Saturday, February 2
28 events
Kidstuff
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Barnes & Noble
Storytime
For all ages. Children receive a free treat from the cafe.
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Herman C. Michael Park
Girls' Lacrosse Clinics
Greater Oconee Area Lacrosse teaches lacrosse skills and holds scrimmages to help players prepare for joining league play next year. For girls ages 4th-12th grade. Lacrosse sticks and balls provided.
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Memorial Park
Groundhog Day Celebration
(Bear Hollow Zoo) Crafts, stories, refreshments and a special weather forecast by resident groundhog Gus the Woodchuck. This year's theme is "Cloudy with a Chance of Cans," and participants are encouraged to bring empty aluminum cans for the zoo's Cans for Critters program.
Live Music
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Amici
UNIVERSAL SIGH Athens-based jazz-fusion/funk-oriented rock band that strives to create a unique musical experience with each and every performance.
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Hilltop Grille
CHRIS ENGHAUSER TRIO Local "hillbilly swing" outfit featuring Enghauser, Leah Calvert and Jason Kenney.
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Little Kings Shuffle Club
THE HOBOHEMIANS This six-piece, acoustic band utilizes banjo, ukulele, flute, accordion, saxophone, piano, various percussion, drums and bass to perform popular American and European roots music of the 1910s, '20s and '30s: a potent mix of proto-jazz, blues and folk. CD release party featuring dancers from The Modern Pin Ups, The Tap Company and Swung.
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Flicker Theatre & Bar
TIMMY & THE TUMBLERS Tim Schreiber (Dark Meat, The Lickity-Splits) howls and spasms and literally tumbles over garage-y rock-anthems and retro-inspired pop songs.
LITTLE GOLD Local songwriter Christian DeRoeck, formerly of Brooklyn band Woods, plays folky, rolling pop.
SEX BBQ East Atlanta 'surf-rock space wizards' playing psychedelic yet melodic math-rock inspired tunes.
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Farm 255
KALEN NASH This songwriter, known for his work in Southern rock quintet Ponderosa, performs his solo material.
TIA MADRE Band fronted by Walker Howle of Dead Confederate fame, with Matt Stoessel, Ivey Hughes, Paul McHugh and Bryan Howard.
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Nowhere Bar
KEN WILL MORTON AND THE CONTENDERS With his gritty, soulful rasp, Morton trudges through Americana's roots with rock and roll swagger and a folksinger's heart. His new band features Doug Blakeman on bass and Louis Phillip Pelot on drums.
LEVI LOWERY Storyteller and singer-songwriter from Dacula. Birthday celebration show!
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The Melting Point
THE ENGLISH BEAT Celebrated English 2 tone ska revival band that combines pop, soul, reggae and punk rock. See Calendar Pick on p. 24.
LOWDIVE Local ska/reggae band.
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Crow's Nest
RITVALS Junk-rock band featuring members of Muuy Biien.
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40 Watt Club
ATHENS BUSINESS ROCKS Annual Nuci's Space benefit/battle of the bands featuring The Double Oh Zone Presents: Shaken, Not Stirred (The Red Zone), The Torpideros (Oglethorpe County Schools), Sam & The Backbreakers (Auto Max), 80# Cougar (Bel-Jean Copy & Print), Botjam (State Botanical Garden of Georgia), Turnip the Beets (Heirloom Café), 40 Cent (40 Watt Club) and Book You! (Avid Bookshop).
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Caledonia Lounge
CLEAN BREAK Driving local indie rock outfit.
BLUE PRINT Local indie-pop band.
JEWSIC No information available.
A LOT MORE LESS Local band influenced by Weezer, Cake and Deerhunter.
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New Earth Music Hall
SAINT FRANCIS Local roots-rock band led by Scott Baston (Moonshine Still).
ALARM CLOCK CONSPIRACY DUO Acoustic duo from Asheville, NC.
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Go Bar
T.S. WOODWARD Psychedelic, piano-centric pop from this local singer-songwriter.
SENSUAL PREDATOR Noisy, experimental local rock band.
KARA KILDARE Kill Kill Buffalo frontwoman plays a solo set.
TWIN POWERS DJ Dan Geller (The Gold Party, The Agenda) and friends spin late-night glam rock, new wave, Top 40, punk and Britpop.
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Green Room
LES RACQUET Prog/power-pop trio with three-part vocal harmonies, catchy melodies and interesting instrumentals, all backed up with jazz musicianship.
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The Office Lounge
SCARLET STITCH Straight-up rock and roll!
Performance
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UGA Memorial Hall
Second Annual Glee Off
Glee clubs from four high schools in Northeast Georgia will compete as part of a fundraiser for Children First, an advocacy group for safe, stable and nurturing living conditions for children.
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Little Kings Shuffle Club
Hobo Review
Performances by The Modern Pin-Ups, The Tap Company and swing dancing group Swung. Live music by The Hobohemians, who are celebrating their CD release. Proceeds benefit the Healing Place of Athens.
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The Classic Center
Faceoff 2013: Greek Step Show
Step performances by eight fraternities and sororities.
Events
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The Classic Center
Athens Wine Weekend
Sample hundreds of wines from around the world. Followed by a gourmet dinner.
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Sandy Creek Park
Polar Bear Plunge
Are you brave? Take a dip in the waters of Lake Chapman to raise money for Habitat for Humanity of Athens.
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40 Watt Club
Memorial Service for Craig Lieske
The late local musician Craig Lieske is remembered by his friends and family. All are welcome.
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Aromas
Bell's Bowl
Featuring these brews: Black Note, Hopslam, Barrel Aged Cherry Stout, Sweet Potato Stout, The Oracle, Oberon and more.
Theatre
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Morton Theatre
I Love Country
A musical revue featuring country hits by Oakidge Boys, Dolly Parton, Faith Hill, Darius Rucker and more.
DJs
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Cutters Pub
DJ Mahogany
DJ MAHOGANY Popular local DJ spins freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta unexpected faves.
Outdoors
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Memorial Park
Weed Warriors
An invasive-plant eradictation project hosts a bi-monthly community workday along the Birchmore Trail. Bring work gloves and tools.
Art
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Arrow
Tin Type Photo Booth
Emily Hall creates one-of-a-kind prints directly from a metal plate. Visit website to reserve appointment.
Ending Saturday, February 2
Art
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Amici
Call for Artists
Seeking artists for monthly exhibits. Email samples to ryan.myers@amici-cafe.com
Classes
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OCAF
Beginner and Intermediate Paper Making Workshop
Back-to-back paper-making workshops. Feb. 2, 9 a.m.–12 p.m. (beginner) & 1–4 p.m. (intermediate). $80 each. www.ocaf.com