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cs, bench press competition, tennis and flag foot*
ball tournaments, 5K Run/ Walk and much more. All
proceeds benefit the Athens Area Humane Society
and Habitat for Humanity. Bishop Park on Saturday,
Aug. 26. Admission: FREE! for all ACC residents. 706-
369-3111.
GROOVY NIGHTS Project Safe's fifth annual fund
raiser features a night of 1970s-era fun and danc
ing, food, live and silent auctions and more—all
proceeds go to Project Safe. Dress to impress in your
finest 70s garb. Price of admission includes catered
buffet dinner. Classic Center on Friday, Aug. 25 at
7 p.m. Tickets: $35 advance, $40 at the door. 706-
357-4444. To see items up for auction, visit www.
groovynights.com.
OCONEE YOUTH PLAYHOUSE Gala fundraising event
to benefit the Oconee Youth Playhouse. Live and
silent auctions, entertainment by OYP performers.
Marswood Hall, 3761 Mars Hill Rd., WatkinsviUe, on
Saturday Aug. 19 at 7 p.m. Tickets: $25 advance,
$30 at the door. 706-769-2677, www.oypoysp.com.
SPEED-DATING FUNDRAISER Single young profes
sionals are invited to participate in "Romancing
the Cure," a speed dating fundraiser to benefit
the American Cancer Society. Wild Wing Cafe on
Thursday, Aug. 17 starting at 6:30 p.m. Registration
from 6:30 p.m. to 7:10 p.m. Cost: $30 per person
(tax-deductible) or $25 per person (if you register
with a friend). Includes speed-dating, two mingling
sessions and refreshments. Erin Latimer, 706-549-
4893 or erin.latimer@cancer.org.
TYCHE*S GAMES Anachronism Game Tournament and
Demo on Saturday, Aug. 19 at 12 p.m. Shadowfist
CCG Multi-Player Tournament and Demo on Aug. 26
at 12 p.m. New and experienced players welcome
at all events. 1056 S. Lumpkin St., 706-354-4500,
www.tychesgames.com.
PAWS BAKE SALE Yummy baked treats. All proceeds
go to PAWS, which supports spaying/neutering of
Athens pets. UGA Tate Student Center on Wednesday,
Aug. 23 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. www.pawsofathens.
com, 706-202-6412.
ROUN' JOEL SKATE PARTY Athens' own "King On
Skates" Rolin' Joel (AKA Joel Weis) is the former
National Independent Association of Professional
Roller Skaters of America Singles Champion. Joel
displays his "disco style" skating techniques at
this annual party. This year, it is dedicated to the
memory of his father. Edward Weis. Bishop Park on
Saturday, Aug. 19 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. FREE!
UGA PICTURE DAY Georgia football players and
coaches will be available for photographs anu
autographs at the Sanford Stadium concourses on
Saturday. Aug. 19 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Uga VI
will be available for photos from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Players and coaches will be available from 3 p.m. to
5 p.m. 706-542-1621.
LITERARY EVENTS
SEEKING SUBMISSIONS The latest issue of Dispatch,
an on-line biannual literary journal, is now avail
able 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, comedians, freestyle, musicians, storytellers
and improv. Sign up at 9 p.m., show starts at 9:30
p.m. Hot Comer on Tuesdays. For more info, email:
untroddenl@yahoo.com.
LECTURES & FORUMS
COLOR THERAPY Lecture on "Color, Light and Mayan
Activation Therapy." Presented by Elizabeth Alder
(706-549-8999). Earth Fare on Thursday, Aug. 24 at
7 p.m. FREE! 706-227-1717.
GEORGIA RIVER NETWORK Georgia River Network
Presents: "Natural Foods: the Land-Water Connection
on Your Local Farm, in Your Backyard, in Your
Garden, and on Your Table." Speakers are Jeremy
Friedman and Christine Rodick of Sunrise Organic
Farm. Earth Fare on Wednesday, Aug. 23 at 7 p.m.
FREE! 706-227-1717.
PUBLIC SEMINAR The first in a new series of public
seminars on a variety of subjects is titled 'Legal
Aid." Learn about wills, power of attorney and more.
Memorial Park Recreation Hall on Wednesday, Aug.
16 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. FREE! and open to the •
public 706-613-3580.
WORD ON THE STREET
ANXIETY TREATMENT The UGA Center for
Understanding and Treating Anxiety is offering com
puterized trjatment for people suffering from Social
Phobia and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. FREE! 706-
542-3827, http://nas.psy.uga.edu.
DANCE INSTRUCTORS NEEDED The East Athens
Educational Dance Center is seeking instructors for
its fall session, slated to begin Aug. 28. Ballet,
cheerleading, dance, drill team, tap and jazz. Chrys
Moore, 706-613-3624. www.accleisureservices.com/
dance.shtmL
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 flat-track roller
derby team is seeking an interim or long-term
coach. Practices are at Skatearound USA. Visit www.
myspace.com/athensrollerderby.
TENNIS LEAGUE The Northeast Georgia Tennis
Association is now registering teams for fall.
Adults and seniors, men and women. Play starts
in September. Teri Miller, 770-535-2613. www.
ustanegta.com.
KIDSTUFF
BRAINABILITY Toddler programs, tutoring, movie
nights, birthday parties. "Brainability Baby" and
more. 706-559-7448, www.brainabilityinc.com.
