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Tuesday 18
EVENTS: Swing Dancing (Rubber
Soul Yoga Revolution Studio)
Beginners welcome, no partner
-necessary."Lesson starts at 9 p.m y
Social dancing continues until
midnight. Tuesdays. $5. www.rub-
bersoulyoga.com
PERFORMANCE: ‘Take It from
the Top” (Seney-Stovall Chapel)
Lyric League sings selections trom
Grease, Wicked, Wa/rand other
Broadway favorites. Email to pur
chase advance tickets. 7:30 p.m.
$10. dellhitch@hotmail.com*
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. 8 p.m. (sign up at 7:30).
FREE! www.athenscine.com
Wednesday 19
EVENTS: Queers in Alliance (New
Earth Music Hall) Athens’ first Kings
and Queens drag troupe, breaks in
the stage. 10 p.m. $3. www.new-
earthmusichall.com
ART: Headlight Symphony Project
(Flicker Theatre & Bar) Conceptual
film piece from local artist Sarah *
Heath which features a “a visual
symphony ol car headlights playing
a Micheal Nyman piece.” Heath is a
grad student at UGA studying sculp
ture. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.myspace
com/flickerbar
KIDSTUFF: Storytime (ACC Library)
For little ones from 18 months to
5 years. 9:30 & 10:30 a.m. FREE!
706-613-3650
KIDSTUFF: Wildcard Wednesday
for Teens (ACC Library) Up next:
Marble Magnets. Ages 11-18.
Space is limited. 4 p.m. FREE! 706-
613-3650.
LECTURES & LIT.: Talking about
Books (ACC Library, Small
Conference Room) This month's
title is The Sound and the Fury
by William Faulkner. Newcomers
welcome. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-
613-3650
GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef O'
Brady's) Every Wednesday night. -
8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1916
GAMES: Trivia (Willy's Mexicana
Grill) Every Wednesday. 8-10 p.m.
FREE! 706-548-1920
GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) .
Think you know it all? 9:30 p.m.
706-548-3442
GAMES: Trivia Wars (283 Bar) “If
you know your stuff you can win
great stuff." 9 p.m. FREE! 706-208-
1283
Thursday 20
EVENTS: Happy Hour Party (Little
Kings Shuffle Club) Fundraiser for
Dancing with the Athens Stars-
nominee Kim Lisenbee. Ballroom
dance exhibition, food and cash bar.
Donations benefit Project Safe. 6-8
p.m. FREE! kim@thelifeuwant.net
PERFORMANCE: Classic City
Kings (New Earth Music Hall)
Athens’ first and only drag king
troupe! 10 p.m. S3—S5. www.new-
earthmusichall.com
KIDSTUFF: Chapter Book Review
(Madison County Library) Every
Tuesday and Thursday elementary
school-aged children meet in the
lobby to read aloud and share
thoughts about books. 4:30 p.m.
FREE! 706-795-5597
KIDSTUFF: Read to Rover (ACC
Library) Beginning readers in grades
1-4 read aloud to an aid dog. Trainer
always present. 3:30-4:30 p.m. .
FREE! 706-613-3650
LECTURES & LIT.: Carolyn
Hennesy (Borders Books & Music) •
The children’s author and actress,
whose next part is as a member of
the cast of the upcoming ABC sit
com “Cougartown," signs copies of
the third installment in her Pandora
series, Pandora Gels Lazy. Also ap
pearing Saturday morning. 7 p.m.
FREE! 706-583-8647
MEETINGS: Spanish Conversation
Group (1000faces Coffee, 585
Barber Street) Practice Spanish
conversational skillsevery Thursday.
7-8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-534-8860,
1000facesmail@gmail.com
GAMES: Pool Tournament (Fat
Daddy's) 7 p.m. 706-353-0241
GAMES: Texas Hold ‘Em (Club
Chrome) Every Thursday night. 7:30
p.m FREE! 706-543-9009
GAMES: Trivia (WOW Cafe &
Wingery) Every Thursday. 706-543-
5510
GAMES: Trivia (El Azteca) Every
Thursday. Prizes! 8 p.m. 706-549-
2639
Friday 21
EVENTS: Dinner at the Winery
(Boutier Winery, Danielsville) With
live music, good wine and good
food. Tickets must be purchased in
advance. 7 p.m. $25.706-789-0059,
www.boutierwinery.com*
EVENTS: Queers in Alliance (New
Earth Music Hall) 10 p.m. $3. www.
newearthmusichall.com
EVENTS: Sock Hop (Buffalos
Southwest Cafe) Do the twist, shag
and other popular dances of the '50s
and '60s. Wear your poodle skirt,
saddle shoes, penny loafers or pedal
pushers to win a prize. Every Friday.
7 p.m. FREE! 706-354-6655
ART: Closing Reception (Lamar
Dodd School of Art, Gallery 307) For
■Renovations: In Progress," an ex
hibit featuring work by Scott Belville.
5-7 p.m. FREE! www.art.uga.edu
KIDSTUFF: Open Playtime (ACC
Library) For children ages 1-3 with
their caregivers. 10 a.m. FREE! 706-
613-3650
KIDSTUFF: Preschool & Toddler
Storytime (Madison County
Library) Includes stories, finger-
puppet plays, songs and crafts for
literacy-based fun. This month's
themes include school, oceans and
birthdays. Ages 2-5.10:30 a.m.
