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WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS WEEK
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PERFORMANCE
2ND THURSDAY CONCERT SERIES The next install
ment of the "2nd Thursday Scholarship Series"
features Mozart's "Gran Partita" and "Mass in C
minor.” Performed by the UGA Symphony Orchestra
and Concert Choir, and the UGA Wind Ensemble. UGA
Hodgson Hall on Thursday, Nov. 9 at 8 p.m. Tickets:
$15. $7 for UGA students. Proceeds benefit School
of Music scholarship programs. 706-542-4400.
ATHENS CHAMBER SINGERS The Athens Chamber
Singers present their 27th annual dinner concert
event, this year accompanied by members of
Short Road Home and Banish Misfortune. Trump's
downtown. Dec. 7-9 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $37.50.
Reservations accepted 24 hours a day until Nov. 30.
call 706-353-6976. www.athenschambersingers.org.
ATHENS CHORAL SOCIETY The ACS concludes its
35th year with a special concert in celebration of
Mozart's 250th birthday. See story on p. 13. Beech
Haven Baptist Church on Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m. FREE!
www.athenschoralsociety.com. 706-248-5928.
"BALL IN THE FALL" Hip hop/ rap benefit for The
Loran Smith Center for Cancer Support. Hosted by:
Dr. Sparkles and Whisper. Open call Producer Battle
with cash prize, signup at 8:30 p.m. Featuring DJ
Killacut. Performances by Dead Fresh Squad. Big
John Burbon & His Entourage. Elite Tha Showstoppa
& Family and Mantic. The Ritz on Friday, Nov. 17 at
10 p.m. Ages 18 & Up. 706-255-2061.
DANCE ATHENS 2006 Events include: Moulin Rouge
Extravaganza featuring strip aerobics, belly dance,
break dance and more! Tasty World upstairs on
Thursday, Nov. 9 at 10 p.m. Admission: $5. 706-
355-3078. Dance Athens Dance Concert and Official
Athens Dance Day featuring Dancefx, Contact Dance,
UGA Ballet Ensemble. UGA Ballroom Performance
Group. Tap Dawgs. Pamoja, Sulukule Belly Dance,
Warehouse Collective. Troupe Hameeda, Indian
Cultural Exchange, and many more. Morton Theatre
on Saturday, Nov. 11 at 7:30 p.m. Admission: $10-
$15. 706-613-3771.
THE ENGLISH CONCERT One of the world's leading
period instrument ensembles, The English Concert
performs a program of mostly Mozart in celebration
of the composer's 250th birthday. UGA Hodgson Hall
on Friday. Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $28-$33, half-
price for UGA students. FREE! preconcert lecture at
7:15 p.m. 706-542-4400.
GOSPEL 316 SHOWCASE An evening of contem
porary Gospel performances. Clarke Central H.S.
Auditorium on Friday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. Admission:
$10-512. Proceeds benefit the UGA Black Law
Students Association. 706-552-1470, 706-351-0198.
HOOT! The Athens Folk Music & Dance Society
presents its monthly “Hoot." Performers: duo The
Wampus Cat Scammers; artist, mandolinist and
yodeler Antoon Speters; Brother Eudy, performing
original Folk Americana music; Kyle Dawkins playing
avant-folk and Susan Staley. Little Kings on Monday,
Nov. 13 at 8 p.m. All ages. FREE! 706-208-0985.
MOSCOW STATE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA The ac
claimed Russian orchestra with guest cellist Alisa
Weilerstein performs a program of Schumann and
Rachmaninoff. UGA Hodgson Hall on Nov. 18 at 8
p.m. Tickets: $23-528, half-price for UGA students.
FREE! preconcert lecture at 7:15 p.m. 706-542-4400.
WORLO DANCE FOR CHILDREN Living Compassion
presents an evening of world dance with Shakti
Project: Afro-Haitian dance, sword dance, rites of
passage step dance. West African dance. Contact
Improvisation—Capoeira, drumming, modern dance
and the Pamoja Dance Troupe. All proceeds benefit
Africa Vulnerable Children Project. Seney-Stovall
Chapel on Saturday, Nov. 11 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $15.
706-714-1202, www.livingcompassion.org.
LEVON AMBARTSUMIAN Internationally ac
claimed violinist (and current UGA professor) Levon
Ambartsumian performs a program of Beethoven.
Bart6k and more. UGA Hodgson Hall on Sunday, Nov.
19 at 8 p.m. FREE!, no tickets required. For more
information, call 706-542-4400.
