Tuesday, February 19
28 events
Comedy
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Flicker Theatre & Bar
OpenTOAD Comedy Open Mic
Voted by Flagpole's readers as Athens' "favorite comedy night" in 2011 and 2012, this comedy show allows locals to watch quality comedy or perform themselves. Email to perform. First and third Tuesday of every month!
Games
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Fuzzy's Taco Shop
Trivia
Compete for prizes and giveaways. Every Tuesday.
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Locos Grill & Pub
Locos Trivia
Westside and Eastside locations of Locos Grill and Pub feature trivia night every Tuesday.
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Johnny's New York Style Pizza
Trivia with a Twist
Throw a lime in your Coors Light and compete!
Film
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Ciné Barcafé
Bad Movie Night
Teenage street gangs clash over turf and true love in the violent and over-the-top Street Soldiers.
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Madison Morgan Cultural Center
Trust: Second Acts in Young Lives
Screening of a film of Chicago’s Albany Park Theater Project performing the traumatic story of 18-year-old Honduran immigrant, Marlin.
Karaoke & Open Mic
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The Volstead
Karaoke
KARAOKE Every Tuesday!
Support Groups
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Athens, GA
Alcoholics Anonymous
If you want to drink, that's your business. If you want to stop, we can help. 706-389-4164, www.athensaa.com
Classes
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St. Gregory's Episcopal Church
Gentle Hatha Integral Yoga
All levels welcome. Tuesdays, 5:30–7 p.m. $9/class. 706-543-0162, mfhealy@bellsouth.net, www.mindfuliving.org
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Madison County Library
Computer Classes
Classes include instruction for using the Internet, email, e-readers and more. Call to register. Tuesdays, 2:30–3:30 p.m. or 6:30–7:30 p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597
Kidstuff
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Oconee County Library
Storytime
Enjoy a morning of stories, songs and crafts. For kids ages 2–5 and their caregivers. Every Tuesday and Wednesday, 10 & 11 a.m. FREE! 706-769-3950
Live Music
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Green Room
KENOSHA KID Centered around the instru-improv jazz compositions of guitarist Dan Nettles, Kenosha Kid also features bassist Robby Handley and drummer Marlon Patton. The group is packed with music, mischief, general mayhem, and offers a sound far from the middle of the road, serving noise-rock fans and jam band listeners equally.
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Hendershot's Coffee Bar
JOE CAT Local singer-songwriter tells stories about his life. Come get to know him!
MICHAEL BOWMAN Local alt-country/blues singer-songwriter, originally from Harrisonburg, VA. -
Georgia Theatre
THE RINGERS Jimmy Herring, Wayne Krantz, Michael Landau, Keith Carlock and Etienne Mbappe collectively work to unite their respective genres of rock, funk, jazz, blues and African music into a unified sound.
EDDIE AND THE PUBLIC SPEAKERS Local power trio delivers an energetic show with a hard-hitting rhythm section, funky riffs and soaring guitar solos filled with catchy hooks and harmonies.
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The Melting Point
MONKEY GRASS JUG BAND Local roots music crew.
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Nowhere Bar
FORMER CHAMPIONS High-energy, dynamic groove-based compositions spanning genres such as rock, funk, world-beat and nu-jazz.
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WUOG 90.5 FM
MOOD RINGS Dream-pop band from Atlanta.
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Farm 255
PC WORSHIP Brooklyn-based lo-fi psych-rock band.
SHADE Dissonant, groove-oriented local post-punk band.
BUBBLY MOMMY GUN Local experimental pop band that plays idiosyncratic, psychedelic tunes.
WILD OF NIGHT New band featuring members of Bubbly Mommy Gun.
THE DREAM SCENE Javier Morales' lo-fi avant-garde pop project.
Art
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UGA Lamar Dodd School of Art Galleries
Life Drawing Open Studio
(Room S370) An opportunity to draw or paint the human figure from life. No instruction provided.
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The Classic Center
AIDS Quilt on Display
AIDS Athens hosts portions of the AIDS Memorial Quilt as part of AIDS Athens 25th anniversary. The AIDS quilt features over 48,000 panels dedicated to those who have died from HIV/AIDS.
Events
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Georgia Museum of Art
Make It an Evening: The English Concert
Enjoy coffee, dessert and gallery tours at the museum before The English Concert’s performance in Hodgson Hall. Hailed as one of the finest chamber orchestras in the world, the London-based ensemble will perform a program that includes Handel’s Water Music. Pierre Daura Curator of European Art Lynn Boland will lead a tour of “Water Music,” an exhibition related to Handel’s masterpiece.
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40 Watt Club
Relay for Life Date Auction
Are you lovesick? Cures go to the highest bidders. Proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society.
Performance
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Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall
The English Concert
The English Concert is recognized as one of the finest chamber orchestras in the world, specializing in performances of Baroque and Classical music. Artistic director Harry Bicket, opera and concert conductor and virtuoso harpsichord player, will conduct the orchestra in a program featuring Handel’s Water Music, along with concertos by Bach and Telemann.
Lectures & Lit
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Miller Learning Center
Environmental Lecture
(Reading Room) UGA alumnus and naturalist/environmental educator Mark Warren will read from and discuss his book, Two Winters in a Tipi: My Search for the Soul of the Forest. Warren's book will be available for sale before and after the reading. Light refreshments served.
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Georgia Center Hotel
Guest Lecture
(Masters Hall) "Finding Joy in Diverse Backgrounds: The Role of the University" Sonia Nieto, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
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Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries
Special Collections Tour
Tour the exhibit galleries of the Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library and the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies.
Word on the Street
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The Classic Center
Classic Center Cultural Foundation Scholarship Award
High school junior or senior performing arts students from Clarke County and surrounding areas are eligible to apply for the CCC Foundation scholarship. Three $1,000 awards will be given for vocal performance, musical instrument and drama/dance. Audition required. Visit website to apply by Mar. 8. www.classiccenter.com