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Monthly Book Swap

Athentic Brewing Co. 108 Park Ave., Athens, GA, United States

Browse free books to take home or settle in to read in the front lounge. Donating books is encouraged but not required. Second Tuesdays, 5–10 p.m. FREE! www.athenticbrewing.com

Betty Jean Craige Lecture

Ciné Athens, GA, United States

Author Alexander Chee will be presenting “On Productive Ambivalence” with books available for purchase. 6 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com

Writing a Way Home

101 LeConte Hall 250 Baldwin St., Athens, GA, United States

Prize-winning author Jacquelyn Dowd Hall will present on “A Life in Southern and Women’s History.” 12:45 p.m. FREE! history.uga.edu

Visiting Artist Lecture

Georgia Museum of Art 90 Carlton St., Athens, GA, United States

Karyn Sandlos will deliver the 2024 Aralee Strange Lecture “Learning from Loss: Pedagogies of Art, Creativity and Change.” 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org

Avid Poetry Series

Avid Bookshop 1662 S. Lumpkin St., Athens, GA, United States

Poet Michael Dumanis will be in conversation with local author Sabrina Orah Mark about his book Creature. 7 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com

Athens Science Café

Buvez 585 Barber Street Suite A, Athens, GA, United States

This month Karen Wells, Paul Eubig and Dax Ovid will present on “What Professors Say, What Students Remember, and Why it Matters for Science Communication.” 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenssciencecafe.wordpress.com

History Lecture Series

Oconee County Library 1925 Electric Avenue, Watkinsville, GA, United States

Guest Lecturer Rod Davis will be presenting on the naval battles for Guadalcanal. FREE! 2 p.m. www.athenslibrary.org/oconee

Author Talk

ACC Library 2025 Baxter St., Athens, GA, United States

The Athens Historical Society presents author Michael L. Thurmond in celebration of his book James Oglethorpe, Father of Georgia. 3–4:30 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com

Athens Music Now

Hendershot's 237 Prince Ave., Athens, United States

Michelle Davis will present on all things related to music business law. 6 p.m. $5 minimum donation. www.hendershotsathens.com

Mystery Book Club

Bogart Library 200 S. Burson Ave., Bogart, GA, United States

Join Dr. Penny Mills to discuss Robert Traver’s novel Anatomy of a Murder. 5:30​​–6:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart

Author Talk

Ciné Athens, GA, United States

Best-selling Israeli author Noa Yedlin will discuss “Crafting Unconventional Narratives: A Journey in Literature (and Television).” 6 p.m. FREE! willson.uga.edu

Author Talk & Book Signing

Sanford Hall 312 Herty Dr, Athens, United States

Author Shastri Akella will read from his work about a queer coming-of-age story set in 1990s India, The Sea Elephants. 5 p.m. FREE! english.uga.edu

Bogart Bookies

Bogart Library 200 S. Burson Ave., Bogart, GA, United States

Pick up a copy of Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson and discuss it with the group. 1–2 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart

Author Talk & Book Signing

Avid Bookshop 1662 S. Lumpkin St., Athens, GA, United States

Author Kate Manne will speak about her book Unshrinking, discussing how fatphobia has become a vital social justice issue. 7 p.m. FREE! www. avidbookshop.com

tell me: Any/Body Poetry Open Mic

Buvez 585 Barber Street Suite A, Athens, GA, United States

Spoken word artists and poets are invited to share pieces on physical, mental and emotional health and well-being. 7–9 p.m. FREE! www.instagram.com/buvez_athens

Normal Talk

Normal Bar 1365 Prince Ave., Athens, GA, United States

Charlotte N. Varnum discusses topics on newsmedia consumption, bias and how to find important information amid all the noise. 7:30–​​9 p.m. FREE! www.normaltalk.org

Jeannette Rankin Legacy Lecture

UGA Special Collections Library 300 S Hull St, Athens, GA, United States

Dr. Sandra Boham, president of Salish Kootenai College and an accomplished leader in American Indian higher education, will present. 3 p.m. FREE! libs.uga.edu

Jeff Fallis Poetry Reading

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St., Athens, GA, United States

The former Athens Poet Laureate will read his sequence of 22 poems called “The Never Ending Sonnets” about musician Bob Dylan to coincide with Dylan’s concert appearances in town. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com

2024 African Studies Spring Lecture

UGA Chapel 109 Herty Dr., Athens, GA, United States

In this presentation, Dr. Frank Gunderson will discuss the making of the film Stories about Mlimani Park Orchestra. 9:30 a.m. FREE! asi.uga.edu

Chhabra-Landau Lecture

Physics Builing 220 Cedar Street, Athens, United States

This year’s lecture will be given by J. Michael Kosterlitz, the recipient of the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work in theoretical condensed matter physics. 3:55​​–5:10 p.m. FREE! calendar.uga.edu

Engaging “The Sisterhood”

115 Peabody Hall 290 S Jackson Street, Athens, GA, United States

Courtney Thorsson will read from and discuss her book The Sisterhood: How A Network of Black Women Writers Changed American Culture. 5:30 p.m. FREE! willson.uga.edu

