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Peter Rabbit visits Atlanta
Center for Puppetry Arts
from Massachusetts
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“Peter Rabbit” will be performed by John McDonough'’s
Pumpernickel Puppets of Worchester, Mass, June 14-19, at the
Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta.
The Center for Puppetry Arts,
located at 1404 Spring St. at 18t of
Atlanta, Ga., will be hosting work
shops and performances of “Peter
Rabbit” by John McDonough’s
Pumpernickel Puppets of
Worchester, Mass. June 14-19.
Attend Peter Rabbit’s surprise
birthday party! His favorite
present is “Calvin Carrot” jeans,
but he wants a juicy carrot to
much on. So against his mother’s
wishes, mischievous Peter ven
tures into Farmer McGregor’s
garden. He loses his new pants
and almost becomes part of Farmer
McGregor’s rabbit stew. Fortu
nately, Peter’s tag-alonglittle sis
ter Flopsy arrives just in time to
save the day. This comic adven
ture features large colorful hand
puppets and live sound effects and
will be presented in the Mainstage
Theater. Following the show,
stay to make your own Singing
Vegetable Hand and Rod Puppet
inthe Create-a-Puppet Workshop.
Performance admissionis $7.75
for adults and $6.75 for children
ages 2-13, students and senior
citizens. Create-a-Puppet Work
Augusta’s Record and CD Collectors Show,
sponsored by Show Logic Productions,
will be returning to the Shoney’s Inn on 1-20
at Washington Road on Sunday, June 20,
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
On June 17 Thurs. - From 4 -
5:30 p.m. meet Roy Blount Jr.,
humorist/journalist/sports
writerlpoet/performer/lecturer/
dramatist, as he signs his books
at Borders Books and Music
store. Then participate in a
fund-raising dinner with Mr.
Blount at the Radisson
Riverfront Hotel. Tickets for
the 6:30 reception and 7:30
dinner are $75 each; dinner
only SSO each. Corporate
tables may be purchased for
SSOO (includes reception).
Tickets may be purchased at
~ any branch of the Augusta-
Richmond County Library.
shop admission is $3 per person
when purchased with a perfor
mance; $2.50 for center members.
Full price admission to perfor
mances includes admission to the
Center’s museum and museum
special exhibits. Dates, prices and
show times are subject to change.
Show times are usually Mon. -
Sat., 10 a.m. and 12 noon, with
additional performances on Wed.
at 2 p.m. Advanced purchase is
recon%‘;nended asmany shows sell
out. To order tickets or for more
information about group rates,
call (404)873-3391.
Other summer productions in
clude:
— June 21 - July 3 - “Aesop’s
Fables”by David Stephens’P.N.C.
Productions of Foley, Ala.
—dJuly 5 - 17 - “The Emperor’s
New Clothes” by Grey Seal Pup
pets of Charlotte, N.C.
— dJuly 19 - 31 - “Bingo the
Circus Dog” by Paul Vincent-Davis’
Puppet Arts of Brookline, Mass.
— August 2 - 21 - “Pinocchio” by
the National Marionette Theater
of Brattleboro, Vt.
Sports
LOOk whit's cOming up in Atlintd
Classic Chastain, a series of
popular concerts held at the
Chastain Park Amphitheatre in
Atlanta, will be featuring top acts
in concerts, many of them in per
formance with the famed Atlanta
Symphony Orchestra (ASO). Be
sides being a top music venue,
Classic Chastain also features
unique dining amenities for con
certgoersthatincludes picnictable
setups. Outstanding food service
is provided by in-house caterers
and on-site concessions. Porter
service is also available in assist
ing patrons with setting up their
picnic items. Catering is also
available. Ask about picnic table
and parking reservations when.
calling to purchase or arrange
concert tickets. For more infor
mation, call (404) 733-5000 or
Ticketmaster at(4o4) 249-6400 or
visit the Atlanta Symphony Or
chestra Chastain website at
www.atlantasymphony.org/
chastain. Discounts are available
for groups of 15 or more by calling
the ASO Group Sales Office at
(404)733-4848.
Upcoming June Classic Chastain
concerts will feature:
— Wed., June 16, 8 p.m. - The
Rippingtons
— Fri., June 18, 8 p.m. - Jose
Feliciano with the ASO
— Sat., June 19, 8 p.m. - Nanci
Griffith with the ASO
— Wed., June 23, 8 p.m. - Joe
Diffie
— Fri.,, June 25, 7:30 p.m -
George Benson and Rick Braun
— Wed., June 30, 8 p.m. - Bela
Fleck & The Flecktones with the
ASO.
The Atlanta History Mu
seum, 130 West Paces Ferry Road,
NW of Atlanta, features 30,000
square feet of exhibition space, a
museum shop, the Coca-Cola Case,
a 118-seat theater, 12-seat orien
tation video room, reception and
special events facilities, and two
classrooms. It also includes two
historic houses, 33 acres of beau
tiful gardens and alibrary/archives
Treat the gentlemen of your life to a great
Father’s Day gift: buy them
subscriptions to Augusta Focus so they
“will know.” Call (706) 724-7855 to
arrange your gifts!
