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THE CALENDAR!
focusing on two newly reinstalled
galleries in the permanent collection.
2 p.m. FREE! georgiamuseum.org
COMEDY: Dublin Down Comedy
Show (Little Kings Shuffle Club)
Enjoy the comic stylings of headliner
Tim Chirikalov and openers Hayley
Ellman and Lanny Farmer. Hosted
by Alia Ghosheh. 9 p.m. $10. www.
facebook.com/gawdamthatsfunny
COMEDY: Flying Squid Comedy
Open Mic (Hendershot’s Coffee
Bar) Show up and go up open mic
with both new and seasoned standup
comics. Show up early to get on the
list. Five minutes per comic. Hosted
the third Tuesday of every month. 8
p.m. FREE! hendershotscoffee.com
COMEDY: On the Spot Improv
Show (Miller Learning Center)
(Room 268) See UGA’s improv
troupe perform. 7:30 p.m. FREE!
www.facebook.com/improvUGA
EVENTS: Tuesday Tour at Two
(Richard B. Russell Building Special
Collections Libraries) See Tuesday
listing for full description. 2 p.m.
FREE! www.libs.uga.edu/scl
EVENTS: St. Patrick’s Day
Celebration (The Foundry)
Featuring Irish music and perfor
mances from The Gentry and the
Carpenter Academy of Irish Dancing.
7:30 p.m. thefoundryathens.com
EVENTS: St. Patrick’s Day Party
(Southern Brewing Company)
Celebrate with brewery tours, live
music and Irish dance performances
by Carpenter Academy of Irish
Dance (6 p.m.). 12 p.m. www.
sobrewco.com
GAMES: Trivia (The Office Sports Bar
and Grill) Play to win. Every Tuesday.
8 p.m. FREE! 706-521-5898
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: Trivia (Starland Pizzeria and
Pub) Test your trivia knowledge. 8
p.m. FREE! 706-613-8773
GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill
& Pub) See Tuesday listing for full
description. 8 p.m. FREE! www.
locosgrill.com
GAMES: Music Trivia (The Foundry)
Hosted by Classic City Trivia. 6:30
p.m. FREE! www.thefoundryathens.
com
GAMES: Trivia (H i-Lo Lounge) See
Tuesday listing for full description.
8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561
KIDSTUFF: Toddler Tuesday:
Tiffany Patterns and Light
(Georgia Museum of Art) Little ones
are invited to a special tour and sto
rytime exploring mosaics by Louis
Comfort Tiffany. Afterwards, they can
create colorful mosaics of their own
to take home. For children ages 18
months to 3 years. 10 a.m. FREE!
www.georgiamuseum.org
KIDSTUFF: St. Pat-Rex Day
(Madison County Library,
Danielsville) Enjoy Irish crafts,
snacks and photos with the library’s
very own T-Rex. 4 p.m. FREE! www.
athenslibrary.org/madison
KIDSTUFF: Toddler Time (Madison
County Library, Danielsville) Songs,
rhymes, books and educational play.
11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.
org/madison
KIDSTUFF: Teen Cooking Class
(Bogart Library) Learn how to make
healthy and fresh dips, smoothies
and other yummy treats. Grades
6-12. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athensli-
brary.org/bogart
KIDSTUFF: Lego Club (Oconee
County Library) Create Lego art and
enjoy Lego-based activities. Legos
Tuesday, Mar. 17 continued from p. 15
provided. Ages 3-11.4 p.m. FREE!
www.athenslibrary.org/oconee
MEETINGS: Athens Citizens
Climate Lobby (Cine) Help enact
a national policy to mitigate climate
change. Newcomers welcome. 6 p.m.
FREE! www.facebook.com/athensccl
MEETINGS: Athens Rock and
Gem Club (Holy Cross Lutheran
Church) Kim Cochran gives a talk
on The Southeast Federation of
Mineralogical Societies. 7:30 p.m.
FREE! www.athensclarkecounty.com/
sandycreeknaturecenter
THEATER: The Penelopiad(UGA
Fine Arts Building) (Cellar Theatre)
UGA Theatre presents Margaret
Atwood's The Penelpiad, a con
temporary take on Homer's “The
Odyssey,” focusing on the faithful
Penelope and her struggle to main
tain the kingdom of Ithaca, raise
her son and thwart innumerable
suitors in her husband's absence.
