The Gwinnett Daily Post Weekend/Entertainment Section

Gwinnett Daily Post

Friday,Jan. 28,

2011

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what to do, hear, see, watch, read, listen to, visit and eat in Gwinnett and Atlanta

week end

Art Beat ....................................................................Pg. 3

Movies.........................................................Pg. 5-9, 12-14

Showtimes ............................................................Pg. 12

By Venue ................................................................Pg. 16

Gwinnett Calendar ............................................Pg. 18

Metro Calendar ....................................................Pg. 19The “Weekend” arts and entertainment guide includes select events inthe coming week.To be considered for a listing, send a fact sheet to:Weekend, Features Department, Gwinnett Daily Post, 725 Old Nor-cross Road, Lawrenceville, GA 30045; or call 770-963-9205, e-mail [email protected] or fax 770-339-8081.

Azar’s Mediterranean Cafe brings authenticLebanese food to Buford ................................Pg. 4

Weekend Design: Corinne Nicholson

Staff Photo: Jason BravermanAzar’s Mediterranean Cafe in Buford serves a baklava platter.

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ART BEAT

Not every playwrightgets to see their play pro-duced, much less in a the-ater in their own hometown. Norcross residentDaphne Mintz will enjoythis honor when LionheartTheatre presents “In Lieuof Flowers” from Feb. 3-13. The event will be aworld premiere of the play.

Directed by Tanya Cald-well, the play explores thesplendor of love andromance, the loyalty anddedication of family, andthe complexities of lifethat occur when these ele-ments collide.

The plot involves thedeath of a family patriarchwhich opens the door to avery interesting question:What has more power, arelationship or a “role?”The actions of two

cousins, James andDamon, and a mysterywoman follow twothreads: dealing with griefin the present, and glimps-ing the years past and therelationships that wereshared.

Mintz said these charac-ters are fictional and also apart of her.

“I’m a leftover flowerchild that tries to keep her

mind level and her heartopen,” Mintz said. “Lifehas been good to me andmy characters. The onlyfear we have is a brokenheart. We fear it so much;perhaps we endure morepain trying to avoid it.”

This is not the first playMintz has completed. Shehas also written “The Cin-derblock Barmaid” whichwas a finalist in the 1997Sundance Film FestivalScreenplay Writing Com-petition. Another playtitled “Cinnamon Girl”was produced in 2004 as astaged reading by LittleColored Girls Productions.“Next of Kin” was pro-duced in the Harvest Festi-val 2009 by Onion ManProductions.

Mintz also coachesAtlanta area playwrights

and teaches classes forOnion Man Production’splaywright developmentprograms. She will be adramaturge for this year’scollection of 10-minuteplays in the “Life Is Short”production to be per-formed at Lionheart The-atre in June. She is also amember of Working TimePlaywrights and TheDramatist Guild of Ameri-ca.

How she got startedwriting plays is quite astory in itself.

“I was working as aBusiness analyst for Bell-South.com under SharonHarris,” Mintz said. “Oneday she walked into myoffice and told me she wasgoing to teach me to writeplays and that we wouldsimultaneously produce a

reading of one her playsand the one I was going towrite and that once Ilearned how to producereadings, it would be all Iever wanted to do.

“So, she gave me a les-son in Theatre 101 in asingle evening, gave me aseries of assignments anda year later walked methrough producing astaged reading of ‘Cinna-mon Girl.’”

Watching actors performher play is a great experi-ence for Mintz.

“I can’t express my feel-ings on this one,” she said.“There are no words for it.The actors become thecharacters; give them avoice, a body, a laugh, alook. It’s like your wordsbecome real life.”

Audiences can enjoy “In

Lieu of Flowers” begin-ning Feb. 3 at 7:30 p.m.onThursday through Satur-day evenings. There is aSunday matinee each weekat 2 p.m. Tickets are $15for adults and $12 for stu-dents and seniors. Thisshow is not recommendedfor children. Complimen-tary dessert will be served.For reservations, visitwww.lionhearttheatre.orgor call 678-938-8518.

Lionheart Theatre islocated at 10 College St. inDowntown Historic Nor-cross in the Norcross Cul-tural Arts and CommunityCenter.

Holley Calmes is a free-lance writer and publicrelations consultant spe-cializing in the arts. E-mail her [email protected].

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THE DISH

Azar’s Mediterranean Cafewww.azarscafe.com 2725 Hamilton Mill Suit 1100, Buford678-889-2142

BY BEN BEITZELSTAFF WRITER

[email protected]

Open since: December 2010

Location: Tucked in the cor-ner of one of Buford’s newerstrip malls, Azar’s Mediter-ranean Cafe is easily accessibleoff Hamilton Mill Road justwest of the road’s intersectionwith Interstate 85.

Hours: Monday through Sat-urday 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.Closed Sunday.

Owners: Husband and wifeToufic and April Azar

Atmosphere: Azar’s is ahybrid restaurant in two ways.The front atrium is spacious andcustomers order and pay at thecounter, though meals are deliv-ered to their table by the staff. Ofmodest size, the front area isfilled with high tables and chairs,perfect for a busy lunch clientele.Outdoor seating will be availablealso. But flanking the counter onboth sides and extending to therear of the restaurant are sectionssuitable for dinner. This includeslow tables and chairs, Mediter-ranean-inspired art work on theceiling, soft wall lighting and aworking fireplace. In juxtaposi-tion with the art and the food, thedark walls and tiles give Azar’s acozy American cafe feel ratherthan the typical blues and whitesof the food’s origin.

Menu: Toufic Azar grew upin Lebanon and lived there fortwo years with his wife, andthose years are reflected in the

food. They offer Kafta, Shawar-ma and Falafel all made freshwhen ordered. They also servestuffed grape leaves, housemade hummus and have a pur-posefully unique garlic saucebecause as Toufic Azar says,“Overseas you can tell therestaurant by its garlic sauce.”

Things you might notknow: The Azar’s have lived inthe Buford community for morethan a decade and Toufic is thepastor of Duncan Creek Pente-costal Church. They decided toopen the cafe because they tiredof driving long distances forauthentic Lebanese food.

Staff Photos: Jason Braver-

Appetizers and Salads• Hummus: Small, $3.69; large,$4.99• Baba Ganoush: Small,$3.69; large, $4.99

Platters(all served with rice, Greeksalad and hummus and pitabread)• Shish Taouk Platter: Skew-ered garlic chicken served withgarlic sauce; $8.95• Falafel Platter with grapeleaves: Vegetarian spheres ofchickpeas, herbs and spices,flashed fried; $7.95

Sandwiches• Chicken Shawarma: Chickenin pita with lettuce, onions, pick-les, tomatoes and the housegarlic sauce; $5.95• Gyro: Thinly sliced lambserved with lettuce, tomato andonions over pita bread with acucumber dressingFor children, chicken tenderswith French fries; $4.95

Desserts• Walnut and pistachio bakla-va; $2.50

ONTHEMENU

Azar’sMediter-ranean Cafein Bufordserves itssish taoukplatter withchickenskewers, left,the steak,kafta andgyro platter,back, and thefalafel platewith humus.Azar’s islocated at2725 Hamil-ton Mill Roadin Buford.


MOVIES

Photo: CBS FilmsJason Statham plays an assassin for hire in “The Mechanic.”

