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Friday,Oct. 8,2010

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Art Beat ......................................................................Pg.6Local Event .............................................................Pg. 7Movies.................................................................Pg. 10-19Showtimes ............................................................Pg. 14By Venue ................................................................Pg. 20Gwinnett Calendar ............................................Pg. 22Metro Calendar ....................................................Pg. 23The “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.

The Dish: Genghis Grill offers a create-your-own stir-fry concept ................Pg. 4

Weekend cover: Nicole Puckett; Weekend design: Kristen Ralph

Staff Photo: Jason BravermanGenghis Grill serves its brownie ala mode topped with caramel and choco-late sauce.

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BY DEANNA ALLENSTAFF WRITER

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• Open since: Sept. 27

• Location: Genghis Grillis housed in a series of storesand businesses near Mall ofGeorgia, and this location isthe first in the state, withadditional locations plannedfor Perimeter and Buckhead.

• Hours: 11 a.m. to 10p.m. Sundays through Thurs-days and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.Fridays and Saturdays

• Owner: While someGenghis Grill locations arefranchises, the Mall of Geor-gia restaurant is corporatelyowned.

• Atmosphere: GenghisGrill offers booth, table andbar seating in a relaxed envi-ronment where full serviceis provided once guestsmake their bowl selections.That process can be a littleintimidating for first-timeguests, but servers walkcustomers through thesteps.

Genghis Grill is sparselydecorated, save for six golddecorative gongs in the rearof the dining area and one atthe host/hostess stand togreet customers, as well asthe occasional faux weaponand battle flag. The mostprominent fixture in the

restaurant is the large circu-lar grill where grill masterscook guests’ selections, sep-arating the orders usinglong, wooden sticks. Guestscan watch as their food isprepared or wait for a serverto bring the finished bowlsto the table.

• Menu: At GenghisGrill, choice is key andselections abound under thesignature create-your-ownstir-fry concept.

The method of prepara-

tion is based on the legendthat 12th century Mongolwarriors led by GenghisKhan heated their shieldsover open fires to grill foodin the fields of battle.

Step 1 in the process ofbuilding one’s own bowl,and the first station in theline leading up to the grill, isprotein — chicken, shrimp,sliced beef and marinatedsteak are the more commonselections, while calamari,ham, Khan’s crab, scallops,turkey, marinated white

fish, pepperoni, pork andsausage are the more uniqueoptions. Customers canselect as many meats asdesired.

Step 2 is adding season-ing to the meats selected,anything from run-of-the-mill salt and pepper to gar-lic, ginger, yellow currysalt, cayenne, Cajun season-ing, crushed red pepper,lemon pepper, a steak houseblend and a citrus garlicherb seasoning.

Once customers have

added a little seasoning, thenext step is selecting fromthe more than 30 fresh veg-etables available — babycorn, bamboo shoots, beansprouts, broccoli, cabbage,carrots, celery, cilantro,green beans, green onions,jalapenos, mushrooms,onions, potatoes, spinach,squash, zucchini, tomatoesand more.

Step 4 is selecting asauce. Sauces are catego-rized according to spiciness.Mild sauces include honeysoy, island teriyaki sweet n’sour and a stir fry sauce.Medium selections includechili garlic, ginger citrus,roasted tomato and redcurry peanut. The spiciestoptions are the Asian chili,szechuan, Khan’s pao sauceand a sauce dubbed dragon.Not sure which sauce youwant? Grab a sampling

spoon provided and have ataste of as many sauces asyou’d like, using a newspoon each time, of course.

Meat, veggies and saucein hand, the final step in theprocess is choosing a starchand informing a waitinggrill master of the choice —brown rice, steamed rice,fried rice, spiral pasta,Udon noodles or tortillas, orany combination of these.

The ingredients are thenplaced on the circular grill,where grill masters add thesauce and complete the cus-tomer’s signature selection.

For the indecisive cus-tomers, Genghis Grill hascreated a list of six tradi-tional and six signaturerecipes that guests can useto create a bowl. The mostpopular of these is theteriyaki chicken bowl, madewith fresh chicken seasonedwith salt and pepper andcombined with carrots,onions, green beans,pineapple, cabbage andsteam rice flavored with theisland teriyaki sauce.Another popular selection isthe Surf N Turf — beef andKhan’s crab seasoned withsalt and pepper and com-bined with carrots, onionsand green beans withsteamed rice with a honeysoy sauce.

For dessert, Genghis Grilloffers the Choklate ChunkBrownie, a Choc’lateLovin’ Spoon Cake and aNew York-style cheesecake.


Genghis Grill THE DISH

678-733-5426 1825 Mall of Georgia Blvd., Buford

www.genghisgrill.com

Staff Photos: Jason BravermanAbove, Genghis Grill serves the Surf N Turf stir fry, front, along with the teriyakichicken stir fry and their strawberry lemonade.Top right, at Genghis Grill, dinerschoose their protein, veggies, seasoning, sauce and starch. Visitors can decidehow much of each they want to include in their finished meal before handing itoff to get stir fried.

• Buddhist Bowl — Tofuseasoned with yellowcurry salt and combinedwith bamboo shoots, beansprouts, green beans, zuc-chini, squash, baby cornand steamed rice in ahoney soy sauce• Bowl of Seoul — Chick-en, beef and shrimp sea-soned with dragon saltand combined with redand green bell peppers,onions, potatoes, greenonions, mushrooms, toma-toes and Udon noodles inthe 3G sauce

ONTHEMENU

A selection of local eateriesrecently featured in theGwinnett Daily Post:

• Jubilate Cafe Jubilate Cafe serves home-made sandwiches, the mostpopular of which are the Phillysteak and egg salad. Othersandwich selections includechicken salad, tuna salad,turkey and Swiss, ham andSwiss and a turkey club. Asandwich combo is availableand includes a sandwich, adrink and chips for $5. Aselections of soups are alsooffered and change seasonal-ly, from a mushroom creamsoup to clam chowder.2986 Buford Highway, Duluth.770-813-0144

• Gary’s Bistro Gary’s Bistro offers a lunchmenu of appetizers, salads,sandwiches and pizzetta,while the dinner menu isexpanded to include higher-end entrees.The menu willchange seasonally. Recom-mendations from the currentmenu include the calamari,which is lightly pan fried andtossed in a signature infusedHimalayan lemon salt blendwith flash fried capers andlemons and served with garliclemon aioli charcuterie andimported cheese platter, aswell as the pecan crusted hal-ibut, an 8-ounce piece of fishencrusted with Georgia-grownpecans and served with roast-ed garlic potatoes and fresharugula.1250 Scenic Highway, Suite1240, Lawrenceville. 770-978-1800. www.garysbistro.com

• Gold Medal Diner Gold Medal Diner offers anextensive menu of more than100 items, and customers canorder anything at any time ofthe day.The diner’s signaturebreakfast items include thebanana granola pancakesand the Ragin’ Cajun Scram-bler. When it comes toentrees, Gold Medal Dinerstrays from typical diner fare,offering more upscale dishes.Customers can order porkchops, pasta dishes, shrimpscampi, steaks and more.3333 Buford Drive, Suite

