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Coal Power Conflict p. 8 · The Grapes of Wrath p. 13 · Dent May p. 22 · Upstart Roundup p. 23

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THIS WEEK’S ISSUE:

Stories and Staff Stuff

City Dope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

This week’s Pub Notes is by City Editor Ben Emanuel. Pete McCommons is on vacation.

Competition Is Healthy

News & Features Athens News and Views

Why not turn the old Lumpkin Street frats into cash cow Halloween haunted houses?

The Question of Plant Washington . . . . . . . . 8 Georgia Eyes a New Coal-Fired Power Plant

Wary environmentalists prepare for an EPD hearing in Sandersville on Tuesday, Oct. 20.

It’s that time again! Yes, the annual Flagpole Halloween short story contest is underway. Since it seemed a good idea to work in some current events again this year—it was the election last year (scary Palin!) and water (remember the drought?) the year before that—what could we choose besides health care as a theme for the ’09 contest? See p. 20 or Flagpole.com for full contest details, including the all-important list of 20 words and phrases—okay, most of them related to the national health care debate—at least 10 of which must be used in each winning entry. And remember: the winner gets $75, second place $50 and third place $25. Spook us!

Arts & Events

Change in the Air

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The vagaries of scheduling among our staff leave it to me to announce here that longtime man-on-the-scene Dave Marr will be replacing yours truly as Flagpole’s City Editor within the next few weeks. Dave is one of those guys who knows Athens well because he’s been here making things happen in the cultural life of the town plenty long enough to have paid his dues. You may know him from the other side of the bar at the Manhattan, or from erstwhile country-and-western band the Star Room Boys, or—better yet—from his Film Notebook column in Flagpole. None of that means he’s uninterested in local government and politics, which is exactly the way Athens works when Athens works at its best. Getting in touch with Dave will be easy at news@flagpole.com.

What about me? I may as well say here so Pete doesn’t have to: I’ll still be around town; I just want to make a move—which regular readers of City Dope will surely find shocking—into nonprofit environmental advocacy and watershed protection work. Seriously: I’ll be in touch. Meanwhile, it nearly goes without saying that these past four years (!) at Flagpole have been a great ride, not only because of the caliber of the staff in this joint, but also because of our readers and contributors and the fact that this job leads you to get to know so many of the people who make this town what it is. It’s been a privilege that will be hard to top.

News of job transitions brings to mind my friend and fellow paddler Dick Field, who emailed recently to say that he’ll be making the most enviable career move of all when he retires at the end of this year, leaving his position as Athens-Clarke County Environmental Coordinator. The first person ever to hold the job (which Mayor Davison created six years ago), Dick has provided an excellent model for how it might function on into the future. He is a walking encyclopedia of the county’s physical landscape, a solid authority on the workings of the ACC government and a forthright educator of anyone curious about issues under his broad purview.

ACC Auditor John Wolfe is currently examining the role of the Environmental Coordinator, which is probably a good thing, as Wolfe will likely have smart suggestions for improving it.

Still, it’s going to be tough to find someone with as much care for the community as Dick has exhibited. But he told me last week that as pleased as he’s been with the job as he’s done it, he’s a firm believer in change and sees myriad ways in which the position can be improved; thus he looks forward to its future. Funny: I feel much the same way at Flagpole, and I have reason to be optimistic. Plus, I know I’ll see Dick out on the river.

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Ben Emanuel ben@flagpole.com

This week at Flagpole.com  Homedrone Podcasts: Music and interviews  Regular updates for Athens Rising, Grub Notes & Film Notebook  World View: Gwynne Dyer reports in from London weekly.  And don’t forget Ort.

Book Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Words on Music

A round-up of the fall’s most inspiring new books on music.

Theatre Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Poverty: Then and Now

The Grapes of Wrath serves as a seminal critique of America’s perception of poverty.

COVER DESIGN by Kelly Ruberto featuring a painting by Judson Duke on display at OCAF

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What If Kurt Cobain Went Country?

Rough-and-tumble rock with soul beyond its years.

Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 12 Years and One Tumor Later…

A “dumb ass rock band” offers some real therapy.

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LETTERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 CITY DOPE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 CITY PAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 CAPITOL IMPACT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 PLANT WASHINGTON. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 ATHENS RISING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 THE READER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 BOOK REVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 GRUB NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 THEATRE NOTES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 MOVIE DOPE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 MOVIE PICKS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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THREATS & PROMISES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 RECORD REVIEWS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 DEER TICK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 DRIVIN’ N’ CRYIN’. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 DENT MAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 UPSTART ROUNDUP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 THE CALENDAR!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 BULLETIN BOARD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 ART AROUND TOWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 COMICS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 REALITY CHECK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 EVERYDAY PEOPLE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

EDITOR & PUBLISHER Pete McCommons ADVERTISING DIRECTOR & PUBLISHER Alicia Nickles PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Larry Tenner MANAGING EDITOR Christina Cotter ADVERTISING SALES Anita Aubrey, Melinda Edwards, Jessica Pritchard MUSIC EDITOR Michelle Gilzenrat CITY EDITOR Ben Emanuel CLASSIFIEDS, DISTRIBUTION & OFFICE MANAGER Paul Karjian AD DESIGNERS Ian Rickert, Kelly Ruberto ILLUSTRATOR Jason Crosby CARTOONISTS James Allen, Larry Allen, Cameron Bogue, Jacob Hunt, Missy Kulik, Jeremy Long, David Mack ADOPT ME Special Agent Cindy Jerrell CONTRIBUTORS Hillary Brown, Jason Bugg, Tom Crawford, Jeff Gore, Chris Hassiotis, John Huie, Tony Floyd, Coy King, Bao Le-Huu, John McLeod, John G. Nettles, Julia Reidy, Alan Sculley, Jordan Stepp, Drew Wheeler, Amy Whisenhunt CIRCULATION Charles Greenleaf, Harper Bridgers, Jimmy Courson, Swen Froemke, Anthony Gentilles WEB DESIGNER Ian Rickert ADVERTISING ASSISTANT Maggie Summers EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Erin Cork MUSIC INTERN Charlie Stafford ADVERTISING INTERNS Melanie Foster, Teresa Tamburello

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letters RAW OVER RAW MILK As the daughter of a third generation dairyman, I found your article on raw milk [“Why Not Raw Milk?” Comment, Sept. 30] to be inflammatory as well as irresponsible. Bacteria growing in raw milk can be very dangerous and, quite frankly, the risk does not outweigh the benefits. The agencies in the United States charged with ensuring the safety of our food supply pride themselves on going to great lengths to keep our food safe and prevent food-borne illnesses. Unpasteurized milk can be a breeding ground for bacteria, most notably salmonella and E. coli. For example, California sells raw milk for human consumption, and from the years 1993–1997, California had over 200 cases of salmonella, E. coli, and listeria, all coming from raw milk. In this era of constant litigation, farmers cannot afford to take the risk of selling milk to such a small market and, in effect, being held liable for a few people’s wishes to feel “more natural.”

Furthermore, pasteurization has a major role in changing the face of agriculture by providing safe food products and extending their shelf life. As for antibiotics, these animals are treated when they get sick, the same as you or I. All animals that are treated with antibiotics undergo a withholding period during which their milk cannot be sold.

Antibiotics come with a recommendation for a period of time during which treated animals must not produce milk for sale. After that period is finished, the milk is tested for antibiotic residue for the sole purpose of ensuring

CONTACT US AT P.O. BOX 1027, ATHENS, GA 30603, LETTERS@FLAGPOLE.COM OR VIA THE “TALK BACK TO US” LINK AT FLAGPOLE.COM that the consumer never drinks milk containing even trace amounts of the drug. Like antibiotics for humans, antibiotics for cows are beneficial and do no harm to either the cow or This is a response to Elizabeth BishopMartin’s letter “Fair and Moral,” published in the consumer.

The risks that you assume when you drink Flagpole Sept. 30. Elizabeth is “amazed at the number of people who really, truly believe that unpasteurized milk are serious and sometimes fatal. The Centers for Disease Control reported any health care reform is going to lead us to rampant socialism.” Wikipedia (I know the that from the years 1998–2005, there were source is weak, but it is much more articulate 1,000 people who became sick due to consumption of unpasteurized milk, as well as than I) states, “Socialism refers to… a society characterized by equal access to resources two deaths. The side effects of these illnesses for all individuals include extreme nausea, diarrhea, fever, with an egalitarian method of compensaheadache, stiffness, BUMPERSTICKER OF THE WEEK: abdominal pain and tion.” According to miscarriage. Why test this definition, the proposed health care your luck when you have a safe, healthy reforms are socialchoice sitting in istic. It may not be Thanks, Diane. Send your sticker sightings to your grocery store? “rampant” socialism letters@flagpole.com or call 706-549-9523.

Agribusiness is not if a reform occurs, bad. But articles like but nonetheless, it is socialism. Socialism this one hurt not only the large-scale farms so many people has led to the depravity of many societies, and therefore, I don’t think that anyone in our are against, but also small farms such as my grandfather’s. These farmers care greatly about country should take the issue lightly. producing high quality milk as well as pracWWJD? Who cares? Don’t try to group ticing sound farming procedures. And while people into one of two categories: 1) people who want health care reform and 2) members George Washington may have drunk raw milk, I can assure you that many of our nation’s of Abrahamic religions. I don’t belong to great leaders drink pasteurized milk and still either one of these groups, and most of my manage to lead our country to the superpower friends and family don’t either, so let’s realize status it has enjoyed for the past hundred that there is an entire spectrum of opinions. years.

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own opinions, and I wish more people would do the same.

As far as the questions that you (or Professor Hsiao) asked, the answers aren’t as simple as you must believe. What exactly is meant by asking “Is health care a human right?” Since this question is vague, the answer is arbitrary. Who grants the right?

You? God? A bunch of privileged people in Washington? Maybe nobody has the right.

What if it is a luxury? Considering the history of human civilization, modern medicine is luxurious. “Is medicine a commodity to be bought and sold…?” Well, yes it is. I don’t even understand what you could mean by this.

Are you saying you want doctors and drug developers to work… without being paid?

Even under socialism people providing goods and services are compensated (in an “egalitarian” manner).

What about the right to choose? I am right there with the left on this one. I like choice.

The more choices that are available, the more freedom I have, and I like freedom. In fact, I despise anyone telling me to do anything— even if it is for my own good (or that of others)—and I know I am not alone on this.

I don’t want to pay for anyone unless it is my choice. I can hardly afford to live myself, and yes, I pay income tax and health insurance.

Look, if you want to help your neighbor, do it. Don’t put a gun to my head (I thought you didn’t like guns anyway) and say that I have to help your neighbor or—here comes the dirty secret—you.

John Gibbs Athens

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Smashed, Indeed: Speaking of masterplanning, UGA is making use of the October lull in the Dawgs’ home game schedule to demolish some more Lumpkin Street frat houses, as long planned. (This part of campus, the so-called Northwest Precinct, will eventually be home to a new special collections library, a new biz school Spooky… building and more.)

Gutted as they are, though, they’d make good haunted houses for Halloween, and that could bring in some cash, couldn’t it?

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line on its way to the sea—not to say there aren’t other Georgians downstream.)

More to the point, the AJC report specifically mentioned the planned Hard Labor Creek Reservoir, a Walton-Oconee County partnership that will pump water from the Apalachee River (an Oconee River tributary) into a new lake on said creek in Walton County. As it turns out, back in August the Oconee County blogger and UGA journalism prof Lee Becker—who’s probably shined more light on the workings of his county than anyone in its two-century history—reported on a little meeting of a four-person delegation from Oconee and Walton counties with a member of the governor’s staff in Atlanta. Present was Oconee County Commission Chair Melvin Davis, who currently chairs the Upper Oconee Basin Water Authority (which manages the Bear Creek Reservoir) and sits on the state’s Water Planning Council for the Oconee basin.

It would seem, then, that in August, Davis— seeing dollar signs, no doubt—simply laid the groundwork for the task force discussion that took place in Atlanta last week. But how does the rest of the Oconee basin feel about that?

Thompson is right: keep an eye on this task force in particular.

The SPLOST Slate: The ACC Mayor and Commission have now appointed the SPLOST citizens’ committee, which will vet projects for the list on the SPLOST 2011 referendum to be

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Set to Percolate for Now: Phew. That whole coffee parking flap at the Jittery Joe’s roaster and Tasting Room got pretty heated the week before last, but its temporary resolution came swiftly, all things considered, at City Hall. In the end, the roaster guys and the next-door parking lot’s owner, Don Bennett, got the paperwork started to apply for a special use permit for a standalone parking lot.

That led ACC Manager Alan Reddish to decide that their good faith effort at rectifying the situation justified some latitude on the enforcement end, which only makes sense and is generally reflected by precedent (but which is different from their being granted an actual temporary permit as requested by six ACC Commissioners; that didn’t happen).

That’s not the end of the story, though, since a decision on the request for a standing special use permit is going to be pending this winter. And even though a majority of commissioners already signed their names to an ardent letter in the Tasting Room’s behalf, something tells City Dope that the arguments against granting exceptions to the rules are still going to carry some weight. In the broad view, though, this whole incident is cause for everybody to stop and examine what we think of when we think of downtown Athens—its present, its future, where it starts and ends— and this is real reason to get the ball rolling on a formal downtown master plan such as Mayor Davison, the downtown development authority’s Kathryn Lookofsky and Flagpole’s own Kevan Williams have been calling for. Is it not?

Bringing the Water War Home: Regular readers of this column will not be surprised to see notes here on water policy in the Oconee River basin and the rest of the state. (See also this week’s Pub Notes for a full disclosure, of sorts, as to why.) Athens has also done pretty well lately by Jim Thompson and the house editorials over at the Athens Banner-Herald in the way of water talk. A recent column that comes to mind is the Friday, Oct. 9 missive, which carried the simple message that Gov. Perdue’s latest water task force—this one being the water supply contingency task force—needs to be watched closely. The ABH is more than right on that count, for the Atlanta JournalConstitution reported earlier last week that the task force is already looking at the Oconee and Ocmulgee basins for water that could be brought into metro Atlanta from without.

(Here’s a hint, water war watchers: both rivers flow to the Altamaha, which crosses no state

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Also, just so we’re clear, the plan at City Hall is to hold a separate referendum in July 2010, a few months ahead of the SPLOST referendum, to seek approval of the use of General Obligation bonds to build the new county jail. “If these are approved,” according to a recent ACC press release, “part of the SPLOST 2011 program—if also approved—can pay the annual debt service of the G.O. debt instead of using property taxes through a dedicated millage rate.” Everybody got all that?

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And provide he can: In 2008, UGA’s coalfired boiler used roughly 14,000 tons of coal, according to Crowe. It emitted 77 tons of nitrous oxide, 266 tons of sulfur oxides and 35 tons of carbon monoxide. With no state nor federal limits, so far, on carbon dioxide emissions, statistics on CO2 were not recorded.

While looming state approval of a $2.1 billion coal-fired power plant in Washington County has roused Georgia’s environmental activists to action [see story in this week’s Jeff Gore issue—Ed.], another campaign against coal is quietly taking shape right here in Athens.

A new student effort hopes to persuade the University of Georgia to shut down its coalfired boiler—which generates steam used to heat campus buildings—and replace it with Citizens concerned that a planned tennis more environmentally friendly technology. center will displace ballfields—or the Saturday Last month, the “Beyond Coal Campaign” farmers’ market—at county parks voiced their emerged from a student effort spearheaded by objections to ACC Commissioners at their Oct. Students for Environmental Awareness (SEA).

6 meeting. No site has yet been picked for the According to Sheena Zhang, president of SEA, tennis center, although over 100 were considthe group aims to complete by the spring ered by a citizens’ committee, which brought of next year an in-depth research proposal forward three recommendations. But those which will compile scientific and economic recommendations have had a rocky reception data to show that renewable energy is not among commissioners, who will make the final only ecologically sound, but also economically decision on the center’s location. viable. “It’s all looking at solutions, pretty Using the Whit Davis Road side of much,” she says. The Beyond Coal Campaign, Southeast Clarke park, residents fear, would according to Zhang, has enlisted sympathetic increase traffic on that road; commissioners professors to help author the proposal. The agreed to look instead at the Lexington Road other major tactical step of the campaign will side of that park, but that might displace ballbe to collect as many supporting petitions fields and isn’t popular with local tennis buffs from students and faculty as possible. Zhang either. The recommendation to buy land next hopes that the proposal and petitions will be to the YWCO on Research Road might exceed presented together to UGA President Michael the center’s budget, but Adams next fall.

Ken Crowe, director of “Everybody is an expert commissioners decided to study it further, along with energy services for UGA’s the Bishop Park recommenphysical plant, seems to on this, so we’ve had a dation. They added another be on the same page as lot of expert advice.” possibility too: Satterfield the students organizing Park on Cherokee Road.

Beyond Coal. According County staff will now study the four sites. to Crowe, the boiler, installed in 1965 near “Everybody is an expert on this, so we’ve had what’s now the center of campus (between a lot of expert advice,” cracked Commissioner East Campus Road and the Science Library), Harry Sims, who chairs the citizens’ commitis “on the last fourth of useful life, for sure, tee on the center. In public comments on the and we’ve got to be thinking about how to sites, the YWCO was by far the most popular. replace it.” Crowe says the physical plant has And the meeting brought an unaccustomed hired an independent engineering firm to help number of citizens to the podium to speak to solve this problem, adding that “most of the commissioners—hot-button issues have been technologies we’re looking at are biomass.” rare in the past year or two.

Georgia’s extensive pine reserves may make Commissioner David Lynn emphasized that the state an ideal location for the biomass no decisions have yet been made that would industry—indeed, last year Oglethorpe Power displace any current uses at any park, and Corporation announced that it had plans to that “if the community values a particular build three biomass power-generating faciliportion of a particular park, we can keep that ties. Crowe says that, in the meantime, UGA portion.” But several citizens said that if just signed a new coal contract, which will ballfields were to be displaced, it would hurt bring coal mined from eastern Tennessee to youth activities. “It’s pushing kids out,” added the boiler. (Crowe says he doesn’t know if Gerald Wise, who works with youth-league mountaintop removal methods are used to football. “Kids have got to have a place.” extract this coal. Mountaintop removal is used Others raised concerns that the Athens almost exclusively by mining companies workFarmers’ Market could be displaced from ing in the Appalachian Mountains, where coal Bishop Park. The market “is a crucial, sustainis usually deeply buried.) able local necessity” that furnishes produce so Crowe says that coal is currently an impor“the community eats wisely [and] eats with tant source of fuel for the University because the seasons,” said Sky Campbell, a vendor and it operates chiefly as “a hedge against the the market’s accountant. “I hope that this unknown.” As one of three fuel sources— body of commissioners is not so hypnotized the steam facility also relies on natural gas by economic development that they don’t see and, very occasionally, heating oil—coal the equal value of holistic development, which becomes vital in case of a disruption to natudoes not value everything in dollars.” ral gas supply, which occurred in the wake of The tennis center, requiring about 12 Hurricane Katrina.

Unlike the Beyond Coal campaign, however, new tennis courts on at least 10 acres, could attract perhaps a half-dozen state and the timeline for the physical plant’s shift from regional tennis tournaments a year, according coal is undetermined. “Right now, we’re just to ACC Leisure Services Director Pam Reidy. trying to gather our facts,” Crowe says. But, he adds, “We would certainly support any John Huie johnphuie@gmail.com effort by providing information.”

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capitol impact You’ve Got a Friend at the PSC Over the next few years, many Georgians are going to see increases every month in their electricity and natural gas bills. A few dollars here, a few dollars there, these little increases will add up to impressive totals for the state’s two largest utility firms: $175 million for Atlanta Gas Light and $1.6 billion for the Georgia Power Co. That’s a lot of money coming out of the pockets of Georgia consumers. The remarkable thing is that Georgia Power and Atlanta Gas Light will get that revenue without even filing for a rate increase with the agency that supposedly regulates them, the Public Service Commission.

There was a time when a utility firm that wanted to raise its rates first had to file an application with the PSC. The utility would be required to disclose the financial and marketing data that supported its request to raise rates. The PSC would digest those numbers, determine a fair return on investment to the utility, and then set a rate for the company to charge. It wasn’t a perfect system, but the voters who elected PSC members at least had an indirect say in the rates they had to pay.

Those rules largely don’t apply anymore.

Because of changes in the law passed by a business-friendly legislature and new rules adopted by a utility-loving-PSC, there’s hardly any need for the companies to bother with the grunt work that goes into a typical rate case. If Georgia Power or Atlanta Gas Light want to raise their rates now, all they need do is announce to the PSC that they’re going to add a “surcharge” to their customers’ monthly bills. They can be sure that three of the five commissioners—Doug Everett, Stan Wise and Bubba McDonald—will vote to approve the surcharge. Commissioner Chuck Eaton sometimes straddles the fence, but often votes with the Everett-Wise-McDonald axis. The one commissioner who actually considers the impact of higher prices on recession-plagued families

is Bobby Baker—who usually finds himself on the losing end of a 4-1 vote.

The PSC majority is so deeply in the hip pockets of the utilities that it’s become a joke.

As a commission insider once remarked, “The lobbyists spend so much time in Stan Wise’s office they ought to be paying rent.”

The recent debate at the PSC on a surcharge requested by Atlanta Gas Light was typical of how things work these days. Atlanta Gas wanted to add some new pipelines to its network but didn’t want to be bothered with the chore of filing for a rate increase, so it asked the PSC to approve a surcharge of 95 cents a month for residential bills and $2.85 a month for business customer bills.

The PSC majority favored the surcharge, but McDonald went one step beyond. It’s not fair to business customers, he said, that they should have to pay more than residential customers. He proposed an amendment to require residences and businesses to pay the same amount of $1.18 each month after the surcharge is fully phased in. Baker pointed out that McDonald’s proposal would require a widow living on Social Security to pay the same monthly surcharge as the Wal-Mart down the street that takes in millions of dollars a month and consumes much more natural gas.

“The customer who uses 10 therms per month is going to pay the same exact amount as the customer who uses 100,000 therms per month,” Baker noted.

Wise, McDonald and Everett voted for the McDonald amendment to give large business customers a price break at the expense of consumers. McDonald summed it all up with the most truthful statement he has ever made in four decades as a politician.

“The residential customer is gonna get it one way or the other,” McDonald said. He’s absolutely correct about that.

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The Question of Plant Washington Georgia Eyes a New Coal-Fired Power Plant

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he era of environmental consciousness has placed coal in an unflattering light. It’s dirty, it makes you sick, and it’s hell to get to.

But burning coal remains the nation’s primary source of electricity and a big business, providing economic fuel for businessmen and common folk alike. Thus, nowadays, the building of a coal plant has become a gutwrenching drama full of inflamed emotions, unfounded accusations and allegations of corruption. But it also raises some serious questions about what our priorities really are. Just ask the people of Sandersville, GA. On Aug. 25, Georgia’s Environmental Protection Division (EPD) issued draft permits to a coal-fired power plant proposed to be built roughly six miles northeast of Sandersville. Named after the county that calls Sandersville its seat, Plant Washington’s construction is estimated to cost a shade over two billion dollars and to claim 1,200 acres of land. In January 2008, a consortium of five Georgia electric membership cooperatives (EMCs)—Cobb EMC, Central Georgia EMC, Snapping Shoals EMC, Upson EMC and Washington EMC—formed a limited liability company called “Power4Georgians” and, nearly simultaneously, applied for Plant Washington’s permits. By granting these draft permits, Georgia EPD effectively gave its blessing to Power4Georgians’ development plans, leaving only two hurdles on the road to the final permits: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval and public opinion. Although EPD officials warn that their decision to approve the plant is “not a popularity contest,” state law requires the agency to listen to, record and evaluate public sentiment. And with time running out—acceptance of input ends on Oct. 27—more and more Georgians are voicing their feelings on the plant.

the Southern Energy Network. Van Damm is organizing opponents of the plant to attend an EPD public forum in Sandersville on Oct. 20, at which they can voice their opinions on public record. (Comments may also be emailed to epdcomments@dnr.state.ga.us.)

Plant Washington, if constructed, will be the eighth major coal plant in the state and the first coal-fired facility built in Georgia since 1989, when Plant Scherer’s fourth unit became operational. Existing plants are old, reminds Power4Georgians spokesman Dean Alford, and with state-of-the-art technology, Plant Washington will emit, “megawatt for megawatt,” only a third of what archaic plants like Scherer and Wansley belch out daily. And Alford is quick to point out that the plant will burn coal from the Powder River Basin in Wyoming and the Illinois Basin, which will not be mined using the “mountaintop removal” method that has gained almost unanimous enmity amongst Americans in recent years.

Regarding opposition to the plant, Alford says, “You’ve got some people that are opposed to coal no matter what happens.”

levels, then, may even be negligible: “It’s a big ocean of mercury out there,” Chang says, “and the amount that you’re putting in is cupfuls at a time.”

Another concern to some Georgians is the plant’s effect on groundwater. When operating at full capacity, Plant Washington will require daily 16 million gallons of water, most of which will come from the Oconee River. But when river levels are low, the plant will rely on a series of wells to draw water from the ground. EPD officials estimate that this will be necessary for five to six months out a fiveyear period. The EPD’s state geologist, Jim Kennedy, says that the plant’s 15 wells would be spread out along a 20-mile line to minimize impact to the aquifer.

No matter what the level of resistance from environmental groups, Power4Georgians carries quite the trump card: Plant Washington, as planned and as reviewed by the Georgia EPD, will meet all existing environmental rules and standards. “These are the absolute most stringent limits that have ever been proposed for any power plant ever in the United

The emission of mercury, a known neurotoxin, has been the linchpin of the environmental argument against Plant Washington.

An inevitable byproduct of burning coal, airborne mercury eventually settles into the surrounding soil and water and, through a process known as bioaccumulation, gradually builds up in the tissue of living organisms. Most human exposure to mercury comes through eating contaminated fish. After the EPA failed to enforce a nationwide mercury standard, Georgia passed its own mercury rule in 2007, imposing mercury emissions limits on plants with capacities larger than 150 megawatts. “Georgia actually has some of the strongest mercury emissions rules in the nation,” says Dr. Michael Chang, an atmospheric scientist at Georgia Tech. Because mercury, like other heavy metals, “doesn’t go away,” Dr. Chang says, the vast majority of mercury in Georgia streams and rivers is “legacy mercury,” pumped with abandon from smokestacks before the age of regulation.

Plant Washington’s contribution to mercury

States,” said Jac Capp, chief of the EPD’s Air Protection Branch, at a recent question-andanswer session in Sandersville regarding the plant. (Currently, power plants are held to no emissions standard regarding CO2, but the Obama administration is expected to impose one.) The underlying question remains: Are environmentalists more upset with Plant Washington or with the regulations that will likely allow Plant Washington to exist? Midge Sweet, coordinator of Georgians for Smart Energy, is frank about her feelings toward the EPD: “I think we’re beginning to see that EPD is not a protection division, but a permitting division.”

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The most visible resistance to Plant Washington and Power4Georgians comes from environmental activists. On one issue, however, the two sides agree: Georgians are in danger.

In the future, Power4Georgians warns, Georgia citizens will choose between limited electric supply (and, presumably, blackouts) and reliable, privatized electric supply from wholesalers (presumably at exorbitant prices).

Plant Washington offers a third option: sufficient energy at affordable prices.

Opponents charge that if the new plant is built, the ensuing emissions will not only contribute to a growing global warming problem, but also endanger the health and livelihoods of people both in the immediate vicinity of the plant and around the state.

To marshal opposition to the plant, The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) has organized “citizen hearings” around the state, the transcripts of which they have submitted to the EPD. Groups like SACE and their citizen counterparts have pointed out that annually, Plant Washington could emit up to 6.2 million tons of CO2 and 106 pounds of mercury, along with other unsavory substances like nitrous oxide, sulfur oxides, carbon monoxide and particulate matter. “Georgia is jam-packed with coal plants. We don’t need another,” says Rebecca Van Damm, an organizer with

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Economically Viable?

The basic gist of Power4Georgians’ case for Plant Washington is this: as Georgia grows, so must its power supply. Georgia Power and the Oglethorpe Power Corporation—the largest supply cooperative in the United

States—satisfy a sizable share of Georgia’s power needs, but not all of them. The remainder is filled by wholesale power suppliers who sell power to the state’s various EMCs. According to Power4Georgians, many contracts with these suppliers are set to expire in 2013.

(If approved, Plant Washington’s construction will take from four to five years.) New contracts with these suppliers, even if available, will significantly raise electricity prices, perhaps leading to energy crises like 2008’s gas price spike. Consumers enjoy little agency in this troubling scenario, a residual from the “Enron era,” when power suppliers were much more plentiful, and, therefore, electricity was much cheaper. Now, fewer companies hold the reins.

“Electric rates are going to go up, period.

The question is how much,” says Alford, who promises that power generated from EMCcontrolled Plant Washington will be friendlier to the average Georgian’s wallet. “If we don’t do everything we can to keep the costs of energy controlled,” he adds, “we’re going to impoverish the citizens of the state.”

