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Upcoming events for the region as of Oct. 26. Do you have an event to share? Send the information to events@mainstreetnews.com or call 706-206-3055.
Nationally known alt-rock band Band of Horses will perform a
“secret” show at the 40 Watt Club on Thursday evening.
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 Oct. 29, downtown
Commerce.
Downtown Gainesville Market On The Square. 2:30-6:30 p.m.
Friday on the square in Gainesville, through Nov. 11. 678-943-4442 or
www.hallfarmers.org.
GHA Farmers Market. 1-5 p.m. Sundays year round, Gilliland’s
Heritage Alpacas, 1587 Dee Kennedy Road, Hoschton. 706-949-2426
or 770-601-7376.
Hall County Farmers Market. 6 a.m.-sellout Tuesdays and 7 a.m.-
sellout Saturdays through Nov. 16, East Crescent Drive, Gaines
ville. Cash and check only. 770-531-6988. May-October.
Spout Springs Farmers Market, Flowery Branch. 4-7 p.m.
Thursdays through Nov. 10 at the Spout Springs Branch Library
on Spout Springs Road.
ARTS
Opening reception featuring
Halloween-themed art. Includes
14 area artists. Free. 7-10 p.m.
Oct. 28, Flicker Theatre and Bar,
263 W. Washington St., Athens;
www.flickertheatreandbar.com.
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.
“The Eye of the Beholder” fea
turing works by Phillip Mors-
berger, painter, and Anita Huff-
ington, sculptor. Through Oct. 30
at Steffen Thomas Museum of Art,
4200 Bethany Road, Buckhead.
Paintings by Rebecca Stuckey.
Free. Pieces on display through
Oct. 31 at Inman Perk, 102 Wash
ington St. NW, Gainesville.
Artist Marketplace offering
goods for sale. 8 a.m. Sat
urdays through October, Han
cock Park, Dahlonega. Free.
www.dahlonegaarts.org.
Ongoing
64th Annual Members Exhibi
tion. Juried event featuring works
by artists who are members of the
Quinlan Visual Arts Center. Free.
Through Dec. 4, Quinlan Visual Arts
Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gaines
ville; www.quinlanartscenter.org.
“Word of Mouth.” A weekly po
etry reading. Free. 8 p.m. on the
first Wednesday of the month, 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.
Thursday Night Sketch Club.
Bring your own supplies; model
provided. $5 per session. 7-8:30
p.m. Thursdays, Quinlan Vi
sual Arts Center, 514 Green St.
NE, Gainesville; www.quinla-
nartscenter.org or 770-536-2575.
“Mystery Selections.” A show
case of art by six local artists, se
lected from the "Mystery Trien
nial” exhibition. Donation admis
sion. Through Nov. 6, ATHICA:
Athens Institute for Contemporary
Art, 160 Tracy St., Athens; 706-
208-1613 or www.athica.org.
“Hot Metal and Cool Paper: The
Black Art of Making Books” and
“American Letterpress: The Art
of Hatch Show Print.” A dona
tion of $2 is suggested. Through
Nov. 6: noon-5 p.m. Wednesday,
Friday and Saturday, noon-9 p.m.
Thursday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday,
Georgia Museum of Art, 90 Car
lton St., Athens; 706-542-4662.
“In the Company of Wolves:
Works on the Wall by Tattoo Art
ists.” Featuring works by 12 tat
too artists. Through Nov. 12, Trace
Gallery, 160 Tracy St., Athens;
www.tracegalleryathens.com.
“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.
Photography by Commerce
photographer Trent Sellers. 14
black-and-white images, includ
ing “Ghost Bride,” selected for
the Lyndon House’s annual jur
ied exhibition. Barnes & Noble,
3650 Atlanta Highway, Athens.
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.
FAMILY
Family Halloween Dance Party.
Show off the costumes before the
Wild Rumpus Parade. Free. 6:30-
8:30 p.m. Oct. 28, Whole: Mind.
Body. Art., 127 N. Jackson St.,
Athens; wholemindbodyart.com.
Ghost Walk 2011. 6 p.m. Oct.
28-29. Hear legends and ghost
stories told over a five-block
area near Brenau and down
town Gainesville. $10. North
east Georgia History Center, 322
Academy St, Gainesville; 770-
297-5900 or www.negahc.org.
