Learn about trends in arts funding and recently awarded grants. A Spotlight on the Arts event. 11 a.m. FREE! arts-collab.uga.edu

This mini-conference will cover various topics through brief lectures. Registration required. A Spotlight on the Arts event. 10 a.m.–2 p.m. FREE! 2023-torrance-conference.eventbrite.com

Pick up a copy of Praying for Sheetrock by Melissa Fay Green and discuss it with the group. 1–2 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart

Portia Maultsby will present on “Community, Culture and Black Musical Creativity.” Registration required. A Spotlight on the Arts event. 2:30 p.m. FREE! coe.uga.edu/directory/torrance-center

Learn about the history of and present opportunities at the Hambidge Center for the Arts. A Spotlight on the Arts event. 5:30 p.m. FREE! art.uga.edu

Jenn Shapland will be in conversation about her book Thin Skin with local author Sabrina Orah Mark. 7 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com

Esra Mirze Santesso will discuss and sign copies of her book Muslim Comics and Warscape Witnessing. 7​​–8 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com

Hope Iglehart will discuss “Looking Back Over the Years” and The Athena Awards. 12 p.m. FREE! www.historicathens.com

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author will give a public talk as part of the Ferdinand Phinizy Lecture series. 5:30 p.m. FREE! willson.uga.edu

Local author Lindsey Harding celebrates her book Pilgrims 2.0 with an author talk followed by book signing. 7​​–8 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com

This month Isabella De Luna and Rachel Hankin will present on the UGA Regenerative Bioscience Center. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenssciencecafe.wordpress.com

Join Dr. Penny Mills to discuss Wilkie Collins’s detective novel The Moonstone. 5:30​​–6:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart

Pick up a copy of The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey and discuss it with the group. 1–2 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart

Authors Lillah Lawson and Tracy L. Adkins will read “Ghosts of Christmas” themed excerpts from their books and sign them. 12–2 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotsathens.com

Join Dr. Penny Mills to discuss Carl Hiaasen’s novel Double Whammy. 5:30​​–6:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart

Authors Brigette A. Herron and Scott Creney discuss and sign copies of their book The Story of the B-52s: Neon Side of Town. 3–​​5 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com

Athens’ longest-running spoken word open mic, with this month’s featured reader being Clifford Brooks. 6 p.m. (sign-ups), 7 p.m. (poetry). FREE! www.facebook.com/athenswordofmouth

Andrew Shearer will celebrate the release of his photo and interview book Everybodies with a panel made up of people who participated. 7:30–9:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine.com

Author Emily Strasser will read from her memoir Half-Life of a Secret and sign books. 6 p.m. FREE! grady.uga.edu/mfa-writing

Dr. Andrew Walgren will discuss the question “How did the bandleader of the Harlem Hellfighters become the ‘Martin Luther King’ of Jazz?” 12:45 p.m. FREE! history.uga.edu

Join Dr. Penny Mills to discuss James Lee Burke’s novel Dixie City Jam. 5:30​​–6:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart

Rachel Silveri will examine the painter Sonia Delaunay’s commercial fashion house, Atelier Simultané, opened in 1924. 5:30 p.m. FREE! art.uga.edu

This month Dr. W. David Bradford will present on the evolution of cannabis policy. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenssciencecafe.wordpress.com

Pick up a copy of The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and discuss it with the group. 1–2 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart

Athens’ longest-running spoken word open mic, with this month’s featured reader being Jerry Rogers. 6 p.m. (sign-ups), 7 p.m. (poetry). FREE! www.facebook.com/athenswordofmouth

Award-winning author Elizabeth Willis will read and discuss her poetry. 6 p.m. FREE! english.uga.edu

This lecture and discussion will be led by Marie Cochran, founder of the Affrilachian Artist Project. 3 p.m. FREE! www.athens-asalh.org

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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