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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@ f lagpole.com.
Tuesday 8
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 tree but must sign up by 8 p.m.
8:30 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/
tlickerbar
K1DSTUFF: 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
LECTURES A LIT.: African-
American Authors Book Club
(ACC Library, Small Conference
Room) September's title is Naughty
or Nice by Eric Jerome Dickey. 7
p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650
LECTURES A LIT.: Jim Fiscus
(Lamar Dodd School of Art, Rm
S151) Award-winning advertising
and editorial photographer speaks
as part of the Visiting Artist/Scholar
Series. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.art.
uga.edu
MEETINGS: Amnesty
International (Earth Fare) First
Amnesty International Community
Group meeting. 5:30, FREE! www.
athensai.blogspot.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
Wednesday 9
EVENTS: I Have a Dreamcast
Party (Go Bar) Celebrating the 10th
anniversary of the Sega Dreamcast
game console. There will be several
game consules set up and streaming
video so people at home can chat it
up with everyone at Go. Plus sweets
baked in the Dreamcasfc likeness,
lots of door prizes and performances
by Bicycles and Gravel, Captain
No. 1, Grey Milk, Gemini
Cricket, I Have Read Other
Books Besides Catcher in the
Rye and DJ Other Voices, Other
Rooms. 8 p.m! FREE! www.mys-
pace.com/gobar
EVENTS: PROBE College Fair (The
Classic Center) Over 75 institutions
attend this annual event to discuss
admissions, scholarships and
housing with parents and students.
6-6:30 p.m. FREE! www.gaprobe.org
EVENTS: UGA Fall Activities Fair
(UGA Tate Center) Over 150 student
organizations will be represented at
the Department of Campus Life's an
nual event Open to students, faculty
and staff and members of the Athens
community. 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
FREE! 706-542-8584, www.uga.edu/
stuorgs/
KIDSTUFF: Children’s Storytime
(ACC Library) For children ages 18
months to 5 years. Tuesdays, 9:30
a.m„ Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. FREE!
706-613-3650
KIDSTUFF: Parent and Student
Orientation (ACC Library) Explore
the library^ various resources in this
hour-long tour. Call for times. FREE!
KIDSTUFF: Wildcard Wednesday
for Teens (ACC Library) Up next:
Munchkin Cthulu. Love Lovecraft?
You'll love this game. Ages 11-18.
4:00 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650
MEETINGS: American Sign
Language Study Group (Cups
Coffee Cate) All skill levels welcome.
Come once or come weekly. Meets
Wednesdays. 7-6 p.m. FREE! www.
myspace.com/aslstudygroup
GAMES: Sports THvia (Beef O'
Brady^s) Every Wednesday. 8:30 p n.
FREE! 706-850-1916
GAMES: Trivia (WillyS 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.
7f)fy-S4A-Q449
GAMES: THvia Wars (283 Bar) "If
you know your stuff you can win
great stuff.* 9 p.m. FREE! 706-208-
1283
Thursday 10
EVENTS: Volunteer Service Expo
(The Classic Center) Pick your
cause and volunteer. With over 100
local nonprofits to choose from. See
Calendar Pick on p. 28.12-7 p.m.
www.athensvolunteerserviceexpo.org
ART: Gallery Talk (Lyndon House
Arts Center) Paul Manoguerra,
curator of American art leads a
public tour of ‘Lord Love You:
Works by RA Miller from the Mullis
Collection: 2 p.m. FRED 706-613-
3623
PERFORMANCE: U6A Symphony
Orchestra (UGA Hodgson Hall)
Stravinsky and Brahms. 8 p.m. $15.
706-542-4400, www.uga.edu/pac*
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: Daring and Dangerous
Club for Boys and Girls (Oconee
County Library) Books can take you
on all kinds of daring and danger
ous adventures, so join Miss Jessie
to learn about the things all kids
should know! For first through third
graders. Call to register by SepL 4.4
p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950
KIDSTUFF: Open Playtime (ACC
Library) For children ages 1-3 with
their caregivers. 10 a m. FREE! 706-
613-3650
KIDSTUFF: We the People
“Picturing America” Book
Shelf Discussion Group (ACC
Library, Storyroom) Led by Lorraine
Holahan. For first through fifth
graders. 3:30-4:30 p.m. FREE! 706-
613-3650
LECTURES & LIT.: Philip Lee
Williams (Lumpkin Cafe) Reading
and book signing for The Campfire
Boys, a novel by the award-winning
poet, novelist and essayist. 7-9 p.m.
