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movies“Thor: The Dark World” is better than its 2011 original as the action sequences show a big improvement as well as the set of Asgard, but the dramatic scenes and dialogue leave much to be desired. PAGE 10

“Harvest” examines life on a winery and the manual labor needed to pick the grapes and make the wine. PAGE 12

musicThe Believers Concert Band and Holeman Gospel Music Group will honor veterans in separate concerts in Gainesville and Dahlonega. PAGES 14 and 15

familyCirque Italia plans to entertain children and adults with its unique water tank and circus acts at Browns Bridge Shopping Center this weekend. PAGE 5

arts“Whose Line is it Anyway?” comics Brad Sherwood and Colin Mockrie try to garner laughs during their improv show in Athens.PAGE 4

on the coverChristmas shoppers searching for gifts for the holiday and theater patrons seeking musical entertainment will find their needs satisfied at the 22nd annual Marketplace and “Guys and Dolls” at Brenau University. PAGES 5 and 6

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Brad Sherwood and Colin Mochrie, famed improv comedians from the Emmy-nominated show “Whose Line is it Anyway?,” will perform at 8 p.m. today at The Classic Center Theatre in Athens.

During the show, Sherwood and Mochrie will take suggestions and contributions from the crowd to create original and improvised scenes, going so far as to invite audience members on stage to participate directly.

Both comedians were featured prominently on “Whose Line,” which ran for eight seasons on ABC and was recently revived on The CW. The two have been touring together for more than 10 years in venues across the United States and internationally.

The Times spoke with Sherwood about his career, show and comedy.

Question: You have performed as an actor, comedian and game show host. What is it that attracts you to improv?

Answer: I love making people laugh. Once you go into comedy, that becomes your favorite thing. There is nothing like the high of being on stage and making people laugh. It never gets boring because you never know what is going to happen. You don’t know what you are going to be doing because you are using suggestions from the audience and you are bringing people up on stage. So it is completely unexpected. You just have this live-theater adrenaline rush combined with making people laugh and there is nothing better than that.

Q: Is there such a thing as

a mistake in improv? Are you ever at a loss for what to do next?

A: No, not really. You are in a constant state of “What’s going to happen next?” So, you can’t relax and expect everything to go right, because that is impossible. Your job is to take everything that is happening, especially when it is going wrong, and turn it into something funny. Generally some of our funniest moments are the mistakes that happen on stage and how you make them even more bizarre and goofy and hilarious.

Q: You recently did a show for sixth-graders in Wisconsin. How was that?

A: We don’t do that very often. That was actually the first time we have ever performed for a group of sixth-graders. I would say in the 10 years we have been doing our show, I have probably never been so nervous beforehand. You don’t know what you’re going to get. They don’t have a wide reference level and their attention span may not be what you expect. But, we had a great time. We did a 45-minute show and it was hilarious and

goofy. It had probably the biggest energy we’ve ever had for show. So, it went great.

Q: What can people attending your show in Athens expect?

A: It’s completely made up. It’s all improvised live. We bring lots of people on stage and we used lots of suggestions from the audience. But, no one that comes up on stage, comes up against their will. Anybody (who) is terrified of the thought of having to go up on stage doesn’t need to worry because that is not going to happen.

If like watching the show “Whose Line,” then you’ll, even more so, like watching improv live, because it’s kind of controlled mayhem.

Q: How has being on “Whose Line” affected your career and your life?

A: One of the great things is Colin and I have been doing this two-man show for 10 years. If it hadn’t been such a popular show, we wouldn’t have been able to do a 10-year tour. That is definitely the greatest window of opportunity to have opened.

Also, it’s kind of fun being the old guard of a generation’s worth of kids growing up watching and knowing what improv is about. Before “Whose Line” came on the air, no one really knew what improv was; it was kind of like a theater workshop game. There weren’t very many improv groups and now every high school drama department and college has improv class as part of their curriculum and a lot of colleges have their own improv groups. It’s kind of fun for us to be some of the people (who) helped bring a greater awareness of improv to the rest of the country.

Q: Is it difficult to tour and work with the same person for 10 years?

A: It’s not difficult. We get along famously. We constantly say in interviews that we have never had an argument and that is absolutely true. That is because it’s fun.

‘Whose Line’ comic aims for laughs in AthensBrad Sherwood and Colin Mochrie performanceWhen: 8 p.m. todayWhere: The Classic Center Theatre, 300 N. Thomas St., AthensCost: $29-45Contact: 706-357-4444, www.ClassicCenter.com or www.uga.edu/pac and 706-542-4400

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Colin Mochrie, left, and Brad Sherwood perform improv-style comedy during a U.S. tour. The show is similar to their former show “Whose Line is it Anyway?” A performance of the two will be at 8 p.m. today in Athens.