Despite Power4Georgia’s seemingly clear plan, many economic uncertainties continue to plague the project. Originally, Power4Georgians consisted of 10 EMCs, but in May of this year, four of them—Jackson EMC, Excelsior EMC, Diverse Power and Greystone Power—pulled out of the consortium, each citing an unpredictable regulatory environment in Washington. (Because Pataula EMC has been absorbed by Cobb EMC, this article refers to five remaining EMCs rather than six.)

Congress, it seems, will soon pass climate legislation; whether it takes the form of cap-andtrade, diversified energy portfolios or simple monetary penalties, energy providers will soon pay to pollute.

“Coal has been a very economical source of energy, but it may not continue to be,” says Bonnie Jones, director of communications for Jackson EMC. In recent years, her EMC’s growth has slowed considerably, and Jackson EMC has experienced “negative growth” so far this year. Phone calls to the three other withdrawn EMCs yielded similar news: their growth, too, is slowing to a crawl. In contrast, Power4Georgians’ graphs and projections show consumer demand as a line traveling steadily upwards. (Calls to the remaining members of Power4Georgians, with the exception of Upson EMC, either went unreturned or were redirected to Dean Alford.)

Moreover, state-sponsored conservation measures could slow demand for new power generation facilities. A seminal Georgia Tech paper, “Meta-Review of Efficiency Potential Studies and their Implications for the South,” concludes that “full deployment of energyefficient technologies… would entirely offset the need to expand electric generation capacity in the South through the year 2020.” A compilation of numerous reports, the paper— co-authored by Dr. Marilyn Brown, who, as a member of an intergovernmental climate change panel, shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore—asserts that “with vigorous policies, it is possible to reduce energy consumption in the South by one percent per year, which would more than eliminate the projected growth in energy demand in the region.” Such policies could include stringent energy codes for buildings and new standards for appliances, addressing, for example,

“vampire appliances” that use power even when turned off.

Matters of Trust The peskiest questions for Plant Washington, which could prove more crippling even than sizable economic uncertainties, may surround the personal travails of some of its most prominent and involved backers.

The troubles of Cobb EMC’s CEO, Dwight Brown, have been well-documented by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in recent months.

In April, the AJC reported on allegations that Brown, along with three others of Cobb EMC’s board of directors, had siphoned money from the EMC and redirected it to a for-profit subsidiary, Cobb Energy. The current allegations echo charges of similar malfeasance in 2008 which were settled in court last December, leaving Brown, nonetheless, at the EMC’s helm until next year. The EMC has also been criticized for the lapses in its board of directors election cycle: due to internal strife, the 2008 elections were never held, and this year’s have been postponed.

Alford dismisses any linking of Dwight Brown’s troubles to Plant Washington, claiming the controversy “has nothing to do with Power4Georgians and has no influence [on Plant Washington] whatsoever.” He also asserts that Cobb EMC has no more power within the consortium than the other four EMCs. But the initial registration papers for Power4Georgians list Dwight Brown as an “organizer” of the consortium. The fact that each EMC’s financial stake in Plant Washington is roughly proportional to its size would also suggest that Alford understates Cobb’s stake in the consortium: with just under 200,000 members, it is far larger than the other four EMCs combined.

There are also questionable ties between Brown and Alford, many of which were first broached by the SACE’s “Footprints” blog.

Alford is the CEO of Allied Energy Services, which Power4Georgians chose, with no apparent bidding process, to develop Plant Washington. (“Power4Georgians made the decision to go get the most qualified people, and not necessarily go out and get the lowest bid,” says Alford.) Allied is owned by Cobb Energy, the subsidiary of Cobb EMC. Alford is also a senior vice-president of Cobb Energy and confirmed that he is in a real estate business with Brown “and about 19 other people.”

These intersections might be unremarkable were not Brown’s and Alford’s companies both subsidiaries of a publicly-owned, non-profit cooperative that hasn’t had a board election in more than two years. Brown could not be reached for comment.

The Locals First-time visitors to Sandersville, GA will not return home unfamiliar with the word “kaolin.” Driving into town, you may encounter a strip mall named “Kaolin Plaza,” and if you pick up a copy of the Sandersville Progress, the town’s daily newspaper, you may read about the upcoming “Kaolin Festival.” The clay mineral, used in porcelain, high-quality magazine paper and many other products, was once the heart and soul of the Sandersville economy, powering a county known as “the kaolin capital of the world.”

Today, for a variety of reasons, the title rings rather hollow. Sandersville Chamber of Commerce President Theo McDonald guesses that the town’s kaolin industry peaked in the late 1980s and began a slow decline thereafter, shifting into “a very rapid decline” in the past few years. He says that the kaolin industry has shed some 350 jobs in the last three years alone, a harrowing development

for a county with a workforce of only 9,000 people. McDonald estimates Sandersville’s current unemployment rate at around 15 percent, making it little surprise that he is “firmly in support” of Plant Washington: “I think it’s a great economic development opportunity for the community,” he says.

According to Power4Georgians, Plant Washington will create over a thousand temporary positions during the construction of the plant and over 120 full-time jobs once the plant is operational. It also promises to double Washington County’s tax base, which would mean more money for schools and other public services. Finally, the useful byproducts of the plant, like gypsum and coal ash, could attract other manufacturers to set up shop near Sandersville.

A look at Page 10A of the Sandersville Progress dated Sept. 30, 2009 yields a fullpage advertisement with the headline, “We Support Plant Washington!” Beneath are the names of roughly 200 people who, beyond going on record with their support of the plant, helped pay for the advertisement.

According to Progress publisher Teresa Heinz, the bottom line to most people in Sandersville is economics. “If you say that this project will revitalize their community, they’ll support it,” she says.

Indeed, though the town seems divided, it doesn’t seem divided evenly. There were no objections to be found among the staff at Fox’s Pizza: “I’m looking forward to it getting approved,” said owner Mike Wells, who also attended the EPD’s question-and-answer session later that evening (Oct. 6). Wells’ employee, Paul Harlan, agreed, pointing out that neighboring Milledgeville has few problems with its coal plant. Besides, he says, “small towns like these are drying up.”

Still, there are dissenters. At a salon tucked into one of Sandersville’s historic downtown buildings, an elderly woman named Peggy (she withheld her last name) was quick to comment. “It concerns me,” she said. “I have a lot of allergy problems, and to think that I’m breathing polluted air is upsetting to me… [and] I worry about whether they’re going to dry up my well.” She also suggested that some citizens may fear local job blacklisting resulting from public opposition to the plant. Troy, a hairdresser at the salon, had this to add as he pulled his comb through a customer’s hair: “I can promise you this: it’s coming.”

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Given the growing acknowledgment of global warming as a major problem, and given the increasing economic viability of renewable energy as an alternative to fossil fuels, it appears that America’s relationship with coal is souring. The idea of “clean coal,” a term spawned largely from a public relations effort on the part of the coal industry, has been met with a spirited and surprisingly well-funded media counteroffensive. Since 2006, plans for more than 20 proposed coal plants have been cancelled in the United States, and plans for three dozen more have been delayed. On a local level, a bill has been introduced in the Georgia General Assembly that, if passed, would place a moratorium on new coal plants. (This would not include Plant Washington, as its permit applications were submitted before July 1 of this year.) Yet, despite a general cooling of attitudes towards coal, Plant Washington pushes steadily along, from the drawing board to concrete reality. Of the uncertain economic and regulatory road ahead, Dean Alford is unfazed: “For someone to say there’s uncertainty… my friend, life is full of uncertainty. It’s a part of the way you do business.”

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It seems like the only folks with any money to build lately have been the team at the UGA Athletic Association. How are the rest of us supposed to get necessary work done in the meantime, though, with the economy doing badly? Some of the projects which are coming along do a good job of serving a double purpose. This approach is one that is likely to stay relevant for a while longer due to the recession, and could become the norm in a place like Georgia, where funding for education is not exactly a high budget priority.

a year, but the rest of us will also enjoy the improvements to these facilities 99 percent of the time.

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Same Neck of the Woods: Stegeman Coliseum is also up for a major facelift, which is pretty exciting. Concourses will be expanded by bringing glass curtain walls out under the wide wings of the building. A renovation which improves on this structure’s event space not only brings improvements that benefit UGA basketball and gymnastics, it also upgrades the venue for the other happenings there, such as local high school graduations, many UGA graduation ceremonies and other events.

Also worth considering is how this coliseum project relates to campus architecture in general. Our campus has an under-appreciated collection of modern architecture, with the coliseum as the the most notable piece.

Can gymnastics fans be historic preservation advocates as well? Could support for this building rub off on other Modernist architectural assets on campus, such as the former Lamar Dodd building on Jackson Street? What about if we put a bowling alley in there?

Now for the Good Stuff: Located between Sanford Stadium to the south and Memorial Hall and Reed Hall to the north, Reed Alley presents some of the most interesting possibilities for Athletic Association projects to benefit the rest of the campus community.

It doesn’t look like much now, but “Reed Alley”—between Reed Hall and This is the eastern leg of Sanford Stadium—could become a great public space on the UGA camthe major pedestrian route pus, courtesy of none other than the Athletic Association. through campus. Traveling east from the foot of Baxter These multi-functional projects are exciting Street and the high-rise dorms, first is the not just because of the unique design probnew “Georgia Quad” between the Student lems they solve, but also for how they bring Learning Center and the Tate II expansion, seemingly disparate interests together. Could which connects to the older Tate Plaza. From it be that all the lobbying in the world won’t there, campus architects’ plans show this bring a train to Athens for daily commutroute crossing Sanford Drive and continuing ers, but the idea of a Dooley Station on East on to East Campus Road. The Reed Alley projCampus Road will bring the Bulldawg Express ect will take what has been a service drive and to the rail line by Sanford Stadium? create a pedestrian street which would serve as event space for the stadium on game days.

Starting on South Campus: Before getting Although it will be built primarily with six or into all that train talk, though, let’s start a seven home games per year in mind, this new little smaller. Much of the southern end of street’s usefulness will continue year-round the UGA campus—from the track and practice when students use it to get to class every day. fields on Lumpkin Street clear over to the So, where does this new pedestrian street Dan Magill Tennis Complex—has now been lead? Potentially to a bridge over East Campus dubbed the Dooley Athletic Complex, and Road. That bridge would tie into the nearby last year the Athletic Association built a new rail line. Light rail or commuter rail could landscaped plaza (with Coach’s statue) at service campus commuters daily, with weekthe corner of Lumpkin Street and Pinecrest end trains bringing football fans right up to Drive. Beautification of that whole stretch the stadium. As crazy as it sounds, the idea of Lumpkin Street from Pinecrest northward has already turned up on Athletic Association toward the Georgia Center for Continuing planning documents, so it could be on its way.

Education will likely occur following the recon- The important thing to remember is that it all struction of the Spec Towns Track (currently depends on football prowess. Our best hope ongoing), giving a nicer look to the athletic for walkability and good public transit may lie facilities as well as to the public approach between the hedges. Go dawgs! from Five Points to campus. The environment at track meets will be snazzier a few times Kevan Williams athensrising@flagpole.com

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On the day Ted Kennedy died, Facebook, like every other public forum out there, was awash in sorrow and encomiums for “the lion of the Senate.” I was scrolling through my Friends page when I came upon this entry, like a grenade going off at a tea party: “TED’S DEAD, BABY! BURN IN HELL, TEDDY!” That was my friend Fishboy, being in-yourface take-no-prisoners conservative Fishboy.

We’ve been friends for almost 20 years, and though we’ve never seen eye-to-eye politically, I treasure Fishboy for being one of the only people I’ve ever met of whom it can be honestly said that he doesn’t give a good goddamn what you think of him. Fishboy is also uncompromising when it comes to his music.

A true believer in the Church of Shred, he likes it fast, crunchy and hard on the eardrums.

I was thinking about Fishboy the whole time I read Kill the Music by Michael G. Plumides, Jr. (Booksurge, 2009), a memoir of a young jock with a taste for hardcore during the New South music boom of the late ‘80s. Plumides was a college radio DJ who became a club owner and a moverand-shaker in the nascent Charlotte, NC alternative scene.

While the book is far from perfect, it’s an interesting read for its unique perspective, that of a die-hard fan who got burned, battered and jailed for his efforts but never stopped being a fan.

Like Fishboy, Plumides loves his music and doesn’t care what you think.

Civic pride tells me to give Athens the credit for jumpstarting the alternative music scene in the South, but in reality the scene came into its own more or less simultaneously in college towns throughout the region—here, Chapel Hill, Knoxville, Charlotte, Columbia—a network of venues and kids hungry for new, edgy sounds. After all, it mattered just as much for Guadalcanal Diary and Flat Duo Jets to come to town as it did for Pylon and Oh-OK to spread the Classic City mojo far and wide.

Michael Plumides was a DJ at WUSC, the radio station of the University of South Carolina, but not very comfortable there, his party-jock sensibilities and love of hardcore putting him at odds with his superiors who tended to favor Morrissey over metal.

During his tenure at the station, however, he represented the crunchy end of the alternative spectrum, scoring interviews with Lemmy from Motörhead and Dave Mustaine of Megadeth, which he recalls in the book, while paying the rent by hosting keggers in his house. After graduation, Plumides bounced around the scene until winding up in his hometown of Charlotte, NC. Back in the day, Plumides’ father had run a notorious strip club, and young Michael found himself following in Dad’s footsteps by opening a club of his own, the now-legendary 4808. The first band to play there was Danzig, and the 4808 carved out its niche as a place to see

the kind of metal and punk acts Plumides loved: Bad Brains, Corrosion of Conformity, Social Distortion, but also a then-unknown Widespread Panic.

As anyone who has ever worked a nightclub or, God help you, run one knows, there’s a lot more to it than simply opening the doors, collecting the money and seeing bands every night. There’s liquor distributors to pay off, esoteric permits to nail down, cops and inspectors to watch out for, patrons trying to sneak in or drink underage or stomp some heads, and staff with their inevitable mountains of personal baggage. Plumides experienced all of these headaches and more, especially the attentions of the local constabulary who weren’t terribly partial to a club that catered to thrash bands with amps turned up to 11 and their antisocial fans. The powers that be finally succeeded in nailing Plumides after GWAR brought their trademark sex-violence-and-graphic-blasphemy sideshow to the 4808, and Plumides was arrested.

Plumides makes his arrest the capstone to a list of axes to grind that he’s saved up over 20 years, and that’s one of his memoir’s main failings. He unearths every one of his old grudges—against his bosses at the radio station, against rival club owners, and against Tipper Gore and her crusade against indecent lyrics. Plumides attempts to couch his experiences in the context of a protracted campaign against him and against edgy music in general, thus dressing himself up as a hero of the First Amendment and of rock and roll itself. It doesn’t help either that Plumides has a lot to say about the hot girls he’s nailed with his talented and tireless member (he references Ron Jeremy). Plumides has a book in being a mover in a vital music scene, one which has not yet been documented nearly enough, but he comes close to blowing it with his need to be a stud as well.

Still, Plumides doesn’t care what you think.

Self-published, it’s his book, literally. And while I mentioned a few weeks ago that selfpublishing is a bad idea, here it fits in a punk DIY sort of way. Granted, it would be nice if the person credited as an editor had actually done something, if not keeping Plumides’ ego in check then at least correcting the typos and malapropisms rampant throughout the book, but again, it’s a raw book on a raw subject, so grit your teeth. You’ve been warned.

As a manifesto against censorship, Kill the Music fails completely. As a chronicle of the ‘80s alternative scene it’s no Party Out of Bounds, but it serves. But as a memoir of someone who did something you and I will never be able to do, it works—clumsily, but it works. Maybe I’ll send a copy to Fishboy.

He can read it while listening to Sabbath and patrolling the border with Oklahoma.

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book review Words on Music A lot of music writing is published every year. There’s a lot about Led Zeppelin alone published every year. Like most genres, you have to weed through a lot to find the good stuff. The best music writing not only deepens and expands the way we listen to music—it reveals the world the music is grounded in. A large segment of Flagpole readers are obsessive fans of a wide array of music who are also interested in pop culture, politics, the arts, human rights, the environment and more.

Hopefully, this will bring to their attention a few of the more deserving music books, starting with a look at those published this October through November.

Tim Lawrence was supposed to be writing a follow-up to Loves Saves the Day: A History of American Dance Music Culture, 1970-1979 (Duke University Press, 2004), his authoritative and infectious history of disco, but his research sparked a fascination with composer and musician Arthur Russell and led to Hold on to Your Dreams: Arthur Russell and the Downtown Music Scene, 1973-1992 (Duke University Press, 2009).

Russell was a unique talent who moved freely among the downtown New York experimental scene dominated by the Kitchen, neighboring punk and new wave clubs, the fading folk scene of the Village, uptown classical music circles and gay discos. Today it’s not uncommon for musicians to experiment in different genres, but Lawrence argues that Russell was a pioneer in that regard. His extremely varied music included compositional work such as “Instrumentals,” underground disco hits like “Is It All over My Face?” and “Go Bang!,” and beautifully quirky alt-country ballads. Russell not only spanned many styles, his music pushed the envelope of each style he worked in.

Russell has always had a small and devoted following, despite the fact that he died at age 40 in relative obscurity, a victim of AIDS. Reissue CDs and the recent documentary Wild Combination have helped his music find a larger audience. For those who have seen the documentary, Lawrence’s book offers a more in-depth and coherent look at Russell’s music and career. More importantly, he uses Russell to navigate New York’s music scenes, revealing surprisingly rigid boundaries between them.

Lawrence points out that Russell upset a large contingency of the Kitchen regulars when he curated a rock show featuring the Modern Lovers that was intended to explore the possibilities of rock as high art. And Russell had such well-connected supporters as Philip Glass and Ernie Brooks, who didn’t know what to make of his forays into disco and dance music.

Lawrence, who heads the Music Culture: Theory and Production program at the University of East London, is a wonderful writer, able to ruminate on music in a way that is deeply knowledgeable without ever losing the groove and the beat. He’s also a member of Lucky Cloud System, which regularly hosts dance parties with disco guru David Mancuso. Check out Lawrence’s blog at www. timlawrence.info/index.php.

Geeta Dayal joins the 33 1/3 series with Brian Eno’s Another Green World (Continuum, 2009). Dayal positions the 1975 album as a transition from the pop of Eno’s first solo effort, Here Come the Warm Jets, to his groundbreaking ambient work in Music for Airports. Rather than focus on studio gadgetry and track-by-track analyses, Dayal concerns herself with Eno’s creative process, tracing his relentless experimentation back to his days at Ipswich Art College, where he was influenced by the likes of La Monte Young, members of the Fluxus movement and, most importantly, John Cage.

Dayal explores Eno’s use of cybernetics, the Oblique Strategy cards he invented and implemented in his work, and some of the many odd experiments he used to push himself and those around him in unexpected directions.

Dayal’s unique and fresh take, which also delves into Discreet Music, is a must read for Brian Eno fans and also makes a great primer for the uninitiated. Visit Dayal’s blog at www. theoriginalsoundtrack.com and read more about the 33 1/3 series at www.33third.blogspot.com.

In A Heartbeat and a Guitar: Johnny Cash and the Making of Bitter Tears (Nation Books, 2009), Antonino D’Ambrosio does more than reveal the making of a single album—he explores how the developing counterculture influenced one of America’s great musicians.

Cash was already a successful artist when he encountered Bob Dylan, Peter LaFarge and other young folk musicians who were starting to confront tough political and social issues in their work. D’Ambrosio shows how these artists inspired Cash and gave him direction at a point in his life when he was struggling with drugs and alcohol. Cash already identified

with the disempowered, so it wasn’t a big jump for him to embrace the plight of Native Americans as well. “The Ballad of Ira Hayes,” written and originally recorded by LaFarge, is the best-known song on Bitter Tears, and D’Ambrosio provides in-depth background into Hayes’ and LaFarge’s stories. He also examines the subsequent fallout in the record industry and the outspoken stand Cash made for the controversial album.

Other notable books arriving in stores some time this fall: The new installment of Best New Music Writing 2009 (Da Capo), guest edited by Greil Marcus, marks the 10th year of the annual volume. Celebrate Johnny Mercer’s 100th birthday on Nov. 18 with The Complete Lyrics of Johnny Mercer (Random House).

David Kirby included numerous interviews with the locals in Macon for Little Richard: The Birth of Rock ‘n’ Roll (Continuum). David Lehman looks at the American songbook and explores why so many of its songs were written by Jewish composers in A Fine Romance: Jewish Songwriters, American Songs (Random House). In Cracked Media: The Sound of Malfunction (MIT Press), Caleb Kelly examines the history of musicians who have damaged and broken audio equipment to produce new sounds in their work. The great alt-country magazine lives on as a semi-annual bookazine in No Depression #78 (University of Texas Press). And Party Every Day: The Inside Story of Casablanca Records (Hal Leonard/Backbeat) takes a look at the label that brought you KISS, while King of the Queen City: The Story of King Records (University of Illinois Press) does the same for the label of James Brown and Ike Turner. In Heroes and Villains: Essays on Movies, Music, Comics and Culture (Da Capo Press), David Hajdu offers essays on Beyoncé, Leonard Cohen, John Zorn, Billy Eckstine, Kanye West and more.

Jazz writing giant Gary Giddins joins forces with Scott DeVeaux in Jazz (W.W. Norton), a sweeping history of the form. Man of Constant Sorrow: My Life and Times by Ralph Stanley with Eddie Dean tells the story of the bluegrass legend’s hardscrabble life and late career success, thanks to his work on the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack (Gotham, 2009). Dave Thompson examines rock’s holy trinity in Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell: The Dangerous Glitter of David Bowie, Iggy Pop and Lou Reed (Hal Leonard/Backbeat). Other new titles in the 33 1/3 series: Lucinda Williams by Anders Smith Lindall, Flaming Lips’ Zaireeka by Mark Richardson, Israel Kamakawiwole’s Facing Future by Dan Kois, and Van Dyke Parks’ Song Cycle by Richard Henderson (Continuum).

Finally, Nick Cave recently revealed that his violent, strange and sex-filled second novel, The Death of Bunny Munroe (Faber & Faber), was partly inspired by a Kylie Minogue video.

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grub notes Fragile Joy A Step Forward: Lately, it seems like all the news when it comes to authentic Mexican and South American food in Athens is bad. El Guanaco closed. Antojitos Salvadorenos closed. Sabor Latino closed. The few places that have opened up (the remodeled La Fiesta on College Station, Yo Spicy on Baxter and Los Comales, recently renamed Zapata, on Tallassee) aren’t exactly serving goat tacos, focusing more on the kind of heavy, Americanized, cheese-saturated version of this kind of food. Tough economic times are tough economic times for all, and the soon-to-take-place shuttering of the Pilgrim’s Pride plant off Chase Street probably won’t help the small businesses that surround it and cater to its Hispanic and Latino workers.

All this darkness is exactly why Tlaloc El Mexicano Restaurant (1225 Chase St., 706-202-8549), which recently took over the space in which Antojitos operated for many years, is a fragile joy. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if it can’t last, but, man, are there some delights on the menu.

Tlaloc has a large selection of dishes, taking up multiple pages, including a whole page of breakfast (it opens relatively early in the day), which is egg-heavy and looks absolutely delicious. The taco selection is limited to three different fillings— steak, steak and chorizo, al pastor and tongue—the first two of which are tasty and the last of which is transportingly delicious, tender with little ribbons of fat. Again, I urge you, if you think you’re not into tongue tacos, you really should try one. The restaurant also continues to serve pupusas, flat little griddled corn cakes stuffed with chicken or chorizo in this case, and I believe is the only place in town you can currently obtain them. The traditional accompaniment of cortido, a mayo-less fermented coleslaw, arrives in a fancy gravy boat; …tender with little spoon some onto your pupusa, ribbons of fat. along with some of the hot sauce that appears as well, and you can easily eat lunch for $3, which will get you two. Cortido plays a big role in the pambazo, too, a massive soft sandwich stuffed with meat, cheese and slaw, then soaked in red sauce and briefly seared on the grill. You’ll need a fork to eat it, but it’s a wonderful experience. The tortas may be even better.

The Cubano just says that it comes with a variety of fillings on the menu, so its arrival with scrambled egg, ham, chicken, sliced hot dog, avocado, lettuce, tomato, mayo and more made my eyes light up. For all that, it’s unexpectedly light, both in literal heft (although it’s not easy to pick up and will definitely require both hands) and in terms of how it goes down.

Delicate and necessitating no effort to make your way through it—unlike many tortas, which often need a firm grip with both hands and a ripping action with one’s teeth to tear off each bite—it could feed two easily.

Don’t neglect the daily special either, listed as guisado, arroz y frijoles plus drink for $6. Guisado translates as “stew,” so I didn’t really know what I was getting, but you have to figure a special is a special for a reason. What ended up on the table, after a somewhat lengthy wait, was a gorgeous plate of unbelievably tender chicken in a complex and well-executed red mole, heaped with rice and salad on the side and accompanied by a dish of refried beans. Six dollars. No lie. The chile relleno is adequate and certainly better than some I’ve tried in town, but it’s a little leaden; the sopes are also worth ordering, with a mound of meat on top and a lovely crunch to the corn base.

Tlaloc isn’t much in the way of atmosphere, although the lengthy infomercial for a foundation garment that ran on the large TV on one wall was unexpectedly fascinating, but the fliers promise delivery for orders over $20, a 5 percent discount for orders over $30 (though it’s hard to imagine spending that much, even with a sizable group) and pozole (a hearty stew of meat and hominy) at week’s end. It’s open every day from early until around 9 or 10 p.m. and only accepts cash.

What Up?: If you’ve been reading the blog at www.flagpole. com, which has an RSS feed, you already know that Your Pie has opened its third location, this one downtown on Broad in the former space of Uncle Otto’s/Achim’s/Keba. Gosford Wine, now on Baxter, is now retailing coffee beans from 1000faces.

And finally, La Fiesta, the Hawthorne location, is serving alcohol again.

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theatre notes Poverty: Then and Now Dust Bowl Blues: “What percentage of those living in public housing do you think receives a welfare check?” asks Executive Director of the Athens Housing Authority Rick Parker, at a Theatre and Film Studies Departmental Colloquium. A few in the room yell numbers ranging from 10 to 60. It’s a simple yet prognostic example of the misrepresentation of poverty in the collective social consciousness: “Three percent,” Parker corrects.

Amid America’s recession, the Great Depression evokes a state of déjà vu within our societal memory. UGA’s production of The Grapes of Wrath has a relevance so ostensible that it begs to ask the question: How can we further this discussion beyond mere empathy? Displacement and utter loss are not only heartbreaking literary themes, but realities occurring here in Athens and across the States. While presenting such situations onstage draws attention to those most affected by the crisis—it’s part of the opportunistic and activist potential of theatre and art—more is required than show and tell; a challenge must be presented.

The Grapes of Wrath serves as a seminal critique of America’s perception of poverty. As a white family, the Joads represent the regular, normal Americans that fell from the class of “hard-workers” to “Okies” (pejorative word for a migrant worker), akin to a cast-off minority status. Portraying the Joads not in solidarity with the “Other,” but as symbolic of the potential desolation of the majority, serves to express the realness of such an outcome.

Attributing one’s socio-economic status to one’s personal attributes, moral integrity and life choices instead of economic circumstances and institutionalized racism is a red herring for the fear that drives the public’s disdain for the poor as a means of distancing itself from the proximity of poverty. We’re asking ourselves this question in the health care debate: Where are the borders of compassion?

Does compassion stop at our own flesh and blood or our own wallet? But as we struggle through financially today, there’s something to be said for the social progress we’ve made that makes today’s recession unlike the Great Depression: the existence of institutionalized support systems such as public housing, for example. There we see the expansion of compassion further the duty to alleviate destitution. It’s important to see how far we’ve come in order to reveal what’s left to be done.

The Grapes of Wrath plays at Seney-Stovall Chapel, Oct. 13–17 (8 p.m.) & Oct. 18 (2:30 p.m. & 8 p.m.). Call the University Theatre Box Office at (706) 542-2838 or go to www.drama.uga.edu.

UGA’s production of The Grapes of Wrath is presented at the Seney-Stovall Chapel through Oct. 18.

In 1936, John Steinbeck accepted an offer from The San Francisco News to tour the Hoovervilles of rural California and chronicle the Dust Bowl migration. These essays documented the despair and squalor of migrant life during the Great Depression while purporting policy recommendations as well. An avid New Deal liberal, Steinbeck was dedicated to the advocacy of poor agricultural workers, and The Grapes of Wrath was wrought from his accounts of these camps on U.S. Route 66.

The task is ambitious, but director George Contini champions this budget-less production to celebrate the idealistic and resolute spirit of Steinbeck’s novel. At first the stage looks like a picked-through yard sale: metal scraps, tires, logs, tattered baskets and chains occupy the space, until the cast, donning handed-down and thrifted clothes, enter en masse. Reaching upwards of 300 found objects from sheds and dumpsters, the set is literally made of trash. From the chipped doors to the rusted tools—the visible age and history of the objects tell us that the family’s roots were planted long ago. By using junk as props and set pieces, the characters must hold up the doors, tables and clothes lines in order to paint the location of each scene. It becomes obvious that the Joads are in a constant state of moving and rebuilding, and without cooperation, they face failure.

Kathakali Indian Drama: Eminent Indian performers V. Kaladharan and Kalamandalam Shanmugadas will give a lecture/demonstration on Kathakali, one of the oldest forms of theatre in the world at this week’s Theatre and Film Studies Departmental Colloquium. Friday, Oct. 23 at 12:20 p.m. in room 53 of the UGA Fine Arts Building. Go to www.drama.uga.edu.