A thoroughly unneces-sary remake of a vastlysuperior 1972 original,“The Mechanic” is a laugh-ably inept action-thrillerand is the early front-run-ner for worst film of 2011.It’s pretty much a giventhat everyone — criticsespecially — lower expec-tations when it comes toaction flicks. They needn’tbe high art but they do haveto make a tiny bit of sense,adhere to at least a coupleof laws of physics and notwallow shoulder-deep inself-parody.

In a role originally occu-

pied by the iconic CharlesBronson, the perpetuallyglum, stubble-faced JasonStatham stars as lone wolfassassin-for-hire Arthur.His primary employer is ashadowy firm that special-izes in the over-priced mur-ders of high-profile or

hard-to-get-to-targets.Whether it is the rivalleader of a Colombian drugcartel or a corrupt televan-gelist, they’ll take them outfor you and make it looklike an accident.

Arthur is an emotionlessmachine but faces some-thing of a moral quandarywhen one of the co-ownersof the firm orders him tokill the other. Presentedwith evidence so flimsyNancy Drew could figure itout in a snap, the usuallythorough Arthur nonethe-less carries out his missionwithout considering thepossible backlash and fall-out.

In between this gig andthe next, Arthur — for nological reason — takes on

partner/protégée Steve (BenFoster), the directionlessson of a friend who wantsto learn the tricks ofArthur’s trade. This fliesdirectly in the face ofArthur’s independent natureand is just one of dozens ofnarrative contradictionsglossed over and discountedby the filmmakers.

Arthur is either the finesttutor in the world or Stevethe quickest study becausein no time the student is assavvy and technically profi-cient as his seasoned mas-ter. Proving he’s his ownman, Steve — pretendingto be a homosexual drifter— lures in one of Arthur’screepy competitors and dis-poses of him in a mannerthat doesn’t keep with the

firm’s discreet, understatedstyle and gives the term“gay-bashing” new mean-ing. This mess of a hit andanother in its wake causesthe surviving partner to geta bit skittish, more para-noid than usual and makeshim think Arthur is nolonger a dependable, coolprofessional.

“The Mechanic” is aboutwhat we’ve come to expectfrom director Simon West(“Con Air,” the first “TombRaider”), a man with a veryshort attention span who isbig on explosions and ADDediting. The actionsequences here are pho-tographed and cut so upclose and haphazardly itmakes it difficult to deter-mine who is doing what to

whom. Rightfully earning ahard “R” rating, the vio-lence and bloodletting isunrelenting and extremelygratuitous. No movie inrecent memory has includ-ed so many splatters andslow motion exit wounds.

Silly mayhem and brain-numbing carnage are proforma for action-adventuressuch as this but what isn’tand will certainly turn offmany viewers is the lack ofa clear lead protagonist.Watching good guys dobad things to bad guys isentirely acceptable. Whenno one emerges on the sideof right after all of the dustsettles, a movie that’s badand nonsensical alsobecomes pointless anddepraved. (CBS Films)

‘Mechanic’ turns out to be a lemonThe Mechanic

(R)★★★★★★★

VIEWPOINTS

MICHAEL CLARK


MOVIES

BY MICHAEL CLARKMovie Critic

Nominated for a BestScreenplay Oscar this week,writer/director Mike Leigh’slatest work is a lot likeeverything else he’s made,which is mostly a goodthing. Yet to have knockedone completely out of thepark, the steady, never-flashy Englishman Leighhas never unloaded a clunk-er either. For a man in hismid-60s who has been mak-

ing films for 40 years, that’ssaying a great deal.

Some have called Leighthe British version ofWoody Allen, which issimultaneously unfair and acompliment to both men.Like Allen, Leigh reveals inangst and finds humor inthe most mundane, every-day situations. But unlikehis American counterpart,he never tries to force situa-tions solely for dramaticsake. A few say Leigh’smovies are too close to reallife, thus making them bor-ing and rote. Others labelhim a keen observer of thehuman condition whounderstands that people are

often boring and kudos tohim for saying so honestly.

“Another Year” is a liv-ing, breathing open houseof a movie that spans a yearin the lives of Tom (JimBroadbent) and his wifeGerri (Ruth Sheen). Thehuman equivalent of com-fort food, the unpretentiousTom and Gerri are well intomiddle age, contemplatingretirement and provide aport in the storm to an arrayof dysfunctional friends andfamily.

Their most frequent visi-tor is Gerri’s co-workerMary (Lesley Manville), amid-50s woman who dressesinappropriately for her age,

loves to drink, talks toomuch and can suck the lifeout a room with herunchecked utterances. Dur-ing her four seasonal appear-ances, she tries to mask herever-increasing unhappiness,which fools no one but doesallow her to let off somepent-up anger, resentmentand self-loathing.

Tom and Gerri never passjudgment on those comingthrough their door, and likeastute therapists allow thosevoicing their displeasure towork it out without know-ing they’re doing so —except for Mary, who even-tually pushes Gerri over theedge.

The final part of the filmtaking place in winter findsTom and Gerri leavinghome to attend the funeralof the wife of his brotherRonnie (David Bradley). Anunexpected appearance byRonnie’s estranged, perpetu-ally angry son Carl (MartinSavage) takes everyone bysurprise and turns an alreadydour situation into one ofutter contentiousness. Tom’sreaction is jarringly atypical,but considering the gravityof what’s taking place isentirely justified. Not since“Death at a Funeral” havecomedy and tragedy sharedsuch a fitting coexistence.

If you see the film and

recognize any of your ownfriends or family (or your-self for that matter), it couldmake you to cringe and thenprobably grin in comic self-awareness and humility.

Leigh performs a sublimeemotional balancing act in“Another Year” that isbeyond the capabilities ofmost filmmakers. Makingpeople smile and grimace atthe same time while alsoenlightening them is atremendous challenge, andif Leigh had trimmed themovie down from 129 min-utes to about 115, it mighthave resulted in one of thebest movies of 2010. (SonyClassics)

Another Year (PG-13)★★★★★

Photo: Sony ClassicsJim Broadbent and Ruth Sheen star in Mike Leigh’s “Another Year.”

Leigh directs emotional balancing act in ‘Another Year’

This raucousaction/comedy from lastsummer defies virtuallyevery rule of the genre. Thefour leads (Bruce Willis,Morgan Freeman, JohnMalkovich and Helen Mir-ren) are all over 50 yearsold and three of them aremultiple Oscar nominees.Although it can be and wasenjoyed by teens, it was tar-geted at audiences that

rarely watch action flicks,and they in turn made it anunlikely blockbuster. Smart,sexy, romantic, rife withsubversive humor andsuperbly written, it hassomething for everybody

and is an absolute must-own title.

Technical specs: aspectratio: Widescreen (2.40:1),audio: English and Spanish(Dolby Digital 5.1), subti-tles: English SDH andSpanish.

Special featuresinclude:

• Commentary by for-mer CIA agent Robert Baer

• Access RED – castinsights

• The CIA Exposed fea-turette

• Deleted and extendedscenes

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MOVIESDISC SPOTLIGHT

MICHAEL CLARK

RED (PG-13)

Disc:Show: ★★★★

★★★★

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BY MICHAEL CLARKMovie Critic

In the time since therelease of “The Exorcist”nearly 40 years ago, therehave been close to 200 fea-ture productions and at leasttwice that many B-films thathave tried without success toreplicate its searing impact.

