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BALL GROUND

At Gibbs Gardens, July blooms thrive as we enter the heart of the summer. Let your senses take in the fragrance and color that fills the air.

Brilliant combinations of shrubs and trees, roses, crape myrtles, thousands of daylilies, waterlilies, annuals and perennials abound. On July 4, Gibbs Gardens will be open regular hours, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., so you can bring your out-of-town guests to hear our visitor-favorite classical musicians, flutist Arthur McClenton and harpist Tyler Hartley. They will perform from 12:30-3:30 p.m. Saturday, July 14, marks the return of Beekeepers Nancy and Sean Cook. The Cook’s maintain the hives within the gardens. As pollinators, our bee friends offer an essential ingredient for healthy gardens. In addition, they provide the raw honey that Sean and Nancy sell to those seeking the much sought-after local honey. The lecture and Q&A will take place from 11 a.m to noon at the Grove Bandstand. Honey harvested from the gardens’ hives will be available for sale following their presentation. All events are free for annual members. Non-members pay Gibbs Gardens admission prices. Summer hours are Wednesday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. We take our last admissions at 4 p.m., at which time our gates close. Gibbs Gardens is located at 1987 Gibbs Drive, Ball Ground, Georgia, 30107. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.gibbsgardens.com or call 770-893-1880.

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BY CHRISTOPHER BARKER

One of the first efforts of the nascent Dunwoody Woman’s Club in 1974 was a Community Improvement Project establish-

ing a local theater. The thriving project was an obvious success, and the north Atlanta community has been improved during the succeeding 45 years by Dunwoody’s only professional theater company, the Stage Door Players. Stage Door embarks on its 45th season this fall with six plays and musicals whose themes reflect celebration as the theater marks 4.5 decades as a theater company and 15 years under the leadership of Artistic Director Robert Egizio. Stage Door’s rise to parity with other profes-sional Atlanta theaters was evidenced by two Suzi Bass awards (Atlanta’s equivalent with Broadway’s Tonys) in the 2015-2016 season: Best Ensemble of the Year and Best World Premiere for the Topher Payne Christmas play “Let Nothing You Dismay” that Stage Door commissioned and helped envision. From community volunteers initially staging occasional plays in a room on the second floor of a bank building to a more regular play season using the theater and

space at Georgia Perimeter College, Stage Door in 1988 finally found a home of its own in the former Dunwoody Elementary School. The school on Ashford Dunwoody Road became the North DeKalb Cultural Center, where Stage Door Players shares the building with the Spruill Center for the Arts, which offers adult classes in visual arts. Stage Door audiences were intro-duced to Egizio in 2003 when the chore-ographer, actor and director was hired to direct and choreograph “Dames at Sea,” which is being reprised in the artistic director’s 15th season in Dunwoody. The graduate of Temple University’s theater school and experienced choreographer in Florida and Georgia returned to Dun-woody the following year to choreograph and direct “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” which won the theater’s Woodie Award for the season’s best show and led to the offer to become Stage Door artistic director. After acting and dancing in college, the Philadelphia native performed and worked around the country prior to becoming choreographer in residence at Encore Alley in Vero Beach, Fla., for four seasons. Egizio acted locally, nationally and on tour, working onstage in Atlanta at Aurora Theatre, Georgia Ensemble

Theatre, ART Station, Onstage Atlanta, Jewish Theatre of the South and at Stage Door. During his two decades in Atlanta, Egizio has used his directing and choreog-raphy skills at Aurora, Georgia Ensemble, ART Station, Lyric Theatre, Gainesville Theatre Alliance, Onstage Atlanta and Georgia Perimeter College and was chore-ographer in residence at Actor’s Express under Chris Coleman. Out of college “I was hired as an actor, dancer and choreographer and started directing as the next jump-off point,” Egizio says. “Who knew I’d be producing 10 years later? I can still create dances when required,” and he sometimes supplements the choreography of professional freelance

Daylilies show off brilliant summer blooms. PHOTO COURTESY OF GIBBS GARDENS

Summer color thrives in July

“Stage Door embarks on its

45th season with six plays and musicals whose themes reflect

celebration.”

“Godspell 2012” was at Stage Door Players in Dunwoody for the 2013-2014 season. PHOTOS BY R. TODD FLEEMAN

Stage Door Players Artistic Director Robert Egizio points to lighting adjustments he wants at the theater in Dunwoody.

