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ACC ANIMAL CONTROL
125 Buddy Christian Way • 706-613-3540
Open every day except Wednesday I0am-4pm
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Dortha Jacobson’s painting is on display at the Lyndon House Arts Center through Apr. 21.
$14 (one class), $60 (six classes).
706-353-3373, www.fullbloom
parent.com
ONE-ON-ONE COMPUTER
TUTORIALS (Madison County
Library) Call to £t up an appoint
ment with computer specialist Alisa
Claytor. 706-795-5597
SALSATHENS (Little Kings Shuffle
Club) Cubaii-style salsa dance
classes. Every Wednesday, 6:30-
7:30 p.m. (intermediate), 7:30-8:30
p.m. (beginners). $8 (ind. $3.50
drink). 706-338-6613
WATERCQLOR CLASSES (Lyndon
House Arts Center) For beginners
and intermediates. Thursdays,
through Apr. 26.1-3 p.m. $83 (ACC
residents), $125.706-613-3623 '
YOGA CUSSES (Total Training
Center) Ongoing classes offered.
Check website for dates and limes.
706-316-9000, www.totaltraining
center.com
YOGA WORKSHOP (5 Points
Yoga) With instructor Christina
Sell. Apt 13-15. $150.
shannon@5pointsyoga.com,
www.athensflvepointsycga.com
ZUMBA AT THE GARDEN (State
Botanical Garden of Georgia) Latin
rhythms and easy-to-follow moves
comprise this dynamic fitness pro
gram. Wednesdays, 530-6:30 p.m.
$10/class, $80/session. www.uga.
edu/botgarden
HELP OUT
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS (Athens,
Ga) Volunteers, artists, food and
drink vendors, musicians and
silent auction donations needed for
Renewal Art Show on Apr. 21 & 22.
athensart4schools@gmail.com
DONATE BLOOD (Red Cross Donor
Center) Give the gift of blood! Check
website for donor locations. 1-800-
RED CROSS, www.redaoss.org
GREAT AMERICAN CLEAN-UP
(Athens, Ga) Call to organize a road
side litter cleanup of ACC iocal and
state roadways or to borrow sup
plies. All ages. Apr. 1-30.706-613-
3501, www.keepathensbeautiful.org
SHOE DRIVE FOR S0LES4S0UL
(ACC Solid Waste Department) To
donate shoes, bind them together
with shoelaces or a rubber band
and drop them off in a plastic bag.
Through May 15. www.athensclarke
county/recyclmg
SPRING WORK WEEKEND (Athens.
Ga) Hands On Athens seeks volun
teers for its 13th annual Spring Work
Weekend. Participants will work on
a dozen houses and help clean an
abandoned cemetery. Lunch is pro
vided. Apr. 13-15,8:30 a.m-5 p.m.
706-353-1801, www.achfonline.org/
handsonathens.html
VETERAN ASSISTANCE (Athens,
Ga) Dispatch and drive Veterans
Administration vehicles to take
veterans to medical appointments.
706-202-0587
VOLUNTEER BIKE REPAIR
(Chase Street Warehouses) Help
repair bikes at the Bike Recycling
Program of BikeAthens. Mondays
and Wednesdays, 6-8:30 p.m.
and Sundays, 2-4:30 p.m.
www.bikeathens.com
KIDSTUFF
ARTS IN THE AFTERNOON
(East Athens Community Center)
Afterschool program teaches arts
and crafts and allows children to
create original artwork. Ages 6—15
Mondays and Wednesdays, 3:30-
5:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3593
RAM JAM (Athens. Ga) A Battle of
the Bands for local middle and high
school students. Ten bands will
battle for a top prize that includes
a spot at AthFest. Bands can pick
up an application at Monsignor
Donovan Catholic High School or
online at www.mdchs.org.
SUMMER CAMPS (Good Dirt) Now
registering for week-long clay camps
for ages 4-18. Call to register. May
21-Aug. 6. $125-165. 706-555-
3161, www.gooddirt.net
SUMMER THEATRE ACADEMY
(Rose of Athens Theatre) ‘Teaching
Life Skills Through Stage Skills ' For
ages 8-18. June 4-22. $85-275.
www.roseofathens.org
SPRING PROGRAMS (East Athens
Community Center) Sports, home
work help, teen groups and more are
going on now and throughout the
spring. Call for more information.
706-613-3593
SUMMER CAMPS (State Botanical
Garden) Now registering tor
Garden Earth Nature Camp. Garden
Explorers’ Camp and Sweet Pea
Club Camp. Visit website for more
details, www.bolgarden.uga edu
SUMMER CAMPS (Athens. Ga) ACC
Leisure Services has a total of 45
summer camps for children and
teens. Check online lor complete list
and registration info. 706-613-3625.
www.athensclarkecounly.com/camps
SPRING BREAK CAMP (Good Dirt)
Now Registering for Spring Break
Camps at Good Dirt. Each day's
projects are self contained so that
participants sign up for one or more
days. Apr. 9-13. $55/day.
www.gooddirt.com
ART
ALTAMAHA RIVER PHOTO
CONTEST (Athens, Ga) Submit
up to five nature photos to www.
altamaharivefkeeper.org for a chance
to win a trip to the largest cypress in
the tri-state area or an eco tour by
boat on the Lower Aftamaha. Winner
is determined by online votes.