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staffthat answersmorethan 7,000
reference requests a year. Cur
rent temporary exhibits include
“Georgia Quilts: Piecing Together
History” collection of over 80 stel
lar quilts created between 1800
and 1920. This exhibition will be
held through September 5. A
special exhibit that will last only
until June 13isthe Harriet Power’s
story quilt on loan from the Mu
seum of Fine Artsin Boston. Con
sidered one ofthe most significant
quilts in the world, this has been
the first time in over 100 years
that this rare applique quilt has
been displayed in Georgia. Pow
ers, born a slave in Georgia in
1837, is known for the powerful
biblical stories and life experiences
communicated through her quilts,
only two of which are known to
remain in existence today. For
Augusta, golf and Masters fans,
the museum also houses a perma
nent exhibit entitled “Down the
Fairway with Bobby Jones.” For
more information, contact the
Atlanta History Museum at (404)
814-4000.
The High Museum of Art,
1280 Peachtree St. in midtown
Atlanta, will feature an exhibit of
revered designers and manufac
turers in “Art & Enterprise: the
Virginia Carroll Crawford Collec
tion of American Decorative Art,
1825-1917” from June 12through
September 26. Admission is $6 for
adults, $4 for seniors and college
students, s2for children under 18
and free for members and chil
drenundersix. Hours are 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m., Tuesday - Saturday,
noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday. For
more information, call (404) 733-
HIGH or visit www.high.org.
Stone Mountain Park, U.S.
Hwy 78, 16 miles east of down
town Atlanta, will host a nightly
Laser Show ‘99 with surround
sound. The park will feature
AtlantaFestJune 16-19, four days
of great music, guest speakers
AUGUSTA FOCUS
and inspiring worship. Three
stages for top artists of Christian
Rock, contemporary and acoustic
music will be set up, with various
keynote speakers conducting
teaching and cutting edge semi
nars. Stone Soul Picnic will be
featured June 26. It will be a full
day of free concerts on Memorial
Lawn featuring classic R&B art
ists from Magic 107.5 FM. Be
sides being the “Eighth Wonder of
the World,” Stone Mountain also
has 3,200 acres oflakes and wood
lands, a variety of recreational
activities (golfing, tennis, swim
ming, row-boating, hiking, mini
golfand fishing), and a number of
attractions (including the Stone
Mt. Railroad, Mountaintop Skylift,
Paddlewheel Riverboat, authen
tic Antebellum Plantation, Stone
Mt. Museum, Wildlife Preserve
and Antique Auto & Treasures
Museum). Park entry will re
quire a purchase of a one-time
parking pass for $6. Preview Stone
Mountain Park and its many at
tractions on its web page of
www.stonemountainpark.com or
contact the Park at (770) 498-
5690.
The Atlanta International
Museum of Art and Design,
285 Peachtree Center Ave., will
be ending two current exhibits on
June 19: “The Art of Ndebele:
Evolution of a Cultural Identity”
and photography exhibit
“Mandela’s Cell.” The museum is
open Tues. - Sat., 11 .am.-5p.m.,
$3. For more info, call (404) 688-
2467.
The High Museum of Art Folk
Art & Photography Galleries,
30 John Wesley Dobbs Ave, N.E.
of Atlanta, is hosting an exhibi
tion of jars of enslaved African-
American potter Dave until July
31. “I Made This Jar ...” features
the work of one of the best-known
Edgefield, S.C. slave potters. For
more info, call (404) 733-5000.
The Atlanta Botanical Gar
den, 1345 Piedmont Rd., wfllgost
the Hemerocallis Show on k%.f,_
June 12. See some of the 40,000
varieties of day lilies and pick upa
few to take home. Hours wiflie
12:30-5p.m. The garden will also
host their Sixth Annual Asidn
Cultural Experience the weekend
of June 26-27. This event will
showcase the art, music, fashion,
food, dance and games of China,
India, Indonesia, Japan and{‘adie
wan. Demonstrations will incluc
calligraphy, flower arranging, a
traditional tea ceremony, music,
dance and martial arts. There
will also be a dragon parade of
people in traditional costume.
Native foods and beverages will
be available for purchase. The
experience will run Sat. From 10
a.m. to 9 p.m. and on Sunday from
11a.m. to 6 p.m. For more infoon
any Atlanta Botanical Garden
events, call (404)876-5859. |
Zoo Atlanta, Grant Park 4t
800 Cherokee Ave. S.E. willholda
“Night Crawlers Adult Overnight”
for patrons2l and older, featuring
animal encounters, a night tourof
the reptile house, discussions by
the primate keeper, drinks and
dessert onJune 18-19. Hours will
be 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 a.m. On
June 19, celebrate the 41° birth
day of Willie B, Atlanta’s favorite
gorilla, with birthday treats, live
music and children’s activities.
Formoreinfo, call (404) 624-5600.
Look for more information in the
future on the arrival of Giant Pan
das in October! j
Centennial Olympic Park,
285 International Blvd. N.-W. in
Atlanta, will host Fourth Satur
day activities. The theme for
June 26 will be “Wild Kingdom,”
which will involve conservation,
animal rescue, wild animal guests,
Forestry Service activities and up
close animal experiences. For the
latest info on these and future
events, call (404) 222-PARK.
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