The set for Stage Door Players’ “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” shows the imagination of contracted set designers. n THEATER page 6


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Gibbs’ Summer Color .............................. 1Stage Door Theater .................................. 1Fox Theatre: “Book of Mormon”................ 2Terraces July Concerts ............................... 2Big Canoe Photo of the Month ................. 3President’s Summer Art Series .................. 4July Calendar .......................................... 5High Museum: Winnie-The-Pooh ............... 8Jam In The Trees ...................................... 9Theatrical Outfit ..................................... 10Big Canoe Artists Club ........................... 11Stage Door Players: “Smokey Joe’s Cafe” ............................. 12

True Colors Theatre: “Dot” ..................... 13“Hamilton” Review ............................... 13Horizon Theatre: “How Black Mothers Say I Love You” ...................................... 1450/50 Applause Award ........................... 14Fernbank: “Food: Our Global Kitchen” .... 14

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We hope you had the chance to take in the early season concerts — most especially the two great tribute bands

we had in June. The melodies and sounds rekindled memories and made singalongs a great experience under the stars. We are already halfway through our 2018 season which means it’s time for our special July 4 concert time and a regular monthly concert event. We continue with our Saturdays at 7 p.m. schedule. We’ve got a returning band for the July 4 event while a new band to our stage will be featured for the second concert. Come finish celebrating the holiday week as we bring back 120 East’s captivating vocals, horns, keys and guitars July 7. From Marietta, they play various musical styles from a wide assortment of covers. The Terraces audience loves this band, so it will be a rocking night in the woods as we add to the nation’s Independence Day festivities. Their engaging style should be the right recipe

for this night under the stars. On July 28, the Terraces welcomes to the stage for

the first time, Men in Blues, an energetic Atlanta band that plays rock ’n’ roll, soul, R&B, funk, blues, oldies and country. They’ve been playing since 2000 and have amassed lots of awards such as, Best Local Blues, Best Cover, Best Local R&B/Soul as recognized by Creative Loafing. Their goal is to read the audience and mix up the set list in order to keep everyone on the dance floor. Among their covers are “Ain’t No Sunshine,” “Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy,” “Honky Tonk Woman,” “Mustang Sally,” “Sunshine of Your Love,” and many others. Food for the remainder of the season will be available through The Clubhouse at Lake Sconti. Be sure to place your order by Thursday for these Saturday concerts from the Terraces Concerts Menu. Pick up at the food tent at the Terraces starting at 5:30 p.m. Please email reservations@

bigcanoepoa.com or call 706-268-2420 to order and ask for further details. Ticket prices: “Pick 6” is $100; “Pick 4” is $70. Advanced single tickets are $22.50; all three options are available up until 3 p.m. the Friday preceding the Saturday concert. The walk-up ticket is $25. Purchase online, leave a check at Big Canoe Postal Facility Terraces Alpha Box, at the gate, or standaround in between Sunday Services at the Big Canoe Chapel. Should you have any questions regarding this upcoming Terraces Concert series, contact Shelby Collins at 404-863-2676. Our website is www.terracesconcerts.com, which has useful information to support these concerts. During the season, we have the concert and weather hotline at 470-273-6767. For GPS address information, the Terraces Amphitheater is located at 1849 Steve Tate Highway in Marble Hill, Georgia, 30148. Happy July 4! Continue to enjoy the great fellowship opportunities while supporting this season’s Terraces Concerts. See you there.

“The Book of Mormon,” which the New York Times called “the best musical of this century,” is back at

Atlanta’s Fox Theatre July 17-22. The musical played to a record-break-ing two-week run at the Fox in 2014, as well as in 2016. “The Book of Mormon” won nine Tony Awards: best musical, score, book, direction, featured actress,

scenic design, lighting design, sound design and orchestrations. The book, music and lyrics are by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, who won four Emmys for the animated TV series “South Park,” and Tony Award-winner Robert Lopez, who co-created the long-running musical comedy “Avenue Q.” The choreographer is Casey Nicholaw (Monty Python’s “Spamalot,” “The

Drowsy Chaperone”), who co-directs this production of “Mormon” with Parker. Performances of the Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Atlanta production are at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets starting at $33.50 are at 855-285-8499 or www.FoxTheatre.org. Details are at www.BookofMormonTheMusical.com.

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Monica L. Patton, Kevin Clay and Conner Peirson, from left, help bring “The Book of Mormon” to the Fox Theatre stage in July. PHOTO BY JULIETA CERVANTES

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Arts&EntertainmentJULY 2018 | The area’s most comprehensive events guide and calendar | COVERING ATLANTA & NORTH GEORGIA

Theater improves Dunwoody community

past 45 years

BALL GROUND

At Gibbs Gardens, July blooms thrive as we enter the heart of the summer. Let your senses take in the fragrance and color that fills the air.

