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WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS WEEK
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comes out the following Wednesday. Email calendar@flagpole.com.
Tuesday 6
EVENTS: Athenaeum Club Tour
and Social (UGA Russell Library i
The recently formed club tor young
professionals interested in historic
preservation tours the Digital Library
of Georgia, followed by drinks at
Magnolia's downtown Rescheduled
from Mar 30 6 p m $7 (includes
drink). FREE 1 (members). 706-542-
5788. athenaeumclub@gmail.com
EVENTS: Lolonis Wine Dinner
(Square One Fish Co ) Sample
different Lolonis wines at this all-
inclusive dinner Space is limited
call to RSVP $40,706-353-8862
EVENTS: “Sophia Loren:
Celebrating 60 Years in
Cinema" (UGA Miller Learning
Center, Room 150) The Department
of Romance Languages screens
Biasetti's 1954 film Peccato che sia
una canagha for this Italian film se
nes celebrating Loren 7pm FREE'
■www.uga.edu
MEETINGS: Great Decisions
Discussion Group (ACC Library)
Group meets every Tuesday through
May 25 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@
athenslibrary.org
GAMES: Blind Draw Poker (Fat
Daddy's) Bring your poker face 8
p m. FREE' 706-353-0241
GAMES: Poker Tour (Buffalos
Southwest Caf6) Texas Hold Em ev
ery Wednesday. 18 and up Sign in
at 6:30 p.m. Dealing begins at 7:30
p m. FREE! www.interstatepokerclub
com
GAMES: Trivia (Doc Chey's Noodle
House) Every Tuesday with drink
and food specials! 8:30-10:30 p.m
FREE! www.doccheys com
KIDSTUFF: Children’s Storytime
iACC Library) For children ages 18
months to 5 years Tuesdays 9 30
am Wednesdays. 1030am FREE’
706-613-3650
KIDSTUFF: Homeschoolers
Chapter Book Review (Madr '
County Library! Elementary school-
age homeschoolers gather a! the
library to read a book together and
talk about it Every Thursday 2pm
FREE' 706-795-5597
KIDSTUFF: Mother Goose Rocks
(Rocksprings Neighborhood Center)
Weekly storytime for toddlers and
preschoolers 10 am $2 706-613-
3603
KIDSTUFF: Teen Movie (Ocone-
County Library) Teens can come
watch 2009's Sherlock Holmes
starring Robert Downey, Jr and Jude
Law Snacks provided' 6-8 30 p m
FREE' 706-769-3950
KIDSTUFF: Wildcard Wednesday
for Teens (ACC Library) Up next
Spring Pop-Up Cards Signs of
spring are popping up all around
you! Celebrate by making cool
"springy" cards Ages 11-18 Space
is limited 4pm FREE' 706-613-
3650
LECTURES & LIT.: “Federal
Public Service: Opportunities"
(UGA School ol Law, Room A)
Frank Trinity, an attorney with the
Washington Legal Clinic for the
Homeless and General Counsel for
The Corporation for National and
Community Service, speaks about
federal public service opportunities
12:30—1 30 p m. FREE 1 www.law
ugaedu
LECTURES & LIT.: Film Talk:
Police, Adjective (Cin6 Barcaf6)
Flagpolds Film Notebook writer.
Dave Marr, leads a discussion about
Corneliu Porumboiu's critically
acclaimed film fo mark its local
release. 5 pm. FREE 1 www.athens-
MEETINGS: Bike Ride for Kenya
(Little Kings Shuffle Club) An infor
mation session for those interested
in participating in a Vancouver to
San Diego two-wheel trek 7 30-
930pm FREE'407-443-5612
www kourageride org
MEETINGS: Library Sewing Group
(Madison County Library) Currently
crocheting with double-ended cro
chet needles Newcomers welcome
1-3pm FREE'706-795-5597
GAMES: Dart League (Alibi) Meet
up with other sharp-shooters FREE’
706-549-1010
GAMES: Dart Night (Fat Daddy's)
Because you're a different kind ot
athlete FREE' 706-355-3030
GAMES: Game Night (Alibi
Develop coordination, tolerance
and grace through beer pong Every
Wednesday with Corey FREE 1 706-
549-1010
GAMES: Movie Trivia Night
(Flicker Theatre & Bar) Where movie
trivia meets performance art. Hosted
by “It Boy" Jett Tobias and spon
sored by Vision Video Prizes' Sign
up at 8 p m. Trivia starts at 8.30 p m
FREE 1 www myspace.com/llickerbar
GAMES: Poker Tour (Buffalos
Southwest Cafg) Texas Hold 'Em ev
ery Wednesday 18 and up Sign m
at 6 30 p m Dealing begins al 7:30
p m FREE' www interstatepokerclub
com
GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beet 0
Brady's) Every Wednesday Win
bouse cash and prizes! 8 30 p.m.
