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pub notes Travel Vignettes There’s a farmers market—not as extensive as ours—in the middle of downtown Portland, beside the monument to the Maine soldiers who fought in “The War of the Rebellion.” I asked one of the exhibitors how long their market has been in operation. With an emphatic curtness (did he catch my accent?) he replied, “Since 1781.” Portland has done a good job of holding on to a lot of the old red brick buildings downtown, giving the urban center and the waterfront a pleasing feel. Too bad our latest spate of downtown and campus buildings couldn’t have used the warm red brick that was already here instead of, you know, the cool beige and tan. Driving around in Maine you notice how beautiful it is before you realize that there are no billboards to tell you how beautiful it is while blocking your view of it. You also notice that Maine is a much tidier state than ours. If they leave stuff strewn around in their yards, they won’t be able to find it when the deep snows come. It behooves them to put it up. Speaking of hooves, a lot of the houses you see have their barns—or what used to be their barns—built right onto the house, to save walking through the snow. Many appear to be converted into living space now. On the flight home we sat next to a young man on his way to Atlanta to catch a bus to Fort Benning to begin his Army basic training. He’s a year out of high school, and it has taken him that long to qualify for the Army. He’s a hunter, familiar with firearms and the outdoors, and he wants to join a mountain unit. His father saw combat in Viet Nam. When asked if he had flown before he said, “Oh, yes.” In fact, he recently flew to Australia to meet a (very) young woman whom he inadvertently encountered on the Internet while trying to locate high school classmates on Facebook. Seems her high school in Australia has the same name. Through that chance meeting they got to know each other enough virtually that they agreed to meet, and he took off. He stayed a month, got to know her and her family, and asked her to marry him. She accepted, and they’re to be married in April, after his training. He showed us pictures on his Blackberry. A young man getting his life off to a fast start. As we departed the shuttle at Hartsfield-Jackson and headed up the elevator to the reception area, a small but noisy gathering was waving flags and holding signs saying “Welcome Home, Lyle” and embracing a young man wearing those Army desert fatigues. We later saw him proudly holding his baby boy. One home safe; one heading toward harm’s way. Back in Athens at our farmers market I had a chat with Mayor Davison about her recent trip to France with Commissioner Hoard. Mayor-Consort Al Davison also mentioned his new project, which will allow them to eat once Heidi leaves the public payroll. (Thanks, Heidi, for eight years of full-time work on a part-time salary.) I was walking home when I heard a man saying “beep-beep” behind me and realized a bicyclist was trying to pass. As he did, I said, “Thanks for honking.” He—African-American—laughed. Did I call him a honkie? Now looms the home stretch in our local elections: board of education, commission, mayor, state legislature, Congress. All these races are vitally important to the future of our hometown. Lots of ground to cover before Nov. 2, with early voting already begun. Flagpole will be on it, and The Athens Press Club will feature all these races in our double forum at The Melting Point Sunday evening, Oct. 17 and Monday evening, Oct. 18. Stay tuned. Plus, don’t miss the mayoral candidates’ responses to our questions on pages 10–12 of this issue. Even in such a controlled format, you can detect nuances of differences among them. We hope these exchanges are of some help to early voters, but to tell you the truth, the insanely prolonged early voting period has vastly complicated both the political campaigns and the attempt to cover them. Candidates are still running as if nobody votes until the election, and that’s basically how we’re covering them, while scrambling to get information to you earlier in the process. More on the way! Pete McCommons editor@flagpole.com

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Whatever It Takes was awarded its planning grant, but that’s far from an end in itself.

Behind the Rail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 An Inside Take on Local Issues

Alice Kinman takes the reins of our citizens’ guide to the ACC Mayor and Commission’s voting agenda.

Arts & Events Theatre Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Tragedy and Commedia

From The Arabian Nights to Italian clowns, plus loads more!

Film Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

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News of Athens’ Cinema Scene

Black Wave: The Legacy of the Exxon Valdez is showing at Ciné Oct. 1 as part of EcoFocus.

Music Thank You, Nuçi’s Space! . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Recognizing the People Behind the Non-Profit’s 10-year Success Nuçi’s Space provides crucial support and resources for local musicians.

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city dope Athens News and Views It Takes Plenty: By far the biggest local Big Agenda: A building review for the parkstory of last week was the news Tuesday ing deck remains on the ACC Planning that Whatever It Takes had won a $500,000 Department’s Sept. 30 Plans Review Agenda, Promise Neighborhoods planning grant (see and that’s not the only significant item on City Pages, p. 5), with the strength of its prothe docket. Also scheduled for review is the posal ranked fifth among the national pool of site plan for a proposed development at 805 339 applicants (21 were awarded grants). The E. Broad St., right across the street from the folks at WIT who’ve spent a good part of the trail head plaza in the photo below. The propast year working toward this preliminary goal posal is for a five-story apartment building deserve not only our heartfelt congratulations, with a leasing office and a fitness center on but also our community’s ongoing help and the ground floor, and 73 parking spaces— support, which remains very much in need. one more than the number of planned bedThey, along with the other applicants that rooms. This complex would pretty much wrap hope to be awarded implementation fundup development on that side of East Broad ing for their initiatives in 2011, also deserve between downtown and the river, adding yet the support of the U.S. Congress, which more student housing and no new commerhas become very much in doubt. The $210 cial space. Think about whether that’s what million President Obama requested for the we want downtown’s eastward expansion to program in next year’s budget was slashed look like. A downtown master plan, please. to $60 million by the House Appropriations Committee, then to $20 million in Senate Appropriations. The numbers aren’t final and probably won’t be until after the November election, but if the program’s final budget is within the range of the congressional committees’ recommendations, it’s going to look a lot different from the original vision of 20 communities being funded at $10 County staff got to work on the East Broad Street trailhead plaza for the upcommillion each per year ing Rails-Trails project last week. for the next 10 years. Whatever It Takes has pledged to push forward with its initiaEnergy Matters: The nonprofit Southern Energy tive—to ensure that in 2020, every child in Network will host the sixth Southeast Student Athens-Clarke County is on track to complete a Renewable Energy Conference at UGA the post-secondary education—whether it receives weekend of Oct. 1–3. The conference, accordmore federal funding or not. But obviously, a ing to the SEN, “will bring more than 400 commitment on the part of our national leadSouthern students and organizers together to ers to supporting innovative approaches—like engage in activism, network and learn about Promise Neighborhoods—to addressing our the most pressing environmental challenges and other communities’ growing and deeply in our region while developing the critical intertwined crises in education and poverty skills to work towards a just, environmentally is something we should be very much intersustainable South.” You can get more info or ested in seeing. Let your senators and repreregister for the conference on the SEN website sentatives know you’re paying attention. at www.climateaction.net/ssrec. Still No Deal On Deck: ACC Manager Alan Reddish explains that the incomplete “paperwork” now delaying the finalization of the county’s deal with Batson-Cook, the private developer that’s supposed to be its partner in the downtown mixed-use parking deck, is a letter of credit that B-C’s Japanese parent company needs to supply to its lending institution before the lender will guarantee the nearly $4 million in financing the developer needs to hold up its end of the deal. “I’m very confident that will happen,” Reddish says, but ACC would rather delay signing off on the final deal than be satisfied with a mere letter of intent from the lender. For her part, Mayor Heidi Davison says Batson-Cook has been a “good partner” that’s “motivated” to go forward with the project and “has acted in good faith”—a characterization with which Reddish seems to agree. For now, it appears we’re just waiting out a process that, in the current climate of strict regulation of loans and exceedingly wary capital investment, is taking even longer than anyone expected.

It Takes All Kinds: Reform SPLOST, the ballot committee formed by progressive activist Michael Smith and Republican John Marsh to oppose the extension of the local 1 percent sales tax, is hankering for some public debate with proponents of the issue. The group recently launched a website (at www. abolishpoverty.us) on which it has posted a list of FAQs that pretty much delineate its platform: “We think the jail project is too big and expensive, but we don’t care why you vote against SPLOST as long as you do.” A nineyear, $195 million tax referendum is certainly something whose merits and drawbacks should be openly debated as publicly as possible, but something tells the Dope the conservatives Smith has aligned himself with aren’t too concerned about its potential regressive effects on our criminal justice system. And that $20 million in collections we’d lose while “reforming” the project list? That isn’t coming back. Still, we’ll keep you posted on any forums that are scheduled. Dave Marr news@flagpole.com

city pages exercise for each student over time—from cradle to graduation from college (or another post-secondary education training institution, like a trade school or the Armed Services); that’s what “longitudinal” means. And the grant requires that the data be accessible in real time so that caseworkers, researchers and Let’s say the federal government gave you program evaluators can use current data on a $500,000 and one year to develop a plan to daily basis—if need be—to track what’s hapmake sure that by 2020 all low-income chilpening and guide action. dren in Athens will be on track to graduate Developing a user-friendly, real-time lonfrom college. What would be in your plan? gitudinal data system like this is a tall order. How would you spend your planning dollars? For one thing, it requires figuring out ways That’s the task now facing Whatever It to share existing data among schools, govTakes, a local coalition that won a Promise ernment agencies and other sources—which Neighborhoods planning grant last week means overcoming bureaucratic and technical from the U.S. Department of Education. If data integration challenges. For another, it the group comes up with a good plan, it has means respecting privacy laws and gathering a chance to win more funding next year for consent from the families of students. implementation—potentially, a lot more fund“Another part of the challenge is to make ing. The Obama administration has proposed this data system mesh well with the normal awarding implementation grants of $10 milwork flow of social workers, teachers, adminlion annually for 10 years. istrators and other users,” says John O’Looney, So, what’s going to a senior public serbe in the plan? How is vice associate at the “What if you knew on a daily University of Georgia the group planning to spend its grant? and expert on longitudibasis how many teenage “Think community nal data systems, who is collaboration on stegirls were getting pregnant already working closely roids,” is how Dr. Lewis with Whatever It Takes and what neighborhoods Earnest summarizes the on designing its data core strategy behind capacities. they lived in and what Whatever It Takes. The value of having Earnest is an emergency a real-time longitudinal schools they went to?” room physician at St. data system for the Mary’s Hospital. He’s success of Whatever It also board chairman of Family Connection/ Takes is hard to overestimate, says Earnest. Communities in Schools, the Athens nonprofit Right now, he says, the data policy-makers get leading the Whatever It Takes coalition. on teenage pregnancy rates, for example, is But Earnest explains that community coloften a two-year-old snapshot of a situation laboration can only get the job done if it’s that may have changed in the interim. held together and driven by some rather “Well, what if you knew on a daily basis unglamorous, wonky infrastructure—and that’s how many teenage girls were getting pregnant what the group will be using the bulk of the and what neighborhoods they lived in and planning grant to develop. what schools they went to?” Earnest asks. According to Earnest and others involved “You could check in on a daily or weekly with the project, a key component of that basis and learn, say, that five girls got preginfrastructure will be to hire staff and consulnant this week in this neighborhood; we have tants to develop a “longitudinal” data system to address this. With this data system, we’ll be to track the progress of students. able to address problems like these two years The grant requires recipients to develop the earlier—when they are happening—than we’re capacity to collect, analyze and use data on doing now. What does data get you if you do a variety of indicators such as school attennothing about it? If you’re not using that data dance, academic progress, Internet access at to help these children and drive policy decihome, teenage pregnancy, safety, diet and sions, it’s worthless information.”

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Whatever It Takes will be investing some of its planning funds in another key data-related component: getting external input to help keep them honest about whether their efforts are actually working. The project will be contracting with Julie Sharpe, an evaluation consultant and selfdescribed data geek. “I’m going to be providing continuous evaluation,” says Sharpe, who is the co-manager of Georgia KIDS COUNT, as well as being an external evaluator of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Atlanta Civic Site effort. “I’m not just going to do a year-end report on progress. I’ll be coming in on a monthly and quarterly basis to ask, ‘What’s working well; what’s not working well? Are there policies that need to be tweaked? Are we looking at the right indicators?’” This external perspective is crucial, according to Tim Johnson, executive director of Family Connection and leader of the Whatever It Takes effort. “At the community level, understanding whether we’re successful or not is going to be data-driven,” Johnson says. “It’s not how many kids you’re serving; it’s not

what feels good; it’s what’s actually happening to the kids.” In addition to the data-related infrastructure, Whatever It Takes will use a portion of its planning grant to hire outreach workers to go into neighborhoods and work directly with families to educate them about the initiative and to get feedback about what they think will help make the effort a success. While Whatever It Takes will focus initially on providing wraparound services for students and their families in neighborhoods in the Alps Elementary School attendance zone—an area with a high concentration of children in poverty but also with easy access to a continuum of schools—the initiative plans eventually to encompass all of Athens-Clarke County. Organizers say they will push forward with their goal to have all children in Athens by 2020 on track to complete a post-secondary education even if they don’t receive federal implementation funds. Learn more about Whatever It Takes at www.witathens.org. Dan Lorentz

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capitol impact Down the Drain More than 20 years ago, as the Georgia Department of Transportation was finalizing plans to build a toll road extending from Atlanta through the northern suburbs, state officials promised that one day the tolls charged on Georgia 400 would be eliminated. “All tolls shall be discontinued upon full payment of all bonds which are issued to finance construction of the Ga. 400 Extension and the Buckhead Loop,” the DOT commissioner said in a 1989 letter to the mayor of Atlanta. The promise to eliminate the tolls on Georgia 400 was made at about the same time that George Bush was making his pledge: “Read my lips: no new taxes.” The Bush promise on tax increases was abandoned within two years. The DOT promise lasted for nearly 20 years, until it also was broken last week by Gov. Sonny Perdue. Those original bonds issued to build Georgia 400 will be retired when the last payment from toll revenues is made next July. If you believe the promises made by state officials, that would mean the tolls would no longer be charged. Perdue had different ideas. Over the past few months, he quietly made plans to have those tolls extended, so that money could be generated for additional highway projects in the Georgia 400 corridor. Last Friday, his plan was swiftly executed. The State Transportation Board first held a meeting via telephone conference call at which a bare majority of the board members voted to extend the ground lease on Georgia 400 for another 10 years. Perdue then called a meeting of the State Road & Tollway Authority (SRTA), a board with the legal authority to charge tolls for the use of Georgia 400. The board, which Perdue chairs, voted to extend the tolls for another 10 years after they expire next summer. Board members also voted to issue $57 million in bonds that would be used for new highway projects.

It was a slick piece of work by the governor, who’ll be leaving office in a little over three months. The extension of the tolls was opposed by Republican gubernatorial candidate Nathan Deal, Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, House Speaker David Ralston and every Republican legislator from the North Fulton region where Georgia 400 is situated. Even legislators from districts outside the toll road’s area thought it was a sneaky thing for the governor to do. “It’s not going to go over well; I’ll tell you that,” said Sen. Jim Butterworth (R-Cornelia), who attended the SRTA meeting. “Public trust in government is already low. This kind of thing doesn’t help it.” Perdue offered some valid reasons for continuing to charge the tolls. The Atlanta region has grown so much since 1990 that the original toll road is not sufficient to meet traffic demands and new facilities are needed, he contended. “We’ve got a much larger family than we had 20 years ago when we planned this toll road,” Perdue said. “Georgia has outgrown the original capacity of Georgia 400… These are vastly needed projects that we need to do sooner rather than later.” The most ironic aspect of this is the similarity of Perdue’s behavior to Roy Barnes’ when Barnes engineered the change in the state flag back in 2001. Perdue, like Barnes, worked behind the scenes to develop a plan and get it approved before the opposition could get organized against it. Those who were around during the 2002 governor’s race will remember how Perdue hammered Barnes at every opportunity for the secretive tactics he used to get the flag changed. Eight years later, Perdue did essentially the same thing to get a toll extension approved. Perdue obviously learned his lessons well. Tom Crawford tcrawford@gareport.com

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What’s Up in New Development What Might Be and What Is: Public architecture is a primary way we represent ourselves as a community. In earlier eras, public buildings were grand and classical affairs that either symbolized the power of a leader, or the importance of the civic life and democratic ideals. Most recently, flashy starchitecture and the Bilbao effect have reigned, with Gehryand Calatrava-designed museums, libraries and monuments used by cities to illustrate that they are progressive and forward thinking hubs of the creative economy. I’ve lamented the “brick and tan” architecture of inoffensiveness before, most often built by local public entities who would rather not upset the taxpayers with any money wasted on “design,” and it seems like that approach may finally be reaching its point of

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informed the planning of that new version of campus. Any more new housing that goes up is likely to follow that model; the notion of new buildings inspired by slightly less new buildings and built on the site of the originals is bizarre.

Welcome to Wherever: Next up, we have our charming little airfield out on the way to Winterville. When the long-awaited Learjet carrying international bio-tech tycoons arrives on the tarmac, what will they see? Ben Epps Airport’s new terminal is being designed right now, to be built with money from SPLOST 2005. This building will serve as a gateway into the community, not just for would-be factory-builders, but for everyone who would fly here to visit, and might spread a nice word or two about their trip afterward. The people overseeing the design process are aware of the importance of first impressions, and want a building that represents the community to new arrivals. Eric Orbock, chair of the terminal design sub-committee, said the team designing the building was pointed towards UGA’s newer buildings and downtown Athens for architectural inspiration. Even disregarding the fact that A rejected design for the new, SPLOST 2005-funded terminal at Ben Epps Airport. the architects were sent into a bustling absurdity. It’s one thing to go cheap on a fire city and campus to find out how to design a hall or an elementary school, but what do we building that will be seen across a pastoral do if the building’s most valuable asset is its field, the results were quite disappointing. message about the community? According to Orbock, “The design presented Two recent twists in the evolution of our so far in no way reflects the guidance given own local civic architecture that illustrate this for the new terminal by the building subhave caught my eye, and they are worth anacommittee. Nothing in this design reflects the lyzing. What do the buildings we’re building character of Athens.” I disagree with Orbock. I now say about us as a community, and more see Coile Middle School and Cedar Shoals High importantly, how does the audience for that School and our fire stations, and every other message factor into their designs? I’ve had piece of bland architecture we’ve built in the the opportunity to dispatch to you my first last 20 years. We shouldn’t see this awful impressions of other communities around the design as something merely to be corrected, country, but what is our community’s first but for what it really is: the interpretation of impression on a visitor? Athens by a visitor. These folks have given us a mirror, and we don’t like what we see. Watering Down History: In the first case, we have visiting parents bringing their young Architectural Dissonance: Athens has a lot of prodigies for a tour of campus. Will these great architecture, from tiny mill houses to future scholars see a well-kept and stately stately Greek Revival mansions; from beautiful academical village, or a cartoonish abstracstorefronts and collegiate halls to cotton mills tion of one? UGA President Michael Adams and that beautiful big Red Barn on Milledge. recently told the Athens Banner-Herald that (Imagine that repurposed as an airport terknocking down historic dormitories to put minal!) We ought to be mining that rich up new ones has reached such a parity in legacy for inspiration. Beyond the superficial cost with renovation as to warrant seriously resemblances of one lazily designed buildconsidering demolition and replacement. ing to another, there is a deeper resonance What fascinates me about this is that the hisbetween both of these architectural issues and toric dorms in question (Payne, Milledge and something which is an especially Athenian Rutherford halls) are part of the inspiration for experience. When our only examples for new the East Campus Village. The concept behind buildings are the previous UGA and SPLOST East Campus and other improvements to the buildings, what we get is the architectural southern reaches of the campus has been to equivalent of an ear-splitting and cringeextend the qualities of North Campus to less inducing feedback loop. attractive areas. Structures such as Payne and Milledge are the historic precedents which Kevan Williams athensrising@flagpole.com

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behind the rail An Inside Take on Local Issues Last Thursday night’s agenda-setting meetthey will have water in them, which calls for ing was a good example of how a consent special kinds of planting. While these plantagenda can greatly enhance the efficiency of ings can be very attractive—take a walk along government. The Athens-Clarke County Mayor the east side of Lumpkin, between Cedar and Commission use a consent agenda at all Street and the new Tate II Student Center for of our meetings to allow us to dispense with an example—they are not what most people routine items, or items around which there think of when they think of a traditional backis already a great deal of consensus, with yard. So, in this instance, the people most one vote. An item is most likely to get onto affected by the improvements were underthe consent agenda if it has been dealt with standably uncomfortable with staff’s initial in previous meetings—work sessions, public proposal, and a more traditional approach will information sessions, prior commission meetbe used. It is my hope that we will continue ings, etc.—and that was the case with several to look for opportunities to implement some of the items on consent Thursday night. As a of the low-impact strategies that were initially result, and because of the hard work already proposed for this project. done by staff, elected officials and citizens, In other business, the mayor and comThursday night’s meeting lasted less than an mission left three items on discussion, all hour—a rare occurrence indeed! of which in one way or another affect our The consent agenda this month contains downtown life. In October we will discuss and a number of interesting items, reflecting the vote on whether to allow the expenditure of range of duties, powers Downtown Enhancement and services the local funds (a proThe mayor and commission Program government performs, gram funded by downexercises and provides. town parking revenues) left three items on From managing onto renovate retail space discussion, all of which in in the College Avenue street parking to solving flooding problems; from parking deck. This one way or another affect building a diversion cenwill allow Downtown our downtown life. ter to working with our Athens Parking Services partners in the Clarke to vacate their offices County School District to make way for a new in the deteriorating Costa Building and join school building near the corner of Vincent the Downtown Police Substation in these Drive and Jefferson River Road—it was all on new quarters. (As an aside, renovation of consent. the Costa Building, a magnificent historic At the agenda-setting meeting, any membuilding on Washington Street, is a proposed ber of the commission, including the mayor, SPLOST 2011 project.) We will also vote on has the authority to remove an item from a list of downtown events to receive support consent and place it on discussion, and that funding from the Community Events Program, is what I did with one of the consent items funded through the hotel/motel tax. And, on Thursday. The item has to do with solvfinally, we will vote on a list of changes to ing some flooding problems in the area of our taxicab ordinance being recommended by Parkway and Greenwood Drives, in my district. the Government Operations Committee. These Staff had initially proposed a solution that changes will enhance law enforcement’s abilwould have made use of swales, rather than ity to ensure safety, and they will give taxicab underground pipes, to convey the stormowners more flexibility in shopping for liabilwater part of the way, until it finds its way ity insurance. into the creeks. The advantages of swales On a final note, anyone behind the rail are numerous. Exposing stormwater to air may remove an item from the consent agenda and daylight, nature’s sanitizers, means that at our voting meeting next month. So, take a it will be cleaner when it gets to the creek look and let us know what you think. and, ultimately, to the river. Also, as water moves through the swale, some of it seeps Alice Kinman into the ground, where it is filtered before returning to the water table. This reduces the Alice Kinman is Athens-Clarke County Commissioner amount of water that actually dumps into the for District 4. The 10 elected commissioners and the creek, which in turn minimizes problems with mayor are invited to take turns contributing to Behind erosion. the Rail, a monthly column intended to serve as an inSwales do take up room, however, often in formal citizens’ guide to issues before the ACC mayor someone’s backyard. And during rain events and commission in each agenda cycle.

Talking Back Readers Respond to Winders

Thanks, Jason for coming out with the truth on this subject and also to Pete for running this letter. I, too, was a Morris casualty a bit before Jason’s departure. So many smart, talented, dedicated, sweet people have been hurt by this that I can’t express all my sorrow. However, I’ll always remember all those people with fondness and admiration for putting up with all the abuse and being awesome friends and companions in the face of it. Charles Hudson Jason, as one of your former employees, I am so glad to hear someone else say the things that made me leave that terrible place. As soon as I got there and started my career, things got worse and worse for the reporters and photographers, and nobody seemed to care. Disgruntled isn’t the word. It felt more like an abusive relationship. Thank you, Jason. Thank you for speaking out for so many who can’t. Formerly Screwed Very classy, Jason. This column shows just what a great guy you are. Mature and written with the facts, not emotion. You are just like all those other brave journalists, who, when times get tough, quit and go to suck a client’s tit in some PR job or online venture (or better yet, into academia). Truthfully, Jason, you should have waited a few days before you hit the send button. I think you’ll regret your childish trantrum some day. But then again, when Billy Morris dies, we’ll invite you to come dance on his grave. Will that make you feel better? (And Pete, congrats to you too for doing what all alt weeklies love to do: stick it to the man. Lots of courage there.) Anonymous I worked at a Morris-owned newspaper for a few years. I suffered the pay cuts, the lay offs, slashing of benefits, alongside so many great journalists, hard working people who loved their community and daily newspaper. This is exactly what so many wanted to say. Perhaps, someone should have had the balls to say it earlier. Thank you, Jason, for putting it so well. Former Morris Employee I was laid off at the Athens Banner-Herald in January 2009. Jason risked his job to meet with me privately and give me the news one-

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on-one. I know he fought for my job and for the other folks in the newsroom who got the boot. (I never heard a word of sympathy from the publisher, on the other hand; I don’t think he knew my name). Perhaps more importantly, Jason has stepped up to help me time and time again as I’ve stumbled into a new field. I don’t understand the logic of a person who has to hide behind the anonymous signature to accuse Jason of being a coward for speaking out only after he left the paper. Jason burned some bridges with this letter, for sure. I’m guessing he won’t be using anyone at Morris corporate as references at any rate. That’s a sacrifice that lots of ex-editors wouldn’t have made. I’m proud to know one who would… Beth Jones As a member of a four-generation family of journalists, a two-time contributor to Flagpole, and a fairly frequent critic of the ABH, I am deeply disappointed in Pete McCommons for publishing this 1,366-word “quick note.” Not because I have any love for the Morris empire. But because I think Pete’s friendship with Jason Winders has clouded his professional judgment, and it’s now hurting Flagpole as a result… More generally, I take issue with Pete and others who make Jason Winders out to be a giant of journalism, but for terrible Billy Morris. The Athens BannerHerald is without a doubt the worst newspaper I have ever read on a regular basis. In one signed letter to the ABH editor after another since the early 2000s, I have chronicled its failings. And in quite a few cases, those failings trace right back to the editors and the sloppy and lazy choices they made. In terms of quality and in particular responsiveness, I think the Melissa Hanna era is an improvement over the Winders era… You learn a lot about the content of people’s character when they can still do a fine job and take the high road even when the workplace is/was hell and they hate their current/former boss. You also learn a lot about character when someone takes the low road in a similar situation—and is aided and abetted by others in doing so. Very, very disappointing, Pete. John A. Knox

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his “Speaking Truth to Power” blast in the Sept. 22 Flagpole, former Athens Banner-Herald Executive Editor Jason Winders detailed his disgust with the management policies of the Morris Corporation that owns the ABH and with Billy Morris, the CEO of the Morris Corporation. Jason’s piece brought forth an outpouring of comments online. Here is a representative sample; the rest can be read at flagpole.com/Weekly/Features/ SpeakingTruthToPower-22Sep10.

