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with Christy Fricks, director of Sulukule troupe.
YWCO on Apr. 28 at 1 p.m. Cost: S30. Limited to 10
students, http://tribes.tribe.net/sutukule, troupe_
sulukule@yahoo.com.
BIRDING BASICS Learn about the birds living in
your backyard. Botanical Garden on Apr. 28 at 10
a.m. Cost: S5-S6. 706-542-1244.
CANOPY STUDIO Ongoing classes for kids: Parent &
Child Trapeze Playtime and Preschool Trapeze. For
adults: "Stretch, Strength, Alignment" for over-40s.
Men's Trapeze, Extreme Conditioning and more.
Canopy Studio, 160 Tracy St., 706-549-8501, www.
canopystudio.com.
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.
CHRONIC PAIN Share experiences and learn healthy
coping skills. Meets at Red Lotus Institute on
Wednesday and Saturdays at 1 p.m. beginning Apr.
25. Cost: S160 for six sessions. 706-621-2548.
DOG AGILITY & FLYBALL CLASSES Introductory dog
agility training class starts on Apr. 25 at 7:30 p.m.
Visit www.luckydogagility.com or call 706-742-8551.
Double Dog Dare Flyball Racing Club offers intro
ductory flyball classes on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m.
www.flyballdogs.com/dddare/. Lucky Dog Agility in
Winterville.
EARTH FARE COOKING CLASSES Learn to prepare
desserts from around the world at Earth Fare on
Wednesday, Apr. 18 at 6:30 p.m. Weekend brunch
recipes on Apr. 25 at 6:30 p.m. FREE! Please sign
up, 706-227-1717.
EASTSIDE MEDITATION Guided sessions, suitable for
beginners. Village Herb Shop on Thursdays at 7:15
p.m. Cost: S3-S5, drop-ins welcome. 706-549-6007.
MAIN STREET YARNS Beginning knitting on
Saturday, May 5, 12 and 19 at 10:30 a.m. Cost: S40,
supplies included. Also: advanced beginning knit
ting, fixing mistakes, "Socks for Spring," decorative
finishes, beginning crochet, spinning, weaving and
much more. Also, "yarn tastings" and Wednesday
night spin-ins. Main Street Yarns and Fibers in
Watkinsville, 706-769-5531, www.mainstreetyarns.
com.
MENDHI BODY ART Learn how to create henna tat
toos. Red Lotus Institute on Apr. 21 at 3 p.m. Cost:
S25. 706-549-2913 to register.
PRANA DANCE WORKSHOP No exp. necessary.
Transformative movement that integrates the prin
ciples of yoga. Village Herb Shop (Eastside) on
Saturdays at 9:45 a.m. Rubber Soul Yoga, Leathers
Bldg., on Wednesdays at 5:15 p.m. Donation-based,
drop-in classes. Maggie, minervinizick@hotmail.
com.
REBIRTHING "Laarn how to breathe energy."
Sessions offered in Athens in April. Cost: S100. No
one turned away for lack of funds. Alex Chaves, 347-
239-0249, chavela50@hotmail.com.
ROLF GATES Renowned yoga master Rolf Gates
presents a workshop titled "The Power of Putting
Principles Into Action," a Viiiyasa Intensive at the
Athens YMCA, Apr. 20-22. Cost: S65-S160. For more
info, see www.rolfgates.com.
SALSA DANCING Salsa classes taught at
Transmetropolitan downtown on Tuesdays and
Thursdays from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Cost: S10. 706-
3/2-7056, 706-372-8197, www.uailarueda.com.
SWING DANCE LESSONS Learn the basic of swing
dancing. No partner or exp. needed. UGA Memorial
Hall Ballroom on Mondays at 8 p.m. www.uga.edu/
ugaswingclub.
TAE KWON DO Athens Tae Kwon Do Center teaches
martial arts to all ages and levels. Bring this listing
in and receive two weeks of FREE! classes, or come
by any Monday for the FREE beginners class at 7
p.m. 191 Alps Rd. H17, 706-353-0857, www.athens
tkdcenter.com.
TAE KWON DO & JODO CLASSES Tae Kwon Do
classes for kids and adults, beginner to advanced.
