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The following events are happening in Athens this weekend:

EVENTS

Athens Farmers Market: 8 a.m. to noon, Bishop Park, 705 Sunset Drive; buy food from local farms and vendors, hear local music and participate in the market’s inaugural Wellness Walk to promote physical activity; each week, walk one mile around Bishop Park and be entered to win a basket of produce from the vendors; children can play and learn at the Athens/Jackson Farm to School each week where they’ll participate in educational activities about the environment and nutrition; held each Saturday through Dec. 21; www.athensfarmersmarket.net.

Sunflower Farm Festival: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Sunday, Sunflower Farm, 1430 Durden Road, Rutledge; live music, artist market, 1811 house tour, cut sunflowers from the 15 acre sunflower field, hay ride, pony rides, petting zoo, barbecue and summertime treats, free kids activities, zip line over a sunflower field; free parking; Festival Weekend Pass $8 and Passes for ages 4-12 are $5; children ages 4 and younger enter free; (706) 557-2870 or www.sunflowerfarmfestival.com.

Classic City Rollergirls: Bad News B’s v. Dub City Derby Girls: 7 p.m., Athens Arena, 280 Commerce Blvd., Bogart; $10 in advance, $12 at the door; www.classiccityrollergirls.com.

SHOWS

Forever’s Night, Diechotomy, Drag the Corpse, Broadhead: 9:30 p.m., Caledonia Lounge, 256 W. Clayton St.; $5; $7 for ages 18-20; www.caledonialounge.com.

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