Things to do in and around Atlanta: Sept. 20-28

"Barbecue Nation." Through Sept. 29. $9-$21.50. Atlanta History Center, 130 W. Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta. 404-814-4000, atlantahistorycenter.com.

North Georgia State Fair. Through Sept. 29. $7 admission; ride tickets are $1.25 each, with discounts for advance purchases and multiples of 20 or more. All rides require more than one ticket. Parking is $5. Jim R. Miller Park, 2245 Callaway Road S.W., Marietta. northgeorgiastatefair.com.

Georgia Film Festival. More than 60 films from independent filmmakers and college students were accepted into the festival. There will also be workshops and works by high school filmmakers. Sept. 20-21. Day passes are $30; $50 all-access pass; discounts for students. Continuing Education and Performing Arts building, University of North Georgia's Gainesville Campus, 3820 Mundy Mill Road, Oakwood. blog.ung.edu/georgiafilmfestival.

Kirkwood Wine Stroll. 7-10 p.m. Sept. 20. $50. Downtown Kirkwood, 1963 Hosea L. Williams Drive NE, Atlanta. kirkwoodwinestroll.com.

Black Film Fest ATL. Sept. 20-22. Passes are $35-$103; individual events $10-$16. Venues include Landmark's Midtown Art Cinema, 931 Monroe Drive NE, Atlanta, and the Plaza Theatre, 1049 Ponce de Leon Ave. NE, Atlanta. blackfilmfestatl.org.

City of Riverdale Seafood & BBQ Fest. Eat seafood and barbecue while listening to the music of 90's R&B sensations Dru Hill. The 2019 edition of Seafood & BBQ Fest is a free admission event ($10 for parking) that includes live music, vendors, a kid zone, food alley, barbecue sauce contests and more. Noon-10 p.m. Sept. 21. The Amphitheater at Riverdale Town Center, 7210 Church St., Riverdale. 770-909-5300, facebook.com/riverdaletowncenter.

Old Fourth Ward Fall Fest. Featuring live local music, a DIY lantern making area, food trucks, local artists/vendors and more. The festival's prime location along the Atlanta BeltLine Eastside Trail makes it the ideal place to view the Lantern Parade, which begins at 8 p.m. on the Eastside Trail where it crosses Irwin Street/Lake Avenue. 3-11 p.m. Sept. 21. Free. Old Fourth Ward Skatepark, 830 Willoughby Way, Atlanta. oldfourthwardfallfest.com.

Marietta Streetfest. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Sept. 21; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 22. Marietta Square, 39-75 E. Park Square, Marietta. 404-966-8497, mariettastreetfest.com.

JapanFest. Take a virtual trip east with JapanFest, hosting more than 120 vendors of Japanese goods and foods as well as 25 performers and workshops.10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sept. 21; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 22. $10, one-day pass, $18-two day. Infinite Energy Center, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. 404-842-1400, japanfest.org.

Sweet Auburn Music Festival. The festival offers a blend of music, food and entertainment — including R&B, gospel, rap and alternative. 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sept. 27-29. Free. 320 Irwin St. NE, Atlanta. 678-861-7263, sweetauburnmusicfest.com.

Fall Atlanta Home Show. See home improvement exhibitors, live radio broadcasts, product demonstrations and on-stage presentations by celebrity speakers and home and landscape experts. Atlanta's own Ty Pennington ("Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" and "Trading Spaces") will appear. Sept. 27-29. $10; $8 in advance. Cobb Galleria Centre, Two Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. www.FallAtlantaHomeShow.com.

Atlanta Greek Festival. Enjoy Greek foods, entertainment, music and crafts at the Atlanta Greek Festival, located at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation.5-11 p.m. Sept. 27; 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Sept. 28; 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Sept. 29. $5 (free children under 12). 2500 Clairmont Road, Atlanta. 678-701-6114, atlantagreekfestival.org.

Cadence Fair. This family-friendly event held in Downtown Woodstock kicks off the sixth anniversary for Reformation Brewery. Noon-10 p.m. Sept. 28. Free admission, but $20 gets you a 16 oz. souvenir plastic cup plus five full pours. Reformation Brewery, 105 Elm St., Woodstock. 678-345-8080, reformationbrewery.com/cadence-fair.

