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You may recall that Doug McKillip, after winning re-election to the Georgia House of Representatives as a Democrat, abruptly switched to the Republican Party, just after being elected to a leadership position by the House Democrats. The Republicans in the Legislature rewarded McKillip by carving out a new district for him that jettisons some of the Democratic area of his old district and pulls in enough turf from Oconee, Barrow and Jackson counties to create a supposedly safe Republican district. Of course, this new district has nothing to do with commonality of interests or the integrity of political boundaries. Doug’s little district is a miniature Frankenstein of stitched-together parts that only a mad (political) scientist could love. Word is that Athens-Clarke Republicans don’t trust Doug and that Republicans in Oconee, Barrow and Jackson are angry at being carved up to accommodate the slick Athens lawyer who newly holds himself out to be one of them.

McKillip’s strategy rests on the probably correct assumption that a year from now the average voters won’t remember or care how their state representative district was created.

They’ll just get lots of campaign literature from that cute, towheaded Representative who vows to represent them well in the Legislature, where he holds impressive committee assignments and is a favorite of the Speaker. Doug will be the “incumbent,” in the sense that he’ll already be a Representative, while anybody running against him won’t have kind of clout.

Bipartisanship. thatNow, you know that local Who knew?

Democrats will want to take revenge on Republican Representative Doug McKillip. To do so, they will have to come up with a candidate who can appeal to voters in Oconee, Barrow and Jackson while turning out the Athens Democrats still left in Doug’s district.

Meanwhile, local Republicans and those in the other counties will have to make the decision whether to challenge McKillip in the primary, and they’ll have to agree on a candidate acceptable to Republicans in all four counties.

McKillip will have plenty of money to run against whatever candidates come out against him, and the more the merrier to split the vote. Money loves an incumbent and flows into his pocket without his even having to ask. Every big interest in the state that can profit from a favorable climate in Atlanta already has Doug in its budget.

At this point, Doug looks to be unbeatable. He has pulled off the perfect crime, confident that his powerful friends in Atlanta will look out for him on that end and that the bothersome formality of voting on this end will be eased by lack of attention and plenty of money.

So emboldened is Doug at having got away with it that he’s showing off. To impress his new best friends, Doug has taken it upon himself to redistrict Athens-Clarke County to make it more fair and balanced for Republicans. As of this writing, his plan is not public, but he has said that he might even eliminate our superdistricts while making the town safe for Republicans. Thus can our new overlord invoke the power of the Legislature to override local control and rewrite our charter. There is some slight confusion, because our mayor has already appointed a committee to effect redistricting, but that committee appears headed for a confused result that will practically cry out for somebody like Doug to resolve the problems.

Add in a mayor who stands to gain if Doug does away with the supercommissioners who are her chief opponents and a daily newspaper absorbed with slashing the editors who could give it direction and coherence, and the gate to the Classic City is left ajar for McKillip to ride in and take control.

Oddly enough, bipartisanship is the only hope for both Democrats and Republicans. Both should work together to support a Republican candidate against McKillip in the Republican primary, with Democrats crossing over to vote for the strongest candidate against McKillip.

It’s a longshot, but the place to stop McKillip is the 2012 Republican primary, and it will take a bipartisan effort. Both Republicans and Democrats in all four counties have a strong incentive to get together and make it work, overriding party and sectional differences. If they can somehow knock Doug off in the primary, then all can go back to voting for their own party candidates in the general election and for once feel okay no matter who wins. Bipartisanship. Who knew?

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That will presumably have been done by the time this sees print, and none too soon: at the EDF’s Aug. 10 board meeting, members expressed an urgency that the hire be made immediately to prepare information to aid the mayor and commission in their decision on whether to allocate $100,000 in county funds for a site due diligence study. The M&C want that information in time to vote on the allocation at their Oct. 4 meeting, which means they need access to it before the tentative agenda is prepared around mid-September.

As of Aug. 10—two weeks ago—that would have allowed about five weeks, which seemed at the time like rushing it.

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this point I’m more concerned with what the majority of the local [legislative] delegation believes is fair, sensible, constitutional and complies with the Voting Rights Act.” These sound like “options” that could be pretty tough to decline.

Look—Doug McKillip is a guy who, months after shedding his previous identity as the progressive chairman of the House minority caucus, now tosses around phrases like “liberal media” and “Democrat party”—so, it ought to be obvious what to make of his pretensions to sincerity and altruism. Should we even believe him when he says there are no personal motives behind his getting involved in local redistricting? Not when his “consultant” Robert “Bo” Mabry, on the very day McKillip said he and Mabry would be meeting at the

