5 things to do today July 17 2008

1) Columbinus, a play about school violence, opens at 7 Stages.

2) The Fading Captains and the Placemats Band perform at the Earl.

3) Food 101 hosts Summer Harvest Series: Peaches, a four-course dinner featuring the state fruit.

4) Embrace, part of the National Black Art Festival, opens at Mason Murer Fine Art.

5) Billie Letts signs his new book, Made in the USA, at Margaret Mitchell House and Museum.

(Photo by Jayne Jeter)