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SATURDAY, JUNE 22
What: ARRL Field Day When: 2 p.m. Where: PARC, 234 N. Wesley Chapel Rd., Eatonton More Info: The Piedmont Amateur Radio Club (PARC) will join the nationwide 2024 Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL) Field Day, which involves up to 40,000 ham radio operators. Local citizens are encouraged to visit the field day to learn more about radio communication during disasters or special events when cellular, landlines, internet, or other traditional means of communication may be disrupted.
TUESDAY, JUNE 25 EACH TUESDAY AFTER
What: Walking with Moms in Need When: 1-3 p.m. Where: Aquinas Hall at Sacred Heart Church (110 N Jefferson NE, Milledgeville) More info: Walking with Moms in Need (WWMIN is open Tuesday from 1-3 p.m., except on major holidays. A supplemental monthly diaper distribution is available for infants and toddlers. The parent must register for the monthly diaper program with a photo ID, a valid WIC or SNAP card, and a copy of the child’s birth certificate. WWMIN may also be able to assist with other baby and toddler needs. Questions may be emailed to WWMINmilly@gmail.com.
JUNE 2428
What: Creature Camp: Creatures of the Deep! More info: Price: $200. Dive into a week of marine magic at Georgia College’s Creature Camp for rising 4th-6th graders. This immersive experience blends fun and learning with exciting activities meant to spark curiosity. Includes field trip to Georgia Aquarium. To register visit cpe.gcsu.edu/camp/course/course.aspx?catId=124
THROUGH JUNE 27
What: Denise Thompson & Betty Snider Exhibits When: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Where: John Marlor Art Center, 201 N. Wayne St., Milledgeville More info: Allied Arts presents exhibits showcasing Denise Thompson’s and Betty Snyder’s artwork. Thompson is among the founders of Allied Arts. Visit online at milledgevillealliedarts.com.
SATURDAY, JUNE 29
What: City of Milledgeville Independence Day When: At Dark More info: Fireworks will be launched from Central Georgia Technical College. Patrons may enjoy the fireworks from surrounding areas.
FRIDAY, JULY 17
What: Learning in Retirement When: 11:15 a.m. Where: Freedom Church, 500 Underwood Rd., Milledgeville More Info: 3rd Friday monthly, an informative speaker will talk while lunch is served. Lunch is $15. Speakers cover a variety of interesting and thought-provoking topics. Periodically, there will also be area tours via carpool or bus. For more information contact Wanda Zvanut at 404-259-8771.
EACH TUESDAY
What: Hatha Yoga When: 6 p.m. Where: Chappell Hall at GCSU More info: Hatha Yoga is a method of uniting the mind to body through breathing techniques and a series of gentle movements. Through time and practice, Hatha Yoga can be a simple method for increasing our flexibility, balance, and strength, as well as a sense of calm, peace, confidence, increased energy, and the ability to find greater focus. Class costs $30.
EACH SATURDAY
What: Mini Millys When: 9 a.m. Where: Chappell Hall at GCSU More info: High-energy class ($25) for children 18 months to 5 years, with hands-on activities, games, and exercises packed into every session.
FRIDAY, JULY 19
What: Learning in Retirement When: 11:15 a.m. Where: Freedom Church, 500 Underwood Rd., Milledgeville More Info: 3rd Friday monthly, an informative speaker will talk while lunch is served. Lunch is $15. Speakers cover a variety of interesting and thought-provoking topics. Periodically, there will also be area tours via carpool or bus. For more information contact Wanda Zvanut at 404-259-8771.
THROUGH JULY 26
What: Kids’ University Summer Camp Price: $75-$125 a week Info: Georgia College & State University’s resident kids’ summer camp. Kids University spans nine weeks ending July 26. Camp days 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.. Each week has its own theme to keep rising K-6th graders active and engaged. To register, visit science349.wixsite.com/gcsec/summer-camp.
FRIDAY, AUG. 16
What: Learning in Retirement When: 11:15 a.m. Where: Freedom Church, 500 Underwood Rd., Milledgeville More Info: 3rd Friday monthly, an informative speaker will talk while lunch is served. Lunch is $15. Speakers cover a variety of interesting and thought-provoking topics. Periodically, there will also be area tours via carpool or bus. For more information contact Wanda Zvanut at 404-259-8771.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 20
What: Learning in Retirement When: 11:15 a.m. Where: Freedom Church, 500 Underwood Rd., Milledgeville More Info: 3rd Friday monthly, an informative speaker will talk while lunch is served. Lunch is $15. Speakers cover a variety of interesting and thought-provoking topics. Periodically, there will also be area tours via carpool or bus. For more information contact Wanda Zvanut at 404-259-8771.
