
What's going on today?

Here’s what’s going on today, March 27:

 

EVENTS

Workshop: “Spring Wildflowers of the Upland Deciduous Forests of Georgia”: 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., State Botanical Garden of Georgia, 2450 S. Milledge Ave.; learn basic botanical terminology used to identify and describe plants and the basics of using a dichotomous key; visit Dunson Native Flora Garden to identify spring ephemerals and other blooming plants; this is a Certificate in Native Plants Elective Course; $45 members, $50 nonmembers; (706) 542-6156 or www.botgarden.uga.edu.

Blood Drive: 1-6 p.m., Campus View Church of Christ, 1360 S. Lumpkin St.; (706) 353-1556; and from 2-7 p.m., Hartwell First UMC, 200 E. Howell St., Hartwell; (706) 376-3164.

Lupulin Ladies Beer Tasting Group: 6:30 p.m., Aroma’s, 1235 S. Milledge Ave.; this month features “Crazy Beers,” which includes beers with funky additions such as peach, peanut butter, bacon and more; a short presentation about the style and the breweries that produced the beers will be held prior to the tasting; $16, includes a small snack; email julia@terrapinbeer.com or www.terrapinbeer.com. PROGRAMS AND CLASSES

Athens Mothers’ Center Support Group: 9:30-11:30 a.m. today and Friday, St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church, 3195 Barnett Shoals Road; moms receive support from other moms through talking, activity groups and social events and gain information about community resources in a non-judgmental, non-denominational setting; dads welcome on Friday; children welcome in all groups; moms with toddlers and preschool children can take advantage of on-site childcare for a nominal fee; www.athensga.motherscenter.org.

Athens-Clarke County Library, 2025 Baxter St.; (706) 613-3650 or www.clarke.public.lib.ga.us:

• Toddler Story time: 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. today and Wednesday; for children ages 18 months to 5 years old; interactive.

• Lunchtime Learning: “Got GADD? Download free audio books and eBooks”: 12:15-1 p.m.; learn how to download free audio books and eBooks from the library’s website to an eReader or iPad; bring a lunch to this 45-minute program.

Crochet Circle and Social: 10 a.m.-noon, Winder Library, 189 Bellview St., Winder; bring crochet projects and socialize with other crocheters; (770) 867-2762 or www.prlib.org/winder.

Golden Sneakers Walking Club: 10 a.m., Lay Park, 297 Hoyt St.; a fitness program for senior adults to get active, stay fit, and have fun; walk and talk with other seniors; each Tuesday through April 24; registration required; $3 for Athens-Clarke County residents, $5 for non-residents; (706) 613-3596 or www.athensclarkecounty.com/lay.

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.

Toddler Time: 10:30 a.m.-noon, Full Bloom Center, 220 N. Milledge Ave.; (706) 353-3373 or www.fullbloomparent.com.

Reading with Rosie: 4:30-5:30 p.m., Commerce Public Library, 1344 S. Broad St., Commerce; by appointment; children in grades 1-8 can read to Rosie the dog; (706) 335-5946 or www.commercega.org.

Domestic Violence Support Group: 6 p.m.; call Project Safe’s hot line for locations; dinner for participants and children at 6 p.m., meeting from 6:30-8 p.m.; child care provided; held the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month in Clarke County; (706) 543-3331 or (706)-613-3357, ext. 771.

Let’s Talk About It!: Gay: A gift from God?: 6:30 p.m., room 214, UGA Miller Learning Center, 48 Baxter St.; a discussion about the intersection of queer identity and spirituality.

Free Cha-Cha Dance Class: 6:30 p.m., Visitor Center and Conservatory, State Botanical Garden of Georgia, 2450 S. Milledge Ave.; instructor Ron Putman will start with a demonstration of the cha-cha and follow with instruction on basic steps and variations; www.botgarden.uga.edu or (706) 542-6159.

SHOWS

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

Ike Stubblefield & Friends: 8 p.m., Hendershot’s Coffee, 1560 Oglethorpe Drive; $5; www.hendershotscoffee.com.

“Dark Ride” presented by University Theatre: 8 tonight-Sunday and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Cellar Theatre, Fine Arts Building, 255 Baldwin St.; this is an interactive performance lab production that features a sideshow huckster who travels with a mummy said to be John Wilkes Booth, a sinister publisher, a frenzied translator, a jeweler and a thief, all of whom wind up at an oculist’s convention in Mexico; $10 general admission; $7 students; (706) 542-4400 or pac.uga.edu/mastercalendar.

Georgia Theatre, 215 N. Lumpkin St.; www.georgiatheatre.com:

• Machinedrum, SBTRKT: 9 p.m.; $15.

• Dance Party featuring Reptar DJ Set: 11 p.m.; $2 rooftop dance party.

Black Skies, Utah, The Fallow: 9:30 p.m., Caledonia Lounge, 256 W. Clayton St.; $5; $7 for ages 18-20; www.caledonialounge.com.

Ed Schrader’s music beat, Party Party Partners Variety Show: 11 p.m., Farm 255, 255 W. Washington St.; (706) 549-4660 or www.farm255.com.

 

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