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Odetta, the legendary vocalist, brings her
special brand of folk and blues to Atlanta
on Fri., Feb. 16. 8pm. A rare appearance.
Variety Playhouse, $13-15. 874-2232.
Art mmmmmmmmtmmmmmmm
JURIED STUDENT EXHIBITION. Mon.,
Feb. 19 thru Mar. 13. Outstanding works in all
media, many for sale. (Reception: Thurs.,Feb.
22). Atlanta College of Art Gallery. Memorial
Arts Building, 1280 Peachtree St. For more
information, call 898-1157 or 898-1164.
THORNTON DIAL: LADIES IN THE
UNITED STATES. Thurs., Feb. 22 thru Mar.
23. Self-taught black artist’s works are exqui
site. Recommended! Kennesaw State College,
Library Art Gallery. 423-6139 or 423-6239,
Bars mmammammmmmmm
LIPSTIX - Monday Night with host Charlie
Brown and guest stars: February 19, Samantha
Hunter; February 26, Ashley Nicole. Special
Wednesday night activities include February
14, Atlanta’s Queen of Heart, and February 21,
Lipstix’s Closet Ball. Sunday night brings you
February 18, Miss Atlanta Contest and February
25, Dixie Does Drag. 2329 Cheshire Bridge
Road. 633-0452. Reservations Suggested.
THE TOWER - The theme bar of the Gay 90s
invites you to these weekly activities: Mondays
- Monday Night at the Movies, $3.00 pitchers
of beer, with your V.J. Rhonda. Bring in a
movie; she might pick yours to see. Tuesday -
Mug Night; $5 gets you a mug and all the draft
beer you can drink. Saturday - Our DJ. judges
your tape for the best mix of music. Sunday -
Pool Night. 735 Ralph McGill Blvd. 688-5463.
Benefits
MASQUERADE 90. Sat., Feb. 24. A Mardi
Gras Ball to benefit Project Open Hand. Danc
ing, costumes, food, cash bar - the works! Fox
Theatre’s Egyptian Ballroom. $40/person; $75/
couple. Ticket prices are tax deductible. 522
0172 to charge. Tickets also available at The
Boy Next Door and Charis.
Comedy wmmmmmmmm—m
SCHIZ! Wed., Feb. 21 & Thurs., Feb. 22. This
comedy troupe is performing live and will show
short films. Jerry Farber’s Place, 54 Pharr Road.
Call 237-5181 for details.
1ST ANNUAL CHRYSALIS COMEDY
CLUB CONTEST. Upcoming! Entries for this
contest need to be in by March 15th. Women
only, please. $3.00 cover; $15.00 to enter con
test. Winner takes all. Chrysalis Women’s
Center, 2045 Manchester Street. Call 881-6300
for forms.
Dance
AN EVENING OF COLLABORATIVE
WORKS. Fri.,Feb. 16&Sat.,Feb. 17. Features
a multi-image presentation by Kate Holland,
with original score by James Oliverio, poetry by
Martha Shockey, photography by Karl Boelter
and choreography by Amy Gately. Also, a
classical piano performance by Terry Wilcox.
Presented by Room To Move Dance, Inc. 8PM.
Seven Stages Theatre, 1105 Euclid Avenue. $8,
$6 for students and artists. Call Jody Isenberg at
577-3254 for more information.
LOW-TECH EVENING OF DANCE. Tues.,
Feb. 20. Jim Chappeleaux and Cherie Carson
will present their solos along with other Atlanta
choreographers as part of Dancers Collective’s
latest program. Mr. Chappeleaux will present
“Revelation”, a section of his dance on AIDS-
”Why?!” It takes a PWA near death into the
healing process and transcends tire disease to
look at AIDS in a more positive light. Ms.
Carson will be presenting her newest work, “On
A Roll”, a light-hearted dance dealing with a
relationship set to music by the Rolling Stones.
8PM. Seven Stages Theatre, 1105 Euclid Ave
nue. Admission is $2.00.
Events mmm—ammm
3RD ANNUAL NATIONAL BLACK GAY
& LESBIAN CONFERENCE. Feb. 16-18.
Special Events: Fri. 7:30PM: Memorial Service
honoring Black Gays and Lesbians at Hyatt
Regency. 10PM: Traxx Party w/Danitra Vance
($6). Sat. 8PM Dinner/Dance with Mystique at
Hyatt Regency ($50). Sun. 1 PM Luncheon &
Fashion show at Hyatt Regency ($40). Call 755
7731 for reservations.
SPIRITUAL RENEWAL WITH TROY
PERRY. Fri., Feb. 16 thru Sun., Feb. 18. Join
MCC founder Rev. Perry during this universal
fellowship. (Potluck Dinner Sat., Feb. 17 at
5:30PM) Call MCC at 622-1154 for more info
WEDNESDAY FAMILY NIGHT. Wed., Feb.
21. Poker and Bridge Night; Wed., Feb. 28. Jam
Night. Drug and alcohol-free. Chrysalis
Women’s Center, 2045 Manchester Street. Call
881-6300 for more.
LILY TOMLIN. Wed., Feb. 21 thru Sun., Feb.
25. The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in
the Universe continues. 8PM. The Fox Theatre.
Call 873-4300 for details.The show on the 21st
is abenefit for HRCF. Call 365-8766 for details.
Exhibits
NO APARTHEID. Thurs., Feb. 15 thru Mar.,
4. Sculptor/Artist Valerie Maynard’s show of
45 works was begun three years ago focusing on
the conditions in South Africa. Confronts “tyr
anny, oppression and apartheid wherever it ex
ists on this planet.” Free and open to the public.
Hammonds House Galleries, 503 Peeples Street.
Hours: Mon., closed; Tues.-Sat., 10AM-6PM;
Sun., 1-5PM.
THE STUDENTS OF ROGER
RUTHERFORD. Sun., Feb. 25 thru Mar. 10.
An exhibition and sale of photographic works by
five of the late Rutherford’s students. The artists
are donating 10% of all sales to Project Open
Hand/Atlanta. Works range from nudes to genre
pictures of Greece, French landscapes, prison
scenes and fragmented ferris wheels and carou
sels. Bumnoff Gallery, Clear Creek Center,
Piedmont Rd. For details, call 875-8877.
Lectures
RITA MAE BROWN. Tues., Feb. 27. Spon
sored by 4th Tuesday. 6:30pm. $20. Cash bar.
Hors d’oveures. Unitarian Universalist, 1911
Cliff Valley Way. Tickets available at Charis
Books, 419 Moreland Ave.
Jim Chappeleaux (pictured) in “Revela
tion” a piece about transcending AIDS.
One program in a “Low-Tech Evening of
Dance” presented by Dancer’s Collective.
Tuesday, February 20. Seven Stages The
atre. 8PM. $2. '