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Trivia hosts Terrapin-sponsored trivia. Win house cash and prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-354-1515 GAMES: Music Trivia (Saucehouse Barbeque) Meet at the bar for a round of trivia. 8 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/saucehousebbq KIDSTUFF: Read to Rover (Bogart Library) Read aloud to a canine friend. RSVP. 4 p.m. FREE! 770-725- 9443, www.athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: First Steps in Music Class for Preschoolers (ACC Library) A seven week course help ing develop young musical minds with songs, stories, games and dancing. 10 a.m. www.athenslibrary. org/athens KIDSTUFF: Storytime at the Parkl See Tuesday listing for full descrip tion. Oct. 15-16,10 a.m. Oct. 17, 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Mummy Cal (ACC Library) Learn about mummies, hieroglyphs and ancient Egypt through stories of ghostly cats and Egyptian crafts. For children ages 4-11 and their caregiver. 3:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens LECTURES & LIT: Jason Wetzel: Georgia POW Camps in World l/l/ar //(Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation, Firehall #2) Avid Bookshop and Historic Athens present author Jason Wetzel and his book, Georgia POW Camps in World War II. Purchase a copy of the book and get it signed by the author. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com LECTURES & LIT: A Story Untold (Bogart Library) The Oconee Democrats present “A Story Untold: Black Men and Women in Athens History” with author and Democratic leader Michael Thurmond. RSVP required. 6:30 p.m. FREE! 770-403- 3679, www.ocgadems.org LECTURES & LIT: History Graduate Student Association Book Sale (UGA LeConte Hall) See Wednesday listing for full descrip tion. Oct. 16-17, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. www.history.uga.edu 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: Economics of Popular Culture (Amos Hall, B012, 400 S. Hull St.) Joel Waldfogel of the Carlson School of Management in Minnesota will give a public lecture based on his new book Digital Renaissance: What Data and Economics Tell us About the Future of Popular Culture, which examines how technology is rapidly creating new challenges and opportunities within the econom ics of creative industries such as music, publishing, television and film. David Lowery of UGA’s Music Business Program will respond to Waldfogel. 11 a.m. FREE! 706-338- 4553, mustard@uga.edu MEETINGS: Caregiver Crafting Support Group (ACC Library) Caregivers are invited to bring crafting supplies and express the joys and struggles of caring for a loved one while practicing self-care creatively. 6 p.m. FREE! www.ath- enslibrary.org/athens THEATER: Peter & the Star Catcher (Athens Academy, Bertelsmann Presentation Hall) This one-act performance is a story fol lowing the adventures of an orphan boy named Peter and his mysterious new friend Molly. Together the pair overcome bands of pirates and thieves in their quest to keep a mag ical secret safe and save the world from evil. Oct. 17-19 & Oct. 24, 7:30 p.m. $2 (students), $5 (adults). www.athensacademy.org Friday 18 ART: Opening Reception (Buvez) Will Eskridge celebrates “Teen Screams: Part 2," a series of portraits of characters from scary movies. See Calendar Pick on p. 15. 6-8 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ buvezathens ART: Homeschool Day: American History (Georgia Museum of Art) Be inspired by the “Mary Lee Bendolph: Quilted Memories" exhibition, and learn about the civil rights movement and life in Gee’s Bend, AL. After completing Art Cart activities in the galleries, view a quilting demonstration and create your own quilt-inspired work of art. 10 a.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum. org COMEDY: Lanny Farmer (Moonlight Theater) Lanny Farmer is one of Winder’s best homegrown comics, known for his dead-pan and self-deprecating humor. Using silence and awkwardness to his advantage, Farmer makes sure that even the most skeptical audience member leaves rolling with laughter. 8:30 p.m. $8-12. www.moonlight- theatercompany.com EVENTS: UGA Homecoming Parade (Downtown Athens) The annual parade is led by the Redcoat Band and features appearances by Uga, athletes and other Athens dignitaries. 6 p.m. FREE! www. homecoming.uga.edu EVENTS: UGA Carnival Night (Legion Field) Come out for a night of fun and games. 7 p.m. FREE! www.ugahomecoming.com EVENTS: Beautiful and Brutal (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries, Second Floor Rotunda) Join curator Jason Hasty each Friday before a UGA home game for a closer look at the exhibit “Beautiful and Brutal: Georgia Bulldog Football, 2017." Visitors will have a chance to share memories and get hands-on with a selection of historic materials from the UGA Athletic Association archives. 