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Friday, July 29

Enjoy an evening of burlesque vignettes inspired by film noir detective films during Bellissitease: Femme Fatale at Bellissima tonight starting at 10 p.m. Performers include local stars The Chameleon Queen, Devin Liquor, Fonda Lingue, Blast-Off Burlesque‘s Sadie Hawkins and Talloolah Love, as well as DJ Doctor Q spinning noir and swinging tunes. Come dressed as a private dick or femme fatale and enjoy great music, food, pool table and tasty beverages, too.

Hometown favorites Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ rock the Buckhead Theatre, in celebration of the one year-anniversary of the reopening of that vintage venue, with Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, Futurebirds and Jonny Corndawg. Cinderella makes for another hair-teasin’ metal ’90s nostalgiafest at Wild Bill’s in Duluth. The KingSized Trio jazzes up Ray’s on the River. Callanwolde’s Jazz on the Lawn goes more contemporary with Madoca & Company. Catch an IMAX movie and dance to jazz, blues, soul and New Orleans grooves performed by the MattWauchope Trio at Fernbank Museum of Natural History’s Martinis and IMAX. The wacky cast of Cineprov! get all personal and sharky with JAWS 4: THE REVENGE at 8 p.m. at Relapse Theatre. Shriek Movie Night screens THE DEVIL’S REJECTS, Rob Zombie’s twisted homage to ’70s horror exploitation flicks, at DooGallery at 10 p.m.

Chickasaw Mudd Puppies.

Saturday July 30

It’s great to see innovative Athens duo the Chickasaw Mudd Puppies back twangin’ and right on top of the rockin’ line-up for today’s Buckhead Music Festival at Buckhead Theatre. ATLRetro finds out how the eclectic band got started, where they’ve been all these years and what they have planned now that they’re back from extra-fun Kool Kat of the Week Brant Slay here. Other bands on the bill include The District Attorneys, Little Tybee, Abby Gogo, The Julia Dream, Eric Dodd Band, Tedo Stone and more.

Burt and the Bandits.

Burt & the Bandits, the SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT tribute band founded by our very first Kool Kat Jon Waterhouse, barnstorms at the vintage Earl Strand Theatre. We caught up with Jon earlier this week to get the full scoop on this bandit’s run to Marietta and a sneak peek at their Drive Invasion plans here. Groove to The Booze as they channel a host of ’60s/’70s rockers from the Stones to Muddy Waters with their own contemporary twist at The Earl.The Hot Rod Walt Trio, Mystery Men? and Atomic Boogie play a rockabilly/surf/blues triple header at Five Spot. Read our recent Kool Kat with Hot Rod Walt here. Honky-tonk duo Whiskey Belt heads OTP to The Local at Sidelines in

Andrew & the Disapyramids.

Marietta. Grab your log and head to Noni’s for their Twin Peaks Mystery Third-Anniversary Gala. See if you can solve the mystery of who wrapped Laura Palmer in plastic among suspects ranging from Agent Dale Cooper to Andrew and the Disapyramids, featuring Kool Kat Joshua Longino.  The Hollidays bring a little soul to Fat Matt’s Rib Shack. And of course, DJ Romeo Cologne transforms the sensationally seedy Clermont Lounge into a ’70s disco/funk inferno late into the wee hours.

Sunday July 31

Callanwolde Fine Arts Center transports guests to a glittery night of vintage music and dance in Las Vegas in LandingStar performance ensemble’s CHRISTMAS IN JULY, followed by ballroom dancing led by ballroom choreographer, performer and Kool Kat David Spencer, in the mansion’s beautiful indoor courtyard. Tickets are just $20 and benefit annual Christmas at Callanwolde festivities.

The Barrow Boys play blues “dunch” between 1 and 4 PM at The Earl. It’s yo, ho-ho, a bottle of rum and Johnny Depp as PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES takes over the big screen at 2 p.m. at 1929 movie palace Fabulous Fox Theatre, part of the Coca-Cola Summer Film Festival. The Boxcars make it a bluegrass night at Eddie’s Attic. Fatback Deluxe play classic American blues, soul, rock n’ roll, R&B and jazz from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s at Fat Matt’s Rib Shack.

Ongoing

VIDAL SASSOON: THE MOVIE not only chronicles the life of the rock star hairdresser/artist but also features lots of ’60s/’70s fashions and hair styles. Playing through Sun. July 31 at Cinefest.

RADCLIFFE BAILEY: MEMORY AS MEDICINE, the most comprehensive exhibition of the Atlanta artist’s works to date, runs through Sept. 11 at the High Museum of Art. Read more about the artist and this powerful exhibition that in this Kool Kat.

JOHN MARIN’S WATERCOLORS: A MEDIUM FOR MODERNISM, a companion exhibit also at the High this summer through Sept. 11, surveys the work of the man named America’s number one artist in a 1948 LOOK magazine survey. While his name is not a household one today, this exhibition reminds us of his important place in the modernist movement and why watercolors became such a powerful instrument for avante-garde art in the hands of him and other artists in the Stieglitz Circle,including Georgia O’Keefe.

MODERN BY DESIGN, the High‘s other Retro exhibition, celebrates three key moments in modern design and also the Museum of Modern Art, New York‘s (MOMA) collection history. The works on loan from MOMA cover “Machine Art” (1934), “Good Design” (1950-55) and “Italy: The New Domestic Landscape” (1972), with the latter addressing modernism in the context of 1960s and ’70s counterculture.

The Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA)‘s current exhibit WaterDream: The Evolution of Bathroom Design, runs through Sept. 24 in the dynamic new Midtown space. Displays take visitors through a four-part journey into the bathroom from the birth of minimalist aesthetics in 20th century design to current concepts.

Get a rare chance to view original manuscript pages from the last four chapters of ATLANTA’S BOOK: THE LOST GONE WITH THE WIND MANUSCRIPT at the Atlanta History Center. The new exhibit, which runs through Sept. 5, is part of a series of activities celebrating the 75th anniversary of the publication of the international bestseller and also includes foreign and first edition copies, the desk Margaret Mitchell used while writing it and select images.

Tune back in on Monday for This Week in Retro Atlanta. If you know of a cool happening that you think we should include, send suggestions to ATLRetro@gmail.com.