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pub notes Representation—As If Broke in Half: The Georgia General Assembly sent a panel of experts last week to hear local concerns about the upcoming legislative redistricting. Six middle-aged, white, Republican men constituted the leadership of the reapportionment committees on the stage at the Seney-Stovall Chapel.

Included among them were our own Senator Bill Cowsert and our Representative Doug McKillip—both of whom have a deep understanding of the importance of redistricting.

Cowsert’s Republican colleagues in the Senate, including his brother-in-law, rearranged his senatorial district to make it more friendly to Republicans during his first campaign. He no doubt prefers it stay that way, even though it took splitting Athens-Clarke County in half to make it work.

McKillip—last elected as a Democrat—is counting on reapportionment to make his heavily Democratic district Republican enough to enable his re-election. At the Chapel last week, he appeared relieved to be sitting up with his new GOP chums instead of down amongst his erstwhile Democratic friends, who might forget their gentle, liberal ways and punt his new Republican suit across Milledge Avenue with him in it.

Our leaders talk about commonality of interests and not splitting up communities, but politics always trumps those civic concerns. Neutering local Democrats was more important than keeping Athens-Clarke County in one senatorial district represented by an Athenian. Now Athens is divided into two separate senatorial districts appended to the vast, rural hinterlands, where a Burger King drive-through is the closest thing to a sidewalk café and the University of Georgia means football. Once Cowsert moves on up the political ladder, Athens will never again be represented in the Senate by an Athenian, and her interests will always be subordinated to those of the rural counties. Such is the partisan nature of all reapportionment.

Mayor Nancy Denson, who was elected by Democrats and Republicans alike, could have spoken to the committee with authority about the need to put Athens back into a single district. Alas, she was laid up with an injured leg and did not make a dramatic entrance on crutches to confront the committee. Former mayor Doc Eldridge, who was elected as a Democrat when the wind was blowing that way, now breezes along as a Republican. Doc showed up in spite of two broken ribs to admonish the committee with more partisanship than originality: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”

Several citizens pointed out that it is indeed broke—right in half. The committee kept a straight face.

Three Blocks Long: The next night some of the same citizens trooped into a room at the Classic Center to see what the architects have come up with for the expansion of that facility. Unlike the legislators, the architects did answer questions, though the result will be pretty much like reapportionment: what you see is what you get. And what you get is what you had all along: a three-block-long monolith—a gigantic barrier across the eastern end of downtown Athens, through which not even a bicycle can pass and pedestrians only via what will sometimes be a roundabout path through the facility itself. Connectivity—keeping Hancock Street open and allowing access toward the river—was the only consideration that aroused opposition to the Classic Center expansion all along.

When a citizen asked at the meeting last week about connectivity, the architect responded, “I don’t know what you mean.”

This is not to say that it is not impressive. A soaring atrium reminiscent of a big-city train station such as Athens never had will become the signature magnet to attract convention planners and wedding moms. Foundry Street becomes a back alley, with access into the Classic Center only up steep steps.

Six weeks of citizen input, and the architects still don’t even acknowledge what the citizens were talking about.

Missing Inaction: The accident that injured Mayor Denson’s leg has exacerbated what some commissioners see as a leadership vacuum. It may be that they’re simply feeling the difference between Mayor Davison’s hyper-attention to detail and Mayor Denson’s approach of heading the government without needing to poke a finger into every pot. Either way, the mayor is not nearly as involved with the commission as her predecessor was, and her injury makes more difficult the commission’s struggles to deal with pressing issues.

Pete McCommons editor@flagpole.com

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You get one more chance to comment on the Classic Center expansion design before it’s approved.

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Some creative ideas for revenue might speed the realization of some of Athens’ civic goals.

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city dope Once More into the Breach?: Those of you “committed” to providing that access, and he who aren’t too burned out or disillusioned thinks it can be facilitated “24/7.” It remains to care about the Classic Center expansion to be seen whether that’s what the commiswill want to be aware that the Athens-Clarke sioners had in mind, and if not, whether County Mayor and Commission will hold a they’re willing to do anything about it. special work session at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 26 in the planning auditorium at 120 W. It Takes You: At its May 26 Community Dougherty St. to review the architects’ final Conversation, Whatever It Takes Athens will schematic design for the project. The M&C present a draft of proposed solutions based will consider input received from citizens at on a detailed assessment of community issues a public meeting last week, as well as from pertaining to its mission of ensuring that a user group composed of government officials, citizen experts and representatives of the Classic Center and the architecture firm, as they decide whether to ask for changes to the current plan. A summary of the proposed design is available on the SPLOST page of the ACC website.

One of many design issues sure to be considered is that of pedestrian access between Thomas and Foundry along the Washington Street axis, which is currently enabled by The proposed design for the Classic Center expansion features a large atrium a long exterior stairthat would be built around three sides of the Fire Hall (seen here in a cutaway way between the Fire view from the Foundry Street side).

Hall and the theater.

Commissioners specifically mandated that such access be preserved every child in ACC is on track to complete a when they approved the expansion concept post-secondary education by July 1, 2020. plan in April, with some clearly stating that This is a big part of WIT’s preparations for the if the design didn’t meet their standards, they implementation of that enormously ambitious wouldn’t vote to approve it. Well, the plan plan, and it’s critically important that citisubmitted by the Classic Center’s architects zens give their input. The meeting is from calls for a pedestrian route right through a 5–6:30 p.m. at the Classic City High School, large atrium to be built around and behind the 440 Dearing Ext., #1. You can find out more Fire Hall—or through adjacent hallways when at www.witathens.org; if you can’t attend, you the atrium is in use—which would place that can still contribute by sending your ideas to “public” access firmly under the control of… comments@witathens.org. the Classic Center. Paul Cramer, the center’s executive director, says he’s Dave Marr news@flagpole.com

Paul Broun, Jr.’s Krazy Korner My new theory: Congressman Broun is working on a time machine. Last week’s opinion piece by Broun in the Augusta Chronicle offered an inspiring vision of an energy-independent America, but there’s a big problem: there’s not nearly enough petroleum underneath the North American continent to make his plan work. In the op-ed, Broun uses an estimate of 163 billion barrels of recoverable oil, but that number is pretty much impossible to verify using Interior Department geological estimates. That’s where the time machine—and Broun’s big-game hunting skills—come into play. He must be traveling back 65 million years or so, corralling dinosaurs into what would become the U.S. outer continental shelf and Northern Alaska and then gunning them down in huge piles. Otherwise, I’m not sure how Broun figures there to be so much petroleum there.

But, there’s another problem that effectively renders the first one moot. Anyone who knows how the free market works understands that the barrel price is determined by global supply. That is, a ton more oil found tomorrow off our coast won’t mean cheaper gas for Americans. Oil drilled in the United States goes directly onto the international market. Plus, it takes a long time to get oil online; from discovery to gas tank takes at least five years. Phyllis Martin, a senior analyst at the Department of Energy, points out that by 2030, the U.S. output will represent merely 1 percent of the projected global consumption. Even if we were to have all the oil Broun imagines, this number would move up only slightly, and, again, that oil would simply be on the international market, where increased consumption in China and India will likely negate any boons in supply. Broun’s plan just doesn’t make much sense. If he does have a time machine, Broun should go to the future to see how mankind is going to move past oil, instead of inventing stories that prop up his oil industry friends’ profits. [Matthew Pulver]

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Classic Center Design, Future ACC Budgets Coming into Focus Initial designs for an expanded Classic Center, presented last week for the first time at a public input session, leave a broad open space, or roofed “atrium,” for pedestrian access that extends behind the old Fire Hall through to Foundry Street. Citizens at the meeting offered suggestions that included better accommodating retail space along Foundry (or even within the atrium), redesigning an arch on the interior of the atrium for a better view of the Fire Hall from Foundry, and making the Thomas Street view of the facility more inviting.

Such suggestions are being taken into account as architects modify the plans in time for this Thursday’s mayor and commission work session (the revised plan may be posted on the county website before then). “You will see a clear difference in the schematic,” including changes for future retail and the Thomas street face of the building, ACC Manager Alan Reddish assured commissioners at their agenda-setting meeting last week.

And while it wasn’t news to any of them, Reddish also sketched the seriousness of the county’s budget crunch: barring a quick upturn in property values, ACC will have to lay off still more employees and reduce services in future years. ACC property values (and therefore, tax revenues) have fallen over 4 percent on average since last year—instead of rising, as has been more usual. If this year’s budget is tough, the coming few years could be even tougher: Reddish proposes cutting $10

million over five years, a few million a year.

And where will those cuts come from, with the budget already tight? Seventy percent of the budget goes to employee pay and benefits, and cutting the county workforce “has to be part of the discussion,” he said. About a dozen full- and part-time ACC employees will likely lose their jobs under the Fiscal Year 2012 budget that commissioners are set to approve June 7; in coming years, there could be more.

And that means cuts in county services, Commissioner Doug Lowry pointed out. “These employees aren’t just hanging around,” he said. “They’re all doing something.” He asked for the public’s understanding. “We’re not interested in raising taxes… unless there’s just no way out of it,” he said, but the alternative is going to be some reduction in services.

Increased business and industry in the county would help, suggested Mike Hamby—which ACC’s Economic Development Foundation is supposed to attract. Hamby and other commissioners asked to take a closer look at the EDF’s needs and how it’s spending its money. “They need to inform us what’s going on,” said Commissioner Kathy Hoard.

And, while leaving further discussion of parking rates for June (the manager’s office is still crunching numbers) Commissioner Kelly Girtz suggested that meter parking might be extended “a couple of hours into the evening” and meter rates raised increased “modestly… but not as dramatically [to $2 an hour] as was discussed.” But meter rates could still rise higher, he suggested. ACC must charge enough in its new parking deck to cover its building costs, and consultants have recommended pushing longer-term parking into decks by raising street parking rates.

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Last summer, Delta Air Lines decided to do more for Georgia’s legislators than just give them campaign contributions or have lobbyists buy them meals and drinks during the General Assembly session. The airline giant also gave several lawmakers Gold Medallion and Platinum Medallion upgrades in their frequent flyer status, entitling them to additional perks and benefits when they fly on Delta.

Delta’s campaign disclosure records show that the airline upgraded Senate President Pro Tem Tommie Williams to Platinum status on July 30, along with a Gold Medallion upgrade for House Majority Leader Larry O’Neal on that same date. A few weeks later, Delta gave a Gold Medallion upgrade to Sen. Ronnie Chance (R-Tyrone), along with one for Rep. Jay Roberts (R-Ocilla), and Sky Club status with an upgrade to House Speaker Pro Tem Jan Jones.

Delta assigned a value of $1,588 to the Gold Medallion upgrades and $2,381 to the Platinum upgrades. The Sky Club status and upgrade given to Jones, according to Delta’s estimate, were worth $2,831.

Those who know the travel industry contend that the upgrades were more valuable than that. Consumer advisor Clark Howard has placed the true value of a Platinum upgrade in the range of $10,000 to $15,000.

Those frequent flyer upgrades came on top of campaign contributions from Delta to legislative leaders and Gov. Nathan Deal during the most recent election cycle. The largest Delta contributions went to Deal ($3,000), Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle ($1,000) and House Speaker David Ralston ($1,000).

Delta ended up getting a good financial return on all those campaign contributions and frequent flyer upgrades. During this year’s legislative session, the House and Senate passed a bill extending for another two years a sales tax exemption on the purchase of jet fuel by Delta.

Deal signed that exemption into law, and it will be worth $20 million to Delta in fiscal year 2012 and $10 million in the following fiscal year.

Delta and its lobbyists haven’t worked the system any differently than other lobbyists who spend thousands of dollars in their attempts to secure passage of legislation that will bring their clients millions of dollars in tax breaks and exemptions.

Lawmakers this year passed another bill that will extend for two years a tax exemption worth an estimated $7 million to $8 million annually for Gulfstream Aerospace of Savannah. In the election cycle prior to this year’s legislative session, Gulfstream made at least $24,000 in campaign contributions to influential lawmakers.

These contributions, and the votes subsequently made by legislators, could leave the average Georgian with the distinct impression that everything at the capitol is for sale. It’s easy to see why they might think that.

The people we elect to the General Assembly should be asking themselves two questions when they make public policy decisions: What is the level of service that state government should provide to its residents? What is the most efficient and fairest way to tax businesses and individuals to raise the revenues to pay for this level of service?

The taxing and spending policies developed by our legislators should be based on the best answers to those questions. They should not be determined by how much money and how many favors a particular corporation or interest group might have given them. That is ultimately a corrupting way to govern.

Tom Crawford tcrawford@gareport.com Tom Crawford is the editor of The Georgia Report, an Internet news service at gareport.com that covers government and politics in Georgia.

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What’s Up in New Development One assertion that’s often heard is that government ought to run like a business. It would certainly make current budgeting a bit less problematic if our governments were running profits comparable to oil companies and banks. It’d be impossible to get all the way to a totally business-like government, given that there are certain responsibilities that a government has to its citizens, and certain services that must be provided in an equitable manner. If a government did run like a business, it would charge for every service, and there would be strange complications, as in the city of South Fulton, TN, which provided fire protection services to residents of nearby unincorporated areas for a fee. When one resident didn’t pay his fee, his house was allowed to burn to the ground.

So, there may be some services that will always be a fundamental duty of government, but are there others that might be made to be more financially sustainable? Imagine SPLOST and other capital projects made more sustainable by including

lively, and is closed many nights a week. Suppose a private business were to lease that space from the city, booking shows many nights a week and fully utilizing the retail spaces on the ground floor with active businesses?

The amount of government-owned land in this county has always been seen as a big problem. But with much of the government land in the downtown area, especially, there’s an opportunity for ACC to profit a great deal from putting it to productive use—as the River District proposal put forward by the Economic Development Foundation suggests. Part of that proposal also includes an economic development loan fund, another initiative that could not only pay for itself, but generate a profit that could be paid back into the community.

There are many other sites beyond that one, though, that could be put to such uses, many of which are located at key intersections around the community, left over from street realignments. Imagine new corner stores on some of those sites, with ground leases used to contribute to area improvements, not only jumpstarting walkable commerce with a rippling effect to surrounding properties, but also returning funds back to city coffers. Other opportunities include bringing private enterprise into public domains like parks, similarly activating underutilized public assets while bringing in funds for operations. There are tons of precedents around the country for elements like restaurants in public parks; perhaps we should be looking at places like Dudley Park in the same way. Our Greenway, with its linear biking trails and river, could perhaps be an excellent home for a private outfitter, leasing kayaks and bicycles to tourists.

The resource of abundant parkland is also interesting in light of the rising interest in urban agriculture. Many cities have long waiting lists for spots in community gardens, with substantial membership fees. Beyond that, there is the recent introduction of sheep on campus to graze down invasive species. Perhaps as that model is developed, and economies of scale kick in, it might become a profitable enough venture that the city could significantly reduce maintenance costs by allowing urban shepherds to come in and clear weedy areas. Central Park had sheep grazing a large meadow until the 1930s, before they were moved to a more rural location—primarily due to concerns about hungry Depression-era unemployed eating the animals.

Our parking issues downtown could also use a similar lens. While tweaks in policy regarding who can park where and for how long have the potential to influence downSome local government entities, like the Morton Theatre, might benefit from some form of town patrons’ habits, we shouldn’t be afraid privatization. of talking about downtown parking for what it is: a significant revenue stream that will not only the money to build them, but also an operational grow immensely over time. Some initial investigation I did sugendowment. Take a relatively low-impact facility like a park gested that with increases in space supply as downtown grows, or greenway: with a ratio like $1 of endowment for every $2 of and with even a much more modest increases in parking rates capital expense, the annual interest earned could be enough than currently proposed, something in the vicinity of $100 to sustain the maintenance of that facility in perpetuity, and million (after management and borrowing costs on a bond) could potentially grow faster than operational costs inflate, might be available over 25 years. That money, if reinvested in allowing the facility to begin funding its own capital improvedowntown for new streetscapes (wider café spaces with brick ments in the future. pavers rather than cracked concrete, anyone?) and ideas like Privatization is a word I’m usually wary of, especially when the River District to bring new major employers, could really it comes to some traditionally public entities like schools, get Athens moving. It would also help downtown businesses jails and law enforcement (see Atlanta’s troubles with parking more directly by tying meter revenues directly to the district. metering if you want to feel better about our local trifles), but Currently, 85 percent of metering profits are dumped into the there are some things that it might make sense to privatize. general county budget, disconnected from their source.

Facilities like the Morton Theatre or the Lyndon House could do As long as we go year-by-year, putting out budgetary fires very well moving under their own sails, and there are certainly as they come, we’ll never get anywhere, and likely remain the many precedents for private, nonprofit art museums and thenation’s poorest urban county for a long time. If, on the other aters around the country. Taking the politics and bureaucracy hand, we invest in a long-range plan to make Athens profitout of booking events and shows at facilities like these could able and prosperous, and lay everything out on the table, we not only save money, but also make them much more dynamic might be surprised by the dividends that come back. contributors to the downtown scene. The Morton, anchor though it is of the Hot Corner neighborhood, is anything but Kevan Williams athensrising@flagpole.com

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Religious Freedom or Discrimination?

CLS v. Martinez Raises Questions about UGA’s Policy

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Mar. 31, more than 60 University of Georgia law students gathered in a classroom during their lunch break to hear a debate between two visiting law professors sponsored by two student organizations, the American Constitution Society and the Federalist Society. Tobias Wolff, from the University of Pennsylvania, and Bruce Frohnen of Ohio Northern met to discuss the United States Supreme Court’s recent First Amendment decision, Christian Legal Society v. Martinez, decided in June 2010. The debate began cordially, each professor discussing his side of the dispute. Soon, the conversation became heated and a few voices, some even from the audience, were raised as tensions grew over the delicate subject.

Why, exactly, did a scholarly debate between two law professors become contentious so quickly? The subject that stirred so many otherwise calm-minded intellectuals into a frenzy: religion.

In Martinez, the Christian Legal Society (CLS) applied for Registered Student Organization (RSO) status at the University of California at Hastings School of Law. UC Hastings required that all student organizations adhere to a non-discrimination policy that allowed for all students to become members or officers of RSOs, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex or sexual orientation.

The CLS constitution and bylaws included a “Statement of Faith,” requiring that members and officers conduct their lives according to stated tenets of the Christian faith, which included an exclusion of association with individuals who engage in “unrepentant homosexual conduct.”

