SATURDAY, FEB.18
Please join ZAMI NOBLA today (on Audre Lorde’s birthday) to honor the 2016 Audre Lorde Scholar, Enchante Blue Lotus Franklin, with special guest speaker Dr. Emilie Townes, the only out black lesbian dean of a divinity school in the country. The event will feature Adodi Muse, a gay negro ensemble and introduce the Women Sweet on Women Trio. 12 - 3 p.m., The Commons Performing Arts Hall, 125 Ellis St., Atlanta, GA 30303, www.eventbrite. com/e/audre-lorde-scholarship-luncheontickets-31559966710 Angels Among Us Pet Rescue will hold its third annual For the Love of Paws gala tonight. The evening will consist of dinner, an open bar, dancing, a live and silent auction and more, hosted by Jeff Dauler of Star 94.1 Atlanta’s Jeff and Jenn Show. Entertainment will be provided by Celebrity All-Star Band. 6:30 - 11:30 p.m., Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead, 3300 Peachtree Road N.E., Atlanta, GA 30305, www.facebook. com/events/1089975597736218
February 17, 2017
The Atlanta Rollergirls just opened their new season and have a doubleheader today at 5 and 7:30 p.m., ter, 400 Ponce de Leon Ave. N.E., Atlanta, GA 30308, www.atlantarollergirls.com (Photo via Facebook) The celebrated Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is in town, with different shows through Feb. 19, tonight at 8 p.m., Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta, GA 30308, www.foxtheatre.org The Actor’s Express version of Arthur Miller’s classic “The Crucible” – running through Feb. 19 – has an 8 p.m. performance tonight, 887 W. Marietta St., Atlanta, GA 30318, www.actorsexpress.com DJ Pat Scott spins at the Atlanta Eagle, 10 p.m. - 3 a.m., 306 Ponce de Leon Ave. N.E., Atlanta, GA 30308, www.atlantaeagle.com Icon, a celebration of Britney Spears, features performances from Michael Robinson, John James, Biqtch Puddin’, Steven Glen Diehl, Peaches, Josette Pimenta, LaRico Potts, Melissa Coffey and Diego Serna with beats by Fannie Mae Beezy and photographs by the legendary Barry Brandon. 10:30 p.m., Jungle Atlanta, 2115 Faulkner Road N.E., Atlanta, GA 30324, www.jungleatl.com meets this afternoon from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. at the Spiritual Living Center of Atlanta, 1730 Northeast Expressway, Atlanta, GA 30329 Out Front Theatre Company’s play “A Kid Like Jake,” about parents who discover that their son would rather play with dolls than G.I. Joes, runs through Feb. 26 with a 3 p.m. performance today, Out Front Theatre Company, 999 Brady Ave. N.W., Atlanta, GA 30318, www.outfronttheatre.com
MONDAY, FEB. 20
Trans and Friends is a youth-focused group for trans people, people questioning Yaarab Shrine Cen- their own gender and aspiring allies. Charis Books provides a facilitated space to discuss gender, relevant resources and activism around social issues. Whether silently or aloud, please come ready to consider your own gender in a transient world, 7 - 8:30 p.m., Charis Books and More, 1189 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta, GA 30307, www.charisbooksandmore.com Atlanta’s award-winning Alliance Theatre and the Center for Civil and Human Rights come together to launch their new partnership: ALLIANCE(S) in Action. This quarterly series will use performance to catalyze conversations about today’s most pressing human rights issues. Each program includes a play reading by some of Atlanta’s most celebrated artists, followed by a conversation with the audience. This first installment features “In the Southern Breeze” by Emory fellow and Yale School of Drama graduate, Jireh Breon Holder and directed by Leora Morris. The play tells the story of four African-American men from different time periods (a slave, a