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Flagpole readers know how much we have excoriated, belittled, lampooned and otherwise opposed our 10th District Congressman, Paul Broun, Jr. Mainly, it is extremely difficult for us self-styled thinking liberals to understand how any man, woman or interred person could possibly cast a vote for a cloun like Broun.

At the same time, it is exactly our ilk who delight in our own TV heroes, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, who speak for us all with their zany pretend political analysis and antics.

Broun and his fellow outré outriders offer frequent fodder for Stewart and Colbert.

The joke that unites Stewart, Colbert, Broun and us is that however we vote, the outcome is always the same: the really big money wins every time and calls the shots and sets the agenda. There is intense competition between the parties to see who gets to implement that agenda—who gets to be the Speaker of the House and the committee chairmen who decide what to vote on when. And, of course, each party vies violently for the privilege of having one of its own in the White House, and, of course, we all get caught up in the suspense every time, waiting to see who will control the White House and Congress. The joke is, of course, that big money will Edwards is trying control the White House and to sing “The Star the Congress, no matter who is elected.

Spangled Banner” Big money started out with at a Vaudeville show. an advantage and has used that advantage to increase its advantage through tax laws favorable to big money that make big money even bigger and more powerful and through Supreme Court decisions by “justices” approved by big money that allow big money an unlimited and secret role in electing even more representatives of big money who will approve even more justices favorable to big money. Of course, there is not enough big money to go around for everybody, so the bigger big money gets, the smaller small money gets, until, finally, a lot of people with small and smaller money are really feeling pinched, and they flare up in anger. But big money has the power to convince these people that they should be mad, not at big money but at the government or liberals or Muslims or Mexicans or African-Americans or homosexuals and that they should elect more big money candidates, who will help them do something about these enemies of our people.

What can you do but laugh at such a system? Stewart and Colbert know this, and so does Paul Broun, Jr. He knows big money loves him, and he knows that nothing he can do in Washington now or ever hereafter will have the slightest effect on anything to do with our national government. So, he has become an entertainer as outrageous in his own way as Stewart and Colbert are in theirs. Paul Broun, Jr. knows that he cannot be too outlandish, that his wildest statements—the wilder the better—will be picked up and amplified not only by big money’s mouthpieces but by Stewart and Colbert, too. Paul Broun, Jr. has it both ways. He entertains the rubes, and the most sophisticated wits in the country air his inanities, too.

Riding this wave of local support and national attention, there is no reason in the world why Paul Broun, Jr. cannot eventually be elected President.

How can a young law school graduate who believes government is serious business and that issues matter and the welfare of his constituents is important compete with this merry-goround? Russell Edwards is working his butt off and wringing his heart out to provide Northeast Georgia with a Congressman who cares. He’s singing “The Star Spangled Banner” at a Vaudeville show. He refuses to acknowledge that the election is rigged by the same big money that is always willing to spend whatever it takes to make the people laugh, because the funny thing is, the joke is always on them, and the box office always goes to big money.

Sure, it’s not all just a show. Sure, it’s serious, and those health care and employment and education needs are vital to the people who live in the 10th District. Sure, they need a Congressman who will go to Washington and get serious about these things and help find solutions to our economic problems.

Maybe this time we’ll elect such a Congressman. That would really be something to laugh about.

Pete McCommons editor@flagpole.com

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“Six Decades in Clay: An Expanding Tradition,” ceramic work by current and former professors.

Jesse Freeman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Creator of the Raymond Andrews Documentary

A Q&A with the filmmaker who directed Somebody Else, Somewhere Else: The Raymond Andrews Story.

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Questioning the Questions: If you’re not a member of the State Legislature or a professional journalist (and maybe even if you are one), you may look at the myriad of constitutional referenda and special elections on the ballot when you hit the polls Nov. 2—or earlier, if that’s your preference—and ask yourself, “What does ‘YES’ or ‘NO’ really mean on these things?” We’re trying to get to the bottom of that, and we’ll start this week with a couple of questions that so far have been getting a lot of attention.

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think the homestead exemption is something that should be available to everyone who owns a home, you should vote “YES” on these two questions.

The state constitutional amendment referendum on the ballot that probably deserves the most scrutiny is the first one, which reads: “Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to make Georgia more economically competitive by authorizing legislation to uphold reasonable competitive agreements?”

What this amendment would do—and what the positive and sensible language on the ballot does not imply—is allow judges to rewrite at their discretion noncompete agreements required by employers or franchisors, no matter how vague, broad or overreaching their original scope. Current state law, which has been upheld in the courts, requires that these agreements, aimed at limiting the abiliPaddling volunteers and one of three tires that were pulled out of the Broad River— ties of employees or along with a heap of other trash—on Sept. 25 by members and friends of the Broad franchisees to enter River Watershed Association as part of the annual, statewide Rivers Alive clean-up. into competition with their current Two of the three ACC special elections or former employers or franchisors, not overon the ballot (more on that third one in the reach or be considered entirely void. For big next item) deal with extending the homebusiness to get around this standard required stead exemption to county homeowners who, they seek to amend the state constitution, a instead of owning the land their homes are plan with which state legislators obligingly on, have long-term groundleases from nonand overwhelmingly complied (to his credit, profit landowners. The exemption is already Athens Rep. Doug McKillip was one of three afforded to homeowners in other counties House members—there were none in the with groundleases from Georgia Power; in our Senate—to vote against the resolution to put community this provision would extend the the amendment on the ballot). It’s not hard to exemption to owners with 99-year leases with imagine that businesses would require employthe Athens Land Trust. So, basically, if you ees to sign the most restrictive agreements

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possible should this amendment pass, with workers left either to live with them or seek recourse through litigation. Says here a “NO” vote is in order.

There are a few more questions on the ballot that might bear some close scrutiny; we’ll try to sort them out here in the coming weeks.

Then There’s that Other Thing: Once again living up to his moniker, the Dope last week misidentified the coalition of local progressives and conservatives dedicated to defeating the most prominent question on the ACC ballot this November. That alliance would be Rebuild SPLOST, not Reform SPLOST, and in another bit of clarification, the group’s website can be reached at the URL www.rebuildSPLOST.com.

The coalition has scheduled a public meeting in the auditorium of the ACC Library, 2025 Baxter St., at 6 p.m. Oct. 20, and is seeking volunteers—no matter what their position on SPLOST—to help organize and participate in the event. To get involved,

call Michael Smith at (706) 850-5896 or email info@abolishpoverty.us.

Ready to Serve: Are you interested in a Sazerac from Spencer or a Natty Light from Nancy? Would you care for a chilly one from Charlie? The celebrity bartenders at Ten Pins Tavern this month will be the five Athens mayoral candidates, slinging drinks for their favorite charities. So even if an O’Doul’s from O’Looney is more your speed—or going straightedge with Stegall, for that matter— this is a good opportunity to get some face time with the City Hall office-seekers while contributing to a worthy cause. Candidate shifts are from 7–9 p.m.; Spencer Frye is first up Oct. 6, with Gwen O’Looney scheduled for Oct. 15, Nancy Denson for Oct. 20 and Charlie Maddox for Oct. 27. Glenn Stegall will take a turn, as well, but hadn’t yet set a date at press time. Check out www.tenpinstavern.com or the candidates’ websites for more details.

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Paul Broun, Jr.’s Krazy Korner Those of us lucky enough to be subscribers to Congressman Paul Broun, Jr.’s Twitter page got hip to the GOP’s “Pledge to America” hot off the presses. The 48-page document is advertised as an outline of the Republican Party’s plan for the future, and what it lacks in concrete ideas it more than makes up for in patriotic grandiosity. Page two is simply a page-sized photo of the Statue of Liberty.

The section headings are written in a quasi-colonial sort of script like a Founding document. The text begins almost immediately with recycled rhetoric from the Declaration of Independence.

Given all its patriotic pizazz, this sacred “pledge” to America required the proper treatment. I queued up that Lee Greenwood “Proud to Be an American” song to play on repeat, hoisted an assault rifle onto my lap, lit the first sparkler and set to reading.

Halfway through the introduction I am already sobbing, firing indiscriminately, the entire box of sparklers lit and spraying sparks chaotically around my feet. It’s so clear to me now: this country was once great, a shining city on a hill. But now things are dire: the current president isn’t like the rest of us. He harbors dangerous notions. It’s almost as if he intends harm to our country.

All of the the Pledge’s nationalist melodrama represents a willingness on the part of the Republican leadership to move toward Broun and the Tea Party’s hardline wing of the party. Echoing the Revolutionary-era rhetoric of Broun and the Tea Party, the Pledge dramatically warns that when the “government becomes destructive of” liberty and freedom, the people must respond accordingly. This language is clearly intended to invoke fear and the violent revolution that birthed this nation, with the president standing in for the oppressive British crown. It’s a bit alarming that the GOP leadership is asking citizens to recall violent historical episodes when considering the state of the nation, especially when Tea Party leaders explicitly discuss actual political violence as potentially necessary. Where are the adults in the Republican Party? [Matthew Pulver]

city pages Are Gas Pipelines Potential Hazards In Athens-Clarke?

Athens-Clarke County has three major pipelines, all roughly paralleling each other not far inside the county’s border with Jackson County. All three cross Commerce Road and Jefferson Road.

One is a natural gas trunk line which delivers gas from sources along the Gulf of Mexico to New York and points in between.

(Georgia Power generates peak-load electricity by burning gas from this line in generators off Commerce Road). The other two pipelines carry liquid petroleum products like gasoline, diesel fuel, and jet fuel—different products at different times moving through the pipes at three to five miles-per-hour. Both pipelines feed the Jefferson Road “tank farm,” from which petroleum products are then delivered locally by truck.

Local firefighters depend on the pipeline companies for advice in an emergency, AthensClarke County Fire Chief Iby George says. There are valves in the system, but, he says, “We were instructed not to touch those… ” to prevent damage elsewhere in the system.

“A lot of the valves they can control remotely,” George says. The pipeline companies and their federal regulator do offer yearly training programs on pipeline emergencies, and ACC fire personnel attend them.

After the September 8, 2010 pipeline explosion in California that killed eight people and destroyed dozens of homes, The New York Times reported that federal oversight of gas pipelines is weak, and fines are insufficient

(and often not collected), despite concerns expressed in several earlier government reports. Pipeline inspections are mostly delegated to the states, and they vary by state.

Weak oversight “has contributed to hundreds of pipeline episodes that have killed 60 people and injured 230 others in the last five years,” according to the Times article.

A spokeswoman for Plantation Pipeline Company (which owns one of the local petroleum pipelines) says their pipeline is inspected at least 26 times a year by walking or by air, looking for disturbed dirt.

Plantation spilled 30,000 gallons of gasoline from a pumping station near Hull in 2003, and some of it eventually ran into Sandy Creek. Five years later, the federal EPA charged $725,000 in fines for that spill and several smaller ones in other states, according to the Athens Banner-Herald. Also in 2003, vandals removed plugs from several storage tanks adjacent to the Jefferson Road “tank farm,” allowing petroleum waste products to flow into a nearby creek. Lightning is also a danger to tank farms, Chief George says, but such facilities have fire suppression systems and also have dikes to retain spilled liquids if the largest tanks should fail.

Chief George says pipelines can present “very significant problems” to firefighters.

He says they’re monitored “quite well” by the pipeline companies through remote sensors, but the gas and liquids in pipelines are under “extreme pressures.” In case of a leak, they should shut down automatically, the chief says, but “with the volume and pressure that’s in those, they would continue to leak for a significant time… You worry about these.

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We’ve been concentrating so closely on the governor’s race that it’s easy to forget several amendments to the state constitution will also be decided by the voters on Nov. 2.

Constitutional amendments can be confusing for a non-lawyer to understand, and they are sometimes misleadingly worded when they appear on the ballot. But this year, at least one of the amendments could literally be a matter of life or death for many Georgians.

Amendment 2 would impose an annual fee of $10 on each motor vehicle tag, with the resulting revenue—an estimated $80 million to $90 million a year—used to upgrade the state’s network of trauma care facilities.

The trauma care amendment was put on the ballot because of a recognition that Georgia has one of the nation’s worst networks of emergency medical facilities.

The amendment presents voters with a very basic choice: is it more important that taxes never be raised under any circumstances, or should Georgia spend the money needed to save the lives of people who may be involved in a three-car wreck on I-75 south of Macon?

Another issue that cuts right to the heart of a basic issue is Amendment 1. This amendment is worded on the ballot so that voters may not realize what they are really voting for.

It reads: “Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to make Georgia more economically competitive by authorizing legislation to uphold reasonable competitive agreements?”

What Amendment 1 really does is give corporate executives and business owners the power to drastically restrict the freedom of their employees to ever go out on their own and start their own businesses.

Business owners can currently require their employees to sign non-compete contracts, so that if employees leave to start a business they can’t use trade secrets or sensitive information they may have learned during their

former job. These contracts have to be reasonably written, however, so that a person’s right to earn a living isn’t permanently restricted. If a non-compete contract is challenged in court and one of the provisions is found to be illegally restrictive, the agreement is voided.

Amendment 1 would allow non-compete contracts to remain in effect even if a judge determines that part of the agreement violates state law. A corporation could load up a non-compete contract with dozens of severe restrictions, require its employees to sign these agreements, and be assured that enough of the restrictions would survive a court challenge to prevent the employees from ever being able to start a competing business.

The Georgia Libertarian Party, which opposes the passage of Amendment 1, describes it this way: “This amendment would stifle growth of the economy by providing a barrier to entry to smaller, more agile firms wishing to compete in the marketplace, should they choose to employ those previously employed by a firm in that industry. While employment contracts can be an important part of an employer-employee relationship, they should not be used to punish those who seek to grow the market outside the established firms.”

Amendment 3 would allow the Georgia Department of Transportation to sign multiyear contracts for highway construction projects even if all the money for the project is not allocated in the current budget.

Amendment 4 would authorize state agencies to sign multi-year contracts with companies that retrofit government buildings with energy-saving or water-saving devices.

These obviously aren’t the most exciting issues in the world, but they’re important to Georgians who work and pay taxes. You owe it to yourself to make informed decisions.

Tom Crawford tcrawford@gareport.com

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What’s Up in New Development The Question: How can we make room for more people to live in truly walkable in-town neighborhoods that remain affordable to low-income residents? That’s the question my last column ended with. The column described a low-income neighborhood ripe with walkable potential located between West Broad and Baxter streets and between Milledge Avenue and Alps Road.

Answering this question is crucial for people like me who want to enjoy the convenience—and associated social, environmental and health benefits—of walkable neighborhoods themselves and share them with everyone.

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that’s inclusionary zoning. Under this kind of zoning, all new housing developments of a certain scale are required to include some number of affordable units. This is a controversial suggestion, but we need to take another look at it.

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Making It Affordable: While increasing the supply and density of housing should by itself make housing more affordable, there’s more that could be done at the state and local level to help low-income homeowners and renters afford to remain in walkable neighborhoods.

Enacting a state or local version of a property tax circuit breaker would be a big help, for example. Property tax circuit breakers stop property taxes from overloading household budgets by kicking in when property taxes exceed a certain share of the household’s income. If a household’s property tax bill exceeds this share, then the household gets a rebate for all or some portion of the tax payments made above that share. Linking the circuit breaker to income is a way to target property tax relief to those Would requiring students to live in dorms on campus increase affordable rentals who need it most. for everybody else?

A Known Issue: Increase Supply and Density: I mean primarily Providing affordable housing is something in-town neighborhoods like the one menthat elected officials, non-profit leaders and tioned above, and like Boulevard (where I community activists in Athens-Clarke County live) and Cobbham, Five Points, Normaltown have been working on for years now. And and East Athens—all of which enjoy proximthey’ve been making progress, too. ity to lots of businesses, schools, restaurants Under its community land trust program, and stores—and are served by buses and have Athens Land Trust has created 30 affordat least some sidewalks. able, single-family homes throughout Athens.

Not all of this housing—whether it’s ReNew Athens, another local non-profit group, single-family homes or apartments or conhas begun work to rehab run-down apartments dos—has to be “affordable.” There’s a growinto rental housing for low-income residents. ing demand for walkability among plenty of In the past year, Athens-Clarke County people who can afford market-rate housing.

Mayor and Commission have established a Retirees, downsizing mid-career professionals, land bank authority to facilitate the converso-called “creatives” and others are seeking sion of abandoned, blighted, vacant or tax out walkable neighborhoods. We should make delinquent properties into housing and have sure there’s room for them to move in and begun making contributions to a land trust help add to the density that makes walkable that will eventually be tapped to build or subliving so convenient and enjoyable. sidize the construction of affordable housing.

But let’s focus here on suggestions to And OneAthens, the anti-poverty comcreate more affordable room. One relatively munity group, still has its housing committee low-cost way to add more housing is through working on pushing forward an affordable what’s been called “stealth density.” This housing agenda that includes many of the means tweaking zoning codes to allow for policies I’ve mentioned here. granny flats to be incorporated into existing single-family properties, for apartments Pump Up the Volume: Some of the suggesover store-fronts, for addition of a few more tions I’ve made—inclusionary zoning, requirduplexes and smaller apartment buildings. ing undergrads to live in on-campus housing, It’s called “stealth” because the added denproperty tax circuit breakers—would require sity blends into existing neighborhoods and lots of political and financial heavy lifting doesn’t stand out like large-scale new develto accomplish. But, I think, proposals of this opments would. scale are needed if we’re going to make real Requiring all University of Georgia underprogress in creating and preserving affordable grads to live in on-campus housing would housing. Without such policies, as the city have a huge impact on increasing the availgrows and attracts more people seeking walkability of affordable rental units throughout able places to live, Athens could easily find Athens. UGA has recently expanded its campus itself mired in a typical gentrification scehousing capacity, but there are still 20,000 or nario—with low-income people pushed out of so students living off campus and driving up convenient walkable neighborhoods into carrents for everyone else. More—much more— dependent areas on the edges of town. campus housing should be contemplated.

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the end of qualifying week for local, non-partisan elections in Athens-Clarke County, Bertis Downs submitted a letter to the editor to the Athens Banner-Herald requesting additional information related not only to why the five declared candidates for Clarke County Board of Education were seeking office, but also to where they stood on a variety of issues confronting local schools. In early August, the editors of the Beyond the Trestle blog put Downs’ questions to all of the candidates in contested races: Jill Caudill and Sarah Ellis in District 5 and Carole Lumpkin, David Redman and Carol Williams in District 7. Their answers to three of the nine questions are below; for the complete survey, go to www.beyondthe trestle.com.

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How do we attract and retain quality teachers, the key ingredient in any child’s education?

Jill Caudill: The importance of attracting quality teachers—and keeping the quality teachers we already have—is critical. We need to give teachers the freedom to do their jobs, the tools and materials they need to do their jobs, the support of the board and community and a salary with which they can support their families and that reflects the importance of their positions in the lives of our children.

Sarah Ellis: To attract the highest-quality teachers, you have to provide the highestquality job. Treat teachers with the highest level of respect. Create the best working atmosphere possible for them through environment and support.