At one point in “TheRite,” a character says toanother “What did youexpect, spinning heads andpea soup?” This direct refer-ence to indelible scenesfrom “The Exorcist”acknowledges that “TheRite” is aware of its lower-rung status but is still goingto at least try to do some-thing different. It does but ittakes forever to do so.

Regarding the CatholicChurch’s posture on exor-cism, the content in thescreenplays of “The Exor-cist” and “The Rite” could-n’t be more different. Theformer regards the ritual asa Dark Ages leftover kepthidden in the closet by thechurch and used only incases of extreme emer-gency. The latter, set in thepresent day, tells us that thechurch receives more than ahalf-million reports ofdemonic possession eachyear and it is activelyrecruiting and trainingpriests to wage spiritual warwith the guy downstairs.

For Michael Kovak(Colin O’Donoghue),becoming a priest is literallythe lesser of two evils.Working for his father (Rut-ger Hauer) as an undertakerin the middle of nowhere,Michael tells a friend, “in

my family you either run afuneral home or become apriest.” This misplaced loy-alty is the first of many indi-cators that Michael has nobackbone and avoids con-frontation whenever possi-ble. He’s the least likelyperson you’d ever call on toperform an exorcism.

Like everything else inhis life, Michael takes theassignment to the Vatican’s“exorcist academy” withoutenthusiasm or zeal. He does-n’t feel the calling a dedicat-ed priest should but figureshe can kill some more timebefore “finding himself.”

It doesn’t take long beforechief instructor Father Xavier(Ciaran Hinds) determinesthat Michael isn’t gettingwith the program and sendshim to Father Lucas (Antho-ny Hopkins), a weatheredWelsh priest living in a ram-shackle villa and sharing

space with far too many cats.Almost matching

Michael in the blasé depart-ment, Lucas — like a mail-man — makes daily roundsto the homes of familieswith possessed children andgoes through the motionstrying to cleanse their souls.The only individual thatmakes any kind of impres-sion is a pregnant teenwhose possession seemsauthentic and her variousphysical and vocal contor-tions almost turn Michaelinto a true believer.

For 90 long minutes,screenwriter Michael Petroniand Swedish director MikaelHafstrom drag their feet withthe material and are on track

to delivering one of the mostboring, inconsequential hor-ror movies in years. At vari-ous points during the pre-view screening actual audi-ence snoring was heard.

Everything good con-tained in the movie comesin the last 20 minutes whensome “Exorcist” levelaction and vile, bugaboodialogue is unleashed. Hop-kins finally gets around toearning his paycheck but itis the makeup, sound andediting personnel thatdeserve most of the credit inslapping us around a bit.

A montage in the finalminutes — quite similar tothe one seen in “The UsualSuspects” — is presented

and it is superbly executed.Scenes and images that hadno context when shown ear-lier come together anddeliver a forceful message— but one that speaksmostly to the choir.

If you don’t actively seekout God will the Devil findyou out of default? Do heav-en and hell exist if you don’tbelieve in either of them? Inthe end the movie isn’t somuch about exorcism butmore about faith itself. Noone can force or will youinto having it, it’s somethingthat’s already found you orsomething you’ll have toseek out on your own andthe search probably won’tbe easy. (New Line)


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So, you think you’regood at movie trivia?Every week, we give read-ers the opportunity to flextheir movie muscles byanswering five triviaquestions from our moviecritic, Michael Clark.

Congratulations tolast week’s winner, Jack-ie Dove ofLawrenceville.

Here are last week’squestions again and theanswers:

1. What recent GoldenGlobe winner’s father wasonce the Commissioner ofMajor League Baseball?

A: Paul Giamatti

2. Name two films star-ring Johnny Depp thatwere shot in black andwhite.

A: “Dead Man” and“Ed Wood”

3. Name two charactersRobert De Niro playedthat had been played inprevious films by otheractors.

A: Answers included:Al Capone, Vito Cor-leone, Max Cady,Frankenstein’s monsterand the Devil

4. What currently mar-ried husband and wifewon Golden Globeawards in the space of 49years?

A: Warren Beatty(1962) and Annette Ben-ing (2011)

5. In what two states isthe film “Angel Heart” set?

A: New York andLouisiana

Now, for this week’s questions:

1. Who has received themost Oscar nominationsfor composing in the last

25 years?2. What Oscar-winning

actor has provided voice-over narration for Bud-weiser TV commercials?

3. Name the last personto win an Oscar, Emmyand Golden Globe awardin the same year.

4. In what movie didTeri Hatcher play an

Olympic athlete?5. The first scene in

“Raiders of the Lost Ark”is set on what continent?

The first person torespond with all the cor-rect answers receives aprize package of movie-related goodies, whichcould include promotional

T-shirts, hats, posters,DVDs, video games andmore. The winner alsogets their name publishedin the next Weekend sec-tion. Please e-mail youranswers, along with yourname to [email protected] “Gwinnett DailyPost Trivia Contest” in the

subject line. In the eventno one answers all of thequestions correctly, theperson with the most cor-rect answers submitted by6 p.m. the Monday afterthe contest is posted willbe the winner. Only onewinner per household iseligible each 30-day peri-od.

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ATLANTA — A new production ofPeter Pan is playing at Pemberton Placein Atlanta, between the Georgia Aquari-um and the World of Coke.

This theatrical experience is staged inthe round in a 1,300-seat theater tent,which was erected during the recentsnow and ice storm that slowed metro

Atlanta to a crawl fordays.

The Atlanta per-formances mark theshow’s east coastpremiere; audiences

in London, San Francisco and OrangeCounty, Calif., have already been daz-zled by the spectacular CGI visual expe-rience. The interior of the 100-foot talltent is brought to life with more than15,000 square feet of Imax screens,immersing both the cast and audience inhigh resolution video imagery. Breath-taking flight scenes through London andNeverland give the audience the feelingthat they’re flying right alongside Peter,Tinkerbell and the Darling Children.

Producer Robert Butters and otherswith threesixty entertainment assembleda top-notch creative team to bring thisproduction of the beloved children’sstory to life. The cast of Peter Panincludes members from the original pro-duction in London as well as Americanactors.

There’s a big difference for theseactors performing in a 360-degree venuewith high resolution scenery.

“They not only interact with eachother onstage, they’re actually interactingwith the imagery and with the audiencesurrounding them,” Butters said.

Butters remembers the moment he

knew that he and his colleagues wereonto something with this visually stun-ning production.

“It was the first time we saw the lookson the faces of people in the audience,and I remember the scene. It was whenPeter, Wendy and the boys were flying toNeverland. It’s spectacular,” he said.

The tent, the largest CGI venue in theworld, was shipped from London to SanFrancisco via boat. It took 200 comput-ers four weeks to create the spectacularimages. It would have taken a singlecomputer eight years to render the sameresults. The audience is immersed in 400square miles of virtual London, circa1904.

The biggest challenge Butters and hiscolleagues faced in bringing thisshow to Atlanta (aside from the his-tory-making ice and snow) was inrespecting the Pemberton Placelocation.

“We knew we were in awonderful location on asite that’s never beenused for such a purposebefore. We wanted tobe good neighborsto the GeorgiaAquarium and theWorld of Coke,”Butters said.

He added that it’samazing how wellsuch a huge structurecould be constructedon an environmentallyfriendly site in harsh weatherconditions in just eight days.

