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  • May 2026

  • Fri 29

    Free Sketch Friday 

    Friday, May 29 | 9:00 am - 4:30 pm Free Sketch Friday
    Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum – Classroom 2450 S. Milledge Ave., Athens, Georgia, United States

    Join us at the Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum for Free Sketch Friday! This free activity allows artists of all ages and skills to spend time in the museum, studying...

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    Free
  • June 2026

  • Fri 26

    Free Sketch Friday 

    Friday, June 26 | 9:00 am - 4:30 pm Free Sketch Friday
    Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum – Classroom 2450 S. Milledge Ave., Athens, Georgia, United States

    Join us at the Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum for Free Sketch Friday! This free activity allows artists of all ages and skills to spend time in the museum, studying...

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    Free
  • July 2026

  • Tue 14

    Natural Communities of Georgia

    Tuesday, July 14 | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Natural Communities of Georgia
    Virtual Lecture – Zoom

    Melanie Flood, special project botanist, North Carolina Natural Heritage Program This course covers Georgia’s diverse natural communities and their plants, including our iconic oak-pine forests, precious mountain coves, prairies, high...

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  • Thu 16

    Natural Communities of Georgia

    Thursday, July 16 | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Natural Communities of Georgia
    Virtual Lecture – Zoom

    Melanie Flood, special project botanist, North Carolina Natural Heritage Program This course covers Georgia’s diverse natural communities and their plants, including our iconic oak-pine forests, precious mountain coves, prairies, high...

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  • Mon 20

    Natural Communities of Georgia

    Monday, July 20 | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Natural Communities of Georgia
    Virtual Lecture – Zoom

    Melanie Flood, special project botanist, North Carolina Natural Heritage Program This course covers Georgia’s diverse natural communities and their plants, including our iconic oak-pine forests, precious mountain coves, prairies, high...

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  • Fri 31

    Free Sketch Friday 

    Friday, July 31 | 9:00 am - 4:30 pm Free Sketch Friday
    Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum – Classroom 2450 S. Milledge Ave., Athens, Georgia, United States

    Join us at the Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum for Free Sketch Friday! This free activity allows artists of all ages and skills to spend time in the museum, studying...

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    Free
  • August 2026

  • Sat 8

    Plant Conservation: Protecting Plant Diversity

    Saturday, August 8 | 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Plant Conservation: Protecting Plant Diversity
    Virtual Lecture – Zoom

    Jennifer Ceska, conservation coordinator, State Botanical Garden of Georgia Plant conservation is an applied science that draws upon many fields of knowledge, from ecology to horticulture, to ethics and politics....

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  • Tue 11

    Plant Conservation: Protecting Plant Diversity

    Tuesday, August 11 | 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Plant Conservation: Protecting Plant Diversity
    Virtual Lecture – Zoom

    Jennifer Ceska, conservation coordinator, State Botanical Garden of Georgia Plant conservation is an applied science that draws upon many fields of knowledge, from ecology to horticulture, to ethics and politics....

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  • Fri 28

    Free Sketch Friday 

    Friday, August 28 | 9:00 am - 4:30 pm Free Sketch Friday
    Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum – Classroom 2450 S. Milledge Ave., Athens, Georgia, United States

    Join us at the Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum for Free Sketch Friday! This free activity allows artists of all ages and skills to spend time in the museum, studying...

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    Free
  • September 2026

  • Sat 12

    Fall Wildflowers of the Georgia Piedmont

    Saturday, September 12 | 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
    State Botanical Garden Visitor Center, Classroom 2 2450 S Milledge Ave, Athens

    Linda Chafin, botanist Our gardens, roadsides and meadows are aglow with color in the fall. In this class, students will learn to recognize the most common fall-blooming wildflowers in the...

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    $50
  • Fri 18

    Fall Wildflowers of the Granite Outcrops of Georgia

    Friday, September 18 | 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
    Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve 3787 Klondike Rd, Stonecrest, Georgia

    Robby Astrove, preserve manager, Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve Georgia is home to 90% of the Southeastern Piedmont’s granite outcrops, one of the most endangered and botanically interesting natural communities in...

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  • Sat 19

    Monarchs & Beyond: Pollinator Stewardship

    Saturday, September 19 | 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
    Visitor Center & Conservatory Adult Classroom 2450 S. Milledge Avenue, Athens, Georgia, United States

    Susan Meyers, monarch watch conservation specialist, Monarchs Across Georgia, Environmental Education Alliance This class will take an in-depth look at the biology and ecology of the monarch butterfly in North...

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  • Fri 25

    Free Sketch Friday 

    Friday, September 25 | 9:00 am - 4:30 pm Free Sketch Friday
    Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum – Classroom 2450 S. Milledge Ave., Athens, Georgia, United States

    Join us at the Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum for Free Sketch Friday! This free activity allows artists of all ages and skills to spend time in the museum, studying...

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    Free
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