Gwinnett Daily Post

Saturday

Taste of Atlanta 2008 will be held from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m Saturday and Sunday at Atlantic Station on 17th Street. There will be live entertainment, local and national celebrity chefs, and a Wine Experience for VIP ticket holders. For more information, visit www.tasteof

atlanta.com.

Fresh Fest will be held at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Atlanta Civic Center. For more information, call 404-658-7159 or visit www.atlantacivic

center.com. For ticket information, call Ticketmaster at 404-249-6400 or visit www.ticketmaster.com.

The Academy Theatre and WORLDSONG Arts in Education are presenting a production of "Return to Hilltop: Beatrix Potter Tells a Tale" at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, and Oct. 25 and at

2 p.m. Sunday and Oct. 19 at the Academy Theatre, 119 Center St., Avondale Estates. For more information call 404-474-8332 or visit www.academytheatre.org.

Sunday

The exhibition opening of "Louvre Atlanta: The Louvre and the Masterpiece" is Sunday at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. For more information, call 404-733-4437 or e-mail prinfo@woodruffcenter.org.

Monday

The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library invites Ken Silverstein, author of "Turkmeniscam," as part of its upcoming lecture/book signing series at 7 p.m. Monday at 441 Freedom Parkway in Atlanta. For more information, call 404-865-7109 or visit www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov.

Tuesday

Dixie Divas featuring Julie Cannon, JL Miles, Patricia Sprinkle and Karin Gillespie will begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Margaret Mitchell House and Museum. For more information, call 404-814-2058.

Thursday

The Alliance Theatre's Free Night of Theatre will be featuring its new production, "Managing Maxine" at 8 p.m. Thursday at the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta. For more information, call 404-733-4997 or e-mail kathleen.covington@

woodruffcenter.org.

Oct. 17

Meet the Face of Change, a national traveling photo exhibit about people with diabetes, will be on display from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 17 through 20 at Woodruff Park, 51 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta.

The High Museum of Art presents Friday Jazz at the High from 5 p.m. to 12 a.m. Oct. 17 at the Woodruff Arts Center. For more information, call 404-733-4997 or e-mail kathleen.covington@woodruffcenter.org.

Oct. 18

The BET Hip Hop Awards will be held at 6 p.m. Oct. 18 at the Atlanta Civic Center. This is an invitation only event. For more information, visit www.bet.com/specials

/hiphopawards08.

Woodruff Arts Center's Community Engagement Day begins at 9 a.m. Oct. 18 at the Woodruff Arts Center. For more information, call 404-733-4997 or e-mail kathleen.covington@woodruffcenter.org.

Art Fusion 40, a late night celebration of the Woodruff Arts Center's 40th anniversary, will be held from 10 p.m to 2 a.m. Oct. 18 at the Woodruff Arts Center. For more information, call 404-733-4997 or

e-mail kathleen.covington

@woodruffcenter.org.

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will perform with the Chamber Chorus at

8 p.m. Oct. 18 at the Woodruff Arts Center. For more information, call 404-733-4997 or e-mail kathleen.covington@woodruffcenter.org.

Oct. 19

The Woodruff Arts Center is partnering with Target to present a Free Family Day from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 19 at the Woodruff Arts Center.

Oct. 24

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra presents Nsoro SuperPOPS! 2008-09 concert series with "Andrew Lloyd Webber and Friends" at 8 p.m. Oct. 24 and 25 at the Woodruff Arts Center in the Symphony Hall. For more information, visit atlantasymphony.org.

Oct. 25

Barnes & Noble Bilingual Story Hour will be held from 10:30 a.m. to noon Oct. 25 at the Alpharetta Barnes & Noble. For more information, call Elle Ackland at 770-649-7077 or visit www.chrysalisexp.org.

The Atlanta Radio Theatre Company will present H.P. Lovecraft's "The Colour of Outerspace," at

8 p.m. Oct. 25 and at

2:30 p.m. Oct. 26. at the Academy Theatre located at 119 Center St. in Avondale Estates. For ticket information, call 404-474-8332.