Wild Rumpus Parade. Join the
parade of costumed characters
through downtown Athens. Free.
9 p.m. at Clayton Street and Pu
laski Street, downtown Athens.
Elachee’s Family Fall Festi
val. Live animal program, games,
crafts and hikes. $5 adults, $3
children 2-12. 2-5 p.m. Oct. 29,
Elachee Nature Science Cen
ter, 2125 Elachee Drive, Gaines
ville; www.elachee.org.
Trick or Treat on the Trail.
Trick-or-treating, petting zoo, in
flatable toys and food. Free;
canned food donations encour
aged. 5-7 p.m Oct. 29, rock
Creek Park, Gainesville.
Spooky Storytime with Jack
ie Eisner. Free. 3 p.m. Oct.
29, Avid Bookshop, 493 Prince
Ave., Athens; 706-352-2060.
Family Fun Festival. Featur
ing a hayride, games and gos
pel music. Free. 4-8 p.m.
Oct. 29. Christian Life Cen
ter, 8383 Ga. 53, Braselton.
First Baptist Church of Winder
Fall Festival. Hay rides, inflata-
bles, trunk-or-treat and games.
Free. 5-7 p.m. Oct. 30, First Bap
tist Church of Winder, 625 Jef
ferson Highway, Winder.
Halloween Walk. A “haunted”
walk featuring tales of Jefferson’s
past. Oct. 31, downtown Jefferson;
www.mainstreetjefferson.com.
Pumpkin Patch, hayrides and
fall family activities. 9 a.m.-6
p.m. daily, Kinsey Family Farm,
7170 Jot-em down Road, Gaines
ville; www.kinseyfamilyfarm.com.
Upcoming
Jefferson Holiday Market. More
than 70 local artisans selling holi
day gift items and other artworks.
Nov. 4-6, Jefferson Civic Cen
ter, 65 Kissam St., Jefferson;
www.mainstreetjefferson.com.
Ongoing
Vietnam War exhibit. Through
Nov. 30. Northeast Georgia His
tory Center, 322 Academy St.,
Gainesville, www.negahc.org.
Living in Space exhibit. A trav
eling exhibit inspired by the In
ternational Space Station.
Through Dec. 31, Gwinnett En
vironmental & Heritage Center,
2020 Clean Water Drive, Bu
ford; www.gwinnettehc.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.
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
Cedar Shoals High School fall
band concert. Free. 6:30 p.m.
Oct. 27, Larry McLure Auditorium,
Cedar Shoals High School, 1300
Cedar Shoals Drive, Athens.
Band of Horses. Nationally known
alt/rock band. $28. 8 p.m. Oct. 27,
40 Watt Club, 285 W. Washing
ton St., Athens; www.40watt.com.
James Husband. Solo project from
a member of Of Montreal. With Ki-
shi Bashi and Wes Swing. $5. 8:30
p.m. Oct. 27, Flicker Theatre and
Bar, 263 W. Washington St., Ath
ens; www.flickertheatreandbar.com.
Madsen. Germany's most popu
lar indie rock band tour’s the
country’s colleges. Free, but
you must register by sending an
email to languageintern@newy-
ork.goethe.org and include the
name of your school and the
number of people attending. 7
p.m. Oct. 27, The Melting Point,
295 E. Dougherty St., Athens;
www.metlingpotinathens.com.
Of Montreal Halloween Party.
Featuring the B-53's (B-52’s cover
band). $13 (advance). 9 p.m. Oct.
29, 40 Watt, 285 W. Washington
St., Athens; www.40watt.com.
106 West Halloween Open Mic.
Featuring original or public do
main acoustic music, songs, po
ems and theatrical acts by local
artists. Halloween-themed pieces
are encouraged. $5, $20 per fam
ily; performers admitted free; free
drinks for those in costume. 7:30
p.m. Oct. 29, 106 West, 106 W.
Athens St., Winder; 770-868-1977
or beckytollerson@106west.com.
Wild Rumpus Halloween III.
Featuring live music by Beats
Antique, Kite to the Moon, Pack
way Handle Band and Showtime.
$12. 8 p.m. Oct. 29, Georgia The
atre, 215 N. Lumpkin Ave., Ath
ens; www.georgiatheatre.com.
