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THE CALENDAR!
team together and show off your
extensive music knowledge. Hosted
by Jonathan Thompson. 9 p.m.
FREE! www.facebook.com/lkshuf-
fleclub
GAMES: Trivia (Craft Public House)
Terrapin-sponsored trivia hosted by
Shelton Sellers of Classic City Trivia.
Win house cash and Terrapin prizes.
7 p.m. FREE! www.craftathens.com
KIDSTUFF: Infant Storytime (ACC
Library) Parents can share plays,
songs and simple books with their
babies. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-
3650, www.athenslibrary.org
KIDSTUFF: Monday Funday
(Bogart Library) Songs, finger plays,
wiggles and giggles for ages three
and under. Caregivers will receive
pointers for building literacy and
language skills. 10 a.m. FREE! www.
athenslibrary.org/bogart
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. For ages 7-18.
Registration required. 4-5:30 p.m.
FREE! 706-613-3650
KIDSTUFF: Preschool Pals (Bogart
Library) Preschool-aged children
will learn social and language skills z>
through songs stories and crafts. ^
Ages almost 3—almost 5.11:30 a.m.
FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart
MEETINGS: Dulcimer Group
(Madison County Library,
Danielsville) Learn to play and read
music with the “dirty dulcimers”
after hours. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.
athenslibrary.org/madison
Tuesday 22
ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum
of Art) A tour of highlights from the
permanent collection led by docents.
2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.
org
CLASSES: Watercolor Bookmarks
(Bogart Library) Adult will use
various techniques of watercolor
painting to create bookmarks to keep
for themselves or to give as gifts. 6
p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/
bogart
CLASSES: Latin Rhythm Styling
& Technique (Ballroom Arts Dance
Studio, 2 S. Main St., Watkinsville)
Improve your dancing appearance by
studying proper arm styling, weight
movement, expression and more.
This course will focus on Latin
walks, leg action and contra body
movements. 7:45 p.m. $15. www.
ballroom-arts.com
CLASSES: Ballroom Styling &
Technique (Ballroom Arts Dance
Studio, 2 S. Main St., Watkinsville)
Improve your dancing appearance by
studying proper arm styling, weight
movement, expression and more. 7
p.m. $15. www.ballroom-arts.com
CLASSES: Computer Class (ACC
Library) Learn howto do touch
screen gestures, connect to wifi,
download apps, change settings and
more. Registration required. 10-
11:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.
org/athens
COMEDY: Decaf Comedy Open
Mic (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) Hear
comics from Athens and Atlanta.
Newcomers welcome. Email to
perform. 8:30 p.m. FREE! efj32330@
gmail.com, www.hendershotscoffee.
com
EVENTS: Tuesday Tour at 2
(Richard B. Russell Building Special
Collections Libraries) See Tuesday
listing for full description. 2 p.m.
FREE! www.libs.uga.edu/scl
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EVENTS: Athens Junior Roller
Derby Interest Meeting (Fun
Galaxy) Enjoy some skating and
a Q&A session about the Junior
Roller Derby of Athens. For girls and
gender fluid individuals ages 10-17.
5-8 p.m. $3. www.jrda.org
EVENTS: Downtown Culinary
Showcase (Athens City Hall)
Discover a variety of vendors selling
everything from sweets, jewelry,
Jamaican food, flavored vinegar,
loose leaf teas, vegan cupcakes and
more. A portion of proceeds help
support the Culinary Kitchen of
Athens, a shared commercial kitchen
to help small local businesses. Every
Tuesday. 4-7 p.m. www.culinaryki-
tchenofathens.com
FILM: Athens Rising 2(ACC
Library, Appleton Auditorium)
Enjoy a screening of Athens Rising
2: Transmittance, a look at the
creative class in Athens through the
lens of unique organizations and
institutions. Local filmmaker James
Preston will introduce the film and
answer questions from the audience
afterward. 7 p.m. FREE! www.ath-
enslibrary.org/athens
FILM: Bad Movie Night (Cine) An
illicit eye transplant goes horribly
wrong when a blind scientist is
implanted with the eyes of a slaugh
tered lycanthrope in Eyes of the
Werewolf. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.
facebook.com/badmovienight
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
GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill
& Pub) See Tuesday listing for full
description. 8 p.m. FREE! www.
locosgrill.com
GAMES: Trivia (H i-Lo Lounge) See
Tuesday listing for full description.
8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561
GAMES: Trivia (Starland Pizzeria and
Pub) Test your trivia knowledge. 8
p.m. FREE! 706-613-8773
GAMES: Trivia (The Office Sports Bar
and Grill) Play to become victorious.