2022C, Buford. 678-765-6414.www.goldmedaldiner.com

• Fisherman’s Catch As the name suggests, this isa restaurant to come to if youare craving seafood. Much ofthe meat served is farm-raised. Appetizers includeselections such as fried north-ern oysters and Alaskan snowcrab legs. Popular entreesinclude the captain’s friedshrimp and combinationmeals where customers canchoose a selection of differentfish and seafood, such as theYe Hearty Catch and theSkipper’s Choice.4132 U.S. Highway 78, Lil-burn. 770-979-2296

• Samui IslandThis restaurant serves typicaldishes found in Thai eaterieswith some unique additions. Astrong emphasis is placed onthe appearance of the food,which is prepared ornatelyand colorfully. Each dishcomes with a small, edibleflower and jasmine rice.Themost popular dishes are the

chef’s special catfish with Thaispice and green curry withsoft shell crabs, more uniquedishes not often found in Thairestaurants. Common Thaiselections such as red curryand green curry, with a choiceof chicken, pork, beef, tofu orshrimp, are also hot sellers.5450 Peachtree Parkway,Norcross. 770-807-7684.www.samuithaicuisine-ga.com

• Joe’s All American GrillJust like the name suggests,the food includes wraps,sandwiches, wings and burg-ers. Almost all items are under$8.The biggest sellers are thewings, which come in ordersof 10 to 30 with 12 differentsauces.They are on sale 20for $10.99 on Mondays andTuesdays.The entrees aretypical American cuisine.The“famous burgers” are a halfpound and handmade dailyserved with a choice of sidesand extra toppings.The “over-stuffed wraps” come in com-mon varieties like BLT, chickenCaesar and club.2715 Loganville Highway,

Grayson. 678-407-1964.www.joesallamericangrill.com

• Macky’s Caribbean CuisineThe restaurant serves typicalCaribbean food, including thepopular oxtail and jerk chickendishes.The most popular dishis jerk chicken, marinated inJamaican jerk spice and spe-cially cooked in a charcoal grillfor an original smoky flavor.Many different types of meatdishes are served with peasand rice or white rice, friedplantains and a choice of veg-etables or McLeen’s specialpotato salad recipe. Mostdrinks are unique and can’t befound on a typical grocerystore shelf, like Ting, a car-bonated grapefruit beverage,and Agua De Coco, orcoconut water.1215 Scenic HighwayLawrenceville. 770-979-8484

• Pizza PubThe menu provides cus-tomers typical American foodwith a real focus on pizza andwings.The pizza is made with

a special sauce from the pre-vious owners that gives it a

unique flavor, and comes inspecialty forms like barbecuechicken and chicken alfredo.Pizza Pub also offer saladslike the popular Greek chickenand recently startedsoup/salad combos.554 W. Main St., Building E,Buford. 770-831-0272.www.thepizzapub.biz

• Maya Fresh Grill Co-owner Guillermo Gonza-lez-Patron calls the cuisineoffered by Maya Fresh Grill anorth and south Latin fusion.The restaurant’s menu is acombination of Mexican dish-es — tacos (listed on themenu as takkos), burritos andquesadillas — and Americanselections — burgers with aLatin flavor, hot wings with atwist.The menu was influ-enced by Gonzalez-Patron’sparentage — his mother isfrom the southern part ofMexico, where food is flavor-ful, bold and spicy, while hisfather hails from the north,where the cuisine is moretame, often served plain andgrilled960 Pleasant Hill Road, SuiteA, Lawrenceville. 770-279-3748. www.mayafreshgrill.com


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Staff Photo: Jason BravermanJubilate Cafe in Duluth serves a variety of sandwiches, including the turkey club with a glass of greentea. Jubilate Cafe is located at 2986 Buford Highway in Duluth.

A new television seriesthat promotes a love forreading will premiere onGwinnett County PublicSchools TV beginningOct. 18. Aimed at chil-dren, and at the child inall of us, the series iscalled “Love that Book!”and features storytellerand New York Times best-selling children’s authorCarmen Deedy.

GCPS-TV spokesper-son Kolinda Scialabbadescribed the show say-ing, “Each 15 minuteepisode takes students ona reading adventure asthey explore a featuredbook, a cool new book,and an ‘oldie but good-ie.’”

The first of three com-pleted episodes will air at10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.Oct. 18-24. This firstepisode is themed aroundlibraries, and the featuredbooks include “Bats inthe Belfry,” “LibraryMouse” and “TheLibrary.” Subsequentepisodes are themedaround “Bookstores” and“Art Galleries.” Four pro-grams are planned for theyear.

Putting together a tele-vision program requiresthe artistic input of manytalented people. There arewriters, actors, cameratechnicians, editors andvisual art directors. TheGCPS-TV crew has

already won an EmmyAward for the program“What is the SchoolEffect,” a piece created inconjunction with the 2009Gwinnett County Boardof Education’s area boardmeetings. The Emmy wasawarded to GCPS-TV onJune 26.

“Love That Book!” wasconceived during a tapingwith Deedy for anotherprogram, “Author In You.”

Scialabba said, “Westarted talking about all ofthe wonderful booksavailable for students. Theidea came up that would-n’t it be great to create aprogram that introducesstudents to some of thebest books of our times asa way to get them excitedabout reading?”

Deedy is a well lovedpersonality both on televi-sion and off. Her pub-lished works include ninechildren’s books, her mostrecent being “14 Cows forAmerica.” Many of herbooks reflect her Hispanic

heritage, and all have wonawards, particularly “TheYellow Star: The Legendof King Christian X ofDenmark.”

Deedy has great enthu-

siasm for the “Love thatBook!” project.

“I have been makingschool visits as an authorfor over 20 years, and Ihave heard happy children

use the phrase, ‘I lovethat book!’ countlesstimes,” she said. “Ithought it might make awonderful title for a chil-dren’s book series. As wediscussed the format, Iwanted children to be apart of the show.”

With so many talentedpeople at work on theseries, Deedy enjoyed thecreative process.

“The best part of thisproject has been the col-laboration. What a fabu-lously creative crew,” shesaid. “There was never a‘Can we do it?’ but rather,‘How do we do it?’ It’s adream environment forany artist.

“It has kept me on mycreative toes,” Deedy con-tinued. “We work withouta script, which means we

go with an overall theme.The director tells us in ageneral way what to talkabout in each segment-and away we go!

“Some of the best sto-ries from this project arethe out takes,” she added.“If you can find them!”

GCPS-TV can be foundon Charter channel 22 andComcast channel 24 or 26.It will also be coming toAT&T U-Verse soon. Formore information aboutGCPS-TV and to see a com-plete listing of programming,visit www.gwinnett.k12.ga.us/gcps-mainweb01.nsf/pages/GCPSTV0~Quick-Links.

Holley Calmes is a free-lance writer and public rela-tions consultant specializingin the arts. E-mail her [email protected].


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Special PhotoAward-winning author Carmen Deedy, center, willbe featured in the new GCPS-TV program “LoveThat Book!”

Staff Photos: Jonathan PhillipsShannon Eubanks, left, Suehyla El-Attar, Scott Warren, Matt Felten andJames Donadio perform a scene from “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” at the Auro-ra Theatre in Lawrenceville on Tuesday.


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Abraham Lincoln oncesaid, “A house dividedagainst itself cannotstand.”

Perhaps the same istrue for a man at oddswith himself, his dualnatures waging a fiercebattle of wills.

The Aurora Theatre’slatest production of Jef-frey Hatcher’s adaptationof “Dr. Jekyll and Mr.Hyde” explores the con-cepts of good and evilwhile subtly posing ques-tions on the nature ofman: Is anyone whollygood or wholly evil?What depraved or sinisterpersonalities lurkbeneath our subcon-sciousness? What hap-pens when the monsterswithin gain a measure ofcontrol?

