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pub notes Pimp My Ride I board the #5 on Prince Avenue, just down from Ike & Jane, and 10 minutes later I alight at the Multi-Modal Center, across the street from Flagpole.

Going home, it’s another straight shot out Prince on the #7.

Wednesdays, I can get back on the #5 and ride it through campus to the Georgia Center in time for our 6 o’clock taping of “Athens News Matters,” which takes 30 minutes, plus whatever chatter and hijinks precede and follow the show.

At 7 p.m. the #5 picks me up again, and I ride it out Baxter and Hawthorne to Gilmer, where I hop off for the short walk home. I could get off at Kroger or Bell’s and grocery-shop for an hour and then continue my ride home. So, going home, between the #5 and the #7, I’ve got bus service every 30 minutes. And, going into town, the #5 runs every half-hour in the afternoon, plus, for now, it runs on into the evening, so that I could catch a movie at Ciné, riding the bus both ways—no worry about the wine.

And, best of all, being the “survivor” (their term) of a UGA retiree, I get to ride the bus for free. I have taken advantage of this windfall off and on (no pun intended) for several years, but recently, I got serious. A few months ago, even before the latest rise in prices, I filled up my old four-cylinder Volvo wagon with regular gas and hit $50. That same week Dr. Sam Griffin got worried about my blood pressure. Ever since, I’ve been walking to work and riding the bus home or vice-versa— sometimes walking both ways, sometimes riding, The university has depending on how fast I shown us that it works. need to get there.

I have also taken to Now we just have to studying schedules, checksee it for ourselves. ing out the other buses.

For instance, I might join Millard Grimes at the Hilltop Grille for a glass of wine after work. (He enjoys the snacks and the friendly bartenders there.)

The #6 takes me straight to Hilltop. An hour later, after a quick walk up to Hawthorne, I’m back on the trusty #5 for the short ride home.

This just begins to scratch the surface and doesn’t even take into account the UGA buses, which we all can ride for free. The Milledge Avenue bus, for instance, is a continuous 15-minute shuttle between downtown and Five Points, with all kinds of possibilities.

In spite of its availability, I have not taken the bus at night, so I have no feel for the level of ridership. Still, I hate to see that Mayor Denson is recommending curtailing night service, which has been hard-won and, I believe, should be expanded, because of all the night-time activities centered in downtown, where the buses converge. This is not to mention the impact on people who have to work late. I can barely imagine the difficulties the mayor faces in trying to balance our community budget, but I can attest that our bus service has the potential for an increasingly beneficial effect in ameliorating some of the problems we face.

The University of Georgia had many of these same problems—for instance, getting people from place to place on time without depending on automobiles. They did it by providing frequent service paid in advance by student fees and restricting parking to the decks. Even undergraduates can see that if it’s already paid for and gets them there on time and there’s no place to park, anyway, it’s a slam-dunk to take the bus. And they do.

We could do the same in town. Free and frequent bus service would address the myriad problems of gas prices, automobile upkeep, traffic, parking, pollution, exercise, public health, etc., so that the tax increase to put it into effect would be more than offset by the rise in community well-being. It’s the greatly beneficial solution that is not going to happen yet, but it’s there, and it makes sense in so many ways. The university has shown us that it works. Now we just have to see it for ourselves.

Henry Ford got us off the farm and into the cities with his Model T, emancipating us from rural work and ushering in suburban America. What we need now is an invention to wean us from dependence on Mr. Ford’s so-last-century vision and renew the health of our bodies and our body politic.

Is that the #5?

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Commissioners don’t think the county open submissions by a jury. Now, a call for can afford to pay full insurance coverage for those submissions has been issued, with a its employees, and Commissioner Kelly Girtz deadline for design concepts of May 23. points out that, while it’s regrettable, it’s not There’s a link to all the relevant info, includuncommon for employers to change the terms ing submission forms and guidelines, on the of benefits agreements with workers over time. main SPLOST page of the ACC website. Get on He says Commissioner and Mayor Pro Tempore it, Athens artists, and make it freaky!

Andy Herod has written a memo on behalf of at least five commissioners recommending the Working Out the Kinks: While preparing for the government not reinstate the calculated-value inevitable severe weather warning to be sent credit for dependent plans and phase in an out over ACC’s new emergency alert system employee premium for single plans over the last Wednesday, Apr. 27, the day before overnext two years. night tornadoes swept across the Southeast, It’s fairly easy to argue that this isn’t the killing more than 300 people and causing time for the reinstatement of benefits that untold property damage, a county staffer acciwere removed five years ago—not when falling dentally posted the notification prematurely revenues are making it necessary to eliminate at 2:02 in the afternoon. The message was positions and services. But asking single plan promptly rescinded at 2:10, but those were holders to pay for insurance they’ve always an interesting eight minutes for folks who are gotten for free would essentially constitute a signed up to receive the alerts—especially salary cut for a few hundred long-term county those of us who read not only the text warnworkers—a tough pill to swallow, especially ing but also the more extensive email vergiven that this will be the third consecutive sion, which included grave instructions such county budget not to provide employee as “lie flat in a ditch or low-lying area” and raises. Girtz says staff is projecting that the “if you are in a car or mobile home, get out FY13 and FY14 budgets will both have room immediately and head for safety.” ACC Public for pay increases, and that commissioners will Information Officer Sandi Turner says she make those a priority. This year's budget talks, hasn’t heard from anyone who was inconvemeanwhile, figure to be the most contentious nienced by the false alarm, and fortunately, in some time. Stay tuned. it wasn’t sent out to schools or other institutions that might have responded immediately Celebrate Survival: The Cottage Sexual Assault and dramatically. Nice to see the system Center and Children’s Advocacy Center is havworks, anyway; an identical notice was sent ing its first annual “Survivors and Supporters out at 1:32 a.m. that night, when a real torCelebration” at Nuçi’s Space from 7–10 p.m. nado warning was issued. If you’re not signed Friday, May 6. The Cottage is a hardworking up, you should be—do it at the ACC website. local nonprofit that advocates for awareness and prevention of sexual abuse and assault, Dave Marr news@flagpole.com

city pages choose, to make changes to it—before they approve it, which they are scheduled to do at their June 7 meeting. The first of those meetings, which are open to the public, is Thursday, May 5 at 5:30 p.m. at the Bob M. Snipes Water Resource Center at 780 Barber St. Commissioner Alice Kinman said she hopes Among the reductions to expenditures in the needed cost savings can be found elseMayor Nancy Denson’s proposed Athens-Clarke where, without eliminating the evening bus County budget for Fiscal Year 2012, which routes. “I’m going to try real hard not to let begins July 1 of this year, is the elimination that happen,” she said. “It’s hard to put it of all bus service after 6:45 p.m. About half back in once you take it out.” She hopes savof Athens Transit’s 18 bus routes currently ings can be achieved through reductions in have evening service, with some operating as other “nonessential services.” Kelly Girtz said late as 10:45. But according to the budget he and his fellow commissioners will consider summary, the cost to the county per evening the "scalability" of Denson's recommendation, rider is $5.25, as opposed to $1.91 for daylooking at the possibilities for cutting fewer time rides, when use is heavier. The reduction hours of service and/or making route-by-route would save the county schedule changes. an estimated $371,600. proposed budCommissioner Alice Kinman Denson’s “It was something get does not include an that I did very relucincrease to the county’s said she hopes the needed tantly,” Denson said property tax rate, and after the budget was Kinman said it’s “highly cost savings can be found released Apr. 29. The unlikely” commissionelsewhere. service cuts would also ers will consider adding result in the eliminaone. Girtz agreed. tion of 15 part-time jobs. But falling tax revDenson said she expects that commisenues demand that savings be found in “big sioners will closely scrutinize the bus service chunks,” the mayor said, and “there were not reductions at their budget review meetings, very many big chunks of money there.” and if they are able to achieve the necesBut bus transit is something many ACC sary cost savings without them, “Godspeed.” commissioners see as a crucial service for the Denson said commissioners have requested a county to provide, especially since it is the study of bus ridership and types of trips from only means for some workers to get to and Athens Transit Director Butch McDuffie, which from their jobs. Denson acknowledged that in she said she hopes will be available to them budget conversations with commissioners, she as they begin their meetings. “heard [it] expressed that they would like to The budget is available online on the keep the bus service that we have.”

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capitol impact Georgia Is Trailing Alabama There was a time when it seemed that no state could be more generous than Georgia when it came to giving tax assistance to corporations and their CEOs. After all, this is the state where only last week the governor signed legislation that will give tax breaks totaling $30 million over the next two years to a company—Delta Air Lines—that already reported more than $1.4 billion in net income during 2010.

It turns out that I was wrong to think that no one could top our generosity to the business community. Over in Alabama, government officials are putting together a package of financial incentives for a major corporation that will total more than $1 billion.

That is one heck of a lot of assistance.

As reported by the Mobile PressRegister, state and government officials have agreed to give ThyssenKrupp AG, a German company that is planning to open a steel mill, tax abatements and other forms of financial assistance that will total $1.073 billion.

All of those financial incentives have been pledged to ThyssenKrupp for opening a steel plant that will provide an estimated 2,700 jobs. That means Alabama taxpayers will be putting up more than $400,000 per job.

Now that is what you call government generosity. It even surpasses the spirit of giving displayed by our former governor, Sonny Perdue, several years ago.

When Perdue was first elected governor in 2002, one of the unresolved issues he had to deal with was the finalization of an agreement between the state and DaimlerChrysler for the location of an auto assembly plant on a stateowned site in Chatham County.

Outgoing governor Roy Barnes had pulled together a package of financial incentives to persuade the German-American automaker to open a factory that would employ 3,400 people. Shortly before he was sworn in as

governor, Perdue was given the details of the Barnes package: it was worth $320 million, which amounted to $96,000 per job.

“When Sonny read the secret details of the contract, his jaw hit the floor,” Perdue’s communications director, Dan McLagan, said.

“However, the state had made a commitment.

All we could do was honor it while muttering under our breath, ‘Never again, never again.’”

“Never again,” as it turned out, didn’t really mean never again.

DaimlerChrysler decided against opening that auto plant. When Perdue was running for a second term in 2006, he was anxious to close any kind of deal that would bring economic development to Georgia. In March of that year, Perdue announced an agreement to give Kia Motors of Korea a package of tax and financial incentives worth $410 million to open a factory in West Point that would employ 2,500 people.

That financial package averaged more than $160,000 per job—about 70 percent higher than the Barnes offer to DaimlerChrysler that supposedly caused Perdue’s jaw to “hit the floor.” At the time, it looked like Perdue had set a record for government generosity that would never be broken in our lifetimes, but the officials of Alabama have opened their coffers even wider.

It was local officials in Jefferson County (Birmingham) who got fleeced by a pack of Wall Street speculators and plunged the county into a $5 billion hole when they built a new sewer system. It was also in Alabama where, according to a federal indictment, lobbyists were allegedly promising as much as $2 million apiece in their efforts to persuade legislators to approve the legalization of electronic bingo.

Here in Georgia, we’ve obviously got some catching up to do.

Tom Crawford tcrawford@gareport.com

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for talented prospective students—are now almost all administrative buildings rather than classrooms or dormitories. The flow of people bringing a feel of animation—and security— particularly decreases at night. However, proposed campus designs for the “northeast precinct” between Jackson and Oconee streets would include housing (a 24-hour use) and bridge the gap with downtown created by current surface parking lots. West Broad is also gaining an emerging identity, with recent renovations and new tenants that are helping reinvigorate the traffic-dominated canyon between Pulaski and Milledge.

Day and Night: More obstacles emerge around downtown at night. It is particularly interesting to consider routes home for patrons of downtown’s many drinking establishments.

How good are the connections with neighborhoods where most people live?

Bus services end well before the bars close.

An informal poll of bar patrons (and our high DUI rate) suggested that driving home after drinking is the norm.

The taxis/shuttles seem to do a cracking business, although a few downtown consumers complained of inconsistent fares.

Many also walk—along routes of varying quality. Among the key corridors from downtown, all but Prince are quite steep.

Lumpkin, North Avenue, Broad and Oconee are fairly devoid of life. A typical pedestrian experience is on an exposed sidewalk, traffic rushing by on one side and closed businesses or parking lots on the other. Hancock, in mid-gentrification, has become a well-walked route to Milledge late at night. I sometimes hear complaints that downtown doesn’t cater to “grownups”; certainly, none of our key corridors are very conducive to Broad Street leaving downtown: a less than elegant pedesa dignified walk home after a cultural trian experience. evening. For cyclists, the main, direct corridors, again, are generally very steep, group of citizens. So, linking downtown to dangerously heavy with car traffic, or both, neighborhoods and employment nodes means so cultivating an alternative network could be investing likewise in key corridors radiating logical. Cobbham and campus do provide fairly from the center—Broad, Lumpkin, Hancock, accessible routes west and south.

Prince, North Avenue, West Broad, Oconee.

Our corridors from downtown could benefit Encouraging more housing and commerce near from smart treatment as the main radials they these routes—and making them welcoming for are, by encouraging mixed uses that animate walking, biking, driving and transit—will help the routes and cater to pedestrians, and by link people and urban assets. rebalancing public rights-of-way to serve all modes of transportation. While a streetcar Walking Downtown: So, how easy is it to walk may be out of reach at the moment, bike/bus/ downtown? It’s generally a very enjoyable pedestrian facilities and development guideplace to stroll within—which is a great ecolines that demand human-scale urban design nomic asset—until you hit an edge. Broad, fronting our streets are not.

Pulaski, Dougherty and Thomas are wide, fast roads: hard edges to downtown, although Crosswalk Commotion: Speaking of key corBroad Street is partially redeemed by improved ridors from downtown, the recent police crossings and pedestrian-friendly frontages “sting operations” on drivers disregarding the near campus. If we want to take advantage crosswalk by The Grit on Prince Avenue begs of the underdeveloped areas near downthe question: What is it about this stretch of town, it does no good to wall them off. Street road that produces 28 citations in an hour? modifications—three-laning, median islands, Athens has its share of irresponsible drivers, etc.—would promote investment in the borbut the wide, fast, four-lane road configuraders of downtown, as well as connectivity and tion tells drivers more clearly than any sign pedestrian safety. that they should zoom through without needThere are also major gaps in active fronting to be alert to sharing the road with pedesage downtown created by surface parking trians (or bikes, for that matter). Perhaps lots, long blank walls and other less humanthose three-laning proposals of years past scaled uses. The university also seems to had a bit of merit? Stay tuned for a more inhave moved much of the “life” away from depth look at past and future ideas for Prince its downtown edge. The charming old North Avenue in coming weeks.

Campus buildings close to the energy and variety of downtown—surely a key selling point Katie Goodrum athensrising@flagpole.com

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Downtown Is an Island: As our downtown visioning and masterplanning process awaits continuation, with 42 responses to a request for proposals in the inbox, one of the study’s topics seems to form a particularly interesting challenge: “Connectivity to downtown (greenway, river, university, surrounding neighborhoods).” Downtown often strikes me as a sort of island with a curious array of barriers on all sides—some as permanent as steep slopes and others more surmountable.

Centrally locating services and investment in downtowns and in secondary nodes makes sense both in terms of economics and good planning. Proximity and density mean more efficient use of city infrastructure. But the catch is in getting people to those services efficiently and sustainably. Downtown assets should be accessible to the widest

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an Freedom be saved? Researchers on board the Georgia Bulldog decided to find out when they discovered an anemic, emaciated loggerhead sea turtle off the coast of North Florida last summer. They delivered her to Jekyll Island’s Georgia Sea Turtle Center, whose capable staff named her “Freedom.”

Three months later, it was awe-inspiring to see this magnificent animal with three adults wrestling her feisty 200 pounds, trying to hold her still enough for treatment by Dr. Terry M. Norton, the center’s founder and director.

“She’s had lots of treatments,” Norton said at the time. “She’s now up to weight, but still too anemic to survive in the ocean.”

Why go to so much trouble for a turtle?

Mahatma Gandhi said, “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” Saving turtles encourages us to be better people.

These craggy-faced creatures have been on earth for 215 million years. Five of the world’s seven types of sea turtles live off the coast of South Georgia, all endangered. Only one out of 4,000 loggerhead hatchlings lives to adulthood, making Freedom a marvel.

As a female loggerhead, Freedom reached maturity between 17 and 35 years of age. She started laying eggs that year. Between late April and early September, she returned to the beach of her birth, probably her first time back on land. At night, she ventured onto the beach above tide line to spend over an hour digging a nest with her back flippers—a nest deep enough to hold up to 150 leathery white, Ping-Pong ball-sized eggs. After covering this nest with sand, she returned to the water. She may have laid several nests over the season, which peaks in June and July. She’ll faithfully repeat this nesting every few years. Last summer, GSTC staffers discovered a female who was missing a back flipper and helped her dig her nests.

The nest hatches 55 to 62 days later.

Alone, a tiny hatchling must crawl out of the nest, make its way across open beach and into the water without being washed back, killed by predators, misdirected by artificial lights or dying of sun exposure. New baby loggerheads measure about two inches long and weigh less than an ounce, while an average adult is three feet, weighing 200 to 300 pounds—an astounding growth journey.

During nesting season, GSTC staffers look daily for eggs that haven’t hatched on time.

GSTC staff hold Freedom, an anemic loggerhead sea turtle, while she is treated

by Dr. Terry Norton.

They attempt to save these eggs by placing them in the center’s incubator. Since the sex of a loggerhead is determined by nest temperature, they set the heat at 90 degrees to produce more females for egg laying.

The center sits surrounded by Jekyll Island’s beauty, where mossy oaks, palmettos and palms meet. Dr. Norton says, “We’re making a combined effort with education, research and rehabilitation… [We] show kids what we’re doing; then they tend to have more interest in things like marine biology… turning people back to the natural environment.”

Visitors of all ages delight in the center’s interactive displays and games, visiting patients and watching turtles being treated through the large viewing window. There are staff talks daily, and the center’s website offers hours of intriguing information about turtles, turtle patients, oceans and GSTC activities.

Emma, a juvenile green sea turtle, was voted the center’s 2010 Turtle Patient of the Year. Emma, short for Emerald, arrived at the center severely injured from a boat strike that left a deep gash down two thirds of her carapace (shell) paralleling her spine, exposing one lung. Asked if Emma will return to the ocean, Dr. Norton replies, “It’s a possibility, if she gets enough mobility in her front joints…

She’s improved a lot.” If you’re at the center this June, be sure to visit Emma and vote for your favorite turtle patient for 2011.

Can Freedom be saved? Yes. Thanks to the dedicated care of the GSTC staff, a healthy, hardy and aptly named Freedom eagerly crawled into the surf and swam home to sea on Dec. 3, 2010. She now lives wild, free to swim, lay eggs and enjoy the rest of her turtle life.

Kate Guilford For more information on reservations for GSTC nest walks and turtle walks and special events like the Turtle Crawl Triathlon May 21, go to www.georgiaseaturtlecenter.org or call 1-912-635-4444. If you see a dead, injured or harassed sea turtle, call 1-800-2 SaveMe.

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google that sh!t Search: China employs Georgia I am a poor contemporary stand-in for Paul Revere, but let me warn you anyway: the Chinese are coming. Don’t get me wrong—it’s not the Chinese people I’m worried about; it’s the Chinese-style political economy that they bring: brutal repression in support of ruthless capitalism—the worst of both worlds. A typical Chinese worker’s life, according to a recent on-site workplace investigation by the Institute for Global Labor and Human Rights (Google it!): 80 cents an hour, 14-hour days, a seven-day work week, sometimes 30 days in a row. Complainers are fired. Each worker struggles alone; unions are forbidden at most factories. In fact, attempting to organize a union free of party/state control is essentially political dissent, as the corporations and the Chinese state work hand-in-hand as a single entity vis-á-vis the workers.

It’s called “socialism with Chinese characteristics,” which is a little like calling getting beat up “a relaxing moment with Mike Tyson characteristics.” If you’re one of the few left who don’t know how awful China is, Google “Chinese working conditions and political repression”—while you still can.

Our eventual Chinese overlords don’t much care for citizens searching the Internet all willy-nilly. Before the company left China, Google was regularly shut down in the country. But even when it was up, it was tightly controlled. A search for, say, “Tiananmen Square” would return no results. The 1989 studentled democracy movement anchored in Tiananmen Square was violently crushed by the Chinese State, with the Chinese government’s military waiting until night to fire ruthlessly on some protesters and run tanks over others, killing as many as a few thousand protesters asking for democracy.

You see, China has managed to decouple capitalism and liberal democracy, which were believed by so many to be codependent phenomena. Well, they’re not, say the Chinese.

Capitalism can work just fine in less-than-democratic, even actively repressive, regimes. In fact, Chinese capitalism is outpacing our liberty-laden model by a long shot. And now the experts are coming ashore to show us how it’s done.

Thing is, they’re not coming uninvited. Our Southern governors are all but laying out red carpet for the Chinese money men and their political toughs. The Southern Governors’ Association, of which Nathan Deal is a member (as was Sonny Perdue before him), regularly pals around with agents of the brutal Chinese system.

The SGA website is telling. The group lists four areas of work: Education, Energy and Environment, Health and Human Services, and Economic Development, which could be subtitled “Inviting the Chinese.” While the Economic Development page is full of photo galleries of Chinese visits, full-color booklets (in Chinese) to download and videos about doing business in the American South (again, for the Chinese), the other pages are full of dead links. As of press time, every single link in the non-economic development sections is dead, aside from a random-ish list of individual governors’ press releases. One can only imagine that the SGA’s priorities are reflected in its website management.

Announced at the top of each Southern state’s page in the downloadable booklet, just behind population and available workers, is a key datum: whether or not the state permits unionization. Even the Chinese know that “right to work” (Google it!) means “our workers can’t easily unionize.”

With the Chinese so used to compliant workers back home, it’s our governors’ way of accommodating our new friends.

Further down the list is information about the mountains of tax revenue the states won’t collect from Chinese corporations, even though we can’t afford to pay our teachers. Now, that’s Southern hospitality. Print it out and curl up with your own copy. It’s a fun read. It’s even more fun, I imagine, if you’re a Chinese factory owner looking to break into the North American market, and you’re looking for a political environment most similar to home.

Matthew Pulver

comment Letter from New Orleans I checked into the Royal Orleans last night at 11:30 p.m., ordered a pork sandwich, a Heineken and pecan pie with ice cream from room service—I was too busy cleaning the house and putting kids to bed and packing to eat at home—and watched a welterweight named Barto get beaten up over 12 rounds by a relentless kid from from Ventura County: Victor Ortiz, I think. They called him Vicious Victor, with “Vicious” on the front of his waistband and “Knucklehead” on the back.

The legs of his trunks incorporated both American and Mexican flags. They put a six-foot diameter sombrero over his sweatdrenched half-Mohawk just before the decision. His coach had been chattering at him in manic Spanish between rounds, but when Larry Merchant interviewed him, he spoke English like a teenage Anglo megachurch attendee from Oxnard. He thanked God and he thanked his church, and he graciously acknowledged that Barto, the reigning champ who had apparently been shit-talking his challenger all week, was a heck of a fighter.

Barto, less eloquent, more winded, was asked to provide a philosophical exegesis of the replays of his numerous beatings.

He rubbed a glove over the back of his head: “He was just the better man,” he said.

In the morning I jogged downriver on Chartres, then to Frenchman into the Marigny and Bywater, marveling at the little working-class shotguns under a dingy grey sky, doors peeping open with residents facing the day, past a purple house festooned with signs proclaiming an affiliation with Zulu, past the house fluttering with Rastafarian flags, past the house with the four-foot Virgin Mary dominating the window, and a little framed and faded picture of what looked like an Italian head-of-household circa 1962, with a rayon tie and a slick half-pompadour and thick glasses, the kind of guy who might have worked the collection plate at a neighborhood mass, and past a weedy lot with a professionally printed sign put up by do-gooders declaring: CRIME HAPPENED HERE. Below that was a lined place to write in the type of crime.

Someone had written, in bold uppercase: FRATRICIDE. I came back up Touro Street and zig-zagged through the Quarter, iPod shuffling randomly, but in weirdly perfect sync with the environs, through Ethiopian jazz records, the Duke, some old mambos, Lucinda singing “Get Right with God.” I took in Bourbon Street backwards: by Esplanade, residents in housecoats spraying vomit and scuzz off their stoops and sidewalks with green garden hoses. Then Rainbow flags and the Nelly Delly and the boom-boom meat-market nightclubs all quiet in the morning. Then the low growl of the industrial vomit-cleaning machines up by the strip joints and karaoke bars and purveyors of Big Ass Beer. Bourbon in the early morning has a smell that is both rotten and inexplicably citrusy— from the rotting high-fructose corn syrup in the toxic novelty drinks? Or some weird secretion from the human bile duct that should not normally exist outside the body? Or some plume of invisible stress and anxiety-related pheromones from a mass of strangers seeking collective oblivion in the cheapest and tawdriest of ways?

Anyhow, on the side of the Royal Orleans two NOPD beat cops were leading away a housekeeper in her grey uniform, her face pale and horrified. In the elevator an out-of-shape guy in gym pants was on his way up to the workout room with a squat woman with a ponytail in lycra leggings, clutching a 48-oz. plastic water bottle. With strange, elastic vowels of the New Orleans neighborhoods he said, “She’s so stupid. What was she thinking? Who walks around New Orleans in flip-flops when they’re four months pregnant?”

Back out on the street, and on the way here—at CC’s on Royal—The Picayune put Nic Cage’s mug shot above the fold.

Apparently he lives in the Quarter. Over the weekend he was allegedly loaded and on the street, where he allegedly roughed up his 26-year-old wife, who allegedly had their kid in tow. The one-column headline read:” Quarter Takes Cage’s Escapades In Stride.

