Top Picks June 25- July 2
June 27 & 29
NIM Kids Summer Film Fest
The National Infantry Museum is hosting a free film every Tuesday and Thursday from June 6-July 27. Films offered twice each day at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. 1775 Legacy Way. Free. nationalinfantrymuseum.org
June 28
Fabulous Fridays with the FSU Flying High Circus
Every Friday night throughout the summer, Callaway Gardens hosts a movie night and a performance by the FSU Flying Circus. June 28 will feature the movie “Storks” after the circus show. Circus performs at 8 p.m. and the movie usually starts around 9 p.m. $10 per adult, $5 children ages 6 to 12, free for children 5 and under. callawaygardens.com
July 1
Soul Fest 2017
A soul concert featuring Sir Charles, Lenny Williams, Pokey Bear, Wilson Meadows, Tucka King of Swing and other performers. 8 p.m. Columbus Civic Center, 400 4th St. $38-$75. columbusciviccenter.org
The Molly Ringwalds
This band from Sheffield, England has been called “the world’s greatest 80s experience.” Enjoy a night of classic hits as they perform in LaGrange with special guests The Return. 8 p.m. Sweetland Amphitheatre, 110 Smith St., LaGrange. $32.50-$100 for sky boxes. sweetland.events
Ongoing through the summer
‘Close Up: Cinema Along the River’
Take a journey through this exhibit to examine the many ways the film industry has been influenced by the Chattahoochee River, and new ways our region is being impacted by the industry today. Ongoing through April 2018. Legacy Gallery, Columbus Museum, 1251 Wynnton Road. Free. columbusmuseum.com
‘Martha Clippinger: Hodge Podge Lodge’
Martha Clippinger is a living artist from Columbus whose work is featured in this new exhibit of art inspired by the artists’ connection with the work of Alma Thomas and Eddie Owens Martin. Ongoing through November. Leebern Gallery, Columbus Museum, 1251 Wynnton Road. Free. columbusmuseum.com
‘In the Land of Pasaquan, The Story of Eddie Owens Martin’
The LaGrange Art Museum is the only off-site venue to exhibit St. EOM’s unattached work, and provides safe harbor to works which cannot be seen on-site and whose condition requires a climate controlled, indoor environment. Ongoing through August 5. 112 Lafayette Parkway. Free for Troup County residents; $10 donation for non-residents. 706-882-3267 or www.lagrangeartmuseum.org
Georgia Repertory Theatre Summer Theatre Festival
52 performances of five shows (“What the Butler Saw,” “Hairspray,” “Freckleface Strawberry,” “The Stinky Cheese Man” and “No Shame Theatre”) on four local stages (two at Springer Opera House and two at CSU’s McClure Theatre) in under 10 weeks. Runs May 18- July 23. For information and tickets visit georgiarep.org.
This story was originally published June 24, 2017 at 10:00 PM with the headline "Top Picks June 25- July 2."