Evil has many faces inHatcher’s chillingretelling of Robert LouisStevenson’s classic storyof an upstanding andhighly respected doctorwho has unlocked thedoor separating himselffrom his alter ego and isfaced with re-caging themonster or losing himself.

“With Halloween asOctober’s premiere holi-day (sorry ChristopherColumbus), ‘Dr. Jekylland Mr. Hyde’ is a per-fect show for our 15th

anniversary season,” saidAnthony Rodriguez, theAurora’s producing artis-tic director. “However,producing this play wasless about seasonalityand more about story.”

While a single actor(Brik Berkes) portraysthe good Dr. Jekyll, hisalter ego Mr. Hyde isbrought to life by four

different performers,each giving Hyde a newface.

“It is a truly innovativeway to show the complex-ity of Jekyll’s changingpersonality,” Rodriguezsaid.

This twist breathesnew life into the classictale, which ultimatelyleaves questions largelyunanswered, allowing theaudience to make up itsown mind about the con-cepts of good and eviland the nature of man.

The Aurora Theatrewill present “Dr. Jekylland Mr. Hyde” at 8 p.m.Thursdays through Satur-days and 2:30 p.m. Satur-days and Sundaysthrough Oct. 31 with amatinee also scheduledfor 10 a.m. Oct. 27. Tick-ets starts at $16. Formore information, callthe theater box office at678-226-6222 or visitwww.aurorathetra.com.


LOCAL EVENT

Theater to perform ‘Jekyll and Hyde’

Split personality

Brik Berkes performs a scene as Dr. Henry Jekyll.

■ What: “Dr. Jekylland Mr. Hyde”■ When: 8 p.m. Thurs-days through Saturdaysand 2:30 p.m. Satur-days and Sundaysthrough Oct. 31■ Where: Aurora The-atre, 128 Pike St. inLawrenceville ■ Cost: $16 to $30 ■ For more informa-tion: Call 678-226-6222or visit www.aurora-thetra.com

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Short-grain, long-grain,basmati, jasmine.

“All Asians eat rice,”said Connie Jee. “Asianseach have their ownnational rice dish.”

A main component ofAsian meals, rice is thebanner under which theAsian American ResourceCenter brings together thediverse Asian cultures inan annual celebration.

This year’s Rice Festivalwill be held for the firsttime Saturday on StoneMountain Park’s MemorialLawn, a location that will

allow the already popularfestival to grow even more.

More than 10,000 peo-ple are expected to explorethe diversity of Asian cul-tures during the event,which will include perfor-

mances by Asian dancegroups, singers and martialartists, as well as gamesand Asian foods.

As the festival showcas-es the diversity of Asiancultures, it also serves as afundraiser in support of thesocial and educational ser-vices the nonprofit organi-zation AARC provides tothe metro-Atlanta immi-grant community.

“I’m very excited aboutthe future of our organiza-tion and of the Rice Festi-val,” said Jee, executivedirector of the AARC. “Ihope everyone will comeand have a good time.”

For more information onthe Rice Festival, visitwww.aarc-atlanta.org.

■ What: Rice Festival ■ When: 11 a.m. to 5p.m. Saturday ■ Where: StoneMountain Park’s Memo-rial Lawn, U.S. Highway78 East, Exit 8, inStone Mountain■ Cost: Free to attendwith a $10 parking pass ■ For more informa-tion: Visit www.aarc-atlanta.org

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As the city of Lilburncelebrates its 100th birth-day, the annual city-widearts and crafts festival willcelebrate 37 years.

Lilburn Daze will bringtogether artists and craftersoffering their unique work— from finger puppetsfrom Peru and mosaic mir-rors with a Mediterraneanflair to pottery and barbedwire art — and entertain-

ment for a day-long festi-val that organizers say islike a large family reunion.

The festival will be heldfrom 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat-urday at Lilburn City Parkand will include a bakesale, an author’s cornerand children’s games andactivities ranging from apetting zoo and pony ridesto inflatables and a wood-working workshop.

This year’s event willalso include a health tent,where guests can obtain flushots and have their bloodpressure checked.

For more information onLilburn Daze, visitwww.lilburndaze.org.

■ What: Lilburn DazeArts and Crafts Festival ■ When: 9 to 4 p.m.Saturday ■ Where: Lilburn CityPark ■ Cost: Free to attend ■ For more informa-tion: Visit www.lilburn-daze.org

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EDITOR’S NOTE —Film Fans features localresidents reviewing thefilm of the week: “Let MeIn.” Want to be a FilmFan? [email protected].

This movie providedmore than I expected.

I knew this vampiremovie was more horror

based thanthe popularvampirefilms oflate, whichit was.

The sur-prise camefrom the

complexity of the story. Theextra layer found withinprovides the real entertain-ment and puts this movie ina class of its own.

The child actors do agreat job of portraying theemotions key to the sub-tle conflicts of both theboy and the girl charac-ters. I think the movie iswell done.

I cannot wait to see itagain after reading thebook on which it wasbased.

The more you reflecton the movie, the moreyou will enjoy.

— Sean Ahern,Buford

Director Matt Reeves’“Let Me In” is an intelli-gent tale that doesn’tneed dreamy schoolgirl

vampire fetishes to capti-vate.

You witness a 12-year-old boy’s (Kodi Smit-McPhee) deep lonelinessand solitude, and Abby(Chloe Moretz), a shy

girl“about hisage,”when sheand herfather,played byRichardJenkins,move into

the same apartment com-plex.

Bullied at school, Owenis tormented by isolation,spending time acting outslasher scenes, spying onresidents (reference toHitchcock’s masterpiece“Rear Window”) and sittingalone in the wintry cold.

Abby’s need for compan-ionship compels her to seekout Owen, risking exposingher secret. Abby slowlytrusts Owen, allowing aglimpse of her gruesomeworld, which repulses andhorrifies him.

In spite of challenges,their lives intertwine and abond and deep affectiondevelops.

Jenkins’ acting is his bestin many years, as is EliasKoteas’ as the policemaninvestigating recent murdersin the area. The understated,quiet dialogue and facialexpressions of Smit-McPhee and Moretz werenothing short of brilliant.

Mature crowds willappreciate the Regan-era“good and evil” speechesand the symbolism of

David Bowie’s “Let’sDance.”

Based on the deep fin-gernail marks on mymovie partner’s forearm,I give this movie 4 stars.

— Myra Simons,Buford

Although it’s on thecutting edge of beingsomething special, it can-not sustain itself due to avery weak story line. Itborders on being a made-for-TV special you have

seen adozentimes. Butthe actorsexcel intheir diffi-cult rolesand themusic is

very good as well. Sowith such a mixed bag ofcargo you hang on hopingfor the wow and it justnever surfaces.

The inept story evolvesaround just a few primarycharacters whose interac-tions are too predictable.You have the devil/vam-pire element, which isjust not enough to capturethe audience. Then youhave a budding romancebetween the two mainactors that is just notbelievable. You have thebully conflict that is unin-teresting.

So try as it may thismovie will not reach. Atbest it’s a streamablemovie from Netflix.