Halloween 1977. Featuring trib
utes to The Ramones, The Stoog
es, X and Suicide. 1977 costumes
are encouraged. 9 p.m. Oct. 31,
40 Watt, 285 W. Washington
St., Athens; www.40watt.com.
Upcoming
Hemlock Festival. Three-day mu
sic event benefiting the effort to
save hemlock trees. Music by Col.
Bruce Hampton, Saint Francis and
the Lefty Williams Band. $10-$25.
Nov. 4-6, 396 Starbridge Road,
Murrayville; www.hemlockfest.org.
Believers Concert Band. A
50-piece community band. Free. 3
p.m. Nov. 6, Gainesvile First United
Methodist Church, 2780 Thomp
son Bridge Road, Gainesville.
Ongoing
The Stephen Van Band. $6. 7
p.m. Saturdays, American Le
gion Post 53, 456 Watson
Road, Winder. 770-586-5147
OUTDOORS
GCC 5K. 5K and 1-mile rac
es. $25. 11:30 a.m. Oct. 29,
Lakeview Academy, 796 Lakev-
iew Drive, Gainesville; www.
gainesvillecarepartners.org.
Zoo Open Classroom. Free. 1-4
p.m. Oct. 30, Memorial Park, 293
Gran Ellen Drive, Athens; 706-613-
3616.
Goblin Fun Run and Jack-o-Lan-
tern Jog. Four-mile run along the
Athens Greenway and a 1-mile fun
run, benefiting Sandy creek Nature
Center. $20, or $12 without a T-
shirt. 2 p.m. Oct. 30, Sandy Creek
Nature Center, 205 Old Commerce
Road, Athens; 706-613-3615.
Upcoming
“Bringin’ Home The Bacon” 5K
run. $20 preregistration through
Oct. 28, $25 late registration
through race day. Registration at
7 a.m. and race at 9 a.m. Nov.
5. 770-561-1051. TLC5K.blog-
spot.com or www.active.com.
Free to Breathe Athens 5K
Run/Walk. $15 online, $18 by
mail, $20 on day of race. 8 a.m.
Nov. 12, Sandy Creek Park, 400
Bob Holman Road, Athens; par-
ticipate.freetobreathe.org.
Lanier Under the Lights 5K. Run
through Lake Lanier Island’s Magi
cal Nights of Lights. $30. 5:30 p.m.
Nov. 12, Lake Lanier Islands, 7000
Lanier Islands Parkway, Buford;
www.lanierunderthelights5k.com.
Ongoing
Circle of Hikers. Nature hikes
and readings from nature-inspired
hikes and readings. Free. 8:30
a.m. Thursdays, State Botani
cal Garden of Georgia, 2450 S.
Milledge Ave., Athens; www.uga.
edu/botgarden or 706-542-6156.
Tai Chi. Free outdoor class spon
sored by Athens Regional Medical
Center’s Mind Body Institute. 9:30-
10:30 a.m. Saturdays in the park on
Talmadge Drive, Athens. 706-475-
7329 or mbiprograms@armc.org.
State Botanical Garden of Geor
gia’s 313 acres of trails, themed
gardens and a conservatory.
Special events take place year
round and parking is free, with do
nations accepted for entry. Grounds
are open daily 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Oc-
tober-March, and 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
April-September, except Univer
sity of Georgia holidays. State Bo
tanical Garden of Georgia, 2450
S. Milledge Ave., Athens; 706-542-
1244; www.uga.edu/botgarden.
Birchmore Trail, a mile-long
trail at Athens’ Memorial Park
through an urban forest. Main
feature is the Great Wall of Ath
ens, built single-handedly by Ath
ens resident Fred Birchmore while
he was in his 70s (he bicycled
around the world in the 1930s and
his bicycle is in the Smithsonian
Institution in Washington, D.C.)
Free. Memorial Park, 293 Gran El
len Drive, Athens; 706-613-3616.
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.
“Living on your Own.” Learn how
to live out of mom and dad’s house
with Money Matters coordinator Ali
son Spiers. Free. 7 p.m. Oct. 27,
Athens-Clarke County Library, 2025
Baxter St., Athens; 706-613-3667.
Clarke County Democratic Meet
ing. Free. 6 p.m. Oct. 27, grand
jury room of the Clarke Coun
ty courthouse; 706-202-7515.
Halloween Carnival. Take a haunt
ed trick-or-treat through Bear Hol
low Zoo or visit the carnival for
games and other activities. $4.
