Things To Do Feb. 26–28

Things to do in Atlanta this week­end fea­tures Disney’s Mulan and the Atlanta Sym­phony Orchestra’s Per­for­mance of Aida.

Things To Do Fri­day Feb­ru­ary 26, 2010

Art Exhibit: Lost Heroes Art Quilt, includes local heroes who made the ulti­mate sac­ri­fice, 10:00 a.m., State Capi­tol of Geor­gia, Atlanta.

Arts and Cul­ture: John Port­man — Art and Archi­tec­ture, fas­ci­nat­ing works by the Atlanta native, con­tin­ues, High Museum of Art, Atlanta.

Con­cert: Alice In Chains, Music from the Heavy Metal Leg­end, 8 p.m., The Taber­na­cle, Down­town Atlanta.

Sports Event: Atlanta Hawks vs. Dal­las Mav­er­icks, NBA Bas­ket­ball, 8 p.m., Philips Arena, Down­town Atlanta.

The­atre: Rocky Hor­ror Pic­ture Show, Inter­ac­tive Per­for­mance with Live Cast, 11:45 p.m., Plaza The­ater, Atlanta.

Things To Do Sat­ur­day Feb­ru­ary 27, 2010

Arts and Cul­ture: “The Por­trait Unbound”, Fas­ci­nat­ing dig­i­tal pho­tog­ra­phy by Robert Wein­garten, 10:00 a.m., High Museum of Art, Mid­town Atlanta.

Fam­ily Activ­i­ties: Rain­for­est Adven­tures, expe­ri­ence over 30 exotic ani­mals and plants from the Ama­zon, 11 a.m.- 1 p.m.-3 p.m., Cen­ter for Pup­petry Arts, Atlanta.

Gar­den: Tow­ers of Flow­ers, bril­liant orchids in a daz­zling dis­play, 9 a.m., Atlanta Botan­i­cal Gar­den, Mid­town Atlanta.

Kids Activ­i­ties: Cyber­chase: The Chase Is On, Chil­dren have fun while learn­ing math­e­mat­i­cal con­cepts!, ongo­ing, Imag­ine It! The Children’s Museum of Atlanta, Down­town Atlanta.

Kids Activ­i­ties: Snow Moun­tain, in case you want more snow!, Stone Moun­tain Park, Stone Mountain.

Motor Sports: Mon­ster Energy Super­cross, World Cham­pi­onship of Super­cross, 7 p.m., Geor­gia Dome, Down­town Atlanta.

Music: Jay-Z, BP3 Tour with Spe­cial Guest Young Jeezy, 7 p.m., Philips Arena, Down­town Atlanta.

Opera: Aida, per­formed by the Atlanta Sym­phony, 8 p.m., Cobb Energy Per­form­ing Arts Cen­tre, Atlanta — Gal­le­ria Area.

Out­door Activ­i­ties: 4th Annual XTERRA Thrill in the Hills, Half-Marathon and Full Marathon Off-Road Run­ning Expe­ri­ence, Fort Yargo State Park, Winder.

Sports Event: Geor­gia Tech Yel­low Jack­ets vs. Boston Col­lege Eagles, NCAA Bas­ket­ball, 12 Noon, Alexan­der Memo­r­ial Col­li­seum, Mid­town Atlanta.

The­atre: Disney’s Mulan, Girl dis­cov­ers the Hero inside, 7 p.m., Alliance The­atre, Mid­town Atlanta.

The­atre: Rent, Rock Musi­cal — one of longest run­ning plays on Broad­way, Kudzu Play­house, 8 p.m., Roswell.

Things To Do Sun­day Feb­ru­ary 28, 2010

Exhibit: Diana: A Cel­e­bra­tion, dis­cover of one of the most fas­ci­na­tion women of the 20th Cen­tury, 10:00 a.m., Atlanta Civic Cen­ter, Atlanta.

Fam­ily Activ­i­ties: “Orchid Mar­ket Week­ends ” , World-Renowned Orchid Col­lec­tion, 9:00 a.m., Atlanta Botan­i­cal Gar­den, Mid­town Atlanta.

Out­door Activ­i­ties:18th Annual Chal­lenged Child and Friends 5K & 1M, new loca­tion this year — River­side Mil­i­tary Acad­emy, 2 p.m., Gainesville.

Sports Event: Atlanta Hawks vs. Mil­wau­kee Bucks, NBA Bas­ket­ball, 6 p.m., Philips Arena, Down­town Atlanta.

