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through the plethora of information
and research currently available on
mindfulness and its varied programs,
teachers and approaches. 7 p.m.
FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens
COMEDY: Educated Mess
(FHendershot’s Coffee Bar) See stand-
ups from Athens and Atlanta. 9 p.m.
FREE! www.hendershotscoffee.com
COMEDY: Judah Friedlander (40
Watt Club) Judah Friedlander is
back at the 40 Watt for his 2019 tour
“Future President," a show dedicated
to satirizing American culture. 8 p.m.
$21. www.40watt.com
EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market
(Creature Comforts Brewery)
Vendors offer local and sustainable
produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked
goods, live music, prepared foods
and crafts. Every beer purchased at
Creature Comforts during the market
will get you free tokens to spend at
the market. 4-7 p.m. FREE! www.
athensfarmersmarket.net
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: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern,
2440 W. Broad St.) Compete for
prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! www.fullcon-
tacttrivia.wordpress.com
GAMES: Nerd Trivia (Grindhouse
Killer Burgers) Every Wednesday.
Prizes and house cash. 8 p.m. FREE!
www.grindhouseburgers.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 Barbeque) Gather a
team and compete. 8 p.m. www.
saucehouse.com
KIDSTUFF: Mother Goose on the
Loose (Bogart Library) This special
storytime is designed to promote
parental bonding and early learn
ing in babies ages 0-24 months.
Registration required. 10-11 a.m.
FREE! 770-725-9443 www.athensli-
brary.org/bogart
KIDSTUFF: Preschool Storytime
(ACC Library) Attendees will
share books, songs, puppets and
rhymes. Ages 1.5-5. Tuesdays and
Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens
KIDSTUFF: Step into Music (ACC
Library) An afterschool music class
with Mr. Evan. For children ages 5-7
and their caregiver. 4 p.m. FREE!
www.athenslibrary.org/athens
KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Oconee
County Library) Stories, songs,
movement, crafts and fun for pre-
school-aged children. 10 a.m. & 11
a.m. FREE! 706-769-3950, www.
athenslibrary.org/oconee
KIDSTUFF: Teen Social Justice
Club (ACC Library) Build self-con
fidence and develop speaking, com
munication, written and leadership
skills presented by the Athens Anti-
Discrimination Movement. Ages
10-17 are invited to attend. 4 p.m.
FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens
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: Virtually Impossible
(Oconee County Library) Dive into
the world of virtual reality. Games
include Space Pirate Trainer, The
Lab, Beat Saber and more. Grades
6-12. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athensli-
brary.org/oconee
KIDSTUFF: Wonderful
Wednesday: Book Club (Bogart
Library) Join Ms. Kay for a fun and
interactive book club. This month’s
choice is Magic Treehouse: World
at War, 1944. Ages 5 & up. 11:30
a.m.-12:30 p.m. & 4-5 p.m. FREE!
www.athenslibrary.org/bogart
LECTURES & LIT: Talking About
Books: Adult Book Discussion
Group (ACC Library) This month’s
title is The Library Bookby Susan
Orlean. Newcomers welcome. 10:30
a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org
MEETINGS: CASA Volunteer Info
Session (Children First) CASAs
(Court Appointed Special Advocates)
speak up for abused and neglected
children in our community. Find out
more about becoming a child advo
cate and join the upcoming training
class. 12:30 p.m. & 5:30 p.m. FREE!
arden@athensoconeecasa.org
Thursday 21
ART: 3Thurs Talks (Lyndon House
Arts Center) Photographer Nathaniel
Burkins will discuss his work and
solo exhibit in the Lounge Gallery.
5:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/
LyndonHouseArts
ART: Third Thursday Art Series
(Athens, GA) Eight galleries stay
open late the third Thursday of
every month. Participating galleries
include the Georgia Museum of Art,
Lamar Dodd School of Art, Creature
Comforts Brewing Co., ATHICA,
Lyndon House Arts Center, Cine, the
GlassCube & Gallery @ Hotel Indigo
and The Classic Center. 6-9 p.m.
FREE! www.3thurs.org
ART: Holiday Open House (The
Classic Center) Meet the Classic
Center’s artist-in-residence, Heidi
Hensley, whose studio is on Foundry
Street. While you’re nearby, visit the
exhibitions on view in the Classic
Galleries. 6-8 p.m. www.classiccen-
ter.com
ART: Athens Photography Guild
(Lyndon House Arts Center) Meet
and learn from other photographers
in Athens. All skill levels welcome.