FAMILY DAY The next Family Day is about 'Looking
at Faces." Kids will view the exhibits, then make
a mask of a character, real or imaginary, that they
would like to be for the day. Refreshments. Georgia
Museum of Art on Saturday, Aug. 26 from 10 a.m. to
12 p.m. FREE! No preregistration required. 706-542-
4662, www.uga.edu/gamuseum.
OPEN CLASSROOM See White Earp, a rare white
snapping turtle who is the newest denizen of the
zoo, and other reptiles at the bimonthly Open
Classroom at Bear Hollow Wildlife Trail in Memorial
Park, every second and fourth Sunday, 1 p.m.-4
p.m. FREE! 706-613-3616.
TEEN TALENT SHOWCASE ACC Leisure Services is
launching a new performance program to showcase
the talent of local teens, ages 13-19. Monthly
events will showcase different talents (vocal musi
cal dance, performance), and 15 teens will compete
in the final in December. Entry fee: $10 per person.
For rules and application information, call 706-
613-3580 or visit the Teen Talent Showcase page at
www.accleisureservices.com.
ZOO APPRENTICE PROGRAM Teaches children how
to care for our native wildlife. Fine-hour afternoon
program at Bear Hollow Wildlife Trail Memorial Park.
Ages 9-13. First program begins Sept. 9. Cost: $20
per child. Preregistration required, 706-613-3616.
ART EVENTS
ART LECTURE Angus Trumble, curator of paintings
and sculpture at the Yale Center for British Art, will
speak. Georgia Museum of Art on Wednesday, Aug.
23 at 5:30 p.m. FREE! and open to the public. 706-
542-4662, www.uga.edu/gamuseum.
GMOA RECEPTION Opening reception for the new
exhibit, titled "The Eternal Masquerade: Prints and
Paintings by Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (1890-1978)."
Wednesday, Aug. 23 at 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-542-
4662, www.uga.edu/gamuseum.
OCAF POTTERY EXHIBIT & SALE "Perspectives 2006"
features the work of 50 Georgia potters and collec
tors. Exhibit runs Aug. 26-Sept. 14. Gala opening
reception on Aug. 25 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Preview
sale that night from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Donation: $5.
Pottery sale on Aug. 26-27, Sept. 2-3, 9-10 from
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sam Chung workshop on Aug. 26-
27. Fee: $25, includes lunch on both days. Studio
Tours: Oconee potter, on Sept. 3 from 12 p.m. to 5
p.m., Athens potters on Sept. 10 from 12 p.m. to 5
p.m. 1902 OCAF Art Center, WatkinsviUe, www.ocaf.
com, 706-769-4565.
POTTERY SALE & SEAFOOD Donderos' Kitchen is
hosting a "Pottery Sale & Seafood Extravaganza."
Purchase pottery by local artists, imported ceramics
and more. Food and live music. 584 N. Milledge Ave.
on Saturday, Aug. 19 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 706-
389-7955.
"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. See Movie
Dope for info on the movie series being held in con
junction with this exhibit. 706-542-5766.
ART ANNOUNCEMENTS
ATHICA NEEDS YOU Athica needs volunteers and
people with pickup trucks to help install the fell
show, Aug. 28-Sept 9. Email politics@athica.org.
Also, gallery sitters needed from Sept 9 to Nov. 5.
Email volunteers@athica.org.
JOHN MOON Athens folk artist John Moon is hav
ing his first solo show, 'Landscapes: The Colorful
Artworks of Athens Folk Artist John Moon.' Up
through Aug. 25. Arts for AU GaUery, 57 Forsyth St
NW Ste. R-l, Atlanta, www.vsaartsga.org, 404-221-
1270. ext 202.
RAGE HAIR STUDIO Rage is seeking artists to dis
play their work at the salon. 706-548-8178.
ART CLASSES
LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER Registration now
open for feU classes in darkroom photography,
painting (oil and acrylic), woodworking, intermedi
ate drawing and more. For kids and adults. 706-613-
3623, www.accleisureservkes.com.
OPEN STUDIO: LIFE DRAWING Refine your drawing
skills with live models, no instruction, provide your
own supplies. Georgia Museum of Art on Wednesdays
at 5:30 p.m. Cost $3 per session. 706-542-4662,
www.uga.edu/gamuseum.
PAINTING & DRAWING CLASSES New classes in oil
and watercolor painting, and pastel drawing, taught
by Bettie Miller. Michaels Arts & Crafts Store (next
to Target). Ages 13 & up. Call 706-543-2868 for
schedule and fee info.
PAINTING CLASS Classical approach to oil painting
begins Sept. 12 and runs Tuesday evenings through
Oct 17. Class limited to 10 students. Cost: $100.
Figure study class runs Oct 24-Dec. 6. Cost $117,
plus model fee. Elements Art Supply on Baxter
Street. Mary Joe Vandiver, 706-543-8433.
POTTERY CLASSES Individual pottery instruction.
Affordable, flexible times. Jim, 706-207-5588.
ART AROUND TOWN
AMICI ITALIAN CAFE Photography by Caroline
Covington. Through Aug.
AROMAS Art by Joey McCain and Shannon Riddle,
photographs by Travis Martin.
BOB (SALON) (398 Foundry St.) Mixed-media prints
and drawings by Jessica Mills. Through Aug.
BOTANICAL GARDEN "Nature's Alive at Three-Score
and Five," new works jy Judy Bolton Jarrett.
BRATS BARGAIN BOOKS (Green Acres Shopping
Center) Photography by Frances Fitzpatrick and
sketches by John Wright. Through Aug.
CLASSIC HAIR & SPA Paintings by Noah Leaf
Mendelson. Through Oct. 15.
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