Athens Today--January 10

If you’ve always wanted to break into improv comedy, now’s your chance for honing your skills. Lisa Mende, aka Carol on Seinfield, will offer a 8-week-long workshop at . The first class is this , Saturday, January 14, from 2 to 4pm. The cost is $150. Second City, anyone?.

If serious drama is your thing, we can help you there as well. The Town and Gown Players are producing an adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s “The Call of  Cthulhu.” Auditions are tonight at 6:30pm in Room 245 of Park Hall. You’ll be asked to read from the script. Piece of cake. For more information, message csibilsky@gmail.com

The North Georgia Bluegrass Band is playing tonight 7pm at . Tickets are $5 for a chance to knock back a brew or two and hear some Americana music.

The Mayor and Athens Clarke County Commission hold a 5:30 work session this afternoon in the Planning Department Building on Dougherty Street. One agenda item is an Update of Residential Density Moratorium For Commercial-Downtown (CD) Zoning District. Should be interesting.

Good news. The Dinner and a Movie $29/person deal involving and has expanded from one to three nights, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Now, you can enjoy a delicious meal at the National and then waddle next door for a movie. This week, you can see “My Week with Marilyn” or “Like Crazy.”