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WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK
Tuesday 3
ART: UGA Ceramic Student
Organization Sale (Lamar Dodd
School of Art) Students and faculty
members offer their latest functional
pottery, hand-built sculptures and
decorative ceramics. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
tsaupe@uga.edu
ART: Phi Beata Heata Student
Jewelry Sale (Lamar Dodd School
of Art) A biannual sale of handmade
items by UGA’s jewelry and metal
work students. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. www.
art.uga.edu
CLASSES: Four Corners Apron
Class (Sewcial Studio) Learn how
to make an apron for yourself or
for a gift. Registration reguired. 10
a.m.-4 p.m. $35. 706-247-6143
CLASSES: Swing Dance Night
(Dancefx) A casual evening of social
swing dancing. No experience or
partner necessary. 7-8 p.m. (les
son), 8-10 p.m. $3-5. www.athens-
swingnight.com
GAMES: Trivia (Fuzzy's Taco Shop)
Compete for prizes and giveaways.
Every Tuesday. 8-10 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, 7:30 p.m. &
Thursdays, 8 p.m. 706-354-1515
GAMES: Movie Quotes Trivia
(Max) With host Cora Jane every
Tuesday. Everyone’s a winner. 9:30
p.m. FREE! 706-254-3392
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: Open Chess Play for
Teens (ACC Library) Teen chess
players of all skill levels can play
matches and learn from members
of the local Chess and Community
Players, who will be on hand to
assist players and help build skill
levels. Forages 10-18. Registration
required. 4-5:30 p.m. FREE! 706-
613-3650, ext. 329
LECTURES & LIT: Tuesday Poetry
Night (Echo) An evening of poetry
and music hosted by David Oates. 7
p.m. 706-548-2266
LECTURES & LIT: Book Signing
(Oconee Campus Bookstore) Dede
deLaughter will sign copies of her
debut novel, ReawakeningRebekah:
The Gift of the CLAMOR Girls, a
fictionalized account of one woman’s
struggle with child sexual abuse.
3-4 p.m. FREE! www.clamorgirls.
com
PERFORMANCE: Grace: An
Evening of Elegance and
Introspection (Morton Theatre)
This is a special holiday perfor
mance featuring the DanceFx Dance
Company, Dancefx Concert Dance
Apprentice Company, Contact Dance
Company and Xtensity. 7:30 p.m.
$13-16. www.mortontheatre.com
bottled exclusively for Five Points
Bottle Shop. Selections include Jack
Daniels, Knob Creek, Eagle Rare,
Buffalo Trace and more. Dec. 4 &
11,6-9 p.m. $25 (per person), $45
(both nights), www.aromascraft-
works.com
FILM: Baby Doll (Cine Barcafe) An
adaptation of Tennessee Williams’
tale of a Mississippi child bride and
the two rival cotton gin owners that
lust after her. With an introduction
by UGA Interim Vice Provost Hugh
Ruppersburg. See Movie Pick on p.
13. 8 p.m. www.athenscine.com
GAMES: Trivia (Choo Choo Japanese
Korean Grill Express) Jump on
the trivia train! Win house cash
prizes with host Todd Kelly. Every
Wednesday. 7:30 p.m. www.choo-
choorestaurants.com
GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicans
Grill) Trivia with a DJ! Every
Wednesday. 8-10 p.m. FREE! 706-
548-1920
GAMES: Dirty Nerds Trivia (Crow’s
Nest) Trivia in the Crow’s Nest. Every
Wednesday. 10 p.m. FREE! www.
facebook.com/dirtybirdsath
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: Trivia with a DJ (Your Pie,
Eastside location) Open your pie
hole for a chance to win cash prizes.
7 p.m. FREE! www.yourpie.com
GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek
Brewing Company) Grab a brew
and test your trivia chops for prizes!
Every Wednesday. 9 p.m. FREE!
706-546-1102
GAMES: Movie Trivia (Little Kings
Shuffle Club) Hosted by Jeremy
Dyson. 9:30 p.m. www.facebook.
com/lkshuffleclub
KIDSTUFF: Preschool & Toddler
Storytime (Madison County
Library, Danielsville) 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: Tacky Sweater
Holiday Party (Oconee County
Library) Come dressed in your
tackiest holiday sweater for a chance
to win prizes. Activities include
a book swap, photo booth, hot
chocolate bar and gingerbread men
to decorate. 6-8 p.m. FREE! www.
athenslibrary.org
LECTURES & LIT: Community
Book Group (Chops and Hops)
The Oconee Democrats will discuss
Dan Carter’s The Politics of Rage:
George Wallace, the Origins of
the New Conservatism, and the
Transformation of American Politics.
Readers of all political affiliations
welcome. 7 p.m. FREE! patricia.
priest@charter.net
Rose of Athens Theatre presents A Winnie the Pooh Christmas Tail at Seney Stovall Chapel on Friday, Dec. 6 &
Saturday, Dec. 7 at 7 p.m.
ART: 3 Gifts Workshop (Sewcial
Studio) Learn how to make an
ornament, a triangle box and a
zippered pouch for holiday giving.
Registration required. 1-4 p.m. $28.
