Albany Area Coming Up Calendar – Nov. 11-17, 2015

METRO ALBANY

Ongoing

Albany Museum of Art: Exhibits at the museum, 311 Meadowlark Drive. Free admission; donations welcome. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays. Call (229) 439-8400 or visit www.albanymuseum.com.

On exhibit are:

Georgia Artists Guild of Albany Members’ 22nd Fine Arts Exhibition through Nov. 28;

Ralph Harvey Retrospective through Jan. 23;

The Legacy of Glass through Jan. 23;

An Artist’s Craft and the Legacy of Glassblowing through Jan. 23;

Full Spectrum Wildlife through March 5;

Landscapes from the 19th and 20th Century through March 21;

From African Hands, permanent installation.

Albany Area Arts Council: Exhibit at the council’s gallery, 215 N. Jackson St. Free admission. The AAAC normally is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Call ahead for holiday hours. Call (229) 439-2787.

— 12th annual South Georgia Art Competition Exhibition, through Nov. 30

Albany Civil Rights Institute: 326 Whitney Ave. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Closed on holidays. Call (229) 432-1698 or visit albanycivilrightsinstitute.org.

Flint RiverQuarium: 101 Pine Ave. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays. Call (229) 639-2650.

— Imagination Theater movies: Fridays through Sundays: Alligator Kingdom 1:15 and 4:15 p.m.; Micro Planet 2:15 p.m.; Invincible Army 3:15 p.m.

— Discovery Day: First and third Sundays, 2 p.m.-4 p.m. Family fun with arts and crafts, storytelling, live animal presentations and more. Designed for children ages 5 and up, each month features a different theme. Children receive a free F.U.N. Passport that is stamped on each Sunday visit. Free with RiverQuarium membership or with regular admission.

Terrell History Museum, 211 W. Lee St., Dawson, is open by appointment. Call (229) 995-2866.

Thronateeska Heritage Center: 100 W. Roosevelt Ave. Museum hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays. Wetherbee Planetarium and Science Museum are part of center. Darton students get free admission with student ID. Visit www.heritagecenter.org or call (229) 432-6955.

Wetherbee Planetarium, Thronateeska Heritage Center, 100 W. Roosevelt Ave. Show schedule: Thursdays-Saturdays; 10:30 a.m., “Molecularium;” 11:30 a.m., “Earth Moon and Sun;” 1 p.m., “Astronomyths;” 2 p.m., “Two Small Pieces of Glass;” 3 p.m., “Black Holes.” Check with museum for schedule changes.

THIS WEEK

Friday

Santa arrives: 6:30 p.m., center court Albany Mall. Hot chocolate, candy canes and entertainment. Santa arrives at 7 p.m. on Holiday Express train.

Post 30 American Legion Dinner/Dance: 6:30 p.m., dinner; 7:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m., dance; American Legion Post 30, 2916 Gillionville Road. Music by Ed McRee and Don Turner. Admission: $11, both dinner and dance; $8, dinner or dance only. Open to the public. Contact: (229) 435-5450.

Howard Risatti: Rethinking Modernism: 7 p.m., Albany Museum of Art, 311 Meadowlark Drive. Art critic Howard Risatti discusses rethinking Modernism in AMA lecture series.

Saturday

Tift Park Community Market: 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Tift Park, Fifth Avenue. Local produce, food vendors and arts and crafts. Season continues on Saturdays through Nov. 29. Contact: (229) 352-1974.

Farmers Market: 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Train Depot, 102 S. Main St., Sylvester. Contact (229) 430-7735 or [email protected].

Freedom Singers: 1 p.m.-3 p.m., Albany Civil Rights Museum at Old Mt. Zion Church, 326 Whitney Ave. The Albany Civil Rights Institute Freedom Singers, led by original SNCC Freedom Singer Rutha Harris, engage visitors through an oral history presentation filled with dynamic testimony of the Albany Movement marches and arrests and narrate the stories with emotionally charged performances of Freedom Songs.