The­atre: Shoot­ing Star, Roman­tic Com­edy, 5 p.m., Hori­zon The­atre, Atlanta.

The­atre: What I Did Last Sum­mer, Com­ing of Age Story on the Cana­dian Shores of Lake Erie, 2:30 p.m., Geor­gia Ensem­ble The­atre, Roswell.

St Patrick’s Parade 2010

Irish eyes will be smil­ing when the 2010 Atlanta St. Patrick’s Parade marches down Peachtree St. Every year this tra­di­tional Atlanta Event seems to get big­ger and bet­ter. The city has long ties to the Irish not­ing the first Atlanta St. Patrick’s Day Parade occurred over 150 years ago!

Thou­sands of Irish-loving peo­ple will line the streets when the parade begins at the inter­sec­tion of Peachtree St. and Ralph McGill Blvd. in Down­town Atlanta. Enter­tain­ment along the parade route will fea­ture Irish dancers, Bag­pipers, floats, Drum Corps, thou­sands of chil­dren, and the Anheuser Busch Clydes­dales. In addi­tion there’s clowns, fire engines, vin­tage cars, police units, dig­ni­taries from Ire­land, dogs, and a mul­ti­tude of bands.

One of the crowd pleaser’s at last years Atlanta St. Patrick’s Parade was the Green­Man Group pic­tured below in the YouTube Video.

The Grand Mar­shal for the 2010 Atlanta St. Patrick’s Parade will be Coach Vince Doo­ley.

Other par­tic­i­pants in the parade include:

• Celebrity Emcee — Moby In The Morning
• Spe­cial Guest of Honor — Cab­i­net Min­is­ter, Ireland
• Guest of Honor — from Con­sulate Gen­eral of Ire­land, New York
• US Army Color Guard (Ft. McPherson)
• Atlanta Police Department
• US Army Ground Forces Band
• Atholl High­landers Pipes & Drums
• Atlanta Fire Depart­ment with two Engines
• Augusta Angels Dancers and Drumline
• Augusta High­landers Pipes & Drums
• Atlanta Rollergirls
• Chat­ta­hoochee Celtic Pipes & Drums
• Hawks Street Team
• Thrash­ers Street Team

After the parade goes through and fin­ishes at Under­ground Atlanta where the cel­e­bra­tion con­tin­ues. Foun­tain Plaza at Upper Alabama St. is where to find chil­dren activ­i­ties and the Inter­ac­tive Kids Zone. The St Patrick’s Fes­ti­val fea­tures live enter­tain­ment, food, music and of-course green beer!

Kenny’s Alley Sched­ule at Under­ground Atlanta:
12-8pm

12–1:30pm — Shan­veen

1:30-2pm — Alyssa Puck­ett

2-5pm — Desire — A Trib­ute to U2

5-8pm — Yacht Rock Schooner

St. Patty’s Day Parade is now enter­ing its 128th year and is the largest parade in Atlanta. The best part is you don’t have to be Irish to par­tic­i­pate. It’s a great fam­ily fes­ti­val and Atlanta event that empha­sizes chil­dren, school and immigrants.

Event: 2010 Atlanta St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Festival

Date/Time: Sat­ur­day, Mar. 13, 2010, 12:00 Noon

Loca­tion: Peachtree Street at Ralph McGill Blvd., Down­town Atlanta

Lost Heroes Art Quilt Comes to Atlanta

A work of craft titled “The Lost Heroes Art Quilt” is mak­ing it’s way to Atlanta this week. This spe­cial exhibit dis­plays a gen­er­ous gift that hon­ors America’s fallen heroes in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Julie Fein­gold crafted the memo­r­ial quilt that com­bines over 80 heroes includ­ing a hero from every state in Amer­ica. “The Lost Heroes Art Quilt” began its tour at Arling­ton National Ceme­tery Vis­i­tors Cen­ter after being shown at a cer­e­mony at the U.S. Capi­tol in Wash­ing­ton D.C.

This spe­cial exhi­bi­tion makes its way to the Geor­gia State Capi­tol in Atlanta, Ga., and runs from Mon­day Feb­ru­ary 22 through March 2, 2010. The national exhibit tells the sto­ries of the sol­diers who made the ulti­mate sac­ri­fice for their coun­try and includes pho­tos, inter­ests, and hopes.

The Lost Heroes Art Quilt fea­tures nine fallen heroes from Geor­gia, many with ties to Fort Benning.

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