Carole Lumpkin: This is one of the most important questions that we can ask of ourselves as a community. This is also a question that private sector companies

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ask themselves all of the time, and these companies spend a lot of time, money and energy researching this question. How do we attract and retain the best? An answer that is usually arrived at in every industry is job satisfaction. One of the key components of job satisfaction is appreciation and respect.

If you consider the daunting task that a teacher confronts daily, it goes without question that we should all respect and appreciate the work of a teacher. It would be a wonderful exercise for BOE members, administrators, PTA leaders, etc., to “experience” the life of a classroom. It would be eye-opening for many of these individuals to put together a lesson plan for a class and then teach it to an actual real life class. This exercise would enable these individuals to see the difficulty in creating just one lesson plan that challenges 10 percent of a class that maybe learns at a faster rate, keeps the interest of say 75 percent of the class that learns at the same level but with different and varying learning styles, and then getting 15 percent of a class that have learning difficulties to grasp the basics of what they are trying to teach while at the same time dealing with social, psychological and learning behavior dynamics that affect a classroom. I believe that one way we can show teachers our respect and appreciation is to support them in their needs in the classroom with our time, money, and energy by volunteering as mentors, classroom aides, business partners, etc.

David Redman: I believe the key ingredient in any child’s education is the parents.

With that being said, solving the problem of

classroom discipline and order will do more to retain teachers than anything else. We have time to solve the problem; the school system has a short-term advantage in hiring and keeping teachers as a result of the current economy and 10 percent national unemployment.

In the long term, we face a chronic teacher shortage as we come out of the recession and baby boomers go into retirement. I think to tackle that problem; we will have to look at a new model of education, one that is decentralized and responsive to the values of parents first and our community second.

Carol Williams: I believe that quality teachers are attracted to areas where they are able to provide the instruction, have input and make a difference, their professionalism appreciated, and their ability to perform in an environment where issues that detract from instruction and learning are addressed promptly and their time

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Having said all this, I must end with what is an essential in education: parental involvement. When adults are interested in their children’s education, an effective education team is created to sustain student learning.

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Sarah Ellis: There are so many unique opportunities available in our schools, and it is the diversity of our students that drives such a wealth of opportunity. Unfortunately, it is so often the “in the middle” kids who are overlooked the most. There are special programs for high-achieving students as well as special programs for students who struggle with school, but there are very few special opportunities for those who are in the middle. Schools have to offer programs for each level of student, but they also need to push it further and encourage students to take advantage of such programs.

Carole Lumpkin: We have to continually challenge ourselves as a board and as a community to constantly review and study programs in other school districts that are succeeding in reaching children in these extremely diverse learning groups and seeing how we can incorporate them into our school system. I do believe that to reach all of these different groups we need not only strong teachers and administrators but strong parental involvement in each school and strong support from the community at large through business and mentoring programs.

David Redman: By the very nature of public schools i.e. top down structure and rules that hinder flexibility and creativity, we cannot address the individual needs of every single student. A consumer-subsidized system of schooling would best serve the needs of the students and their families.

Consumer-subsidized system of schooling will allow for variety and specialization in education so that parents can send their child to a school that they feel best addresses their child’s situation (strengths and challenges). If the goal of our school system is to serve the needs of all students then we should look at a consumer-subsidized system of schooling.

Carol Williams: In seven years on the State Board of Education, one of the greatest lessons I learned is that adults (parents, teachers, consultants, etc.) tend to “decide” what students can do, despite their level of need. The commitment needs to be to let the student reveal what they can do by challenging them beyond what is thought can be done. This works for all levels. Ron Clark and Kim Bearden of the Ron Clark Academy have become famous just doing this simple common sense thing.

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What do you think is the biggest problem facing Clarke County schools today and in the years ahead?

Jill Caudill: The budget is of course the one thing that is on everyone’s mind and can be seen as the biggest problem facing Clarke County schools now and for years to come. There is never a way around looking at numbers for teacher salaries, supplies, resources, nutrition and facilities to educate our children, but I am not sure that this is really the biggest problem for the school system.

I believe the biggest problems are keeping our children in school, feeding them nutritious meals and retaining qualified staff in order to teach them.

Sarah Ellis: I think that the biggest problem facing Clarke County schools today is the current economic situation in our community. The cut in budgets to remove the extracurricular, the extra support, resources, support teachers and class-size caps is going

to cause greater stress on our teachers and students. Our students are coming to school in whole with greater stresses on them: parent’s loss of job, loss of home, etc. Couple all of that with the outside pressure to perform that is increasing, and we have a good bit to combat before teachers can teach.

Carole Lumpkin: I believe the biggest problem facing the Clarke County school system is retaining and attracting families that have left the Clarke County school system for surrounding counties’ public school systems. I think the Clarke County school system has an image problem. When you compare test results, graduation rates, etc., of Clarke County vs. other surrounding counties, we do not show up as well as they do. At the same time I feel that Clarke County has particular advantages over these counties that we need to do a better job of conveying to the public. We have a great curriculum, advanced technology systems and many committed teachers and administrators available to our students. If we can work hard on attracting new families moving to the area and retaining the families that are here we can continue to build our school system to compete on these published statistics.

David Redman: Without a doubt the biggest problem we have is discipline in the classroom. Parents who do not take responsibility for their children’s education, social development, and discipline extract a cost on the school system. I’ve estimated that a 15-minute classroom disruption costs the system about $112 in terms of system resources and 7.5 student hours in classroom instruction. If we solve the discipline problem, we will go a long way towards solving our budget problems, but more importantly we will create the opportunity for students to exceed any standard that challenges them. The question is: how to encourage parents to make the commitment to discipline. We need to find ways to hold parents accountable for their children’s discipline and demeanor at school. I recognize that frequently parents don’t have the skills necessary to accomplish this. Therefore, while we do a good job of mentoring students throughout the system using the abundance of available resources, where the issue is parenting, I would like to see us develop parenting mentors. This would provide an opportunity for our faith community and social services community to participate in solving this tough but solvable problem.

As a board member, I am willing to work to put this in place and develop policies that are stringent enough to make the policy effective.

Carol Williams: I think the biggest problem facing every school district is how to increase quality while maintaining a steady economic picture. This means working smarter with constant monitoring of results and addressing obstacles that are preventing progress. In the “school finance” debate, the one issue I find gets left out is whether or not your dollars are producing more than what you expected and eliminating expenditures that do not produce results. The problem is that either administration talks about it, or the board talks about it, but it’s never a “family discussion.” Thus, the strategies—from the beginning—belong only to one stakeholder.

Every district has its unique issues around finance and excellence. Thus, its strategies must be unique, but “owned” by all the stakeholders. Few have truly grasped the power of “family.” Clarke County schools must also continue to earn the community’s confidence and support.

In the thirty years I have served in elected office, I have been an agent for positive change and an advocate for fairness. I listen, respond and work for all of Athens-Clarke County Citizens.

I believe my experience, education, integrity and record uniquely prepares me to serve as Athens-Clarke County’s next Mayor. I ask for your support and vote on November 2nd.

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Some of the oldest pieces belong to Earl McCutcheon, who arrived in Athens in 1941 as the school’s first pottery instructor, whose work was the subject of a recent retrospective at the Georgia Museum of Art, and who, after being recruited by the one and only Lamar

of the detailed and delicate drawings of Atlanta-based artist Susan Cofer. Cofer leads something of a double-life, working in exactingly figurative portrait sculpture as well as soft-edged, repetitive and meditative colored pencil drawings. Several years ago, I helped install a small exhibition of Cofer’s sculpture at the Broad Street Gallery, and this morning, looking at her drawings, it’s hard to believe that both bodies of work were created by the same artist. Cofer’s drawings revel in the stillness and gravity that comes with a repetitive practice; when viewing them, it’s hard not to lose one’s own sense of time. My favorite, “Gaza,” depicts a smooth stone resting against an unidentifiable landscape, but the image and marks themselves are unmistakably light.

“Tree Wound” utilizes its torn edges to accurately recreate the surface of tree bark, neatly preserved under glass and convincing, even at a short distance. This is great stuff, and with the show on view until December, you’ve got plenty of time to check it out yourself.

Coming Up: Visiting Artists Aaron Wilson and Tim Dooley recently completed a brief residency in the Lamar Dodd School of Art printmaking department. I was privileged enough to view the works in progress during a brief meeting with the artists last Wednesday and highly recommend seeing “Worn Out,” the corresponding exhibition featuring the works generated by the artist and student collaborations. On display from Oct. 1_19 in Gallery 101 of Lamar Dodd, the sumptuously layered screenprints featuring Sasquatch and unicorns are seriously worth the trip. More information about the upcoming exhibition can be found at www.art.uga.edu.

Hot Times at the Bottleworks: Get ready, Georgia Strange’s sculpture “Imaginary Friend” is part of the folks. Two of Athens best painters, Andy Cherewick and Terry Rowlett, will be “Six Decades in Clay” exhibition at the Lamar Dodd School of exhibiting together at the Bottleworks Art through Oct. 19. building on Prince Avenue. The show, pointedly titled “BuyArt @ the Bottleworks,” Dodd, laid the initial foundations for the will offer an opportunity to do exactly that; ceramics department to become the force that however, it will also offer an opportunity it is today. Also on view is a selection of Ted to see two wildly different painters, each Saupe’s vessels, ranging from the hand-held completely (completely!) committed to his to the huge, each displaying his characteristic craft, exhibiting new work in the same space incised drawings and surfaces, as compelat the same time. Cherewick, whose luscious ling as they are enigmatic. Georgia Strange’s abstractions and scraped, streaked and layered vividly saturated “Imaginary Friend” perches compositions I’ve written about numerous atop a hand-crafted birch shelf, looking as if times, should play a perfect foil to Rowlett’s it’s perspiring the blue glaze loosely coating calm, collected, intoxicating and methodical it. Annette Gates’ vaguely astronomical forms narratives. I’m stoked about this one. Opening precariously hang from monofilament, their reception, Oct. 8, or call 706-461-3798 to lovely shapes doubled by their own cast shadschedule an appointment. ows, and recent Athens transplant Myungjin Kim’s ceramic still life unsteadies the gaze Traces Yet to Come: If you missed Trace while somehow remaining solidly, exactGallery’s spectacular opening exhibition ingly real. Towards the back of the gallery, “Summer Ghosts,” featuring Sam Seawright’s Lauren Gallaspy’s porcelain sculptures unify paintings, you need to ask yourself: What’s my unrestrained elegance with a subtle violence: problem, honestly? The gallery, newly inaugutwo disembodied eyes gape at the viewer; a rated by the Trace Collective, will continue its free-floating tongue tastes air. “Six Decades outstanding programming with an exhibition in Clay” is worth spending a morning alone of Chris Hocking’s deviously complex paintwith, and stands as a testament to the level ings opening on Oct. 8. Hocking, a professor of quality that has always, and will continue of art at the university, employs no small to characterize the ceramic art of this region. amount of mystery and mastery in the hanOn view until Oct. 19, and highly, highly dling of his materials. On view until Nov. 5; recommended. more information can be found at www.trace galleryathens.com.

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Jesse Freeman: Creator of the Raymond Andrews Documentary R amsey Nix, managing editor of Lake Oconee Living magazine and a Flagpole contributor, gave us permission to run her Q&A with Jesse Freeman, the filmmaker who created the documentary Somebody Else, Somewhere Else: The Raymond Andrews Story. This article was first published in the Morgan County Citizen on Sept. 19, 2010.

Ramsey Nix: What first sparked your interest in Raymond Andrews?

Jesse Freeman: Curiously, I think I first heard about Raymond Andrews in a business writing course at GSU. Brennan Collins, a PhD student, was teaching the course as part of his TA-ship. It just came up that I was from Madison, and Brennan mentioned that a big chunk of his dissertation was to focus on Andrews. This piqued my interest because I was an English major at GSU, and as a student at MCHS had been kind of one of those Holden Caufield-esque failing-everything-but-English sort of kids (not literally), but I hadn’t heard of him. I thought there was something wrong with that. Why had I never been exposed to him at all? I had heard of Benny, but not Raymond.

JF: I think Raymond was an incredibly interesting human being, but what I want people to take from this film are some of the questions that the story of his life and death have posed to me rather than the sheer facts of it all. What value do we place on art in America? In the South? How will we quantify success as it pertains to artists? Certainly, commercial viability is a hollow measure. For those of us who are artists, how will we exist in the world? What are we willing to sacrifice in order to create or work and to connect with our audience? I hope folks who see this film will think about those things and consider what it meant that Raymond committed the last few

RN: As a writer, what have you learned as a result of studying Andrews?

JF: I think the jury is still far out on that, because I haven’t even reached the point where I have convinced myself that I can write anything of value, much less to anyone else. Instead, I’ll share this story: I read Andrews’ memoir, The Last Radio Baby, and in it there is a passage about grocery stores and banks being closed on Wednesday evening. I remember that. I remember the Red & White in town and I remember Fred’s Great Valu and I remember us not being able to buy groceries on Wednesday evenings.

Of course I was living in Atlanta at this point and hadn’t thought about that in years. I think the reason Andrews gives is different than the one I had always heard—that we were supposed to go to church on Wednesday evenings—but as you can imagine, thinking about it in my 20s and living in Atlanta, it seemed very strange. But here I connected with something that seemed strange and foreign and archaic and romantic and interesting in Andrews’ work, and in my own forgotten past. It was delightful and it was enlightening.

RN: When/why did you decide to produce a documentary about his life?

JF: When I graduated and began working in television it became clear to me right away that no one was going to hire me to make a film. I had to find the motivation and the means on my own. Though I felt I wanted to work in film and video production, I had majored in English, and I knew that it had a hold on me, and that I would try to marry the two in my work when possible. This all became clear to me not long after having that business writing course with Dr. Collins, and so it occurred to me that Raymond would make a wonderful subject. Of course, those are good reasons to put a project like this in motion; it’s something else altogether that sustains it with the necessary resolve to see it to completion.

RN: How did growing up in [the Madison, GA area] inspire you/motivate you?

JF: Faulkner said “know what you know,” (I think), so I felt that learning about Raymond and his family would help me know where I was from. We could always learn more about as place as complicated and as interesting as Madison, but largely, I think I made huge strides during the research and production of this film.

RN: How long did it take you to produce this documentary?

JF: We shot the first frame at the Georgia Literary Festival when it was in Madison. Dr. Glenn Eskew brought the festival to Madison that year and made Andrews a part of it. Benny Andrews and Dr. Collins both spoke. We shot an interview with Benny that weekend. I had begun researching it several months before. I still wasn’t sure I was going to make it at that point, but Benny was so charismatic and engaging about the siblings’ shared childhood and subsequent rise to really remarkable heights that I knew there was a compelling story.

So it took quite a number of years. I’m embarrassed about how long it’s taken actually, but there are a number of factors.

I was limited by my own resources and lack of experience. I taught myself how to make a film through this process. I hope the next won’t take as long!

RN: What were some of the most interesting things you learned about Raymond Andrews along the way?

decades of his life to literature, especially in light of the fact that he spent the first two decades of his life subject to the de-humanizing Jim Crow system.

RN: Did you uncover anything new?

JF: Lots. There is no biography on Raymond Andrews, no standard source for information on his life and what it meant.

I had to do a tremendous amount of research. Over the course of time it took to make the film I spent weeks in Emory’s [Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library] with a pencil and a pad. That came both before and during production.

RN: What adventures did you most enjoy in pursuit of the story?

JF: I’d rather tell you about what most terrified me. There was friction between Benny and Raymond at the end of Raymond’s life. It’s not why Raymond committed suicide, not

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RN: What effect do you hope your documentary has on audiences?

JF: I hope this film will encourage viewers to pick up some of Raymond Andrews’ works. They deserve attention. Beyond that, Raymond’s idealistic vision about the merit of artistic production deserves some attention. He lived that ideal that many of us only talk about, the ideal of a starving artist. Sure, it’s unrealistic, and Andrews paid the price for it, but I do think there is value in taking a look at why he made a decision to be a full-time writer, despite it meaning he would have to live a penury existence. Besides, there’s certainly ample mundane practicality out there to balance it out.

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JF: Ruined it!

Seriously, it’s opened up a world to me of writers. I really think my research, and the contacts I made, opened up doors for me along the way. I think it’s how I got the gig cohosting “Cover to Cover,” and I like to think it enabled me to write strong pieces for Lake Oconee Living about Southern writing. Here at the beginning of my MFA program at the University of Maryland, it is occurring to me what a unique experience I have had to learn from many professional writers. I’ve studied their work and then had the privilege of interviewing them, whether for “Cover to Cover” or with the Andrews doc (where I interviewed folks like Tony Grooms and Terry Kay).

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The Georgia Review is devoting the core of its Fall 2010 issue to a celebration of one of the greatest—and least-known—talents to emerge from the Athens area, the late Raymond Andrews (1934–1991). While Pete Buck was still slinging records at Wuxtry, Ray Andrews could be found down Clayton at Rocky’s Pizza, hanging out and dispensing his own legend over a slice. I was introduced to Andrews’ work, as with so many others’, by the late Jim Kilgo (UGA professor and a damn fine writer himself), who pointed me to Andrews’ trilogy of novels: Appalachee Red (1978), Rosiebelle Lee Wildcat Tennessee (1980) and Baby Sweet’s (1983). All three have been reissued by the University of Georgia Press.

Raymond Andrews’ work was shaped by his experiences as a sharecropper’s son born in rural Georgia, in Morgan County to be precise, and living on both sides of the Mason-Dixon line during the sea-changes in AfricanAmerican life that dominated the middle of the last century. His work was largely autobiographical (Rosiebelle Lee is a thinly disguised tale about his matriarch grandmother), and

included two memoirs, The Last Radio Baby (1990) and the posthumous Once Upon a Time in Atlanta (1998). While none of his books garnered Andrews the kind of fame and fortune they deserved, his talent was undeniable and widely admired in literary circles.

Andrews’ legacy will be amply explored in the GR retrospective, which will include previously unpublished work, photographs, illustrations by Ray’s late brother, nationally known artist Benny Andrews, correspondence between Andrews and his best friend Gary Gildner (taken from the Andrews archive at Emory University), and remembrances from such literary lights as Philip Lee Williams and Mary Hood.

The event at Ciné, “Once Upon a Time in Athens: The Legacy of Raymond Andrews,” will be both a celebration of Andrews and the launch party for the fall issue of GR. It begins at 6 p.m. with an opening reception, to be followed by Jesse Freeman’s hour-long documentary, Somebody Else, Somewhere Else: The Raymond Andrews Story, at 7 p.m., and then a panel discussion with Gildner, Williams, Shirley Andrews Lowrie (Ray and Benny’s sister) and Judy Long, moderated by GR editor Stephen Corey.

On Oct. 14 a panel discussion titled “Preserving Literary History: The Raymond Andrews Papers at Emory University,” will be held from 4–5:15 p.m. in room 250 of UGA’s Miller Learning Center. The participants will be Gildner, Randall Burkett (curator of African American Collections for the Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library at Emory) and Randy Latimer (nephew of Raymond Andrews and co-executor of the author’s estate). Douglas Carlson, an assistant editor of GR, will serve as moderator. Then Gildner will read from his GR essay “Remembering Raymond Andrews,” and Reginald McKnight and Natasha Trethewey will read selections from Andrews’ work on Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. at Ciné.

