Saturday, October 19
33 events
Performance
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40 Watt Club
Grotesque Burlesque
A showcase/open mic event for budding and experienced artists who want to show off their talents and experiement in front of a fun audience! Expect contributions like music, dancing, comedy, magic acts, sword swallowing and more.
Events
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Bishop Park
Athens Farmers Market
The market hosts around 45 vendors, children's activities and cooking demos. All produce is grown locally, sustainably and by those who are selling it. Live music by Hibbs Family Band (8 a.m.).
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Memorial Park
Contra Dance
(Administration Building) A monthly dance presented by Athens Folk Music & Dance Society with music by Joe Willey and the Movin' Men and live calling by Janet Shepherd.
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Memorial Park
Contra Dance
(Administration Building) A monthly dance presented by Athens Folk Music & Dance Society with music by Joe Willey and the Movin' Men and live calling by Janet Shepherd.
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Farmview Market
Flavor of Fall Festival
Bring the entire family out for a day of live music, shopping, food, entertainment, kid's activities and more.
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Sanford Stadium
UGA Royalty Crowning
Find out who the 2019 Homecoming King and Queen will be at the halftime show of the UGA vs. Kentucky game.
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West Broad Market Garden
West Broad Farmers Market Fall Festival
Enjoy fresh produce and artisan goods, live music, trunk or treating, a sweet potato pie contest, horseback riding and more.
Sports
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Sanford Stadium
UGA Football
UGA plays Kentucky during the annual Homecoming game.
Live Music
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Bishop Park
HIBBS FAMILY BAND Melodic bluegrass quartet of family members led by Rob and Garrett Hibbs.
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Boar's Head Lounge
LILY ROSE Nashville-based pop-folk singer-songwriter.
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Caledonia Lounge
SNOW BURIAL Post-metal three-piece from Chicago.
SACRED HOLLOW Local band playing loud, catchy hard rock with a bite.
JET ENGINE DRAGONS Local band playing a blend of shoegaze, progressive rock and technical metal.
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Flicker Theatre & Bar
GOLD LIGHT & SNAKEMUSK Asheville, NC indie-rock team-up of musicians Joe Chang and Beau Campolong.
EMILEIGH IRELAND Local folk-pop singer-songwriter with a strong, compelling vocal style.
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The Foundry
ELECTRIC AVENUE Tribute band that delivers "the '80s MTV experience."
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Front Porch Book Store
PICKLED HOLLER Family band blending traditional and jam sounds, with a dedication to dynamics and lush harmonies.
COSMO JR. Local group playing pirate-themed swamp-jazz-rock with a dash of Broadway punk.
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Georgia Theatre
UMPHREY'S MCGEE Progressive-minded jam band known for its improvisational skills.
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Go Bar
DEATH PANELS Heavy, throbbing psych-rock from Atlanta with a pulsing heart of darkness.
FRANK HURRICANE Experimental artist that describes his music as "spiritual mountain psych gangsta folk."
SANI BRAINS Psych-rock band from Philadelphia.
TUSH New, hazy local punk band featuring members of Shade and Cult of Riggonia.
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Hendershot's Coffee Bar
ALEJANDRO ZIEGLER TANGO QUARTET Argentinean group blending traditional tango with contemporary innovation. See Calendar Pick on p. 15.
ATHENS TANGO PROJECT Local group playing Argentine tango and featuring the upright bass talent of Laura Camacho.
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Nowhere Bar
HEAVY PETTY Local all-star Tom Petty cover band.
Kidstuff
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Bogart Library
STEAM Saturday
This month's theme is "Creepy Science."
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ACC Library
Fall Craftival
Celebrate everything you love about the fall season with a morning of books and crafts. Ages 2–8 and their caregivers.
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Sandy Creek Nature Center
Fall Sky: Spooky Skies
Do blood moons exist? Are there monsters in the sky? Find out at spooktacular planetarium show.
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Oglethorpe County Library
Fall Festival
Bring the whole family for some fall fun. Enjoy games, art activities, stories, prizes, face-painting, and more. Costumes encouraged, but not required.
DJs
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Highwire Lounge
Silent Disco
SILENT DISCO Dance the night away to two different channels of music.
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That Bar Athens
DJ Bob Fish
DJ BOB FISH Spinning dance party favorites.
Classes
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Quinn Hall
Live Action Role Play Class
The Athens Creative Theatre presents a half-day of LARP-ing! Participants will create fantasy characters and learn the rules of foam weaponry combat, and set off on a mission through the park with a team to solve puzzles, battle foes, and engage in improvisational scenarios with the characters they encounter on their quest. Ages 10–15.
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What's in a Blend?
(J's Bottle Shop, 1452 Prince Ave.) Explore wine blending, why it’s done, and taste some of Europe’s famous wine blends.
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American Red Cross Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED
(Athens CPR, 1940 W. Broad St.) This course incorporates the latest science to help save victims of any age. Students will learn how to recognize and care for a variety of first aid emergencies such as sudden illnesses, various injuries, respiratory and cardiac emergencies. Those who successfully complete this course will receive a certificate for Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED, valid for two years.
Comedy
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Moonlight Theater
Fruit Salad
Chase Brantley and Nicholas Hemerling pair up to create a wild night of silliness about fruit and much more.
Theater
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On Stage Walton
Steel Magnolias
On Stage Walton presents Steel Magnolias, the beloved comedy-drama that explores the humor and strength of Southern women in times of crisis.
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Athens Little Playhouse
Curse of the Lost Mummy
An ambitious Egyptologist has lost the mummy of Pharaoh Khamenshetsu and chooses to go ahead with the museum exhibit even if he has to fake it, ignoring the rumors of a mummy’s curse at first—until the mysterious accidents and bizarre appearances of Khamenshetsu threaten to derail it all. The kids of Athens Little Playhouse bring the fun to this original whodunit by director and playwright Lynne Thomas.
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Athens Academy
Peter & the Star Catcher
(Bertelsmann Presentation Hall) This one-act performance is a story following the adventures of an orphan boy named Peter and his mysterious new friend Molly. Together the pair overcome bands of pirates and thieves in their quest to keep a magical secret safe and save the world from evil.
Film
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Madison County Library, Danielsville
Spooky Movie
Enjoy popcorn and a (PG) spooky movie on the big screen. Children under age 10 must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.
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Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens
UUFA Intergenerational Film Series: Coco
Enjoy a soup potluck, campfire and a screening of Coco, an animated film about a young boy searching for the truth about himself and his family. Popcorn will also be provided.
Ending Saturday, October 19
Events
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Sandy Creek Nature Center
Spooky Animals Overnight
Families will explore the night in search of spooky, nocturnal animals. After a night-time hike and animal encounter, participants will sleep in the exhibit hall and wake to a light breakfast and attend a planetarium program in their pajamas. Please bring sleeping bags.