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WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK
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THEATRE: Improv Athens tUGA
F-ne Arts Building Balcony Theatre)
Trouo oertcrms improv sketch for
a live audience 8pm FREE' 706-
583-0045
KIDSTUFF: Children s Storytime
The Venice Baroque Orchestra will perform at the UGA Performing Arts Center on Thursday. Nov. 18
Tuesday 16
EVENTS: Athens Executive Lock
Up (Foundry Park Inn & Spa) Local
business and community leaders
try and raise 'bail" after being ar
rested' and taken to 'jail' Money
raised as 'bail' will benefit the
Muscular Dystrophy Association to
help lund groundbreaking research
and provide services to local fami
lies dealing with the neuromuscular
disease 10am-2pm 770-621-
9800. www mda org
EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market
(Little Kings Shuffle Club) Buy fresh,
locally grown organic produce,
locally crafted goods and freshly
baked breads 4-7 p m FREE 1 www
athensfarmersmarket net
EVENTS: Boybutante Percentage
Night (Speakeasy) A percentage
of all sales benefits the Boybutante
AIDS Foundation. 5-11 p m www
boybutante.org
PERFORMANCE: Group Recital
(Edge Recital Hall) Student recital
featuring trumpet players Maxwell
Marshall. Jonathan Marvel and
Jonathan Matthew Sparks 3:30 p m
FREE! www uga.edu/pac
PERFORMANCE: Nikki Hobus and
Kevin Rowland (Edge Recital Hall)
Student recital featuring the two
vocalists. 5 p.m FREE 1 www uga
edu/pac
PERFORMANCE: Whitney Holley
(UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) Student
recital Irom the oboe player 3:30
p m. FREE! www uga edu
PERFORMANCE: University
Philharmonic (UGA Hodgson Hall)
Led by Conductor Skip Taylor. 8
p m FREE! www.uga edu/pac
KIDSTUFF - Children’s Storytime
(ACC Library) For children ages 18
months to 5 years Tuesdays. 9:30
am, Wednesdays. 10 30 am FREE 1
706-613-3650
LECTURES & LIT.: Uiversity
Discussion Panel (UGA Miller
Learning Center. Room 101) The
women of Delta Phi Lambda with
moderator Taylor Houston of the
UGA sociology department host this
panel on campus diversity. 7:30-
9:3C p.m. FREE'678-790-3036
LECTURES & LIT.: Taste Your
P.L.A.C.E. Book Club (Little
Kings Shuffle Club) Discussion of
Lisa Hamilton’s Deeply Rooted. 7:30
p.m. FREE! www.localplace.org
MEETINGS: Athens Rock and Gem
Club (Friendship Christian Church)
Club member Kim Cochran presents
the program “Hands On Gems.’ a
game where members identify gem
material for a chance to win a prize.
7:30 p.m. FREE! 706-549-8082
MEETINGS: Sitting Meditation
Group (Mind Body Institute) Silent
meditation. 12:30 p.m. FREE! 706-
475-7329
GAMES: Locos Trhrii (Locos Grill
& Pub) All three Athens locations
oi Locos Grill and Pub (Westside.
Eastside and Harris St i feature
f -via night every Tuesday 8 30 p m
FREE' www iccosgnll com
GAMES: "Miyamotos B-Day '
(Flicker Theatre & Bar) Nintendo
game room set up in the theater m
honor of game designer ano pro
ducer Shigeru Miyamoto Fun starts
at830pm www myspace com/
thckerbar
GAMES: Trivia (Alibi) Find out what
Visual Audio Trivia is'8 p.m FREE'
706-549-1010
Wednesday 17
EVENTS: A Genesis Found
Screening (UGA Baldwin Hall)
Come see this Alabama-produced
independent sci-fi/adventure film
screening and a Q&A session with
writer/director Lee Fanning 6 p.m.
FREE! 256-318-1259. wwwagenes-
isfoundcom
EVENTS: Bad Movie Night: Alien
Private Eye (Cin6 BarCate) A
zoot-suited alien working Earth as
a gumshoe becomes involved in a
bloody war over a mysterious extra
terrestrial disc 8 p m. FREE' www
athenscme com
EVENTS: Canine Cocktail Hour
(Hotel Indigo. Madison Bar & Bistro
Courtyard) Drink and food specials
lor you and your (well-behaved,
non-aggressive, vaccinated) dog'
This week: salty dogs and grey
hounds Every Wednesday at happy
hour. 5-7 p m www indigoathens
com
EVENTS: “Night of the Giant
Planets” (Sandy Creek Park)
Participants are invited to enjoy
views of Jupiter and one ol its
moons, as well as Uranus and
Neptune 7-9pm $2 706-613-
3631, wwwaccleisureservices com
EVENTS: Osteoporosis Fair (UGA
Tate Center, Plaza) Delta Phi Lambda
hosts this informational event and
will be distributing mlormation on
osteoporosis, prevention and the
'Best Bones Forever' campaign. 10
a m -3 p.m. FREE! 678-790-3036
PERFORMANCE: Athens’ Last
Comic Standing (New Earth Music
Hall) Catch round Three of the sec
ond annual local comic competition
9 p.m. FREE! www.newearthmusi-
chall.com
PERFORMANCE: Kyle Sargent
end Jonathan Still (UGA
Hodgson Hall) Student recital featur
ing the tuba and euphonium player
5 p.m. FREE! www uga.edu/pac
PERFORMANCE: UGA Wind
Ensemble (UGA Hodgson Hall)
Led by Conductor John P Lynch. 8
p.m. FREE! www.uga.edu/pac
THEATRE: Endgame (UGA Fine
Arts Building, Arena Theatre) UGA
Department ol Theatre and Film
Studies presents Samuel Beckett’s
favorite play. 8 p.m. $5.706-583-
0045. Visit drama.uga.edu for ticket
inio.