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I’ll not have it! How can you speak ill of Billy! How soon y’all forget about those lovely ripe watermelons he brought us each 4th of July! And for Christmas? What other company offered their employees a choice between a turkey or a ham bonus? And you’ve got to admit the man was fair. When he cut our pay, he cut everyone’s pay. You all sound so ungrateful for that $100 bonus he gave everyone last spring as things started looking up. You remember, right before he started cutting jobs. But be fair, it’s a tough economy and a man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do. (Mr. Billy, did I say it right, sir?) Bob Cratchit

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Athens Mayoral Race

2010 Candidate Questionnaire 1.

How would you use the powers of the mayor to shape our government? How would you ensure that your vision for Athens is implemented by the management and staff who conduct the day-to-day business of the government? Nancy Denson: I will lead by example. Most of our commissioners have full time jobs, which limits their availability. Being mayor will be my only job and top priority. The reputation of openness and the relationships I have developed over the last 30 years of service will assist not only me but help all our citizens feel more included and allow me to assist our commissioners in providing service to their constituents. Charter officers, including the manager, must be nominated by the mayor every two years. This is a powerful tool for the mayor and powerful motivator for the manager. I will make sure the manager has a clear understanding of what is expected, monitor performance and keep lines of communication open. I will have an open door policy and invite any citizens to let me know if a policy is not being applied properly. I will investigate and, if I find there is a breach, bring it to the manager’s attention and hold him/her accountable. Spencer Frye: I am the only candidate for mayor to get policy passed through the current commission, management and staff. No speculation is needed as to whether or not I can ensure that my vision is implemented because I have a proven track record of being able to do it. A year ago, we set out to dramatically change CDBG funding and affordable housing through the ReNew Athens initiative. Within a matter of months, we had approval from management, unanimous support from the mayor and commission and the adoption of new ACC affordable housing guidelines. No other candidate has the level of experience that I have with dealing with this management. Charlie Maddox: I will use the power that the charter gives to the mayor to set agenda items identified by our citizenry and professionals and provide the commissioners with sufficient information to establish policies that will produce the desired results. I will implement procedures that evaluate the performances of our government from top to bottom beginning with expectations and ending with review of performances within specified time frames. Gwen O’Looney: Powers of the mayor are: control of the agenda, appointment of charter officers and development of the budget. A strong mayor can use these tools to get results. Being mayor is about having a vision for our community, and the ability to realize that vision. I will not appoint an attorney, auditor or manager without assurance of their commitment to the choice citizens make on Nov. 2. No agenda item will be scheduled without full information and the early involvement of the citizens/businesses affected. My budget will be performance-based to provide what is needed at the lowest possible cost. High standards for service delivery and a system of citizen/business feedback and accountability will be established. The auditor’s recommendations for cost savings and more effective service delivery will be addressed within a set timeline and monitored. Glenn Stegall: I believe a successful mayor is one who reaches into the community to bring talent to bear on the needs of that community. I would want to develop a strategic plan for our community, with specific goals and a timeline for my tenure as mayor. Like a successful business, we would revisit our goals quarterly to insure our course was correct. We would also take time annually to review our goals and adjust those which needed it.

What, if any, county programs or services can be sacrificed or scaled back to cut down on expenses? What, if any, programs or services need to be added to make government more effective?

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Nancy Denson: At budget time, everything must be on the table. All programs and services need to be re-examined and justified every year. When making decisions, my question will always be: Does this expense add value to the lives of our citizens? We can generate some savings by becoming more efficient and thinking outside the box about how we do our jobs. Our four-day, 10-hour schedule at the Tag Office is a good example. This decision generated an energy savings of 17 percent, lowered commuting costs for employees and eliminated the need for citizens to take time off from their jobs to handle vehicle business. This is a small step, but an example of how change resulting in better service and cost savings can be made. Spencer Frye: I have had to make tough budgetary decisions to turn around Habitat for Humanity and am prepared to do so with ACC government. During my term as director, we added over $1 million in assets and cut our debt in half. This past year, we broke ground on the ReNew Athens initiative, an organization that converts aging, crime-ridden apartment complexes into energy-efficient affordable housing for the working poor. By using existing structures, we preserve undeveloped land at one-third of the cost of traditional affordable housing. This is one way that I have made ACC more efficient already. Charlie Maddox: There needs to be a current evaluation of all current programs and services, then with that information, make recommendations to the commissioners for implementation of needed changes or redirections of resources. Gwen O’Looney: Scale back: Land acquisition and construction. Investigate the use of prisoners to increase leaf and limb and other citizen services. Reduce landscaping of ACC facilities. Remove ACC offices from rented space. Added programs within current budget: Promote Athens to recruit entrepreneurs, create jobs and increase tax base. Use an existing position as a grant writer to increase outside funding, i.e., for the Diversion Center. Increase youth participation in ACC Community Center programs. Provide online access to all services including program registrations, permits and licenses. One-stop customer service for planning, building inspection, code enforcement, utilities and public works. Glenn Stegall: The current budget has cut most programs to their minimums and suspended some altogether. I would work with commissioners and staff to strictly monitor spending. We need to look at how technology can improve our productivity and delivery of services while reducing costs. We need to find resources to funnel into economic development and job creation. These are critical investments in our future.

The projects on the SPLOST 2011 referendum will, if approved by voters, cost over $195 million and probably take over nine years to pay for. Is this too large a SPLOST? If so, how would you suggest reducing its size? Nancy Denson: There are items on the list critical for our community, and I intend to vote yes in November. Spencer Frye: I support SPLOST 100 percent, but I think a smaller SPLOST over a shorter amount of time would have been more prudent and allowed for greater flexibility for future needs.

on SPLOST for basics, like firefighter breathing apparatus and library books. Reduce size and square foot cost of jail through a design build process. Make sure SPLOST dollars are spent in Athens to create local jobs. My experience will assure SPLOST stays on time and within budget. Glenn Stegall: The SPLOST project list was developed by the community and the decision to pass this is one to be made by the voters. If it is approved, I would want to ensure as mayor we did the best job possible managing the SPLOST funding.

$18.2 million—less than 10 percent—of the SPLOST 2011 budget would be dedicated to bicycle transportation improvements, greenways and rails-to-trails. How big a priority should bike and pedestrian infrastructure improvements be for this community? What, if anything, would you do to help coordinate the county’s efforts with the university? Nancy Denson: I will work to coordinate infrastructure with the university because the focus should be connectivity. Unfinished or missing sections that force pedestrians or bicyclists into traffic are both frustrating and dangerous. Spencer Frye: At one time, this SPLOST was supposed to be a “green” SPLOST. If we are going to have a nine-year SPLOST at a cost of $195 million, I would have at least liked to have seen a greater emphasis on progressing towards greater transit options and sustainability in general. As the founder of an environmental company, this is something I am very passionate about and go into much greater detail about on my website at www.spencerfrye.com Charlie Maddox: Bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure improvements should be weighed against all other community needs and a decision made based on several factors to include but not be limited to the number of citizens that will be affected. I will work with the university to coordinate all efforts to provide joint services efforts to benefit our city. Gwen O’Looney: Athens must grow as a walkable city with major commuter routes supplemented by safe bike and pedestrian connectors for many needs, i.e., Safe Routes to Schools. I’ll meet regularly with UGA officials to coordinate infrastructure projects, enhance connectivity and explore new approaches to class scheduling, parking restrictions and offsite options that improve transportation efficiency and the environment. These quality of life improvements provide safe and inexpensive recreational outlets, natural resource conservation opportunities and very definite health benefits. Glenn Stegall: We must invest in pedestrian infrastructure improvements—they are essential to our future and add to the appeal of Athens. We are in partnership with the university. Their customers are our customers. We need to be sensitive to their needs. It is clear this benefits both the university community and the rest of our community.

Do we need a downtown master plan? If so, how should that be accomplished? What should be its top priorities? Who should be involved in creating it and how will it be paid for?

Charlie Maddox: I do believe that the commissioners have approved the list and it is an up or down vote on all the items that will be decided with the upcoming November elections. There are some items that I am not particularly in favor of doing under SPLOST 2011 but that had to be addressed before and anything now is conjecture.

Nancy Denson: Downtown Athens should be our crown jewel; an area that we are proud to show off. A plan that encourages quality growth and preserves our unique characteristics should be developed through a partnership between ACC, the ADDA and citizens. Planning grants should be applied for through the Regional Planning Commission or Department of Community Affairs Main Street Program.

Gwen O’Looney: Yes, but SPLOST 2011 minus the jail is actually smaller than our current SPLOST. ACC is dependent

Spencer Frye: A Spencer Frye administration would have such great potential to deal with an issue like the downtown

master plan because I have an ability to persuade business people that quality of life issues can positively impact their bottom line. Just recently, I not only persuaded the homebuilders to adopt green building standards, but am working to establish a green building designation so AthensCraft can be the next EarthCraft. Charlie Maddox: A downtown master plan will provide us with a vision and a direction in which to proceed to obtain what we ultimately hope to have downtown look like. We need to have the stake holders, the property owners, the merchants and citizens working together to bring forth the best plan and also develop procedures for obtaining the needed resources.

surrounding counties without damaging the environment… if we use new tools: Gwinnett uses cluster sewer systems— safer, cheaper, faster than traditional sewer. TDRs allow development and protect natural resources, etc. Glenn Stegall: The commission made a tough choice with this vote. The residents of that community had been promised sewer lines for years. I believe we need to find a balance for both. We can continue to concentrate on a better planned and better developed urban center while also allowing less dense development to occur outside of this urban center. I believe our success and balance in this will come from bringing the best ideas and focusing on master planning rather than addressing individual requests.

Gwen O’Looney: Yes. With $282 million in 2009 retail sales, downtown should be a safe, clean, gathering place for all Athenians and visitors. Athens Downtown Development Authority, ACC and UGA Environmental Design should lead an inclusive process including those not using downtown. Success will strengthen the retail mix and generate new businesses and jobs. ADDA should assume major expense for ownership with some contribution from ACC.

The current commission recently rejected a proposal to build a large gas station and convenience store on Broad Street, largely because of the negative impacts it would presumably have had on an adjacent residential neighborhood. Was the commission right to do so? How should we balance economic development concerns with other civic priorities like protecting the rights of residents and preserving neighborhood character?

Glenn Stegall: Yes, we need to develop a clear, well thought, long-range downtown master plan (DMP) to set a clear vision for Athens. To move forward without this damages the future potential of our community. The community must play a vital role in the DMP to ensure we follow it in the future. This includes business that are based downtown as well as all the citizens of our community who use and depend on this. Once we establish a DMP, we must then revisit this plan biannually to adjust based on our changing needs.

Nancy Denson: The commission made the right decision. Tax allocation districts are a good tool for areas like the Broad Street corridor.

Charlie Maddox: I believe that the integrity of all neighborhoods should be protected and that the rights of homeowners taken into consideration when any development is planned. I do believe that with the objections raised by concerned citizens of the neighborhood being taken into consideration and an opportunity to amend the request by the developer, a workable solution could have been reached. I believe that the commission should have given the developer an opportunity to submit a more workable plan that would have taken into considerations the objections that were raised by the neighborhood, which I am a property owner in.

The ACC Commission recently voted to remove a sewer line along Sandy Creek from the Public Utilities Service Delivery Plan, largely to discourage increased development outside the perimeter. Do you think our current focus on in-town, as opposed to outlying, development is too stringent? Or should we be more committed to directing development toward a concentrated urban center? Nancy Denson: Infill or in-town development is the most efficient type of development for delivering county services. We need guidelines for infill development to insure compatibility with the existing community. I am concerned that removing sewer lines along Sandy Creek and encouraging septic tanks has the possibility of being more detrimental to the environment. I believe that there is higher probability that a septic tank may fail than a sewer line. Furthermore, down-zoning property lowers property value for owners, who made investment decisions expecting our service delivery and development master plan to be honored, and results in a loss in revenue to the tax digest. I do not support controlling development by withholding sewer service. Equal service delivery countywide was promised in the charter vote and current and future development deserve access to sanitary sewers, which I believe is the best way to provide waste disposal. A better tool to limit development in sensitive areas is to create a sending zone for transferable development rights. Spencer Frye: We are not focused enough, as evidenced by the fact that we still have not implemented transferable development rights. From numerous hours I have spent on the site-selection process for Habitat homes, I know firsthand the perception that receiving zones are unworkable is wrong and will prove it as your mayor. Charlie Maddox: I believe that the recent vote not only will discourage increased development outside the perimeter but will delay fulfilling a promise of the charter. The commission already has the necessary tools to stop unwanted development inside and outside the perimeter without reneging on promises of uniform services to all residents or claiming that the only way to stop unwanted development is to remove sewer lines from the Public Utilities Service Delivery Plan. There needs to be a focus on appropriate areas within and outside the urban areas of our communities where we encourage appropriate development. Gwen O’Looney: The mayor and commission were unanimously right to protect our water basin and encourage in-town growth. Outlying ACC has its own plan for growth. Carefully planned commercial nodes in these areas can create jobs, serve nearby residents and increase sales tax from

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Spencer Frye: The commission was correct. I think there has to be high bar set for any commercial development that encroaches on an established neighborhood and I will be a strong supporter of neighborhoods and the tools that can ensure their success (i.e., neighborhood notification initiative, community protection division, etc.).

Gwen O’Looney: Yes. Growth is important, economic development and job creation are crucial, but quality of life starts with our families, homes and neighborhoods. Athens needs to stop reacting to whatever business comes along and go get what we want. Similar businesses have inner city-compatible designs. An aggressive partnership of the Economic Development Foundation, Chamber of Commerce and ACC can recruit the businesses and jobs we want. Glenn Stegall: Preserving our neighborhoods must continue to be a focal point for local government. We all want to create jobs and encourage economic development, but we cannot do it at the expense of our neighborhoods. I don’t believe the citizens of Athens want to stop our commercial growth, but they certainly are frustrated with a long string of projects which have come through and resulted in eyesores or causes for unnecessary congestion due to poor planning and design. We can do better and we need to reach out to the community to ensure we address problems in the planning stages.

What would you do as mayor to oversee the mitigation of ongoing damages from the Trail Creek chemical spill and to help prevent future, similar accidents? If investigations into the J&J Chemical fire and spill uncover negligence, should those responsible be held accountable? How can we improve coordination and communication among government agencies and citizens in future situations involving a possible public health hazard? Nancy Denson: We should have a plan in place, including an inventory of buildings that may house hazardous materials, and require these companies to have a plan for controlling runoff in the event of an accident. This may require creating or amending county ordinances or working for changes in state law. If negligence is found in connection to the spill, those who are responsible should be held accountable. To improve coordination and communication, we need to review our emergency plan be sure proper

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protocols are in place and staff is trained to be sure public notification of any impending dangerous conditions is timely and thorough. I expect this is already underway with our mayor and commission and staff. Spencer Frye: Athens has a number of people that have extensive knowledge of our rivers and streams. We need to utilize these assets and empower them to: (1) Determine the extent of the damage and any ongoing risks to the public; (2) Implement necessary reforms to ensure that this does not happen in the future, and (3) Make sure that our citizens are informed in the event that it does. Any meaningful reforms are going to need the support of the business community, an ability I have previously demonstrated by persuading the home builders to adopt green building standards (see question 5). I would also like to note that I have been a consistent supporter of stream buffers and an organization that I founded, ReNew Athens, has played a crucial role in helping clean up the Trail Creek watershed. Charlie Maddox: We have agencies that are professionals in dealing with the chemical spill and I would rely on any recommendations from the professionals on how to limit the effects of the spill. I do believe that if there is any negligence or inappropriate actions that are attributed to the chemical spill, those responsible should be held accountable. We need to maintain an ongoing link between the community, our professionals and the first responders to any public health hazard. Gwen O’Looney: The J&J fire was a wake-up call. Use fire inspections to make sure responders have immediate access to online and current information on what they’re dealing with and how to deal with it. Create and test a plan to get information to the public in a timely manner. Anyone responsible for negligence must be held accountable, including government.

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Glenn Stegall: I believe any government must be vigorous in insuring the citizens of Athens are protected from environmental hazards. This spill was an environmental tragedy. I believe we need to use this as a learning experience to explore how we can prevent any future such disasters. I would look to the professionals within county staff to develop safeguards for future environmental risks and ask citizens to lend their knowledge and ideas for preventing environmental problems in our community.

There have been at least two prominent issues this year—the design of the downtown parking deck and the siting of the tennis center—that each incited vigorous community activism at the very end of a years-long decision-making process. Taking into account that awareness of an issue naturally increases when it’s about to be voted on, what, if anything, can be done to increase public involvement in the process leading up to that point? Nancy Denson: I firmly believe in involving all the stakeholders prior to a project being a done deal. Very often, projects are better because of the valuable input from citizens. Those of us who were here for the original design for the Classic Center remember the cold, sterile first proposal, which would have required demolition of the fire station and the beautiful product we got by revisiting the issue with extensive citizen input. Spencer Frye: I think that allowing public input at work sessions so that citizens are involved early on is an idea worth exploring. Charlie Maddox: There needs to be a method to bring all parties to the table in the early planning stages and at various stages of the planning process to insure that what is promised is the same as what is planned and will develop into what is ultimately passed. There needs to be oversight and confirmation in different stages of the process to avoid the excessive activism at the end. Gwen O’Looney: I’ll require that staff recruit, include and welcome citizens with differing voices at every stage in the development of new programs, projects and laws. My government will use all print, social and electronic media to prepare, support and organize the citizens’ voice. I believe citizen involvement to be the most effective approach to a great community.

Glenn Stegall: Many communities have successfully adopted principles of the New Town Concept. Central to this planning process are charrettes. These are a means for drawing together many voices in the community during the planning and design process—not just architects and engineers, but those who live and work in the community to share in a conversation with these professionals about what considerations should go into planning. I believe this spirit is something we could bring to Athens with great success.

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How would you define yourself politically? Did you vote in either primary this year?

Nancy Denson: I am a Democrat. I have served on the Democratic Committee for 30 years, and voted in the Democratic Primary this year. Spencer Frye: I voted in the Democratic Primary and would describe myself politically as forward thinking: someone who believes that this community can be greener by engaging the business community and can be more prosperous by supporting a high quality of life (see question 5). Charlie Maddox: I voted in the Democratic Primary this year. Politically, I am a fiscal conservative, a social moderate and a liberal humanitarian. Gwen O’Looney: I’ve voted in every Democratic Primary. I will listen to and work with everyone to make Athens better. Glenn Stegall: Throughout this election, I have tried to focus on the issues more than political parties. I will continue that practice now. My focus will be on improving Athens and reaching out to all constituencies. The first candidate to return this questionnaire, Spencer Frye, noted that he felt Flagpole had neglected an issue he considered to be of crucial importance. This led us to imagine—correctly, it turned out—that some or all of the other candidates might feel we had omitted important issues in our survey. We wanted all of the candidates to have the opportunity to express their stances on all issues as completely as possible; therefore, we offered each of them the space to write about one issue he or she believes is of great importance, but is not raised in our survey. The responses of those who accepted our offer are below. Spencer Frye: I am disappointed that no questions dealt with poverty, an issue I will continually bring up as mayor. Charlie Maddox: I believe that the greatest issue that faces the next Mayor of Athens-Clarke County is poverty. Jobs are the answers to poverty and employers are the producers of jobs. I worked with the Georgia Department of Labor for 34 years helping employers match workers with skills. I worked with employers to recruit and train workers and provide solutions to hiring problems. I developed relationships in Georgia and other states that will serve well in recruiting employers for Athens-Clarke County. I was a member of a team that developed plans and assisted employers in developing a world-class workforce in Georgia and I can do the same for Athens. Gwen O’Looney: Beginning day one, I will bring together business owners, entrepreneurs, UGA and industry leaders to take action on creating jobs. ACC has national brand value and a “Made in Athens” campaign will promote local businesses while recruiting new ones. We’ll target growth businesses and capitalize on our workforce and core values—green manufacturers, processing/distribution centers, innovative products and technology, plus UGA offshoots. I will partner with schools, Athens Tech and business innovators for school-to-work transitions to increase local hiring and ready our workforce for the future. I want Athens to be a community of opportunity and prosperity for all. Glenn Stegall: Poverty and education are very important issues for Athens. Statistics show that student achievement is linked to after-school activities. Last year I proposed an initiative based on the Harlem Children’s Zone to enhance student performance by focusing on children in their communities. I met with local leaders and encouraged them to apply for the Promise Neighborhoods grant. Last week we were one of 21 cities in the country to receive the grant. With the right leadership and community support we stand to receive up to $100 million in funding over the next 11 years.

WAGG Women Shaping Georgia Politics

his weekend brings the third incarnation of the Women and Girls in Georgia (WAGG) Conference, a jam-packed day (Saturday, Oct. 2) of presentations and discussions at the Paul D. Coverdell Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences on challenges and issues faced by its subject. This year’s theme is politics, an appropriate one in an election year, and while many of the speakers have an expected academic bent, the Institute for Women’s Studies at UGA, which serves as host and organizer, wants to emphasize that it’s not just a résumé-builder. In fact, academics and professionals pay $25 to get in, while locals and UGA staff are required to pony up only $10. UGA students get in free. The conference was established in 2007 to highlight and encourage cutting-edge research by, for and about women and girls in Georgia, which is a large and multifaceted mission, but in practice the event hasn’t seemed scattered. Previous themes included violence, health and well-being, and the conference gathers leading researchers, teachers, activists and community members to share their expertise, network and strategize for positive social change, both within the state and beyond. Chris Cuomo, co-chair of this year’s conference planning committee and a core faculty member in Women’s Studies and Philosophy, said, when asked how the conference has changed and grown since its first year, “We have growing participation from students from UGA and other campuses across Georgia, and because we work with a different topic each year, every conference draws a new audience and builds on the conversation from the following year. This year we made a commitment to make the conference free for students and very inexpensive for community members, which is enabled by support from our donors, and so we hope to see our greatest turnout yet.” Those donors include Ike & Jane, The National and Mama’s Boy, as well as everyone who donated to the Women and Girls in Georgia fund. Jane Kidd Rather than the usual keynote speaker, this year’s WAGG conference will have a panel discussion for its keynote event, which takes place from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. “Speaking from Experience: Women Shaping Georgia Politics” will feature Jane Kidd, chair of the Democratic Party of Georgia; Amy Morton, chair of Georgia’s WIN List (a political action committee dedicated to changing the face of power in Georgia politics by supporting and electing progressive Democratic women across the state); Stacey Abrams, state representative of the 84th House District; and Bobbie Paul, executive director of Georgia WAND (Women’s Action for New Directions, an independent, grassroots, woman-led, community-based organization founded in 1982 that seeks to direct women’s voices into a powerful movement for change). Jill Severn, of UGA, will moderate. So, why have a panel rather than a single speaker? Cuomo said, “Because this year’s conference is on politics, and it occurs just a month before election day, we wanted the keynote event to be something that might inspire participation and involvement at various levels. There is an incredible, if too often overlooked, history of women’s political involvement in Georgia, from the women of the Civil Rights Movement who came from locations across the state, to the many women who worked for passage of the Equal Rights Amendment in Georgia, to Shirley Franklin’s role as the mayor of Atlanta.” She continued, “We wanted to highlight this history but also put people

in touch with the work that women are doing to foster progressive change in Georgia today, including Jane Kidd’s current role as head of the Democratic party in Georgia, and the work of Georgia’s WIN List.” When asked if there were any sessions she thought were particularly noteworthy, Cuomo focused on research from students: “We are always thrilled to have girls and young women participating in the conference, and this year students from Coile Middle School will be presenting their research on Latina girls speaking out for undocumented Latino communities.” That presentation occurs during the 3:30–4:45 p.m. block of sessions, in the one devoted to “Gender Studies: In the Classroom and Beyond,” which also includes papers on “Jane Eyre” studies, creating a major in gender and women’s studies, and feminist body pedagogy in teacher education. Cuomo also called attention to “our presentation of the Trailblazer for Women’s Equality award to Lorena Weeks, whose groundbreaking legal victory against gender discrimination in the workplace in 1972 established that it was a violation of civil rights to keep women out of higher-paying positions simply due to their sex.” The award to Weeks will take place concurrently with a screening of Russell Library’s recorded interview with her, during lunch. Teri Hatfield, events and administrative coordinator for the Institute for Women’s Studies, also called attention to “the Georgia’s WIN List mini-workshop for young women interested in getting involved in politics on a local, state and/or national level” and said she is “particularly excited about the Playmaking for Girls presentation during the ‘Gender and Justice’ session. Playmaking for Girls is a community outreach program developed by the Synchronicity Performance Group, a not-for-profit theatre company in Atlanta. The program works with the juvenile justice system in Georgia and is dedicated to engaging young women who have gone through the juvenile justice system in Georgia in some way in the creation of theatre as a tool for creative expression, community healing and personal growth.” She mentioned, too, that “many of the Flagpole’s readers may be interested in the ‘Gender Roles, Political Culture and Social Movements’ session, which includes presentations on many local political social movements including the Newtown Florist Club, Helen Dortch Longstreet and the Conservation Battle for Tallulah Falls in 1912–13, and the Athens Woman’s Club and their work promoting music in Northeast Georgia during the Progressive Era (1896–1920).” Other presentation topics include women as policy makers; political policy and identity; intersectionality; law, discourse, politics and education; and reproductive justice/freedom/ policy. Even if you can’t attend, WAGG has a valuable website (http://uga.edu/iws/WAGG/index.html), which Cuomo calls “a repository of all sorts of research and data on issues related to gender in Georgia.” She said, “we hope to bring more attention to that important resource. But more broadly our intention is to help generate new research that will be useful in directing policy in ways that improve the lives of women and girls in our state, especially low-income women and others whose interests are too often overlooked by policy makers.” More information can be found at www.uga.edu/iws or by calling 706-542-2846. Hillary Brown

