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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

Artist Reception | Saturday, June 7 @ 7:00 pm | Athentic Brewing Co.

Saturday, June 7 @ 7:00 pm

Artist Reception

Athentic Brewing Co.

Guacamole Yesterdays | Saturday, June 7 @ 8:00 pm | Ciné

Saturday, June 7 @ 8:00 pm

Guacamole Yesterdays

Ciné

Athens Clay Trail | Sunday, June 8 @ 9:00 am | Various Locations

Sunday, June 8 @ 9:00 am

Athens Clay Trail

Various Locations
Saturday, June 7 @ 7:00 pm

The Violin Summit P...

40 Watt Club
Saturday, June 7 @ 7:00 pm

Artist Reception

Athentic Brewing Co.
Saturday, June 7 @ 8:00 pm

Guacamole Yesterdays

Ciné
Sunday, June 8 @ 9:00 am

Athens Clay Trail

Various Locations

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.

Event Series Meet & Play

Meet & Play

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

Drop in for facilitated open play with age-appropriate toys. Best for ages 6 & under. Fridays, 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart

Author Talk

UGA Miller Learning Center 48 Baxter St., Athens, GA, United States

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

Ecstatic Dance

Feel Free Yoga + Wellness 8851 Macon Hwy. Unit 305, Athens, GA, United States

Join in mindful movement and dance with featured musicians Libbaloops and DJ Charlieflower, concluding with an electronic sound bath and tea bar. 5:30 p.m. $20. www.feelfreeyogawellness.com/events

Bichos Vivos

Creature Comforts Brewery 271 W Hancock Ave, Athens, Georgia

Tropicalia Party. 6–9 p.m. www.creaturecomfortsbeer.com

BICHOS VIVOS Local band playing forró, an accordion, zabumba and triangle-driven genre of party music from Brazil.

Event Series Chess Club

Chess Club

Winterville Cultural Center 371 N Church St, Winterville, GA, United States

Join others for a weekly chess competition. Fridays, 6–10 p.m. FREE! www.wintervillecenter.com

Author Talk

ATHICA 675 Pulaski St., Athens, GA, United States

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

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

Ansley and the Hold, David Barbe

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

7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $12 (adv.), $15. www.hendershotsathens.com

ANSLEY AND THE HOLD Southern pop rock outfit with indie roots that blends heartfelt lyrics, carefully crafted guitarmony and melodies that stick with you like a song you forgot you loved.

DAVID BARBE Local luminary and studio engineer who has played in Mercyland and Sugar.

Brantley Gilbert, Black Stone Cherry, Austin Snell, Colt Ford

Akins Ford Arena 300 N Thomas St., Athens, United States

7 p.m. $29–170. www.classiccenter.com

BRANTLEY GILBERT Country rock singer, songwriter and producer from Jefferson whose sound mixes rock guitars with country twang.

BLACK STONE CHERRY Classic Southern rock band formed in Kentucky in 2001.

AUSTIN SNELL Musician fusing hard-rocking sonic aggression with the deep-feeling confessions of a country troubadour.

COLT FORD Genre-defying country artist who fuses country, rap and Southern rock.

By Way of Fire, The Press of Death, Rosie and the Rat Dogs

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

7 p.m. (doors), 9 p.m. (show). $10. www.instagram.com/nowherebarathensga

BY WAY OF FIRE Southern heavy metal from the foothills of Northern Georgia.

THE PRESS OF DEATH Metal band based out of Gwinnett County.

ROSIE AND THE RATDOGS Sludgy, hardcore, heavy-psych band based in Athens.

Bo Daddy Harris, Organically Programmed, John Kiran Fernandes

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

8 p.m. $10. www.instagram.com/buvez_athens

BO DADDY HARRIS Musician known for blending country and R&B, characterized by a deep baritone voice.

ORGANICALLY PROGRAMMED Oliver Domingo's electronic space-themed act, which utilizes primitive drum machines and synthesizers to create disco-pop, jazz and easy listening inspired compositions.

JOHN KIRAN FERNANDES Local Elephant 6 stalwart and multi-instrumentalist who works his improvisational magic on the clarinet and loop pedal.

Attest, Frisson, Greylow

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

Shadebeast Presents. 8:30 p.m. $12. www.flickertheatreandbar.com

ATTEST Originally formed in 2008, the group took a long hiatus before returning with a more refined hardcore punk sound.

FRISSON Athens post-metal.

GREYLOW Genre-blending garage rock.

UGA 5K Guided Campus Walk

Parking Lot E07 250 River Road, Athens, United States

Southeast Striders Walking Club leads a round-trip walk starting at Parking Lot E07 on campus. 9:45 a.m. $4 (adults), FREE! (18 & under). www.southeaststriderswalkingclub.org

Indian Spring Festival Celebration

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

Learn about Holi and other seasonal Indian festivals, and enjoy music, dance, crafts and more. 10 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee

Grand Opening

Redstone Market + Butcher 2351 Brock Road, Athens, United States

Celebrate the new market’s opening with live music, tastings, book signings, local artisans and a kids corner. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. www.redstonemarket.com

World Water Day Storytime

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

Enjoy a water-themed storytime and activities. All ages. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org