Oktoberfest at Dry County. Tickets are not required, but for $15 you'll get to take home a 32 oz. souvenir stein and a 6-pack of Oktoberfest beer. Live music from Trevor Startt starts at 7 p.m. 2 p.m. Sept. 28. Dry County Brewing Company, 1500 Lockhart Drive NW, Kennesaw. 678-653-8077, drycountybrewco.com.

East Atlanta Strut. Food and fun highlighter by the annual parade, which begins at Glenwood and Patterson avenues. 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sept. 28. Free. East Atlanta Village, 520 Flat Shoals Ave., Atlanta. eastatlantastrut.com.

The Sandy Springs Festival. The fest includes a Chalk Walk Art competition, 10K and 5K races, children's programming and food. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 28; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 29. Free. Heritage Green, 6075 Sandy Spring Circle, Sandy Springs. 404-851-9111, heritagesandysprings.org.

Sunday in the Park. Includes living history theater performances; performances by the Atlanta Opera, Big Bethel AME Heaven Bound choir and others; cemetery tours; food trucks; live music; storytelling; a kids' zone; a historical costume contest and more. The event also includes a market with one-of-a-kind wares from local artists. Noon-6 p.m. Sept. 29. Free. Oakland Cemetery,

248 Oakland Ave. SE, Atlanta. oaklandcemetery.com.

Chalk Art Festival. 1-6 p.m. Sept. 29. Registration for participant is $25-$50. Piedmont Park, 400 Park Drive NE, Atlanta. 678-973-2437, atlantaaudubon.org/chalkart.

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PERFORMING ARTS

"The Jungle Book." Through Sept. 29. $18-$25. Serenbe Playhouse, 8420 Atlanta Newnan Road, Chattahoochee Hills. serenbeplayhouse.com.

"Our Town" and "The Laramie Project." Theatrical Outfit brings together two American classics, performing them in repertory with the same cast. Through Sept. 29. $15-$45. Theatrical Outfit, Balzer Theater at Herren's, 84 Luckie St. NW, Atlanta. 678-528-1500, theatricaloutfit.org.

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"Becoming Nancy." The Alliance Theatre's world premiere premiere of a musical set in 1979 about David Starr, a South London 12th-grader who loves Blondie and Kate Bush, who is cast as Nancy in his school musical, "Oliver!" Through Oct. 6. $25-$85. Woodruff Arts Center, 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta. 404-733-5000, alliancetheatre.org.

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"Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." Georgia Ensemble Theatre takes on Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize-winning drama from 1955. Through Sept. 29. $24-$38 Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell. get.org.

"Mary Poppins: The Broadway Musical." Through Sept. 22. $30-$82. City Springs Theatre Company at the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center's Byers Theatre, 1 Galambos Way, Sandy Springs. cityspringstheatre.com.

"Skintight." A new comedy by Joshua Harmon ("Bad Jews," "Significant Other") about an L.A. lawyer (Wendy Melkonian) who arrives in Manhattan for the 70th birthday of her fashion-mogul father and discovers him living with a 20-year-old gay porn star. Through Oct. 13. $20-$50. Actor's Express, 887 W. Marietta St. NW, Atlanta. 404-607-7469. actors-express.com.

"The Roommate." A recently divorced busybody takes in a roommate who is looking for a calm quiet place to hide from her past and start over. Through Oct. 20. $20-$50. Aurora Theatre, Aurora Theatre, 128 E. Pike St., Lawrenceville. 678-226-6222, auroratheatre.com.

"The Haunting of Hill House." Through Sept. 29. $10-$20. Newnan Theatre Company, 24 First Ave., Newnan. newnantheatre.org.

Atlanta Ballet: "Love Fear Loss." The company's 90th anniversary fall program opens with a world premiere by Claudia Schreier. Also featured are Liam Scarlett's "Vespertine" and the program's namesake by Ricardo Amarante. Guest artists from Complexions Contemporary Ballet will perform a compilation of excerpts from Dwight Rhoden's "Woke." Sept. 20-22. $20-$130. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. 800-982-2787. www.atlantaballet.com, www.cobbenergycentre.com.

