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Concerts, Festivals, Games, Shows, Races, Parties, and Fireworks!

Date Event Description Time / Location
1/297/7

Gogo: Nature Transformed

Works by jewelry designer and Cumberland Island resident Gogo Ferguson—who designed JFK Jr.’s wedding ring and a necklace for Jackie O.—are displayed at the High Museum. Event Site

INFO see event site for times, at High Museum
2/91/25

The Melion-Clum Collection of Modern Southwestern Pottery

Walking in the Footsteps of Our Ancestors: The Melion-Clum Collection of Modern Southwestern Pottery, a nearly year-long exhibition at Emory’s Carlos Museum, showcases colorful North American art, including seed pots, red-and-black ware, and objects from the Quezada family of potters from Mata Ortiz in northern Mexico. Event Site

INFO see event site for times, at Carlos Museum at Emory
5/28/15

Movies in Central Park

Consider the summerlong series on the giant screen at Atlantic Station’s Central Park as a drive-in with two serious bonuses—free flicks and no fiddling with your car radio. This month’s shows: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, June 6; Skyfall, June 13; The Hunger Games, June 20; Man on a Ledge, June 27. Event Site

INFO dusk, at Atlantic Station Central Park
6/77/30

Nature: Four Ways

Street art and urban landscapes are among the themes in the works featured in the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center exhibit Nature: Four Ways, by Decatur photographer Ron Nuse. Event Site

INFO see event site for times, at The Callanwolde Fine Arts Center
6/137/28

The Cat in the Hat

The Seussian feline opens his bag of tricks at the Center for Puppetry Arts. Event Site

INFO see event site for times, at Center for Puppetry Arts
6/179/10

Cancer: Survivors in Focus

The David J. Sencer CDC Museum at the Centers for Disease Control—one of Atlanta’s quirkier and lesser-known educational gems—hosts this photography exhibit exploring what it means to survive cancer in the United States, around the world, and at the CDC. Event Site

INFO see event site for times, at David J. Sencer CDC Museum at the Centers for Disease Control
6/20

New Kids on the Block, 98 Degrees, and Boyz II Men

Members of the nineties boy band New Kids on the Block will be joined at Philips Arena by fellow boys-turned-oldsters 98 Degrees and Boyz II Men. Event Site

INFO 7:30 p.m., at Philips Arena
6/22

Color and Glow Night Run

Standard race courses not challenging enough for you? Try the nighttime 5K or 10K glow-in-the-dark Color Fun Run through Nash Farm Battlefield, site of the bloody 1864 Battle of Lovejoy’s Station. Event Site

INFO 9 p.m., at Nash Farm Battlefield Park
6/27

Pitbull and Ke$ha

$ure, it will be more tra$hy than cla$$y—but a good time i$ guaranteed when Ke$ha and Pitbull take their joint tour to Aaron’$ Amphitheatre. Event Site

INFO 7 p.m., at Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood
6/28

Atlanta Braves vs. Arizona Diamondbacks

Most of us get a fancy watch or a cake when we retire. Chipper Jones gets a pregame ceremony at Turner Field. Event Site

INFO 7:30 p.m., at Turner Field
6/28

Bill Cosby

America's favorite funny dad has kept us chuckling for more than fifty years. Event Site

INFO 8 p.m., at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
6/29

Joan Rivers

The comic legend comes to town. Event Site

INFO 8 p.m., at Atlanta Symphony Hall