Self-defense, Olympic-style sparring, more. Also,
Jodo (Jo-jitsu) classes, a 400-year-old Samurai
martial art using the staff and sword. Mondays and
Wednesdays at 8 p.m. Taught by three-time AAU
National Champion Jason Hughes. Live Oak Martial
Arts, Chase St. Warehouses, Studio AB. 706-548-
0077, www.liveoakmartialarts.com.
TURKISH TRIBAL BELLYDANCE Beginner and inter
mediate technique. YWCO on Wednesdays at 6 p.m.
and 7 p.m. troupe_sulukule@yahoo.com.
YOGA Gentle yoga classes at St. Gregory's Episcopal
Church on Barnett Shoals Rd., Tuesdays, 5:30-7
p.m. Bring your own mat or towel and wear loose
clothing. Cost: $7 per class. Julie Horne, instructor.
706-354-1996.
YOGA FOR WOMEN Multi-level Hatha Yoga class
at Red Lotus Institute on Tuesdays at 10 a.m.,
Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. Call to register, 706-549-
2913.
PATH TO SELF-FULFILLMENT With Joy Brown, certi
fied Reflexologist and Life Consultant. Earth Fare on
Tuesday, Apr. 24 at 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-227-1717.
AUDITIONS
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. Email:
Kathryn, kathrynk8@yahoo.com.
MEETINGS
ATHENS SINGLE PARENT NETWORK New organiza
tion for Athens-area single parents. .Ear more info on
the group, and upcoming events, visit www.goo_,le.
com/group/ASPN.
HUMAN RIGHTS FEST Come help organize the 29th
annual Athens Human Rights Festival. Planning
committee meets at Common Ground on Thursdays
at 7 p.m. Festival to take place May 5-6. 770-725-
2652, www.athenshumanrightsfest.org.
OUTDOORSY SINGLES OVER 30 Group now forming
for singles over 30 to participate in outdoor activ-
ites. Not a dating group, just for folks who enjoy
the outdoors. Email: lowstarr@charter.net.
OFF-ROAD BIKING Meet others into off-road biking
at the Southern Off-Road Biking Association meet
ing. Beginners clinic first Sunday of every month.
Trail work party at Heritage Park in Farmington on
Apr. 22 at 12 p.m. Lunch and snacks provided for
volunteers, www.sorbaathens.org.
SUPPORT GROUPS
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS Project Safe hosts
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. Rick, 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 loved one to suicide. Nu^i'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.
HELP OUT!
ATHENS-OCONEE CASA Athens-Oconee Court
Appointed Special Advocates is hosting an open
house for potential volunteers to introduce the
organization and staff on May 1. Training begins on
May 3. Farr Prickett, 706-613-1922, www.athens
oconeecasa.org.
COMMON GROUND "Volunteer Celebration" at
Common Ground on the last Monday of every month.
Learn about volunteer opportunities at the cen
ter. Next event: Apr. 23, 6-8 p.m. 706-54o 6011,
commongroundathens@yahoo.com.
DISC GOLF & TRAIL MAINTENANCE Volunteers
needed to help expand the disc golf course at Sandy
Creek Park. Call to sign up, 706-613-3615, ext. 227.
GEORGIA NATURE CENTER Volunteers needed to
plant and care for more than 100 varieties of rare
and endangered carnivorous plants. 706-769-1000,
volunteer@naturecenter.com.
HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE VAN Low-income family in
need of a used handicap accessible van fur 20-year-
old son. Email giovanna_ao@hotmail.com.
HANDS ON NORTHEAST GEORGIA Volunteer oppor
tunities for direct service in a variety of areas. Visit
www.handsonnortheastgeorgia.org.
PANIC FANS FOR FOOD Ongoing food drive at the
Georgia Theatre through the end of April. Bring two
non-perishable food items (with admission cost).
Panic Fans for Food, 571-212-1607.
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If you have considered a career in real estate or just warn
to know more about real estate. Upchurch School of Real
Estate is pleased to offer the Georgia Real Estate Commission
■— approved courses: ————
- Salesperson Pre-License Course -
May 1st through July 31st. 2007
Tuc .days and Thursdays 6:00-9:15pm
Cost: $600. includes materials
Location: 2405 West Broad Street, Athens. GA 30606
Successful completion of each course qualifies the
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