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Mystery Book Club
Bogart Library 200 S. Burson Ave., Bogart, GA, United StatesPick up a copy of Cabaret Macabre by Tom Mead and discuss it with the group. 5:30–6:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart
Across the Board Book Club
Oconee County Library 1925 Electric Avenue, Watkinsville, GA, United StatesDiscuss books chosen by the group. New members welcome. Fourth Thursdays, 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee
Athens Science Café
Athentic Brewing Co. 108 Park Ave., Athens, GA, United StatesThis month UGA Professor of Psychology Dr. Keith Cambell will give a talk on narcissism. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenssciencecafe.wordpress.com
Historic Athens History Hour
Lyndon House Arts Center 211 Hoyt St., Athens, GA, United StatesLynette Perkins-Boggs will discuss her ancestral search, her findings and the themes of identity and legacy. 12 p.m. FREE! www.historicathens.com
Bogart Bookies
Bogart Library 200 S. Burson Ave., Bogart, GA, United StatesPick up a copy of Catch 22 by Joseph Heller and discuss it with the group. 1 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart
Word of Mouth
The Globe 199 N Lumpkin St, AthensAthens’ longest-running spoken word open mic, with this month’s featured reader J.R. Barner. 6 p.m. (sign-ups), 7 p.m. (poetry). FREE! www.facebook.com/athenswordofmouth
Books on Tap
Normaltown Brewing Co. 425 Barber Street, Athens, GA, United StatesDiscuss this month’s book choice Bunny by Mona Awad. New members welcome. 6 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/Normaltownbrewingco
Lunchtime Time Machine
101 LeConte Hall 250 Baldwin St., Athens, GA, United StatesDr. Joseph Kellner will discuss if Jesus actually lived in the 12th centure. 12:45 p.m. FREE! history.uga.edu
Author Talk
UGA Special Collections Library 300 S Hull St, Athens, GA, United StatesAuthor Richard Hutto will discuss his new work about heiresses of the Gilded Age, The Countess and the Nazis. 5:30 p.m. FREE! libs.uga.edu
Helen S. Lanier Poetry Reading
Ciné Athens, GA, United StatesHaudenosaunee poet and multimodal artist Kenzie Allen will read from her work Cloud Missives. 6 p.m. FREE! engl.franklin.uga.edu
Battle of Midway
Oconee County Library 1925 Electric Avenue, Watkinsville, GA, United StatesJoin local historian Rod Davis as he discusses the history of the WWII Battle of Midway. 3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee
2025 Women’s History Month Keynote Lecture
Special Collections Library Auditorium 300 S. Hull Street, Athens, GeorgiaDr. Scott Kurashige will give a talk called “Moving Forward Together! Women Educating & Inspiring Generations.” 4 p.m. FREE! wgs.uga.edu
Athentic Book Club
Athentic Brewing Co. 108 Park Ave., Athens, GA, United StatesDiscuss The Faculty Lounge by Jennifer Mathieu with the group. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenticbrewing.com
Author Talk
UGA Fine Arts Building 255 Baldwin St., Athens, GA, United StatesAfghan-born author and artist Moshtari Hilal will discuss her highly political book Ugliness. 12:30 p.m. FREE! calendar.uga.edu
Athens Science Café
Little Kings Shuffle Club 223 W. Hancock Ave., Athens, GA, United StatesThis month Dr. Travis Glenn will give a talk titled “CSI Alligators: What Forensics Tell Us About The Life and Loves of Alligators and Crocodiles.” 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenssciencecafe.wordpress.com
Musical Theatre and Franco-American Cultural Exchange
UGA Fine Arts Building 255 Baldwin St., Athens, GA, United StatesDaniel Smith will discuss the translation and reproduction of the off-Broadway hit Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris. 10:20 a.m. FREE! calendar.uga.edu
Author Talk
UGA Miller Learning Center 48 Baxter St., Athens, GA, United StatesDr. Diana Graizbord will discuss her book Indicators of Democracy: The Politics and Promise of Evaluation Expertise in Mexico. 3 p.m. FREE! lacsi.uga.edu
Author Talk
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesAuthor and poet Joy Priest will read from her work as part of the University of Georgia Creative Writing Program through its Graduate Students Reading series. 7 p.m. FREE! english.uga.edu
Author Talk
ACC Library 2025 Baxter St., Athens, GA, United StatesLocal author and journalist Bill King will discuss his newest book LARGE TIME: On the Southern Music Beat, 1976-1986. 3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org
Mystery Book Club
Bogart Library 200 S. Burson Ave., Bogart, GA, United StatesDiscuss Zenith Man by McCracken Poston Jr. with the group. 5:30–6:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart
Betty Jean Craige Lecture
UGA Chapel 109 Herty Dr., Athens, GA, United StatesScreenwriter, essayist, professional cartoonist and international lecturer Charles Johnson will present. 4 p.m. FREE! calendar.uga.edu
Across the Board Book Club
Oconee County Library 1925 Electric Avenue, Watkinsville, GA, United StatesDiscuss books chosen by the group. New members welcome. Fourth Thursdays, 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee
Author Talk
Jackson Street Building 285 S. Jackson St., Athens, GA, United StatesAuthor Ferdia Lennon will give a reading and discuss his first novel Glorious Exploits. 5:30 p.m. FREE! calendar.uga.edu
Special Needs Trusts Panel
First American Bank & Trust (Main Office) 300 College Ave., AthensPanel discussion on trusts for special needs children and family members for parents and caregivers. 11 a.m. FREE! www.fabt.bank
How Religion Happens Book Club
