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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. Margaret Moore bob (SALON) Visit our new website www.bobsalon.com monday-friday 9-7 -Saturday 9-4 398 foundry street athens ga 30601 loft art supplies 268 n. jackson st. v 706-548-5334 through April 30 „ 20% OFF All Presentation Cases State Upchurch School of Real Estate 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 student to take the Georgia real estate licensing exam. To register online, go to www.upchurchrealty.com Instructor Gina Mane Lunsford. REALTOR* Georgia laccmcd Real Fatale liutrurtcr For more information, call the school at: (706) 433-2073 (706) 543-4000 ext.238 www.upchurchrealty.com Come Celebrate Spring with a Poison Apple Athens’ Most Extensive Liquor, Beer & Wine Selection Athens’ Most Professional Bar Staff 114 College Ave. in the square NEWS & FEATURES I ARTS & EVENTS I MOVIES I MUSIC I COMICS & ADVICE I CLASSIFIEDS APRIL 18, 2007 • FLAGPOLE.COM 15