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Second Lookers begins a new year

Second Lookers will expand this year with monthly presentations beginning in September, and will kick off this year’s list of presenters with a poetry reading of “Six White Horses,” by Sarah Gordon, who will be introduced by Clela Reed.

A list of this year’s speakers appears below.  Please join us in the AWE Room at 12:00 noon on the second Tuesday of each month for an interesting and informative presentation.

Bring a sack lunch, if you would like; drinks and dessert will be provided. For more information, join the group in Realm/Connect or contact secondlookers@uuathensga.org.

2025-2026 Second Lookers Calendar

  • SEP 9 — Sarah Gordon, Poet and Author, “Six White Horses,” her latest collection of poems
  • OCT 14 — Cathy Hope, “How My Art Has Mirrored My Spiritual Journey” 
  • NOV 11 — Barbara Shell, “Learning How to Navigate the Medical Network”
  • DEC 9 — Myrna and Herb, Sing-a-Long Holiday Program
  • JAN 13 — Rita Macari, Licensed Professional Counselor, mental health issues/concerns
  • FEB 10 — Leara Rhodes, Author, “Irish Folklore — Grace O’Malley — One of the First Female Pirates”
  • MAR 10 — Don Randall, “How Values Replace Doctrines, Even as Emotional Connections to Our Religious Past Endure” 
  • APR 14 — Janice Simon, “Frida Kahlo (1907-1954): A Life Well Painted”
  • MAY 12 — Rosemary, with help from Roger Dean, memoir writing

Happenings in a List!


For details on many of these, check out “This Month & Beyond” (either on the left of these page or here).

Please make sure you are on Realm/Connect, so you will receive updates and reminders of your groups’ meetings and events directly to your inbox and have easy access to zoom links for virtual happenings.


October 

  •   5  First Sunday Forum:  Challenging Times for Our National Parks
  •   5 Abundance Table 
  •   5 From the UU Georgia Legislative Action Network (LAN):  Free Advocacy Training In Person at UUCA  
  •   6 Deadline to Register to Vote for the November 4 General/Special Election
  • 11 UUA Day of Observance (National Coming Out Day)
  • 12 Singing Meditation
  • 12 Book Talks
  • 14 Second Lookers
  • 14 Early Voting Begins
  • 17 Justice Partner event:  Athens Immigrant Rights Coalition (AIRC) monthly meeting, 5:30 to 7 p.m., Oconee St. United Methodist Church (OSUMC)
  • 18 No Kings National Day of Mobilization
  • 19 Forum (the UU GA Legislative Action Network) 
  • 22 Five-Senses (give or take) Nature Walk 10 a.m. tinyurl.com/UUFA-nature
  • 25 Justice Partner event:  Athens Immigrant Rights Coalition (AIRC) Education-Immigration Lawyers Education Forum, UUFA, 10 to 11:30 a.m.
  • 26 UUFA Fall Festival 11:30 am
  • 26 UUA Day of Observance (Intersex Awareness Day)
  • 28 Adult RE (Religious Exploration) Opportunity: Are We Too Violent?
  • 31 UUFA Coven Craft Group, 5:30 p.m.

November

  •  1 Justice Partner (AADM) Event Athens Black Market Block Party
  •  1 Voces y versos Performance, 7-9 p.m.
  •  2 End of Daylight Saving Time
  •  2 First Sunday Forum: The Doctrine of Discovery: Unmasking the Domination Code
  •  2 Singing Meditation
  •  4 Special Statewide Election
  •  9 Guest at Your Table (through December 31)
  •  9 Start of Family Promise Week (partnering with Holy Cross Lutheran Church)
  •  9 Book Talks
  • 11 Second Lookers
  • 11 Adult RE (Religious Exploration) Opportunity: Are We Too Violent?
  • 15 AADM–UUFA Justice Partner–NEG Black Business Expo
  • 15-16 UU GA LAN (Legislative Action Network) Third Annual Conference 
  • 16 Third Sunday Forum:  Exploring the ACC Jail
  • 20 UUA Welcoming Day of Observation — Trans Day of Remembrance (TDOR)
  • 21  Justice Partner event:  Athens Immigrant Rights Coalition (AIRC) Meeting
  • 30 UUFA Justice Action Collaborative

December

  •   9 Second Lookers
  •  9 Adult RE (Religious Exploration) Opportunity: Are We Too Violent?
  • 14 Book Talks
  • 21 Third Sunday Forum

January

  • 13 Second Lookers
  • 19 MLK Day Parade (3 p.m., Washington & Hull)

February 

  • 10 Second Lookers

Looking for regular meetings? Join groups in Realm/Connect and check the summary on this page to the left.  Don’t know about Realm yet? Contact Meredyth at members at uuathensga.org to learn more.  

Rather see this as a calendar grid?  Visit uuathensga.org/calendar.