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WED OCT 5 thru SUN OCT 23 Cotton Patch Gospel @ Balzer Theatre Music and Lyrics by Harry Chapin, Book by Tom Key and Russell Treyz ìJubilation!î Itís back and better than ever on the Balzer Theater stage. For two decades, Cotton Patch Gospel has been delighting audiences across the country. The story of the gospel is relocated to rural Georgia and presented with an original score by the late, great Harry Chapin. Called ìthe best music Harry Chapin ever wroteî (David Marsh, Rolling Stone Magazine), the show combines gospel singers and a bluegrass band with Tom Keyís flawless storytelling magic. Balzer Theatre at Herren's 84 Luckie Street Atlanta, GA 404-571-5257, x13 http://www.theatricaloutfit.org/ TUE OCT 4 thru SUN OCT 9 Tyler Perry's "Madea Goes To Jail" @ The Fox Theatre Ticket prices: $44 MADEA IS BACK and she's like the matrix reloaded! Following a short rest, Madea returns to center stage! After all the runnin' from the popo and all the arrest warrants she ripped up, the pistol-tottin' queen of brash is locked up. In MADEA GOES TO JAIL, you will see a side of Madea that you have never seen before; and the results are perhaps :well you'll see! Tyler Perry has created yet another masterful and continuing storyline for his audiences. The production offers an interesting twist on "patience" and centers on love. MADEA GOES TO JAIL: they finally got me! The Fox Theatre 660 Peachtree Street NE Atlanta, GA 30308 (404) 881-2100 http://foxtheatre.org/ Two Gentlemen of Verona @ The Shakespeare Tavern Oct 6-30  Join us for one of Shakespeare's earliest and funniest plays. Watch and laugh as close friends Valentine and Proteus both pursue the Duke of Milan's beautiful daughter, Sylvia. See how Crab, "the sourest-natured dog that lives", provides one of the first examples of the animal stealing the show. Don't miss this rarely produced comedy. Shakespeare Tavern 499 Peachtree Street Atlanta, Georgia (Park Opposite Tavern in Crawford Long Hospital Deck) http://www.shakespearetavern.com WED OCT 5 thru JAN 7 2006 Raymond Loewy: Designs for a Consumer Culture @ Museum of Design Opening Reception: To be announced This engaging exhibition will celebrate the life's work of the father of American Industrial Design: Raymond Loewy. Audiences will travel through the evolution of Loewy's design career and at the same time experience the technological boom associated with mid-twentieth century America. From Loewy's early advertising illustrations, through his works in transportation design for household names such as Greyhound buses, United Airlines, and the Pennsylvania Railroad, to his famous household products including the Sears Coldspot refrigerator created during the post-war era, Loewy's ingenious skill for creating functional yet fabulous design shines through. Some objects in the exhibition will be drawn from the Smithsonian Institution collection. Museum of Design Atlanta Marquis II Tower, Peachtree Center 285 Peachtree Center Ave. Atlanta, GA 30303 404-688-2467 www.museumofdesign.org  WED OCT 5 Tour Of Hope Rally w/Lance Armstrong @ Centennial Olympic Park The Georgia Cancer Coalition welcomes Lance Armstrong and the Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope Team for a community rally in Centennial Olympic Park. The rally is free and open to the public, including a health expo, live musical performances and appearances from Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin and Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue. http://www.tourofhope.org Centennial Olympic Park 265 Luckie Street NW Atlanta, GA (404) 222-PARK (7275) http://www.centennialpark.com/ Michelob "Got Jazz" @ Centennial Olympic Park MICHELOB GOT JAZZ is held @ Centennial park (much like Winddown Wednesday), except MICHELOB GOT JAZZ is the 1st Wednesday of every month. Centennial NORTH Park. 5:30pm Rain or Shine. www.omegamedia.tv If dinnertime hunger sets in, there’s no need to worry. Food and drinks are available for purchase at the Fountainside Café, located in the Visitor Center, and around the amphitheater. http://www.centennialpark.com/park_events/wwd.html Centennial Olympic Park 265 Luckie Street NW Atlanta, GA (404) 222-PARK (7275) http://www.centennialpark.com/ Dine For America downtownATL  On October 5th be sure to join one of these downtownATL restaurants for dinner as they will be donating to Dine for America in association with the Red Cross to help the flood victims of Hurricane Katrina. Participating downtownATL area restaurants include Agave, Moe's, Baraonda, Caribou Coffee, City Grill, Corner Bakery, Daily's, Max Lager's, McCormick and Schmick's, MF Sushibar, Fandangles, Spice, and Ted's Montana Grill. http://www.dineforamerica.org/find/list/index.html?state=GA&city=Atlanta THU OCT 6 Turner's First Thursdays Art Walk @ downtownATL  This is the perfect time to experience art inside and out. This month we invite you to stroll with us through magnificent buildings and streets to enjoy the beauty of our city and the art created by our neighbors. Come take a walk with us the First Thursday of each month, from 5-8 p.m. Over the past months Turner's First Thursdays has continued to grow with new programs and additional venues so that art lovers can view the arts, tour the historic districts of Downtown and enjoy various discounts at Downtown restaurants. Turner's First Thursdays is a self-guided tour of galleries, with no beginning or ending point, you are free to move at your own pace. With its growth, Turner's First Thursdays has become more than just an arts walk. It is an event where singles can meet, business people can unwind, and couples can enjoy the beauty of Downtown’s landscape. And all these are