Dept. of Politically Motivated Distractions from the Actual Business of Government: The intrepid Rep. Doug McKillip was on the move again last week, beginning with his appearance at an Aug. 14 town hall meeting on redistricting, where he said the Unused property on Oconee Street between downtown and the North Oconee—which idea that he has would be developed as part of a proposed river district—faces the renovated “an agenda” other Hodgson Oil Building, at the current edge of UGA’s campus. than to give ACC voters “options” that include new commission district state reapportionment office to begin drawmaps that would increase the chances of ing their map of the ACC commission districts, Republicans being elected “couldn’t be further posted the following on Facebook: “I would from the truth.” In fact, “options” has been be willing to bet that if Mike Hamby were McKillip’s mantra of late when it comes to to resign, there would no longer be the local redistricting—one he repeated during an need for such drastic actions…” impromptu appearance on Tim Bryant’s WGAU Wait! We thought the only actions McKillip radio talk show. was interested in were fair, sensible and With Mayor Nancy Denson sitting in the constitutional! Surely nothing “drastic” is guest’s chair, McKillip called in to protest being considered, especially nothing that what he called “certain media outlets’” could be avoided simply by the resignation attempts to “vilify” him for planning to of one commissioner! It’s worth wondering use his legislative position to redraw the ACC how such pronouncements by the guy McKillip commission map himself—a process that’s has personally selected to oversee his own traditionally (that is, always) supervised by redistricting proposal for ACC will strike Bill local governments and rubber-stamped by the Cowsert, Frank Ginn and Chuck Williams—the Georgia General Assembly. “I’m just bringrest of the local Republican delegation, who ing forth additional options!” he insisted. will be asked to hang their names on anything When Denson said it was her impression he McKillip wants to submit in Atlanta. had expressed a willingness to submit those Prominent Republicans in the areas options to the legislature against the local affected by the new, four-county House government’s wishes, McKillip indignantly district McKillip had drawn to help ensure replied, “I’d like to know from whom you got his reelection after switching parties have that impression, and why you believed them.” expressed degrees of displeasure with their Well, Doug, the Dope admits it’s possible new situation ranging from annoyance to outshe got it from this media outlet, and would rage, and a primary challenge in 2012—from suggest she believed it because you said a motivated Republican other Republicans it. In a July 22 phone interview: “I’m gonna can trust—seems likely. McKillip is already make sure the 40 percent of Republicans… in running awfully low on people who believe a Clarke County have their voices heard.” And single word that comes out of his mouth. How in a text message two days later, responding long will it be before his reckless adventures to a question about eliminating superdistricts in Athens’ local politics begin to test his fragwithout the local government’s approval: “I’m ile credibility with his new party? certainly looking forward to [the mayor and commission’s] input and suggestions, but at Dave Marr news@flagpole.com

city pages Report Cites Scattered Approach to Marketing A new study of Athens-Clarke County’s economic development efforts says what others have also been saying: that the county is weak in its efforts to attract new jobs. The report by Janus Economics—paid for by Georgia Power, which has sponsored similar “community assesments” in other places—comes on the heels of pressure from ACC commissioners for clearer planning and accountability by the Economic Development Foundation (a partnership of the county government, the University of Georgia and the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce to draw new businesses).

“Athens-Clarke County has tremendous economic development potential and assets to build on,” the study says, including “an exceptional quality of ‘place,’ a relatively strong economic base,” proximity to Atlanta, and UGA’s “turning out thousands of educated workers annually and helping nurture new companies.” But the county’s marketing efforts to industry prospects are “diffuse and often confusing,” say the Janus consultants, two of whom, visiting Athens for a couple of days as an industrial prospect might, “toured the area and conducted confidential interviews and focus groups with elected officials, business owners, city/county employees and other stakeholders.”

Their conclusion: Athens has evolved no “shared vision” of its economic future. “From the interviews there appear to be significant differences of opinion on what economic development should actually be in the community—recruiting ‘industrial’ companies or retail stores? Creating jobs or helping the homeless?” Such disagreements don’t doom development efforts, the report says—”there are many examples of people with different viewpoints in a community forging a common vision”—but all community stakeholders need to be involved.

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“Athens-Clarke County can continue with the status quo and let growth happen when and where it does,” the report says, “or it can chart and pursue its own destiny… and raise incomes for all citizens.”

And not for the first time, ACC’s development regulations were criticized as too-stringent or time-consuming. “Many interviewees cited delays… and onerous regulations for industrial customers as significant barriers to expansion of existing companies and recruitment of new businesses.” The report suggests that EDF should become “more of an internal business advocacy office,” but acknowledges the foundation is not currently staffed for additional activities. ACC could also hire an “ombudsman” to represent applicants during the permitting process, it suggested.

“We do have more levels of protection” than many places, ACC Planning Director Brad Griffin says, but “I wouldn’t say that six to 12 months is normal” to get plans approved, as the report suggests. ACC did once have an ombudsman, says Griffin; hiring one was also recommended by ACC’s Charter Overview Commission, and “I think it could certainly work,” he says.

In addition, the report suggests: • “The EDF should work with existing industry to recruit [new industry]… Use the success stories of these companies to sell the area.” Industries judged to be “a good match” include biomed, equipment manufacture, auto and aerospace parts manufacture, and management and environmental consulting and financial management services.

• The EDF should seek private funding, not just government funding (ACC commissioners recently asked EDF to do just that). “Strong public/private cooperation and leadership… provides stability and continuity while inspiring investor confidence… The community has done this and redone this over the years and must develop a timeline and move forward.”