Love and Russia: Classic City Arts presents two romantic comedies from prodigious Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov: The Bear, a farcical love duel and The Proposal, a satire involving hypochondrial heart palpitations, dogs and courtship. The performance of both plays is one night only: Wednesday, Oct. 21, 8 p.m. at the Seney-Stovall Chapel. All tickets are $5.

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Theatre IV America: This traveling nonprofit, professional touring children’s theatre troupe presents a musical adaptation of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs with characters portrayed by an ensemble of live actors and wonderful puppets. Catch it Wednesday Oct. 21 at 9:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. at the Morton Theatre.

Three-way: Follow the love triangle of King Arthur, his Queen Guenevere and the young Lancelot in Camelot, Friday Oct. 23 at 8 p.m. at the Classic Center.

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movie dope Some releases may not be showing locally this week.

ADDICTED TO PLASTIC (NR) 2007. Plastics may be the most ubiquitous, versatile material ever invented, but at what cost? Director Ian Connacher’s award-winning documentary tries to answer that question.

Winner of awards the Amazonas Film Festival, the Barcelona International Environmental Film Festival, the Vancouver International Film Festival, and the Festival International du Film d’Environnement. All screenings of Addicted to Plastic are free thanks to the ACC Recycling Division.

AMERICAN FARM (NR) 2005.

Director James Spione looks to his extended family to document the plight of the family farm in modern America.

His mother’s family has struggled for a century to maintain a dairy farm in Cooperstown, NY. Spione interviews three generations of the Ames family and discovers no one is willing to take it over. Welcome to the 21st-century family farm.

ASTRO BOY (PG) Osamu Tezuka’s comic series comes to life. In Metro City, young robot, Astro Boy (v. Freddie Highmore, Finding Neverland), is built by brilliant scientist, Dr. Tenma (v. Nicolas Cage), in the image of his dead son. My only knowledge of Astro Boy comes from a superior Gameboy Advance game. Featuring the voices of Kristen Bell, Charlize Theron, Samuel L. Jackson, Bill Nighy, Donald Sutherland, Eugene Levy and Nathan Lane. From the director of Flushed Away.

AUTISM: THE MUSICAL (NR) A special screening sponsored by AutismUGA. This award-winning documentary from director Tricia Regan reveals the human stories around

autism as it follows five L.A. children over the course of six months, capturing the struggles and triumphs of their family lives, and observes how this musical production gives these performers a comfort zone in which they can explore their creative sides.

BLACK DYNAMITE (R) Another homage to blaxploitation, Black Dynamite stars co-writer Michael Jai White (Spawn) as the titular hero, who must avenge his brother’s murder and right neighborhood wrongs all the way to the White House (James McManus plays Richard Nixon himself). I kind of hope this movie actually makes it to Athens.

Winner of the Seattle International Film Festival’s Golden Space Needle Award for Best Film. With Arsenio Hall and “In Living Color”’s Tommy Davidson.

BRIGHT STAR (PG) Jane Campion, the Oscar-winning writer-director of The Piano (she was only the second women to ever be nominated for Best Director), returns with a period romantic drama about the short-lived relationship between poet John Keats (Ben Whishaw, one of the Dylans in I’m Not There), who died at 25, and Fanny Brawne (Abbie Cornish, StopLoss). Nominated for the Palme d’Or at Cannes. With Thomas Sangster (Love Actually) and Paul Schneider, a strange choice for a drama set in 19th-century England.

CAPITALISM: A LOVE STORY (R) Moore compellingly connects the dots between our elected representatives and the greedy bastards on Wall Street without forgetting we the little people that keep losing our houses. Love him or hate him, Moore is a hell of a documentarian, whose brilliant sense of humor and irony save him from his

own self-serving sermonizing. After the refreshingly bipartisan Sicko, Capitalism reverts to the Bush-bashing for which Fahrenheit 9/11 was demonized. But just because you don’t like it doesn’t mean it’s not true. The truth of Capitalism may not be as simple as Moore convincingly makes it seem, but it is every bit as frightening. Keep an eye on the film’s breakout star, Ohio Representative Mary Kaptur, who comes off caring more for the American people than any of her cowardly colleagues.

CHAC: DIOS DE LA LLUVIA (NR) 1974. Chac: Dios de la Lluvia, or Chac: The Rain God, tells the story of a village suffering in the midst of a great drought and the mystical seer that attempts to help. Chac will be introduced by Brent Berlin, emeritus professor of anthropology. Chac is the only film by writer-director Rolando Klein.

Part of the Latin American Film Series sponsored by the Georgia Museum of Art and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies.

CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS (PG) When inventor Flint Lockwood (v. Bill Hader) devises a machine that delivers food, on order, from the heavens, the town of Chewandswallow rejoices. Kids will too, as Judi and Ron Barrett’s 1978 children’s classic comes to life on the big screen. Parents, especially those who had to sit through July’s G-Force, won’t be disappointed either.

The animation resembles every other high profile CG feature, but the 3D is top-notch.

COUPLES RETREAT (PG-13) See Movie Pick.

THE COVE (PG-13) Director Louie Psihoyos used state-of-the-art technology to capture the injustice and

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Capitalism: A Love Story (R) 4:00, 7:00, 9:45 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 3D (PG) 5:15, 7:25, 9:35 Couples Retreat (PG-13) 4:10, 7:10, 9:50 Fame (PG) 7:15 Free Style (PG) 5:05, 7:20, 9:55 Good Hair (PG-13) 5:00, 7:20, 9:55 I Can Do Bad All By Myself (PG-13) 4:20, 7:05, 9:40 The Invention of Lying (PG-13) 5:10, 7:30, 9:50 Surrogates (PG-13) 4:30, 9:45 Toy Story 1 and 2 (G) 4:00, 8:00 Whip It (PG-13) 4:15, 7:00, 9:30 Zombieland (R) 5:15, 7:25, 9:35

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Bright Star (PG) 1:25, 4:10, 7:05, 9:35 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (PG) 1:00, 3:15, 5:30, 7:40, 9:50 Couples Retreat (PG-13) 1:45, 4:35, 7:10, 9:40 Fame (PG) 1:45, 4:35, 7:10, 9:40 The Final Destination (3D) (R) 1:45, 4:15, 7:05, 9:35 Good Hair (PG-13) 12:45, 3:05, 5:20, 7:30, 9:50 I Can Do Bad All By Myself (PG-13) 1:30, 4:10, 7:00, 9:45 Love Happens (PG-13) 1:40, 4:20, 7:05, 9:40 My One and Only (PG) 1:00, 3:15, 5:30, 7:40, 9:50 Spookley the Square Pumpkin (G)12:00 Surrogates (PG-13) 1:15, 3:25, 5:35, 7:45, 9:55 Toy Story 1 and 2 (3D) (G) 12:15, 3:55, 7:35

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Autism: The Musical (NR) 8:30 (M. 10/19) Examined Life (NR) 7:30 (ends Th. 10/15) It Might Get Loud (NR) 5:15, 7:15, 9:45 (add’l times Sa. 10/17–Su. 10/18: 3:00) (no 9:45 show Su. 10/18) (starts F. 10/16) Ponyo (G) 5:15 (Th. 10/15) 1:00 (Sa. 10/17–Su. 10/18) The Room (R) midnight (Sa. 10/17) The Ecofocus Film Festival (below) continues through Oct. 30. Complete schedule online at www.ecofocusfilmfest.org.

The Cove (NR) 5:00, 7:00, 9:30 (Tu. 10/13–Th. 10/15) (new times F. 10/16: 9:30) (no 9:30 show Su. 10/18) End of the Line (NR) 7:30 (W. 10/14) Homegrown (NR) 1:15 (Sa. 10/17) 5:30 (Su. 10/18, M. 10/19 and W. 10/21) Recipes for Disaster (NR) 5:30 (F. 10/16) 7:30 (Su. 10/18–W. 10/21) So Right So Smart (NR) 7:30 (F. 10/16 and M. 10/19– W. 10/21) (add’l times: 1:15 (Sa. 10/17) Tapped (NR) 5:30 (W. 10/14)

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G-Force (PG) 5:20, 7:50, 10:05 G.I. Joe (PG-13) 4:35, 7:40, 10:20 The Hangover (R) 5:25, 7:55, 10:15 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (PG) 4:30, 8:00 Ice Age 3 (PG) 5:15, 7:45, 10:00

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Chac: Dios de la Lluvia (NR) 7:00 (W. 10/21) Favela Rising (NR) 7:00 p.m. (W. 10/14)

abuse an activist group led by dolphin trainer Richard O’Barry (he worked on “Flipper” until one of the dolphins, Kathy, died in his arms) find in a hidden cove near Taijii, Japan. The website describes the film as “an intelligent/ action/adventure/Ocean’s 11-like horror film.” Nominated for the Sundance Grand Jury Prize, The Cove won the Audience Award for best documentary.

You’ll best remember producer Fisher Stevens from his Short Circuit days.

ECOFOCUS FILM FESTIVAL Running from October 2-30, the second annual Ecofocus Environmental Film Festival sponsored by the UGA Odum School of Ecology and Ciné.

The festival’s lineup features Addicted to Plastic, The End of the Line, Milking the Rhino (winner of Best Documentary at the Pan African Film Festival and the Silver Lei at the Honolulu International Film Festival), Tapped, So Right So Smart (winner of Best Feature at Reel Earth New Zealand), Homegrown, Recipes for Disaster and Canadian multi-award winner Saving Luna.

AN EDUCATION (PG-13) Teenaged Jenny (Carey Mulligan) comes of age in the 1960s suburban London upon the arrival of David (Peter Sarsgaard), a playboy nearly twice her age. Mulligan is winning raves and positioning herself on the shortlist of potential Oscar dark horses. Director Lone Scherfig also helmed Italian for Beginners and bestselling novelist Nick Hornby (High Fidelity and About a Boy) adapted the memoir by Lynn Barber. Winner of the Dramatic World Cinema Audience Award, Cinematography Award, as well as a Grand Jury Prize nomination from the Sundance Film Festival.

THE END OF THE LINE (NR) 2008.

Scientists are now predicting the end of most seafood by the year 2048.

Director Rupert Murray’s documentary, based on the book by Charles Clover, reveals the dangerous impacts of overfishing the oceans.

EXAMINED LIFE (NR) Astra Taylor, the director of Žižek!, hits the streets with some of today’s premier thinkers—K. Anthony Appiah, Judith Butler, Michael Hardt, Martha Nussbaum, Avital Ronell, Peter Singer, Cornel West, etc. These great minds wax philosophical while visiting places of great personal resonance. The 7:30 screening on Tuesday, October 13 will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker.

FAME (PG) Fame really does live forever. This remake of the popular 1980s musical centers on a new batch of talented students going broke for their dream at the New York City High School of Performing Arts. A bunch of neophytes (including “So You Think You Can Dance” finalist Kherington Payne) are joined by “real” actors (almost all of whom have TV background), Kelsey Grammer, Bebe Neuwirth, Megan Mullally, Charles S. Dutton and Debbie Allen, of course.

FAVELA RISING (NR) 2006.

Co-directors Matt Mochary and Jeff Zimbalist document Anderson Sà, who uses who offered Afro-reggae music as an alternative to street violence and drugs. Favela Rising will be introduced

by Susan C. Quinlan, associate professor of Portuguese, department of Romance languages. Winner of nine awards from international film festivals, including the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, the International

Documentary Association, and the Tribeca Film Festival. Part of the Latin American Film Series sponsored by the Georgia Museum of Art and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies.

THE FINAL DESTINATION 3D (R) The Final Destination 3D is too silly to be scary. After another bland, pretty teen (Bobby Campo) saves his pals from Death’s masterplan, said bland, pretty teens must figure out a way to stop the unstoppable, unseen Grim Reaper. The 3D performs as advertised.

It adds another dimension to deaths that are still creative in a half-assed sort of way. Death used up his most inventive kills in Final Destination 2 and 3.

GOOD HAIR (PG-13) See Movie Pick.

THE HANGOVER (R) When three buddies—married schoolteacher Phil (Bradley Cooper), emasculated dentist Stu (Ed Helms), and strange Alan (Zack Galifianakis)—take their pal, Doug (Justin Bartha), to Las Vegas for his bachelor party, all hell breaks loose.

The fifth feature from Todd Phillips, The Hangover is a perfect comedic convergence that’s funnier than it deserves to be.

HOMEGROWN (NR) 2008. Director Robert McFalls documents the story of a family living off the grid in the heart of Pasadena, California. The residents of this modern “Little House on the Prairie” harvest 6000 pounds of produce from less than a quarter of an acre.

I CAN DO BAD ALL BY MYSELF (PG-13) With his latest, I Can Do Bad All by Myself, Tyler Perry continues preaching to the choir. The unconverted will be as unimpressed and uninterested in the latest faith-based, tonally bipolar dramedy starring himself in drag as mad matron Madea as they were the previous four features.

ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS (PG) Don’t expect any surprises in the third installment of the mammoth animated franchise that isn’t Shrek or produced by Pixar. Ice Age: DotD is just for the kiddies.

THE INVENTION OF LYING (PG-13) An adult fable, the new film from British “Office” creator and star Ricky Gervais posits a world in which everyone tells the truth. An old-fashioned romantic comedy, The Invention of Lying would not seem like anything new were it not for Gervais. The brilliant Brit makes something honest out of the oldest trick in the book.

IT MIGHT GET LOUD (PG) An Inconvenient Truth Oscar winner Davis Guggenheim’s new documentary tackles the electric guitar through the points of view of three pretty big names in rock and roll: Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page, U2’s The Edge (né Dave Evans), and The White Stripes’ Jack White. Any self-respecting rock doc fan is drooling at the thought, whether or not they like any or all of these guitar gods.

LAW ABIDING CITIZEN (R) Worst title of the year? Maybe. But the rotelooking thriller starring Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx looks more entertaining each time I see the trailer. Butler plays a family man who is failed by the system when the killer of his wife and child cut a deal. Butler then becomes a terrorist mastermind determined to destroy the prosecutor (Foxx) responsible. Directed by F. Gary Gray (The Italian Job, Be Cool). With Leslie Bibb (Iron Man).

LOVE HAPPENS (PG-13) While watching “Mad Men” the other day, I saw a preview for the newest romantic dramedy starring Jennifer Aniston and Aaron Eckhart and wondered how I’d missed this late-’90s/ early-’00s flick.

Then I realized it was new. Burke Ryan (Eckhart), the author of a bestselling book on grief falls in love with florist Eloise Chandler (Aniston), only to discover he’s yet to get over the death of his wife. With Judy Greer, Dan Fogler and Martin Sheen.

MILKING THE RHINO (NR) 2008.

Writer-producer-director David E. Simpson travels to Africa to examine the conflict between man and beast in an ever-shrinking world. Winner of Best Documentary at the Pan Africa Film Festival, the Silver Lei at the Honolulu International Film Festival, and Best Documentary at the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival.

MY ONE AND ONLY (PG-13) I am at a loss for words after learning that My One and Only is based on the life of the tan one, George Hamilton. I wasn’t expecting that. Renée Zellweger stars as Anne Deveraux, a glamorous ‘50s vixen who cruises the eastern seaboard seeking a new husband and daddy for her two boys, George (Logan Lerman, set to hit it big in 2010’s first Percy Jackson & the Olympians flick) and Robbie (Mark Rendall). With Chris Noth, Kevin Bacon, David Koechner, Eric McCormack and Steven Weber.

NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU (R) Shia LeBeouf, Natalie Portman, The Hangover’s breakout star Bradley Cooper, Blake Lively, Orlando Bloom, Robin Wright Penn, Hayden Christensen, Drea de Matteo, Christina Ricci, John Hurt, Ethan Hawke, James Caan, Justin Bartha, Chris Cooper, Andy Garcia, Julie Christie, Eli Wallach, Cloris Leachman, Irrfan Khan and many more star in an anthology of love stories set in New York City directed by the likes of Fatih Akin (The Edge of Heaven), Shekhar Kapur, Mira Nair, Brett Ratner and star Portman.

NO IMPACT MAN: THE DOCUMENTARY (NR) Watch as one Manhattan family tries not to impact the environment for a year. No soda cans, no bottled water, no magazines, no newspapers, no airplanes, no subways, no taxis, no elevators! In fact, they can’t get anything new at all.

Sounds like a doozy of a challenge.

Will Colin Beavan sacrifice his family to the gods of green? An official selection at Sundance, Silverdocs and the Los Angeles Film Festivals. Directed by Laura Gabbert and Justin Schein.

PONYO (G) Goldfish Ponyo wishes to become a real girl after falling in love with a young boy named Sosuke.

Her father, self-hating human wizard Fujimoto, disapproves, but Ponyo combines her magical emotion with his magical potion to become, as Disney’s Ariel put it, “part of [our] world.” Too bad this act dooms the world unless the love of a five-year-old boy proves true.

RECIPES FOR DISASTER (NR) 2007. Writer-director John Webster documents a family as it goes through “oil detox.” Imagine trying to live an average suburban life without using any fossil fuel? Is it feasible, economical or even possible? The film provides 13 “recipes for disaster” and how to combat them.

THE ROOM (R) 2003. I’ve wanted to see writer-director-star Tommy Wiseau’s personal cinematic atom bomb since reading an article in Entertainment Weekly about the prominent billboard for the would-be auteur’s debut, an awful picture beloved by two of my favorite ensembles, “The State” and “Arrested Development.”

Wiseau’s film is supposedly THE new cult phenomenon. You definitely want to see this flick in its Athenian debut on the big screen.

SAVING LUNA (NR) 2008. Directors Suzanne Chisholm and Michael Parfit chronicle the true story of a baby killer whale befriended by people after he is separated from his family. This highly acclaimed documentary picked up awards from the Canadian Film and Television Production Association, the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, the Middle East International Film Festival, the Durban International Film Festival, the Environmental Film Festival at Yale and many more.

A SERIOUS MAN (R) The Oscarwinning Coen Brothers, Joel and Ethan, return with a black comedy set in the late 1960s. Midwestern prof Larry Gopnik’s (Michael Stuhlbarg) life starts to fall apart after his brother (Richard Kind) takes up semi-permanent residence in his home. His wife, Judith (Sari Lennick), is preparing to leave him; his son is stealing his money for pot; and his daughter is stealing to finance a nose job. The trailer is a true work of art. I’m really excited about this one.

SO RIGHT SO SMART (NR) Can a business achieve environmental sustainability and profitability? Wal-Mart, Barenaked Ladies, Stonyfield Farm, Herman Miller, Seventh Generation, New Belgium Brewery and Patagonia are trying. Winner of Best Feature at Reel Earth New Zealand and the Best of Festival at the Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival.

SPOOKLEY THE SQUARE PUMPKIN (G) 2004. The animated film based on Joe Troiano’s children book tells the familiar tale of the ostracized square peg, taking the phrase quite literally.

THE STEPFATHER (PG-13) This remake has something to live up to.

Joseph Ruben’s 1987 original was a sleeper sensation starring “Lost”’s John Locke, Terry O’Quinn, as a single mom’s dream dude who might just

happen to be a serial killer. New star Dylan Walsh (“Nip/Tuck”) should make a fine replacement for O’Quinn. Any fan of the FX hit know Walsh can play crazy dad as well as anyone. With Sela Ward as the mom and Penn Badgley (“Gossip Girl”) as her son.

ST. TRINIAN’S (PG-13) A smash hit in its native Britain, St. Trinian’s stars Gemma Arterton (Quantum of Solace’s Strawberry Fields) as the ringleader of a gang of private school girls that plan a heist to save their rundown institution. The cast includes Rupert Everett and Colin Firth so it’s got that going for it. A sequel to co-directors Oliver Parker (Othello) and Barnaby Thompson’s comedy has already been greenlit. Nominated for an Empire Award and four National Movie Awards, including Best Comedy.

SURROGATES (PG-13) It may be a big dumb action movie, but it’s a big dumb action movie with some big ideas. A revolutionary, anti-robot underclass, called Dreads, has amassed in sovereign reservation under the leadership of a man called the Prophet (Ving Rhames). A fake future in which people don’t just log on, they jack in, holds a bevy of Big Brother-ish opportunities for the government. For what amounts to the fall version of a blockbuster, Surrogates will not disappoint anyone whose expectations have been appropriately lowered.

TAPPED (NR) Do people have a basic right to clean drinking water or is it a commodity to be bought and sold?

Tapped examines the big business that is bottled water. All screenings of Tapped are free thanks to the ACC Public Utilities Department. Winner of the prestigious Indie Fest Award of Excellence.

TRUCKER (R) A carefree trucker, Diane Ford (Michelle Monaghan), looks to settle down after taking in her

11-year-old son (Jimmy Bennett, Star Trek). Then again, Trucker does have Nathan Fillion in it, so it can’t be all bad. Winner of an Excellence in Acting Award (Monaghan) from the Vail Film Festival and the Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature Film from the Woods Hole Film Festival. Written and directed

by James Mottern. Featuring Joey Lauren Adams and Benjamin Bratt.

WHERE THE WILD THING ARE (PG) Young Max is sent to bed without his supper and travels to a magical jungle filled with monstrous creatures.

I really want Spike Jonze’s adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s classic children’s book to reach the awesome sights to which it aspires, but I’m not quite sure it can. Jonze was assisted on the screenplay by indie fave Dave Eggers (A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius). With Catherine Keener, Mark Ruffalo and the voices of James Gandolfini, Paul Dano, Catherine O’Hara and Academy Award-winners Forest Whitaker and Chris Cooper.

WHIP IT (PG-13) Every movie does not need to be an agonizingly tragic explication of the human condition.

Sometimes, roller-skating girls in fishnets pounding on one another is enough. This is one of those cases.

ZOMBIELAND (R) It’s hard to complain about Zombieland. It’s funny, surprising, violent, gross; if horrorcomedy fans can name it, Zombieland’s got it. Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg), Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson), Wichita (Emma Stone),\ and her little sister, Little Rock (Abigail Breslin) are trekking across the a zombie-ravaged country in search of a safe place to call home. Zombieland’s action-packed destination may strike one as rote, but the living dead-cluttered road leading there is as entertaining as any since Shaun of the Dead.

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movie pick Beat a Hasty Retreat COUPLES RETREAT (PG-13) Marriage is tough.

Under the strict supervision of Monsieur That nugget of wisdom comes free from readMarcel (Jean Reno), the couples talk it out ing this review or at the exorbitant date night with their therapists and stretch it out with price of two movie tickets for Couples Retreat, their super-ripped yoga instructor, Salvadore a tub of popcorn and two large drinks. Writers (Carlos Ponce). The movie’s funniest extended Vince Vaughn (who also produces and stars), sequence has to be the yoga class where the Jon Favreau (another star) and Dana Fox have Speedo-clad Salvadore enthusiastically humps little insightful or humorous to say about everyone from Jason to Lucy. coupledom.

Couples Retreat Dave and Ronnie lazily glues together a (Vaughn and Malin sitcom collage of misAckerman) have two understandings about kids, but their nearly sex, etc., and offers 10-year marriage is rock platitudes about the solid. Their pal, Shane hard work it takes to (Faizon Love), is recovmaintain a marriage. ering from a divorce by You get the feeling dallying with a 20-yearFavreau and Vaughn old manager from the see their comedy as an mall (Kali Hawk). High in-spirit follow-up to school sweethearts Swingers. If Mike, Trent, Joey (Favreau) and Rob and Charles grew Kristin Davis and Jon Favreau Lucy (Kristin Davis) are up and got married, struggling to the finish they would eventually line: their daughter’s graduation. need to head to Eden. But Couples Retreat is When the foursome’s final couple, uptight no Swingers; the script sets the bar pretty low, yuppies Jason (Jason Bateman) and Cynthia and the coulda-been awesome cast plays down (Kristen Bell, Forgetting Sarah Marshall) to its level. One exception is Colin Baiocchi, announce, via PowerPoint, that they are seriwho acts his tiny heart out and delivers the ously considering a divorce, they also ask their movie’s biggest laughs. Too bad he’s too pals to join them in Eden, a couple’s paradise young to travel to Eden. I’d have rather stayed where the four star restaurant, jet skiing and home with him and Grandpa Jim Jim. couples skill building are all-inclusive in the Pelican Package.

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movie pick Get Your Hair Done GOOD HAIR (PG-13) More informative and definitely more fun than Michael Moore’s gloomy and doomy Capitalism: A Love Story, Chris Rock’s documentary about the glories, travails and multibillion-dollar business of AfricanAmerican hair probably will not be winning the Best Documentary Oscar. It is shot no better than an episode of “The Chris Rock Show” or “The Daily Show,” two of the nearly 10 television programs written by Good Hair director Jeff Stilson.

And surely, a doc about a more meaningful topic du jour will be released soon.

Rock is on a mission to answer his daughter’s innocent query, “Daddy, how come I don’t have good hair?” The talented standup comedian travels around the world.

He visits Atlanta, Beverly Hills and India. He talks with men and women, celebrities (Maya Angelou, Eve, the Reverend Al Sharpton and more) and everyday folk. He asks the brash questions most would consider impolite or too private. One particularly lively barbershop debate is sparked by curiosity about how one goes about having sex with a weave wearer. The film’s climactic Hair Show Battle, held in the ATL of course,

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closes the film with the proper blend of comic self-seriousness.

The greatest bit of acclaim I can lob Good Hair’s way is that the film takes a potentially boring subject and makes it entertaining. As a white, 30-something male, I have acquired little knowledge about the intricacies of black hair care. Pre-film, I knew a bit about the nasty chemicals used to relax, straighten and unkink thanks to The Autobiography of Malcolm X, but I understood not one bit of the fascinating weave process. Working class women pay upwards of $1000 a weave, $18,000 a year, and $150,000 a lifetime.

And that doesn’t take into account the five to eight hours spent in the beauty parlor chair.

The quick-witted Rock might have finally found his cinematic calling. He is a much better doc star than feature star. He excels at the off-the-cuff interview style, keeping his interviewees loose and the conversation flowing freely. Now if only the skills of his behindthe-camera buddies could catch up with his on-camera talent.

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threats & promises Music News And Gossip It’s been a hard couple of weeks in the Athens music scene and it’d be distasteful to say let’s get back to normal. Let’s not.

Instead, let’s use our time carefully and deliberately and make every moment count for something, even if it’s just appreciating each other a little more than we have. With that, here’s this week’s news…

Going Blank Again: This one goes out to all the tattooed and top-hatted goth’n’-gore fans and other seekers of curious adventures. Local musician and promoter Mux has organized another installment of his Mr. Blank’s Carnivale of Black Hearts.

This event happens at the Flicker Theatre & Bar on Friday, Oct. 16 at 9 p.m. and will run you a mere $5. Performers include Mr. Blank The Rabblerouser & The Human Blockhead, Madame Surayyah The Belly Dancer, Dooger The Half-Dead Boy, Tennessee band The Corspewax Dollies, Sexy Siamese Twins, Hypno-Rat Babies and others. And a snake woman. It will also have games, prizes, free pizza from Bulldawg Pizza and it’s all sup-

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The Human Blockhead posed to be filmed for an upcoming Athens scene documentary. Any questions? Head to www.muxproductions.com/carnivale.

Miles to Go: The Next to Last Festival has been going on for the past couple of years and is a charitable event, previously benefiting Common Ground Athens and Common Ground New Orleans. The next event is slated for October 2010 and the organizers are trying to raise $9,999 through Kickstarter to help offset the costs for what is to be a multi-day, multi-venue, largely free event. Having organized a thing or two in the past, I can attest 100 percent that when they say, “free to you doesn’t mean free to us,” they know of which they speak. The stated goals for 2010 are “…

New Orleans brass parades, outdoor shows, site-specific shows, indoor shows, impromptu shows, unlikely venues, unlikely visitors, films galore, community awareness events, social and inspirational programs, stuff for kids and families, stuff for pets, stuff for Athens, stuff for charities” and more! So far, the fundraising is going slowly and the deadline of Nov. 30 is fast approaching. There is lots of good information on the festival available at www. nexttolastfest.com, and I think what these guys are trying to do is great. So, please look over there, spread the word and help out if

you can. You can also read our review of their new compilation CD on p. 18. Proceeds from that album also benefit the Fest.

Support for Us Here from Over There: The hugely popular Atlanta-based Zac Brown Band will play a benefit for the Georgia Theatre at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre on Oct. 30. Proceeds from the show will go directly to the Georgia Theatre Rehabilitation Fund. This is a nice thing for these guys to do, especially considering how the Theatre was a teeth-cutting venue for them before they became all famous and stuff. Now, if The Dave Matthews Band, String Cheese Incident, Hootie & the Blowfish and all those other bands that brought together the unholy union of hippie and frat boy to the Theatre’s dance floor would do the same, this thing could be cleared up in a matter of weeks. Tickets are a cool $100 and can be acquired via Ticketmaster.

Listen and Learn: Athensmusic.net will once again host an R.E.M. listening party, this time for the band’s Live at the Olympia. The album was recorded at Dublin, Ireland’s Olympia Theatre during R.E.M.’s 2007 live rehearsals. The two-disc set features 39 songs.