Brilliant combinations of shrubs and trees, roses, crape myrtles, thousands of daylilies, waterlilies, annuals and perennials abound. On July 4, Gibbs Gardens will be open regular hours, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., so you can bring your out-of-town guests to hear our visitor-favorite classical musicians, flutist Arthur McClenton and harpist Tyler Hartley. They will perform from 12:30-3:30 p.m. Saturday, July 14, marks the return of Beekeepers Nancy and Sean Cook. The Cook’s maintain the hives within the gardens. As pollinators, our bee friends offer an essential ingredient for healthy gardens. In addition, they provide the raw honey that Sean and Nancy sell to those seeking the much sought-after local honey. The lecture and Q&A will take place from 11 a.m to noon at the Grove Bandstand. Honey harvested from the gardens’ hives will be available for sale following their presentation. All events are free for annual members. Non-members pay Gibbs Gardens admission prices. Summer hours are Wednesday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. We take our last admissions at 4 p.m., at which time our gates close. Gibbs Gardens is located at 1987 Gibbs Drive, Ball Ground, Georgia, 30107. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.gibbsgardens.com or call 770-893-1880.

Submitted by Gibbs Gardens

BY CHRISTOPHER BARKER

One of the first efforts of the nascent Dunwoody Woman’s Club in 1974 was a Community Improvement Project establish-

ing a local theater. The thriving project was an obvious success, and the north Atlanta community has been improved during the succeeding 45 years by Dunwoody’s only professional theater company, the Stage Door Players. Stage Door embarks on its 45th season this fall with six plays and musicals whose themes reflect celebration as the theater marks 4.5 decades as a theater company and 15 years under the leadership of Artistic Director Robert Egizio. Stage Door’s rise to parity with other profes-sional Atlanta theaters was evidenced by two Suzi Bass awards (Atlanta’s equivalent with Broadway’s Tonys) in the 2015-2016 season: Best Ensemble of the Year and Best World Premiere for the Topher Payne Christmas play “Let Nothing You Dismay” that Stage Door commissioned and helped envision. From community volunteers initially staging occasional plays in a room on the second floor of a bank building to a more regular play season using the theater and

space at Georgia Perimeter College, Stage Door in 1988 finally found a home of its own in the former Dunwoody Elementary School. The school on Ashford Dunwoody Road became the North DeKalb Cultural Center, where Stage Door Players shares the building with the Spruill Center for the Arts, which offers adult classes in visual arts. Stage Door audiences were intro-duced to Egizio in 2003 when the chore-ographer, actor and director was hired to direct and choreograph “Dames at Sea,” which is being reprised in the artistic director’s 15th season in Dunwoody. The graduate of Temple University’s theater school and experienced choreographer in Florida and Georgia returned to Dun-woody the following year to choreograph and direct “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” which won the theater’s Woodie Award for the season’s best show and led to the offer to become Stage Door artistic director. After acting and dancing in college, the Philadelphia native performed and worked around the country prior to becoming choreographer in residence at Encore Alley in Vero Beach, Fla., for four seasons. Egizio acted locally, nationally and on tour, working onstage in Atlanta at Aurora Theatre, Georgia Ensemble

Theatre, ART Station, Onstage Atlanta, Jewish Theatre of the South and at Stage Door. During his two decades in Atlanta, Egizio has used his directing and choreog-raphy skills at Aurora, Georgia Ensemble, ART Station, Lyric Theatre, Gainesville Theatre Alliance, Onstage Atlanta and Georgia Perimeter College and was chore-ographer in residence at Actor’s Express under Chris Coleman. Out of college “I was hired as an actor, dancer and choreographer and started directing as the next jump-off point,” Egizio says. “Who knew I’d be producing 10 years later? I can still create dances when required,” and he sometimes supplements the choreography of professional freelance

Daylilies show off brilliant summer blooms. PHOTO COURTESY OF GIBBS GARDENS

Summer color thrives in July

“Stage Door embarks on its

45th season with six plays and musicals whose themes reflect

celebration.”

“Godspell 2012” was at Stage Door Players in Dunwoody for the 2013-2014 season. PHOTOS BY R. TODD FLEEMAN

Stage Door Players Artistic Director Robert Egizio points to lighting adjustments he wants at the theater in Dunwoody.