Tickets for Peter Pan are on sale for eightweeks. Buy tickets online at www.peter-pantheshow.com, or by phone at 1-888-772-6849. The show will open in Chicagofollowing the Atlanta engagement.

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Wendy (Samantha Hopkins) entertains the Lost Boys.

Tinkerbell (Emily Yetter) lays on a toy chest in ‘Peter Pan.’

Tinkerbell and Peter return from Neverland.

Visually stunning ‘Peter Pan’performed in the round

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ON THE WEB

FLYING AROUND

Photos: Ed Krieger

At left, Hook (DarrellBrockis) and Peter (Cia-ran Joyce) on the rockin a scene from ‘PeterPan.’


ATLANTA — A new production ofPeter Pan is playing at Pemberton Placein Atlanta, between the Georgia Aquari-um and the World of Coke.

This theatrical experience is staged inthe round in a 1,300-seat theater tent,which was erected during the recentsnow and ice storm that slowed metro

Atlanta to a crawl fordays.

The Atlanta per-formances mark theshow’s east coastpremiere; audiences

in London, San Francisco and OrangeCounty, Calif., have already been daz-zled by the spectacular CGI visual expe-rience. The interior of the 100-foot talltent is brought to life with more than15,000 square feet of Imax screens,immersing both the cast and audience inhigh resolution video imagery. Breath-taking flight scenes through London andNeverland give the audience the feelingthat they’re flying right alongside Peter,Tinkerbell and the Darling Children.

Producer Robert Butters and otherswith threesixty entertainment assembleda top-notch creative team to bring thisproduction of the beloved children’sstory to life. The cast of Peter Panincludes members from the original pro-duction in London as well as Americanactors.

There’s a big difference for theseactors performing in a 360-degree venuewith high resolution scenery.

“They not only interact with eachother onstage, they’re actually interactingwith the imagery and with the audiencesurrounding them,” Butters said.

Butters remembers the moment he

knew that he and his colleagues wereonto something with this visually stun-ning production.

“It was the first time we saw the lookson the faces of people in the audience,and I remember the scene. It was whenPeter, Wendy and the boys were flying toNeverland. It’s spectacular,” he said.

The tent, the largest CGI venue in theworld, was shipped from London to SanFrancisco via boat. It took 200 comput-ers four weeks to create the spectacularimages. It would have taken a singlecomputer eight years to render the sameresults. The audience is immersed in 400square miles of virtual London, circa1904.

The biggest challenge Butters and hiscolleagues faced in bringing thisshow to Atlanta (aside from the his-tory-making ice and snow) was inrespecting the Pemberton Placelocation.

“We knew we were in awonderful location on asite that’s never beenused for such a purposebefore. We wanted tobe good neighborsto the GeorgiaAquarium and theWorld of Coke,”Butters said.

He added that it’samazing how wellsuch a huge structurecould be constructedon an environmentallyfriendly site in harsh weatherconditions in just eight days.

Tickets for Peter Pan are on sale for eightweeks. Buy tickets online at www.peter-pantheshow.com, or by phone at 1-888-772-6849. The show will open in Chicagofollowing the Atlanta engagement.

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Wendy (Samantha Hopkins) entertains the Lost Boys.

Tinkerbell (Emily Yetter) lays on a toy chest in ‘Peter Pan.’

Tinkerbell and Peter return from Neverland.

Visually stunning ‘Peter Pan’performed in the round

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Photos: Ed Krieger

At left, Hook (DarrellBrockis) and Peter (Cia-ran Joyce) on the rockin a scene from ‘PeterPan.’


SHOWTIMESSHOWTIMESMOVIE TIMES FOR FRIDAY, JAN. 28

BUFORDREGAL CINEMAS,MALL OF GEORGIA 203333 Buford Drive678-482-9263www.regalcinemas.com

Black Swan (R)1:20, 4:05, 7:25, 10:05The Chronicles of Narnia: TheVoyage of the Dawn Treader (PG)11:50, 2:20, 4:55, 7:25, 10:00Country Strong (PG-13)1:10, 4:10, 7:05, 10:00The Dilemma (PG-13)1:05, 3:50, 7:10, 9:50The Fighter (R)12:40, 3:50, 7:50, 10:30The Green Hornet 3-D (PG-13)12:20, 3:20, 6:30, 9:15, 12:05The Green Hornet (PG-13)4:20, 7:30, 10:15Gulliver’s Travels 3-D (PG)12:15, 2:20, 4:40, 7:35, 9:45, 11:55The King's Speech (R)1:20, 4:10, 7:00, 9:45Little Fockers (PG-13)12:25, 2:25, 5:15, 7:50, 10:30The Mechanic (R)12:00, 2:15, 4:30, 7:00, 9:15, 11:30No Strings Attached (R)11:55, 1:15, 2:30, 4:00, 5:00, 6:45, 7:40, 9:25,10:10, 11:55The Rite (PG-13)11:50, 2:25, 5:00, 7:40, 10:20Tangled (PG)1:30, 7:15Tron: Legacy: An IMAX 3-D Expe-rience (PG)1:10, 4:05, 7:00, 9:55Tron: Legacy 3-D (PG)12:05, 2:50, 6:30, 9:20, 12:10True Grit (PG-13)12:05, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45, 10:25The Way Back (PG-13)4:15, 9:35Yogi Bear 3-D (PG)12:35, 2:40, 4:55, 7:25, 10:00

DACULAGREAT ESCAPE THEATERS:HAMILTON MILL 142160 Hamilton Creek ParkwayDacula, GA 30019678-482-0624www.greatescapetheaters.com

Black Swan (R)11:40, 2:15, 4:50, 7:35, 10:15Country Strong (PG-13)11:05, 1:45, 4:25, 7:05, 9:45The Dilemma (PG-13)11:10, 1:50, 4:30, 7:20, 10:10The Fighter (R)7:45, 10:25Green Hornet 3-D (PG-13)11:00, 4:20, 9:40Green Hornet (PG-13)1:40, 7:00The King’s Speech (R)11:15, 2:05, 4:45, 7:25, 10:05

Little Fockers (PG-13)11:35, 1:55, 4:15, 6:55, 9:25The Mechanic (R)11:20, 12:20, 2:50, 4:40, 5:10, 7:30, 9:50,10:20No Strings Attached (R)12:00, 2:35, 5:20, 7:50, 10:30The Rite (PG-13)11:30, 2:20, 5:00, 7:10, 7:40, 10:00, 10:25Tangled (PG)11:50, 2:25, 5:05Tron: Legacy 3-D (PG)12:40, 3:45, 6:45, 9:35True Grit (PG-13)11:25, 2:00, 4:35, 7:15, 9:55The Way Back (PG-13)1:35, 7:05Yogi Bear (PG)12:10, 2:30, 4:55

DULUTHREGAL CINEMAS,MEDLOCK CROSSING 189700 Medlock Bridge Road, Suite 170770-814-8437www.regalcinemas.com

Black Swan (R)11:45, 2:30, 5:10, 8:05, 10:40The Company Men (R)1:15, 4:45, 7:55, 10:30Country Strong (PG-13)4:50, 10:05The Dilemma (PG-13)12:45, 4:15, 7:10, 9:55The Fighter (R)12:35, 4:35, 8:15, 11:00The Green Hornet 3-D (PG-13)12:30, 1:05, 4:30, 5:00, 7:25, 8:10, 10:15,11:00The Green Hornet (PG-13)12:10, 4:00, 7:00, 9:45Gulliver’s Travels (PG)4:10, 10:25Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (PG-13)

