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PERFORMANCE
ATHENS COMEDY EXPERIENCE: NEXT GENERATION
EDITION Features stand-up comedians Bryan
Burgess, Karlous Miller and Julian Haynes. Music
from New Orleanian Kelly Love Jones. 215 Tallassee
Rd. on Saturday, Mar. 24 at 9 p.m. 18 & up. Tickets:
S8-S10 advance, $15 at the door. 706-613-8332,
www.atlantacomedyexperience.com.
BLUEGRASS ON THE BRIDGE An afternoon of live
music from the Just Us Bluegrass Band and art cour
tesy of Mercury Artworks to benefit the Oconee River
Land Trust. The Seasons Townhomes, 310 Research
Or., on Saturday, Mar. 24, 2-6 p.m. Admission: $10
donation, age 12 and under: FREE! 706-255-9235,
www.theseasonsofathens.com.
BORDERS MARCH MUSIC EVENTS Burney Harris
Lyons Middle School Jazz Band on Mar. 23 at 7:30
p.m.; Burney Harris Lyons Middle School Chamber
Orchestra on Mar. 24 at 3 p.m.; Carl Schmidt singing
folk songs on Mar. 25 at 4 p.m.; Jeff Soileau on Mar.
25 at 6 p.m.; Eric Harris Group on Mar. 31 at 7 p.m.
706-583-8647.
OORA SERES Award-winning flutist Dora Seres
performs a program of Mozart, Poulenc, Bartok and
mwe. UGA Ramsey Hall on Friday, Mar. 30 at 8 p.m.
Tickets: $18, half-price for UGA students. For more
information, call 706-542-4400.
FIGGIE'S @ FIVE The Georgia Museum of Art con
tinues its series of monthly concerts and receptions
to showcase faculty and students from the School of
Music, as well as the exhibits at the museum. Food,
beverages and live music for only $5. Next event is
Mar. 28 at 5 p.m. 706-542-4662.
INDONESIAN VOCALS & ZITHER Traditional
Indonesian Tembang Sunda: leading Indonesian
classical recording artist Euis Komariah performs in
a virtuosic vocal style from West Java, accompanied
by award-winning kacapi (zither) player Gangan
Garmana. UGA Ramsey Hall on Wednesday, Mar. 21
at 6 p.m. FREE! 706-542-4400.
MEN'S & WOMEN'S GLEE CLUB*The UGA Men's and
Women's Glee clubs perform a joint concert featur
ing everything from Renaissance tunes to spirituals
and folk. UGA Hodgson Hall on Thursday, Mar. 22 at
8 p.m. FREE! 706-542-2797.
TURANDOT Opera Verdi Europa performs a concert
version of Puccini's Turandot with live orchestra
and English supertitles. It is the story of Princess
Turandot, and the suitors who seek her hand who
must answer three riddles or die. UGA Hodgson Hall
on Saturday, Mar. 31 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $33-$38,
half-price for UGA students. 706-542-4400. FREE!
pre-concert lecture at 7:15 p.m.
WYNNE PARIS World musician and producer Wynne
Paris plays the sarod (an Indian instrument similar
to the sitar). Sangha Yoga Studio on Friday. Mar. 23
at 7:30 p.m. Admission: $5. 706-613-1143.
BALLROOM MAGIC 2007 The UGA Ballroom
Performance Group celebrates its 16th anniversary
with this production. Members present 22 pieces, all
performed and choreographed by students. This sells
out every year! UGA New Dance Theatre, Thursday,
Mar. 29-Saturday, Mar. 31 at 8 p.m., also a matinee
Saturday at 2 p.m. Tickets: S8-S12. For more infor
mation, call 706-542-8074.
ARVIN SCOTT "Dr. Scott's World Beat," featuring
global music from the Caribbean, Brazil, Africa,
U.S.A., Asia and the Middle East, makes its debut
at the Healing Arts Centre on Saturday, Mar. 24 at
8 p.m. Tickets: S5-S10 advance, $7-512 door. For
more information, call 706-613-1142.
ATHENS SYMPHONY SPRING CONCERT Performance
of choruses from Verdi operas and others with The
Athens Symphony Chorus. The Classic Center on
Saturday, Apr. 7 at 8 p.m. FREE!, but tickets required
for entry. Limit 4 tickets per person, avail. Mar. 26.
706-357-4444.
