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FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS
AT AIS (Athens International
School) Fun foreign language expo
sure programs for children. A rich
curriculum tailored specifically to a
young child's ability to learn through
play. 706-254-8177, www.athensin-
temationalschool.com.
HERP, HERP HOORAY! (Memorial
Park) Explore Bear Hollow's exhibit
hall and learn about reptiles and
amphibians that live in Georgia.
Live animals to touch and zoo staff
available to answer questions. Rain
or shine. All ages. 706-613-3616.
FREE! Jan. 7,10 a.m.-12p.m.
LUNCH BUNCH (Bishop Park)
Playsgames, learn gymnastics, make
a craft project, and more! Ages 3-6.
Bring a sack lunch. 706-613-3589.
$10 per child per session. Tuesdays
and Thursdays beginning Jan. 8.
12-2p.m.
MOONLIGHT GAMES & EARTH
EXPERIENCE FOR TEENS (Big
Bear Earth School) Teens ages
12-18 are invited to come play
games, be yourself and have fun!
Saturdays, 8-11:30 p.m. Cost: $8.
Also, Earth Experience for teens
12-18 on Tuesdays. Wednesdays
and Thursdays, 4-7 p.m. Play by the
river, hike, garden and experience
the Earth. Cost is on a sliding scale
706-540-1237 www.bigbearearth-
school.com.
PRESCHOOL & TODDLER STORY
TIME (Madison County Library)
Story time includes stories,
finger-plays, songs and crafts
for literacy-based fun. Ages 2-5.
706-795-5597. Fridays, 10:30a.m.
RED CROSS BABYSITTING
COURSE (Memorial Park) Learn
what it takes to be a great babysitter!
A Red Cross certified leader will
guide you through basic leadership,
safety, and supervisory skills. Bring
a bag lunch. Participants take home
lots ot helpful resource material.
Ages 11-15. Register by Dec. 28.
706-613-3580. $30; scholarships
available. Jan. 7,9a.m.-3:30p.m.
STORYTIME (ACC Library) For ages
18 months to 5 years. Tuesdays and
Wednesdays. 706-613-3650. FREE!
9:30 & 10:30 a.m.
MEETINGS
AFRICAN-AMERICAN AUTHORS
BOOK CLUB (ACC Library) No
December meeting! Next meeting
is Jan. 8 at 7 p.m. Will discuss
Second Sunday by Michele Bowen.
706-613-3650.
ATHENA GROUP Women discussing
women authors, artists and mystics
who have changed the “way we
understand the human condition.'
joanconger@yahoo.com. Second
Friday each month, supper at 6p.m.,
discussion at 7 p.m.
BARACK OBAMA (UGA Student
Learning Center) UGA Chapter of
Students for Barack Obama meetings
are open to the public! Room 348.
706-264-4836. Sundays, 7p.m.
FEDERATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD
ASSOCIATIONS (Presbyterian
Student Center) Jan. 2008 pro
gram will be an update on the
new Comprehensive Plan for
Athens-Clarke County. A panel
of Comprehensive Plan Steering
Committee members and Planning
Department staff will discuss the
process of developing the new
plan, followed by an audience
Q&A session. Open to the public.
706-613-3515. FREE! Jan. 7, 7:30
p.m.
HOOP GROUP (Bishop Park) Share
love of hooping, strengthen skills,
dance and play! Bring your own or
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use extras available. All ages and
abilities welcome. roundahartlein@
yahoo.com. Second Sunday each
month, 2-3:30 p.m.
LIBRARY SEWING GROUP
(Madison County Library) This
month, work with plastic canvas to
make a doll and clothes. Bring scrap
yarn, plastic canvas (two big sheets)
and a tapestry needle. Save your
plastic grocery bags to make a stur
dy crocheted bag. 706-795-5564.
FREE! Wednesdays, 1-3 p.m.
MEDITATION AND HEALING
(Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
of Athens) Worship Service for
Meditation and Integrated Healing.
revmelhamlin@yahoo.com.
Sundays, 5 p.m.
NATURALIST WALK (Sandy Creek
Nature Center) Join the Nature
Center staff for a walk around the
property to see what can be dis
covered during the winter. Bring a
camera or binoculars. All ages, chil-
PUZZLE CHALLENGE (East Athens
Community Center) Games that
teach the mind to think! All ages, ev
ery Monday. 706-613-3593. FREE!
3:30-7 p.m.
THURSDAY NIGHT TROUPE
(Broadacres Community Center)
Adults ages 35 and older are invited
to join this group for dancing, cards
and socializing. 706-613-3600.
FREE! Thursdays, 5:30-7:30p.m.
WRITING INSIDE OUT (East Side)
Weekly, no-cost writing group.
Facilitator Rae Sikora has led Inside
Out writing groups in New Mexico
and recently moved to Athens.
706-850-1937, rae@simplyenough.
com. FREE! Thursdays.
SUPPORT
AIDS ATHENS (AIDS Athens) General
support group on the third Thursday
of every month. Women’s support
group on the fourth Thursday of ev
ery month. All groups meet 5-7 p.m.
706-542-2437.
location. Beadwork, soaps, candles,
toys, woodworking, glassware, pot
tery. quilts, jewelry, books and sewn
items, athens.locallycrafted.net.
