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boxes and containers. Bring a lunch
and comfortable chair. Mar. 21,9
a.m.-4 p.m. $15. www.classiccity-
woodturners.com
YOGA (Village Herb Shop) Orop-in
yoga ($5-10 donation) meets
Wednesdays (7:15 p.m.) and
Thursdays (8:30 a m.). 706-540-
1689
YOGANIDRA WORKSHOP (Five
Points Yoga) Carla Jennings. RYT.
leads deep relaxation workshop
for students ol all levels. Pre
registration required. Mar. 21,
3:30-5 p.m. $15. 706-355-3114,
www.athensfivepointsyoga.com
YWCO CLASSES (YWCO) Offerings
include Bellydance. Triafhlon
Training, Teen Pilates, Gentle Yoga
and Hatha Yoga Schedule online.
706-354-7880, www.ywco org
HELP OUT!
ACT VOLUNTEER USHERS (Various
Locations) Athens Creative Theatre
seeks volunteers to usher and sell
concessions at its productions
throughout the year. Training pro
vided. 706-613-3628
AMERICAN RED CROSS (Red Cross
Center—3525 Atlanta Hwy.) This
month donors will be entered for a
chance to win two Delta Airlines do
mestic round-trip tickets. 706-546-
0681, www.redcrossblood.org
FOSTER HOMES NEEDED (Athens
Area Humane Society) Looking for
dependable foster homes for dogs
and cats. Download an application
at www.athenshumanesociety.org or
contact the Foster Care Coordinator
at foster@athenshumanesociety.org
or 706-424-4900.
HANDS ON ATHENS SEEKS
VOLUNTEERS (Various Locations)
Volunteers needed to help repair
and maintain historic homes this
spring. Weekend registration at the
Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation
at 489 Prince Ave. or sign-up online.
Morning and afternoon shifts avail
able. Apr. 3-5.706-353-1801, www.
achfonlme.org/handsonathens
KIDSTUFF
CAMP AMPED (Nugi's Space) Now
accepting applications for summer
music camps open to middle and
high school students ages 11 & up.
Applications and scholarship info
online. June 8-20 & July 6-8. 706-
227-1515, www.nuci.org
DRAWING CLASS (State Botanical
Garden of Georgia) Artist Toni
Carlucci teaches the secrets to draw
ing plants, flowers and other natural
.objects. Apr. 14,4-6 p.m. FREE!
706-542-4662.
KIDS’ ART CAMPS (Good Dirt) Now
registering for summer art camps.
Complete schedule inloand regis
tration forms at www gooddirt.net.
* 706-355-3161
KIDS’ YOGA (Five Points Yoga) With
Em Smith Headley, CCYI & RYT.
Ages 3-5:3-3:45 p.m. Grades K-2:
3:50-4:35 p.m. Call to register.
Thursdays, Mar. 19-Apr. 23. $60.
706-355-3114, www.athenslive-
pointsyoga.com
YOGA SPROUTS (Memorial Park)
Pre-registration required. Ages 3-6:
Tuesdays, 4-5 p.m., through May
12. Ages 7-12: Thursdays, 5-6
p.m., Mar. 19-May 14. $0—$48.
706-613-3580, www.yogasprouts.
com
SUPPORT
AL-ANON FAMILY GROUP (Young
Harris United Methodist Church)
12-step program for families and
Iriends of alcoholics. Mondays,
Wednesdays & Saturdays, 1210-
1:10 p.m. wwwal-anon.alateen.org
ATHENS TRANSGENDER
ADVOCACY COALITION (Email
for Location) New group to serve the
needs of local transgender people.
t.ansgenderathens@gmail.com
EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS
(Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of
Athens) Informal and supportive 12-
step program open to anyone with a
desire to become well emotionally.
Sundays, 4-5 p.m. 706-227-2354,
www.emotionsanonymous.org
MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF
NORTHEAST GEORGIA (Various
Locations) Weekly social group
for those with mental illness and
their family members. This month's
events include a movie and bingo.
Tuesdays. 706-549-7888, www.
fightthestigma.com
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT
GROUP (St. Marys Hospital) Meets
in the lobby conference room.
Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. 706-783-
5706, www.athensmentalhealth.org
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS
(Various Locations) Mondays, 5:30
p.m. at Nuci's Space. Thursdays,
7 p.m. at St. Gregory's Episcopal
Church. Saturdays, 10:30 am. at
Princeton United Methodist Church.
FREE! www.geocities.com/athensoa
ON THE STREET
31 ST ANNUAL 5K HUMAN RACE
(UGA Catholic Center) Now regis
tering for Apr. 18 race sponsored
by the UGA Catholic Center and
benefiting the Franciscan Helping
Hands Outreach, the Athens Area
Food Bank and the Catholic Center's
Summer Art & Music Camp. Entry
forms online. Before Apr. 13: $15/
individual, $55/family of 4. After Apr.
