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COOKING IN THE GARDEN Learn the "Secrets
of Great Soup." Botanical Garden on Oct. 23,
6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: S27. Preregistration required,
706-542-6152.
SELF-DEFENSE FOR WOMEN Self-Defense Clinic for .
women at Classic Martial Arts Club on Saturday, Oct.
20, 11 a.m.-l p.m. Cost: $25. 706-353-3616, www.
classic-mac.com. Also, Tai Chi classes for beginners.
Free trial class. Call or see website.
AUDITIONS
NICKEL AND DIMED Uzupis Theatre Company holds
auditions for Nickel and Dimed. 5 F, 1 M. Prepare two
contrasting monologues. Nu^i's Space, Oct. 25-26,
6-9 p.m. Show dates: Dec. 13-16 at the Morton
Theatre. Positions are paid, www.uzupistheatre.com.
of spiritual writers. Refreshments. Bring your own
chair. Located in Winterville, meets the first and
third Saturday of every month. Donation: $5. For
more info, call 706-254-7604.
VEGAN ATHENS MEETUP! Meet other vegans or
wannabe vegans in the Athens area. Dinner at Thai
of Athens on Saturday, Oct. 20 at 5 p.m. (expenses
covered by individual attendees). 706-549-3663,
http://vegan.meetup.com/426.
YOUNG DEMOCRATS Join the UGA/ACC Young
Democrats for a talk by Georgia House Minority
Leader Dubose Porter. UGA Student Learning Center
Room 348 on Wednesday, Oct. 17 at 6 p.m. Open to
the public, www.uga.edu/youngdemocrats.
OFF-ROAD BIKING Meet others into off-road bik
ing at the Southern Off-Road Biking Association
(SORBA). Newcomers welcome. Meets at Earth Fare
on second Tuesday each month at 6 p.m. Beginners'
clinics and more held monthly, www.sorbaathens.org.
SUPPORT GROUPS
MEETINGS
A MOVIE WITH THE OCONEE DEMS The Oconee
County Democrats invite members of the public to
join them to see and afterwards discuss the film A
Crude Awakening at Cine on Wednesday, Oct. 17 at
7:15 p.m. Film admission: $8. Meet at 7 p.m. inside
the theater. Pat Priest at ppriest@charter.net.
ACTIVITIES FOR PEOPLF WITH DISABILITIES "Open
Arms" offers games, skits, crafts and activities for
children and adults with disabilities. UGA Wesley
Foundation, in the Prayer Chapel, on Thursday, Oct.
18, 6:15-7:15 p.m. FREE! 706-353-1408.
ATHENA GROUP Women discussing women authors,
artists and mystics who*have changed the "way we
understand the human condition." Second Friday
each month, supper at 6 p.m., discussion at 7 p.m.
For details, emailjoanconger@yahoo.com.
ATHENS CHAPTER OF PFLAG The first meeting will
bo at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens
on Thursday, Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. This group supports
gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered persons,
their families and friends through education and
advocacy, www.pflag.org.
BARACK OBAMA Open tc the public! The community
is encouraged to attend. UGA Chapter of Students
for Barack Obama meetings are at the UGA Student
Learning Center Room 348, Sundays at 7 p.m.
706-264-4836.
LIBRARY SEWING GROUP Want to knit a pair of
"Long Island Ice Tea" socks? Join the library sew
ing group on Wednesdays, 1-3 p.m. in the General
Purpose Room at the Madison County Library. FREE!
706-795-5597.
MEDITATION GROUPS For information about medita
tion groups and classes in the Athens area, please
go to www.meditationinathens.com.
SPIRITUAL GATHERING OUTDOORS Come to an
evening of discussion and reading from the work
AIDS ATHENS General support group on the third
Thursday of every month. Women's support group
on the 4th Thursday of every month. Family support
N group on Dec. 15. All groups meet 5-7 p.m. AIDS
Athens, 706-542-2437.
ALZHEIMER'S GROUP The Athens Area Alzheimer's
Support Group meets at the Adult Day Care Center,
135 Hoyt St., the third Tuesday of every month at
6:30 p.m. Eve Anthony, 706-548-6476.
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, www.athensmental-
health.org.
POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION PACE (PPD
Acceptance through Compassion and
Education) peer support meetings are
held on the second and fourth Tuesday
of every month at Nugi's Space, 7-9
p.m. Drop-ins are welcome, www.ppd
acceptance.org.
SUICIDE SURVIVORS Open to anyone
who has lost a loved one to suicide.
Nugi's Space, 396 Oconee St. on the
first and third Wednesday of every
month at 5:30 p.m. Email linda@nuci.
org or call ahead for schedule changes.
706-227-1515.
HELP OUT!
AMERICAN RED CROSS Drives are being
scheduled all over town to help fill the
critical need for blood. Call for times
and locations. "Fall into Donating," all
donors can enter to win a two-night
stay at The Ridges Resort and Club
in Hiawassee, GA, as well as a round
of golf for two. Also, volunteers are
needed year-round at the donor center,
at drives and in the office. Red Cross
Blood Donor Center. 3525 Atlanta Hwy.
706-546-0681.
COMMON GROUND Volunteers needed to staff the
center/organize and promote events and more.
Volunteer orientation on the first Monday of every
month at 6:30 p.m. 706-548-6011, volunteer@com-
mongroundathens.com. •
FILM FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH Athens
International Film Festival for Children and Youth
needs volunteers to help promote this non-profit
event. 706-224-5471, lcotlar@hotmail.com.
GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART SHOP Volunteers are
needed to help staff the GMOA gift shop. Creating
and maintaining store displays, ringing up sales,
etc. Weekday and weekend shifts. Amy Miller,
706-542-0450, millera@uga.edu.
LIFELINK OF GEORGIA LifeLink of Georgia, a non
profit agency that coordinates organ and tissue
donation, is seeking volunteers to assist with its
educational programs. Also, speakers available.
800-544-6667, www.lifelinkfound.org.
RECORDING FOR THE BLIND Recording for the
Blind and Dyslexic is seeking volunteers to record
and prepare textbooks, 90 min. per week. Special
need for those with backgrounds in computers,
science and math. Email kstanley@rfbd.org or call
706-549-1313.
THRIFTSTORE FOR PROJECT SAFE The Project Safe
Thriftstcre is seeking volunteers to sort and orga
nize merchandise, help pick up donations, move
furniture. 995 Hawthorne Ave. 706-425-8863.
Margaret Moore & Nicole Haylser
The Georgia flewearcelebrates the release of its Fall 2007 issue with a
reading and reception. ACC Library on Oct. 22, 7 p.m.
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