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Page 4C Barrow Journal Wednesday, September
21, 2011
Upcoming events for the region as of July 20. Do you have an event to share? Send the information to events@mainstreetnews.com or call 706-206-3055.
The Classic City Rollergirls take on the Atlanta Rollergirls’ Jukes
of Hazzard in the Fall Brawl event. The action takes place at 7 p.m.
Saturday at Athens Arena, 280 Commerce Blvd., Bogart.
FARMERS MARKETS
Athens Farmers Market. 8 a.m.-noon Saturdays at Bishop Park, 705
Sunset Drive, Athens; or 4-7 p.m. Tuesdays at Little Kings Shuffle
Club, 223 W. Hancock Ave., Athens. May-November. Cash, checks,
debit cards and food stamps accepted, www.athensfarmersmarket.net.
Commerce Farmers Market. 8 a.m.-sellout Saturdays through
October, downtown Commerce.
Downtown Gainesville Market On The Square. 2:30-6:30 p.m.
Fridays on the square in Gainesville. 678-943-4442 or
www.hallfarmers.org.
GHA Farmers Market. 1-5 p.m. Sundays, Gilliland's Heritage
Alpacas, 1587 Dee Kennedy Road, Ho-
schton. 706-949-2426 or 770-601-7376.
Hall County Farmers Market. 6 a.m.-sellout Tuesdays
and 7 a.m.-sellout Saturdays, East Crescent Drive, Gaines
ville. Cash and check only. 770-531-6988. May-October.
Main Street Farmers Market, Jefferson. 8 a.m. Saturdays-sell-
out through September on the Jefferson square. 706-367-5714.
Spout Springs Farmers Market, Flowery Branch. 4-7 p.m.
Thursdays through October at the Spout Springs Branch Library
on Spout Springs Road.
Statham Farmers Market. 8-11 a.m. Saturdays through Sept. 10.
1911 Railroad St., Statham. Cash only. 706-614-8411 or
cyndi@thelazybfarm.com.
Lawrenceville Farmers Market. 8 a.m.-noon Saturdays, 185 W.
Crogan St., Lawrenceville. Through Sept. 30. 678-226-2639.
Suwanee-Duluth Farmers Market. Through Oct. 12 (ex
cept Sept. 18). 8 a.m.-noon Saturdays and 4-7 p.m.
Tuesdays, Town Center Park, Suwanee.
ARTS
“Highlights from the Permanent
Collection.” Free tour of the Geor
gia Museum of Art, led by docents.
2-3 p.m. Sept. 21, Georgia Mu
seum of Art, 90 Carlton St., Ath
ens; www.georgiamuseum.org.
“Sometimes I Disappear.” Pro
vocative self portraits examining
the mystery of self. Free. Opens
Sept. 21; continues through Oct.
30. Brenau University’s Castel-
li Gallery, 500 Washington St.,
Gainesville. 770-534-6263.
The Mystique of the Automo
bile: A Festival of Cars, Art and
Fashion. An array of vintage cars,
plus a fashion show featuring
clothes contemporary to the auto
mobiles. Free. Noon-5 p.m. Sept.
24, Lyndon House Arts Center, 293
Hoyt St., Athens; 706-613-3626.
Upcoming
64th Annual Members Exhibi
tion. Members of the Quinlan
Visual Arts Center may submit
art between Oct. 3-7. Recep
tion 5:30-7 p.m. Oct. 13, Quin
lan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green
St., Gainesville; 770-536-2575
or www.quinlanartscenter.org.
Ongoing
“Word of Mouth.” A week
ly poetry reading. Free. 8 p.m.
Wednesdays, The Globe, 199
N. Lumpkin St., Athens.
“Thursday Things” at the Tan
nery Row Artist Colony. Free
sessions 11 a.m.-noon Thurs
days, where artists and other vol
unteers share their knowledge
and expertise. Tannery Row Art
ist Colony, 554 W. Main St., Bu
ford. 770-904-0572 or www.
tanneryrowartistcolony.com.
Drawing in the Galleries. Open to
anyone; bring your graphite or col
ored pencils. Free. 5-8 p.m. on the
first Thursday of the month, Geor
gia Museum of Art, 90 Carlton St.,
Athens, www.georgiamuseum.org.
Three shows of round works,
photography and ceram
ics at Athens Academy. Free.
Through Oct. 7. Athens Acad
emy, 1281 Spartan Lane,
Athens; 706-549-9225.
Southeastern Pastel Society’s
juried show. Free. Through Oct.
9, Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514
Green St. NE, Gainesville; 770-536-
2575 or www.quinlanartscenter.org.
