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Download it today at your 300 N Thomas St. • Downtown Athens phone or tablet’s app store 706.208.0900 • ClassicCenter.com INSIDE VISITOR VISITOR INFORMATION 5 INFORMATION LIVE MUSIC CENTRAL 6

CRAFT BEER 8

DINING DISCOVERIES 10

WHAT’S YOUR FLAVOR? 12

48 HOURS IN ATHENS 13

ARTS & CULTURE 14

HOME & GARDEN 16 / Campus SPORTS & REC 18 Athens Convention & Visitors Bureau ON THE GO 300 N. Thomas St., Athens, GA 30601 Inside the historic fire hall at The Classic Center AREA MAPS 20 VisitAthensGA.com is your connection to the most comprehensive, most up-to-date information about Athens, 706-357-4430 | VisitAthensGA.com including event listings and insightful blog articles to Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m. FAMILY FUN 23 experience Athens like a local. Downtown Map, D3 ATTRACTIONS GUIDE 24 Athens Welcome Center ONLINE 280 E. Dougherty St., Athens, GA 30601 Inside the Church-Waddel-Brumby house museum @VisitAthensGA IMPORTANT NUMBERS 27 706-353-1820 | AthensWelcomeCenter.com Visit Athens, Georgia Monday–Saturday 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Sunday noon–5 p.m. FESTIVALS & EVENTS 28 @VisitAthensGA Downtown Map, D2 Visit Athens GA Stop in for expert advice, free brochures & maps, and self-guided tours. Operating from the Athens Welcome Center, Classic City Tours HOTELS, BED & BREAKFAST 29 AthensLifeUnleashed provides guided tours by reservation, as well as podcast and audio tours. See map, p. 21 for coupon and tour schedule! Of Georgia Visitors Center Four Towers Building, 405 Station Rd., Athens, GA 30602 706-542-0842 | Visit.UGA.edu Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m.; Select Saturdays 9:30 a.m.–3 p.m. Closed on Sundays, UGA holidays, & home football gamedays. On the cover: Acclaimed tattoo artist David Hale’s The Athens Visitors Guide is produced by the Athens Convention & Visitors Bureau. Although every UGA Map, D6 Birdsong Mural is on the side of Epiphany, effort has been made to ensure accuracy, we cannot guarantee that errors have not occurred or a downtown boutique with a heart for charity. that dates, times, phone numbers, and other information have not changed. Published July 2018. Free guided tours daily; reservations strongly suggested.

4 4 Life Unleashed 706-357-4430 | VisitAthensGA.com 5 Retro Vibes Today’s Hit List Immerse yourself in Athens’ music After a refreshing happy hour at heritage with the Athens Music one of Athens’ breweries and Walking Tour. You’ll discover the delectable local flavors at dinner, Music Festivals story of all the moves of the fabulous you’ll be fortified for an evening Head to Athens for a music , where Duke Ellington of live music. Check performance festival, the best time to played in the early 20th century, how calendars at VisitAthensGA.com/ the Last Resort got its name, plus events/live-music or pick up a copy sample the music scene! sites where famous music videos of the weekly Flagpole. JUNE: were filmed and album photography was shot, like the Murmur Trestle. Start out at the earlier shows at JUNE: Wildwood Revival Download the self-guided tour The Foundry or Hendershots, or a special performance at JULY: Classic City from VisitAthensGA.com/music-tour American Music Festival LIVE or pick up a copy at the Athens The Classic Center or UGA’s Welcome Center or the Athens Performing Arts Center. JULY: Sigh in July Music & Arts Festival Convention & Visitors Bureau (p. 4). Stay out late with a AUGUST: Athens PopFest MUSIC national touring , Don’t miss the UGA Special JUNE–SEPTEMBER, monthly: regional draw, or local Collections galleries for interac- Sunflower Music Series CENTRAL tive exhibits, including broadcast favorite in Athens’ media and music. acclaimed clubs such as: SEPTEMBER: J&J Music Festival Known worldwide as the • The OCTOBER: Seek out favorite and hard-to-find birthplace of R.E.M, the B-52s, Folk Festival albums and local band tees • 40 Watt Club , and the Drive at , where • Caledonia Lounge And don’t forget Halloween by Truckers, Athens is still called members of R.E.M. first met and • Nowhere Bar going strong as “One of the and New Year’s Eve for special home by hundreds of bands. You’ll South’s Best Musical Landmarks” • The World Famous bookings and events in the clubs. find plenty of live entertainment (Southern Living, March 2018.) • Little Kings Shuffle Club almost every night of the week, You’ll find more albums and music • Live Wire Athens memorabilia at Lo You Stuff including singer-songwriters, and Atomic Athens. Score some rock, indie sounds, country, jazz, hot new threads along Clayton Get More! Street’s boutiques and more Locate venues and download bluegrass, hip-hop, and rap. vintage shops on Jackson Street. a music history walking tour Moon Taxi, @ The Classic Center @ The Moon Taxi, VisitAthensGA.com/live-music