Hell Yea Comedy Show. 8:30 p.m. Sept. 24. $10. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Ave. NE, Atlanta. smithsoldebar.com.

"Paradise Blue." The mayor of Motor City is trying to move African-Americans out of Detroit's Black Bottom neighborhood. What does this mean for trumpet player Blue and his family's thriving jazz club? Sept. 24-Oct. 20. $20-$50. True Colors Theatre Company at the Southwest Arts Center, 915 New Hope Road, Atlanta. 888-479-6300, truecolorstheatre.org.

Kevin James. 8 p.m. Sept. 26. $42-$82 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. www.cobbenergycentre.com.

Charlotte Ballet. The regional powerhouse, formerly called North Carolina Dance Theatre, makes a rare appearance in the Atlanta area as part of Kennesaw State University's new professional arts presenting season. Sept. 27-28. $25. KSU Dance Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Student Center, 1100 S. Marietta Parkway, Marietta. 470-578-6650, arts.kennesaw.edu.

Darci Lynne & Friends. 7 p.m. Sept. 28. $26.75-$46.75. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. www.cobbenergycentre.com.

MUSIC

Don Broco. 7 p.m. Sept. 20. $17. The Masquerade, 75 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW, Atlanta. www.masqueradeatlanta.com.

Charli XCX. 8 p.m. Sept. 20. $35. Buckhead Theatre, 3110 Roswell Road NE, Atlanta. www.thebuckheadtheatreatl.com.

The Faim, Stand Atlantic. 7 p.m. Sept. 20. $15-$17. The Loft, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.

FTV, Devomatix, Road to Ruin. 9 p.m. Sept. 20. $10. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Ave. NE, Atlanta. smithsoldebar.com.

Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi. 8 p.m. Sept. 20. $50-$60. City Winery Atlanta, 650 North Ave., Ponce City Market, Atlanta. 404-946-3791, citywinery.com/atlanta.

The Rocket Summer, Royal Teeth. 7:30 p.m. Sept. 20. $16. The Masquerade, 75 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW, Atlanta. www.masqueradeatlanta.com.

Snarky Puppy. 8 p.m. Sept. 20. $38.50-$65. Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St. NW, Atlanta. www.tabernacleatl.com.

Pepe Aguilar. 8 p.m. Sept. 20. $64.50-$164.50. Infinite Energy Arena, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. infiniteenergycenter.com.

Whitney. 8 p.m. Sept. 20. $28. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. NE, Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.

dodie. 8 p.m. Sept. 21. $25-$30. Buckhead Theatre, 3110 Roswell Road NE, Atlanta. www.thebuckheadtheatreatl.com.

Jonathan Butler, Kirk Whalum, Eric Darius and Nick Colionne. 7 p.m. Sept. 21. $46-$76. Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre, 5239 Floyd Road, Mableton. mablehouse.org.

John Paul Keith. 9:30 p.m. Sept. 21. $10. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Ave. NE, Atlanta. smithsoldebar.com.

Pup, Illuminati Hotties. 8 p.m. Sept. 21. $22-$25. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. NE, Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.

Kid Rock. 7 p.m. Sept. 21. $49-$149.50. Ameris Bank Amphitheatre, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta. livenation.com.

Bob Mould. 8 p.m. Sept. 21. $28-$35. City Winery Atlanta, 650 North Ave., Ponce City Market, Atlanta. 404-946-3791, citywinery.com/atlanta.

The Commodores. 8 p.m. Sept. 21. $40-$55. The Bowl at Sugar Hill, 5039 W. Broad St., Sugar Hill. thebowlatsugarhill.com.

Tito Auger. 9 p.m. Sept. 21. $25. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Ave. NE, Atlanta. smithsoldebar.com.

Marina. 8 p.m. Sept. 21. $43.50. Coca-Cola Roxy, 800 Battery Ave., Atlanta. 1-800-745-3000, www.cocacolaroxy.com.

Imagine Festival. Artists include Diplo, Seven Lions and Rezz. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Sept. 19: 4 p.m.-3 a.m., Sept. 20-21; 4 p.m. to 12 a.m. Sept. 22. $269 and up. Atlanta Motor Speedway, 1500 Tara Place, Hampton. 404-614-0006, imaginefestival.com.

