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Holmes had been program director at WUGA until the GPB takeover, at which point he asked that his title be changed to music director. He has enough years for full retirement from UGA but lacks a couple of years before he can begin drawing Social Security. He had hoped to remain at the station until that time but last week threw in the towel. Many close to the station took Holmes’ retirement as a signal that Atlanta is not interested in local programming at WUGA, where Holmes runs the popular local-music program, “It’s Friday.” Holmes “It’s not easy for downplays reading any policy me to see how I fit significance into his leaving.

“I recently turned 60,” he into the new order.” says, “ and I find I’m just not as adaptable now since things have changed. I’m not finding it easy to make this transition.

It’s not easy for me to see how I fit into the new order.”

Longtime prize-winning news director Mary Kay Mitchell is retiring in August, and her leaving, too, has given rise to questions about the role of local news in the future of the station.

UGA Vice-President for Communications Tom Jackson has earlier gone on record that the university is committed to local programming and, rather than decreasing it, wants to increase the local emphasis. That view is seconded by Jon Hoban, GPB vice-president for radio, who in an earlier interview stated the network’s commitment to local radio programming in Athens.

Likewise, Jimmy Sanders, WUGA station manager, stresses his commitment to continuing and increasing local programming and says Holmes’ retirement “is not something I want…

I’ve got a ton of respect for him.”

Sanders, who has an extensive background in television management but none in radio, is manager of both WGTV and WUGA, leading some observers to fear that his time and attention will inevitably be consumed by the television station to the detriment of the radio station.

Sanders says he is moving ahead with the task of replacing Mary Kay Mitchell and now Robb Holmes with the prospect of continuing their local programming and adding more. He says that neither job will be split with television, but he does stress that a “multi-platform” approach makes the most sense. He says he will probably replace Mitchell with a reporter/anchor who can give news updates on both radio and television.

(Holmes’ “It’s Friday” already has a televised component.)

Sanders also says he’s working with the UGA College of Veterinary Medicine on a pilot program and with the UGA School of Music on several. These programs, he says, will be local in focus, though they could be picked up by the network.

Sanders grew up in Hart County and now lives in Toccoa, where he managed WNEG-TV before the university bought it (and is rumored to have been a part of the Athens music scene back in the day). Even though his experience is in television, his roots are in this area, so he certainly knows the meaning of “local.” It remains to be seen whether Atlanta understands that meaning for Athens.

Meanwhile, in spite of his precipitous retirement, Robb Holmes has indicated his desire to continue on a part-time basis at the station doing “It’s Friday.”

“It’s certainly not a program that’s dependent on me,” Holmes says, but he sees it as a potential part of whatever he can cobble together to get by until Social Security kicks in.

WUGA, perennially picked as favorite local radio station in various polls (including Flagpole’s “Athens Favorites”), is considered by many listeners to be a local treasure, and the progress of the station will be closely watched. The prevailing fear is that Sanders’ TV background and the problems he confronts at WGTV will absorb him in spite of his best intentions to uphold local programming on WUGA, and that the radio station will inadvertently be shunted aside. Sanders and his bosses at UGA and GPB say not to worry: Athens will continue to have its favorite local radio station. Time, as they say, will tell.

Pete McCommons editor@flagpole.com

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Tragedy: It’s certain many of you have heard the heartbreaking news of the death last week of Christina Genco, who had visited Athens days earlier as part of a group with the Bike and Build organization, which sends teams of cyclists across the country to volunteer and otherwise contribute to local affordable housing initiatives. Genco was struck by an SUV while riding with members of her group on the shoulder of a highway near Rainsville, AL. As we extend our deep sympathies to the family and friends of this energetic and generous young woman, let’s try to honor her memory by doing our best to be mindful of the safety of other cyclists on the road. There’s no telling whether this tragedy could have been averted by more conscientious driving, but it’s absolutely certain that many others can.

Help the Homeless: The Athens Area Homeless Shelter has scheduled a pretty sweet fundraising event for 7 p.m. Saturday, June 18: a benefit concert at the VFW Post on Sunset Drive featuring Athens legends The Normaltown Flyers. Tickets are $20 at the door or $15 in advance through the Athens Area Association of Realtors, which is presenting the event in cooperation with the AAHS. Call (706) 3531126 for tickets.

Rotten Redux: Those who remember with horror the chemical spill that turned Trail Creek blue last summer (and from which it still hasn’t fully recovered) may have experienced a shudder of recognition upon learning of a mysterious contamination of the Ogeechee River several weeks ago, which is still being investigated but has killed at least 33,000 fish. Altamaha Riverkeeper Oconee River Project director (and former City Dope) Ben

What Does “Access” Mean?: With architects retooling their design for the Classic Center expansion, which—surprise!—came in over budget, ACC commissioners have until the end of this month to insist that their explicit instructions that the final design “provide for a mid-block pedestrian access… connecting Thomas Street and Foundry Street” be followed. That dictate was all but nominally ignored in the plan brought forth last month, which “provided” that the Classic Center would generously allow pedestrians to walk through (or around) an enclosed atrium at the heart of the proposed If this stairway alongside the Fire Hall is swallowed up by the three-block-long complex. It doesn’t Classic Center expansion, the only public access between require a great feat of imagination to Thomas and Foundry streets in the four blocks from Dougherty to realize that such “access” represents Broad will be through the facility itself. no concession whatsoever on the part of the Classic Center, and would exist solely at its pleasure. But most commisEmanuel certainly did: he calls it “Trail Creek sioners seem bafflingly unconcerned.

Redux—but worse and bigger this time.” The If the “mid-block access” language wasn’t budget-slashed and woefully understaffed intended to compel the Classic Center archiGeorgia EPD, which was disastrously slow to tects to make any alterations to their original action in the wake of the Trail Creek spill, still plan, why was it included—and characterized “clearly doesn’t have capacity to do emergency as some sort of compromise for allowing the response,” Ben says, “so the whole problem closing-off of Hancock Avenue—in the conon the ground is probably much worse than cept design option commissioners voted to it needs to be.” Here’s the part where the approve? With downsizing the atrium among Flagpole guy says something about the hazthe possibilities suggested by the architects ards of electing lawmakers who thumb their to bring the project back under budget, this noses at environmental and health priorities would seem a perfect opportunity for commiswhile shilling for industrial and business intersioners to direct them to preserve in some ests, blah, blah, blah—but you know it’s true. form—as proposed by Commissioner Kelly Girtz at a May work session—the current midThere Should Be a Prize: The award for Best block access point: a stairway that descends Press Release of the Month goes to Democratic eastward from alongside the Fire Hall, which Party of Georgia Communications Director would be swallowed up by the atrium in the Eric Gray, whose announcement of last week’s over-budget plan. ridiculous implosion of Newt Gingrich’s presiNow is when we find out whether our comdential campaign was worthy of The Onion. missioners are willing to draw a line to protect The release, entitled “Gingrich Staffers the long-term interests of this community, or Show Unity, Strength in Numbers,” begins: if, once again, they will obligingly step aside “Campaign staffers of Newt Gingrich’s flailing and let the unelected Classic Center bigwigs presidential bid walked off the job en masse run the show. today, demonstrating the power of organized labor and teamwork while serving in a hostile Blue Heron Update: Meanwhile, commiswork environment.” Invoking the rarely used sioners are still awaiting a final report from privilege of quoting oneself, Gray continues: consultants on the feasibility of a proposal “‘Working on a semi-serious presidential camto develop land immediately east and south paign with an absent candidate is incredibly of the Classic Center in a civic-led effort to stressful,’ said Eric Gray, Democratic Party of bring job- and revenue-generating businesses Georgia spokesperson. ‘On the other hand, to the area. Purchase options on properties Republicans are taking ‘job-creation’ seriously held by local developer and investor Carl by making dozens of new jobs available within Nichols, a proponent of the plan, have been Gingrich’s own office.’” There’s more, but you extended to the end of this year, but without get the picture. Excelsior! the results of the consultants’ study, the government is stuck in neutral for the moment.

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Gov. Nathan Deal recently sent a letter to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack asking him to declare 22 Georgia counties disaster areas because of crop damage caused by the drought. An even bigger disaster could be looming on the horizon for the state’s agriculture sector because of another document Deal signed last month: HB 87. That is the new immigration law that gives police officers added authority to check the immigration status of people they suspect are not legally residing in the state.

While the new law does not take effect until July 1, the publicity surrounding it is already having a major impact on agriculture.

Farmers across the state find themselves unable to hire enough of the migrant workers who have traditionally provided the necessary labor to harvest crops like blueberries and onions.

The immigration law is scaring off undocumented immigrants but is also driving away those who have guest worker visas as well. They don’t want to deal with local police or sheriff’s deputies pulling them in for questioning about their residency status.

The Georgia Agribusiness Council conducted a statewide poll of farmers, nursery operators, livestock owners and agriculture service firms. Nearly half the respondents said they are not able to hire enough workers.

Here are some of the comments noted on the survey: “Local people show no interest in the types of jobs that we need filled and the few who do apply last only a couple of days before quitting.”

“I know some of this problem lies more with the federal government, but with the new laws, even my legal Hispanic workers don’t want to stay in this state for fear of being harassed… they stated that they were moving to North Carolina or South Carolina.”

“I do understand the need for reform, but this sudden aggressive approach has many

far-reaching repercussions—not only to my workforce, but to the local economy.”

“The labor pool has dried up because Hispanics are leaving Georgia as fast as they can. They are terrified about what will happen when this law goes into effect.”

Bryan Tolar, the director of the Agribusiness Council, tried to warn lawmakers that they would be putting the state’s largest industry in a difficult position.

“This year we’ve seen workers that have been available in the past that are now leaving,” Tolar said. “We’re talking about people who have historically done the work who are not making themselves available to do that work. They are leaving the state. That’s what’s different about this year.”

“It’s not the law itself; it’s the concerns that come with having this new law,” he said. “They’re leaving because they worry about what’ll happen if they get stopped by police.”

Tolar is not using the immigration issue to make a partisan point. He’s a conservative Republican who was one of the local delegates to the GOP’s state convention last month. He’s concerned about what his colleagues have done.

There are many people who are understandably frustrated at the failure of Congress to take some long-needed action on resolving the immigration issue. There are also those who don’t like the movement of so many foreignborn workers into the state. (The estimated number of undocumented immigrants in Georgia now exceeds 425,000.)

Having their elected representatives pass HB 87 was one way for these Georgians to vent their anger at the situation. By going after immigrants, however, they also could be blowing up the state’s largest industry and doing major damage to Georgia’s economy.

That seems like a very high price to pay.

Tom Crawford tcrawford@gareport.com

city pages Commission Wants Results from Economic Development Group Frustrations with the progress of economic development efforts—which are supposed to bring new business and jobs to Athens—last week led ACC commissioners to threaten funding for ACC’s Economic Development Foundation. It was an unusual move, apparently intended to influence the EDF board to add a couple of commissioners to its number.

Despite the need to address its high poverty rate, ACC’s economic development efforts have been criticized as puny; in recent years, most job growth has been in lower-paying retail jobs. The EDF’s longtime director resigned under pressure last year and was replaced by Matt Forshee, a former planning and economic development director for Oconee County.

A 2008 task force study by local industrialists concluded the Athens region “is missing out on hundreds if not thousands of private-sector jobs per year” because other places (including Gainesville) are “much more proactive” in courting new business and industry. That study recommended a coordinated regional approach with a single “go-to” agency to market all counties in the region; others (like UGA’s Fanning Institute and the OneAthens antipoverty group) have made similar recommendations. In response, ACC commissioners agreed to combine business recruitment efforts with Oconee County— only—but that county’s commissioners have declined to join such a combined effort, fearing the new jobs would end up outside of Oconee. “As of right now, that proposal essentially is DOA,” Forshee told Flagpole in February. The EDF is not charged with such a regional effort, but only with “selling” AthensClarke County.

Commissioner Kelly Girtz introduced the motion to withhold “for later discussion” all but the first month of next year’s funding from the EDF; it passed 7-1. Girtz offered no specific criticism of the agency, telling Flagpole only that he wants to see “a more coordinated approach” with the county’s Human and Economic Development department (which provides business-development loans) and the Chamber of Commerce.

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But at a meeting last month, Commissioner Kathy Hoard said EDF leaders “need to inform us what is going on” to justify its $150,000 in annual funding. Commissioner Mike Hamby added, “We want to be patient, but we’ve got to start seeing some results.”

The budget the commission passed last week is the tightest in years, the EDF’s funding aside. Cutting a competitive gymnastics team from the budget brought objections from parents, but County Manager Alan Reddish said that program costs the county $540 per participant to provide. Night bus service will be retained (at least for the coming year) through 9:45 p.m.

A compromise on parking rates will hold downtown meter rates to 75 cents per hour (free after 10 p.m.) with the usual two-hour limit not in effect after 6 p.m. The new rates plan is the result of “a long discussion,” said Hamby; if you can’t feed the meter, he advised downtown patrons, then “use the deck.” Deck rates remain $1.50 an hour. And because architects hadn’t finished a detailed design for the Classic Center expansion, a vote was delayed until July; the completed plans will be shown at a public meeting June 28.

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Commissioners Chat with Citizens at Neighborhood Forum At a Federation of Neighborhoods forum last week, commissioners Alice Kinman, Kelly Girtz, Mike Hamby and Andy Herod responded to audience questions on a variety of topics. Should ACC’s Leisure Services department be divided (perhaps into recreation, cultural affairs, and natural resources departments)?

“That’s a big department,” Hamby noted. And trimming $1.5 million from ACC’s budget this year was “very difficult,” Andy Herod said, adding that “we have had very little help from the state. They are happy to mandate us to do certain things,” but not to pay for them.

“We’ll be chopping some more things out of the budget next year,” he promised. “There is no fat.”

“Economic development is a huge topic on everyone’s mind right now,” said Kinman;

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Specific projects for the regional T-SPLOST will be chosen in August; some local proposals have already been eliminated by the state department of transportation’s veto power, including a proposal to widen Hawthorne Avenue. Bike lanes for Milledge were also vetoed, perhaps because of the difficulty of acquiring a wide enough right-of-way. The remaining list must be whittled down further to fit the budget, but bike lanes are still proposed for the full length of Prince Avenue, as well as for North Avenue and Lexington Road. Other projects still in play include road-widenings proposed for Tallassee Road, Lexington Road, Mitchell Bridge Road and Macon Highway; a new Loop 10 interchange that would connect to Atlanta Highway; numerous airport improvements; construction of the new Jennings Mill Parkway; and more money for buses.

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various loans and tax credits might help ACC grow new businesses, said Hamby and Herod.

“We’re at a point now where there’s just an awful lot of conversation about downtown, said Hamby, who serves on the Athens Downtown Development Authority, “and that’s a good thing.” Herod allowed that, while “not a decision to make lightly,” turning College Square into “a piazza-type plaza… might be a way to encourage people to come downtown and spend money.” And eliminating one-way streets could make storefronts more visible to drivers, he said.

Limiting the number of bars downtown could help make downtown rents more affordable to retailers, Girtz said: “Lots of towns have done that,” including Madison, WI and Seattle. “I can imagine that discussion moving slowly,” he added. And UGA’s new medical school could bring “big bucks” in new grants for UGA, Herod said. “Whether we like it or not, this is a one-company town.”

The 2012 referendum on T-SPLOST, an additional one-cent sales tax for transportation, will be “a very important vote,” Kinman said. “There are many things we can’t afford if we are just trying to pay for transportation through the gas tax.” Those include bike and

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a “Really, Really Free Market” on Saturday, June 18 from 11 a.m.–2 p.m. in the 40 Watt Club parking lot at the corner of Washington and Pulaski. This market touts an unusual style of trade and exchanging goods: bring anything you don’t want and give it away, and take anything you do want for free. There will be items ranging from food, clothes, music and furniture to art, books, skills, ideas and more. If you want to recirculate your own items, set your stuff up at 10:30 a.m. The active volunteer collective Food Not Bombs also serves free food donated by Daily Groceries every Wednesday at 7 p.m. in front of Ben and Jerry’s on College Avenue.

Concerts, Picnics, Flowers: Tuesday, June 21 kicks off the first of four concerts in this year’s 11th Sunflower Concert Series at the State Botanical Garden. Modern Skirts will headline the show, with Nate Nelson open-

One of my favorite AthFest sights is some little kid, perched atop mom or dad’s shoulders, with a big ol’ set of headphones over his or her little ears and rocking out to whatever band is on stage.

You see, for me, June is unofficially music appreciation month here, mainly because of AthFest (which kicks off next week with live music, art, food and lots of other goodies).

It’s a party for townies, if you will. And now that I have a child, I’ve learned to embrace it even more. As she grows up in Athens, I want her to have more than an appreciation of music—I want her to understand rhythm and a backbeat and do a killer air guitar. Heck, she already knows the hand signals for “hang 10” and “rock on,” so AthFest seems like it’s part of the educational process.

One caveat here: AthFest, and the corresponding KidsFest, is great for kids who have an idea about what’s going on around them.

If they are old enough for simple crafts or just running around without bumping into a bunch of things, they’ll be fine. (For those of you with babies, I’ll get to you in a second.)

After the crowds of AthFest have dissipated, there are lots of programs to introduce babies and toddlers to basic rhythms and songs. Take Kindermusik, for example, which is offered at the Athens YMCA and is part of an international program that teaches music and movement. A similar program, Musikgarten, is led by staff at UGA’s Community Music School. Both last six to 12 weeks, depending on the time of year, and include lessons and an instrument for you and your child to continue playing with at home. (Registration for both starts in August; call 706-543-8560 for Kindermusik information and 706-542-2894 for Musikgarten.)

