Calendar Picks

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

Sunday, June 8 @ 9:00 am

Athens Clay Trail

Various Locations

Miss Juneteenth Pageant 2025 | Sunday, June 8 @ 5:00 pm | Morton Theatre

Sunday, June 8 @ 5:00 pm

Miss Juneteenth Pag...

Morton Theatre

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.
Sunday, June 8 @ 9:00 am

Athens Clay Trail

Various Locations
Sunday, June 8 @ 5:00 pm

Miss Juneteenth Pag...

Morton Theatre
Saturday, June 28 @ 2:00 pm

John Berry, Michael...

Normaltown Brewing Co.

Event Series Spring Opera

La finta giardiniera

UGA Fine Arts Theatre 255 Baldwin St., Athens, GA, United States

7:30 p.m. $3 (w/ UGA ID), $20. pac.uga.edu

LA FINTA GIARDINIERA UGA Opera Theatre returns to perform one of Mozart's first operas, a surreal romp of requited and unrequited love.

Mantra, Dadgum, KIT

The World Famous 351 N Hull St., Athens, GA, United States

8 p.m. $10. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens

MANTRA Indie alt-pop-rock weird thing from Charleston, SC.

DADGUM Local gaggle of softies playing tunes ranging from alt-country ballads, bubbly power pop and blasé indie rock.

KIT Athens-based kaleidoscopic rock band expanded from the eponymous solo project Catt Malonius.

John Kiran Fernandes & Arianna Petersen, Joe Cat

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

8:30 p.m. $7. www.instagram.com/buvez_athens

JOHN KIRAN FERNANDES & ARIANNA PETERSEN Local musicians playing as a clarinet and cello duo.

JOE CAT Athens-based Americana singer-songwriter and troubadour.

Event Series Monday Funday

Monday Funday

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

Join Ms. Donna for songs, fingerplays, storytelling and STEAM activities. Ages 3–7 years. Registration suggested. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart

Event Series Recovery Dharma

Recovery Dharma

work.shop 160 Winston Dr. #9, Athens, GA, United States

A Buddhist-inspired support group for addiction of all kinds with introductions, a short meditation and book reading, followed by group sharing. Open to all, especially service industry workers. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www. recoverydharma.org

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.

“Welcome Home”

Ramsey Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States

7:30 p.m. $3 (w/ UGA ID), $15. pac.uga.edu

"WELCOME HOME" The three newest faculty at the Hugh Hodgson School of Music–professor of cello James Kim, newly appointed assistant professor of saxophone Brandon Quarles, and newly appointed assistant professor of piano Alan Woo–perform a wide range of music highlighting their individual skills.

The Golden Age of Broadway

UGA Special Collections Library 300 S Hull St, Athens, GA, United States

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

THE GOLDEN AGE OF BROADWAY UGA students will perform show tunes from classics and deep cuts.

Live With Jake Shane

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

The digital entertainer, comedian and podcast host is touring his latest comedy routine. 8 p.m. $47–192. www.classiccenter.com

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

Mystery Book Club

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

Discuss Zenith Man by McCracken Poston Jr. with the group. 5:30​​–6:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart

Rabbit Box Storytelling

VFW Post 2872 835 Sunset Dr, Athens

This month’s storytelling theme is “Wrong Place, Wrong Time” with eight people sharing real life stories. 7–9 p.m. $10. www.rabbitbox.org

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.”

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

Mahler Chamber Orchestra & Mitsuko Uchida

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

7:30 p.m. $10 (w/ UGA ID), $49–99. pac.uga.edu

MAHLER CHAMBER ORCHESTRA & MITSUKO UCHIDA Celebrated pianist and director Mitsuko Uchida is joined by the Mahler Chamber Orchestra to perform two of Mozart's piano concertos.

Trepid

UGA Tate Student Center 45 Baxter St., Athens, GA, United States

Live in the Lobby at WUOG. 8 p.m. FREE! www.wuog.org

TREPID Local grungegaze and bouncy electro-punk.

In Memories, Every Promise Kept

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

8 p.m. www.buvezathens.com

IN MEMORIES Peach state emotional hardcore.

EVERY PROMISE KEPT Spirit-filled metalcore from Knoxville, TN.

Dogwood Tales, Your Exes Pets, Julia Barfield

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

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

DOGWOOD TALES Five-piece alt-country from the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, influenced by the eclectic DIY scene in Harrisonburg.

YOUR EX'S PETS Haunting, groovy, soft-loud songs with vocal harmonies and layered arrangements.

JULIA BARFIELD Young singer-songwriter with roots in the foothills of the North Georgia mountains.

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

Faculty Perspectives

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

Paola De Santo will give a gallery talk on the exhibition “Beyond the Medici: The Haukohl Family Collection.” 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org

Betty Jean Craige Lecture

UGA Chapel 109 Herty Dr., Athens, GA, United States

Screenwriter, essayist, professional cartoonist and international lecturer Charles Johnson will present. 4 p.m. FREE! calendar.uga.edu

Teen Literary Café

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

Discuss and practice new strategies for writing outside the lines. Bring works in progress, ideas or just listen in. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org

Event Series Film Athens

Film Athens

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

Meet and network with others in the filmmaking community (actors, directors, etc.) during happy hour. 5 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/FilmAthens