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Smartened Up: There’s no question that the folks running Cotton Club (311 E. Broad St.) know what they’re doing when it comes to the day-to-day operations and identity of a restaurant. For one thing, they realized the domain www.athensbbq. com wasn’t taken and snapped it up. They serve the drinks (at least the nonalcoholic ones) in plastic cups branded with their logo, phone number and website and encourage you to take them home, meaning you’re reminded of the restaurant and give them a little free advertising every time you use the cup. The interior of the place is quite a bit cleaned up from the previous establishment, Broad Street Bar & Grill, and although the whole cotton-exchange theme makes me a tiny bit uncomfortable, it’s a pretty place, with a beautiful, highlighted pressedtin ceiling, a dark wood bar and more. There’s a good mix of high and low, with the food served in baskets and some tables topped with checked paper tablecloths, but the lighting coming in the form of chandeliers. So, here’s the problem: the BBQ itself isn’t up to snuff. Considering the owners are from Memphis, you’d think they might focus more on the meat and less on the atmosphere, but the latter tops the former in all ways. There’s nary a hint of smoke when you walk in, so you might talk yourself into thinking they prepare the BBQ off-site (after all, there’s not exactly room for a pit downtown), but when you taste the stuff, it sure seems oven-prepared. The pulled pork really is pulled, which is rare in this town and nice, but rather than the usual chopped, wet, over-seasoned …a hint of mess, it’s fairly dry and not particularly smoke… meaty. The pulled chicken is better, not as dried out, and both are seasoned with a blend of spices that you can add more of from a shaker on the table—last ingredient listed on the label: MSG. The sausage is just fine, with more flavor than either of the above, but you should really steer clear of the ribs, which aren’t tender in the slightest and come topped with a thick, sweet sauce that you’d expect from a chain casual-dining restaurant. The sauce on the tables, a hybrid the owners touted as created from a blend of vinegar- and tomato-based sauces, available in both regular and hot (red-topped squeeze bottle), isn’t as original as it sounds. It’s fine, and if you’re a sauce person when it comes to BBQ, you should definitely add some to jazz up the pork, but I firmly believe sauce should never be necessary if the central product is quality. The menu is blessedly small—one side of a sheet of paper— and the sides are limited to four: mac and cheese (the creamy kind), OK baked beans, wet and bland coleslaw and a decent but excessively creamy potato salad. And yet, for all its flaws, Cotton Club should do well. Its concept is well-pitched to attract the country-club-ers as well as the gameday crowd. It’s offering something not really available elsewhere downtown. Its bar scene, judging by the police report of a young lady caught dancing on the railing outside, is happening. It’s a place where you could take your mom, a business lunch or your country relatives, and they’d all feel comfortable. And its waitresses are both super-sweet and outfitted in short shorts, which surely won’t hurt business. The restaurant is open every day for lunch and dinner, does catering and takes credit cards. Delivery Delight: When a friend of mine told me he and his fiancée had recently had “the best pizza in Athens” at Johnny’s Pizza (1040 Gaines School Rd.), I was skeptical, to put it mildly. A bad experience early on in the restaurant’s life had spooked me, but I trust his taste. I knew the ownership had turned over, and the idea of a good pizza delivered was too appealing. Johnny’s goes in a nine-mile radius, which is pretty much everywhere in Athens, and while the result wasn’t the best pizza I’d ever had or even the best in the area, it’s certainly the best I’ve had delivered in a long time. Transport in a cardboard box tends to steam most pizzas into a soggy mess, but the crust, while not super crisp, held up to the abuse and was neither bland nor showered with spices. Toppings weren’t gourmet, but they were fresh and flavorful. And the sauce hit the good middle area between the icky sweetness of most and the spicy kind that errs with a shaker-full of red pepper flakes. It’s not cheap, but I’d say it’s worth a few extra bucks for the uptick in quality and the fact that you don’t have to leave your house, a bonus on home game weekends. Hillary Brown food@flagpole.com

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theatre notes Tragedy and Commedia In the last Theatre Notes I listed the productions opening next month, but there are a few that you might find very interesting and somewhat different from the standard script and production format. Masked Revelry: Students in UGA’s Department of Theatre and Film Studies have formed Commedianti il Georgiani, a Commedia dell’Arte troupe. Commedia dell’Arte (literally “the comedy of artists”) originated in the marketplaces and carnivals of 16th-century Italy, and it involves actors improvising in masks using stock characters and physical “bits of business” to create the performances. Many standard comedy characters—and circus clowns!—have their origins in the Commedia

most familiar tales—you’ll find no Aladdin or Sinbad here. Director David Saltz states, “This adaptation is a far cry from Disney. She [Zimmerman] and her actors work collaboratively to create the language, movement, music, even costumes for each show from the ground up. My goal as director is to replicate this experience to the greatest extent possible with my own talented cast of UGA students.” There is another unusual component of this production. Saltz, using the resources of his Interactive Performance Lab, has developed a “magic shawl” which marks and empowers the storyteller, helping him or her spin webs of fiction. The shawl is actually a wearable computer. The inner layers function, in effect, like keys on a soft keyboard that the actors use to play the ever-changing interactive score. The shawl, which also contains an accelerometer that detects movement, wirelessly transmits information to a computer whenever it is touched or moved, triggering sound effects and musical cues that vary from moment to moment. The Arabian Nights will indeed be a magical and spellbinding production! Check www.drama.uga.edu for more information.

Motherslapper: In a slightly more traditional mode, Town and Gown Players will open the comedy Epic Proportions, by Larry Cohen and David Crane, Oct. 8–10 & 14–17. Set in the Danielle Bailey Miller and Jeremy Miller star in the Rose of Athens 1930s, the play centers around Theatre production of Frankenstein Lives! brothers Benny and Phil, working in the Arizona desert as dell’Arte, and the performances are great fun extras on the epic film, Exeunt Omnes, along to experience. Their first show is on Oct. 18 with thousands of extras, a mysterious direcat 8 p.m. in the university’s Fine Arts Building tor and a lovely woman with whom both fall in the Cellar Theatre and is free and open to in love. the public. For more information, contact Jake The play opened Off-Broadway in 1986 and Young at jake.young27@gmail.com on Broadway in 1999. Directed by T&G veteran Derek Adams, the cast includes Chris Settel, Globetrotting: In the same tradition of improSean Polite, Greer Caldwell, Jayne Lockhart, visation and comedy, SHARKwiNG Theatre, Josh Darnell, Patrick Naijar, Lucy Haskill, the Georgia sketch comedy troupe, joining Adam Shirley, Jeff Chen, Eric Kumsomboone, with Improv Athens, UGA’s official improviJoanna Eldredge and Beth Kozinsky. Many of sational comedy troupe, will start a monthly the actors play multiple roles and, as Derek comedy night, “Second Thursdays” on Oct. states, “This show is so funny it will cause 14 at The Globe. “Second Thursdays” will conyou to slap your mother with little or no tinue from October through May. The Oct. 14 provocation.” show is the first time the two troupes have ever worked together and will feature a Mighty m It’s Alive!: Working with a traditional script but in a different format, Rose of Athens Morphin Power Rangers theme. The show will Theatre offers a touring show, Frankenstein start at 10 p.m. For more info, contact Harry Lives!, by Douglas Jones. Director Lisa Cesnik Valentine, info@sharkwingtheatre.com, 706Ferguson will be working with husband and 247-0289. wife actors Danielle Bailey Miller, playing Mary Shelley/Creature, and Jeremy Miller, playing Magic Shawl: UGA is also producing The Percy Shelley/Victor Frankenstein. Frankenstein Arabian Nights, by Mary Zimmerman (who Lives! chronicles Mary Shelley’s life leading up received a Tony Award for directing her play, to the book that made her famous; the literary Metamorphosis) Oct. 12–17 in UGA’s Fine world that surrounded her; the contest proArts Cellar Theatre. The play is based on the posed by Lord Byron that inspired her to write ancient literary work The Tale of 1001 Arabian Frankenstein; and the startling resonances Nights, in which Scheherezade, just married between her own life and her literary creation. to the embittered King Shahryar who marries As Ferguson states, “We are beyond excited women for one night and kills them, realizes about extending our reach to community art she has only one night to live. Scheherezade centers, schools, churches and more—bringing devises a plot to captivate him with an endtheatre to those who aren’t able to travel less series of tales, ending each night in such suspense that Shahryar keeps her alive so that to find it.” The touring show is available for booking Oct. 1, 2010–Mar. 4, 2011. he can hear the conclusion. Zimmerman deals with nine of these thousands of stories (with Rick Rose theatre@flagpole.com fragments of another six) and omits all the

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movie dope Some releases may not be showing locally this week. THE AMERICAN (R) This quiet thriller starring George Clooney might surprise a few people, but most will be turned off by its somber inaction. Those who tough it out might find they were unknowingly in the mood for a mod, Eurostyle throwback. …AND THIS IS MY GARDEN (NR) In this documentary, two Canadian school teachers help 58 students establish gardens in their own backyards. Shows Saturday, 10/2 (Ciné). AVIVA MY LOVE (NR) 2006. Hotel cook Aviva Cohen’s (Assi Levy) life changes when her sister introduces her to famous novelist Oded Zar (Sasson Gabai), who promises to make her a great writer. Written and directed by Shemi Zarhin. BAG IT (NR) Watch as Jeb Berrier stops using plastic bags and learns a lot more about our plastic world in this multi-award winner. The 10/1 screening with ACC Recycling is free and includes dessert and a reusable shopping bag. Shows Friday, 10/1 (Ciné). BORN SWEET/ SUN COME UP (NR) In Born Sweet, 15-year-old Vinh Voeurn lives with fatal arsenic poisoning. In Sun Come Up, some of the world’s first environmental refugees, the Carteret Islanders, are relocated. Part of EcoFocus. Shows Sunday, 10/3 (Ciné). BURNING IN THE SUN (NR) Twentysix-year-old entrepreneur Daniel Dembele returns to his native Mali to sell solar panels. Returned Peace Corps volunteers and others will take part in a post-film discussion. Part of

The EcoFocus Film Festival. Shows Sunday, 10/3 (Ciné). CALL OF LIFE (NR) This award winning documentary looks at mass extinction, its causes, and ways to stem the tide. Shows Saturday, 10/2 (Ciné). CARBON NATION (NR) This self-described optimistic, witty documentary proposes climate change solutions. The screening will be accompanied by a gulf oil spill discussion with Riki Ott, Samantha Joye and Jim Porter. Shows Friday, 10/1 (Ciné). 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. CHAIN LETTER (R) A killer is stalking some high schoolers (of course). Their crime: breaking the chain of gruesome emails sent by said killer. Writerdirector Deon Taylor is no stranger to straight-to-DVD horror, so what is Chain Letter doing getting a theatrical launch? At least it’s rated R. CHATTAHOOCHEE: FROM WATER WAR TO WATER VISION (NR) The world premiere of Rhett Turner and Jonathan Wickham’s film about the 20-year struggle between Alabama, Georgia and Florida over access to the great Hooch! Shows Saturday, 10/2 (Ciné). 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

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this year. This reverse Lemony Snicket (evil dude adopts three orphans) works for its laughs, rarely going for the cheap, kids’ll-laugh-at-anything humor that plagues the majority of animated fare. DEVIL (PG-13) It’s hard to separate the new supernatural thriller, Devil, from its increasingly unpopular, former superstar filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan. His guilty Catholic fingerprints are all over this operatic, melodramatic parable about how the Devil punishes sinners on Earth, but the sturdy horror film from Quarantine director John Erick Dowdle deserves to succeed despite Shyamalan’s now leprous touch. DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS (PG-13) 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. DIRT! THE MOVIE (NR) 2009. I’ll give you three guesses what Dirt! The Movie is about. Shows Thursday, 9/30 (Ecology Building Auditorium). DIVE! (NR) 2009. Check out this multiple award-winning documentary about a group of dumpster divers and food waste as well as the short film, Cud (2008), about Georgia rancher Will Harris and his grass-fed cattle. Beforehand, get a free snack from Farm 255’s Farm Cart and $2 off every $10 farmers market purchase that afternoon with a festival ticket. Shows Tuesday, 9/28 (Ciné). EASY A (PG-13) This second movie from director Will Gluck and first-time feature writer Bert V. Royal accomplishes a rare feat for teen-aimed funny flicks. It starts with a fun concept that it treats respectfully and with genuine humor in a tightly written script good enough to attract a talented cast that includes Emma Stone, Lisa Kudrow and Malcolm McDowell. FINDING NEMO (G) 2003. Clownfish Marlin (v. Albert Brooks) goes searching for his son, Nemo (v. Alexander Gould), who is lost in the scary, big ocean. Fortunately, Marlin has pal Dory (v. Ellen Degeneres), a blue tang fish, to help him out. FREAKONOMICS (PG-13) Freakonomics the documentary is nowhere near as enlightening or entertaining as the book(s) upon which it is based. The most intriguing aspect of the film is its high-concept construction. Six acclaimed documentarians each take a chapter of Steven D. Levitt and Stephen Dubner’s bestseller. As a whole, it’s interesting, but its parts can disappoint. 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. THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE (R) 2009. I know I was kind of hard on The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (I just loved the book so much), but I am super-stoked for the sequel (as well as David Fincher’s in-the-works English-language Dragon Tattoo). Considering the books get better and better, I hope the films do the same.

The lead actors—Michael Nyqvist and the excellent Noomi Rapace—are back, while Guldbagge award winner Daniel Alfredson takes over directing duties from Niels Arden Oplev. GOING THE DISTANCE (R) Many filmgoers at large probably checked out of this latest romcom at the appearance of Drew Barrymore in the trailer. Bad move, dudes. Thanks to an uproarious supporting cast, the appealing chemistry of both leads, Barrymore and Justin “I’m a Mac” Long, and an atypical on-screen romance (long distance), Going the Distance is a lot funnier— and raunchier—than your average Kate Hudson flick. GROWN UPS (PG-13) Five old pals get together after their childhood basketball coach’s funeral. Inoffensive enough for easily amused families, the jokes in Grown Ups are primarily composed of friendly, heckling one-upmanship, better known as punchlines minus the work of a setup. Apparently, The Big Chill was too intellectual; what Lawrence Kasdan’s film lacked were fart/bunion/hairpiece jokes and bunch of Kevin James pratfalls. HATCHET II (NR) Original survivor Marybeth (genre vet Danielle Harris, Halloweens IV and V as well as Rob Zombie’s Halloween remake and its sequel) discovers her connection to slasher Victor Crowley (Kane Hodder) and returns to the Bayou to confront him once and for all. HOUSTON WE HAVE A PROBLEM (NR) 2009. This multiple award winner looks for the truth about our nation’s dependence on oil. A free screening will be held on Wednesday, 9/29. (Tate). I AM LOVE (R) I Am Love, or Io Sono l’Amore, is set in turn of the century of Milan, where the Recchi dynasty is thrown into chaos after Emma (Tilda Swinton, who learned both Russian and Italian for the role) embarks on an affair with her brother-in-law’s friend/ business partner, Antonio (Edoardo Gabbriellini). I’M STILL HERE (NR) Was Academy Award nominee Joaquin Phoenix serious when he retired from acting to pursue a career as a rapper? Maybe this documentary (mockumentary?), the directorial debut of Casey Affleck, will divulge the truth. 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 also an Oscar contender (for set design and cinematography), the thrillingly original Inception is the cinematic equivalent of an intelligent, bestselling beach-read. JACK GOES BOATING (R) In Philip Seymour Hoffman’s directorial debut, the Academy Award winner goes with something comfortable. He developed and starred in an Off-Broadway production of the Bob Glaudino play. Limo driver Jack (Hoffman) goes on a blind date with Dr. Bob’s Funeral Home employee Connie (Amy Ryan), while the relationship of another working class couple, Clyde and Lucy (John Ortiz and Daphne Rubin-Vega), hits a rough patch. THE LAST DAYS OF SHISHMAREF (NR) 2008. In this multiple award winner, director Jan Louter travels to the

island of Sarichef to see how global warming threatens centuries of Inupiaq Eskimo tradition. Part of EcoFocus. Shows Sunday, 10/3 (Ciné). LEGENDARY (PG-13) What is this? A WWE movie that is not a sub-’80s action retread, Legendary stars John Cena as the older brother of a bookish teenager who joins his high school wrestling team in order to grow closer to a family that has grown distant since the death of their wrestling legend patriarch. LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA’HOOLE (PG) 300 director Zack Snyder was made for 3D animation, and Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole proves it. Unfortunately, the film, based on the first three books in Kathryn Lasky’s bestselling children’s series, feels rushed and poorly explained. Owlets like Soren (v. Jim Sturgess) are being kidnapped by bad owls. After escaping from captivity, Soren and his band of pals travel to the Tree of Ga’Hoole where the legendary guardians live. LET ME IN (R) This Hollywood remake of excellent Swedish vampire film, Let the Right One In, might not be the worst idea in the world. Cloverfield director Matt Reeves still has something to prove, but he has assembled a hell of a cast. THE LUNCH LINE (NR) Six kids from Chicago’s public school system are on a mission to improve school lunch in this documentary film by Ernie Park and Michael Graziano. Shows Sunday, 10/3 (Ciné). OCEAN OF AN OLD MAN (NR) 2008. In the wake of the devastation brought on by the 2004 tsunami, a British schoolteacher in India embarks on a search for his missing students. Director Rajesh Shera’s film plays as part of the Global Film Initiative’s Global Lens Film Series. PLAY AGAIN (NR) Play Again follows six plugged-in teenagers representing “the average American child” into the wilds of Oregon without electricity, cell phones or any kind of virtual reality. Shows Saturday, 10/2 (Ciné). QUEEN OF THE SUN (NR) Is there a global bee crisis? Join UGA Entomology and see what Michael Pollan (The Omnivore’s Dilemma), Vandana Shiva, Gunther Hauk and beekeepers around the world think. Shows Friday, 10/1 (Ciné). RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE (R) Calling Paul W.S. Anderson’s directorial return to this zombie videogameturned-movie franchise Resident Evil 4 would be an insult to arguably the best game in the mother series. Anderson felt apparently unbound by story, as the movie makes less sense than its far too convoluted source material. SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD (PG-13) Scott Pilgrim (MVP Michael Cera) is a 22-year-old slacker who will have to defeat his girlfriend’s seven evil exes, including an action star (Chris Evans), a vegan telekinetic (Brandon Routh) and the mysterious Gideon Graves (Jason Schwartzman). THE SHAFT (NR) 2008. Hard times fall upon a poor family in a small mining town in western China. Director Zhang Chi’s poetic film follows the intersecting lives of a father and his two children in this third film screening for the Global Film Initiative’s Global Lens Film Series.

SLOW COFFEE (NR) Local filmmakers Ben Myers and Jason Miller show their short film about Slowness and how it can change the coffee industry. Shows Sunday, 10/3 (Ciné). THE SOCIAL NETWORK (PG-13) Rejoice! David Fincher has returned. OK. Such effusive praise might be a bit much, but a new Fincher film, for all its flaws, will still be more interesting than the majority of work coming from his age-grade peers. And his new film chronicles the rise of Facebook. 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. SOUNDTRACKER (NR) Follow Emmy Award winning sound recordist Gordon Hempton as he ventures across the globe on one of his annual “soundtracker trips.” Shows Saturday, 10/2 (Ciné). TAKERS (PG-13) Takers is a bad, bad movie. Everything from the writing (woeful tough-guy dialogue) to the acting (made worse by the writing) to the direction (generically overstylized action crime thriller) is subpar, and the basic plot and characters are so uninteresting that the movie’s not even a redemptively fun sort of bad. THE TOWN (R) Terrific performances (though Jon Hamm is a bit stiff and too chivalrous for a G-douche) and tremendous direction from Ben Affleck (he obviously paid attention during the filming of Reindeer Games with the legendary John Frankenheimer) highlight the best film Hollywood has offered to mature adults in months. TOY STORY 3 (G) Toy Story 3 lacks the emotional heft (though parents of youngsters best bring the tissues) of recent Pixar masterpieces, but is every bit the satisfying curtain call for Andy’s toys. THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE (PG-13) David Slade knows some vampires, having directed the adaptation of Steve Niles’ 30 Days of Night; he also helmed the sharp, Hard Candy. The Cullens (represented by RPattz) and the Quileute werewolves (repped by T-Laut) must unite to defeat a common foe, an army of vamps led by Victoria (Bryce Dallas Howard), who has sworn to avenge her lover’s death by killing Bella (Kristen Stewart). VIENEN POR EL ORO, VIENEN POR TODO (NR) 2009. The U.S. premiere of Vienen por el oro, vienen por todo (They Come for the Gold, They Come for It All). In this award winning documentary, a small Patagonian town battles a Canadian mining company over mining rights to the gold and silver found in a nearby mountain. Shows Sunday, 10/3 (Ciné). THE VIRGINITY HIT (R) If you’ve seen one “losin’ it” sex comedy, you’ve apparently seen them all. In this lowbudget Blair Witch Meets American Pie flick, a group of pals (Matt Bennett, Zack Pearlman, Jacob Davich and Justin Kline) make a movie about losing their virginity. WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS (PG-13) See Movie Pick. WASTE LAND (NR) The festival’s final film! Artist Vik Muniz travels to his native Brazil to photograph the “catadores” that pick recyclable materials from Jardim Gramacho, the world largest garbage dump. Part of EcoFocus. Shows Sunday, 10/3 (Ciné). YOU AGAIN (PG) Marni (Kristen Bell) realizes her brother is about to marry the bully (Odette Yustman) that tormented her throughout high school. Now it is her job to expose her enemy’s true colors before they become family. You have to love Bell’s support: Cloris Leachman and Betty White. Could Bell finally have found her star-making hit? Drew Wheeler

movie pick A Nightmare on Wall Street WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS (PG-13) feel it unnecessary to burden audiences with America needs an explanation of the events an economics lesson, a decision that is good that brought down our economy, but is Oliver for the film’s entertainment value and bad Stone the right man for the job? In his best for its societal significance. Instead, we are work, he has displayed a keen knack for comthrust into a pseudo-financial-murder mystery bining entertainment and complex ideas, but involving Jake’s mentor (Frank Langella) and his last great film was released in 1994 (and Wall Street’s bullish new Gecko, Bretton James even it, Natural Born Killers, was marred by (Josh Brolin), and a green pamphlet for alterfevered over-direcnative energy. tion). Wall Street: Douglas’s return Money Never Sleeps is as Gordon Gecko, one probably Stone’s best of the greatest cinfilm since then or its ematic characters of 1987 predecessor. the past 30 years, is Wall Street: Money as gleeful as adverNever Sleeps opens tised. Just watch his in 2001 when a brohair reflect Gecko’s ken, grizzled shell of changing fiscal situwhat Gordon Gecko ation. LaBeouf is as (Michael Douglas) charismatic as ever, used to be is Michael Douglas and Shia LaBeouf though Jake, with released from prison. his environmentalist Flash forward seven years to 2008. Enter the flair, is a bit too knight-in-shining-armor for film’s highflying financial whiz, Jake Moore Wall Street. He seems too pure to be seduced (Shia LaBeouf), who just so happens to be by the Street’s sort of green. The lovely dating Gecko’s daughter, Winnie (recent Oscar Mulligan comes off better than most female ingénue Carey Mulligan). Under the pretense characters in a Stone film. Wall Street: Money of reuniting father and daughter (but probably Never Sleeps will entertain and maybe even more so he can meet a legend), Jake begins a disgust audiences with its visions of the new, series of trades with Gecko that could cost the legal greed that eats away at our society. Too young man everything. bad the film doesn’t provide a better underThe film’s most salient trait is that it standing of how or why Wall Street gets away takes places against the backdrop of the 2008 with its moral hazards. financial crash. Unfortunately, screenwriters Allan Loeb (The Switch) and Stephen Schiff Drew Wheeler

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film notebook News of Athens’ Cinema Scene A Quick One: In preparation for last Friday’s UGA film Studies Cinema Roundtable “Psycho Turns 50” (which I hope a number of you— including myself, for that matter—were able to attend), I watched Hitchcock’s 1960 thriller and cultural benchmark for the first time in several years—and Martin Balsam’s murder still scared me. Keep your eyes peeled for these roundtable events in the future; they’re fun and well worth attending. Downtown Has Festivals: I’m not sure if it was planned this way, but this coming weekend you’ll be able to attend three independent film festivals (OK, one is more of an “event”) within a block of each other in

free; one of those is a 10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 3 screening of Slow Coffee, a new 21-minute short by Jason Miller and Ben Myers. Myers, the local proprietor of 1000 Faces Coffee, will be present for a Q&A after the film, and he’ll bring some of his delicious, mildly intoxicating product to share with the early birds in the audience. For more info and a complete lineup of films, visit www.ecofocusfilmfest.org. Good News About the Undead: The sickos behind Pushin’ Up Daisies, the locally produced zombie flick that delighted sold-out audiences at AthFest this summer, have reached the $4,000 goal of their Kickstarter project, which means that they can now start

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downtown Athens. EcoFocus, of course, is still going on at Ciné—more on that below. But there are a couple of things happening right around the corner, as well, both inside and outside of the Morton Theatre. First up is the New Belgium Brewing Clips of Faith Beer and Film Tour, which kicks off at the corner of Hull and Washington streets at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1. Apparently, the New Belgium folks are traveling around with a program of short films that will screen right after dusk. I have to admit being a little baffled as to what this is all about, but if you like beer and film—especially beer—then I suppose it might be worth checking out. Then there’s the return of the Dixie Film Festival to the Morton Oct. 1–3 for its seventh annual incarnation (it was held at Carmike Cinemas until last year). The program—which includes a good number of films from Georgia but draws from all over the world—appears to be scaled back a bit compared to recent years; it looks like about 20 shorts and seven features. One of those is the “Georgia RedCarpet Premiere” of Good Intentions, last year’s debut by Atlanta director Jim Issa. Jim is a pal of mine, and his film is a goofy, light-hearted comedy starring Elaine Hendrix, Luke Perry and LeAnn Rimes. It’s showing at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, and it should be a fun thing to go to—I know I’ll be there. For the complete festival schedule, go to www. dixiefilmfest.com. ReFocusing: The EcoFocus Film Festival, which began last week, has screenings and events continuing through Oct. 5, mostly at Ciné but also at various locations on the UGA campus. The university screenings and a couple of sponsored presentations at Ciné are

manufacturing DVDs and passing out wicked swag. The Kickstarter thing is still active so if you haven’t made a pledge for your pre-order yet, you may do so now. Check it out, along with other cool stuff, at www.iamnotazombie. com. Seriously. Ciné Stuff: There’s a special screening at Ciné Thursday, Oct. 7 of Flight of the Cardinal, a psychological thriller by Robert Gaston that features a song by Athens musician Ken Will Morton. Gaston also directed a video for Morton’s song, “On My Feet Again,” which will be screened after the film along with a performance by Morton. Check www.gastonpictures. com to learn more… The Global Lens Film Series screening Sept. 30 is the 2008 Indian feature Ocean of an Old Man. Go to www.athenscine.com for details. Free Stuff: In support of Hispanic Heritage Month, a number of local entities including UGA’s Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute and the Georgia Museum of Art are sponsoring a Latin American Documentary Film Series. Showing Sept. 29 at 7 p.m. in Room 248 of the UGA Miller Learning Center is The Last Zapatista; the Oct. 6 screening is Discovering Dominga in Room 302 of Caldwell Hall. Go to www.uga.edu/gamuseum/calendar/ films.html for more info… The ACC Library’s iFilms screening at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 30 is the 2006 Israeli feature Aviva, My Love. The Oct. 7 iFilm (at the normal time of 7 p.m.) is Reel Injun, a 2009 doc about Hollywood’s portrayals of Native Americans. The screenings are Thursdays in the library auditorium at 2025 Baxter St. Dave Marr film@flagpole.com

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threats & promises Music News And Gossip I’m no sage or prophet, but I can tell you now that so long as you’re in Athens you will hear of bands and rumors of bands. And each week I’ll do my best to record these on paper for both our current sake and that of our posterity. Now, let’s keep taking this all very seriously below… It’s a Household Name: Congratulations are in order for Wuxtry Records, which was named one of the top 25 record stores in the U.S. by Rolling Stone magazine this month. The store, which is only a handful of years younger than RS itself, is joined on the list by such heavyweights as San Francisco’s Amoeba Records, Austin’s Waterloo Records and Goner Records of Memphis. Everyone knows that Pete Buck (R.E.M.) and Brian Burton (Danger Mouse) did their time behind the counter there but, in the interest of fairness, Flagpole City Editor Dave Marr and I logged many more years as clerks there than those two. Like pretty much all of the 1990s. Just sayin’ is all. Any Colour You Like: Athens’ Kenosha Kid will release its latest recording, Land of Obey, Oct. 15 at Caledonia Lounge. Recorded live by Sloan Simpson at the Flicker Theatre between January and April of this year, the album is an arm-stretching effort by Kenosha Kid which

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the unenviable position of needing to sell off most of his gear to make ends meet. Included in his list of items for sale are his Martin D-35 acoustic guitar, Harmony Monterey arch-top acoustic guitar and his Burchette acoustic/ electric guitar. Some items have fixed prices, and others may be negotiable. Mallonee is one of the best songwriters Athens has ever been able to claim as its own, and this gear is present on tons of his recordings. For more information on what is available, please email highhorsebooking@hotmail.com, and for a glimpse into what a monster talent this man is, please see www.billmallonee.net.