Injury Reserve. 7 p.m. Sept. 22. $13. The Masquerade, 75 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW, Atlanta. www.masqueradeatlanta.com.

Michelle Malone and Drag the River. 8 p.m. Sept. 22. $22-$32. City Winery Atlanta, 650 North Ave., Ponce City Market, Atlanta. 404-946-3791, citywinery.com/atlanta.

Squeeze. 7:30 p.m. Sept. 22. $33.50-$65. Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St. NW, Atlanta. www.tabernacleatl.com.

Starset. 7 p.m. Sept. 22. $25-$30. Buckhead Theatre, 3110 Roswell Road NE, Atlanta. www.thebuckheadtheatreatl.com.

Senses Fail. 6:30 p.m. Sept. 24. $19. The Masquerade, 75 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW, Atlanta. www.masqueradeatlanta.com.

DeKalb Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra performs Beethoven's Egmont Overture and "Darker America' by William Grant Still. Soprano Maria Clark joins for "Four Last Songs" by Strauss and Carter's Cantata of Spirituals. 8 p.m. Sept. 24; 7 p.m. pre-concert conversation. $5-$24. Marvin Cole Auditorium at Georgia State University, Clarkston Campus, 555 N. Indian Creek Drive, Clarkston. 678-891-3565, www.dekalbsymphony.org.

Bat House. 9:30 p.m. Sept. 25. $0-$12. Drunken Unicorn, 736 Ponce de Leon Ave. NE, Atlanta. thedrunkenunicorn.net.

Cane Hill. 6 p.m. Sept. 25. $13. The Masquerade, 75 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW, Atlanta. www.masqueradeatlanta.com.

Disturbed. 7:30 p.m. Sept. 25. $49.50-$89.50. Infinite Energy Arena, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. infiniteenergycenter.com.

Immolation. 7 p.m. Sept. 25. $20. The Masquerade, 75 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW, Atlanta. www.masqueradeatlanta.com.

Gary Allan. 8 p.m. Sept. 26. $31.50-$65. Coca-Cola Roxy, 800 Battery Ave., Atlanta. 1-800-745-3000, www.cocacolaroxy.com.

Ciara. 8 p.m. Sept. 26. $30-$40. Center Stage, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.

Danny Duncan. 8 p.m. Sept. 26. $26.50-$35. Buckhead Theatre, 3110 Roswell Road NE, Atlanta. www.thebuckheadtheatreatl.com.

Hail the Sun. 6 p.m. Sept. 26. $15. The Masquerade, 75 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW, Atlanta. www.masqueradeatlanta.com.

Mango Strange. 8:30 p.m. Sept. 26. $10. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Ave. NE, Atlanta. smithsoldebar.com.

The New Mastersounds. 9 p.m. Sept. 26. $21-$23. Terminal West, 887 W. Marietta St. NW, Atlanta. 404-876-5566, terminalwestatl.com.

Michigander. 8 p.m. Sept. 26. $10. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Ave. NE, Atlanta. smithsoldebar.com.

JoJo Siwa. 7 p.m. Sept. 26. $39.50-$69.50. Infinite Energy Arena, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. infiniteenergycenter.com.

Adam Ant. 8 p.m. Sept. 27. $39-$99. Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta. 404-733-5000, www.atlantasymphony.org.

KC & the Sunshine Band. 8 p.m. Sept. 27. $40-$600. Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater, 201 McIntosh Trail, Peachtree City. 1-877-725-8849, amphitheater.org.

Grandson. 7 p.m. Sept. 27. $23. The Masquerade, 75 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW, Atlanta. www.masqueradeatlanta.com.

The Head and the Heart. 8 p.m. Sept. 27. Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St. NW, Atlanta. www.tabernacleatl.com.

Jinjer. 6:30 p.m. Sept. 27. $16. The Masquerade, 75 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW, Atlanta. www.masqueradeatlanta.com.

Maxwell with the ASO. 8 p.m. Sept. 27. $45-$165. Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park, 4469 Stella Drive, Atlanta. livenation.com.

Ingrid Michaelson. 8 p.m. Sept. 27. $44.50-$54.50. Buckhead Theatre, 3110 Roswell Road NE, Atlanta. www.thebuckheadtheatreatl.com.

