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WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK
Hay 3
EVENTS: Athens’ Haunted History
Walking Tour (Various Locations)
Hear tales ot spirits, hauntings.
superstitions, mysteries and other
legends of the Classic City on a two-
hour tour of downtown Athens and
the UGA campus. 7 p.m. $15. 706-
353-1801, www.achfonline.org
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 free but must sign up by 8 p.m.
8:30 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/
flickerbar
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: 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.: Visiting Artist
Lecture (Lamar Dodd School of Art,
Room S151) Artist James Casebere,
a pioneer of constructed photogra
phy and three-time awardee of the
National Endowment for the Arts,
is this month's speaker. 5:30 p.m.
FREE! www.art.uga.edu
MEETINGS: Coffee Cupping
(1000faces Coffee, 585 Barber
Street) Taste and learn about cof
fees from around the world with
coffee scholar Erin McCarthy.
10-11 a.m. FREE! 706-534-8860.
www. 1000facescoffee.com
MEETINGS: French Group
(1000faces Coffee, 588 Barber
Street) All-level French conversa
tion group. Informal, welcoming
and trfes bon! Every Tuesday.
7-8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-534-8860,
www. 1000facescoffee.com
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 4
EVENTS: Canine Cocktail Hour
(Hotel Indigo, Phi Bar & Bistro
Courtyard) Drink and food specials
for you and your (well-behaved,
non-aggressive, vaccinated) dog!
Every Wednesday. 5-7 p.m. www.
athensdowntownhotel .com
EVENTS: Yappy Hour (Jot ’Em
Down Country Store & BBQ) Bring
your dogs out for happy hour! Drink
specials for humans. 6:30-8:30,
706-549-2110
PERFORMANCE: Eliot Chang
(UGA Tate Center) "Bad Role Model"
comedian Eliot Chang performs
stand-up from his most recent
comedy tour. 8 p.m. FREE! (UGA
students) $5 (non-students), www.
uga.edu/union
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
LECTURES & LIT.: Alfred Heber
Holbrook Memorial Lecture
(UGA Chapel) Author and gallery
owner Francis M. Naumann presents
the-lecture: “Marcel Duchamp and
Jeff Koons: An Exercise in Circular
Reasoning." Leature hosted by the
Friends of the Georgia Museum of
Art. A reception will follow the lec
ture. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.uga.edu/
gamuseum
MEETINGS: American Sign
Language Study Group (Cups
Coffee Caf6) All skill levels wel- *
come. Come once or come weekly.
Newcomers welcome! 7-8 p.m.
FREE! www.myspace.com/aslstudy-
* group
MEETINGS: Sitting Meditation
Group (Mind Body Institute) Silent
meditation group every Wednesday,
starting at noon. FREE! 706-475-
7329
GAMES: 8-Ball Tournament
(Shooters Cocktails & Dancing)
Double elimination with Cash prizes.
Every Wednesday. 7:30 p.m. $10
(entry fee). 706-546-0003
GAMES: Dart League (Alibi) Every
Wednesday! 8 p.m. FREE! 706-549-
1010
GAMES: Darts (Broad Street Bar and
Grill) Blind draw darts tournament.
Every Wednesday. 7 p.m. 706-548-
5187
GAMES: Movie Trivia Night
(Flicker Theatre & Bar) Where movie
trivia meets performance art. Hosted
by “It Boy" Jeff Tobias and spon
sored by Vision Video. Prizes! Sign _
up at 8 p.m. Trivia starts at 8:30 p.m!
8 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/
flickerbar
GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef O’
Brady's) Every Wednesday. 8:30 p.m.
FREE! 706-850-1916
GAMES: Texas Hold 'Em (Fat
Daddy's) Bring your poker face for a
game of Hold ‘Em. Turbo game at 9
p.m. 6 p.m. 706-353-0241
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) Chris
Creech hosts general knowledge
trivia with different themes each
week. Check the Facebook group
“Trivia Wars!" for weekly updates
and online question of the week.