The italicized deck pulled a quote from a Quarter resident: ‘People come here to cut loose.

So what if he drank too much?’

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Quality: I know you’re probably not going to believe me when I tell you that, finally, one of the multitudinous hibachi places sprouting throughout Athens like mushrooms after a storm is genuinely good, but Sakura Steak House (3557 Atlanta Hwy.) is exactly that. Despite its location next to a dollar store in a shopping center that’s far from ritzy, the interior tells a different story, with a full-size recreation of a cherry tree in the middle of the hibachi dining room, extensive tilework throughout and a hushed, reverent atmosphere that speaks to an emphasis on the food. It’s the little things that show the restaurant’s attention to your experience. The soy sauce is in simple white china pots, not in Kikkoman bottles; when the staff notice a spot of water still on the table, they return immediately to wipe it up; a sign reminds employees not to bang the back door but to close it gently. The food shows equal evidence of the same attention, even in the simplest items. You’ve probably forgotten what it’s like to eat gyoza (potstickers) that didn’t come frozen in a plastic bag, but the ones at Sakura are lovely, with a delicate skin and a fresh flavor. If you order, say, chicken teriyaki hibachi, it’s not unfamiliar, but the usual white sauce and ginger sauce again taste like the kitchen actually made them. The prices aren’t inexpensive, especially for the big dinner hibachi combos (up to $37.95 for lobster, shrimp and scallops, plus soup, salad, a shrimp appetizer, vegetables and rice), but there are bargains to be had at lunch, and sometimes you get what you pay for. The bento box will run you $9.95, but you get a portion of meat or vegetables (tempura, teriyako or katsu), miso soup (from fresh ingredi…perfectly cooked ents), salad, rice, shumai dumppiece of beef… ling and a California roll, and every aspect of the combination is tasty, including a really nice, thinly sliced, perfectly cooked piece of beef in my case. The maki lunch is a good way to check out the sushi, at $8.95 for two rolls plus soup and salad.

Generally, in Athens, I stick to vegetarian sushi, not trusting the freshness or quality of the fish in this town, but I was darn impressed with the stuff at Sakura. Even in Atlanta, it’s been a while since I had such good sushi. It’s not Michelin-star level or anything, but it is made with well-cooked and seasoned rice and good ingredients, tightly wrapped, prettily presented and assembled without a giant glob of wasabi in the middle that overpowers the delicate fish. The yellowtail nigiri is sweet and delicious, the Boston roll (a play on the other kind of shrimp roll popular in the Northeast, with lettuce, mayo and shrimp) is refreshing, and the salmon skin roll has great texture and flavor. Much of the sushi contains cooked ingredients and isn’t terribly adventurous, but it is really well executed, and I imagine you could do even better than I were you to sit at the sushi bar, have a conversation with the chefs behind it and focus on the nigiri. Sakura has some fun options for appetizers, does hibachi at the big tables and take-out, has a full bar and takes credit cards. It serves lunch and dinner every day.

Quiet: Despite its name, Talk of the Town Country Cooking (401 North Ave.) isn’t exactly famous or buzzing with activity, but the still relatively new Southern restaurant is worth a visit.

Little has changed from the last tenant of the space, Taqueria Camino Real, down to the tip jar that says “gracias.” A steam table now occupies the back of the room, though, and you can do rather well for $8.50, which gets you a meat, three vegetables, bread and sweet tea or lemonade. Both the country-fried steak and the smothered chicken are tender, salty, delicious and covered in flavorful batter and gravy. The vegetables aren’t out of a can. The cabbage tastes like cabbage, the purplehulled peas like peas, the green beans like green beans, and while the latter are soft in the Southern style, most of the offerings still have some texture. The macaroni and cheese, served in a scoop, has a wonderful sharpness, and the rice and gravy is a poor man’s feast of starch and fat. Shrink-wrapped slices of cake on plates sit to the left of the hot stuff, and you don’t have to pay until you’re finished, so you can go back and get one if you’re not full. You could also venture next door to 4 Tigers Grocery and pick up a Peco Pie (a peanut-and-coconut brittle made by Crown Candy, based in Macon) for dessert. Talk of the Town is open weekdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., does take-out and takes credit cards.

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Sticks and Stones Being the parent of teenagers, I’m exposed to a goodly amount of hit dance pop, mostly whatever Power 100.1 is playing at this particular second, and I’ve heard my fair share of execrable songwriting. I keep my mouth shut because the music brings my kids joy and because I don’t believe parents should try to direct their children’s tastes short of discouraging snuff films and porn, but it was especially hard to do so during the brief elan of Timbaland’s “Carryout,” a three-minute meditation on how sexing up this girl was just like going through the drive-up window at a burger joint. Hot. Not that I expect deep thoughts on top-40 radio. Pop music has always been ephemeral— after all, Bill Haley’s “Rock Around the Clock” and Hank Williams’ “Hey Good Lookin’” are both about throwing down and possibly hooking up at da club—and it’s hard to argue with success. Recent hits by Britney Spears and Rihanna give me pause, though. Brit sings, “If I said I want your body now, would you hold it against me?” and Ri-Ri proclaims, “Sticks and stones may break my bones but chains and whips excite me!” They’re not just bad lyrics; they’re not lyrics at all. They’re T-shirts. I’ve seen them. Considering that songwriting is the cash cow of the music industry, I’m definitely in the wrong business because it’s apparently just that easy.

All of this must be frustrating, however, to the songwriters and artists working in that genre somewhere between roots-rock and country that’s come to be called Americana, for lack of a better name (“country-rock” and “alt-country” have come and gone). If you were lucky or wise enough to have attended the recent slew of shows at Little Kings, you know what I’m talking about.

Encompassing everything from elder country statesmen like Willie and Merle and Loretta to the schism in the beloved Uncle Tupelo that resulted in Wilco and Son Volt, and presided over by the ghosts of Gram Parsons and Johnny Cash, Americana is blues and rock and Austin (not Nashville) country and folk, all distinguished by its great songwriting and stubborn refusal to fit into anyone’s playlist.

No wonder radio fears it; if you want to hear Lyle Lovett or Emmylou Harris or Townes Van Zandt, get Pandora or Sirius XM. Or better yet, go buy the albums, because none of these folks are making that “hold it against me” money.

Jewly Hight, a music reporter working in Nashville, has assembled a collection of interviews with eight of the genre’s best female artists in her new book Right by Her Roots: Americana Women and Their Songs (Baylor University Press, 2011). If you know the genre, you know the names—Lucinda Williams, Julie Miller, Victoria Williams, Michelle

Shocked, Mary Gauthier, Ruthie Foster, Elizabeth Cook and Abigail Washburn—and if you don’t, you should.

As one of the last bastions of confessional and autobiographical songwriting, Americana has always worn its heart on its sleeve, said heart bleeding more than most, and it tends to come out even stronger in the work of female artists, who despite the relative egalitarianism of the genre still labor under a certain amount of the “girls can’t rock” syndrome. Hight’s interviews explore the inescapable intertwining of her subjects’ lives with their songs. It’s a convincing set of interviews. I had always been a fan of Lucinda and Mary Gauthier but not so much of Julie Miller, who always seemed to me a distraction from the great work of her husband Buddy, but reading Hight’s interview with her about her particular journey through hardship and struggles with her spirituality lent a new dimension to her songs that made me want to give them another listen.

Songs should speak for themselves, ultimately, but it never hurts to see if one can discover new layers and textures, and directing us to them is music journalism’s first, best purpose.

All of the interviews here are insightful and revelatory, but none so much as Hight’s interview with Michelle Shocked, who rode high during the female singer-songwriter boom of the ‘90s with some raw hits followed by a ritzy swing-influenced album, only to get bogged down by a disagreement with her record label: the label objected to the direction her music was taking and refused to release her album, but also refused to release her from her contract; Shocked countered by invoking the 13th Amendment prohibiting indentured servitude and won, prompting a new album called Artists Make Lousy Slaves. As the most commercially successful of the artists interviewed, Shocked has a lot to say about the rough road facing artists who refuse to be mainstreamed and pigeonholed.

There’s a lot of spiritual talk in Hight’s book, appropriate for a book about what should by rights be our national soundtrack, and Hight, a former divinity student, makes the most of it. The end result is a collection of interviews that speaks large to the business and soul of American songwriting, and it’s a worthy read for anyone who likes their music more substantial than a bumpersticker.

Also Highly Recommended: No Depression magazine, now online at www.nodepression. com—their feed is one of the few things I actually enjoy getting in my inbox—and Oxford American magazine’s annual music issue, complete with CD, coming in the fall.

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THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU (PG13) The trailers do nothing for the cut of this latest Philip K. Dick adaptation.

Matt Damon and Emily Blunt play starcrossed lovers, David and Elise, being kept apart by the Adjustment Bureau, who resemble a team of Mad Men in suits and hats (one is even played by “Mad Men”’s silver-haired, silvertongued John Slattery). Writer-director George Nolfi meshes romance and scifi with more coolly intricate success than you would suspect.

ATLAS SHRUGGED: PART ONE (PG-13) Ayn Rand would be the one shrugging were she able to see the low quality of creative talent brought together to bring her magnum opus of Objectivism to the big screen. Unless the producers have some mighty deep pockets, it’s highly doubtful this piece of cinematic soap (opera) scum will make enough money to pay for its promised second and third parts.

BEASTLY (PG-13) A literal modern day fairy tale, Beastly stars I Am Number Four’s Alex Pettyfer (how did this guy escape The CW for the big screen?) as vain, misunderstood, rich boy, Kyle. When Kyle runs afoul of a witch (Mary-Kate Olsen) at his ridiculously posh private high school, she turns him into a hideously scarred and tattooed “monster” with a year to find someone who’ll love him.

THE BEAVER (PG-13) Everyone is out for Mel Gibson’s blood at the moment, and his unfortunate pal Jodie Foster has decided to have him star in her latest directorial effort, an already tough sell about a troubled executive who uses a beaver hand puppet as his only means of communicating with his friends, family and coworkers. I am intrigued enough by screenwriter Kyle Killen’s premise to put aside enmity for the former superstar and give The Beaver a fair shot. (I am less thrilled at The Beaver’s prospects after seeing the trailer.) With Jennifer Lawrence and Anton Yelchin.

CERTIFIED COPY (NR) 2010. A British writer (William Shimell) promoting his latest book in Tuscany is mistaken for the husband of a beautiful French woman (Juliette Binoche). The two playfully engage in an afternoonlong charade, but is it something more? Certified Copy is the first feature by legendary filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami (Taste of Cherry, The Wind Will Carry Us) to be made outside of

Iran. Binoche won the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival.

Check out the Friday evening screening on 4/29 for an introduction from UGA’s Dr. Richard Neupert, who knows a thing or two about cinema.

THE CONSPIRATOR (PG-13) I would love to say better things about Robert Redford’s new film, an engaging peek into a little aspect of the Abraham Lincoln assassination mythos, especially as Savannah stood in for 19th-century Washington, D.C. However, Redford and his cinematographer have shot one of the ugliest films I’ve seen this year. The Conspirator has the cheap HD appearance of a straight-to-DVD Hallmark movie, and the constantly overexposed windows make many indoor sequences tough to watch.

THE CONCERT (PG-13) 2009. A former superstar conductor of the Bolshoi Orchestra, Andrei Simoniovich Filipov (Aleksei Guskov) was removed from his position for ignoring Brezhnev’s order to fire all Jewish musicians. Now a janitor at the Bolshoi, he plots to create a group that can impersonate the renowned orchestra in Paris, so he can conduct the Tchaikovsky concert he never finished.

DYLAN DOG: DEAD OF NIGHT (PG-13) Wearing a red shirt, black jacket and jeans, private detective Dylan Dog (former Superman Brandon Routh) investigates the supernatural in New Orleans and the surrounding Louisiana bayou. Now he must find a trinket to stop a war between the vampires, werewolves and zombies who hire him. Director Kevin Munroe last helmed the animated TMNT feature.

Apparently, Dylan Dog is a popular Italian horror comic.

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GNOMEO & JULIET (G) This backyard version of Romeo and Juliet definitely succeeds in its cuteness quotient. The two battling terracotta clans, the Reds and the Blues, contain enough distinctive-looking members.

Too bad the movie doesn’t do a better job establishing this colorful retinue beyond a montage of here and there.

HANNA (PG-13) In a winter wonderland, Hanna (Saoirse Ronan) lives with her father, former CIA operative Erik Heller (Eric Bana). Trained all her life to be the perfect assassin, Hanna is sent into the civilized wilds to kill Marissa Wiegler (Cate Blanchett),

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Erik’s former CIA handler. But Marissa is wise to Erik’s plan, making every single character both hunter and prey, which sets up one long chase punctuated by a couple of pauses for Hanna, Marissa, Erik, Marissa’s humorously dressed paid thugs (led by the creepy Tom Hollander) and the audience to catch their breath. Wright’s fabulously varied locations—capped off by an abandoned Grimm’s-themed park in Berlin—for his action set pieces are then choreographed to the beats of the Chemical Brothers. It’s part action movie, part rave (so bring a pacifier).

HOP (PG) I’m still a sucker for a grand holiday fantasy factory sequence, and Hop opens with a spectacular one, detailing how all the marshmallow chicks and hollow chocolate bunnies are produced. Unfortunately, the family film goes creatively downhill from that high point.

HOODWINKED TOO! HOOD VS. EVIL (PG) As noted in this magazine’s very pages, I really enjoyed the original Hoodwinked. I even own the DVD and the soundtrack. Yet I had no interest in seeing a sequel to that tiny, creative animated jewel, and Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil is every reason why.

Lazy riffs on Scarface and Goodfellas are recycled again (Who’s the audience for this movie anyway? Kids who don’t get the jokes or adults who don’t think they’re funny anymore?); the voice casting is little more than poorly thought out stunts (Cheech and Chong as two of the three little pigs?); the rest of the voice actors seem bored. Even the unimpressive 3D conversion is a late addition. Had Hoodwinked Too! simply been released straight to DVD, no one would have been the wiser, and the movie could have saved itself the critical embarrassment.

I AM NUMBER FOUR (PG-13) Mixing Superman and the X-Men with a tinge of Twilight, I Am Number Four, based on a bestselling book series cowritten under a pseudonym by James Frey (yes, THAT James Frey), probably will not reach the franchise heights to which it aspires. It would make a kickass CW show though.

IN A BETTER WORLD (R) Two families are intertwined thanks to the actions of their young sons. Anton (Mikael Persbrandt) is a doctor who splits time between his Danish hometown and the African refugee camp where he practices. His son Elias (Markus Rygaard) is being bullied until the new kid, London transplant Christian, comes to his aid. But when Christian (William Jøhnk Nielsen) involves Elias in a possibly tragic act of vengeance, the two families must confront the consequences.

JANE EYRE (PG-13) Charlotte Bronte’s classic novel (just ask any high schooler) is brought to the big screen yet again, this time by an intriguing filmmaker, Sin Nombre’s Cary Fukunaga. The titular, mousy governess (Mia Wasikowska, who is everywhere right now) falls for her employer, Mr. Rochester (Michael Fassbender), only to discover he harbors a horrible secret. Screenwriter Moira Buffini also wrote last year’s Tamara Drewe. With Jamie Bell (Billy Elliot), Imogen Poots (Solitary Man), Sally Hawkins (HappyGo-Lucky) and Dame Judi Dench.

JUMPING THE BROOM (PG-13) Sabrina’s (Paula Patton) family is uptown; Jason’s (Laz Alonso) family

is downtown. At their dream wedding in Martha’s Vineyard, these two clans, especially the matriarchs (Angela Bassett and Loretta Devine), collide.

It’s not Tyler Perry, but the trailer sure sells this family dramedy like it comes from the writer-director-producer-star, when it actually comes from producer and super-pastor, T.D. Jakes, who last produced 2009’s Not Easily Broken.

With Julie Bowen (“Modern Family”), Romeo, DeRay Davis, Meagan Good and Mike Epps.

JUST GO WITH IT (PG-13) Adam Sandler is a hard guy not to like whether or not you think his movies are funny. Unfortunately, in his latest movie, he is neither likable nor funny. A plastic surgeon, Dr. Danny Maccabee, seduces women by faking that he is in a horrible marriage. When he meets a gorgeous, younger, middle school math teacher, Palmer (swimsuit model Brooklyn Decker), he decides he is ready to settle down. Unfortunately, she discovers his fake wedding band, leading Danny to concoct the least plausible, dumbest plan ever.

THE KING’S SPEECH (R) After the death of his father, George V (Michael Gambon), and the shocking abdication of his older brother, Edward VIII (Guy Pearce), new King George VI, aka Bertie (newly minted Academy Award winner Colin Firth), must overcome a lifelong speech impediment to deliver a rousing message upon the outbreak of World War II. Bertie’s odd relationship with unconventional Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue (the indisputably awesome Geoffrey Rush) is wondrously chronicled in this Best Picture winner.

LAST NIGHT (R) Sam Worthington’s new release is a huge change of pace from the Avatars, the Clashes of the Titans and the Terminator Salvations.

Worthington stars as Michael Reed, a married man resisting the temptation of an attractive colleague (Eva Mendes) while on a business trip.

Simultaneously, his wife, Joanna (Keira Knightley), is reunited with her past love (French heartthrob Guillaume Canet). Written and directed by Massy Tadjedin, who wrote 2005’s interesting, Knightley-starring The Jacket. With Griffin Dunne.

MADEA’S BIG HAPPY FAMILY (PG-13) Having written, directed, produced and/or starred in 11 movies since 2005, Tyler Perry has become predictable. The broad, slapstick antics of mad matriarch Madea (Perry) are jarringly meshed with a faith-based melodramatic family drama.

MIA AND THE MIGOO (PG) 2008.

Impressively created from 500,000 hand-painted frames of animation, French Animator Jacques-Remy Girerd’s second feature (Raining Cats and Frogs was his first), Mia and the Migoo calls to mind the modern classics of Hayao Miyazaki. Led by a premonition, young Mia goes on a wild adventure to save her father, who is trapped by a mudslide at a construction site. Whoopi Goldberg, Matthew Modine, James Woods and the great Wallace Shawn lend their voices to this winner of the European Film Award for Best Animated Feature.

PROM (PG) Prom isn’t a movie made for anyone who has actually ever been to a prom. Even then, gaggles of middle school girls giggled their way through the trials and tribulations of

high schoolers (led by “Friday Night Lights”’ Aimee Teegarden) struggling to find dates and dresses for the “most magical night of their lives” until the rest of their life actually happens. Several even left early, making the salient, if incorrect, observation that Prom was the worst movie ever.

Someone should tell them there are several more awful Kate Hudson/ Katherine Heigl/ new, bland, prettyface romcoms they’ll swoon over that are worse than this inoffensive tween movie that escaped the shackles of Disney Channel bondage; I just don’t have the heart, and by heart, I mean energy. I couldn’t tell if the dialogue was that stilted or the acting that wooden. When you’re talking about a movie simply titled Prom, does the distinction really matter?

RANGO (PG) Boasting a cute trailer, this animated feature from Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski stars his lead pirate, Johnny Depp, as the voice of a chameleon that wants to be a gunslinging hero. Rango must put his skills, if he has any, to the test to protect a Western town from bandits. Featuring the voices of Timothy Olyphant, Abigail Breslin, Alfred Molina, Bill Nighy, Isla Fisher, Ray Winstone, Harry Dean Stanton, Stephen Root and Ned Beatty.

RED RIDING HOOD (PG-13) Far and away the worst movie of 2011 (so far), Red Riding Hood tries to infect the Grimm fairy tale with some Twilight teen romance and fails miserably. A total bore, Red Riding Hood never establishes a propulsive narrative arc, which then goes unsupported by pitiful acting and not one single genuinely dramatic moment.

RIO (G) Another week, another average animated children’s movie that won’t quite pain the adults forced to accompany them. After Rango, 2011’s animated output has some minor big, quirky boots to fill. Rio isn’t quirky.

It mashes together several popular cartoon plotlines. A pet out of water— Blu, a domesticated macaw quite wellvoiced by The Social Network’s Jesse Eisenberg.

RUBBER (R) Robert, an inanimate tire, discovers he has telekinetic powers.

He then becomes a homicidal killer, with a particular focus on a mysterious woman named Sheila (Roxane Mesquida, the cool, weird Sheitan). I am utterly fascinated by writer-director Quentin Dupieux’s horror-comedy.

I figure the unique film will have its moments but doubt Dupieux’s ability to take this story to a satisfying 82 minutes. With Stephen Spinella (Milk, a recurring role on “Desperate Housewives”) and Wings Hauser (lots of TV shows).

SCREAM 4 (R) By no means a disappointment as many wish it to be, Scream 4 (Scre4m) shows Kevin Williamson can still entertainingly tackle the tropes of the horror genre.

After a decade-long absence during which the genre saw nearly all its classics remade, Ghostface’s fourth murderous rampage naturally sends up the remake craze. Scream 4 does nothing particularly wrong, but the series lost its brains and its boos after the brilliant first two.

SOMETHING BORROWED (PG-13) The presence of Kate Hudson does not bode well for this romantic dramedy based on the novel by Emily Griffin.

High-powered attorney Rachel (Ginnifer Goodwin) is terminally single until she falls for the fiance (Colin Egglesfield) of her best friend, Darcy (Hudson).

John Krasinski (“The Office”) has the thankless task of being Rachel’s best bud, Ethan, whose feelings for her are unrequited.

SOUL SURFER (PG) The second release from new distributor FilmDistrict, Soul Surfer is based on the true story of teenaged surfer Bethany Hamilton (AnnaSophia Robb), who lost her arm but not her desire to hang ten to a shark attack.

A ludicrously buff Dennis Quaid and Helen Hunt appear as Bethany’s father and mother. Writer-director Sean McNamara has a long history of Nickelodeon/Disney TV movies and shows as well as the features Raise Your Voice and Bratz.

SOURCE CODE (PG-13) Duncan Jones, the son of David Bowie, tones down some of his art house-ier inclinations for Source Code, a thrilling sci-fi/ action movie starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a soldier, Colter Stevens, enlisted in an experimental operation to travel back in time for eight minutes and uncover the mastermind of a terrorist attack on a Chicago commuter train.

If he doesn’t, a dirty bomb will level downtown Chicago. Talk about your dramatic plot devices. And Source Code, smartly written by Ben Ripley, makes the most of its self-imposed narrative limitations, thanks to the nifty leadership of Jones, who really digs existential isolation.

THOR (PG-13) The Norse God of Thunder brings his hammer, Mjollnir, to the big screen thanks to acclaimed Shakespearean filmmaker Kenneth Branagh. But can British Kenny B handle the requisite action necessary to ensure Thor is a comic book franchise to rival fellow Avenger, Iron Man? WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (NR) Jacob Jankowski (Robert Pattinson) has only his finals left to go before his dream life as a veterinarian can begin.

Those dreams are cut short by the death of his parents in a car accident.

In a magical twist of plot-driven fate, Jacob hops a train carrying the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth to its next stop. Soon, he convinces ringmaster August Rosenbluth (an absolutely terrifying Christoph Waltz) to hire him as the circus’ vet.

And when Benzini Brothers gets a new star attraction, Rosie the elephant, Jacob becomes the all-important bull man (i.e., elephant trainer).

WELCOME TO SHELBYVILLE (NR) 2009. On the eve of the historic 2008 presidential election, the small Tennessee town of Shelbyville struggles with its segregationist past, its economically downtrodden present and its integrationist future as its Latino and Muslim Somali populations grow thanks to the Tyson chicken plant.

WINTER IN WARTIME (R) 2008. A young Dutch teenager, Michiel (Martijn Lakemeier) becomes involved in the Resistance after he begins helping a wounded British soldier avoid capture by the Germans. Writer-director Martin Koolhaven’s World War II era film was a huge Dutch box office hit.

WIN WIN (R) What a great little independent movie! Through a string of nicely connected events, down-onhis-luck attorney Mike Flaherty (Paul Giamatti), who also coaches the local high school wrestling team, winds up discovering a superstar, Kyle (Alex Shaffer). McCarthy, who wrote and directed, finds the depressing humor of the everyday: money woes, work disappointments, panic attacks. He also populates his small town world with a terrific cast: Amy Ryan, Bobby Cannavale, Jeffrey Tambor and Margo Martindale.

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movie pick Summer Revs Its Engines FAST FIVE (PG-13) Might the fifth model of The Fast and the Furious franchise be its best yet? Dare I inquire if anyone actually cares about the answer to that question? The summer blockbuster arrives earlier than usual, thanks to the modified hot rods preferred by car thief/street racer/ex-con Dominic “Dom” Toretto (Vin Diesel) and his buddy, former FBI

Paul Walker and Vin Diesel agent Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker). Fans of the non-Diesel editions of F&F will be excited to know Luda, Tyrese and Sung Kang reprise their characters from 2 Fast 2 Furious and The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.

As the “plot” goes, Dom, Brian and Dom’s sister/ Brian’s squeeze, Mia (Jordana Brewster), are on the lam after a daring, non-fatal prison break. In Rio, the trio runs afoul of super drug lord, Reyes (Joaquim de

Almeida, doing what Joaquim de Almeida does best, intimidate in a bespoke suit). They also have to outwit federal bounty hunter Hobbs (a more gigantic than usual Dwayne Johnson).

Other stuff goes on to set up the “Ocean’s 11 on wheels” heist that creates the climax.

Most of the other stuff—baby drama, potential betrayal, Dom gruffly connecting with a grieving hot Brazilian policewoman (Elsa Pataky)—is boring, and unfortunately, at 130 minutes, Fast Five features a lot of the other stuff. But when the car-based action gets moving, it is a pedal-to-the-metal blast. The final setpiece, involving two muscle cars towing a large bank vault, sets a new standard for a series that has always excelled where high-speed action is concerned.

