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ATHENS CREATIVE DIRECTORY
(Athens, GA) The ACD is a platform
to connect creatives with patrons.
Visual artists, musicians, actors,
writers and other creatives are
encouraged to create a free listing.
athenscreatives@gmail.com, www.
athenscreatives.directory
CALLS FOR ART (Athens, GA) The
Athens Cultural Affairs Commission
invites professional artists to submit
public art applications for two sites
on the Firefly Trail: a sculpture at
the Old Winterville Road Trailhead
and a functional sculpture for the
rest area at the Indian Hills and
Winterville Road intersection.
Application deadline Jan. 13, 5
p.m. tatiana.veneruso@accgov.
com, accgoc.com/4161/Athens-
Cultural-Affairs-Commission
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS (Lyndon
House Arts Center) This year's 48th
Juried Exhibition will be juried by
Maria Elena Ortiz, curator at The
Modern in Fort Worth, TX. Submis
sions will be accepted via online
entry form Jan. 4,10 a.m.-Jan. 20,
5 p.m. Exhibition opens Mar. 2.
www.accgov.com/lyndonhouse
JOKERJOKERTV CALL FOR ART
ISTS (Online) JOKERJOKERtv is
open to ideas and actively accept
ing proposals for collaboration from
visual/musical/video artists and
curators living in Athens. Artists
worldwide can also submit music
videos, short films, skits and ideas
to share with a weekly livestream
audience, www.jokerjokertv.com/
submit
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. www.
accgov.com/7350/Open-Studio-
Membership
SEEKING BOARD MEMBERS (Ath
ens Institute for Contemporary Art:
ATHICA) ATHICA is seeking new
board members to help support and
share the creative spirit of Athens.
Complete the online application,
bit.ly/athicaboard, www.athica.org
Classes
CHAIR YOGA (Sangha Yoga Studio)
This class is helpful for flexibility,
strength, balance and increasing
circulation and energy. All levels
welcome. Every Thursday, 12-1
p.m. $16 (drop-in), $72 (six
weeks). 706-613-1143
CHAIR YOGA AND MINDFULNESS
(Winterville Center for Community
and Culture) Nicole Bechill teaches
a well-rounded, gentle and acces
sible chair yoga class to promote
breathing, mindfulness and inward
listening. Every Monday, 9 a.m.
$10. www.wintervillecenter.com
COMMUNITY DANCE IMPROV
(work.shop) No experience nec
essary. Vaccines and boosters
required. Sundays, 11 a.m.-12
p.m. Donations accepted, lisa
yaconelli@gmail.com
COMMUNITY MEDITATION (Rabbit
Hole Studios) Jasey Jones leads a
guided meditation suitable for all
levels that incorporates music, gen
tle movement and silence. Wednes
days, 6-7 p.m. jaseyjones@gmail.
com
DEDICATED MINDFULNESS PRAC
TITIONERS (Online) Weekly Zoom
meditations are offered every Sat
urday at 8:30-9:30 a.m. Email for
details, richardshoe@gmail.com
IMPROV COMEDY: LEVEL 1 (work,
shop) Practice fundamental skills
such as saying "Yes, and...," cre
ating interesting scenes, cultivating
spontaneity and more. Tuesdays,
Jan. 10—Feb. 14, 6-8 p.m. $150.
www.flyingsquidcomedy.com/
classes
KUNDALINI YOGA (Let It Be Yoga
Studio, Watkinsville) Held Mon
days, 5-6:30 p.m. $11 suggested
donation. harsimran@innergies
yoga.com
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
OPEN/COMMUNITY MEDITATION
(Sangha Yoga Studio at Healing Arts
Centre) Lima Rose leads a medita
tion designed to guide participants
into stillness and silence. Mondays,
4-5 p.m. Donations encouraged.
www.healingartscentre.net
PAINTING CLASSES (Private Studio
on Athens Eastside) One-on-one
or small group adult classes are
offered in acrylic and watercolor
painting. Choose day workshops,
ongoing weekly classes or feedback
sessions. Iaurenadamsartist@
icloud.com
PUBLIC DANCE (The Studio Athens)
Beginner Rumba lessons followed
by DJ'd waltz, swing, salsa, tango
etc. Every fourth Saturday. 7:30-10
p.m. $5 (students), $10 (non-stu
dents). www.gmdance.com
SALSA DANCE CLASSES (Cloud)
Join SALSAthens for Cuban style
salsa dance classes. No partner
necessary. Beginners welcome.
