Things to do in Atlanta, August 4–8
- Atlanta Botanical Garden
- Stunning new Canopy Walk, Edible Garden, Fuqua Orchid Center, Children’s Garden and more
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- Atlanta Shakespeare Tavern
- Hamlet! The Musical
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- Atlanta Braves vs. San Francisco Giants @ Turner Field
- Four-game series, August 5–8
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- The Bremen Jewish Heritage Museum
- Special Exhibition: Dr. Seuss Goes to War… and More
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- The Center for Puppetry Arts
- Rumpelstiltskin (morning and matinee shows daily)
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- Cyndi Lauper @ Chastain Park Ampitheater
- August 6, 8:00 pm
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- The Fabulous Fox Theatre
- CATS, August 4–8, matinees and nightly performances
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- Fernbank Museum of Natural History
- Special exhibits on Geckos, Butterflies and Georgia’s archeological digs
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- Martinis and IMAX on Friday night
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- High Museum of Art
- Special exhibition: Salvador Dali: The Late Work, opens Saturday, August 7
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- Georgia Aquarium
- World’s largest aquarium with more than 8 million gallons of water
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- Georgia Shakespeare
- King Lear, and Love’s Labor Lost (nightly)
- The family classic, The Legend of the Sword in the Stone (10:00 am and 2:00 pm performances)
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- Horizon Theatre
- Shakin’ the Mess Outta Misery (in conjunction with the National Black Arts Festival)
- Amazing Grace (a family production starring 2 adults and 24 children)
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- Zoo Atlanta
- New carnivore exhibit, interactive parakeet aviary, pandas, and many other beloved animals on display
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- For more ideas:
- visit the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau web site.