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Tuesday 18
EVENTS: Bad Movie Night:
Aerobicide (Cinfe BarCaffe) A killer
workout, quite literally. 8 p.m. FREE!
facebook.com/badmovienight
EVENTS: Cary Grant’s Birthday!
(Flicker Theatre & Bar) Come cel
ebrate the ol’ charmer and disarmer
with a showing ot His Girl Friday. 9
p.m. www myspace.com/flickerbar
EVENTS: Open House (Children
First Pope Street Cottage) Join
Children First for a tour of the
newly renovated home and learn
more about CASA. Family Time and
SPARC programs. 5-7 p.m. FREE!
706-613-1922
EVENTS: Paying Tribute to
Charlayne Hunter-Gault (UGA
Tate Center. Room 142) Highlighting
integration at UGA. Part of the 50th
Anniversary of Desegregation. 6:30
p.m. FREE! 706-425-3099, desegre-
gation.uga.edu
EVENTS: Stegeman Coliseum
Dedication (UGA Stegeman
Coliseum) Renovations dedication
ceremony. 4 p.m. FREE! www.uga.
edu
PERFORMANCE: Aleksandr
Hac'- 1 *' (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall)
Recitai from the award-winning flut
ist. 8 p.m. FREE! (With UGA Student
ID.), $25.706-542-4400
KIDSTUFF: Anime Night (Oconee
County Library) Teens ages 11-17
are invited to enjoy popcorn, bever
ages and an anime movie on the
big screen! 5-8 p.m. FREE! 706-
769-3950
KIDSTUFF: Exploring Craft
(Treehouse Kid and Craft) For chil
dren 6 & under. Accompanied by a
story or puppet show. 10 a.m. $10
706-850^8226 www.treehouseki-
dandciaft.com
KIDSTUFF: Kids' Beginning Art
(Whole: Mind. Body. Art.) Children
are exposed to basic techniques
and encouraged to explore thier own
creative ideas. Materials provided.
Tuesdays. 5-6 p.m. $10 (adv.) $12
(drop-in). 706-410-0283
KIDSTUFF: Recycled Arts (Whole:
Mind. Body. Art.) Kids are invited
to explore thier creativity through
art projects where found objects
are transformed into art pieces.
Tuesdays. 3:45-4:45 p.m. $10 (adv.)
$12 (drop-in).
MEETINGS: Athens Rock and
Gem Club (Friendship Christian
Church) Members and visitors are
asked to bring in their treasures and
stories about how they were ac
quired. Unidentified rocks or materi
als can be brought to Ihis meeting
for identification. 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 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 1 www locosgrill.com
Wednesday 19
EVENTS: Boybutante Percentage
Night (East West Bistro) All you
have to do is eat. drink and be merry
and a percentage of your bill will
be donated to the Boybutante AIDS
Foundation. 5-11 p.m. boybutante.
org
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. 5-7 p.m.
www.indigoathens.com
PERFORMANCE: Julie Kang
Harvey (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall)
Student recital Irom the pianist. 3:35
p.m. FREE! www.music.uga.edu
PERFORMANCE: Paul Pollard
(UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) Recital
from the guest bass trombone player.
6 p.m. FREE! www.uga.edu/pac
KIDSTUFF: Children’s Storytime
(ACC Library) For children ages
18 months to 5 years. Tuesdays &
Wednesdays. 9:30 am. & 10:30 a.m.
FREE! 706-613-3650
LECTURES & LIT.: APERO
Brown Bag Lecture (UGA Miller
Learning Center, Room 481) Valerie
Babb presents ’African American
Literature in the Post-Racial (?)
Age.* 12:15 p.m. FREE' 706-542-
5157, desegregation.uga.edu
LECTURES & LIT.: ‘ Buy What I
Say" (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Poetry
night feauring local poets. Call for
more info. 8:30 p.m. 706-546-0039
LECTURES & LIT.: Talking about
Books (ACC Library, Small
Conference Room) This months
title is Olive Kitleredge by Elizabeth
Stroul. Newcomers welcome. 10:30
a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650
MEETINGS: American Sign
Language Study Group (Two
Story Coffeehouse) All skill-levels
welcome. Come once or come
weekly. 7 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.
com/aslstudygroup.