UC Hastings denied CLS’ application to become an RSO. Although CLS acted as an independent organization and continued with its activities through the school year, the organization filed a lawsuit against the academic dean and other school officials, alleging that UC Hastings had violated its First and Fourteenth Amendment rights of freedom of speech, freedom of association and free exercise of religion.

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of UC Hastings, holding that the school was a limited public forum and that nondiscrimination was a reasonable, viewpoint-neutral condition on RSO membership. The Court had previously explained in Pleasant Grove City v. Summum that a limited public forum is created when the government opens up property “limited to use by certain groups or dedicated solely to the discussion of certain subjects” where reasonable and viewpoint-neutral restrictions on speech may be imposed. At the debate, Wolff elaborated on the idea of the government restricting speech in a limited public forum: “This is about whether the state can have values that it enforces when it enforces its own institutions… Students must abide by a code of conduct that reflects Hastings’ values. Those values include treating all students as welcome participants in student groups.”

But is a requirement that all groups, including those with religious affiliations, allow all students to participate as members or officers, regardless of whether their values and beliefs are fundamentally different from that of the group’s, truly viewpoint-neutral?

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At the beginning of his dissent in Martinez, Justice Samuel Alito referenced Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes’ dissent in a 1929 Supreme Court case, United States v. Schwimmer. “The proudest boast of our free speech jurisprudence,” Alito wrote, “is that we protect the freedom to express ‘the thought that we hate.’” Alito points out that UC Hastings allows other student groups with political and social viewpoints to receive RSO status, such as the pro-choice student group, and affords those student groups access to university facilities, funding, use of the school logo and other benefits.

“Martinez tells us that it is OK to ostracize an association on account of its moral, religious views,” Frohnen contended at the UGA debate. “This case is about unpopular beliefs and [the] power of government to silence them.”

The Supreme Court narrowly decided Martinez in favor of UC Hastings, by a 5-4 vote. With great legal minds so closely divided on the issue of whether a non-discrimination policy that requires student organizations to allow all students to become members or officers is viewpoint-neutral or whether it violates student rights to freedom of speech and association, are there better ways for universities to approach the issue?

“Is [Martinez] a case where people with devout religious beliefs are disadvantaged? Yes; this also happened when the Civil Rights Act was passed.”

The University of Georgia Center for Student Organizations requires each organization to include a non-discrimination clause in its constitution. Every student organization constitution must state: “Membership and all privileges, including voting and officer positions, must be extended to all students without regard to age, ethnicity, gender, disability, color, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation or veteran status.”

But Dr. Bill McDonald, Dean of Students at UGA, points out, “About five years ago… the university recognized that some religious organizations wanted to limit leadership to people who held the same type of religious beliefs, so an exception was added to the non-discrimination policy.” The exception states: “Religious student organizations will not be denied registration solely because they limit membership or leadership positions to students who share the same religious beliefs.”

Would UC-Hastings’ CLS fit into UGA’s religious student organization exception? It depends on whether the school

considered the requirement that officers do not associate with homosexuals a religious belief.

Josh Podvin, director of UGA’s Center for Student Organizations, has been keeping up with the potential effects of the Court’s decision. “We sponsored a Webinar after the Martinez case came out,” he says. “We want to make sure that UGA is up to standards.” Podvin points out that UGA’s policy is different from the one evaluated in Martinez, since UGA includes the religious exception. Asked if that would apply to a group like CLS, he emphasized, “The exception is more about the right to assemble. Thankfully, we have not had any groups with a statement of faith like CLS’. We will have to cross that bridge when we get there, but I hope we never have to.”

At the UGA debate, Frohnen claimed UC Hastings’ decision to deny CLS RSO status was about religion, and that the denial did infringe on the group’s First Amendment Free Exercise right. Wolff countered that the decision had nothing to do with religion, but had everything to do with the non-discrimination policy: specifically, the requirement that CLS members and officers could not condone association with homosexuals.

Is requiring a group of students who choose to discriminate against homosexuals to allow all students to be members and officers an infringement on their freedom to associate with others with the same religious beliefs?

According to Wolff, “The state does not have to be neutral on matters of values. For example, take the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Many individuals held religious beliefs that integration was wrong. However, the state has to be neutral on questions of religion and not involved in official expressions of particular beliefs in God. Is [Martinez] a case where people with devout religious beliefs are disadvantaged? Yes; this also happened when the Civil Rights Act was passed. The state cannot target you because of your religious beliefs, but that was not the case [in Martinez]. Hastings was applying a policy that had to apply to everybody.”

Frohnen rebutted that “[Martinez] is anti-religion. It’s impossible for the state to be neutral… religious beliefs are excluded from the public square. A group can have moral views; they just can’t talk about where they come from because that would be talking about that evil, religious stuff.”

This was the point at which the debate became heated.

After a few moments of unrest, the discussion came back down to a calmer level, but the tension between a student’s right not to be discriminated against and a student’s right of association reverberated throughout the room.

The balance between a group’s right to freely exercise certain beliefs and the state’s duty not to establish an official religion continue to play tug-of-war not only in courtrooms, but in universities and other public forums. For now, policies such as the one at UC Hastings have won the day, but a case like Martinez only opens the door for questions about other non-discrimination policies, such as the one at UGA. In the interest of protecting different sets of freedoms, let the debate continue, heated or not.

Emma Hetherington

miscellany Get Your ATH Together Let Your Half-Pint Paint: Now that it’s summertime and life is slowing down in Athens, don’t let your kids get bored. Your young ones have the opportunity to take part in the “Half-Pints Summer Art Camp” at Pints and Paints in the Leathers Building. This kids’ camp is currently open for registration, and each set of classes is a week long, Monday– Friday, from 9–12 a.m. Under the tutelage of camp director Becky Wagoner, a fifth-grade teacher, and Pints and Paints owner Abby Denham, as well as several local artists, campers will learn painting basics, make four original pieces that they will showcase in a gallery

different “new generation” sustainable farmers on 12 farms throughout Georgia. The filmmakers, Christine Anthony and Owen Masterson, will be giving an introduction and answering questions with some of the featured farmers. So, for only $10—which will benefit Slow Food Athens—you can show up at 7 p.m. and learn about what it’s like to be a sustainable farmer in our home state. If you attended Slow Food Athens’ screening of Fresh back in February, then surely you know how beneficial and stimulating these documentary events are. You will walk away with a whole new perspective on where your food comes from

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A warm and fuzzy—er, cold and scaly?—moment at last year’s Snake Day at Sandy Creek Nature Center. at the end of the week. (Learning the brush and gallery basics in one week? That’s very comprehensive!) Classes run June 6–July 29, and cost $175 for the first child, with a discounted rate of $125 for additional siblings.

Space is limited, so if you’re interested, sign up before it’s too late. For more information and to check out registration deals and details, go to www.pintsandpaints.com.

A Day of Hissing at Sandy Creek: Slither into Sandy Creek Nature Center Saturday, June 4, 12–4 p.m. for the 33rd annual Snake Day, when you will have an opportunity to learn all about snakes. Exhibitors from around Northeast Georgia will bring live snakes from their collections: mighty pythons and some venomous serpents will be part of a large, international and colorful variety of visiting snakes. And of course, there will be native Georgian snakes as well. Touch a snake and participate in snake-y games, crafts, and presentations. The event will also highlight how snakes fit into historical world cultures, including their important roles in Greek mythology and Native American history.

Sounds like a great day for both nature lovers and kids to understand why snakes are so special on our planet. It’s a mere $2 for ACC residents and $3 for out-of-towners. You can learn more by searching “Snake Day” at www. athensclarkecounty.com.

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Don’t Miss Hot Georgia Farmers!: Mark your calendars for Tuesday, June 7, when Slow Food Athens will be presenting the documentary Grow! at our favorite movie house, Ciné.

With a tag-line of “Who knew Georgia farmers were so hot?” the film looks at the lives of 20

and your impact on the food chain. See www. growmovie.blogspot.com and www.athenscine. com for more info.

In the Open Air: The first ever “Plein Air Paint Out,” presented by the Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation and the State Botanical Garden, is going to be a week-long art spectacular lasting from Saturday, June 4 through Sunday, June 12. It’s an interesting concept: the two organizations are bringing in 70 artists, both professionals and amateurs, to spend five days (Saturday through Thursday) painting three different 8”x10” pieces in the garden. Then, a panel of judges will pick 144 paintings to display the final Saturday and Sunday in the conservatory, where visitors will be able to vote for a “people’s choice” award, purchase paintings, listen to jazz, and meet like-minded folks who are into art and gardens. Plus, 25 percent of artwork sales will go to the Botanical Garden, and 15 percent will benefit OCAF. Go to www.ocaf.com and www. uga.edu/botgarden for further details.

Second Chance: If you didn’t catch the opening weekend of the Botanical Garden’s “Forged from Nature” exhibit of metal garden gates back in March, Andrew T. Crawford—the forger—will be leading another free artist walk to explain his six uniquely themed pieces. It happens Saturday, June 11 at 11 a.m. See the Garden’s website to learn more.

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

• indicates new review ARTHUR (PG-13) Let’s face it. A large chunk of today’s movie watchers, largely the ones who make up British comic Russell Brand’s fanbase, don’t know who Arthur Bach, Dudley Moore or Sir John Gielgud are, and they probably only know Christopher Cross’ Oscar-winning song “Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)” in passing.

For those unfortunates, the new Arthur will serve its disposable, comedic purpose. Laugh today, forgotten tomorrow.

BATTLE: LOS ANGELES (PG-13) Battle: LA offers nothing new to either the war or science fiction genres it mashes together, but the action movie manages to engage for its near-twohour running time without being particularly interesting or entertaining.

Strangely, this needlessly cacophonous, visually unintelligible movie is better during its quiet, still moments as opposed to its textbook sacrifices and acts of cowboy bravado.

BRIDESMAIDS (R) Considering its competition, calling Bridesmaids the funniest movie of 2011 may be as much an insult as a compliment to this hilarious comedy, written by and starring Kristen Wiig. This female-driven flick needs to be judged and compared to its raunchy, hearty brothers, all raised under the banner of the House of Apatow. These bridesmaids prove to be just as funny and dirty as the groomsmen of The 40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up, etc. When Lillian (Maya Rudolph) gets engaged, crazy, broken best friend Annie (Wiig) takes on the task of Maid of Honor and screws it up with uproarious results.

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.

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: RODRICK RULES (PG) I really enjoyed the first Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie, and its sequel, Rodrick Rules, is no different. Middle schooler Greg Heffley (Zachary Gordon, who could be a lost Savage brother) must contend with brotherly abuse from his mean

older sibling, Rodrick (Devon Bostick).

Fortunately, Greg still has best bud, Rowley (Robert Capron), by his side.

FAST FIVE (PG-13) As the “plot” goes, Dom (Vin Diesel), Brian (Paul Walker) 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). 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.

THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER SOLD (PG-13) Super Size Me documentarian and Oscar nominee Morgan Spurlock returns to explain the process of product placement with a film completely financed by product placement.

I enjoyed his debut but have grown fonder of Spurlock through the three seasons of his FX show, “30 Days.”

His last feature, Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden?, didn’t seem to get a proper release. Hopefully, we’ll be able to view his latest feature at the local multiplex.

THE HANGOVER PART II (R) The Wolfpack—Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms), and Alan (Zack Galifianakis)—makes its way to Thailand for this highly anticipated sequel. On the eve of Stu’s wedding, the gang must piece together another lost evening if they are to find the brother of Stu’s fiancée. All of the major players, including director-cowriter Todd Phillips and Ken Jeong’s Mr. Chow, are back, which is a very good thing.

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.

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

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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.

JUMPING THE BROOM (PG-13) Jumping the Broom has all the familial melodrama of a Tyler Perry production without Madea’s tonal aggression.

When uptown girl Sabrina (Paula Patton) meets downtown boy Jason (Laz Alonso), they quickly get engaged.

The wedding on Martha’s Vineyard highlights the divide between the two families, led by tough-verging-onunlikable matriarchs played by Angela Bassett and Loretta Devine.

KUNG FU PANDA 2 (PG) Kung fu master Po (v. Jack Black), Master Shifu (v. Dustin Hoffman), the Furious Five—Tigress (v. Angelina Jolie), Mantis (v. Seth Rogen), Monkey (v.

Jackie Chan), Crane (v. David Cross) and Viper (v. Lucy Liu)—and some new friends— Thundering Rhino (v.

Victor Garber), Soothsayer (v. Michelle Yeoh), Croc (v. Jean-Claude Van Damme)—must battle an old enemy, Lord Shen (v. Gary Oldman), who is armed with a deadly new weapon.

LIMITLESS (PG-13) Limitless, the new film from Illusionist director Neil Burger, is pretty much about star Bradley Cooper’s career. He goes from being “Alias”’s Will Tippin to “The A-Team’s” Face in the course of two hours. Writer Eddie Morra stumbles upon a designer drug that opens up the limitless potential of the human brain.

Nicely adapted from the Allan Glynn novel by Leslie Dixon and stylishly directed by Burger, Limitless needs a better advertising campaign. It’s a lot better than you think it’s going to be.

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. The family in Perry’s newest movie belongs to sweet Shirley (Loretta Devine), who is dying of cancer. Not that her awful brood seems to care.

MARS NEEDS MOMS (PG) Mars Needs Moms is a fairly tepid animated kids movie of the most average kind.

Milo (not voiced by credited star, 37-year-old Seth Green, who did the motion capture performance) doesn’t appreciate his mother (v. Joan Cusack).

When aliens in need of mothering take her away, he sets out to save her with the help of an overweight earthling, Gribble (v. Dan Fogler), and a martian rebel, Ki (v. Elizabeth Harnois).

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. Winner of the European Film Award for Best Animated Feature.

• PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES (PG-13) The fourth adventure of Captain Jack is terribly unexciting and, worst of all, boring, as he canters frantically about for no reason more dramatically pressing than box office booty. Pirates of the Caribbean is a needlessly extended series; I haven’t cared about since the Black Pearl’s initial outing. Depp does what Depp does as Captain Jack battles the Spanish, Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), Blackbeard (Ian McShane) and a beautiful lady pirate (Penelope Cruz) for the Fountain of Youth. The cinematic equivalent of stale popcorn and flat soda, On Stranger Tides is missing the key component that set the unlikely first blockbuster apart from its peers: fun.

PRIEST (PG-13) An aggressively boring movie, Priest doesn’t bring one original idea to its tale of a warrior man of the cloth battling an army of vampires in the cities of Blade Runner and the desert wastelands of Mad Max. The graphic novel series, upon which the second unimpressive movie directed Scott Charles Stewart and starring Paul Bettany is based, may be acclaimed, but I cannot see why from its filmed version. In a world ruled by the Church, man lives in the aftermath

of a brutal war fought to extinguish the vampire threat. When the Priest’s (Bettany) family is attacked by the very vampires he helped eradicate, he must break his vows to save his only living relative, an 18-year-old girl named Lucy (Lily Collins).

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.

RIO (G) 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, must negotiate the wide world in order to finds its owner, Linda (v. Leslie Mann) again.

But what will he learn on the way?

SOMETHING BORROWED (PG13) Something Borrowed, something blew. In an in-spirit, if not in-name sequel to Bride Wars, another greater, more appealing actress withers when matched with the poisonous Kate Hudson. I love Ginnifer Goodwin, but she is no match for KHud, whose career continues to spawn entries on my personal worst movies list.

SUPER (NR) Regular guy Frank D’Arbo (Rainn “Dwight Schrute” Wilson) becomes a superhero named the Crimson Bolt after his wife leaves

him for a drug dealer, Jacques (Kevin Bacon). Along with his teen sidekick (Ellen Page), the Crimson Bolt vows to take down Jacques’s criminal empire.

THOR (PG-13) After a raid on the Frost Giants goes awry, a petulant Thor (Chris Hemsworth) is put in timeout by his Allfather, Odin (Anthony Hopkins).

Until he learns to use his godlike powers selflessly, he is forced to exist as one seriously cut, regular dude who gets to woo Natalie Portman as astrophysicist Jane Foster. When Odin goes down for the Odinsleep, Thor’s trickster brother, Loki (Tom Hiddleston), assumes the throne.

THE TREE OF LIFE (PG-13) Terrence Malick’s long-delayed fifth film, starring Brad Pitt no less, is here!

(Granted, the delay isn’t that long in Malick-time.)The life of Jack O’Brien (Sean Penn) is tracked from his 1950s Midwest upbringing with his dad (Pitt) and mom (Jessica Chastain, Jolene) to modern adulthood. The initial word from Cannes was mixed (lots of boos), but early reviews have been effusive.

WAITING FOR “SUPERMAN” (PG) In Waiting for “Superman,” An Inconvenient Truth Oscar winner Davis Guggenheim simplistically outlines simple solutions to solve our devastatingly important education problem.

Have higher standards. Be more rigorous. Most importantly, hire better teachers, and fire incompetent ones.

WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (NR) Jacob Jankowski (Robert Pattinson) 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).

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Rose of Athens Theatre will perform Shakespeare’s As You Like It at Ashford Manor, June 8–12. agent—complete with death traps, maniacal over-planning and Sage’s own hero stand-in, appropriately named “Practice Bond.” The cast looks great, including Vance, Steve Wildey and the always-good Andy Garrison and Kris Schultz. Showtimes are at 8 p.m., and tickets are $10 ($8 for seniors and students with ID).

Will’s on the Bill: The Rose of Athens Theatre company will be performing As You Like It, one of William Shakespeare’s celebrated comedies about love, deception and crossdressing, at Ashford Manor on the Lawn as this year’s entry in the Rose’s “Shakespeare Under the Stars” series. Live music from C. Lauren Smith and Christina Gifford will accompany the production, which runs June 8–12.

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More from Will: The Town & Gown Players will present Twelfth Night, another of Shakespeare’s celebrated comedies about love, deception and crossdressing. Directed

by Fran Teague, who knows a thing or two million about Shakespeare, this promises to be a great production. The show runs at the Athens Community Theatre June 10–12 & 16–19. Thursday, Friday and Saturday shows start at 8 p.m., Sunday matinees are at 2 p.m.

Tickets are $15 for Friday and Saturday shows, $12 for Thursday and Sunday, $12 for seniors and students all shows. Call (706) 208-8696 to reserve seats, because this one should sell out.

Also: UGA will present The Taming of the Shrew, June 6–8 at 8 p.m. at the Cellar

ClamJam is a rolling project started by Boyd to counter the testosterone-heavy makeup of most standup showcases. As in rock and roll, the persistent myth that “girls can’t rock” in standup comedy circles is patently untrue and needs debunking in the worst way.

