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Fanny Mendelssohn, Schubert,
Puccini, Rachmaninoff and Brahms.
See Calendar Pick on p. 16. 7:30
p.m. $35. www.pac.uga.edu
PERFORMANCE: The Georgia
Children’s Chorus (Hugh
Hodgson Concert Flail) The annual
spring concert includes music
ranging from jubilant melodies to
calming ballads. 7-9 p.m. $12. www.
georgiachildrenschorus.org
PERFORMANCE: Spring
Showcase {Morton Theatre) Center
City Ballet and Movement Arts
presents its annual spring showcase
featuring students ages three and up.
7 p.m. $10-12. www.mortontheatre.
com/events
Wednesday 15
ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum
of Art) Docents lead a tour of high
lights from the permanent collection.
2 p.m. FREE! georgiamuseum.org
COMEDY: Educated Mess
(Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) See stand-
ups from Athens and Atlanta. 9 p.m.
FREE! www.hendershotscoffee.com
EVENTS: Poetry Jam (Go Bar)
Musical performances by TJ Wayt
and Ben Cook. Poetry by Talented
Mr. Winfrey, Daniel Mapp, Bryant
Angelou, Sam Lipkin and Rusty
Holcomb. 10 p.m. $3 suggested
donation, volumeszine@gmail.com
EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market
(Creature Comforts Brewery)
Vendors offer local and sustainable
produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked
goods, prepared foods and crafts.
Every beer purchased at Creature
Comforts during the market will
get you free tokens to spend at the
market. Live music by Sarah Zuniga
(May 15) and Nina Ricci (May 22).
4-7 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmers-
market.net
GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern,
2440 W. Broad St.) Compete for
prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! www.fullcon-
tacttrivia.wordpress.com
GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicans
Grill) Every Wednesday. 6 p.m.
FREE! www.facebook.com/willys-
mexicanaathens
GAMES: Trivia (Craft Public House)
General trivia. Industry night. Cash
house prizes. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.
craftathens.com
GAMES: Nerd Trivia (Grindhouse
Killer Burgers) Every Wednesday.
Prizes and house cash. 8 p.m. FREE!
www.grindhouseburgers.com
GAMES: General Trivia (Little Kings
Shuffle Club) Weekly trivia hosted by
the one and only Count Zapula. 9:30
p.m. FREE! 706-369-3144
GAMES: Beer Goggles Trivia
(Southern Brewing Company) Walter
Lane hosts weekly trivia. Teams can
have up to 10 players, and prizes
include tab discounts. 7-9 p.m.
FREE! www.sobrewco.com
GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Mellow
Mushroom) Dirty South Trivia offers
house cash prizes. 8 p.m. FREE!
706-613-0892
GAMES: Cornhole Tournament
(Saucehouse Barbegue) Gather a
team and compete. 8 p.m. www.
saucehouse.com
KIDSTUFF: Sci-Fi Fantasy Sista
Circle (ACC Library) Read and talk
about science fiction and fantasy
books. Grades 6-12. 4 p.m. FREE!
www.athenslibrary.org/athens
LECTURES & LIT: Brian
Panowich: Like Lions (The
Root, 1235 S. Milledge Ave.) Avid
Bookshop and The Root Basement
Bar Athens present writer Brian
Panowich for his book, Like Lions.
6:30-7:30 p.m. FREE! www.avid-
bookshop.com
LECTURES & LIT: Talking About
Books: Adult Book Discussion
Group (ACC Library) This month’s
title is Once Upon a River by Diane
Setterfield. Newcomers welcome.
10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.
org
PERFORMANCE: Chamber Music
Athens: Inspired by Romance
(Seney-Stovall Chapel) Jupiter
String Quartet, Mark Bobley, Michael
Heald, Maggie Snyder and David
Starweather perform selections by
Janacek and Brahms in the program
“Kreutzer Sonata." See Calendar
Pick on p. 16. 7:30 p.m. $25. www.
pac.uga.edu
Thursday 16
ART: Third Thursday Art Series
(Athens, GA) Seven galleries stay
open late the third Thursday of
every month. Participating galleries
include the Georgia Museum of Art,
Lamar Dodd School of Art, ATHICA,
Lyndon House Arts Center, Cine, the
GlassCube & Gallery @ Hotel Indigo
and The Classic Center. 6-9 p.m.