ACC Library 2025 Baxter St., Athens, GA, United StatesDiscuss Mircea Eliade’s The Sacred and the Profane with the group. 3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org
Historic Athens History Hour
Lyndon House Arts Center 211 Hoyt St., Athens, GA, United StatesLearn about Judia Jackson Harris School with Dr. Jane McPherson. 12 p.m. FREE! www.historicathens.com
Bogart Bookies
Bogart Library 200 S. Burson Ave., Bogart, GA, United StatesPick up a copy of Alice by Stacy A. Cordery and discuss it with the group. 1 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart
Environment in Mexico
Baldwin Hall 355 S. Jackson St., Athens, GA, United StatesDr. Analiese Richard will present her research. 3:30 p.m. FREE! lacsi.uga.edu
Odum Environmental Ethics Lecture
Jackson Street Building 285 S. Jackson St., Athens, GA, United StatesEthnographer, writer, photographer and filmmaker Wade Davis will give a talk discussing the world’s indigenous cultures. 4 p.m. FREE! calendar.uga.edu
Word of Mouth
The Globe 199 N Lumpkin St, AthensAthens’ longest-running spoken word open mic, celebrating National Poetry Month with poets Han Vance and Rosser Shymanski from Atlanta. 6 p.m. (sign-ups), 7 p.m. (poetry). FREE! www.facebook.com/athenswordofmouth
Athens Science Café
Buvez 585 Barber Street Suite A, Athens, GA, United StatesThis month Dr. Mark Farmer will give a talk titled “The History and Future of American Science.” 5 p.m. FREE! www.athenssciencecafe.wordpress.com
Silent Book Club
Foxglove Plantbar 1063 Baxter Street, Athens, GA, United StatesBring a book and enjoy peaceful reading time with other book lovers. 9:30–11 a.m. FREE! www.instagram.com/foxgloveplantbar
UGA Congress Week
UGA Special Collections Library 300 S Hull St, Athens, GA, United StatesA discussion with former U.S. senator Doug Jones moderated by Joe Watson. 5:30 p.m. FREE! libs.uga.edu
Athentic Book Club
Athentic Brewing Co. 108 Park Ave., Athens, GA, United StatesDiscuss The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff with the group. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenticbrewing.com
Renée Fleming Panel Discussion
The five-time Grammy Award winner and world-renowned soprano will discuss the connection between music and health. 5 p.m. FREE! pac.uga.edu
Author Talk & Book Signing
Ciné Athens, GA, United StatesAuthor Seán Hewitt will read from his forthcoming novel Open, Heaven followed by a moderated conversation. 7 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com
The Role of the Academic Museum
Georgia Museum of Art 90 Carlton St., Athens, GA, United StatesJamaal B. Sheats will discuss the power of art to transform institutions, inspire scholarship and build community. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org
Author Event
ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United StatesAn evening with author Xhenet Aliu as she reads from her newest book Everybody Says It’s Everything plus trivia, discussions and more. 7 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com/everybodysays
Third Monday Book Club
Oconee County Library 1925 Electric Avenue, Watkinsville, GA, United StatesDiscuss books chosen by the group. New members welcome. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee
UGA Congress Week
UGA Special Collections Library 300 S Hull St, Athens, GA, United StatesAtlanta-Journal Constitution reporters Greg Bluestein and Tia Mitchell will discuss political journalism as it relates to civic education and awareness. 4 p.m. FREE! libs.uga.edu
Mystery Book Club
Bogart Library 200 S. Burson Ave., Bogart, GA, United StatesDiscuss The Golden Gate by Amy Chua with the group. 5:30–6:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart
Seat In the Shade
206 Aderhold Hall 110 Carlton St., Athens, United StatesStudents of UGA’s Poetry Educators class share original works. 12 p.m. FREE! libs.uga.edu
Place and Language in the Cherokee Nation
UGA Miller Learning Center 48 Baxter St., Athens, GA, United StatesPanelists will discuss mapping Cherokee homesteads in the 19th century, Removal Period archaeology and Cherokee language and culture knowledge. 3 p.m. FREE! calendar.uga.edu
Across the Board Book Club
Oconee County Library 1925 Electric Avenue, Watkinsville, GA, United StatesDiscuss books chosen by the group. New members welcome. Fourth Thursdays, 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee
Crisis on Campus
The Table 1250 S. Lumpkin, Athens, United StatesA hybrid panel discussion about visas, ICE inquiries, recommendations for helping each other, addressing issues of gender identity on passports and more. 2 p.m. FREE! www.zoom.us/S/93408684209
The Modern Revivals of Artisan Blacksmithing
ACC Library 2025 Baxter St., Athens, GA, United StatesMastersmith John Dittmeier will display historic portfolios, books, ironwork and tools, and provide resources and insights into the craft. 2 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org
Trestles, Runaway Trains and Streetcars
ACC Library 2025 Baxter St., Athens, GA, United StatesHistorian and author Todd DeFeo discusses Athens’ unexpected railroad history. 3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org
Opening Doors: Affordable Housing in Our Community
Green Acres Baptist Church 2085 S Barnett Shoals Rd, Athens, GeorgiaA diverse panel of experts from UGA, local government, nonprofit organizations and housing advocates discuss the state of affordable housing in Athens. 4 p.m. FREE! www.accgov.com/HRC
Athentic Women Speak
Athentic Brewing Co. 108 Park Ave., Athens, GA, United StatesA panel featuring local providers and professionals in women’s healthcare and wellness will discuss supporting health, relationships and wellness with a silent auction. 5:30 p.m. FREE! athens.jl.org