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Stitching Stars, based on the life of
Athens quilt maker Harriet Powers. •
Kids can make their own paper quilt
square. 2-4 pm $3-6 (suggested
donation), www.athica.org
LECTURES & UT.: Athens
Pioneers (East Athens Community
Center) This special annual program
celebrates Black History Month and
provides the opportunity to meet
African-American Athenians who
were trailbtazers in their field or
occupation. 3-5:30 pm FREE! 706-
613-3593
GAMES: Legend of the Five Rings
(Tyche* Games) Sealed Deck pre
release tournament 2 pm $25.
706-354-4500. www.tychesgames.
com
GAMES: Trivia (Buffalo's Southwest
Cate) ‘Brewer* Inquisition,"
trivia hosted by Chris Brewer every
Sunday night 7 pm FREE! 706-
354-6655.www.buffaloscafe.com/ ■
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GAMES: THvia (The Capital Room)
Every Sunday! Hosted by Evan
Delany (former Wild Wing trivia
host). First place wins $50 and sec
ond place wins $25:8 p.m. FREE!
www.thecapitalroom.com
Sunday. Feb. 19 continued from p. 17
Ttiesifay 21
Monday 20
EVENTS: Screening: Forks Over
Knives (UGA Miller Learning
Center. Room 102) Examines the
claim that most degenerative dis
eases can be prevented by rejecting
animai-based and processed foods
and adopting a whole foods, plant-
based diet Part of the Animal Voices
Film Festival. 7:30 pm FREE! sos.
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IQDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC
Library) Snuggle in your jammies
and listen lo bedtime stories. Every
Mondav. 7 pm FREE! 706-613-
3650
KIDSTUFF: infant Storytime (ACC
Library) Nurtflfe their language -
• skills. 10:30 am FREE! 706-613-
3650
KIDSTUFF: President*’ Day Clay
(Good Dirt) Spend fte day making
Art inspired by our great presidents.
Bring a lunch, snack and water
bottle. Ages 6 & up. 9 am-3 pm
$55. www.gooddirt.net
LECTURES A UT.: ‘Black in Latin
America: Exploring Issues of
Race, Nationality, A Identity"
(UGA Miller Learning Center) A dis
cussion about what ft means to be
Afro-Ladn and about the experiences
of Afro-Latinos abroad and in the
U.S. 6:30-8:30 pm FREE! bates.
sequoia@gmail.com
LECTURES & UT.: letarnattosai
(UGA Lamar Dodd School of Aft
Galleries, Room 150) Camp direc
tors from around the world speak
about how'camp* is managed in
their countries. 6:30 pm FREE)
706-542-5064
MEETINGS: 34th Annual Athens
Human Rights Festival
Ptamring Meeting (Nugi* Space)
Open to anyone who would like to
participate in planning the May event
in downtown Athens. Every Monday.
7 pm FREE! www.athenshuman-
rightsfest.org
GAMES: Roek and RoUlHvia
(Uttie Kings Shuffle Club) Get a
team together and show off your
extensive music knowledge every
• Monday! Hosted by Jonathan
Thompson. 8 pm. FREE! www.mys-
pace.com/tltttekingsshuffleciub
GAMES: Team Trivia (Beef *0’
Brady*) Win house cash and prizes!
Every Monday night 8:30 p.m.
FREE! 706-850-1916
EVENTS: Centra Dance and
Acoustic Jam (Memorial Park)
Old-time contra dance with live
music by Fret Association and
calling by George Snyder. Presented
by the Athens Folk MUsic & Dance
Society. Free lesson at 7:30 pm No
partner needed. 8-11 p.m. $7, FREE!
(under 18). www.athensiolk.ofQ
PERFORMANCE: Canadian Brass
(UGA Hodgson Hail) Brass quintet
famous for appearances on “The
Tonight Show,” "Sesame Street’ and
The Today Show.’ 8 pm $2M2.
www.pac.uga.edu
PERFORMANCE: Opan TOAD
. Comady (FlickerTheatres Bar) A
unique open mic experience. The
audience gets to pelt the performers
•' who go over their six-minute time
limit with foam rocks. 8 p.m. FREE1
(performers), $5. www.myspace.
com/flickerbar
KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Oconee
County Library) Enjoy a morning of
stories, songs and crafts. For kids
ages 2-5 and their caregivers. 10 S
11am. FREE! 706-769-3950
‘ KIDSTUFF: Taan Painting Club
(Lyndon House Arts Center) An -
informal gathering of teens meets
twice a month to paint. No instruc
tion provided. Bring your own
project and materials. Ages 14-19.
