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Tuesday 9
PERFORMANCE: Cabaret Revue
with Classic City Arts (Buffalo's
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
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@athen-
slibrary.org
GAMES: 8-Ball Tournament (Fat
Daddy's) Tuesdays. 7 p.m. 706-
353-0241
GAMES: Drunken Bingo (283 Bar)
Great prizes and tun 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 1 www.locosgrill.com
GAMES: Movie Trivia (Cin6 Barcafe)
With drink specials and prizes every
Tuesday. Sign up at 7:30 p.m. 8 p.m.
FREE 1 www.athenscine.com
Wednesday 10
EVENTS: Beach Party (Blur) Kaos
Entertainment brings a beach party
drag show to Blur. Come out in your
beachy best. 10 p.m. $3. www.mys-
pace.com/blurathens
OUTDOORS: Bike Ride (Clarke
Middle School) BikeAihens will lead
a ride from the BRAG (Bicycle Ride
Across Georgia) layover site at CMS
to downtown and back. All interested
parties are invited to ride along with
the BRAG participants. 6 p.m. FREE!
www.bikeathens.com
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—$16 (scholarships available).
706-613-3615
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
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
membership/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 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 11
ART: Opening Reception (Lyndon
House Arts Center) For juried exhi
bition of works by members of the
Southeastern Pastel Society. 7-9
p.m. FREE! 706-613-3623
THEATRE: Benefit Performance
for Town & Gown Players
(Aurora Theatre—Lawrenceville)
Jeff Evans and Cindy Nason, long
time Town & Gown actors, present
Love Letters by A.R. Gurney on the
Strickland Family Mainstage. 8 p.m.
$15 (minimum suggested donation).
678-226-6222*
KIDSTUFF: Lap Puppet Show
(ACC Library) Join Kim James for
folktales and songs from Spain.
10:30 a.m. FREE!. 706-613-3650
KIDSTUFF: Sock Monkey Stories
(Oconee County Library) Listen to
funny stories about the much-loved
stuffed animal and then make your
own sock puppet to take home.
Bring an old, long sock. 7 p.m.
FREE! 706-769-3950
LECTURES & LIT.: Judy and
Takis lakovou (Borders Books
& Music) The lakovous, longtime
Athens residents who write under the
pen nanre Ann Stamos, bring their
personal immigration insights to
Bitter Tide, the debut novel in their
new mystery series. 7:30 p.m. FREE!
706-583-8647
GAMES: Trivia (WOW Caf6&
Wingery) Every Thursday. 706-543-
5510
Friday 12
EVENTS: Open House/Birthday
Party (Athens Land Trust—685 N.
Pope Street) Athens Land Trust hosts
the 103rd birthday party for the cot
tage that it will use as its future of-.
fice. Stop by for birthday cake, light
refreshments and to see the progress
ALT has made renovating the historic
structure. 5:30-8:30 p.m. FREE!
www.athenslandtrust.org
EVENTS: Sacred Harp Singing
(First United Methodist Church)
Traditional shape-note singing.
Songbooks available to borrow
on site. Beginners welcome. 7-9
p.m. FREE! 404-731-0162, www.
fasola.org
EVENTS: Sock Hop (Buffalo's
Southwest Caf6) Co the twist, shag
and other popular dances of the
'50s and ‘60s. Wear your poodle
skirt, saddle shoes, penny loafers or
peddle pushers to win a prize. Every
Friday. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-354-6655
ART: Mural Unveiling (The Point of
Art Gallery—Union Point) Reception
to honor Jan Whyllson, the artist
who designed and painted a mural
on the side of the Rhodes Sports
Center that shows the history of
Union Point from the 1800s through
the late 1900s. The reception also
celebrates The Point of Art Gallery's
current exhibit, ‘On the Road." 6-8
p.m. FREE! 706-486-2351
ART: Reception (White Tiger
Gourmet Food & Chocolates) For
exhibition of prints and drawings by
Amanda Jane Burk. 7-9 p.m. FREE!
706-353-6847
PERFORMANCE: Drag Night (Blur)
Every Friday featuring music by DJ
Shinefy] before and after the show.
9 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/
blurathens
PERFORMANCE: Hip Hop
Summer Dance Fest (East Athens
Educational Dance Center) Featuring
high-energy dance workshops
for children and adults, a Friday
Midnight Battle Zone Competition
for adults, a Saturday talent show
case and more. June 12-13. $3/
workshop. 706-613-3624, www.
accleisureservices.com
KIDSTUFF: Open Playtime (ACC
Library) For children ages 1-3 with
their caregivers. 10 a m. FREE! 706-
613-3650
MEETINGS: Mindfulness Practice
Group (Mind Body Institute) Meets
the second Friday of every month
5:30-6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-475-
7329
Saturday 13
EVENTS: 2nd Annual 10th
Anniversary Celebration (Blind
Pig Tavern) Music Fest and pig
roast! Featuring live music from
Avery Dylan Project. Betsy
Franck and the Bareknuckle
Band. Carla LeFever and the
Rays, Dashboard Saviors, Chris
Moore and The Rattlers. 4 p.m.
www.blindpigtavern.com
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: Classic City Rollergirls
Bout (Skate-A-Round USA) The
Classic City Rollergirls take on the
Low County High Rollers in their
first home bout of the season. A por
tion of the proceeds will help sup
port Hands On Northeast Georgia.
