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pub notes Friend of the River If Ben Emanuel didn’t exist, it would be necessary to invent him. Ben, as our readers know, is the former Flagpole City Editor who is now heading up the Oconee River Project of the Altamaha Riverkeeper.

The first thing Ben ever wrote for Flagpole was an account of one of his trips paddling Georgia rivers. By then he and some friends had floated most of Georgia’s major rivers for the Georgia River Survey, testing the water and recording results as they went. So, by the time Ben found Flagpole—where he started out working on the music calendar and running a delivery route—he already had a canoe-level knowledge of our river system.

During his tenure here, Ben spent some time down on the coast with James Holland, the legendary keeper of the Altamaha River, the former crab-boat owner who got interested in the health of the river when the crab catch began the drastic decline that eventually put him and most of the Georgia crab industry out of business.

Holland found out that river pollution destroyed the crabs and their habitat in the Georgia marshes, and he helped organize Altamaha Riverkeeper.

Ben came back from his visit with Holland convinced that the Oconee River needs friends just as much as the Altamaha.

In fact, the Oconee is the Altamaha, since it joins with the Ocmulgee River to form the Altamaha in a dramatic Ben had floated head-on collision near through that pollution: Lumber City.

Highways avoid streams tested it, camped by it, as much as possible, so seen it, smelled it…

Georgia’s rivers are largely out of the automobile traveler’s view. The average Georgian just doesn’t think much of our rivers or all our other streams. It never occurs to us that our streams and rivers are used as sewers and industrial dumps.

Cities and towns release their (treated) wastewater into our rivers; industries dump waste into them; fertilizer from farm lands, golf courses and suburban yards runs into our rivers with devastating effect on oxygen levels. Construction sites and farms siphon silt that strangles streams.

Ben had floated through that pollution: tested it, camped by it, seen it, smelled it; and this city guy from Decatur had become convinced that his mission in life was to protect the Oconee River, that long ecosystem that forms one of the main watersheds feeding Georgia’s largest river. A cool idea but not one that could be accomplished after-hours as a hobby. In order to work effectively on behalf of the Oconee, Ben had to figure out how to do it in the full-time capacity demanded by the work of raising public awareness about the importance of our river.

Ben’s departure from Flagpole kept getting pushed back, frustrating him as much as it delighted us. He was faced with the dilemma of how to create a job so you can do what you want to do. Eventually, with the help of the Georgia River Network and the Altamaha Riverkeeper, Ben was able to cobble together enough river-related work that he could get started building a network of protection for the Oconee.

Even when he left to pursue his dream, we wondered what, exactly, a riverkeeper does, and maybe Ben wondered a little bit, too, but now we know. In our recent disaster on Trail Creek—which empties directly into the North Oconee—Ben Emanuel, more than any state or local official, was the man on the scene. As soon as it happened, Ben was out in the creek testing the water, monitoring it throughout the week, coordinating with UOWN, Grow Green and concerned citizens, communicating with government agencies, the press and pushing for more information, holding a public meeting to discuss concerns, requesting a meeting with the governments and the chemical company to consider further remediation. All of a sudden we understood what it means to have an experienced, dogged defender of the river on the job.

Ben’s Oconee Project is a subsidiary of the Altamaha Riverkeeper. We all can assist this work by joining up with a donation at www.altamahariverkeeper.org or sending a check to Altamaha Riverkeeper at P.O. Box 2642, Darien, GA 31305, mentioning the Oconee River Project on the memo line.

Our streams need more friends: let’s all be riverkeepers.

Pete McCommons editor@flagpole.com

THIS WEEK’S ISSUE: News & Features City Dope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Athens News and Views

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Songsters in the Dark, Pt. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Powerless in Athens: Plans in Action

The ups and downs of a family of four going without power for a week.

Arts & Events Theatre Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Upcoming Productions Show Diversity

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Recharged, refreshed and refocused, Athens PopFest returns after a yearlong hiatus.

The Wedding Present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Bizarro

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city dope Athens News and Views Welcome Back, Students!: In case you haven’t noted that an expansion of the hall that did heard, we had a little bit of a fire two weeks not close off Hancock would be considerably ago at a chemical plant, and a few chemicals more expensive than the current plan, he did washed into Trail Creek, and a little bit of appear receptive to considering the option. blue dye, so you definitely need to stay out of This is the time—before the expansion plans the creek and probably the North Oconee River have been thoroughly drawn up—for us to downstream of Dudley Park, and the main stem make our priorities clear. If the SPLOST refof the Oconee might be a little sketchy, too. erendum passes in November (by no means a So that pretty much brings you up to speed— foregone conclusion), this project will start hope you had a great summer! moving very fast.

The Atlanta environmental law firm GreenLaw sent a letter last week to ACC A Merciful Ending: Residents of the neighMayor Heidi Davison, the director of the state borhood adjacent to the site of a proposed EPD, the Region IV chief of staff of the federal RaceTrac gas station at West Broad Street EPA and the owner of J&J Chemical Co. on and Colima Avenue were relieved to see the behalf of four environmayor and commismental groups represion finally deny the senting ACC citizens requests for amendaffected by the spill. ments to the county’s The letter requested a Future Development meeting with represenMap and zoning code tatives of the company upon which the develand the local, state and opment hinged. The federal governments commission voted 6-4 “to address public connot to allow the peticerns that have arisen tioners to withdraw as a result of the spill” their applications for no later than Friday, the amendments, then Aug. 13. No responses denied the requests had yet been forthcomunanimously. Had ing at press time—we’ll they been allowed to let you know how that withdraw, the project, goes, but for now it’s which is blatantly out just good to see the of scale with the locaThe far end of this block of Hancock Street would environmental commution, could have been be closed off under a current plan to expand the nity continuing to play re-submitted in about a Classic Center with SPLOST 2011 money. hardball on this. month. Now they must wait a year. Some comk The Expanding Center: At a forum on missioners who voted to allow the withdrawal SPLOST 2011 hosted by the ACC Federation made it emphatically clear that they did not of Neighborhoods last week, Classic Center want to see the plan re-submitted unless it executive director Paul Cramer was made abun- was dramatically downsized, but the RaceTrac dantly aware of community concerns about the contingent has displayed no willingness to potential closing of the easternmost pordo that during this long process. This project tion of Hancock Street to accommodate an was never going to be acceptable to the comexpansion of the center’s exhibit hall that is munity at large or, especially, to its immediate part of a $25 million project on the November neighbors, who are now spared from the possales tax referendum. Hancock is the only sibility of having to present themselves at yet arterial north of Broad Street connecting another cycle of public meetings. If you ask downtown to Foundry Street and hence the the Dope, the vote shouldn’t have been this only traffic route from central downtown close. to hoped-for development along the North Oconee River. While Cramer Dave Marr news@flagpole.com

Paul Broun, Jr.’s Krazy Korner Sometimes it feels like no one in Washington really listens. They don’t understand how people really live. I happen to enjoy what are called “crush videos,” and Congress has been almost unanimously opposed to my lifestyle. Those do-gooders say that filming a woman crushing a small, defenseless animal is inhumane. They say that watching those videos is in bad taste. Not if she’s wearing high heels!

My favorite video features a woman in Vera Wang pumps crushing a rare chinchilla. How’s that for taste?

So, God bless Congressman Paul Broun, Jr. for standing up for my rights in his courageous vote to permit crush videos. Sure, our side lost 416-3 in the final tally, but Broun, Jr. joined with two other freedom lovers to defend my right to watch women grind live kittens into the pavement with their feet—Oh! The exquisite pleasure!

You see, it’s free speech. Broun’s office explains that his decision to vote in favor of crush videos was founded on “Constitutional grounds and the First Amendment.”

Of course! Broun realizes that, while the Constitution doesn’t mention “crush videos” explicitly, the nation’s founders would have wished the films protected. Who knows, maybe those guys were into the same thing.

Just so we’re straight on this: gerbils smashed into bloody mounds for sexual pleasure? OK. Because of the Constitution. Same sex marriage? Not OK. Because of the Bible. Makes total sense. [Matthew Pulver]

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athens rising What’s Up in New Development Right Here in River City: Focus on downtown’s future has increased lately, with another potential SPLOST-funded Classic Center expansion helping to illustrate the urgent need for a master plan. A major component of any discussion about our growing downtown will need to focus not only on the existing grid, but also on its expansion. An eastward extension, creating a true River District along the North Oconee, seems like the most viable option, especially considering the abundance of city- and university-controlled land and investment already in the area. So, what would a successful river district look like? In my westward pilgrimage toward the urban design oases of the Pacific Northwest, I recently passed through a few big river cities in the Midwest. Perhaps these communities, which are more entwined with their rivers, could provide Athens with some solutions pertaining to its own Mighty Oconee.

They Got Some Crazy Little Women There: Kansas City, MO is a charming mid-sized city which has done a good job of creating a thriving district along its river (the Missouri near its confluence with the Kansas River). The first phases of a greenway system run along riverside parks. A railyard separates the river from neighborhoods, with a pedestrian bridge closing the gap. This attractive bridge plugs right into the neighborhood, with a local farmers market happening right on the bike route.

Historic warehouses and storefronts mix with modern infill to create a surprisingly vibrant little district. A sunken interstate visually separates this area from the central business district, but the connection for pedestrians and cyclists is well-executed.

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Mile High Magic: Denver, a flat little city in the shadow of the Rockies, grew up around the Platte River. While the Platte is a mere creek compared to the Mississippi, its scale is much more comparable to our Oconee. Denver Ohio in Kentucky: The first place we passed has a highly developed greenway system through was Paducah, KY, on the Ohio River. following the Platte and Cherry Creek. There Paducah is a little smaller than Athens, but were thousands of users there during my Sunday morning ride.

The ease of use, with no at-grade crossings for cyclists, contributes to its success, and taking a few lessons from Denver’s system could go a long way toward making the North Oconee Greenway more than a collection of sidewalks.

Denver has also done a heck of a job integrating its riverfront with other urban spaces. A multi-block pedestrian and transit mall along 16th Street intersects with the Platte. A series of three eye-catching pedestrian bridges The Denver Millennium Bridge spans railroad tracks to connect the 16th Street extends the experience, Mall with Commons Park. inviting users over a railyard, the river itself and then a highway, it’s been ambitious in its attempts to revive its waterfront. Flooding is a problem here, and anchoring a continuous collection of vibrant neighborhoods along it. Denver’s Amtrak, bus tall walls encircle the downtown, giving it a and light rail systems all converge along the fortified feel. The town is already on the map sequence, rounding out the dynamic urban for creative solutions to support and develop experience. its arts community. Now, folks here are working to create a new waterfront beyond those Back to Us: While the river itself is the deswalls. As its centerpiece, a bold contemporary tination, and interactions with water enliven museum is proposed that would literally reach the experience, it is in the connections and across the flood walls to the river. intersections with rivers that these cities have achieved their greatest successes. Long Gateway City Gateways: St. Louis, on the and skinny trails along the river are great for banks of the Mississippi near its confluence transportation and recreation, but they aren’t with the Missouri River, is known for that big the way that these downtowns become active. arch by the river. Although I prefer our more How could we create such an experience in humble version, this dramatic feature does Athens? The Washington Street corridor seems lure people into the city. The arch is not an like a great route for such an approach, and isolated piece, though: beyond it, a multithe Classic Center’s proposed expansion could block mall of parks extends through the heart make or break that. Rather than enclosing its of downtown St. Louis, connecting the city courtyards, the Classic Center should embrace to the riverbank. One particularly impressive them and better connect them to one another element of this mall is a two-block sculpture and the rest of the city. Then, this convention garden. Several interactive fountains lure center might become something more, serving people, especially children, into the space, as the linch-pin for downtown. with an open vista toward the arch and the river as an ever-present reminder of what St. Kevan Williams athensrising@flagpole.com Louis is all about. n

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city pages Building the courts on the Lexington Road side of the park was never a recommendation of the site committee, but in the end, commissioners embraced it for its easy access and lack of neighborhood opposition. But to tennis players like Williams, the location has problems. Lights from nearby ballfields “would Athens-Clarke County’s new tennis center render the tennis center dysfunctional” for will be built at Southeast Clarke Park (near night play, he told commissioners before the the Eastside Wal-Mart)—a location that brings vote, and violates U.S. Tennis Association few objections from neighbors or park users, guidelines. but leaves some tennis buffs unhappy. Lights “Tennis is a quiet sport,” added Roger and noise from Lexington road and an adjaMajchrzak, but a busy highway is not quiet. cent soccer field make the decision “a mistake Add to that lights and noise from the socof monumental proportions,” said Walter cer fields, and “people are not going to play Williams, the local tennis booster who wrote there,” he said. Karen Klingel-Yu—who also the original proposal for the sales tax-funded argued for the park’s Whit Davis side—said tennis “center,” a complex of up to 20 new she was “hoping to avoid another tennis courts. fiasco” like the existing roofed courts at But Williams’ initial proposal got maimed Bishop that are “unsuitable for all types of by politics; money for land acquisition had tennis play.” Now “we appear to be headed been cut from its budget by the time voters down that same path again,” she said, “throwapproved it in 2004. ing more ACC tax dolThat left it a project lars down the drain.”

In the end commissioners without a home. A site The preliminary selection committee embraced Southeast Clarke concept plan for the (with tennis players new location (online at heavily represented) www.accleisureservices. for its easy access and lack considered numerous com) also cites traffic county-owned lands; its of neighborhood opposition. noise and nearby sports top candidates included fields as drawbacks. If Bishop Park and the undeveloped Whit Davis that plan is followed, the courts will also disRoad side of the large Southeast Clarke Park. place two existing practice fields at the park, But each of those sites brought objections “basically removing another SPLOST-funded from neighbors. project,” Commissioner Kathy Hoard noted.

When Southeast Clarke Park had been built, But commissioners seemed eager either to neighbors had been told there would be no find a place (and money—perhaps $500,000) nighttime lighting on its Whit Davis side, to relocate those practice fields, or to build and commissioners were quick to drop that the courts where they will not be impacted. A option. That left Bishop Park—until park users final construction plan will now be prepared. and neighbors organized against building it Walter Williams didn’t like the siting decithere. The neighborhood groups’ strong showsion, but he warned against rejecting future ings persuaded a majority of commissioners SPLOST projects just because of the tennis to reject both sites, and last week, over the center’s problems. “It should not be a reason objections of tennis players, they voted 9-1— to turn our backs to the next SPLOST,” he with site selection committee chair Harry Sims said. ACC commissioners, too, defended the dissenting—to put the tennis center on the SPLOST list that voters will approve or reject Lexington Road side. in November. With minor tweaking, they

At Last: Tennis Center Set for Southeast Clarke

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approved the final list last week, restoring year later. (If the jail isn’t funded through money for a connecting trail to the Oconee sales taxes, it will almost certainly be funded Rivers Greenway. through property taxes.)

Such “quality of life” projects encourage Also last week, commissioners unanimously business development, said Commissioner Ed agreed to allow UGA to re-route Hull Street Robinson—helping bring “the startup indusonto Florida Avenue, creating space for new tries that we want.” And campus buildings, includto build infrastructure A final construction plan ing the under-construction projects (like roads) with Special Collections Library. will now be prepared. sales-tax money means While ACC will sacrifice saving on property taxes, some right-of-way, “we’re he said: “It’s lowering everybody’s tax bill.” getting a completely reconstructed portion If voters accept that list, sales-tax penof our community” said Commissioner David nies (perhaps 40 percent of them paid by Lynn, “that at present is basically the backs of out-of-towners) will build a new jail, expand buildings and dumpster farms.” The library will the Classic Center and fund numerous trail, house rare books and documents, including park and infrastructure projects over about the Confederate Constitution. nine years. If voters reject the package, commissioners could offer them another list a John Huie

capitol impact HOPE Running Out for Students Is there any hope for Georgia’s HOPE scholarship program? Judging from last week’s joint meeting of the State House and Senate committees on higher education, there are few reasons to be optimistic about the future of this program, which uses lottery profits to pay college tuition for students who maintain a 3.0 grade point average. Testimony at the meeting made it clear that when the General Assembly convenes next January, the HOPE financial crisis is going to be at the top of a long list of problems. HOPE expenditures will exceed lottery funds by $243 million this year and $317 million next year, according to projections from the Georgia Student Finance Commission.

There are only two realistic choices for lawmakers: reduce the number of students who receive a HOPE scholarship or cut the amount of money each gets.

Sides are already starting to form in this debate. Senate Minority Leader Robert Brown (D-Macon) proposed that the HOPE scholarship once again become a needs-based source of college assistance.

That means only students from low-income and middle-income families could apply for it. If needs-based standards are a political non-starter, another alternative would be to require that students achieve a minimum score on the SAT. Gov. Sonny Perdue proposed this kind of SAT standard back in 2003, when the Legislature first grappled with the issue of depleted reserve funds. Perdue suggested then that HOPE scholarship applicants be required to have a minimum score of 950 or 1000 on the SAT exam.

An SAT standard would set the stage for at least two kinds of civil wars among legislators.

You would have lawmakers from rural districts arguing that a minimum SAT score requirement would favor students from the more affluent suburban school districts.

There would be another war along racial lines, with legislators from black districts

contending that the use of a “culturally biased” SAT test to determine eligibility would tilt the field in favor of students from predominantly white school districts.

The HOPE issue may ultimately touch upon another sensitive question with enormous implications for Georgia: are there too many students going to college in the first place?

Testimony at last week’s legislative hearing revealed that 46 percent of students who obtain HOPE scholarships lose them within their first year at college because they fail to maintain a 3.0 grade point average. More than 60 percent of HOPE recipients lose the scholarship at some point in their college career for that same reason.

“I thought the HOPE scholarship was supposed to be a reward for outstanding students,” said Rep. Amos Amerson (R-Dahlonega), a retired college instructor. “If two-thirds of the HOPE scholarships are lost, those aren’t really outstanding students.

They are average students.”

Figures from the Board of Regents also show that more than 40 percent of the students admitted to Georgia’s public colleges fail to graduate within a six-year period. While University System officials boast of their evergrowing increases in enrollment—there are now more than 300,000 students at the state’s public colleges—those numbers make the point that a lot of people are being admitted who are never going to get a degree.

Should we keep spending more money— and raising tuition to higher levels—to try to educate larger numbers of students who are never going to finish college? Or does it make more sense to focus our dwindling financial resources on a smaller pool of students who have a more realistic chance of actually getting a degree?

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comment Game Over for Climate Legislation The game is over for federal climate change legislation in the United States, and we lost. A majority of lawmakers in both houses of Congress, a motivated administration, a devastating oil spill and a willing public were not enough to establish a new energy policy that would reward renewable resources and phase out the use of fossil fuels.

Hopes were high when our basketball-loving president came in with a numerical advantage in the Senate and the House of Representatives. The financial crisis ate a lot of time off the clock, as did the struggle to win on health care and pass Wall Street reforms. Along the way, Democrats lost the supermajority when one of their key players went down, and team unity dissolved as moderates, with eyes on midterm elections, became more interested in scoring points for corporate farms and coal companies. In the end, team climate change never even got a good shot off.

I was one of those overly optimistic fans who thought we could win it all—a strong cap-and-trade program combined with an ambitious renewable energy standard requiring the production of 25 percent renewable energy by the year 2020.

But as the season progressed, I lowered my expectations. The cap-and-trade program passed by the House of Representatives in the summer of 2009 included huge corporate giveaways that had already proven to be a mistake in the Europeans’ game plan five years earlier. Likewise, the renewable energy target set by the House was only marginally better than business-as-usual projections.

Nonetheless, it was a start. And even a weak climate change law would have been enough for the U.S. to lead a global effort. Without a U.S. law, international negotiations fail, the United Nations loses relevance and limiting the effects of climate change becomes impossible. (See “Climate Change: What Do You Believe?” in the Dec. 9, 2009 Flagpole, available at www.flagpole.com.)

But the U.S. Senate is where things really fell apart.

Thanks to the filibuster—a procedural rule allowing a minority of 41 votes to block any bill supported by up to 59 votes—Senate Democrats have been unable to reproduce even the limited success achieved in the House.

With Democrats expected to lose seats in November’s elections, everyone knew time was running out to make a move on any serious legislation.

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Tragic as it is, the Gulf of Mexico oil spill presented an opportunity for some last-minute magic (and heartbreak, as it turned out). As Americans watched crude oil spew from a pipe at the bottom of the ocean, public support grew for safer, cleaner energy policy. Democratic leadership rallied in the Senate, making the case that protecting against future environmental disasters goes hand-in-hand with cutting greenhouse gas emissions and shifting preference to renewables like solar and wind power.

But try as they might, the Democrats couldn’t get enough votes. First they suggested a scaled down cap-and-trade program, just for fossil-fueled electricity generation. No luck. Then they suggested a token renewable energy standard. No go. With the summer recess just days away, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid introduced a limited energy bill in late July. It tightens oversight on offshore drilling and removes the liability cap that would keep BP from having to pay billions in economic damages to communities along the Gulf Coast. It also includes incentives for switching to electric vehicles and retrofitting houses for better energy efficiency.

These are good ideas, but they are pitifully inadequate to deal with the voracity of our fossil fuel addiction. The BP spill continued unabated for just under three months, releasing anywhere from 2.2 million to 4.3 million barrels of oil (a barrel is 42 gallons). The U.S. Energy Information Administration projects that daily oil consumption in the U.S. in 2010 will be 19.5 million barrels—a slow year due to the economic downturn. And that doesn’t even take into consideration coal, which is the biggest and dirtiest problem.

So, where does that leave us? The Obama administration will likely follow through on its promise to regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. But they will be sued every step of the way, as we’re already beginning to see. Last December at the Copenhagen Climate Summit, Obama promised the rest of the world the U.S. would reduce its greenhouse gas

emissions roughly 14 percent below 1990 levels by the year 2020. (Never mind that the reduction recommended by climate scientists is 25 to 40 percent.) If the Environmental Protection Agency succeeds in implementing all of its regulatory tools, it will put the country on track for the 14 percent pledge through the year 2016, according to a recent analysis by the World Resources Institute. But beyond 2016, only comprehensive legislation will carry us through to the goal.

In the absence of federal leadership, we can expect to see a greater divergence in the climate and energy policies of red and blue states. Currently, there are 28 states that have some level of renewable energy standard in place. California and Colorado lead the pack, requiring 33 percent and 30 percent renewable energy, respectively. Progressive states like these will push farther and faster now that the feds have dropped the ball. But laggards like Georgia will continue to let corporations call the shots. Ultimately, this divergence will make it harder for companies to do business nationwide, under a patchwork of varying regulations. The only moderating factor will be the rising influence of regional collaborations. Organizations like the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, the Western Climate Initiative and the Midwestern Accord are creating regional regulations for cap-and-trade and other clean energy incentives.

Eventually, the U.S. will have federal climate change legislation (and maybe procedural reform in the Senate—though that’s another can of worms). The increasing toll of environmental disasters and the mounting evidence of global warming will be too much to ignore. But it could take another decade for public and political consensus to grow from a thin majority to an undeniable force. If the pundits are right about November elections, we may have to wait out one more swing of the political pendulum. It could be a short swing that briefly nudges Congress to the right, or a deeper one that pushes Obama out of office in 2012.

Unfortunately, time is not on our side. Best-case climate science tells us we have about 10 years to stop and reverse the growth of global carbon dioxide emissions. Meanwhile, Asian and European nations are expanding their leads in the energy technology race, the winners of which will secure jobs and wealth in the century ahead.

It should be noted that true-blue climate fans are whispering that Democrats might go all-out for a climate bill during a lame-duck session after the November elections and before the swearing in of new lawmakers in January. Others hold out hope that some climate measures will be introduced to the current energy bill during conference negotiations between the House and the Senate. This ignores the fact that Republicans will continue to use the filibuster to obstruct the passage of any significant legislation and have already threatened to block the energy bill because they say it will unduly harm oil and gas companies and cause the loss of jobs in that industry.

As for me, I know when I’ve been beaten. Nothing short of sweeping progressive victory in the midterms will lead to climate legislation during Obama’s first term. I just wish that it really were a game.

Bart King Bart King is an Athens-based freelance writer and musician, and the News Editor for Sustainable Business.com.