Having seen some of the acts ClamJam will feature, I can assure you this will definitely not be a night of ladies talking about their feelings. This promises to be a good night out for a good cause.

Speaking of Good Causes: While it’s not exactly theatre, per se, a lot of the folks from the community-theatre community will be making an appearance at Crooning for a Cure!, an evening of karaoke and late-night dancing at Go Bar, on Friday, June 3, 8 p.m. ‘til close, to raise money for local performer Heather Eve and her participation in this year’s “3-Day for the Cure” Breast Cancer Awareness Walk. The cover is $5, with all proceeds going to breast cancer awareness and research.

Dr. Fred will be behind the board for karaoke, and nobody does karaoke like theatre people do it. This is not your typical evening of drunks mangling the Sinatra catalog—Dr. Fred regularly draws local musicians and musical-theatre veterans who bring it Broadwaystyle. The singing will actually make you shut up and finish your G&T in awe and wonder.

Twin Powers and Trey Ehart will spin at midnight, and you’ll get to see how theatre folk throw down. You’ll be glad you did.

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art notes Hot Spots It’s that time of year: the mass exodus of thousands of students at the end of the semester leaves our streets a little quieter.

While you are visiting restaurants, coffee shops and other places of interest, be sure to check out the artwork on display by local artists that graces the walls of so many of your favorite spots around town.

Organic Compositions: The Grit is known not only for its famous Golden Bowl but also as a good place to catch new work by local artists.

On view through May, dozens of new drawings

by Tatiana Veneruso are currently on display. (One was chosen as last week’s Flagpole cover.) Her work is akin to the directed doodling of Surrealist automatic-drawing practice in which letting the mind wander reveals images that spring from the subconscious. The

found were cups and containers of all shapes, sizes and styles sitting on just about every flat surface. This abundance of cups brings together the work of 15 artists, each presenting his/her interpretation of a specific form in a particular medium. The creation of these pieces has the crucible-like effect of distilling the individual artist’s style down to something you can hold in your hand while elevating an everyday object into something special.

The group of artists, which includes Isabel Daniel, Maria Dondero, Carter Gillies, Juana Gnecco, Jennifer Graff, Nancy Green, Allya Macdonald, Paul Maloney, Geoff Pickett, Lea Purvis, Rob Sutherland, Anne Thompson, Crisha Yantis, Minsoo Yuh and Lauren Zeichner, often have work on display at the Good Dirt gallery on North Thomas Street if you miss this exhibition. Also on

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Tatiana Veneruso’s drawings are on display at The Grit through May. format of these mixed-media drawings is small and intimate; for Veneruso this size helps to “preserve the spontaneity” of the process, as she adds to photographs and magazine advertisements chosen for their color and texture.

She says, “The thing I enjoyed about combining the photos/ads and the autonomy, was the interesting juxtapositions. Some made sense, some don’t really… it’s all part of the fun.” And these are fun, with some of the image titles referencing songs—from Prince to Fugazi—indicating that music is part of the process. Emphasizing her organic composition technique and the way in which titles are chosen, Veneruso says that music is an inspiration: “Often it’s a song, or an adjective, or the one thing that visually jumps out at me the most in the piece.” Colorful with strong, black contour lines, these drawings have a Fauvist quality that is powerful despite their being only pint-sized.

Three Decades: The Lyndon House is currently celebrating the 30th-anniversary exhibition of The Studio Group, a collection of local artists with a high level of skill and craftsmanship. The media represented are fiber arts, fused glass, metalwork, painting and drawing, pottery and woodturning. Artists include Margaret Agner (see the main Calendar image), Barbara Allen, Chatham Murray and Brent Swanson, but other equally skilled craftspeople also help to comprise this eclectic grouping. On display until July 30.

Freshly Brewed: I walked into Espresso Royal Caffe looking for the exhibition of coffee mugs, half expecting to find a simple shelf display as demure as a china cabinet. What I

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display at ERC are paintings by Lea Purvis.

Some abstract, some representing blue-eyed brunette ladies with bunnies, the paintings are worked over with ink and other pigments (even what appear to be coffee stains). The images blend a delicate beauty and sweetness with intense strength and mystery.

Welcome Back, Kregel: Dedicated to a love of images both moving and still, another great place to find art is at Ciné. Currently on view are brightly colored gouache paintings by Lou Kregel, an artist known for creating retrostyle graphics in mid-century modern patterns.

Returned from California and back in her old studio in Athens, Kregel presents large-scale works in “Drawing on the Floor and Other Hardships.” Though her geometric, clean lines are unlike Jackson Pollock, another artist who “drew on the floor,” the all-over patterning approach to painting is similar. Kregel will be hard at work this summer preparing for another exhibition at Big City Bread Cafe this August. For now, get a dose of color at Ciné through June 13 and check Bulletin Board for more art-spotting opportunities.

Work It!: Don’t forget ATHICA’s closing weekend plans for its exhibition, “The Way Things Work.” On Friday, May 27 is a video art presentation curated by Lauren Fancher and Didi Dunphy from 8:30–9:30 p.m., and on Sunday, May 29 there is a panel discussion with “TWTW” curators and artists Dan Grayber, Will Pergl and Andy Moon Wilson, plus a picnic on the front porch sponsored by White Tiger Gourmet and Trumps, all from 4–6 p.m.

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threats & promises Music News And Gossip Jam on It: If you missed the show by Athens heavy rockers Helmsman at Go Bar last week, then you’re pretty much out of luck on the live front, because this band never plays. OK, they play like twice a year, so maybe you’re only lost for six months or so. In the meantime, you can grab a copy of the band’s new record for free over at www.bringforththehelmsman. com. The six-song album—it runs too long to really be an EP—is titled Strawman and was recorded at Atlanta’s Orange Peel Recordings by engineer Raheem Amlani. It’s recommended to anyone who digs the Melvins, Universal Order of Armageddon or destructorock in general.

Two Hours Only: A CD release show for this year’s AthFest compilation will happen at the Melting Point Monday, June 6 from 8–10 p.m. Featured performers include The Knockouts, Powerkompany, The Welfare Liners and Susan Staley. The event will also rally the troops in support of this year’s festival through the distribution of yard signs and the taking of volunteer applications.

The release party is presented by the Athens Folk Music & Dance Society and is a free event. This year’s AthFest CD includes tracks

homeboy Colt Ford sold 19,000 copies in its first week of release. The record hit number three on Billboard magazine’s Country Album Charts and was the number-24 album in the country overall. Most of these sales were physical CDs, with only approximately 21 percent being digital sales, indicating that at least Wal-mart shoppers still respect the physical medium. (Before you get punchy, that’s no slag from me. Ford has participated in exclusive promotional deals with the world’s largest retailer in the past). Ford is on the road all the time, and while he has no Athens dates anywhere in the near future, he’ll hit the Georgia towns of Milledgeville, Rossville and Gainesville in early June. For more information, please see www.coltford.com.

On the Road Again: Long-running Athens band Rat Babies is heading out on tour this month.

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All Twisted Up in the Game: Everyone knows that Athens musicians often play in several bands at once. Shuffling practice dates and shows is just part of the deal. But Bryan Howard of Free Mountain decided to put together a show featuring all the bands that share members with that group. So, to that end, Free Mountain will perform with The HEAP, Hayride and The Dictatortots on Friday, May 27 at the Caledonia. This is one of the only non-house show, non-punk bills to share this many members in recent memory.

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It’s That time of Year Again: Yes, the one where you get to either actively support your favorite bands and artists with a positive vote in their direction or just slink back and complain that your favorite band didn’t get nominated officially on the ballot for the 2011 Flagpole Athens Music Awards. This year’s ballot has categories for experimental, rock, electronic, DJ, cover band, jazz, hip-hop, world, folk, pop, jam, Americana, punk, metal and country/Southern rock. There’s also a chance to vote for your favorite live act, local album of the year, your favorite upstart band of the year, best cover art and artist of the year. Only one vote per person, so make yours count. Winners, and by default, I guess, nonwinners, too, will be celebrated at this year’s award ceremony Thursday, June 23. Handle all this over at www.flagpole.com/MusicAwards.

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mixtape wars Beach Party!: Conley vs. Dennis Timi Conley can throw a beach party just about anywhere. Remember that Kite to the Moon show at Ciné a couple of years back? It was a sweltering affair complete with sand, palm trees and bikinis… in January. So, we knew he’d be game for this month’s Mixtape War, and we were pleased as Punch that he was able to recruit Maserati guitar shredder Coley Dennis as his challenger. Dennis surprised us with a hip-hop mix inspired by “’90s hip-hop beach parties” like the one portrayed in the “Rumpshaker” music video, while Conley’s mix is predictably raunchy and wild.

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Timi Conley’s Beach Party Mixtape 1. “Hey Ladies” by Beastie Boys Timi Conley on why he picked the tune: Who better than the B. Boys to be shoutin’ outta the boombox when the cooler hits the sand and the volleyball net goes up? Game On. Coley Dennis’ reaction: It’s never a bad idea to start the party with a shout out to the ladies, not to mention that it’s probably the best song on Paul’s Boutique, in my opinion.

2. “Rock Lobster” by The B-52s TC: ‘Bout this time the tiki torches are getting unpacked and everybody is running into the waves to get that first exuberant splash into the ocean. No North American beach party would be complete without mention of a bikini whale, especially on the South Carolina coast.

Watch out for that piranha.

CD: “Hey, Timi. What about the voice of Fred Schneider, how did it get so high? I heard that he speaks like an ordinary guy.” Timi: “I know him and he does!” You’re my fact checkin’ cuz…

5. “Hawaiian Boogie” by Hound Dog Taylor and the Houserockers TC: Not as well known or captivating as his “Roll Your Moneymaker,” but hey, it’s off the same album AND it mentions HAWAII. It sounds more Kalamazoo than Waikiki, but fuck it, this tune says “party.”

CD: This is definitely the deep cut of Timi’s mix. It’s a pretty rockin’ garage-blues jam, but I don’t think it really sounds that Hawaiian.

Maybe they just wore Hawaiian shirts all the time, who knows…?

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8. “Fat Bottom Girls” by Queen TC: Bikini butt in full effect, and an invitation to elevated (or accelerated) debauchery.

Hopefully, everybody’s been partying already.

If not, this song *should* kick it in.

CD: I think as far as anthems for the plus-size ladies go, only AC/DC’s “Whole Lotta Rosie” comes out on top. FBGs gets the silver…

2. “Big Pimpin’” by Jay Z CD: C’mon, dudes, you cant have a crunk-ass beach party without this jam; it’s ESSENTIAL! I wanna recreate this video at a secret location this summer; lemme know if you have a hook up on Cristal.

TC: The first thing that impressed me about “Big Pimpin’ is the tasty Middle-Eastern flute and percussion-loop production. It’s cheerful, which I dig a lot. Keeps the mood up nicely after Miami. (Rumor has it, the Saudi Royal Family loaned him that yacht for the video, so that’s the reason for the Fertile Crescent flava… it was in the contract.). Don’t look for no deep meaning or intellectual adventure here, just spank it good.

3. “Nuthing but a G Thang” by Dr. Dre CD: This is a classic that makes me think of having a fake ID in high school and buying a case of St. Ides 40s from the 7-Eleven. Anybody got a good fake ID? TC: Nuthin’ but a G STRANG, yo. So, my question is, when Dre’s partyin’ seaside, how does he conceal his firearm? In his board shorts? Aw, heck, I guess it’s probably just laying out on the table next to his stacks of $1,000 bills as a warning to all the bitches to keep in line.

(BTW: Stakes at the poker tables back in the hotel casino just quadrupled.)

6. “Rumpshaker” by Wreckx-n-Effect CD: If you haven’t seen the video, lemme sum it up: Girl comes out of the ocean wearing a bikini playing a saxophone… get some dudes that look like they are in Boyz II Men, some hyper-color shirts and a ton of girls with big booties. This is what happened in the ‘90s, people.

TC: Before there was “It’s getting hot in here” there was “All I wanna do is zooma zoom zoom zoom and a boom boom.” I believe the video for this track spurred the phrase “off the chain.” Bikini explosion (splat!). Right about now, Coley’s pile of poker chips is getting pretty huge, and he ordered a round of Mai Tais for the crowd at the pool without even looking up from his hand… or at least if he did look up, you wouldn’t be able to tell because of the mirrored sunglasses.

7. “Fantastic Voyage” by Coolio CD: “If anyone found a treasure map labeled “DA BEACH” lemme know.

TC: Right on, bro. Everybody is invited to Coolio’s imaginary party world. This is probably my favorite track on the mix, especially considering the video (in which Coolio transports hundreds of party people to “DA BEACH” in the trunk of his ‘65 Impala convertible).

The tune reminds me a lot of Funkadelic somehow; funky bass and the “everybody on board the Mothership” vibe (plus the slippity slide chorus!) makes for an awesome get-down.

8. “Spottieottiedopaliscious” by Outkast CD: I knew we had to have a sweet booty jam on here somewhere, not to mention Andre kept calling and harassing me about putting them on the mix.

A’ight, you’re on, son!

TC: This is a makeout jam, no beans about it. Time 9. “Girls Girls Girls” by to quit fuckin’ Motley Crüe around and make Coley Dennis TC: It’s completely offensive a move, and for to marine wildlife and the God’s sake don’t y e l ecosystem, but if the wine end up at water’s n o coolers have proven effective, edge next to a Timi C you’re gonna want to hear this dead fish—it’ll anyway. Additionally, the ladies ruin the flow. If might find a new use for the you’re a nerd at volleyball net poles… one can the party and always hope. this song comes CD: I think the only ties to the on, AND you’re beach this song has is that they wondering where ripped off the idea for the Beach everybody went Boys’ “Surfin U.S.A.” by name dropall of a sudden… ping all the strip clubs they hang out at. That TC: Zapp’s Roger Troutman is the man you can still listen to this track by yourself being said, I still love this song, and it needs responsible for some of the deepest dance and enjoy it for its imaginative lyrics and chill to be played at maximum volume at all times. tracks I can think of—namely, “More Bounce production. Bust some nerd-ass moves on the to the Ounce,” which is one of my absolute dance flo’ all by your lonesome, and you just 10. “Big Bamboo” by The Jolly Boys faves. It’s cool to see him in the mix with might getchoseff somethin’ goin’ despite your TC: Party’s over. Hopefully, time for a little these “youngsters,” adding the funky, trippy wackness. (Sand in your crackness.) moonlight makeout at shore’s edge… and this talk-box trademark he’s known for. This track 1989 track from the album Pop ‘N’ Mento would also achieves the hypnotic effect of his best 9. “Wild Thing” by Tone Loc be the perfect backdrop. “Pleases one and all.” earlier work with its throbbing repetitive bass CD: This song is so stupid. I have no idea CD: This one has that Harry Belafonte regand kick. Hypnotic and possessing—cool jam. why I chose it. gae-calypso vibe. I think these guys are from When it’s over, you kinda wake up and go, TC: 1988, baby. Is it the bone density in Jamaica and started in the ‘50s. If you’re look- “Huh? Oh, wow.” Bumpin’. I’m definitely on my forehead increasing or just that the blood ing to keep the beach party REAL old-school, the dance floor. supply to my cerebral cortex has just been this is the way to go. Bring rum and cokes and diverted as red blood cells flock en masse to a other stuff…

5. “Gin & Juice” by Snoop Dogg destination south o’ the beltline? It don’t matCD: Don’t be messin’ with the 8-track! Loan ter, homes! I remember thinking this song was me five dollas… dumb as shit in my stuck-up younger years TC: The ominous tone of this cut seems (Timi C. be buggin’!), but now I’m on board more conducive to slipping into the shadows with the Loc. It’s brilliant, really. Sometimes, than dancing out in the open, so maybe it’s ya gotta get dumb to start havin’ fun. a good time to sneak off the dance floor and 1. “Miami” by Will Smith score a “q.p.” from that dude in the Pittsburgh Conclusion: I’ma say this is a non-stopper CD: I was originally going with “Jiggy,” Penguins cap in the lounge chair off to the party mix, beach or no beach, solidifying but my hip-hop ladies said, “Nuh-uhh, shawty, side… Whatever the case, ol’ Snoop is dropColey’s party status as “Playa AKA Goldtoof Miami is the one!” ping hooks like a deep-sea fishing boat here.

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4. “I Want Candy” by Bow Wow Wow TC: I can’t get their 1982 beach-filmed video outta my head when I think of beach music. Pluses: rockin’ Bo Diddley beat, playful singer who doesn’t mind getting wet.

CD: This one is a total feel-good new wave hit that I’ve heard a million times, but I still kinda like it. File this one in the brain under The Go-Go’s.

7. “Groove Is in the Heart” by Deee-Lite TC: The ladies love it. You’d be a damn fool not to play it at the beach party. The popping champagne cork sound followed by Lady Kier’s shivery “b-b-b-b!” stands out as one of the sexiest moments in music as far as I’m concerned.

CD: I heard a story once that James Brown fired Bootsy from his band because he took too much acid, and told James he couldn’t go on stage because he forgot how to play bass.

Good for us he didn’t, because this bassline is UNTOUCHABLE and is a total homerun for the mix. BOOTSY’S FROM SPACE!!!

Mike

3. “U.R.A.Q.T.” by M.I.A. TC: Back from frolicking in the waves, it’s time to scope out the beachscape for hotties and check the cell phone for messages, right? I just love the laid-back flirty vibe of this track— plus the “Sanford and Son” sample!? Good times.

CD: I’d never heard this one before, but the “Sanford and Son” sample is pretty sweet! I’m not sure if it’s my favorite M.I.A. song, but I think for the party jams, it gets the job done.

6. “Sex Machine” by James Brown TC: If it’s a dance party, you gotta spin this track. Make it loud enough to distort the stereo speakers. The idea of a beach party just kinda feels retro to me, so I plugged in some dirty J.B. get-down fever. It was either this or “Super Bad”… tough call.

CD: The theme from “James Brown Celebrity Hot Tub”!!! I love this jam. What the hell is James sayin’? I dunno, but he’s paying us. Keep sayin’, yeah… yeah. Too hot in the hot tub… HAAYYYYYYAHH, good gawd!

TC: Party Tymez!!!!! Ahhhh, when rap was still goofy… I loved that time. Is anyone making raps as fun as this anymore? This track just makes ya feel all groovy inside with its feel-good vibe, and the female backing tracks rock my world. Great kickoff to a super-fun party, C Master D.