accomplished while taking in the culture that the arts offer. To put it simply, no two trips could ever be the same. MORE INFORMATION http://www.atlantadowntown.com/HavingFun_FirstThursdays.asp Celebrating The Quilt in Downtown Atlanta Central Atlanta Progress will host “An Atlanta Block Party – Celebrating The Quilt in Downtown Atlanta” from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, October 6 as part of Turner First Thursdays. This free special event will feature displays of 12-foot by 12-foot sections or “blocks” of The AIDS Memorial Quilt in seven Downtown galleries. The AIDS Memorial Quilt will be curated in the participating galleries to tell the story of life in the age of AIDS. The early years of the pandemic will be explored in an exhibition titled, "Life, Love and Loss: Selections from Billy Howard’s Epitaphs for the Living and The AIDS Memorial Quilt" at the Arts for All Gallery at VSA Arts of Georgia. In conjunction with the VSA exhibition, The Rialto Center for the Performing Arts will host 12 blocks of Quilt, memorializing nearly 100 lives lost to AIDS. Other hosting galleries include Luckie Street Studios, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia at SunTrust Plaza, The Museum of Design Atlanta, APEX (African American Panoramic Experience), and Youth Art Connection. The “Block Party” will also feature docent led tours, gallery talks and quilting/bundling demonstrations. Complimentary Clos du Bois wine will be provided in selected venues. FRI OCT 7 Fridays thru OCT 21 5:30-8:00p Footloose On 5th FREE Ballroom Dancing @ GA Tech Hotel Don't miss the fall event series of the year! Georgia Tech's Technology Square presents complimentary ballroom dance lessons with professional instructors every Friday starting September 9 through October 21. The lessons will take place in the outdoor courtyard located behind the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center, 800 Spring St. in the heart of Midtown. The event starts at 5:30 pm and ends at 8:00 pm. Bring your dance partner or come solo for guaranteed fun. Dance lessons will vary from Latin to smooth style and include salsa, cha cha, foxtrot, tango and much more. Food and drinks are available for purchase or visit the 5th Street restaurants for post-event dining options. http://www.footlooseon5th.com or call 404.894.2805. Georgia Tech Global Learning & Conference Center 84 5th Street At the intersections of Spring Street and 5th Street http://www.glcc.gatech.edu/ SAT OCT 8 Harvest Midtown 2005 Eno celebrates fall with the second annual Harvest Midtown festival Saturday, October 8, from 12 to 5 p.m. along 5th Street between West Peachtree and Peachtree Streets. As many as 2000 revelers will enjoy art, food from top neighborhood restaurants, live jazz music, an impressive selection of fine wines and a fashion show highlighting the Italian shirts and ties of Midtown-based LUI-B. A portion of the event’s proceeds will benefit the Piedmont Park Conservancy, a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to the restoration and preservation of Piedmont Park in Midtown Atlanta. Harvest Midtown will feature an engaging art show and market, a live fashion show by LUI-B, live jazz by Rio Negro “Latin Jazz,” children’s activities and demonstrations and samplings from 14 to 20 of intown Atlanta’s top restaurants. More than 100 fine wines will be provided by every major growing region across the globe represented by Atlanta’s leading distributors and some of America’s top importers. http://www.harvestmidtown.com/ Eno 800 Peachtree St Atlanta, GA 30308-1245 (404) 685-3191 http://www.eno-atlanta.com/ Two Gentlemen of Verona @ Shakespeare Tavern Directed by Laura Cole Join us for one of Shakespeare's earliest and funniest plays. Watch and laugh as close friends Valentine and Proteus both pursue the Duke of Milan's beautiful daughter, Sylvia. See how Crab, "the sourest-natured dog that lives", provides one of the first examples of the animal stealing the show. Don't miss this rarely produced comedy. Shakespeare Tavern 499 Peachtree Street Atlanta, Georgia (Park Opposite Tavern in Crawford Long Hospital Deck) http://www.shakespearetavern.com SUN OCT 9 Atlanta Falcons vs. New England Patriots @ Georgia Dome Georgia Dome 285 Andrew Young International Boulevard Atlanta, GA 30313 For GA Dome: (404) 223-8427 http://www.gadome.com/ For Atlanta Falcons: (404) 223-8000 http://www.atlantafalcons.com MON OCT 10 Opera 101: La Traviata @ The Atlanta Opera Center 7p Presented by The Friends of The Atlanta Opera, each Opera 101 offers an audio and visual preview tour of the production in The Atlanta Opera's 2005-2006 season. Enlightening for both the opera beginner and the opera aficionado, these educational and entertaining overviews provide both historical perspective as well as giving the synopsis of each opera. Admission: $12 per course, Friends of The Atlanta Opera Members $15 per course, Non-Members $10 per course, Students (with ID) Group discounts available by advance arrangement Light refreshments and cash bar Please email The Atlanta Opera at info@atlantaopera.org or call 404.881.8801 for reservations. Atlanta Opera Center 728 West Peachtree Street NW Atlanta, Georgia 30308-1139 (404) 881-8801 / 1-800-35-OPERA http://www.atlantaopera.org/ TUE OCT 11 Don Eduardo Tequila Dinner @ Agave  $65.00 per person plus tax & gratuityMake reservations to enjoy one of the world's finest super premium tequilas and the cuisine of Chefs Gregg Herndon and Jack Sobel. Check out the menu! 7:00 pm Seek a responsible form of transportation home. For reservations call 404.588.0006 Agavé 242 Blvd, SE Atlanta, GA 404.588.0006ƒ http://www.agaverestaurant.com/  |
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