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THEATRE
NEWS & FEATURES I ARTS & EVENTS I MOVIES I MUSIC I COMICS & AOVICE I CLASSIFIEDS
ARROGANT COYOTES New local theatre company
Stray Productions' inaugural presentation is Anogant
Coyotes, by Rex Totty. A convoluted tale of the in
teractions and attachments among a group of men
and women in an abandoned warehouse, with over
tones of gun running and drug-smuggling in 1991.
See Theatre Notes on p. 11. Mature themes, ages 13
and up. Jittery Joe's Roasting Co., 780 Broad St., on
Mar. 23-24 and 30-31 at 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Tickets:
$ 10-$ 15 at the door. 706-207-3525.
THE DIRECTOR'S NIGHTMARE JV Productions pres
ents The Director's Nightmare, a play by John Vance
offering a hilarious "inside look" into the community
theatre experience that is based on the 60 produc
tions Vance has directed over the years. Featuring
Steve Eubanks and an ensemble of comic actors. See
Theatre Notes on p. 11. Seney-Stovall Chapel, Friday,
Mar. 30 and Saturday, Mar. 31 at 8 p.m. Tickets:
S8-$10, avail, at the door. 706-543-2012.
EFFIE'S CLUB FOLLIES "Effie's Goes Hollywood"
featuring burlesque interpretations of movies and
send-ups of celebrities. Presented by Effie's Club
Follies. See Theatre Notes on p. 11. Georgia Theatre
on Wednesday, Mar. 21 at 8 p.m. with Packway
Handle Band and Nana Grizol; Thursday, Mar. 22 at
12 a.m. after The Dumps and Music Hates You. See
ABC. Admission: $10 each night, www.myspace.com/
effiesclubfolties.
HOODS ON A BLOODY RAMPAGE The Forest Theater
of Pure Form presents Hoods on a Bloody Rampage,
a combination of crime drama and performance art.
Rubber Soul Yoga Revolution on Friday, Mar. 23
and Saturday, Mar. 24 at 8:30 p.m. Tickets: $10, $7
if you know the password. For clues and info, see
www.rubbersoulyoga.com/theater.html.
THE TROJAN WOMEN University Theatre presents a
modern adaptation (by John Barton) of Euripides'
classic drama. See Theatre Notes on p. 11. Seney-
Stovall Chapel Mar. 21-25. Tickets: $6-$8. For more
information, call 706-542-2838.
ZOO STORY The UGA Dept, of Theatre and Film
Studies Graduate Acting Ensemble presents Edward
Albee's classic one-act play Zoo Story. See Theatre
Notes on p. 11. UGA Fine Arts Building Arena
Theatre, Mar. 29-Apr. 1 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $5 at the
door, www.drama.uga.edu.
CHICAGO See the hit Broadway musical that be
came an Oscar-winning film about murder, greed,
fame and "All That Jazz." Classic Center Theater
on Wednesday, Apr. 18 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $10-565.
706-357-4444, www.classiccenter.com.
EVENTS
CLASSIC FILM FESTIVAL Join Turner Classic Movies
host Robert Osborne and special guests for a series
of classic films at the Classic Center. State-of-the-art
projection brings Some Like it Hot, Laura, The Man
Who Would lie King, Waiting for Guffman, Election,
Mad Hot Ballroom, An Affair to Remember and The
Sound of Music to life on the big screen. See p.
16. Classic Center Theater, Mar. 22-25. See com
plete schedule at www.grady.uga.edu/osbornefest.
Tickets: $45-$60 for all films and panel discussions;
Individual films $10; Passes that include all films
and closing brunch with Osborne and special guests:
$75-590. 706-357-4444.
1ST ANNUAL HABITAT HUSTLE 5K The Gainesville
State College-Oconee Campus chapter of Habitat for
Humanity is holding the 1st annual Habitat Hustle
5K to raise funds for affordable housing. Prizes,
t-shirts, refreshments. 1201 Bishop Farms Parkway,
Watkinsville, on Saturday, Mar. 24 at 3 p.m. Cost:
$20. Preregister at www.active.com. 706-769-6593.
AFRICAN NIGHT SHOW UGA's African Student Union
presents its annual African Night with the theme
of "American Soil, African Roots, I'm in Transition."
Traditional foods, dances, fashion show, guest
speaker and comical skits. Tate Center Georgia Hall
The Athens Comedy Experience: Next Generation Edition features Julian Haynes and others 215 Tallassee Rd. on Mar. 24.
on Friday, Mar. 23, food at 7 p.m., show starts at 8
p.m. Tickets: $6-58 at the door, www.uga.edu/asu.
