Friday, February 22
39 events
Performance
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UGA Performing Arts Center
Guest Recital
Clarinetist Jon Manasse from the Julliard School performs.
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UGA Memorial Hall
UGA Music Concert Band and University Band Performance
The Hugh Hodgson School of Music Concert Band and University Band perform.
Lectures & Lit
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Athens, GA
Avid Poetry Series
Contact Avid Bookstore for off-site location. Readings from poets L Cynthia Arrieu-King, Kate Greenstreet and Lily Brown.
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Georgia Center Hotel
"Activist Literacies: Inspire, Engage, Create, Transform"
A reception with food, drinks and keynote speakers Glynda Hull, K-C Nat Turner and Christian Faltis. Proceeds benefit a local public art mural.
Live Music
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Terrapin Beer Co.
ASHER ARMSTRONG Local four-piece Americana rock band.
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Nowhere Bar
SNAP! Organ-heavy funk/jazz tunes delivered by locals Jason Fuller, Benji Shanks, David Yoke, Carlton Owens and Stephen Spivey.
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Buffalo's Café
THE SPLITZ BAND This band's impressively wide range encompasses classic Motown, funk, disco and both old-school and contemporary R&B.
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Flicker Theatre & Bar
YOUNG BENJAMIN Solo project of guitarist/banjoist Matt Whitaker (The Premonitions, Emergent Heart). Featuring swirling, looping guitars and lush layers of moody melodies.
ENGLAND IN 1819 An unusual combination of Southern edge and English introspection, with haunting lyrics and massive chamber rock unfurling in a sweeping, evocative surge of sound.
MONAHAN Local indie-folk band.
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Amici
CANDID COAL PEOPLE Three-piece local folk-rock group.
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Highwire Lounge
FRIDAY NIGHT JAZZ A set of jazz tunes for your dinnertime pleasure, usually led by pianist Rand Lines and featuring various guests. Every Friday!
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The Office Lounge
'80s REWIND Playing the hits of the '80s.
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Little Kings Shuffle Club
DJ THE KING/MC CORD/TOASTER Three of Little Kings' beloved staffers spin your faves, from the '80s to the present.
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40 Watt Club
REPTAR Highly praised local synth-pop band offering fun, irreverent tunes with angular rhythms and danceable beats in the vein of Vampire Weekend and Talking Heads. See Calendar Pick on p. 19.
WOWSER BOWSER Electro/dance-rock band from Atlanta.
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Caledonia Lounge
NEW MADRID Echoing and atomspheric, Americana vocals and swift, proficient guitar plucks.
HELLO OCHO Energetic, Atlanta-based indie rock band.
k v i d s This local band, led by songwriter Jared Collins, plays reverb-washed, retro melodic pop.
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Hendershot's Coffee Bar
THE ORIGINAL SCREWTOPS Crankin' the blues since 1962.
PURE SUN PROJECT Soulful local rock band featuring the strong vocals of Dawne Norris.
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Georgia Theatre
MOON TAXI Retro-inspired jam band playing eclectic sound with unique melodies and energetic live shows.
FUNK YOU Augusta band playing funky, high energy, get-your-dancing-shoes-on jams.
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Green Room
FREE THE ROBOTS Beatmaker and DJ Chris Alfaro spans the genres of jazz, blues, psych, electronic and hip-hop with a mixture of samples and live instrumentation.
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Old Clarksville Mill
NORTH GEORGIA WINTER BLUEGRASS JAM Two days of live bluegrass from Chattahoochee Chain Gang, Packway Handle Band, Mosier Brothers Band, Stop, Drop and Roll, Bluebilly Grit, Larry Keel and Snake Oil Medicine Show. Proceeds benefit the Soque River Watershed Association and the Chattahoochee Riverkeeper.
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New Earth Music Hall
CAROLINE'S A CHARITY CASE Featuring music from Caroline Aiken, Michael Steel, Eddie Glikin, JP Blues, Rick Fowler Band, Isaac Bramblett and Jessica Fore. A tip jar will be present, and attendees are invited to contribute in the name of their favorite charity or group. The one with the most votes wins the jackpot.
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Georgia Bar
THE RAYS FEATURING CARLA LEFEVER This band, led by longtime Athenian LeFever, is back with a new lineup and a new, more rocking sound.