Marshall Davis “Recent Works”
and Didi Dunphy “Cross Stitch.”
Through Oct. 15, Sandler Hud
son Gallery, 1009-A Marietta
St., Atlanta; www.sandlerhud-
son.com or 404-817-3300.
Sally Mann “Proud Flesh”
(and other works). Photogra
pher Sally Mann is widely consid
ered one of the most influential
artists in contemporary photog
raphy. Through Oct. 29 at Jack-
son Fine Art, 3115 E. Shadow-
lawn Ave., Atlanta; www.jackson-
fineart.com or 404-233-3739.
Artist Marketplace offering
goods for sale. 8 a.m. Sat
urdays through October, Han
cock Park, Dahlonega. Free.
www.dahlonegaarts.org.
“Prophecies Adrift: The Lunar
and Martian Missions by Kahn
and Selesnick.” Includes narra
tive photo-novellas and sculptural
installations. Free. Through Dec.
4. Brenau University's Sellars and
Presidents Galleries, 500 Washing
ton St., Gainesville. 770-534-6263.
Dian Fossey exhibit. A collec
tion of pieces celebrating the life
and work of primatologist Dian
Fossey. Free. Brenau Univer
sity’s Trustee Library, Brenau
University, Washington Street,
Gainesville. 770-534-6213.
“Toddler Thursdays” at the High
Museum of Art, where children
ages 2-4 can see the High Mu
seum’s collections and create
their own artwork. No registra
tion required. Free with admission;
admission $18; $15 seniors and
college students with ID; $11 chil
dren age 6-17; free for age 5 and
younger and membersll a.m.-3
p.m. each Thursday, Greene Fam
ily Education Center, High Museum
of Art, 1280 Peachtree St., Atlanta;
404-733-5000 or www.high.org.
FAMILY
“Airplane!.” $2. 8 p.m.
Sept. 22, University of Geor
gia’s Tate Student Center.
“Cool Runnings” movie in the
Park. Bring your lawn chairs and
blankets. Free. 7 p.m. Sept. 23,
Spencer Park on Little Street
in downtown Commerce.
Japanese Storytime. Learn
about Japanese culture through
literacy. Free. 5 p.m. Sept. 23,
Athens Clarke County Library,
2025 Baxter St., Athens.
“Kung Fu Panda 2.” $2. 3, 6 and
9 p.m. Sept. 23-25, University of
Georgia’s Tate Student Center.
Sautee Jamboree. Two-day mu
sic and arts festival. $46, $40
SNCA members. Sept. 23-24,
Sautee Nacoochee Commu
nity Association, 283 Ga. 255
N, Sautee. www.snca.org.
Hoschton Fall Festival. Featur
ing scarecrows, vendors and live
music. Sept. 23-25: Blues Broth
ers tribute band on Sept. 23, pa
rade and events starting at 9 a.m.
Sept. 24 and worship service
10:30 a.m. Sept. 25, with festival
noon-5 p.m., off White Street in Ho
schton . www.hoschtonfallfest.com.
Annual Insect-ival. Highlight of
insect-related festival is a butter
fly release. $5. 9:30 a.m.-12:30
p.m. Sept. 24, State Botani
cal Garden of Georgia, 2450 S.
Milledge Ave., Athens; www.uga.
edu/botgarden/gardenshop.html.
Upcoming
“Amelie.” $2. 8 p.m. Sept.
29, University of Geor
gia’s Tate Student Center.
“Bad Teacher.” $2. 3, 6 and 9 p.m.
Sept. 30 and Oct. 2, University of
Georgia’s Tate Student Center.
Maysville Autumn Leaf Fes
tival. Arts, crafts, food and mu
sic. Free. Sept. 30: Noon-10 p.m.
featuring a cake walk and street
dance; Oct. 1: parade at 9 a.m.,
cake walk at 10 a.m., festival 10
a.m.-10 p.m.; Oct. 2: daylong en
tertainment. Downtown Maysville.
Cyndi Taylor, 706-708-6408.
Lake Lanier Petfest. $5 per car,
per day. Featuring Dixie Dock
Dogs competition, 5K race and
pet contests for all ages and skill
levels. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Oct. 1-2,
Laurel Park, U.S. 129 N., Gaines
ville; www.lakelanierpetfest.com.
Jackson County MegaFest. Car
show, fly-in, chili cook-off, arts and
kids activities. $3 parking. 9 a.m.-5
p.m. Oct. 15, Gresham Motorsports
Park, 500 Lyle Field Road, Jeffer
son; www.jacksonmegafest.com.