BOWLING, BREWS & ROLLERDERBY The Classic
City Rollergirls Present: "Bowling, Brews and
Rollerderby," an evening of derby movies, bowl
ing, giveaways and fun to support the Rollergirls.
Kingpins Bowl & Brew on Thursday, Mar. 29, 8-11
p.m. Admission: $3 at the door, $8 to bowl. www.
classiccityrollergirls.com.
CHICKEN GUMBO FUNDRAISER Chicken gumbo fund
raiser dinner to benefit the St. James France Mission
Team. Ill Westlake Dr. on Saturday, Mar. 31 at 6:30
p.m. Donations accepted. Trisha, 706-613-8843.
CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION WALK St. Mary's Health
Care System is sponsoring a two-mile walk to raise
awareness about child abuse in our community. .
975 pinwheels at the event will commemorate the
number of reports of child maltreatment received
by authorities in Athens-Clarke County in 2006.
St. Mary's Hospital on Saturday, Mar. 31 at 10 a.m.
Registration at 9:30 a.m. Free parking, strollers wel
come. Registration: $10, includes t-shirt and snacks.
706-546-9713.
CONTRA DANCE Old-time contra dance presented
by the Athens Folk Music & Dance Society with live
music and calling. No exp. necessary and no partner
needed! UGA Memorial Hall on Saturday, Mar. 24
from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Free lessons at 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $6, under 18 are FREE! www.afmds.info.
FAITH AND FILM A screening of Oscar-winning
documentary An Inconvenient Truth with a discus
sion led by Dr. Pulliam of UGA's School of Ecology.
Childcare and refreshments provided. First Christian
Church on Apr. 12, 6:30-9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1915.
GREENFEST 2007 A community-wide celebration
providing citizens with the opportunity to increase
their awareness of and interest in improving the
environment of their home, yard, business and
community. For more information about G^eenFest,
watch Out There! for upcoming events or visit www.
athensgreenfest.org.
GUNSMOKE GALA The Mercy Health Center, which
provides health care to the uninsured, presents
"Gunsmoke Gala—an Afternoon of Family Fun." Live
music from Duke & Dawn and Apostles of Bluegrass,
square dancing, barbecue supper, live auction, hay-
rides, games and activities for kids and more. Tucker
Plantation, Colbert, on Saturday, Mar. 24 at 4 p.m.
Tickets: $40 adults, $20 children, under age 4 are
FREE! 706-769-9988.
MS WALK 2007 Sign up now to participate in this
year's MS Walk to raise money for the National
Multiple Sclerosis Society, Georgia Chapter.
Southeast Clarke Park on Saturday, Mar. 24 at 10
a.m. Registration at 9 a.m. 1-800-FIGHT MS, www.
nationalmssociety.org/gaa.
OCAF THRIFT SALE Support the Oconee Cultural Arts
Foundation. Gigantic thrift sale and live auction.
1902 OCAF Arts Center, 34 School St., Watkinsville.
Preview party on Friday, Mar. 23, 6-9 p.m.
Admission: $5, prices doubled. Sale on Saturday,
Mar. 24 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission: FREE! and
free parking. 706-769-4565, www.ocaf.com.
SPIRIT OF THE LAND The Oconee River Land Trust
and the Athens Land Trust present the third annual
"Spirit of the Land," benefit for land conservation,
an evening of art, wine and awareness about land
trusts and the environment Art exhibit. Mar. 25-31
(See Art Events). Spirit of the Land Gala takes place
at the Botanical Garden on Saturday, Mar. 31, 7-10
p.m. Wine tasting, hors d'oeuvres, art sale and auc
tion, live music from Tin Cup Prophette. Tickets:
$35 advance, $40 door. Avail, at Gosford Wine and
Homeplace Gifts. 706-613-0122.
SPRING BIRD RAMBLE Take a stroll through th'
Garden and check out which birds are in town
now that spring is upon us. Botanical Garden on
Saturday, Mar. 24 at 8 a.m. FREE! No registration
required, meet at upper parking lot. www.uga.edu/
botgarden, 706-542-6156.
SPRING CHICKEN BARBEQUE The Classic City
Kiwanis present their Spring Chicken Barbeque on
Saturday, Mar. 24 (11 a.m.-l p.m.) to benefit the
Special Olympics, Samaritan Counseling Center, Clute
Barrow Nelson Life Foundation and other organiza
tions that benefit the children of Athens. Platters
include half-chicken, ^law, chips, bread and cookie.
Tickets: $7. Avail, at www.classiccitykiwanis.com.
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