Community Corner

Live Nativity, Deck the Hollow, DanceFX Performance & More

Plan well! Time is short!

Tuesday, December 10
The West Broad Farmers Market Produce Stand opens at 4pm and features crafts, produce and prepared food vendors. It's held at the old West Broad school/ Rutland Academy. 

At 5:30pm at Clarke Central High School, DanceFX is staging Dancing In A Winter Wonderland, a performance featuring young dancers. The event is free, but donations for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) will be accepted.

The Athens Downtown Development Authority meets at 3pm in the Chamber of Commerce building on Hancock. UGA Professor Jack Crowley will talk about the Athens Downtown Master Plan. 

The Mayor and Commission will hold a work session at 5:30pm in the government building on Dougherty Street. 

In Winterville, the Front Porch Book Store will at 6pm welcome Dodd Ferrelle and Cameron Bliss Ferrelle will be featured at the Front Porch Bookstore with their new book, If You Were a Jellybean.

At 7pm in Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, the Georgia Children's Chorus will give their holiday concert. Tickets are $10.
Wednesday, December 11
The Georgia Department of Labor will help Georgia Pacific recruit technicians from the Athens Career Center for jobs in Morgan County. For more information, click here.

At 5:30pm, Friends of Rachel Watkins invite you and your family to join friends and neighbors for a Holiday Bash & Community Donation Drive with special guests Patterson Hood, Don Chambers, Alan Flurry, and Dave Marr. Join us at the newest Prince Avenue business, The Hi-Lo Lounge, on Wednesday, December 11, 2013, from 5:30pm-7:30pm.

From 6 to 8pm, Film Athens Presents: the Film Lab at the Athens Career Center. They are having an open house. Come, eat snacks, see what's going on.

Common Ground says: Bring your friends and favorite board games for a night of coffee, free food and fun to the Coffee Shop of Athens. Game Night begins at 7pm and is free. All ages are welcome to attend. A meeting to establish the Common Ground LGBT Community Center in Athens gets underway at 6:30pm. Please bring a donation, if you are able. 

Thursday, December 12
House Electric on Baxter is holding a Showroom Holiday Open House. We have lots of fun merchandise that would make fantastic gifts for all ages!  Thursday, December 12th - Saturday, December 14th from 7:30am to 7:30pm each day.

At 5:30pm, you can come to Deck the Hollow at Bear Hollow Zoo in Memorial Park. It's a way to celebrate the holidays in lights. Activities include live music, animal encounters, and photo opportunities in the zoo illuminated with holiday lights.The cost is $3 per person.

At 6pm, First Presbyterian Weekday School invites the community to a 
Live Nativity, Thursday, December 12 from 6 pm- 8 pm. The nativity will include more than 20 live animals including a camel! Art activities, live music and refreshments will also be available. All ages are welcome to this free event. 







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