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“Louis Comfort Tiffany: Treasures from the Driehaus Collection" is
currently on view at the Georgia Museum of Art through Sunday, May 10.
Help Out
CASA SUMMER 2020 TRAINING
(YMCA) Athens Oconee Court
Appointed Special Advocates
(CASA) offers training May 29—July
10. Fridays, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. and
5:30-9 p.m. www.athensoconee
casa.org
LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR FOOD
DRIVE (The Madison County
Library) Accepting donations of
non-perishable food and hygiene
items during the month of February
for the Madison County Food Bank.
www.athenslibrary.org/madison
Kidstuff
ACC SUMMER CAMPS (Multiple
Locations) Athens-Clarke County
Leisure Services offers camps in
science, dance, sports, art and more.
www.accgov.com/leisure
ART CLASSES (KA Artist Shop) “Art
Club Junior” is for ages 8-12 and
held on Fridays at 4:30 p.m. “Art
Club for Teens is for ages 12-18 and
held Fridays at 6:30 p.m. $15. www.
kaartist.com
EXPLORING THE EARTH
SUMMER CAMP (Little Rose
Nature Adventures, Watkinsville)
This camp is a nature-based, visual
and performing arts, STEAM pro
gram for kids ages 5-12. Runs June
and July, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. $200/
week, www.exploringtheearth.org
MAKING DANCES (Nimbi) Modern
choreography and improvisation
techniques are taught in an active
way. For ages 7-12 who love to
dance but don’t like to take dance
classes, www.nimblathens.com
STORIES, IMAGINATION AND
MOVEMENT (Nimbi) After read
ing a story picked out by Avid
Bookshop, participate in movement
exercises based on the story, www.
nimblathens.com
SUMMER CAMPS (Treehouse Kid
and Craft) Camps begin in May.
Themes range from apothecaries,
terrariums, creative beasts, food
trucks, dinosaurs and more.
treehousekidandcraft.com
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
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
FEMPOWERMENT THERAPY
GROUP (Oasis Counseling Center)
This women’s empowerment group
meets weekly to cover a variety of
topics designed to help women live
more fulfilling lives. $18/week or
$120/all. katy@oasiscounseling
center.com
HERO’SUPPORT GROUP (Nugi's
Space) Help, Empower, Overcome,
Recover. This is a peer group for
anyone living with depression and/
or anxiety. Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m.
through Mar. 25. Iesley@nuci.org
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, 6:30-8 p.m. at First
Presbyterian Church of Athens. 770-
225-0804. NAMI Family Support
Groups are also available the second
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
NICOTINE ANONYMOUS
MEETINGS (ACC Library) A
12-step recovery program of mutual
support for those who want to live
free of nicotine in any form. Join at
any time. Tuesdays, 7 p.m. nicotine-
anonymous.org
PARKINSONS DISEASE SUPPORT
(Howard B. Novey Education
Center) Athens Neurology hosts a
Parkinsons Disease Support Group.
Mar. 4,12-1 p.m. 706-353-0606
RECOVERY DHARMA (Recovery
Dharma, 8801 Macon Hwy., Suite 1)
This peer-led support group offers a
Buddhist-inspired path to recovery
from any addiction. Thursdays, 7-8
p.m. FREE! Find “Refuge Recovery
Athens GA” on Facebook
On The Street
AARP TAX-AIDE (ACC Library) AARP
Foundation Tax-Aide volunteers offer
tax assistance. Tuesdays, 12-4 p.m.
Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays,
9:00 a.m.-1 p.m. aarp.org/taxaide
CCCF SCHOLARSHIPS (The Classic
Center) The Classic Center Cultural
Foundation is currently accepting
applications from high school stu
dents for its performing arts schol
arship program. Deadline Mar. 6.
www.classiccenter.com/scholarships
CORNHOLE LEAGUE
REGISTRATION (Southern Brewing
Company) Register for CornholeATL
Athens’ seven-week cornhole league.
The season begins in March and is
held on Wednesdays. Register by
Mar. 9. Ages 21 and up. cornholeatl.
com
FOR THE LOVE OF
BATHROOM SAVINGS: FREE
SHOWERHEADS (Multiple
Locations) Free WaterSense labeled
showerheads are available during
the month of February. Showerheads
can be picked up at the ACC
Water Conservation Office, Athens
Hardware and Normal Hardware.
savewater@accgov.com
MUSICIAN HEALTH CLINIC (Nugi’s
Space) Uninsured and low income
musicians can get appointments
with doctors through Nuci’s Space.
In-person or telephone appoint
ments are available Mar. 2 and Mar.
23,1:40-3:30 p.m. Call to book an
appointment. 706-227-1515,
lesley@nuci.org, www.nuci.org
NATIONAL MEMORIAL FOR
PEACE AND JUSTICE (ACC
Library) Athenians can visit
Montgomery, AL, for the Equal
Justice Initiative’s National Memorial
for Peace and Justice and Legacy
Museum: From Enslavement to
Incarceration. Mar. 19, 7 a.m.-7
p.m. $25. A charter bus departs and
returns from the library.
TABLE TENNIS (East Athens
Community Center) Table tennis
games are held three times a week.
ttathensga.com
WHERE’S WALDO AT THE ACC
LIBRARY? (ACC Library) Every day
during the month of February, Waldo
will be hiding in a new location in
the Children’s Area. Stop by the
Children’s Desk to pick up a game
card to track their progress. After
five spottings, participants will be
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