Generation

Arts, an annual celebration of cultural activities, begins tomorrow.

Many exhibits,

workshops, performances, special events and educational opportunities

will take place on stages throughout greater Atlanta during March, and

similar events are taking place in Chicago and Washington, D.C. The festival

coincides with National Arts in Education Month.

The celebration

kicks off during First Thursdays, a monthly downtown art gallery open

house conducted 5-8 p.m. For the special March 1 First Thursday, performing

arts activities also will be found at many of the galleries along the

walk. First Thursdays is a free event, galleries serve light refreshments,

and there is a free shuttle between the galleries and an area for free

parking as well. Call 404-577-0330 or e-mail [email protected].

New this year,

special venues will offer multiple arts and cultural activities on four

Saturdays. Locations were chosen to offer families outside the perimeter

Generation Arts events a little closer to home.

Southside Theatre

Guild in Fairburn will be the venue for March 10.

A stage combat

basics workshop will be offered for adolescents at 10:30 a.m. (12- to

14-year-olds) and 11:15 a.m. (15-17). The Three Musketeers and Zorro had

to know how to fight fair! Learn the art of safe stage combat from accredited

professionals from Atlanta Classical Theatre beginning with a discussion

of the discipline of stage violence. Next learn basic techniques along

with a brief choreographed unarmed fight. The workshop is free.

"It's

Mine, I Had It First," a performance for children in grades K-2,

will be offered at 11:30 a.m. The play is about making decisions and dealing

with the consequences. The play also addresses sharing, respect and the

meaning of the words "yes" and "no." It's presented

Two by Fours

and Hot Glue is a tour for people ages 12 and up at 1 p.m. If you have

ever wondered what a scrim was or a fly, now you can learn the jargon

used by the professionals while you experience firsthand what it's like

to build a stage set with the production staff of Southside Theatre Guild.

The tour is free.

Southern Stories

for the Family is appropriate for all ages and will be presented at 1:30

p.m. The performance will be presented by Southern Order of Storytellers

for free.

Makeup basics

for the stage is a tour and demonstration for people ages 12 and up at

2:30 p.m. Makeup is more than dress up it's imagination! Learn how to

transform an actor from a human being to a cat, or from young to old all

through the basic techniques of stage makeup. Presented by Southside Theatre

Guild, the workshop is free.

Offshoot productions

also will offer a class during Generation Arts. Sunday, March 11, the

company will offer creative dramatics: an acting workshop just for kids,"

for actors 6 to 8 years old from 1:30-3 p.m. The workshop, which will

be at the Peachtree City Library, will introduce young actors to the stage

through improvisation and theater games. The workshop is free but reservations

are required. Call 770-631-2362.

A ton of events

are being presented this month, too many to mention them all, but some

stellar deals include: kids night at Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Cinderella"

at the Fox Theatre, Tuesday, March 20 at 8 p.m. Eartha Kitt stars as the

Fairy Godmother while Jamie-Lynn Sigler takes on the role of Cinderella.

Sigler stars on The Sopranos as Meadow Soprano. One free youth admission

(17 and younger) with each adult ticket purchase, Reservations are required;

Opera Carnival at The Atlanta Opera Center Saturday, March 10 from 10

a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be games, tours and a performance of Mozart's

comic opera, "The Impressario," all offered for free; and "Hamlet"

at Shakespeare Tavern Thursday, March 15 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March

18 at 6:30 p.m., offered to theater goers in high school and up, reservations

are required.

For a more

complete schedule of events visit www.generationarts.org or by

fax on demand at 770-772-5572.

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