Jazz, art highlights of holiday weekend

Atlanta Jazz Festival’s Saturday lineup is all female headliners.

Memorial Day is an offi-cial kickoff to summer, and that means barbecue, picnics, family gatherings, plays and festivals.

This weekend, metro Atlanta will have it all, from the Atlanta Jazz Festival in Piedmont Park to the Decatur Arts Festival.

From today through Monday, it will be one big party.

Atlanta Jazz Festival

The main attraction of annual festival will be held Saturday and Sunday in Piedmont Park.

The list of performers — veterans and newcomers — is impressive. Performers include Dianne Reeves, Jon Baptiste with the Dap Kings, Jazzmeia Horn and the Linda May Han Oh Quintet.

This is the 41st year for the festival that, for the first time, will have a Saturday lineup of all female headliners, according to its website.

Over the two days, there will be three stages: the Next Gen, Contemporary and the Legends. There will also be an artist market, kid zone and food venues.

The first performance on Saturday starts at noon. On Sunday, the first performance begins at 12:30 p.m.

■ Free. Piedmont Park. atlantafestivals.com

Decatur Arts Festival

The annu al arts festival will be held today through Sunday in downtown Decatur. It will features artists, gallery tours, food, dance and book signings. It opens with the city’s largest onenight art experience from 5 to 10 p.m. Visitors can walk around town to see exhibits at various shops and galleries and enjoy complimentary snacks and drinks.

■ Free. Downtown Deca- tur. decaturartsfestival.com

‘Go’: A nondialogue play

“Go” is a nondialogue play by Ronald D. Eastman II and Stephanie McFarlane of Mismatch Socks Production. Set in the present day, “Go” is inspired by Eastman’s life story, in which abuse left him silenced until he chose to fight.

The plot follows a young Keith, who is forced into isolation, ill-treated, silenced and kept secluded by an unknown entity on the other side of a heavy steel door. For Keith, the door is only seen as a way of entry for abuse, and never a pathway to escape, until a girl enters the space.

There will be a que stion-and-answer session with th e writer, di rectors and cast following the performances.

■ 7:30 p.m. today and 7 p.m. Satu rd ay. Free. The Windmill Arts Center, 2823 Church St., East Point. thewindmillatl.com

Monastery of the Holy Spirit tour

If you crave quiet and spiritual reflflection, consider the “Highlights & Insights” tour at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers.

Trained docents will guide visitors around the grounds, where Trappist monks live, work and pray.

This monthly tour can only accommodate a small group, so registration fills up quickly. The grounds include a bonsai garden, gift shop, bakery and stained glass workshop.

Preregistration is required online. No walk-ins accepted. Visitors should gather in front of the Abbey store.

■ 1:30 p.m. Saturday. $12, plus service fee. Monastery of the Holy Spirit, 2625 Highway 212 SW, Conyers. 770483-8705; trappist.net

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