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JUNE 2

Discover "Art Monday" at Apache Cafe. Sit at an art station and find your inner Picasso while you sip a martini or nibble dessert, or simply sketch the figure study models. Drawing sessions from 7:30-11 p.m. every Monday until July 28. $3 at the door. Apache Cafe, 64 3rd St NW, Atlanta, GA 30308. For more information, call 404-876-5436.

Rich Addicks/AJC (ENLARGE)
Apache Cafe's 'Art Monday' gives budding artists the chance to sketch figure study models.
Jacob Cohl (ENLARGE)
Keith Richard and director Martin Scorsese can be seen in the Rolling Stones' concert documentary 'Shine a Light' on June 5 at the Fox Theatre.
Ben Gray/AJC (ENLARGE)
The Virginia-Highland Summerfest features work and exhibits from more than 220 artists from around the Southeast working in glass and other media.
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— Kirsten Tagami

JUNE 3

Grab a lunch to go and eat in Centennial Olympic Park while you listen to R&B performer Justin during "Music at Noon." It's just one of the free concerts offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout the summer. Noon to 1 p.m. Centennial Olympic Park, 265 Park Ave. West NW in downtown Atlanta. More information: www.centennialpark.com or call 404-222-7275.

— Kirsten Tagami

JUNE 4

Take the mic at the Shrine of the Black Madonna bookstore for "Wordlife Wednesdays," a showcase of poetry, storytelling and spoken word. Performers can sign up from 7-8 p.m. and be admitted for free. The event is hosted by poet Plain Brown and includes live music. Check it out every first Wednesday of the month. $5 general admission. The bookstore is located at 946 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd. S.W., West End. 404-622-5588, www.shrinebookstore.com.

––Adrianne M. Murchison

JUNE 5

With more than 4,600 seats and a big, big, big movie screen, the Fox Theatre is a special place to view films. Arrive before 7:30 p.m. for the Rolling Stones concert documentary "Shine a Light," the kick-off feature for this year's Coca-Cola Summer Film Series. The event includes a special performance by keyboardist Chuck Leavell. As series tradition insists, Larry Douglas Embury will play a concert on the "Mighty Mo" Möller organ and there'll be a sing-a-long and classic cartoon. $7. 660 Peachtree St. N.E. www.foxtheatre.org.

— Bob Longino

JUNE 6

Browse the booths at the Virginia-Highland Summerfest, which has one of the city's best artists' markets. The juried market features work and exhibits from more than 220 artists from around the Southeast working in glass, jewelry, painting, photography, clay and other media. Summerfest takes place along tree-lined Virginia Avenue in the heart of Virginia-Highland. 2-8 p.m. Also, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. www.vahi.org/summerfest.html or call 404-898-8986.

— Kirsten Tagami

JUNE 7

Indie Craft Experience isn't just an art festival, or a collection of glittered-popsicle-stick-gluers peddling their wares. The seventh Indie Craft Experience draws local and national crafters of the indie, ironic, alternative, handmade, do-it-yourself, do-it-pretty, do-it-funny variety. It's an experience, too, featuring workshops and live music. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Centennial Olympic Park, 265 Centennial Olympic Park Drive N.W., Atlanta. www.ice-atlanta.com.

— Jamie Gumbrecht

JUNE 8

Cool off with Fernbank Museum's new exhibit, "Ends of the Earth: From Polar Bears to Penguins." Follow with the museum's latest IMAX offering, a big-screen tour of the mysterious, icy expanse that is "Antarctica." Noon-5 p.m. today and through Jan. 2, 2009. Museum admission ranges from $13-$15 (free for members). IMAX movie $11 -$13 ($8 members.) www.fernbank.edu or call 404-929-6300.

— Kirsten Tagami