Beautiful people (that Paul Walker sure is dreamy), glistening hoods and exotic locales make for an entertaining two-plus hours.

Three-time F&F director Justin Lin (rumored to be helming a new Arnold-starring Terminator) knows the limitations of the series but most importantly, knows how to shoot bang-up action scenes. If you can stomach a couple of hours of Diesel huffing and gruffing (I’m a fan), Fast Five will get your summer blockbuster blood pumping like your heart’s a 6.1-liter SRT HEMI V8 engine.

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Ecstatic Peace: I hope, like me (barely), a good number of you managed to catch Of Gods and Men during its two-week run at Ciné; if the healthy crowd at the secondto-last screening of that engagement was any indication, you did. The first I’d heard of it was in a January essay by A.O. Scott in The New York Times, much cited since then, that seriously questioned the process through which foreign films are selected for the Academy Awards (Xavier Beauvois’ film was France’s submission in the “Best Foreign Film” category, but was not chosen as one of the five nominees) and, further, the complex calculus of distribution and disinterest whose product is Americans’ near-total ignorance (or perhaps, more fairly, innocence) of what Scott termed “a golden age of foreign films.” If we’re glad Of Gods and Men has surmounted the odds to become a rare “hit” on the evershrinking U.S. art-house circuit, we should also remind ourselves that it’s nice to be a stop on that.

The movie itself is extraordinary. It’s about a group of French monks caught in the crossfire of a radical Islamist insurgency against the repressive government of a former French colony; though it’s not made explicit until the end of the film, it won’t spoil anything to reveal that it’s based on true events during an Algerian uprising in the 1990s. But this

Juliette Binoche, whose performance earned her the best actress award at Cannes last year, and the British opera singer William Shimell; it’s supposed to be a fairly striking stylistic departure from the often abject realism for which the director is known. I can’t wait to see it. And Thai director Apichatpong “Joe” Weerasethakul’s Uncle Boonmee Who Can Remember His Past Lives, which took last year’s Palm d’Or, has finally gotten a theatrical release here, so perhaps we can hope finally to see it this summer.

Down the line, I’m also excited about Cold Weather, an unorthodox modern mystery from mumblecore veteran Aaron Katz, later this month, and in June, Kelly Reichardt’s Meek’s Cutoff, which reunites the director with her Wendy and Lucy star, Michelle Williams. Stay alert!

Mali Doc: So, some of you may be aware that local musician Adam Klein went to Mali, West Africa a little over a year ago to record an album in the Malian “Mande” style—sung,

by Klein, in the Bambara language, which he speaks comfortably—with musicians he befriended there while serving in the Peace Corps. And you may also know that he was accompanied by erstwhile Athenian filmmaker Jason Miller, who shot footage for a “making of the album” documentary that will also

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Its true subject, rather, is the way that each of the men faces the near certainty of his own violent death: the film recounts, with remarkable insight and clarity, the monks’ examinations of their motives, and even of their faith, as their martyrdom approaches. That’s not an easy thing to do, but Beauvois and his marvelous ensemble cast are up to the challenge.

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Keep an Eye Out: The 2011 Cannes Film Festival begins in a week, which means it’s about time for the non-U.S. films that made a splash at the 2010 festival to make their leisurely way to us. Currently showing at Ciné, at least through May 5 and hopefully beyond, is Certified Copy, the venerated Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami’s first film made outside his native country. Shot in Tuscany, it stars

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focus on the lives of the people Klein knows there and his friendships with them. I tell you now that, though the film is not yet complete (or, apparently, even titled), you may view a trailer for it at www.adam-klein.tumblr.com, where you can also learn more about the project and even make a donation to help finish it. Check it out—it’s cool.

Free, Free, Free: With ICE-Vision now on hiatus until the beginning of the fall semester, the ACC Library’s iFilms will hold down this space for free weekly film series. The entry for May 5 at 7 p.m. is Welcome to Shelbyville, a new doc about a small Southern town’s pains of adaptation as an influx of Latinos and Somali Muslims changes its demographics. The Girl in the Lake, showing at 6:30 May 12, is an awardwinning 2007 mystery from Italian director Andrea Molaioli. Screenings are in the auditorium of the main library at 2025 Baxter St. For more info, go to www.clarke.public.libs.ga.us.

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threats & promises Music News And Gossip Community Corner: The 11th annual Hot Corner Celebration and Soul Food Fest will happen May 5–7. The event, which celebrates the unique and distinguished African-American history of the area at the cross streets of North Hull and West Washington, is hosted by the non-profit Hot Corner Association. Hot Corner was the hub of black-owned businesses and entertainment in downtown Athens for decades with Monroe “Pink” Morton’s building as its cornerstone. This year’s Hot Corner festival begins at the Omega Night Club (3155 Atlanta Hwy.) at 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 5 with live jazz and old-school R&B performances. A benefit show for the family of Officer Buddy Christian and for Officer Tony Howard will happen at the Morton Theatre on Friday, May 6 at 7 p.m. The free, all-day main event happens Saturday, May 7 from 12–9 p.m. at the corner of North Hull and West Washington streets. The festival is a commuCharles-Ryan Barber

Construction inside the Georgia Theatre nity talent showcase and block party that will feature Montu Miller as master of ceremonies, a flag raising by the Boy Scouts of America, performances by John Dunn & the Jazzman Band, Mista Lee, Life the Griot, Repunza, The Splitz Band, and many more, as well as a kids’ area, games, etc. Although there’s no web presence for the event, if you need more info you can drop a line to Montu Miller via undergroundathens2@yahoo.com.

Roll Over Charlemagne: Witches are headed out on a month-long European tour in May and will spend the majority of time in Germany but will play dates in France and Denmark as well. The band, composed of Cara Beth Satalino, Jared Gandy and Michael Clancy, has gathered quite a bit of speed in the past few months, based largely on word-of-mouth critical praise for its new album, Forever. Well, that and its solid history of engaging live shows. The album has been available locally for a while but will see its official release May 17 courtesy of St. Augustine, FL label Bakery Outlet Records. After Europe, the band plans to tour the U.S. and Canada this summer. For more information, please see www.witches athens.blogspot.com.

Spring Sweat: New Athens hardcore band Gripe is fresh out of the studio. The threepiece band was recording material with Joel Hatstat and Mike Albanese, both of

Cinemechanica, and plans to have CDs available quite soon. I recommend this band for all those interested in creative and intense hardcore that pulls from its influences yet cuts its own swath, too. The band gigs regularly, but most shows thus far have been at house-venues, the locations of which I’m loath to reveal in these pages out of simple courtesy. But you can keep up with all the goings on and find out for yourself via www.facebook. com/gripecore, and you can see what I’m talking about for yourself from the comfort of your own home at www.youtube.com/user/ gripegrind.

Splendor on the Grass: Watkinsville’s Ashford Manor is ready to host its annual series of concerts on its lawn. This year the concert season runs from Wednesday, May 4 through Wednesday, Oct. 19, and tickets for all shows are on sale now. This year’s performers include Grogus, Sons of Sailors, Abbey Road Live, The Splitz, Packway Handle Band, Randall Bramblett, Half Dozen Brass Band and more. Adult tickets are $15, students and military personnel $12, kids 6–12 $5, and kids under 6 get in free. These prices are for lawn seating.

Tables are available but much more expensive.

Ashford Manor is also seeking volunteers for this year’s series, and you’ll be rewarded for your efforts with two free tickets to each show at which you help out. Ideally, you’ll commit to working the entire series, but you must commit to a minimum of eight shows in order to volunteer. There are a few other requirements, too, like needing to be able to lift 50 pounds unassisted. For more info, please see www.amconcerts.com or drop an inquiry via Twitter @AshfordManor.

Kaboom: It’s kind of funny to refer to a local band as a “super group” considering that there are so many musicians in town that have played for well over a decade in different bands, and each could, with relative ease, form such a group at any time. That said, a new super group is on the make, composed of drummer Joe Rowe (Bliss, The Goons, Casper & the Cookies), songwriter/vocalist/guitarist Alison Divine (Wet, Mother, Bunny), guitarist Creston Spiers (Harvey Milk, Magic Missile) and bassist Jeff Mathews (Jack-O-Nuts, The Woggles). After weeks of indecision, the band finally settled on the name Land Mine. Catch their live debut on Friday, May 6 at Flicker Theatre & Bar. Coming Soon: Progress on the Georgia Theatre is moving rapidly, and the venue has confirmed it will be celebrating its grand opening with a two-week extravaganza in early August. There’s even a small chance doors will be open for AthFest… stay tuned.

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Summer Music Festivals Volunteer and Attend for Free!

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angerado in March of 2007 was my first real music festival experience. I pulled into the campgrounds with a few friends and was welcomed by a girl asking for change so that she could buy a grilled cheese. We didn’t have any, so she replied, “Karma will get you.” Interesting start to the weekend. Over the next few days I saw countless hours of music, discovered new bands and lived off of warm beer, granola bars and peanut butter sandwiches. I came home dirty, tired and covered in ant bites, but I absolutely loved every minute of it.

A few years later, I graduated from the Music Business Program at UGA and managed to find myself a job that involves traveling to music festivals all over the country. Working at festivals gives you a completely different perspective. You see a full town pop up in the middle of nowhere over the course of a few days. Instead of phones, you communicate by radio (walkie-talkies), and instead of driving a car, you get from place to place by golf cart.

I have now been to over 30 music festivals, and this will be my third summer working the festival circuit.

The company I work for, Shimon Presents, is based out of Atlanta, and we run something called the Work Exchange Team (WET) which coordinates volunteer labor at various events.

At some festivals, we only need around 150 to 200 volunteers; at others, such as Bonnaroo in Tennessee, we have over 2,000 volunteer positions to fill! The volunteers could be working in a number of different departments— anything from parking to artist hospitality or catering. We’ve even had some hardworking volunteers land paying jobs after working with us. It’s a great way to save some money and “Get Your Feet WET in the Music Industry,” as our motto says.

If you’re interested in signing up, WET applications are available at www.workexchangeteam.com. You must be 18 to work, and a deposit in the amount of the festival ticket price plus cancellation fee is required.

Your deposit is fully refunded after the work is completed.

Ready for a killer music internship and a lot of fun? Here’s a quick list of some of this summer’s best music festivals. Keep in mind that while volunteers get complimentary tickets to the event they work, they are responsible for their own travel expenses.

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Info: It’s in downtown Athens, and you get to support a bunch of our hometown bands!

Spread throughout the downtown bars and venues, with three outdoor stages, this is one of my favorite weekends of the year. I love this town. *WET will not be at AthFest, but AthFest is still looking for volunteers! You can sign up through HandsOn Northeast Georgia.

Festival Survival Tips 1. Walking shoes: You’ll cover a lot of ground. Bring something comfortable. Chacos work; I’m pretty reliant on my Converse All-Stars, personally.

2. Sunscreen: I’ve left some festivals with really strange tan lines before. Your tent will turn into a sauna mid-day, so it’s hard to avoid the sun.

3. Find Shakedown Street: food vendors and other fun items. Spicy Pie is my personal favorite.

4. Sleep: Plan to give yourself a day after the festival to rest up. You’ll need it.

5. Jumper cables: If cars are allowed in the campgrounds, you’ll most likely kill the battery either from leaving a light on or listening to music by your tent.

6. Baby wipes: Lots of festivals are extremely dusty. Showers are few and far between.  Hangout Music Festival May 20–22 • Gulf Shores, AL www.hangoutmusicfest.com Headlining Acts: Paul Simon, Widespread Panic, Foo Fighters, My Morning Jacket, STS9, Avett Brothers, Bassnectar, Cee-Lo Green, Dead Confederate Info: There’s no camping on-site at this festival, which makes it a pretty expensive weekend, but I can’t imagine many things I’d rather do than see this awesome lineup at a party on the beach!  Wakarusa Music Festival June 2–5 • Ozark, AR www.wakarusa.com Headlining Acts: My Morning Jacket, Ben Harper, Thievery Corporation, STS9, Bassnectar, Umphrey’s McGee, Mumford & Sons Info: This is always one of my favorites.

It sold out last year, but still doesn’t feel too

big. It does get pretty hot during the day, but it’s worth it!  Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival June 9–12 • Manchester, TN www.bonnaroo.com Headlining Acts: Eminem, Arcade Fire, Widespread Panic, The Black Keys, Buffalo Springfield, My Morning Jacket, String Cheese Incident Info: There’s something for everyone. You have so many options, it’s somewhat overwhelming (in a good way). It is also HOT. And BIG. The campgrounds seem to go on forever.  AthFest Music Festival June 22–26 • Athens, GA www.athfest.com Headlining Acts: Guadalcanal Diary, Chickasaw Mudd Puppies, Futurebirds, CentroMatic, Jason Isbell & 400 Unit

 Electric Forest June 30–July 3 • Rothbury, MI www.electricforestfestival.com Headlining Acts: String Cheese Incident, Tiesto, Bassnectar, Pretty Lights, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros Info: This one’s a good hike from Georgia, but it’s worth it. It’s on the same site where Rothbury was in ’08 and ’09. The Sherwood Forest is pretty amazing—between sets you can take a break in one of hundreds of hammocks, the trees are lit up at night, and in the early, early hours of the morning, you may even stumble upon a secret stage.  Super Ball IX July 1–3 • Watkins Glen, NY www.superballix.com Headlining Acts: Phish Info: If you’re a Phish fan, be there.  All Good Music Festival & Campout July 14–17 • Masontown, WV www.allgoodfestival.com Headlining Acts: Furthur, Primus, Pretty Lights, moe., Umphrey’s McGee, STS9 Info: Furthur AND Dark Star Orchestra?

Sounds like Deadhead heaven. Marvin’s Mountaintop is beautiful, too—be sure to make it up to the top of the campgrounds at some point to see the view of the mountains.

Others Worth Mentioning: Bear Creek: In November, just when you think festival season has come to an end.

Langerado: It’s back!

Camp Bisco: The Disco Biscuits festival; lots of electronic artists.

DMB’s Carnival: Surprisingly, a really good lineup.

Jam in the Dam: If you can afford to fly yourself to Amsterdam…

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a world where the consumer is king, “Part of the thinking was: let’s really pop group Icy Demons, traditional folk-gonewhen you strip away something’s look for the stuff that creative people do for free improv duo Mary Halvoson and Jessica relationship to the marketplace, you themselves and do for each other, rather than Pavone, proggy jazz-rockers Michael Columbia strip away its context. In that vacuum, things something they do for the industry,” says and, perhaps most significantly, legendary are granted license to get more personal, and Callahan. “So, the idea emerged of the person Krautrock outfit Faust. by that measure, a little stranger. Without the who makes things privately, maybe on their This year, notable out-of-towers include inherent approval of mass-marketed success, laptop, that kind of thing, but not necessarily Andrew Raffo Dewar (woodwind improviser anything created for its own sake can even trying to put it out in the world. But it’s the and composer) and Apples in Stereo’s Robert become intimidating, like a Rorschach test thing that really gets them going creatively.

Schneider, offering a demonstration of his where the decisions lie solely in the eye of the It’s like—I wanna hear that stuff. Even if it Telethon Mind Controller for Synthesizer, beholder. But beyond that potential scariness doesn’t fit into a commercial format, that’s which is exactly what it sounds like.” is a kind of freedom that can actually be fun, the interesting stuff.”

But beyond the big names, AUX is a full playful and welcoming; that’s what the AUX The result, AUX Vol. 1, is packaged in day’s worth of unconventional performances experimental arts festival is about. an ornate octagonal fold-out, designed and and offerings from Athens luminaries— “I can’t help but love the Fluxus moveconstructed by UGA printmaking graduate stumusicians with whom audiences may have ment,” says Heather McIntosh, curator and dents. A release party at ATHICA in August of only interacted in their pop-oriented modes. co-creator of AUX, a product of—and testa2006, featuring sculpture, modern dance and The secret of experimental music is that these ment to—Athens, GA’s creative community. an enormous tape loop, would be the launch “experiments” are what often yield results The 1960s art group she’s referring to made of an ongoing annual event, unbeknownst that become integral to Athens’ uniquely “off” itself known to the world with a manifesto to McIntosh or Callahan until it was over. “I approach to pop music. The location—Little proclaiming an intention to Kings being possibly the most “promote living art, antirelaxed bar in town—and art… to be grasped by all the price tag—five bucks— peoples, not only critics, dileradicates any potential for ettantes and professionals!” gatekeeping and replaces it From the get-go, each AUX with an atmosphere of casual 2:45 p.m. Improvised Dance Study (Little Kings, Courtyard) event was guided by the radiopenness. Eschewing a stuffy

Dancers: Anna Bracewell, Amelia Reiser, Chryssy Oseni, Toi Brown, cal notion that art could be museum vibe, AUX is a peek

Allison Gantz; Musicians: John Fernandes and Heather McIntosh for everybody. behind the curtain into the 3:00 p.m. Pocketful of Claptonite Big Band (Little Kings, Courtyard) “I mean, there’s tons of local scene’s purest creative 3:30 p.m. The Nice Machine (Little Kings, Inside) theory, and you can pick it impulses.

4:00 p.m. Hidden Noise Ensemble (Little Kings, Courtyard) apart and make it real tricky “It’s just fun to see 4:15 p.m. This or That, A Simple Dance by Laura Hoffman and Lisa Yaconelli and make it real heady… what your friends can get

(Little Kings, Courtyard) but at the end of the day, up to if they don’t have to 4:30 p.m. Geisterkatzen (Little Kings, Inside) all that stuff was really fun,” be directly involved in the 5:00 p.m. Trash Raft (Little Kings, Inside) says McIntosh. “I mean, you parameters of a 45-minute 5:30 p.m. Michael Guthrie (Little Kings, Courtyard) look at those pictures [of the set in a rock song-song-song 5:45 p.m. Merlin Olson Twins (Little Kings, Courtyard) Fluxus artists], and you’re way,” says McIntosh. “It’s 6:00 p.m. The Master’s Request (Little Kings, Inside) like, ‘They did a string conkind of like, ‘OK, now we’re 6:30 p.m. Hungry Hungry Astronauts (Little Kings, Courtyard) cert in the street—and they gonna do a thing! We’re 6:45 p.m. Throne Room (Little Kings, Courtyard) wrapped the violin player gonna get together and make 7:00 p.m. Now Yes (Little Kings, Courtyard) with string!’ It’s really fun… something!’ I think it’s kind 7:30 p.m. Crows Feet (Little Kings, Courtyard) There’s a good balance in of like a public service for 7:45 p.m. Green Thrift Grocery (Little Kings, Courtyard) every [festival] we’ve done, experimental music, like ‘Get 8:00 p.m. Nevada Gas Trio (Little Kings, Inside) I think. So, you’ll hear some yourself a cheap beer and see 8:30 p.m. Goldensection (Little Kings, Courtyard) really heavy and dark stuff, what your friends are doin’ 9:00 p.m. LWOW (Little Kings, Inside) but then there’ll also be when they’re not doin’ that 9:30 p.m. Demonstration of the Teletron Mind Controller for someone doing something other stuff! Go watch your

Synthesizer [Robert Schneider and Colleagues] (Ciné) pretty hilarious.” friends freak out for awhile!’”

10:00 p.m. Lorkakar (Little Kings, Inside) At this stage, AUX can As McIntosh has been 10:15 p.m. Chartreuse (Little Kings, Inside) confidently be referred to exposing Athens to the other 10:30 p.m. Andrew Dewar (Ciné) as an institution. The seeds ness of the community, she 11:00 p.m. Raw Ass Temple (Little Kings, Inside) were planted in an attempt has been simultaneously 11:30 p.m. Smoggo (Ciné) to bridge the gap between ramping up her work as a ses 11:45 p.m. Abandon the Earth Mission (Ciné) the University of Georgia’s art sion and touring musician, 12:00 a.m. Flash Card Orchestra (Little Kings, Inside) school and downtown’s lateproviding cello and bass work 12:30 a.m. Grape Soda (Ciné) night rock scene. In 2003, for Gnarls Barkley, Lil Wayne, Carmon Colangelo, the direcAnimal Collective and others. tor of UGA’s Ideas for Creative Not two days after this year’s Exploration program at the time, invited don’t know that we ever said, ‘Let’s make this festival, she’ll be packing up her life and drivthen-adjunct professor Mark Callahan to join a continuing thing,’” says Callahan. “It was ing out to Los Angeles to pursue work scoring up with ICE, a program promoting “innovamore like, ‘That was really fun! A lot of people films. End of a chapter? “Nah,” she says. “I tive, multidisciplinary projects and advanced came! Let’s do it again!’” mean, I’m gonna continue to do the AUX stuff. research in the arts through publications, Fast-forward five years later, and the It’s not over. I’m gonna do it every spring, I’m performances and exhibitions.” As incentive, expansion of AUX’s breadth has been pretty gonna figure out a way to do it. This is still he suggested that Callahan develop “a dream remarkable. McIntosh has been both the my home.” AUX will remain an Athens-based project.” curatorial and organizational motor behind and -centric event, though; not only does it “So, I thought, well, a dream project has the yearly festival, which, since upon movprovide our town with something usually only to be a project that puts together Athens’ ing to Little Kings and Ciné, has hosted accessible to metropolitan ears, but it’s somegreatest resource, which is music, and the video-art screenings, cacophonous free-jazz thing only our town could create. printmaking program, which was at the time marches and other outer-reaching works and “I want to keep working with my friends,” ranked among the top five nationally,” says installations.

McIntosh says with a smile, “I have buddies Callahan. He enlisted McIntosh [a longtime Under the supervision of Callahan, now out there, and there’ll be new buddies who fixture of bands such as Olivia Tremor Control, executive director of ICE, a second AUX I’ll meet through buddies, but the core of my Elf Power, and her own, Instruments], creative compilation was released in 2010 with music is what my friends are doing here. They polymath Steven Trimmer and journalist JoE similarly craft-oriented packaging. Guided by get it.”

Silva to curate a compilation of local sound McIntosh’s vision and hustle, the festival has art, the obvious and obscure corners alike. landed headliners such as Chicago-based artJeff Tobias

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The idea of music being incompatible with entertainment is a concept that could only be fostered in punk rock. Whether rooted in the theories of the Situationists, who believed popular culture to be a massive bread-andcircuses-style distraction, or just via straightup misanthropy, punk rockers and their many varied aesthetic offspring have found myriad ways to rationalize having a terrible time. And to be sure, music and comedy hope to elicit very different reactions from an audience. (If an entire crowd is laughing at your band, you may be in trouble.) But while comedy may not be as visceral as punk rock, there are common threads: a predilection for the crass; the skewering of modern life; a general celebration of poor choices.

Comedian Kyle Kinane has spent time in both worlds. From 1996 to 2000, he played guitar in the Grand Marquis, a punk band based out of Addison, IL; they played most of their shows at places like the legendary Fireside Bowl in nearby Chicago. When that band dispersed, Kinane got a degree in English at Columbia College Chicago and then decamped for Los Angeles to seriously pursue comedy. He’s a comedian’s comedian, making stand-up The Gig rather than a stopgap vehicle on his way to a shitty sitcom, or worse.

Over the last 11 years, Kinane has displayed a Black Flag-esque stubborn commitment to his craft, which is paying off; he is being increasingly regarded as a major up-and-comer, with Patton Oswalt being one of his major boosters.

Flagpole asked Kinane to compare and contrast his experiences in punk rock and comedy, trying to get a sense of what’s funny and what’s just sad.

Being in a Band vs. Touring Solo “With comedy, I didn’t need to worry about three other people’s schedules. That was the challenge—I’m gonna try and write jokes or stories every week, and then I’m gonna go find out each week if they work. It’s instant gratification—that challenge, that was fun about it. That challenge of every week, writing something new and seeing if it worked.

And if it didn’t work, try it again. See if you can tweak it and make it work. And that’s still the most exciting thing about comedy, to just

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keep coming up with things and seeing if they work.”

Who’s Easier to Handle?: Punk Crowds vs.

Comedy Crowds “Music, I guess. All you have to do is play over ‘em. With comedy, it’s like, ‘Ah, I have to talk to this asshole?’ I hate talking to the audience in comedy. Some people love it. I get mean. I’ve got planned things to say; I want it to go well. I have stories that [depend] on the rhythm of it. It’s like interrupting a song.

The song can’t stop in the middle; you can’t just pick it up again. I don’t like rowdy comedy. Comedy shows, if you like it, laugh. That’s what you’re supposed to do.”

What’s Sadder?: A Punk Show with No Crowd vs. a Comedy Show with No Crowd “Ha! The comedy show. At least when we did shitty shows as a band, as long as we were getting along, it was OK. It was like, ‘Oh, we’re just practicing somewhere else.’ But when you’re by yourself at a comedy show and no one’s there… you just can’t talk to an empty room. I’ve seen people do it, and it’s one of the bleakest things I’ve ever seen in the world.”

What He’s Learned from Punk Rock and Applied to Comedy “I think a lot of the DIY attitude I picked up from music. Like, ‘You do this ‘cos you want to do it. Not because you’re gonna get famous.

Do this because you love doing this.’ And I think I applied a lot of that to comedy. And I would do it anywhere, wherever—’Wanna do a show here?’ And I’m like, ‘Yeah, I’ll do it.’ Doesn’t matter where. Now there’s shows in apartments, shows in people’s garages; it’s great. It’s like the same thing music was, the way punk rock in Chicago was 15 years ago, that’s the way comedy is now.”

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el the Funky Homosapien does everything big. Whether it’s the conceptual futurism of his Deltron releases, the shimmery pop goulash of Gorillaz, or his own outsize personality beaming through his grin-and-spit-it solo work, there is no MC on either coast who hams it up and belts it into the cheap seats quite like Del. Thus, it comes as no surprise that this legend of the L.A. indie hip-hop scene’s newest venture is a mammoth, triple-album collection of all of his solo output entitled Golden Era. Having just finished up a beat tutorial with yet another project, he is kind enough to elaborate.

