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PERFORMANCE
ANATOLY SHELUDYAKOV Pianist Anatoly
Sheludyakov presents "Musique de Salon." UGA
Ramsey Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 8 p.m. FREE!
706-542-3737.
ASHFORD MANOR CONCERT SERIES Spread out on
the lawn for a picnic supper and hear some great
music. Next up: Artie Ball Swing Band on Sept. 17.
Tickets: S5-S12, under 6: FREE! Ashford Manor,
Watkinsville. Gates open at 6 p.m., concerts are 7-9
p.m. 706-769-2633, www.ambedandbreakfast.com.
CAROLYN HUEBL Violinist Carolyn Huebl performs
"Sonata in C Major for Piano and Violin, K. 296"
by Mozart; "Sonata for Violin and Piano" by Claude
Debussy; and "Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano" by
Bela Bartok. UGA Ramsey Hall, on Thursday, Sept. 6,
8 p.m. FREE! 706-542-3737.
NORTH GEORGIA FOLK FESTIVAL PREVIEW HOOT
The Athens Folk Music and Dance Society presents
a preview of the upcoming Folk Fest scheduled for
Oct. 6. Featuring The Solstice Sisters, Earl Murphy,
Paul Lombard and Hawk-Proof Rooster. See ABC for
more info. Susan Staley hosts. The Melting Point on
Monday, Sept. 10, 8-10 p.m. FREE! Susan, 706-208-
0985 or www.athensfolk.org.
STANDUP COMEDY Comedy show featuring Pat
Brown, Red Bone, Corey Holcomb and Tony Roberts.
UGA Georgia Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 12 at 8 p.m.
Tickets: $4-$6. 706-542-6396, union@uga.edu.
SUNFLOWER MUSIC SERIES The 7th Annual
Sunflower Music Series at the State Botanical
Garden of Georgia continues with a performance by
Jennifer Daniels on Sept. 18, 7-9 p.m. Tickets: $15,
$5 for ages 6-12. Price includes beverages and light
snacks. No lawn chairs. 706-542-6014.
UGA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA The University
Symphony‘Orchestra and soloist Michael Heald
perform Sir Edward Elgar's "Violin Concerto" and
Prokofiev's "Symphony No. 5." Part of the 2nd
Thursday Scholarship Series. UGA Hugh Hodgson
Hall on Thursday, Sept. 13 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $15, $7
UGA students with ID. 706-542-4400, www.music.
uga.edu.
THEATRE
24-HOUR PLAYS The UGA Thalian-Blackfriars pres
ent "The 24-Hour Play Competition." The evening
will consist of a series of one-act plays. All will be
written, cast and rehearsed over a 24-hour period.
The grand finale will be the public performance and
voting at Seney-Stovall Chapel on Sunday, Sept. 9 at
8 p.m. FREE! www.drama.uga.edu.
ATHENS IMPROV UGA student-run acting troupe
Improv Athens hosts a night of comedy in the
"Whose Line Is It Anyway?" tradition—but with a
Bulldog twist. Performance is a fundraiser for reno
vation of the Fine Arts Building and for the annual
Graduate Acting Ensemble showcase. Seney-Stovall
Chapel on Friday, Sept. 7 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $5 at
the door, www.drama.uga.edu.
COLUMBIA... GEM OF THE OZARKS The Lyric League
presents stories and songs based on the childhood
memories of Columbia Jefferson Mankin from the
1880s. Homespun wit and wisdom. Historic Elbert
Theatre, 100 S. Oliver St, Elberton, Saturday, Sept.
15 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $6-$8. 706-283-1049. Lyric
League: www.lyricleague.org.
THE UHEIH THE SAND: STORIES FROM THE U.S./
MEXICO BORDER New Athens Theatre troupe La
Compania stages a dramatic reading of The Line in
the Sand, a play written by actors and writers from
Catholic Relief Services after a 2005 visit to the bor
der. Q&A follows each reading. Cini on Sept. 16 at 7
p.m.; Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on Sept. 25
at 7 p.m. FREE! Jose Blanco, 706-425-3990. •
TALLY'S FOLLY The UGA Graduate Acting Ensemble
presents Lanford Wilson's Tally's Folly, a "romantic
comedy that confronts deeper issues of war and
prosperity, racism and women's roles in the world."