Coley Dennis’ Beach Party Mixtape

4. “California Love” by 2Pac CD: Kinda felt like this one was a deeper cut—for me at least—but I had to represent my boi PAC on this one. BIG UPS, SON! I be missin’ you…

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ince “Is college really worth it?” think-pieces are so de rigueur, let’s take a stab at the human-interest angle here. Thomas Pridgen, drummer for the Berkley, CA-based rock trio The Memorials, can lay it all out for us: “It’s a business to go to school,” he says, speaking to Flagpole while on tour in Detroit. “The education [system]— they’re trying to make money.”

Years ago, Pridgen was across the nation from his hometown at Boston’s Berklee College of Music, where he’d been that school’s youngest-ever recipient of a scholarship at the age of 15. He decided against finishing his degree because opportunity was already knocking: after playing with various California gospel artists and on the strength of a single audition, he put in several years on the drum throne with The Mars Volta on several tours and records. Beyond that, he’s done extensive session work with rock artists such as Juliette Lewis and Foxy Shazam, rap groups like Blackalicious, Slum Village and many others.

“That was part of why I dropped out; I also dropped out because it was starting to cost me money. I didn’t want to start paying to go there because I was auditioning teachers.

The drum teachers would go, ‘Come in here,’ and we’d basically be picking the next drum teachers. So, I don’t know… I think Berklee was great because I met amazing people, but I don’t think it was helping with what I’m doing now.”

Two such people he’d studied with at Berklee would later become close collaborators. In 2009, Pridgen left The Mars Volta to form The Memorials alongside vocalist Viveca Hawkins and guitarist Nick Brewer—both Berklee attendees. While session work could easily be a road to comfort for any of these extremely talented musicians, all three seem far more content on the touring circuit than at school or working on other people’s music. Having released its first self-titled record earlier this year, the band is touring steadily this spring and already plotting the next album. “I feel like our sound is becoming more solid; with that first record, we were experimenting,” says Hawkins. “Now we’re just kind of deciding what we like the best—becoming more mature with our sound.”

With such a diverse history in session work, it makes sense that Pridgen’s band would be as eclectic as The Memorials are, combining elements of Tool’s moody gloom, Faith No More’s knotty, hard funk rock and even some of The Mars Volta’s polyrhythmic intensity.

Hitting the road running doesn’t lack for pitfalls, says Brewer: “Right now, clubs don’t promote, so if you have one night that’s amazing, and you have 400–500 people there, and then you can have a night where there’ll be 20 people there.

And that 20-person night sucks if you don’t make any money.

That’s how we put gas in our tank; it’s by selling merch.”

And then there are the obligatory zany club situations, such as the sound guy freakout they experienced in—where else?— Las Vegas. “He said we called him a honky,” laughs Hawkins.

“Who says ‘honky?’ Like, who has ever heard anyone call anyone a honky in the last 20 years?” They shrug off the thought that, as an all-black band, racism is anything to seriously contend with. “I mean, I’m black, so I experience racism if I’m going to Wal-mart,” says Brewer. “I don’t dwell on that type of shit; it’s normal.”

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altimore/Washington, DC-based trio Les Rhinocéros’ debut record conjures impossible propositions: a Bengali caught in a whirlpool down the river Nile, floating; Mr. Bungle in a state of fugue, composing free-form jazz abstractions instead of ADD pop songs. Close your eyes and you may find yourself transported into a film noir where you are driven to madness by the incessant mew of a choo-choo train. However, one impossibility not conjured up in these 12 sophisticated tracks of rockist jazz is the image of the 18-year-old wunderkind making them.

Just out of Maryland’s Wooton High School, multi-instrumentalist Michael Colton is the creative center of what, thus far, has been a rotating cast of musical alchemists. Joined by Peter Tran, 20, on guitar, and John Burrier, 21, on drums, this will be the trio’s first tour with its current line-up, and Les Rhinos’ first in two years. Making what could be called a type of gypsy jazz, Les Rhinos play with a wide expanse of ideas, mixing Afro-Brazilian polyrhythms, musique concrete, electronics, spoken word, Vaudeville and Middle-Eastern sounds. “Les Rhinocéros is a mix of world music, noise, ambient, groove and jazz. Or you could just call it experimental,” Colton says.

Using “junk drums” and toys, Les Rhinos’ instruments are as experimental as their instrumentation. “Our drummer John likes to go to hardware stores. He uses a lot of PVC pipes and metal, and we just hit them with sticks. We’re also into children’s toys like toy pianos and trains, and we have this Mr. Rogers doll… Really, anything that makes sounds, we’ll run it through effects to make noise,” says Colton.

However, the greatest coup for the band is that its first album—the self-titled opus coming out later this month—will be released on Tzadik, the curatorial experimental label of legendary avant-garde composer John Zorn. In fact, after the band sent out demo tapes to various labels, Zorn himself emailed

Les Rhinos five days later with the message: “AMAZING… I LOVE the music… ALL OF IT…” Each song on the album tells its own story, and titles match the sound of each song.

Album opener “Whispering Intro” begins minimally, setting the tone with warm saxophone and a sample of bird chirping. Midway, poetry chimes in: “As I reached a certain age, I realized a fear of stress/ My feet left the ground and I floated into the air with no control/ Claustrophobic, dream, fear, a choking bosom, fear, I’m alright/ I’m alright.”

These words more or less outline Rhinos’ agenda in sound: a playful looseness, reverie, the feeling of floating in space. It might be reductive to say—or perhaps too complimentary—but Les Rhinocéros recall the expansive suites of cult Norwegian jazz group Food, as if infiltrated by the raucous Bristolian septet Fuzz Against Junk. This is to say: wow.

Starting out as a simple bass and sax duo of high school friends, it is apparent that the still very young band is playing to a world of possibilities. An exciting improvisational torrent of whimsy and rock in a laboratory, Les Rhinocéros’ innovative tunes are fated to blow your mind.

Colton’s vision of his band is as wide open as its music: “I see Les Rhinocéros as me adding people or taking away people, but with me still being the basis of it, and working around that… I’ve been talking to a friend of mine [about] coming into the band to play Moog [synthesizer], or adding another percussionist or taking away some instruments.”

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WHO: Nutritional Peace, Les Rhinocéros, Feast of Epiphany WHERE: Farm 255 WHEN: Tuesday, May 31, 11 p.m.

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ana Rebel’s music evokes an all-butlong-gone era of country music. Her bio asserts that she’s been compared to Loretta Lynn and June Carter, and Rebel’s music certainly brings a simpler time to mind. Although she writes and performs in a traditional country style, Rebel approaches her craft like a punkrock DIY musician. An overview of Rebel’s past makes sense of this seeming paradox, and it also illuminates her honest, straightforward approach to songwriting.

“I liked listening to stuff like The Circle Jerks and Black Flag,” says Rebel. “But I mostly grew up listening to local bands— going out and seeing my friends’ bands.”

But Rebel didn’t merely listen to heavy music in her younger days—she actively participated in the Tucson, AZ scene for years as a touring bassist with her longtime band, Last of the Juanitas. “It was kind of a math metal band… but a lot of people compared us to Black Flag and the Melvins. We made a lot of noise; that’s for sure.”

Listening to her über-classic country songwriting style, one would never guess that Rebel came from such a “noisy” background.

This begs the question: How and why did her music take such a dramatic leap?

According to Rebel, the leap isn’t quite as improbable as one might assume. “A lot of the people who are doing folk-rock or more traditional styles of music—the ones I play with, anyway—came from the same kind of background as me. I guess it sounds weird on paper, but it’s not too weird, because I’m definitely still living the same lifestyle: calling clubs, getting my own gigs… still putting out my own records with my own money and trying to keep track of it all so I can make a little money to make the next one.”

Still, the transition from “math metal” bassist to throwback country singer-songwriter is a strange one. But Rebel made the transition in an organic, almost innate fashion. “I wanted to teach myself how to play guitar,” says Rebel. “So, I was learning chords, and it was easy to play along with country music.

I had old Johnny Cash and Hank Williams

records, and I’ve always loved all that… so I learned by playing along with those songs.”

Through learning a new instrument, Rebel developed a new songwriting style for herself.

“I was writing songs in Last of the Juanitas… but the more personal, traditional songwriting style—that happened about the same time I was teaching myself guitar… and I liked doing it, so I just kept up with it.”

As she grew as a solo artist, Rebel embraced the approach of the classic era she’d been learning from. “Stripped-down, classic, Hank Williams—Senior,” she stresses, with a laugh. “That’s my favorite stuff. It’s just so simple and beautiful.”

The result is a set of intimate songs with familiar but timeless themes. “Unfortunately, a lot of my songs started from drinking,” laughs Rebel. “Drinking and heartbreak, mostly… but I also like to think that my songs tend to have more of a positive outlook on the downside.

As in, ‘I’ll get over it. You broke my heart, but I’m gonna be OK.’” Rebel says that her main ambition is to write “from the heart, personal stuff.” “[Songwriting] is a really good way to process feelings… and if I can say the things that other people are feeling, maybe I can help them process their feelings, too.”

Miss Lana Rebel currently tours with her co-guitarist/co-vocalist/boyfriend/saw player Kevin Mayfield, playing “chill,” two-piece shows that emphasize the songs themselves.

And while she mostly sings and plays guitar, Rebel says listeners can expect to hear some “fiddle tunes” on the viola—an instrument she “just picked up.” Perhaps, as happened with the guitar, testing a new instrument will once again midwife an evolution in Rebel’s sound.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK

Memorial Day DeadlinE: The deadline for getting listed in the Calendar will be Thursday, May 26 at 5 p.m. for the issue of June 1. Email calendar@flagpole.com.

Tuesday 24 EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Check out the afternoon market in its downtown location! Buy locally grown organic produce, locally crafted goods and freshly baked breads. 4–7 p.m.

FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Bad Movie Night (Ciné BarCafé) Celebrate BMN’s first anniversary in style with the epic boy band odyssey Boy Wonderz. 8 p.m.

FREE! facebook.com/badmovienight ART: Art and History Lesson (Oglethorpe County Library) Meet at the Crawford Depot for a history lesson presented by Cary Fordyce and Linda Parrish, then reconvene at the library for an art lesson in watercolors with Nan Demsky. 4 p.m. FREE! 706-743-8817 PERFORMANCE: Bawling Comedy (Lit) Stand-up comedy show with Landry headlining. 9–11 p.m. $5.

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: Kids’ Beginning Art (Whole: Mind. Body. Art.) Children are exposed to basic techiniques and encouraged to explore their own creative ideas. Materials provided.

Tuesdays, 5–6 p.m. $10 (adv.) $12 (drop-in). 706-410-0283 KIDSTUFF: Toddler 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 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 GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) All three Athens locations of Locos Grill and Pub (Westside, Eastside and Harris St.) feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! www.locosgrill.com

Wednesday 25 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 Paul Manoguerra for a tour of significant watercolors from the museum’s holdings. 2 p.m.

FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org KIDSTUFF: Magic Show (Madison County Library) Magician David Ginn shares a few tricks. 2–3 p.m.

FREE! madcolib@yahoo.com KIDSTUFF: Toddler 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

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LECTURES & LIT.: Oconee Democrats Book Group (Barberitos Southwestern Grille & Cantina, Epps Bridge Pkwy.)

Discussing A Short History of Reconstruction. 7 p.m. FREE! patricia.priest@yahoo.com GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Every Wednesday. Win house cash and prizes! 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-1916 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 night. 9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102

Thursday 26 EVENTS: iFilms: Waiting for Superman (ACC Library) Documentary providing an engaging and inspiring look at the state of public education in the United States. 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-6133650 EVENTS: Rose Wine Tasting (Aromas) Includes appetizers. 6 p.m. $15. 706-208-0059, heather@ aromaswinebar.com EVENTS: Solar Water Heating Installer Training (Power Partners) Install a mock system through this hands-on workshop.

Certification available. 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. 706-369-7938

Nomad Artists SATURDAY, JUNE 25 40 Watt Club

Doors 9pm • Music 10pm with VJ and DJ Sets by

WINSTON PARKER

AthFest Wristband Required for Entry!

AthFest 3-Night Wristband: Access to 15 Venues Only $15 Advance!

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Fiber art by Margaret Agner is part of The Studio Group show at the Lyndon House through July 30.

KIDSTUFF: Bike Rodeo (Alps Road Elementary) Join the Georgia Safe Routes to School Resource Center for a bike rodeo, an obstacle course designed to teach children safe cycling practices. 2:30 p.m. FREE! KIDSTUFF: Craft Deluxe (Treehouse Kid and Craft) For ages 3–8. Make something awesome! Thursdays, 4–5 p.m. $10. 706-850-8226, www. treehousekidandcraft.com KIDSTUFF: Family Fishing Day (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Fish in the hidden Claypit Pond. Bait, poles and tips provided. Register. 6–7:30 p.m. $6/family. 706-613-3615 KIDSTUFF: Luau (ACC Library) Hawaiian folktales, music and more!

Costumes welcome. 10:30 a.m.

FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Make a Mug for Father’s Day (Georgia Square Mall) Come to Learning Express to

make a mug for Dad, Grandpa or someone special. Mugs will arrive the week before Father’s Day. 10 a.m.–8 p.m. $8. 706-559-4774 LECTURES & LIT.: Managing Your Money (ACC Library) Get tips on how to plan your budget, track your spending and start building savings.

7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 MEETINGS: Clarke County Democratic Meeting (Clarke County Courthouse) Meeting in the Grand Jury Room. Speaker Carolyn Monden is the Chair of the Hispanic Caucus of the Democratic Party of GA. 6 p.m. FREE! 706-202-7515

Friday 27 EVENTS: Rain Barrel Day (Earth Fare) Stop by with a plastic trash can or container to have it transformed

into a rain barrel. 2–6 p.m. FREE! Ellison.Fidler@AthensClarkeCounty. com ART: Beginner Earrings (Native America Gallery) Custom design your own earrings. Instruction included. 6–8 p.m. $25 (plus cost of beads).

ART: The Way Things Go 2: An AMT Video Art Experience (ATHICA) Video artworks co-curated

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 PERFORMANCE: The Classic City Kings (New Earth Music Hall) An evening of burlesque, drag and general tomfoolery in the explosively

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Saturday 28 EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Bishop Park) Buy fresh, locally grown organic produce, locally crafted goods and freshly baked breads.

Every Saturday. This week features even more local artists from The Studio Group, Nebula Beads, O.C. Carlisle and UGA sculpture students.

The National’s David Porras will be the guest chef. 8 a.m.–noon. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Harry Potter Movie Screening (ACC Library) In celebration of the “Harry Potter’s World: Renaissance Science, Magic and Medicine” exhibit, a screening of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706613-3650 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 THEATRE: I’ll Get You, James Bond (Seney-Stovall Chapel) JV Productions presents a send-up of the Bond films told from the point of view of the villain, Basil Sage. 8 p.m. $10.

KIDSTUFF: Storytime & Craft (Treehouse Kid and Craft) Make a craft inspired by the book. For ages 3–8. Saturdays, 10–11 a.m. $10.

706-850-8226 www.treehousekidandcraft.com GAMES: Shadowfist Tournament (Tyche’s Games) Final Brawl format.

12 p.m., $1. 706-354-4500, www. tychesgames.com

Sunday 29

Monday 30 EVENTS: Running with the Dawgs 5K (The Classic Center) Proceeds benefit the various community projects the Oconee Junior Women’s Club supports. 8 a.m. $20. 706769-8712, www.active.com GAMES: Dart League and Pool Tournament (Alibi) Meet up with other sharp-shooters. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010

Eat. Drink. Listen Closely.

TUESDAY, MAY 24

Tuesday 31 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 ART: Art and History Lesson (Oglethorpe County Library) Meet at the William H. Crawford Cemetery for a history lesson presented by Gary Doster, then reconvene at the library for an art lesson in pastels with instructor Nan Demsky. 4 p.m.

FREE! 706-743-8817 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: Kids’ Beginning Art (Whole: Mind. Body. Art.) Children are exposed to basic techiniques and encouraged to explore their own creative ideas. Materials provided.

Tuesdays, 5–6 p.m. $10 (adv.) $12 (drop-in). 706-410-0283 KIDSTUFF: Toddler 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 LECTURES & LIT.: Brown Bag Lunch (ACC Library) “You can CAN!” Denise Everson will share research-based recipes and provide step-by-step instructions for food preservation. Feel free to bring a lunch to this 45-minute program.

12:15 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) All three Athens locations of Locos Grill and Pub (Westside, Eastside and Harris St.) feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! www.locosgrill.com

Terrapin Bluegrass Series featuring

CAMP CREEK COMMITTEE

$5 Admission • $2 Terrapin Pints!

WEDNESDAY, MAY 25 World Music, Flamenco, Brazilian Jazz with

INSONNIA $5 Admission

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May 25: The Vibratones

$5 Admission

(Blues)

SATURDAY, MAY 28

June 1: Napoleon Solo

RACK OF SPAM

(One Man Covers)

June 8: Normaltown Flyers

Tickets $10 adv. • $13 at the door

TUESDAY, MAY 31

(Acoustic Classic Covers)

June 15: The Athens Band (Rock & Roll)

Terrapin Bluegrass Series featuring

THE DEFIBULATORS $5 Admission • $2 Terrapin Pints!

Wednesday Nights 6pm 2020 Timothy Rd. Athens, GA 30606 706.549.7700

THURSDAY, JUNE 2

DELTA MOON Tickets $5 adv. • $8 at the door

FRIDAY, JUNE 3

SWINGIN’ MEDALLIONS Tickets $20 adv. • $25 at the door

SATURDAY, JUNE 4

JIMMY THACKERY

Restaurant

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“The Food is Our Reputation”

Tickets $12.50 adv. • $16 at the door

MONDAY, JUNE 6

LUNCH BUFFET

Wednesday 1 ART: Opening Reception (Artini’s Art Lounge) For paintings by Matt Bahr and Kate Cook. Opening from 6–9 p.m. FREE! www.artinisartlounge.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: Feathers, Fur and Scales Pets (Madison County Library) Guinea pigs from South America, snakes from Africa and tarantulas from Mexico! 2–3 p.m.

FREE! 706-795-5597 KIDSTUFF: Puppet Show (ACC Library) This year’s show is based on the book Animal Crackers Fly the Coop by Kevin O’Malley. June 1 & 7, 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., June 2 & 3, 10:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., June 6, 7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Toddler 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 LECTURES & LIT.: Nature Writing Group (Athens Land Trust) Examine some great nature writing and take walks outdoors. Every Wednesday.

