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AUBURN CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY, 479 East Thach Avenue, Auburn. Hours: Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, 2-6 p.m. Information: 501-3190.

JAN DEMPSEY COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER GALLERY, 222 East Drake Avenue, Auburn. Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Admission: free. Information: 501-2963.

JULE COLLINS SMITH MUSEUM OF FINE ART, 901 South College Street, Auburn. Hours:  8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Monday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 4:45 p .m. Saturday. Admission: free. Information: 844-1484.

LEE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY, 1140 Ware Drive, Auburn. Adoption hours: Tuesday through Sunday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Drop offs strays or pick up found pets: Tuesday through Sunday, 8:30 to 5 p.m.; Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Information: 821-3222; lchs@leecountyhumane.org.

LEWIS COOPER JUNIOR MEMORIAL LIBRARY, 200 South Sixth Street, Opelika. Hours: Monday and Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Information: 705-5380

LEE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 6500 Stage Road (Highway 14), Loachapoka. Hours: Second Saturday of every month, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Information: 887-3007, webmaster@leecountyhistoricalsociety.org.

LOUISE KREHER FOREST ECOLOGY PRESERVE, 3100 Highway 147 North, Auburn. Hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission: free. Information: 707-6512.

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ONGOING: To celebrate that there’s nothing so nice as formal wear, the Lee County Humane Society, 1140 Ware Drive, Auburn, offers Tuxedo Tuesday discounts for “tuxedo” wearing pets. All adoptions of black-and-white cats and dogs, as well as solid black cats and dogs, will cost $50. Information: 821-3222.

ONGOING through December 12: Photo XIII Juried Exhibition at the Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center is an annual photography exhibition by regional artists and photographers. Admission: free.

ONGOING through January 7: An exhibit of Jürgen Tarrasch paintings, Jule Collins Smith Museum of Art. Admission: free.

DECEMBER 17 AND JANUARY 21: Wii Play All Day for teens at Auburn Public Library from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Information: 501-3196.

DECEMBER 20 AND JANUARY 10, 17, 24, 31: Baby Time, 10 a.m., Auburn Public Library, stories and crafts for babies six months to eighteen months and their parents. Admission: free.  Information: 501-3196.

DECEMBER 20 AND JANUARY 3 AND 17: Bi-Weekly Bingo Lunch for seniors, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Dean Road Recreation Center, 307 South Dean Road, Auburn. Admission: free. Bring a covered dish and a friend. Information: 501-2930.

DECEMBER 21 AND JANUARY 11, 18, 25, AND FEBRUARY 1: Toddler Time, 10 a.m., Auburn Public Library, for children eighteen months to three years and their parents, includes a story and crafts. Admission: free. Information: 501-3196.

DECEMBER 22 AND JANUARY 12, 19, 26, AND FEBRUARY 2: Preschool Story Time, 10 a.m., Auburn Public Library, for children ages three to five and their parents. Admission: free. Information: 501-3196.

DECEMBER 31: Bring in the New Year dancing with David Ellis and the Original Cover Band from Atlanta, Event Center Downtown, 614 North Railroad Avenue, Opelika. 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. Admission: $40. Information: 705-5466.

OPENS JANUARY 4: From One to Infinity, an exhibit of works inspired by numbers, Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center. Information: 501-2963. Admission: free.

JANUARY 4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 26 AND FEBRUARY 1, 3: Senior Fit Class, low-impact, low-intensity workout, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., Frank Brown Recreation Center, 235 Opelika Road, Auburn. Admission: free. Information: 501-2948.

JANUARY 5, 12, 19, 26 AND FEBRUARY 2: Senior Bridge Club, 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Frank Brown Recreation Center, 235 Opelika Road, Auburn. Space is limited. Admission: free. Information: 887-5137.

JANUARY 9: Magic Tree House Club, Auburn Public Library, 3:30 p.m. ,for kindergarten through fifth graders reading the Magic Tree House Club series. Information: 501-3196.