Every Wednesday, 7-8 p.m. $10.
gwyneth.moody@gmail.com
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, www.marina-
spain-2020.squarespace.com
TRADITIONAL MARTIAL ARTS
CLASSES (Live Oak Martial Arts)
Traditional and modern-style Tae
kwondo, self-defense, grappling and
weapons classes are offered for all
ages. Classes in Jodo, the art of the
Japanese staff and sword, are held
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
at 7 p.m. Visit the website for a full
schedule. liveoakmartialarts@gmail.
com, www.liveoakmartialarts.com
YOGA (Elixir Movement Arts, Mer
cury A.I.R.) Build a yoga practice,
deepen connections to yourself
and others, and learn to use yoga
in everyday life. “Vinyasa Flow" is
also offered Mondays and Wednes
days, 10 a.m. $10/class. shelley-
downsyoga@gmail.com, www.
shelleydownsyoga.offeringtree.com
YOGA AND MORE (Revolution Ther
apy and Yoga) Jasey Jones leads
weekly Raja Yoga classes covering
meditation, pranayama, singing and
discussion of yoga philosophy. Sun
days, 5:05 p.m. Donations accepted.
Private one-on-one yoga sessions
with Kelsey Wishik can focus on
strength building, mobility, relax
ation and more. Saturdays, 11:30
a.m. $55. “Yoga Flow and Restore
with Nicole Bechill” is held Thurs
days at 5:30 p.m. Online classes
include "Trauma Conscious Yoga
with Crystal” Thursdays at 6 p.m.
and “Yoga for Wellbeing with Nicole
Bechill" on Saturdays at 10:45 a.m.
www.revolutiontherapyandyoga.com
YOGA CLASSES (Feel Free Yoga +
Wellness) The new studio offers
various class times and styles Mon-
days-Saturdays. A 45-minute class
is offered Tuesdays at 8 a.m. on
the patio of Molly’s Coffee, www.
feelfreeyogawellness.com
YOGA CO-OP ATHENS (555
Research Dr.) Founded by McKay
Crowley, this is a new and accessi
ble yoga space offering a variety of
classes. Instructor Maggie Scruggs
will offer $12 drop-in classes
through the end of the year, maggie
scruggs.com/takeaclass
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
Kidstuff
TREEHOUSE ACTIVITIES (Treehouse
Kid & Craft) Saturday Crafterday is
held every Saturday, 10 a.m. (ages
3-6) and 11 a.m. (ages 6 and up).
Register by Friday at 6 p.m. $15.
Storytime with Noah is all-ages and
held every Monday, 11 a.m. FREE!
Gift making marathons will be held
Dec. 19 (ages 5-7), Dec. 20 (ages
8-12), Dec. 21 (ages 5-7) and Dec.
22 (ages 8-12) from 10 a.m.-4
p.m. www.treehousekidandcraft.com
TUTORING (Online) The Athens
Regional Library System is now
offering free, live online tutoring via
tutor.com for students K-12, plus
college students and adult learners.
Daily, 2-9 p.m. www.athenslibrary.
org
Support Groups
ACA ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCO
HOLICS AND DYSFUNCTIONAL
FAMILIES (Holy Cross Lutheran
Church) This support group meets
weekly. Tuesdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
annetteanelson@gmail.com
AL-ANON 12 STEP (Multiple Loca
tions) Recovery for people affected
by someone else’s drinking. Visit
the website for a calendar of elec
tronic meetings held throughout the
week, www.ga-al-anon.org
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS (Ath
ens, 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
ATHENS COUNCIL OF THE BLIND
(Athens, GA) Open to people of all
ages with vision impairments, their
families and friends. Topics include
adaptive equipment, recreational
and social opportunities, and advo
cacy. 706-424-2794, dlwahlers@
gmail.com
LGBTQIA+ VIRTUAL ALPHABET
FAMILY GATHERING (Online)
This is a safe space for anyone on
the LGBTOIA+/TGONB spectrum.
