July 24, 2008 11:42 pm
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Editor’s Note: Every Friday a list of local and area upcoming entertainment and cultural events will be published on the Steppin’ Out page in the Times-Recorder. To submit information for this listing, please send to Steppin’ Out, c/o Americus Times-Recorder, P.O. Box 1247, Americus, GA 31709, or fax to 928-6344 or e-mail to beth.alston@gaflnews.com
Buena Vista
St. EOM’s Pasaquan, the extraordinary visionary art site located near Buena Vista, is open for public tours from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. first Saturdays through November. Open hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. EDT. Admission is $5 per person. Children under six are admitted free. For more information and directions on how to reach Pasaquan, go to http://www.pasaquan.com.
Thomasville & area
All Month (July) — 9th Annual Summer Showcase at Thomasville Cultural Center, 600 E. Washington St. Gallery hours 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 1-5 p.m. Saturday. Free and open to the public. 229-226-0588, www.thomasvilleculturalcenter.com
Atlanta
High Museum of Art
1280 Peachtree St.
www.High.org
404-733-5000
• “Houdson at the Louvre: Masterworks of the Enlightenment”
The sixth “Louvre Atlanta” exhibition opens at the High Museum of Art in June, featuring highlights from the Louvre’s unparalleled collection of sculpture by Jean-Antoine Houdon. “Houdon at the Louvre: Masterworks of the Enlightenment” features approximately 20 works portraying intellectual and political leaders, including famous busts of French Enlightenment thinkers Denis Diderot and Voltaire, portraits of American founding fathers George Washington and Benjamin Franklin, and well-known portraits of Houdon’s wife and children. For the first time, a catalogue featuring the Louvre’s entire Houdon collection will be published in English to accompany the exhibition.
On view through Sept. 7.
Emory Carlos Museum
Archeological Treasures
Through Aug. 31
www.emory.edu/the_arts.cfm
404-727-5050
Macon
Georgia Music Hall of Fame
www.georgiamusic.org
888-427-6257
• Otis Redding: I’ve Got Dreams to Remember — Through Sept. 30
Birmingham, Ala.
Birmingham Museum of Art
"Vanishing Worlds: Art and Ritual in Amazonia" — Through SUNDAY — an exhibition of spectacular and rare works of Amazonian material culture, including full body costumes, masks, feather headdresses, body ornaments, baskets, weapons, pottery, and textiles.
The Birmingham Museum of Art is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. Docents offer free tours of the permanent collection at noon Tuesday-Friday and topical tours at 2 p.m. Sunday. The Museum is located at 2000 8th Ave. North. Parking is free to Museum guests. For information, call 205-254-2565 or go to www.artsbma.org.
Night Life:
Americus
American Legion Post 558
Ga. Highway 30 West
Open 6-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday
7 p.m. Tuesday is Bingo Night
Wednesday is Games Night
Open 6 p.m.-2:30 a.m. weekends
Friday is Grown Folks Night Out, featuring dance party, karaoke, music video and disco lights show from 9 p.m.-2:30 a.m. Presented by Monster Screen Projections
Saturday is Oldies Goldies Night
Sunday is Members/Guests Night
Astro’s “The Dance Clubb”
153 Sunset Park Road
Entertainment for 21 and over
11 p.m.-until
Thursday: College and Ladies Night
Friday: Midnight Special
Saturday: Dress to Impress Live
I.D. required
Valid college student ID exempt
DogHouse Bar & Grill
120 N. Lee St.
924-3500
Happy Hour daily from 4-7 p.m./$1 draft beer
Daily lunch specials from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Mondays — 25-cent wings from 7-9 p.m.
Texas Hold’em Tournament — from 9 p.m.-midnight, every Tuesday featuring $50 gift certificate for 1st place, $25 for 2nd and DogHouse apparel for 3rd. Free entry.
Live music on Thursday nights
Come watch 17 flat panel TVs. Come play live trivia Buzztime Network.
Floyd’s Pub at the Windsor Hotel
Hospitality Night at Floyd’s Pub: From 9 p.m. every Monday, employees of the service and hospitality industries enjoy specials on drinks. Also watch football game on Floyd’s plasma TV and enjoy happy hour prices from 5 p.m.
Ladies’ Night at Floyd’s Pub: From 5 p.m. every Tuesday, ladies only enjoy specials on drinks.
Trivia Night from 8-10 p.m. Wednesdays. The first-place winner gets a $50 gift certificate and the second place gets a $25 gift certificate. The pub also offers Happy Hour from 5-7 p.m. Monday-Friday. For more information call 924-1555.
G.W.F. Phillips Lodge
The Lodge is open every Friday night with oldies from the ’70s and ’80s with Master TJ and Bronco Bill at the Elks Lodge. No teens allowed.
Pat’s Place
1526 S. Lee St. 924-0033
11 a.m.-11 p.m. Monday-Thursday
11 a.m.-midnight Friday and Saturday
• Wednesdays, fresh oysters and shrimp October-April
• Texas Hold’em Poker tournaments starting at 8:30, sign-up at 8 p.m. Must be 21 or over to play. No entry fee. Gift card prizes.
• Saturdays: live music starts at 9 p.m. on some Saturdays nights
• First Saturday Karaoke with The Backdoor Man
Pub 280
116 W. Lamar St.
Americus
928-0302
• Monday — Monday Night Football with six TVs, Happy Hour 11 a.m.-2 a.m.
• Tuesday — College Night with live music
• Wednesday — Karaoke and dance music with Romeo
• Thursday — Bike Night, Karaoke Contest
• Friday and Saturday — Karaoke with Vicki Craig
Quality Inn Lounge
U.S. Highway 19 South
Karaoke with Russell Halliwill (The Singing Cowboy), 7:30-8:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday
Karaoke and DJ with the Backdoor Man (Southwest Georgia’s Party Expert), 9 p.m.-closing Monday-Thursday
The Master of Ceremonies, DJ, Karaoke, singer, guitar and trumpet player Danny Bruce, 9 p.m.-midnight Fridays and Saturdays
DJ with the Backdoor Man, midnight-2 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays. At Midnight the Backdoor Man sings his hit song “Black Drawers.”
Seafood Center
224 N. Jackson St.
924-5177
Happy Hour 4-7 p.m. Monday-Thursday — Raw oysters on half shell by the dozen plus beer and wine specials .
5-10 p.m. Monday — 45-cent wing
5-10 p.m. Tuesday — All you can eat boiled shrimp
5-10 p.m. Thursday — 45-cent oysters
Daily: $5 draft pitchers, $1.50 16-oz. draft, $1 12 oz. draft, $4 frozen mixed drinks
Come play keno
Ellaville
Buck’s Place
8 p.m. SATURDAY — Karaoke with Lora
Aug. 2 — Wrestling: women’s matches, midgets, Tommy “Wildfire” Rich
Lake Blackshear
Cypress Grill at Lake Blackshear Resort and Golf Club
2459-H U.S. Highway 280 East
www.cypress-grill.com
South Georgia’s entertainment capital, combining the best in live music, unique casual dining and lakeside relaxation with the atmosphere of an upscale resort. Set in a natural environment on the shores of Lake Blackshear, the Cypress Grill is the perfect backdrop for outdoor dining on the patio, cocktails with friends or dancing the night away enjoying live music from well-known bands.
Hours:
5 p.m.-midnight Wednesday (Comedy Night starts at 9:30 p.m. every Wednesday)
11 a.m.-midnight Thursday
11:30 a.m.-2 a.m. Friday
11:30 a.m.-2 a.m. Saturday
11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday
Closed Monday and Tuesday
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