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WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK
Tuesday 15
ART: Athens Metal Arts Guild
Meeting (Lyndon House) The
guild’s first meeting will include
a presentation on goals and an
opportunity for attendees to share an
original piece of work. Alan Bremer,
president of the GA Goldsmiths
Group, speaks. 4 p.m. FREE! athens-
metalartsguild@gmail.com
CLASSES: Athens Swing Night
(Dancefx) The UGA Swing Dance
Club presents a casual evening of
social swing dancing. Advanced les
son at 7 p.m., and beginner lesson
at 7:30 p.m. 7-10 p.m. $3-5. www.
athensswingnight.com
COMEDY: OpenTOAD Comedy
Open Mic (Flicker Theatre & Bar)
Voted by Flagpole’s readers as
Athens’ “favorite comedy night" in
2011 and 2012, this comedy show
allows locals to watch guality com
edy or perform themselves. Email to
perform. First and third Tuesday of
every month! 9 p.m. FREE! (perform
ers), $5. calebsynan@yahoo.com,
www.flickertheatreandbar.com
EVENTS: Classic CityThrowdown
(Manor) Flair bartending competi
tion featuring bartenders from
around the country competing for a
chance to win prize money. 9 p.m.
$5. www.manorathens.com
GAMES: Trivia with a Twist
(Johnny’s New York Style Pizza)
Throw a lime in your Coors
Light and compete! Tuesdays &
Thursdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m. 706-
354-1515
GAMES: Pool Tournament (The
Office Lounge) Double elimination
round. 7:30 p.m. $5. www.facebook.
com/officeathens
GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill
& Pub) All three Athens locations
of Locos Grill and Pub (Westside,
Eastside and Harris St.) feature trivia
night every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE!
www.locosgrill.com
GAMES: Happy Hour Games (Little
Kings Shuffle Club) Play Magic
the Gathering or choose from the
bar’s selection of board games. 4-9
p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/
Ikshuffleclub
GAMES: Trivia (Fuzzy's Taco Shop)
Compete for prizes and giveaways.
Every Tuesday. 9-11 p.m. 706-
353-0305
LECTURES & LIT: Music Question
and Answer Program (UGA
Richard B. Russell Special
Collections Libraries) Lisa Love and
Tom Beard interview Alex Cooley
and Peter Conlon, veteran concert
promoters and founders of Atlanta's
Music Midtown. 2 p.m. FREE! cdun-
ham@uga.edu
PERFORMANCE: State Ballet
Theatre of Russia (UGA Fine Arts
Building) A fully-staged production
of Cinderella with Prokofiev’s music,
dancers, sets and costumes. 8 p.m.
$49-59. www.pac.uga.edu
ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum
of Art) Meet docents in the lobby
for a tour of highlights from the
museum’s collection. 2 p.m. FREE!
www.georgiamuseum.org
ART: Decorative Arts Tour (Georgia
Museum of Art) Meet docents in the
lobby for a tour of the decorative arts
from the museum’s collection. 2 p.m.
FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org
ART: Life Drawing Open Studio
(UGA Lamar Dodd School of Art
Galleries, Room S370) An oppor
tunity to draw or paint the human
figure from life. No instruction
povided. 5:30-8:30 p.m. $8. www.
art.uga.edu
CLASSES: Native Plant
Symposium (State Botanical
Garden) Learn how to garden with
native flowers and trees while con
sidering related conservation issues
and howto incorporate these plants
into a home landscape plan. Lunch
included. 8:45 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
$55-60. www.botgarden.uga.edu
EVENTS: Canine Cocktail Hour
(Madison Bar & Bistro) Drink and
food specials for you and your
(well-behaved, non-aggressive, vac
cinated) dog! Every Wednesday. 5-7
p.m. FREE! www.indigoathens.com
EVENTS: Rabbit Box 8 (Melting
Point) Listen as no-notes storytell
ers weave tales of “Resolution.” For
adult ears. 7-9 p.m. $5. mreppers@
gmail.com
EVENTS: Georgia Supreme Court
Visit (UGA School of Law) Oral
arguments for Edenfield v. State
(death penalty) and Shekhawat, et al.
v. Jones et al. (medical malpractice).
Registration required. 2 p.m. 706-
542-5172
GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern)
Think you know it all? Test your
knowledge every Wednesday night.
8 p.m. Broad St. location. 706-548-
3442
GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek
Brewing Company) Test your trivia
chops for prizes! Every Wednesday.
9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102
GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicans
Grill) Trivia with a DJ! Every
Wednesday. 8-10 p.m. FREE! 706-
548-1920
GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef 0’
Brady’s) Test your sports knowledge
every Wednesday night. 8:30 p.m.
