Things To Do March 12–14

Things to do in Atlanta this week fea­tures the 2010 St. Patrick’s Parade and Fes­ti­val. Thou­sands of Irish Eyes will be smil­ing up and down the parade route at Peachtree St. The St. Patrick’s Parade dates back over 150 years here and has evolved into the largest parade in Atlanta.

Things To Do Today Fri­day March 12, 2010

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

Com­edy: Punch­line Presents…Jeff Gar­lin, Star of the Hit Show Curb Your Enthu­si­asm, 8 p.m., 14th Street Play­house, Mid­town Atlanta.

Music Events: Ger­stein Per­forms Liszt, excep­tional Russ­ian pianist Kir­ill Ger­stein makes his Atlanta Sym­phony Orches­tra debut, 8 p.m., Atlanta Sym­phony Hall, Woodruff Arts Cen­ter — Mid­town Atlanta.

Sports Event: Atlanta Thrash­ers vs. New York Rangers, NHL Hockey, 7:30 p.m., Philips Arena, Down­town Atlanta.

The­atre: Shoot­ing Star, Deli­cious Roman­tic Com­edy, 8 p.m., Hori­zon The­atre, Atlanta.

Things To Do Today Sat­ur­day March 13, 2010

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

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: St. Patrick’s Parade & Fes­ti­val, Be Irish for a Day at the Largest Parade in Atlanta — Com­plete Sched­ule and Infor­ma­tion Here, 12 Noon, Atlanta — Downtown.

Fam­ily Activ­i­ties: Harlem Glo­be­trot­ters, Enjoy bas­ket­ball and the zany antics of the World Famous Harlem Glo­be­trot­ters, 2 Shows at Two Are­nas: 1 p.m., Philips Arena, Down­town Atlanta; 7:30 p.m., The Arena at Gwin­nett Cen­ter, Duluth.

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.

Music Events: Patrick Street, renowned for play­ing tra­di­tional Irish Music, 8 p.m., Spivey Hall, Mor­row, GA.

Out­door Activ­i­ties: OHigh­lands Jig & Jog St. Patrick’s Day Run, Go Green for this Pop­u­lar Irish Run, 8 a.m., 1424 N. High­land Ave., Vir­ginia High­lands — Atlanta.

Sports Event: Atlanta Hawks vs. Detroit Pis­tons, NBA Bas­ket­ball, 7 p.m., Philips Arena, Down­town Atlanta.

The­atre: Spring Awak­en­ing, Win­ner of 8 Tony Awards includ­ing Best Musi­cal!, 2 Shows 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Fox The­atre, Mid­town Atlanta.

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

Things To Do Today Sun­day March 14, 2010

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

Out­door Activ­i­ties: Sham­Rock ‘N Roll Road Race, Fea­tured Bands Strato­geezer and Con­SOUL­tant, 5k and 10k, 8 a.m., Atlantic Sta­tion — Atlanta.

The­atre: A Catered Affair, Funny Tale of 1930’s Bronx Wed­ding, 2:30 p.m., Aurora The­atre, Lawrenceville.

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.

Things To Do March 5–7

Things to do in Atlanta this week fea­tures two big events. The first is a NASCAR favorite, the Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speed­way. The sec­ond event is the SEC Women’s Bas­ket­ball Tour­na­ment which runs March 4–7 at the Arena in Gwin­nett Cen­ter and cul­mi­nates in Sunday’s SEC Cham­pi­onship Game.

Things To Do Fri­day March 5, 2010

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

Con­cert: Gor­don Light­foot, Folk Music Leg­end from the 70’s, 8 p.m., The Taber­na­cle, Down­town Atlanta.

Sports Event: Atlanta Hawks vs. Golden State War­riors, NBA Bas­ket­ball, 7:30 p.m., Philips Arena, Down­town Atlanta.

The­atre: The Great Amer­i­can Trailer Park Musi­cal, “storm’s a-brewin’” in North Florida mobile home com­mu­nity, 8 p.m., Can­ton The­atre, Canton.

Things To Do Sat­ur­day March 6, 2010

Arts: Alice In Won­der­land, Per­formed by the Gwin­nett Ballet,2 shows 2:30 and  7:30 p.m., Gwin­nett Per­form­ing Arts Cen­ter, Duluth.

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

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: 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.

Music Events: Bela Fleck:The African Project, Banjo Player for­merly with the Fleck­tones, 8 p.m., Rialto Cen­ter for the Arts, Down­town Atlanta.

Out­door Activ­i­ties: Red Devil Dash 5k, Runs through beau­ti­ful Emory Lull­wa­ter For­est, 9 a.m., Druid Hills High School, Atlanta.

Sports Event: Geor­gia Tech Yel­low Jack­ets vs. Vir­ginia Tech Hok­ies, NCAA Bas­ket­ball, 4 p.m., Alexan­der Memo­r­ial Col­li­seum, Mid­town Atlanta.

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

Things To Do Sun­day March 7, 2010

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

Opera: Aida, per­formed by the Atlanta Sym­phony, 3 p.m., Cobb Energy Per­form­ing Arts Cen­tre, Atlanta — Gal­le­ria Area.

Motor Sports Event: Kobalt Tools 500, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, 1 p.m., Atlanta Motor Speed­way, Hampton.

Sports Event: 2010 SEC Women’s Bas­ket­ball Tour­na­ment, Cham­pi­onship Game, 6:30 p.m., The Arena at Gwin­nett Cen­ter, Duluth.

Sports Event: Atlanta Thrash­ers vs. Car­olina Hur­ri­canes, NHL Hockey, 5 p.m., Philips Arena, Down­town Atlanta.

The­atre: A Catered Affair, Funny Tale of 1930’s Bronx Wed­ding, 2:30 p.m., Aurora The­atre, Lawrenceville.

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.

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.

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