“We’re in Los Angeles,” he explains with a laid-back, yet guarded nonchalance.

“Somewhere in the Hills. Somewhere where rich people live.”

As for his super-sized new record, he says that it’s all about value. “Value and a chronological account of what I’ve been up to, ya know what I mean? Just to keep everything in perspective, two of these albums were previously released. [Golden Era is new, but] Funk Man was free and Automatik Statik was made as a ‘pay what you will’ download. But I did all these albums around the same time, so you can see how everything progressed.”

Lest one worry that Del’s upcoming stopover at New Earth Music Hall will be entirely dedicated to new and unfamiliar material, he puts those concerns to rest. “You can expect everything that I do,” he swears. “There will probably be very little from the new project. I got a band, the Serendipity Project, which I’ve worked with for years. We’re very energetic onstage. It’s somethin’ to see. Everybody’s synchronized. We freestyle. We play around.”

Once the subject of freestyling comes up, all signs of that initial wariness disappear, allowing the increasingly chatty rapper’s love for his craft to shine through. “There was a time in my rap development where I just thought that was what you did. There was no writing raps down,” he explains. “But when I started writin’ with [Ice] Cube, I adjusted, started writin’ my raps down so maybe I could use ‘em for somethin’. That had never occurred to me before. It’s like a jazz musician improvising. It’s not just, like, completely out of nowhere. I have certain rhymes that I’ve already memorized from freestylin’ for years that I can pull from, and then I just use whatever’s around me or whatever I’m thinkin’ about to add to that. Like a jazz musician has a chord progression that he’s learned over

time, and he just knows, and he can use that as some sort of framework, and from that structure, he starts to improvise.”

Regarding his status as a kinder, gentler representative of West Coast hip-hop, Del pulls no punches. “Ya know what? Hip-hop wasn’t always so serious,” he laments. “Ya know what I mean? I don’t think I was settin’ out to be any different from the other rappers I listened to at the time, which all had some kinda humor to ‘em. Even Too $hort had some humor to him. He couldn’t get away with half the stuff he was sayin’ if he didn’t do it in a humorous fashion. But the seriousness, I think, is a fairly new development. People gotta be super-hard, like ‘I’ll kill your mama, I’m so hard,’ like they’re really tryin’ to convince you. But the real hard dudes don’t be doin’ all that in their records. They’re funny.

They don’t wanna talk about all that [hard] stuff, because they really been livin’ that life.

But, I mean, that’s just me. I just choose not to do it like that. I got a dark side. I would say a lot of the music I make has a dark tint to it, but I do use humor in my music because it’s fun for me.”

Never one to slack, Del has, unsurprisingly, big plans for the future. “Deltron is the next thing I gotta top off, and I’m also thinkin’ about a couple of other major Del albums. So, keep listenin’. I don’t know how many artists there are out there now who still hold some kinda love—some kinda standards for what they do, but I definitely have high standards for what I do, so, if you want somethin’ that’s real, somethin’ that ain’t average, cookiecutter music, listen to my music.”

Having warmed up from lackadaisical detachment to full-on boasting in the course of a 10-minute interview, Del offers a “peace to everybody” before heading back to work.

God knows he’s got plenty to do. But whether he’s freestylin’ solo in an Athens club or having his cartoon Gorillaz alter-ego 3D-projected onstage at Coachella, with Del, one thing is always certain: it’s gonna be big.

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Tuesday 3 EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Check out the afternoon market in its convenient downtown location! Buy fresh, locally grown organic produce, locally crafted goods and freshly baked breads. 4–7 p.m. FREE! www. athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Composting Basics and Bin Sales (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Staff from the ACC Recycling Division, ACC Cooperative Extension, Keep Athens-Clarke County Beautiful and the State Botanical Gardens will be on site to answer questions. 4–7 p.m. FREE! athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Wine Dinner (Flight Tapas and Bar) An Italian five-course meal paired with wines. Call to reserve a space. 6:30 p.m. $75. 706-549-0200 ART: VCC Lecture (Lamar Dodd School of Art) “On Rivalry and Retribution: Sacrifice and Ritual in the Art of Paul Pfeiffer,” presented by Isabelle Loring Wallace, is a look at The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Morning after the Deluge and Fragment of a Crucifixion. 5 p.m. FREE! 706-5421511 PERFORMANCE: Open TOAD Comedy (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 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. 8 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/ flickerbar PERFORMANCE: “Rak the Watt” (40 Watt Club) Bellydance show. 7 p.m. $5 (adv.). www.40watt.com PERFORMANCE: Spring Band Concert (Cedar Shoals High School) In the Larry G. McLure Auditorium. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www. clarke.k12.ga.us/CedarShoals.cfm OUTDOORS: Jogging Group for Moms (St. Gregory the Great) Meet new moms at this weekly jogging session. Tuesdays, 9:30–11:30 a.m.

706-552-8554, athensmotherscenter@gmail.com KIDSTUFF: Children’s Storytime (ACC Library) For children ages 18 months to 5 years. Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Hooray for Worms Storytime (ACC Library) Celebrate International Compost Awareness Week! Storytime will include a visit from some recycling worms, a wormy craft and the movie The Diary of a Worm. Ages 18 months to 5 years old. May 3 & 4, 9:30 & 10:30 a.m., May 5, 4:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Kids’ Beginning Art (Whole: Mind. Body. Art.) Children are exposed to basic techiniques and encouraged to explore their own creative ideas. Materials provided.

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Tuesdays, 5–6 p.m. $10 (adv.) $12 (drop-in). 706-410-0283 MEETINGS: Great Decisions Group Discussion (ACC Library) Great Decisions is a national civic education program that informs participants about U.S. foreign policy and global issues. Meets every Tuesday. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-6133650, ext. 340

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This week: salty dogs and greyhounds. Every Wednesday. 5-7 p.m. www.indigoathens.com EVENTS: Dance Dance Party Party (Rubber Soul Yoga Revolution Studio) A ladies-only freestyle dance session. 9–10 p.m. Donation based. athensddpp@gmail.com, www. dancedancepartyparty.com ART: 6X6: “The Way Things Go” (Ciné BarCafé) Fast, fun and free!

This monthly series of curated video, sound, performance, and multimedia works presents six new media art works, each no longer than six minutes. This month’s show of video artworks is co-curated by Lauren Fancher and DIdi Dunphy. 7 p.m.

FREE! 706-353-3343 ART: Opening Reception (Town 220) For “Two Women of Substance,” artwork by Katie Bacon and Maggie Mize. Live music by Mark Maxwell. 6–8:30 p.m.

FREE! www.madisonartistsguild.org/ Exhibitions ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum of Art) Join docents for a tour of highlights from the permanent collection. 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org KIDSTUFF: Children’s Storytime (ACC Library) For children ages 18 months to 5 years. Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Hooray for Worms Storytime (ACC Library) See May 3 Listing. May 4, 9:30 & 10:30 a.m., May 5, 4:30 p.m. FREE! 706-6133650 KIDSTUFF: Wildcard Wednesday for Teens (ACC Library) Up next: steampunk watch fobs! Create a decorative ornament to hang off your pocket watch. For ages 11–18. 4 p.m. FREE! 605-613-3650 MEETINGS: “Get Out the Dirt” (Fire Hall No. 2) Learn the rules and regulations on erosion and sedimentation at construction sites that help keep dirt and mud out of our streams and rivers. 7–9 p.m. FREE! oconee@ altamahariverkeeper.org MEETINGS: GLOBES (UGA Center for Continuing Education) Monthly meeting for UGA LGBTQ employees and allies. 6 p.m. cwjohns@uga.edu

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2–4 p.m. $36. 706-542-6156, www. uga.edu/botgarden EVENTS: iFilms: Welcome to Shelbyville (ACC Library) Shelbyville is just a stone’s throw away from the birthplace of the KKK, and its residents must now integrate a Latino population and Muslim Somali refugees. 7 p.m. FREE! 706613-3650 EVENTS: Network Athens (Hotel Indigo) A Cinco de Mayo party with drink specials, networking opportunities and live music provided by Carl Lindberg Quartet. 6–9 p.m.

FREE! networkathens.com EVENTS: Taste of the Americas (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with music, dancing and food from all over Latin America. All proceeds support the Athens Latino Center for Education and Services. 5–9 p.m. $12–15. beccara606@gmail.com EVENTS: “True Cost of Coal” (This-Way-Out (T-W-O)) A bikein presentation of the Beehive Collective’s visual workshop on coal power, climate change and sustainability will be projected tonight on the wall outside of Ben’s Bikes. 8:30–10 p.m. FREE! aha. athenshasart@gmail.com, www. beehivecollective.org ART: Beehive Design Collective (This-Way-Out (T-W-O)) AthensHasArt presents “True Cost of Coal,” a collaborative mural and posters by the Beehive Collective.

3–8 p.m. FREE! aha.athenshasart@ gmail.com, www.beehivecollective. org ART: Drawing in the Galleries (Georgia Museum of Art) Open hours for visitors to sketch in the galleries using graphite or colored pencils. 5–8 p.m. FREE! collardj@ uga.edu

Salvador Dali’s print “Paradiso” is on display at the GMOA through June 19.

PERFORMANCE: 40 Acres and a Stool (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Comedy. 8:30 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com PERFORMANCE: Athens Choral Society 40th Anniversary Concert (UGA Hodgson Hall) Featuring Vaughn Williams’ “Serenade to Music,” Aaron Copland’s “Old American Songs,” and an arragement of “How Can I Keep from Singing” by Athens’ own Kevin Kelly. 8 p.m. FREE! PERFORMANCE: Kyle Kinane Pre-show (Walker’s Coffee & Pub) A slew of local comedians (Natalie Glaser, Craig Hoelzer, Robert Hayes, Drew Dickerson and more) will get you giggling early before Kyle Kinane headlines over at Caledonia Lounge. 7–9 p.m. FREE! 706-5431433 PERFORMANCE: Kyle Kinane (Caledonia Lounge) Kinane, the voice of Comedy Central, was once Patton Oswalt’s go-to opener until Patton deemed him “too hard to follow.” Opening the show are Andy Sandford (Beards of Comedy), Gilbert Lawand (Comedy Gold), Karl Hess, Ed Burmila, Mat Lewis and Dave Stone (Beards of Comedy).

Hosted by Luke Fields. See story on p. 18. 9 p.m. $8 (21+), $10 (18–20). www.caledonialounge.com THEATRE: The Color Purple (The Classic Center) A soul-stirring musical based on the Pulitzer Prizewinning novel by Alice Walker and film by Steven Spielberg. 7:30 p.m. $15–70. www.classiccenter.com OUTDOORS: “Butterflies: Their Host Plants and Conservation” (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Receive seeds and cuttings for native butterfly-friendly plants and learn techniques for propagating

them. The class includes a field search for butterflies and an indoor lab session. 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. $45. 706-542-6156, www.uga.edu/ botgarden KIDSTUFF: Babies and Beasties Series (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Discover nature through hands-on activities, hikes and crafts. For children 18 months to 2 years old who are accompanied by adults.

Pre-registration required. 10–10:45 a.m. $7. 706-613-3615, www. athensclarkecounty.com/sandycreeknaturecenter KIDSTUFF: Big Kids Only!

Storytime (ACC Library) Children in 1st-4th grades are invited for stories. 4:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Cinco de Mayo (Oconee County Library) Teens ages 11–17 are invited to enjoy traditional Mexican food and games. 6–8 p.m.

FREE! 706-769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Hooray for Worms Storytime (ACC Library) See May 3 Listing. 4:30 p.m. FREE! 706613-3650

Friday 6 EVENTS: Grand Opening (Bidder’s Buy Auction) Live music with JD Smith at 6 p.m. followed by an auction of merchandise, new & used items and collectibles at 7 p.m.

706-742-2205, www.biddersbuyauctions.com EVENTS: Survivors & Supporters Cottage Celebration (Nuçi’s Space) Join The Cottage Sexual Assualt & Children’s Advocacy Center for food, music, speakers, a silent auction and raffle prizes. 7–10 p.m. $5. www.northgeorgiacottage. org

EVENTS: Under the Rainbow (Diverse Universe) Drag show and dance party. 11 p.m. $5. facebook. com/undertherainbow706 ART: BFA Exit Show (Lamar Dodd School of Art) Closing reception for the work of 13 emerging artists in painting and drawing, art education, ceramics and Art X. 7–9 p.m. FREE! art.uga.edu ART: Opening Reception (Flicker Theatre & Bar) For “Spin the Bottle,” a collection of works by Grace Zuniga, Clinton Rickets, Andrew Burkitt, Dana Peters, Phil Jasen, Erin Simmons, Jessie Merriam, Jon Swindler and Taylor Williams. 6–8 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0039 ART: Spring Tour Paint Out and Auction (Madison-Morgan Cultural Center) Plein air painters will paint during the Tour of Homes, then sell their works during a wine reception and auction on the lawn. 6–7:30 p.m. FREE! www.madisonartistsguild.org ART: “Tiny Treasures to Take Home” (Madison-Morgan Cultural Center) A “Madison in Miniature” art show with paintings under 11”x14,” pottery, jewelry and photography.

10 a.m.–5 p.m. FREE! www.madisonartistsguild.org PERFORMANCE: Athens Symphony (The Classic Center) Featuring vibraphone soloist Tony McCutchen, the program will include selections by Offenbach, Glazunov, Rossini, Lehar and Jarnefelt. Begins at 8 p.m. FREE! www.athenssymphony.org THEATRE: Alice in Wonderland (Seney-Stovall Chapel) Join Rose of Athens Theatre for Lewis Carroll’s classic tale, adapted by Ron Anderson. May 6 & 7, 7 p.m. & May 7, 1 p.m. $10–15.

THEATRE: Long Day’s Journey into Night (The Elbert Theatre) In the space of one day, the painful family background which created the elusive yet magnificent talent of playwright Eugene O’Neil is told.

Fri. & Sat., 7:30 p.m. & Sun., 2 p.m.

706-283-1049, tking@cityofelberton.net THEATRE: My Name Is Rumplestiltskin (Athens Little Playhouse) Athens Little Playhouse presents a play for all ages! Written

by Vera Morris. Friday & Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday & Sunday, 2 p.m. $5–10. athenslittleplayhouse. org OUTDOORS: BikeAthens Group Ride (Earth Fare) BikeAthens’ monthly, casual-pace bike ride around town. Formerly called Courteous Mass. 6 p.m. FREE! www. bikeathens.com OUTDOORS: Commercial Compost Facility Tour (ACC Landfill) Dress appropriately for outdoor activities including closetoed shoes. 12–1 p.m. FREE! 706613-3508 KIDSTUFF: Toddler Play Group (St. Gregory the Great) Meet other new moms at this weekly play date.

Fridays, 9:30–11:30 a.m. FREE! 706-552-8554, athensmotherscenter@gmail.com LECTURES & LIT.: EATS Sustainability Lecture (UGA East Campus Village) “Water Quality: Improving Stream Networks on Campus and Beyond,” presented

by Dexter Adams, Carol Couch and Laurie Fowler. 12–1 p.m. 706-5421301, www.sustainability.uga.edu LECTURES & LIT.: Exhibit Opening (UGA Main Library) “In a Weak Moment I Wrote a Book” contains letters, manuscripts, photographs and other materials about Gone With the Wind from the collection of Margaret Mitchell. 6 p.m. $35. 706-542-3879

Saturday 7 EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Bishop Park) Buy fresh, locally grown organic produce, locally crafted goods and freshly baked breads.

Every Saturday. 8 a.m.–noon. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Composting Basics and Bin Sales (Little Kings Shuffle Club) See May 3 Listing. 4–7 p.m.

FREE! athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: First Saturday Old Time Barn Dances (Old Colbert Gym, Colbert) All the fun of a barn dance without the chiggers! Come early for a beginners’ workshop, and break in your dancing shoes with live music provided by Curley Maple. Accepting food donations for the Madison County Food Bank.

6:30–10 p.m. $5, plus a can for the Madison Co. Food Bank. 706795-3223 EVENTS: “Give Burns the Boot” (Chick Fil A, 1870 Epps Bridge Pkwy.) Meet firefighters as Duracell collects money for a boot drive to benefit the GA Firefighters Burn Foundation. A face painter, balloon artist and WNGC-FM will be present with games and prizes. 11 a.m.–1 p.m. FREE! www.duracell.com/ protect EVENTS: Harry Potter Movie Screenings (ACC Library) In celebration of the “Harry Potter’s World: Renaissance Science, Magic and Medicine” exhibit, a screening of Harry Pottery and the Sorcerer’s Stone at 10 a.m. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets at 1 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 EVENTS: Hot Corner Street Festival (Hot Corner, Washington and Hull St.) 10th annual festival to

commemorate the history and heritage of the local African-American community. This historic Athens corner will come alive with musical and dance performances, poetry readings, a car and bike show, soul food and snacks and over a dozen activities for the kids. 12–9 p.m.

FREE! 706-613-3770 EVENTS: Oconee Farmers Market (Downtown Watkinsville) Visit the back lawn of the Eagle Tavern Museum for locally grown produce, meats, dairy and handcrafted goods.

Every Saturday, 8 a.m.–1 p.m. www. oconeefarmersmarket.org EVENTS: Rewired (Downtown Athens, A-OK Coffee, corner of College and Clayton) A music thrift sale of amps, effects untis, pedals, studio gear, acoustic guitars, drums and PA equipment. Proceeds benefit Nuci’s Space. 12–4 p.m. www.nuci. org EVENTS: Waseca Night Out (Ciné BarCafé) An evening of live music, tapas, Terrapin beer and a silent auction of local art, jewelry and gifts to benefit Waseca Montessori Learning Environment. 6–9 p.m. $15 (adv.), $20. www.wasecaschool.org/wno EVENTS: Weekend A’Fair (Charmar Flower and Gift Shop) Rent a table for $10 or come check out what other artists, craftspeople and local farmers have in store. First Saturday of every month. FREE! 10 a.m.–5 p.m. weekendafair@gmail.com EVENTS: Will Rock 4 Food (Terrapin Beer Co.) This year’s “Georgia Grown” theme includes food from local restaurants, a tour of the brewery, beer tastings, a souvenir glass and entry into the Will Rock, Paper Scissors 4 Food Championship. Live music provided

by Nutria, The Orkids, Liars and Lovers and 3-Foot Swagger, See Calendar Pick on p. 25. 5:30–10:30 p.m. $25. 706-549-3377 ART: Athens Indie Craftstravaganzaa (Downtown Athens, Corner of Pulaski and Clayton streets) Annual handmade market featuring 75+ quirky and innovative artists/crafters. Expect fine arts and functional pieces, eco-chic fashions and sustainable goods.

Bring unwanted clothing to exchange at the Clothing Swap-O-Rama. DJ Mahogany will provide the dance tunes. 10 a.m.–7 p.m. FREE! www. athensindiecraftstravaganzaa.com ART: “Tiny Treasures to Take Home” (Madison-Morgan Cultural Center) A “Madison in Miniature” art show with paintings under 11”x14,” pottery, jewelry and photography.

10 a.m.–5 p.m. FREE! www.madisonartistsguild.org PERFORMANCE: Athens Symphony (The Classic Center) Featuring vibraphone soloist Tony McCutchen, program includes selections by Offenbach, Glazunov, Rossini, Lehar and Jarnefelt. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.athenssymphony.org THEATRE: Alice in Wonderland (Seney-Stovall Chapel) Join Rose of Athens Theatre for Lewis Carroll’s classic tale, adapted by Ron Anderson. May 6 & 7, 7 p.m. & May 7, 1 p.m. $10–15.

THEATRE: Long Day’s Journey into Night (The Elbert Theatre) In the space of one day, the painful family background which created the elusive yet magnificent talent of playwright Eugene O’Neil is told.

Fri. & Sat., 7:30 p.m. & Sun., 2 p.m.

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THE CALENDAR! p.m. $5–10. athenslittleplayhouse. org OUTDOORS: Naturalist Walk (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Join SCNC staff for a walk around the property. Bring a camera or binoculars. All ages. Call to register. 10–11 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3615 KIDSTUFF: Teen Night (Active Climbing) Every first Saturday of the month. Rock climbing, pizza, music and more! 8–11 p.m. $15. www. activeclimbing.com LECTURES & LIT.: Gone With the Wind 75th Anniversary Celebration (UGA Miller Learning Center, Room 101 and 102) Discussions with authors John Wiley at 9 a.m., Herb Bridges at 10:10 a.m., Mary Ellen Brooks at 11:10 a.m. and Susan Lindsley at 3:15 p.m. A screening of Change in the Wind will be at 12:30 p.m. and Mrs. John Marsh, a one-woman play

by Melita Easters, will take place at 8 p.m. FREE! (lectures), $25 (play).

706-542-3879 LECTURES & LIT.: Poetry Readings (St. Gregory the Great) Athens poets Rebecca Baggett, Sarah Gordon and Lee Ann Pingel read from new and recently published work. 7 p.m. FREE! stgregoryathens.org

Sunday 8 EVENTS: Mother’s Day Luau Luncheon (Buffalo’s Southwest Café) Treat your favorite mom to a lunch with The King! 1 p.m. $8 (adv.), $10. www.buffaloscafe.com/ athens THEATRE: Long Day’s Journey into Night (The Elbert Theatre) In the space of one day, the painful family background which created the elusive yet magnificent talent of playwright Eugene O’Neil is told.

Fri. & Sat., 7:30 p.m. & Sun., 2 p.m.

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GAMES: Trivia (Buffalo’s Southwest Café) Weekly Trivia! 7 p.m. FREE! 706-354-6655

Monday 9 KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC Library) Snuggle in your jammies and listen to bedtime stories. Every Monday. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-6133650 KIDSTUFF: Infant Storytime (ACC Library) Nurture language skills.

10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 LECTURES & LIT.: Goodbye Blue Monday Poetry Open Mic (Dog Ear Books) Every 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month. For musicians’ open mic, drop by on the 1st or 3rd Mondays. 8 p.m. FREE! 706818-0976 GAMES: Team Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Every Monday night. Win house cash and prizes! 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) Think you know it all? 8 p.m. 706548-3442

Tuesday 10 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: Drafts & Laughs (The Pub at Gameday) Five beers, five comics, five bucks. 9:30 p.m. 706-353-2831 PERFORMANCE: Georgia Children’s Chorus (UGA Hodgson Hall) Presented by the Hugh Hodgson School of Music. 7 p.m. $5. www.georgiachildrenschorus.org OUTDOORS: Jogging Group for Moms (St. Gregory the Great) Meet new moms at this weekly jogging session. Tuesdays, 9:30–11:30 a.m.

706-552-8554, athensmotherscenter@gmail.com KIDSTUFF: Children’s Storytime (ACC Library) For children ages 18 months to 5 years. Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

FREE! 706-613-3650

KIDSTUFF: Kids’ Beginning Art (Whole: Mind. Body. Art.) Children are exposed to basic techiniques and encouraged to explore their own creative ideas. Materials will be provided. Tuesdays, 5–6 p.m. $10 (adv.) $12 (drop-in). 706-410-0283 LECTURES & LIT.: AfricanAmerican Authors Book Club (ACC Library) This month’s title is Prodigal Husband by novelist Jacqueline Thomas. Newcomers are always welcome. 5 p.m. FREE! 706613-3650 MEETINGS: Great Decisions Group Discussion (ACC Library) Great Decisions is a national civic education program that informs participants about U.S. foreign policy and global issues. Meets every Tuesday. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-6133650, ext. 340

Wednesday 11 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 ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum of Art) Join docents for a tour of highlights from the permanent collection. 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org KIDSTUFF: Children’s Storytime (ACC Library) For children ages 18 months to 5 years. Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Read to Rover (ACC Library) Beginning readers in grades 1–4 read aloud to an aid dog. Trainer always present. 3–4:30 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Wildcard Wednesday for Teens (ACC Library) Up next: Game Day! It’s a free-for-all so bring whatever it is you want to play! For ages 11–18. 4 p.m. FREE! 706613-3650 LECTURES & LIT.: Advocacy Training (ACC Library) Learn how to contact legislators. 2–4 p.m.

FREE! 706-549-4850, www.accaging.org GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Every Wednesday. Win house cash and prizes! 8:30 p.m.

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GAMES: Texas Hold ‘Em (Buffalo’s Southwest Café) Poker night every Wednesday. 18 and up. Sign in at 6:30 p.m. Dealing begins at 7:30 p.m. FREE! www.interstatepokerclub. com GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) Test your trivia chops for prizes! Every Wednesday.

9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102 * Advance Tickets Available

Down the Line EVENTS: 33rd Annual Human Rights Festival 5/14 (Human Rights Festival Downtown) Speakers include David Swanson, JD Smith and Company, Dignidad Inmagrante en Athens, Eugene Wilkes, Millard Farmer, Arturo Corso, Economic Justice Coalition, Athens Immigrant Rights Coalition, Marisa Mustard, GA Students for Public Higher Education, Living Wage Coalition, David Swanson, Nicole Casey, NORML and GLOBES. 10 a.m.–10 p.m. FREE! www.athenshumanrightsfest.org KIDSTUFF: Human Rights Festival Youth Program 5/14 (Human Rights Festival Downtown) Performances by Montessori Singers and Girls with Guitars, Tic Tac Tones, Dancing Flowers for Peace and Noogeez. Speakers include Tim Johnson of Whatever It Takes, Athens Immigrant Rights Coalition, Ambitious for Equal Rights and Kara Keen. 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenshumanrightsfest.org KIDSTUFF: Kids Make Things Work 5/14 (ATHICA) Kids 12 and under are invited to participate in an afternoon of activities related to the exhibit “The Way Things Work.” 3–4 p.m. $3–6 (suggested donation). www.athica.org EVENTS: Ms. Senior Athens 5/21 (Georgia Center) Representing the beauty and vitality of older women in Athens, contestants are women whose zest for life serves as a testimonial to the power of aging gracefully. 6 p.m. $75. 706-549-4850, www.accaging.org ART: The Way Things Go 2: An AMT Video Art Experience 5/27 (ATHICA) Video artworks cocurated by Lauren Fancher and Didi Dunphy show on the Adjustable Media Theater, a new portable video

viewing environment created by exhibit scuptor Ernesto Gomez with collaborators Scott Higgs and David Mitchell. 8:30–9:30 p.m. FREE! www.athica.org * Advance Tickets Available

Live Music Tuesday 3 Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.caledonialounge.com EDDIE THE WHEEL Moody, melodic indie rock.

