Tuesday - Happy Halloween

• 7:15pm: Georgia Center for the Book presents Jan Burke with her new Irene Kelly novel, Kidnapped, 404.370.3070
• 7:30pm: Eddie's Attic present Comedy Open Mic, 404.377.4976.
  
  
  
  

Monday

• 7:15pm: Georgia Center for the Book presents Nicholas Lemann, the prize-winning author of the New York Times bestseller, The Promised Land, returns with Redemption: The Last Battle of Afterlife at the Decatur Library, 404.370.3070
• 7:30pm: Academy Theatre presents Time Flies, the first play in the Monday Night Reading Series, 404.525.4111
  

Sunday

• 7pm: Eddie's Attic presents Jan Smith & Friends: Peter Vogl, Lesa MacGregor and Michael Doke, 404.377.4976
  

Saturday

National Grain will perform at Decatur CD

• 11am and 1pm: Theatre Decatur, Theatre Gael and Borders Books presents The Mistress of Hogwart's: The Most Magical Writings of J.K. Rowling. With a paid reservation lunch will be provided for children (16 and udner) by Chick-Fil-A for the 11am performance only. This performance is for one day only, call the Theatre Decatur Box Office 404.373.3904
  
• 3pm: National Grain will perform for FREE at Decatur CD, 404.371.9090
  
• 8pm: Academy Theatre presents Improv Comedy with Laughing Matters, 404.525.4111
• 9:30pm: Eddie's Attic presents Kevin Jackson and County Line, 404.377.4976
• 10:30pm: Academy Theatre's Late Nights series continues headlined by musician and storyteller Felton Eaddy, plus cabaret performer Jenna Edmonds, 404.583.1270
  

Friday

Edie Cary will perform at Eddie's Attic

• Noon: Emory Music presents The Poet & The Pianist: John Stone and William Randsom at the Carlos Museum, 404.727.5050
• 7:30pm: Eddie's Attic presents Pierce Pettis, Edie Carey and Edge City, 404.377.4976
• 9-11pm: Mocha Match invites you to come out and enjoy the music of Waterseed, 404..77.7788
  

Thursday

The Scottish Rite in Oakhurst

• 6:30-9pm: The DeKalb Community Service Board hosts Expressions of the Journey auction benefiting the Service Board that provides mental health, developmental disabilities and addiction services at The Solarium at Historic Scottish Rite, 404.508.7875
• 7:30pm: Eddies Attic presents Paddy Keenan, 404.377.4976
  

Wednesday

• 7:15pm: Georgia Center for the Book presents Mary Roach, the acclaimed author of Stiff: the Curious Lives of Human Cadavers. She visits the Decatur Library with her new book Spook: Science Looks at the Afterlife, 404.370.3070
  

Tuesday

Emory Concert Choir

• 7:30pm: Eddie's Attic hosts its Comedy Night, 404.377.4976
• 8pm: Emory Music presents Reformation Day at Emory University Convent, Emory Concert Choir; Timothy Albrecht, organ; & New Trinity Baroque Orchestra, 404.727.5050
  

Monday

Lee Smith will be at the Decatur Library

• 7:15pm: Georgia Center for the Book presents North Carolina writer Lee Smith. Her latest, On Agate Hill, is a historical novel about a young woman in the post-Civil War South, Decatur Library, 404.370.3070
• 7:30pm: Academy Theatre presents A Salute to Sam: A Playwright's Tribute to Samuel Beckett, 404.525.4111
  

Make Pots Not War...At MudFire

Get Started Making Pottery Today!

Whether you're a curious beginner or you've worked with clay in the past, MudFire has two words for you...Holiday Gifts.

This year immerse yourself in a fun and therapeutic activity while making gifts for everyone on your list. Wrap up your holiday gift list without once stepping foot in the mall!

You will learn quickly at MudFire because you will receive private lessons with their pottery teachers and make pottery on your very first day. Show up several times a week and use the studio for lessons, practice and production time at your convenience.

