A picnic is provided at the end of the walk.
Stone Mountain Park
www.modimes.com
770/498-5690