Friday, May 17, 2013
Reviewers have mixed opinions on J.J. Abrams' latest Star Trek epic, with at least one critic raving about the film.
EDITOR'S NOTE: "Star Trek Into Darkness" is playing in 2D and 3D at UA North Point Market on North Point Parkway in Alpharetta. For more theater information, show times and pricing, click the links above. The premise, courtesy of the film's official website: When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn …
Saturday, May 11, 2013
'Great Gatsby' is playing this weekend in Alpharetta.
Leonardo DiCaprio stars in Baz Luhrmann's take on "The Great Gatsby," which is at times more style than substance – just like like the novel's main character himself – say some critics. "The Great Gatsby" is rated PG-13 and runs two hours and 22 minutes. It is now playing at North Point Market on North Point Parkway. For more theater information, show times and pricing, check our Moviefone locator above. Here's what else the critics are saying: Baz Luhrmann’s new film version of The Great Gatsby is stylish, slick, funny and entertaining—a bit detached at points, a bit overblown at others. That should be all that matters. — Jeremy Mathews, Paste Magazine Just because a film looks like it was dipped in 18-karat gold doesn’t mean it’s rich in…
Drivin' N Cryin' leads off the lineup at Peachtree Point Amphitheater on May 11.
As summer 2013 approaches, so does the entertainment portion of Lake Lanier Islands. Drivin' N Cryin', a popular group in the Atlanta area, will lead off the concert lineup at Peachtree Point Amphitheater on Saturday, May 11, according to the Lake Lanier Islands website. Following will be Sister Hazel (June 22), Georgia Satellites (July 13), with another band "to be announced," the site says. (See the attached video for a Sister Hazel performance.) Also, the lineup for the fall Blues & Jazz Concert series will begin on Sept. 7, just after Labor Day. Jimmie Vaughan (Sept. 7) and Spyro Gyra (Oct. 5) will be in that lineup. Concerts begin at 8 p.m., with doors opening at 7 p.m. For more about live entertainment at Lake Lanier Islands, check …
Friday, May 10, 2013
One critic calls the Tyler Perry produced comedy, "a long, boring buildup that finally pays off with scattered laughs in the second half."
The premise, courtesy of the film's official website: Sparks fly when Wade Walker (Craig Robinson) crashes the preppy Peeples annual reunion in the Hamptons to ask for their precious daughter Grace's (Kerry Washington) hand in marriage. See 'Peeples' at AMC - Mansell Crossing 14 on North Point Parkway. For more theater information, show times and pricing, check our Moviefone locator above. Wade might be a fish-out-of-water among this seemingly perfect East Coast clan, but he’s not about to let himself flounder. Instead, in a wild weekend of fun, dysfunction and hilarious surprises, Wade is about to discover there’s room for all kinds of Peeples in this family, no matter their differences. Writer and first-time director Tina Gordon Chism (…
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Here's our guide to this weekend's best bets in Alpharetta, Milton and beyond. Click on links for details.
Alpharetta Ralph Roddenbery Band Make a Gift for Mom Garage Sale Johns Creek Super CPR Saturday In Harmony for Cancer 'Froggie Went A' Courtin' at Dancing Goat Theatre Roswell 23rd Colors Festival of Arts Birding Canoe Trip Guided River Canoe Trips Liberty Lofts & Townhomes Annual Garage/Yard Sale AJRA Learn to Row Open House Roswell Garden Club Plant Sale Tea with Beatrix Potter Rockin' at the River - A Benefit Gala for the Chattahoochee Nature Center Cumming 2013 Flavors of Forsyth 4th Annual Team Dutch Monkey Parking Lot Sale For the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Buckhead Buckhead Spring Arts & Crafts Festival Dunwoody Dunwoody Art Festival East Cobb Sellars Bounce House Grill Out Event Multi-Family Garage Sale Woodstock Single Mom Gas-…
Fresh Rain Music's Celebration of Motherhood will be held Friday at Journey Christian Church.