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The Melting Point
AVERY DYLAN PROJECT Southern blues band.
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Go Bar
SLEEPING FRIENDS Garage-pop featuring Joe Kubler (Bubbly Mommy Gun) and friends.
RENE LE CONTE Featuring Joe Kubler (Sleeping Friends, Bubbly Mommy Gun).
DJ MAHOGANY Popular local DJ spins freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta unexpected faves.
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Farm 255
HANK & CUPCAKES Brooklyn-based electro/disco-pop band.
RUBY THE RABBITFOOT Formerly Ruby Kendrick, this local singer-songwriter has a sweet voice and prodding, poignant lyrics.
MOTHS Jacob Morris plays a mostly acoustic sort of '70s folk-rock with a pop sensibility and an inevitable psychedelic tinge.
Events
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40 Watt Club
Zumba After Dark
Zumba fever continues.
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Madison Morgan Cultural Center
Antique Show and Sale
A show and sale of American antiques including furniture, pottery, art, silver, textiles and more. Event includes lectures on antiques.
Classes
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Oconee County Library
Computer Classes
Advanced to beginner computer classes offered by appointment and in scheduled classes. Subjects include email for beginners, Google Earth, Windows and more. Call to register. 706-769-3950, watkinsville@athenslibrary.org
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Good Dirt
Clay Classes
Weekly "Try Clay" classes ($20/person) introduce participants to the potter's wheel every Friday from 7–9 p.m. "Family Try Clay" classes show children and adults hand-building methods every Sunday from 2–4 p.m. $20. 706-355-3161, www.gooddirt.net
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Casa de Amistad
Zumba(r) with Ingrid
A dance fitness class that incorporates Latin and international music. Fridays, 6–7 p.m. $5. zumbathens@gmail.com
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Body, Mind & Spirit
Healing Fridays
A combination of reiki, chant and other forms of holistic and spiritual healing modalities to assist with healing the body/mind duality. Fridays, 6 p.m. $10 donation. 706-351-6024
Art
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OCAF
Opening Reception
For photographs by Karekin Goekjian, including nighttime photographs that use little more than moonlight, flashlights and a single portable flash unit to illuminate the subjects.
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Athens Institute for Contemporary Art: ATHICA
"Morning After the Deluge"
A screening of PBS's "Art21" segment on artist Paul Pfeiffer. Part of ATHICA's "And I Feel Fine" exhibit.
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Madison Morgan Cultural Center
Georgia Folk Pottery Lecture
Michael Crocker presents "North Georgia Folk Pottery 'Embellishments," the vital role whimsies and decorations play in the survival of the age-old craft.
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South Thomas Street Art Complex
Sculpture and Jewelry Open House
Featuring student sculpture, jewelry and metals artwork, food, live music, dancing and build-a-bling.
Kidstuff
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Bishop Park
Fantastic Fridays
(Gym) Various obstacle courses and activities for ages 10 months–4 years and their parents. Call to register. 10–11:30 a.m. $5. 706-613-3589
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Rocksprings Community Center
Black History Trivia
For teams of kids ages 6–12. Includes prizes.
Theatre
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UGA Baptist Collegiate Ministries
Once Upon a Mattress
The Princess and the Pea is updated to include music and a Queen who forbids anyone in her kingdom from marrying until her son, Prince Dauntless, finds a wife. Call for tickets.
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UGA Fine Arts Building
Must Go On
The UGA Theatre stages a new play by UGA professor John Kundert-Gibbs.
Film
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UGA Tate Student Center
The Master
A Naval veteran arrives home unsettled and uncertain of his future, until he is tantalized by The Cause and its charismatic leader.
Word on the Street
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Co-Ed Adult Kickball League
Spring registration now open for adults ages 21 & above. Register until Mar. 14. www.gokickball.com/athens
Ending Friday, February 22
Word on the Street
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The Classic Center
Faith & Citizenship: Religion in the Public Square Conference
Barbara Brown Taylor keynotes the conference exploring the role of faith in the public square, with special attention to the ethics of political engagement. Three meals included. Friday evening at The Classic Center and Saturday at Piedmont College. Feb. 22, 5 p.m.–Feb. 23, 3:30 p.m. $150–175. 706-369-6833, jkidd@piedmont.edu