Friday, May 24, 2013
One critic writes about the title, "Not only is it generic-sounding and Google-unfriendly, it’s also one of the last words most viewers would use to describe the film."
"Epic" is playing nearby at Regal Snellville Oaks Stadium 14 and Carmike Cinemas 12 in Snellville, Gateway Cinemas 12 in Barrow County and Beechwood Cinemas 11 and Carmike 12 in Athens. The premise, courtesy of the film's official website: "Epic" is a 3D CG adventure comedy that reveals a fantastical world unlike any other. From the creators of "Ice Age" and "Rio," "Epic" tells the story of an ongoing battle between the forces of good, who keep the natural world alive, and the forces of evil, who wish to destroy it. When a teenage girl finds herself magically transported into this secret universe, she teams up with an elite band of warriors and a crew of comical, larger-than-life figures, to save their world ... and ours. Here's what …
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Series kicks off Saturday, May 25, with 'Brave' on a 55-foot screen at Village Amphitheatre.
Summer is right around the corner, which means FREE family entertainment is set to begin at Mall of Georgia! Celebrate the start of the season with Mall of Georgia’s Movies Under The Stars series. Kicking off the summer series on Saturday, May 25, on the impressive 55-foot screen will be the family favorite, Oscar-nominated Brave. Before settling down at dusk to enjoy the feature film, families are invited to head to the Village Amphitheatre at 5 p.m. for fun activities and concessions such as Sweet Monkey Frozen Yogurt, Skip’s Hawaiian Shaved Ice, popcorn and cotton candy. Beginning at 6:30 p.m., the feature concert artist, local talent Carl Dylan Band, will perform at The Village Pavilion. As always, guests are encouraged to bring …
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The Georgia Piedmont Arts Center held its final gallery show of 2013 this past weekend and presented awards to several area artists.
The Chairman’s Choice honor for the Georgia Piedmont Arts Center's final gallery show of the 2013 season was presented to a Loganville resident. Bruce Bulau of Loganville was recognized for his acrylic piece “RJ’s Ducks." The theme for the overall gallery show, which was held Saturday and Sunday, May 18 and 19, was "The Beauty of Spring." Art education professional Rosalin O’Rear was guest judge for the show. Georgia Piedmont Arts Center is a nonprofit arts center based in Auburn offering art shows, workshops and classes to the public in drawing, painting, pottery, clay, sculpture and more. Click here to read the full list of art show winners on Barrow Patch.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Gwinnett County Public Schools salutes fine arts programs in its latest issue of Communique.
As the school year comes to a close, Gwinnett County Public Schools officials are taking the time to commend the district's arts programs and the students who bring them to life. More than 147,000 Gwinnett County students were enrolled in fine arts classes this year, officials said in the latest issue of Communique, an online magazine for the district's school community. That's more than 88 percent of the district's student enrollment. "At a time when shrinking budgets have squeezed out electives in some school districts, we feel both fortunate and resolute in ensuring that fine arts remain an important part of quality and effective education for Gwinnett County schoolchildren," Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks said in Communique. "If you …
Friday, May 17, 2013
The film is opening this weekend in both 3D and regular showings.
"Star Trek Into Darkness" is playing nearby at Regal Snellville Oaks Stadium 14, Carmike Cinemas 12 in Snellville, Gateway Cinemas 12 in Barrow County and Beechwood Cinemas 11 and Carmike 12 in Athens. The premise, courtesy of the film's official website: When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart…
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Georgia Red Clay is nominated for the best band in the Atlanta area. The band has performed in the local area, including at Atmosphere in Loganville.
Local band Georgia Red Clay has landed one more music award nomination. The band announced the Atlanta Underground Music Awards nomination May 13 on its Facebook page. Fans may vote for the band by clicking here. Band members include: Brian Warner, lead guitar; Eric Warner, lead guitar; Austin Patton, bass guitar and vovals; and Rick Gilbert on drums. Hailing from Lilburn, Lawrenceville and Buford, the musical artists formed their band in February 2012, and already have quite a following. In addition to the Atlanta Underground Music Awards, the band is also up for a Georgia Music Awards. See also:
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Drivin' N Cryin' leads off the lineup at Peachtree Point Amphitheater on May 11.
As summer 2013 approaches, so does the entertainment portion of Lake Lanier Islands. Drivin' N Cryin', a popular group in the Atlanta area, will lead off the concert lineup at Peachtree Point Amphitheater on Saturday, May 11, according to the Lake Lanier Islands website Following will be Sister Hazel (June 22), Georgia Satellites (July 13), with another band "to be announced," the site says. (See the attached video for a Sister Hazel performance.) Also, the lineup for the fall Blues & Jazz Concert series will begin on Sept. 7, just after Labor Day. Jimmie Vaughan (Sept. 7) and Spyro Gyra (Oct. 5) will be in that lineup. Concerts begin at 8 p.m., with doors opening at 7 p.m. For more about live entertainment at Lake Lanier Islands, check …
Friday, May 10, 2013
This coming-of-age movie is set on the Mississippi and stars a snaggletoothed Matthew McConaughey.
Two 14-year-old rural Arkansas boys, Ellis (Tye Sheridan) and Neckbone (Jacob Lofland), visit an island on the Mississippi, where they plan to claim a boat, lodged high in a tree, as their secret hideout. They encounter a mysterious, charismatic stranger, Mud (Matthew McConaughey, who tells them he's there to claim his true love, Jupiter (Reese Witherspoon). The boys are sympathetic and helpful. But the course of true love never runs true, and things are not as simple as they seem. In "Mud," an evocative highlight of the American movie year so far, Matthew McConaughey slips easily into the role of a haunted, lovelorn killer on the lam, hiding out on an island in the Mississippi River along the Arkansas Delta region. Two generations ago, …
Critics say Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel is "quite the spectacle."
The premise, courtesy of the film's official website: “The Great Gatsby” follows Fitzgerald-like, would-be writer Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) as he leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922, an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz and bootleg kings. Chasing his own American Dream, Nick lands next door to a mysterious, party-giving millionaire, Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio), and across the bay from his cousin, Daisy (Carey Mulligan), and her philandering, blue-blooded husband, Tom Buchanan (Joel Edgerton). It is thus that Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the super-rich, their illusions, loves and deceits. As Nick bears witness, within and without the world he inhabits, he pens a tale of impossible…
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Canadian superstar will perform at the Arena at Gwinnett Center on Oct. 27. Ticket sale dates have not been announced yet.
Canadian superstar Michael Buble’s upcoming 40 city tour will include a stop Oct. 27 at the Arena at Gwinnett Center in Duluth. His latest U.S. tour begins in Chicago Sept. 7. Ticket sale dates have not been announced yet. Bublé has already sold out l0 nights at the 17,000 capacity 02 Arena in London beginning June 30 and 5 nights at the l0,000 capacity 02 in Dublin beginning July 15. His previous Crazy Love Tour sold out in 80 U.S. cities and was seen by over two million fans worldwide, according to a news release. “To Be Loved” is Bublé’s fourth consecutive No. 1 album. For more information, go to http://www.michaelbuble.com.