Get started for just $99! This studio fee includes one month of equipment use, studio time, storage space, communal tools, glazes, firings and pottery lessons. Enroll by October 22 and MudFire will throw in a free bag of clay.

MudFire is located at 175 Laredo Drive, Decatur, GA, 30030.
Call 404.377.8033 for more info or visit the website at www.mudfire.com

Sunday

Francine Reed performs will perform at Eddie's Attic

• 4pm: Emory Music presents Beethoven in Blue Jeans at the Carlos Museum, 404.727.5050
  
• 5:30pm: Eddie's Attic presents blues singer, Francine Reed, 404.377.4976

Saturday

MudFire presents Asheville in Atlanta

Kindred Spirits exhibit at Creative Spirit Gallery

• 5-9pm: MudFire Gallery invites you to the opening reception of its annual Asheville in Atlanta show. Guest curator Kyle Carpenter invites a select group of artists from in and around Asheville, 404.377.8003
• 6-9pm: Creative Spirit Gallery invites you to the opening reception of Kindred Spirits presented in conjunction with Atlanta Celebrates Photography Festival. Photographers Judy Kuniansky and Reid Freeman are two old friends who've lived a lifetime behind the lens, 404.377.0141
• 7:30pm: Eddie's Attic presents Brian Vander Ark, Peter Bradley Adams, and Nathan Angelo, 404.377.4976.
• 8pm: Emory Music presents Emory Symphony Orchestra, Emory Concert Choir, and Emory Wind Ensemble with Zagreb Saxophone Quartet, 404.727.5050
  

Friday

Check out Mocha Match's full calendar of events at www.mochamatch.net

• 8pm: Mocha Match hosts solo bassist Darren Micheals, 404.377.7788
• 8pm: Emory Music presents Bach-Bartok Cycle, Part II, Vega String Quartet, 404.727.5050
• 9:30pm: Eddie's Attic presents the CD Release of Sandra McCraken, Derek Webb, and Matthew Perryman Jones, 404.377.4976
  

October's Third Thursday Decatur Gallery Tour is Here!

Win "Kitty and Mouse" by James Dean
Third Thursday Decatur Gallery Tour
Thursday, October 19, 6-9pm

Visit each gallery and fill out a raffle ticket to win an original artwork. The more galleries you visit, the better your chances of winning! (One ticket per gallery visited). Bring your tickets to The Seen Gallery where the drawing will be held at 8:45pm. The winner does not need to be present at the drawing.

This month's prize: Kitty and Mouse by James Dean (valued at $750). See it at The Seen Gallery.

Participating Decatur galleries:

• Alexia Gallery
• Boswell Gallery
• Creative Spirit Gallery
• Foundation One Studios
• MudFire Clayworks & Gallery
• Jill Celeste Gallery
• Sycamore Place Gallery & Studios
• Temple Gallery
• The Seen Gallery
• Vinson Gallery

www.decaturartgalleries.com

Thursday

The Gin Game at the Academy Theatre

• 2:30pm: Emory Music presents Perspectives on Performance: Zagreb Saxophone Quartet, 404.727.5050
• 6-9pm: At this month's Third Thursday Decatur Gallery Tour enter in to win an original Pete the Cat, 404.371.9583
• 7:30pm: Eddie's Attic presents the Jim Lauderdale band and Bill Mallonee, 404.377.4976
• 8pm: Academy Theatre presents The Gin Game, a scathingly funny battle of wits where a card game becomes a metaphor for life, 404.474.8332
  

Wednesday

The Wood Brothers perform at Eddie's Attic

• 7:30pm: Eddie's Attic presents The Wood Brothers at 7:30pm, 404.377.4976
• 8pm: Emory Music presents the Emory Wind ensemble with Zagreb Saxophone Quartet, 404.727.5050
  

Tuesday

• Noon: Food for Thought Lunchtime Lecture at the Carlos Museum. Liz Cummins, graduate student in Emory's art history department and Museum Conservator Renee Stein discuss a rare silver Nubian pendant of the god Amun. Participants may purchase boxed lunches for sale or bring their own, 404.727.5050
  
• 8pm: The Carlos Museum and Atlanta Celebrates Photography welcome photographer Elliot Erwitt to discuss his work and sign copies of his new book Personal Best, 404.727.5050
  

Monday

Atlanta Youth Symphony

• 8pm: Emory Music presents Atlanta Youth Symphony, 404.727.5050
  

Sunday

Last day to see Theatre Decatur's The Importance of Being Earnest!