— Rick Wright,Auburn


FILM FANSFilm Fans mixed overvampire flick ‘Let Me In’

★★★★

Sean Ahern

★★★★

Myra Simons

Rick Wright

★★✩✩

BY CHRISTY LEMIREAP Movie Critic

With only two featurefilms to their credit, AnnaBoden and Ryan Fleck hadalready established them-selves as an original, confi-dent and exciting writing-directing team.

Their 2006 debut, “HalfNelson,” featured RyanGosling in an AcademyAward-nominated perfor-mance as a drug-addicted

junior high school teacherwho tries to turn his lifearound with help from a stu-dent. Their second film,2008’s “Sugar,” could nothave been more different: Itfollowed an up-and-comingpitcher from the DominicanRepublic struggling to makeit here in the big leagues.

Both films stood out forthe purity of their story-telling, the honesty of theircharacters and the completelack of cliche even withingenres that are pretty famil-iar.

All of this makes theirthird film, “It’s Kind of aFunny Story,” such a let-down. It has some strongperformances from a solidcast — Zach Galifianakis

especially stands out in anuncharacteristically meaty,serious role — but there arealso some tonal inconsisten-cies, too much narration andill-fitting fantasy sequences.Ultimately, the whole effortfeels too pat, given that it’sabout something as complexas mental illness.

Based on Ned Vizzini’ssemi-autobiographical novelof the same name, “It’sKind of a Funny Story”finds 16-year-old CraigGilner (Keir Gilchrist) rid-ing his bike early one morn-ing to check himself into aBrooklyn hospital. Seemshe’s been feeling suicidaland wants someone to fixthis for him. When the doc-tor who examines him

(Aasif Mandvi) agrees toadmit him, Craig finds outhe’ll have to stay there for aminimum of five days andcan’t just zip in and outovernight. And because theyouth psychiatric ward isclosed, he’s placed in theadult ward.

His parents (Lauren Gra-ham and Jim Gaffigan, bothunderused) are supportive;meanwhile, his high schoolfriends view him as a rockstar for doing something sodaring, including his bestfriend’s girlfriend (ZoeKravitz), with whom he’ssecretly in love.

But Craig finds a new girlhe clicks with in Noelle(Emma Roberts in a pleas-ingly more mature role),

who is there because she’sbeen cutting herself. They’rethe only teenagers there so,naturally, they’re going tohook up with each other.

Craig and Noelle alsohappen to be the most obvi-ously well-adjusted of thelot. “Funny Story” featuresall the stock charactersyou’d find in any movie setin a mental institution: aschizophrenic screaming tohimself in the hallways; anobsessive-compulsivewoman who always wearssurgical gloves; a roommatewho never gets out of bed.

But it’s Galifianakis’character, Bobby, whobecomes a makeshift men-tor to Craig, teaching himhow to cheat the system and

make the most of his time inthe psych ward. The star of“The Hangover” showssome of his trademark off-beat humor, but he also hassome more dramatic,volatile scenes that allowhim to show off unexpectedrange.

If only Gilchrist himselfhad done the same. Granted,he’s meant to be the straightman in a setting whereeveryone else is wildlyunusual, but Gilchrist deliv-ers his lines in a monotonethroughout the movie andhe never changes — whichis a problem, since he’s sup-posed to have undergone amassive internal transforma-tion by the film’s end.

(Focus Features)


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It’s Kind of aFunny Story

(PG-13)★★★★★★

‘Kind of a Funny Story’ actually quite trite

In the spring of 1973, the thor-oughbred Secretariat became thecenter of attention for the entireU.S. population and most of themhad never even heard of the TripleCrown. Not since Seabiscuit —

the overachiever from the ’30s— had a race horse so trans-

fixed the nation. Duringthis five-week stretch, a

horse was on thecover of both“Time” and“Newsweek.”Secretariatwas an over-achieving ath-

lete/animal andfew had any

doubts regardingthe outcome of the

Triple Crown races inwhich he ran.

If someone had made “Secre-tariat” 10 years ago — or any timeprior to the 2003 movie “Seabis-cuit” — this film might haveworked better. Both follow essen-tially the same blueprint: calculat-ing sports uplift melodrama withhuman characters facing adversityof some sort while placing their

hopes and dreams on the perfor-mance of a pampered, high-profilecolt.

One of the key problems with“Secretariat” is its lack of an ath-letic underdog. Team sportsmovies in this vein always focuson a group or an individual facingheavy odds and overcoming them— just like in “Seabiscuit.” Thebiggest challenge for the humansin “Secretariat” is coming up withmillions of dollars to save theiralready million dollar investment— or payoff. It’s not nearly thesame as the day-to-day worries ofthe middle class or those of thedepression era.

Eliminate this crucial, universal-ly appealing factor and the differ-ences becoming even more glar-ing. “Seabiscuit” stuck to the storyof the horse with very little elsecoming into play. “Secretariat”

treats the animal’s story withminor flourishes and spends fartoo much time on secondary sub-plots that total up to absolutelynothing.

Five minutes is spent on onecharacter’s inability to hit a golfball. A good 20 minutes is dedicat-ed to a subplot involving thesocialist/artistic activities of thedaughter of Secretariat’s owner.There’s another five-minute musicvideo-like passage where thehuman principals dance to anR&B song while bathing Secre-tariat. That’s 30 minutes of super-fluous footage — or roughly 25percent of the movie.

The remaining 90 minutesaren’t horrible, but aren’t easy torecommend either. The 10 minutesdedicated to the actual races aremesmerizing and each segment isdelivered in its own distinctivemanner. Even those of us wholived through them and alreadyknow the outcomes will be trans-fixed and electrified.

The rest of the time is dedicatedto Penny Chenery (Diane Lane),the daughter of a Virginia breeder(Scott Glenn) who became amajor player in the sport bydefault. After her father died,housewife Penny took over hisestate and rather than liquidate itas her brother Hollis (DylanBaker) and husband Jack (Dylan

Walsh) suggest, she decides tokeep the in-the-red enterpriseafloat.

Turning down low-ball offersfor Secretariat from the seeminglymore business savvybreeder/industrialist Ogden Phipps(James Cromwell) — at the timethe richest man in America —Peggy put her metaphorical blind-ers on and threw caution to thewind. She hired the flamboyant,fashion-challenged trainer LucienLaurin (a loopy and acerbic JohnMalkovich) and embarked on ahigh-stakes game in an over-whelmingly male-dominated sport.

Neither Lane nor Malkovich iscapable of turning in anythingresembling a poor performance,no matter how questionable thematerial and they collectively savethe production from falling intothe trash heap. Her unwaveringpluck and his wing-nut bravado(and beyond loud attire) are justenough to counter the staid, mid-dle-brow aspirations of thescreenplay.

The auto-pilot “Secretariat”isn’t bad as much as it is anti-climactic and lukewarm.Knowing what happens inthe end won’t ruin a moviefor you, but failing to deliveranything truly interesting withinthe unknown margins certainlywill. (Disney)


VIEWPOINTS

MICHAEL CLARK

Secretariat (PG-13)★★★★★★

‘Secretariat’ lacking the underdog factor

Top, Diane Lane stars as Penny Chenery

in “Secretariat.” Middle, John Malkovich,

right, also stars. Bottom, Secretariat is

shown after winning a race.Special Photos: Disney


★★★★ — Drop everything you’re doingand see it now! ★★★ — Put it on your to-do list ★★ — Wait for the video ★ — Not worth sitting through

RATING SCALE

In the spring of 1973, the thor-oughbred Secretariat became thecenter of attention for the entireU.S. population and most of themhad never even heard of the TripleCrown. Not since Seabiscuit —

the overachiever from the ’30s— had a race horse so trans-

fixed the nation. Duringthis five-week stretch, a

horse was on thecover of both“Time” and“Newsweek.”Secretariatwas an over-achieving ath-

lete/animal andfew had any

doubts regardingthe outcome of the

Triple Crown races inwhich he ran.

