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Athens Film Festival | Friday, August 15 @ 1:00 pm | Downtown Athens

Friday, August 15 @ 1:00 pm

Athens Film Festival

Downtown Athens

Dub Bonanza Block Party | Friday, August 15 @ 8:00 pm | Ciné

Friday, August 15 @ 8:00 pm

Dub Bonanza Block P...

Ciné

Athens Film Festival | Saturday, August 16 @ 10:30 am | Downtown Athens

Saturday, August 16 @ 10:30 am

Athens Film Festival

Downtown Athens

Hotline TNT, Sour Widows | Saturday, August 16 @ 7:00 pm | Hendershot’s

Saturday, August 16 @ 7:00 pm

Hotline TNT, Sour W...

Hendershot’s
Friday, August 15 @ 1:00 pm

Athens Film Festival

Downtown Athens
Friday, August 15 @ 8:00 pm

Dub Bonanza Block P...

Ciné
Saturday, August 16 @ 10:30 am

Athens Film Festival

Downtown Athens
Saturday, August 16 @ 7:00 pm

Hotline TNT, Sour W...

Hendershot’s

Buvez 585 Barber Street Suite A, Athens, GA, United States

7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $10. www.

MICHAEL ALAN SCOTT Indie rock musician from Nashville.

TYLER SIDNEY & THE REGULATORS Atlanta artist crafting blues-tinged folk.

SOUTHAM Alternative pop rock from Clarkesville.

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

9 p.m. (doors). $12. www.instagram.com/flickertheatre

DEAD HAND A well-oiled metal machine of a band.

DEAD REGISTER Gloomy post-doom dual bass band influenced by goth, industrial and post-punk.

DEAD VIBES ENSEMBLE Athens sludge metal duo fueled by whiskey and loud amps.

small talk, BIG SHOW

Work.Shop 160 Winston Dr #9, Athens, GA, United States

A late night talk show hosted by Matt House featuring libbaloops, Kelly Petronis and Olive McKay. 8–9:15 p.m. $10. www.flyingsquidcomedy.com

Shipwreck Saloon Cocktail Experience

The Venue on Broad 766 West Broad Street, Athens, United States

The Pirates and Rum Experience is an interactive show where the dead tell tales based on real-life pirate murders and legends with accompanying cocktails. 8 p.m. $45. www.shipwrecksaloonshow.com

Liam Bauman, Gracie Huffman, Mason Thomas

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

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

LIAM BAUMAN Nashville-based acoustic guitarist and singer-songwriter blending ambient pop and lo-fi indie rock.

GRACIE HUFFMAN Singer-songwriter of the Athens-based band lighthearted.

MASON THOMAS No info available.

Little Mae, Women in Stem, Option Paralysis

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

8 p.m. www.hendershotsathens.com

LITTLE MAE A sibling duo with soothing, gentle pop harmonies.

WOMEN IN STEM Young trio that got its start through Nuçi's Space's Camp Amped program.

OPTION PARALYSIS Local four-piece indie rock band that struggles with decision-making.

Tea with Tolkien

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

Celebrate the 131st birthday of J.R.R. Tolkien with a presentation, trivia, reference materials and refreshments. 2–3:45 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart

Bog-Art Fest

Spaceball Bazaar 130 N. Church St., Bogart, GA

Bog-Art Fest. 5 p.m. $10. www.facebook.com/spaceballentertainment

ORIGINAL HAMSTERS Album release show!

MARISA LEILANI Muralist and visual artist performs on acoustic guitar.

JD PINKUS Longtime Butthole Surfers member playing psychedelic, punky "spacegrass" on banjo.

HAMMERHEAD No info available.

Bog-Art Fest

Spaceball Bazaar 130 N. Church St., Bogart, GA

Spaceball Entertainment presents a celebration of weirdness and creative forces with an open gallery, record sale, potluck and live music. 5 p.m. $10. www.facebook.com/spaceballentertainment

Henry Luther & Cocaine Fairies, Cowboy Kerouac & The Barebacks, Here Be Monsters

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

8 p.m. $10. www.flickertheatreandbar.com

HENRY LUTHER & COCAINE FAIRIES Chaos folk from Columbia, SC.

COWBOY KEROUAC & THE BAREBACKS Athens queer anarcho cowpunk.

HERE BE MONSTERS Folk-punk solo act with history-laden lyricism atop melodic guitar wizardry.

The Royal Velvet

The Royal Velvet

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

9:30 p.m. www.facebook.com/NowhereBarAthens

THE ROYAL VELVET Heavy powdered rock and roll.

Dixieland Five

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

Live at the Library. 3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org

DIXIELAND FIVE New Orleans style jazz band with trumpet, trombone, clarinet, piano, sousaphone, drums and featured vocalist Liam Parke.

Bad Dog Trivia

Bad Dog Trivia

Southern Brewing Co. 231 Collins Industrial Blvd., Athens, GA, United States

Test your trivia knowledge with host TJ Wayt. Sundays, 4 p.m. www.facebook.com/baddogathens