"A SCOTTISH CHRISTMAS" The award-winning
Bonnie Rideout and her band of Celtic musicians
perform a collection of traditional Scottish holiday
music, as well as familiar favorites. UGA Hodgson
Hall on Saturday, Dec. 2 at 2 p.m. Tickets: $23-528,
half-price for UGA students. 706-542-4400.
ATHENS SYMPHONY WINTER CONCERT With vio
lin soloist Michael Heald. The Classic Center on
Saturday, Nov. 11 at 8 p.m. FREE!, but tickets
required for entry. Limit 4 tickets per person. 706-
357-4444.
THEATRE
DREAHGIRLS The UGA Black Theatrical Ensemble
presents its concert production of Dreamgirts.
Morton Theatre, Nov. 16-17 at 7 p.m. Nov. 18-19 at
3 p.m. Tickets for Nov. 16, 18 & 19: $5-510, avail,
at Tate Center Cashier's Window. 706-542-8468.
Special fundraiser performance for AIDS Athens on
Nov. 17 with reception. Tickets: $10-525, avail,
at Morton Theatre Box Office. 706-613-3771. See
Theatre Notes on p. 19.
HAIRSPRAY The Tony Award-winning Broadway
musical comedy comes to town for one night only.
Follow the adventures of Tracy Turnblad, the big girl
with the big hair who tries to change the world and
becomes a teen celebrity. Classic Center on Dec. 7.
Tickets: $10-565. For more information, call 706-
357-4444, www.classiccenter.com.
HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES Town and Gown Players
present their Mainstage production of John Guare's
The House of Blue Leaves. Read all about it in
Theatre Notes on p. 19. Athens Community Theatre
on Friday. Nov. 10 and Saturday, Nov. 11 at 8 p.m.
and Sunday, Nov. 12 at 2 p.m. Also. Nov. 16-19.
Tickets: $5—$15. 706-208-8696, www.townandgown-
players.org.
THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER University Theatre
presents Georgia S. Kaufman and Moss Hart's classic
comedy The Mon Who Came to Dinner. See Theatre
Notes on p. 19. UGA Tine Arts Theatre, Nov. 9-11 at
8 p.m. Also, Nov. 15-19. Tickets: $10-512. Avail, at
University Box Office. 706-542-2838.
DIRECTORS WANTED! Athens Little Playhouse is
seeking volunteers to direct performances for the
2006-07 season. Must have exp. and references.
706-208-1036.
EVENTS
ALL GOD'S CHILDREN FUNDRAISER Dinner and jazz
with 5 Men on a Stool and a silent cake auction
to celebrate National Adoption Month. Presented
by All God's Children, a special needs adoption
agency. Speaker is Father George Clements, a Roman
Catholic priest who gained worldwide attention in
the 1980s when he became the first priest to adopt
a child. Georgia Center on Saturday, Nov. 18 at 7
p.m. Tickets: $50. For more info, call Barbara Sims,
706-254-1899.
CASA DAY AT WAFFLE HOUSE Waffle House and
Athens-Oconee CASA (Court Appointed Special
Advocates) are hosting a day of family fun with
raffles, cake walk and more at the Waffle House on
Macon Hwy. in Watkinsville on Nov. 18, 10 a.m.-4
p.m. 10 percent o f food sales that day at Waffle
House go directly to CASA. 706-613-1922, www.
athensoconeecasa.org.
EFFIE'S CLUB FOLLIES CHIU COOKOFF Effie's Club
Follies' Chili Cookoff Fundraiser. Meat, veggie and
wildcard categories. Little Kings on Saturday, Nov.
11 at 7 p.m. Effie's performance, raffle and dance
party follows at 10 p.m. Admission: $3-57. See
www.myspace.com/effiesclubfollies for more info.
HARVEST FOR THE HOMELESS FUNDRAISER The •
third annual Harvest for the Homeless fundraiser
“World Dance for Children" benefit with Shakti Project and many more. Seney-Stovall Chapel on Nov. 11 at 8 p m.
20th anniversary celebration for the Athens Area
Homeless Shelter. This year's event includes the
Grand Prize raffle drawing of 5? qift certificates
to local restaurants, a silent auction and catering ’
by Lee Epting Catering. Raffle tickets: $1. avail,
at Junkman's Brother's Daughter and www.ath-
ensareahomelessshelter.org. Benefit at the Taylor
Grady House, 634 Prince Ave., on Thursday, No”
16, 5-8 p.m. Admission: $15 at the door. For more
information, call 706-354-0423.
