The Red & Black’s event guide to happenings — news, variety and sports — in and around Athens from Sept. 2-Sept. 8.

PICK OF THE WEEK: Athens — the band

Ten years ago, kids spent the vast majority of their time on the playground inconspicuously trading Pokémon cards behind the jungle gym and building a miniature stuffed army with Beanie Babies.

The Athens band — comprised of vocalist/guitarist Chase Brown (age 14), bassist Walt Sorrow (age 15), drummer Zak Smith (age 15) and lead guitarist Beau Anderson (age 11) — have nixed childhood fads and obsessions for angsty, in-your-face rock & roll.

However, don’t let their age fool you.

These young rockers, who formed in 2008, draw influence from bands that even out-date most students at the University —Ted Nugent, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Poison and Van Halen, to name a few.

The band has garnered much local acclaim, including appearances at both AthFest and the Human Rights Festival — not bad for a band which boasts only a single member old enough to get his learners permit, and another that is still four years off from being able to purchase his first lottery ticket.

The band’s first single — “She Don’t Even Know” — was recently turned into a music video which shows the band performing to a packed crowd at the Melting Point in all their youthful, energetic glory.

There is even talk of the band’s post-game gig at the 40 Watt Saturday night being the site of yet another music video in the making — show up ready to give these youngsters the undivided attention they deserve, and don’t be camera shy!

Who: Athens
When: Saturday at 9 p.m.
Where: 40 Watt
Price: $6/$8 for under 21

THURSDAY, Sept. 2
Events & Opportunities
What: Yappy Hour for (Well-Behaved) Dogs
Where: 283 Bar
When: 5–8 p.m.
Contact: 706-208-1283
What: Dean of Students Candidate Visit

Who: Mary Beth Mercatoris, assistant dean of students at the University of Texas at Austin
Where: Tate Student Center Reception Hall
When: 3:30 p.m.
Contact:  www.uga.edu/studentaffairs/dox/index.htm

What: Lecture: “Southern Literature is Alive and Well and Resides in New York City”
Who: Terry Kay, Willson Center Visiting Lecturer
Where: 171 Miller Learning Center
When: 4 p.m.
Contact: jdingus@uga.edu

What: Lecture: “Thursday Night Blights — Kids, Sports and the Menace of MRSA”
Who: Maryn McKenna, nationally known author and former Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter
Where: Athens-Clarke County Library, 2025 Baxter Street
When: 4:15 p.m.
Contact: murrayd@uga.edu

What: Demosthenian Literary Society Meeting
Where: Demosthenian Hall
When: 7 p.m
Contact: alina@uga.edu

What: UGA Relay For Life Kick-off
Where: Athens Square, across from the Arch
When: 8 p.m.
Contact: justin.mann@UGArelay.org
More info: Velvet Runway will play music

Music
Who: Ola Moon, Casper & the Cookies
Where: The Melting Point
When: 9 p.m.
Price: $10 (adv.), $15
Contact: meltingpointathens.com

Who: Brennan Johnson & Audiophile
Where: The Bad Manor
When: 9 p.m.
Price: $10 (18+), Free (21+)
Contact: www.thebadmanor.com

Who: Truce
Where: Farm 255
When: 10 p.m.
Price: Free
Contact: www.farm255.com

Who: Antler Antlord, Bubbly Mommy Gun, Marriage
Where: Flicker Theatre & Bar
When: 10 p.m.
Price: $5
Contact: www.myspace.com/flickerbar

Who: The Diplomatics, KontraBand, Lord T and Eloise, Serkatree
Where: Last Call
When: 10 p.m.
Contact: www.lastcallathens.com

Who: Mama’s Love
Where: No Where Bar
When: 10 p.m.
Price: $3
Contact: 706–546–4742

FRIDAY
Events & Opportunities
What: Bulldog Breakfast Club
Who: Guest speaker: Head Football Coach Mark Richt
Where: Tate Student Center Grand Hall
When: 8–9 a.m.
Price: $20 per person, $10 for students
Contact: wdarden@uga.edu, 706-542-2251

What: Women of UGA Lunch with Katharyn Richt and the Coaches’ Wives
Where: Grand Hall, Tate Student Center
When: 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Price: $20 for alumni and friends; $10 for students
Contact: 706-542-2251
More Info: Register in advance

What: Dedication ceremony: Reed Plaza
Where: Reed Plaza
When: 4 p.m.

What: Geography Colloquium Series.  “An Integrative Approach in the Investigation of the Ecology and Natural History of Zoonotic Poxviruses”
Who: Dr. Darin Carroll, Animal Study and Ecology Team Lead, Poxvirus program, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Where: 200C Geography-Geology building
When: 3:30 p.m.
Contact: 706-542-1753, fsarmien@uga.edu

What: Friends First Friday Breakfast: Trouble with Late Bloomers?
Where: State Botanical Garden of Georgia
When: 9–10:20 a.m.

