Saturday, October 20
64 events
Games
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Tyche's Games
Pathfinder Society Event
Fantasy RPG. Bring your imagination.
Events
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Sandy Creek Nature Center
Rivers Alive!
Georgia's annual volunteer river cleanup event that encourages civic involvement in the preservation of Georgia's precious water resources. Bring a water bottle and glives, and wear long pants and closed toed shoes.
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Memorial Park
Contra Dance
A dance presented by Athens Folk Music & Dance Society with live music by String Cat Theory and calling by Janet Shepherd.
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Clarke Central High School
Walk to End Alzheimer's
Start, join or support a team to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer's care and research.
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Sandy Creek Nature Center
Journey Through the Stars
This month's theme is "Cassiopeia."
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Terrapin Beer Co.
Terrapin Hop Harvest Festival
Celebrate all things hoppy with specialty beers, local vendors, food trucks and live music by DJ Jesster, Wasted Potential Brass Band and Voodoo Visionary. See Calendar Pick on p. 24.
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Flavors of Fall
(Farmview Market, 2610 Eatonton Rd. Madison) Activities include Farmview Market food vendors, live music by Happy Soles, a pie baking contest and a pumpkin decorating contest.
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West Broad Market Garden
West Broad Farmers Market
Shop for fresh and affordable produce and prepared foods. The market also includes kids activities, cooking demonstrations, educational booths and entertainment.
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Rhythm & Brews Festival
(Sandy Creek Barn, Greensboro) The Oconee Performing Arts Society and Reynolds Lake Oconee present craft beer, wine tastings, local and regional food trucks, and live music by Collective Soul, Drivin 'N Cryin', Eric Dodd and the Gregg Allman Laid Back Legacy.
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Bishop Park
Athens Farmers Market
Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods, crafts and live music by Classic City Fringe and The MusicSmiths.
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Pinewoods Library
Pop-Up Clinic
Free, basic health assessments, HIV/HepC testing and more will be available to the Latino community and others in the Athens area.
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Akademia Brewing Co.
Akademia's Birthday Bash
Akademia Brewing Company celebrates one year with special kegs, new menu items and live music.
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Lyndon House Arts Center
House Party
Live music from Dixieland 5, Sarah Zuniga, Lucky Jones, DJ Mahogany and Pylon Reenactment Society. Featured artists include David Hale, Lou Kregel, Amanda Burk, Taylor Shaw, Tabitha Fielteau and more. Make red poppies with The Community Makers Poppy Project and enjoy onsite food vendors. See Calendar Pick on p. 24.
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Terrapin Beer Co.
The Market at Terrapin
Shop produce from local farms, hot food, beer and play backyard games.
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Kindercore Vinyl
HallowKween Havoc II
See the South East Women Wrestlers (SEWW). Ring boi tryouts will be held and there will be a Halloween costume contest. Live music from Lambda Celsius, Nihilist Cheerleader and Awkward Thrust. See Calendar Pick on p. 24.
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BBQ Fundraiser
(United Team Sports Center) Live music, an open gym, BBQ by Trumps Catering, a raffle, and more.
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40th Anniversary Celebration
(The Preschool Academy, 2800 Atlanta Hwy.) Facepainting, an inflatable obstacle course, crafts, vendors, food trucks and plus photo opps with Spiderman, Poppy from Trolls and Paw Patrol characters. A movie will screen in the valley at 7 p.m.
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Milledge Circle Historic District Walking Tour
(Milledge Circle) Take a tour of the quintessential Five Points neighborhood that was developed between 1890 and 1940 and features architectural variations including Colonial Revival, Craftsman, Mediterranean Revival and Prairie.
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Little Kings Shuffle Club
Thriller Dance Party and Fundraiser
Learn the Thriller Dance with dance teacher Cassidy Carson while celebrating Glenlee Manring's 11th birthday. All ages. Collected donations will benefit Sweet Olive Farm and New American Pathways.
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Oconee Fall Festival
(Downtown Watkinsville) The arts and crafts festival features over 200 vendors. Festivities include hayrides, a rock climing wall, inflatables and a train ride for small children.
