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FAIRS, FESTIVALS, ETC.

“Barbecue Nation.” Through June 16. $9-$21.50. Atlanta History Center, 130 W. Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta. 404-814-4000, atlantahistorycenter.com.

Atlanta Cask Ale Tasting. 2:30-6 p.m. Jan. 19. $43.50 plus fees. 5 Seasons Brewing Westside, 1000 Marietta St., Atlanta. www.classiccitybrew.com/acat.html

The Harlem Globetrotters. 7:30 p.m. Jan. 19. $17-$160. Infinite Energy Arena, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. 770-626-2464, infiniteenergycenter.com. Atlanta Winter Wine Festival. Noon-4 p.m. and 6-10 p.m. Jan.

19. $50-$60. City Winery Atlanta, 650 North Ave., Ponce City Market, Atlanta. 404-946-3791, citywinery. com/atlanta, www.atlantawinefestivals.com.

“Selma.” Part of the Strand Movie Series. 3 p.m. Jan. 20. $8-$9. Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre, 117 N. Park Square, Marietta. www. earlsmithstrand.org.

The Atlanta Braves’ Chop Fest. Question-and-answer sessions, baseball clinics, autographs and photos with players, interactive attractions, live entertainment and more. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Jan. 19. Free. SunTrust Park and The Battery Atlanta. www.braves.com/chopfest. “Forrest Gump.” Part of the Strand Movie Series. 8 p.m. Jan.

25. $8-$9. Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre, 117 N. Park Square, Marietta. www.earlsmithstrand. org.

Days of the Dead. A horrorfocused fan-organized convention. 5-11 p.m. Jan. 25; 11 a.m-7 p.m. Jan. 26; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Jan. 27. $30-$75; advance and group discounts available. Atlanta Sheraton, 165 Courtland St. NE, Atlanta. www. daysofthedead.com.

Groundhog Day Jugglers Festival. Jan. 25-27. Most events free for spectators; Saturday night cabaret, $10. Registration for participants, $30. Yaarab Shrine Center, 400 Ponce de Leon Ave. NE, Atlanta. www.atlantajugglers.org. Callanwolde Artist Market. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Jan. 26; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Jan. 27. $5. Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, 980 Briarcliff Road NE, Atlanta. www.callanwolde.org.

PERFORMING ARTS

“Love’s Labour’s Lost.” Through Jan. 27. $17-$42. Atlanta Shakespeare Company at Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse, 499 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta. 404-874-5299, shakespearetavern.com. “Moonlight and Magnolias.” Ever wonder what it took to craft the script for the classic film “Gone With the Wind”? This show offers one version of how it all came together. Through Jan. 27. $29-$40. Georgia Ensemble Theatre at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell. get.org.

“A Doll’s House, Part 2.” In the 1879 Henrik Ibsen classic, Nora Helmer leaves her husband and family. Fifteen years later, she returns in this 2017 Broadway hit that explores what happened after that groundbreaking moment. A coproduction with Actor’s Express. Through Feb. 10. $20-$55. Aurora Theatre, 128 E. Pike St., Lawrenceville. 678-226-6222, auroratheatre. com.

“Ever After.” The musical based on the hit film, which was inspired by the tale of Cinderella, opens the Alliance Theatre’s newly renovated Coca-Cola Stage. Through Feb. 17. $25-$80. Woodruff Arts Center, Memorial Arts Building, 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta. 404-7335000, alliancetheatre.org.

Tomáš Kubínek. A one-man comedy and vaudeville show. 8 p.m. Jan.

19. $31.45-$63. Rialto Center for the Arts, 80 Forsyth St. NW, Atlanta. rialto.gsu.edu.

Hannibal Buress. 7:30 and 10:30 p.m. Jan. 19. $35-$45. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. NE, Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com. “Paul Bunyan and the Tall Tale Medicine Show.” Jan. 22-March

10. $19.50. Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St. NW, Atlanta. puppet.org.

Chinese Acrobat of Hebei. 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24. $17-$47. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. www.cobbenergycentre.com. “The Last Night of Ballyhoo.” Alfred Uhry’s character study of intra-ethnic bias and identity was commissioned for the 1996 Summer Olympics. Jan. 25-Feb.

17. $15-$33. Stage Door Players at North DeKalb Cultural Arts Center, 5339 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody. 770-396-1726, stagedoorplayers.net.

“K2.” Two climbers stranded near the top of the world’s secondhighest mountain. Jan. 25-Feb. 9. $15-$25. Catalyst Arts Atlanta at the Bakery, 825 Warner St. SW, atlantawww.catalystartsatl.com “An Octoroon.” The antebellum South collides with 21st-century cultural politics in this subversive take on a 19th-century melodrama. Jan. 26-Feb. 24. $20-$40. Actor’s Express, 887 W. Marietta St., Atlanta. 404-607-7469, actorsexpress.com.

MUSIC

The Devil Makes Three. 9 p.m. Jan. 18. $26-$29. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. NE, Atlanta. www. variety-playhouse.com.

Street Fighting Band: A Rolling Stones Tribute. 8 p.m. Jan. 18. $20; $45 VIP. Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre, 117 N. Park Square, Marietta. www.earlsmithstrand. org.

Departure (Journey tribute band). 8 p.m. Jan. 18. $20-$25. City Winery Atlanta, 650 North Ave., Ponce City Market, Atlanta. 404946-3791, citywinery.com/atlanta. Seun Kuti & Fela’s Egypt 80. 9 p.m. Jan. 19. $25. The Masquerade, 75 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW, Atlanta. www.masqueradeatlanta. com.

Greensky Bluegrass. 8 p.m. Jan.

19. $27.50. Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St., Atlanta. 1-800-745-3000, www. tabernacleatl.com.

