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FOR ANOTHER GREAT YEAR AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING YOU IN 2008! WWW.MYSPACE.COM/MUSICIANSWAREHOUSE 1 50 CRANE DR. • (706) 548-7233 fBESSBB. SINCE*! 955, tieunlfEMSl * Now at NEW LOCATION dec28 clarence IC yo C ung featuring CLARt HEAD of CAL. H £ L nZnA SATELLITES SS-tosSr »/ UOWD ASSJTS 810 HAWTHORNE AVE 706-353-6244 FAX YOUR ORDER 706-353 6754 visit www.allensbarandgnll.com for more info 1 crown un Dine-ln ♦ Carry Out ♦ Delivery Milledge Plaza by the Loop 706 543 2516 BULLETIN BOARD 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 continued from page 21 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 22 FLAGPOLE.COM • DEC. 26,2007-JAN. 2, 2008 NEWS & FEATURES I CALENDAR I MOVIES I A8.E I MUSIC I COMICS & AOVICE I CLASSIFIEDS