MEETINGS: Daughters for Change
Interest Meeting (UGA Tate
Center, Room 482) Come to learn
about the creation of Daughters
for Change and meet the founders.
7:30-8:30 p.m. FREE! 404-751-
6838
GAMES: Dart League and Pool
Tournament (Alibi) Meet up with
other sharp-shooters. FREE! 706-
549-1010
GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef O'
Brady's) Every Wednesday. Win
house cash and prizes! 8:30 p.m.
FREE! 706-850-1916
GAMES: Texas Hold ‘Em (Buffalo's
Southwest Caffe) Poker night every
Wednesday. 18 ami up. Sign in at
WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK
“A Year on the Hill," a collaborative photography exhibition of wort by iim Fiscus and Chris Bilheimer is at the
Lamar Dodd School of Art through Feb. 11.
PERFORMANCE: Body Language
(New Earth Music Hall) Dancefx
spring sludio concert featuring jazz,
tap, hip-hop, ballroom and more. 9
p.m. $15. www newearthmusichall.
com •
OUTDOORS: Nature Skills
Adventure Weekend (Orange
Twin Conservation Community)
Connect with nature while learning
wilderness survival skills. Weekend
includes all food and camping. Jan
21-23,5 p.m. $125 (adult). $225
(Family of 2), $300 (Family of 3),
$350 (Family of 4, $50 per addition
al famiiy member). 706-224-2490,
www.wildintelligence.org
KIDSTUFF: Afterhours @ The
Library (ACC Library) Teen cof
feehouse and open mic. Come sing,
dance, play an instrument, read
poetry or juggle. Refreshments pro
vided. Ages 11-18.7-9 p m. FREE!
706-613-3650
LECTURES & LIT.: IWS Friday
Speaker Series (UGA Miller
Learning Center) The Institute for
Women’s Studies and speaker
Elizabeth Whittenburg Osment pres
ent 'Constructing Southern White
Masculinity: The Columbia Flying
Artillery Recruitment Video.’ 12:20
p.m. FREE! 706-542-2846, tlhat®
uga.edu
Saturday 22
EVENTS: Adoption Day
(Pawtropolis) Athens Canine Rescue
brings their pups out for a chance
at finding a new home. Come check
out the cute offerings from 10:30
a.m.-12 p.m. FREE! www.athen-
scaninerescue.com
EVENTS: Beekeeping Fair
(Oglethorpe County Library) Learn
about honeybees, beekeeping equip
ment, honey production and using
beeswax. 9 a.m.-12 p.m. FREE!
ocbeeclub.org
EVENTS: Fitness Festival
(American Black Belt Academy)
Free fitness assessment and con
sultations, training claves and
workshops on fitness, nutrition and
goal-setting. From 10a.m.-2 p.m.
FREE! www.americanblauoelt.org/
fit-fest.html
EVENTS: Open House (Sandy Creek
Nature Center) Look into the past
and visit the 1800s Log House.
Learn crafts and games perfect for
cold winter months. 1-4 p.m. FREE!
706-613-3615, www.athensclarke-
county.com/1eisure
EVENTS: Unity Ball 2011 (UGA Tate
Center, Grand Hall) Presented by
UGA Black Aifairs Council. Formal
attire encouraged. 7-11 p.m. $6
(student), $10. 706-542-5197, de-
segregation.uga.edu
ART: Opening Reception (ATH.CA)
For “Taking Part,’ an exhibit ol par
ticipatory art projects by six artists
who incorporate input from the pub
lic. 7-9 p.m. FREE! www.athica.org
ART: Walk with Me: Athens
(ATHICA) Join local artist Hope
Hilton as she leads a participatory
walk around the Chase Park neigh
borhood. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.
athica.org
OUTDOORS: Nature Skills
Adventure Weekend (Orange
Twin Conservation Community) See
Jan. 21 Outdoor Listing Jan 21-23,
5 p.m. $125 (adult), $225 (Family
o! 2). $300 (Family of 3). $350
(Family of 4, $50 per additional fam
ily member). 706-224-2490, www.
wildintelligence.org
KIDSTUFF: Story & Craft: The
Little Engine that Could
(Treehouse Kid and Craft) Make a
craft inspired by the book. 10 a.m.