While you’re at Ciné on Oct. 13, you might want to stick around because the UGA Creative Writing Program is presenting author and Kennesaw State professor Melanie Sumner as part of its UGA VOX Reading Series. Sumner is a Whiting Award winner in fiction (1995) and the author of the novel The School of Beauty and the short-story collection Polite Society, whose new novel The Ghost of Milagro Creek has just come out from Algonquin Press and is gathering favorable notices. Sumner will be reading from her work and answering questions.

All that word-mojo in one place on one night. How lucky are we to live in this town?

Must be something in the water.

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his coming Wednesday, Oct. 13, Ciné will host a pair of events that celebrate Georgia’s literary past, present and future.

Back when I first arrived in Athens in the mid-’80s, the Big Music Boom was happening and it seemed as though every music journalist and wannabe in the country was filing a story about it, with the phrase “there must be something in the water” appearing in every other opening paragraph with tedious regularity. At the same time, however, there was a Big Literary Boom going on, with a number of Athens-area authors emerging who would make their own mark on the landscape. And while the music boom may be relegated to lowercase letters, the wealth of word-talent in this town is still amazing: Philip Lee Williams, Terry Kay, Judith Ortiz Cofer, Natasha Trethewey, James Everett Kibler—just to name a few.

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

BECLOUD (NR) 2009. On a dry lake bed in 1964, a trucker discovers the dead body of a woman—her orphaned baby at her side. Years later, this incident links the destinies of three men from the same impoverished urban neighborhood in Mexico. Alejandro Gerber Bicecci directs.

BURIED (R) Ryan Reynolds stars as Paul, a U.S. contractor whose work in Iraq turns deadly when he wakes up in a coffin with only a lighter and a cell phone. Directed by Rodrigo Cortes and written by Chris Sparling. With Stephen Tobolowsky and Samantha Mathis.

CASE 39 (R) Social worker Emily Jenkins (Renée Zellweger) suspects that problem-child Lillith (Jodelle Ferland) is the victim of abuse. She brings Lillith into her home until the girl can be placed with the perfect foster parents, but a series of mysterious circumstances force do-gooder Jenkins to reassess the child’s innocence.

Directed by Christian Alvert.

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). Other famous voices include Alec Baldwin.

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.

DESPICABLE ME (PG) Despicable Me is as funny and entertaining as any other animated kiddie film released this year. Bald Bondian supervillain Gru (v.

Eastern European Steve Carell) needs a big score to prove he’s no over-thehill baddie after evil new kid on the block, Vector (v. Jason Segel), steals a pyramid.

DEVIL (PG-13)In this operatic, melodramatic parable (co-written by M. Night Shyamalan!) by Quarantine director John Erick Dowdle five strangers (Bokeem Woodbine, Logan Marshall-Green, Jenny O’Hara, Bojana Novakovic and Geoffrey Arend) get on an elevator. One of them is the Prince

of Darkness, but who is it? That’s the mystery police detective Bowden (Chris Messina) must solve before everybody dies.

DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS (PG-13) The guileless, innocent Barry (Steve Carell) does not have even half a clue to spare. Paul Rudd’s second straight turn as straight man is more successful than I Love You, Man. I laughed too hard to harshly criticize Austin Powers/ Meet the Parents director Jay Roach’s first big screen comedy since 2004.

EASY A (PG-13) This second movie from director Will Gluck and first-time feature writer Bert V. Royal starts with a talented cast that includes Emma Stone, Stanley Tucci, Patricia Clarkson, Thomas Haden Church, Lisa Kudrow and Malcolm McDowell. Clean cut, straight-A student Olive Pendergrast (Stone of Superbad fame) becomes infamously slutty after an untrue rumor that she slept with a college guy spreads across the school. She also starts selling her sexy reputation to all the needy high school boys, so desperate to be tainted with even a whiff of sexual conquest.

FLIGHT OF THE CARDINAL (NR) The new indie thriller, Flight of the Cardinal, sounds like a Smoky Mountain Single White Shining. City boy Grady (Ross Beschler), the proprietor of a resort lodge, has to keep a close watch on a young local named Beetle (David J. Bonner), who’s scheming to take over Grady’s life. Filmmaker Gaston will introduce the film and the video he directed for local singersongwriter Ken Will Morton’s “On My Feet Again.” Morton will perform a live set with Andrew Vickery after the screening as well.

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— The King of Kong’s Seth Gordon, Super Size Me’s Morgan Spurlock, Academy Award-winner Taxi to the Dark Side’s Alex Gibney, Why We Fight’s Eugene Jarecki and Jesus Camp duo, Heidi

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Ewing and Rachel Grady—each take a chapter of Steven D. Levitt and Stephen Dubner’s bestseller. As a whole, the film is interesting, but its parts can disappoint.

THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE (R) The Swedish language sequel to the film version of Stieg Larsson’s unstoppable The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire improves upon its cinematic predecessor just like its published companion did its forerunner. Computer hacker Lisbeth Salander (the tremendous Noomi Rapace) is falsely accused of three murders. Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist) reenters Lisbeth’s life to help clear her name. The secrets of Lisbeth’s past tumble out into the open as Mikael seeks to prove her innocence and Lisbeth seeks revenge.

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 (especially MVP Charlie “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” Day), 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 and may be the date movie of the year.

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. With Tony “Candyman” Todd.

I AM LOVE (R) I Am Love, or Io Sono l’Amore, is set in turn-of-the-century 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). Director and Swinton pal Luca Guadagnino last directed the scandalous Melissa P. 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.

INSIDE JOB (PG-13) Charles Ferguson returns with a comprehensive look at the 2008 financial meltdown in which we remain mired. I would assume it will garner Ferguson his second Oscar nomination. Narrated by Matt Damon.

IT’S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY (PG-13) A depressed teenager (Keir Gilchrist, the son from “The United States of Tara”) checks into an adult psychiatric ward, befriending one nutter ( Zack Galifianakis) and sparking a romance with another (Emma Roberts).

The third film from Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck (Half Nelson and Sugar).

With Lauren Graham, Jeremy Davies (“Lost”), Jim Gaffigan and Viola Davis (an Academy Award nominee for Doubt).

JACK GOES BOATING (R) In Philip Seymour Hoffman’s directorial debut, he goes with something comfortable— the Off-Broadway production of the Bob Glaudino play Hoffman developed and

starred in. 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. Hoffman, Ortiz and Rubin-Vega all reprise their roles from the stage production.

LEGENDARY (PG-13) Director Mel Damski’s 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. With Patricia Clarkson and Danny Glover.

LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA’HOOLE (PG) 300 director Zack Snyder’s 3D-animation feels rushed and poorly explained.

Owlets are being kidnapped by bad owls. After escaping from captivity, they travel to the Tree of Ga’Hoole where the legendary guardians live.

These young owls convince the guardians of the impending danger from the Pure Ones, led by Metalbeak (v. Joel Edgerton), and a battle ensues. The birds are gorgeously animated. Their fluff and feathers appear tangible, but his fantasy universe lacks the crucial elements to make it engrossing and unforgettable.

LET ME IN (R) Lonely, bullied Owen (Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Road) falls for Abby (Chloe Grace Moretz, Kick-Ass), a vampire eternally trapped at the age of 12, more or less. Lovers of the original need fear not. Matt Reeves’ film retains the languid pace of its Swedish predecessor and is the best bloody horror film of the year.

LIFE AS WE KNOW IT (PG-13) When their mutual friends die in a car accident, two singletons (Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel) find themselves thrust into the role of caregiver for their orphaned daughter. Director Greg Berlanti looks to snatch the crown of heartfelt hilarity from Judd Apatow using Apatow’s own Knocked Up queen. New writing duo Ian Deitchman and Kristin Rusk Robinson could be next big thing.

LOTTERY TICKET (PG-13) Over the 4th of July weekend, a young man, Kevin Carson (Bow Wow), must protect his new prized possession, a lottery ticket worth $370 million, from all the crazies in his family and the neighborhood. The cast of familiars includes Terry Crews, Keith David, Ice Cube (as an old man), Brandon T. Jackson, Loretta Devine, Mike Epps, Naturi Naughton and Bill Bellamy. Another music video director, Erik White, makes his feature debut.

MY SOUL TO TAKE (R) Wes Craven is back, but not in the much-publicized Scream 4. First up is this half generic/ half intriguing horror film about a thought-dead serial killer stalking seven children who had the temerity to be born on the day he was supposedly laid to rest.

NANNY MCPHEE RETURNS (PG) Nanny McPhee (Emma Thompson) uses her magical childrearing powers to assist a young mom (Maggie Gyllenhaal) who is trying to run the family farm while her hubby (Ewan McGregor) is off at war. Director Susanna White has a nice television track record, having helmed multiple eps of BBC’s “Bleak House” and HBO’s

“Generation Kill.” With Ralph Fiennes, Maggie Smith and Rhys Ifans.

REEL INJUN (NR) 2009. Neil Diamond (not that super-awesome one), Catherine Bainbridge and Jeremiah Hayes directed this documentary account of the depiction of Native Americans on film. Culling footage from the silent era through today, Reel Injun shows the evolution of the cinematic Indian.

RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE (R) Paul W.S. Anderson’s directorial return has Alice (Milla Jovovich) still trying to take down the shadowy Umbrella Corporation led by the sunglassed baddie, Albert Wesker (Shawn Roberts.

RESTREPO (R) Acclaimed author Sebastian Junger’s most recent book, War, recounts his year dug in with the Second Platoon in Afghanistan. Spend 15 months in the crucial Korangal Valley, described by CNN as “the most dangerous place in the world,” with Junger, codirector Tim Hetherington, and a company of soldiers doing what it takes to defeat the Taliban. Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winner.

SALT (PG-13) Accused of being a spy tasked with killing the U.S. president by a Russian defector, CIA operative Evelyn Salt (Angelina Jolie) must elude capture if she is going to uncover the truth about her identity. Director Phillip Noyce has a decent history for subtler spy flicks, having helmed Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger and The Quiet American.

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).

Shaun of the Dead/Hot Fuzz filmmaker Edgar Wright really cuts loose with Scott Pilgrim, while staying as true as possible to what seems to be the heart of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s graphic novel series.

SECRETARIAT (PG) The subject of this biopic, the 1973 Triple Crown winner, is made pretty obvious by the title, but much of the focus will be on owner Penny Chenery (Diane Lane). Directed

by Randall Wallace and written by Mike Richand includes John Malkovich, Scott Glenn, James Cromwell and Dylan Walsh.

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.

THE SOCIAL NETWORK (PG-13) See Movie Pick.

STONE (R) Edward Norton stars as a convicted arsonist who convinces his wife, Lucetta (Milla Jovovich), to seduce his soon-to-retire parole officer (Robert De Niro), as part of his plan to get released. Even with Norton’s The Painted Veil director, John Curran, and the writer of Junebug, Angus MacLachlan, on board, this B-movie thriller sounds like something that typically airs late on premium cable. With Frances Conroy (“Six Feet Under”) as another put-upon wife.

TAMARA DREWE (R) A young newspaper writer (Gemma Arterton) returns to her hometown as her childhood

home goes up for sale. Stephen Frears directs Moira Buffini’s adaptation of Posy Simmond’s graphic-novel retelling of Thomas Hardy’s Far from the Madding Crowd. With Dominic Cooper.

TIMER (R) 2009. In this romantic fantasy, everyone has a TiMER implanted in their wrists that counts down the moment until they meet their soul mate.

But Oona O’Leary (Emma Caulfield) has a blank TiMER. Apparently, her soul mate hasn’t had one implanted yet.

Nearing 30, Oona gives up on waiting and falls for the charming, younger supermarket clerk Mikey (John Patrick Amedori). The first-time feature from writer-director Jac Schaeffer. With Desmond Harrington and JoBeth Williams.

THE TOWN (R) Ben Affleck’s second directorial effort is a very good film. In the bank robber Mecca, Charlestown, Doug MacRay (Affleck) wants out.

But his vicious blood brother James Coughlin (Jeremy Renner, showing The Hurt Locker was no fluke), crime boss Fergie “The Florist” Colm (Pete Postlethwaite) and the F.B.I, represented by Special Agent Adam Frawley (Jon Hamm) won’t let him. Dougie also has fallen for Claire Keesey (Rebecca Hall), the only witness the F.B.I. has that could tie his gang to their latest score.

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

Well, a bitchy redheaded vampire named Victoria (Bryce Dallas Howard) wants to kill Bella, so she creates an army of newborn vamps, blah, blah…

VAMPIRES SUCK (PG-13) I don’t care how much you hate Twilight: dumbass, uninspired spoofs by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer are much worse.

THE VIRGINITY HIT (R) A group of pals (Matt Bennett, Zack Pearlman, Jacob Davich and Justin Kline) make a movie about losing their virginity. Written and directed by The Last Exorcism scripters Andrew Gurland and Huck Botko.

WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS (PG-13) Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps opens in 2001 when a broken, grizzled shell of what Gordon Gecko (Michael Douglas) used to be is released from prison. Flash forward seven years to 2008. Enter the film’s high-flying financial whiz, Jake Moore (Shia LaBeouf), who just so happens to be dating Gecko’s daughter, Winnie (recent Oscar ingénue Carrie Mulligan).

The film will entertain and maybe even disgust audiences with its visions of the new, legal greed that eats away at our society.

WILD GRASS (PG) 2009. The latest film from 88-year-old, acclaimed French filmmaker Alain Resnais (Hiroshima, Mon Amour and Last Year at Marienbad, among many others) was nominated for the Palme d’Or at Cannes and won the director two special awards. A seemingly happily married husband and father, Georges (André Dussollier), finds a wallet and begins fantasizing about its owner, Marguerite (Resnais’s wife, Sabine Azéma), a dentist’s wife and aviator.

Wild Grass was also nominated for four Césars, including Best Film.

YOU AGAIN (PG) Marni (Kristen Bell) realizes her brother is about to marry the bully (Odette Yustman) who tormented her throughout high school. You have to love Bell’s support: Sigourney Weaver, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kristen Chenoweth and eternally funny golden girls, Cloris Leachman and Betty White. Directed by Andy Fickman (She’s the Man, The Game Plan and Race to Witch Mountain).

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movie pick Write On My Face THE SOCIAL NETWORK (PG-13) I will be curinominees), create an online social networking ous to see how The Social Network, David experience exclusive to Harvard alone.

Fincher’s excruciatingly timely new film about As The Facebook expands to more schools the audacious origins of society’s most com(and continents), Zuckerberg must face a mon current obsession, Facebook, ages. Will lawsuit from the Winklevoss twins (played by it be gracefully, remaining a perfectly painted a single actor, Armie Hammer, whose unique portrait of the first decade of the new milperformance would get my vote for Best lennium? Or will it become as passé as one Supporting Actor had I one), the explosive assumes Facebook will entrance of Napster cresomeday be, surpassed ator Sean Parker (Justin by the next big Internet Timberlake, the film’s thing? By the end of third potential nomithis multi-focused deponee), and the growing sition of founder Mark rift with his only friend, Zuckerberg (a hoodedEduardo. (How ironic eyed Jesse Eisenberg, that the man of a milturning his quick-witted lion digital friends had nerdiness to steel and only one analog friend.) the Dark Side), a new Acclaimed direcasshole of an aughts tor Fincher may have anti-hero has been born crafted his most to rival the ‘80s Gordon complete film yet.

Gekko and the ‘90s Justin Timberlake and Jesse Eisenberg Understanding he has a Hannibal Lecter. And razor-sharp script from Zuckerberg is real.

Aaron Sorkin and as many fantastic perforAt Harvard University in 2003, a computer mances as a group of young actors has given science undergrad named Mark Zuckerberg is since The Godfather (the last film to land three dumped by a student from BU. Fueled by anger Best Supporting Actor nods), Fincher lets and alcohol, he vengefully blogs about her and words and carefully cast actors carry the load, creates a one-night-only social zeitgeist called precisely aiming them and hitting bull’s-eye Facemash.com. After catching the attention after bull’s-eye. The Social Network may not be of everyone at the university, Zuckerberg the best film of the year when the calendar and his pals, including Facebook cofounder turns, but it will be damn close.

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Music News And Gossip Another week has passed in the Athens music scene. Songs were written, bands were formed, and the big wheel keeps on turnin’.

I’m glad to help you navigate these waters, but you still have to grab ahold below and start your rowin’…

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threats & promises Broadcast Me a Joyful Noise: R.E.M. has wrapped up the recording of its latest fulllength album. Slated for release in the spring of 2011, the as-yet-untitled album is the group’s 15th studio LP and its second with producer Jacknife Lee, who manned the boards for R.E.M.’s 2008 LP, Accelerate. The sessions took place at the legendary Hansa Tonstudio (look it up) in Berlin, Germany, The Music Shed in New Orleans and Nashville’s Blackbird Studios. As always, I’m totally looking forward to hearing what the guys have come up with and have my fingers crossed for another tour to happen. For more information, please see www.remhq.com.

Crate Expectations: The rumor that Todd Ploharski is moving his record store back to Athens is true. Late-night record buyers and music fanatics of all stripes were saddened to see the exit of Ploharski’s long-running Low Yo Yo Stuff from its location in front of the 40 Watt a few years ago. This time, the shop is to be located next door to Clocked, which is merely half a block away on Washington Street.

Ploharski says the store will have a new name, and he hasn’t set an opening date yet.

The Name Change Game: Long-time Athens pop band Casper & the Cookies is considering changing its name. Although this isn’t necessarily earth-shattering news, it’s an unusual move The Orkids for a band with several full-length recordings and tours under its belt.

Even though the band hasn’t asked for any assistance in the matter, I figured I’d just throw this bit of info out there and see what y’all might come up with. Check out www. casperfandango.com and maybe drop a suggestion or two in that direction.

In Session: Studio guys Matt Yelton and Reid Howland are offering a series of classes called “Pimp Your Demo,” and each will focus on a separate aspect of recording. The first class, dealing with drums, happened last week, and upcoming sessions will focus on recording and production of guitars (Nov. 20) and vocals (Dec. 18). The classes run from 11 a.m.–4 p.m. and cost $65 for one class or $120 for both. Class size is limited to five students, so if you want in, make your reservation quickly.

All classes take place at The Bakery (1393 Blvd.), and more info can be had by calling 706-548-6159.

Yo No Soy Hijo Puta Cabrón: Los Meesfits, the local Latin salsa Misfits tribute band, has promised that recording has begun for its debut 7-inch single due out on HHBTM Records. I’m pretty sure the entire Misfits catalog took less than a month combined to record (at least the records always sounded that way to me), so I’m not sure what the

holdup is here. In any case, it’ll be after Christmas so don’t look for it before then. In other news, Los Meesfits will hit the road for a short tour this month, during which the band will play a couple of times in Chattanooga and three times in St. Louis, MO. Significantly, Los Meesfits sits, creatively speaking, heads and tails above other “tribute” acts because it has actually managed to make the songs its own. No previous knowledge or appreciation of The Misfits is needed and, anyway, such knowledge is minimally rewarded given the radical reworking of the classic New Jersey punk band’s tunes. I’ve never caught a show by the band that didn’t end with smiles all around, and I’m pretty sure that’s been everyone’s experience with them, too. For more information, please see www.myspace.com/ losmeesfits.