Parenting Workshop: Love
Beyond Limits, Parenting as
a Spiritual Practice. Featur
ing mother and author Karen
Maezen Miller. $40 per person,
$70/couple. 1-4 p.m. Oct. 22, Uni
tarian Universalist Fellowship of
Athens, 780 Timothy Road, Ath
ens; acp-kmm.eventbrite.com.
Ongoing
Vietnam War exhibit. Through
Nov. 30. Northeast Georgia His
tory Center, 322 Academy St.,
Gainesville, www.negahc.org.
Storytimes for children ages 2-6.
10:10-11:10 a.m. Tuesdays, Har
old S. Swindle Public Library, 5466
U.S. 441, Nicholson. 706-757-3577.
Storytimes for children ages
1-4. Free. Join library staff for sto
ries, songs, puppets and finger-
plays at 10:30 a.m. every Tues
day and Thursday. Jefferson Pub
lic Library, 379 Old Pendergrass
Road, Jefferson; 706-367-8012.
Kidsercise. Rhythm and move
ment for kids 14 months to 4
years. 10:30-11:30 a.m. Wednes
days, Commerce Public Li
brary, 1344 S. Broad St., Com
merce. 706-335-5946.
Baby and Me. A lap-sit storytime
for infants 6 to 18 months. Free.
10:30 a.m. Fridays, Commerce
Public Library, 1344 S. Broad
St., Commerce. 706-335-5946.
Group hayrides at Victoria Bry
ant State Park. Bring the fam
ily or a church group for an old-
fashioned hayride. Hayrides are
every Friday through Nov. 25;
there is a minimum of 15 people
required for the ride and prereg
istration is required. $5 per per
son, $5 parking. Victoria Bry
ant State Park, 1105 Bryant Park
Road, Royston; 706-245-6270.
Storytime & Craft. Make a
craft inspired by the book, for
ages 2-5. $10. 10-11 a.m. Sat
urdays, Treehouse Kid and
Craft, 815 W. Broad St., Ath
ens; treehousekidandcraft.com.
Teen Night. $15. 8-11 p.m. every
first Saturday of the month, fea
turing rock climbing, pizza, mu
sic and more. Active Climbing,
665 Barber St., Athens. 706-354-
0038 or www.activeclimbing.com.
Reading with “Doggie Tales.”
Practice your reading with Smoky
the Pug and Pia the Afghan Hound.
Free. 10:30 a.m. every second Sat
urday of the month, Jefferson Pub
lic Library, 379 Old Pendergrass
Road, Jefferson; 706-367-8012.
Reading with the Dogs. Chil
dren can practice their reading
skills with trained therapy dogs.
Free. 11:30 a.m.-noon every sec
ond Saturday, Braselton Library,
132 Broadway Ave., Braselton.
Yoga & Craft. For ages 3-6.
$10. Sundays, Treehouse Kid
and Craft, 815 W. Broad St., Ath
ens; treehousekidandcraft.com.
MUSIC
10th annual John Jarrard and
Friends concert. 7 p.m. Sept. 23
featuring John Hopkins of the Zac
Brown Band ($20); “First Verse
Family Day” 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept.
24 featuring songwriters through
out the day and free kids activi
ties, with the Main Stage show
at 6 p.m. featuring Manuel Seal,
Steve Dorff, Jan Smith and Katie
Deal ($30). Brenau University lawn,
500 Washington St., Gainesville.
www.johnjarrardfoundation.com.
North Georgia Folk Festival. Fea
turing food, vendors and old-time
music. $10 adults, $5 students;
bluegrass and folk music perfor
mances starting at 11 a.m. Sept. 24
at Sandy Creek Park, Athens, www.
athensfolk.org or 706-613-3631.
106 West Open Mic. Acous
tic musicians, poets, comedians
share original work or public-do
main material. All ages welcome.
$5 (free for performers). 7:30
p.m. Sept. 24, 106 West Perform
ing Arts Venue, 106 West St.,
Winder. Call 770-868-1977 to
sign up to perform; sound check
at 6:30 p.m. www.106west.com
“What is Opera ... REALLY?”
Random audience participa
tion with some of the best op
era choruses ever written. $2.
7:30 p.m. Sept. 24, John S. Burd
Center for the Performing Arts
at Brenau University, Academy
Street, Gainesville. 770-538-4764.
Upcoming
Second Annual Georgia Blues-
fest. Featuring Jimmie Vaughn
and The Robert Cray Band. Live
music, food and camping. Oct.
1-2, Gresham Motorsports Park,
500 Lyle Field Road, Jefferson;
www.georgiabluesfest.com.
