Events

Two stunning young Russians took over the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra on Thursday. Vasily Petrenko, one of the fastest-rising young conductors in the world, was at the helm.

Atlanta's venerated comedy team of Larry Larson and Eddie Levi Lee situate their latest effort in a place as comfy as the well-worn booth of your favorite breakfast dive.

John T. Edge, "The Truck Food Cookbook: 150 Recipes and Ramblings from America's Best Restaurants on Wheels" Noon, May 30, free signing, The Stove Works, 112 Krog St., Atlanta, 404-681-5128, http://www.acappellabooks.com It's the best of street food - Tamarind-Glazed Fried Chicken Drummettes, Kalbi Beef Sliders, Crawfish Pies, Sweet Potato Fries with Cilantro Garlic and Lime, Cardamom Spiced Doughnuts, a whole chapter's worth of tacos (Mexican, Korean, Chinese fusion), Sweet Potato Cupcakes, Cheater Soft-Serve Ice Cream - and now you can make it at home.

Say what you will about the Alliance’s recently closed “Ghost Brothers of Darkland County.”

LAWRENCEVILLE American Indian Festival at Gwinnett County Fairgrounds This popular three-day event carries on a tradition started by Paul Eddy in 1992.

NORCROSS “Sister Sex” at Norcross Cultural Arts and Community Center Pat McGeever won Lionheart Theatre Company’s 2011 Make the Lion Roar playwriting contest and his play is coming to life.

Say what you will about the Alliance’s recently closed “Ghost Brothers of Darkland County.”

Here are some other shows to anticipate this summer. All tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster (1-800-745-3000, www.ticketmaster.com) unless otherwise noted.

A funny thing happened to the comedy "The Waffle Palace: Smothered, Covered & Scattered 24/7/365″ on its way to this weekend's world premiere at Horizon Theatre: It got deeper, a little more dramatic, even a bit poignant.

You could say that artist Gregor Turk has two fixations: monuments and mapping. Over a long career working in the city’s art scene, the Atlanta native has often focused on the kind of historical markers that identify Civil War sites or landmark Atlanta buildings.

What promises to be one of Atlanta’s biggest theatrical samplers begins Thursday at nearly a half dozen venues across the metro area.

What promises to be one of Atlanta’s biggest theatrical samplers begins Thursday at nearly a half dozen venues across the metro area.

Matt Besser is scared. The writer/performer/director and founding member of the Upright Citizens Brigade, a wacky improvisational comedy troupe, begins a ten-city tour on Wednesday to promote his new film, “Freak Dance,” starring Amy Poehler.

As it has for more than 20 years, this Mother’s Day weekend will find Atlantans planning their route for the Gardens for Connoisseurs Tour, the annual spring fundraiser for the Atlanta Botanical Garden.

As it has for more than 20 years, this Mother’s Day weekend will find Atlantans planning their route for the Gardens for Connoisseurs Tour, the annual spring fundraiser for the Atlanta Botanical Garden.

To the untrained eye of a casual observer (like me), there might not seem to be a lot of athletic ability or physical exertion involved in the game of golf.

Oh how sweet it is that every year Atlanta gets a dose of sugar and spice at the annual Sweet Auburn SpringFest 2012.

In making its performance return to Piedmont Park this week, Georgia Shakespeare sought to make a super-sized splash.

In making its performance return to Piedmont Park a year after Shake at the Lake was canceled due to lack of funding, and a little more than four months since a save-the-theater campaign eclipsed its half-million-dollar goal, Georgia Shakespeare sought to make a super-sized splash.

Vanessa Williams could have easily written a memoir at several points over the last 30 years. In 1984, when she became the first African-American woman crowned Miss America; when nude photos surfaced, leading her to resign six weeks before her reign ended; when she reinvented herself four years later as a successful R&B singer; and later, an actress.