• The EDF’s role is “split down the middle” with the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce (which works to support existing businesses), and so “there is no clear ‘point group’ or main

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voice for economic development in AthensClarke county.” (Chamber President “Doc” Eldridge has resisted efforts of the EDF board to formalize the Chamber’s role.) In addition, “there is no significant effort to collectively market Athens-Clarke County and surrounding counties as an integrated region,” although Clarke is the state’s smallest county.

• The EDF’s website “has a government feel and does not speak to target audiences.” It lacks testimonials, logos of existing companies, social media or maps for sites and buildings listed. (The EDF has just hired a local company to design a new website.)

• The Athena Industrial Park off Olympic Drive has utilities and rail access, but “lacks an impressive entrance” and “feel” of a business park, “which could deter some prospects.” The privately-owned Orkin tract “is a premier large site in a metro area, but there are issues regarding price and preferences

regarding tenants that have contributed to the site remaining vacant for many years.” ACC’s inventory of available buildings is limited; the more modern buildings offer limited space.

• “Close integration of visitors and conventions programs with economic development programs is a proven job creation strategy,” but EDF lacks staff for such an effort. The EDF should also partner with the Athens Downtown Development Authority on a downtown retail study to determine what businesses could succeed.

• Despite its “strong industrial base” that ranges from food processors to plastics and pharmaceuticals, “many consider the area as just a college town.” But Athens’ “vibrant downtown and lifestyle, appealing to UGA alumni and young professionals” is an advantage in attracting new employers.

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When legislators redraw the boundaries of election districts, they not only reshape the state’s political landscape, they close out chapters in Georgia’s history. One bit of political history involves the 14th District of the Senate, which covers a large area of Southwest Georgia centered around Americus and Sumter County. That district has been a part of the legislative map since the modern-day Senate was established in 1962 with the end of the county unit system.

Jimmy Carter first became a political player in the 1960s by winning two elections in the 14th District. The rural district has been represented by just four different senators over the past 50 years.

The historic 14th District will be eliminated under the new Senate plan, however. Because of population losses in South Georgia, the counties making up the 14th will be divided among three surrounding districts.

Sen. George Hooks (D-Americus), who has held the seat for the past 22 years, will have to run against another Democrat, Sen. Freddie Powell Sims of Albany, or retire from the Legislature.

That’s what happens in every redistricting. Areas with population losses or stagnant population growth lose seats in the House and Senate, while areas with a growing population add those seats.

Hooks is not the only lawmaker to see his old district disappear. There are four House districts south of the gnat line where two incumbents will be paired against each other—which means that at least one incumbent will be eliminated in each district.

Like migratory birds heading north, those districts are winging their way to Metro Atlanta, where they will become open seats in areas where population growth has been strongest. The 14th Senate District has been configured as a new district that incorporates parts of Bartow and Cherokee counties. Sen.

Barry Loudermilk (R-Cassville) is expected to move into that new district.

The new map for the House of Representatives includes six open seats in Republican-leaning areas. There are two new House districts in Gwinnett County and one new seat in each of these suburban counties: Forsyth, Douglas, Cherokee and Henry.

Most of the areas where the population loss has been heaviest are currently represented by Democratic legislators, which has made it easier for the Republican leadership to draw maps that eliminate Democratic districts. In six of the redrawn House districts, two Democratic incumbents are paired against each other. That means at least six of these incumbents will not be returning to the General Assembly after the 2012 elections.

It is highly possible that five of the Democratic incumbents who will be forced out of office are white women, a development that prompted Democrats to accuse Republicans of attempting to make Georgia a more racially polarized state. Republicans say they are only drawing the lines to reflect the population shifts recorded in the 2010 census.

The relative truthfulness of those opposing arguments will be decided at some future point by a federal court judge, because the Democratic minority will file a lawsuit challenging the boundaries of the new districts drawn by Republicans.

Republicans did the same thing after the 2001 redistricting session and persuaded a panel of federal judges to throw out the maps drawn by the Democrats, who then held majority control of the Legislature.

“This process is far from over,” Hooks said. “There will be other options to look at.

I have never seen a redistricting plan passed in the final form in which it was originally introduced.”

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athens rising What’s Up in New Development I recently trotted out my copy of Athens, GA: Inside/Out for a friend who was uninitiated into the finer points of Athens music history (Look—Michael Stipe… had hair!).

There was one quote packed in there that really caught my ear, though, and I think it really sets up the ethic that has defined the community’s sense of place for the last 30 years or so.

Michael Lachowski of Pylon, in explaining his band’s approach to music, said “…Our biggest priority when we got into the band is that we were gonna be making more art, and it was just gonna be using instruments.” Could Athens’ eclectic sense of place be rooted in a similar mindset?

Jim Herbert talked about how “People are not thinking about taking it to New York… but the sense of the practice of doing it— but the dignity of the making and the fun of the making.” Suppose that it’s the sense of craft—of process inherent in making art—that is integral to our sense of place. We could view this form of placemaking and communitybuilding as an environmental art, with boards and bricks and sheet metal rather than instruments or oil paints.

