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Tuesday 17
PERFORMANCE: Wood ‘n’ Nickel
Woodwind Quintet (State
Botanical Garden of Georgia) Quintet
features Heidi Nibbelink (oboe). Beth
Baile (flute), Tom Cooper (clarinet).
Barbara Hawman (French horn) and
Robert Placek (bassoon). 7:30-8:30
p.m. FREE! 706-542-1244, www.
uga.edu/botgarden
MEETINGS: Athens Rock and
Gem Club (Friendship Christian
Church) Kim Cochran, a member
of the Atlanta Rock and Gem Club,
presents a program on plate tecton
ics. Visitors can bring their rocks
to be identified. 7:30 p.m. FREE!
706-549-8082
MEETINGS: Athens-Area
Libertarian Party (Stevi B'S Pizza)
Meets the third-Tuesday of every
month. 7 p.m. FREE! 770-868-0462.
jmss1963@windstream.net
GAMES: 8-Ball Tournament (Fat
Daddy’s) Tuesdays. 7 p.m. 706-
353- 0241
GAMES: Beginner’s Pool School
(Lucky Dawg Billiards) Learn the
basics, every Tuesday! 7 p.m. 706-
354- 7829
GAMES: Cornhole League (Lucky
Dawg Billiards) Every Tuesday! 7
p.m. 706-354-7829
GAMES: Drunken Bingo (283 Bar)
Great prizes and fun all night long.
10 p.m. FREE! 706-208-1283
GAMES: Texas Hold ‘Em (Alibi)
Every Tuesday. 8 p.m. 706-549-1010
Wednesday 18
EVENTS: Empty Bowl Luncheon
(The Classic Center) Benefit hosted
by the Food Bank of Northeast
Georgia tc/raise awareness about
hunger. Tickets include soup, a
sandwich and a bowl handcrafted by
the potters at Good Dirt. 12 show
piece bowls created by local artists
will also be auctioned off during the
drop-in lunch. 11:30a.m.-1:30 p.m.
$15. www.foodbanknega.org, www.
classiccenter.com*
EVENTS: The Great American
Meatout (UGA Tate Center) In hon
or of the Great American Meatout.
a national celebration of vegetarian
living, Speak Out for Species will
set up a table at Tate Plaza with lots
of free vegan food samples and lit
erature. 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. FREE!
www.uga.edu/sos
PERFORMANCE: Improv Athens
(Cin6 Barcaf6) Improv from local
cast members who have performed
with the Alliance Theatre, the
Playground Theatre in Chicago and
on ’Late Night with Conan O’Brien.’
8 p.m. $5. www.athenscine.com
KIDSTUFF: Eatin’ with the
Critters (Sandy Creek Nature
Center—ENSAT) Bring a sack lunch
for an hour of learning about ’Past
to Present.* For ages 3-5 with an
adult. Call to register. 12:30 p.m.
$0-$13 (scholarships available).
706-613-3615
KIDSTUFF: Storytime (ACC Library)
For ages 18 months to 5 years. 9:30
& 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650
KIDSTUFF: Wildcard Wednesday
for Teens (ACC Library) Up next:
Wind Chimes. Celebrate the chang
ing seasons with a hand-made wind
chime. Ages 11-18. Space is lim
ited. 4 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650
LECTURES & LIT.: APERO
Alricana Brown Bag Lecture
(UGA Memorial Hall—Room 407)
Dr. Leara Rhodes of Grady College
speaks on “Haitians Working to
Make a Difference.' 12:15 p.m.
FREE! fsgiles@uga.edu
LECTURES & LIT.: “Genesis:
The Scientific Quest for Life's
Origin" (UGA Chapel) Dr. Robert .
Hazen, an award-winning researcher
whose knack for conveying technical
scientific information in everyday
language has made him a best-sell
ing author, delivers UGA’s Charter
Lecture. 4 p.m.- FREE! 706-542-3383
LECTURES & LIT.: "Nuclear
Renaissance, Disarmament,
Terrorism and Proliferation"
(Georgia Center—Master’s Hall)
Panelists Sam Nunn, Mohamed
ElBaradei, etc., discuss the oppor
tunities and challenges regarding
proliferation and international se
curity. Sponsored by the Center for
International Trade and Security. Part
of a day-long schedule of events
being held to mark the 20th anni
versary of the center. 10-11:30 a.m.
706-542-2985, www.uga.edu/cits
LECTURES & LIT.: Talking about
Books (ACC Library—Small
Conference Room) Adult book dis
cussion group. This month: Three
Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to
Promote Peace... One School at a
Time by Greg Mortenson and David
Oliver Redlin. Newcomers welcome.
