 

What's going on today?

Here's what's going on around Athens today, July 24:

PROGRAMS AND CLASSES

Winder Public Library, 189 Bellview St., Winder; (770) 867-2762 or www.prlib.org/winder:
Acrylic Art Class: 9:30 a.m. today and Friday; bring art supplies.
Drawing 101: 2 p.m. today and Friday; for people learning how to draw; bring art supplies.

Storytime: 10-11 a.m., Oconee County Library, 1080 Experiment Station Road, Watkinsville; for children ages 2-5; stories, songs, and crafts; free and open to the public; (706) 769-3950.

Tuesday Tour at Two: 2 p.m., Second Floor Rotunda, Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries, 300 S. Hull St.; a tour of the gallery spaces led by members of the special collections staff; (706) 542-8079 or www.libs.uga.edu/scl.

Spanish Storytime: 4:30 p.m., Athens-Clarke County Library, 2025 Baxter St.; for all ages; (706) 613-3650 or www.clarke.public.lib.ga.us.

Author visit and book signing with Janisse Ray: 4:30-6:30 p.m., Avid Bookshop, 493 Prince Ave.; Ray will sign her new book, “The Seed Underground,” a book that reminds readers that while people’s underlying health, food security, and sovereignty may be at stake as seeds disappear, so, too, are the stories, heritage, and history that passes between people as seeds are passed from hand to hand; (706) 352-2060 or www.avidbookshop.com.

Holy Yoga Level 1-2/Sculpt: 6-7 p.m., Mars Hill Baptist Church, 2661 Mars Hill Road, Watkinsville; this class can be done as a Level 1-2 class or add weights and make it a Sculpt class; in Level 1-2 learn fundamental postures with an emphasis on strength, alignment and perseverance; in Sculpt be prepared to move, sweat, stretch deeply and breathe into a powerful physical challenge; bring weights that weigh between 2 and 5 pounds; bring a mat, a block and a toy donation; for ladies only; classes are $5 per month; www.holyyogaofathensga.com.

Domestic Violence Support Group: 6 p.m., call for location; dinner for participants and children at 6 p.m.; group meets from 6:30-8 p.m.; childcare provided; meets the second and fourth Tuesday of the month in Clarke County; call Project Safe’s hotline at (706) 543-3331 or (706) 613-3357, ext 771.

Gardening at Night Workshop: 6-8 p.m., Heritage Garden Gazebo, State Botanical Garden of Georgia, 2450 S. Milledge Ave.; water, weed, and harvest by the light of the rising moon; topics will include lunar planting, biodynamics, and plant lore; held every Tuesday through August 21; (706) 542-6156 or www.botgarden.uga.edu.

SHOWS

BlueBilly Grit: 7 p.m., The Melting Point, 295 E. Dougherty St.; $5; (706) 254-6909 or www.meltingpointathens.com.

Classic V Brass Quintet Concert: 7-8 p.m., State Botanical Garden of Georgia, 2450 S. Milledge Ave.; performance includes tunes such as “Puttin’ on the Ritz,” “Stephen Foster Medley” and “American Patrol March,” with a piece of Baroque music as well; (706) 542-6014 or www.botgarden.uga.edu.

Cine, 234 W. Hancock Ave.; (706) 353-7377 or www.athenscine.com:
• Taste Your Place: Janisse Ray book tour: 7 p.m.; P.L.A.C.E. presents writer, naturalist, and activist Janisse Ray, in support of her current book, “The Seed Underground,” which reminds readers that while our underlying health, food security, and sovereignty may be at stake as seeds disappear, so, too, are the stories, heritage, and history that passes between people as seeds are passed from hand to hand’ light refreshments provided by Heirloom Cafe; free, but there is a suggested donation of $5; limited seating; RSVP online.

• Bad movie night: “American Commando Ninja”: 8 p.m.; Neither American nor a commando (and barely a ninja), David is recruited by his ninja master to retrieve a stolen secret formula to a “bacteriological” weapon. This pits him against two scheming but inept opponents who both want the formula to enact their own brand of world domination. By good fortune, David teams up with another young ninja who is a master of the ancient art of “Hocus Pocus”. Together they take on the KGB and a corrupt businessman and still find time to hook up with two lovely kung-fu sisters; free.

Immuzikation, Hank and Cupcakes: 11 p.m., roof top, Georgia Theatre, 215 N. Lumpkin St.; $2; www.georgiatheatre.com.

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