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2A Weekend Edition-March 17-18, 2023 The Times, Gainesville, Georgia | gainesvilletimes.com WEATHER EVENTS Gainesville 5-Day Forecast #AccuWeather I Go to AccuWeather.c TODAY TONIGHT SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY Couple of Clouds breaking Breezy with some Mostly sunny; Partly sunny; t-storms sun cool cool 10 cA°/on° eh ° /oo° A little rain HIGH: 60° LOW: 37° 54730° 51732° 53735° 52734° RFT: 50723 ° 1 RFT: 49730 ° 1 RFT: 53730 ° 1 RFT: 50733 Precip chance: Precip chance: Precip chance: Precip chance: Precip chance: Precip chance: 95% 25% 10% 5% 5% 65% RFT: The patented AccuWeather.com RealFeel Temperature® is an exclusive index of effective temperature based on eight weather factors. Regional Weather Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. O Blairsville Morganton 57/30 Ellijay 57/32 o _ 57/30 l . . 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High Verjj Main Offender: Elm, Juniper, Maple Source: National Allergy Bureau City Today Hi Lo W Tomorrow Hi Lo W Albany 78 49 t 58 40 sh Atlanta 63 38 t 53 32 pc Augusta 72 47 pc 61 38 pc Brunswick 78 62 pc 67 47 t Chattanooga 60 35 r 52 30 pc City Today Hi Lo W Tomorrow Hi Lo W Columbus 69 43 t 55 36 pc Dalton 61 34 r 51 28 c Greenville 61 40 r 58 30 pc Macon 72 42 t 56 36 pc Savannah 77 55 c 66 43 sh UV Index 1 Lake Levels 1 Sun and Moon 9 a.m. Noon 3 p.m. 6 p.m. The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. Lake data in feet as of 7 a.m. yesterday Lake Full Pool Present Level 24 hr Change Lake Lanier 1071.0 1070.75 -0.01 Allatoona Lake 840.0 834.70 -0.23 Burton Lake 1865.0 1861.38 +0.07 Clark’s Hill Lake 330.0 329.41 +0.11 Hartwell Lake 660.0 659.73 -0.02 Russell Lake 480.0 473.11 +0.01 West Point Lake 635.0 632.42 -0.33 Sunrise today 7:44 a.m. Sunset tonight 7:44 p.m. Moonrise today 5:15 a.m. Moonset today 3:08 p.m. New First Full Last ■009 Mar 21 Mar 28 Apr 6 Apr 13 Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, r-rain, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice Venardos Circus at North Georgia Premium Outlets. March 17-19; 22-26. 800 GA-400, Dawsonville. 949-393-0567, tickets@ venardoscircus.com. Guided Hike. 10-11 a.m. March 17. Elachee Nature Science Center, 2125 Elachee Drive, Gainesville. 770-535-1976, sam@elachee.org. Ghost Hunting 101.5:30-10 p.m. March 17. Hall County Library System, Gainesville Branch, 127 Main St. NW, Gainesville. 770-532-3311 ext. 4011, gkoecher@ hallcountylibrary.org. Free. “Jungle Book Kids” presented by Lyman Hall Elementary School. 1:30-3 p.m. March 18. Chestatee High School, 3005 Sardis Road, Gainesville. 732-735-1161, sandynjoe2003@yahoo.com. Free. Gentle Yoga. 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. March 22,29. Blackshear Place Branch Library, 2927 Atlanta Highway, Gainesville, dl9345@bellsouth.net. Free. Spring Storybook Ballet: “Peter Pan.” 7:30- 9:30 p.m. March 24; 1 -3 p.m. and 6:30- 7:30 p.m. March 25; 2-4 p.m. March 26. Pearce Auditorium at Brenau University, 202 Boulevard NE, Gainesville. 770-866- 5353, info@gbcdance.com. $15-$25. Fox Gradin Arts in the Outdoors Program. 10 a.m. to noon March 25. Elachee Nature Science Center, 2125 Elachee Drive, Gainesville. 770-535-1976, sam@elachee. org. Mutts on Main. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 25. Historic Gainesville square, 112 Main St.SW, Gainesville, lshubert@gainesvillega. gov. Come Meet Jesus’ Donkey at the Petting Zoo. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 1. Flowery Branch United Methodist Church, 5212 Spring St., Flowery Branch. 770-967-3441, FloweryBranchUMC@gmail.com. Free. ONGOING Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group. 5:30-6:30 p.m. first Tuesdays of the month. Grace Episcopal Church, 422 Brenau Ave. NE, Gainesville. 727-409-6608, charlenebestdewitt@gmail.com. Free. Gold Rush Quilting Guild. 10 a.m. to noon first Wednesdays of the month. Friendship Baptist Church, 3513 Westmoreland Road, Cleveland, alenekempton@gmail.com. Turning Leaves BookClub. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. first Wednesdays of the month. Linwood Nature Preserve Ecology Center, 118 Springview Drive, Gainesville. 770- 535-8293, karin.hicks@uga.edu. Northeast Georgia Writers. 1 -3 p.m. first Publish your event Don’t see your event here? Organizers can go to gainesvilletimes. com/calendar and submit their events for publication online and in print. Click the “+Add event” button at the top right and follow the prompts to add information and a photo. Events publish at the editors’ discretion. See more Go to gainesvilletimes.com/calendar for the full interactive calendar of events throughout the region. Wednesdays of the month. Gainesville Downtown Library, 127 Main St. NW, Gainesville. Talltaleswriter@gmail.com. Free. Card workshop. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. first Saturdays of the month. Hall County Library System, Gainesville branch, 127 Main St. NW, Gainesville. 770-532-3311 ext. 4011, gkoecher@hallcountylibrary.org. Ekphrasisforthe Masses. Noon to 1 p.m. second Tuesdays of the month. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. 770-536-2575, info@qvac.org. Free. War Stories BookClub. 4-5 p.m. second Thursdays of the month. Murrayville Branch Library, 4796 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville. 770-532-3311 ext. 171. Free. Discovery Saturdays. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. second Saturdays of the month. Elachee Nature Science Center, 2125 Elachee Drive, Gainesville. 770-535-1976. $3 - $5. Georgia Cross Stitchers. 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. second Saturdays of the month. Hall County Library System, Gainesville Branch, 127 Main St. NW, Gainesville. 770-532-3311 ext. 4011; gkoecher@ hallcountylibrary.org. Free. Homeschool Day. 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. third Thursdays of the month. Elachee Nature Science Center, 2125 Elachee Drive, Gainesville. 770-535-1976. $15. Gainesville Lacers. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. third Saturdays of the month. Hall County Library System, Gainesville branch, 127 Main St. NW, Gainesville. 770-532-3311, gkoecher@hallcountylibrary.org. Tea with Jane Austen: A Reading Group. 3-4 p.m. fourth Fridays of the month. 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The Emmy-winning Apple TV+ series, about an American coaching a soccer team in London, has long been described as a three-season series — but executive producer, writer and star Jason Sudeikis is noncommittal about what comes next. “I’m still in it,” he said in a recent interview. “We’re still editing the last few episodes, so it’s really something that I haven’t had the time to sit with, despite the fact that there’s a lot of wonder and curiosity... from the press or fans — and certainly it seems like people in show business are equally as interested,” he laughed. “That answer will arrive probably when there’s enough space for the question to really land.” Brendan Hunt, who plays assistant coach Celebrity birthdays Former astronaut Ken Mattingly is 87. Singer- songwriter John Sebastian (The Lovin’ Spoon ful) is 79. Rock musician Harold Brown (War; Lowrider Band) is 77. Actor Kurt Russell is 72. Country singer Paul Overstreet is 68. Actor Gary Sinise is 68. Actor Christian Clemenson is 65. Former basketball and baseball player Danny Ainge is 64. Actor Rob Lowe is 59. Rook singer Billy Corgan is 56. Olympic gold medal soccer player Mia Hamm is 51. Rock musician Caroline Corr (The Corrs) is 50. Actor Brittany Daniel is 47. Singer and TV personality Tamar Braxton is 46. Country musician Geoff Sprung (Old Domin ion) is 45. Reggaeton singer Nicky Jam is 42. TV personality Rob Kardashian is 36. Pop/rock singer-songwriter Hozier is 33. Olympic gold medal swimmer Katie Ledecky is 26. Beard, is also an executive producer and writer on the show. “We always saw it as this three-movement suite or a three-piece story,” Hunt says, but admits the show’s success has added more questions than answers to that original plan. “So the door is still open for — after this suite is finished — that maybe we’ll pick up with something else in this world.” Associated Press
