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BASIC PILATES New Basic Pilates Class with Carol
Bishop, Certified Pilates Instructor. Sangha Yoga
Studio on Saturdays at 8:30 a.m. 706-613-1143.
CHAKRA BELLY DANCE Invoke the Goddess within.
For women only. All shapes, sizes and skill levels
welcome. Red Lotus Institute on Wednesdays at 7:30
p.m. 706-549-2913.
EARTH FARE COOKING CLASSES Spanish and Thai
cuisine, call for dates and times. FREE! Please sign
up, 706-227-1717.
EMOTIONAL FREEDOM TECHNIQUE Full-day cer
tificate course on Saturday, Mar. 31. Cost: S150
advance. Si75 door. Preregistration: Laurie Hart,
706-546-1107.
FLOORSPACE Intermediate Modern Dance and
Improvisation, Contact Improvisation Jam, Taijiquan
and Qigong. 160 Tracy St. 706-372-4830.
JIU-JITSU Classes in Grade Brazilian and Japanese
Jiu-Jitsu taught by third-degree black belt Randy
McElwee. American Black Belt Academy, 706-549-
1671, www.americanblackbelt.org/ABBA.html.
KENDO Classes in ancient Japanese sword martial
art kendo, taught by 5th degree black belt Shigeru
Koyama. Classic Martial Arts Club, 706-353-3616,
www.classic-mac.com.
LINE DANCING Line Dancing classes at Memorial
Park on Fridays at 6 p.m. Cost: S5 per class. For
more info, call 706-613-3580.
MAIN STREET YARNS Beginning knitting, advanced
beginning knitting, decorative finishes, beginning
crochet, spinning and more. Main Street Yarns and
Fibers, 706-769-5531, www.mainstreetyarns.com.
ON-CAMERA ACTING INTENSIVE One-on-one
coaching, audition prep, cold reading skills and
more for those aspiring to work as professional ac
tors. Six sessions on Saturdays beginning Mar. 24.
Taught by Lisa Mende ("Seinfeld") and Caroline
Rault (associate producer for Cellular). Email
athenshollywood@yahoo.com for more info.
PILATES Taught by Sarah Schmitt. Sangha Yoga
Studio on Mondays and Wednesdays at 9 a.m.
(Intermed./Advanced) and 10:15 a.m. (Beginner).
706-613-1143.
PRANA DANCE WORKSHOP No exp. necessary.
Red Lotus Institute on Sunday, Mar. 25, 12-1:30
p.m. Cost: $15. Prana Dance Class at Rubber
Soul Yoga on Wednesdays at 5:15 p.m. Maggie,
minervinizick@hotmail.com.
RENT SMART & FINANCIAL FITNESS Learn how to
find and keep decent rental housing. 400 McKinley
Dr. on Saturday, Mar. 24, 1-3:30 p.m. FREE!
Preregistration required, 706-208-0048.
ROOTS FARM OPEN HOUSE Qigong taught by Carl
Lindberg at 5 p.m. Farm tours and more. Potluck at
8 p.m. Roots Farm on Mar. 21. www.rootsfarm.org.
SALSA CLASSES Beginners to Advanced, no partner
needed. Tate Center on Mondays at 7 p.m. Cost: $5.
SALSA DANCING Salsa classes taught at
Transmetropolitan downtown on Tuesdays and
Thursdays from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Cost: $10. 706-
372-7056, 706-372-8197, www.bailarueda.com.
SWING DANCE LESSONS Learn the basic of swing
dancing. UGA Memorial Hall Ballroom on Mondays at
7 p.m. www.uga.edu/ugaswingclub.
TAE KWOK DO & JODO CLASSES Tae Kwon Do
classes for kids and adults, beginner to advanced.
Also, Jodo (Jo-jitsu) classes, a 400-year-old Samurai
martial art using the staff and sword. Taught by
Jason Hughes. Live Oak Martial Arts, 706-548-0077,
www.liveoakmartialarts.com.
TAIJIQUAN The Hunyuantaiji Academy of Georgia
offers classes in traditional Chen Style fundamen
tals, forms, pushing hands, weapons and Hunyuan
Qigong, www.hunyuantaijiacademy.com. Todd, 706-
614-3342. Carl, 706-546- 8422.
TIBETAN BUDDHIST GROUP Chanting and silent
meditation. Rubber Soul Yoga Revolution Studio,
675 Pulaski St. Suite 1400, on Sundays at 12 p.m.
Email: xanandax@gmail.com.
Gallery talk on “The Carter Collection Revisited " Georgia
Museum of Art on Mar. 21 at 5:30 p.m. Pictured: work by
Charlemagne Palestine.
TURKISH TRIBAL BELLYDANCE Beginner and inter
mediate technique. YWCO on Wednesdays at 6 p.m.
and 7 p.m. troupe_sulukule@yahoo.com.
VINYASA YOGA Vinyasa-Core Yoga taught by Leslie
Helpert. Sangha Yoga Studio on Wednesdays starting
Feb. 21 at 12 p.m. 706-613-1143.
VINYASA YOGA Vinyasa Yoga class taught by Nicole
Pontzer. Village Herb Shop (Eastside). Ongoing, all
levels welcome. Cost: $54 for six classes or $11
drop-in. Email newtlitch@hotmail.com.
YOGA & MEDITATION CLASSES All levels welcome.
Kundalini Yoga, Kids Yoga, Restorative Yin Yoga,
Pilates, Prana Dance, Tibetan chanting, Tai Chi and
more. Rubber Soul Yoga Revolution studio, 675
Pulaski St. Ste. 1400. Suggested donation: $3-$5.
www.rubbersoulyoga.com, calclements@yahoo.com.
