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Saturday, May 5, 2012

Movie Review: 'The Avengers' is AMAZING!

A superhero all-star movie featuring Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and the Hulk makes a smash in theaters this weekend.

The summer movie season starts early, and this could be the biggest movie of the year. It is one of the most entertaining comic book blockbusters ever made – Marvel's "The Avengers." Robert Downey Jr. is Iron Man; Captain America is Chris Evans; Thor is Chris Hemsworth, and The Hulk is Mark Ruffalo. The team is assembled thanks to Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury character. They need to stop a diabolical bad guy who, you guessed it, wants to rule the world. But they spend nearly as much time battling each other as they do battling evil. What's great about this film is the sense of humor it has without disrespecting the characters or the fans who have been waiting forever for this superhero mash-up. All the main characters get plenty of screen…

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Regal Cinemas Medlock Crossings

Friday, May 4, 2012

Relay for Life, Mother's Day Tea This Weekend

Here's our guide to this weekend's best bets in Johns Creek and beyond. Click on links for more details.

Johns Creek Relay for Life of Johns Creek Mother’s Day Tea at Autrey Mill Derby Day Benefiting Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Spring College Fair at NE/Spruill Oaks Library Saving Ruth Book Launch With Author Zoe Fishman The Glass Menagerie BYOB Painting Class Duluth Barefoot in the Park Fine Arts Market Gala Alpharetta Restoration Church Yard Sale Fundraiser Seussical the Musical at Milton Center Theater Rain Barrel and Composter Truckload Sale Roswell Roswell Woman's Club 16th Annual Showcase Home Tour Tent Sale at The Drake Closet Roswell Garden Club Plant Sale The Drake Walk Atlanta Wind Symphony Concert Cumming Cumming Food & Wine Festival Quarter Midget Racing 6th Annual ALS Run for Life 5K

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Relay for Life of Johns Creek, Mother’s Day Tea at Autrey Mill! Saturday May 5th, 2011 2pm to 4pm, Derby Day benefiting Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, and 16 more ›

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Eagles Rock Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

The rock legends open a successful two-concert visit to Alpharetta four years after they helped open the venue.

The Eagles opened Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in May 2008 as the first rock act on the stage. On Wednesday, May 2, they returned in the Alpharetta venue's fifth season. The Eagles have been around 35 more years than the amphitheater, and their 40 years performing was a topic for the band members the few times they spoke. Had the house lights been turned on, they would have realized that most of the crowd actually was born more than 40 years ago. So many of us were sporting white hair–and it wasn't a fashion statement. Ticketmaster lists the Friday, May 4 Eagles concert at Verizon as sold out, but ticket resellers do have tickets, such as the 68 listed on StubHub this morning. "It's hard to believe that it is 40 years ago this spring that…

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Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park (in Alpharetta-Milton Patch)

Johns Creek Student is Google Doodle Finalist

Shakerag 3rd-grader's Van Gogh-inspired work is Georgia winner.

A Johns Creek student is a state finalist in Google's national Doodle art contest. According to 11Alive.com, the work of Anoushka Misra, a 9-year-old third-grader at Shakerag Elementary, was recently unveiled at a school program. In the Google contest, more than 100,000 young artists from across the country entered in five age categorys. Anoushka's work is Georgia's winner for the K-third grade category. The public can vote for national finalists through May 10. Five finalists and an overall winner will be announced May 17, with the overall winner's work displayed on the Google website on May 18. The state finalists were chosen by Google employees and a panel of guest judges, including Katy Perry and Jordin Sparks.  This year's contest …

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Shakerag Elementary School

Saturday, April 28, 2012

Movie Review: 'The Pirates! Band of Misfits'

A ship full of bumbling pirates take us on a 3D Claymation animation trip worth the voyage.

A below average pirate captain (voiced by Hugh Grant) seeks to win the elusive "Pirate of the Year" award, but faces some strong competition in "The Pirates! Band of Misfits." From the folks who brought us Wallace and Gromit, the story is feather-light but strong enough to introduce the characters and establish their conflicts, which are pretty predictable. It's more of a comedy than an adventure, appealing to both children and adults. Such a film should be a crowd pleaser at the box office. Audiences love pirate movies. Toss in some quirky characters – like a twisted Queen Victoria and Charles Darwin – and you have an evolutionary success. The film is an enjoyable 90 minutes. The voice casting was mostly on merit and not on stunt casting…

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Regal Cinemas Medlock Crossings

Friday, April 27, 2012

Art, Theater and SELC on Tap This Weekend

Here's our guide to this weekend's best bets in Johns Creek and beyond. Click on links for more details.

