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We serve UGA students, faculty and staff only
Main Office located behind Hardman Hall
near Boyd Graduate Studies building
706-542-3871 • www.tec.uga.edu
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Lamest and finest selection
of pottery for sale by
50 Georgia potters!
th annual
PERSPECTIVES 2009
Georgia Pottery Invitational
* Advance Tickets Available * Advance Tickets Available
Down the Line
EVENTS: Rags to Riches 8/29
(Wild Child Arts) Third annual silent
art auction benefiting Helping Paws
Rescue. Tickets can be purchased
at Pawtropolis. 7-9 p.m. www.wild-
childarts.net
EVENTS: Saturday Stroll 8/29
(Oconee County Courthouse) Jim
Luken, the mayor of Watkinsville,
leads an informal, hour-long walk in
downtown Watkinsville. 9 a.m. $5. •
www.oconeedemocrats.org
ART: Opening Reception 8/30
(State Botanical Garden of Georgia) -
For “The Wonders of Nature," an
exhibit featuring silk painting,
watercolor, oil painting, sculpture,
photography and more. 1:30-3:30 ’
p.m. FREE! 706-542-1244
LECTURES & LIT.: Sean Astin
8/31 (UGA Tate II) The actor gives
a speech entitled “Leadership and
Fellowship: What I Learned as a
Goonie, as Rudy and as a Hobbit
Named Sam.“ 7:30 p.m.-FREE! (UGA
. students). $5 (non-students), www.
uga.edu/union*
MEETINGS: GLOBES Fall
Reception 9/3 (UGA Founders
Memorial Garden) Reception to
welcome new and returning fac
ulty, staff, students and community
members to campus for the new
academic year. 5:30-8 p.m. FREE!
cwjohns@uga.edu
OUTDOORS: Courteous Mass
. 9/4 (Athens City Hall) A casual-
pace bike ride around town with
BikeAthens. Bring a helmet and
water. 6 p.m. FREE! www.bikeathens.
com
EVENTS: Second Annual Harvest
Moon Oinner 9/5 (Athens Land
Trust, 685 N. Pope St.) Five & Ten's
Hugh Acheson and The National’s
Peter Dale prepare a four-course
meal with wine to benefit the Athens
Land Trust. Call for details. 6:30
p.m. 706-613-0122. www.athen-
slandtrust.org
EVENTS: PROBE College Fair
9/9 (The Classic Center) Over 75
institutions attend this annual event
to discuss admissions, scholar
ships and housing with parents and
students. 6-8:30 p.m. FREE! www.
gaprobe.org
ART: Gallery Talk 9/10 (Lyndon
House Arts Center) Paul
Manoguerra, curator of American
art, leads a public tour of "Lord Love
You: Works by R.A. Miller from the
Mullis Collection.* 2 o.m. FREE!
706-613-3623
EVENTS: Volunteer Service Expo
9/10 (The Classic Center) Pick your
cause and volunteer with over 100
local nonprofits to choose from.
12-7 p.m. www.athensvolunteerser-
viceexpo.org
EVENTS: Classic City Rollergirls
Bout 9/12 (Skate-A-Round USA)
The Classic City Rollergirls take
on the Dixie Derby Girls from
Huntsville, AL. 7 p.m. $10 (adults),
$5 (ages 6-10), FREE! (ages 5 &
under), www.classiccityrollergirls.
com*
ART: Gypsy Artist Market 9/19
(Lyndon House Arts Center) Outdoor
art sale featuring eclectic wares by
artists of all ages. Art Expo, which
features local artists demonstrating
their craft, held simultaneously. 10
a.m.-4 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3623
ART: Athens Artists Clearance
Sale 9/26 (Chase Street
Warehouses) Young, Foxy & Free
magazine and local artists team up
to sell their wares. Sep. 26.12-7
p.m. mattblanksart@gmail.com
OCAF Art Center
34 School Street
Watkinsville, GA
706-769-4565
info (“OCAF.com
Opening Reception Gala
test your knowledge. Every Monday!
8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1916
GAMES: Texas Hold ‘Em (Fat
Daddy's) Every Monday. 6 & 9 p.m.
706-353-0241.
GAMES: Tune Trivia (Alibi) Test your
knowledge ot music trivia. Hosted
by Bobby Nettles. 9 p.m. FREE! 706-
549-1010
Tuesday 25
EVENTS: Swing Dancing (Rubber •
✓ Soul Yoga Revolution Studio)
Tuesdays. $5. www.rubbersoulyoga.
