Sunday, October 25, 2009
"SP List"
SPecial Events
This week's arts and entertainment calendar
Festivals and Happenings
A TOUR OF SOUTHERN GHOSTS
Professional storytellers weave tales of famous (and not-so-famous) Southern ghosts along the lantern-lit paths of Stone Mountain Park’s Antebellum Plantation. Tickets are $14 for adults and $6 for children under 12. Storytelling tours are from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursdays and Sundays and 7 to 9:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Through Oct. 31 at Stone Mountain Park. 770-469-1105. www.artstation.org.
CHILI COOK-OFF
Chili contest, trick-or-treating and live entertainment from Upper Room Youth Choir, Product of Faith and more. The Humane Society will be giving away prizes for the best pet costume, and children can compete in costume and pumpkin-decorating contests. 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31 at Lafayette Square in Lagrange, Ga. 706-298-4533.
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.
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.
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.
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.