Newspaper Page Text
Tuesday 2
PERFORMANCE: Cabaret Revue
with Classic City Arts (Buffalos
Southwest Caf6) An evening of '60s,
70s, '80s and contemporary music
by local cabaret performers Scott
Earle and Amy Wright. 7:30 p.m.
FREE! 706-354-6655
PERFORMANCE: Open TOAD
Comedy (Flicker Theatre & Bar) A
unique open mic experience. The
audience gets to pelt the performers
who go over their six-minute time
limit with foam rocks. Performers get
in free but must sign up by 8 p.m.
8:30 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/
flickerbar
MEETINGS: Great Decisions
Discussion Group (ACC Library)
Group meets every Tuesday through
June 9 to discuss U.S. foreign policy
and global issues. Space is limited.
Contact Jeff Tate to sign up. 7 p.m.
FREE! 706-613-3650, jtate@alhen-
slibrary.org
GAMES: Drunken Bingo (283 Bar)
Great prizes and fun all night long.
10 p.m. FREE! 706-208-1283
GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill
& Pub) All three Athens locations
of Locos Grill and Pub (Westside,
Eastside and Harris St.) feature
trivia night every Tuesday. 8:30 p.m.
FREE! www.locosgrill.com -
GAMES: Movie Trivia (Cin6 Barcaf6)
With drink specials and prizes every
. Tuesday. Sign up at 7:30 p.m. 8 p.m.
FREE! www.athenscine.com
Wednesday 3
PERFORMANCE: Drag Show (Blur)
Kaos Entertainment presents a new
drag show event with new perform
ers and new acts. 10 p.m. $3. www.
myspace.com/blurathens
KIDSTUFF: Magic Show (Oconee
County Library) Magician Keith
Karnok and his talking bird Vern
perform dazzling tricks. 10:30 a.m.
FREE! 706-769-3950 '
KIDSTUFF: Puppet Show (ACC
Library) 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. &
2:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650
KIDSTUFF: Spanish Storytime
(ACC Library) Led by UGA student
volunteers from the Department of
Language and Literacy Education. 5
p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650
GAMES: Rock Star Game Night
(Wild Wing Caf6) Try your luck as a
virtual musician! Every Wednesday.
9 p.m. www.wildwingcafe.com
GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicana
Grill) Play for prizes every
Wednesday. 8-10 p.m. FREE! 706-
548-1920
Thursday 4
EVENTS: The Art ot: Flowers
(State Botanical Garden of Georgia)
Curator-led tours of the Flower
and Heritage Gardens. Reception
to follow. Part of GMOA's “The Art
of Series. Call to RSVP. 6-8 p.m.
$10.706-542-0830, www.uga.edu/
gamuseum
EVENTS: Rollergirl Night at
Terrapin (Terrapin Beer Co.) Tour
the brewery, try out the beers and
hang out with the Classic City
Rollergirls. 5:30-7:30 p.m. www.
classiccityrollergirls.com
ART: Thursday Painters (Lyndon
House Arts Center) Join members of
the Athens Art Association for an af
ternoon of painting. Bring your own
paints and supplies. 12:30—3:30
p.m. FREE! 706-613-3623
PERFORMANCE: Classic City
Kingsl (Blur) Athens’ first and only
drag king troupe performs live.
10 p.m. $3. www.myspace.com/
blurathens
KIDSTUFF: Gaming Day (ACC
Library) There will be a selection of
board and card games, computers
reserved for online games and a
TV for those who want to bring in
video game consoles to share. Light
refreshments. Ages 11-18.2-6 p.m.
FREE! 706-613-3650
KIDSTUFF: Puppet Show (ACC
Library) “And the Dish Ran Away
with the Spoon,’ based on the book
by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens
Crummel. 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
FREE! 706-613-3650
GAMES: Trivia (WOW Cafe &
Wingery) Play for prizes every
Thursday. 8 p.m. FREE! www.
WOWcafe.com
Friday 5
ART: Opening Reception (Oconee
Cultural Arts Foundation) For
Annual Members’ Exhibit featuring
a diverse display of works from a
variety of skilled artists who are
also OCAF members. One of the
items featured in this year’s exhibit
is an autographed, unpublished
manuscript by novelist Terry Kay.
Proceeds from sale of the manu
script will benefit OCAF. 8-8 p.m.
