The Big A List

FAIRS, FESTIVALS, ETC.

The Atlanta Film Festival. The festival opens on April 13 with the film “Blindspotting” at the Plaza Theatre, 1049 Ponce de Leon Ave. The fest continues April 13-22. Ticket prices $10-$750. Multiple venues. atlantafilmfestival.com.

Atlanta Spring Wine Fest. Try more than 50 wines and sip on beer and cider from your souvenir tasting glass while rocking out to live music and a DJ. 1-5 p.m. April 14. $45 in advance, $50 after April 6, $60 the day of the event. Tickets include entry, entertainment, souvenir wine glass and all wine and beer samples. Historic Fourth Ward Park, 680 Dallas St. N.E., Atlanta. atlantawinefestivals.com.

Atlanta Grilled Cheese Festival. Grilled cheese is so delicious that this event is being held over two days this year. The event will also feature live music and activities, and beer will be available for purchase. $32.50. Tickets include admission and three quarter-sandwich grilled cheese samples, with additional samples available for $2-$3 each. Saturday is a 21-plus event, and all ages are welcome Sunday (age 12 and under are free with a ticketed adult). Noon-6 p.m. April 14-15. Brookhaven Park, 4158 Peachtree Road, Brookhaven. atlantagrilledcheese.com. Atlanta Dogwood Festival. The threeday occasion has been a staple in Atlanta for more than 80 years. April 13-15. Free. Piedmont Park, along 10th Street and Piedmont Avenue in Atlanta. dogwood. org.

Georgia Renaissance Festival. 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and Memorial Day. April 14-June 3. $19-$22; $8-$10 ages 6-12; age 5 and younger free. 6905 Virlyn B. Smith Road, Fairburn. garenfest.com.

Spring Fling at PCM Roof. Celebrate Earth Day this year with Skyline Park, Ponce City Market’s rooftop amusement park. The park is holding its second annual Spring Fling celebration April 21. The two-part event will feature family-friendly fun during the day and transform into an adults-only party beginning at 4 p.m. $10 for daytime admission, $15 at night. 675 Ponce de Leon Ave. NE, Atlanta. www. poncecityroof.com.

Cars and ‘Q for the Cause. Ninth annual benefit for the Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Foundation features more than 120 cars, barbecue from Jim ‘n Nicks, craft brews from Lagunitas Brewing Company and live music. 4-7 p.m. April 21. $20-$50; under age 8 free. 8200 Roberts Drive, Atlanta. www.carsnq.com.

Johns Creek International Festival. A celebration of the best traditional food, music and art from the Johns Creek community. 11 a.m.-8 p.m. April 21. Free. Heisman Field, 1930 Bobby Jones Drive, Johns Creek. www.johnscreekga.gov.

Big Shanty Festival. Kennesaw’s rich history meets the Civil War era at this gathering which includes live entertainment, edibles and merchants to the downtown area. 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. April 21; noon-5 p.m. April 22. Free. Downtown Kennesaw, 2829 Cherokee St., Kennesaw. kennesaw-ga.gov. Sandy Springs Artsapalooza. Featuring local musicians, interactive art stations and more than 100 artists and crafters across several disciplines. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. April 21-22. Free. 6100 Lake Forrest Drive, Sandy Springs. sandyspringsartsapalooza.com.

PERFORMING ARTS

“Freaky Friday.” A musical take on the beloved Disney movie. Through April 22. $25-$35. Horizon Theatre, 1083 Austin Ave. NE, Atlanta. www.horizontheatre.com.

“And the Winner Is … Murder.” Through April 25. $63-$73. Agatha’s - A Taste of Mystery, 161 Peachtree Center Ave., Atlanta. 404-584-2255, www.agathas.com. “Mass Appeal.” Through April 15. $15-$33. Stage Door Players, North DeKalb Cultural Center, 5339 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody. 770-396-1726, www.stagedoorplayers.net.

“Hospice” and “Pointing at the Moon.” Two one-act plays by Pearl Cleage. Through April 15. $10-$75. Alliance Theatre at Southwest Arts Center Performance Theater and Gallery, 915 New Hope Road, Atlanta. 404-733-5000, www.alliancetheatre.org.

