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WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS WEEK
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Hill Country Revue plays the 40 Watt Club on Wednesday. Sept. 8.
Tuesday 7
EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market
(Little Kings Shuttle Club) Check out
the afternoon market in its conve
nient downtown location! Buy tresh,
locally grown organic produce,
locally crafted goods and freshly
baked breads 4-7 p.m FREE 1 www
athensfarmersmarket.net
EVENTS: Athens Heritage Walks
(Call for location) Lee Epting and
John Knowlton lead a walking tour
of 1$00 Crescent Lane, also known
as “The Hill*, which has served as
a safe haven for several historic
houses which were relocated here to
avoid demolition. Space is limited:
call to reserve spot. 6:30 p m. $15.
706-353-1801, www.achfonline.org
EVENTS: Banff Mountain Film
Festival (Cirte BarCaf6) The Radical
Reels Tour showcases extreme out
door sports footage gathered from
cliff divers, Whitewater adventurers,
mountain bikers and more. Hosted
by Half-Moon Outfitters 7 p.m.
www.athenscine.com
KIDSTUFF: Children's Storytime
(ACC Library) For children ages 18
months to 5 years Tuesdays, 9:30
am., Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. FREE!
706-613-3650
KIDSTUFF: Family Afternoon at
the (Described) Movies (ACC
Library) Showing Disneyls jrewest
film from deep in the bayou. The
Princess and the Frog. Film features
a non-intrusive narrative track for
visually impaired viewers 3 p.m.
REE! 706-613-3650
KIDSTUFF: “Grin and Bear it"
(Memorial Park) Play bear games,
make bear-crafts, have a ‘bear-sized*
snack and learn about Bear Hollow's
resident black bears Call to register.
9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. $15-23.706-
613-3580. www.accleisureservices
com/kids/shtml
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: Trivia (Doc Chey* Noodle
House) Every Tuesday. 7:30 p.m.
706-546-0015
Wetesffiry 8
EVENTS Canine Cocktail Hour
(Hotel Indigo, Phi Bar & Bistro
Courtyard) Drink ana food specials
for you and your (well-behaved,
non-aggressive, vaccinated)
dog! This week: salty dogs and
greyhound drink specials Every
Wednesday. 5-7 pun. wwwjthens-
downtownhofel.com
KIDSTUFF: Children's Storytime
(ACC Library) For children ages 18
months to 5 years Tuesdays. 9:30
am., Wednesdays. 10:30 am. FREE!
*706-613-3650
KIDSTUFF: Homeschoolers
Chapter Book Review (Madison
County Library) Elementary school-
age homeschoolers gather at the
library to read a book and talk about
it. Wednesdays. 2 p.m FREE' 706-
795-5597
KIDSTUFF: School Supplies
Bingo Bonanza (Lay Park)
• Compete to .Yin a backpack loaded
with school supplies at a community
center near you' Ages 6-12 6-7:30
p m $3.706-613-3596
MEETINGS: Library Sewing Group
(Madison County Library) Currently
crocheting with double-ended cro
chet needles. Newcomers welcome
1-3 p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597
MEETINGS: Open Forum on Green
Infrastructure at UGA (Broad
Street Studios. 225 Broad St.) The
second-year Master's ol Landscape
Architecture studio seeks the com
munity* participation in a creative,
multidisciplinary meeting on a green
infrastructure plan Refreshments
provided. Please RSVP. 6:15 p.m.
FREE! greencampusuga@gmail.com
MEETINGS: Sitting Meditation
Group (Mind Body Institute) Silent
meditation 12:39 p.m REE! 706-
475-7329
GAMES: Bocce Bali (DePalma*
Italian Cafe. 2080 Timothy Rd.)