8:30 p.m. (sign up) 9 p.m. (game
starts). FREE! 706-208-1283
GAMES: XBox 360 (Buffalo’s
Southwest Caf6) Qualifying round
for the upcoming tournament. 6 p.m.
706-354-6655
Thursday 5
EVENTS: Holiday Wine Tasting
Party (Square One Fish Co.)
Prestige Wines pairs a flight of
wines with tasty hors d'oeuvres for
this holiday event which includes
chef demonstrations, gift ideas,
recipes and expert kitchen tips to
disaster-proof Turkey Day for you
and your loved ones. Call to reserve
your spot. 7-9 p.m $25. 706-353-
8862.
EVENTS: P.S. Too Grand Opening
(Omni Shopping Center) Help sup
port Project Safe with the opening
of their new boutique! Fall fashion
preview, ribbon cutting, music
and refreshments. 4-6 p.m. www.
project-safe.org
ART: Opening Reception (Aurum
Studio) For exhibit featuring
sculpture by Noah Saunders and
paintings by Lamar Wood. 6-9 p.m.
FREE! 706-546-8826
PERFORMANCE: Atlanta
Symphony Orchestra (UGA
Hodgson Hall) Conductor Robert
Spano conducts Tchaikovsky’s
Symphony No. 6 and Stravinsky’s
Nightingale. 8 p.m. $37-42.706-
542-4400, www.uga.edu/pac*
THEATRE: Eurydice (Cellar Theatre)
The University Theatre presents
Sarah Ruhl’s compelling play which
invokes the Orpheus myth in its ex
ploration of grief, death and memory.
Nov. 5-6 & 18-13,8 p.m. Nov. 8
& 15.2:30 p.m. $15, $12 (students
and seniors) 706-542-2838, www.
drama.uga.edu
LECTURES & LIT.: Joseph
Gatins (Borders Books & Music)
International transplant to Georgia,
author Joseph Gatins chronicles
his father’s escape from a German
POW camp in World War II in his
new memoir. We Were Dancing on a
Volcano: Bloodlines and Fault Lines
of a Star-Crossed Atlanta Family,
1849-1989. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-
583-8647
MEETINGS: Coffee Cupping
(1000faces Coffee, 585 Barber
Street) Join those seeking to move
life from commodity to culinary.
Taste and learn about coffees from
around the world with Benjamin
Myers, Presidente of 1000faces.
10-11 a.m. FREE! 706-534-8860,
www. 1000facescoffee.com
MEETINGS: Oconee Rivers
Audubon Society (Sandy Creek
Nature Center, ENSAT) Shan
Cammack of the Georgia Department
of Natural Resources speaks on
‘‘Longleaf Pine: The Fire Forest That
Shaped and Built the South." 7 p.m.
FREE! 706-613-9875
MEETINGS: Spanish Group
(1000faces Coffee, 588 Barber
Street) All-level Spanish conversa
tion group. Informal welcom
ing and fun! Every Thursday.
7-8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-534-8860,
www.1000facescoffee.com
Acclaimed jam band moe. plays the Classic Center on Friday, Nov. 6.
traditional holiday snacks, a live
performance by Incatepec and an
altar to the dead. 6 p.m FREE! 706-
353-6847
ART: Opening Reception (Monroe
Art Guild) For “Wood and Stone,"
an exhibit featuring the work of Dan
Thoman. 6:30-8:30 p.m. FREE!
www.monroeartguild.com
ART: Opening Reception (Oconee
Cultural Arts Foundation) For
“Cloudy with a Chance of Flowers,"
an exhibit featuring recent paint
ings by Madeline Darnell. 6-9 p.m.
FREE! 706-769-4565
PERFORMANCE: Last Comic
Standing (New Earth Music Hall)
Final Round! Three remaining come
dians will compete for top honors.
Live music from Aman Amun,
T8R(tot) and Nautilus follows! 9 p.m.
