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Tuesday 6 CLASSES: Open Ballroom Dance Class (UGA Memorial Hall) (Ballroom) Participate in or observe an open waltz and swing dance class offered by the dance department. Part of the UGA Spotlight on the Arts Festival. 12:30–1:20 p.m. FREE! www.arts.uga.edu CLASSES: Athens Swing Night (Dancefx) The UGA Swing Dance Club presents a casual evening of social swing dancing. No experience or partner necessary. Advanced lesson at 7 p.m., and beginner lesson at 7:30 p.m. 7–10 p.m. $3–5. www. athensswingnight.com COMEDY: OpenTOAD Comedy Open Mic (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Voted by Flagpole’s readers as Athens’ “favorite comedy night” in 2011 and 2012, this comedy show allows locals to watch quality comedy or perform themselves. Email to perform. First and third Tuesday of every month! 9 p.m. FREE! (performers), $5. calebsynan@yahoo.com, www.flickertheatreandbar.com EVENTS: Election Viewing Party (UGA Tate Center) Watch the election results. Food, refreshments and t-shirts provided. 8–11 p.m. FREE! www.union.uga.edu EVENTS: West Broad Market Garden Produce Stand (West Broad Market Garden, 1573 W. Broad St.) Seasonal and naturally grown produce. Cash paying neighbors of the West Broad Garden get a 30% discount on produce. EBT pay-
ments will be accepted in the future. Tuesdays, 5–8 p.m. & Saturdays, 10 a.m.–1 p.m. EVENTS: Open House at the Georgia Review (UGA Main Library) (7th Floor) Visitors can view informational and historical displays, speak with the editor and staff of the Georgia Review, and learn about internship opportunities. Coffee and light refreshments served. Nov. 6, 1–4 p.m. FREE! www.arts.uga.edu EVENTS: On the Stump: Historic Campaign Speeches Re-enacted (UGA Special Collections Library Building) An Election Day celebration revisiting a time-honored tradition in our nation’s political history: the stump speech. Members of UGA’s Demosthenian Literary Society will re-enact classic campaign speeches from atop the mighty stump inlaid in the lobby floor. 12–2 p.m. FREE! russlib@uga.edu EVENTS: Election Night: A Celebration of Democracy (Georgia Theatre) Watch the election night results with food and a cash bar. 6 p.m. FREE! www.clarkedemocrats.com FILM: Drivers Wanted (MadisonMorgan Cultural Center) This film follows the lives of taxi drivers in a taxi garage in Queens, NY through accidents, blizzards and late night streets. Director and producer Joshua Z. Weinstein will attend. 7 p.m. $5-7. www.mmcc-arts.org FILM: Willson Center/Peabody Awards Film Series (UGA Russell Library) A screening of the Peabody
Award-winning documentary on designers Charles and Ray Eames, Eames: The Architect and the Painter. Discussion and Q&A to follow. Part of the UGA Spotlight on the Arts Festival. 7 p.m. FREE! www.arts. uga.edu FILM: Africa in Cinema (Miller Learning Center) (Room 150) Screening of Has God Forsaken Africa? and a discussion led by Karim Traore, associate professor of comparative literature and African studies, and Rachel Gabara, associate professor of romance languages. Part of the 25th anniversary of African Studies at UGA. 5 p.m. FREE! www.afrstu.uga.edu GAMES: Trivia with a Twist (Johnny’s New York Style Pizza) Throw a lime in your Coors Light and compete! Tuesdays & Thursdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m. 706354-1515 GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) All three Athens locations of Locos Grill and Pub (Westside, Eastside and Harris St.) feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE! www.locosgrill.com GAMES: Trivia (Fuzzy’s Taco Shop) Compete for prizes and giveaways. Every Tuesday. 9–11 p.m. 706353-0305 KIDSTUFF: Toddler Storytime (ACC Library) For children ages 18 months to 5 years. 9:30 & 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 LECTURES AND LIT: Speaking Pages (Avid Bookshop) Spoken word gathering and open mic featuring storytelling, prose, essays,
Josh Abbott Band plays the Georgia Theatre on Thursday, Nov. 8. poetry and spoken word performances. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www. avidbookshop.com LECTURES AND LIT: Ecology Discussion and Book Signing (UGA Ecology Building) (Auditorium) Charles Seabrook and Merryl Alber speak on “Ecology for the Masses: Southern Ecosystems in the Popular Press.” Part of the UGA Spotlight on the Arts Festival. 4 p.m. FREE! www.arts.uga.edu LECTURES AND LIT: Special Collections Library Tour (UGA Russell Library) Explore interactive kiosks with access to oral history interviews, historical film, video and sound recordings. Look for familiar faces from the state’s political history in Art Rosenbaum’s mural, “Doors.” Every Tuesday. 2 p.m. FREE! 706542-8079 LECTURES AND LIT: Workshop with Ustad Nizami (Hugh Hodgson School of Music) (Room 521) Ustad Ghulam Farid Nizami, 17th generation musician, poet and composer leads an informative workshop on Hindustani and Sufi music. 2–3 p.m. FREE! www.music. uga.edu
PERFORMANCE: UGA Jazz Combo (UGA Edge Recital Hall) The UGA Jazz Combo presents a recital as part of the UGA Spotlight on the Arts Festival. 2 p.m. FREE! www.music. uga.edu PERFORMANCE: Carmina Burana (Hugh Hodgson Hall) Over 300 music students from UGA’s University Chorus, Hodgson Singers, Men & Women’s Glee Clubs and the Symphony Orchestra perform in Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana,” one of the great masterworks for choir and orchestra. Presented as part of the UGA Spotlight on the Arts festival. 8 p.m. $5 (w/ student ID), $10. 706-5424400, www.pac.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: Blue Man Group (The Classic Center) Blue Man Group is internationally famous for multi-media performances that feature three bald and blue characters who take the audience on a funny, intelligent and visually stunning journey, accompanied by a live band whose haunting, tribal rhythms help drive the show to its unforgettable climax. 8 p.m. $39–79. www.pac. uga.edu
Wednesday 7 ART: Artful Conversation (Georgia Museum of Art) Join Carissa DiCindio, curator of education, in the galleries for an in-depth discussion of “7 Steps” by Radcliffe Bailey. Part of the 25th anniversary of African studies at UGA. 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.com CLASSES: Open Hip-Hop/Jazz Dance Class (UGA New Dance Theatre) Participate in or observe an open hip-hop and jazz dance class offered by the dance department. Part of the UGA Spotlight on the Arts Festival. 11:15 a.m.–12:05 p.m. FREE! www.arts.uga.edu CLASSES: Tree Identification Workshop (UGA Intramural Fields) Learn to identify common trees of the Georgia Piedmont by their leaves, bark and shape. Wednesdays through November. 5–7 p.m. williams@warnell.uga.edu CLASSES: Life Drawing Open Studio (Lamar Dodd School of Art) (Room S370) Practice drawing or painting the human figure from life. No instruction provided. Ages 18
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