R.E.M. certainly deserves credit for the effect its members have had in the Prince Avenue area, preserving a number of landmarks, like the building that houses Daily Co-op, among many others. Their unique preservation ethic and aesthetic has had a dramatic effect on the community, even if

they’ve shied away from structures that they were more directly associated with, like the Murmur Trestle.

Then, there are the art studios in old warehouses around town and farther out, communities like the Chase Street Warehouses that are defined more by the varied aesthetics of studio occupants, expressed in their restoration of individual components of the complex.

There’s also that back-to-the-land aftershock that has sent a steady steam of artists and musicians out into the countryside, most fully realized in projects like the Orange Twin Conservation Community.

Perhaps the root of our troubles is that our approaches to planning stem from this ethic.

It’s not so much that we aren’t planners, but that we’ve got the minds of craftsmen, and the big picture will only emerge from engagement in the process. The idea of a downtown master plan is a perpetual “wouldn’t it be nice,” but no one in the position to do anything about it seems intent on doing anything about it. The prevailing position seems to be that, as handy as that would be, the only way to get it done would be to hand it over to someone from out of town, and pay money we don’t have.

Perhaps if we turn back to that sense of craft, of manually shaping our environment, we might find a way forward. Rather than viewing something like a master plan as an out-of-town job for which we must pay hundreds of thousands of dollars, if we overcame

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Could the ethic underlying artists’ studios (like these in a warehouse off Barrow Street) and other creative environments inspire community-driven and enacted planning and visioning? [photo: Kevan Williams] our own unwillingness to put pen to paper, we might find we have all the necessary ideas and skills here already.

There’s been a lot more looking at the University of Georgia as an asset as we’ve been grappling with the River District. Are there other assets there that could be employed in a cost-saving manner, like the College of Environment and Design or the Fanning Institute? A volunteer-driven effort, coordinated by a combination of municipal and university resources, could be a much more affordable way to generate a usable plan.

The only other issue is how to give these ideas, once generated, a living, breathing relevance in our community, rather than putting them on a shelf. Some Athens Economic Development Foundation board members recently dusted off a forgotten economic development plan from May 1999 (The EDF

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We already know that there are strengths and talents here; it’s just a matter of taking a familiar way of working and applying it to a new challenge.

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An Even Trade Bartering, Swapping and Giving Stuff Away in Athens

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According to the federal tax code, organizations like time banks are not “barter exchanges” and do not have to report transactions. Yet, when someone participates in a true barter— a trade of goods or services from one person to another—the IRS can make an effort to enforce the tax code. That’s because you’re supposed to report the fair market value of bartered property or services as income on your federal taxes.

“Trades are circular, not back-and-forth,” explains Time Bank founder Willow Meyer. “You very rarely give something to and get something from the same person.”

While Moon’s Facebook group is closed to complete strangers, anyone can apply to be a part of the Time Bank. Meyer goes over all applications—which include personal references—to keep the group organized and to offer guidance to members. Since it started about a year ago, it’s grown to more than 200 members, providing 100–200 service hours a week.

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ou don’t have to break the bank to redecorate a room, take some sewing lessons or even get a new TV. The most it may cost you is a few hours of your time or a trip in your car. Sometimes, you can even score something you need for free.

That’s because there are now a handful of Internet-based groups dedicated to providing the Athens community a way to trade goods or services, swap unwanted (but perfectly good) stuff, or even just give away what might otherwise end up in a landfill. Along with the Really Really Free Market, an event organized by the local chapter of Food Not Bombs, the Athens Freecycle group provides an online forum to give away things you no longer have a use for.

If you prefer both to give and receive, there are web-based groups that let you do that, too. Athens Time Bank lets members “bank” hours they’ve spent helping someone or providing a service, and then they can “spend” their hours using other members’ services. The Facebook site Athens, GA Local Swap is populated by friends of friends and offers a forum for members to post pictures of their tradable items and post “wish lists.”

Then, others can match up their own unwanted items with requests from others—and get something they want in return.

There are other, scattered Yahoo groups and Facebook sites that serve similar purposes.

The bottom line, though, is that whether you’re trading for something else or simply keeping an unwanted item out of the dump, it’s all contributing to a micro-economy that doesn’t deal in currency, yet contributes to the community in other ways, organizers say.

helping the community. “The Time Bank provides an avenue to actively do something good for someone else, which enables positive changes in both giving and receiving,” she says. “The time commitment is what I put into it, so if I have a busy schedule and can’t help, it is OK because I know others will come forward so that things can be accomplished… The flexibility helps me stay committed to the bank without feeling overwhelmed.”

Wagman organized a childcare project with the Athens Area Homeless Shelter through the Time Bank, and says she was overwhelmed by the response. Some of those who contributed “were out of their comfort zone, and I cheered for the genuine effort they showed,” she says, adding that projects she’s worked on for other Time Bank members have similarly placed her in unfamiliar settings. “I loved helping on a small farm, animal-sitting for a grad student while he traveled home. I am completely capable of doing what he needed but, at the same time, I wouldn’t be able to do more elaborate farm chores—I have no idea how to tell if a goat has a fever.”