Seney-Stovall Chapel on Tuesday, Sept. 11 at 8 p.m.
Tickets: $5 at the door, www.drama.uga.edu.
EVENTS
COURTEOUS MASS BikeAthens invites you to an all
ages, five-mile, casual-pace bike ride around town
to demonstrate support for better bike facilities,
safer traffic conditions, increased bike safety and
harmony among automobile, pedestrian and bicycle
traffic. Leaves from City Hall on Friday, Sept. 7 at 6
p.m. www.bikeathens.com.
DAWGS AFTER DARK "Luau" features tropical-
themed activities, including a hula dance show, sand
art creations, tiki huts, casino tables and airbrushed
tattoos. Nonalcoholic margaritas and luau-themed
foods. UGA Ramsey Student Center on Friday, Sept.
7, 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Open to the public. Admission:
$5, FREE! for UGA students with ID. 706-542-6396.
FARMER FOR A DAY Athens Locally Grown hosts a
tour to highlight the benefits of sustainable agricul
ture at McMullan family farm in Hartwell. Participate
in some small project^ at the farm, then have lunch
(provided) and get a full tour. Saturday, Sept. 8, 10
a.m.-2 p.m. FREE! Limited to ?5 participants, car
pooling available. 706-227-1343, farmerforaday@
yahoo.com.
G.L.O.B.E.S. The Annual Fall Reception of Gay,
Lesbian or Bisexual Employees & Supporters of the
University of Georgia (G.L.O.B.E.S.) welcomes every
one. UGA Founders House and Garden on Thursday,
Sept. 6, 5-8 p.m. FREE! ahatton@uga.edu.
GOLF TOURNAMENT The Interfaith Hospitality
Networking is hosting its fourth annual golf tourna
ment at the Athens Country Club on Oct. 1. Entrv
fee: $125, $500 for a team of four. Individual and
team prizes. Sponsorshio opportunities available.
IHN of Athens, 706-425-1881.
GRACE'S BIRTHDAY PARTY Annual party for dogs
and their people, all to benefit the G.R.A.C.E. Fund,
which provides financial assistance to dog owners
to pay vet bills in times of crisis and to the Athens
Area and Oconee Humane Societies. Picnic supper,
games, contests, portrait studio, pets up for adop
tion and more. Ashford Manor on Sunday, Sept. 16,
3-6 p.m. Admission: $15 adults, $5 kids, dogs are
FREE! www.gracesbirthday.com.
HERB GARDEN RAMBLE Take a tour of the herb
garden with curator Katie Breakspear. Botanical
Garden on Saturday, Sept. 8 at 9:30 a.m. FREE! No
registration required, www.uga.edu/botgarden, 706-
542-6152.
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE Join fellow
Athenians and millions around the world in celebra
tion of the International Day of Peace. Come by any
time during the vigil at the UGA Arch on Friday,
Sept. 21, 12 p.m.-12 a.m. Also, a "Music for Peace
Concert" featuring Gabriel Kelley, Garnet River Gals
and the 3 Peace Band takes place that night at
Little Kings, 7-10 p.m. Suggested donation: $5.
706-795-3223, www.internationaldayofpeace.org.
MEMORY WALK Help raise awareness and money by
attending or participating in the Athens Memory
Walk 2007. Proceeds benefit the Alzheimer's
Association. Walk will be at Sandy Creek Park on
Oct. 20. 706-613-2224.
NEW KIDS POTLUCK Common Ground Athens hosts
a potluck for new (and old) kids in town! Find out
about what is going on in the Athens activist com
munity and meet fellow Athenians. Bring a dish for
dinner and school supplies for donation to a local
elementary school Beans and rice provided! Common
Ground on Sunday, Sept 9 at 6 p.m. 706-548-6011.