Watch Out for Wolves: Just a reminder is case you missed the mention in last week’s Film Notebook column, Asheville, NC filmmaker Robert Gaston will screen his film, Flight of the Cardinal, at Ciné on Thursday, Oct. 7. The movie is described as an “indie psychological thriller” and its connection to Athens music comes by way of Ken Will Morton’s song “On

My Feet Again” being featured (reportedly “prominently”) at the film’s end. Following the screening, Morton himself will perform with Andrew Vickery, and tickets fore the entire event cost $10. For more information on Flight of the Cardinal, please see www.gastonpictures.com.

Riding the Mus Bus: The students of the UGA Music Business Program have joined hands with Nuçi’s Space to promote a series of shows named Nuçi’s Space Jam. All aspects of production, promotion, etc., are being handled by students as this is, after all, part of their education in the music business. All proceeds benefit Nuçi’s Space, and most of the shows will happen at said venue, except for one at the Terrapin brewery. The schedule for the shows at the space is Yo Soybean and The John King Band on Oct. 8 and The Orkids and The Second Suns on Oct. 15. On Oct. 22 David Barbe & the Quick Hooks will play with Kuroma at the Terrapin brewery. The shows at the space are $5, but the one at the brewery will run you $20 in advance and $25 at the door. A package deal for all three shows can be purchased at www.athensmusic.net, and if you go this route you’ll also get a free Nuçi’s Space Jam t-shirt.

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Dreaded Mindz Activism and Release Through Poetry

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t’s hard to imagine seeing this particular cross section of Athenians anywhere else but at New Earth Music Hall on a Tuesday night for Poetic Soul. One man is an ex-felon just looking to vent. There’s a young student looking to get his poetry-ready cherry popped. Here’s a singer/songwriter’s first chance to perform in front of a crowd. This is the one night out of the week that they all have a chance to glimpse into someone else’s psyche and maybe forget about their own for an hour or so. Ten years ago this sort of forum was conspicuously absent in a town brimming with the arts. That was around the same time Minneapolis native Mon2 Miller moved to Athens to begin studying social sciences at UGA. “I guess that’s when I started to mix and mingle with like-minded people, you know, poets, activists, people in the social sciences. Then we actually started this group called the Dreaded Mindz Family,” remembers Miller. He would host a small circle of poets every Thursday night in his living room, which quickly became a happening place to be.

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James Burton AKA Scribbler Jones at Poetic Soul “It got so big that I had to start doing it at a venue somewhere. It went from 10 of us meeting in a circle to 50, 60, 70 people showing up at my house.” He never expected it to blow up like this and decided to grow with it. The more memorable of their early experiments was a weekly open-mic event held at Element (now Cutters Pub) dubbed Ear Therapy. Once Element shut down in 2003, the DMZ Family floated around until the end of 2004, when they began another weekly session at The Blues Club on Jefferson Road titled Poetic Confessionz. The club shut down only a few months after they thought they’d secured a bastion for free expression, but even this could not deter Miller. “We’ve been at Element, Bulldog Café and Diverse Universe. I’d say in the last 10 years we’ve been at five different venues. We actually shut down two venues, meaning we didn’t actually shut them down, we’ve just lasted longer than the venues did.”

In the beginning of 2009, the Family set up shop at the newly opened Bulldog Café behind the Hardee’s on North Avenue. After a year of building a steady following, even during the summer months, the group finally had an opportunity to return downtown. “Finally, New Earth Music Hall opened up, and my friend Adrian Zelski (member of DubConscious and coowner of New Earth) said, ‘Yeah, we would love to have poetry downtown again.’ So, that’s when I felt like it was time for us to put our flag in the ground and really get this thing going.”

With a bigger format, a first-class DJ in Chief Rocka and a grassroots promotions unit in full deployment, all Miller needed was a little help from his longtime DMZ comrade, Showyn Walton (AKA Buddah, Al Gorjus). Buddah moved here from Kentucky back in ’85 and poured most of his creative juices into hip-hop. “I’ve had several bands; some of my former

bandmates are now in bigger bands, like Chris Schlitzer [AKA Chris Crisis] and Chris Hood [of Rehab]. I’ve just been around for awhile, really,” he says with a chuckle. He also met up with Miller through hip-hop, which he reifies as “both of their girlfriends.”

Not only is Buddah a poet, activist, radio host, community organizer and a musician, he’ll make you laugh, too. He performs regularly with Chris Patton at New Earth and Harold Kizzap at Johnny’s Pizzeria over on the Eastside, but he never tries to take himself too seriously. “I don’t limit myself because sometimes my poetry can be really serious, but you know, most people are motivated by sex. I guess I’m a sexy, older, black dude at heart.” His nickname is a result of this fact. “I was at Uptown Music Hall and, of course, some of my friends were around when I say the craziest things to women. And just to stand out from the other five or six ‘Shawns’ at the bar I’d say, ‘Yeah, I’m that peanut-buttery brotha.’ And they just started calling me Buddah, because I was smooth, you know?”

A self-professed “hype man,” Buddah knows what he brings to the table. Whenever Mon2 has trouble getting the crowd amped up for the night, he swoops in and revives the audience with his infectious humor. “I guess him and I are a lot like Pinky and the Brain. He’s the brains of the operation, and I’m the heart. We’re going to take over the world!”

During Poetic Soul nights, Buddah always reminds the crowd that they are part of a bigger movement and that poetry is the best form of activism. His ambitions are much larger than just giving people a voice here in Athens. Recently Walton participated in the reenactment of the Moore’s Ford Bridge lynching in Monroe and met some congressmen who are interested in what Poetic Soul is all about: creating change. “It’s got to grow into something bigger. I don’t see it ever stopping; we’ll pass the torch. It’s all in who knows about it.”

Change is felt all across the community through the perseverance of poetry in action. Life, a hard-hitting veteran of the Athens poetry scene and frequent Poetic Soul participant, met up with Mon2 while he was getting his master’s in social work at UGA in 1999. Ever since then he’s held the same belief that many of these poet-warriors hold dearly: we’re all in this together. “Poets are activists in so many ways. The way I see it, we all hold a piece to the same puzzle, and we have to work constantly to try and fit them together and make it work.”

The DMZ Family’s megaphone is growing louder every day, with events like Word of Mouth at The Globe and Poetic Release Therapy at Bulldog Café in full effect. Buddah feels like this is their moment to seize. “It’s not just fun and games; I do comedy but my shit is no joke. I mean, I’m almost 40 years old; I can’t just be out playing around with early 20-year-olds unless I’m running shit. It’s just too important to us.”

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The Southbound Train Is a Comin’ Deer Tick, Blitzen Trapper Jason Isbell T featuring

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he “b”s are king in Athens: bands, beer and Bulldogs. And while all three stake their own claims in the fabric of the town, it’s not often (for whatever reason) that they’re intentionally combined. As the stereotypes go, the Bulldogs stay on the “college side” of town, east of Lumpkin Street, while the bands tend to migrate westward. (The beer, if you haven’t noticed, tends to do pretty well on both sides.) Enter The Southbound Showdown, a traveling roadshow of Southern culture traversing the South this fall to towns equally obsessed with their culture and their Southeastern Conference football.

“Our goal is to create a traveling variety show of three or four bands representing various forms of Southern influenced music, whether it be alt-country, indie, NOLA funk, blues, bluegrass, Cajun, etc.,” says Southbound Entertainment representative LeDoux Vanveckhoven. “In addition to the music, our shows will also feature Southern inspired food and artwork. Folks in Athens are progressive and open-minded to many genres of music, and Athens has become the capital for the alternative music scene in the Southeast.”

By design, the tour has stopped or will stop during major football game weekends at other large Southeastern Conference football towns like Nashville, Oxford, MS and Tuscaloosa, AL and will culminate, like the football season itself, with a show in Atlanta during the weekend of the football conference championship.

“The idea behind the variety show is that rather than a single band playing two-hour sets with an opener, you get three or four bands each playing their favorite tracks in shorter sets without having to fill with some songs they’d rather not play in a marathon set,” says Vanveckhoven. “ Fans in the South (music and football alike) don’t typically need to be schooled in the finer points of Southern culture.

Deer Tick Perhaps the toughest test for the bands on tonight’s bill, particularly the two headliners, is defining where exactly they fit in the “Southern” tapestry being presented by the Southbound tour—the obvious irony, of course, being that neither Blitzen Trapper nor Deer Tick is from the South (Blitzen Trapper hails from Portland, OR; Deer Tick from Providence, RI). Both, however, are able to weave themselves into the greater scheme of simply “American” music greatly influenced by what many consider Southern.

“There’s definitely an Americana sort of thing [in our music],” says Blitzen Trapper’s Eric Earley. “It’s sort of a mixture of blues and folk music and mountain music that country music came out of. And I think it also has a bunch to do with storytelling, the folk and old time music. And those are definitely things I like to deal with.”

“Whether you’re a Robert Johnson, a Jonas Brother or Toby Keith, it’s all American music,” agrees Deer Tick’s John

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The idea of Southbound’s traveling showcase also plays into the hands of this particular bill, which highlights some of the most hard-touring bands in the country—an idea not lost on the performers.

“Well, us and all our contemporaries are kind of pioneering a new and entirely different industry,” says McCauley. “Physical music probably won’t even be around for much longer. Knowing that is weird, and I don’t like it. The only part of the industry I really give a shit about is the touring, which is always exciting.”

Earley agrees. “It’s very important for us to have a really tight, really appealing live show,” he says. “We realized over the years that that’s kinda what people take away nowadays from a band, that experience, because records have lost their value on a lot of psychological levels…”

Those words are music to Vanveckhoven’s ears; in essence, they sum up the “special” goal of the Southbound Showdown.

“Fun,” he says. “A pure, simple, good time. Throw in the food and art, and we’re out to entertain our audience with Southern inspired culture and hospitality—complete with the y’all, ma’am and sir.”

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Neon Indian The Happiest of Accidents

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ometimes the most productive meetings are the ones that don’t happen at all. Alan Palamo, mastermind of chillwave pop group Neon Indian, can attest.

“I had this dream that I had taken some sort of hallucinogen with my ex-girlfriend, Alicia. So, I texted her about it just as a very casual anecdote, and she actually texted back and said, ‘Is that something you’d like to do?’

So, we sort of set a time over the holidays to meet in San Antonio, and, unfortunately, I was stuck in Dallas mixing someone’s record and couldn’t make it down. I felt pretty bad about it, and so I decided to write her this tongue-in-cheek apology that became the song ‘Should Have Taken Acid with You.’” In hindsight, Palamo definitely shouldn’t have taken the acid. The happy accident of missing his scheduled trip (pun intended) became the creative surge beginning with “Should Have” that continued in the coming weeks and led to most of his now well-known Neon Indian music.

“I’d say that the very nature of what I enjoy, and the process of making music, is often accidental. It’s hard for me to look at [my] music objectively and say that’s what makes it great, but I would definitely at least be able to say that’s what makes it fun for me—the fact that it’s a very intuitive process,” says Palamo. “I didn’t really come from any sort of formal musical background [so] just the very nature of kind of playing around with synths, much of the pleasure that I can derive from it is kind of accidental playing.”

Neon Indian is Palamo’s third musical identity in the same number of years and one from which the artist himself admits he expected the least amount of production and/or attention. At the same time, it’s the one from which, perhaps, he personally gains the most.

“It’s my most transparent kind of work.

It feels honest in a sense, whereas Vega and Ghosthustler were coming from this place of wanting to make these very formulaic stabs at creating music—a lot of great pop music that I love. Neon Indian is almost the exact opposite,” he says. “It is very introspective, and it doesn’t have a template and is just sort of what pops out of my head on a particular day.”

What came out on the 2009 debut, Psychic Chasms, was a mix of chillwave electronic pop that became a nearly instant hit with critics and fans alike—though it’s important for Palamo to point out that Chasms’ lo-fi grit wasn’t rooted in his desire to pleasure underground masses or to establish himself on the forefront of a newly trending scene. Instead, the artist’s intent was actually to pay homage to those before him.

“I wanted to leave it a little dirty, a little lo-fi, to give it some context,” he says. “To me, ‘lo-fi’ music has been around since the ‘60s. I like that now, in 2010, you can play around with mediums. You can look at their degradation and manipulate it in a way that perhaps before you couldn’t, and make it an instrument in itself. To me, it was more of a creative component than wanting to make some sort of statement about a genre.”

Palamo has thus far managed to avoid being pigeonholed into any sort of definitive genre. Of equal importance, however, is the artist’s personal vow to not allow his mild scratch of fame to affect his musical road map.

“It’s not like I can completely pretend I’m unaware of where things have gone with the project, or the audience base,” he says. “But sometimes, to me, writing a record that’s a complete antagonization of what the first record was because of the audience it gained is just as childish as wanting to write a bad pop record or wanting to do the exact identical thing again just to please some fanbase. I have some sort of narrative of where I think it should go next, but I try to tune out as much of the things associated with being in this band as possible and just try to go as I would have gone, regardless… just follow the story and keep going with it.”

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The record sometimes forces unnecessary palette expansions that either add little, like the flutes in “Flyin’ High,” or all-out detract, like the protracted sax moan in “A Sun/Ahh Ahh.” But apart from those, the album is an extraordinarily loaded work. Whether crouched or kicking, the energy’s everpresent. The result is like a rawer, yet equally slashing, Wolfmother whose aggressive athleticism is some of the sweetest heaviness going right now.

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Nottz’s production is also topnotch. The beats are straightforward— no singalong pop-rap choruses here—but they really leave room for Rah to carry the songs lyrically. And when you consider these rhymes have been simmering for 10 years on Rah Digga’s back burner, the album title, Classic, is a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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PEARLY GATE MUSIC Pearly Gate Music Barsuk Though just getting started, Pearly Gate Music —the working name of Seattle musician Zach Tillman (brother of noted solo musician and Fleet Foxes member J. Tillman)—emerges with an astonishingly well-crafted debut. Like an old soul in a young body, the golden hues of early-20th century nostalgia that blanket Tillman’s music are rendered with new vibrancy and life. The arrangements are simple yet tasteful, while the nobly echoing treatments cast a world of atmosphere. Glimmering underneath it all are sophisticated instinct and effortless pop melodies.

The emotional topography is etched by Tillman’s rich and affectingly theatrical croon, making even instrumentally bare songs resonate with robust expression. Other highlights include the strumming sway of “Daddy Wrote You Letters…,” the seafaring romance of “Navy Blues” and the airy skip of “Big Escape.” But nothing compares to the melodically astute and dizzyingly infectious waltz of “Oh, What a Time!”

By treating fond stylistic memories as if they were newfound revelations and angling them through a fresh indie lens, the eloquently burnished garagepop of Pearly Gate Music becomes an extraordinarily stirring wonder.

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Classic Raw Koncept Ten years after Dirty Harriet, Rah Digga’s LP Classic is a solid comeback. With an unmistakable ‘90s “boom bap” feel, Rah’s lyrics are still fresh and intelligent enough to keep this from being merely a throwback album from a rap star past her prime. She demonstrates pop culture sensitivity, name dropping artists like Gucci Mane and Lil’ Wayne, but makes it clear she stands on her own abilities: “I don’t study what the next folk have/ Take two tokes and pass/ Invoke my own craft.”

While she could have picked a more “classic” movie reference (no pun intended) than The Book of Eli to open her album, Rah quickly dispels all doubts of her abilities with unwavering conviction in her delivery. Take “Straight Spittin’ IV,” for example: Rah

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OF MONTREAL False Priest Polyvinyl Of Montreal’s eccentric idiosyncrasies and hypersexual flirtations carry over into False Priest, but with a compositional cohesiveness unparalleled by previous releases. With erratic songwriting full of careening melodies

and whimsical lyrics, theatrical frontman Kevin Barnes blends glam pop and soul-infused funk and R&B into blissful and ambitious tunes.

Unlike of Montreal’s first nine albums that were created in Barnes’ Athens-based home studio, False Priest is the first to venture into professional production. Alongside Barnes, an initial version of the album was re-recorded, mixed and engineered by Jon Brion (Kanye West, Fiona Apple, Spoon) at world-renowned Ocean Way Recording in Los Angeles. Best heard through headphones, the precision of the production results in a meticulously layered sound. Still, due to the intricate nature of the album, multiple listens might be necessary to uncover all of the pop gems hidden among the tracks.

Adding to False Priest’s thick incorporation of funk and R&B are the guest vocal accompaniments of pop sirens Janelle Monáe and the younger sister of Beyoncé, Solange Knowles, whose most recent album was produced by Barnes. While Monáe adds an airy ending to “Our Riotous Defects,” a funky track that includes a humorous spoken-word musing and silky vocals to the disco duet “Enemy Gene,” Knowles brings a rich and soulful contribution to sassy retro-pop track “Sex Karma.”

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THE SWORD Warp Riders Kemado Whether due to their talent or timing, these Austin slayers have been deemed heavy metal’s saviors ever since emerging in 2006 with the modern classic Age of Winters. In keeping with their gloriously revivalist bent, this third effort finally goes full-blown concept album, the two-part narrative indulgence of which mines sci-fi instead of their usual earthy mysticism.

But for all their comic-nerd, man-child tendencies, everything has always clicked because they were legitimate ass-kickers. Their attack here, however, is notably blunted by a tragic drop in distortion. Besides separating them from the heavy edge that not only launched them to the vanguard but also made metal hipper than it’s been in decades, this sleeker approach is the most pronounced step away from the visceral growl that made Age of Winters a gold standard.

Still, there’s a reason their name carries such prestige for a young band. And standout compositions like the aggressive “Acheron/Unearthing the Orb,” the headbanging “The Chronomancer, Pt. 2: Nemesis” and particularly the mountainous and epic “Arrows in the Dark” reaffirm their power. Though The Sword was born vintage, the band always brought new vigor to the style. But here, the group is simply too literal. Far from a bad record, Warp Riders is merely a staid exercise by a band that has the potential to transcend the form.

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Oct. 4–10. www.elbertonfair.com 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 from the annual apple harvest. 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.

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7 p.m. FREE! www.lacsi.uga.edu EVENTS: Canine Cocktail Hour (Hotel Indigo, Madison Bar & Bistro Courtyard) Drink and food specials for you and your (well-behaved, 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. Oct. 4–10. www.elbertonfair.com EVENTS: The Ultimate Ladies’ Night Out (Topper’s International Showbar) International Cover Men presents an all male revue. 18 & up.

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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.

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Thursday 7 EVENTS: Boybutante Bingo (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Join Sophia LoRent for this popular annual event.

Proceeds benefit AIDS Athens. 8 p.m. www.boybutante.org EVENTS: Coastal Conservation Association Reception and Auction (Buffalo’s Southwest Café) The Athens chapter of CCA hosts a dinner and auction to raise funds for the coastal conservation effort.