FREE! www.3thurs.org
CLASSES: Yoga in the Galleries
(Georgia Museum of Art) Five
Points Yoga instructors lead a class
surrounded by works of art. 6 p.m.
FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org
COMEDY: Open Mic Comedy
(Moonlight Theater) Featuring Lanny
Farmer, Evie Jones, Chris Silcox,
Mark A. Taylor and more. 8:30-9:30
p.m. $6. www.moonlighttheatercom-
pany.com
EVENTS: KnitLits (Bogart Library)
Knitters of all levels are invited
to have fun, share ideas and knit.
Beginning knitters are encouraged
to attend. Open to ages 16 years and
up. 6-8 p.m. FREE! www.athensli-
brary.org/bogart
EVENTS: Vic Chesnutt Songwriter
of the Year Award Ceremony
(The Foundry) One of five finalists
will receive a $1,000 Vic Chesnutt
Songwriter of the Year Award. This
year's finalists are Lydia Brambila,
Don Chambers, Carly Joy King,
Greg Meredith and Ross Shapiro.
7 p.m. $10-12. www.thefoundry-
athens.com
FILM: Message From Space
(Flicker Theatre & Bar) Pachinko
Pop Cinema presents Message From
Space, a 1978 Japanese space opera
film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. 7
p.m. FREE! www.fiickertheatreand-
bar.com
FILM: Rosencrantzand
Guildenstern Are Dead (Georgia
Museum of Art) The two side char
acters ramble obliviously through
Elsinore Castle and its environs
as the events of Shakespeare’s
“Hamlet" unfold around them. The
Shakespeare and Love film series
is screened in conjunction with the
exhibition “Life, Love and Marriage
Chests in Renaissance Italy.” 7 p.m.
FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org
GAMES: Thorsday (The Rook and
Pawn) Celebrate your favorite
Creature Comforts-drinking, ham
mer-wielding god with Marvel and
Norse-themed games, plus superhe
ro-themed cocktails. All day. www.
therookandpawn.com
GAMES: Music Trivia (Saucehouse
Barbeque) Meet at the bar for a
round of trivia. 8 p.m. FREE! www.
facebook.com/saucehousebbq
KIDSTUFF: Graphic Novel Book
Club (Madison County Library,
Danielsville) Enjoy snacks and chat
about graphic novel Max and the
Midknights by Lincoln Peirce. For
ages 8 & up. 4:30 p.m. FREE! www.
athenslibrary.org/madison
KIDSTUFF: Baby Music Jam
(Oconee County Library) Preschool
aged children and their caregivers
play instruments, sing and dance
together. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.
athenslibrary.org/oconee
KIDSTUFF: Summer Reading
Kickoff Party (ACC Library)
Celebrate the summerer reading
program and the redesign of Teen
Services. 3:30-5 p.m. FREE! 706-
613-3650
LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author
(Avid Bookshop, Prince Ave.)
Avid Bookshop presents Jordan
A. Rothacker for his book, Gristle:
Weird Tales. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.
avidbookshop.com
LECTURES & LIT: Book Release
(Flicker Theatre & Bar) Meet local
author Larry Acquaviva for his
book Nobody Cares Who You Are:
The Life and Times ofAceman, a
Widespread Panic Roadie—The
Panic Years. Pt. II. Live music by
Eric Carter and Danny Hutchens of
Blookin, The Plague and The Honey
Sliders. 6 p.m. (book release), 9
p.m. (music). FREE! larryacqua-
viva@charter.net
LECTURES & LIT: For the Philo
of Philosophy Book Discussion
Group (ACC Library) Read philos
ophy books from ancient Greece
to modern times. 6-8 p.m. FREE!
mkapelewski@athenslibrary.org
LECTURES & LIT: Inclusive Book
Club (Madison County Library,
Danielsville) This facilitated book
club serves adults of all abilities
and will be reading out loud and
discussing book of the month Ralph
S. Mouse by Beverly Cleary. 1
p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/
madison
MEETINGS: Sustainable Industry
Roundtable (BikeAthens)
Businesses and industry profes
sionals share sustainable practices
in a discussion organized by ACC
Recycling. 8-9:30 a.m. FREE! www.