The set for Stage Door Players’ “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” shows the imagination of contracted set designers. n THEATER page 6

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For the seventh consecutive year, Brenau University Galleries presents the President’s Summer Art Series, featuring the works

of regional artists selected by Brenau President Ed Schrader. The opening reception for the exhibition was held in the Sellars Gallery of the Simmons Visual Arts Center Thursday, June 7. Since 2012, Schrader has invited four to five artists from Gainesville and nearby communities to display their artwork each summer. The exhibition runs through July 12 and showcases the work of local artists Sara Oakley, Rachel Landers Sisk, Erin McIntosh and Lyndrid Patterson. “The President’s Summer Arts Series is a wonderful opportunity each year to showcase local artists who have a connection to Brenau and our community,” said Nichole Rawlings, Brenau’s gallery director. “Each artist shares works representative of their overall artistic endeavors, and it is always a pleasure to see Sellars Gallery full of vibrant and engaging pieces. This year, there is an incredible synergy in the space between the works of our four artists.” Oakley is the founder of Art Colony Georgia — an organization that provides a group studio for local artists as well as art classes and soon a collective gallery — and is also an alumna instructor for the Brenau University Learning and Leisure Institute. The Tulsa, Oklahoma, native has traveled all over the country and Puerto Rico and spent 15 years in Grand Junction, Colorado. In 2015, she moved to Georgia to be closer to her daughter and her family, before founding the Art Colony in 2017. “Art is absolutely consuming,” Oakley said. “It is possible to earn a living as an artist, if you don’t mind working 60-plus hours a week. The creative living can be done, if you do everything that comes your way and don’t say no.” Sisk is a fourth-generation Gainesville resident, and her great-grandparents helped establish what became the Quinlan Visual Arts Center in the 1960s. She earned a BFA from the University of Georgia in 2006, with a concentration in scientific illustration. She is the vice

president of Global Tree Preservation, a tree-care service in Northeast Georgia that she co-owns with her husband. She also volunteers with The Redbud Project, a nonprofit which aims to protect and raise awareness about the benefits of native plant species in Hall County. “Art encourages diversity and new ways of thinking and problem solving,” she said. “That’s why it is so important to have art education and a community who encourages and values art.” McIntosh, born in Delaware, Ohio, moved to Georgia in 1992 with her family. She earned BFA and MFA degrees in studio art and a BFA in art education from the University of Georgia. She teaches color theory, drawing, painting and 2D

design at the University of North Georgia, where she has been for eight years. Her paintings depict playful interpretations of microorganisms, stemming from an art project she completed in collaboration with two microbiology professors at the University of North Georgia. “All the discoveries that have been made, all that we understand about ourselves and the biological world, I think there is creativity in that pursuit,” said McIntosh. Patterson has been a teacher for more than 20 years and currently teaches art and English in grades 6-8 at Da Vinci Academy in Gainesville. Working mainly in oils and watercolors, her abstract pieces are poetic musings inspired by

the diverse Georgia landscapes, flowers, plants and nature in general. She earned a BFA from Bob Jones University in 1984 and a MFA from Georgia State University in 1987. She has studied under renowned Southern artists Carl Blair, Emery Bopp and Medford Johnston. “Art is my refuge,” she said. “It is work, but it is something I look forward to. It is a hiding place for me, my escape from the world, like a little cove I can walk down to that is just mine.” The President’s Summer Art Series is on display in the Simmons Visual Arts Center at 200 Boulevard on Brenau’s Gainesville campus. For more information, call 770-534-6263 or visit www.galleries.brenau.edu.

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A reception for the 2018 President’s Summer Art Series was held June 7 in the Sellers Gallery at Brenau University. From left to right: Brenau Assistant Gallery Director Allison Lauricella, Erin McIntosh, Rachel Landers Sisk, Sara Oakley, Lyndrid Patterson, Brenau President Ed Schrader and Brenau Gallery Director Nichole Rawlings. PHOTO BY AJ REYNOLDS/BRENAU UNIVERSITY

Local artists exhibit in Brenau’s seventh annual President’s Summer Art Series

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Other• Heather Land: “i ain’t doing it tour,” Cobb Energy Centre, Atlanta • Beekeepers Nancy and Sean Cook, Gibbs Gardens, Ball Ground• Farber & Mingolla, Gilmer Arts Playhouse, Ellijay (see ad on page 12)

SUNDAY, JULY 15Music

• The Red Clay Strays, Crimson Moon, Dahlonega• Troy Underwood, Fainting Goat Winery, Jasper• Live music, Cartecay Vineyards, Ellijay

TUESDAY, JULY 17Theatre

• “Book of Mormon,” Fox Theatre, Atlanta (through July 22)

Music• Animal Collective: Performing “Sung Tongs” with Lonnie Holley, Atlanta Symphony Hall• Steve Miller Band, Verizon Amphitheatre, Alpharetta