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: Storytime (ACC Library)
For ages 18 months to 5 years. 9:30
& 10:30 am. FREE! 706-613-3650
LECTURES & LIT.: Brown Bag
Lunch: “After the Bailout:
What's Next?” (ACC Library)
Financial advisor Todd Emily shares
investment tips for today’s troubled
economy. Feel free to bring a lunch
to this 45-minute program. 12:15
p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650
GAMES: Drunken Bingo (283 Bar)
Great prizes and fun all night long.
10 p.m. FREE! 706-208-1283
GAMES: Flicker Poker Night
(Flicker Theatre & Bar) Last Tuesday
of every month! 8:30 p.m. www.
myspace.com/flickerbar
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 26
KIDSTUFF: Storytime (ACC Library)
For ages 18 months to 5 years. 9:30
& 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650
KIDSTUFF: Wildcard Wednesday
for Teens (ACC Library) Up next:
Copycat Art. Learn the ancient art of
Chinese paper cutting. Ages 11-18.
Space is limited. 4 p.m. FREE! 706-
613-3650
KIDSTUFF: Young Adult Book
Discussion (Madison County
Library) This month’s book is The
Wind Singer by William Nicholson. •
4:30 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: Fire in a Canebrake, a book
about the lynching of two black
couples in Walton County in 1946.
Newcomers from any county and of
any political affiliation are welcome.
6 p.m. FREE! ppriest@charter.net,
www.oconeedemocrats.org
GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef 0
Brady's) Every Wednesday. 8:30 p.m.
FREE! 706-850-1916
GAMES: Trivia (Willy's Mexicans
Grill) Every Wednesday. 8-10 p.m.
FREE! 706-548-1920
GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern)
9:30 p.m. 706-548-3442
GAMES: Trivia Wars (283 Bar) “It
you know your stuff you can win
great stuff.* 9 p.m. FREE! 706-208-
1283
THE CALENDAR!
Monday, Aug. 24 continued from p. 25
LIVE MUSIC
Tuesday 18
Alibi
9 p.m. 706-456-0840
OPEN JAM NIGHT Come jam with
fellow musicians. Drums and PA
provided. Special guest every weekf
Caledonia Lounge
9:30 p.m. $5(21+), $7(18+). www.
caledonialounge.com
ASBESTOS Maryland grunge/punk
act brings a surprising level of in
strument mastery and innovation.
THEDOPPEL GANG This off-kilter
semi-local group has a distant,
dusky garage rock feel, like a cleaner
Gun Club or dirtier Howlies.
NUCLEAR SPRING The bands
folky undertones are listed and
distorted by experimental effects and
overdubs.
THE WINTER SOUNDS Local band
that infuses elements of new wave,
punk and synth-pop into its carefully -
crafte’d and lyrically inspiring songs.
Farm 255
11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com
DAN NETTLES Celebrated local jazz
musician known for his work front
ing Kenosha Kid.
Fat Daddy’s
10 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0241
KARAOKE Huge karaoke dance party
hosted by Lynn every Tuesday.
Flicker Theatre & Bar
8:30 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/ .
Ilickerbar
CARNIVORES Fun grunge-pop from
Atlanta natives.
GEMINI CRICKET Local three-piece
plays Sleazy garage stomps that
swagger through reverb and jangle
with an air of '60s abandon.
SURFER BLOOD None of the mem
bers surf, but they do play trippy surf
rock with a psychedelic edge to their
strange lyrics, distant guitar and
poppy, reverbed vocals.
Little Kings Shuffle Club
10 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/
littlekingshuffleclub
PUNK ROCK DANCE PARTY Every
Tuesday! Hosted by Randy Smyre.
The Melting Point
7 p.m. $3. www.meltingpointathens.
com*
HiGH STRUNG Ramblin’, upbeat,
bluesy folk on guitar and mandolin.
No Where Bar
9 p.m. 706-546-4742
THE INCREDIBLE SANDWICH
Athens-based instrumental jam band
with some tropical leanings.
Rye Bar '
10 p.m. www.myspace.com/ryeba-
rathens _
SUMILAN Progressive jam rock.
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Square One Fish Co.
8 p.m. FREE! www.squareonelishco.
com
ROBBY WELLS Vocalist tor the
Savannah-based jam band Mellow
Motion plays a solo acoustic set
with loops. Keller Williams style.
Tasty World Uptown
10 p.m. $5. www.tastyworld.net
THE MOVEMENT These guys from
Philly mix up rock with reggae,
but manage to avoid the obligatory
Sublime or 311 comparison by actu
ally being decent.
TYLER REEVE A blend of raw country
and big Southern rock currently
based in Atlanta.
