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CMc. Square Foot Gardening Foundation — Athens Chapter wo*- to
enrich lives trough gardening. - Square Foot Gardening is a 9^®"^
method using small spaces, minimum labor and producing high yiews.
Projects include gardens at schools, nursing homes and other public
spaces; seed-planting activities lor preschoolers; neighborhood garden
tours, and a newsletter linking other chapters, and projects. Call ula Ralston
at 548-8406 to participate.
Support. Victim-Witness Assistance Program through the Office ol the
District Attorney will be staffed during normal office hours 9 a.m.-5 pro.
Monday-Friday, and will have personnel on call 24 hours a day dunng the
Olympic Games. Call 613-3740 lor more information.
Volunteer. Senior Companion Program, an in-home companion care ser
vice for older adults and individuals with disabilities, will hold a training
session Friday, Aug. 16, at 10 aro. at the Athens Communrty Council on
Aging (ACCA). Volunteers must be 60 or older. For info on this and other
volunteer opportunities at ACCA, call 549-4850. Smithson
Who ya gonna call? Community Connection of Northeast Georgia Information
Help Une: 706-353-1313. a service of the United Way of Northeast Georgia.
Free. For more info, call 542-1511.
Theater ft
performance
Workshop. Athens Creative Theatre of
fers evening workshops July 22-Aug. 1.
7-10 p.m„ for ages 8-adutt. $40 m-county
$50 out. Call 613-3628 for more info.
Literary Festival. Poets and authors
from Georgia and the Carolinas will read
from their work during the UGA Arts "96
Literary Festival at the UGA Chapel July
24-27. Irish poet John F. Deane, General
Secretary of the European Academy o'
Poetry, will be a featured guest. For more
info, read next weekt ‘Galley of Local
Words - o r consult Flagpole's Handbook
to Summer ‘96.
Folktales. Storyteller and folk musician
Pat Shields performs Thursday, July 25,
at 10 a m. and 1:30 p.m. in the Aihens-
Clarke County Library Auditorium. Free.
For more info, call 613-3650.
Tibet. The famed multiphonic singers of
Drepung Loseling Monastery perform
"Sacred Music Sacred Dance for World
Healing - in UGA's Hugh Hodgson Hall
Thursday. July 25, at 7:30 p.m. The monks
have performed with Paul Simon. Edie
Brickell, Natalie Merchant Kitaro and the
Grateful Dead's Mickey Hart. The monks
wi demonstrate their muttiphonic abilities,
in which each monk simultaneously sings
three notes ot a chord. Theyll also pia w
10-foot dunchen horn, dnms, bells, cym
bals and gyalmg horns. For tickets or inore
info, call 542-4400.
Puppets and orchestra. Deonna
Mann and Medaglla D'Oro present ‘Im
perial Reserve, - a puppet show with an
orchestra providing the soundtrack, up
stairs at the Globe Saturday, July 27. at
10 p.m.
Patsy. "Always... Patsy Cline.' a musi
cal about the late country star, will be
staged at the Classic Center (part ot
PenAthemc) Sunday-Wednesday, July 28-
31, at 8 p.m. (Sunday matinee is 3 p.m.)
Tickets are $15, $17.50, $22.50. Call 357-
4444 for tickets and info.
Sheriock. Oconee Cultural Arts Foun
dation stages ‘Lady Dither's Ghost, - a
Sherlock Holmes Musical Mystery. July
26-28 and Aug. 2-4 at the Oconee County
Civic Center, 2661 Hog Mountain Rd.
Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. (Fridays and
Saturdays) and 2 p.m. (Sundays). Tick
ets are $6 general, $4 seniors/students/
children. Call 769-4565 for more info or
reservations, or buy tickc's at ArtMasters,
17 Main St. in Watkinsvilie.
Akbar** stories. Akbar Imhotep tells
stories at the Athens-Clarke County Li-
Cajun stories. Cajun storyteller and
musician J.J. Reneaux performs at the
Athens-Clarke County Library Wednes
day, July 31. at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Free. Call 613-3650 for more info.
Liberal Art. The Town and Gown Play
ers stage "The Liberal .Art, - a new com
edy by John Vance. Aug. 8-10 (8:15 pro.)
and Aug. 11 (2:15 pro.) at the Commu
nity Theatre on Grady Avenue. $5 gen
eral admission Adult subject matter; col
orful language. Call 357-7887 tor reser
vations.
