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ART AROUND TOWN
AMICI ITALIAN CAFE Photography by Jan Marvin.
Through July.
BOB (SALON) (398 Foundry St.) 'The Armor of
Empires" by Jeff Owens, and flower paintings by
Sofia de Castro. Through July.
BOTANICAL GARDEN Surreal photography by Mike
Couzins. Through July 30.
BRATS BARGAIN BOOKS (Green Acres Shopping
Center) Paintings by Hazel Caldwell. Through July.
EVOLUTION (Hull St.) Paintings by Teddy Johnson,
Jeremy Hughes and Tyrus Lytton. Through Aug.
FIVE STAR DAY CAFE 'The Influential and The
Uprisings and Revolutions,' paintings by Andre
Price. Through July.
FLICKER THEATRE & BAR 'The Polymaniacs: A
Family of Demented Muses" by Matt Blanks. Through
July.
GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART 'Let Loose Upon
Innocence: George Bellows and the World War,'
'Woven Jewels from the Black Tents: Baluchi, Aimaq
and Related Tribal Weavings of Iran, Afghanistan
and Pakistan." Through July 30.
GEORGIA CENTER FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION
"(con)textualize,* mixed-media art by Robin Fay.
Through July.
THE GRIT Prints by Amanda Burke. Through July.
JITTERY JOE'S (Five Points) Work by Jennifer
Hartley. Through July.
LOWERY GALLERY "Flyswatting,' art by Jeff Owens,
Brian Buchanan. Jacob Malovany, Tony Cleto and Tay
Arrow Sherman. Through July 22.
LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER "Full House
Exhibition 2006." art from 100 artists represent
ing area arts organizations: Athens Area Arts
Council, Athens Area Porcelain Artists, Athens
Art Association, Athens Fibercraft Guild, Athens
Photography Guild, Cotton Patch Quilt Guild, Lyndon
House Arts Foundation, Woodcarvers Club and Visual
Arts Guild of Athens. Through Aug. 12. "Colors and
Forms: Modern Printmaking From Mexico." Through
July 29. "Rowers of Summer." Through Sept. 2.
CLASSES
BALLROOM DANCE CLASSES Register now for five-
and 10-week sessions in Latin, swing, shag and
salsa. 706-357-5411, www.unstrictlyballroom.org.
BOB (SALON) CLASSES bob (SALON) is offering
a series of classes. Aug. 21: Cutting and Dressing
Workshop; Sept. 25 & Oct. 9: Creating Your Own
Portfolio; Oct. 30: Catwalk and Editorial Workshop.
Cost: S250-S300. For reservations, call 877-443-
2643.
CANOPY STUDIO New Adult Beginners Trapeze class
on Mondays at 7:45 p.m.; new Extreme Conditioning
■class on Mondays at 6:15 p.m. and Thursdays at
6:30 p.m.; yoga classes on Thursdays at 12 p.m.
706-549-8501, www.canopystudio.com.
CHAKRA BELLY DANCE Invoke the Goddess within.
For women only. All shapes, sizes and skill levels
welcome. Red Lotus Institute on Tuesdays at 7:30
p.m. 706-549-2913.
DOG & PUPPY TRAINING Family dog classes for obe
dience and manners. Puppy Preschool to establish
solid foundations for good behavior. Private lessons
for working toward behavior problem resolution.
Newly-adopted shelter and rescue dog discounts.
East Athens—indoor facility. Positive Pet People
Dog Training, 706-548-2508, www.positivepet-
people.com.
DOULA WORKSHOP Athens Baby Space is hosting
a DONA-approved birth doula workshop. Red Lotus
Institute, Sept. 2-4. Cost: *130 before Aug. 1; $195
after. www.athensbabyspace.con/events_DONA_
training.html or call 706-369-3977 or 706-296-
9394.
HOME CANNING Canning in the Garden, an intro
duction to the pressure cooker method of home can
ning. Botanical Garden Visitor Center on Thursday.
July 20 at 6:30 p.m. Cost: $17. 706- 542-6156. •
MAIN STREET YARNS Classes in Beginning Knitting,
Advanced Beginning
Knitting, Felted Bags,
Socks. Crocheting,
Spinning and more. Private
knitting lessons avail. Main
Street Yarns and Fibers in
downtown Watkinsville,
706-769-5531, www.main-
streetyarns.com.
MAKE YOUR OWN BOOK
Learn how to make your
own hardback, library-
bound books for memories,
artist portfolios, etc.
Taught by Terra Ken of
Herbal Remedies. Comer,
on July 25 at 7 p.m. 706-
296-4818.
MARTIAL ARTS CLASSES
Tae Kwon Do classes for
kids and adults, beginner
to advanced. Taught by
three-time AAU National
Champion Jason Hughes.
Self-defense, Olympic-style
sparring, more. Live Oak
Martial Arts, Chase St.
Warehouses, Studio AB. 706-548-0077, www.liveoak-
martialarts.com.
MIND BODY INSTITUTE New classes upcoming:
Cancer Care Yoga, begins Aug. 3; Zen of Paint (no
artistic exp. required, materials provided) and new
yoga programs begin July 31. Call for times and
cost. 706-475-7329.
SHAG DANCING Classes in shag dancing, the official
state dance of South Carolina. Singles or couples,
six-week session. These classes fill up quickly, reg
ister now. YMCA, 915 Hawthorne Ave., Thursdays,
July 27-Aug. 31 at 6:30 p.m. Cost: $80-590 singles.
$150-5180 couples. Bonnie, 706-254-9994.
