CHRISTOPHER CANE
| 11.26.2008
MARY CHRISTMAS
The holiday season sparkles on with the opening of two seasonal theater favorites.
First, Theatre Decatur opens ‘A Queer Carol,’ the fag-ified Charles Dickens’ classic. And then what would Christmas be without David Sedaris’ bitter little elf? This year marks the 10th anniversary of ‘The Santaland Diaries’ starring Harold Leaver.
‘Carol’: Thursday, Nov. 27 – Sunday, Dec. 21, 8 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, and 7 p.m. on Sundays. 430 Trinity Place. 404-373-3904, www.theatredecatur.com.
‘Santaland’: Friday, Nov. 28 – Sunday, Jan. 4, 8 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays; 8:30 p.m. on Saturdays; and 6 p.m. on Sundays, at 1083 Austin Ave. 404-584-7450, www.horizontheatre.com.
ASO courtesy courtesy Cirque de la Symphonie |
STRINGS N THINGS
If the performers are as built and bendy as usual, the Cirque de la Symphonie might be the first erotically charged performance of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra … ever? Friday, Nov. 28 – Saturday, Nov. 29, 8 p.m. at Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree St. 404-733-5000, www.atlantasymphony.org.
ROCK THE TARBOX
DJ Mark Tarbox spins the boys into a hot, frenetic mess so they can sweat out the turkey and dressing. Saturday, Nov. 29, 10 p.m. at Jungle, 2115 Faulkner Road, 404-844-8800, www.wildmustangatlanta.com.
MRAZZLE DAZZLE
Grammy-nominated, is-he-or-isn’t-he singer Jason Mraz brings a taste of the soul he’s best known for to Atlanta. Saturday, Nov. 29, 7:30 p.m. at the Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St. 404-659-9022, www.tabernacleatl.com.
11.27 DELECTABLE ERECTIBLES: Man won’t be the only kind of meat at the Swinging Richards Thanksgiving Buffet. 8 p.m. at Swinging Richards, 1400 Northside Dr., 404-352-0532, www.swingingrichards.com.
11.28 TURKEY FOR CHICKENS: YouthPride holds its third annual Thanksgiving Potluck Dinner for friends and family. 6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. at YouthPride headquarters. 1017 Edgewood Ave., 404-521-9711, www.youthpride.org.
11.28 DRADLE-WEISS: The Marcus Jewish Community Center’s theater stages ‘The Sound of Music,’ with some sing-a-long performances. Through Dec. 28, 8 p.m. evenings and 2 p.m. matinees . Sing-a-longs Dec. 7, 14, 21, 24, 26 and 28, at Center Theatre 5342 Tilly Mill Road. 678-812-4074, www.atlantajcc.org.
12.01 NINETEEN SPANKINGS: As of today, Brushstrokes has been kicking for 19 years! Celebrate with your very own StreemMaster Travel Bidet System, the novelty shop’s currently featured item. Monday, Dec. 1, at Brushstrokes, 1510-J Piedmont Ave. 404-876-6567, www.brushstrokesatlanta.com.
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12.01 WORLD AIDS DAY: Emory University sponsors the fourth-annual Quilt on the Quad, the second-largest AIDS Quilt display in the world. Check out keynote speaker and designer Kenneth Cole. Monday, Dec. 1, 11 a.m –4 p.m., at the Emory Quadrangle. 404-712-9063, www.emoryhillel.org.
Also, the AIDS Alliance for Faith and Health commemorates the day at a Interfaith Prayer Breakfast with a keynote by Dr. Dave Satcher, former surgeon general. Monday, Dec. 1, 8–10 a.m. at St. Philip AME Church, 240 Candler Road. 404-659-AIDS, www.AIDSAllianceATL.org.
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