Odd Couple. Pink Ribbon Inc., a local
grassroots breat cancer campaign,
holds auditions for its female version of
The Odd Couple - Thursday and Friday,
Aug. 8 and 9, from 7-9 p.m. at the Morton
Theatre. The cast calls for six women and
two men; be ready to give a cold read
ing. Call Vicky Moody at 769-7966 after
6 p m. tor more into Production dates
are Sept. 27,28 and 29.
Music/Dance
Music ale Americana. The Georgia
Center for Continuing Education show
cases various forms ot American music
and dance on its grounds throughout the
Olympics. Clogging, ba-bershop quar
tet, a medicine show, gospel, square
dancing and bluegrass will be featured
at various times throughout the day Free.
Call 542-9464 to find out when vour fa
vorite is scheduled The music starts
Sunday, July 21.
GospeL New Grove Baptist Church pre
sents the New 3irtn Singers and the
Voices ot Praise at the Morton Theatre
Monday, July 22, Tuesday, July 23, and
Wednesday, July 24, at 7:30 pro. Tickets
are $5 students/seniors. $7 other. Call
613-3771 for info.
Swiss dancs. The Dance Ensemble
Cathy Sharp from Basel, Switzerland, per
forms its ‘Ballad of Frankie Silver - and
‘Dear Little Ego - in UGA’s Fine Arts The
atre Tuesday, July 23, ai 8 pro. and
Wednesday, July 24, at 9 pro.
David Wilcox. The folk singer-
songwriter performs at the Classic Cen
ter Wednesday, Jiffy 24, at 9 pro. (part ot
PanAthenic). Tickets are $10/$15/$18.50.
Call 357-4444 for more info. Don
Conoscenti also performs.
Chamber. The Athens Chamber Sing-
Lkryd Webber - will be at the Morton The
atre Wednesday, July 31, and Thixsday,
Aug. 1. at 7:30 pro. Tickets are $5 stu
dents/seniors, $7 adults. For more info,
call 613-3771.
ComwBs. The North Carolina group per
forms at the Classic Center Friday, July 26,
at 10 pro. (part of PanAthenic). Tickets
are $15. Cal! 357-4444 for tickets or into.
Beats Randolph. The Athens Jazz
Series brings Boots Randolph to the
Morton Theatre Saturday, July 27, at 7
pro. and 10 p.m. $15 students/seniors,
$17 adults in advance, $17/519 day of
st~- Call 613-3771 for more info.
Helmet Helmet plays tie Classic Cen
ter Saturday, July 27, at 10 pro. as part
of the PanAthenic Festival. Tickets are
$19.50. Call 357-4444 for tickets and
info.
Shakti. The dance performance
•Shakti: The Force of Destiny, - a multi-
media dance performance with an in-
teraarve computer interface, is Friday,
July 26, and Saturday, July 27, at 8 pro.
at the UGA Fine Arts Building. Free. Call
542-4415 for info.
Abintra. The Abintra Festival, featuring
music and art, is Saturday and Sunday,
Juty 27 and 28, at Wshbones oft Harris
Street, which is oft Baxter Street (where
Eifiels used to be). For more info call 353-
2053, or see this week’s Yer Goody or
ABC.
4H. ‘Clovers & Company, - a group of
4-H members, presents the musical vari
ety show ’Wake Up & Drean, - featuring
ja?7 rock and more Sunday, June 28, at
noon, 2 and 4:30 p.m. next to the
Stegeman Coliseum. For more info, call
542-8923.
West African dance. The West Afri
can dance group ‘La Troupe de la
Maison des Jeunes de Ouagadougou -
performs at the Morton Theatre
at the Morton Theatre Box Office. For
more info, call 613-3771.
Tito Puente. He performs withhis Latin
Jazz Ensemble at the Classic Center (as
part of the PanAthenic) Monday and Tues
day, July 29 and 30, at 9 pro. Tickets are
$19.50. Cali 357-4444 for tickets and info.
Voices of Truth. The Morton Theatre
hosts the Athens Voices of Truth Tuesday,
July 30, at 7:30 pro. Tickets are $5 stu
dents/seniors, $7 adults. Call 613-3771.
