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drinks and fun a! this screening of
Where the Wild Things Are. 11 a.m.
FREE! 706-769-3950
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EVENTS: “1st Annual Doggie
Parade" (Front Porch Bookstore)
Your dog throws you a parade every
day when you walk through that
door; show your appreciation by
bringing your furriest friend out to
participate in a parade for the dogs!
Costume contest, photos, treats and
more. 10 a.m. $5/pet. 706-372-1236
EVENTS: AUX 4 Artists’ Market
(Little Kings Shuffle Club) Featuring
works by Gypsies Tramps & Thieves.
Cathy Dailey, Cameoko, Christy
Wooke. Beca Designs, Bacon neck
wear and Laurel Hill. Part of the AUX
experimental arts festival. 3 p.m.-2
a.m. $5. http://auxfestival.com
EVENTS: “AUX 4 Experimental
Arts Festival” (Downtown Athens)
Today’s multimedia, multimodal,
multi-everything experimental
arts festival, featuring live music,
video screenings and an artists'
market, goes down at various venues
throughout the day. See Little Kings
and Cine listings for more info. Full
schedule available online. 3 p m-2
a.m. $5. www auxfestival.com.
EVENTS: AUX 4 Video Screenings
(Cin6 Barcate) Catch one of several
video screenings today at the AUX
Experimental Arts Festival. 3 p m..
9:30 p.m. & 11 p.m. $5. www aux-
festival.com
EVENTS: Classic City Rollergirls
Bout (Skate-A-Round USA) The
Classic City Rollergirls take on the
Tragic City Rollers of Birmingham,
AL in their first home bout of the
season. A portion of the proceeds
will help support Hands On
Northeast Georgia. 7 p.m. $10
(adults), $5 (ages 6-10), FREE!
(ages 6 & under), www.classiccity-
rollergirls.com
EVENTS: The Collectors Hard-Hat
Tour (Georgia Museum of Art) Your
patience has paid off! Be one of the
first to lay eyes on the new Georgia
Museum of Art. Call to register. $40,
706-542-0437
EVENTS: Evening at the Station
(Council on Aging) Enjoy a New
Orleans-style dinner, cocktail hour,
an auction and more at this evening
of music, dancing and fun. Live
music provided by The Half Dozen
Brass Band. (MO p.m. $50.706-
549-4850
EVENTS: Farmers’ Market (Flora
Hydroponics, 195 Paradise Blvd.)
The Sacred Earth Growers Co-Op
sets up their year-round farmesrs'
market. See Apr. 9 Events. 2-6 p.m.
FREE! 706-353-2223
EVENTS: Rollergirls After Party
(Alibi) Head to the Eastside after the
first Classic City Rollergirls bout
of the season for a party hosted by
Stan! 9 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0241
EVENTS: Spring Plant Sale (State
Botanical Garden of Georgia) Garden
staff help you choose plants for your
garden. Plants include herbs, an
nuals, perennials, trees, shrubs and
heirloom vegetables. 8 a.m-2 p.m.
706-542-6156
EVENTS: UGA International
Street Festival (Downtown
Athens, College Square) Annual
festival of cultural displays, tra
ditional costumes, dances and
international bands. This year’s
theme is bringing the World to
Athens." Noon-5 p.m. REE! www.
uga.edu/isl.
ART: The Annual Georgia
Sculptors’ Society Iron Pour
(Lamar Gorki School of Art, William
J. Thompson Gallery. S. Thomas St.)
Works created by artists and attend
ees of the Society's opening night
reception will be poured in iron.
Open to the public! 9-5 p.m. FREE!
www.art.uga.edu
PERFORMANCE: Pamoja2K: ID-
ance (Oconee County Civic Center)
UGA’s performing dance company
presents its spring semester show.
Dance along in your seat to popular
hits of the past decade. 7-9 p.m.
$5 (non-students), $3 (students).
mwpierce@uga.edu
THEATRE: Flowers for Algernon
(Cedar Shoals High School) The
Cedar Shoals High School Players
present their spring produc
tion, a play adapted from Daniel
Keyes’ widely read science-fiction
novel. Apr. 10.7:30 p.m. Apr. 11,
2:30 p.m. $5 (adults), $3 (stu
dents). 706-546-5375
THEATRE: The Penny Stock
Opera (Seney-Stovall Chapel) The
Young Actors Studio presents a
karaoke-musical-comedy parody
ing Broadway musicals and the
stock market. See Calendar Apr. 9
Theatre. Apr 9,7:30 p.m., Apr. 10,
2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. $10 (adults),
$8 (children), youngactorsstudio®
gmail.com
THEATRE: Picasso at the Lapin
Agile (Athens Community Theatre)
A Town and Gown production. See
Calendar Apr. 9 Theatre Apr 9 &
10 & Apr. 15-17,8 p.m., Apr. 11 &
18,2 p.m., 706-208-8696, www
townandgownplayers.org.
