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ART: Summer Open House & Sale
(Chappeile Gallery—25 Soulh Main
St.. Watkinsville) Featuring a mini
craft tair with daily demos, includ
ing wheel-throwing, raku-liring and
weaving. BBQ also tor sale. June
6-7,10 a:m.-6 p.m. FREE! 706-
310-0985
PERFORMANCE: Athens Brass
Quintet (ACC Library) A patriotic
brass concert before Independence
Day. Sponsored by the Friends of
the ACC Library. 3 p.m. FREE! 706-
613-3650
OUTDOORS: Full Moon Canoe
Ride (Sandy Creek Park) 9 p.m. $5,
$3 (with own canoe/kayak). 706-
613-3631
LECTURES & LIT.: Author Panel
(Borders Books & Music) Ask
authors represented by the Knight
Agency, one of the Southeast’s top
literary agencies, about their adven
tures in the publishing business.
The panel, which includes Deidre
Knight. Jennifer St. Giles, Maria
Geraci, Debby Giusti and Shannon
K. Butcher, will sign copies of their
books after the Q&A. 2 p.m. FREE!
706-583-8647
LECTURES & LIT.: “Doing Anti-
Racist, Multicultural Ministry"
(First Christian Church) Discussion
moderated by Rev. Sekinah Hamlim.
All are welcome to join in the
conversation. 2 p.m. FREE! 706-
549-1915 4
GAMES: Full-Contact Trivia
(Allens Bar & Grill) “The lord of all
that is trivia," Bobby Nettles, com
mutes from Duluth, GA to pick your
brain. Sports-themed rules with di
verse categories. 9 p.m. FREE' www.
allensbarandgrill.com
GAMES: Team Trivia (Wild Wing
Cate) Every Sunday at Wild Wing!
FREE! www.wildwingcafe.com
Monday 8
KIDSTUFF: Movie Day (Oconee
County Library) Screening of the
G-rated comedy MXP: Most Extreme
Primate. 2 p.m. FREE! 706-769-
3950
KIDSTUFF: Storytime (ACC Library)
Bedtime stories. 7 p.m. FREE 1 706-
613-3650
LECTURES & LIT.: Anthony
Grooms (ACC Library) The Atlanta
author reads from Bombingham,
his debut novel that is set against
the struggle for Civil Rights in
Birmingham in 1963. He’ll also
answer audience questions and read
trom new works. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-
613-3650
GAMES: Live Trivia (Buffalos
Southwest Cafe) Every Monday with
Trivia Joe. 7-11 p.m. FREE! 706-
354-6655
GAMES: Ping Pong (Flicker Theatre
& Bar) Get your paddle ready for a
game of table tennis! 8:30 p.m. $5.
www.myspace.com/flickerbar
GAMES: Sports Trivia (WOW Cate
& Wingery) Every Monday.- 706-
543-5510.
GAMES: Texas Hold ‘Em (Fat
Daddy's) Every Monday. 6 & 9 p.m.
706-353-0241.
GAMES: Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle
Club) Play for prizes every Monday.
8 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3144
GAMES: Trivia (Taco Stand) Every
Monday night at the downtown loca
tion. 9 p.m. www thetacostand.com
Tuesday 9
PERFORMANCE: Cabaret Revue
with Classic City Arts (Buffalos
Southwest Cate) 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
KIDSTUFF: Magic Show (ACC
Library) Magician and ventriloquist
Keith Karnok performs along with
his sidekick. Vern, the sing ng and
talking bird. 2:30 p.m. FRt:! 706-
613-3650
KIDSTUFF: Storytime (ACC Library)
For ages 18 months to 5 years. 9:30
6 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650
MEETINGS: Great Decisions
Discussion Group (ACC Library)
7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650, jtate® .
athenslibrary.org
GAMES: 8-Ball Tournament (Fat
Daddy's) Tuesdays. 7 p.m. 706-
353-0241
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 Barcate)
With drink specials and prizes every
Tuesday. Sign up at 7:30 p.m. 8 p.m.
FREE! www.athenscine.com
Wednesday 10.
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.
$0-516 (scholarships available).
706-613-3615
KIDSTUFF: Spanish Storytime
(ACC Library) 5 p.m FREE! 706-
613-3650
KIDSTUFF: Storytelling Concert
(Oconee County Library) Local
storyteller Donna Butler gets creative
with fun folktales from around the
world. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-769-
3950
KIDSTUFF: Storytime (ACC Library)
For ages 18 months to 5 years. 9:30
& 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650
MEETINGS: Arts Development
Council of Georgia (Oconee
Cultural Arts Foundation) General
meinbership/open meeting. Featured
speaker is OCAF Director Joe Ruiz.
•10-11:30 a m. FREE! www adcg.org
GAMES: Rock Star Game Night
(Wild Wing Cate) 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
* Advance Tickets Available
Down the Line
LECTURES & LIT.: Judy and Takis
lakovou 6/11 (Borders Books &
Music) The lakovous, longtime
Athens residents who write under the
pen name Ann Stamos, bring tneir
personal immigration insights to
Bitter Tide, the debut novel in their
new mystery series. 7:30 p.m. FREE!