1:00, 7:15The King’s Speech (R)11:50, 3:55, 7:30, 10:20Little Fockers (PG-13)11:30, 2:00, 4:25, 7:05, 9:50The Mechanic (R)12:15, 2:50, 5:20, 8:00, 10:40No Strings Attached (R)12:05, 1:10, 2:40, 4:20, 5:15, 7:20, 7:50, 9:55,10:35The Rite (R)12:00, 2:45, 5:35, 8:10, 10:50Tangled (PG)11:35, 2:25, 7:40Tron: Legacy 3-D (PG)12:25, 4:05, 7:30, 10:55True Grit (PG-13)11:40, 2:15, 4:55, 7:35, 10:10The Way Back (PG-13)12:35, 4:05, 7:45, 10:45

LAWRENCEVILLECOLONIAL 18 THEATRES825 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road770-237-0744www.amctheatres.com

127 Hours (R)10:00, 12:20, 2:45, 5:05, 7:45, 10:10 Black Swan (R)11:10, 1:45, 4:35, 7:20, 10:05 Country Strong (PG-13)11:30, 2:30, 5:40, 8:50 The Dilemma (PG-13)10:40, 11:40, 1:30, 2:35, 4:05, 5:20, 6:55, 8:20,9:35 The Fighter (R)10:35, 1:25, 4:15, 7:05, 9:55 The Green Hornet (PG-13)10:10, 1:05, 3:55, 6:50, 9:45 The Green Hornet 3-D (PG-13)11:20, 2:10, 5:10, 8:15 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hal-lows Part 1 (PG-13)10:20, 1:40, 4:50, 8:10 The King’s Speech (R)10:00, 12:55, 3:45, 6:40, 9:30

Little Fockers (PG-13)10:50, 1:15, 3:50, 6:30 The Mechanic (R)11:50, 2:25, 5:00, 7:35, 10:10,No Strings Attached (R)11:05, 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50 The Rite (PG-13)10:30, 1:20, 4:10, 7:00, 10:00,Tangled (PG)10:15, 12:50, 3:25, 6:10, 8:45 The Tourist (PG-13)11:55, 2:40, 5:30, 8:25 True Grit (PG-13)10:05, 12:45, 3:35, 6:20, 9:05 The Way Back (PG-13)9:00Yogi Bear (PG)10:45, 1:00, 3:40, 6:00, 8:30

AMC DISCOVER MILLS 18THEATRES5900 Sugarloaf Parkway, Suite 415678-847-9265www.amctheatres.com

Black Swan (R)11:10, 1:55, 4:45, 7:40, 10:30 Country Strong (PG-13)2:40, 5:30, 8:20, 11:05 The Dilemma (PG-13)11:35, 12:20, 2:20, 3:15, 5:00, 6:00, 7:50, 8:50,10:40The Green Hornet (PG-13)11:55, 3:10, 6:05, 9:10The Green Hornet 3-D (PG-13)11:05, 1:30, 2:15, 4:25, 5:15, 7:35, 8:10, 10:35,11:00The King’s Speech (R)11:45, 2:45, 5:40, 8:45Little Fockers (PG-13)11:15, 2:25, 4:50, 7:25, 9:55 The Mechanic (R)11:50, 2:30, 5:20, 8:15, 11:10No Strings Attached (R)11:30, 12:15, 2:05, 3:00, 4:40, 5:45, 7:30, 8:35,10:20, 11:15The Rite (PG-13)

11:00, 1:40, 4:20, 7:15, 10:25Season of the Witch (PG-13)1:35, 4:15, 6:55, 9:30Tangled (PG)11:25, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45, 10:10 Tron: Legacy 3-D (PG)1:45, 4:55, 8:00, 10:55True Grit (PG-13)11:20, 2:00, 4:35, 7:20, 10:15Yogi Bear (PG)11:40, 1:50, 4:00, 6:20, 8:45

GEORGIA THEATRE CO.,TOWN CENTER VALUE700 Gwinnett Drive, No. 216678-985-2222www.georgiatheatrecompany.com

Burlesque (PG-13)5:15, 8:15Despicable Me (PG)5:15, 7:40, 9:55Due Date (R)5:25, 7:50, 10:05Faster (R)5:35, 7:55, 10:10Meg,ind (PG)5:20, 7:45, 10:00The Next Three Days (PG-13)5:30, 8:30RED (PG-13)4:05, 7:05, 9:35Secretariat (PG)5:00, 8:00The Social Network (PG-13)4:10, 7:10, 9:45Unstoppable (PG-13)4:00, 7:00, 9:30

SNELLVILLE

CARMIKE 12 SNELLVILLE1905 Scenic HighwayPresidential Market Center770-979-1519

www.carmike.com

Black Swan (R)1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 9:45Green Hornet 3-D (PG-13)1:35, 4:30, 7:10, 9:45Green Hornet (PG-13)1:55, 4:50, 7:25, 10:00Gulliver’s Travels (PG)2:30, 4:45Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (PG-13)1:00, 4:10, 7:20How Do You Know (PG-13)7:10, 9:50The King’s Speech (R)1:30, 4:15, 7:00, 9:45LIttle Fockers (PG-13)1:00, 3:20, 5:40, 8:00No Strings Attached (R)1:35, 4:15, 7:00, 9:45The Rite (PG-13)1:20, 4:40, 7:05, 9:45Season of the Witch (PG-13)1:20, 4:15, 7:00, 9:30Tangled (PG)1:00, 3:20, 5:40, 8:00True Grit (PG-13)1:30, 4:15, 7:00, 9:30

REGAL SNELLVILLE OAKS142125 E. Main St., Snellville770-972-7469www.regalcinemas.com

127 Hours (R)2:15, 4:25, 6:35, 8:45, 10:55The Chronicles of Narnia: TheVoyage of the Dawn Treader 3-D(PG)2:55, 5:45, 8:10, 10:35The Chronicles of Narnia: TheVoyage of the Dawn Treader (PG)4:35, 9:25Country Strong (PG-13)2:05, 5:05, 7:45, 10:15The Dilemma (PG-13)2:40, 5:30, 8:15, 10:45Due Date (R)4:15, 9:00, 11:00The Fighter (R)2:50, 5:35, 8:20, 10:55Get Low (PG-13)2:00, 4:30, 7:15, 9:45Inside Job (Pg-13)2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:10The Mechanic (R)2:10, 4:20, 6:30, 8:40, 10:50Megamind (PG)2:05, 6:50The Tourist (PG-13)2:20, 4:45, 7:10, 9:30Tron: Legacy 3-D (PG)2:55, 5:40, 8:20, 11:00Tron: Legacy (PG)2:00, 4:40, 7:20, 10:00Yogi Bear (PG)2:35, 7:00Yogi Bear 3-D (PG)2:00, 4:00, 6:00, 8:00, 10:00

For movie showtimes for Saturday and

Sunday, visit thetheater websites.