THEATRE: Spun* (Morton Theatre)
A UGA Department of Theatre and
Film Studies production. See Apr. 8
Theatre. Apr. 8-10,14-17,8 pm.
Apr 16,2:30 p.m. $12-$15. 706-
613-3771, www.mortontheatre.com
OUTDOORS: Farm and Forest
Easement Walk (Athens Land
Trust) Athens Land Trust leads a tour
of several local farms and forests
which are permanently protected by
easements. Call to RSVP. 10 a.m.-3
p.m. $15. 706-613-0122
OUTDOORS: Junk Yard Jog 5K
(ACC Landfill) An annual event
in support of Keep Athens-Clarke
County Beautiful. Proceeds are
used to purchase environmental
educational materials and trees for
beautification efforts. 9 a.m. $20.
www.active.com, www.keepathens-
beautifut.org
OUTDOORS: Spring Bird Hike
(Whitehall Forest) Join the Oconee
Rivers Audubon Society for a morn
ing bird walk. All birding levels are
welcome. Ages 13 & up. 8 a.m.
FREE! <ieldtrip@oconeeriversaudu-
bon.org
OUTDOORS: Spring Wiidflower
Ramble (State Botanical Garden
of Georgia) See what’s in bloom
and get ideas for your garden when
you take a tour of the Native Flora
Garden! 10 a.m. REE! 706-542-
6156
KIDSTUFF: infant Storytime (ACC
Library) Nurture language skills.
10:30 a.m.& 2 p.m. FREE! 706-
613-3650
KIDSTUFF: Kids’ Clinic at Lowe’s
(Lowers, Old Epps Bridge Rd.) Learn
how to construct birdfeeders, book
ends, bat houses and more! Every
second Saturday of the month. 10
a.m.-noon. 706-613-1100
MEETINGS: Athens Area
Democrats Breakfast (Trumps on
Miliedge) The featured speakers, H
Lane Dennard, Jr. and Billy Olson,
discuss the collateral consequences
of incarceration. Call for reserva
tions. 9a.m. $14.706-543-1480,
706-247-3558
Mtyll
EVENTS: Classic City Brew Fast
(Foundry Park Inn & Spa) Sample
from almost 200 beers, from across
the seas to across the street, at one
of the Southeast’s favorite beer fes
tivals. Tickets are sold out. 2:30-6
p.m. www.classiccitybrewfest.html
EVENTS: The Cottage 5K Run/
Walk (Sandy Creek Park) Register
online to raise your voice and
your heaft rate for Sexual Assault
Awareness Week. Proceeds benefit
The Cottage, a sexual assault and
children’s advocacy center. 3 p.m.
www.northgeorgiacottage.com
EVENTS: "Sophia Loren:
Celebrating 60 Years in
Cinema" (UGA Miller Learning
Center. Room 150) The Department
of Romance Languages screens the
1963 film La Ciociara, the final film
in the Italian film series celebrating
Loren. 7 p.m. FREE! www.uga edu
ART: Opening Reception (Lumpkin
Cafe, 1700 S. Lumpkin St.) For
‘Coast to Coast,’ an exhibit featur
ing handmade jewelry and recent
paintings from artist Ann Hamlin's
travels to Florida and California. 1-7
p.m. FREE! 706-543-3122
PERFORMANCE: Athens Chamber
Singers (Friendship Presbyterian
Church) Joined by instrumentalists
from Kennesaw State University,
the Singers perform music by New
York composer Elliot Levine 4 p.m
FREE! 706-542-2712
PERFORMANCE: Atlanta
Symphony Orchestra (UGA
Hodgson Hall) Vasily Petrenko
conducts the orchestra in a program
showcasing Tchaikovsky's Manfred
Symphony and Piano Concert No.
1.3 p.m. S21-S42. 706-542-4400,
www.uga.edu/pa:
PERFORMANCE: Gati Dance
Ensemble (The Shisha Lounge)
The dance troupe performs ‘WISH.*
7:30 p.m. $10,706-353-6966
THEATRE: The Dance of Hands
(UGA Fine Arts Theatre) The
University of Georgia's Graduate
Acting Ensemble performs an
original play by MFA candidate John
Plough. Apr. 11-13,8 p.m. www.
drama.uga.edu/news.php
THEATRE: Flowers for Algernon
(Cedar Shoals High School) The
Cedar Shoals High School Players
present their spring produc
tion, a play adapted from Daniel
Keyes' widely read science-fiction
novel. Apr. 10,7:30 p.m. Apr. 11,
2:30 p.m. $5 (adults), $3 (stu-
dents).706-546-5375
THEATRE: Picasso at the Lapin
Agile (Athens Community Theatre)
A Town and Gown production. See
Calendar Apr. 9 Theatre. Apr. 9 &
10 & Apr. 15-17,8 p.m., Apr. 11 & „
18.2 p.m., 706-208-8696, www.
townandgownplayers.org.