This month’s meeting will explore
exposure and manual mode settings.
7 p.m. FREE! www.athensphotogra-
phyguild.com
CLASSES: Computer Class (Bogart
Library) Have a question about a
computer or device? Need help
navigating your new phone? Sign
up for a 20-minute timeslot for one-
on-one help. Timeslots are available
between 12-3 p.m. 12 p.m. FREE!
www.athenslibrary.org/bogart
CLASSES: Tech Tips (ACC Library)
This month’s topic is Liber and Lyft.
3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.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: Buckskin Gulch
(Moonlight Theater) Saddle up for a
showdown at Buckskin Gulch. This
physical comedy is everything you’d
hope to find in a Western: gunfights,
betrayal, romance, adventure,
revenge, murder and more. Nov.
21-23, 8 p.m. $8-14. www.moon-
lighttheatercompany.com
EVENTS: Fix Your Own Bike
(BikeAthens) Get help fixing your
bike from experts so you’re safe to
ride. 6-8:30 p.m. $10 (suggested).
www.bikeathens.org
EVENTS: Quilled Turkeys (Oconee
County Library) Adults are invited
to practice the art of paper filigree.
Limited supplies. 10:30 a.m. FREE!
www.athenslibrary.org/oconee
EVENTS: Paula Runyon: Open
Studio (Lyndon House Arts Center)
Fall Artist in Residence Paula
Runyon will open her studio to the
public where they can explore her
process of using play and experi
mentation as tools for learning about
the natural environment and enhanc
ing the essential connection between
people and nature. This event will
also include a light reception. 6 p.m.
FREE! www.facebook.com/lyndon-
housearts
EVENTS: Athens Academy
Holiday Market (Athens Academy)
Over 35 vendors from across the
Southeast will be in attendance
selling thousands of handmade
items for the holiday season. 8
a.m.-5 p.m. 706-549-9225, www.
athensacademy.org
EVENTS: KnitLits (Bogart Library)
Knitters of all levels are invited
to have fun, share ideas and knit.
Beginning knitters are encouraged
to attend. Ages 16 & up. 6-8 p.m.
FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart
FILM: Ftedline (Flicker Theatre &
Bar) Pachinko Pop Cinema presents
an animated sci-fi film about inter
planetary illegal street racing. 7 p.m.
FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com
FILM: The Road to Palmyra
(Georgia Museum of Art) BBC tele
vision presenter Dan Cruickshank
and British photojournalist Don
McCullin travel to Palmyra to learn
about damage inflicted upon the
ancient Syrian city. Before the film,
there will be an introduction and
tour of the exhibition “Before the
War: Photographs of Syria by Peter
Aaron." 7 p.m. FREE! www.geor-
giamuseum.org
FILM: The Death of Stalin (UGA
Peabody Flail, Room 115) The
Philosophy Graduate Student
Association presents a screening of
the revisionist-history black comedy
from Armondo lanucci. Followed
by a short discussion. 6 p.m. FREE!
michael.starling25@uga.edu
GAMES: Music Trivia (Saucehouse
Barbeque) Meet at the bar for a
round of trivia. 8 p.m. FREE! www.
facebook.com/saucehousebbq
GAMES: Trivia Night (Terrapin Beer
Co.) Hosted by Shelton Sellers from
Classic City Trivia every Thursday.
5:30-7:30 p.m. www.terrapinbeer.
com
KIDSTUFF: Lego Club (Madison
County Library, Danielsville) Create
Lego art and enjoy Lego-based
games. Blocks provided. For ages
8 and up. 4:30 p.m. FREE! www.
athenslibrary.org/madison
KIDSTUFF: Mother Goose on the
Loose (ACC Library) A unique,
early-literacy storytime program
for children ages 0-24 months and
their caregiver. This three-week class
incorporates books, nursery rhymes,
musical instruments and interactive
play. Space is limited, please reg
ister to attend. 10 a.m. FREE! www.
athenslibrarly.org/athens
KIDSTUFF: Infant Storytime
(Oconee County Library) Stories,
songs, nursery rhymes, bouncing
and cuddling. 0-24 months. 10:30
a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/
oconee
KIDSTUFF: Pajama Story
Time (Madison County Library,
Danielsville) Come out for bedtime
stories, songs and a light snack in
the children’s area. Ages 7 & under.