FREE! 706-850-1916
GAMES: Trivia (Mellow Mushroom)
Every Wednesday. 8 p.m. FREE!
706-613-0892
GAMES: Trivia (Choo Choo Japanese
Korean Grill Express) Jump on the
trivia train! Every Wednesday. 7:30
p.m. www.choochoorestaurants.com
GAMES: Dirty Nerds Trivia (Dirty
Birds) Trivia in the Crow’s Nest.
Every Wednesday. 8 p.m. FREE!
706-546-7050
GAMES: Trivia (Your Pie, Five Points
location) Open your pie-hole for a
chance to win! Every Wednesday.
7:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-7424
GAMES: Movie Trivia (Little Kings
Shuffle Club) Hosted by Jeremy
Dyson. 9 p.m. www.facebook.com/
Ikshuffleclub
KIDSTUFF: Preschool & Toddler
Storytime (Madison County
Library) Includes stories, finger-
puppet plays, songs and crafts for
literacy-based fun. For ages 2-5.
Every Wednesday. 10:30 a.m. FREE!
706-795-5597
KIDSTUFF: Anime Club (Oconee
Co. Library) All dedicated fans
and new fans of anime and manga
are invited. Ages 13-18. 6-8 p.m.
FREE! 706-769-3950
KIDSTUFF: Barnes & Noble
Storytime (Barnes & Noble)
Storytime for all ages. Children
receive a free treat from the cafe. 11
a.m. FREE! 706-354-1195
LECTURES & LIT: Talking About
Books (ACC Library) Adult book
discussion group. This month’s title
is The Art of Racing in the Rainby
Garth Stein. Newcomers welcome.
10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650,
ext. 324
LECTURES & LIT: Muslim
Journeys Bookshelf Program
(Oconee Co. Library) Colonel (ret.)
Lawrence H. Saul hosts the program
“Islam, Foundation, History, Tenants
of the Faith, and the Role of Islam in
Today’s World." The Library received
the Muslim Journeys Bookshelf, a
collection of 26 books related to the
people, places, history, faith and cul
tures of Muslims around the world,
including those within the United
States. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950
MEETINGS: Athens PFLAG
Meeting (Aloha Center) The
first meeting of the year of Athens
Parents, Families and Friends of
Lesbians and Gays. 6:30-8 p.m.
FREE! 706-756-5428
PERFORMANCE: Woodwind
Concert (Hugh Hodgson School
of Music) University of Ohio's
Woodwind Trio performs. 8-9:30
p.m. FREE! 706-542-4752
PERFORMANCE: State Ballet
Theatre of Russia (UGA Fine Arts
Building) A fully-staged production
of Cinderella with Prokofiev’s music,
dancers, sets and costumes. 8 p.m.
$49-59. www.pac.uga.edu
Thursday 17
ART: 2013 Shouky Shaheen
Lecture (UGA Lamar Dodd School
of Art Galleries, Room S151) Helen
Evans, a specialist in early Christian,
Byzantine and Armenian art, speaks
on her three recent Byzantine
Metropolitan Museum exhibitions.
5:30 p.m. FREE! www.art.uga.edu
ART: Third Thursday Art Series
(Athens, GA) Six galleries stay open
late the third Thursday of every
month. Galleries include the Georgia
Museum of Art, Lamar Dodd School
Kip Moore plays the Georgia Theatre on Saturday, Jan. 19.
(The Onion) showcase odd and
hilarious videos salvaged from thrift
stores across America. See Calendar
Pick on p. 20. 8 p.m. $10. www.
foundfootagefest.com
FILM: Community Snapshot:
Athens Georgia Revisited
(Lyndon House Arts Center) The
Boomers: Reflecting, Sharing,
Learning presents a short film by
Spectacle de Vi lie about two of
Athens’ founding families. 7 p.m.
FREE! 706-613-3650
KIDSTUFF: Fantastic Fridays
(Bishop Park, Gym) Various obstacle
courses and activities for ages 10
months-4 years and their parents.
Call to register. 10-11:30 a.m.
$5-7:30. 706-613-3589
PERFORMANCE: Terrance Simien
and the Zydeco Experience
(Madison Morgan Cultural Center)
Grammy award-winning recording
artist featured in Big Easy and The
Princess and the Frog. In the morn
ing, Simien performs kid-friendly
“Creole for Kidz and History of
Zydeco.” 9:30 a.m. (children), 7:30
p.m. (adults). $20-45. www.mmcc-
arts.org
PERFORMANCE: Athens Showgirl
Cabaret (Little Kings Shuffle Club)
A unique drag show featuring perfor
mances by local drag artists. 10 p.m.
$5. 706-369-3144
THEATRE: Thoroughly Modern
Millie (Oconee Youth Playhouse)
Thoroughly Modern Millie is a
high-spirited musical that takes
place in the jazz-infused 1920s
and focuses on the story of young
Millie Dillmount, fresh from Kansas
in search of a new life in NYC. Jan.
