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LIFE AFTER DIAGNOSIS (Oasis
Counseling Center) An ongoing
support group aimed at helping
those with chronic or life-threatening
diseases. Tuesdays, 4-5:30 p.m.
706-543-3522, www.oasis
counselingcenter.com
MENTAL HEALTH ROUND TABLE
(Nugi’s Space) This peer support
group is open to anyone with a
brain illness. Meets every Monday,
5:30-7:30 p.m. Iesley@nuci.org,
www.nuci.org
NATURE THERAPY (State Botanical
Garden of Georgia) This series of
classes focuses on various activities
in therapeutic horticulture which is
holistic wellness promoting social
ization, relaxation, sensory stimula
tion, self-esteem, new skills and
more. Saturdays through February,
10a.m.-12 p.m. $240. 706-542-
6156, www.botgarden.uga.edu
NEW MAMAS’ GROUP (reBlossom
Mama Baby Shop) Meet other par
ents with babies. Tuesdays, 10 a.m.
www.reblossomathens.com
PROJECT SAFE (Athens, GA)
Meetings for Athena, a skills-
based group covering relationship
topics, are held every Thursday,
12-1:30 p.m. Meetings for the New
Beginnings Support Group are held
every Monday 6:30-8 p.m., with
a dinner on the last Monday of the
month. Childcare provided. 24-hour
crisis hotline: 706-543-3331. Teen
texting line: 706-765-8019. Meeting
information: 706-613-3357, ext.
770. www.project-safe.org
On The Street
ATHENS FREE SCHOOL (Athens,
GA) Athens Free School is a learning
network where people share skills
through free classes, athensfree
school@riseup.net, www.facebook.
com/athensfreeschool
ATHENS PETANQUE CLUB (Outside
of 1000 Faces Coffee) Play a friendly
game of Petanque, a French version
of bocce ball, at the Petanque ter
rain. Beginners welcome. Sundays,
2-3:30 p.m. athenspetanqueclub@
gmail.com, athenspetanqueclub.wix.
com/play
AVID BOOK CLUBS (Avid Bookshop)
Book clubs include Young Readers,
Graphic Novel, YA for Not-so-YAs,
Small Press, Paperback Fiction,
Social Justice, New & Notable and
the Classics Book Club. Join by
email. avid.athens.rachel@gmail.
com, www.avidbookshop.com
HEALTH SCREENINGS (ACC
Library) The Athens Nurses Clinic
provide free health screenings and
information. Fourth Fridays. 11
a.m.-1 p.m. athensnursesclinic.org
ICE SKATING (The Classic Center) Ice
skate in the outdoor pavilion through
Feb. 16. $13. www.classiccenter.com
ROLLER DERBY BOOT CAMP (Fun
Galaxy) Skaters interested in waging
war on wheels with the Classic City
Rollergirls can attend boot camp.
Feb. 6 & 8, 5:30-9 p.m. Feb. 11,
8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. info@classiccity
rollergirls.com ©
AMICI (233 E. Clayton St.) Live music photography by Ryan Myers. Through
January.
ANTIQUES & JEWELS ART GALLERY (290 N. Milledge Ave.) New paint
ings by Mary Porter, Greg Benson, Chatham Murray, Candle Brumby, Lana
Mitchell and more.
ART ON THE SIDE GALLERY AND GIFTS (17 N. Main St., Watkinsville) A
gallery featuring works by various artists in media including ceramics, paint
ings and fused glass.
ATHENS ACADEMY (1281 Spartan Lane) In the Harrison Center Foyer
Gallery “Seven Elements of Art” features sculptural works by Lawrence
Steuck, Leonard Piha and Lorraine Thompson. • “The Other 95.6%: Photos
from Around the World” is a collection of photography. Through Feb. 3.
ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART (ATHICA) (160 Tracy
St.) “The Plein Air Painters Exhibition” showcases works by 17 members
who meet each month to create artwork inspired by landscapes, woods,
meadows and plants. “These Dark Times Need Hope & Beauty” is a solo ex
hibition of works by local artist and art car driver Cap Man. Through Feb. 4.
BENDZUNAS GLASS (89 W. South Ave., Comer) The family-run studio has
been creating fine art glass for almost 40 years.