JANUARY 10, 17, 24, 31 AND FEBRUARY 7: Games, quilting, needlepoint, arts and crafts, and exercise at the Golden Age Club, 9 a.m. to noon, Boykin Community Center, 400 Boykin Street, Auburn. Admission: free. Information: 887-5147.

JANUARY 10, 17, 24, 31 AND FEBRUARY 7: Zumba Gold for Auburn seniors, 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Boykin Community Center, 400 Boykin Street, Auburn. Admission: free. Pre-registration required at the Dean Road Recreation Center, 307 South Dean Road. Information: 501-2930.

JANUARY 11, 18, 25 AND FEBRUARY 1: Auburn seniors are invited to free blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar, hemoglobin and vision screenings for the Auburn University School of Nursing Health Promotion Clinics, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Boykin Community Center, 400 Boykin Street, Auburn. Information: 844-6758.

JANUARY 12, 19, 26 AND FEBRUARY 2: Zumba Gold for Auburn seniors, 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Boykin Community Center, 400 Boykin Street, Auburn, or from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., Frank Brown Recreation Center, 235 Opelika Road, Auburn. Admission: free. Pre-registration required at the Dean Road Recreation Center, 307 South Dean Road. Information: 501-2930.

JANUARY 13: Comedy Night with Henry Cho and Jim Hope of Great American Country’s “The Henry Cho Show,” 7 p.m., Event Center Downtown, 614 North Railroad Avenue, Opelika. Advance tickets: $20, day of the show: $25. Information: 705-5466.

JANUARY 14: Frontier demonstrations and dulcimer music, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Second Saturday at the Lee County Historical Society, 6500 Stage Road, Loachapoka. Admission: free. Information: 887-3007.

JANUARY 17: Puppet Show at Auburn Public Library at 3:30 p.m. for kids ages three through ten. Information: 501-3196.

JANUARY 19: Spring Opening Lecture by Collector Arthur Primas, 6 p.m., Jule Collins Smith Musem of art. Admission: free.

JANUARY 20: “Maltby Sykes: Gentleman Modernist” Film Premier Gala and Auction celebrates the premier of this  documentary about the printmaker, teacher and artist. Renown Chef Gerald Hirigoyen of the San Francisco restaurant Piperade prepares a three-course Basque meal for this black tie-optional gala at the Auburn University Hotel and Conference Center. Tickets: $125 for one or $1,250 for a table of ten. Information: 844-3085.

JANUARY 26: American Girl Book Club, Auburn Public Library, 3:30 p.m. for kindergarten through fifth graders reading the American Girl series. Information: 501-3196.

JANUARY 26: Natasha Trethewey, winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize, for her 2006 poetry collection, Native Guard, and creative writing professor at Emory University, is featured in Embodying Blackness Poetry Reading, 5 p.m., Jule Collins Smith Museum of Art. Admission: free.

JANUARY 26: Support the Lee County Humane Society by turning in your dinner receipt at Spirit Night at Brick Oven Pizza Co., 2520 Enterprise Drive, Opelika, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Information: 745-0223.

OPENS JANUARY 28: In the Background: Flora in J.J. Audubon’s The Birds of America, an exhibition that examines Audubon the botanist. Admission: free.

JANUARY 27: See Elvis impersonator David Lee at The David Lee Show, 7 p.m.,  Event Center Downtown, 614 North Railroad Avenue, Opelika. Advance tickets: $15 or $20 at the show. Information: 705-5466.

OPENS FEBRUARY 4: Auburn Collects: Selections from the Ed Hayes Collection, Jule Collins Smith Museum of Art, includes works by Old Masters and contemporary artists. Admission: free.

FEBRUARY 7: The film, “The Toe Tactic” is part of The Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers, Jule Collins Smith Museum of Art, 6 p.m. Admission: free.

FEBRUARY 24: Auburn Seniors are invited to see Faulkner University dinner theatre’s production of Big River. The deadline to register is Friday, January 27 and the $30 fee includes transportation, entrance fee, and dinner. Register at the Dean Road Recreation Center, 307 South Dean Road, Auburn. Information: 501-2930