accgov.com
PERFORMANCE: New York
Philharmonic String Quartet
(UGA Performing Arts Center) The
ensemble presents works by Haydn,
Shostakovich and Brahms. 7:30-
8:30 p.m. $30. www.ugapresents.org
Friday 17
COMEDY: Shaunak Godkhindi
(Moonlight Theater) Godkhindi
performs comedy throughout the
Southeast and has been a resident
at the Laughing Skull and featured at
Punchline Atlanta, Zanies Nashville
and the Georgia Theater. May 17,
8:30 p.m. May 18,10 p.m. $6-12.
www.moonlighttheatercompany.com
COMEDY: Nathan Owens
(MoonlightTheater) Owens has
performed comedy all over the
Southeast and opened for Greg
Behrendt, Ryan Singer, Erin Foley,
Chad Daniels, Brian Moote and
David Perdue. Owens hosts a pod
cast on Forth District called Forth
and Ten. May 17,10 p.m. & May 18,
8:30 p.m. $6-12. www.moonlight-
theatercompany.com
COMEDY: Improv Comedy
(Instructional Plaza N-106) Improv
Athens UGA presents a night of com
edy. 7:30 p.m. & 9 p.m. FREE! www.
facebook.com/improvathensuga
COMEDY: Desi Banks & Friends
Comedy Show (Morton Theatre)
Desi Terrell Banks Jr. has been writ
ing, performing and producing com
edy for over four years. Banks was
able to build his brand and display
his comedy through social media.
Presented by Kingpin Entertainment.
7:30 p.m. $15-40. www.mortonthe
atre.com/events
EVENTS: Athens Relay for Life
(Live Wire) The annual event
includes live music, team booths,
corn hole, a raffle and more.
Proceeds benefit the Relay for Life
Clarke County and the American
Cancer Society. 6 p.m. www.relayfor-
life.org/clarkega
KIDSTUFF: DIYOut of the World
Ice Cream (ACC Library) Make
your own ice cream. Grades 6-12.4
p.m. FREE! athenslibrary.org/athens
KIDSTUFF: Pre-Schooler
Program: Robin Hood’s Merry
Kids (Rocksprings Community
Center) Adventurers will make their
own hat, try their hand at archery,
complete a work out and feast on
snacks. Ages 1-6.10-11 a.m. $4-6.
www.accgov.com/rocksprings
LECTURES & LIT: Reading
Between the Wines Book Club
(Normal Books) Discuss what you’ve
been reading while enjoying wine
and cheese. Conversation tends to
slant towards fantasy, fiction and
YA. Ages 21 & up. 7-9 p.m. FREE!
normalbooks@gmail.com
PERFORMANCE: The Huntertones
(Madison Town Park) The
Huntertones have taken their jazz
fusion sound to over 20 countries.
Bring lawn chairs and picnic blan
kets for an outdoor concert. 7:30
p.m. FREE! www.mmcc-arts.org
PERFORMANCE: Athens Showgirl
Cabaret (Go Bar) Drag perfor
mances by local artists. 10:30 p.m.
$3. showgirlcabaret@gmail.com,
www.athensshowgirlcabaret.com
Saturday 18
CLASSES: Screen Printing
Basics (KA Artist Shop) Courtney
McCracken leads a crash course
to get you ready to start your first
project, be it a flyer, an invitation,
T-shirts for your organization, or fine
art prints. Materials provided. 1-5
p.m. $90. www.kaartist.com
COMEDY: Nathan Owens
(Moonlight Theater) See Friday
listing for full description. May 17,
10 p.m. & May 18, 8:30 p.m. $6-12.
www.moonlighttheatercompany.com
COMEDY: Shaunak Godkhindi
(Moonlight Theater) See Friday list
ing for full description. May 17, 8:30
p.m. May 18,10 p.m. $6-12. www.
moonlighttheatercompany.com
EVENTS: Adult Coloring Club
(Oconee County Library) Coloring
sheets and pencils will be provided
for participants to drop in, color and
relax. 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. FREE!
