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The Times, Gainesville, Georgia
Thursday, December 20, 2018
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The Andrew’s
Dueling Pianos
Show
When: 8:30-11:30 p.m.
Dec. 20
Where: 37 Main Rock
Cafe, 212 Spring St. SE,
Gainesville
How much: Free
More info: 678-696-8829,
Customer_Care@37main.
com
New Year’s Eve
Square Dance
When: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 31
Where: First Presbyterian
Church gym, 800 S. Enota
Drive, Gainesville
How much: $15-$20
More info: 678-956-0287,
mcclureac@charter.net
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Elachee Science Night at Recess
What: Environmental education and discussion
When: 6:30-8 p.m. Jan. 8
Where: Recess Southern Gastro-Pub, 118 Bradford St. NE, Gainesville
More info: 770-535-1976, elachee@elachee.org
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‘Cats’
What: Presented by ALICATS Dance and More
When: 1-2:30 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Jan. 12
Where: Riverside Military Academy, Carlos and Sandra Cervantes
Theater for the Arts, 2001 Riverside Drive, Gainesville
How much: $15.50-$20
More info: 678-989-0333, alicatsdancenews@yahoo.com
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The Andrew's Dueling Pianos Show. 8:30-
11:30 p.m. Dec. 20. 37 Main Rock Cafe,
212 Spring St. SE, Gainesville. 678-696-
8829, Customer_Care@37main.com. Free.
Holiday Craft Day. 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Dec. 20. Hall County Library System,
Murrayville Branch, 4796 Thompson
Bridge Road, Gainesville. 770-532-3311,
ext. 171, bhood@hallcountylibrary.org.
Free.
Murrayville Library Crafty Stitchers Quilting
Guild. 5:30-8 p.m. Dec. 20. Hall County
Library System, Murrayville Branch, 4796
Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville.
770-532-3311, ext. 171, bhood@
hallcountylibrary.org. Free.
Set Free Shoe Drive. 9a.m. Dec. 20.123
Green St., Gainesville. 619-886-9344,678-
598-7224, artgallegos28@hotmail.com.
Free.
Wrong Way. A Sublime tribute. 9:30-11:30
p.m. Dec. 21.37 Main Rock Cafe, 212
Spring St., Gainesville. 678-696-8820,
Customer_Care@37main.com.
The Pak. Today's dance and pop. 9:30-
11:30 p.m. Dec. 28. 37 Main Rock Cafe,
212 Spring St., Gainesville. 678-696-8829,
Customer_Care@37main.com.
New Year's Eve Square Dance. 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 31. First Presbyterian Church gym,
800 S. Enota Drive, Gainesville. 678-956-
0287, mcclureac@charter.net. $15-20.
Helen First Day Hike. 10-11 a.m. Jan.
1. Hardman Farm Historic Site, 143 Ga.
17, Sautee Nacoochee. 706-878-1077,
scarlett.fuller@dnr.ga.gov. Free.
Knit One, Crochet Too! 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Jan 5. Hall County Library System,
Gainesville Branch, 127 Main St. NW,
Gainesville. 770-532-3311, ext. 114,
gkoecher@hallcountylibrary.org. Free.
Pickup Line. Today's country hits. 9:30-
11:30 p.m. Jan. 5. 37 Main Rock Cafe, 212
Spring St., Gainesville. 678-696-8829,
Customer_Care@37main.com.
Coloring Week for Adults: Time for Tea. 10
a.m. to 8 p.m. Jan. 7 and 10.10 a.m. to 6
p.m. Jan. 8-9.10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 11-12.
Hall County Library System, Gainesville
Branch, 127 Main St. NW, Gainesville.
770-532-3311, ext. 114, gkoecher@
hallcountylibrary.org. Free.
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. 4-5
p.m. Jan. 7, Jan. 14, Feb. 4, Feb. 11 and
Feb. 25. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514
Green St. NE, Gainesville. 770-536-2575,
musesroost@gmail.com. $150-175.
Elachee Science Nights at Recess.
Environmental education and discussion.
6:30-8 p.m. Jan. 8, Feb. 12, March 12 and
April 9. Recess Southern Gastro-Pub, 118
Bradford St. NE, Gainesville. 770-535-
1976, elachee@elachee.org. Free.
Boogilicious. Funk, disco and dance.
9:30-11:30 p.m. Jan. 11.37 Main Rock
Cafe, 212 Spring St., Gainesville. 678-696-
8829, Customer_Care@37main.com.
“Cats.” Presented by ALICATS. 1-2:30
p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Jan. 12. Riverside
Military Academy, Carlos and Sandra
Cervantes Theater for the Arts, 2001
Riverside Drive, Gainesville. 678-989-
0333, alicatsdancenews@yahoo.com.