• 2pm: Theatre Decatur presents The Importance of Being Earnest, 404.373.5311
• 2pm: Jose Limon Dance Company performs Missa Brevis and other Limon works at Emory's Schwartz Center, 404.727.5050
• 5:30pm: Eddie's Attic presents Francine Reed, 404.377.4976

The Seen Gallery Opening Reception

Gala by Chip Simone at The Seen Gallery

The Seen Gallery in Oakhurst invites you to the opening of The Seasoned Eye: Photography by Robert Alter, Lucinda Bunnen, and Chip Simone, Saturday, October 14, 7-10pm. The artists chosen for this exhibition have been making consistently strong images since their early association with Nexus. Their devotion to the medium of photography is evident in their insight to the suggestive moment. For more information call The Seen Gallery at 404.377.0030.

Oakhurst Art and Music Festival

October 14th, 10am - 7pm

Join the South Decatur Community Development Corporation for the 9th Annual Oakhurst Arts and Music Festival in the heart of the Oakhurst business district at the corner of East Lake Drive and Oakview Road.

The festival features a juried artists market with more than 50 artists selling a variety of work including folk art, pottery, jewelry, photography, and more. Children's activities include pumpkin painting and arts activities. A variety of band and other entertainers will perform on the music stage throughout the day.

The Oakhurst Arts and Music Festival is free and open to the community. For more information about the festival or to be a sponsor or volunteer, please call Martinique Campbell, 404.371.5885, or email sdcdc321@bellsouth.net.

Saturday

• 7pm: Eddie's Attic presents The Harringtons, 404.377.4976.
  
• 8pm: Limon Dance Company performs Missa Brevis and other Limon works at Emory's Schwartz Center, 404.727.5050
• 9:30pm: Eddie's Attic presents Toshi Reagon, Molly Bancroft and Amelia White, 404.377.4976
  

Friday

Jose Limon Dance Company performs at Emory

• 7:30pm: Eddie's Attic presents Caroline Aiken, David gans and Ralph Rodenberry, 404.377.4976
• 8pm: Limon Dance Company & community dancers perform Missa Brevis and other Limon works at Emory's Schwartz Center, 404.727.5050
  

Blackbird on Your Shoulder opening at Dalton Gallery

Hope for agoldensummer will perform during the opening reception

Opening Reception at Dalton Gallery at Agnes Scott College
October 12th, 6-8pm
Music continues 8-9pm

Join us in celebration of the exhibition throughout the evening, featuring shadow puppets by Priscilla Smith and Madeleine St. Romain and music by 4 & 20 Blackbirds, Hope for agoldensummer, David Karsten Daniels and The Prayers & Tears of Arthur Digby Sellers.

Blackbird on your shoulder features visual artists, writers and performers who are unshakably attached to the southeastern United States and are inspired by auto(biography) and storytelling. Stories, song and poetry are installed among photographs, drawings and sculptural installation. From the marrow of the South tales grow like beanstalks, reaching towards the patient sky.