www.athenslibrary.org/oconee
EVENTS: Maxeys in May 5K
(Maxeys Community Center) Join
other runners for the inaugural
Maxeys in May walk/run. Proceeds
will benefit the Maxeys Firefly Trail
Fund. 6:30 a.m. $20-60. www.active.
com (search Maxeys, GA)
EVENTS: Spring Pioneer Festival
(Hard Labor Creek State Park,
Rutledge) See demonstrations and
displays in quilts, spinning wool,
clay, campfire cooking, black-
smithing and more. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
$5 (park pass), gastateparks.orb/
hardlaborcreek
EVENTS: Contra Dance (Memorial
Park) A monthly dance presented
by Athens Folk Music & Dance
Society with live music by Mick
Kinney and Tim Cape and calling by
Stuart Whipple. 6:15 p.m. (lesson),
6:30-9:30 p.m. (dance). $8 (adults),
$4 (ages 11-17) FREE! (ages 11 &
under), www.athensfolk.org
EVENTS: Tea at Taylor-Grady
House (Taylor-Grady House) The
Junior League of Athens celebrates
the 50th anniversary of its reno
vation of the historic Taylor-Grady
House with tea service, plus a floral
demonstration by James Farmer,
author, interior designer and speaker.
Proceeds benefit community literacy
programs and service projects of the
Junior League. 12-2 p.m. $75. www.
juniorleagueofathens.com
EVENTS: Wine Tasting in the
Garden (Town and Gown Players)
Enjoy an evening in the garden to
support the Town & Gown Players.
6-8 p.m. $25. www.townandgown-
players.org
EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market
(Bishop Park) The market hosts
around 45 vendors, children’s activi
ties and cooking demos. All produce
is grown locally, sustainably and by
those who are selling it. Live music
by Mark Plemmons ( 8 a.m.) and
The Chastains (10 a.m.). 8 a.m.-12
p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmar-
ket.net
EVENTS: West Broad Farmers
Market (West Broad Market
Garden) WBFM offers a wide-va-
riety of fresh and locally-sourced
produce, hot food, handmade crafts,
and other functional goods as well
as entertainment, activities, and edu
cational workshops. The WBFM is
an inclusive space for cross-cultural
and inter-generational engagement.
9 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE! www.ath-
enslandtrust.org
FILM: HEAR Film Festival (Cine)
HEAR is a partnership between
Cine, Family Counseling Service of
Athens, Inc. (FCS) and Nugi’s Space
to raise awareness and de-stigmatize
mental illness by screening relevant
mental wellness-related videos and
films for the Athens community.
FCS will provide post-screening
Q&A sessions with licensed mental
health professionals who specialize
in addressing the issues depicted in
each film. See Calendar Pick on p.
21.11:45 a.m. FREE! 404-428-6755
FILM: UUFA Chalice Film Series
(Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
of Athens) This documentary, Below
Baldwin, by Joe Lavine showcases
a community’s persistent efforts to
connect to its past, and to win rec
ognition and redress-for both past
and present injustices. 4 p.m. FREE!
www.uuathensga.org
GAMES: Satur-D&D (Oconee
County Library) Join in on a game of
Dungeons & Dragons. Grades 6-12.
3-5 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.
org/oconee
KIDSTUFF: Fancy Nancy Tea
Party (Madison County Library,
Danielsville) Come for tea and cook
ies, games, stories and crafts in the
spirit of the Fancy Nancy children’s
book series by Jane O’Connor. Dress
up if you want! 4 p.m. FREE! 706-
795-5597
KIDSTUFF: Family Day: Spring
Landscapes (Georgia Museum of
Art) Explore the different landscapes
from the museum’s collection. After
finding inspiration in the galleries,
head to the classroom to make your
own spring landscape diorama. 10
a.m.-12 p.m. FREE! www.geor-
giamuseum.org
KIDSTUFF: Family Fun Day (ACC
Library) Celebrate the start of
Summer Reading with games, crafts,
an astronaut-themed photo booth
and live music by Maggie Hunter,
a petting zoo, drone demonstra
tions, and a puppet show by David
Stephens of All Hands Productions.