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Hmm, You Don’t Say?: Local mood-setter Alex McKelvey (Crumbling Arches) will debut his project Mud Scholar on Oct. 15 at Amici Italian Café. Described by McKelvey as his “douche-bag-alter-ego-obnoxious-satiremusic act,” he’s even recorded a full album of this stuff already. Appropriately titled A Must for the Dick, the music itself is a blend of singer-songwriter-ish tunes matched with some decent arrangements, but I’m still on the fence about its overall effect. The only truly laugh-out-loud moment I experienced was with the track “I’m in a Band,” but there’s no denying he’s got a few really clever lyrics sprinkled throughout the whole thing. You can check out the whole record over at www. mudscholar.bandcamp. com. He’s got videos posted at www. youtube.com/user/ MudScholar, and those go a long way toward demonstrating the type of thing he described. Fly by Night: Drive-By Truckers and Nuçi’s Space are running a raffle for an all-inclusive trip to catch the Truckers in Richmond, VA on Oct. 29 & 30. It’s free to enter, but a $5 donation is suggested, and you get double entries for every 20 $5 donations you make. The winner gets two airline tickets, lodging for two nights at the Richmond, VA Hilton Hotel, tickets to both shows, $300 spending money (truth) and VIP passes for a band meet-and-greet and after show backstage access. For further details and to enter, please see www.rocknraffle.com. l

demonstrates the trio’s ability to repaint its wagon with eminently listenable tunes that grow from, but are not completely indebted to, the group’s jazz roots. In a cool move, the band will play its release show with the bone-crushing Chrissakes and Athens party favorites Pride Parade. I always appreciate bills that mix styles together like this. You can learn more about the band over at www. KenoshaKid.com. No Money Down: If you’re already thinking of ordering Christmas music for this year’s season, Ricky Fitzpatrick would be honored to have you pre-order his upcoming album, Acoustically Christmas. On this album Fitzpatrick is joined by several guests, including Shawn Mullins, James Taylor’s (yes, that one) brother Livingston Taylor, Cosy Sheridan, Nathan Sheppard and others. The album features, as its title indicates, entirely acoustic renderings of Christmas classics. You can place your order over at www.rickyfitzpatrick.com, and you don’t have to pay a penny until it ships on Nov. 5. Distance Grows Wide: Bill Mallonee (Ex-Vigilantes of Love) recently moved to New Mexico with his wife and performance partner Muriah Rose but has found himself in

The Last One Left: WUOG 90.5FM will host its annual Alumni Weekend Oct. 1–3. This is the time each year when station alumni return to Athens to commiserate, socialize, reunite and, most importantly, return to their place behind the broadcast desk for a few hours. It’s really incredible how many people associated with the station over the past 38 years make the annual journey back home. Be sure to tune in that weekend, as the alumni are pretty free to play whatever they want, and most tend to play records that they spun during their initial tenure as DJs at the station. So, you’ll hear a very wide mix of things and may even be turned on to something cool—which is part of the whole point of college radio in the first place. For more info on the alumni weekend, please head over to www.wuog.org/alumni.

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thank you, nuçi’s space! Recognizing the People Behind the Non-Profit’s 10-year Success

he game of how you get healthy— and stay that way—has changed. It’s still changing, maybe right now: This very week, as this article will be making its way through the editorial thoroughfares, major market reforms will be enacted in accordance with the epic health care overhaul passed earlier this year. Whether these changes are for better or for ill are for politicized AM radio listeners or perhaps the slightly more informed (fortune tellers, for example) to debate. Let’s stick to what we know. If you are an American who wishes to spend the majority of your time playing music, you are more than likely uninsured. Almost no one would deny that music is a necessity to get from one sunup to the next, and at the same time, being an American musician is not something that comes with full dental, to put it glibly. We all need music, and musicians need more than what they get. So where does that leave us? Answer: we, collectively, are left far better off because of Nuçi’s Space. The local nonprofit, now entering its 10th year down the hill from downtown on Oconee Street, has strived, essentially, to pull musicians out of their underclass status and provide them with services many people take for granted. Chiefly, it serves as a lighthouse to those in need of mental health care, referring individuals to counseling so as to aid them as they contend with depression, anxiety or worse. It offers connections to health care professionals working in the realms of the eyes, ears and body. Its headquarters is also the home of several soundproofed, clean practice rooms. Nuçi’s Space organizes Camp Amped, the music summer camp for local kids. The sprawling nature of its operation is staggering, especially when you consider its small staff—which is exactly what Flagpole intends to do with this article: consider the names and faces of Nuçi’s Space. The most important name, of course, is Nuçi Phillips. Nuçi was a well-liked local musician and student who suffered from clinical depression and, on Thanksgiving Day of 1996, took his own life. It’s been said that suicide is a pointless act, but beyond whatever truth that may bear, the fact that Linda Phillips was able to funnel the mourning she felt for her son’s passing into something like Nuçi’s Space stands in noble counterpoint.

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“Well, to begin with, my husband and son “I was first introduced to and I wanted to do something to remember Nuçi’s Space through a benNuçi,” says Linda from her home in Atlanta. efit concert in the beginning “We’re health professionals, and my older son of October of 1999, and that’s is a musician, so health and music are obviwhen I started learning details of ously really important to us. We wanted to do Nuçi’s Space and what the plan something to remember Nuçi that would help was,” says Bob Sleppy. “I got to other people in a sustaining way, something know Linda over the next couple that would help the community.” Linda, a of months, and then she offered positive force with seemingly unyielding forward momentum, came to town looking to get things done and needed to Laura Ford familiarize herself with Athens at large. It should be no surprise that when Mrs. Phillips sought out an ambassador, all-around musician, producer and abiding local hero, David Barbe was at her service. “He was really the only person who I knew in Athens at that time,” says Linda of Barbe, who produced an album for Nuçi. “So, I called David and said, ‘What would it take to do something like this?’ And he said, ‘Well, you’d need electricity.’” The pair scouted out abandoned warehouses on the outskirts of town, eventually selecting the location at 396 Oconee St. As David Barbe introduced her to representatives of both the health and music communities, Linda wrote a letter to friends and relatives seeking out donations to start up her goal of a practice space that doubled as—and ultimately funded—a mental health resource center. The resultant outpouring totaled $30,000—the fledgling nonprofit’s initial budget. “It wasn’t long after that that we got a call from a therapist in Athens saying, ‘I have a musician in my office; me the job of executive director. I was playhe needs therapy but can’t afford it, so do ing in bands and working on finishing up a you think you could help?’ So, we took the record.” That record was You Must Be This Tall, money that we got from my letter and we the debut album from the band called Michael, started doing the therapy part before we even for which Bob played drums. Suddenly, the got into the building. By the time we actually convergence of themes in his life was striking: opened the physical space, we had 40 or 50 musicians that we were helping.” And in 1999, “When I was a sophomore in college at the University of Georgia, a really close friend of the final year of Nuçi’s Space as an idea withmine committed suicide,” says Sleppy. “That out tangible form, Linda met Bob Sleppy.

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was the first person of my own age that I was close to that I’d lost, and the first person that I knew that committed suicide, so it had a pretty profound impact on me. It was kind of a catalyst for me to want to drop out of school and play music full time, and it’s one of the reasons why the band that I ended up playing in was in part named after my friend that committed suicide.” Bob wasn’t only Linda’s first hire: he was the sole employee for the nascent period of the space’s activity. He worked on the business and promotion aspects from home, and spent as much time on-site coordinating with those working on construction. He was there when Nuçi’s Space officially opened its doors on Sept. 20, 2000. Little has changed since then for Bob, whose commitment to Nuçi’s Space has led him to work in myriad varied capacities—when Flagpole reached him, he was just coming down from

His job description entails “being an advocate, being this person that has the patient’s best interests at heart as far as being a middle man,” he says. “People will come in and meet with me, and I’ll pair them up with a therapist, but instead of just stamping their sheet and saying ‘next,’ there’s a lot of interaction. If the therapist feels they need something else, or if they feel like

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depression and suicide aren’t the most popular things to talk about; you’ve got an underserved population of people who don’t have insurance and don’t have much money; we have an unusual name; the building is kind of unusual because the counseling doesn’t happen here, but we’re a counseling assistance program, but we have these practice rooms… When I first started, people would say, ‘Oh, yeah, that coffee shop down there.’ And now, when I say it in small talk in line at the bank, a lot of people say, ‘Yeah, I know what that place is.’ Not having to explain it so much—that’s very cool. And I think the change there is, not just that they know about us, but if they know about us, they know what we do, and if they know what we do—it might be a small difference, but it might be that much easier for someone say, ‘If you’re having problems with this issue or if you’re having anxiety, then you ought to go down there.’ Because they know what we do. And I think that’s the biggest thing.”

The Doctors a ladder, working on new renovations to the jam room’s soundproofing and aesthetic appearance. (How many executive directors of anything are known to swing a hammer?) What has changed, he says, is the scope. In contrast to their humble beginnings, “now we have a staff of four full-time folks [Laura Ford, Matt Hudgins, Will Kiser and Bob], three part-time people [Chris Byron, Dan Nettles and Paul Prae], about 200 volunteers and an active board of directors. So, yeah, things have grown pretty dramatically over the past few years.”

Will Kiser While every staff member at Nuçi’s Space is by the nature of his/her work very handson and approachable, it’s Will Kiser’s job as counseling advocate to be even more so. “I’m not a therapist and I have no professional background in that area, but I do have a background in being a patient; I’ve seen psychiatrists and therapists, but being a staff member at Nuçi’s Space, I’m also around a lot of musicians,” says Kiser. A volunteer from nearly the beginning, Will moved from Athens to Atlanta after graduating from the university but was offered a position at Nuçi’s Space in 2003. As he puts it, he “sprinted” back to the Classic City.

they need more or are having trouble, they can call me and I’ll look for other resources, anything from legal aid to another therapist or help getting medication.” In contrast to bureaucratic offices that supply social services to the public in need, Kiser and the rest of the staff at Nuçi’s Space actually make compassion and empathy a chief priority in their interactions with those who come seeking help. And like Bob, Will contributes far more than his title would hint at, coordinating volunteers, setting up benefit concerts, or just cleaning up around the Space’s expansive lobby, which doubles as a coffee bar and triples as a sometimes concert stage. Will’s take on what 10 years’ difference has made in Nuçi’s Space’s evolution is awareness in general. “I feel like when I started, there was a lot going against us in terms of publicity,” Will says. “There’s the fact that

The therapists, counselors and doctors who work in concert with Nuçi’s Space are too multifarious to name, but we were able to speak with a handful of them. Dr. William Orr, a psychiatrist of 34 years, has seen patients referred from Nuçi’s Space since very near the beginning. He now sits on the non-profit’s board of directors, having witnessed the persistence of Linda and her staff. “They’re very dedicated; this is almost like a mission for them,” he says. In collaborating with Nuçi’s Space, Dr. Orr and his fellow mental health professionals are aiming to close the gap between how many people can afford to seek help and how many people actually get it. “Unfortunately, because of the economics of the times, the state has difficulty funding programs that would be really beneficial,” he says. “Without Nuçi’s Space, there’d be a lot of people in this area who would not be served in any capacity with mental health service.” Michelle Estile, a social worker with Family Counseling Service, Inc., sees her involvement as a reciprocal gesture to the community that lifts Athens above typical sleepy college town status. “I think a lot of therapists who work with Nuçi’s Space clients really appreciate being in Athens, because part of what makes Athens great is having the music scene. It’s nice to be able to serve that community.” And almost all uninsured musicians in town have seen Dr. Kip Hicks at one point or another. Taking time away from his day job as an emergency physician at St. Mary’s and as

official emergency medical consultant of the UGA athletic department, “Dr. Kip” sits in the lobby every two weeks to meet with physically ill folks, offering advice and prescriptions. The enthusiasm of Dr. Hicks and these other health care professionals illuminates a positive truth in contrast to the hyper-politicized health care debate: doctors want to be helping people. “As soon as I found out what was involved, it was a no-brainer,” Dr. Hicks says. “There was no doubt that it was something I wanted to do. It was something where I could use my skills, my expertise on some level, just to give back to the community.” “This is a great organization, there should be this type of thing in every community,” says Dr. Orr. “So many people that don’t get any service at all; it’d be wonderful if we could have this kind of thing everywhere.” This is actually closer to a reality than you might guess: “There’s a group in Portland, Oregon that’s working on putting together a concept similar to Nuçi’s Space up in Portland, and we’ve been working with them,” says Sleppy. “We’ve gotten some interest from other cities, most recently someone from Gainesville, Florida. It’d be a dream of all of us to see a Nuçi’s Space open up in another city, just to really show that this is a concept that can work in more than just Athens. We’re very fortunate that we’ve set up shop in Athens and we’ve gotten great community support. It’s been a great place to build this model, but we feel it could be used in other places.”

here is so much more to be said about Nuçi’s Space—discounted glasses and earplugs, their S.P.A.C.E. 5K walk, their 10th year anniversary open house (see the Calendar Pick on p. 28). So much will continue to go on there, even as Linda Philips begins to step away. “At this point I’m kind of stepping back a little bit and letting my staff take over,” she says. “It’s necessary to see that it can go on without me being there full time.” Linda will be moving to Manhattan to be closer to her older son, K.P., but will stay involved with Nuçi’s Space through the long distance. The space’s 10-year anniversary brings perspective to what has been a remarkably wide-ranging, and in Athens’ case, completely crucial project. “What’s so gratifying to me about all this at this point is that all of the goals that I set out from the beginning really have been accomplished, and now it’s just a matter of continuing and hopefully expanding and being able to reach more people,” she says. “… the only thing that I’d like to see happen is that we’re able to reach more people and work on our mission that way.” Jeff Tobias

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and-a-half ago and has already played South by Southwest, been featured in American Songwriter, and has in-store performances and a Sirius Radio session booked as part of this tour. Futurebirds were just south of San Francisco last week, where some of the guys got to indulge their love of skateboarding (side note: the bandmembers are also, oddly enough, big tennis fans, and compete against each other). But trouble and the expected little hardships have also followed the Futurebirds across the country, particularly in the Rockies. Drummer Payton Bradford recalls waking up in Dallas to find a busted radiator on the band’s tour van. In Aspen, the transmission died, and they missed shows in Salt Lake City and Boise as a result. When the band finally does show up to these long-distance gigs, there’s hardly any guarantee of a positive reception. Adding insult to injury, the band played to just a handful of people at that star-crossed Aspen show. Call it ego-checking. Bradford says, “Sometimes when you play at home, you get a false impression of what your reception [in other towns] is going to be.” To illustrate, Bradford tells a story about playing last year in Austin—a town synonymous with great shows— to a “crowd” of six people, which included four of the band’s friends, plus a heckler. The Futurebirds’ homecoming this week should be more like what they were used to before embarking on multi-state journeys. If nothing else, folks should show up simply for the fact that they have never before in history witnessed a show like the one Futurebirds have planned this weekend (though the

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he Futurebirds’ music has a road trip quality to it. And now the band has the road trip to back it up. The band—Brannen Miles, Daniel Womack, Thomas Johnson, Dennis Love, Carter King and Payton Bradford—are all Georgians by birth, Athenians by choice. They hail from Rome, Savannah and the Atlanta and Augusta areas. They have played an impressive number of local shows and small-tour gigs and are now nearing the end of a cross-country journey that has taken their sun-baked, rural rock clear from Philadelphia to the Pacific coast. Call them ambassadors of Southern charm. The Futurebirds play a variety of retro alt-country that recalls the best of breezy 1970s California, albeit without the touchy-feely nostalgia of Jackson Browne or his Eagles brethren. No, Futurebirds’ laid-back melodies and slapped-together vocal harmonies (plus plenty of reverb and slide guitars) are a little too weird for the soft-rock crowd. The band formed less than a year-

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laser light show at Stone Mountain in Atlanta isn’t too bad of a comparison). Billed as the Futurebirds’ “3-D Rodeo,” this gig, which features Bananafish, Gift Horse and those inimitable, perennially underrated party-crashing funksters, Velveteen Pink, will show the bands playing to an audience of fresh faces in 3-D glasses. Imagine seeing your favorite local acts playing amid cacti and saloons, gunfights and guitars. Imagine This Is Spinal Tap meets The Outlaw Josey Wales meets latfh.com, all squished inside the 40 Watt Club—or, as the band’s press release reads (ironically?), it is “madness similar to the experience of watching Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show under the influence of Arsenio Hall.” The idea of playing a homecoming show like that, with the Futurebirds still relatively new at touring and recording and, well, being a band, is a bit of a shock for Bradford and his mates. “This couldn’t have been any less planned,” he says, talking on a cell phone while driving down the California coast. “We obviously have goals, but if you’d asked any of us months ago where we’d be now, none of us would’ve said we’d be here. Not because we thought we couldn’t be, but because we could not have imagined the pace of our ascent.” As for the band’s future outside of its home territory, Bradford is similarly optimistic but measured in his outlook: “Maybe it’s the Internet, [but] I feel like the regional identity of music now—with online access to blogs and downloads and bands—regional identity doesn’t necessarily lock bands into where they have success. That’s certainly been the case for us.” He adds, “As far as representing the South and Athens out here on the road, we’re very proud of our town and where we come from. It influences our music, and a lot of people recognize that.” Mark Sanders

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ne of the longest tenured and most productive bands with roots in the fabled Elephant 6 collective, Elf Power returns to Athens this October to celebrate the release of its 10th studio album. A polished, self-titled release, recorded in home studios and Andy LeMastered at Athens’ Chase Park Transduction Studios, the new record sounds bigger, lusher and more fully realized than arguably anything the band’s done since its seminal A Dream in Sound. Combining the best aspects of the band’s early, lo-fi output, and its more recent, folkier material, all while still exploring new ideas, Elf Power has more than established itself as a flagship of both Athens local music and the larger psych-pop world. “We’re looking forward to playing in Athens, ‘cause that’s kind of the end of the first leg of the tour,” says frontman Andrew Rieger. Although the break is appreciated, the band won’t even have a full week to kick up its feet before heading back on the road again. “It’s the beginning of a really long tour— about seven weeks in America and three or four weeks in Europe. We’re showing the Major Organ [and the Adding Machine] movie every night, that our drummer Eric [Harris] recorded—he was the director of that, and I was one of the actors in it. That’s kind of like our opening act on this tour, and people are responding to that really well. We just reissued the [Major Organ] album along with the DVD, so that’s been a big thing in the works for our label, Orange Twin. Little projects like that are kinda what keep the creative juices flowing.” Promoting two releases with more than three months of touring is a heavy load for any band to undertake, but Elf Power is more than accustomed to keeping busy. “We like to a do a lot at once, and just kinda go everywhere,” says Rieger. “We’re supposed to play in Zagreb in Croatia, which is where my dad and my grandparents are from, and I’ve never been there. There’s a studio there that’s in a Gothic cave, so that sounds pretty awesome. I really hope that that comes through. It’s what I’m looking forward to the most, and my grandmother is going to write me out a list of sites to see in the town.” Friendly and exuberant, Rieger talks at length about the band’s recording process, and the group’s decision to return to its own label after a few years on Rykodisc. “We rehearsed and wrote for about eight or nine months, getting together once or twice a week, and then spending a couple of months recording. We recorded with Andy LeMaster at Chase Park, and then we went to home studios and did the vocals. We kinda had more time to experiment,

and then we went back with Andy to Chase Park to mix, so it was kinda the best of both worlds, using a really nice, hi-tech studio as well as having the freedom to experiment in a home-recording setting.” “The contract with Ryko ran out, and we have this label that we’ve been running on our own for years. I guess the last album we did on Orange Twin was the Vic Chesnutt album [Dark Developments], and that went really well, and it just made sense for us to do it ourselves. It’s a lot more work, but I think it’s worth it in the long run.” The album is dedicated to the late Chesnutt, a close friend and frequent collaborator of the band’s. “I got into Vic’s music when I was in high school,” Rieger explains. “I was a huge fan, and I kinda got to know him over the years in Athens. There was a short-lived television program on PBS called “Music Road” hosted by Edwin McCain. Vic asked us to be his backing band for the show, so we learned some of his songs, and he really liked the arrangements I came up with, so we decided to record together. Vic would show us a song, and we’d run through it a few times, and then we’d record it and move on. He just kinda wanted our first instinctual feelings of a song. Working with him was a really awesome experience as a fan and a collaborator. Of course, we’re really sad that he’s gone; we still think about him all the time, but we feel really lucky that we got to spend that time with him.” Between the wonderful new album, the mammoth tour, Elf Power vet Laura Carter’s continued dedication to the 150-acre Orange Twin Communal Village and Nature Preserve, and a planned reunion of 2008’s wildly successful Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise Tour (featuring members of Elf Power, Olivia Tremor Control, and Neutral Milk Hotel), one can only imagine that Chesnutt would be proud. And whether the band is here in Athens, realizing A Dream in Sound, or playing In a Cave in a cave in Zagreb, Elf Power has proved that titles are no longer a necessity for the band. This is a band that has reached a level of stylistic clarity and sElf-confidence (sorry, couldn’t resist) at which its name truly says it all. David Fitzgerald

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everal years ago Joel Martin, Subrig Destroyer bassist/ vocalist, walked into Pain & Wonder Tattoo where Chris Parry rendered a large, colorful devil across his throat. Sometimes inspiration is born from pain. Before long Martin hatched a plan to host the unthinkable: an Athens-based metal-only festival. Reaching out via MySpace to local and regional heavy bands, Martin began to gauge interest in hosting an event he dubbed Devilneck. The original Devilneck Metal Festival took place in 2007 at Repent (now known as RPM). Completely do-it-yourself, Devilneck was a resounding success. After taking a year off, Martin moved to Atlanta and in 2009 he held a second Devilneck at Lenny’s Bar. Now it is 2010, and Devilneck once again returns to Athens to rear its ugly head, although Martin has taken a logistical backseat, turning the reins over to local musician/promoter Wil Smith (Guzik, Utah). “Basically, it’s Joel’s idea, but he’s more in the background now,” says Smith. “Initially, I was booking bands at Kingpins

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cut down the set times, but I didn’t want to exclude any bands that had already agreed to do it.” This year’s Devilneck features an eclectic mix of heavy acts, generally trolling the slower side of extremity (many of which are Devilneck II alumni). Of note are Little Rock-based sludge purveyors Rwake and Atlanta’s newest heavy rock sensation Royal Thunder. Twenty-one other acts are slated to perform— all for only $15. “I’ve printed 100 two-day passes, and it’s just $15 for both days, which is really a steal if you think about it. There’s a link [for ticket sales] on the Devilneck Facebook page. The MySpace PayPal button I put up was blocked by MySpace. After all of the two-day passes are sold, Friday will be $8 at the door and Saturday will be $10, which is still cheap considering the number of bands playing.” Get your tickets now. This will likely sell out. If that happens, then there is a good possibility that Smith will hold Devilneck IV in 2011. “I hope so. If tickets don’t sell… well, I cannot control that, but I think it will work,” he says. “Between Athens and Atlanta, there’s got to be enough interest. If everything works out then, yes, I could foresee doing Devilneck again. Maybe if things go well we might be able to bring larger bands here which would help the scene grow.”