FREE! www.ocaf.com
ART: Opening Reception (Lamer
Dodd School of Art—Gallery 307)
For “Nothing Is Your Own,’ an exhi
bition of paintings by Daniel Barber.
Artist's talk in the at 5:30 p.m. 5-7
p.m. FREEIWww.art.uga.edu
PERFORMANCE: Drag Night (Blur)
Every Friday featuring music by DJ
Shinely] before and after the show.
9 pm. $5. www.myspace.com/
blurathens
KIDSTUFF: Books & Bites (ACC
Library) Read without interruptions.
Bring four books or come in early to
look through the library's selection.
Ages 11-18. Registration requested.
5:30-10 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650
KIDSTUFF: Puppet Show (ACC
Library) "And the Dish Ran Away
with the Spoon,’ based on the book
by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens
Crummel. 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
FREE! 706-613-3650
MEETINGS: Drinking Liberally
(Little Kings Shuffle Club) Informal,
inclusive and progressive social
group that gives left-leaning indi
viduals a chance to talk politics.
First and third Friday of every
month. 6:30 p.m. athens@drinking-
liberally.org
GAMES: Game Night (Main Street
Yarns) Play your favorite games the
first and third Friday each month. To
be included for dinner at 6:30, call
before 5 p.m. (cost is $5). 7 p.m.
FREE! 706-769-5531, www.main-
streetyarns.com
Saturday 6
EVENTS: Athens Farmers' Market
(Bishop Park) Buy fresh, locally
grown organic produce, locally
crafted goods and freshly baked
breads. Live music, cooking demos
and educational classes, too. Every
Saturday. 8 a.m.-12 p.m. athens-
farmersmarket.net
EVENTS: Farmer for a Day (Roots
Farm CSA—Winterville) Athens
Locally Grown hosts second of six
monthly tours highlighting the ben
efits of sustainable agricultural prac
tices. Lunch provided. Carpooling
available. Limited space, email
to register. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. FREE!
farmerforaday@gmail.com
EVENTS: Film Screening ~
(Lighthouse Christian
Fellowship—100 Newton Bridge
Rd.) Part of a series of Holocaust
movies screened in observance of
Holocaust Remembrance Month. 7
p.m. FREE! 706-244-5308
EVENTS: Heritage Day (William
Harris Homestead—Monroe)
Featuring tours of the homestead's
log cabin and grounds, a Civil War
reenactment hayrides, exhibits,
music, mini-workshops and demon
strations of 19th-century living. 10
a m.-5 p.m. $8 (adults), $6 (seniors
& children), www.harrishomestead.
com
EVENTS: Indian Artifact Show
(Greater Athens Church of
God) Hosted by the Peach State
Archaeological Society. 8 a.m.-3
p.m. FREE! 706-549-6883
EVENTS: Parrot Rescue
Fundraiser (Crawford Depot)
Featuring a DJ, magic show, silent
auction, craft vendors, food and
more. Individuals can rent a table
to sell items for $10; fee is $20 for
businesses. Proceeds benefit Dee’s
Haven, a small bird rescue/sanctuary
in Lexington. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 706-
599-5631, www.deeshaven.com
ART: Five Points Art Fest (Five
Points) Paintings, hand-crafted
jewelry, ceramics, drawings and
more are on display on the lawns of
Five Points boutiques. Also featur
ing a KidZone area with dunking
booth and crafts this year. Light
The Bridges play Tasty World on Saturday, June 6.
refreshments. 2-7 p.m. FREE! www.
visit5points.com
ART: JB & Friends Pottery and
Art Show and Sale (1790 Salem
Road) Featuring work by Carter
Gillies, Caryn Curry, Jim Peckham,
Michael Pierce, Keen Zero, Rebecca
Wood and Jeff Bishoff. Part of
Farmington-area pottery tour that
also includes Winterhawk Pottery (9
a.m.-5 p.m.), Fla! Rock Pottery (10
a.m-5 p.m.) and Wildfire Pottery
(10 a.m.-5 p.m.). June 6,10 a.m. 5
p.m. June 7,12-5 p.m. 706-769-
8401
ART: Open House Pottery Sale
(Farmington Pottery) Featuring a
variety of stoneware and porcelain
pottery, including dinnerware,
tableware and garden pots, as wells
. as herbal soaps and lotions. Part of
Farmington-area pottery tour. June
6-7,9 a.m.-5 p.m. www.pickettpot-
tery.com
ART: Pottery Sale (Wolf Creek
Pottery—Watkinsville) Featuring
new work by 13 local potters. Part of
Farmington-area pottery tour. June
6-7,9 a.m.-5 p.m. 706-769-5659
ART: Summer Open House & Sale
(Chappelle Gallery—25 South Main
St., Watkinsville) Featuring a mini
craft fair with daily demos, includ
ing wheel-throwing, raku-firing and
weaving. BBQ also for sale. June
6-7,10a.m.-6 p.m. FREE! 706-
310-0985
PERFORMANCE: Classic City
Comedy Show (Buffalo's
Southwest Caf6) Local and national
comedians perform the first Saturday
of every month. 9 p.m. $10.706-
354-6655, www.kinghproductions.
