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WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK
Athens Little Playhouse presents Once Upon a Mattress Seney-Stovall Chapel, July 21-22.
Deadline for getting listed in Out there! is every
Wednesday at 5 p.m. for the issue of the follow
ing Wednesday. Email: outthere@flagpole.com.
PERFORMANCE
ASHFORD MANOR CONCERT SERIES Spread out on
the lawn for a picnic supper and hear some great
music. The Monday series features Andy Carlson on
Aug. 7. Tickets: $5-$10, under 6: FREE! All shows
are weather-permitting. Classical series features
Andrea Ceccomori on Aug. 8. Tickets: S15. Table
rental available. Rain or shine. Bring lawn chairs,
blankets, and your own picnic dinner or order from
Foodworks/ Maison Bleu ahead of time. Ashford
Manor, Watkinsville. Gates open at 6 p.m., concerts
start at 7 p.m. sharp. 706-769-2633, www.ambedand
breakfast.com.
ATHENS CHORAL SOCIETY The ACS celebrates its
35th anniversary with a performance of "Hooray
for Hollywood," great songs from movies, past and
present. Seney-Stovall Chapel on July 28-29 at 7:30
p.m.; July 30 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets: S10 donation.
www.athenschoralsociety.com, 706-207-7859.
ATHENS GUITAR TRIO The next "Live! At the Library"
features the Athens Guitar Trio. Dusty Woodruff,
Rytan Smith and Matt Anderson will play arrange
ments of work by Bach, Haydn and Faure. ACC Library
on Sunday, Aug. 6 at 3 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650.
FIGGIE'S @ FIVE The Georgia Museum of Art is
launching a new series of monthly concerts and re
ceptions to showcase faculty and students from the
School of Music, as well as the exhibits at the muse
um. Food, beverages and live music for only $5. The
first concert is July 26 at 5 p.m. 706-542-4662.
MOUNTAIN STAGE WUGA is hosting a live taping of
nationally syndicated radio show "Mountain Stage"
(www.mountainstage.org) with host Larry Groce.
The full lineup has not yet been announced. UGA
Hodgson Hall on Aug. 27 at 7 p.m. Tickets available
at the Performing Arts Center box office beginning
Aug. 1. 706-542-4400.
"THE RETURN OF THE PAST" Alumni of the East
Athens Educational Dance Center present a special
performance to benefit the Center. 390 McKinley Dr.
on Saturday, July 29 at 7 p.m. Tickets: SlO at the
door. 706-613-3624.
SUNFLOWER SUMMER CONCERT SERIES The State
Botanical Garden invites you to enjoy some cf
Athens' best musicians, all while enjoying the seren
ity of the Garden. Shows start at 7 p.m. Next up:
Grogus on Aug. 22. Picnic baskets and blankets en
couraged. No lawn chairs or pets allowed. Admission
includes beverages. Tickets: S5-S15. must be pur
chased in advance. These sell out fast! Available at
School Kid's Records, Athensmusic.net, Garden Gift
Shop, or call 706-542-1244.
THEATRE
DISNEY’S ALADDIN Athens Creative Theatre’s Summer
Theatre Camp kids present Disney’s Aladdin, a musi
cal adaptation of the film. .Memorial Park Quinn Hall
on Friday, July 21 and Saturday July 22 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $6 each. Reservations, 706-613-3628.
I DO, I DON7 Athens Creative Theatre presents an
original comedy by Athens' own Giles Gonnsen.
Memorial Park Quinn Hall, July 28-29, Aug 4-5.
Tickets: S16.95. includes dinner. Box office opens
July 24. 706-613-3628 .
ONCE UPON A MATTRESS Athens Little Playphouse
presents a musical version of "The Princess and
the Ped." Seney-Stovall Chapel on Friday. July 21
at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, July 22 at 2 p.m. and 7:30
p.m. Tickets: $8-$10. 706-208-1036.
EVENTS
COMMON GROUND Common Ground Athens is
hosting the 2nd Annual Interdependence Oay.
Information horn local activist groups, free food,
live music from 8ob Hay and the JqUy Beggars,
games and much more. See City Pages on p. 6 for
details. 157 Newton St. on Saturday, July 22 begin
ning at 4 p.m. 706-248-2237.
NATIONAL HOME MOVIE OAY Bring your 8mm,
Super8, and 16mm home movies to s .reen for oth
ers. Expert preservation evaluation. ACC Library on
Aug. 12 from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. FREE! 706-542-
4757, www.homemovieday.com.