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Georgia High School Rodeo
(Morgan County Agricultural Center, Madison) See cowboys and cowgirls, plus Jake the Rodeo Entertainer.
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Multiple Locations
Wizard's Pub Crawl
Dress up in your wizard robes for specialty potions at Iron Factory, Sandbar, Flanagan's and Boar's Head. See Story on p. 15.
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440 Foundry Pavilion
AthHalf Fitness Expo
Running and fitness merchandise, free samples of runner nutrition, demos of fitness products and more.
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Multiple Locations
Classic City Fringe Festival
Live performances by David Court and Eric Christiansen at the Athens Farmers Market (8 a.m.–10 a.m.). In addition to a fringe artist market, Seney-Stovall will host performances by Tim Holehouse, Polly Panic, RedSand Theatre and more (12–9 p.m.). Liam Parke presents Natalie Cladd and True Born Sons at The Office Lounge (3 p.m.). Athens Playwright's Workshop takes place at the UGA Fine Arts Building (5:30 p.m.). See story on p. 14.
Performance
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Morton Theatre
DanceAthens 2018
This concert is hosted by Dancefx Athens and features performance companies from all over the Southeast.
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Go Bar
Athens Showgirl Cabaret
Drag performances by local artists.
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Canopy Studio
Mystic
Canopy Studio's repertory company presents an aerial dance exploration of natural magick. Live music by Claire Campbell.
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East Athens Educational Dance Center
G.I.F.T.E.D. Performing Ensemble Annual Fall Concert
This year's theme is "Dance around the World."
Kidstuff
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Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall
Saturday Morning Club
The new season kicks off with a Harry Potter-themed performance by the UGA Wind Symphony. For ages 4–12 and their families.
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Georgia Museum of Art
Family Day: WWI Posters from Around the World
View the exhibition "For Home and Country: World War I Posters from the Blum Collection," then head to the classroom to make your own poster.
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Madison County Library, Danielsville
Terrarium Workshop
Participants bring their own mason jars to make a tiny garden. Ages 8 and up.
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Avid Bookshop
This Ability/(Dis)Ability Storytime
(Prince Ave.) A special storytime in honor of Rett Syndrome Awareness Month. Contributors include the Rett Syndrome Research Trust, Literacies and Children's Literature Program at the UGA College of Education, UGA Child Development Lab, reBlossom Mama and Baby Center, and Extra Special Kids.
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ACC Library
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
Celebrate the classic book and new movie with spooky activities. Ages 7–11.
Classes
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Rock Eagle 4H Center
Saturday at the Rock: Canoe Adventure
Take a guided canoe trip around Rock Eagle Lake.
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Healing Arts Centre
Yamuna
(Sangha Yoga Studio) Develop strong, flexible, pain-free feet.
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Dancefx
West Coast Swing Dance Class
Part of a weekend of dance workshops.
Lectures & Lit
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Avid Bookshop
Avid Poetry Series
(Prince Ave.) Hear poetry curated by Rosalie Moffett featuring Sumita Chakraborty and Lindsey Alexander.
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Normal Books
Ghosts of Athens and Hometown Horrors: A Spooky Story Reading
Hear stories from Jeff Kilpatrick, author of Hometown Horrors, and Tracy Adkins, author of Ghosts of Athens: History and Haunting of Athens, Georgia.
Live Music
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Bishop Park
THE MUSICSMITHS Natalie Smith and husband Brian Smith put together eerily beautiful flute and guitar compositions.
DAVID COURT Local musician plays a set of mountain dulcimer and harmonica-laden tunes.
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Caledonia Lounge
FASTER CIRCUITS Local psych-pop band led by songwriter Derek Almstead.
HOT FUDGE Local psych-rock project helmed by guitar wizard Kris Deason.
THE SEARCHIN' DESTROYERS Experimental psych-rock group.
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Cali 'N' Tito's Eastside
CLOUDS Athens-based bossa nova trio.
BICHOS VIVOS New local band playing forró—accordion and triangle-driven country music from Brazil.
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Flicker Theatre & Bar
SAW BLACK Indie-folk project from Richmond, VA.
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40 Watt Club
JOBE FORTNER Country singer-songwriter originally from Monroe.