WEDNESDAY, JULY 18Music

• Violent Femmes and Echo & the Bunny-men, Chastain Park Amphitheatre, Atlanta

THURSDAY, JULY 19Music

• Indigo Girls, Chastain Park Amphitheatre, Atlanta

Visual Arts• Exhibition opening: The Wildlife Art of Guy Coheleach, Booth Western Art Museum, Cartersville

FRIDAY, JULY 20Theatre

• “Dot” True Colors, Fulton County’s Southwest Arts Center, Atlanta (through Aug. 12; see article on page 13)

Music• Matthew Hoyle and Tyler Sloan, Crimson Moon, Dahlonega• Tommy Joe Conner, Fainting Goat Winery, Jasper

SATURDAY, JULY 21Music

• Johnathan Byrd and The Pickup Cowboys, Crimson Moon, Dahlonega• Lindsey Beth Harper, Fainting Goat Winery, Jasper• JSU Steel Drum Band, Gilmer Arts Playhouse, Ellijay (see ad on page 12)• Live music, Cartecay Vineyards, Ellijay


• Nashville Writers Night, Crimson Moon, Dahlonega• Life Tour featuring Boy George and Culture Club, The B-52’s, Chastain Park Amphitheatre, Atlanta• Heidi Holton, Fainting Goat Winery, Jasper• Live music, Cartecay Vineyards, Ellijay

TUESDAY, JULY 24Music

• Tony Bennett, Atlanta Symphony Hall


• 2018 Monsta X World Tour, Cobb Energy Centre, Atlanta

THURSDAY, JULY 26Music

• Kingdom Hearts Orchestra, Fox Theatre, Atlanta


• “The Greatest Love of All: The Whitney Houston Show,” Atlanta Symphony Hall

Music• Bowzer’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Party, Cobb Energy Centre, Atlanta • Michael McDonald, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta • Lee Roy Parnell, Rocco’s, Jasper (see ad on page 6)


• Men in Blues, Terraces, Big Canoe• YES, Atlanta Symphony Hall• Dispatch, Chastain Park Amphitheatre, Atlanta • Kidz Bop Live, Verizon Amphitheatre, Alpharetta• Teddy Baker, Fainting Goat Winery, Jasper• Live music, Cartecay Vineyards, Ellijay

Other• VIEWS Live with David Dobrik & Jason Nash, Cobb Energy Centre, Atlanta • National Day of the Cowboy, Booth Western Art Museum, Museum Festival Grounds, Cartersville


• Live music, Cartecay Vineyards, Ellijay• Counting Crows, Chastain Park Amphitheatre, Atlanta • Keith Urban,Verizon Amphitheatre, Alpharetta


• Pentatonix, Chastain Park Amphitheatre, Atlanta

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SUNDAY, JULY 1Theatre

• “Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type,” Center for Puppetry Arts, Atlanta (through July 29)• “The Color Purple,” Actor’s Express, Atlanta (through July 29)

Music• Boomers Gone Wild, Crimson Moon, Dahlonega • Live music, Cartecay Vineyards, Ellijay

Visual Arts• “Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring a Classic,” High Museum of Art, Atlanta (on exhibit through Sept. 2)

Other• PAW Patrol Live! “The Great Pirate Ad-venture,” Fox Theatre, Atlanta• Winestock, Fainting Goat Winery, Jasper (see ad on page 12)

MONDAY, JULY 2Music

• Wanna One World Tour, Cobb Energy Centre, Atlanta


• Northwinds Symphonic Band, The Arts Council Smithgall Arts Center Lawn, Gainesville

WEDNESDAY, JULY 4

FRIDAY, JULY 6Music

• Blue Mother Tupelo, Crimson Moon, Dahlonega• 3 Doors Down and Collective Soul, Chastain Park Amphitheatre, Atlanta• Austin Coleman, Fainting Goat Winery, Jasper

Visual Arts• Chestatee Artists exhibit, Bowen Center for the Arts, Dawsonville (through July 27)

SATURDAY, JULY 7Theatre

• “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Shake-speare Tavern, Atlanta (through July 29)

Music• Hotlanta Dixieland Jazz, Gilmer Arts Playhouse, Ellijay (see ad on page 12)• Jill Scott, Fox Theatre, Atlanta • The Bodega Boys Live featuring Desus Nice and The Kid Mero, Atlanta Symphony Hall• Banks & Shane, Holly Theatre, Dahlonega (see ad on page 8)• Barenaked Ladies, Chastain Park Amphitheatre, Atlanta• Foreigner with Whitesnake, Verizon Amphitheatre, Alpharetta • Booth Western Museum 15th Anniversary Celebration – Marty Stuart concert and exhibition, Cartersville• Scott Stambaugh, Fainting Goat Winery, Jasper• 120 East Band, Terraces, Big Canoe• Live music, Cartecay Vineyards, Ellijay• Atlanta Mandolin Orchestra, Jennie T. Anderson Theatre, Marietta