Join the league on the lawn every
Wednesday. 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-
552-1237, timothy@depalmasi-
taliancafe.com
GAMES: Game Night (Alibi)
Develop coordination, tolerance
and.grace through beer pong. Every
Wednesday and Saturday with Corey
RE! 706-549-1010
GAMES: Poker Night (Buffalo*
Southwest Cate) Texas Hold ‘Em
every Wednesday 18 and up. Sign
in at 6:30 p.m. Begins at 7:30 p.m.
RE! www.interstatepokerclub.com
GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef O'
Brady*) Every Wednesday Win
house cash and prizes! 8:30 p.m.
FRE! 706-850-1916
GAMES: Team Trivia (Lucky
Dawg Billiards) Team Trivia every
Wednesday night (2 rounds). First
round at 9 p.m. Second round af 11
p.m. 9 p.m. FRE! 706-354-7829
GAMES: Trivia (Harry's Pig Shop)
Nerd wars at Classic City Trivia*
‘most challenging trivia night in
Athens.* Every Wednesday 7:30
p.m. FREE' 706-612-9219
GAMES: Trivia (Your Pie) Open your
pie-hole for a chance to win! Every
Wednesday at all three locations
7:30 p.m. FRE! www.yourpie.com
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EVENTS: Blessing of Ibe Waters
(Healing Arts Cenbe) Meditate and
pray over vials of water which will
be poured into the Gulf and Trail
Creek. Healing songs by Lara
Qshon 7:30-8:45 p.m. FRE! 404-
432-1976
EVENTS: Junior Roller Derby
Fundraiser (Skate-A-Round USA)’
Information session and fundraiser
for a newly forming league of young
skaters Come out and bring your
friends tor a night of skating and all-
you-can-eat pizza' 6-9 p m. $5 ath-
ensjunionollerderby.forumup.com
EVENTS: Phi Kappa Debate (UGA
Phi Kappa Hall) Join the Phi Kappa
Literary Society and a guest speaker
from the EPA to debate who should
be held responsible for oil spills. A
second debate on the merits of the
Social Security system follows 7
p.m FREE! phikappals@gmail com
EVENTS: Senior Skills Day
(Columbus Avenue Senior Center)
Stay sharp with a variety of fun
activities, including card games,
puzzles, board games and comput
ers. Every Thursday! 10 a m. FREE!
706-613-3603
EVENTS: Yappy Hour for (Well-
Behaved) Dogs (283 Bar) Happy
hour is all the more happy when
your dog is by your side Come out
for drink specials for humans and
endless bowls of walei and treats tor
the lurries. 5-8 p.m. 706-208-1283
PERFORMANCE: 2nd Thursday
Concert Series (UGA Hodgson
Hall) Mark Cede! directs the UGA
Symphony Orchestra in a program
to include Beethoven* Piano
Concerto No. 3 in C Minor and
Gustav Mahler* Symphony No. 4.8
p.m. $15. $7 (UGA students) 706-
542-4400
KIDSTUFF: Afternoon Movie
(Madison County Library) Share
popcorn with your friends and enjoy
a FRE! screening of The Tale of
Desperaux. 4:30 p.m. RE! 706-
795-5597
KIDSTUFF: Read to Rover (ACC
Library) Beginning readers in grades
1-4 read aloud to an aid dog. Trainer
always present. 3:30-430 p.m.
RE! 706-613-3650
GAMES: Poker (Lucky Dawg
Billiards) Poker tournaments every
Thursday (2 rounds). First round at
7:30 p.m. Second round at 10:30
p.m. 7:30 p.m. RE! 706-354-7829
Friday 10
EVENTS: Community Grand
Opening (Community, 119 Jackson
St) Welcome the newest women s
boutique to the neighborhood!
Featuring vintage and local design
and serving up Little Cookoo
Chocolates. Find the afterparty at the
283 Bar. 5-8 p<m. RE!
EVENTS: District 1 “Fun-Raiser"
(Alibi) Stop by to mingle near toe
snack table at this lun-nuser* tor
Farley Jones. Cfich live musical per
formances by Ralph Roddenbery
Band and Dodd Fertile 8 p.m.