REALLY REALLY FREE MARKET Come to the Really
Really Free Market for skill-sharing, free merchandise
and more. Bring anything you don't need or a skill
you'd like to share with others. Free food from Food
Not Bombs. Last Sunday of every month at Reese/
WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK
Fifty years of sports, news and celebrity photographs by Uozier Mobley at Mama's Boy.
Pope Park, 1-4 p.m. Email autonomous.athens@
gmaiLcom.
TOAST IN THE GARDEN Keep Athens-Clarke County
Beautiful presents an evening of wine tastings and
hors d'oeuvres, live music, silent auction and more.
All proceeds sypport the KACCB's mission of litter
prevention and community improvement projects.
Botanical Garden on Sept. 27. Tickets: $10. 706-
613-3501, ext. 312.
TYCHE'S GAMES Tyche's Games 10th Anniversary
Celebration with contests, game demos, prizes and
more on Friday, Sept. 14, 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. and
Saturday, Sept. 15, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Shadowfist
Tournament on Saturday, Sept. 22 at 12 p.m.
Multiplayer Final Brawl Format. Prizes for all.
Entrance fee: $1. 1056 S. Lumpkin St., 706-354-
4500, www.tychesgames.com.
WHITE TIGER FARMER'S MARKET Buy local organic
produce and art. Live music. 217 Hiawassee Ave., on
Thursdays, 5-8 p.m. 706-353-6847.
WOMEN BUILDTUNDRAISER The Athens Area
Habitat for Humanity's 2007 Women Build Campaign
presents a fundraising event and screening of the
Academy Award-nominated film Water. Women's is
sues keynote speaker precedes the screening. Cin§
on Friday, Sept. 7. Social hour with hors d'oeuvres
and cash bar at 6 p.m. Film starts at 7 p.m. Tickets:
$18. 706-613-0122, www.athenslandtrust.org.
LECTURES & FORUMS
CAMPUS CATS PRESENTATION Kelly Bettinger will
speak about the Campus Cats program. Sponsored by
Speak Out for Species. UGA Student Learning Center
Room 245 on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 7:30 p.m. www.
uga.edu/sos.
THE LAW OF ATTRACTION Learn the power of posi
tive thinking and the "positive powc' of emotion."
Presented by Professional Counselor Janet Gray. Red
Lotus Institute on Saturday, Sept. 8 & 15 at 1:30
p.m. Cost: $55. Reservations, 706-549-2913.
NON-PROFIT SEMINARS Free seminars aimed at
board members of local non-profits. UGA Tate Center
on Sept. 12, Oct. 10, Nov. 14, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Preregistration is required, 706-542-3750, non-
profit@terry.uga.edu.
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.
TRANSFORMING YOUR LIFE An open discussion of
Transform Your Life: A Blissful Journey led by Gen
Kelsang Mondrub. Borders on Sept. 17 at 6:30 p.m.
706-583-8647.
LITERARY EVENTS
BOOK BINDERY DAY Jack Kyle of the National
Library Bindery Company inspects your treasured
books and helps you decide whether or not it is fea
sible to repair them. ACC Library on Tuesday, Sept.
11, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650.
HOWARD BERK UGA Distinguished Writer in
Residence, screenwriter and former member of the
intelligence community Howard Berk will sign cop
ies of his thriller Nikolai's War. Barnes & Noble on
Thursday, Sept. 13, 7-9 p.m. 706-354-1195.
MERANDA Atlanta author Meranda signs copies of
Iris: The Legend That Time Forgot. Barnes & Noble on
Saturday, Sept. 22, 2-4 p.m. 706-354-1195.
PAMELA MUELLER Author Pamela Mueller will be in
Athens Sept. 25-27 to record An Angry Drum Echoed,
for the Georgia Unit of Recording for the Blind &
Dyslexic. Barnes & Noble is hosting a booksigning
with Mueller on Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. 706-354-1195.
TERRY KAY The author will sign copies of his latest
novel titled The Book of Marie. Barnes & Noble on
Sunday, Sept. 23 at 2 p.m. 706-354-1195.
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 perform ance. Rehearsals
are at Athens First United Methodist Church on
Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m. Interested singers can sit in on
any rehearsal in September. 706-207-7859.
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