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TYCHE'S GAMES Shadowfist Tournament on
Saturday, Mar. 24 at 12 p.m. Multiplayer format.
Prizes. Entrance fee: $1. Legend of the Five Rings
Tournament on Sunday, Mar. 25 at 2 p.m. Prizes.
Entrance fee: Si. 1056 S. Lumpkin St., For more
info, call 706-354-4500, www.tychesgames.com.
UGA OBSERVATORY The UGA Observatory hosts its
monthly open house viewing at the UGA Physics
Building on Friday, Mar. 23 at 9 p.m. FREE! For more
information, call 706-542-STAP.
WEEK OF SOUL The Committee for Black Cultural
Programs presents this annual week of film, show
cases and fun, much of it open to the community.
Week culminates with the Day of Soul Concert
featuring Yin Yang Twins on Mar. 30. For info on
this and other events, call 706-542-6396, www.uga.
edu/union.
LITERARY EVENTS
CAREY WILLIAMS The longtime editor of the Greene
County newspaper signs copies of his novel Sex and
Murder in Greene County. Borders on Sunday, Mar. 25
at 2 p.m. 706-583-8647.
GREG WATKINS The Georgia author will sign copies
of his picture books A Big Beaked, Big Bellied Bird
Named Bill and Brendan Mouse's Big Idea. Borders on
Friday, Mar. 23 at 6 p.m. 706-583-8647.
J.A. JOSHI The author will sign copies of her new
historical fiction novel set in 16th century India
titled Follow the Cowherd Boy. Borders on Friday,
Mar. 23 at 7 p.m. 706-583-8647.
JANE BATH The author, speaker and landscape
designer will sign copies of her Landscape Design
Answer Book and answer landscaping questions.
Borders on Thursday, Mar. 22 at 7 p.m. For more in
formation, call 706-583-8647.
READING AT GMOA Ed Pavlic, Reginald McKnight
and Binyavanga Wainain? read from their works.
Georgia Museum of Art on Thursday, Mar. 22 at 7
p.m. FREE! Open to the public, 706-542-GM0A.
"WORD FUNK" It s back! An evening of "open
stage" for poets, comedians, freestyle, acoustic
musicians, storytellers and improv. Hot Corner
Coffee on Tuesdays at 9 p.m. For more info, email:
untroddenl@yahoo.com.
LECTURES & FORUMS
ENERGETIC WELL BEING PROCESS LeRoy Malouf will
give a lecture and demonstration of the Energetic
Well Being Process (www.ewbp.com), which "relieves
pain, sleeplessness, tiredness, stress and illness."
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on Thursday, Mar.
22 at 7 p.m. Donations welcome. 706-546-1107.
JON MEACHAM Author and Newsweek managing
editor Jon Meacham will speak on "God and Politics
from George Washington to George Bush. UGA
Chapel on Friday, Mar. 23 at 11 a.m. FREE! and open
to the public. 706-542-2474.
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS Discussion on the lack
of full voting rights for the nearly 600,000 citizens
of Washington, DC. ACC Library orwThursday, Mar. 22
at 7 p.m. www.lwvga.org.
LEE HAMILTON The co-chair of the Iraq Study Group
and vice-chair of the 9/11 Commission will speak on
"A Balanced View of American Power." UGA Chapel
on Tuesday, Mar. 27 at 2:30 p.m. FREE! and open to
the public, www.uga.edu/ruskcenter/hamilton.html.
MEDIA & THE SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS M.A.
Candidate (and host of Indie Rock Karaoke) Geoff
Carr presents "Framing Dissent: The School of the
Americas Protest," a lecture on how mass media
depict the annual SOA protests. Part of the 6th
Annual Georgia Graduate Student Interdisciplinary
Conference. UGA Student Learning Center Room 269
on Saturday, Mar. 24 at 2:05 p.m. FREE! and open to
the public.
RED CLAY CONFERENCE The Environmental Law
Association's 19th Annual Red Clay Conference this
year focuses on "Urban Sprawl in Georgia." UGA
Dean Rusk Center on Friday, Mar. 23, all day. FREE!
and open to the public. To register, visit www.law.
uga.edu/redclay.