FREE' 706-850-1916
GAMES: Trivia (Harry's Pig Shop)
Nerd wars at Classic City Trivia's
"most challenging Trivia Night in
Athens' Every Wednesday 7 30
p.m. FREE! 706-612-9219
GAMES: Trivia Wars (283 Bar)
Check the Fan Page group “Trivia
Wars!’ (or weekly updates and the
online question of the week. 8:30
The Parisii Quartet will perform at the UGA Performing Arts Center on Wednesday. Apr. 14.
Cottage, a sexual assault center and
children's advocacy center, when
you dine at Beef 0 Brady's. Gnat's
Landing. Mamas Boy and other local
restaurants Go online for full list of
participating businesses 706-546-
1133, www.northgeorgiacottage org
EVENTS: UGA Living Wage Vigil
(UGA Arch) Come out and show
your support for a living wage' Every
Thursday 5-6 p m FREE* www
livmgwageaction.org
EVENTS: Wine Tasting (La Dolce
Vita) Sample a wide range ot Athens
Imports' excellent wines from Chile
and Argentina and enjoy appetizers
from La Dolce Vitas kitchen Call for
reservations 5 30pm $15 706-
353-3911
THEATRE: Charlotte s Web(The
Classic Center) Kids will delight
in this musical adaptation ot E B
White's classic tale ol Wilbur and his
talented, spindly friend. Charlotte
9 30 & 11 30 a m www theclassic-
center.com
THEATRE: Junie B. Jones
(Madison-Morgan Cultural Center)
First grade is tough Take it from
Junie B Jones, the spunky protago
nist ot this children's musical 9 30
a m & 1 p m $5 706-342-4743,
perlormance@mmcc-arts org
THEATRE: Spunk (Morion Theatre) In
Professor ot Art History at Rutgers
University, discusses the intersec
tions between art and architecture,
inferiority in representation, gender
studies and contemporary art 5 p m
FREE! www uga edu/news
LECTURES & LIT.: Cornel West
(UGA Tate Center) The visionary
philosopher, author, critic and civil
rights activist speaks as a part ot the
University of Georgia's annual Week
of Soul Celebration. 7 30 p.m FREE'
(UGA students). $5 (non-students)
www uga edu
GAMES: Texas Hold 'Em (Fat
Daddy's) Bring your poker face lor a
game ol Hold 'Em Turbo game at 9
p m 6 p.m. 706-353-0241
GAMES: Trivia (Your Pie, Downtown)
Every Thursday. 7:30 p m. FREE'
www yourpie com
Friday 9
EVENTS: Not Since You Reception
(Cin6 Barcafe) Eptmg Events and
Harry's Pig Shop cater a dinner
reception following the screening of
the locally filmed independent mov
ie. 6pm www athenscme.com *
EVENTS: Farmers’ Market (Flora
Hydroponics. 195 Paradise Blyd)
The Sacred Earth Growers Co-Op
ART: Opening Reception (UGA
Lamar Dodd School of Art Galleries.
William J Thompson Gallery, S
Thomas St.) For the Annual Georgia
Sculptors' Society Members Show
Check out the work of local sculp
tors and contribute your own talents
by making a relief sculpture to be
poured in iron the following day
6-9pm FREE!$15(tocreate
sculpture), www.art.uga edu
ART: Opening Reception (Lamar
Dodd School of Art. 3rd Floor) For
"Revealing the Invisible," an exhibit
featuring the work of students in the
UGA Art Education department 5
p m. FREE! www uga edu
THEATRE: Junie B. Jones
(Madison-Morgan Cultural Center)
A children's musical based on
the books by Barbara Park. See
Calendar Apr. 8 Theatre. 9:30 a m.
& 1 p.m. $5. 706-342-4743, perfor-
mance@mmcc-arts org
THEATRE: The Penny Stock
Opera (Seney-Stovall Chapel) The
Young Aclors Studio presents a
karaoke-musical-comedy parodying
Broadway musicals and Ihe stock
market in this production of an
original script by YAS founder Ralph
Stephens Apr. 9, 7 30 pm. Apr
10.2 p.m & 7:30 p.m $10 (adults),
$8 (children). youngactorsstudio@
InHnnorloif 7
cine.com
p m. (sign up) 9 p m (game starts)
celebration of the Morton Theatre's
sets up their year-round farmers'
gmail.com
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LECTURES & LIT.: Intellectual
FREE! 706-208-1283
centennial, the UGA Department of
market. Organic meat and dairy
THEATRE: Picasso at the Lapin
Property Talk (UGA School of
Theatre and Film Studies presents
vendors, produce vendors, local ar-
Agile (Athens Community Theatre)
EVENTS: Adult Swim Block Party
(40 Watt Club) Late-night animation
collective swings through Athens,
bringing games, prizes, free loot and
live music by Modem Skirts and
Here We Go Magic to the parking
lot 6 p.m. FREE! www.40watt.com
ART: 6X6: “Play” (Cin6 Barca!6)
Artist and curator Didi Dunphy pres
ents the second of six media arts
events featuring video, sound and
performance art. See full schedule
online. 7-8 p.m. FREE! www.headic.
blogspot.com
PERFORMANCE: Athens Cabaret
Showgirls (Little Kings Shuffle
Club) Local drag troupe. 10 p.m.
