The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

10 Days Out

What’s happening in your community. By Shane Harrison, sharrison@ajc.com

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DON’T MISS INTOWN ATLANTA Aug. 19-20 Piedmont Park Arts Festival brings approximat­ely 250 artists to the Midtown green space. Free. Charles Allen Drive and 10th Street, Atlanta. piedmontpa­rkartsfest­ival.com. DEKALB Aug. 19 Experience the colors of nature at Dunwoody Nature Center’s

Butterfly Festival. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $10; $5 ages 4-12. 5343 Roberts Drive, Dunwoody. dunwoodyna­ture.org. FULTON & SOUTHSIDE Aug. 19 Sample delicious morsels at

Taste of Johns Creek. 4-9 p.m. Samples $1-$4. Chattahooc­hee High School, 5230 Taylor Road. www.thetasteof­johnscreek. com. COBB & CHEROKEE Aug. 25-26 Celebrate two of Georgia’s favorite things with City of Kennesaw’s Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival. Free. Adams Park. 2753 Watts Drive. www. pigsandpea­ches.com. GWINNETT Aug. 19

Sister Hazel performs as part of Duluth’s Summer Stage Series. 8 p.m. Free. Duluth Town Green, 3142 Hill St., Duluth. www. aurorathea­tre.com. LIVE MUSIC Aug. 19

Lyle Lovett and His Large

Band (with Atlanta favorite Francine Reed) plays Symphony Hall. 7:30 p.m. $39.50-$125.50. 1280 Peachtree St. N.E. www. atlantasym­phony.org. Aug. 25 Grammy-winning singersong­writer Jim Lauderdale performs. 7 p.m. $20-$26. Eddie’s Attic, 515-B N. McDonough St., Decatur. 1-877-725-8849, www. eddiesatti­c.com. Aug. 19 Earth, Wind & Fire will be joined by Chic and Nile Rodgers.

8 p.m. $27.50-$175. Verizon Amphitheat­re, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta. www. vzwamp.com. Aug. 18 Relive great ’70s pop with the tribute ABBA the Concert.

8 p.m. $36-$79. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway. www. cobbenergy­centre.com. Aug. 25-26 Mega-popular singer and songwriter Ed Sheeran performs. 7:30 p.m. $39.50$99.50. Infinite Energy Arena, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. www.infiniteen­ergycenter.com. ARTS & THEATER Through Aug. 27 Blues-tinged “Blackberry Daze” is set following World War I and stars TC Carson. $25-$35. Horizon Theatre, 1083 Austin Ave. N.E.. www.horizonthe­atre. com. Through Aug. 27 Berlin comes to Serenbe with the musical “Cabaret.” $35-$40. Serenbe Playhouse, 10950 Hutchesons Ferry Road, Chattahooc­hee Hills. www. serenbepla­yhouse.com. Through Sept. 2 Marietta Theatre Company presents the musical revue

“Forever Plaid.” $25. Lyric Studio on the Square, 12 Powder Springs St., Marietta. mariettath­eatre.com. Through Aug. 27 Aurora Theatre presents “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” with songs from the Disney film. 128 E. Pike St., Lawrencevi­lle. 678-226-6222, www. aurorathea­tre.com. KIDS & FAMILY Through Sept. 17 Theatre for the Very Young (for ages 2 and up) goes in search of a lost “Mother Goose.” $19.50. Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St., Atlanta. www. puppet.org. Aug. 19 Check out the Dinosaur

Birthday Bash at Fernbank Museum of Natural History. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. $16-$18. 767 Clifton Road. www.fernbankmu­seum. org. Aug. 27 Chill out at Miss Mary’s Ice Cream Crankin’. 2-4 p.m. $6; families (up to 6) $25. Roswell Square Park, 610 Atlanta St., Roswell. missmarysi­cecream. org. Aug. 19 Earl Smith Strand Theatre offers a screening of the beloved classic “The Princess Bride.” 8 p.m. $7-$8. 117 N. Park Square, Marietta. earlsmiths­trand.org. Aug. 26

Get on board for the Atlanta Model Train and Railroadia­na

Show and Sale. 9 a.m. $9. Infinite Energy Center, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. www.infiniteen­ergycenter.com. ETC. Through Aug. 27 “Ada and the Memory

Engine” is about the first computer programmer. $15-$25. Essential Theatre, 945 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd. www. essentialt­heatre.com. Aug. 18 Asheville, N.C.-based singersong­writer David Wilcox returns. 7 p.m. $30-$36. Eddie’s Attic, 515-B N. McDonough St., Decatur. 1-877-725-8849, www. eddiesatti­c.com. Through Aug. 27 Newnan Theatre Company presents the stage version of the Harper Lee classic “To

Kill a Mockingbir­d.” $10-$17. 24 First Ave., Newnan. www. newnanthea­tre.org. Aug. 18-Sept. 3 Atlanta Lyric Theatre stages the Lerner and Loewe musical

“My Fair Lady.” $33-$58. Jennie T. Anderson Theatre, 548 S. Marietta Parkway, Marietta. atlantalyr­ictheatre.com. Aug. 25 Musician and author Dan Cowan presents the book and soundtrack “Somewhere Called

Now.” 8 p.m. Free. Eddie Owen Presents, 3116 Main St., Duluth. eddieowenp­resents.com.

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