Dinner will be followed by a raffle, live and silent auctions and live music by Rans Thomas. 6–9 p.m.

706-207-9091, www.ccaga.org EVENTS: Dancing with the Athens Stars 2010 Kick-off (The Classic Center) Project Safe announces its top-secret line-up of community stars! Noon, 706-549-0922, www. project-safe.org EVENTS: Elberton 12-County Fair (Elbert County Fair, Elberton) Where vegetables and tweens alike compete for 1st place ribbons. See Calendar Oct. 4 Events. Oct. 4–10. www. elbertonfair.com EVENTS: Life4Kids Benefit Dinner (Gnat’s Landing) Learn how you can help reach out to Kenya’s street kids, orphans and children suffering poverty, disease and abuse at this fundraiser featuring dinner and live music. 7–9 p.m. $20, $15 (students). 706-410-3473, dedeyates@ hotmail.com EVENTS: Twilight Toasts in the Garden: Native Perennials for the Garden (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Learn how to incorporate native perennials into your garden while you enjoy a wine tasting by Five Points Bottle Shop, hors d’oeuvres by Trumps Catering, photography by Peter Hawman and live music by folk/rock guitarist William Tonks. 6:30–8 p.m. $20 (members) $25 (non-members).

706-542-1244 EVENTS: The UGA Press Dirty Book Sale (UGA Tate Center) Thousands of slightly damaged and lovingly shelf-worn books for sale.

Oct. 7, 1–4:30 p.m., Oct 8, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. www.ugapress.org EVENTS: Yappy Hour for (WellBehaved) Dogs (283 Bar) Happy hour is all the more happy when

The 5 Browns will perform at the UGA Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, Oct. 12. 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 ART: Opening Reception (Town 220, Madison) For “Aislin’s Bouquet from the Garden of the Fall,” an art exhibit featuring work by more than a dozen local artists, including Greg Benson, Andy Cherewick, Dana Downs, Robert Lowery, Melin Foscue Miller, Masakatsu Nakagawa, Marshall Reddoch and Lamar Wood. Live music by Pocketful of Claptonite and Efren. 6–9 p.m.

FREE! 706-752-0137 PERFORMANCE: Fall Cabaret (East Jackson Comprehensive High School) One-act performances and vocal entertainment from East Jackson Comprehensive High School’s chorus and drama department. 7 p.m. $5, $3 (students). aware@jackson12.ga.us KIDSTUFF: Read to Rover (ACC Library) Beginning readers in grades 1–4 read aloud to an aid dog. Trainer always present. 3:30–4:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: “Where Do We Come From and Where are We Going?” (ACC Library) Instructor Nan Demsky works with kids from all backgrounds to create a collage representing America’s diversity. Part of the library’s new program, “Picturing America: Land of Opportunity.” For kids ages 7–15. Call to register. 4–6 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 MEETINGS: Oconee Rivers Audubon Society (Sandy Creek Nature Center, ENSAT) This month, Kevin Kirsche, UGA Director of Sustainability, will discuss his vision to transform the UGA campus into a “living laboratory.” Newcomers welcome. 7 p.m. FREE! president@ oconeeriversaudubon.org 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 8 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. Oct. 4–10. www.elbertonfair.com

EVENTS: Haunted Plantation (Tucker Plantation, Colbert) The haunted barn opens its doors for weekends in October. Also featuring hay rides, marshmallow roast and movies under the stars. Fridays & Saturdays, 7 p.m.– midnight. $20, $15 (kids). 706-788-3803, www. tuckerplantation.com EVENTS: The UGA Press Dirty Book Sale (UGA Tate Center) Oct. 7, 1–4:30 p.m., Oct 8, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. www.ugapress.org ART: Open House (Wildeye Creative Exploration Studio, 585 Barber St.) Stop by the DOC building for snacks and creative crafting activities! 5–10 p.m. FREE! 706-410-0250, www. wildeyecreative.com ART: Opening Reception (Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation (OCAF)) For the “Georgia Small Works Exhibition,” OCAF’s first juried exhibition of its kind. Take a look at the jurors’ selections for 2-D and 3-D small-scale works. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.myocaf.com ART: Opening Reception (Trace Gallery, 160 Tracy St.) For “Without Poems,” an exhibit featuring paintings and prints by Chris Hocking.

8–10 p.m. FREE! 706-549-6877, www.tracegalleryathens.com ART: Opening Reception (Bottleworks) For “BuyArt @ the Bottleworks,” an exhibit featuring new works by prominent Athens artists Andy Cherewick and Terry Rowlett. 6–8 p.m. FREE! 706-4613798 PERFORMANCE: Charlie Rauh and Megan Harrold (Floorspace) ATHICA presents a performance by the choreographer/composer duo upon their return from an artist residency in Skriduklaustur, Iceland. Enjoy an evening of dance and experimental guitar infused with 12th century mysticism. 8:45 p.m. $6 (suggested donation). www. athica.org PERFORMANCE: Wind Ensemble in the Park (UGA Campus, North Campus Quad) The UGA Wind Ensemble performs an outdoor concert featuring pops, classics, marches and Broadway favorites.

Bring a blanket and a picnic lunch.

12:30 p.m. FREE! 706-542-4400 THEATRE: Epic Proportions (Athens Community Theatre) The Town & Gown Players present Larry Cohen and David Crane’s screwball comedy following two brothers into

the Arizona desert for the filming of a Biblical epic. For all ages. Oct. 8–9 & 14–16, 8 p.m. Oct. 10 & Oct 17, 2 p.m. $12–$15. 706-208-8696, www. townandgownplayers.org KIDSTUFF: Preschool & Toddler Storytime (Madison County Library) Includes stories, fingerpuppet plays, songs and crafts for literacy-based fun. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 MEETINGS: Mindfulness Practice Group (Mind Body Institute) Beginners and experienced mindfulness practitioners welcome. Meets the second Friday of each month.

5:30 p.m. FREE! 706-475-7329

Saturday 9 EVENTS: Athens Area Democrats Breakfast (Brett’s Casual American Restaurant) Democratic Attorney General candidate Ken Hodges and Democratic Public Service Commissioner candidate Keith Moffett will be the featured speakers for today’s breakfast. Call for reservations. 9 a.m. 706–543–1480, anitabarney@charter.net, 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: 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. Oct. 4–10. www.elbertonfair.com EVENTS: Haunted Plantation (Tucker Plantation, Colbert) The haunted barn opens its doors for weekends in October. See Calendar Oct. 8 Events. Fridays & Saturdays, 7 p.m.– midnight. $20, $15 (kids).

706-788-3803, www.tuckerplantation.com ART: Opening Reception (Flicker Theatre & Bar) For an exhibit featuring work by Cindy Jerrell and Dan Smith. 7 p.m. FREE! www.myspace. com/flickerbar THEATRE: Epic Proportions (Athens Community Theatre) A Town and Gown Players production. See Calendar Oct. 8 Theatre. Oct. 8–9 & 14–16, 8 p.m. Oct. 10 & Oct 17, 2 k continued on next page

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p.m. $12–$15. 706-208-8696, www. townandgownplayers.org KIDSTUFF: Second Saturday Storytime (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Join the SCNC staff for stories about the woods and their resident creatures. 2:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3615, www.accleisureservices.com

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9

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NEW Outdoor TV on the GNATio with Drink Specials and FREE OYSTERS & BOILED PEANUTS during the game.

Live Music with RACHEL O’NEAL after the game

October 30th “GNAT’S 2 JAX”

· Roundtrip Bus ride to Jacksonville Stadium on chartered bus. (bathroom & DVD player) · Breakfast Buffet and Bloody Mary Bar served 1 hour before bus departure. · Boxed Lunch served during ride down to Jacksonville. · Beer & Soft Drinks for the ride down.

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Sunday 10 EVENTS: Athens Heritage Walk (Various Locations) John Waters, the founder and director of the Graduate Studies in Historic Preservation program at UGA, leads a walking tour through the recreationally-designed landscape of the historic Milledge Circle Historic District, an example of an early 20th-century landscaped suburb. 2 p.m. $15. 706-353-1801, www.achfonline.org 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. Oct. 4–10. www.elbertonfair.com THEATRE: Epic Proportions (Athens Community Theatre) A Town and Gown Players production. See Calendar Oct. 8 Theatre. Oct. 8–9 & 14–16, 8 p.m. Oct. 10 & Oct 17, 2 p.m. $12–$15. 706-208-8696, www. townandgownplayers.org LECTURES & LIT.: Literacyhead Tour (Borders Books & Music) Jan Burkins, editor of the free online literacy magazine Literacyhead, discusses how to help young readers with improving their reading skills through exploration of the visual arts. 2 p.m. FREE! 706-583-8647 LECTURES & LIT.: Book Signing (Borders Books & Music) Meet Grady Thrasher and Elaine Rabon, the authors of Tim and Sally’s Year in Poems, a collection of whimsical poetry for children. 3 p.m. FREE! 706-583-8647, www.timandsally. com 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

Monday 11 KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC Library) Snuggle in your jammies and listen to bedtime stories. Every Monday. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-6133650 KIDSTUFF: Movie Madness (Oconee County Library) All are invited to share popcorn, drinks and fun at this screening of the PG film, Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Guardians must accompany kids under 10. 1 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 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: Ping Pong (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Get your paddle ready for a riveting round of table tennis. 4–8 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/ flickerbar GAMES: Poker Night (Jack’s Bar, 254 W. Clayton St.) There’s a new game in town. 7:30 p.m. FREE! 706583-8510

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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 12 EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Check out the afternoon market in its convenient downtown location! Buy fresh, locally grown organic produce, locally crafted goods and freshly baked breads. Now accepting EBT cards. 4–7 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: “Let’s Talk About It: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (UGA Miller Learning Center, Room 147) The LGBT Resource Center hosts a discussion about the DADT policy which bars openly gay individuals from military service. 6–8 p.m.

FREE! www.uga.edu EVENTS: Mayoral Meet & Greet (Taylor-Grady House) The Junior League of Athens hosts a mayoral forum. 6–8 p.m. FREE! 706-7141402 PERFORMANCE: The 5 Browns (UGA Hodgson Hall) The acclaimed Utah quintet of sibling pianists and their five grand pianos take the stage to perform works by Rachmaninoff, Brahms and more. 8 p.m. $20–$37.

706-542-4400, www.uga.edu/pac *

THEATRE: The Arabian Nights (Cellar Theatre) University Theatre brings a handful of the 1,001 classic Eastern and Middle Eastern tales to the stage in Mary Zimmerman’s production of The Arabian Nights.

Oct. 12–15, 8 p.m. Oct 17, 2:30 & 8 p.m. $10, $7 (students) 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 LECTURES & LIT.: “Longevity: How People Reach 100” (Central Presbyterian Church, 380 Alps Rd.) The University Women’s Club presents Dr. Jonathan Arnold, Professor of Genetics, who will discuss different ways to predict healthrelated outcomes in centenarians. 10 a.m. FREE! 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 13 EVENTS: Birdsong and Coffee: A Wake Up Call (ACC Library) Ben Myers, owner of 1000 Faces Coffee, introduces this 2007 documentary film examining the economic and environmental connections be-

tween farmers, coffee drinkers and songbirds in the Americas. 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, Madison 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: A Tribute to Raymond Andrews Discussion and Film Screening (Ciné BarCafé, Room 250) The Georgia Review hosts a pre-screening reception for Jesse Freeman’s documentary, Somebody Else, Somewhere Else: The Raymond Andrews Story. A panel discussion and readings begin at 8 p.m. 6 p.m.

FREE! www.athenscine.com THEATRE: The Arabian Nights (Cellar Theatre) A University Theatre production. See Calendar Oct. 12 Theatre. Oct. 12–15, 8 p.m. Oct 17, 2:30 & 8 p.m. $10, $7 (students) www.drama.uga.edu KIDSTUFF: Brownie Bake-Off Challenge (Lay Park) So, you think you can bake? Bring your goods to Lay Park in a covered container.

Arrive at dusk. We’ll see who goes home with the prize and who goes home with wet eyes. Ages 10–15.

6–8 p.m. $7. 706-613-3596 KIDSTUFF: Children’s Storytime (ACC Library) For children ages 18 months to 5 years. Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m., Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Wildcard Wednesday for Teens (ACC Library) Up Next: Miniature Wire Sculpture. Learn how to draw with wire in 3D. Ages 11–18. Space is limited. 4 p.m.

FREE! 706-613-3650

Saturday, October 9

Colour Revolt, Manray Caledonia Lounge And then there were two. When Flagpole last spoke with Colour Revolt almost exactly a year ago, the group was in the midst of transformation, having whittled down from a five-piece to a trio.

Colour Revolt Apparently, the departure of his long-time friends was too much for drummer Len Clark to handle, and he split, too.

So, what did remaining songwriters Sean Kirkpatrick and Jesse Coppenbarger do? They went up to Echo Mountain Recording Studio in Asheville and recorded the most triumphant Colour Revolt record to date. Both melodically intricate and focused, The Cradle offers all the bite of Colour Revolt’s previous rock releases with a surprisingly upbeat feel.

Fitzpatrick says that with all the turmoil the band has trudged through over the past couple of years, The Cradle is all about coping rather than commiseration. “We had to write these more upside-y songs because we wanted to feel better… Writing a sad song about something sad that happened is almost like holding onto something you need to move on from. This record has helped us move on.”

For the sessions, the band recruited a temporary drummer and got former Athenian Hank Sullivant to play bass and lend a hand with production.

“He has his own idea of over-the-top,” says Fitzgerald of the Kuroma frontman. “He wanted to go intensely weird sometimes, in a more psychedelic direction, and we would follow him there sometimes, but we never stretched it too far… This is still Colour Revolt, not some different band.”

After temporary deflation, Fitzpatrick says the band is “blowing back up,” with the help of touring musicians Patrick Ryan on drums, Brooks Tipton on keys and Luke White on bass. So, despite the “official” lineup, you’ll enjoy a five-piece powerhouse on Saturday, and the band will be pulling songs from its back catalog as well. Fans are encouraged to get to the show early, as the first 25 patrons will score a free download of The Cradle. [Michelle Gilzenrat]

Erin Abbott Kirkpatrick

THE CALENDAR!

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.: VOX Reading Series (Ciné BarCafé) The UGA Creative Writing Program presents readings from novelist Melanie Sumner and poet Danielle Sellers. 8 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine.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

Down the Line EVENTS: Fall Fun-n-Friends Celebration 10/14 (Call for location) Join the Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation for a tour of the historic 1857 Athens Cotton and Wool Factory. Registration required.

5:30–7:30 p.m. 706-353-1801, achf@bellsouth.net PERFORMANCE: Basically Brass!

10/14 (UGA Hodgson Hall) The UGA Faculty Brass Quintet performs with the Bulldog Brass Society. Part of the 2nd Thursday Concert Series. 8 p.m. $15, $7 (UGA students). 706542-4400 THEATRE: The Arabian Nights 10/14 (Cellar Theatre) University Theatre brings a handful of the 1,001 classic Eastern and Middle Eastern tales to the stage in Mary Zimmerman’s production of The Arabian Nights. Oct. 12–15, 8 p.m.

Oct 17, 2:30 & 8 p.m. $10, $7 (students) www.drama.uga.edu EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market 10/16 (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 OUTDOORS: Naturalist Walk 10/16 (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Join SCNC staff for a walk around the property. 10–11 a.m. FREE! 706613-3615 LECTURES & LIT.: Talking about Books 10/20 (ACC Library, Small Conference Room) This month’s title is Infidel, by Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Newcomers welcome. 10:30 a.m.

FREE! 706-613-3650

ART: Open House and Print Sale 10/21 (Lamar Dodd School of Art, Room S265) For UGA’s Printmaking and Book Arts program. Costumes encouraged, refreshments provided.

6–9 p.m. FREE! www.art.uga.edu ART: UGA in Costa Rica Screening and Reception 10/21 (Ciné BarCafé) A photo-documentary screening and reception featuring the photography of Richard Siegesmund, a former UGA Costa Rica Willson Artist-in-Residence.

Refreshments provided by Big City Bread. 6 p.m. FREE! www.lacsi. uga.edu LECTURES & LIT.: Financial Education Series 10/21 (Oconee County Library) Oconee County Extension Agent Denise Everson joins the Oconee County Library to host a program on financial issues affecting your life and your wallet.

Up for discussion: “Insurance and Employee Benefits.” 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 ART: 1st Annual Lickskillet Artists Market 10/23 (Lyndon House Arts Center) Find work by over a dozen local artists, catch an artist demonstration, and choose from an assortment of tasty local food options available for purchase. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3623 OUTDOORS: Athens, GA Half Marathon 10/24 (Various Locations) Explore Athens in autumn on this run winding through campus, downtown and alongside the North Oconee River. Proceeds benefit AthFest. 7 a.m. $60. www. athensgahalf.com PERFORMANCE: Bayanihan Philippine National Dance Company 10/24 (UGA Hodgson Hall) The critically-acclaimed performance and dance company incorporates indigenous Philippine music, dance, costumes and folklore into their dynamic and innovative pieces.

7:30 p.m. $20–$37. 706-542-4400, www.uga.edu/pac* LECTURES & LIT.: Brown Bag Lunch 10/26 (ACC Library) Diane Barret discusses the life and works of African-American quilters Harriet Powers and Mary Brown. Feel free to bring a lunch to this 45-minute program. 12:15 p.m. FREE! 706613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Halloween Carnival 10/28 (Lay Park) Ghosts, goblins, clowns, superheroes, villains, tiny princesses and a variety of animals will set aside their differences in the spirit of Halloween, joining together for a truly spooktacular evening of fun, contests and games. For kids ages 6–12. 6–8 p.m. FREE! 706613-3596 EVENTS: Car/Bike Show and Carnival 10/30 (The Varsity) DJ Tommy Landrum will have you “Cruzin’ to the Oldies” all evening at this car, bike and truck spectacular.

Food, contests and games, as well as the big game televised on the big screen. Proceeds benefit Friends of Advantage. 5–8 p.m. $10 (vehicle entry fee). FREE! (car show and carnival admission). 706-296-8086 EVENTS: Fall Classic Century Bike Ride and Fall Festival 10/30 (Terrapin Beer Co.) Presented

by Habitat for Humanity, Jittery Joe’s and Terrapin Brewery, the third annual Fall Classic Century ride will wind through scenic Clarke County.

Featuring two bike course options, a family fun ride, Velo swap, Terrapin beer tour, children’s activities, food, music and more. Call or go online to register. 10 a.m.–3 p.m. 706-2081001, www.active.com PERFORMANCE: Halloween Fire Show 10/30 (White Tiger Gourmet Food & Chocolates) Fiery performances from members of the k continued on next page

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THE CALENDAR! Neverthriving Juggling Troupe and Pyrokinetics Fire Spinners. 6–8 p.m. FREE! 706-353-6847, www. neverthrivingofathens.com, www. pyrokineticsofathens.com EVENTS: UGA Observatory Open House 11/1 (UGA Observatory) The 24-inch telescope is open for public viewing on the roof of the UGA physics building. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-542-2860 MEETINGS: Mindfulness Practice Group 11/12 (Mind Body Institute) Beginners and experienced mindfulness practitioners welcome. Meets the second Friday of each month.