PUTNAM
EACH SATURDAY THROUGH SEPT. 14
What: Harmony Farmers Market When: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Where: 117 Harmony Crossing, Eatonton More Info: Approximately 30 vendors, including local farmers, bakers, artists, and craftspeople, offer fresh food and unique items each week.
SATURDAY, JUNE 22
What: Crime & Wine with McCracken Poston When: 7-8:30 p.m. Where: The Plaza Arts Center, 305 N. Madison, Eatonton More Info: The “Zenith Man” murder trial in Ringgold was a sensational national media event. Now, McCracken Poston, the attorney for the alleged murderer, tells this gripping story in his new book, Zenith Man. While this mystery was solved, the wild details of this unusual murder trial will keep you on the edge of your seat. Tickets are $40. Register online at georgiawritersmuseum.org under Events > Crime & Wine.
What: ARRL Field Day When: 2 p.m. Where: PARC, 234 N. Wesley Chapel Rd., Eatonton More Info: The Piedmont Amateur Radio Club (PARC) will join the nationwide 2024 Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL) Field Day, which involves up to 40,000 ham radio operators in a contest to set up ham radio stations at remote locations and score points for communicating with as many other operators as possible. All licensed hams and anyone of any age interested in becoming a licensed ham radio operator are invited. Talk-in frequency is 146.655 and tone 186.2. Visit online at k4par.org or send email to k4par.club@gmail.com for more information.
THURSDAY, JUNE 27
What: An Evening in Eatonton When: 5-8 p.m. Where: Downtown Eatonton More Info: Visit downtown Eatonton June 27 for some late shopping and dining. During this event, pick up a punch card at participating businesses. Make a purchase of $15 or more at any participating business and get your card punched. Upon receiving 5 punches on a card, turn it in for a drawing for a gift basket filled with items from downtown businesses. Visit downtowneatonton.com/events-1/aneveningin-eatonton for a list of participating businesses.
SATURDAY, JUNE 29
What: Smoke Over Monticello BBQ Challenge When: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Where: Blaque Butterfly at Reese Hall, 412 E. Greene St., Monticello More Info: Join Blaque Butterfly just off the square in Monticello for fun, music, games, and great BBQ as the area’s best BBQ chefs compete. Call 678-828-1008 for visitor information or sponsor opportunities.
MONDAY, JULY 1
What: Slow-Pitch Senior Softball When: 8:30 a.m. batting practice, 9-11 a.m. game (weekly, Mondays and Wednesdays) Where: Putnam County Rec Center field, 140 Recreation Park Rd., Eatonton More Info: Open to all 50-plus men, all 40-plus women. Open to anyone, pinch runners available for batters unable to run. Bring a bat and glove, or borrow one upon arrival. No set teams, divide available players upon arrival. No pressure, just show up, but please send phone number and email address to develop call/email list for when field is open or closed. Bill Warren at 470-207-1372 and SeniorSoftballover50@gmail.com.
SATURDAY, JULY 13
What: Downtown GetDown Series When: 6-9 p.m. Where: City Center Stage (behind Barrel 118), Eatonton More Info: Join Visit Eatonton and Eatonton Main Street at City Center Stage for the annual Downtown GetDown Concert series. This free-admission concert will feature a live performance by The Groove Crew Band (Motown). Bring lawn chairs, coolers (no grills), and dancing shoes for a night of good music and fun. Vendors open at 6 p.m.; music begins at 7 p.m.
TUESDAY, JULY 16
What: Meet the Author with Lynn Cullen When: 7-8:30 p.m. Where: The Plaza Arts Center, 305 N. Madison, Eatonton More Info: Enjoy an evening with historical novelist Lynn Cullen, who will discuss her latest book, The Woman With The Cure, about the search for an effective polio vaccine. Tickets are $40 each or $35 each for two or more. Register online at georgiawritersmuseum.org under Events > Meet the Author.