$15.50-20.
Madame Vega. From reggae to alternative
rock. 9-11:30 p.m. Jan. 12. 37 Main Rock
Cafe, 212 Spring St., Gainesville. 678-696-
8829, Customer_Care@37main.com.
Stars Over Elachee. Guided tour of the
night sky. 5:45-7:45 p.m. Jan. 12, 6-8
p.m. Feb. 9, 6:30-8:30 p.m. March 9 and
8:15-10:15 p.m. May 11. Elachee Nature
Science Center, 2125 Elachee Drive,
Gainesville. 770-535-1976, elachee@
elachee.org. $5-10.
Valentine's Card Workshop. 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. Jan. 12. Hall County Library System,
Gainesville Branch, 127 Main St. NW,
Gainesville. 770-532-3311, ext. 114,
gkoecher@hallcountylibrary.org. Free.
Rivers, Rock and Reflections with Judy
Bynum George. 5-7 p.m. Jan. 15, Jan. 22
and Jan. 29. Quinlan Visual Arts Center,
514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. 770-536-
2575, paula.lindner@quinlanartscenter.org.
$50-145.
Toddler Tuesdays. Story time and
interactive art activities. 11 a.m. to noon.
Jan. 15, Feb. 12, March 12, April 16 and
May 16. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514
Green St. NE, Gainesville. 770-536-2575,
info@qvac.org. $5.
Studio Workshop in Oils or Pastels. 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Jan. 17. Quinlan Visual Arts
Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. 770-
536-2575, paula@qvac.org. $350.
Stealing 3rd. Alternative, southern and
grunge rock. 9-11:30 p.m. Jan. 19.37 Main
Rock Cafe, 212 Spring St., Gainesville.
678-696-8829, Customer_Care@37main.
com.
Play in the Clay Mondays with Mary Hull.
4:30-6 p.m. Jan. 21, Feb. 18, March 4, April
15 and May 6. Quinlan Visual Arts Center,
514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. 770-536-
2575, info@qvac.org. $25-30.
Departure. The ultimate Journey tribute.
9-11:30 p.m. Jan. 25.37 Main Rock Cafe,
212 Spring St., Gainesville. 678-696-8829,
Customer_Care@37main.com.
4-H Chili Bowl. 2-5 p.m. Jan. 26. East
Hall Community Center, 3911 P Davidson
Road, Gainesville. 770-535-8291, jspage@
uga.edu. $5.
Sweaty Litanies. Presented by Zoetic
Dance. 5:30-7 p.m. Jan. 29. Brenau
University Galleries, Sellars Gallery, 500
Washington St. SE, Gainesville. 770-534-
6263, alauricella@brenau.edu. Free.
Alcohol Ink and Acrylic Pouring Classes
with Joan Darflinger. 9-11:30 a.m. Jan. 30,
Feb. 20, March 20, April 17 and May 15.
Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St.
NE, Gainesville. 770-536-2575, info@qvac.
org. $50-75.
Aunt Betty. ‘80s hair rock. 9-11:30 p.m.
Feb. 1.37 Main Rock Cafe, 212 Spring St.,
Gainesville. 678-696-8829, Customer_
Care@37main.com.
Larry Scroggs Band. Outlaw country, rock
and blues. 9-11:30 p.m. Feb. 9.37 Main
Rock Cafe, 212 Spring St., Gainesville.
678-696-8829, Customer_Care@37main.
com.
Elachee Birding Hike: Great Backyard Bird
Count. Collect data on local wild birds.
8-11 a.m. Feb. 16. Elachee Nature Science
Center, 2125 Elachee Drive, Gainesville.
770-535-1976, elachee@elachee.org.
Free.
The Regulators. The ultimate classic rock
party band. 9-11:30 p.m. Feb. 16. 37 Main
Rock Cafe, 212 Spring St., Gainesville.
678-696-8829, Customer_Care@37main.
com.
Spring Center for the Arts and Design Open
House. 1 -4 p.m. Feb. 17. Brenau University
Galleries, Sellars, Presidents and Castelli
Galleries, 500 Washington St. SE,
Gainesville. 770-534-6263, alauricella@
brenau.edu. Free.
A Frozen Ballet Mini-Camp. Dance,
crafts, refreshments and “A Frozen Ballet”
singalong. 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 23.
Gainesville School of Ballet/Brenau Fitness
Center, 800 Brenau Lane NE, Gainesville.
770-532-4241, gbcinfo@gainesvilleballet.
org. $30.
Capturing Color and Light — Florals Still
Life with Sharon Farkas. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Feb. 26-28. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514
Green St. NE, Gainesville. 770-536-2575,
info@quinlanartscenter.org. $300.