Every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-
521-5898
GAMES: Johnny’s Trivia (Johnny’s
New York Style Pizza) Classic City
Trivia hosts Terrapin-sponsored
trivia. Win house cash and prizes. 8
p.m. FREE! 706-354-1515
KIDSTUFF: D&D Club (ACC Library)
Dungeons and Dragons for all expe
rience levels. 4 p.m. FREE! www.
athenslibrary.org/athens
KIDSTUFF: Athens Junior
Rollersquad General Interest
Meeting (Fun Galaxy) Girls and
gender fluid persons ages 10-17 are
invited to come out with their fami
lies for a Q&A and fun skate. 5 p.m.
$3. www.jrda.org
LECTURES & LIT: The Georgia
Review Reading (Lyndon House
Arts Center) The Georgia Review
will celebrate the launch of its Fall
2019 issue with an evening of
poetry featuring Eavan Boland and
Alice Friman. A reception with light
refreshments will follow. Copies of
the poets’ books and The Georgia
flew'en'will be available for pur
chase. 6 p.m. FREE! www.thegeorg-
iareview.com
MEETINGS: Public Info Open
House: Firefly Trail (ACC Streets
& Drainage Dept., 605 Spring Valley
Rd.) This informational meeting
will discuss plans for expanding
the Firefly Trail. The proposed
route will be available for viewing.
6-8 p.m. FREE! www.accgov.com/
parkplanning
PERFORMANCE: Payne Memorial
Concert (Hugh Hodgson Concert
Hall) UGA Presents opens the 2019-
2020 Franklin College Chamber
Music with the Payne Memorial
Concert, featuring the award-winning
Takacs Quartet. The performance will
include works by Mozart, Bartok and
Beethoven. 7:30 p.m. FREE! www.
pac.uga.edu
THEATER: Niagara Falls (UGA Fine
Arts Building, Cellar Theatre) UGA
alumnus Steve Yockey’s Niagara
Falls is a surreal comedy in which
newlyweds must face pressing
marital issues. Oct. 22-26, 8 p.m.
Oct. 26 & Oct. 27, 2:#0 p.m. $7 (w/
UGA ID), $12. www.uga.theatre.com/
niagarafalls
Wednesday 23
EVENTS: Heckle Hell: Drag Me
to Hell (That Bar Athens) Take on
the hecklers or be one yourself.
Enjoy a night of laughter and a show
where everyone is encouraged to
participate. Bring your fans because
it is hot in hell! Sign up at the door,
limited spots available. Drag kings
and queens dressed to the nines
get in free. 9 p.m. $3. www.thatba-
rathens.com
EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market
(Creature Comforts Brewery) See
Wednesday listing for full descrip
tion. 4-7 p.m. FREE! www.athens-
farmersmarket.net
EVENTS: Boybutante Fall
Drag Bingo (The Foundry) The
Boybutante AIDS Foundation hosts
a fundraiser to benefit programs that
provide services to people living
with HIV/AIDS. Win prizes, enjoy
some food and be entertained by
queens. 7 p.m. www.boybutante.org
GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicans
Grill) See Wednesday listing for full
description. 6 p.m. FREE! www.face-
book.com/willysmexicanaathens
GAMES: Beer Goggles Trivia
(Southern Brewing Company) Walter
Lane hosts weekly trivia. Teams can
have up to 10 players, and prizes
include tab discounts. 5-7 p.m.
FREE! www.sobrewco.com
GAMES: Cornhole Tournament
(Saucehouse Barbeque) Gather a
team and compete. 8 p.m. www.
saucehouse.com
GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Mellow
Mushroom) See Wednesday listing
for full description. 8 p.m. FREE!
706-613-0892
GAMES: Trivia (Craft Public House)
See Wednesday listing for full
description. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.
craftathens.com
GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern)
See Wednesday listing for full
description. 8 p.m. FREE! www.full-
contacttrivia.wordpress.com
GAMES: Nerd Trivia (Grindhouse
Killer Burgers) Every Wednesday.
www.grindhouseburgers.com
KIDSTUFF: Preschool Storytime
(ACC Library) See Wednesday list
ing for full description. Tuesdays and
Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
FREE! athenslibrary.org/athens
KIDSTUFF: 20th Annual
Halloween Carnival (ACC
Library) Put on your favorite
Halloween disguise and enjoy a
haunting evening of seasonal tales,
costumes, shadow puppetry and
surprises. After the performance,
enjoy trick-or-treating throughout
the library for non-food prizes at
every public desk. There will be a
haunted Storyroom, vintage carnival
games and an assortment of spooky
crafts. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.ath-
enslibrary.org/athens
KIDSTUFF: Pizza and Paperbacks
Teen Book Club (ACC Library)
Read with friends, eat pizza and chat
about popular Young Adult books.