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

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

TWO PEOPLE PLAYING MUSIC Instrumental duo featuring keyboardist Chase Hudson and drummer Sean Sullivan.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $3. 706-353-3050 NO SHAME! Open mic hosted by Rose of Athens Theatre. Every Tuesday!

Highwire 8–11 p.m. FREE! 706-543-8997 KENOSHA KID Centered around the instru-improv jazz compositions of guitarist Dan Nettles, Kenosha Kid’s music borrows freely from multiple sources and hammers it all into a seamless product glistening with inspiration. Every Tuesday!

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

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

Punk Rock Night. 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/littlekingsshuffleclub DJS RANDY AND LOZO Spinning punk rock!

MESS WITH TEXAS Banjo and drums project featuring members of local, bouncy, lo-fi band Werewolves.

WADE BOGGS New band featuring Ian McCord (Hot New Mexicans, Carrie Nations).

The Melting Point 9 p.m. $4. www.meltingpointathens. com BUTTERMILK REVIVAL Traditional bluegrass tribute, including songs by the Stanley Brothers, Bill Monroe and many others.

New Earth Music Hall 9 p.m. $12. www.newearthmusichall. com THE NEW MASTERSOUNDS Super funky soul-jazz quartet from Leeds, England featuring a unique blend of dance music and rock that spans many genres.

SWEET KNIEVEL This band’s brand of melodic, psychedelic rock showscases an appreciation of Syd Barrett and The Beatles.

Rye Bar 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/ryebarathens MATT DANIEL Local singersongwriter.

SUMILAN Technically proficient musicians playing progressive jam rock.

Wednesday 4 Ashford Manor 7 p.m. $15, $12 (w/student or military ID), $5 (kids under 12), FREE! (kids under 6). www.amconcerts.com GROGUS The local and long-running ensemble plays jazz and salsa accentuated with reggae, hip-hop and Afro-Cuban styles.

Blue Sky 5–10 p.m. www.blueskyathens.com VINYL WEDNESDAY Bring your own vinyl and be a DJ for the night.

Boar’s Head Lounge 9 p.m. 706-369-3040 OPEN MIC NIGHT Welcoming singer-songwriters every Wednesday night.

Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com CCBB Cars Can Be Blue, the sweetly sarcastic lo-fi pop duo of Becky Brooks and Nate Mitchell, recently acquired a bassist (Jeremy Dyson)

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El Ten Eleven, Junk Culture New Earth Music Hall Somewhere between the instrumental dance/ hip-hop/rock of Ratatat and the ambient soundtracking Explosions in the Sky did for “Friday Night Lights” lies underthe-radar California duo El Ten Eleven. Preparing to release their fourth studio album, It’s Still El Ten Eleven Like a Secret, score their third documentary, Gary Hustwit’s Urbanized, and tour mercilessly throughout, these guys are living life in the post-rock fast lane. Their upcoming gig at New Earth is the band’s first time playing Athens, and double-neck guitarist/bassist/pedal genius Kristian Dunn is as amped as his ridiculous stage setup.

“It’s just one of those cities that we’re way overdue for playing,” he gushes. “Athens has a really cool music scene, or so we hear, so it was time, ya know?”

Known for creating an absurd amount of sound with only two people onstage, Dunn feigns modesty while talking about his instrumental acrobatics. “It really was born out of necessity,” he swears. “I mean, we really wanted to keep it just the two of us in the band, and I figured out that I could play both the bass and the guitar simultaneously, and came up with some techniques for doing that. And looping, obviously, is a huge part of what we do. I figured out how to loop Tim [Fogarty]’s electronic drums with my pedals while he’s playing—so it keeps getting harder, but also more interesting.

“We’ve got our own light system and our own projection system that we bring to every show,” he adds. “It’s like seein’ Def Leppard in ’82, man. It’s huge [laughs].”

“Just come on out,” Dunn offers in closing. “It should be really good. If you don’t think it’s good, just come up to me afterwards and ask for your money back, and I’ll probably give it to you. Guaranteed good show.”

So there you have it: a man who plays two instruments at once and will give you your money back if you aren’t impressed. I doubt Athens will be offered a better deal all year.

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and an abbreviated moniker. “Our songs are catchier than genital warts,” says the band.

MARSHMALLOW COAST Andy Gonzales celebrates the release of Seniors & Juniors Strikes Back (HHBTM Records), a re-recording and re-imagining of his 1999 album Seniors & Juniors. The tunes are dreamy, playfully eccentric and melodic—as you’d expect from an E6-er.

Farm 255 “Primals Night.” 8-10 p.m. FREE! www. farm255.com DIAL INDICATORS Background sounds for dinner and cocktails.

This quiet jazz duo features Jeremy Roberts on guitar and George Davidson on tenor sax playing odd covers and improvising on familiar themes.

Flicker Theatre & Bar Midnight. www.flickertheatreandbar. com ALL CITY CANNONBALLERS Local songwriter J.S. Dillard fronts ACC, formerly known as Honey. If you’re into swell classic rock like Creedence, The Faces, T. Rex, the Stones and Tom Petty, you’ll find a lot to like here. Last show with Charlie Estes on bass!

Flight Tapas and Bar 8 p.m. www.flighttapasathens.com LATE AS ALWAYS Live jazz music every Wednesday.

George’s Lowcountry Table 6 p.m. www.georgeslowcountrytable. net 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 10:30 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar MAJORA Local band featuring Tao Easton (guitar and vox), Nadine Prime (bass and vox) and John Hubbard (drums). Hard-driving melodic rock with sweet vocal harmonies and screaming.

THE PLAGUE Original ‘80s Athens punk band revitalized in 2005 and continuing to tear it up with dark, angular rock.

Iron Grill 6:30 p.m. 706-543-2418 RACHEL O’NEAL Local singer/ songwriter who plays a mix of soulful acoustic originals and an eclectic blend of indie rock, some jazz and lots of Southern-tinged Americana covers.

Locos Grill & Pub 8 p.m. FREE! www.locosgrill.com (Timothy Rd. Location) RICK FOWLER BAND Local guitarist Rick Fowler (Lonely White Boys, Ralph Roddenbery, etc.) specializes in a classic sort of British blues rock.

The Melting Point 7 p.m. FREE! www.meltingpointathens. com SENSATIONAL SOUNDS OF MOTOWN Local six-piece of veteran players takes on all your favorite Motown hits. Guaranteed to be a lively, memorable performance!

The Office Lounge 9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-549-0840 KARAOKE Karaoke contest tonight with your host Lynn, the Queen of Karaoke! Every Wednesday and on the first Friday of the month.

The Rialto Room 7 p.m. $15, $25 VIP meet and greet. www.indigoathens.com RACHEL FARLEY Performing since the age of five, this teenager’s decadently rich vocals swoon over country-flavored pop numbers.

HOLLY WILLIAMS The daughter of Hank Williams, Jr., Holly plays polished pop-oriented country rock.

Performing an intimate acoustic set tonight.

Rye Bar 10 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/ ryebarathens CHRIS CUNDARI Jam, electronica and reggae performed live with a looping technique similar to Keller Williams.

GRAHAM’S NUMBER Plays a progressive style of rock and roll/blues/ bluegrass/funk with a reggae feel.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5-7 p.m. $10 Glass. www.terrapinbeer. com SOULFULI Since being discovered by Rehab in 2001, Soulfuli has spent years behind the scenes ghost writing while founding his own label, Janky Records.

Town 220 Playing opening reception for art show “Two Women of Substance”, 6 p.m.–8:30 p.m. FREE! www.madisonartistsguild.org MARK MAXWELL Athenian jazz musician and classically trained guitarist.

Thursday 5 DePalma’s Italian Cafe 7 p.m. 706-552-1237 OPEN MIC NITE Contact Ben to signup! Email timothy@depalm-

asitaliancafe.com or call. Accepting family friendly entertainment acts.

Advance sign-up required.

Dos Palmas Restaurant & Cantina 706-353-7771 LIVE DJS Spinning tunes in celebration of Cinco de Mayo!

Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com BASSHUNTER 64 Matt Goodlett, guitarist for Atlanta blues/Americana band Ben Chapman & the Accents, and Lloyd Handy offer chilled-out dance music that’s heavy on the bass.

Gnat’s Landing Cinco De Mayo! 6:30 p.m. FREE! www. gnatslanding.net NEXT BEST FRIEND Hook-heavy acoustic rock and pop covers and originals. Sombreros welcome.

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

Hotel Indigo 6–9 p.m. FREE! www.indigoathens.com CARL LINDBERG QUARTET Featuring Tino Garrido.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 10:30 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/ littlekingsshuffleclub DJ MAHOGANY Freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta unexpected faves.

Max 9 p.m. $5. 706-254-3392 KITE TO THE MOON Local band led by Timi Conley and featuring a stimulating live show with jubilant, rowdy pop music accompanied by spontaneous video mixing, trapeze girls and more.

MACHISMO USA Local gutter pop group who want nothing more than for you to give in to the white fire and destroy yourself.

THE ORKIDS Polished local electropop group with alternating male/ female vocals and super-hooky refrains.

The Melting Point 8:30 p.m. $10 (adv.), $13 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com TRAVELIN’ MCCOURYS Celebrated bluegrass icons known for their individual prowess and reputation as collaborators with numerous musical icons from Vince Gill to The Allman Brothers and Phish. This touring quartet blends the best of the Appalachian tradition with the improvisational magic of jazz.

No Where Bar 10 p.m. $5. 706-546-4742 CHROMAZONE Local electro-infused funk rock band.

GEMNEYE This Atlanta artist offers live electronics and down-tempo mixes. He’s opening the show and spinning in between sets.

UP UNTIL NOW Local duo plays electronic dance music with driving uptempo beats and catchy, unforgettable melodies.

The Office Lounge 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 BLUES JAM A different lineup every Thursday.

Omega Bar 5 p.m. www.theomegabar.com THE SEGAR JAZZ AFFAIR Smooth jazz with a candlelit atmosphere.

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TUESDAY, MAY 3 Terrapin Bluegrass Series featuring

BUTTERMILK REVIVAL

$4 admission • $2 Terrapin Pints All Night!

WEDNESDAY, MAY 4 Yuengling 19th Hole Music Series featuring

SENSATIONAL SOUNDS OF MOTOWN FREE! Early Show 7pm

THURSDAY, MAY 5 Yuengling 19th Hole Music Series featuring

TRAVELIN’ McCOURYS

Tickets $10 adv. • $13 at the door

FRIDAY, MAY 6 Yuengling 19th Hole Music Series featuring

THE HIGHBALLS Tickets $9 adv. • $12 at the door

SATURDAY, MAY 7 Yuengling 19th Hole Music Series featuring

SHAWN MULLINS BAND Tickets $10 adv. • $15 at the door

MONDAY, MAY 9 Athens Folk Music & Dance Society present

THE HOOT FREE!• Music at 8pm

TUESDAY, MAY 10 Terrapin Bluegrass Series featuring

DRIFTWOOD

$5 admission • $2 Terrapin Pints!

WEDNESDAY, MAY 11

SEAN McCONELL GASOLINEBROS $5 admission

THURSDAY, MAY 12

SAINT FRANCIS Tickets $5 adv. • $7 at the door

FRIDAY, MAY 13

DEJA VU:

TRIBUTE TO CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG Tickets $9 adv. • $12 at the door

SATURDAY, MAY 14

MOTHER’S FINEST

Tickets $20 adv. • $25 at the door

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Sideways 10 p.m. FREE! 706-319-1919 DJRX DJ-remixer Brian Gonzalez delivers original audio/video productions that focus on pop music of this generation, with forays into rock, old school, country and electronica.

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40 Watt Club 9 p.m. www.40watt.com BOMBSBOMBSBOMBS Local, quirky pop rock.

DR. SQUID Jangly, frenetic rock and roll at its best when emphasizing its British Invasion sounds.

GRINNIN BEAR Expect fast-paced country and bluegrass tunes from this local band.

Go Bar 9 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar BAMBARA Local power trio that draws from both the atmospherics of bands like Slowdive and the ferocity of bands like Fugazi with mindmelting volume.

BIGFOOT Howling indie classic rock as intriguing as it is difficult to pin

The Melting Point 9 p.m. $9 (adv.), $12 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com THE HIGHBALLS Put on your bangle bracelets and tuck in those shoulder pads! Athens music vets The Highballs will perform a totally awesome set of ‘70s and ‘80s classic dance hits.

Morton Theatre “Hot Corner Fest.” 7 p.m. 706-6133771 GOSPEL EXPLOSION A benefit for ACC Police Officers Tony Howard and the family of Officer Elmer “Buddy” Christian.

New Earth Music Hall 9 p.m. $8. www.newearthmusichall. com EL TEN ELEVEN This duo blends danceable hip-hop, rock and ambi-

Rye Bar 10 p.m. $2. www.myspace.com/ryebarathens JAHMAN BRAHMAN Jam rock band self-described as “shred ‘n’ flow” featuring fluid progressions full of funky, wah-wah pedal riffs.

Sideways 10 p.m. FREE! 706-319-1919 DJRX DJ-remixer Brian Gonzalez delivers original audio/video productions that focus on pop music of this generation, with forays into rock, old school, country and electronica.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5-7 p.m. $10 Glass. www.terrapinbeer. com TOMORROW PEOPLE Reggae, rock, funk & soul merge together with a Southern feel for a set of covers and originals.

Friday 6 Amici Italian Café 11 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0000 M C BLUEZ Jim Cook and Bill Mitchell performing your favorite electric and acoustic blues and more.

Boar’s Head Lounge 9 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 BRENNAN JOHNSON Local singersongwriter with heartfelt tunes influenced by Thom Yorke, Bob Dylan and Damien Rice.

Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com KARBOMB Local quartet plays highspeed, erratic and angry punk not dissimilar to early-’90s Orange County stuff.

MANGER Punk rock four-piece with screaming guitars and vocals.

SHARKHEART Local progressive metal band. Formerly known as Cancerstick.

SO IT GOES Socially conscious punk rock band that infuses elements of Spanish rock, folk and ska.

Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com JOHN FRENCH AND THE BASTILLES Songwriter John French’s sincere acoustic compositions are backed by a group of musicians with country and rock influences.

SAM SNIPER Local guys Chris Bennett and Andrew Klein play “Southern jungle rock.” Whatever that is.

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.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com CIRCULATORY SYSTEM Led by main songwriter Will Cullen Hart alongside various former Olivia Tremor Control bandmates, Circulatory System blasts through psychedelic, elliptical pop songs rich with strings, keys and layers of guitar.

LAND MINE First show for new rock and roll band featuring Alison Divine (ex-Wet, ex-Bunny, exMother), Joe Rowe (The Glands, The Goons, LWOW, ex-Bunny), Creston Spiers (Harvey Milk, Magic Missile, ex-Bunny, ex-Mother) and Jeff Matthews (ex-Jack O Nuts, exDaisy, ex-Hall of Fame).

YOU WON’T No information available.

Shawn Mullins Band is playing at The Melting Point on Saturday, May 7. down. This Athens group mixes Tom Petty guitar solos with Captain Beefheart strangeness.

TOM EISENBRAUN From-the-heart acoustic ballads from this local artist call to mind the works of Nick Drake, M. Ward or Andrew Bird.

DJ MAHOGANY Freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta unexpected faves.

NATIVE KID Local indie band whose lo-fi sound and country undertones are somewhat reminiscent of Silver Jews.

XAVII Moody, dark, progressive rock from Macon.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/ littlekingsshuffleclub DR. FRED’S KARAOKE Hosted by karaoke fanatic John “Dr. Fred” Bowers.

ent soundscapes. See Calendar Pick on p. 23.

JUNK CULTURE Coming from Oxford, MS, this electronica band loves to sample everything from video games to Indian music to create a chill, ambient symphony of sounds.

Saturday 7

Nuçi’s Space “First annual survivors and supporters cottage celebration,” 7–10 p.m.

KIMBERLY MORGAN AND FRIENDS Sunny-day country music from Athens with a clear and sassy voice.

PERRY PEARSON No information available.

The Bad Manor 9 p.m. FREE! (21+), $5–10 (18–20) www.thebadmanor.com DJRX DJ-remixer Brian Gonzalez delivers original audio/video productions with forays into rock, old school, country and electronica.

The Office Lounge 8:30 p.m. Facebook.com/officeathens KARAOKE The first Friday of every month!

Alibi 9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010 BOBBY COMPTON The first Redneck Idol sings hard rockin’ country.

Bishop Park “Athens Farmers Market.” 8 a.m.– noon. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net TRE POWELL Solo blues and R&B guitarist. (8 a.m.)

Saturday, May 7

Will Rock 4 Food Terrapin Brewery Every year the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia hands out 9.3 millions pounds of food to some 61,300 community members in a 14-county area.

“There are people all over our community The Orkids who go hungry,” says Tina Laseter, development director for the food bank. “It’s our goal to help end that.”

In fulfilling its mission to stop hunger in Athens and surrounding counties, the food bank offers five targeted programs to reach select groups in danger of going without a meal. Through its Food 2 Kids, Feeding the Family, Kids Café, Brown Bag and Stock the Pantry programs, the food bank ensures that needy children have meals on the weekend and snacks after school.

But the food bank doesn’t work alone. Community partners are a major reason the organization is able to make its mission a reality. One key partner agency is the Junior League of Athens, which hosts the annual Will Rock 4 Food benefit each year. Now in its third year, the concert, which aims to raise funds and awareness for these targeted programs, has grown and moved into the larger venue of the Terrapin Brewery.

“We’re expecting a crowd of 400 to 600 people,” says Jenny Taylor, a Junior League member and the concert event coordinator. “Every year since we started, it’s just grown and grown.”

Themed as “Georgia Grown,” this year’s concert will feature four Georgia bands: Nutria, The Orkids, Liars and Lovers, and 3-Foot Swagger are tentatively scheduled to play. To pair with the tunes, this year’s event has also brought back the Road Kill Café, a mini version of Taste of Athens, with an assortment of local chefs handing out grub.

While the event will certainly entertain ears and fill stomachs, the real goal of the night is to touch the soul and raise awareness about hunger issues in the state.

“It’s very easy to overlook hunger, because it’s a very hidden issue,” says Laseter.

“We’re so glad the Junior League puts this on every year and allows us to spread our message through the community.” [Anna Ferguson Hall]

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. (10 a.m.)

Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www. caledonialounge.com EASTER ISLAND Pop shoegaze meets yuppie angst.

FERAL YOUTH Spinning a mix of electro and disco house, top-40 remixes and dubstep. Outside on the patio all night long!

ROBERTA AND CHARLENE Tonguein-cheek country vocals backed by synth beats. Performing outside on Caledonia’s patio!

SPRING TIGERS Led by British expat Kris Barratt, this Athens-based band offers high-energy, anthemic pop and angular rock tunes. Loads of new songs in the works.

THE STONEBREAKERS Local act playing straight-up rock and roll with influences like Elvis Costello and The Who. Fronted by Lauren Osborne (Push!), and featuring Mikey Dwyer (The Starter Kits), Tim Payne (The Fuzzy Sprouts) and Asa Leffer (Holy Liars).

Ciné BarCafé AUX Experimental Arts Festival. 2:30 p.m.–2 a.m. $5. www.auxfestival. com ABANDON THE EARTH MISSION Ambient and lush atmospherics, featuring the tender vocals of Josh McKay (ex-Macha) and eclectic instrumentation that includes vibraphone, hammered dulcimer and electronic beats. (11:45 p.m.)

DEMONSTRATION OF THE TELETRON MIND CONTROLLER FOR SYNTHESIZER Robert Schneider of Apples in Stereo showcases his new instrument which is a modified Mattel MindFlex toy.

(9:30 p.m.)

ANDREW RAFFO DEWAR Acclaimed composer, improviser, woodwind instrumentalist and ethnomusicologist. (10:30 p.m.)

GRAPE SODA Local band featuring the brothers Lewis (Mat and Ryan, also of The Agenda), on vocals, organ and drums, playing reverbheavy garage psych-rock. (12:30 a.m.)

SMOGGO Featuring Jay Domingo of Night Moves Gold. (11:30 p.m.)

Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com EDDIE THE WHEEL Moody, melodic indie rock.

DAVIS GRIFFIN Local performer who uses guitar pedals to create live loops.

Flicker Theatre & Bar “Americana Underground Music Series.” 8:30 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar.com THE BURNING ANGELS Sweet, male/female harmonies sharing wisdom over soulful Americana.

JAMES MATTHEW HUGHES American rock from Atlanta.

TONY TIDWELL Tidwell sings rootsy, country-tinged folk tunes while his fingers go wild up and down the frets of his acoustic guitar.

THE WELFARE LINERS Bluegrass band complete with upright bass, banjo, mandolin, guitar and fiddle, featuring the founder of Ghostmeat Records and members of The Burning Angels and The F-Holes.

40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com BABY BABY This “fun-rock” band will get you sweaty and dancing with angular guitars and a high-energy show.

MACHINES ARE PEOPLE TOO Indie dance pop from Chattanooga.

RICH AUCOIN & TERROR PIGEON DANCE REVOLT Sweeping electronica and an unstoppable dance

beat led by Aucoin’s smooth, sensual vocals—for fans of MGMT or recent of Montreal.

SPACE GHOST Expect keyboard-driven pop from this local four-piece.

Georgia Bar 9 p.m. 706-546-9884 ADAMS FAMILY Country classics.

Go Bar 9 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar GARAGE SAIL Local musician Jimmy DeRoth plays experimental rock with some electronic elements.

MUD SCHOLAR Alec McKelvey’s (ex-Crumbling Arches) “douchebag-alter-ego-obnoxious-satiremusic-act.”

TWIN POWERS & DJ GOOCHWAX Dan Geller teams up with Noah Wray (DIP) for the late night dance party.

Little Kings Shuffle Club AUX 5 Experimental Arts Festival. 2:30 p.m.–2 a.m. $5. www.auxfestival. com CHARTREUSE Drew Smith, guitarist for Chrissakes, makes icy, ambient music under this moniker. (10:15 p.m.)

CROWS FEET (7:30 p.m.) Al Daglis, Kris Deason and Jessica Smith play experimental rock full of pulsing electronics and heavy drums.

FLASH CARD ORCHESTRA! A group of 15–20 E6-ers and other musicians improvising in reaction to cues on flash cards… expect anything from 30 seconds of “insects buzzing” to other wild sounds created by a diverse selection of instruments. (Midnight) GEISTERKATZEN Featuring guitar, keyboards, bass, drums and saxophone, this Athens-based ensemble creates experimental soundcapes.

(4:30 p.m.)

GOLDENSECTION Visual/musical art project of Casey Scott (Drip, Lona, Desaparecidos) from Toccoa.

(8:30 p.m.)

GREEN THRIFT GROCERY New band featuring Ryan Donegan, Chloe Tewksbury, Hana Hay and Dain Marx. Playing “noisy, hooky songs about dancing, science fiction and consumer culture.” (7:45 p.m.)

HIDDEN NOISE ENSEMBLE The Hidden Noise Ensemble is an Atlanta musical collective that interweaves found sounds, electronics and live performance. (4 p.m.)

HUNGRY HUNGRY ASTRONAUTS Zach Clayton and William Chamberlain bring you the sounds of the kitchen! The duo will prepare a meal on a portable stove, and all the sizzles, stirring and steaming will be captured and amplified via microphone to create a delicious soundscape before serving the appetizers to the audience. (6 p.m.)

LORKAKAR Layer upon layer of lyricless voices, bells and electronics merge to create several tranceinducing collages. (10 p.m.)

LWOW Featuring Joe Rowe (The Glands, The Goons) along with Marc Tissenbaum and Jeff Matthews. (9 p.m.)

THE MASTER’S REQUEST Featuring Kemp Stroble, John McLean (Dead Dog) and Thomas Valadez (Future Ape Tapes). (6 p.m.)

MERLIN OLSEN TWINS This Athens based duo creates creates improvisational pieces on guitar and keyboards. They play both slowly swelling melodic pieces and soft noise pieces. (5:45 p.m.)

MICHAEL GUTHRIE Lead singer of local melodic rock outfit Michael Guthrie Band plays a solo set of free-form electric guitar. (5:30 p.m.)

NEVADA GAS TRIO George Davidson, Steve Hunter and Jeramy B. Lamanno. (8 p.m.)

NOW YES Featuring Leslie Grove, Cary Whitley and Jimmy DeRoth.

(7 p.m.)

POCKETFUL OF CLAPTONITE BIG BAND With acclaimed local avantgarde guitarist Killick at the helm, Pocketful of Claptonite performs a piece called “The Ginger, The Baker, The Candlestick Maker” with an expanded lineup that includes core PoC members Darrin Cook and Jamie DeRevere. (3 p.m.)

RAW ASS TEMPLE New droney, experimental band featuring Derek Almstead, Heather McIntosh, John Fernandes and Kris Deason. (11 p.m.)