The listening party will take place at the Rialto Room, located inside Hotel Indigo at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 26. Tickets are $13 in advance through Athensmusic.net. The event is a benefit for Community Connection of Northeast Georgia & Family Connection/ Communities in Schools of Athens.

There will be a live auction of items including an autographed Rickenbacker 360 (i.e., the model Pete Buck plays), autographed album art proofs, an autographed poster and a night at the hotel’s Rialto Suite. For more information, please see www.remhq.com. For tickets, head to www.athensmusic.net.

Who’d a Thunk It?: Longtime Athens/Atlanta musician and noisemaker Jeramy Lamano (AKA Hiro Noodles) has remixed the track “Punch the Limo” by the Melvins and it’s available as a free download. The original track appears on the Melvins’ newest album, Chicken Switch. Go to www.melvins.com and it’ll be the first thing you see. Hell, yeah.

Gettin’ Busy: Spring Tigers will celebrate the release of its self-titled debut mini-album at the Caledonia Lounge on Saturday, Oct. 17. The release comes courtesy of the Bright Antenna label and will hit stores the following Tuesday. In other news, the band will play New York’s CMJ (College Music Journal) Music Marathon as part of the Team Clermont showcase at Lit Lounge on Friday, Oct. 23.

After that, the band will undertake a 10-day tour in November and play Orlando, FL’s Anti Pop Festival. Follow the boys over at www. myspace.com/springtigers.

Gordon Lamb threatsandpromises@flagpole.com

Built to Spill

Self-Doubt Gives Way to Renewed Focus

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oug Martsch and his bandmates in Built to Spill came off of the road last year thinking if ever there was a time to record an album live in the studio, it would be for the group’s next release, There Is No Enemy.

“We’d been playing almost all of [the songs] live, so we thought they were sounding really good, and we were sounding good as a band,” Martsch says. “So, the original idea was to record them live, basically go set up in the studio and use all the live tracks.”

That would have been a first for Built to Spill, which pretty much had recorded each instrument and vocal track individually on its previous six studio albums.

But soon after starting to record songs live, Martsch, the group’s singer, guitarist and chief songwriter, decided the group had been taking the right approach to recording on its other records after all.

“It didn’t take long to start to realize [the live-in-the-studio recordings] weren’t as interesting as we thought they were,” he says.

“They weren’t very focused. There was a lot of rhythm guitar going on and, I don’t know, they seemed sort of like they didn’t have much personality or something.”

From the sound of things, There Is No Enemy didn’t come together without some time, effort and considerable sweat. Martsch says some songs took lots of revising and tweaking to create satisfactory versions.

Overall, work on the album stretched out over more than a year and a half, with the band spending a good three months of that period in the studio.

Press materials for the new album indicate, in fact, that the project had Martsch wondering if he would bother making any more albums. Now Martsch says that feeling was just a reflection of the wear and tear of a long and involved project.

“I think that (the frustration) might be a little exaggerated,” he says. “I think it happens with any record, where you just become kind of burned out and you’re wondering why you’re even bothering doing it, all the things you liked about the music, you can’t even remember… So, there’s a lot of, for me, there’s a lot of self-doubt about whether or not I should even be bothering to do this.”

Actually, Martsch says he still loves the art of songwriting, and in fact, he took more control over the songwriting process for There Is No Enemy than he did for the group’s previous release, You in Reverse. For that 2006 album, all five band members—Martsch,

guitarists Jim Roth and Brett Netson, bassist Brett Nelson and drummer Scott Plouf—got together for jam sessions and wrote the songs together from the ground up. It was the first time Martsch had opened up the writing process in that way.

For There Is No Enemy, the rest of the band didn’t get involved until the arranging and refining stages of developing the songs.

“Most of these songs, maybe all of them, were things that I wrote,” Martsch says. But they’ve all been played by the band, treated by the band, quite a bit.”

The return to a Martsch-centered writing approach yielded a record that feels more concise and crafted, as well as more ornate— perhaps prettier—than You in Reverse.

Highlights of the new album include the opening track, “Aisle 13,” which is marked by its angular and off-kilter guitar hook and intertwining leads; “Life’s a Dream,” which builds from a suitably tranquil start into a lovely chorus with a layered Beach Boy-styled harmony vocal; and the record’s closing song “Tomorrow,” a driving rocker that sounds both epic and tightly constructed as it reaches a thrilling, guitar-drenched song-ending crescendo.

“With [You in Reverse] there was a real conscious effort to make it sound kind of weird and jammed out,” Martsch says. “We left a lot of weird things in there because that’s how the songs were created, and that gave us some kind of energy. And with this record, it seems more like, not pop songs, but more structured, conventional songs or something.”

Even though the songs from “There Is No Enemy” are fresh for Martsch and his bandmates, he said he expects the band will not over-emphasize the new material in its live set.

“I think we’ll mix it up and play a bunch of stuff from all of the records,” he says. “I like to play stuff that people like, that people are familiar with. That to me is kind of the best part of music, to hear songs that you know from your life that mean something to you.”

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SPRING TIGERS Spring Tigers Bright Antenna Lyrically, Athens’ Spring Tigers have claws. Throughout its debut “mini-LP,” the band explores matters more deeply than its almost manic sound would suggest, delving into themes like frustration, self-loathing and disillusionment with a humorous twist. “Stripmalls in the Sun,” for example, describes a shallow world that’s pretty, but not truly beautiful, perhaps drawing a parallel to the seriousness lurking just beneath these songs’ saccharine, dance-inducing post-pop surfaces.

But that’s where the edginess ends.

For the anglophile in all of us, Spring Tigers offer myriad joys. From (actually British) vocalist Kris Barratt’s obvious accent to lines like “Don’t get your knickers in a twist” (“Hyboria”) to the very ring of Stephen James’ soaring synth parts and the heartbeat of Chase Prince’s disco drumming, it’s a Britpop invasion all over again. Though they’ve paid decent homage to a whole genre on this debut, Spring Tigers have the obvious talent to grow into a different, more dangerous beast.

Julia Reidy Spring Tigers’ CD release show is Saturday, Oct. 17 at the Caledonia Lounge.

mystery inherent in his songs—he embodied it. Whether cultivated or coincidental (he’d been woken up at 2 a.m. to take the stage), the hypnotic detachment Cohen exhibited turned the audience into his audience. He was no desperate performer eager for adulation, and his aloof presence established the environment on his terms.

Four decades later, Sony Legacy is releasing the first official chronicle of Cohen’s set, comprising a 17-track CD and an accompanying hour-long concert DVD. Academy Award-winning documentarian Murray Lerner filmed the festival, capturing Cohen’s ragged and riveting performance. The scrapped title for this release was originally “My Sad and Famous Songs,” and that wry Cohen humor is evident throughout the performance, as he works poems and asides between tracks like “Sing Another Song, Boys,” the laced-withlonging “Lady Midnight,” and a particularly moving version of his wartime saga “The Partisan.” If Cohen’s performance showed no need for an audience’s immediate affections, it revealed the desperation that is at the core of his songs: that yearning for union without compromise, understanding without equivocation.

Chris Hassiotis Leonard Cohen is playing at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta on Tuesday, Oct. 20.

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LEONARD COHEN Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 Sony Legacy At a five-day, end-of-summer festival held in 1970 off the southern coast of England, it seems like it’d be easy to get lost in the crowd. Performers included Donovan, Kris Kristofferson, Miles Davis, Gilberto Gil, Sly & the Family Stone, The Doors, The Who… even Tiny Tim performed! (Pity poor Coachella, poor Pitchfork). The final day saw a throng 600,000 strong protesting, taking up political causes, setting fire to structures and trampling fences. Canadian folk mystic Leonard Cohen was the second-to-last performer of the night, following up Joan Baez and a particularly inflammatory Jimi Hendrix (only three weeks before his death).

Cohen, 35 years old at the time, took the stage looking grizzled and wild, backed by a full band that’d later come to call itself The Army. He didn’t just present to the crowd the elusive

This “vinyl sampler” brought to you by The Next to Last Festival features 73 minutes of rare music recorded in Athens between 2006 and the December 2007 Next to Last Festival. Some of the tracks on this compilation have surfaced on previous Next to Last Festival volumes, but this collection features some unreleased gems, too, like a recording of Sharon Van Etten performing “Consolation Prize” at WUGA. Music fans know that a good compilation is difficult to assemble, and as compilations go, this is indeed a good one: there is much diversity in genres, humorous interludes occasionally surface, and the disc has a pleasant pace that ends in bliss. And it gets better: all of the 17 tracks, with the exception of three—a Circulatory System demo, a Better People mix and a Paper Tanks remix—are quality live recordings, featuring local and nationally known musicians such as Phosphorescent, Daedelus, Mouser and Quiet Hooves.

Fans of Themselves and Diane Cluck will be especially pleased, as each is featured twice on this sampler.

Most of the tracks are fundamentally interesting enough to be released as singles, and of particular interest are a great take of “Love Like a Sailor”

by Hope for Agoldensummer and Here Comes a Big Black Cloud’s “Southern Suite.” Those interested in ordering a copy of the disc, or pledging funds

towards a vinyl version (as well as the potential 2010 festival) should visit Kickstarter.com and search “Next to Last Festival,” then proceed from there.

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DRIVIN’ N’ CRYIN’ Great American Bubble Factory Vintage Earth Music On the band’s first album in 12 (!) years, Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ does very little to stray from its muscular, AC/ DC-influenced brand of rock and roll.

The rockers shake and strut, full of big, distorted power chords, air-guitar-ready leads and beats perfect for fist pumping or beer chugging. But this time around the songs take a more populist feel.

Fueled by stories of a dismal economy, Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ leader Kevn Kinney shines his songwriting spotlight upon unemployed workers trying to keep their heads above ever swirling waters, companies moving where labor is cheaper, and characters heading from the comfort of somewhere to the uncertainty of nowhere, all with his trademark Neil Young-inspired vocals.

The album’s rockers are well worth a listen and sound audience-tested and concert-ready, but the slower electricguitar-driven songs feel out of place and teeter toward power ballad-dom at times. But don’t give up when the album slows down; the acoustic-based “Don’t You Know That I Know That You Know” is a highlight of the album.

Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ may not be breaking down any musical walls anytime soon, but with the release of Great American Bubble Factory it may have gained a second wind and shown that, a quarter century on, it’s still a relevant band.

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LULLABYE ARKESTRA Threats/Worship Vice Married couples, two-piece acts and all-rhythm section bands each have a narrow but notable tradition of serious rock destruction in the underground. Being simultaneously all three, Toronto’s Lullabye Arkestra sits on a nearly cosmic crossroads of badassness. Now that they’ve stripped their essence down to the rotten core this time out, they really bring it.

Forget the fact that the male half is Justin Small, because this is as far removed from his esoteric work in Do Make Say Think as it gets. Whether it’s metal, garage or noise-rock, this duo’s

basement brand of punk will hijack anything if it’ll satisfy their bloodlust.

With a sonic treatment on the razor’s edge between stylishly fucked up and all-out knife fight, this is undiluted rock nastiness. Fuzzy grooves scrape and slash at your guts while drums clatter and crash in your head.

The biggest thrills include the sludgy bash-out of “Get Nervous,” the stampeding hardcore relentlessness of “Surviving the Year of Wolves” and the Neanderthal dance party of “We Fuck the Night,” also this year’s most awesomely named song. But riding a deliciously lecherous groove somewhere between a strut and straight-up sin, “Fog Machine” is the one. If The Kills actually went on a murder spree, maybe they’d come close to this.

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BRENT WEINBACH The Night Shift Talent Moat In the age of YouTube and the cable special, comedy albums almost feel like a relic of some long-forgotten, highball-slamming era of bad weed and a George Carlin on the hi-fi. That is to say, something the bulk of us reading this review will never experience. A simple, recorded version of a comedian’s club routine often leaves listeners wishing they had seen the performer live to experience the subtleties and nuances the great stand-up comics have in their deliveries, while the more conceptualized comedy albums fall flat simply because they deviate too far from the artist’s material.

Brent Weinbach’s The Night Shift may be the perfect marriage between a highconcept comedy album and recorded versions of material honed in smokefilled rooms of yore.

The Night Shift is cobbled together from live performances that feel less like recorded material and more like transitions between the comic’s bits, recreations of calls to prospective roommates on Craigslist, and spoken word material featuring what appears to be music from coin-operated video games as backing tracks. When it works, it’s as hilarious an album as one will hear, and when it doesn’t work (as it does on some of the material recorded live) it feels like Neil Hamburger without the ironic “anti comedy” schtick.

But the real beauty of The Night Shift is Weinbach’s insistence upon not giving away his live material, and instead doing something different in the studio. Because of this, the album feels fresh to those who have seen the comedian live. The tracks always take a moment to register with the brain, and then another moment to grab hold of the punch line due to the delivery, but the duds are kept to a minimum. Sure, the comedy album may be increasingly known as a thing of the past, but in performers like Brent Weinbach’s hands, a last-minute renaissance may be happening.

Jason Bugg

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Deer Tick Primals Night

What If Kurt Cobain Went Country?

T

he first time I saw Deer Tick was at the Secret Squirrel, in late ‘07 or maybe the year before. I caught the last half of the Rhode Island trio’s set as they tore up the DIY venue, turning out a rollicking set of rock and roll in the classic sense, combining countryand-western overtones with back-to-basics foundations. The night wrapped with a fiery take on “La Bamba,” which has since become a kind of signature for the band. As I watched frontman John McCauley and his group fire up the crowd, I was struck by how young these dudes looked to be so literate in so many facets of rock and roll.

I wasn’t the only one who thought that.

There’s something funny about the Internet: despite its being an endless source of information and possibility, ideas have a tendency to stick and self-perpetuate. Someone reads something somewhere and repeats it as a given, and all of a sudden the entire discussion has already been shaped. That seems to be the case with McCauley. A writer called him young once, a few years ago, and that got loose on the Internet, and now just about every reference is prefaced by an almost unconscious need to call him “young.” All the other writers are doing it, says the Internet: Shouldn’t you? Why aren’t you?

“Maybe it’s because my contemporaries and I aren’t really doing the same thing. I’m definitely not into drum machines and keyboards,” says McCauley in an interview earlier this year before the release of the band’s sophomore album Born on Flag Day. “My age made me a really easy target for anybody that wanted to talk shit. But, fuck it, I’ll be 23 by the time our next album comes out. Maybe we can all forget about the age issue and just focus on Deer Tick’s music.”

Since that show at the Squirrel a few years back, Deer Tick put out some albums, grew some facial hair, added a few members and moved on from the issue. But maybe, just maybe, you can forgive a whole slew of music writers for focusing on the man’s years; maybe they’re just marveling at the fact that a voice as weathered and laden with experience can come from someone born in the ‘80s. Gruff, nasal, worn, howl, rasp, twang: all have been used to describe his particular singing style.

“I just have to force it out that way most of the time ‘cause I don’t know how to properly sing,” explains McCauley. “When I first started singing, I always tried to sing like Kurt Cobain, but I can’t sing as high as Kurt Cobain, but I can sing really loud.”

And while Born on Flag Day and War Elephant edge more towards traditional country-influenced rock, Deer Tick’s live shows are more broad, with different bandmembers taking over vocals, and McCauley even, though infrequently, employing an almost Orbison-like croon, at other times delivering tunes like

an impassioned soul singer, James Brown or Wilson Pickett in the body of a skinny white kid from the North Atlantic Coast.

Cobain, though, is a good reference point, in fact, for War Elephant, Deer Tick’s debut album (issued on a limited basis in 2007 and re-released last year nationally by Partisan Records). The disc is a rich, jangly and exuberant release, and McCauley’s part Kurt Cobain, part Isaac Brock and part Neil Young with songwriting that’s almost on par. Tracks like “These Old Shoes” and “What Kind of Fool Am I?” are lyrically direct but well-worn, comfy like the subject matter of the former while wry and self-knowing like the latter. They’re love songs, they’re lust songs, they’re hot impassioned yowls yearning for an audience.

Deer Tick’s back on the road with a lineup that solidified in early ‘07, right after McCauley had tracked most of the songs that would end up on War Elephant by himself; the band’s currently touring and playing songs that’ll appear on an EP out this December.

“We’ve recorded two records since September,” says McCauley. “So, I guess we’re kind of already thinking of ideas for a fourth record.”

He adds that that burst of productivity was the result of a significant amount of songwriting over the past year, ever since the release of War Elephant. “Songs come and go every now and then, and I’m lucky if I have a pen and paper around,” he says. “I can’t sit and force myself to write. So, I never set aside time to work; I let it surprise me.”

Deer Tick has its own tenuous links to the Athens scene, if you’re lookin’. McCauley and his band spent a good portion of a tour earlier this spring opening for former Drive-By Trucker Jason Isbell, and some of it opening for country-folk spiritualists and former Athens residents Phosphorescent. Expect to hear a few rousing covers; a recent show in Arizona opened with a Bo Diddley tune that was later reworked by The Doors. Laura Branigan, Paul Simon and John Lennon have made their way into Deer Tick sets as well. “I don’t know, I’ll sing just about anything as long as I really like it,” says McCauley. “We’re going to start working out a Bruce Springsteen cover for this next tour.” Deer Tick may not be at the point where it can shape the conversation, and McCauley’s age will likely come up again, but at least it’s got ‘em talking.

Chris Hassiotis

WHO: Deer Tick, J-Roddy Walston & the Business, Jonny Corndawg WHERE: 40 Watt Club WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 17 HOW MUCH: $10 (adv.)

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Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ Returns

12 Years and One Tumor Later…

“We

didn’t realize 12 years had gone by,” says Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ lead singer and guitarist Kevn Kinney, “and when they told us, we said, ‘Oh, really? Wow!’” Wow is right. The Great American Bubble Factory marks the band’s first release in over a decade, and, frankly, considering what the band’s been through, you can’t really blame the guys for losing track of time.

After a dozen years playing festivals and touring, Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ has finally refocused and recorded a hard rocking album that showcases the band’s songwriting chops after an almost 25-year run. But it is an album that Kinney thought would never happen. Issues with his voice had almost taken the band off of the touring circuit and made him wonder what life looked like after rock and roll.

“Before I got my voice fixed, [recording an album] wasn’t an option. I could do a show, but it’d take three days to recover. I couldn’t tour, I couldn’t do interviews and I couldn’t talk over the phone. I sounded like a mobster when I spoke,” says Kinney.

Kinney demonstrates by whispering in the gruff, hushed tones of a consigliere in a Scorsese film, a marked departure from the singer’s Neil Young-influenced vocals.

“I thought I was done. I didn’t know what I was going to do with my life,” he says. Rest only seemed to exacerbate the problem, and he finally sought medical attention. “I eventually went to the doctor, and they were like ‘Jesus Christ, you know you have a huge tumor on your larynx?’ They told me I should be dead and said I needed to have surgery immediately. After resting for two months I got my voice back, and I thought that maybe I should put another record together,” says Kinney.

That record, The Great American Bubble Factory, is a return to form for the Atlanta-based band. Built around a wall of electric guitars, punk-rock-meets-AC/DC rhythms and a whole lot of attitude, Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ sounds like a much missed part of a bygone era: the rock and roll band, dangerous and full of a nofrills beauty that is hard to come by in this day and age when the lines between musical genres are nonexistent. To Kinney, that’s where the science of Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ comes into play.

“It feels good to be able to do what we do. We’re out here to irritate people a little bit, and to try to do it with some techno beats or something wouldn’t work. We are what we are. We’re Drivin’ N’ Cryin’, and we’re not going to be Apples in Stereo,” he says.

In contrast to the sleek, tech-savvy bands of the early-to-late-aughts, Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ is an amped-up muscle car, full of unnecessary power and gas-guzzling fury, all topped with a helping of fist-pumping, foot-stomping and head-banging populism. But even that assessment doesn’t do the straightahead rock and roll justice; Kinney offers his own description: “We’re just a dumb ass rock band that likes to play and fuck with people.” Now two years after his “dumb ass rock band” was almost taken away from him, Kinney is thankful and happy that he (and his band) can still play shows night after night. That is a motivating factor for Kinney to keep his shows a lighthearted and positive affair where the rock and roll comes first and the darker things are left outside of the venue. “[Rock and roll] is fun. I’ve seen a lot of shit, and I’ve lost a lot of friends, but I can’t get heavy,” says Kinney. Instead, he has a nofrills solution for what he’s been through in an almost-quartercentury career playing punk rock bars, honky tonks and biker rallies. “This band is cheap self-help for me,” he says.

Jason Bugg

WHO: The Rattlers, Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ WHERE: 40 Watt Club WHEN: Friday, Oct. 16 HOW MUCH: $15

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Four Strings of Fury D ent May and His Magn i ficent Uk u l el e

If

one were to start a conversation with Oxford, MS-based Dent May about ukuleles, that talk would last a while.

From the tinny sound of the strings to the tropical moods they evoke, the ukulele is a passion for May, and it comes through in every sentence he speaks.

It’s hard to imagine that the tiny, four-stringed guitar that took America by storm in the Jazz Age and still evokes visions of fire dancing, Don Ho and grass skirts could be the focal point of a conversation in 2009. But May makes it relevant because he isn’t some sort of Tiny Tim-inspired gear head.

Rather, he has channeled his love for the poi-and-roastedpig-evoking instrument and turned it into a career of sorts under the moniker of Dent May and His Magnificent Ukulele (the backing band includes former Athenian Carr Chadwick along with Tommy Toussaint and Bobby Chizzz), and the songs he creates are anything but a stoic look back at the days of Gershwin and Gatsby. For May, the ukulele instead rekindles warm family memories and the DIY nature of the instrument’s small-package-to-big-sound ratio.

“My mother played one when I was a kid, so I was familiar with it. Then a few years later a friend in Nashville had one for sale. I was drawn to the portability of [the ukulele] and how easy it is to play and travel with,” says May. “[The ukulele] is by nature a pretty joyful sounding instrument. It’s versatile, though, so you can tap into a lot of different emotions.”

Those emotions are in full display on May’s album The Good Feeling Music Of… which places May among the rather elite pantheon of whimsical singers who manage to sound fun without being reduced to novelty-act status. Given most people’s perceptions of the ukulele, that’s a pretty amazing feat. Not many people can rock an instrument whose use reached its height in the bathtub-gin-fueled roaring ‘20s with such sincerity, but May pulls it off with a hipster charm that never takes the easy way out (which would look something like a luau).

“The look of the ukulele as well as the stigma surrounding it lends itself to making fun sounding music,” says May. On The Good Feeling Music Of… May taps into his vast array of musical influences and pulls together equal parts Burt Bacharach and Hal David pop, Brian Wilson harmonies and, most noticeably, a Jonathan Richman influence that comes out in the singer’s alternately self-aware and self-mocking tunes. This isn’t complicated music by any means, but it’s played with enough wit and heart to make the songs irresistible.

“I’m a huge Jonathan Richman fan. I like his attitude, and it influenced me on this album,” says May. Despite the obvious enthusiasm for his chosen instrument, May acknowledges that the future holds more for him creatively than just the four-string fury that is the ukulele. He is slowly beginning to incorporate songs written on the guitar and keyboards, the two instruments he originally began writing with. “I’m writing more electronic disco kind of stuff on the guitar and keyboards,” he says. Whatever direction May moves, expect the songs to be lively, happy and full of that Good Feeling Music.

Jason Bugg

WHO: Dent May and His Magnificent Ukulele, Futurebirds WHERE: Caledonia Lounge WHEN: Monday, Oct. 19 HOW MUCH: $6 (21+), $8 (18+)

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ALIBI

Introducing Athens’ Newest Talent BLACK LABS Pop/Garage/Blues Lineup: Adam Saunders, Benjamin DuPries. Former members of: The Pendletons, The Whigs (Mission Control), Plume, Kuroma. Influences: The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Paul Simon, Jack White and many more.

Both singer/guitarist Saunders and drummer DuPries played together in The Pendletons, and the duo formed Black Labs this summer as a means to try out some of Saunders’ original tunes. One of their first big shows was “Big Trouble in Little 5” at Star Bar in Atlanta in August, followed up by a show at the Caledonia in September with Velveteen Pink. They hope to get an EP out by the end of the year. There should be tunes up at www.myspace.com/blacklabsband soon!

Next show: Check website for updates.

High Strung String Band

HIGH STRUNG STRING BAND Bluegrass/Americana/Folk Lineup: John Parmer, Rube Yen, George Boggs, John Mickelson. Influences: John Prine, Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Jerry Garcia, David Grisman and Shel Silverstein.

Formed in January of this year, High Strung String Band offers up a modern take on a folky string sound that’s “a bit more lonesome and cowboyish and with more face-melting mandolin solos.” And really, when’s the last time a mandolin melted your face? The vocals are layered into warm harmonies “like a barbershop quartet if the barbershop quartet were more drunken and soulful,” offers the band. And while the thought of a drunk barber is slightly terrifying, these tunes are more than welcoming, and the band is refreshingly pretensionfree. “The High Strung String Band finds real joy and privilege in being able to play rollicking, heartfelt music in the great city of Athens,” says Parmer. “We are not cool Athens musicians. We are in touch with our inner nerd. Among us, we are teachers, PhD candidates and event organizers.” The band is setting aside time to record this month. You can preview the tunes at www.myspace.com/highstrungathens or check out one of their lively shows which promises “good, clean fun, only dirtier and with more dancing.”

Next show: Nov. 13 @ Little Kings Shuffle Club HOT AND COLD Rock/Blues/Psychedelic Lineup: Chase Prince, Joseph Campbell. Members shared with: Spring Tigers. Influences: Vibrations and Duende.

Campbell recently moved to Athens, but he wasted no time teaming up with pal Chase Prince, who was already settled into the Athens music scene as drummer for Spring Tigers. The fro-sporting duo plays bluesy garage rock with psychedelic guitar swirling and buzzing under Campbell’s howling croon. It’s pretty barebones but loud just the same, with a raw, reckless energy. Just don’t ask them who is “hot” and who is “cold.” Even though the band just formed in June, they’ve apparently been asked this ad nauseam. If I had to apply the labels, though… I’d say Prince’s laid back, cool demeanor puts him on the more frigid side compared to

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Next show: Wednesday, Oct. 14 @ Caledonia Lounge YAAL H’USH Hard Psych Space Rock Lineup: Aaron Jollay, Drew Smith, Kemp Stroble, Kris Deason, Jeff Tobias, Curtis Vorda. Shares members with: Chrissakes, Dark Meat, Part Bear, We Vs. the Shark. Influences: Hawkwind, The Deviants, krautrock like CAN and Amun Duul II. Yaal H’ush is a new band with a lot of familiar faces playing unfamiliar instruments. Well, there’s the guitar, bass and drums, but there is a lot of noise-making, too, with Tobias manning synth and tape machines and Vorda on the oscillator. We’ll have to wait until after the Dark Meat tour for the band to hit the studio, but the goal is to put out a record by early 2010. “Our initial inspiration came from Drew [Smith] and listening to Hawkwind’s Space Ritual live album at work at The Grit,” says Jollay.

“When we decided we could start up a rhythm section with that style in mind, the other elements started falling together.” The result sounds “like your gray matter unraveling through a cosmic labyrinth of sonic arsenal powered by its own balanced opposition with silence.” Find the band on Facebook.

Next show: Monday, Oct. 19 @ Go Bar ABANDON THE EARTH MISSION Psychedelic/Electronic/Post-rock Lineup: Josh Mckay, Winston Parker, Lawson Grice.

Former members of: Macha, Seaworthy, Erutrevo, Iron Hero. Influences: Indonesian folk, ‘70s German electronica, Erik Satie, The Fun Machine and birds.

Meet Abandon the Earth Mission again for the first time. A.T.E.M. is the new home for Josh McKay’s songs after the disbanding of Macha in ‘04. Its transition from a recording-based pursuit to a live group began last year with Parker coming onboard for rhythm-section collaboration and live remixing, and with Cara Beth Satalino singing. That version played shows from April–June of ‘08. The new version debuted last month with Lawson Grice (of Iron Hero) “boldly putting his guitar skills aside for a crash-course in vibraphone.” McKay says the lineup will remain open as live shows will feature guest appearances from folks involved in the

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recordings. A full-length LP representing the last five years of McKay’s work is in progress. Check out the new sound via www. myspace.com/abandontheearthmission.

Next show: Check the website for updates—or maybe the band will get another mention on the Georgia Theatre marquee as they did before the last Go Bar show!

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Tuesday 13 EVENTS: EcoFocus Film Fest Panel Discussion (Ciné Barcafé) Hang around after the credits for a panel discussion on Ciné’s premier screening of End of the Line. 7:30 p.m. $8. www.ecofocusfilmfest.org EVENTS: Movie Night! (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Grab some popcorn, sit back and enjoy your sixth favorite movie about monsters in Manhattan, Q: The Winged Serpent. Followed by Fright Night at 10 p.m. 8 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/flickerbar THEATRE: The Grapes of Wrath (Seney-Stovall Chapel) The University Theatre presents John Galati’s adaptation of John Steinbeck’s Dust Bowl classic. Oct. 13–18, 8 p.m. Oct. 18, 2:30 p.m. $10, $7 (students and seniors). 706542-2838, www.drama.uga.edu KIDSTUFF: Chapter Book Review (Madison County Library) Every Tuesday and Thursday elementary school-aged children meet in the lobby to read aloud and share thoughts about books. 4:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-795-5597 KIDSTUFF: Children’s Storytime (ACC Library) For children ages 18 months to 5 years. Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m., Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 LECTURES & LIT.: VOX Reading Series (Ciné Barcafé) Readings from poets Rusty Morrison and Barbara Jane Reyes. 8 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine.com MEETINGS: Coffee Cupping (1000faces Coffee, 585 Barber Street) Taste and learn about coffees from around the world with coffee scholar Erin McCarthy.