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Jack Drew started building in 1982. The silly; that could worry me. He smiles more hospital was Athens General. He’s still buildbroadly, looks around to see if anybody is ing. It’s now Athens Regional Medical Center. watching. He’s unexpectedly mischievous. “And He will never finish. then they did what I could only have hoped How good is Jack Drew? Hospitals in for…”

Georgia are closing. ARMC is growing.

“Which was…?”

Reimbursements everywhere are falling. In “They gave a man interested in organizaAthens, in spite of our poverty and low avertions one that was broken—broken and with age wages, for fiscal 2009, ARMC staffed 321 3,000 employees—and they told me, ‘Fix it.’ beds, had 18,574 Medicare discharges, grossed They didn’t tell me how. Just, ‘Fix it. Make it better than $1 billion and showed a net profit work.’” of $14 million. (St Mary’s, staffing 185 beds, Some guys remember the glance of a had only 8,386 Medicare discharges, grossed beautiful woman from 30 years ago. Jack $449 million, and lost almost $22 million. remembers, “Fix it. Make it work.” It is an It also lost a CEO. Should they be worried?

American—even a yankee—moral obligation.

Should we?) Jack is very, very good at what he He took it joyously seriously. does. Whatever that is.

And then I get it. Jack There are lots of opinions “We’re doctors, we’re Drew is not “the CEO of a about John Drew—“Jack”— hospital.” Everybody gets suppliers, we’re clinics, it wrong. Yes, he’s on the the CEO of Athens Regional.

I’m told he’s a “megalomachart. Yes, we’re insurers. We deal organizational niac” and a “heartless SOB.” he gives the orders. But he Doctors at ARMC think about with everybody.” really is the builder and fixer leaving. Where would they of living organizations. He go? What should you drive after a Bentley? loves what he does, what he has done, what Jack agreed to meet with me shortly after I he will do. It is his passion. contacted him. I would not keep him waiting.

“Why will there always be a University of His surroundings are… sparse. The waitGeorgia?” he asks. I play dumb. ing room holds magazines and an extremely “Because the University of Georgia is competent executive assistant. He’s early. We greater than the sum of its parts. It is an sit down at a very un-special conference table, institution. An integrated organization.” in front of a few windows. No Golden Calf.

“Ahhh.”

No war map with competitors and stickpins.

“We are an integrated health care system.”

Somewhere at ARMC, there has got to be a Again that term. “The hospital is only one damned war map, I think. Doesn’t he know it’s part. We’re doctors, we’re suppliers, we’re clinwar? Jack is assured, certain. ics, we’re insurers. We deal with everybody. We “I’m David Block. Thank you for answering are the most adaptable institution. We provide some questions about the hospital.” care in a market of half-a-million people; “Jack Drew. It’s not a hospital. It’s an inte80,000 people go through our clinics.” He grated health care system.” And so it begins. takes me to the window.

Jack tells me about growing up in New “See what we’re building now? A chronic Jersey. New Jersey. About college at William disease center. Over there’s a cancer center. and Mary, and drinking Purple Passions with Over there’s a place for orthopedic disease. guys who became better known, but I’m All integrated. Working together—just like the guessing no more important, than he. About university. We’ll always be here for Athens. running a MASH unit in Vietnam, and then Just like the university.” a hospital there that served both military He sighs. This unprepossessing guy sudand civilians, especially burn victims: “That’s denly looks… bigger. If I practiced medicine where I learned what a hospital is for.” A very here, I’m not sure I could work for him, but I public disclosure, but a very private thought. could work with him. And after studying him He went to Yale and studied organizations— and his hospital statistics, I darn well would structure, function, financing and especially be a patient at ARMC. psychology. He finally came down here for a “I have someplace else to be,” he says. I job interview at Athens General. The hospital don’t doubt it. I shake hands. Back outside, admitted it was sick. into Jack’s “integrated environment.”

He sits back and smiles. I don’t know that he ever laughs uncontrollably, or even gets David Block

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Powerless in Athens: Plans in Action

ost—if not all—teens know what it’s like to go without their phones, TVs or computers for a week.

That terrible feeling of no contact or communication will pretty much “kill” us. But what about a week without all of that, plus no music or any power whatsoever? That may sound like a punishment that parents only dream of inflicting, but that is exactly what my family and I did for our summer vacation.—Maggie Songster Each member of the family wrote an account of their week, and I have had the privilege of reading all the others’ before writing mine. This seems to be the basic day: we get up, have breakfast; I leave, I may or may not return before lunch; the girls go to a summer school class at Clarke Central, the girls return; I return, and this repeats.—Michael Songster A common question was how would we cook. We had thought about this and what was going to be different for us was how we got dinner done, not really what we ate. A week before, I’d had the good fortune of getting to participate in Karen Fooks’ noodle cooking class at Fooks Foods and watched her cook five different noodle dishes for about 20 people on a fold-out table with a tabletop butane cook stove. It was as inspirational as it was delicious. I’ve got a gas stove but the pilot is electric, so I could not use my oven but with matches could use the stovetop.—Mary Songster

that it was completely empty. This startled me, until I remembered that we were on a power fast.—Maggie The lack of refrigeration makes keeping milk, except in very small quantities, impossible, and our typical “leftovers for lunch” plan doesn’t work for much of what we cooked for dinner if it can’t be kept cold overnight. In fact, because there is nothing in the refrigerator and most dry foods in the pantry require some preparation time to be ready to eat, I notice a lack of grazing foods. We cook food at meals, eat it all because it won’t keep, and don’t eat much at other times. The meal we don’t usually cook, lunch, is heavily dependent on peanut butter.—Michael Monday morning, no toast and no milk. Oatmeal for breakfast. Coffee, Lord, yes—stove top percolator: the best cup of coffee ever.

Michael is off to work. The girls and I clean a little and read. Maggie walks up to Ike & Jane, and Lois and I discuss if this is cheating to just be going around to places instead of bunkering in. I’m not sure but I argue “no,” because she would do that even if our power were on. She comes back with doughnuts so we decide it is not cheating.—Mary

Mary does most of the cooking for the family and she is a fan of routines. As the week approached, her anxiety built.

No refrigeration means the weekly trip to the grocery store becomes a daily task. Locally Grown is unavailable without the computer. Without the oven, cooking would have to take place on the stovetop or on the grill.—Michael

After having a good, quiet night of sleep, I walked into the kitchen and opened the fridge door, and was surprised to find

Tuesday through Thursday, my sister and I biked down to school for an AP course (1 p.m.–5 p.m.) If the power hadn’t been off, I don’t think I could have made myself go, but there were friends I could see (being off the grid is strangely isolating) and work to keep me busy. I even enjoyed the homework that was given; anything for a change of pace.—Lois A house with the power off is unbelievably quiet. There is the general hum of things—lights, fridge, dishwasher, washing machine, computer. And then music, news, talk radio, TV. I’ve sat down several times to check my email and I keep turning on the closet light.

The dog is very happy with the break in routine. First, I think he hears a lot more white noise when the power is on and he seems to really be enjoying the break from all that.

Second, we’re noticing him more. Nothing is on and we are petting him and playing with him and enjoying his company more. I did not think electricity was keeping me from a better relationship with my dog.—Mary

We heated water in a tea kettle to wash dishes. We didn’t wash any clothes, preferring to wait out the week wearing clothes deeper and deeper in the closet.—Michael

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Since we live in town, within easy biking distance of three small grocery stores, the daily grocery runs on bikes are simple, even pleasant. Kebabs, cooked greens with white beans, raw cherry tomato sauce on noodles, tacos with fresh tortillas, all from stovetop or grill.—Michael

Soon enough, we went to bed at an early time and woke up to our third day. More reading and the restlessness started to set in, but it was calmed for a few hours when my sister and I biked down to school (Clarke Central High School) for a summer program for the AP U.S. History class in the fall. It was good to see people again and chat; even the work wasn’t that bad since it was something to do.—Maggie

I noticed for the first time the odd quietness that has settled in the house. There’s no faint buzzing from the computers, no sounds from the dishwasher or from the radio, nothing. Some would describe that as dead silence but I would describe it as a little eerie but peaceful.—Maggie DAVID

I am a meal planner. I sit almost every Saturday and figure out what we will have for dinner Saturday through Wednesday. On Thursdays Michael cooks and on Friday we go out. This system has developed over many years and it hasn’t always been so rigid, but now it incorporates a lot of things that are important to me as far as eating goes and so more planning takes place.

I’m going to have a general idea of what we’ll eat each night and I’ll bike each day for whatever perishables I’ll need for the meal. I’m sure most people would be relieved to have some of the complexity removed from dinner but for me it is a little stressful. I can’t keep everything in the fridge, pull out what I need and cook it up. I’d be embarrassed to tell you how many times I’ve driven the three blocks down to Daily Groceries. I also live less than a mile from Carniceria Costa de Jalisco, Big City Bread, Fooks Foods and Taj Mahal—all places I’ve driven to for ingredients. This week I’ll bike.—Mary

We are outside on the front porch. Maggie practices her violin while Michael teaches Lois cribbage. I read. It really is that lovely.—Mary

Monday, I read—a lot. That and cross-country practice were most of my day. I had to get up early to make it to practice, but it was worth it to get out of the house.—Lois Songster Both girls sit down and fire off a few letters to friends. No joke, I have to show them how to address the envelope. To be fair, though, they are still teaching me how to text properly.

It’s a holiday, so no mail pickup.—Mary For the second day I mostly read my book and chatted with my mother and sister, my dad being off at work until around five or six. When it became darker, I pulled out my violin and my guitar and played until my fingers hurt (literally: I have the blister to prove it.). It was a good family-bonding experience, and I was happy to play music while my parents taught my sister how to play cribbage.—Maggie

The first two days with the power off you are very sleepy.

I realize how much longer I stay up with lights and computer and TV. But by the third day we’re all pretty much caught up on sleep and into a more ”normal” routine of sleeping and waking.

The evenings with everyone here are campy and nice. We all like to read and sit around with candles but the light is not so good so Michael fashions tinfoil backs to our individual reading candles, which gives off more bright light. This is good, I think, and it will keep the aliens away.—Mary Because of my restlessness, I couldn’t and wouldn’t stand still; I had to do something. So, I grabbed my father’s BB gun, loaded up a couple of shots and fired at the tree right next to the house. Nothing like hearing the ringing thunk of copper against bark to calm someone down.—Maggie To be continued…

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theatre notes Upcoming Productions Show Diversity Well, the 2010–2011 theatre season is shaping up, and the offerings are as diverse and exciting as I’ve ever seen in Athens. Where else can you see plays written in the 1500s and plays that haven’t been quite finished yet? They include Broadway blockbuster musicals and cult musicals that bring out the most bizarre in all of us; plays for adults, for children; plays performed by adults, by children and by some of both.

The Athens theatre scene is thriving, and I hope you will find something that intrigues you and draws you into the many performances this year.

Not all performance groups have finalized their seasons, but here are the season lineups from those who have. I tried to cluster these groups in some semblance of organization, but, you know, they don’t all fit neatly into categories, so here are the listings in alphabetical order: Athens Academy will perform Jim Leonard, Jr.’s play Anatomy of Gray Oct. 28–30. Performances will be held in the Athens Academy Presentation Hall. Tickets are available at the door for each performance.

UGA’s Department of Theatre and Film Studies University Theatre’s 2010–2011 season marks the reopening of Fine Arts Theatre following an extensive, two-year renovation that received the Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation award for outstanding restoration.

The Mainstage season begins in the Cellar Theatre with The Life and Times of Tulsa Lovechild: A Road Trip, Sept. 23–Oct. 3.

The first production in the Fine Arts Theatre is The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Nov. 4–14; Fuddy Meers, in the Cellar Theatre, Jan. 27–Feb. 6; and Hamlet Apr. 14–23 in the Fine Arts Theatre.

The Studio Series includes The Arabian Nights, Oct. 12–17; Ruined, Feb. 15–20; and Aunt Dan and Lemon, Mar. 29–Apr. 3.

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Athens Creative Theatre will present The Haunted Honeymoon Sept. 24, 25 and 26, 2010 at Quinn Hall. The rest of the 2010-2011 season will be Anatomy of Gray, Once Upon a Mattress and Cotton Patch Gospel. See www.athenscreativetheatre.com.

Feb. 11-20, 2011; Little Shop of Horrors, April 8-17, 2011; Twelfth Night, June 10-19, 2011; and The Ideal Husband, Aug. 5-14, 2011. The Second Stage Season is in development and will be announced shortly. Go to www.townandgownplayers.org for more info.

The Circle Ensemble Theatre, a new professional theatre company, will announce its season very soon.

The Classic Center’s “Broadway Entertainment Series” lineup of touring shows includes Legally Blonde, Nov. 14; Mannheim Steamroller, Nov. 23; Cats, Dec. 14; Mamma Mia!—two shows— Mar. 23 & 24, 2011; and The Dan Foster as Tom and Amy Miller as Helen in the Town & Gown production of Fat Pig this weekend.

Color Purple, May 5, 2011 The Classic Center’s “Children’s Series” productions will be Cinderella, two shows For tickets and subscriptions, call 706-542-4400; call toll free on Dec. 1, and Tales of a 4th Grade Nothing, two shows on Feb. at 888-289-8497, or order online at www.uga.edu/pac 17. Tickets go on sale Aug. 7. Check www.ClassicCenter.com for more info.

Young Actors Studio’s fall production is Miss Nelson Is Missing, adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher from the children’s book by Harry JV Productions will be performing A Night with Edgar Allan Poe Allard, Jr. Auditions are Oct. 11 in the UGA Fine Arts Bldg. from on Oct. 26 and 27 at Seney-Stovall Chapel.

7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Oct. 12 in the Athens Regional Library auditorium from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The show runs Dec. 10–12 Rose of Athens Theatre’s fifth season includes Alice in at Seney-Stovall Chapel. For info, email youngactorsstudio@ Wonderland, Shakespeare’s fairy-tale comedy As You Like It gmail.com or visit www.youngactorsstudio.googlepages.com. (“Shakespeare on the Lawn” at Ashford Manor) and a school tour of Frankenstein Lives. RoA, in partnership with the Athens I will list other seasons as they are finalized, but what an Historical House Museum Association, will also perform duramazing array of productions so far! Please note that there are ing the Christmas Spirits Holiday Tour in December. Auditions also opportunities for you to become involved onstage and backstage in many of these groups, so contact them directly. for Rose of Athens Theatre’s 2010–2011 season will be held The following item is just too powerful not to mention, at the Seney-Stovall Chapel, 201 N. Milledge Avenue (behind even though it’s outside my usual coverage area. Richard the Varsity) on Wednesday, Aug. 25, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. For Hall from the Social Circle Theatre in Social Circle, GA was more information, call 706-340-9181 or see www.roseofathens. selected as an outstanding national educator at this year’s org Junior Theatre Festival for his direction of Thoroughly Modern Millie JR. What makes this powerful is that the Social Circle Stray Productions is planning a fall 2010 production of the Theatre is a non-profit organization in a community where science fiction farce The Intergalactic Sweepstakes Prize, by more than 50 percent of the students are on free or reducedRex Totty. The winter production is tentatively The Illusion, a priced lunch program. (Of course, more than 70 percent of “freely adapted” rework by Tony Kushner of the 17th-century Athens public school students are, too.) The students who Pierre Corneille play of the same name. Following in the spring perform at Social Circle Theatre range in age from four to 18. of 2011, Stray has scheduled another piece by Rex Totty, entiThat’s a major accomplishment and reaffirms that Theatre is tled Canadian, Texas. Dates and venues are not set.

Life, Film is Art, and Television is Furniture. m Town and Gown Players, Inc. The next T&G Second Stage production is Neil LaBute’s Fat Pig, running Aug. 13–16.

Rick Rose theatre@flagpole.com Rebekah Williams will direct Dan Foster as Tom, Amy Miller as Helen, Adam Shirley as Carter and Sherelle Patisaul as Jeannie.

Rick Rose has been a part of the area theatre scene for more than 20 The new Mainstage Season includes Epic Proportions, Oct. 8-17; years and has recently retired as Chair of the Theatre Dept. at Piedmont Rocky Horror Picture Show, Dec. 3-12; Dancing at Lughnasa, College in Demorest.

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art notes New to the Scene?

For this particular edition of Art Notes, just in time for all you returning students (and all you new folks), I thought I’d take the time to briefly introduce you to the art culture of Athens, and do something of a round-robin about where you can go to see some of the best shows in town and (of course) drink booze and eat hors d’oeuvres for free. If you’re new in town and don’t recognize most of these locations, don’t worry, I refer to them often right here in these pages, and it won’t be long before they’re on your radar as well as mine.

some of the most interesting artists in town? Swing by Be Here Now, and check out some of my personal faves: Nash Hogan, Jeremy Hughes, David Hale and Michael Lachowski, just to mention a few. For more information on ATHICA, visit www. athica.org. For more information on Trace, visit www.tracegalleryathens.com. And lastly, find details about upcoming exhibitions for Be Here Now on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ BeHereNowGallery.

On College Avenue: Just north of downtown are two more of my regular stops, Mercury Art Works at Hotel Indigo and The Lyndon House Arts Center. The (somewhat) recently launched gallery space inside Hotel Indigo is quiet, swanky and open all day, every day of the week. The current show, a two-man exhibition featuring Art and Margot Rosenbaum, was recently reviewed in the last Art Notes column, and serves as a perfect introduction to the space. Openings in this gallery are huge, lavish and fancy: don’t show up in cutoffs; you’ll be sorry as soon as you walk through the door. An interesting side note to Hotel Indigo: it is one of the only places I know of in town to feature a project space on its grounds for various installations conceived and executed by local artists. To the right of the entrance (and visible from the road) is a glassed-in cube that is currently showcasing the decadent ribbon-constructions of Helen Farmer. Prior to that, it contained a huge silver buffalo, created by Michael Stipe. I have to applaud Hotel Indigo for this architectural innovation, and Mercury Art Works for their considered curation—it brings the work outdoors and into the public realm, and thus far, the artists have used the space beautifully. I can’t wait to see what happens next.

The Lyndon House Arts Center is a community-based arts center and gallery funded by the ACC Leisure Services department. The exhibition space is gigantic and breathtaking; the shows are encyk In the Railroad Arts District: clopedic and, at times, overwhelmLocated just north of downtown is ing. I’ve never seen an exhibition the Chase Street Park Warehouses there comprised of fewer then 125 at Tracy and Oneta streets, home pieces, which, considering the to the galleries ATHICA (Athens range of courses and studios availInstitute for Contemporary Art), able to the public through Lyndon Trace Gallery and the pop-up Sam Seawright’s painting show will kick off the Trace House, is exactly as it should be. gallery Be Here Now. ATHICA, a Gallery’s exhibition season on Friday, Sept. 3.

The crown jewel in their programlocal favorite, offers intellectuming is the Annual Lyndon House ally engaging exhibitions based on a wide variety of topics, Juried Exhibition, which invites a guest judge to cast a curaranging from the quietly emotional to the frankly political. tor’s eye upon our community’s efforts. The results are always The “Mission Accomplished” exhibition, opening Aug. 14, will surprising, representing a true cross-section of the many feature war-related work, timed to coincide with President (many!) individuals in this town who are sitting down someObama’s promised date of the U.S.’s withdrawal from Iraq. where, possibly right now, making art, and making lots of it.

Openings at ATHICA are huge events—there are generally only For information on upcoming exhibits, as well as listings of art four per year—however, ATHICA offers a tremendous wealth of classes for kids and adults, check out www.accleisureservices. programming running in tandem with their exhibitions. Gallery com/lyndon.shtml. talks, poetry readings, music and dance performances, are only a few of the things that happen there. Right around the Other Venues: For additional rotating art exhibits around town, corner is the newly minted Trace Gallery, which will begin its you’ll quickly find that you’ll run into some of the most memoregular exhibition season this September. Trace Gallery is the rable work in various downtown restaurants and other busibrainchild of the Trace Collective, comprised of artists Andy nesses. Although some are better suited to displaying art than Nasisse, Jorie Berman, Annette Gates and Lauren Gallaspy. others, I’ve found that Transmetropolitan, Espresso Royale Featuring solo and group exhibitions with additional work by Caffe and The Grit generally have some interesting things the Collective artists, future shows include former Athenian going on—not to mention the fact that these restaurants are Sam Seawright’s luscious abstractions, Jim Barsness’ chasome of the staples of everyday life here in Athens. Another otic and masterful large-scale paintings, Stephanie Dotson’s place to check out work (and one of the best looking places gorgeous cut-and-paste wall assemblages, Christina West’s to view it) is Ciné on Hancock, currently featuring large-scale unsettling and tense ceramic installations, and Chris Hocking’s paintings by Carol John. Beyond that, keep your eyes peeled! mysterious “collage” paintings. I can say for certain this is Artistic and creative types in Athens have an amazing ability not a venue to be skipped. Last, but not least, is the indepento pull themselves together and create unique events all of the dently run Be Here Now gallery, located in the former Mercury time; one-night exhibitions, performances, lectures and other A.I.R. space in the Chase Street Warehouses. The pop-up space events are happening all around you. Now get out there! is currently host to “Locals Only,” a show featuring the work of (you guessed it) all local artists. Want a one-stop primer on Brian Hitselberger art@flagpole.com

On Campus: First and foremost, I cannot recommend enough checking out the many galleries, as well as the multitude of events and lectures, all happening within UGA’s own Lamar Dodd School of Art. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again— as far as art departments in public, state universities in the Southeast are concerned, Lamar Dodd is among the best, with some of the best resources. Located on South Campus, and home to no fewer than five separate gallery spaces, there’s always something to be seen on any given day of the week.

Opening receptions are frequent occasions, sometimes drawing crowds well into the hundreds and quickly becoming large-scale parties. Especially exciting are the end-of semester Bachelor of Fine Arts and end-of-year Master of Fine Arts exhibitions, which showcase the thesis work of Lamar Dodd’s graduating students. Also excellent (and too frequently overlooked) is the school’s outstanding visiting artist program, which hosts internationally recognized artists for up to a week at a time, concurrent with lectures, exhibitions and (occasionally) collaborations with students and volunteers. An upcoming visitor that I’m particularly excited about: artist/ designer/dancer Nick Cave, whose “soundsuits” and corresponding performances combine noisemaking costumes with brilliant color and contemporary dance. For all the deets: www.art.uga.edu.

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THE A-TEAM (PG-13) “The A-Team” may hail from one of TV’s cheesier eras, but the only way the movie could work is with respect for the material.

Otherwise, the soufflé would deflate into unsuccessful parody à la “The Dukes of Hazzard” movie. Carnahan and his screenwriter pals, actor Brian Bloom and Skip Woods, walk the line perfectly.

BEST WORST MOVIE (NR) The once-disgraced child star of Troll 2, the cult classic many revere as the worst movie ever made, revisits the creation of this disastrous sequel to what was a pretty bad movie to begin with.

THE BIRDS (NR) 1963. On a list of my 10 favorite Hitchcock films, this thriller about psychotic feathered killers falls somewhere in the bottom five.

Still, this film is terrifying. Just try to get the image of Tippi Hedren being maliciously pecked out of your mind.

I am always much more aware of our winged friends after viewing this movie.

CATS & DOGS: THE REVENGE OF KITTY GALORE (PG) Ugh. In this long-unawaited sequel to 2001’s Cats & Dogs, the pets take a timeout from duking it out for domestic dominance to take out a rogue cat, Kitty Galore (v.

Bette Midler), bent on conquest.

CHARLIE ST. CLOUD (PG-13) Zac Efron is an engaging enough young fellow, even without his trademark singing and dancing, but his career probably would have been benefited more from remaking Footloose than starring in a Hallmark movie.

A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (NR) 1971. Kubrick received his third Oscar nomination for Best Director and second for Best Picture with this visceral adaptation of Anthony Burgess’ futuristic novel. Malcolm McDowell stars as Alex, “a young man whose principal interests are rape, ultra-violence and Beethoven.” Thanks to a new government program of “aversion therapy,” Alex finds himself cured of his hooliganism through an experimental form of brainwashing. What used to be an entertaining, intelligent statement about the teenage nihilism facing our society has become nearly prophetic.

DESPICABLE ME (PG) Despicable Me may be no Toy Story 3, but the animated feature is as funny and entertaining as any other kiddie film released this year.

DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS (PG13) While Dinner for Schmucks is a stupidly funny movie that fulfills its hilarious obligations to the audience, I hope the French film on which it is based had sharper satirical teeth.

Nice guy Tim (Paul Rudd) wants to get ahead in business so he agrees to attend a secret monthly dinner, held by his boss (Bruce Greenwood), at which the self-satisfied businessmen crown the biggest idiot.

DR. BRONNER’S MAGIC SOAPBOX (NR) 2006. After leaving a mental institution, Dr. Emanuel Bronner–master soapmaker, selfproclaimed rabbi, and alleged nephew of Albert Einstein–created his signature product, the peppermint-infused, multipurpose liquid cleaner known as Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soap. Each bottle featured an evolving philosophy called “The Moral ABC,” which Bronner hoped would “UNITE ALL MANKIND FREE.” The documentary looks at the Bronner family legacy through the 68-year-old son Ralph. Sounds like a fascinating story. Part of the ACC Library’s iFilms series.

EAT PRAY LOVE (PG-13) In this adaptation of the bestseller, Julia Roberts stars as Elizabeth Gilbert, who changes her life after a painful divorce by traveling the world. The involvement of “Nip/Tuck” and “Glee” creator Ryan Murphy, whose only feature credit was the disappointing Running with Scissors, is surprising. Eat Pray Live does not seem like the boundarypushing TV auteur’s thing. k THE EXPENDABLES (R) In his newest action flick, writer-director-star Sylvester Stallone reenlists every ‘80s action star he can find–Mickey Rourke, Dolph Lundgren, Eric Roberts, Bruce Willis and Arnold Shwarzenegger–as well as new musclemen Jason Statham, Jet Li, Randy Couture, Steve Austin and Terry Crews in what can only be an homage to the days of Rambo and Commando. If it is anywhere near as violent as the last Rambo, Sly will have pleased his core audience, but I am hoping for a bit more entertainment.

Rambo IV was boring.

THE EXTRA MAN (R) When eccentric literature professor and failed playwright Henry Harrison (sounds like a role made for Kevin Kline) is not escorting Upper East Side widows to

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their various events, he is assisting aspiring playwright (and crossdresser) Louis Ives (Paul Dano, There Will Be Blood) to rise in his chosen field.

Hopefully, American Splendor directors Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini can recover from The Nanny Diaries. Based on the novel

by Jonathan Ames (HBO’s “Bored to Death”). With John C. Reilly and Katie Holmes.

FLIPPED (PG) Eighth grader Juli Baker (Madeline Carroll, so very good in Swing Vote) finally gets a shot at Bryce Loski (Callan McAuliffe), the boy she’s liked ever since she saw his blue eyes in elementary school, despite their many differences. She sits in trees and raises chickens; he’s a regular teenage boy. Rob Reiner’s latest directorial effort adapts a work by Wendelin Van Draanen (known for her Sammy Keyes Mysteries). With Rebecca De Mornay, Anthony Edwards, John Mahoney, Penelope Ann Miller and Aidan Quinn.

also an Oscar contender (for set design and cinematography), the thrillingly original Inception is the cinematic equivalent of an intelligent, bestselling beach-read, well written enough to aspire higher but entertaining enough for mass appeal.

IRON MAN II (PG-13) Iron Man’s second mission picks up right after his last. Tony Stark, having outed himself as the armor-clad superhero, must do battle against a new foe: government bureaucracy. Facing down a congressional committee chaired by a particularly snide Senator played by Garry Shandling with rapid-fire wit as opposed to his trademark repulsor beams, Stark manages to maintain control of his proprietary technology as fears of other iron men become campaign fodder.

THE KARATE KID (PG) The remake of the 1984 classic is definitely not the best around; the somber-toned flick would place third in a tournament with

There’s two bad guys. You take ‘em.

GET LOW (PG-13) Talk about casts.

Director Aaron Schneider (an Oscar winner for the short Two Soldiers) convinced two Oscar winners, Robert Duvall and Sissy Spacek, and an Oscar nominee, Bill Murray, to grace his feature debut. Felix Bush, a hermit living in the backwoods of 1930s Tennessee (Duvall) throws his own funeral. The festival buzz is huge. Duvall could generate award heat if Murray doesn’t steal his thunder as a funeral parlor owner.

With Lucas Black, Gerald McRaney and Crazy Heart filmmaker Scott Cooper.

GOODBYE SOLO (R) 2008. IranianAmerican filmmaker (and North Carolina native) Ramin Bahrani’s third feature ponders the friendships that can accrue during a taxi ride. Senegalese cab driver Solo (Souleymane Sy Savane) and grizzled old southerner William (Red West) bond on the roads of Winston-Salem, North Carolina and beyond.

GROWN UPS (PG-13) Immune as I am to the charms of Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock (the actor, as opposed to the stand-up comedian), David Spade and Rob Schneider (especially Rob Schneider), I am not the best person to tell you whether or not you’ll fall for their combined comic powers. I can tell you Grown Ups is not a very good movie, and it’s way below Sandler’s recent output.

INCEPTION (PG-13) Mysterious thief Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a mastermind at stealing from your mind.

He and his team will forge your dreamscape, infiltrate it and extract whatever valuable secrets you are trying to hide.

A perfect summer blockbuster that is

the previous four Karate Kids. Was it really necessary to take two hours and 20 minutes to (re)tell a plot about a kid learning martial arts from a handyman in order to beat up some bullies? No. THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT (R) Middle-aged lesbian couple, Nic and Jules (Annette Bening and Julianne Moore), kind of have a mid-life crisis when their two kids, Joni (Mia Wasikowska) and Laser (Josh Hutcherson), meet their biological father, hip Paul (Mark Ruffalo). The last thing this old married couple wants to do is share their kids with their sperm donor, especially with Joni leaving for college at the end of the summer.

KILLERS (PG-13) Katherine Heigl’s suburban wife, Jen, discovers her hubby, Spencer (Kutcher), is an assassin, and he is worth millions to some fellow assassins that have been trailing the couple since they met.

KNIGHT AND DAY (PG-13) Ten years ago, Knight and Day would have ruled the summer roost. But in 2010, Tom Cruise jumped the couch a few years ago, Cameron Diaz’s box office clout never really materialized, and the under-funded special effects look abysmally dated.

MARMADUKE (PG) So the comic strip canine becomes a live-action movie, and Owen Wilson voices the teenaged Great Dane. I am sure the kiddies will eat this up just as greedily as they did both Alvin and the Chipmunks movies. Lee Pace (“Pushing Daisies”) and Judy Greer star as Marmaduke’s human owners, while a slew of familiar actors—Emma Stone, Ron Perlman, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Jeremy

Piven, Steve Coogan, Fergie, George Lopez—give voice to the animal kingdom. Directed by Tom Dey (Shanghai Noon, Failure to Launch).

MICMACS (R) In Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s first film since 2004’s A Very Long Engagement, the quirky French auteur seems to be returning to the stranger fare of his popular team-ups with Marc Caro. Bazil (Dany Boon), recently recovered from a bullet to the brain, and a group of junk dealers plot vengeful destruction on two major arms manufacturers. I am excited about seeing a new eccentric vision from Jeunet.

Nominated for three Césars (not surprisingly Best Costume Design, Best Production Design and Best Sound).

MID-AUGUST LUNCH (NR) Gianni Di Gregorio, one of Gomorrah’s six screenwriters, makes his directorial debut with this award winning dramedy. Gianni (Di Gregorio), barely surviving Roman life with his demanding mother, must keep four Italian mamas happy and well-fed during Italy’s biggest summer holiday. Winner of three awards from the Venice Film Festival, a David (for Best New Director), a Silver Ribbon from the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (again for Best New Director), two prizes from the Bratislava International Film Festival, and the London Film Festival’s Satyajit Ray Award.

MIDDLE MEN (R) Ever wonder how the Internet got filled with pornography? Wonder no more. In 1995, businessman Jack Harris (Luke Wilson) partnered with two guys (Giovanni Ribisi and The Spirit’s Gabriel Macht) to sell adult entertainment over the fledgling World Wide Web. Director George Gallo (he wrote Midnight Run and directed Trapped in Paradise) is sketchy; his cast of familiars is better.

THE OTHER GUYS (PG-13) See Movie Pick.

RAMONA AND BEEZUS (G) Ramona Quimby (Joey King) is a gradeschooler that gets in a lot of trouble.

Beezus (Selena Gomez) is her older sister, Beatrice. John Corbett and Bridget Moynahan play the Quimby parents, Bob and Dorothy, and Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Duhamel as Aunt Bea and Uncle Hobart. Sandra Oh is Mrs. Meacham. These names will mean something to anyone that grew up reading these terrific books.

SALT (PG-13) An obvious attempt to create a female Jason Bourne (or Jane Bond), Salt adequately accomplishes its mission, though I do not anticipate audiences clamoring for a sequel.

SEX AND THE CITY 2 (R) The girls get their groove back (kind of) once they arrive in a new city, Abu Dhabi, but the serendipitous appearance of Carrie’s old love, Aidan (John Corbett), strains the fun. Fans may be incapable of skipping this new adventure, but they would be better served spending the supersized two-and-a-half-hour running time watching their five fave eps.

SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD (PG-13) How exciting! The new Edgar Wright film (his Ant-Man is supposedly still in the works) stars Michael Cera as a hip musician who must defeat the seven evil ex-boyfriends (including once and future superheroes Chris Evans and Brandon Routh) of new flame Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead of Sky High and Final Destination 3). Each new trailer

gets me more and more excited. Based on the comic books by Bryan Lee O’Malley.

SHREK FOREVER AFTER (PG) The first two Shreks were highly entertaining and richly creative way back in 2001. In 2010, this fourth and supposedly final chapter is really tired.

SOLITARY MAN (R) Michael Douglas plays Ben Kalman, a 50-something New Yorker and former successful car dealer who loses his entire business through a series of bad decisions. Now with a new girlfriend, the daughter of an influential businessman, Kalman is determined to make a come back but must first overcome his compulsions to seduce young women along the way.

THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE (PG) Disney hips up its seminal Fantasia sketch with Nic Cage as a curiously coiffed wizard backed up by his National Treasure director, Jon Turteltaub. A master sorcerer, Balthazar Blake (Cage), recruits a regular dude, Dave Stutler (Jay Baruchel, How to Train Your Dragon), to help him defeat his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath (Alfred Molina).

STEP UP (3D) (PG-13) The Step Up crew returns, and that might not be a wholly terrible thing. I enjoyed the first two dance movies. In the third, comic relief Moose (Adam G. Sevani) gets left in Paris after an international dance competition. Of course, he enters the underground street scene just in time for their contest, for which he enlists some of his stateside pals.

TOY STORY 3 (G) When toy owner Andy grows up and goes to college, he donates his favorite toys, including Woody (v. Tom Hanks) and Buzz Lightyear (v. Tim Allen), to a day care center. As excited as I am to meet the new toys, I am even more excited about the script by Little Miss Sunshine Oscar winner, Michael Arndt.

TROLL 2 (PG-13) 1990. A family (led by Alabama dentist George Hardy) travel to a nearby empty town of NILBOG, where the young boy (Best Worst Movie director Michael Paul Stephenson) runs afoul of the local goblin population. See with Best Worst Movie for the complete Troll 2 experience.

TWELVE (NR) Like him or loathe him, director Joel Schumacher just keeps making movies. His latest sounds more Tigerland than Batman & Robin. A young drug dealer, White Mike (Chace Crawford, “Gossip Girl”), collapses after his cousin is murdered, and his best friend is accused of the crime. The cast, including Emma Roberts, Ellen Barkin, 50 Cent and Rory Culkin, only partly inspires confidence. Also, narration by Kiefer Sutherland? Really, Joel?

That sounds about as smart as nipples on the Batsuit.

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE (PG-13) Bella (Kristen Stewart) is, like, so in love with Edward (Robert Pattinson), who’s a vampire, but she’s also in love with Jacob (Taylor Lautner), who turns into a giant wolf.

And Jacob rarely wears a shirt. (OMG, he is so hot.) Well, a bitchy redheaded vampire named Victoria (Bryce Dallas Howard) wants to kill Bella so she creates an army of newborn vamps. But the Cullens—that’s Edward’s vampire family—and Jacob’s wolf pack puts aside its differences to protect Bella.

WINTER’S BONE (R) The people living in the Ozark Mountains can be as cold and hard as the land itself.

Asking questions amid the myriad of meth-cooking signifiers is a good way to get yourself killed, kinfolk or not, but Ree has little choice. In what’s sure to be one of the year’s most talked about performances, Lawrence nails Ree, who joins Precious and Fish Tank’s Mia in a steadily growing sub-genre—the poor teen girl coming-of-age drama.

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movie pick Laughter Is a Lethal Weapon THE OTHER GUYS (PG-13) Riggs and Murtaugh. Tango and Cash. Turner and Hooch.

Buddy cop movies were an action-comedy staple of our cinematic diets in the 1980s.

Then the ‘90s came along, bringing D-rate team-ups like Chill Factor’s Skeet Ulrich and Cuba Gooding, Jr., and Michael Bay’s last

Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell word (until the sequel) in buddy cop movies, Bad Boys. Now in 2010, where everything is reduced to a meta-punchline, Hollywood has offered up two new buddy cop movies/parodies: the generically bad (Cop Out) and the superior The Other Guys.

Allen Gamble (Will Ferrell) and Terry Hoitz (Mark Wahlberg) are two desk jockeys overshadowed by New York City’s movie supercop

duo of Danson and Highsmith (Dwayne Johnson and Samuel L. Jackson). When Danson and Highsmith are suddenly sidelined, Gamble and Hoitz fill the void, going after rogue financier David Ershon (Steve Coogan).

The newest comedy from star Ferrell and his Funny or Die partner, writer-director Adam McKay (Anchorman, Talladega Nights, Step Brothers), The Other Guys has a more singular focus than the last successful cop movie parody, 2007’s Hot Fuzz.

Most everything in The Other Guys works. Ferrell is 100 percent in quiet-angry-quiet character, and the angrier Wahlberg makes a perfect straight-er man. McKay and co-writer Chris Henchy toss in numerous genre signifiers: domestic unrest, a harried captain, contemptuous rivals and accented baddies. The filmmakers and stars treat the film with humorously deadly seriousness.

Gamble and Hoitz’s lives and careers are as on the line as Riggs and Murtaugh’s ever were (and set to a similarly sax-y score). The deadpan dramatics lend the punchlines, many of them obvious, an even more satisfying guffaw.

If your Lethal Weapon DVD is wearing thin, check out The Other Guys rather than another Danson/Highsmith knockoff.

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The Only Way to Live: The highly anticipated next record from Maserati will hit record store shelves and digital distributors on Nov. 9. Titled Pyramid of the Sun, the album was recorded in basic form in August and September of 2009 with engineer Joel Hatstat at The Bakery. Immediately following the band’s tour last autumn, drummer Jerry Fuchs passed away from injuries sustained from a fall in Brooklyn. Eventually, in March of this year, the rest of the band traveled to Austin to re-record a few things and finish tracking other things with Cacophony Studios engineer Erik Wofford. Following Fuchs insistence, the record was mixed in New York by Justin Vandervolgen (ex-!!!) with assistance from

several weeks things seemed up in the air as to whether the program would continue after the exodus of its founding directing staff, and now it’s clear that it will. In addition to his duties as director, Barbe will spend time in the classroom teaching two courses in both fall and spring semesters. An ongoing nationwide search is on to find a permanent director, but having Barbe—who is a veritable storehouse of knowledge and experience in every aspect of the music business—at the helm is about as good a piece of news as we could hope for.

Students, count yourselves lucky. For more information on the program, please see www. terry.uga.edu/musicbusiness.

Big Goals: Hope for Agoldensummer is raising funds to facilitate the release and promotion of its fourth full-length album. The band’s chosen fundraising platform, www.indiegogo. com, is markedly different from the more popular Kickstarter.com in that even if the band doesn’t reach its goal it gets to keep every dollar raised. Also, there are many payMike White · deadlydesigns.com

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Maserati Temporary Residence label owner Jeremy Devine. Additionally, the remaining members honored Fuchs’ desire that some songs titles be taken from the lyrics of the 1972 album 666 by Aphrodite’s Child, to which the band was spending a lot of time listening. Says guitarist Coley Dennis, “We tried to keep as many of his final wishes as possible when making the album.” I’ve been lucky enough to hear some stuff from these sessions, and I have no doubt that Jerry would be mighty happy with it. For more information, please see www.temporaryresidence.com.

The Beat Goes On: Hip-hop/R&B duo Valentine and West, composed of rapper/ producer Tommy Valentine and vocalist Laura West, was featured on 11 Alive (WXIA-TV Atlanta) as a “Band of the Week” and performed live on the channel’s “11 Alive News Today” show a few weeks ago. The duo was able to perform several numbers as well as participate in a couple of interview segments.

The duo is currently recording its newest EP with producer Curtis “Scorpio” Dodds. See www.myspace.com/valentineandwest.

Mr. Barbe, I Presume?: Many congratulations go out to Athens musician and engineer David Barbe, who was named interim director of the UGA Music Business Program. For

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ment options available as opposed to just one with Kickstarter. HFAGS’ total goal is a pretty hefty $10,000, but there’s approximately 100 days left to its campaign, and as of this writing the band is about a fifth of the way there, so maybe it’s reachable. Also, because the band will receive every dollar raised even if the total goal is not met, the band will have to prioritize its spending, which means I don’t have to mention a few things I think are silly in its plan. There are different tiers of donations available and different rewards with each. The as-yet-untitled album is 16 tracks long. See www.indiegogo.com/ HopeForAgoldensummer.

Keep It Down in There: The Rialto Room has the next three dates for its “Emerging Artists” series booked and hopes to make the showcase a regular event. Upcoming shows in the series include Athens’ Justin Brogdon on Aug. 26, Atlanta’s Nathan Beaver on Sept.

9 and Nashville’s Ryan Griffin on Sept. 23.

You can preview each of these guys via www. myspace.com/ryangriffinlive, www.myspace. com/nathanbeaver and www.myspace.com/ justinbrogdon, and for more information on the Rialto Room, show times, etc., please see www.indigoathens.com.

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Balancing Bands and School Making the Most of Your Education and the Music Scene

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ell, it’s that time of year again, when UGA opens its high-rise dormitories to tons of incoming freshman students. Some may actually have travelled to Athens to study.

The majority, it seems, have come to party. At least that’s according to this year’s Princeton Review party-school rankings. But what of those artistic souls who find themselves drawn to the vibrant music scene that surrounds the town? How should they cope with being both a musician and a student? We asked some local student/musicians for their thoughts on the delicate balance between student life during the day and musician life at night.

Ad Lucem “One of the hardest things for me is making sure that my music life doesn’t overshadow my student life and vice versa,” says Jamie King, who splits his time between being a student at UGA and playing bass in Ad Lucem.

“It seems like I go in cycles where I slack off on schoolwork and focus solely on advancing my music skills and connections… but then I start slipping a bit in school, so I start focusing heavily on school and don’t pay attention to the music.”

So, what can you do when you feel everything getting out of whack? “I think that one of the best ways to remedy this is to just keep some sort of schedule,” says King. “I try to always have an hour to practice music and an hour or more for studying. Becoming more organized and keeping schedules has allowed me to stay much less stressed and accomplish much more than when I would just making my plans on the spot.”

But not everyone is quite as focused on balancing both school and music evenly. For Derrick Southerland, a singer-songwriter, school is more of a means to an end. “If you truly want a music career, especially on the creative side of the music business, you have to pick that over school every time,” says Southerland, who has now moved on to Nashville to pursue his dreams. “The music career has to take precedence and constantly be a point of focus, because if you think it’s going to get any easier to find a balance between music and anything else later, you’re very wrong. It is much harder to balance a career between making rent and holding a job than it is with classes that can be skipped and the occasional paper or test.”

Southerland does find plenty of good in taking classes and studying, however.

“There are so many classes and so much information offered in school that can contribute to and be a huge asset for a music career. I think the best thing to do is to immerse yourself in the music industry while going through school, and that will help you see what information offered is most applicable and beneficial for your career.

Marketing, accounting, English, economics, psychology, any music classes and almost anything else offered will not only make one a more rounded individual, but at some point certainly find use in a career in the music industry.”

Zachary Vaudo, of the industrial/ new wave band Witness the Apotheosis, finds that his classmates are a great instant audience to market to when he has an upcoming show.

But even that has a downside.

While his potential audience is bigger, it is not necessarily more diverse. “In this town, it’s hard to get people to break from conformity,” says the public relations major. “You’d think a music town would mean more diverse people, but in actuality I find it means that the same sound comes out in numerous bands, with only a handful of truly new sounds pushing through, and everyone else gets glazed over.”

But those problems pale in comparison to finding the time to sleep during the school year. When concerts fall on a weekday, things get messy. And when your band is the last to play on a Wednesday night in Atlanta, the next morning is sure to be filled with more coffee than the human body should consume.

“Sometimes it’s a struggle,” says Vaudo.

“Closing out a show at 1 or 2 a.m. and having a 9 a.m. class gets annoying. But I am fortunate in that I never have to choose [between music and studying]. I just do it.”

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James Murphy’s best asset may be his age. He’s been around long enough to know that trend-hopping is worthless and he’s able to flawlessly discern wheat from chaff. It’s never been hard to pick out Murphy’s influences. What’s always been great fun, though, is to hear him grow into an artist worthy of taking a seat next to them.

Multi-instrumentalist Murphy brings nine tracks to bear here, and (most run between five and eight minutes) a few come across as simply paintings that were allowed to grow too large. Opening track “Dance Yrself Clean” runs for almost three minutes before the drums kick in and, because none of these tracks are specifically dance mixes, is an example of such.

He has moments of shuddering beauty here, though, especially on “All I Want” which positively corrals his Brian Eno-isms into something graspable.

Although the adamant “You Wanted a Hit” says no (“You wanted a hit/ But maybe we don’t do hits”), the gutpunchy sing-a-long “Drunk Girls” and the Gary Numan-istic love song “I Can Change” are complete winners. All told, Murphy does write hits. Maybe not chart-topping hits (although, This Is Happening did reach number 10 in the U.S.), but they’re songs that are memorable and worthwhile way beyond today’s flavor of the month. And that’s better than a hit any day.

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THE HUMMS Lemonland Gypsy Farm Records Recorded, produced, and lovingly hand-packaged by fire-breathing frontman Zeke Sayer, The Humms’ debut LP is an 18-track behemoth of psych-rock energy. The raw garage psycho-billy numbers that dominate their live shows are all here. The shotgun blast opener “Blood Sucking Vampire” establishes the band’s signature, sinister tone, and that tone lingers throughout like the stench of reanimated flesh, from the zombified swing dance “Buttermilk,” to the satanic surf of “Brown Haired Devil.” In between these well-traveled live staples, however, the band shows off surprising versatility and a rarely seen softer side. Southern gothicflavored acoustic numbers like “Uncle Sam Took My Baby Away” bring their

spooky sensibility to traditional country, while the eerie, doowop-tinged “Strawberry Glue” sounds like it’s drifting straight up from the malt shop jukebox in hell.

For a band that specializes in ghoulish shocks, the most shocking thing about this album may be the presence of the truly touching “Talking to a Ghost.” Without abandoning his commitment to spirit world imagery, Sayers offers lines like “we’ll stay and haunt this haunted house/ watch cable from the old wood couch/ pack smokes from your tobacco pouch/ at least I finally found myself” with a gentle whisper and a heartfelt sincerity. All of this diversity makes The Humms’ first album something of a mixed Halloween bag, full of a few tricks, a lot of treats, and not one lemon in the bunch. Presumably, when life gave The Humms lemons, they made Lemonland.

David Fitzgerald The Humms are playing at Little Kings Shuffle Club on Wednesday, Aug. 11 as part of PopFest.