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and was trying to put together a one-day metal fest, but they suggested that I do a three-day event over a weekend. So, I started trying to figure out how to get things moving along. It was through Chris Holcombe in Guzik that I found out about Joel. He suggested that I get in touch. “Chris got in touch with Joel, who in turn talked to me, and after that meeting I agreed to take over Devilneck. Joel doesn’t want to be hands-on, but he would love for Devilneck to continue and would like to see someone do it. “I used Joel’s MySpace page to put out a feeler for bands that might be interested, and within two weeks I received enough responses from several bands that had played previously and people that I knew to fill almost all of the slots for the festival. It was amazing to get that type of response, especially since no details were given except that I was looking for bands to throw another Devilneck Fest.” The original idea was to have Devilneck III at Kingpins, but that didn’t exactly work out as planned because Kingpins closed (Ed note: since this interview was conducted, the bowling alley reopened under new ownership as Ten Pins Tavern). “It was a little disconcerting. I immediately got in touch with Kingpins, and they confirmed that closure was imminent. So, I called Bryant Williamson at the Caledonia, told him I had this thing booked, sent him a copy of the original schedule, and he agreed to do it. “Since it’s at the Caledonia, we had to switch from a threeday to a two-day schedule, which was unfortunate, but that was the reality of the situation. Now that it’s confirmed and set to go, I’m glad that it’s two days because it means the bands are going to bring everything and leave it on the stage. It should be more intense with shorter set times. I hated to

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Tuesday 28 EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Buy fresh, locally grown organic produce, locally crafted goods and freshly baked breads. 4–7 p.m. FREE! www. athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: “Let’s Talk About It: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” (UGA Miller Learning Center, Room 147) The LGBT Resource Center hosts a discussion about being heteroflexible, curious or more label-conscious. 6:30–8 p.m. FREE! www.uga.edu EVENTS: Plotluck Night (Ciné BarCafé) Come with a true short story from your life to share at this monthly event. Ten names will be drawn from a hat and those chosen get five minutes and a microphone. The audience votes for the best story and prize recipient. 7–9 p.m. FREE! (donations welcome), www. athenscine.com PERFORMANCE: Athens’ Last Comic Standing (New Earth Music Hall) Round One of the second annual comic competition. Sixteen slots are available for a $250 grand prize. 9 p.m. FREE! $5 entry fee. www.newearthmusichall.com PERFORMANCE: The Bawling Comedy Showcase (Last Call) Stand-up comedy showcase produced by Harold Kizzapps and featuring several professional comedians from out of town. 8:30–10:30 p.m. $3. www.lastcallathens.com KIDSTUFF: Children’s Storytime (ACC Library) For children ages 18 months to 5 years. Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m., Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 LECTURES & LIT.: Poetry Reading (Ciné BarCafé) The UGA Creative Writing Program and the Lanier Speakers Series present the works of poet Evelyn Reilly. Reilly’s poetry was recently selected for the anthology Sad Little Breathings & Other Acts of Ventriloquism. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine.com LECTURES & LIT.: “What Makes You Tic?” (UGA Tate Center) Marc Eliot speaks about the various challenges he faced growing up with Tourette’s syndrome. 7:30 p.m. $5, FREE! (UGA students). 706-5426396 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: Senior Bingo (Columbus Avenue Senior Center) Enjoy refreshments and play for prizes in this monthly game for players 55 and older. Every fourth Tuesday! 10 a.m.–noon, $4. 706-613-3603 GAMES: Trivia (Doc Chey’s Noodle House) Every Tuesday. 7:30 p.m. 706-546-0015

GAMES: Trivia (Alibi) Find out what Visual Audio Trivia is! 8 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010

Wednesday 29 EVENTS: 8anapple Art/Sound Show and Release Party (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Be there for the release of local zine 8anapple #3, a pop-up art show featuring work by local artists Chris Liver, KTH XXX and Ashley Accordian. Sounds provided by AbandonMCz, skits from The Cavemans and more. 9–midnight. FREE! 706-288-4813, 8anapple.blogspot.com EVENTS: The Last Zapatista (UGA Miller Learning Center, Room 248) A screening of the 1996 documentary about the legacy of Emiliano Zapata, a leading figure of the Mexican Revolution. Part of the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. 7 p.m. FREE! www. lacsi.uga.edu EVENTS: Athenaeum Club Tour and Social (Ciné BarCafé) Brigitta Hangartner, Ciné’s founder and director, leads a tour of the old Snow Tire building, which now houses Athens’ only art house cinema. Stay awhile for an informal happy hour following the tour. 5:30–7 p.m. $10, FREE! (members). athenaeumclub@ gmail.com 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.indigoathens.com THEATRE: The Life and Times of Tulsa Lovechild (Cellar Theatre) UGA’s Department of Theatre and Film Studies presents Greg Owens’ tragicomedy which follows a woman on the road—just her and the road, the wind in her hair and her cremated mother at her side. Sept. 29 & 30 and Oct. 1 & 2, 8 p.m. & Oct. 3, 2:30 p.m. $15, $12 (students) 706542-2836, www.drama.uga.edu KIDSTUFF: Children’s Storytime (ACC Library) For children ages 18 months to 5 years. Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m., Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: 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 LECTURES & LIT.: Oconee Dems Book Group (Five Points Deli & More, Epps Bridge) Communitywide book group hosted by the Oconee County Democrats. This month’s title is the New York Times bestseller, The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism,

by Andrew Bacevich. Newcomers from any county and of any political affiliation are welcome. 6 p.m. FREE! patricia.priest@yahoo.com, www. oconeedemocrats.org MEETINGS: Library Sewing Group (Madison County Library) Currently crocheting with double-ended crochet needles. Newcomers welcome. 1–3 p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 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: Dart League and Game Night (Alibi) Meet up with other sharp-shooters. FREE! 706-5491010 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: 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 (Copper Creek Brewing Company) Test your trivia chops for prizes! Every Wednesday. 9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102 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

Thursday 30 EVENTS: EcoFocus Screening and a Discussion on Composting and Recycling (UGA Ecology Building) Catch a screening of the award-winning documentary Dirt! The Movie, followed by a panel discussion with Suki Janssen, ACC Recycling Coordinator, Kevin Kirsche, Director of UGA’s Office of Sustainability and Wayne King, President of the U.S. Composting Council. 6 p.m. FREE! 706-5422968, www.ecofocusfilmfest.org 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 EVENTS: Wine Tasting (Jack’s Bar, 254 W. Clayton St.) Try six popular varietals, from Pinot Grigio to Cabernet Sauvignon, served with light hors d’oeuvres. 6–8 p.m. $15.

Tony Bennett will perform at The Classic Center on Wednesday, Oct. 6. EVENTS: Yappy Hour for (WellBehaved) Dogs (283 Bar) Happy hour is all the more happy when your dog is by your side. Come out for drink specials for humans and endless bowls of water and treats for the furries. 5–8 p.m. 706-208-1283 THEATRE: The Life and Times of Tulsa Lovechild (Cellar Theatre) A UGA Department of Theatre and Film Studies production. See Calendar Theatre Sept. 29. KIDSTUFF: Pajama Storytime (Madison County Library) Snuggle in your jammies with your favorite stuffed animal and listen to bedtime stories. Light snack provided. All ages. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 MEETINGS: Sustainable Industry Roundtable (ACC Solid Waste Department, 725 Hancock Industrial Way) Trashtalk with other local and regional businesses. Featuring speakers from Blue Source Environmental and Related Recycling. 8–9 a.m. FREE! 706613-3501, www.acc-recycle.org/ recycling_reduction.htm GAMES: Poker (Lucky Dawg Billiards) Poker tournaments every 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

Friday 1 EVENTS: 10th Anniversary Celebration and Reception (Healing Arts Centre) Celebrate a decade of art, music and healing

as well as new paintings by Ainhoa Bilbao Canup. Stay late for Latin food, drink, music and dancing. 7 p.m. www.healingartscentre.net EVENTS: 10th Anniversary Party (Nuçi’s Space) Food, refreshments and music provided by Jim White, Peter Alvanos, Shauna Greeson and more. 5:30–10 p.m. FREE! www. nuci.org EVENTS: Clips of Faith (Hot Corner) The New Belgian Brewing Company presents a beer and film tour to showcase handcrafted beers and films. Go online to learn more! 6:30 p.m. www.clipsoffaith.com EVENTS: Contra Dance and Acoustic Jam (Memorial Park) Old-time contra dance with live music and calling presented by the Athens Folk Music & Dance Society. Bring an instrument and jam with String Theory and friends. Part of the North Georgia Folk Festival. 7:30–11 p.m. $10, $5 (students), FREE! (kids 12 & under). www. athensfolk.org EVENTS: Dixie Film Festival (Morton Theatre) In its seventh year, the festival will showcase a dozen world premieres and “Mason-Dixon” screenings that honor GA filmmakers. Schedule and ticket info at www. dixiefilmfest.com. Oct. 1–3, $10/ showing, $45 or $75/festival pass. www.dixiefilmfest.com EVENTS: EcoFocus Film Screening (Ciné BarCafé) ACC Recycling Division presents a screening of the documentary film Bag It. Attendees will enjoy a FREE!

dessert and re-usable shopping bag along with the FREE! screening. 1:25 p.m. FREE! 706-353-3343, www. ecofocusfilmfest.org EVENTS: First Fridays at the Garden (State Botanical Garden) Get to know the Garden’s staff at this casual breakfast social and discover staff members’ favorite parts of the Garden on a guided tour. 9–10:20 a.m. $10. www.uga.edu/botgarden EVENTS: Oconee County Library Book Sale (Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation (OCAF)) Hosted by the Friends of the Library. Cash/check only. Oct. 1 & 2, 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m. & Oct. 3, 2–5:30 p.m. FREE! 706769-4077, 678-753-1471 EVENTS: Southeast Student Renewable Energy Conference (UGA Tate Center) The Southern Energy Network hosts its 6th annual conference, drawing environmentalists, organizers and activists together to learn about the most critical environmental challenges in the South. Featuring speakers, panels, workshops, documentary screenings and networking opportunities. Oct. 1–3, www.climateaction.net/ssrec EVENTS: UGA Observatory Open House (UGA Observatory) The 24-inch telescope is open for public viewing on the roof of the UGA physics building. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-542-2860 ART: Opening Reception (Lamar Dodd School of Art, 270 River Rd., Gallery 101) For a printmaking installation created by visiting artists

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Aaron Wilson and Tim Dooley. 7 p.m. FREE! www.art.uga.edu ART: Opening Reception (Lamar Dodd School of Art, Suite Gallery) For the “UGA Costa Rica Group Show,” an exhibit featuring works by students in UGA’s Art and Culture in Latin America’s Maymester program. 7–9 p.m. FREE! www.uga.edu THEATRE: The Life and Times of Tulsa Lovechild (Cellar Theatre) A UGA Department of Theatre and Film Studies production. See Calendar Theatre Sept. 29. THEATRE: Sí, Pero No Lo Soy (UGA Hodgson Hall) Teatro Latino de Asheville presents a Spanishlanguage play by Alfredo Sanzol as a part of the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. Call for reservations. Oct. 1, 7 p.m. & Oct. 2, 3 p.m. & 7 p.m. FREE! 706-407-1896, www.lacsi.uga.edu OUTDOORS: Courteous Mass (Athens City Hall) This month’s casual-pace bike ride around town will take you to the outdoor Clips of Faith Film Fest, a celebration of brewing and film. Bring water. 6 p.m. FREE! www.bikeathens.com. OUTDOORS: Wild Foods and Primitive Cooking Weekend (Orange Twin Conservation Community) Nature Educator Stephen “Snow Bear” Taylor leads this all-ages expedition into the wilds of North Georgia (sort of…). Build primitive cooking devices, make tools, hunt and gather, and prepare meals—all from the convenience of your own campsite. Email for family rates and more information. Oct. 1–3, $125/adult (camping and food included). 706-224-2490, tommy@wildintelligence.org KIDSTUFF: Preschool & Toddler Storytime (Madison County Library) Includes stories, fingerpuppet plays, songs and crafts for literacy-based fun. This month’s themes include the Letter H, author Jon Sciezska and birthdays. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 LECTURES & LIT.: “La Pelea Era Brava” (UGA Baldwin Hall, Room 114A) New York University’s Alejandro Velasco delivers a talk on Latin American ethnography entitled “La Pelea Era Brava: Guerrilla War, Electoral Politics and the Popular Dimensions of Radicalism in 1960s Caracas, Venezuela.” 3:30 p.m. FREE! www.uga.edu LECTURES & LIT.: “The Legacy of the Exxon Valdez in Light of the Deepwater Horizon Spill” (UGA Ecology Building, Auditorium) Ricki Ott, a community activist and former commercial salmon “fisherma’am” with a degree in marine toxicology, discusses the devastating effects of the Exxon Valdez spill. Part of EcoFocus. 1:25–2:30 p.m. FREE! www.ecofocusfilmfest.org MEETINGS: Drinking Liberally (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Informal, inclusive and progressive social group that gives left-leaning individuals a chance to talk politics. First Friday of every month. 6:30 p.m. athens@drinkingliberally.org

Saturday 2 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: Dixie Film Festival (Morton Theatre) In its seventh year, the festival will showcase a dozen

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world premieres and “Mason-Dixon” screenings that honor GA filmmakers. Oct. 1–3, $10/showing, $45 or $75/festival pass. www.dixiefilmfest. com EVENTS: EcoFocus Film Screening and Reception (Ciné BarCafé) For Chattahoochee: From Water War to Water Vision. Filmmakers Rhett Turner and Jonathan Wickham join Sally Bethea of the Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper and April Ingle of the Georgia River Network for a discussion about the EcoFocus Film Festival documentary. Dinner and cocktail reception at The National begin at 8:30 p.m. 7 p.m. (film screening) $35. www.ecofocusfilmfest.org * EVENTS: Fall Plant Sale (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Exciting new cultivars as well as proven garden favorites. Droughttolerant plants will be featured among the selections. 8 a.m.–2 p.m. FREE! 706-542-1244 EVENTS: Family Fun Day (Athens Association of Realtors, Bogart) Carnival atmosphere with activities and games for all ages. Benefitting Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation. 10 a.m.–2 p.m. FREE! 706-353-1126 EVENTS: North Georgia Folk Festival (Sandy Creek Park) A day of folk music, arts, craft demonstrations and music workshops. Come out early for Kids Fest at 11 a.m.! See full schedule online. See Calendar Pick on p. 30. 11 a.m.–9 p.m. $10 (adults), $5 (students), FREE! (children under 12). www. athensfolk.org EVENTS: Nuci’s 7th Annual S.P.A.C.E. Race (UGA Campus) Run/walk for Suicide Prevention Awareness and Community Education. Begins at Memorial Plaza. 9 a.m. www.nuci.org/spacerace-2010-registration EVENTS: Oconee County Library Book Sale (Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation (OCAF)) Hosted by the Friends of the Library. Cash/check only. Oct. 1 & 2, 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m. & Oct. 3, 2–5:30 p.m. FREE! 706769-4077, 678-753-1471 EVENTS: Rose of Athens’ Birthday Party (Email for Location) The local theatre company turns five! Dramatic dress is encouraged for this evening of revelry featuring desserts, entertainment and a silent auction. Email for secret location! 7 p.m. $25 (suggested donation). Contact danielle@ roseofathens.org EVENTS: Southeast Student Renewable Energy Conference (UGA Tate Center) The Southern Energy Network hosts the 6th annual conference. See Calendar Oct. 1 Events. EVENTS: Women and Girls in Georgia Conference (UGA Paul D. Coverdell Center) Presented by the Institute for Women’s Studies, this third annual event features a panel discussion mediated by Jane Kidd, Chair of the Democratic Party of Georgia. See story on p. 13. THEATRE: The Life and Times of Tulsa Lovechild (Cellar Theatre) A UGA Department of Theatre and Film Studies production. See Calendar Theatre Sept. 29. THEATRE: Sí, Pero No Lo Soy (UGA Hodgson Hall) A production by Teatro Latino de Asheville. See Calendar Oct. 1 Theatre. Oct. 1, 7 p.m. & Oct. 2, 3 p.m. & 7 p.m. FREE! 706-407-1896, www.lacsi. uga.edu OUTDOORS: A Night in Nature (Memorial Park, Bear Hollow Zoo) This new program designed for in-

dividuals to meet others with similar interests features canoeing, behindthe-scenes zoo tours, night walks and more. Call to register. 8:30–11 a.m. $13. 706-613-3615 OUTDOORS: Oconee River Greenway Bicycle Tour (Greenway) The Georgia Outdoor Recreation Program sponsors a 7-mile ride to Sandy Creek Nature Center. Learn about the Greenway’s preservation efforts and assorted recreational opportunities in the area. Bring a bike! Register by Sept. 29. 9 a.m.–1 p.m. 706-542-8030 OUTDOORS: Pedal for Paws (Various Locations) A benefit bike ride beginning at Jittery Joe’s Roasting Company and traveling along the historic Watson Mill Bridge loop. Choose from a 60 or 38-mile course, both of which feature rest stops with food and drinks and beer at the finish. Call for more details. 9 a.m. $25 (adv.) $35 (after Sept. 28). 706-206-7127, www. truelovecaninerescue.com OUTDOORS: Wild Foods and Primitive Cooking Weekend (Orange Twin Conservation Community) Led by Nature Educator Stephen “Snow Bear” Taylor. See Calendar Oct. 1 Outdoors. Oct. 1–3, $125/adult (camping and food included). 706-224-2490, tommy@ wildintelligence.org KIDSTUFF: Touch a Truck Day (Southeast Clarke Park) Kids get the chance to explore trucks of all types. Try your hand at touching an assortment of vehicles to include police trucks, U.S. Postal Service trucks, ACC Solid Waste trucks and more. 10 a.m.–1 p.m. FREE! 706613-3580

Sunday 3 EVENTS: Dixie Film Festival (Morton Theatre) In its seventh year, the festival will showcase a dozen world premieres and “Mason-Dixon” screenings that honor GA filmmakers. Oct. 1–3, $10/showing, $45 or $75/festival pass. www.dixiefilmfest. com EVENTS: EcoFocus Film Screening and Discussion (Ciné BarCafé) Join local filmmakers Jason Miller and Ben Myers for a screening of their short film “Slow Coffee” followed by a Q&A. Ben Myers’ 1000 Faces coffee will be served. 10 a.m. FREE! www.ecofocusfilmfest.org EVENTS: Oconee County Library Book Sale (Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation (OCAF)) Hosted by the Friends of the Library. Cash/check only. Oct. 1 & 2, 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m. & Oct. 3, 2–5:30 p.m. FREE! 706769-4077, 678-753-1471 EVENTS: Southeast Student Renewable Energy Conference (UGA Tate Center) The Southern Energy Network hosts the 6th annual conference. See Calendar Oct. 1 Events. Oct. 1–3, www.climateaction. net/ssrec PERFORMANCE: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (UGA Hodgson Hall) Conductor Robert Spano leads the Grammy-winning ASO featuring pianist Emanuel Ax. Half-price for UGA students. FREE! pre-concert lecture begins at 2:15 p.m. 3 p.m. $20–$52. www.uga. edu/pac THEATRE: The Life and Times of Tulsa Lovechild (Cellar Theatre) A UGA Department of Theatre and Film Studies production. See Calendar Theatre Sept. 29. OUTDOORS: Wild Foods and Primitive Cooking Weekend (Orange Twin Conservation Community) Led by Nature Educator Stephen “Snow Bear” Taylor. See

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Monday 4 EVENTS: Elberton 12-County Fair (Elbert County Fair, 450 North Oliver St., Elberton) Experience the true Carnival of the South, where vegetables and tweens alike compete for blue ribbons. Learn about climate change at a new agricultural forum, enter a raffle for all kinds of prizes or race your baby (mechanical or otherwise) in the Lawn Mower Tractor Pull or the Diaper Derby. See full schedule online. Oct. 4–10. www. elbertonfair.com EVENTS: World Habitat Day Benefit Party (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar, 1560 Oglethorpe Ave.) Join the Athens Area Habitat for Humanity in addressing the startling, yet consistent, number of Clarke County residents living in poverty. After the all-day donation drive at the Habitat ReStore, swing by Athens’ newest coffee bar for a benefit party featuring live music and a raffle. 7–10 p.m. FREE! www.athenshabitat.com

PERFORMANCE: Upright Citizens Brigade (40 Watt Club) Touring company of the acclaimed comedy group. Featuring Brandon Gardner, Fran Gillespie, Neil Casey and John Garbus. 8 p.m. $15. www.40watt. com KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC Library) Snuggle in your jammies and listen to bedtime stories. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Day Off Program: Mysteries, Myths and Mayhem (Memorial Park) Uncover the truth about Bear Hollow’s mysterious zoo creatures and listen to some intriguing stories from Athens’ past. Snacks, games and crafts follow. For elementary schoolers. 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m. $15. 706-613-3580 KIDSTUFF: Infant Storytime (ACC Library) Nurture language skills. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 LECTURES & LIT.: “Picturing America: Land of Opportunity” (ACC Library) An ongoing literary discussion series about novels concerned with the American Dream. Dr. Hugh Ruppersburg leads a conversation about Robert Penn Warren’s All the King’s Men. Go online for full program schedule. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650, www.clarke.public. lib.ga.us/events/accevents.html LECTURES & LIT.: VOX Reading Series (Ciné BarCafé) The UGA Creative Writing Program presents a reading from the award-winning novelist and author of Miles from Nowhere, Nami Mun. 8 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine.com

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: Poker Night (Jack’s Bar, 254 W. Clayton St.) There’s a new game in town. 7:30 p.m. FREE! 706583-8510 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 GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) Think you know it all? 8 p.m. 706548-3442

Tuesday 5 EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Little Kings Shuffle Club) 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 EVENTS: Elberton 12-County Fair (Elbert County Fair, Elberton) Experience the true Carnival of the

with Emanuel Ax, Piano

Sunday, October 3 • 3:00 pm Hodgson Concert Hall Pianist Emanuel Ax joins conductor Robert Spano and the ASO in an exciting program that features Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 and Mahler’s First Symphony.

TONY BENNETT Wednesday, October 6 • 8:00 pm The Classic Center Theatre Spend an evening with the legendary singer and winner of 15 Grammy Awards, including the prestigious Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

DAILEY & VINCENT Thursday, October 7 • 8:00 pm Hodgson Concert Hall Winner of ten International Bluegrass Music Association Awards, including Entertainer of the Year in 2008 and 2009, this is pure bluegrass gold.

UGA WIND ENSEMBLE Concert on the Lawn Friday, October 8 • 12:30 pm North Campus Quad Enjoy a program of pops selections, light classics, patriotic numbers, and beloved marches in a free old-fashioned band concert in the park with the UGA Wind Ensemble.

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Calendar Oct. 1 Outdoors. Oct. 1–3, $125/adult (camping and food included). 706-224-2490, tommy@ wildintelligence.org GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Amici Italian Café) Come test your knowledge! 9 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0000 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

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The AUX Vol. 2 compilation celebrates its unveiling Sept. 30 at Little Kings with a roster of more than 20 of Athens’ finest musicians. In keeping with the AUX tenet of experimentation, each musician will play onstage for 25 minutes while others are rotated in and out every five minutes, so that each has a chance to improvise with 10 other people. “People who aren’t used to playing together can have a chance to play together in a improvisational setting,” says event curator Heather McIntosh. “It won’t be a constant cacophony if people kind of follow the rules we set for them, like, listen to each other, be aware of them.” The AUX Fest is a relatively young event for Athens, where artists of all media can come together to create experimental, complementary art. The fourth annual fest was held last April, and AUX has hosted intermittent special performances, like last spring’s well-attended Faust and Circulatory System show. Started as a collaboration between McIntosh and Mark Callahan of ICE, UGA’s creative arts program that researches and funds synergetic art, AUX became ground for experimentation in any art form. This sort of scientific approach to creating art gives the compilation an altogether deeper and clearer feel that cuts through a little bit of the feedback circulating in Athens’ lower atmosphere. Special guests from AUX Fest 4, Mary Halvorson and Jessica Pavone, have a track on the compilation, a melancholy, baroque symphony of folksy guitar and mood-swinging violin. Another highlight is a new track from Olivia Tremor Control, the first new tune in a while from the E6 staple, and it sounds just as sweet as it ever did. The compilation had been in the works for over two years, and now just felt like the right time of year, McIntosh says, to get people together. “We just want to party because we want everyone to see what we made.” Doors open at 9 p.m.; experimentation begins at 10. [Sydney Slotkin]

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THE CALENDAR! South, where vegetables and tweens alike compete for 1st place ribbons. See Calendar Oct. 4 Events. PERFORMANCE: Pao de Acucar String Orchestra (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) The Brazilian orchestra performs a concert as part of the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. 6 p.m. FREE! www.lacsi.uga.edu KIDSTUFF: Candied Apples Workshop (Oconee County Library) Learn how to make delicious treats. For kids ages 11–17. 6–7 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Children’s Storytime (ACC Library) For children ages 18 months to 5 years. Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m., Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Family Afternoon at the (Described) Movies (ACC Library) This month, the animated favorite, The Incredibles. Film features a non-intrusive narrative track for visually impaired viewers. 3 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 MEETINGS: Sitting Meditation Group (Mind Body Institute) Silent meditation. 12:30 p.m. FREE! 706475-7329 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. 706-546-0015 GAMES: Trivia (Alibi) Find out what Visual Audio Trivia is! 8 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010

Wednesday 6 EVENTS: Discovering Dominga (UGA Caldwell Hall, Room 302) A young Iowa housewife learns that she is a survivor of a Guatamalan massacre in this Latin American Documentary Film Series screening. Part of the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. 7 p.m. FREE! www.lacsi.uga.edu 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.indigoathens.com EVENTS: Elberton 12-County Fair (Elbert County Fair, Elberton) Experience the true Carnival of the South, where vegetables and tweens alike compete for 1st place ribbons. See Calendar Oct. 4 Events. EVENTS: The Ultimate Ladies’ Night Out (Topper’s International Showbar) International Cover Men presents an all male revue. 18 & up. 8 p.m. $15, $10 (21 & up). 706613-0504 ART: 6X6: “Chance” (Ciné BarCafé) “Chance” is the theme for this “6X6” media arts events featuring video, sound and performance art. In the Ciné Lab. 7–8 p.m. FREE! www. headic.blogspot.com KIDSTUFF: Children’s Storytime (ACC Library) For children ages 18 months to 5 years. Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m., Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: 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

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KIDSTUFF: Wildcard Wednesday for Teens (ACC Library) Up Next: Drawing Basics. A new monthly series! This month, learn how to draw a still life and meet artist Tiffany Tunno. Ages 11–18. Register. Space is limited. 4 p.m. FREE! 706613-3650 LECTURES & LIT.: Word of Mouth (The Globe) Monthly open poetry readings every first Wednesday. 8 p.m. FREE! www.athenswordofmouth.com 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: Dart League and Game Night (Alibi) Meet up with other sharp-shooters. FREE! 706-5491010 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: 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 (Copper Creek Brewing Company) Test your trivia chops for prizes! Every Wednesday. 9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102 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 28 Alibi 9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010 KARAOKE With the Singing Cowboy! Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www. caledonialounge.com BIG FOOT Like the mysterious beast this project is named for, its true idenity and sound remain a mystery… until tonight? CO CO RI CO Angular, guitar-driven rock that melodically meanders through post-rock soundscapes featuring technical drums, wandering bass and glockenspiel. MODERN PARANOIA Employing clean guitars over dancey drum beats and bouncy bass, this Atlanta band recalls early Red Hot Chili Peppers. SHITHEAD This band wants you to pronounce its name “shy-theed.” The tunes are laid back with a jam band sort of vibe. (6 p.m.) 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.