See Calendar Pick on p. 14. Mar.
17-21, 8 p.m. & Mar. 21-22, 2:30
for full description. 8 p.m. FREE!
706-613-0892
GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern)
See Wednesday listing for full
description. 8 p.m. FREE! www.full-
contacttrivia.wordpress.com
KIDSTUFF: Wonderful
Wednesday: Book Club (Bogart
Library) This month’s choice is Pax
by Sara Pennypacker. Ages 4 and
up. 11:30 a.m. &4p.m. FREE! www.
athenslibrary.org/bogart
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: 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: Preschool & Toddler
Storytime (Madison County
Library, Danielsville) Stories, songs
and simple crafts. Ages 0-5.10:30
a.m. FREEIwww.athenslibrary.org/
madison
bestselling memoir, SHOUT. 7 p.m.
$20. www.avidbookshop.com
THEATER: The Penelopiad (UGA
Fine Arts Building) See Tuesday
listing for full description. Mar.
17-21, 8 p.m. & Mar. 21-22, 2:30
p.m. $7-12. www.ugatheatre.com/
penelopiad
THEATER: Escape to
Margaritaville (The Classic
Center) Escape to Margaritaville is
a musical comedy featuring both
original song and beloved Jimmy
Buffett classics, including “Fins,”
“Volcano," “Cheeseburger in
Paradise” and many more. 7:30 p.m.
$35-75. www.classiccenter.com
LIVE MUSIC
Wednesday 11
Flicker Theatre & Bar
10 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com
JACK’S JOHNSON Featuring mem
bers of Wieuca and Big Morgan.
assortment of pop, rock, indie and
more.
40 Watt Club
9 p.m. $10. www.40watt.com
LULLWATER Polished local alterna
tive rock band that explores grunge
and Southern rock.
SEVEN YEAR WITCH Good old fash
ioned rock and roll band from South
Carolina playing a hybrid of hard
rock and 70s garage rock.
ASHES TO OMENS Local five piece
hard rock band.
The Globe
5 p.m. www.facebook.com/globe.
athens
THE FUSILIERS New area project
featuring well-known musicians
playing original and traditional
Celtic greengrass music.
Hendershot’s Coffee
Bar
8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com
PLAY ON SIX Athens-based jazz
musicians play a grooving set of
tunes.
Sleepwalkers joins AFTM at the Georgia Theatre on Tuesday, Mar. 17.
p.m. $7-12. www.ugatheatre.com/
penelopiad
Wednesday 18
FILM: Banff Mountain Film
Festival (Morton Theatre) A
collection of action, environmental
and adventure films exploring the
mountain world. 7-10 p.m. $15.
katherine@halfmoonoutfitters.com
GAMES: Nerd Trivia (Grindhouse
Killer Burgers) Every Wednesday.
Prizes and house cash. 8 p.m. FREE!
www.grindhouseburgers.com
GAMES: Trivia (Southern Brewing
Company) Every Wednesday. 7 p.m.
FREE! www.sobrewco.com
GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicans
Grill) See Wednesday listing for full
description. 6 p.m. FREE! www.face-
book.com/willysmexicanaathens
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
KIDSTUFF: Indoor Camping
(Oconee County Library) Attendees
will enjoy an indoor camping
adventure featuring campfire songs
and s’mores. Grades 6-12. 6-8 p.m.
FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee
KIDSTUFF: Elementary Read
Aloud (Madison County Library,
Danielsville) Ms. Carley will read
aloud from a book while participants
complete a related activity. Ages 6 &
up. 4:30 p.m. FREE! www.athensli-
brary.org/madison
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: Art Cart (After Class)
(Georgia Museum of Art) Enjoy
“choose your own adventure”-style
gallery activities, art projects and
games that explore a different gallery
each month. 3-4:30 p.m. FREE!
www.georgiamuseum.org
LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author
(Old Fire Hall #2) Award-winning
author Laurie Halse Anderson
will discuss her New York Times-
SCOUT SHANNON & THE
WILLING DECEIVERS No info
available.