10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650
MEETINGS: Library Sewing Group
(Madison County Library) The group
works on a wide variety of both
unusual and traditional handcrafts.
Every Wednesday. 1-3 p.m. FREE!
706-795-5597
MEETINGS: Mindfulness Sitting
Group (Mind Body Institute) Silent
meditation every Wednesday. 12:30-
1 p.m. FREE! 706-475-7329
GAMES: Athens Dart League
(Lucky Dawg Billiards) Every
Wednesday! 8 p.m. 706-354-7829
GAMES: Rock Band Game Night
(Wild Wing Caf6) Try your luck as a
virtual musician! Every Wednesday.
9 p.m. www.wildwingcafe.com
GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef O'
Brady’s) Test your sports knowledge
every Wednesday night. 8:30 p.m.
706-850-1916
GAMES: Stan’s Famous Trivia
' Nite (Alibi) Get a team together and
test your knowledge of the trivial.
Every Wednesday. 8-10 p.m. FREE!
706-549-1010
GAMES: Trivia (Willy's Mexicana
Grill) Play for prizes every
Wednesday. 8-10 p.m. FREE! 706-
548-1920
Thursday 19
EVENTS: Chili Cook-Off (The
Tailgate Station) Featuring music by
Packway Handle Band. Benefits
the Athens Area Homeless Shelter.
6-9 p.m. $15 (adults). $5 (12 &
under). 706-206-5282*
EVENTS: Robert Osborne Classic
Film Festival (The Classic
Center) Osborne and special guest
Fred Willard host four days of
classic films and post-screening
discussions. Films include:
Funny Girl, Goldfinger, EX, The
Godfather, Sunset Boulevard, Rear
Window, King Kong, and For Your
Consideration. Individual film tickets
are $10 and $8 for students. Mar.
19-22. Festival pass: $60, $45 (stu
dents). www.robertosbornefilmfesti-
val.com, www.classiccenter.com
EVENTS: Wine Tasting: Old World
France & New World Oregon
(Maison Bleu—Watkinsville)
Informal tasting of six wines and
hors d'oeuvres. 6 p.m. $15.706-
769- 6480, www.maison-bleu.com
KIDSTUFF: Chapter Book Review
(Madison County Library) Every
Tuesday and Thursday a chapter is
read aloud from a young adult book.
For elementary ages. 4:30 p.m.
FREE! 706-795-5597
LECTURES & LIT.: “Calcium,
Bone Health and Osteoporosis"
(Oconee County Library) Denise
Everson, Oconee County Extension
Agent, gives the talk. Part of the
library’s four-part 'Nutrition and
Health" series. 12:30 p.m. FREE!
706-769-3960
LECTURES & LIT.: “The Conduct
of Foreign Policy under the
Obama Administration” (UGA
Dean Rusk Center) Husband and
wife Earle and Barbara Scarlett, who
have a combined 50-plus years of
experience in U.S. and UN interna
tional diplomacy, share their insights
on Obama's foreign policy plans.
Q&A will follow. 12:30 p.m. FREE!
abarbic@uga.edu
LECTURES & LIT.: “What Is
Feminism?” (UGA Caldwell
Hall—Room 302) Panel discus
sion with UGA faculty and students.
Sponsored by the Women's Studies
Student Organization. 7 p.m. FREE!
www.uga.edu/iws
MEETINGS: Athens Human Rights
Festival (Red Rooster) Committee
planning meeting. Any volunteers
who want to help organize this
year's festival are welcome. 7 p.m.
770- 725-2652, www.athenshuman-
rightsfest.org
MEETINGS: Athens Photography
Guild (Lyndon House Arts Center)
Group that meets to share ideas and
discuss photography. Everyone wel-
Vivian Yvonne Studevan’s oil painting "Everyday” is on exhibit at the Lyndon House Arts Center through May 9.
Deadline for getting listed in the calendar is every FRIDAY at 5 p.m. for the issue that
comes out the following Wednesday. Email calendar@flagpole.com.
WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK
come. 7 p.m. 706-850-1585, www.
athensphotographyguild.com
MEETINGS: Spanish Conversation
Group (1000faces Coffee—585
Barber Street) Practice Spanish
conversational skills every Thursday.
6-8 p.m. FREE! 706-534-8860
GAMES: Texas Hold ‘Em Poker
(Lucky Dawg Billiards) Free every
Thursday and Friday! 7 p.m. & 10
p.m. 706-354-7829
Friday 20
EVENTS: 21st Annual Red Clay
Conference (UGA Dean Rusk
Center) “Does Going Green Equal
Making Green?*—seeks to examine
the consequences of environmen
tally friendly business practices.