Brad Sherwood shares his love of comedy

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From staff reports

With Thanksgiving only three weeks away, many people are gearing up for the holiday shopping season.

This weekend many consumers may get an early start Nov. 7-9 at the 22nd annual Marketplace at the Gainesville Civic Center.

A preview party is set for 6:30-9:30 p.m. today with consumers getting a sneak peek at the goodies from more than 70 merchants from eight states. Organizers will also offer a silent and live auction as well as an assortment of heavy hors d’oeuvres, including chocolate macaroons, and cash bars provided by Scott’s Downtown.

Preview Party attendees

receive a complimentary admission to return anytime during Marketplace hours Friday and Saturday. Preview Party tickets are $45 and can be purchased at nghs.com/tickets.

Patrons may also enjoy complimentary valet and shuttle services throughout the event.

Some of the vendors at Marketplace will offer items such as jewelry and accessories, clothing, art, books, antiques, home accessories, gourmet food, garden and holiday items.

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Pam Gunn, left, and Jan Fordham look through scarves Thursday at the 21st annual Marketplace at the Gainesville Civic Center.

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From staff reports

A European traveling circus with a 35,000-gallon water stage will perform its unique show today through Saturday at Brown’s Bridge shopping.

The show will be performed on a 40-foot Broadway-style circular stage underneath a tent. During the show, audience members will watch as the water tank lid lifts up 35 feet in the air and a curtain of rain and fountains dance with each performance. Some of the other performances include: Coco the Clown from Argentina who rides the world’s smallest

bicycle; contortion on top of an 8-foot coat rack; a bull fighting matador act; juggling Fusco twins, who hold the Guinness Book

World Record Juggling of five clubs for the longest time; and a mermaid who swings above the audience.

Performances are 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 1:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; and 2:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Box office hours are 10 am. to 6 p.m. Monday through Sunday and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on show days.

Tickets range from $9 to $45 for the two-hour show under the white and blue tent at 2293 Browns Bridge Road in Gainesville. For tickets or more information, visit CirqueItalia.com or call 941-704-8572. Advance discount tickets are online at cirqueitalia.com/tickets.

The show is the 13th tour stop in the U.S.

Family eventsthis week

Fall Festival, Flowery Branch. 3 p.m. Nov. 9. Union Baptist Church, 5115 Union Church Road, Flowery Branch. Free. 770-317-6480.

Science at Hand Day, Atlanta. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 9. Fernbank Museum of Natural History, 767 Clifton Road, Atlanta. Adults $17.50, seniors and students $16.50, children younger than 12 years old $15.50, children younger than 2 free. 404-929-6300.

Family Day, Gainesville. 1-4 p.m. Nov. 10. Northeast Georgia History Center, 322 Academy St., Gainesville. Free. 770-297-5900,

negahc.org, [email protected].

UpcomingThe Magical Nights of Lights,

Buford. Nov. 15 through Dec. 31. Lake Lanier Islands Resort, 7000 Lanier Islands Parkway, Buford. 770-945-8787.

Garden Lights, Holiday Nights, Atlanta. Nov. 16. through Jan. 4. Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave., Atlanta. Adult $20, child $14 Thursdays through Sundays; Adult $17, child $11 Mondays through Wednesdays. 404-876-5859, atlantabotanicalgarden.org.

Christmas in Central Park, Cumming. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 16, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 17. Forsyth

Central Park, 2300 Keith Bridge Road, Cumming. 678-936-6422, [email protected].

ongoingPumpkin Smashing Fun, Cleveland.

First and second weekends in November. North Georgia Zoo & Farm, Paradise Valley Road, Cleveland. 706-348-7279.

Home School PE, Gainesville. 12 a.m. to noon Thursdays through Dec. 19. No class Nov. 28. North Hall Community Center, 4175 Nopone Road, Gainesville. One student $30, two students in a family $57, three students in a family $85, four or more in a family $105. Payments are for an eight weekslong sessions. 770-535-8280.

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22nd annual marketplaceWhen: 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Friday and 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. SaturdayWhere: Gainesville Civic CenterCost: $5 and children 12 and younger freeContact: 770-219-1830 or nghs.com

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“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” Atlanta. Nov. 7 through Dec. 29. Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St. NW at 18th, Atlanta. Members $9.25, nonmembers $16.50. 404-881-5151, puppet.org.

“A Night of Lewis Carroll Classics,” Clarkesville. 7 p.m. Nov. 7-9, 2 p.m. Nov. 10. Trinity Classical School, 231 Harvest Church Road. $5. 706- 754-7686.

Upcoming“The Bad Seed,”

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From staff reports

An artist’s evolution in the late 1950s will come to life on stage in “Red” at Piedmont College.

The production about artist Mark Rothko will be 8 p.m. Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday at The Sautee Nacoochee Center.

