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THE CALENDAR!
Friday; Mar. 8 continued from p. 20
of their combined novel and album
release tour. 6:30-7:30 p.m. FREE!
www.avidbookshop.com
PERFORMANCE: Classic City
Kings (Go Bar) Athens??? premiere
drag king troupe promises to
offend with their risque show, ???The
Chronicles of Sex, Sorrow and Sin."
Followed by a dance party with DJ
Mahogany 10 p.m. 706-546-5609
PERFORMANCE: Master???s Recital
(UGA Robert G. Edge Recital Hall)
Kuei-Fan Chen gives a cello perfor
mance. 3:35 p.m. FREE! www.music.
uga.edu
PERFORMANCE: ???Holly Wood???
(Little Kings Shuffle Club) The male
burlesque troupe The Gentlemen
Callers lampoon classic movies
with low comedy and high beefcake.
10 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/
Ikshuffleclub
THEATRE: To Kill a Mockingbird
(Seney-Stovall Chapel) Rose of
Athens Theatere performs the classic
story based on the novel by Harper
Lee. 7 p.m. $8-16. www.roseofa-
thens.org
THEATRE: Winnie the Pooh
(Athens Little Playhouse) Athens
Little Playhouse presents its produc
tion drawn from beloved stories by
A.A. Milne. Mar. 8, 7:30 p.m. Mar.
9-10, 3 p.m. $5-10. www.athen-
slittleplayhouse.net
ART: Athens Slingshot (Athens, GA)
Innovative artworks by over 45 art
ists representing 20 countries will be
displayed in Cine, New Earth Music
Hall, the former 42 Degrees space
(next to Farm 255), Snow Tire and
outdoors. Check website for the full
list of participating artists. See story
on p. 15. 2 p.m.-2 a.m. $5 wrist
band. www.athensslingshot.com
CLASSES: Without Flowers:
Mosses, Liverworts, Ferns and
Horsetails (State Botanical Garden
of Georgia) The ancient plants
moss, liverwort, fern and horsetail
have been around millions of years
longer than flowering plants. Learn
about these plants, their structures
and their reproduction. Certificate in
Native Plants Elective Course. 8:30
a.m.-12:30 p.m. $50. www.botgar-
den.uga.edu
CLASSES: New Moon
Dreamboards (Over the Moon
Creative Possibilities) Vision board
coilaging with Moon Mama. 10
a.m.-12 p.m. www.mamainthemoon.
blogspot.com
CLASSES: Small Scale Glass
Fusing Workshop (Studio Mod
Glass) Local jewelry artist Annette
Paskiewicz teaches the basics of
glass fusing in her studio. Materials
included. Visit website for register.
10a.m.-2 p.m. $100. modglass-
girl@gmail.com, www.studiomod-
glass.com
EVENTS: Grand Opening (Smokey
Road Press) For Smokey Road
Press, a letterpress and bookbinding
space, featuring demonstrations,
food, drinks and a raffle. 8 p.m.
FREE! smokeyroadpress@gmail.com
EVENTS: CCRG vs. Dixie Derby
Girls (Athens Arena) The Classic
City Rollergirls take on Hunstville,
Alabama???s Dixie Derby Girls. A
portion of the proceeds benefit
BreastFest. See Calendar Pick on
p. 21. 7 p.m. $10 (adv.), $12. www.
classiccityrollergirls.com
EVENTS: Spring Forward Dance
Parly (The National) Kick off
spring break with a dance party
in the dining room, featuring DJ
Immuzikation. 11:30 p.m.-2 a.m.
FREE! 706-549-3450
EVENTS: March for Meals 5K
(ACC Council on Aging) The Athens
Community Council on Aging holds
a 5K to benefit March for Meals, a
national effort to end senior hunger.
Visit website to register. 9 a.m.
$15-25. 706-549-4850, www.
active.com
EVENTS: Athens Area Democrats
Breakfast (Brett???s Casual American
Restaurant) This month???s speaker is
Gordon Sherman, area representa
tive of the National Committee
to Preserve Social Security and
Medicare. Call to reserve seat by
Mar. 7. 9 a.m. $11.706-248-7455,
athensareademocrats@gmail.com
FILM: Athens Slingshot Film
Screenings (Cine Barcafe) Athens
Slingshot presents ethnographic and
musical explorations from around
the world with Than by Danny
Winkler and Emilia Loseva, Transit
Zone by Santiago Parres, Awakening
by Will Copps and selections from
Petites Planetes by Vincent Moon.