"POND LIFE" OPEN HOUSE An afternoon of fun
and learning at Sandy Creek Nature Center's Claypit
Pond. Find out what microscopic creatures and
plants live in the pond, arts & crafts and more.
Saturday, July 22 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. No registra
tion required. 706-613-3615.
RUN TO PLAY 5K One-mile Fun Run and 5K race to
benefit Southeast Clarke Park's facilities—WOW play
ground, Wiggley Field dog park and the Skatepark of
Athens. Awards for all age groups. Southeast Clarke
Park on July 29 at 9 a.m. Registration begins at 7
a.m. Cost: $14 (before July 20). $17 after. Register
at www.active.com, or call 706-769-6593.
TWILIGHT TOASTS IN THE GARDEN The next
Twilight Toast event is an Herb Garden Stroll.
Includes a guided tour through the Herb Garden.
Learn about flavors, folklore and history of many
of the herbs growing there. Tasting, light hors
cfoeuvres and live music from flutist Beth Baile in
the Conservatory. Botanical Garden on Thursday,
July 27 (note corrected date) at 6:30 p.m. Cost:
$15. 706-542-6014.
LITERARY EVENTS
RONDA RICH Th? Classic Center Cultural Foundation
presents the next "Write Around Home Literary
Luncheon" with Ronda Rich, who will read from her
new book titled The Town That Came A-Courtin’ Classic
Center on Thursday, July 27 at 12 p.m. Tickets:
$26.75. 706-357-4444, www.classiccenter.com.
SEEKING SUBMISSIONS The- latest issue of Dispatch,
an on-lii,e biannual literary journal, is available
for free download at http://litdispatch.net. Also,
Dispatch is seeking submissions of nonfiction,
poetry, fiction and more. Deadline: Nov. 1. Visit
http://litdispatch.net.
"WORD FUNK" An evening of "open stage" for
poets, comediars, freestyle, musicians, storytellers
and improv. Sign up at 9 p.m., show starts at 9:30
p.m. Hot Corner on Tuesdays. For more info, email:
untroddenl@yahoo.com.
LECTURES & FORUMS
"BODY TALK" George Lord, D.C, C.B.P.. presents:
Body Talk: Empower Your Body's Own Wisdom for
Healing." focusing on the energy medicine book
Body Talk. Earth Fare on Tuesday. July 25. Call 70o-
227-1717 for more info.
WORD ON THE STREET
ALZHEIMER'S MEMORY WALK Help raise aware
ness and money by attending or participating in
the Athens Memory Walk. Proceeds benefit the
Alzheimer's Association. Walk will be at Sandy Creek
Park on Nov. 4. www.aLzga.org.
ANXIETY TREATMENT The UGA Center for
Understanding and Treating Anxiety is offering com
puterized treatment for people suffering from Social
Phobia and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. FREE! 706-
542*3827, http://nas.psy.uga.edu.
ARMER'S MARKET Community Farmer's Market in
downtown Comer (1326 Madison St.) on Saturday
mornings, 8 a.m. to 12 noon. Vendors welcome,
tables are $5/ week, $85 for the whole season. 706-
783-4665.
GRACE RAFFLE The GRACE Memorial Foundation is
holding a raffle to benefit UGA Veterinary Hospital’s
GRACE Memorial Fund which provides financial as
sistance to help cover medical costs for those who
qualify. Prizes: UGA customized gold cart, two tick
ets to GA-FL and accommodations in Jacksonville,
lunch for three with Kathryn Richt at Gautreau's.
Tickets: $100. To purchase, call Bob, 706-207-0500
or Teresa, 706-310-0030, or stop by SunTrust in Five
Pis. or the Healthy Gourmet.
NATURE CENTER CALENDARS Sandy Creek Nature
Center is accepting submissions for its 2007 calen
dar. Deadline: July 29. Call 706-613-3615, ext. 235.
PEACE VIGIL The Women in Black, an international
peace movement, holds a silent vigil for peace ev
ery Tuesday from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the UGA Arch
downtown. All are welcome. 706-546-5237.
ROLLER DERBY New all-women's fTat-trac. 'oiler
derby team is seeking new players. Practices are
at Skatearound USA on Wednesday and Thursday
evenings and Sunday afternoons, www.myspace.
com/athensrollerderby.