Thursday

Jose Limon Dance Company

• 7:15pm: Georgia Center for the Book presents Yale law professor Jed Rubenfeld with his debut novel, Interpretation of Murder, recounting the tantalizing search of an elusive serial killer during Sigmund Freud's 1909 visit to New York City, Decatur Library, 404.370.3070
• 7:30pm: Eddie'a Attic presents Moses Mayfield, Cottrell Gantt, and Kevin Danzig, 404.377.4976
• 8pm: The Jose Limon Dance Company and community dancers perform Missa Brevis and other Limon works at Emory's Schwartz Center, 404.727.5050
  

Wednesday

• 7:15pm: Georgia Center for the Book presents historian Donald L. Miller, author of three prize-winning books on American history including Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Rought the Air War Against Nazi Germany, Decatur Library, 404.370.3070
  

Swing Lessons at Decatur School of Ballet

Decatur School of Ballet offers Swing Lessons for Teens and Adults
taught by Birda Ringstad

Fridays 7-8pm

Eight week session
October 13th through December 8th
(no class on November 24th)

Partner recommended but not required

Casual, comfortable clothing; sensible shoes (no slip-ons)

Cost for the eight-week session:
$110 per single
$200 per couple

Space is limited! Register early!
To reserve your space, call 404.378.3388
or email admin@decatur-ballet.com

Sunday

• 6pm: Mocha Match presents Merry Heart Improv Troup in Sunday Funnies to benefit Camp Horizon, 404.933.1784
• 7pm: Eddie's Attic hosts the CD Release of David LaMotte, 404.377.4976
  

Decatur Arts Alliance Member Event

For all you lucky Decatur Arts Alliance members out there, stop by Lightroom at 115 North Mc Donough (across from Decatur High School) for the 2nd Annual Clothesline Art Show. Come mingle with fellow members and artists from the Alliance's Creative Resources Registry. Then, top off your evening with some complementary wine and cheese. We look forward to seeing you there!

Saturday, October 7:

Adam Levy performs at Eddie's Attic tonight

• 8pm: PushPush Theater presents Much Ado About Nothing, 404.377.6332
• 8pm: Theatre Decatur presents The Importance of Being Earnest, 404.373.5311
• 8pm: Mocha Match invites you to join April Royal as she shares excerpts from her recently published collection of poems, Like Pages of a Diary, 404.377.7788
• 8:30pm: Eddie's Attic presents Adam Levy, Jon Shain and Josh Stack, 404.377.4976
  

Friday, October 6

boswell Gallery's Treasures open tonight

• 6-10pm: boswell Gallery's opening reception of Treasures, the gallery's first major photography exhibition, 404.377.4778
  
• 7:15pm: Georgia Center for the Book presents Sena Jeter Naslund, the prize-winning writer, Poet Laureate of Kentucky and author of the bestselling novel Ahab's Wife at the Decatur Library, 404.370.3070
• 7:30pm: Eddie's Attic presents Barefoot (Bluegrass from Alaska) and Mad Tea Party, 404.377.4976
• 8pm: Emory Music presents David Krakauer's Kelzmer Madness! 404.727.5050
• 8pm: PushPush Theatre presents Much Ado About Nothing, 404.377.6332
• 8pm: Theatre Decatur presents The Importance of Being Earnest, 404.373.5311
• 9pm: Mocha Match presents saxophonist Antoine Knight, 404.377.7788
  

Thursday, October 5:

PushPush presents Much Ado About Nothing

• 2pm: Emory Music presents Perspectives on Performance: David Krakauer on Klezmer Music, 404.727.5050
• 5-8pm: Decatur Arts Alliance's Fall Member Event, 2nd Annual Clothesline Art Show, 404.371.9583
  
• 7:30pm: Eddie's Attic presents Heather Luttrell, Sonia Leigh and Danielle Miraglia, 404.377.4976
• 7pm: Theater Emory presents Young Acts: One-Acts in Repertory, 404.727.5050
  
• 8pm: PushPush Theater presents Much Ado About Nothing, 404.377.6332
• 8pm: Theatre Decatur presents The Importance of Being Earnest, 404.373.5311
  

Wednesday, October 4:

• 2pm: The Arts at Emory hosts novelist Tayari Jones, colloquium, 404.727.5050
• 8:30pm: Java Monkey presents Wednesday Bluegrass, 404.378.5002
• 10pm: PushPush Theater presents the Doug Dank Project, a unique long-form improvisation show, 404.377.6332