JAMESON RODGERS Up-and-coming pop-country singer-songwriter.
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The Foundry
BBQ, BOURBON & BLUES FESTIVAL Featuring music from Tinsley Ellis, Will White & The Howlin' South, Beverly "Guitar" Watkins, Rick Fowler Band, The Lucky Jones, Frankie's Blues Mission, The Original Screwtops, The Georgia Healers, Marion Montgomery & Glyn Denham and Box of Rawks.
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Front Porch Book Store
MAKING STRANGE Local folk-pop group.
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Georgia Theatre
PERPETUAL GROOVE This local group has long stirred crowds into a frenzy with its exciting jams and spirited cover tunes.
THE ORANGE CONSTANT Athens-based jam band with prog, pop and funk influences.
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Georgia Theatre
PERPETUAL GROOVE This local group has long stirred crowds into a frenzy with its exciting jams and spirited cover tunes. This is a special acoustic set.
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Hendershot's Coffee Bar
RUHAA! Local rock band with alternative and blues influences.
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Highwire Lounge
LIVE JAZZ Rotating local jazz groups play every Friday and Saturday nights.
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Kindercore Vinyl
LAMBDA CELSIUS Local experimental electronic performer. See Calendar Pick on p. 24.
NIHILIST CHEERLEADER Local pop-punk band with a jaggedly melodic sound.
AWKWARD THRUST Local four-member punk band.
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Lyndon House Arts Center
HOUSE PARTY A day of art, music, beer and food featuring Pylon Reenactment Society, DJ Mahogany, The Lucky Jones, Sarah Zuniga and The Dixieland 5. See Calendar Pick on p. 24.
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Nowhere Bar
PALACE DOCTOR Dynamic local garage-pop trio fronted by guitarist and songwriter Phillip Brantley.
DREW BESKIN Local power-pop singer-songwriter known for fronting the bands Purses and The District Attorneys.
COWBOY CURTYS New local alt-country band.
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The Office Lounge
NATALIE CLADD Local group playing classic hard pop with a punky edge and intelligent lyrics.
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The Office Lounge
TRUE BORN SONS Local four-piece playing Irish-influenced Americana.
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Sandy Creek Barn (Greensboro)
RHYTHM & BREWS FESTIVAL Featuring Collective Soul, Drivin N Cryin, Eric Dodd and the Gregg Allman Laid Back Legacy.
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Terrapin Beer Co.
VOODOO VISONARY Funky, improvisational dance-rock group out of Atlanta.
WASTED POTENTIAL BRASS BAND Party-starting brass band from Atlanta "powered by tuba goodness."
DJ JESSTER Party-time DJ from Atlanta.
DJs
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Wonderbar
George the Infinite
GEORGE THE INFINITE Local DJ spins the best in Top 40, EDM and bass music every Saturday.
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Highwire Lounge
Silent Disco
SILENT DISCO Dance the night away every Saturday to three different channels of music. One of them is a request line!
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Georgia Theatre
Booty Boyz
BOOTY BOYZ DJs Immuzikation, Twin Powers and Z-Dog spin fresh jams and old-school favorites.
Theater
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Athens Little Playhouse
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Athens Little Playhouse celebrates its 20th anniversary with a family-friendly production of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
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Arts!Oglethorpe
'Til Beth Do Us Part
A career-driven wife, her less-than-attentive husband in a mid-life crisis, and her Southern belle from hell assistant collide in this family-friendly, rollicking romp by Jones, Hope and Wooten.
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Athens Academy
Arlecchino and the City of Love
Nobody will be able to resist the loveable Arlecchino and his companions as they travel Venice where mayhem ensues.
Comedy
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Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall
Paula Poundstone
The comedian, actress and author appears live on campus.
Art
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Flanigan's Portrait Studio
4 Year Anniversary Party
See artwork by Moji Ogun, a local artist from Ekiti, Nigeria, and celebrate the studio's anniversary.
Ending Saturday, October 20
Help Out
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AthHalf Seeking Volunteers
AthHalf, the half marathon and 5K, seeks volunteers to help with registration and hospitality. Register online. Oct. 20–21. www.athhalf.com