THE BOOKS The Way Out Temporary Residence The Books are special. The musical equivalents of Rube Goldberg contraptions, their songs exist on an individual level, held together by little more than the whims of their inventors, and with The Way Out, the folktronica duo takes its unique combination of acoustic ambience and found recordings in a new direction, adding a more prominent and funky bass element, and essentially doubling down on everything else. The resulting album is a frenetic, ADD jumble of recorded and rescued sound that flirts with maximalism while staying grounded in the elements that made the band an indie mainstay. These shiny new possibilities announce themselves with undeniable fanfare on the album’s third track, “I Didn’t Know That”—the sonic equivalent of one of those time-lapse videos of a crowded, industrial superhighway. Listening, eyes closed, one can almost envision the entire world passing through a month’s worth of sunrises and sunsets in its three-anda-half minute runtime. On the following track, “A Cold Freezin’ Night,” an adorable male child’s voice threatens the listener with bodily injury amid sparse electronics and deceptively simple percussion. Stretching themselves even further, late entry “The Story of Hip Hop” employs the most MC-friendly beats The Books have ever crafted, while eschewing any actual rapping for closely knit samples, melding these two styles into a kind of “found dub.” If there is a theme tying this album together, it is change, and part of what I love about this band is that each song provides enough fodder for its own individual article. Their music makes you think. Indeed, few listening experiences have ever been more like

reading. I guess that’s why they call themselves The Books.

David Fitzgerald The Books are playing at Variety Playhouse in Atlanta on Friday, Oct. 29.

CADDYWHOMPUS Remainder Community Like Parts & Labor with a bigger sense of fun or The Octopus Project with a bigger heart, the noise-pop of NOLA’s Caddywhompus is a breathlessly ragtag hybrid of synthetic and organic sounds. Lo-fi and manic, this sophomore album sounds like an orchestra of buzzing, whirring machines. It’s the kind of curiously intelligent music that, instead of losing the plot in its own braininess, still knows how to rock the fuck out. They take texture, kinesis, math and melody and roll it up into a bouncing ball of blissful weirdness.

For only eight songs, this highintensity ride is stuffed with stars. The pretty “Let the Water Hit the Floor” coasts atop restless percussion and groaning electronics, while the incandescent “Big Fun” is motored by gleeful math-rock and ‘90s indie-rock drive.

“Balloon Knot” is a cathartic freak-out that ranges from spastic noise to pristine post-rock, while “At Bay” is just a straight-up crashing, monolithic and open-hearted storm.

Remainder is an experimental-pop wonder etched with imagination, verve and a very current sense of melody.

Like taking a teenage joy ride in a psychedelic jalopy, it’s an experience of unbridled spirit. Caddywhompus may be virtually undiscovered right now but won’t be for long with goods like these.

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ARCADE FIRE The Suburbs Merge Arcade Fire has been extinguished, or else it has become so meta that one can’t tell the difference. Proffering eight different album covers that all look the same, and 16 tracks that (mostly) all sound the same, The Suburbs feels both lazy and forced, as though the next “biggest band in the world” popped one too many pills on its way to the top and got comfortable with the capitalist conformity and creative complacency the group so ardently railed against on Neon Bible.

The ambling, saloon piano of the opening/title track leads into frontman Win Butler’s gloomy declaration “Sometimes I can’t believe it/ I’m moving past the feeling,” which almost seems to lament the album’s lack of sincerity. The swirling, twilit strings and harpsichord of “Rococo” show the first flashes of something potentially new and engaging, but are quickly doused as one melodramatic torch song bleeds into the next. The only truly innovative (and great) track on the album comes second to last: the epic, Blondie-flavored “Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)” features the goddess-like Regine Chassagne wailing “I need the darkness/ someone please cut the lights” as she tries desperately to escape the light-polluted vistas of a strip mall-strewn town for some place where you can still see the stars. But ultimately, you can’t fight sprawl with sprawl, and there is something unnervingly slick and prepackaged about this bloated, third collection of anthems against corporate and suburban excess.

To borrow a phrase, the master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house, and if Arcade Fire really want to continue setting the world ablaze, they need to get out of the suburbs.

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FUTUREBIRDS Hampton’s Lullaby Autumn Tone This local band walks a very particular line. On one hand, its authentic twang stems from a legitimately traditional country sensibility where pedal steel and banjo are key elements and not just seasoning. However, Futurebirds’ scope is distinctly forward-thinking, one that bathes heart-warming, rural melodies in psych-rock’s dreamy womb of echo, feedback and reverb. Like a statelier, more indie Crazy Horse, Futurebirds pairs tradition and modernity in a way that celebrates both with verve.

The roots-ier highlights include the vibey, sepia-toned loveliness of “Johnny Utah,” the dramatic oldschool country grace of “APO,” the boozy late-night glow of “Sam Jones,” and the towering country-rock of “Ski Chalet.” In between are Neil Youngloving standouts like “Battle for Rome” and “Aquarium Floor.” And the most adventurous hits are the high-flying psychedelic party of “Yur Not Ded” and “Happy Animals,” whose tall golden hues approach the majesty of Band of Horses.

Futurebirds is one of the most complete alt-country bands to emerge in a long while, and Hampton’s Lullaby is a rare exemplar of sustained quality.

Equally suited for a honky-tonk or a hipster dive, they uncover a remarkably even-footed bridge between old and new that’s seldom traveled with such ease. It’s a sound that’s big, seasoned and tuneful enough to position them beautifully in the new Southern revolution.

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Athens PopFest Returns as All-Ages Event August 10–14

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he story of this week’s Athens PopFest begins more than 20 months ago with the 2009 PopFest that never was.

In the midst of the economic collapse that left a handful of national music festivals in shambles before the ship began to right itself, local PopFest organizers Mike Turner and Gordon Lamb saw the writing on the wall for the illfated seventh version of the festival.

“The economy was doing so poorly, and gas prices were ridiculous, and people were already cutting back on traveling, and we just didn’t know what the economic situation was going to be by the summer of 2009,” says Lamb, who, along with Turner, made the cancellation official in January of last year. “People were losing their jobs all over the country, and we honestly felt kind of bad approaching businesses and asking them to give sponsorship money and things like that.”

The decision to cancel the festival was a legitimate local surprise, coming some eight months before the festival was scheduled to happen. As Lamb explains, it was a preemptive move of protection—you amputate the limb (2009) to save the body as a whole (2010 and years to come)—more than a necessity due to lack of sponsorship or booking funds.

“A lot of people wondered, ‘Well, why would you have to make that decision in January? Why couldn’t you wait until May or June to make that decision?’ Because by May, the entire festival is booked and all the wheels are in motion,” says Lamb. “It takes a solid 10 or 11 months to bring everything together, so we had to make the decision really early.”

The year off, while a disappointment in the short term, did afford Lamb and Turner a more relaxed approach to planning what would become the 2010 incarnation of the festival.

“When you’re in the midst of organizing, there are decisions to be made every day, and when an issue comes up, the most time you’ll have to make a decision will be a week or two weeks,” says Lamb. “With [the year off], if something came up, we had several months to think about it and decide what we wanted to do.”

The results of the extra time are logistical changes that make the management and execution of the festival substantially simpler; the most globally relevant being the elimination of single-day wristbands. Festival goers will have the choice of purchasing a full-festival wristband or simply paying pershow cover charges at each venue. Perhaps the biggest change, however, is the transition of Athens PopFest to a fully all-ages event, part of Lamb’s master plan to expand his festival’s footprint within the community at large.

“There are a lot of people that are in high school or even in college that are not yet 18,” says Lamb. “They’re into music; they want to go see music; they live in this wonderful music town, but it’s really hard for them to go see shows.”

With this newfound all-ages spirit, one of the cornerstone moves created by the newly minted non-profit PopFest organization was to create a handful of college scholarships for a few local rising high school seniors with the intention of a major in the arts, regardless of their college choice.

“As far as we’re concerned right now, a kid in the marching band around here—that’s an Athens musician. We would like to be able to benefit people like that [and] hope to be able to give the first scholarships this year in the fall,” says Lamb.

Gordon Lamb’s Top Picks for PopFest Mission of Burma (Boston, MA) “[It] is a total dream for me. I still can’t believe I’m involved with anything that’s got Mission of Burma playing. It blows me away.”

Raymilland (St. Louis, MO) “They’re just incredible. [They were] totally at the forefront of the American new wave scene.”

The Gary (Austin, TX) “I think this is one of the greatest rock and roll bands in the whole of the United States right now. Amongst the current American underground bands that I know of, I think The Gary is definitely at the top of the heap.”

“Our interest is in benefiting people from Athens. We think that somebody from Athens that is doing stuff in the arts, when they go to another community, that still benefits Athens.

We want to be a part of the support system that artists have in Athens.”

The theory is simple. Support the prospective students now and allow them to spread what they’ve already learned in Athens to wherever they may end up. After all, if they go away—even for just a year—before coming back, the whole town has the potential to be stronger.

Sound familiar?

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Witches • Joe Jack Talcum • Los Meesfits • Hot New Mexicans • Werewolves • International Waters • Flash to Bang Time • Bastards of Fate • The Humms • PS Eliot • Dream Diary • Twinside • The Kissing Party • Eureka California

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Rose Melberg • World Atlas • Sweater Girls • Titans of Filth

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Defiance, Ohio • Nana Grizol • Your Heart Breaks • Madeline

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The Wedding Present Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Bizarro

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with each other, and why they say the things they say to each other—especially those times when relations fall apart and those stressful periods.

The band re-recorded “Brassneck” in 1990 with former Big Black frontman Steve Albini (who had previously engineered and produced albums for Pixies, The Jesus Lizard and The Breeders). Both the album and single versions of “Brassneck” are included on the CD release.

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ith an odd but potent lyrical mix of fragile love, youthful angst, lust and jealousy (plus loads of nervous musical energy), British rock band The Wedding Present established itself as one of the U.K.’s standouts in the late 1980s and ’90s. These days, the band’s vibrant guitar-pop style sounds as fresh and exciting as ever.

By the time the band started hitting the charts with a string of melodic, guitar-driven singles, the more fashionable stars of the burgeoning Britpop scene were landing on MTV and domestic college radio airwaves. Compared to the flashy, high-tech stylings of major label acts like Jesus Jones and EMF, The Wedding Present had more in common musically and stylistically with the so-called Madchester scene (The Stone Roses, Happy Mondays and Inspiral Carpets). But the group never really fit in with any of it.

“I think we’ve always been a bit of odd outsiders, and I quite like that,” says frontman/singer/guitarist David Gedge, speaking from his current base in the coastal English city of Brighton. “It reminds me of the bands I was first influenced by early on, like The Fall or New Order or something. We might have been more commercially successful had it sounded more fashionable, but I’ve always been happy with how the things worked.”

Under the guidance of Gedge, The Wedding Present came together in the northern city of Leeds, England in 1985, with guitarist Peter Solowka, bassist Keith Gregory and drummer Shaun Charman.

The late BBC host John Peel recorded the quartet’s first radio session in 1986. The band’s debut studio album, George Best (named in honor of the popular football star) came out on the Reception label in 1987. The jangly power-pop caught critics’ ears, as did Gedge’s nasally, low-toned delivery. He sounded almost like The Smiths’ Morrissey with a head cold at times (or The Fall’s Mark E. Smith singing in key).

“I think I’ve just become a better singer, which is like any craft or skill you have where you try to change it and improve it over the years,” he says. “People say it was a very distinctive style; I listen back now and think, ‘Wow, I could have sang that so much better,’ but I suppose it’s got its kind of charm.

There’s something naïve to it, as if it’s from someone who didn’t know what he was doing. I’m not going to say I hated it.”

The band reached the Top 40 with the elegantly stiff, fastpaced singles “Kennedy” and “Brassneck,” both off the sophomore collection Bizarro (released in late ’89 on RCA). Both songs reflected Gedge’s witty, delicately sarcastic take on love and troubled relationships.

“When I first started writing songs, it just seemed like the obvious thing to write about,” he says. “I’ve always been overfascinated with why people fancy each other, how they talk

“I prefer the second version, actually,” Gedge says of the Albini version. “We recorded the tracks for the LP in England, and I was happy with it, but I suppose the version of ‘Brassneck’ didn’t sound big enough. It’s a big rock song, and it didn’t sound quite as big as it did in rehearsals and onstage.

We came to Chicago and re-recorded it with Steve Albini. He brought it to life, and it sounds a bit more three-dimensional, really.”

After a busy run and several studio albums, Gedge put The Wedding Present on hold in the late ’90s and formed a more atmospheric pop group called Cinerama. The Weddoes never faded away, though. In 2007, they performed the George Best album live as part of a 20th-anniversary tour of Europe. In 2008, the band assembled in Albini’s Chicago-based studio to record its latest release, El Rey. “We’re better working musicians now, so the songs sound better live now as well,” says Gedge. “We have better equipment and stuff, and years of more experience, so we really do play better.”

This month, in continued celebration of the 20th anniversary of Bizarro’s release, The Wedding Present will perform all of the tracks, from top to bottom, at gigs in Europe and the U.S., including a headlining slot at the 40 Watt Club on Thursday, Aug. 12 as part of this year’s massive PopFest.

“This tour kind of ties back to 2007, which was the 20th anniversary of our first LP, which was not that well known in the U.S.,” says Gedge. “There was the idea of playing that album in its entirety onstage. When it was first suggested, I was one of the biggest opponents of it. I’ve always been much more of a looking-forward type of person, I suppose—more interested in new songs rather than nostalgia. I said no, but everyone I spoke to— bandmates and friends—said, ‘Oh, yeah.

That sounds like a great idea. You gotta do it.’ In the end, I went along with it.”

Gedge and his latest troupe—drummer Charles Layton, bassist Terry de Castro and guitarist Graeme Ramsay—have already performed the Bizarro set at shows around Britain and the West Coast.

“To my surprise, I really enjoyed it,” says the frontman. “I found it quite a surreal experience to go back and revisit something that I haven’t gone back and seriously listened to in 20 years. But it’s a totally different band now. It’s like you forget what you’ve learned. I realized that the past was perhaps as important to the band as the future. It’s weird because, when you do a new LP, you don’t go out and play the LP live; you just go out and play a mix of older tracks and new ones,” he adds. “It’s meant to be heard. On Bizarro, the sequence of tracks actually work well as a concert set, too.”

Bizarro is full of upbeat songs. Gedge’s rhythm guitar work on “Crushed” and “Granadaland” rivals the frenzied style of “Kennedy” and “Brassneck” in particular. The band took the idea of playing fast, hard and repetitively to an extreme 20 years ago. The physicality of delivering it onstage was a major challenge.

“It is difficult,” Gedge laughs. “It’s been more like training for a sport than rehearsing for a tour. Obviously, it is quite athletic guitar playing, but it’s worse for the drummer than for me. The drummer is working harder. Fortunately, I have a very dedicated drummer in the band who was determined to play these songs to best of his abilities.

“It seems like the Bizarro songs are being well received because it puts people back into a certain part of their lives,” he adds. “I think they enjoy recapturing that.”

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The Apples in Stereo SHOWCASE

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he Apples in Stereo have been busy.

In support of their seventh studio album, the stalwarts of the Elephant 6 Collective have been on a world tour, featured on several major TV outlets, produced a semiviral video starring Elijah Wood, and even been beamed into the cosmos, lending a charming kind of credence to that album’s title, Travelers in Space and Time. That the album has received both enormous popular support and serious critical accolades is pure gravy to the Apples, who, despite having performed as far away as Taiwan in recent years, are thrilled to be coming home for this year’s Popfest.

“I’m not sure how long it’s been,” muses longtime bassist Eric Allen. “I was trying to figure that out the other day. I know the last time we played Popfest was our original drummer’s last show. It was kind of a big event.

I’ve always liked playing Athens—always liked playing the 40 Watt—and the fact that it’s Popfest just kind of puts it over the top. I went on the website, and there’s like 50 bands I wanna try and check out. I’m trying to figure out how I’m gonna be in two places at once a lot of times.”

And that original drummer’s departure is only one of several personnel changes the Apples have undergone in continually reimagining and redefining their sound, essentially since the dawn of the 21st century. Growing steadily away from their lo-fi, indie roots toward a much slicker, more futuristic discopop aesthetic, the group now has more in common with bigtime studio acts like ELO and Michael Jackson than their original Elephant 6 cohorts.

“I think it’s kinda natural,” Allen continues. “You start out as a scrappy four-piece band that can barely play their instruments, and as you play more and get better, you just wanna keep evolving and trying something a little bit different. It’s real different, but I feel like if you take it step-by-step it’s a very natural progression. If you go back to the first album, Fun Trick Noisemaker, obviously it sounds like a very different band.”

This stylistic metamorphosis has taken place largely on Elijah Wood’s fledgling Simian record label, and his involvement in the video for the hit single “Dance Floor” has helped the band rack up some impressive YouTube hits.

“We’d been on the same label for about 10 years, and when that ended we were looking for a label, and when the thing with Elijah came about it just seemed like a good fit.

I don’t know that being on his label really affected our sound—we were kind of ready to make a bigger album at that point anyway— but just having Elijah’s involvement as far as

doing a video obviously helps your video get noticed.”

And the getting noticed has only gotten easier. With appearances on “The Colbert Report” and “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” and having their song “Energy” covered on “American Idol,” the Apples have a legitimate claim as one of the most exposed Athensconnected bands in the country (arguably running behind only R.E.M. and of Montreal).

“It’s been great. It’s the kind of thing that your mom can tell her friends about. When it happens it’s really exciting, and every one of those experiences has been something you wouldn’t imagine you’d get to do just playing in a little pop band.”

The aforementioned world tour was yet another experience Allen says he never really expected when the band was first starting out.

“Taiwan in particular was really cool. You play a lot of European countries, obviously, people speak English even though we don’t speak their language, but Taiwan, people didn’t speak English. I’m not sure to what extent they’d heard our music—maybe they’d heard one record—but it was a pretty incredible experience. Luckily applause translates.”

As if all that weren’t enough, Travelers is being transmitted into space, along with messages from adoring fans, by the mysterious Universal Broadcast Project. For his part, Allen requests that potential extraterrestrial listeners “Come visit, and please be gentle with us.”

While all this success could easily have turned the Apples rotten, they seem to have only gotten sweeter. Wrapping up, Allen offers this bit of wisdom to local bands still busting their asses in the local club scene: “For any band in Athens, be aware and appreciate the fact that you’re in the best music city, probably on the planet, as far as good bands per capita. Through the years, there are so many cities that will have, for a couple of years, a good scene of good music, and that’s kind of all they have for the next 20 years. I can’t think of anything to compare to Athens. And you realize that being able to play music in Athens is a pretty great thing in and of itself.”

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WHERE: 40 Watt Club WHEN: Friday, Aug. 13, 7:30 p.m.

HOW MUCH: $12 (adv.), $45 (festival pass)

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What Never Happened Seems to Last Mission of Burma’s Unlikely Continuation

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shows, which is all we expected to do. And y’know, nine years later, here we are.”

Receiving renewed interest, the band regrouped—the first in the last decade’s inundation of indie-rock reconciliations.

But what sets Mission of Burma apart from the coarse cash-ins

Kelly Davidson

aking things look easy is important in a lot of life’s myriad avenues, not the least of which is musical performance. But the tails-side of that coin is a larger truth, which is this: if whatever you’re doing isn’t difficult, at least some of the time, there’s more than a good chance that you’re doing it wrong. When Mission of Burma began, the odds were stacked against them, and largely remained that way. The art-punk band—guitarist Roger Miller, bassist Clint Conley, drummer Peter Prescott and live sound manipulator Martin Swope—formed in Boston in 1979 and set about doing it all the hard way.

They played at top volume, permanently damaging the hearing of guitarist Miller.

They toured via screwed-up airline scams, resulting in near-perpetual jet lag. But it’s possible their greatest obstacle was their own prescience: they were writing the history of the next 25 years of indie rock, and doing so at least five years too early.

So, it could be forgiven if, when the band collapsed in 1983, the members were left wanting for justification. Beyond some college radio affection and some fans in high places—R.E.M. covered their “Academy Fight Song”—Mission of Burma’s legacy seemed adrift. The listening public at large apparently had little use for a messy, loud, chaotic, brainy punk act that did its own part to shy away from the scant spotlight it received. But 18 years later, the publication of music journalist Michael Azerrad’s post-punk love letter, Our Band Could Be Your Life, changed things for the underdog band from Boston. The book detailed the trailblazing work of bands like Black Flag, The Minutemen and—wait for it—Mission of Burma, and behold: rendered as a finite chapter rather than distant memories, context was provided. Their influence, long present in bands like Sonic Youth and Pavement, had been dutifully documented.

“It was like suddenly, we got a little mirror, y’know?

Something reflected back that we weren’t completely wasting our time,” laughs Prescott. “That actually, the few years we spent doing [Mission of Burma] had some impact. And I think that at least made it reasonable to play a couple of reunion

was, for starters, that it sounded almost exactly the same— that is to say, incredible. Miller’s deliberately unhinged noise set against Conley and Prescott’s Stooges-styled rhythm section sounded no less fresh and exciting than it did 20 years prior. The classic songs—the polemic “Peking Spring,” the semi-hit “That’s When I Reach for My Revolver,” ragers like “That’s How I Escaped My Certain Fate”—rang in the new millennium as unlikely announcements: Mission of Burma was an idea whose time had finally, finally come. The group’s additional innovation of employing live analog sampling was carried on by new member Bob Weston (of Volcano Suns and Shellac). The band suddenly seemed like a vinyl record halflistened to, finally flipped to the second side. New material began to materialize. “We all have an idea in the back of our

heads of what Mission of Burma is, and I think we probably write towards that, but we don’t feel tied to that either,” says Prescott. “We’re trying to keep a thread going. We don’t even want to feel stuck to it, because then it would be just a nostalgia gig, and all of us, believe it or not, hate that idea even though we’re in a reunited band.”

Their three latter-era albums sport songs just as propulsive as those that came before them. It’s the definition of a natural progression, and as such, the band is riding out the process, not the other way around. “We never make plans,” Prescott says. “It sort of keeps going, but we never look ahead that far… we don’t know if we’re gonna come to the point of making a record. We don’t do that until we look at the songs and go, yeah, this is turning into a record. But otherwise, we probably plan ahead to the next show.”

Having been going at it “then” and “now” (and in between with the Volcano Suns), he sees the landscape for current bands as being both easier and harder.

“One thing, is there’s just too much fucking music! There’s just so much stuff to weed through, to get to the stuff that might appeal to you… I still hear young bands that completely knock me out, but there’s probably hundreds out there that would knock me out that I’ll never hear.”

He cites Fucked Up and Future of the Left as examples of bands currently knocking him out. “I guess punk influenced things are still the things that jump out at me; something with some real focus and bite to it.”

Jeff Tobias

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HOW MUCH: $15 (adv.), $45 (festival pass)

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Tuesday 10 EVENTS: Active Aging Conference (Council on Aging) Dr. Farris Johnson and Dr. Richard Panico are the speakers at this year’s conference to celebrate fun and fitness after 50.

6–8:30 p.m. $25. 706-549-4850 EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Check out the afternoon market in its convenient downtown location! Buy fresh, locally grown organic produce, locally crafted goods and freshly baked breads. 4–7 p.m. FREE! www. athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Women in Business Forum (Ciné BarCafé) Learn about some of the local women-owned businesses in the Athens area.

5:30–6:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine.com PERFORMANCE: I, Norton: An Opera in Real TIme (Ciné BarCafé) Gino Robair will conduct his creative opera, I, Norton, a collective improvisational workshop where all community musicians, dancers, and singers of any skill and experience level are invited to participate. 7:30 p.m. $6. www. athenscine.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.

FREE! www.locosgrill.com GAMES: Trivia (Doc Chey’s Noodle House) Every Tuesday. 7:30 p.m.

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Wednesday 11 EVENTS: Canine Cocktail Hour (Hotel Indigo, Phi Bar & Bistro Courtyard) Drink and food specials for you and your (well-behaved, non-aggressive, vaccinated) dog!

This week: salty dogs and greyhounds. Every Wednesday. 5–7 p.m. www.athensdowntownhotel.com EVENTS: Movie Night! (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Nesey Gallons hosts a (surprise)midnight movie.