5:30 p.m. FREE! 706-475-7329 KIDSTUFF: Second Saturday Storytime 11/13 (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Join the SCNC staff for stories about the woods and their resident creatures. 2:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3615, www.accleisureservices.com EVENTS: JLA Marketplace 11/19 (Georgia Center) Get your holiday shopping out of the way early at this market sponsored by the Junior League of Athens. Unique gifts from upscale specialty merchants, works by local and regional artists, and more. Nov. 19–21. FREE! www. juniorleagueofathens.org * Advance Tickets Available

Live Music 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 straight-

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forward, 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.

Chef Lamar’s Iron Grill 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-543-9955 CARLA LEFEVER AND THE RAYS Old school funk and pop covers and originals.

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.

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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 Meghan Pye’s punkand shoegaze-influenced songs.

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).

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

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.

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.

Thursday 7 Alibi 9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010 OLD SKOOL DJ Dance party!

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

Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.caledonialounge.com ALL CITY CANNONBALLERS Local songwriter J.S. Dillard fronts ACC, formerly known as Honey. If you’re into swell classic rock like The Faces, T. Rex, the Stones and Tom Petty, you’ll find a lot to like here.

NICHOLAS CAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Hardcore from some former members of Long-Legged Woman.

VINCAS Energetic, erratic garage punk with growling guitars, howling vocals and a bit of rockabilly blues swagger.

Saturday, October 9

Neon Indian, Miniature Tigers, Prefuse 73 40 Watt Club Prefuse 73 is just one of a Rolodex of aliases employed by hip-hop and electronica virtuoso Guillermo Scott Herren. After cutting his teeth just a few miles down the road in Atlanta, working with Dirty South rappers, Herren relocated to New York to begin his game-changing solo career. After introducing his unique, Prefuse 73 fractured production style with his debut LP, Vocal Studies + Uprock Narratives, Prefuse took the underground scene by storm with his modern classic One Word Extinguisher. The album’s boundary-pushing, experimental sonic waves can still be felt rippling today through artists like Daedalus (whom Prefuse actually signed to his Eastern Developments Music label) and Daedalus’ own prodigy, Flying Lotus.

His newest album, Everything She Touched Turned Ampexian, is the logical and brilliant continuation of Prefuse’s trademark sound. The album feels very fluid, even while jumping with caffeinated, ADD efficiency from a stutter-stepping, deconstructed rap vocal to a 32-bit RPG fairy forest to a looped piano riff cocooned in spacy free-dub effects with gleeful abandon. Heavy bass and a variety of hip-hop and breakbeats are the unifying factors tying together snatches of mandolin, piccolo, piano, violin, clarinet, bells and a healthy dose of rap and ambient vocal samples. (Herren credits both Angel Deradorian of The Dirty Projectors and Trish Keenan of Broadcast as contributors, but deciphering where exactly is difficult.) As if that weren’t enough, Prefuse also deftly touches on various international sounds from Caribbean dub rhythms to ornamental touches of traditional Spanish, Japanese and Indian music. It’s an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink approach to production that is still evolving today, thanks in large part to Herren’s contributions. In short, by combining elements of hip-hop, glitch and IDM with highly manipulated vocal samples and occasional pepperings of jazz and world musics, Prefuse 73 helped to break down barriers between genres and to create an incredibly complex new approach to electronic music with almost limitless possibilities. [David Fitzgerald]

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 Bob Dylan and Neil Young to Van Morrison.

Ciné BarCafé Flight of the Cardinal screening. 7 p.m. $10. www.athenscine.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. Morton’s original music is part of the Flight of the Cardinal soundtrack.

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) THE SOLSTICE SISTERS Threepart vocal harmonies from Maggie Hunter (host of WUGA’s “Just Folks”), Susan Staley (who organizes the monthly Hoot) and Anna Durden. Performing a variety of oldtime country ballads, ‘40s swing and traditional folk.

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

Farm 255 10 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com HARP UNSTRUNG Alternative rock with a funky, jam-band twist. Lush harmonies and guitar-driven songs will invite you to the dance floor.

THE KNOCKOUTS This local group of all-star musicians plays original tunes that pack all the punch of punk rock with diverse, worldly melodies that draw on polka, bluegrass, Cajun and Irish folk music.

40 Watt Club “Southbount Showdown.” 8 p.m. $21 (adv.). www.40watt.com BLITZEN TRAPPER This critically acclaimed Portland band has focused its brand of Byrds/Neil Young-inspired Americana to create heartfelt, clean melodies that occassionally buzz with delicate psychedelia. See story on p. 18.

DEER TICK With a sound that roughly equates to hillbilly indie folk-rock, good times are guaranteed.

MALCOLM HOLCOMBE Soulful country-folk with mellow, echoey guitar and Southern gothic lyrics.

Holcombe has opened for Merle Haggard, Wilco and others.

JASON ISBELL & THE 400 UNIT Soul- and blues-inspired rock group featuring the former Drive-By Trucker Jason Isbell. See Calendar Pick online at www.flagpole.com.

Gnat’s Landing 7 p.m. FREE! 706-850-5858 TONGUE N GROOVE The acoustic trio of Henry Williams, Don Henderson and Amy Moon plays lively originals and classic acoustic rock covers.

Go Bar 9 p.m. FREE! myspace.com/gobar DR. FRED’S KARAOKE Hosted by karaoke fanatic John “Dr. Fred” Bowers.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! 1560 Oglethorpe Ave. KENOSHA KID Dazzling melodies meet outrageous flights of improvised fantasy. Is it indie-jazz or instru-rock? Are they townies or hippies? You decide. With Dan Nettles on guitar, Neal Fountain on bass and Marlon Patton on drums.

Hotel Indigo “Live After 5 on the Madison Patio.” 6 p.m. FREE! www.indigoathens.com LAURA OSHON Her new album, Born to Shine, features songs about returning to the South after years living in Los Angeles. Oshon’s soulful, provocative vocals sway over piano.

Jack’s Bar 11 p.m. FREE! 254 W. Clayton St. JUNK Keys, bass and drums trio with an emphasis on jazz fusion and group improvisation.

Last Call 9 p.m. $11 (adv), $10 (door). www. lastcallathens.com 3 FOOT SWAGGER Local jam rockers who blend high-energy rock with myriad original sounds.

BEARFOOT HOOKERS This rowdy local band performs funky, goodhumored country. It’s beer-drinkin’ gospel.

DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND This revolutionary and highly influential

ensemble is known for taking traditional New Orleans style brass and infusing it with funk and bebop.

Going strong for over three decades now!

The Melting Point 9 p.m. $10 (adv.), $12 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com THE ERIC TESSMER BAND Hard Southern outlaw rock with a bluesy attitude from Austin.

New Earth Music Hall 9 p.m. $12. www.newearthmusichall. com DUMPSTAPHUNK This New Orleans ensemble is one of the finest funk bands around. With a touch of urban edge and jam sensibilities, these songs feature explosive grooves.

JAZZCHRONIC This local five-piece explores freaky, funky, psychedelic fusion jazz while incorporating rock, R&B, heavy beats and more into the stew.

No Where Bar 10:30 p.m. $2. 706–546–4742 SNAP! Organ-heavy funk/jazz tunes delivered by local all-stars.

Rye Bar 10 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/ ryebarathens WONKY KONG DJ producing various styles of dance music including bassline, tropical, fidget, tech and micro.

State Botanical Garden of Georgia “Twilight Toast in the Garden.” 6:30 p.m. $20 (members) $25 (nonmembers). www.uga.edu/botgarden 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.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5 p.m. www.terrapinbeer.com THE ERIC TESSMER BAND Hard Southern outlaw rock with a bluesy attitude from Austin.

Town 220 “Aslin’s Bouquet from the Garden of the Fall Opening Reception.” 6–9 p.m.

FREE! www.lamarwood.com EFREN Local indie-folksters along the lines of Iron and Wine and Bonnie Prince Billy play selections from the recent release Always Been a Bleeder.

POCKETFUL OF CLAPTONITE Pulling the power trio into a wide open stream of consciousness, this new local group features Darrin Cook on bass, Jamie DeRevere on drums (the same rhythm section as Breathlanes) and acclaimed experimental artist Killick on guitar.

UGA Hodgson Hall 8 p.m. $20–$37. www.uga.edu/pac DAILEY & VINCENT Acclaimed bluegrass act whose last two albums have topped the Billboard bluegrass charts.

WUOG 90.5FM 8 p.m. FREE! www.wuog.org “LIVE IN THE LOBBY “ Jeff McLeod will perform on the college radio station’s twice weekly program.

Listen over the air or drop by the station to watch!

Friday 8 Alibi 9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010 SOUTHERN SOUL Lively rock, funk and new covers plus originals.

ATHICA 8:45 p.m. $6 (suggested donation). www.athica.org KILLICK Freeform jazz experimentalist coaxes unconventional sounds from his H’arpeggione.

JEFF MCLEOD Melodic, ambient music with alien-transmission sounds and prominent theremin.

The Bad Manor 10 p.m. FREE! www.thebadmanor.com DJRX DJ-remixer Brian Gonzalez delivers original mixes of mainly current pop with forays into rock, old school, country and electronica.

Buffalo’s Southwest Café 8 p.m. $10. 706–354–6655 DAVID PRINCE This Athens staple and one-time member of The Jesters plays your favorite soul, rock and R&B oldies.

Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.caledonialounge.com DON CHAMBERS + GOAT Don Chambers’ whiskey-soaked Southern Gothic rock. This is GOAT’s first show in Athens this year! Expect to hear brand new songs tonight from the band’s forthcoming release.

DAVE MARR The former Star Room Boys singer with a deep and resonant country twang. Backed tonight

by Don Chambers + GOAT with Richard Mikulka on lead guitar.

Ciné BarCafé “LatinoFest Fundraiser Night.” 10 p.m. www.athenscine.com DJ SERR Spinning a mix of Latino music, Top 40 hits and more. All proceeds go to LatinoFest.

Club Chrome 8:30 p.m. $10 (adv.) 706-543-9009 THE SWINGIN’ MEDALLIONS Perhaps best known for their 1966 hit “Double Shot (of My Baby’s Love),” today the Medallions are made up of relatives of the original lineup and bill themselves as “the party band of the South.”

Farm 255 10 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com ADAM PAYNE BAND Payne’s versatile tenor is somewhat reminiscent of Neil Young’s nasal delivery. Payne writes songs with a lot of heart—the kind that can either make you tear up or laugh out loud.

THE EXTRAORDINAIRES Kooky, spirited pop that rightly cites The Muppet Show as a key influence.

THREE FOOT SWAGGER Local band that plays dynamic, high-energy rock and roll with a lot of funk.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/ flickerbar RYAN MONAHAN Local musician who performs Brit-pop influenced indie-folk-rock, with impressive, Jeff Buckley-esque vocal prowess.

KATE MORRISSEY Best known for her dark velvet voice that stands on its own, Morrissey’s songwriting is literate and sincere, and her conversational live shows come punctuated with an offbeat sense of humor.

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40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $15 (adv.). www.40watt.com BAMBARA Local power trio that draws from both the atmospherics of bands like Slowdive and the ferocity of bands like Fugazi with mindmelting volume.

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THE CALENDAR! THE WHIGS This beloved local rock trio recently released its most mature album to date—the polished, driving In the Dark. Expect a high-energy show with big, melodic hooks and a raspy, Southern edge.

The Globe 10 p.m. FREE! 706-353-4721 JEREMY ROBERTS QUARTET Live jazz! Every Friday.

Gnat’s Landing 7 p.m. FREE! 706-850-5858 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.

Go Bar 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar DJ MAHOGONY Freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B, and a whole lotta unexpected faves.

MINGLE & CALIBRATE Indie powerpop from Charleston that would feel comfortable in your CD collection alongside late-’90s Wilco.

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

STILL SMALL VOICE AND THE JOYFUL NOISE Local band plays garage-rock spirituals.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! 1560 Oglethorpe Ave. DANIEL CLAY Decatur songwriter Daniel Clay plays folk and Americana.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 8 p.m.–2 a.m. www.myspace.com/ littlekingsshuffleclub DR. FRED’S KARAOKE Hosted by karaoke fanatic John “Dr. Fred” Bowers.

The Melting Point 9 p.m. $8 (adv.), $12 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com ERIC CULBERSON Funky blues heavy with wailing, intricate riffs.

STEWART AND WINFIELD Low Country drawlin’ songcraftsmen Stewart Marshall and Winfield Smith are vets of the Athens roots-rock scene.

New Earth Music Hall “Athens Music Collective Showcase.”

9 p.m. $5. www.newearthmusichall. com BETSY FRANCK AND THE BARE KNUCKLE BAND Soulful, brassy Southern rock and country songs

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rooted in tradition, but with a modern sensibility.

THE BURNING ANGELS Local act that plays Americana soul featuring guitar, dobro, fiddle and banjo.

THE INCREDIBLE SANDWICH Athens-based jam band with some tropical leanings. Winners of the 2010 Flagpole Athens Music Award for best jam band!

THE KEN WILL MORTON BAND Athens’ own Ken Will Morton has been strumming and singing for over 20 years. With his gritty, soulful rasp, Morton trudges through Americana’s roots with rock and roll swagger and a folk singer’s heart.

THE LEFTY HATHAWAY BAND Local singer-songwriter Lefty Hathaway plays rock and roll soul with turbulent piano jams reminiscent of the late, great Lowell George and fellow Tulsan JJ Cale.

LIONZ Southern jam-rock from Athens.

TENT CITY This local trio fuses elements of jazz, funk, blues and world music.

THE WELFARE LINERS Bluegrass band featuring members of 6 String Drag, The Burning Angels and The F-Holes.

Nuçi’s Space “Nuçi’s Jam Concert Series.” 8 p.m. $5 (adv). www.athensmusic.net THE JOHN KING BAND This rootsy band, formerly known as Vinyl, stays true to the twangier side of its influences, which include Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Allman Brothers.

YO SOYBEAN Local “party-folk” trio featuring upbeat, sing-a-long numbers with guests on guitar, banjo, mandolin, violin and more. For fans of Bright Eyes and the like.

The Rialto Room “Fabulous Football Fridays.” 8:30 p.m. $25. www.indigoathens.com DIRK HOWELL BAND Party band featuring ‘60s-style R&B and beach music.

Rye Bar 10 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/ ryebarathens KINGATOR Funk and jazz incorporated into rock with extended improvisational jams and spacey rhythm guitar.

LAISSEZ FUNK Local group with awesome name plays funk-jam fusion plus a variety of covers.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5 p.m. www.terrapinbeer.com KELLY HART Hart digs into her Georgia roots for a distinctively Southern brand of pop rock.

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FREE! www.myspace.com283bar UP UNTIL NOW Local duo plays electronic dance music with driving uptempo beats and catchy melodies.

Gresham’s Disco is out now on 1320 Records.

Saturday 9 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 LAVON SMITH AND NANCY HEIGES Local songstresses work together, producing original, harmonic, crooning melodies. (8 a.m.)

REPENT AT LEISURE Traditional Celtic tunes. (10 a.m.)

Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $8 (21+), $10 (18+). www. caledonialounge.com COLOUR REVOLT With a revamped touring lineup and an impressive new release produced by Hank Sullivant, this melodic band from Mississippi offers intricate, moody alternative rock. See Calendar Pick on p. 22.

MANRAY Local foursome that plays high-energy, “off-timed” rock and roll with “threads of improvisation.”

Touchstones include Pixies and Fugazi.

Casa Mia 10 p.m. $10. www.casamiatapas.com NUEVA SENSACION Classic salsa music!

Club Chrome 9 p.m. $5. 706-543-9009 DALTON GANG Playing a blend of country and Southern rock.

Club Exit 12 10 p.m. $3. 1905 Commerce Rd. REDKLAY’S 1ST ALL FEMALE SHOWCASE Join hosts Ducle Sloan and Brandi Williams for a night of exciting hip-hop. Featuring performances by Liya Endale, Chyna “Lil Cizzy” Faust and Shamrock “Tha Don” Crawford plus Miss Unyque, Molly, Badd Heidi, China Doll, Miss Pretty (live dancers) and more. DJ Chief Rocka will be spinning all night.

Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com FAUX FEROCIOUS Straightforward, three-chord pop attack with catchy riffs and melodic harmonies in the tradition of Elvis Costello.

SUMILAN Technically proficient musicians playing progressive jam rock.

WOODFANGS Grungy, lo-fi psychedelic pop.

featuring members of The Chasers, have opened for such legends as Loretta Lynn. Join them every game day at Hotel Indigo to cheer on the Dawgs!

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/ flickerbar BROTHERS Classical-leaning side project from Soapbar’s Ryan Moore.

LITTLE CRIMINALS No info available.

SAM SNIPER Local guys Chris Bennett and Andrew Klein play Southern jungle rock.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/ littlekingsshuffleclub HOBOHEMIANS Local four-piece playing “a mix of proto-jazz, blues, and folk music of the 1910s, ‘20s and ‘30s.

JUMPIN’ JESUS CHRISTERS Lively Appalachian-style string band composed of local musicians.

40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $16 (adv.). www.40watt.com MINIATURE TIGERS Clever indie pop that’s equally earnest and playful.

NEON INDIAN Electronic chillwave wonderkids provide echoing headbopping beats and chirping melodies. See story on p. 19.

PREFUSE 73 Musician/producer Scott Herren launched his career as a DJ at MJQ in Atlanta. His cutting edge sonic explorations blend hiphop, electronica and the avant garde.

See Calendar Pick on p. 24.

The Melting Point 9 p.m. $5 (adv.), $7 (door). www.meltingpointathens.com TIM MILLER BAND Eclectic Southern music with inspirations as diverse as ‘80s rock, prog and Johnny Cash.

Front Porch Bookstore 6 p.m. FREE! 706-372-1236.

HOLLY BELLE Local singer-songwriter Holly Belle sings smoky, acoustic ballads accompanied by cello.

Gnat’s Landing 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.gnatslanding.net RACHEL O’NEAL Local singer/ songwriter who plays a mix of soulful acoustic originals and an eclectic blend of indie rock, jazz and Americana covers. Music starts after the UGA football game!

Go Bar 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar IMMUZIKATION Celebrated local DJ Alfredo Lapuz, Jr. mashes up highenergy electro and rock.

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.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! 1560 Oglethorpe Ave. LERA LYNN The tender, jazzy folk voice behind Birds & Wire will be peforming with Rob McMaken of Dromedary.

Hotel Indigo Post-game Tailgate. FREE! www.indigoathens.com CLAY LEVERETT AND FRIENDS One of this town’s finest country frontmen, Leverett and his new band,

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Rye Bar 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/ryebarathens ALBATROSS Local band jams out with bluesy funk and classic rockinspired originals.

RYE Originals that have a Sister Hazel, Black Crowes feel.

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

Terrapin Beer Co. 5 p.m. www.terrapinbeer.com LI$TPRICE Grungy alt-rock.