REE! 706-549-1010
EVENTS: Sacred Harp Singing
(First United Methodist Church)
Traditional shape-note singing from
hymnals published in tot 1800s by
Georgia composers. No experience
required. New singers orientation
at 6:30 p.m. 7-9 p m. RE' 706-
372-6344
PERFORMANCE: Drag Show (Go
Bar) Featuring local performers
9-11 p.m www myspace com/gobar
OUTDOORS: “A Night in Nature"
(Sandy Creek Park) This new pro
gram designed for individuals to
meet others with similar interests
features canoeing, behind-the-
scenes zoo tours, night walks and
more Call to register 6:30-9 pm.
$13 706-613-3615
KIOSTUFF: Preschool & Toddler
Storytime (Madison County
Library) Includes stories, finger-
puppet plays, songs and crafts for
literacy-based fun. This month*
themes include the Letter H. author
Jon Sciezska and birthdays 10:30
am. REE! 706-795-5597
LECTURES & LIT.: Front Lines
(ATHICA) Readings of original
works about war and its lasting ef
fects with keynote reader Dr. Chris
Cuomo, philosophy and women*
studies professor and author of The
Philospher Queen. 7-9 p.m. $3
(donation) www.atoica.org
MEETINGS: Mindfulness Practice
Group (Mind Body Institute)
Beginners and experienced mindful
ness practitioners *«icome Meets
toe second Friday of each month
5:30 p.m. FRE! 70M75-7329
GAMES: Poker (Lucky Dawg
Billiards) Poker tournaments every
Friday (2 rounds). First round at 7
p.m. Second round at 10 p.m. 7 p.m
FRE! 706-354-7829
Satypday 11
EVENTS: 13th Annual Greek
Festival (St. Phiiotoea Greek
Orthodox Church) Traditional music
and dancing, Greek cuisine, a mar
ketplace. lecture on iconography,
church tours, Hellenic spirit dancers
and kids’ activities. (Sept. 11 & 12)
» 11a.m.-8 p.m. S3, $1 (seniors ..
& students), wwwstphilothea
gagoarch.org
EVENTS: 15th Anniversary
Celebration (Monroe Art Guild)
Join toe Monroe Art Guild and toe
Walton County Music Guild to com
memorate 15 years in toe small town
of Monroe. Stop by for a slideshow
documenting toe history of both
institutions, a glimpse of the current
art exhibit. "Papermakers,* and live
music and refreshments 8-11 p.m
FRE! www.monro3artguitd.org
EVENTS: Adoption Day (Pei
Supplies Pius) Local animal rescue
organizations bring toeir pups out
for a chance at finding a forever
home. Love connections made every
Saturday! 11 a.m-3 pm 706-353-
0650
EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market
(Bishop Park) Buy fresh, locally
grown organic produce, locally
crafted goods and freshly baked
breads. Now accepting EBT cards
Every Saturday 8 a.m -Noon. RE!
wwwatoenstarmersmarket.net
EVENTS: Athens Heritage Walks
(Call for location) Maxine Easom. a
fourth-generation resident of Carr*
Hill, leads this tour of toe riverside
neighborhood which once served as
a bustling railroad terminus freckled
with textile mills. Space is limited;
call to reserve spot. 10 a.m. $15.
706-353-1801. wwwachfonline.org
EVENTS: Mutt Strut (Ben Burton
Park) Featuring a costume contest,
a dog/owner iookaiike contest and
more. Meet other dog lovers and
their dogs, be charmed by the on
site adoptables and learn about the
many canine organizations and res
cue groups around town. 10 a.m-1
pm RE! 706-613-3615. www
atbensgreenway.com
EVENTS: Ovrl Flight 5K Run/Walk
(Clarke Middle School) The Clarke
Middle School PTO hosts a 5K fun-
run to raise money for the school.
8:30 am $18. $12 (CMS students).
