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Arts Agenda: Visual Arts
Yes, They Can! Hi-Hope Center showcases the art of its mentally-challenged adults in the exhibit "Yes They Can!" Mondays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sundays, 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Continues through Nov. 29. Free, www.hihopecenter.org. The Gallery at Saint Edwards Episcopal Church, St. Edward's Episcopal Church, 737 Moon Road, Lawrenceville, 770-963-6128.
Ford's Back! Celebrating Ford Smith's return to Georgia. Mondays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sundays, 12-5 p.m. Free. Ford Smith Fine Art, 10 Elizabeth Way, Roswell, 770-552-5942, www.fordsmithfinearts.com.
Not So Domestic: Veneer Doilies Susanna Starr will present her recent series of wood sculptures in her first solo exhibition. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Continues through Nov. 28. Free. Marcia Wood Gallery, 263 Walker St., Atlanta (Downtown Atlanta), 404-827-0030, www.marciawoodgallery.com, Tues.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Parallel Journeys: World War II and the Holocaust Through the Eyes of Teens Also features V for Victory: Georgia Remembers World War II and The Butterfly Project, an effort by the Holocaust Museum Houston to collect 1.5 million hand-crafted butterflies representing children victims of the Holocaust. In conjunction w/ the Atlanta History Center. Mondays-Thursdays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Kennesaw State University Center, 3333 Busbee Drive, Kennesaw, 678-797-2083, www.kennesaw.edu.
Seeded and Soiled Monica Cook returns with a new body of paintings and drawings. Cook’s nude women continue to be engaged with gorgeously rendered erotic food in scenes that elicit a range of emotion in the viewer from mesmerized hilarity to horror. Opening reception Oct. 22, 7 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Continues through Nov. 28. Free. Marcia Wood Gallery, 263 Walker St., Atlanta (Downtown Atlanta), 404-827-0030, www.marciawoodgallery.com, Tues.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Whirl Trade A solo exhibit from artist Fahamu Pecou focusing on a new suite of neo-pop paintings inspired by his travels abroad, specifically in Africa. Opening reception Nov. 14, 7 p.m.; artist talk Nov. 21, 1 p.m., in conjunction with Westside Arts 3rd Saturday Art Walk. Wednesdays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Continues through Jan. 9. Free. Get This! Gallery, 662 11th St., Atlanta (Georgia Tech/Home Park), 678-596-4451, www.getthisgallery.com, Wed.-Sat., 11-6 p.m.
Southern Photographers Features six regional Southern photographers and their diverse reflections of life as they see it from varied locations in the South. Wednesdays-Saturdays, 12-4 p.m. Continues through Jan. 15. Free, www.atlantaphotography.org. Atlanta Photography Group Gallery, TULA Art Center, 75 Bennett St., Suite B-1, Atlanta (Buckhead/Brookhaven), 404-605-0605, www.apgphoto.org, Wednesdays-Saturdays, noon-4 p.m.
Ten Tigers of Kwangtung New works on paper and sculpture by Houston-based artist Dawolu Jabari Anderson. Anderson's first solo exhibition in Atlanta explores the parallels of Asian and African-American experience. Wednesdays-Fridays, 12-6 p.m. and Saturdays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Continues through Jan. 9. Free. Saltworks Gallery, 664 11th St., Atlanta (Georgia Tech/Home Park), 404-881-0411, www.saltworksgallery.com, Wed.-Fri., noon-6 p.m.; Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Jennifer Cawley, Bernardo Roman and Samuel Papazian Tuesdays-Saturdays, 6-9 p.m. The Galleries of Peachtree Hills, 425 Peachtree Hills Ave., Atlanta, 404-841-7777, www.galleriesofpeachtreehills.com.
Durations Artist Craig Dongoski presents his drawings. Opening reception Nov. 6, 7 p.m. Gallery open by appointment. Through Dec. 11, 7-9 p.m. and Every other Friday, 7-10 p.m. Continues through Dec. 11. Gallery Stokes, 261 Walker St., Atlanta (Downtown Atlanta), 678-770-7812, www.gallerystokes.com.
Arts Agenda: Film
Arts Events at Emory A month of various events hosted by Emory University from film screenings, music performances, theater performances, dance, creative writing, and more. Visit website for more detailed events and times. Through Dec. 6. Free+, www.emory.edu/home/events. Emory University, 201 Dowman Drive, Atlanta (Virginia-Highland), 404-727-6123, www.emory.edu.
Food and Drink
$3 Slider Night Wednesdays. Continues through Dec. 31. The Shed at Glenwood, 475 Bill Kennedy Way, Glenwood Park (East Atlanta), 404-835-4363, www.theshedatglenwood.com, Mon., CLOSED, Tues.-Thurs., 4-10 p.m., Fri., 4:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m., Sat., Brunch: 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Dinner: 3:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m., Sun., Brunch: 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Dinner: 3:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
» Next Day: Thu. Nov. 26


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