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Cine presents an exhibition of artwork by Jacob Wenzka that was created
to illustrate Robot Soup, his fourth collaborative book with Bart King. A
launch party and closing reception will be held Saturday, Apr. 18 from
12-2 p.m.
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
GYMNASTICS, YOGA, TUMBLING
& MORE (Gymnasia) Classes
include gymnastics, flow yoga,
dance, tumbling, toddler time and
open gym. The gym also hosts birth
day parties. gymnasiaathens@gmail.
com, www.gymnasiaathens.com
STORIES, IMAGINATION AND
MOVEMENT (Nimbi) After read
ing a story picked out by Avid
Bookshop, participate in movement
exercises based on the story.
Classes run through May. www.
nimblathens.com
SUMMER CAMPS (Treehouse Kid
and Craft) Camps begin in May.
Themes range from slime and
science, Dungeons and Dragons,
apothecaries, terrariums, creative
beasts, food trucks, dinosaurs and
more. Visit website for descriptions,
dates and registration, www.tree
housekidandcraft.com
Support Groups
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
AL-ANON 12 STEP (Multiple
Locations) Recovery for people
affected by someone else's drinking.
Meetings are held daily at various
times and locations. 888-425-2666,
www.ga-al-anon.org
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
(Athens, GA) If you think you have
a problem with alcohol, call the
AA hotline or visit the website for
a schedule of meetings in Barrow,
Clarke, Jackson and Oconee
Counties. 706-389-4164, www.
athensaa.org
BY YOUR LEAVE BREASTFEEDING
SUPPORT GROUP (reBlossom
Mama Baby Shop) Learn everything
you need to know when you're
expecting. Wednesdays from 4-8
p.m. and Saturdays from 10:30
a.m.-12:30 p.m. Home visists are
also available. byyourleaveinc@
gmail.com
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 balanced, boundaried and
fulfilling lives. $18/week or $120/all.
katy@oasiscounselingcenter.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
MALE SURVIVOR SUPPORT
GROUP (The Cottage) This group
is a safe space for male survivors
of sexual violence and childhood
sexual abuse to connect with and
receive support from other survivors.
The group meets on Thursdays for
eight weeks beginning Apr. 30. 706-
546-1133, ext. 226
MEN'S GROUP IN ATHENS
(Athens) Men are invited to a sup
portive peer group aimed to examine
behaviors, feelings and beliefs.
This is a safe space for men to take
inventory of their life and “do their
work.” The group is not affiliated
with a religious practice and aims
to be inclusive and affirming of all
backgrounds, athensmenscircle.
com/contact
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
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
RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME
SUPPORT GROUP (Athens, GA)
Forming a support group for people
who have Restless Legs Syndrome
(RLS sufferers). Call Carol, 706-
612-6934
SEX ADDICTS ANONYMOUS (Email
for Location) Athens Downtown SAA
offers a message of hope to anyone
who suffers from a compulsive sex
ual behavior. Write an email through
athensdowntownsaa.com for help
beginning your recovery process
On The Street
MEDITATION IN ATHENS (Multiple
Locations) Meditations are offered
in various forms across town.
Athens Zen Group offers a new
comers orientation on the second
and fourth Sundays of each month
at 11 a.m. athenszen.org. Mindful
Breath Sangha offers mindfulness
meditation in the tradition of Thich
Nhat Hanh. Sundays, 6:30-8
p.m. beckylockman@gmail.com.
Dedicated Mindfulness Practitioners
meets at the Griffin-Dubose Healing
Lodge every Saturday, 8:30 a.m.
jaseyjones@gmail.com. Mindful
Living Center offers intro mindful
ness classes every second Friday
of the month, 5:30-7 p.m. at the
Healing Lodge, Piedmont Athens
Regional, www.mindfuliving.org.
Satchidananda Mission offers yoga
meditation every Sunday, 6:30-7:30
p.m. and Kirtan every third Sunday,
4-6 p.m. revmanjula@bellsouth.
net. Let It Be Yoga hosts the Athens
Singing Circle every second
Monday, 7-9 p.m. 5 Points Yoga
hosts meditations Thursdays at 8-9
a.m. Nuci's Space hosts meditations
for focus every Friday, 11 a.m. www.
nuci.org Healing Arts Centre hosts
Insight Meditation every Monday, 7
p.m. 706-340-7288. www.athens
fivepointsyoga.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 appointments
are available 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. This event has been
postponed, www.athenslibrary.org/
athens
SUMMER STAFF (Athens, GA) ACC
Leisure Services in now hiring
approximately 100 positions ranging
from camp counselors, lifeguards
and pool staff, www.accgov.com/
jobs
TABLE TENNIS (East Athens
Community Center) Table tennis
games are held three times a week.
All skill levels welcome, tabletennis
athensga@gmail.com, ttathensga.
com©
We encourage our readers to please contact these businesses and organizations
to verify if these events have been canceled or rescheduled.
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