The Big A List

Metro Atlanta’s Best Calendar: Search the complete list by date, location, category and keyword at events. accessatlanta.com.

FAIRS, FESTIVALS, ETC.

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

Smoke on the Lake BBQ Festival. 4-10:30 p.m. May 11; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. May 12. Cauble Park at Acworth Beach, 4425 Beach St., Acworth. 770-714-7135, www. smokeonthelake.org.

Slingin’ Wings Festival. Cool drinks, live music, contests and activities to benefit Releash Atlanta. Noon-8 p.m. May 12. $14$35 per person. Brookhaven Park. 2660 Osborne Road, Brookhaven. www.slinginwingsfestival.com. Sweet Auburn SpringFest. 11 a.m.-9 p.m. May 12; 1-8 p.m. May 13. Free. Historic Auburn Avenue District, 230 John Wesley Dobbs Ave., Atlanta. sweetauburn.com. Cherokee County Indian Festival and Mother’s Day Powwow. May 12-13. $15; $5 ages 6-12; age 5 and younger free. Boling Park, 1200 Marietta Highway, Canton. 770-735-6275, rthunder.com. Chastain Park Arts Festival. More than 185 artists and crafters showcase their works along with a children’s area, gourmet food trucks, acoustic musicians, local food and beverage concessions. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. May 12; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. May 13. Free. Chastain Park, 4469 Stella Drive, Atlanta. www. chastainparkartsfestival.com. Dunwoody Art Festival. Arts and crafts, live music, a Kidz Zone, crafts and games, local food and entertainment. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. May 12; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. May 13. Free. 1449 Dunwoody Village Parkway, Dunwoody. www.splashfestivals.com.

PERFORMING ARTS

“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.

“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. Through 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.

“A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gynecologic Oncology Unit at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center of New York City.” Southeastern premiere of Halley Feiffer’s 2016 comedy by the Atlanta Theatre Club. Through May 20. $24. Pinch ‘n’ Ouch Theatre, 1085 Ponce de Leon Ave. NE, Atlanta. www. atlantatheatreclub.com. “Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again.” British playwright Alice Birch’s meditation on how language molds our experience of sex and gender. Through May 13. $15-$22. 7 Stages, 1105 Euclid Ave. NE, Atlanta. www.7stages.org. “Lazybed.” Scottish comedy is a meditation on life, death, love and the meaning of it all. Through May 13. $18-$28. Aris at 7 Stages Back Stage Theatre, 1105 Euclid Ave. NE, Atlanta. aristheatre.org. “Xperimental Puppetry Theater.” Five live performances, five short films and one art installation that are bold, creative and mature. Through May 13. $15. Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St. NW, Atlanta. www. puppet.org.

“Triassic Parq: The Musical.” Chaos is unleashed when one dinosaur in a clan of females spontaneously turns male. The mutation spawns a chain reaction of identity crises. May 11-26. Out of Box Theatre, Artisan Resource Center, 585 Cobb Parkway S., Marietta. 678-653-4605, www. outofboxtheatre.com.

Kevin Nealon. 7 p.m. May 11; 7 and 10 p.m. May 12. $40-$50. City Winery, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.citywinery. com/atlanta.

Modern Atlanta Dance Festival. 8 p.m. May 11-12. $25; $20 ages 12 and under, senior citizens and working artists. Balzer Theatre at Herren’s, 84 Luckie St. NW, Atlanta. www.fullradiusdance.org Platinum Comedy Tour with Mike Epps, DeRay David and Tony Rock. 7 p.m. May 12. $72.60-$149.45. Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta. 1-855285-8499, www.foxtheatre.org. Tinder Live with Lane More.

9 p.m. May 12. $21-$26. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse. com.

MUSIC

Anita Baker. 8 p.m. May 11; and 7 p.m. May 13. $54-$228.55. Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta. 1-855-285-8499, www. foxtheatre.org.

Kiss 104 Flashback Festival with Atlantic Starr, S.O.S. Band, Angela Winbush. 7 p.m. May 12. $38.10-$80.50. Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre, 5239 Floyd Road, Mableton. mablehouse.org.

Jenn Cornell. 8 p.m. May 12. $20. Grange Hall, 10640 Serenbe Lane, Chattahoochee Hills. www.chatthillsmusic.com.

Lauda Musicam: Sephardic and Jewish Music. 3 p.m. May 13. Free. St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, 1790 Lavista Road, Atlanta. www.laudamusicam.org. Graham Parker. 8 p.m. May 13. $20-26. City Winery, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www. citywinery.com/atlanta.

David Bromberg. 7:30 p.m. May 17. $37-$45. Eddie’s Attic, 515-B N. McDonough St., Decatur. 1-877725-8849, www.eddiesattic.com. Hayley Orrantia. 9 p.m. May 17. $21-$26. Terminal West, 887 W. Marietta St. NW, Atlanta. 404876-5566, terminalwestatl.com. Margo Price with Erin Rae. 8 p.m. May 17. $22-$26. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse. com.

Atlanta Funk Fest 2018. 7:30. May 18-20. $69-$477. Wolf Creek Amphitheater, 3025 Merk Road, Atlanta. www.wolfcreekamphitheater.com.

Delta Moon. 9:30 p.m. May 18. $12-$16. Eddie’s Attic, 515-B N. McDonough St., Decatur. 1-877725-8849, www.eddiesattic.com. Guided by Voices. 9 p.m. May 18. $30-$32. Terminal West, 887 W. Marietta St. NW, Atlanta. 404876-5566, terminalwestatl.com. Tank and the Bangas. 8 p.m. May 18. $18-$21. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse. com.

VISUAL ARTS

Frank Sharp: Australia and New Zealand. Photos from the other side of the world. Through May 25. Suwanee Public Library, 361 Main St., Suwanee. www. gwinnettpl.org.

“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.