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KIDSTUFF: Eatin’ with the
Critters (Sandy Creek Nature
Center—ENSAT) Bring a sack lunch
lor an hour of learning about “Past
to Resent." For ages 3-5 with an
ault. Call to register. 12:30 p.m.
$0—$16 (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: Summer Reading
Program Kick-Off (Oconee County
Library) Pick up your reading logs
and celebrate with magician Chad
Crews. 2 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950
KIDSTUFF: Summer Reading
Program Kick-Off (Madison
County Library) Kick-off party with
magician David Ginn. 2 p.m. FREE!
706-795-5597
LECTURES & LIT.: Oconee Dems
Book Group (Five Points Deli &
More—Epps Bridge) Community
wide book group hosted by the
Oconee County Democrats. This
month: Adam Hochschild's award
winning Bury the Chains: Prophets
and Rebels in the Fight to Free
an Empire's Slaves. Newcomers
from any county and of any politi
cal affiliation are welcome. 6 p.m.
FREE! ppriest@charter.net, www.
oconeedemocrats.org
MEETINGS: Mindfulness Sitting
Group (Mind Body Institute) Silent
meditation every Wednesday. 12:30—
1 p.m. FREE! 706-475-7329
GAMES: Rock Star Game Night
(Wild Wing Cafe) Try your luck as a
virtual musician! Every Wednesday.
9 p.m. www.wildwingcafe.com
GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef 0
Brady's) Test your sports knowledge
every Wednesday night. 8:30 p.m.
706-850-1916
GAMES: Stan's Famous Trivia
Nile (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
* Advance Tickets Available
Down the Line
LECTURES & LIT.: James Kibler
5/28 (Borders Books & Music)
The UGA English professor dis
cusses and signs copies of his new
novel, The Education of Chauncey
Doolittle, the third book in his Clay
Bank County Series. 7 p.m. FREE!
706-583-8647
OUTDOORS: Starwatch: Shoot the
Moon 5/29 (Sandy Creek Park) T ake
photos of the moon through tele
scopes with the Athens Astronomical
Association. The Starl3b planetarium
will also be set up inside. 9 p.m. $5.
706-613-3631
THEATRE: The Spell ol Sleeping
Beauty {Seney-Stovall Chapel)
Presented by the Athens Little
Playhouse and directed by Gloria
Kibbe Sams. May 29-30, 7:30 p.m.
May 30-31,2 p.m $10, $8 (stu
dents/seniors). 706-208-1036, www.
athenslittleplayhouse.org*
KIDSTUFF: Family Canoe Day
5/30 (Sandy Creek Park) View
Lake Chapman from a canoe Basic
instruction and guidance provided.
Ages 8 & up. Pre-registration re
quired by May 29.10 a m. $5.706-
613-3631
EVENTS: The Art of: Flowers 6/4
(State Botanical Garden of Georgia)
Curator-led tours of the Flower
and Heritage Gardens. Reception
to follow. Part of GMOA's “The Art
or Series. Call to RSVP. 6-8 p.m.
$10. 706-542-0830, www.uga edu/
gamuseum
EVENTS: Heritage Day 6/6 (William
Harris Homestead—Monroe)
Featuring tours of the homestead's
log cabin and grounds, a Civil War
reenactment, hayrides, exhibits, mu
sic, workshops and demonstrations
of 19th-century living. 10a.m.-5
p.m. $8 (adults), $6 (seniors & chil
dren). www.harrishomestead.com
LECTURES & LIT.: “A'braham
Lincoln: A Journey through
Historiography’* 6/14 (ACC
Library) Steve Schaefer conducts a
breakneck tour of the Lincoln litera
ture from the past 144 years. 3 p.m.
FREE! 706-613-3650
* Advance Tickets Available
LIVE MUSIC
Tuesday 19
Alibi
8p.m.-12a.m. FREE! 706-549-1010
DJ JOHN Country Rock DJ spins
every Tuesday for Bike Nite.