6 6 Life Unleashed 706-357-4430 | VisitAthensGA.com 7 Terrapin Beer Co., Athens’ first brewery, paved the way for other local Craft Beer Pairings breweries. Terrapin’s original Rye Pale Athens’ Chefs Recommend: Ale is still a best seller, joined by plenty of other year-round offerings such as Hopsecutioner, an IPA with hints of Chef Peter Dale, CRAFT and citrus flavors, plus special seasonal The National releases such as Pumpkinfest in the fall, “We love to pair Creature Comforts Moo Hoo Chocolate Stout in winter, and Bibo with most things; it plays well BEER Watermelon Gose in the summer. with food. We especially enjoy it with Athens is becoming known around the our Okra & Chickpeas appetizer. Creature Comforts Brewing This veggie focused starter includes southeast as a beer destination, complete with Company’s Tropicalia has become spiced ground lamb and harissa, both great breweries and pubs. Spend happy hour a sensation, setting off infamous of which are a great match with the more hoppy profile of the Bibo pilsner.” at the source of good times and good beer, shortages in nearby metro . The best solution? Buy direct from the with a tour, tastings, and live music. manufacturer by heading to Athens! Chef Mimi Maumus, Known for its superior sours such as home.made Athena, Creature Comforts also brews “Our pepper jelly glazed shoulder ham a full line of year-round and seasonal with pimento cheese and sesame milk releases. The brewery is expanding in rolls has a lot of bold flavors and is 2018 to a second restored, historic super rich, so an easy drinking beer Athens location, adding a serene spot with some zip is the perfect pairing. just outside of downtown to its bustling We couldn’t decide between Creature Comforts’ Bibo or Terrapin’s Golden downtown location. Ale… so we photographed it with both.” Southern Brewing Company joined the party in 2015. Southern has made Chef Scott DeBernardo, a name for itself with its wild yeast program, through a collaboration with The Pine the UGA Microbiology Department, to “The Broad St. Pale Ale, by isolate wild yeast strains to use in its Southern Brewing Co., is a great brews. Fewer than 50 breweries in the pairing with our Daily Lunch Burger. are running a similar yeast It’s approachable and enjoyable, with a refreshing blend of citrusy program. This unique yeast program hops that’s perfect in warm weather. allows them to brew novel beers like the Wild and Cherokee Rose that “taste like home.” Other popular beers on the menu include the Hobnail IPA Classic City Beer Festival, each April, and the Southern Berliner. has been named one of the 25 Best Beer Most recently, Akademia Brewing Company has brought craft beer to Festivals in the World by UpRoxx. Athens’ West Corridor, with an emphasis on food-beer pairings at the brewpub. Even the sauces are beer-based! They specialize in sour beers, as well as Get More! serving traditional German styles with Brewery tour schedules and special events a flavorful twist. VisitAthensGA.com/craftbeer

8 8 Life Unleashed 706-357-4430 | VisitAthensGA.com 9 Breakfast Athenians take their coffee seriously, and you can head to the source by visiting Jittery Joe’s Coffee Roaster on Barber Street or its several coffee shops around town. 1000 Faces Coffee in downtown Athens also roasts its own beans on-site and supplies many of Athens’ top restaurants. For those who like hearty fare to start the day, Athens delivers. Super-sized biscuits at Mama’s Boy and omelet specials at The Grit are local favorites. Prefer a continental breakfast? Stop by Independent Baking Company in for hearth-baked breads and pastries, from scratch daily, or Ike & Jane in for crazy-good donuts. Lunch Athens insiders know to venture off the beaten path and into historic neighborhoods for lunch. Pulaski Heights BBQ smokes meats daily and prepares inventive sides from scratch including squash casserole, smoked cauliflower, and kimchi. Chef-owner Chuck Ramsey provides plenty of vegetarian, vegan, and gluten- free options. Pulaski Heights BBQ is part of the regional Brews ‘n Qs , as are several Athens breweries, so grab a brochure on the way in and start collecting passport stamps as you make your way around town. White Tiger Gourmet makes its home in a 100-plus-year-old former grocery store and serves fresh selections made from local and organic products. Specialty sandwiches include vegetarian ciabatta and -wood-smoked pulled pork or chicken. Another favorite lunch spot is Heirloom Café. Housed in a former gas station, its mission is to create community, celebrate local farmers, and tell stories through food. Each of these spots is also open for dinner and has lovely patio seating. Dinner At Five & Ten, chef-owner and chef de cuisine Telly Mazzio continue to serve new interpretations of Southern cuisine melded with French and Italian influences. Fans of James Beard DINING Award-winner Acheson will also want to dine with other chefs— including the aforementioned Chuck Ramsey—who came up through the Five & Ten kitchen. Peter Dale has gone on to great success DISCOVERIES with The National, which celebrates southern Mediterranean cuisine through a southern U.S. lens. Dale has also opened Athens’ chefs have been inspired by Seabear Oyster Bar, which offers a casual vibe and a menu of the town’s creative energy to develop a delectable oysters—plus surprising weekly specials such as Ramen happening food scene full of discoveries. It will Monday and Tiki Taco Tuesday. Shae and Ryan Sims fell in love while working at Five & Ten, and have gone on to open Donna Chang’s, take more than one Athens getaway to sample Get More! also in Five Points. Donna Chang’s is a small neighborhood restaurant all of the delectable food & drink options, offering a casual-yet-refined take on Chinese-American fare. Mimi Find restaurant listings, Maumus at home.made looks to her roots in New Orleans, as well but there’s no better time to get started. menus, reviews, & specials as her decades in Georgia for inspiration in dishes such as tomato VisitAthensGA.com/dine pie, shrimp and grits, and New Orleans hot chicken.

