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meet on a bench in Central Park—a treatise on isolation and loneliness in modern society. UGA Fine Arts Building Arena Theatre, Mar. 29-Apr. 1 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $5 at the door, www.drama.uga.edu. EVENTS 5K DAWG RUN The UGA Pre-Vet Club is hosting a 5K run. Well-behaved, leashed canine running partners are welcome. Prizes, t-shirts. Stegeman Coliseum on Sunday, Apr. 1 at 8 a.m. Arrive at 7:30 a.m. Cost: S12-515. For more details and to register, visit www.uga.edu/pre-vet. BIKEATHENS COURTEOUS MASS An all-ages, five- mile, casual-pace bike ride around the UGA Campus, Bloomfield and Cobbham districts to demonstrate support for better bike facilities and safer traf fic conditions. Friday, Mar. 30 at 6 p.m. See www. bikeathens.com for info. 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 Bowt & Brew on Thursday, Mar. 29, 8-11 p.m. Admission: S3 at the door, S8 to bowl. See www.classiccityrollergirls.com. CANOPY STUDIO BIRTHDAY Canopy Studio is host ing its "5th Birthday Party/ Open House" where visi tors can try out the trapezes, meet the teachers and see student performances. Refreshments. 160 Tracy St. on Sunday, Apr. 1, 3-5 p.m. FREE! 706-549-8501, info@canopystudio.com, www.canopystudio.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, 1230 Baxter St., on Saturday, Mar. 31 at 10 a.m. Registration at 9:30 a.m. Free park ing, strollers welcome. Registration: $10, includes t-shirt and snacks. 706-546-9713. CHILI COOK-OFF The Women's Council of Realtors Chili Cookoff with live music from the Packway Handle Band. Benefits Athens Area Homeless Shelter. Tailgate Station, 235 Oak St., on Thursday, Mar. 29, 6-9 p.m. Tickets: $15, all you can eat chili. 706-206-5282. DANCEJAM #1 Monthly evening of freestyle dancing for singles, couples and families—all styles, from new age to Latin to hip-hop. Smoke-, alcohol- and drug-free event. Canopy Studio, 160 Tracy St., on Saturday, Mar. 31, 8-11 p.m. Admission: $5 dona tion, age 12 and under are FREE! http://dancejama- thens.blogspot.com. FOLKLIFE IN GEORGIA A festival celebrating the traditional music, stories, art, dance and handiwork of rural Georgia. Musical performances by Wampus Cat Scanners, Gabriel Kelley, Marion Montgomery, Streetlight Food and more, demonstrations of tra ditional crafts. Old-fashioned cookie contest, enter your special cookies—ribbons and prizes. Downtown Danielsville, GA (Hwy. 29) on Saturday, Apr. 7, 1-5 p.m. Old Time Barn Dance featuring live calling by Susan Davis and the music of String Theory, 6-9 p.m. Admission: S3-S5. 706-795-3223. GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA Portions of the Zone VIII meeting, "Roots, Rocks and Clay," will be open to the public, including speeches by conservationist Bradford W. Wyche and horticulturist Jennifer Ceska and the flower show. Classic Center on Apr. 16-18. 706-202-5653. GARDEN TOUR OF ATHENS The 15th annual gar den tour presented by the Piedmont Gardeners. Self-guided tour of five distinctive area gardens. Various locations on Saturday, Apr. 21, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tickets: $10-515, avail, at Cofe/s, Charmar, Southern Comforts, Athens Seed, Lawn & Garden and participating homes on the day of the tour. Linda Ray, 706-353-1195. 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 com munity. For the month of April: Adopt-a-Highway Challenge and "Bin It and Win It." Green Bag Lunch Series at Botanical Garden on Apr. 4, 11 & 18 at 12:15 p.m. Oconee Rivers Audubon Society meeting at Sandy Creek Nature Center ENSAT Bldg, on Apr. 5 at 7 p.m. For more information about GreenFest, watch Out There! for upcoming events or visit www. athensgreenfest.org. INSECT ZOO The UGA Entomology club presents the 22nd Annual Insect Zoo with interactive displays and preserved specimens. UGA Biological Sciences Bldg. 426 On Friday, Mar. 30 at 10 a.m. FREE! and open to the public. 706-542-1238. 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 conserva tion, an evening of art, wine and awareness about land trusts and the .nvironment. "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, live music from Tin Cup Prophette. Tickets: $35 advance, $40 door. Avail, at Gosford Wine and Homeplace Gifts. 