Caledonia Lounge
10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.cale-
donialounge.com
IT’S ELEPHANT’S Big, soulful, blues
vocals screech over edgy and erratic
rock from this Atlanta group.
MICE IN CARS Loud post-rock band
from Atlanta inspired by Shellac,
Mogwai and The Pixies.
THE WINTER SOUNDS Local band
that infuses elements of new wave,
punk and synth-pop into its carefully
crafted and lyrically inspiring songs.
Farm 255
11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com
CARL LIND8ERG Jazz bassist Carl
Lindberg (Grogus, Squat, Kenosha
Kid, etc.) performs standards, origi
nals and some surprising tunes from
divergent styles.
Fat Daddy’s
10 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0241
KARAOKE Every Tuesday, with Lynn.
Flicker Theatre & Bar
8:30 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/
flickerbar
GUITAR BOMB One-man blues punk
band with gravelly Tom Waits vocals,
the urgency of The Stooges and a
drum machine to keep things barrel
ing forward.
RANCH Laura Morgan's (Furlined
Records) new rock project featuring
Jim Willingham (Ham1) on guitar.
THE SWEET ONES Garage rock
shouted in unison by all members of
this Brooklyn band. The Sweet Ones
sometimes veers towards post-punk
with angular guitars and thrashy
rhythms—like The Modern Lovers
meets Black Flag.
JIM WILLINGHAM Ham1 guitarist/
songwriter performs a solo set of his
folksy, quirky pop.
Little Kings Shuffle Club
10 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/
iittlekingshuffleclub
AMERICAN IN FRANCE The punk
band from Chapel Hill, NC performs
before the punk rock DJ.
PUNK ROCK DANCE PARTY Every
Tuesday! Hosted by Randy Smyre.
The Melting Point
7 p.m. $3. www.meltingpoiHtathens.
com*
THE MUDFLAPJACKS This local
band performs old-time country and
bluegrass jams.
The Office Lounge
6 p.m. FREE! 706-549-0840
SAM MIXON Local singer-songwriter
and member of Sunshine Fix and
Amorphous Strums plays quirky,
fun, pop-oriented, kid-friendly,
acoustic numbers.
Rye Bar
1C p.m. FREEI www.myspace.com/
ryebarathens
KEN WILL MORTON Athens'own
Ken Will Morton hosts a singer-
songwriter night tonight. Morton
himself is an engaging songwriter
and performer. His soulful rasp
captures the rough and tumble rock
edge of Springsteen and the keen
lyricism of Dylan.
Tasty World
10 p.m. $5. www.tastyworld.net
CIRCLE IN FLIGHT New metal trio
influenced by Isis and Neurosis.
KILL THE SCHOOL New, local metal
four-piece.
STRANDED Southern metal five-piece
from Commerce. GA.
Tasty Bar. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. FREE! www.
tastyworld.net
TASTY TUESDAY Now a weekly
event hosted by Athens' “HipHop
Ambassador’ Mon2. the third
Tuesday of every month features
DJ DJ blending and blasting the
Southern Top 40 and his own exclu
sives, and a Beat War for producers
to show off their original beats for a
cash prize.
Wild Wing Cafe
10 p.m. FREE 1 www.wildwingcafe.com
KARAOKE Every Tuesday night at
the downtown wing chain's upstairs
space.
Wednesday 20
Alibi
8p.m.-12a m. FREE! 706-549-1010
OPEN MiC JAM A call to any musi
cians out there—groups or solo
performers—bring your instru
ments, gear and voices for an open
jam!
Caledonia Lounge
10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+) www.cale-
donialounge.com
LITTLE FRANCIS Steven Grubbs
plays songs backed by Jesse
Thompson, Jordan Noel and Brian
Connell, sounding like rowdy, an-
themic folk music mixed with early-
'50s rock and roll.