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he philosophy of the Athens Freecycle group goes beyond bartering: rather than trade for something in return, members simply give their items away.

Athens Freecycle is a moderated Yahoo group that requests potential members apply by writing a few sentences on why they want to join (thus, eliminating spammers). McCain says the group has about 2,700 members who offer up anything: TVs, microwaves, construction leftovers and even, occasionally, animals.

“Most of the time, it’s people thens resident Julie Moon asking for something they might started the Athens, GA need, like a microwave, old Local Swap page after doors—people ask for everyJanet Geddis (from right), Willow Meyer and Vanessa Lawrence work on cleaning up the new space for Geddis’ Avid Bookshop. All are members hearing her friends say they thing,” says McCain. “There’s no of the Athens Time Bank, founded by Meyer, which is coordinating work days to ready the shop for its opening. envied her for being able to limit to what you can ask for; resell unwanted household items. As a professional organizer, Meyer says a planned upgrade to the Time Bank software in people have something they don’t need and see somebody who she wanted to help others find new purposes for things, and a coming months will change how members offer their services, needs it, and they think, ‘Why not give it to them?’”

Facebook group allowed her to do that. giving them the opportunity to provide certificates for a cerNo money can be exchanged and advertising is not allowed “The idea was basically, make it really simple: Take a picture tain number of hours for a certain service. The purpose, she (no offers to trade goods for services). Yard sales may be of what you have, put it out there for the world, and not have says, is to avoid members thinking they can’t redeem particular posted, with one caveat: the sale must include a table of free to go through Craigslist, where you don’t necessarily know who services they may regard as premium—when all they did to items, clearly marked. “It’s not for people to make a profit you’re interacting with,” she says. New members of the group earn their Time Bank hours was some gardening or childcare. off of; it’s to keep a usable item out of the landfill,” McCain are added by mutual friends, creating an informal vetting pro“Money creates distance,” says Meyer, “so often, people will explains. cess. Traded items include watches, baseball tickets, rugs and a think, ‘I want that, but I shouldn’t ask for that because it feels While the Freecycle group might seem like a giant, free yard cherry armoire. If you like it, find something in your house to like I’m just asking’ …Athens has strong bartering relationsale—on a computer screen—the group hasn’t yet organized a swap for it and it’s yours. ships, but …[people are] used to thinking of trades as a value, single, large giveaway event. But another Athens group, Food “I swapped a lady yesterday for some pillow inserts,” Moon and that’s something that’s different about the Time Bank: Not Bombs, is planning its next Really Really Free Market for says. “Who asks, ‘Who has pillow inserts?’ But she had them. everything is universal. The things that are expensive in the sometime in September (search “Athens Food Not Bombs” on And I had this little lamp, and she totally wanted it.” cash economy are all equal in the Time Bank.”

Facebook for updates). The event simply designates a time for people to show up with anything they would like to give ut, if you think you’ve downsized so much that you have athy McCain, who moderates the Athens Freecycle listaway—and then the free shopping starts. no more things to swap, there’s always your time. At serv, says groups that barter and give items away work “People can bring cold-weather clothes before it gets least, that’s the idea behind Athens Time Bank (www. in Athens because it is a small town. Despite the surge too cold,” says Katie Austin, a second-year student at the athenstimebank.com), an online community of people offering of students every fall, there are plenty of people who have University of Georgia who helps cook with the group at its up their skills and paid in credits for others’ time. Offers may been in town for decades, and they are willing to share with weekly food giveaways. The Really Really Free Market, she says, be language or music lessons, child care, professional services other residents. is part of the group’s overall mission of finding alternatives to such as haircuts or accounting, or even help feeding the ani“I know there are newcomers here, but there are a lot of a consumer-driven culture. mals on a farm while the owner is away. people who have been here for years,” McCain says. “We’re not “Capitalism becomes really destructive in the way we econoIn the Time Bank, one hour spent doing something for that small, but there are small sections of the town where peomize our life, and sometimes you have to choose between food someone else—whether it’s an hour of babysitting or an hour ple have known each other for years… I think, being a smaller and clothes. And it shouldn’t be that way,” Austin says. “So, of accounting services—is equal to an hour of time in the town, you’re more trusting. And, I’d rather have the barter sysit’s just coming up with a new way of exchange.” “bank.” Yet unlike a bank holding your checking account, Time tem back—if people use it correctly, it works out well.”

It’s a way of helping people out, she says. And if you find Bank members can run a deficit when requesting services; it’s There also is a subculture in Athens that highly values a new home for an old coat or a pair of boots in the process, about keeping time moving from one member to another. And human connections and enriching the community, adds Donna even better. while it’s not a marketplace for “stuff,” there is a specific benWagman, a Time Bank member. Joining the Time Bank gave her efit to trading time in this way: it’s non-taxable. a chance to help her neighbors and feel like she was actively Kristen Morales

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grub notes Jam Session Localism: The Local Jam (1650 S. Lumpkin St.) had a very quiet opening this summer, sleepily setting up shop in the space occupied for years by Five Points Deli. As compared to the equally locally oriented Heirloom Cafe and Fresh Market (review to come in the next column), it did little in the way of marketing, even through social media. Its location is in the middle of a bustling area with plenty of pedestrian and vehicular traffic, which means a banner announcing you’re open is nearly all you need.