706-583-8647
ART: Summer Pottery Sale (Carter
Gillies Pottery—572 Nantahala
Ave.) Handmade pieces by local
artists Geoff & Lisa Pickett, Jim
Peckham, Jeff Bishoff and Carter
Gillies. June 13-14,10 a.m.-4 p.m.
706-546-7235
ART: Washington Art Stroll 6/13
(Downtown Washington) Five stu
dios and galleries will be open to the
public. Maps provided. Coupons for
free drinks at lunch and dinner. 11
a.m.-8 p.m. FREE! 706-486-6808,
www.washingtonartstroll.com
EVENTS: Classic City Rollergirls
Bout 6/13 (Skate-A-Round USA)
The Classic City Rollergirls take on
the Low County High Rollers in their
first home bout of the season. 7 p.m.
$10 (adults). $5 (ages 6-10), FREE!
(ages 6 & under), www.classiccity-
rollergirls.com*
LECTURES & LIT.: “Abraham
Lincoln: A Journey through
Historiography" 6/14 (ACC
Library) Steve Schaefer, the former
director of the Uncle Remus Library
System, conducts a breakneck tour
of the Lincoln literature from the
pasf 144 years. 3 p.m. FREE! 706-
613-3650
PERFORMANCE: Beards of
Comedy 6/14 (The Melting
Point) Tour featuring Dave Stone,
Andy Sandford, TJ Young and Joe
Zimmerman, four of tbe freshest
bearded faces in comedy. 8:30 p.m.
$8 (adv.), $10 (door), www.melting-
pointathens.com*
PERFORMANCE: Russian
Masterworks 6/15 (Emmanuel
Episcopal Church) Presented by the
Athens Brass Choir and featuring
Tchaikovsky's “Marche Slave’ and
Mussorgsky's complete “Pictures
at an Exhibition." Dedicated to the
memory of Randy Bewley. 7 p.m.
FREE! www.athensbrasschoir.org
LECTURES & LIT.: Book Signing
and Reception 6/30 (Taylor
Grady House) For Frances Taliaferro
Thomas' A Portrait of Historic
Athens and Clarke County. Space is
limited. RSVP by June 24.5:30 p.m.
FREE! 706-353-1801
EVENTS: Star Spangled Classic
7/4 (Bishop Park) Featuring inflat-
ables, old-fashioned family games,
a dunking booth, children’s art
activities, music and concessions.
Culminates with a movie in the
park that will replace the traditional
fireworks display. 6 p.m. FREE! 706-
613-3589
* Advance Tickets Available
LIVE MUSIC
Tuesday 2
Farm 255
11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com
CARL LINDBERG 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 Huge karaoke dance party
hosted by Lynn every Tuesday.
Go Bar
10 p.m www.myspace.com/gobar
THE DIAMOND CENTER This group
formed in Athens in 2008 with
ex-members of Sleepy Horses and
Brown Frown, but then relocated to
Texas in June. Psychedelic folk and
gauzy vocals haunt the new release,
My Only Companion.
HAM1 Their.lastest record, The
Underground Stream, offers a breezy
take on straight-ahead '60s garage
rock, brightened by swoon-worthy
harmonies and a pop sensibility.
MADELINE Bell-voiced local song
writer Madeline Adam's literate folk
musings have grown increasingly
soulful, drawing comparisons to
artists like Joni Mitchell and Karen
Carpenter. White Flag is the critically
acclaimed new release.
The Melting Point
8:30 p.m. $30 (adv), $35 (door), www
meltingpointathens.com*
LITTLE FEAT Founding vocalist and
keyboardist Bill Payne and drummer
Richie Hayward continue their 40-
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THURSDAY, JUNE 4
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FRIDAY, JUNE 5
NORMALTOWN FLYERS
Special Duo Performance • Tickets S5 adv. • $7 at the door
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ATHFEST SAMPLER HOOT
8-10pm FREE SHOW!
featuring THE CORDUROY ROAD BETSY FRANCK, YOUNG GOODMAN BROWN and LOMBARD, NORMAN & HUNTER
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10
THE DADDY MACK
BLUES BAND
Zydeco music with
SATURDAY, JUNE 13
^ 1 LIL' MALCOM
& THE HOUSE ROCKERS
Tickets S10 adv. • $13 at the door
6/11 - ADAM PAYNE BAND w/ JOSH PERKINS
6/14 • BEARDS OF COMEDY SHOW
6/15 • Standup Comedy with GREG PROOPS
& MARSHAL CHILES
6/17 • THE WARM FUZZIES with HEYPENNY
6/18 • GEOFF ACHISON & THE SOUL DIGGERS
with YONRICO SCOTT BAND
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6/26 • AthFest Night 1 with CURLEY MAPLE,
LITTLE COUNTRY GIANTS. WILLIAM TONKS
&-DODD FERRELLE
6/27 - AthFest Night 2 with FIVE EIGHT, TIME TOY,
LOVE TRACTOR AND FLASH TO BANG TIME
7/4 ■ RED WHITE AND BREWGRASS FESTIVAL
(14 Bluegrass Acts on 2 Stoges)
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FICTION FAMILY
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with special guest SARA WATKINS of NICKEL CREEK
. Tickets $16 adv. * $20 at the door
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