706-247-6143
ART: Closing Reception (Highwire
Lounge) “Tasteless Nudes and
Other Creatures: Works from the
Lyndon House Monoprint Class"
includes works by Jessica Lastrapes,
Erica Compton, Cliff Probst, Tracy
Peabody, Barb Smith, Kelsey
Crawford and Jessie Merriam. 6-8
p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.
com
ART: The Class Project (Lamar
Dodd School of Art) An interactive
installation show in which a profes
sionally recorded video comes to
life with the support of sculpture,
construction material, drawing,
painting and surprise elements. The
purpose of the project is to allow
viewers to experience the world of
elementary school childhood all over
again with a new type of cinematic
art. 5-9 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.
com/classproject
ART: Artful Conversation (Georgia
Museum of Art) Join Carissa
DiCindio, curator of education, for
an in-depth discussion of Marco
Basaiti’s “Madonna and Child.” 2
p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org
ART: UGA Ceramic Student
Organization Sale (Lamar Dodd
School of Art) See Tuesday listing
for full description 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
tsaupe@uga.edu
CLASSES: Holiday Wreath
Making Workshop (Lyndon
House Arts Center) Learn how to
make several styles of wreaths.
Complimentary materials provided,
but participants are welcome to
bring decorations of their own. 2
p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650, www.
boomersinathens.org
CLASSES: Intro to Excel (Oconee
County Library) Learn the basics of
using Excel, the parts of an Excel
window, creating a spreadsheet,
using basic formulas and more.
3-4:45 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950
CLASSES: Buddhist Teachings
(Body, Mind & Spirit) Learn how
to apply the teaching of Buddha to
end suffering and bring peace to
your life. Every Wednesday 6 p.m.
Donations accepted. 706-351-6024
COMEDY: Lordy Lordy Comedy
Night (Caledonia Lounge) A stand
up comedy show to end al I stand
up comedy shows. Lordy Lordy is
Walker Smith, Yedoye Travis, Samm
Severin and Dayne Swerdling.
Hosted by David White and featuring
sketch comedy written by Walker
Smith. 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20).
www.caledonialounge.com
EVENTS: Hand-Picked Bourbon
Tasting (Aromas) Sample private
selection single barrel bourbon
straight scissors, a 12-inch cutter
and brown or black ink if possible.
6:30 p.m. $10. 706-795-5597
CLASSES: Scottish Country Dance
Classes (Unitarian Universalist
Fellowship of Athens) Easy-to-learn
Scottish country dancing. Wear
comfortable clothing and shoes
(flats, no heels). Every Thursday.
7-9 p.m. $36/semester, $3/class.
deborahmillier@yahoo.com
CLASSES: Indian Spice Cooking
Class (Mama Bird’s Granola) Part
one of a three-part course. 6:30 p.m.
$15 (adv.), $20. www.mamabirds-
granola.com
EVENTS: Downtown Parade of
Lights (Downtown Athens) Over
60 local organizations will march
through the streets of downtown.
This year’s theme is “The Sounds of
Christmas.” The parade begins at
the corner of Dougherty and Pulaski
Streets and ends in front of City Hall
for the tree lighting ceremony hosted
by Santa. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athen-
sclarkecounty.com/parade
FILM: Catherine the Great Film
Series: Russian Ark (Georgia
Museum of Art) A 19th century
French aristocrat, notorious for
his scathing memoirs about life in
Russia, travels through the Russian
State Hermitage Museum and
encounters figures from the last
200-plus years. 7 p.m. FREE! www.
georgiamuseum.org
GAMES: Trivia with a Twist
(Johnny’s New York Style Pizza)
Throw a lime in your Coors Light
LECTURES & LIT: Author Visit
(Avid Bookshop) Snowden Wright
signs copies of Play Pretty Blues,
a novel that brings to life the man
behind the legend of blues great
Robert Johnson through the voices
of Johnson’s six wives. 6:30 p.m.
FREE! www.avidbookshop.com
PERFORMANCE: Grace: An
Evening of Elegance and
Introspection (Morton Theatre)
See Tuesday listing for full descrip
tion 7:30 p.m. $13-16. www.mor-
tontheatre.com
PERFORMANCE: Rakthe Watt
(40 Watt Club) Watch as bellydanc-
ers demonstrate their skills. 7 p.m.
$5-8. www.40watt.com
and compete! Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. &
Thursdays, 8 p.m. 706-354-1515
GAMES: Trivia (The Volstead) Every
Thursday! 7:30-9:30 p.m. FREE!
706-354-5300
KIDSTUFF: Marshmallow Roast
(Rooter’s Grocery and Barbecue)
Start a new holiday tradition! Bring
the kids to roast marshmallows
and make s’mores. Every Thursday.
Parental supervision is required.
5-7 p.m. FREE! 706-207-5668
MEETINGS: Oconee Rivers
Audubon Society (Sandy Creek
Nature Center) Retired UGA biolo
gist Gary Kochertwill describe his
adventures as a naturalist aboard
an expedition ship that visited the
Falkland Islands. 7 p.m. FREE! www.
oconeeriversaudubon.org
PERFORMANCE: Gloria!
Christmas for Choir and Brass
(Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) The
Athens Choral Society with brass
perform John Rutter’s “Gloria” and
Randol Bass’ “Gloria." 8 p.m. FREE!
www.athenschoralsociety.com
Friday G
ART: Holiday Book and Frame
Sale (Georgia Museum of Art) See
Thursday listing for full description
10 a.m.-4 p.m. FREE! www.georgia-
museum.org
ART: Holiday Sale (Normaltown
Pottery, 410 King Ave.) Handmade
pottery by Juana Gnecco, Carter
Gillies and Nancy Green as well as
Thursday 5
ART: Holiday Book and Frame
Sale (Georgia Museum of Art)
Browse new and used GMOA publi
cations. GMOA will also sell frames
and the gift shop will offer special
sales. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. FREE! www.
georgiamuseum.org
ART: Tumbler Holiday Stocking
(Sewcial Studio) Learn howto use
the easy tumbler block to make
a holiday stocking. Registration
required. 9a.m.-12 p.m. $28. 706-
247-6143
CLASSES: Advanced Scrapbook
Layout (Madison County Library,
Danielsville) Learn new techniques
and create two different layouts for
the holiday season. Bring adhesive,
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