The restaurant is a project of Irina Cochran, of Terrapin Brewery, and Drew French, of Your Pie, and it has the laid-back charm of both those better-known businesses. It also draws more specifically on them. One flavor of macaroni and cheese skillet is known as “The Nat,” just like the pizza at Your Pie, and involves the same ingredients: mozzarella, sun-dried tomatoes, chicken, pesto, feta, etc. Many of the breads come from Alfredo’s Organic Breads and incorporate Terrapin products.

The Local Jam is a deli of sorts, which mostly means that it serves breakfast and lunch, but not dinner, and will make you a sandwich from the meats and cheeses in its case. Breakfast runs all day and outranks lunch. The Jamrrito, for example, is a delicious monster filled with black bean chili, eggs, Cheddar and grits, then topped with sour cream and jalapeno jam; if you must have meat, add sausage, chicken or corned beef.

Macaroni and cheese is a staple, available in many combinations, but I like the mac and eggs best. It comes in a skillet with mushrooms and yet more cheese, to which you can add bacon, sausage or tofu for a bit more. The chicken and waffle sammy sounds like it would be wonderful (rosemary chicken, goat cheese, hot pepper jam and honey, served between buttermilk waffles), but the execution falls short. The chicken is dry, the cheese scant, and the seasoning absent. If the kitchen can keep working on it, though, the idea is worth the effort.

The restaurant is not terrifically ambitious in its aims, …sliced corned beef, but this relaxed attitude plus sauerkraut… means it has a sandwich (Preston’s Sammy) in the kids’ section of the menu that consists of ham, cheese and Doritos. At a mere $3, you can pair it with a side of macaroni and cheese or perhaps a chicken pot pie for another $2 and still get a great deal. The Reuben comes in two versions, a $17 open-faced one that consists of two pounds of sliced corned beef, plus sauerkraut, Russian dressing and Swiss cheese, and a more manageable non-competitive-eating-sized one. It, too, could use a little tinkering, but the ingredients are solid.

The atmosphere is chill and pleasant, with lovely light entering the two large rooms, attractive art on the walls and a friendly, eager-to-please staff. The Local Jam is open for breakfast from 7 a.m. every day and lunch until 4 p.m., does not serve alcohol but does offer a build-your-own-Bloody-Mary bar (BYO vodka), and takes credit cards.

Farther Afield: Normally, “never trust a BBQ restaurant with a jukebox” is on my list of rules—it implies a concern with entertaining the customers that tends to mean less focus on the food—but Big Al’s BBQ Pit (1916 Railroad St., downtown Statham) is an exception. The interior, which owner Alan Calhoun renovated from a former meat-and-three, looks squeaky clean, and you’re not exactly hit in the face with smoke when you walk in, but damn if the cue isn’t really tasty.

The pork is pulled, not chopped, with a lovely pink color from the smoke, and although I find the sauce too sweet and would prefer it on the side, the combination works. The stew is heavy and sweet, and the baked beans are on the sugary side, too, but they also taste like bacon, which is a point in their favor.

Best of all, and possibly worth the drive, are the ribs. The only place in town that can match them is Butt Hutt Bar-B-Q. The meat is tender and naturally smoky, and it pulls off the bone gorgeously without going so far as to be half-dissolved.

Big Al’s is open Thursday through Saturday for lunch and dinner, takes credit cards and brews super-tasty iced tea. It also posts regular specials on its Facebook page and has been making smoked chicken wings of late.

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Kicking off “Perspectives’” series of events will be an Opening Gala Reception and Preview Sale on Aug. 26, from 6–9 p.m. A $5 entry fee will grant you first dibs on an extensive selection of handmade, functional pieces, as well as an opportunity to meet this year’s participating potters while enjoying complimentary refreshments and live music by The Georgia Mudcats, appropriately performing Appalachian string-band music and traditional songs from all over the South.

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Every Saturday from 1–4 p.m. during “Perspectives’” tenure at OCAF, an experienced potter will give free demonstrations on wheel-throwing and hand-building techniques in the Rocket Hall Courtyard. This year’s lineup includes Annette Gates (Aug. 27), Ted Saupe (Sept. 3), Jorie Berman and Rob Sutherland (Sept. 10), all of whom will gladly answer questions and give tips on developing and refining techniques.

Anyone with a strong interest in learning directly from a master potter is invited to participate in a workshop on Peruvian hand and feet-building, being held Aug. 27 & 28, from 10 a.m.–5 p.m., for $135, with José Luis Yamunaqué and Kate Tremel. Yamunaqué, who got his start growing up in a family of potters who made terra cotta vessels for a locally brewed corn beer called “chicha” in northern Peru, went on to earn international recognition for his research of pre-Columbian traditions and was one of the first ceramists ever to be considered an authentic Peruvian potter. Tremel, who studied under his direction during a student exchange program in the 1980s, says, “I think the larger cultural project felt by the artists in the community was to create work that was both contemporary and meaningful, yet that drew from the rich history of Peruvian ceramics in an attempt to assert a Peruvian voice in contemporary ceramics.” The workshop will demonstrate various methods of pottery-making, including the “paddle and anvil” technique.