In the play, Mark Rothko is in his New York

studio in 1958-9, painting a group of murals for the expensive and exclusive Four Seasons restaurant. He gives orders to his assistant, Ken, as he mixes the paints, makes the frames and paints the canvases.

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The classic musical “Guys and Dolls,” winner of a Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize for Drama, will appear on a Gainesville stage for the next few weeks.

The storyline centers on Nathan Detroit, the organizer of the oldest permanent floating craps game, and his friend Sky Masterson. Detroit bets Masterson that he can’t make the next girl he sees fall in love with him. The next girl who arrives on the scene is the pious and beautiful Miss Sarah Brown of the Save-a-Soul Mission. Meanwhile, Miss Adelaide, Nathan’s fiancé of 14 years and the main attraction at the Hot Box nightclub, just wants to get married.

Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12-16 and 19-23 with matinees at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 10 and 23 at the Hosch Theatre, 429 Academy St., on Brenau University’s campus in Gainesville.

Tickets are $24-26 for adults, $22-24 for

seniors and $14-16 for students. Patrons may select their own seats

on the website at www.gainesvilletheatrealliance.org or purchase tickets

through the GTA Box Office from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays at 678-717-3624.

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Joe Harris, left, and Cordell Cole portray Nathan Detroit and Sky Masterson in the musical “Guys and Dolls.”

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When “Thor” thundered into theaters two years ago, the prospects for the franchise looked very different than they do now.

Chris Hemsworth certainly looked the part of Thor, but he wasn’t yet a bankable lead actor. The Iron Man movies had already posted huge earnings, but “The Avengers” had not yet conquered the cinematic world and thus raised the bar for all other Marvel properties.

“Thor” and “Captain America: The First Avenger” posted mediocre earnings and were only moderate performers abroad.

In the post-Avengers world, though, turning the same modest profits will likely not meet Marvel’s standards. So a number of interesting questions surround “Thor: The Dark World.”

Will the success of “The Avengers” boost the second Thor’s performance? Or will the franchise suffer because it is no longer buoyed by the Iron Man franchise? Ultimately, will this sequel allow the Thor franchise to succeed independently of the other Avengers properties?

In many ways, “Thor: The Dark World” is a better movie than “Thor,” but it’s not strong enough to catapult the franchise into the same stratosphere as “Iron Man,” and it comes nowhere near to the level of entertainment or box office potential of “The Avengers.”

“Thor” was a solid franchise starter but left plenty of room for improvement. Thanks to

Kenneth Branagh’s direction, the dramatic scenes and comic relief worked very well, but the action sequences were downright incoherent at times.

The strengths and weaknesses of “Thor: The Dark World” are exactly the opposite.

The dramatic scenes have very little impact and the dialogue leaves much to be desired, but the

action sequences are huge improvements.

The stories for these movies are more or less interchangeable. A villain, in this case Malekith (Christopher Eccelston), seeks a source of unlimited power, in this case some nifty red stuff called aether, which he will use to destroy the universe. And of course the attack point is on

Earth, in this case London.All the principals from

“Thor” — Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), Darcy (Kat Dennings), Erik Selvig (Stellan Skarsgård), Odin (Anthony Hopkins), Frigga (Rene Russo), Heimdall (Idris Elba), Sif (Jaimie Alexander), Volstagg (Ray Stevenson) and the rest — are back and mostly unchanged, though Selvig has gone a tad crazy after being possessed by Loki (Tom Hiddleston).

Darcy, Selvig and Chris O’Dowd, in a small role, provide the movie’s laughs. It’s also fun watching Loki and Thor spar as very believable sibling rivals. Eccleston brings plenty of gravity and menace to Malekith, and Elba gets to expand Heimdall’s presence.

The visuals are vastly

improved over “Thor.” It was apparent in the 2011 film that the animators had created an extensive world for Asgard, but the landscape was mostly shown at night and the 3D made it even darker. It was a muddled mess.

Much more care was put into creating the computer-generated landscapes this time, and Asgard looks wondrous. The filmmakers also set scenes in pubs, at court and in the streets, fleshing Asgard out into a fully developed place.

Tying the story into the other Avengers storylines adds a level of enjoyment, and the action sequences are well-crafted and fun to watch.

But in other ways the writing ranges from ho-hum to awful. A love triangle subplot between Thor, Jane and Sif is introduced as significant early on, then it disappears. At one point, an Asgardian uses the cliché phrase, “I’ll see you in hell.” So, the Asgardians suddenly have a hell?

Something is also beginning to nag at me about these individual Marvel superhero movies. Malekith very well might destroy the universe. So why not assemble the Avengers? How is this megalomaniac’s threat any less than Loki’s in “The Avengers?” And if it is, why should I care as much?

Of course, these questions might be more a result of superhero exhaustion rather than flaws with this movie.