SUNDAY, JULY 8Music

• Surrender Hill, Fainting Goat Winery, Jasper• Beres Hammond, Cobb Energy Centre, Atlanta • Live music, Cartecay Vineyards, Ellijay


• Coheed and Cambria + Taking Back Sun-day, Chastain Park Amphitheatre, Atlanta


• Ludovico Einaudi: Essential Einaudi, Atlanta Symphony Hall • Retro Futura featuring Belinda Carlisle, Chastain Park Amphitheatre, Atlanta

THURSDAY, JULY 12Theatre

• “The Savannah Sipping Society,” Blue Ridge Community Theatre, Blue Ridge (through July 29)• “Camelot,” Cumming Playhouse, Cum-ming (through Aug. 5)


• “How Black Mothers Say I Love You,” Horizon Theatre, Atlanta (through Aug. 19)• “Smokey Joe’s Café,” Stage Door Players, Dunwoody (through Aug. 5)

Music• Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Atlanta Symphony Hall• Pickxen, Fainting Goat Winery, Jasper• Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta • “Folktales,” summer youth theater, Tater Patch Players, Jasper (July 13-15, 20-22)


• Chicago and REO Speedwagon, Verizon Amphitheatre, Alpharetta• Tedeschi Trucks Band, Fox Theatre, Atlanta • The Clydes, Crimson Moon, Dahlonega • Brooke Serrano, Fainting Goat Winery, Jasper• Live music, Cartecay Vineyards, Ellijay

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Preservation Trust has brought presen-tations, antiques, artifacts, stories about Dunwoody and a series on notable names from the area to the theater. As artistic director, Egizio strives for a balance of genres on the Stage Door stage. Previously, Stage Door had presented two musicals annually among the six shows

per season, “but musicals are very expen-sive, and, as our budget has grown, they’ve gotten more expensive” to produce, he says. “Now we do one big blockbuster [musical] each year instead of two with smaller casts. We used to do a lot of revue shows as opposed to ‘book’ shows.” The 2017-2018 season’s big musical is

“Smokey Joe’s Café,” which is in Dun-woody July 18 through Aug. 5. Among the other five annual produc-tions is “always something from the classic theater canon, like ‘Private Lives’ or ‘Bus Stop.’ ” Filling that niche this season was “Picnic,” and the 2018-2019 anniversary season features “Last Night at Ballyhoo.” “There’s always a classic” that might have won a Pulitzer Prize for playwriting. “There’s always a comedy,” Egizio continues. The upcoming season opens with the world premiere of the comedy “A Red Plaid Shirt,” and the regional premiere of “Living on Love” by playwright Joe DiPietro was the featured comedy in the current season. “There’s always one premiere per season,” says Egizio. Stage Door staged Payne’s “Let Nothing You Dismay” for two holiday seasons, and the comedy that com-bined a dysfunctional family’s Christmas with farce and remarkably quick costume and persona changes by a cast playing a variety of roles has now been performed at theaters across the country. The 2012 world premiere of “Spreading It Around” was at Stage Door, and since then the com-edy has also been featured at other U.S. theaters. Stage Door has also premiered several of Ken Ludwig’s plays regionally, “and every year

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“Hamilton.” The show about the life of founding father, Alexander Hamilton, brings 1776 into the present with language built for the current generation. Lin-Manuel Miranda was inspired to write the now-smash hip-hop show while reading Ron Chernow’s biography, “Alexander Hamilton” on the beach in Mexico in 2007. Fast-forward to August of 2015 when “Hamilton” premiered on Broadway in New York and the critical acclaim, as well as praise from everyman, ensued. It’s still winning hearts and selling out, and lucky for Georgians, a traveling show stopped for a run recently at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta. Even non-theater types (me) and non-history buffs (also me) can enjoy this show. It’s fast-paced, probably because there is so much information to give the audience. Rapping is the perfect way to give a lot of dialogue in a small space. One only need be a fan of talent and the story of America’s founders to enjoy it. I’ll admit, the last time I thought about American history was probably middle school. Even then, I didn’t pay enough attention to absorb any facts about Alexander Hamilton. I now know more, though, and the story of his life is fascinating and tragic. There is no need to create fictional characters, when there were real people whose lives are already written. If this musical had been in front of me as an elementary or middle school student, it would have made a world of difference in my interest level. The characters are brought to life through diverse actors with

