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Peter Case

Thursday April 16, 2026 07:00 PM EDT 04/16/2026 7:00 PM
Eddie's Attic Cost: From $32.26
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
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Thurs., April 16
Peter Case, Eddie's Attic - Folk, blues, punk, singer/songwriter,...

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Jane Hirshfield Tout

Jane Hirshfield Lecture: Old Ponds, Leaping Frogs, and the Making of this Moment’s Meaning

Thursday April 16, 2026 07:00 PM EDT 04/16/2026 7:00 PM
Atlanta Botanical Garden Cost: Free and open to the public
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
The phrase “words’ leaves,” koto no ha, was sometimes used to say “poetry” in classical-era Japan. Over a thousand years later, images drawn from the natural world (and beyond) continue to be at the heart of how poems work, expressing interior feelings and thoughts by speaking of what we see and hea... [click here for more]
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Last DJ Standing: Battle of Atlanta Campuses

Thursday April 16, 2026 07:00 PM EDT 04/16/2026 7:00 PM
Georgia State University Cost: Students: Free Guest $10
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Last DJ Standing: Battle of Atlanta Campuses will bring serious heat to Hurt Park on Thursday, April 16, 2026 from 7 to 9 p.m., where student DJs from GSU, Clark Atlanta, Morehouse, and Spelman will go head to head in a live music showdown. Expect powerful drops, creative mixes, unforgettable moment... [click here for more]
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Iconic Studios Charities Inc Presents Virtual Game Night (Spring Edition)

Thursday April 16, 2026 07:00 PM EDT 04/16/2026 7:00 PM
Virtual Cost: $15-$40
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Arts, Community
Virtual Game Night! 🎭 Charades, Taboo & Win-Lose-or-Draw. Laugh, compete & win—1 Grand Champion prize! 🎟️ Get tickets now! [click here for more]
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The World of George R.R. Martin Trivia

Thursday April 16, 2026 07:00 PM EDT 04/16/2026 7:00 PM
Schoolhouse Brewing Cost: FREE
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
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The World of George R.R. Martin Trivia Night

4/16/2026, 7:00 PM

When you play the game of trivia, you win… or you drink. Enter the world of George R.R. Martin, where alliances shift, dragons soar, and absolutely no one is safe (including your trivia score). From Westeros to beyond, expect question... [click here for more]
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Leanna Firestone

Thursday April 16, 2026 07:00 PM EDT 04/16/2026 7:00 PM
The Masquerade Cost: $27.35
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
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Leanna Firestone is a indie pop singer-songwriter, lifelong Tennessee native and Gemini born on June 15, 2001. As if harnessing an inextinguishable light, Leanna Firestone finds comfort in even the most uncomfortable memories, awkward moments, and darkest times. This uncanny ability to not only look... [click here for more]
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Sace6

Thursday April 16, 2026 07:00 PM EDT 04/16/2026 7:00 PM
The Masquerade Cost: $27.95
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
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sace6 are pop’s newest innovators, a Northeast-bred duo (NY + NJ) turning emotional contrast into sonic chemistry. Formed in 2024 by sace. and Noah Thomas, the project lives where pop melody, R&B intimacy, and metal intensity collide, genres not blended, but forced to coexist. Built on a mon... [click here for more]
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Paint & Pint @ 6 Bridges Brewing Johns Creek

Thursday April 16, 2026 07:00 PM EDT 04/16/2026 7:00 PM
Six Bridges Brewing Cost: $50
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
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Paint & Pint @ 6 Bridges

Join us for a lovely painting class at the always stellar @sixbridgesbrewing April 16th! 

TICKETS ARE REQUIRED & INCLUDE (1) drink of choice ALL painting supplies (1) 8”x10” canvas Loads of fun

11455 Lakefield DR Johns Creek, Georgia 7pm-9pm

This is the perfect chanc... [click here for more]
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The Play That Goes Wrong: Teen Edition

Thursday April 16, 2026 07:00 PM EDT 04/16/2026 7:00 PM
Decatur High School's Performing Arts Center Cost: $15
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Arts
Categories: Theater, Education

When Everything Goes Wrong… Perfectly

The Play That Goes Wrong is a riotous farce that follows the Cornley Drama Society’s disastrous staging of The Murder at Haversham Manor. What begins as a classic murder mystery quickly unravels into a spectacularly hilarious... [click here for more]
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Peter Case at Eddie's Attic

Thursday April 16, 2026 07:00 PM EDT 04/16/2026 7:00 PM
Eddie's Attic Cost: $32.26
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Music::Live-Music
Featuring: Peter Case
Peter Case live at Eddie's Attic! “I try to take things I love and use them in a new way,” said triple Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Peter Case of his 16th solo album Doctor Moan. Case brings his considerable songwriting ability to an 11-song collection, largely performed on piano, including ... [click here for more]
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Patio Music at MadLife

Thursday April 16, 2026 07:00 PM EDT 04/16/2026 7:00 PM
MadLife Stage & Studios Cost: No Cover
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Music::Live-Music
Karaoke on the Patio is a FREE event that takes place at The MadLife Grill Patio Stage EVERY THURSDAY!

MadLife’s Patio Has Been Transformed!

Music fans have come to love the local and regional musicians who perform on MadLife’s Patio Stage – a vibrant yet intimate music venue in its own right. O... [click here for more]
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Florida Bee Gees | Special Thursday Pricing!