“The Dark World” is enjoyable viewing, but Thor will continue to be a supporting player. Marvel has yet to find a character who can replace Iron Man as the brightest star of the Avengers universe.

Jeff Marker is head of the Com-munication, Media & Journalism Department at the University of North Georgia. His reviews appear weekly in Get Out and on gainesvilletimes.com/getout.

‘Thor’ still not big hammer in franchise

‘Thor: The Dark World’Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgard, Idris ElbaRated: PG-13, for sequences of intense sci-fi action and violence, and some suggestive contentRun time: 2 hoursBottom line: Another good but not great entry in the Avengers universe

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Hollywood 15 stadium Cinemas770-539-9200120 Green Hill Circle NW, GainesvilleCaptain Phillips (PG-13) Thu. 4:00-7:00-9:15 Fri.-Sun. 1:00-4:00-6:45-9:15Carrie (R) Thu. 4:30-7:15-9:45 Fri.-Sun. 1:30-4:00-6:45-10:00Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (PG) Thu. 4:45 Fri. 2:15-4:45-7:30-9:45 Sat. 7:30-9:45 Sun. 2:15-4:45-7:30-9:45The Counselor (R) Thu. 4:15-7:00-9:45 Fri.-Sun. 1:45-4:30-7:00-9:45Ender’s Game (PG-13) Thu. 4:15-7:00-8:00-9:45 Fri.-Sun. 1:15-4:15-7:00-9:45Escape Plan (R) Thu. 4:00-7:15-9:45 Fri.-Sun. 1:15-4:00-7:15-9:45Free Birds (PG) Thu. 4:00-7:45 Fri.-Sun. 1:00-3:15-7:45-10:00Free Birds 3D (PG) Thu. 5:30-10:00 Fri.-Sun. 5:30Grace Unplugged (PG) Thu. 6:45-10:00Gravity (PG-13) Thu. 5:30-7:45-10:00 Fri.-Sun. 1:45-7:15Gravity 3D (PG-13) Thu. 4:30 Fri.-Sun. 4:30-9:30Insidious: Chapter 2 (PG-13) Thu. 4:15Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (R) Thu. 4:15-5:30-7:00-7:45-9:30-10:00 Fri.-Sun. 1:00-2:00-3:15-4:15-5:30-7:00-7:45-9:30-10:00Last Vegas (PG-13) Thu. 4:30-5:00-7:00-8:00-9:30 Fri.-Sun. 1:15-2:00-4:30-5:00-7:00-8:00-9:30The Metropolitan Opera: Tosca (Not Rated) Sat. 12:55Thor: The Dark World (PG-13) Thu. 8:00 Fri.-Sun. 1:00-1:30-2:15-3:30-5:00-6:30-7:00-8:00-9:15Thor: The Dark World 3D (PG-13) Thu. 9:00 Fri.-Sun. 4:15-9:45

Mall Of Georgia stadium 20 IMAX & RPX678-482-58583333 Buford Drive, Suite 3000, Buford12 Years a Slave (R) Thu. 1:00-4:00-7:00-10:00 Fri.-Sat. 10:00-1:00-4:05-7:00-10:00 Sun. 1:00-4:05-7:00-10:00About Time (R) Thu. 8:00-10:45 Fri.-Sat. 10:25-1:20-2:40-4:15-7:10-8:05-10:05 Sun. 1:20-4:15-7:10-10:05Baggage Claim (PG-13) Thu. 2:00-7:45Captain Phillips (PG-13) Thu. 1:10-4:10-7:10-10:10 Fri.-Sun. 10:15-1:10-4:10-7:10-10:10Carrie (R) Thu. 2:00-4:30-7:00-9:25 Fri.-

Sat. 11:30-2:00-4:30-7:05-9:25-11:55 Sun. 2:00-4:30-7:05-9:25Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (PG) Thu. 12:55-3:20-5:40-8:05-10:30 Fri.-Sun. 10:30-12:55-3:20-5:40-8:05-10:30Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 3D (PG) Thu. 1:00The Counselor (R) Thu. 1:00-4:00-7:00-9:45 Fri.-Sat. 4:55-10:20 Sun. 11:15-2:05-4:55-7:40-10:20Ender’s Game (PG-13) Thu. 12:00-2:10-2:45-3:40-4:50-5:25-6:30-7:30-9:15 Fri.-Sat. 11:30-12:00-2:15-2:45-5:25-7:30-8:05-10:45 Sun. 12:00-2:45-5:25-8:05-10:45Ender’s Game: The IMAX Experience (PG-13) Thu. 1:30-4:15-7:00 Fri.-Sun. 10:45-1:30-7:00Escape Plan (R) Thu. 12:00-2:40-5:20-8:00-10:40 Fri.-Sat. 12:00-5:20-10:45 Sun.