Midnight. FREE! www.myspace.com/ flickerbar EVENTS: The People’s Law School (ACC Library) The Georgia Civil Justice Foundation presents a weekly forum to inform citizens about legal issues people face daily, including divorce, child custody, wills, criminal law and auto insurance. Wednesdays in Aug., 6:30–8:30 p.m. 706-549-6111 KIDSTUFF: Homeschoolers Chapter Book Review (Madison County Library) Elementary schoolage homeschoolers gather at the library to read a book together and talk about it. Every Wednesday. 2 p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 KIDSTUFF: Wildcard Wednesday For Teens (ACC Library) Wildcard Wednesdays have returned! Up next: Marble magnets. For ages 11–18. 4 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 MEETINGS: Library Sewing Group (Madison County Library) Currently crocheting with double-ended crochet needles. Newcomers welcome.

1–3 p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 MEETINGS: Sitting Meditation Group (Mind Body Institute) Silent meditation every Wednesday. 1 p.m.

FREE! 706-475-7329 GAMES: Bocce Ball (DePalma’s Italian Cafe, 2080 Timothy Rd.) Join the league on the lawn every Wednesday. 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706552-1237, timothy@depalmasitaliancafe.com GAMES: Game Night (Alibi) Develop coordination, tolerance and grace through beer pong. Every Wednesday and Saturday with Corey.

FREE! 706-549-1010 GAMES: Poker Night (Buffalo’s Southwest Café) Texas Hold ‘Em

every Wednesday. 18 and up. Sign in at 6:30 p.m. Begins at 7:30 p.m.

FREE! www.interstatepokerclub.com GAMES: Quiz Show (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Sponsored by Vision Video and Flicker. Prizes! Every Wednesday. Trivia starts at 9 p.m.

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

FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Team Trivia (Lucky Dawg Billiards) Team Trivia every Wednesday night (2 rounds). First round at 9 p.m. Second round at 11 p.m. 9 p.m. FREE! 706-354-7829 GAMES: Trivia (Harry’s Pig Shop) The “most challenging trivia night in Athens.” Every Wednesday. 7:30 p.m. FREE! 706-612-9219 GAMES: Trivia (Your Pie) Open your pie-hole for a chance to win! Every Wednesday at all three locations.

7:30 p.m. FREE! www.yourpie.com

Thursday 12 EVENTS: CCDC Grand Opening (1063 Baxter St., Suite B) The Çlarke County Democratic Committee moves into its new headquarters.

Come out for light refreshments and learn about the upcoming Democratic convention. 5–7 p.m.

FREE! 706-202-7515, ksolheim@ hotmail.com EVENTS: Senior Skills Day (Columbus Avenue Senior Center) Stay sharp with a variety of fun activities, including card games, puzzles, board games and computers. Every Thursday! 10 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3603 ART: Art Reception (Mercury Art Works at Hotel Indigo) Works by Art Rosenbaum. Part of the Go Green Music Series. 6 p.m. 706–338–0548 GAMES: Poker (Lucky Dawg Billiards) Poker tournaments every

Cecilia Kane’s installation “Hand to Hand” is part of the “Mission Accomplished” show at ATHICA through Sept.

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Thursday (2 rounds). First round at 7:30 p.m. Second round at 10:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. FREE! 706-354-7829 GAMES: Trivia with a Twist (Johnny’s New York Style Pizza) Throw a lime in your Coors Light and compete! 7:30–9:30 p.m. 706354-1515

Friday 13 EVENTS: Dinner and a Movie (Various Locations) La Dolce Vita Italian Restaurant recreates the holiday meal presented in Mid-August Lunch, an award-winning Italian film now screening at Ciné. Ticket includes one movie ticket and a prixfixe dinner. Aug. 13 & 14, $35. www. athenscine.com, 706-353-3343 EVENTS: Moonlight Gypsy Market (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Eccentric market with art ranging from erotic to macabre. Featured artists include Jeffery Williams, Will Eskridge, Jillian Guarco and more. See Calendar Pick on p. 26. “Moonlight Gypsy Market.” 9 p.m. www.myspace.com/littlekingsshuffleclub PERFORMANCE: Athens Choral Society (Seney-Stovall Chapel) ACS goes a little bit country, per-

forming old-time country & western favorites. Donations will be accepted for the Athens Community Council on Aging. Aug. 13, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 14, 2:30 & 7:30 p.m. Aug. 15, 2:30 p.m. $10. 706-369-1947 PERFORMANCE: The Genitalia Sisters (Go Bar) Queen of Athens’ drag scene Sasha presents an evening of not-so-subtle gynocentric camp hosted by performers Clitoris Jackson and Vulva Jenkins. 9 p.m. $3. www.myspace.com/gobar PERFORMANCE: Mindf#1k (Circus of Freaks) (New Earth Music Hall) The Zirkus troupe features belly dancers, cabaret, impersonators, fire dancers, jugglers, live musicians, aerial artists and more! All proceeds benefit AIDS Athens. $8 (adv.), $10 (door). www. newearthmusichall.com KIDSTUFF: Preschool & Toddler Storytime (Madison County Library) Includes stories, fingerpuppet plays, songs and crafts for literacy-based fun. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 GAMES: Poker (Lucky Dawg Billiards) Poker tournaments every Friday (2 rounds). First round at 7 p.m. Second round at 10 p.m. 7 p.m.

FREE! 706-354-7829

Saturday 14 EVENTS: Adoption Day (Pet Supplies Plus) Local animal rescue organizations bring their pups out for a chance at finding a home. Love connections made every Saturday!

11 a.m.–3 p.m. 706-353-0650 EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Bishop Park) Buy fresh, locally grown organic produce, locally crafted goods and freshly baked breads. Now accepting EBT cards.

Every Saturday. 8 a.m.–Noon. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Democratic Party of Georgia Convention (The Classic Center) The weekend will include trainings, film screenings and other events. 9 a.m.–4 p.m. 706–357– 4444. www.democraticpartyofgeorgia.org/convention EVENTS: Dinner and a Movie (Various Locations) See Calendar Aug. 13 Events.

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All events are FREE for students with valid UGACards who pay activity fees on the Athens campus and $5 for non-students.

Tickets for Iron Man 2 and Nate Staniforth are available at the Tate Student Center Cashier Window, open M-F, 9am-4pm. Students must also present their UGACards for admission to all events.

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Sunday 15 PERFORMANCE: Athens Choral Society (Seney-Stovall Chapel) ACS presents country & western hits. See Calendar Aug. 13. Aug. 13, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 14, 2:30 & 7:30 p.m. Aug. 15, 2:30 p.m. $10. 706369-1947 KIDSTUFF: Open Paper Arts (Madison County Library) Push the limits of paper craft! Every Sunday.

2–6 p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 GAMES: Blind Draw Darts (Lucky Dawg Billiards) Double elimination tournaments. 4 p.m. $5. 706-3547829 GAMES: Poker (Lucky Dawg Billiards) Poker tournaments every Sunday (2 rounds). First round at 2 p.m. Second round at 5 p.m. 2 p.m.

FREE! 706-354-7829 GAMES: Trivia (Buffalo’s Southwest Café) Test your knowledge of ‘00s pop culture every Sunday. 6:30 p.m. (sign in), 7 p.m. (start). 706354-6655

Monday 16 KIDSTUFF: Infant Storytime (Madison County Library) Rhymes and songs with your little one! 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 GAMES: 20 Questions (Transmetropolitan) Chris Creech

hosts general knowledge trivia.

Compete for $10 and $25 gift certificates to Transmet! Every Monday. 9 p.m. FREE! 706-613-8773 GAMES: APA Pool Leagues (Lucky Dawg Billiards) Join anytime, any skill level! 7:30 p.m. 706-354-7829 GAMES: Blonde Trivia (Alibi) Marilyn hosts this weekly trivia game. Every Monday. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010 GAMES: Keno Night (The Office Lounge) Every Monday! 7 p.m.

FREE! 706-546-0840 GAMES: Rock and Roll Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Get a team together and show off your extensive music knowledge every Monday! 8 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/littlekingsshuffleclub GAMES: Team Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Every Monday night. Bring your friends! 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706850-1916

Tuesday 17 EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Check out the afternoon market in its convenient downtown location! Buy fresh, locally grown organic produce, locally crafted goods and freshly baked breads. Now accepting EBT cards. 4–7 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Oconee County Library) Enjoy a morning of stories, songs and crafts. For kids ages 2–5 and their caregivers. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 MEETINGS: Motorcycle Rights Organization (Cycle World, 4225 Atlanta Highway) Meetings held the third Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. in the customer lounge.

706–206–2903, aircooled08@ yahoo.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.

FREE! www.locosgrill.com GAMES: Trivia (Doc Chey’s Noodle House) Every Tuesday. 7:30 p.m.

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Wednesday 18 EVENTS: Iron Man 2 (Legion Field) Iron Man looms over a back-toschool crowd on the 32-foot outdoor screen. Part of UGA’s Welcome Week. 9 p.m. $5. FREE! (with UGACard) 706-542-6396 EVENTS: Canine Cocktail Hour (Hotel Indigo, Phi Bar & Bistro Courtyard) Drink and food specials for you and your (well-behaved, non-aggressive, vaccinated) dog!

This week: salty dogs and greyhounds. Every Wednesday. 5–7 p.m. www.athensdowntownhotel.com EVENTS: The People’s Law School (ACC Library) The Georgia Civil Justice Foundation presents a weekly forum to inform citizens about legal issues people face daily, including divorce, child custody, wills, criminal law and auto insurance. Wednesdays in Aug., 6:30–8:30 p.m. 706-549-6111 KIDSTUFF: Homeschoolers Chapter Book Review (Madison County Library) Elementary schoolage homeschoolers gather at the library to read a book together and talk about it. Every Wednesday. 2 p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 KIDSTUFF: Wildcard Wednesday for Teens (ACC Library) Up next: Game Day. Don’t worry–no football prowess necessary. Play fun games

with your inside friends! Choose from the library’s selection or bring your own. Ages 11-18. 4 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 LECTURES & LIT.: Talking about Books (ACC Library, Small Conference Room) This month’s title is The History of Love by Nicole Krauss. Newcomers welcome. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 MEETINGS: Library Sewing Group (Madison County Library) Currently crocheting with double-ended crochet needles. Newcomers welcome.

1–3 p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 MEETINGS: Sitting Meditation Group (Mind Body Institute) Silent meditation every Wednesday. 1 p.m.

FREE! 706-475-7329 GAMES: Bocce Ball (DePalma’s Italian Cafe, 2080 Timothy Rd.) Join the league on the lawn every Wednesday. 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706552-1237, timothy@depalmasitaliancafe.com GAMES: Game Night (Alibi) Develop coordination, tolerance and grace through beer pong. Every Wednesday and Saturday with Corey.

FREE! 706-549-1010 GAMES: Poker Night (Buffalo’s Southwest Café) Texas Hold ‘Em every Wednesday. 18 and up. Sign in at 6:30 p.m. Dealing begins at 7:30 p.m. FREE! www.interstatepokerclub. com GAMES: Quiz Show (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Host Chris Creech keeps the townie crowd sharp with general knowledge trivia. Sponsored by Vision Video and Flicker. Prizes!

Every Wednesday. Trivia starts at 9 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/ flickerbar GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Every Wednesday. Win house cash and prizes! 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Team Trivia (Lucky Dawg Billiards) Team Trivia every Wednesday night (2 rounds). First round at 9 p.m. Second round at 11 p.m. 9 p.m. FREE! 706-354-7829 GAMES: Trivia (Harry’s Pig Shop) Nerd wars at Classic City Trivia’s “most challenging trivia night in Athens.” Every Wednesday. 7:30 p.m. FREE! 706-612-9219 GAMES: Trivia (Your Pie) Open your pie-hole for a chance to win! Every Wednesday at all three locations.

7:30 p.m. FREE! www.yourpie.com * Advance Tickets Available

Live Music Tuesday 10 Alibi 9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010 KARAOKE Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday with the Singing Cowboy!

Caledonia Lounge “Athens Popfest Opening Night Party.”

8 p.m. FREE! (21+), $2 (under 21). www.caledonialounge.com KEVIN DUNN Progressive rock from Atlanta.

MITCH EASTER The noted producer and former member of Let’s Active released Dynamico, his first solo record in 18 years, in 2007. His solo material is diverse, featuring throbbing power chords, pop-psychedelia and acoustic solos.

MICHAEL GUTHRIE BAND For nearly 40 years, Athenian Michael Guthrie (also of The ‘60s and Disraeli Gears) and his various bandmates have delved into the world of melodic, jangly Britishsounding throwback rock. k continued on next page

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$600 (table). 706–375–4444. www. campaignwindow.com/gadcc EVENTS: Oglethorpe Fresh (Downtown Lexington) Pick up some fresh produce and cut flowers at this new outdoor market across from Lexington Antiques and Mama D’s Bakery. 8 a.m.–1 p.m. FREE! 706338-2898 EVENTS: Ultimate Motorcycle Party Wash (NPR Ducati, 1461 Greensboro Hwy., Watkinsville) Prepare yourself for a motorcycle party wash unlike any other. This ultimate wash features great music and tasty refreshments. Proceeds benefit Project Safe. 10 a.m.–2 p.m. $8–$12. www.nprducati.com PERFORMANCE: Athens Choral Society (Seney-Stovall Chapel) ACS presents country & western hits. See Calendar Aug. 13. Aug. 13, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 14, 2:30 & 7:30 p.m. Aug. 15, 2:30 p.m. $10. 706369-1947 KIDSTUFF: Oconee State Bank Kids Carnival (Oconee State Bank, 7920 Macon Hwy.) Celebrate 50 years of local banking with carnival games, refreshments and some tips on smart spending and saving (which might come in handy for your next carnival experience). 10 a.m.–2 p.m. 706-769-6611, info@oconeestatebank.com KIDSTUFF: Second Saturday Storytime (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Join the SCNC staff for stories about the woods and their resident creatures. This month: butterflies, turtles and more! 2:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-613-3615 GAMES: 90210 Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Get a team together and show off your extensive knowledge! 6 p.m. www.myspace.com/ littlekingsshuffleclub GAMES: Game Night (Alibi) Develop coordination, tolerance and grace through beer pong. Every Wednesday and Saturday with Corey.

FREE! 706-549-1010 GAMES: Poker (Lucky Dawg Billiards) Poker tournaments every Saturday (2 rounds). First round at 5 p.m. Second round at 8 p.m. 5 p.m.

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WEDNESDAY - 8/11 Canine Cocktail Hour 5-7p at Phi Bar & Bistro Pet Friendly $3 Salty Dogs and Greyhounds

THURSDAYS - 8/12

Live after 5 6p on the Phi Bar Patio FREE Artist: Dan Nettles Go Green Music Series & Art Show Art Reception: 6p in Mercury Art Works Show: 8p in the Rialto Room $2 Bud Light Special Artist: Art Rosenbaum

FRIDAYS - 8/13 Phi Night Phi Bar & Bistro Enjoy $5 specialty cocktails

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QUIET HOOVES High-energy, idiosyncratic pop.

Doc McGee’s 8 p.m. $5 (musicians FREE!). www. docmcgees.com MUSICIAN ALL JAM Every Tuesday.

Bring your instrument and sign up when you arrive to play.

Go Bar 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar THE BORDER LIONS Local band performing simple pop songs in the vein of The Beatles, Rolling Stones and Velvet Underground.

THE CARSON MCCULLERS Expect songs exploring the human condition.

HURRICANE FIGHTER PLANE Alternative rock switching between poppy beats and bluesy melodies.

NIGHT NURSES Splitting the difference between Joy Division and Johnny Cash with twang-infused guitar atmospherics, hypnotic basslines and baritone vocals.

Little Kings Shuffle Club Athens Farmers Market. 4–7 p.m.

FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net DAVE HOWARD Local singersongwriter plays mellow acoustic guitar tunes.

> SCHOOL SUPPLIES > LOTS OF PARKING > ZERO TRAFFIC PROBLEMS

The Loft 10 p.m. FREE! www.loftofathens.com DJ DECEPTICRON Mixing today’s hottest house, electro, and club hits.

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The Melting Point 7 p.m. $3. www.meltingpointathens. com HIGH STRUNG STRING BAND Three-part harmonies and ramblin’, upbeat bluegrass on acoustic guitar, banjo and mandolin.

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New Earth Music Hall 9 p.m. FREE! www.newearthmusichall. com POETIC SOUL Mon2 and Buddah host this new open-mic for poets, singers and other soulful types.

Every Tuesday. Sign up at 8 p.m.

Rye Bar 10:30 p.m. www.myspace.com/ryebarathens NICK EDELSTEIN TRIO Five-piece blues-rock with plenty of improv.

Wednesday 11 Alibi 9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010 KARAOKE Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday with the Singing Cowboy!

Boar’s Head Lounge FREE! 706-369-3040 KARAOKE Make new friends.

Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www. caledonialounge.com SATELLITE DISTRICT Moody, indie dance-rock influenced by electronic music and dark wave.

TAXICAB RACERS Electro indie-rock.

THE CASTE Danceable pop rock with a style similar to The Strokes.

Farm 255 “Primals Night.” 9–11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com DECAMERON DUO Classical guitar.

Go Bar 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar FINISHER Heavy sludge metal from Massachusetts akin to Isis or Neurosis.

RAT BABIES Local trio Rat Babies plays hit-you-in-the-gut post-dirt metalcore, care of Mux on bass, Chodd on drums and guitarist Tim Vance.

UNPLANNED PREGNANCIES Politically minded band featuring members of metal/punk acts Damnesia, Social Awareness, Orchestra of Broken Toys and Jesus Christler.

Johnny’s New York Style Pizza 7:30–10 p.m. FREE! 706-354-1515 KARAOKE Low-impact karaoke for rising stars.

Little Kings Shuffle Club “Athens PopFest.” 2 p.m. $8, $45 (festival pass). www.myspace.com/ littlekingsshuffleclub BASTARDS OF FATE Avant-garde party rock band known as the “de facto champions of weird, fullthroated, gut-spilling bombast.”

(7:30 p.m.)

DREAM DIARY Brooklyn-based dream pop with gentle melodies and hushed, whispery vocals. (4:15 p.m.)

EUREKA CALIFORNIA Melodic, guitar-driven indie rock influenced by bands like Guided by Voices.

(2 p.m.)

FLASH TO BANG TIME Local new wave group finds a marriage between fun and somber. The sound is reminscent of “early Blondie meets Bush Tetras mixed with Buzzcocks with a dash of Beatles and a thimble of the Mothers of Invention.” (8:15 p.m.)

HOT NEW MEXICANS Catchy, boozy punk-influenced power-pop group.

(10:45 p.m.)

THE HUMMS Local three-piece known for its loud and bizarre shows featuring everything from sex toys to strobe lights. The tunes are a groov-

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Freaks, geeks and outsiders can count themselves lucky this Friday the 13th as the Moonlight Gypsy Market rises up in the Little Kings patio just after the sun goes down. Event organizer and belly dancer Susan St. Charles (AKA Madam Surayyah) says this isn’t your grandma’s craft fair, so don’t expect to find innocuous knits or pastoral portraits. These artists are handpicked for their eccentricities, and the vendors’ specialties range from erotic to macabre.

Even cross-stitch, like that made

by Dena Maxwell, is on the funky Mr. Blank side, featuring what St. Charles calls “rude phrases.” The goal here isn’t to shock or offend, but to entertain and unite.

“The vibe at other markets might be a little alienating to someone who trends toward eccentric and dark,” says St. Charles, and thus the need for this edgy alternative. St. Charles is hoping that by pairing vendors and entertainers, the Gypsy Market will have a sort of old-world vibe. “Back even in the B.C. era, people went down to markets to get food and clothing, but also to socialize and be entertained,” she says. “That’s what this is all about.”

The festive mood will be underscored by a wild assortment of performers, many of whom graced the stage of the Flagpole Athens Music Awards this year. The Carnivale of Black Hearts will be there in full force, with jugglers, fire throwers, unicyclists and stiltwalkers wandering between the booths. St. Charles’ dance troupe, Beli Luna, will offer both traditional belly dancing and a bit of burlesque flair, while local bands A PostWar Drama, Richard Robbins, Mad Whiskey Grin, Mr. Blank and The and DUI Don’t Know will also perform sets that range from finger-picked acoustic numbers to hardcore punk.

The event is open to all, and it’s totally free to enter. Featured artists include Jeffery Williams, Will Eskridge, Jillian Guarco, Chris Hubbard, Juls Knapp and many more!

[Michelle Gilzenrat]

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THE CALENDAR!

ing blend of raunchy psychedelia.

(5:45 p.m.)

INTERNATIONAL WATERS Austinbased pop rock quartet led by Voxtrot guitarist Mitch Calvert. (9:15 p.m.)

JOE JACK TALCUM The guitarist and vocalist for the Dead Milkmen takes his silly and bizarre comedy rock on a solo tour. (12:15 a.m.)

THE KISSING PARTY Jangly hookdriven pop rock with lots of vocal harmonies. (2:45 p.m.)

LOS MEESFITS The music of The Misfits done in Spanish/Cuban salsa style. (11:30 p.m.)

PS ELIOT Female-fronted, introspective folky punk rock from Birmingham, AL. (5 p.m.)

TWINSIDE Fuzzy pop rock from Birmingham, AL. (3:30 p.m.)

WEREWOLVES Local band featuring quirky lo-fi rock with bright, bouncy flourishes, unique instrumentation and emotive lyrics. (10 p.m.)

WITCHES With touchstones that include The Breeders and Neil Young, this local band plays edgy, melodic rock led by the rich vocals of Cara Beth Satalino. (1:15 a.m.)

The Melting Point 9 p.m. $5. www.meltingpointathens. com DR. SQUID Jangly, frenetic rock and roll at its best when emphasizing its British Invasion sounds.

GROOVE TANGENT Playing covers from diverse rock acts like Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd and Jet. The Office Lounge 9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-549-0840 KARAOKE Every Wednesday with Lynn!

Rye Bar 10:30 p.m. www.myspace.com/ryebarathens DJ KILLACUT Spinning an eclectic mix of music and mashing it up DJ Shadow-style.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5 p.m. www.terrapinbeer.com EVELYNN ROSE Southern rock.

Thursday 12 Alibi 9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010 OPEN MIC Hosted by Wes of Dixie Mafia every Thursday.

The Bad Manor 9 p.m. FREE! www.thebadmanor.com THE REZ Playing a mix of originals and renditions of popular artists like 311, Dave Matthews Band and Tom Petty.

Barnette’s 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0966 KARAOKE Every Thursday.

Borders Books & Music 7–8 p.m. FREE! 706–583–8647 THE FRESH WATER MUSSELS Local musicians whose ages cover a span of 60 years blend the music of the mountains and the West with a mix of bluegrass and blues.

Caledonia Lounge “PopFest Early Show!” 1:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (under 21), $45 (festival pass). www.caledonialounge.com ROSE MELBERG Founding member of mid-’90s indie bands Tiger Trap, Go Sailor and The Softies performing independently with her disarmingly honest voice. (4:30 p.m.)

SWEATER GIRLS Energetic fivepiece indie pop band from Los Angeles with sugary songwriting and a crisp sound. (2:45 p.m.)

TITANS OF FILTH This local band combines droll Southern voices with

easy-rolling, efficient and uncomplicated indie-pop rock about the ups and downs of young love. (2 p.m.)

WORLD ATLAS Nostalgic orchestral pop infused with boy/girl harmonies and instrumentation including vibraphone, organ, shakers, trumpet, strings and hand clapping from back-up singers The Umbrella Girls.

(3:30 p.m.)

“PopFest Late Show!” 8:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (under 21), $45 (festival pass). www.caledonialounge.com THE ANTIVILLAINS Mellow, romantic and melancholy take on pop and old-time jazz. (11 p.m.)

MISFORTUNE 500 Moody and melodic local band with soaring anthemic moments influenced by post-punk and ‘80s new wave. The band is led by the powerful vocals of Chisolm Thompson, who channels Ian McCulloch and Bono equally.

(10 p.m.)

THE PASS Lousiville-based new wave pop band with catchy dance melodies and uniquely soulful vocals.

(9 p.m.)

REPTAR Angular, highly danceable rock punctuated by electronics and taking cues from from Talking Heads and Animal Collective. Expect a sweaty audience covered in facepaint and confetti. (Midnight) DePalma’s Italian Cafe 6–8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-552-1237 (Timothy Road) THE BROS. MARLER Twin guitar siblings Daniel and Drew Marler perform original compositions and rock, R&B and blues standards as an acoustic duo.