If you’re not sure you can commit to a full slate of classes, the Athens-Clarke County Library offers some regular programs for toddlers that incorporate music. While they are not near the level of a Kindermusik/ Musikgarten program, the toddler storytimes at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays have some acoustic guitar (or ukelele!) and singing woven between stories, all with a common theme. They are particuCasey Scott

Turtle Time: Slow summer and an emptier Athens bring about the perfect time for some exploring around town that you might not usually do. The Terrapin Brewery over on Newton Bridge Road is one of those ideal places to check out. Tales of having to sip your beers while waiting in long lines for your refills needn’t worry you during these lazy days, which makes the Terrapin experience very pleasant if you prefer a smaller crowd. And while the summer is slower, the atmosphere still remains festive. Bring your dog, some comfy chairs and outdoor games, and chill out on the giant lawn while listening to live music. One little tip: you may want to preview the bands online before you decide which day to go. The $10 entry fee gets you two full pints of beer (divided into eight “tastes”) in a glass you can take home.

And if you feel inclined to take a break from the lawn and be educated, there are brewery

Beer tasters mingle and make merry outside the Terrapin Brewery. mini-tours that run every half hour. Terrapin usually has its year-round beers on tap: Rye Pale Ale, Golden Ale, Hop Karma Brown IPA and Hopsecutioner IPA. Seasonal beers might include Gamma Ray, Sunray Wheat Beer or Tomfoolery. Terrapin is open every Wednesday through Saturday, 5:30–7:30 p.m. You can learn more at www.terrapinbeer.com.

More Bang for Our Books: The Athens-Clarke County Library is celebrating the groundbreaking for its 20-month-long expansion and renovation project, which will add 20,000 square feet to the library. The library is in need of the renovation to keep up with changing times, our growing community and improved technology. Thanks to $8.1 million in SPLOST 2005 funding and a $2 million state grant, the library will have a new 300-seat auditorium that can be divided into smaller areas; an expanded Heritage Room, which holds genealogy and local history collections; updates to the children’s area, which is already widely used and will be able to house even more books; and room for more public computers. The energy-efficient construction will allow the library to be LEED certified.

The groundbreaking will take place at the ACC Library, 2025 Baxter St., on Thursday, June 16 at 11:15 a.m. Check out the library’s construction blog at www.clarke.public.lib.ga.us.

There Is No Such Thing as a Free Lunch… or Is There?: The Athens chapter of Food Not Bombs is serving a free lunch and holding

ing. The Flower Garden will provide a colorful setting for the family-friendly performances, which run 7–9 p.m.; concert-goers are encouraged to bring blankets and picnic dinners.

Individual tickets are $15, $10 for Friends of the Garden members, and $5 for children 6 to 12 years old; season tickets are $50, $35 for Friends of the Garden, and $15 for children.

The other Sunflower Concerts are July 26 with Packway Handle Band and Caroline Aiken, Aug. 23 with Grogus, and Sept. 27 with the Arvin Scott Quartet. Find out more at www.uga.edu/ botgarden.

Dog Day of Summer: There are an awful lot of adorable puppies around town lately, which might be inspiring some of you to adopt a dog in the near future. Athens Canine Rescue is having a dog adoption day Saturday, June 25 from 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m. at Pawtropolis in Bogart. Visit their website, www.athenscaninerescue.com, where you can see the dogs who are looking for homes, and be sure to RSVP if there’s one in particular you’d like to meet on adoption day to ensure he or she will be there. There are some really cute dogs on that site, so if you’re thinking about adopting a new family member, take a look.

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What’s better than letting your kids experience live, local music? Meeting exotic bugs at the same time!

KidsFest, which runs Saturday and Sunday as part of AthFest, features hands-on activities and music from the next generation of Athens talent: Four earplugs out of four.

KidsFest runs noon–6 p.m. Saturday and 12:30–6 p.m. Sunday, June 25–26 this year, on Washington Street across from the under-construction parking deck. Some of the tried-and-true favorites will be back this year for kiddie entertainment—UGA’s H.O. Lund Entomology Club and “Frankenpets,” where stuffed animal parts are reassembled into something, um, new, for example. But new attractions this year include a rock starthemed photo booth, a parade (4:30 p.m.

Saturday—show up 20 minutes early to get a spot) and lots more carnival games than in previous years. See www.athfest.com.

Along with the activities, KidsFest has its own stage where young musicians (along with grown-up, kid-friendly ones) can have their turn in the spotlight. It’s a great way to expose your kids to live, local music in a setting that’s accessible and easy for them to identify with.

As I said, the activities at AthFest aren’t for every age group. If you’re attending with a baby in a sling, you’ll only be there as long as your little one’s napping. But hey, we live in Athens, where there’s music for everyone— even the littlest kids!

larly good for the 18- to 24-month-old crowd, with wiggly dances and catchy little tunes.

Kristin Jutras, director of the Community Music School at UGA, says the earlier you can get your child involved in music, the better.

And I couldn’t agree more—there’s something about watching a preschool-aged child pick up a pair of drumsticks and go to town that makes me feel as if everything will be OK. “I think music is very important for kids especially, just to get exposed to it and develop the skills in the classes,” Jutras says—and when kids learn how to play along, even better. “We’ve noticed a difference in the kids who come through the early childhood classes and then start on an instrument. They do come in much stronger, musically, and you don’t have to teach them a steady beat— which is the foundation of playing a piece.”

So, embrace the heat next week and rock out with your little ones. Make a Frankenpet.

And in between songs, explain to your kids who is playing what onstage.

Because having a childhood in Athens that doesn’t involve music should be a crime.

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grub notes Fried Burritos & Pickles Hidden Away: Acapulco’s Mexican Grill (1260 Mars Hill Rd., Watkinsville) has taken over the space previously occupied by Ferrando’s, which has closed both its locations, and little has changed, apart from the lighting being now rather dim and the presence of a terracotta-tile-roofed cubicle by the door that contains the cash register.

The menu is large, as it generally is at this kind of Mexican restaurant in a box, and the portions are even larger. You might pay an extra dollar or two, but if you have a reasonable appetite, you will be hauling a heavy styrofoam container home. I did not, unfortunately (?) get a chance to try the restaurant’s pair of deep-fried burritos, topped with cheese and guacamole, but I expect they will prove a draw for some. Most of the offerings are pretty standard and, although much of the staff is Latino (surprisingly unusual), the section for nachos is far larger than the one that lists “Mexican tacos.” The carnitas are a bit too fatty but well flavored, and you’ll get flour …deep-fried burritos, tortillas standard.

The beverages section topped with cheese promises Jarritos, beer, and guacamole… wine and margaritas, suggesting that the menu was created without thinking about Watkinsville’s liquor laws (beer and wine only). There isn’t much that sets one Americanized Mexican restaurant apart from its brethren, and distance from one’s house or work is often the deciding factor. Such is the case here. Acapulco’s is open for lunch and dinner every day, has lunch combos, does take-out and accepts credit cards.

Out in the Open: The main difference between the new location of Blind Pig Tavern (2440 W. Broad St.), which took over the space formerly occupied by McAlister’s Deli, and the original location is that you don’t have to be embarrassed about asking for a highchair in the new one. I’d be surprised if the old location even had accommodations for the wee ones, and there’s no shame in that either. It is a proudly grubby, dark bar. The new one doesn’t quite have the same patina yet, but the menu is familiar and executed similarly.

I prefer my burgers with fewer toppings, buns rather than Kaiser rolls and cooked medium, not sizzled to death, but the ones at Blind Pig manage to overcome those failings. I’m not going to rave about them, but sometimes it’s what you want, and the Big Daddy (Thousand Island dressing, Swiss and sauerkraut) is an improvement on a Big Mac for sure. The new Goofy Redneck sandwich (sliced deep-fried turkey, stuffing/ dressing and gravy) is kind of inspired, far better than the usual Thanksgiving sandwich, but it could use a bit of the zip cranberries usually provide.

Should you go? Sure. The bar has some nice selections, including several Lagunitas microbrews, and the atmosphere is family-friendly without being antibacterial and aggressively G-rated. The kitchen is open for lunch and dinner daily, until midnight on Friday and Saturday, and the bar later, depending on business. It, of course, takes credit cards.

What Up?: Been reading the print edition and not the Grub Notes blog? Well, there’s loads of news you’ve been missing.

Newly open are: The Local Jam (breakfast and lunch in Five Points Deli’s Lumpkin Street spot, with house-made organic bread and jam and some very exciting sounding specialties), Brasserie Etienne (French from the folks behind La Dolce Vita and downstairs from that establishment at the corner of Jackson and Broad downtown), Little Cuckoo (Amanda Crouse’s chocolates, plus beverages, sandwiches and snacks, in the Chase Street Warehouses) and Honey B’s Deli (Southern breakfast and lunch at Prince and Satula). The Marble Slab and Falafel King have closed. Coming soon: Ted’s Most Best (non-exclusively veg pizza from The Grit’s owners on Washington Street downtown), Athens Bagel Co. next to Jackson Street Books, and Heirloom Café (locavore whatnot at Chase and Boulevard, which should be open any day now).

Amici (downtown on East Clayton) is having its anniversary during AthFest with specials including a $10 one-topping large pizza that week plus, June 17–19, “Rebuilding the Georgia Theatre one slice at a time,” when the restaurant donates 10 percent of its sales to the Georgia Theatre Rehabilitation Fund.

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ames Joyce’s famous, if inscrutable, Finnegan’s Wake begins right here in Georgia, on the river that draws its headwaters together in Clarke County: in the opening lines Joyce writes, “nor had topsawyer’s rocks by the stream Oconee exaggerated themselse to Laurens County’s gorgios while they went doublin their mumper all the time.” Unfortunately, for many Athenians the historic and geographic significance of the Oconee riversystem remains as obscure and inaccessible as Joyce’s prose in his late work.

Thankfully, if you want to know your river more closely, it doesn’t take wading through Joyce’s troubled waters; it just takes getting out there.

This weekend you might see an unfamiliar sight if you take your dog out to Ben Burton Park or go for a stroll along the trails at the State Botanical Garden: hundreds of paddlers immersed in and enjoying first-hand one of our city’s lovely rivers. Friday, 350 river enthusiasts will converge in Athens to begin the seventh annual Paddle Georgia canoe-kayak adventure, a 106-mile journey over seven days from Athens down to Dublin. More of us ought to take advantage of this defining feature of our landscape, and Paddle Georgia promises to help make getting out on the river here in Athens a more accessible possibility.

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Paddlers, who on previous trips have ranged in age from 4 to 74 and often come as family groups, will also benefit from educational programs on the river’s cultural and natural history as well as the opportunity to collect chemical and biological data on the river’s health.

Sold out every year, the event is organized by the Athensbased Georgia River Network (GRN), a nonprofit that works statewide to engage and empower Georgians to protect and restore our rivers. Overwhelmingly popular from its start in 2005, Paddle Georgia has brought more than 1,800 people out for extended river trips and raised more than $85,000 for river protection. Proceeds from this year’s fundraising “canoea-thon” will go to watershed groups along the Oconee including the Upper Oconee Watershed Network, Lake Oconee Water Watch, and the Altamaha Riverkeeper’s Oconee River Project.

More than a boon to Athens’ businesses for the weekend and source of funding for the important work that watershed groups do for our community (e.g., watch-dogging officials on the Trail Creek chemical spill), this event brings important attention to an underappreciated amenity here in Athens.

Though many of us visit the rivers in town at Ben Burton, the Botanical Gardens or along the Greenway, few of us have had the opportunity to travel through town and across the landscape borne upon the river’s waters.

Lots of people head up to the Broad for a short trip, but folks really familiar with the two-headed Oconee’s winding path through town are few and far between.

Big Dogs on the River, an outfitter on the Atlanta Highway, is an important step in the direction of getting more Athenians to know our rivers, but the city could do much more to highlight the beauty and importance of the North and Middle Oconee.

As it has with communities along previous journeys on the Chattohoochee, Etowah, Ocmulgee, Flint, Coosawattee, Oostanaula, Broad and Savannah rivers, Paddle Georgia can help Athens better appreciate the Oconee. According to GRN Executive Director April Ingle, when Paddle Georgia comes to town, folks say, “Hey, we have something here in town that we didn’t even realize could draw people into our communities for tourism and recreation.”

Modest improvements such as canoe access points and portage paths could easily transform underused amenities—the rivers—into more salient and enlivened parts of our city. Water trails, routes that facilitate access to the river for paddlers, would “dovetail nicely with the existing Greenway project” says Chris Mangiello, a staff member at GRN. The Oconee River system provides our drinking water, and it carries away our waste water. Its waters play a critical role in producing the energy for our homes and businesses. For Ingle, one of the most exciting parts of Paddle Georgia is helping people, many of whom are newcomers to canoeing or kayaking, to experience rivers first-hand and to see the state from the perspective of its rivers, an experience Participants in the 2009 Paddle Georgia event on the Upper Coosawattee River. that makes the need to protect our watersheds apparent. In the process, she explains, an “awesome little Participants of Paddle Georgia, an event fashioned after community forms—everyone sort of leaves the world behind Bike Ride Across Georgia (BRAG), will camp out in towns and comes together around the shared goal of moving down along the route. Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights, the group the river.” will be staying here with us at Clarke Central High School.

Building this kind of relationship between people and Following each day’s stint on the river, shuttles will ferry riverthe river is absolutely necessary if we want to protect this goers to the shopping center at Alps and downtown to enjoy essential component of our broader ecological relations. Ben Athens’ restaurants and night life. Be ready to welcome these Emanuel, director of Altamaha Riverkeeper’s Oconee River visitors and to glean from them what they’ve learned about Project, explains the important ties between recreation and your city by paddling though it. conservation: “The idea is the more people actually get to The trip begins Saturday upstream from Ben Burton park know the river, the more they’ll be interested in protecting it.” on the Middle Oconee river. By Saturday afternoon, particiHopefully, witnessing the community-building and consciouspants will make it to the confluence of the Middle and North ness-raising fluvial experience of these paddlers will help us Oconee rivers at Whitehall Forest, and from there the flotilla see the opportunities to develop a more central and recognized will continue to make its way down out of the piedmont and relationship to the Oconee for our community here in Athens. into the coastal plain to the Journey’s End festival in East Dublin. Along the way, participants will visit historic sites Richard Milligan such as Scull Shoals in Greene County, and will gain a sense of the instrumental roles the river plays by touring a hydropower If you are interested in participating in Paddle Georgia next year, sign up dam, the coal-fired Plant Branch in Milledgeville, the proposed to receive information—spots fill up quickly—at www.garivers.org.

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• indicates new review THE ART OF GETTING BY (PG13) Having gotten to his senior year without ever doing his schoolwork, George Zinavoy (Freddie Highmore, the Finding Neverland kid is all grown up), is befriended by a popular girl, Sally Howe (Emma Roberts), who proves to be similarly complicated. This indie romance is the feature writingdirecting debut of Gavin Wiesen. With Michael Angarano, Sasha Spielberg (of the blockbuster Spielbergs), Blair Underwood, Rita “Mrs. Tom Hanks” Wilson and Alicia Silverstone as Ms. Herman, the English teacher.

BATTLE: LOS ANGELES (PG-13) I still don’t quite get how Battle: Los Angeles was inspired by true events.

In February 1942, over 1,400 rounds of anti-aircraft ammunition were unleashed over the skies of L.A., at what was thought to be Japanese aircraft. This real-life event somehow led to this science fiction/war movie about the battle fought over Los Angeles during an alien invasion. A group of mixed military personnel (led

by Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez and Ne-Yo) try to get back to the FOB (Forward Operating Base) before bombs are dropped that will hopefully wipe out the invading extraterrestrials.

BEST WORST MOVIE (NR) 2009.

Michael Stephenson, the oncedisgraced child star of 1989’s Troll 2, revisits the creation of the cult classic many revere as the worst movie ever made. (It’s not like Troll was much better than its disastrous sequel.) See George Hardy, an Alabama dentist who has become an unwitting cult icon, and his Italian director, Claudio Fragasso, come to grips with creating an eternal piece of genuine cinematic trash.

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.

BUCK (PG) Real horse whisperer Buck Brannaman gets the documentary

treatment in this film from Cindy Meehl. Even the cinematic horse whisperer, Robert Redford, appears to talk about this Zen cowboy with a way with equine animals. The film has been a hit with festival audiences at the Sundance Film Festival and the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, where Meehl’s doc won Audience Awards. An official selection of SXSW, Buck also won the Heartland Truly Moving Picture Award.

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

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

GREEN LANTERN (PG-13) Before I saw the trailer, I believed Green Lantern had some serious Batman/Superman/ Spider-Man potential; now I’m not so sure. Test pilot Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds) is given a mystical green ring and becomes the first human to join an intergalactic peacekeeping organization. With his new ring, capable of bringing anything Jordan thinks of to life so long as it isn’t yellow, the Green Lantern must battle Parallax before he can destroy the universe. Director Martin Campbell twice breathed life back into James Bond in GoldenEye and Casino Royale. With Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong, Michael Clarke Duncan and Geoffrey Rush.

HALL PASS (R) The Farrelly Brothers peaked in 1998. Hall Pass is one of their weakest, i.e., least funny, movies yet. Two bumbling suburbanites—Rick (a miscast Owen Wilson) and Fred (Jason Sudeikis, who needs to get out of TV more)—are granted a week off of marriage from their gorgeous wives (Jenna Fischer and Christina Applegate). Unfortunately, hilarity does not ensue. In its place, we are treated to another unnatural, demo-spanning group of “friends”—how are these

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THE HANGOVER PART II (R) The Hangover Part II sidesteps the landmines that blow away the humorous limbs from most comedy sequels.