10–11 a.m. FREE! 706-534-8860, www.1000facescoffee.com MEETINGS: French Group (1000faces Coffee, 588 Barber Street) All-level French conversation group. Informal, welcoming and très bon! Every Tuesday.

7–8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-534-8860, www.1000facescoffee.com GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) All three Athens locations of Locos Grill and Pub (Westside, Eastside and Harris St.) feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8:30 p.m.

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Wednesday 14 EVENTS: Canine Cocktail Hour (Hotel Indigo, Phi Bar & Bistro Courtyard) Drink and food specials for you and your (well-behaved, non-aggressive, vaccinated) dog!

Every Wednesday. 5–7 p.m. www. athensdowntownhotel.com EVENTS: Charles Band Full Moon Horror Show (Tasty World Uptown) Get in the mood for Halloween with this traveling horror special effects museum featuring a presentation

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(Early show!) $10. www.myspace. com/tastyworlduptown EVENTS: Fall Senior Expo (The Classic Center) Along with educational sessions and convenient shopping opportunities, this year’s expo offers seniors and caregivers a chance to participate in a discussion about open enrollment for Medicare.

Complimentary shuttle service from The Classic Center parking deck! 9 a.m.–1 p.m. FREE! 706-208-0900, www.classiccenter.com EVENTS: Girls’ Rock Camp Benefit Dinner (Earth Fare) Chef Michael Perkins prepares an Italian dinner accompanied by a five wine flight. Vegetarian meal upon request.

Space is limited; call to reserve your spot. 6:30 p.m. $40. tickets@ girlsrockathens.org, www.girlsrockathens.org EVENTS: Kings and Queens Drag Show (New Earth Music Hall) Athens’ finest drag show! 10 p.m. $5. www.newearthmusichall.com EVENTS: “Think Pink, Spend Local” (Various Locations) Athens businesses donate a portion of their profits today to raise money for this March’s BreastFest fundraising event. Go online for a list of participating businesses! www. breastfest.org THEATRE: The Grapes of Wrath (Seney-Stovall Chapel) A University Theatre production. See Theatre Oct. 13. Oct. 13–18, 8 p.m. Oct. 18, 2:30 p.m. $10, $7 (students and seniors).

706-542-2838, www.drama.uga.edu KIDSTUFF: Children’s Storytime (ACC Library) For children ages 18 months to 5 years. Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m., Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Tikes, Trikes and Strollers (Dudley Park) Bring your little explorers and nature enthusiasts out for a ride and walk in Dudley Park. 10–11:30 a.m. $2.

706-613-3615 KIDSTUFF: Wildcard Wednesday for Teens (ACC Library) Up next: Meet the Service Dogs! Ages 11–18.

Meet Debra Brenner and her dogs from The Guide Dog Foundation. 4 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 LECTURES & LIT.: “Beyond Landscape” (UGA Student Learning Center, Room 148) As the founder of Stoss Landscape Urbanism, Chris Reed has sought to hybridize public works projects rooted in infrastructure, functionality and ecology. Reception follows lecture. 6 p.m. FREE! pardue@uga.edu GAMES: Darts (Broad Street Bar and Grill) Blind Draw Darts Tournament.

Every Wednesday. 7 p.m. 706-5485187 GAMES: Movie Trivia Night (Flicker Theatre) Hosted by “It Boy” Jeff Tobias and sponsored by Vision Video. Prizes! Sign up at 8 p.m.

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GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Every Wednesday. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicana Grill) Every Wednesday. 8–10 p.m.

FREE! 706-548-1920 GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) Think you know it all? 9:30 p.m.

706-548-3442 GAMES: Trivia Wars (283 Bar) Chris Creech hosts general knowledge trivia with different themes each week. Check the Facebook group “Trivia Wars!” for weekly updates and online question of the week.

8:30 p.m. (sign up) 9 p.m. (game starts). FREE! 706-208-1283 GAMES: XBox 360 (Buffalo’s Southwest Café) Qualifying round for the upcoming tournament. 6 p.m.

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Thursday 15 EVENTS: Addicted to Plastic (UGA Ecology Building) A sneak preview of the award-winning film documenting our unhealthy relationship with plastics. Part of the EcoFocus Film Festival. 8 p.m. FREE! www. ecofocusfilmfest.org EVENTS: Athens Justice Project Awards Luncheon (The Classic Center) The Athens Justice Project believes that indigent people facing criminal charges need more from their community than legal representation to break the cycle of crime and poverty. Call for reservations.

706-613-2026, www.athensjusticeproject.org EVENTS: “Convening, Moderating, Issue-Framing” (UGA Russell Library) Russell Forum for Civic Life in GA presents this two-day conference for students, community organizers, policymakers and individuals engaged in their communities. Register by Sept. 25. $50 (2 days), $25 (1 day). 706-5425766, www.tinyurl.com/kjskvd THEATRE: The Grapes of Wrath (Seney-Stovall Chapel) A University Theatre production. See Theatre Oct. 13. Oct. 13–18, 8 p.m. Oct. 18, 2:30 p.m. $10, $7 (students and seniors).

706-542-2838, www.drama.uga.edu KIDSTUFF: Chapter Book Review (Madison County Library) Every Tuesday and Thursday elementary school-aged children meet in the lobby to read aloud and share thoughts about books. 4:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-795-5597 KIDSTUFF: Parent/Child Workshop (ACC Library, Storyroom) For children ages 1–3 and their caregivers. 10–11 a.m.

FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: We the People “Picturing America” Book Shelf Discussion Group (ACC Library, Storyroom) Led by Lorraine Holahan. For first through fifth graders. 3:30–4:30 p.m. FREE! 706613-3650

Croatian guitarist Robert Belinic will perform at the UGA Performing Arts Center Saturday, Oct. 17.

LECTURES & LIT.: “Abortion Rights in America” (UGA Tate Center) FOX News legal analyst Andrew Napolitano and former aide to President Bill Clinton Michael Waldman agree to disagree, but to do so very publicly and at length, in this formal debate. 7:30 p.m. $15 (door), $10 (adv.), FREE! (students).

706-542-6396, www.uga.edu/union LECTURES & LIT.: Animal Advocacy Workshop (UGA Student Learning Center, Room 348) Georgia Director for The Humane Society of the U.S. wants you to get “Political for Animals.” Learn how to effectively lobby your elected officials to help create a more compassionate world for animals. 7:30 p.m.

FREE! www.uga.edu/sos MEETINGS: Coffee Cupping (1000faces Coffee, 585 Barber Street) Join those seeking to move life from commodity to culinary.

Taste and learn about coffees from around the world with Benjamin Myers, Presidente of 1000faces.

10–11 a.m. FREE! 706-534-8860, www.1000facescoffee.com MEETINGS: Greenway Planning (Cleveland Road Elementary School) ACC Leisure Services hosts public meetings this week regarding the Greenway planning along the Middle Oconee River. 6:30 p.m. 706-6133615, www.athensgreenway.com MEETINGS: Spanish Group (1000faces Coffee, 588 Barber Street) All-level Spanish conversation group. Informal, welcoming and fun! Every Thursday.

7–8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-534-8860, www.1000facescoffee.com

GAMES: Trivia (El Azteca) Every Thursday. Prizes! 8 p.m. 706-5492639

Friday 16 EVENTS: “Convening, Moderating, Issue-Framing” (UGA Russell Library) Russell Forum for Civic Life in Georgia presents this two-day conference for students, community organizers, policymakers and individuals engaged in their communities. $50 (2 days), $25 (1 day). 706-542-5766, www.tinyurl.com/kjskvd* EVENTS: Daily Groceries 17th Anniversary Party (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Come out and celebrate the co-op’s birthday with free food and live music featuring Garden Green, Repent at Leisure, and Jeff Morris! 6 p.m.

FREE! 706-548-1732, www.cornucopiadaily.blogspot.com EVENTS: Dixie Film Festival (Morton Theatre) In its sixth year, the festival will showcase a dozen world premieres and “Mason-Dixon” screenings that honor GA filmmakers. Schedule and ticket info at www. dixiefilmfest.com. Oct. 16–18, $10/ showing, $35/festival pass. www. dixiefilmfest.com EVENTS: “Gonzoriffic Late Show” (Ciné Barcafé) Two nights of locally produced underground films.

Gonzoriffic has produced over a dozen low-budget movies since its formation in 2001 by writer/director Andrew Shearer and actress/ producer Monica Puller. Collection

of short films includes “The Erotic Couch” and “Foxholes.” A photography exhibit by Shearer follows.

706-353-7377, www.athenscine. com. $2. 12 a.m.

EVENTS: Marmalade Pottery Open House and Art Sale (D.O.C. Unlimited, 585 Barber Street) Local artist Maria Dondero invites you to check out her new pottery studio and shop. Food, music and new work by Dondero and Tiffany Whitfield. 6–9 p.m. FREE! www.mariadondero.com, www.tiffanywhitfield.com ART: Opening Reception (Mercury Art Works) For “Terre Verte,” the debut exhibition for Mercury Art Works at Hotel Indigo, featuring photographs by Rinne Allen and work by various local artists, including Art Rosenbaum, Chris Bilheimer, Mary Engel, Scott Belville and Michael Stipe. 8–10 p.m. FREE! 706-338-0548 PERFORMANCE: The Beards of Comedy CD Release Show (The Melting Point) Come celebrate the release of a new CD by four great bearded comedians: Joe Zimmerman, TJ Young, Andy Sandfore and Dave Stone.

Special musical performance by Hey, Revolution! after the comedy! 9 p.m. $8 (adv), $10 (door). www.meltingpointathens.com See Calendar Pick on p. 25.

THEATRE: The Grapes of Wrath (Seney-Stovall Chapel) A University Theatre production. See Theatre Oct. 13. Oct. 13–18, 8 p.m. Oct. 18, 2:30 p.m. $10, $7 (students and seniors).

706-542-2838, www.drama.uga.edu

KIDSTUFF: Afterhours @ The Library (ACC Library) Teen coffee house and open mic. Come sing, dance, play an instrument, read poetry or juggle. Refreshments provided. Ages 11–18. 7–9 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Books & Bites (Madison County Library) Read undisturbed for hours and eat pizza!

For teens only! 8 p.m. FREE! 706795-5597 KIDSTUFF: Preschool & Toddler Storytime (Madison County Library) This month’s themes are banned books, monsters and Halloween! For ages 2–5. 10:30 a.m.

FREE! 706-795-5597 MEETINGS: Drinking Liberally (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Informal, inclusive and progressive social group that gives left-leaning individuals a chance to talk politics.

First and third Friday of every month. 6:30 p.m. athens@drinkingliberally.org

Saturday 17 EVENTS: 36th Annual Oconee Chamber Fall Festival (Downtown Watkinsville) Featuring a 5K road race & fun run, arts & crafts, food, tractor rides, petting zoo, the annual fall festival raffle and more. 9 a.m.–4 p.m. FREE! 706-769-7947 EVENTS: ACC Leisure Services Winter Registration (Various Locations) Register yourself and your family for adult and youth art and dance classes, youth basketball and many other programs to keep busy this winter. Registration for non-county residents begins Oct. 21. See full program online! 9 a.m.– noon. www.accleisureservices.com EVENTS: Athens Farmers’ Market (Bishop Park) Buy fresh, locally grown organic produce, locally crafted goods and freshly baked

breads. Every Saturday. 8 a.m.–12 p.m. athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Athens Heritage Walk (Various Locations) UGA history professor and author of A Walking Tour of the University of Georgia, Nash Boney leads a tour through the Old Athens Cemetery and UGA North Campus. Space is limited; call to reserve spot. 10 a.m. $15. 706-3531801, www.achfonline.org EVENTS: Charity Motorcycle Ride (Sandy Creek Park) Ride begins at Sandy Creek Park and travels to historic Madison, GA and back.

Registration starts at 11:30 a.m.

Fee includes t-shirt, meal and door prizes. Proceeds benefit Hancock Community Development, Inc. and the Athens Justice Project. 1 p.m. $30. 706-613-3250 EVENTS: Dixie Film Festival (Morton Theatre) In its sixth year, the film festival will showcase a dozen world premieres and “Mason-Dixon” screenings that honor Georgia filmmakers. Oct. 16–18, $10/showing, $35/festival pass. www.dixiefilmfest. com EVENTS: F.O.L.K. Fall Apple Festival (Agrarian Connections Historic Farm, Crawford) This pastoral celebration is just a short drive from Athens. Food and crafts from local farmers and artisans, an apple pie contest, live music from Hope for Agoldensummer and much more. 1–8 p.m. www.folkathens.org EVENTS: Fall Classic Century Bike Ride and Fall Festival (Terrapin Beer Co.) Presented by Habitat for Humanity, Jittery Joe’s and Terrapin Brewery, the second annual Fall Classic Century ride will wind through scenic Oconee County.

Featuring two bike course options, a family fun ride, Velo swap, Terrapin beer tour, children’s activities, food, music and more. Call or go online to register. 10 a.m.–2 p.m. 706-2081001, www.active.com

EVENTS: Geodome Multimedia Event and Party (Ciné Barcafé) Our New Silence interprets rare music from Java, Indonesia as David McConville takes the audience on a visual journey of the cosmos with the Geodome portal, an inflatable half-dome with a digital projection system. Part of the EcoFocus Film Festival. 7 p.m. $8. www.ecofocusfilmfest.org EVENTS: “Gonzoriffic Late Show” (Ciné Barcafé) Two nights of locally produced underground films. See Oct. 16 Events. 706-353-7377, www. athenscine.com. $2. 12 a.m.

EVENTS: Great Strides (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Take steps toward finding a cure for cystic fibrosis in this national fundraising walk. 8:30 a.m. http://greatstrides. cff.org EVENTS: “Rock Reporting in the Digital Age” (ATHICA) All musicians are invited to this panel discussion on the state of music journalism. Confirmed panelists include Steve LaBate of Paste magazine, members of Team Clermont, Athens Banner Herald’s Julie Phillips and Flagpole’s Michelle Gilzenrat.

5–6:30, $3–$6 (suggested donation), www.athica.org EVENTS: Saturday Stroll (Oconee County Courthouse) Learn about the trees and plants native to Watkinsville on this informal, hour-long stroll led by tree expert Dr. Robert Wyatt. 9 a.m. $5. oconeedemocrats.org PERFORMANCE: Robert Belinic (UGA Hodgson Hall) Renowned Croatian guitarist performs. 8 p.m. $18. www.uga.edu/pac* THEATRE: The Grapes of Wrath (Seney-Stovall Chapel) A University Theatre production. See Theatre Oct. 13. Oct. 13–18, 8 p.m. Oct. 18, 2:30 p.m. $10, $7 (students and seniors).

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The Beards of Comedy Melting Point To most of the city’s denizens, Athens is primarily known as having one of the more vibrant music scenes in the country, but just below the surface is a comedy scene that is beginning to establish a foothold with local venues and audiences. Taking full advantage of this is TJ Young, whose monthly comedy showcase (www.MunDanish.com) has been running in Athens for almost three years. TJ also comprises one quarter of The Beards of Comedy, who are celebrating their CD release at the Melting Point. The show promises plenty of laughs and a departure from the normal stand-up showcase.

“A typical comedy show is a three-comic format, but with four of us doing 15 minutes mixed with some improv and a song, audiences don’t get a chance to get bored,” says Joe Zimmerman, another member of the follicled foursome.

Featuring members from Athens, Atlanta and Asheville, The Beards of Comedy have been active on the regional stand-up scene, slugging it out in clubs all over the Southeast. But this show is not just a hard sell for the group’s CD, as it will also feature material that isn’t covered on the album.

“The shows are about 30 percent things that are on the CD and 70 percent new stuff,” says Zimmerman.

The group’s stand-up style ranges from the witty to the riotous, and never fails to be intelligent—a rare quality in the Dane Cook- and Blue Collar Comedy-level of bad within the stand-up world. That is the rallying cry of The Beards of Comedy, as well as the beards. But even those could be sacrificed in the name of comedy, according to Zimmerman.

“We formed with the intention of being funny, not as much about the beards.

Someone with a neck beard could be in the group if they were funny, or if one of us shaved their beard they could just be the face of the beards of comedy.” TJ’s band Hey, Revolution! play immediately following the comedy show. [Jason Bugg]

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OUTDOORS: Naturalist Walk (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Join SCNC staff for a walk around the property. All ages; children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult.

Call to register. 10 a.m. FREE! 706613-3615 KIDSTUFF: “If You Were a Parrot” (ACC Library, Storyroom) Meet live parrots, learn about these intelligent creatures and do a craft.

For ages 5 to 8 years. Call to register. 10 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650, www.koppskritters.com KIDSTUFF: Kids Halloween Costume and Dance Party (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Bring your little monsters out to the bar early for the afternoon dance jam of the season. Drink specials for grownups. 4–6 p.m. FREE! www.myspace. com/flickerbar KIDSTUFF: Spooky Candy Party (Madison County Library) Learn how to make creepy skull candies to celebrate El Dia de los Muertos! For ages 9 and up. 10 a.m.–noon, FREE! 706-795-5597

Sunday 18 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28

COMING SOON

EVENTS: Dixie Film Festival (Morton Theatre) In its sixth year, the festival will showcase a dozen world premieres and “Mason-Dixon” screenings that honor GA filmmakers. Oct. 16–18, $10/showing, $35/ festival pass. www.dixiefilmfest.com PERFORMANCE: Taikoza (UGA Hodgson Hall) Internationally acclaimed Japanese dance and drum ensemble featuring a 6-foot long ancestral Taiko drum. 3 p.m. $20–$25.

706-542-4400, www.uga.edu/pac* THEATRE: The Grapes of Wrath (Seney-Stovall Chapel) A University Theatre production. See Theatre Oct. 13. Oct. 13–18, 8 p.m. Oct. 18, 2:30 p.m. $10, $7 (students and seniors).

706-542-2838, www.drama.uga.edu OUTDOORS: Music in the Garden (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) If you need another excuse to lazily stroll through the fall foliage, UGA students will perform classical, salsa and jazz music in various corners of the gardens this afternoon. 1–3 p.m.

FREE! www.uga.edu/botgarden LECTURES & LIT.: Jerusalem Women Speak (Presbyterian Student Center) Women from Jerusalem discuss the non-violent Peace movement in Israel/Palestine.

Q&A session follows. 7–9 p.m.

FREE! www.partnersforpeace.org LECTURES & LIT.: Jerusalem Women Speak (Covenant Presbyterian Church) Women from Jerusalem discuss the non-violent Peace movement in Israel/Palestine.

Q&A session follows. Also speaking at the Presbyterian Student Center tonight. 9:30 a.m. FREE! www.partnersforpeace.org GAMES: Full-Contact Trivia (Allen’s Bar & Grill) Sports-themed rules with diverse categories. 9 p.m.

FREE! www.allensbarandgrill.com GAMES: Team Trivia (Wild Wing Café) Every Sunday. 9 p.m. FREE! www.wildwingcafe.com

Monday 19 OUTDOORS: Bike Ride (Main Street Yarns) A leisurely ride to Bishop (8ish miles) and back. Every Monday.

6:15 p.m. FREE! 706-769-5531 KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC Library) Every Monday. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Infant Storytime (ACC Library) Nurture language skills.

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LECTURES & LIT.: Infinite Fall (1000faces Coffee, 585 Barber Street) Join Athens’ endurancebibliophiles in reading David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest this fall. Every Monday with author, educator and jester Spenser Simrill.

6–7 p.m. FREE! 706-534-8860, www.1000facescoffee.com LECTURES & LIT.: Athens for Justice in Palestine (UGA Campus, Miller Learning Center) Women from Jerusalem discuss the non-violent Peace movement in Israel/Palestine. Q&A session follows. 7:30–9:30 p.m. FREE! www. partnersforpeace.org LECTURES & LIT.: Bag Lunch Talk (Ciné Barcafé) Women from Jerusalem discuss the non-violent Peace movement in Israel/Palestine.

Q&A session follows. 12:30 p.m.

FREE! www.partnersforpeace.org MEETINGS: Zen Meditation and Book Discussion (Email for Location) The Key by Cheri Huber.

Meets every Monday. 7:15 p.m.

FREE! meditateathens@gmail.com GAMES: Ping Pong (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Get your paddle ready for a round of table tennis. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! www.myspace.com/flickerbar GAMES: Pool Tournament (Alibi) APA Pool League. 8 p.m. FREE! 706549-1010 GAMES: Punt Pass Poker (Buffalo’s Southwest Café) Watch Monday night football and play cards for prizes. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-3546655

GAMES: Team Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Get a team together and test your knowledge. Every Monday!

8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Texas Hold ‘Em (Fat Daddy’s) Every Monday. 6 & 9 p.m.

706-353-0241.

GAMES: Trivia (Fat Daddy’s) Every Monday with Stan. 9 p.m. 706-3530241.

GAMES: Trivia (Transmetropolitan) General knowledge trivia. Every Monday. 8–10 p.m. FREE! 706613-8773

Tuesday 20 EVENTS: Italian Wine Tasting (Aromas) Join the staff of Aromas for a sampling of their Italian wines.

Call for reservations. 6 p.m. $10.

706-208-0059 EVENTS: The Art of: Music (Stan Mullins’ Studio) The Georgia Museum of Art presents Grammy Award-winner Art Rosenbaum in this bluegrass music performance. Part of GMOA’s “The Art of…” series.

Call to RSVP. 6–8 p.m. $20. 706542-0830, www.uga.edu/gamuseum KIDSTUFF: Chapter Book Review (Madison County Library) Every Tuesday and Thursday elementary school-aged children meet in the lobby to read aloud and share thoughts about books. 4:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-795-5597 KIDSTUFF: Children’s Storytime (ACC Library) For children ages 18 months to 5 years. Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m., Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650

KIDSTUFF: Read to Rover (ACC Library) Beginning readers in grades 1–4 read aloud to an aid dog. Trainer always present. 3:30–4:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-613-3650 LECTURES & LIT.: Michael Fried (Lamar Dodd School of Art, Rm S151) The poet, art historian and art and literary critic speaks as part of the Visiting Artist/Scholar Series.

5:30 p.m. FREE! www.art.uga.edu MEETINGS: Athens Rock and Gem Club (Friendship Christian Church) Economic geologist and Professor of Geology at UGA, Dr. Gilles Allard will speak on “Mineral Resources, Your Daily Life, and Environmental Concerns.” 7:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-549-8082 MEETINGS: Coffee Cupping (1000faces Coffee, 585 Barber Street) Taste and learn about coffees from around the world with coffee scholar Erin McCarthy.

10–11 a.m. FREE! 706-534-8860, www.1000facescoffee.com MEETINGS: French Group (1000faces Coffee, 588 Barber Street) All-level French conversation group. Every Tuesday.

7–8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-534-8860, www.1000facescoffee.com GAMES: Board Game Night (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Choose from the classic assortment provided or bring your own! 6 p.m. FREE! www. myspace.com/flickerbar GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) All three Athens locations of Locos Grill and Pub (Westside, Eastside and Harris St.) feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! www.locosgrill.com

Friday, October 16

Georgia Lawyers for the Arts Benefit Little Kings Shuffle Club Whether it’s a contract that looks too good to be true, outright copyright or trademark infringement, or the need to attain non-profit status, artists and arts organizations encounter legal issues every day. Yet in this or any economy, many artists simply cannot afford to shell out money for legal advice.

That’s where Georgia Lawyers for the Arts comes in. The non-profit organization specializes in providing educational programming and legal assistance to artists and a wide variety of art programs around the state.

Behind all of these serPage Campbell vices is a network of over 500 volunteer and member attorneys who provide over one million dollars in free legal services—most of which qualify as pro bono—to the artist community.

Like many non-profits, GLA has been struggling to raise enough funds to continue running its program in the face of the recession. The Georgia Law Sports & Entertainment Law Society and the UGA Music Business Program have stepped up to co-sponsor a benefit to support this organization.

Many of the musicians who are playing have been helped directly by GLA in the past, including Atlanta-based Holly Belle, a smooth and sultry singer-songwriter. Belle’s heartfelt lyrics and sweet vocals are usually accompanied by her acoustic guitar and a cello.

Also joining the festivities is Page Campbell, who worked with GLA through her band Hope for Agoldensummer. Campbell’s haunting vocals and folk-sounding guitar have made her a favorite solo performer around these parts. Rounding out the lineup is A PostWar Drama, a local Eastern-European-folk-meets-Western-swing band with a slight bend towards crazy lyrics. The band knows how to have a good time and is sure to have the place jumping. So, not only do you get a good concert, you get the warm fuzzy feeling of knowing that you’re helping artists all across Georgia. Music begins promptly at 9 p.m.

[Jordan Stepp]

Wednesday 21 EVENTS: Annual Night Out For Life (Various Locations) Visit any of the bars or restaurants participating in AIDS Athens’ annual Night Out and a portion of your bill will go toward helping people with HIV/AIDS. Go online for a list of participating businesses. 706-542-2437, www. aidsathens.org EVENTS: Canine Cocktail Hour (Hotel Indigo, Phi Bar & Bistro Courtyard) Drink and food specials for you and your (well-behaved, non-aggressive, vaccinated) dog!

Every Wednesday. 5–7 p.m. www. athensdowntownhotel.com EVENTS: Kings and Queens Drag Show (New Earth Music Hall) 10 p.m. $5. www.newearthmusichall. com THEATRE: An Evening’s Jest with Anton Chekhov (Seney-Stovall Chapel) Classic City Arts presents two short romantically comedic plays, The Bear and The Proposal. 8 p.m. $5. 706-850-1755, www.classiccityarts.com KIDSTUFF: Children’s Storytime (ACC Library) For children ages 18 months to 5 years. Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m., Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Wildcard Wednesday for Teens (ACC Library) Up next: Urban Legends. Listen to popular urban legends and share some of your own with Mary Jean Hartel.

Ages 11–18. 4 p.m. FREE! 706613-3650 GAMES: Darts (Broad Street Bar and Grill) Blind Draw Darts Tournament.

Every Wednesday. 7 p.m. 706-5485187 GAMES: Movie Trivia Night (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Where movie trivia meets performance art. Hosted by “It Boy” Jeff Tobias and sponsored by Vision Video. Prizes! Sign up at 8 p.m. Trivia starts at 8:30 p.m.

FREE! www.myspace.com/flickerbar GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Every Wednesday. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicana Grill) Every Wednesday. 8–10 p.m.

FREE! 706-548-1920 GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) 9:30 p.m. 706-548-3442 GAMES: Trivia Wars (283 Bar) Chris Creech hosts general knowledge trivia with different themes each week. Check the Facebook group “Trivia Wars!” for weekly updates and online question of the week.

8:30 p.m. (sign up) 9 p.m. (game starts). FREE! 706-208-1283 GAMES: XBox 360 (Buffalo’s Southwest Café) Qualifying round for the upcoming tournament. 6 p.m.

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Down the Line EVENTS: UGA Observatory Open House 10/23 (UGA Observatory) The 24-inch telescope is open for public viewing on the roof of the UGA physics building. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-542-2870 EVENTS: Pagan Pride Day 10/24 (Bishop Park) Performers of magic, magical performers, vendors of wonders, teachers of wisdom and just plain folks are welcome to celebrate at this annual day of education, activism, charity and community. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. FREE! http://athenspaganpride.org EVENTS: REEL Rock Film Tour 10/24 (Active Climbing) This rock climbing film tour comes to Georgia for the first time. 5 p.m. $15 (adv.), $20 (door). www.halfmoonoutfitters.

com, www.activeclimbing.com, www.reelrocktour.com* PERFORMANCE: Lynn Harrell 10/24 (UGA Hodgson Hall) Awardwinning cellist performs as a part of UGA Performing Arts Center’s Music Series II. 8 p.m. $23–$28. 706-5424400, www.uga.edu/pac* EVENTS: Fall Wine Fest 10/25 (Ashford Manor) Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation fundraiser features food/wine tasting from local and regional vineyards and restaurants and a silent art auction. 3–6 p.m. $30 (advance), $35. 706-769-4565, www.ocaf.com* KIDSTUFF: Halloween Carnival 10/29 (Memorial Park) Take a haunted trick-or-treat tour of Bear Hollow Wildlife Trail and then stop by the festive carnival for fun & prizes. Costume contest every hour.

Ages 12 & under. 5–8 p.m. $4. 706613-3580 PERFORMANCE: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra 11/5 (UGA Hodgson Hall) Conductor Robert Spano conducts classics like Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 and Stravinsky’s Nightingale. 8 p.m. $37–42. 706-542-4400, www.uga. edu/pac* EVENTS: Observatory Open House 11/16 (UGA Observatory) The UGA Observatory hosts its monthly open house viewing. 7:30 p.m. FREE! 706-542-2870 EVENTS: Annual Christmas Tour of Homes 12/5 (Monroe) Tour an eclectic mix of homes throughout Monroe. Proceeds from the tour benefit the Monroe Art Guild. 12–6 p.m. $10 (advance), $15 (day of).