FREE! 706-795-5597
MEETINGS: Drinking Liberally
(Little Kings) Informal, inclusive and
progressive social group that gives
left-leaning individuals a chance to
talk politics. First and third Friday
• of every month. 6:30 p.m. athens@
drinkingliberally.org
MEETINGS: Happy Hoop Hour
(Canopy Studio) Hooping fun with
friends. Unwind from the week and
chat while practicing your hoop-
dance skills. No formal instruction is
provided. 7-8 p.m. $§. wwwathen-
shoopdance.wordpress.com
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 22
EVENTS: Athens Farmers’ Market
(Bishop Park) Buy fresh, locally
grown organic produce, locally
crafted goods and freshly baked
breads. Every Saturday. 8 a.m.-12
p.m. athensfarmersmarket.net
EVENTS: Back-to-School Bash
(Terrapin Beer Co.) Kick off the new
school year with Terrapin. 5:30-7:30
p.m. www.terrapinbeer.com
EVENTS: Bikini Car Wash
(Downtown Athens, Prestige park
ing lot) Benefit for rebuilding the
Georgia Theatre. 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
404-936-5719.
EVENTS: Oancefx Open House
(Dancefx) Visit the new facility and
register for fall classes. 10 a.m.-3
p.m. FREE! 706-355-3078, www.
dancefx.org
EVENTS: Farmer for a Day (Roots
Farm CSA, Winterville) Athens.
Locally Grown hosts the fifth 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, athens.
locallygrown.net*
EVENTS: Flea Market (State
Botanical Garden of Georgia) Find
an assortment of treasures: garden
decor and tools, linens, jewelry,
books, furniture, toys and more.
Call to donate items to help support
the Garden. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. 706-
542-6138
Betsy Cain’s painting “Nerve Water” is on exhibit at the Lamar Dodd School of Art through Sept. 15.
EVENTS: Saturday Stroll (Oconee
County Courthouse) Kevan
Williams, a Flagpole columnist and
landscape architecture student who
ruminates on urbanism, sprawl
and architectural trends leads an
informal, hour-long walk in down
town Watkinsville. 9 a.m. $5. www.
oconeedemocrats.org
EVENTS: The Iguana That Inked
Athens Party (Midnight Iguana
Tattoo) Athens' first tattoo studio
celebrates its 20th anniversary with
food, live music from Soul Shaker
and Elite Tha Showstoppa, tattoo
contests, mechanical bull rides and
more! This is a family-friendly event.
1-6 p.m. FREE! 706-549-0190
THEATRE: Family Mess {The
Classic Center) Touring stage com
edy that deals with the complications
of marriage, divorce and alternative
relationships. 8 p.m. $10—$35. www.
classiccenter.com*
LECTURES & LIT.: William
Akers (Retro Cinema & Books,
Washington) Book signing and
lecture from Vanderbilt professor
and author of My Screenplay Sucks!
100 Ways to Make It Great! 1 p.m.
706-678-6900, www.yourscreen-
playsucks.com
LECTURES & UT.: Lou Brissie
(Borders Books & Music) The
85-year-old hero behind The
Corporal Was a Pitcher: The
Courage'of Lou Brissie, written by
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ira
Berkow, signs copies of the book
about his life. 1 p.m. FREE! 706-
583-8647
LECTURES & LIT.: Carolyn
Hennesy (Borders Bocks & Music)
The children's author and actress
signs copies ol the third installment
in her Pandora series. Pandora Gets
Lazy. Also appearing Thursday eve
ning. 11 a.m. FREE! 706-583-8647
Sunday 23
PERFORMANCE: Sasha in 3D
(Buffalo's Southwest Cafe) Help
Sasha win a spot in Dancing with the
Athens Stars in this dine, dance and
drag show benefit for Project Safe. 7
p.m. $25. 706-354-6655
LECTURES & LIT.: Npne Leakes
(Borders Books & Music) In Never
Make the Same Mistake Twice the
Athens native shares her journey
from a scandalous past to the pinna
cle of reality TV stardom on Bravo's
The Real Housewives of Atlanta." 3
p.m. FREE! 706-583-8647
GAMES: Full-Contact Trivia
(Allen’s Bar & Grill) Sports-themed
rules with diverse categories. 9 p.m.
FREE! www.allensbarandgrill.com
GAMES: Team Trivia (Wild Wing
Cafe) Every Sunday. FREE! www.
wildwingcafe.com
Monday 24
PERFORMANCE: Monday Night
Comedy (The Office Lounge)
Weekly dftmedy show presented by
KINGh Productions. 7:30 p.m. $5.
706-546-8209
OUTDOORS: Bike Ride (Main Street
Yarns) A leisurely ride to Bishop (8-
ish miles) and back. Every Monday.
6:15 p.m. FREE! 706-769-5531
KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC
Library) Every Monday. 7 p.m. FREE!
706-613-3650
KIDSTUFF: Infant Storytime (ACC
Library) 10:30 a.m. & 2 p.m. FREE!
706-613-3650
LECTURES & LIT.: Last Monday
Book Group (ACC Library, Small
Conference Room) This month’s title
is to be announced. Newcomers wel
come. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650
MEETINGS: Zen Meditation and
Book Discussion (Email for
Location) The Key by Cheri Huber.
Meets every Monday. 7:15 p.m.
FREE! meditateathens@gmail.com
GAMES: Darts (Broad Street Bar and
Grill) Blind Draw Darts Tournament.
Every Monday. 10 p.m. 706-548-
5187
GAMES: Live Trivia (Buffalo's
Southwest Cafe) Every Monday with
• Trivia Joe. Winning teams have a
chance to qualify for a $200 cash
prize. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-354-6655
GAMES: Rock and Roll Trivia
(Little Kings Shuffle Club) Get a
team together and show off your
extensive music knowledge every
Monday! 8 p.m. FREE! www.mys-
pace.com/littlekingsshuffleclub
GAMES: Sports Trivia (WOW Cafe
& Wingery) Every Monday. 706-
543-5510.
GAMES: Team Trivia (Beef O'
Bradyty Get a team together and
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