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Cellist Johannes Moser joins the orchestra for Bernstein’s “Three Meditations from MASS.” Robert Spano conducts Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 7 (“Leningrad”). Jan.

19. $22-$98. Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta. 404-7335000, www.atlantasymphony.org. Steve Earle. 8 p.m. Jan. 20. $40$50. City Winery Atlanta, 650 North Ave., Ponce City Market, Atlanta. 404-946-3791, citywinery. com/atlanta.

The Beach Boys. 2:30 p.m. Jan. 20. $47-$120. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. www.cobbenergycentre.com.

Postmodern Jukebox. 8 p.m. Jan. 23, 2019. $26-$102. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. www.cobbenergycentre.com. Lincoln Durham. 7 p.m. Jan. 23. $15. The Masquerade, 75 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW, Atlanta. www.masqueradeatlanta.com. Amen Dunes. 9 p.m. Jan. 23. $17$19. Terminal West, 887 W. Marietta St. NW, Atlanta. 404-876-5566, terminalwestatl.com.

A$AP Rocky. 8 p.m. Jan. 23. $39.50-$55. Infinite Energy Arena, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. 770-626-2464, infiniteenergycenter.com.

Jane Monheit. 8 p.m. Jan. 23. $25-$35. City Winery Atlanta, 650 North Ave., Ponce City Market, Atlanta. 404-946-3791, citywinery. com/atlanta.

Shawn Colvin. 8 p.m. Jan. 24. $40-$55. City Winery Atlanta, 650 North Ave., Ponce City Market, Atlanta. 404-946-3791, citywinery. com/atlanta.

Crash Test Dummies. 8 p.m. Jan.

24. $31-$46. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. NE, Atlanta. www. variety-playhouse.com.

12th Planet. 9 p.m. Jan. 24. $25-$30. Buckhead Theatre, 3110 Roswell Road NE, Atlanta. www. thebuckheadtheatreatl.com. Caroline Herring. 7 p.m. Jan. 25. $15-$20. Eddie’s Attic, 515-B N. McDonough St., Decatur. 1-877987-6487, eddiesattic.com.

Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe.

9 p.m. Jan. 25. $26-$31. Terminal West, 887 W. Marietta St. NW, Atlanta. 404-876-5566, terminalwestatl.com.

Beth Wood and Sarah Siskind. 8 p.m. Jan. 25. $20-$25. Eddie Owen Presents at the Red Clay Music Foundry, 3116 Main St., Duluth. 404-478-2749, eddieowenpresents.com.

Cher. 8 p.m. Jan. 25. $47.95-$500. Infinite Energy Arena, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. 770-6262464, infiniteenergycenter.com. James Giles, piano. Noon Jan. 25. Free. Michael C. Carlos Museum, 571 S. Kilgo Circle NE, Atlanta. 404-7275050, arts.emory.edu.

Jim Brickman with the ASO.

8 p.m. Jan. 25. $29.50-$79.50. Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta. 404-733-5000, www. atlantasymphony.org.

Slippery When Wet - Bon Jovi Tribute. 7:30 and 9:55 p.m. Jan. 25. $22.50-$34.50. MadLife Stage & Studios, 8722 Main St., Woodstock. 678-384-2363, madlifestageandstudios.com.

Jeff Bradshaw. 8 p.m. Jan. 25. $30-$45. City Winery Atlanta, 650 North Ave., Ponce City Market, Atlanta. 404-946-3791, citywinery. com/atlanta.

Ray Chen, violin. 8 p.m. Jan.

25. $55. Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, 1700 N. Decatur Road, Atlanta. 404-727-5050, arts.emory.edu. ZOSO — The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience. 8:30 p.m. Jan. 25-26. $21-$24. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. NE, Atlanta. www. variety-playhouse.com.

Arlo Guthrie, Sarah Lee Guthrie. 8 p.m. Jan. 26. $41.50-$86.50. Buckhead Theatre, 3110 Roswell Road NE, Atlanta. www.thebuckheadtheatreatl.com.

Randall Bramblett. 8 p.m. Jan. 26. $20-$29. Eddie Owen Presents at the Red Clay Music Foundry, 3116 Main St., Duluth. 404-478-2749, eddieowenpresents.com.

Bring Me the Horizon. 7 p.m. Jan.

26. $45.50-$55. Coca-Cola Roxy, 800 Battery Ave., Atlanta. 1-800745-3000, www.cocacolaroxy.com. Peabo Bryson. 6 and 9 p.m. Jan.

26. $40-$55. City Winery Atlanta, 650 North Ave., Ponce City Market, Atlanta. 404-946-3791, citywinery. com/atlanta.

Emory Young Artist Piano Competition Final Concert. 7 p.m. Jan. 26. Free. Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Atlanta. 404-727-5050, arts.emory.edu.

VISUAL ARTS

“Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors.” Through Feb. 17. $29, $5 for children 5 and younger. $175 VIP includes catalogue and evening access with smaller crowds. Approximately 100 tickets will be released on a firstcome, first-served basis (two per person) on-site each day beginning one hour before the museum opens. High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta. 404-7334444, www.high.org.

“Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal: World of Myth and Magic.” Explore how Jim Henson, Brian Froud, Frank Oz and others created “The Dark Crystal’s” mythical world of Thra. Museum admission is $12.50, but it’s free with a ticket to the Center’s Family Series shows. Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St. NW, Atlanta. www.puppet.org. “Building Emory’s African American Collections: Highlights from the Curatorial Career of Randall K. Burkett.” Through Feb. 3. Free. Schatten Gallery, Woodruff Library Level 3, 540 Asbury Circle, Atlanta. arts.emory.edu.