YOGA FOR WOMEN Multi-level Hatha Yoga with Amy
Long, CMT, RYT. Red Lotus Institute on Tuesdays at
10 a.m., Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. 706-549-2913.
YOGA FOR WORLD PEACE Beginners to experienced.
Join in the "energy of inner harmony, peace and
world healing." Taught by Elizabeth Alder, NCMT,
CCT, CYT. Unity, 1435 Oglethorpe Ave., on Sunday,
Mai 25 at 2 p.m. Donations accepted and appreci
ated. 706-613-8050, www.unityachens.com.
AUDITIONS
2007 BATTLE OF THE BANDS Teen and adult bands
sought for the 2006 Battle of the Bands to benefit
the 29th Annual Athens Human Rights Festival.
Tasty World on Mar. 24. Winner plays at the Fest in
May. 770-725-2652, ahrf_bob@yahoo.com.
BE IN A MOVIE! Extras needed: funeral mourners on
Apr. 28; healthy runners and those willing to wear
zombie makeup on May 5. Feature film to be shot in
Crawfordville, GA, is called Pushin' Up Daises, writ
ten and directed by Patrick Franklin. Email: Kathryn,
kathrynk8@yahoo.com.
OPEN CASTING CALL Thrillahill Productions is hold
ing an open casting call for its original TV series
titled "Darkness Falls." Shooting for the "pre-pilot"
that will be used to pitch the show to networks
takes place in early April. For more info, visit www.
thrillahill.com.
SINGERS NEEDED No experience or special talent
necessary. Amateur choral performance of contem
porary R&B (Beyonce, R. Kelly, Ron Isley) takes
place on May 4. Email laurenamacdonald@gmail.
com.
TEEN SCENE Oconee County Library Teen Scene is
looking for performers ages 11-18, musicians and
singers, oconeelibrary@gmail.com, www.myspace.
com/teensceneoconee.
MEETINGS
ATHENS SINGLE PARENT NETWORK New organiza
tion for Athens-area single parents. For more info on
the group and upcoming events, visit www.google.
com/group/ASPN.
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE Organizational meet
ing for the local "Focus on Global Climate Change
Solutions" group. Non-students welcome. UGA
Student Learning Center Room 348 on Thursday, Mar.
22 at 6 p.m. 706-542-7247.
HUMAN RIGHTS FEST Come help organize the 29th
Athens Human Rights Festival. Common Ground on
Thursdays at 7 p.m. 770-725-2652, www.athenshu-
manrightsfest.org.
CLARKE COUNTY DEMOCRATS Following a short
committee business meeting, Democratic candidates
for the 10th Congressional district seat have been
invited to attend: Terry Holley, James Marlow, Jeff
Reynolds and Denise Freeman. Grand Jury Room on
the 5th floor of the ACC Courthouse on Thursday,
Mar. 22 at 6 p.m. For more info, call Jenny Penny
Oliver at 706-369-1982.
SUPPORT GROUPS
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.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS Project Safe host:
two weekly support groups. Call the hotline for info,
706-543-3331.
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT GROUP Support group
meets at St. Mary's Hospital (lobby conference
room) on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. Call Rick for info,
706-783-5706.
NEUROMUSCULAR DISABILITIES MS/ MD/ CP sup
port group meets at St. Gregory the Great Episcopal
Church on the 2nd & 4th Monday of every month at
6:30 p.m. Dusty Johns, 706-783-3052.
POST-PARTUM DEPRESSION PACE (PPD Acceptance
through Compassion and Education) meetings are
held on the second and fourth Tuesday of every
month at Nu^i's Space, 7-9 p.m. Drop-ins are wel
come. www.ppdacceptance.org.
SHARE ATHENS Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support
Group meets at Forest Heights Baptist Church on the
3rd Thursday of every month at 6:30 p.m. Open to
all parents who have experienced a perinatal loss.
Pat Nielsen, 706-475-5622.
SUICIDE SURVIVORS Open to anyone who has lost
a !oved one to suicide. Nuqi's Space, 396 Oconee St.
on the second and last Wednesday of every month
at 5:30 p.m. Email linda@nuci.org or call ahead for
schedule changes. 706-227-1515.
WOMEN IN TOXIC RELATIONSHIPS Therapeutic and
supportive groups now forming. Lisa Anger, 706-
540-6249, lisaanger@charter.net.
HELP OUT!
FOSTER A KITTY Become a foster parent for cats at
the Athens Area Humane Society. Keep kittens for
four weeks until old enough to be spayed/neutered.
AAHS pays all expenses. 706-353-2287.
HANDS ON ATHENS Help assist low-income ACC
homeowners in historic neighborhoods to maintain,
repair and restore their properties. Mar. 30-Apr. 1.
706-353-1801, www.achfonline.org/handsonathens.
HANDS ON NORTHEAST GEORGIA Volunteer oppor
tunities for direct servir? in a variety of areas. Visit
www.handsonnortheastgeorcjia.org.
PANIC FANS FOR FOOD Ongoing food drive at the
Georgia Theatre—every concert between Mar. 23
and the end of April. Bring two non-perishable food
items (along with admission cost). Organized by
Panic Fans for Food, which collects food and raises
funds for Second Harvest at Widespread Panic shows
all over America. 571-212-1607.
VOLUNTEER IN PERU Learn Spanish! Two UGA
graduates are organizing an affordable trip to Peru
for 10-15 people to volunteer. Not UGA-affiliated.
Call 404-906-0569. Email: kerrysteinberg@yahoo.
com, giova@uga.edu.
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