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

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

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

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

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

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

The annual reading of true stories by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute features senior writers and storytellers. 2:30 p.m. FREE! olli.uga.edu

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

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

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

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

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

This month Dr. Mackensie Minnear will present on “Counting the Multiracial Population: How the U.S. Census Perpetuates Misconceptions and Marginalization.” 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenssciencecafe.wordpress.com

Athens-area poets Magdalena Zurawski, Alex Johns, Jay Morris, Erik Brown and Will Stanier will share their work. 7–10 p.m. www.instagram.com/buvez_athens

Enjoy the annual reading series by graduate students in the Creative Writing Program. 6 p.m. FREE! www.english.uga.edu

Pick up a copy of Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen by Susan Gregg Gilmore 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 theme being “Poems for the Planet.” 6 p.m. (sign-ups), 7 p.m. (poetry). FREE! www.facebook.com/athenswordofmouth

Author Elizabeth Barks Cox will discuss her book Reading Van Gogh: An Amateur’s Search for God. 7 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com

Professors Emmanuelle Peraldo and Nora Galland introduce attendees to their multi-campus, multi-year research project EARTH 16-18. Registration required. 11:10 a.m. FREE! https://forms.gle/HZwdYnmoig41KYRM9

Mario Erasmo, UGA professor and head of the classics department, and Miriam Jacobson, UGA associate English professor, will present. 2:20 p.m. FREE! https://forms.gle/aCfuXAtDND8VTwyC6

UGA creative writing program’s 2024 Diann Blakely Visiting Poet Ana Božičević will read from her works. 6 p.m. FREE! english.uga.edu

Graduate assistants in interdisciplinary arts research will discuss art and labor. 12 p.m. FREE! arts-collab.uga.edu

Dr. Matthew Omelsky of the University of Rochester will give a lecture that theorizes the embodied experience of time in Black artforms. 4 p.m. FREE! calendar.uga.edu

This virtual discussion will explore the power of the arts and public memory in a time of climate change. Register for Zoom link. 4 p.m. FREE! www.events.mellon.org

Bestselling author, inspirational speaker and founder of “We Are the ARK” Mary Reynolds will present. 5:30 p.m. FREE! calendar.uga.edu

Former U.S. Representative Steve Driehaus and USG Chancellor Emeritus Steve Wrigley will discuss empowering citizens and government in different areas. 6 p.m. FREE! libs.uga.edu

Photographers Tommy Kha and Jill Frank, of the High Museum exhibition “Truth Told Slant,” will join a panel discussion moderated by Jon Feinstein. 11 a.m. FREE! calendar.uga.edu

Scholars will discuss their cutting-edge research in the area of LGBTQ studies. 12:30 p.m. FREE! calendar.uga.edu

Lamar Dodd School of Art alumni Clay Jordan, Brittainy Lauback and Tatum Shaw will present on their recently published photography books. 4 p.m. FREE! athenaeum.uga.edu

This month the group is reading Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe. New members welcome. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee

Panelists Fred Smith Sr., Homer Wilson and Broderick Flanigan will discuss the history behind the Athens Day of Jubilee. 12–1 p.m. FREE! www.historicathens.com

This virtual tour of the exhibition “Red Coral Stories: Reimagining Classical Pasts for Native Futures” will be led by curator Kendall Lovely. Register for Zoom link. 4 p.m. FREE! history.uga.edu

Enjoy conversation between Deirdre Sugiuchi and author Ellen Ann Fentress for her book The Steps We Take: A Memoir of Southern Reckoning. 7 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com

This virtual presentation by Christopher Craig is about “Middlemen of Modernity: Local Elites and Agricultural Development in Modern Japan.” Register for Zoom link. 9 a.m. FREE! history.uga.edu

Dr. Jeffrey Clapp will discuss the reading strategy of how an author’s treatment of character provides information about genre and periodization. 12:15 p.m. FREE! english.uga.edu

Author Valerie Babb will discuss her new book The Book of James: The Power, Politics, and Passion of LeBron with Ed Pavlić and Greg Taylor. 7 p.m. FREE! calendar.uga.edu

This month Dr. Tati Russo-Tait will present on “Color Blind or Racially Conscious?” 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenssciencecafe.wordpress.com

Dr. Dustin Stewart will discuss poet and naturalist George Crabbe’s ecology. 12:30 p.m. FREE! english.uga.edu

This panel featuring faculty from plant sciences, film studies and women’s studies will be moderated by the Little Shop of Horrors dramaturg Sloan Elle Garner. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.ugatheatre.com

Experts will discuss the effects of climate change on global conflict with a Q&A session, lunch and conversations. RSVP required. 10 a.m.–3 p.m. FREE! www.uuathensga.org/calendar

Athens-area poets Melisa Cahnmann-Taylor, Clela Reed, Lee Ann Pingel, Rebecca McCarthy, Rebecca Baggett and Sara Baker will share their work followed by a reception. 3 p.m. FREE! www.emmanuelathens.org

Celebrate the release of Emily Henry’s new book with drinks, mingling, trivia and more. 10 p.m.–12 a.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com

Join Dr. Penny Mills to discuss Jane Harper’s novel The Lost Man. 5:30​​–6:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart