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Learning Center Room 245 on Wednesday, Sept. 5,
7:30 p.m. Open to the public, www.uga.edu/sos.
HOMELAND SECURITY Public question and answer
session about the proposed National Bio and Agro-
Defense Facility. Athens is one of the five sites
being considered. Georgia Center for Continuing
Education Room K-L on Thursday, Aug. 30 at 7 p.m.
706-542-5941, www.uga.edu/nbaf.
ROCKSPRINGS 2005 SPLOST The Rocksprings 2005
SPLOST Advisory Committee meets at the Columbus
Avenue Senior Center on Monday, Sept. 17 at 5:30
p.m. Open to the public. 706-613-3580.
WORD ON THE STREET
ATHENS CHORAL SOCIETY SEEKS NEW MEMBERS
The ACS invites new members to join as rehearsals
begin for the group's fall performance in November.
Athens First United Methodist Church on Tuesdays,
7-9 p.m. beginning Sept. 4. Interested singers can
sit in on any rehearsal in September. 706-207-7859.
COMMUNITY WELLNESS CLINIC Alternative
Medicine that fits your budget from the Acupuncture
Center of Athens. Acupuncture, massage, nutrition,
detoxification support and energy bodywork. Cost:
S50 per visit. Appointments, 706-369-8855.
GEORGIA CANOEING ASSOCIATION Spend a day
canoeing down the Chattahoochee with the Georgia
Canoeing Association on Sept. 15. FREE!, provide
your own boat. For more info, call 770-529-7103.
IRAQ WAR PROTEST The Women in Black, an inter
national peace movement, holds a silent vigil for
peace at the UGA Arch on Tuesdays, 5-6 p.m. All are
welcome. 706-546-5237.
RESEARCH STUDY The Program for Strong African
American Marriages and Promoting Strong Families
is looking for African American adults 21 & up
who have a mate (of any race) who is also willing
to participate; are legally married and living with
the mate or planning to marry within the next 12
months; are willing to participate in an educational
program. All interviews are completely confidential.
Couples are paid at least S300. LaTrena Stokes, 706-
542-2204, 1-866-910-0359, prosaam@uga.edu.
SHRED YOUR DOCUMENTS ACC Recycling is host
ing a free shredding event for personal documents.
Georgia Square Mall front parking lot on Saturday,
Sept. 22, 9-11 a.m. Limit two boxes per person.
KIDSTUFF
CAMP NOKOSE Bereavement camp for kids, ages
6-13 who are coping with the death of a loved one.
Sandy Creek Park on Oct. 13. FREE! Includes break
fast, lunch and activities. Preregistration requir d,
for more info, call 706-389-2273.
"FALL CRAFT DAZE" Fall craft activities with a dif
ferent theme each month. Ages 3-12. First program
is at Sandy Creek Park on Saturday, Sept. 15 at 3 p.m.
Cost: $4. Preregistration required, 706-613-3631.
FANTASTIC FRIDAYS Athens-Clarke Gymnastics
Academy is hosting a new program for kids ages six
months to four years and their parents. Obstacle
courses and other fun activ;Lies in an unstructured
environment. Bishop Park on Fridays, through Dec. 7
(except Oct. 26-Nov. 23), 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Fee: S10
per person, per day. Registration accepted the day
of the program, 706-613-3589.
KIDS YOGA Taught by Certified Children's Yoga
Instructor Em Smith. Six-week course on Thursdays
beginning Sept. 6. For 3-5 year olds at 3:15 p.m.;
for K-2nd grade at 4:10 p.m. 706-549-2913.
READ TO ROVER Children grades 1-4 invited to
build their reading skills by reading aloud to dogs
who are in training with Canine Companions for
Independence. ACC Library on Tuesday, Sept. 4 at
3:30 p.m. Sign up for a 20-minute session at the
Children's Desk, 706-613-3650.
TAME ME TO THE PARK Take your children to Sandy
Creek Park for an afternoon of stories, crafts and
activities on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 1-2 p.m. Cost: $4.
Preregistration required, 706-613-3631.
TEEN TALENT SHOWCASE ACC Leisure Services'
performance program to showcase the talent of lo
cal teens, ages 13-19. Preliminary events begin in
September, finals in December. Cost: S10, amateurs
only. 706-613-3580. Visit the Teen Talent Showcase
page at www.accleisureservices.com.
WILDCARD WEDNESDAYS After school program for
ages 11-18. This week, make your own stress-relief
balls. ACC Library, Wednesday, Sept. 5 at 4 p.m.
FREE! Preregister, 706-613-3650.
ART EVENTS
"ARTISTS OF NOTE" Artist's reception for "Artists of
Note: A Visual Celebration of Music and Dance," an
exhibition inspired by the world of music and dance
and taught collaboratively by art and music teachers
in Clarke and Oconee counties. Lyndon House Art
Center on Sunday, Sept. 23, 2-4 p.m. 706-613-3623.
BOTANICAL GARDEN Opening reception for
"Paintings: Environmental Reverberations," a series
that "illustrates patterns in natural and man-made
environments." Sunday, Sept. 2, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
706-542-6130, villella@uga.edu.
DAVID SANDLIN Artist David Sandlin will speak. Part
of the UGA Visiting Artist/ Scholar Series. Student
Learning Center Room 102 on Tuesday, Sept. 11 at
5:30 p.m. 706-542-1511, artinfo@uga.edu.
NEW ATHICA EXHIBIT Opening Reception for
"Animal Instincts: Allegory and Anthropomorphism"
at ATHICA on Saturday, Sept. 22, 7-9 p.m. Local art
ists participating include Kenny Aguar, Jill Carnes,
Joe Havasy, Beth Thompson and many more. Curated
by Melissa Link and Mark Watkins. 706-208-1613,
www.athica.org.
"PERSPECTIVES 2007" This annual show and sale
features the work of 50 Georgia potters and collec
tors. See Art Notes on p. 15. Opening reception on
Aug. 31, 6-9 p.m. Admission: 15. "Simple Glazes"
exhibit. Sept. 1-19. Pottery sale on Sept. 1-19.
Workshops with Cameron Covert and Michael Schmidt
on Sept. 1. Studio Tours on Sept. 9. 1902 OCAF Art
Center, Watkinsville, www.ocaf.com, 706-769-4565.
POTTERY SHOW Opening reception for "Pushing
Tradition: Asheville's New Voices," functional pot
tery by up-and-coming potters Josh "opus, Kyle
Carpenter, Joy Tanner, Matt Jacobs, Courtney Martin
and Naomi Dalglish. Gallery @ Good Dirt on Friday,
Sept. 7, 5-8 p.m. 706-355-3161, www.gooddirt.net.
PROJECT RIVERWAY Reception and gallery open
ing. Project Riverway faculty and students showcase
their work developing projects designed to address
the needs of communities along the Chattahoochee
River. UGA Circle Gallery, Caldwell Hall, on Thursday,
Aug. 30, 5-7 p.m. 706-542-0856, bivins@fanning.
uga.edu.
SHANNON CANDLER 8> AURUM Opening reception
for "Travels," recent paintings by Shannon Candler.
Also, "Precious Landscapes," jewelry by Aurum.
Aurum Studio on Sept. 20, 5:30-8:30 p.m. For more
information, call 706-546-8826.
ART ANNOUNCEMENTS
ARTISTS' WEBSITE Free website for Georgia artists
18 & up. See more at www.artistsingeorgia.com.
From the Art Development Council of Georgia, For
more information, call 706-486-6808.
CALL FOR ARTISTS Blue Bell Gallery Presents
"Hauntings: Dark Works by Local Georgia Artists" in
October. Deadline for submissions: Sept. 8. bluebell-
gallery@windstream.net.
SEEKING ARTISTS The Pecan Orchard Art Gallery in
Greensboro, GA, will be accepting applications and
artwork for its non-juried exhibition at the gallery
on Sept. 7-8. 706-454-2161, www.artistcameron-
hampton.com.
ART CLASSES
BEADING CLASSES Beading classes for kids begin
Thursday, Sept. 13. The theme is "Make Your Own
Beads and Jewelry" using wool, bread, recycled
bottlecaps, paper, recycled electrical wire and clay.