$5. www.newearthmusichall.com
PERFORMANCE: “Pirates ot the
Airrrrrl!” (Canopy Studio) The
Canopy Studio Repertory Company
sets sail with their new family-
friendly trapeze performance. Pirate
couture strongly encouraged. Nov.
6,8 p.m. Nov. 7-8,4 p.m. & 8 p.m.
$15 (adults), $10 (students), $6
(ages 2-8). 706-549-8501, www
canopystudio.com
THEATRE: Eurydice (Cellar Theatre)
A University Theatre production. See
Nov. 5 Theatre. Nov. 5-6 & 10-13,
8 p.m. Nov. 8 & 15,2:30 p.m. $15,
$12 (students and seniors) 706-
542-2838, www.drama.uga.edu
LECTURES & LIT.: Book Launch
(Cin6 Barcaf6) A celebration of the
release of Sabrina Orah Mark's Tsim
Tsum and John Dermot Woods'
The Complete Collection of People,
Places & Things. 7 p.m. FREE! www.
athenscine.com
MEETINGS: Drinking Liberally
(Little Kings Shuffle Club) Informal,
inclusive and progressive social
Friday 6
EVENTS: Charity Plant Sale
(Specialty Ornamentals,
Watkinsville) Select rare collector
plants, vibrant Japanese Maples
and native trees and shrubs at this
annual event. This year, a portion of
the proceeds benefits Hope Through
Science, an educational program for
children's hospitals. 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
706-310-0143, www.specialtyorna-
mentalsretail.com, www.healingand-
hopethroughscience.org
EVENTS: Dawgs After Dark
Carnival (Legion Field) With
carnival games, rides and funnel
cake. Yes, funnel cake. 7-11 p.m.
$5 (non-students), FREE! (UGA
students).
EVENTS: Lunch with the Dawgs
(The Melting Point) Coach Dave
Van Halanger helps kick off this
Bulldog weekend. Ticket includes
buffet lunch. 11:30 a.m. $8 (adv.)
$10 (door) www.meltingpointathens.
com*
EVENTS: UGA Homecoming
Parade (Various Locations) The
Redcoat Band leads this year's
parade of floats, displays, gleeful
ensembles and local dignitaries
through dowtown Athens. 6 p.m.
FREE! www.uga.edu/union
EVENTS: Wendekino Film
Festival Opening Night (Cin6
Barcaf6) A screening of Kolya, a
1996 film from the Czech Republic,
kicks off this film festival commemo
rating the 20th anniversary of the
fall of the Berlin Wall. 7 p.m. www.
athenscine.com
ART: Day of the Dead Celebration
and Reception (White Tiger
Gourmet Food & Chocolates) For
an exhibition by local Latina pottery
collective Casa de la Cultura. Expect
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group that gives left-leaning indi
viduals a chance to talk politics.
First and third Friday ot every
month. 6:30 p.m. athens@drinking-
liberally.org
Saturday 7
EVENTS: Adoption Day (Pet
Supplies Plus) Local animal rescue
organization brings their pups out
for a chance at finding a forever
home. Love connections made every
Saturday! 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 706-353-
0650
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: Charity Plant Sale
(Specialty Ornamentals,
Watkinsville) Select rare collector
plants, vibrant Japanese Maples
and native trees and shrubs at this
annual event. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 706-
310-0143, www.specialtyornamen-
talsretail.com, www.healingandho-
pethroughscience.org
EVENTS: Classic City Roliergirls
Bout (Skate-A-Round USA) The
Classic City Roliergirls take on
the Cape Fear Roliergirls from
Wilmington, NC. 7 p.m. $10 .
(adults), $5 (ages 6-10), FREE!
(ages 5 & under), www.classiccity-
rollergirls.com*
EVENTS: Fall Festival (Athens
Montessori School) Get disori
ented on the Moorrwalk, nosh on
some baked goods and peruse the
various handmade arts and crafts.
Festivities include performances by
musical guests Caleb Darnell,
The Harvest Moon Trio and
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