This month’s selection is Fake ID
by Lamar Giles. 4 p.m. FREE! www.
athenslibrary.org/athens
KIDSTUFF: Mother Goose on
the Loose (Bogart Library) See
Wednesday listing for full descrip
tion. 10-11 a.m. FREE! 770-725-
9443www.athenslibrary.org/bogart
KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC
Library) Children of all ages are
invited for bedtime stories every
Wednesday. 7 p.m. FREE! www.
athenslibrary.org/athens
KIDSTUFF: Wonderful
Wednesday: Build It! (Bogart
Library) Children ages 4 and up
will engage in building, based on
a theme from a story. This month’s
building is a spooky mansion. 11:30
a.m. & 4 p.m. FREE! www.athensli-
brary.org/bogart
LIVE MUSIC
Tuesday 15
The Foundry
8 p.m. $5 (adv.), $7 (door), www.the-
foundryathens.com
WOOD BELLY Traditional acoustic
group from Colorado.
Georgia Theatre
On the Rooftop. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.
georgiatheatre.com
THE SWEET LILLIES Four-piece
“jamgrass” band from Colorado.
On the Rooftop. 9 p.m. FREE! www.
georgiatheatre.com
GLOIN Experimental electronic rock
group from Toronto, ON.
Go Bar
9 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/
go.bar.35
THE GARDEN BED A hip-hop
showcase presented by Seline
Haze, featuring performances by
Motorhead 2x, Bastard Hootie,
Paid in AmeriKKKa, Trvy and
Shyland Flowers.
FHendershot’s Coffee
Bar
7:30 p.m. $10. www.hendershotscoffee.
com
BILL DAVID BENEFIT A fund
raiser for the Squalls musician,
featuring performances by
Pylon Reenactment Society,
WildJordanTonkCats and
Michael Guthrie.
Nowhere Bar
9 p.m. $3. www.facebook.com/
NowhereBarAthens
HUM RIPPLE Jammy rock band from
Atlanta.
Veronica’s Sweet Spot
8 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/
sweetspotathens
LADIES OF JANET KARAOKE A
ladies-only costume karaoke night
with a Fleetwood Mac theme.
Remo Drive plays the 40 Watt Club on Monday, Oct. 21.
Prizes and house cash. 8 p.m. FREE!
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Blind Pig Tavern
7 p.m. FREE! 706-850-4919 (College
Station Road location)
LEAVING COUNTRIES Louis Phillip
Pelot plays solo sets of country-rock
tunes and acoustic Southern soul
music.
Caledonia Lounge
8 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www.
caledonialounge.com
GREG Solo acoustic folk music
from local singer-songwriter Greg
Meredith.
JACOB MALLOW Local singer-song-
writer with an acoustic pop sound.
PEACH No info available.
Creature Comforts
Brewery
Athens Farmers Market. 5 p.m. FREE!
www.athensfarmersmarket.net
RED OAK SOUTHERN STRING
BAND This Watkinsville-based band
plays rootsy Americana tunes.
Georgia Theatre
On the Rooftop. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.
georgiatheatre.com
WILD ADRIATIC High-energy, riffy
blues-rock power trio.
8 p.m. SOLD OUT. www.georgiatheatre.
com
THE BAND CAMINO Indie-rock band
from Memphis, TN.
VALLEY Canadian indie-pop four
some.
On the Rooftop. 10 p.m. FREE! www.
georgiatheatre.com
SLOW PARADE Atlanta/Athens-based
band featuring members of Cicada
Rhythm and Grand Vapids.
Go Bar
10 p.m. www.facebook.com/go.bar.35
SAMMY SURF Underground rapper
from Atlanta.
CLIP ART Local rap group featuring
emcees Vann Johnson and Arizona
Zimmerman.
GIRLS VARSITY No info available.
Locos Grill & Pub
6 p.m. FREE! 706-549-7700 (Timothy
Road location)
THE BACUPS Fun-loving local cover
band.
Nowhere Bar
10 p.m. $3. www.facebook.com/
NowhereBarAthens
GRUNFELDER Athens-based garage-
rock group with punk and ska
influences.
HOYAS New local jangle-pop band.
Porterhouse Grill
6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990
JAZZ NIGHT The longest standing
weekly music gig in Athens! Enjoy
an evening of original music, improv
and standards.
Thursday 17
Boar’s FHead Lounge
10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040
LEAVING COUNTRIES & FRIENDS
Louis Phillip Pelot and friends play
country-rock tunes and Southern
soul music.
Caledonia Lounge
8 p.m. $10 (21+), $12 (18-20). www.
caledonialounge.com
MR. KITTY “Self-destructive synth-
pop” artist from Austin, TX.
PANIC PRIEST Darkwave synth artist
from Chicago.
VIVA NON Electronic synth-punk/new
wave duo from Canada.
CROWE & WARDADDY Spinning
goth and synthwave tunes that are
dark but upbeat, “for your stomping
pleasure.”
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