Recently reviewed filmsnow playing in theaters:

• The Company Men (R)Ben Affleck, Tommy LeeJones and Chris Cooperstar as three privileged andwhiny white-collar execu-tives who get their pinkslips in this disjointed andconfused morality playabout living life in the cur-rent economic downturn. 2stars — Michael Clark

• No Strings Attached (R)Recent Golden Globe win-ner and Oscar nomineeNatalie Portman takes onher first romantic comedyas Emma, a doctor deathlyafraid of commitment butstill fond of horizontalrefreshment, which shefinds with a wisely toneddown Ashton Kutcher. 3stars — MC

• Casino Jack (R) This live-action companion piece tothe much better documen-tary makes the critical mis-take of turning politicalintrigue into flat melodramaand silly farce. The leadperformance of KevinSpacey is by far the laziest

and unfocused of hiscareer. 11⁄2 stars — MC

• Somewhere (R) Filmmak-er Sofia Coppola’s quasi-follow-up to “Lost in Trans-lation” is long on atmos-phere and ennui butseverely lacking any dra-matic punch. Georgianatives Stephen Dorff andElle Fanning as a fatherand his daughter do theirbest with the iffy material. 2stars — MC

• Blue Valentine (R) Co-leads Ryan Gosling andMichelle Williams rightfullyearned multiple awardnominations for their rolesas husband and wife in thisultra-depressing dramathat ingenuously chroniclesthe slow descent of atumultuous, ill-advised

marriage. 3 stars — MC

• Gulliver’s Travels (PG)Producer Jack Black playshimself as the title charac-ter in this modern daybutchering of the JonathanSwift classic satire. Addinginsult to injury, Black sur-rounds himself with mostlytalented British thespianscalled on to look and actlike fools. 11⁄2 stars — MC

• Little Fockers (PG-13)Maybe not the worst movieof 2010, but certainly atravesty on every level. Theentire original cast returns— every one of them sole-ly for a paycheck — andnone is more pathetic,grating, unfunny andunlikeable as co-producerRobert De Niro. 1⁄2 of a star— MC


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EDITOR’S NOTE:Film Fans features localresidents reviewing thefilm of the week: “NoStrings Attached.” Wantto be a film fan? [email protected].

This movie will winno awards but it finds alittle groove via somesolid acting, a semi-interesting story andgood movement. In theend, to no surprise, Ash-ton Kutcher (Adam) andNatalie Portman (Emma)manage to fall in loveproving no strings ismore difficult not toattach than vice versa.Nevertheless, the chem-istry of the two stars isthere and this moves thestory along with littledrag.

Adam works for a pro-duction company thatproduces “Glee-like”productions. These musi-cals are led by Lake Bell(Lucy) who morphs intothe “would be” spoiler.Adam aspires to be awriter between the on-and-off again romanceswith Emma. In addition,the audience even gets tosee a real Hollywoodlegend in Kevin Kline,who plays Adam’s dad.So given it’s only a weebit better than mildlyamusing, but definitelynot a must see movie,it’s my bet it will scorewith the older teens orearly 20s set.

— Rick Wright, Auburn

There’s a quote from“Rocky V” that I like.Mickey, Rocky’s trainer,says, “Nature is smarterthan people think.”

That’s the basic premiseof the romantic comedy“No Strings Attached.”Sex and love are irrevoca-bly intertwined, like twostrands in the DNA that, inpart, make us humanbeings.

I found it worth watch-ing. It grew on me as thecharacters developed. Iguess that’s how loveworks, too. It grows on us.Before we know it, naturehas its way in our lives.

— Jay Elliott,Loganville

In a month better knownas a movie wasteland, theprospect of another cheesyromantic comedy is lessthan appealing. But “NoStrings Attached” teachesthat you should neverjudge a movie by its trail-er. Natalie Portman ischarming and likable asEmma, a med student withan untreatable case ofcommitment phobia. Herquest to pursue a strictlysexual relationship withAdam (Ashton Kutcher) isone that is raunchy andwitty, but on the downside,also terribly predictable.

We all know how it’sgoing to end, but we can’thelp but enjoy ourselves alittle bit on the way.

— Lindsey Hodges,Snellville

★★★★★

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‘No Strings Attached’wins over audiences


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Catherine Kimbro is afresh face, young and fullof talent. You could say shehas the world by the tailthese days.

A 2010 graduate of Cen-tral Gwinnett High School,Kimbro is on the fast trackto music stardom, and thepath goes right throughNashville. Just last month,Kimbro released “Some-day,” an album packedwith thoughtful lyrics andmesmerizing melodies,both earmarks of thisyoung woman’s music.

“We worked with top ofthe line musicians; theywere phenomenal,” shesaid of the musicians whoworked on the project.

The topics of the fivesongs on the new albumrange from young love tolife lessons to fulfillingdreams. The artist’s deter-mination is surprising, andher music savvy is impres-sive. A singer, songwriterand guitar player, Kimbrohas a confidence that she

backs up with talent. Herlove of music is her pas-sionate focus, and sheplans to make a big namefor herself in Music City.She believes the release of“Someday” is only the firstof many such events in herfuture.

The child of two Gwin-nett educators — her dadMark is the athletic direc-tor at Brookwood HighSchool and mom Chris ishead counselor at CentralGwinnett — Kimbro doesnot have college on herradar and hasn’t for a long

time, at least not for anytime in the near future. Shesaid her parents are sup-portive of her dream ofbecoming a major record-ing artist. They even travelwith her to Nashville andto local singing engage-ments, her dad and brothersometimes backing her upinstrumentally.

This past summer shepartnered with the ShadIreland Foundation, travel-ling to Minnesota to makea music video. The interna-tional organization is dedi-cated to improving thelives of people living withkidney disease.

“That was a lot of fun. Ijust walked out into the

middle of this field andstarted singing, and wemade a music video,” Kim-bro said.

In October, she was inNashville recording thenew album.

During her frequent tripsto Nashville, she also co-writes songs and meetswith her producers, “get-ting a little buzz goingabout me up there.”

The buzz seems to begrowing. A self-described“country” artist “with aChristian influence,” Kim-bro’s voice and songs con-jure up simplicity, honestyand soulful wisdom. Hermusic has been played onAtlanta’s 94.9 FM The Bull

radio, and she has alreadyplayed the legendary Blue-bird Café in Nashville.

On Dec. 18, the youngartist hosted a release partyfor “Someday” at the RedRabbit in Johns Creek.There was a standing-room-only crowd. Tonightat 6:30 she’ll participate in“a sort of mini-music festi-val” at the Awake Venue indowntown Dacula and willplay Friends Sports Barand Grill in Dacula on Feb.4 at 7 p.m.

For more informationabout this local artist onthe rise, or to hear someof her original songs,visit www.catherinekim-bro.com.


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37 Main 37 E. Main St., Buford

678-288-2030www.37main.com

• Today: Back n Black• Saturday: Queen Nation• Thursday: Riff Raff• Feb. 4: Yacht Rock• Feb. 5: Slippery When Wet

40 WATT CLUB285 W. Washington St., Athens

706-549-7871www.40watt.com

• Today: Best Coast andWavves• Saturday: Yacht Rock Revue• Monday: Smith Westerns• Tuesday: Cody Canada (ofCCR) & The Departed

AARON’S AMPHITHEATRE AT LAKEWOOD

2002 Lakewood Ave., Atlanta404-443-5000

www.livenation.com/venue/aarons-amphitheatre-at-lakewood-tickets

No shows listed as of presstime.