770-207-8937, www.monroeartguild.org* * Advance Tickets Available

Live Music Tuesday 13 40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $6 (21+), $8 (18+). www.40watt. com MICAH DALTON Alternative soul singer from Atlanta whose vocal style was influenced by such diverse acts as Marvin Gaye and Paul Simon.

DREW HOLCOMB & THE NEIGHBORS Folk-rock with a Nashville vibe.

PAUL SMITH Easy listening acoustic tunes.

Alibi 9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010 KLASSIC KARAOKE DANCE PARTY Every Tuesday.

Buffalo’s Southwest Café 6–10 p.m. $5 (includes lessons). 706354-6655 DINE & DANCE NIGHT Beginners’ and advanced dance lessons every Tuesday from 6–7 p.m. followed by open dance until 10 p.m. Tonight features Tango.

Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www. caledonialounge.com COME WHAT MAY Indie rock that often takes a swing to the hardcore side.

FEEDING THE FOXES Screaming.

Rapid-fire guitar riffs. Grindcore at its best.

FRANKLIN GROVE Local metal band with a new demo on the way.

SHE CAME FROM ABOVE Half screaming, half pleasant singing, all metal.

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THE CALENDAR! Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com CARL LINDBERG Jazz bassist Carl Lindberg (Grogus, Squat, Kenosha Kid, etc.) performs standards, originals and some surprising tunes from divergent styles.

The Melting Point 7 p.m. $3. www.meltingpointathens. com* STEEL STRING SESSION A dynamic group of professional acoustic and plugged-in musicians from the Southern Appalachian Mountains playing Americana, jazz, bluegrass and “jazz grass.”

New Earth Music Hall 9 p.m. $5. www.newearthmusichall. com MEAN MIC ENTERTAINMENT Weekly hip-hop event hosted by Elite tha Showstoppa, featuring rap battles, breakdancers, DJs and beatmakers. DJ Tunes will be spinning.

Tasty World Uptown 10 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/tastyworlduptown PUDDIN’ TANG Upbeat, quirky and stripped-down, Puddin’ Tang plays rootsy garage rock in the vein of Von Bondies. Celebrating their CD release tonight!

TRASHCANS Nate Mitchell of Cars Can Be Blue heads up this garagerock project that’s self-described as “lo-fi, blown-out scuzz punk.” See if you agree…

TV GHOST Indiana post-punk band with psychedelic influences.

WIZZARD SLEEVE Murky psych rock with goth tendencies, powered

by Casio.

Top Dawg Activity Bar & Nightclub 9 p.m. FREE! 706-870-6563 KARAOKE Every Tuesday.

11 p.m. 706-870-6563 CLAIBORNE SHEPHERD Acoustic singer-songwriter from Watkinsville plays melodic, breezy rock. Every Tuesday.

Wild Wing Café 10 p.m. FREE! www.wildwingcafe.com KARAOKE Every Tuesday night at the downtown wing chain’s upstairs space.

WUOG 90.5FM 8 p.m. FREE! www.wuog.org “LIVE IN THE LOBBY!” The Winter Sounds will perform on the college radio station’s twice weekly program. Listen over the air or drop by the station to watch!

Wednesday 14 40 Watt Club Georgia Theatre Presents. 8 p.m. $21.50 (adv). www.40watt.com* JAMEY JOHNSON So-called country music “bad boy” who has penned hits for such legends as George Strait and Trace Adkins. Johnson has come into his own as a performer as well, with his tear-in-your-beer, introspective album The Lonesome Song.

LANCE STINSON Country singer from South Georgia who sings from the heart. He draws inspiration from acts like Merle Haggard and Waylon Jennings but adds a modern pop feel.

8e’s Bar 10:30 p.m. 706-613-1764 DJ KILLACUT Spinning ‘80s and early ‘90s hip-hop every Wednesday.

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Allen’s Bar & Grill 9 p.m. FREE! www.allensbarandgrill. com MIGHTY MCFLY Covering hits from the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s plus some originals.

Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.caledonialounge.com ANTARCTIC St. Augustine’s answer to A. Armada, featuring supremely tight, progressive instrumental rock with epic, thrashing climaxes.

HOT AND COLD Brand-new local duo featuring Chase Prince (Spring Tigers) and Joseph Campbell playing raw, blues rock. See Upstart Roundup on p. 23.

INCENDIARIES Local indie-prog outfit featuring ex-Cinemechanica bassist and Shitty Candy member Erica Strout.

Go Bar 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar DJ INCUBUS Dance party featuring electro/progressive house/’80s industrial and complimentary beats.

Harry Bissett’s Bayou Grill 8 p.m. FREE! www.harrybissetts.net MILLIGAN Performing a set of cover songs from CSNY to Johnny Cash to Jack Johnson to Maroon 5, this band reworks both classic rockers and more recent hits.

Locos Grill & Pub 5:30 p.m. FREE! 706-549-7700 (Westside) GREG VEAL BAND Classic rock and roll with a blues edge.

The Melting Point 9 p.m. $12 (adv), $15 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com JEFF COFFIN MU’TET Saxophonist for Bela Fleck & The Flecktones and The Dave Matthews Band, Jeff Coffin shows off his skills with guests Jeff Sipe, Kofi Burbridge and Felix Pastorius.

The Office Lounge 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-549-0840 KARAOKE Every Wednesday (and sometimes Friday!) with Stan.

Rye Bar 8 p.m. www.myspace.com/ryebarathens FEATHERS AND SMOKE Local heroic weirdos join together for a folkicana rock show. Feathers & Smoke features members of Futurebirds, plus TJ Mimbs, Wilmot Greene and Owen Gray.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5:30 p.m. www.terrapinbeer.com BLOSSOM CREEK BREEZE This duo plays relaxed, upbeat guitar tunes.

Thursday 15 283 Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-208-1283 DJ CAPTAIN HARRIS Come dance and party to celebrate the wedding of two friends of 283 Bar, Matt and Courtney.

40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $20. www.40watt.com LOVE AND THEFT Modern alt-country with elements of ‘90s pop-rock.

Alibi Thursdays, FREE! 706-549-1010 OPEN MIC/JAM Hosted by Tracy Carroll and Matt Joiner of The Rattlers. Open to all musicians.

Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.caledonialounge.com BIRDS & WIRE Featuring the smoldering vocals of Lera Lynn backed

by Neal Fountain (Kenosha Kid) on bass, Dan Nettles (Kenosha Kid) on guitar and Seth Hendershot on drums. The band’s airy tunes are both delicate and rich with nuanced emotion.

ELECTA VILLAIN This local trio plays moody, dark indie rock with big, theatrical vocals a la Muse.

NATE NELSON Young local singersongwriter whose songs offer both mainstream accessibility and more indie-oriented idiosyncrasy.

Club Chrome 9 p.m. FREE! 706-543-9009 KARAOKE Every Thursday night hosted by Blueberry Bill.

El Paisano 8 p.m. 706-353-0346 KARAOKE Every Thursday with margarita specials.

Farm 255 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. FREE! www. farm255.com KINKY WAIKIKI Featuring members of Kenosha Kid, Birds+Wire, Big C and the Ringers, Vigilantes of Love and Pride Parade, this group plays modern arrangements of traditional Hawaiian music, with a little Western swing thrown into the mix.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/ flickerbar BURNING ANGELS New local act that plays Americana soul. Featuring Natalie Garcia on vocals and guitar Mark Cunningham on vocals, guitar and dobro, Josh Westbrook on drums and appearances by Adam Poulin on fiddle and Matt Dyson dobro and banjo.

BETSY FRANCK Soulful, brassy Southern rock and country songs rooted in tradition, but with a modern sensibility.

Georgia Bar 11 p.m. FREE! 706-546-9884 THE XG-1 Up and coming local rock and roll trio featuring big bluesbased riffs.

Go Bar 9:30 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar BRAND NEW TOY Chris Miller “destroys/plays/shreds” his guitar.

COCO RICO This new local post-rock trio performs over experimental samples and beats.

VILLAGE EXCHANGE New band featuring members of Reptar playing “loud, melodic music.”

11:30 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/ gobar “DR. FRED’S KARAOKE” Hosted by karaoke fanatic John “Dr. Fred” Bowers, every Thursday.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/ littlekingsshuffleclub DAVE HOWARD Mellow folk music.

10 p.m. www.myspace.com/littlekingsshuffleclub DJ MAHOGANY Freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B, and a whole lotta unexpected faves as DJ Mahogany dips into his enormous bag of goodies from the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s.

Magnolia’s at Tasty World Uptown 5–8 p.m. FREE! www.magnoliasbar. com BABY’S BLUE SWINGSET Vocalist Mary Sigalas pulls out all the stops in this classic jazz, swing and blues band.

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Symposium: Rock Reporting in the Digital Age (5:00–6:30 p.m.)

Singing the News (7:30–9:30 p.m.)

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ATHICA In 1964, media scholar Marshall McLuhan famously coined the phrase “the Singing the News medium is the message,” suggesting that the vehicle for communication is inextricably tied to its meaning. Curator Allie Goolrick will convene a panel of music press professionals and local recording artists to discuss the rapid innovations that are shaping the means by which the business of media arts is conducted daily: Who really looks at your Myspace band page and for what reasons?

“Despite the obvious changes in how we receive news, online platforms increase the public’s ability to participate in the global media to unprecedented levels,” says Goolrick.

It has been said that there are more bloggers alive now than all writers who have ever lived—such direct artist-to-market technology enables countless opportunities for the public to engage in cultural criticism—and rock and roll is nothing if not street-level cult-crit. Panelists Steve Labate (Paste magazine), Michelle Gilzenrat (Flagpole), Julie Phillips (Athens Banner-Herald) Alec Wooden (Athens Blur) as well local DIY queen Allison Weiss will be on hand to share experiences and insights on what the publishing world expects from emerging artists in the labors of getting your music to the marketplace successfully. Immediately following the panel, a bevy of local songwriters including Davey Wrathgabar, Dodd Ferrelle, Kate Morrissey, Heather Heyn, Betsy Franck, Bart King, Hardy Morris and special surprise guests will host a round of performances centered around the topic of “the news.” In a poignant turn of community-mindedness, proceeds from both events will be donated to the Jon Guthrie Memorial Fund, established after the local musician’s recent passing, with a mission to provide under-equipped youth with musical instruments and mentoring. [Coy King]

The Melting Point 8:30 p.m. $8 (adv.), $10 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com DELTA MOON Atlanta’s Delta Moon plays dusty blues rock laden with slide guitar and fancy fingerwork.

SETH WALKER Austin, TX singersongwriter described as “one of the fastest rising stars in blues and roots music.”

New Earth Music Hall 9 p.m. $12 (door), $15 (adv). www. newearthmusichall.com BONOBO English DJ spins an interesting mix of classical instrumentation and hip-hop beats.

FLIGHT RISK New side project from members of DubConscious.

T8R(TOT) Local beatmaster mixes trippy electronic creations featuring dubstep, drum ‘n’ bass and funk.

Roadhouse 10 p.m. $1. 706-613-2324 ASHUTTO MIRRA This alternative rock quartet features members of alterna-soul group The Revival.

Square One Fish Co. 8 p.m. FREE! www.squareonefishco. com TJ MIMBS This local acoustic singersongwriter plays melodramatic pop in the vein of Dave Matthews.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5:30 p.m. www.terrapinbeer.com SUMILAN Progressive jam rockers.

Friday 16 283 Bar 11:30 p.m. FREE! 706-208-1283 GHOSTBUSTERS DANCE PARTY DJ Mahogany and Easy Rider dress up as the famous spectre-fighting team and ask, “Who you gonna call?” Expect a mix of pop, soul, funk, R&B, new wave and more at this early Halloween dance party!

40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $15 (adv.) www.40watt.com* DRIVIN’ N’ CRYIN’ Kevn Kinney fronts his classic claim to fame, playing jangly Souhern alt-pop as the group delves into romantic folk and bluegrass as easily as it kicks out gritty guitar rock. See story on p. 21.

THE RATTLERS Athens’ own energetic Southern rockers with a guitardriven sound and an exciting show that often features surprise special guests.

Alibi 9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010 BIG DON BAND Real Southern rock featuring soulful vocals backed by smooth, bluesy guitars. Lynyrd Skynyrd would approve. The new lineup features Big Don Spurlin (guitar), Brian Daniel (bass), Jeff Hargens (drums) and Jason Crowe (keys).

Top Dawg Activity Bar & Nightclub 10 p.m. $5. 706-870-6563 DJ RICH ROCK Weekly hip-hop dance party.

Allen’s Bar & Grill 9 p.m. FREE! www.allensbarandgrill. com CLAIBORNE SHEPHERD Acoustic singer-songwriter from Watkinsville plays melodic, breezy rock.

Wild Wing Café 9 p.m. FREE! www.wildwingcafe.com DANIEL LEE Frontman for the eponymous Daniel Lee Band performs his Southern rock solo.

Broad Street Bar and Grill 10:30 p.m. FREE! 706-548-5187 BUNNY CARLOS Longtime Athenians Doug Pynn (guitar, vocals), Bill

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Caledonia Lounge North Georgia Jaycees Presents. 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.caledonialounge.com “NOBODY GOES TO NASHVILLE” PARTY Featuring live folk and country music from The Whimsical Mimbsicles, Barrelamonkeys and Josh Melton.

Club Chrome 9 p.m. $5. 706-543-9009 RUNNIN’ WILD This Madison, GA quartet plays classic Southern rock with an extra helping of country.

Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com ROLLIN’ HOME This band jams on originals with a Dead groove and a Southern rock leaning.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/flickerbar MR. BLANK’S CARNIVALE OF BLACK HEARTS Performances

by Mr. Blank the Rabblerouser & The Human Blockhead, Madame Surayyah the Bellydancer, Dooger the HalfDead Boy, The Corspewax Dollies (TN), Sexy Siamese Twins, a Snake Woman, HypnoRat Babies, and more. Plus, enjoy free food from Bulldawg Pizza and assorted games and prizes!

Go Bar 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar BUILT TO SPILL COVER BAND For those who can’t afford the real deal next week or who just can’t wait that long!

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THE CALENDAR! IMMUZIKATION Celebrated local DJ Alfredo Lapuz Jr. mashes up highenergy electro and rock.

THE RIVER RAID Angular rock band from Brazil with bluesy rock numbers and edgier punk pop as well.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 6 p.m. FREE! dailygroceries.org PARTY WITH DAILY GROCERIES Featuring live music from Garden Green, Repent at Leisure, Jeff Morris and Jam with special guests! Celebrating the Co-Op’s 17th Anniversary!

GLA Benefit. 9 p.m. $5. www.myspace. com/littlekingsshuffleclub A POSTWAR DRAMA Local act plays folk-rock with an occasional Eastern European bent. Dramatic tales of loss and hardship are mixed with driving, upbeat stomps.

HOLLY BELLE Atlanta singersongwriter Holly Belle sings smoky, acoustic ballads accompanied by cello.

PAGE CAMPBELL Vocalist for folk act Hope for Agoldensummer performs her solo material.

The Melting Point 9 p.m. $8 (adv.), $10 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com HEY, REVOLUTION! Featuring TJ Young, this band plays spacious but high-energy country-influenced pop rock that wouldn’t sound too far from home on a early-’90s college station.

Music starts after the comedy show.

New Earth Music Hall 9 p.m. www.newearthmusichall.com JOHN KEANE Acclaimed producer and rocker with a soulful Southern sound.

STRAWBERRY FLATS Southern rock from local music vets John Keane, Scott Sanders, Tim White and Deane Quinter. Impressive playing to support their especially impressive musical resumes.

The Office Lounge 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 JOANNE PARKS TIDWELL This singer-songwriter from Jackson, MS covers all the classics plus some new popular music in her own style.

Rye Bar 10 p.m. www.myspae.com/ryebarathens LAURA MEYER NYC-based folk-rock artist known for her intricate style of guitar playing and evocative lyrics, and honored in many prestigious songwriting competitions.

TREEDOM! Funky new local fourpiece with some psychedelic tendencies.

Tasty World Uptown Midnight. FREE! www.myspace.com/ tastyworlduptown B-SIDE REVOLUTION Local piano pop-rock fronted by Kyle Rogers.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5:30 p.m. www.terrapinbeer.com LINGO Funky, soulful jam band from Marietta that recorded its debut album with John Keane (R.E.M., Widespread Panic) here in town.

Top Dawg Activity Bar & Nightclub 10 p.m. $5. 706-870-6563 HALO GOLD A blend of jazzy R&B, soft rock and soul featuring originals and covers.

Wild Wing Café 9 p.m. FREE! www.wildwingcafe.com BRANDON BOWER Southern rock meets soul with this Augusta-based singer-songwriter.

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WUGA 91.7 FM 4 p.m. FREE! www.wuga.org “IT’S FRIDAY!” Laura Meyer will perform on the local radio station’s weekly program. University Cable Channel 15 will also broadcast the show.

Saturday 17 40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $10 (adv). www.40watt.com JONNY CORNDAWG Off-kilter country flavored tongue-in-cheek ballads DEER TICK With a sound that roughly equates to hillbilly indie folk-rock, good times are guaranteed. See story on p. 19.

J-RODDY WALSTON & THE BUSINESS Baltimore’s swell J Roddy Walston and the Business come across like an off-kilter version of The Band in the late ‘60s, combining Southern rock, McCartney pop and scruffy piano blues.

Alibi After UGA game. FREE! 706-549-1010 HELEN DODGE Local Americana act featuring Neal Canup, Mark Cunningham, Roger Alan Wade and Corey Holland performing both original music and obscure covers.

Athens Farmers Market 8 a.m. FREE! 706-296-8000 MIKE EUDY AND SEAN ARINGTON The Heathens vocalist/guitarist Mike Eudy is joined by Sean Arrington of One Big Eye and Atomic. The two play lyrically driven rock numbers.

ATHICA 7:30–9:30 p.m. $9–$13 (suggested donation). www.athica.org SINGING THE NEWS Following a symposium on rock reporting in the digital age, Steve LaBate (Attractive 80s Women) and Allison Weiss along with surprise guests sing songs about the news. See Calendar Pick on p. 29.

Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.caledonialounge.com GOLD PARTY New local act featuring Benji Barton (Boulevard), Dan Geller (I Am the World Trade Center) Brian Smith (The Curl, USSR) and a laptop playing ‘80s inspired electro originals plus some choice new wave covers.

REPTAR This up-and-coming local quartet sounds like the result of Animal Collective and Talking Heads teaming up to travel back in time and fight Napoleon.

SPRING TIGERS Taking cues from bands like XTC and Blur, local band Spring Tigers offers up angular pop rock. Celebrating the release of their new EP tonight! Check out our review on p. 18.

Club Chrome 9 p.m. $5. 706-543-9009 THE MARTY FORD BAND Soulful Southern rock from Winder, GA. Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com NIRVANA COVER BAND Featuring members of We Versus the Shark.

Georgia Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-9884 HARP UNSTRUNG This local act gives melodic, alternative rock a bluesy, Southern twist.

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WAYLTON THORNTON AND THE HEAVY HANDS Gritty garage rock influenced by acts like Roky Erickson and The Cramps.

12:30 a.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/ gobar “LATE NITE DISCO” The house deejay and occasional special guests spin a cool mix of disco, new wave and modern dance tunes for a sweaty and energetic closing-time crowd. Dance party begins after the live music every Saturday.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/littlekingsshuffleclub KNP Kid Kwame and Paper Boy of Future Ape Tapes take on this new side project.

MARRIAGE Truly unclassifiable local Christian sludge-rock trio experiments with every heavy and bizarre sound it can muster. Performing an acoustic set.

THE NICE MACHINE Local spastic surf-punk trio whose debut album, Earthquake Drill, is now available.

PAPERBOY Brian Walker of experimental local rap band Future Ape Tapes.

RORSHAK Member of local group Deaf Judges performs a solo set featuring abstract lyricism set to hardcore experimental hip-hop.

Celebrating the release of The Walter Kovax EP tonight!

humored country. It’s beer-drinkin’ gospel.

NATHAN SHEPPARD The local acoustic guitarist-harmonicist is known for his emotive singing style and his modern reworkings of classic tunes.

Terrapin Beer Co. 3–5 p.m. www.terrapinbeer.com BLUE BILLY GRIT Live bluegrass!

Winterville Farm Thunder Jam. 5 p.m. $10 (Nuçi’s Space benefit). www.myspace.com/ thethunderjam GHOSTFINGER This group’s moustached frontman has a wailing, powerful voice that’s been aptly compared to Gram Parsons-influenced Mick Jagger. Although pedal steel guitars wail in the background, Ghostfinger is more classic rock than classic country.

KITE TO THE MOON A noisy pop cacophony with a sense of humor.

Expect an array of visual stimulation to accompany the set–from video

PACKWAY HANDLE BAND Packway’s “gather around the mic” approach to bluegrass provides sly, hearty original songs and renditions of classic tunes. The band’s close four-part harmonies are backed by high energy, and the contemporary lyrics are delivered with an engaging sense of humor.

Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $6 (21+), $8 (18+). www.caledonialounge.com DENT MAY AND HIS MAGNIFICENT UKELELE If ‘50s lounge singers favored the ukelele and mentioned YouTube in their songs, then they may have had a sound similar to May. See story on p. 22.

FUTUREBIRDS Local folk-rock collective with a tattered, raspy edge.

Ciné Barcafé 6–8:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine. com OPEN JAZZ JAM Calling all jazz musicians. Now you can join local

Tuesday 20 40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $15 (adv.) www.40watt.com* BUILT TO SPILL Indie-rock giants Built to Spill stop by the 40 Watt to promote their newest release, You in Reverse. See story on p. 17.

DISCO DOOM Melodic shoegazetextured rock.

VIOLENT SOHO Combine ‘70s punk, Nirvana, a bit of surf rock, and Australia in a blender and this is what you’ll end up with.

Alibi 9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010 KLASSIC KARAOKE DANCE PARTY Every Tuesday.

Buffalo’s Southwest Café 6–10 p.m. $5 (includes lessons). 706354-6655 DINE & DANCE NIGHT Beginners and advanced dance lessons every Tuesday from 6–7 p.m. followed by

The Melting Point 9 p.m. $10 (adv.), $12 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com THE FEATURES Tennessee band that ignores its Southern roots in favor of a British-invasion-meets-synthpop sound.

MODERN SKIRTS This piano-driven foursome has become one of Athens’ most treasured and acclaimed local pop acts. The boys recently returned from an international tour supporting R.E.M. New Earth Music Hall 8 p.m. $10 (adv), $15 (door). www. newearthmusichall.com DUBMUTATION New act featuring Nolan Terrebonne (AKA Jon Gris) and Steve Crawford (AKA DJ DUBNOTIQ). This project is grounded in dub but integrates an eclectic mix of hip-hop, reggae and more through both live and digital instrumentation.

DUBCONCIOUS Athens’ politicallyminded reggae heavy hitters travel the bass-heavy reggae path while borrowing the best from dub, funk and jazz.

HEAVYWEIGHT DUB CHAMPION Expect an intensely visual and captivating live performance! HDC is firmly rooted in hip-hop, dancehall, dub and electronic music.

THE RUINATION This Atlanta quintet creates eclectic soundscapes that draw heavily on reggae, dub, downtempo, hip-hop, drum and bass and funky rhythms.

SEADUB Local DJ Colin Williams spins and mixes dubstep.

Spring Tigers celebrate their CD release at Caledonia Lounge on Saturday, Oct. 17.

Rye Bar 8 p.m. www.myspace.com/ryebarathens SQUISH The Georgia-born duet of Mark Day and Julie Woods recently added a bassist to the lineup. The group performs a set of rock covers.

SUMILAN Local progressive jam rockers. Also playing at Terrapin on Thursday, Oct. 15.

Taylor-Grady House 5–7 p.m. www.juniorleagueofathens. com WILL ROCK 4 FOOD Jazz concert and dinner on the lawn to benefit the Athens Food 2 Kids program.

Tasty World Uptown 10 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/tastyworlduptown BEARFOOT HOOKERS This rowdy local band performs funky, good-

projections to ladies in tiger suits and other quirky costuming.

LONA The flagship band for local songwriter, guitarist and drummer Clay Leverett (The Chasers, Now It’s Overhead, Bright Eyes). The band sends out more than a little country and more than enough gutsy, midtempo rock.

OCHA LA ROCHA Psychedelic Southern rock that’s a perfect sountrack for a ride through the desert.

RAISED BY WOLVES Melodic ‘60sflavored rock from Charlotte that ranges from melodic folk to driving psych garage rockers.

Sunday 18 Square One Fish Co. 1-4 p.m. FREE! www.squareonefishco. com SUNDAY JAZZ BRUNCH Rotating local jazz artists play Sunday afternoons on the patio.

Monday 19 Ashford Manor 5:30 p.m. $15 (adults), $12 (students), $6 (kids 6-12), FREE! (kids under 6). www.ambedandbreakfast.com LERALYNN The tender, jazzy folk voice behind Birds & Wire.

jazz group Sonny Got Blue every Monday for an open mic jam.

Go Bar 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar AMERICAN CHEESEBURGER Rapid-fire, loud and aggressive oldschool thrash rock.

FILTH MATTRESS Thrash metal from Seattle.

JIMMY KIND BUD Christopher Ingham’s new band, formerly Liverty, featuring Katie R. on bass and Sarah T. on drums.

Tasty World Uptown 10 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/tastyworlduptown EUREKA, CALIFORNIA Recently expanded from the solo project of Jake Ward to a full band, Eureka California is a local indie band influenced by American indie that sounds like British indie influenced

by American indie. Also, it rocks.

NOEL STEPHENS AND THE DARLINGS Atlanta garage pop band with an eclectic style combining ‘60s guitar, ‘80s electronic elements, and the occasional bit of ukulele crooning.

OCTAP.A. Side solo project from Mark Opel of The Savoir Faire and Golden Gates.

ROVA ZETELLA Airy, dream-like indie-rock tunes from Griffin, GA with a subtle Christian message.

SMOKEDOG Local guys Thom Strickland (vocals, guitar) and Jason Jones (drums) play a noisy motorik pulse with treated guitar. Says Jones, “noisy lo-fi boogie smeared over mechanical back-pocket beats.”

open dance until 10 p.m. Tonight features swing dancing hosted by Bugg.

Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www. caledonialounge.com COP DOPE New local band featuring members of Dark Meat and Backtalk playing “power-violent ‘80s hardcore.”

HOLY DIRT Sludge rock!

PIZZA PARTY “True punk rock” group that promises a bass player babe in a pizza bikini…

UTAH Head-banging three-piece featuring Wil “Mantooth” Smith on guitar venturing through rapid tempo changes and monster riffs.

Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com DAN NETTLES Celebrated local jazz musician known for his work fronting Kenosha Kid. The Melting Point 7 p.m. $3. www.meltingpointathens. com* CURLEY MAPLE Fiddler David Blackmon’s progressive old-time project. He’s joined by wife Noel and Christian Lopez on mandolin and guitar, and Chris Enghauser on bass. New album Shawneetown is out now!

New Earth Music Hall 9 p.m. $5. www.newearthmusichall. com MEAN MIC ENTERTAINMENT Weekly hip-hop event hosted by Elite tha Showstoppa, featur-

ing rap battles, breakdancers, DJs, and beatmakers. DJ Tunes will be spinning.

Top Dawg Activity Bar & Nightclub 9 p.m. FREE! 706-870-6563 KARAOKE Every Tuesday.

11 p.m. 706-870-6563 CLAIBORNE SHEPHERD Acoustic singer-songwriter from Watkinsville plays melodic, breezy rock.

Wild Wing Café 10 p.m. FREE! www.wildwingcafe.com KARAOKE Every Tuesday night at the downtown wing chain’s upstairs space.

Wednesday 21 8e’s Bar 10:30 p.m. 706-613-1764 DJ KILLACUT Spinning ‘80s and early ‘90s hip-hop every Wednesday.

Agua Linda Mexican Restaurant & Cantina 6:30 p.m. 706-543-0154 (Timothy Road location) MARIACHI BAND Enjoy authentic music from Mexico while you dine.

Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www. caledonialounge.com THE HUMMS Local act plays what’s been described as “Happy Hippie Horror Rock.” Imagine the sunny side of ‘60s garage rock tainted lyrically by mischievousness and a quirky flirtation with evil. New album out now!

IDIOT SLOWDOWN Local duo squeezes more sound than it would seem possible from a single bass and drum kit. Upbeat, grungy rock with melodic vocal melodies.

THE LAST RELAPSE These guys would surely be classified as “indie arena rock” if any such genre existed. Powerful vocals and melodies that approach epic at times without losing the indie feel.

SUNSET SOUNDTRACK Manipulated yet poppy vocals overlay this local indie band’s trancesynth and guitar-driven math-rock sound. This band used to be called That’s What She Said.

Go Bar 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar THE EMOTRON Cheeky new wave synth and low-brow humor.

MUSIC HATES YOU High-energy and higher volume, Music Hates You plays a dirty kind of punk metal.

There’s red clay under the fingernails of this fist raised against authority.

Harry Bissett’s Bayou Grill 8 p.m. FREE! www.harrybissetts.net THE SPLITZ Classic Motown, ‘70s funk, R&B, disco hits and more.