12:00-2:40-5:20-8:05-10:45Free Birds (PG) Thu. 12:00-12:30-2:10-4:25-7:00 Fri.-Sat. 10:15-12:35-2:45-5:00-7:45-10:00-12:15 Sun. 12:35-2:45-5:00-7:45-10:00Free Birds 3D (PG) Thu. 12:05-2:15-4:30-7:15-9:30 Fri.-Sat. 9:45-12:05-2:15-4:30-7:15-9:30-11:45 Sun. 9:45-12:05-2:15-4:30-7:15-9:30Gravity (PG-13) Thu. 1:45 Fri.-Sat. 1:45-7:15-11:50 Sun. 1:45-7:15Gravity 3D (PG-13) Thu. 12:15-1:15-2:30-3:30-4:00-4:45-5:45 Fri.-Sat. 11:00-11:30-1:15-3:30-4:00-5:45-8:00-9:30-10:15-12:30 Sun. 11:00-11:30-1:15-3:30-4:00-5:45-8:00-9:30-10:15Great Expectations (PG-13) Fri.-Sun. 10:05-1:00-4:10-7:05-10:05I’m in Love With a Church Girl (PG) Thu. 12:50-3:55Insidious: Chapter 2 (PG-13) Thu. 10:30Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (R) Thu. 12:00-12:30-2:20-2:50-4:20-4:45-5:15-7:05-7:35-9:25-9:55-10:20 Fri.-Sat. 9:40-10:15-12:00-12:30-2:20-2:50-4:45-5:15-7:05-7:35-9:25-9:55-11:45-12:15 Sun. 9:40-10:15-12:00-12:30-2:20-2:50-4:45-5:15-7:05-7:35-9:25-9:55Last Vegas (PG-13) Thu. 12:05-2:45-5:15-7:15-7:45-9:40-10:30 Fri.-Sun. 9:35-12:05-2:45-5:15-7:45-10:30Rush (R) Thu. 9:30Thor Marvel Marathon 3D (Not Rated) Thu. 3:00Thor: The Dark World (PG-13) Thu. 8:30-11:00 Fri.-Sat. 10:20-10:50-1:45-3:05-4:30-5:00-8:00-9:00-10:15-10:45-11:50 Sun. 10:20-10:50-1:45-3:05-4:30-5:00-8:00-9:00-10:15-10:45Thor: The Dark World -- An IMAX 3D Experience (PG-13) Thu. 9:30 Fri.-Sat. 12:45-4:15-10:00 Sun. 4:15-10:00Thor: The Dark World 3D (PG-13) Thu. 8:00-8:00-10:40 Fri.-Sat. 9:30-9:50-12:15-12:45-1:15-4:00-6:00-7:00-7:30-9:40-12:20 Sun. 9:30-9:50-12:15-12:45-1:15-4:00-6:00-7:00-7:30-9:40

Movies 400678-513-4400415 Atlanta Road, CummingCaptain Phillips (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. (12:40-3:50) 7:00-10:05Carrie (R) Thu. (1:15-3:50) 7:10-9:40 Fri.-Sun. (12:20-2:50-5:20) 7:50-10:20Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 3D (PG) Thu.-Sun. (12:45-3:15) 7:00-9:30The Counselor (R) Thu.-Sun. (1:00-4:00) 7:20-10:05Ender’s Game (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. (1:00-4:00) 7:00-10:00Escape Plan (R) Thu. (12:45-3:40) 6:45-9:45 Fri.-Sun. (12:45-3:40) 7:05-9:55Free Birds (PG) Thu.-Sun. (1:00) 10:00Free Birds 3D (PG) Thu.-Sun. (3:15-5:30) 7:45

Gravity 3D (PG-13) Thu.-Sun. (12:30-2:55-5:20) 7:45-10:10Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (R) Thu.-Sun. (12:30-2:55-5:20) 7:45-10:10Last Vegas (PG-13) Thu. (1:10-3:55) 6:40-9:25 Fri.-Sun. (1:10-3:55) 6:40-9:35Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (PG) Thu. (1:05-4:00)Prisoners (R) Thu. (1:20-5:00)Thor: The Dark World (PG-13) Thu. 8:20 Fri.-Sun. (12:30-3:35) 6:40-9:45Thor: The Dark World 3D (PG-13) Thu. 8:00 Fri.-Sun. (1:00-4:05) 7:15-10:20