Kinnara. Atlanta-based chamber choir presents the 40-voice "All-Night Vigil," Rachmaninoff's sacred choral work, in Sept. 27-29 at three locations: St. Benedict Catholic Church in Johns Creek (11045 Parsons Road), Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church at Emory University (1660 N. Decatur Road, Atlanta) and Peachtree Road United Methodist Church in Atlanta. 180 Peachtree Road NE). Free. www.kinnara.org.

Phil Collins. 8 p.m. Sept. 28. $54-$279. Infinite Energy Arena, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. infiniteenergycenter.com.

Forrest Isn't Dead. 9 p.m. Sept. 28. $10. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Ave. NE, Atlanta. smithsoldebar.com.

Kage Kult second anniversary show. 6 p.m. Sept. 28. $29. The Masquerade, 75 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW, Atlanta. www.masqueradeatlanta.com.

Leslie Stevens. 8:30 p.m. Sept. 28. $12. The EARL, 488 Flat Shoals Ave. SE, Atlanta. www.badearl.com.

Coro Vocati. A small ensemble of professional singers based in Atlanta, the group's opening concert for its 10th anniversary season shines a light on the voiceless via a collection of choral pieces from around the globe. Sept. 28-29. $20. First United Methodist Church, Marietta, Morningside Presbyterian Church, Atlanta. www.corovocati.org.

VISUAL ARTS

"Chris Verene: Home Movies." Through Oct. 12. Free. Marcia Wood Gallery, 263 Walker St., Atlanta. 404-827-0030, www.marciawoodgallery.com.

"Mildred Thompson: The Atlanta Years, 1986-2003." Through Dec. 7. Free. Spelman College Museum of Fine Art, 350 Spelman Lane, 404-270-5607, museum.spelman.edu.

Romare Bearden: "Profile." A lyrical, impressionist portrait of Bearden's life and the experience of African Americans during the Great Migration from the South. Through Feb. 2. $14.50. High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St., Atlanta. 404-733-4400, www.high.org.

Sonya Yong James: "Loud Magic." Through Oct. 19. Free. Whitepsace Gallery, 814 Edgewood Ave., Atlanta. 404-688-1892, whitespace814.com.

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"Any Great Change: The Centennial of the 19th Amendment." Commemorating the upcoming 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Through Jan. 31, 2021. $9-$21.50. Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Road NW, Atlanta. 404-814-4000, atlantahistorycenter.com.

"Kaleidoscope Katrantzou: Mary Katrantzou, 10 Years in Fashion." Through Sept. 22. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Wednesdays and Fridays-Saturdays; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursdays; noon-5 p.m. Sundays. Closed Labor Day. $5-$20. SCAD FASH, 1600 Peachtree St. NW, Atlanta. 404-253-3132, scadfash.org.

»»RELATED: Read our review of "Kaleidoscope Katrantzou"

"Wire & Wood: Designing Iconic Guitars." This exhibition explores the basics of guitar design while also considering how some guitars have become icons. It includes guitars played by Bo Diddley, Kurt Cobain, James Hetfield, Jack White and St. Vincent. Through Sept. 29. $4-$10. Museum of Design Atlanta, 1315 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta. museumofdesign.org.

"Of Origins and Belonging, Drawn From Atlanta." Through Sept. 29. High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St., Atlanta. 404-733-4400, www.high.org.

Georgia Working Artist Project exhibitions. Myra Greene, through Nov. 2. Cosmo Whyte, Nov. 16-Jan. 11. Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, 75 Bennett St., Atlanta. 404-367-8700, www.mocaga.org.

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"Strange Light: The Photography of Clarence John Laughlin." Through Nov. 10. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays and Saturdays; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Fridays; noon-5 p.m. Sundays. $14.50, ages 6 and older; free for children 5 and younger and members. High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta. 404-733-4444, high.org.

»»RELATED: Read our review of the High Museum's "Strange Light"

"Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal: World of Myth and Magic." Explore how Jim Henson, Brian Froud, Frank Oz and others created "The Dark Crystal's" mythical world of Thra. Museum admission is $12.50, but it's free with a ticket to the Center's Family Series shows. Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St. NW, Atlanta. www.puppet.org.