5-8 p.m.. Oct. 27, Memorial Park,
293 Gran Ellen Drive, Athens.
Free IT Athens meeting. Cel
ebrating its sixth year; anyone in
terested in computer recycling
and closing the digital divide
should attend. Free. 7 p.m. Oct.
28, Athens Institute for Contem
porary Art, 160 Tracy St., Ath
ens; www.freeitathens.org.
Howl-O-Ween Pet Cos
tume Contest. $5. 10 a.m.-
noon Oct. 29, Laurel Park,
3100 Old Cleveland Highway,
Gainesville; 770-535-8280.
Black Pot Cookin’. See cook
ing the way it used to be, featur
ing chicken and dumplings, beans,
collards, sweet potatoes and a va
riety of fruit cobblers. $5 children,
$10 adults and includes entry into
the farm. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 29,
Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm,
2355 Ethridge Heritage Road, Jef
ferson; shieldsethridgefarminc.com.
Book signing by Hugh Acheson.
Award-winning chef and recent
competitor on “Top Chef Masters”
will sign copies of his book, “A New
Turn in the South: Southern Flavors
Reinvented for your Kitchen.” Free.
4-6 p.m. Oct. 30, Barnes & Noble,
3650 Atlanta Highway, Athens.
Ballroom dancing. Includes les
sons in tango, swing, salsa, rum
ba and waltzing; no experience
necessary. $3. 6 p.m. (begin
ner), 7 p.m. (intermediate) and
8 p.m. (open dance), Memorial
Hall at the University of Georgia,
101 Sanford Drive, Athens; www.
sites.google.com/site/bdcuga2.
David Sedaris. Best-selling au
thor will read from his new book,
“Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk.” $25-
$45. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 31, Clas
sic Center, 300 Thomas St., Ath
ens; www.classiccenter.com.
Upcoming
Chamber Business & Break
fast. Topic: Eggs & Issues. $5
for Chamber of Commerce mem
bers, $10 nonmembers. 7:30
a.m. Nov. 2, Jackson EMC Au
ditorium, 850 Commerce Road,
Jefferson; 706-387-0300 or in-
fo@jacksoncountyga.com.
Seventh Annual Chili Cook
off. Includes car show, raffles
and more. $20 car registration;
free to attend. 9:30 a.m. Nov.
5, Main St., Lula. 678-316-6003
or busterautry@bellsouth.net.
Gainesville State College and
The Arts Council’s annual In
dependent Film Festival. $15
adults, $13 students and seniors.
“Ahead of Time” (Nov. 10), “Bar
bershop Park” (Feb. 9), “A Gift for
the Village” (March 23) and “You
Don’t Know What I’ve Got” (April
12). All films start at 7:30 p.m.,
and include a meet-the-filmmak-
er reception. Films are shown
alternately at The Arts Coun
cil’s Smithgall Arts Center and
Gainesville State College, www.
theartscouncil.net or 770-534-2787.
Rock Hill Church Second An
nual Car Show. $15 car regis
tration; free to attend. 10 a.m.-
noon Nov. 12, Rock Hill Church,
4115 Price Road, Gaines
ville; pmekre@bellsouth.net.
Holiday Harvest. Featuring
all homemade, handcrafted or
homegrown items by local resi
dents. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 12,
Statham Community Center,
336 Jefferson St., Statham.
THEATER
Magic show. “Monsters, Magic
and Music,” featuring magicians
and live music by Don Cham
bers + GOAT and Old Smokey.
$7-$9. 10 p.m. Oct. 28, Caledonia
Lounge, 256 W. Clayton St., Ath
ens; www.caledonialounge.com.
Eggs and Jam Talent Com
petition. For youths ages 9-18.
$10. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 29, Mor
ton Theatre, 195 W. Washing
ton St., Athens; 404-645-4748.
Ongoing
Tuesday Night (Mystery) Club.
Murder mystery. 6 p.m. second
Tuesday of each month, St. Thom
as Anglican Church, 1636 Mud
Creek Road, Alto; 706-754-8165.
Theater classes. Fifth Row Cen
ter is registering for theater classes
from ages 6 months (baby sign
language) to auditioning and act
ing classes. $5-$20. Fifth Row
Center, 5509 Main St., Flowery
Branch; www.fifthrowcenter.com.