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LECTURES & LIT.: Oconee
Democrats Book Group
(Barberitos Southwestern Grille &
Cantina) Discussing April 1865:
Jne Month that Saved America by-
Jay Winik. 6:30 p.m. FREE' patricia
priest@yahoo.com
GAMES: Sports Trivia (Reel 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 Cat£) Poker night every
Wednesday 18 and up Sign in at
6:30 p.m. Dealing begins at 7:30
p.m. FREE! www.interstatepokerclub.
com
GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek
Brewing Company) Test your trivia
chops lor prizes! Every Wednesday
9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102
* Advance Tickets Available
Down the Line
OUTDOORS: Georgia Mountain
BirdFest 4/28 (Unicoi State Park
and Lodge) A four-day festival
including more than 60 field trips,
seminars and hands-on activities for
all levels of birders. Apr. 28-May 1.
$110(4 days). 706-878-2201, ext.
305. www.gamtnbirdfest.com. www.
GaStateParks.org/Unicoi
EVENTS: Twilight Criterium 2011
4/29 (Downtown Athens) Give up
the streets to bicycles and cycling
enthusiasts this weekend when the
32nd annual professional cycling
event and festival rolls through town.
Apr. 29 & 30. FREE! www.athenstwi-
light.com
EVENTS: 14th Annual Seed Swap
4/30 (Grove Creek Farm. Crawford)
Outdoor heirloom seed festival with
music, crafts and stories. BBQ din
ner is $5. or free if you bring a side
dish for potluck. 1 p.m. FREE! www
uga.edu/ebl/ssl
EVENTS: Cruisin’ for a Cure Car
& Bike Show 4/30 (The Varsity)
Trophies and plaques will be
awarded for best in show as well
as for most ‘Pinked Out* car. Show
benefits Breast Cancer Awareness.
5-6:30 p.m. $10 donation per car.
706-548-6325
EVENTS: Bout Against Breast
Cancer 5/1 (Athens Arena) Join
the Classic City Rollergirls for an
afternoon of derby fundraising as
they take on the Savanah Derby
Devils. Thirteen plaster breast cast
ings customized by local artists will
be auctioned off at halftime to raise
money for the Cancer Foundation
of Northeast Georgia. 1 p.m $10
(adv.), $12. www.classiccityrol-
lergirls.com
ART: 6X6: “The Way Things Go”
5/4 (Cin6 BarCafe) Fast, fun and
free! This monthly series of curated
video, sound, performance, and
multi-media works presents six new
media art woncs, each no longer
than six minutes. This month's show
of video artworks is co-curated by
Lauren Fancher and Dldi Dunphy. 7
p.m. FREE! 706-353-3343
EVENTS: Taste of the Americas
5/5 (Little Kings Shuffle Club)
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with
music, dancing and food from all
over Latin America. All proceeds
support the Athens Latino Center for
Education and Services. 5-9 p.m.
$7-15. beccara606@gmail.com
ART: BFA Exit Show 5/6 (Lamar
Dodd School of Art) Closing recep
tion tor the work of 13 emerging
artists in painting and drawing, art
education, ceramics and Art X. 7-9
p.m. FREE!
LECTURES & LIT.: Exhibit
Opening 5/6 (UGA Main Library)
*ln a Weak Moment I Wrote a Book'
contains letters, manuscripts, pho
tographs and other materials about
Gone With the Wind horn the col
lection of Margaret Mitchell. 6 p.m.
$35.706-542-3879
* Advance Tickets Available
LIVE MUSIC
Tuesday 19
The Bad Manor
9 p.m. FREE! (21+),S5-10 (18-20).
www.thebadmanor.com
GUITARTENDER Singer/songwriters
play acoustic jams.
Caledonia Lounge
9:30 p.m. $5 (21+). $7 (18+). www.
caledonialounge.com
BOBBY BE GOOD Local acoustic
group.
STREET RHYTHM & RHYME Local
four-piece jams on funk, reggae, jazz
and blues.
THE WYNETTES No info available.
Hendershot’s Coffee
Bar
8 p.m. $3,706-353-3050
NO SHAME! Open mic hosted by
Rose of Athens Theatre. Every
Tuesday!
Highwire
8-11 p.m. FREE! 706-543-8997
KENOSHA KID Centered around the
instru-improv jazz compositions of
guitarist Dan Nettles, Kenosha Kid's
music borrows freely from multiple
sources and nammers it all into a
seamless product. Every Tuesday!
Lit
10 p.m. www.litathens.com
KARAOKE Every Tuesday! With over
30,000 songs to choose from.
Little Kings Shuffle Club
“Athens Farmers Market.’ 4:30-6:30
p.m. FREE! wwwathensfarmersmar-
ket.net
OLD TIME STRING BAND The
name says it all! Old time Americana
soundtracks your Farmers Market
shopping.
10 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/littlek-
ingsshuffleclub
CRUN PUN New crunk punk from
Christopher Ingham, Dain Marx,
Patrick Goral and Brian Veysey. Says
the band, ‘kinda punk, kinda jammy,
kinda weird, kinda silly, kinda tun.’
DJS RANDY AND LOZO Spinning
punk rock!
LIVERTY Christopher Ingham, Kateft
and Sarah T. (who sometimes
perform under the name Baby) play
folky pop-punk.
VACATION Cincinnati pop punk band
with members of Till Plains.
The Melting Point
Terrapin Bluegrass Series. 7 p.m. $4.
www.meltingpointathens.com
MANDOLIN ORANGE Harmony-
focused, contemporary folk.
WUOG 90.5FM
“Live in the Lobby.’ FREE! 8 p.m www.
wuog.org
LIVE IN THE LOBBY Live mini-test!
TaterZandraZandra, Native Kid
Nerf Sword and one more artist
(TBA) will perform on the college
radio stations program. Listen over
the air or drop by to watch!
Wednesday 20
Alibi
9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010
KARAOKE With the Singing Cowboy!
Tonight will! be an Alibi Idol Contest.
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