Athens PopFest. Featuring the
Dead Milkmen, Olivia Tremor Con
trol and Bob Mould. Oct. 11-15 at
various locations around downtown
Athens, www.athenspopfest.com.
Ongoing
The Stephen Van Band. $6.
7 p.m. Saturdays at the Ameri
can Legion Post 53, 456 Watson
Road, Winder. 770-586-5147
Live after 5 on the Madison Pa
tio at Hotel Indigo. Live music and
entertainment outside at the Athens
hotel. Free. 6-8 p.m. Thursdays,
Hotel Indigo, 500 College Ave., Ath
ens. Check website for schedule of
performers: www.indigoathens.com.
Music in the Park at Vogel State
Park. Listen to live music in the
Lake Trahlyta Pavillion, 8-9 p.m.
Saturdays through Sept. 24. Do
nations to the performers are wel
come and parking is $5. Vogel
State Park, 405 Vogel State Park
Road, Blairsville. 706-745-2628.
OUTDOORS
Hall County Master Garden
ers Fall Garden Expo. $2, chil
dren free. 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept.
23-24, Chicopee Woods Agri
cultural Center, 1855 Calvary
Church Road, Gainesville; 770-
535-8293; www.hcmgs.com.
National Public Lands Day.
Take part in volunteer projects
to improve public lands. 8 a.m.-
noon Sept. 24. Register at www.
rei.com for an event at Elachee
Nature Science Center, 2125
Elachee Drive, Gainesville; 770-
535-1976 orwww.elachee.org.
SKF Ride for Life. $20 per rid
er, $10 per passenger. 8 a.m.-3
p.m. Sept. 24; register at Wal-
mart, 3875 Mundy Mill Road,
Oakwood; 770-967-5314.
Upcoming
Dixie Dock Dogs. More than
100 dogs will compete in a diving
competition. Free for spectators.
Sept. 30-Oct. 2 during Lake La
nier Pet Fest at Laurel Park, 3100
Old Cleveland highway, Gaines
ville; www.dixiedockdogs.com.
Lake Lanier Pet Fest 5K. Ben
efit for the Hall County Ani
mal Shelter. $25. 8 a.m. Oct.
1, Laurel Park, Gainesville.
www.lakelanierpetfest.com.
Ongoing
Circle of Hikers. Nature hikes
and readings from nature-inspired
hikes and readings. Free. 8:30
a.m. Thursday, State Botani
cal Garden of Georgia, 2450 S.
Milledge Ave., Athens; www.uga.
edu/botgarden or 706-542-6156.
Triathlon Club. No experi
ence necessary. Meetings at 7
p.m. on the second Tuesdays,
Fit 2 Tri Store, 1292 Thompson
Bridge Road, Gainesville; 770-
712-9129 orfit2tri@gmail.com.
Chicken City Cyclists ride. 6
p.m. Wednesdays. Leaves from
the parking lot at Frances Mead
ows Aquatic and Community
Center, 1545 Community Way,
Gainesville; 770-534-7075 or un-
noldl@charter.net. (Arrive ear
ly; leaves promptly at 6 p.m.)
ETC.
Women in Business. Event
honoring women’s positive influ
ence in Jackson County. Free.
Noon Sept. 21, Jackson Coun
ty Farm Bureau, 2388 U.S. 129
N, Jefferson. Linda Fowler, lin-
da@jacksoncountyga.com.
Friends of the Braselton Li
brary Book Sale. Books will
be sold for $3.75 per box as
marked. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 21,
9 a.m.-7 p.m. Sept. 22, Brasel
ton Library; 770-965-3845.
Hot dog cookout. Hosted by the
Jackson County Historical Society.
Free. 6:30 p.m. Sept. 22, Pavilion
4, Hurricane Shoals Park, 416 Hur
ricane Shoals Road, Maysville.
Foreign Language Film Se
ries. Proceeds benefit the South
Hall Community Food Pantry. 7
p.m. Sept. 22-24, auditorium of
the Continuing Education build
ing at Gainesville State College,
3820 Mundy Mill Road, Oakwood.
“Climate Change in the South
east.” Symposium hosted by the
Georgia Climate Change Coali
tion. Free. 5-8:30 p.m. Sept. 23,
UGA Ecology Building, Univer
sity of Georgia campus, Athens;
www.georgiaclimatecoalition.org.
Dixie Film Festival. Featuring
animation, documentaries and
an international competition. $10;
$8 students. Sept. 23-25, Morton
Theatre, 195 W. Washington St.,
Athens; www.dixiefilmfest.com.