CIRCLE GALLERY (UGA College of Environment and Design, 285 S. Jackson
St.) “Places for the Spirit: Traditional African American Gardens" is a travel
ing exhibit of photographs by Vaughn Sills. The images document the daily
lives of four generations of the Toole family in Athens. Through Feb. 28.
CITY OF WATKINSVILLE (Downtown Watkinsville) “Public Art Watkinsville:
A Pop-up Sculpture Exhibit" consists of sculptures placed in prominent
locations around downtown. Artists include Benjamin Lock, William Massey
Stan Mullins, Robert Clements and Joni Younkins-Herzog. “Artscape
Oconee: The Monuments of Artland” features eight newly commissioned art
panels and six refurbished panels of paintings.
THE CLASSIC CENTER (300 N. Thomas St.) “Highlights" includes artists
from the Classic Center’s permanent collection: June Ball, Greg Benson,
Dianne Penny Henry Ransom, John Ahee, Ana Anest and Lamar Wood.
CREATURE COMFORTS BREWING CO. (271 W. Hancock Ave.) Paintings
by local mural artist and activist Broderick Flanigan. Through Feb. 11.
EARTH FARE (1689 S. Lumpkin St.) Works by tattoo artist Alan Mason.
Through January.
FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) Artwork by Jeann
Mann. Through January.
GALLERY@HOTEL INDIGO (500 College Ave.) “Ultra Bright” includes
works in fiber, photography paper and painting by Barbette Houser, Laura
Noel, Jessica Smith, Vivian Liddell, Logan Shirah and Drema Montgomery.
Opening reception Jan. 26. Through Apr. 8.
GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.)“Storytelling: The Georgia
Review’s 70th Anniversary Art Retrospective” including 25 works by 12 art
ists whose work the Review has published. Through Jan. 29. • In the Jane
and Harry Willson Sculpture Garden, “Driving Forces: Sculpture by Lin
Emergy” presents four large kinetic sculptures. Through Apr. 2. • “Artists of
the New York School" contains paintings, sculptures and works on paper by
artists who worked in abstraction in the 1950s and ‘60s. Through Mar. 19.
• “Advanced and Irascible: Abstract Expressionism from the Collection of
Jeanne and Carroll Berry" includes pieces by Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko,
Willem de Kooning, Hedda Sterne and more. Through Apr. 30. • “To Spin a
Yarn: Distaffs, Folk Art and Material Culture.” Through Apr. 16.
GLASSCUBE@INDIGO (500 College Ave.) “Satisfaction System” is a site-
specific installation by Garrett Hayes that suspends circular forms woven
with scrap denim, rope and Electro-Luminescent wire. Through Apr. 15.
THE GRIT (199 Prince Ave.) Hannah Garrard’s series of paintings “Nostalgia"
were inspired by her parents old Polaroid photographs from the 70s.
Through Feb. 12.
HEIRLOOM CAFE (815 N. Chase St.) Jack Burke and Amanda Burke present
a father-daughter joint art show. Through January.
HENDERSHOT’S COFFEE BAR (237 Prince Ave.) Ryan Dorsey's black-
and-white illustrations are influenced by Surrealism and the subconscious.
Through January.
HIGHWIRE LOUNGE (269 N. Hull St.) Artwork by staff members of Trappeze
Pub and Highwire Lounge. Through January.
JUST PHO...AND MORE (1063 Baxter St.) Drawings and paintings by
Mikaila Guerra. Through Feb. 13.
LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART (270 River Rd.) “The 2017 Undergraduate
Curated Exhibition" was organized by Candice Greathouse of Atlanta's Mint
Gallery • “Michi Meko: One Last Smile Before the Undertow” seeks to es
tablish new hybridized identities by endowing ordinary objects with spiritual
powers. • “355” is a collaborative installation between MFA candidates
Alexis Spina and Katherine Miller. • “Listening: Yeonsoo Kim" serves as
a type of diary sharing hand-built ceramic pieces built each day. Opening
reception for all exhibitions Jan. 27. Through Feb. 24.
LAST RESORT GRILL (174 W. Clayton St.) Terry Allen’s “The Basement
Photos” is a collection of photographs from the late 70s through early '90s
of musicians including The Rolling Stones, The Sex Pistols, Patti Smith, Lou
Reed, The Ramones and more. Through Jan. 29.
LOWERY IMAGING GALLERY (2400 Booger Hill Rd„ Danielsville) The
gallery features paper and canvas giclee prints by Athens artists as well as
artists’renderings of Athens.
LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (293 Hoyt St.) In the Lounge Gallery,
see a collection of works by textile artist Maddie Zerkel. Through Feb. 11.
• “Collections from the Community: Louise Shaw’s Popes and Religious
Potpourri Collection.” Through Feb. 25. • “Upstream II” continues an explo
ration of African American artists’ experiences through the works of William
Downs, Jerushia Graham, Njambi Mwuara, Broderick Flanigan and Meaza
Nigatu. Through Mar. 2.
MADISON COUNTY LIBRARY (1315 GA-98, Danielsville) The “Discover
Tech Exhibition" is a part of the STAR Library Education Network led by
the National Center for Interactive Learning at the Space Science Institute.
Through Feb. 10. • Stefan Eberhard’s “Crystal Photomicrography” features
photos taken through a microscope. Through February.
MADISON MORGAN CULTURAL CENTER (434 S. Main St., Madison)
“Emissaries of Peace: 1762 Cherokee and British Delegations" presents the
story of Lt. Henry Timberlake and Cherokee leader Ostenaco as they jour
neyed to each other’s countries in 1762 as Emissaries of Peace. The show
includes memoirs, period artwork, artifacts and more. Through Apr. 9.
MULTIPLE LOCATIONS (Athens, GA) “We Are the Other: A Photographic
Portrait of Athens, Georgia” is a city-wide photographic project by visit
ing artist Wing Young Huie. Organized by the Athens Cultural Affairs
Commission, the project will be hosted at the Athens-Clarke County Library
Athens Community Council on Aging, Cedar Shoals High School, Clarke
Central High School, Cine, Georgia Square Mall, Lyndon House Arts Center,
The Sparrow’s Nest, State Botanical Garden of Georgia, Tlaloc, Strickland’s
and Willson Center for Humanities & Arts. Lecture Feb. 2 at Cine.
OCONEE COUNTY LIBRARY (1080 Experiment Station Rd., Watkinsville)
Paintings and collages by Melody Croft. Through Jan. 29.
OCONEE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION (OCAF) (34 School St.,
Watkinsville) Over 35 furniture makers, wood turners and fine artists share
works made from exotic woods and veneers, reclaimed lumber, natural edge
slabs and twigs and bark in “Wood Works: A Regional Exhibition." Through
Feb. 17. • “Quantum Continuum: Works by Denise Stewart-Sanabria” is in
fluenced by quantum physics and metaphysics. Through Feb. 17. • “Athens
Celebrated: Watercolors by Jackie Dorsey" features portraits representing
the town’s unique people, music, arts, community organizers, shops and
restaurants. Through Feb. 17.
RICHARD B. RUSSELL JR. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARIES (300
S. Hull St.) In the Hargrett Library Gallery, see “Necessary Words & Images:
70 Years of the Georgia Review.” Through May 12. • In the Russell Library
Gallery see “On the Stump: What Does it Take to Get Elected in Georgia." •
In the Brown Media Library see the “Steele Vintage Broadcast Microphone
Collection."
THE SURGERY CENTER OF ATHENS (2142 W. Broad St.) Paintings by
Anna Desio. Through March.
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP OF ATHENS (780 Timothy
Rd.) “The Medieval Experience, Art and Craft of the Society for Creative
Anachronism" includes illustrated manuscripts, needlework and metalwork.
Through January.
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA OCONEE CAMPUS GALLERY (1201
Bishop Farms Pkwy., Watkinsville) “Reciprocal III: OCAF Members at UNG”
presents works by members of the Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation. Closing
reception Feb. 10.
WHITE TIGER (217 Hiawassee Ave.) Ice cream cone sculptures by Jourdan
Joly.
WINTERVILLE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY CULTURE (371 N. Church
St., Winterville) Presented by the Winterville Arts Council, “Beginnings”
includes works by Lisa Freeman, Will Eskridge, Chris Taylor, Cheryl
Washburn, Jacob Wenzka and more.
THE WORLD FAMOUS (351 N. Hull St.) Permanent artists include RA Miller,
Chris Hubbard, Travis Craig, Michelle Fontaine, Dan Smith, Greg Stone and
more. • “A Moment in Time" features wildlife illustrations by watercolor
painter Elizabeth Boudreau. Reception Feb. 13. Currently on view through
February
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