4:30–5:30 p.m. $5. patricia.priest@ yahoo.com

BURNING ANGELS

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THE HOOT 8 pm • FREE

TUESDAY, JUNE 7 Terrapin Tuesday Bluegrass Series featuring

NORTH GEORGIA BLUEGRASS BAND

Available 6 Days a Week

$4 Admission • $2 Terrapin Pints!

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8

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ART: The Way Things Work Closing Day (ATHICA) An artist & curator panel with Dan Grayber, Will Pergl and Andy Moon Wilson, followed by a Memorial Day picnic with the exhibit’s participants and food provided by White Tiger and Trump’s Catering. 4–6 p.m. FREE! 706-2081613, www.athica.org GAMES: Trivia (Buffalo’s Southwest Café) Weekly Trivia! 7 p.m. FREE! 706-354-6655

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

• MADUROS • LOMO SALTADO • TACOS •

titled show, “F*ck me… but f*ck you!” 9 p.m. $6. www.newearthmusichall.com THEATRE: I’ll Get You, James Bond (Seney-Stovall Chapel) JV Productions presents a send-up of the Bond films told from the point of view of the villain, Basil Sage. 8 p.m. $10.

KIDSTUFF: Drumming with Dr. Arvin Scott (ACC Library) Join Athens’ own multi-award-winning percussionist and youth program developer as he teaches children about the art of drumming and rhythm. 2:30 p.m. 706-613-3650, www.drummingforsuccess.com 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

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THE CALENDAR! 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 * Advance Tickets Available

Down the Line ART: Family Day: Go Figure!

6/4 (Georgia Museum of Art) View “Horizons” by Icelandic sculptor Steinunn Thorarinsdottir, then create your own figurative sculpture. 10 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org THEATRE: “Shakespeare Under the Stars” 6/8 (Ashford Manor) Rose of Athens Theatre presents a production of Shakespeare’s fairy tale comedy, As You Like It. June 8–12, 8 p.m. $5–15. 706-340-9181, www.roseofathens.org ART: Artist Walk 6/11 (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Sculptor Andrew T. Crawford will lead a tour around the garden to speak on his six metal gates of “Forged from Nature: An Exhibit of Garden Gates.” 11 a.m. FREE! 706542-6156, www.uga.edu/botgarden KIDSTUFF: Second Saturday Storytime 6/11 (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Join the SCNC staff for stories about the woods and their resident creatures. 2:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3615, www.accleisureservices.com ART: Artist Reception 6/12 (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) A reception and art sale for “Art in the Garden: Plein Air Paint Out,” benefiting the State Botanical Garden’s conservation and education programs.

1–4 p.m. FREE! 706-542-6156, www.uga.edu/botgarden * Advance Tickets Available

Live Music Tuesday 24 Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www. caledonialounge.com DAMON MOON & THE WHISPERING DRIFTERS This band from “the hills of Georgia” mixes guitars, bass and drums to make ‘70s-sounding psychedelic folk rock.

MYNAMEISJOHNMICHAEL MNIJM started out as an indie-pop solo

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project by New Orleanian John Michael Rouchell and quickly grew to include the collaboration of five other musicians writing sprawling, melodic indie-rock anthems.

THE WHISPERING DRIFTERS Psych-folk Americana.

Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com DANGEROUS PONIES This sevenpiece band from Philadelphia plays bouncy pop with dynamic melodies.

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

TUMBLEWEED STAMPEDE Adventurous and energetic dancejam-folk sextet plays party music with folksy and surf touches.

Go Bar 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar ANDROCLES AND THE LION This local band plays airy indie rock with lots of warm acoustic guitar and folk undertones.

BOMBSBOMBSBOMBS Local, quirky pop rock.

THE POWDER KEGS This Philly group seems to draw from the rich textures of ‘70s groups like Fleetwood Mac and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.

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.” 4:30-6:30 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net THE BLACK Featuring past and present members of Trail of Dead and Voxtrot playing breezy, bouncy Americana with an indie twist inspired by acts like The Band, Bob Dylan and The Velvet Underground.

Also playing tomorrow night at Farm 255.

The Manhattan Café 8 p.m. FREE! 706-369-9767 BOB DYLAN’S 70TH BIRTHDAY BASH Acoustic performances of Dylan classics in “an old-fashioned,

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rootin’-tootin’ hootenanny throwdown.” Featuring Justin Evans, Daniel Aaron, The Campbell Sisters, Kaitlin Jones, Clay Leverett, The Corduroy Road, Andy Dixon, Dave Marr, Don Chambers, Half Dozen Brass Band, Hank Sullivant and Klezmer Local 42. Plus trivia, poetry readings and cake!

The Melting Point Terrapin Bluegrass Series. 7 p.m. $5. www.meltingpointathens.com CAMP CREEK COMMITTEE A blend of country, bluegrass and country from Gainesville, GA. Rye Bar 10 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/ ryebarathens THE INVESTIGATORS Brand new local band.

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

Wednesday 25 Alibi 9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010 KARAOKE With the Singing Cowboy!

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.

Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www. caledonialounge.com CHROMAZONE Local electro-infused funk rock band.

DJ AURA This DJ spins trance, progressive house and electro.

SUMILAN Technically proficient musicians playing progressive jam rock.

LAME NAME Featuring Hardy Morris (Dead Confederate), Matt Nelson, Vaughan (Gift Horse) and Hunter Morris (Gift Horse).

George’s Lowcountry Table 6 p.m. FREE! 706-548-3359 SHANNON & KENNY Soulful sounds out on the patio.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com REBECCA PRONSKY WITH NANNY ISLAND Brooklyn singersongwriter and local ukelele enthusiasts join forces just for tonight.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 8 p.m. FREE! (donations accepted for Nuçi’s Space). 706-369-3144 BOB DYALN’S 70TH BIRTHDAY BASH Day two celebrating Dylan’s birth. Tonight features electric performances of Dylan classics by Dana Downs and Bobby Eberhart, Ruby Kendrick, Jeremy Wheatley, Daniel Aaron, Jacob Morris, Jim Willingham, Kevin Lane, Jay Gonzalez, The 8-Track Gorilla, Andrew Rieger and more.

Locos Grill & Pub 6 p.m. FREE! www.locosgrill.com (Timothy Rd. Location) THE VIBRATONES Local scene vets perform an original take on swing and jump-style blues.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5-7 p.m. $10 Glass. www.terrapinbeer. com DOCO Big rockin’ funk and blues with reggae elements from Raleigh, NC. Also performing at Rye Bar tonight.

Thursday 26 Alibi 9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010 COUNTRY NIGHT A whole evening of country karaoke and line dancing to help work the red into your neck.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 5:30–7:30 p.m. www.myspace.com/ littlekingsshuffleclub DAVE HOWARD Local singersongwriter plays mellow acoustic guitar tunes.

Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. www.caledonialounge.com CHRIS CUNDARI Jam, electronica and reggae performed live with a looping technique similar to Keller Williams.

JIGGAWATTS No info available.

The Melting Point 9 p.m. $5. www.meltingpointathens. com THE BURNING ANGELS Sweet, male/female harmonies sharing wisdom over soulful Americana. Tonight with special guests.

DePalma’s Italian Cafe (Timothy Rd. location) 6:30–8:30 p.m. (weather permitting). FREE! 706552-1237 WELFARE LINERS Bluegrass band complete with upright bass, banjo, mandolin, guitar and fiddle, featuring the founder of Ghostmeat Records and members of 6 String Drag, The Burning Angels and The F-Holes.

New Earth Music Hall 10:30 p.m. $7 (21+), $10 (18+). www. newearthmusichall.com SPIRITUAL REZ Reggae, horn, funk dance band that puts a mordern spin on classic influences like Toots & the Maytals and The Wailers.

YO MAMA’S BIG FAT BOOTY BAND Get ready for a dancefloorshaking funk show mixed with high-energy ska, reggae, hip-hop and Latin soul.

Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com SUMILAN Technically proficient musicians playing progressive jam rock.

SPICY SALSA No partner necessary.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. $5. www.flicketheatreandbar. 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.

MANN RAY Folk pop from SC (not to be confused with local hard rock band Manray).

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.

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

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

Rye Bar 10 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/ ryebarathens DOCO Big rockin’ funk and blues with reggae elements from Raleigh, NC. MAX EVE Lawrenceville act whose songs consist of ambient, cinematic tones.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE!www.hendershotscoffee. com ODD TRIO Quirky jazz ensemble that incorporates looped audio, featuring Marc Gilley (of local band One Ton Tomato).

The Melting Point 8:30 p.m. $5 www.meltingpointathens. com INSONNIA World music four-piece that plays an acoustic mix of flamenco, Brazillian and jazz.

The Office Lounge 9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-549-0840 KARAOKE Tonight with your host Lynn, the Queen of Karaoke! Part of “Reverse Night”–a gay friendly evening, every Wednesday.

Omega Barfor Flagpole Ad Placement Use this size document 9 p.m. $3. dg2003@yahoo.com

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

11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com THE BLACK Featuring past and present members of Trail of Dead, Voxtrot playing breezy, bouncy Americana with an indie twist inspired by acts like The Band, Bob Dylan and The Velvet Underground.

THE DECORATIONS Synth-infused, marching band dance music with extra drums and featuring members of The Awesomelies and The Buddy System.

Hotel Indigo 6 p.m. FREE! www.hotelindigo.com CARL LINDBERG Jazz bassist Carl Lindberg (Grogus, Squat, Kenosha Kid, etc.) performs standards, originals and some surprising tunes from divergent styles. Tonight with special guest Rob McMaken!

No Where Bar 10 p.m. $3. 706-546-4742 THREE FOOT SWAGGER Local band that plays dynamic, high-energy rock and roll with a lot of funk.

The Office Lounge 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 BLUES NIGHT Fight off the Thursday night blues.

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

Hosted by DJ Segar (WXAG).

Rye Bar 10 p.m. $2. www.myspace.com/ryebarathens TENT CITY Blend of new-age funk and soulful blues.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5-7 p.m. $10 Glass. www.terrapinbeer. com ANGWISH Hook-oriented power pop.

Friday 27 Alibi 9 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ alibibar SOUTHERN SOUL Lively rock, funk and new covers plus originals, cel-

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Friday, May 27

Ryan Bingham and the Dead Horses, The Americans, Liam Gerner 40 Watt Club About a year ago, the last time he came through Athens, Ryan Bingham was touring on the heels of his Grammywinning, integral contribution to the soundtrack of the critically acclaimed film Crazy Heart. Since then, he’s released a new record, Junky Star, and spent a lot of time on the road, in the spotlight and in a transitional phase as an artist.

Bingham says that, as a young songwriter, you tend to write “a lot of stuff about yourself and what you’re feeling and going through, and the more you get out there, travel and grow up, you start writing more about what’s going on around you—other people, other places.”

Bingham neglected to mention that he’s ventured into writing about other times as well. The Junky Star cut “Depression” takes place during—you guessed it—the Great Depression, and although his rugged, gravelly voice may lead listeners to vastly overestimate Bingham’s age (he’s 30), it’s obvious he wasn’t around quite that long ago. The artist explains his inspiration to embody someone from the past: “[Junky Star] was mainly about traveling around the country these past couple of years, seeing the condition of the country, seeing how people are living—this kind of idea that history repeats itself— a lot of the stuff that’s going on today with the economy, financially, everything… [“Depression”] is a love story between two people trying to survive during the Great Depression, but it still applies, I think, to people trying to live day-to-day now.”

Bingham’s upcoming visit to Athens promises to bring not only new material, but also new, more enlightened perspectives. And he leaves us with one final promise: “If you guys want to hear it, we’ll keep on coming and playing it.” [Kevin Craig]

ebrating Alibi’s second anniversary party!

Amici Italian Café 11 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0000 DAVE DANIELS BAND Sturdy Americana rock rhythms laden with hooky, delicate vocals.

The Bad Manor 9 p.m. FREE! (21+), $5 (18+ before 11 p.m.), $10 (18+ after 11 p.m.) www. thebadmanor.com DEADBEAT DJS This DJ duo spins upbeat house.

Boar’s Head Lounge 9 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 JUICE BOX New local band lays down some smooth, funky jams.

Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.caledonialounge.com THE DICTATORTOTS Outrageously crude, the longtime Athenian chaos cultivators stomp about and trash the night with their beery postgrunge sounds.

FREE MOUNTAIN Local rock supergroup featuring members of all the other bands on the bill tonight: Kevin Sweeney (Hayride), vocalist Jared Hasmuk (Dictatortots), bassist Bryan Howard (The HEAP) and drummer Mark Brill (Hayride). Playing straight-up, loud rock and roll!

HAYRIDE This long-running Athens trio has maintained a steady output of melodic, prog- and metal-influenced rock.

THE HEAP Funky local indie-soul band based here in Athens with a killer horn section and fronted by Bryan Howard’s low, bass growl.

Cherokee Farms All-day music May 27-30. $79. (no re-entry) http://www.pgroove.com/ index.php/amberland/ AMBERLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL Perpetual Groove’s annual music

festival features The Mantras, Former Champions, Zoogma and, of course, plenty of sets by PGroove.

See Calendar Pick on p. 22.

Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com HENRY BARBE The son of Athens musician and acclaimed producer David Barbe, Henry takes center stage with a set of originals.

DAVID BARBE AND THE QUICK HOOKS Acclaimed local producer and former member of Sugar and Mercyland, David Barbe has played with members of The Glands, Harvey Milk and more to create that special brand of full-throttle rock that ventures from indie psychedelia to twangy blues.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. $5. www.flicketheatreandbar. com ANDROCLES AND THE LION This local band plays airy indie rock with lots of warm acoustic guitar and folk undertones.

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

MILKTOOTH Indie rock from Tennessee that lives in the tension between sparse, melancholic pop and big, high-energy rock.

40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $18 (adv.). www.40watt.com THE AMERICANS Gruff and sparse blues rock and roll mixed in with big-bellied country gospel.

LIAM GERNER This London-based folk-rocker’s influences include Springsteen, Peter Grabriel and Steve Earle. Expect heart-felt ballads on acoustic guitar.

RYAN BINGHAM AND THE DEAD HORSES Americana injected with a potent dose of dirty, slide guitar blues. See Calendar Pick on this page.

Gnat’s Landing 6 p.m. FREE! www.gnatslanding.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 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar IMMUZIKATION Celebrated local DJ Alfredo Lapuz, Jr. hosts a dance party featuring high-energy electro and rock.

TUNA FORTUNA Bassist of Tumbleweed Stampede strikes out on his own.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $3. www.hendershotscoffee.com BRIAN CONNELL Local musician whose original songs are in the classic spirit of Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan.

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

Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/ littlekingsshuffleclub KILL KILL BUFFALO Grungy hard rock duo based in Athens featuring Kara Kildare’s powerful pipes and Tyler John on drums.

LOVE TRACTOR Athens on-againoff-again alt-rock favorites for 30 years, on-again with a new line-up and a new release.

The Office Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 THE BRETHREN Funk and soul from Atlanta.

Rye Bar 10 p.m. $2. www.myspace.com/ryebarathens RHYME OR TREASON High-energy rock mixing flavors of ska, punk,

R&B and funk. CD release party tonight!

TEMPTED VIBE New hard rock band with a mix of covers and originals.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5-7 p.m. $10 Glass. www.terrapinbeer. com NOEL GOFF Member of alternative rock band Lost City.

Saturday 28 Alibi 9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010 KARAOKE Tonight with the Singing Cowboy!

Amici Italian Café 11 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0000 CHROMAZONE Local electro-infused funk rock band.

The Bad Manor 9 p.m. FREE! (21+), $5 (18+, before 11 p.m.), $10 (18+, after 11 p.m.). www. thebadmanor.com FERAL YOUTH Spinning a mix of electro and disco house, top-40 remixes and dubstep.

Bishop Park “Athens Farmers Market.” 8 a.m.– noon. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net MAIDEN RADIO Three Louisville ladies play sparse, hauntingly beautiful tunes,like twangy gospel from three Blue Ridge sirens. (8 a.m.)

MACULELE CAPOEIRA Dancers of all ages perform a traditional Brazilian mixture of martial arts and dance while singing and playing instruments. (10 a.m.)

Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.caledonialounge.com CO CO RI CO Angular, guitar-driven rock that melodically meanders through post-rock soundscapes featuring technical drums, wandering bass and glockenspiel.

DARK SEA OF AWARENESS Electro-dance ambience, produced by a mix of strings, synths and samples.

GREEN GERRY Particularly dreamlike and subtly electronic local artist.

HEAR HUMS Audio/visual experimentation from Gainesville, FL, including a colorful array of clicks, beeps and, yes, hums.

Cherokee Farms All-day music May 27-30. $79. (no re-entry) http://www.pgroove.com/ index.php/amberland/ AMBERLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL Perpetual Groove’s annual music festival features The Mantras, Former Champions, Zoogma and of course plenty of sets by PGroove.

See Calendar Pick on p. 22.

Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com MOUSER Exuberant garage-pop that experiments with noise jams.

SLEEPING FRIENDS Unpredictable experimental garage pop featuring members from Bubbly Mommy Gun and Quiet Hooves.

40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.40watt. com DIALECT TRIO Atlanta three-piece that transforms into a funk-jazzafrobeat orchestra with the help of a few loops and synths.

ELASTIC SKYLINE Funky, psychedelic rock from Milledgeville, GA. SWEET KNIEVEL This band’s brand of melodic, psychedelic rock showscases an appreciation of Syd Barrett and The Beatles.

285 W. Washington St. Athens, GA • Call 706-549-7871 for Show Updates

CHEAP DRINK SPECIALS EVERY NIGHT BEFORE 11PM • 18 + UP

FRIDAY, MAY 27

40 WATT & NOMAD ARTISTS PRESENT

ryan bingham

& the dead horses THE AMERICANS LIAM GERNER doors open at 9pm*

SATURDAY, MAY 28

ELASTIC SKYLINE SWEET KNIEVEL DIALECT TRIO doors open at 9pm

THURSDAY, JUNE 2

JERRY JOSEPH

BLOODKIN ACOUSTIC NEW SNEAKERS doors open at 9pm CD RELEASE PARTY

FRIDAY, JUNE 3

Madeline

and the Black Velvet Band THE GOONS THE PLAGUE doors open at 8pm

FRIDAY, JUNE 10

CLAY LEVERETT AND THE CHASERS

BEARFOOT HOOKERS THE BUZZARDS doors open at 9pm All Shows 18 and up • + $2 for Under 21 * Advance Tix Available at Schoolkids Records and Wuxtry Records ** Advance Tix Sold at www.40watt.com

Practically Hilarious (hand sanitizers from Blue Q)

Mon-Sat 11-7pm Sun 12-6pm

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THE CALENDAR! Gnat’s Landing 6 p.m. FREE! www.gnatslanding.net MCNARY Three-piece pop band playing a blend of up-tempo cover songs and soulful originals.