(ACC Library) For children ages 18
months to 5 years Tuesdays. 9 30
am Wednesdays. 10 30am FREE 1
706-613-3650
KIDSTUFF: Homeschoolers
Chapter Book Review (Madison
County Library) Elementary school-
age homeschoolers gather at the
library to read a book together and
talk about it Every Wednesday 2
p m FREE' 706-795-5597
KIDSTUFF: Wildcard Wednesday
tor Teens (ACC Library) Up Next
Shoe Decor ACC Library supplies
the sharpies, painls, buttons and
embroidery. Just bring a pair of
shoes to decorate! Ages 11-18 4
p.m FREE! 706-613-3650
LECTURES & LIT.: AIDS/HIV Tea
Talk (UGA Tate Center) Drink tea
while discussng local and inter
national AIDS/HIV issues 4 p m
FREE! 706-542-5867. ugaisl®
uga.edu
LECTURES & LIT.: “Black Women
and Sci FI: Race, Gender and
Speculative Fiction" (UGA Tate
Center. Room 481) Lesley Ferasho
presents a lecture as part ol the
APERO Africana Brown Bag Lecture
series 12:15 p m FREE' Isgiles®
uga.edu
LECTURES & LIT.: “The Brain on
Music” Roundtable Discussion
(UGA Miller Learning Center, Room
148) A lecture and discussion on the
relationship ol early music training
lo intellectual achievement in other
areas Prolessor Roy Martin will
give the opening lecture Panelists
include Jean Martin-Williams. Jed
Rasula. Martha Thomas and James
W. Wilson 4 p m FREE! www cha
uga edu
LECTURES & LIT.: Jeanne
Campbell Reesman (UGA Park
Hall. Room 265) University of Texas
at San Antonio professor and author
will give a lecture on her most recent
book Jack London. Photographer. 4
p.m. FREE! 706-542-1261
LECTURES & LIT.: Talking about
Books (ACC Library, Small
Conference Room) This month’s
title is The Seville Communion, by
Arturo Perez Reverie. Newcomers
welcome. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-
613-3650
GAMES: Dari League and Game
Night (Alibi) Meet up with other
sharp-shooters. REE! 706-549-
1010
GAMES: Poker Night (Buffalo’s
Southwest Caf6) Texas Hold ’Em
every Wednesday. 18 and up. Sign
in at 6:30 p.m. Begins at 7:30 p.m
FRED www.interstatepokofclub.com
GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef O’
BradyS) Every Wednesday. Win
iiouse cash and prizes! 8:30 p.m.
FREE! 706-850-1916
GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek
Brewing Company) Test your trivia
chops for prizes' Every Wednesday
9pm FREE'706-546-1102
GAMES: Trivia (Willy's Mexicana
Grill) Test your trivia knowledge
tor prizes every Wednesday' 8pm
FREE' 706-548-1920
GAMES: Trivia (Your P>e) Open your
pie-hole lor a chance to win 1 Every
Wednesday at all three locations
7 30pm FREE 1 www yourpie com
Thursday 18
EVENTS: Grady Fellows Tribute
Evening (Georgia Center. Mahler
Auditorium) Recognizing this year s
nine inductees into the Sanford
Society of the Fellowship and the
70th anniversary salute lo the Grady
College of Journalism's Peabody
Awards heritage 6pm wwwgrady
uga edu/tnbute
EVENTS: “Harvest for the
Homeless’’ (Hotel Indigo)
Fundraising event tor Athens Area
Homeless Shelter featuring live
music, a silent auction, a rattle
and food from Eptmg Catering
Music provided by Betsy Franck
and the Bareknuckle Band
Brian Connell and The Florida-
Georgia Line. 6pm $20 706-
354-0423. www helpathenshome-
less.org/Harvest/Harvest html *
EVENTS: iFilms: Deep Down (ACC
Library) Deep in the Appalachian
Mountains, two locals find them
selves at the center ol a contentious
community battle over a proposal tor
a mountamtop removal coal mine
7pm FREE! 706-613-3650. www
clarxe public lib ga us
EVENTS: Nouveau Beaujolais
Tasting (Jack's Bar) The third week
in November traditionally marks the
race to be among the lirst to taste
this season's young Beauiolais This
may be the only place in Athens to
try this fun and drinkable wine 6-8
p.m. 912-604-8560
EVENTS: Taste ot Diversity
Culture Show (UGA Memorial
Hall. Ballroom) The women of Delta
Phi Lambda host this event to show
case their own Asian culture with
music, dance, food and other live
entertainment. The show includes
the crowning of Mr. Diversify. 7-10
pm. FREE! 678-790-3036
EVENTS: Transgender Day ot
