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FAIRS, FESTIVALS, ETC.
“Jim Henson Labyrinth.” Thirty years ago Jim Henson combined puppet magic and the songs and charisma of rocker David Bowie to create “Labyrinth,” a remarkable fantasy that was a box office dud but ultimately a cult hit. Experience an extensive exhibit of Labyrinth-related objects, including Goblin puppets, a plaster cast of Hoggle’s head and numerous weapons from the final battle sequence. Through Oct. 1. $10.50. Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St. NW, Atlanta. 404-8733391, www.puppet.org.
Yellow Daisy Festival. Festival admission is free. Parking is $15 per day. Sept. 7-10. Stone Mountain Park Events Meadow, 1000 Robert E. Lee Blvd., Stone Mountain. stonemountainpark.com. The Fall Atlanta Home Show & Outdoor Living Expo. With Egypt Sherrod, along with over 300 home and landscape improvement exhibitors. Sept. 8-10. $10; ages 12 and under and senior citizens free. Cobb Galleria Centre, 2 Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. www. AtlantaHomeShow.com.
Art on the Atlanta Beltline Lantern Parade. The annual parade kicks off Art on the Atlanta Beltline exhibition. 8 p.m. Sept. 9. Free. Eastside Trail at 650 Irwin St. N.E., Atlanta. art.beltline.org. Marietta International Film Festival. Sept. 9-10. $12-$25. Earl Smith Strand Theatre, 117 North Park Square, Marietta. earlsmithstrand.org.
Dahlonega Trail Fest. Sept. 8-10. Hancock Park, Hawkins Street, Dahlonega. 706-867-9742, dahlonegatrailfest.org. Northwest Georgia Regional Fair. Sept. 8-16. $5. 1060 Liberty Road, Calhoun. www.northwestgeorgiaregionalfair.com Japanfest. 10 a.m. Sept. 16-17. $10. Infinite Energy Center, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. www.infiniteenergycenter.com.
Marietta StreetFest. Sept. 16-17. Free. Glover Park, 50 N. Park Square, Marietta. mariettastreetfest.com.
PERFORMING ARTS
“The Spy Who Murdered Me.” Through Nov. 7. $52.50-$73. Agatha’s - A Taste of Mystery, 161 Peachtree Center Ave., Atlanta. 404-584-2255, www. agathas.com.
“Glengarry Glen Ross.” Through Sept. 23. $20-$30. Pinch ‘N’ Ouch Theatre, 195 Arizona Ave., Atlanta. www.pnotheatre.org.
“Mother Goose.” Through Sept. 17. $19.50. Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St., Atlanta. www.puppet.org. “Shakespeare in Love.” Based on the Oscar-winning film. Through Sept. 24. $10-$60. Alliance Theatre at Conant Performing Arts Center, 4484 Peachtree Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-733-5000, www.alliancetheatre.org.
Priest Tyaire presents “Momma’s Boy.” 8 p.m. Sept. 8; 3 and 8 p.m. Sept. 9. $44.50-$76.50. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. www.cobbenergycentre.com.
Garrison Keillor. 8 p.m. Sept. 8. $65.50. Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave., Atlanta. atlantabg.org. “Throw Me on the Burnpile and Light Me Up.” A one-woman show about growing up on the Georgia-Florida line. Sept. 8-Oct. 1. $20-$30. Aurora Theatre, 128 E. Pike St., Lawrenceville. www. auroratheatre.com.
“The Hunchback of Notre Dame.” The Stephen Schwartz-Alan Menken musical is a co-production of Aurora Theatre and Theatrical Outfit. Through Sept. 17. $18-$51. Rialto Center for the Arts, 80 Forsyth St. N.W., Atlanta. www. theatricaloutfit.org.
Northeast Atlanta Ballet: “Frozen Heart.” 3 and 7:30 p.m. Sept. 9. $15.50-$21.50. Infinite Energy Theater, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. www. infiniteenergycenter.com.