Lobbing critical grenades at the movie’s lack of creativity ignores the ingenuity that fashioned a funny facsimile without simply recycling wholesale gags from the 2009 blockbuster. This Todd Phillips directed comedy works hard, delivering the laughs necessary to make up for its lack of surprises.

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

JUDY MOODY AND THE NOT BUMMER SUMMER (PG) This energetic third-grader escapes from the pages of Megan McDonald’s best-selling kid-lit series for a big screen, summer adventure. When Judy Moody’s (Jordana Beatty) parents take a trip to California sans Judy and her little brother, Stink (Parris Mosteller), the rat’s nest redhead creates a series of summer dares to entertain herself and her friends. Fortunately, the summer sitter, Aunt Opal (Heather Graham), is way cool.

KUNG FU PANDA 2 (PG) The cute, gravity-less Kung Fu Panda universe renders the drama so light it floats away. With the story no match for KFP2’s furious, fist-flying computer animation (and Po’s lovely hand-drawn memories), the sound effects take on a role of near-heroic importance. Yet the animated feature’s childish target audience will never notice how far back Kung Fu Panda 2 retreats from its stellar predecessor, as the animated bells and auditory whistles are that pleasantly distracting.

MEEK’S CUTOFF (PG) Whether you love her or have never heard of her, writer-director Kelly Reichardt returns with a new feature—a period piece at that!—to join her impressive filmography of River of Grass, Old Joy and Wendy and Lucy. In 1845 Oregon, female settler Emily Tetherow (Michelle Williams) begins to question whether or not bold guide Stephen Meek (Bruce Greenwood) has led her astray. Meek’s Cutoff has already picked up a couple of awards from the Independent Spirit Awards.

MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (PG-13) Woody Allen’s still in Europe, and the buzz says Midnight is one of his recent best. In the Woodster’s latest, an entire family family takes a business trip to Paris. The cast—Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates, Michael Sheen, Marion Cotillard, Adrien Brody, Alison Pill and Tom Hiddleston—is good, but not as sharp as most put together by Allen. I hope it’s better than You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger.

Extra cool points for the use of Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” on the poster.

MR. POPPER’S PENGUINS (PG) Businessman Tom Popper (Jim Carrey) gets a penguin as a gift and soon becomes the caretaker of five more of the formally clad seabirds. With six penguins to care for, Mr. Popper’s life and home must change drastically.

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The unprecedented access given filmmaker Andrew Rossi (Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven, Eat This New York) allows the unique opportunity to watch a once stable industry transform itself for a new era.

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES (PG-13) You would think Johnny Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow would soar to the surface now that he’s shed of the dead weight that was Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley).

Instead, 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.

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

Lights”’ Aimee Teegarden) struggling to find dates and dresses for the “most magical night of their lives” until the rest of their life actually happens.

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) Another week, another average animated children’s movie that won’t quite pain the adults forced to accompany them. After Rango, 2011’s animated output has some minor big, quirky boots to fill. Rio isn’t quirky. It mashes together several popular cartoon plotlines.

RUBBER (R) When a tire named Robert comes to life and discovers it has the telekinetic power to kill, it rolls around a desert town (the motel looks straight out of The Devil’s Rejects) looking for victims. Robert is particularly intrigued by a mysterious woman named Sheila (Roxane Mesquida).

Writer-director Quentin Dupieux, AKA French techno artist Mr. Oizo, has crafted a very self-aware horror/ comedy hybrid that works better when it sticks to straight-faced terror.

• SUPER 8 (PG-13) In J.J. Abrams’ new summer crowdpleaser, a group of junior Spielbergs witness a train crash that unleashes some mysterious and destructive events on their small

Ohio town. The film’s dramatic core and primary means of propulsion are its dual mysteries: one fantastical, one tragically mundane. Without giving too much away, but to establish a point of reference, Super 8 is a Close Encounter with Jaws and E.T. Stylistically and narratively, Abrams references Spielberg’s greatest hits.

Yet Spielberg’s mastery of the creature reveal is not a gift shared by Abrams, as the first couple of acts, a perfect Polaroid of a simpler, more innocent time, is shelled to death by its tankfilled finale. For a solid hour-and-ahalf, the Star Trek director provides the exact product the all-grown-up Spielberg has not in almost 20 years.

It is only in the climax of his retro vision that it rings untrue; being able to explicitly depict whatever you want is not necessarily the boon Hollywood believes it to be.

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 (Christoph Waltz) to hire him as the circus’ vet. And when Benzini Brothers gets a new star attraction, Rosie the elephant, Jacob becomes the allimportant bull man (i.e., elephant trainer).

X-MEN: FIRST CLASS (PG-13) With Kick-Ass filmmaker Matthew Vaughn in charge, X-Men: First Class is what the third X-movie should have been. A prequel to the preceding cinematic issues, X-Men Zero explains how Professor Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and Erik Lehnsherr, AKA Magneto (Michael Fassbender), came to be friends and then mortal enemies. With its early’60s style and Cold War tensions, X-Zero exceeds its predecessors in energy, style and fun.

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theatre review Triumph of the the Will One of the many things to love about this town, aside from the two degrees of separation, Sasquatch-like Stipe Hunts, or the sudden appearances of Corey Feldman like Tinkerbell (only not as tall), is our predilection for turning random events into impromptu festivals. House parties become block parties, club gigs suddenly turn into epic rock happenings, pub crawls transform into drunken mass migrations. The Rose of Athens Theatre company, the UGA Department of Theater and Film Studies, and the Town & Gown Players had no idea they had all scheduled Shakespeare comedies practically on top of each other (As You Like It, The Taming of the Shrew and Twelfth Night, respectively), but they banded together and did what we do here, turned the happenstance into an event, the Serendipity Shakespeare Festival, hopefully the first of many.

Puritan steward and perpetual buzzkill.

Enlisting the help of Olivia’s maid Maria (Bryn Adamson), the servant Fabian (Ashley Laramore) and the town jester Feste (Jennifer Spradley), Sir Toby embarks on an elaborate scheme to humiliate Malvolio by playing on the steward’s ambition to marry up, tricking him into making himself increasingly ridiculous in an effort to impress Olivia.

This is a very silly play, packed with more comic misunderstandings than a season of “Three’s Company” and rife with some of Shakespeare’s bawdiest material, which the cast plays up to the hilt. The pacing is brisk, Teague keeping her actors in constant motion, and the show’s two-and-a-half-hour run time flies by. An interesting choice has Olivia and Sir Toby speaking as genteel Southerners, which gives their delivery a surprisingly pleasant texture. Eldredge and Lockhart do

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The festival wraps up with Town & Gown’s production of Twelfth Night, and it’s a fine production indeed. Shakespeare’s comedy about crossdressing, mistaken identities and wine-fueled pranking is given a fast-paced and breezy treatment by its veteran cast under the direction of Fran Teague, who’s forgotten more about how to stage the Bard of Avon properly than most people will ever know.

Viola (Joanna Eldredge) is the last survivor of a shipwreck off the coast of Illyria, having lost her beloved brother and all her belongings. Alone and vulnerable in a strange country, she disguises herself as a boy and works her way into the household of the Duke Orsino (Patrick Naijar), becoming the Duke’s go-between in courting the Countess Olivia (Jayne Lockhart), who has lost her own brother and father and is in mourning. Though she has zero interest in the Duke, Olivia finds herself very much drawn to the lovely young lad His Grace has sent to talk to her…

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good work as the heroines of the piece, with startling onstage chemistry between them as Olivia pursues what she believes is one fine piece of boy, but Adams, Adamson, Spradley and Smith threaten to run away with this show with their over-the-top comic turns.

Teague has elected not to go period with this production, so Illyria (in reality a medieval Balkan state located roughly where modern-day Albania sits) here is a beach resort, with the nobility in tropical clothing and the servants in polo shirts. The set and costumes are done in a palette of pastels, easy on the eyes and fitting for an Illyria that looks like St. Kitt’s.

What emerges is a terrific production of Twelfth Night, a great way to end the Serendipity Shakespeare Festival, and—I can’t say this enough—yet one more reason to be happy to live in Athens.

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Our sympathies go out to all who knew Philip Walden, Jr. who died in a freak car accident Tuesday, June 7. Walden, the son of Capricorn Records founder Phil Walden, was instrumental in the careers of several Georgia artists including Widespread Panic, Hayride and Pylon. Capricorn, originally based in Macon, GA and known best as the home of the Allman Brothers and Southern Rock in general, was relaunched in the 1990s. Most recently he was working as an attorney in Atlanta. He was 48 years old and is survived by his wife and four children. We would like to welcome anyone who knew Walden and would like to write a tribute to him to submit such to music@ flagpole.com, and we’ll gladly publish these tributes online at Flagpole.com.

Double Dare: Seasoned noise-’n’-pop maestro Thom Strickland (Smokedog) has been recording himself pretty continually for the past several years and has compiled nine tracks into an album titled M Schenker Schledium, which translates roughly into “the medium-sized penis of UFO and Scorpions guitarist Michael Schenker.” The curious amalgam of early Sonic Youth, Suicide and Beefheartian blues is available as a free download over at www.

Shannon McMorland Foley

Efren thomstrickland.bandcamp.com. In other news, Strickland has been sorting through hundreds of hours of his recordings and is reportedly toying with the idea of releasing, on his home label CD-AURA, a series of MP3-discs that would run between 10 and 12 hours each. This is either a pure outpouring of love or a severe case of having no internal editor. But, hell, if Robert Pollard can get away with it, why can’t Strickland?

New Old Stock: Local superfans Daniel Peiken and Hunter Hoskins, via their Analogue Records label, will release a 7-inch record from the long-running Bloodkin on June 25.

The two-song release is the first 7-inch record from the band and is appropriately titled The Bloodkin 45. Recorded live to two-inch tape by David Barbe at Chase Park Transduction then mixed down to half-inch tape, the recording notably had zero computers involved in its creation. The A-side is a track named “Mark Fidrych & Evel Knievel,” but fans will likely be more interested in the B-side, “Henry Parsons Died.” Bloodkin wrote the song about 22 years ago and Widespread Panic covered it on its 1993 album Everyday, but Bloodkin has

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never released its own version until now. The Bloodkin 45 is available for pre-order now at www.analoguerecords.com. For more information, please see www.bloodkin.net.

Book ‘em, Vego: Several artists interesting to local audiences and others will play the anniversary weekend of Atlanta’s Buckhead Theatre July 29 & 30. The historic Atlanta location has proven an attractive step up for local bands that have the ability to rise just above clubland. Featured performers playing this weekend include Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Jonny Corndawg, Trances Arc, Little Tybee, Futurebirds, Drivin’ N’ Cryin’, The District Attorneys, Baby Baby, Witches, Abby Gogo, Madeline, Gift Horse, The Julia Dream, Tedo Stone, Turf War and one of my old favorites, Kitty Snyder. Tickets are $25 for July 29 and $15 for July 30. Schedules and other information can be found over at www. thebuckheadtheatre.com.

All Together Now: The first full-band fulllength release from Efren, Rise on Up and Melt, comes out June 28, but the band will toast its release at the group’s “unAthFest” show at the Georgia Bar on Friday, June 24.

Formerly a solo happening by Scott Leon-O’Day (AKA “Scott Low”), Efren’s popularity soared after reviews, multiple live shows and word-of-mouth emboldened the project following 2009‘s Thunder and Moan. For more information on Athens’ sleeper hit, please see www.efrenmusic.com.

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La Violence de L’Oliveras: Local hard rock band Manray seems to be quickly shedding its “math rock” armor in favor of a more expansive palette of melodic heavy rock. But, if I’m being totally honest, this change is probably only evident to those who’ve witnessed the band since its inception. Newcomers will likely still hear a slew of “math rock” in its sound. You can judge for yourself when the band releases its newly recorded, as-yet-untitled LP this September on Hello Sir Records. The band has been running sessions with engineer Joel Hatstat (www.joelhatstataudio.com) and Mike Albanese (Cinemechanica), and after the album is released Manray plans to hit the road.

For now, find the band over at www.facebook. com/Manray.band.

Office Blues: For the past four months, The Shadow Executives have been the house band and host of the Blues Jam every Thursday at the Office Lounge at 2245 Jefferson Rd. (Homewood Hills Shopping Center). Typically, the band performs a 30–40 minute opening set at 8:30 p.m. and then invites musicians from the audience to come up and showcase their stuff. The Shadow Executives (Kenneth “KB” Brawner, Adam Funk, Paul Scales and Brett Tatnall) specialize in “electric Chicagostyle blues and shuffle tunes,” and, so far, each week has seen a good amount of audience participation. The weekly event is free, and you can grab more information over at www.facebook.com/theshadowexecutives and www.facebook.com/OfficeAthens.

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Athens’ Own Music Video Competition Returns 2004:

Sprockets, Athens’ annual music video competition, holds its inaugural screening. 2005: YouTube is launched. This is what is commonly referred to as being “ahead of the curve.”

While they have played a major part in popular culture since MTV first began brainwashing young people in earnest, the democratization of music videos in the 21st century has been explosive. With the proliferation of computer editing software, the budget required to produce your own “Thriller” (or “Friday” for that matter) has dwindled significantly. And so, even though Athens’ do-it-yourself ethos remains a guiding factor in all aspects of the local arts culture, it’s no surprise that both quality and quantity were in ample supply throughout Sprockets’ call for entries this year.

“We got about 50 [submissions],” says Danielle Robarge, Sprockets’ longtime organizer and Film Athens cofounder/co-director. “The response is great, but there was only room for about 25 videos. It was stressful picking what went into the show; I wasn’t Reeks of Failure on that committee, but I know it was a very fair, very long discussion. I want people to know that there were good videos that didn’t get in; I wouldn’t want to discourage anyone from continuing to make videos.”

While AthFest obviously focuses on live music, in 2004 the organization charged Film Athens with supplying a music video quotient to the event. The result, traditionally held each year at the 40 Watt Club, has a vibe akin to a popcorn-throwing high school gathering in a darkened basement to screen the fruits of a weekend’s worth of goofing around town with a video camera. Except that in the case of Sprockets, the videos are actually good, many of them surprisingly so. From the homegrown animation of (sadly disbanded) indiepop quartet The Buddy System to hardworking local rap emcee Elite tha Showstoppa’s truly show-stopping audience favorite “Liquor,” Sprockets is an absurdist show-and-tell for the audio-visual component of local music.

While the videos featured are, says Robarge, “90 percent Athens and Atlanta entries,” Sprockets doesn’t discount any submissions based on location, leading to a few odd clips from far-flung bands from beyond our regional borders, such as eclectic spacecadet rockers Akron/Family. However, Robarge says, “a lot of them are related in some sense to Athens.” For example, director Alan Tanner spent time tending bar at the Manhattan before decamping to Los Angeles; his contributions this year include videos for Jenny Lewis, Conor Oberst and others—underscoring the longtime connection between the scene surrounding Omaha’s Saddle Creek Records and our own. (Don’t forget Clay Leverett played

drums for Bright Eyes! That shit was on “Jay Leno”!)

Another parallel between Sprockets and YouTube is that, really, no one at either organization is making a profit off of their respective ventures. Sprockets is a true labor of love for local cinephiles who seek the opportunity to showcase Athens artists in an increasingly important medium. One unfortunate consequence of that is Sprockets’ status as an enterprise where the event itself is its sole reward. Film Athens—with its focus on bringing film production to Athens and supporting filmmakers who are already local, in addition to maintaining an online production directory, the popular Project TeenScreen pro-

gram, etc.—is a demanding enough beast on its own, and so Sprockets fell to the wayside in 2009 and 2010. “And then I just missed it, really,” says Robarge.

The task of making Sprockets happen with an all-volunteer cast of characters appears to be plenty daunting. Contributions in the realm of editing came from Joey Foreman and Richard Fosthauer; graphic design help came from Ryan Lewis and Transmission Graphics.

A pre-screening committee, a panel of judges and all-around go-to guy Chisolm Thompson all came together to help make it happen after the two-year absence. For their part, the videos this year look to be a typically diverse array, ranging from high-quality blow-outs (The Orkids’ “What Is It with Me”) to funfocused fare featuring plenty of familiar faces (Jay Gonzalez’s “Punch of Love”). But quality is assuredly on the rise, so you’d be welladvised to stay ahead of the curve and come in and check them out for yourself. Make sure to vote for your favorite clip; the winner of the Audience Choice Award will be announced at the Flagpole Athens Music Awards at the Morton Theatre on Thursday, June 23.

Jeff Tobias

WHAT: Sprockets 2011 WHERE: 40 Watt Club WHEN: Saturday, June 18, 9 p.m.

HOW MUCH: $4 (w/AthFest wristband), $5 (21+), $7 (18+)

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Collaborative, Political and Conscientious

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ou can put us down as anti-war, profreak. That’s my official Defiance, Ohio stance.” So says the band’s drummer/ guitarist/vocalist Will Staler. Since its formation in 2002, Defiance, Ohio has released four full-length albums under unfalteringly independent labels like No Idea and Plan-It-X Records. Moreover, the band puts out music on its own, making loads of free content available for anyone with access to a computer.

“We encourage people to download our music for free,” says Staler. “[Geoff Hing, guitar, vocals] is a computer guy, so he’s been really into applying different software as the Internet continues to grow and change… The Internet has changed how people listen to music and definitely how people buy music so drastically, even since we’ve been a band.”

As a largely socio-political band, Defiance, Ohio endeavors to convey meaningful, relevant ideas through lyrics and actions alike. The band exults in diversity and individuality, tracing its roots back to a desire to separate from a stale, uniform scene and celebrate people’s differences.