Three local studios, each offering a unique view into artists’ working environments, will be open to the public for free, self-guided tours on Sunday, Sept. 11 from 1–5 p.m.

Over on the University of Georgia campus, the newly constructed, 15,000-square-foot state-of-the-art ceramics studio (190 River Rd.), which the department moved into this past November, houses around two dozen kilns as well as a glaze room and computer lab. Another ceramics-centric spot on the map is Good Dirt (510 N. Thomas St.), a local studio and gallery space that offers daily classes to both skilled and novice potters. For visitors arriving before 2 p.m., hand-building and wheel workshops will be offered for $20, and at 3 p.m., a free Raku workshop to decorate bisque-ware with glazes will take place. Rob Sutherland, owner of Good Dirt, emphasizes that the wide range of available education opportunities “creates a community of learning that dissolves boundaries of age and ability… There is so much activity going on in our studio all the time, and the open house will give visitors a taste of that energy and camaraderie.” The final destination will take visitors to the Chase Park warehouses (160 Tracy St., Studio 2B) to view the personal studio of local potter Jorie Berman, offering

an opportunity to see both finished sculptural pieces and inprogress works.

The majority of this year’s lineup has participated before, making “Perspectives” a venue at which many potters are able to reconnect with past acquaintances and, over time, watch each other develop as artists. “I very much look forward to seeing my pottery brothers and sisters come together for such a focused event as ‘Perspectives.’ We have a deep history of pottery making in Georgia and I feel that this coming together and camaraderie is very meaningful to us all,” says Rick Berman, who has actively been making pottery for over 40 years. Pat McCaffrey, who holds 30 years of experience under her belt, similarly says, “I always look forward to ‘Perspectives’ as a time to see so much good and diverse work from all over Georgia and to see other potters that I do not run into any other time of the year.”

Many potters attend the show in order to exchange ideas and network with other artists. “Perspectives” Planning Committee member Nancy Green says, “I hope that ‘Perspectives’ is a key part of the passage of information from one potter to another in order to increase the potters’ knowledge about their craft. So many different facets must come together for a person to find their way in ceramics.”

Ted Saupe, associate professor of art in ceramics at UGA, elaborates, “There are millions of challenges facing ceramic students and aspiring potters. The bar is high. There are potters in our community with years of experience (working, teaching, traveling, exhibiting all over the world) to compete with. But it is actually a great advantage and benefit to these young artists to be surrounded by these old fellows and women. That’s how we learn and are inspired to work hard and strengthen our craft.” The opportunity to learn from seasoned potters is one of the most invaluable experiences for many attendees, especially for those wishing to refine their own skills.

One of the primary objectives many potters keep in mind when shaping their work is to transform an otherwise ordinary and utilitarian vessel into a creative and inspired piece of art. Potter Lora Rust says, “I like to think that I am bringing some elegance and lushness to otherwise mundane objects that we use everyday.” And for many, the chance to share and incorporate their works into the daily lives of others is the biggest reward of all. Rust continues, “[I am] most of all excited to make someone’s coffee taste better in the morning because it is in one of my mugs or to make their dinner guests swoon because the serving bowl with matching utensils is so elegant!” Mark Knott, another participating potter, describes his favorite part of making pottery as “the humbling feeling of knowing that somebody has chosen my pots to interact with daily—that these pots will cause a smile in someone’s life.

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• indicates new review 30 MINUTES OR LESS (R) 30 Minutes or Less, the second movie from Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer, starts off pretty poorly thanks to bad writing and a focus on its two least appealing characters, unfortunately played by the top-billed Jesse Eisenberg and Danny McBride. A slacker who drives like Mario Andretti, Nick (Eisenberg) is forced by two fledgling criminals, Dwayne (McBride) and Travis (Nick Swardson), to rob a bank after they strap a bomb to his chest.

A BETTER LIFE (PG-13) After The Twilight Saga: New Moon, director Chris Weitz leaves gigantic fantasy universes behind for a small, family drama. Carlos Galindo (Demián Bichir), a gardener from East L.A., struggles to keep his son away from gangs and the INS, while manicuring the lawns of the city’s wealthiest homeowners.

BEGINNERS (R) Thumbsucker writerdirector Mike Mills (not to be confused with the R.E.M. bassist) returns for his first fictional feature since 2005 with this family dynamic drama about 75-year-old Hal (Christopher Plummer), who decides to confess two secrets to his grown son, Oliver (Ewan McGregor), who then embarks on his own new romance.

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER (PG-13) Director Joe Johnston smartly gives Captain America: The First Avenger (talk about unnecessary subtitles) the same sort of Saturday matinee serial feel. Ninetypound weakling Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) wants to do his part in WWII, but army doctors keep 4Fing him until Dr. Abraham Erskine (Stanley Tucci) approaches with his super soldier serum. Soon, Steve Rogers turns into a muscled up superhero, who must the Red Skull (Hugo Weaving), from devastating the world.

