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WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS WEEK
EVENTS: Vegetarian/Vegan
Dinner (The Melting Point) A three-
course meal of vegetarian/vegan
tare including chilled gazpacho
with chick pea crisps, couscous
tabbouleh and tolu churros. $15.95.
706-549-7020. www meltingpointa-
thens.com
ART: Opening Reception (Lyndon
House Arts Center) “Kaunakes:
Ghosts ol Mesopotamia’ includes
an installation by Glen Kaufman and
performance by Andrea Trombetta. 7
p.m. FREE! 706-613-3623
ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum
of Art) Docents lead a tour of the
permanent collection. 2 p.m. FREE!
vAvwgeorgiamuseum.org
PERFORMANCE: LaughFest 2011
(40 Watt Club) Comedians Dan
Teller, Dave Waite TJ Young,
Chris Patton Natalie Glaser.
Matt Gilbert Luke Fields and
Drew Dickerson DJ BangRadio
will spin between sets. AthFest
Comedy Showcase. 8 p m. $5 (18+
w/ AthFest wristband). $10 (21+),
$12 (18+) VAVw.40watt.com
KIDSTUFF: Puppet Shows (Various
Locations) "Animal Crackers Fly
the Coop" is a twist on the classic
Grimms tale. The Bremen Town
Musicians. 10:30 a.m. (Oconee
County Library), 706-769-3950
& 2 p.m. (Madison County Senior
Center), 706-795-5597. FREE!
KIDSTUFF: Toddler Storytime
(ACC Library) For children ages
18 months to 5 years. Tuesdays &
Wednesdays, 9:30 am. & 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.priesl®
yahoo.com
GAMES: Dart League and Pool
Tournament (Alibi) Meet up with
other sharp-shooters. 8 p.m. FREE!
706-549-1010
Tuesday 21
EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market
(Little Kings Shuffle Club) Check out
the market in its downtown location!
Buy fresh, locally grown organic
produce, locally crafted goods and
freshly baked breads 4-7 p.m.
FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net
ART: Art and History Lesson
(Oglethorpe County Library) Meet
at the Old Jail for a history lesson
presented by Tom Gresham, then
reconvene at the library for an art
lesson in oil resist with instructor
Nan Demsky. 4 p.m. FREE! 706-
743-8817
ART: Sewing Basics: Basic
Alterations/Fitting (Community)
Learn the basics of fitting and bring
a shirt, dress or skirt to take in.
Basic machine knowledge required.
7-9 p.m. $20. communityathens®
gmail.com
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 22
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
EVENTS: Cans for Critters
Celebration (Memorial Park) A
ceremony at Bear Hollow to mark
the end of the “Cans for Critters'
program. A $1,000 check will be
presented from Novelis, a world
leader in beverage can recycling.
9:30 a.m. 706-613-3512
GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef O'
Brady's) Every Wednesday. Win
house cash and prizes! 8:30 p.m
FREE! 706-850-1916
Thursday 23
EVENTS: Flagpole Athens Music
Awards (Morton Theatre) We're
rolling out the red carpet for Athens'
finest talents as we announced
the winners of this year's awards!
This year's show is hosted by local
musician, comedian and HACKS
mastermind Luke Fields with per
formances by Lera Lynn, Timmy
• Tumble. Abandon the Earth
Mission, The Gold Party and
Ruby Kendrick plus surprise pre
senters and more! Tickets available
at mortontheatre.com. 8 p.m. See
Calendar Pick on p. 20.
EVENTS: iFilms: The Oath (ACC
Library) The story of Abu Jandal.
Osama bin Laden’s former body
guard, and Salim Hamdan, a pris
oner at Guantanamo Bay Prison and
the first man to face the controversial
U.S. military tribunals. 7 p.m FREE!
706-613-3650
ART: Drawing in the Galleries
(Georgia Museum of Art) Open
hours lor visitors to sketch in the
galleries. 5-8 p.m. FREE! collardj®
uga.edu
ART: Opening Reception (Cin6
BarCaf6) For new drawings by Leslie
Snipes. 6-8 p.m. FREE! wwwathen-.
scine.com
PERFORMANCE: Athens Area
Shapenote Singers (First United
Methodist Church) Monthly tradi
tional singing from The Sacred Harp,
a collection of hymn tunes, odes
and anthems set in four shapes. 7-9
p.m. FREE! www.fasola.com
PERFORMANCE: The Linden
String Quartet (Town 220)
Graduate quartet-in-residence at
Yale School of Music perform rfur-
Nancy Carter's artwork is part of The Studio Group show on display at the Lyndon House through July 30.
ing a dinner concert. Reservations
required. 6 p.m. (dinner), 8 p.m.
(concert). $25. 706-342-4743, www.
mmcc-arts.org
THEATRE: Arsenic and Old Lace
(Piedmont College) A farcical black
comedy centered around a drama
critic, Mortimer Brewster, who
discovers his two aunts are homi
cidal maniacs. Thursday-Saturday,
7:30 p.m. & Sunday, 2 p.m. FREE!
(students and staff), $15.706-778-
8500, ext. 1355.
OUTDOORS: In Search of
Pollinators! Flower Garden
Ramble (State Botanical Garden
of Georgia) An introduction to the
pollinator-friendly plants of the
Flower Garden. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-
542-6156, www.uga.edu/botgarden
KIDSTUFF: Family Fishing Day
(Sandy Creek Nature Center) Fish in
the hidden Claypit Pond. Bait, poles
and tips provided. Call to register.
6-7:30 p.m. $6/family. 706-613-
3615
KIDSTUFF: Make a Blinged-Out
Bracelet (Georgia Square Mall,
Learning Express) Each child will
be given a “decorate by numbers'
bracelet and sticky gems to place
on their jewelry. 10:30 am. & 6 30
p.m. FREE! • *
KIDSTUFF: Puppet Show (ACC
Library) David Stephens of All
Hands Productions performs “The
New Adventures of Br er Rabbit."
10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650
KIDSTUFF: Screening: Whale
Rider (Oconee County Library)
Pai, an 11-year-old girl, wants to be
the new chief of her New Zealand
Whangara tribe. 6-8 p.m. FREE!
706-760-3950
LECTURES & LIT.: Investing 101
(ACC Library) Money Matters pres
ents a seminar on reaching financial
goals. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650
MEETINGS: Clarke County
* Democratic Meeting (Clarke
County Courthouse) Meeting in the
Grand Jury Room. 6 p.m. FREE!
706-202-7515
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