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KIDSTUFF: Shadow Visits
(Monsignor Donovan Catholic
High School) Potential students are
invited to scope out the school. 706-
433-0223. www.mdchs org
KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Oconee
County Library) Enjoy a morning ot
stories, songs and crafts. For kids
ages 2-5 and their caregivers. 10 &
11 a.m. FREE! 706-769-3950
KIDSTUFF: Toddler Storytime
(ACC Library) For children ages
18 months to 5 years. Tuesdays &
Wednesdays. 9:30 & 10:30 am
FREE! 706-613-3650
LECTURES & LIT.: ICE Seminar:
Eco Design (UGA Miller Learning
Center, Room 250) Projects and
trends that span the disciplines ot
art, ecology, horticulture and design.
5:15 p.m FREE 1 www ice uga.edu
MEETINGS: GLOBES (Georgia
Center) Monthly meeting tor UGA
LGBTQ employees and allies 6 p m
cwjohns@uga.edu
GAMES: Dart League Tournament
(Alibi) Meet up with other sharp
shooters 8 p.m FREE' 706-549-
1010
GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beet 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 Cate) Poker night every
Wednesday 18 and up Sign in at
6:30 pm Begins at 7 30pm FREE'
www interstatepokerclub com
GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern,
Broad St.) Think you know it all?
Wednesdays, 8:30 p.m 706-548-
3442
GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek
Brewing Company) Test your trivia
chops tor prizes' Every Wednesday
9pm FREE' 706-546-1102
GAMES: Trivia (Willys Mexicana
Grill) Every Wednesday 8-10 p.m
FREE'706-548-1920
Thursday 6
EVENTS: Hispanic Heritage
Month Film (Georgia Museum ot
Art) A screening ol Grandma Has
a Video Camera Introduction by
Susan Quinlan and Q&A with direc
tor Tama Cypriano via Skype 7 30
pm. FREE! www rom ugaedu
EVENTS: Wine Tasting (Jacks Bar)
Sample three red and three white
wines 6-8pm $15 706-548-8510
ART: Fiber Arts Group (Whole
Mind Body Art) Every Thursday
6-8 p m 70M24-0195. wwv.
wholernindbodyart com
ART: Opening Reception (Highwire
Lounge) For recent work by painter
Jeremy Hughes 7-9pm FREE'
www highwirelounge.com
THEATRE: My Son Pinocchio:
Geppetto's Musical Tale (Morton
Theatre) The classic tale ol an aging
toymaker and his puppet Pmocchio.
lakes on timely issues in this
tamily-lriendly musical Oci 6-8
& 12-15,7 30 p.m Oct 9 & 16.3
p m $10-15 706-613-3771. www
mortontheatre com
OUTDOORS: Circle ot Hikers
(State Botanical Garden ol Georgia)
Nature hikes and readings Irom
nature-inspired stories and poems
8 30am FREE'706-542-6156.
www uga edu/bolgarden
KIDSTUFF: Parent/Child
Workshops (ACC Library) For chil
dren ages 1-3 and their caregivers
Featuring toys, music, art activities
and a ditterent community resource
guest each week Thursdays through
Oct 6.10-11 a m FREE' 706-613-
3650
LECTURES & LIT.: Gender
Transcender: The Life and
Times of Joe Calderone (UGA
Miller Learning Center. Room 207) A
discussion-based program focusing
on gender through different lenses.
6:30-8 p.m. FREE! Igbt@uga edu
LECTURES & LIT.: Visual Culture
Lecture (Lamar Dodd School of
Art. Room S150) “Nostalgia for the
Future: Proleptic Representation in
Nazi Art," presented by Dr. Gregory
Maertz. 5 pm. FREE! pettik@uga
edu
MEETINGS: Green Drinks Athens
(Hotel Indigo) An informal mixer
for green-minded folks to discuss
building, transportation and sustain
ability issues in the Athens area 6-8
p.m. FREE 1 www athensgreendrinks
org
Friday 7
EVENTS: Clips of Faith Beer
and Film Tour (Hot Corner) A
showcase of independent films,
including comedic shorts, adventure
documentaries and music animation,
made by New Belgium Brewing’s
filmmaking friends Proceeds benefit
Bike Athens 7 p.m FREE! www
newbelgium.com
EVENTS: Costa Rica Coffee Talk
(UGA Mam Library) A screening of
Finca la Bella: The Beautiful Farm.