Johns Creek Art in Motion The Glass Menagerie Southeastern Lacrosse Championship Prescription Drug Take-Back Day BYOB Painting Class Alpharetta Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers with Regina Spektor Roswell Barrington Hall’s Steampunk Saturday Roswell Cycling Festival Improv Monster

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Art in Motion, The Glass Menagerie, What You Should Know Before Going to the SELC, and 6 more ›

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Movie Review: 'The Lucky One' Full of Heart

Teen heartthrob Zac Efron breaks out in his first real adult role as a war veteran who has come home looking for love in a romantic melodrama that is worth the price of admission.

Zac Efron plays Logan, an Afghanistan war veteran on his third tour, who comes across a picture of a woman who inspires him to search for her, stateside, in "The Lucky One." His search lands him at a kennel in Louisiana owned by Beth (Taylor Schilling) and her grandmother, Ellie (Blythe Danner). He gets a job there and, over a period of time, settles in, still not telling anyone his real reason for being there. As you might imagine, sparks start to fly. "The Lucky One" is a Nicholas Sparks movie. He's good at this kind of thing, writing books that turned into movies like "Message in a Bottle," "Nights in Rodanthe" and "The Notebook." This film, in my opinion, is one of his better stories. And, with an attractive young cast, it should be …

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Regal Cinemas Medlock Crossings

Friday, April 20, 2012

Johns Creek's Laura Story Wins Dove Awards

Perimeter Church's worship leader takes home inspirational music awards.

Laura Story, a Johns Creek resident and worship leader at Perimeter Church, took home a handful of awards from last night's Dove Awards, held at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta. The Gospel Music Association's Dove Awards recognize inspirational music. Story took home five awards, including Song of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year for "Blessings" and Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year for "Blessings." Earlier this year Story won a Grammy for Best Contemporary Christian Song, also for "Blessings," and released her first book, What If Your Blessings Come Through Raindrops?  The Gospel Music Channel will air the 43rd annual Dove Awards on Tuesday, April 24, at 8 and 10 p.m.

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Perimeter Church

Sunday, April 8, 2012

'American Reunion' is a Raunchy Romp of Laughs

Break out the pie, the American Pie, that is. Its been nearly a decade since we last heard from the crew that made amorous behavior toward pastries so popular. Now they are back for the reunion.

The kids are back, rediscovering their youth, now in their 30s in "American Reunion." This is the fourth installment of the "American Pie" franchise, featuring pastry lover Jim (Jason Biggs), nice guy Oz (Chris Klein), and party animal Stifler (Seann William Scott). Each character is dealing with some sort of midlife crisis and relationship problem that builds up to an actually funny comedic payoff in the end. The supporting cast of secondary characters helps this film bring humor to sexless marriages, rehashed high school flings and dead-end careers … or, as I like to say, comic gold. This may be the best film in the series since the original, which came out back in 1999. Serving as a reminder of lost youth, many of these characters work …

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Regal Cinemas Medlock Crossings

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Johns Creek Artists Invited to Enter Show

Johns Creek Arts Center's 'Inspirations' juried art show will reflect the city's history.

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The Johns Creek Arts Center will host the first “Johns Creek Inspirations” Juried Art Exhibition, with reception and awards being held on Saturday, Oct. 20, from 5 to 8 p.m. This year’s exhibition is to celebrate the five-year existence of the City of Johns Creek and invites artist Johns Creek residents to enter this show with a chance of having their piece bought by the Johns Creek Arts Center and presented to the City of Johns Creek for a permanent display in City Hall. Artwork in the following 2-D media will be accepted: painting, drawing, printmaking and collage. All pieces entered into the show must be original, reflect the history of Johns Creek, and be submitted with a paragraph explaining how the artwork reflects the history of the…

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Johns Creek Community Arts Center

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