5:36-7 pm FREE! 706-613-3623
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 A UT.: Design Basics
: for Edible Landscaping Series
(State Botanical Garden of Georgia)
Three-part series instruction on
how to make the most of your edible
garden. 5-7 pm $50. www.uga
edu/botgarden
LECTURES A UT.: Global
. Diseases: Voices from the
Vanguard Lecture (UGA Chapel)
Sheila West, professor of preven
tive opthalmology at the Wilmer
' Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins
University, will discuss her work
with the trachoma elimination pro
gram, a collaboration with the World
Health Organization. 5:30 pm
FREE! murrayd@uga.edu
LECTURES A UT.: Intro to Excel
(Oconee County Library) Topics
include the Excel window, navigating
in the worksheet toolbars, general
formulas and more. Registration
required. 4-5:30 pm FREE! 706-
-769-3950
LECTURES A UT.: M Let*iTiik
About It!: Is AIDS a Gay
Disease?" (UGA Milter Learning
Center, Room 213) Discussion about
how various Identities such as race,
ethnicity, class, gender and sexual
orientation impact how we view the
AIDS epidemic. 6:30-8 pm FREE!
jmiracte@uga.edu
LECTURES A LIT.: The World
Is My Garten (State Botanical
Garden) Lecture with Dr. Allen
Armitage covering some of the most
spectacular gardens from around the
worW. 7 pm $10.706-542-6138
MEETINGS: Athens Rock and Gem
Ctob (Friendship Christian Church)
"Amazonite and Smoky Quartz.
Pikes Peak and Other Locations,*
presented by Casey Gordon and Jum
Maudsiey. 7:30 p.m. FREE! 706-
549-8082
GAMES: CinaClub Oscar THvia
(Cin6 Bar Cafe) Get your team
together for a night ol competition
and prizes with host John David
Williams. 8 pm. FREE! www^then-
scine.com
GAUSS: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill
& Pub) AJI three Athens locations
of Locos Grill and Pub (Westside
Eastside and Harris SL) feature trivia
night every Tuesday. 8 pm FREE!
*www.tocosgriil.com
GAMES: THvia (Shane's Rib Shack,
College Station) Every Tuesday
niQht! 7 p.m. 706-543-0050
GAMES: THvia (Change's Asian
Kitchen) Learn facts; eat noodles.
7:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0015
GAMES: THvia with a TWist
(Johnny* New York Style Pizza)
Throw a lime in your Coors
Light and compete! Tuesdays &
Thursday?, 7:30-9:30 p.m. 706-
354-1515
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. EVENTS: Canine Cocktail Hour
(Hotel Indigo, Madison Bar & Bistro
Courtyard) Drink and food specials
for you and your (well-behaved,
jtpn-aggressive, vaccinated) dog!
This week: salty dogs and grey
hounds. Every Wednesday. 5-7 p.m.
www.indigoathens.com
ART: Life Drawing Open Studio
(Lamar Dodd School of Art, Rms.
S370 and S380) Ages 18 & up.
5:30-8:30 p.m. scier.tificillustra-
tionclub@gmail.com
ART: Tour at TWo (Georgia Museum
of Art) Meet docents in the lobby lor
a tour of highlights from the perma
nent collection. 2 pm FREE! www.
georgiamuseum.org
KIDSTUFF: Crawlers' Playgroup
(Full Bloom Center) For sitting and
scooting babies and their parents.
10 a.m. $3,706-353-3373, www.
fullbloomparent.com
KIDSTUFF: Full Bloom Storytime
(Full Bloom Center) Interactive
storytime led by local storytellers
who love reading to children. Open
to all ages. 4 p.m. $3 (suggested
. donation). 706-353-3373, www.
fullbloomparent.com
KIDSTUFF: Preschool A Toddler
Storytlma (Madison County
Library) Includes stories, finger-
puppet plays, songs and crafts for
literacy-based fun. For ages 2-5.
10:30 a.m. FREQ 706-795-5597
KIDSTUFF: Presidential
Storytimc (Mjdison County
Library) The founding fathers would
have been nothing without a good
book. Come learn from them! 10:30
am REE! 706-795-5597
KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Oconee
County Library) Enjoy a morning of
stories, songs and crafts fortfcewee
ones. For kids ages 2-5 and their
caregivers. 10 & 11 am. 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
KIDSTUFF: Wildcard Wednesday
for Teens (ACC Library) Up Next:
Game Day! Play one of the library*
or bring your favorite from home to
share. Ages 11-18.4 pm FREE!
706-613-3650
KIDSTUFF: Zinc Release Party
(Oconee County Library) See the
first ever Oconee Comity Library -
Teen line, featuring art, comics and
more from teens in Watkinsville.
Everyone who attends the event will
receive a free zine and have an op
portunity to look at other zines from
around the country. Snacks will be
provided. Ages 11-18.7-8 p.m.
FREE 706-769-3950
LECTURES A LIT.: Apero Brown
Bag Lecture (UGA Memorial Hall,
Room 481) "A Mediator* Work,"
by Raye M. Rawls of the Fanning
Institute. Part of Black History
Month. 12:15 p.m. FREE! 706-542-
2102
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