1010 Life Unleashed 706-357-4430 | VisitAthensGA.com 11 Day 2: SPLURGE Breakfast: 48 HOURS Savor fresh-roasted coffee at 1000 Faces or Jittery Joe’s coffee roasters, and enjoy a hearty breakfast at Mama’s BOQUERONES IN ATHENS Boy, Big City Bread, or The Grit. @ The National Morning Exploring: Head across Broad St. to UGA’s historic North Campus, FROGMORE STEW the birthplace of public higher education in America. Then, hit the at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia or @ Five & Ten the Oconee Rivers Greenway. SWANEE BITES OYSTER FLIGHT Lunch: @ home.made @ Seabear You can’t go wrong with any of our “What’s Your Flavor?” SEASONAL SALAD choices. @ Heirloom Afternoon: MEATLOAF Enjoy the galleries at the . Check @ The Place out Lyndon House Arts Center for current art exhibits plus the Ware-Lyndon historic house museum. Browse through Dining in Athens: downtown Athens’ vast collection of vintage stores, record shops, and local boutiques. WHAT’S YOUR NEW Evening: There’s more good food, craft beer, and live music to be had! COMFORT Or, take in a performance at The Classic Center, the UGA FOOD FLAVORS Performing Arts Center, or by a local theatre company. FLAVOR? Day 3: DOUBLE PIG Venture just a few blocks from Downtown to discover: Five Points: This Victorian neighborhood houses antique @ Trappeze Pub shops, Avid Book Shop, and Condor Chocolates, an BISCUITS FALAFEL PITA Equadorian bean-to-bar chocolatier. @ Mama’s Boy @ The World Famous Boulevard: Founded as a streetcar suburb in the late 19th century, contemporary art is found within rustic exteriors. Day 1: Avid Book Shop’s first location is here, along with yummy CUBANOS Late Afternoon: restaurants. @ Cali-n-Titos Unwind and de-stress. You’re in Athens, and happy hour Normaltown: Named for the former State SOUL FOOD awaits! Head to one of Athens’ craft breweries for a tour for teacher education, this neighborhood is experiencing a @ Weaver D’s VEGETARIAN and tasting; up to the Georgia Theatre rooftop for an renaissance as home to UGA’s Health Sciences campus, unbeatable view of downtown; or to the Globe, Seabear, with amenities from coffee shops to cocktail bars. @ The Grit JERK CHICKEN or The Old Pal for a top-notch craft cocktail. @ Kelly’s Jamaican Don’t forget to grab a last, memorable meal and an Dinner: authentic piece of Athens to take home with you, such as CASUAL Indulge with choices from casual to refined fare. local artwork, UGA fan gear, or a six-pack or growler of Evening: craft beer. Experience Athens’ renowned live music scene! See VisitAthensGA.com/restaurants for full listings, menus and specials 1212 Life Unleashed 706-357-4430 | VisitAthensGA.com 13 Explore the Georgia Museum of Art’s permanent col- nurtures creative play, is a family favorite (as are the monthly lection, with strengths in American painting and Southern Family Day Saturday programs at Georgia Museum of decorative arts, plus exhibitions from around the world. Take Art.) Nearby you’ll findATHICA: Athens Institute for ARTISTRY time to visit the well-curated gift shop and stop for coffee at Contemporary Art. Art is around every corner in Athens, the cafe. Cross the plaza to the School of Art to see what UGA students and faculty are creating. Athens performing arts are exceptional. Headliner enter- from public art installations to the state’s tainers, touring Broadway productions, and top comedians official art museum, from local galleries The large, airy galleries of the Lyndon House Arts grace The Classic Center Theatre stage. UGA’s Center are a revelation, nestled downtown behind one Performing Arts Center showcases the finest music, to shops filled with artisan fare, and from of Athens‘ historic house museums. Local and regional dance, and theatre performers from around the world. the bright lights of The Classic Center artist exhibitions are featured, in addition to a gallery shop Athens is also the proud home of several local theatre stocked with works in a variety of media. companies, including Town and Gown Players, Rose and UGA Performing Arts Center of Athens, Athens Community Theatre, and Circle stages to several local theatre groups. New galleries opening in the past year include Howard’s, Ensemble Theatre Company. Be sure to look up Tif Sigfrids Gallery, and Heidi Hensley Art. More galleries performance schedules for the dates of your visit to Athens! are located at The Classic Center, Hotel Indigo, Tate Student Center at UGA, Ciné, and the State Botanical Garden of Georgia. Evening tours and events are held at a half dozen galleries every Third Thursday. Get More! Head to the Chase Street Warehouse District for Find current exhibit and high-flying trapeze performance art atCanopy Studio. performance schedules Frog Stomp Studio, a chidren’s open art studio that VisitAthensGA.com/events

Art Stops: Athens Public Art

Athena You, Me, & the Bus Project Ginkgo >> Jean Westmacott’s Athens‘ bus shelters Krysia Ara’s intricate statue of the Greek are some of the mosaics glitter at goddess who coolest around, thanks the bases of several guarded the city to art competitions. downtown light poles. of Athens com- memorates the 1996 Nest Fire Up the Olympic games and St. Louis artist Maureen Hydrants is inscribed with the Kelly’s soaring sculp- Downtown hydrants Athenian Oath. ture, in The Classic are painted by award- Center Atrium, evokes winning local artists. Athens Mural Athens’ textile heritage. Project Spirit of Athens New murals are Serengeti Dreams The lovely sculpture unveiled seemingly The eight-foot by William J. every day, both tall, three-sided Thompson was on commercial animal-themed metal dedicated in 1996 businesses and sculpture by famed to commemorate the government buildings, local artist Harold Atlanta Olympics even parking decks. Rittenberry, Jr., looks torch run and events over Bear Hollow held in Athens. Georgia Museum of Art Wildlife Trail.

