Friday, June 15
32 events
Kidstuff
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Sandy Creek Nature Center
Family Fishing
This program is for all ages and takes place at the Claypit Pond. Bait, poles and tips are provided.
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Oconee County Library
Movie Madness
Watch Space Jam. Grades 6–12.
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Bogart Library
KidsKnit Help
Kids who are practicing their knitting can get extra help from Ms. Deborah.
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Bogart Library
Musical Petting Zoo
Kids can try out a variety of percussion, woodwind and brass instruments. Lunch provided.
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Madison County Library, Danielsville
Magic Tree House Mania
Discuss the beloved series by Mary Pope Osborne. Ages 6 and up.
Events
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Pickin' on the Greene
(Downtown Greensboro) This downtown event features kids activities, barbecue and live music by The Mulligan Brothers and Pullin' Strings.
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Normal Books
Tea Tasting with MEplusTEA
New local business MEplusTEA seeks feedback on a line of blended loose leaf teas combined with local dried fruits, herbs and spices. Sample tea while perusing for books.
Live Music
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Boar's Head Lounge
S-WORDS AND FRIENDS Local band playing funky pop-rock with a touch of Southern jam.
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Caledonia Lounge
WHITE RABBIT COLLECTIVE Local ensemble with influences ranging from Tuvan folk songs to psychedelic rock anthems to jazz-funk grooves.
LEX CALLAHAN Athens-based underground hip-hop performer.
THE FAMILY RECIPE New local jazz fusion outfit.
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Creature Comforts Brewery
BYV Atlanta-based conscious-rap collective with a live band.
LITTLE STRANGER Poppy, funky alternative hip hop group from Charleston, SC.
BILLY WINN Singer-songwriter and EDM performer from Washington, DC.
DK Detroit-born, Athens-based hip-hop artist.
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Flicker Theatre & Bar
ANCIENT RIVER Psych-rock project led by singer-songwriter James Barreto.
FUTURE APE TAPES Local group creating psychedelic, experimental music driven by loops, beats, guitars and synths.
THE PIERRES Athens-based alternative rock group.
JACOB MORRIS Moths' frontman performs a solo set of gentle, melodic folk.
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The Foundry
FRANKIE'S BLUES MISSION Blues group led by South Georgia native Frankie Lee. This is a special Father's Day show.
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Fully Loaded Pizza Co.
LEAVING COUNTRIES Louis Phillip Pelot plays solo sets of country-rock and acoustic Southern soul.
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Georgia Theatre
CHUCK WESTMORELAND Psych-folk singer-songwriter from Portland, OR. See Calendar Pick on p. 12.
CAFETERIA A reunion show from this local band.
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Georgia Theatre
LAS ROSAS Psychedelic garage-rock band from Brooklyn, NY.
CHAMPAGNE SUPERCHILLIN' French-pop and psych-rock-influenced band from Nashville, TN.
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Go Bar
MIDNIGHT BOI Alias of local musician Eli Rickli, playing "pseudo-Satanic hip hop."
RICKY DIGITS Local emcee who cites MF Doom, cLOUDDEAD, Wu-Tang Clan and Eminem as influences.
DJ MAHOGANY Popular local DJ spins freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta unexpected faves.
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Hendershot's Coffee Bar
TY MANNING & THE SLAWDOG BISCUITS New local band led by former Bearfoot Hooker Manning described as "Ronnie Milsap meets Tom Petty." Album release show!
SCOTT LOW Solo set from the formerly local Americana singer-songwriter.
ADAM KLEIN Local songwriter playing a rustic blend of country, folk and Americana.
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Highwire Lounge
LIVE JAZZ Rotating local jazz groups play every Friday and Saturday nights.
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Live Wire
FROGGY FRESH Rapper and comedian known for viral YouTube hits like "The Baddest." He's joined by partner Money Maker Mike. See Calendar Pick on p. 12.
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The Office Lounge
SACRED HOLLOW Local band playing loud, catchy hard rock with a bite.
SCARLET STITCH Straight-up rock and roll band from Athens.
ASHES TO OMENS Five-piece local hard-rock band.
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Terrapin Beer Co.
20 WATT TOMBSTONE Fuzzed-out two-piece rock group from Wisconsin.
BEAST MODE Local groove/thrash-metal band that offers "the heaviest metal in the city."
BLESS THE DEAD Outlaw metal band from Atlanta.
STONEMAN Atlanta-based metal band with touches of doom and thrash.
DAYGLO MOURNING Stoner- and doom-metal band.
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Terrapin Beer Co.
JOE CAT Local troubadour whose influences range from Steve Earle and Townes Van Zant to Johnny Cash.
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VFW
CHRIS HAMPTON BAND Local country and Southern rock band hosts a dance party, playing classic and new tunes.
Theater
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Winterville Auditorium
Little Women
Circle Ensemble Theatre Company presents an adaption of Louisa May Alcott's Civil War-era classic. See Theatre Notes on p. 10.
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Elbert Theatre, Elberton
Red Velvet Cake War
The lives of three cousins spin out of control during a family reunion.
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Athens Community Theater
Urinetown, the Musical
The play skewers the human tendency towards acts of dangerous irresponsibility.
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The Tasting Room at Jittery Joe's Roasting Company
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Shakespeare's roguish comedy follows John Falstaff and his misadventures with the women of Windsor. See Theater Notes on p. 10.
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Brightstone Theatre
Tuck Everlasting
Eleven-year-old Winning Foster becomes unexpectedly entwined with the Tuck Family, who hold the secret for unending youth.
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Morton Theatre
The Frog Prince
The Athens Creative Theatre Summer Theatre Youth Musical program presents an adaptation of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale.
DJs
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40 Watt Club
'80s Dance Party
'80S DANCE PARTY Dance to your favorite tunes from the 1980s.
Games
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Tyche's Games
Planeswalkers for Diversity Meeting and Magic
Play Magic in a welcoming atmosphere.
Lectures & Lit
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Georgia Museum of Art
Artist's Talk
Artist Cheryl Goldsleger will talk about her paintings at the museum as well as a mosaic installation. A Q&A will follow.