“The whole conception of the band was this: a bunch of us were living in Columbus, Ohio, and the only thing that we felt was at our disposal was hardcore,” says Staler. “It was just one aesthetic and one kind of person who was into that kind of music. We wanted to be an alternative to that. And I think that’s why that sentiment of acceptance has pervaded our whole story arc as a band—all the songs, all the records.”

The band has been labeled folk-punk, and while the group combines folk instrumentation with rhythmic rapidity, Defiance, Ohio’s sound can’t be adequately described with a label containing only one hyphen. Four of the five bandmembers contribute roughly equal numbers of original songs, adding to the band’s sonic and lyrical diversity.

“The best part about this band is that it’s pretty much entirely collaborative,” says Staler. “We also try and be conscious of that, because I think that’s what makes the band interesting—it’s a blend of so many people’s sensibilities and so many people’s thoughts.”

Staler counts his anti-war songs among his favorite and most crucial personal works; he emphasizes the importance of protest and awareness, pointing out that “it’s easy to forget that we’re still wrapped up in several global conflicts. It’s become such a normal state of existence for us, with all this war and violence going on.”

“I think that we live in the most contentious age that human beings have ever lived in,” adds Staler. “And you could blame it on a lot of things—I think it’s mostly the way the media portrays the left and the right—how people are supposed to think about being a Democrat or a Republican, a religious person or a nonreligious person. It’s like you can’t simply disagree; you have to disagree and

ridicule the other person or disagree to the extent that you can’t even discuss what it is that makes you different from one another.”

Theo Hilton (the band’s other drummer, guitarist and pianist) works at the Orange Twin record label/ conservation community, a compound located in a rural, wooded area five miles from downtown Athens. With a newly constructed amphitheatre and a comprehensive set of unique values, Orange Twin will host a festival featuring Defiance, Ohio and Hilton’s local band Nana Grizol just before AthFest begins this month.

“The Orange Twin philosophy is one based on land stewardship and reverence and respect for nature and for humankind,” says Hilton.

“Our vision is to create a physical community, here on the land, of people giving each other space, encouragement and physical help for artistic endeavors, farming and self-expression and exploration—and being very present in sharing this experience.”

Hilton’s mission statement is a lofty one, but it certainly seems to be in line with the values of Defiance, Ohio. While the group espouses certain socio-political viewpoints, its members regard those viewpoints as individual expressions that take a back seat to the communal experience of their shows. According to Staler, the values of acceptance, individuality and community reign supreme.

“I think that the most important thing about Defiance, Ohio is that it creates a place for a lot of kids to come and hang out. It doesn’t matter if you’re a weirdo, a queer…

It doesn’t matter who you are. We’re happy to have a huge group of people come together and go crazy for a half-hour. I think that’s the most important thing that we have to offer. I think that’s more important than any message we could have—that we provide that outlet for people.”

Tickets for the show are available in advance via www.orangetwin.com. Parking is available onsite. Full cars get to park for free. There is a $5 fee for cars with three-four passengers, $10 if there are two people and $20 if there is only one person in the car.

Alternatively, there will be free shuttles running from Daily Groceries Co-op (523 Prince Ave.) to Orange Twin between 5 & 6 p.m. and back to the Co-op after 11 p.m.

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JAM Dank Sinatra Mama’s Love Sumilan

ROCK Cinemechanica Dead Confederate Manray

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COVER BAND Abbey Road Live Deja Vu Sensational Sounds of Motown

METAL Harvey Milk ‘Powers Savagist

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AthFest: Beyond the Festival

Offering Education and Community Outreach Year-Round

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AthFest approaches, many of our readers will already be familiar with our massive citywide celebration of rock and roll and its many varied stylistic cousins. What may not be so well known is AthFest’s infrastructure as a nonprofit whose year-round flurry of activity stays plenty frenetic long before and after the stage scaffolding stands on Washington Street. In this issue and the next, Flagpole will take a look at what AthFest, Inc. is up to the other 360 days of the year.

More than 30 years after those epochal early dance parties, Athens remains a perfect storm of—as Pylon so succinctly put it—cool. Music’s cultural cachet within our tiny burg outshines that of cities many times our size. But how? How does Athens, uniformly dwarfed by other arts-centric metropolises, continue to populate itself with both longtime residents and newly arrived neophytes dedicated to contributing to the local legacy? The short answer is the corny answer, because sometimes corny is true: people here actually care about music. Lacking the “someone important might be watching” mentality of a Los Angeles or New York, Athens’ allegiance to art for its own sake is a truly key component to its local community. If the value of music’s enriching, literally priceless place in our larger culture seems ingrained from a young age around here, maybe it is. The AthFest Educates! program puts a far finer point on it, and one can safely suspect that Athens will reap the benefits in years to come.

Launched in 2008 as the AthFest Education Committee, AthFest Educates! now represents the lion’s share of what AthFest does year-round as a nonprofit. “Our mission is to educate people about arts and music, specifically Athens arts and music, but arts and music in general, too,” says Jared Bailey, director of AthFest. Beyond the sonic eye-openings audiences gain from the festival itself—walking from venue to venue, sampling music beyond their typical spheres of experience—in this instance, when Bailey talks about education as a mission, he’s talking about it on a literal level. AthFest Educates! interacts directly with the local and regional public school programs in a variety of ways. “We have been doing year-round music education in local schools,” says Bailey. “There’s other ways that we contribute to music and arts education as well, but the school thing is probably the one that’s easiest to define.”

The first aspect of the program Bailey mentions is beneficial for both young students and musicians alike: “We get local musicians to come into schools and perform for kids and to talk to them about how they make their music, how they record

their music, how they tour, how they promote themselves. So, they’re learning a little bit about the music business but also hearing music they wouldn’t ordinarily get to hear—and we pay the performers to come in and do it.”

In addition to smaller classroom performances, AthFest Educates! has also staged school-wide lunchtime performances for every grade level to get in on. (Imagine how you’d feel as a 10-year-old whose perfunctory PB&J snack was suddenly soundtracked by Don Chambers + GOAT.) “The kids love it,” says Clarke County school psychologist Janine Sheedy, the education chair of AthFest’s steering committee. “They’re a really great audience—it inspires conversations. They’d be like, ‘I’ve never been to a concert before!’ They were just giggly and ecstatic…

It’s really increased an appreciation for the joy of music. It’s

been really cool; I do get a little teary-eyed talking about it sometimes because it’s just that heartwarming.”

The attendant kids have been treated to performances from acts like Ken Will Morton, Nanny Island’s Shauna Greeson, and Hardy Morris and John Watkins of Dead Confederate, among others. Morris got an opportunity to participate in one music class’ curriculum. “We described to the kids the difference between major and minor, just the simplicity of ‘one sounds happy, one sounds sad,’” says Morris. “They can hear the difference. It was cool to be a part of that and watch them decipher things… obviously they’ve heard it, but music’s weird in that way: you hear it, but when you start figuring out the science of it, it starts making a little more sense.”

Therein lies another important, implicit aspect of the AthFest Educates! program. These in-school performances aren’t limited to Clarke County students; overall, the 16 elementary schools and four middle schools AE! has worked with have included both Oconee and Oglethorpe counties as well. These kids get a chance to interact with rockers from the nearby town, furthering the perpetuation of Athens’ rightly earned status as a haven for hard-working, creative musicians. It helps Athens’ reputation to sprawl beyond our county line, likely making a significant impression on kids who may begin to feel they might have it in them to step onto a stage themselves.

Another aspect of AthFest Educates! takes the next logical step after introducing students to music: putting instruments into their hands as part of a sub-program called Keys for Kids. “What we work to do is provide instruments to kids who want to learn to play them, but don’t have access to them,” says Sheedy. “We worked with the UGA String Project, which is part of the UGA orchestra education school. They run a program [pairing college students] with kids in second to fifth grade. We were able to buy them 14 instruments total—violins, violas and cellos—so they could start to establish a lending library for students who wanted to participate but couldn’t rent the instruments.”

Beyond that interaction with the university, Keys for Kids is attempting to work with aspiring music students on a case-by-case basis. “We take donations of instruments to refurbish to give to kids; if there is a specific need that someone has, they can ask us on their website,” Sheedy says. She also noted that next year, AthFest Educates! hopes to expand its scholastic outreach to include visual arts as well.

As our national conversation continues to put the education system on trial and budget crises are in no short supply, how our kids learn about music is, to say the least, a very up-in-the-air scenario. As it is in so many different ways, Athens remains an oasis in that regard. The music business and education professionals who keep the wheels turning at AthFest Educates! hope to increasingly interact with the community around them. At their website you can find a few different ways to help them out (with donations or musical contributions) or be helped out in turn (getting instruments into the hands of young students or enriching your son or daughter’s music class). In both cases, you’d be helping to keep Athens cool—and that is, after all, what an oasis does.

Jeff Tobias

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Lawson Grice’s artwork is part of a show of work by Grit employees called “Say My Name, Say My Name,” on display until June 19.

EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Check out the afternoon market in its convenient downtown location! Buy fresh, locally grown organic produce, locally crafted goods and freshly baked breads. 4–7 p.m. FREE! www. athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Bad Movie Night (Ciné BarCafé) Skyscraper is a shameless Die Hard rip-off in which a helicopter pilot must thwart a group of terrorists and save the world. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.athenscine.com EVENTS: Drafts & Laughs (The Pub at Gameday) Five beers, five comics, five bucks. 9:30 p.m. 706-353-2831 ART: Art and History Lesson (Oglethorpe County Library) Meet at the Oglethorpe County Courthouse for a history lesson presented by Linda Helmley, then reconvene at the library for an art lesson in acrylics

with Nan Demsky. 4 p.m. FREE! 706743-8817 ART: Artist Reception (Big City Bread Cafe) For small-scale works on paper by local artist Emmanuel Taati. 7–9:30 p.m. FREE! www.bigcitybreadcafe.com ART: Sewing Basics: Make a Pillow (Community) Learn basic sewing techniques and leave with a new throw pillow. Bring your own sewing machine and material or use some of Community’s. 6–8 p.m. $20. communityathens@gmail.com KIDSTUFF: Beaded Bracelets (Oconee County Library) Create a South African-style beaded bracelet.

6–8 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 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.: Book Signing (Barnes and Noble Café) Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edward J.

Larson signs his latest, An Empire of Ice: Scott, Shackleton, and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Science. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-354-1195 LECTURES & LIT.: Man Martin & Doug Crandell (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Authors Man Martin (Paradise Dogs) and Doug Crandell (Hairdos of the Mildly Depressed) will read excerpts from their books.

Presented by Avid Bookshop. 8 p.m.

FREE! 706-369-3144 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 15 EVENTS: Canine Cocktail Hour (Hotel Indigo, Madison Bar & Bistro Courtyard) Drink and food specials for you and your (well-behaved,

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This week: salty dogs and greyhounds. Every Wednesday. 5-7 p.m. www.indigoathens.com ART: Opening Reception (Oconee County Library) For “From Our Studios,” a collection of mixedmedia pantings with handmade paper by Robin Fay, quilts by Sarah Hubbard and fabric paintings by Rene Shoemaker. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.fromourstudios.blogspot.com ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum of Art) Docents lead a tour of the permanent collection. 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org PERFORMANCE: Athens Showgirl Cabaret (Little Kings Shuffle Club) A unique drag show featuring performances by local drag artists.

10 p.m. $3. www.myspace.com/ littlekingsshuffleclub OUTDOORS: Full Moon Canoe Ride (Sandy Creek Park) Paddle a canoe or kayak on Lake Chapman guided by the full moon. Participants may use one of the park’s canoes/ kayaks or bring their own. Ages 12 & up. Must pre-register. 9–11 p.m. $8, $5 (with own canoe/kayak). 706613-3631 KIDSTUFF: Kids’ Drawstring Pouches (Community) An introduction to basic sewing for kids ages 7 & up. Bring your own material or use some of Community’s.

9–11 a.m. $25. communityathens@ gmail.com KIDSTUFF: One World, Many Tuneful Tales (Oconee County Library) Storyteller Wendy Bennett brings stories from around the world through singing and audience participation. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Storytelling (Madison County Library) Wendy Bennett tells stories from around the world through singing and audience participation. 2–3 p.m. FREE! 706795-5597 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.: Harry Potter Lecture (ACC Library) Katherine Daley will speak on the alchemical themes and esoteric symbols in the Harry Potter series. 6:30 p.m. $15.

706-613-3650 LECTURES & LIT.: Nature Writing Group (Athens Land Trust) Examine some great nature writing and take walks outdoors. 4:30–5:30 p.m. $5. patricia.priest@yahoo.com LECTURES & LIT.: Talking about Books (ACC Library, Small Conference Room) This month’s title is The French Lieutenant’s Woman

by John Fowles. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Every Wednesday. Win house cash and prizes! 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-1916

Thursday 16 EVENTS: Groundbreaking Ceremony (ACC Library) Celebrate the new renovation and expansion project that has just begun at the library. The ceremony will begin with a children’s parade and all attendees will be given a small plastic shovel.

11:15 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 EVENTS: iFilms: Best Worst Movie (ACC Library) Michael Paul Stephenson, child star of Troll 2, directs a tribute to the single greatest bad movie ever made. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 EVENTS: Screening: Herb and Dorothy (Georgia Museum of Art) Documentary about Herbert and Dorothy Vogel, who managed to

build one of the most important contemporary art collections in history.

7 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum. org ART: Sewing Machine Basics (Community) Learn the basics of working with your machine and make a stitch sampler. Bring your own machine or borrow one of Community’s. 6–8 p.m. $20. communityathens@gmail.com PERFORMANCE: Joel Atwill (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Local standup comedian. 8:30 p.m. $5. www. flickertheatreandbar.com THEATRE: Arsenic and Old Lace (Piedmont College) A farcical black comedy centered around a drama critic, Mortimer Brewster, who discovers his two aunts are homicidal maniacs who murder lonely old men. Thursday–Saturday, 7:30 p.m. & Sunday, 2 p.m. FREE! (students and staff), $15. 706-778-8500, ext.

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THEATRE: Twelfth Night (Athens Community Theatre) The Town & Gown Players present Shakespeare’s famous cross-dressing comedy of mistaken identity. Thursday– Saturday, 8 p.m. & Sunday, 2 p.m. $12–15. 706-208-8696 OUTDOORS: Full Moon Canoe Ride (Sandy Creek Park) Paddle a canoe or kayak on Lake Chapman guided by the full moon. Participants may use one of the park’s canoes/ kayaks or bring their own. Ages 12 & up. Must pre-register. 9–11 p.m. $8, $5 (with own canoe/kayak). 706613-3631 KIDSTUFF: Read to Rover (Oconee County Library) Readers in grades 1–4 are invited to bring their favorite book and read aloud to a certified therapy dog. Trainer always present.

2–4 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Sing-a-Long: One World, Many Songs (ACC Library) Rebecca Ballard and Barbara Dinnan lead sing-a-long folksongs from around the world.

10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 LECTURES & LIT.: Armchair Traveler (ACC Library) Nina Borremans talks about the indigenous people and breathtaking views of New Zealand. 12:15 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 MEETINGS: Economic Justice Coalition (Economic Justice Coalition) The agenda will include a discussion on cooperative labor partners, out of poverty empowerment, HB 87 on immigrants, interfaith worker justice, wage theft, restaurants and the UGA campus. 6 p.m. FREE!

Friday 17 ART: Opening Reception (OCAF) For “Paper Moon,” paintings by Claire Clements. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.ocaf.com THEATRE: Arsenic and Old Lace (Piedmont College) A farcical black comedy centered around a drama critic, Mortimer Brewster, who discovers his two aunts are homicidal maniacs who murder lonely old men. Thursday–Saturday, 7:30 p.m. & Sunday, 2 p.m. FREE! (students and staff), $15. 706-778-8500, ext.

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THEATRE: Twelfth Night (Athens Community Theatre) The Town & Gown Players present Shakespeare’s famous cross-dressing comedy of mistaken identity. Thursday– Saturday, 8 p.m. & Sunday, 2 p.m. $12–15. 706-208-8696 KIDSTUFF: “Battle of the Athenians” (ACC Library) Test your knowledge of Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan in this epic trivia battle. 2:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-613-3650

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

Saturday 18 EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Bishop Park) Buy fresh, locally grown organic produce, locally crafted goods and freshly baked breads.

Every Saturday. 8 a.m.–noon. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: “Beat the Drum” (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) Drum along with Dr. Arvin Scott and a special guest. All proceeds will benefit new Drumming for Success programs this summer. 6 p.m. $5. www.drummingforsuccess.com EVENTS: Bongo’s Annual Yard & Art Sale (302 Oak Bend Drive) A large selection of collectables and vintange Southern folk art by Peter Loose, Capman and the Flinn Family. June 18, 8 a.m.–3 p.m. & June 19, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. www. peterloose.com EVENTS: Contra Dance (Memorial Park) Athens Folk Music & Dance Society offers a free lesson at 7:30 p.m. No experience or partner needed. Rob Harper will be calling and live music will be provided by Beverly Smith and Friends.

8–11 p.m. FREE! (under 18), $7 (adults). www.athensfolk.org EVENTS: Grand Opening Reception (Whole: Mind. Body.

Art.) Check out Whole: Mind. Body.

Art’s new location (127 N. Jackson St.) and try out a class. Kids fitness and art begins at 4 p.m. and adult fitness begins at 5 p.m. Reception at 6 p.m. 4–7 p.m. FREE! www.wholemindbodyart.com EVENTS: Junk for Juggs (Go Bar) A yard and bake sale to help raise funds for the Susan G Komen 3-Day for the Cure. All proceeds will help sponsor Heather Eve reach her fundraising goal. 8 a.m.–2 p.m. www. heathereve.com EVENTS: Oconee Farmers Market (Downtown Watkinsville) Visit the back lawn of the Eagle Tavern Museum for locally grown produce, meats, dairy and handcrafted goods.