Pearls & Possibilities Gala: 6 p.m.-10 p.m., The Bindery, Oakland Library, U.S. Highway 82, Leesburg. Cocktail social, 6 p.m.; dinner, dancing and auction, 7:30 p.m. Theme is New York, New York! Benefits Liberty House, a shelter for victims of domestic violence. Tickets: 460. Contact (229) 439-7094 or visit Love Letters on Ledo Road.

African Dance Class: 7 p.m., Brunson’s Martial Arts, 2610 Dawson Road. Portion of proceeds goes to American Cancer Society. Fee: $10, 13 and older; $5, 12 and younger. Contact (229) 669-9173 or visit www.berlahitch.weebly.com.

NEARBY

Ongoing

Center for Art and Rehabilitative Energies Inc.: 3696 Pearl St., Shellman. Open each Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 6 p.m. All the exhibitions are open to the public. Group tours can be scheduled. Contact (229) 679-5069.

— Silk Painters International: Exhibition of five artists, through Dec. 27.

Georgia Museum of Agriculture and Historic Village at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, 2802 Moore Highway, Tifton. Contact (229) 391-5055 or email [email protected].

The Tifton Museum of Arts and Heritage: 225 Love Ave., Tifton. Open 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays; 1 p.m.-7 p.m., Thursdays; 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Sundays. Call (229) 382-5083 or email [email protected].

Fantasy in Lights, Callaway Gardens, Nov. 13-Jan. 2. Decorations include 8 milllion lights and 15 displays. Story time with Mrs. Claus weekends Nov. 21-Dec. 20. Shopping in Christmas Village. Holiday Chapel organ concerts weekends Nov. 21-Dec. 28. Visit www.callawaygardens.com.

THIS WEEK

Today

Deana Carter: 7 p.m., Tift Theatre, 320 Main St., Tifton. Acoustic performance by Deana Carter. Tickets: $20, advance; $25, day of show. Available at www.freshtix.com.

Thursday

Side by Side: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Westville, 9294 Singer Pond Road, Lumpkin. Muscogee Creek Indians prepare for the winter side by side with their rural Georgia neighbors. Demonstrates trading between the two cultures, along with food preservation, harvesting, hunting techniques, and other cultural exchanges. Special event admission: $10, adults and children (K-12); $8, seniors (65 and older), college students and military; Pre-K, free. Contact 1 (888) 733-1850 or visit www.westville.org.

Friday

Watermelon Express: 9:30 a.m.-3:05 p.m., downtown Cordele Depot. SAM Shortline travels from Cordele to Plains and back. Tickets: $29.99-$49.99, adults; $19.99-$49.99, children. Contact (229) 276-0755.

Side by Side: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Westville, 9294 Singer Pond Road, Lumpkin. Muscogee Creek Indians prepare for the winter side by side with their rural Georgia neighbors. Demonstrates trading between the two cultures, along with food preservation, harvesting, hunting techniques, and other cultural exchanges. Special event admission: $10, adults and children (K-12); $8, seniors (65 and older), college students and military; Pre-K, free. Contact 1 (888) 733-1850 or visit www.westville.org.

Moultrie Staggerwing Country Jamboree: 7 p.m.-11 p.m. Gary Page and The Country Rockers, featuring Billy Wilson, Ernest Hagen, Wayne Watson, Lalla Lehmann, Emmitt Page and Gary Page and karaoke; next door to Sunbelt Expo in Moultrie, raffles, (229) 603-2224 or (229) 405-2027, or email [email protected].

Saturday

Calico Arts & Crafts Show: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Spence Field, Highway 133 south, Moultrie. Holiday arts and crafts show features approximately 300 vendors featuring fine arts, handmade crafts and hand decorated items. Admission: $5; children 12 or younger, free. Contact (229) 985-1968 or visit calicocrafts.com.