Gatemouth. Clarence "Gatemouth -
Brown headlines the Ichiban Records
Blues Showcase Wednesday, July 31, at
10 pro. Tickets are $22.50. Call 357-4444
tor tickets or info.
John McCutcheon. The folksinger and
John Berry. Country star John Berry
plays the Classic Center Thursday, Aug.
2, at pro. Paul Jefferson opens. Call 357-
4444 tor tickets and irJo.
percussion. The Bizarre Arte Ensemble
blend tumor and percussion at the Ath
ens-Clarke County Library Auditorium
Saturday, Aug. 3, at 11 am. and 2 pro.
Free. For more info, call 613-3650.
Rosa Thurmond. Loca gospel per
former Rosa Thurmond performs at the
Morton Theatre Sunday, Aug 4, at 2 pro.
Tickets are $5 students/seniors, $7 adults.
Call 613-3771 tor info.
Vassar Clements. Vassar Clements
fiddles at the Morton Theatre Sunday. Aug
4, at 7:30 pro. He got his start with Bill
Monroe, but he’s played with Chet Atkins,
Linda Ronstadt, the Grateful Dead, Paul
McCartney, and more. His bringing Bill
Davidowsky from the Dixie Dregs, along
with the rest of his band, and maybe some
local guests. Tickets are $15 balcony, $’ 7
orchestra. Call 613-3771 for into.
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Events
Civil War. The Athens-Clarke County
Library (2025 Baxter St.) is showing Ken
Bums’ series The Civil War, - originally
seen on PBS. Here's the schedule ol com-
rg installments: “Forever Free —1862"
(Wednesday, July 24, 3 pro.), "Simply
Murder —1863* (Thursday, July 25), “The
Universe of Battle — 1863' (Friday, July
26,1 pro.), "Valley ot the Shadow of Death
— 1864* (Saturday, July 27,10 a.m.),
’Most Hallowed Ground — 1864" (Sun
day, July 28,2:30 pro.), "War is Hell —
1865 - (Tuesday, July 30, 4 pro.), The
Better Angels of our Nature — 1865 -
(Wednesday, Juty 31,4 pro.). Free. For
more into, cal 613-3650.
Pottary film. *Brothers in C/a/: The
Story ot Georgia Folk Pottery‘ will be
screened in the Athens-Clarke County Li
brary auditorium at 10a.m., 1:30pm. and
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* s and an old-tmey string band perform
ropular music from 19th-century
America. Thursday, July 25, at 8 pro. at
Trst Methodist Church. Free. For
nore info, call 542-2712.
3Mb Morton. J J. Reneaux and Ath
ens Grass perform ot Red House
Media's "Club Merton - at the Morton
theatre Friday, July 26, at 8 pro. Tick
ets are $6 students/seniors and $8
other. Saturday, Aug. 3, at 8 pro., it's
Miere's Anita? and Lisa Majersky.
Call 613-3771 tor info.
Russian Orchestra. The Rus
sian National Orchestra performs
Friday, July 26, at 8 p.m. a! the
Classic Center (PanAthenic Festival).
Tickets are $30, $40, $45, $50, $55.
Call 357-4444 for tickets and info.
Andrew Uoyd Webber. The musi
cal production - An Evening with Andrew
Sunday, July 28, at 5
and 8 pro. The
troupe, fror.i
Burkina Faso, has
12 singers danc
ers and drum
mers. Tickets are
musician performs in the Athens-Clarke
County Library auditorium Thursday, Aug.
1, at 1:30 pro. and 7 pro. Fiee. For more
info, call 613-3650.
Mavericks. The Mavericks perform
at fie Classic Center Thursday. Aug.
1, at 9 pro. Junior Brown opens. Tick
ets are $25, $30, $40. Call 357-4444
for tickets and info.
Music and danco fasthraL This fes
tival of traditional North Georgia music
and dance features authentic per-
iormers from the area — fid
dlers, blues bands, gospel
singers, biuegrass groups
k and doggers — Friday,
Aua. 2. and Saturday,
Aug. 3, on UGA's North
Campus quadrangle
from 6-11 p.m.
Akbar Imhotep
tells his stories at
the A-CC Library
» auditorium at 10 a.m.. 1:30 p.m.
, and 7 p.m. Monday, July 29.
Free. 613-3650
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