Habersham Hills Cinemas 6706-776-74692115 Cody Road, Mount AiryCaptain Phillips (PG-13) Thu. 4:15-7:15-9:45 Fri. 4:15-7:15-10:00 Sat.-Sun. 1:30-4:20-7:15-10:00The Counselor (R) Thu. 5:00-7:30-10:00Ender’s Game (PG-13) Thu. 4:45-7:15-9:30 Fri. 4:45-7:15-9:45 Sat.-Sun. 2:15-4:45-7:15-9:45Free Birds (PG) Thu.-Fri. 4:45-7:00-9:15 Sat.-Sun. 2:15-4:45-7:15-9:30Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (R) Thu.-Fri. 5:30-7:45-10:00 Sat.-Sun. 1:15-3:15-5:30-7:45-10:00Last Vegas (PG-13) Thu. 5:00-7:30-9:45 Fri. 5:00-7:30-10:00 Sat.-Sun. 2:30-5:00-7:30-10:00Thor: The Dark World (PG-13) Fri. 4:15-7:00-9:45 Sat.-Sun. 1:30-4:15-7:00-9:45

Dawson 400 stadium Cinemas706-216-1622189 North 400, DawsonvilleCaptain Phillips (PG-13) Thu. 4:00-7:00-9:30 Fri.-Sun. 1:00-4:00-7:00-9:30Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (PG) Thu. 5:30-7:45-10:00 Fri.-Sun. 12:30-2:45-5:00-7:15-10:00The Counselor (R) Thu. 4:30Ender’s Game (PG-13) Thu. 4:00-7:00-7:30-9:30 Fri.-Sun. 1:15-4:00-7:00-9:30Escape Plan (R) Thu. 4:15-10:00 Fri.-Sun. 1:30-4:15-7:00-9:45Free Birds (PG) Thu. 5:15-10:00 Fri.-Sun. 12:30-2:45-7:15-9:30Free Birds 3D (PG) Thu. 7:30 Fri.-Sun. 5:00Gravity (PG-13) Fri.-Sun. 2:45-7:15Gravity 3D (PG-13) Thu. 5:30 Fri.-Sun. 12:30-5:00-10:00Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (R) Thu. 5:30-7:45-10:00 Fri.-Sun. 1:00-3:15-5:30-7:45-10:00Last Vegas (PG-13) Thu. 4:00-7:00-10:00 Fri.-Sun. 1:30-4:00-7:00-9:30Thor: The Dark World (PG-13) Thu. 8:00 Fri.-Sun. 1:00-1:30-4:00-7:00-7:30-9:45Thor: The Dark World 3D (PG-13) Thu. 9:00 Fri.-Sun. 4:15-9:45

‘Ender’s Game’ blasts off with $27M at box office

“Ender’s Game” began its big-screen mission at the box office in first place.

The Lionsgate sci-fi adaptation starring Asa Butterfield and Harrison Ford as intergalactic soldiers earned $27 million in its opening weekend. The film is based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Orson Scott Card.

“Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa” came in second place with $20 million in its second weekend, bringing the domestic total of the Paramount hidden-camera comedy featuring Johnny Knoxville to $61.6 million.

The top 5 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Monday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Rentrak, are:1. “Ender’s Game,” Lionsgate, $27,017,351, 3,407 locations, $7,930 average, $27,017,351, 1 week.2. “Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa,” Paramount, $20,010,303, 3,345 locations, $5,982 average, $61,568,639, 2 weeks.3. “Last Vegas,” CBS Films, $16,334,566, 3,065 locations, $5,329 average, $16,334,566, 1 week.4. “Free Birds,” Relativity Media, $15,805,237, 3,736 locations, $4,231 average, $15,805,237, 1 week.5. “Gravity,” Warner Bros., $12,825,346, 3,024 locations, $4,241 average, $218,891,359, 5 weeks.

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Joe Cobb Crawford, who chronicled the hard-scrabble stories he heard as a boy, will sign copies of his book at the Piedmont College Barnes and Noble Bookstore on Nov. 7.

From 5–7:30 p.m. Thursday at 551 Georgia St. in Demorest, the author will sign copies of “Mountain Shadow Memories,” the third of his books about 20th century life in the Appalachian foothills. Copies of his two previous books, “The Poetry Company” and “When the Chickens Come Home to Roost,” will also be available.

Noted folk artist Ken

Woodall of Demorest, whose work illustrates “Mountain Shadow Memories,” will also be in attendance.

Crawford started with technical writing in his career as an engineer. But his “real” writing began in earnest after a childhood

memory he jotted down to share at a family reunion got a rousing reception. “Dog Gone Hogs” soon found a place in his first book, “The Poetry Company.”

For more information, call 706-776-0013 or email [email protected].

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Forget about swirling, sniffing, and sipping, “Harvest” takes a look at the back-breaking manual labor and 2 a.m. night pickings of harvesting grapes and making wine.

“Harvest” follows five family wineries in Sonoma County, Calif., during the 2011 harvest, which turned out to be the worst in that region in 50 years.

The feature-length documentary is the next

film in Suwanee’s Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers and will be shown at 7 p.m. Tuesday,

Nov. 12, at Movie Tavern. Tickets are $6 each and available at Movie Tavern, 2855 Lawrenceville-

Suwanee Road, or online at movietavern.com.