FREE! 706-543-3122
GAMES: Pool Tournament (Fat
Daddy’s) 7 p.m. 706-353-0241
GAMES: Texas Hold ’Em (Club
Chrome) Every Thursday night. 8
p.m. FREE! 706-543-9009
GAMES: Trivia (WOW Cate &
Wingery) Every Thursday. 706-543-
5510
GAMES: Trivia (El Azteca) Every
Thursday. Prizes! 8 p.m. 706-549-
2639
Friday 11
EVENTS: Lunch with the Dawgs
(The Melting Point) This weeks
speaker is former UGA quarterback
and current color voice of the Dogs,
Eric Zeier. Ticket includes buffet
lunch. 11:30 a.m. $15. www.melt-
ingpointathens.com*
EVENTS: Tailgate Cookoff (Wray-
Nicholson House) The UGA Alumni
Association hosts this competition
as a prelude to the football season.
WSB-TV meteorologist David
Chandley emcees with a panel of
guest judges. 5:30 p.m. $60Aeam,
$3/sample. www.uga.edu/alumni,
706-542-2251
ART: Opening Reception (Madison-
Morgan Cultural Center) For new
exhibit “Reflections on Water, Earth
& Sky,' featuring work by Lucinda
Bunnen. 6-8 p.m. FREE! 706-342-
4743
ART Opening Reception
(Circle Gallery, UGA College of
Environmental Design) For ‘Across
the Spectrum,' an exhibit showcas
ing the award-winning work of stu
dents and alumni of UGAls College
of Environment & Design. 5-7 p.m.
FREE! 706-542-8292
THEATRE: A Celebration of
George Bernard Shaw & Oscar
Wilde (Seney-Stovall Chapel) JV
Productions presents scenes from
The Importance of Being Earnest,
Pygmalion, Lady Windermere's Fan
and Arms & the Manas well as a
performance of Shawls short play
Village Wooing. Sept. 11,8 p.m.
Sept. 13,2p.m. 706-543-2012.
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. $5. www.athen-
shocpdance.wordpress.com
This detail of Sarah Bryants print “Point-of-View” is part of the “Divergent Impressions: Printmaking Invitational”
show at the Lamar Dodd School of Art through Sept. 15.
Saturday 12
techniques. Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4
p.m. Sundays, 12-4 p.m. FREE!
www.ocaf.com
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: Classic City Rollerglrts
Bout (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*
EVENTS: Rollerglrts After Party
(Fat DaddyS) Head to the Eastside
after the latest Classic City’
Rollergirls bout for a party hosted by
Stan! 9 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0241
EVENTS: Saturday Stroll (Oconee
County Courthouse) Co-founder of
Oconee Citizens for Responsible
Growth, Mary Mellein will lead
an informal, hour-long stroll in
Watkinsville. 9 am. $5. oconeedem-
ocrats.org
ART: Jewelry Show and Sale
(White Tiger Gourmet Food &
Chocolates) Hand-hammered
antiqued brass with vintage uncircu
lated Czech glass beads by Kenneth
Kase. 6-9 p.m. FREE! www.whiteti-
gergQurmet.squarespace.com
ART: Perspectives Pottery
Demonstrations (Oconee
Cultural Arts Foundation) As part
of the Perspectives Georgia Pottery
Invitational, participants will
demonstrate wheel-thrown pottery
Sunday 13
EVENTS: Blue Tin Art Studio
Grand Opening (Big City Bread
Cafe) Celebrate the opening of this
new gallery and teaching space
with art, food and performances by
The Summer Hymns and Art
Rosenbaum. 5-8 p.m. FREE!
www.bluetinstudio.com
ART: Perspectives Pottery
Demonstrations (Oconee
Cultural Arts Foundation) As part
of the Perspectives Georgia Pottery
Invitational, participants will
demonstrate wheel-thrown pottery
techniques. Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4
p.m. Sundays, 12-4 p.m. FREE!
www.ocaf.com
THEATRE: A Celebration ot
George Bernard Shaw & Oscar
Wilde (Seney-Stovall Chapel) JV
Productions presents scenes from
The Importance of Being Earnest,
Pygmalion, Lady Windermere's Fan
and Arms & the Man as well as a
performance of Shaw's short play
Village Wooirg. Sept. 11,8 p.m.
Sept. 13,2p.m. 706-543-2012.
OUTDOORS: Garden Tour
(Email for Location) Barbara and
Vince Dooley host “A Gardening
Experience,’ a tour of their gar
den. Proceeds benefit the the
Southeastern Horticultural Society.
Refreshments, rafrie and book sign
ing follow. 5-8 p.m. $50. www.
sehort.org*
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
Cate) Every Sunday. FREE! www.
wildwingcafe.com
Monday 14
EVENTS: Last Comic Standing
Round 1 (New Earth Music Hall)
Who’ll get the last (and biggest)
laugh? 9 p.m. www.newearthmusi-
chall.com
OUTDOORS: Bike Ride (Main Street
Yarns) A leisurely ride to Bishop (8-
ish milesl and back. Every Monday.
6:15 p.m. FREE! 706-769-5531
KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC
Library) Every Monday. 7 p.m. FREE!
MEETINGS: Zen Meditation and
Book Discussion (Email for
Location) The Key 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*
Southwest Cate) 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: Ping Pong (Flicker Theatre
& Bar) Get your paddle ready for
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