7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/
madison
KIDSTUFF: Teen Thursdays
(Madison County Library,
Danielsville) Teens can drop in
each week for a different activity.
This month’s activities include book
themed snacks, a superhero movie
and button making. No registration
necessary. Ages 13-18. 5-7 p.m.
FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/
madison
KIDSTUFF: UGA EcoReach (ACC
Library) Join UGA’s Ecology Club
for this month’s fun topic: earth and
nature. For grades 6-12 only. 4 p.m.
FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens
KIDSTUFF: Seasons of the Circle
(ACC Library) Celebrate Native
American Heritage Month and give
thanks for everything special in
your life. Play a traditional Cherokee
game of stickball and make crafts to
take home. For children ages 5-11
and their caregiver. 3:30 p.m. FREE!
www.athenslibrary.org/athens
LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author
(Avid Bookshop, Prince Ave.) Avid
presents an evening with Rebecca
Lang for her book, Pecans: Recipes
& History of an American Nut.
Guests are invited to bring their
homemade pecan pies for Lang to
taste and pick a grand prize winner.
6:30 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.
com
LECTURES & LIT: Meet the
Author (Cine) UGA’s Philosophy
and Creative Writing programs
present David Heatley for his book
Qualification: A Graphic Memoir
in Twelve Steps. Professors Aaron
Meskin and Christopher Pizzino will
join Heatley for a discussion, invit
ing participation form the audience.
7 p.m. FREE! aflurry@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
MEETINGS: Public Input Session
(ACC Planning Department
Auditorium) Learn more and give
input about the proposed future
downtown green space at the inser-
section of Lumpkin and Washington
Streets. 4-7 p.m. FREE!
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
PERFORMANCE: The Eddi Hiineke
& Tobi Hebbelmann Duo (UGA
Chapel) The duo will conclude their
USA tour at UGA. Expect many
songs in German, and even a sing-
along opportunity. 7 p.m. FREE!
www.gsstudies.uga.edu/duo
PERFORMANCE: Holiday Concert
(Hugh Hodgson Concert Flail)
The UGA Symphony Orchestra,
as well as the combined choirs of
Glee Clubs, University Chorus and
Hodgson Singers, perform a selec
tion of classical holiday favorites.
Nov. 21-22, 7:30 p.m. $10-20.
706-542-4400, www.pac.uga.edu
Friday 22
CLASSES: Wines for the Holiday
Table (J’s Bottle Shop) A “petit-
soiree” where attendees will taste
an array of wines and learn what to
pair them with at their holiday table.
6-8 p.m. $20. wine.jsbottleshop@
gmail.com
COMEDY: Buckskin Gulch
(Moonlight Theater) See Thursday
listing for full description. Nov.
21-23, 8 p.m. $8-14. www.moon-
lighttheatercompany.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: Black Friday to the
Future (Kempt, 175 N Lumpkin
St.) Load up on holiday gifts and
the newest winter styles. Everything
in the store will be on sale from
25-50% off. Snacks and drinks
will be provided with DJ Ejipped
spinning ’80s throwbacks all day. 10
a.m.-8 p.m. www.kemptathens.com
EVENTS: Fly Fishing Film &
Concert (40 Watt Club) Fly Fishing
North Georgia and the Oconee River
Chapter of Trout Unlimited presents
film about fly fishing and live music
by blunter Morris, Blue Blood and
T. Hardy Morris. Proceeds benefit a
stream restoration project. 6:30 p.m.
$20. www.40watt.com
EVENTS: Morning Mindfulness
(Georgia Museum of Art) Participate
in a guided meditation session in
the galleries. Meet in the lobby.
9:30-10:30 a.m. FREE! www.geor-
giamuseum.org
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: Athens Junior Roller
Squad (Fun Galaxy) Girls and
gender fluid persons ages 10-17 are
invited to learn the ropes of roller
derby. 4:30-6:30 p.m. $20. www.
jrda.org
KIDSTUFF: Snap Circuits (Madison
County Library, Danielsville) Enjoy
electric wiring and circuitry at the
library with snap circuits toys. Ages
8 and up. 4 p.m. FREE! www.ath-
enslibrary.org/madison
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
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