The Melting Point 8:30 p.m. $5 (adv), $8 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com AMERICAN AQUARIUM The good times come pouring down with foot-

The Office Lounge 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-549-0840 KARAOKE Every Wednesday (and sometimes Friday!) with Stan.

Rye Bar 8 p.m. www.myspace.com/ryebarathens TENT CITY This local four-piece fuses elements of jazz, funk, blues and world music.

Tasty World Uptown 9 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/tastyworlduptown GROOVE STAIN This alternative rock septet out of Atlanta plays frenzied, groove-filled, hard rockin’ originals incorporating blasts of brass and occasional reggae rhythms. Fans of 311 and Sublime will find a lot to love here. * Advance Tickets Available

Down the Line 10/22 DJ Rich Rock (Top Dawg Activity Bar & Nightclub) 10/22 Karaoke (Club Chrome) 10/22 Karaoke (El Paisano) 10/22 “Dr. Fred’s Karaoke” (Go Bar) 10/22 James McMurty (40 Watt Club) 10/22 Brett Harris / The Orkids / Tripp / The Warm Fuzzies (Caledonia Lounge) 10/22 Dufus / Mouser (Farm 255) 10/22 Shauna Greeson / Lauren Osborne (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 10/22 Zach Deputy (New Earth Music Hall) 10/22 Porter Block / Mike Doughty (The Melting Point) 10/23 Social Distortion / The Strangers (40 Watt Club)* 10/23 Jacob Morris / Still Small Voice and the Joyful Noise (Farm 255) 10/23 Jason Beckham’s Innocent / Richard Sherfey and All God’s Children (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 10/23 Emily Armond / Nana Grizol (Go Bar) 10/23 Bubba Sparxxx (New Earth Music Hall) 10/23 Suex Effect (Square One Fish Co.) 10/23 UGA Veterinary School Benefit (Tasty World Uptown) 10/23 Ashutto Mirra (Terrapin Beer Co.) 10/24 “Late Nite Disco” (Go Bar) 10/24 Dead Confederate / Meat Puppets (40 Watt Club)* 10/24 Fiddle DW / Ryan Monohan (Athens Farmers Market) 10/24 Ricky Fitzpatrick (Borders Books & Music) 10/24 A Postwar Drama (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 10/24 Betsy Franck & The Bareknuckle Band / Ken Will Morton / Redneck Greece (Jot ‘Em Down Country Store & BBQ) 10/24 Harp Unstrung (Terrapin Beer Co.) 10/25 Brett Schieber (Borders Books & Music) 10/25 Sunday Jazz Brunch (Square One Fish Co.) 10/26 Open Jazz Jam (Ciné Barcafé) 10/27 Karaoke / Claiborne Shepherd (Top Dawg Activity Bar & Nightclub)

10/27 Alibi Idol Contest / Klassic Karaoke Dance Party (Alibi) 10/27 Karaoke (Wild Wing Café) 10/27 The Black Heart Procession / The Mumlers (40 Watt Club)* 10/27 Carl Lindberg (Farm 255) 10/27 Mean Mic Entertainment / Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson / Pigs on a Wing / Warpaint (New Earth Music Hall) 10/27 Cinemechanica / So Many Dynamos (Tasty World Uptown) 10/27 Buck & Nelson (The Melting Point)* 10/28 Junior Boys (40 Watt Club)* 10/28 DJ Killacut (8e’s Bar) 10/28 Abbey Road Live / Redcoats (Tasty World Uptown) 10/29 Puddin Tang (Farm 255) 10/29 Broken Bits / Dusty Lightswitch (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 10/29 Justin Brogdon (Wild Wing Café) 10/30 An Albatross / Dark Meat (40 Watt Club) 10/30 The Granfaloons (Farm 255) 10/30 Coyote Bones / Floating Action (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 10/30 Harp Unstrung (Georgia Bar) 10/30 Kenosha Kid / Trey Wright Trio (The Melting Point) 10/30 Dave & Mike (Wild Wing Café) 10/31 Faith and Paige Carmichael / William Tonks and Friends (Athens Farmers Market) 10/31 Packway Handle Band / Venice is Sinking (Farm 255) 10/31 Halloween Short Film Premiere (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 10/31 Ashutto Mirra (Roadhouse) 11/2 The Vic Chesnutt Band (40 Watt Club)* 11/2 American Cheeseburger / The Jack Burton Experience / Savagist / Snack Truck (Little Kings Shuffle Club) 11/3 The Drovers Old Time Medicine Show (The Melting Point) 11/4 American Cheeseburger / Jimmy Kind Bud / Necro Hippies (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 11/5 Nanny Island / Pearl and the Beard / Jeremy Wheatley (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 11/7 Artie Ball Swing Band / The Musicsmiths (Athens Farmers Market) 11/7 Harp Unstrung (The Office Lounge) 11/10 Dine & Dance Night (Buffalo’s Southwest Café) 11/12 Ashutto Mirra (Roadhouse) 11/13 Shaun Mullins (The Rialto Room) 11/14 Carl Lindberg and Friends / Grogus! (Athens Farmers Market) 11/14 Rachel O’Neal (Terrapin Beer Co.) 11/17 Dine & Dance Night (Buffalo’s Southwest Café) 11/17 Tasty Tuesday (Tasty World Uptown) 11/18 Cedric Burnside and Lightnin’ Malcolm / The Dirty Streets / Lucero (40 Watt Club)* 12/3 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert (MadisonMorgan Cultural Center)* 1/26 Tasty Tuesday (Tasty World Uptown) * Advance Tickets Available

In the ATL 10/16 Os Mutantes (Variety Playhouse)* 10/16 Hope Sandoval (The Loft at Center Stage)* 11/6 The Jesus Lizard (Variety Playhouse)* 11/7 Alela Diane (The EARL)* 11/21 J. Tillman (of Fleet Foxes) (The EARL)* * Advance Tickets Available

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NUCLEAR SPRING Increasingly cohesive local rock band that has found a happy medium between folk and glam with occasional Kinks-like tendencies.

THE PREMONITIONS For fans of Celebration, Beach House and Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

stomping rhythms, howling organs and a serious Southern twang from this Raleigh band.

GABRIEL KELLEY & THE REINS Alternative folk quartet that blends the honesty and simplicity of country music with the intimacy and earnestness of contemporary folk to create a timeless sound. For fans of Whiskeytown, Wilco or The Jayhawks.

$5 OFF Full Bottles of Wine Wednesdays & Sundays

LUNCH BUFFET

MON-FRI 11:30am-2:30pm $7.95 • SAT & SUN 12pm-3pm $8.95

Dinner: Mon–Sun 5pm–10pm • Open 7 Days 131 B East Broad St. • 706-559-0000 • www.indiaathens.com

Valet Parking Thurs-Sun pm (except on football Saturdays)

Free Wi-Fi 414 N. Thomas St. • 706-353-TUNA www.squareonefishco.com

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Charles Band’s Full Moon Horror Show (8pm)

Drink Specials All Day Open Daily at 1pm

HAPPY HOUR SPECIALS MON-FRI 5-10pm $1 Off All Beers $1 Off All Wells $1 Off All Call Drinks

Thu. 10/15 - MARY SIGALAS and BABY’S BLUE SWINGSET

B-Side Revolution (12am)

MONDAYS Come watch Monday Night Football on the biggest projector screen in Athens

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Bearfoot Hookers / Nathan Sheppard

$4 Cocktails including our Specialty Drinks Peach Tea and Raspberry Lemonade

M 10/19

OctaP.A. / Noel Stephens and the Darlings / Eureka, California / Rova Zatella

TUESDAYS Half off House Wine Bottles and $1 off all Draft Beers

The Clear Spring / Dead Trees / The Premonitions

THURSDAYS $1 Off All Terrapin Drafts • $2 Champagne Drinks

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FREE SHOW!

WEDNESDAY $2 Off All Premium Whiskeys • $4 Well Martinis

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bulletin board DO SOMETHING; GET INVOLVED! Deadline for getting listed in Bulletin Board and Art Around Town is every THURSDAY at 12 p.m.

Email calendar@flagpole.com. Listings are printed based on available space, more listings are online.

ART Call for Artists (Downtown Washington) The Washington Wilkes Arts Foundation seeks submissions for ArtFest, taking place Nov. 7 & 8. www.washingtonwilkesarts.org Call for Artists (Call for location) Seeking artists/bands to participate in Phoenix Rising, a commemorative art quilt celebrating the Georgia Theatre, to be auctioned off on behalf of the theatre. No sewing required. Deadline Oct. 23. 706540-2712, www.MamaInTheMoon. blogspot.com or on Facebook.

Call for Artists (Fringe Collective Artistic Studios) Seeking artists for Halloween art show and sale. $15 entry fee. Deadline is Oct. 21. 706-540-2712, www.mamainthemoon.blogspot.com

CLASSES African-American Genealogical Research (ACC Library) The Clarke-Oconee Genealogical Society explores African-American family history research experiences and methodology. Oct. 24, 1 p.m. FREE! 706-6133650, loutome@aol.com Art and Music Classes (UGA Center for Continuing Ed) Find a new way to express yourself this fall with the Center's many creative classes. Open to all. 706-542-3537, www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/ppd Beginning Golf (UGA Center for Continuing Education) Take a swing at this class for beginners. Open to all! Through Nov. 2, 706-542-3537, www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/ppd Bellydance Basics (Athens YMCA) Wednesday mornings. 10:45 a.m. www.athensymca.org

Booty Camp (Sangha Yoga Studio) A low-impact core fitness course led

by Mary Imes. Tuesdays, 5:30–6:45 p.m. Fridays, 10:30–11:45 a.m. $60/6 weeks. 706-613-1143 Clay Classes (Good Dirt) Weekly "Try Clay" class every Friday from 7–9 p.m. and "Family Try Clay" every Sunday from 2–4 p.m. ($20/ person). 706-355-3161, www.gooddirt.net Computer Classes (ACC Library) Introduction to the Internet.

Meets in the Educational Technology Center. All ages. Call to register.

Oct. 15, 7–8:30 p.m. FREE! 706613-3650 Craft Classes (Main Street Yarns, Watkinsville) Offering instruction in knitting, crocheting, wheel spinning and more. Full schedule online.

706-769-5531, www.mainstreetyarns.com Dance Center Winter Classes (East Athens Educational Dance Center) Registering for adult and children's classes including Beginning Jazz, Ballet, Tap, HipHop, Praise Dancing and more. $18–$25. www.accleisureservices. com/dance.shtml Fall Container Planting (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Landscape architect Connie Cottingham discusses the principles of design and shares tips on potting mixers, choosing a container, spring bulbs and plant choices for sun or shade. Nov. 10, 5:30–7 p.m. $17. www.uga.edu/botgarden Freeing the Natural Voice Workshop (Healing Arts Centre) Music and creative arts therapist and "sound healer," Asheville's Susan Hale wants to help you free your natural voice. Unlike the possibilities of sound healing, space is limited.

Call to register. Oct. 24, 1–5 p.m. $45–$55. 706-613-1143

ACC ANIMAL CONTROL 45 Beaverdam Rd. • 706-613-3540 This fellow has beautiful expressive eyes and he sincerely would like to find someone to devote himself to forever.

Reddish German Shepherd mix.

Friendly and calm.

These girls were found wandering on their own, but they appear to have been well-taken care of and nicely groomed. They are concerned for each other’s welfare and would like to stay together. One is quite friendly and the other a bit shy, though she will likely warm up once she finds a home. Possibly Pekingese mixes.

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GEN Homeschool Program (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Garden Earth Naturalist program for homeschoolers. Topics include pollination, air and water purification, pest control, soil production and recycling. Nov. 23–Dec. 11, 9–11 a.m. (ages 6–8), 1–3 p.m. (ages 9–11). $22–$36. 706-542-6156 Gentle Yoga (St. Gregory's Episcopal Church) Bring your own mat or towel and wear loose clothing. Julie Horne, instructor.

Tuesdays, 5:30–7 p.m. $9/class.

706-354-1996 Gentle Yoga for Seniors (Council on Aging) Regain flexibility, stamina and muscle tone with gentle stretches and breathing techniques.

Tuesdays, 8–9:15 a.m. Wednesdays, 3–4:15 p.m. Fridays, 10–11 a.m.

FREE! 706-548-3910 Getting Started with Genealogy (ACC Library) Monthly informal class to walk you through the basics of researching family history. Bring a pencil and paper. In the Heritage Room. Oct. 15, 6–8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 Glass Fusing and Slumping (Good Dirt) Slumping is sure to be more fun than it sounds: Learn how to make a colorful glass bowl in this one-day workshop. Call to register. Oct. 25, 2–4 p.m. $60. 706355-3161 Hatha Yoga (Sangha Yoga Studio) Candlelight traditional Hatha Yoga.

Beginners welcome. 706-613-1143, www.healingartscentre.net Holiday Family History Gifts (ACC Library) Stay out of the mall this holiday season and cozy up in the library! Create priceless gifts from your genealogical research.

Oct. 17, 2 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 Hoop Class (Canopy Studio) and All skill levels welcome, but completion of basic hooping workshop en-

Everyone coming around the corner stops to say “wow” when they see this very tall, lean, aristocratic German Shepherd in the kennel. He seems to know some basic obedience commands and is good on a leash.

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Jennifer Hartley’s paintings are on exhibit in the Myers Gallery of Athens Academy Oct. 19 through Dec. 14. couraged. Fridays, 6:30–7:30 p.m. $15. www.canopystudio.com Intro to Computers (Madison County Library) Three weekly meetings, and you may attend one per week or all three. Pre-registration required. 706-795-5597. Tuesdays, 2–3 p.m. or 7–8 p.m. Wednesdays, 11 a.m.–12 p.m.

Life Drawing Sessions (Fringe Collective Artistic Studios, 159 Jackson St.) Bring any supplies/ equipment that you may require.

Ages 18 and up. Call to reserve a space. Thursdays, 6–8 p.m. $20/5 classes, 706-540-2727 Line Dancing for Seniors (Council on Aging, Harris Room) Keep your health in line and have fun at the same time! Tuesdays, 4–5 p.m. $5/class. 706-549-4850 Mama-Baby Yoga (Five Points Yoga) For babies 1–8 months old and their grown-ups. Every Monday.

11 a.m. $10. 706-355-3114, www. athensfivepointsyoga.com Mama-Baby Yoga (Mind Body Institute) For mamas and their babies. Six weeks old to crawlers.

Every Wednesday. 10:30–11:45 a.m. $60/6 classes. 706-475-7329, mbiprograms@armc.org Mama-Baby Yoga Bonding: Weekend Edition (Full Bloom Center) For babies 1–8 months old. Fussy babies and tired parents welcome! Oct. 24, 11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. $14, 706-353-3373, fullbloomparent@gmail.com Mindbody Bootcamp (Five Points Yoga) Chant, breathe, sweat

and meditate in this two-week session of daily, early-morning yoga.

Pre-registration required. Oct. 12–23, weekdays, 6–7 a.m. $135/2 weeks, $75/1 week. 706-355-3113, www.athensfivepointsyoga.com Open Art Studio (Art School, Watkinsville) Led by Tracy Jefferies.

Participants work at their own pace, and instruction is provided as requested. Reduced fee if you bring your own supplies. All experience levels. Mondays, 12:30–2:30 p.m. $190 for 8 classes (includes supplies). artschoolstreet@gmail.com, www.artschoolwatkinsville.com Perennial Symposium (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Discover which plants are best suited to Georgia's gardens through seasonal changes and learn how to create and maintain a sustainable landscape in this day-long seminar.

Oct. 14, 8:45 a.m.–3 p.m. $50. www. uga.edu/botgarden Pilates Classes (Balance Pilates and Wellness Studio) Schedule and details online. Private lessons also available. 706-546-1061, www. balancepilatesathens.com Prenatal Yoga (Full Bloom Center) Get ready for birth and beyond. Thursdays. 5:30 p.m. $14/ class or $60/6 classes. 706-3533373, www.fullbloomparent.com Prenatal Yoga: Intro Workshop (Five Points Yoga) Learn how yoga supports healthy pregnancy and birth. Oct. 18, noon– 2 p.m. $20. 706-355-3114, www. athensfivepointsyoga.com/events

Scottish Country Dancing (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) Introductory classes. No partner necessary! Thursdays, 7–9 p.m. $25/12 weeks, $3/class. 706255-1010, info@thistleandkudzu.net Spanish Mommy or Daddy and Me Classes (Email for Location) Learn Spanish with your preschooler through songs, stories and games! New session starting soon. $75/6-week session. sehlers@uga.edu Swing Dancing (Dancefx) Social swing dancing, with advanced and beginner lessons preceding the fun.

9 p.m.–12 a.m. $3–$5. www. athensswingnight.com Tae Kwon Do & Jodo Classes (Live Oak Martial Arts, Chase Street Warehouses) For kids and adults, beginner through advanced.

Mondays–Thursdays, 3:30-8:30 p.m. 706-548-0077, www.liveoakmartialarts.com Tai Chi for Seniors (Council on Aging) Increase strength and balance at your own pace! Every Tuesday. 2–3 p.m. $15/semester.

706-549-4850 UGA Swing Club (UGA Memorial Hall) Learn the Lindy Hop or the Charleston. No partner necessary.

Every Monday, 7–8 p.m. www.uga. edu/ugaswingclub Veil Dancing (Five Points Yoga) Open to all! 1:30–3:30 p.m. www. fivepointsyoga.com Yoga and Tai Chi Classes (Athens Wellness Cooperative) For beginners through experienced. See

HELP OUT! American Red Cross (Red Cross Center, 3525 Atlanta Hwy.) Seeking donors for all blood types. 706-5460681, www.redcrossblood.org Athens Pagan Pride Volunteers (Bishop Park) Now seeking Pagan and Pagan-friendly vendors, educators and entertainers for the upcoming annual festival on Oct. 24. For more information, contact athenspaganpride@gmail.com, http://athenspaganpride.org AthFest Volunteer Opportunity (Email for Location) The AthFest Education Committee seeks year-round volunteers to assist them in their mission to connect local music to local schools. education@athfest.com Become a Mentor (Boys and Girls Clubs of Athens) Volunteer one hour per week to make a difference in the life of a child. Training provided. 706-546-4910, mentor@ athensbgca.com, www.fflife.net Bike Recycling Program (Chase Street Warehouses) Join BikeAthens volunteers as they clean and repair donated bicycles for local service agencies. Bike repair skills a plus, but not necessary. Sunday, 2–4:30 p.m. Monday & Wednesday, 6–8:30 p.m. www.bikeathens.com Blood Drive (Athens First United Methodist Church) Give the gift of life! Call to make an appointment today. Oct. 15, 2–7 p.m. 706-5431442

Scare Up a Harvest: Help the Hungry (Lyndon House) Design scarecrows for a display at the Lyndon House! Creative scarecrows encouraged. Proceeds benefit Food 2 Kids program at the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia. Through Oct. 17, 5 cans of 15 oz ravioli (individual), 15 cans (group), 706-613-3623, www.accleisureservices.com

KIDSTUFF Creative Movement (Floorspace) Ongoing class for ages 3–5. Call to register! Tuesdays, 10 a.m. and Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. (ages 3-4), Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. (age 5). 706247-4513, lisayaconelli@yahoo.com Family Yoga Sprouts (Full Bloom Center) Enjoy yoga as a family! Third Sunday of every month.

1:30–2:30 p.m. Call for fees. 706353-3373, www.yogasprouts.com Freedom to Grow UNschool (Call for location) New and innovative "unschool" forming in Eastside Athens. For preschool to upper elementary students. 478-718-1414, www.freedomtogrowunschool.com Homeschoolers Chapter Book Review (Madison Baptist Church) Elementary school-aged homeschoolers read a book together.

Every Thursday. 1 p.m. FREE! 706795-5597 Stories, Songs & S'mores (Sandy Creek Park) Gather around the campfire for some hot cider, s'mores, songs, stories and more.

6–7:30 p.m. $2. 706-613-3631 Sweet Pea Club (State Botanical Garden) Program involves puppet shows, storytelling, games, nature crafts and garden explorations.

Ages 3–5. Pre-registration required.

Fridays, Oct. 16–Nov. 6, 9–11 a.m.$14. www.uga.edu/botgarden Yoga Sprouts (Full Bloom Center) Fun, playful yoga for kids ages 2 and up. Wednesdays, 3:30 p.m. $14/ single class, $60/6 classes. 706353-3373

SUPPORT Emotional Abuse Support Group (Call for location) Demeaning behavior and hateful words can be just as harmful as

ART AROUND TOWN ACC Library (Top of the Stairs Gallery) Paintings by Craig Hawkins. Through October.

ATHICA “Free Press in Free Fall” features the work of 13 artists addressing the current state of the American news media. Lectures and receptions on Nov. 8.

Ciné Barcafé “Moments and Time,” featuring paintings by Terry Rowlett, examines the human occupation of the planet from a historical perspective.

Through Oct. 19.

Circle Gallery, UGA College of Environmental Design “We Are So Lightly Here: Putting Contemporary Musicians in Their Place,” a photographic exploration of musicians within their landscapes by Michael Wilson. Through Oct. 30.

Custom Styles (698 Baxter Street) “Athens from a Different Angle,” a collection of black and white photographs by Alan H. Icard.

Earth Fare Work by Lisa Goodwin. Through October.

Good Dirt Halloween-themed pottery by Mike Klapthor, Sarah Visser and Jeff Williams. Through October.

Hair Therapy Studio Work by Pain & Wonder’s Graham Bradford. Through Nov. 14.

Healing Arts Centre “The Divine Beloved” features Charlie Gard’ner’s paintings and drawings of self-proclaimed “Avatar of the Age” Meher Baba.

Through November.

Just Pho…and More Work by Bob Hart. Through October. Work by Jill Leite. Through Oct. 30.

punches and kicks. Childcare is provided. Call Project Safe hotline at 706-543-3331 for location.

Wednesdays, 6:30–8 p.m.

Emotions Anonymous (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) Informal and supportive 12step program open to anyone with a desire to become well emotionally.

Sundays, 4–5 p.m. 706-202-7463, www.emotionsanonymous.org Mental Health Support Group (St. Mary's Hospital) Meets in the lobby conference room.

Thursdays, 6:30–8 p.m. 706-7835706, www.athensmentalhealth.org

Rescheduled Again!!

The Packway Handle Band

ON THE STREET ACC Leisure Services Winter Programs (Various Locations) Now registering for adult and youth art and dance classes, youth basketball and many other programs. See complete list online. www.accleisureservices.com Downtown Parade of Lights (Downtown Athens) Now accepting entries for Athens' annual parade.

This year's theme is "A Gift from the Heart." Register by Nov. 13. 706613-3589, markmccoy@co.clarke. ga.us, www.accleisureservices.com Fall Classic Century Bike Ride (Jittery Joe's Watkinsville) Register for ride, presented by Habitat for Humanity, Jittery Joe's and the Terrapin Brewery, that will wind through scenic Oconee County on Oct. 17. Course lengths are 62 miles and 31 miles. 706-208-1001, www.athenshabitat.com Jack-O-Lantern Jog & Goblin Fun Run (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Register for road race and fun run to benefit SCNC on Oct. 25 at 2 p.m. Forms available at the center or online. $15 early registration. www.active.com Nuci's SPACE Race (Nuçi's Space) Now registering for a 5k run/walk to benefit Nuci's Space on Oct. 24. $25, $20 (students), 706-227-1515, www.nuci.org Thanks4Giving Shoe Collection (ACC Recycling) Help Soles4Souls collect gently worn shoes for the poor. Now seeking collection sites! Through Nov. 30, 706-613-3512, www.accrecycle.org, www.giveshoes.org f

Lamar Dodd School of Art “Contemporary Representations of the Body,” an exhibit featuring figures by Kinzey Braughn, Andy Cherewick, Dennis Harper, Andy Nasisse, Christina Pettersson and Terry Rowlett. Through Oct. 15. “Making Masters” features selected MFA works. Through Dec. 1. Perpetual Art Machine is a living archive of 21st-century international video art. Through Oct. 15.

Lyndon House Arts Center “Lamar Dodd: A Tribute Exhibition 100 Years After His Birth” features work from the collections of C.L. Morehead, Jr. and Annie Laurie Dodd. Through Oct. 24. “Lord Love You: Works by R.A. Miller from the Mullis Collection” includes more than 75 paintings, drawings, sculptures and whirligigs created by the Georgia self-taught artist Reuben Aaron Miller. Through Oct. 24. “Surrealist Tropical Pop,” features paintings by artists Stanley Bermudez and Carlos Solis. Through October.

Mama’s Boy Acrylic and oil aintings by Sarah Jane Airgood from her “Meek” series. Through Oct. 20.

Oconee County Library Paintings by Jacob Wenzka. Through October.

Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation “Profess,” an exhibit featuring the work of Gainesville State College’s art faculty. Through Oct. 31. “Table d’Art: Place Matters,” an exhibition of textile works by the Athens Fibercraft Guild. Through Oct. 31.

State Botanical Garden of Georgia “Intimacy,” an exhibit featuring the photography of Don Byram. Through Oct. 18.

White Tiger Gourmet Food & Chocolates An exhibition by local Latina pottery collective Casa de Cultura. Through October.

October 19th, 2009

w/ Lera Lynn

Close out the season with some good ol’ bluegrass!

Gates open at 5:30pm Bring your own food and beverage or choose from our special online selection of local Watkinsville restaurants Tickets for individual concerts or season passes are now available online.

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full calendar online. $14/drop-in, $60/6 classes, $108/12 classes. www.wellnesscooperative.com Yoga Crawlers (Full Bloom Center) For active babies 8–18 months. Every Wednesday. 10:30 a.m. $14. 706-353-3373, www. fullbloomparent.com Yoga Crawlers: Weekend Edition (Full Bloom Center) For active babies 8–18 months. Oct. 24, 10:15–11 a.m. $14. 706-353-3373, www.fullbloomparent.com Zumba at the Garden (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves comprise this dynamic fitness program. Wednesdays, through Oct. 28, 5:30–6:30 p.m. $10/class, $48/session. www.uga.edu/botgarden

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reality check

Skate Shop O F AT H E N S

Matters Of The Heart And Loins There’s a guy that my friend introduced me to at a party. He seems really nice, and we talked a lot and exchanged numbers. He called me a few days later, and we arranged to go out the next weekend. He ended up canceling, but for a good reason, so I didn’t mind, also because he said he would call to reschedule.

He called, we rescheduled, and then that time (two weeks later) I had to cancel. All this time we have been talking or texting every other day or so. He is in the military, so he’s in great shape and he is super polite. We have lots to talk about, but the thing is, I found myself kind of losing interest. There just isn’t any fizz, you know? And I feel bad, because he is a great guy. Then I wonder if that’s the problem because I have a history of liking jerks. So, anyway, now I’m wondering what to do. My friends are telling me to at least give it a try, but part of me thinks that bad timing is just fate’s way of telling me that he isn’t right for me. What do you think?

On the Fence Fate, schmate, Fence Girl! This is a nice guy who is a friend of a friend (and therefore at least you know he doesn’t have any heads in his fridge), he likes you, you have things in common, and you’re going to blow him off because the timing is bad? Come on! If he had canceled on you twice, then I might buy it.

But you are just as guilty as he is in the date debacle, so I think you should at least give it a chance. Maybe actually seeing him will reignite that initial spark. And, hey, if it doesn’t work out, you can always go back to dating jerks.

I have a massive crush on this girl. She always comes into the restaurant where I work, and she is usually by herself. She sits at the bar most of the time, and I will occasionally stop by and chat her up. The bartenders told me that she is single, very smart and a great tipper. She is also my type in a lot of ways. When I stop to talk to her she seems genuinely interested in what I am saying and possibly even flirtatious. So, here’s the dilemma: If I ask her out and it doesn’t go well, I don’t want her to stop coming to the restaurant. I would hate to ruin a good place for her and good money for my co-workers. Am I being ridiculous?

Anonymous It’s nice of you to think of your co-workers first, Anonymous, but don’t you think you’re being overly cautious? I think you should ask her out, and if she accepts, make the “you can’t stop coming to the restaurant no matter what happens” agreement on the first date. In addition to looking out for your job and your co-workers, you will prove yourself a very considerate person, and that is about as attractive as it gets. Good luck.

I have been flirting with a certain fellow for months. We only know each other casually (I won’t say how because I want this to stay anonymous), but there is definitely a chemistry between us. So, he finally asked me out, and we had a great time. Then another date, then another, and finally we are a couple. Phone calls and texts are exchanged multiple times daily, sleep-overs are more than once a week. So, this went on for about two months, and we were out one night at a quiet little place when this girl comes up to our table.

She asks him where “Linda” is, looking at me pointedly.

He brushes her off with a quick answer about how “Linda” is out of town visiting her mom, and the girl stays a few more minutes and then disappears. He offered no explanation, and for some reason I couldn’t bring myself to ask.

Now I am totally confused and shocked and worried that I may have fallen for the wrong guy. What should I do? Do I give him a chance to explain?

Or should I just get rid of him?

Freaked Out I find it hard to believe that you are going to be able to wait for this question to get published before you resolve your situation, Freaked, but in case you actually do, here goes: Ask him for an explanation, and then dump his sorry ass when he lies to you.