THE NICE MACHINE Local, instrumental rock with surf undertones.

(3:30 p.m.)

THRONE ROOM New project from Jacob Morris of Moths and Ham1.

(6:45 p.m.)

TRASH RAFT Featuring members of Garbage Island. (5 p.m.)

The Melting Point 9 p.m. $10 (adv.), $15 (door) www. meltingpointathens.com SHAWN MULLINS BAND Grammynominated Americana artist from Atlanta known for such hits as “Lullaby.”

New Earth Music Hall 9 p.m. $7 (adv.). www.newearthmusichall.com INTERMIXTURE Electronica influenced by trip-hop, dubstep and other psychedelic sounds.

MINNESOTA Bass-heavy dubstep/ glitch-hop music with a melodic and lyrical edge.

SAMPLES Ben Samples of duo Fresh2Death spins crunk glitch-hop with bass-heavy remixes. From Denver, CO. The Office Lounge 9:30 p.m. Facebook.com/officeathens THE HANDS OF TIME Rock covers featuring Charles Burgess (The

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Common Peoples Band) on vocals and keys, Amy Pritchett (Forward Motion) on keys and vocals, JC Plant (Blue Flame) on guitar and vocals, Kenny Brawner (The Grains of Sand) on bass, Danny Anthony (The Grains of Sand) on sax, Jeff Hammond (The Soul Pleasers) on trombone, Bill Oglesby (The Soul Pleasers) on sax and Larry Freeman (The Soul Pleasers) on drums.

Rye Bar 10 p.m. $3. www.myspace.com/ryebarathens CATHERINE KIMBRO Insightful acoustic country music with heart.

LEE TYLER POST Rock ‘n’ soul.

SKELLY Dulcet tones and gentle twang from Lawrenceville.

Speakeasy Midnight. FREE! 706-546-5556 CHRISTOPHER WITHOUT HIS LIVER Christopher Ingham (Christopher’s Liver, ex-Heroic Livers) performs solo.

GREEN GERRY Particularly dreamlike and subtly electronic local artist.

PRETTY BIRD Lo-fi psych and experimental tunes with found sounds, tribal chants and quirky fun.

SENSUAL PREDATOR Noisy, experimental local rock band.

Terrapin Beer Co. “Will Rock 4 Food.” 5:30–10:30 p.m. $25. 706-549-3377 3 FOOT SWAGGER Local jam rockers who blend high-energy rock with myriad original sounds.

LIARS AND LOVERS Local quintent that plays soulful, American rock.

NUTRIA This rootsy local powerpop band features former members of The Eskimos and The Possibilities.

THE ORKIDS Polished local electropop group with alternating male/ female vocals and super-hooky refrains. See Calendar Pick on p. 25.

Sunday 8 Buffalo’s Southwest Café Mother’s Day Luau Luncheon. 1 p.m. $8 (adv.), $10. www.buffaloscafe. com/athens THE KING! Local Elvis impersonator puts on a special show for Mother’s Day. Farm 255 10 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com MATT HUDGINS & HIS SHIT HOT COUNTRY BAND The local band plays classic country and honky tonk that goes down well with a shot of whisky or an ice-cold beer.

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Monday 9 Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com FABULOUS BIRD Local troubadour Peter Alvanos plays bright, ‘60sinspired pop.

CASEY SHEA Rock artist from New York whose wry, insightful lyrics and colorful stage persona have national press drawing comparisons to John Lennon and James Brown.

The Melting Point 8–10 p.m. FREE! www.athensfolk.org THE HOOT This month’s installment of the Folk Society’s monthly music variety show will welcome back singer/songwriter Chris Hampton, feature a debut performance by MrJordanMrTonks and will have The HoboHemians preforming a set of old jazz numbers from the ‘20s and ‘30s.

New Earth Music Hall 9 p.m. FREE! (21+), $5 (18+). www. newearthmusichall.com BUKUE ONE MC takes it back to when “hip-hop was fun,” occasionally integrating reggae beats.

DEL THE FUNKY HOMOSAPIEN Renowned rap artist from the West Coast best known for his collaborations with Gorillaz, Deltron 3030 and Hieroglyphics. See story on p. 19.

ZAC HENDRIX Del the Funky Homosapien collaborator.

PROJEKT LOTUS Hip-hop veterans from Greenville, SC. Rye Bar 9 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/ ryebarathens CLOUDEATER A blend of alternative, indie rock, electronic, shoegaze and no-fi.

HI8US Four-piece band that plays a brand of rock and roll they call “groove pop.”

Tuesday 10 Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $8 (21+), $10 (18+). www. caledonialounge.com COLISEUM This power trio plays riffheavy hard rock with gravel-throated vocals. See Calendar Pick on this page.

HAWKS Haunting, sometimes cinematically horrific punk from Atlanta: eerie, intense and moody.

SAVAGIST Impressive Athens metal band featuring fine folks from punk/ metal bands 300 Cobras, Hot Breath and The Dumps.

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Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com COMPANY Indie rock band from Charleston.

FILMSTRIP Early ‘70s psych meets ‘90s grunge.

NEVER Local trio featuring Melissa Colbert (Creepy), Kris Deason (Yaal H’ush) and Ryan Vogel (Nuclear Spring).

SEA OF DOGS Songwriter and banjopicker Emily Armond leads this endearing folk group with disarming honesty, candid lyrics and warm harmonies.

Go Bar 9 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar DOPE BODY Sparse but bombastic, like an indie-industrial Queen without major chords, this Baltimore trio describes its sound as “couch surf rock.”

ED SCHRADER Lo-fi, high-energy garage punk from Baltimore.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $3. 706-353-3050 NO SHAME! Open mic hosted by Rose of Athens Theatre. Every Tuesday!

Highwire 8–11 p.m. FREE! 706-543-8997 KENOSHA KID Centered around the instru-improv jazz compositions of guitarist Dan Nettles, Kenosha Kid’s music borrows freely from multiple sources and hammers it all into a seamless product!

The Melting Point “Terrapin Bluegras Series.” 7 p.m. $5. www.meltingpointathens.com DRIFTWOOD Traditional American roots music blended with old-time folk and world music.

Rye Bar 10 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/ ryebarathens TASTE Classic rock combined with synth-driven funk and pop for an energetic live show.

VINCENT THE DOG Athens rock power trio informed by classic rock, blues, funk, jazz, hard rock and progressive rock.

Wednesday 11 Blue Sky 5–10 p.m. www.blueskyathens.com VINYL WEDNESDAY Bring your own vinyl and be a DJ for the night.

Boar’s Head Lounge 9 p.m. 706-369-3040 OPEN MIC NIGHT Welcoming singer-songwriters every Wednesday.

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Coliseum, Savagist, Hawks Caledonia Lounge Any music town worth its snuff has a few serious local evangelicals. Ryan Patterson, guitarist/ vocalist for metalpunk trio Coliseum, fits the bill. When asked if he thinks his hometown of Louisville is underrated, he responds with a brief history lesson. “Louisville’s a pretty well-known music town,” he Coliseum says. “Starting in the early ‘80s we had Squirrel Bait, [which] was probably one of the best-known Midwestern melodic punk/ hardcore bands; they were on Homestead Records, and they were contemporaries of Hüsker Dü. And directly after that we had Slint, who were arguably the biggest and most influential indie rock band ever. And these days, we’ve got My Morning Jacket, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Young Widows, Shipping News—lots of bands. So, I think that our town is extremely active musically, and we do pretty well.”

Coliseum itself has been extremely active since its inception in 2003, releasing three full-lengths, two EPs and a slew of split seven-inches with fellow travelers like Lords, High on Fire and Doomriders. Coliseum is decidedly heavy and aggressive but with hints of “other”-ness; Patterson again points to the band’s Kentucky roots. “In a lot of other towns, there’s maybe a very specific thing that people identify with that town,” he says. “In Chicago, it might be Touch & Go or Drag City or Thrill Jockey, and people can say that’s the sound, that’s the label—even though that’s not the case; that’s just one aspect of that town. In Louisville, it’s always less about a record label or anything like that; the bands are very wide in their scope and their sound.”

True to that spirit, it’s hard to think of another metal band that would include Will Oldham or the Shipping News’ Jason Noble as guest vocalists, as Coliseum did on its latest album, 2010’s House with a Curse. “Part of the beauty of a record, especially when you record in your hometown, is having people who are important to you be a part of it,” says Patterson, concluding, “Louisville is pretty lucky.” [Jeff Tobias]

Farm 255 “Primals Night.” 8-10 p.m. FREE! www. farm255.com CALEB DARNELL Member of The Darnell Boys plays a solo set.

Flight Tapas and Bar 8 p.m. www.flighttapasathens.com LATE AS ALWAYS Live jazz music every Wednesday.

George’s Lowcountry Table 6 p.m. FREE! www.georgeslowcountrytable.net WINFIELD SMITH Low-country drawlin’ Athens songcraftsman from

the roots-rock duo Stewart and Winfield.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com HYMN FOR HER A refreshing mix of thrashing country rock, acid blues and fuzzed out Americana comprise this act.

Iron Grill 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.theirongrill.com REPTILE DISFUNCTION Guitarist Scott Baxendale’s new rock and roll band.

Locos Grill & Pub 8 p.m. FREE! www.locosgrill.com (Timothy Rd. Location) KIP JONES AND JAY RING DUO Local musician Jay Ring is joined by folk artist Kip Jones. They play covers of contemporary and classic hits.

The Melting Point 8:30 p.m. $5. www.meltingpointathens. com GASOLINEBROS Original classic country and Southern rock from Atlanta. Featuring vet keyboard player Joey Huffman who has toured with The Georgia Satellites, Keith Richards, Lynyrd Skynyrd and more.

SEAN MCCONELL Lyric-driven roots rock with soul.

The Office Lounge 9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-549-0840 KARAOKE With your host Lynn, the Queen of Karaoke! Every Wednesday and on the first Friday of the month.

Porterhouse Grill 6:30–10 p.m. 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT Every Wednesday! Stop by for live jazz bands and drink specials.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5-7 p.m. $10 Glass. www.terrapinbeer. com MCNARY Three-piece pop band playing a blend of up-tempo cover songs and soulful originals.

Down the Line 5/12 Collosus / Hot Breath / Manger / Music Hates You (Caledonia Lounge) 5/12 Kinky Waikiki (DePalma’s Italian Cafe) 5/12 Corduroy Road / Mark Cunningham / Lera Lynn / The Nationals (Farm 255) 5/12 Tent City (No Where Bar) 5/12 The Segar Jazz Affair (Omega Bar) 5/12 The K-Macks (Rye Bar) 5/12 Randall Bramblett / Saint Francis (The Melting Point) 5/13 Misfortune 500 / Today the Moon Tomorrow the Sun / Allison Weiss / Winter Sounds / Young Orchids (40 Watt Club) 5/13 Save Grand Canyon / Yo Soybean (Caledonia Lounge) 5/13 Heavy Cream / The Humms / New Kurt Wood Band (Farm 255) 5/13 Brothers (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 5/13 The Werks (No Where Bar) 5/14 The Jompson Brothers / Leslie / Radiolucent (40 Watt Club) 5/14 Between Naybors (Bishop Park) 5/14 Gift Horse / The Love Language / Twin Tigers (Caledonia Lounge) 5/14 Karl Blau / Little Wings / Madeline / Matt White (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 5/14 Athens / Blind by Sight / The Burning Angels / The Georgia Healers / JD Smith and Company / Marisa Mustard / Pholksinger Josh / Youth Program (Human Rights Festival Downtown) 5/14 Black Tusk / Guzik / Savagist (Little Kings Shuffle Club) 5/14 Eddie and the Public Speakers / Daryl Hance (No Where Bar) 5/14 Arnold Bean (RPM) 5/16 Open Mic (Rye Bar) 5/17 NO SHAME! (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) 5/17 Automatic Addition / The Brazen Angel / Space Vikings (Caledonia Lounge) 5/17 Kenosha Kid (Highwire) 5/17 Calico Jig (Little Kings Shuffle Club) 5/17 Heady Rebels (No Where Bar) 5/17 Evan Barber & The Dead Gamblers (Rye Bar) 5/18 Vinyl Wednesday (Blue Sky) 5/18 Open Mic Night (Boar’s Head Lounge) 5/18 Karaoke (The Office Lounge) 5/18 Neko Case / Y La Bamba (40 Watt Club) 5/18 Abbey Road Live (Ashford Manor) 5/18 Bubbly Mommy Gun / Mugu Guymen / Pikacyu-Makoto (Farm 255) 5/18 Rachel O’Neal (Iron Grill) 5/18 Jazz Night (Porterhouse Grill) 5/18 Dizzy (The Bad Manor)

5/19 Ashutto Mirra / Culture Shock / Odist / This Piano Plays Itself (Caledonia Lounge) 5/19 Whisper Kiss (DePalma’s Italian Cafe) 5/19 Sumilan (No Where Bar) 5/19 Dawes / The Welfare Liners (The Melting Point) 5/20 Harp Unstrung (Amici Italian Café) 5/20 Ice Cream Men / Powerload (Caledonia Lounge) 5/21 Chromazone (Amici Italian Café) 5/21 Athens Violin Students / The For Peace Band (Bishop Park) 5/21 Matt Hudgins / Ruby Kendrick / Nate Nelson (Caledonia Lounge) 5/21 Booty / Forbidden Waves (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 5/21 Crash Test Dummies / Bain Mattox (The Melting Point) 5/24 Dangerous Ponies / Tumbleweed Stampede (Farm 255) 5/24 The Black (Little Kings Shuffle Club) 5/25 Chromazone / New Madrid / Sumilan (Caledonia Lounge) 5/26 Welfare Liners (DePalma’s Italian Cafe) 5/26 Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band (New Earth Music Hall) 5/26 Three Foot Swagger (No Where Bar) 5/27 The Americans / Ryan Bingham and the Dead Horses (40 Watt Club) 5/28 Maculele Capoeira (Bishop Park) 5/28 Half Dozen Brass Band / The Woodgrains (The Melting Point) 5/30 The Splitz (Ashford Manor) 5/31 The Memorials (Caledonia Lounge) 5/31 Leaving Countries (No Where Bar) 6/2 Open Mic Nite (DePalma’s Italian Cafe) 6/4 HoBoHemians (Bishop Park) 6/4 Consider the Source / Gemneye / Jungol / Lazer/wulf (Caledonia Lounge) 6/4 North Georgia Bluegrass Band (Front Porch Bookstore) 6/9 Breathlanes (DePalma’s Italian Cafe) 6/9 Powerkompany / The Knockouts / The Welfare Liners (The Melting Point) 6/11 Michael Wegner / AJ Weiss (Bishop Park) 6/11 Kyshona Armstrong (Front Porch Bookstore) 6/11 Domino Effect (Rye Bar) 6/14 Phish (Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre) 6/15 Deja Vu (Ashford Manor) 6/16 Scott Low w/ Betsy Franck (DePalma’s Italian Cafe) 6/18 Kate Morrissey (Bishop Park) 6/18 Illicitizen (Terrapin Beer Co.) 6/18 Normaltown Flyers (VFW) 6/21 Sunflower Music Series (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) 6/23 Lera Lynn (DePalma’s Italian Cafe) 6/25 Kyshona Armstrong (Bishop Park) 6/25 HoBoHemians (Front Porch Bookstore) 6/30 The Tiny Jazz Arkestra (DePalma’s Italian Cafe) 7/2 Calico Jig (Bishop Park)

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In the ATL 5/4 Pinback (The Masquerade) 5/10 Janelle Monae (Fox Theatre) 5/14 Fleet Foxes (The Tabernacle) 5/19 The Flaming Lips (The Tabernacle) 5/20 The Flaming Lips (The Tabernacle)

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

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

ART Call for Artists (Floorspace) FloorSpace is seeking artists for month-long exhibitions. 706-3721833, www.floorspaceathens.com Call for Artists (Artini’s Art Lounge) ARTini’s Open Art Studio, Gallery & Lounge is seeking artists for bi-monthly exhibitions and guest instruction. Email photos and info. kate@artinisartlounge.com Call for Artists (Hotel Indigo) First Annual Artist Market Holiday Showcase is seeking artists.

Deadline July 9. Showcase is Dec. 11. $20 (application), $90 (booth). www.athensartistmarket.com/ application Call for Artists (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Art in the Gardens: Plein Air Paint-Out is a six-day juried painting event.

Participants will create paintings at the State Botanical Garden June 4–9. Exhibition and sale, June 11 & 12. Deadline May 20. $30 (includes 3 canvases). (706) 769-4565, www.ocaf.com Call for Artists (Oconee County Library) Seeking local artists to display work in the library’s auditorium. Exhibits are on a monthly basis. Must be ready for hanging.

706-769-3950 Decked Out Athens Call for entries for panel and banner designs on downtown’s new deck. Deadline May 23. www.athensclarkecounty. com

AUDITIONS Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Elberton Arts Center) Come prepared to sing a one-minute a cap-

pella piece. This show is performed entirely in song. All ages are welcome. Show runs on weekends Aug. 19–28. May 16 or 19, 6:30–8:30 p.m. 706-283-1049

CLASSES Adult Wing Chun Kung Fu (Floorspace) Tuesdays & Thursdays, 5:45 p.m. $12 per class, $60 for 6 classes. floorspacestudio@gmail. com, www.floorspaceathens.com Ashtanga Yoga (Red Lotus Institute) On-going classes in traditional vinyasa yoga for all levels.

Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, 7–8:45 p.m. 706-210-1287, theyogashala.athens@gmail.com Ashtanga Yoga (Healing Arts Centre) Led primary series on Mondays at 7:15 p.m., mysore classes Friday mornings at 9 a.m. and classes for beginners Thursdays at 7:15 p.m. farley@athensashtanga yoga.com Ballroom Dancing (Athens Community Council on Aging) Stay active while perfecting the Cha Cha, Foxtrot and more. Mondays, 2:30– 3:30 p.m. $5. www.accaging.org Capoeira Angole & Maculele (Floorspace) Learn this form of Afro-Brazilian martial art! Tuesdays, 8:15 p.m., Thursdays, 7 p.m. & Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. $12, $60 (6 classes). www.floorspaceathens.com Clay Classes (Good Dirt) Weekly “Try Clay” classes ($20/person) every Friday from 7-9 p.m. “Family Try Clay” every Sunday from 2-4 p.m.

706-355-3161, www.gooddirt.net Contemporary Lyrical Dance (Floorspace) Expressive, melodic dance class inspired by ballet and modern dance. Mondays, 8 p.m. $12 (drop-in). gladys2626@ aol.com, www.floorspaceathens.com

ACC ANIMAL CONTROL

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Creative Exploration Classes (Wildeye Creative Exploration Studio) Tap into your creative process! Classes for kids and adults. 706-410-0250, www.wildeyecreative.com Creative Miniature Design (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Participants will be provided with a list of materials to bring to class.

Space is limited; call to register.

May 11, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. $45.

706-542-6156 Donation-Based Yoga Classes (Red Lotus Institute) On-going classes in ashtanga, flow, hatha, kundalini, sivananda, triyoga, yin and more. 18 classes a week, Sunday through Friday. 706-2483910, theyogashala.athens@gmail. com, www.rahasya.org/theyogashala English Classes (Athens Latino Center) Three levels offered to teachers with international students.

Offered 4 days a week. Call for information. 706-549-5002, jaimeumana79@gmail.com, athensprofessionalservices.com ESL Class (Athens Urban Ministries) Free sessions. Tuesdays & Thursdays, 1:30–3 p.m. FREE! 706-353-6647 Figure Drawing Studio (Fringe Collective Artistic Studios) Bring your own supplies. For ages 18 & up. Call ahead. Sundays, 2–4 p.m. $10. fringecollective@live.com, 706-540-2727 Forest Yoga (Five Points Yoga) Deepen your breath, work your core, strengthen your body and connect with your spirit. Wednesdays, 8 p.m. $10/class. 706-355-3114 Free Tai Chi (Mind Body Institute) Spend a spring morning outside in the park on Talmadge Drive.

Saturdays, 9:30–10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-475-7329, mbiprograms@ armc.org

Mr. Super Friendly is a sleek yellow easy-going tabby.

Only 7 months old and looking like he will grow to be a big, loving boy.

Pretty Tortoiseshell has such sad eyes—maybe because she was left behind by her family.

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The cardboard box is 12 inches across—so the kittens inside are each taking up only about 4 inches of space. Tiny five-week old siblings found without their mom, are just old enough to go to new homes. They are the oldest of three different litters of orphaned babes that ACC Animal Control is doing a wonderful job of raising until adoption is possible.

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ATHENS AREA HUMANE SOCIETY 24 Cats Received, 10 Cats Placed, 0 Healthy Adoptable Cats Euthanized

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Handsome golden brown tabby likes to lounge and to chat with you, though he’s not a needy fellow and likes time to himself as well. Would do best with adults. more cats online at

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Folk art by the late Earle Carson is display at World of Futons through May. Garden Explorer’s Camp (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Participants will engage in the scientific and artistic aspects of nature.

Activities include plant collecting, journaling and exploring natural history and plant lore. For rising 4th– 7th graders. July 18–22, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. $155. 706-542-6156 GED Classes (Athens Urban Ministries, 717 Oconee St.) Get your GED for free, free, free! Mondays & Thursdays, 9:30–11:30 a.m. FREE! 706-353-6647.

Genealogy 101: The Basics (Oconee County Library) Learn how to begin your family history research! Registration required. May 5, 11–12:30 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 Genealogy 102: Census Records Online (Oconee County Library) Research family history online using Ancestry Library Edition and HeritageQuest Online.

Must have previous genealogy experience and basic computer skills.

Call to register. May 19, 11–12:30 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 Guitar and Piano Classes (UGA School of Music) Now registering for beginning and intermediate guitar and piano classes for students or adults under 50. Classes run May 26–July 28. $115. www.uga.edu/ugacms/summer.html Hoopdance Workshops (Canopy Studio) For adults and teens. Space is limited; sign-up to reserve a spot. May 6, 7–8 p.m. $15. www.canopystudio.com Introduction to Computers (Oconee County Library) Learn the basic components of your computer or master Microsoft Windows XP. Registration required. May 16–17, 3–4:30 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 Iyengar Yoga Classes (StudiO) A classical approach with attention to alignment and adapting poses to meet individual ability. Tuesdays, 6:45–8:15 p.m. $10. www.chet thomasyoga.com Kitchen Cabinet Remedies: Foods, Herbs and Spices as Medicines (State Botanical Garden) Appreciate the rich history of culinary herbs and spices while learning the active phytochemicals which give them their healing properties. Call to register. May 24, 6:30–8:30 p.m. $36. 706-542-6156 Kundalini Yoga (Red Lotus Institute) Highly energizing yoga practice taught by Ande Burke.

Tuesdays, 5:30–7 p.m. 706-2483910, theyogashala.athens@gmail. com Laugh-a-Yoga (Mind Body Institute) Laugh your stress away!

Meets the fourth Friday of every month. 5:30–6:30 p.m. FREE! 706475-7329, mbiprograms@armc.org

Line Dancing (Buffalo’s Southwest Café) Lessons with Ron Putman.

Alternate Thursdays through July 21.

6 p.m. $5. www.ronputman.com Line Dancing for Seniors (Council on Aging, Harris Room) Keep your health in line and have fun at the same time! Tuesdays, 4 p.m. $5. 706-549-4850 Mama-Baby Yoga Bonding (Full Bloom Center) Fussy babies and tired mamas welcome! 10 a.m. class for babies 8–18 months old and 11 a.m. class for babies 1–8 months old. Fridays, 10 a.m. $14, $60 (6 weeks). 706-353-3373 Nia (Various Locations) Gain muscle definition and strength in this dance class delivering cardiovascular, whole-body conditioning. Offered four days a week; check online schedule. 706-424-9873, www.TheBodyEclectic.com Parkinson’s Exercise (Athens Community Council on Aging) Healthy moves catered to those living with Parkinson’s Disease.

Tuesdays, 10–11 a.m. FREE! www.accaging.org Performance Theatre Class (Floorspace) Playfulness in Performance Theatre offers innovative, simple and creative workshops for artists of all media. Tuesdays, 6:45–8 p.m. $12 (drop-in), $60 (6 classes). www.floorspaceathens.com Plant Taxonomy (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Gain plant identification skills needed to name and describe plants in Georgia’s natural areas. Call to register. May 21, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. $100. 706-542-6156 Postpartum Mat Class (Balance Pilates and Wellness Studio) Learn how to reconnect and gain strength in the abdominals and pelvic floor. Wednesdays, 9:15– 10:15 a.m. $10. www.balancepilates athens.com Pre-Natal Mat Class (Balance Pilates and Wellness Studio) Prepare for labor, delivery and recovery through emphasizing core stabilization, pelvic floor strengthening, better posture and flexibility. Saturdays, 1–2 p.m. $10. www.balancepilates athens.com Rise & Shine Yoga (Five Points Yoga) Get your shine on with early morning flow yoga. Thursdays, 5:45–6:45 a.m. $10 (Drop-In). 706355-3114, www.athensfivepoints yoga.com Sivananda Yoga (Red Lotus Institute) Uplifting Hatha yoga Sundays at 5:30 p.m. and Tuesdays at 8:30 p.m. By donation. 706-2483910, theyogashala.athens@gmail. com Spanish Classes (Athens Latino Center) Learn to speak and connect with the local Latino community.