3 p.m. FREE! kdotson@uga.edu EVENTS: Terrapin Hop Harvest Festival (Terrapin Beer Co.) Celebrate all things hoppy with specialty beers, local vendors, food trucks and live music by the Baulkin Brothers. 4-9 p.m. $23. www.terra- pinbeer.com EVENTS: Lunch & Learn: The Money Apocalypse (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries, Library for Political Research and Studies) This lunch time discussion focuses on The Volcker Shock, a policy experiment undertaken in October 1979, was the most important financial event between the Great Depression and Great Recession, and will be paired with the exhibit “Now and Then: 1979" by Sean Vanatta, visiting assistant professor of history at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at New York University. Pizza will be provided, please RSVP. 12:30 p.m. FREE! 706-542-5788, wash- nock@uga.edu EVENTS: Spooky Animals Overnight (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Families will explore the night in search of spooky, nocturnal animals. After a night-time hike and animal encounter, participants will sleep in the exhibit hall and wake to a light breakfast and attend a plan etarium program in their pajamas. Please bring sleeping bags. Oct. 18 6:30 p.m.-Oct. 19, 9 a.m. $15 (ACC residents), $20 (non-residents). www.accgov.com/leisure FILM: Movies on Tap (Southern Brewing Company) Join the brewery for a movie every Friday night. 9 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ thesouthernbrewingcompany KIDSTUFF: Stories & Songs at Memorial Park (ACC Library) Bring a blanket and enjoy stories, songs and instruments with Mr. Evan. Weather permitting. Ages 2-5. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/athens KIDSTUFF: Silly Sock Monsters (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Bring an old sock or two and make silly or scary monsters. Other materials will be provided. Some light sewing may be required. For ages 8 & up. Children under age 10 must be accompanied by an adult caregiver. 4:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ madison KIDSTUFF: Wild Rumpus Monster Mash (The Foundry) Get a head start on the Wild Rumpus Parade with various family-friendly Halloween activities like a haunted house, crafts, live music, perfor mances and more. 12-3 p.m. FREE (ages 0-5), $6-8. www.thefoundry- athens.com KIDSTUFF: Make or Take Craft (Bogart Library) Make cute little pumpkins out of old books. Make it there or take it with you. Ages 13 and up, all supplies provided. 3-5 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ bogart LECTURES & LIT: Reading Between the Wines Fall Fest (Normal Books) Discuss what you’ve been reading while enjoying wine and cheese; Conversation tends to slant towards fantasy, fiction and YA. This month celebrate the Fall Fest Craft Market with local vendors sell ing various arts and crafts. 6-9 p.m. FREE! normalbooks@gmail.com LECTURES & LIT: Money Apocalypse: The Volcker Shock & End of Financial Stability (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) Sean Vanatta, visiting assistant professor of history from the Gallatin School of Individualized Study NYU, presents a lecture about the most important financial event between the Great Depression and Great Recession and its impact on the U.S. financial system. 12:30 p.m. FREE! 706-542- 5788, washnock@uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: Tracy Adkins: Ghosts of Athens (Avid Bookshop, Prince Ave.) Tracy Adkins discusses and signs copies of her book, Ghost of Athens. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www. avidbookshop.com PERFORMANCE: Lucia di Lammermoor(Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) The Hugh Hodgson School of Music UGA Opera Theatre will present Gaetano Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor'm a semi- staged and costumed concert version of the famous piece. Oct. 18, 7:30 p.m. & Oct. 20, 3 p.m. $3-20. 706-542-4400, www.pac.