If someone had made “Secre-tariat” 10 years ago — or any timeprior to the 2003 movie “Seabis-cuit” — this film might haveworked better. Both follow essen-tially the same blueprint: calculat-ing sports uplift melodrama withhuman characters facing adversityof some sort while placing their

hopes and dreams on the perfor-mance of a pampered, high-profilecolt.

One of the key problems with“Secretariat” is its lack of an ath-letic underdog. Team sportsmovies in this vein always focuson a group or an individual facingheavy odds and overcoming them— just like in “Seabiscuit.” Thebiggest challenge for the humansin “Secretariat” is coming up withmillions of dollars to save theiralready million dollar investment— or payoff. It’s not nearly thesame as the day-to-day worries ofthe middle class or those of thedepression era.

Eliminate this crucial, universal-ly appealing factor and the differ-ences becoming even more glar-ing. “Seabiscuit” stuck to the storyof the horse with very little elsecoming into play. “Secretariat”

treats the animal’s story withminor flourishes and spends fartoo much time on secondary sub-plots that total up to absolutelynothing.

Five minutes is spent on onecharacter’s inability to hit a golfball. A good 20 minutes is dedicat-ed to a subplot involving thesocialist/artistic activities of thedaughter of Secretariat’s owner.There’s another five-minute musicvideo-like passage where thehuman principals dance to anR&B song while bathing Secre-tariat. That’s 30 minutes of super-fluous footage — or roughly 25percent of the movie.

The remaining 90 minutesaren’t horrible, but aren’t easy torecommend either. The 10 minutesdedicated to the actual races aremesmerizing and each segment isdelivered in its own distinctivemanner. Even those of us wholived through them and alreadyknow the outcomes will be trans-fixed and electrified.

The rest of the time is dedicatedto Penny Chenery (Diane Lane),the daughter of a Virginia breeder(Scott Glenn) who became amajor player in the sport bydefault. After her father died,housewife Penny took over hisestate and rather than liquidate itas her brother Hollis (DylanBaker) and husband Jack (Dylan

Walsh) suggest, she decides tokeep the in-the-red enterpriseafloat.

Turning down low-ball offersfor Secretariat from the seeminglymore business savvybreeder/industrialist Ogden Phipps(James Cromwell) — at the timethe richest man in America —Peggy put her metaphorical blind-ers on and threw caution to thewind. She hired the flamboyant,fashion-challenged trainer LucienLaurin (a loopy and acerbic JohnMalkovich) and embarked on ahigh-stakes game in an over-whelmingly male-dominated sport.

Neither Lane nor Malkovich iscapable of turning in anythingresembling a poor performance,no matter how questionable thematerial and they collectively savethe production from falling intothe trash heap. Her unwaveringpluck and his wing-nut bravado(and beyond loud attire) are justenough to counter the staid, mid-dle-brow aspirations of thescreenplay.

The auto-pilot “Secretariat”isn’t bad as much as it is anti-climactic and lukewarm.Knowing what happens inthe end won’t ruin a moviefor you, but failing to deliveranything truly interesting withinthe unknown margins certainlywill. (Disney)


VIEWPOINTS

MICHAEL CLARK

Secretariat (PG-13)★★★★★★

‘Secretariat’ lacking the underdog factor

Top, Diane Lane stars as Penny Chenery

in “Secretariat.” Middle, John Malkovich,

right, also stars. Bottom, Secretariat is

shown after winning a race.Special Photos: Disney


★★★★ — Drop everything you’re doingand see it now! ★★★ — Put it on your to-do list ★★ — Wait for the video ★ — Not worth sitting through

RATING SCALE


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In “Buried,” RyanReynolds plays a sardine.

He may not literally beone, but he’s packed just astightly in an undergroundcoffin. The film opens indarkness, flickering to lifewhen Paul Conroy(Reynolds) comes to, usinghis Zippo lighter to makeout his horrific confines.

The film never straysfrom the coffin. It’s a 94-minute exercise in minimal-ism, the sort of filmmakingpuzzle Hitchcock reveled in.“Buried” and its Spanishdirector Rodrigo Cortesdon’t deserve such a com-parison, but the film — writ-ten by Chris Sparling —does succeed as an intrigu-ing if somewhat absurd B-movie.

Besides his lighter, Paulhas few tools at his disposal:a cell phone, a flask of alco-hol, a pencil. The phone getsservice (imagine the ad forAT&T: “Five bars when

you’re six feet under”) butits power is slowly drainingjust as Paul’s oxygen is.

From his desperate calls,we quickly gather that oursardine is a contract truckdriver in Iraq whose convoywas ambushed. He’s beingheld hostage for ransom byan Iraqi who calls him todemand $5 million in a mat-ter of hours.

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The politics of “Buried”aren’t exactly refined.There’s outrage over bureau-cratic indifference, but“Buried” works better inrepresenting the more sim-ple frustration of hold musicand disinterested reception-ists.

The biggest surprise of“Buried” is that it’s not puretorture. Cortes, with directorof photography EduardGrau, vary their anglesimpressively. Drama, too,has enough room to buildfrom both the over-the-

phone conflicts and the moreimmediate problems ofbeing buried underground.

Reynolds, who has shownflashes of depth in films like“Adventureland” but mostlyappeared in more conven-tional ones like “The Pro-posal,” plays Paul in dramat-ic extremes. It’s as if theactor and the filmmakers feltthey had dieted so much onsetting that they had a rightto otherwise gorge them-selves on hyperbole.

Whatever the reasons thatdraw us to the movies,spending an hour and a halftrapped in a box with RyanReynolds isn’t one of them.You will not see “Buried”for its lush scenery, ensem-ble acting nor its chasesequences.

Those who do seek it outwill likely sit nervously eye-ing one’s moviegoing neigh-bors, wondering if the the-ater is populated by onlymasochists and “The Pro-posal” fans (assuming thoseare mutually exclusivegroups).

But really, the interesthere is getting an answer to:“How’d they do that? How’dthey make such an uncine-matic movie?”

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So, you think you’re goodat movie trivia? Every week,we give readers the opportu-nity to flex their movie mus-cles by answering five triviaquestions from our moviecritic, Michael Clark.

Congratulations to lastweek’s winner, CrystalCarter of Buford.

Here are last week’s ques-tions again and the answers:

1. Name two men whohave directed Denzel Wash-ington in feature films threeor more times each.

A: Tony Scott, Spike Lee(four times each) andEdward Zwick (threetimes)

2. What is the commonacting bond shared by RobLowe, Colin Farrell, BradPitt and James Keach?

A: All have played JesseJames in feature films

3. Who was the last per-son to receive acting Oscarnominations for playing thesame character in separatefilms?

A: Cate Blanchett asQueen Elizabeth I in 1998and 2007

4. Who was offered therole of James Bond in the’80s but had to turn it downbecause of his previouscommitment to star in a TVseries?

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1. Name a movie wherethree or more blood-relat-ed relatives all receivedOscar nominations.

