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John Berry, Michael C. Steele, Kenny Head, Bill Pappas | Saturday, June 28 @ 2:00 pm | Normaltown Brewing Co.

Saturday, June 28 @ 2:00 pm

John Berry, Michael...

Normaltown Brewing Co.
Saturday, June 28 @ 2:00 pm

John Berry, Michael...

Normaltown Brewing Co.

Event Series ‘Normal’ Run

‘Normal’ Run

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

Join the Athens Road Runners for a 1–3 mile run that starts and ends at Athentic Brewing. Second and fourth Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenticbrewing.com

Event Series Jazz Night

Jazz Night

Porterhouse Grill 459 E Broad St, Athens, United States

7 p.m. www.porterhousegrillathens.com

JAZZ NIGHT Longest running jazz gig in Athens featuring a rotating cast of familiar faces performing American songbook, bossa nova classics and crossover hits.

The Sleeping Beauty

The Classic Center 300 N. Thomas St., Athens, GA, United States

The State Ballet of Ukraine performs the classic tale of Sleeping Beauty. 7 p.m. $35–92. www.classiccenter.com

Pachinko Pop

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

Hosting anime night. 7 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com

Lightwatch, Everyday Dogs

Georgia Theatre Rooftop 215 N. Lumpkin St., Athens, GA, United States

7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $8–12. www.georgiatheatre.com

LIGHTWATCH Band from Muscle Shoals, AL with a sound heavily influenced by the '90s and 2000s rock movements, from alternative to grunge to even some heavier metal bands.

EVERYDAY DOGS Skateboarding, Capri-Sun drinking, surfer-punk rockers of Atlanta.

Concert Band, University Band

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States

7:30 p.m. FREE! music.uga.edu

CONCERT BAND Ensemble made up of UGA's most talented non-music majors.

UNIVERSITY BAND Open enrollment ensemble that provides fellowship and creative self-expression through large concert band performances.

Event Series Open Play

Open Play

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

Drop in for playtime that’s focused on encouraging early literacy and brain building. Ages 5 & under. 10 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee

Event Series Coffee Hour

Coffee Hour

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

Drop in to drink some coffee, while supplies last. Thursdays, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee

Event Series LEGO Club

LEGO Club

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

Drop in to free build and create, or do one of the fun LEGO challenges. Ages 5–12. Thursdays, 3–5 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee

Event Series Read to Rover

Read to Rover

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

Drop in to read a story to Maisy Jane and her furry friends. Ages 4 & up. 4–5 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart

Supper Club

Farmview Market 2610 Eatonton Rd., Madison, GA, United States

Celebrate the month of March with a Mississippi pot roast or meatloaf supper. 4:30​​–7 p.m. $13.99 & up. www.farmviewmarket.com

Opening Reception

Clarke Central High School 350 S. Milledge Ave., Athens, GA, United States

The international exhibition “Anne Frank: A History for Today” will be on view with music from the CCHS string orchestra. 6 p.m. FREE! www.clarke.k12.ga.us/o/cch

Spring Equinox Yoga

The Tree Room 159 Oneta St Building 5, Athens, United States

Special yoga session celebrating the new season. 6 p.m. $25. www.shaktiyogaathens.com

Curator Talk

Richard B. Russell Special Collections Library 300 S. Hull St., Athens, GA, United States

Sara Idacavage will give a gallery talk on the newest exhibition “From Farms to Fast Fashion: Unraveling the Need for Sustainable Style.” 6 p.m. FREE! libs.uga.edu

Event Series BINGO

BINGO

VFW Post 2872 835 Sunset Dr, Athens

Join in to play this weekly game of chance. Thursdays, 5 p.m. (doors). FREE! www.facebook.com/vfw2872

Madison Antiques & Fine Things Preview Night

The Hall on Foster 513 Foster Street, Madison, United States

Browse antique vendors while enjoying cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, bourbon tasting, live music and early buying options. 6–9 p.m. $50. www.madisonantiquesandfinethings.org

Get Comfortable Fundraiser

Rivet House 355 Oneta Street, Athens, United States

An evening of local entertainment, food, and both live and silent auctions in benefit of ACC literary programs and educational initiatives. 6–9 p.m. $150. www.creaturecomfortsbeer.com

Closing Reception

The Taylor-Grady House 634 Prince Ave., Athens, GA, United States

 The exhibition “Unseen Narratives” features alternative process photography by Boyce Clark. 6–9 p.m. FREE! www.taylorgrady.com

Thursday Trivia

Johnny's New York Style Pizza 1040 Gaines School Rd Suite 219, Athens, GA, United States

Test your trivia knowledge with host Todd Henderson. 6:30 p.m. www.johnnyspizza.com

Athens Science Café

Little Kings Shuffle Club 223 W. Hancock Ave., Athens, GA, United States

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

Event Series Our Town

Our Town

Marigold Auditorium for Arts and Culture 373 N. Church St., Winterville

Winterville Players present the classic American play that explores the beauty and fragility of everyday life in a small town. Mar. 20–21, 7 p.m. Mar. 23, 2 p.m. $10 (students), $15. www.marigoldauditorium.com

Colby Acuff

Georgia Theatre 215 N. Lumpkin St., Athens, GA, United States

7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $20–25. www.georgiatheatre.com

COLBY ACUFF Country singer-songwriter from Idaho signed to Sony Music Nashville.

Anoushka Shankar

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States

7:30 p.m. $10 (w/ UGA ID), $40–80. pac.uga.edu

ANOUSHKA SHANKAR World-famous sitar player performing her trilogy of mini-albums: Chapter I: Forever, For Now, Chapter II: How Dark it Is Before Dawn and Chapter III: We Return to Light.

David Bixler Trio

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

8 p.m. www.hendershotsathens.com

DAVID BIXLER TRIO Featuring David Bixler on saxophone, Dan Loomis on bass and Fabio Rojas on percussion.

Lane Marie, Mina Roth, Cas Cleo, Majeska

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

8 p.m. (doors). $10. www.flickertheatreandbar.com

LANE MARIE Indie pop artist raised in Athens whose work explores the ups and downs of the human experience.

MINA ROTH "Intensely weird and weirdly intense" indie pop.

CAS CLEO Dream pop with deeply personal, yet universally resonant lyrics.

MAJESKA Electronic pop music made somewhere in between the sky and outer space over Nashville, TN.

Cult of Riggonia, Brooms of Fantasia, C.G.I. Joe & the Alien E-mails

Ciné Athens, GA, United States

8 p.m. (doors), 9 p.m. (show). $10. www.athenscine.com

CULT OF RIGGONIA Waves of texture with catchy melodies that rise up from the primordial stew.

BROOMS OF FANTASIA Improvised petting zoo environments filled with curious magic and happy-stance.

C.G.I. JOE & THE ALIEN E-MAILS The saga of C.G.I. Joe’s fascination with pop rocks continues when he receives strange help from some new friends.

Oxystar, The Cleaners

Nowhere Bar 240 N. Lumpkin St., Athens, GA, United States

9 p.m. www.instagram.com/nowherebarathensga

OXYSTAR Alternative and stoner metal mixed with shoegaze and space rock.

THE CLEANERS New band.