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Monday, January 30 • 7pm
League Trivia
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Place to Play Games
Kid Friendly Local Restaurant
Place to Take Kids on a Rainy Day
Date Night
And More!
ROOK & PAWN
A BOARD GAME CAFE
We now have
GAMES FOR SALE!
Check out our retail selection of some of
R&P’s most loved and played games.
Wednesday, January 25 • 6pm
X-Wing Fan Track
294 W. Washington St.
(Across from the 40 Watt)
www.therookandpawn.com
• Family Friendly • 700 Games
• Signature Cocktails • Georgia Beers
• Local Foods • Patio • Parking
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THE CALENDAR!
Wednesday, Jan. 25 continued from p. 21
GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind
Pig Tavern, 2440 W. Broad St.) Play
to win. 8 p.m. FREE! www.fullcon-
tacttrivia.wordpress.com
GAMES: Trivia (Your Pie, Eastside)
Every Wednesday. 7-9 p.m. FREE!
www.yourpie.com
KIDSTUFF: Laughter Yoga (Oconee
County Library) Laugh yourself silly
during a guided session with a yoga
instructor. Forced laughter turns into
real and contagious laughter. For
grades 6-12. 7 p.m. FREE! www.
athenslibrary.org/oconee
KIDSTUFF: PRISM (Oconee County
Library) PRISM is a safe space
for all teens who share a common
vision of equality. Grades 6-12. 6
p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/
oconee
LECTURES & LIT: Cafe au Libris:
Jordan Rothacker (ACC Library)
Meet Jordan Rothacker in celebra
tion of his debut novel And Wind
Will Wash Away. 7 p.m. FREE! www.
athenslibrary.org/athens
MEETINGS: Georgia Climate
Change Coalition (Athens-Clarke
Heritage Foundation, Firehall #2)
Meet others who are concerned
about climate change. Melissa Link
will speak on “What We Need to Co
in Athens." Refreshments will be
served. 7 p.m. FREE! www.georgia-
climatecoalition.org
MEETINGS: Tech Happy Hour (The
World Famous) Meet local entrepre
neurs, tech talent and other fellow
Athenians who are making cool stuff
at this weekly Four Athens network
ing happy hour. 6-7:30 p.m. FREE!
www.fourathens.com/happy-hour
PERFURMANCE: UGA Symphony
Orchestra (Hugh Hodgson Concert
Hall) Student musicians will perform
masterworks of classical repertoire.
8 p.m. $6 (w/ UGA ID), $12. pac.
uga.edu
SPORTS: UGA Hockey (The Classic
Center) The UGA Ice Dogs play
against Clemson. 7:15 p.m. $5.
www.ugahockey.com
Thursday 26
ART: Opening Reception (Gallery
@ Hotel Indigo—Athens) “Ultra
Bright” presents fiber, photography,
paper and painting by Barbette
Houser, Laura Noel, Jessica Smith,
Vivian Liddell, Logan Shirah and
Drema Montgomery. See Art Notes
on p. 16. 6:30-8:30 p.m. FREE! gal-
leryhotelindigoathens@gmail.com
CLASSES: Mama-Baby Yoga
(reBlossom Mama Baby Shop) This
yoga class allows kiddos to practice
alongside their parents. Free child
care is available for little ones who
would rather play than practice yoga.
9:30 a.m. $5-10 donation, www.
reblossomathens.com
CLASSES: Kundalini Yoga &
Meditation (160 Satula Ave.)
Connect to your own inner calm and
strength. Beginners to advanced
welcome. 6:30 p.m. $10. kundalini-
athens@gmail.com
EVENTS: Four Athens Open House
(Four Athens) Features spotlights on
member companies and an awards
cermony with Athens startups. 6-9
p.m. www.fourathens.com
EVENTS: Make It An Evening
(Georgia Museum of Art) Enjoy
Jittery Joe’s coffee, Cecilia
Villaveces’ cakes and gallery tours
prior to the performance in Hodgson
Hall by the Spanish Brass. 6-8 p.m.
FREE! $5 (coffee & dessert), www.
pac.uga.edu
FILM: Irascibles Film Series:
Painters Painting (Georgia
Museum of Art) This documentary
on the New York School of painters
highlights artists such as Robert
Rauschenbreg, William de Kooning,
Andy Warhol, Helen Frankenthaler,
Frank Stella and more. 7 p.m. FREE!
www.georgiamuseum.org
GAMES: Music Trivia (Saucehouse
Barbegue) Meet at the bar for a
round of trivia. 8 p.m. FREE! www.
facebook.com/saucehousebbq
KIDSTUFF: Lego Club (Madison
County Library, Danielsville) Create
Lego art and enjoy Lego-based
games. Blocks provided. For ages
8 & up. 4:30 p.m. FREE! 706-795-
5597
KIDSTUFF: Infant Storytime
(Oconee County Library) This
special storytime is for the youngest
readers-to-be and their caregivers.