13: $18/individual, $65/family of 4.
www.uga.edu/cc
FREE! TAX PREPARATION
(Hancock Community Development
Corporation—300 Henderson Ext.)
HCDC will help clients e-file or pre
pare a paper copy to mail. Mondays,
4-7 p.m. Saturdays, 12-4 p.m 706-
546-1154 0
ART AROUND TOWN
ACC LIBRARY (Young Adult/Browsing) “Cartoons.
Comic Books & Graphic Novels: The History of an
American Art Form." Through March,
ATHICA “Running on Empty,' an Examination of fossil
fuel dependence. Exhibit includes photography, print,
large-scale painting, mosaic and video. Curated by
Bart King. Through Mar. 22. www.athica.org
CINl: BARCAFE "Family Trees." an exhibition featuring
Leonard Piha's whimsical paintings and sculptures
that reflect on his family’s Jewish heritage. Through
Mar. 22.
CIRCLE GALLERY, UGA COLLEGE OF
ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN “A Pleasant Territory.
Grasslands In the Southeast; featuring paintings by
Philip Juras, Through Mar. 27..
CITY SALON ♦ SPA *A Series of Jars,* an exhibition
by Lauren Harrell. Through April.
FLAUNT Photography by Heather Fletcher. Through
March.
FUCKER THEATRE & BAR Photographs from the
Bonnaroo Music Festival by Austen Mlkulka. Through
March.
HAMPTON FINE ART GALLERY (Greensboro) “New
Works Around the Comer,* featuring new pieces by
local artists. Through March. www.artistcameron-
hampton.com
KRIMSON KAFE Mosaic artwork by J. Elizabeth
Wright. Through March
LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART (Gallery 307) 'At
the Beginning: Early Paintings by Lamar Dodd," fea
turing paintings from the collection ol C.L Morehead.
Through Mar. 28. Reception Mar. 20. (Gallery 101)
Exhibition of Zachary Lieberman's work, which ex
plores the nature of communication and the delicate
boundary between the visible and the invisible. Mar.
20-28. Reception Mar. 20. (Art Education Gallery
& 3rd Floor North Bar Corridor) Youth Art Month
Exhibition featuring work by students in the Clarke
County School District. Through Mar. 28. Reception
Mar. 22.
LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER 34th AnnuaHuried
Exhibition, featuring work by area artists in a variety
ot media. Through May 9 Selections from the second
round of proposals for the Athens Area Arts Council^
“You. Me and the Bus* program of artist-designed
bus shelters. Through May 9.
MADISON COUNTY LIBRARY Cross-stitch and cro
chet creations by Melinda Horne. Through March.
MONROE ART GUILD Annual Walton County student
show. Through Apr. 30.
OCONEE COUNTY LIBRARY Photography by Susan
M. Clopper. Through March.
OCONEE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION To
celebrate Youth Art Month, an exhibit featuring over
150 works of art from 12 Oconee County schools.
Through Mar. 25. Reception Mar. 25.
RED EYE COFFEE Work by UGA student Talia
Bfomstad. Media include lithography, letterpress and
relief printing. Through March.
STATE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF GEORGIA
Landscapes by Hermann Kosak. Through Mar. 22.
THE GRIT Youth Art Month exhibit featuring work by
students from Barrow Elementary School. Through
Mar. 29.
UGA AOERHOLO Local artist and UGA faculty member
Jamie Calkin helps the College of Education recog
nize its centennial year with “Celebration,* a rotating
exhibit of original watercolors of the UGA campus and
downtown Athens. Through Aug. 30.
UGA LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART GALLERIES
(Gallery 301) 'Garments Pleasing to God,’ featuring
Coptic textiles (ca. 300-700 C.E.). Curated by Or.
Asen Kirin. Through March 28.
WASHINGTON HISTORICAL MUSEUM
(Washington) Premiere showing of Herb Bridges' col
lection of hand-painted movie poster boards from the
'30s and '40s. Through May.
WHITE TIGER GOURMET FOOD A CHOCOLATES
'Chase Street Portraits,* an exhibition of artwork cre
ated by students at Chase Street Elementary School.
Through March.
WILD CHIU) ARTS (Monroe) 'Crosses/Rebirth,' fea
turing work by local artists. March through April.
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Featuring silent and live auctions of fine art, excursions,
gift baskets and BARK AVENUE, luxury accomodations for
our furry £ feathered friends
Friday, March 20, 2009
State Botanical Carden of Georgia Conservatory * Athens, CA
6:3opm-9:3opm
Tickets: $20 in advance / $25 at the door
Tickets available at http://athenshumanesociety.org,Cosford Wine, AAHS
Spay/Neuter Center £ AAHS Adoption Outreach Center at Pet Supplies Plus.
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responsible pet ownership, to provide
safe shelter and to locate loving homes
for homeless and abandoned animals.
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