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Newspaper Page TextPaintings by Neil Hancock are currently on view in the group exhibition “Fun” at the Gallery at Indigo. * AUDITIONS. OCT 7 & 8r* 5 115 Grady Avenue, starting at 7pm $ JEKYLL ... 0 & HIDE "THE musical; • book and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse • ^ music by Frank Wildhorn •\x PERFORMANCES DEC 6-15 For more information contact JEKYLL.AND.HYDE.ATHENS@GMAIL.COM TOWNANDGOWNPLAYERS.ORG COSTUME SWAP (Oconee County Library) Bring in your used Halloween costumes by Oct. 4 and come back on Saturday, Oct. 5 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. & Sunday, Oct. 6 from 2-5 p.m. for a new-to-you one. 706-796-3950, www.athenslibrary. org/oconee GYMNASTICS (Gymnasia, 1091 Baxter St.) Gymnastics classes are offered for various age groups throughout the day. www.athens gymnastics.com TEEN CARTOON ILLUSTRATORS CLUB (Lyndon House Arts Center) Robert Brown offers lessons and drawing techniques to teens who like to draw anime and cartoons of all kinds. Meetings end with pizza. For ages 11-18. Meets most Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 p.m. $5/session. www. accgov.com/leisure TEEN FASHION, SEWING & WEARABLE ART CLUB (Lyndon House Arts Center) Use the fiber stu dio and machines to focus on your own sewing projects under the guid ance of a professional. Meetings end with pizza. Forages 11-18. Meets most Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 p.m. $5/ session, www.accgov.com/leisure Support Groups ALS SUPPORT GROUP (Oconee Veterans Park, Watkinsville) Provides awareness and education to individuals living with ALS. Meets fourth Wednesday of every month, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. 706-207-5800 ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS SUPPORT GROUP (Holy Cross Lutheran Church) Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA) is a 12-step program for people who grew up in alcoholic or dysfunc tional homes. Mondays, 7-8 p.m. www.meetings.adultchildren.org AL-ANON 12 STEP (Multiple Locations) Recovery for people affected by someone else’s drinking. Meetings are held daily at various times and locations. 888-425-2666, www.ga-al-anon.org ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS (Athens, GA) If you think you have a problem with alcohol, call the AA hotline or visit the website for a schedule of meetings in Barrow, Clarke, Jackson and Oconee Counties. 706-389-4164, www. athensaa.org CHRONIC ILLNESS SUPPORT GROUP (Contact for Location) Meet others who are dealing with chronic illness such as ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia and Chronic Lyme. Third Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m. athenschronicillness@gmail.com EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) EA is a 12-step program open to anyone with a desire to become well emotionally. Meets Sundays, 4-5 p.m. 706-202-7463, www.emotionsanonymous.org FIGHT 4 CHANGE (Email for Location) Help advocate for a mental health system that serves everyone. Meets the fourth Monday of each month. Ietsfight4change@gmail.com NAMI (Multiple Locations) “NAMI Connections" is a support group for adults living in recovery with mental illness. “NAMI Family Support” is for family members, friends and caregivers of individuals with mental illnesses. Both groups meet every fourth Tuesday, 6-7:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Athens. 770- 225-0804. NAMI Family Support Groups are also available the first Monday of every month at 7 p.m. at First Baptist of Carl in Winder; sec ond Monday at 6:30 p.m. at Oconee Presbyterian Church in Watkinsville; and every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Ridgeview Institute in Monroe. namihallga@gmail.com, www. namihall.org SEX ADDICTS ANONYMOUS (Email for Location) Sex Addicts Anonymous offers a message of hope to anyone who suffers from a compulsive sexual behavior. Mondays, 7 p.m. athensdowntown SAA@gmail.com On The Street ADULT TRIPS (Rocksprings Community Center) “Trip to Georgia Apple Festival" in Elijay. Oct. 12, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. $15-22.50. “Trip to Dekalb Farmers Market.” Oct. 25, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. $15-22.50. “Tour of Historic Oakland Cemetery.” Nov. 8, 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. $30-45. “Marci’s Mountain Mystery Tour.” Nov. 22, 9:30 a.m-6 p.m. $15-22.50. All programs depart and return to Rocksprings Park, www.accgov.com/ leisure BOO-LE-BARK ON BOULEVARD (The Tasting Room at Jittery Joe’s Roasting Company) Register your canine friend to walk in the cos tumed dog parade (this year’s theme is Rocks & Rolls!) Registration $20 per dog thru Oct. 9. Additional $10 for costume competition, barkon boulevard.com ROLLER DERBY BOOT CAMP (Fun Galaxy) Skaters interested in waging war on wheels with the Classic City Rollergirls can attend boot camp. Saturdays at 9-11:30 a.m. & Mondays at 6-9 p.m. through Oct. 28. recruitment@classiccityroller girls.com. VOTER REGISTRATION (Athens) The deadline for voter registration or change of address is Oct. 7 for the Nov. 5. election, www.accgov.com/ elections© OCTOBER 2, 2019 | FLAGPOLE.COM 27

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Flagpole. (Athens, Ga.) 1987-current, October 02, 2019, Image 27