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Athens House Museums Athens:, birthplace of America s first Garden Club Explore the gardens and five miles of trails at the 313-acre preserve of the State Botanical Garden of Georgia. A stunning tropical conservatory is surrounded by themed gardens showcasing native and international flora. The grounds also include theGarden Club of Georiga State Headquarters and the lovely v Day Chapel. Bring your binoculars: the Garden is an Audubon-designated Important Bird Area. Grab a refresh- Church-Waddel-Brumby Taylor-Grady House (1844), ment at the garden’s cafe´ and stop in one of Athens‘ House (1820) a National Historic Landmark! best gift shops, featuring a wide range of local products, including honey made from the garden’s bee hives. Another must-see attraction for green thumbs is the Trial Gardens at UGA. See horticulturists in action as they determine the “best of the best” plants for our region’s heat and humidity.

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T.R.R. Cobb House (1852) Ware-Lyndon House (1856) On the UGA bus route!

Athens’ four historic house museums represent distinct architectural styles from different decades of the 19th century. Download a self-guided tour, pick one up at the Athens Welcome Center or Convention & Visitors Bureau, or make a reservation with Classic City Tours. Choose the Athens HOME & Heritage Tour – a 90-minute driving tour of historic districts and landmarks – or the Museum Mile – a two-hour tour of Discover woodland trails, display gardens and all four antebellum interiors. Don’t miss seeing the authentic a variety of classes, concerts and events. GARDEN period gardens at each house museum! Our tropical conservatory includes a café and gift shop. Cross over Broad Street in downtown Take a stroll through historic North Campus, which is mod- Athens and venture back two centuries eled after and is the setting of some of the oldest buildings in Athens, dating back to the start of classes to the birthplace of public higher in 1801. education in America, the University Georgia’s history comes to life at the University of of Georgia. Get a glimpse into the Georgia’s Special Collections building. Historic and lives and legacy of antebellum Athens cultural treasures are on display, including interactive exhibits, Georgia artifacts, even a full-sized replica of Senator Richard as you tour historic house museums B. Russell’s Washington office. Audiovisual displays include and their authentic gardens. UGA Chapel the Peabody Award collection and vintage town films.

706.542.1244 [email protected] www.botgarden.uga.edu 1616 Life Unleashed 706-357-4430 | VisitAthensGA.com 17 SPORTS & REC Athens more than doubles its population on home football weekends with a tailgate scene that can’t be beat! UGA sports action goes on far beyond the gridiron, and, best of all, admission to many UGA sports events is FREE! Get in on the fun with a

walk (or hike, or climb, or kayak) Start out where it all began. Herty Field, on historic North Continue your outdoor exploration at the North Oconee that’s a bit off the beaten path. Campus ,is the site of early football games played River Greenway, a linear park open sunrise to sunset for under in the 1890s. It’s a far cry from San- all types of non-motorized uses, including dogs on leashes. ford Stadium just a few blocks away, which seats 92,746 An added Greenway treat: over 50 interpretive heritage fans and is the nation’s tenth-largest stadium in the NCAA. markers are placed along a half-mile stretch by Dudley Park. Here on gameday? Enjoy Dawg Walk, approximately two Enjoy the beauty of the Middle Oconee River with a kayak hours before kickoff. trip from Big Dogs on the River, or put in your own kayak or canoe at Ben Burton Park. Recapture the best moments from UGA sports history at Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall, which features memorabilia Golfers will want to play one the best campus courses and interactive displays. You’ll see the 1980 national in America, the Sr.- designed UGA championship football trophy and Heisman trophies won by Golf Course. and , plus exhibits from the 1996 Atlanta Olympics sports held in Athens. UGA is also home to the ITF Men’s Collegiate Hall of Fame. Team Sports Cyclists will find new trails to love in Athens: the first Check out a Classic City Rollergirls or UGA sections of the rails-to-trail Firefly Trail have opened, with match. is home to the Gym Dogs the trailhead right in downtown crossing over the Middle as well as the UGA men’s & women’s Oconee River. Trail Creek Park is the site of a new, teams. The UGA soccer, , and teams professionally designed mountain bike trail. Don’t feel like all provide great action on the fields plus fun kid-friendly traveling with your bike? No worries: stay at Graduate Athens activities prior to and during games! or Hotel Indigo and borrow one of theirs! Or, get a rental from Hub Bicycles, which also offers no-drop rides each morning. Sandy Creek Park surrounds the 260-acre Lake Chapman and features picnic sites, swimming, play- Get More! grounds, fishing, dog runs, disc golf course, and a 7-mile UGA sports schedules lakeside trail for hikers or adventurous joggers. VisitAthensGA.com/ugasports