Lit AF Tour with host Martin Lawrence. 7:30 p.m. April 13. $55-$115. Philips Arena, 1 Philips Drive, Atlanta. www.philipsarena.com.

Kathleen Madigan. 7:30 p.m. April 13-14. $32.50-$37.50. Buckhead Theatre, 3110 Roswell Road, Atlanta. www.thebuckheadtheatreatl.com.

“Disney’s The Little Mermaid.” Through April 22. $30-$43. Serenbe Playhouse, 10640 Serenbe Lane, Chattahoochee Hills. 770-463-1110, serenbeplayhouse.com. “Mamma Mia.” Aurora Theatre presents the sunny musical chock full of memorable Abba tunes. Through April 22. $40-$75. Aurora Theatre, 197 W. Crogan St., Lawrenceville. 678-226-6222, www. auroratheatre.com.

“Love’s Labour’s Lost.” Through April

22. $21-$47. The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse, 499 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. www.shakespearetavern.com. “Blackpool and Parrish.” A dark comedy by David Belke. Through April 22. Newnan Theatre Company’s Black Box Theatre, 24 First Ave., Newnan. 770-682-6282, www. newnantheatre.org.

“Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story.” Georgia Ensemble Theatre brings back this hit musical. Through April 28. $30-$46. Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell. get.org.

“Dr. Seuss’s Cat in the Hat.” The beloved children’s classic comes to life at the Center for Puppetry Arts. Through May 13. $25. 1404 Spring St. NW, Atlanta. www. puppet.org.

“Out of Darkness: Two Remain.” Atlanta Opera, in collaboration with Theatrical Outfit, presents composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer’s two-act opera about Holocaust survivors visited by ghosts of their past. Through April 15. $50. Balzer Theater at Herren’s, 84 Luckie St. NW, Atlanta. www.atlantaopera.org.

“El Gran Día de la Madre (The Great Mother’s Day).” The generations, all keepers of dark secrets, have a great Mother’s Day reckoning in a family mausoleum in this comedy from Chile. In Spanish with English supertitles. Through April 29. $20-$30. Teatro Aurora, 197 W. Crogan St., Lawrenceville. 678-226-6222, www. auroratheatre.com.

“Ripe Frenzy.” Winner of the 2016 NNPN Smith Prize for Political Theatre, this play tells the story of a mass shooting in a small American town. April 13-May

6. $23-$41. Synchronicity Theatre, 1545 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta. synchrotheatre.com.

“Tu Tu and More.” In addition to the Atlanta Ballet premiere of “Tu Tu,” the program includes the world premiere of Tara Lee’s “blink” and the return of Ohad Naharin’s “Minus 16.” April 13-15. $20-$129. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway. www.cobbenergycentre.com.

“Something Rotten.” April 17-22. $30$125.50. Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree

St. NE, Atlanta. 1-855-285-8499, www. foxtheatre.org.

“The Flower Room.” When an uptight academic loses her university job, she turns to writing erotica to pay the bills – unleashing a journey of sexual discovery. April 21-May 13. $21.50-$43.20. Actor’s Express (at King Plow Arts Center), 887 W. Marietta St. N.W., Atlanta. 404-607-7469, www.actors-express.com.

Nick Swardson. 8 p.m. April 21. $32.50$42.50. Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St., Atlanta. 404-659-9022, www.tabernacleatl.com.

MUSIC

500 Songs for Kids XII. Celebrating the 500 greatest sing-along songs. April 13-14, April 21-22, June 15-16 and July 13-14 (also, May 18-19 at the EARL, 488 Flat Shoals Ave. S.E., Atlanta). Pay what you want. Vinyl, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com, www. songsforkids.org.

Alabama with Charlie Daniels. April 13-15. $39.50-$150. Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta. 1-855-2858499, www.foxtheatre.org.

Bush. 8 p.m. April 13. $35-$55. Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St., Atlanta. 404-659-9022, www.tabernacleatl.com.

Candlebox Acoustic. 8 p.m. April 13. $25-$40. City Winery, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.citywinery.com/ atlanta.