Go Bar 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar EDDIE THE WHEEL Moody, melodic indie rock.

TWIN POWERS DJ Dan Geller (Gold Party, The Agenda) and friends spin late-night glam rock, new wave, Top 40, punk and Britpop.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com THE HOBOHEMIANS Local fourpiece playing a mix of proto-jazz, blues and folk music of the 1910s, ‘20s and ‘30s.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/ littlekingsshuffleclub REPTAR Catch these guys in an intimate venue while you still can!

With the release of their debut EP, Oblange Fizz Y’all, this quirky pop band, full of danceable synth and angular guitars, is about to hit the road with dates at Lollapalooza, “Austin City Limits” and more.

DJ SPENCER SLOAN Dance-friendly cuts to warm you up for Reptarinduced madness.

Max 10:30 p.m. FREE! 706-254-3392 DJ MAHOGANY AND EASYRIDER This DJ duo dares you to “shake yo booty!” Spinning all your favorite jams from the ‘60s-‘80s on the patio.

The Melting Point 8:30 p.m. $10 (adv.), $13 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com RACK OF SPAM This regional eightpiece group got its start here in Athens in 1981. With three decades in the business, the group’s Detroitstyle R&B and blue-eyed soul still sounds powerful.

The Office Lounge 9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 THE UNFORGIVEN Expect bluesy tunes from this Atlanta-based fourpiece.

Rye Bar 10 p.m. $2. www.myspace.com/ryebarathens NEW SNEAKERS Rockin’ local band.

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ROSHAMBEAUX A hip-thrusting mix of funk and heavy “sexy rock.”

Terrapin Beer Co. 5-7 p.m. $10 Glass. www.terrapinbeer. com LONERS SOCIETY New project from Matt Megrue (Unusual Suspects, County Line Strangers) that builds on his Southern roots with bits of Americana and soul.

Sunday 29 Cherokee Farms All-day music May 27-29. $79. (no re-entry) http://www.pgroove.com/ index.php/amberland/ AMBERLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL Perpetual Groove’s annual music festival features The Mantras, Former Champions, Zoogma and of course plenty of sets by PGroove.

See Calendar Pick on this page.

Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com NIGHTINGALE NEWS Coy Campbell King (The Vestibules), plays tender, rootsy acoustic ballads.

LANA REBEL Once a punk rock bassist, Lana Rebel now strums original country-tinged numbers on guitar accompanied by Kevin Mayfield on backing vocals and additional guitar.

See story on p. 17.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE!. www.hendershotscoffee. com THE NICE MACHINE Local, instrumental rock with surf undertones.

Tonight the band is bringing older gaming systems for the audience to play during the set.

Highwire “Sunday Night Music Series.” 8 p.m.

FREE! www.highwirelounge.com THE VIKING PROGRESS Imagery related to Vikings or Norse mythos will usually be metal, but The Viking Progress plays beautiful and touching folk songs.

Monday 30 Ashford Manor 7 p.m. $15, $12 (w/student or military ID), $5 (kids under 12), FREE! (kids under 6). www.amconcerts.com THE SPLITZ This band’s impressively wide range encompasses classic

Motown, funk, disco and both old school and contemporary R&B. Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. www.caledonialounge.com DAN NETTLES The bandleader, composer and guitarist for Kenosha Kid, Dan Nettles steps out alone tonight for a short set of semi-improvised musical offerings featuring a collection of his favorite amps, guitars and toys.

SHANE PERLOWIN Eclectic guitarist based in Asheville, NC. Though involved in a large variety of ongoing musical enterprises, he is most widely known for his avant-noiserock project, Ahleuchatistas.

GYAN RILEY Guitarist and composer whose diverse work embraces original compositions, contemporary classical repertoire and improvisation. He brings together elementsof virtuosic classical guitar, Indian raga, jazz, flamenco and American fingerpicking.

Cherokee Farms All-day music May 27-30. $79. (no re-entry) http://www.pgroove.com/ index.php/amberland/ AMBERLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL Perpetual Groove’s annual music festival features The Mantras, Former Champions, Zoogma and of course plenty of sets by PGroove.

See Calendar Pick on this page.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE!, $3 to play. 706-3533050.

OPEN MIC Mondays! Hosted by local soulful singer Kyshona Armstrong.

Rye Bar 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/ ryebarathens OPEN MIC Every Monday! Sign up between 8:30 & 9:30 p.m.

Tuesday 31 Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $7 (21+), $9 (18+). www.caledonialounge.com THE MEMORIALS Female vocals add beauty and dramatic eeriness to this thrashy, dissonant alt-rock group featuring ex-Mars Volta drummer Thomas Pridgen. See feature story on p. 15.

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 and a new album in the works.

Friday, May 27–Monday, May 30

Amberland Music Festival Cherokee Farms Perpetual Groove has long forged its path on the ideals of community.

The music is the backbone, sure, but the meat that surrounds that bone is no stronger than the community of fans who share a love for it. Need proof? Look no further than those Perpetual Groove fans’ annual pilgrimage to Cherokee Farms (LaFayette, GA) for the group’s Amberland Festival, cranking up again this year on Memorial Day weekend.

“For most, it’s a reunion of sorts, as [many] of the attendees come from all across the nation,” says event publicist Chris Cloonan. “For the band, it’s a time to kick back and enjoy the community as a whole, as well as a place to let the music take control.”

Those making a return trip to Cherokee Farms will notice a few differences: most notably, this is the most expansive lineup to date. In addition to the informal jam sessions organized by the Groove boys in the past, this year’s music fest features Under The Porch, The Mantras, Zoogma, Noise [Org] and Former Champions—all bands that have shared the stage in some capacity with PGroove over the years.

For Amberland rookies, Cloonan offers some simple advice centered around the festival’s major guideline: no re-entry. Once you’re in, you’re in.

“Treat it like any other camping trip,” he says. “There are no ATMs onsite, so bring what you need cash-wise. There are food and craft vendors. Don’t bring glass. Don’t bring bad vibes. Bring tarps for shade/shelter and don’t forget rain gear. Because there’s no reentry, literally bring everything that you will need.”

But most importantly, Cloonan stresses, “make sure to bring a smile and your dancin’ shoes.” [Alec Wooden]

Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com FEAST OF THE EPIPHANY Dark, eclectic solo project of Nick Podgurski, drummer for Baltimorebased noise rock bands Yukon, Extra Life, and others.

LES RHINOCEROS D.C. band that jumps from ambient to noise-rock to experimental jazz, splattered together like a Jackson Pollack painting. See story on p. 16.

NUTRITIONAL PEACE Local “vegan ambient” duo featuring Jeff Tobias and Amy Whisenhunt create lush, hypnotizing soundscapes using sax, guitar, keys, autoharp and various percussion.

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

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 Bluegrass Series. 7 p.m. $5. www.meltingpointathens.com THE DEFIBULATORS From the thriving roots scene of Brooklyn, this band melds bluegrass, rockabilly, honky-tonk and punk.

No Where Bar 9 p.m. $1. 706-546-4742 LEAVING COUNTRIES Warm, inviting folk rock featuring tender violin, aching harmonica and melodic acoustic guitars.

Wednesday 1 Alibi 9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010 KARAOKE With the Singing Cowboy!

Acclaimed composers and classicaly trained musicians Gyan Riley and Shane Perlowin will play at Caledonia Lounge on Monday, May 30.

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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.

Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www. caledonialounge.com ANDY D A weird mix of party rock and ‘80s synthed-out hip-hop, held together by the glue of a strong sense of humor and wildly praised high-energy shows.

TUMBLEWEED STAMPEDE Adventurous and energetic dancejam-folk sextet plays party music with folksy and surf touches.

George’s Lowcountry Table “Acoustic Wednesdays.” 6–9 p.m.

FREE! 706-548-3359 KEN WILL MORTON Athens’ own Ken Will Morton has been strumming and singing for over 20 years.

With his gritty, soulful rasp, Morton trudges through Americana’s roots with rock and roll swagger and a folk singer’s heart. Recently recognized as a “songwriter of the week” in American Songwriter.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/littlekingsshuffleclub CHIMNEY CHOIR Mulit-instrument/ synth mellow folk three piece from Denver that is densely layered, but ends up sounding charmingly simple and is easy to enjoy.

Locos Grill & Pub 6 p.m. FREE! www.locosgrill.com (Timothy Rd. Location) NAPOLEON SOLO The multitasking one-man rock band handles it all.

New Earth Music Hall 9 p.m. $5. www.newearthmusichall. com RENE BRENTON Borrowing from the Surrealists’ “automatic writing” technique, Rene Brenton sets it to a full band (piano, drums, bass, and lead guitar) backed up by three-part harmonies.

INTIMATE STRANGER AngloChilean avant-pop making waves in Latin America and in U.S. underground.

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.

Omega Bar 9 p.m. $3. dg2003@yahoo.com SPICY SALSA No partner necessary.

Every Wednesday!

Terrapin Beer Co. 5-7 p.m. $10 Glass. www.terrapinbeer. com THE FRONT PORCH PROJECT Expect a mix of bluegrass, folk and thrash from this Lawrenceville, GA trio. * Advance Tickets Available

Down the Line 6/2 Open Mic Nite (DePalma’s Italian Cafe) 6/2 Bloodkin / Jerry Joseph / New Sneakers (40 Watt Club) 6/2 Hymn for Her (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 6/2 Kenosha Kid (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) 6/2 Strange Torpedo (Terrapin Beer Co.) 6/2 Delta Moon (The Melting Point) 6/3 The Goons / Madeline and the Black Velvet Band / The Plague (40 Watt Club) 6/3 Black Skies / Caltrop / Hot Breath / Sharkheart (Caledonia Lounge) 6/3 Dinner at the Thompsons (New Earth Music Hall) 6/3 Jason and the Punknecks (Terrapin Beer Co.) 6/3 Swingin’ Medallions (The Melting Point) 6/4 HoBoHemians / Tre Powell (Bishop Park) 6/4 Consider the Source / Gemneye / Jungol / Lazer/wulf / Mr. Blank’s Carnivale of Black Hearts (Caledonia Lounge) 6/4 North Georgia Bluegrass Band (Front Porch Bookstore) 6/4 Li$tprice (Terrapin Beer Co.) 6/4 Jimmy Thackery (The Melting Point) 6/6 Aren Blake / Casual Curious / Sunspots (Caledonia Lounge)

6/6 The Knockouts / Powerkompany / The Welfare Liners (The Melting Point) 6/7 Cowboy and Indian / The Hounds Below (Caledonia Lounge) 6/7 Kenosha Kid (Highwire) 6/7 North Georgia Bluegrass Band (The Melting Point) 6/8 Vinyl Wednesday (Blue Sky) 6/8 Spicy Salsa (Omega Bar) 6/8 Open Mic Night (Boar’s Head Lounge) 6/8 Green Gerry / Joel Hamilton / Octopus Jones / The Winter Sounds (Caledonia Lounge) 6/8 Normaltown Flyers (Locos Grill & Pub) 6/8 Mac Leaphart / Bret Mosely (The Melting Point) 6/9 Ocha La Rocha / The Falcones / The Stone Foxes / Woodfin (Caledonia Lounge) 6/9 Breathlanes (DePalma’s Italian Cafe) 6/9 Carl Lindberg Trio (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) 6/9 Deep Fried 5 (No Where Bar) 6/10 Bearfoot Hookers / The Buzzards / Clay Leverett and the Chasers (40 Watt Club) 6/10 Casper and the Cookies / Sleep Vikings / The Shutups (Caledonia Lounge) 6/11 Michael Wegner / AJ Weiss (Bishop Park) 6/11 Bambara / Manray / Vincas (Caledonia Lounge) 6/11 Kyshona Armstrong (Front Porch Bookstore) 6/11 Domino Effect (Rye Bar) 6/11 Matt Joiner / Emily McCannon (The Melting Point) 6/13 Dirty Lungs / Shithead (Caledonia Lounge) 6/14 The Naturals (Little Kings Shuffle Club) 6/15 Deja Vu (Ashford Manor) 6/15 The Anatomy of Frank / Dusty Lightswitch / Splinter Belly (Caledonia Lounge) 6/15 Athens (Locos Grill & Pub) 6/15 Randall Bramblett / Geoff Achison & the Soul Diggers (The Melting Point) 6/16 Scott Low w/ Betsy Franck (DePalma’s Italian Cafe) 6/16 The Heavy Pets (New Earth Music Hall) 6/16 Bodega Roja / Wonky Kong (No Where Bar) 6/17 Burns Like Fire / Daikaiju / The Mystery Men (Caledonia Lounge) 6/17 Shaun Murphy (The Melting Point) 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) 6/21 High Strung String Band (The Melting Point) 6/22 Rick Fowler Band (Locos Grill & Pub) 6/23 Buxton / Ponderosa / Wld Moccasins (40 Watt Club) 6/23 Borderhop Trio (Amici Italian Café) 6/23 Lera Lynn (DePalma’s Italian Cafe) 6/24 Cinemechanica / Manray / Powers / Pride Parade (40 Watt Club) 6/24 Worldwide Zoo (Amici Italian Café) 6/24 Thomas Hardy / Oryx and Crake / Woodfangs (AthFest Hull St. Stage) 6/24 Centro-Matic / Easter Island / Futurebirds / Lera Lynn (AthFest Pulaski St. Stage) 6/24 Arcs / Magic Missile / Night Moves Gold / Spirit Hair / Spring Tigers (Caledonia Lounge) 6/24 All City Cannonballers / Flesh and Blood / Hans Darkbolt / Vestibules (Flicker Theatre & Bar)

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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 (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 Call for Artists (Highwire) Seeking new art for the summer months. Large paintings/prints preferred. Send submissions to trappezebooking@gmail.com.

AUDITIONS An Ideal Husband (Town and Gown Players) Written by Oscar Wilde and directed by Marisa Castengera. Show runs Aug. 5-14. June 13 & 14, 6 p.m. www. townandgownplayers.org

CLASSES Aquatic Aerobics (Memorial Park) Low-impact exercise sessions with Kim Saxton on Saturdays (10 a.m.), and Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays (6 p.m.). No preregistration necessary. $5/session.

706-613-3580, www.athensclarkecounty.com/aquatics 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@athensashtangayoga.com Beginning Sewing (Athens Technical College) Students must bring machine to class. Class size limited; call to register. July 25–29, 5–7:30 p.m. $159 (materials included). 706-369-5763, bmoody@ athenstech.edu Bellydancing and Yoga at Sangha (Sangha Yoga Studio) Beginner (7 p.m.) and Intermediate (8:30 p.m.) bellydancing every Wednesday. Choose from yoga classes for all skill levels. 706-6131143, www.healingartscentre.net Classes at Floorspace (Floorspace) Contemporary lyrical dance, Capoeira Angola & Maculele, performance theatre, Nia dance, creative movement and improv dance, bellydancing and yoga.

Check website for schedule. www. floorspaceathens.com Classes for Seniors (Various Locations) Classes in computers, Zumba, ballroom dancing, line dancing, quilting, gardening, yoga, and more. Check website for details. www.accaging.org/winterville.php Clay Classes (Good Dirt) Weekly “Try Clay” classes ($20/person) every Friday from 7-9 p.m. “Family Try Clay” classes every Sunday from 2-4 p.m. 706-355-3161, www. gooddirt.net Cool-Season Grasses (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Students will learn to recognize grass parts that are useful in field identification. June 4, 8:30 a.m.– 12:30 p.m. $45. 706-542-6156, www.uga.edu/botgarden Creative Exploration Classes (Wildeye Creative Exploration Studio) Tap into your creative process! Classes for kids

and adults. 706-410-0250, www. wildeyecreative.com Digital Plant Photography: Flower Portraits and Plants in the Landscape (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Led by nature photographers Hugh and Carol Nourse. Registration required. June 11, 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. $45. 706-542-6014, www.uga. edu/botgarden Dog Obedience Training (Memorial Park) 7-week programs offered in both basic and advanced obedience. Teach your dog basic skills such as stay, sit, heel, come, down and sit-stay. Begins June 28. $100. 706-613-3580, www.athensclarkecounty.com/memorial Donation-Based Yoga Classes (Red Lotus Institute) On-going classes in ashtanga, flow, hatha, kundalini, sivananda, triyoga, yin and more. 706-248-3910, theyogashala.athens@gmail.com, www. rahasya.org/theyogashala English and Spanish Classes (Athens Latino Center) Learn to speak and connect with the local Latino community. Check webiste for more information. jaimeumana79@ gmail.com, athensprofessionalservices.com ESL Class (Athens Urban Ministries) Free sessions. Tuesdays & Thursdays, 1:30–3 p.m. FREE! 706353-6647 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 Free Tai Chi (Mind Body Institute) Spend a spring morning outside in the park on Talmadge Drive.

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Open every day except Wednesday 10am-4pm These young Terrier mixes look like siblings and really enjoy each other. They are not quite a year old, medium-sized, friendly to all and waiting expectantly at the front of their kennel next to the door.

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ACC ANIMAL CONTROL 48 Dogs Received, 41 Dogs Placed 47 Cats Received, 43 Cats Placed ATHENS AREA HUMANE SOCIETY 28 Cats Received, 11 Cats Placed, 0 Healthy Adoptable Cats Euthanized

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Kathryn Kolb’s photography is on display at the State Botanical Garden through June 19.

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.

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 Invasive Non-Native Plants of the Southeast (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) An introduction to the problem of invasive, non-native plants in GA. Preregistration required. June 25, 8:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. $45. 706-542-6156, www.uga.edu/botgarden 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.chetthomasyoga.com Line Dancing (Buffalo’s Southwest Café) Lessons with Ron Putman.

Alternate Thursdays through July 21.

6 p.m. $5. www.ronputman.com 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 Mason Bee House Building Extravaganza (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Learn about the various types of mason bee homes and then create one of your own.

