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WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS WEEK
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Rose of Athens Theatre will present Macbeth at the Morton Theatre Mar. 27 & 28 with live musical accompany
Tuesday 24
EVENTS Book Sale (Madison
County Library) All hardback books
are $1 and paperbacks are SO 50 All
proceeds benefit the library Regular
library hours 706-795-5597
PERFORMANCE: NOVO: A Benefit
Dance Concert (Morton Theatre)
Dance benefit to raise funds and
awareness tor the Benin Education
Fund, an organization that provides
scholarships for students in western
Africa. 8 pm. $10.404-518-0002
PERFORMANCE: Brent Weinbach
(Flicker Theatre & Bar) Weird stand-
up comedy that is both character-
driven and physical For fans of the
absurdly brilliant. Weinbach names
Harpo Marx, Rowan Atkinson and
Joe Frank as influences 8 p m. $5.
www myspace com/Hickerbar
LECTURES A LIT.: Kristy Meeler
(Borders Books & Music) Meeler
discusses investments for GA edu
cators 7 p.m FREE! 706-583-8647
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 tun all night long
10 p.m. FREE 1 706-208-1283
GAMES: Texas Hold Era (Alibi)
Every Tuesday 8 p.m. 706-549-1010
Wednesday 25
EVENTS: The Rescue (UGA Student
Learning Center—Room 101)
Screening of short documentary that
chronicles the longest running war
in Africa, a conflict that began in
the rural areas of northern Uganda.
Q&A with Invisible Children rep
resentatives follows. 6 p.m. FREE!
icuatuga@gmail.com
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: UGA India Week Film
Screening (UGA Student Learning
Center—Room 248) Screening of
Sholay, the biggest hit in the history
of Bollywood Sponsored by the
Indian Student Association. 6 p.m.
FREE! puj3C@uga.edu
ART: Reception (Oconee Cultural
Arts Foundation) For exhibit in
celebration of Youth Art Month fea
turing over 150 works of art from 12
Oconee County schools. 4-6 p.m.
FREE! 706-769-4565, www ocaf.com
THEATRE: The House of Bernards
Alba (UGA Chapel) University
Theatre presents Spanish poet
Federico Garcia Lorca's play about
a mother who shuts herself and her
grown daughters into their house
during a period ot mourning Mar
25-28,8 p.m Mar 29,230 p.m
$10, $7 (students) 706-542-2838
K10STUFF: Spanish Storytime
(ACC Library) Led by UGA student
volunteers from the Department of
Language and Literacy Education 5
p m FREE' 706-613-3650
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
Copycat Art Learn about Pablo
Picasso and draw your own Cubist
portrait. Ages 11-18 Space is lim
ited 4 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650
KIDSTUFF: Young Adutt Book
Discussion (Madison County
Library) This month’s book is Dovey
Coe by Frances O'Roark Dowell.
4:30 pm. FREE! 706-795-5597
LECTURES & LIT.: Carrie Olivia
Adams (UGA Park Hall—Room
265) Adams, the author of
Intervening Absence (forthcom
ing from Ahsahta in 2009) and A
Useless Window, reads from her
work Reception follows. 4 p.m.
FREE! ierich@uga edu
LECTURES & LIT.: Bulldog Book
Club (UGA Student Learning
Center—Jittery Joe's) Discussion
of Allen Moore's Watchmen UGA
students, faculty, staff and local
residents are welcome 4 p.m. FREE!
fteague@uga edu
LECTURES & LIT.: Dac Crossley
(Borders Books & Music) The retired
UGA ecology protessor signs cop
ies of Return of the Texas Ranger,
his sequel to Guns Across the Rio.
Following the signing. Crossley per
forms with his band. Fresh Water
Mussels, m the cate. 7 p.m FREE!
706-583-8647
LECTURES & LIT.: "Social
Determinants of Inequalities in
Health" (UGA Coverdell Center)
Two-day symposium. See Mar. 24
Lectures Mar 24-25,9 a.m.-6 p.m.
$15. www globalhealih uga.edu
LECTURES & LIT.: UGA
Educational Forum on Global
Security and Development
(Georgia Center) Faculty members
and students discuss efforts to
enrich our cross-cultural under
standing and participation in global
environments Register online Mar
25-26. FREE! www.coe.uga edu/
cuspa/conference
LECTURES & LIT.: UGA School
of Law’s Sibley Lecture (UGA
Hirsch Hall) Stanford Law School s
Mark Kelman speaks on ‘Saving
Lives, Saving from Death. Saving
from Dying.* The talk will explore
the appropriate understanding of the
‘valuation* of stafistical deaths. 3:30
p.m. FREE! cindyh@uga.edu
LECTURES A LIT.: Women’s
Issues Roundtable (UGA Student
Learning Center—Room 150)
Panel discussion ol issues affecting
women Sponsored by Zeta Phi Beta
7 p.m. FREE! kspencebuga edu
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 Leagua
(Lucky Dawg Billiards) Every
Wednesday' 8 p m 706-354-7829
GAMES: Rock Band Game Night
(Wild Wing Cate) Try your luck as a
virtual musician! Every Wednesday
9 p.m. www wtidwtngcafe 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 26
EVENTS. Athens Area Homeless
Shelter Benefit Screening (Cirte
Barcate) The AAHS presents Where
God Left His Shoes, the winner of
the Humanities Prize for Best Feature
Film at the 2007 Sundance Film
Festival. The film follows a family
after they are evicted from their NYC
apartment and forced to move into
a homeless shelter Reception from
5-7 p.m catered by The National
4 30 & 7 p.m $8 (matinee). $10
(evening), www.athenscine com*
EVENTS: Book Salt (Madison
County Library) All hardback books
are $1 and paperbacks are $0.50. All
proceeds benefit the library. Regular
library hours. 708-795-5597
EVENTS: Soldier Hip Hop tor
Peace in Uganda (Tasty World)
Featuring breakdancing from UGA's
Junkyard Dawgz, an open mic and
live music from local rap artists.
