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FAMILY DAY: SPRING FESTIVAL:
EARTH DAY (Georgia Museum ol
Art) Celebrate Earth Day with the
GMOA Featuring the puppet show
“Planet Earth. Inc “ by Lee Bryan.
That Puppet Guy (10 30 a m). The
vaudeville-style show combines
puppets and live, original son y s
Make puppets using recycled
materials belore and alter the show
706-542-GM0A FREE' Apr 19.10
am-12 pm
FAMILY FUN FAIR & OPEN HOUSE
(Child Care Resource & Reterral
ol ME GA) Hands-on activities tor
children ages 8 & up and their fami
lies. Magic show by Todd Herrcn.
interactive storytelling by Donna
0 Kelley-Butler 706-613-1603.
www childcareaware.org FREE 1 Apr
19.9 30 am -12 pm
FAMILY NIGHT AT THE
(DESCRIBED) MOVIES iACC
Library) Showing the animated
lilm Shrek. Film leatures a non-
inlrusive narrative track for visually-
impaired viewers See Movie Dope
706-613-3650 FREE' Apr 22.3
pm.
GRAND OPENING OF THE
DRAGON (Southeast Clarke Park)
The World of Wonder Playground
will unveil its latest addition, the
dragon sculpture The dragon is
based on drawings by Lars Hall, a
student at the Athens Montessori
School, and designed and con
structed by renowned industrial
designer Ollivier Bonamy and artist
Stan Mullins Activities include arts
and crafts, nature walks and more
706-613-3871 FREE'Apr 19.12
pm
KIDVENTURE MINI CAMPS (Bishop
Park) ACC Department of Leisure
Services will be accepting registra
tion starting Apr 7 Students ages
3-5 Register in one-week incre
ments or for all 8 weeks Camps take
place June 2-Aug 1 on Monday-
Friday from 9 a m -1 p m Must be
at least age 3 by May 1 potty trained
and able lo be separate from pare its
706-613-3589 $50/week. scholar
ships available Register Monday-
Friday. 8 30 a m -4 30 p m
“LIVING LA VIDA VERDE" (Sandy
Creek Nature Center—ENSAT)
Benjamin Franklin Family Fun Day at the ACC Library. Apr. 19.
FANTASTIC FRIDAYS (Bishop Park)
Athens-Clarke Gymnastics Academy
hosts a program for kids ages 6
months-4 years and their parents
Obstacle courses and other activities
in an unstructured environment.
Registration accepted the day of the
program. 706-613-3589 $10 per
person, per day Fridays, through
Apr. 25.9a.m.-12pm
FOOTBALL CAMP REGISTRATION
(Bishop Park) ACC Department ot
Leisure Services will begin register
ing for its Football Camp on Apr
21 at Bishop Park. Camp runs June
16-June 20,9 a m -12 p m at Eas'
A»hens Community Park Ages 9-14
706-613-3871. $50 Monday-
Friday. 8:30 a m .-4 30 p m
FULL MOON CANOE RIDE (Sandy
Creek Park) Paddle a cafloe on
Lake Chapman guided by the full
moon Participants may use one
ot the park's canoes or kayaks or
bring their own Ages 12 & up Pre-
regislration required 706-613-3631
$6, $3 with own canoe Apr 19.
7:30-9 30 pm.
GIRL POWER! (Lay Park) Club ad
dresses issues such as health, rela
tionships, education, peer pressure
and behavior through group dis
cussions. activities, field trips and
more Ages 8-13. Through May 29
706-613-3596 FREE' Thursdays,
4-5 pm
Family-oriented afternoon of “la vida
verde' or “the green life “ Demos,
hands-on activities, crafts and more
to teach how easy living green can
be Preteens must be accompanied
by an adult 706-613-3615 FREE'
Apr 19.1-3 pm.
LUNCH BUNCH (Bishop Park) Play
games, 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. 12-2 p m
NEW MOON SUMMER
ADVENTURE CAMPS (Various
Locations) Now accepting reg
istration for New Moon Summer
Adventure Camps Experience
the great outdoors while hiking,
canoeing and swimming at many
state parks and natural areas Ages
6-12 Fee includes all activities and
transportation 706-338-2892 $150
June 9-13. June 16-20, July 7-11
or July 14-18 8:30 a m.-5:30 p m
ONE MAN'S TRASH (Sandy Creek
Nature Center) Learn how trash can
be turned into treasure Includes
hands-on activities, a trash-lo-
treasure craft, and a trash treasure
hunt 706-613-3615 FREE' Apr 25.
6-7:30 p m
ORIGAMI FLOWERS (Madison
County Library) Learn to make
a bouquet of folded paper flow
ers Paper and a snack provided
All ages, younger participants
please bring a helping hand
706-795-5597 FREE! Apr. 18.4 30
pm
PAJAMA STORYTIME (Madison
County Library) Kids should wear
lammies and feel free to bring
stuffed animals or blankies Light
snack provided 706-795-5597
FREE! Apr 24. 7 p m
POPCORN MUSIC SERIES (The
Melting Point) The final concert
of the season features the Lunch
Money, a trio playmg music
tor young children George the
Storyteller opens the show Family
discounts available See Live Music
Apr 20 770-601-1085. wwwmell-
ingpointathens com $7 50/kids, $5/
adults Apr 20.4 pm.