Every Saturday, 8 a.m.–1 p.m. www. oconeefarmersmarket.org EVENTS: Really Really Free Market (40 Watt Club, Parking Lot) No bartering, no trading. Simply bring unwanted items to give away or take what you want from others.

Food Not Bombs will be on-site serving a free lunch. 11 a.m.–2 p.m.

FREE! EVENTS: Sprockets Music Video Competition Showcase (40 Watt Club) The annual exposition of locally made music videos of Athens bands, including Dead Confederate, The Orkids, Reptar and many more.

See story on p. 12. 9 p.m. $2 (21+ w/ AthFest wristband), $4 (18+ w/ AthFest wristband, $5 (21+ without wristband), $7 (18+ without wristband). www.filmathens.net/sprockets ART: Closing Reception (Ciné BarCafé) For artwork by Lou Kregel.

6–8 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine. com ART: Opening Reception (Floorspace) For oil paintings by Manda McKay titled “Alien Still Lifes.” 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.floorspaceathens.com THEATRE: Arsenic and Old Lace (Piedmont College) A farcical black comedy centered around a drama critic, Mortimer Brewster, who discovers his two aunts are homicidal maniacs who murder lonely old men. Thursday–Saturday, 7:30 p.m. & Sunday, 2 p.m. FREE! (students

and staff), $15. 706-778-8500, ext.

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THEATRE: Twelfth Night (Athens Community Theatre) The Town & Gown Players present Shakespeare’s famous cross-dressing comedy of mistaken identity. Thursday– Saturday, 8 p.m. & Sunday, 2 p.m. $12–15. 706-208-8696 OUTDOORS: Naturalist Walk (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Join SCNC staff for a walk around the property. Bring a camera or binoculars. All ages. Call to register. 10–11 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3615 KIDSTUFF: Nature Trading Post (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Trade one or two objects found in nature for points or other nature objects in the center’s collection. 11 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3615 LECTURES & LIT.: Military Records in the National Archives (ACC Library) Wally Eberhard discusses his recent trip to Washington, D.C. to research the National Archives. 2 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650

Sunday 19 EVENTS: Star Wars Sunday (Oconee County Library) Members of the Georgia 501st Legion, a volunteer group of costume enthusiasts, will appear in full Star Wars attire. May the farce be with you. 2–5 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 EVENTS: Bongo’s Annual Yard & Art Sale (302 Oak Bend Drive) A large selection of collectables and vintange Southern folk art by Peter Loose, Capman and the Flinn Family. June 18, 8 a.m.–3 p.m. & June 19, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. www. peterloose.com ART: Sewing Open Studio (Community) Come in to get help with a project or to have your sewing questions answered. Alternations available. 5–7 p.m. $10/hr. communityathens@gmail.com THEATRE: Arsenic and Old Lace (Piedmont College) A farcical black comedy centered around a drama critic, Mortimer Brewster, who discovers his two aunts are homicidal maniacs who murder lonely old men. Thursday–Saturday, 7:30 p.m. & Sunday, 2 p.m. FREE! (students and staff), $15. 706-778-8500, ext.

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THEATRE: Twelfth Night (Athens Community Theatre) The Town & Gown Players present Shakespeare’s famous cross-dressing comedy of mistaken identity. Thursday– Saturday, 8 p.m. & Sunday, 2 p.m. $12–15. 706-208-8696

Monday 20 ART: Sewing Basics: Zippers (Community) Learn the basic types of zippers and ways to insert them.

Bring your own sewing machine or use one of Community’s. 10 a.m.–12 p.m. $25. communityathens@gmail. com KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC Library) Snuggle in your jammies and listen to bedtime stories. Every Monday. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-6133650 KIDSTUFF: Infant Storytime (ACC Library) Nurture language skills.

10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: International Cuisine Class (Oconee County Library) Learn how to make a simple dish from India. Once the cooking is finished, you get to eat it. 6–7 p.m.

FREE! 706-760-3950 GAMES: Team Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Every Monday night. Win house cash and prizes! 8:30 p.m.

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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 Old Jail for a history lesson presented by Tom Gresham, then reconvene at the library for an art lesson in oil resist with instructor Nan Demsky. 4 p.m. FREE! 706743-8817 ART: Sewing Basics: Basic Alterations/Fitting (Community) Learn the basics of fitting and bring a shirt, dress or skirt to take in.

Basic machine knowledge required.

7–9 p.m. $20. communityathens@ gmail.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 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

KIDSTUFF: Family Fishing Day 6/23 (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Fish in the hidden Claypit Pond.

Bait, poles and tips provided. Call to register. 6–7:30 p.m. $6/family.

706-613-3615 ART: Beginners’ Book-Making Workshop 6/25 (The Loft Art Supplies) Learn to make handmade books with artist Brian Hitselberger.

Register by calling. 1–4:30 p.m.

706-548-5334, loftartsupply.tumbr. com ART: Art and History Lesson 6/28 (Oglethorpe County Library) Meet at Shaking Rock Park for a history lesson presented by Frances Hansford, then reconvene at the library for an art lesson in mixed-media collage with instructor Nan Demsky. 4 p.m.

FREE! 706-743-8817 ART: Tour at Two 6/29 (Georgia Museum of Art) Join docents for a tour of highlights from the permanent collection. 2 p.m. FREE! www. georgiamuseum.org

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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!

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

This week: salty dogs and greyhounds. Every Wednesday. 5-7 p.m. www.indigoathens.com EVENTS: Vegetarian/Vegan Dinner (The Melting Point) A threecourse meal of vegetarian/vegan fare including chilled gazpacho with chick pea crisps, couscous tabbouleh and tofu churros. $15.95.

706-549-7020, www.meltingpointathens.com ART: Opening Reception (Lyndon House Arts Center) “Kaunakes: Ghosts of Mesopotamia” includes an installation by Glen Kaufman and performance by Andrea Trombetta. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3623 ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum of Art) 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org PERFORMANCE: LaughFest 2011 (40 Watt Club) Comedians Dan Telfer, Dave Waite, TJ Young, Chris Patton, Natalie Glaser, Matt Gilbert, Luke FIelds and Drew Dickerson.

AthFest Comedy Showcase. 8 p.m. $5 (18+ w/ AthFest wristband), $10 (21+), $12 (18+). www.40watt.com KIDSTUFF: Puppet Shows (Various Locations) “Animal Crackers Fly the Coop” is a twist on the classic Grimm’s tale, The Bremen Town Musicians. 10:30 a.m. (Oconee County Library), 706-769-3950 & 2 p.m. (Madison County Senior Center), 706-795-5597. FREE! 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 GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Win house cash and prizes!

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Little Kings Shuffle Club “Athens Farmers Market.” 4:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-369-3144 THE NATURALS This group of ninth graders plays classic rock covers.

10 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/ littlekingsshuffleclub PUNK ROCK NIGHT Djs Randy and Lozo will spin punk rock hits. Mosh pit, anyone?

The Melting Point “Terrapin Bluegrass Series.” 7 p.m. $5. www.meltingpointathens.com CLAY LEVERETT AND FRIENDS One of this town’s finest country frontmen, Leverett has a new band featuring members of The Chasers.

Wednesday 15 Alibi 9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010 KARAOKE With the Singing Cowboy!

Ashford Manor 7 p.m. $15, $12 (w/student or military ID), $5 (kids under 12), FREE! (kids under 6). www.amconcerts.com DEJA VU John Keane, Nathan Sheppard and friends play a tribute to Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.

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 THE ANATOMY OF FRANK Indie pop rock with either folk/bluegrass k continued on next page

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or funky electro-dance leanings. Or both. Or something else entirely.

DUSTY LIGHTSWITCH Quirky, highenergy local band featuring bluesinfluenced rock.

LIVERTY Christopher Ingham, KateR and Sarah T. play folky pop-punk.

SPLINTER BELLY This local band describes itself as “blue(s)grass,” which seems to be an apt summation of its soulful, rootsy Americana.

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

This quiet jazz duo features Jeremy Roberts on guitar and George Davidson on tenor sax playing odd covers and improvised tunes.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com SOME SWEET DAY Local duo Randal and Shannon Clark play sweet indie chamber folk with lush harmonies inspired by artists like Fleet Foxes, M Ward, Iron and Wine, and Brian Wilson.

George’s Lowcountry Table 6 p.m. FREE! 706-548-3359 WINFIELD SMITH Low-country drawlin’ Athens songcraftsman from the roots-rock duo Stewart and Winfield.

The Melting Point 8:30 p.m. $7 (adv.), $10 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com RANDALL BRAMBLETT Longtime Athenian Randall Bramblett will perform his highly acclaimed blend of funky, soulful Southern Americana.

GEOFF ACHISON & THE SOUL DIGGERS Australian singersongwriter Achison lays down his version of New Orleans funk, driving blues and jazz.

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

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

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Porterhouse Grill 7–10 p.m. 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT This week, jazz flautist Jayna Nelson heads a jazz quartet with Jake Mowrer, Tony Oscar and Jason Royer.

Rye Bar 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/ryebarathens JONATHAN EDWARDS Acoustic Americana, blues and folk from the Greenville, SC area.

THE RON JONSONS Local progressive rock band that incorporates unique Latin and jazz influences.

Go Bar 10 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/ gobar TWIN POWERS DJ Dan Geller (Gold Party, The Agenda) and friends spin late-night glam rock, new wave, Top 40, punk and Britpop.

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Locos Grill & Pub 6 p.m. FREE! www.locosgrill.com (Timothy Rd. Location) THE BACUPS Local cover band plays fun ‘60s tunes from The Beatles to The Temptations.

Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.caledonialounge.com BURN BARREL Mostly acoustic pop with a slight touch of Americana twang. Featuring members of Ham1.

Alibi 9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010 PARTY NIGHT Dance to the music of ‘80s and ‘90s.

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

THE VG MINUS Punk-tinged power-pop featuring notable locals Kurt Wood (DJ, record-collector extraordinaire), Paul Walker (Casper and the Cookies, The Eskimos) and Michelle McClure (Dictatortots, Tinfoil Stars).

DePalma’s Italian Cafe Timothy Rd. Location. 6:30–8:30 p.m. (weather permitting). FREE! 706552-1237 SCOTT LOW W/BETSY FRANCK The front-man and woman of Efren and the Bareknuckle Band, respectively, join forces for an acoustic set.

Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com THE DECORATIONS Synth-infused, marching band dance music with extra drums and featuring members of The Awesomelies and The Buddy System.

LIKE TOTALLY! After being on hiatus for a few years, Jenny Woodward has gotten the cartoony band back together with Jeff Weber on bass, Danny Gorbachev on drums, Mandy Riley on lead vocals, Nick Mallis on guitar, Zack Jones on viola and mandolin and David Fitzgerald on tenor saxophone, along with a revolving cast of backup dancers.

MR. GUPPY FIN Old-time acoustic geetar and warshboard gospel blues duo featuring Zach Clayton from A PostWar Drama.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com HANK SULLIVANT Lead singer of theatrical rock band Kuroma plays a solo set following the comedy.

Midnight. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar.com MAXIMUM BUSY MUSCLE Local tech-metal trio.

Friday, June 17 & Saturday, June 18

Rock Creek Park Dam Jam 2011 Clarkesville, GA Twelve bands are collaborating this Friday and Saturday, under the direction of Logan Wallis and Allen Roper, to bring you the 2011 Tent City Rock Creek Park Dam Jam. A 45-minute drive will transport you to the park situated next to the Soquee River in Habersham County for two days full of jam rock, funk, jazz, Americana and more.

“This is a festival for music lovers of all ages. A two-day campout with some of Athens’ best local music and other bands throughout the South,” says Wallis. The festival boasts an impressive lineup, including 2011 Flagpole Athens Music Award nominees for best jam band Lefty Hathaway and Sumilan plus local favorites JazzChronic, Tent City and Laissez Funk. Also on the bill are reggae/dub/funk fusion quartet Domino Effect from Savannah, soulful jazz/funk band Those Cats from Statesboro, bluesy Savannah rock band The Looters and eclectic jam band Spong. Richard Chamberlain, perhaps best known for his work with the group Free Lunch, and Thomas Galloway of Mama’s Love will also be playing solo sets.

Rock Creek Park should provide a lovely setting for the weekend with a waterfall as your backdrop. In addition to the live music, you can also enjoy fishing, beer pong, a slip and slide, and ultimate Frisbee among other activities at the park. Bring your own beer and pay just $5 for entry, or pay $25 and enjoy free keg beer all weekend long.

Gates to the park open at noon on Friday, and the music starts at 4 p.m. For more information and the detailed schedule, check out www.tentcityband.com/Tent_City/ rockcreekparkfestdetails.html. [Sarah Page Maxwell]

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

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

Hotel Indigo 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.athensdowntownhotel.com SHELBY MCLEOD Tender-voiced country music singer in the Taylor Swift vein.

The Loft Dance Lounge “SSSexy Dance Party.” 10 p.m. FREE! 706-613-7771 BANGRADIO Self-styled slinger of “Athens Euro,” this DJ offers a mix of Eurotrash, dirty South, hip-hop, dubstep, rock and pop remixes.

The Melting Point 9 p.m. $5. www.meltingpointathens. com 3 FOOT SWAGGER Local jam rockers who blend high-energy rock with myriad original sounds.

New Earth Music Hall 9 p.m. www.newearthmusichall.com BUBONIK FUNK Charlotte jam quartet that knows how to squeeze out that sweet, sweet funk.

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

MAMA’S LOVE Young, funky jam band from right here in Athens. The band’s slogan says it all: “Bringin’ it back to the roots while goin’ beyond the bounds.”

No Where Bar 10 p.m. $5. 706-546-4742 BODEGA ROJA Instrumental sextet at the crossroads of jam and technical math-infused prog rock.

WONKY KONG Spinning dance music that includes bassline, tropical, fidget, tech and micro.

The Office Lounge 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 BLUES NIGHT The Shadow Executives host an open, all-night blues jam, kicking it off with a set of their own originals. Sign up at 8 p.m.

Rye Bar 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/ryebarathens PINNA Groove-heavy indie folk from Columbia, SC. THIEVES MARKET Local alternative rock band.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5 p.m. $10 glass. www.terrapinbeer. com TRE POWELL Solo blues and R&B guitarist.

Friday 17 Alibi 9 p.m. 706-549-1010 WILD CARD Local four-piece rock and roll. Also playing tomorrow at The Office Lounge.

Boar’s Head Lounge 9 p.m. 706-369-3040 LIARS AND LOVERS Local quintent that plays soulful, American rock and roll.

Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.caledonialounge.com BURNS LIKE FIRE Local punk band featuring members of Karbomb,

Wristbandits and Celerity. A quartet of musical disarray!

DAIKAIJU Hard rocking psycho-surf from Alabama.

THE MYSTERY MEN? Instrumental psycho-surf from Atlanta.

THE NICE MACHINE Local, instrumental rock with surf undertones.

Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com FREE TOMORROW Sophisticated, high-energy live hip-hop band utilizing multiple genre styles to create a party vibe. The band is driven by keys, synths, bass and drums accented by the unique sound of a five-string electric violin.

YOUNG GEORGIANS No info available.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com MR. BLANK’S CARNIVALE OF BLACK HEARTS Mr. Blank rounds up his freak show for another wild night of music, magic and acrobatic performances.

40 Watt Club “Gemini Birthday Party.” 8:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.40watt.com DJ MAHOGANY Freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta unexpected faves.

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

MICHAEL GUTHRIE BAND Longrunning local mix of melodic, jangly British-sounding throwback rock.

SENSUAL PREDATOR Noisy, experimental local rock band.

Go Bar 10 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/ gobar CRUN PUN New crunk punk from Christopher Ingham, Dain Marx, Patrick Goral and Brian Veysey.

The band describes itself as, “kinda punk, kinda jammy, kinda weird, kinda silly, kinda fun.”

DJ IMMUZIKATION Celebrated local DJ Alfredo Lapuz, Jr. hosts a dance party featuring high-energy electro and rock.

EL HOLLIN This local band plays simple, lo-fi tunes with guitar and what sounds like a melodica.

Featuring members of Werewolves.

THE K-MACKS Danceable, highenergy country-fried punk rock.

MOONLADDER Ethereal and folky meanderings from members of Werewolves.

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

Iron Grill 6:30–9:30 p.m. 706-543-9955 JOHN BOYLE Forty-year music vet performs on acoustic guitar in the vein of John Prine, Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan. Tonight he will be joined by Daniel Marler.

Little Kings Shuffle Club “Summer Breeze.” 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/littlekingsshuffleclub DJ OTHER VOICES, OTHER ROOMS Wyatt Nicholson is cutting and scratching on the turntables spinning Isley Bros., Chicago house, Lil’ B., electro, funk, Miami bass and Dirty South classics.

The Melting Point 9 p.m. $10 (adv.), $13 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com THE HIGHBALLS Put on your bangle bracelets and tuck in those shoulder pads! Athens music vets The Highballs will perform a totally awesome set of ‘70s and ‘80s dance hits.

New Earth Music Hall 9 p.m. FREE! www.nearthearthmusichall.com DUBCONSCIOUS Athens’ politically minded reggae heavy hitters travel the bass-heavy reggae path while borrowing the best from dub, funk and jazz.

HEROBUST Heavily twisted samples and digi-beats.

LOWDIVE Local ska/reggae band.

The Office Lounge 9:30 p.m. FREE! www.Facebook.com/ OfficeAthens BIG DON BAND Real Southern rock featuring soulful vocals backed by smooth, bluesy guitars. Featuring lots of covers and some originals.

The Roadhouse Midnight–2 a.m. FREE! 706-613-2324 BEAVER DAM CONNECTION Country and classic rock covers.

