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Opening Reception | Thursday, June 5 @ 5:30 pm | Lyndon House Arts Center

Thursday, June 5 @ 5:30 pm

Opening Reception

Lyndon House Arts Center

Athens Clay Trail | Saturday, June 7 @ 9:00 am | Various Locations

Saturday, June 7 @ 9:00 am

Athens Clay Trail

Various Locations

Historic Athens Heritage Walk | Saturday, June 7 @ 2:00 pm | Contact for Location

Saturday, June 7 @ 2:00 pm

Historic Athens Her...

Contact for Location

The Violin Summit Project | Saturday, June 7 @ 7:00 pm | 40 Watt Club

Saturday, June 7 @ 7:00 pm

The Violin Summit P...

40 Watt Club
Thursday, June 5 @ 5:30 pm

Opening Reception

Lyndon House Arts Center
Saturday, June 7 @ 9:00 am

Athens Clay Trail

Various Locations
Saturday, June 7 @ 2:00 pm

Historic Athens Her...

Contact for Location
Saturday, June 7 @ 7:00 pm

The Violin Summit P...

40 Watt Club

Event Series Storytime

Storytime

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

Drop in and join Ms. Jera for rhymes, songs, movement, a story and a craft. Ages 5 & under. 11 a.m. & 12 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee

Event Series ESOL

ESOL

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

Learn or polish your English skills using Mango languages online and in-person conversation. 12 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart

Event Series Crafternoon

Crafternoon

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

Drop in for a craft or two. Supplies Provided. All ages. Tuesdays, 3:30–5:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee

UGA Presents Preview Event

UGA Performing Arts Center 230 River Rd., Athens, United States

Learn about the 2025–2026 season’s offerings, ask questions and order tickets. 5 p.m. FREE! pac.uga.edu

Athentic Book Club

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

Discuss Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao with the group. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenticbrewing.com

Event Series Kenosha Kid

Kenosha Kid

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

No Phone Party. 7 p.m. www.hendershotsathens.com

KENOSHA KID Entering its 20th year, the brainchild of guitarist Dan Nettles performs two sets of adventurous new music each week from his ever-expanding catalog that exists “somewhere in the Schrödinger’s nexus of jazz, post-rock and improvised music.”

JJ Grey & Mofro, The Marshall Tucker Band

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

7:15 p.m. $55–127. www.classiccenter.com

JJ GREY & MOFRO Southern rock/swamp rock band from Jacksonville, FL.

THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND Rock band from Spartanburg, SC that helped establish the Southern rock genre in the early 1970s by blending blues, country and jazz.

Event Series Singo!

Singo!

Beef O'Brady's 1860 Barnett Shoals Rd., Athens, United States

Win gift certificates and prizes at this music bingo night. Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. www.beefobradys.com/athens

Shadowfist Power Lunch

Tyche's Games 1056 S. Lumpkin St., Athens, GA, United States

Come down with your lunch and play Shadowfist. New players welcome. 12 p.m. FREE! www.tychesgames.com

Event Series Tour At Two

Tour At Two

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

These drop-in public tours feature highlights of the permanent collection. 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org

Event Series 38 Strings

38 Strings

Creature Comforts Brewery 271 W Hancock Ave, Athens, Georgia

Athens Farmers Market. 5–8 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net

38 STRINGS Multi-generational acoustic folk music with 38 strings between them. (6 p.m.)

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.

Three Star Cinema

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

Screening of the 1985 action film Exciting Dragon. 7 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com

Tommy Stinson, Karla Rose

Ciné Athens, GA, United States

7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $25. www.athenscine.com

TOMMY STINSON Rock musician who came to prominence in the 1980s as the bass guitarist for The Replacements.

KARLA ROSE Musician joining Tommy Stinson on stage for a few songs and opening the show.

Trepid, Ralph, Bone Bag, Coma Therapy

AthFest Music & Arts Festival. $30–40/club crawl pass. athfest.com

TREPID Local grungegaze and bouncy electro-punk. (10 p.m.)

RALPH Jam band featuring members of Pervert and Marses. (11 p.m.)

BONE BAG Heavy punk trio with post-punk and sludge undertones. (12 a.m.)

COMA THERAPY Muscular, dark post-punk influenced by goth and no wave. (1 a.m.)

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

Genealogy Research Methods

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

Expand your knowledge of genealogical research methods and learn how to form a research question, discover sources, create citations and more. Registration required. 12 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org