Also, adult classes in basic beading, seed beads,
wirework and pearl knotting. Side Street Beads,
Watkinsville. For more information, go to www.side-
streetbeads.com, or call 706-769-9901.
ELEMENTS ART SUPPLY "Classical Drawing" with
Leah Mantini, Thursday evenings beginning Sept
13. "Stone Carving" for beginners of all ages: six
sessions Friday nights 6:30-8:30 p.m. "Classical Oil
Painting" with Mary Joe Vandiver. Tuesday evenings
beginning Sept 11. Limited space. Call for reserva
tions, 706-546-1310.
GOOD DIRT Fall classes for adults and children now
accepting registration. All classes begin the week
of Sept. 10. New after-school art program for ages
6-12, weekdays, 3-5:30 p.m. Cost: $20/day or $15
for three or more days per week. See website for
details. Try Clay every Friday, 7-9 p.m. and Sundays,
2-4 p.m. (for families). Cost: $20. Registration,
706-355-3161, www.gooddirt.net.
JOE ROBINSON WORKSHOP Watercolor workshop
with Dr. Joe Robinson. Intermediate to advanced.
Lyndon House Arts Center on Sept. 5-7, 9:30
a.m.-3:30 p.m. Cost: $50 per day. Celia Brooks, 706-
613-3623, ext 224.
LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER Now registering for
Fall 2007 classes in drawing, painting and more for
adults and kids. 706-613-3623.
OPEN STUDIO: LIFE DRAWING Refine your drawing
skills with live models, no instruction, provide your
own supplies. Ages 18 & up. Georgia Museum of Art
on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. Cost: $3 per session.
706-542-4662, www.uga.edu/gamuseum.
STONE CARVING DEMO Learn about stone carv
ing, even get to use the tools, before signing up
for the class. The Georgia Center for Continuing
Education on Friday, Sept. 14 at 6:30 p.m. FREE!
Preregistration required, 706-542-3537, www.georgia
center.uga.edu/ppd.
ART AROUND TOWN
1902 OCAF CENTER "Perspectives." Sept. 1-19. See
Art Notes on p. 15.
A. LA FERA SALON Paintings by Perry McCrackin.
Through Sept.
ACC LIBRARY Fourteen Plein Air paintings by
Margaret Agner through Aug.
ANTIQUES 8i JEWELS Oils, acrylics and watercolors
by Athens artists Mary Porter and Chatham Murray.
ATHENS COMMUNITY COUNCIL ON AGING
"Southern Landscapes," photographs by John Weber.
Through Aug. 31.
ATHENS ACADEMY In the Myers Gallery, new exhibit
of paintings by local artists Jamie Calkin and Sue
Marion. Through Oct. 20. Also, drawings by Amy
Michel at the Science & Art Bldg. Foyer Gallery; rugs
by Bonnie Montgomery and jewelry and enamels
by Jim Norton in the Bertelsmann Gallery. Through
Oct. 12.
ATHICA "Animal Instincts: Allegory and
Anthropomorphism." Sept. 22-Nov. 11.
BOTANICAL GARDEN "Branching Out," art by Ann
Quillian Vinson. Next up: "Paintings: Environmental
Reverberations." Sept. 2-25.
CIRCLE GALLERY (UGA College of Environment and
Design) "Project Riverway."
CLASSIC HAIR AND SPA Paintings by Perry
McCrackin. Through Aug.
FIVE STAR DAY CAFE Paintings by Jim Bozeman.
Through Aug.
FLICKER THEATRE & BAR "Icons," new work by DM
Kirwin. Through Sept. 9.
oEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART "Imprinting the South:
Works on Paper from the Collection of Lynn Barstis
Williams and Stephen J. Goldfarb," "John Grabach:
Century Man." Through Sept. 16. "More Than Words:
Illustrated Letters from the Smithsonian's Archives
of American Art." Through Oct. 14.
GEORGIA CENTER (HILL ATRIUM) University of
Georgia football photojournalism exhibit. Opens
Aug. 31.
THE GRIT Fashion photos by Steve Wang. Through
Sept. 9.
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