See story on p. 15. 8 p.m. & 10 p.m.
$5 wristband, www.athensslingshot.
com
KIDSTUFF: Girls??? Lacrosse
Clinics (Herman C. Michael Park)
Greater Oconee Area Lacrosse
teaches lacrosse skills and holds
scrimmages to help players prepare
for joining league play next year. For
girls ages 4th-12th grade. Lacrosse
sticks and balls provided. 3 p.m.
706-705-2166
KIDSTUFF: Rents and Tots: Relief
Printmaking (Double Dutch Press)
Learn the basics of relief printmak
ing. For ages 5 & up and a parent.
2-4 p.m. $50. www.doubledutch-
press.com
KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Barnes &
Noble) For all ages. Children receive
a free treat from the cafe. 11 a.m.
FREE! 706-354-1195
KIDSTUFF: Second Saturday
Storytime (Sandy Creek Nature
Center) Hear a nature story and
learn about the woods and animals.
2:30-3 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3615
LECTURES & LIT: Tech Shot:
???Translocal Future??? (Cine
Barcafe) Athens Slingshot and the
Willson Center for Humanities and
Arts presents a panel discussion on
the tao and tech of translocality in
media and the arts. Panel members
include Mark Callahan, Jason
Freeman and Kay Beck. See story
on p. 15. 3 p.m. $5 wristband, www.
athensslingshot.com
LECTURES & LIT: Michael L.
Thurmond Lecture (Morton
Theatre) ???The Place from Which
our Fathers Signed: Black Men
and Women in Athens." Sponsored
by the Athens Area Black History
Committee. 1 p.m. FREE! 706-247-
6777
LECTURES & LIT: Tech Shot:
???Locative Media & Society???
(Cine Barcafe) Athens Slingshot and
Ideas for Creative Exploration pres
ent a panel on locative media and
its capacity to influence society with
panel members Chris Eaket, Conor
McGarrigle, Genevieve Hoffman and
Brinkley Warren. See story on p. 15.
2 p.m. $5 wristband, www.athens-
slingshot.com
PERFORMANCE: Bread and
Puppet Circus (Canopy Studio)
The Circus of Possibilitarians
addresses pertinent national and
international issues in a clownish
fashion. The Dire Circumstance
Jubilation Ensemble provides a little
bit of brass and a lot of noise. 5 p.m.
FREE! www.breadandpuppet.org
SPORTS: Table Tennis
Tournament (Oconee Veterans
Park) Beginner, novice, intermediate
and expert level double elimina
tion table tennis competition. Free
table tennis clinic at 1 p.m. Register
online or in person by Mar. 9,
12 p.m. 2 p.m. FREE! kthomas@
oconee.ga.us, www.oconeecounty.
com/ocprd
SPORTS: Beginner Disc Golf
Clinic (Sandy Creek Park) Athens
Disc Golf Club teaches the basics
and plays a few rounds. 10a.m.-12
p.m. FREE! (w/ $2 park admission).
www.facebook.com/athensdiscgolf
THEATRE: Winnie the Pooh
(Athens Little Playhouse) See Friday
listing for full description. Mar. 8,
7:30 p.m. Mar. 9-10, 3 p.m. $5-10.
www.athenslittleplayhouse.net
Sunday 10
ART: Spotlight Tour (Georgia
Museum of Art) Meet docents in the
lobby for a tour of highlights from
the permanent collection. 3 p.m.
FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org
FILM: The Taiwan Oyster(Cine
Barcafe) Two ex-pat kindergarten
teachers in Taiwan embark on a
quixotic odyssey to bury a fellow
THEATRE: Winnie the Pooh
(Athens Little Playhouse) See Friday
listing for full description. Mar. 8,
7:30 p.m. Mar. 9-10, 3 p.m. $5-10.
www.athenslittleplayhouse.net
Monday 11
ART: Roadside Flower+Exotic
Blossoms+Watercolor=Magic
(State Botanical Garden of Georgia)
Artist Margaret Walsh Best leads
students through creating plant
paintings. Workshop includes dem
onstrations on techniques and infor
mation about the history, anatomy,
medicinal and culinary uses of the
specific plants used. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
$75. Seewww.margaretwalshbest.
com for more info.
CLASSES: Middle Eastern
Mondays (Unitarian Universalist
Fellowship of Athens) An hour-long
music circle with drums and other
instruments followed by dancing to
classic Middle Eastern songs. All
levels welcome. 7-9 p.m. FREE!
(first time visitors) $10-12. www.
athensbellydance.com
GAMES: Trivia (Fuzzy???s Taco Shop)
Compete for prizes and giveaways.
Every Tuesday. 9-11 p.m. 706-
353- 0305
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: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill
& Pub) Westside and Eastside loca
tions of Locos Grill and Pub feature
trivia night every Tuesday. 8 p.m.
FREE! www.locosgrill.com
KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Oconee
County Library) Enjoy a morning of
stories, songs and crafts. For kids
ages 2-5 and their caregivers. Every
Tuesday and Wednesday, 10 & 11
a.m. FREE!706-769-3950
LECTURES & LIT: Special
Collections Tour (Richard B.
Russell Building Special Collections
Libraries) Tour the exhibit galler
ies of the Walter J. Brown Media
Archives and Peabody Awards
Collection, the Hargrett Rare Book
and Manuscript Library and the
Richard B. Russell Library for
The Classic City Rollergirls take on the Dixie Derby Girls at the Athens Arena on Saturday, Mar. 9. See Calendar
Pick on p. 21.
countryman. 5 p.m. $10-12. www.
athenscine.com
GAMES: Trivia (Amici) Test your
skills. 9 p.m. 706-353-0000
GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern,
Broad Street location) What do you
really know? 6 p.m. 706-548-3442
GAMES: Trivia (Buffalo???s Cafe)
???Brewer???s Inquisition," trivia hosted
by Chris Brewer every Sunday. 7
p.m. FREE! 706-354-6655, www.
buffaloscafe.com/athens
GAMES: Trivia (The Capital Room)
Every Sunday! Hosted by Evan
Delany. First place wins $50 and
second place wins $25. 8 p.m.
FREE! www.thecapitalroom.com
KIDSTUFF: Read to Rover (ACC
Library) Meet Star, Comet and
Penny, volunteer certified therapy
dogs. Beginning readers can prac
tice by reading aloud to a furry
friend. All dogs are insured and in
the company of their trainers. First
come, first served. 3-4 p.m. FREE!
706-613-3650
LECTURES & LIT: Book Launch:
Shadows and Wings (Avid
Bookshop) Athens ex-pat Niki Tulk
celebrates the debut of her first
novel, Shadows and Wings, about a
granddaughter who, upon discover
ing that her beloved grandfather was
part of Hitler???s Wehrmacht, journeys
to Germany to reconcile her family???s
past. 3-4 p.m. FREE! www.avid-
bookshop.com
GAMES: Rock and Roll Trivia
(Little Kings Shuffle Club) Get a
team together, have a drink and
show off your extensive rock and
roll knowledge every Monday night!
Hosted by Jonathan Thompson.
9 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/
Ikshuffleclub
GAMES: Trivia (Highwire Lounge)
Athens??? toughest trivia, with the
biggest pay-off. $100 grand prize
every week! All ages. 8 p.m. FREE!
706-543-8997
GAMES: Team Trivia (Beef 0???
Brady???s) Win house cash and prizes!
Every Monday night. 8:30 p.m.
FREE! 706-850-1916
KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC
Library) Stories before bedtime;
pajamas encouraged. 7 p.m. FREE!
706-613-3650
KIDSTUFF: Infant Slorytime (ACC
Library) Designed to nurture lan
guage skills through literature-based
materials and activities. Parents
assist their children in movements
and actions while playing. 10:30
a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650
Tuesday 12
CLASSES: Ashtanga Yoga (Healing
Arts Centre, Sangha Yoga Studio)
Try a class with yoga instructor
Annie Marcum. 5:15-6:45 p.m.