Quinlan's 41st Annual Gala Fine Art Auction.
6-11 p.m. March 2. Quinlan Visual Arts
Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville.
770-536-2575, info@quinlanartscenter.
org. $125-250.
“Blood Brothers.” 7:30-9:30 p.m. March
12-14. Gainesville High School, Pam Ware
Performing Arts Center, 830 Century Place,
Gainesville, ghstheatre2445@gmail.com.
$5-10.
Core Concepts of Portrait Painting with
Alana Knuff. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 14-
16. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green
St. NE, Gainesville. 770-536-2575, paula.
Iindner@quinlanartscenter.org. $400.
Telling your Story with Collage: An
Introduction to an Ancient Art. 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. March 28-29. Quinlan Visual Arts
Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. 770-
536-2575, info@qvac.org. $100.
Hal. B. Rhodes III Student Exhibition. 8
a.m. to 8 p.m. March 29 and April 1 -4.
University of North Georgia, Bob Owens
Art Gallery, 82 College Circle, Dahlonega.
678-717-3438, victoria.cooke@ung.edu.
Free.
A Penny for Your Thoughts: Call For Artists.
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 2. Quinlan Visual
Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville.
770-536-2575, info@quinlanartscenter.org.
Free.
Pan Pastel: A Thily New Art Medium. 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. April 13. Quinlan Visual Arts
Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. 770-
536-2575, info@qvac.org. $125.
THINum'n’ek frail Run & Walk. 7 a.m. to
noon April 13. Elachee Nature Science
Center, 2125 Elachee Drive, Gainesville.
770-535-1976, elachee@elachee.org. $20-
60.
Luminous Oils with Brian Davis. 9
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. April 18-20. Quinlan
Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE,
Gainesville. 770-536-2575, paula.Iindner@
quinlanartscenter.org. $450.
Fall in Love with Cold Wax Medium with Kim
Sobat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 3-4. Quinlan
Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE,
Gainesville. 770-536-2575, paula.Iindner@
quinlanartscenter.org. $325.
“Aida.” 7:30-9:30 p.m. May 8-10.
Gainesville High School, Pam Ware
Performing Arts Center, 830 Century Place,
Gainesville, ghstheatre2445@gmail.com.
$5-10.
Oil on Copper, Painting Vibrantly with Ann
Moeller Steverson. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 18.
Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St.
NE, Gainesville. 770-536-2575, info@qvac.
org. $180.
ONGOING
Dawsonville Bridge Club. 12:30-4 p.m.
Mondays. Dawson County Senior Center,
201 Recreation Road, Dawsonville. 770-
722-5852, techmgr@windstream.net.
Open Pottery Studio. 10 a.m. to noon
Tuesdays. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514
Green St. NE, Gainesville. 770-536-2575,
paula.lindner@quinlanartscenter.org. $20.
Cruise-In Car Show. 6-9 p.m. Tuesdays.
Varsity Jr, 73 Bethel Drive, Dawsonville.
706-265-7273.
Sing music with The North Georgia
Barbershop Singers. 7-9:30 p.m. Tuesdays.
Cumming Baptist Church, 115 Church St.,
Cumming. 770-609-9853. Free.
Chattahoochee Woodturners. Live
demonstrations and show and tell. 7-9
p.m. second Tuesdays. Baxter’s Wood
Shop, 3726 Anglin Drive, Gainesville. 770-
654-4723, goodchoices4@yahoo.com.
Free.
Arrowheads Through the Ages. 10 a.m.
third Tuesdays. Hardman Farm Historic
Site, 143 Ga. 17, Sautee Nacoochee.
Board Game Extravaganza, third Tuesdays.
Dawson County Library, 342 Allen St.,
Dawsonville.
Lanier Dance. 7-10 p.m. second and
fourth Tuesdays. American Legion Post
7, 2343 Riverside Drive, Gainesville. 770-
789-3523, davefsu@bellsouth.net. $8.
Watercolor classes with Becky Threlkeld
Peebles. 1 -4 p.m. Wednesdays. Sautee
Nacoochee Center, 283 Ga. 255, Sautee
Nacoochee. 706-878-3300. $35.
Open Pottery Studio. 2-4 p.m.
Wednesdays. Quinlan Visual Arts Center,
514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. 770-536-
2575, paula.lindner@quinlanartscenter.org.
$20.
Trivia @ Johnny’s. 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays.
Johnny’s, Style Pizza, Dawsonville.
Abrakadoodle. 1:30-2:30 p.m. Thursdays.
Hobby Lobby, 1146 Dawsonville Highway
NW, Gainesville. 470-252-5108.
Sons of Confederate Veterans. 7-8:30 p.m.
second Thursdays. Historic Piedmont
Hotel, 827 Maple St., Gainesville. 770-536-
8438, rmfarm@bellsouth.net. Free.