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Farm 255 10 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com JEREMY AGGERS This Atlantabased singer-songwriter plays fingerpicked folk tunes with a backing band. CHANNING AND QUINN Sparse, quirky tunes driven by the strong voice of singer Channing Lee and sometimes backed by a diverse array of instruments including banjo and violin. TYLER LYLE Silver-tongued folk rocker from Atlanta with rootsy, spirtual undertones. CHELSEA LYNN-LABATE With echoes of Billie Holiday in her jazzy vocal delivery, Chelsea Lynn sings poetic stories over acoustic fingerpicking. Little Kings Shuffle Club Athens Farmers Market. 4–7 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net DANIEL AARON Frontman for local Americana band Timber performs a solo set. (5:30 p.m.) BRETT VAUGHN Member of indiepop band The Ums and recent Athens transplant, singer-songwriter Vaughn plays folky music. (4-5:15 p.m.) The Melting Point “Terrapin Bluegrass Series.” 7 p.m. $3. www.meltingpointathens.com BLUEBILLY GRIT Live bluegrass! Performing originals and some great covers including The Beatles, Johnny Cash, Janis Joplin and even Alanis Morissette. New Earth Music Hall 8 p.m. FREE! (21 & up) $2 (under 21). www.newearthmusichall.com POETIC SOUL Mon2 and Buddah host an open-mic for poets, singers and other soulful types. Every Tuesday. Rye Bar 10 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/ ryebarathens ELASTIC SKYLINE Funky, psychedelic rock from Milledgeville, GA. WUOG 90.5FM 8 p.m. FREE! www.wuog.org “LIVE IN THE LOBBY “ Supercluster will perform on the college radio station’s twice weekly program. Listen over the air or drop by the station to watch!

Wednesday 29 Alibi 9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010 KARAOKE With the Singing Cowboy! Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.caledonialounge.com MR. BLANK AND THE New experimental noise project, featuring improv artists from all over. RELENTLESS ASSAULT Heavy metal four-piece from Madison, GA. THE RESURRECTION SORROW Heavy, brooding metal band fueled by raw emotion and influenced by the occult. UNPLANNED PREGNANCIES Politically minded metal/punk. Farm 255 Primals Night. 9 p.m. FREE! www. farm255.com DIAL INDICATORS New local jazz duo featuring guitar and tenor saxophone. Dial Indicators play standards from the ‘20s through the ‘50s plus original compositions. Go Bar 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar CAROL CLEVELAND SINGS Bedroom recording project of

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Nuçi’s S.P.A.C.E. Race and Anniversary Party UGA Campus If you’re looking for a little exercise and the feeling you’ve contributed to a bigger cause than burning off some extra calories, Nuçi’s 5K S.P.A.C.E. (Suicide Prevention, Awareness and Community Education) Race is happy to help. “Actually, you don’t even have to run,” says event orga- S.P.A.C.E. Race starting line nizer and Nuçi’s counseling advocate Will Kiser. “Just buy a ‘phantom’ t-shirt for the race, and I won’t have to give you a hard time about it.” This is the race’s seventh year, and not a whole lot has changed, except that it just keeps getting better. “It was started by our student organization to raise money for counseling, and it also gives us so much exposure and awareness in the community,” says Kiser. “It’s grown every year; I think last year we had about 300 people out there.” Kiser says Widespread Panic and Drive-By Truckers fans will be out in full-force, having organized teams for the race. Team Thunder Jam will be there, too, dressed in full Viking regalia. Procrastinators need not worry about missing the registration and are invited to participate the morning of. “This event gives us an excuse to just put it all out there and remind the community that we’re still here.” Kiser is also glad that no more S.P.A.C.E. Race signs have been snatched up by an unknown insidious entity. “I should probably call the city and see if we did anything wrong, but I’m just glad the race is finally here.” The race begins at 9 a.m., and the starting and finishing line is in front of Memorial Hall on Sanford Drive. The folks at Nuçi’s Space are even more enthused about the organization’s 10th anniversary bash the night before the big race. The catered open house starts at 5:30 p.m and features performances by talented local musicians Sursievision, Claire Campbell, Shauna Greeson, Marisa Mustard, Jim White, Peter Alvanos and KP Devlin. And any lover of local rock memorabilia would be remiss in not attending the silent auction planned for later that night as well. “This is definitely our busiest time of the year. In other words, it’s a really big deal for all of us,” says Kiser. [Patrick McGinn]

Thomas Hughes (Spinto Band). Pop music built on layers of vintage drum machines, Casio keyboards and more. FOUR EYES Jace Bartet and Erin Lovett lovingly mingle gentle melodies with bombastic shredding. ROAR Hazy pop from Phenoix, calm and rocking. 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. Last Call 9 p.m.–1 a.m. FREE! For more info contact dg2003@yahoo.com SPICY SALSA DANCING Lessons begin at 9 p.m. and dancing starts at 10 p.m. No partner or experience required. Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/littlekingsshuffleclub HOLLY BELLE Local singer-songwriter Holly Belle sings smoky, acoustic ballads accompanied by cello. KAITLIN JONES Local folk guitarist/ vocalist Kaitlin Jones performs a solo set of Americana-tinged country originals. O MELLO CELLO TREE Acoustic, neo-folk duo on guitar and cello. The Melting Point 9 p.m. $5. www.meltingpointathens. com CAPSULE CORP Jazzy band with well-crafted, intricately constructed songs. DANK SINATRA Improvisation-heavy electronica mixed with elements of jazz, rock and reggae. THE MANTRAS Hailing from NC, this funk-rock psych-fusion band is turning heads in and around the Southeast.

New Earth Music Hall 9 p.m. $5. www.newearthmusichall. com BOOTY SWEAT Dirty-step mashups and glitchy bass music. EP3 This Ohio-based band plays a unique mix of space rock and oldschool improvisation. FREEPEOPLES FREQUENCY New project led by Will Bradford of SeepeopleS.

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The Office Lounge 9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-549-0840 KARAOKE Every Wednesday with Lynn, the Queen of Karaoke!

Alibi 9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010 OLD SKOOL DJ Dance party!

River Mill Athens “End of the Summer Pool Party.” 5–8 p.m. FREE! 706-548-1188 DJ KILLACUT Local turntabilist DJ Killacut brings his unique style of mixing to River Mill Apartments’ pool, spinning classic tunes. Rye Bar 9:30 p.m. FREE! (21+), $5 (18+). www. myspace.com/ryebarathens BIGBANGRADIO The latest project from spoken word poet and DJ Isai. DJ KILLACUT Spins dance tunes branded by his unique style of mixing and scratching. MOLLY RAPS Local female rap with sassy vocals and club beats. Sky City Lounge & Bulldog Cafe 9 p.m. FREE! 706-380-7699 POETIC RELEASE THERAPY Let your positive energy shine at this candlelit open mic for artists, singers and poets. Sign up at 8:30 p.m. Terrapin Beer Co. 5 p.m. www.terrapinbeer.com SUMILAN Technically proficient musicians playing progressive jam rock.

Aftermath “Jazzy Happy Hour” 5 p.m. $5. (706) 540-7803 MUZIK Offering up smooth jazz are Ron Brown on bass, Darius Carter on keyboard and percussion, Antonio Bennett on Saxophone, and JR on drums.

Amici Italian Café 11:30 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0000 BROCK BUTLER Perpetual Groove frontman weaves complex, inspired, loop-based soul jams. Barnette’s 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0966 KARAOKE Every Thursday. Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040. THE WINGMEN Rock covers and originals. Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www. caledonialounge.com COLD ONES Local punk band featuring members of Christopher’s Liver, among others. SHITTY CANDY AND THE CIRCUS PEANUTS Local femme punk crew Shitty Candy “throws some bitch punk in your face.” The Circus Peanuts are the crew of backup dancers costumed in quirky burlesque-like attire. TASTES LIKE GOOD Rock with improvisational leanings plus covers. THIEVES MARKET Album release celebration for this local alternative rock band.

The Capital Room 11 p.m. FREE! www.thecapitalroom. com NATHAN SHEPPARD The local acoustic guitarist-harmonicist is known for his emotive singing style and his modern reworkings of classic tunes, from Dylan and Neil Young to Van Morrison. Club Exit 12 9 p.m. FREE! Commerce Rd. KARAOKE Karaoke with Lynn the Queen of Karaoke. Every Thursday. DePalma’s Italian Cafe 6–8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-552-1237 (Timothy Road) FIVE EIGHT This totally wired, nearlegendary Athens rock trio has consistently pumped out boisterous rock and roll that’s not too complicated but overwhelmingly satisfying. El Paisano 8 p.m. 706-353-0346 KARAOKE Every Thursday with margarita specials. Farm 255 10:30 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com BUXTON Well crafted indie folk from Houston featuring clever, perceptive lyrics and rich melodies. EDDIE THE WHEEL Trance pop with a sense of humor. MR. FALCON High-energy, indie garage rock influenced equally by The Kinks and Pixies. Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/ flickerbar THE HUMMS Local three-piece known for its loud and bizarre shows featuring everything from sex toys to strobe lights. The tunes are a grooving blend of raunchy psychedelia. The high-energy new album, Lemonland, is out now. TIMMY TUMBLE Tim Schreiber (Dark Meat, The Lickity-Splits) howls over pre-recorded beats, literally tumbling across the floor, enraptured by his garage-rock lust. 40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $7 (21+), $9 (18+). www.40watt. com JAMIE DICIURCIO Local singersongwriter strums romantic tunes in the vein of Counting Crows and Goo Goo Dolls. MATT JOINER Perhaps best known for his work with local band The Rattlers, guitarist Matt Joiner draws inspiration from blues and classic rock. ROLLIN’ HOME This local group jams on originals with a Grateful Dead kind of groove and a Southern rock leaning. Gnat’s Landing 7:30 p.m. FREE! www.gnatslanding.net MILLIGAN Acoustic duo performing a set of cover songs from CSNY to Johnny Cash to Jack Johnson to Maroon 5, this band reworks both classic rockers and more recent hits. Go Bar 9 p.m. $10. www.myspace.com/gobar KARAOKE FUNDRAISER FOR GWEN O’LOONEY Hosted by the master of karaoke himself, Dr. Fred. Proceeds benefit the campaign to elect Gwen O’Looney for mayor. Hotel Indigo “Live After 5 on the Madison Patio.” 6 p.m. FREE! www.indigoathens.com KEN WILL MORTON AND ANDREW VICKERY Engaging, seasoned local songwriter Ken Will Morton performs his American stomps as part of a duo with Andrew Vickery on harmonies, dobro, mandolin and acoustic guitar.

Last Call 10 p.m. FREE! www.lastcallathens.com LAISSEZ FUNK Local group plays funk-jam fusion plus a variety of covers. Little Kings Shuffle Club “CD Release Party.” 10 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/littlekingsshuffleclub AUX VOL. 2 CD release party for the second physical installation of the experimental art festival AUX. Local musicians will improvise onstage together in a round-robin format. See Calendar Pick on p. 27.

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The Melting Point 9 p.m. $10 (adv.), $15 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com CLAY LEVERETT One of this town’s finest country frontmen, Leverett has led both The Chasers and Lona. TONY JOE WHITE Acclaimed songwriter perhaps best known for penning “Rainy Night in Georgia.” White will be joined by members of Waylon Jennings’ band. New Earth Music Hall 9 p.m. $13. www.newearthmusichall. com 1320 RECORDS SHOWCASE Featuring electronic music from Emancipator, Fuzz, St. Andrew, Up Until Now and Agobi Project. Rye Bar 10 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/ ryebarathens NICK EDELSTEIN QUARTET Multi-instrumentalist from Atlanta leads his group in blues rock and Americana jams. Terrapin Beer Co. 5 p.m. www.terrapinbeer.com MIKE ARMSTRONG Vocalist, acoustic guitarist and harmonica player of Blossom Creek Breeze. 283 Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/ ryebarathens JEREMY ROBERTS QUARTET Live modern and classical jazz! WUOG 90.5FM 8 p.m. FREE! www.wuog.org “LIVE IN THE LOBBY “ Duet for Theremin and Lap Steel will perform on the college radio station’s twice weekly program. Listen over the air or drop by the station to watch!

Friday 1 Alibi 9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010 SCARLET STITCH A blend of Southern rock, stadium rock and metal. Buffalo’s Southwest Café 7:30 p.m. $10. (adv.), $12 (door), $80 (table of ten). 706–354–6655 ELVIS! A night with The King. Monthly sensation returns to entertain you with all your Elvis favorites. Backed by a live band, you won’t see a better impersonator than this! Caledonia Lounge “Devilneck Metal Fest.” 6:30 p.m. $8 (21+), $10 (18+), $15 (2-day pass). www.caledonialounge.com AMERICAN CHEESEBURGER Athens four-piece delivers rapid-fire, loud and aggressive old-school thrash rock. Fronted by Jeff Rapier (ex-The Dumps). (12:15 a.m.) ARMAZILLA Fierce, riff-heavy hard rock from Atlanta. (10:45 p.m.) HOLY DIRT Sludge rock! (8:30 p.m.) k continued on next page

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THE CALENDAR! IN THE LURCH Local three-piece that cranks out crunchy guitar riffs and sinister basslines, citing Primus and Tool as influences. (7:45 p.m.) MARRIAGE Local envelope-pushing hard rock band with metal influences. Marriage recently added the technically proficient, lightning-fast wizardry of guitarist Bryan Aiken (Lazer/Wülf, ‘Powers), taking the band to a new level of awesome. (10 p.m.) MUSIC HATES YOU High-energy and higher volume, Music Hates You plays a dirty kind of punk metal. There’s red clay under the fingernails of this fist raised against authority. (1 a.m.) ROYAL THUNDER Rifftastic rock band from Atlanta. (11:30 p.m.) SONS OF TONATIUH Crusty doom punk from Atlanta. (9:15 p.m.) UTAH Explosively loud metal and hardcore duo. (7 p.m.) Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com JUNK Keys, bass and drums trio with an emphasis on jazz fusion and group improvisation. Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/ flickerbar GREEN GERRY Particularly dreamlike and subtly electronic local artist. THE MIGRANT Denmark musician Bjarke Bendtsen’s experimental, folk-inspired pop songs on guitar, ukulele and other instruments. SEMICIRCLE Brand-new local project featuring dreamy vocals, sweeping strings and gently plucked acoustic guitar. 40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $8 (adv.). www.40watt.com BANANAFISH Indie Western swing band from Orlando that sounds like the Fleet Foxes in a John Wayne movie. FUTUREBIRDS Local folk-rock band with a tattered, raspy edge and sweet harmonies. Their impressive new album, Hampton’s Lullaby, is out now. See story on p. 22. GIFT HORSE Swirling reverb and dark psychedelic textures pervade this local band’s alternative rock edge that’s equal parts shoegaze and Sonic Youth. VELVETEEN PINK This matchingoutfit-clad quartet of funksters (including DJ Alfredo of Immuzikation) plays electro-based, groove-laden, upbeat stuff in the Prince, Stevie Wonder and Jamiroquai style. Gnat’s Landing 7 p.m. FREE! 706-850-5858 RACHEL O’NEAL Local singer/ songwriter who plays a mix of soulful acoustic originals and an eclectic blend of indie rock, jazz and Southern-tinged Americana covers. Go Bar 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar CHRISSAKES Whether you like your punk with psychedelic guitar solos or with more aggressive guitar riffs, this band offers the perfect mix. TINSEL TEETH Splattered with fake blood, this noisy four-piece plays abrasive rock and roll dirges. TWIN POWERS DJ Dan Geller (Gold Party, The Agenda) and a rotating cast spin exclusively new wave and Brit pop tonight. Dance party begins after the live music. Last Call 9 p.m. $5. www.lastcallathens.com THE DAVE MATTHEWS TRIBUTE BAND Energetic covers act that adds its own flare to DMB’s mate-

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rial with improvisational flourishes and jams. Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/littlekingsshuffleclub KARBOMB Local quartet (Nick Skillman, Jay Kellom, Rory Riley, David Brown) plays high-velocity, erratic and angry punk not dissimilar to early-’90s Orange County stuff. LOS MEESFITS The music of The Misfits done in Spanish/Cuban salsa style. NO FUEGO Punk rock from Baton Rouge featuring bagpipes! STAGE FRIGHT THERAPY Emo punk band sharing stories of heartbreak and insecurity. The Melting Point 8:30 p.m. $8 (adv.), $10 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com GRAINS OF SAND This cover band performs classic Motown, soul and R&B hits from the ‘60s and ‘70s. New Earth Music Hall 9 p.m. www.newearthmusichall.com ASHUTTO MIRRA Alternative rock quartet with a dark and stealy sound. LINGO Funky, soulful jam band from Marietta that recorded its debut album with John Keane (R.E.M., Widespread Panic) here in town. SUEX EFFECT Alternative/progressive rock featuring a fusion of funk, reggae, metal and blues with plenty of harmonies and improvisation. Nuçi’s Space 5:30–10 p.m. FREE! www.nuci.org PETER ALVANOS AKA Fabulous Bird, local troubadour Peter Alvanos plays bright, ‘60s-inspired pop. CLAIRE CAMPBELL Smoky voiced songstress and multiinstrumentalist from the group Hope for Agoldensummer plays a folky solo set. SHAUNA GREESON Also currently a member of Nanny Island and Hola Halo, Greeson performs solo on acoustic guitar and piano. MARISA MUSTARD Teen musician who got her start at Camp Amped and has recently been rocking with local band Plott. SURSIEVISION A genre-blending band combining aspects of funk, soul, R&B and electronica. JIM WHITE Local singer/songwriter with a rising national profile, noted for his masterful storytelling and tender vocals. The Office Lounge 9–1 a.m. FREE! 706-549-0840 KARAOKE Karaoke with Lynn the Queen of Karaoke! Terrapin Beer Co. 5 p.m. www.terrapinbeer.com DREAMWORLD CONSPIRACY Melodic progressive rock.

Saturday 2 Alibi 9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010 KARAOKE With the Singing Cowboy! Bishop Park 8 a.m.–12 p.m. Athens Farmers Market. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net HOLLY BELLE Local singer-songwriter Belle sings smoky, acoustic ballads accompanied by cello. (10 a.m.) STEREOFIDELICS This Asheville duo has “the energy of bluegrass, the seduction of Latin, the freedom of jazz and the raw passion of hard rock driven by instinctive virtuosity and musicianship.” (8 a.m.)

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Caledonia Lounge “Devilneck Metal Fest.” 2:30 p.m. $10 (21+), $12 (18+), $15 (2-day pass). www.caledonialounge.com COLOSSUS Five-piece punk/metal band from Raleigh, NC featuring former members of Sorry about Dresden and Amish Jihad. (12:15 a.m.) DEATH OF KINGS This Atlanta metal band names Iron Maiden, Metallica, Pantera and Slayer among its influences. (6:35 p.m.) DEMONAUT Riff-heavy mix of classic rock and metal. (1:10 a.m.) GUZIK Southern rock meets deathmetal. (3 p.m.) HELMSMAN Epic doom metal influenced by Big Business, Om and Black Sabbath. (5:05 p.m.) LET THE NIGHT ROAR This critically praised group offers dynamic doom that lifts the haze from stoner sludge. The band is often compared to Celtic Frost and High on Fire. (8:50 p.m.) NOBLE RUST Experimental Southern metal from Atlanta with sludgy, ambient leanings. (8:05 p.m.) 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. (3:45 p.m.) RWAKE Top-notch sludge from Little Rock. (11 p.m.) SHARK HEART Local progressive metal band. (4:30 p.m.) STONE MOUNTAIN FREEWAY Heavy rock and roll influenced by AC/DC and Motörhead. (5:05 p.m.) WHORES Fierce, technically proficient juggernaut from Atlanta that pounds out post-rock influenced punk. Influenced by Shellac, The Jesus Lizard and Melvins. (9:45 p.m.) WIZARD SMOKE Atlanta metal band sharing members with Maserati, Attractive 80s Women, Cassavetes and Dust Rabbit. (7:25 p.m.) Casa Mia 10 p.m. $5 (ladies), $8 (guys). www. casamiatapas.com THE ATLANTA SHOW BAND Live salsa, merengue and bachata. Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com BIG HUG LITTLE KISS Randy Newman-embracing old time country anthems that, in turn, embrace you. Members of Bang Utot, Shithead and Stegosaurus. GREEN GERRY Particularly dreamlike and subtly electronic local artist. QUIET HOOVES High-energy, idiosyncratic pop that’s loose and full of fun. Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/ flickerbar DUSTY LIGHTSWITCH Quirky, high-energy local band featuring blues-influenced rock punctuated by dueling trumpets. HANS DARKBOLT New local band performing fiercely melodic pop tunes with swelling vocals and eerie harmonies. 40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $6 (adv.). www.40watt.com ELF POWER This local band never ceases to explore new sonic territories–always experimenting with unconventional instrumenation and arrangements behind its driving folk-rock. Celebrating the release of its new self-titled record and the DVD/CD release of Major Organ and the Adding Machine. See story on p. 23. LEMASTER Celebrated local songsmith and producer Andy LeMaster returns to the stage! Fans of his work with Now It’s Overhead will not be dissapointed, as his new material

Saturday, October 2

26th Annual North Georgia Folk Festival Sandy Creek Park Every year, for the past 26 years, the North Georgia Folk Festival has exhibited traditional folk music and art from across the Southeast. Produced by the Athens Folk Music and Dance society and ACC Leisure Services, the festival draws hundreds of folk enthusiasts and curious locals with an interest in an old-fashioned art form that can be traced back hundreds of years. “Folk music is a continuum,” says festival chair Tommy Jordan. “The idea is that we learn it from our predecessors, and the individual style changes; it’s all based on what came before it.” From Cajun to blue- The Freight Hoppers grass to folk-rock and everything in between, the festival manages to cover nearly every corner of Southeastern folk music. Headlining this year’s festivities are internationally acclaimed Irish-Cajun-blues family band Hair of the Dog and Depression-era bluegrass throwback act The Freight Hoppers. The festival will feature Phil Tanner, the grandson of famous 1920s fiddler James “Gid” Tanner, who will perform this year as a part of the Old Time Fiddler’s Circle. Awardwinning local favorite Hope for Agoldensummer is also set to make an appearance this year along with Jordan’s own high-energy band String Theory. Amateur musicians are encouraged to bring their own acoustic instruments and take part in the music workshops scheduled throughout the day, or to take part in the Contradance/Jam Session held the Friday night before the festival from 7:30–11 p.m. “It’s a great way to get experience playing in front of people and meet other musicians,” Jordan says. In addition to an entire day of live music, the festival also includes arts and crafts vendors and demonstrations, food catered by Harry’s Pig Shop and Lee Epting Catering, and a three-hour kids’ festival that includes a puppet show and craft time. “We’ve got something for everyone,” Jordan says. “The point is to have everyone up dancing and exhausted by the end of the night.” [Carrie Dagenhard]

is just as finely crafted, featuring dreamy, indie-rock melodies. The Georgia Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-9884 HARP UNSTRUNG Alternative rock with a funky, jam-band twist. Lush harmonies and guitar-driven songs. Go Bar 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar IMMUZIKATION Celebrated local DJ Alfredo Lapuz, Jr. mashes up highenergy electro and rock. Last Call 10 p.m. FREE! www.lastcallathens.com DJ C-LOW Spinning hot jams while being upstaged by the massive mechanical bull. Take a ride! Little Kings Shuffle Club Classic City Rollergirls Fundraiser. $3 (single), $5 (couple). www.myspace. com/littlekingsshuffleclub DJ CHRIS LOZO Keeping with the ‘80s theme for the night, Lozo will spin a mix of new wave and danceable punk. GENTLEMAN ZERO Hard rockin’ cover band that tackles classics from every era. The theme tonight is “’80s Prom,” so dress accordingly! The Melting Point 9 p.m. $8 (adv.), $10 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com GROGUS The local and long-running ensemble plays jazz and salsa accentuated with reggae, hip-hop and Afro-Cuban styles. New Earth Music Hall Autism Rock Night. 6–9 p.m. $6, FREE! (kids 10 and under). www.newearthmusichall.com SURSIEVISION A genre-blending band combining aspects of funk, soul, R&B and electronica.

VINYL STRANGERS Catchy ‘60sstyle pop that’s filled with soaring harmonies and bright guitars. ADRIAN ZELSKI DubConscious guitarist/vocalist plays an acoustic set. Proceeds benefit the Autism Society of America Northeast Georgia Chapter’s community-based instruction assistance to special education classrooms program. “Lift Off.” 10 p.m. $5 (adv.) www.newearthmusichall.com KAZELL Coming from Hollywood, CA by way of the UK, Kazell brings a “fusion of dub, tribal and breaks layered over a techno-house base.” NASIR DJ from Atlanta playing house music. The Office Lounge 9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-549-0840 BREATHLANES Led by guitarist/composer John Miley, Breathlanes features atmospheric tones built around guitar, drums and stand-up bass. Rye Bar 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/ryebarathens DOMINO EFFECT Smooth reggae from Savannah infused with cool funk and soul. TENT CITY This local trio fuses elements of jazz, funk, blues and world music. Sandy Creek Park 11 a.m.–9 p.m. $10 (adults), $5 (students), FREE! (children under 12). www.athensfolk.org ATHENS OLD TIME GOSPEL SINGERS Margaret Davis, Elizabeth Easley and Rosell Sims perfom the gospel spirituals that have been handed down to them through the generations. THE BALLYBEG BAND Playing a range of traditional Celtic music and modern Irish pub songs.

