This Weekend's Events In Athens Area

Athens GA

19 August, 2021

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ATHENS, GA — Ready for a family outing? Hoping to spend a night out with friends? Below, we've included some of this week's top events from around the Athens area. Here are some events taking place in town this weekend. Hot tip: If you want to see your event in the next roundup, you can add it to the calendar using this form. As always, it's free to post an event in your community. To reach more people, you can promote your event and share it nearby for $1 per day per community. Here are all of this weekend's events in and around Athens: Getting Started with Genealogy Online When: Thursday, August 19th at 3:30 p.m. Where: Athens-Clarke County Library What: Event listing from Athens-Clarke County Library: Thursday, August 19 from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PMDid you just get a Genealogy DNA kit? Not sure how to research records to search for family members?The Athens-Clarke County Heritage Room welcomes you to this free, informal session on... Learn More Crafty Thursday: Decoupage - Athens-Clarke County Library When: Thursday, August 19th at 4:30 p.m. Where: Athens-Clarke County Library What: Event listing from Athens-Clarke County Library: Thursday, August 19 from 4:30 PM to 6:00 PMTeens ages 12-18 can join us every Thursday in August for some crafty goodness. This is a drop-in program, and so you can arrive whenever you like and spend as much time on your project as ... Learn More Policy Committee Meeting via YouTube Live When: Thursday, August 19th at 4:30 p.m. Where: Clarke County What: Event listing from Clarke County: Thursday and August 19 from 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM Learn More Band/Orchestra Instrument Rental Night When: Thursday, August 19th at 5:00 p.m. Where: Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle What: Event listing from Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle: Thursday, August 19 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Learn More Open House (Last Names A-J) - Clarke Central High When: Thursday, August 19th at 5:45 p.m. Where: Clarke Central High What: Event listing from Clarke Central High: Thursday, August 19 from 5:45 PM to 6:30 PM Learn More BOE Regular Board Meeting - Clarke County When: Thursday, August 19th at 6:00 p.m. Where: Clarke County What: Event listing from Clarke County: Thursday, August 19 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM Learn More Open House (Last Names K-Z) - Clarke Central High When: Thursday, August 19th at 6:30 p.m. Where: Clarke Central High What: Event listing from Clarke Central High: Thursday, August 19 from 6:30 PM to 7:15 PM Learn More Senior Citizens' Day - Athens-Clarke County Library When: Saturday, August 21st at 10:00 a.m. Where: Athens-Clarke County Library What: Event listing from Athens-Clarke County Library: Saturday, August 21 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PMDrop by the library for a cup of coffee and information on ways for seniors to save money! This program is free and open to the public of all abilities. Learn More Mystery Movie Matinee - Athens-Clarke County Library When: Saturday, August 21st at 11:00 a.m. Where: Athens-Clarke County Library What: Event listing from Athens-Clarke County Library: Saturday, August 21 from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PMWhodunit?! Join us at the Oglethorpe County Library for a Mystery Movie Matinee. Register here online or call the library at 706-743-8817.This month's movie will be 2017's [censored] o... Learn More August Full Moon Hike Sturgeon Moon - The State Botanical Garden of Georgia When: Sunday, August 22nd at 8:00 p.m. Where: The State Botanical Garden of Georgia What: Event listing from The State Botanical Garden of Georgia: Sunday, August 22 from 8:00 PM to 9:30 PMFull Moon Hike: Sturgeon Moon $5 per person Register OnlineCome see the garden come alive at night! Each walk will focus on a different topic such as the moon, constellations, or... Learn More EcoReach UGA Firefly Discussion/Wrap Party When: Monday, August 23rd at 6:00 p.m. Where: Athens-Clarke County Library What: Event listing from Athens-Clarke County Library: Monday, August 23 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM[AGES 8 - 18] Join us for snacks, trivia, and a discussion/Q&A about fireflies led by experts from EcoReach!If you participated in our Firefly Observation program earlier this summer,... Learn More Fall Adult Learning Series with Oconee County Extension When: Monday, August 23rd at 6:00 p.m. Where: Athens-Clarke County Library What: Event listing from Athens-Clarke County Library: Monday, August 