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Lamar Dock! fabric design students
at Jittery Joe’s Roaster. A garden
parly at Stan Mullins' Art Studio will
follow with fashion presentations
and music by Poweitompany,
Walker Howie, Paul Heim and
0J Electrophorta See story on p.
9.6:30-6 p.m. FREE! 706-316-2067
EVENTS: Tin Great Southland
Stampede Rodeo (2598 S.
Miliedge Ave.) See Apr. 19 Events.
Apr. 19-21,6p.m. $10-15.706-
542-9374
EVENTS: Palace of Mosaics: A
Night in the Middle Esst(UGA
Tale Center) (Grand Hall) A show
highlighting the Arab, and Persian
cultures with singing, dancing and
other artistic performances. Middle
Eastern food will be provided. 7 p.m.
706-542-8579
EVENTS: Contra Dance and
Acoustic Jam (Memorial Park)
Old-time contra dance with live
music by Hot Fire String Band .
and calling by George Synder.
Presented by the Athens Folk Music
& Dance Society. Free iesson at
7:30 p.m. No partner needed. 8-11
p.m. FREE! (under 18), $7. www.
athensfolk.org
EVENTS: Amadeus Dinner
(Heirloom Cafe and Fresh Market)
A pre-theater three-course prix-fixe
menu for Town & Gown’s Amadeus.
Price includes a pass to the play.
Apr. 19-21,5:30 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.
$35-38.706-354-7901. www.
townandgownplayers.org
EVENTS: Oconee Farmers Market
(Oconee County Courthouse) Fresh
produce, meats and other farm prod
ucts. Every Saturday. 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
www.oconeecountyobservations.
blogspot.com
EVENTS: Zamba Dinner Night
(Whole: Mind. Body. Art) Zumba, a
catered Mexican dinner and more.
Pre-registration required. Child care
available. 5:30-8:30 p.m. $20. www.
wholemirKfiwdyartcom
EVENTS: 2mI Animal Big Gay
Cookout (Lay Park) Join sapph.fire
for a cookout in honor of the LG8T
community. Straight allies welcome.
Bring a dish to share. 1-3 p.m.
REE! www.iacebook.com/sapphrire.
athens
EVENTS: Library Birthday Party
(ACC Library) Celebrate the library’s
20th birthday with a family music
jam. Children of all ages and their
families are invited to play instru
ments and sing along together
before eating a slice of birthday
cake. 3 p.m. REE! 706-613-3650
EVENTS: Worldwide LGBT Civil
Rights March (Lay Park) Put on a
purple shirt, bring a sign or banner
and join Athens PRIDE for a march
ending at the UGA Arch. 11:30 am.
REE! www.letsreachonemiliion-
people.com/page_51 .html
EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market
(Bishop Park) Local and susteinable
produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked
goods, prepared foods and crafts.
Live mustc at every market. Every
Saturday through mid-December.
Today's market features a chili cook
off! 8 a.m-12 p.m. REE! www.
athensiarmersmarketnet
EVENTS: Reke Mint-Comics
Festival (40 Watt Club) Annual
mini-comic festival organized
by Athens-area comic artists,
underground publishers and their
enthusiasts. Exchange ideas related
to mini-comics, zines and other
independent publications. See story
on p. 34.11 am.-6 p.m. $2. www.
flukeathens.com
EVENTS: Piedmont Gardeners’
19th Annual Tour ot Gardens
(Athens, Ga) Southern charm and
innovation delight in five beautifully
Saturday, Apr. 21 continued from p.21
cultivated, private local gardens.
Ticket includes a map, directions
and information about each garden
to be visited. 10am.-4 p.m. $15
(adv). $20. www.piedmonigarden-
ers.org ; -
GAMES: Letters for Literacy
(Athens Technical College) A dou
ble-round Scrabble tournament for
charity. For ages 13 & up.’Proceeds
benefit adult literacy programs in
Athens. Register online by Apr. 19.
