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FRIDAY, AUG. 8

• Summer Film Festival at the Fox 2008 by Coca-Cola. "Iron Man." 7:30 p.m. $7. Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-817-8700, www.foxtheatre.org.

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• ASO: Robert Spano and Garrick Ohlsson. Rimsky-Korsakov's "Scheherazade" and Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3. Garrick Ohlsson on piano. Robert Spano conducts. 8 p.m. $21-$59. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta. 404-733-5397, 404-249-6400, www.vzwamp.com.

• Funny Farm Comedy Club. Christopher Titus. Best known for his self-titled Fox TV series, Titus also had a special on Comedy Central called "The End of the World Tour." 8 and 10:30 p.m. $25. 608 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell. 770-817-4242, www.funnyfarmcomedyclub.com.

• Hippiefest. Featuring Jack Bruce of Cream, Eric Burdon & the Animals, the Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie, Melanie, Badfinger with Joey Molland and Jonathan Edwards. 8 p.m. $25-$76. Chastain Park Amphitheatre, 4469 Stella Drive N.W., Atlanta. 404-733-4800, 404-249-6400, www.classicchastain.com.

• Passion and Poetry. 8 p.m. $30. Center Stage Atlanta, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. 404-885-1365, www.centerstage-atlanta.com.

SATURDAY, AUG. 9

• Kiss 104.1 Flashback Festival 2008. Artists scheduled to appear include Cherrelle, Dennis Edwards and the Temptations Review, Lakeside, Brick and Klymaxx. 5 p.m. doors; 6 p.m. concert. $35-$55; $20 lawn. Lakewood Amphitheatre, 2002 Lakewood Way, Atlanta. 404-443-5090, 404-249-6400, kiss1041fm.com/event_guide/flashback2008.html.

• Sanjay Gupta. Chief medical correspondent for CNN discusses and signs his new nonfiction book, "Chasing Life." 2 p.m. Decatur Library, 215 Sycamore St., Decatur. 404-378-7166, www.georgiacenterforthebook.org.

• 35th Annual Atlanta Model Train and Railroad Artifact Show and Sale. Dealers offer model items in all gauges, plus rarities and collectibles from the real rail business. Also, four large working layouts and displays. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. $7; ages 11 and younger free. North Atlanta Trade Center, 1700 Jeurgens Court, Norcross. 770-279-9899, www.northatlantatradecenter.com.

• Imagine It Olympic Games: Opening Ceremony. Youngsters can get a taste of the real Olympics in Beijing with a torch relay, parade of nations and celebration of the 2008 Olympic mascots — the five Fuwa ("good-luck dolls"). Noon. Free with museum admission of $11; ages 1 and younger free. Imagine It Children's Museum, 275 Centennial Olympic Park Drive, Atlanta. 404-659-5437, www.imagineit-cma.org.

SUNDAY, AUG. 10

• "Damn Yankees." Opening weekend introduces fanatic Joe Boyd who makes a devil of a deal to become a young baseball sensation. The score includes "Heart," "Shoeless Joe From Hannibal, Mo." and "Whatever Lola Wants." Presented by Aurora Theatre. 2:30 p.m. $18-$25. Aurora Theatre, 128 Pike St., Lawrenceville. 678-226-6222, www.auroratheatre.com.

— Adrianne Murchison