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Art
ATHENS CREATIVE DIRECTORY
(Athens, GA) The ACD is a new
platform to connect creatives with
patrons. Visual artists, musicians,
actors, writers and other creatives
are encouraged to create a free list
ing before the new website launches.
athenscreatives@gmail.com, athens
creatives.directory
WILD RUMPUS CALL FOR ART
(Online) In collaboration with tiny
ATH gallery, the Wild Rumpus will
host a virtual art show this year.
All ages are invited to submit up to
five artworks interpreting the theme
“Magical.” $10 entry fee per work.
Deadline Oct. 1. Exhibition Oct.
7-31. tinyathgallery.com
Classes
CORONAVERSES: POETRY FOR
A PANDEMIC (Online) Clela Reed
leads a two-session workshop on
writing poetry. Sept. 24 and Oct. 1,
1-2 p.m. FREE! ocaf.com/events
DANCE CLASSES (East Athens
Educational Dance Center) Classes
for adults and youth are offered in
ballet, hip hop, modern, stretch,
tap and others. Classes begin in
September, www.accgov.com/dance
DEDICATED MINDFULNESS
PRACTITIONERS (Online) Weekly
Zoom meditations are offered every
Saturday at 8 a.m. Email for details.
jaseyjones@gmail.com
F3 FREE MEN’S WORKOUT
GROUP (UGA Intramural Fields
Parking Deck) Bring your gloves
and a buddy for a socially distanced
workout. Saturdays, 7 a.m. www.
f3classiccity.com
FALL PROGRAM REGISTRATION
(Athens, GA) ACC Leisure Services
hosts a diverse selection of activities
highlighting the arts, environmental
science, recreation, sports and hol
iday events for adults and children.
In-person and virtual programs
are offered. Rolling registration is
offered Saturdays through Nov. 28
for classes beginning two weeks
later, www.accgov.com/leisure
MINDFULNESS PRACTICE
EVENINGS (Online) Discuss and
practice how to change your rela
tionship with difficult thoughts and
emotions. Email for the Zoom link.
Second Friday of the month, 6-7
p.m. FREE! mfhealy@bellsouth.net
OCAF CLASSES (Oconee Cultural
Arts Foundation) “Cartooning" is
a four-week online class taught by
Robert Alan Black that covers draw
ing, creating characters, drawing
panels and other advanced skills.
Saturdays beginning Oct. 3, 2 p.m.
$100-110. www.ocaf.com/learn.
“Rooted in the Loop: Cooking with
OCAF” specializes in plant-based
and vegan food. Meals are shared
virtually Thursdays at 2 p.m. face
book.com/ocaf1902
SPANISH CLASSES (Athens, GA)
For adults, couples and children.
Learn from experts with years of
professional experience. Contact for
details. 706-372-4349, marinabil-
bao75@gmail.com
YAMUNA AND MORE (Elevate
Athens, Online) Nia Holistic Fitness
and Yamuna Body Rolling are held
on an ongoing basis. $20/class.
Specialty classes range from self-
care to Yamuna foot fitness and
more.www.elevateathens.com
ZOOM YOGA (Online) Rev. Elizabeth
Alder offers “Off the Floor Yoga"
(chair and standing) on Mondays
at 1:30 p.m. and “Easy on the Mat”
yoga classes on Thursdays at 5:30
p.m. Ongoing classes are $5/class
or $18/month. 706-612-8077,
ommmever@yahoo.com
Artwork by Blair LeBlanc is currently on view at Cine through October. Shown above is a portrait of the
Ka rdashians.
Events
ATHENS FARMERS MARKET
(Bishop Park) The market is open
with safety precautions in place.
Wear a mask, pre-order when pos
sible, keep your family home and
use cashless payments. Saturdays, 8
a.m.-12 p.m. [Closed Sept. 5] www.
athensfarmers market.net
BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE
(Online) Author Julian E. Zelizer
speaks on his book, Burning Down
the House: Newt Gingrich, the Fall of
a Speaker, and the Rise of the New
Republican Party, in conversation
with Patterson Hood. Sept. 3, 7 p.m.
events@avidbookshop.com
THE CRY BABY LOUNGE
PRESENTS (Online) Eli Saragoussi
hosts bimonthly shows using
YouTube Premeire. Nana Grizol,
Wesley Watkins (CO) and Human
Ottoman (OR) perform Sept. 4 at
7:30 p.m. to benefit the Minnesota
Freedom Fund. Find The Cry
Baby Lounge on Facebook. thecry
babylounge@gmail.com, bitty/
TheCryBabyLounge
HIKES (Multiple Locations) “Night
Hikes" are offered at Southeast
Clarke Park on Sept. 4 at 8 p.m. and
at Memorial Park on Oct. 2 at 7:15
p.m. “Autumn Splendor: Lakeside
Loop trail” is planned at Sandy Creek
Park for Nov. 21 at 10 a.m. “Full
Moon Hike” is planned at Sandy
Creek Nature Center on Nov. 30 at
5:30 p.m. www.accgov.com/leisure
LIVE WIRE SUMMER EVENTS
(Live Wire Athens) Wedding
Industry Happy Hour is held every
Wednesday from 5-6 p.m. Games of
darts are held every Wednesday from
5-10 p.m. Fresh Garden Jam with
live jamming is held every Thursday
from 5-10 p.m. Love Music Live
ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART (ATHICA) (675 Pulaski
St., Suite 1200) “SPACE: 2020 Juried Exhibition" features contemporary
works by 28 artists who explore or reference space as a theme. Through
Sept. 27 on Sundays or by appointment.
CINE (234 W. Hancock Ave.) Pop art paintings by Atlanta artist Blair LeBlanc.
Through October.
GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) “Louis Comfort Tiffany:
Treasures from the Driehaus Collection” features over 60 objects spanning
over 30 years of the famous stained-glass artist’s career. Through Sept. 6.
• “Altered Landscapes: Photography in the Anthropocene” includes images
that demonstrate humanity's impact on the natural world. Through Sept.
27. • “Hurricane Katrina and Its Aftermath in the Art of Rolland Golden."
Through Oct. 18. • “Carl Holty: Romantic Modernist” includes paintings
and drawings that reflect the artist’s pursuit of modern art theory. Through
Jan. 17.
GLASSCUBE@INDIGO (500 College Ave.) “Supple Moments, Dark Corners”
is a site-specific installation by Eli Saragoussi that is accompanied by a
soundscape by Max Boyd called “Jungle Drone." Saragoussi recently incor
porated additional set pieces built for Ad»Verse festival.
KEMPT (175 N. Lumpkin St.) The Milan Art Institute presents a display of 20
or so recent works by the institute’s students. Through October.
LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART (270 River Rd.) “Amiko Li: The Purpose of
Disease” presents the explorations of the Dodd MFA Fellow in photography
into acupuncture, palm reading, psychogenics, herbal supplements, anti
biotics and the regeneration of limbs. • “KITCHEN" is a new animation by
New York-based artist and former Athenian Michael Siporin Levine, inspired
by his quarantine experience. • In “Mors Scena," photographer Rachel
Cox documents the viewing rooms and visitation spaces of funeral homes,
drawing attention to how we mourn and memorialize the dead in America. •
Atlanta-based artist Michi Meko’s 2017 installation, “One Last Smile Before
the Undertow,” is a suite of works addressing black life in America post-
Obama. • “Silver_Page_Radio_Light” is a collaboration between Austin-
based photographer Barry Stone and New York-based photographer Lucy
Helton, who faxed each other an image each day for a portion of quarantine.
• In “Optical Illusion," Zipporah Camille Thompson juxtaposes organic and
inorganic materials. • In “Makeover Kingdom,” Houston-based artist and
Dodd alum Cobra McVey transforms thrift store objects and mass-produced
consumer goods into playful assemblages. • “Stacie Maya Johnson: Recent
Paintings” spotlights the Brooklyn-based artist. Exhibitions are available
online at art.uga.edu. • On view in the Lupin Foundation Gallery through
Oct. 2, “Tony Cokes: Five Weeks" shares a different video by the conceptual
artist each week.
LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (211 Hoyt St.) Collections From Our
Community presents Kendell and Tony Turner’s poodles: paintings, brooch
es, figurines, a tea set, textiles and more. • Andrew Zawacki’s “Waterfall
Plot” pairs 20 black-and-white photographs with short poems from his latest
poetry volume. • In the Lounge Gallery, view paintings by Kendall Rogers,
the recipient of the LHAC Chice Award at the “45th Juried Exhibition.” •
“Boundless” features works by Don Chambers, Derek Faust, Alex McClay,
Katherine McCullough and Paula Reynaldi. • “The Art of Jeremy Ayers”
celebrates the artist, lyricist, activist and beloved member of the community,
who passed away in 2016. • Organized by Christina Foard, “Imagination
Squared: Pathways to Resiliency" consists of 800 five-inch works created by
students and community members. Sharing a theme of resiliency, the small
works build a collective story of recovery and strength. All new shows open
Sept. 8.
MADISON ARTISTS GUILD (125 W. Jefferson St., Madison) Bev Jones’
works in “Whispers of Tranquility” are inspired by experiences that jar her as
well as still moments, particularly when alone and immersed in the natural
world. Through October.
MADISON-MORGAN CULTURAL CENTER (434 S. Main St., Madison)
“Lambs to Lillies” is an online exhibition featuring impressionistic oil paint
ings by Cynthia Perryman. Through Sept. 11 at mmcc-arts.org.
STATE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF GEORGIA (2450 S. Milledge Ave.) “Birds
and Blooms" features a series of paintings by Leigh Ellis. Through Sept. 13.
