Spring Break
Out & About presents... OUR WEEKEND PICKS
MARIE UHLER
Issue date: 4/23/09 Section: Out & About
Thursday
"Park a Park."
College Avenue Parking Deck, Top Floor.
11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
UGA Art X students are turning the top floor of the downtown parking deck into a park of sorts, including an interactive sculpture and recreational activities.
Cinematic Encounter - The New Political Cinema of Abdellatif Kechiche.
Willson Center for Humanities and Arts, Department of Romance Languages and Department of Theatre and Film Studies.
275 Miller Learning Center.
4 p.m.
Friday
Bike to Work Day.
Downtown.
8 a.m.
Free.
Biking has caught on for many Athenians, but if you've had second thoughts, want to meet other enthusiasts or really kick-off Twilight, pick a departure point and traverse a route with other regular commuters. Then, participants will meet downtown for coffee and prizes.
The Asian Family Reunion: An Asian Picnic.
Sponsored by Delta Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc.
Myers Quad.
2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
See page 3B for more on this twist on a classic warm weather event.
Twilight Criterium.
Downtown.
Free.
The Athens Twilight Jazz Festival begins at noon on the 200 block of College Avenue and features bands throughout the day, culminating with a 9:30 jam session at Ciné. At 5:15, Ciné begins screenings of Breaking Away, Quicksilver and Pee-Wee's Big Adventure.
Body Language.
Morton Theatre.
7:30 p.m., 2 p.m. on Saturday
$15 adults/$12 students.
Dancefx spring concert with jazz, tap, hip-hop, ballroom and more.
Saturday
Summer Hymns, Je Suis France, Attractive Eighties Women, DJ Elliott 'Wrestlemania XXV' Garstin.
Caledonia Lounge.
10 p.m.
$5 (21+)/$7 (18+).
True to their name, Summer Hymns write perfect sunny day, catchy indie folk and are the perfect way to celebrate the warm weather.
Peelander-Z, Deaf Judges, The Dumps, Lee Harvey Oswald, Lazer/Wulf.
Tasty World
10 p.m.
$5.
Japan-via-New-York's very
own "Japanese Action Comic Punk band hailing from the Z area of Planet Peelander" puts on an unforgettable performance. You'll be hard-pressed to find a more eclectic mix of music sharing a venue on the same night.
Twilight Criterium.
Events begin at 8 a.m. with
the amateur race on the Greenway and include the Twilight Expo, The Gambler, the Twilight Jazz Festival, with the women's race at 7:45 p.m. and men's at 8:45.
Drag Show.
Blur.
9 p.m.
$5
DJ Isaac spins before and after the show.
"Park a Park."
College Avenue Parking Deck, Top Floor.
11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
UGA Art X students are turning the top floor of the downtown parking deck into a park of sorts, including an interactive sculpture and recreational activities.
Cinematic Encounter - The New Political Cinema of Abdellatif Kechiche.
Willson Center for Humanities and Arts, Department of Romance Languages and Department of Theatre and Film Studies.
275 Miller Learning Center.
4 p.m.
Friday
Bike to Work Day.
Downtown.
8 a.m.
Free.
Biking has caught on for many Athenians, but if you've had second thoughts, want to meet other enthusiasts or really kick-off Twilight, pick a departure point and traverse a route with other regular commuters. Then, participants will meet downtown for coffee and prizes.
The Asian Family Reunion: An Asian Picnic.
Sponsored by Delta Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc.
Myers Quad.
2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
See page 3B for more on this twist on a classic warm weather event.
Twilight Criterium.
Downtown.
Free.
The Athens Twilight Jazz Festival begins at noon on the 200 block of College Avenue and features bands throughout the day, culminating with a 9:30 jam session at Ciné. At 5:15, Ciné begins screenings of Breaking Away, Quicksilver and Pee-Wee's Big Adventure.
Body Language.
Morton Theatre.
7:30 p.m., 2 p.m. on Saturday
$15 adults/$12 students.
Dancefx spring concert with jazz, tap, hip-hop, ballroom and more.
Saturday
Summer Hymns, Je Suis France, Attractive Eighties Women, DJ Elliott 'Wrestlemania XXV' Garstin.
Caledonia Lounge.
10 p.m.
$5 (21+)/$7 (18+).
True to their name, Summer Hymns write perfect sunny day, catchy indie folk and are the perfect way to celebrate the warm weather.
Peelander-Z, Deaf Judges, The Dumps, Lee Harvey Oswald, Lazer/Wulf.
Tasty World
10 p.m.
$5.
Japan-via-New-York's very
own "Japanese Action Comic Punk band hailing from the Z area of Planet Peelander" puts on an unforgettable performance. You'll be hard-pressed to find a more eclectic mix of music sharing a venue on the same night.
Twilight Criterium.
Events begin at 8 a.m. with
the amateur race on the Greenway and include the Twilight Expo, The Gambler, the Twilight Jazz Festival, with the women's race at 7:45 p.m. and men's at 8:45.
Drag Show.
Blur.
9 p.m.
$5
DJ Isaac spins before and after the show.
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