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Tuesday 10
ART: Adult Craft Night (Treehouse
Kid and Craft) Held the second
Tuesday of each month. Feel free
to bring a bottle of wine or snack
to share. 7:30 p.m. $25. www.tree-
housekidandcraft.com
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
EVENTS: Girls??? Night Out (The
Office Lounge) See the Chippendale
and Playgirl performers on their
North American Most Wanted Tour. 8
p.m. $15 (adv.), $20. 706-546-0840
FILM: Film Athens Happy Hour
(Flicker Theatre & Bar) The 2nd
Tuesday of every month come hang
out and talk about film or whatever.
5:30-7 p.m. FREE! www.filmathens.
net
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: Trivia (Fuzzy's Taco Shop)
Compete for prizes and giveaways.
Every Tuesday. 8-10 p.m. 706-
353-0305
Cameron. The duo will read from the
book, and Dodd will play guitar and
sing. 6-8 p.m. FREE! www.ifyouw-
ereajellybean.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. For ages 10-18.
Registration required. 4-5:30 p.m.
FREE! 706-613-3650, ext. 329
PERFORMANCE: Dancing in a
Winter Wonderland (Clarke
Central High School) The Dancefx
Athens Youth Program dances to
seasonal selections. Accepting
donations for CASA at the door.
5:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. FREE! 706-
355-3078
THEATRE: The Santaland Diaries
(The Melting Point) The Santaland
Diaries logs one out-of-work actor???s
adventures as an elf at Macy???s during
the holiday season. This comedy is
for ages 18 & up. See Calendar Pick
on p. 22. Dec. 10-12, 7 p.m. $16.
www.roseofathens.org
Wednesday 11
ART: Mural Project Speaker (40
Watt Club) A speaker from the
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
CLASSES: Search Engine
Optimization for Small
Businesses (UGA Small Business
Development Center) Learn how
to help customers find your small
business on the Internet. 10a.m.-12
p.m. FREE! slay@georgiasbdc.org
EVENTS: Hand-Picked Bourbon
Tasting (Aromas) Sample private
selection single barrel bourbon
bottled exclusively for Five Points
Bottle Shop. Selections include Jack
Daniels, Knob Creek, Eagle Rare,
Buffalo Trace and more. 6-9 p.m.
$25. www.aromascraftworks.com
FILM: Deliverance (Cine Barcafe)
John Boorman???s 1972 tale of
the grueling psychological and
physical journey taken by four
city slickers down a river in the
unfamiliar Appalachian backwoods.
Introduction by John Inscoe, Albert
B. Sayre Professor of History at
UGA. 8 p.m. www.athenscine.com
FILM: Film Lab Open House (The
H.T. Edwards Complex) See Film
Athens??? new office within the Athens
Community Career Academy. 6-8
p.m. FREE! www.filmathens.net
The Circle Ensemble Theatre Company presents A Tuna Christmas Dec. 13-14 & Dec. 19-21 at New Earth
Athens.
Wednesday. 8-10 p.m. FREE! 706-
548-1920
GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek
Brewing Company) Grab a tasty
brew and test your trivia chops for
prizes! Every Wednesday. 9 p.m.
FREE! 706-546-1102
GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef 0???
Brady???s) Test your sports knowledge
every Wednesday night. 8:30 p.m.
FREE! 706-850-1916
GAMES: Dirty Nerds Trivia (Crow???s
Nest) Trivia in the Crow???s Nest. Every
Wednesday. 10 p.m. FREE! www.
facebook.com/dirtybirdsath
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
KIDSTUFF: Jingle Jam (Princeton
United Methodist Church) Celebrate
the holiday season with a chili
dinner, crafts, singing and creating
gingerbread houses. 6-8 p.m. FREE!
www.princetonumcathensga.org
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: Mingle with Kringle
(OCAF, Watkinsville) Activities
include pictures with Santa, story
time with Ms. Claus, gingerbread
houses, art activities and a puppet
show called ???Animalia" by Hobey
Ford. 10a.m.-12 p.m. & 1-3 p.m.
$2 or unwrapped toy donation, www.
ocaf.com
KIDSTUFF: Anime Club Holiday
Party (Oconee County Library)
Watch some anime and manga,
listen to J-Pop music, eat Japanese
snacks and share fan art. This month
will feature holiday crafts. Ages
13-18. 6-8 p.m. FREE! 706-769-
3950
LECTURES & LIT: Book Signing
(Bizarro Wuxtry) Local cartoonist
Joey Weiser signs copies of Mermin
Book2: The Big Catch. 3 p.m. FREE!
www.bizarrowuxtry.com
THEATRE: The Santaland Diaries
(The Melting Point) See Tuesday
listing for full description Dec.