SATURDAY, JULY 20
What: 5th annual Lake Sinclair Poker Run When: 9 a.m. sign-in, 10 a.m. start; 2:15-2:45 return Where: Dennis Station Boat Ramp, 120 Bagley Lane, Eatonton More Info: Players follow maps and geo-coordinates to specified locations around the lake where they pick up a playing card sealed in an envelope. Registration $75; includes Poker Run entry, including cookout on Goat Island catered by Aubri Lane’s and The Club at Sinclair, and a waterfront concert by Fall Line Rambler. Best hand wins $1,000 cash, $500 second prize. All proceeds support Georgia’s Old Capital Heritage Center at The Depot, Inc. and renovation of the CSH train depot in Milledgeville for a regional cultural center. Sign up online at tickettailor.com/events/ georgiasoldcapitalheritagecenteratthedepot/1287763. Call the Heritage Center at 478-453-1803 or 404-358-6570 for more information.
JULY 2223
What: PAPA Auditions When: 6-7:30 p.m. each day Where: The Plaza Arts Center, 305 N. Madison, Eatonton More Info: The Plaza Alliance for the Performing Arts (PAPA) will be holding auditions for its production of “Don’t Dress for Dinner,” a comedy that in 2012 received two Tony Award nominations. The cast requires six cast members, able to appear 30s-50s, with auditions open to anyone, from firsttime to experienced actors. Call PAPA Chair and Production Manager Dottie McClain at 706-473-0326 or email dottie12@bellsouth.net for more information or to borrow a script.
MONDAY, AUG. 5
What: EPCOC Chamber Games When: 8:30 a.m Where: Lake Oconee Presbyterian Church, 113 Scott Rd., Eatonton More Info: Join the Eatonton-Putnam Chamber of Commerce for its inaugural Chamber Games, described as “a field day for grown-ups.” Four-person teams or individuals can sign up online at eatonton.com/signatureevents/ chamber-games. $250/4-person team, $75/ individual. Call 706-485-7701 for more information.
SATURDAY, AUG. 10
What: Downtown GetDown Series When: 6-9 p.m. Where: City Center Stage (behind Barrel 118), Eatonton More Info: Join Visit Eatonton and Eatonton Main Street at City Center Stage for the annual Downtown GetDown Concert series. This free-admission concert will feature a live performance by Dynamic Sounds of Phunk (R&B/Soul/Funk) with special guests John Dunn & the Jazzman Band. Bring lawn chairs, coolers (no grills), and dancing shoes for a night of good music and fun. Vendors open at 6 p.m.; music begins at 7 p.m.
ATHENS/OCONEE
VARIOUS DATES
What: Rotating Gallery Displays at UGA When: Mon, Wed. Fri. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Tues., Thur. 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Where: UGA R.B. Russell Special Collections Library, 300 S. Hull Street, Athens More Info: Ted Turner Gallery, Ted Turner Exhibition Hall, through June; Sunken Treasure: The Art & Science of Coral Reefs, through July; For All the People: A Century of Citizen Action in Health Care Reform, R. Harold Harrison Gallery, through October.
FRIDAY, NOV. 8
What: Comedian John Crist When: 7 p.m. Where: The Classic Center, 300 N. Thomas St., Athens More Info: Comedian John Crist presents his “Jokes For Humans” comedy tour. Crist ranked in the top 10 in 2023 for global touring comedians on Pollstar’s Live 75 list. Tickets for this performance will be available Thurs., May 23 at 10 a.m., or order early by joining The Classic Center Cultural Foundation by 10 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, for access to the venue presale beginning Wednesday, May 22 at 10 a.m. Learn more online at ClassicCenter.com/JohnCrist.
THURSDAY, NOV. 21
What: An Evening with Gladys Knight When: 8 p.m. Where: The Classic Center Theater, 300 N. Thomas St., Athens More Info: Seven-time Grammy Award winner Gladys Knight appears for one night only at The Classic Center Theater. Tickets for this performance range from $46.25 to $126.95, plus applicable fees. Visit ClassicCenter.com/GladysKnight.
What: Athens Academy Holiday Market When: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Where: Sinkwich Spartan Center, Howard Drive entrance More Info: Visit Athens Academy’s 10th annual holiday market. With more than 85 vendors from across the Southeast, the Athens Academy Holiday Market features original, hand-crafted items including jewelry, pottery, original artwork, floral arrangements, soaps, artisanal food items, and more. For information, vendor applications, and sponsorship opportunities visit online at athensacademy.org/community/holiday-market-2024.