Remembrance (UGA Memorial
Hall) A day ol educational program
ming led by Ryan Sallans, a health
educafcf ana transgender activist
Presentations include topics rang
ing from the gender continuum to
gender reassignment surgery 12 30
p m (lunch). 4 30-8 p m (program
ing) FREE' 706-542-4077, www
uga edu/lgbtcenter
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
tor drink specials for humans and
endless bowls of wafer and freats tor
the fumes. 5-8 p m 706-208-1283
ART: The Studio Group's 29th
Annual Show and Sale (ATHICA)
Featuring tused glass, painting,
wood turning, metalwork, liber arts,
jewelry and more Irom 14 award
winning local artists Refreshments
and door prizes daily Nov 18-19
5 p m -9 p m, Nov 20.10 a m -6
p m„ Nov 21. noon-4 p m thestu-
diogroup biz
PERFORMANCE: Bulldog Brass
Quintet (Edge Recital Hall)
Presented by the Hugh Hodgson
School ol Music 6 30 p m FREE 1
www uga edu/pac
PERFORMANCE. Venice Baroque
Orchestra with Robert McOuffy
(UGA Hodgson Hall) World-
premiere lour ot Philip Glass's Violin
Concerto No 2, a work inspired
by Vivaldi's Four Seasons Georgia
native Robert McDuffie joins the
orchestra on violin 8pm $20-$42
www uga edu/pac *
THEATRE: Endgame (UGA Fine
Arts Building) See Nov 17 Theatre
8 p m $5 706-583-0045, drama
uga.edu
KIDSTUFF: Babies and Beasties
Series (Sandy Creek Nature Center)
Immerse your child in learning
through sounds, movements, smells
and live animals while you learn how
to help your toddler discover nature
For children 18 months to 2 years
Pre-registration required 10-1045
a m. $7 706-613-3615
KIDSTUFF: “Battle o! the
Athenians" (ACC Library) Test
your knowledge ot The Red Pvramid
in this epic trivia battle 4 p m. FREE'
706-613-3650
KIDSTUFF: Open Playtime (ACC
Library) For children ages 1-3 with
their caregivers. 10:30 a.m. FREE'
706-613-3650
KIDSTUFF: Pajama Storytime
(Madison County Library) Snuggle
in your jammies with your favorite
stuffed animal and listen to bedtime
stories. Light snack provided. All
ages. 7 p.m. FRED 706-795-5597
KIDSTUFF: Read to Rover (ACC
Library. Storyroom) Beginning read
ers are invited to come read aloud
to a certified therapy dog 3 30-4 30
pm FREE'706-613-3650
LECTURES & LIT.: Adrian Childs
(UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) A con
versational presentation by the Hugh
Hodgson School ol Music faculty
member 7 15pm FREE 1 www uga
edu/pac
LECTURES & LIT.: HIV/AIDS
Panel Discussion (UGA Coverdel!
Budding) Jim Martin. Sandra
Thurman. Bruce Garner and Nancy
Paris discuss the impact and effects
uf the first HIV/AIDS outbreak in
Atlanta 5 30 p m FREE' www pubii-
chealth uga edu
LECTURES & LIT.: Philip Lee
Williams (Barnes and Noble) The
author reads Irom and signs The
Flower Seeker An Epic Poem of
William Bartram 7 p m FREE' 706-
354-1195
MEETINGS: Clarke County
Democratic Committee (Ciarke
County Democratic Headquarters.
1063 Baxter St. Suite B) Democratic
Regional Field Coordinator Erin
McIntosh will be the leatured speak
er 6 p.m FREE' 706-202-7515
GAMES: Beer Pong (Alibi) The clas
sic tournament-style game 9 p m
FREE! 706-549-1010
GAMES: Dart Tourney (Alibi) In-
house weekly dart tournment 9 p.m
FREE' 706-549-1010
Friday 19
EVENTS: JLA Marketplace
(Georgia Center) Get your holiday
shopping out of the way eariy at
this market sponsored by the Junior
League ol Athens. Unique gilts from
upscale specialty merchants, works
by local and regional artists, mono-
grammed items, custom jewelry
and mo»e. Nov. 19-21. FREE! www
juniorleagueotathens.org
ART: Christmas Art & Craft Show
(The Classic Center) One ot a kind
pieces ranging from word carvings
to oil paintings, hand-woven cloth
ing to art glass, fine jewelry and
more. Show features over 150 artists
from around the country. Nov. 19.
10 a.m-8 p.m., Nov. 20.10a.m.-6
p.m.. Nov. 21.11 a m.-5 p.m. $6
(FREE! for under 17). wwwholiday-
showsinc.com
AHT: Holiday Art Ramble (The
Point of Art Gallery, Union Point)
Tour six galleries and working
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