PRESCHOOL & TODDLER
STORYTIME (Madison County
Library) Storytime includes finger-
puppet plays, songs and crafts for
literacy-based fun This month's
themes ram. author/illustrator Eric
Carle the color yellow and the let
ter 0 Ages 2-5 706-795-5597
Fridays, 10 30a m
PROTECT THE PLANET (Various
Locations) Earth Day celebration
for ages 6-18 Activities include
community clean-up. conserving
water, preventing pollution making
treasures out of trash and collecting
recyclable materials Rocksprmgs
Community Center (Apr 17).
Parkview Community Center (Apr
22) and Broadacres Community
Center (Apr 23) www accleisurcser-
vices com FREE' 3-5 p m
SAILING LESSONS ON LAKE
CHAPMAN (Sandy Creek Park)
Instructors Irom the UGA Sailing
Club will teach basic sailing prin
ciples. tacking, jibing techniques,
on land drills, safety considerations
rigging and launching Free sail
ing time depending on weather
swim test required Pre-registration
required 706-613-3631 $40 Apr
19.1-5 pm
SPANISH STORYTIME (ACC
Library) Families are welcome at the
library s story time presented entirely
in Spanish. 706-613-3650 FREE'
Apr 16,5-5 30 pm
SPRING CRAFT DAZE (Sandy Oeek
Park) An afternoon of crafts in tune
for the season Different theme each
month Ages 6-12 Pre-registration
required 706-613-3631 $3 Apr
19. 3-4pm
STORYTIME (ACC Library) Children
ages 18 months to 5 years. Tuesdays
and Wednesdays at 9 30 & 10 30'
am. Bedtime Stories. Mondays.
7 p m.; Infant Storytime. Apr 14
and 28.10 30 am. and2pm
706-613-3650 FREE!
SUMMER ACADEMY YOUTH
CAMPS (UGA Campus) UGA
Center tor Continuing Education
is now registering for the 2008
Summer Academy at UGA (SAUGA)
Designed to keep the minds and
bodies ot kids ages 10-17 active
during the summer break This year,
camps include Sing Your Heart Out.
Young Actors Camp, Mini Medical
School. Rockin' Rockets. Comic
Book Creation and Cartooning
Camp and more Camps begin
June 2 706-542-3537. Kathleen
McOermott@georgiacenter.uga edu.
www georgiaccnter uga edu/ppd/
summer_academy
SUMMER ART CAMP (Good Dirt)
Registration now open for ages 4-6.
7-10, and 11 & up Schedule online
706-355-3161, wwwgooddirt net
SUMMER ART CAMPS (Oconee
Cultural Arts Foundation) Now ac
cepting registration Drama Camp
lor ages 5-14; June 16-27 or July
7-18 Production at Ihe end of the
session Visual Art Camp for ages
4-8 and 9-12: June 2-13. June
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THE ATHENS COMMUNITY COUNCIL ON AGING A THE ATHENS BEND TRACK CLUB PRESENT
I THE 10TH ANNUAL ,
RAILROAD DAYS
SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 2008 • 10am- 3pm
AT THE ACCA FACILITY
THE FORMER SOUTHERN RAILROAD STATION ON HISTORIC HOYT STREET
TICKETS: $8 AGES 3 AND UP
BAR-B-ftUE PLATES - $8 • HAMBURGERS AND HOT DOGS WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE
COME ENJOY ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES! * TRAVEL RAFFLE TOR A FAMILY TRAIN TRIP
HISTORIC TRAIN EXHIBITS * MODEL TRAIN DISPLAYS ’ STORY TELLING * GAMES * INFLATABLE SLIDE
MAGICIAN * THOMAS THE TRAIN HANDS ON DISPLAY * CHILDREN'S TRAIN TO RIDE ON * AND MORE!
FOR INFORMATION AND ADVANCE BBQ. TICKETS, PLEASE CALL(706) 549-4850
Eating out for Fun
and a Good Cause
Tues, April 22
Participating restaurants will donate
10% of the day’s gross sales to
The Ark: United Ministry
Outreach Center and the
Athens Emergency Food Bank
Money raised will enable The Ark to
continue to provide financial assistance
for rent, utilities and prescription
medicine for individuals and families in
need and the Athens Area Emergency
Food Bank to provide a week’s worth
of groceries (a value of $ 125) for a
family of four, four times a year.
If you are unable to dine out on Tuesday
April 22, but would like to support
this cause, you can mail a tax-deductible
contribution to The Ark, 640A Barber
Street Athens, GA 30601.
Remember:
it’s more than a meal .
.. it’s caring and giving.
You can help raise funds and
support this good cause by
simply eating out at following
restaurants on April 22:
• Broad Street Bar and Grill
• Buffalo’s Southwest Cafe
• DePalma’s (all locations)
• East West Bistro
• Five Points Deli
(Lumpkin/Epps Bridge)
• Fresh Air BBQ (Hull Road)
• Gnat’s Landing
• Harry Bissett’s
(Broad/Mitchell Bridge)
• Hibachi Express Inoko
• Hilltop Grille
• Last Resort Grille
• Maison Bleu
• Mama’s Boy
• Plantation Buffet
• Mirko’s Pasta
(Watkinsville/Gaines
School)
• Speakeasy
• The Grit
• Original La Fiesta
(Hawthorne) .
• The Sultan
• Zim’s Bagel Bakery.
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