The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Fairs, festivals, etc.
Taste of Atlanta. More than 90 restaurants will offer up delectables, chefs and hospitality experts will demonstrate on three separate stages and lead classes and the ongoing Barcraft Competition culminates in the naming of the winning mixologist. Noon-6 p.m. Oct. 21. $25-$75 (plus fees). Historic Fourth Ward Park, 680 Dallas St. NE, Atlanta. www.tasteofatlanta.com. Festival on Ponce. This festival features some 125 exhibitions of arts and crafts, folk and outsider art; a children’s area and a wide variety of food and drink offerings. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 21. Free. Olmstead Linear Park, 1451 Ponce de Leon Ave., Atlanta. www.festivalonponce.com.
Brookhaven Arts Festival. More than 140 artists working in painting, photography, glass, jewelry, mixed media and other specialties will show their work. There’s also a juried art show, a classic car show on Sunday, food and drink vendors, live musical performances and kids’ activities. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 21. Free. Apple Valley Road behind the Brookhaven MARTA station, Atlanta. www.brookhavenartsfestival.com. Little Hands, Big Lovefest. Teens from Children Helping Children will lead kids ages 3 and up in assembling projects that benefit other children in Atlanta. There will also be a jump house, face painting, food trucks and cotton candy, along with a talent show finale. 2-6:30 p.m. Oct. 21. Free. Magnolia Hall at Piedmont Park, www.chcatlanta.org “The Sleepy Hollow Experience.” Through Nov. 4. $30-$43. Serenbe Playhouse, 10950 Hutchesons Ferry Road, Chattahoochee Hills. 770-4631110, serenbeplayhouse.com.
“Nell Gwynn.” The true story of the celebrated 17th-century English actress (and royal mistress). Through Oct. 21. Synchronicity Theatre, 1545 Peachtree St. (in the Peachtree Pointe complex), Atlanta. 404-484-8636, synchrotheatre.com.
“Nina Simone: Four Women.” A musical revue. Through Oct. 21. True Colors Theatre Company at the Southwest Arts Center, 915 New Hope Road, Atlanta. 1-877-725-8849, truecolorstheatre.org.
“Nick’s Flamingo Grill.” Local playwright and composer Phillip DePoy’s post-World War II jazz musical. Through Oct. 28. Alliance Theatre Company’s studio space, Woodruff Arts Center, 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta. 404733-5000, alliancetheatre.org.
“Evil Dead the Musical.” Through Oct.
20. $35-$45. Out of Box Theatre at the Artisan Resource Center, 585 Cobb Parkway S., Marietta. 678-653-4605, www.outofboxtheatre.com.
“The Royale.” A look at the segregated world of boxing during the early 1900s. Through Nov. 4. Theatrical Outfit at Balzer Theater at Herren’s, 84 Luckie St. NW, Atlanta. 678-528-1500, theatricaloutfit.org.
“The Ghastly Dreadfuls.” The spooky season favorite returns with short stories and seasonally appropriate musical numbers. Through Oct. 27. $25. Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St. NW, Atlanta. www.puppet.org. “Newsies.” Atlanta Lyric Theatre’s co-production with Aurora. Oct. 19-Nov.
4. $38-$63. Jennie T. Anderson Theatre (at the Cobb Civic Center), 548 S. Marietta Parkway, Marietta. 404-377-9948, atlantalyrictheatre.com.
“The Toxic Avenger.” Rock musical tells the story of a man with a dream to save the world, but faces a tragedy that ultimately helps him in the long run. Oct. 19-Nov. 3. $25. Marietta Theatre Company at the Lyric Studio on the Square, 12 Powder Springs St., Marietta.