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Avenue 250 m 1/8 mi 23 To Prince 250 m To State Botanical Garden 22 1 2 3 4 5 A B C D E Browse the galleries of the state’s NATIVE AMERICA GALLERY BREWERIES Wander through five miles of trails, official art museum for a range 195 E. Clayton St. 195 W. Washington St. a tropical conservatory, and themed of visiting exhibits plus American 706-543-8425 Tickets: 706-613-3771 AKADEMIA BREWING COMPANY gardens. Audobon-noted birding paintings and Southern decorative facebook.com/NativeAmericaGallery Info: 706-613-3770 150 Crane Dr., 30606 area. Gift shop, Café, Day Chapel, arts. Café and museum store. MortonTheatre.com 678-726-2288 and Garden Club of Georgia on site. R WOOD STUDIO CERAMICS Downtown Map, C4 AkademiaBC.com 450 Georgia Dr. See a play or music performance Area Map, 27 , D4 TRIAL GARDENS AT UGA 270 River Rd., 706-613-8525 at this restored African-American 1030 W. Green St., CREATURE COMFORTS BREWING CO. THE GUIDE UGA Campus, 30602 RWoodStudio.com vaudeville theatre, opened in across from the UGA Coliseum 271 W. Hancock Ave. 706-542-1511 1910 and listed on the National 706-583-0285 706-410-1043 Art.uga.edu TRIO CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY Register of Historic Places. UGATrial.hort.uga.edu Fun, music, and more CreatureComfortsBeer.com UGA Map, 11 , D5 UGA Map, , B4 766PHOTO W. Broad CAPTION St. 15 The galleries at UGA’s art school 706-850-5122 UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA Downtown Map, C3 See horticulturists in action as host revolving shows of established TrioAthens.com PERFORMING ARTS CENTER they determine the “best of the and emerging contemporary artists. 230 River Rd., SOUTHERN BREWING CO. best” plants for our region’s high 231 Collins Industrial Boulevard ART: CREATE-YOUR-OWN UGA Campus, 30605 heat and humidity. LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER 706-542-4400 706-548-7183 211 Hoyt St. ARTINI’S Pac.uga.edu SoBrewCo.com Area Map, , I2 HERITAGE 706-613- 3623 337 Prince Ave. (The Bottleworks) UGA Map, 16 , D4 26

Georgia Theatre accgov.com/LyndonHouse. 706-353-8530 Catch innovative and cutting-edge ATHENS WELCOME CENTER/CHURCH- Downtown Map, C1 ArtinisArtLounge.com performances from the world’s TERRAPIN BEER CO. WADDEL-BRUMBY HOUSE (1820) 265 Newton Bridge Rd., 30607 This community visual arts com- best musicians and dancers in all 280 E. Dougherty St. plex includes large airy galleries, a CLAYFULLY CREATED genres, including classical, jazz, 706-549-3377 706-353-1820, 866-455-1820 TerrapinBeer.com children’s wing, artists’ work- 2440 W. Broad St. ballet, folk. AthensWelcomeCenter.com Area Map, , G2 shops, and the Visual Arts Guild Ste. 5, 30606 25 Downtown Map, , D2 of Athens gallery shop. 706-395-5002 THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA This Federal-style house is believed ClayfullyCreated.com DEPARTMENTAL PRODUCTIONS COFFEE ROASTERS to be Athens’ oldest surviving resi- ART: GALLERIES & SHOPS Drama.uga.edu 706-542-4400 dence. Its restoration in the 1960s FROG STOMP STUDIO Dance.uga.edu 706-542-4415 1000 FACES COFFEE and 1970s as a house museum and AGORA VINTAGE 160 Tracy St, Unit 1-A Music.uga.edu 706-542-3737 510 N. Thomas St. welcome center sparked Athens’ 233 E. Broad St. 706-286-8449 Student and guest artist perfor- 706-534-8860 historic preservation movement. 