Rock Creek Park Noon–2:30 a.m. $5, $25 (includes keg beer). www.tentcityband.com/ Tent_City/rockcreekparkfestdetails. html DAM JAM 2011 Two-day festival featuring a mix of jam, jazz, funk and rock music plus an array of outdoor activities—from fishing to Frisbee.

Live music by Lefty Hathaway, Sumilan, JazzChronic, Tent City, Laissez Funk, Domino Effect, Those Cats, The Looters, Spong, Richard Chamberlain and Thomas Galloway.

See Calendar Pick on this page.

Rye Bar 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/ryebarathens THE LOOTERS Well-traveled backing band for Amsterdam’s Rosa King and others, tonight these guys are playing good ol’ original funk, rock and blues.

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

Terrapin Beer Co. 5 p.m. $10 glass. www.terrapinbeer. com CATT LEACH Singer/songwriter from Athens by way of Brunswick, GA.

Saturday 18 Alibi 9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010 KARAOKE Hosted by the Singing Cowboy!

Amici Italian Café 11 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0000 JOHN SOSEBEE BAND These Georgia natives play hill country/ Mississippi blues and the occasional Hendrix cover.

The Bad Manor 9 p.m. FREE! (21+), $5 (18+, before 11 p.m.), $10 (18+, after 11 p.m.). www. thebadmanor.com DJ RX DJ-remixer Brian Gonzalez (a nominee for best DJ in the Flagpole Athens Music Awards) delivers original audio/video productions that focus on pop music of this generation, with forays into rock, old school and electronica.

Bishop Park “Athens Farmers Market.” 8 a.m.– noon. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net KATE MORRISSEY Best known for her dark velvet voice, Morrissey’s songwriting is literate and sincere, and her conversational live shows come punctuated with an offbeat sense of humor. (10 a.m.)

TRE POWELL Solo blues and R&B guitarist. (8 a.m.)

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Sunday, June 19

The Nice Machine Hendershot’s Coffee Bar

During their three years together, the members of local instrumental trio The Nice Machine have often accompanied their live shows with visual projections. To further balance the lack of singing, the band has recently upped the audience interaction by implementing a series of Sunday shows at Hendershot’s Coffee Bar. For the band, video accompaniment is no longer enough; now concertgoers can play the Super Nintendo and the original NES all night while grooving to a fusion of surf, punk and psychedelia—making the music and the video games that much more intense.

“It started when we were playing a show at Hendershot’s and had an Atari simulator available for people to play during one song,” says guitarist Chris Vanderford. “[Owner] Seth Hendershot loved it and wanted to start having nights where people could play video games throughout the entire show.” Thus the series (officially called “Sundays with The Nice Machine”) was born.

Part of why The Nice Machine syncs its music to decades-old Nintendo games is due to the games’ musically complex soundtracks, which Vanderford admits have inspired the band’s music to some degree.

But he and his bandmates aren’t elitist about what video games or consoles are kosher; they prefer to let the audience decide. “People are welcome to bring their own games to play,” he says, “and we may include newer systems like the Wii in the future.”

But The Nice Machine still focuses on its own songs, and the band’s speedy surf-punk is a concoction all its own. Nintendo’s experimental influence is there, but the trio downplays the technical side and augments the unpredictability.

“Our songs all have a coating of rock and roll on them, and we can’t seem to get that stuff off,” Vanderford says. “Though we have been experimenting more with synths, samples and theremins lately.” [John Barrett]

Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.caledonialounge.com ENTROPIC CONSTANT Lo-fi dischordance and sprightly melodies from near Athens with some constant clanging thrown in.

REPTILE DYSFUNCTION Led by the wailing, custom guitar of Scott Baxendale, this band plays a bluesy mix of covers and originals.

SECOND SONS Quartet of young, local talent born at Camp Amped playing an original mix of songs, swaying from indie-pop to Southern rock, all with rock-and-roll heart.

Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com MITCHELL THUNDERBOLT Mellow Americana country.

WHITE VIOLET New name for Nate Nelson’s band, known for its sweet, heartfelt indie-pop melodies.

Flicker Theatre & Bar “SPROCKETS party.” 8:30 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar.com JOEY MOLINARO Tension-filled solo violin that spills off the strings onto the floor in the form of violent stomping percussion.

JESSE PAYNE Minimalist chamber folk similar to Bon Iver and Fleet Foxes, from Birmingham, AL. Front Porch Bookstore 6 p.m. FREE! 706-372-1236 ERIC GREGORY Lead singer of local band The Starlite Devilles, who play discordant and loose alt-rock.

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

COMA CINEMA Folky lo-fi creations from South Carolinian Mat Cothran who uses offbeat instrumention and writes raw, personal lyrics.

Recommended for fans of Magentic Fields.

MODERN MAN A shoegaze/no wave ensemble from South Carolina.

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

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

New Earth Music Hall 9 p.m. FREE! www.newearthmusichall. com SUMMER PARTY SERIES PART 2 Presented by Athens DubStomp, this will be another full night of the best in local and regional dubstep DJs.

Rock Creek Park Noon–2:30 a.m. $5, $25 (includes keg beer). www.tentcityband.com/ Tent_City/rockcreekparkfestdetails. html DAM JAM 2011 Two-day festival featuring a mix of jam, jazz, funk and rock music plus an array of outdoor activities—from fishing to Frisbee.

Live music by Lefty Hathaway, Sumilan, JazzChronic, Tent City, Laissez Funk, Domino Effect, Those Cats, PlumNelle Moon, Spong, Richard Chamberlain and Thomas Galloway. See Calendar Pick on p. 18.

Nuçi’s Space 7 p.m. FREE! www.nuci.org CAMP AMPED SESSION ONE GRAND FINALE Come out and watch the most talented young musicians in Athens! After two weeks of rehearsal and instruction, Camp Amped participants will perform for a packed house. You won’t want to miss this!

The Office Lounge 9:30 p.m. FREE! www.Facebook.com/ OfficeAthens WILD CARD Local four-piece rock and roll band.

Orange Twin Conservation Community 6 p.m. $10. www.orangetwin.com DEFIANCE, OHIO Acoustic punk rock band with a strong DIY-minded aesthetic and featuring violin, cello and double bass. The band shares members with Nana Grizol, Landlord, Pink Houses and Memento Mori (now defunct). See story on p. 13.

TOBY FOSTER Folk musician out of Bloomington, IN reminiscent of Elliott Smith in his concise, wellcrafted song structure and pop sensibility.

NANA GRIZOL Theo Hilton, formerly the mastermind of DIY punk band Zumm Zumm, performs handmade, enthusiastic and charming rock tunes.

Rye Bar 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/ryebarathens MATT KABUS BAND Atlanta-based singer-songwriter has a sweet pop voice and delivers heartfelt acoustic ballads. Tonight playing with a backing band.

STALKING LOUISIANA Poppy, alt-rock band from North Carolina with guitar and sweet, piano-driven melodies.

Speakeasy Midnight. FREE! 706-546-5556 CHARTREUSE Drew Smith, guitarist for Chrissakes, makes icy, ambient music under this moniker.

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

Ten Pins Tavern 8 p.m. FREE! 706-546-8090 SQUEEZE BUCKET No information available.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5 p.m. $10 glass. www.terrapinbeer. com TROPICAL BREEZE Local outfit offering a spicy, tropical sound and a proficient steel drum section. Expect jazz and reggae influences.

VFW Benefit for the Athens Area Homeless Shelter. 7 p.m. $15 (adv.), $20. 706353-1126 NORMALTOWN FLYERS This Athens roots-rock institution plays a set of good-time rock and roll with a Southern leaning.

Sunday 19 Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com THE NICE MACHINE Local, instrumental rock with surf undertones.

See Calendar Pick on this page.

Highwire “The Evening Service.” 8 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.com BILL MALLONEE The engine behind seminal Athens outfit Vigilantes of Love, Bill Mallonee takes his love of twangy, soulful pop to nearperfection on his numerous recent releases.

Monday 20 Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com ERIC SOMMER Upbeat songs that showcase the D.C. guitarist’s proficiency in slide guitar and Travis picking.

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 21 Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (Under 21). All ages show. www.caledonialounge. com MISFORTUNE 500 Moody and melodic local band with soaring anthemic moments influenced by post-punk and ‘80s new wave.

THE HIGHEST South Florida indie rock.

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

Farm 255 9 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com KATE MORRISSEY Acoustic mix of classical, folk, jazz and pop, played solo by Morrisey or as a three-piece with including drums and upright bass.

NIGHTINGALE NEWS Coy Campbell King (The Vestibules) plays tender, rootsy acoustic ballads.

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

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com DAVID ROSENFIELD Like Conor Oberst playing early Dylan, or The Mountain Goats with Allen Ginsberg as lyricist, David Rosenfield is a modern beat poet with an acoustic guitar.

THE VIKING PROGRESS The Viking Progress plays beautiful and touching folk songs.

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!

Little Kings Shuffle Club “Athens Farmers Market.” 4:30 p.m.

FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net DAVID ROSENFIELD Like Conor Oberst playing early Dylan, David Rosenfield is a modern beat poet with an acoustic guitar.

The Loft Dance Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! (21+), $5 (18+). www. loftofathens.com SMASHFEST The first of the Summer Smash series, featuring heavy bass grooves from Pound Town, Decepticron, NeXus and Variant.

The Melting Point Terrapin Bluegrass Series. 7 p.m. $5. www.meltingpoint.com HIGH STRUNG STRING BAND This local act offers three-part harmonies and ramblin’, upbeat bluegrass on acoustic guitar, banjo and mandolin.

Expect a blazing, high-energy set!

Rye Bar 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/ryebarathens END OF AN ERA From the Jersey Shore but not the Jersey Shore crew you know: electro-metal punk with an ear for radio-friendly hooks.

PHARMACY SPIRITS Charged and tempered pop rock with convincing vocals and persistant melodies.

State Botanical Garden of Georgia Sunflower Music Series. 7–9 p.m. $5–15. www.uga.edu/botgarden MODERN SKIRTS One of Athens’ most treasured and acclaimed local pop acts, this foursome offers experimental dance pop.

NATE NELSON Local singer-songwriter whose dreamy vocals lilt over sweet, heartfelt indie-pop melodies.

Wednesday 22 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.

Farm 255 “Primals Night.” 8-10 p.m. FREE! www. farm255.com DIAL INDICATORS This jazz duo features Jeremy Roberts on guitar and George Davidson on tenor sax.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com KIMBERLY MORGAN Sunny-day country music from Athens, with a clear and sassy voice.

George’s Lowcountry Table 6 p.m. FREE! 706-548-3359 THE BACUPS Local cover band plays fun ‘60s tunes from The Beatles to The Temptations.

Go Bar 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar BURNS LIKE FIRE Local punk band featuring members of Karbomb,

Wristbandits and Celerity. A quartet of musical disarray!

CHATTY KATHIES Power-trio pop punk from Lafayatte, LA. SQUIRT GUN WARRIORS Quirky, nasal-y pop ska with a dose of synths from Baton Rouge.

WRISTBANDITS Energetic teen-poppunk trio rocking out in the vein of Millencolin or NOFX. Locos Grill & Pub 6 p.m. FREE! www.locosgrill.com (Timothy Rd.) RICK FOWLER BAND Local guitarist Rick Fowler (Lonely White Boys, Ralph Roddenbery, etc.) specializes in a classic sort of British blues rock.

New Earth Music Hall 7 p.m. $5. www.newearthmusichall. com BORDERHOP TRIO This bluegrass trio sums up its sound in two words: “high” and “lonesome.”

JOEL HAMILTON Minimalist robot chirps and echoes that swirl into nothingness. Influences include the “end of days” and “entropy.”

JON LINDSAY Solo act of frontman for Carlisle, The Young Sons and The Catch Fire plays a diverse mix of pop-rock based tunes.

MARK CUNNINGHAM AND THE NATIONALS Performing songs from Mark Cunningham’s (The Burning Angels) upcoming solo album. Soulful, heartfelt Americana featuring Daniel Marler on dobro and Coy Campbell King on upright bass.

NIGHTINGALE NEWS Coy Campbell King (The Vestibules) plays tender, rootsy acoustic ballads.

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

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

Every Wednesday!

Rye Bar 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/ryebarathens THE GOOD DOCTOR Since starting out as a trio of Berklee College of Music graduates, the band has expanded into a five-piece funk-rock band.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5 p.m. $10 glass. www.terrapinbeer. com GIN HOUSE Atlanta two-piece acoustic Americana featuring plenty of sweet, soft strumming and harmonyheavy ballads.

Down the Line 6/23 Buxton / DJ Immuzikation / Ponderosa / Wild Moccasins (40 Watt Club) 6/23 Borderhop Trio (Amici Italian Café) 6/23 The Darnell Brothers / Matt Hudgins & His Shit-Hot country band (Caledonia Lounge) 6/23 The Backsliders (DePalma’s Italian Cafe) 6/23 Four Eyes / Nanny Island / New Sound of Numbers / Timmy Tumble and the Tumblers (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 6/23 Holy Liars / Machismo / Mikey Dwyer and the Starter Kits / Nutria / Sam Sniper / Tumbleweed Stampede / Yo Soybean (Max) 6/23 Flagpole Athens Music Awards (Morton Theatre) * Advance Tickets Available

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

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

ART Call for Artists (Hotel Indigo) First Annual Artist Market Holiday Showcase is seeking artists.

Deadline July 9. Showcase is Dec. 11. $20 (application), $90 (booth). www.athensartistmarket.com/ application Plying the Arts (Lyndon House Arts Center) Peachtree Handspinners Guild hosts three days of fiber arts workshops. Registration deadline July 5. Aug. 5–8. www.peachtree handspinnersguild.org, www.world inaspin.com Poster Competition (Lyndon House Arts Center) Seeking artists to design a poster for an upcoming car show. Deadline June 16. Pick up guidelines in person or call 706-613-3623, ext. 224.

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.athensclarke county.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@athensashtanga yoga.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. Yoga classes for all skill levels. 706-613-1143, www.healing artscentre.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 Clay Classes (Good Dirt) Weekly “Try Clay” classes ($20/person) introduce participants to the potter’s wheel every Friday from 7-9 p.m.

“Family Try Clay” classes show children and adults hand-building methods every Sunday from 2-4 p.m.

706-355-3161, www.gooddirt.net Dance Classes (Dancefx) Ballet, tap, hip-hop, contemporary, ballroom, Latin, clogging and more.

Check website for schedule.

706-355-3078, www.dancefx.org Dog Obedience Training (Memorial Park) 7-week programs offered in both basic and advanced obedience. Teach your dog basic skills such as heel, come, down and sit-stay. Begins June 28. $100.

706-613-3580, www.athensclarke county.com/memorial Donation-Based Yoga Classes (Red Lotus Institute) Ongoing classes in ashtanga, flow, hatha, kundalini, sivananda, triyoga, yin and more. 18 classes a week, Sunday through Friday. 706-2483910, theyogashala.athens@gmail. com, www.rahasya.org/theyogashala Earthenware Pottery-Soda Firing (OCAF) A 6-week course focusing on red clay, wheel and hand-built methods, surface treatment, kiln design and firing.

Thursdays, July 7–Aug. 18, 6–8 p.m. $190. 706-769-4565, www.ocaf.com 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, athensprofessional services.com English Classes (Boys and Girls Clubs of Athens, 160 Elkview Dr.) Learn language and civics. All levels welcome. Monday-Thursday, 6:30–8:30 p.m. FREE! 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 Garden Explorer’s Camp (State Botanical Garden) 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 Genealogy 102: Census Records Online (Oconee County Library) Research family history online using Ancestry Library Edition and HeritageQuest Online.

Must have previous genealogy experience and basic computer skills.

Call to register. June 27, 3–4:30 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 Introduction to Computers (Oconee County Library) Learn the basic components of your computer or master Microsoft Windows XP. Registration required. June 23 & 24, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 Invasive Non-Native Plants of the Southeast (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) An introduction to the problem of invasive, non-native plants in GA. Pre-

Athens Area Humane Society

ADOPTION CENTER

MISS AMY

Inside Pet Supplies Plus at Alps Shopping Ctr. • 706.353.2287 Today’s theme is Cats That Have Been Here Too Long.

The cute couple below have been together all of their lives and sadly, their owner passed away. They are petite, gentle and affectionate and check on each other a lot with soft head butts. Jewel and Tony are about ten years old, but in perfect health. They are quiet but love affection. Tony even likes bellyrubs and will let you pet him for as long as you like.

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TONY

MISS AMY

Miss Amy has also Been Here Too Long, probably due to her age-10 years young with lots of life and love to give. She is a fluffy marshmallow of a girl, and she loves to be lazy. Want to snuggle on the couch and catch something on Netflix? She’s your girl.

She adores attention and loves to be in your lap. She’s got a long, pretty auburn/black coat and demure manners. Would like to be an only kitty.

ATHENS AREA HUMANE SOCIETY 2 Cats Received, 8 Cats Placed, 0 Healthy Adoptable Cats Euthanized!

ACC ANIMAL CONTROL 32 Dogs and 27 Cats Received, 34 Dogs and 14 Cats Placed!

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more pets can be seen online at

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Barbara Allen’s artwork is part of The Studio Group show on display at the Lyndon House through July 30. registration required. June 25, 8:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. $45. 706-542-6156, www.uga.edu/botgarden Line Dancing (Buffalo’s Southwest Café) Lessons with Ron Putman.