Pancake Breakfast. 8-10 a.m. first
Saturdays. Gwinnett County Airport/
Briscoe Field, 690 Airport Road, Hangar
No. 1, Lawrenceville. 678-507-9394, randy.
epstein@windstream.net. $3-6.
Ladies Homestead Gathering. 6:30-8:30
p.m. first Thursdays. Aug. 2 to Jan. 3.
Mulberry Creek Community Center, 4491
JM Turk Road, Flowery Branch. 678-521-
4650, southhallga@nlhg.org. Free.
Spout Springs Writing Group. 2-4 p.m. third
Thursdays. Aug. 16 to July 18. Hall County
Library System, Spout Springs Branch,
6488 Spout Springs Road, Flowery
Branch. 770-316-6696, lunarmarine@
charter.net. Free.
"In Life Drawing" with Patricia Fabian.
1:30-3:30 p.m. Mondays. Jan. 7-28.
Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St.
NE, Gainesville. 770-536-2575, paula.
Iindner@quinlanartscenter.org. $120-145.
Zipporah Thompson: Rootwork. Art Exhibit.
8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday-Friday. 10 a.m.
to 7 p.m. Saturday. 3-7 p.m. Sunday. Feb.
25 to March 21. Artist talk and reception
5-6:30 p.m. March 21. University of North
Georgia, Bob Owens Art Gallery, 82 College
Circle, Dahlonega. 678-717-3438, victoria.
cooke@ung.edu. Free.
“Elements: Earth, Fire, Air, Water.” Art
Exhibit. 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday-Friday. 10
a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday. 3-7 p.m. Sunday.
Jan. 17 to Feb. 14. Opening reception
5-6:30 p.m. Jan. 31. University of North
Georgia, Bob Owens Art Gallery, 82
College Circle, Dahlonega. 678-717-3438,
victoria.cooke@ung.edu. Free.
Manty Dey: Drips and Drizzle. Art exhibit.
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Wednesday.
10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday. 10 a.m. to 3
p.m. Friday. Feb. 4-26. University of North
Georgia, Roy C. Moore Art Gallery, 3040
Landrum Education Drive, Oakwood. 678-
717-3438. Free.
Lisa Freeman: Dark Cotton. Art exhibit.
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Wednesday.
10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday. 10 a.m. to 3
p.m. Friday. Jan. 7-31. University of North
Georgia, Roy C. Moore Art Gallery, 3040
Landrum Education Drive, Oakwood. 678-
717-3438, gallery@ung.edu. Free.
Handbuilding Basics with Mary Hull. 10
a.m. to noon. Wednesdays. Nov. 21 to
May 29. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514
Green St. NE, Gainesville. 770-536-2575,
musesroost@gmail.com. $150-175.
Photography GIMP Class with Donna
Sepulveda. 6-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays. March
5-19. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514
Green St. NE, Gainesville. 770-536-2575,
info@qvac.org. $125-150.
Beginner/Intermediate Pastels with Linda
Tilden. 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mondays.
Jan. 7 to Feb 11 and Feb. 25 to April 1.
Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St.
NE, Gainesville. 770-536-2575, info@qvac.
org. $150-175.
Beginner Pottery Wheel Classes with
Lesther Martin. 6-8:30 p.m. Mondays. Jan.
7 to Feb. 25 and March 25 to April 29.
No class Jan. 21 or Feb. 11.9:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. Saturdays. Jan. 19 to Feb. 23.
Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St.
NE, Gainesville. 770-536-2575, info@qvac.
org. $150-175.
Be the Colorful Landscape with Celeste
McCollough. 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays.
Jan. 8 to March 19. No class Jan. 22.
Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St.
NE, Gainesville. 770-536-2575, info@qvac.
org. $375-400.
Drawing for Painters with Beatriz
Maliszweski. 2-4 p.m. Tuesdays. Jan. 8 to
Feb. 12 and March 5 to April 9. Quinlan Visual
Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville.
770-536-2575, info@qvac.org. $150-175.
Learn the Basics of Landscape
Photography. 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Tuesdays. Jan. 8-29. Quinlan Visual Arts
Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. 770-
536-2575, info@qvac.org. $125-150.
Majestic Mountains with Joan Darflinger.
9-11:30 a.m. Tuesdays. Jan. 8 to Feb. 12.
Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St.
NE, Gainesville. 770-536-2575, info@qvac.
org. $160-180.
Focus on Flowers—Acrylic Painting with
Jill Haack. 1:30-3 p.m. Wednesdays. Jan. 9
to Feb. 13 and April 17 to May 22. Quinlan
Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE,
Gainesville. 770-536-2575, info@qvac.org.
$150-175.
