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Pinky Doodle Poodle will perform a “Farewell Athens” show with Five Eight outdoors at Southern Brewing Company
on Apr. 16 at 7 p.m.
MINDFULNESS PRACTICE EVE
NINGS (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
SPANISH CLASSES (Athens, GA)
For adults, couples and children.
Learn from experts with years of
professional experience. Contact
for details. 706-372-4349, marina
bilbao75@gmail.com, www.marina
-spain-2020.sguarespace.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
YOGA CLASSES (Revolution Therapy
and Yoga) “Outdoor Yoga with Meg
Brownstone,” every Sunday at 10
a.m. $5-10 suggested donation.
“Trauma Conscious Yoga with
Crystal," every Thursday at 6 p.m.
$10 suggested donation. “Yoga for
Well-being with Nicole Bechill,"
every Saturday on Zoom at 10:30
a.m. “Outdoor Yoga with Miles
Bunch” every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.
Pre-registration required, rubber-
Apr. 20. Angela Miller speaks on
“Friends and Relations: The Queer
Symbolic Realists of the Lincoln
Kirstein Circle” on Apr. 22 at 1
p.m. “Homeschool Day To-Go:
Mid-Century America” on Apr. 22
from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. “Coffee with
the Curators: Nelda Damiano and
Julia Kilgore" on Apr. 27 at 1 p.m.
www.georgiamuseum.org
ATHENS CARS & COFFEE (Beech-
wood Shopping Center) Check
out classic cars and bikes while
enjoying a good cup of coffee. May
1,9-11 a.m. www.facebook.com/
athenscarsandcoffee
ATHENS FARMERS MARKET
(Bishop Park) The 2021 season will
run Saturdays through Dec. 18, 8
a.m.-12 p.m. www.athensfarmers
market.com/vendors
ATHENS SHOWGIRL CABARET
(Sound Track Bar) The drag troupe
performs an in-person show. Apr.
23 at 7 p.m. showgirlcabaret®
gmail.com, www.athensshowgirl
cabaret.com
BALSAM RANGE (Madison Munici
pal Airport) An outdoor evening of
live bluegrass music, brews and
BBQ. Part of the 2021 Madison
Chamber Music Festival. May 1,
6-10 p.m. $45. mmcc-arts.org
soulcollective@gmail.com, www.
revolutiontherapyandyoga.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
5TH ANNUAL ATHENS ROCK,
GEM, MINERAL, FOSSIL AND
JEWELRY SHOW (The Classic
Center) Two dozen independent
dealers of all things geologic will
display their wares. Apr. 30-May
1,10 a.m.-6 p.m. and May 2,11
a.m.-5 p.m. $6. darklighter®
bellsouth.net
ART EVENTS (Georgia Museum
of Art) “Morning Mindfulness via
Zoom,” Apr. 16 or 30 at 9:30 a.m.
“Curator Talk: Modernism Foretold:
The Nadler Collection of Late
Antique Art from Egypt" on Apr. 15
at 1 p.m. “Yoga in the Galleries" on
Apr. 15 at 6 p.m. Third Thursday
on Apr. 15 from 6-9 p.m. “Toddler
Tuesday To-Go: Earth Day" on
Art
CALL FOR ARTISTS (Creature Com
forts Brewing Co.) Local artists and
curators can submit proposals for
the CCVC Gallery throughout 2021.
www.getcurious.com/get-artistic/
call-for-artists
CALL FOR ARTISTS TO DECORATE
PUBLIC ART PANELS (Oconee
Cultural Arts Foundation) Seeking
local artists to design six new
art panels that will be displayed
throughout the city of Watkinsville,
as well as to help restore existing
panels. Panels are 4-foot x 6-foot
or 4-foot x 8-foot and must be
completed by May 8. Artists will
receive a $300 stipend. Contact La
Ruchala Murphy at 706-769-4565
or director@ocaf.com
CALL FOR EXHIBITION PROPOS
ALS (Lyndon House Arts Center)
Artists and curators can submit
ideas for exhibitions. Proposals
are reviewed Apr. 20 and Sept. 20.
lyndonhouse@accgov.com
EARTH DAY 2021 ART CHAL
LENGE (Online) Artists are invited
to create a work that celebrates
and inspires good neighbors to
establish a more unified, equitable,
prosperous and compassionate
community. All media are accepted.
Awards are offered in the cate
gories Appreciation, Awareness
and Action. Deadline Apr. 15 at
midnight. Online exhibition runs
Apr. 22-30. www.sustainability.
uga.edu. community-engagement/
art-challenge
OPEN STUDIOS (Lyndon House
Arts Center) Studio members have
access to spaces for painting, print
making, photography, ceramics,
jewelry, fiber and woodworking.
Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10
a.m.-6 p.m. $65/month. nicholas.
daglis@accgov.com
POSTCARDS FROM THE FUTURE
(Athens Institute for Contemporary
Art) Emerging artists 17-25 are
invited to design a postcard for an
online exhibition and limited edition
print collection. Deadline Apr. 30.
www.athica.org/updates/postcards
QUARTERLY ARTIST GRANTS
(Athens, GA) The Athens Area Arts
Council offers quarterly grants of
$500 to local organizations, artists
and events that connect the arts to
the community in meaningful and
sustainable ways. Deadlines are
June 15, Sept. 15, Dec. 15 and
Mar. 15. www.athensarts.org/grants
SPRINGTACULAR (Athens, GA) Par
ticipate in a large outdoor market
celebrating everything handmade.
Deadline to apply as a vendor is
Apr. 15. Market held May 1,10
a.m.-5 p.m. and May 2,12-5 p.m.
$150/10-foot x 10-foot booth.
www.theindiesouth.com
Glasses
BLACKSMITHING CLASSES (Green-
how Handmade Ironworks, Comer)
In “Basic Blacksmithing, First Time
at the Forge,” students will forge
and assemble a wall mount rack
with three hooks. Skills taught will
be tapering/drawing out, twisting,
scrolling and bending, riveting,
cutting and basic forging fire man
agement when working in the coal
forge. Tools and materials included.
Apr. 17 or May 15, 9 a.m.-5
p.m. $150. “Building aThrowing
Tomahawk" covers tools, design
elements, target practice and more.
Apr. 24, May 1 or May 29, 9 a.m.-5
p.m. $175. “Forging a Firepoker”
is held May 8, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. $150.
www.greenhowhandmade.com
DEDICATED MINDFULNESS
PRACTITIONERS (Online) Weekly
Zoom meditations are offered every
Saturday at 8 a.m. Email for details.
jaseyjones@gmail.com
DIVINATION BY THROWING
BONES WORKSHOP (Margo
Metaphysical) Learn the ancient
form of divination of bone casting
in this two-hour workshop. Comes
with a mini bone kit. Apr. 25,1 p.m.
$25. www.atalantamoonfire.com
GROW YOUR BUSINESS WORK
SHOP (Online or West Broad Com
munity Garden) Athens Land Trust
hosts a course designed to help
budding entrepreneurs develop their
businesses. The program features
speakers, lectures, in-class work
and individual coaching. Saturdays
through May 1, 2:30 p.m. (In Per
son). FREE! ellie@athenslandtrust.
org, www.athenslandtrust.org
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THE ATHENAEUM (287 W. Broad St.) The Lamar Dodd School of Art
presents its annual MFA Thesis Exhibition titled “Whistling in the Dark”
with works by Mac Balentine, Matthew J. Bown, Caitlin Adair Daglis, Alex
McClay, Katharine Miele, Ciel Rodriguez and Kelsey Wishik. The new gallery
will be open Thursdays-Saturdays, 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Exhibition on view
through May 15.
ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART: ATHICA (675 Pulaski
St., Suite 1200) Curated by Craig Coleman, “Lost in the Weeds: Climate
Change and Human Nature" presents artwork by Crista Cammarato, Naomi
Falk, Brian Frus, Meredith Starr, Bethany Taylor and several others. Opening
reception Apr. 17,6-8 p.m. Virtual talk on “UGA’s Ethnobotanical Garden
Conserving Plant Biodiversity and Traditional Plant Knowledge” on Apr. 21,
7 p.m. On view through May 22.
ATHICA@CINE GALLERY (234 W. Hancock Ave.) Jacob Wenzka's solo
show “Ecumenopolis” features paintings and drawings inspired by the idea
of a “world city” where giant cities have fused together to cover an entire
planet. Through April.
CIRCLE GALLERY AT THE UGA COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENT AND
DESIGN (285 S. Jackson St.) Atlanta artist Rachel Evans Grant presents
“Natural Engagement: Where Earth Meets Sky." Through Apr. 15.
THE CLASSIC CENTER (300 N. Thomas St.) View the work of six local
students from the Athens and Rabun county areas who have applied for the
Classic Center Cultural Foundation's visual arts scholarship. Pop-up exhibi
tion Apr. 15, 6-8 p.m.
CREATURE COMFORTS BREWING CO. (271 W. Hancock Ave.) Gunnar
Tarsa's “Mind Matter: Tales from the Scribble Warlock” features 15 works
of art from 2017 to 2021 that document the artist's development of “Mind
Matter,” a living universe populated with recurring characters and myths
through the artist's spontaneous creation drawing sessions. 3Thurs on Apr.
15, 5-10 p.m.
GALLERY AT HOTEL INDIGO (500 College Ave.) “Athens Facades” presents
Mike Landers’ photographs of buildings downtown and in Five Points at dark
between 2000-2002.
GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) “Emma Amos: Color Odyssey”
is a retrospective exhibition that includes over 60 works ranging from paint
ing, printmaking and textile-based mixed-media works. Through Apr. 25.
• “In Dialogue: Look, Paint, Repeat: Variations in the Art of Pierre Daura."
Through May 23. • “Extra Ordinary: Magic, Mystery and Imagination in
American Realism.” Through June 13. • “Contemporary Japanese Ceramics
from the Horvitz Collection" represents three generations of artists dating
from the 1940s. Through Sept. 26. • “Modernism Foretold: The Nadler
Collection of Late Antique Art from Egypt." Through Sept. 26. • “Power and
Piety in 17th-Century Spanish Art.” Through Nov. 28.