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11 a.m. $3. 706-613-3603 Tennis Registration (Bishop Park) Currently registering for tennis classes! Youth and adult classes available. Through Sept. 2 (kids), June 6–July 7 (adults). 706-6133592, www.tennisforlife.net Watercolor Painting (Lyndon House) Class for beginners and intermediates covering wash methods, glazes, wet-into-wet, brushstrokes and correcting mistakes. Register by calling. Thursdays, July 14–Aug. 18, 5:30–7:30 p.m. 706-613-3623, www.athensclarkecounty.com/ lyndonhouse Women’s Self-Defense and Personal Safety (AKF Itto Martial Arts) Six-week workshop covering social, psychological and physical aspects of safety. Thursdays through July 21, 8–9:30 p.m. $30 (6 classes). 706-353-7743, www.akfitto.com Yoga & The 7 Sacred Centers (Five Points Yoga) Move more fully inro your power & health through asana, journaling and meditation.

June 18, 2–4 p.m. $30. 706-2540200 Yoga and More (Whole: Mind.

Body. Art.) Recurring classes offered in yoga, meditation, Pilates, Zumba

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706-355-3114, www.athensfive pointsyoga.com Yoshukai Karate (East Athens Community Center) Every Monday, Thursday and Saturday. Monday and Thursday, 7:30–8:30 p.m., Saturday, 2–3 p.m. FREE! www.clarkecounty yk.com Zumba at the Garden (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves comprise this dynamic fitness program. Wednesdays, 5:30–6:30 p.m. $10/class, $80/session. www.uga. edu/botgarden

HELP OUT! Become a Mentor (Boys and Girls Clubs of Athens) Volunteer one hour per week to make a difference in the life of a child. Training provided. 706-546-5910, www.athensbgca.com BikeAthens Bike Recycling (Chase Street Warehouses) Join BikeAthens volunteers as they clean and repair donated bicylces for local service agencies. Bike repair skills a plus but not necessary. BikeAthens is also seeking donations of used kids’ and adult bikes in any condition. Mondays & Wednesdays, 6–8 p.m. and Sundays, 2–4:30 p.m. www.bikeathens.com Donate Books (Oconee County Library) Donate gently used books, CDs, music, DVDs, etc., for the next annual OCAF Book Sale in September. Taking donations through Aug. 31. 706-310-9060 Girls’ Rock Camp (Boys and Girls Clubs of Athens) Volunteers needed to be band coaches, instrument instructors, workshop leaders and gear donors. July 24–30. volunteer@ girlsrockathens.org, www.girlsrock athens.org Summer Food Service Program (Various Locations) Now recruiting day camps, church camps and summer tutoring programs to host service sites that provide healthy food for children in neighborhoods. www.athens housing.org Volunteer for AthFest Volunteers needed to help with setup and breakdown, KidsFest, merchandising, wristband sales,

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KIDSTUFF Art Camps (Call for location) Weeklong summer art camps offered for teens (through Aug. 1) and boys (June 27). Call for details. 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m. $70–90. 706-5468748, munan@joimail.com Camps at the Georgia Center (Georgia Center) Now registering for “Bugs, Plants and Pathogens, Oh My,” “3D Animation,” “Secret Agent Camp,” and “Art Around Athens.”

Call for full descriptions, age requirements, dates and costs. 800811-6640, questions@georgia center.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 Clay Classes for Kids (Good Dirt) “Fossil Hunters”-themed clay activities for ages 4–6 and pottery wheel lessons for ages 11+. Call to register. Week of June 20.

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

Registration forms online. 9 a.m.–12 p.m. $115. 706-542-6156, www.uga.edu/botgarden Girls’ Rock Camp (Boys and Girls Clubs of Athens) Learn an instrument, form a band, write/ record a song and find your voice.

No experience necessary. Open to girls ages 9–15. July 25–30. $325. camp@girlsrockathens.org, www.girlsrockathens.org 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. 9 a.m.–12 p.m. $175 (includes materials). www.pintsand paints.com/half-pints-summer-artcamp KidsFest Art Contest (Downtown Athens) Any medium may be used to submit a musicthemed art piece no larger than 2’x2’x2’. Must be present on June 25 at 3 p.m. to claim prize. For ages 3–16. Deadline June 15. Drop off at 2200 College Ave., Suite 319. kids@athfest.com

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New Moon Summer Camp (New Moon Learning Environment) Experience the great outdoors by traveling to state parks and nature areas. For ages 6–12. 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. $110–140 per week + materials. 706-850-8226, treehousekidandcraft@gmail.com, treehousekidandcraft.tumblr.com/ youthcamp 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.

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Through July 15. $125–175.

706-355-3078, dancefx.org Summer Reading Program (ACC Library) Read books and earn prizes! Sign up in the Children’s Area. Program ends Aug. 7.

Sweet Pea Club Camp (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Developed for young nature lovers

and their guardian helpers, this club offers programs involving puppet shows, storytelling, crafts and explorations. For ages 3–4. July 12–15, 9–11 a.m. $95. 706-542-6156 Swim School (Bishop Park) Swim lessons for tots 6 mo.–3 years old and kids ages 3 & up. Meets Tuesdays, Wednesays and Fridays.

July 5–22. $33. 706-613-3801, acc aquatics@athensclarkecounty.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

SUPPORT Better Brains for Babies (Samaritan Counseling Center) Educational support group for parents and caregivers. Contact for more information. 706-369-7911, www.samaritannega.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.

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Emotions Anonymous (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) Informal and supportive 12step program open to anyone with a desire to become well emotionally.

Sundays, 4–5 p.m. 706-202-7463, www.emotionsanonymous.org Project Safe An online support group for male survivors of domestic 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 Survive and Revive (Call for location) Domestic violence support group. Dinner begins at 6 p.m. and group at 6:30 p.m. Childcare is provided during group. Second and fourth Tuesday of the month in Clarke County. First and third Monday of the month in Madison County. 6–8 p.m. Project Safe: 706-543-3331

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Amici Italian Café (233 E. Clayton St.) Music photography by Chris McKay. Through June.

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

Artini’s Art Lounge (296 W. Broad St.) Paintings

by Matt Bahr. Through July.

Big City Bread Cafe (393 N. Finley St.) Smallscale works on paper by Emmanuel Taati. Through June.

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

Espresso Royale Caffe (297 E. Broad St.) Paintings by Lea Purvis.

Etienne Brasserie (311 E. Broad St.) “Across the Pond” is a collection of photographs taken in France and Italy by Ian McFarlane. Through July.

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

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

Flicker Theatre & Bar (263 W. Washington St.) Works by Rosemary Mendicino. Through June 25.

Floorspace (160 Tracy St.) “Alien Still Lifes” is a series of oil paintings by Manda McKay. Opening reception June 18. Through July.

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.

Through Aug. 7. • 100 watercolors by Salvador Dali illustrating Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy. Through June 19. • “Horizons” includes 12 androgynous, life-sized cast-iron figures by Icelandic artist Steinunn Dorarinsdottir. • 14 small works in stone and steel by sculptor Beverly Pepper. Through July 29.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar (1560 Oglethorpe Ave.) Paintings by Stanley Bermudez. Through June 15.

Just Pho…and More (1063 Baxter St.) Watercolor and oil landscape paintings by Michael Spronck. Through June.

Lamar Dodd School of Art (270 River Rd.) “Continental Drift,” new works by Matt King. Through Aug. 4. • “Reflections of Georgia” includes selected works from the Spring 2011 color photography class.

Through June 28.

Lyndon House Arts Center (293 Hoyt St.) “Memories of Home” celebrates the art and stories of seniors from the Athens-Clarke County Senior Center.

Through July 7. • An exhibit celebrating the 30th anniversary of The Studio Group. Through July 30.

Mama’s Boy (197 Oak St.) Artwork by Rachel Barnes.

Through June.

Mercury Art Works at Hotel Indigo (500 College Ave.) “Fascination” features artists Amanda Burk, Anthony Stanislaw Wislar, Christopher Wyrick, Gretchen Elsner, Leslie Snipes and Rusy Wallace.

Through July 8.

OCAF (34 School St., Watkinsville) A display of works from a variety of artists and OCAF members. Through June 30. • “Paper Moon” features paintings by Claire Clements. Opening reception June 17. Through July 15.

Oconee County Library (1080 Experiment Station Rd.) Artwork from Robin Fay (mixed-media paintings with handmade paper), Sarah Hubbard (quilts) and Rene Shoemaker (fabric paintings).

Opening reception June 15. Through June.

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.) “Say My Name, Say My Name” features over 30 mixed media pieces by The Grit’s employees. Through June 19.

This-Way-Out (T-W-O) (680 W. Broad St.) AthensHasArt! presents “Unthinkable Waves,” art and literature by Vernon Thornsberry. Through June.

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

Trace Gallery (160 Trace St.) Paintings by Carol John and photographs by Carl Martin. Through August.

Transmetropolitan (145 E. Clayton St.) Mixedmedia artwork by Violet Kester and Sarah Adams.

Through June.

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

World of Futons (2041 W. Broad St.) Vibrant folk art by the late Earle Carson.

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706-207-9319 “Harry Potter’s World” (ACC Library) Using materials from the National Library of Medicine’s History of Medicine collection, “Harry Potter’s World: Renaissance Science, Magic and Medicine” explores the series’ roots in Renaissance science and medicine.

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She did that because she is an immature, insecure dumbass. Just like you act the way you do because you are a self-important

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Seriously, people. I don’t want to sound all “Get off my lawn” and shit, but the whole texting thing is ludicrous. You can’t expect to be able to communicate with everyone 24/7 and get an answer within minutes. Just your description of the exchange between you two was excruciating. Had you simply taken the time to actually call her and make a plan, perhaps she would have known that you cared enough to show up. Also, FYI, if you call somebody a friend, you probably shouldn’t remind them that they are less important to you because you have no chance of sleeping with them. Idiot.

I am about to break up with a guy. Things have been stupid between us for a long time now. His drinking is getting worse, he is chainsmoking (again), and the mask is starting to slip. The thing is, we both have kind of dramatic tendencies. I have been trying hard not to respond to the angry baiting and crap he does when he is drinking (which is pretty much always now). I am trying to just be calm and clear and get it over with.

I know this is a weird question, but I want to know what to wear. I have a problem with this because I think about clothes a lot, and if I don’t make a good decision I will play the whole thing over in my head ad nauseam and it will kill me. I basically have two thoughts: go in looking super cute, wearing the skirt I know he loves with heels and just enough makeup to look hot but not like I am trying too hard. I want to make him see what he’s missing. The other thought is just [to go] super-conservative, jeans and a nice shirt, no makeup, ponytail.

I am just here to tell you this (calm and clear and no chance of going back) and now I have to leave.

I am promising myself no drama and no taking the bait. I need to get this over with, and I am not going to fight with him again. But I keep playing it over in my mind and I can’t decide what’s best. Help?

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She was cute. She was nice enough, and we had fun when we hung out, but she really isn’t into dating right now, so I kind of let things go after the first time we hung out. I ignored her messages (there is a way to do that politely), and then the next thing I knew her profile disappeared.

I was worried that I had offended her, so I sent her a text message to make sure she wasn’t mad.

It turns out that she had actually taken her profile down because she “needed a break.”

I told her that I was worried and explained what I had done. She LOL’d and said it was OK. So, then she asked me what I was doing that Friday, and I said I had a date. She said she wanted to go out and that she “would be more fun. J/k.” So, I had the date and it was fine. I am fairly actively dating on this site, and I am honest with all of the girls that I see. If I find one that I really like, I would have a girlfriend no problem, but for now am just having fun.

Anyway, another week went by and I got another text from this girl. She wanted to meet me for a beer. I told her I had just made plans. She did the whole “You bastard! I’m more fun.

J/k.“ thing again. Then the girl I was going on the date with called and asked if we could make it a little later.

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Then we texted back and forth a few times and made plans. This was at like noon.

So, then I went out with my buddy and we went fishing.

We were running kind of late and I rushed home to jump in the shower and I found three messages from her in the last two hours that said 1) You’d better not stand me up; then 2) You’re still going, right?; then 3) Tonight seems weird, and you have other plans after, so let’s just forget it and do it another night.

I was pissed. I texted her back and said WTF? I was out of cell phone range and didn’t get those messages until right now and I just rushed home so I could meet you after you practically begged me!

I called her twice, and she didn’t pick up.

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Dwntn., 1BR/1BA flat, $465/mo. Units avail. for immediate move-in & pre-leasing for Aug. 2011.

Water, gas, trash pick-up incl. On-site laundry. Joiner Management, (706) 3536868.

3BR/2.5BA townhomes on E a s t s i d e . O n b u s ro u t e .

Fireplace. W/D incl. Spacious & convenient. Avail. now & Fall. 4 at this price! Only $750/ mo. Aaron, (706) 207-2957.

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4BR loft 2 blocks from Milledge, avail. 8/1! 2nd story of commercial bldg., 999 Baxter St., huge den, custom kitchen & BAs, huge closets, $1600/ mo. No dogs, cats OK. Chris: chris@petersonproperties.org, (706) 202-5156.

ARMC/Normaltown Area. Only $400/mo.! Just $99 deposit!

1BR/1BA. Incl. water & garbage pickup. 1 mi. to Dwntn. Avail. immediately or pre–lease for Fall. (706) 788-2152 or email thomas2785@aol.com.

Avail. now & pre-leasing for Fall! Total electric.

Eastside. Must see. 5BR/3BA townhouse. Trash & lawn paid for. Modern/huge rooms. Approx. 2800 sf. $995/mo. (706) 621-0077.

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Affordable 1BR/1BA, close to Dwntn./UGA, pets OK. Only $515/mo!

Won’t last long. Call Parker & Associates, (706) 5460600 & ask about “Cobb Hill Apartments” or visit www.

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Dearing Courtyard – 2BR/2.5BAs – spacious townhouse located in walking distance to UGA & Dwntn. On UGA bus line.

HVAC, W/D, DW, ceiling fans & deck overlooking swimming pool. Rent $840/mo. incl. trash pick-up & ground maintenance. Avail. Aug. 1.

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D o w n t o w n l o f t apartment. 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.

Eastside quadraplex, 2BR/2BA, $500/mo. & 2BR/1BA, $475/mo. Eastside duplex, 2BR/1BA & FP, $475/ mo. 3BR/2BA & FP, $650. Call McWaters Realty, (706) 3532700 or cell (706) 540-1529.

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

Great Ea stsi d e location.

Large 1BR unit w/ kitchen, LR, BR & full BA. $405/mo. valerioproper ties.com, (706) 546-6900.

Luxurious 2 & 3BR townhouses. Great locations. $750-900/mo. C. Hamilton & Assoc. (706) 613-9001.www. athens-ga-rental.com.

Mature student for fully furnished 1BR/1BA, LR, kitchen. Private drive, entrance. Incl. everything.

Utils., cable. Quiet, safe, near Dwntn./UGA. No smoking, drinking, or pets. (706) 2966957.

Sweet 1BR/1BA studio in ARMC area, pretty & quiet n'hood, in between Normaltown & Dwntn. $425/mo. + $425 deposit. Lots of cubbies for storage, inexpensive utils. Avail. Aug. Perfect for grad student or young professional. E-mail nicoheart@gmail.com for details.

Stonecrest, 2 & 3BRs, $800 t o $ 1 0 5 0 / m o . W / D , D W, m i c r o w a v e , p o o l . w w w. joinermanagement.com, text “stonecrest” to 41513, or call Joiner Management, (706) 850-7727.

Spacious 2BR/1BA apt. for rent near ARMC, Dwntn., & Piedmont College. W/D, N/S, no pets. $800/mo. Avail. 8/10.

(706) 338-1040.

Studio apt. in lovely Victorian house on Hill St. Near Daily Groceries, Dwntwn., UGA. Quiet, responsible tenant desired, N/S, no pets, avail.

8/1, $485/mo., (706) 224-5273.

To w n h o u s e , 2 B R / 1 . 5 B A , fenced yd., DW, W/D conn., patio. 812 College Ave., walk to Dwntn. & the Greenway.

Check it out! $575/mo. Call (404) 255-8915.

Walk to 5 Pts. On busline, next to Lake Herrick & dog park. 2BR/2.5BA, W/D, DW, FP, outside private terrace, pool. Lots of parking! Walk to campus, oversized BRs & closets. Quiet, convenient.

Pets OK. $675/mo. Best maintained, most affordable units at Jamestown! Call Ve r n a z z a P ro p e r t i e s , ( 7 0 6 ) 3 3 8 - 9 0 1 8 . w w w. vernazzaproperties.com.

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12 wks. for only $40! Call (706) 549-0301 or place an ad at www.flagpole. com. Merchandise only.

Commercial Property 4500 sf. residence/office/shop.

1.5BA, 3 12 ft. overhead doors.

2+ ac. fenced. Lexington, GA. $500+/mo. Partial property rental avail. Avail. July 1. Call (706) 549-9456.

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) 296-1863.

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 athenstownproper ties. com.

For Sale/Lease: Historic Leathers Building office condo avail. 7/1. Amazing location on Pulaski, highly trafficked. Shared kitchen, conference room, bathrooms.

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

Office space in 5 Pts. on S. Milledge Ave. $850/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 c o m m u n i t y. 1 6 0 Tr a c y S t .

Rent: 300 sf. $150/mo., 400 sf. $200/mo. (706) 546-1615 or athenstownproperties.com Retail, bar, or restaurant for lease at Homewood Shopping Center. 3000 sf.

Call Br yan Austin at (706) 353-1039.

Condos for Rent $ 1 1 0 0 / m o . Wo o d l a n d s o f 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. $775/mo. (478) 6091303.

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) 3722257.

Condos For Sale Just reduced! Investor’s Westside condo. 2BR/2BA, FP, 1500 sf., great investment, lease 12 mo.s at $550. Price in 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. $200 cash per person at lease signing! S. Milledge Ave. Hunter’s Run. 2BR/2BA, $650/ mo. 3BR/2BA, $800/mo. W/D, alarm system, pets welcome. hancockproper tiesinc. com, (706) 552-3500.