ROBERT GLASS Glass speaks on "Global Health in
the 21st Century: Lessons from Rotovirus." Part of
the "Global Diseases: Voices from the Vanguard"
lecture series. UGA Chapel on Tuesday, Mar. 27 at 6
p.m. FREE! and open to the public, www.grady.uga. •
edu/knighthealth.
WORD ON THE STREET
CHANT HU Everyone is invited to come chant Hu,
an ancient name for God. Red Lotus Institute on 1st
Friday of every month at 7 p.m. FREE! 706-549-2913.
CHINA ADOPTION Informational Seminar on China
Adoption, hosted by local adoptive families. Bogart
Library on Thursday, Mar. 22 at 6:30 p.m. Brenda,
706-552-3997.
COMMON GROUND Food Not Bombs cooks and
serves food every Wednesday evening, and Saturday
afternoon, email athensfnb@yahoo.com for more
info. Free IT Athens hosts open hours with techie
help available on Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m. See www.
freeitathens.org.
FREE TAX HELP The AARP offers free tax return as
sistance to area residents, especially those with low
to middle income and those over 60. Sites in Clarke,
Oconee and Oglethorpe County, through Apr. 14.
706-543-9511.
FREE INCOME TAX PREPARATION Certified volunteer
tax preparers will file Federal and Georgia income
tax returns for free. Hancock Comm. Development
Center, 300 Henderson Ext., on Tuesdays. 1-7 p.m.;
Saturdays, 12-4 p.m. and by appointment. 706-546-
1154 for more info.
GEORGIA CANOE ASSOCIATION RIVER TRIPS Three
guided trips down Georgia's scenic rivers: Ohoopee
on Mar. 31, Etowah on Apr. 14, Chestatee on Apr.
28. Cost: $100 for all three trips, bring own boat or
rent from local outfitters. Proceeds benefit the River
Access Fund. Reservations, 770-529-7103, www.
georgiariverexplorer.org.
SPROCKETS CALL FOR ENTRIES Submissions now
being accepted for the 4t.h Annual Sprockets Music
Video Competition to take place during this year's
AthFest in June. Deadline: Apr. 15. Late deadline:
Apr. 30. For more info, see www.filmathens.net/
sprockets.
KIDSTUFF
AFTERHOURS @ THE LIBRARY Open mic and cof
feehouse. Just for teens, ages 11-18. Come to sing,
play, read poetry, etc. or just watch. ACC Library on
Friday, Mar. 23, 7-9 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650.
BRAINABILITY Open house with summer camp
signup, creation stations, giveaways and more.
Friday, Mar. 23, 3-6 p.m. FREE! Also, Oconee Spring
Break camp Apr. 2-6. $125 for the week, or $28/
day. Bring sack lunch. 706-559-7448 or visit www.
brainabilityinc.com.
EASTER EGG HUNT The 8th Annual Oconee County
Easter Egg Hunt for children ages 1-10 fea
tures some 35,000 plastic eggs! Music from Pam
Blanchard and the Sunny-Side Up Band, games,
activities, a visit from the Easter Bunny and more.
Heritage Park (Hwy. 441, Watkinsville) on Saturday,
Mar. 31 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Rain or shine. FREE!
For directions to the park, call 706-769-3965.
EXOTIC ANIMALS AT BEAR HOLLOW The UGA
College of Veterinary Medicine Exotics Club hosts
a day of family fun focused on caring for Georgia's
wildlife, falconry display, live music, raffle for
gifts from Zoo Atlanta and more. Memorial Park on
Saturday, Mar. 31, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. FREE! Call 706-
613-3616 for info on the park.
FILM FESTIVAL In conjunction with AthFest in
June, Film::Athens is putting out a call to area teen
filmmakers for the 2007 Teenscreen Filmfest, must
be under 18 to enter. Submission Deadline: Apr.
30. Entry forms and more info at www.teenscreen.
filmathens.net.
FOREST FESTIVAL Family activities focusing on
Georgia's forests and tropical rainforests. Botanical
Garden on Saturday, Mar. 24, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Cost: $3/person, maximum of $ 10/family. For more
information, call 706-543-6156.