10-12, 7 p.m. $16. www.roseofa-
thens.org
Thursday 12
ART: Drawing in the Galleries
(Georgia Museum of Art) Open
hours for visitors to sketch in the
galleries using graphite or colored
pencils. 5-8 p.m. FREE! www.geor-
giamuseum.org
ART: Athens Holiday Market (Big
City Bread Cafe) An outdoor juried
market featuring the works of over
40 artists. 5-9 p.m. www.bigcity-
breadcafe.com
ART: Visionary Arts Fair (New Earth
Athens) Area 51 presents a visionary
arts fair featuring a discussion, book
signing and live paintings by artists
Alex and Allyson Grey. The event
also includes a laser light show, art
gallery, live music and aerialists. See
Story on p. 16. 6 p.m. $20 (adv.),
$25. www.area51presents.com
CLASSES: Indian Spice Cooking
Class (Mama Bird???s Granola) Learn
to make traditional Indian dishes.
6:30 p.m. $15 (adv.), $20. www.
mamabirdsgranola.com
CLASSES: Scottish Country Dance
Classes (Unitarian Universalist
Fellowship of Athens) Easy-to-learn
Scottish country dancing. Every
Thursday. 7-9 p.m. $36/semester,
$3/class. deborahmillier@yahoo.
com
CLASSES: Gingerbread House
Workshop (Madison Artists Guild
Gallery, Madison) Build a sweet
house. Register by Dec. 10. 6-8
p.m. $13-15. magmarketingcoordi-
nator@gmail.com
CLASSES: Intro to PowerPoint
(Oconee County Library) Learn the
basics of PowerPoint files, toolbars,
icons and more. 1-2:30 p.m. FREE!
706-769-3950
CLASSES: Genealogy 101: The
Basics (Oconee County Library)
Learn how to begin family history
research with tips and techniques
on howto start. 12:30-2 p.m. FREE!
706-769-3950
CLASSES: Eco-Friendly Wrap Up
Backpack (Sewcial Studio) This
bag has a draw cord and backpack
handles and is perfect for toting
books and other items. Perfect for
holiday gift giving. Registration
required. 1-4 p.m. $28. 706-247-
6143
EVENTS: Dr. Rad (Little Kings
Shuffle Club) Vinings psychiatrist
Branko Radulovacki, better known as
Dr. Rad, is the Democratic candidate
for the U.S. Sentate and will give an
informal speech and meet-and-greet.
8 p.m. FREE! www.drradforsenate.
com
EVENTS: Yuletide Musical
Dinners (Trumps Ballroom) The
annual English Christmas dinner
event is ???A Jig, a Kilt and a Castle,"
and will have Celtic classics sung
in Gaelic by the Athens Chamber
Singers. Local Celtic band Green
Flag will perform and accompany
the singers. The dinner includes
table-side performances throughout
the evening. 7:30 p.m. $42. 706-
353-6976
EVENTS: Brew Down (1000 Faces
Coffee) A coffee brewing competi
tion. Email to compete. 7-9 p.m.
FREE! orders@1000facescoffee.com
FILM: Catherine the Great Film
Series: A Royal Scandal
(Georgia Museum of Art) In 19th-
century Russia, the idealistic officer
Alexei Chernov is appointed chief
of the Imperial Guard by Empress
Catherine the Great and navigates
between the diplomacy of Grand
Chancellor Nicolai Liyitch and the
lots of the generals. Directed by Otto
Preminger and Ernst Lubitsch and
starring Talullah Bankhead. 7 p.m.
FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org
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
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Rose of Athens Theatre will perform at the TRR Cobb House during The Athens Historic House Museum
Association???s Holiday Spirits Museum Mile Tour on Saturday, Dec. 14.
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 feature trivia every Tuesday. 8
p.m. FREE! www.locosgrill.com
KIDSTUFF: Children???s Book
Event (Front Porch Book Store,
Winterville) Dodd Ferrelle is the
author of If You Were a Jelly Bean,
which is illustrated by his wife,
Asheville (NC) Mural Project will
explain the process of choosing
and installing a mural. This meeting
serves as an opportunity to provide
input on what should be included
on the 40 Watt???s upcoming music
history mural. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.
arts2people.org/amp
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
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 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 (Willy???s Mexicana
Grill) Enjoy a taco or two at this
trivia night with a live DJ! Every
WHAT???S HAPPENING THIS WEEK
HOLIDAY DEADLINE: The deadline for getting listed in the Calendar will be WEDNESDAY,
Dec. 18 at 5 p.m. for the double issue of Dec. 25???Jan. 1. Email calendar@flagpole.com.
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