Fourth Sunday of every month,
6-8 p.m. uuathensga.org/justice/
welcoming-congregation
MENTAL HEALTH PEER RECOV
ERY GROUP (Nugi's Space)
Participants support each other
through life's challenges by sharing
from their skills, experiences and
proven coping mechanisms. New
comers welcome. First Tuesday of
the month, 4-6 p.m. pr@nuci.org,
www.nuci.org
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS (24th
Street Clubhouse) Learn to stop
eating compulsively or curb other
unwanted food-related behaviors.
Every Tuesday, 12 p.m. FREE! Text:
678-736-3697
PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUP
(First Baptist Church) This group
is to encourage, support and share
information with fellow sojourners
who manage the challenges of
Parkinson's disease or other move
ment disorders. Second Friday of
every month, 1 p.m. gpnoblet@
bellsouth.net
PROJECT SAFE (Family Protection
Center) Project Safe hosts a support
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ACE/FRANCISCO GALLERY (675 Pulaski St.) Franni Thrasher, aka “Heaven
4theYoung,” presents a solo exhibition of paintings in oil and watercolor,
sculpture and film. Closing party and holiday print sale Dec. 18, 2-5 p.m.
ARTWALL@HOTEL INDIGO ATHENS (500 College Ave.) New York-based
photographers Lucy Reback and Megan Reilly share a collection of intimate
vignettes of their relationship in addition to snapshots before they met.
ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY LIBRARY (2025 Baxter St.) “We Are All
Makers" features artwork by Lyndon House Arts Center staff members Jaime
Bull, Toni Carlucci, Didi Dunphy, Kathryn Refi, Ciel Rodriguez, Beth Sale,
Williams Stephanos and Shannon Williams. Through Feb. 12.
ATHICA@CINE GALLERY (234 W. Hancock Ave.) Christy Bush's photogra
phy exhibition, “Familiar," reflects on 30 years of rock and roll, fashion and
coming of age in the South. Through Dec. 25.
CLASSIC CENTER (300 N. Thomas St.) “Spotlight: Paintings by Amy Watts”
presents bold, colorful canvases full of cowgirls, farmers, miners and
Indigenous people. • “Light Bright" presents works by Caitlin Gal, Allison
McPheeters and Alivia Patton, who all utilize simple circles to create inspir
ing works.
DODD GALLERIES (270 River Rd.) The 2022 BFA Exit Show “Instead of
Feathers” showcases works by 21 graduating students working in ceramics,
painting, metalwork, photography and more. Artists include Peyton Bailey,
Alexia Benavent-Rivera, Nyala Honda, Natalia Kacharava, Mat Lin, Jiwon
Moon, Adeline Vondrak and more. Through Dec. 14. • “Labor of Love" is
the exit show for the BFA Art Education program. Through Dec. 14.
THE GEORGIA POTTERY COLLECTIVE (560 Caldwell Circle) Jen Graff,
Yoon Hwang and other local ceramicists sell sculptural and functional pot
tery. Every Wednesday and Sunday, 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
DONDEROS’ KITCHEN (590 N. Milledge Ave.) Susan Pelham’s collages
are inspired by Magic Realism, Surrealism, nursery rhymes and folktales.
Through December.
FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) “S.A.D. Art” by Sadie
Broe, Nate Malcolm, Krista Hadaway and Steph Rivers. Through December.
GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) “Infinity on the Horizon”
highlights modern and contemporary works that expand common un
derstandings of landscapes. Through December. • “Reckonings and
Reconstructions: Southern Photography from The Do Good Fund.” Through
Jan. 8. • “Allison Janae Hamilton: Between Life and Landscape.” Through
Feb. 5. • “Kristin Leachman: Longleaf Lines" focuses on close-up views
of the patterns and biology of the longleaf pine and its ecosystem. Through
Feb. 5. • On view in the Jane and Harry Willson Sculpture Garden, “Jane
Manus: Undaunted” includes five large abstract works. Through Feb. 12.
• “In Dialogue: Henry Ossawa Tanner, Mentor and Muse." Through June
18.* “Decade of Tradition: Highlights from the Larry D. and Brenda A.