LIVING ROOMS Atlanta band that
pushes buttons and turns knobs
to create spacey, ethereal rock that
calls to mind a particularly subdued
Animal Collective.
MR. FALCON High energy, indie ga
rage rock influenced equally by The
Kinks and The Pixies.
Fat Daddy’s
10p.m.-1 a.m. FREE! 706-353-0241
OPEN MIC Every Wednesday.
Flicker Theatre & Bar
8:30 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/
flickerbar
FIRE ZUAVE The lead singer of this
Athens-by-way-of-West-Palm-Beach
trio is the cousin of Of Montreal’s
Kevin Barnes, but he sings a
scratchier pop that veers toward
Americana. His voice can channel
Conor Oberst and Jeff Tweedy, and
the bassist and drummer buoy his
melodies with clean backing vocals.
MOONLIGHT BRIDE Danceable
electro indie rock from Chattanooga
that's a little Stellstarr and a little
Arcade Fire. * *
Harry Bissett’s Bayou
Grill
6 p.m. FREE! 706-552-1193
THE R.I.B.S. With energetic
Southern and classic rock originals
and covers, this band hopes to “in
spire redneck behavior."
Kingpins Bowl & Brew
8 p.m.—Midnight, www.kingpinsbow-
landbrew.com
NORMALTOWN KARAOKE Every
Wednesday night in the Terrapin
Grill and Tap Room.
The Melting Point
8 p.m. $5. www.meltingpointathens.
com*
BILL LUPKIN Singer-songwriter
performs as part of John Straw's
Wednesday Blues series. Lupkin is
a seasoned blues pro and master
harpist who has played with Jimmy
Rogers and Howlin' Wolf.
The Office Lounge
9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-549-0840
KARAOKE Every Wednesday with
Stan.
Rye Bar
10 p.m. $2. www.myspace.com/rye-
barathens
ALL THESE KINGS This Boston
power-pop outfit churns out blues-
inspired music ranging from ener
getic, jangly guitar numbers to slow,
keyboard and guitar-driven tunes.
Thursday 21
40 Watt Club
10 p.m. $2 (21+). $4(18+).
www.40watt.com
BLUE FLASHING LIGHT In its EP
The Mayor of Five Points, local
band Blue Flashing Light integrates
some dancier. Killers-esque rhythms
behind its always emotional, alt-pop
vocals and supremely polished
aesthetic. Tonight BFL will debut
new songs off its upcoming release.
Imaginary Times.
SAVE GRAND CANYON Emotional
and dynamic, this tenderfoot local
band plays what it calls "organic
alt-rock"
Alibi
9 p.m.-1 a.m. FREE! 706-549-1010
“STAN’S ALMOST FAMOUS
KARAOKE” Karaoke lady Lynn is
your energetic host for the night.
Every Thursday.
Caledonia Lounge
10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.caie-
donialounge.com
DODD FERRELLE After breaking
from The Tinfoil Stars, singer-
songwriter Dodd got together with
Hope for Agoldensummer's Claire
Campbell and the esteemed folk
artist Jim Whitem among others to
create a noticeably darker sound.
STARLITE OEVILLES New local
• band featuring Eric Gregory and Bear
from Twain.
THE HELP Local band The Help has
recently parted from its country-
tinged sound in favor of more
pop-oriented rock with a three-guitar
attack.
Farm 255
11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com
CLARKE COUNTY LINE Local band
plays classic country covers. Also
playing tomorrow night at Allen's!
Flicker Theatre & Bar
8:30 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/
flickerbar
LOXSLY Experimental, elegant indie-
pop gems from Austin.
MASS SOLO REVOLT Noisy, angular
post-punk based here in town and
influenced by acts like Pavement and
Built to Spill.
THE MAH KURZ ONE One-man
rock machine Matt Kurz literally
plays drums, keyboard, guitar and
bass, by himself, all at "the same
time. Expect a mix of garage rock
stomps and bluesy croons.
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