“Once on This Island.” Ricardo Aponte directs and choreographs the Lynn Ahrens-Stephen Flaherty musical, a kind of Caribbean mashup of “Romeo and Juliet” and “The Little Mermaid.” Sept. 14-Oct. 1. $33-$43. Georgia Ensemble Theatre, 950 Forrest St., Roswell. get. org.
“Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo.” Two American marines and their Iraqi translator meet a tiger who haunts the war-torn streets of Baghdad. Sept. 14-Oct. 8. $15-$25. 7 Stages, 1105 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.7stages.org. “Luzia” by Cirque du Soleil. Sept. 14Oct. 15. $35-$255. Atlantic Station, 241 20th Street, Atlanta. www.cirquedusoleil.com/luzia.
MUSIC
Prog Power USA. Through Sept. 9. $150. Center Stage, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
Rumours Fleetwood Mac Tribute. Sept. 8. $25 in advance. Smith’s Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com. Pallbearer. 7 p.m. Sept. 8. $15. The Masquerade, 75 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive S.W., Atlanta. www.masqueradeatlanta.com.
One MusicFest Kickoff with Thundercat. J.I.D., Noname and more. 8 p.m. Sept. 8. $30-$85. Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St. N.W., Atlanta. www.tabernacleatl.- com.
Cowboy Mouth, Five Eight. 8 p.m. Sept. 8. $25-$30. The Vista Room, 2836 Lavista Road, Decatur. www.thevistaroom.com.
Lady Antebellum, Kelsea Ballerini, Brett Young. 7:30 p.m. Sept. 8. $41.50-$60. Verizon Amphitheatre, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta. www. vzwamp.com.
One MusicFest with Jill Scott, Yasiin Bey, Sean Paul, Kaytranada, Jidenna, Too Short and more. Noon Sept. 9. $65-$155. Lakewood Amphitheatre, 2002 Lakewood Way, Atlanta. 1-800745-3000, www.livenation.com.
Penny and Sparrow. 8 p.m. Sept. 9. $18 in advance. Buckhead Theatre, 3110 Roswell Road, Atlanta. www.thebuckheadtheatreatl.com.
Will Hoge. 7:30 p.m. Sept. 9. $15-$20. Terminal West, 887 W. Marietta St. N.W., Atlanta. www.terminalwestatl.com.
I Love the 90s, featuring TLC, Naughty by Nature, Color Me Badd, Montell Jordan and Snap. 7:30 p.m. Sept. 9. $19.50-$99.50. Infinite Energy Arena, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. www.infiniteenergycenter.com. Apocalyptica Plays Metallica by Four Cellos. 8 p.m. Sept. 9. $30-$35. Center Stage, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys.
7 p.m. Sept. 9. $12; $10 in advance. Avondale Towne Cinema, 106 N. Avondale Road, Avondale Estates. www. mytownecinema.com.
Leighlynn Shine and Josh Rodgers Band. Sept. 9. $8 in advance. Smith’s Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
Japanese Breakfast. 7 p.m. Sept. 10. $12. The Masquerade, 75 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive S.W., Atlanta. www.masqueradeatlanta.com.
Shreya Ghoshal. 7 p.m. Sept. 10. $53-$263. Infinite Energy Arena, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. www.infiniteenergycenter.com.
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. 7 p.m. Sept. 10. $15. The Masquerade, 75 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive S.W., Atlanta. www. masqueradeatlanta.com.
Modest Mouse. 8 p.m. Sept. 10. $45. The Coca-Cola Roxy, 800 Battery Ave., Suite 500, Atlanta. www.cocacolaroxy.com.
Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, Toto. 7 p.m. Sept. 10. $55-$110. Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater, 201 McIntosh Trail, Peachtree City. www.amphitheater.org. Ben Ottewell. 8 p.m. Sept. 13. $15-$18. City Winery, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.citywinery.com/atlanta. The B-52s with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. 8 p.m. Sept. 14-15. $49.50-$125.50. Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. www.atlantasymphony.org. A.J. Croce. 7 p.m. Sept. 14. $20-$25. Eddie’s Attic, 515-B N. McDonough St., Decatur. 1-877-725-8849, www.eddiesattic.com.
