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'» . * r Hi; s. Next Week's Highlights SISTERS-July 30th-August 3rd. Academy Theatre. A light-hearted, contemporary drama written by Atlanta playwright Marsha Jackson and performed by Jomandi Productions. See what happens when two black women, a cleaning woman and an advertising executive, find themselves thrown together during a blackout and find they have more in common than they imagined. Performances are July 30th at 3:00 p.m. and July 31st, August 2nd & 3rd at 8:00 p.m. Call 681-7315 for further information. Field to Factory: Afro-American Migration, 1915-1940-Through August 27th. The APEX, 135 Auburn Avenue. An in-depth Smithsonian exhibition focusing on the move of hundreds of thousands of Afro-Americans from the rural South to the urban North. Included in the photopanel exhibition are oral histories and personal artifacts. Exhibit times are Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. and Sunday 12:00 noon-6:00 p.m. 521- APEX is the number for details. I \ , .1 National Black Arts Festi val-July 30th-August 7th. Nine days of theatre, music, cinema and a vast array of other visual arts celebrating the African ' ' American, Black American and Caribbean American traditions. Events will take place throughout the Atlanta area and many festival happenings are free. | Call the NBAF at 681-7315 for a detailed schedule and see calendar below for some specific events. A special tribute to the life and works of celebrated choreographer Katherine Dunham (pictured above during the 1930s) will be performed by the Dunham Children's Company and an ensemble of the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater during the National Black Arts Festival. Safe Sex-August 3rd-14th. Seven Stages Back Door Theatre. Produced by The Actor's Group, "Safe Sex" is composed of three unusually different one- act plays; each explores life, love and survival in the wake of the AIDS epidemic. The plays, "Manny and Jake", "Safe Sex", and "On Tidy Endings" were written by the Tony award-winning playwright of "The Torchsong Trilogy" Harvey Fierstein. Showtimes are August 3rd-6th and 9th-13th at 8:00 p.m. and August 7th and 14th at 3:00 p.m. Tickets are $6.00 and can be purchased by calling 523-7647. A benefit for AID Atlanta (Previews run July 27-30. $4) • . ■ . • MONDAY TUESDAY 1 ■ ■ ■ WEDNESDAY •Christmas in July at Burkhart's. 8724403. ^ S \ •"Art In the Ozone". Through August 12th. Geoigia Tech Student Center Art Gallery. 894-2805. • Angela Motter at Backstreet Wednesdays & Thursdays. 10:00 p.m. No cover! jt •Black Cinematheque at Ellis Cinema. An NBAF event. 2:00,5:00 & 8:00 p.m. 681-7315. *Laurie Carlos & Co. Seven Stages/Collective Theatre. 7:00 p.m. An NBAF event 681-7315. r Is /■( | *"Safe Sex" previews zt-kj Seven Stages Back Door Theatre through July 30th. 8:00 p.m. Only $4. 523-7647 for tickets. •Dunham Children's Company and Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre Ensemble. Morehouse King Chapel. 1:00 p.m. An NBAF event 681-7315. 7 •Catlett-Mora Family Exhibition. New Visions Gallery of Contemporary Art Free admission. An NBAF event Pictured "Seated Mother & Child" by Elizabeth Catlett-Mora. •"Safe Sex" at Seven Stages Back Door Theatre. 8:00 p.m. $6. 523-7647. •" Apollo, It Was Just Like Magic." Fox Theatre. An NBAF event. 8:00 p.m. 681-7315. S.A.M.E. Southeastern Arts, Media & Education Project, Inc. M, (£&<viCe& "leaven, Now Appearing on Page 14! ST/IVP _qqr- /ilDS 1132 111. Peachtree St. Atlanta, Ga. 30309 for further information call: (404) 874-7926 • • • QUALITY • • • : COMPARE | | Q£}pticcil x p Ot iii ores 5 FOR fS w EYEGLASSES 2 . CONTACT LENSES m • 2441 Cheshire Bridge Rd. e • 404 63M727 or 636-M11 e • • LOW • PRICES • • Checkout out advertisers! Support The VOICE and your community!