What’s up in the Wiregrass

FRIDAY, SEPT. 12
THEATER
The Featured Players Theatre, 158 S. Foster St. in downtown Dothan, will be presenting the Samuel Beckett classic “Waiting For Godot” Fridays and Saturdays in September, beginning Friday, Sept. 12. Doors open at 6 p.m., show starts at 7 p.m. Admission is $12 for adults; $6 for children. For reservations, call 673-1243.

DANCE
The Southwest Georgia Regional Library presents “So You Think You Can Dance” at the Decatur County-Gilbert H. Gragg Library on Friday, Sept. 12, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Youth ages 11 to 17 will be able to play Dance Dance Revolution on a PlayStation 2. Call (229) 248.2665, ext. 114, for information.

THEATER
Opus Nostrum Theatre, 115 W. Church St. in Headland, will present “Cheating Cheaters” by John Patrick, beginning Friday, Sept. 12. The play, which surrounds two middle-aged sisters impersonating nuns to raise money to cover the costs of an art school, will be performed on Fridays and Saturdays through Sept. 27. A dinner will be catered by Bishop’s Home Style Cooking

The dinner and play costs $25. Seating is from 6:30 p.m.m to 6:45 p.m. For reservations, call 693-0846.

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SATURDAY, SEPT. 13
MUSIC
Live music at Herman’s Billiards, 110 E. Crawford St. in downtown Dothan, on Saturday, Sept. 13, featuring Avarice, A Tragic Victory, The Gametes and Happy Times. Admission is $8; music starts at 8 p.m.

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THURSDAY, SEPT. 18
ART & MUSIC
Art After Hours will be held on Thursday, Sept. 18, at the Wiregrass Museum of Art from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

The season finale of the series will include live music, hors d’oeuvres and a chilled glass of wine. Music will be provided by Wigatron, a Birmingham band that plays blues and funk. Cost is $5 per person and free for museum members.

MUSIC
Local bluegrass band Pure and Simple will play at the ninth annual Low Country Boil fundraiser for Landmark Park at the park’s Stokes Activity Barn on Thursday, Sept. 18, at 6 p.m. Tickets are $60 per person ($50 per person for park members). A limited amount of reserved tables of eight are also available, with the option of sitting under the tent or inside the barn. Tables are $450 ($400 for members).

Tickets must be purchased in advance and are available at the park. Dress is casual. For more information or to purchase tickets, call the park at 794-3452.

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FRIDAY, SEPT. 19
MUSIC
Dirty Dirty of Americus, Ga., and Burning like Me will perform on Friday, Sept. 19, at Herman’s Billiards, 110 E. Crawford St. in downtown Dothan. Admission is $8. Show starts at 8 p.m.

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SATURDAY, SEPT. 20
MUSIC
Live music at Herman’s Billiards, 110 E. Crawford St. in downtown Dothan, featuring Josh Carples, Krookedsmile and Lithic. Admission is $8; music starts at 8 p.m.

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FRIDAY, SEPT. 26
MUSIC
Live music at Herman’s Billiards, 110 E. Crawford St. in downtown Dothan, featuring No More Analog, For The Birds and Skyveiw. Admission is $8; music starts at 8 p.m.

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SATURDAY, SEPT. 27
MUSIC
Live music at Herman’s Billiards, 110 E. Crawford St. in downtown Dothan, featuring Like Moths To A Flame, The Omega and Avarice. Show starts at 3 p.m. and will be a fundraiser for the local chapter of the American Red Cross. Admission is $12; half off for children under age 12. For every $12 cover, $2 will be donated to Red Cross.

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THURSDAY, OCT. 2
ETC.
The Wiregrass Museum of Art will continue its series of public discussions called Blow Your Mind on Thursday, Oct. 2, at 6:30 p.m. with “Legendary Tombstones: Where the Dead Speak” by Alan Brown. The discussion will focus on 19th and 20th century Alabama. The event is free.

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TUESDAY, OCT. 14
THEATER
Southeast Alabama Community Theatre (SEACT) will perform “Cheatin,’” beginning Oct. 14 at the Cultural Arts Center in Dothan. A comedy set in west Texas, the production is a follow-up to “Daddy’s Dyin’ (Who’s Got the Will?).”

The show runs Oct. 14-18, 2008 and begins each night at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at the Cultural Arts Center at 909 S. St. Andrews St. in Dothan. For more information, visit http://www.seact.com or call 794-0400.