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FIRSTHAND STUDIOS CLASSES
(FirstHand Studios—Greensboro,
GA) Now registering (or summer
classes including woodworking,
ceramics, jewelry and silver, liber,
papermaking and bookbinding,
painting and more. Adult and
children's classes. 706-454-1313.
tirsthandcralt@charter.net
GENTLE YOGA (St. Gregory's
Episcopal Church) Gentle yoga
classes. Bring your own mat or
towel and wear loose clothing. Julie
Horne, instructor. Tuesdays, 5:30-7
p.m. $9/class. 706-354-1996
GETTING STARTED WITH
GENEALOGY (ACC Library)
Monthly class with an informal ses
sion to walk participants through
the basics of researching family
history. Bring a pencil and paper.
No registration required. Ages 12
& up. May 20,6-8:30 p.m. FREE!
706-613-3650
GOJU KARATE (Classic Goju Karate)
Martial arts class focusing on aware
ness, conditioning and self-defense.
No pads. Mondays, 6 p.m. Andy,
706-338-0707
GOOD DIRT (Good Dirt) Try Clay
class every Friday, 7-9 p.m. $20.
Class includes instruction on the
potter's wheel and the opportunity
to make and decorate several pieces
of pottery. Full schedule available
online. 706-355-3161, www.good-
dirt.net
GROWING NATIVE (Common
Ground) Summer workshop series
on food and growing in Athens
Workshops include Gardening 101,
Rain Barrel Construction, Beginning
Beekeeping, Vermiculture Basics,
Food Preservation & Canning.
Growing Medicinals and Edible
Landscaping, www.commongroun-
dathens.org
HIKING 103: PANTHER CREEK
FALLS (Sandy Creek Park) Learn
basic hiking techniques, map read
ing and more. Transportation pro
vided. Bring a sack lunch. Ages 10
& up. Pre-registration required. May
18,9 a.m. $20. 706-613-3631
INTRO TO PMC (Wild Child Arts)
Workshop on a new jewelry mate
rial called PMC or Precious Metal
Clay. Limited to 6-12 pariicipants.
May 17.10a.m.-2p.m. $130.
706-855-3340, www.wildchildarts.
net ’
"LEARN TO MAKE A RAIN
BARREL" (Earth Fare Caf6) Hosted
by the Georgia River Network.
Natalie White, Stormwater Education
Coordinator, will talk about storm
water and how to make a rain bar
rel to conserve water and reduce
runolf. May 22,7-8 p.m. FREE!
706-227-1717
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MAIN STREET YARNS (Main Street
Yarns—Watkinsville) Variety of
craft classes ranging from knitting
to wheel spinning. Private lessons
also available. Full schedule online.
706-769-5531, www.mainstreet-
yarns.com
RAIN BARREL WORKSHOP (State
Botanical Garden of Georgia) Natalie
White. Storm Water Education
Coordinator, will discuss how rain
barrels help conserve water and
reduce runoff. Bring a 55 gallon
plastic container or trashcan and
transform it into a water collector.
Must be food grade and washed
out. Hardware and tools provided.
June 18.6-8:30 p.m. $17, $15/
members. 706-542-6156, www.uga
edu/botgarden
SOCK KNITTERS WORKSHOP
(Main Street Yarns)'1st Steps:
Beginning the New Pathways for
Sock Knitters' will teach you to knit
socks to fit anybody, with any gauge
yarn. Taught by Cat Bordhi. May 20,
10 am-5 p.m $80 plus materials
706-769-5531, www.catbordhi.com
SQUARE DANCING CLASS
(Memorial Park—Recreation Hall)
Everyone is welcome to weekly
square dance classes. Tuesdays,
7:30-9:30 p.m. $3. 706-613-3580
SUMMER ADULT ART CLASSES
(Lyndon House Arts Center)
Registration now open for summer
art programs. Wide selection of
programs for beginner and advanced
students. Class sizes limited,
register early. List of programs and
descriptions online. 706-613-3623.
www.accleisureservices.com
TAE KWON DO & JODO CLASSES
(Live Oak Martial Arts) For kids
and adults, beginner-advanced.
Traditional forms, self-defense,
Olympic-style sparring, grappling
and weapons. Taught by three-time
AAU National Champion Jason
Hughes. Chase St. Warehouses,
next to Canopy and ATHICA.
Mondays-Thursdays, 3:30-8:30 p.m.
706-548-0077, www.liveoakmar-
tialarts.com
UGA SMALL BUSINESS CENTER
CLASSES (UGA Small Business
Center) 'Starting Your Own
Business' (May 13,6-9 p.m.,
$49). 'Writing an Effective Business
Plan' (May 15,6-9 p.m., $49). Full
schedule online. 706-542-7436,
www.georgiasbdc.org
VILLAGE HERB SHOP CLASSES
(Village Herb Shop) A variety of on
going meditation and yoga classes
at this Eastside location. Call for a
list of classes. 706-549-6007
WRITERS 1 WORKSHOP (Oconee
Cultural Arts Foundation) Presented
by award winning novelist Terry Kay
and open to anyone with a writing
interest, from fiction to children's
literature to how-to books. Register
early, space is limited May 17.9-11
a m. $20.706-769-4565, www.
ocaf.com
HELP OUT!
