Saturday, June 30
27 events
Events
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Downtown Athens
Star Spangled Classic
Athens' annual Independence Day celebration children's activities, food trucks and fireworks. Live music by The Funk Brotherhood. See Calendar Pick on p. 12.
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Athens Arena
Classic City Rollergirls
See the Bad news B's face off against Greater Atlanta Derby, then the Classic City All Stars against Atlanta's Rumble Bs.
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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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Bishop Park
Athens Farmers Market
Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods, crafts and live music by Gary D. Grossman and True Born Sons.
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Ciné Barcafé
No Basic Sh**: It's a Fashion Show
Athens native Gina Willis presents pieces form her latest collection.
Performance
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Go Bar
Athens Showgirl Cabaret
Drag performances by local artists.
Games
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Tyche's Games
Day of Board Game Demonstrations
Learn to play new games.
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Showtime Bowling Center
Disco Bowling
Every Friday and Saturday night.
DJs
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Highwire Lounge
Silent Disco
SILENT DISCO Dance the night away with wireless headphones and three channels of music. The first hour is free!
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Georgia Theatre
Booty Boyz
BOOTY BOYZ DJs Immuzikation, Twin Powers and Z-Dog spin classic and current Top 40 hits.
Live Music
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Caledonia Lounge
FALLOW Local three-piece dirty grunge and Southern metal band.
BACKMASK Hard-rock trio from the Athens/Atlanta area.
DEAD VIBES Two-piece sludge metal band.
JET ENGINE DRAGONS Local band playing a blend of shoegaze, progressive rock and technical metal.
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The Falls
LEAVING COUNTRIES Louis Phillip Pelot plays solo sets of country-rock and acoustic Southern soul.
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40 Watt Club
QUEST GIVER Local experimental indie trio.
HARRY CAREY Reunited version of this raucous Athens rock group fronted by songwriter Jim Willingham.
ANCIENT WHALES Fuzz-rock band led by songwriter and vocalist Enoch Bledsoe.
HARLOT PARTY Local rock group featuring intertwining guitar riffs and haunting, emotive vocals.
KWAZYMOTO Noisy local punk- and and math-influenced rock trio.
ZEKE Member of the Humms performs solo.
FORBIDDEN WAVES Surfy local garage-rock combo.
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Front Porch Book Store
LIAM PARKE & FRIENDS Member of local band Repent at Leisure plays folk music with frriends.
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Georgia Theatre
AMERICAN AQUARIUM Southern roots-rock band from North Carolina.
TRAVIS MEADOWS Nashville-based singer-songwriter.
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Georgia Theatre
PONY LEAGUE "Piano-punk" and Americana outfit out of Atlanta.
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Hendershot's Coffee Bar
RALPH RODDENBERRY Eclectic and renowned Southern blues-rock artist.
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Highwire Lounge
LIVE MUSIC Rotating local jazz groups play every Friday and Saturday night.
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The Office Lounge
BRANDON WHITLEY & THE PLAIN JANES Local group playing Southern rock, country, alternative and blues.
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Terrapin Beer Co.
HALEM ALBRIGHT A blend of unique songwriting and electrifying guitar work.
Art
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Hip Vintage and Handmade
Opening Reception
See paintings by Mallory Malloy.
Comedy
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Southern Brewing Company
Non Pale Ale Comedy
Features stand-up comedians from Athens and Atlanta.
Kidstuff
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Madison County Library, Danielsville
YA Book Brunch
Teens can discuss their summer reading over breakfast pastries. Ages 12–18.
Lectures & Lit
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ACC Library
Meet the Poet
(Auditorium) Local writer Benjamín Milano will read from his new poetry book, Brincaron las Gallinas, in Spanish. Brett Swartz will read them in English. A discussion and reception will follow.
Theater
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Crawford School
The Addams Family
America's goth family comes to life in a musical production. See Theater Notes on p. 19.
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Athens Community Theater
The Language Archive
George documents dying languages from far-flung cultures while struggling with what to say to his wife at home. See Theater Notes on p. 19.
Classes
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Lotta Mae's Supply Co.
Alchemy of Aromatherapy
Micki Wisenbaker from Meridian Massage & Skin Care leads an introductory session followed by a custom blending workshop.
Ending Saturday, June 30
Classes
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Mosaic Art Classes
(200 Northcrest Dr.) Weekend mosaic classes for beginner and intermediate levels. Visit website for upcoming dates. $175. corazonmosaics@gmail.com, www.corazonmosaics.com
Classes
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M3Yoga
Yoga Classes
Proceeds from Community Classes through June will benefit Nuci's Space. $8/drop-in. nursenick@m3yoga.com, m3yoga.com/events
Kidstuff
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ACC Summer Camps
(Multiple Locations) Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services offers camps in science, dance, sports, art and more. Visit website for dates and details. 706-613-3800, www.accgov.com/leisure
Kidstuff
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Rooting for Community
(Williams Farm, 235 Northside Dr.) The camp offers kid empowerment through garden education, cooking lessons, food justice, fine arts and more at the Athens Land Trust's Williams Farm. For 4th–8th graders. Full scholarships available. July 2–13, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. $160. 706-613-0122, www.athenslandtrust.org/rfc
Art
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Athens Institute for Contemporary Art: ATHICA
Fall Residencies
Now accepting proposals for Artists-in-ATHICA fall residencies. Artists may work in any or multiple disciplines and traditions, including but not limited to visual, curatorial, musical, performing, written, experimental, cinematic, digital and theatrical arts. Residents can work independently or collaborate with others. Deadline June 30. www.athica.org/updates/artists-in-athica-residency-program
Word on the Street
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Adult Recreational Tennis League
ARTL is a flex league offering singles, doubles and mixed doubles. $25–35. www.tennisforlife.net
Classes
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ACC Library
Digital Media Center One-on-One
Get individual instruction for graphics, audio or video editing projects or learn to convert albums and cassettes to DVDs and CDs. Thursdays, 6 p.m. and Saturdays, 11 a.m. 706-613-3650
Word on the Street
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ACC Library
ACC Library Book Clubs
Book Clubs include The African American Authors Book Club, Talking About Books, Philo of Philosophy, Last Monday Book Group and After the End: Post-Apocalyptic Fiction. www.athenslibrary.org/athens