SUMMER ACADEMY AT UGA Academically-focused
summer camps for ages 10-17. Themes: DAWGWarts
(as in Hogwarts), video production, scuba and ma
rine sciences, comic book and cartooning and more.
Begins the week of June 4. Call for times and cost,
706-542-3537.
YOGA SPROUTS Rachel Greb teaches ongoing yoga
classes for kids. Healing Arts Centre on Saturdays at
10 a.m. (ages 3-6) and 11 a.m. (ages 7-11). Red
Lotus Institute on Mondays at 11 a.m. (ages 3-6).
Cost: $60 for 6 weeks or $14 per class. 706-613-
1143. Also, birthday parties and special events, call
for info: 706-372-7137.
ART EVENTS
ART OPENING FOR SPIRIT OF THE LAND Opening
reception for the exhibit of artworks to be auctioned
off at the "Spirit of the Land" benefit (See Events).
Botanical Garden Conservatory on Sunday, Mar. 25,
1-4 p.m. 706-613-0122.
THE ART OF SCIENCE Opening reception for "The Art
of Science: Nanostructures Unstructured," an exhibit
of depictions of nanoscale structures such as zinc
oxide, silicon and silver—combining the work of
Engineering faculty Yiping Zhao and Zhengwei Pan
and artist Michael Oliveri. Georgia Center on Sunday,
Mar. 25, 3-5 p.m. 706-207-3564.
ATHICA RECEPTION Opening reception for "Ruburbs
and Other Spaces In Between: Land Use and
Environmentalism," featuring an interactive multi-
media installation by Carol LaFayette, as well as
painting photography, video and more by 12 na
tional and international artists. Curated by Quinn
Gorman and Sage Rogers. A T HICA on Saturday, Mar.
31, 7-9 p.m. 706-208-1613, www.athica.org. *
"DOG ART IN THE PARK" Bering your canine pal
to the park to create some "PAW" art together.
Activities and demos. Sandy Creek Park on Saturday,
Apr. 7, 1-3 p.m. Cost: $6 per dog. Preregistration
required, 706-613-3615.
FLUKE MINI-COMICS FESTIVAL The 6th annual
Fluke Mini-Comics Festival takes place at Tasty
World downtown on Saturday, Apr. 7, 12-6 p.m.
Admission: $5. Organized by Athens-area comics en
thusiasts, the event is a venue for artists to discuss
and exchange creative ideas and their work. Booths
available on a first-come, first-served basis. Live
music follows the event throughout the evening.
Robert Newsome, 706-614-3499.
GALLERY TALK "Opened to New Ideas," gallery
talk by UGA prof. Mark Callahan on "The Carter
Collection Revisited" exhibit. Georgia Museum of
Art on Wednesday, Mar. 21 at 5:30 p.m. FREE! and
open to the public. 706-542-GM0A, www.uga.edu/
gamuseum.
NEW ART AT OCAF Opening reception for "A
New Day by Two," works by Eric O'Dell and Gary
Blackburn in the Main Gallery. Also, works by
Oconee high-school students in the Members Gallery.
34 School St., Watkinsville, on Thursday, Mar. 22,
7-9 p.m. 706-769-4565.
SCULPTURE PARK OPENING In celebration of its
30th anniversary, the Madison-Morgan Cultural
Center hoses an opening reception for its new sculp
ture park. Included in the first five pieces on exhibit
are two by Athens artist Didi Dunphy. 434 S. Main
St, Madison, on Saturday, Mar. 24 at 6 p.m. 706-
342-4743, www.madisonmorgancultural.org.
University Theatre presents The Trojan Women Seney-Stovall Chapel, Mar. 21-25.
NEWS & FEATURES I ARTS & EVENTS I MOVIES I MUSIC I COMICS & ADVICE I CLASSIFIEDS
ART CLASSES
GOOD DIRT Adult Spring Classes include tilemak
ing, beginning wheel, lidded vessels, and more. See
schedule online. Spring Break Art Camps for Oconee
schools: Apr. 2-6. Cost: $55/day, $220/week. Try
Clay every Friday at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.