Watermelon Express: 9:30 a.m.-3:05 p.m., downtown Cordele Depot. SAM Shortline travels from Cordele to Plains and back. Tickets: $29.99-$49.99, adults; $19.99-$49.99, children. Contact (229) 276-0755.

Side by Side: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Westville, 9294 Singer Pond Road, Lumpkin. Muscogee Creek Indians prepare for the winter side by side with their rural Georgia neighbors. Demonstrates trading between the two cultures, along with food preservation, harvesting, hunting techniques, and other cultural exchanges. Special event admission: $10, adults and children (K-12); $8, seniors (65 and older), college students and military; Pre-K, free. Contact 1 (888) 733-1850 or visit www.westville.org.

Pelham Country Jamboree: Cotton Boll Express featuring special guests A.J. Thomas, Jeff Howell, Lalla Leaman, Mack Harrison, Von Bass and Gary and Emmitt Page; 5 p.m.-11 p.m.; downtown Pelham, across from the train depot. Contact (229) 603-2224 or (229) 405-2027 or email [email protected].

Sunday

Calico Arts & Crafts Show: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Spence Field, Highway 133 south, Moultrie. Holiday arts and crafts show features approximately 300 vendors featuring fine arts, handmade crafts and hand decorated items. Admission: $5; children 12 or younger, free. Contact (229) 985-1968 or visit calicocrafts.com.

Tuesday

Pelham Country Jamboree line dancing lessons: 6 p.m.-8 p.m., downtown Pelham across from train depot. Donation of $5 required to help raise money for Saturday Jamboree. Contact Regina Hurst at (229) 294-0520, (229) 405-2027 or (229) 603-2224.

SWGA NIGHTLIFE

88’s Bar and Lounge: Open Sunday through Thursday from 5 to 10 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays 5 p.m. to midnight.

American Legion Post 512: 815 Willie Pitts Jr. Road, Albany. Open to non-members Thursdays through Tuesdays. Lounge opens at 5 p.m. Thursday, dance, no cover; Friday, dance, $5 cover; Saturday, dance, $5 cover; Sunday, BYOB, $5 cover. Call (229) 436-0162.

Casa Tapatia: 108 N. Slappey Blvd., Albany. (229) 903-8802.

Club Xscape: 1019 W. Broad Ave., Albany.

Cypress Grill: Veterans State Memorial Park, Cordele.

Doo-Dah’s Bar & Grill: 411 Philema Road. (229) 405-3651. Happy hour: 4 p.m.-8 p.m. Mondays-Fridays. Monday: Poker with Chasin’ Aces, 7:30, Monday Night Football; Tuesday, 8 ball tournament, 8 p.m.; Wednesday, Winesday; Thursday, Poker with Chasin’s Aces, 7:30 p.m., dart tournament, 8 p.m.; Friday, live entertainment; Saturday, tootball, live entertainment.

88’s Bar: Lake Blackshear Resort, Cordele. Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m.: Flashback band.

Harvest Moon: 2347 Dawson Road, Albany. (229) 439-7077.

Henry’s Fine Edibles: 2516 Dawson Road, Albany. (229) 883-5470. Happy Hour 4 p.m.-7 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

Icons Bar and Grill: Unwind Wednesday, 5 p.m., 104 N. Washington St.

Lisa’s Benchwarmer Bar: 2422 Sylvester Road, (229) 420-5440. Karaoke every night; Thursday, Ladies Day; Friday and Saturday, karaoke with Thomas.

Mellow Mushroom: 2825 Nottingham Way, Albany. (229) 888-4646 or www.facebook.com.

Our Daily Bread: 106 N. Washington St., Albany. Friday, 7 p.m. to midnight, dinner and live music.

POB Lounge: 2408 Liberty Expressway, Putney. Today, night golf tournament; Thursday, Customer Appreciation Night; Friday and Saturday, karaoke; Tuesday, nine-ball tournament. (229) 888-6630.

The State Theater: 313 Pine Ave., Albany. (229) 344-2237 or www.facebook.com.