Sunday 10 Borders Books & Music 4 p.m. FREE! 706-583-8647 DR. ARVIN SCOTT Dr. Arvin Scott is a multi-award winning percussion artist with over three decades of national and international experience.

He has performed with the likes of Béla Fleck and the Flecktones and Widespread Panic.

Farm 255 9:30 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com ALEXIS GIDEON Accompanied by minimal beats, guitar and xylo-

Monday 11 Alibi 9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010 KARAOKE With the Singing Cowboy!

Caledonia Lounge 8 p.m. $8 (21+), $10 (18+). www.caledonialounge.com THE FLESHTONES Countryinfluenced garage rock fom New York.

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 new album Lemonland is highly recommended.

NAIROBI TRIO Local act featuring Jeff and Phyllis Walls and Pat Patterson playing soulful rhythm and blues.

THE TRASHCANS Nate Mitchell of Cars Can Be Blue heads up this garage-rock project that’s selfdescribed as “lo-fi, blown-out scuzz punk.”

Flicker Theatre & Bar 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/flickerbar 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.

DEAD DOG Local band delivers frenetic, spunky lo-fi punk with a pop smile.

NEW CREASES Propulsive, joyous punk from Columbus, OH. VACATION Aggressive punk, postrock from Ohio.

Go Bar 10 p.m. myspace.com/gobar ARTURO IN LETTO Local musician A.J. Weiss sings mostly sweet, melodic songs written in Italy about his time abroad.

CATAWBA Local four-piece playing mellow indie rock informed by windswept Americana.

FORT WILSON RIOT This Minneapolis-based eclectic duo blends electronic pop and prog-rock with a touch of cabaret.

Concert Series

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Pupuseria El Coquito 7 p.m. 706-353-6136.

INCATEPEC A combination of traditional tunes from South America and Cuba with a unique jazz twist.

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.

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New Earth Music Hall 9 p.m. www.newearthmusichall.com RICH ROCK Behind the turntables for tonight’s hip-hop dance party.

phone, this Portland-based rapper is backed by projected animations illustrating his entertaining lyrics.

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NUTRITIONAL PEACE New local “vegan ambient” duo featuring Jeff Tobias and Amy Whisenhunt.

Yo Soybean, The John King Band at Nuçi’s Space • Doors 7:00, Music 8:00 • $5

All Shows, All Ages!

October 15 - The

Orkids, SecondSuns

at Nuçi’s Space • Doors 7:00, Music 7:30 • $5

October 22 - David Barbe and the Quick Hooks, Kuroma at Terrapin Brewery • Doors 8:30, Music 9:00 • $20 advance, $25 door 3 Show Package $30 (includes Nuçi’s Space Jam T-shirt)

Tickets available at Nuçi’s Space or online at

www.AthensMusic.net Proceeds benefit Nuçi’s Space

Sunday, October 10

Alexis Gideon, Nutritional Peace Farm 255 Alexis Gideon’s boundless imagination is only surpassed by his ambition to meld music, story and animation into one alternate universe that anyone can connect with.

“When I was just playing music, it built off of all these different styles, and it became demanding on the audience.

Now that I have a visual, narrative element, too, I feel that the material is universally accessible and has the potential to reach a broader audience,” says Gideon.

The 29-year-old Gideon formed Chicago experimental duet Princess with Michael O’Neill in 2003 but after three years of touring Alexis Gideon they split up to pursue new interests, his being the world of visual art. In 2009 he finally completed the 20-minute long multimedia project, “Video Musics,” which is based on the myths and lore of ancient Hungarian poems and ballads. “Video Musics II: Sun Wu-Kong,” the piece he’s currently touring on, began as a strange dream. “I had these dreams about severed heads, ancestral worship, reincarnation—all sorts of random things. That’s what led me to the library where it became a funneling process that led me to Wu Cheng’en’s Journey to the West,” he says.

Bringing together talented contemporary animators and equally proficient musicians, Gideon doesn’t try to stand in their way. “I came to them with what I was thinking and they really added their personal style and made it their own,” he says.

Making this whole production work live demands that all of his musical faculties be in overdrive. “All the rapping and singing is live, and I play guitar, glockenspiel, recorder and some bells. They’re programmed beats, so I don’t have to do absolutely everything, but the biggest challenge is that the themes repeat, so musically I have to remember which lyrics come up when this music starts playing,” says Gideon. He’s already developing the concept for his third project in which he plans to delve into an Irish novel…look for that after his European tour wraps up next year. [Patrick McGinn]

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. www.myspace.com/ryebarathens CLEEMANN This impressive Danish musician offers compositions that blend electronic soundscapes with exploratory lyrics. Tonight he will be playing acoustic set.

HOLIDAYS IN LONDON Hailing from Mountain Park, GA this band plays rock music with a vaguely alt-country tilt and baritone vocals that recall early records by The National.

Ten Pins Tavern 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-540-1831 OPEN MIC (2451 Jefferson Rd.) Tom Eisenbraun hosts a weekly open mic featuring drink specials and halfpriced fried okra for all performers.

Tuesday 12 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 CATAWBA Local four-piece playing mellow indie rock informed by windswept Americana.

LISTEN LIKE THIEVES Solo artist from Nashville whose show features loop-based acoustic/eclectic poprock on vocals, guitar, mandolin and tin whistle.

MR. FALCON High-energy, indie garage rock influenced equally by The Kinks and Pixies.

SUMILAN Technically proficient musicians playing progressive jam rock.

40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $16 (adv.) www.40watt.com BUILT TO SPILL Indie-rock giants Built to Spill stop by the 40 Watt to promote their newest release, You in Reverse.

REVOLT REVOLT Melodic punk with tight percussion and short bursts of yell-singing.

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

Go Bar 9 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/gobar THE FALCON LORDS A band of crime-fighting superheroes who love music and relaxing in their volcano lair. Known for their energetic live shows and superior villain-stomping skills.

WITNESS THE APOTHEOSIS Local darkwave-industrial duo blending dark vocals and moving cello with hard-hitting electronic music.

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

FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net CAROLINE AIKEN Renowned acoustic folk artist Caroline Aiken shared the stage with The Indigo Girls for some time. Her soulful voice purrs and growls the blues over bright finger-picking.

10:30 p.m. www.myspace.com/littlekingsshuffleclub PUNK ROCK NIGHT Bands/DJs to be confirmed.

The Melting Point 7 p.m. $3. www.meltingpointathens. com MOORS & MCCUMBER A unique brand of Americana with equal parts, rock, blues, country and bluegrass.

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. www.myspace.com/ryebarathens GHETTO MEZRAB Local expeirmental jazz jams with an extra dose of funk.

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

Wednesday 13 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. Skuzzy and straightforward, with riffs and rough vocals but not without melody.

POLICY ROCKET Funky, Afro-jazz trio.

THE VALLEY OF DREAMS: A ROCK ODYSSEY Nathan Thomas O’Rourke presents a musical performance based on a series of scifi and fantasy books he is writing. He’ll be joined by Katie Mae Willoughby on percussion, background vocals and visuals.

RYAT Live electronic duo from Philadelphia. Soaring melodies verge on the medieval. Energetic, creative beats make the tunes danceable.

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

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.

New Earth Music Hall 9 p.m. $8 (adv.) www.newearthmusichall.com BODEGA ROJA Instrumental sextet at the crossroads of jam and technical math-fused prog rock.

THE HEAVY PETS The band’s live show is a powerful explosion of jazzinfused funk-reggae and rock that is never the same experience twice.

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

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.

Farm 255 “Primals Night.” 9 p.m. FREE! www. farm255.com THE JAKE MOWRER QUARTET Upbeat, contemporary jazz care of Mowrer (guitar), Brent Weber (sax, keys), Gregory Callas (percussion) and Jason Royer (bass).

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.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/ flickerbar SINGER-SONGWRITER SHOWCASE Hosted by A PostWar Drama frontman Will Chamberlain, this monthly event features local talent.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5 p.m. www.terrapinbeer.com COLT LANDON BAKER Intricate, nostalgic folk-pop. For fans of John Mayer.

40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $11 (adv.) www.40watt.com DREW HOLCOMB Reverent and calm piano pop with raspy, freeing vocals that keep the inspirationl lyrics from being cheesy.

BEN RECTOR Soulful and impossible-not-to- dance-to pop with pretty melodies and a killer beat.

Go Bar 10 p.m. myspace.com/gobar ANDROCLES AND THE LION Minimalist indie rock that makes use of ambient sounds and guitar feedback without straying from traditional song structure.

* Advance Tickets Available

Down the Line 10/14 Rebelution / Tribal Seeds (Last Call) 10/15 Chief / Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band / Portugal. The Man (40 Watt Club) 10/15 The Dirty Guv’nahs (The Bad Manor) 10/15 Corey Smith (The Classic Center) 10/15 The Tams (The Rialto Room) 10/16 Beach House (40 Watt Club) 10/18 Rewards / Twin Tigers / We Are Scientists (40 Watt Club) * Advance Tickets Available

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

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Call for Artists (Ten Pins Tavern) Seeking unique submissions from those interested in showcasing their work in a bowling alley. 706540-1831, 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/callforentries.php Call for Artists (Fringe Collective Artistic Studios) Now seeking artisans to facilitate classes/ workshops. 706-540-2712, moonmama61@aol.com

Adventure Club: Yoga Teacher Training (Rubber Soul Yoga Revolution Studio) Certification program for teachers that includes individual and group instruction in yoga, teaching methodology, philosophy, literature, diet and nutrition, health and activism. 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 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) Learn basic technique, postures and movements fundamental to all styles of bellydance in “Beginners Egyptian Bellydancing” (Wednesdays, 7–8:15 p.m.).

Learn intermediate-level move-

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 The Rocky Horror Show (Athens Community Theatre) The Town and Gown Players hold auditions for Richard O’Brien’s 1973 cult classic. Prepare a musical solo (but not something from The Rocky Horror Show, please) and dress comfortably. Oct. 11 & 12, 7 p.m. wstevencarroll@gmail.com

ments in “Intermediate/Advanced Bellydancing” (Wednesdays, 8:30–9:45 p.m.). 706-613-1143, www.healingartscentre.net Canopy Classes (Canopy Studio) Now offering beginner or intermediate trapeze classes for adults or children. Choose from Trapeze, Stretch & Strengthen, Mother/Father Morning Out and more. Full schedule online. 706-549-8501, 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) Effortless power.

Authentic Chinese martial lineage.

Register for ongoing instruction.

Sundays and Mondays, 706-6143342, telihu@gmail.com Clay Classes (Good Dirt) Weekly “Try Clay” class every Friday from 7–9 p.m. and “Family Try Clay” every Sunday from 2–4 p.m. ($20/ person). 706-355-3161, www.good dirt.net “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) Two-part introduction to computers. Call to register. Oct. 20 & 21, 10–11:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 Computer Class (ACC Library, Educational Technology Center) Mouse and Keyboard Skills. Call to

Athens Area Humane Society

ADOPTION CENTER

Inside Pet Supplies Plus at Alps Shopping Center • 706.353.2287 The three pretty young girls below are all Torbies, which are tortoiseshell cats with a tabby pattern. They are all under a year old are active and extremely playful, and though they look like sisters, they are not. Lola is reddish and is going to be a big, beautiful girl. Vox is petite and chatty and loves her food. Liesel is fun-loving, smallish and she has a cute tail that is only half the normal length.

LOLA

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ACC ANIMAL CONTROL 44 Dogs Received 28 Dogs Placed

LIESEL

Ginger is a busy and fun Tortie kitten who was amusing herself and her little friend Mina.

Ginger loves other cats and makes fast friends. Mina is a sweet tuxedo girl.

Both kittens are a bit shy at first, yet very good with children.

ATHENS AREA HUMANE SOCIETY 7 Total Cats Received 10 Cats Placed 0 Adoptable Cats Euthanized

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MINA

more cats can be seen online at

athenshumanesociety.org

Ron Meyers’ teapot is part of the “Six Decades in Clay” exhibition at the Lamar Dodd School of Art through Oct. 19. register. Oct. 7, 7–8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 Computer Class (ACC Library, Educational Technology Center) Introduction to the internet. Call to register. Oct. 28, 7–8:30 p.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 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 Editing Workshop (Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation (OCAF)) Journalist and retired professor Dr. Wally Eberhard teaches “The Art of Editing: A Workshop for Writers.” Discover how to make your manuscript desirable to editors and agents. Copies of the Associated Press Stylebook and Dr. Eberhard’s workbook are included in the course fee. Registration required. Nov. 20, 9 a.m.–noon. $60 706-769-4565, www.ocaf.com 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 Genealogy on the Internet (ACC Library) A brief intro to Internet resources for genealogy. Databases in Galileo will be introduced. Registration required.

Oct. 21, 10 a.m.–1 p.m. FREE! 706613-3650 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 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. With instructor and three-time AAU National Champion Jason Hughes. 706-548-0077, www. liveoakmartialarts.com Money Matters: Engaged and Newlywed Edition (ACC Library) Don’t let financial problems ruin your marriage. Money Matters coordinator Teri Hanna will share some helpful tips for budgeting, maintaining a checking account and improving your credit score in this program sponsored by Smart Investing @ Your Library. Oct. 21, 7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 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) A low-impact core fitness course led by Mary Imes.

Tuesdays, 5:30–6:45 p.m. $75/session. 706-613-1143, www.healing artscentre.net 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 of Georgia) 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. 706-542-6156, 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) Certified Qigong instructor Carl Lindberg leads class on the 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 Shoemaking Workshop (Email for Location) Make all of your cobbling dreams come true at this two-day intensive workshop for beginners. Learn how to make a pair of mules! Oct. 30 & 31, $795. Kim@

cobblettes.com www.shoemaking classes.com Striptease 101 (The Hardcore Gym) Sexy dancing techniques for women. A prerequisite for Striptease 102. 18 & up. See schedule online. www.bobbisburlesque.webs.com Tech Tips: Facebook (ACC Library) Learn how to keep in touch with friends and family while maintaining a level of privacy. Oct. 12, 12:15–1 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 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. 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 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) Specialty classes throughout the day. 706-475-7329, www. armc.org/mbi Yoga, Tai Chi and Pilates (Five Points Yoga) Classes in Mama-Baby Yoga, Prenatal Yoga, Power Vinyasa Flow, Pranayama, Tai Chi Qui Gong, Tai Chi Kung Fu and Pilates for all levels. Full schedule online. www. athensfivepointsyoga.com Zumba (Council on Aging) Instructor Patricia Sims leads a fun, Latininspired dance workout. Mondays, 6–7 p.m. Tuesdays, 6:30–7:30 p.m. $6. http://53247.zumba.com/ Zumba at the Garden (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves comprise this dynamic fitness program. Wednesdays, 5:30–6:30 p.m. $10/class, $72/session. www.uga. edu/botgarden

HELP OUT! American Red Cross (Red Cross Donor Center, 3525 Atlanta Hwy.) Seeking donors for all blood types.

706-546-0681, www.redcrossblood. org 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, Blood Drive (Athens First United Methodist Church) Call the church to schedule an appointment. Oct. 13, 1:30–6:30 p.m. 706-543-1442 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, treehouse kidandcraft@gmail.com Cuts for the Cure (Fantastic Sams) Get your hair cut for only $10! 50 percent of proceeds benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Oct. 20, $5. 706-850-7011 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 Free IT Athens (Free IT Athens, 594 Oconee St.) New volunteer orientation for Free IT Athens. Visit www.freeitathens.org for more information. Oct. 7, 6 p.m. freeitathens@ gmail.com 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 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 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 Home School Science (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Sandy Creek Nature Center hosts an interactive learning experience for homeschool-

ers 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. Through 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.

Trainer always present. Registration required. 15-minute sessions, FREE! 706-769-3950 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, www.accleisureservices.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 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

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.) Shadowboxes and paintings by Cindy Jerrell and Dan Smith. Through October. Reception Oct. 9.

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.

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 exhibit featuring drawings by Susan Cofer.

Through Dec. 15. (270 River Rd., Suite Gallery) The

SUPPORT Depression and Anxiety Group (Call for location, Watkinsville) A 12-week program for adolescent girls suffering depression and anxiety. Accepting many insurance plans. Call for information or to register. Begins Oct. 12, Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m. 706-410-4074, audrey brannen@yahoo.com Domestic Violence Support Group (Call for location) Dinner begins at 6 p.m. and group at 6:30 p.m. Children are welcome for supper and 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 and hateful words 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

“UGA Costa Rica Group Show” features works by students in UGA’s Art and Culture in Latin America’s Maymester program. Through Oct. 14. (270 River Rd., Gallery 101) A collaborative printmaking installation by visiting artists Aaron Wilson and Tim Dooley.

Through Oct. 19.

Monroe Art Guild (205 S. Broad St., Monroe) Painted ponies by Michael Lee. Through Oct. 27.

Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation (OCAF) (34 School St., Watkinsville) The “Georgia Small Works Exhibition,” OCAF’s first juried exhibition of its kind, will feature 2-D and 3-D small-scale works.

Through Nov. 12. Reception Oct. 8. (34 School St., Watkinsville) “Searching for Bartram’s Wilderness: Studies from the Field” an exhibit featuring Philip Juras’ landscape paintings and other works inspired

by American naturalist William Bartram. Through Oct. 16.

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

The Globe (199 N. Lumpkin St.) Photographs of various ends of the Earth by New York transplant Luke Chase. Through Oct. 13.

The Grit (199 Prince Ave.) Works by Meghan Morris.

Through Oct. 17.

Town 220 (Madison) “Aislin’s Bouquet from the Garden of the Fall,” an exhibit of various works inspired by gardens. Featuring more than a dozen local artists, including Greg Benson, Andy Cherewick, Dana Downs, Robert Lowery, Melin Foscue Miller, Masakatsu Nakagawa, Marshall Reddoch and Lamar Wood. Through January. Reception Oct. 7.

Trace Gallery (160 Tracy St.) “Without Poems,” an exhibit featuring paintings and prints by Chris Hocking. Through Nov. 5. Reception Oct. 8.

White Tiger Gourmet Food & Chocolates (217 Hiawasee Ave.) New paintings by Andy Cherewick. Through October.

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 Sapph.Fire The newly formed 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 to learn about the next meeting.

ON THE STREET “1980 Championship Year Revisited” (Georgia Center, Hill Atrium) Photojournalist Wingate Downs chronicles a legendary year in UGA football in this pictorial exhibit which will hang through Jan. 7. www.georgiacenter.uga.edu Athens, GA Half Marathon (Various Locations) Explore Athens in autumn on this run winding through campus, downtown and alongside the North Oconee River.

Start training today! Proceeds benefit

AthFest. Now registering. Oct. 24, 7 a.m. $60. www.athensgahalf.com Celebrity Bartender Series: Political Edition (Ten Pins Tavern) Athens’ mayoral candidates take turns behind the bar to raise money for their pet causes. Throw back a pint, bowl a round and educate yourself about your choices in the upcoming election. Oct. 6, 15, 20 & 27, 7–9 p.m. 706-546-8090, www.tenpinstavern.com Fall Classic Century Bike Ride (Terrapin Beer Co.) Jittery Joe’s, Habitat for Humanity and Terrapin Brewery host a metric century ride with two course options, 62 miles or 31 miles, as well as a 6-mile ride for the family. Call or go online to register. Race day: Oct. 30.