Attendees may interact with filmmaker John Beck, who spends his time directing and producing documentaries, shooting promotional videos and writing as a freelance journalist. The winner of numerous film festival awards, Beck was born in Nashville but lives in the San Francisco Bay area.

Suwanee’s independent film series will continue with three more movies to be shown in February, March, and April. The Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers is funded by a grant from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Independent filmmakers follow the back-breaking labor of harvest grapes for wine in Sonoma County, Calif., for the film “Harvest.”

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The Northeast Georgia Arts Tour will make a stop at The Gourd Place in Sautee Nacoochee this weekend.

The tour will feature special guest artist Jim Reeves of Atlanta from Nov. 8-10. He also will conduct a demonstration Saturday.

Reeves has been a friend of the owners of The Gourd Place for many years and attended gourd gatherings with his wife, Barbara, and daughters, Kaitlin and Amelia.

Reeves has been a hobbyist photographer and architect for the past 45 years and recently began to develop a unique process

for enhancing his photographs. He enhances them initially with a computer program and then prints them on artist papers. Next, Reeves embellishes the photos using watercolor, felt tip pens, ink, and/or pencil.

“Developing this process has allowed me to pursue two passions, photography and sketching,” Reeves said, adding his passion for travel is part of the mix.

His photos are from throughout the United States, primarily the Southeast and West, as well as from the Canadian Rockies, Italy and Chile. His favorite subject includes buildings of character, nature landscapes and a combination of both, as well as flora and fauna.

Priscilla Wilson will give a demonstration in her gourd/pottery workshop at 2 p.m. each day of the tour.

From staff reports

A new show will take over Helen Arts & Heritage Center today.

“Do You See What I See” will feature the 2-D and 3-D work of Nancy Ackerman and Mitty Higginbotham. A reception will be from 5-7 p.m. Nov. 7 at the Helen Arts & Heritage Center.

Ackerman will showcase her painting and fused glass, which she has worked with for more than a year.

Ackerman relocated to Helen in 2010, with encouragement from a close friend. She began a brand new chapter in life and soon became involved with the Helen Arts Center. She met with

many local artists and crafters and learned pottery. But she always returned to her first love of painting.

Higginbotham lives in Toccoa and has been drawing since he was a child. Watching his father work on cars, he found a way to incorporate his interest for cars into his art.

Higginbotham has been part of many shows throughout Georgia and has won many awards for his art, including his most recent Gilbert Award from the Helen Arts 2013 Judged Competition.

His art focuses on car art, rural America and small town America.

For more information, call HAHC at 706-878-3933.

Arts eventsthis Week

Spanish poetry reading, Dahlonega. Noon Nov. 8. Starbucks, 110 Chestatee St., Dahlonega. 706-864-1570, [email protected].

Happy Holidays Art Show, Sautee Nacoochee. Nov. 8 through Dec. 24. Sautee Nacoochee Center, 283 Ga. 255, Sautee Nacoochee. 706-878-3300, snca.org.

America’s music film series: “The History of Rock and Roll,” Oakwood. 4 p.m. Nov. 9. Martha T. Nesbitt Building of University of North Georgia’s Gainesville Campus, 3820 Mundy Mill Road, Gainesville. $10. [email protected], 678-717-3658.

Lecture on “Georgia’s Fine Arts: the State Collection” by William Underwood Eiland, Gainesville. 6 p.m. Nov. 14. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. Free. qvac.org.

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From staff reports

To interact with local singers and songwriters, community members may attend the second session of “The Sofa Sessions” at Brenau University.

The free session begins at 6 p.m. Nov. 12 in the lobby of the Jacobs Building near the corner of Green and Academy streets on the Gainesville campus. The event creates a truly intimate musical experience as the line-up of pre-scheduled performers play to one another and the audience,

face-to-face, from sofas and closely arranged seats in the Jacobs lobby.

Special guests for the second session will be Emmy Lawalin, Clint Reed, John Brockworth, Allen Williams, Kurt Scobie, Mary Jennings, Mark Ruiz, Aaron Metzdorf, Scott Baston, Emily White, David Craver, Scott Ferguson and Aaron Richard.

“Sofa Sessions” will be the second Tuesday of each month with the next event Dec. 10.

For information, contact Bruce Burch at [email protected] or 615-218-6958.

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The Believers Concert Band will perform its 2013 Veterans Concert at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Gainesville First United Methodist.

The free annual concert is a musical tribute to military veterans of all branches of service as well as their family members.

The band will perform music from Sousa’s El Captain March as well as Broadway tunes.

The band will also perform at Christmas Jingle Mingle on the Square on Nov. 21 at Sweet Magnolia’s in Gainesville.