SATURDAY
Events & Opportunities
What: Athens Farmers Market
Where: Bishop Park
When:  8 a.m.–Noon.
Price: Free
Contact: www.athensfarmersmarket.net
More info: Larry Forte and John Stanek will play

Sports
What: Georgia Cross Country Invitational
Where: 1171 Astondale Road, Bishop
When: Men’s 8K at 8 a.m. Women’s 5K at 8:45 a.m.
Contact: 706-542-1621, www.georgiadogs.com

What: Football vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
Where: Sanford Stadium
When: 12:21 p.m.
Contact: 706-542-1231

Music
Who: Athens, El Camino Loco, Tealvox
Where: 40 Watt Club
When: 9 p.m.
Price: $6
Contact: www.40watt.com

Who: Santana Tribute
Where: The Melting Point
When: 9 p.m.
Price: $9 (adv.), $12 (door)
Contact: www.meltingpointathens.com

Who: Justin Brogdon
Where: Boar’s Head Lounge
When: 9 p.m.
Price: Free
Contact: 706-369-3040

Who: Fallback
Where: The Bad Manor
When: 10 p.m.
Price: Free
Contact:  www.thebadmanor.com

Who: Dank Sinatra, Moses Gunn
Where: Farm 255
When: 11 p.m.
Price: Free
Contact: www.farm255.com

Who: Patrick Carey, Justin Evans
Where: Flicker Theatre & Bar
When: 8:30 p.m.
Price: Free
Contact: www.myspace.com/flickerbar

What:  Still Small Voice and the Joyful Noise
Where: Hendershot’s Coffee Bar
When: 8–10:30 p.m.
Price: Free

What: Immuzikation, DJ Dan Geller
Where: Go Bar
When: 10 p.m.
Price: Free
Contact: www.myspace.com/gobar

Who: Clay Leverett and Friends
Where: Hotel Indigo
When: 4–6 p.m.
Price: Free
Contact: www.indigoathens.com

Who: Bombtrack, Eddie & The Public Speakers, Rye
Where: Rye Bar
When: 10:30 p.m.
Price: N/A

SUNDAY
Events & Opportunities
What: Exhibition: Serene Nature
Who: Painter Ken Mcleskey
Where: State Botanical Garden of Georgia
When: 1-3 p.m.
Contact: sdcooper@uga.edu

MONDAY
Events & Opportunities
What: 8th Annual Race for the Dream 5K (benefits Athens Area Habitat for Humanity)
When: 8 a.m.
Where: Milledge Avenue Baptist Church
Price: $20
Contact: www.active.com, www.athenshabitat.com, (706) 208-1001

Music
Who: Common People Band, Matt Kabus
Where: Ashford Manor
When: 6 p.m.
Price: $15 (adults), $12 (students), $5 (ages 12 & under), FREE! (ages 5 & under)
Contact: www.amconcerts.com

What: American Cheeseburger, Savagist, Shitstorm
Where: Go Bar
When: 10 p.m.
Price: $5
Contact: www.myspace.com/gobar

TUESDAY
Events & Opportunities
What: Banff Mountain Film Festival
Where: Ciné BarCafé
When: 7 p.m.
Price: $10 (general admission), $7 (student)
Contact:  www.athenscine.com

What: Ecology of Infectious Disease Lecture: “The Neandertal Genome”
Who: Richard Green, assistant professor of biomolecular engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz
Where: 175 Paul D. Coverdell Center Auditorium
When: 3:30 p.m.
Contact: 706-542-5922, alea@uga.edu

What: Athens Farmers Market
Who: Catherine Kimbro & The No Name Band and Trent Mayo will perform
Where: Little Kings Shuffle Club
When: 4–7 p.m.
Price: Free
Contact: www.athensfarmersmarket.net

Music
Who: Camp Creek Committee
Where: The Melting Point
When: 7 p.m.
Price: $3
Contact: www.meltingpointathens.com

Who: Mac-N-Chz, The Serenaders, Starlite Devilles
Where: Caledonia Lounge
When: 9:30 p.m.
Price: $5 (21+), $7 (18+)
Contact: www.caledonialounge.com

Who: Black Congo, NC; Co Co Ri Co; Grape Soda
Where: Farm 255
When: 11 p.m.
Price: Free
Contact: www.farm255.com

What: Dadfag, Witches
Where: Go Bar

When: 10 p.m.
Price: N/A
Contact: www.myspace.com/gobar

Who: Athens Songwriter Showcase, Phil Wiseman
Where: Rye Bar
When: 10 p.m.
Price: Free
Contact: www.myspace.com/ryebarathens

WEDNESDAY
Events & Opportunities
What: Canine Cocktail Hour
Where: Hotel Indigo
When:  5–7 p.m.
Contact: www.athensdowntownhotel.com

What: Seminar: “Home Economics and the Admission of Women to the University—A Comparison of the South and the Midwest”
Who: Sharon Y. Nickols, Janette M. Barber, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Housing and Consumer Economics
Where: 208 Dawson Hall
When: 10:10 a.m.
Contact: ymimura@fcs.uga.edu

What: Science for Humanists Lecture, “Fossil Forensics: Forays in the Past”
Who: Sally Walker, geology
Where: 148 Miller Learning Center
When: 4 p.m.
Contact: 706-542-3966, jdingus@uga.edu

Music
Who: Hill Country Revue, Tea Leaf Green
Where: 40 Watt Club
When: 8 p.m.
Price: $16 (advance)
Contact: www.40watt.com

Who: Hot Cha Cha, Incendiaries
Where: Caledonia Lounge
When: 10 p.m.
Price: $5 (21+), $7 (18+)
Contact: www.caledonialounge.com

What: Primals Night
Who: Jake Mowrer Quartet
Where: Farm 255
When: 9–11 p.m.
Price: Free
Contact: www.farm255.com

Who: The New Mastersounds
Where: New Earth Music Hall
When: 9 p.m.
Price: $10 (adv.), $12 (door)
Contact: www.newearthmusichall.com

Who: Mary and the Giant
Where: Terrapin Beer Co.
When: 5 p.m.
Price: $8
Contact: www.terrapinbeer.com