(geared toward families). Cost: $20. www.gooddirt.
net. 706-355-3161.
LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER Spring registration
now open for classes in enamel beadmaking, etch
ing, pottery, metal smithing, woodworking, drawing,
painting and more. Registration is accepted until
classes are full. Class size is limited. 706-613-3623,
www.accleisureservices.com.
ART AROUND TOWN
ACC LIBRARY Japanese Doll Collection by Gina
Nakaaawa. R.E.M. display by the Athens Historical
Society. Through Mar.
ATHENS ACADEMY In the Myers Gallery, paintings by
June Johnston. Through Apr. 13.
ATHICA "Ruburbs and Other Spaces In Between:
Land Use and Environmentalism." See Art Notes on
p. 12. Opens Mar. 31.
BOTANICAL GARDEN "Creighton- An Island
Sanctuary," by Jeannine Cook, Kita Macon and
Marjett Schille. Through Mar. 27.
CIRCLE GALLERY (UGA College of Environment and
Design) "Laboratory Works," an exhibit from Richard
Saxton's municipalWORKSHOP in Washington.
Through Apr. 4.
CLAYTON STREET GALLERY "FTefuses," work not ac
cepted in in LHAC's Juried Exhibition. See Art Notes
on p. 12. Through Mar. 24.
DePALMA'S (Downtown) Ten new drawings and
paintings by Kristen Ashley. Through Mar.
ESPRESSO ROYALE CAFFE "Different Mind of Love:
New Drawings and Paintings by Tyrus Lytton."
FLAT PENNY FOLK GALLERY Artwork by Gabriel
Shaffer. Through Mar.
GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART "American Art from
the Permanent Collection," "Recent Acquisitions
in the Decorative Arts," "Modern Threads: Fashion
and Art by Mariska Karasz," "The Carter Collection
Revisited," "Spanish Works on Paper." Through
Mar. 25. "Wild Ride- Artistic Lessons of Nature,"
18 sculpture works on the grounds by Eric Strauss.
Through Apr. 22. "American Watercolors." Through
Apr. 15.
GEORGIA CENTER FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION
"The Art of Science: Nanostructures Unstructured."
an exhibit of depictions of nanoscale structures
by Yiping Zhao, Zhengwei Pan and artist Michael
Oliveri. Mar. 21-31.
THE GRIT New exhibit of work by Jeff Owens.
LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART "Ancestors and
Foundlings," photography by Mary Ruth Moore in
the Broad St Gallery. Through Apr. 20.
LAST RESORT Artwork by Jessica Harms. Through
Apr. 1.
LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER "The 32nd Juried
Exhibition," featuring art in all media from local
artists. Through May 12.
MADISON-MORGAN CULTURAL CENTER (Madison)
Sculpture park featuring two pieces by Athens artist
Didi Dunphy. Opens Mar. 24.
MAMA'S BOY Photography by Kyle Kuykendall (www.
myspace.com/athenshikerboy).
MERCURY ART WORKS (160 Tracy St.) Paintings by
Chris Wyrick and Margie Spalding. Through May 5.
MERCURY LOUNGE "Music and Dance," featuring
photos by Carey Whitley and Mike White. See Art
Notes on p. 12. Through Apr. 10.
NUCI'S SPACE "The People in My Head Who Haunt
Me," artwork Brandy Levens. See Art Notes on p. 12.
Through Mar. 27.
OCAF ARTS CENTER (Watkinsville) "A New Day by
Two," works by Eric O'Dell and Gary Blackburn in the
Main Gallery. Works by Oconee high-school students
in the Members Gallery. Mar. 22-Apr. 23.
ORIGINAL FINE ART GALLERY (Elements Art
Supply) Clarke County School District Student Art
Show. Through Mar.
SWEET RETREAT (Towncenter, Watkinsville) Quilts by
Catherine Hart. Through Apr. 30.
CLASSES
A DAY OF SPIRITUAL FOCUS A day of spiritual fo
cus facilitated by Maria Rey. Unitarian Universalist
Fellowship of Athens on Saturday, Mar. 31, 10
a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $75, bring your own lunch.
Reservations required, 706-227-6919.
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