TAI CHI The Hunyuantaiji Academy of Georgia offers
'’•’sses in traditional Chen Style Taijiquan and the
Hunyuan Taiji and Qigong system of Feng Zhiqiang.
www.chenzhonghua.com. Todd, 706-614-3342. Carl,
706-546- 8422.
VEGETARIAN COOKING Vegetarian Delights Cooking
Class at Earth Fare on Wednesday, July 19 at 5:30
p.m. FREE! Please sign up, 706-227-1717.
WILDERNESS SURVIVAL SKILLS Learn ancient
woodland skills with local instructors Bill Burt, Scott
Jones. Carl Lindberg and Nate "Tha Wookie" Olive.
Navigation, ihe art of the bow, drill fire, stone knap
ping, and much more. Hosted by the Roots Farm
in Winterville, July 22, 23, 30 & 31. Preregister by
calling 706-534-5033 or see www.thawookie.com/
wildskills.htm. A portion of the proceeds go directly
to local organic farming.
WISE WOMEN Wise Woman Circle hosted by
WomanSpace. Topic:
"Embracing Change in Our Lives." Friday, July 21 at
7 p.m. Register by catling 706-424-1960.
YOGA & MEDITATION CLASSES Walk-in, dona
tion-suggested yoga classes. All levels welcome.
Also. Kundalini Yoga, Moms, Dads & Kids Yoga.
Restorative Yin Yoga and
meditation. Rubber Soul
Yoga Revolution studio,
675 Pulaski St., every day.
Suggested donation: $3-
$5. www.rubbersoulyoga.
com, calclements@yahoo.
com.
MEETINGS
ALTERNATIVE HISTORY
Discussion group de
signed to give unbiased
inquiry into the anomalies
within the orthodox view
of ancient history. Hot
Corner Coffee on Sundays
at 7 p.m. More info:
solarcross@hotmail.com.
ATHENS MYSTICS Spiritual
alternative for those inter
ested in the DaVinci Code
and rosicrucians. Email
athensmystics@yahoo.
com.
CHESS CLUB The Classic City Chess Club meets at
Borders every Saturday at 6 p.m. and at Earth Fare
every Thursday at 6 p.m. Nickolaus Johnson, 706-
413-1417. .
FLYBALL RACING Competitive team dog racing. .
Double Dog Dare Flyball Racing Club practices
Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. at Lucky Dog Agility in
Winterville. For info contact, dddflyball@alltel.net,
www.ftyballdogs.com/dddaie.\
HOT CORNER Informal chess on Monday nights at
8 p.m. Hosted by Bellah Sparxxx. Bring your own
board if you have one. Katie, 706-995-0622. Also.
RPG Club—Magic, card games, etc. Thursday nights
at 8 p.m. Email untroddenl@yahoo.com.
LISTENING FORUM ACC Leisure Services is holding
"Listening Forums" in which members of the com
munity may discuss topics that relate to Leisure
Services. Third Monday of every month at 7 p.m.
706-613-3800.
SHAMU & MARRIAGE Come together to discuss
the article "What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy
Marriage" (avail http://tinyurl.com/nov8j, podcast
at http://tinyurl.com/et9aj. Borders on Friday, July
21 at 8 p.m.
GREEN PARTY The ACC Green Party meets the fourth
Tuesday of every month at Common Ground, 157 N.
Newton St. at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome.
SUPPORT GROUPS
AIDS ATHENS Support groups for individuals with
HIV/AIDS: general support, music therapy, women
only, substance/alcohol abuse and more. AIOS
Athens. 706-542-2437.
ALZHEIMER'S GROUP The Athens Area Alzheimer's
Support Group meets once a month at the Adult Day
Care Center. 1774 Old W. Broad St. 706-548-6476.
PREGNANCY/ INFANT LOSS SHARE—Pregnancy and
Infant loss Support Group meets the third Thursday
of every month at the Loran Smith Center. Open to
all parents who have experienced a perinatal loss.
Pat Nielsen, 706-475-5622.
SEXUAL ASSAULT CENTER Weekly therapeutic groups
available for adult sexual assault survivors and adult
(male and female) survivors of childhood sexual
abuse. Aso, the SAC is starting up a weekly group
for middle school girls who have been sexually
abused or sexually assaulted. FREE! Call 706-353-
1912 for details and meeting times.
SUICIDE SURVIVORS Open to anyone who has tost
a loved one to suicide. Nufi's Space, 306 Oconee St.
on the second and last Wednesday of every.month
at 5:30 p.m. Linda Philips, 706-227-1515.
HELP OUT!
FREE COMPUTERS! Volunteer 12 ho-rs with Free IT
Athens over the course of three Sundays helping
to recycle and refurbish old computers, and earn a
free recycled computer for yourself. No experi.nce is
necessary. Common Ground on Sundays from 1 p.m.
to 5 p.m. Email semmy@freeitathens.org.
HOST FAMILIES NEEDED The Program for Academic
Exchange seeks host families for high school ex
change students from 40 countries. Rebecca O'Grady,
706-621-3736, 1-800-555-6211, www.pax.org.
MEALS ON WHEELS Volunteers needed to deliver
meals to homebejnd clients. Must have own vehicle.
meals@acczging.org, 706-549-4850.
PROJECT SAFE The Project Safe Thriftstore
in seeking volunteers to help sort, price and
sell merchandise. Tuesdays-Saturdays. Email
projectvolunteer@yahoo.com, 706-425-8853.
RECORDING FOR THE BLIND Recording for the
Blind and Dyslexic is seeking volunteers. Email
kstanley@rfbd.org or call 706-549-1313.
Margaret Moore
“The Polymaniacs: A Family of Demented Muses" by
Matt Blanks. Flicker Theatre & Bar through July.
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