There is no way that the “Linda” in question is anything but his girlfriend. The fact that he offered no explanation at all for what was obviously a very weird remark from a random stranger is testament to his guilt. Dump the jackass ASAP, but do us a favor and write back and tell me what hilarious bullshit he came up with for an explanation. So sorry, honey, but this one is obviously a frog. Ugh. Better luck next time. And be glad you aren’t Linda, right?

Confidential to PG: There is no turning back now.

Just follow your instincts and you’ll be fine. If he chooses to be involved, great. If he doesn’t, you’ll be fine. And there are government agencies to help you with the financial part.

You sound like you already have things well in hand, and a good support system.

Don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it. Best of luck.

50 GAINES SCHOOL ROAD · 706.543.6368 ATHICA: Athens Institute for Contemporary Art presents:

Symposium:

Rock Reporting in the Digital Age for musicians, music fans & aspiring journalists

Saturday, October 17, 5:00–6:30 p.m. with reception & refreshments to follow

Panelists:

Michelle Gilzenrat, Music Editor-Flagpole Magazine Steve LaBate, Associate Editor-Paste magazine Julie Phillips, Features Editor-the Athens Banner-Herald Alec Wooden, Editor-Blur Allison Weiss, Local DIY singer-songwriter -And others

$3.00 -- $6.00

(suggested donation, no one turned away for lack of funds) A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Jon Guthrie Memorial Fund.

Singing the News

Saturday, October 17, 7:30–9:30 p.m.

Performers:

Dodd Ferrelle • Betsy Franck • Heather Heyn • Bart King • Kate Morrissey • Davey Wrathgabar • Plus other special guests

$9.00 -- $13.00

suggested donation A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Jon Guthrie Memorial Fund.

www.athica.org • 706-208-1613 160 Tracy St. in the Chase St. Warehouses

Confidential to BN: Get. Out. Now. That girl is insane, and there is nothing you can do to help. Even if she were willing to try and deal, this is way out of your realm of experience and not even close to being your problem. It’s nice that you were concerned, but now you are just being used. Don’t participate in the drama. Don’t take her calls, and do NOT see her again. Yikes.

Jyl Inov Got a question for Jyl? Submit your anonymous inquiry via the Reality Check button at www.flagpole.com.

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Real Estate Apartments for Rent 1BR apt. for $475/mo.

2BR apt. starting at $700/ mo. 3BR apt starting at $1000/mo. All close to campus! Howard Properties (706) 546-0300.

Westside condos.

2BR/2BA,$600/mo.Hospital Area, garage apt., totally updated, 2BR/1BA, $525/ mo. & $550/mo. Eastside quadraplex 2BR/2BA, $525/mo. 2BR/1BA, $490/mo.

Eastside duplex 2BR/1BA, FP, $490/mo. 3BR/2BA, FP, $650/mo., corner lot. Call McWaters Realty, (706) 549-3222, (706) 353-2700 or cell (706) 540-1529.

3BR/2.5BA. Incl. W/D & fridge. Great condition. At bus stop on S. Lumpkin. $900/mo.

Call (404) 644-7983.

Newly renovated 2BR/2.5BA townhome. Eastside. Near UGA. All new appls incl.

W/D, DW. Off–street parking.

NS, no pets. $650/mo. + utils. Sec. dep $650. (949) 463-3068.

Overlook Village at China & Little St. 2BR/1BA. $480/mo. + sec. dep. Pls. call Dave (706) 207-2908.

2 bedrooms, 1 bath.

Fireplace, dishwasher.

Cedar Shoals Rd. Eastside. Rent $525/ mo., $525/dep. Call (706) 769-8781.

Best deal in town! El Dorado 2BR/1BA & studio apts. in Normaltown. Free water, gas, basic cable & wireless Internet. W/D in 2BR units.

Dog runs. $420–$675/mo.

Joiner & Associates (706) 549-7371.

2BR/1BA, Deville 136 G r a d y Av e . $695/mo.

Great place to live, upstairs, HWflrs, pool, courtyard. Call for showing (706) 548-9797, w w w. b o u l e v a rd ​p ro p e r t y​ management.com.

1BR/1BA Historic Apartments in historic homes. Avail. 1/1/10, 2 at 197 S. Milledge (W/D, DW) & 1 at 130 Grady Ave (DW). All have HWflrs., high ceilings, very unique units. Quiet graduate based bldgs., $525–$625/mo. incl. water/ trash. No dogs, cats OK. Pls. call Chris (706) 202-5156.

1BR w/ priv. BA w/ kitchen & study. In upscale n’hood.

Westside, near Mall. All utilities included.

Extremely nice. $390/mo.

(706) 543-2112, lv. msg pls.

1BR/1BA + study/guest rm.

Security gates, pool, fitness center, 1 mi. from campus.

Excellent condition. Reduced $550/mo. Pets OK. Call Rob (706) 338-4984 or email robwimberly@gmail.com.

1BR starting at $510/mo., 2BRs starting at $540.84/ mo., 3BRs starting at $705/mo. Sec. dep. starts at $150. Pet friendly, on busline! (706) 549-6254.

Restrictions apply.

1BR available immediately. Only $425/ mo. Normaltown area just off Prince. Close to ARMC/Navy School, quiet/clean building, low deposit. (706)788-2152 or thomas2785@aol.com.

1BR/1BA. All electric, water furnished, nice! On busline.

Single pref. Avail. now! (706) 543-4271.

2BR/1BA condo. Campus close. Security gate, pool, fitness center. Located at Stadium Village. Excellent condition. $600/mo. or $200/ wk. (706) 206-2347.

2BR/1BA Five Points Duplex on Mell St., total electric, DW, W/D hookups. (706) 546-6900 ValerioProperties.com.

3BR/2.5BA Eastside townhome. Spacious & convenient, on bus route.

Pets allowed. Incl. W/D. Only $700/mo. Call Aaron (706) 207-2957.

Best proper ty in town!

Woodlands of Athens.

3BR/3BA full of amenities.

Gated community, great specials. Reduced to only $1050/mo. Call Pete (706) 372-3319.

Commercial Property Amazing Office Spaces for lease above Dwntn Five Guys restaurant. Sign a 1 Year Lease and Receive the 1st Month Free or 12% off!! Call Reign at Coldwell Banker Upchurch Realty (706) 372-4166, or (706) 543-4000.

Eastside offices for lease. 1060 Gaines School Rd. 170 sq. ft., $375/mo., 500 sq. ft., $625/mo., 1200 sq. ft., $1200/mo. (706) 546-1615 or athenstownproperties.com.

Beautiful 2BR/1BA apt. in historic house. ARMC area. high ceilings. HWflrs. Huge backyd. W/D. CHAC. Quiet neighbors. $820/mo. Water/ trash incl. Avail. 12/1. (706) 254-3619.

Paint Artist Studio for rent. 300 sq. ft., $150/mo.

400 sq. ft., $200/mo. 160 Tracy St. Historic Boulevard Area, Artist/Crafts Community.

(706) 546-1615 or www. athenstownproperties.com.

Borders! Print section of the Classifieds. Pictures! Check them out on the Flagpole website. New Categories!

To satisfy Athens Classified Ad needs! All coming soon. And still the lowest rates in town! Place your ad at www.flagpole.com.

Commercial/Residential. Lg. house on North Ave. $1300/ mo. Approved for shelter, group home, or possibly even restaurant or office.

Call David (706) 247-1398.

Pre–leasing for January.

Units on Riverbend Pkwy starting at $575/mo.

Roommate matching avail. $285/mo. On busline. Incl.

W/D, DW. (706) 543-8505.

White Columns Hall.

1BR/1BA, 1 block from Dwntn. Water, gas incl., laundry onsite. $465/mo. Call Joiner Management (706) 353-6868.

Apartments for Sale Downtown Condo.

1BR/1BA in University Tower.

Approx 720 sq. ft. Across Broad St. from north campus, great view. $94,000. Call (706) 255-3743.

Creative workspace. $400/ mo. 800 sq. ft. Lights & power incl. Great for sm. business or ar tist.

If interested call Matt at (323) 304-0720 or email mfpproductions@gmail.com.

Houses for Rent 3BR/1.5BA near UGA. Avail. now. Fenced yd, DW, CHAC, W/D, basement, tile flrs. $600/mo. (706) 254-2936. $750/mo. Blocks to Campus.

4BR/2BA. Tall ceilings, central air, DW, W/D conn., sunroom, pets allowed. 231 Elizabeth St. Owner/Agent.

Call Mike (706) 207-7400.

4BR/2BA quaint house in country. 9 mi. from Dwntn Athens. Avail. now! $950/mo.

(706) 540-8461.

Northside 2BR/1BA, lg. lot, $600/mo. Hospital area 2BR/1BA, carport, fenced–in yard, $750/mo. Eastside 3BR/2BA. Lg. yd., on dead–end street. $950/mo.

4BR/2BA w/ lg. yd. $1200/mo.

2 or 3BR/1BA w/ screened front porch, $700/mo. Cedar Creek 4BR/2BA $950/mo.

Oconee County 3BR/2BA. Lv. rm. w/ FP, din. rm., double garage, $1000/mo. Call McWaters Realty, (706) 549-3222, (706) 353-2700, (706) 540-1529.

A ff o rd a b l e h o u s i n g .

Houses, condos, A-frame all $550/mo. or less. First month’s rent free. Various locations. Excellent cond.

Cats per mitted w/ dep.

Call (706) 202-0147, (706) 549-6070. $1050/mo. 3BR/2BA house in country. 9 mi. from Dwntn.

W/D hookup, DW, FP. Call (706) 540-8461.

2BR duplexes starting at $450/mo. 159 Gran Ellen, 3BR/3BA $1300/mo.

1BR/1BA $600/mo. 167 Tibbets, Normaltown house $650/mo. Pls. call (706) 549-6070.

3BR/2.5BA. 1 mi. to UGA. $1200/mo. 1 yr. old house.

Open floor plan, microwave, DW, W/D conn. Avail. now.

(706) 410-6122.

1BR/1BA. 153B Barrow Street. $640/mo. Block from town, great place, excellent front porch, HWflrs, W/D, CHAC. Call for showing (706) 548-9797, www.boulevard​ property​management.com.

3BR/2BA renovated home.

Priced like a 2BR! 1 street mi. from Dwntn. in C h i c o p e e / D u d l e y a re a . $695/mo. Pest control, yard maint. incl. Photos & info www.1596eastbroad. blogspot.com, (706) 255-0659.

3–4BR cottages. Now Leasing! Close to campus, HWflrs, private baths, W/D, & micros included. Call (706) 543-1910 or email becky@ landmarkathens.com.

3BR/2BA. Off Milledge.

CHAC, W/D, HWflrs. $850/ mo. + dep. Call Mark (706) 202-5110.

3BR/1BA attractive brick house in quiet residential n’hood. CHAC, DW, W/D, & carport. Nice condition. $650/ mo. Call (706) 548-5869.

3BR/2BA brick home. All appls. incl., fireplace, dining rm., lg. private back lawn, 2–car covered parking, storage rm., & back patio.

Lawn & water incl. Dekle Reatly (706) 548-0580.

3BR/2BA. 525 McWhorter, Five Points. HWflrs., tile BAs, FP, eat–in kitchen, study, master BR/BA w/ jacuzzi, b o n u s s p a c e / p l a y ro o m .

Barrow Elementary. Call (706) 548-9797 boulevard​ property​m anagement. com.

3BR/3BA new home w/ all appls. Off–street parking, nice balcony, corner location.

5 mins from campus. Great n’hood. $950/mo. Special through October: Get one month free! Call (404) 512-7431.

3BR/2BA house for rent.

Forest Heights. $875/mo. 1 yr. lease. W/D, lg. wooded lot. Very nice. Avail. 12/1.

Ron (828) 275-3447.

4BR/2.5BA beautiful plantation house on 3 acres.

High ceilings, HWflrs., lg. kitchen & rooms w/ a country setting. Front porch, screen porch & rear sunroom. Pets welcome. 3–sided fence. 990 Double Bridges Rd. Avail. now! $1200/mo. + dep. (706) 319-1846, or (706) 548-4819.

GA. R, E, lic. 300830.

5 Pts. area. 3BR/2BA house.

CHAC, DW, laundry rm. w/ W/D, back deck, carport.

Call (706) 255-0066.

Adorable 1BR/1BA home close to Dwntn Athens.

Wood flrs., sunroom w/ Mexican tile flr., front porch, 3–car covered parking. Lawn & water incl. $600/mo. Dekle Realty (706) 548-0580.

Cute 2BR/1BA. All electric, CHAC, W/D, nice yd. $600/ mo. + dep. Call Mark (706) 202-5110.

Commercial/Residential. Lg. house on North Ave. $1300/ mo. Approved for shelter, group home, or possibly even restaurant or office. Call David (706) 247-1398.

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First month free! 2–3BRs in quiet setting, off the beaten path. Sec. sys. incl. W/D, DW, priv. deck, mention this ad & pay no pet fee!

Five mins. from campus, Dwntn. 3BR/1BA home.

CHAC, W/D, N/S. Fenced backyd., oak flrs. $750/mo. + deposit. (706) 338-1859.

Email bro@athens.net.

Free Rent. 640 Tallassee Rd. 2BR/1BA home for rent at $600/mo. w/ 1st. mo. free!

FP, CHAC, W/D conn. Quiet.

Private location. Just off the bypass. Call Bill at Thornton Realty (706) 353-7700.

Now Pre-leasing for January! 5BR + bonus room. HWflrs, ceiling fans, W / D , D W, m i c ro , b a c k deck! 1 mi. to Dwntn. Ask about our leasing specials!

(706) 543-1910 or becky@ landmarkathens.com.

New 3BR/2.5BA house.

Near UGA. All appls incl.

W/D. Wood flrs., lg. BRs, big backyd. Open flr. plan.

NS. $975/mo. + utils. (949) 463-3068.

Navy School/ARMC area.

Lg. 1BR/1BA. All appls. incl.

W/D, HWflrs., nice side yd.

Perfect for grad students/ professionals. $550/mo. Avail.

12/1. Call (706) 540-0472.

Own your own rental proper ty!139 & 143 Strickland Ave. 4BR/3BA on each side of duplex.

Each side for rent at $1200/ mo. Entire duplex for sale $359,800. Call Reign at Coldwell Banker Upchurch Realty (706) 372-4166, or (706) 543-4000.

Unique small house. Clear story, open concept, 3–level cedar center post. W/D, AC, DW, huge yd. $650/mo.

769 Whitehall. Jason (706) 353-1750.

Houses for Sale $349,000. 3BR/2BA. 2.3 acres on 10 acre lake.

Granite, stainless steel appls.

Hardwoods, open flr. plan.

1–of–a–kind greenhouse. 5 mi. from Arch. 550 Scarlet Oak Dr. (706) 461-1009.

2BR Cottage on 3.5 priv. wooded acres. Trails, river, 2 lots. CHAC, WD, FP. By Kenney Ridge Conservation Community. $99,000. (706) 543-1170, www.zubbo.com.

1BR in 2BR/1BA Eastside duplex. Grad student or professional pref’d. W/D, DW, CHAC. $263/mo. + 1/2 utils. + dep. Avail. now! (706) 254-1534. Lv. msg.

3BR/2BA country house.

9 m i . f ro m D w n t n . F P. $138,000. (706) 540-8461.

Rooms for Rent

4BR/2.5BA Brick Ranch on 1.3 acres. 2 lots, .88 acre open. CHAC, W/D, 2 FPs. Full basement w/ workshop. $130,000. (706) 543-1170, www.zubbo.com.

8000 Hog Mountain Rd. $100K. 3BR/2BA. Lg. lot Oconee Co. Call Reign at Coldwell Banker Upchurch Realty (706) 543-4000, or (706) 372-4166.

Newtown, $107,000!

Charming house. 370 Cleveland Ave. Walk Dwntn/Campus.

1 or 2BR/1BA. renovated bathroom, HWflrs, W/D connection. Private fenced yd., new HVAC, (706) 338-5581.

Perfect artist home/retreat.

Studio & sunroom, office, re f i n i s h e d , H W f l r s . A l l brick. 206 Briarcliff Rd., Athens. $139K. Video at ScottNicholsRealEstate. com, (706) 202-2232. ReMax Associates Athens.

Sub-lease Avail. end of December.

1BR/1BA apt. across from UGA baseball stadium. $460/mo. Lease runs through 7/2010. Comes w/ free W/D & gas grill! (706) 614-1429 or jillhurst@gmail.com.

Roommates $ 9 0 0 / m o h o u s e . S h a re residence w/ another professional. 20 min. 78–83 Hwy. from Athens campus.

Great deal for single graduate student, writer, or teacher. Furnished. Private BR, BA, backyd., sidewalks, streetlamps, nearby cheap gym & space for guest.

Extras! Email judiethcarol@ rocketmail.com.

1BR in 4BR/3BA on S. Milledge. Lg. BR, $275/mo. + 1/4 utils. + dep. Dogs OK. On City & UGA bus route.

(770) 851-3701.

Roommate needed to share 3BR/2BA house on Eastside.

Minutes from Dwntn, Walmart & dog park. $350/mo + utils.

Call Eddie at (302) 354-8548.

Town/UGA, N. Oconee River.

Band/storage neg. Rms. $75/ wk. Unlimited long distance, Internet, cable, computer/ TV provided. No drugs, no cigarettes. (706) 850-0491, 957 MLK.

For Sale Appliances 24 cubic ft. Hotpoint refrigerator for sale. White, side–by–side doors. Only 4 yrs. old! $375 OBO. Call (706) 338-1661.

Furniture Ta b l e s , c h a i r s , s o f a s , antiques, clothes, records & players, retro goods, & more!

Cool, affordable furniture every day. Go to Agora!

Your favorite ever ything store! 260 W. Clayton St., (706) 316-0130.

Pillowtop Queen Mattress set. Never used. Still in factory plastic. $260. Full size mattress set. Never used. Still in factory plastic. $160. (706) 769-1959. Delivery avail.

2005 Bobcat T300 Track Skid Steer, 3 Attachments incl.

Price $4200/mo. Need to sell fast, contact b4n35a@gmail. com (866) 762-4661.

Baby piano $8500. Pop-Up camper $3200. Canoe $350.

NordicFlex $225. Gazelle $300. TotalGym $300. Ping Pong table $25. Van $2500.

Convertible $5900. Call (706) 850-1909.

Yard Sales Neighborhood Wide Yard Sale. University Heights, Sat. 10/17 8am–1pm. Multiple houses, off College Station Rd., more info at www. universityheightsathens.com.

Music Equipment Roland TD–10 V Drums. $1400, price negotiable.

Comes w/ extras: sound proofing tiles, drumming DVDs, teaching workbooks.

Contact (706) 202-7316 or email redhubcap@gmail.com.

Instruction Athens School of Music.

Instruction in Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Voice, Brass, Woodwinds, Strings, Banjo, Mandolin, Fiddle, & more.

From beginner to expert.

Instrument repairs avail.

(706) 543-5800.

Love Guitar Hero? Quit playing the game & learn the real thing. Teachers w/ decades of experience. 1–on–1 affordable, fun lessons. All styles & skill levels welcome. Music Exchange (706) 549-6199.

Music Services Fret Shop. Professional guitar repairs & modifications, setups, electronics, precision fretwork. Previous clients incl.

R.E.M., Widespread Panic, Cracker, Bob Mould, John Berry, Abbey Road Live!, Squat. (706) 549-1567.

Guitar Repair, setups, electronics & fretwork by 20 yr. pro. Thousands of previous clients. Proceeds help benefit Nuçi’s Space.

Contact Jeff, (404) 643-9772 or www.AthensGuitar.com for details.

Looking for a fun, classy alternative to the typical wedding band? If you are looking for “YMCA” then Squatis not your band. If you want Duke Ellington, Ray Charles, & salsa, then v i s i t w w w. s q u a t m e . c o m / w e d d i n g s . (706) 548-0457.

Wedding Bands. Quality, professional bands.

Weddings, parties. Rock, Jazz, etc. Call Classic City Entertainment. ( 7 0 6 ) 5 4 9 - 1 5 6 7 . w w w. classiccityentertainment.com.

Featuring The Magictones— Athens’ premiere wedding & party band. www.themagictones.com.

Musicians Wanted 24 yr. old male guitarist seeks to join/start a band.

Just moved to Athens to pursue a music career. Been playing for 12 yrs. (678) 9775850 or Benrasmussen11@ gmail.com.

Acoustic Musicians Sought.

Athens Pagan Pride Day, Oct. 24, needs musicians.

Acoustic only. Must be Pagan–friendly. Contact AthensPaganPride@ gmail.com or go to www. athenspaganpride.org.

Services Child Care Experienced Nanny avail.

26 y/o seeking FT Nanny position. 4 yrs. Nanny e x p e r i e n c e , c h i l d r e n ’s hospital & preschool experience. Excellent refs.

Email waters.ee@gmail.com.

Thank you!

Computer Expert Web Designer now accepting projects big & small. CSS PSD2HTML Drupal. Cassette–to–digital.

Quality Mp3s. Need help? E-mail mrbobhay@ yahoo.com.

Health P re g n a n t ? C o n s i d e r i n g adoption? Talk w/ caring agency specializing in matching birthmothers w / f a mi l i e s n a t i o n w i d e .

Living expenses paid. Call 24/7. Abby’s One True Gift Adoptions (866) 413-6293 (AAN CAN).

Recruiting now! UGA Nutrition Study needs 9–13 yr. old participants.

Up to $140 & free health screening. (706) 542-4918 or bone@uga.edu.

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Miscellaneous Come to Betty for vintage quilted Chanel bags, just in for Fall! On the corner of Pulaski & Clayton, next to Agora. Open 1–4 daily. (706) 424-0566.

115 Hight Drive. $ 1 2 8 , 9 0 0 .

3 B R / 1 . 5 B A . Completely Renovated Oconee Co. home in Cedar Hills Subdivison behind Ashford Manor. Call Reign at Coldwell Banker Upchurch Realty (706) 5434000, or (706) 372-4166.

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Garden

Sports

Backyard Solutions.

Make your neighbors jealous! Waterfalls, ponds, fences, decks, gazebos, porches, & more! Call Robin for free estimate! (706) 340-4492.

Martial Arts. Ladies Kickboxing, Kenpo Karate, Kali, Silat, Muay Thai, Tue. & Thu., 6pm–8pm. 4th Degree Black Belt. Call Steve (706) 410-0951, or email steve@ karatefire.com.

Legal Services

Jobs

Have you won a judgement? Did you collect it? At Peachtree Judgment Recover y we specialize in locating debtors & their assets to collect civil judgments.

Turn that worthless piece of paper into cash! Call (706) 621-3261 or visit us on the web at www.

EnforceMyJudgment.com/ peachtree/.

Massage Revolutionary Massage & Wellness. Intro 60 min.

Massage: $40. Book O n l i n e ! G o t o w w w. revolutionarymassage. com.

Full-time Dental assistant needed for busy Athens practice.

Mon–Fri. $15/hr. will be paid during training period, $20/ hr. once trained. We do not offer health insurance, but do offer a totally paid for pension fund (by employer) for our FT employees. Must be computer literate. This position requires the untrained applicant be avail. to work for a minimum of 3 consecutive yrs., because of the costs associated w/ the extensive training involved.

This is a great opportunity for a great employee. Pls. reply w/ your educational & work history. Apply online at DentalAthens@gmail.com.

Hardcore Sales Reps Needed. Hourly + commission. PT & FT positions avail. I need the best & forget the rest! Call Chris (770) 560-5653.

Busy Collection Agency looking for Fronters. Must have good phone voice.

Salary, bonus, & commission.

Call Eric (706) 552-2666.

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The AthFest Education Committee’s

Musical Instrument Drive to benefit students in the Clarke County School District

at Ciné starting October 16th

The drive will coincide with the showing of the movie It Might Get Loud, opening October 16th. Donate an instrument and receive reduced admission for It Might Get Loud and a free concession coupon from Ciné.

This instrument drive is an on-going effort. Instruments may be dropped off at Ciné anytime starting October 16th until further notice.

This is a tax deductible donation. The appropriate forms will be available at Ciné.

For hours and show times, go to www.athenscine.com.

The instrument drive is part of the commitment by AthFest to provide education about the music and entertainment industry to the public, which includes their AthFest AfterSchool program.

AthFest, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation.

AthFest 2010 is scheduled for June 23-27, 2010.

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everyday people Danielle Wimbish, One Price Dry Cleaning Clerk

Flagpole: What’s the wildest piece of clothing that you’ve ever taken in for dry cleaning?

Danielle Wimbish: I’ve not seen anything that really comes to the top of my head, but you know, people do bring in silly stuff like bean bag chairs, and you really can’t clean those.

FP: So, you’re a Christian?

DW: Yeah, I am… when I wake up, I thank the Lord: “Thank you for letting me wake up. Thank you for letting me see what today’s gonna be.” And I just take the day however it comes… most of the time I have good days.

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FP: You seem like a pretty positive person—at least from all the times I’ve seen you. Do you think your attitude rubs off on the people around you?

DW: I think I rub off on a lot of people… I would really have to say I got it from my mom. ‘Cause my mom is just a very open-hearted, kind person. And then me growing up seein’ how her attitude on life was, I think it just rubbed off on me and is just the person that I am today.

FP: What do you like to do when you’re not working?

DW: Well, I don’t do too much; I have two daughters of my own and I have a stepson. So, basically I stay at home, take care of them. We might go and watch a movie or go out and get something to eat. But when you work six days a week, your body is kind of exhausted after that.

FP: Just curious: Does your 11-year-old daughter have a cell phone?

DW: No. She has one she plays with that used to work. Even though the phone’s not even connected, she’ll sneak it and take it to school.

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FP: How did you end up here in Athens?

DW: My parents bought a house in Jackson County, so I stayed there for a little while and I started working at Zaxby’s over here by the mall… going from Jackson County to Athens was just too far of a drive. So, I finally just got an apartment in Athens and just kinda got stuck… [but] wherever the Lord’ll take me, that’s where I’m supposed to be.

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If you get your finer garments dry-cleaned at a place facing Baxter Street, the place that caps off the very end of the Alps shopping center, you probably know Danielle Wimbish: she’s the one behind the counter who always seems to be in a good mood. Danielle has worked at One Price Dry Cleaning for the past year and a half and has lived here in Athens for a nearly a decade. Born in Billings, MT, Danielle moved with her family to the town of Lilburn in Gwinnett County when she was seven years old, and stayed until just after her 19th birthday. Today she has two daughters aged 11 and seven, along with a sevenyear-old stepson. Since the Athens bus makes its last circuit right after Danielle gets off work, and since she doesn’t really have free time to speak of, we talked between customer visits during the last hour of her Friday evening shift.

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FP: Did you go to college?

DW: Well, I made it to the 11th grade in high school, and then I dropped out because I was pregnant with my daughter. I went to school until I just couldn’t handle it no more.

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FP: How was that experience of being pregnant as a high school student?

DW: If I could do it over, I would definitely not have gotten pregnant. But I think it was… a real eye-opener, because before then I liked to play a lot, I liked to joke a lot; I just never really took life seriously. When that happened, I knew abortion’s not going to be a solution to it, I know giving the baby up’s not gonna be a solution… you can only learn from your mistakes.

But I’m very, very proud of all three of our kids.

FP: What do you do with all the clothes that are never picked up?

DW: We’re only supposed to keep ‘em for 30 days, but we keep ‘em all the way ‘til the end of the year. And then… we’ll donate ‘em, to Salvation Army, Goodwill.

FP: What was it like growing up in Lilburn, GA? DW: It was fun, it’s just so much more open to me there than it is here… where I lived at, I was a hop, skip and a jump away from everything… Where I lived out in Lilburn, it was right off of Jimmy Carter [Boulevard]. So, you’re close to Stone Mountain, you’re close to Lawrenceville, Norcross, Dekalb County, you’re close to everything. I lived with my aunt and uncle—I really enjoyed the time with them—and my parents lived there as well.

FP: You lived with your mom and dad and aunt and uncle all in the same house?

DW: Yeah, my aunt wasn’t doing so well at the time… it was my mom’s idea to move in and help her out.

FP: Here’s a new question. What’s the craziest dream you’ve ever had?

DW: I can’t really call off anything interesting; for like the past two years I really don’t even remember none of my dreams. I just go to sleep and then I’m awake the next morning. I don’t know why… I guess I’m just sleeping so hard I don’t remember the dream.

FP: Speaking of dreams, do you have a “dream job?” Or do you like where you are right now?

DW: I don’t have a particular “dream job,” but pretty much anything in customer service. ‘Cause I get to see different people every day. I’m not really the kind of person that likes to sit behind a desk and just look at a computer all day. I like to interact with the world: “What’s going on? How are you today?”

FP: Then you must like this job.

DW: Yeah, I like my job… every day you see somebody that you’ve never seen before.

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ACROSS 1 He wrote “Call me Ishmael never”?

Wrong not the case 9 See explosive new version of Ring opera 10 Box I put in space before fire 11 Mountains in America enclosing river and a lake 12 A gorilla requires time to adjust to this beast 13 Very preoccupied with ex-pupil s letter to editor 15 Finds drugs and nicks a great many 17. Oriental woman has no love for young Greek male 19 Run a cold shower - it s boiling in here!

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