BAGS FOR BEARS Recycle used
plastic grocery b3gs at the ACC
Recycling Center on Hancock •
Industrial Way, the ACC Solid Waste
Dept, on College Ave., Bishop Park,
Bear Hollow and Sandy Creek Nature
Center. If the goal of 6,500 pounds
is reached by Dec. 31, Trex, Inc. will
donate composite plastic lumber for
building playscapes for the bears,
bobcats and otters at Bear Hollow.
706-613-3616, 706-613-3512.
BLUE LIGHTS (430 Brickleberry
Ridge) Come see the 100,000 lights
that illuminate this Athens home.
There is a drop box for new toys
benefiting Toys for Tots. Drive by,
now until Dec. 31. mw.bluelights.
org. FREE! Dusk-1 a m.
DANCE INSTRUCTORS NEEDED
(East Athens Educational Dance
Center) Seeking instructors for the
winter/ spring session slated to be
gin Jan. 28 and Spring Break Camps
The King and I is screening at Robert Osborne's Classic Film Festival at the Classic Center. Fest takes place Apr. 10-13.
dren under 13 must be accompanied
by an adult. 706-613-3615. FREE'
10 a.m.
OCONEE DEMS BOOK GROUP
(Five Points Deli & More—Epps
Bridge) Community-wide book
group hosted by the Oconee County
Democrats. Book is What's the
Matter with Kansas? by Thomas
Frank. Teens and adults of any parly
affiliation are welcome. Pat Priest:
ppriest@charter.net. Every third
Thursday. 6:30-8 p.m.
OCONEE RIVERS AUDUBON
SOCIETY (Sandy Creek Nature
Center—ENSAT building) This
month: Shan Cammack, GA
Department of Natural Resources
Wildlife Ecologist, talks about “The
Okefenokee Wildfires: Perspective
from a Wildland Fire Fighter."
Refreshments and group discus
sion. Open to the public, ages 13
& up. 706-613-3615. FREE! Jan. 3.
7-9 p.m.
OFF-ROAD BIKING (Earth Fare Cate)
Meet others into off-road biking
at the Southern Off-Road Biking
Association (SORBA). Newcomers
welcome. Beginners’ clinics and
more held monthly, www.sorbaa-
thens.org. Second Tuesday each
month, 6p.m.
OPEN ARMS MINISTRY (UGA
Wesley Foundation) For children
and adults with disabilities, hosted
by UGA students. Features arts,
games and skits. 706-353-1408,
lisabourgeois@gmail.com. FREE!
Every other Thursday. 6:15p.m.
ALZHEIMER’S GROUP (Adult
Day Care Center) The Athens Area
Alzheimer's Support Group meets
the third Tuesday of every month.
Eve Anthony, 706-548-6476. 6:30
p.m.
COURAGE TO HEAL (424 UGA
Aderhold Hall) Support group
for adult survivors of childhood
sexual abuse. Women only, no
abusers. Open to the public. UGA
Aderhold Center for Counseling and
Assessment. 706-542-8508. $5.
Every other Wednesday, 6-8 p.m.
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT
GROUP (St. Mary's Hospital)
Support group meets in the
lobby conference room. Rick,
706-733-5706, www.athensmental-
health.org. Thursdays, 6:30p.m.
SUICIDE SURVIVORS (Nu^i's
Space) Open to anyone who has
lost a loved one to suicide. Email
linda@nuci.org or call ahead for
schedule changes. 396 Oconee St.
706-227-1515. The first and third
Wednesday of every month, 5:30
p.m.
ON THE STREET
ATHENS LOCALLY CRAFTED
(Various Locations) Based on the
concept behind Athens Locally
Grown, Athens Locally Crafted
is a virtual market where local
craftspeople sell goods. Place an or
der online during the week and pick
up the following Monday at a central
in March. Ballet, tap, hip-hop, mod
ern and more, beginner to advanced.
www.accleisureservices.com/dance.
shtml, 706-613-3624.
NEW SKATER BOOT CAMP
(Skate-A-Round USA) Classic City
Rollergirls. your local rolierderby
team, are recruiting for the 2008
season. Seeking women 18+ to join
the ranks. Skater boot camp during
practice on Jan. 14.16.21 and 23.
New skaters will learn derby basics,
equipment needs, and find out more
about the league. No experience
necessary Preregistration is encour
aged. www.classiccityrollergirls.
com. Skate rental: $3. 7-9p.m.
ROBERT OSBORNE'S CLASSIC
FILM FESTIVAL (The Classic
Center) Passes now on sale for
the fourth annual Robert Osborne's
Classic Film Festival, to be held
Apr. 10-13,2008. Films scheduled
to screen this year include: Young
Frankenstein, Notorious. Journey to
Center of the Earth, African Queen,
Lawrence of Arabia, What's Eating
Gilbert Grape?, The Way We Were
and The King and I The festival
will also feature a panel discussion
hosted by Osborne Panelists will in
clude UGA scholars, festival guests
artists, critics and others Tickets
for individual films go on sale in
January. Call 706-357-4444 or visit
www.ctassiccenter.com for ticket
info. Festival passes $60; $45 stu
dents <S UGA Alumni. Festival and
closing brunch: $90: $75 students &
UGA Alumni. O
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