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EVENTS: ORCTU Spring Banqaat
v (Riochum’s Pheontx) TheOconee
River Chapter Trout Unlimited and
UGAHs Student Fishery Society
co-host a catered meal by Locos, a
bucket rattle, auctions and an eve
ning ot story sharing. 5:30-9 p.m.
678-231-8581, wvwv.orctu.org
EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market
(Bishop Park) Local and sustain&le
produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked
goods, prepared foods and crafts.
Live music at every market Every
Saturday through mid-December. 8
a.m.-12 p.m. FREE! www.a!hens-
farmersmarkeLnet
EVENTS: 7th Annual Lavender
Graduation (UGA Memorial Hall) A
commencement ceremony recogniz
ing LGBT graduating students and
alurreii. Undergraduate, graduate
and doctorate students graduating in
May, August or December and UGA
alumni are eligible to walk. 2 p.m.
FREE! ugalavgrad@uga.edu, www.
Igbtcenter.uga.edu
EVENTS: Tour of Kitchens (The
Hill) The 14th annual Athens Tour of
Kitchens tours houses in the Hill and
Oak Grove neighborhoods. As part
of the tour, chef Peter Dale of The
National will host a cooking dem
onstration at the home of acclaimed
photographer Jim Fiscus. Proceeds
benefit the Georgia Children*
Chorus. 10 a,m.-2 p.m. $20-25.
www.georgiachildrenschorus.org
EVENTS: Washington Farms
Strawberry Festival (Washington
Farms) Strawberry picking, a straw
berry cook-cff, live entertainment;
festival food and many fun farm
activities. 9 a.m.-6 p,m. $8. www.
washingtontarms.net
EVENTS: Shreds and Meds (ACC
Recycling Facility) Shred up to
two boxes of personal documents
and dispose ot old, expired or
unused medications. Part of Athens
GreenFest. 10 am-2 p.m. FREE!
www.athensgreenfest.com
EVENTS: Turtle Show (Memorial
Park) Show off your pet turtle for
a Best in Shell turtle show! Turtle
care and status seminars provided.
Pre-registration for turtles required.
All ages of contestants and turtles.
1:30-4:30 pm. $3 (public), $5
(turtle registration). 706-613-3616
EVENTS: AAMGA Annual Plant
Sale (Clarke County Extension
Office) The Athens Area Master
Gardener Extension Volunteers
will have herbs, ferns, perennials,
annuals, vegetable plants, trees and
shrubs for sale, as well as hand
crafted yard art and mosquito repel-
lant candles. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. FREEI
706-549-0981
EVENTS: 2nd Annual Good Food
Block Party (Farm 255) Food from
Farm 255, The National, Five & Ten,
The Last Resort Grill, Heirloom Cafe
. and King of Pops. All proceeds ben
efit Wholesome wave Georgia and
the Athens Farmers Market SNAP
doubling program. 1-4 p.m. www.
farm255.com
EVENTS: IWilight Crfterf urn 2012
(Downtown Athens) Give up the
streets to bicycles and cycling
enthusiasts this weekend when the
33rd annual professional cycling
event and festival rolls through town.
See story and full schedule on pp.
12 & 13. Apr. 27-28. FREE! www.
athenstwiiight.com
EVENTS: Oconee Fanners Market
(Oconee County Courthouse) Fresh
produce, meats and other farm prod
ucts. Every Saturday. 8 a.m-1 p.m.
www.oconeecounty observations,
bfogspolcom
KIDSTUFF: Like Totally! Carnival
& Album Fundraiser (Little Kings
Shuffle Club) A family event featur
ing a performance by like Totally!,
food, juggling, face-painting, a
raffle and more. Funds raised will
go towards the band's debut kids’
album. Good Mews. See Calendar
Pick on 30.2-5 p.m. $3-5. www.
facebookconVlksbuffleciub
KIDSTUFF: Pitch, H« and
Run Competition (Lay Park)
Participate throw strikes at a
designated target hit from a tee tor
accuracy and distance and sprint __
from second base to home plate.
Ages 7-14. Call to register by Apr
25. Birth certificate copy required.
10 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3596
KIDSTUFF: Story Time (Avid
Bookshop) Come listen to children’s
stories read aloud. Thursdays, 10:30
a.m. & Saturdays, 1 p.m. REE! 706-
, 352-2060
KIDSTUFF: Save the Frogs Day
-(Sandy Creek Nature Center) Explore
ail about frogs and get a little
muddy. For ‘amilles and children
under 13 accompanied by an adult
10 a.m.-12 p.m. REE! 706-613-
3615
KIDSTUFF: Animal Encounters
(Memorial Park) Meet some of Bear
Hollow* education ambassadors
during a live animal presentation.
1:30 p.rn. REE! 706-613-3616
LECTURES AND UT: Athens
Storytelling (Avid Bookshop)
Seven people tell their true story .
based on the theme Tost and
Found/ The storytellers are Stacy
Shulman, David Mack, Jorge Terrell.
Alexa Gruen, Ari Lleberman, David
Noah and Shannon McNeal. Some
material may not be appropriate for
children. 6:30-8 p.m. FREE! www.
avidbookshop.com ;
LECTURES AND UT: A David
Oates Poetry Reading (Oconee
County Library) David Oates, host
. and producer of the radio show
‘Wordland’ on WUGA, will read
from Drunken Robins, a collection of
haiku and senryu poems capturing
evocative moments from nature and
relationsbops. Followed by a book
signing. 2 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950
LECTURES AND LIT: Book Sale
(Madison County Library) Find great
books at a good price. Proceeds
benefit the library. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
706-795-5597
OUTDOORS: Spring Bird Hike
(Shops of South Athens) Join the
local chapter of the Audubon Society
for a spring bird hike at Kennesaw
Mountain. Bring binoculars. All
ages. 6 a.m. FREE! www.oconeerrv-
ersaudubon.org.
PERFORMANCE: A Memory, r
A Monologue, a Rani and a \
ftayar(UGA Fine Arts Building) .
A collection of writings to stop vio
lence against women and girls. Ail
proceeds benefit The Cottage. 8 p.m.
$5-10. www.vday.org/home
PERFORMANCE: SHARKwING
Troupe (Cin6) This comedy show
about drinking games and college
life is a drinking game itself. 10:30
p.m. FREE! www.athenscine.com
PERFORMANCE: Pieo Dorado
(ATHICA) Composer, performer and
video artist Scott Bazar invites play
ers to participate in an audio-visual
arcade game for rotating sextets.
The performances consist of 10- to
30-minute rounds of players chang
ing pitch and tempo according to
prompted color-coded animated
video cues. Interested players may
email for information. 7:45 pm $6
(suggested donation). scottbazar@
bellsouth.net wwwjthka.org
THEATRE: Burning Afen(Seney-
Stovali Chapel) The Circle Ensemble
Tlieatre presents a play by Atlanta
playwright Pamela Turner about the
annual, counterculture festival in
Nevada and a capital punishment
case occurring simultaneously. Apr.
26-28,7:30 p.m.& Apr. 28,2:30
p.m. $10-15.706-613-3770, www.
circleensembletheatre.com
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