Athens weekend preview: Ride SOFAR, Red Bull Chariot Race, We Are The South Music Festival and more

The Red & Black has compiled a weekly roundup of shows and events for the upcoming weekend. This weekend, enjoy the crisp smell of fall and feel the crunch of leaves at your feet at various fall-themed events each weekend. Highlights include a leisure bike ride at Ride SOFAR, an exclusive viewing of pottery by David Drake at Athens Cotton Press, We Are The South Music Festival and more. Friday, Nov. 6 Edmonia Lewis: Said in Stone panel discussions WHAT: The Edmonia Lewis pop-up exhibition at the Georgia Museum of Art will invite attendees to learn more about the artist and her history after years of research about the 19th-century sculptor. Two panel discussions will take place Friday featuring the research and curation process and exploring the art of 19th-century sculpture through the use of modern tools. WHERE: Georgia Museum of Art, 90 Carlton St. WHEN: Panels begin at 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. PRICE: Free admission A Special Viewing of David Drake’s Pottery and Gallery Talk WHAT: Witness an exclusive one-time afternoon viewing of David Drake’s pottery, which is on-loan from the Washington Historical Museum. Collector Pat Shields will lead a gallery talk about the stories behind the works featured in the exhibits and about wood-fired pottery. WHERE: Athens Cotton Press, 149 Oneta St. WHEN: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. PRICE: Free by RSVP here . “The SpongeBob Musical” at The Morton Theatre WHAT: Explore Bikini Bottom in this musical theatre performance based on the “SpongeBob SquarePants” series, following the tale of SpongeBob and his friends who must save their home from disaster. “The SpongeBob Musical” will be performed by Athens Creative Theatre. WHERE: The Morton Theatre, 195 W. Washington St. WHEN: 7 p.m. PRICE: $15 adults, $10 groups of five or more people and free for children under 17 and students with ID. Saturday, Nov. 7 Ride SOFAR at Sweet Olive Farm Animal Rescue WHAT: Take a leisurely bike ride across a course of your choosing — whether you wish to be a pig and bike a 6-mile course with your family of piglets, bike as a llama around a 25-mile course, or take a ride around Oglethorpe County as a donkey — participating in Ride SOFAR supports Sweet Olive Farm Animal Rescue and comes with food and drink to support the bike ride. WHERE: Sweet Olive Farm, 855 Parkview Road WHEN: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. PRICE: Donations-based Fall Festival at Taylor-Grady House WHAT: Celebrate the creativity and connection of the Athens community at the historic Taylor-Grady house. Traditional artisan crafts will be sold by a variety of vendors along with their new heritage program showcase. Food vendors and live music will be there as you fall in love with handmade crafts. WHERE: Taylor-Grady House, 634 Prince Ave. WHEN: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. PRICE: Free admission Red Bull Chariot Race Georgia WHAT: Partake in the Red Bull Chariot Race for the chance to work with a team to sketch, build and race a chariot through a course around East Clayton Street and College Avenue.Teams will sketch a prototype of a Chariot ride and judges will select which sketches can be built by teams and race through downtown. Competitors have a chance to win the first-place prize of $1,500 and sixty cases of Red Bull Energy Drink. WHERE: East Clayton Street and College Avenue WHEN: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. PRICE: Free Sunday, Nov. 8 We Are the South Music Festival WHAT: Enjoy a day surrounded by the arts, with art vendors sprinkled throughout and live bands playing later in the day. Some vendors that will appear on Sunday are Abigail Boylen Art, Liz Rubin, Painted Expressions Face Paint and Henna and Red House Studio. The performances will start with Erinn Driscoll and end with Evey May. WHERE: Athentic Brewing Co., 108 Park Ave. WHEN: Market at noon, music at 2 p.m. PRICE: $25 general admission, $10 UGA students with ID