The Commodores. 8 p.m. April 13. $35$45. Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater, 201 McIntosh Trail, Peachtree City. www. amphitheater.org. Dirty Guv’nahs. 8:30 p.m. April 13. $36. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com. Amplify Decatur with the Lone Bellow, the Jayhawks, Amanda Shires. 4 p.m. April 14. $45-$155. On the MARTA Plaza between Church Street and East Court Square, Decatur. www.AmplifyDecatur.org Antigone Rising. 8:30 p.m. April 14. $20$26. Eddie’s Attic, 515-B N. McDonough St., Decatur. 1-877-725-8849, www. eddiesattic.com.

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Pianist Conrad Tao joins the orchestra for Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 1. 8 p.m. April 14. $22-$97. Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta. 404-733-5000, www.atlantasymphony.org.

Eden with Verite. 8 p.m. April 14. Sold out. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com. Lorde, Run the Jewels, Mitski. 7 p.m. April 14. $39.50-$99.50. Infinite Energy Arena, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. 770-626-2464, infiniteenergycenter.com. Rafał Blechacz. Winner of the 15th Fryderyk Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw, Poland. 5 p.m. April 15. $20-$45. Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta. 404-733-5000, www.atlantasymphony.org.

The Decemberists. 8 p.m. April 15. $40.50-$202. Coca-Cola Roxy, 800 Battery Ave., Atlanta. 1-800-745-3000, www. cocacolaroxy.com.

Lerogie, the David Pippin Trio and Melody Kiser. 4 p.m. April 15. $8. Smith’s Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Ave. NE, Atlanta. 1-877-725-8849, www.smithsoldebar.com. Loudon Wainwright III. 8 p.m. April 15. $38-$46. City Winery, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.citywinery.com/ atlanta.

Red and Lacy Sturm. 7 p.m. April 15. $20. The Masquerade, 75 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive S.W., Atlanta. www.masqueradeatlanta.com.

Always, Always with Coco and Formative Years. 7 p.m. April 16. $8 in advance. Smith’s Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Ave. NE, Atlanta. 1-877-725-8849, www.smithsoldebar.com.

Christopher Cross. 8 p.m. April 16. $36$101. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com. Dave Davies. 8 p.m. April 16. $40-$55. City Winery, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.citywinery.com/atlanta. Jimmy Buffett. 8 p.m. April 17. $36-$146. Verizon Amphitheatre, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta. www.vzwamp.com.

Dick Dale. 7:30 p.m. April 17. $35. The EARL, 488 Flat Shoals Ave. S.E., Atlanta. www.badearl.com.

The Subdudes. 8 p.m. April 17-18. $34-

$42. City Winery, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.citywinery. com/atlanta.

Jake Miller. 7:30 p.m. April 18. $20. The Masquerade, 75 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive S.W., Atlanta. www.masqueradeatlanta.com. Kevin Morby. 8:30 p.m. April

18. Sold out. The EARL, 488 Flat Shoals Ave. S.E., Atlanta. www. badearl.com.

Old 97’s. 9 p.m. April 18. $25-$28. Terminal West, 887 W. Marietta St. NW, Atlanta. 404-876-5566, terminalwestatl.com.

Ty Segall & the Freedom Band. 8:30 p.m. April 18. $23-$26. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.varietyplayhouse.com.

Mother’s Finest. 7:15 and 9:30 p.m. April 18-19. $30-$36. Eddie’s Attic, 515-B N. McDonough St., Decatur. 1-877-725-8849, www. eddiesattic.com.

Ryan Bingham. 8 p.m. April 19. Sold out ($40-$55). City Winery, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.citywinery.com/ atlanta.

Bruce Cockburn. 8 p.m. April

20. $35. City Winery, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www. citywinery.com/atlanta.

Judah & The Lion. 8 p.m. April 20. $54-$125. Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St., Atlanta. 404-659-9022, www. tabernacleatl.com.

Bon Jovi. 7:30 p.m. April 20. $29$500. Philips Arena, 1 Philips Drive, Atlanta. www.philipsarena.com. Lord High Admirals with Five Eight and Mx Shin-Hudson.

8 p.m. April 20. $10. Avondale Towne Cinema, 106 N. Avondale Road, Avondale Estates. www. mytownecinema.com.