2. Name the first ani-mated theatrically releasedX-rated feature film.

3. Name the last foreignlanguage film to be nomi-nated for an Oscar in theBest Picture category.

4. Name someone whoreceived five acting Oscarnominations five years in arow.

5. What is the highest-grossing G-rated movie ofall time that isn’t animat-ed?

The first person torespond with all the correctanswers receives a prizepackage of movie-relatedgoodies, which couldinclude promotional T-shirts, hats, posters, DVDs,video games and more. Thewinner also gets their namepublished in the next Week-end section. Please e-mailyour answers, along withyour name to [email protected] “Gwinnett DailyPost Trivia Contest” in thesubject line. In the event noone answers all of the ques-tions correctly, the personwith the most correctanswers submitted by 6 p.m.the Monday after the contestis posted will be the winner.Only one winner per house-hold is eligible each 30-dayperiod.


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BY MICHAEL CLARKMovie Critic

Given this movie’swafer-thin plot and the so-so collective track recordof its two leads, this by-the-numbers chick flickcould’ve been a whole lotworse. Up to its eyeballsin virtually every romanticcomedy cliché, “Life asWe Know It” still man-ages to do a few thingsdifferently and actuallysurprise us on more than ahandful of occasions.

Set in Atlanta andfilmed on location in theVirginia Highlands, itdelivers the city’s Cham-ber of Commerce every-thing last summer’s “Lot-tery Ticket” couldn’t. Cin-ematographer AndrewDunn captures thegrandeur of the downtownskyline from a distanceand takes the natural after-noon sunlight and turnsthe tony Midtown enclaveinto a loving, warmlyhued picture post card.Atlanta hasn’t looked thisgood on film since “Dri-ving Miss Daisy.”

Pinching a bunch fromthe almost identical 2004made-for-TV movie“Raising Waylon,” thefilm should be requiredviewing for anyone who isthe in-the-wings godpar-

ent of a child. Often seenas a ceremonial and do-nothing title, the job ofgodparent is only neces-sary under the direst ofcircumstances. Custodialparents often bestow thesepossible future obligationsupon people who arewholly unprepared and/orunqualified for the job ofraising a child.

Baker Holly (KatherineHeigl) and sports TV pro-fessional Messer (JoshDuhamel) are not onlyunprepared to be godpar-ents, they loath each otherafter a blind date yearsearlier ended before iteven started. He’s ahappy-go-lucky ladiesman and she’s rigid type-A list-maker and, physical

attributes notwithstanding,it’s easy to see why theyrepelled each other.

After their close mar-ried-with-child friends diein a car accident, Hollyand especially Messer doalmost everything theycan to get out of takingcare of the orphaned 1-year-old Sophie. After ajudge makes their situa-tion legal, they still don’tquite get it. TreatingSophie like a hot potato orunwanted time-shareproperty, the accidentalparents go at each othertooth-and-nail andbecome even more miser-able.

The only things pre-venting complete catastro-phe are the half-dozen

Greek chorus neighborswho help out now andthen, Josh’s revolving-door of bimbos andHolly’s possible romanticinvolvement with Sophie’spediatrician Sam (JoshLucas). Though much ofwhat actually takes placehere is exaggerated, itdoes provide the plot withthe strong dramatic fric-tion so often lacking inthis type of lightweightproduction.

Wisely recognizing thatthis is ultimately a slice ofhigh-gloss fluff, veteran

TV director Greg Berlantiand his two screenwritersnever get too heavy andwork in a plentiful supplyof zippy, stinging one-lin-ers in order to keep thelevity level high.

Like most of the targetaudience probably will,every female (and onemale) character — nomatter what their age orrelationship situation —perpetually drool over theMesser character like hewas a sizzling steak.Thankfully, Duhamel’scharacter doesn’t have a

big ego. Otherwise, thisfacet of the movie couldhave drifted into unsavoryterritory.

With the notable excep-tion of a forced, border-line sell-out ending, “Lifeas We Know It” worksmost of the time and doesa lot with a little. Youcan’t expect high art or tobe fully surprised by amovie like this. For whatit is, this tiny little gem isfar better than the lion’sshare of romantic come-dies Hollywood regularlyserves up. (Warner Bros.)


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MOVIESNew Heigl filma tiny little gem‘Life’ is surprising

BY MICHAEL CLARKMovie Critic

At the beginning of“Waiting for ‘Superman’”(“WFS”) co-writer/direc-tor/narrator Davis Guggen-heim drives by three LosAngeles public schools andpoints out that while hecould enroll his own chil-dren in any one of them, heand his actress wife Elisa-beth Shue will instead gothe route of a privateschool.

In the space of 30 sec-onds and probably withoutintending to do so, Guggen-heim overstates the obvious.If you’re well-to-do, youdon’t have to send your kidsto public school and likelyruin their future. For 100 orso minutes, Guggenheimlays out statistics that mostpeople with a working brainhave already heard: thenation’s public schools arefailing and if we don’t dosomething about it soon, theU.S. as a whole is in BIGtrouble.

Because of his soothinghoney-rich high baritoneand steady, measured deliv-ery of material, Guggen-heim never comes across asthe typical sky-is-fallingdocumentarian (read:Michael Moore). This cool,detached approach allowsthe audience to fully soak inthe information with beingdistracted by a grandstand-ing narcissist. Guggenheim

lets the facts speak forthemselves and, as youmight guess, they are scary.In the context of a featurefilm, however, they are alsomore than a tad stiff andyawn-inducing.

When not piling on thenumbers, Guggenheimdevotes his attention to fivechildren, their families andtwo high profile schooladministrators who deliverthe punch and drama therest of “WFS” so sorelylacks. The children — allminorities — are trying des-perately to get into charterschools — private and pub-licly funded enterprises thatemploy non-union teachers,and for the most part, churnout brilliant students.

The animated and alwaysengaging Geoffrey Canadais a trailblazer in the charterschool movement and aftersetting up shop in one ofthe most rundown commu-nities in the nation(Harlem), he proved that thesystem itself isn’t the prob-lem. The nations’ twoteachers unions are holdingthe system hostage andshow no signs of looseningtheir arcane, vise-gripmantra. They are effectivelydoing to schools what theauto workers’ unions did tothe nation’s car industry inthe late 1970s.

Backed with an unlimitedsupply of cash, these unionshave more political cloutthan any other organizationin the country and they fundthe coffers of nationalDemocratic and localRepublican lawmakers whosee to it the status quoremains undisturbed. Withfew exceptions, once ateacher attains tenure (two

years of employment), it ispractically impossible tofire them, no matter howincompetent they might be.

In Washington, D.C.,Michelle Rhee, the chancel-lor of the worst publicschool system in the coun-try, dared to take on theunions. She closed down 20schools and dismissed hun-dreds of under-performingteachers and principals.People and the unions criedbloody murder but Rheeheld her ground and as aresult, students’ test scoresand graduation rates sky-rocketed. Go figure. Some-one somewhere shouldmake thousands of Rheeclones as soon as possibleand send them to everyother school district in thecountry.

In the film’s finalsequence, Guggenheimpractically negates every-thing he’s accomplished bypulling a Michael Moore.Close-ups of those five chil-dren and their families areshown as lottery numbersfor admission to variouscharter schools areannounced.