eventbrite.com*
PERFORMANCE: urban Gospel
Praise and Worship (Morton
Theatre) Regional choir featuring
members from Athens, Elberton and
Watkinsville as well as\ladison,
Greene, Oglethorpe and Barrow
Counties. Presented by Larry Harper.
7 p.m. $5. 706-613-3771*
OUTDOORS: 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/kayaks or
bring their own. Ages 12 & up. Must
pre-register. 9 p.m. $5, $3 (with own
canoe/kayak). 706-613-3631
OUTDOORS: National Trails Day
(Sandy Creek Park) Celebrate this
nationwide event with a walk along
scenic Cook'S Trail. 9 a.m. FREE!
706-613-3615
KIDSTUFF: Mothers, Daughters
and Dolls Tea Party (Young
Harris United Methodist Church)
Featuring games, crafts, singing,
stories and tea party treats. Bring a
doll along with your mom, grand
mother or aunt. Space is limited.
Call to register. 2-3:30 p.m. FREE!
706-549-6001, charlotte.house®
youngharrisumc.org
KIDSTUFF: Snake Day (Sandy
Creek Nature Center) Explore the
misunderstood and secret world of
snakes. 12-4 p.m. $2.706-613-
3615
KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Barnes
and Noble) A story and craft every
Saturday morning. 11 a.m. FREE!
706-354-1195
GAMES: Comhole Tournament
(Little Kings Shuffle Club) On the
patio as part of today’s Luau party.
2nd Annual Luau. 6:30 p.m. www.
myspace.com/littlekingshufileclub
GAMES: World Quizzing
Championships (Locos Grill &
rub—Eastside) The Cedar Shoals
High School Academic Team hosts
the regional leg of the worldwide
trivia competition. Features a two-
hour written test with questions by
representatives from several coun
tries. 1 p.m. www.wqc2009.com
Sunday 7
EVENTS: Next Steps Public
Discussion (ACC Library) Forum
on health inequity and working
towards solutions in our community.
Light refreshments. 3-4:30 p.m.
FREE! 706-542-5788
ART: JB & Friends Pottery and
Art Show and Sale (1790 Salem
Road—Farmington) Featuring
work by Carter Gillies, Caryn Curry,
Jim Peckham, Michael Pierce.
Keen Zero, Rebecca Wood and Jeff
Bishoff. Part of Farmington-area
pottery tour that also includes
Winterhawk Pottery (9 a.m.-5 p.m.),
Flat Rock Pottery (10a.m-5 p.m.)
and Wildfire Pottery (10 a.m.-5
p.m.). June 6,10 a.m.-5 p.m. June
7,12-5 p.m. 706-769-8401
ART: Open House Pottery Sale
(Farmington Pottery) Featuring a
variety of stoneware and porcelain
pottery. Part of Farmington-area pot
tery tour. June 6-7,9 a.m.-5 p.m.
www.pickettpottery.com
ART: Opening Reception (State
Botanical Garden of Georgia) For
’Out on a Limb: An Artful Journey,'
an exhibit featuring traditional water-
colors and funky mixed media works
by Judy Bolton Jarred tnat focus on
her love of trees. Profits from sales
support the Lukas’ Fund. 1:30-3:30
p.m. FREE! 706-542-1244
ART: Pottery Sale (Wolf Creek
Pottery—Watkinsville) Featuring
new work by 13 local potters. Part of
Farmington-area pottery tour. June
6-7,9 a.m.—5 p.m. 706-769-5659
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.
18 FLAGPOLE.COM • JUNE 3,2009