CURLEY MAPLE Fiddler David Blackmon’s progressive old-time project. He’s joined by wife Noel and Christian Lopez on mandolin and guitar, and Chris Enghauser on bass. THE FREIGHT HOPPERS Classic bluegrass. HAIR OF THE DOG Offering a unique blend of Celtic folk and rock. HIGH STRUNG STRING BAND This local act offers three-part harmonies and ramblin’, upbeat bluegrass on acoustic guitar, banjo and mandolin. HOPE FOR AGOLDENSUMMER Charming and highly praised local neo-folk band delivers the thriftstore gospel featuring the captivating vocal harmonies of the Campbell sisters. OLD TIME BALLAD SINGERS Featuring octogenarian Mary Lomax and her sister Bonnie Loggins, the duo’s impressive repertoire includes British, American lyric, humorous and narrative ballads of frontier days. OLD TIME FIDDLERS CIRCLE Featuring North Georgia fiddlers Roy Tench, Ed Teague (playing in the old two-finger style) plus 92-year-old Missouri fiddler Earl Murphy and Phil Tanner, the grandson of original Skillet Lickers founder James “Gid” Tanner. STRING THEORY Traditional, oldtime Appalachian music. WILLIAM TONKS Local folk rocker William Tonks (Workhorses, Barbara Cue, etc.) performs on guitar and dobro. His earnest delivery recalls the tender vocals of James Taylor and the subtle Southern tones of Gram Parsons. WOOPETS OF WOOTEN This puppet show for the whole family features myths and legends from around the world, with original scripting, dance, mime, music and traditional folk songs.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5 p.m. www.terrapinbeer.com CLAP FOR DAYLIGHT Melodic alternative rock from Decatur, GA.

Sunday 3 ACC Library 3 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 LIVE! AT THE LIBRARY This week: Exception to the Rule, a progressive young bluegrass band from Northeast Georgia. 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 4 Alibi 9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010 KARAOKE With the Singing Cowboy! Ashford Manor 6 p.m. $15 (adult), $12 (w/ student ID), $5 (child). www.amconcerts.com ADAM KLEIN Singer-songwriter who blends the finest elements of folk, Americana and country with poetic lyricism and striking imagery to create engaging, well-crafted songs. PACKWAY HANDLE BAND Packway’s “gather around the mic” approach to bluegrass provides sly, hearty original songs and renditions of classic tunes. The band’s close four-part harmonies are backed with energy, and the contemporary lyrics are delivered with an engaging sense of humor. Go Bar 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar SUPERSTAR RUNNER Mellow, “environmentally conscious indie pop” that makes use of a decorous electric piano and thoroughly clean guitar sound. Little Kings Shuffle Club 10:30 p.m. www.myspace.com/littlekingsshuffleclub BOO RAY’S BACKSLIDIN’ BAPTIST TRUCK STOP A night of country music, ornery guitar pickin’ and sinnin’. Every Monday following trivia! This week features William Tonks, Laney Strickland, Daniel Marler, Woody Wood, Jason Fuller, Abbey Owens, Paul Lee, Ty Manning, Carlton Owens, Adam Payne and Mike Mann. Rye Bar 10 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/ ryebarathens GHETTO MEZRAB Local expeirmental jazz jams with an extra dose of funk. Ten Pins Tavern 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-540-1831 OPEN MIC (2451 Jefferson Rd.) Tom Eisenbraun hosts a weekly open mic night featuring drink specials and half-priced fried okra for all performers.

Tuesday 5 Alibi 9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010 KARAOKE With the Singing Cowboy! Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www. caledonialounge.com THE PACK A.D. Garage rock all the way from Vancouver. Blues riffs and simple, pounding drums. Fans of the first two White Stripes albums will not be disappointed.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. www.myspace.com/flickerbar OPEN TOAD COMEDY A unique open mic experience. The audience gets to pelt the performers who go over their six-minute time limit with foam rocks. Performers get in FREE! but must sign up by 8 p.m. Go Bar 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar BROKEN GLASS Locally based metal band. DIERZ EVE Pre-heat your bass drum to 160 bpm and turn up the distortion pedals for this local three-piece metal act. Little Kings Shuffle Club Athens Farmers Market. 4–7 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net CATHERINE KIMBRO & SHOAL CREEK Wholesome country with bell-like vocals influenced by Loretta Lynn, Carrie Underwood and Allison Moreno. (4–5:15 p.m.) TRENT MAYO Country rock influenced by contemporary artists such as Travis Tritt, Keith Urban and Garth Brooks. (5:30–7 p.m.) 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/littlekingsshuffleclub NICKY CLICK Sneer while you dance to Nicky Click’s brand of electronic pop. Charged and campy at the same time, the act is no stranger to Peaches. COLD ONES Local punk band featuring members of Christopher’s Liver, among others. Skuzzy and straightforward, with riffs and rough vocals but not without melody. DJS RANDY AND LOZO Spinning punk rock! The Melting Point 7:30 p.m. $10 (adv.), $12 (door). ww.meltingpointathens.com CROOKED STILL This band’s genrebending sound is the combination of five distinct talents, including fiddler Brittany Haas, cellist Tristan Clarridge and folky lead vocalist Aoife O’Donovan. New Earth Music Hall 8 p.m. FREE! (21 & up) $2 (under 21). www.newearthmusichall.com POETIC SOUL Mon2 and Buddah host an open-mic for poets, singers and other soulful types. Every Tuesday. Rye Bar 10 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/ ryebarathens TONY BENN Clare, Ireland based singer-songwriter Tony Benn writes music that is captivating and full of melodies with a Celtic feel. GREG MOYER Local songsmith plays songs with strummed chords and sincere lyrics. Jack Johnson fans won’t be disappointed. WUOG 90.5FM 8 p.m. FREE! www.wuog.org “LIVE IN THE LOBBY “ John Fernandes will perform on the college radio station’s twice weekly program. Listen over the air or drop by the station to watch!

Wednesday 6 Alibi 9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010 KARAOKE With the Singing Cowboy! Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18). www. caledonialounge.com BOMBSBOMBSBOMBS New local act playing quirky pop rock. DUSTY LIGHTSWITCH Quirky, high-energy local band featuring blues-influenced rock punctuated by dueling trumpets.

NATIVE KID Soulful indie pop. The Classic Center 8 p.m. $70–$125. www.classiccenter. com TONY BENNETT The legendary crooner has won 15 Grammy Awards and it still going strong now at the age of 84. Bennett will perform a mix of standards, show tunes, jazz and the popular tunes that have enriched his career. Farm 255 “Primals Night.” 9 p.m. FREE! www. farm255.com JASON AJEMIAN AND THE HIGH LIFE Jazz greats from NYC hit Athens for a night of blaring horns and noodling guitars. Playing an early dinner set at 9 p.m. and again late night at 11 p.m. 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com JASON AJEMIAN AND THE HIGH LIFE Jazz greats from NYC hit Athens for a night of blaring horns and noodling guitars. Playing an early dinner set at 9 p.m. and again late night at 11 p.m. SUNSPOTS Bedroom psych-pop with tropical beats and airy vocals. Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/ flickerbar EMILY ARMOND The singer/songwriter behind Sea of Dogs performs her heartfelt folk ballads solo over banjo and guitar. EMBER SCHRAG Fingerpicked folk and female vocals from Lincoln, NE. Subtle without losing nuance. TINY DISTANCE No info available. 40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $6 (21+), $8 (18+). www.40watt. com EMILY HEARN Young singersongwriter performs sweet, innocent, melodic acoustic ballads. MICAH DALTON BAND Alternative soul from Atlanta influenced by such diverse acts as Marvin Gaye and Paul Simon. ANDREW RIPP Chicago native plays music reminiscent of Bob Dylan and Otis Redding. Last Call 9 p.m.–1 a.m. FREE! For more info contact dg2003@yahoo.com SPICY SALSA DANCING Lessons begin at 9 p.m. and dancing starts at 10 p.m. No partner or experience required. The Melting Point 9 p.m. $5. www.meltingpointathens. com EDDIE & THE PUBLIC SPEAKERS Local blues-funk trio. TRUCE Eclectic local four-piece featuring Brennan Bennett (bass), Tony Delgado (drums), Harmon Hanson (guitar) and Ryan Horn (guitar). Rye Bar 10 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/ ryebarathens DJ KILLACUT Spinning an eclectic mix of music and mashing it up DJ Shadow-style.

Thursday, October 7

Gogol Bordello OUTERNATIONAL Doors 8PM

Saturday, October 9

DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS HILL COUNTRY REVUE Doors 8PM

Friday, October 15

THE INDIGO GIRLS EVAN McHUGH Doors 8PM

Saturday, October 16

ROBERT RANDOLPH AND THE FAMILY BAND TAUK

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Wednesday, October 27

MACY GRAY Doors 8PM

Friday, November 5

ROBERT EARL KEEN

RANDY ROGERS BAND • RECKLESS KELLY Doors 8PM

Monday, November 8

ROBYN

MALUCA • NATALIA KILLS Doors 7PM

Saturday, November 13

DRESDEN DOLLS LILLE Doors 8PM

Sky City Lounge & Bulldog Cafe 9 p.m. FREE! 706-380-7699 POETIC RELEASE THERAPY Let your positive energy and serenity shine bright at this candlelit open mic for artists, singers and poets. Sign up at 8:30 p.m. Terrapin Beer Co. 5 p.m. www.terrapinbeer.com ELEPHANT Instrumental trio from Atlanta jams on dreamy soundcapes and ambient sounds. * Advance Tickets Available

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ART Call for Artists (Ten Pins Tavern) Seeking unique submissions from artists who are interested in showcasing their work inside of a bowling alley. 706-540-1831, www. tenpinstavern.com Call for Artists Don’t miss your chance to be a part of the 1st Annual Lickskillet Artists Market presented by Lyndon House Art Center. Pick up an application at LHAC or contact lhartsfoundation@gmail.com. Deadline for application: Oct. 17. $15–$25. 706-613-3623 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 (Downtown Washington) The Washington Wilkes Arts Foundation seeks submissions for ArtFest, taking place Nov. 5, 6 & 7. www.washingtonwilkesarts.org Call for Artists (Fringe Collective Artistic Studios) Now seeking artisans to facilitate classes/ workshops. 706-540-2712, moonmama61@aol.com Call for Entries (Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation (OCAF)) Artists are invited to enter up to 3 works (of any medium) to the Georgia Small Works juried exhibition. All work must be hand-delivered on Oct. 1 or Oct. 2. Go online for an entry form and more information. $20/entry. www.ocaf.com

AUDITIONS Miss Nelson Is Missing (SeneyStovall Chapel) The Young Actors Studio will be holding auditions for

its winter production, an adaptation of Harry Allard and James Marshall’s popular children’s book. Oct. 11, 7–8:30 p.m. FREE!www.young actorsstudio.googlepages.com Casting Call (ACC Library, Auditorium) Randomosity Productions is seeking actors of all ages for skits and short films. Prepare a short monologue. Oct. 4, 6:30–8:30 p.m. 212-729-1773

CLASSES Adventure Club: Yoga Teacher Training (Rubber Soul Yoga Revolution Studio) Certification program for teachers that includes individual and group instruction in yoga. Saturdays, 8:30 a.m.–7 p.m. Tuesdays, 6–11 p.m. $180/month. www.rubbersoulyoga. com/adventure.html Athens Vertical Pole Dance Academy (Canopy Studio, 160 Tracy St.) Now registering for classes. 706-347-3708 Basic Botany (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) A certificate course on general plant anatomy, morphology and physiology with an emphasis on relating form to function. Registration required. Oct. 16, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. $100. 706542-6156 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 Beginners Salsa & Merengue (Floorspace, 160 Tracy St.) Local mover and shaker Mumbi teaches

Latin dance basics, including steps, turns and combinations. No partner required. Wednesdays, 6:30–7:30 p.m. $12/drop-in, $60/6-classes. mumbiokundaye@yahoo.com Beginning to Intermediate Pottery (Lyndon House) Develop wheelthrowing, glazing and decorating techniques while you make your own unique stoneware! Now registering. 706-613-3623, www. accleisureservices.com Bellydancing (Healing Arts Centre) “Beginners Egyptian Bellydancing” (Wednesdays, 7–8:15 p.m.). “Intermediate/Advanced Bellydancing” (Wednesdays, 8:30–9:45 p.m.). 706-613-1143, www.healingartscentre.net Boot Camp (St. Mary’s Wellness Center) Now registering for twomonth-long high-intensity fitness bootcamps for adults who are in good shape and want to get even better. Begins Oct. 5. Tuesdays & Thursdays, 5:30–6:30 a.m. $75/ month. 706-389-3355, cwoodall@ stmarysathens.org Canopy Classes (Canopy Studio) Now offering beginner or intermediate trapeze classes for adults or children. Full schedule online. 706549-8501, www.canopystudio.com Capoeira (Floorspace) Develop strength, balance and coordination with this high-energy Brazilian martial art. Tuesdays, 8:15–9:15 p.m. $12/drop-in, $10/class. 706-8508150, jewaters@gmail.com Chen Style Taijiquan (Floorspace) Register for ongoing instruction. Sundays and Mondays, 706-614-3342, 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

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Celia Brooks’ paintings are on display at Hair Therapy Studio through Nov. 13. “Color for Dummies: Oil & Acrylic Painting” (Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation (OCAF)) Instructor Perry McCrackin leads this beginners workshop. Master basic color theory and explore mixing, hue, value, intensity and composition of color using acrylics, oils, pastels or watercolors. Through Oct. 18, Mondays, 1–3 p.m. $115. www.ocaf.com Computer Class (ACC Library, Educational Technology Center) “Digital Cameras: The Basics.” Learn what “that button” does. Call to register. Sept. 30, 10–11 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 Computer Classes (Madison County Library) Learn to navigate the internet with the library’s computer specialist, Alicia Clayton. Space is limited; call to register. Tuesdays, 2–3 p.m. & 7–8 p.m, Wednesdays, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! 706-795-0830 Continuing Education Classes (Various Locations) Register for a class to expand your job opportunities, enhance your garden, learn a new language or more! Go online to learn about the many opportunities open to all. www.georgiacenter.uga.edu 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) Choose from Pilates, zumba, body sculpting, floor barre, stretch and more. See full schedule online. $6/class. 706-355-3078, 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 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 Felt Flowers Workshop (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Make your own wearable garden by creating fashionable accessories from retired wool sweaters. Supplies and tools provided. Oct. 5, 6:30–8:30 p.m. $27. www.uga.edu/botgarden Figure Drawing Studio (Fringe Collective Artistic Studios) Bring any supplies/equipment that you may require. Ages 18 and up. Sundays, 2–4 p.m. $8. 706-540-2727 Figure Photography Studio (Fringe Collective Artistic Studios) Model, lighting equipment and props are supplied, but bring your own camera equipment. Ages 18 and up. Call to reserve a space. Sundays, 4-6 p.m. $20. 706-540-2727 FREE! Group Hypnosis for Stress Relief (Unity Center for Spiritual Growth, The Carson Center Bldg.) Stressed out? Lend your mind to the suggestions of strangers at no cost! Call to register your group by Oct. 8. Oct. 10, 2–4 p.m. FREE! 706-207-9988, www.kay-russellhypnosis.com

FREE! Tai Chi in the Park on Talmadge Drive (Mind Body Institute, Athens Regional Medical Center) Offering Tai Chi instruction. In case of rain, meet inside MBI. Call for more information. Oct. 2, 9:30–10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-4757329, mbiprograms@armc.org Garden Photography (State Botanical Garden of Georgia, Callaway Building Auditorium) Photographer Jim McGregor leads a hands-on workshop to help you show off that newest garden project. Focus on light, composition and critique. Bring a digital camera and a connecting cord. Oct. 2, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. $45. 706-542-1244 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. Greening Your Home (Athens Technical College) Instructor Jeremy Field teaches you how to go green at your house! Oct. 18 & 20, 5:30–8 p.m. $49. 706-369-5763, bmoody@ athenstech.edu Intro to Flyball (Lucky Dog Agility, Winterville) Register for this competitive sport involving jumping and retrieving in relay-style racing with other dogs. Classes begin Oct. 5, 7:30–9 p.m. $125/12 weeks. 706-367-9813 www.flyballdogs. com/dddare. Introduction to the Acting and Modeling Industry (Athens Technical College) Why can’t everyone be on TV? Local actor Luanne Byrd discusses what it takes to break into the biz. Oct. 6 & 13, 5:30–7 p.m. 706-369-5763, bmoody@athenstech.edu

Laugh-a-Yoga (Mind Body Institute) Laugh your stress away. First Friday, noon–12:45 p.m. Third Friday, 5:30–6:30 p.m. $5. 706-4757329, mbiprograms@armc.org Martial Arts (Live Oak Martial Arts, Chase Street Warehouses) Tae Kwon Do, self-defense and grappling and weapons classes for kids and adults, beginner through advanced. 706-548-0077, www. liveoakmartialarts.com New Horizon Music Classes (UGA School of Music) Beginning band, intermediate band, beginning orchestra and piano classes for adults age 50+. No prior music experience needed! FREE! Call 706542-2894 to register. Nia (Sangha Yoga Studio) Gain muscle definition and strength in this dance class with Valerie Beard. Tuesdays, 9–10 a.m. www.healing artscentre.net OCAF Classes (Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation (OCAF)) Now registering for fall classes. Offerings include drawing, watercolor, oil and acrylic painting, bagpipe making, ceramic arts, book making and poetry. 706-769-4565, www.ocaf.com Pilates Booty Camp (Sangha Yoga Studio) Tuesdays, 5:30–6:45 p.m. $75/session. 706-613-1143, www.healingartscentre.net Pilates Mat Class (StudiO, 675 Pulaski St.) All levels welcome. Mats provided. Wednesdays, 6:45–7:40 p.m. $15. studioinathens.com Plant Conservation (State Botanical Garden) This Certificate in Native Plants class will include demonstrations, hands-on activities, group discussions and a tour of the garden’s endangered species collection. Registration required. Oct. 23, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. $100. 706542-6156, www.uga.edu/botgarden Poi Workshops (Canopy Studio) Learn the Maori art of Poi from instructor Vince Walzberg. Every other Sunday, 2–4 p.m. $10. 706-5498501, www.canopystudio.com Qigong (State Botanical Garden of Georgia, Visitor Center, Great Room) Ancient Chinese art of self-cultivation that fosters health, relaxation and calm. Mondays, through Nov. 8, noon–1 p.m. $80. 706-542-1244, www.uga.edu/botgarden Staying Active Painlessly (Athens Technical College) Dr. Lou Pack, ankle and foot surgeon and author of The Arthritis Revolution, discusses how to stay active without medication or surgery. Sept. 29, 6–8 p.m. $10. 706-369-5763, bmoody@ athenstech.edu Striptease Classes (The Hardcore Gym) Sexy dancing techniques for women. Wear a bra over your clothing. 18 & up. See schedule online. www.bobbisburlesque. webs.com Vocal Toning (106 West Performing Arts Venue, Winder) Learn to ease chronic pain, stress and anxiety and improve breathing, concentration and immuno health through vocal toning. Sundays, 6:30–7:30 p.m. $10. www.sound therapygoddess.com, 770-868-1977 Watercolor for Everyone (Athens Technical College) Bettie Davis teaches watercolor techniques in this 8-week course. Begins Oct. 5, 6–8:30 p.m. $149. 706-369-5763, bmoody@athenstech.edu Women’s Self Defense Classes (American Black Belt Academy) One rape or sexual assault occurs every two minutes in the U.S. Learn what you can do to protect yourself. Go online or call to register. 706-549-1671, www.americanblack belt.org Writing for Profit (Athens Technical College) Local writer and actress Luanne Byrd shares

tips on how to become a published writer. Wednesdays in September, 5:30–6:30 p.m. $30. 706-369-5763, bmoody@athenstech.edu Yoga and Art for Kids and Teens (Whole: Mind. Body. Art., 160 Tracy St.) Go online for more information and for complete schedule. 706-410-0283, wholemindbody art.com Yoga Classes (Sangha Yoga Studio) See full schedule online. $14/drop-in, $60/6-class punch card. 706-613-1143, www.healing artscentre.net Yoga Classes (Mind Body Institute) Experienced and highly educated instructors offer a wide variety of basic and specialty classes throughout the day. 706-475-7329, www.armc.org/mbi Yoga, Tai Chi and Pilates (Five Points Yoga) Full schedule online. www.athensfivepointsyoga.com Yoshukai Karate (AKF Itto Martial Arts) Learn Yoshukai Karate, a traditional hard Okinawan style. www. athensy.com Zumba (Council on Aging) Instructor Patricia Sims leads a fun, Latininspired dance workout. No previous experience necessary! Mondays, 6–7 p.m. Tuesdays, 6:30–7:30 p.m. $6. http://53247.zumba.com/ Zumba at the Garden (State Botanical Garden) Latin rhythms comprise this dynamic fitness program. Wednesdays, 5:30–6:30 p.m. $10/class, $72/session. www.uga. edu/botgarden

HELP OUT! Become a Mentor (Boys and Girls Clubs of Athens) Volunteer one hour per week to make a difference in the life of a child. Training provided. mentor@athensbgca.com, Bike Recycling Program (BikeAthens, Chase Street Warehouses) Join BikeAthens volunteers as they clean and repair donated bicycles for local service agencies. Bike repair skills a plus, but not necessary. Sunday, 2–4:30 p.m. Monday & Wednesday, 6–8:30 p.m. www.bikeathens.com Blood Drive (Red Cross Donor Center) Give the gift of life! Call to make an appointment today. 706546-0681, 1-800-RED-CROSS, www.redcrossblood.org Call for Teachers (Treehouse Kid and Craft) Treehouse Kid and Craft is seeking teachers to lead DIY classes on crafts, music, storytelling and food for kids, teens, adults and families. 706-850-8226, treehousekidandcraft@gmail.com Foster Homes Needed (Athens Area Humane Society) AAHS is looking for dependable foster parents to take in dogs for a limited time. Download an application at www.athenshumanesociety.org. dogs@athenshumanesociety.org Rivers Alive (Multi-Modal Transportation Center, 775 E. Broad St.) Come out and give back to our rivers for Athens’ annual river cleanup. Walk, bike or take the bus! Oct. 24, 1:30–5 p.m. 706-613-3440, www.handsonnortheastgeorgia.org Volunteer ESL Teachers 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 Volunteers Needed (Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic) Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic is desperately seeking volunteer readers to help record audio textbooks. 706-549-1313, www.rfbdga. org, gaunit@rfbd.org

World Habitat Day Donation Drive (Athens Area Habitat for Humanity) Help the Athens Area Habitat for Humanity and the 30% of Athens residents who live in poverty when you make a donation to the Athens Habitat ReStore today. Accepting building materials, home furnishings, clothes, books and more. Oct. 4. 9 a.m.–5 p.m. www. athenshabitat.com Youth Mentoring Goodwill of North Georgia is seeking caring adults to volunteer 4–6 hours per month mentoring kids ages 12–17 in the community. Email for an application. 706-433-0737, goodguides@ ging.org, www.ging.org

KIDSTUFF Fantastic Fridays (Bishop Park) Obstacle courses and other activities in an unstructured environment. For ages 10 months–4 years and their guardians. First and third Fridays through Dec. 3, 9 a.m.–noon. $12/ day. 706-613-3589 GEN Homeschool Club (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Garden Earth Naturalist Club for homeschoolers. Meet once a week to learn about pollination, air and water purification, pest control, soil production and recycling through discovery hunts, environmental games, nature hikes and crafts. Oct. 6–Nov. 10, Wednesdays, 10 a.m.– noon. (session 1) or Oct. 2–Nov. 13, Saturdays, 10 a.m.–noon. (session 2) $45. 706-542-6156 Grey Fox Nature Program (The Institute for Wild Intelligence) Nature enthusiasts ages 6–12 connect with the natural world through storytelling, games and curiosity-based adventures. Oct. 5–Apr. 26, Tuedays, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. $600–$700/25 sessions. 706-2242490, tommy@wildintelligence.org, www.wildintelligence.org Home School Science (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Sandy Creek Nature Center hosts an interactive learning experience for homeschoolers and their parents this fall. Call to register for these monthly programs about weather, rocks, astronomy and more. Third Fridays through December, 10 a.m.–noon. $2. 706613-3615 Junior Roller Derby (SkateA-Round USA) New league starting up for ages 7–17. Open skate every Sunday from 2–4 p.m. $3 (skates not included). zigzagjh@gmail.com 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 Parent/Child Workshops (ACC Library) For children ages 1–3, plus their caregivers. Featuring toys, music, art activities and a different community resource guest each week. For first-time participants only. In-person pre-registration required. Sept. 30–Oct. 14, Thursdays, 10–11 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 Read to Rover (Oconee County Library) Beginning readers in grades 1–4 read aloud to an aid dog. Registration required. 15-minute sessions, FREE! 706-769-3950 Red Fox Afterschool Nature Program (The Institute for Wild Intelligence) Nature enthusiasts ages 6–12 connect with the natural world through storytelling, games and curiosity-based adventures. Oct. 3–Dec. 14, Mondays, 3:30–6 p.m. $135–$155. 706-224-2490, tommy@wildintelligence.org, www. wildintelligence.org

Spanish Mommy and Me Classes (Email for Location) Learn Spanish with your preschooler through songs, stories and games! New session starting soon. sehlers@uga.edu Sponge Ball Tennis Clinic (Lay Park) Tennis lessons! Kids will learn basic strokes, drills, shots, rules and other fundamentals. For kids ages 6–12 years. Through Oct. 12, 4–5 p.m. $1/class. 706-6133596, or see www.accleisure services.com Storytime in the Park (Rocksprings Neighborhood Center) Parents and children are invited to attend a new program featuring two of the best things life has to offer: literature and the outdoors! Stories will be accompanied by dancing, singing, plays, crafts, snacks and musical instruments. For children ages 18 months to 4 years and their guardians. Every second Wednesday through Dec. 8. 10:30 a.m. $2. 706613-3603, www.accleisureservices. com Student Holiday at the Garden (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) The Education Department at the Garden hosts a day of “Butterfly Madness.” Explore butterflies and their uniquely beautiful life cycles through games, hands-on activities and crafts. Bring a lunch! Oct. 4, 8:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. $30. 706-542-1244 Sweet Pea Club (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) A club for young nature lovers featuring puppet shows, storytelling, learning games, nature crafts and garden explorations. Ages 3–5. Registration required. Oct. 7–28, Thursdays, 9:45–11 a.m. $22. www.uga.edu/ botgarden Youth Theater Workshop (Various Locations) Innovative, creative after-school theater workshops for ages 6-12. Fun & skills in voice, movement, improvisation and storytelling. Through Dec. 15. Mondays at Athens Montessori School, Tuesdays at Waseca Leaning Environment). 3:15 & 4:15 p.m. $120. www.smallhousecreative.com

SUPPORT Depression and Anxiety Group (Call for location, Watkinsville) A 12-week program for adolescent girls suffering depression and anxiety. Accepting many insurance plans including Peach State, Medicaid and Wellcare. Call for information or to register. Begins Oct. 12, Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m. 706-4104074, audreybrannen@yahoo.com 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. Second and fourth Thursday of the month in Clarke County. First and third Thursday of the month in Madison County. 6–8 p.m. 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 Overeaters Anonymous (Various Locations) 12-step meetings for compulsive eaters. All ages and sizes welcome. Mondays, 5:30 p.m. at Nuçi’s Space. Thursdays, 7 p.m. at St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church. Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. at Princeton United Methodist Church. FREE! 404-771-8971, www.oa.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

ART AROUND TOWN ACC Library (2025 Baxter St., Top of the Stairs Gallery) Portraits by Hatidza Mulic. Through October. Athens Academy (Myers Gallery, 1281 Spartan Dr.) “The Farmington Depot Gallery Showcase” features the work of 16 artist-members from the newly opened art space in Farmington. Through Oct. 8. (Student Gallery, 1281 Spartan Dr.) A student art show featuring the work of members of Athens Academy’s Senior Portfolio class. Through Oct. 8. Aurum Studio (125 E. Clayton St.) Landscape paintings by Joe Ruiz, landscape photography by Richard Farber and jewelry by Betty McAlexander. Through Oct. 16. Bottleworks (297 Prince Ave.) “BuyArt @ the Bottleworks,” an exhibit featuring new works by prominent Athens artists Andy Cherewick and Terry Rowlett. Through October. Reception Oct. 8. Also available by appointment: 706-461-3798. Espresso Royale Caffe (297 E. Broad St.) New work by artist and Pain and Wonder tattooist Billie Brown. Through October. Flicker Theatre & Bar (263 W. Washington St.) Paintings by James Greer. Through Oct. 1. (263 W. Washington St.) Shadowboxes and paintings by Cindy Jerrell and Jeff Owens. Through October. Hair Therapy Studio (840 Hawthorne Ave.) “Vinyasa,” featuring mixed media works by Celia Brooks. Through Nov. 13. Healing Arts Centre (834 Prince Ave.) Paintings by Ainhoa Bilbao Canup. Through Nov. 5. Reception Oct. 1. Just Pho…and More (1063 Baxter St.) New work by Virginia Wazarea. Through October. Lamar Dodd School of Art (270 River Rd., Gallery 307) “Lines of Impulse and Deliberation,” an

Sapph.Fire Social, support and volunteer organization for lesbian and bisexual women of color. Ages 21 & up. Join Sapph.fire on Downelink. Email sapph.fire@yahoo.com.