Very few of the childrenapplying to these schoolsever get in, and like anothertype of lottery many adultsplay, they get their hopes uptoo high. Guggenheim’sinvasive camera work andtabloid level of journalismhere borders on the repug-nant. It is the moral equiva-lent of a slow-motion car-wreck with actual carnagebeing replaced by dashedhopes, emotional despairand the resignation of futurefailure. It’s a sad end to anotherwise enlightening film.(Paramount)


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• Today: The Whigs • Saturday: Neon Indian withPrefuse 73• Tuesday: Built to Spill • Wednesday: Drew Holcomband Ben Rector• Oct. 15: Portugal The Man• Oct. 16: Beach House• Oct. 18: We are Scientists

ARRON’S AMPHITHEATRE AT LAKWOOD

2002 Lakewood Ave., Atlanta404-443-5000

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ARENA AT GWINNETT CENTER

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• Oct. 27: Carrie Underwood• Nov. 20: Jason Aldean • Dec. 10: Trans-SiberianOrchestra • April 18: Lady Gaga

PERFORMING ARTS CENTERAT GWINNETT CENTER

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• Sunday: Melodies USA 2010 • Tuesday: Elena Vorobey andTheater• Oct. 16-17: Atlanta ChineseDance Company’s “Nezha”• Oct. 30: GCANA — DiwaliShow• Nov. 2-4: “Menopause theMusical”

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

404-523-6275www.atlantaciviccenter.com

• Oct. 23: Rickey Smiley andFriends

CENTER STAGE1374 W. Peachtree St.

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• Oct. 16: Playing for Change• Oct. 23: ATL’s Baddest Chickswith Avery Sunshine, RhondaThomas, Kayte Burgess andCarmen Rodgers • Oct. 27: Jason Derulo• Oct. 28: El DeBarge • Oct. 29: 8 Ball and MJG

CHASTAIN PARK AMPHITHEATER

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• Oct. 30: Weezer

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COBB ENERGY PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta

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• Oct. 22-24, 28-31: Atlanta Bal-let’s “Moulin Rouge”• Nov. 5: Guido’s Orchestra —Live from the Heart of Europe • Nov. 6: America’s Got TalentLive• Nov. 11: Vince Vaughn andKevin James Comedy Roadshow• Nov. 13: An Evening with Styx • Nov. 27: Dave Koz andFriends 2010 Smooth Jazz

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

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• Today: Karla Bonoff• Saturday: Josh Joplin & Han-nah Miller (two shows)• Sunday: Susan Gibson,Rachael Sage and Chris Trap-per• Monday: Shawn Mullins andCallaghan• Tuesday: Shawn Mullins andChuck Cannon• Wednesday: Shawn Mullinsand Callaghan• Thursday: Sarah Harmer andClare Burson• Oct. 15: Kenny White and DanNavarro

EVERETT BROTHERS MUSIC BARN

Stonecypher Road, Suwanee770.945.9098

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• Saturday: The Bartley Broth-ers

• Oct. 16: James King• Oct. 23: Ralph Stanley II• Oct. 30: Newfound Road• Nov. 13: Redhead Express• Nov. 27: The Crowe Brothers

FERST CENTER FOR THE ARTS

349 Ferst Drive, Georgia Tech campus

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

• Oct. 15: Diavolo• Oct. 17: Steven Halpern• Oct. 21: Angela Hewitt • Oct. 22: Paula Poundstone• Oct. 28: Michael Bolton

FOX THEATRE660 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta

404-881-2100www.foxtheatre.org

• Today-Saturday: Ron White • Tuesday-Oct. 17: “Dreamgirls”• Oct. 23-24: Yo Gabba Gabba!Live• Oct. 29: Massive Attack andThievery Corporation

• Oct. 30: Band of Horses• Oct. 31: 311

THE LOFT1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta

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• Tuesday: Two Door CinemaClub• Oct. 16: Curren$y• Oct. 19: Eisley • Oct. 22: Kriyss Grant • Oct. 28: TechN9NE• Oct. 29: Me First and theGimme Gimmes

PHILIPS ARENA1 Philips Drive N.W., Atlanta

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• Wednesday-Oct. 17: Disneyon Ice presents “Toy Story 3”• Nov. 16: Dave Matthews Band• Nov. 18: Roger Waters• Dec. 5: Usher • Dec. 19: Disney Live! “Mickey’sMagic Show”

RED LIGHT CAFE553 Amsterdam Ave., Atlanta

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• Saturday: Painful Twist,Moonlighters, Dstructive andFundamental Sounds • Thursday: Cedar Hill and Jam • Oct. 16: Shawn Phillips

RIALTO CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

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

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• Saturday: Rhythmic RhapsodyShowcase• Oct. 17: “Blood Relatives”• Oct. 23: Noche Flamenca• Oct. 30: Lila Downs

SMITH’S OLDE BAR1578 Piedmont Ave., Atlanta

404-875-1522www.smithsoldebar.com

• Today: Dumpstaphunk• Saturday: Dumpstaphunk andAsylum Street Spankers • Tuesday: Mike Zito• Wednesday: The RocketSummer

THE TABERNACLE152 Luckie St., Atlanta

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• Saturday: Comedians ofChelsea Lately • Sunday: Sean Costello • Oct. 22: Daniel Tosh

VARIETY PLAYHOUSE 1099 Euclid Ave., Little Five Points

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

• Today: Menomena• Saturday-Sunday: TommyEmmanuel• Thursday: The Original Wail-ers

VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATER

AT ENCORE PARK2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta

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WILD BILL’S2075 Market St., Duluth

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• Today: Blake Shelton • Saturday: Mother’s Finest

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Coming off the successof its summer rock series,a Gwinnett music venueis mounting a series ofshows for fans of a differ-ent music genre.

Wild Bill’s in Duluthwill celebrate fall with thesounds of country musicin a lineup of performersthat include chart-toppingsinger Blake Shelton, for-mer Hootie and the Blow-fish frontman DariusRucker and self-professedredneck woman GretchenWilson.

The series kicked offOct. 1 with singer DarrylWorley and will continuetonight with Shelton’sshow. Rucker will performOct. 15, followed by Wil-son on Oct. 23, Tuckernative Jaron Lowenstein,famous for being one-halfof the duo Evan andJaron, in Jaron and TheLong Road on Nov. 5 andUncle Kracker taking thestage Nov. 6.

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TodayThe opening reception

for Photomix, a juriedexhibit of original photog-raphy and mixed media,will be held from 7 to 9 p.m.today at Kudzu Art Zone, 116Carlyle St. in Norcross. Theevent is free to attend. Formore information, visitwww.kudzuartzone.com.

Comedian Matt Bergmanwill perform at 9 p.m. today atBuford Variety Theater, 170W. Main St. in Buford. Ticketsare $10. For more informa-tion, call 770-271-7878 orvisit www.bufordvarietythe-ater.com.

SaturdayLilburn Daze will be held

from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Satur-day at Lilburn City Park.Admission is free. For moreinformation, call 770-921-2210 or visit www.cityoflil-burn.com.

The Asian AmericanResource Center will hostits sixth annual Rice Festi-val from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.Saturday at Stone MountainPark. Admission to the festi-val is free with a $10 parkingpass. For more information,call 770-270-0663 or e-mail

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will perform at 9 p.m. Satur-day at Buford Variety Theater,170 W. Main St. in Buford.Tickets are $15. For moreinformation, call 770-271-7878 or visit www.bufordvari-etytheater.com.

