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Here's what's going on around Athens today, October 8:

EVENTS

Beer tasting at Heirloom Cafe: 6 p.m., Heirloom Café and Fresh Market, 815 N. Chase St.; $15 to taste five beers, includes snacks; (706) 354-7901.

Concert: Ambartsumian Family: 6-8 p.m., Ramsey Concert Hall, UGA Performing Arts Center, 230 River Road; Hugh Hodgson School of Music professor of violin Levon Ambartsumian is joined by his wife, instructor of violin Shakhida Azimkhodjaeva, as well as their children Anna and Alexander, for an evening of works by Mozart, Ysaye, Dvorak, Bronner and Podgaits; www.music.uga.edu.

Peabody Awards Collection screening: “America in the 1950s: Drop Out not Fall Out”: 7 p.m., Russell Special Collections Library, 300 S. Hull St.; film shows how television was used as a Cold War weapon, first to demonstrate, and then to close, the educational gap between the U.S. and the USSR; refreshments served at 6:30 p.m.; dialogue between a student curator and Millard Grimes, a 1951 graduate of Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications, will follow the film; free and open to the public; email nholston@uga.edu.

PROGRAMS AND CLASSES

Athens Mothers’ Center: 9:30-11:30 a.m. today and Friday, St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church, 3195 Barnett Shoals Road; for moms that are new to Athens, expecting mothers and women who have children; a casual group where mothers can talk and participate in activities, social events, and learn information about community resources; dads are welcome on Fridays; children are welcome in all groups, but on-site childcare is available for a nominal fee; www.athensga.motherscenter.org or www.facebook.com/athensmotherscenter.

State Botanical Garden of Georgia, 2450 S. Milledge Ave.; (706) 542-3430 or www.botgarden.uga.edu:
Bioenergy Day: 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; experience how organic materials generate energy through interactive exhibits developed by staff from the Bioenergy Science Center in collaboration with the Creative Discovery Museum in Chattanooga, Tenn., and the Southeast Partnership for Integrated Biomass Supply Systems; UGA faculty and students will guide visitors through the exhibits; exhibits and lesson plans teach basic concepts such as the carbon cycle, how woody biomass can produce biofuels, and the technical and economic obstacles to a bio-based fuel economy.
Class: Basket Weaving: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.; learn to make an egg basket using the rib construction method; $45, includes cost of materials.

Athens-Clarke County Library: 2025 Baxter St.; www.athenslibrary.org or (706) 613-3650:
Children’s story time: 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. today and Wednesday; for ages 2 to 5 years old.
Live Webinar: “Documenting Cherokee Heritage”: 2 p.m.; a live webinar that shows participants what they need to know about their suspected Cherokee ancestors before they begin documenting their Cherokee heritage; learn about available records and why you might not be 100 percent Cherokee and therefore never able to become a member of one of the three federally recognized Cherokee Nations; free, but pre-registration is required.
Class: “Facebook for Businesses”: 2 p.m.; Facebook is a powerful tool for local business owners to reach their target audience, engage with new and existing customers and build their brand; during this two-part series learn how businesses can use Facebook to generate more business; part two will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday; free and open to the public.
Teen library council meeting: 4:30-6 p.m.; discuss future plans for the department’s young adult programs and collections; applications available at the teen services desk or the library’s teen website; open to teens ages 11-18.
African-American authors book club: 5 p.m.; this month’s title is ”The Reverend’s Wife,” by Kimberla Lawson Roby; newcomers welcome.

Story time: 10 and 11 a.m. today and Wednesday, 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.

Clarke County domestic violence support group: 6-8 p.m., call for location; dinner served to group members and their children at 6 p.m.; meetings held each Tuesday; child care provided; (706) 543-3331.

SHOWS

Mountain Standard Time: 7 p.m., The Melting Point, 295 E. Dougherty St,; $5; www.meltingpointathens.com.

Ike Stubblefield: 7 p.m., Hendershot’s Coffee, 237 Prince Ave.; free; www.hendershotscoffee.com.

Dawes, Caitlin Rose: 7 p.m., Georgia Theatre, 215 N. Lumpkin St.; $20; www.georgiatheatre.com.

Concert: UGA Philharmonia: 8-10 p.m., Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, UGA Performing Arts Center, 230 River Road; free and open to the public; www.music.uga.edu.

Sam Burchfield, Will Entrekin (album release party): 8:30 p.m., 40 Watt, 285 W. Washington St.; $8 - $10; (706) 548-7871 or www.40watt.com.

The So So Glos, Flashlights, Franco Funicello: 9:30 p.m., Caledonia Lounge, 256 W. Clayton St.; $6; $8 for ages 18-20; www.caledonialounge.com.

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