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WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK
May 7
EVENTS: A Classic Christmas
(Classic City Consignment) Come
enjoy holiday music, refreshments
. and other activities as you shop lo
cal artists and vendors 11 a m-6
pm. FREE! 706-543-9333
PERFORMANCE: Harry J.Nelson
(Edge Recital Hall) Student recital
from the guitarist. 6:30 p.m FREE!
www.uga.edu/pac
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. FREE! www.myspace.com/
' flicteirbar
PERFORMANCE: Joshua
S.Teague (Edge Recital Hall)
Student recital from the cellist 8
p.m FREE! www.uga.edu/pac
THEATRE: The Magic of
Broadway. Musical Revue (UGA
Fine Arts Building, Balcony Theatre)
The UGA musical theatre student
group, Next Act, performs numbers
from some of the biggest Broadway
productions. 8 p.m. 706-542-2836
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) This month, the holiday
classic A Charlie Brown Chrismas.
Film features a non-intrusive narra
tive track for visually impaired view
ers. 3 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650
LECTURES & UT.: Hadacol Days:
A Southern Boyhood (ACC
Library) Sports writer and Statham
native Clyde Bolton discusses his
new book. f2p.m. FREE! 706-613-
3650
—MEETINGS: Sitting Meditation
Group (Mind Body Institute) Silent
medUion. 12:30 p.m. FREE! 706-
475-7329
GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill
& Pub) All three Athens locations
of Locos Grill and Pub (Westside,
Eastside and Harris SL) feature
- tri& night every Tuesday. 830 p.m.
FREE! www.iocosgriii.com
GAMES: Trivia (Alibi) Find out what
Visual Audio Trivia is! 8 p.m. FREE!
706-549-1010
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EVENTS: Tho Rocky Horror
Show Special Benefit (Athens
Community Theatre) Special pre
sentation to benefit Boybutante AIDS
Foundation. Food and beverages at
the pre-reception, admission to the
show and post-show cast reception
7p.olSSB www.boybutante.org,
www.townandgownptay8rs.org *
EVENTS: Canine Cocktail Hour
(Hotel Indigo. Madison Bar & Bistro
Courtyard) Drink and tood specials
for you and your (well-behaved,
non-aggressive, vaccinated) dog 1
This week; salty dogs and grey
hounds. Every Wednesday 5-7 p.m.
www.indigoathens.com
EVENTS: Champagne Dinner (The
National) Five courses paired with
special champagnes for each course.
6:30 p.m. $75. ""06-549-3450
EVENTS: A Classic Christmas
(Classic City Consignment) Come
enjoy holiday music, refreshments
and other activities as you shop lo
cal artists and vendors. 11 a m -6
p m. FREE! 706-543-9333
PERFORMANCE: “Rak" the 40
Watt (40 Watt Club) Bellydancing
show. All ages! 7 p.m. $5 (adv.) $8
(door), www.40watt.com
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: Creative Wrapping
(Oconee County Library) Teens aged
11-18 are invited to this workshop
where they will have the opportunity
to learn to make their own wrapoing
paper. All materials are supplied by
the library. 6-8 p.m. FREE! 706-
769-3950
KIDSTUFF: Design Your Own
Wrapping Paper (Oconee County
Library) Impress your friends and
family with homemade fancy wrap
ping paper! Snacks provided! For
teens ages 11-18.6-8 p.m. FREE!
706-769-3950
KIDSTUFF: Homeschoolers
Chapter Book Review (Madison
County Library) Elementary school-
age homesehoolers 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
for Teens (ACC Library) Up Next:
Drawing Basics-Stencils. Stencils
are a great way to learn about posi
tive and negative space. Make your
own stencil. Ages 11-16.4 p.m.
FREE! 706-613-3650
LECTURES A UT.: Eugene
Bianchi (Borders Books & Music)
The Aihens resident and Emory
emeritus professor of religion
reads from his lively and thought-
provoking memoir. 7 p.m. FRED
706-583-8647
GAMES: Dart League and Game
Night (Alibi) Meet up with other
sharp-shooters. FREE! 706-549-
1010-
GAMES: Poker Night (Buffalo's
Southwest Cate) Texas Hold ‘Em ev
ery Wednesday. 18 and up. Sign in
* at 630 p.m. Dealing begins at 730
p.m. FREE! www.interstetopctefcfub.
com
GAMES: Spurts Trtvfa (Beef‘0*
Bradyt) Every Wednesday. Win
house cash and prizes! 8:30 pm
FREE! 706-850-1916
GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek
Brewing Company) Test your trivia
chops lor prizes! Every Wednesday
9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102
GAMES: Trivia (Willys Mexicana
Grill) Test your trivia knowledge
for prizes every Wednesday’ 8 p.m.