10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.
org/oconee
LECTURES & LIT: Recollections
from 1969-1970 (ACC Library)
A lecture on “Recollections from
1969-1970: Being at Woodstock,
the Anti-War March on Washington
and the Kent State Shootings.” 7
p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/
athens
LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author
(Avid Bookshop) Meet Dale Wiley
in celebration of his newest thriller
Southern Gothic. 6:30 p.m. FREE!
www.avidbookshop.com
LECTURES & LIT: Dean Rader
Reading (Cine Barcafe) The UGA
Creative Writing Program presents
poet Dean Rader, author of Self-
Portrait as Wikipedia Entry. 7 p.m.
FREE! www.athenscine.com
MEETINGS: Clarke County
Democratic Committee
Meeting & Caucus (ACC Library)
Become a member of the committee
and pt your name in for nomination.
6 p.m. FREE! 706-546-7075, www.
clarkedemocrats.com
PERFORMANCE: Spanish Brass
(UGA Performing Arts Center) This
prestigious brass ensemble is one
of the most dynamic groups on the
international scene today. 8 p.m.
$26-$41. www.pac.uga.edu
Friday 27
ART: Winter Art Party
Extravaganza (Lamar Dodd School
of Art) New exhibitions include
“Michi Meko: One Last Smile Before
the Undertow," “355," “Listening:
Yeonsoo Kim" and the “2017
Undergraduate Curated Exhibition."
See Calendar Pick on p. 21.6-8
p.m. FREE! www.art.uga.edu
CLASSES: Electric Pressure
Cooking (Winterville Center
for Community and Culture)
Participants will learn howto pre
pare food with an electric pressure
cooker and take recipes home. 6-8
p.m. $23. wintervillecenter.com
EVENTS: Adult Coloring Program
(Madison County Library,
Danielsville) Coloring sheets and
pencils will be provided for par
ticipants to drop in, color and relax.
4-6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.
org/madison
EVENTS: National Chocolate Cake
Day (Southern Brewing Company)
A special tour pairs locally baked
chocolate cupcakes with beer. 4:30
p.m. $20. sobrewco.com
GAMES: Friday Night Magic Draft
(Tyche’s Games) Win prizes. 5:30
p.m. FREE! www.tychesgames.com
KIDSTUFF: School Tours and
Registration (Emmanuel Episcopal
Church) Tour the facilities. Programs
are for ages 2-4. Children welcome.
9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE! www.
emmanuelathens.org
LECTURES & LIT: “Protect and
Serve: Perspectives on 21st
Century Policing” (UGA Dean
Rusk Hall) UGA’s School of Law’s
student-edited legal journal, the
Georgia Law Review, presents a day
long conference on policing issues,
changes in case law and more. A
keynote address will be given at 3:15
p.m. by Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of
the University of California, Irvine
School of Law. 8:30 a.m. FREE!
(w/ UGA ID), $12. ann.carroll25@
uga.edu
LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author
(Avid Bookshop, Prince Ave.)
Elizabeth McKenzie shares The
Portable Veblen. 6:30 p.m. FREE!
www.avidbookshop.com
THEATER: Seussical(Athens Little
Playhouse) The Cat in the Hat tells
the story of Horton, an elephant
who discovers a speck of dust that
contains The Whos. Jan. 27-27 &
Feb. 3-4, 7 p.m. Jan. 29 & Feb. 5,
3 p.m. $5-10. www.athensl ittleplay-
house.net
Saturday 28
ART: Wood Works: The Artists’
Perspective (OCAF, Watkinsville)
Wood turner Philip Moulthrop and
furniture artist Sabiha Mujtaba
present illustrated talks about their
work in “Wood Works: A Regional
Exhibition." Curator Abraham Tesser
will moderate a stroll through the
exhibition after the presentations.
10:30 a.m. FREE! www.ocaf.com
CLASSES: Zinio Basics (Madison
County Library, Danielsville) Zinio
allows users to check out digital
magazines with a PINES library card.
2:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.
org/madison
EVENTS: Elegant Salute: A Night
of Tropical Splendor (Georgia
Museum of Art) The Friends of the
Georgia Museum of Art host their
15th biennial gala featuring cock
tails, music, dinner and dancing with
DJ Mahogany. Tropical attire encour
aged. RSVP. See Calendar Pick on
p. 21.6:30 p.m. $300 (members),
$350. 9:30 p.m. (just dessert and
dancing). $50 (members), $65. 706-
542-0830
“Emissaries of Peace: 17B2 Cherokee and British Delegations,” currently on view at the Madison Morgan
Cultural Center through Sunday, Apr. 9, is an exhibition of memoirs, artwork and artifacts.
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