2-6 p.m. $15-20. wwathenslit-
eracy.org/scrabble
KJDSTUFF: Earth Day Cnrft-O-
Rama (Lay Park) Celebrate Earth
Day by making arts and crafts from
common household materials. For
ages 6-10.11 a.m. REE! 706-613-
3596
KIDSTUFF: Esrthday (Treehouse Kid
and Cr^t) Create DIY planters and
meet farmers from 3 Porch Farm and
Sweet Olive Farm who are bringing
baby chicks and strawberry honey
pops. Featuring live music from
Amanda Kapousouz from Tin Cup
Prophette and a lemonade stand.
Proceeds benefit Wholesome Wave.
12-3 p.m. REE! www.treehouseki-
dandcraft.com
KIDSTUFF: Nature Trading Post
(Sandy Creek Nature Center) Trade
one or two objects found in nature
for points or other nature objects in
the center’s collection. 11 am.-12
p.m. REE! 706-613-3615
KIDSTUFF: Kidsworte (OCAF)
Kids can make hats, thumb, bud
dies and sun catchers and have
their faces painted. They will create
murals with artists Bill Pierson
and Stanley Bermudez, which will
be fe&ired later in an exhibition.
Part ot The Oconee Cultural Arts
Foundation’s Southworks Juried
Fine Arts Festival. 1-5 p.m. REE!
706-546-5601
KIDSTUFF: Saturday at the Rock
(Rock Eagle 4H Center) Draw on
nature for inspiration while learn
ing to sketch with a local artist
930-11:30 a.m. $5.706-484-2862,
www.rockeagle4h.org
KIDSTUFF: Story Tima (Avid
Bookshop) Come listen to children’s
stories read aloud. Thursdays, 10:30
am. & Saturdays, 1 p.m. REE! 706-
352-2060
LECTURES AND LfT: UGA Band
History Symposium (UGA Edge
Recital Hall) Featuring perfor
mances, distinguished speakers and
a round table discussion on “The
Current State of American Band •
History Research.’ 9 a.m. REE 1
wwwpac.uga.edu
OUTDOORS: Great) Day of
Service (Athens, 6a) Projects
include gardens at eight local
schools, three community garoens
and a compost bin building site.
Visit website to register and for
service locations. All ages. 9 am.-4
p.m. FREE! www.athensgreenfest.
com
OUTDOORS: Spring Bird Hike
(State Botanical Garden of Georgia)
- Join the local chapter of the
Audubon Society for a spring bird
hike. Bring binoculars. Ail ages.
Meet at the Chape! parking lot 8
am. REE* www.oconeeriversaudu-
bon.org.
OUTDOORS: Naturalist Walk
(Sandy Creek Nature Center) Join
the SCNC staff for a walk around the
centers property. Bring a camera or
binoculars. Open to all ages. Calf
to register. 10-11 am. FREE 706-
613-3615
PERFORMANCE: Bata Burlesque
(Go Bar) What a tease! Open-mic
variety and burlesque show hosted
by Miss Effte. 10 p.m. FREE! 706-
546-5609
PERFORMANCE: The Underworld
(The Morton Theatre) Dancefx*
spring concert features performances
by Sweet Dreams, Contact Dance
Company, The Modem Pin Ups, the
Dancefx Tap Ensemble and Studio
Program Classes. Apr. 20-21,7:30
pm & Apr. 21,4:30 pm $11-15.
www.dancefx.org
PERFORMANCE: NO SHAME!
Staged Reading Series
(Hendershoft Coffee Bar) Hosted by
Rose of Athens Theatre. This month
features a reading ot Donkey by
John Patrick Bray. Email for details
on participating. 7-8 pm FREE!
noshame@roseotathens.org, www.
roseofathens.org.
THEATRE: Amadeus (Town and
Gown Players) Peter Shaffer weaves {■
a tale of the relationship between
18th-certury composers Antonio /
Salieri and Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart. Apr. 19-21,8 pm & Apr.
