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WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK
Tuesday 24
EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market
(Little Kings Shuttle Club) Check out
the afternoon market in its downtown
location! Buy locally grown organic
produce, locally crafted goods and
freshly baked breads. 4-7 p.m.
FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net
EVENTS: Bad Movie Night (Cin6
BarCate) Celebrate BMN's first an
niversary in style with the epic boy
band odyssey Boy Wonderz. 8 p.m.
FREE! facebook.com/badmovienight
ART: Art and History Lesson
(Oglethorpe County Library) Meet at
the Crawford Depot for a history les
son presented by Cary Fordyce and
Linda Parrish, then reconvene at the
library for an art lesson in watercol-
ors with Nan Demsky. 4 p.m. FREE!
706-743-8817
PERFORMANCE: Bawling Comedy
(Lit) Stand-up comedy show with
Landry headlining. 9-11 p.m. $5.
OUTDOORS: Jogging Group for
Moms (St. Gregory the Great) Meet
new moms at this weekly jogging
session. Tuesdays, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
706-552-8554, athensmotherscen-
ter@gmail.com
KIDSTUFF: Kids’ Beginning Art
(Whole: Mind. Body. Art.) Children
are exposed to basic techiniques
and encouraged to explore their own
creative ideas. Materials provided
Tuesdays. 5-6 p.m. $10 (adv.) $12
(drop-in). 706-410-0283
KIDSTUFF: Toddler Storytime
(ACC Library) For children ages
18 months to 5 years. Tuesdays &
Wednesdays. 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 am.
FREE! 706-613-3650
MEETINGS: Great Decisions
Group Discussion (ACC Library)
Great Decisions is a national civic
education program that informs par
ticipants about U.S. foreign policy
and global issues. Meets every
Tuesday. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-
3650, ext. 340
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
Wednesday 25
EVENTS: Canine Cocktail Hour
(Hotel Indigo, Madison Bar & Bistro
Courtyard) Drink and food specials
for 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
ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum
of Art) Join Paul Manoguerra for a
tour of significant watercolors from
the museum's holdings. 2 p.m.
FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org
KIDSTUFF: Magic Show (Madison
County Library) Magician David
Ginn shares a few tricks. 2-3 p.m.
FREE! madcolib@yahoo.com
KIDSTUFF: Toddler Storytime
(ACC Library) For children ages
18 months to 5 years. Tuesdays &
Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a m.
FREE! 706-613-3650
LECTURES & LIT.: Oconee
Democrats Book Group
(Barberitos Southwestern Grille
& Cantina, Epps Bridge Pkwy.)
Discussing A Shod History of
Reconstruction. 7 p.m. FREE! patri-
cia.priest@yahoo.com
GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef 0’
Brady's) Every Wednesday. Win
house cash and prizes! 8:30 p.m.
FREE! 706-850-1916
GAMES: Texas Hold ’Em (Buffalo's
Southwest Caf6) 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 for prizes! Every Wednesday
night. 9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102
Thursday 26
EVENTS: iFilms: Waiting for
Superman (ACC Library)
Documentary providing an engag
ing and inspiring look at the state
of public education in the United
States. 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-
3650
EVENTS: Rose Wine Tasting
(Aromas) Includes appetizers. 6
p.m. $15.706-208-0059, heather®
aromaswinebar.com
EVENTS: Solar Water Heating
Installer Training (Power
Partners) Install a mock system
through this hands-on workshop.
Certification available. 8:30 a.m.-5
p.m. 706-369-7938
Fiber art by Margaret Agner is part of The Studio Group show at the Lyndon House through July 30.
KIDSTUFF: Bike Rodeo (Alps Road
Elementary) Join the Georgia Safe
Routes to School Resource Center
for a bike rodeo, an obstacle course
designed to teach children safe cy
cling practices. 2:30 p.m. FREE!
KIDSTUFF: Craft Deluxe (Treehouse
Kid and Craft) For ages 3-8. Make
something awesome! Thursdays,
4-5 p.m. $10.706-850-8226, www.
treehousekidarrdcraft.com
KIDSTUFF: Family Fishing Day
(Sandy Creek Nature Center) Fish in
the hidden Claypit Pond. Bait, poles
and tips provided. Register. 6-7:30
p.m. $6/family. 706-613-3615
KIDSTUFF: Luau (ACC Library)
Hawaiian folktales, music and more!
Costumes welcome. 10:30 a.m.
FREE! 706-613-3650
KIDSTUFF: Make a Mug for
Father's Day (Georgia Square
Mall) Come to Learning Express to
make a mug for Dad. Grandpa or
someone special. Mugs will arrive
the week before Father's Day. 10
a.m.-8 p.m. $8. 706-559-4774
LECTURES & LIT.: Managing Your
Money (ACC Library) Get tips on
how to plan your budget, track your
spending and start building savings.
7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650
MEETINGS: Clarke County
Democratic Meeting (Clarke
County Courthouse) Meeting in the
Grand Jury Room. Speaker Carolyn
Monden is the Chair of the Hispanic
Caucus of the Democratic Party of
GA. 6 p.m. FREE! 706-202-7515
Friday 27
EVENTS: Rain Barrel Day (Earth
Fare) Stop by with a plastic trash can
or container to have it transformed
into a rain barrel. 2-6 p.m. FREE!
Ellison.Fidler@AthensClarkeCounty.
com
ART: Beginner Earrings (Native
America Gallery) Custom design
your own earrings. Instruction
included. 6-8 p.m. $25 (plus cost
of beads).
ART: The Way Things Go 2: An
AMT Video Art Experience
(ATHICA) Video artworks co-curated
by Lauren Fancher and Didi Dunphy
show on the Adjustable Media
Theater, a new portable video view
ing environment created by exhibit
scuptor Ernesto Gomez with col
laborators Scott Higgs and David
Mitchell. 8:30-9:30 p.m. FREE!
www.athica.org
PERFORMANCE: The Classic
City Kings (New Earth Music Hall)
An evening of burlesque, drag and
general tomfoolery in the explosively
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