On March 29 at 7:30 p.m., world-renowned pianist Charles Wadsworth will host a spectacular concert celebrating the much-anticipated completion of the Charles Wadsworth Auditorium Restoration Project.

Huey Lewis and the News - May 3 and 4

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - May 9 and 10

Kansas - May 16 and 17

The Outlaws and Poco - June 13 and 14

Valentine’s Day is nearly upon us, and you know what that means...an evening of romance. For those of us who are single gals, it means dinner and a movie with our other single gal pals. So, what many ladies in my situation will be looking for is a fun romantic comedy to live vicariously through during our evening with friends. So, you might be thinking, “That new movie with Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey looks like a great choice.” To you I would say, “Save your $10! Instead go see ‘Juno’ or ‘27 Dresses.’ Or better yet, rent a DVD and cozy up at home.”

Although 2007 was a year that featured a lot of excellent adaptations from book to film (“Atonement,” “No Country for Old Men,”), “The Golden Compass” is not one of them. The books by Phillip Pullman are terrific, fantasy-filled books with rich characters and a very moving story, but the movie is kind of blah.

The Twilight Theatre will kick off its 2008 season with a Broadway review, “Broadway By Candlelight.” The show will feature love songs – some Broadway favorites as well as some lesser known and maybe unexpected love songs – done entirely by candlelight.

I didn’t get the chance to see “Martian Child” while it was in theaters, but with the DVD being released for sale on Tuesday, Feb. 12, I was offered a pre-release copy to view. I love John Cusack – in fact I’ve seen at least 20 of his films – so I was excited to check out this film based on a short story (and later a book) by David Gerrold.

This weekend, little girls will dress up in their favorite gowns and father’s will don their Sunday best to attend Peachtree City Parks and Recreation Department’s annual Father-Daughter Valentine’s Dance.

The Southern Crescent Chorale’s 2007-2008 concert series marks their sixth season and promises to deliver a variety of performances for the enrichment of the Southern Crescent community. The chorale, conducted by renowned choral director Janice Folsom, has concerts planned at venues throughout the region that will include dynamic performances of major choral works, along with other classical and Broadway favorites. With national-caliber voices and a challenging selection of material, the Southern Crescent Chorale has established a reputation and a following that continues to grow with every performance.

When I was young, my parents would go out every now and then to a movie. My sister and I would beg to go to the movies, too, but were told that whatever they were seeing wasn’t a movie for kids – films like “Sophie’s Choice” or “Body Double,” I suppose. Whatever they saw, the films were going to have adult themes and story-lines and, aside from needing a night out to themselves, the films would go over our heads and likely also bore us to tears.

Huey Lewis and the News will perform at The Frederick Brown, Jr. Amphitheater (The Fred) May 3rd and 4th.

The Grammy winning and Academy Award nominated rock band will be a bonus appreciation show, performing on a Saturday and Sunday night, that will be part of the five concert series. Series ticket holders will have the first opportunity to pick their night and seat to this particular concert when they renew their season tickets.

26 contestants vie for Miss Starr’s Mill title

The 2008 Miss Starr's Mill High School Scholarship Pageant kicked off last night with the first of two preliminary rounds, and area residents will have two additional nights to check out this annual event.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD), which is the leading cause of death in the state, accounted for 34 percent of deaths in Georgia in 2005. Georgia's CVD rate was 13 percent higher than the national rate according to Georgia's Department of Human Resources (2004). February is Heart Health Month, and to educate the community on the risks of heart disease, Piedmont Fayette Hospital is hosting a free Healthy Heart Fair on Saturday, Feb. 2, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the hospital's west entrance.

Learn more about Clayton State University – Fayette at an open house on Wednesday, Feb. 6 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the new Clayton State – Fayette facility, 1200 Commerce Dr., in Peachtree City, Ga.

Paul Thomas Anderson’s “There Will Be Blood” is a fantastic film. Hailed by many critics as a masterpiece, it is nothing short of amazing and cements Anderson as one of the best and brightest directors working today. “There Will Be Blood” is a unique cinematic experience. It is unlike any movie I can recall and even now, less than 24 hours after screening it, I can’t wrap my head around it all.

Based on the best-selling novel by Ian McEwan, “Atonement” has been nominated for 53 awards and even won the award for “Best Motion Picture - Drama” at the Golden Globes in January. Later this month it will compete for the coveted “Best Motion Picture of the Year” award, as well as six other awards, at the Oscars. Having just finished reading the novel, I was immensely curious to see if the film would live up to the hype. Thankfully it does.

The Coweta Cancer Support Group will meet on Feb. 6 at 10 a.m. in Room 129C of First Baptist Church at 15 West Washington Street in Newnan. A special session will be presented by Lisa Cockerham, mission delivery manager for the American Cancer Society (ACS). In this role Cockerham has responsibility for the various community programs and services that are available for cancer patients and their families in Coweta County.

Over 3,000 people can’t be wrong

It’s time again for the always-aniticipated breakfast extravaganza also known as the Kiwanis Club of Peachtree City’s Pancake Saturday.