ARENA AT GWINNETT CENTER

6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth770-813-7500

www.gwinnettcenter.com

• Today and Saturday: TheRevolve Tour — Dream On• Feb. 6: Atlanta Classic:National Cheerleaders Associa-tion/National Dance Association• Feb. 10: Brad Paisley• Feb 24-27: Ringling Bros. andBarnum & Bailey present Bar-num’s Funundrum• March 4: Kid Rock• March 7: Hillsong United• April 18: Lady Gaga• Aug. 4: Keith Urban

PERFORMING ARTS CENTERAT GWINNETT CENTER

6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth 770-813-7500

www.gwinnettcenter.com

• Saturday and Sunday: YoungChoreographers’ Showcase• Feb. 18: Dancin’ & Singin’ theNight Away• Feb. 20: Jeanne Robertson• Feb. 25: Ethan Bortnick andHis Musical Time Machine• March 18-20: Cinderella

ATLANTA CIVIC CENTER395 Piedmont Ave. N.E., Atlanta

404-523-6275www.atlantaciviccenter.com

• Feb. 5: Mike Epps and Friends

• Feb. 11: The seventh annualAtlanta Blues Festival• Feb. 12: Kenneth ‘Babyface’Edmonds, Eric Benet andKevon

BUFORD VARIETY THEATER 170 W. Main St., Buford

770-271-7878www.bufordvarietytheater.com

• Today and Saturday: DarylRhoades• Feb. 4 and 5: Henry Cho• Feb. 11 and 12: Traci Tedesco

CENTER STAGE1374 W. Peachtree St.

404-885-1365www.centerstage-atlanta.com

• Today: Red Bull Non StopStomp• Saturday: Liberian Entertain-ment Awards• Thursday: Joshua Radin• Feb. 14: Bilal• Feb. 15: Miranda Cosgrovewith Greyson Chance• March 3: Good Charlotte

CHASTAIN PARK AMPHITHEATER

4469 Stella Drive N.W., Atlanta

404-233-2227

www.livenation.com

• June 21: Dispatch

COBB ENERGY PERFORMING ARTS

CENTRE2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway,

Atlanta www.cobbenergycentre.com

770-916-2800

• Feb. 3-8: The Wizard of Oz• Feb. 11-13: Atlanta Ballet’sThe Sleeping Beauty• Feb. 16: Clay Aiken• Feb. 26: The Atlanta Opera’sPorgy and Bess

EDDIE’S ATTIC515-B N. McDonough St., Decatur

404-377-4976 www.eddiesattic.com

• Today: The Mosier Brothers• Saturday: Jolie HOlland andKyp Malong (of TV On TheRadio)• Sunday and Monday: Ale-jandro Escovedo & The Sensi-tive Boys• Tuesday: Caleb Hawley,Rachel Platten and Kurt Sco-bie• Wednesday: The DappledGrays• Thursday: Stewart Lewis &Reed Foehl

FERST CENTER FOR THE ARTS

349 Ferst Drive, Georgia Tech campus

404-894-9600www.ferstcenter.gatech.edu

• Saturday: Step Afrika!• Feb. 12: Jon Faddis JazzOrchestra of New York• Feb. 18: Cirque MechanicsBoom Town• Feb. 19: Margaret Cho

FOX THEATRE660 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta

404-881-2100www.foxtheatre.org

• Today-Sunday: “West SideStory”• Feb. 5: Robert Plant• Feb. 8: Atlanta Jewish FilmFestival• Feb. 10-13: Alvin Ailey Ameri-can Dance Theater• Feb. 14: Widespread Panic• Feb. 23-24: Celtic Woman• Feb. 25: John Pride & OldCrow Medicine Show• Feb. 26: George Lopez• Feb. 27: John Mellencamp

THE LOFT1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta

404-885-1365http://www.centerstage-

atlanta.com/shows/the-loft/

• Feb. 5: Lissie

• Feb. 16: Plain White T’s

PHILIPS ARENA1 Philips Drive N.W., Atlanta

404-878-3000www.philipsarena.com

• Saturday: Jeff Foxworthy, BillEngvall and Larry the CableGuy• Feb. 17-21: Ringling Bros.and Barnum & Bailey: Bar-num’s Funundrum!

RED LIGHT CAFE553 Amsterdam Ave., Atlanta

404-874-7828www.redlightcafe.com

• Saturday: William Sandberg,Aquanauts and The Stems• Feb. 5: School of Rock, Bitte-roots, Escrow Tomato andShea’s Gin

RIALTO CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

80 Forsyth St. N.W., Atlanta404-651-4727

www.rialtocenter.org

• Saturday: “The CapitolSteps”• Feb. 18: Bale Folclorico daBahia• Feb. 26: Roy Haynes and theFountain of Youth band

SMITH’S OLDE BAR1578 Piedmont Ave., Atlanta

404-875-1522www.smithsoldebar.com

• Saturday: Chris Knight• Tuesday: Tina Dico• Wednesday: The Shadowbox-ers• Thursday: CD release: Lull-water, Fulturn Jones• Feb. 4: Kevn Kinney• Feb 5: Tim Brantley & The10th Street Boys

THE TABERNACLE152 Luckie St., Atlanta

404-659-9022www.livenation.com/venue/

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• Today: Thirty Seconds toMars• Feb. 4: Guster• Feb. 10: Hope & Music Con-cert• Feb. 11: Wale Featuring WakaFlocka Flame• Feb. 12: Yonder MountainString Band• Feb. 14: The 7th AnnualGreen 17 Tour with FloggingMolly• Feb. 19: Steve Aoki andLeCastle Vania• Feb. 24: Jagermeister MusicTour: Buckcherry HellYeah andmore

VARIETY PLAYHOUSE 1099 Euclid Ave., Little Five Points

404-521-1786www.variety-playhouse.com

• Today: Yo La Tengo• Saturday: LIz Phair• Thursday: California GuitarTrio• Feb. 4: Dark Star Orchestra• Feb. 5: Robin Trower

VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATER

AT ENCORE PARK2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta

www.ticketmaster.com/venue/115485

No shows listed as of presstime.

WILD BILL’S2075 Market St., Duluth

678-473-1000www.wildbillsatlanta.com

• Today: Colt Ford with RachelFarley• Saturday: Wild Bill’s FightNight• Feb. 11: Justin Moore• Feb. 19: Almost Kings withFervor and Within Reason• Feb. 25: Motley Crude • Feb. 26: Craig MorganMost tickets available throughTicketmaster at 404-249-6400or www.ticketmaster.com.

BY VENUE

Special Photo“West Side Story” will be at the Fox Theatre today through Sunday.

FROM STAFF REPORTS

Tickets for KatyPerry’s June 7 Califor-nia Dreams Tour stopat the Arena at Gwin-nett Center go on saleSaturday. Tickets, list-ed at $40, will beavailable throughTicketmaster and theGwinnett Center boxoffice, beginning at 10a.m.

Perry’s “TeenageDream” album hassold more than 5 mil-lion copies since itsrelease last year and

has spawned three No.1 singles — “Califor-nia Gurls,” “TeenageDream” and “Fire-work.” She’s the firstfemale artist to havethree No. 1 hits off thesame album in 11years.

Her current tour willfeature interaction withfans through socialmedia sites, includingan option where fanscan post their own pho-tos of the show thatwill appear during theconcert and onwww.katyperry.com.