Mondays and Wednesdays. 1–2 p.m. and 7–8 p.m. $10. jaimeumana 79@gmail.com, athensprofessional services.com Summer Programs (East Athens Educational Dance Center) Classes for beginners and advanced students. 706-613-3624, www.athens clarkecounty.com/dance Tango Lessons (Buffalo’s Southwest Café) Every Tuesday with Clint and Shelly. 4–6 p.m. (Private Lessons), 6–7 p.m. (Intermediate Class) 7–8 p.m. (Beginner Class), $10 (group class).706-613-8178, cvunderwood@charter.net Teaching English as a Second Language Certification course held every Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m.–6 p.m. between May 28 and June 12. 800-779-1779, www.oxfordseminars.com Tribal Basics Bellydance (Floorspace, 160 Tracy St.) Bellydance for every belly! Learn graceful moves in a fun and supportive environment with a focus on Egyptian style and rhythms.

Wednesdays, 7–8 p.m. www.floorspaceathens.com UGA Tango Club (UGA Tate Center, Room 311) Evening classes for beginners and advanced students. Thursdays, Beginning 6:10 p.m., Intermediate/Advanced 7:10 p.m.$30 (per semester), $20 (UGA Community). athenstangoclub@ gmail.com Vinyasa Flow Yoga (Floorspace) Daytime flow classes. Tuesdays, 8:45 a.m. Thursdays, 12:15 p.m. $6–$12 (suggested donation). thebodyeclectic@rocketmail.com, www.floorspaceathens.com Weekend Wellness (764 Barber Street) This 6-week intensive course is designed to help you discover whole foods, whole health and whole happiness. Call to register. Every Sunday, May 15–June 19, 2–4 p.m.

706-313-5036, www.weekend wellnessworkshop.com Wetland Plants: Ecology and Identification (State Botanical Garden) Students will be introduced to the functional and structural adaptations unique to wetland vegetation and to the basic botanical terms used in identifying and describing wetland plant species. Call to register. May 14, 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. $45. 706-542-6156 Wild Foods (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Learn about wild foods and uses of plants for medicinal and craft purposes. Call to register. May 15, 10 a.m.–4:30 p.m. $66.

706-542-6156 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.americanblackbelt.org Yoga & The 7 Sacred Centers (Five Points Yoga) Move more fully inro your power & health through asana, journaling and meditation.

May 21, 2–4 p.m. $30. 706-2540200 Yoga Classes (Sangha Yoga Studio) For all skill levels. See full schedule online. $14/drop-in, $60/6-class punch card. 706-6131143, www.healingartscentre.net Yoga Classes (Total Training Gym & Yoga Center) Check website for dates and times. On-going. 706316-9000, www.totaltrainingcenter. com Yoga Crawlers (Full Bloom Center) For active babies 8–18 months. Every Wednesday. 10:30 a.m. $14. 706-353-3373, www.fullbloomparent.com Yoga: Maintain, Prevent, Transform (Leathers Building) Tuesdays & Thursdays, 5:45–7:45 p.m. $60 (6 classes) 706-207-5881 Yoshukai Karate (AKF Itto Martial Arts) Learn Yoshukai Karate, a traditional hard Okinawan style. FREE! www.athensy.com Yoshukai Karate (East Athens Community Center) Must be at least 13 years old. Every Monday, Thursday and Saturday. Monday and Thursday, 7:30–8:30 p.m., Saturday, 2–3 p.m. FREE! www.clarkecounty yk.com Youth and Parents Drum Circle (Floorspace) Percussion class! Bring a drum if you have one!

Every second Friday of the month.

4–4:45 p.m. $5–$10 (suggested donation). christyfricks@gmail.com, www.floorspaceathens.com Zumba and Toning (Whole: Mind. Body. Art.) Routines featuring interval training session in which rhythms and resistance training are combined. Mondays, 6:30–7:30 p.m. $6. 706-410-0134, www.wholemindbodyart.com Zumba at the Garden (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Wednesdays, 5:30–6:30 p.m. $10/ class, $80/session. www.uga.edu/ botgarden

HELP OUT! Become a Mentor (Boys and Girls Clubs of Athens) Volunteer one hour per week to make a difference in the life of a child. Training provided. mentor@athensbgca.com BikeAthens Bike Recycling (Chase Street Warehouses) Join BikeAthens volunteers as they clean and repair donated bicylces for local service agencies. Bike repair skills a plus but not necessary. BikeAthens is also seeking donations of used kids’ and adult bikes in any condition. Sundays, 2–4:30 p.m. www.bikeathens.com Blood Drive (Red Cross Donor Center) Give the gift of life! Call to make an appointment today. 706546-0681, 1-800-RED-CROSS, www.redcrossblood.org Georgia Museum of Art Volunteers (Georgia Museum of Art) Volunteers needed to help staff the newly renovated GMOA shop. Assist in creating store displays, ringing up sales and basic customer service. 706-542-0450, millera@uga.edu, georgiamuseum. org Preparing Dinner for the Residents (Athens Area Homeless Shelter) Volunteer to make a meal for the women and children living at Athens Area Homeless Shelter. Call to reserve a night! Daily, 5:30–6:30 p.m. 706-354-0423

Project Safe Volunteers (Various Locations) Take part in the movement to end domestic violence by becoming a mentor, donating a meal or volunteering at the thrift store. 706-542-0922, www.projectsafe.org Volunteers Needed (Town and Gown Players) Work in the box office, sell concessions and usher for shows in return for a complimentary ticket. www.townandgownplayers. org/volunteers

KIDSTUFF Adventure Travel Camp (Georgia Center) Spend your days playing paintball, shooting laser tag, climbing walls, racing go-karts and going on high-tech scavenger hunts. For ages 11–15. Register for summer camp by calling. May 31–June 3, 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. $375. 800-811-6640, questions@ georgiacenter.uga.edu Bugs, Plants and Pathogens, Oh My! (Georgia Center) Experience a world of insects, plants and pathogens handson. Campers will use microscopes to learn about microorganisms and spend time collecting and identifying insects. For ages 11–15. Register by calling. July 18–22, 8:30 a.m.– 5:30 p.m. $300. 800-811-6640, questions@georgiacenter.uga.edu Classic City Tutoring (Call for location) Summer activities and programs with flexible scheduling for students pre K–12. 678-661-0600, www.classiccitytutoring.com CSI Academy (Georgia Center) Experience laboratory work, collect evidence at a scene, analyze hair and blood samples in the microscope, dust for fingerprints and identify tool marks. For ages 11–15. Register for summer camp by calling. June 13–17, 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. $340.

800-811-6640, questions@georgia center.uga.edu Garden Earth Nature Camp (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) In Garden Earth I (June 6–10 & 13–17) campers explore pollinators, soil critters and food chains.

In Garden Earth II (June 20–24 & June 27–July 1) they investigate water, insects and trees. Ages 5–8.

Registration forms online. 9 a.m.–12 p.m. $115. 706-542-6156, www.uga.edu/botgarden The Heroes and Champions Camp (UGA Ramsey Student Center) An overnight camp for ages 7–18 offering sports training in football, boys’ basketball, girls’ basketball and cheerleading. Register

by June 1. July 7–10. $325–375.

404-213-1178, info@handc.org, www.handc.org Homework Helpers (East Athens Community Center) UGA students tutor your children and help them get assignments finished. Open to any child or teen who needs help with homework. Daily, 3:30–5:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3657, www.clarke.public.lib.ga.us June Mini Camps (Sandy Creek Nature Center) “Swamp Creatures,” June 15–17, will teach kids about their local swamp inside and out.

“Critters in Disguise,” June 29–July 1, will explore animal adaptations through games and crafts. 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. $16. www.athens clarkecounty.com/camps Kids Camp (The Elbert Theatre) Children in Kindergarten through 5th grade can learn about the stage and how a theatre works by participating in games, crafts, skits and other dramatic exercises. Now accepting registration for classes. May 23–27. $45. 706-283-1049, www.elbert theatre.org

Mini Medical School (Georgia Center) Hear from the experts in the field including doctors, vet techs, researchers, EMTs and professors at the Medical College of Georgia.

For ages 11–15. Register by calling.

June 20–24, 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. $350. 800-811-6640, questions@ georgiacenter.uga.edu Mommy and Me Spanish (Email for Location) Learn Spanish with your preschooler through songs, stories and games! New session starting soon. sehlers@uga.edu New Moon Summer Camp (New Moon Learning Environment) Experience the great outdoors by traveling to state parks and nature areas. Activities include hiking, swimming, boating and a ropes course. For ages 6–12. June 6–10, 13–17, July 11–15, 18–22. 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. $150/week.

706-310-0013 One-to-One Learning (Lay Park) Pratice reading, writing and math with the librarian and UGA student volunteers. For ages 6 and up.

Daily, 3:30–5:30 p.m. FREE! 706613-3667 One-to-One Reading Program (East Athens Community Center) Read with the librarian and other volunteers. Get them all to yourself! For ages 6 and up. Daily, 3:30–5:30 p.m., FREE! 706-613-3593 Secret Agent Camp (Georgia Center) Join your teammates in special ops paintball training, hightech treasure hunts and climbing missions. Call to register. July 5–8, 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. $320. 800811-6640, questions@georgia center.uga.edu Summer Camp (Canopy Studio) Now registering for grades K–5.

Activities include trapeze, dance, art, storytelling, poi, stilt walking and juggling. June 6–July 22. www.canopystudio.com Summer Camps (Various Locations) ACC Leisure Services has a total of 35 summer camps for children and teens, ranging from traditional day camps to arts, sports, theatre and even a zoo camp. Check online for complete list of camps and registration info. 706-613-3625, www.athensclarkecounty.com/camps Summer Camps (Floorspace) Theatre, creative writing, improv performance, art, culture and dance summer camps for ages pre-K to young teens. Scholarships available.

Check website for details. www.floorspaceathens.com Sweet Pea Club Camp (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Developed for young nature lovers and their guardian helpers, this club offers programs involving puppet shows, storytelling, crafts and explorations. For ages 3–4. July 12–15, 9–11 a.m. $95. 706-542-6156 Swim School (Bishop Park) Swim lessons for tots 6 mo.–3 years old and kids ages 3 & up. Meets Tuesdays, Wednesays and Fridays.

June 14–July 1 or July 5–July 22. $33. 706-613-3801, accaquatics@ athensclarkecounty.com Teens in Action (Various Locations) A camp for 13–15 yearolds involving volunteer service, enrichment opportunities and recreational activities. One-week programs June 13–July 29, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. $58. 706-613-3625, www.athensclarkecounty.com/camps Theater Academy (Seney-Stovall Chapel) Summer camps for children in grades 3–12. Register online.

June 6–17. 706-340-9181, roseofathens.wordpress.com/education/ academy Theatre Camp (Athens Creative Theatre) Now registering for theatre camps. Camps include Teen Encore

ART AROUND TOWN ACC Library (2025 Baxter St.) A Community Art Project in honor of Global Youth Service Day. Through July 9.

Amici Italian Café (233 E. Clayton St.) Paintings

by Carolyn. Through May. Art on the Side Gallery and Gifts (1101B Industrial Blvd., Watkinsville) A gallery featuring works by various artists in media including ceramics, paintings, fused glass, jewelry and mosaic belt buckles.

Athens Academy (1281 Spartan Dr.) “Artscape 2011” is an annual show of student artwork. Through May 27.

ATHICA (160 Tracy St.) “The Way Things Work” addresses the nature of systems through a variety of media. Featuring artists Will Pergl, Dan Grayber, Atanas Bozdarov, Robert Ladislas Derr, Andrea Flamini, Ernesto R. Gomez, John O’Connor, Julia Oldham, Andrew Sunderland, Cody Vanderkaay and Andy Moon Wilson. Through May 29.

Ciné BarCafé (234 W. Hancock Ave.) “On & Off Pulaski Street,” photography by Mark Steinmetz.

Circle Gallery, UGA College of Environmental Design (Caldwell Hall) A showcase of BLA Senior Projects. Through May 10.

Dawg Gone Good BBQ (224 W. Hancock Ave.) Photos of Snoop Dogg and his crew by Barbara Hutson. Through May. Dog Ear Books (162 W. Clayton St.) Photography

by Chris Mckay, Mike White and Daniel Peiken of legendary artists such as The Beatles, The Who, The B-52’s, R.E.M. and Vic Chesnutt.

Espresso Royale Caffe (297 E. Broad St.) A mug and cup show featuring 15 local potters.

Farmington Depot Gallery (1011 Salem Rd., Farmington) Owned and staffed by 16 artists, the gallery exhibits paintings, sculpture, folk art, ceramics, fine furniture and more. Permanent collection artists include Phillip Goulding, Leigh Ellis, Peter Loose, Susan Nees and more.

Five Star Day Café (229 E. Broad St.) Works by Alice Serres, Tess Strickland and Jared Collins.

Flicker Theatre & Bar (263 W. Washington St.) “Spin the Bottle” includes works by Grace Zuniga, Andrew Burkitt, Dana Peters, Phil Jasen, Erin Simmons, Jessie Merriam, Jon Swindler and Taylor Williams. Reception May 6. Through May. G. Ayers Gallery (269 Hull St.) Specializing in classical realism to semi-realistic portraits including people, wildlife and florals.

Good Dirt (510 B Thomas St.) The gallery features hand-built and wheel-thrown pieces by various ceramic artists and potters including Rob Sutherland, Caryn Van Wagtendonk, Crisha Yantis and Mike Klapthor.

Camp, The Knights of the Rad Table Theatre Camp and Hansel and Gretel Theatre Camp. Check website for dates and costs. www.athensclarke county.com/camps Yoga Sprouts (Whole: Mind.

Body. Art.) For kids ages 2 and up.

3–4:30 p.m. $15. www.wholemind bodyart.com Youth Summer Visual Art Camps (OCAF) Now registering for summer art camps. This year’s theme is “Outer Space and the Limits of Imagination” for a final show of artwork in July. Two-week camps for ages 5–16. 706-769-4565, info@ocaf.com, www.ocaf.com ZumbAtomic for Kids (Whole: Mind. Body. Art.) Fast-foward fusion of Zumba moves designed to let kids max out on fun and fitness at the same time! Mondays, 5:15–6:15 p.m. $6 (for first child), $3 (for each additional sibling). www.wholemind bodyart.com

SUPPORT Alcoholics Anonymous (Various Locations) If you want to drink, that’s your business. If you want to stop, we can help. 706-5430436, www.athensaa.com Alzheimer’s Caregiver Luncheon Program (Bentley Center) The Athens Area Alzheimer’s Support Group meets the third

Georgia Museum of Art (90 Carlton St.) 100 watercolors by Salvador Dali illustrating Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy. Through June 19. • “Horizons” includes 12 androgynous, life-sized cast-iron figures by Icelandic artist Steinunn Dorarinsdottir.

Hampton Fine Art Gallery (115 E. Broad St., Greensboro) Works by Cameron Hampton, Lisa Hampton-Pepe, Thomas Pepe and Raindance.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar (1560 Oglethorpe Ave.) “Open Spaces” is a series of landscapes by Greg Benson. Through May. Just Pho…and More (1063 Baxter St.) Photographs by Barbara Hutson. Through May. Lamar Dodd School of Art (270 River Rd.) BFA Exit Show for students in fabrics, graphic design and interior design. Closing reception May 12.

Through May 13. • BFA Exit Show for 13 emerging artists in painting and drawing, art education, ceramics and Art X. Closing reception May 6.

Lyndon House Arts Center (293 Hoyt St.) 36th Annual Juried Exhibition, featuring work by area artists in a variety of media. Through May 10.

Madison-Morgan Cultural Center (434 S. Main St., Madison) “Ten” includes mixed-media show of 10 contemporary Georgia artists. Curated by Thomas Prochnow. Through June 11.

Mama’s Boy (197 Oak St.) Photographs of the Georgia Theatre by Mary-Hanley Coleman. Through May. OCAF (34 School St., Watkinsville) The 16th Annual Southworks Exhibition presents 90 works of art from 69 artists. Through May 7.

Republic Salon (312 E. Broad St.) An exhibit featuring your favorite animals in embroidery and print mixed-media works by Lea Purvis.

Speakeasy (296 E. Broad St.) Abstract-expressionist original acrylics by Frances Jemini featuring deep textures, bright blending of colors and strong architectural themes. Through May. State Botanical Garden of Georgia (2450 Milledge Ave.) “Forged from Nature” is an outdoor series of sculpted garden gates by artist Andrew T. Crawford.

The Grit (199 Prince Ave.) New and recent paintings

by Lance Moses. Through May 8.

Town 220 (Madison) “Two Women of Substance” features art by Katie Bacon and Maggie Mize. Opening Reception May 4. Through July 31.

UGA Miller Learning Center (48 Baxter St.) “Fragmented Light,” a composition of brightly colored adhesive tapes created by Patricia Van Dalen.

White Tiger Gourmet Food & Chocolates (217 Hiawasse Ave.) Photos by Timothy P. Schildknecht. Through May. World of Futons (2041 W. Broad St.) Vibrant folk art by the late Earle Carson.

Tuesday of every month. Noon-1 p.m. FREE! 706-549-4850, eanthony@accaging.org Emotional Abuse Support Group (Call for location) Demeaning 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.

Grief Support Group (Council on Aging) Meeting every third Thursday each month. 2-3:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-549-4850 Overeaters Anonymous (Various Locations) 12-step meetings for compulsive eaters. All ages and sizes welcome. Mondays, 5:30 p.m. at Nuçi’s Space. Thursdays, 7 p.m. at St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church. Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. at Princeton United Methodist Church.

FREE! 404-771-8971, www.oa.org Parkinson’s Support Group (Council on Aging) Meet up every fourth Monday for an open support group for those living with Parkinson’s Disease. 2:30-4 p.m.

FREE! 706-549-4850 PTSD Support Group Ongoing support group for family and friends of veterans and soldiers who have PTSD/TBI. 770-725-4527, www.georgiapeacegivers.org Sapph.Fire The newly formed social, support and volunteer organization for lesbian and bisexual women in Athens and surrounding areas.

Join Sapph.fire on Facebook. Email sapph.fire@yahoo.com to learn about the next meeting.

Survive and Revive (Call for location) Domestic violence support group. Dinner begins at 6 p.m. and group at 6:30 p.m. Childcare is provided during group. Second and fourth Tuesday of the month in Clarke County. First and third Monday of the month in Madison County. 6–8 p.m. Project Safe: 706543-3331

ON THE STREET Be a Camp Counselor (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Looking for people ages 15–18 to be counselors at summer camps for children. Contact Cora Keber at 706542-6156 for an application.

Call for Entries (Ciné BarCafé) The AthFest Film Committee is currently accepting submissions for local independent films, music documentaries and student projects to be screened during AthFest 2011 (June 22–26). Entries must be produced by Georgia-based filmmakers.

Deadline May 15. $10 (May 1), $20 (May 15). athfest.com/musicfestival/film, film@athfest.com Clean for Class Program (Dancefx) Clean the studio in exchange for free dance classes. 706355-3078, allison@dancefx.org f

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reality check Matters Of The Heart And Loins My husband and I have been married for three years. We have a one-and-a-half-year-old daughter. She was not planned, but we are very happy. Since she has been born, we have had three more pregnancy scares, the last of which just ended in a miscarriage. I take birth control pills religiously, and I always take them at the same time, as prescribed. I have come to the conclusion that we must just be super-fertile.

We both work, and we’re only just getting by, and we’re really only doing that because we have a roommate and my mom helps out with childcare. We cannot afford another child.

I have been trying to convince my husband to get a vasectomy, and he won’t even hear of it. I am worried that this cycle is going to continue and we will end up with another kid or more. I may want to have kids again in the future, when we are more stable and have more time and money, so I don’t want to get surgery myself, but my understanding is that vasectomies are reversible much more easily than having your tubes tied. How can I convince my husband to listen?

Oops Have you considered condoms? Or an IUD? Or both? There are many reasons why birth control pills fail, Oops, and you should start by talking to your gynecologist about those.

You should also get more information about vasectomies, since telling your husband you’re pretty sure it’s no big deal doesn’t seem to be working (I can’t imagine why). In the meantime, double up. Use two forms of birth control, or three. Or jerk off at each other through bulletproof glass or something. If you’re not comfortable talking to your doctor about this, check out Planned Parenthood’s website at www.plannedparenthood.org.

Despite what many people would have you believe, they actually have a lot of information and many services available that don’t involve abortion.

I met this girl on a dating site, and I really like her. She is smart and funny and very cute.

We have been out on a few dates, but since we don’t have a lot of free time, we spend more time either talking on the phone or exchanging emails.

So, we went out again the other night.

When I went to pick her up, I met her roommate. I don’t know how this escaped my notice before, but he’s a guy. In fact, she lives with two guys, and they are her best friends. They have all known each other since they were in middle school or something. For some reason, I find this weird and very intimidating. He was perfectly nice to me, but I sort of feel like they’re like her brothers or something, like I need their approval. It kind of stressed me out, to be honest. I mentioned it to her when we left the house, and she laughed and said I shouldn’t worry about it. I’m not convinced.

Should I? Nervous If they have all been friends since middle school, then these guys are like her brothers. On the other hand, they are also her friends, and as much as they are probably very

protective of her, you can assume that they all have a lot in common, which is not always true for family. Look, Nervous, if she really likes you, and if you are really good to her, you should have no problems at all with these guys. Just try to relax and be yourself around them, and they’ll probably see what she sees in you and be happy for her.

I have been with my boyfriend for several years. We were friends long before we ever dated. He is smart and funny and kind and passionate, and I love him like nobody’s business.

Ever since we first started dating, we both said we never wanted to get married and we for sure did not want to have kids. We were both over 30 at that point, and I figured I knew what I wanted and it was the same thing that he wanted and everything would be great.

So, we moved in together, got dogs together, shared everything. Met each other’s families, shared all of our money and expenses, and, basically, lived like a married couple.

So, now, I am starting to realize that I actually DO want to get married. I still don’t want kids, and as far as I know neither does he, and we are both seriously happy and things are going well.

I don’t even know what got me started thinking about this, but it certainly isn’t the actual wedding, because I have stood by over the years and watched all of my friends and sisters go through that shit and I want NO part of it. Ditto the showers, gift registries, etc. (lest you think I am just being greedy). But there is something about the idea of making it official that has suddenly become important to me.

Part of it is certainly the financial stuff and the other things that I see gay couples going through. I mean, what if something happened to him and I couldn’t get into the hospital to see him? Or make decisions about his funeral, or he mine?

I feel very sure that this is the guy I want to spend the rest of my life with, and I am sure he feels the same way. We have talked about that in no uncertain terms. But I am very afraid that bringing this up could make an otherwise perfect situation suddenly stressful.

I don’t even care where we get married; neither of us is very religious, so it probably wouldn’t be a church anyway. I don’t know. What do you think? Should I just be happy with what I have? Or should I ask for what I really want?

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Eastside quadraplex, 2BR/2BA, $500/mo. & 2BR/1BA, $475/ mo. Eastside duplex, 2BR/1BA & FP, $475/mo. Call McWaters Realty, (706) 353-2700 or cell (706) 540-1529.

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1400 sf. Beautiful space near Dwntn. $1200/mo.

Originally Cantrell’s Grocery, this turn of the century building has high ceilings & lg. windows. Near the Leathers Building & the Railroad Arts District but w/ very high traffic volume & visibility. Excellent space for law office, architect, professional or production.

Zoned E-I. Add’l 1200 sf. avail.

(706) 614-3557.

Eastside offices. 1060 Gaines School Rd. Rent 1200 sf. $1200/mo., 750 sf. $900/mo., 450 sf. $600/mo. & 150 sf. $300/mo. (706) 546-1615 or athenstownproperties.com.

Office space in 5 Pts. on S. Milledge Ave. $1000/mo., utils. incl. except phone. 575 sf. Private entry. Handicap accessible. (706) 353-7272 or hill.law@bellsouth.net.

Retail, bar, or restaurant for lease at Homewood Shopping Center. 3000 sf. Call Bryan Austin at (706) 3531039.

Westside offices behind GA. Square Mall. 1000 sf., $750/ mo. or single office space, $250–350/mo. Power, gas & water incl. Call (770) 845-5247.

Condos for Rent 2BR/2BA condo w/ bonus room/office. 1 block from campus. All appls incl. W/D. Pet friendly. Avail. 8/1. $800/ mo. (478) 609-1303.

2BR/2BA condo for rent in Brookewood Mill. Gated, pool on site, on bus line, close to UGA. Pets OK. Avail. mid May. $900/mo. Contact Jennifer, (770) 595-3395.

2BR/2BA condo, 2165 Milledge Ave. Granite, tile, new fridge & range, new flrs. Pics at http:// milledgeplaceapt.blogspot. com/. On bus line, convenient to UGA. $780/mo. Michael, (404) 514-2575.

2 tenants needed. 3BR/2.5BA at Milledge Place. UGA Athens busline. $350/mo. No utils.

Close to campus. No smoking/ pets. Swimming pool. Avail. this summer! (909) 957-7058, williamsreza@gmail.com.

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3BR/3BA townhouse for rent in the Woodlands. $460/mo. per rm. Incl. utils. All rooms avail.

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4BR/3BA Urban Lofts condo. Granite counters, HW & tile flrs., all appl., 2 car garage. Pics at RealEstateChristina.com.

Dwntn., convenient to UGA. $1900/mo. Christina, (706) 372-2257.

Condos For Sale Downtown. University Tower on Broad across from N. Campus.

Lg. 1BR/1BA, $84,500.

Agents welcome 3%. Call (706) 255-3743.

Duplexes For Rent 5 Pts. duplex. 2BR/1BA, W/D incl., CHAC, fresh & clean. Across the street from Memorial Park. $600/ mo. Call (706) 202-9805.

Brick duplex, 2BR/2BA, very clean, all extras. Just 2 mi. to campus on north side Athens.

Grad students, professionals welcome, pets OK. Call Sharon at (706) 201-9093 or email moss.properties@yahoo.com for photos.

East Athens. Great 2BR/1BA duplex. On city busline. Fresh paint, W/D, DW, range, fridge, trash & yd. service incl. Pets OK. Avail. now! $550/mo. Call Mike (877) 740-1514 toll free.