immeasurable talent who sing, rap and dance through the birth of a nation and the life and loves of Alexander Hamilton. Though it sounds like an odd subject matter for a musical, the play makes history come to life in the most modern and relevant way. The story proves politicians haven’t changed a great deal since America was founded: ambition leading good people to do questionable things no matter the cost. The subject matter is often serious, but there are several moments of levity in the musical. Miranda has a sense of humor, and it comes out in his writing. The show is quick, and even though I’d prepped a little by listening to the soundtrack, there were parts I didn’t quite catch. Given the opportunity, I’d certainly see it again and advise even those who aren’t interested in musical theater to give it a try. Lucky for us, the Fox Theatre has announced “Hamilton” will be in Atlanta for another run, dates TBD. To quote King George singing to the revolutionists, “You’ll Be Back.”

Mental health in the black community is explored in True Colors Theatre Company’s Atlanta debut of Colman Domingo’s “Dot” beginning in July. True Colors Artistic Director Kenny Leon directs the lighthearted look at an illness facing all communities. As widowed matriarch Dotty

struggles to hold onto her memory — a result of her Alzheimer’s diagnosis — her children must fight to balance care for their mother and care for themselves. Crackling with humor, this dramedy grapples with aging parents, midlife crises and the strength of family. “I’m so very excited to have the opportunity to direct the Southeastern premier of Colman Domingo’s dramedy, ‘Dot,’ to Atlanta audiences,” says Leon. “The play allows us to think, laugh and cry in an evening of rich and impactful theatre. Plays like ‘Dot’ remind me of what got me into theatre in the first place.” “Dot” features Emmy Award-winning actress Denise Burse as Dotty. Burse’s late stepfather lived with Alzheimer’s, an experience the actress plans to bring to her performance, remarking “I wanted to make those observations and experiences I had come to life on stage. I always look forward to those kinds of challenges in roles I’m going to take on.” Burse starred in True Colors Theatre’s inaugural production of “Fences” in 2003 and in True Colors’ 2008 production of “Amen Corner.” The cast for “Dot” will also include True Colors alumni Tinashe Kajese-Bolden as Shelly, Rhyn Saver as Jackie, Gilbert Glenn as Donnie, Lee Osorio as Adam, Amber Harris as Averie and Benedetto Robinson as Fidel. “Dot” will be in preview performances July 17-19 at 7:30 p.m.; opening night is Friday, July 20. The show will run through Aug. 12. Performances during the run are Wednesdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30 p.m., with matinee performances at 11 a.m. Aug. 1 and 8. All performances will be at Fulton County’s Southwest Arts Center at 915 New Hope Road in Atlanta. Tickets ranging from $20 to $35 are at 877-725-8849 or www.truecolorstheatre.org.

“Hamilton”through the eyes of a non-critic

Denise Burse stars as Dot in a play by the same name at True Colors Theatre in July. PHOTO COURTESY OF TRUE COLORS

Atlanta premiere of “Dot” at True Colors Theatre

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“If this musical had been in front of me as an elementary or middle school student, it would have

made a world of difference in my interest level.”


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Trey Anthony’s “How Black Mothers Say I Love You” makes its Southeastern premiere July 13 to Aug. 19 at Horizon Theatre

in Atlanta’s Little Five Points. Horizon Associate Artist Thomas

W. Jones II directs the production by the playwright who also wrote “ ’da Kink in my Hair.” Jones tells a powerful and touching tale of immigration, family and sacrifice. Hard-working Daphne left her two

young daughters in Jamaica for six years to create a better life for them in America. Now 30 years later, proud and private, Daphne is relying on church and her nearby dutiful daughter to face a health crisis. But when feisty activist Claudette

arrives unexpectedly from far away to help out, her arrival stirs up the buried past, family ghosts and the burning desire for unconditional love before it’s too late. Tickets costing $25 to $45 and are at www.horizontheatre.com.

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Horizon presents Southeastern premiere play

The International Centre for Women Playwrights (ICWP) announced that Horizon Theatre Company is a recipient of a 2018 50/50 Applause Award, honoring theaters that produce plays written in equal measure by women and men. The awards honor theaters at least half of whose

productions in their July 2017 through June 2018 seasons are written by women. Further, a theater must have staged three or more productions during the season and have plays authored by both male and female in their season. The recipients of this year’s awards are found throughout Australia, Canada, Finland, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, United States and Wales.