Now in its 16th year, the event will once again serve thousands of people mountains of pancakes and sausage and gallons upon gallons of orange juice, milk, coffee and tea.

Beginning this weekend, area residents will have a chance to be enchanted when The Legacy Theatre opens its newest show, “Some Enchanted Evening.”

A memorable revue of the world's best-loved musicals, “Some Enchanted Evening” features music from “Carousel,” “Cinderella,” “Oklahoma,” “South Pacific,” “The Sound of Music” and more. This tribute to Broadway icons Rodgers and Hammerstein celebrates the songs and lyrics that have forever defined musical theatre.

Truett Cathy, founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Chick-fil-A, will make a local appearance in support of his latest book, “How Did You Do It, Truett?” on Saturday, January 26. Cathy will be signing books at the Fayetteville Barnes & Noble from 2 to 4 p.m.

“27 Dresses” isn’t your typical romantic-comedy chick-flick. Well, at least not entirely. In fact, my expectations were off-mark about what the film was and where it would go, and for that I’m quite grateful.

This film had been hyped since the initial trailer hit screens last July. Fanboys and movie geeks pondered just what “Cloverfield” was for months and now we know. It’s a monster movie shot from the perspective of the the people running for their lives in the city (New York City - Mahattan specifically) under attack and it is brillant.

The Fayette County High School Select Chorus will host the ninth annual Bluegrass Blast and Silent Auction on Saturday, Jan. 26 at the F.A. Sams auditorium in Fayetteville, Ga. The concert will feature three top bluegrass bands, including Southern Heart, The Suggins Brothers and Drivetrain, with special guests Curtis and Holly Jones.

I’m always a little apprehensive when going in to see a film based on a book. I’m a big-time reader and one of my favorite novels I’ve read to date was “The Kite Runner,” so when I first heard that they were making a movie based on Khaled Hosseini’s 2003 best-selling novel, I wasn’t sure what to think.

I could not believe my luck that a well-known, critically acclaimed foreign film was actually playing on the south side of Atlanta. I don’t think this has happened since last year’s juggernaut, “Pan’s Labyrinth,” captured audience’s imaginations. Interestingly enough Guillermo del Toro (director of “Pan’s Labyrinth”) was involved with “The Orphanage” as well (he served as executive producer).

Audiences perk up for Tony Award-winning show

The most celebrated musical of the 2006 Broadway season, “The Drowsy Chaperone,” a completely original musical comedy, will entertain Atlanta audiences during a special engagement beginning Tuesday and running through Sunday at The Fabulous Fox Theatre.

The Twilight Theatre will present a workshop production of “Broadway’s Leading Ladies” tonight and tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m. This workshop, Twilight’s second this year, features eight ladies performing as some of Broadway’s most famous leading ladies.

Fayette County will once again celebrate and memorialize Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life with a community parade over the holiday weekend.

On Saturday, January 19, The Fayette County NAACP in collaboration with Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. and the Fayette County Board of Education will host the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade.

The annual parade, which is a celebration of the birthday and holiday of the Civil Rights leader, will begin at 11 a.m., with the parade line up beginning at 10 a.m., at Fayette County High School in Fayetteville.

Broadway phenom comes to Atlanta

“Cats,” the show that revolutionized musical theatre is coming back to Atlanta. Join the Magical Mr. Mistoffelees, Grizabella, Rum Tum Tugger, Gus the Theatre Cat, Macavity and Shimbleshanks the Railway Cat as they sing, dance and prowl the stage at the Fabulous Fox Theatre from Jan. 15-20.

Produced by Troika Entertainment, LLC, the national tour of “Cats” is the only production in North America sanctioned by Andrew Lloyd Webber. With original direction by Trevor Nunn and choreography by Gillian Lynne this is the “Cats” credited with the British invasion of Broadway. The national tour of “Cats” recently celebrated its 25th anniversary season.

Fans of the television programs “Sports Night,” “The West Wing,” and the short-lived “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip,” know Aaron Sorkin’s trademark, fast-paced, witty dialogue, his love for politics and his sentimentality. All of those things are evident in “Charlie Wilson’s War,” a movie he wrote and legendary director Mike Nichols directed, although the speed of the dialogue wasn’t as fast as in Sorkin’s past. The key to the success of Sorkin’s television programs was strong ensemble casts and “Charlie Wilson’s War” boasts a strong cast, albeit a rather small one. While the star power of Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts can’t be denied, they are both outshined by the story, which is both a little crazy and true to boot, and another outstanding performance from the always solid Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Some of country music’s biggest names will attend the Jack Hanna Celebrity Gala on Friday, Jan. 18, at the Georgia Aquarium Oceans Ballroom from 6-10 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the construction of the non-profit Georgia Rehabilitation of Wildlife (GROW) Hospital and Clinical Research Center, the state’s first specialized veterinary facility that provides professional medical care to wildlife that have become sick, injured or orphaned as a result of human activity. The hospital will be located in the Cochran Mill Nature Preserve in the new city of Chattahoochee Hill Country.