Thursday, September 30
AUX Vol. 2 CD Release Little Kings Shuffle Club
Monday 4 EVENTS: Elberton 12-County Fair (Elbert County Fair, 450 North Oliver St., Elberton) Experience the true Carnival of the South, where vegetables and tweens alike compete for blue ribbons. Learn about climate change at a new agricultural forum, enter a raffle for all kinds of prizes or race your baby (mechanical or otherwise) in the Lawn Mower Tractor Pull or the Diaper Derby. See full schedule online. Oct. 4–10. www. elbertonfair.com EVENTS: World Habitat Day Benefit Party (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar, 1560 Oglethorpe Ave.) Join the Athens Area Habitat for Humanity in addressing the startling, yet consistent, number of Clarke County residents living in poverty. After the all-day donation drive at the Habitat ReStore, swing by Athens’ newest coffee bar for a benefit party featuring live music and a raffle. 7–10 p.m. FREE! www.athenshabitat.com
PERFORMANCE: Upright Citizens Brigade (40 Watt Club) Touring company of the acclaimed comedy group. Featuring Brandon Gardner, Fran Gillespie, Neil Casey and John Garbus. 8 p.m. $15. www.40watt. com KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC Library) Snuggle in your jammies and listen to bedtime stories. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Day Off Program: Mysteries, Myths and Mayhem (Memorial Park) Uncover the truth about Bear Hollow’s mysterious zoo creatures and listen to some intriguing stories from Athens’ past. Snacks, games and crafts follow. For elementary schoolers. 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m. $15. 706-613-3580 KIDSTUFF: Infant Storytime (ACC Library) Nurture language skills. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 LECTURES & LIT.: “Picturing America: Land of Opportunity” (ACC Library) An ongoing literary discussion series about novels concerned with the American Dream. Dr. Hugh Ruppersburg leads a conversation about Robert Penn Warren’s All the King’s Men. Go online for full program schedule. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650, www.clarke.public. lib.ga.us/events/accevents.html LECTURES & LIT.: VOX Reading Series (Ciné BarCafé) The UGA Creative Writing Program presents a reading from the award-winning novelist and author of Miles from Nowhere, Nami Mun. 8 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine.com
GAMES: 20 Questions (Transmetropolitan) Chris Creech hosts general knowledge trivia. Compete for $10 and $25 gift certificates to Transmet! Every Monday. 9 p.m. FREE! 706-613-8773 GAMES: APA Pool Leagues (Lucky Dawg Billiards) Join anytime, any skill level! 7:30 p.m. 706-354-7829 GAMES: Poker Night (Jack’s Bar, 254 W. Clayton St.) There’s a new game in town. 7:30 p.m. FREE! 706583-8510 GAMES: Rock and Roll Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Get a team together and show off your extensive music knowledge every Monday! 8 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/littlekingsshuffleclub GAMES: Team Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Every Monday night. Bring your friends! 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706850-1916 GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) Think you know it all? 8 p.m. 706548-3442
Tuesday 5 EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Buy fresh, locally grown organic produce, locally crafted goods and freshly baked breads. Now accepting EBT cards. 4–7 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Elberton 12-County Fair (Elbert County Fair, Elberton) Experience the true Carnival of the
with Emanuel Ax, Piano
Sunday, October 3 • 3:00 pm Hodgson Concert Hall Pianist Emanuel Ax joins conductor Robert Spano and the ASO in an exciting program that features Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 and Mahler’s First Symphony.
TONY BENNETT Wednesday, October 6 • 8:00 pm The Classic Center Theatre Spend an evening with the legendary singer and winner of 15 Grammy Awards, including the prestigious Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
DAILEY & VINCENT Thursday, October 7 • 8:00 pm Hodgson Concert Hall Winner of ten International Bluegrass Music Association Awards, including Entertainer of the Year in 2008 and 2009, this is pure bluegrass gold.
UGA WIND ENSEMBLE Concert on the Lawn Friday, October 8 • 12:30 pm North Campus Quad Enjoy a program of pops selections, light classics, patriotic numbers, and beloved marches in a free old-fashioned band concert in the park with the UGA Wind Ensemble.
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Calendar Oct. 1 Outdoors. Oct. 1–3, $125/adult (camping and food included). 706-224-2490, tommy@ wildintelligence.org GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Amici Italian Café) Come test your knowledge! 9 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0000 GAMES: Poker (Lucky Dawg Billiards) Poker tournaments every Sunday (2 rounds). First round at 2 p.m. Second round at 5 p.m. 2 p.m. FREE! 706-354-7829
ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Weekly Events
The AUX Vol. 2 compilation celebrates its unveiling Sept. 30 at Little Kings with a roster of more than 20 of Athens’ finest musicians. In keeping with the AUX tenet of experimentation, each musician will play onstage for 25 minutes while others are rotated in and out every five minutes, so that each has a chance to improvise with 10 other people. “People who aren’t used to playing together can have a chance to play together in a improvisational setting,” says event curator Heather McIntosh. “It won’t be a constant cacophony if people kind of follow the rules we set for them, like, listen to each other, be aware of them.” The AUX Fest is a relatively young event for Athens, where artists of all media can come together to create experimental, complementary art. The fourth annual fest was held last April, and AUX has hosted intermittent special performances, like last spring’s well-attended Faust and Circulatory System show. Started as a collaboration between McIntosh and Mark Callahan of ICE, UGA’s creative arts program that researches and funds synergetic art, AUX became ground for experimentation in any art form. This sort of scientific approach to creating art gives the compilation an altogether deeper and clearer feel that cuts through a little bit of the feedback circulating in Athens’ lower atmosphere. Special guests from AUX Fest 4, Mary Halvorson and Jessica Pavone, have a track on the compilation, a melancholy, baroque symphony of folksy guitar and mood-swinging violin. Another highlight is a new track from Olivia Tremor Control, the first new tune in a while from the E6 staple, and it sounds just as sweet as it ever did. The compilation had been in the works for over two years, and now just felt like the right time of year, McIntosh says, to get people together. “We just want to party because we want everyone to see what we made.” Doors open at 9 p.m.; experimentation begins at 10. [Sydney Slotkin]
WEDNESDAY - 9/29
Canine Cocktail Hour 5-7p on The Madison Patio Pet-friendly $3 Salty-Dogs & Greyhounds
THURSDAY - 9/30 Live after 5 6p on The Madison Patio Artist: Ken Will Morton
FRIDAY - 10/1
Local Libations The Madison Bar & Bistro Enjoy $5 specialty cocktails
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