Classic City Rollergirls’ Fall
Brawl. $12 adults, $5 for kids
6-10, 5 and younger free. 7 p.m.
Sept. 24, Athens Arena, 280 Com
merce Bvd., Bogart; www.clas-
siccityrollergirls.com or www.
brownpapertickets.com.
Taste of Gainesville. $25 ad
vance, $30 day of event. Food from
local restaurants, plus live music.
6-9 p.m. Sept. 24, Lake Lanier
Rowing Club, 3105 Clarks Bridge
Road, Gainesville; 770-287-0077.
Second Annual Hop Harvest Fes
tival. Featuring 12 casks of ale,
each dry hopped with a different
variety of hops, guest speakers,
food and the harvesting of Terra
pin’s hop gardens. $10. 4:30-8:30
p.m. Sept. 24, Terrapin Beer Com
pany, 265 Newton Bridge Road,
Athens; www.terrapinbeer.com.
Square dancing lessons.
Free. 7 p.m. Sept. 27, First Unit
ed Methodist Church of Com
merce. Starting Oct. 4, lessons
are $5 per person; family pric
ing available. 706-336-8700.
Upcoming
Fall Festival. Free. 10 a.m.-
4 p.m. Oct. 1, 5500 Main St.,
Flowery Branch; 678-316-
0465 or www.troop228.info.
Jack McDevitt. National best
selling author presents “How to
Get Your Work Rejected.” $25
(pre-registration required). Peach
State Bank, 325 Washington St.,
Gainesville; 770-519-7279.
Mimosas for Mutts. Cham
pagne brunch and fashion show
to benefit the Humane Soci
ety of Jackson County. $25. 10
a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 8, Chateau
Elan Pavilion, Braselton. Rox
anne Rose, roxanne@hsjc.com.
Athens Craft Beer Festival.
A celebration of microbrews.
Oct. 8-9, Hotel Indigo, 500 Col
lege Ave., Athens; www.ath-
enscraftbeerfestival.com.
Lunch & Learn. Featuring Doc
Johnson's Traveling Miracle Medi
cine Show. $6 (includes soup
and salad). 11:30 a.m. Oct.,
12, Community Room, Brasel
ton Police and Municipal Com
plex, Braselton; 706-654-4822.
Ongoing
Shakers Car Club Show. 5-9
p.m. every fourth Saturday, in the
parking lot across from Spencer
Park, Little Street, Commerce.
Low Dough Comedy Show:
Thursday evenings featur
ing local and national com
ics. Buford Variety Theater,
170 W. Main St., Buford; www.
bufordvarietytheater.com.
Braselton Library Yarners.
Friends of the Library-sponsored
knitting group. Free. Noon-2 p.m.
Tuesdays, New Liberty UMC, 26
Charlie Smith Road, Braselton.
Mindfulness Practice Group.
Free. 5:30 p.m. on the second Fri
day of each month, Athens Re
gional Medical Center’s Mind
Body Institute, Prince Avenue, Ath
ens; mbiprograms@armc.org.
Banks County Sew What! quil-
ters club. Free. 1-2 p.m. Tues
days, Banks County Library, 226
Ga. 51 S., Homer. 706-677-3164.
East Georgia Genealogy Soci
ety Meeting. 7 p.m. on the sec
ond Tuesday of each month at the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints, 36 Sims Road, Wind
er; www.rootsweb.com/~gaeggs
or www.eastgagenealogy.com.
THEATER
“The 39 Steps.” Four actors por
tray 39 characters in a shot-for-
shot remake of Alfred Hitchcock's
1939 thriller. $12 students, $15. 8
p.m. Sept. 22, University of Geor
gia Cellar Theatre, Lumpkin and
Baldwin Streets, next to the Miller
Learning Center, Athens; www.
drama.uga.edu/events/boxoffice.
“The Diary of Anne Frank.” $13
adults, $8 children and students.
7:30 p.m. Sept. 22-24, Haber
sham Community Theater, 1370
Washington St., Clarkesville.
Upcoming
Little Blossoms Acting Class.
10-week class for children ag
es 4-8. $80. Starts Sept. 27,
Fifth Row Center, 5509 Main St.,
Flowery Branch; 678-357-7359
or www.fifthrowcenter.com.
“James and the Giant Peach”:
A Gainesville Theatre Alliance
WonderQuest performance for
children and families. Sept. 30-
Oct. 7, Pearce Hall, Brenau Univer
sity, 500 Washington St., Gaines
ville. $7-$12. www.gainesvillethe-
atrealliance.org or 678-717-3624.