706-255-2623 FrogStompStudio.com mances range from the classics to 1000facescoffee.com AgoraVintageShop.com contemporary and original works. Downtown Map, D2 T.R.R. COBB HOUSE (1852) ART: THEATRE & PERFORMING ARTS 175 Hill St. AURUM STUDIOS JITTERY JOE’S COFFEE ROASTER 706-369-3513 ART: LOCAL THEATRE COMPANIES 125 E. Clayton St. CANOPY STUDIO 425 Barber St. TRRCobbHouse.org 706-227-2161 706-546-8826 160 Tracy St., Ste. 6 ATHENS CREATIVE THEATRE Downtown Map, B3 JitteryJoes.com AurumStudios.com 706-549-8501 293 Gran Ellen Dr., 30606 The home of this UGA graduate, Area Map, 20 , G2 VISITOR INFO & TOURS chures, guided heritage tours, and a innovative, contemporary art exhibits CanopyStudio.org 706-613-3628 Confederate general, and principal wide variety of self-guided tours and and events from regional, national, GALLERY AT THE CLASSIC CENTER Area Map, 15 , G2 accgov.com/act author of the Confederate Consti- ATHENS CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU maps. Shuttle service also available. and international artists. 300 N. Thomas St. Watch aerial artists fly high during Area Map, 17 , G4 GARDENS tution was moved to Stone Moun- 300 N. Thomas St., 1st floor of his- 706-208-0900 performances at this non-profit tain Park in 1985, then returned to toric fire hall at The Classic Center ClassicCenter.com community art center. CIRCLE ENSEMBLE THEATRE FOUNDERS MEMORIAL GARDEN Athens in 2005. UGA VISITORS CENTER CINÉ 325 S. Lumpkin St., 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday 405 College Station Rd., UGA 234 W. Hancock Ave. 371 N. Church St., Winterville, 30683 UGA Campus, 30602 706-357-4430 campus, 30602 706-353-3343 THE GALLERY @ HOTEL INDIGO CLASSIC CENTER THEATRE 706-362-2175 GardenClub.uga.edu/Founders- VisitAthensGA.com 706-542-0842 AthensCine.com 500 College Ave. 300 N. Thomas St. CircleEnsembleTheatre.com Garden.html Downtown Map, , D3 Visit.uga.edu Downtown Map, C3 706-546-0430 706-357-4444 UGA Map, 6 , C26 Plan your visit! Get expert local ad- UGA Map, , D6 Catch an intriguing film, relax with IndigoAthens.com ClassicCenter.com ROSE OF ATHENS THEATRE A trickling fountain, rare flora, vice to make the most of your visit. Free guided campus tours daily. a cocktail from Ciné Bar, and check Downtown Map, D3 706-340-9181 winding walkways, and ornamen- out art in the exhibit space. Matinee HEIDI HENSLEY ART 2018-2019 performances include RoseofAthens.org tal shrubbery are a grand memo- ATHENS WELCOME CENTER/ Monday with $1 popcorn and wine 355 Foundry St. Corey Smith, Rock of Ages, Jer- ART: VISUAL ART rial to the founders of America’s CLASSIC CITY TOURS and beer specials. 877-589-0667 sey Boys, and Finding Neverland, TOWN AND GOWN PLAYERS first garden club. 280 E. Dougherty St. ATHICA: ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEM- HeidiHensleyArt.com plus Cirque Dreams Holidaze. 115 Grady Ave. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 706-548-3854 PORARY ART GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART STATE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF GEORGIA noon-5 p.m. Sunday 90 Carlton St., HOWARD’S, & TIF SIGFRIDS GALLERIES TownandGownPlayers.org 675 Pulaski St., Ste 1200 2450 S. Milledge Ave., 30605 706-353-1820 UGA Campus, 30602 119 N. Jackson St. Area Map, 16 , G2 706-389-5450 706-542-1244 AthensWelcomeCenter.com 706-542-4662 HowardsArtGallery.com Athica.org BotGarden.uga.edu Downtown Map, , D2 15 Georgiamuseum.org TifSigfrids.com Area Map, , G2 All listings located in Athens, GA 30601 unless otherwise noted. Area Map, 21 , H5 Make this your first stop for bro- This non-profit institutionpresents UGA Map, 8 , D4

