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The Daughter of the Regiment: When
she receives new information about her
identity, Marie, a spirited and charming
tomboy, adopted and raised by a French
army regiment, must decide whether to
follow her place in society or follow her heart
in The Atlanta Opera’s show presented at
Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. Closes
March 4. $35 to $131. atlantaopera.org
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King Hedley II: In 1980s inner city
Pittsburgh King Hedley II is an ex-con
peddling stolen refrigerators to save up
The Wizard of Oz: Celebrate America’s
rich musical heritage at Center for
Puppetry Arts as Dorothy travels down
the Yellow Brick Road to find out why the
Lion, the Tinman and the Strawman are
all singing the Blues. March 6 through 18.
$11.25 to $19.50. puppet.org
Blake Shelton: See country music star
Blake Shelton with Brett Eldredge, Carly
Pearce and Trace Adkins at Philips Arena.
March 8. $52 to $122. philipsarena.com
Celtic Woman: Visit the Fox Theatre
to see Celtic Woman, a female vocal
ensemble that performs a mix of Celtic,
new age and adult contemporary music.
March 9. $29 to $99. foxtheatre.org
Visual Arts
Abstract Tendencies/Southemoids
II: Symposium: HATHAWAY |
Contemporary Gallery presents “Abstract
Tendencies,” an exhibition of contemporary
abstract paintings, and “Southernoids
II: Symposium,” a solo exhibition
by installation and sculpture artist
Charity Harris. Closes March 17. Free,
hathawaygallery. com
Divine Felines: Cats of Ancient Egypt: The
Carlos Museum presents “Divine Felines:
Cats of Ancient Egypt,” an exhibition
featuring cats and lions (and even dogs and
jackals) in ancient Egyptian mythology,
kingship, and everyday life. Tuesday through
Sunday. Free to $8. carlos.emory.edu
Ebola: People + Public Health + Political
Will: This exhibition at the David J.
Sencer CDC Museum is an investigation
of the historic 2014-16 Ebola Fever Virus
epidemic in West Africa, the United States,
and around the world. Monday through
Friday. Free, cdc.gov/museum
From Here I Saw What Happened and I
Cried & Selected Works: Hammonds House
Museum presents this exhibit by Carrie
Mae Weems that exposes how photography
has played a key role throughout history in
shaping and supporting racism, stereotyping
and social injustice. Wednesday through
Sunday. $5 to $7. hammondshouse.org
Healthyville: Children’s Museum of Atlanta’s
interactive exhibit teaches health and wellness
lessons through play-filled activities and
educational messages that foster learning by
doing. Thursday through Tuesday. $14.50.
childrensmuseumatlanta. org
Joris Laarman Lab: Design in the
Digital Age: From furniture generated by
algorithms to a “living” lampshade made
of genetically modified cells, the work of
pioneering Dutch designer Joris Laarman,
on view at the High Museum, redefines
the boundaries between art, science and
technology. Tuesday through Sunday. Free
to $14.50. high.org
jNUEVOlution!: This major exhibition
at the Atlanta History Center explores the
surprising ways that Latinos are shaping
the South and the South is shaping
Latinos. Open daily. Free to $21.50.
atlantahistorycenter.com
OUMA Collects: Selections from
Oglethorpe University Museum of Art:
This inaugural exhibition highlights selected
works from the permanent collection of
Oglethorpe University Museum of Art that
align with current course offerings. Tuesday
through Sunday. Free to $5. museum.
oglethorpe.edu
The Atlanta Gallery Collective: This
pop up gallery features works from ten
of the city’s top art galleries and takes up
residence on Ponce City Market’s second
floor in the Central Food Hall. Daily. Free,
poncecitymarket. com
The Dream Machine: The Beat
Generation & the Counterculture, 1940—
1975: This exhibition at Emory University’s
Robert W. Woodruff Library reconsiders
postwar literature and the ways it mirrored,
predicted, and remade the culture around it,
with special focus on the influential group
known as “the Beats.” Monday through
Friday. Free, arts.emory.edu
Performing Arts
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Designing a Playful
City: If Atlanta is to be
a great city in which
to live, designing great
places for children
to play must become
a top priority, and
MODA’s exhibition
explores design for
play. Closes March
18. Free to $10.
museumofdesign.org
for his own business and hopefully a new
life in this play by True Colors Theatre
Company performed at Southwest Arts
Center. Closes March 11. $20 to $35.
truecolorstheatre.org
An Evening with the Eminent Maestro
Edo De Waart: Violinist Augustin
Hadelich joins the Atlanta Symphony
Orchestra and the internationally
renowned guest conductor Edo de Waart
for a program of Russian masterpieces
by Rachmaninov and Shostakovich at
the Woodruff Arts Center’s Symphony
Hall. March 1 and 3. $32 to $97.
atlantasymphony.org
Maks, Val & Beta
Live On Tour:
Confidential:
Following a smash
hit first tour, Maks
and Val, the hottest
stars of ABC’s Dancing
With The Stars are back
with an all new spectacular
show at Cobb Energy Performing Arts
Centre. March 25. $48.50 to $81.50.
cobbenergycentre.com HU
17 Border Crossings
Thaddeus Phillips and Lucidity
Suitcase Intercontinental:
Friday, Mar. 2 s oo pm
Saturday, Mar. 3 soo P m
Kaki King
The Neck is a Bridge to
the Body
Saturday, Mar. 10 soopm
Atlanta’s
Dance Canvas
10 Years of World Premieres
Friday, Mar. 23 8:00 pm
Saturday, Mar. 24 soo P m
An Evening of
SEAD Artists
Saturday, Apr. 21 soo P m
Orchid Daze:
Step into a
warm, fragrant
tropical oasis
of flowers
during
Orchid Daze,
the Atlanta
Botanical
Garden’s
annual orchid
extravaganza.
Tuesday
through
Sunday. Free
to $21.95.
atlantabg.org
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