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Theater
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Sherlock. Oconee Cultural Arts Foun-
raton stages "lady Dither’s Ghost.' a
>he;iock Holmes Mus :ai Mystery. Aug
-a at the Oconee County Civic Center.
56’ Hog Mountain Rd Showtimes are
' 30 p.m. (Friday, md Saturdays) and
i p r. (Sundays) Tickets aie S6 gen
era 1 , $4 seniors/students/cMdren. Call
’59-4565 ter more info or reservations,
or buy tickets at ArtMasters, 17 Main
St. in Watkmsviile.
Cajun stories. Cajun storyteller and
musician j.J. Reneaux performs at the
Atner.s-Ciarke County Library Wednes
day. July 31. at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
: ree Cali 513-3650 for more info
Liberal Art. The Town and Gown Play-
ers stage "Tne Liberal Art.' a new com
edy oy John Vance Aug. 6-10 (Si'S
c.m ) and Aug 11 (2:15 p.m.) at the
Community Theatre or. Grady Avenue
S5 genera' admission Adult subject
matter; colorful language Can 357-
7687 tor reservations.
Odd Couple. Pink Ribbon Inc., a lo
cal grassroots breast cancer campaign,
hoids auditions for its female version
of 'The Odd Couple' Thursday and
Friday, Aug. 8 and 9. from 7-9 p.m.
a: the Morton Theatre. The cas ; calls
for six women and two men; be ready
to give a ccid leading. Cal! Vicky
Moody at 769-7966 after 5 p.m. for
more info..
Production dates are Sept 27.28 and 29.
Music/Dance
Club Morton. Where's Anita’ and Lisa
Majersky perform at Red House Media's
'Club Morten' at the Morton Theatre
Saturday. Aug. 3. at 8 p.m. Tickets are
S6 students/seniors and $8 other. Call
613-3771 for info.
Gatemouth. Clarence “Gat mouth'
Brown headlines the Ichiban
Records Blues Showcase Wednes
day. July 31, at 10 p.m. Tickets are
$22.50. Cal! 357-444 for tickets or info.
Andrew Lloyd Webber. Tne musi
cal production ‘An Evening with An
drew Lloyd Webber’ will be at the
Morton Theatre Wednesday, July 31.
and Thursday, Aug. 1. a! 7:30 p.m. Tick
ets are $5 students/seniors, S7 adults.
For more info, call 613-3771.
John McCutcheon. The folksinger
and musician performs in the Athens-
Clarke County Library auditorium
Thursday. Aug. 1, at 1:30 p.m. and 7
p.m. Free. For more info, call 613-3650.
Mavericks. The Mavericks perform at
the Classic Center Thursday Aug. 1. at
9 p.m Junior Brown opens. Tickets at
S25, $30. $40. Call 357-4444 for tick
ets and info.
John Berry. Country star Juun Berry-
plays the Classic Center Thursday, Aug.
2, at p.m. Paul Jefferson opens. Call
357-4444 for tickets and info.
Music and dance festival. This fes
tival o! traditional North Georgia music
and dance features authentic perform
ers from the a r ea — fiddlers, —es
bands, gospel singers, bluegrass
groups and doggers — Friday, Aug. 2,
and Saturday, Aug 3. on UGAs North
Campus quadrangle from 6-11 p.m.
Free. For m^e info, call 542-1511.
Percussion. The Bizarre Arfe En
semble blend humor and percussion at
the Athens-Clarke County Library Au
ditorium Saturday, Aug 3. at 11 a.m.
and2p.m.Free.Forme e. Jo.call613-
3650.
Rose Thurmond. Local gospel per
former Rosa Thurmond performs at the
Morton Theatre Sunday, Aug. 4, at 2
p.m. Tickets are $5 stuaents/seniors. $7
adults. Call 613-3771 for info.
Vassar Clements. Vessar Clements
fiddies at me Morton Theatre Suncay.
Aug. 4, at 7:30 p.m. He get his start with
Bill Monroe, but he's played with Che!
Atkins, Linda Ronstadt. the Grateful
Dead. Paul McCanney, and more. His
bringing Bill Davidowski from the Dixie
Dregs, along with the rest of his band,
and maybe some local guests Tickets
are S15 balcony. $17 orchestra. Cali
613-3771 for info.
Classes/Leaming
/Events
Native American show. The hour-
Major and minor repair "W T^^TT
of German, Swedish, and JL—A
Japanese autos. Volvo
and Saab specialist of
Downtown Athens.
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Community Connected
Civic. Athens Jazz Club offers fellowship to anyone inter
ested in jazz. The club works to foster and enhance inter
est in and the appreciation of jazz music. Meetings are held
on the second Monday of each month. Call Clyde Peeks at
543-3988 for more info.
Support. Employment Connection, a service of Commu
nity Connection, offers information on employment oppor
tunities with area nonprofit organizations and human ser
vice agencies. A list of job lines and position descriptions is
available by calling 353-1313.
Volunteer. The American Red Cross. East Georgia Chap
ter, seeks volunteers to staff first aid stations at UGA home
football games. Valid first aid certification is required; how
ever, training is available. The first home game is Aug. 21
Call Christine Barnett at 353-1645 to volunteer.
. Cheri Smithson
For a complete list of civic organizations, support group
meetings and volunteer opportunities, call Community Con
nection Northeast Georgia Information Help Line at 353-
1313, an agency of the United Way of Northeast Georgia.
long show features Native Americans
performing traditional and contempo
rary dances, music and drama. The
narration explains each performance's
place in Native American culture. Fea
tured nightly at 9 p m. through Aug. 2
m Masters Hall at UGA's Georgia Cen
ter. Free. Cail 542-9464 for more info.
Blues films. The Athens-Clarke
County LiDrary screens 'Willie Guy
Rainey Vs. tne Blues" (the story of a
self-taught rural blues musician in the
early 20t H Century. Tells of the cultural
impact of music and its effects or. im
poverished people) Thursday, Aug. 1.
a! 2 p.m. Free. Call 613-3650 for more
mfo.
Gandy Cancers. The Athens-
Ciarke County Library screens
the film “Gandy Dancers: The
Last of the Southern Black Railroad
Crews' which examines the skills and
rhythmic worn calls 0! gandy dancers,
railroad section crews who were re
sponsible for keeping railroad tracks
safely aligned. In the storyrocm Thurs
day. Aug. 1. at 10 a.m. Free. For more
info, call 613-3650.
Carnival. Carnival de Alenas, featur
ing dance, martial arts and contempo
rary Brazilian music is Saturday, Aug
3. from 6 p.m.-1 a.m. $20. For more info,
call Karl Boiz at 546-6098.
Historic plants. Dr. Jeff Lewis dis
cusses 'Historic Georgia Plants' Thurs
day. Aug. 8, at 7:30 p.m. at the State
Botanical Garden ol Georgia. The talk
is part of a lecture series that coincides
with the Flora of Georgia art exhibit
there. Free. For more info, call 542-
6156.
Art films. The Georgia Museum o< Art
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