AMERICAN RED CROSS (Red Cross
Donor Center) Type 0 negative do
nors needed, only a tew days' supply
left. Volunteers are needed year-
round at drives and in the office.
3525 Atlanta Hwy. 706-546-0681,
www.redcrossblood.org
DISC GOLF WORK DAY (Sandy
Creek Park—Visitors' Center) ACC
Leisure Services hosts a monthly
volunteer work day. Earn hours
toward season passes for the Disc
Golf course and discs. 18 years &
up. Also May 17. 706-613-3615.
Mar. 15,9 a.m.
DRESS DRIVE (Various Locations)
Royal Family Kids Camp is hosting
a dress-up tea party for girls ages
7-11. They need 150 gently used
formal dresses, typical homecoming,
prom or bridesmaid dresses. Also
accepting gloves, tiaras, boas and
shoes Any size Donate by May 20
at Classic Hair & Spa and A LaFera
Salon, or call to make arrangements.
Charmayne Nichols. 706-207-1437
RAIN GAUGE VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED The Community
Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow
Network (CoCoRaHS) is looking for
volunteers to help collect rainfall
data across Georgia. Volunteers
must live in Georgia and use an
official rain gauge ($22) to log
rainfall on an interactive website. It
provides data for natural resources,
education and research applications.
‘ christine.mcgehee@noaa.gov, www.
cocorahs.org
SUMMER PROGRAM
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED (Jackson
County Boys & Girls Club) The
Jackson County Boys and Girls Club
needs volunteers for its summer
program. 706-367-8553
•TROPICS TO THE TUNDRA"
VOLUNTEERS (Sandy Creek
Nature Center) Volunteers needed
during the spring open house
'Tropics to the Tundra' on May 24,
1-3 p.m. Volunteers will assist the
public with a variety of arts and
crafts, demos and more that will help
families learn about migrating birds.
Janice Denney, 706-613-3615, jan-
icedenney@co.clarke.ga.us
KIDSTUFF
ART ADVENTURES (Georgia
Museum of Art) Now accepting
registration from organizations
interested in participating in the 2nd
annual Art Adventures, a communi
ty-wide outreach program. Various
children's organizations around
town will host a one-hour painting
workshop for kids. June 16—July 18
FREE' Carissa, 706-542-4662, www.
uga.edu/gamuseum
BOOKS & BITES (ACC Library) Pick
out or bring four books to read.
Comfy chairs and snacks provided
Ages 11-18. Pre-registration re
quested. May 23.5:30-10 p.m
FREE! 706-613-3650
"CATCH THE SUMMER READING
BUG" (ACC Library) Summer read
ing program sign-up begins May 21
in the children’s area. The kick-oft
event is on June 3 at 2:30 p.m.,
with a magic show by Arthur Atsma
706-613-3650
FAMILY NIGHT AT THE
(DESCRIBED) MOVIES (ACC
Library) Showing the animated
film Dumbo. Film features a non-
intrusive narrative track for visually-
impaired viewers. May 27.4 p.m.
FREE! 706-613-3650
FOOTBALL CAMP REGISTRATION
(Bishop Park) ACC Department of
Leisure Services is now accept
ing registration. Camp runs June
16-June 20,9 a m-12 p.m. at East
Athens Community Park. Ages 9-14
Monday-Friday, 8 30 a.m.-4:30
p m. $50. 706-613-3871
FOREST FESTIVAL! (State Botanical
Garden of Georgia) A morning of
hands-on discovery for the whole
family. Explore the temperate forests
of Georgia and tropical forests of
South America, the migratory birds
of these regions and the native cul
tures associated with them. May 17.
9:30 am -12:30 p.m. $3. $10/family
(max ). 706-542-1244, www uga
edu/botgarden
FULL MOON CANOE RIDE (Sandy
Creek Park) Paddle a canoe on
Lake Chapman guided by the full
moon. Participants may use one
of the park's canoes or kayaks or
bring their own. Ages 12 & up.
Pre-registration required. May 20,
7:30-9:30 p m. $6, $3 with own
canoe. 706-613-3631
GARDEN EARTH NATURE CAMP
(State Botanical Garden of Georgia)
Now registering for ages 5-8. Camp
features outdoor experiments, games
and garden walks. Campers attend
one week from Garden Earth I (June
9-13 or June 16-20) and one week
from Garden Earth II (July 7-11 or
July 14-18). Registration forms
online, www.uga.edu/botgarden. 9
a.m.-12 p.m. $95. $85/members.
706-542-1244
GIRL POWER! (Lay Park) Club
addresses issues such as health,
relationships, education, peer pres
sure and behavior through group
discussions, activities, field trips
and more. Ages 8-13. Through
May 29. Thursdays, 4-5 p.m. FREE!
706-613-3596
KIDS KARATE CAMP (American
Black Belt Academy) Ages 5-11.
