Saturday, January 5
14 events
Live Music
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Flicker Theatre & Bar
PILGRIM Local rock band featuring Paul McHugh on vocals, guitar and keyboards along with Matt Stoessel on guitar, TJ Machado on bass, Thayer Sarrano on keyboards and Brad Morgan on drums. -
The Melting Point
THE SWINGIN' MEDALLIONS Perhaps best known for their 1966 hit "Double Shot (of My Baby's Love)," today the Medallions are made up of children or other relatives of the original lineup and bill themselves as "the party band of the South."
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Nowhere Bar
REVEREND DEBRUHL This local rock quartet plays a bluesy Southern style with jazz and jam-inspired sounds.
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40 Watt Club
PRESTON SUMMERVILLE BAND Georgia-based country-rock outfit.
ERIC DODD Local singer and songwriter of country and Southern rock songs.
BEN WELLS Southern-steeped songwriter from Valdosta.
ANGIE KILL Young singer-songwriter from metro Atlanta.
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Caledonia Lounge
MANGER Speed thrash metal "with a dash of Satan." The band harks back to the days of NWOBHM: ripping solos and screeching vocals.
IN THE LURCH Local three-piece that cranks out crunchy guitar riffs and sinister basslines, citing Primus and Tool as influences.
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Terrapin Beer Co.
DAVE PARSON Local singer-songwriter.
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The Office Lounge
HARP UNSTRUNG This local act gives melodic, alternative rock a bluesy, Southern twist.
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Georgia Theatre
ERICA SUNSHINE LEE Fast-rising country singer-songwriter from Elberton.
NORMA RAE This local four-piece plays soulful, distinctively Southern Americana.
CLAY PAGE BAND Country music singer Page and his band play country and Southern rock favorites as well as originals.
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Go Bar
SCROUNGE LIZARDS Jazz ensemble led by Joe Kubler (Bubbly Mommy Gun).
DJ MAHOGANY Freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta unexpected faves.
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Farm 255
THE LAW BAND Country-rock band from Atlanta.
THE BREAKS Feel-good local rock band with alternative and jam influences.
Kidstuff
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Barnes & Noble
Storytime
For all ages. Children receive a free treat from the cafe.
Meetings
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Jittery Joe's Coffee
Achieving Your Dreams in Athens Kick-Off Meeting
(Atlanta Hwy.) Get your new year's dreams off to the right start by getting inspired, strategizing and finding some resources that can help.
Word on the Street
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Sewcial Studio
Bring One for the Chipper: Christmas Tree-Cycling
Bring undecorated Christmas trees to be recycled at one of the seven drop-off locations and receive a free tree seedling in return. County residents 65 years or older may request a complimentary tree removal. Call or visit the website for tree removal requests and drop-off locations. Drop-off, Jan. 5, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. 706-613-3501, www.keepathensbeautiful.org
Events
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Bring One for the Chipper
Bring an undecorated Christmas tree to be "tree-cycled" and receive a free tree seedling. Drop-off locations include Cofer's Home and Garden Showplace, Clarke Middle School, Sandy Creek Nature Center and Chase Street Elementary School. Free tree pickups for residents 65 & up, veterans and people living with disabilities.