22,2 p.m. $12-15.706-208-8696,
www.townandgown.org
THEATRE: The Man Who Cam to
Dinner (Cedar Shoals High School)
A well-known, eccentric radio per
sonality, Sheridan Whiteside, slips
and falls on the front doorstep of a
small-town family and is ordered by
an incompetent country doctor to
remain in their home to recuperate.
Antics ensue. Apr. 21,7:30 p.m, &
Apr. 22,2:30 p.m. $?-6.706-546-
5375, ext 21321, milsapr@clarke.
k12.ga.us
THEATRE: Chicago (UGA Fine Arts
Building) University Theatre presents
the steamy, saucy, award-winning
musical about two murderesses on
death row in 1920s Chicago lighting
for fame, fortune and all that jazz.
Apr. 18-21,8:00 p.m. & Apr. 22,
2:30 p.m. $12 (students), $15. www.
drama.uga.edu
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ART: Renewal Ait Show (Seney-
Stovall Chapel) Fine arts and crafts
for sale, musicians, vendors, a silent
auction, kids' creative area and
more. Proceeds benefit art education
in Athens etanjntary schools. Apr.
21.12-5 p m. & Apr. 22,1-4 pm
atherttart4schools@gmail.com
ART: Springe’s (Normattown
Pottery) Pottery by Juana Gnecco,.
Carter Gillies and Nancy Green and
paintings by Anne Willis. 9 am.-4
pm wwvtnomHltownpottery.com
ART: Southworks Artist Market
(OCAF) Eighty of the region^ top
artisans and artists wilt be selling
their original works. Outdoor artists'
booths will include pottery, paint
ings, fiber art, stained glass, jewelry,
sculpture, photography, woodwork
and more. Food vendors and a chil
drens area available. 10 am.-5 p.m.
REE! 706-769-4565, info@ocaf.
com, www.ocaf.com
ART: Opening Reception (Athens
Institute for Contemporary Art
(ATHICA)) For the ’Upcycle’ exhibit,
featuring the Trashion Fashion
Competition and Promenade.
Celebrity judges will award prizes to
the contestants, who come from the
Green Cup Sororities, a collection
of Athenian artists and ait students
from ACC schools. 3-6 p.m. FREE!
www.athica.org
ART: Spring Artist's Market
(Heirloom Cate and Fresh Market)
Jewelry, letterpress, knits, home
cto and more for sale, all made
by local artists. Snacks and drinks
available. 4-7 p.m. REE! www.
heirtoomathens.com
CLASSES: Brash-Making (Good
Dirt) Create Japanese-styie glazing
brushes for pottery or painting using
locally gathered materials. Call to
register. 2-4 pm $30.706-355-
3161, www.gooddirt.net
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EVENTS: Earth Day Celebration
(Whole: Mind. Body. Art) Participate
in vinyasa-styie yoga, bring t-shirts
tor a t-shirt cutting workshop and
experiment with dance. See Rahasya
live at 8 p.m. She plays rhythmic
pulsing music inspired by Afro-
Caribbean, hip-hop, funk and gospel
beats. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.whole-
mindbodyart.com
EVENTS: Engineers Without
Borders Benefit Dinner (Hotel
Indigo) The UGA Chapter of
Engineers Without Borders hosts a
dinner before traveling to El Salvador
to complete a water treatment proj
ect. All proceeds benefit the project.
5:30 p.m. $20 (students), $35. www.
sites.google.com/site/ugaewbclub
GAMES: Trivia (Buffalo’s Southwest
Cate) ’Brewer's Inquisition,’ trivia
hosted by Chris Brewer every
Sunday. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-254-
6655, www.buffaloscafe.com/athens
GAMES: Trivia Sundays (Blind Pig
Tavern) At the West Broad location. 6
p.m. 706-208-7979
GAMES: Trivia (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
KIDSTUFF: Kidsworte (OCAF)
Kids can make hats, thumb bud
dies and sun catchers and have
their faces painted. They will create
murals with artists Bill Pierson
and Stanley Bermudez, which will
be featured farter in an exhibition.