Evelyn Saavedra Autry

UGA Miller Learning Center 48 Baxter St., Athens, GA, United States

In her current book project, Race, Gender, and Memory in Narratives of the Andes, Dr. Autry uses a genealogy of gender-based violence to examine the colonial mechanisms behind the objectification of Indigenous women. 12:40 p.m. FREE! willson.uga.edu

Third Monday Book Club

Oconee County Library 1925 Electric Avenue, Watkinsville, GA, United States

Pick up a copy of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson and discuss it with the group. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee

History Hour

Lyndon House Arts Center 211 Hoyt St., Athens, GA, United States

Hattie Thomas Whitehead will discuss and read from her memoir “Giving Voice to Linnentown” with time for a Q&A. 12 p.m. FREE! www.historicathens.com

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Monthly Book Swap

Athentic Brewing Co. 108 Park Ave., Athens, GA, United States

Browse free books to take home or settle in to read in the front lounge. Donating books is encouraged but not required. 5–10 p.m. FREE! www.athenticbrewing.com

Can Fashion be Sustainable?

UGA College of Environment & Design 285 S. Jackson St., Athens, GA, United States

Learn about fashion cycles and sustainability in the industry from Sanni Baumgärtner, owner of Community downtown. 5:30 p.m. FREE! ced.uga.edu

Author Talk & Book Signing

Ciné Athens, GA, United States

Celebrate Éric MoralesFranceschini’s debut full-length poetry collection Syndrome. 7–8 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com

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Book Discussion

Unity Athens Church 580 Tallassee Rd., Athens, Georgia

Join the group meeting led by Sharon Duncan and Martha Cook to discuss the book A Course of Love. Wednesdays, 10 a.m. FREE! www.unityathens.com

Author Talk

Oconee County Library 1925 Electric Avenue, Watkinsville, GA, United States

Nationally best-selling author Katherine Reay will be talking about her latest book The Berlin Letters. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee

Delta Visiting Chair for Global

Georgia Museum of Art 90 Carlton St., Athens, GA, United States

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Hua Hsu will give a reading and be in conversation with Ed Pavlić. 5:30 p.m. FREE! willson.uga.edu

God’s Little Daughters

101 LeConte Hall 250 Baldwin St., Athens, GA, United States

Dr. Ji Li, associate professor of history at the University of Hong Kong, will present on “God’s Little Daughters and a Missionary Odyssey in Modern China.” 2 p.m. FREE! history.uga.edu

Author Talk & Book Signing

ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United States

Poet Aditi Machado will read from her works Emporium and Some Beheadings. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athica.org

Author Event & Book Signing

Jittery Joe's Watkinsville 27 Greensboro Hwy, Watkinsville, United States

Local author Coleman Hood will be signing copies of his book Memoir of a Moron. 9–11 a.m. FREE! www.jitteryjoes.com

Heirloom Southern Apples: Past, Present and Future

State Botanical Garden of Georgia 2450 S. Milledge Ave., Athens, GA, United States

The session begins with presentations by two experts on heirloom Southern apples, followed by a panel discussion, book signing, tree sale and apple grafting class. 9 a.m.–4 p.m. $40 (session), $35 (class). botgarden.uga.edu

Dune Discourses

Bogart Library 200 S. Burson Ave., Bogart, GA, United States

There will be a presentation on author Frank Herbert and the original book series, trivia with prizes, spice-flavored snacks and conversations about part two of the new movie. 2 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary/org/bogart

Palestine through a Feminist Lens

Contact for Location or Zoom Link

This public study will discuss how the struggles for Palestinian liberation and women’s liberation are connected. 4 p.m. FREE! https://tr.ee/FWWW8bCTfU

Edenfield Jurist in Residence Lecture

Hatton Lovejoy Courtroom, UGA School of Law 225 Herty Drive, Athens

U.S. Court of Appeals Senior Judge M. Margaret McKeown will discuss her book Citizen Justice. 2 p.m. FREE! calendar.uga.edu

Women’s History Month Keynote Speech

UGA Special Collections Library 300 S Hull St, Athens, GA, United States

Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson will give a talk called “We Refuse: Black Women and a History of Resistance.” 4 p.m. FREE! willson.uga.edu

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Monthly Book Swap

Athentic Brewing Co. 108 Park Ave., Athens, GA, United States

Browse free books to take home or settle in to read in the front lounge. Donating books is encouraged but not required. 5–10 p.m. FREE! www.athenticbrewing.com

Mystery Book Club

Bogart Library 200 S. Burson Ave., Bogart, GA, United States

Join Dr. Penny Mills to discuss Peter Heller’s novel Celine. 5:30​​–6:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart

Author Talk & Book Signing

Avid Bookshop 1662 S. Lumpkin St., Athens, GA, United States

Garrard Conley will discuss his book All the World Beside. 7 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com

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Book Discussion

Unity Athens Church 580 Tallassee Rd., Athens, Georgia

Join the group meeting led by Sharon Duncan and Martha Cook to discuss the book A Course of Love. Wednesdays, 10 a.m. FREE! www.unityathens.com

Book Party with Gen Z Authors

ACC Library 2025 Baxter St., Athens, GA, United States

Teen entrepreneurs Fenley Scurlock and Jason Liaw  celebrate the release of Down to Business: 51 Industry Leaders Share Practical Advice on How to Become a Young Entrepreneur. 7–8 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com