For the 2017-2018 season, approximately 60 percent of the qualifying theaters are repeat recipients. “We are pleased to see that there are some theaters that, year after year, provide opportunities for women playwrights. We salute their efforts,” said 50/50 Applause Award Co-Chair Patricia L. Morin. Atlanta’s Horizon Theatre Company is honored to once again be receiving this honor and promises to stick to its commitment to equality.

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Horizon honored as recipient of 50/50 Applause Award

“The awards honor theaters at least half of whose productions in their July 2017 through June 2018 seasons are written by women.”

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Exhibit explores the relationship between food, culture and nature

Food is fundamental to our survival as a species, but it’s become more than just a necessity across time and cultures. In 2018, we grow it,

cook it, share it with friends and family, post photos of it to Instagram, and then—we eat it. But have you ever wondered how food and food culture got where it is today? Visitors will satisfy their intellectual appetite on this topic through seeing, touching, smelling and tasting in the new special exhibit “FOOD: Our Global Kitchen,” on view from June 9 through Aug. 19 at Fernbank Museum of Natural History. Throughout the exhibit, visitors will discover many fascinating facts—like that it was customary in ancient Rome to dine in reclining chairs, that melons grow in near-perfect cubes in Japan, that cats can’t taste sweet things, and that chocolate was once used as money in Mexico. “FOOD: Our Global Kitchen” has far more to offer than just factoids, though, as it explores the complex and intricate system that brings what we eat from farm to fork. In sections devoted to growing, transporting, cooking, eating, tasting, and celebrating, the exhibit illuminates the myriad ways that food is produced and moved throughout the world. While navigating this hands-on exhibit, visitors will experience the intersection of food, nature, culture, health, and history—and consider some of the most challenging issues of our time. “FOOD: Our Global Kitchen” showcases how food is grown and distributed around the world and how it reflects culture and diversity. It also works to explore how humans have transformed food across countries and centuries, as well as the differences in how we experience flavor. Highlights of the exhibit include: • A life-size re-creation of a 16th-century Aztec marketplace • “Food Ships,” an interactive game that demonstrates the challenges associated with transporting items like bananas, apples, tuna, and lamb around the world

• A “waste sculpture” containing the amount of food a U.S. family of four wastes per year: 1,656 pounds • Signature dishes from around the world and how these have evolved through generations, from Korean kimchi to Moroccan tagine • Smelling stations featuring scents such as lemon, lavender, thyme, and fennel, vital ingredients used in everything from candies to fish dishes to potent absinthe • Utensils and cookware from around the globe, in addition to a selection of historic, classic, and even humorous cookbooks • An interactive cooking table, where visitors “make” famous dishes eaten around the world A demonstration kitchen will also allow visitors to explore the complexities of flavor and discover the biology of taste. Scheduled live programming in the kitchen will animate the experience through activities ranging from taste tests to dynamic cooking demonstrations and visits from local experts. Food does more than keep us alive. It connects us to the land, to cultural heritage and to each other. FOOD takes visitors on a wide-ranging tour of foods that commemorate special occasions, including colorful Ukrainian Easter eggs and sugar skulls from Mexico’s Day of the Dead. A video invites visitors to join celebrations at a Thanksgiving dinner, a Chinese New Year, the Eid feast marking the end of

Ramadan, Oktoberfest and the Hindu festival Ganesh Chaturthi. “FOOD: Our Global Kitchen” is organized by the American Museum of Natural History, New York (www.amnh.org) “FOOD: Our Global Kitchen” is included with museum admission. Tickets are $20 for adults, $19 for seniors, $18 for

children ages 3-12, free for children 2 and under, and free for Fernbank Museum of Natural History members.

Fernbank Museum of Natural History will host several programs to further explore the topic of food and culture, including: FOOD-ology Days: July 7 and Aug. 4 (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.).

Experience samples, demonstrations, special appearances and more during these festival-inspired events focusing on culture, cuisine, sustainability and all things food-related. Gain a whole new approach to eating in the modern age with a lecture that is informed by biology, supported by philosophy and religion, and is—best of all—personally achievable. Fernbank After Dark—Gastronomy: July 13 (7 p.m. to 11 p.m.). Fernbank Museum of Natural History is located at 767 Clifton Road NE in Atlanta. Tickets and visitor information are available at www.fernbankmuseum.org or 404-929-6400.

Submitted by Fernbank Museum of Natural History

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“FOOD: Our Global Kitchen” at Fernbank Museum of Natural History

“Have you ever wondered how food and food culture got where it is today?”

PHOTO COURTESY OF FERNBANK MUSEUM OF NATURAL

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