CALL FOR ENTRIES (ATHICA)
Accepting applications for the
upcoming exhibitions schedule. New
media, installations and traditional
media welcome. Apply by May 3.
See website for details, wwwathica.
org/califorentries.php
SEEKING ARTISTS (Athens, Ga)
Renewal Art Show is seeking fine •
art and craft vendors for an art show
benefiting art education in ACC
elementary schools on Apr. 21 & 22.
Email for application. Apply by Apr.
13. athensart4schoois@gmail.com
SEEKING ARTISTS (Oconee County
Library) Seeking framed or ready-to-
hang artwork for month-long exhibi
tions. 706-769-3950, scolombo®
athenslitMary.org
THE TRASHION FASHION PARADE
(ATHICA) A fashion show featuring
wearable clothing and art made
from urwecyclabfe materials. Email
trashyfash@athica.org by Apr. 15 to
confirm partidgation.
CLASSES
BELLYDAKCE & BOLLYWOOD
CLASSES (Fioorspace) Dance
classes for all levels, styles and
ages. Sundays, 3 p.m. Wednesdays,
7 p.m. & Thursdays, 5:45 p.m.
$6-12. www.floorspaceathens.com
BREWING LESSONS (Blockader
Home Brew Supply) A hands-on
crash course in all-grain recipe for
mulation, mashing, evaluating and
trouble-shooting. Call to register.
• Saturdays. Apr. 14-May. 19,3-6:30
p.m. 706-548-5035, www block
aderhomebrewsupply.com
COMPUTER CLASSES (Oconee
County Library) Classes offered by
appointment for various skill levels
in wireless terminology, Call fo reg
ister. 706-769-3950. watkinsville®
athenslibrary.org
COMPUTER TUTORIALS (ACC
Library) Choose from a list of
topics for personalized, one-on-
one instruction. The library also
offers online computer ctasses in
Microsoft Word, PowerPoint Excel
and eBooks. Call for times and to
register. 706-613-3650
CLAY CLASSES (Good Dirt) Weekly
Try Clay" classes ($20/person)
introduce participants to the potter's
wheel every Friday from 7-9 p.m.
’Family Try Clay' classes show
children and adults hand-building
methods every Sunday from 2-4
p.m. $20.706-355-3161,
www.gooddirt.net
DIVINITY UNLEASHED INTUITIVE
PAINTING COURSE (Over the
Moon Creative Pc^ijiiities) A
four-week course beginning Apr.
10. No experience necessary.
Pre-registration required by Apr.
6. Tuesdays, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. or
Thursdays, 6:30-9:30 p.m. $200.
706-540-2712
DANCE CLASSES (Dancefx) Ballet,
tap, hip-hop, Zumba, contemporary,
ballroom, hip-hop, strip aerobics,
pilates and more. Check website
for schedule. 706-355-3078
www.dancefx.org
GENEALOGY CLASS (ACC Library)
Center for Active Learning (CAL)
presents “Finding Those Who
Served: Military Records’ on Apr.
4 and “Tracking Our Ancestors'
Footsteps: More Mobile Than You
Think’ on Apr.
register for one or both classes.-
1-2:30 p.m. FREE! (members), $25
(membership fee). 706-613-3650,
www.accaging.org/cal
INTERMEDIATE FANTASY
ILLUSTRATION CLASS (Lyndon
House Arts Center) Mark Helwig
takes adult students through the pro
cess of producing a monochromatic
fantasy illustration using traditional
materials. The introduction class is
a prerequisite. Thursdays, through
Apr! 26.6:30-8:30 p.m. $83,706-
613-3623, www.accleisureservices.
com/lyndonhouse
KUNDALINI MEDITATION & YOGA
(Red Lotus Institute) Kundalini med
itation for depression, frustration,
addiction and more, and Kundalini
yoga weight reduction for beginners.
Sundays, 9—10 a.m. (meditation)
' ‘ & 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. (yoga). $8/
class, www.wellnesscooperative.com
LADIES’ NON-CONTACT CARDIO
BOXING (Lay Park) Build muscle
strength, endurance, balance,
agility and coordination. Call for
more information. BYOGIoves.
Wednesdays through Apr. 23,
7-8 p.m. $10.706-613-3596,
www.athensdarkecounty.com/lay
MONOLOGUES AND MORE!
(Memorial Park) (Quinn Hall) This
program uses monologues, skits
and improv scenarios to explore the
benefits of drama, discover differ
ent emotional responses and build
self-esteem. For teens and adults
with cognitive disabilities and their
caregivers. Call to register for six
classes. Tuesdays, Apr. 10-May 15,
1-2 p.m. $30-40.706-613-3628,
www.athensclarkecounty.com/act
MAMA-BABY YOGA (Full Bloom
Center) Work core muscles with
Super Mama Squats. Stretch,
breathe and nurse. For babies 0-9
months. Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m.
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