Hosted by DJ Tune and Montu. All
proceeds benefit Invisible Children.
8 p.m. $3. www.uga.edu/icu
EVENTS: TOMS Vagabond Tour
(Cirte Barcate) Screening of the doc
umentary For Tomorrow: The TOMS
Shoe Story followed by a ‘Style Your
Sole Party* where attendees can
purchase and style their own pair of
TOMS shoes. 6:30 p.m. $1. www
athenscine.coiTi
PERFORMANCE: Paula
Poundstona (The Classic Center)
Comedian known for her razor-sharp
wit. Poundstone has starred in
several HBO specials and appeared
on ‘Saturday Night Live.' 9 p.m.
$20-$40 www.classiccenter.com*
ment.
THEATRE: Cinderella (Clarke
Central High) Mar 26-28, 7:30 p.m.
Mar 29.2:30 p.m. $7 (adults). $5
(students' 706-227-0143
THEATRE: Nunsense (Memorial
Park Quinn Hall) Athens Creative
Theatre present:: Dan Goggm’s mu
sical comedy about a group of nuns
who put on a variety show Mar
26-28.7:30 p.m Mar 29,3 p m.
$15 (adults), $12 (seniors, students
& children). 706-613-3628
THEATRE: The House of Bemarda
Alba (UGA Chapel) University
Theatre presents Spanish poet
Federico Garcia Lorcas play. See
Mar 25 Theatre Mar 25-28,8 p.m.
Mar 29.2:30 p.m. $10, $7 (stu
dents) 706-542-2838
KIDSTUFF: Chapter Book Review
(Madison County Library) Every
Tuesday and Thursday a chapter is
read aloud from a young adult book.
4:30 p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597
KIDSTUFF: Read to Rover (ACC
Library) Beginning readers (grades
1-4) read aloud to an aid dog in
training. Handlers always present.
3:30-4:30. FREE! 706-613-3650
LECTURES A LIT.: “Heritage
Management and the US
Army” (UGA Caldwell Hall—Room
301) Christopher McDaid discusses
a program the U.S. Army has de
veloped to tor the identification and
treatment of historic properties. 4
p.m. FREE! 706-542-3996
LECTURES A LIT.: “Myth
and Mythologies: Many
Dimensions. Many Methods"
(UGA Caldwell Hall—Room 304)
Jeppe Jensen of the University of
Aarhus in Denmark gives the talk.
Sponsored by the Institute of Native
American Studies. 4 p m FREE!
706-542-3716
LECTURES A LIT.: UGA
Educational Forum on Global
Security and Development
(Georgia Center) Presentations by
UGA faculty and students See Mar
25 Events Mar 25-26. FREE! www
coe.uga edu/cuspa/conference
MEETINGS: Clarte County
Democratic Committee (Clarke
County Courthouse—Grand Jury
Room) Monthly meeting of the
CCDC Open to all area Democrats
6 p.m. FREE! 706-202-7515
MEETINGS: Meditation Circle
(Revolutionary Massage & Wellness)
Non-dogmatic group meditation ev
ery Thursday 6:30-7:30 p.m. FREE!
706-255-4443
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
GAMES: Trivia (WOW Wingery)
Every Thursday. 706-543-5510
Friday 27
EVENTS: Book Sale (Madison
County Library) Ail hardback books
are $1 and paperbacks are $0.50. Alt
proceeds benefit the library. Regular
library hours. 706-795-5597
EVENTS: Brazilian Carnival
(The Library) Featuring a cos
tume contest. First 100 people
get a FREE! mask Hosted by the
Brazilian Student Association and
the Hispanic Student Association
9 p.m. $5 (students). $7 (non-
students) www uga edu/bsa
EVENTS: Charity Reception and
Auction (Buffalo's Southwest Cate)
All God's Children, a non-profit spe
cial needs adoption agency, holds its
annual reception featuring bingo, a
full buffet and silent auction. 6 p.m.
$20 706-316-2421
EVENTS: Dawgs After Dark:
“Recess" (UGA Tate Center)
Featuring arcade games, buikJ-a-
bear, big-glove boxing, a magician,
face painters, balloon artists and
‘Entanglement,* a giant inflatable
game based on Twister. 10 p m -2
am. FREE! (UGA students), $5 (non
students) www. • ‘ga.edu/union
EVENTS: Spiritual Cinema Circle
(Revolutionary Massage & Wellness)
This month's screening. Living
Luminaries. Refreshments provided
by Creative Cookies & Creamery
7:30 p.m. $5,706-255-4443
PERFORMANCE: The Best of
Andrew Lloyd Webber (UGA
Hodgson Hall) Broadway veterans
sing Webber's musical hits, includ
ing ‘Dont Cry for Me Argentina."
‘Memory,’ ‘I Don't Know How to
Love Him* and ‘Music of the Night;
Half-price for UGA students. 8 p.m.
$23-$28. www uga.edu/pac*
PERFORMANCE: James Gregory
(Historic Elbert Theatre) The Atlanta-
based comedian performs stand-up
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