Albany Area Coming Up Calendar – April 8-14, 2015

METRO ALBANY

Ongoing

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

On exhibit are:

— Southern Roots: African-American Artists from the Permanent Collection, Hodges Gallery

— Overlapping Sensibilities: Works by Shellman artist Ray Pierotti exhibit, East Gallery through April 18.

— Shades of Gray: Exhibit, Haley Gallery through Aug. 31.

— New York City Origins: Exhibit includes a work by Andy Warhol

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.

— South of Symbolism: Exhibit of works by K. Meredith Lear-Perkins and Lauren Adams, through end of April.

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.”

THIS WEEK

Thursday

Cocktails & Acrylics: 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m., Albany Museum of Art, 311 Meadowlark Drive. Art class for those 21 and older who can bring a favorite beverage to sip while painting. Materials supplied. Cost: $35, AMA members; $45, non-members. To reserve a canvas, contact (229) 439-8400 or email [email protected].

Friday

Native American Cultural Festival: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Chehaw Park. Annual festival includes entertainment, exhibitions and crafts of Native American culture. Tickets: $12.85 for adults and $8.35 for children. Chehaw members: $5 admission. A two-day festival pass is $20 for adults and $12 for children. Contact Chehaw at (229) 430-5275 or visit www.chehaw.org.

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.

Saturday

Barney’s Run for Warriors: 8 a.m., Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany. Annual fundraising 10K, 5K runs and one-mile run/walk is a local effort to get service dogs for U.S. military veterans who need them. All proceeds go toward the K9 for Warriors program. For information on the fundraiser, visit www.active.com. For information about K9 for Warriors, visit www.k9forwarriors.org.

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

Native American Cultural Festival: 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Chehaw Park. Annual festival includes entertainment, exhibitions and crafts of Native American culture. Tickets: $12.85 for adults and $8.35 for children. Chehaw members: $5 admission. A two-day festival pass is $20 for adults and $12 for children. Contact Chehaw at (229) 430-5275 or visit www.chehaw.org.

Sunday

Native American Cultural Festival: 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Chehaw Park. Annual festival includes entertainment, exhibitions and crafts of Native American culture. Tickets: $12.85 for adults and $8.35 for children. Chehaw members: $5 admission. A two-day festival pass is $20 for adults and $12 for children. Contact Chehaw at (229) 430-5275 or visit www.chehaw.org.

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.

— Seedlight and More: Exhibition of painting and poems, through May 3.

Friends Getting Together: Every Friday, Rose Bowl Lanes, 1650 Colonial Drive in Thomasville. Cost is $2 per person, per game. Contact (229) 377-4258 or email [email protected].

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].

Pelham Country Jamboree line dancing lessons: Every Tuesday, 6 to 8 p.m., downtown Pelham across from train depot. Donation of $5 required to help raise money for Saturday Jamboree.

THIS WEEK

Today

Greg Peterson: YouTube singing sensation Greg Peterson will appear at 7 p.m. at the Chapel of All Faiths at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Tifton. Peterson, one of the three Peterson Farm Brothers of Kansas who do ag-related parodies, will speak and sing about advocating agriculture through social media.

Thursday

Bells Across the Land: 3 p.m., National Prisoner of War Museum, Andersonville National Historic Site, Andersonville. Ceremony commemorating the 150th anniversary of the surrender of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee at Appomattox, Va., which is seen by many as the symbolic end of the Civil War.

Spring Concert: ABAC Concert Choir, 7 p.m., Howard Auditorium, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Tifton. Seventy-five member choir performs. No admission charge.

Friday

Moultrie Staggerwing Country Jamboree: 7 to 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) 888-3664, [email protected].

Saturday

Wiregrass Farmers Market: 9 a.m.-noon behind the Country Store at the Georgia Museum of Agriculture and Historic Village at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Tifton. Free admission to market. Features locally-grown food and handmade natural crafts.

Park Day: 9 a.m., Andersonville National Historic Site, Andersonville. Volunteers assist with repair and rebuilding of replica prisoner shelters in the reconstructed northeast corner of the prison site; work clothes and gloves are encouraged. Volunteers will meet at park’s Prisoner of war Museum.

Yakking with the Boss: 1:30 p.m., Lake Baldwin at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Tifton. A part of the ABAC Homecoming Week festivities, the Stafford School of Business Alumni Council is hosting this first-time kayaking event, which is open to the public. Registration is required. Cost: $20 if registered by Friday; $25 after Friday. The fee is payable by cash or check made out to the ABAC Foundation. All those competing in the race must bring their own kayaks.

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 to 11 p.m.; downtown Pelham, across from the train depot. Contact (229) 888-3664 or (229) 733-1526 or email [email protected].

