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EVENTS: Green Life Expo (ACC
Library) Exhibitors, kids activities
and make-and-take workshops
educate guests on lessening their
carbon footprint. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
FREE! www.athenslibrary.org
GAMES: Day of Board Game
Demonstrations (Tyche’s Games)
Learn to play new games. 12 p.m.
FREE! www.tychesgames.com
LECTURES & LIT: Avid Poetry
Series (Avid Bookshop, Prince Ave)
Hear poetry from Rosalie Moffett
(June of Eden) and Mario Chard
(Land of Fire). 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.
avidbookshop.com
LECTURES & LIT: Wilbanks Child
Endangerment and Sexual
Exploitation Clinic Conference
(UGA Hirsh Hall, School of Law)
The first annual conference brings
together legal experts, psychologists
and child advocacy leaders from
across the country to discuss impor
tant issues related to child sexual
abuse survivors and those profes
sionals who assist them. The confer
ence offers five Continuing Legal
Education credits, plus breakfast and
lunch. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. sehlers@uga.
edu law.uga.edu
SPORTS: UGA Hockey (The Classic
Center) The UGA Ice Dogs face off
against Tennessee State University. 8
p.m. $5. www.ugahockey.com
THEATER: Seussical(Athens Little
Playhouse) See Friday listing for
full description Jan. 27-27 & Feb.
3-4, 7 p.m. Jan. 29 & Feb. 5, 3 p.m.
$5-10. www.athenslittleplayhouse.
net
Sunday 29
EVENTS: Bridal Show (The
Foundry) Mingle with premiere wed
ding vendors and industry experts,
sample an assortment of fare from
Graduate Athens’ award-winning
culinary team, and find a backdrop
for the big day. 12:30-3:30 p.m.
$10-12.706-549-7020
EVENTS: Ambient Fusion (Healing
Arts Centre) A reception will be fol
lowed by a concert with Matt Venuti.
6:30 p.m. $10. www.mattvenuti.com
GAMES: Netrunner Open Play
(Tyche’s Games) All are welcome to
join in. 12:30-4:30 p.m. FREE! www.
tychesgames.com
THEATER: Seussical (Athens Little
Playhouse) See Friday listing for
full description Jan. 27-27 & Feb.
3-4, 7 p.m. Jan. 29 & Feb. 5, 3 p.m.
$5-10. www.athenslittleplayhouse.
net
Monday 30
EVENTS: Industry Night (Southern
Brewing Company) People who work
in the alcohol service industry can
receive a free tour and beer samples.
Bring proof of work like a pay stub
or pouring permit. 4:30-8:30 p.m.
FREE! www.sobrewco.com
GAMES: Rock and Roll Trivia
(Little Kings Shuffle Club) Get a team
together and show off your exten
sive music knowledge! Hosted by
Jonathan Thompson. 9 p.m. FREE!
www.facebook.com/lkshuffleclub
GAMES: Team Trivia (Beef 0’
Brady’s) Win house cash and prizes!
Every Monday night. 8:30 p.m.
FREE! 706-850-1916
GAMES: Magic the Gathering
Draughts and Drafts (The Rook
and Pawn) Each draft pod gets you a
three-pack draft, a participation pack
and prize packs for wins. 6 p.m. $15.
www.therookandpawn.com
GAMES: League Trivia (The Rook
and Pawn) Six teams will compete
in a five-week trivia battle for annual
memberships and gift cards valued
at nearly $500. Email to sign up. 7
p.m. FREE! rookandpawnathens@
gmail.com
GAMES: Dirty South Trivia: Sex,
Drugs and Rock and Roll
(Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Team
trivia contests with house cash
prizes every Monday night. 8 p.m.
FREE! www.grindhouseburgers.com
KIDSTUFF: Open Chess Play for
Kids and 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 7-18.
Registration required. 4-5:30 p.m.
FREE! 706-613-3650
LECTURES & LIT: Ambassador
Judith Varnai Shorer (Holiday
Inn) Consul General to Israel Judith
Varnai Shorer is the former ambas
sador to both Hungary and Bosnia-
Herzegovina and is nearly a 40-year
veteran of the Israeli diplomatic
corps. 12 p.m. $18. www.classic-
cityrotary.com
LECTURES & LIT: Last Monday
Book Group (ACC Library) This
month’s title is One Hundred Years of
Solitutde by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.
org/athens
MEETINGS: Envision Athens
(Multiple Locations) Envision Athens
is a new “community-wide effort to
develop a common vision for the
future of the Athens-Clarke County
community." See City Dope on p. 6.
Jan. 30, 6 p.m. at the Classic Center.