Charlie Robison. 7 p.m. April 20. $25-$30. Eddie’s Attic, 515-B N. McDonough St., Decatur. 1-877725-8849, www.eddiesattic.com. Glen Phillips. 8 p.m. April 20. $20-$24. Eddie Owen Presents at Red Clay Music Foundry, 3116 Main St., Duluth. 404-478-2749, www. eddieowenpresents.com. Smokepurrp. 7 p.m. April 20. Buckhead Theatre, 3110 Roswell Road, Atlanta. www.thebuckheadtheatreatl.com.

Rene Marie. 8 p.m. April 20. $20.40-$52. Rialto Center for the Arts, 80 Forsyth St. NW, Atlanta. rialto.gsu.edu.

Universal Sigh, and Mo Lowda & The Humble. 9 p.m. April 20. $10. Smith’s Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Ave. NE, Atlanta. 1-877-725-8849, www.smithsoldebar.com.

The Georgia Symphony Orchestra with Morehouse and Spelman Glee Clubs. Performing the works by African-American composers. 8 p.m. April 20-21. $10-$25. The April 20 show will be at Ray Charles Performing Arts Center, 900 West End Ave. SW, Atlanta; the April 21 show will be at Marietta Performing Arts Center, 1171 Whitlock Ave., Marietta. 770429-2390, georgiasymphony.org. SweetWater 420 Festival. 1-11 p.m. Friday, noon-11 p.m. Saturday, noon-10 p.m. Sunday. April 20-22. $138 (three-day pass), $56-$66 (single-day pass). Centennial Olympic Park, 265 Park Ave. W. NW, Atlanta. sweetwater420fest.com. The Brummies. 7 p.m. April 21. $10. The Masquerade, 75 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive S.W., Atlanta. www. masqueradeatlanta.com.

Dead Affect. 11 p.m. April 21. $15 in advance. Smith’s Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Ave. NE, Atlanta. 1-877725-8849, www.smithsoldebar. com.

Dixies & Divas show with the Bonaventure Quartet, Caroline & the Ramblers, the Kayla Taylor Band, and Kitty Rose & the Rattlers. 8 p.m. April 21. $12. Avondale Towne Cinema, 106 N. Avondale Road, Avondale Estates. www.mytownecinema.com.

An Evening With Mary Fahl.

8 p.m. April 21. $25-$28. Eddie Owen Presents at Red Clay Music Foundry, 3116 Main St., Duluth. 404-478-2749, www.eddieowenpresents.com.

The Garden. 7 p.m. April 21. $15. The Masquerade, 75 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive S.W., Atlanta. www. masqueradeatlanta.com.

Little Big Town with Kacey Musgraves and Midland. 7:30 p.m. April 21. $24.50-$59.50. Infinite Energy Arena, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. 770-626-2464, infiniteenergycenter.com.

Pink. 8 p.m. April 21. $47-$344. Philips Arena, 1 Philips Drive, Atlanta. www.philipsarena.com.

The Verve Pipe. 7 p.m. April 21. City Winery, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.citywinery.com/atlanta.

Minus the Bear, the Coathangers. 8 p.m. April 21. $25-$30. Center Stage, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstageatlanta.com.

Atlanta Rhythm Section, Mother’s Finest. 7 p.m. April 21. $45-$95. Southern Ground Amphitheater, 301 LaFayette Ave., Fayetteville. southerngroundamp.com.

VISUAL ARTS

“Mark Steinmetz: Terminus.” Through June 3. $14.50, ages

6 and older; free for children 5 and younger and members. High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta. 404-733-4444, www.high.org.

“The Finnish Illusion.” An exhibition of paintings and multimedia work from Finnish artists Ilona Cutts, Katja Tukiainen and Maria Wolfram. Through April 28. Spruill Gallery, 4681 Ashford Dunwoody Road, Atlanta. www.spruillarts. org/gallery.

“The Future of America.” A group exhibition featuring work by CYJO, Ruth Dusseault, Lauren Greenfield, Rania Matar, Forest McMullen, Bryan Melts, and Darnell Wilburn; curated by Rebecca Dimling Cochran. Through April 28. Hudgen Center for Art & Learning, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Building 300, Duluth. thehudgens.org.

“Ebola: People + Public Health + Political Will.” Through June 15. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays; 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursdays; closed weekends and federal holidays. Free. David J. Sencer CDC Museum, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta. 404-639-0830, www.cdc.gov/museum.