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The Believers Concert Band will perform military tunes as well as Broadway songs in a Veterans Concert on Sunday.

ConCert Calendarthis week

Chattahoochee Chain Gang, Clarkesville. 8 p.m. Nov. 9. Grant Street Music Room in the Old Clarkesville Mill, 583 Grant St., Clarkesville. 706-754-3541.

Nate Currin, Dahlonega. 8:30 p.m. Nov. 8. The Crimson Moon Cafe, 24 Park St. $14. 706-864-3982.

Grassland String Band, Dahlonega. 8:30 p.m. Nov. 9. The Crimson Moon Cafe, 24 Park St. $14. 706-864-3982.

Holly Theatre’s 20th anniversary concert, Dahlonega. Nov. 9. Holly Theatre, 69 Main St., Dahlonega. $20-27. 706-864-3759

Old Time Music Jam, Dahlonega. 2-5 p.m. Nov. 10. The Crimson Moon Cafe, 24 Park St. Free. 706-864-3982.

Story Jam, Dahlonega. 7-9 p.m. Nov. 10. The Crimson Moon Cafe, 24 Park St. $14. 706-864-3982.


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In partnership with Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club, and led by Kayaking Instructor Morgan House, this class teaches how to paddle a kayak in flat water and how to paddle it fast! We teach proper technique and make it FUN for the kids by having mini races throughout the session. We even play games, like Kayak Polo, and we have family-friendly music to keep the environment up-beat and encouraging for the kids! The class is held every other Wednesday evening from 4:30 - 6:00pm. Target age range is Middle School (ages 10-15), but the class is open to all! For more information, please contact: Renee Gorsline at 770.297.9622 or [email protected]

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From staff reports

Army veteran Terrence W. Holeman and his gospel group will conduct a musical performance “Smile Over And Over Again” 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, at the Gloria Shott Performance Hall in the Nix Mountain Cultural Center on the University of North Georgia campus in Dahlonega.

“This concert is dedicated to all citizens and allies who love our great country,” said Holeman, who served in the U.S. Army for seven years and stated he never wants to forget the military men and women, past and present, who have put themselves in harms way to protect freedom.

Tickets are $12. Part

of the proceeds from the concert will go to a local church and other agencies who provide services in

Northeast Georgia.For more information,

email Holeman at [email protected].

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Terrence W. Holeman and his gospel group will pay tribute to military veterans and their families with a concert Sunday.

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Canning class for beginners, Cumming. 6:30-8 p.m. Nov. 7. Forsyth County Board of Education, Room 380, 1120 Dahlonega Highway, Cumming. Free. 770-887-2418.

Hot Rods, Custom and Classic Car Show, Gainesville. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 9. Lakewood Baptist Church, 2235 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville. 770-718-7676, 770-561-7069.

Lanier Dance Club’s monthly dance, Gainesville. 7:30-10 p.m. Nov. 11. Lesson from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Civic Center, Green St., Gainesville. First-timers free, $10. 404-643-2460.

Food Labyrinth, Sautee Nacoochee. Nov. 11-23. Sautee Nacoochee Center, 283 Ga. 255, Sautee Nacoochee. Food drive. 706-

878-3300, snca.org.“Harvest,” Suwanee. 7 p.m. Nov. 12.

Movie Tavern, 2855 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road, Suwanee. Part of the Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers. $6. movietavern.com.

Georgia Gives Day, online. Nov. 13. Benefits various nonprofit organizations. gagivesday.org, 678-916-3060.

UpcomingJarrod Harris, Lawrencville. 7:15 p.m. and

9:15 p.m. Nov. 15 and 16. Aurora Theatre, 128 East Pike St., Lawrencville. $18. 678-226-6222, auroratheatre.com.

“GMO OMG,” Gainesville. 7 p.m. Nov. 18. Dinner at 6 p.m. The Arts Council Smithgall Arts Center, 331 Spring St. Gainesville. Part of the Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers. Adults $15, seniors and students $13. 770-534-2787.

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Land Navigation at Buck Shoals, Helen. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 9. and Nov. 16. Smithgall Woods State Park 61 Tsalaki Trail, Helen.

Two-part navigation class. $60, $5 parking. Advanced registration required. 706-878-3087.

UpcomingFaith Fully Fit 5K,

Gainesville. Kids fun run 8:30 a.m., 5K 9 a.m. Nov. 16. Lakewood Baptist Church, 2235 Thompson

Bridge Road, Gainesville. Individuals $25, family of five $50. [email protected].

Full Moon Suspension Bridge Hikes, Tallulah Falls. 5-7 p.m. Nov. 15, 6-8 p.m. Nov. 17, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Nov. 18. Tallulah Gorge State Park, 338 Jane Hurt Yarn Road, Tallulah Falls. $5, $5 parking. 706-754-7981.

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