Part of The Oconee Cultural Arts
Foundation’s Southworks Juried
Fine Arts Festival. 1-5 p.m. REE 1
706-546-5601
KIDSTUFF: Earth Day (ACC Library)
Celebrate Earth Day with make-and-
take crafts that use unrecyclable
materials. 3:30-5 p.m. FREE! 706-
613-3650
LECTURES AND LIT: Meet the
Author (Avid Bookshop) Dana
Wildsmith signs copies of her
environmental memoir Back to
Abnormal: Surviving with an Old
Farm in the New South. Sonny
Houston will play bluegrass. 4-5
p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com
THEATRE: The Men Who Came to
Dinner (Cedar Shoals High School)
A well-known, eccentric radio per
sonality, Sheridan Whiteside, slips
and falls on the front doorstep of a
small-town family and is ordered by
an incompetent country doctor to
remain in their home to recuperate.
Antics ensue. Apr. 21,730 p.m. &
Apr. 22.2:30 p.m. $3-6.706-546-
5375, ext. 21321, milsapr@ciarke.
k12.ga.us
THEATRE: Amadeus (Town and
Gown Players) Peter Shaffer weaves
a tale of the relationship between
18th-century composers Antonio
Salieri and Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart. Apr. 19-21,8 p.m. & Apr.
22,2 p.m. $12-15.706-208-8696,
www.townandgown.org
THEATRE: Chicago (UGA Fine Arts
Building) University Theatre presents
the steamy, saucy, award-winning
musical about two murderesses on
death row in 1920s Chicago fighting
for fame, fortune and all that jazz.
Apr. 18-21,8:00 p.m. & Apr. 22,
2:30 p.m. $12 (students), $15. www.
drama.uga.edu
Thompson. 8 p.m. FREE! www.mys-
pace.com/littlekingsshuffleclub
GAMES: Team Trivia (Beef'O'
Brady's) Win house cash and prizes!
Every Monday night. 8:30 p.m.
FREE! 706-850-1916
KIDSTUFF: Infant Storytime
(Oconee County Library) Stories for
readers-to-be from 0-23 months.
Meet other parents while babies
enjoy stories, songs, nursery rhymes
and play time. 10 a.m. REE! 706-
769-3950
KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC
Library) Snuggle in your jammies
and listen to bedtime stories. Every
Monday. 7 p.m. REE! 706-613-
3650
PERFORMANCE An Evening with
Garrison Keillor (Hugh Hodgson
Hall) Best-selling author and host
of ’A Prairie Home Companion’
Garrison Keillor brings his one-man
show to Athens. In an evening of
story telling, the humorist shares
anecdotes about growing up in
the American Midwest, the people
of Lake Wobegon and ’late-life
fatherhood.’ Keillor is the recipi
ent of a Grammy Award, two Cable
ACE Awards, a Peabody Award, a
National Humanities Medal and is a
member ol the Radio Hall ol Fame. 8
p.m. $35-75. 706-542-4400
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EVENTS: Lupulln Ladles (Highwire
Lounge) Join the women’s beer tast
ing group from Terrapin Beer Co. to
taste a flight of five to six craft beers.
6:30 p.m. $16.95. www.terraplnbeer.
com
GAMES: Trivia (Highwire Lounge)
Every Monday. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-
543-8997
GAMES: Rock and Roll Trivia
(Little Kings Shuffle Club) Get a
team together and show off your
extensive music knowledge every
Monday! Hosted by Jonathan
CLASSES: Internet Scavenger
Hunt (Madison County Library)
Use your knowledge of the Internet
to uncover information! Apr. 24,
2-3 p.m. & 7-8 p.m., Apr. 25,11
am.-12 p.m. REE! 706-795-5597
EVENTS: Covtara a-la-Carte: Last
Day (UGA Dawson Hall) The pop-up
retail shops last day features hand
made jewelry and apparel made by
women in Ghana Make a card for
the children in Kumasi Children’s
Orphanage and receive a free brace
let made in Burkina Faso. 11 a.m.-3
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