FREE' 706-548-1920
Thursday 9
EVENTS: A Classic Christmas
(Classic City Consignment) Come
enjoy holiday music, refreshments
and other activities as you shop lo
cal artists and vendors. 11 a.m.-6
p.m. FREE! 706-543-9333
EVENTS: Films by Bob Ray (Flicker
Theatre & Bar) Screening of Hell on
Wheels (7 p.m.) and Total Badass
(9:30 p.m ). 7 p.m. 706-546-0039
EVENTS: Holiday Open House
(Frontier) Wine and snacks provided
at this holiday event where attendees
can meet the artists, win prizes and
donate to local charities. 6-9 p.m.
FREE! 706-369-8079
EVENTS: IFilms: 49UP(ACC
Library) In 1964 researchers began
conducting interviews with 14 chil
dren across England. Every seven
years the researchers conduct a new
series of interviews with the same
14 participants. Director Michael
Apted now reveals what life is like at
age 49 for them. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-
613-3650
EVENTS: Open House (Georgetown
Frames) Holiday event with book
signing, original art. photography,
handmade jewelry and more! Live
music and refreshments included.
6-8 p.m.FREE! 706-3674
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 water and treats for
the furries. 5-8 pin. 706-208-1283
EVENTS: Yulatide Musical Dinner
(The Georgian) Fuli-course dinner
with music by Athens Chamber
Singers accompanied by the
Lokshen Kugel Klezmer Band
Advance reservations only. 7:30-
930 p.m. $40.706-353-6976
PERFORMANCE: Second
Thursdays Comedy Night (The
Globe) SHARKwiNG Theatre and
Improv Athens ioin forces to bring
you this monthly comedy niQhi. 9:30
p.m. FREE! infoCsharicwingthetere.
com
PERFORMANCE: 31. Cecilia
Society Girts Cfcants (Borders
Books & Music) This troupe from
Monsignor Donovan Catholic High
School sings holiday standards. 5
p.m. FREE1706-583-8647
THEATRE: Jingle fa tho City
(Morton Theatre) it’s a jazz-filled
1940s Christmas in toe heart of New
York City. Follow a group of children
as they team the true meaning of
He htfakys. Oec 9 A10.730 pm
Alexei Gural’s collage “The Traveler” is on display at Visionary Growth Gallery Dec. 12 through Jan. 31.
Dec. 11,2:30 p.m. u 7:30 p.m. Dec.
12,2:30 p.m. $10. 706-613-3770,
www.mo.tontheatre.com
THEATRE: The Rocky Horror
Show (Athens Community Theatre)
The Town & Gown Players would
like to take you on a strange journey
with their performance of Richard
OBrienls science fiction stage
musical. Dec. 8,7 p.m. (Boybutante
benefit $20); Dec. 9 & 1i. 8 p.m.
Dec.10,8 p.m. & midnight. Dec.12,
2 p.m. $15—$18. 706-208-8696,
www.townandgownptayers.org
KIDSTUFF: Georgia Children's
Book Award Trivia (ACC Library)
Join us for trivia battles about books
nominated tor the 2010-2011
Georgia Children’s Book Award. 4
p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650
KIDSTUFF: Holiday Storytime
(Oconee County Library) Children of
all ages are invited to a reading of A
PiraleS Night Before Christmas. 6:30
p.m. FRED 706-769-3950
LECTURES & LIT.: African-
American Authors Book Club
(East Athens Community Center)
This months title is For Colored
Girts Who Ha ve Considered Suicide
When The Rainbow is Enufty
Ntozate Shange. Newcomers wel
come. 5 pm FRED 706-613-3650
GAMES: Beer Pong (Alibi'; The clas
sic tournament-style game. 9 pm
FRED 706-549-1010
GAMES: Dart Tourney (Alibi) In-
house weekly dart toummenL 9 p.m.
FRED 706-549-1010
My 10
EVENTS: Bethlehem Market Place
(Tuckston Onited Methodist Church)
Come take a walk through toe old
world while shopping tor unique
food and gift items. Dec. 10 & 11.
