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WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK Tuesday 7 EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Little Kings Shuttle Club) Check out the afternoon market in its conve nient downtown location' Buy fresh, locally grown organic produce, locally crafted goods and freshly baked breads 4-7 p.m FREE 1 www athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Screening: Grow! (Cin6 BarCaf6) Slow Food Athens presents a film looking at the lives of 20 different sustainable farmers on 12 farms throughout Georgia Filmmakers Christine Anthony and Owen Masterson will give an introduction. 7 p.m. $10 www grow- movie.blogspot.com ART: Art and History Lesson (Oglethorpe County Library) Meet at Howard^ Covered Bridge for a histo ry lesson presented by Jack Howard, then reconvene at the library for an art lesson in printmaking with instructor Nan Demsky. 4 p.m. FREE! 706-743-8817 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 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/ flickerbar THEATRE: The Taming of the Shrew (UGA Founders Memorial Garden) Performed by Ray PaolinoS Maymester Shakespeare class. 8 p.m $5. www.drama.uga.edu KIDSTUFF: Puppet Show (ACC Library) This year's show is based on the book Animal Crackers Fly the Coop by Kevin O'Malley June 1 & 7. 930 am. and 10:30 am., June 2 & 3,10 30 am. and 4:30 p.m, June 6. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 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 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 8 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) Docents lead a tour of “The Art of Disegno: Italian Prints and Drawings.’ 2 pun. FREE! www.geor- giamuseum.org PERFORMANCE: Saxophonist Hart Linker (Cin6 BarCate) Originally from Athens, Linker will be returning to present his live debut of contemporary works for solo saxophone and electronics. 7:30 p.m FREE! www hartlinker.com THEATRE: Mother Goose Redux (ACC Library) Adaptations of popular nursery rhymes performed in a physical theatre-style involving contact improvisation. 11:30 a.m. FREE! 646-246-4415 THEATRE: The Taming of the Shrew (UGA Founders Memorial Garden) Performed by Ray Paolino’s Maymester Shakespeare class. 8 p.m. $5 www drama.uga.edu THEATRE: “Shakespeare Under the Stars” (Ashford Manor) Rose of Athens Theatre presents a pro duction of Shakespeare's fairy tale comedy, As You Like It. June 8-12. 8 p.m. $5-15.706-340-9181, www roseofathens.org KIDSTUFF: Drumming Program with Dr. Arvin Scott (Oconee County Library) Join Dr. Scott to learn about the art of drumming and rhythm. 10:30 a.m FREE! www. drummingforsuccess.com KIDSTUFF: Drumming with Dr. Arvin Scott (Madison County Library) Multi-award winning per cussion artist, Dr. Arvin Scott, brings the art of drumming to the library's reading series. FREE! 2 p.m www drumming1orsuccess.com 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 LECTURES & LIT.: Nature Writing Group (Athens Land Trust) Examine some great nature writing and take walks outdoors. Every Wednesday. 4:30-5:30 p.m $5. patricia.priest@ yahoo.com Three Jazz Greats: Brazilian Masters at Work (Luciano Souza, vocals; Romero Lubambo, guitar; Cyro Baptista, percussion) will perform Saturday, June 11 at the Madison-Morgan Cultural Center. Deadline for getting listed in the Calendar is every FRIDAY at 5 p.m. for the issue that comes out the following Wednesday. Email calendar@flagpole.com. MEETINGS: Election Forum (Oconee County Library) Candidates for the special election on June 21 to fill the vacant Georgia House District 113 seat are invited to an election ‘orum. Citizens may ask questions directly of the candidates. Forum held between 7-9 p.m. FREE! www. oconeecountyobservations.blogspot. com Thursday 9 ART: Drawing in the Galleries (Georgia Museum of Art) Open hours for visitors to sketch. 5-8 p.m. FREE! collardj@uga.edu THEATRE: Something’s Afoot (Piedmont College, Swanson Center) Musical comedy spoof based on Agatha Christie’s Ten Little Indians. Thursday-Saturday, 7:30 p.m. & Sunday, 2 p.m. FREE! (students and staff), $15.706-778- 8500, ext. 1355. THEATRE: “Shakespeare Under the Stars” (Ashford Manor) Rose of Athens Theatre presents a pro duction of Shakespeare’s fairy tale >■ continued on next page I j Always Organic or Natural, Always Days from Harvest, Always Delivered. Home Delivered Organic Produce and ’ Other Local Goods! j i (iffi /f/'Ot-f/f ftfuA 44- f’tfcnu:*' forty (Vrrk / I Nlitui( inncicn J ■ I *1 I IVT KI I ' I - Sij'ii up today and ivoeivo $f> off your firat 1>«>x’ (770) 441 9976 No Commitment • CtiMfrntn/olilp H * Delivery •' ! xnJJihs. i BikeAthens i k BikeAthens is facilitating the redesign of Athens Transit bus maps in order to make them more user-friendly by sponsoring a contest for local graphic designers, geographers, and artists. • The winner will receive a $600 cash prize and a contract from Athens Transit to complete redesign of 15 bus route maps. • Those interested in participating should submit a mock-up layout of a new bus route map, a 250 word description of how your proposed map will best serve the needs of the Athens community, and a resume by June 15 to chair@ bikeathens.com. Maps may be created digitally or hand- drawn, but the final product must be created using Adobe software. • The winner will be expected to complete all 15 contracted maps by July 22. For more details on required map components, go to www.bikeathens.comlnews/bus-map-redesign JUNE 8, 2011-FLAGPOLE.COM 15