Joe Pug. 8 p.m. Sept. 14. $16-$22. City Winery, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.citywinery.com/atlanta. Andrew W.K. 9 p.m. Sept. 14. $20-$25. Terminal West, 887 W. Marietta St. N.W., Atlanta. terminalwestatl.com.
Frankie Rose. 8:30 p.m. Sept. 14. $12$14. The EARL, 488 Flat Shoals Ave. S.E., Atlanta. www.badearl.com.
Chris Robinson Brotherhood. 8 p.m. Sept. 14-15. $26-$29 ($47 two-day pass). Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.
Swervedriver. 9 p.m. Sept. 15. $20. Terminal West, 887 W. Marietta St. N.W., Atlanta. terminalwestatl.com.
Ray Wylie Hubbard, Caroline Aiken. 8 p.m. Sept. 15. $30-$40. City Winery, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.citywinery.com/atlanta.
Star Wars and More (the music of John Williams with ASO). 8 p.m. Sept. 16. $19.50-$89.50. Verizon Amphitheatre, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta. www.vzwamp.com.
Dead Flowers Circus Show and Lydia Treats. Sept. 16. $8 in advance. Smith’s Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
Lalah Hathaway, Avery Sunshine. 8 p.m. Sept. 16. $36-$116. Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-8812100, www.foxtheatre.org.
UB40 featuring Ali Campbell, Astro and Mickey Virtue. 8 p.m. Sept. 16. $39.50-$84.50. Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. www.atlantasymphony.org.
ATL Collective Relives Phil Collins Greatest Hits. 9 p.m. Sept. 16. $20-$25. Terminal West, 887 W. Marietta St. N.W., Atlanta. terminalwestatl.com.
Pat McGee. 8 p.m. Sept. 16. $22-$30. City Winery, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.citywinery.com/atlanta. Infamous Stringdusters. Sept. 16. $22-$26. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.
Music Midtown featuring Bruno Mars, Mumford & Sons, Future, Blink-182 and more. Sept. 16-17. Two-day tickets $135; Two-day VIP $600-$1750. Piedmont Park, Piedmont Avenue and Charles Allen Drive, Atlanta. www.musicmidtown.com.
VISUAL ARTS
“Favorite Places, Favorite Things.” Work by Southern Colours, a group of professional Atlanta artists. Through Oct. 12. Pinckneyville Community Center, 4650 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Berkeley Lake. 678-277-0920, southerncolours.blogspot.com..
“Guo Pei.” Named one of Time magazine’s “100 Most Influential People,” Beijing-based Guo Pei is the country’s most celebrated designer. This is the first solo museum exhibition in the United States devoted to her work. Through March 4. $5-$10. SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion+ Film, 1600 Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.scadfash.org.
“Paul Graham: The Whiteness of the Whale.” Through Oct. 22. $14.50, ages 6 and above; free for children 5 and younger and members. High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-733-4444, www.high.org.
“Andy Warhol: Prints From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation.” Through Sept. 3. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays and Saturdays; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Fridays; noon-5 p.m. Sundays. $14.50, ages 6 and above; free for children 5 and younger and members. High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-733-4444, www. high.org.
“Uncle Sam Wants You! World War I and the American Poster.” Through Dec. 3. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays; noon-5:30 p.m. Sundays. $16.50; seniors (65+) and students (13+), $13; youths (4-12), $11; children under 4 and members, free. Atlanta History Center, 130 W. Paces Ferry Road N.W., Atlanta. 404-814-4000, www.atlantahistorycenter.com.
“Luba Lukova: Designing Justice.” Poster artist Lukova’s work has been praised for its simplicity and commentary on social injustices. Through Sept.
3. $5-$10. Museum of Design Atlanta, 1315 Peachtree St., Atlanta. MuseumofDesign.org.
“Painter and Poet: The Wonderful World of Ashley Bryan.” Through Jan.
21. $14.50, ages 6 and above; free for children 5 and younger and members. High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-733-4444, www. high.org.