23 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PMJoin Leigh Ann Arron, CEA of UGA Extension - Oconee County - for this three-part series dealing with issues we are confronting in the wake of COVID-19. Attend one or all three. There is a... Learn More Prism - Athens-Clarke County Library When: Monday, August 23rd at 6:00 p.m. Where: Athens-Clarke County Library What: Event listing from Athens-Clarke County Library: Monday, August 23 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PMA positive safe space without judgement for teens who share a common vision of equality to gather and build community. Come hang out with us in the library as we play games, talk about ou... Learn More Overbooked book club - Athens-Clarke County Library When: Monday, August 23rd at 6:30 p.m. Where: Athens-Clarke County Library What: Event listing from Athens-Clarke County Library: Monday, August 23 from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PMOverbooked will meet at The Rook & Pawn on 294 W Washington.Perfect for your midsummer vacation (or staycation), our August book pick is People We Meet On Vacation by Emily Henry. You... Learn More Excel 2016: Formulas, Functions, and Sorting When: Tuesday, August 24th at 10:00 a.m. Where: Athens-Clarke County Library What: Event listing from Athens-Clarke County Library: Tuesday, August 24 from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AMWant to work with datasets in Excel? In this fast-paced Excel class, you will begin by learning how to import, clean up, format, and sort U.S. census data. Then you'll perform a basic ... Learn More Inclusive Book Club - Athens-Clarke County Library When: Tuesday, August 24th at 11:00 a.m. Where: Athens-Clarke County Library What: Event listing from Athens-Clarke County Library: Tuesday, August 24 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PMThis facilitated book club serves adults of all abilities and will be reading out loud and discussing Dog Stories by James Herriot. This program is free and open to adults of all abili... Learn More Community Celebration - United Way of Northeast Georgia When: Tuesday, August 24th at 5:00 p.m. Where: United Way of Northeast Georgia What: Event listing from United Way of Northeast Georgia: Tuesday, August 24 from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PMDetails Join us for happy hour as we announce our 2022 Grant Recipients and kick off our Campaign Season together! Registration is encouraged but not required for this free event. ht... Learn More Digging for your Roots: Finding Your Immigrant Ancestors, 1880-1920 Online When: Tuesday, August 24th at 5:00 p.m. Where: Athens-Clarke County Library What: Event listing from Athens-Clarke County Library: Tuesday, August 24 from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PMBetween 1880 and 1920, a time of rapid industrialization and urbanization, America received more than 20 million immigrants. This time period was filled with a variety of laws and regula... Learn More PK-2 Curriculum Night + PTO Meeting - VIRTUAL When: Tuesday, August 24th at 5:30 p.m. Where: Chase Street Elementary What: Event listing from Chase Street Elementary: Tuesday, August 24 from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM Learn More [Oglethorpe] Teen Game Night - Athens-Clarke County Library When: Tuesday, August 24th at 5:30 p.m. Where: Athens-Clarke County Library What: Event listing from Athens-Clarke County Library: Tuesday, August 24 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PMMix it up with our new music mixing game DropMix then dive into Emoji Bingo where anyone can be the lucky winner. Sign up now to save your seat! For teens, ages 12-18. Learn More Annual Title 1 meeting - Clarke Middle When: Tuesday, August 24th at 5:30 p.m. Where: Clarke Middle What: Event listing from Clarke Middle: Tuesday, August 24 from 5:30 PM to 6:00 PM Learn More Open House Curriculum Night - Clarke Middle When: Tuesday, August 24th at 6:00 p.m. Where: Clarke Middle What: Event listing from Clarke Middle: Tuesday, August 24 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PMMeet the teachers and Administrators - visit the classrooms - learn about this year's curriculum and academic plans. Learn More Check out more local events posted by your neighbors, or add your own, on the Athens Patch community calendar. Editor's note: This article was automatically generated based on event information mainly provided by community members. Patch has not independently verified most of this information, always check with organizers to confirm posted events are proceeding as planned. Click on any event in the list for more details. 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