Atlanta-based Fresh Rain Music and No Junk Productions will celebrate and honor mothers in Roswell. Journey Christian Church will host the event at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Admission is free, but residents must register for the event here. The event will be hosted by India Hines of LOVE 860's Radio Show Food 4 Your Soul and 11 Alive news anchor Karyn Greer will make an appearance to talk about her new book "I am a Mother." Antonia Lawrence, president of Fresh Rain Music, said she felt "the desire to launch the Celebration of Motherhood event to inspire deeper appreciation, love and honor for the magnificent role of motherhood." Residents will have a chance for Greer to sign copies of her book and Lawrence will perform songs from her forthcoming…
The annual event will feature over 50 restaurants and is expected to draw around 40,000 people into downtown Alpharetta's historic district.
More than 50 restaurants will serve up their best dishes for the 23rd annual Taste of Alpharetta tonight. Roughly 40,000 food lovers will crowd downtown Alpharetta and participate in the city's largest dinner party, which runs from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. across from Alpharetta City Hall on five historic downtown streets — Milton Avenue, Roswell Street, Old Roswell Street, Canton Street, and Old Canton Street. While admission is free, food tickets are 50 cents each and restaurants participating in the Taste will charge $1-3 per food sample. Ticket booths accept credit cards (MC, Visa, and AMEX) and cash. Restaurants will prepare their best dishes and participate in the Taste of Alpharetta’s Culinary Arts Competition which offers the chance to …
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
The group will perform at the Buckhead Spring Arts & Crafts Festival at Chastain Park on May 11.
North Fulton resident Lacy Perry will join belly dancers all around the world to make history for a great cause. "Shimmy Mobs" will appear at various locations - including Atlanta - to raise awareness and funds for domestic abuse victims’ shelters and promote World Belly Dance Day, this Saturday, May 11. Perry - from Johns Creek - will lead the Atlanta Shimmy Mob's third annual performance during the Buckhead Spring Arts & Crafts Festival at Chastain Park at 12:30 p.m. and 1 p.m. Shimmy Mob dancers from Alpharetta will come together with those from other areas of metro Atlanta to treat festival attendees to an exciting, high energy group performance, according to a recent annoucement. In an e-mail to Ptach, Perry said the event's goal is …
Saturday, May 4, 2013
'Iron Man 3' is playing this weekend in Alpharetta.
Robert Downey Jr. and gang are back for the third "Iron Man" installment. "Iron Man 3" is rated PG-13 and runs two hours and 20 minutes. It is now playing at North Point Market on North Point Parkway. For more theater information, show times and pricing, check our Moviefone locator above. Here's what the critics are saying: This weekend, the summer movie season kicks off in spectacular fashion . . . with Disney and Marvel's "Iron Man 3." The third film in the series and the fourth featuring national treasure Robert Downey Jr. as genius billionaire playboy-philanthropist Tony Stark (after last summer's superhero free-for-all "The Avengers"), it raises the stakes considerably, to the point that, should RDJ never want to put on the robotic …
Friday, May 3, 2013
Traveling exhibit needs entries from artists in Georgia to benefit non-profit.
A new arts project needs Alpharetta participants for a traveling exhibit. Arts On The Creek's Block Party, open to all Georgia residents ages 6 and over, is registering participants at www.artsonthecreek.org. Artists will receive one or more 2”x2”x6” blocks of wood with which they will create a work of art that embodies their vision for “community.” The entry fee is $30 and includes mailing of the blocks to artists and entry into the online and/or traveling exhibition. Blocks will be mailed beginning May 8-10 and are due back by June 21. Photos of entries will be posted on the website for voting. An opening exhibit of all the entries will be held July 14-15, followed by the traveling exhibit. Click here for more information about …
James Drinkard
5:08 pm on Sunday, May 12, 2013
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