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reality check Matters Of The Heart And Loins I read your column very often, and I find that a lot of people ask you questions that they already know the answer to, but they’re desperate to hear someone tell them something different. I’m worried that I’m going to be one of those people now, but here goes anyhow. I’ve been dating my girlfriend for a few years. We’re each other’s first long-term relationships, and over the years we’ve shared an awful lot. But there was a problem (or rather two very closely related problems) at the very start that, in hindsight, I realize ought to have been a couple of stop signs. Sparing unnecessary details, it’s basically this in a nutshell: she is devoutly Christian and wants to be married before having sex, and I am a somewhat caustic atheist who would like to have a couple of years of really good shagging before work, children and age make sex a hassle. Honestly, I ask myself every day how we manage to operate. By my reckoning, it’s 50 percent genuinely loving each other and 50 percent ignoring the elephant in the room. The situation has been the same way since our first date. As soon as our differences in opinion on religion and sex came up, part of me said to back out right away. Instead, I decided to put my beliefs aside and try to love someone whose beliefs were the opposite and hope maybe something acceptable for the both of us would work itself out. The only thing we’ve been able to agree on so far is that her getting pregnant now would be a problem for both of us no matter how you slice it. There are such things as condoms and birth control, but she puts about as much faith in those as I do in transubstantiation. It sometimes seems that the remote chance that condoms and birth control could both fail at the same time and result in a pregnancy is enough to horrify her into not wanting to have sex or to learn more about birth control, lest she be tempted to trust it. It makes me worry that she’d still be afraid of pregnancy even if we were married, and our sex life would suffer. It’s those kinds of concerns that make me extraordinarily unsure about whether I want to marry her. I reject pretty much all the traditional reasons for getting married; I’ve considered it because I personally would like a partner who I could share everything intimately with—to say nothing of sexual satisfaction. That, as opposed to the dissatisfaction I feel now, and I have no guarantee it would ever be what I’ve wanted. I know that no relationship is perfect, but I don’t like the feeling of every decision being like Marilyn Manson and Jimmy Swaggart trying to agree on a radio station. We’ve nearly gotten into fights about it several times already. Whenever it starts to escalate, we decide to drop it in order to keep peace. But we can’t keep dropping it and not dealing with it. I’m not what you would call a raging atheist any longer, but I did have my phase, and she possesses a lot of the characteristics that made me rage in the first place. A fight between us would be so ugly and so hurtful, because a lot of the frustration I have would be taken out on her unfairly. The solution to this problem would be extremely simple except for one little complication: I love her.

I know that over years of being married, people can change how they feel and believe in unexpected ways. But I don’t think it’s a very smart idea to consider marrying someone with differences like these, counting on them changing sometime in the future. Am I just hoping that the outcome of this relationship isn’t a foregone conclusion that I’m refusing to accept? Faithless P.S. I don’t really want to ask for this, but my girlfriend reads your column, and some of the details of this letter are telling. It feels cowardly, but I think it would be wiser if you could respond to this confidentially. I know you mentioned the possibility of anonymity, Faithless, but I think you need this on the page and out in the open to start the discussion you need to have. So here goes. My first question is this: Is there any sexual contact between you at all? Are we talking about total and complete chastity, or are we talking no penis in the vagina prior to marriage? Is this a religious issue or simply a practical, not wanting to get knocked-up thing? Because honestly, if this is about pregnancy, then I have to say your girlfriend is smart. She knows the math, and the math is that nothing is 100 percent. She doesn’t want to get pregnant and neither do you, so you’re going to have to make do with other forms of getting each other off. There are very good methods of birth control out there, and you can even double up, but I know more than one person who has gotten pregnant even when they were being careful, Faithless, and if your girl says it’s a no go, then forget it. Now, if she’s saying she doesn’t want to do it because it’s a sin, and the other forms of sex that you two are presumably engaging in are somehow, magically, not sins, then your girlfriend is a hypocrite who reads the Bible loosely and uses it at her convenience, in which case you probably aren’t going to ever live happily ever after. You are a bit zealous yourself, by the way, and though you claim to have relaxed a bit you still “reject pretty much all the traditional reasons for getting married.” I have no idea what that means, except that you obviously have some growing up to do. Is your relationship doomed because of your conflicting beliefs? Not necessarily. Plenty of people manage to navigate these waters successfully. But if you’re going to move forward, you have to ask yourselves (and each other) difficult questions: If you get married, will it be in a church? Would she be willing to explore birth control options? Do you want kids? If you do have kids, how will you raise them? Will they go to church? Once you start thinking practically about all of this stuff the answers should be pretty clear. Have the conversation. Calmly. Right away. And by the way, I know very few people who would describe sex as “a hassle”—work, kids and age be damned. Don’t believe the clichés. Jyl Inov Got a question for Jyl? Submit our anonymous inquiry via the Reality Check button at www.flagpole.com.

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Duplexes For Rent 2BR/1BA. Totally renovated. 5 mins from campus. $550/ mo for single, $600 for 2 tenants. Graduate students/ professional pref’d. H2O incl. Pls. call (404) 8193506. 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.

Houses for Rent $660/mo. 2BR/2BA. 115 E. Carver Dr. 1.5 mi. from U G A A rc h . F e n c e d – i n yd. Tile & HWflrs. CHAC, W/D hookups, DW. Pets welcome. Avail. now! (706) 614-8335. $675/mo. Walk to Dwntn & UGA, 2BR/1BA. Huge BRs, 12’ ceilings, HWflrs, W/D, front porch, pet friendly, sm. fenced area. Avail. 10/1. Owner/Agent, call Robin (770) 265-6509, or email robintdubois@gmail.com. 167 Tibbetts St., 2BR/1BA Normaltown house. $650/ mo. Pls. call (706) 5496070. 1BR/1BA w/ office 1277 W. Hancock. Screen porch, rear parking, pets OK, DW, HVAC, HWflrs, walk to ARMC, campus, & Newtown. $500/mo. Call Paul (706) 714-9607.

1200 sq. ft. 3BR/2BA house in Oglethorpe Co. $600/dep. + $600/mo. No smoking. Pets maybe. Available October. (706) 202-1847. 2BR/2BA Walk to Class/ Dwntn. Circa 1890's, CHAC, high ceilings, H W f l r s , F P, f e n c e d yrd, gas log fireplace. Pets OK. $795/mo. 140 Inglewood Ave. (706) 714-1100. Low deposit. 2BR/1BA apartments available. 125 Honeysuckle Lane off Broad St. across from King Ave. On busline. GRFA welcomed. Water & trash incl. Central, private, secluded, park–like location. Lease, deposit, references req’d. $450/mo. (706) 227-6000 or (706) 540-1959. 2BR/1BA with refinished HWflrs, all new tiled bath, separate tiled laundr y room with W/D. Modern appliances. In 5 Pts on Highland Ave. $675/mo. Call (706) 546-6900 or visit www.ValerioProperties.com. 3BR/1BA Eastside split level. Private drive on wooded lot. Appls incl. No pets. $650/mo. $325/dep. (706) 248-7338. 3BR/2BA house. Cedar creek subdivision. Fenced backyd., gas grill attached to sundeck, FP, wooded lot. Quiet family n’hood. Swimming community. 360 Sandstone Dr. Avail. now. $1025/mo + dep. (706) 319-1846, or (706) 5484819. GA. R, E, lic. 300830. 4BR/4BA home & 4BR/3BA townhome for rent in Deer Park. $850/ mo. Huge floorplan! W/D, alarm system, pets welcome. $425/dep. E a s t s i d e . Vi s i t w w w. hancockpropertiesinc. com. (706) 552-3500. 4BR/3BA 2–stor y brick garage, huge yd. 205 Pendleton Dr. Homewood Hills. Pics at hathaway propertiesathens. com. $1000/mo. Te x t ( 7 0 6 ) 7 1 4 - 4 4 8 6 , hathawayproperties@ gmail.com.

5 Pts. 3BR/3BA. CHAC, H W f l r s , d e c k s , F P, new kitchen, granite countertops, stainless steel appls. Family room. 5 mins to UGA. Private yd. Super quiet street. No dogs. Professionals, business associates, families pref’d. Year lease & month sec. dep. $1500/ mo. 155 Maple Circle Dr. Athens GA, 30606. (706) 202-9805. 5 Pts brick home. 4BR/2BA. HWflrs, garage, quiet wooded lot. CHAC. Garage. Finished basement w/ extra kitchen. $239K. (706) 202-4600. Tu r n t o F L A G P O L E CLASSIFIEDS to find roommates, apartments, houses, etc. To place an ad call 706-549-0301. Available now! Brick homes star ting at just $250/BR. Close to Dwntn/ U G A & p e t f r i e n d l y. Dekle Realty (706) 5480580. Please visit www. deklerealty.com. Available Now. 3BR/2BA on 1 acre on Whit Davis, Athens. Close to campus & park. $675/mo. & $675 dep. Ask for rental info. at (706) 248-8200. 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. Eastside 3BR/2BA. Lg. yd., on dead–end street. $950/mo. 4BR/2BA w/ lg. yd. $1200/mo. Five Points 3BR/1BA, single carpor t, $750/mo. Call M c Wa t e r s R e a l t y , (706) 549-3222, (706) 353-2700, (706) 5401529. For Rent or Sale. $625/mo. 2BR/1BA cottage. 4 blocks from ARMC. HWflrs. Stove & fridge included. Own it for only $114K! Call (706) 354-1276. Now Leasing 3, 4, & 5BR luxur y cottages & townhomes near Dwtntn & Eastside. Granite in kitchens, HW & concrete floors, lg. patios & p o rc h e s . C a l l f o r i n f o (706) 543-1910. Nicely renovated clean, small, in–town house for rent on 3rd St. 2BR/1BA. New everything! IKEA kitchen, tiled BA, screen p o rc h & y a rd . P e r f e c t for 1 person avail. now at very discounted rent. $575/mo. Call Drew at (706) 202-2712.

Houses for Sale 3BR/2BA, 2000 Chandelier model mobile home for sale. CHAC, Gas appls. Located 5 min. from Dwntn. Close to UGA. Call (912) 614-7252.

Roommates Roommate wanted for cute 3BR/2BA house on Eastside. $400 negotiable + utils. Pets negotiable. Avail. now or pre–leasing for Spring. Contact Sarah (706) 2240867 or salackay@yahoo. com.

Rooms for Rent Roommate needed for 2BR/1BA cottage off Grady Ave. Big kitchen, W/D. $450/mo + gas & electric. Water included. Call Marty (706) 2545014. LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO LIVE? Tu r n t o F L A G P O L E CLASSIFIEDS to find roommates, apartments, houses, etc. To place an ad call 706-549-0301. Wa l k / b i k e 1 / 2 m i l e t o Dwntn/campus. Looking for responsible M/F nonsmoker to share 2BR/2BA. New bathrooms/ kitchen. WiFi, W/D. No dogs pls. $385/mo + utils. Tony (478) 397-4696.

Sub-lease 2BR/2.5BA in The Woodlands. 1 huge BR, private BA. Available now! HWflrs, W/D, pets OK. Gated, on busline. Very close to UGA/Dwntn. 490 Barnett Shoals. $450/mo + utils. (803) 474-2665. Stuck in a lease you’re trying to end? Sublease your house or apartment with Flagpole classifieds! Visit flagpole.com or call (706) 549-0301.

For Sale Businesses

4 piece solid wood furniture set. Full/queen bed, night stand, dresser, & small table. $300. 36” Sony Trinitron HD TV w/ cabinet/ stand, $150. Call/text (912) 223-0073. 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.

Miscellaneous Ask about our Run–til–Sold rate. Lowest classified ad rate in town! 12 weeks for only $40! Call (706) 5490301 or place an ad atwww. flagpole.com. Merchandise only. Do you want to use a logo, graphic or border in your classified ad? You can with Classified Display Adver tising!!! Call 706-549-0301 for more information.

Music Equipment Midnight Blue Fender Stratocaster (Mexican), hard case, & Fender M–80 amp $250. Moving abroad. Must sell soon. Call Nick or Stephanie, (706) 797-3787.

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

Furniture

Fret Shop. Professional guitar repairs & modifications, setups, e l e c t ro n i c s , p re c i s i o n fretwork. Previous clients incl. R.E.M., Widespread Panic, Cracker, Bob Mould, John Berry, Abbey Road Live!, Squat. (706) 5491567.

Comfy Ar mchairs. Perfect for dorms/ apar tments/anywhere. Tan material, removable cushion, wood frame. Removed from hotel l o b b y, s h a m p o o e d & Febreezed. 36” high/ deep/ wide. Delivery home FB weekends. Call/text (478) 290-7802. $45 each/$80 a pair.

Wedding Bands. Quality, professional bands. Weddings, parties. Rock, Jazz, etc. Call Classic City Entertainment. (706) 549-1567. w w w. classiccityentertainment. com. Featuring The Magictones - Athens’ premiere wedding & party band. www.themagictones. com.

For Sale. Boutique specializing in Environmentally Sustainable products. $65,000. Owner is very motivated! Located in Downtown Watkinsville. Call (706) 534-0385.

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Studios RoomFiftyThree. Mix room & ProTools H D2 Accel-based recording studio on the Eastside of Athens. Seriously high–end analog gear! Seriously affordable! Feel the love! Visit www.roomfiftythree. com.

Services Health Breakthrough herpes tablet. The most powerful herpes tablet available, without a prescription! 30 day free trial offer. (888) 228-8484 freetrial.viruxo.xom (AAN CAN). Penis enlargement. FDA medical vacuum pumps. Gain 1-3 inches permanently. Testosterone, Viagra, Cialis. Free pills! (619) 294-7777 code ALT w w w. d r j o e l k a p l a n . c o m discounts available. (AAN CAN). Pregnant? Considering adoption? Talk w/ caring agency specializing in matching birthmothers w/ families nationwide. Living expenses paid. Call 24/7. A b b y ’s O n e Tr u e G i f t Adoptions. (866) 413-6293 (AAN CAN).

Home and Garden Wholesale plants & trees. Japanese maples, boxwoods, dogwoods, & more! Call Backyard Solutions (706) 3404492.

Jobs Ads Featured This Week Communications Specialists needed to generate business leads. Starting pay $9/hr. Applicants must have great communication skills Word knowledge & be able to type 40WPM. Contact Mandy at Express at (706) 548-0625 for more info.

Full-time Communications Specialists needed to generate business leads. Starting pay $9/hr. Applicants must have great communication skills Word knowledge & be able to type 40WPM. Contact Mandy at Express at (706) 548-0625 for more info.

N E E D A J O B ? FullTime and Part-Time opportunities are listed weekly in the Flagpole Classifieds. Sell your car with Flagpole Classifieds. Now with online pics! Go to www.flagpole.com today!

Opportunities Borders! Print version of the Classifieds. Pictures! Check them out on the Flagpole website. New Categories! And still the lowest rates in town! Place your ad today at www.flagpole.com. E x p a n d i n g C o m p a n y. Create your own income. Be trained & get licensed become debt free. Contact PLG3Business@ aol.com. E a r n $ 7 5 – $ 2 0 0 / h r. Media Makeup Artist Training for ads, TV, film, fashion. 1 wk. class. Stable job in weak economy. Details at www. Awardmakeupschool. com, (310) 364-0665 (AAN CAN). Earn extra income assembling CD cases from home. No experience necessary. Call our live operators now. (800) 4057 6 1 9 e x t . 2 4 5 0 . w w w. easywork-greatpay.com (AAN CAN). High School diploma! Graduate in just 4 weeks! Free brochure. Call now! (800) 5326546 ext. 97. Go to www. continentalacademy.com (AAN CAN). Movie Extras earn up to $150/day to stand in b a c k g ro u n d s o f m a j o r film. Experience not required. Call now. (888) 664-4621. Mystery shoppers earn up to $100/day. Undercover shoppers needed to judge retail & dining establishments. No exp. req’d. (800) 743-8535.

Vehicles Autos 1997 Yukon SLE. 178K miles. Great shape. Burgandy. Grey leather interior, running boards, roof racks. Excellent body condition! AC needs work. Looking for new home! $3150 OBO. (706) 3690875.

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2 0 0 6 S a t u r n Vu e Black with Gray interior.Great gas mileage, Cold AC, Factory Roof Racks, Power windows, locks, & mirrors. 81K hwy miles. $9450 OBO. (706) 206-1836. Sell your car, motorcycle, or boat with Flagpole Classifieds. Now with online pics! Go to www.flagpole. com today!

Boats 1962 Lonestar 18’ lake boat. Only 20 hrs. on Tohatsu 70 horsepower, low emissions engine. Selling w/ skis, lg. inflatable, all accessories. $3500. Call (912) 223-0073.

Motorcycles 1982 GS450. Great restored condition. Many new parts. Very reliable and fun. Please call for more details and to see the bike. (706) 363-7650. Eastside. Thanks.

Notices Messages Chagrin the naysayers, including your parents. Get a tattoo. Lose your puppy? Need a date? Want to find that guy you saw at the bar last weekend? Place your ad here. Leaving town? Don’t know how to get your weekly Flagpole fix? Subscribe! $35 for 6 months, $55 for a yr.! Call (706) 549-9523.

Organizations Reach over 5 million young, educated readers for only $995 by advertising in 110 weekly newspapers like this one. Call Jason at (202) 289-8484 This is not a job offer. (AAN CAN).

Personals 5’4”, slim, blue–eyed, 57 year old, attractive female seeks Christian professional who loves animals for a long ter m relationship. Must not do drugs or be a smoker. Only those who have the ability to laugh & be affectionate may apply. Please send photo & letter of introduction to PO box 1591, Watkinsville, GA 30677.

Mexicali Grille now hiring experienced servers. Day or night, FT/PT. Pls. call (706) 546-9200 or inquire at West Broad location from 3:00pm–10:00pm.

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Friday, October 1st

2010 A FESTIVAL OF ENGAGING AND ENTERTAINING FILMS AT CINÉ & ON THE UGA CAMPUS

September 24-October 3 ecofocusfilmfest.org

Celebration! Free and open to the public from 5:30-9:30pm

The party will feature light refreshments, a silent auction of music memorabilia, food from local restaurants and live music from:

JIM WHITE & DAN NETTLES, CLAIRE CAMPBELL, PETER ALVANOS, SHAUNA GREESON, SURSIEVISION, MARISSA MUSTARD and KP DEVLIN

Saturday, October 2nd

Race begins at Memorial Plaza (UGA Campus)

www.nuci.org

Registration fee is $20 for students and $25 for everyone else All pre-registered runners will receive a t-shirt and a goody bag PUSH Sponsored by Nuçi’s Space Student Organization for fast turn-around. Need it in a hurry? No problem.

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FLAGPOLE.COM ∙ SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

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everyday people Jean Anderson, Doula Growing up around Washington, D.C., Jean Anderson, 34, longed to escape the Beltway’s “crazy energy.” Following a handful of scenery changes, Jean moved to Athens with her partner, Don, eight years ago to be near his son. Georgia was one of the last places she thought she’d ever live, and she’d never before heard of Athens, “but what a surprise I discovered here, immediately,” she says. “It’s not too big, not too small.” What is too small is Pixie, the “chewarrier” dog with a minimohawk Jean drags along to our talk. As Jean tells Flagpole about her work as a doula, a job she’s performed for six years, Pixie, panting heavily in the early August heat, rests on Jean’s lap and waits patiently for this human-interest interview to end. Flagpole: So, what’s a doula? How do you explain it? Jean Anderson: A doula is a person who is trained to be of support to a mom, to be… an assistant to the mom… That support can be physical, emotional, spiritual—whatever it needs to be. Some doulas are hired specifically for the birth, so I would meet the mom at her home or at the hospital and

FP: How well do you know the women before you enter these relationships? JA: Some of them I knew, but I have done a couple births for couples I didn’t know at all. FP: How time intensive is the relationship? JA: Two weeks before and two weeks after is a safe range. I would be on call for potentially a month for the birth. For me, post-partum care has rolled over into several months to a year just coming over to do childcare. I end up forming a bond with the baby and the family… I’ve had a couple times where the plan was to have me as the doula and two to four weeks of post-partum care that rolled over into six, eight or 10 months of coming over a few times a week, which is nice.

André Gallant

FP: Do you set personal boundaries? JA: That’s a good idea! I’m not that concerned. The only boundary issue I might have is having difficulty saying no when there is a need when someone wants my help… saying yes to everybody. I have thought that it might be a good idea to have a contract that kind of spells out what I’m doing and for how long, but I haven’t done that yet. FP: What were your first impressions of Athens? JA: It seemed very hip and fun. I couldn’t believe how much was going on: music, events, classes. So many ways to plug in. A really cute, bustling, thriving, neat little town with so many things going on. FP: Do you still feel the same? JA: Yeah, I still love it. I can run into people I know, but I can always meet new people. Just today, I went to the East Athens Dance Center; I didn’t even know it existed.

just help her through that process. I really like to focus on the post-partum times; that’s when a lot of women fall through the cracks. In our society, we have support and attention on the mom during labor and pregnancy, and after the baby comes, all the attention gets shifted to the baby because it needs so much attention. And the mom also needs to be supported in that time. That can get overlooked. I enjoy entering the family sphere at that time. But being a doula isn’t the only thing I do, and because of the schedule, I only do one birth a year. FP: Tell me more about the support you give before and after. JA: Leading up to being in labor, we may just get together and talk. A lot of times there is just general questions, processing; it’s a big time of transition. I’ll also make recommendations to deal with pregnancy problems. It’s whatever the mom wants; each one is different. Some will want a lot of care and attention; others just want me to be there. So, during labor I’ll offer physical support with positions and applying pressure to the back. Aromatherapy. It’s not just being there for the mom; it’s being there for the dad, too, if the dad is involved. Sometimes it’s holding space for them to be in their birthing bubble as a couple, and protecting that space for them: helping talk to doctors and nurses, helping with decisions that may need to made on the spot. After the birth, it’ll be helping in the home… taking care of things so she can focus on the baby. I’ll organize a food tree so that friends can drop off food. Whatever needs to be done according to the needs of the family.

FP: When someone comes to visit you and you’re showing them around, what’s on your tour? JA: It depends on the people. I just did this for my aunt and uncle from D.C., kind of conservative. My uncle heard of the double-barreled cannon. We went there, the Tree That Owns Itself, we drove through campus, up and down Milledge for the architecture. This weekend I have some more family coming in, some younger folks. We’ll do the bar scene, go to the Tree That Owns Itself, probably skip the double-barreled cannon. We probably won’t drive through campus. FP: Why is the Tree That Owns Itself in both tours? JA: It’s such an anomaly. Where else is there a tree that owns itself? It’s so cute. FP: How do you describe this community you found in Athens? JA: The main word that comes to mind is sweet… the people here are really sweet. It’s almost like a family feel—even people that I don’t know that well. It’s easy to connect; there’s warmth, which is common in the South, but in the D.C. area it’s not that easy to just find people. People have walls up. [As we talk outside the Daily Groceries Co-op on Prince Avenue, two heavily tattooed and shirtless college-aged men walk by.] FP: You don’t see that everywhere. JA: No, you don’t. It’s kind of nice when it happens. André Gallant

233 East Clayton Street - Athens, GA 706-353-0000

UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP! A CURE FOR THE COMMON LUNCH

5 Lunch Specials for only

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Monday thru Friday Until 3:00 PM Specials Include Side and a Drink

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DAVID W. GRIFFETH, Attorney

announces the relocation of his law office to Downtown in the Fred Building

220 College Ave. Ste. 612, Athens, Georgia

(706) 353-1360 (former location 957 Baxter St)

Admitted to the Bar of the United States Supreme Court since 1976* *And lesser courts

Specializing in Criminal: DUI, Drug Cases, Under-Age Possession and more. Civil: Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Criminal Defense, Credit Card/Debt Relief and more.

www.DavidWGriffeth.com SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 · FLAGPOLE.COM

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LIVE MUSIC Thursday 9/30

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Coffee & Pub

Brand New HDTVs!

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