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Katy Perry ticketsgo on sale Saturday BY MARIA CHENG

AP Medical Writer

LONDON — FredericChopin’s habit of drifting offand hallucinating at the pianomay have been caused byepilepsy, according to a newstudy of the 19th-centuryromantic composer.

Chopin’s tendency to lapseout of consciousness wasinterpreted by his partnerGeorge Sand, pseudonym ofthe French novelist AuroreDudevant, as ‘‘the manifesta-tion of a genius full of senti-ment and expression.’’ But inthe analysis published thisweek, Spanish doctors sayChopin’s hallucinations mayhave been due to a temporal

lobe epilepsy rather than theresult of any sweeping artistictendencies.

Manuel Vazquez Carunchoand Francisco Branas Fernan-dez of the Complexo Hospita-lario Xeral-Calde in Spain ana-lyzed descriptions of Chopin’shallucinations from those closeto him. They propose theFrench-Polish composer suf-fered from a type of epilepsythat produces conscious hallu-cinations that last from sec-onds to minutes. The researchwas published in the journalMedical Humanities, a special-ist publication of the BMJ.

Caruncho and Fernandezcite an extract from Sand’smemoir, where she recallsreturning to the home she

shared with Chopin, alongwith her son, after a long jour-ney delayed by flooding. Thecomposer had been playingone of his preludes and toldSand he was lulled to sleepwhile at the piano and sawhimself drowned at the bot-tom of a lake.

Hallucinations are typicallyseen in patients with severepsychiatric disorders likeschizophrenia and bipolar dis-order. Other romantic com-posers such as Robert Schu-mann, who was committed toan asylum, experienced audi-tory and visual hallucinationswhich some believed were theproduct of his musical genius.

Caruncho and Fernandezsay Chopin’s hallucinations

occurred mostly in theevening or coincided withfever, unlike those linked topsychotic disorders.

While Chopin was plaguedby health ailments, like severeheadaches and insomnia,there is no record he was diag-nosed with any neurologicalproblems. Some historianshave suggested the compos-er’s frequently noted melan-cholic moods may have beendue to depression. Experts aresplit on what ultimately killedhim; his death certificate liststuberculosis as the cause, butothers suspect it may havebeen cystic fibrosis. A requestto the Polish government toperform genetic tests onChopin’s heart was denied.

Chopin’s hallucinations possibly due to epilepsy


Feb. 5The Lawrenceville Rubber

Stamp and Paper Arts Festi-val will be held from 10 a.m. to5 p.m. Feb. 5 at the GwinnettCounty Fairgrounds. For moreinformation, visit www.heir-loompro.com or call 541-574-8000.

Feb. 6The Lawrenceville Rubber

Stamp and Paper Arts Festi-val will be held from 11 a.m. to4 p.m. Feb. 6 at the GwinnettCounty Fairgrounds. For moreinformation, visit www.heir-loompro.com or call 541-574-8000.

Feb. 25The Collins Hill Screamin’

Eagle Band will present theTaste of Collins Hill from 6 to9 p.m. Feb. 25 at Collins HillHigh School on 50 Taylor Roadin Suwanee. Cost is $10. CallCindy Sykes at 770-962-8618

or e-mail [email protected] for more information.

Ongoing EventsThe Gwinnett Environmen-

tal and Heritage Center willhost the exhibit “Your House,My House,” through April 16.The exhibit displays the homesof people around the world. Theexhibit is included with admis-sion to the GEHC and free forGEHC members. For moreinformation, call 770-904-3500or visit gwinnettEHC.org.

The Hudgens Center for theArts will present the FinalistsExhibit for the Hudgens Prizethrough Feb. 19. The center isat 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway,Building 300, in Duluth. Galleryhours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Thursday through Saturday andadmission is $5 for adults, $3for seniors and students andfree for children younger than 2.For more information, call 770-623-6002 or visit www.thehud-

gens.org.The Buford Artists’ Group

will present an exhibit of artwork titled “Visionary Reflec-tions — Studies in Aesthet-ics” through February at theGeorge Pierce Park CommunityCenter Gallery, 55 Buford High-way in Suwanee. For moreinformation, call 770-831-4173or visit www.gwinnettparks.com.

The Gwinnett HistoricCourthouse will host the artshow, “Walk Like a Gwinnett-ian,” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Monday through Friday andfrom 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdaythrough April 25. For moreinformation, call 770-822-5450.

St. Edward’s EpiscopalChurch will be holding an artgallery from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Mondays through Fridays andfrom 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. onSundays through Feb. 18. It islocated at 737 Moon Road inLawrenceville. For more infor-mation, call 770-963-6128.


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Special PhotoThe Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center will host theexhibit “Your House, My House” through April 16. The exhibit dis-plays the homes of people around the world.The exhibit is includedwith admission to the GEHC and free for GEHC members.

TuesdayJim Barrie’s “Peter Pan” will be

performed at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday atthreesixty theater, located in Pem-berton Place at 126 Ivan Allen Jr.Blvd. in Atlanta.

Feb. 5The Smithgall Arts Center will

present Kevin Bales Trio at 8 p.m.Feb. 5 at The Arts Council, Inc.,331 Spring St. in Gainesville. Formore information, visitwww.theartscouncil.net.

Feb. 17The Smithgall Arts Center will

present the independent film,“DoNo Harm,” at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17 atThe Arts Council Inc., 331 SpringSt. in Gainesville. For more informa-tion, visit www.theartscouncil.net.

Ongoing events The High Museum of Art will

present “Toulouse-Lautrec andFriends:The Irene and HowardStein Collection”beginning Satur-

day through May 1 at 1280Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. For moreinformation, call 404-733-4437.

Bobcat Goldthwait will per-form at the Laughing Skull inAtlanta, 878 Peachtree St. inAtlanta at 7 and 9:30 p.m. todaythrough Sunday. For more informa-tion, call 877-523-3288 or visitwww.vortexcomedy.com.

Theatrical Outfit will present“The Young Man From Atlanta”through Feb. 20 at The Balzer The-ater, 84 Luckie St. N.W. in Atlanta.For more information, call 678-528-1500 or visitwww.theatricaloutfit.org.

The High Museum of Art willpresent “Fifty Works for FiftyStates:The Dorothy and HerbVogel Collection” beginning Satur-day through June 5 at 1280Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. For moreinformation, call 404-733-4437.

The High Museum of Art willbe holding “The Museum ofModern Art, New York” until Aug.14. For more information, visitwww.High.org.

The Booth Museum will host“Ansel Adams: A Legacy,” anexhibit of work by the landscapephotographer, through Feb. 20.Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fri-days and Saturdays and 10 a.m. to8 p.m. Thursdays. Admission is $10for adults, $8 for seniors 65 andolder, $7 for students and free forchildren 12 and younger. Themuseum is at 501 Museum Drivein Cartersville. For more informa-tion, call 770-387-1300 or visitwww.boothmuseum.org.

Theatrical Outfit will present“Caroline, or Change” fromMarch 16 through April 10 at TheBalzer Theater, 84 Luckie St. N.W.in Atlanta. For more information,call 678-528-1500 or visit www.the-atricaloutfit.org.

The Atlanta Opera presents“Porgy and Bess” on March 1, 4and 6 at the Cobb Energy Centre.Tickets range from $25 to $125 andcan be bought by phone at 404-881-8885 or 1-800-35-OPERA andonline at www.atlantaopera.org.


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