GAMES: Collaborative Games
Day (UGA Catholic Center) Players
must work together to beat the
games in this fundraiser for The
Georgia Conflict Center. 12:30-3
p.m. REE! 706-850-7838
GAMES: Full-Contact Trivia
(Allen’s Bar & Grill) Sports-themed
rules with diverse categories. 6 p.m.
FREE! www.allensbarandgrill.com
GAMES: Trippin’ Through the
2000s Pop Culture Trivia
(Buffalo* Southwest Cate) Test your
knowledge of pop culture in the *00s
every Sunday. 6:30 p.m. (sign in), 7
p.m. (start). 706-354-6655
THEATRE: The Dance of Hands
(UGA Fine Arts Theatre) A Graduate
Acting Ensemble production. See
Calendar Apr. 11 Theatre. Apr.
11-13,8 p.m. www.drama.uga.edu/
news.php
KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC
Library) Every Monday. 7 p.m. REE!
706-613-3650
GAMES: Keno Night (The Office
Lounge) Every Monday! 7 p.m.
FREE! 706-546-0840
GAMES: Poker Night: Texas
Hold'em (Last Call) Every Monday
Night Last Call hosts Poker Night,
Texas Hold'em Style. Sign up be
tween 9 and 10 p.m. 9 p.m. FREE!
www.lastcallathens.com
GAMES: Pool Tournament (Fat
Daddy's) Sharks and minnows com
pete. 8 p.m. 706-353-0241
GAMES: Team Trivia (Beef O'
Brady's) Win house cash and prizes!
8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1916
GAMES: Team Trivia (The Shisha
Lounge) Every Monday. 8:30 p.m.
$10. 706-353-6966
GAMES: Trivia and Karaoke and
Pool (Alibi) Handsome Ken has
his hands full hosting various bar
games to keep you happy. 9 p.m.
FREE! 706-549-1010
Tuesday 13
EVENTS: Athens Swing Night
(Dancefx) No partner or experience
necessary! Advanced lesson at 8
p.m. Beginners' lesson at 8:30 p.m.
Dancing from 9-11 p.m www.ath-
ensswingnight.com
EVENTS: “Sophia Loren:
Celebrating 60 Years in
Cinema” (UGA Miller Learning
Center) 7 pm. FREE! www.uga.edu
THEATRE: The Dance of Hands
(UGA Fine Arts Theatre) A Graduate
Acting Ensemble production. See
Calendar Apr. 11 Theatre Apr.
11-13,8 p.m. www drama.uga.edu/
news.php
KIDSTUFF: Children's Storytime
(ACC Library) For children ages 18
months to 5 years. Tuesdays, 9:30
a.m„ Wednesdays. 10:30 a.m. REE!
706-61**-Wifi
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.: African-
American Authors Book Club
(ACC Library, Small Conference
Room) This month* title is Robin
Givens' Grace Will Lead Me Home.
Newcomers welcome. 5 p.m. REE!
706-613-3650
LECTURES & LIT.: “Global
Diseases: Voices from.the
Vanguard” (UGA Chapel) Stanford
University* Jenna Davis, the final
speaker of the lecture series, will
discuss her work in water, sanitation
and health. Reception follows. Open
to the public. 5:30 p.m. FREE! 706-
542-5038.
MEETINGS: Athens Area
Fibercreft Guild (Lyndon House
Arts Center) Meet up with other
fibefcraft enthusiasts the second
Tuesday of each month. 12:30 p.m.
FREE! 706-613-3623
MEETINGS: Genealogy Society
(The Peoples Financial Center,
Winder) Eve and Rick Mayes, this
month* featured speakers, present
•Reading the Fine Print Using Legal
Notices from Newspapers in Your
Genealogy Research.* 7 pm FREE!
www.rootsweb.com/~gaeggs
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 Drew Poker (Fat
Daddy*) Bring your poker face. 8
p.m. FREE! 706-353-0241
GAMES: Drag Bingo (Little Kings
Shuffle Club) Sophia LoRent hosts
a lively evening of tun and prizes
as part of the Boybutante week cel
ebration. 8 p.m. $5-$10, www.
boybutante.org
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Thursday, April 15 * $12
An Intimate Acoustic Solo Evening with
HOLLY WILLIAMS
(daughter of Hank.Wiifiams Jr.)
with NORMAITOWN FLYERS Acoustic
FREE LIVE MUSIC
IN THE COURTYARD ON
THURSDAYS 6-8 P.M.
Live Mer five
April 8 - CAROLINE AIKEN
April 15 - SAMANTHA MURPHY
April 22 - CLAY LEVERETT and FRIENDS
April 29 - KINKY WAIKIKI