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

Farm 255 10 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com BUNNY CARLOS Longtime Athenians Doug Pynn (guitar, vocals), Bill Bokas (drums, vocals) and Mike Flynn (bass), formerly of Barking Charlie, play “rock and roll the way it was meant to be played.”

THE VINYL STRANGERS Timelessly charming classic-sounding pop rock reminiscent of early Beatles and Byrds.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/ flickerbar DAVE MARR The former Star Room Boys singer with a deep and resonant country twang.

MATT HUDGINS & HIS SHIT-HOT COUNTRY BAND Classic country and honky tonk from a brand-new local ensemble.

40 Watt Club “Athens PopFest.” 7:30 p.m. $12 (adv.), $45 (festival pass). www.40watt.com AFTERNOON NAPS Boppy indie handclappers and intimate, ‘50sinfused pop tunes that read like the soundtrack to a light, happy afternoon. (9:45 p.m.)

CARS CAN BE BLUE Quirky and sometimes naughty local duo that sounds like “Sarah Silverman fronting Dressy Bessy: bubblegum pop with raunchy, satirical lyrics.” (10:30 p.m.)

GO SAILOR Sugary twee pop band with members including Rose Melberg of Tiger Trap and The Softies, Paul Curran of Crimpshrine, and Amy Linton of Henry’s Dress.

(11:15 p.m.)

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 10 Terrapin Bluegrass Series featuring

HIGH STRUNG STRING BAND

$3 Admission • $2 Terrapin Pints All Night!

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11

DR. SQUID

GROOVE TANGENT Tickets $5 adv.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 12

THE SUEX EFFECT

ADAM PAYNE

Tickets $5 adv. • $7 at the door

FRIDAY, AUGUST 13

SWINGIN’ MEDALLIONS Tickets $18 adv. • $22 at the door

SATURDAY, AUGUST 14

KEVN KINNEY BACK ROW BAPTISTS

Tickets $10 adv. • $12 at the door $10 with Student ID

TUESDAY, AUGUST 17 Terrapin Bluegrass Series featuring

BORDERHOP TRIO

$3 Admission • $2 Terrapin Pints All Night!

THURSDAY, AUGUST 19

THE INCREDIBLE SANDWICH

THE GOOD DOCTOR

Tickets $5 adv. • $7 at the door

FRIDAY, AUGUST 20

ABBEY ROAD LIVE! Tickets $10 adv. • $12 at the door

ON THE HORIZON THURSDAY, AUGUST 26

SAM BUSH Tickets $27.50 adv. • $32 at the door

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1

EMMITT-NERSHI BAND featuring Drew Emmitt of Leftover Salmon and Bill Nershi of String Cheese Incident

Tickets $15 adv.

JUST ANNOUNCED THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

OLA MOON

featuring CINDY WILSON of THE B-52’s Tickets $10 adv. • $15 at the door

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SOURPATCH Four-piece ensemble from San Jose, CA playing fun and catchy pop tunes. (9 p.m.)

STANDARD FARE Charming Britpop with intense emotions and jangly rhythms. (8:15 p.m.)

THE WEDDING PRESENT British indie-pop group formed in 1985 known for its distinct guitar pop frenzy and singer/songwriter David Gedge’s idiosyncratic vocal style.

(12:15 a.m.) See story on p. 21.

Gnat’s Landing 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.gnatslanding.net LEAVING COUNTRIES Warm, inviting folk rock from here in Athens, featuring tender violin, aching harmonica and melodic guitars.

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The Office Lounge 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 OFFICE IDOL KARAOKE CONTEST Every Thursday with The Singing Cowboy.

The Rialto Room 8–10 p.m. $25. www.indigoathens.com ART ROSENBAUM Traditional American folk music. Performing tonight with special guests The Georgia Crackers, Phil Tanner’s Skillet Lickers and The Around the Globe Sea Chantey Singers.

Roadhouse 11 p.m. $1. 706–613–2324 ASHUTTO MIRRA Alternative rock quartet.

Go Bar 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar DR. FRED’S KARAOKE Hosted by karaoke fanatic John “Dr. Fred” Bowers, every Thursday.

MAXIMUM BUSY MUSCLE Local tech-metal trio featuring Jay Roach on guitar, Mary Joyce on drums and Kris Deason on bass.

TWIN KILLERS Progressive, intricate rock featuring Karen O-style lead vocals.

Rye Bar 10:30 p.m. www.myspace.com/ryebarathens EDDIE & THE PUBLIC SPEAKERS Local blues-funk trio.

LIONS OF ZION Fusion of funk and reggae with soulful vocals and blazing guitars.

Hotel Indigo “Live After Five.” 6–8 p.m. FREE! www. indigoathens.com DAN NETTLES Celebrated local jazz musician known for his work fronting Kenosha Kid. Performing in the Phi Bar and Bistro in the lobby.

Friday 13

Last Call 10 p.m. FREE! www.lastcallathens.com KONTRABAND Hailing from Atlanta, GA, this band is a fusion of rock, hip-hop and funk. Not to be confused with video game soundtrack rockers Contraband (AKA Bit Brigade).

WILDKARD This Athens hip-hop group boasts a guitar player and melodic, danceable tracks.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/littlekingsshuffleclub DJ KILLACUT Spinning an eclectic mix of music and mashing it up DJ Shadow-style.

PAPERWORK Atlanta hip-hop band comparable to The Roots.

The Melting Point 9 p.m. $5 (adv.), $7 (door). www.meltingpointathens.com ADAM PAYNE This local musician’s impressively versatile tenor is somewhat reminiscent of Neil Young’s. He writes songs with a lot of heart.

THE SUEX EFFECT Alternative/ progressive rock featuring a fusion of funk, reggae, metal and blues with plenty of harmonies and improvisation.

New Earth Music Hall 10 p.m. FREE! www.newearthmusichall. com JAZZCHRONIC Local five-piece explores freaky, funky, psychedelic fusion jazz while incorporating rock, R&B, heavy beats and more into the stew.

THE SOUNDMEN Funky jazz group from Atlanta.

No Where Bar 10 p.m. $2. 706–546–4742 HARP UNSTRUNG Alternative rock with a funky, jam-band twist. Lush harmonies and guitar-driven songs will invite you to the dance floor.

TRUCE Eclectic four-piece featuring Brennan Bennett (bass), Tony Delgado (drums), Harmon Hanson (guitar) and Ryan Horn (guitar).

Terrapin Beer Co. 5 p.m. www.terrapinbeer.com MILLA No info available.

Alibi 9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010 AUDIOCHAMBER Cover band from South Carolina that tackles hard, alternative rock like Alice in Chains, Godsmack, Seven Mary Three, Velvet Revolver and more.

The Arch Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706–548–0300 ERIK LAURITSEN Soft acoustic rock with calming vocals.

MORELAND Melodic, piano-driven pop-rock band from Atlanta.

The Bad Manor 9 p.m. FREE! www.thebadmanor.com PLATO JONES Dave Matthews-style band out of Tuscaloosa, AL. Boar’s Head Lounge 9 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 JOHN SOSEBEE Eclectic mix of traditional blues and pop.

Caledonia Lounge “PopFest Early Show!” 1:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (under 21), $45 (festival pass). www.caledonialounge.com DEFIANCE, OHIO Acoustic punk rock band centered in Columbus, OH with a strong DIY-minded aesthetic and featuring violin, cello and double bass. The band shares members with Nana Grizol, Landlord, Pink Houses and Memento Mori (now defunct). (4:30 p.m.)

MADELINE Bell-voiced local songwriter Madeline Adams plays endearing songs of smalltown loves, hopes and other assorted torments and joys. (2 p.m.)

NANA GRIZOL Theo Hilton, formerly the mastermind of DIY punk band Zumm Zumm, performs handmade, enthusiastic and charming rock tunes. (3:30 p.m.)

YOUR HEART BREAKS Indie rock, folk, queercore and punk collaborative music project that includes regular members Clyde Petersen, Karl Blau and Steve Moore, as well as around 50 other participating musicians scattered across the country.

(2:45 p.m.)

“PopFest Late Show!” 8:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (under 21), $45 (festival pass). www.caledonialounge.com BAMBARA Local power trio that draws from both the atmospherics of bands like Slowdive and the ferocity of bands like Fugazi with mindmelting volume. (10 p.m.)

THE GARY Raw and straight–from– the–heart garage rock trio with unpredictable and unpolished songs.

(11 p.m.)

POISON CONTROL CENTER Iowabased band with ‘90s influences including Pavement, Silver Jews, and Elephant 6 bands. Jangly tunes with fuzzy guitars and clever, retrospective lyrics. (9 p.m.)

THAYER SARRANO Local singersongwriter and multi-instrumentalist with lovely, airy vocals singing dark, gentle melodies over guitar while backed by lap steel, bass and drums.

You may have also seen her on stage with of Montreal playing piano.

(Midnight) Farm 255 10:30 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS Local band plays summery Americana with a breezy, reverb-drenched aesthetic.

THE WOODGRAINS Local band that plays a blend of funk, rock and soul featuring three vocalists and charismatic harmonies.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/ flickerbar JUMPIN JESUS CHRISTERS Lively Appalachian-style string band composed of local musicians.

TANGO HAMBRE No info available.

40 Watt Club “Athens PopFest.” 7:30 p.m. $12 (adv.), $45 (festival pass). www.40watt.com KEITH JOHN ADAMS Adams is from the U.K., but he came out to Athens to record Unclever with Jason NeSmith. His upbeat, stripped down, quirky pop lies somewhere between Robyn Hitchcock and Spoon. (9:45 p.m.)

THE APPLES IN STEREO Expect lush and varied pop gems with intense hooks and futuristic electronic

Saturday, August 14

Oryx & Crake, Easter Island, The Viking Progress Flicker Theatre & Bar Atlanta’s Oryx & Crake says it “strives to make music that takes traditional instruments to modern, surprising places,” and while the juxtaposition of modern and traditional ele- Oryx & Crake ments isn’t a new thing, it is with Oryx & Crake a thing particularly well done.

Several of the new band’s nine members spent a good many years in Savannah, and that city’s flair for the literary and the dramatic bubbles up. The band’s name? That’s from a Margaret Atwood novel. Ryan Peoples and Rebekah Goode-Peoples are the band’s married songwriting duo, with Peoples handling lead vocals and a number of instruments and Goode-Peoples on keys and, like many of the other seven members, also on backing vocals.

Peoples’ high-and-lonesome wail on the track “I Could Be Anyone Anymore” taps the same vein of pathos as Jason Molina on his most woeful days, though worked through a filter that brings to mind acts as diverse as Sparklehorse and Portishead—doubly so for the latter, as the strings-and-drum-machine-heavy band also leans towards second-tier trip-hop from the ‘90s (Sneaker Pimps, Morcheeba, etc.). In particular, though, Oryx & Crake should appeal to Athensfolk lamenting the effective shelving of local lady Amanda Kapousouz’s Tin Cup Prophette project. Oryx & Crake’s precise, programmed percussion, woozy layers of strings and penchant for lyrical mantras have a lot in common with Kapousouz’s winning sound.

So, consider this free (!) Flicker show a warm-up for future performances and a good chance to catch a promising band at an early stage. The “official” show celebrating the debut album’s release takes place down in Atlanta on Saturday, Aug. 28 at the EARL. Joining Oryx & Crake at that ATL show: the darling Venice Is Sinking. In a nice bit of serendipitous Venn diagramism, Venice Is Sinking drummer Lucas Jensen is the man behind the photography that went up on display at Flicker last week, so take a listen, take a look. Here’s to cooperation! Here’s to pretty music! [Chris Hassiotis]

sounds from this Elephant 6 group.

(12:45 a.m.) See story on p. 20.

CASPER & THE COOKIES Increasingly experimental but always rooted in pop sensibilities, this local act presents a danceable mix of quirky fun driven by keyboard and guitar. Expect a particularly colorful live show, often accented by fake eyelashes. (10:15 p.m.)

CIRCULATORY SYSTEM Led by main songwriter Will Cullen Hart alongside various former Olivia Tremor Control bandmates, Circulatory System blasts through psychedelic, elliptical pop songs rich with strings, keys and layers of guitar. (11:45 p.m.)

ELEKIBASS Happy-go-lucky Japanese pop band who cite The Beatles, Os Mutantes, Of Montreal and Small Faces as a few of their favorites. Expect quirky pop rock with a twist of psychedelia and rock and roll. (10:45 p.m.)

MARSHMALLOW COAST Local group that once featured smooth and airy, swirly indie-pop turned up the funk on Phreak Phantasy. (9 p.m.)

PIPES YOU SEE, PIPES YOU DON’T The delightfully warped psychedelic pop project headed by Peter Erchick (Olivia Tremor Control, Circulatory System) and featuring other Elephant 6 members. (8:15 p.m.)

SUPERCLUSTER This local group features all-stars from such bands as Pylon, Casper & the Cookies, Olivia Tremor Control, and more!

The band’s sound is as diverse as its lineup, with elements of psychedelic experimentation and angular rock.

(7:30 p.m.)

Gnat’s Landing 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706–850–5858 TJ MIMBS This local acoustic singersongwriter plays everything from hip-hop covers to alternative rock on acoustic guitar backed by loops and samples.

Go Bar 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar IMMUZIKATION Celebrated local DJ Alfredo Lapuz, Jr. mashes up high-energy electro and rock. Starts spinning after the drag show!

Last Call 10 p.m. FREE! www.lastcallathens.com THE ATHENS MUSIC PROJECT New collective featuring members froofm The Incredible Sandwich, Lionz from Zion, Free Lunch, Black Belt Patriots, Laissez Funk, 3 Foot Swagger, Bleekers and more.

Little Kings Shuffle Club “Moonlight Gypsy Market.” 9 p.m. 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.

DUI DON’T KNOW New husband/ wife duo plays acoustic folk punk in the vein of The Moldy Peaches.

MAD WHISKEY GRIN Local duo featuring masterful guitarist Frank Williams, who slides and fingerpicks his way through bluesy and decidedly American sounds, plus the smoky vocals of Nancy Byron.

MR. BLANK AND THE New experimental noise project, featuring improv artists from all over.

RICHARD ROBBINS Local street musician who plays all styles of music on the flute.

The Melting Point 8:30 p.m. $18 (adv.), $22 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com SWINGIN’ MEDALLIONS The new generation of ‘60s American beach

music group perhaps best known for their hit song “Double Shot (of My Baby’s Love).” Mostly made up of children or relatives of the original lineup, the 2010 Medallions bill themselves as “the party band of the South.”

The Office Lounge 9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 CLAY LEVERETT One of this town’s finest country frontmen, Leverett has led both The Chasers and Lona.

DJ KILLACUT Spinning an eclectic mix of music and mashing it up DJ Shadow-style.

Rye Bar 10:30 p.m. www.myspace.com/ryebarathens AFRO AMERICA Mixing elements of progressive rock, electronica, psychedelic rock, funk and bluegrass into seamless compositions.

TRUCE Eclectic four-piece featuring Brennan Bennett (bass), Tony Delgado (drums), Harmon Hanson (guitar) and Ryan Horn (guitar).

Terrapin Beer Co. 5 p.m. www.terrapinbeer.com THE SUMMERTIME WHISKEY BAND Youthful rock with a funk attitude influenced by alternative acts like Red Hot Chili Peppers, Incubus and Grand Funk Railroad.

Saturday 14 Alibi 9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010 KARAOKE Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday with the Singing Cowboy!

The Bad Manor 9 p.m. FREE! www.thebadmanor.com GREEDY WHITE CITIZENS This Atlanta band says it’s “a no bullshit, in-your-face and loud, hard-rock band with a bonecrushing songlist powered by the cutting-edge structure of guitar licks.” For fans of Disturbed, Three Days Grace and similiar artists.

Bishop Park 8 a.m.–12 p.m. Athens Farmers Market. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net ATHENS FOLK SOCIETY BAND Featuring rotating Folk Society members on fiddle, mandolin, guitar, harmonica and banjo. The band invites you to bring an instrument and join in on their old-time fiddle songs. (10 a.m.).

BART KING Longtime Athens musician who has played keyboard in Pet Volcano among other projects.

8 a.m.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 20

PATTON OSWALT MYQ KAPLAN doors open at 8pm • twenty one dollars adv. *

SATURDAY, AUGUST 21

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 12

THE WEDDING PRESENT (PERFORMING BIZARRO)

POPFEST!

GO SAILOR • CARS CAN BE BLUE AFTERNOON NAPS • SOURPATCH STANDARD FARE • GRAPE SODA doors open at 7:30pm • twelve dollars

FRIDAY, AUGUST 13 POPFEST!

THE APPLES IN STEREO

CIRCULATORY SYSTEM • ELEKIBASS CASPER AND THE COOKIES MARSHMALLOW COAST PIPES YOU SEE, PIPES YOU DON’T SUPERCLUSTER • KEITH JOHN ADAMS doors open at 7:30pm • twelve dollars

SATURDAY, AUGUST 14 POPFEST!

MISSION OF BURMA

OH OK • BUNNYGRUNT EUX AUTRES • RAYMILLAND TUNABUNNY • SLEEPY VIKINGS doors open at 7:30pm • fifteen dollars

THURSDAY, AUGUST 19

LONA LAST SHOW EVER

3 FOOT SWAGGER

doors open at 9pm • six dollars

WHISKEY GENTRY

doors open at 9pm • eight dollars adv. *

FRIDAY, AUGUST 27 NOMAD ARTISTS PRESENTS

MODERN SKIRTS

GIFT HORSE • NATE NELSON

doors open at 9:30pm • eight dollars adv. *

SATURDAY, AUGUST 28 STUDIO 40 FOUR BACK TO SCHOOL DANCE PARTY

IMMUZIKATION, DREAMDOGS AND MORE!

doors open at 10:30pm • three dollars GEORGIA THEATRE PRESENTS

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Caledonia Lounge “PopFest Early Show!” 1:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (under 21), $45 (festival pass). www.caledonialounge.com DEAD DOG Local band delivers frenetic, spunky lo-fi punk with a pop smile. (4:30 p.m.)

GOLD-BEARS Atlanta twee punk band with noisy pop tunes full of dense fuzz and jangle. (3:30 p.m.)

ONWARD CHARIOTS Carefully constructed tunes with delicate falsetto harmonies, solid pop beats and an overall loungey vibe. (2:45 p.m.)

VERY TRULY YOURS Melodic, meticulously arranged pop with transcendent vocals. (2 p.m.)

“PopFest Late Show!” 8:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (under 21), $45 (festival pass). www.caledonialounge.com BIG FRESH Pop band full of lighthearted, danceable tunes founded

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LAMINATED CAT Local psychedelic pop band fluent in the absurd and eccentric. (10 p.m.)

OPEN LETTERS ‘60s-influenced pop rock with occasional psychedelic flourishes. (8 p.m.)

TERRAPIN POND Rootsy, psychedelic Americana. (9 p.m.)

THEE AMERICAN REVOLUTION Psych-rock band formed in 2004

by Elephant 6 mainstay Robert Schneider of The Apples in Stereo.

(Midnight) Farm 255 10 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com FREE LUNCH Dynamic jazz-oriented jam band with lots of funky slap bass, saxophone and fun sing-along melodies.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/ flickerbar EASTER ISLAND Pop shoegaze meets yuppie angst.

ORYX AND CRAKE Indie rock that mixes in elements of psych pop, electronica and R&B. Recommended for fans of Sufjan Stevens, Bon Iver and Arcade Fire. See Calendar Pick on p. 28.

THE VIKING PROGRESS Imagery related to Vikings or Norse mythos will usually be metal, but as the exception that disproves the rule, The Viking Progress plays beautiful and touching folk songs.

40 Watt Club “Athens PopFest.” 7:30 p.m. $15 (adv.), $45 (festival pass). www.40watt.com BUNNYGRUNT Indie pop with a sense of humor and the kind of jangle we’ve come to expect from Happy Happy Birthday to Me artists.

(11 p.m.)

EUX AUTRES Featuring siblings Heather and Nicholas Larimer and drummer Yoshi Nakamoto, this band offers simple melody lines with vocals reminiscent of ‘60s pop.

(10:15 p.m.)

MISSION OF BURMA Post-punk Boston band active from ‘79–’83, the group focused on evolving punk music through powerful dynamics, unconventional time signatures, and tape effects. After a 2002 reunion, the band is back to performing anthemic songs full of phantom sounds and sincerity. (12:30 a.m.)

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OH-OK Linda Hopper (Magnapop) and Lynda Stipe (Flash to Bang Time) reunite their former band. Influential and much-loved in the early ‘80s, Oh OK is notable for its driving rhythm section and childlike vocals. (11:45 p.m.)

RAYMILLAND Short-lived St. Louis quartet that existed from 1979–1981, now back to revive their post-punk and new-wave songs. (9:30 p.m.)

SLEEPY VIKINGS Hazy and jangly shoegaze with post-rock interludes and sweet vocals. (8 p.m.)

TUNABUNNY Local act featuring hazy and warped experimental psychedelia. Dual female guitarist/vocalists are backed by synthesized percussion and a wall of noise. (8:45 p.m.)

Front Porch Bookstore 6–7 p.m. FREE! 706–372–1236 THREE 4 ALL Blues, bluegrass and classic country from Chris White and Carol Hunt of North Georgia Bluegrass Band and Bill David (Supercluster).

Gnat’s Landing 6–9 p.m. FREE! www.gnatslanding.net TONGUE & GROOVE The acoustic quartet of Henry Williams, Don

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Henderson, Jason Peckham and Amy Moon plays lively covers and originals.

Go Bar 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar QURIOUS This Atlanta group creates spacey soundscapes featuring dreamy female vocals, samples, synthesizers and freaky masks.

SUNSPOTS Bedroom psych-pop with tropical beats and airy vocals.

TWIN POWERS DJ Dan Geller and a rotating cast spin late-night glam rock, new wave, punk and Britpop.

VINTAGE RADIO Hip-hop electronica and space-age funk.

Last Call 10 p.m. www.lastcallathens.com DJRX DJ-remixer Brian Gonzalez delivers original mixes of mainly current pop with forays into rock, old school, country and electronica.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/littlekingsshuffleclub DJ MAHOGANY Freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta unexpected faves.

The Melting Point 9 p.m. $10 (adv.), $12 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com BACK ROW BAPTISTS With musical roots buried deep in Birmingham, the Baptists play music that is Southern in the purest sense.

KEVN KINNEY Frontman of Atlantabased Southern rock band Drivin’ N Cryin’ performs a mix of country, rock and folk tunes.

New Earth Music Hall 9 p.m. FREE! www.newearthmusichall. com WELCOME BACK PARTY Local favorites play all night plus ticket giveaways to upcoming shows.

The Office Lounge 9 p.m. $5. 706-546-0840 DJ KILLACUT Spinning an eclectic mix of music and mashing it up DJ Shadow-style.

KAITLIN JONES Local folk guitarist/ vocalist Jones performs a solo set of Americana-tinged country originals.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5 p.m. www.terrapinbeer.com HARP UNSTRUNG Alt rock with a funky, jam-band twist. Lush harmony vocals and guitar-driven songs.

Sunday 15 Borders Books & Music 4 p.m. FREE! 706–583–8647 NANCY HEIGES AND LAVON SMITH Local songstresses work together, producing original, harmonic, crooning melodies.

Farm 255 9 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com AMERICAN CHEESEBURGER Loud and aggressive old-school thrash rock.

CAPSULE Heavy, technical hardcore punk trio from Miami.

CHRISSAKES Whether you like your punk with psychedelic guitar solos or with more aggressive guitar riffs, this band offers the perfect mix of both.

MEHKAGO NT Hardcore from Miami.

Square One Fish Co. Noon-3 p.m. FREE! www.squareonefishco.com SUNDAY JAZZ BRUNCH Rotating local jazz artists play Sunday afternoons on the patio.

Monday 16 Alibi 9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010 KARAOKE Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday with the Singing Cowboy!

Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www. caledonialounge.com ARNHAO Danceable electronic pop.

ARTURO IN LETTO Backup guitarist and brother of local artist Allison Weiss, AJ Weiss shows off his solo chops under the name Arturo in Letto, singing mostly sweet, melodic songs written in Italy about his time abroad.