Call to register. June 7, 6–8 p.m. $27. 706-542-6156, www.uga.edu/ botgarden Natural Childbirth Class (The Banyan Tree Center) Classes offered for women and partners who are seeking the skills necessary for

labor and delivery. 4-week, 1-day intensive and private sessions available. June 6, 6–9 p.m. 706-3385090, confidentchildbirth.us 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 Plants, Pollinators and People (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Hike through the Flower Garden to observe, photograph and identify pollinators. June 20, 2–4 p.m. or 6–8 p.m. $18. 706-5426156, www.uga.edu/botgarden Pre-Natal and Postpartum Pilates (Balance Pilates and Wellness Studio) Pre-natal mat class, Saturdays, 1 p.m.; postpartum mat class, Wednesdays, 9:15 a.m. $10. www.balancepilatesathens.com Summer Dance Classes (Dancefx) Classes offered in a variety of styles. Check website for schedule. Sessions begin June 12. www.dancefx.org Summer Programs (East Athens Educational Dance Center) Classes for beginners and advanced students in ballet, tap, jazz, modern, hip-hop, line dance, praise and African dance.

706-613-3624, www.athensclarkecounty.com/dance Summer Tree Identification (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Learn the basics of identifying common (yet extraordinary!) trees of the Georgia Piedmont. June 18, 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. $45. 706-5426014, www.uga.edu/botgarden Tai Chi for Seniors (Rocksprings Park) Increase strength and balance at your own pace! Every Thursday.

11 a.m. $3. 706-613-3603 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 Tennis Registration (Bishop Park) Currently registering for tennis classes! Youth and adult classes available. May 30–Sept. 2 (kids), June 6–July 7 (adults). 706-6133592, www.tennisforlife.net Tribal Basics Bellydance (Floorspace, 160 Tracy St.) Bellydance for every belly! Learn Egyptian style and rhythms.

Wednesdays, 7–8 p.m. www.floorspaceathens.com Women’s Self Defense Classes (American Black Belt Academy) Learn what you can do to protect yourself. Go online or call to register. 706-549-1671, www.americanblackbelt.org Yoga Classes (Total Training Gym & Yoga Center) Classes offered in tai chi, vinyasa flow, yoga for athletes, integral hatha yoga, power flow, power lunch Pilates and power lunch yoga. Check website for dates and times. On-going. 706-316-9000, 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 in Five Points (Five Points) Offering classes in flow, fluid, power, prenatal, hatha, anusara and vinyasa yoga for all levels. Check website for schedule. 706-355-3114, www. athensfivepointsyoga.com 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. No experience necessary. Monday and Thursday, 7:30–8:30 p.m., Saturday, 2–3 p.m.

FREE! www.clarkecountyyk.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! BikeAthens Bike Recycling (Chase Street Warehouses) Join BikeAthens volunteers as they clean and repair donated bicylces for local service agencies. BikeAthens is also seeking donations of used kids’ and adult bikes in any condition.

Mondays & Wednesdays, 6–8 p.m. and 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 Volunteer for AthFest Volunteers needed to help with setup and breakdown, KidsFest, merchandising, wristband sales, waste management, volunteer management, hospitality and other projects. Sign up online at handsonnortheastgeorgia.com. June 24–26. www.athfest.com

KIDSTUFF Art Camps (Call for location) Weeklong summer art camps offered for kids (June 13), teens (weeks June 6–Aug. 1) and boys (June 27).

Call for details. 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m. $70–90. 706-546-8748, munan@ joimail.com Camps at the Georgia Center (Georgia Center) Call for full descriptions, age requirements, dates and costs. 800-811-6640, questions@georgiacenter.uga.edu, www. georgiacenter.uga.edu Classic City Tutoring (Classic City Tutoring) Summer programs with flexible scheduling for students pre K–12. 678-661-0600, www.classiccitytutoring.com Creative Journaling for Kids (Fringe Collective Artistic Studios) Summer camps for kids and teens. Pre-registration required. 706-540-2712, www.

MamaInTheMoon.blogspot.com 9 a.m.–12 p.m., Monday–Friday. May 30 (ages 10–14).

Garden Earth Nature Camp (State Botanical Garden) 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. 706-5426156 www.uga.edu/botgarden Half-Pints Summer Art Camp (Pints and Paints) Week-long camp sessions for children ages 5–8 and

9–13. Learn the basics of painting and create a series of four original pieces of art. Camps begin June 6, 9 a.m.–12 p.m. $175 (includes materials). www.pintsandpaints.com/ half-pints-summer-art-camp 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 Mommy and Me Spanish (Email for Location) Learn Spanish with your preschooler through songs, stories and games! New session starting soon. sehlers@uga.edu Naturalist Assistant Program Training (Sandy Creek Nature Center) For teens interested in working at SCNC. Register

by May 25. June 3, 1–5 p.m. 706613-3615, kate.mowbray@athensclarkecounty.com New Moon Summer Camp (New Moon Learning Environment) 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 Pre-School and Youth Camps (Treehouse Kid and Craft) Weekly summer camps offered for children ages 3–10. Space is limited; call or email to reserve spot.

Check website for details. $110–140 per week + materials. 706-8508226, treehousekidandcraft@gmail. com, treehousekidandcraft.tumblr. com/youthcamp 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. 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 Summer Dance Camps (Dancefx) Now registering for Pre-K Princess Camp, DanceJamm Camp, Triple Threat Camp, Choreography Intensive and Ballet Intensive.

Deadline is one week before camp starts. Check website for details.

Through July 15. $125–175. 706355-3078, dancefx.org Summer Reading Program (ACC Library) Read books and earn prizes! Sign up in the Children’s Area. Program ends Aug. 7.

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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 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. Check website for dates and costs. www.athensclarkecounty.com/ camps Theatre Camp (The Elbert Theatre) Middle and high school students learn the inner-working knowledge of a theatrical production through involvement in Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka Jr. Now accepting registration. June 6–17. $60. 706-2831049, www.elberttheatre.org Yoga Sprouts (Whole: Mind.

Body. Art.) Fun yoga and crafts for kids ages 2 and up. 3–4:30 p.m. $15. www.wholemindbodyart.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.) Mondays, 5:15– 6:15 p.m. $6 (for first child), $3 (for each additional sibling). www. wholemindbodyart.com

SUPPORT Alcoholics Anonymous (Various Locations) If you want to stop, we can help. 706-543-0436, www.athensaa.com Alzheimer’s Caregiver Luncheon Program (Bentley Center) The Athens Area Alzheimer’s Support Group meets the third Tuesday of every month. Noon-1 p.m. FREE! 706-549-4850, eanthony@accaging.org Emotional Abuse Support Group (Call for location) Demeaning behavior can be just as harmful as punches and kicks.

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

Wednesdays, 6:30–8 p.m.

Emotions Anonymous (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) Informal and supportive 12-step program. Sundays, 4–5 p.m. 706-202-7463, www.emotionsanonymous.org Grief Support Group (Council on Aging) Meeting every third Thursday each month. 2-3:30 p.m.

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

Artini’s Art Lounge (296 W. Broad St.) Figure paintings by Kate Cook. Through May. 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.

Blue Tin Art Studio (393 N. Finley St.) Works from all eight artists of the Blue Tin Artist Collective: Andy Cherewick, Maria Dondero, Hollis McFadden, Jenn Manzella, Krista Coleman-Silvers, Brittany Bass, Erin McIntosh and Sarah Seabolt. Through May. Ciné BarCafé (234 W. Hancock Ave.) New acrylic paintings on wooden board and gouache by Lou Kregel. Through June 13.

Circle Gallery, UGA College of Environmental Design (Caldwell Hall) A display of exemplary student work from the past academic year. Through Aug. 5.

Dawg Gone Good BBQ (224 W. Hancock Ave.) Photos of Snoop Dogg and his crew by Barbara Hutson. Through May. 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.

Flicker Theatre & Bar (263 W. Washington St.) “Spin the Bottle” includes works by Grace Zuniga, Andrew Burkitt, Dana Peters, Phil Jasen, Eric Simmons, Jessie Merriam, Jon Swindler and Taylor Williams. Through May. Georgia Museum of Art (90 Carlton St.) American watercolors from the mid-19th century to the 1970s. Through Aug. 7. • “The Art of Disegno: Italian Prints and Drawings” is a selection of 53 works on paper produced in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. • 100 watercolors by Salvador Dali illustrating Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy. Through

Overeaters Anonymous (Various Locations) 12-step meetings. 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 Project Safe An online support group for male survivors of domestic

June 19. • “Horizons” includes 12 androgynous, life-sized cast-iron figures by Icelandic artist Steinunn Dorarinsdottir. • 14 small works in stone and steel by sculptor Beverly Pepper. Through July 29.

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.

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. • Paintings by Stanley Bermudez. Opening reception May 20. Through June 15.

Just Pho…and More (1063 Baxter St.) Photographs of musical instruments by Barbara Hutson. Through May. Lyndon House Arts Center (293 Hoyt St.) An exhibit celebrating the 30th anniversary of The Studio Group. Through July 30.

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. MERCURY ART WORKS (500 College Ave.) “Fascination,” works by Amanda Burk, Anthony Wislar, Chris Wyrick and more. Through July 8.

OCAF (34 School St., Watkinsville) “Portraits from the Burning Ring of Fire,” paintings by Jonathan Jacquet.

Reception June 3. Through June 10.

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. • Photographs by Kathryn Kolb. Through June 19.

The Grit (199 Prince Ave.) New paintings by Tatiana Veneruso. Through May. Town 220 (Madison) “Two Women of Substance” features art by Katie Bacon and Maggie Mize. Through July 31.

Walker’s Coffee & Pub (128 College Ave.) Paintings by Lainey Dorsey. Through May. 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.

violence. Call the hotline for more information. Mondays, 8–9 p.m.

706-543-3331 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 organization for lesbian and bisexual women in Athens and surrounding areas. Join Sapph.fire on Facebook.

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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. 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: 706-543-3331

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reality check Matters Of The Heart And Loins

You kissed him for an hour over a doughnut and you think he likes you?! He keeps coming back to where he knows he will see you, and you aren’t sure how he feels? For the love of Elvis, woman! Ask. Him. Out. What on Earth are you waiting for?

I am in my late 20s, average-to-pretty (so I’m told—I don’t think about it much), and single. I have dated and dated and dated, and recently I just got tired and kind of over it. I haven’t been on a date in months, and I am not terribly unhappy about it. I have been getting to the gym, getting more sleep, and hell if my nails don’t look great. But my friends have taken up trying to set me up with a guy. I laughed about it at first, but then I realized that one of my friends, Crystal, actually has very good judgment. She is a serial monogamist, has dated before, but mostly has managed to avoid the shitty dates with dumb or inconsiderate men that I have dealt with. Plus, her new boyfriend seems very nice, and she seems very happy.

The other night I was at home glued to “Justified” (Timothy Olyphant is all the man this woman needs right now) and giving myself a pedicure when I got a text message. It was Crystal, and she was having a drink. “Chatting with a gorgeous, intelligent cyclist. I gave him your number.” I am a bike enthusiast and a very outdoorsy girl. Crystal knows this. She also knows my type. A few minutes later, I got a text: “Hi, HH, Cyclist Guy here. Crystal thinks we should meet. Are you up for a drink? Or a

ride?” I was a bit taken aback at first, and I didn’t know how to respond. Should I try this?

Is it weird that I would just go on a blind date with a guy she doesn’t know and I have never seen? I don’t know what to do! Please help me.

I don’t want to end up being a crazy cat lady, but I’m not sure if blind dates are the way to go.

Happy Hermit Reconsidering I don’t think it’s weird. If Crystal is a good judge of character and a good judge of what you like, then meet the guy. Keep the first date light and an easy-out kind of scenario in case it bombs, and then hope for the best. You’ve got nothing to lose.

I am in a bad situation and I need some help. My boyfriend of a few years is in a bad place. He is depressed for various reasons, and there are a lot of crappy things going on in his life. He is not a clinically or chronically depressed person, so it isn’t like I’m worried that he’s going to kill himself or anything. He is just in a bad place. I am trying to figure out how best to be there for him and support him, but since there is nothing I can do about any of his problems (or anything he can do except wait until the bad parts pass and then try to recover), I often feel helpless.

I have been trying to be supportive and maintain a good mood and let him vent and also do things that make him feel better. I try to be affectionate and touch him a lot, and when I think he might be in the mood, I try to initiate sex. I have been putting off as many of my own needs in these departments as I can, because I know grief and depression do not often make one feel sexy.

So, here’s the thing: he seems to be pulling away.

I mean, physically, when I try to just hug him or hold him or scratch his back or whatever, I think he thinks I’m trying to sleep with him and he seems like he’s getting upset—like he thinks I am being selfish and I only care about what I want. But the opposite is true. I feel misunderstood and helpless and I don’t know what to do. Should I just back off? I feel compelled to explain myself but I don’t know if it will just make things worse.

Rock, Not an Island Just tell him everything you told me. Tell him you’re not sure how to help but you’re trying, and tell him you’ll back off but only if that’s what he wants and that he should initiate when he is ready. Be careful not to completely ignore your own needs for too long, though. Be sure you communicate so you don’t end up resenting him.

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There’s a really nice guy whom I see every other Sunday for about one hour at a local restaurant/bar. We met one year ago, and he’s from France. He goes out of his way to say “Hi,” and I see him smiling at me every time I look his way. I like him, and he did ask me if he could kiss me. He asked me if he could kiss me when we first met, and it ended up as an hour of kissing, in the car over a Krispy Kreme doughnut.

Well, I saw him tonight, and he kept smiling and looking at me. He got up and came over to tell me he was leaving, and I melted and said, “I’m glad you came over to tell me ‘bye’ ‘cause it sure was nice to see you again.”

He smiled and left but kept looking back at me walking away. I’m scared to tell him I like him because I am afraid of rejection, however his body language tells me he likes me.

My friend told me: “He is smiling over here at you; I think he likes what he sees!” I’ve seen him now for a year, and he hasn’t asked me out yet.

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Carports, close to 5 Pts. Pet friendly. Rent ranging from $450– $525/mo. Also 3BR/1BA house, $1100/mo. (706) 424-0770.

1BR apts. $505/mo., $250 off 1st mo.! 2BRs starting at $545/mo., $300 off 1st mo., $200 off 2nd mo. & $100 off 3rd month of rent!

Sec. dep. $99. Pet friendly, on busline, approx 3 mi. from Dwntn. & campus. Restrictions apply. Call (706) 549-6254.

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3BR/2.5BA townhomes on Eastside. On bus route.

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4BR loft 2 blocks from Milledge, avail. 8/1! 2nd s t o r y o f c o m m e rc i a l b l d g . , 999 Baxter St., huge den, custom kitchen & BAs, huge closets, $1600/mo. No dogs, cats OK. Chris: chris@ petersonproperties.org, (706) 202-5156.

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Baldwin Village, across s t re e t f ro m U G A . F re e parking, laundry on premises, on-call maintenance, on-site m g r. M i c ro w a v e & D W. HWflrs. 1, 2, 3BRs. $500 to $1200/mo. Contact (706) 354-4261.

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.

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144 E. Clayton St. 2BR/1 lg. BA, exposed brick wall in LR, avail. immediately. Won’t last! Call Staci, (706) 296-1863 or (706) 425-4048.

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Eastside quadraplex, 2BR/2BA, $500/mo. & 2BR/1BA, $475/mo.

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Athens executive suites.

Offices avail. in historic Dwntn. bldg. w/ on–site parking. All utils., internet & janitorial incl. Single or multiple offices avail. Call Stacy, (706) 425-4048 or (706) 2961863.

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.

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Historic Leathers Building office condo available 7/1. Amazing location on Pulaski, highly t r a ff i c k e d . S h a re d k i t c h e n , conference room & bathrooms.

Exposed brick & timber. $1150/ mo. (706) 461-1009.

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.

Paint artist studios. Historic Boulevard area artist community.

160 Tracy St. Rent: 300 sf. $150/ mo., 400 sf. $200/mo. (706) 5461615 or athenstownproperties. com Retail, bar, or restaurant for lease at Homewood Shopping Center. 3000 sf. Call Bryan Austin at (706) 353-1039.

Condos for Rent $1100/mo. Woodlands of Athens.

Cottage, 3BR/3 private BA, lg.

BRs & closets, HWflrs., lg. kit., W/D, front porch & patio, gated community, tremendous amenities: lg. pool, fitness center & much more! 490 Barnett Shoals Rd., Unit 109. Avail. 8/1.

Call Robin, (770) 265-6509.

2BR/2BA condo w/ bonus room/ office. 1 block from campus.

All appls incl. W/D. Pet friendly.

Avail. 8/1. $800/mo. (478) 6091303.

2BR/2BA condo, 2165 Milledge Ave. Granite, tile, new fridge & range, new flrs. Pics at milledgeplaceapt.blogspot.com.

On bus line, convenient to UGA. $750/mo. Michael, (404) 5142575.

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.

Townhouse, 2BR/1.5BA, fenced yd., W/D conn., patio. 812 College Ave., walk to Dwntn. & the Greenway. Check it out! $575/mo. Call (404) 255-8915.

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

Lg. 1BR/1BA, $84,500. Agents welcome 3%. Call (706) 2553743.

Investor’s West-side condo.

2BR/2BA, FP, 1500 sf., great investment, lease 12 mo.s at $550. Price in upper 40s. For more info, call McWaters Realty at (706) 353-2700 or (706) 5401529.

Duplexes For Rent $675/mo. Blocks from UGA & Dwntn. 2BR/1BA, patio, kit. w/ DW, W/D. Lg. LR w/ FP, water & garbage incl. in rent, 167A Elizabeth St. Avail. 8/1. Call Robin, (770) 265-6509.

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.

Pets OK. $500/mo. + deposit. Call Sharon at (706) 201-9093.

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.

S. Milledge Duplex - Venita Dr.: 4BR/2BA, W/D, DW, fenced back yd.! Close to everything yet private. $950/mo. negotiable.

(706) 310-0096, (404) 558-3218, or bagley_w@bellsouth.net.

Electronic flyers avail.

Houses for Rent $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. hancockpropertiesinc.com, (706) 552-3500.

3BR/2.5BA great simple house near GA Sq. Mall. Private & peaceful, woodland creek, generous deck, spacious flr. plan, gas FP, 2–car garage. Storage plus. Pets fine. Flex. lease. $1200/ mo. (706) 714-7600. $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. $600/mo. 3BR/1BA. 121 E. Carver Dr. Fenced–in yd. Tile & HWflrs. CHAC, W/D hookups, DW. Pets welcome. Avail. now! (706) 614-8335. $1000/mo. Blocks from UGA & Dwntn., 3BR/1.5BA, 12’ ceilings & HWflrs., front porch, utility room, W/D, CHAC. Avail. May 15. 127 Elizabeth Street, Owner/Agent.