10 a.m.—12 p.m. FREE! www.ath-
enslibrary.org/athens
KIDSTUFF: Snake Day (Sandy
Creek Nature Center) The annual
Snake Day where experts will be on
hand to answer questions and fasci
nate you with snake facts. Activities
will include animal interaction,
crafts, games and food from local
vendors. 12-4 p.m. $3-4. www.
accgov.com/leisure
KIDSTUFF: Mud Pie Bake-Off
(Athens Forest Kindergarten,
Winterville) Play in the mud and
support nature-based early child
hood education. Frog Stomp Art
Studio will lead activities, and
the event also includes music by
Allegro, food and a raffle. 10 a.m.-1
p.m. FREE! www.athensforestkinder-
garten.org
LECTURES & LIT: Joey Weiser:
Ghost Hog (Avid Bookshop, Prince
Ave.) Avid Bookshop presents Joey
Weiser for his newest book, Ghost
Flog. 6:30-7:30 p.m. FREE! www.
avidbookshop.com
OUTDOORS: Canoe Float (Broad
River Camp Ground, Highway
79) The Broad River Watershed
Association hosts a canoe float to
view the rare shoal lily along the
lower section of the Broad River.
9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. $25. 706-795-
3242, info@brwa.org
PERFORMANCE: Athens Master
Chorale 30th Anniversary
Spring Concert (Hugh Hodgson
Concert Hall) The 55-memeber group
performs Mozart’s “Requiem” and
Dan Forrest’s “Lux: The Dawn from
on High.” See Pub Notes on p. 26.
7:30 p.m. $7.50-12.50. pac.uga.edu
PERFORMANCE: Chamber Music
Athens: George Crumb at 90
(Georgia Museum of Art) The
program “Metamorphoses” will be
preceded by a panel discussion at 4
p.m. See Calendar Pick on p. 16.5
p.m. FREE! www.pac.uga.edu
PERFORMANCE: Huntertones
Family Concert (Madison Morgan
Cultural Center) A bike parade is
followed by a family-friendly concert
and free ice cream. 10:30 a.m. FREE!
www.mcc-arts.org
SPORTS: Classic City Rollergirls
Double Header (Athens Arena)
The CCRG Bad News B’s compete
against Peach State Roller Derby,
then the CCRG All-Stars compete
against Appalachian Roller Derby. 4
p.m. (first bout), 6:30 p.m. (second
bout). $10-20. www.classiccityrol-
lergirls.com
Sunday 19
CLASSES: Calligraphy Class
(Madison County Library, Daniels
ville) Mike Moak teaches lettering.
Supplies are provided. Registration
is required. 3 p.m. FREE! www.ath-
enslibrary.org/madison
EVENTS: Seeds of Peace
(Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) Georgia
Conflict Center hosts a fundraiser
to support restorative practices in
Clarke County Schools. 2 p.m. www.
gaconflict.org
EVENTS: Shiny Happy People
(The Foundry) Celebrate the release
of author Robert Dean Lurie’s new
book, Begin the Begin: R.E.M's Early
Years, and hear music by R.E.M.
tribute artists Dead Letter Office.
Proceeds support Artist2Artist’s
program addressing veterans and
suicide prevention. See Calendar
Pick on p. 16. 6 p.m. $10-15. www.
robertdeanlurie.com
GAMES: Rockin’ Roll Bingo
(Starland Pizzeria and Pub) Play to
win. 9 p.m. FREE! 706-613-8773
KIDSTUFF: Read to Rover
(Madison County Library,
Danielsville) Beginning readers read
aloud to a certified therapy dog. 3-4
p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597
LECTURES & LIT: Normal Books
May Book Club (Normal Books)
This month’s book is Sing, Unburied,
Sing by Jesmyn Ward. 3-5 p.m.
FREE! shannon.at.normal.books@
gmail.com
LECTURES & LIT: Cathy R. Payne:
Saving the Guinea Hogs (Normal
Books) Payne will give a talk about
heritage livestock breeds and the
importance of their biodiversity to
the planet. She will read a passage
from her book, offer a Q&A session
and sign copies. 1-2 p.m. FREE!
www.normalbooksathens.com
LECTURES & LIT: Controlling
Invasive Plants In our
Community (Unitarian Universalist
Fellowship of Athens) Lauren Muller,
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