Listen to presentations by current MFA students. 5 p.m. www.hendershotsathens.com

Check the brewery’s social media for this month’s book, then discuss it with the group. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenticbrewing.com

Iris Moon will present on “Monstrous Beauty: A Feminist Revision of Chinoiserie.” 5:30 p.m. FREE! art.uga.edu

Discuss Bill Schutt’s Cannibalism and the Bible. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org

Author Derek Updegraff will read from his new book Whole. 7 p.m. $5. www.avidbookshop.com

Pick up a copy of Indian Bride by Karin Fossum and discuss it with the group. 5:30​​–6:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart

Take a look inside the world of ballet at this informative lecture and demonstration. 5 p.m. FREE! pac.uga.edu

Award-winning reporter, journalist and former WSB-TV news anchor John Pruitt will discuss his new book Tell It True. 12 p.m. FREE! www.oconeecountylibraryfriends.org

This month professor Richard Summers will present on science as a natural philosophy. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenssciencecafe.wordpress.com

Learn about “The Untold Stories of Brooklyn Cemetery” with the Friends of the Brooklyn Cemetery. 12 p.m. FREE! www.historicathens.com

Pick up a copy of Hill Women by Cassie Chambers and discuss it with the group. 1 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart

Atlanta-based artist and writer Hannah Palmer will discuss equitable access to urban water resources. 5:30 p.m. FREE! calendar.uga.edu

Celebrate the release of the anthology And One Day We Will Die: Strange Stories Inspired by the Music of Neutral Milk Hotel with readings and live music. 6–9 p.m. $10 suggested donation. www.nuci.org

Settle in with some food and beverages, then enjoy an hour of quiet reading time. 6:30–8 p.m. FREE! www.tappedathens.com

Celebrating Planet of the Ape‘s 57th anniversary, this event features a presentation on the franchise’s history, trivia, videos and more. 2 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart

The cartoonist will discuss why she believes comics and mental health topics blend powerfully together and more. 3:45 p.m. FREE! [email protected]

Michael L. Thurmond will discuss his book James Oglethorpe, Father of Georgia: A Founder’s Journey from Slave Trader to Abolitionist. 6 p.m. FREE! libs.uga.edu

Romance writer Lauren Connolly will discuss her new book P.S. I Hate You. 7 p.m. $5. www.avidbookshop.com/laurenconnolly

Shalini Le Gall will discuss new forms of stewardship for contemporary Indigenous art focused on long-term relationships with artists and communities. 12:30 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org

Panel discussion focused on Black publishing in Georgia hosted in honor of Robert Sengstacke Abbott. Spring 2025 Signature Lecture Series. 6 p.m. FREE! libs.uga.edu

A presentation will explore the history of chocolate and its health benefits with a tasting journey. Ages 16 & up. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart

Peter Zale will discuss his work with conservation horticulture, plant exploration, plant breeding and living collections. 6:30 p.m. FREE! botgarden.uga.edu

Photographer Peter Essick discusses and signs copies of his new book Work in Progress, a collection of aerial photographs of construction sites in the Atlanta Metro area. book. 7–​​8 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com/workinprogress

Local author Lillah Lawson will discuss the debut of her book The Doomed Girls of Jefferson. Reservations required. 6 p.m. FREE! www.crawfordlong.org

Discuss Brant Pitre’s Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist. 3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org

Author Ashley Callahan will discuss her biography about Frankie Welch titled “Frankie Welch’s America.” 3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee

This month the group is reading Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen by Susan Gregg Gilmore. New members welcome. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee

Jamie Dominguez, national director of industry relations at The MLC, will share how the nonprofit helps songwriters receive the streaming royalties they’ve earned. RSVP required. 5–7 p.m. FREE! [email protected]

Pick 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

This month UGA Professor of Psychology Dr. Keith Cambell will give a talk on narcissism. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenssciencecafe.wordpress.com

Lynette Perkins-Boggs will discuss her ancestral search, her findings and the themes of identity and legacy. 12 p.m. FREE! www.historicathens.com

Pick up a copy of Catch 22 by Joseph Heller and discuss it with the group. 1 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart

Athens’ 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

Discuss this month’s book choice Bunny by Mona Awad. New members welcome. 6 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/Normaltownbrewingco

Dr. Joseph Kellner will discuss if Jesus actually lived in the 12th centure. 12:45 p.m. FREE! history.uga.edu

Author 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

Haudenosaunee poet and multimodal artist Kenzie Allen will read from her work Cloud Missives. 6 p.m. FREE! engl.franklin.uga.edu

Join local historian Rod Davis as he discusses the history of the WWII Battle of Midway. 3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee

Dr. Scott Kurashige will give a talk called “Moving Forward Together! Women Educating & Inspiring Generations.” 4 p.m. FREE! wgs.uga.edu

Discuss The Faculty Lounge by Jennifer Mathieu with the group. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenticbrewing.com

Afghan-born author and artist Moshtari Hilal will discuss her highly political book Ugliness. 12:30 p.m. FREE! calendar.uga.edu

This 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

Daniel 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

Dr. 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 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