UGA SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARIES (300 S. Hull St.) Online exhi
bitions include “Steele Vintage Broadcast Microphone Collection," “Foxfire
on Display at UGA: 50 Years of Cultural Journalism Documenting Folk Life
in the North Georgia Mountains, September-December 2016," “Covered
With Glory: Football at UGA, 1892-1917” and “Fighting Spirit: Wally Butts
and UGA Football, 1939-1950” and “The Strategies of Suffrage: Mobilizing
a Nation for Women's Rights.” Visit digilab.libs.uga.edu/scl/exhibits.“Sign
of the Times: The Great American Political Poster 1844-2012” is on view in
person.
Stream offers bands streamed from
the main stage every Friday 5-10
p.m. Iivewireathens.com/calendar
NORTH GEORGIA FOLK FESTIVAL
(Online) The festival will be held
virtually on Sept. 26, Oct. 3 and Oct.
10 through YouTube at 8 p.m. www.
athensfolk.org
NOWHERE BAR LIVE (Online) Watch
bands perform on stage through
Facebook Live, www.nowherebarlive.
com
POTTERY POP UP SALE (Oconee
Cultural Arts Foundation) OCAF
hosts a sale of works by Sheryl
Holstein, Barry Gregg, Triny Cline
and Jen Graff. Every two weeks, four
new regional artists will be featured.
Sept. 15-26. www.ocaf.com/events
SEPTEMBER EVENTS (Southern
Brewing Company) Monday
Night Trivia every Monday at 6
p.m. Sunday Trivia with Solo
Entertainment is held every Sunday
at 5 p.m. DJ Osmose performs Sept.
11,6-9 p.m. Live wrestling will
happen Sept. 12, 8-10 p.m. www.
sobrewco.com
Kidstuff
FREE FAMILY PROGRAMS (Sandy
Creek Nature Center) Naturalist's
Walks are held Sept. 5, Oct. 3 and
Nov. 7 at 10 a.m. “Critter Tales” is
held Sept. 12, Oct. 10 and Nov. 14
at 2:30 p.m. www.accgov.com/sandy
creeknaturecenter
OCAF CLASSES (Oconee Cultural
Arts Foundation) In “Happy Pet
Drawing,” discuss surface quality,
drawing techniques and color pair
ings. Sept. 12,12 p.m. $30. In “Do
You Want to Build a Snowman?”
participants will use Crayola Model
Magic air-drying clay for a fun
activity. Sept. 26,12 p.m. $30. www.
ocaf.com
TEEN EMPOWERMENT YOGA
(Online) Revolution Therapy and
Yoga hosts Zoom classes in breath-
work, stretching and foundation
poses of a yoga asana practice. Eight
Thursdays beginning Sept. 3, 4
p.m. Sliding scale, www.rubbersoul
collective@gmail.com, www.revolu-
tiontherapyandyoga.com
Support Groups
AL-ANON 12 STEP (Multiple
Locations) Recovery for people
affected by someone else’s drinking.
Visit the website for a calendar of
electronic meetings held throughout
the week, www.ga-al-anon.org
MALE SURVIVOR VIRTUAL
SUPPORT GROUP (Online) This
group is a safe space for male sur
vivors of sexual violence and child
hood sexual abuse to connect and
receive support from other survivors.
Services are free and confidential.
Meetings held Sept. 10—Oct. 29,
5:30 p.m. Call Mary Dulong at The
Cottage, 1-877-363-1912. info@
northgeorgiacottage.org, www.north
georgiacottage.org
RECOVERY DHARMA (Recovery
Dharma) This peer-led support
group offers a Buddhist-inspired
path to recovery from any addiction.
Visit the website for info about Zoom
meetings. Thursdays, 7-8 p.m.
FREE! www.athensrecoverydharma.
org
On the Street
2020 CENSUS (Athens, GA) The ACC
Complete County Committee urges
the 43.2% of county residents that
have not yet responded to the 2020
Census to do so by the new deadline
of Sept. 30. my2020census.gov
ATHHALF HALF MARATHON AND
5K (Athens, GA) This year’s race will
be held in a virtual format. Proceeds
benefit AthFest Educates. Register
by Oct. 23. $70 (half marathon), $30
(5K). Submit times by Oct. 25. www.
athhalf.com
THE MARIGOLD MARKET (Online)
The Marigold Market aims to make
fresh food easily accessible to the
Eastside Athens and Winterville
communities. The market is open
online every week from Friday
through Wednesday, and orders can
be picked up every Saturday, www.
cityofwinterville.com/marigold-
market
STEPS TO CONNECT CHALLENGE
(Athens, GA) Family Connection-
Communities in Schools Athens
hosts a challenge during the month
of September with three different
mileage goals for walking, running or
biking. $15-30/individual, $50/fam-
ily. www.facebook.com/fccisathens
TRASHERCISE (Athens, GA)
Complete your own Trashercise
workout by walking, jogging or
running along, trails, roads and
neighborhoods. Bring a bag, gloves
or a grabber, and pick up any trash
you see. Share photos through
Itrasherciseathens. Report your
cleanup online, and Keep Athens-
Clarke County Beautiful will send
a prize, carlos.pinto@accgov.com,
www.keepathensbeautiful.org, www.
accgov.com/aahcleanupreport ©
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