The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
GO GUIDE: THE BIG A LIST
FAIRS, FESTIVALS AND ATTRACTIONS
■ Georgia Spring State Fair.
With performances, live music, carnival rides, fair food, a petting zoo and more. Today. $5-$10. Atlanta Motor Speedway, 1500 Tara Place, Hampton. georgiastatefair.com
■ Atlanta Film Festival. Large annual festival of film with screenings and other events at various Atlanta locations. Today. $100-$900 for badges. Plaza Theatre, 1049 Ponce De Leon Ave. NE, Atlanta. Tara Theatre, 2345 Cheshire Bridge Road NE, Atlanta. atlantafilmfestival.com ■ Decatur Arts Festival.
Annual arts festival in downtown Decatur, with events including an art walk, music, comedy, food, drink, theatrical performances, children’s activities and more. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. today. Free. Decatur Square, 101 E. Court Square, Decatur. decaturartsfestival.com ■ Roswell Spring Arts Festival.
11 a.m.-5 p.m. today. Free. Roswell City Hall, 38 Hill St., Roswell. 470929-6095, roswellartfestival.com ■ May-Retta Daze. Annual arts and crafts festival in Marietta Square, with a handmade arts and crafts show, local musicians, food, children’s activities and more. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. today. Free. Glover Park at Historic Marietta Square, 50 N. Park Square NE, Marietta. mariettaga.gov
■ Taste of Alpharetta. Food festival in downtown Alpharetta, featuring tastings from local restaurants, dining events, culinary demonstrations, entertainment for all ages and more. 5-10 p.m. Thursday. Admission is free. Downtown Alpharetta. 20 South Main St, Alpharetta. tasteofalpharettaga.com
■ Chastain Spring Arts &
Crafts Festival. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. May 12. Free. 4469 Stella Drive. 404-873-1222, chastainparkartsfestival.com ■ Sweet Auburn Springfest. 11 a.m.- 9 p.m. Saturday; 1-8 p.m. May 12. Free. 230 John Wesley Dobbs Ave. NE. 678-861-7263, sweetauburn.com
■ UniverSoul Circus. May 17-June 2 at Atlantic Station. $28-$70. Pinnacle Lot
241 20th St. NW, Atlanta. universoulcircus.com
■ Atlanta Jazz Festival.
11 a.m.-11 p.m. May 25-27. Free. Piedmont Park. 404-546-6815, atljazzfest.com
■ Atlanta Caribbean Carnival.
May 24-26. Various locations and prices. Centerpiece event is the concert and more, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. May 25 at Westside Park, 1660 Johnson Road NW. 770-2586022, atlantacarnival.org
■ “Van Gogh: The Immersive
Experience.” 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday; 9:30 a.m.- 9:30 p.m. Saturday and holidays; 9:30 a.m.7 p.m. Sunday. Prices start at $34.90 for adults. Exhibition Hub Atlanta Art Center, 5660 Buford Highway NE, Doraville. feverup.com
■ “Horizon of Khufu.” Noon8 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 10 a.m.9 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday. $30-$38. Eclipso Centre, 550 Somerset Terrace NE, Atlanta. feverup.com
■ “Heart Strings: Creating Connection to the World’s
Children.” Today. Admission for children is free; general admission is $18; senior citizens and military $17. Pullman Yards, Building 1, 225 Rogers St. NE. pullmanyards.com
PERFORMING ARTS
■ “Fat Ham.” Through May 12. $10-$60. Alliance Theatre, the Woodruff Arts Center, 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta. 404733-4600, alliancetheatre.org ■ “To Kill A Mockingbird.”
Tuesday-May 12. $39-$179. Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. Atlanta. foxtheatre.org
■ Wanda Sykes. 7: 30 p.m. Friday. $91-$414. Atlanta Symphony Hall, The Woodruff Arts Center, 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta. aso.org
■ Alison Roman Gives Solicited Advice. 8 p.m. Saturday. $29$40. Variety Playhouse. 1099 Euclid Ave. NE, Atlanta. variety-playhouse.com
■ We Them Ones Comedy Tour featuring Mike Epps, Deray Davis and DC Young Fly. 8 p.m. May 17. $89-$299. State Farm Arena. 1 State Farm Drive, Atlanta. statefarmarena.com ■ Hasan Minhaj. 7 p.m. May 18. $53.50-$238.50. Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta. foxtheatre.org
MUSIC
■ Neil Young and Crazy Horse.
7:30 p.m. Tuesday. $90-$498. Ameris Bank Amphitheatre, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta. livenation.com
■ Nolan Taylor. 8 p.m. Wednesday. $20. King Plow Arts Center. 887 West Marietta St. NW Suite C, Atlanta. terminalwestatl.com
■ James Arthur. 8 p.m. Thursday. $54-$168. The Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St. NW, Atlanta. livenation.com
■ Sierra Ferrell with Jake Kohn.