FREE! www.healingartscentre.net
Political Research and Studies. 2
p.m. FREE! www.libs.uga.edu/scl
SPORTS: Recreational Disc Golf
Doubles Night (Sandy Creek
Park) All skill levels of disc players
are welcome. Discs provided. May
bring a partner or be paired up. 6-8
p.m. FREE! (w/ $2 admission), www.
athensdiscgolf.com
Wednesday 13
ART: Life Drawing Open Studio
(UGA Lamar Dodd School of Art
Galleries) See Tuesday listing for
full description 5:30-8:30 p.m. $8.
www.art.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
CLASSES: Spicy Salsa Dancing
(Jerzee???s Sports Bar) Learn how to
Salsa. Every Wednesday. 9-10 p.m.
(lesson), 10 p.m.-1 a.m. (dancing).
$3, $5 (under 21). dg2003@yahoo.
com
CLASSES: Egyptian-Style Dance
(Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
of Athens) Learn solo combina
tions, group choreography and Trial
Odyssey Group Improvisation. All
levels welcome. 7 p.m. FREE! (first
time visitors) $10-12. rajnigamar@
gmail.com
CLASSES: SALSAthens (Little Kings
Shuffle Club) Cuban-style salsa
dance classes with SALSAthens.
Every Wednesday, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
(intermediate), 7:30-8:30 p.m.
(beginners). $8 (incl. $3.50 drink).
6:60-8:30. $8. 706-338-6613
CLASSES: Stamp Making (Double
Dutch Press) Learn image transfer,
carving and printing techniques for
making stamps. 6-8 p.m. $35. www.
doubledutchpress.com
EVENTS: Rabbit Box 10 (The
Melting Point) This month???s theme:
???Saved!" Local community members
tell true stories from their lives. This
month includes Elizabeth Alder,
Matt Shedd, Rebecca McCarthy, Jan
Turner, Alex White, Ansley Hayes, Ira
Roth and Robert Alan Black. 6 p.m.
$5. www.meltingpointathens.com
GAMES: Trivia (Willy???s Mexicans
Grill) Trivia with a DJ! Every
Wednesday. 8-10 p.m. FREE! 706-
548-1920
GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek
Brewing Company) Test your trivia
chops for prizes! Every Wednesday.
9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102
GAMES: Trivia (Mellow Mushroom)
Every Wednesday. 8 p.m. FREE!
706-613-0892
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: 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: Trivia (Choo Choo Japanese
Korean Grill Express) Jump on the
trivia train! Every Wednesday. 7:30
p.m. www.choochoorestaurants.com
GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef 0???
Brady???s) Test your sports knowledge
every Wednesday night. 8:30 p.m.
FREE! 706-850-1916
GAMES: Full Contact Trivia
(Blind Pig Tavern) Think you know
it all? Test your knowledge every
Wednesday night. 8 p.m. Both loca
tions. 706-548-3442
GAMES: Crows Nest Trivia (Dirty
Birds) Every Wednesday in the
Crows Nest. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-
546-7050
KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Oconee
County Library) Enjoy a morning of
stories, songs and crafts. For kids
ages 2-5 and their caregivers. Every
Tuesday and Wednesday, 10 & 11
a.m. FREE! 706-769-3950
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
County 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: Storytime (Barnes &
Noble) For all ages. Children receive
a free treat from the cafe. 11 a.m.
FREE! 706-354-1195
MEETINGS: Athens Area Chapter
of AARP (Athens Bank and Trust
Building) Monthly meeting of the
American Association of Retired
Persons. Open to the public. 10:30
a.m. FREE! 706-340-9418
Down the Line
GAMES: Locos Trivia 3/19 (Locos
Grill & Pub) 8 p.m. FREE! www.
locosgrill.com
LECTURES & LIT: Book Signing
3/19 (Cine Barcafe) 6 p.m. $75/
person, $115/couple, reservations??
thenationalrestaurant.com
GAMES: Crows Nest Trivia 3/20
(Dirty Birds) 8 p.m. FREE! 706-
546-7050
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