706-613-0122. TWILIGHT TOASTS IN THE GARDEN The next Twilight Toast event features wine tasting, light hors d'oeuvres and a chance to meet Linda Chaffin and get a signed copy of Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia. Botanical Garden on Thursday, Apr. 5 at 6:30 p.m. Cost: $15. Preregistration required, 706-542-6014. UGA OBSERVATORY The UGA Observatory hosts its monthly open house viewing at the UGA Physics Bldg, on Apr. 12 at 9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-542-STAR. UPPER OCONEE RIVER RENDEZVOUS Annual eco logical event celebrating protection of our water shed. Water sampling by volunteers in the morning, followed by educational and fun activities for the whole family. Breakfast and lunch provided, live mu sic. Sandy Creek Nature Center on Saturday, Apr. 14. FREE! www.uown.org, 706-338-9052. WATKINSVILLE "FIRST FRIDAY ON MAIN'' Spring has sprung in Watkinsville and all the Main St. mer chants will be bringing out their finest. Live music from The Wildcats. Native American dancing demon stration, giveaways, street performances and more. Downtown Watkinsville on the evening of Friday, Apr. 6. 706-769-5197. 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 Ying Yang Twins on Mar. 30. For info on this and other events, call 706-542-6396, www.uga. edu/union. VET SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE The UGA College of Veterinary Medicine hosts activities such as Teddy Bear surgery, dancing dog demos, tours, horse shoeing, egg-hatching, dog show and more. Friday, Apr. 6 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. FREE! Parking at UGA softball complex on Milledge Avenue, with shuttles running to and from the school all day. www.vet. uga.edu/ERC/openhouse. LITERARY EVENTS DRUNKEN SPELLING BEE NO. 3 The third annual Drunken Spelling Bee takes place at Go Bar on Friday, Mar. 30 at 9 p.m. Registration at 8 p.m. Dance party after the bee with DJ Mahogany. Cost: $1 entry, plus $1 to spell! MATT & TED LEE The authors of The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook will be present at a dinner to benefit the Southern Foodways Alliance NOLA Fund at Mercury Art Works on Apr. 13 at 8 p.m. Cocktails at 7 p.m. Cost: 575 per person. 706-338-0548. The Lee Bros, will sign cookbooks and offer samples of their recipes at Earth Fare on Apr. 14, 12-2 p.m. 706-227-1717. Booksigning and reception at Mercury Art Works on Apr. 14, 7-9 p.m. RICHARD QUAN The Atlanta author will sign copies of his new novel Siren's Silence. Borders on Friday, Mar. 30, 2-6 p.m. 706-583-8647. SCOTT CAIRNS Georgia Circuit Poetry Reading by Scott Cairns. Hot Corner Cafe on Tuesday. Apr. 3 at 7:30 p.m. FREE! 706-542-0056. VERSE POETRY FESTIVAL International poetry jour nal Verse, in conjunction with UGA, presents the Verse Poetry Festival. Readings by poets Peter Gizzi, Andrew Joron and Elizabeth Willis at Mercury Art Works on Thursday, Mar. 29 at 7:30 p.m. Readings by Olena Kalytiak, Jena Osman and Sebastien Smirou at Georgia Museum of Art Griffith Auditorium on Friday, Mar. 30 at 3 p.m. Both events are FREE! and open to the public. 706-542-3434. VOX READING SERIES The VOX Reading Series presents poets Bruce Covey and Peter Davis. Flicker Theatre 8. Bar on Wednesday, Mar. 28 at 7 p.m. "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 CURO SYMPOSIUM More than 200 undergraduates and their research mentors present research and ► continued on next page i ; www.bobsalon.com monday-fnday 9-7 sdturddy 9-4 398 foundry street othens go 30601 706.546.0950 bob (SALON) Voted Best of Athens 2005 & 2006 Celebrate Biscuit’s B-Day on Friday the 30th with a Poison Apple Athens' Most Extensive Liquor, Beer & Wine Selection Athens’ Most Professional Bar Staff 114 College Ave. in the square Co-ed teams of 4 compete in events including running, backpacking, canoeing, archery. plant identification, biking (bike not provided) and several surprise events. For applications: visit Sandy Crook Nature Center or at www.athensgreenwayLCQm/Bwy For more information: 706-613*3615 x227. 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