Events in Oconee County this week

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide: 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Oconee County
Library, 1080 Experiment Station Road, Watkinsville. All programs are
free and open to the public. For more information, visit
aarp.org/taxaide.




Storytime: 10 and 11 a.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Oconee County
Library, 1080 Experiment Station Road, Watkinsville. Storytime is for
preschool aged children and their caregivers. Come for stories, songs,
movement, crafts, and fun!.




Women in Business - Fox’s Pizza Den: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday,
Fox’s Pizza Den, 2971 Monroe Highway, Watkinsville., (678) 661-0220




Chess Club: 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oconee County Library, 1080
Experiment Station Road, Watkinsville. Interested in chess? Play at the
library! All experience levels (including beginners) welcome. Ages 7 and
up. Free and open to the public. For more information, please call
706-769-3950 or visit www.athenslibrary.org/oconee.




¡Aprende Español! Semana Uno: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oconee County
Library, 1080 Experiment Station Road, Watkinsville. An eight-week
Spanish course for beginners with Adriana Hayunga, Wednesdays through
April 20. Participants don’t have to make it to every single class to
attend. Registration is required and space is limited. All programs and
events are free and open to the public. For more information, call
706-769-3950 or visit www.athenslibrary.org/oconee.




Infant Storytime: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oconee County Library, 1080
Experiment Station Road, Watkinsville. This is a special Storytime for
our youngest readers-to-be, 0-24 months. Free and open to the public.
For more information, please call 706-769-3950 or visit
www.athenslibrary.org/oconee.




Windows Basics: 2 p.m. Thursday, Oconee County Library, 1080
Experiment Station Road, Watkinsville. This Class is all about Windows.
Topics include: Navigating Windows, working with files, finding files on
your computer, common computer tasks, adjusting your settings,
understanding user accounts, and keyboard shortcuts in Windows.
Registration is required. All programs are free and open to the public.
For more information, please call 706-769-3950 or visit
www.athenslibrary.org/oconee.




TOPS weight loss: 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, Government Annex
Building, Highway 15, Watkinsville. Meetings are held each Thursday.
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) is a nonprofit support group for weight
loss. Members can share challenges, successes, or goals, hear a brief
program and discuss plans for the week. (800) 932-8677 or www.tops.org.




SEC Equestrian Championship: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday,
UGA Equestrian Complex, 1171 Astondale Road, Bishop. Free. For more
information, visit
http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/w-equest/geo-w-equest-body.html.




Grief Support Group: 1:30 p.m. Friday, Affinis Hospice, 1612 Mars
Hill Road, Watkinsville. Held the fourth Friday of each month. For more
information, call (706) 705-6000.


Spanish Storytime: 4:30 p.m. Friday, Oconee County Library, 1080
Experiment Station Road, Watkinsville. For more information, please call
706-769-3950 or visit www.athenslibrary.org/oconee.




Afterhours Anime Mini-Con: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, Oconee County
Library, 1080 Experiment Station Road, Watkinsville. Anime Club presents
our second annual anime convention! For all lovers of anime grades
6-12, we are excited to host games, crafts, panels, cooking lessons, and
screenings of your favorite anime shows. We will also be crowning the
King and Queen of Cosplay! There will be tons of doorprizes and Japanese
snacks! Grades 6-12. All events are free and open to the public. For
more information, call 706-769-3950 or visit
www.athenslibrary.org/oconee.




Exhibit opening reception: “Oil Compass” by Greg Benson: 6 p.m. to 9
p.m. Friday, Farmington Train Depot, 1001 Salem Road, Farmington. Greg
Benson’s show features eight paintings that comprise a 360-degree
panorama pf a particular place at a particular moment. The paintings
manage to edit unnecessary clutter, like cars, strip malls, painters,
and churches. What’s left is a series of windows opening to a majestic,
late-winter morning. Exhibit open through April 30.




Bogart Historical Society Museum: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Bogart
Agricultural Center, E. Thompson Street, Bogart. Take a stroll through
history at the newly opened Bogart Historical Society Museum. Free. www.cityofbogart.com.



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