2424 Life Unleashed 706-357-4430 | VisitAthensGA.com 25 HOSPITALS & are revealed in a magnificent NOWHERE BAR Take a one- to two-hour kayak trip OCONEE FOREST PARK SOUTHEAST CLARKE PARK TRANSPORTATION URGENT CARE TAYLOR-GRADY HOUSE (1844) setting with interactive displays. 240 N. Lumpkin St. down the Middle Oconee River, College Station and East Campus 4440 Lexington Rd., 30605 634 Prince Ave. Georgia, political, and Peabody 706-546-4742 right here in Athens! Kayak rental, Rds., at UGA Intramural fields. 706-613-3991 AIRPORT PIEDMONT ATHENS 706-549-8688 Award broadcast media galleries. Facebook.com/NowhereBarAthens river trail service, picnic area. 706-542-4287 accgov.com/southeast Athens-Ben Epps Airport REGIONAL TaylorGradyHouse.com Warnell.uga.edu/oconee-forest-park Area Map, 30 , K4 (charter service) Piedmont.org Downtown Map, A2 706-613-3420 WARE-LYNDON HOUSE (1856) THE WORLD FAMOUS BISHOP PARK Area Map, 28 , H4 On Site: Skate Park of Athens: The Piedmont Athens Regional This National Historic Landmark 211 Hoyt St. 705 Sunset Dr., 30606 AthensAirport.net 351 N. Hull St. This UGA park features walking Tony Hawk-designed park welcomes 1199 Prince Ave. was the home of newspaper editor 706-613-3623 706-613-3589 706-543-4002 trails, a 1.2-mile mountain bike BMX bikes and in-line skates. World of 706-475-7000 Henry W. Grady, who promoted accgov.com/LyndonHouse Facebook.com/TheWorld accgov.com/bishop trail, and a 15-acre lake. Wonder Community Playground (use Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (80 miles) of the New South after Downtown Map, C1 FamousAthens Area Map, 31 , F2 Whit Davis Rd. entrance): Almost two Piedmont Urgent Care the Civil War. One of the few antebellum homes Athletic fields, pool, and site of SANDY CREEK NATURE CENTER full acres of playscape mazes, slides, Atl.com 485 Hwy. 29 N., Athens with Italianate elements remain- the Athens Farmers Market on 205 Old Commerce Rd., 30607 swings, bridges, tunnels, climbing 706-353-9300 SPORTS: Groome Transportation UGA’S HISTORIC NORTH CAMPUS ing in the Athens area, this house Saturdays April-December. 706-613-3615 wall, and enclosed toddler area, plus GOLF (PUBLIC AND SEMI-PRIVATE) Airport Shuttle Piedmont Urgent Care Downtown Map, D4 museum is the centerpiece of the accgov.com/sandycreeknaturecenter gardens and outdoor children’s art. 20 trips daily to-from ATL 1010 Village Dr., Watkinsville Stroll through the original campus Lyndon House Arts Center. ATHENS: BUTTS-MEHRE HERITAGE HALL Area Map, 18 , H1 UGA GOLF COURSE 706-410-2363 706-769-000 of the nation’s first state-chartered 2600 Riverbend Rd., Athens 1 Selig Circle, Miles of trails run through 225 TRAIL CREEK PARK GroomeTransportation.com university, highlighted by Greek LIVE MUSIC 706-369-5739 UGA Campus, 30602 acres of woodland, fields, and 200 Trail Creek St., 30605 Piedmont Quick Care Revival architecture, beautiful gar- Golfcourse.uga.edu 706-542-9036 wetlands. Interactive live animal 706-208-0185 1270 Prince Avenue, Suite 202 (Complete list at BUS dens, and stately trees. Self-guided Area Map, H5, UGA Map 23 georgiadogs.com/ exhibits and ADA-accessible trails. accgov.com/trailcreek 706-475-1655 VisitAthensGA.com/live-music) Athens Transit System and guided tours available at the sports/2017/6/16/butts-team.aspx Area Map, , I2 37 706-613-3430 UGA Visitors Center (p. 23). AREA: THE CHIMNEYS UGA Map, 1 , B4 SANDY CREEK PARK Splash pad, five miles of profession- ST. MARY’S HOSPITAL 40 WATT CLUB AthensTransit.com 338 Monroe Hwy., Winder, 30680 Bask in Georgia sports glory at this 400 Bob Holman Rd., 30607 ally designed mountain bike trails, StMarysAthens.org 285 W. Washington St. 1230 Baxter St., UGA SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARIES 770-307-4900 museum’s Heisman and Olympic 706-613-3631 playground, greenway, and fields. Mega Bus 300 S. Hull Street, 706-549-7871 706-389-3000 memorabilia with touchscreen accgov.com/sandycreekpark 877-462-6342 UGA Campus, 30602 40Watt.com EAGLE GREENS SANDY CREEK displays and video highlights. Area Map, 29 , H1 UGA ATHLETICS MegaBus.com 706-542-7123 REDDY URGENT CARE CALEDONIA LOUNGE 3100 Ila Rd., Commerce, 30530 Lake with seasonal canoe, kayak, GeorgiaDogs.com libs.uga.edu/scl 706-335-8100 FIREFLY TRAIL and paddleboard rentals. Picnic Go online for sports schedules Southeastern Stages ReddyUrgentCareCenters.com UGA Map, 26 , B2 256 W. Clayton St. 790 E. Broad St. sites, wooded trails, swimming, play- and tickets. Most UGA sports 877-836-7607 Reddy Urgent Care Historical and cultural treasures 706-549-5577 706-613-3801 THE GEORGIA CLUB grounds, fishing, dog runs, disc golf, events are free! SoutheasternStages.com 283 E. Broad St. CaledoniaLounge.com accgov.com/firefly 1050 Chancellors Dr., sports areas, and rental facilities. 706-850-9855 THE CLASSIC CENTER Statham, 30666 TAXI 770-725-8100 MEMORIAL PARK & BEAR HOLLOW ZOO Athens Transit Taxi Reddy Urgent Care 300 N. Thomas St. 293 Gran Ellen Dr., 30606 706-543-5646 1061 Dowdy Rd., Suite 102 706-357-4444 JENNINGS MILL Park: 706-613-3580 706-621-7575 ClassicCenter.com accgov.com/memorial 1150 Chambers Ct., RIDE SHARE Reddy Urgent Care Area Map, , G4 Watkinsville, 30677 26 Lyft & Uber 4036 Lexington Rd. THE FOUNDRY Explore rolling hills, a lake, picnic 706-548-1852 706-621-7575 295 E. Dougherty St. shelters, and playground area, plus 706-549-7051 LANE CREEK GOLF CLUB a nature trail, dog park, and small TheFoundryAthens.com 1201 Club Dr., Bishop, 30621 zoo with Georgia’s native wildlife. GEORGIA THEATRE 706-769-6699 LAKE HERRICK 60 miles 215 N. Lumpkin St. 110 Lake Herrick Dr., 30602 Athens Atlanta 706-850-7670 SPORTS: PARKS & RECREATION 706-542-5060 GeorgiaTheatre.com ACTIVE CLIMBING .uga.edu/lakeherrick UGA Map, , C7 665 Barber St. 30 HENDERSHOT’S Recently reopened with new 706-354-0038 237 Prince Ave. walking trails and non-motorized ActiveClimbing.com 706-353-3050 watercraft, plus fishing. Area Map, G2 HendershotsCoffee.com This indoor rock climbing gym features state-of-the-art climbing NORTH OCONEE RIVER GREENWAY LIVE WIRE ATHENS 706-613-3801 walls and bouldering routes for 227 W. Dougherty St. accgov.com/greenway all ages and experience levels, 706-543-8283 Area Map, , I3/H2 including professional. 27 LiveWireAthens.com This linear park is open to all types BIG DOGS ON THE RIVER of non-motorized uses, including dogs on leashes. Interpretive heri- 2525 Atlanta Hwy., 30606 tage markers near Dudley Park. 706-353-6002 Picnic and recreational areas. BigDogsontheRiver.com

