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Newspaper Page TextUpcoming 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. Page 13A 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.

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The Commerce news. (Commerce, Ga.) 1???-current, September 21, 2011, Image 13