Thompson Collection.” Through July 3.
GLASSCUBE@INDIGO (500 College Ave.) Zane Cochran presents “Aurora,”
a sculptural interpretation of the aurora borealis using 3D geometric figures
and lights.
LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (211 Hoyt St.) Cedric Smith presents a
series of portraits for “Window Works," a site-specific series that utilizes
the building's front entrance windows for outdoor art viewing. Reconfiguring
playing cards of kings and queens, his portraits question the absence of
Black figures in the country's graphic history. Through Dec. 21. • The
biennial Clarke County School District student art exhibition “RE-” features
works by students in Kindergarten through 12th grade in all media. Through
Jan. 14. • Collections from Our Community presents “Nancy Songster's
Tiny Houses,” a collection of festively decorated miniature interiors.
Collector's Talk Dec. 6, 6 p.m. Through Jan. 14. • “Resilient Civic and
Musical Life: Ware-Lyndon House Enslaved and Descendant Stories” in
cludes a film; reading room of books relevant to the African American expe
rience in art, music and heritage; and a visual timeline relating a fuller and
more truthful story of the property and its inhabitants. On view Thursdays—
Saturdays. • Bess Carter, the recipient of the 2022 Art Center Choice Award
from the 47th Juried Exhibition, presents a solo show of landscapes, room
interiors and still life paintings. Artist talk Feb. 16. Currently on view through
Mar. 4. • “A Pattern of Moments” features works by Kate Burke, Rebecca
Kreisler and Sylvia Schaefer. Through Mar. 4. • In preparation for “The
Same, Yet Separate Artworks," metalsmith and interdisciplinary craft artist J
Taran Diamond toured the Ware-Lyndon Historic House Museum and cre
ated new objects in response. Third Thursday Gallery Talk Jan. 19, 6 p.m.
Currently on view through Mar. 4.
MADISON-MORGAN CULTURAL CENTER (434 S. Main St., Madison) Joni
Mabe, creator of Everything Elvis in Cornelia, GA, presents “Calvacade of
Stars,” a group of glitter mosaics depicting Elvis Presley, Otis Redding, Ty
Cobb, Steve McQueen, P.T. Barnum and other luminaries of the entertain
ment world. Through Jan. 28.
OCONEE COUNTY LIBRARY (1080 Experiment Station Rd.) The Athens Plein
Air Artists present “Out and About,” a collection of works inspired by nature.
Reception Jan. 8, 2-4 p.m. Currently on view through Jan. 23.
OCONEE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION (34 School St., Watkinsville)
The OCAF Artists Shoppe features jewelry, pottery, scarves, mittens, books,
ornaments, note cards and other handmade items. Through Dec. 22.
ODUM SCHOOL OF ECOLOGY GALLERY (140 E. Green St.) Natural science
illustrator C Olivia Carlisle shares insect, botanical and ecosystems illus
trations using graphite, carbon pencil, watercolor, acrylic, ink, color pencils
and Adobe Photoshop. Through May.
TINY ATH GALLERY (174 Cleveland Ave.) Andrea Wellnitz presents unusual
felted forms in “The Journey.” Open for Third Thursday on Dec. 15, 6-9
p.m. Through December.
UGA SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARIES (300 S. Hull St.) “Unequal by
Design: Housing in Georgia and America” draws upon historic government
documents, photographs, historic newspapers and other records to trace the
evolution of housing policy, tackling issues such as zoning, gentrification
and suburbanization. Through May 26. • “A Chance to Play: Title IX and
Women's Athletics at UGA” celebrates 50 years of women’s sports at UGA.
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP OF ATHENS (780 Timothy Rd.)
The newly named Claire and Robert Clements Gallery debuts with a collec
tion of oil paintings by Robert Clements. Through December.
THE VALTON (625 Barber St., Suite 120) Located inside of STATE the Label,
this new gallery space debuts with a solo show of works by its namesake,
self-taught artist Valton Murray. Through January.
WINTERVILLE LIBRARY (115 Marigold Lane, Winterville) “Words About
Birds, Insights About Insects" by Vicky Tavernier and Jennifer Borg consists
of playful collages of found and altered objects with accompanying poems.
Through Feb.11.
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