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: Improv Athens (Miller Learning Center, Room 214) Improv Athens presents a night of comedy and improv. THEATER: Steel Magnolias (On Stage Walton) On Stage Walton presents Steel Magnolias, the beloved comedy-drama that explores the humor and strength of Southern women in times of crisis. Oct. 18-19, 25-26 & Nov. 1-2,8 p.m. & Oct. 27 & Nov. 3, 2 p.m. $20. www. onstagewalton.org THEATER: Peter & the Star Catcher (Athens Academy) See Thursday listing for full description. Oct. 17-19 & Oct. 24,7:30 p.m. $2 (students), $5 (adults), www. athensacademy.org THEATER: Curse of the Lost Mummy (Athens Little Playhouse) An ambitious Egyptologist has lost the mummy of Pharaoh Khamenshetsu and chooses to go ahead with the museum exhibit even if he has to fake it, ignoring the rumors of a mummy’s curse at first—until the mysterious acci dents and bizarre appearances of Khamenshetsu threaten to derail it all. The kids of Athens Little Playhouse bring the fun to this orig inal whodunit by director and play wright Lynne Thomas. Oct. 18-19, 7 p.m. Oct. 20, 3 p.m. $5-10. www. athenslittleplayhouse.org Saturday 19 CLASSES: What’s in a Blend? (J’s Bottle Shop, 1452 Prince Ave.) Explore wine blending, why it’s done, and taste some of Europe’s famous wine blends. 6:30-8 p.m. $25. wine. jsbottleshop@gmail.com CLASSES: Live Action Role Play Class (Quinn Hall) The Athens Creative Theatre presents a half-day of LARP-ing! Participants will create fantasy characters and learn the rules of foam weaponry combat, and set off on a mission through the park with a team to solve puzzles, battle foes, and engage in improvisational scenarios with the characters they encounter on their quest. Ages 10-15.12-4 p.m. $30 (ACC resi dents), $45 (non-ACC residents). www.accgov.com/act COMEDY: Fruit Salad (Moonlight Theater) See Thursday listing for full description. Oct. 17, 8 p.m. & Oct. 19, 7:30 p.m. $8-14. www.moon- lighttheatercompany.com 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 Hibbs Family Band (8 a.m.). 8 a.m.-12 p.m. FREE! www.athens- farmersmarket.net EVENTS: Contra Dance (Memorial Park, Administration Building) A monthly dance presented by Athens Folk Music & Dance Society with music by Joe Willey and the Movin’ Men and live calling by Janet Shepherd. 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: Flavor of Fall Festival (Farmview Market) Bring the entire family out for a day of live music, shopping, food, entertainment, kid’s activities and more. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. FREE! www.farmviewmarket.com EVENTS: UGA Royalty Crowning (Sanford Stadium) Find out who the 2019 Homecoming King and Queen will be at the halftime show of the UGA vs. Kentucky game. (TBD) www.ugahomecoming.com EVENTS: West Broad Farmers Market Fall Festival (West Broad Market Garden) Enjoy fresh produce and artisan goods, live music, trunk or treating, a sweet potato pie con test, horseback riding and more. 9 a.m. FREE! www.athenslandtrust.org FILM: Spooky Movie (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Enjoy popcorn and a (PG) spooky movie on the big screen. Children under age 10 must be accompanied by an adult caregiver. 2 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/madison FILM: UUFA Intergenerational Film Series: Coco (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) Enjoy a soup potluck, campfire and a screening of Coco, an animated film about a young boy searching for the truth about himself and his family. Popcorn will also be provided. 4 p.m. FREE! www.uuathensga.org KIDSTUFF: Fall Craflival (ACC Library) Celebrate everything you love about the fall season with a morning of books and crafts. Ages 2-8 and their caregivers. 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Fall Festival (Oglethorpe County Library) Bring the whole family for some fall fun. Enjoy games, art activities, stories, prizes, face-painting, and more. Costumes encouraged, but not required. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oglethorpe KIDSTUFF: Fall Sky: Spooky Skies (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Do blood moons exist? Are there monsters in the sky? Find out at spooktacular planetarium show. 10 a.m. $2-3. www.accgov.com/leisure KIDSTUFF: STEAM Saturday (Bogart Library) This month’s theme is “Creepy Science.” 2:00 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart PERFORMANCE: Grotesque Burlesque (40 Watt Club) A showcase/open mic event for budding and experienced artists who want to show off their talents and experiement in front of a fun audience! Expect contributions like music, dancing, comedy, magic acts, sword swallowing and more. 9 p.m. $10-15. goburlesque@gmail.com SPORTS: UGA Football (Sanford Stadium) UGA plays Kentucky during the annual Homecoming game. 6 p.m. www.georgiadogs.com THEATER: Peter & the Star Catcher (Athens Academy) See Thursday listing for full description. Oct. 17-19 & Oct. 24, 7:30 p.m. $2 (students), $5 (adults), www. athensacademy.org THEATER: Steel Magnolias (On Stage Walton) See Friday listing for full description. Oct. 18-19, 25-26 & Nov. 1-2, 8 p.m. & Oct. 27 & Nov. 3, 2 p.m. $20. www.onstagewalton. org THEATER: Curse of the Lost Mummy (Athens Little Playhouse) See Friday listing for full descrip tion. Oct. 18-19, 7 p.m. Oct. 20, 3 p.m. $5-10. www.athenslittleplay- house.org Sunday 20 CLASSES: Drop In & Dye: Indigo Workshop (Indie South Creative, 470 Hawthorne Ave.) Please bring your own 100% pre-washed cotton/ linen fabric to dye (no blends please!) Pre-registration required. 