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

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.

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

Normaltown: Willow Run, brick townhouse. Cool, private upstairs apt.

2BR/1BA. CHAC, HWflrs., lg. fenced yd., pets OK, $600/ mo. Lease dep. (706) 2074636.

2 & 3BR super nice houses i n t h e B o u l e v a rd n ’ h o o d .

Walk to town & campus. 235 Hill Street, 195 B Barrow, 156 Athens Ave. boulevard propertymanagement.com or call (706) 548-9797

S. Milledge Duplex - Venita D r. : 4 B R / 2 B A , W / D , D W, fenced back yd.! Close to everything yet private. $950/ mo. negotiable. (706) 3100096, (404) 558-3218, or bagley_w@bellsouth.net.

Electronic flyers avail.

2BR/1BA house, $630/mo, 130 Sunset. Fenced back yd, 1.5 miles from campus, pets OK, W/D. Avail. Aug 1. Call Adam, (706) 296-5838.

Westside duplex. Immaculate, friendly, convenient, wooded, 2BR, FP. W/D, $550/mo. (706) 207-9436.

Houses for Rent 4BR house avail. 8/1.

Walk to campus & Dwntn.

HWflrs., big deck, all appl.s, W/D, CHAC, 2 fireplaces, newly remodeled. $1600/ mo. (706) 540-1232. $550/mo. 3BR/1BA. 121 E. Carver Dr. Fenced–in yd. Tile & HWflrs. CHAC, W/D hookups, DW. Pets welcome. Avail. now!

(706) 614-8335. $100 off dep.! 4 & 5BR pads completely renovated. All new inside & out! Next to 100 acres of woods in 5 Pts. On Jolly Lane off S. Lumpkin. $1100/mo. (706) 764-6854, leaseathens.com. $875/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. $975/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 to 5BR rentals avail. in locations in & around Dwntn.

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

130 Inglewood Ave. 4BR/2BA, fenced, pets OK, HWflrs., FP, CHAC, 3 blocks to UGA & Dwntn. Covered porch w/ swing. W/D, fridge w/ ice & water on door, DW, high ceilings. $1185/mo. Pre-leasing for Fall. Avail. 8/1. (706) 7141100.

185B S. Finley St. 2BR/1BA. Dwntn. at "Tree That Owns Itself." Walk to class. Small pet OK. All appls., CHAC, ceramic tile flrs., private setting. Hillside view of D w n t n . $ 6 0 0 / m o . P re leasing for Fall. Avail. 8/1.

(706) 714-1100.

1672 S. Milledge Ave. 2BR/1BA house at 5 Pts., CHAC, W/D, porch w/ swing & rockers, sec. sys., fenced, on bus line, only 4 blocks to UGA. Pre-leasing for Fall. Avail. now. (706) 714-1100.

2-4BR houses avail. Walk to town, campus, east & west side Oconee locations. C. Hamilton & Assoc. (706) 6139001. www.athens-ga-rental. com.

2BR/2BA. 1.5 mi. from UGA. Kitchen, DR, LR, laundr y rm., fenced back yd., deck, W/D, fridge. Pets OK. Avail.

8/1. $800/mo. Cell: (706) 4615541. Evenings: (706) 3422788.

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

8/1. (706) 713-0626, www. newagepropertiesathens.com.

2BR/1BA newly updated historic cottage on Eastside.

Quiet, relaxed setting. Front porch & sun room w/ lg. hot tub. Beautiful fenced 2 acre lot. Pets welcome. $800/mo.

Ann, (706) 206-5105 or (706) 552-0450.

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.

3BR/1BA, split level, wooded lot, small creek. 280 Midway Dr. On Eastside near Walmart. $650/mo. (706) 248-7338.

3BR/2BA on Oglethorpe Ave. across from the UGA Health Science College. Avail. 7/1. $1100/mo. Call (770) 7251555.

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.

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

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

3BR/2BA, Athens. $850/mo.

Quiet family neigborhood, 10 miles from UGA. Partly furnished single-level, 1564 sf. Gorgeous hardwood f l o o r s t h ro u g h o u t . Z o n e d heat, large combo kitchen/ d i n i n g , c a r p o r t , w a s h e r, dr yer, fridge, dishwasher.

Photos: jones.centerpath.net.

Landlord: (646) 246-4415.

Listing: (678) 694-7937, www.sellectrealtyofgeorgia. 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. $1100/ mo. Aaron, (706) 207-2957.

AtlasRealEstateAdvisors.com.

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. $1200/mo.

(706) 714-7600.

3BR/2BA. Fenced yd., detached workshop/shed, bamboo floors. Lots of natural light. Great n’hood! $1000/ mo. plus utils. Pets negotiable w/ add’l dep. (678) 596-9427.

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

Avail. 7/1. $1100/mo.

Aaron, (706) 207-2957.

AtlasRealEstateAdvisors.com.

4BR/3BA historic home approx. 2 miles to campus/ Dwntn., HWflrs., new kitchen & BAs, $2000/mo. Call Va l e r i o , ( 7 0 6 ) 5 4 6 - 6 9 0 0 , valerioproperties.com.

4BR/4BA, 5 Pts. Free iPad w/ signed lease before 6/30!

Stainless, HWflrs., whole house audio, covered porch.

W / D . Av a i l . F a l l . $ 1 7 0 0 / mo. Aaron, (706) 207-2957.

AtlasRealEstateAdvisors.com.

4BR, great n’hood. Full basement, HWflrs., tile BA’s.

Appls. incl. On busline, near UGA. Lg. private fenced back yd. Pets OK. $1500/mo. Call for great details! Cory (706) 2023784.

4 B R / a p p ro v e d z o n i n g . $1500/mo. 130 Appleby Dr. See at www,bondrealestate.org.

Owner/Broker Herbert Bond Realty & Investment. (706) 2248002.

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

Lg. BRs, tile, HWflrs., $1700/ m o . , a v a i l . 8 / 1 . w w w. newagepropertiesathens.com, (706) 713-0626.

4 B R / 4 B A i n T h e R e t re a t .

Free iPad w/ signed lease before 6/30! Pool, clubhouse, HWflrs., W/D. Avail. Fall. $1700/ mo. Aaron, (706) 207-2957.

AtlasRealEstateAdvisors.com.

5BR/2.5BA house w/ huge yd. on Milledge. Lg. BRs, 2 min. f ro m c a m p u s ! $ 2 0 0 0 / m o . $1000 off Aug. rent w/ signed lease. Call (706) 202-9905 or athensarearentals@gmail.com.

5 8 0 A u b re 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, GRFA welcome. $750/mo + dep. Avail. now! (770) 7257748.

5 Pts. 2BR/1BA, Highland Ave., HWflrs., W/D, very quiet street, pet approved, $695/mo. valerioproper ties.com, (706) 546-6900.

5 Pts. Prime location on Mell St. 2BR/1BA, $720/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.

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.

8BR house & cottage avail. in hear t of 5 Pts. 1393 S. Milledge Ave. Convenient location, walk to campus.

C. Hamilton & Assoc. (706) 613-9001. www.athens-garental.com.

Cedar Creek: 4BR/2BA, lg. fenced yd., $950/mo. 5 Pts.: O ff B a x t e r S t . , 4 B R / 2 B A , $ 1 2 0 0 / m o . C a l l M c Wa t e r s Realty, (706) 353-2700, (706) 540-1529.

Cute 2BR/1BA cottage near UGA. Front porch, CHAC, stove & fridge. $800/mo.

Avail. now. 227 Hillside. Less than 7/10 mi. to Sanford. Call (706) 354-1276 or (706) 5407812.

Deluxe 1BR on Oglethorpe, HWflrs., separate LR & study w/ built-ins & FP, laundr y room, full kitchen, lg. BR & BA, covered porch, $710/ mo. v a l e r i o p ro p e r t i e s . com for more details. (706) 546-6900.

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

Great intown house on G l e n h a v e n Av e . 1 B R / 1 B A w/ lg. bonus room. HWflrs., C H A C , W / D , D W, t o t a l electric, fenced yd., nice front porch, pets OK. $500/mo. Avail. 8/1. Call/ text (706) 255-2552. www. offcampusrealty.com.

Home for rent. 640 Tallassee Rd. Located in private setting. This isolated 2BR/1BA has fireplace, CHAC, W/D conn., nice front porch. $635/mo. w/ dep. on 1 yr. lease. Call Bill at Thornton Realty, (706) 353-7700.

I heart Flagpole Classifieds!

Live in high style n e x t t o D w n t n . ! Wa l k to class/restaurants/ river trails. 4BR/4BA, W / D , D W, i n - h o u s e stereo system, huge bedrooms, walk-in closets & huge decks! (706) 3630637.

Multiple in-town properties for rent. 2 & 3BR, $475–900/ mo. Pets OK, fenced-in yds., CHAC, W/D conn. Avail. now!

Call David, (706) 255-2552.

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.

P re - l e a s i n g f o r F a l l . 1 , 2 & 3BR houses. Close to campus & Dwntn. Call (706) 255-0066.

Ride your bike! Sell your auto w/ Flagpole Classifieds. Now w/ online pics! Go to w w w. f l a g p o l e . c o m today!

Student special! Near bus line. 4BR/2BA, ample parking, fenced yd. w/ storage bldg., $950/mo. + $950 dep. Call Rose, (706) 255-0472, Prudential Blanton Properties.

Houses for Sale 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) 2962941.

Charming, 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.

Manufactured home.

3BR/2BA. 5 miles to UGA. Owner financing. Call (706) 543-4883 or (706) 201-8051.

This amazing house built in 2005 is close to Dwntn. in a quiet n’hood. 3BRs & 2 full BAs w/ detached workshop.

Fenced-in yd. $159,900. Call (678) 596-9427.

Very nice trailer, only $14,000.

Community in Athens w/ 2 pools & security on site.

2BR/2BA. Call Kari at (912) 409-4746 for more info.

Parking & Storage UGA parking spaces.

Across the street from campus, law & library. $25/mo. 6 mo. minimum.

Contact Susan, (706) 3544261.

Pre-Leasing 2BR/2BA on College Station. Huge apt., FP, deck, lots of closets, DW, W/D, CHAC. Avail.

8 / 1 . P re – l e a s i n g . P e t s OK. $575/mo. (706) 3692908.

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) 3692908.

Shoal Creek: 1 & 2BRs, $ 5 7 5 t o $ 6 7 5 . W / D , D W, i c e - m a k e r, p o o l . w w w . joinermanagement.com, text “shoalcreek” to 41513, or call Joiner Management, (706) 850-7727. ➤ continued on next page

Live ln-Town with Parking and Amenities

3 Blocks to Campus & Downtown Studios, 1, 2, 3, 4 BR Leasing Now! Retail Space Available

909 E. Broad Street, Athens, GA

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Students welcome. 1st mo. rent free! Nor th Ave. 5BR/4BA. 4 car garage, 5 min. walk to Dwntn., on bus line. All appls. HWflrs. $400/BR. Call Lynette, (706) 202-4648.

Students welcome.

1st mo. rent free! Corner of Madison Heights/North Ave. 4BR/4BA. HW/tile flrs. All appls. 5 min. walk to Dwntn., on busline. $400/BR + one mo.’s rent dep. Lynette, (706) 202-4648.

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) 3630803.

JUNE 15

The BacUps (Classic Rock)

JUNE 22

Rick Fowler Band (Acoustic Originals)

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

DON’T FORGET

DAD

ON HIS SPECIAL DAY!

FART JOKES!

COOL GRILLIN’ STUFF

$275/mo. + 1/2 utils. Annes Ct. in 5 Pts., .3 mi. to UGA bus stop. 2BR/1BA duplex unit.

Furnished LR & kitchen. 1 yr. lease. N/S. Nice & quiet area.

Contact camren89@uga.edu.

Junkman’s Daughter’s Brother

458 E. Clayton St. • 706•543•4454 • Mon-Sat 11-7pm • Sun closed MUSIC • ART • FILM • KIDS DOWNTOWN ATHens, GA

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NEEDS YOU!

...for setup, takedown, KidsFest, merchandising, wristband sales, waste management, volunteer management, hospitality and other projects!

To sign up or for more information about volunteering for AthFest June 24-26, 2011, please visit our website at

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the HandsOn Northeast Georgia website at

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302 Oak Bend Dr. Bongos annual yard & art sale. Sat. 6/18, 8 am–3 pm & Sun. 6 / 1 9 , 1 0 a m – 2 p m . w w w. peterloose.com.

4 family garage sale.

Fur niture, W/D, 2 acoustic & 2 electric guitars, kitchenware, DVDs, CDs, books, magazines, woodworking tools, art, antiques, TV, DVD player, loveseat, leather seat, recliner, bed, dresser. June 18th & 19th, 8 a.m.–1 p.m.

171 Pinecrest Terrace (Forest Heights subdivision).

Music Announcements Looking for bands to play at Kabana, a restaurant at 211 Tallassee Rd. For more info call Tamika, (706) 850-7711 or (706) 461-2207.

Equipment

$375/mo. to share nice 2BR/2.5BA townhouse w/ M Ph.D. student in Appleby Mews. 1 mi. from UGA. Pool & laundry facilities. Excellent condition. More info at www.

AthensApt.com. (678) 8874599.

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

Call (706) 227-1515 or come

by Nuçi’s Space, 396 Oconee St.

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.

Athens School of Music.

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

F ro m b e g i n n e r t o e x p e r t .

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

For Sale Furniture All new pillow-top mattress set from $139. Sofa & love-seat, $549. 5-pc. bedroom set, $399.

Pub table w/ chairs, $350. (706) 612-8004.

Miscellaneous

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Bidders Buy Auction. New & used items, collectables, & antiques. Auctions every Fri. & Sat. 1459 Hargrove Lake Rd. in Winterville. Visit www. biddersbuyauctions.com or call (706) 742-2205 for more info.

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It would be hard for most of the politicians at Faith and Freedom 2011 to hold Reed in contempt for dressing up his own narrow priorities in Christian language, however—that’s also what they were there to do. For two days, speakers gamely tried to paint Republican policy priorities and Biblical principles as inextricably linked.

Paul Ryan, for example, defended his Medicare-killing budget and small-government ethos by explaining that “our rights are not given to us from government—our rights are ours naturally, given by God.” Ken Blackwell, the former Ohio Secretary of State and failed 2006 Senate candidate, told a Friday afternoon breakout session that “religious liberty, economic freedom and political freedom are inextricably linked. Their common enemy is bloated, intrusive, big government…

When you begin to let moral relativism bleed into the marketplace, bleed into the public square and become controlling, government replaces God.” Blackwell, a board member of the corporate-funded Club for Growth, was there to promote his balanced budget proposal that would cap federal spending as a fixed percentage of GDP and prohibit any federal tax increase unless two-thirds of both the House and Senate agreed.

The real purpose of Faith and Freedom 2011 was defeating President Obama in 2012—”one-term president” was possibly the most-issued phrase from the podium.

Everything else, including matters of faith, was incidental. This point was driven home by a handful of liberal clergy who gathered for a small press conference Friday afternoon in a restaurant near the hotel. “I know Ralph Reed,” said Jim Wallis, head of Sojourners, a progressive Christian group. “I know Ralph Reed as a political operative. A political operative of the Republican Party. That’s what that is over there—that is a political gathering of a political party.”

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Ralph Reed’s exile from the power structure of Washington is officially over. Damaged badly in the Abramoff lobbying scandal in 2005, Reed flexed his rehabilitated political muscle last weekend as his new Christian Right group—the Faith and Freedom Coalition—held a gathering at a downtown Washington hotel that attracted almost every bright light in the Republican Party.

Attendees paid $110 to see a stunning lineup of conservative political elite, plus a fancy Gala dinner on the final night. Those considered to be presidential material came to woo the crowd: Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Jon Huntsman, Michele Bachmann, Haley Barbour, Rick Santorum, Herman Cain, Ron Paul and even Donald Trump. Heavyweights in Congress appeared as well—House Speaker John Boehner, Majority Leader Eric Cantor, budget guru Paul Ryan, head of the National Republican Campaign Committee Rep. Pete Sessions, along with a litany of lower-ranking members.

The head of the Republican National Committee, Reince Priebus, delivered a long speech. Strategists like Grover Norquist, Dick Morris, Frank Luntz and the leaders of several national Tea Party organizations made appearances.

Powerful Christian Right leaders also enjoyed prominent speaking slots: Gary Bauer of American Values, the Family Research Council’s Tony Perkins, Dr. Richard Land, president of the Ethics & Liberty Coalition, and David Brody of the Christian Broadcasting network all showed up.

In short, almost every appendage of the Republican political body was present.

It was an enormous coup for Reed, officially announcing his return to the political forefront—something many thought impossible. They were not sufficiently cynical about Washington’s short memory.

Things got rough for Reed in 2005, when investigators revealed his involvement in Jack Abramoff’s massive illegal lobbying racket.

Up until then, Reed had been an essential player in Republican politics. As the head of the Christian Coalition, he graced the cover of Time magazine in May 1995 under the headline “The Right Hand of God.” He went on to advise the 2000 Bush-Cheney campaign and served as the southeast director for the 2004 effort.

When the Abramoff scandal exploded, however, emails revealed that Reed had taken millions from the disgraced lobbyist and used the money to mobilize Christian voters in Alabama against Indian casinos and state lotteries that were competing with Abramoff’s other Indian clients. Aside from potential illegality, the episode seemed to permanently damage Reed’s basic credibility—Christian Coalition faithful weren’t being mobilized to protect the word of God, but were being exploited in service of Reed’s petty greed.

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