a photo docmentary. 11 a m FREE'
jms309@uga edu
EVENTS: Nuci's Space 11th
Anniversary (Nugis Space) An
open house celebration featuring
a silent auction, complimentary
retreshments and live music from
Monahan, Ruby Kendrick,
Thayer Sarrano and more 5 30-
9 30 p m FREE' www nuci.org
ART: Artist Reception (OCAF) For
paintings by Virginia Parker 6-8
p m FREE'wwwocaf.com
ART: Opening Reception (OCAF)
For OCAF's juried Georgia "Small
Works’ exhibition, featuring 2D and
3D pieces under 14’x14‘ 6 -8 p m
FREE! wwwocaf com
THEATRE: Dracula (Athens
Community Theatre) Grab your gar
lic and pray for sunrise' An ancient
evil is unleashed on an unsuspect
ing world in this fresh, yet faithful
take on the gothic horror classic
Thursday-Saturday, 8 p m &
Sunday. 2pm Oct 8 & Oct 14,12
a m $12-15 706-208-8696. www
townandgownplayers org
THEATRE: My Son Pinocchio:
Geppetto 's Musical Talei Morton
Theatre) The classic tale of an aging
toymaker and his puppet. Pinocchio.
takes on timely issues in this
family-friendly musical Oct 6-8
& 12-15. 7 30pm Oct 9 & 16.3
pm$10-15 706-613-3771 www
mortontheatre com
OUTDOORS: Group Ride (Athens
City Hall) Casually paced bike ride
around town, ending downtown at
Clips of Faith Meet at City Hall and
bring helmet and water. 6-7 p m
FREE' www bikeathens com
KIDSTUFF: Junior Cupcake
Designer Program (Rockspnngs
Community Center & Park) Design
wmnning gourmet cupcakes |ust like
on Food Networks ' Cupcake Wars'
First Friday of every month 4 p.m
$2 www athensclarkecounty com/
rocksprings
KIDSTUFF: Kids' Game Night
(Whole Mind Body Art) Drop-off
the kiddies for an evening ot exciting
games 6 30-9 30 p.m. $25 (2 hrs)
706-424-0195, www wholernind-
bodyartcom
KIDSTUFF: Sweet Pea Club Story
Hour (State Botanical Garden of
Georgia) Stories and crafts lor young
nature lovers (ages 3-5) and their
parents. Fridays 9:30-10 30 a m
$22 706-542-6156. www uga edu/
botgarderi
KIDSTUFF: Watkinsville Ghost
Tours (Eagle Tavern) Kid-friendly
toufs guided by host Melissa Piche,
who will share ghoulish tales from
the past and present. 7 p.m. Through
Nov 5 $7-12. www.northgeorgia-
tours.net
LECTURES & LIT.: Terry
Leadership Speaker Series
(UGA Miller Learning Center, Room
101) Shirley Franklin, chairman and
CEO of Purpose Built Communities.
10:10 a.m. FREE! Ieadership@terry.
ugaedu
MEETINGS: Friends First Friday
(State Botanical Garden) Gather at a
made-fiom-scratch breakfast to meet
other folks and listen to Jennifer
Ceska present "Lessons from the
Lorax: Latest Adventures in Plant
Conservation at the State Botanical
Garden.’ 9 a.m $12. 706-542-6156,
www.uga.edu/botgarden
GAMES: Grown Up Game Night
(Whole: Mind. Body Art.) Featuring
advanced, genre-based board
games. 7 pm. 706-424-0195. www
wholernindbodyart com
Saturday 8
EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market
(Bishop Park) Buy fresh, locally
grown organic produce, locally
crafted goods and freshly baked
breads. Every Saturday FREE 1 www
athensfarmersmarket net
EVENTS: Athens Heritage Walks
(Athens. GA) Series sponsored
by the Athens-Clarke Heritage
Foundation continues with a tour of
the Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery led by
Al Hester Call to reserve a spot $12
(members). $15 (non-members).
706-353-1801, wwwachfonline.org
EVENTS: Brewmasters' Reception
(The Rialto Room) The 1st annual
Athens Craft Beer Festival presents a
VIP panel discussion, Q&A session
and Meet and Greet with several
brewmasters of regional beers. 7-10
p m $65 (incl Sunday events)
www athensbeerfestival com
EVENTS: Georgia Bike Summit
Movie Night (Cin6 Barcate) A
screening of Pedal Driven and
several short bicycle advocacy films
byStreetfilms 7:15pm wwwath-
enscinecom
ART: Fall Sale (R Wood Studio)
Celebrating the studio's 20th an
niversary View a wide selection of
handmade goods, parlicpate in a
raffle and grab a cupcake 9 a m -4
p m. 706-613-8525
ART: Family Day (Georgia Museum
of Art) View the exhibit and visit the
Erlanger Studio Classroom to make
a Hatch-inspired show print 10
a m -12 p m FREE' www georgia-
museum org
ART: Georgia Sculptors' Society's
Juried Art Exhibition (Pints and
Paints) Following the Pulaski Street
Art Crawl, drop in for an exhibition
judged by mixed media sculptor
Mary Engel and local figure sculptor
Kinzey Branham 7 p m FREE' www
georgiasculpture org
ART: Pulaski Street Art Crawl
(Artim's Art Lounge) Participating
Pulaski Street artists are open- -
ing their art studios to the public,
and Pulaski Street businesses will
showcase artwork from Athens-area
artists The crawl begins as ARTini s
Art Lounge on Broad and Pulaski,
with the final stop and main event
at Pints & Paints in the Leathers
Buiidmg 5-9 p.m. FREE 1 www.geor-
giasculpture.org
THEATRE: Dracula (Athens
Community Theatre) Grab your gar
lic and pray for sunrise' An ancient
evil is unleashed on an unsuspect
ing world in this fresh, yet faithful
take on the gothic horror classic
Thursday-Saturday. 8 p m &
Sunday. 2 p m. Oct 8 & Oct 14.12
a m $12-15. 706-208-8696. www
townandgownplayers.org
THEATRE: My Son Pinocchio:
Geppetto s Musical Tale (Morion
Theatre) The classic tale of an aging
toymaker and his puppet. Pinocchio.