THE BORDER LIONS Local band performing simple pop songs in the vein of The Beatles, Rolling Stones and Velvet Underground.

Rye Bar 10:30 p.m. www.myspace.com/ryebarathens BRINN BLACK Moving vocals over well-crafted country-tinged pop tunes.

STARLITE DEVILLES New local band featuring Eric Gregory and Bear from Twain playing a mix of alternative country and powerpop.

Tuesday 17 Alibi 9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010 KARAOKE Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday with the Singing Cowboy!

Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www. caledonialounge.com KHANN High-energy hardcore full of intense screams and driving rhythms influenced by Neurosis, Botch, and Dillinger Escape Plan.

OF LEGEND This local hardcore band has changed up its sound, heading in a more experimental, introspective direction informed by acts like Neurosis, Isis and Jesu.

UTAH Explosively loud metal and hardcore duo.

VERTICALLY CHALLENGED Prog metal influenced by Primus, Black Sabbath and old-school Metallica.

Doc McGee’s 8 p.m. $5 (musicians FREE!). www. docmcgees.com MUSICIAN ALL JAM Every Tuesday night Doc McGee’s presents Musician All Jam hosted by The Mike Delaney Project. Bring your instrument and sign up when you arrive to play.

Farm 255 9:30 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com JULIAN BOZEMAN Quiet Hooves frontman and keysman performs a multi-media set.

HUME Experimental rock from D.C. The most recent incarnation of Hume focuses on super tight arrangements, mathy guitar work and surprising shifts in tempo. See Calendar Pick on p. 31.

NUTRITIONAL PEACE New local “vegan ambient” project featuring Jeff Tobias.

PRETTY BIRD Lo-fi psych and experimental tunes.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/ flickerbar THE BORDER LIONS Local band performing simple pop songs in the vein of The Beatles, Rolling Stones and Velvet Underground.

THE SHRINKS Drawing from divergent, unpredictable influences, this

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local band plays intricate, haunting indie rock with a psychedelic tinge.

Features members of Flash to Bang Time and Commander Chameleon.

Little Kings Shuffle Club Athens Farmers Market. 4–7 p.m.

FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net HIGH STRUNG STRING BAND This local act offers three-part harmonies and ramblin’, upbeat bluegrass on acoustic guitar, banjo and mandolin.

The Loft 10 p.m. FREE! www.loftofathens.com DJ DECEPTICRON Mixing today’s hottest house, electro, and club hits.

The Melting Point 7 p.m. $3. www.meltingpointathens. com BORDERHOP TRIO This bluegrass trio sums up its sound in two words: “high” and “lonesome.”

New Earth Music Hall 9 p.m. FREE! www.newearthmusichall. com POETIC SOUL Mon2 and Buddah host this new open-mic for poets, singers and other soulful types.

Every Tuesday. Sign up at 8 p.m.

Rye Bar 10:30 p.m. www.myspace.com/ryebarathens SUMILAN Technically proficient progressive jam rock.

Sideways 10 p.m. FREE! 706–319–1919 DJRX DJ-remixer Brian Gonzalez delivers original mixes of mainly current pop with forays into rock, old school, country and electronica.

Wednesday 18 Alibi 9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010 KARAOKE With the Singing Cowboy!

Boar’s Head Lounge FREE! 706-369-3040 KARAOKE Make new friends.

Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.caledonialounge.com EDDIE THE WHEEL Trance pop with a sense of humor.

LIONS, TIGERS, AND BEARS Experimental hardcore.

THE PREMONITIONS Local band The Premonitions are back with an all new lineup featuring Kara McKenney on lead vocals/keyboard/ guitar and Matt Whittaker on guitar.

The tunes are still melodic rock but perhaps a bit edgier than before.

Farm 255 “Primals Night.” 9–11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com AARON GENTRY AND PATRICK MORALES Gentry is a multiinstrumentalist known for his work with Broken Bits and Quiet Hooves, and Pat Morales is a local singersongwriter.

11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com HEIGHT WITH FRIENDS Hip-hop group that’s part of the Wham City collective in Baltimore.

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

TOMMY TV Moths bassist performs hip-hop improv.

Go Bar 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar BOMBS BOMBS BOMBS New local act playing quirky pop rock.

TWIN POWERS DJ Dan Geller and a rotating cast spin late-night glam rock, new wave, punk and Britpop.

Johnny’s New York Style Pizza 7:30–10 p.m. FREE! 706-354-1515 KARAOKE For rising stars.

Stephen Tyndall Photography

If you caught Hume last time the band played Athens, you heard tracks off Mirroring, a project composed for three saxophones, two drum kits and two electric basses. If you saw the prior tour, you might have heard tracks off Phat Daughter String Quartet, a record that Hume features string arrangements and dub remixes.

This time around, it’ll be something totally different yet again. Hume is a fluid, evolving project, with frontman Britton Powell the only constant. His band of ever-changing virtuosos and classically trained musicians deftly compose challenging yet engaging songs that swell with awesome complexity and inspiring subtlety.

On this tour, keyboardist and classical pianist Leo Svirsky says the band is presenting a more traditional rock lineup, with two guitars, bass, drums and a Fender Rhodes.

“Every [incarnation of Hume] has been pretty psychedelic,” he says. “Now we’re definitely going for really tight rhythms and crazy time signatures… so, prog rock, but it’s all within very well constructed songs with a kind of pop sensibility; so it’s very smooth even though the rhythms get pretty awkward.”

Svirsky says that since joining the band he has yet to play with another group that sounds similar to Hume. He’s learned that the secret to creating truly original music is two-fold: have a great record collection and a dedication to your craft.

“The world of sound and music is so wide… and it’s important to go back in history and have a real sense of how music has changed and how different cultures have produced different kinds of music.”

As for dedication, Svirsky says band leader Powell is an inspiration. “He has a very strong identity as a songwriter, composer and vocalist that shines through all of his work, but he also has a really intense drive to push the music forward, and that affects all of us… You have to have that drive to just make music that pushes yourself and pushes other people.” [Michelle Gilzenrat]

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New Earth Music Hall 9 p.m. $5. www.newearthmusichall. com LOWDOWN COMEDY OPEN MIC Hosted by Chris Patton and featuring headliner Joe Zimmerman.

No Where Bar 10 p.m. $2. 706–546–4742 NORMALTOWN FLYERS This Athens roots-rock institution plays good-time rock and roll. Come celebrate Sky’s 30th Anniversary of being in the bar business.

The Office Lounge 9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-549-0840 KARAOKE Wednesdays with Lynn!

Rye Bar 10:30 p.m. www.myspace.com/ryebarathens THE MUMBLES New Orleans based duo combining soul music with avant and old-time jazz.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5 p.m. www.terrapinbeer.com DREW KOHL Original singer/songwriter plays bluegrass-inspired folk. * Advance Tickets Available

Pitchers of Frozen Margaritas Fried Chicken Tacos Cheese Dip & Chips Barbeque Tacos Full Veggie Menu and More!

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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 (Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation) Seeking artists for the OCAF Members’ Gallery. View proposal requirements online. www.ocaf.com Call for Artists (ATHICA) Seeking submissions from artists who request the participation of others as a key element of their work.

Go online for submission guidelines.

Deadline Oct. 6. www.athica.org Call for Artists (Georgia Piedmont Arts Center, Auburn) Seeking artists to participate in upcoming art festival, “Harvest of Art,” in September. Register or learn more online. 404-202-3044, www. georgiapiedmontartscenter.com Call for Artists and Musicians Athens Indie Craftstravaganzaa is currently seeking artists and crafters for the event in November. www.athensindiecraft stravaganzaa.com

AUDITIONS Night School & A Night Out (Athens Community Theatre) Town and Gown Players are holding auditions for a Second Stage Production of two plays by Harold Pinter. Cold readings from the script. Aug. 16, 7–9 p.m. www.townandgown players.org Athens’ Got Talent (Buffalo’s Southwest Café) Don’t miss your chance to be a star! Audition for the first annual Athens area amateur talent competition. Proceeds from the October performance at the Classic Center benefit Women to the World.

Register online. Aug. 19 & 20, $10 (non-refundable entrance fee). www. athensgottalent.com

Rose of Athens Theatre’s 2010/2011 Season (SeneyStovall Chapel) Now holding auditions for As You Like It, Alice in Wonderland, Frankenstein Lives and Christmas Spirits Holiday Tour. Prepare two one-minute monologues, one classical and one contemporary, and call to schedule audition. Ages 9 to adult. Aug. 25, 6–9 p.m. www.roseofathens.org, danielle@roseofathens.org, 706340-9181.

CLASSES ACC Leisure Services Fall Program 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 fall and winter. See full program online! www.accleisure services.com Advanced Beekeeping (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Perform a 24-hour Varroa mite count and apply a variety of fall treatments for varroa and other pests. Completion of the Beekeeping for Beginners Series required.

Registration required. Aug. 14, 1–3 p.m. $16. 706-542-6156.

Argentine Tango Essentials (Athens Elks Lodge, 3155 Atlanta Hwy.) Workshop taught by Clint Rauscher and Shelly Brooks of Atlanta’s Tango Evolution. No experience or partner necessary. Aug. 10 & 24, 6–8:30 p.m. $5. 706-613-8178, cvunderwood@charter.net Basic Computer Skills and Introduction to Computers (Oconee County Library) Learn the basic components of your computer or master Microsoft Windows XP. Registration

required. Go online for list of upcoming classes. 706-769-3950, FREE! www.clarke.public.lib.ga.us/ oconee.html Bellydancing (Healing Arts Centre) Learn basic technique, postures and movements fundamental to all styles of bellydance in “Beginners Egyptian Bellydancing” (Wednesdays, 7–8:15 p.m.).

Learn intermediate-level movements in “Intermediate/Advanced Bellydancing” (Wednesdays, 8:30–9:45 p.m.). 706-613-1143, www.healingartscentre.net Chen Style Taijiquan (Floorspace) Effortless power.

Authentic Chinese martial lineage.

Register for ongoing instruction.

Sundays and Mondays, 706-6143342, telihu@gmail.com 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.good dirt.net Computer Class (ACC Library, Educational Technology Center) Introduction to Word. Call to register. Aug. 12, 10–11:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 Computer Class (ACC Library, Educational Technology Center) Introduction to the Internet. Call to register. Aug. 26, 7–8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 Computer Class (Oconee County Library) Introduction to PowerPoint.

Learn how to make a digital slideshow. Call to register. Aug. 11, 3–4:30 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 Concrete Leaf-Casting (State Botanical Garden) Learn how to use large leaves to cast concrete forms that can be used for creative garden accents. Registration required. Aug. 31, 6:30–8:30 p.m. $27. 706-5426156, www.uga.edu/botgarden

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All of them kept clean kennels, were quiet, and very good on a leash. The first black and white girl looks like a Labrador and Staffordshire Terrier mix and she is a very happy and sweet character. The Boxer seems to have had basic obedience training and has an interesting white and brindle coat. The Doberman lady is brown and tan and she is a tall, elegant girl, very sweet and gentle and likes to be with people.

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Beautiful and cute baby Rottweiler pups have a touch of (very curable) mange that may lessen their chances for adoption! Try to look past such temporary conditions when looking for a best friend. The little fella below has some skin issues, too but he is all heart and good attitude. All white American Bulldog mix.

ATHENS AREA HUMANE SOCIETY 10 Total Cats Received 11 Cats Placed!

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Drawings by Alice Pruitt are part of the “Full House 2010” exhibit on display at Lyndon House Arts Center through Sept 18.

Dance Classes (Studio Dance Academy) Now registering for a wide range of youth and adult classes, from ballet and tap to swing and Nia. 706-354-6454, www.studiodance academy.com Dancefx Fitness Classes (Dancefx) Stay in shape all summer with Pilates, zumba, body sculpting, floor barre, stretch and more. See full schedule online. $6/class. 706355-3078, www.dancefx.org Dancing Pals Dance Lessons (Freedom of Movement Dance Academy, 8081 Macon Hwy) Be prepared for any social occasion with alternating ballroom and countrywestern dance lessons every Sunday afternoon and Tuesday evening.

6:30–7:30 p.m. $10. jean.guard@ yahoo.com Etching for Beginners and Intermediates (Lyndon House Arts Center) An introduction to intaglio/etching processes using printmaking methods to inscribe images onto metal plates. Learn Xerox transfer, soft ground and aquatint techniques! Call for more info. 706613-3623, www.accleisureservices. com Fall Clay and Glass Classes (Good Dirt) Now registering for classes in wheel-thrown pottery, glass fusing and slumping, and other special projects. All levels for youth and adults. See complete schedule online. 706–355–3161. www.gooddirt.net Figure Drawing Studio (Fringe Collective Artistic Studios) Bring any supplies/equipment that you may require. Ages 18 and up. Call to reserve a space. Sundays, 2–4 p.m. $10, $7 (members) 706-540-2727 Gardening Classes (Athens Technical College) Register for one or all of the seven classes taught by the Athens Area Master Gardeners.

Learn how to save and start seeds, how to transplant seedlings and

prepare soil for success and how to control insects, disease and weeds. $15/class, $79/7 classes. 706-3695763, bmoody@athenstech.edu GED Classes (Athens Urban Ministries, 717 Oconee St.) Get your GED for free, free, free! Mondays & Thursdays 9:30–11:30 a.m. FREE! 706-353-6647.

Genealogy on the Internet (ACC Library) A brief intro to Internet resources for genealogy. Databases in Galileo will be introduced. Registration required.

Aug. 19, 6–8:45 p.m. FREE! 706613-3650 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! 706-549-4850 Hammered-Wire Leaf Jewelry (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Artist Susan Cooper teaches participants how to create jewelry inspired by leaves from native trees. Aug. 17, 6:30–8:30 p.m. $15. www.uga.edu/botgarden Introduction to the Internet (Oconee County Library) Two-part class that covers Internet service providers, web browsers, useful sites and Internet safety. Space is limited; call to register. Aug. 25 & 26, 3-4:30 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 Jewelry and Metalsmithing (Lyndon House Arts Center) Learn how to create unique pieces of jewelry while learning about various metalsmithing techniques, including piercing, soldering, stone setting, appliqué and inlay. Call for more information! 706-613-3623, www. accleisureservices.com Microsoft Word 2007 (Athens Technical College) Learn how to include text, graphics, tables and formatting in your business docu-

ments. Aug. 17, 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m. $125. 706-369-5876 Money Matters (ACC Library) Money Matters coordinator Teri Hanna will share some helpful tips for budgeting, maintaining a checking account and improving your credit score in this program sponsored by Smart Investing @ Your Library. Aug. 26, 7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 New Canopy Classes (Canopy Studio) Fall classes begin Sept. 7!

Register for beginner or intermediate trapeze classes for adults or children. New this fall: Beginner Fabrics Trapeze. Full schedule online. 706549-8501, www.canopystudio.com Nia (Various Locations) Register for a session or drop in to try out this blend of dance arts, martial arts and healing arts. For all ages and fitness levels. Go online for class offerings. $12/drop-in, 706-424-9873, www. thebodyeclectic.net OCAF Classes (Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation) Now registering for fall classes. Offerings include drawing, watercolor, oil and acrylic painting, bagpipe making, ceramic arts, book making and poetry. 706769-4565, www.ocaf.com Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Classes (Trumps on Milledge, 2026 S. Milledge Ave.) OLLI, formerly Learning in Retirement, will hold registration for fall courses and activities. Come out and learn about the various classes, travel opportunities and social events offered. Sept. 13, 9:30 a.m.

706-542-5011, www.olli.uga.edu Outdoor Fitness Boot Camps (Various Locations) Now registering men and women of all fitness levels for weekday morning and evening programs. Learn more and register online! www.wowbootcamp.net Painting with Charles (Lyndon House Arts Center) Bring in your oil or acrylic masterpieces-in-progress

to receive easel-side assistance from instructor Charles. 706-613-3623, www.accleisureservices.com Pilates Booty Camp (Sangha Yoga Studio) A low-impact core fitness course led by Mary Imes.

Tuesdays, 5:30–6:45 p.m. $75/session. 706-613-1143, www.healing artscentre.net Tai Chi in the Park on Talmadge Drive (Mind Body Institute, Athens Regional Medical Center) Offering Tai Chi instruction.

Saturdays, 9:30–10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-475-7329, mbiprograms@ armc.org Tech Tips: Photo Editing (ACC Library) Learn how to optimize your vacation photos using Picnik, a free photo-editing website. Aug. 24, 12:15–1 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 Wood Graining Workshop (The Church-Waddel-Brumby House) Visiting artist Derick Tickle conducts a hands-on wood graining workshop over two evenings. Aug. 10, 5–8 p.m. Aug. 11, 6–8 p.m. $100. 706-353-1820, athenswc@ negia.net Yangola (Floorspace) A blend of Capoeira Angola and Hatha Yoga.

Wednesdays, 6:15–7:15 p.m. 727433-6449 Yoga Classes (Sangha Yoga Studio) Choose from morning, afternoon or evening classes. For all skill levels. See full schedule online. $14/ drop-in, $60/6-class punch card.

706-613-1143, www.healingarts centre.net Yoga, Tai Chi and Mindfulness Classes (Mind Body Institute) Experienced and highly educated instructors offer a wide variety of basic and specialty classes throughout the day. 706475-7329, www.armc.org/mbi Yoga, Tai Chi and Pilates (Five Points Yoga) Classes in Mama-Baby Yoga, Prenatal Yoga, Power Vinyasa Flow, Tai Chi Qui Gong, Tai Chi Kung Fu and Pilates for all levels.

Full schedule online. $5/class, $10/ drop-in. www.athensfivepointsyoga. com

Zumba at the Garden (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves comprise this dynamic fitness program. Wednesdays, 5:30–6:30 p.m. $10/class, $72/session. www.uga. edu/botgarden

HELP OUT! Athens-Oconee CASA (CASA, 220 College Ave.) Now recruiting volunteers! CASA volunteers provide legal advocacy for abused and neglected children. Male and Spanish-speaking volunteers are especially needed. 706-613-1922, www.childrenfirst-inc.org Bike Recycling Program (BikeAthens, Chase Street Warehouses) Join BikeAthens volunteers as they clean and repair donated bicycles for local service agencies. Sunday, 2–4:30 p.m.

Monday & Wednesday, 6–8:30 p.m. www.bikeathens.com Blood Drive (Red Cross Donor Center) Give the gift of life! Call to make an appointment today. 706546-0681, 1-800-GIVE-LIFE Book Donations (Oconee County Library) Collecting gently used books for the library’s annual fundraising book sale in September. 706769-4077, 678-753-1471 CASA Volunteer Orientation (CASA) Athens-Oconee CourtAppointed Special Advocates is holding orientation for those interested in advocating for abused and neglected children. Aug. 19, 6–7:30 p.m. 706-613-1922, www.athens oconeecasa.org Dine Out for Kids (Various Locations) Join Family Connection and participating local restaurants in their mission to help all kids succeed in school. Aug. 19. For a list of participating restaurants, visit www. dineoutforkids.org Free IT Athens (Free IT Athens, 594 Oconee St.) Seeking volunteers and donations for computer refurbishing, training and support pro-

ART AROUND TOWN ACC Library (2025 Baxter St., Top of the Stairs Gallery) Paintings of flowers by artist and gardener Marshall Reddoch. Through August.

ATHICA (160 Tracy St.) “Mission Accomplished,” an exhibit reflecting on the Iraq War and coinciding with President Obama’s promised date of withdrawal from Iraq, features video and sound art, glass, photography, prints, embroidery and sculpture by artists Cecelia Kane, James Buonaccorsi and Blaine Whisenhunt. Through Sept. 26. Reception Aug. 21.

Big City Bread Cafe (393 N. Finley St.) Photography by Justin Evans. Through August.

Brick House Studio (1892 Athens Rd., Crawford) Featuring artwork by Tim Adams, Andy Casey, Andy Cherewick, Tex Crawford, Rene Guerin, David Jenkins, Doug Makemson, Brian Reade, Marshall Reddock, Eric Simmons and Lamar Wood. Through August (by appointment only).

Chase Street Warehouses (Be Here Now Gallery) “Locals Only,” featuring the work of over a dozen Athens artists, including Michael Lachowski, Nash Hogan, Laurin Ramsey, Cindy Jerrell, Jeff Owens, Dana Jones and Steven Milsap. Saturdays through August 21.

Ciné Barcafé (234 W. Hancock Ave.) An exhibit featuring the explosive, colorful paintings of Carol John.

Through August 15.

Espresso Royale Caffe (297 E. Broad St.) Landscape photography by Tom Nix. Through August.

Five Star Day Café (229 E. Broad St.) Drawings by Aihoa Bilbao Canup. Through August.

Flicker Theatre & Bar (263 W. Washington St.) “Modular,” an exhibit featuring photographs by Lucas Jenson, examines the “accidental geometry” created from the intermingling of shapes and patterns in nature. Through August.

Good Dirt (510 B North Thomas St.) Funtional pot-

grams. Visit www.freeitathens.org for more information. 706-621-6157, freeitathens@gmail.com Seeking Donations and Volunteers (Front Porch Bookstore, 102 Marigold Ln., Winterville) The bookstore operated by the Friends of the Winterville Library is seeking volunteers and book donations. No more textbooks, please! 706-372-1236, ronwetherbee @windstream.net Trail Guide Training (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Help lead discovery hikes with small groups of elementary school students. Ages 18 & up. Pre-registration required.

Aug. 26–28, 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

706-613-3615 Volunteer ESL Teachers (Goodwill Career Center) Catholic Charities seeks volunteers to teach English as a Second Language to adults in the community Monday through Thursday evenings this fall.

No experience necessary. Margaret Prickett, 770–790–3118, mprickett @archatl.com

KIDSTUFF Babies & Beasties Series (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Help your toddler discover nature. Ages 18 months–2 years, with adult.

Registration required. Thursdays in August, 10 a.m. $7. 706-613-3615 Henna Workshop (Rocksprings Neighborhood Center) Learn how to apply temporary henna body art.

Ages 11–15. Aug. 27, 5 p.m. $2.

706-613-3650 Knee-High Naturalists (Sandy Creek Nature Center) A program of age-appropriate nature exploration, animal encounters, hikes and crafts.

For parents and children. Alternating Wednesdays, 3:30–4:30 p.m. $13.

706-613-3515, www.sandycreek naturecenter.com Project Athens Music Workshop (New Earth Music Hall) Aspiring teen producers, engineers and songwriters are en-

tery and sculpture by Allya Macdonald, Crisha Yantis and Al Pellenberg. Through mid-August.

The Grit (199 Prince Ave.) Works by Hannah Jones.

Through Aug. 15.

Just Pho…and More (1063 Baxter St.) Work by Nancy Hart. Through August.

Lyndon House Arts Center (293 Hoyt St.) “Art for Athens Kids,” an exhibit featuring illustrated ceramic tiles by nine young artists from Pinewoods Learning Center. Through Aug. 28. “Full House 2010” features over a hundred works in a variety of media by local artists and members of the organizations that meet regularly at the Lyndon House. Through Sept. 18.

Madison-Morgan Cultural Center (434 S. Main St., Madison) “Mapping the Present Just Went By,” a collaborative multimedia project presented by the Madison-Morgan Cultural Center and the Morgan County African-American Museum which combines stories, documents, sculpture and other historical relics with photography by Lynn Marshall-Linnemeier.

Through Sept. 24.

Monroe Art Guild (205 S. Broad St., Monroe) “Summer Members’ Show.” Through Aug. 25.

Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic (120 Florida Ave.) Drawings and paintings by Elizabeth Bishop-Martin. Through August.

Republic Salon (312 E. Broad St.) Large, vibrant acrylic paintings by Jaime Bull. Through August.

State Botanical Garden of Georgia (2450 S. Milledge Ave.) “Dancing Naked Under Palm Trees,” an exhibit featuring watercolors of nature by Par Ramey. Through August.

UGA Aderhold (110 Carlton St., Room 232) “Home and Away,” an exhibit featuring photographs of Georgia and abroad by Sally Hudson Ross. Through September.

White Tiger Gourmet Food & Chocolates (217 Hiawasee Ave.) New work by Edwyna Arey.

Through August.

couraged to register for this one-day workshop. Aug. 21, 1–5 p.m.