Session 1 (June 2-6). session 2
(June 16-20) and session 3 (July
14-18). Space is limited, register
by May 23. 706-549-1671. www
americanblackbelt.org
"METAMORPHOSIS @ YOUR
LIBRARY" (ACC Library) The
young adult summer reading
program begins May 22. Pick up a
book log and schedule of events in
the young adult department. Ages
11-18. 706-613-3650
NEW MOON SUMMER
ADVENTURE CAMPS (Various
Locations) Now accepting reg
istration for New Moon Summer
Adventure Camps Experience the
great outdoors while hiking, canoe
ing and swimming at many state
parks and natural areas. Ages 6-12.
Fee includes all activities and trans
portation June 9-13, June 16-20.
July 7-11 or July 14-18 8:30
a.m.-5:30 p m. $150 706-338-2892
POOL OPEN HOUSE (Green Acres/
Crestwood Pool) Swim at the pool
for free. Swim team for kids aged
4-17 also available. May 17 & 24,
10 a m-8 p.m. May 18 & 25 1-7
p.m FREE! www greenacrespool.org
PRESCHOOL & TODDLER
STORYTIME (Madison County
Library) Storytime includes finger-
puppet plays, songs and crafts for
literacy-based fun. This month’s
themes: camels. Mother's Day.
author Crockett Johnson, the letter
P. and oceans and beaches. Ages
2-5 Fridays. 10:30 a m FREE 1
706-795-5597
SPRING CRAFT DAZE (Sandy Creek
Park) An afternoon of seasonal
crafts. Different theme each month.
Ages 6-12. Pre-registration required
May 17,3-4 p.m. $3 706-613-3631
STORYTIME (ACC Library) Children
ages 18 montns to 5 years. Tuesdays
and Wednesdays at 9:30 & 10:30
a.m; Bedtime Stories. Mondays. 7
p.m. (no storytime May 26); Infant
Storytime, May 19.10:30 am. and 2
p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650
SUMMER ART CAMP (Good Dirt)
Now registering for ages 4-6,7-10,
and 11 & up. Schedule online.
706-355-3161. www.gooddirt.net
SWEET PEA CLUB CAMP (State
Botanical Garden of Georgia) Now
registering, ages 3-4. Developed
for young nature lovers and their
parent or grandparent helpers. An
intro to the natural world with puppet
shows, storytelling, games, crafts
and garden explorations. Each ad
ditional child is $60, $55/members.
July 21-25,9-11a.m. $110, $100/
members. 706-542-1244, www.uga.
edu/botgarden
TAKE ME TO THE PARK (Sandy
Creek Park—Visitors' Center) Bring
your children or grandchildren to the
park for an afternoon story, craft and
activity. Ages 2-6 Preregistration
required May20.1-2pm.$3
706-613-3631
TEEN MOVIE (Oconee County
Library) Te«ns can come watch
Spiderman starring Tobey
Maguire and Kirsten Dunst. Rated
PG-13. May 20, 7-9 p.m. FREE!
706-769-3950
THEATRE CAMP REGISTRATION
(Athens Creative Theatre) Now reg
istering for Athens Creative Theatre
camps to be held at the Morion
Theatre. First session: 'A Window
of Murder,* June 2-14 for ages
8-12 Second session:'Headless
Horseman,' July 21-Aug. 2 for ages
13-18. Both run Monday-Friday,
930a.m.-3 p.m Presentation
at the end of each camp $150/
session, scholarships available.
706-613-3628. www accleisureser-
vices.com/camps
'TROPICS TO THE TUNDRA"
(Sandy Creek Nature Center—
ENSAT) In celebration of
International Migratory Bird Day
Spring open house shows how
migrating birds use both the trop
ics and the tundra as their home.
Featuring hands-on activities, crafts
and games Children ages 13 &
under must be accompanied by an
adult 706-613-3615 FREE'May 24
1-3 p.m.
WHAT IS SHE WEARING? (ACC
Library) How many hats will Sarah
Beth take off before she gets to
the end of the story? What outfit
should she wear to the party 9 Listen
to silly stories about clothes and
find out May 27 2:30 p.m. FREE!
706-613-3650
WILDCARD WEDNESDAY FOR
TEENS (ACC Library) Up next: The
Storybook Game Ages 11-18, first-
come, first-serve, space is limited.
May 17.4 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650
YOUNG ADULT BOOK
DISCUSSION (Madison County
Library) This month's reading is
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen. Check the
front desk tor info and copies. May
28,4:30 p.m FREE' 706-795-5597
YOUTH T-BALL AND BASEBALL
(Bishop Park) Now accepting
registration for children ages
5-16. Season begins June and
continues through July. Register
Monday-Friday, 8:30a.m.-4:30
p.m. $50. 706-613-3871, www ac-
cleisureservices.com
ZOO CAMP PREVIEW DAY
(Memorial Park) Parents and chil
dren can visit Bear Hollow Wildlife
Trail and learn about Zoo Camp
2008. Meet camp staff and preview
the week's activities. May 23,10
a.m.-12 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3616
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