takes on timely issues in this
family-friendly musical. Oct. 6-8
& 12-15. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 9 & 16,3
p.m.$10-15. 706-613-3771. www.
mortontheatre com
OUTDOORS: Draconid Meteor
Shower (Sandy Creek Park)
Stargaze as hundreds of meteors
come into view. 7-9 p.m. $2. 706-
613-3631. www.alhensclarkecounty.
com/sandycreekpark
OUTDOORS: Salamander and
Stream Ecology Ramble (State
Botanical Garden) Take a ramble
along the streams of the Botanical
Garden to learn about the habitat
conditions salamanders need to
survive and thrive 10-11 a m 706-
542-6156. www.uga edu/botgarden
KIDSTUFF: Kids Optical Art
Workshop (Whole: Mind Body.
Art.) Create optically challenging
works of art. Supplies included.
1:30-4 30 p.m. $30. 706-424-0195.
wwwwholemindbodyart.com
KIDSTUFF: National Costume
Swap Day (Full Bloom Center)
Swap a gently used costume for a
new-to-you one For ages 0-5.12-2
p.m. FREE' 706-549-8900
KIDSTUFF: Saturday Morning Zoo
Tours (Memorial Park) Learn the
inside story of Bear Hollow Zoo's
residents Every second and fourth
Saturday 10-11 a.m. FREE 1 www
athensclarkecounty com/bearhollow
KIDSTUFF: Second Saturday
Storytime (Sandy Creek Nature
Center) Join the SCNC staff for sto
ries about the woods and its resident
creatures. 2:30 p.m FREE! 706-613-
3615. wwwaccleisureservices.com
KIDSTUFF: Touch a Truck Day
(Southeast Clarke Park) Kids get
the chance to explore trucks of all
types. Try your hand at touching an
assortment of vehicles to include
ACC Police, ACC Solid Waste. ACC
Transportation and Public Works,
Athens Transit and more. 10 a.m -1
p m. FREE! 706-613-3580
KIDSTUFF: Watkinsville Ghost
Tours (Eagle Tavern) Kid-friendly
tours guided by host Melissa Piche,
who will share ghoulish tales from
the past and present 7 p m Through
Nov 5 $7-12. www northgeorgia-
tours net
LECTURES & LIT.: 4th Annual
Women and Girls in Georgia
Conference (UGA Miller
Learning Center) This year's theme:
"Women and the Economic Crisis:
Responding to Tough Times"
Keynote speaker Kirn Bobo
Registration required 8:30 a m -
5:30 p m $10-25 706-542-2846.
wwwuga.edu/iws
LECTURES & LIT.: “A Day with
Expert Bob Davis” (Oconee
County Library) Seminar and Q&A
session on records to begin your
Civil War research 8 30 a m -4 p m
$15-20 706-769-3950. cogsgene-
alogy@gmail com
GAMES: Dungeons and Dragons
Encounters (Tyche's Games) Bring
your imagination Space is limited
5:30 p.m FREE' www tychesgames
com
GAMES: Shadowrun RPG Demo
(Tyche's Games) Come play where
magic meets machines. 12 p.m
FREE' www tychesgames com
Sunday 9
EVENTS: 30th Annual Athens to
Atlanta Road Skate (The Classic
Center) More than 100 in-line skat
ers from around the world will start
at The Classic Center to skate the 87
miles to Atlanta's new Fourth Ward
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Presented by
Athens Creative Theatre
Dates
October 6 - 8 & October 13-15
Time: 7:30 PM
Sunday Matinees
October 9 & October 16
Time: 3:00 PM
For Tickets
Call (706) 613-3771
Online: mortontheatre.com
The Historic Morton Theatre
195 West Washington St.
Athens, GA 30601
ACT is a Unit of the Arts Division of the
Athens-Clarke County
Leisure Services Department.
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