TERMINALLY PHIL New project from
Athens musician Phillip Brantley.
The Foundry
8 p.m. FREE! www.thefoundryathens.
com
HAYRIDE Long -running local three-
piece rock band. This show will
celebrate bassist Nick Bielli’s 50th
birthday. The band will be joined by
special guests to become Hayride II.
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 12
Flicker Theatre & Bar
10 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com
KARAOKE Hosted by karaoke fanatic
Dr. Fred and featuring a large
Nowhere Bar
8 p.m. FREE!706-546-4742
THE LADIES OF Southern super
group with a rotating cast of mem
bers playing various styles of music.
Southern Brewing
Company
5-10 p.m. FREE! www.sobrewco.com
KARAOKE Hosted every Thursday by
DJ Gregory.
VFW
6 p.m. $5-10. 706-543-5940
GROWN FOLKS DANCE PARTY
WXAG’s DJ Segar plays jazz and
R&B.
Friday 13
Buvez
7:30 p.m. $5. 706-850-0172
SHELLY’S GONE New local pop band
that only plays on Friday the 13ths.
TIRED FRONTIER Jangly indie rock
from Knoxville, TN.
FAMILY VISION Post-punk band
from Durham, NC.
Caledonia Lounge
9 p.m. $7 (21+), $9 (18-20). www.
caledonialounge.com
TRIBUTE NIGHT Featuring the
music of Highly Suspect (Slightly
Suspect) and Green Day (The
Dookie Brothers), AD Blanco
(The Strokes) and Susie and
Friends (hard/alt rock covers).
Flicker Theatre & Bar
8 p.m. $7. www.tigerbombpromo.com
TENCI Chicago group led by sing
er-songwriter Jess Shoman.
THICK PAINT Indie-pop group led by
Reptar frontman Graham Ulicny.
CAMP COUNSELOR Lo-fi solo pop
project from St. Louis, MO.
The Foundry
8 p.m. www.thefoundryathens.com
MAGNOLIA MOON Macon-based
roots-rock five-piece.
MATT BRANTLEY BAND Country-
rock four-piece from Gordon.
The Globe
11 p.m. FREE! 706-353-4721
SILENT DISCO Dance the night away
with three channels of music. One of
them is a request line!
Hendershot’s Coffee
Bar
8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com
CARLA LE FEVER AND THE RAYS
Old-school funk covers and origi
nals and sweet, sappy pop covers
and originals.
ROLLIN’ HOME Local Southern rock
band.
No. 3 Railroad Street
6 p.m. www.3railroad.org
JOHN MCDONALD Playing blues,
cowboy songs and more.
Nowhere Bar
9:30 p.m. www.facebook.com/
NowhereBarAthens
HUGHES TAYLOR BAND Energetic
blues and rock outfit from Macon.
Peach Pit Cafe
5-7:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/
PeachPitCafe
KARAOKE Hosted by Cowboy Anglin,
featuring live guitar performances
by RC Cowboy between singers.
(Other musicians are also invited to
play along.)
Terrapin Beer Co.
5 p.m. www.terrapinbeer.com
KINGS RANSOME Greenville-based
rock and roll band who is light on
fluff and heavy on grit.
Veronica’s Sweet Spot
7 p.m. $5 (adv.), $8 (door), www.face-
book.com/sweetspotathens
SONGWRITERS IN THE ROUND
Hosted by Alec Stanley.
Saturday 14
Buvez
7:30 p.m. $5. 706-850-0172
NATHAN EVANS FOX Americana
singer-songwriter from Nashville,
TN. See Calendar Pick on p. 14.
JACKSON GRIMM Bluegrass sing
er-songwriter from Asheville, NC.
Caledonia Lounge
8 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www.
caledonialounge.com
MURDER THE MOOD Athens-based
alternative rock group.
KADILLAK No info available.
THE GRAWKS Punk and garage-in-
spired local rock and roll band.
A WILD FRONTIER No info available.
Flicker Theatre & Bar
9 p.m. $7. flickertheatreandbar.com
MAJJIN BOO Six-piece rock band
from Richmond, VA.
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