7-9 pm Dec. 12,6-6 p.m. FRED
EVENTS: A Classic Christmas
(Classic City Consignment) Corns
enjoy holiday music, refreshments
and other activities as you shop lo
cal artists and vendors. 11 a.m.-6
p.m. FREE! 706-543-9333 .
EVENTS: Good Dirt Annual
Holiday Pottery Sale (Good Dirt)
13th annual sale features functional
pottery and ceramic sculpture from a
wide selection of studio potters. Dec.
10.5 p.m.-9 pm Dec. 11 & 12,10
a.m.-r5 pm www.gooddirt.net
EVENTS: Honeypot Overstock
Tent Sale (Bee Natural. 160
Winston Dr.) Oodles ot all-natural
honeypot candles to choose from
Dec. 10,4-7 p.m. Dec 11, noon-5
p.m. 706*354-0645. www.oeertatu-
ral.com
EVENTS: Railroad Arts District
Holiday Market (Chase Street
Warehouses) Featuring hand-crafted
ceramics jewelry, knitwear and
more, including homemade candies!
3-9 pm FRED ktimes@bel1south.
net
EVENTS: Yuletide Musical Dinner
(The Georgian) See Dec 9 Event
listing. 7:30-930 pm. $40.706-
353-6976
ART: AHA! Opening Reception
(This-Way-Out (T-W-0). 680 W.
Broad St) for ‘Athens Has Art!"
show. Musical performances
by Emily Armond & Kate
Morrissey. 7-10 pm. FRED atb-
ens.companyOgmaH.com
ART: Happy Hear CruHsm
(Whole: Mind. Body. Art) Canvas,
paint, step-by-step instructions and
tasty treats will be provided. Please
BYOB. 7-10 pm. $35. www.whde-
mirxtoodyart.com
ART: Opening Reception (Trace
Gallery) For “Studio Potters' exhibi
tion and sale. Show runs through
Jan. 7.6-9 pm FRED www.trace-
Qalteyufottuom'^'
PERFORMANCE: Nfc!
You! (Oconee County Civic Center)
Oconee County High School Glitz
n* Ritz Show Chok presents their' *
amute winter show. 7 pm $5.706-
202-7852 *;-•/. &
THEATRE: Jingle In the City
(Morton Theatre) See Dec 9 Theatre
Listing. Dec. 9 & 10.7:30 p.m. Dec
11.2:30 p.m. & 730 p.m. Dec. 12.
2:30 pm. $10.706-613-3770. www.
mortontheatre.com
THEATRE: Miss Nelson Is
MissingI (Seney-Stovall Chapel)
Young Actors Studio presents a the
atrical adaptation of Harry Allard and
James Marshall’s popular children's
book. Dec. 10,7:30 p.m. Dec 11,2
p.m. & 7:30 pm $8-$10. youngac-
torssbdio@gmail.com, youngac-
torsstudio.googlepages.com
THEATRE: Tho Rocky Horror
Show (Athens Community Theatre)
See Dec 9 Theatre. Dec 8,7 pm
(Boybutante benefit $20); Dx.
9&11,8pmDec10,8p.m.A
midnight Dec.12.2 pm $15-116
706-208-8696, www.townandgown-
players.org
KIDSTUFF: Books A Bites
(Madison County Library) Reading
program for teens ages 13-19. Bring
something to read or study or draw
ing materials for quiet entertainment.
8-10 p.m. FRED 706-795-5597
KIDSTUFF: Fun wttft Ginas (Lay
Park) Play the many fun and educa
tional games donated by toe Friends
of the Library. Fridays. 830-5 p m
FRED 706-613-3667
KIDSTUFF: PJs, Paste Mi Pans
(Full Bloom Center) Parents can
drop off their children tor a fun and
healthy night ot yoga and paste.
Hosted by Fresh Kids and Yoga
Sprouts. 6-9 p.m. $30.705-372-
1757.yogasprouls.com
KIDSTUFF: Pretcfcoai A Tester
Stefythm (Madison County
Library) Includes stories, finger-
puppet plays, songs and crafts for
literacy-based fun. 1030 am. FRED
706-795-5597
KIDSTUFF: Spanish Siorytfm*
(ACC library) Led by UGA student
volunteers from the Department of
Language and Literacy Education. 5
p.m. FRED 706-613-3650
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