Community Corner
Weekend Planner: Too Many Possibilities, Not Enough Time
Here is our pick of activities going on in or around Athens this weekend: from the Bear Hollow Zoo Fundraiser to the 9/11 Commemoration Community Sing.
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Where/When: from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Friday
Why Go: Enjoy Terrapin beer and animal visitors from the Bear Hollow Zoo, including turtles galore, while helping fund the expansion and renovation of the current black bear exhibit at .
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Pricing: $12 for a custom Bear Hollow Zoo glass, sampling of 32 ounces of Terrapin beer and tour of the brewery
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Where/When: on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Why Go: Discover the wonders of water at this festival and learn how to protect this precious resource through interactive activities and games for the entire family.
Pricing: $2 per person ages 4 to 64 for park entry fee; activities at festival are free
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Where/When: Sanford Stadium on Saturday at 4:30 p.m.
Why Go: Football season is back and in the first Southeastern Conference game, the Bulldogs challenge the Gamecocks, a longtime rival team, on home turf.
Pricing: Ticket prices vary
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Where/When: UGA Ceramics Studio, and in Athens on Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Why Go: These tours provide an opportunity to peruse the studios of Athens potters at your own pace and talk with the artists whose hands create fine works of clay.
Pricing: Free
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Where/When: on Sunday at 6:30 p.m.
Why Go: The Athens Choral Society and the Music Ministry of Athens First United Methodist Church will lead a community sing of Gabriel Faure’s Requiem to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Pricing: Free
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