Contact: A! Clarke, 706-631-5028
EVENTS: Peace in the Vails*
Dance Party (New Earth Music
Hall) Benefit party fr* Common’
Ground Athens featuring guest
speakers and OJs! 9 pm. $5. www
neweartomusichall.com
ART: Opening Reception (Flicker
Theatre & Bar) For an exhibit featur
ing work by James Greer. 6 p.m
FREE! www.myspacecomrtlicfcerbar
OUTDOORS: “Shoals of Thru"
Book Launch on the River
(Ogeechee River Mill, Mayfield)
Celebrate toe release of Bertram's
Living Legacy: The Travels and the
Nature of the South anti TheFkmr
Seeker at this fundraising event
tor-toe Georgia River Network and
the Ogeechee Riverteeper. Bring
a picnic lunch and a canoe or a
kayak for a paddle on the Ogeechee
River. For registration, directions
and information, go online. Noon-4
pm $15 (adufis) FRE! (kids 12 &
under). www.gsiveis.org/eve.Tts/
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KIDSTUFF: Celebration Woefcsnd
(First Presbyterian Church. 185
E Hancock Ave.) Festival for chil
dren with performances by Pam
Blanctard and toe Sunny-Sitte Up
Band at 12:30 pm. tofiatabies and
other activities. 10 am-^2 pm.
FREE! www.firstpfesatoens.otg
KIDSTUFF: ‘SenM-Am
Challenge" (Rocksprings
Neighborhood Center) Finally, it*
time to let a limited vocabulary work
tor you! Enter this Dr. Seuss-inspired
contest and challenge yourself to
write a story using only 50 words
Winners will receive prizes and all
participants will be rewarded with
a green eggs and ham brunch. For
kids ages 4-12. Call to register 11
am $3.706-613-3603
KIDSTUFF: Second Saturday
Storytime (Sandy Creek Nature'
Center) Join the SCNC staff lor
stories about toe woods and toeir
resident creatures 2:30 p.m. RE'
706-613-3615. www.accteisureser-
vices.com
GAMES: Game Night (Alibi)
Develop coordination, tolerance
and grace through beer pong Every
Wednesday and Saturday with Corey.
.FRE! 706-549-1010
GAMES: Poker (Lucky Dawg
Billiards) Poker tournaments every
Saturday (2 rounds). First round at 5
pm Second round at 8 pm. 5 p.m.
FRED 706-354-7829
Sunday 12
EVENTS: 13th Annual Greek
Festival (St. Phiiotoea Greek
Orthodox Church) Live music, Greek
dancing and delicious Greek cuisine
See Calendar Events Sept 11. (Sept.
11 & 12)11 am.-8 pm. $3, $1 (se
niors & students), wwwstphitotoea
ga.goarch.org
EVENTS: Athens Heritage Walk
(Call lor location) David Bryant,
a 20-year resident of toe eclectic
Pulaski Heights neighborhood,
leads a walking tom of toe charming
northwestern nook of downtown
Space is limited; call to reserve spot.
2 pm. $15.706-353-1801, www.
achfoniine.oro
ART: Reception (Monroe Art Guild)
For ‘P^termakers.' an exhtoit
featuring paper sculpture and other
paper arts by over 20 local artats
Come earty tor light refreshments.
. five music and an artist demonstra
tion 2-4 pm. FREE? wwwmon-
roeartguiid.org
GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Amid
Italian Cate) Come test your knowl
edge* 9 p.m. FRE! 706-353-0000
GAMES: P6bar (Lucky Dawg
Billiards) Poker tournaments every
Sunday (2 rounds) F irst round at 2
pm Second round at 5 pm 2 pm.
FRE! 706-354-7829
GAMES: Trivia (Buftaio* Southwest
Cate) Test your knowledge of DOS
pop culture every Sunfey 6:30
p.m. (sign in). 7 pm. (start). 706-
354-6655
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