$3. www.myspace.com/littlek-
mgsshufffeclub
PERFORMANCE: Hypnohre (UGA
Tate Center) Fall under the spell of
the popular hypnotist Part ot UGA's
Week of Soul celebration. 7:30 p.m.
FREE! (UGA students) $5 (non
students). www.uga.edu
Law. Dean Rusk Center) Marlin
Kretschmer, an expert in the field of
intellectual property law, delivers
a talk entitled “American, Danish
and Australian Idols? International
Franchising of Television Formats
in the Absence of Copyright.’ 1:30
p.m. FREE! www.law.uga.edu
LECTURES & LIT.: Word of Mouth
(The Globe) Monthly open poetry
readings have begun! Every first
Wednesday. The featured reader this
week is Ed Pavtic, the Director of
UGA's Creative Writing Department.
8 p.m. FREE! www.athenswordof-
mouth.com
MEETINGS: Athens Human Rights
Festival (Nugils Space) Committee
planning meeting. Any volunteers
who want to help organize this year's
festival are welcome. Parking Is
available across the street in the old
Dial America lot 7 p.m. 770-725- '
2652. www.athenshumanrightsfest.
org •
Thursday 8
EVENTS: u blvd's House of
Fashion" (Stan Mullins’ Studio.
650 Pulaski St.) Join blvd. Magazine
for the opening night of this spring
fling with fashion which includes
a trunk sale, drinks and snacks
from local restaurants and live
music by The Big Fundamentals
and Winston Parker. Part of *A
Weekend Fashion Affair.* 6 p.m. $8.
wwwathensblvd.com
EVENTS: Live After Five (Hotel
Indigo. Phi Bar and Bistro) Get a
headstart on your weekend with
live music from Caroline Aiken
(FREE!) and wine tastings. 6-8 p.m.
$15 (wine tastings). 706-5464)430.
www.athensdowntownhotel.com
EVENTS: Sexual Assault
Awareness Week Benefit
(Various Locations) A portion of
the evening's proceeds support The
a new stage musical adapted from
three short stories by Southern black
feminist and acclaimed author Zora
Neale Hurston. Apr. 8-10,14-17,
8 p.m. Apr. 18.2:30 p m $12-$15.
706-613-3771, www mortontheatre
com
KIDSTUFF: Book Discussion tor
Home-School Students (ACC
Library) Come and discuss any
of the 20 books nominated for the
Georgia Children's Book Awards
For home-school students in grades
1-5.10:30 a m. FREE! 706-613-
3650
KIDSTUFF: Shake, Rattle and
Rhyme (ACC Library) Now molding
lifetime readers in this program pro
moting early literacy skills! Space is
limited, and registration is required.
5 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650
LECTURES A LIT.: “Sargent s
Bodies end the Unmaking of
History" (Lamar Dodd School of
Art, Rm S150) Dr. Susan Sirflauskas.
tisans and more help to make this an
exciting new addition (o your week
end. 2-6 p.m. FREE! 706-353-2223
EVENTS: “Material World” (Hole!
Indigo) Art meets the runway at
this fashionable fundraiser for the
Athens Area Arts Council. Whether
it’s designer duds or glitter makeup,
make up your mind to dazzle and be
dazzled when you attend this eve
ning ot wearable and textile art with
live music by Sonny Got Blue
Part of ‘A Weekend Fashion Affair.'
7-11 p.m. FREE! $40 (runway seat
ing). www.athensarts.org, www
athensdowntownhotel.com
EVENTS: Milonga Atenas: Tango
Dance Party (Athens Elks Lodge)
Classic City Tango, a local collective
of Argentine tango dancers, hosts its
first spring milonga, or dance party.
Beginners are encouraged to come
early for a lesson at 8 p m. 9 p.m.
$10.706-613-8178, evunderwood®
charter.net
"Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso
walk into a bar,’ begins the joke/
premise in this Town and Gown
Players’ production of Steve Martin'S
full-length play. Apr. 9 & 10 & Apr
15-17,8 p.m., Apr. 11 & 18,2 p.m.,
706-208-8696, www.lownandgown-
players.org.
THEATRE: Spunk (Morton Theatre)
A UGA Department of Theatre and
Film Studies production. See Apr. 8
Theatre. Apr. 8-10,14-17,8 p.m.
Apr. 18.2:30 p.m. $12-$15.706-
613-3771, www.mortontheatre.com
KIDSTUFF: Froggle Spring Fling
(Sandy Creek Nature Center) Learn
about all of the different amphibious
residents of the park and search
with the nature center staff for newts,
salamanders and frogs. Call to
register. $6.706-613-3615, www.
accieisiveservices.com
KIDSTUFF: Movie Madness
(Oconee County Library) Kids ot all
ages are invited to share popcorn,
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