FREE! 678-480-4851, www.project generationd.com Read to Rover (Oconee County Library) Beginning readers in grades 1–4 read aloud to an aid dog.

Trainer always present. Registration required. 15-minute sessions, FREE! 706-769-3950 Wee Toddle (Memorial Park) Register your toddler for an exploration of Memorial Park. For kids ages 2 -3 and a parent/chaperone. Aug. 10, 17 & 24, 10:30–11:15 a.m. $10.

706-613-3616 Wee Walk (Memorial Park) Register your pre-schooler for an exploration of Memorial Park. For kids ages 4–5 and a parent/chaperone. Aug. 10, 17 & 24, 11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m. $10.

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SUPPORT Athens Mothers’ Center (St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church) Meet with other supportive moms and dads. Tuesdays & Fridays, 9:30–11:30 a.m. 706-552-8554, www.athensga.mothercenter.org Domestic Violence Support Group (Call for location) Dinner begins at 6 p.m. and group at 6:30 p.m. Childcare is provided during group. Call the Project Safe hotline: 706-543-3331.

Emotional Abuse Support Group (Call for location) Demeaning behavior can be just as harmful as punches and kicks.

Childcare is provided. Call the Project Safe hotline: 706-543-3331.

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 Parkinson’s Support Group (Council on Aging) Meet up every fourth Monday for an open support group for those living with Parkinson’s Disease. 2:30–4 p.m.

FREE! 706-549-4850 Sapph Fire (Email for Location) The newly formed social and support group for lesbian and bisexual women of color meets the first and third Saturday of every month. Ages 21 & up. Email for more information. Find Sapph Fire on Facebook, sapph.fire@yahoo.com

ON THE STREET Athens, GA Half-Marathon (Various Locations) Explore Athens in autumn on this run winding through campus, downtown and alongside the North Oconee River.

Proceeds benefit AthFest. Now registering. Oct. 24, 7 a.m. $60. www. athensgahalf.com Cedar Creek 5K Run/Walk (Cedar Creek, 410 Cedar Creek) Register for this 5K for a chance to win gift cards and other giveaways.

Music, goodies, games and swimming follow. Proceeds benefit the Cedar Creek pool. Aug. 28, 8:30 a.m. $8 (5K) $5 (one-mile fun run).

706-850-1486 “Tri to Beat Cancer” (Sandy Creek Park) The Cancer Foundation of Northeast Georgia hosts a sprint triathalon in Sandy Creek Park to raise money for local cancer patients. Aug. 29, 7–11 a.m. $50. 706353-4354, www.cfnega.org f

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Matters Of The Heart And Loins For the past five years of our 12-year marriage my husband and I have been involved in the swinging lifestyle. We have had a lot of fun and met some wonderful people. Most of the people we swing with are in our age group and, of course, very open-minded. So, what could possibly be the problem? Well, a little over a year ago we met a new couple. They are attractive and fun to hang out with. The four of us kinda fell into a good groove and started having foursomes.

Again, lots of fun. Recently it has come to our attention that they are very prejudiced people. I guess they have reached a level of comfort with us to be open about their opinions. Problem is, our views are almost incompatible. We don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings but we really need to back off from this couple. How should we go about this?

We thought of making excuses for not getting together with them but are afraid they will see through this. They are bigots, not fools. Or should we be blunt and let the cookie crumble as it may?

Confused by Sexy Bigots If you already know that they are going to see through your excuses, then obviously you shouldn’t bother making any. You should treat it like you would anyone else you were dating.

Break it off clean and honestly, and probably face to face. You could tell them you need to talk (which is always a big red flag in a relationship, so it isn’t like they won’t see this coming), then meet them out somewhere in a neutral environment and just tell it like it is. Tell them that in light of your discovery, you are no longer interested in a relationship and would feel hypocritical if you were to continue to see them. Then wish them well and move on. Maybe what you say will make them rethink their bigotry, and maybe it won’t. But if you aren’t honest with them, then you will never feel right about it.

And, hey, unlike a regular breakup, you still have someone, right?

My roommate and I are addicted to making fun of Craigslist people, especially those of the “missed connections” and “casual encounters” variety. Yes, that’s right, we like to laugh at desperate people who post camera phone pictures of themselves in compromising positions. Guilty as charged.

Anyway, as we were cruising down loser lane yesterday I noticed that my ex had posted some commando shots of himself on an ad for a “no strings” situation. I’m mortified, and frankly pretty appalled that the guy I thought I knew so well (we dated for over a year) would stoop to such a low level.

What I’m wondering is if I ought to confront him about this situation. He and I are trying to be friends (regular ones, without benefits) and I feel like he needs to know that, as a friend, I think he’s acting like a complete idiot.

I’m just disgusted that he doesn’t have more self-respect than to sell himself like a piece of meat. And I’m horrified for myself that maybe he was always this much of a man-whore, and I never knew about it while we were dating.

Thank God I’ve been tested recently!

I wish I could be open minded about it, but it just pains me to see this happen. Should I say something?

C. L. Blues Is anyone else amused by the irony here? You were trolling around looking for desperate people to make fun of and then you found out one of them was somebody you used to sleep with. Hilarious! So, I guess this means you aren’t above dating a “loser” yourself?

(Are you questioning your judgment now? Because you definitely should be.) Oh, my sides ache from laughing. You poor, stupid twit. And then, you write in to an advice column where other people read about your sad, fucked up situation, and they make fun of you. It’s just delightful.

Now, as to whether or not you confront him. What is the point? If you just want him to know that anybody might run across his ad, then yes, you might want to talk to him.

But if you’re trying to tell him he’s wrong, or that you’re disgusted, or whatever, why should he care? And even if he does care, and he takes the ad down, are you really going to be friends? Really? I think maybe you should just forget the whole thing, and try to find something better to do with your downtime.

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Bob Because men make them that way. If it makes you feel any better, it works both ways.

Confidential to CL: It seems pretty clear to me that the woman in question has already made up her mind. If she’s not taking your calls and her texts and emails are all talking about the relationship in the past tense (go back and read the stuff you sent me), then it’s over. It sucks, but I don’t think she’s leaving room for maybe or what if, so if you want to maintain your dignity and any possibility of future social interaction that doesn’t involve shouting at her from a minimum of 200 yards distance, then do yourself a favor and let it go. You can talk forgiveness or explanations or whatever you like, but not now. She has been extremely polite up to this point. Don’t push it. And don’t try to contact her for at least six months, OK?

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2BR/2BA furnished. Includes W/D, Internet, cable. Private entrance. Quiet n’hood off Epps Bridge. No pets. Info/ pics. (706) 206-3345. $760/mo.

2BR/1BA Apts avail. 125 Honeysuckle Lane off Broad St. across from King Ave. On bus line. GRFA welcomed. Water & trash incl. Central, private, secluded, park-like location.

Lease, deposit, references req’d. $450/mo. (706) 2276000 or (706) 540-1959.

5BR/3BA. $750/mo. 117 Jolly Lane Athens, GA 30606.

1589 sq. ft., CHAC, DW, W/D. Near 5 Pts. & Memorial Park off of S. Lumpkin in Sleepy Creek (706) 850-6593.

Available now. Spacious 2BR Dwntn apartments. 3 blocks from N. campus.

Out of bar scene. Close to everything. Call George (706) 340-0987.

Downtown. Luxury 2BR a p a r t m e n t i n Vi c t o r i a n Bldg. Great views. 2–story townhouse. $1195/mo.

Graham (706) 546-6616.

FTX Apartments.

Campus & busline within half a block. Near Milledge Ave. 2BR units.

Pre–lease for Fall 2010.

These units are always 100% leased so act now for low rental rates. Call Stacy at (706) 425-4048 or (706) 296-1863.

Mature student for apartment suite in 3BR home. BR/BA, study, kitchenette, private entrance/deck. Furnished.

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Pool, sand volleyball, basketball. W/D, all appls incl. On busline. Don’t wait, won’t last! (678) 462-0824.

Westside condos.

2BR/2BA, $600/mo.

Eastside quadraplex 2BR/2BA, $525/mo.

2BR/1BA, $490/mo.

Eastside Duplex 2BR/1BA, 475/mo.

Eastside basement apartment 2BR/1BA. W/D, nice yard. $550/mo. Call McWaters Realty, (706) 549-3222, (706) 353-2700 or cell (706) 540-1529.

Commercial Property Athens Executive Suites. Offices available in historic Dwntn bldg. w/ on–site parking. All utils., Internet, & janitorial incl.

Single or multiple offices avail. Call Stacy (706) 4254048 or (706) 296-1863.

Eastside offices. 1060 Gaines School Rd. Rent: 1200 sq. ft. $1200/mo. 450 sq. ft. $600/mo. 170 sq. ft. $375/ mo. (706) 546-1615 or www. athenstownproperties.com.

For Sale. 4700 sq. ft. office.

485 Newton Bridge Rd. Possible owner financing to qualified, credit worthy buyer.

This is great opportunity! Call Don at Sumner Properties (706) 353-1039.

Historic Downtown Building. 3200 sq. ft.

Ample onsite parking. Office/ Commercial. Contact Stacy (706) 425-4048.

Paint Artist Studios.

Historic Blvd area. Artist C o m m u n i t y. 1 6 0 Tr a c y St. Rent: 300 sq. ft. $150/ mo. 400 sq. ft. $200/mo.

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

Retail Suites for lease at Homewood Village. 1K–12,500 sq. ft. available. For more info call Bryan Austin at (706) 3531039 or visit www.sumner properties.net.

Retail, Bar, or Restaurantfor lease at Homewood Shopping Center.

3000 sq. ft. Call Bryan Austin at (706) 353-1039.

Condos for Rent $840/mo. 3BR/2BA. Stadium Village, near campus. Includes stainless appls + W/D. Water, sewer, garbage, pest control.

Gated community, pool, fitness center, study lounge w/ Wi–Fi. No pets. Very clean!

(912) 660-9189. $750/mo. 4BR/3 Full BA. 10 min. to UGA. 137 Westchester Circle. All appls incl. W/D, excellent condition. New carpet & paint. Lg. lv. rm., sec. system. Available immediately.

Owner/Agent, call Robin (770) 265-6509 or email at robintdubois@gmail.com. $570/mo. incl. water/trash.

2BR/2BA in quadplex.

Eastside, off College Station.

Less than a mile from UGA. CHAC, ceiling fans, 1100sf, W/D, deck, parking. (571) 262-1763.

2BR/2BA, Eastside. Available now. 1300 sq. ft., CHAC, W/D, new DW. No pets. $575/mo. (706) 769-0757.

3BR/2.5BA. 3 floors. 2 patios.

New kitchen, completely updated unit. Pool. $900/mo.

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Geoff (706) 206-3560 for more. Owner is lic. Ga. RE agent, #302489.

Studio 51. Luxury studios adjoining UGA campus. On UGA busline.

Well apportioned. Stainless appls. Tile & bamboo floors. On–site laundry.

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Westside condo. Available 9/1. 1500 sq. ft. 2BR/2BA. W/D, CHAC, DW. Good location, no pets. On busline.

Se habla Espanol. $690/mo.

Ana (678) 848-7987.

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1BR/1BA available now. Large. HWflrs. throughout, built–in book shelves, FP, laundry, tall ceilings, private. Walk to restaurants, minutes from Dwntn. 167 Oglethorpe. $695/mo. Pets welcome. (706) 546-6900.

2BR/1BA basement apartment. Close to UGA. Living-dining room, fridge, stove, garbage p/u, electric heat-A/C, no pets, yd. maintained. $350/mo. 117.5 Johnson Dr. Owner/agent Stan (706) 543-5352.

E a s t A t h e n s . G re a t 2BR/1BA duplex. On city busline. Fresh paint, W/D, DW, range, fridge, trash & yd. service incl. Pets OK. Available now! $550/mo. Call Mike (877) 740-1514 toll free.

Normaltown/Navy School.

Unique, brick townhouse.

Cool, private 2BR/1BA. CHAC, HWflrs, lg. fenced yard. Pets OK. Upstairs $700/mo., downstairs $600/ mo. Off street parking.

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Pineview Dr. off S. Milledge.

W/D, ceiling fans, DW, microwave, total electric, fresh paint, up-to-date appls.

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Immaculate, friendly, convenient, wooded, 2BR, FP. W/D, $550/mo.

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Houses for Rent $550/mo. Near Mall 3BR/1BA house, single garage, woods in back. Watkinsville.

3BR/2BA. All amenities, double garage, deck, woods w/ creek, close to loop. $900/ mo. (706) 549-4580. $680/mo. 2BR/2BA. 115 E. Carver Dr. 1.5 mi. from UGA Arch. Fenced–in yd.

Tile & HWflrs. CHAC, W/D hookups, DW. Pets welcome.

Avail. 8/1. (706) 614-8335.

1BR/1BA w/ office 1277 W. Hancock. Screen porch, rear parking, pets OK, DW, HVAC, HWflrs, walk to ARMC, campus, & Newtown. $600/mo. Call Paul (706) 714-9607.

1331 Dowdy Rd. 3-6BR/2BA. $990–$1220/ mo. 100 yr. old farmhouse located ½ mile from civilization. High ceilings, HWflrs. Good dogs welcome.

A spacious house w/ 2 lg. porches. Located close to great schools & all of your shopping needs in a serene setting, which is great for family friends & nature lovers, or anyone else who is looking for a great house to live for the upcoming year!Avail. now! Pls. call (706) 5489797, boulevard​property​ management.com.

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1085B Macon Hwy. 2BR/1BA, $595/mo. 1045 Macon Hwy. 4BR/2BA + extra rooms, sunroom, lots of parking. All on busline. All homes have HWflrs, CHAC, W/D, & pet friendly. Available now! (Pics in order). (706) 546-7946, Flowersnancy@ bellsouth.net. See v i r t u a l t o u r s w w w. nancyflowers.com.

181 Holman Ave. Available immediately! 3BR/2BA in Normaltown. HWflrs, CHAC, quiet street. Grad students pref’d. (706) 372-1505.

145 Woodcrest Drive.

3BR/2BA. CHAC. Fenced yd. Pets OK. No pet fees!

Open House today! $825/ mo. (706) 372-6873.

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.

2BR/1BA. 1 person: $495/ mo., 2 people: $550/mo.

190 Grove St. house & an art studio for creative people w/ an open floor plan off Oconee St. Walking distance to UGA, Dwntn, 1000 sq. ft., porch, screened porch, garden area, yard art, claw foot tub, concrete floors. Pets are welcome. (706) 548-9797, b o u l e v a r d ​p r o p e r t y​ management.com.

260 North Rockspring.

3BR/2BA for lease by o w n e r.

Completely remodeled in-town home.

New everything! Pets are welcome. $840/mo. Call Lance, (706) 714-4603.

2BR/2BA Walk to Class/ Dwntn. Circa 1890's, CHAC, high ceilings, HWflrs, FP, fenced yrd, gas log fireplace. Pets OK. $795/mo. 140 Inglewood Ave. (706) 714-1100. Low deposit.

340 Barber Street. The only one like it. This is the best 3BR/2BA in town. This 2–story newly renovated house has beautiful skylights in the 25 ft. high living room ceiling w/ exposed brick give the house an urban feel.

340 Barber St. is in walking distance to campus & Dwntn. $1400/mo. (706) 5489797, boulevard​property​ management.com.

3BR/1.5BA. 460 Whitehead Rd. HWflrs, carpet, CHAC, attic fan, tiled kitchen, garbage disposal, DW, fenced yd., pecan trees. $750/mo. & $500/dep. Call (706) 254-2936.

3BR/2BA. Cedar creek.

Fenced backyd., gas grill, FP, wooded lot. Quiet family n’hood. Swimming community. 360 Sandstone Dr. $1025/mo. & dep. (706) 319-1846, (706) 548-4819.

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3BR/2BA house for rent.

Large wooded backyd., HVAC, W/D, fridge. Close to Dwntn. 340 Lexington Heights. $800/mo. (706) 613-7242 or (678) 232-7228.

3BR/1BA house. CHAC, DW, W/D included. No gas bill, fenced yd. Pets OK. Bonus room or 4th BR. Available now. Only $575/ mo. Call/text (706) 255-2552, OffCampusRealty.com.

4BR/4BA house in The Retreat. Less than 1 mile from The Arch. Pool. Pets welcome. $200 discount per month. Only $1700/mo.

Aaron (706) 207-2957.

4BR/3BA townhome. $850/mo. Huge floorplan!

W/D, alarm system, pets welcome. $425/dep.

Eastside, Deer Park. Visit www.hancockpropertiesinc. com. (706) 552-3500.

Available immediately in Five Points 2BR/1BA, $650/mo., pets OK, W/D connections, call Tom 706540-2432.

2BR/1BA furnished home in Sunset/Normaltown. Excellent condition. All appliances, new HVAC, huge backyard.

No smoking, no pets. $850/ mo. (404) 276-6559. Perfect for international grad student or visiting professor.

Available now. Attention students & small families.

3 B R /2 .5 B A spl i t l vl. i n quiet cul–de–sac. Close to campus! HWflrs., FP, sec. sys., kitchen appls., W/D. $1275/mo. (770) 596-6234.

2, 3, 4BR houses. 5 Pts. close to campus & other areas. Check out our website at www.athenslease.com, or call (706) 410-6122.

Adorable 3BR/2.5BA house in Winterville.

Lots of storage, lg rooms, 1700 sq. ft., 1-car garage, fenced yd, 1/2 acre lot, W/D, DW, CHAC. Some pets OK. 6 mi. to UGA. $960/mo.

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3BR/2BA home on Lexington Rd. Located on bus line.

Garage apartment & small yd. W/D, DW, CHAC. $595/ mo. (706) 549-9456.

Charming Country Home.3BR/2BA. 10 mi. from Dwntn. 16 acres. Suitable for 2 horses. Fenced pasture w/ shelter. CHAC, all appls.

1BR & 2BAs completely renovated. $900/mo. (706) 340-7531.

Call now: 3, 4, & 5BR cottages & townhomes.

Available for lease. HWflrs, W/D, private baths, pet friendly! Prices start at $325/BR! Call (706) 5431910 to view!

Eastside 4BR/2BA home. $800/mo. incl. trash & lawn care. All appls incl. Fenced in backyd, pets OK. Free rent 1st mo. w/ $800/dep.

Call (706) 201-2121.

East Athens. 3BR/2.5BA. Fenced backyard. Small pets OK. $900/mo. (706) 207-3677.

Eastside 3BR/2BA. Lg. yd., on dead–end street. $1000/ mo. 4BR/2BA w/ lg. yd. $1200/ mo. Five Points 3BR/1BA, single carport, $750/mo. Call McWaters Realty, (706) 549-3222, (706) 353-2700, (706) 540-1529.

Historic Blvd/ARMC/ Normaltown area. Wonderful 1910 cottage. Spacious 2BR/1BA claw–foot tub.

HWflrs. 10 ft. ceilings.

CHAC. Lg. eat–in kitchen, W/D, garden. Available now! $800/mo. lease/dep. (706) 207-4636.

Move in now & pay no rent until Sept. 1st! 2 or 3BRs. W/D, DW, Secluded Patios.

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Only a few left for Fall! Brick homes starting at just $275/ BR. Close to Dwntn/UGA & pet friendly. Dekle Realty (706) 548-0580. Please visit www.deklerealty.com.

Preleasing for fall. 1, 2 & 3BR houses. Close to campus & Dwntn. Call (706) 255-0066.

Houses for Sale Charming & Fun in 5 Pts. www.465springdalestreet. com. Or be cool in the Country w/ garden space to grow your own! www.170ElderStreet.com.

Donna Smith Fee, Keller Williams Realty Greater Athens, (706) 296-5717 cell (706) 319-2900 office.

Duplex FSBO. $93K. Eastside 2BR/1BA. 205 & 207 Parkridge Dr. 30605.

C o m p l e t e l y re m o d e l e d inside & out. Current upstairs tenant. Monthly rent covers mortgage. Chris (706) 614-9716.

Normaltown under $100,000! www.115KnottinghamDrive. c o m . O r 3 . 6 a c re s w / home in Oconee www.201 1PeteDickensRoad.com under $150,000. Donna Fee, Keller Williams Realty, Cell: (706) 296-5171, Office: (706) 316-2900.

Parking & Storage Semester Parking (no football included). Assigned spaces. $200. Private lot on S. Thomas St. Near North deck, Jackson St. bus stops, & Tanner Bldg. Won’t last!

(706) 548-9137 before 2:00.

Roommates Browse hundreds of online listings w/ photos & maps.

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Female to share 3BR/2BA house Eastside. $425/mo. & 1/2 utils. Cable, Internet, kitchen privileges, W/D. Student or grad student pref’d. (706) 614-5238.

Female roommate needed ASAP for a 2BR/2.5BA fully furnished condo. 5 mins from downtown. $375 + 1/2 utilities, pest control included in rent. Contact Jesse anytime (706) 202-1989 or sel_jess@yahoo.com.

Quiet Male N/S roommate needed for 2BR/2BA on Eastside. $325/mo. Nice location. Call or email (706) 224-4208 or email bonjour@ uga.edu.

Rooms for Rent $450/mo. + utils. Private bathroom & entrance. $350/ mo. + utils. Shared bathroom.

3200 sq. ft. home on Westside. Newly renovated in 2007 w/ state–of–the–art kitchen. Cable/Internet ready. Prefer grad student or young professional. Pets negotiable. Available now.

Call (404) 660-3219. $325/mo. + utils. Easy-going, open-minded vegetarian seeks roommate. Mid–sized house. Whitehead Rd. area about 4 miles from Dwntn.

Negotiable lease length. Call (706) 410-3086.

Furnished room for rent in quiet Winder home. Female only. Must love cats. $350/ mo. negotiable. Call (706) 410-7644.

For Sale Furniture R u n – t i l – S o l d : Lowest classified ad rate in town!

12 weeks for only $40! Call (706) 549-0301 or place an ad at flagpole.com.

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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 available.

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 everything store! 260 W. Clayton St., (706) 316-0130.

Sporting Goods Bowflex for sale. Like new.

Bought at Academy Sports.

Barely used. Cheap! Call Michael at (706) 540-7538.

Yard Sales 863 N. Chase Street.

Saturday starting at 9am.

Household items, clothes, vintage clothes 60’s &70’s, collectibles, beer signs, lamps, furniture.

Music 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. Visit www.

AthensSchoolofMusic.com, (706) 543-5800.

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.

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 & p a r t y b a n d . w w w. themagictones.com.

Studios RoomFiftyThree. Mix room & ProTools HD2 Accelbased recording studio on the Eastside of Athens.

Seriously high–end analog gear! Seriously affordable!

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Services Cleaning Good cleaning is an art.

Green cleaning is smart!

Summer specials. Call or text Nick (706) 206-0381.

Local, independant. 7 days a week.

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Reynolds Plantation is hiring for the following positions: Line Cook, Cart Attendant, Beverage Cart Attendant, Wellness Specialist, Guest Service Representative, & HousekeepingSupervisor.

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Social Service Tech 3 Vocation Specialist for ACT. Sought by Advantage Behavioral Health Systems of Athens, GA. Will work w/ clients throughout northeast GA. Fax resumes to attention of S. Rucker at (706) 389-6778.

Opportunities As part of our expansion program, Millennium Magic Procurement LLC is in need of people to work as PT Account Managers, Payment & Sales representatives.

Pays a minimum of $3000/ mo. + benefits. Takes only little of your time. Please contact us for more details.

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Cook’s assistant needed in residential setting.

Must have car. Kitchen experience pref’d. $250/ wk., approx. 32 hrs./wk, Mon–Fri. Call Jay (706) 353-3239.

Caterer looking for Servers, Chefs & Cooks to work all 6 UGA football home games. Send resume & info to hire@ proofpudding.com.

Director for education related non-profit organization in Athens responsible for all phases of the program including grant writing.

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FT or PT experienced cook & floors staff wanted. Apply in person at 145 E. Clayton.

Mystery shoppers earn up to $100/day. Undercover shoppers needed to judge retail & dining establishments. No exp. req’d. (800) 743-8535.

Project Safe, a non–profit organization providing services to families affected by domestic violence, is hiring a part-time Outreach Services Advocate.

Hours somewhat flexible, but weekday evenings & wkend hours req’d.

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