ThursdayThe opening reception

for the exhibit Works byJohn Lawrence will be heldfrom 6 to 8 p.m.Thursday atthe Hudgens Center for theArts, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway,Building 300, in Duluth.Admission is $5 for adults, $3for seniors, students and chil-dren, and free for childrenyounger than 2. For moreinformation, call 770-623-6002 or visit www.thehud-gens.org.

Oct. 15Festa della Pasta, an Ital-

ian food festival, will be heldat 6 p.m. Oct. 15 in historicOld Town Suwanee. Ticketsare $10. For more informa-tion, call 770-945-8996 orvisit www.suwanee.com.

Haunted Night at theMuseum will be held from 7to 9 p.m. Oct. 15 at the

Lawrenceville Female Semi-nary, 455 S. Perry St. inLawrenceville. Tickets are $5.For more information, call770-822-5178 or visitwww.gwinnettparks.com.

Comedian Johnny Mill-water will perform at 9 p.m.Oct. 15 at Buford VarietyTheater, 170 W. Main St. inBuford. Tickets are $10. Formore information, call 770-271-7878 or visitwww.bufordvarietytheater.com.

Oct. 16The Music in Me,Tan-

nery Row Artist Colony’slatest exhibit of artwork,will open with a receptionfrom 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 16.Tannery Row is at 554 W.Main St. in Buford, and theopening reception is free toattend. For more information,call 770-904-0572 or visitwww.tanneryrowartist-colony.com.

Haunted Night at theMuseum will be held from 7to 9 p.m. Oct. 16 at theLawrenceville Female Semi-nary, 455 S. Perry St. inLawrenceville. Tickets are$5. For more information,call 770-822-5178 or visitwww.gwinnettparks.com.

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TodayThe opening reception

for new works by AtlantaArtists John Folsom, ToddAlexander and CourtneyJ. Garrett will be held from6 to 8 p.m. today at PryorFine Art, 22F Bennett St. inAtlanta. For more informa-tion, call 404-352-8775 orvisit www.pryorfineart.com.

Oct. 15The High Museum of

Art will host performerWill Goble during itsmonthly Friday Jazz con-cert from 5 to 10 p.m. Oct.15. Museum admission is$18 for adults, $15 forseniors and college stu-dents, $11 for childrenages 6 to 17 and free forchildren younger than 6.The museum is at 1280Peachtree St. N.E. inAtlanta. For more informa-tion, call 404-733-4437 orvisit www.high.org.

The opening receptionfor the photography exhi-bition “Interior Mind |Exterior World” will beheld from 7 to 10 p.m. Oct.15 at Whitespace, 814Edgewood Ave. in Atlanta.For more information, call404-688-1892 or visitwww.whitespace814.com.

Oct. 23The Ludwig Symphony

Orchestra will present itsInternational FestivalGala Concert opening its13th season at 8 p.m. Oct.23 at the Roswell CulturalArts Center, 950 Forest St.Tickets are $19 for adults,$17 for seniors and $10 forstudents younger than 22.For more information, call770-623-8623 or visitwww.ludwigsymphony.org.

The Fox Theater willhost Yo Gabba Gabba!Live at 2 and 5 p.m. Oct.23. at 660 Peachtree St.N.E. in Atlanta. For moreinformation, visitwww.foxtheatre.org.

Nov. 19The High Museum of

Art will present its

monthly Friday Jazz per-formance featuring trum-peter Etienne Charlesfrom 5 to 10 p.m. Nov. 19.Admission is $18 foradults, $15 for seniors andcollege students with ID,$11 for children ages 6 to17 and free for childrenyounger than 6. The muse-um is at 1280 PeachtreeSt. N.E. in Atlanta. Formore information, call 404-733-4437 or visitwww.high.org.

Ongoing events Whitespace will pre-

sent the exhibit SoftcoreWar through Saturday.Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to5 p.m. Wednesdays throughSaturdays and Whitespace isat 814 Edgewood Ave. inAtlanta. For more information,call 404-688-1892 or visitwww.whitespace814.com.

“Night of the LivingSketch,” presented by live,scripted sketch comedytroupe Sketchworks, will bepresented at 8 p.m. Fridaysand Saturdays through Oct.16 at the Sketchworks The-atre, 3041 N. Decatur Roadin Decatur. Tickets are $15online at $17 at the door. Formore information, call 404-

499-8181 or visitwww.sketchworkscomedy.com.

The Alliance Theatre willpresent “Sammy & Me —One Man’s Life-Long Fasci-nation with Sammy Davis,Jr.” at 8 p.m. Tuesdaysthrough Saturdays and 2:30p.m. Saturdays and Sundaysthrough Oct. 24 at 1280Peachtree St. N.E. in Atlanta.Tickets are $25 to $35. Formore information, call 404-733-5000 or visitwww.alliancetheatre.org.

Two art exhibits — DavidHilliard’s work in Tending toDoubt and Joseph Guay’swork in Memory Portraits— will be on display throughOct. 23 at Jackson Fine Art,3115 E. Shadowlawn Ave. inAtlanta. For gallery hours andmore information, call 404-233-3739 or visit www.jack-sonfineart.com.

The Center for PuppetryArts will present “Char-lotte’s Web” at 10 and 11:30a.m. Fridays, 11 a.m., 1 and 3p.m. Saturdays, and 1 and 3p.m. Sundays through Oct.31. Tickets are $16 and thecenter is at 1404 Spring St.N.W. in Atlanta. For moreinformation, call 404-873-3391 or visit www.puppet.org.

MudFire Gallery will pre-sent the exhibit “Ashevillein Atlanta,” featuring work byAsheville, N.C.-based potters,from Saturday through Nov.13. Gallery hours are noon to8 p.m. Thursdays throughMondays. MudFire is at 175Laredo Drive in Decatur. Formore information, call 404-377-8033 or visit www.mud-fire.com.

ART Station will host the25th annual Tour of South-ern Ghosts from Oct. 14through 31 at Stone MountainPark. For more information,call 770-469-1105 or visitwww.artstation.org.

Whitespace gallery willpresent the photographyexhibition “Interior Mind |Exterior World” featuringwork by Julie Sims and YukariUmekawa from Oct. 15through Nov. 20. Galleryhours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.Wednesday through Satur-day. Whitespace is at 814Edgewood Ave. in Atlanta.For more information, call404-688-1892 or visitwww.whitespace814.com.

The High Museum of Artwill present the exhibit “Tit-ian and the Golden Age ofVenetian Painting” from Oct.17 through Jan. 2. Museum

hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fri-days and Saturdays, 10 a.m.to 8 p.m. Thursdays, andnoon to 5 p.m. Sundays.Admission is $18 for adults,$15 for seniors and collegestudents, $11 for childrenages 6 to 17 and free for chil-dren younger than 6. Themuseum is at 1280Peachtree St. N.E. in Atlanta.For more information, call404-733-4437 or visit

www.high.org.

November Saltworks will present

the exhibit Mythologies andMash-ups, a display of paint-ings by New York-based artistIona Rozeal Brown, throughNov. 6. Gallery hours arenoon to 5 p.m. Wednesdaythrough Saturday. Saltworksis at 664 11th St. N.W. inAtlanta. For more information,call 404-881-0411.

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Special PhotoThe Fox Theater will host Yo Gabba Gabba! Live at 2 and 5 p.m. Oct. 23 in Atlanta.


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