11 a.m. $10/piece. www.theindiesouth. com EVENTS: Abnormal Bazaar (Indie South Creative, 470 Hawthorne Ave.) Pick up handmade and vintage goodies from local vendors. Third Sunday of every month. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. www.theindiesouth.com EVENTS: Beech Haven Walking Tour (Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation, Firehall #2, Register for Meeting Address) Family member Lucy Rowland and Oconee Rivers Greenway Commission Chair Nat Kuykendall will co-lead a tour of the Rowland property on the Middle Oconee River. 2 p.m. $12 (mem bers), $15. www.historicathens.com/ heritagewalks EVENTS: Jack-O-Lantern Jog 5K & One Mile Goblin Fun Run (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Both events follow the paved path of the Greenway starting and finishing at Sandy Creek Nature Center. This event benefits the center. Registration required. 2 p.m. (one- mile run), 2:30 p.m. (5K). $17-25. www.sandycreeknaturecenterinc.org EVENTS: Women’s Fashion Warehouse Sale A mega ware house sale consisting of contem porary women’s fashion from major brands like J. Crew, Madewell, Anthropologie and more. (Suska Warehouse, 151 Ben Burton Cir., Bogart) 1-4 p.m. www.asuskapro- duction.com GAMES: Chess Club (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Ages 8 and up are invited to play. All expe rience levels welcome. 3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/madison GAMES: Rockin’ Roll Bingo (Starland Pizzeria and Pub) Play to win. 9 p.m. FREE! 706-613-8773 GAMES: Trivia (Southern Brewing Company) General trivia hosted by Solo Entertainment. House prizes and discounted tabs. 5-7 p.m. FREE! www.sobrewco.com KIDSTUFF: Read to Rover (ACC Library) Beginning readers read aloud to certified therapy dogs. 3-4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org KIDSTUFF: Read to Rover (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Beginning readers read aloud to a certified therapy dog. 3-4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ madison LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Avid Bookshop, Prince Ave.) Joshilyn Jackson discusses her book, Never Have I Ever. 4 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com LECTURES & LIT: UUFA Forum (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) Led by Peggy Perkins and Bob Covi, “Redistricting in Georgia: A Short Course on Gerrymandering" is a forum highlighting The Democracy Act, a state legislation to be re-introduced in the Georgia 2020 session. 9:30 a.m. FREE! www. uuathensga.org PERFORMANCE: Lucia di Lammermoor(Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) See Friday listing for full description. Oct. 18, 7:30 p.m. & Oct. 20, 3 p.m. $3-20. 706-542- 4400, www.pac.uga.edu THEATER: Curse of the Lost Mummy (Athens Little Playhouse) See Friday listing for full descrip tion. Oct. 18-19, 7 p.m. Oct. 20, 3 p.m. $5-10. www.athenslittleplay- house.org Monday 21 CLASSES: Wireless for Beginners (Oconee County Library) Learn all about wireless terminology, printing, hotspots, security and how to get set up in your own home. 2 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee COMEDY: Gorgeous George’s Improv League (The Globe) Local improvisors invent scenes on the spot and compete for the coveted screaming chicken. Every Monday upstairs. 9 p.m. FREE! www.krakin- jokes.com EVENTS: 3rd Monday Book Club (Oconee County Library) This month’s selection is Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Copies are available behind the circulation desk. New members always welcome. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee EVENTS: 1-Corps VII Showcase (UGA Jackson St. Building) UGA l-Corps is a National Science Foundation-funded program that provides UGA teams with the train ing and funds needed to understand a customer-centric approach to commercializing new technologies. Each team will include UGA faculty and students, as well as commu nity members. Thirteen teams will present their problem, solution and customer interview outcomes as part of the showcase. Regstration required to attend. 6 p.m. FREE! www.ugaicorps.uga.edu GAMES: Geeks Who Drink Trivia (Highwire Lounge) Test your general knowledge for prizes. 8-10 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.com GAMES: Rock and Roll Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Get a ^ continued on next page OCTOBER 16, 2019 | FLAGPOLE.COM 17