706-208-1001, www.active.com, www.athenshabitat.com Free to Breathe Run/Walk (Sandy Creek Park) Raise vital funding for lung cancer research when you register for this 5K run or onemile walk. Nov. 13, 7 a.m. $15–$20.

608-316-3786, www.freetobreathe. org Lemonade Stand for Loan (Treehouse Kid and Craft, 815 W. Broad St.) Treehouse Kid and Craft will open up their lemonade stand for your school, organization or individual fundraising needs. Reserve your dates today for a prime location. 706-850-8226, treehousekidandcraft@gmail.com f

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Matters Of The Heart And Loins I went out on a date with this guy that I met on a dating site. When he came to pick me up, I was really happy that he was actually better looking than his profile picture. So, things started off fine, and I took him to a bowling alley by my house. He had never been, and asked me if I had, and I said “only once,” which for some reason clued him in to the fact that I was there on a different date.

This was OK, because I made sure he knew it wasn’t a regular first date spot.

(I didn’t want him to feel like I was just going through the motions or that he wasn’t “special” or whatever.)

So, we started bowling, and we were having a good time, I guess, but he kept asking me a ton of questions, and every time I turned around I “caught” him checking me out. I say that because he was not even trying to hide it, and when I told him to stop he said something like I shouldn’t worry about how I looked or whatever. It was weird. At least, I thought it was.

Then he asked me what I wear to bed (!!), and I told him that I couldn’t believe he asked me that. I’m not a prude, but I thought it was a stupid question. It made me uncomfortable, and then he mentioned that he thought I was very guarded. So, the night ended, and I went home feeling strange, and when I talked to my roommate about it she acted like I was insane. He was very good looking, and she couldn’t believe the stuff I was complaining about. I still think it was a bit creepy, but now I’m second guessing myself. What do you think?

I think he was being too forward, and you were uncomfortable, and that’s reason enough not to see him again. So what if he was hot? You got a bad vibe, your subconscious reaction was to deflect him, and instead of backing off he made comments to try to make you feel insecure. It seems like it worked at least to some degree, and in my opinion that is a Big Red Flag. Tell your roommate if she’s so into him, she should give him a call. If I were you, I would lose his number.

So, I have been seeing this guy for about seven months. We met in a class last year when we were in the same group on a project, and through working together a lot we totally hit it off. We were friends first, and then we started spending a lot of time together. He had a girlfriend back home, but as things started to get closer with us it seemed like he was thinking about ending it. We eventually started dating, and I was really and truly happy and comfortable in a relationship for the first time in my adult life. We saw each other all the time, talked on the phone more than once a

day, and started sleeping at each other’s houses every night. A couple months in, he told me that he hadn’t broken up with his girlfriend yet.

I was devastated, but he said he was planning to, but he wanted to do it in person, which I thought was respectful, and that he hadn’t seen her because he hadn’t been home yet.

Then this summer he went home for a couple of weeks. When he got back he was very happy to see me and everything was great. He told me that they had broken up and that it was bad but he was glad it was over. We continued on like before, but even better. His ex would call now and again, but I didn’t worry about it because our relationship was going great. So, about a month ago, I found out by accident that he lied to me. He left an email from her open when he left the room, and I happened to see it. She obviously still thought they were together. I was very upset and I confronted him about it. He said that he felt guilty and he tried to break up with her when he was home but she was having a bad time with her family and stuff and was depressed, and he was worried about what she would do, so he didn’t do it. I told him he had to do it, right away, or I was leaving. He said he would. He still hasn’t.

I don’t think they talk very much because I see him so much I don’t know how they would without me knowing, but I know he slept with her when he was home over the summer, and I don’t like feeling like I’m the other woman. I know I am more of a girlfriend than she is because he spends all his time with me, but I am sick of sharing. I don’t want to break up because I love him and we have a great time together and the sexual chemistry is amazing. But I don’t know what to do. How can I make him see that I am serious? I need him to end this thing with her now but I don’t know how to make him do it. Help!

Not the Other Woman You can’t “make” him do anything, NTOW. And at this point, I have no idea why you would want to.

Basically, this guy that you love and you feel such a great connection with has been lying to you and to his other girlfriend during your entire relationship. Whatever excuses he makes, he is a liar and a scumbag, and he is having his proverbial cake and eating hers, too. What are you thinking? The only thing to do here is walk away. Actually, you should tell the other girl first and then walk away.

He sucks.

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Real Estate Apartments for Rent 115-B Sylvan Rd. 2BR/2BA ARMC area. $550/mo. Pls call (706) 549-6070.

1BR/1BA. All electric. Nice apartment. Water provided.

On busline. Single pref’d.

Available now! (706) 5434271.

1BR/1BA. Clean & affordable.

Normaltown apartment. Just $99 security deposit! $450/ mo rent incl. water. 1 mi. to Dwntn. Walking distance to shops/restaurants. (706) 7882152 or email thomas2785@ aol.com.

1BR apt. for $475/mo.

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

2BR apartments starting at $575! 1st month is free! 1, 2 & 3BR apartments avail.

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College Station 2BR/2BA. All appls + W/D, FP, extra closet space, water/garbage incl. $550/mo. Owner/Agent (706) 340-2450.

First Month Free! 2BR/2BA apartment. Walking distance to Dwntn/campus. W/D, DW, on busline. Easy access to loop. (706) 548-2522 www. dovetailmanagement.com FTX Apartments.

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

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

Single or multiple offices avail. Call Stacy (706) 425-4048 or (706) 2961863.

Artist’s Private Studio For Rent at OCAF in Watkinsville. $50/ month+ insurance. 10 X 10 w/electricity, heat, good light, 24 hour access.

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Eastside Offices. 1060 Gaines School Rd. Rent 1200 sq. ft. 1200/mo. 750 sq. ft. $900/mo. 450 sq. ft. $600/mo. 170 sq.ft. $375/mo. (706) 546-1615 or athenstownproperties. com.

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Historic Downtown Building. 3200 sq. ft.

Ample onsite parking.

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

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Historic Boulevard Area Artist Community 160 Tracy St. Rent 300 sq. ft. $150/mo. 400 sq. ft. $200/ mo. (706) 546-1615 or athenstownproperties.com.

Retail, Bar, or Restaurantfor lease at Homewood Shopping Center. 3000 sq. ft. Call Bryan Austin at (706) 3531039.

Condos for Rent $750/mo. 1st month’s rent free. 4BR/3 Full BA. 10 min. to UGA. 137 Westchester Circle. All appls incl. W/D, excellent condition. New carpet & paint. Lg. lv. rm., sec. system. Near busline.

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2BR/2BA, Eastside.

Available now. 1300 sq. ft., CHAC, W/D, new DW. No pets. $575/mo. (706) 7690757.

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Duplexes For Rent 2BR/1BA. To t a l l y renovated. 5 mins from campus. $550/mo for single, $600 for 2 tenants.

Graduate students/ professional pref’d. H2O incl. Pls. call (404) 8193506.

ARMC, UGA Medical School. 2BR/2BA brick.

HWflrs. CHAC, moder n kitchen, DW, W/D conn. $ 1 6 5 0 / m o i n c l . w a t e r, garbage, yd. maint.

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East Athens. Great 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 $675/mo. Blocks from Dwntn & UGA, 2BR/1BA. Huge BRs, 12’ ceilings, HWflrs, W/D, front porch, pet friendly, sm. fenced area. Avail. 10/1. 1 4 5 Elizabeth Street.

Owner/Agent, call Robin (770) 265-6509, or email robintdubois@gmail.com. $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.

1200 sq. ft. 3BR/2BA house in Oglethorpe Co. $600/dep. + $600/mo.

No smoking. No pets.

Available October. (706) 202-1847.

145 Woodcrest Drive.

3BR/2BA, CHAC, fenced yd., pets OK. No pet fees!

GRFA considered. Some HWflrs. $825/mo. (706)372-6813.

167 Tibbetts St., 2BR/1BA Normaltown house. $650/ mo. Pls. call (706) 5496070.

1BR/1BA w/ office 1277 W. H a n c o c k . S c r e e n porch, rear parking, pets OK, DW, HVAC, HWflrs, walk to ARMC, campus, & Newtown. $500/mo. Call Paul (706) 714-9607.

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) 2276000 or (706) 540-1959.

2BR/1BA with refinished HWflrs, all new tiled bath, separate tiled laundry room with W/D. Modern appliances. In 5 Pts on Highland Ave. $675/mo.

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3BR/2BA house. Cedar creek subdivision. Fenced backyd., gas grill attached to sundeck, FP, wooded lot. Quiet family n’hood.

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3BR/1BA Eastside split level. Private drive on wooded lot. Appls incl. No pets. $650/mo. $325/dep.

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4BR/4BA home & 4BR/3BA townhome for rent in Deer Park. $850/mo. Huge floorplan! W/D, alarm system, pets welcome. $425/dep. Eastside.

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4BR/3BA 2–stor y brick garage, huge yd. 205 Pendleton Dr. Homewood Hills. Pics at hathaway proper tiesathens.com. $1000/mo. Text (706) 7144486, hathawayproperties@ gmail.com.

5 Pts brick home. 4BR/2BA. HWflrs, garage, quiet wooded lot. CHAC. Garage.

Finished basement w/ extra kitchen. $239K. (706) 2024600.

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.

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Available now! Brick homes starting at just $250/BR. Close to Dwntn/UGA & pet friendly. Dekle Realty (706) 548-0580. 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.

Ar tistically renovated 1BR/1BA. HWflrs throughout. 1200 sq. ft. main house, 700 sq. ft. workshop/studio. Perfect for artists or musicians. 10 mi. from Dwntn. Call (706) 540-1563. Available 11/1.

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.

Cabin in the woods on 90 acres. 8 mi. outside of Athens. Organic garden, hiking trails on Middle Oconee River. $775/mo.

Available now. (770) 7252667.

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 McWaters Realty, (706) 549-3222, (706) 353-2700, (706) 540-1529.

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Stove & fridge included.

Own it for only $114K! Call (706) 354-1276.

Nicely renovated clean, small, in–town house for rent on 3rd St. 2BR/1BA. New everything! IKEA kitchen, tiled BA, screen porch & yard. Perfect for 1 person avail. now at very discounted rent. $575/mo.

Call Drew at (706) 2022712.

Houses for Sale

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.

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5A of Whitehall Forest on creek. Custom 4BR/2.5BA home filled with light & fine materials. $325K 150 Hidden Hills Lane. (706) 254-8685.

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Misc. Services

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.

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Autos

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Eat. Drink. Listen Closely.

Theatre

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5

CROOKED STILL

Tony Bennett

Tickets $10 adv. • $12 at the door

TRUCE

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6

Wednesday October 6 at 8 p.m.

EDDIE & THE PUBLIC SPEAKERS Tickets $5

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7 High energy Blues-Rock from Austin, Texas

ERIC TESSMER BAND

Corey Smith Friday, October 15

Tickets $10 adv. • $12 at the door

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8 Nomad Artists presents

STEWART & WINFIELD ERIC CULBERSON

Tickets $8 adv. • $12 at the door

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9

at 8 p.m.

Join us after the game!

TIM MILLER BAND

Special Guest Tyler Reeve

Tickets $5 adv. • $7 at the door $5 at the door w/ UGA ID

Co-presented by Nomad Artists

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12 Terrapin Bluegrass Series featuring

MOORS & McCUMBER $3 Admission • $2 Terrapin Pints All Night!

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14

Thursday, November 11 at 7:30 p.m.

High Energy Grateful Dead

COSMIC CHARLIE Tickets $7 adv. • $10 at the door $5 at the door w/ UGA ID

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15 Join us for the best of the 80’s with

BREAKFAST CLUB Tickets $8 adv. • $10 at the door $5 at the door w/ UGA ID

Lyle Lovett

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16 The Return of

ALLGOOD

and His Large Band

Tickets $12 adv. • $17 at the door

ON THE HORIZON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19 Nomad Artists and the Melting Point present

Wednesday November 17 at 8 p.m.

RAILROAD EARTH

COMING SOON

Tickets $18 adv. • $22 at the door • $15 with UGA ID at door

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21 Nomad Artists presents

CCA Athens cordially invites you to Celebrate Our Coast at the 2nd Annual

DONNA THE BUFFALO

BANQUET & AUCTION

Tickets $15 adv. • $20 at the door

COMING SOON 10/17 & 10/18 - ATHENS PRESS CLUB FORUM 10/22 - LOVE & THEFT 10/23 - ZACH DEPUTY 10/28 - THE CIVIL WARS 10/29 - THE GEORGIA HEALERS 10/30 - SONS OF SAILORS 10/31 - NEXT TO LAST FEST: VAN DYKE PARKS 11/5 - KINCHAFOONEE COWBOYS 11/6 - BOMBER CITY 11/12 - SOUNDS OF MOTOWN 11/20 - DAVE BARNES 11/26 - “DEJA VU” A TRIBUTE TO CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG, STRAWBERRY FLATS 12/26 - RANDALL BRAMBLETT BAND LOCATED ON 12/31 - TOTALLY 80’s NYE with THE HIGHBALLS THE GROUNDS OF

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706.254.6909

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7 6-10pm Live Music, Dinner and a Silent Auction Tickets: $55 per person & $100 per couple.

Includes a CCA annual membership with subscription to the award-winning Tide magazine, CCA GA newsletter Tide Lines, dinner and the ever-famous “Bottomless Beer Cup.” For reserving a table, purchasing tickets or more information, please contact Stephen Simmons 706.207.9091

Buffalo’s Café - Back Banquet Room 196 Alps Road

CATS – December 14 Mamma Mia! – March 23 & 24, 2011 The Color Purple – May 5, 2011 Call, click or stop by the Box Office 706.357.4444 • www.ClassicCenter.com 300 N. Thomas St. • Downtown Athens Performances in The Classic Center Entertainment Season are made possible by the generous support of our sponsors

everyday people Louise Bradford, Crossing Guard At Timothy Road Elementary, crossing guard is a highturnover position, according to a few parents who regularly walk their children to the West Athens school. It may seem like an easy job, but many unseasoned guards balk when faced with the two-ton reality of groggy motorists. Louise Bradford brings a consistency to her post that makes these parents, most of whom live in the Kingswood subdivision, quite proud.

Here’s Louise’s secret to street safety: when she spots parents and their children moving toward her down the sidewalk, she enters the roadway, stop sign outstretched, long before her precious cargo reaches the crosswalk. Before anyone else sets foot onto Timothy Road, Louise’s small frame and oversized reflective vest force traffic to a complete halt. Only then can parents and children enter the crosswalk. But still, as Flagpole witnessed, there are some drivers who unmindfully roll through Louise’s temporary roadblock.

Flagpole: How long have you been a crossing guard?

Louise Bradford: Just this year. I love it. Except when I try to stop someone and they just ride through. You are putting my life in danger and putting those kids’ life in danger, and

FP: How do you describe yourself? What kind of person are you?

LB: I’m a nice, sweet person. Easy going, easy to get along with. Quiet. Shy. I love to work. I have two kids, love my kids.

I have six grandkids. I love my grandkids. I’m married. Been married three years. My mother, my mother stays here. I love my mother—she’s my best friend. I’m the only girl. I have four brothers. One dead.

FP: When did you lose your brother?

LB: It was last year, around Christmas. He had cancer… throat cancer. He was 59. He struggled for a year. I have another brother; he has cancer… but the doctors gave him up back in 2000, but he’s still with us, and he’s doing good. I pray to God every night thanking him for that.

PARTY

HEADQUARTERS!

FP: Have you lived in Athens all your life?

LB: Mostly, except for one year in 1995. I went to Connecticut, because my dad is in Connecticut, but my mom’s here. She was supposed to come there, but she didn’t, so I came back here. I went to high school in Oglethorpe County.

André Gallant

FP: What were your teenage years like there?

LB: Real strict. I didn’t go to parties, I didn’t do no clubs. Now, I don’t drink, don’t smoke, don’t do nothing.

Now I appreciate what [my mom] did.

FP: How so?

LB: Because I look at my friends, my cousins, they’ve got six kids, you know, and I only have two kids. A lot of them drink… I like to think that I did good. I appreciate her for being strict on me, because I’m not like that.

FP: Did you raise your kids in Clarke County?

LB: Half and half.

I don’t like that. Those kids are my responsibility… at first I was scared because I’d never did that and those cars are flying through there. I was like, “I cannot do this.”

FP: The cars were intimidating?

LB: Yeah. They’re acting like they’re not gonna stop, and I’m thinking I’m going to get hit or one of the kids are gonna get hit. But after two or three days, I was like, you know…

FP: What makes you a good crossing guard?

LB: I don’t know. I don’t want to say this because I don’t want to get hit. But I’d rather put myself in jeopardy before the kids. That’s what I feel. But I don’t want to get hit; don’t think I’m crazy, because I’m not.

FP: How’s the traffic on Timothy Road?

LB: When the police is there, it’s great. When they’re not there, it’s a problem. It’s like they’re on a racetrack or something.

FP: Any close calls lately?

LB: Yeah, I was crossing, going to stop traffic, and this lady who was there with her son had to pull me back because I didn’t see this car.

FP: What happened?

LB: This lady had thought that she could just ease on through, but I didn’t see her, because I’m trying to stop traffic. She said she wasn’t going that fast, but if that lady hadn’t yelled and stopped me I could’ve leaned back into her, she’s trying to sneak through. Luckily, the police was there, and they stopped her.

FP: Where did you work before this?

LB: Snelling Dining Hall. I loved it, the eating part: free. I just liked working at my little area—waffle bar, cereals. I love my co-workers. That’s where I met my husband.

FP: What was the difference?

LB: OK, they was young when I was in Oglethorpe, and it was real easy. When I came to Athens, it was harder. I was by myself. They didn’t have, you know, no father with them. It was just me. I mainly kept them in the house, because we were in the projects [Nellie B], so I kept mine in the house. It was easy because, like I said, I kept them in the house. But then they got grown grown.

FP: What do you think about Athens? Is it a good place to live?

LB: It’s OK, but there are no jobs. It used to be you could go to a restaurant and get hired just like that, but now you can’t even do that. I’ve been here all my life. I love to go somewhere new, somewhere different where nobody knows me and I don’t know nobody… I think about it, but I just can’t up and do it.

FP: What would make Athens a better city?

LB: Bring back more jobs for people. That’s the biggest problem there is right now. And have more activities, more concerts… like at Classic Center. The last thing I went and saw was B.B. King; that was nice. They need stuff like that more.

Tyler Perry, I wish he would come.

FP: What would you like people to know about crossing guards?

LB: The crossing line: people need to know they shouldn’t stop just at the line. Don’t pull up on the crosswalk. They should stop way behind it. We are not protected [legally] outside of the lines. I tell all my kids, my parents, please stay in the crosswalk. If I stepped outside, I’d probably get fired. I had one lady do it one morning, and I was like, “You’re gonna get me fired.” They said, “No, Miss Louise, we don’t want that.”

I never had that problem out of them anymore.

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