TEACHER REUSE STORE Tne second annual Regional
Teacher Reuse Store at the ACC Recycling Facility on
Hancock Industrial Way will be open Aug. 5 from 9
a.m. to 12 p.m. for area teachers to get materials
for their classrooms for free. Currently, donations of
general office supplies, unusual industry byproducts
that might be used as art supplies and more (no
electronics) are being sought from area businesses.
Call the ACC Recycling Division at 706-613-3512 for
more info, www.acc-recycle.org.
KIDSTUFF
BOOKS & BITES FOR TEENS Bring four books for
uninterrupted reading (or choose from the library
collections). Pizza, chips, chocolate and lots of
comfy chairs. ACC Library on Friday, July 21 from
5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. FREE! Preregister bv calling
706-613-3650.
BRAINAB1LITY Toddler programs, summer camps,
tutoring, movip nights, birthday parties, and coming
this fall: “Brainability Baby." 706-559-7448, www.
brainabilityinc.com.
FAMILY DAY The next Family Day is about "Colorful
Weavings." Kids will learn about different weavings
and make a small one to take home. Geo r gia Museum
of Art on Saturday, July 22 from 10 a.m. to .2 p.m.
FREE! 706-542-4662, www.uga.edu/gamuseum .
GYMNASTICS REGISTRATION Registration for class
es, ages six months to adult is ongoing at Bishop
Park for the Athens-Clarke Gymnastics Academy.
706-613-3589, www.accleisureservices.com.
OPEN CLASSROOM See White Earp, a white snap
ping turtle, and other reptiles at the bimonthly
Open Classroom event at Bear Hollow Wildlife Trail
in Memorial Park, every second and fourth Sunday, 1
p.m.-4 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3616.
SPORTS TIME Registration for Sports Time, which
teaches basic skills for three different sports, begins
at 8ishop Park on July 24. Ages 3-5. Cost: $50.
706-613-3589.
SUMMER DRAMA CAMP Hosted by Athens Lirile
Playhouse for ages 5 & up. Physical and vocal warm
ups, movement, strategy games., improv scene work,
open-ended games incorporating theatre techniques
and much more. Alps Village Shopping Center, July
24-28, July 31-Aug. 2, f.om 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost:
$60-$125/week. 706-208-1036, www.athenslittle-
playhouse.org.
YMCA CLASSES Currently registerir j for fall classes
for children ages 5-12: tackle and flag football, tae
kwon do, swimming, mountain biking, cheertead-
ing, teen fitness, arts & crafts, recreational soccer
and more. New Parent-Child Soccer for ages 2-4.
Register in person at 915 Hawthorne Ave. Programs
start Aug. 7. 706-543-6596.
ART EVENTS
EDWYNA AREY The artist is offering her "Blue
Donkeys" paintings for sale with 80 percent of pro
ceeds going to the local Democratic party. All paint
ings are one foot square and are only $25. Opening
reception at Flicker Theatre & Bar on Aug. 7 from 7
p.m. to 9 p.m.
ART ANNOUNCEMENTS
AROMAS WANTS ART Aromas is seeking artwork to
display. Christy, 706-208-0059.
GALLERY SPACE Space for events, exhibits, parties,
etc. available at ATH1CA. Email 4lease@athica.org
for sliding-scale fees and available dates this sum
mer.
JOHN MOON Athens fc'.k artist John Moon is hav
ing his hr>t julo :hnw "Landscapes: The Colorful
Artworks of Athens Folk Artist John Moon." Arts
for All Gallery, 57 Forsyth St. NW Ste. R-l, Atlanta.
www.vsaartsga.org, 404-221-1270. ext. 202.
LOU KREGEL Rugs by local artist Lou Kregel are now
available at the Georgia Museum of Art Gift Shop.
706-542-0450.
"POWER TO THE PEOPLE" Large-scale exhibit "de
picting the changes rural electrification made in
the lives of Georgians." Photos, memorabilia, early
household appliances and farm equipment and more.
UGA Russell Library through Sept. 30. 706-542-
5766.
RAGE HAIR STUDIO Rage is seeking artists to dis
play their work at the salon. 706-548-8178.
ART CLASSES
GOOD DIRT Try Clay every Friday, instruction pro
vided. $20 per person includes firing and materials.
Class schedule available on-line at www.gooddirt.
net. 706-355-3161.
POTTERY CLASSES Individual pottery instruction.
Affordable, flexible rimes.
Jim, 706-207-5588.
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