GLASSCUBE 2 INDIGO (500 College Ave.) Funded by an Arts in Community
award from the Athens Cultural Affairs Commission, Jaime Bull’s “Diorama”
reimagines natural history museum displays through large-scale assem
blages of 1980s wicker furniture graffitied in psychedelic colors. Closing
event Apr. 15 at 6 p.m.
JITTERY JOE’S FIVE POINTS (1230 S. Milledge Ave.) Harper Calhoun pres
ents a collection of charcoal portraits. Through April.
LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART (270 River Rd.) Undergraduate students
of all disciplines will exhibit their final thesis projects in the “BFA 1 Exit
Exhibition." Through Apr. 16.
LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (211 Hoyt St.) The 46th annual Juried
Exhibition features 161 works by 116 local artists selected by juror Hallie
Ringle of the Birmingham Museum of Art. On view through June 26. Charles
Key, Rebecca Kreisler and Shan O'Gorman will speak about their work
during an in-person Artist Talk on Apr. 15 at 6 p.m. • As part of the Green
Life Awards, “The Green Life Art Contest” is an annual art contest in which
K-12 students explored environmental education and sustainability by cre
ating works inspired by this year's theme, “Renew, Reinvent and Rejoice,”
through visual art. Through April. • On view in the lobby case, Jourdon Joly
presents a collection of cast resin ice cream cones. Apr. 20—June 19. •
Collections from our Community presents Arthur Johnson's shark collec
tion. Apr. 20—June 19.
MADISON-MORGAN CULTURAL CENTER (434 S. Main St., Madison) “The
125th Anniversary Exhibition: Celebrating the Home of the Madison-Morgan
Cultural Center" explores the Romanesque Revival building that was built
as a graded schoolhouse in 1895 and became a regional cultural center in
1976. Through June.
OCONEE COUNTY LIBRARY (1080 Experiment Station Rd., Watkinsville)
Watercolors by Janet Rodekohr. Through April.
OCONEE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION (34 School St., Watkinsville) The
26th annual “SouthWorks” exhibition is a nationally juried art show featuring
works from across the country. In conjunction with “Southworks 2021,"
the annual Director’s Choice exhibition features “Gardens of the South" by
Greyson Smith. These mixed-media works on paper depict public gardens
in Georgia, Florida and the Carolinas. Opening reception Apr. 16, 6-8 p.m.
Both shows on view through May 28.
STATE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF GEORGIA (2450 S. Milledge Ave.) The new
Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum at the Center for Art and Nature holds
the collections of Deen Day Sanders, a charter board member of the garden.
The eight galleries blend conservation, botanicals, art, beauty and curiosity.
STEFFEN THOMAS MUSEUM OF ART (4200 Bethany Rd., Buckhead)
“Celebrating Creative Genius: The Art, Life and Legacy of Eatonton, Georgia
native David Driskell" features original artworks and prints, plus photo
graphs and artifacts from the artist's early life. Student artwork inspired by
the exhibition is also on view. Through Apr. 22.
SURGERY CENTER OF ATHENS (2142 W. Broad St.) Paintings by Dortha
Jacobson. Through Apr. 16.
TIF SIGFRIDS (83 E. North Ave., Comer) The gallery presents “Nora Riggs:
Fortress of Solitaire.” Through Apr. 23.
TINY ATH GALLERY (174 Cleveland Ave.) Mosaic artist Krysia Ara hosts
“Silver Lining." Open 3Thurs, Apr. 15, 6-9 p.m. Available to see by ap
pointment through April by emailing tinyathgallery@gmail.com
UGA SCHOOL OF LAW (225 Herty Dr.) Williams Elliot Stiles Jr., an accom
plished artist, Atlanta attorney and UGA School of Law alumnus, recently
unveiled a new commission, “1961,” to commemorate the 60th anniversary
of desegregation at UGA.
UGA MAIN LIBRARY (320 S. Jackson St.) “Georgia Trailblazers: Honoring
the 60th Anniversary of Desegregation at UGA" chronicles the historic
events of 1961 when Hamilton Holmes and Charlene Hunter became the
first African American students admitted to the university.
UGA SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARIES (300 S. Hull St.) “Pylon: Tourists
in Rock 'n Roll" celebrates the local band through photos, outfits, memora
bilia and more. Through May 31. • “Making Space: Fighting for Inclusion,
Building Community at UGA” chronicles the journey of students advocating
for racial and social justice on campus. Through July 2. • “The Hargrett
Hours: Exploring Medieval Manuscripts” presents original items from the
collections, dating back centuries, as well as findings from students' in-
depth studies. Through Aug. 26.
WILLSON CENTER FOR THE HUMANITIES AND ARTS (Online) As part of
UGA's Spotlight on the Arts, the Willson Center presents “Shelter Projects,"
a virtual exhibition of over 30 projects created by graduate students or
community practitioners who reflect pandemic experiences through the arts.
willson.uga.edu.
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