8 p.m. Thursday. $33-$100. The Eastern, 800 Old Flat Shoals Road SE, Atlanta. easternatl.com ■ Heart, with Cheap Trick.
8 p.m. Friday. $35-$170. State Farm Arena. 1 State Farm Drive, Atlanta. statefarmarena.com
■ Cypress Hill. 8 p.m. Friday. $56-$184. The Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St. NW, Atlanta. livenation.com
■ Diana Ross. 8 p.m. Friday. $53-$270. Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park. 4469 Stella Drive, NW, Atlanta. chastainparkamp.com
■ Sarah Jarosz. 8 p.m. Saturday. $25-$87. King Plow Arts Center. 887 West Marietta St. NW Suite C, Atlanta. terminalwestatl.com ■ Anita Baker. 7 p.m. Saturday. $69-$169. State Farm Arena. 1 State Farm Drive, Atlanta. statefarmarena.com
■ Sum 41. 7 p.m. Saturday. $75-$347. Coca Cola Roxy, 800 Battery Ave. SE #500, Atlanta. livenation.com
■ Judas Priest. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. $71-$311. Ameris Bank Amphitheatre, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta. livenation.com
■ The Decemberists with
Ratboys. 8 p.m. May 12. $49.50$57. The Eastern, 800 Old Flat Shoals Road SE, Atlanta. easternatl.com
■ Echo and the Bunnymen.
8 p.m. May 13. $63-$221. The Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St. NW, Atlanta. livenation.com
■ Bad Bunny. 8 p.m. May 14-15. $106-$906. State Farm Arena, 1 State Farm Drive, Atlanta. statefarmarena.com
■ Phosphorescent. 8 p.m. May 20. $35. Terminal West, 887 W. Marietta St. NW, Suite C, Atlanta. terminalwestatl.com
■ Real Estate. 8 p.m. May 26. $26-$82. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. NE, Atlanta. variety-playhouse.com
■ The Pixies, Modest Mouse,
Cat Power. 6:30 p.m. June 4. $78-$354. Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park, 4469 Stella Drive, NW, Atlanta. livenation.com
■ Tyler Childers. 7 p.m. June 7. $82-$460. Ameris Bank Amphitheatre, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta. livenation.com
■ Tim McGraw. 7 p.m. June 14. $39-$220. State Farm Arena, 1 State Farm Drive, Atlanta. statefarmarena.com
■ Anthony Hamilton and
Friends. 7 p.m. June 16. $88-$370. Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park, 4469 Stella Drive, NW, Atlanta. livenation.com
■ Camera Obscura. 8 p.m. June 17. $30-$208. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. NE, Atlanta. variety-playhouse.com
■ Alanis Morissette. 7 p.m. June 22. $94-$407. Ameris Bank Amphitheatre, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta. livenation.com
■ Ryan Adams. 8 p.m. June 29. $76-$304. The Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St. NW, Atlanta. livenation.com
■ Sarah McLachlan. 7:30 p.m. June 30. $96-$420. Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park, 4469 Stella Drive, NW, Atlanta. livenation.com
VISUAL ARTS
■ “The Poet and the Painters.”
A multimedia art event featuring 18 oil paintings and four sculptures by three local artists, drawn from impressions of poems by Dana Gioia, former chairman of the National Endowment of the Arts. Through May 23. Free. Roswell Visual Arts Center, 10495 Woodstock Road, Roswell. roswell365.com
■ “Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina.” Featuring nearly 60 ceramic objects created by enslaved African Americans in Edgefield, South Carolina, in the decades before the Civil War. Through May 12. $18.50. High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta. 404-733-4444, high.org
■ “Recasting Antiquity: Whistler, Tanagra, and the Female Form.” This exhibition focuses on a series of works on paper by the American artist James McNeill Whistler (1834– 1903), created in the early 1890s. Through May 19. $6-$8. Michael C. Carlos Museum, 571 S. Kilgo Circle, Atlanta. carlos.emory.edu ■ “Songs from the Compost: Mutating Bodies, Imploding Stars.” Through May 19. $6-$8. Michael C. Carlos Museum. 571 S. Kilgo Circle, Atlanta. carlos.emory.edu
■ “Ghosts of Segregation: Photographs by Rich Frishman.” Through May 24. Free. David J. Sencer CDC Museum, 1600 Clifton Road NE. 404-639-0830, cdc.gov/museum
■ “Truth Told Slant: Contemporary Photography.”
Through Aug. 11. Free or $18.50. High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta. 404-733-4444, high.org