26 706-357-4430 | VisitAthensGA.com 27 MARCH 2019 Hip Hop Awards, TBA DOWNTOWN HOTELS APRIL 2019 DOWNTOWN MAP, PAGE 20 UGA International Street Festival, Apr. 6 $<$79 $$=$79- Plantapolooza! Apr. 13 $109 Complimentary Breakfast Wi-Fi Pool Exercise Facility Meeting Facility Suites Restaurant/Lounge Banquet Facility Friendly Pet $$$=$110+ Piedmont Gardeners Garden Tour, TBA COORDINATE Athens Beer Week and NAME PHONE/WEB MAP ON MAP RATES AMENITIES 706-546-7311 / 800-592-9401 Classic City Brew Fest, Apr. 7-15 Best Western Athens - 170 N. Milledge Ave. bestwestern.com 1 A5 $$

706-369-7000 / 800-321-2211 Athens Twilight Criterium and Courtyard by Marriott - 166 N. Finley St. courtyard.com 2 B4 $$$ Americana Music Festival, TBA 706-543-6511 / 800-329-7466 Days Inn - 230 N. Finley St. 3 B4 $ G-Day Football Game, TBA daysinnathens.com 706-583-4500 Georgia Gameday Center - 250 W. Broad St. stayatgameday.com 4 C4 $$$ AUGUST 2018 MAY 2019 706-549-7020 Graduate Athens - 295 E. Dougherty St. graduateathens.com 5 D1 $$$ Athens Popfest, Aug. 8-11 Athens Human Rights Festival, May 4-5 706-353-6800 / 877-STAYHGI 6 Hilton Garden Inn - 390 E. Washington St. hiltongardeninnathens.com D3 $$$

706-549-4433 / 888-465-4329 SEPTEMBER 2018 JUNE 2019 Holiday Inn - 197 E. Broad St. holidayinnathensga.com 7 C4 $$

706-546-8122 / 888-465-4329 8 Insectival, Sept. 15 AthFest, TBA Holiday Inn Express - 513 W. Broad St. hiexpressathensga.com B5 $$ North Georgia Folk Festival, Sept. 29 Hot Corner Celebration, TBA Homewood Suites - 750 E. Broad St. Coming late 2018 9 E4 $$$

706-546-0430 OCTOBER 2018 JULY 2019 Hotel Indigo - 500 College Ave. indigoathens.com 10 D2 $$$

events 706-425-1800 Athens-to-Atlanta Road Skate, Oct. 14 Classic City American Music Festival, Hyatt Place Athens Downtown - 412 N. Thomas St. hyattplaceathens.com 119 D3 $$$

Typically the first Sunday 706-850-2072 Classic City Fringe Festival, Oct. 18-21 Springhill Suites by Mariott at UGA - 220 S. Hull St. marriott.com/ahnse 12 C4 $$$ AthFest Fitness Expo Independence Day Celebration, TBA Travel Inn - 898 W. Broad St. 706-549-5400 / 800-578-7878 13 A5 $

& & Half Marathon, Oct. 21-22 UGA Trial Garden Open House, TBA 706-995-4000 / 800-466-1589 Halloween in the Clubs and Wingate by Wyndham - 255 North Ave. wingatehotels.com 14 D1 $$ Wild Rumpus, Oct. 26-27 weekend SEASONAL Athens and West Broad Farmers Downtown Athens DECEMBER 2018 Markets, April-December Downtown Parade of Lights, Dec. 6 Sunflower Music Series, June–September Museum Mile Holiday Home Tour, TBA New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31 Call before you go! Event dates are subject to change. JANUARY 2019 MLK Jr. Day Parade & Music Fest, Jan. 21 Get More! On Twitter: @VisitAthensGA FEBRUARY 2019 On Facebook: VisitAthensGA

festivals Athens Wine Weekend, Feb. 1-3 Complete event calendar: VisitAthensGA.com/events

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$109 Complimentary Breakfast Wi-Fi Pool Exercise Facility Meeting Facility Suites Restaurant/Lounge Banquet Facility Friendly Pet $$$=$110+ COORDINATE on-campus hotel NAME PHONE/WEB MAP ON MAP RATES AMENITIES for all your 706-549-0251 15 Budget Host Inn - 3425 Atlanta Hwy. BudgetHost.com D4 $

706-543-3611/877-635-1253 Bulldog Inn - 1225 Commerce Rd. buldoginn-athens.com 16 H2 $

706-548-9663/888-226-3539 UGA Sports News Candlewood Suites - 156 Classic Rd. 17 candlewoodsuites.com/athensga C4 $$

The Colonels Bed & Breakfast - 3890 Barnett Shoals Rd. 706-559-9595 18 thecolonels.net J6 $$$ www.onlineathens.com/dogbytes

706-227-9700/800-4CHOICE 19 Comfort Inn & Suites - 3980 Atlanta Hwy. choicehotels.com C3 $$$

706-612-9100, 800-830-5222 20 F3 Country Inn & Suites - 236 Old Epps Bridge Rd. countryinns.com/athensga $$

Hampton Inn by Hilton - 2220 W. Broad St. 706-548-9600 / 800-426-7866 21 hamptoninn.com F3 $$$

706-548-1111 / 800-446-4656 22 Howard Johnson - 2465 W. Broad St. www.hojo.com F3 $

706-355-3121 / 800-553-9338 InTown Suites - 2044 S. Milledge Ave. 23 kitchenette www.intownsuites.com H4 $

Microtel Inn - 1050 Ultimate Dr. 706-548-5676 / 800-771-7171 24 microtelinn.com E3 $

706-548-3000 / 800-934-2963 25 Perimeter Inn - 3791 Atlanta Hwy. perimeterinn.com C4 $

Quality Inn & Suites - 2715 Atlanta Hwy. 706-549-1530 / 800-237-8466 26 choicehotels.com/ga173 E3 $$

Sleep Inn & Suites 109 Florence Dr. 706-850-1261 27 sleepinn.com B4 $$

706-542-2134 / 800-884-1381 campus UGA Center for Continuing Education & Hotel 28 H4 1197 S. Lumpkin St. (Georgia Center) hotel.uga.edu $$$ access Free local shuttle and wi-fi Photo Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services ATHFEST UGA at On-site café, restaurant and bar Renovated 2018

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