Monday

Spring Concert: The Concert Band at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College presents its spring concert at 7 p.m. at Howard Auditorium, ABAC. This concert is primarily for high school prospects and ABAC students, but members of community may also attend.

Tuesday

Spring Concert: The Concert Band at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College presents its spring concert at 7 p.m. at Howard Auditorium, ABAC. This concert is primarily for members of the community.

Pelham Country Jamboree line dancing lessons: 6 to 8 p.m., downtown Pelham across from train depot. Donation of $5 required to help raise money for Saturday Jamboree. Contact (229) 888-3664 or (229) 733-1526.

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.

Another Place: 1502 East Broad Ave., Albany (229) 888-4165, Happy Hour Monday through Thursday 3 to 7 p.m.; Monday and Tuesday nightly drink specials at 7 p.m.; Wednesday dart tournament and pizza at 8 p.m.; Thursday Ladies Night and Jam Session starting at 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday Karaoke; Saturday horseshoes at 3 p.m.

Bogey’s: 2238 Palmyra Road, Albany. (229) 438-0181. Happy Hour every 4 p.m.-7 p.m., Monday customer appreciation with happy hour prices all day long; Karaoke with Quinton at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday; Wednesday poker with Chasin’ Aces at 7:30 p.m. Thursday dart tournament at 8 p.m.

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

Chill Bar and Grill: Broad Ave., Albany. Today: Wine Down Wednesday, 5 p.m.

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

Dismukes Poolhall: 1209-B N. Slappey Blvd., Albany. Open 3 p.m., Tuesdays-Saturdays; happy hour ‘til 7 p.m.; Wednesday, ladies night. (229) 496-9022.

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 to 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. Karoke every night; free Wi-Fi. Wednesday, pay what you weigh; Thursday, Ladies Day; Karaoke with Thomas Friday and Saturday.

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 p.m.: 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

Industry Celebration Rise N Shine: April 15, Hilton Garden Inn, Front St. 7:30 a.m., networking; 8 a.m., breakfast and program. Cost: $20, Albany Area Chamber of Commerce member; $30, non-member. Contact (229) 434-8716.

Spring Sing: 7 p.m. April 20, Walden Chapel, First United Methodist Church of Albany. The Albany Chorale wraps up its season with “Spring Sing.” Admission: $15, general; $10, students. Contact Steve McCoy, (229) 395-3087.

Anne of Green Gables: 8 p.m. April 17-18 and 23-25; 2:30 p.m. April 19 and 26; Theatre Albany, 514 Pine Ave. Theatre Albany performs the R.N. Sandberg adaptation of the L.M. Montgomery’s classic novel. Tickets go on sale April 14: $20, general; $15, seniors; $10, students and active military. Contact the box office at (229) 439-7141,

Party for the Planet: April 25, Chehaw Park.

Rickey Smiley: 7:30 p.m., May 2, Albany Civic Center. Tickets: $45-$75. www.ticketmaster.com.

Gant Days: May 2, Camilla.

Anthony Hamilton: 7:30 p.m., May 3, Albany Civic Center. Tickets: $49-$69. www.ticketmaster.com.

NEARBY

Astronomy Night: 7 p.m., April 18, Providence Canyon State Park, 218 Florence Road, Omaha. Contact (229) 838-4706 or visit www.georgiastateparks.org. $5 park fee applies.

Geology Hike: 11 a.m., April 18, Providence Canyon State Park, 218 Florence Road, Omaha. Hike into canyon. Contact (229) 838-4706 or visit www.georgiastateparks.org. $5 park fee applies.

Standard Flower Show: April 24-25, Thomasville Garden Center, 1102 S. Broad St., Thomasville. Thomasville Garden Club sponsors its 94th annual show, this one with the theme inspired by the wit of Dr. Seuss, during Rose Show Weekend. Luncheon/fashion show at 1 p.m. April 24. Flower Show hours 2 p.m.-5 p.m. April 24 and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. April 25. Free children’s butterfly workshop 10 a.m.-noon April 25 at the patio of the Garden Center. Tickets to luncheon show are $15 and must be purchased in advance. Contact the Thomasville Visitors Center at 1 (866) 577-3600.

Bottles and Brushes: 6 p.m.-8 p.m., April 24, Georgia Museum of Agriculture and Historic Village at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Tifton. Class participants will re-create the painting “Green Forest” by instructor Brenda Rose. Registration required. Materials provided. Fee: $25, individual; $40, couple. To reguster, email [email protected].

Memorial Day Weekend: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., May 23-25, Providence Canyon State Park, 218 Florence Road, Omaha. Games and activities. Park fee, $5; crafts fee, $2. Contact (229) 838-4706 or visit www.georgiastateparks.org.

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.