Jan. 31,12:30 p.m. at the Lyndon
House and 6 p.m. at Cedar Shoals
High School. Feb. 1,10:30 a.m. at
the Classic Center. Feb. 2, 6 p.m. at
Clarke Central High School, www.
envisionathens.com
PERFORMANCE: Vocalosity (Hugh
Hodgson Concert Hall) The a cap-
pella ensemble sings today’s today’s
hits, combined with choreography
from Sean Curran, an original cast
member of STOMP. 8 p.m. $41-47.
pac.uga.edu
Tuesday 31
EVENTS: Swing Dance Night in
the Garden (State Botanical Garden
of Georgia) UGA Swing Dance Club
presents a night of dancing in the
tropical conservatory. No previ
ous dance experience or partner
required. 8 p.m. (dance lessons),
9-11 p.m. (open dance). FREE!
www.athensswingnight.com
EVENTS: Tech Career Night
(Madison County Library) Meet
representatives from local colleges
and tech-based community pro
grams to learn more about careers in
technology. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.
athenslibrary.org/madison
GAMES: Trivia at the Rail (The Rail
Athens) Trivia hosted by Nic every
Tuesday. 10:30 p.m. FREE! 706-
354-7289
GAMES: Trivia (H i-Lo Lounge) See
Tuesday listing for full description
8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561
GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill
& Pub) See Tuesday listing for full
description 8 p.m. FREE! www.
locosgrill.com
GAMES: Dirty South Trivia
(Taqueria Tsunami, Downtown) Surf
the trivia wave every Tuesday. 8 p.m.
FREE! www.dirtysouthtrivia.com
GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind
Pig Tavern) See Tuesday listing for
full description 8:30 p.m. FREE!
www.facebook.com/blindpigtavern
GAMES: Happy Hour Trivia (The
Rook and Pawn) See Tuesday listing
for full description 6 p.m. FREE!
www.therookandpawn.com
KIDSTUFF: Spanish Play Group
(reBlossom Mama Baby Shop)
Parents and children meet to speak
or learn some Spanish. 3:30-5 p.m.
FREE! www.reblossomathens.com
MEETINGS: Envision Athens
(Multiple Locations) See Monday
listing for full description Jan. 30,
6 p.m. at the Classic Center. Jan.
31,12:30 p.m. at the Lyndon House
and 6 p.m. at Cedar Shoals High
School. Feb. 1,10:30 a.m. at the
Classic Center. Feb. 2, 6 p.m. at
Clarke Central High School, www.
envisionathens.com
THEATER: The Long Christmas
Ride Home (Seney-Stovall Chapel)
This experimental play deconstructs
a family road trip with a contempo
rary version of bunraku puppetry.
See Theater Notes on p. 17. Jan.
31—Feb. 5, 8 p.m. Feb. 5, 2:30 p.m.
$7-12. www.drama.uga.edu
Wednesday 1
ART: “for You” (Lamar Dodd School
of Art) “for You" brings together
music, sound, video and installa
tion art in an original composition.
Groups will be hosted in 20-minute
sequences. This work is a collab
orative piece organized by over 40
musicians and visual artists. 6-8
p.m. FREE! www.art.uga.edu
CLASSES: Creative Note Card
Design (Winterville Center for
Community and Culture) Starr
Campbell will show participants how
to design and create note cards. 10
a.m.-12 p.m. $13. wintervillecenter.
com
EVENTS: Lip Sync Battle (The
Foundry) The Standard at Athens
and River Mill presents lip syncing
battle. A $500 prize will be awarded
to the top performer, and $1000 will
be given to the largest team to attend.
Register teams online. 8 p.m. FREE!
www.americancampus.com/athens
GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek
Brewing Company) See Wednesday
listing for full description 9 p.m.
FREE! 706-546-1102
GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicans
Grill) Every Wednesday. 7:30 p.m.
FREE! 706-548-1920
GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Mellow
Mushroom) See Wednesday listing
for full description 8 p.m. FREE!
706-613-0892
GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind
Pig Tavern, 2440 W. Broad St.) Play
to win. 8 p.m. FREE! www.fullcon-
tacttrivia.wordpress.com
GAMES: Cornhole Tournament
(Saucehouse Barbeque) Gather a
team. 8 p.m. saucehouse.com
GAMES: Dirty Bingo (Grindhouse
Killer Burgers) Hosted by Garrett
Lennox every Wednesday. Prizes
and house cash. 8 p.m. FREE! www.
grindhouseburgers.com
GAMES: Bingo (Highwire Lounge)
See Wednesday listing for full
description 8 p.m. FREE! www.high-
wirelounge.com
KIDSTUFF: STEAM: 3D Printing
(Oconee County Library) Use
TinkerCad to create and print tech
accessories. Snacks provided.
Grades 6-12. 6-8 p.m. FREE! www.
athenslibrary.org/oconee
LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author
(Avid Bookshop, 1662 S. Lumpkin
St.) Meet Jonathan Rabb in celebra
tion of his novel Among the Living.
6:30 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.
com
LECTURES & LIT: Word of Mouth
Poetry (The Globe) Open mic
poetry readings. This month’s fea
tured reader is Carly Landa. 8-11
p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/
athenswordofmouth
MEETINGS: Tech Happy Hour (The
World Famous) See Wednesday
listing for full description 6-7:30
p.m. FREE! www.fourathens.com/
happy-hour
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