$10.706-850-8226 wwwtree-
housekidandcraflcom
GAMES: Star Trek 2E Tournament
(Tyche’s Games) Open tournament
format. Noon. $1.706-354-4500,
www.tyci1cs3ames.com
Sunday 23
PERFORMANCE: Opoie
Philharmonic (UGA Hodgson Hall)
The Opoie Philharmonic of Poland
performs works by Mozart, Strauss
and Paderewski. Introductory lecture
by doctoral student Vanessa Tome
at 6:45 p.m. 7:30 p.m. $20-47
(Discounts for UGA students and
groups of 15 or more). 706-542-
4400
OUTDOORS: Nature Skills
Adventure Weekend (Orange
Twin Conservation Community) See
Jan. 21 Outdoor Listing Jan 21-23,
5 p.m. $125 (adult). $225 (Family
of 2). $300 (Family ol 3). $350
(Family of 4, $50 per additional iam-
ily member). 706-224-2490. www.
wildinlelligence.org
GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Amici
Italian Caf6) Come test your knowl
edge! 9 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0000
GAMES: Trivia (Buffalos Southwest
Caffe) Weekly Trivia! 7 p.m. FREE!
’06-354-6655
Monday 24
EVENTS: “The Agrarian
Vision: Sustainability and
Environmental Ethics" (UGA
Miller Learning Center, Room
248) Lecture presented by Paul
B. Thompson, a Willson Center
Distinguished Lecturer. 4 p.m. FREE!
www.cha.uga.edu
PERFORMANCE: HACKS III:
Stand-up Comedy (Caledonia
Lounge) Featuring sets by Karen
Hilton, Gordon Lamb, Chris Patton,
Andy Hollingsworth. Jeff Dineen,
John O’Loughlin, Craig Hoelzer,
Stephen Cramer, Will Kiser and Luke
Fields. 9 p.m. $3 (2H), $5(18+).
www.caledonialounge.com
KIDSTUFF: redtime Stories (ACC
Library) Snuggle in your jammies
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comes out the following Wednesday. Email calendar@flagpole.com.
6:30 p.m. Dealing begins at 7:30
pm. FREE 1 , www interstatepokerclub
com
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
Thursday 20
EVENTS: iFilms: Bass Ackwards
(ACC Library) After being spurned
by his lover and kicked off his
friend’s couch, Linas Phillips hits
the road with i.othing to lose 7 p.m.
FREE! 706-613-3650
EVENTS: Winterville Senior
Programs Kickoff (Downtown
Winterville, Winterville Depot) The
Winterville Depot holds an Open
House event lo celebrate its new
partnership with Athens Community
Council on Aging. The depot will
begin holding new senior program
ming at the end of the month. 10
a.m. FREE! 706-742-8600
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 p.m. 706-208-1283
ART: Art Show (Jack's Bar) Ceramics,
mixed media and sculptural work
by Taylor Robenalt. 6:30 p.m. FREE!
912-604-8560
KIDSTUFF: Baby Music Jam (ACC
Library) Children ages 1-3 and their
caregivers get to play instruments,
sing and dance together! 10:30 a.m.
FREE! 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 Thursday. 2 p.m.
FREE! 706-795-5597
KIDSTUFF: Origami Workshop
(Oconee County Library) Learn how
to make zany animals and objects
from paper! For children in second
grade and up. 4 p.m. FREE! 706-
769-3950
KIDSTUFF: Puzzle Making
(Treehouse Kid and Crafl) Make
a puzzle using wooden blocks. 4
p.m. $10. 706-850-8226 www.tree-
housekidandcrafl.com
GAMES: Beer Pong (Alibi) The clas
sic tournament-style game. 9 p.m.
FREE! 706-549-1010
Friday 21
EVENTS: Dawgs Alter Dark:
Things That Go BUMP in the
Night (UGA Tate Center) Late-night
activities for students including
blacklight ping pong, air hockey,
putt putt golf and laser tag. 10 p.m.
FREE! (students), $5.706-542-
6396, www.uga.edu/union
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