JUNIOR LEAGUE OF ATHENS The Junior League
of Athens holds its annual Holiday Marketplace at
the Classic Center, Nov. 10-12. Features more than
75 booths selling the wares cf local and regional
artists, upscale specialty merchants and more. The
festivities kick off on Nov. 10 with a public preview
from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. (FREE!), followed by the of
ficial Preview Party from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., with ca
tered dinner (Tickets: $25). The Marketplace is open
Nov. 11 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Nov. 12 from 12
p.m. to 4 p.m. Photos with Santa, children's secret
shop, silhouette artist and more. Tickets: $3-55, un
der 12 FREE! 706-357-4444, www.classiccenter.com.
LIVE-ACTION RPG Live-action role-playing game—
Winds of Fate, A Vampire: the Masquerade. New
players welcome, www.athenslarp.com.
LUNCH WITH SANTA Athens-Oconee CASA (Court
Appointed Special Advocates for children) is host
ing a "Lunch with Santa" fundraising event. Lunch
and photos with Santa. Five Points Fire Station on
Saturday, Nov. 19, 12-4 p.m. 706-613-1922, www.
athensoconeecasa.org.
MURDER MYSTERY DINNERS Who Shot Grandma
entertainment presents a series of Murder Mystery
Dinners, featuring exciting interactive murder
mysteries and a five-course meaL Maison Bleu on
Fridays and Saturdays in November at 7 p.m., and
a special lunch show. Tickets: $42-554 per person,
all-inclusive. A portion of ticket sales benefit the
Athens Area Humane Society. Reservations, 706-
410-7494, www.whoshotgrandma.com.
OGLETHORPE COUNTY LIBRARY SALE Annual
Friends Book Sale at the Oglethorpe County Library,
Nov. 9-12. Most books $1 or less, children;; book
are half price. 706-743-8817.
SLOW FOOD ATHENS Food and wine tasting featur
ing local and seasonal foods. Meet local farmers,
and learn how to cook dishes using locally produced
ingredients. Rolling Pin on No*/. 18, 6-8 p.m. cost:
$5 suggested donation. Shannon, 706-354-8080.
TYCHE*S GAMES Miniatures Painting Workshop on
Saturday, Nov. 11 at 12 p.m. Paints and figures pro
vided. Anachronism Tournament and Demo on Nov.
11 at 2 p.m. New and exp. players welcome. Prizes
for all. Coining Up: Shadowfist Tournament and
Demo on Nov. 18 at 12 p.m. Entrance fee: $1. 1056
S. Lumpkin St. For more information, call 706-354-
4500, or visit www.tychesgames.com.
UGA OBSERVATORY The UGA Observatory is host
ing a viewing of Mercury as it passes between
the Earth and the sun on Nov. 8. 3-5 p.m. Also,
Prof. Loris Magnani speaks on the history of the
Arecibo Observatory, the world's largest radio
telescope (feat, in Contact and GoldenEye) at UGA
Physics Building Room 202 on Friday, Nov. 10. The
Observatory hosts its monthly open house viewing
at the UGA Physics Building on Friday, Nov. 17 at 7
p.m at 7 p.m. FREE! 706-542-STAR.
W0RLDFE5T 2006 Celebrate cultures from all over
the world with ethnic foods, cultural performances,
info booths, trivia, prizes and more. Tate Center
Plaza on Thursday, Nov. 9 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
FREE! and open to the public, candie@uga.edu,
stace626@uga.edu.
LECTURES & FORUMS
MARIA LUGONES Dr. Maria Lugones of Binghampton
University will discuss "The Modern Colonial Gender
System." UGA Student Learning Center Room 248 on
Thursday, Nov. 9 at 5:30 p.m. 706-542-2846.
WORD ON THE STREET
COMMON GROUND Food Not Bombs cooks and
serves food every Wednesday evening, email
shimmelheber@hotmail.com for more info.
The BikeAthens Recycling Program meets every
Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. to repair bikes, see www.
bikeathens.com. Free IT Athens hosts open hours
with techie help available on Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m.
See www.freeitathens.org.
PEACE VIGIL The Women in Black, an international
peace movement, holds a silent vigil for peace at
the UGA Arch every Tuesday from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
All are welcome. 706-546-5237.
THANKSGIVING FOR SENIORS The Annual Senior
Thanksgiving Dinner is open to all local senior
citizens. Lay Park on Nov. 19 at 4 p.m. FREE!
Reservations encouraged, 706-613-3596.
LITERARY EVENTS
CRAIG WERNER UGA's Lanier Series and the Creative
Writing Program host a visit by music critic and
scholar Craig Werner. He will read recent work at
the Georgia Poetry Circuit Reading at Tasty World
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