Full schedule and registration form
online. 8:30a.m.-4:30 p.m. FREE!
kac@uga.edu, www.lawsch.uga.edu/
redclay
EVENTS: African American Film
Festival (UGA Memorial Hall—
Adinkra Hall) Festival concludes
with screening of Spike Lee's When
the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four
Acts, which documents the devasta
tion caused by Hurricane Katrina.
6-10 p.m. FREE! 706-542-5196,
kkmfree@uga.edu
EVENTS: Book Sale (Madison
County Library) All hardback books
are $1 and paperbacks are $0.50. All
proceeds benefit the library. Regular
library hours. 706-795-5597
EVENTS: An Evening in the
Garden (State Botanical Garden of
Georgia) Wine tasting and art auc
tion to benefit Athens Area Humane
Society. Part of the auction—’Bark
Avenue*—willJeature luxury pet
accommodations designed by local
artists. 7 p.m. 706-353-2287, www. .
athenshumanesociety.org
EVENTS: Korea Night (UGA
Memorial Hall) Korean organizations
at UGA host event featuring Korean
food and performances Email for
tickets. 7 p.m. parks@uga.edu
EVENTS: Robert Osborne Classic
Film Festival (The Classic Center)
Osborne and special guest Fred
Willard host four days of classic
films and post-screening discus
sions. See Mar. 19 Events. Mar.
19-22. Festival pass: $60, $45 (stu
dents). www.robertosbornefilmfesti-
val.com, www.classiccenter.com
ART: Reception (Lamar Dodd School
of Art—Gallery 307) For exhibit
featuring early paintings by Lamar
Dodd from the collection of C.L.
Morehead. 6 p.m. FREE! wwwart.
uga.edu
ART: Reception (Lamar Dodd School
of Art—Gallery 101) For exhibition
of Zachary Lieberman’s work, which
explores the nature of communica
tion and the delicate boundary
between the visible and the invisible.
5-7 p.m. FREE! www.art.uga.edu
Affr: Spring Fling Pottery
Sale (Happy Valley Pottery—
Watkinsville) Pottery sale featuring
music by Mad Whiskey Grin (7
p.m.) and an open drum circle led
by Kevin Shulhan. 4-9 p.m. FREE!
706-769-5922
PERFORMANCE: Clarke Central
String Orchestra (Borders Books
& Music) Thdliigh school's string
orchestra performs. 6 p.m. FREE!
706-583-8647
PERFORMANCE: Prazak Quartet
(UGA Hodgson Hall) One of the
most respected chamber music en
sembles on the international music
scene, this Prague string quartet
was founded in 1972 and appears
regularly in all major European
musical capitals. 8 p.m. FREE! www.
uga.edu/pac
KIDSTUFF: Preschool & Toddler
Storytime (Madison County
Library) Includes stories, finger-
puppet plays, songs and crafts for
literacy-based fun. This month's
themes are race cars and the letter
Z. Ages 2-5.10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-
795-5597
LECTURES & LIT.: “Cost of War:
Six Years Later” (UGA Student
Learning Center—Room 214) Raed
Jarrar and Jason Hurd discuss the
human and economic cost of the
Iraq war. Sponsored by the American
Friends Service Committee and
Georgia Peace and Justice Coalition.
4:30 p.m. FREE!
LECTURES & LIT.: Ellen Cowne
(Borders Books & Music) Meet the
author of Dick and Jane Don 7 Live
Here Anymore. Cowne draws on her
37 years of experience as a GA pub
lic school teacher and administrator
in her book about teachers and stu
dents. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-583-8647
LECTURES & LIT.:
“Environmental Justice
and Ecofeminism: Ethical
Complexity in Action” (UGA
Coverdell Center—Room 175)
Two-day symposium in memory
of Australian eco-philosopher
Val Plumwood. Friday keynote:
Wesleyan University’s Lori Gruen
speaks on “Attending to Nature.* 4
p.m. FREE! www.uga.edu/iws
MEETINGS: Coffee Education
Group (1000faces Coffee) Cupping,
espresso, education £nd experimen
tation. Every Friday. 2-5 p.m. FREE!
706-534-8860,1000facesmail@
gmail.com
MEETINGS: Drinking Liberally
. (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Informal,
inclusive and progressive social
group that gives left-leaning individ
uals a chance to talk politics. First
and third Friday of each month. 6:30
p.m. athens@drinkingliberally.org
GAMES: Game Night (Main Street
Yarns) Play your favorite games the
first & third Friday each month. To
be included for dinner at 6:30, call
before 5 p.m. (cost is $5). 7 p.m.
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