18 & 19, 7 p.m. & Jan. 20, 2 p.m.
$12-16. www.oypoysp.com
of Art, ATHICA, Lyndon House Arts
Center, Cine and the GlassCube &
Gallery @ Hotel Indigo. 6-9 p.m.
FREE! www.3thurs.org
ART: Book, Jacket and Journal
Show (UGA Main Library, Third
Floor) A display of all of the
Association of American University
Presses 2012 Book, Jacket, and
Journal Show winners. 12-4 p.m.
FREE! www.ugapress.org
ART: Opening Reception and
Gallery Talk (Circle Gallery) For
“Discrete Aperture: The Work of
Nils Folke Anderson," an exhibit of
paintings and sculptures. 4:30 p.m.
FREE! mtufts@uga.edu
ART: Artist Talk (University of North
Georgia, Student Resource Center,
room 522) Stanley Bermudez
discusses his work in the exhibit,
“Otros Sonadores,” featuring four
artists whose work addresses issues
of Latino identity. Reception to fol
low. 11 a.m. FREE! 678-717-3707
EVENTS: Relay for Life Kickoff
(First Baptist Church) Learn all
about this year’s Relay for Life.
Snacks provided. 5:30-8 p.m. FREE!
www.relayforlife.org/clarkega
EVENTS: Nature Ramblers (State
Botanical Garden of Georgia) Learn
more about the flora and fauna
of the garden while making new
friends and enjoying fresh air and
inspirational readings. Ramblers are
encouraged to bring their own nature
writings or favorite poems to share.
Every Thursday. 8:30-10 a.m. FREE!
www.botgarden.uga.edu
EVENTS: Reiki Circle (Healing
Arts Centre) A Japanese technique
for stress reduction, relaxation and
healing. Every Thursday. 7-8 p.m.
Donations accepted. 706-338-6843
FILM: Whit Stillman (UGATate
Student Center) A moderated dis
cussion with writer and director Whit
Stillman (Metropolitan, Barcelona,
The Last Days of Disco). 6 p.m.
FREE! www.union.uga.edu
GAMES: Trivia (The Volstead) Every
Thursday! 7:30-9:30 p.m. FREE!
706-354-5300
GAMES: Trivia with a Twist
(Johnny’s New York Style Pizza)
Throw a lime in your Coors
Light and compete! Tuesdays &
Thursdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m. 706-
354-1515
KIDSTUFF: Magic Tree House
Book Club (Madison County
Library) For children at a second to
third grade reading level. 4-5 p.m.
FREE! 706-795-5597
KIDSTUFF: Family Dinner Night
(Earth Fare Cafe) Kids eat free every
Thursday with one $5 adult purchase
of prepared foods. Good for up to six
kids, ages 12 & under. 4-8 p.m. $5.
706-227-1717
KIDSTUFF: Ben Franklin’s
Scientific Experiment Program
(Rocksprings Community Center)
Celebrate Ben Franklin’s birthday
and attempt to recreate several of his
scientific experiments. 4:30-5:30
p.m. $1,706-613-3602
KIDSTUFF: Read to Rover (Oconee
Co. Library) Children read aloud
to trained dogs to improve reading
confidence. Trainer present. Register.
3-4 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950
LECTURES & LIT: Understanding
Volcanos (Madison County
Library) Dr. David Dallmeyer,
Professor Emeritus of Geology at
UGA, shares a power point presenta
tion. Followed by a C&A. 7 p.m.
FREE! 706-795-5597
Friday 18
ART: Book, Jacket and Journal
Show (UGA Main Library, Third
Floor) A display of all of the
Association of American University
Presses 2012 Book, Jacket, and
Journal Show winners. 12-4 p.m.
FREE! www.ugapress.org
EVENTS: Steel Magnolias (The
Melting Point) The ladies of
Boybutante present a staged reading
of Steel Magnolias. 7:30 p.m. $15.
www.boybutante.org
EVENTS: OLLI@UGA Back to
Class Bash (Central Presbyterian
Church) Informational meeting
on courses, lectures, travel-study
plans and volunteer opportunities.
Forages 50 & up. 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
FREE! www.olli.uga.edu
FILM: Found Footage Festival
(Cine Barcafe) Nick Prueher (“The
Colbert Report”) and Joe Pickett
Saturday 19
EVENTS: Project Safe Benefit
(Stan Mullins Studio) Food from 19
local restaurants, wine tastings, a
silent auction and live music by the
Green Flag Band. Benefits Project
Safe and Team 8 in Dancing with the
Athens Stars. 5-8 p.m. $35 (adv.),
$40. www.project-safe.org
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