Call Robin, (770) 265-6509.

1, 2, 3 & 4BR houses & apartments, avail. Fall, historic Boulevard n’hood. (706) 5 4 8 - 9 7 9 7 , w w w. b o u l e v a r d propertymanagement.com.

135 Garden Ct. 3BR close to UGA campus, HWflrs., huge porch, plenty of parking, $795/mo. boulevard propertymanagement. com, (706) 548-9797.

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

Affordable student rentals, family homes & 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.

2 & 3BR super nice houses in the Boulevard n’hood. Walk to town & campus. 535 and 545 Satula, 255 Boulevard Heights, 135 Glencrest. boulevard propertymanagement.com or call (706) 548-9797.

2BR/1BA, 340 Ruth St. Cool old house w/ HWflrs., all appls, pet-friendly, $750/mo., avail.

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2 B R / 1 B A , Wo o d y D r. $ 6 8 0 / mo. Great duplex beautifully renovated, all electric, HWflrs., nice quiet street. boulevard propertymanagement.com or (706) 548-9797.

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.

Deluxe 1BR on Oglethorpe, HWflrs., separate LR & study w / b u i l t - i n s & F P, l a u n d r y ro o m , f u l l k i t c h e n , l g . B R & BA, covered porch, $710/ mo. valerioproperties.com for more details. (706) 5466900.

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HVAC, porch, HWflrs., all electric, small fenced yd., close to Milledge/Prince Ave. $650/mo. + deposit. Avail. 6/1. Call Mark, (706) 202-5110.

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3-6BRs, Oconee farm house, big front porch, 2 decks, lg. yd., close to Trader Joe’s. $1160/mo. boulevard propertymanagement. com. (706) 548-9797.

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. ( 7 0 6 ) 5 4 8 - 2 5 2 2 . w w w. dovetailmanagement.com.

3BR/2BA in awesome 5 Points n’hood. Walk 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/3BA house, huge LR & kitchen w/ bar area. 1 acre lot!

Fenced back yd. Pets welcome!

Lawn maint. & W/D incl. $990/mo., $495 deposit. (770) 633-8159, Stephanie.

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3BR/1BA very cool home in Blvd. area. Washing machine, DW, CHAC, very efficient, pets OK. $1050/mo. + $1050 dep. (706) 254-1273.

Newer 5BR/3BA house off S. Milledge. On bus line, 7/10 mile from campus, spacious rooms, front porch, back deck. Willing to partially furnish. $400/BR. col30044@yahoo.com, (770) 356-1274.

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.

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

(706) 296-1200.

3 & 5BR homes in quiet Blackmon Shoals subdivision.

Individual leases, private BAs, lg. flr. plans. $350-$400/ person. Call (866) 213-0577 or visit www.greenleafmgmt. com.

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) 2072957. AtlasRealEstateAdvisors. com.

4BR/4BA house! 189 Ruth Dr. G re a t D w n t n . l o c a t i o n !

Lg. BRs, tile, HWflrs., $1700/mo., avail. 8/1. www. newagepropertiesathens.com, (706) 713-0626.

4BR house. Walk to campus & Dwntn. HWflrs., big deck, CHAC, 2 fireplaces, all appls. High ceilings, newly remodled. $1600/ mo., avail. 8/1. Call (706) 5401232.

4BR/4BA in The Retreat.

Free iPad w/ signed lease before 5/31!Pool, clubhouse, HWflrs., W/D. Avail. Fall. $1800/ mo. Aaron, (706) 207-2957.

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4BR/3BA historic home approx. 2 miles to campus/Dwntn., HWflrs., new kitchen & BAs, $2000/mo.

Call Valerio, (706) 546-6900, valerioproperties.com.

4BR/4BA, 5 Pts. Free iPad w/ signed lease before 5/31!Stainless, HWflrs., whole house audio, covered porch.

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

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4BR/approved zoning. $1500/ mo. 130 Appleby Dr. See at www,bondrealestate.org. Owner/ Broker Herbert Bond Realty & Investment. (706) 224-8002.

5BR/2BA in 5 Pts.! $1100/mo.

W/D! At bus stop! Avail. Aug. 1.

Call Kelly, (706) 340-1535.

5 Pts. Prime location on Mell St. 2BR/1BA, $740/mo, all electric. W/D, DW, off-street parking, 1 block from Milledge, Lumpkin, 5 Pts., UGA bus stops! valerioproperties.com for more details. (706) 546-6900.

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.

5 8 0 A u b r e y D r. , B o g a r t .

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

Sec. sys., landlord mows lawn, G R FA w e l c o m e . $ 7 5 0 / m o + dep. Avail. now! (770) 7257748.

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) 5483505 or (706) 254-5205. Leave message.

Adorable 2BR/1BA brick home min. from Dwntn. Athens/UGA. Beautiful park-like setting w/ 10x12 workshop. LR, eat-in k i t c h e n , l a u n d r y ro o m , W / D hook-ups, enclosed garage.

Dekle Realty, deklerealty.com, (706) 548-0580.

Boulevard area: 4BR/3BA, s c r e e n e d p o r c h , W / D , D W, HWflrs., lg. rooms, fenced yd.

Pets OK. Avail. Aug. 1. $1295/ mo. Lease. Dep. Ref. req’d.

(706) 227-6000.

Call Nancy Flowers & Co. Real Estate: (706) 546-7946. Or visit nancyflowers.com for vir tual tour of 2, 3, 4, 5 BR homes.

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C e d a r C re e k : 4 B R / 2 B A , l g . fenced yd., $950/mo. 5 Pts.: Off Baxter St., 4BR/2BA, $1200/mo. Normaltown area: 2BR/1BA, single carport, fenced back yd., $775/mo.

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

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

Single-level, 1564 sqft.

Gorgeous hardwood floors throughout. Zoned heat, combo kitchen/dining, carport, laundry, attic storage, crawlspace, appliances. Open house info/photos: www.jones. centerpath.net. Listing: www. sellectrealtyofgeorgia.com, (678) 694-7937.

3BR/2BA ranch house on Eastside. Fenced back yd., laundry room, eat-in kitchen, vaulted ceilings, fireplace, sidewalks, lg. living room.

Call Daniel for more info, (706) 296-2941.

Char ming, classic, updated cottage in Normaltown. 2BR/2BA w/ sunroom. $188,000, 248 Georgia Ave. Antique heart pine, high ceilings. (706) 850-1175 or (678) 358-5181. By appt. only.

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

Rent starting at $525/mo.

Water & trash incl. Small pets allowed. (706) 245-8435 or cell (706) 498-6013 or go to www. hendrixapartments.com.

2BR/1.5BA w/ office/guest ro o m . In quadraplex 2 blocks from campus. 5 Pts. area. W/D, CHAC, nice patio.

Very cool layout. $795/ mo. Avail. 8/1. Pets ok. Call (706) 369-2908.

2BR/2BA on College Station.

Huge apt., FP, deck, lots of closets, DW, W/D, CHAC. Avail. 8/1. Pre–leasing. Pets OK. $575/mo. (706) 369-2908.

Awesome 3BR/2BA, close to campus. New master BA w/ double sink. HWflrs., fenced back yd. W/D, DW, CHAC. Avail. 8/1. $1125/mo.

(706) 369-2908.

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.

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

Rent your properties in Flagpole Classifieds! Call (706) 549-0301!

Shoal Creek: 1 & 2BRs, $575 to $675. W/D, DW, ice-maker, pool. www.joinermanagement. com, text “shoalcreek” to 41513, or call Joiner Management, (706) 850-7727.

Students welcome. North Ave. 5BR/4BA. 4 car garage, 5 min. walk to Dwntn., on bus line. All appls. HWflrs. $450/ BR. Call Lynette, (706) 2024648.

Roommates Roommate wanted! Cool house in Normaltown seeks roommate starting Aug. $350 + 1/3 utils. Mad gardening skills, frisbee skills & well-timed punchlines a must. Call Cord, (706) 363-0803.

Rooms for Rent Avail. mid-June. Students only.

Spacious, furnished BR. Quiet, near campus, kitchen, laundry privileges. Shared BA, priv. entrance, internet access.

No pets. $275/mo. incl. utils. (706) 353-0227.

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) 612-4862.

Wanting to rent Stuck in a lease you're trying to end? Sublease your house or apartment w/ Flagpole Classifieds! Visit flagpole.com or call (706) 549-0301.

For Sale Computers Ask about our Run–til–Sold rate. Lowest classified ad rate in town! 12 wks. for only $40! Call (706) 5490301 or place an ad at www. flagpole.com. Merchandise only.

Electronics Blackberry Pearl 8130 cell phone for Boost Mobile, Sprint, Verizon, or Alltel! Has video camera, web, email, MP3, picture/text messaging, apps, more! Only $49! Call (706) 2010593.

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THE VOTING DEADLINE IS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1!

VOTE ONLINE: flagpole.com/MusicAwards The Annual Flagpole Athens Music Awards Show is designed to honor and celebrate those who make Athens, GA a center of musical creativity, enjoyment & accomplishment.

The show kicks off AthFest, Athens’ annual music and arts festival, and will be held on Thursday, June 23. You, the local music fan, will choose the local performers you wish to recognize by filling out this ballot. All awards are decided by a majority people’s choice vote, so YOUR VOTE IS VERY IMPORTANT. A panel of local music judges has selected this year’s finalists; just check the box next to your choice or write-in your own candidate in the space provided. You do not need to vote in every category. Please mail form to Flagpole Magazine, PO Box 1027, Athens, GA 30603; drop it off at our office at 112 S. Foundry St., or submit an online ballot at www.Flagpole.com.

ElECTRoNIC o Abandon the Earth Mission o Basshunter 64 o FLT RSK o Steven Trimmer o Up Until Now

PoP o The Gold Party o Quiet Hooves o Reptar o Werewolves o Witches

METAl o Chrissakes o Harvey Milk o Maximum Busy Muscle o ‘Powers o Savagist

ExPERIMENTAl o Bubbly Mommy Gun o Geisterkatzen o Pocketful of Claptonite o Raw Ass Temple o Whistling School for Boys

WoRlD o Grogus o Incatepec o Klezmer Local 42 o The Knockouts o Repent at Leisure

RoCk o Bambara o Cinemechanica o Dead Confederate o The Humms o Manray

Folk o Efren o Entienne deRocher o Hope for Agoldensummer o Madeline Adams o Yo Soybean

UPSTART o Easter Island o Four Eyes o powerKompany o Ruby Kendrick o (Semi Circle o Second Sons o Tumbleweed Stampede o Vestibules o Woodfangs o Woodgrains

CovER bAND o Abbey Road Live o Bit Brigade o Deja Vu o Dirty Mind o Sensational Sounds of Motown

AMERICANA o Betsy Franck and the Bareknuckle Band o Don Chambers+GOAT o Jim White o Lera Lynn o Packway Handle Band PUNk o Gnarx o Hot New Mexicans o Incendiaries o Karbomb o Reeks of Failure JAM o Dank Sinatra o Lefty Hathaway Band o Mama’s Love o Sumilan o Sweet Knievel

JAzz o Carl Lindberg o Kenosha Kid o Mary Sigalas o Odd Trio o Rand Lines Trio HIP-HoP: o Amun Ra o RedKlay o Reign o Showtime (feat. Elite Tha Showstoppa) o The Swank

CoUNTRy/ SoUTHERN RoCk o The Burning Angels o Clay Leverett & the Chasers o Futurebirds o Matt Hudgins Shit-Hot Country Band o Kaitlin Jones and the County Fair

lIvE o Dead Confederate o E6 Holiday Surprise o Kite to the Moon o Manray o Pocketful of Claptonite o ‘Powers o Reptar o The Whigs AlbUM oF THE yEAR (Apr. 10 - Mar. 11)

o Five Eight - Your God Is Dead to Me Now o Quiet Hooves - Saddle Up o Maserati - Pyramids o Dead Confederate - Sugar o Lera Lynn - Have You Met Lera Lynn? o Tunabunny - Tunabunny o Futurebirds - Hampton’s Lullaby o of Montreal - False Priest o Grape Soda - Form a Sign o Elf Power - Elf Power bEST CovER ART

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Bidders Buy Auction. New & used items, collectables, & antiques. Auctions every Fri. & S a t . 1 4 5 9 H a r g ro v e L a k e Rd. in Winterville. Visit www. biddersbuyauctions.com or call (706) 742-2205 for more info.

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Music Equipment Nuçi’s Space needs your old instruments & music gear! All donations are tax-deductible.

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Music Services Fret Shop. Professional g u i t a r re p a i r s & modifications, setups, electronics, precision fretwork. Previous clients incl. R.E.M., Widespread P a n i c , C r a c k e r, B o b M o u l d , J o h n B e r r y, A b b e y R o a d Live!, Squat. (706) 549-1567.

W e d d i n g b a n d s . Q u a l i t y, professional bands. Weddings, parties. Rock, jazz, etc. Call Classic City Entertainment. ( 7 0 6 ) 5 4 9 - 1 5 6 7 . w w w. classiccityentertainment.com.

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Services Classes 30 day free trial! 60 day money back guarantee!

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Tarot lessons. 4 wkly. lessons to learn the meaning of the cards & get answers to your questions. $75. Call Solei, (917) 502-5793. www. thejoyfulself.com.

Cleaning My cleaning clients are special. They are discerning women and men. They know they can trust me & that I care about them & their families... and they get great cleaning value for their money. I'm looking for a few more special homes to clean.

Earth & pet friendly, always on time. Text Nick at (706) 851-9087. Email: Nick@goodworld.biz. Local references on request.

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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).

Misc. Services

Shenanigans Salon is now accepting applications for experienced hair stylists, clientele pref’d.

Email resume to admin@ shenaniganssalon.com or present in person. 1037A Baxter St. (706) 548-1115.

Opportunities Help wanted.

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FP: And that conflict started in the ‘90s?

MM: Oh, yeah. It’s one of those kind of things where people have been somewhere for a long time… and they see it changing around them, and they don’t like that. They don’t want that to happen. Now, you’ve gotta understand, it’s going to happen whether you like it or not. At one point, I took one of

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Flagpole: How long have you lived in Athens?

MM: Well, I came back to the States [from the Vietnam War] in February of 1970. And got out of the Navy, and I wanted to go back to school. I lived in Los Angeles… for awhile.

Not long—a couple of months. I was tending bar at a little place there in Long Beach. I started getting letters from my mother about how she would like to see her son before she died. [Laughs.] She was about 40 then. So, I had been gone, other than being on leave a couple times, about four years, and I came back [to Athens]… I decided that I was going to go back to school [at UGA]. You know, with the G.I. Bill.

of specialty businesses; bars and restaurants moved in. Like I said, in the day, there were two places down there you could get a drink, but now, last time I checked, there are 70-something, including restaurants and bars and music venues, and that kind of thing. There’s a conflict that exists between the daytime businesses and the nighttime businesses.

FP: Wow. Thirty years.

MM: Thirty-one, actually.

FP: Were you a police officer the whole time?

MM: No. When I first started, I was a police officer. You know, driving the car or walking up and down the street. But then, after about two years, I became a detective, and I was a detective for 20-something years. And I finally just got so burnt out with it, but by that time, I had made Lieutenant. By that time, also, downtown had started to become what it is now.

FP: What did you do as a detective?

MM: You get 30 cases a month, and you’ve got to deal with them. People have asked me “What’s the best attribute of a detective?” Time management. There is absolutely no question.

All that junk about, you know, Sherlock Holmes, and whatever, that’s bullshit. It’s time management.

FP: How did you see downtown change into what it is today?

MM: When they built the mall in the early ‘80s… big businesses packed up and moved from downtown, and, of course, everybody said, “Oh, Lord, it’s gonna be a ghost town!” Well, it turned out not to be so. What happened was, it got a lot

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FP: And what did you study?

MM: I was a sociologist. I went to school off and on… I was going part-time, going to night school. I finally graduated in the early ‘80s.

FP: What did you do in the meantime?

MM: Well, I had a job… I was a bouncer in one of the joints downtown… a place called Your Mother’s Mustache… It was kind of the first student/hippie bar in town… So, I worked there for a while. And I was driving a truck part-time… and trying to go to night school. It was a real pain in the ass to try and balance all that, and I was grumbling about that to some guy that was in my class, and he said, “Why don’t you get a job at the police department?” I said, “I don’t want to be a cop.

You’re out of your mind.” And he said, “Well, it pays… about $7,000 a year.” That was a whole lot more than I was making.

And you had vacation, and you had sick days, and you had benefits—insurance and all of that. I said, “I can do that for a while.” I didn’t realize I’d wind up doing it for 30 years.

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the business owners who had been down there forever, and this person probably hadn’t been downtown after 7:30 in 20 years.

I put him in the car, and he stayed with me ‘til about three o’clock in the morning. And he said, “This is unbelievable. I had no earthly idea.”

FP: So, was it a bad impression?

MM: I think he was just amazed. He also told me he would like downtown to be like it was in 1960. And I think that’s actually kind of an emotional response. You know, logically, things change. The only thing that doesn’t change is “Things change.”

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Mac McCrary has been working quietly in Athens for the last 40 years. He has been a UGA student, a bouncer at one of downtown’s first bars, a truck driver, a police officer, a detective and an arm of the Athens Downtown Development Authority. He is also a Vietnam War veteran. He currently engages in private business endeavors.

McCrary has a thorough knowledge of Athens history and politics. He has worked on some of the city’s most notorious crimes, and developed and implemented policies that shaped its identity. A reserved individual, he was at first hesitant to speak with Flagpole, especially about personal matters, but in our interview, he could not help but share a wealth of knowledge gained through careful observation, thought and experience.

FP: What was your position when you worked for the Downtown Development Authority?

MM: I was basically a liaison. What I tried to do was solve problems before they became politicized. Once a problem becomes politicized, then it becomes divisive.

FP: What do you hope for Athens in the future, generally?

MM: You have to find a balance. As long as the university is in Athens, you will have a market. But you have to be very careful on how you limit that market, how you regulate it… You want those businesses that are going to encourage some growth, and manage growth is what you’ve got to do.

The problem is, nobody agrees on how to do it, depending on what your position is. So, that’s the challenges they face down there, and I am quite glad I don’t have to deal with it. I enjoyed the time I was there. I wish I could have accomplished a little more than I did. But everything considered, it was all right.

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