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Arts Agenda: Museums
Official Torch Display Come see the official 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Torch on display. Ongoing, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and Sundays, 12-5:30 p.m. Free-$15. Atlanta History Center, 130 W. Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta (Buckhead/Brookhaven), 404-814-4000, www.atlantahistorycenter.org, Mondays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Sundays, noon-5:30 p.m.
Old Master Highlights of the Works on Paper Collection Presenting prints and drawings from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sundays, 12-4 p.m. Continues through Dec. 6. Free-$8. An exhibition that focuses on the highlights of the "Works on Paper Collection." The exhibition presents prints and drawings from the 16th, 17th and 18th century. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sundays, 12-4 p.m. Continues through Dec. 6. $6-$8, 404-727-5050. Michael C. Carlos Museum, 571 S. Kilgo Circle, Atlanta (Druid Hills/Emory), 404-727-4282, www.carlos.emory.edu, Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sundays, noon-4 p.m.
Permanent collection Largest collection of ancient art in the Southeast with objects from ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, the Near East and the ancient Americas. Collections of 19th- and 20th-century sub-Saharan African art and European and American works on paper from the Renaissance to the present. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sundays, 12-4 p.m. Free-$8. Michael C. Carlos Museum, 571 S. Kilgo Circle, Atlanta (Druid Hills/Emory), 404-727-4282, www.carlos.emory.edu, Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sundays, noon-4 p.m.
Reflections of Culture The museum's newest permanent exhibit explores how people around the world use personal adornment to convey social, political and economic information about themselves and their societies. Mondays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sundays, 12-5 p.m. Free-$15. Fernbank Museum of Natural History, 767 Clifton Road, Atlanta (Druid Hills/Emory), 404-929-6300, www.fernbank.edu/museum, Mondays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sundays, noon-5 p.m.
Scripture for the Eyes: Bible Illustration in Netherlandish Prints of the 16th c. A collection of approximately 80 engravings and woodcuts by the foremost Dutch and Flemish masters of the 16th century. The exhibition, featuring works by Lucas van Leyden, Maarten van Heemskerck, Dirck Volkertszoon Coornhert and Hieronymus Wierix, explores the ways in which printed illustrations of biblical and other religious themes supplemented and magnified the texts they accompanied during a period of dramatic religious and political upheaval. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sundays, 12-4 p.m. Continues through Jan. 24. Free-$8. Michael C. Carlos Museum, 571 S. Kilgo Circle, Atlanta (Druid Hills/Emory), 404-727-4282, www.carlos.emory.edu, Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sundays, noon-4 p.m.
HIGHlights Tour A personal tour of the museum and its exhibitions. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays-Sundays, 1, 2 & 6:30 p.m. and Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. Free with admission. High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St., Atlanta (Midtown), 404-733-4444, www.high.org, Tuesdays-Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursdays, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Fridays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sundays, noon-5 p.m.
Arts Agenda: Spoken Word
Open-Mic Night Music and poetry. Wednesdays, 7 p.m. Free. Serene Bean, 105 E. Main St., Woodstock, 770-924-8433, www.theserenebean.com.
Starbreakers R&B, hip-hop, spoken word and fashion. Wednesdays, 9 p.m. Royal Garden, 5495 Old National Highway, College Park (College Park/East Point), 770-723-7208.
Arts Agenda: Readings and Signings
Between You and Me: Inscriptions and Associations Exhibited books demonstrate a broad range of associations including sentiments between a husband and wife, inscriptions from a teacher to a pupil and touching exchanges between friends. Through Dec. 14. Free, 404-727-6887. Woodruff Library, Emory University, 540 Asbury Circle, Atlanta (Druid Hills/Emory), 404-727-6823, web.library.emory.edu.
Arts Agenda: Theater
Alegria Taken from a Spanish word that means happiness, joy and jubilation, Cirque du Soleil tells a story of the struggle for power and the invigorating energy of youth. Nov. 25-29. $20-$95. James Brown Arena & The Bell Auditorium, 601 7th Street, Augusta, 706-722-3521, www.augustaentertainmentcomplex.com.
A Christmas Carol The timeless tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and his night of redemption. Through Dec. 20. $10-$12. New London Theatre, 2485 Main St., Snellville, 770-979-3691, www.newlondontheatre.org.
» Next Day: Thu. Nov. 26


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