After-party at Kingpins. 7 p.m. $10
(adults), $5 (ages 6-10), FREE!
(ages 6 & under), www.classiccity-
rollergirls.com*
EVENTS: Film Screening
(Lighthouse Christian Fellowship,
WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS WEEK
100 Newton Brioge Rd.) Part of
a series of Holocaust movies
screened in observance of Holocaust
Remembrance Month. 7 p.m. TREE!
706-244-5308
EVENTS: Yard Sale Extravaganza
(1560 Jimmy Daniel Road)
Antiques, clothes, toys, furniture,
refreshments, face painting and
.more. Benefits Georgia Options, an
organization that helps people with
disabilities live in their own homes
and have typical life experiences.
To donate items for the sale, contact
Mallory (706-614-7369) by June 12.
8a.m.-12p.m.
ART: Reception (Flicker Theatre &
Bar) For “Letters from Emptiness,*
an exhibition featuring new paintings
by David Hale. Music from Jungol
and Manray. 7 p.m. FREE! (before 9
p.m.), $5 (after 9 p.m.). www.mys-
pace.comyllickerbar
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
(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
PERFORMANCE: Hip Hop
Summer Dance Fest (East Athens
Educational Dance Center) Featuring
high-energy dance workshops
for children and adults, a Friday
Midnight Battle Zone Competition
for adults, a Saturday talent show
case and more. June 12-13. $3/
workshop. 706-613-3624, www.
accleisureservices.com
KIDSTUFF: Abbey Road LIVE!
(Georgia Theatre) Afternoon kids’
show featuring a kid-friendly “bar*
and songs that inspire sing-alongs!
This local band performs high
energy Beatles covers with amazing
precision and enthusiasm. 1:30 p.m.
$5. www.georgiatheatre.com
KIDSTUFF: Second Saturday
Storytime (Sandy Creek Nature
Center) Join Center staff for nature
stories. 2:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-
3615
KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Barnes
and Noble) A story and cratt every
Saturday morning. 11 a.m FREE!
706-354-1195
KIDSTUFF: Tie Dye T-Shirts
(Oconee County Library) Bring a
white t-shirt and wear old clothes.
Tie-dye and snacks provided. Ages
11-18.2-3:30 p.m. FREE! 706-
769-3950
LECTURES & LIT.: Writings for
Eternity (Borders Books & Music)
J.R. Mora, an undergraduate at UGA
studying biology, visits with his first
published work, a collection of po
etry. 2 p.m. FREE! 706-583-8647
MEETINGS: Athens Area
Democrats Breakfast (Trumps at
the Georgian) Representatives Keith
Heard and Doug McKillip speak
about the 2009 Georgia legislative
session. A few extra chairs will be
available for those who would like
to hear the program but do not have
breakfast reservations. 9 a.m. $12.
706-543-1480*
Sunday 14
EVENTS: AIDS Athens Memorial
Service (AIDS Athens—112 Park
Avenue) Service to commemorate
the lives ot those lost to HIV/AIDS
with friends and loved ones. A
reception will follow. 7-8:30 p.m.
FREE! 706-542-2437
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
PERFORMANCE: Beards of
Comedy (The Melting Point)
Tour featuring Dave Stone, Andy
Sandford, TJ Young and Joe
Zimmerman, four of the freshest
bearded faces in comedy. See
Calendar Pick on p.XX 8:30 p.m.
$8 (adv), $10 (door), www.melting-
pointathens.com*
LECTURES & LIT.: “Abraham
Lincoln: A Journey through
Historiography” (ACC Library)
Steve Schaefer, the former director
of the Uncle Remus Library System,
conducts a breakneck tour of the
Lincoln literature from the past 144
years. 3 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650
GAMES: Full-Contact Trivia
(Allen's 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
Caf6) Every Sunday at Wild Wing!
FREE! www.wildwingcafe.com
Monday 15
PERFORMANCE: “A Night at the
Opera...Without the Singers”
(Madison-Morgan Cultural Center)
The Grammy-nominated Eroica
Trio performs new arrangements
of Porgy and Bess and WestSide
Story. Part of the Madison Chamber
Music Festival. 7 p.m. $50 (includes
dinner). 706-342-4743, www.mmcc-
arts.org*
PERFORMANCE: Russian
Masterworks (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 local artist and Pylon
The Eroica Trio will play the Madison-Morgan Cultural Center Monday, June 15.
Deadline for getting listed in the calendar is every FRIDAY at 5 p.m. for the issue that
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