Normaltown. Willow Run. Brick townhouse. 2 apar tments perfect for grad. students.

2BR/1BA each. Lg. fenced yd., pets OK. Upstairs $600/mo, downstairs $550/mo. Lease dep. (706) 207-4636.

Houses for Rent $1000/mo. Blocks from UGA & Dwntn., 3BR/1.5BA, 12’ ceilings & HWflrs., front p o rc h , u t i l i t y ro o m , W / D , CHAC. Avail. May 15. 127 E l i z a b e t h S t re e t , O w n e r / Agent. Call Robin, (770) 2656509. $900/mo. Blocks from UGA & Dwntn. Athens. 3BR/1BA, CHAC, totally remodeled, tall ceilings, HWflrs., tile, W/D, front porch. 500 Willow St. Avail. now. Owner/Agent, Robin, (770) 265-6509. $ 6 0 0 / m o . 3BR/1BA. 121 E. Carver Dr. Fenced–in yd.

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

Avail. now! (706) 614-8335.

135 Garden Ct. 3BR close to UGA campus, HWflrs., huge porch, plenty of parking, $795/mo. boulevard p ro p e r t y m a n a g e m e n t . com, (706) 548-9797.

1BR/1BA free-standing historic house on Church St. less than 1-mile to: downtown, UGA, Stanford & 5 Pts. Patio, screened porch, high ceilings, garden, more! $700/mo. (706) 236-2346.

1, 2, 3 & 4BR houses & apartments, avail. Fall, historic B o u l e v a rd n ’ h o o d . ( 7 0 6 ) 548-9797, www.boulevard propertymanagement.com.

1 to 5BR rentals avail. in locations in & around Dwntn.

Athens. Affordable student re n t a l s , f a m i l y h o m e s & high-end condos. CJ&L, www.cjandl.com, or (706) 559-4520.

2BR/2BA. 1.5 mi. from UGA. Kitchen, DR, LR, laundry rm., fenced back yd., deck, W/D, fridge. Pets OK. Avail. 8/1. $800/mo. Cell: (706) 461-5541.

Evenings: (706) 342-2788.

4BR/3BA historic home approx.

2 miles to campus/Dwntn., HWflrs., new kitchen & BAs, $2000/mo. Call Valerio, (706) 546-6900, valerioproperties. com.

Boulevard area: 135 Cohen St. 2BR/1BA, high ceilings, HWflrs., 2 porches, fenced yd., W/D, DW, pets OK. Avail.

8/1. $795/mo. Lease. Dep. Ref. req’d. (706) 227-6000.

2BR/1BA, 340 Ruth St. Cool old house w/ HWflrs., all appls, pet-friendly, $750/mo., avail. 8/1. (706) 713-0626, www.newagepropertiesathens. com.

4BR/approved zoning. $1500/mo. 130 Appleby Dr. See at www,bondrealestate. org. Owner/Broker Herbert Bond Realty & Investment.

(706) 224-8002.

Boulevard n’hood. 3BR/2BA, newish house w/ HWflrs., modern kitchen, CHAC. Avail. now! (706) 543-6368.

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2BR/1BA house. In town.

HVAC, porch, HWflrs., all electric, small fenced yd., close to Milledge/Prince Ave. $650/mo. + deposit. Avail. 6/1.

Call Mark, (706) 202-5110.

4BR house. Walk to campus & Dwntn. HWflrs., big deck, CHAC, 2 fireplaces, all appls.

High ceilings, newly remodled. $1700/mo., avail. 8/1. Call (706) 540-1232.

2BR/1BA. Near UGA, LR, DR, den, HWflrs., all appl., fenced yd., garbage p/u, carport, electric AC, gas heat, no pets. $550/mo. Avail. 8/1. 117 Johnson Dr. Owner/Agent.

Stan, (706) 543-5352.

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3BR/1BA. HWflrs., carpet, CHAC, W/D hook-up, lg. yd.

Sec. sys., landlord mows lawn, GRFA welcome. $750/mo + dep. Avail. now! (770) 7257748.

2BR/1BA, Woody Dr. $680/ mo. Great duplex beautifully renovated, all electric, HWflrs., nice quiet street. boulevard propertymanagement.com or (706) 548-9797.

5BR/2.5BA house w/ huge yd. on Milledge. Lg. BRs, 2 min. from campus! $2000/mo. $1000 off Aug. rent w/ signed lease. Call (706) 936-6598 or athensarearentals@gmail.com.

2BR/1BA, 5 Pts. Properties on: Hampton Ct., $750/mo.; Highland Ave., $695/mo.; Mell St. $740/mo. HWflrs, W/D incl. More details at valerioproperties.com.

5BR/3BA house. $1400/mo.

4 yrs. old. Walk to campus & Dwntn. Lots of off-street parking.

Call Jeff, (706) 714-1807.

2 & 3BR super nice houses in the Boulevard n’hood.

Walk to town & cam pus .

535 and 545 Satula, 255 Boulevard Heights, 135 Glencrest. b o u l e v a rd p ro p e r t y m a n a g e m e n t . com or call (706) 548-9797.

3-6BRs, Oconee farm house, big front porch, 2 decks, lg. yd., close to Trader Joe’s. $1160/mo. boulevard p ro p e r t y m a n a g e m e n t . com. (706) 548-9797.

3–4BR/3.5BA townhouse. 3K sf. Excellent condition. Must see! Avail. Aug. Great price, $835/mo. Eastside busline.

(706) 769-3433 or email sjbc33@aol.com.

3BR/2BA in awesome 5 P o i n t s n ’ h o o d . Wa l k everywhere! 2 LRs, HWflrs., fenced back yd. Pets OK. W/D incl. Avail 6/1. $1200/ mo. Aaron, (706) 207-2957.

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3BR/2BA in newer Dwntn. n’hood. Stainless, eat-in kitchen, fenced back yd. Pets OK. W/D incl.

Avail. 7/1. $1200/mo.

Aaron, (706) 207-2957.

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6BR/3.5BA off Prince Ave. on King Ave. Avail. 8/1, fully renovated, 2 custom kitchens w/ granite, custom BAs, 2 dens, huge yd.! $2700/mo., no dogs, cats OK. Chris: chris@ petersonproperties.org, (706) 202-5156.

Available June 1 to graduate/professional: very special historic house c.1890. Walk from downtown. On Pulaski.

1BR, basement space, large rooms, great daylight, 11' ceilings, handpainted walls, gas stove, 2 porches, fenced yard, dog friendly. $800/mo. Chatham, (706) 548-3505 or (706) 2545205. Leave message.

Boulevard area: 265 Blvd Hts. Historic home. 1BR/1BA. High ceilings, HWflrs., lg. rooms, stained glass, wrap-around porch, W/D, pets OK. Avail Aug. 1. $650/mo. Lease. Dep. Ref. req’d. (706) 227-6000.

Boulevard area: 686 1/2 Barber St. 4BR/3BA, screened porch, W/D, DW, lg. rooms. Renovated church. Pets OK. Avail. Aug. 1. $1295/mo. Lease. Dep. Ref. req’d. (706) 227-6000.

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W/D. Avail. Fall. $1800/ mo. Aaron, (706) 207-2957.

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

Eastside 2BR/1BA split level.

Lg. LR splits BRs. Lg. kitchen.

Private drive. Big back yd.

Storage bldg. Appls. incl. $600/ mo. + dep. Pet negotiable.

(706) 248-7338.

Free rent 1st month! No pet fee! 2BR/2BA apartments close to Dwntn., 3BR/2BA duplexes in wooded n’hood avail. W/D, DW in all units. Easy access to loop. (706) 548-2522. www. dovetailmanagement.com.

H i s t o r i c B l v d . a re a . 1 8 0 Lenoir. Walk to Normaltown.

Charming cottage. 1BR/1BA. Lg. high ceilings, HWflrs, CHAC, pretty back yd. Pets OK. $600/mo. (706) 2074636.

Immaculate 3BR/3BA house w/ 3 porches avail. now or Fall semester. $1500/ mo. 8 min. walk to Dwntn.

Furnished or unfurnished. Call (706) 461-1823 to view.

Lg. 3BR/1BA house in Athens.

Recent renovations. Lg. rooms w/ plenty of closet space.

Bonus room, fenced yd., CHAC, W/D, DW. All electric. $575/mo. Call/text (706) 2552552, www.offcampusrealty. com.

Newer 5BR/3BA house off S. Milledge. On bus line, 7/10 mile from campus, spacious rooms, front porch, back deck. Owner willing to partially furnish. $450/BR. col30044@ yahoo.com, (770) 356-1274.

Renovated Forest Heights: 260 Robinhood Ct. 3BR/2BA, lg. yd., fenced area, W/D incl., $1000/mo. (706) 296-1200.

Summer lease available!

Brand new house in Dwntn. area. $495/BR, utils. & internet incl. (706) 296-9546, www. cityblockonline.com.

Houses for Sale 3BR/2BA, Athens. $125,000.

Single-level, 1564 sqft.

Gorgeous hardwood floors t h ro u g h o u t . Z o n e d h e a t , combo kitchen/dining, carport, laundry, attic storage, crawlspace, appliances. Open house info/photos: www.jones. centerpath.net. Listing: www. sellectrealtyofgeorgia.com, (678) 694-7937.

Charming, classic, updated cottage in Normaltown.

2BR/2BA w/ sunroom. $188,000, 248 Georgia Ave. Antique hear t pine, high ceilings. (706) 850-1175 or (678) 358-5181. By appt. only.

Perfect starter home! $112,000.

150 Beaverdam Dr. All brick 2BR/1.5BA, 1385 sf. Lg. LR, DR, front porch, kitchen w/ breakfast nook, all appl. incl.

W/D, updated features, HWflrs., lg. deck, detached garage, FSBO. (706) 296-4558.

Land for Sale Big beautiful AZ land. $99/mo. $0 down, $0 interest, golf course, nat’l parks. 1 hr. from Tucson Int’l Airport. Guar. financing, no credit checks, pre-recorded msg. (800) 631-8164, code 4057. www. sunsiteslandrush.com (AAN CAN).

Parking & Storage UGA parking spaces.

Across the street from campus, law & library. $25/ mo. 6 mo. minimum. Contact Susan, (706) 354-4261.

Pre-Leasing 2BR/1.5BA w/ office/guest room. In quadraplex 2 blocks from campus. 5 Pts. area. W/D, CHAC, nice patio. Very cool layout. $850/mo. Avail. 8/1. Pets ok.

Call (706) 369-2908.

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4BR/4BA in The Retreat. Free iPad w/ signed lease before 5/31! Pool, clubhouse, HWflrs., W / D . Av a i l . F a l l . $ 1 8 0 0 / mo. Aaron, (706) 207-2957.

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4BR/4BA house! 189 Ruth Dr. Great Dwntn. location!

Lg. BRs, tile, HWflrs., $1700/mo., avail. 8/1. www. n e w a g e p ro p e r t i e s a t h e n s . com, (706) 713-0626.

Cedar Creek: 4BR/2BA, lg. fenced yd., $950/mo. 5 Pts.: Off Baxter St., 4BR/2BA, $1200/mo. N o r m a l t o w n area: 2BR/1BA, single carport, fenced back yd., $775/mo. Call McWaters Realty, (706) 3532700, (706) 540-1529.

$200 cash per person at lease signing! S. Milledge Ave. Hunter’s Run. 2BR/2BA, $650/mo. 3BR/2BA, $800/ mo. 4BR/4BA, $1000/mo. W/D, alarm system, pets welcome. hancockproperties.com, (706) 552-3500.

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2BR/2BA. BRs w/ full priv. BA. Walk–in closets. W/D hookups.

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3BR/3BA, new home w/ all appl., off-street parking, nice balcony, 5 min. from campus, great n’hood. $1200/mo. (770) 512-7431.

Dearing Garden, 1 & 2BR flats. $550 to $650/ mo. W/D, DW. Block from campus off Baxter St. Joiner Management, (706) 850-7727, text “dearing” to 41513. www. joinermanagement.com.

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North Ave. 5BR/4BA. 4 car garage, 5 min. walk to Dwntn., on bus line. All appls. HWflrs. $450/BR. C a l l Ly n e t t e , ( 7 0 6 ) 2 0 2 4648.

Students welcome.

Corner of Madison Heights/ Nor th Ave. 4BR/4BA. HW/ tile flrs. All appls. 5 min. walk to Dwntn., on busline. $450/BR + one mo.’s rent d e p . Ly n e t t e , ( 7 0 6 ) 2 0 2 4648.

Rooms for Rent $400/mo. + 1/2 utils. 1BR avail. in 2BR/1BA home on Pulaski St. CHAC, W/D, DW, 12 ft. ceilings, porches, decks, killer house in great n’hood. Steve (706) 369-8697.

Avail. mid-June. Spacious, furnished BR. Quiet, near campus, kitchen, laundr y privileges. Shared BA, priv. entrance, internet access. No pets. $275/mo. incl. utils. (706) 353-0227. Avail. now!

Half house to share. $380/mo. & dep. 1/2 utils. Fully furnished, W/D, carport, deck, private BA, no pets, smoker OK. Next to Ga. Square Mall. (706) 2965764.

Lg. BR & BA avail. now!

Historic house, Pulaski St./Dwntn. $500/mo., incl. utils. Lg. kitchen, private entrance, fenced in backyard, small dog OK. Call (706) 850-5972.

M a t u re s t u d e n t t o s h a re luxury condo at The W o o d l a n d s . Av a i l . 8 / 1 .

Beautiful grounds, spor ts m e c c a , p e t s f i n e . G re a t l a n d l a d y. $ 4 2 5 / m o . ( 7 0 6 ) 714-7600, madelinevandyck@ gmail.com.

Nice apartment in gated community, The Lodge. 2BRs & 2BAs for rent, $425/mo. per room + share of utils.

Contact Halene, (229) 8540173.

For Sale Antiques Antiques & jewels sale! Antique furniture, estate jewelry, fine oil paintings, Persian rugs, silver, china, stained glass & more.

Open 12-5 daily except Sun. & Mon. by chance or appt. (706) 340-3717. 290 N. Milledge Ave. Athens. Antiques-jewels. com.

Businesses

Furniture

Music Services

Health

All new queen pillow-top mattress set from $139. Sofa & love-seat, $549. 5-piece bedroom set, $399. (706) 6128004.

F re t S h o p . Professional guitar repairs & modifications, setups, electronics, precision fretwork. Previous clients i n c l . R . E . M . , W i d e s p re a d Panic, Cracker, Bob Mould, J o h n B e r r y, A b b e y R o a d Live!, Squat. (706) 5491567.

Pregnant? Considering adoption? Talk w/ caring agency specializing in matching birthmothers w/ families nationwide.

Living expenses paid. Call 24/7 Abby’s One True Gift Adoptions. (866) 413-6293 (AAN CAN).

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Specializing in retro goods, antiques, furniture, clothes, records & players plus more! 260 W. Clayton St., (706) 316-0130.

Neuton CE6.3 electric mower.

More info at neutonpower. com, no gas, quiet, very good job, $500 retail asking $250.

Owned 1 yr. & used about 20 times. (706) 614-7514.

Yard Sales Neighborhood-wide yard sale Sat. 5/7, 8 a.m.-12 p.m. University Heights off of College Station Rd. near loop. For more info go to universityheightsathens. com.

Exhausted bar owner looking to sell a great bar. Call (706) 207-0086.

Music

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Athens School of Music.

Instruction in guitar, bass, drums, piano, voice, brass, woodwinds, strings, banjo, m a n d o l i n , f i d d l e & m o re .

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Instrument repairs avail. Visit www.AthensSchoolofMusic. com, (706) 543-5800.

Wedding bands. Quality, professional bands.

Weddings, par ties. Rock, jazz, etc. Call Classic City Entertainment. ( 7 0 6 ) 5 4 9 - 1 5 6 7 . w w w. classiccityentertainment. com. Featuring The Magictones - Athens’ premiere wedding & party band. www.themagictones. com.

Musicians Wanted Bass player needed.

Vocalist would be nice.

N o p a y, h a r d w o r k , audience every Sun.!

Retirement plan out of this world! Call Mitch, (770) 722-4759.

Studios SmallHouseCreative.

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Cleaning Move out cleaning specials! 1BR/1BA $29. 2BR/2BA $45.

Green, safe, pet friendly house cleaning service. My Name is Nick. I am local to Athens. I am efficient & thorough & therefore very easy on the budget! Text (706) 851-9087, e-mail nick@goodworld. biz. References on request. Avail. 7 days/ wk.

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Jobs Full-time C a l l c e n t e r representative. Join established Athens company calling CEOs & CFOs of major corporations generating sales leads for technology c o m p a n i e s . $ 9 / h r. B O S Staffing, www.bostemps.com, (706) 353-3030.

Hair stylist position avail. Are you a licensed stylist looking for a new home? Come join the Emporium team & enjoy our friendly atmosphere w/ a guar. beg. salary & paid vacation.

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Hairstylist/Designer. Are you a talented hairstylist/ designer looking for a friendly, professional, laid–back studio space? Strand has an opening for a self-motivated designer. We offer rent control, no contract, in a friendly, established, high traffic studio in 5 Pts. Contact Michael at (706) 549-8074. All inquiries confidential.

Heirloom Cafe & Fresh Market seeks all positions to start early June. Must be highly serviceoriented and passionate about sustainable food. Email resume to Jessica@heirloomathens. com.

J House Media seeks Jr. Web Programmer. $30k/yr. & benefits. For job details/ requirements or to send cover letter & resume email contact@ jhousemedia.com.

Non-profit committed to social justice seeks coordinator connected to Athens-Clarke to match people w/ disabilities w/ ordinary citizens for long term relationships. Must be able to network & have strong writing, speaking & computer skills, & car. See www.ca-ac. org for more details. Salary in 30’s, some travel & evenings, training, holidays, health ins.

Resume & cover letter to caac_2011@yahoo.com by 5/7.

Professional hair designer wanted at new upscale salon in downtown Watkinsville. Very busy. Booth rentals available.

Be your own boss. Call DiLusso, (706) 338-1872.

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book review Words on Music It’s important to understand and honor your Southern heritage. As we reflect back on that great and terrible conflict between North and South, we must all look deep within ourselves and ask—did the South destroy hip-hop or save it? If you’re not sure, Ben Westhoff’s Dirty South: Outkast, Lil Wayne, Soulja Boy and the Southern Rappers Who Reinvented Hip-Hop (May, Chicago Review Press) is a good place to start learning your history.

Westhoff, who has covered music for the Oxford American, Pitchfork, Village Voice and others, tells the larger story of hip-hop in the South through its many regional scenes: Miami (Luke Campbell, 2 Live Crew), Houston (Geto Boys, DJ Screw, Trae, Paul Wall), Memphis (Three 6 Mafia, Eightball & MJG), Atlanta (Goodie Mob, Outkast, DJ Drama, T.I., DJ Smurf, Soulja Boy), New Orleans (Cash Money, Juvenile, Lil Wayne), Virginia (The Neptunes, Timbaland, Missy Elliot) and Florida (T-Pain).

Dirty South necessarily covers much of the same ground as Roni Sarig’s Third Coast: Outkast, Timbaland, and How Hip-Hop Became a Southern Thing (2007, Da Capo Press), which you’ll note is already required reading on your Southern Music 101 syllabus. A few things have happened since Sarig wrote his book, though. Notably, Lil Wayne transformed from potential-one-hit Hot Boy to wacked-out, chart-topping “genius”; T-Pain conquered the universe with Auto-Tune; and Soulja Boy invented a dance and mastered the art of online self-promotion.

Westhoff does a good job of tracing the formation of each region’s distinctive sound, driving around the South in a rented Hyundai to hear firsthand how genres like crunk and bounce got started. Houston’s DJ Screw relates that when he accidentally altered a record’s pitch to an extremely slow pace, it sounded so good to the stoned crowd in his living room that someone offered him $10 on the spot for a tape. Houston’s slowed, slurred “chopped and screwed” style grew from there.

Early Southern hip-hop mirrored punk in odd and surprising ways—it featured rawer, grittier sounds; it maintained a distrust of the mainstream music industry; and it relied on scrappy DIY business models to get started.

New York wouldn’t take Luke Campbell’s bootycentric party anthems seriously, so he sold records by the trunkful all over Miami. In the book, Westhoff meets up with Campbell in Athens for an April 2010 show at local hip-hop

mecca and North Avenue Mexican restaurant, El Paisano, and it’s clear from his account that Campbell hasn’t mellowed and cleaned up his X-rated live shows that made him infamous in his 2 Live Crew days.

Throughout Dirty South, Westhoff engages with detractors who call Southern hip-hop mindless, simplistic, novelty-driven music.

And it’s not just Rosa Parks picking on Outkast—many rap icons like Ice T, Jay-Z and RZA have piled on, too. Westhoff starts the book with the story of Ms. Peachez as a sort of extreme case in point. Peachez is actually a man from Shreveport whose over-the-top video for “Fry That Chicken” became an Internet sensation in 2006.

Like some low-budget homage to Martin Lawrence’s Big Momma, the video confused, outraged, offended and entertained—sometimes all at once. Millions watched. People accused the South of producing minstrel rap. Columnist Jabari Asim dissed Peachez as an “Aunt Jemima off her meds”—in the Washington Post, no less. Westhoff seems to be the only person to have actually tracked down Peachez and the others behind the song, and their perspective on the incident is revealing and somehow touching. Though he maintains a healthy journalistic objectivity for much of the book, Westhoff doesn’t make the mistake of sitting on the sidelines over the question of whether Southern hip-hop is good. Ultimately he’s a fan, and his passion for the music makes this an even more engaging work.

Do you ever listen to records like the Beastie Boys’ Paul’s Boutique or Public Enemy’s Fear of a Black Planet and wonder why they sound so different from today’s hip-hop? It turns out one of the biggest reasons may be copyright law, a topic explored

by Kembrew McLeod (no relation) and Peter DiCola in Creative License: The Law and Culture of Digital Sampling (Duke University Press).

Early hip-hop artists and underground sampling pioneers, like Coldcut and Negativland, all flew under the radar during what the authors call the “golden age of sampling.”

But it wasn’t long before groups like Run-DMC started to make serious money and the lawyers came calling. Sampling artists who had primarily been viewed as musicians breaking

technical and artistic boundaries were increasingly seen as musicians who were breaking the law. Some of the stories that ensue—like George Clinton being sued for sampling his own music—would be funny in a Kafkaesque way if they weren’t so shameful.

McLeod and DiCola bring a lot of knowledge about the intersections of law and culture to this project. McLeod is the author of two previous books and three documentaries that explore issues of freedom of expression, creative commons and copyright law. His 2010 documentary Copyright Criminals also examines sampling, but not in the same depth or with the same authority as Creative License. As he and DiCola examine the many layers of law, they contemplate how it affected the development of a new musical form and consider where we stand today. It’s sobering to realize

that even with a major label’s money and support, a record like De La Soul’s Three Feet High and Rising probably wouldn’t be made today.

The authors also take great pains to show all sides of the debate—and it doesn’t break down neatly as artists versus lawyers. Many artists don’t want to be sampled, for example, and many industry insiders acknowledge the current system is dysfunctional at best.

I know a book about music copyright law may sound like a slog, and there are sections that were slower for me, personally, tracing precedent and going into the legal fine points. Creative License is a collaboration of

the Future of Music Coalition (http://futureofmusic.org/) that is intended to advance and inform the debate around sampling issues. The book wouldn’t work if it didn’t have something to say to lawyers and industry executives. But McLeod and DiCola always keep an eye on the bigger picture. They are as interested in the cultural as the legal, and the book succeeds greatly in broad terms as a history of music sampling.

Here are a few more notable spring books: See what Austin’s alt weekly has been writing about since the early ‘80s in the Austin Chronicle Music Anthology and reminisce about the days when SXSW was just a little indie festival with the SXSW Scrapbook: People and Things That Went Before (University of Texas Press). Simon Reynolds’ work from the past couple of decades is collected in Bring the Noise: 20 Years of Writing about Rock and Hip Hop (Soft Skull). Morrissey: Fandom, Representations, and Identities (Intellect Books) is a collection of essays focused on his solo career. Tom Hamling’s Celebrity Vinyl (HarperCollins) is great fun for fans of albums like Bruce Willis’ The Return of Bruno. Dorian Lynskey’s massive 33 Revolutions Per Minute: A History of Protest Songs from Billie Holiday to Green Day (Ecco) is a sprawling look at rebel music. Talk– Action = Zero: An Illustrated History of D.O.A. (Arsenal Pulp Press) tells the story of the hardcore pioneers from Vancouver.

Get more Canadian punk in Trouble in the Camera Club: A Photographic Narrative of Toronto’s Punk History (May, ECW Press). Out of the Vinyl Deeps: Ellen Willis on Rock Music (May, University of Minnesota Press) is a collection of the New Yorker critic’s work. Mullets and Union Jack shorts are on glorious display in Def Leppard: The Definitive Visual History (May, Chronicle Books). I Mix What I Like!: A Mixtape Manifesto (AK Press) is Jared Ball’s impassioned critique of hip-hop culture. Benjamin Piekut’s Experimentalism Otherwise: The New York Avant-Garde and Its Limits (University of California Press) looks at five seminal music events from 1964. The essays in Brazilian Popular Music and Citizenship (May, Duke University Press) span more than 100 years of that country’s culture. Mark Blake’s biography Is This the Real Life?: The Untold Story of Queen (Da Capo Press) draws on a trove of new interviews. New in the 33 1/3 series: Daphne Carr’s Nine Inch Nails’ Pretty Hate Machine and Hank Shteamer’s Ween’s Chocolate and Cheese (both from Continuum).

John McLeod

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