VFW Post 2785: 315 Philema Road, Albany. Open to non-VFW members. Lounge opens at 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays. Friday, 8:30 pm: Still River Band with Danny and Big Ernie. Call (229) 883-9950.

Wanee Lake Golf and RV Resort: 3821 Georgia Highway 112 West. Open to non-members. Best Ball Scramble Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6 p.m. Lounge, pool, tennis, driving range. (229) 567-GOLF, or visit www.waneelake.com.

If your club or facility has entertainment coming up, email us at [email protected] by 5 p.m. Friday for listing in the following Wednesday’s SouthView calendar.

LATER ON

METRO ALBANY

Ladies Night Out, 6 p.m.-8 p.m., Nov. 19, Albany Mall. Sponsored by The Albany Herald.

Mistletoe Market: 4 p.m.-8 p.m., Nov. 20; 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Nov. 21; Albany Civic Center. Contact (229) 430-5200 .

Winter Fashion Show, 1 p.m., Nov. 21, center court, Albany Mall.

Christmas parade: 6 p.m., Dec. 1, downtown Camilla.

Christmas parade: 6 p.m., Dec. 3, downtown Sylvester.

NEARBY

The Game’s Afoot or Holmes for the Holidays: 8 p.m., Nov. 20-21; 2:30 p.m., Nov. 22; Rylander Theatre, 310 W. Lamar St., Americus. Set in 1936, a Broadway actor who portrays Sherlock Holmes on stage has to assume the sleuth’s persona to solve a real murder in a holiday whodunit. Tickets: $15, adults; $10, seniors, students and HFHI volunteers. Contact the box office at (229) 931-0001 or visit www.rylander.org.

Presidential Flyer: 10 a.m.-4:25 p.m., Veterans State Park Depot. SAM Shortline travels from state park to Plains and back. Tickets: $29.99-$49.99, adults; $19.99-$49.99, children. Contact (229) 276-0755.

Native American Experience and Cane Grinding: 4 p.m.-9 p.m., Nov. 21, Georgia Museum of Agriculture & Historic Village, 2802 Moore Highway, Tifton. Admission: $10, adults; $8, seniors 55 and older; $5, ages 5-16; free children 4 and under. Contact (229) 391-5205 or visit www.abac.edu/museum.

Mistletoe Express: 9:30 a.m.-3:05 p.m., Nov. 28, downtown Cordele Depot. SAM Shortline travels from Cordele to Plains and back. Tickets: $29.99-$49.99, adults; $19.99-$49.99, children. Contact (229) 276-0755.

Swine Time: Nov. 28, Swine Time Ground, Climax. 5K run, morning parade, arts and crafts and music and entertainment. Contests and events include best dressed pig, corn shucking, hog calling, eating chitterlings, pig racing, syrup making, baby crawling and the greased pig chase.

The Nutcracker: 7:30 p.m., Nov. 28; 2:30 p.m., Nov. 29, Thomasville Municipal Auditorium, 144 E. Franklin St, Thomasville. South Georgia Ballet’s 17th annual performace of the Tchaikovsky classic. Tickets and information, contact (229) 228-9420 or visit www.southgeorgiaballet.org.

Deck the Halls: 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Nov. 30, Westville, 9294 Singer Pond Road, Lumpkin. Help decorate the historic village while also learning how to make 19th century wreaths, swags, kissing balls and more. Cookies and cider provided for volunteers. No admission charge, but must call 1 (888) 733-1850 to register to participate.

Christmas parade: 6:30 p.m., Nov. 30, downtown Thomasville.

The Coming Up Calendar is a summary of upcoming entertainment events published Wednesdays in SouthView. If you have a item for the Coming Up Calendar, please submit it by 5 p.m. Thursday before publication.

Submissions must be typed, concise and emailed to [email protected]; faxed to (229) 888-9357, Attn. SouthView; or dropped by our office at 126 N. Washington St.