Thursday April 16, 2026 07:30 PM EDT 04/16/2026 7:30 PM
MadLife Stage & Studios Cost: From $38.44
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Music::Live-Music
Florida Bee Gees

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Florida Bee Gees is the largest production of the Bee Gees in the world. This all Canadian cast has been touring for the past ten years from Disneyland to Russia recreating the look and sound of the Bee Gees. Capturing a full history of the Bee Gees, Florida B... [click here for more]
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Actor's Express presents: Venus

Thursday April 16, 2026 07:30 PM EDT 04/16/2026 7:30 PM
Actor's Express Theatre Company Cost: $51.50
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Arts::Theater
Venus

By Steve Yockey

directed by melissa foulger

april 9 – may 3, 2026 BUY TICKETS SUBSCRIBE TO SEASON 38 WHO SAYS ROMANCE IS DEAD? WELL… SYNOPSIS

Breakups are never fun. It’s easy to romanticize all of the good times: star-gazing, waxing poetic about literature, that instant spark the firs... [click here for more]
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Atlanta Shakespeare Company presents Timon of Athens (Opening Night)

Thursday April 16, 2026 07:30 PM EDT 04/16/2026 7:30 PM
Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse Cost: $35-$49
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Arts::Theater
Featuring: Atlanta Shakespeare Company
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Charles Wesley Godwin

Thursday April 16, 2026 07:30 PM EDT 04/16/2026 7:30 PM
The Eastern Cost: On Sale 12/12
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Music::Concerts

CRITIC'S PICK:
Thurs., April 16
Charles Wesley Godwin, Jason Scott & High Heat, The Eastern - It...

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Stage Door Theatre presents Steel Magnolias

Thursday April 16, 2026 07:30 PM EDT 04/16/2026 7:30 PM
Stage Door Theatre Cost: $32
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Arts::Theater
By Robert Harling

Directed by Jaclyn Hofmann April 4-19, 2026

With rich dialogue and unforgettable characters, this timeless classic celebrates friendship, resilience, and the messy beauty of life. Steel Magnolias is the kind of story you never get tired of because it reminds us that in the face o... [click here for more]
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Theatrical Outfit presents The Price

Thursday April 16, 2026 07:30 PM EDT 04/16/2026 7:30 PM
Theatrical Outfit Cost: $20+
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Arts::Theater

CRITIC’S PICK:
Wed., Apr. 8 - Sun., May 3

The Price by Arthur Miller, Theatrical Outfit — Arthur...

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illumine 2026 at Oakland Cemetery

Thursday April 16, 2026 07:30 PM EDT 04/16/2026 7:30 PM
Oakland Cemetery Cost: $10-$25
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
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CRITIC’S PICK:
Thu., Apr. 16 - Sun., Apr. 26

Illumine 2026, Oakland Cemetery — The annual...

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KSU Jazz Combos

Thursday April 16, 2026 07:30 PM EDT 04/16/2026 7:30 PM
Kennesaw State University Cost: $5-$10
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Music::Concerts
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Bailey Performance Center , Morgan Concert Hall

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$5-$10

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488 Prillaman Way NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144

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Diane Durrett & Soul Suga' Spring Fling w/ special guests

Thursday April 16, 2026 07:30 PM EDT 04/16/2026 7:30 PM
Napoleon's Cost: $20.00 + fees
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
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Featuring: Diane Durrett
Show featuring Diane Durrett & Soul Suga with special guests. [click here for more]
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Jordan Conducts Symphonie fantastique

Thursday April 16, 2026 08:00 PM EDT 04/16/2026 8:00 PM
Atlanta Symphony Hall Cost: $40-$141
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Music::Concerts
Opium, romantic obsession, the guillotine, and a demon orgy – today, this would be a Netflix series. Two hundred years ago, it was a symphony. Take a wild ride through the hyperreal Symphonie fantastique with the Swiss conductor Philippe Jordan. Berlioz's breathless Roman Carnival Overture kicks off... [click here for more]
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ART Station Theatre presents The Hill (Opening Night)

Thursday April 16, 2026 08:00 PM EDT 04/16/2026 8:00 PM
ART Station Theatre Cost: $16 - $38
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Arts::Theater
April 16th - 26th 2026

by Peter Quilter

Three men go on a two-day hike together up a large hill, to honor their recently deceased friend. Each brings an inscribed stone to leave as a monument at the summit. But they have to get there first, and the climb will be as challenging, unexpected and hila... [click here for more]
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DramaTech presents The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Thursday April 16, 2026 08:00 PM EDT 04/16/2026 8:00 PM
Ferst Center For The Arts Cost: $25
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Arts::Theater
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE

Conceived by Rebecca Feldman

Additional Material by Jay Reiss

Music and Lyrics by William Finn

Book by Rachel Sheinkin

April 3 – 18, 2026, at 8 pm

An eclectic group of six mid-pubescents vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. While can... [click here for more]
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Southside Theatre Guild presents Tuck Everlasting

Thursday April 16, 2026 08:00 PM EDT 04/16/2026 8:00 PM
Southside Theatre Guild Cost: Adults: $21
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
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Directed bySouthside Theatre Guild is excited to present this special engagement!As a special event, it is NOT a part of our regular season of shows and is not included in your season ticket.If you could live forever… would you? In the summer of 1880, 10-year-old Winnie Foster feels trapped by the s... [click here for more]
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The Belair Lip Bombs, Dust, Laveda at The EARL

Thursday April 16, 2026 08:00 PM EDT 04/16/2026 8:00 PM
The EARL Cost: $18 ADV-$20 DOS
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
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