CIRCUMSTANCE (R) A wealthy Iranian couple (Soheil Parsa and Nasin Pakkho) fight to contain their daughter Atafeh’s (Nikohl Boosheri) sexual rebellion and their son’s dangerous obsession. All the plot synopses for director Maryam Keshavarz’s awardwinning drama are so mysterious that I’ve been trying to glean more info without spoiling it.

COLOMBIANA (PG-13) A top-tier assassin, Cataleya Restrepo (Zoe Saldana), raised in the U.S. by her uncle, seeks revenge against the drug lord who left her an orphan at the age of 10. Famed Gallic actioner Luc Besson remains behind in the camera as writer-producer, while his protégé, Olivier Megaton (Transporter 3), handles directing duties. Will this be another surprise hit, à la Taken, or tank like From Paris with Love?

• CONAN THE BARBARIAN (R) Conan (Momoa) seeks revenge against the baddie, Khalar Zym (Avatar’s Stephen Lang), that murdered his loving barbarian papa (a heavily hirsute Ron Perlman). Fortunately, Conan gets an assist from his Malcolm JamalWarnerbe pal, a pretty priestess (Rachel Nichols) and a thief (Saïd Taghmaoui).

Conan might be content with living, loving and slaying, but a movie needs more than buckets of CGI blood and topless extras.

COWBOYS & ALIENS (PG-13) Jon Favreau sure knows how to make an above-average blockbuster. The Iron Man director’s latest is a fun mashup of Western and science fiction tropes that should satisfyingly cap the summer proper.

CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE. (PG-13) What a crazy, stupid idea! Write a mature comedy script. Cast pretty, talented, appropriately aged stars. Direct them with care, humanity and simplicity. Who would ever think those actions would develop into the summer’s most charming wide release? Only almost everyone who doesn’t greenlight studio projects. Steve Carell stars as Cal Weaver, whose wife, Emily (Julianne Moore), suddenly bombs him with a divorce pronouncement that leads him to a local bar where Cal meets inveterate womanizer Jacob (Ryan Gosling).

While Cal the nice guy is learning to objectify women, Jacob the man-whore is falling for Hannah (Emma Stone).

DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK (R) I don’t know a lot about the TV movie that captured Guillermo Del Toro’s imagination enough to write and produce this chiller, but the trailer is awesomely frightening. A young girl (Bailee Madison) goes to live with her

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dad (Guy Pearce) and his new girlfriend (Mrs. Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes) where creatures living in the house wish to make her one of them.

FINAL DESTINATION 5 (R) Do you enjoy watching creatively gory death scenes? How about creatively gory death scenes in 3D? If you answered yes, Final Destination 5 is handcrafted from the dismembered limbs of hundreds of previous slasher victims just for you. Otherwise, FD5 is a serviceable entry in the most consistent modern slasher series since Friday the 13th.

• FRIGHT NIGHT (R) This remake of the 1980s horror comedy classic is good. It’s better than good even.

Former geek Charley Brewster (Anton Yelchin), who is dating lithe hottie, Amy (Imogen Poots), has hit the high school lottery until his old friend “Evil” Ed (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) confides that Charley’s strapping new neighbor, Jerry (Colin Farrell), is a vampire.

When Ed disappears, Charley starts investigating.

GENERAL ORDERS NO. 9 (NR) First-time writer-director Robert Persons has blazed a hot trail across the film festival landscape with this experimental documentary about loss and change in the American South.

General Orders No. 9 is entirely told through images, poetry and music. Its trailer alone is a thing of beauty.

GLEE: THE 3D CONCERT MOVIE (NR) Fox’s musical hit, “Glee,” comes to the big screen. If you can’t wait for the new season, this flick is the next best thing.

GREEN LANTERN (PG-13) The movie version of DC’s second-line superhero, a ring-equipped intergalactic policeman, lacks the nostalgic baggage checked by the big two, Supes and Bats. Test pilot Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds) is chosen to join the Green Lantern Corps just in time to battle Parallax, a world-devouring baddie who uses the yellow power of fear to turn Peter Sarsgaard from a John Carpenter doppelganger into an evil, bloated alien John Carpenter.

THE HANGOVER PART II (R) Sequels to hit comedies mostly suck.

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.

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2 (PG-13) It’s over. The final battle rages over and through the hallowed halls of Hogwarts as Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Hermione (Emma Watson) and Ron (Rupert Grint) attempt to end Voldemort’s (Ralph Fiennes) evil reign.

The last few Horcruxes must be found and destroyed if Harry is ever to truly defeat You-Know-Who. THE HELP (PG-13) An audiencewooer à la The Blind Side, this ‘60s Mississippi set melodramedy will draw raves from your mother, grandmother, aunt, the ladies of the church, etc., but the whitewashed world of The Help lacks the proper depth to feel real.

HIGHER GROUND (NR) Actress Vera Farmiga (The Departed) tries her hand at directing with this religious drama based on Carolyn Briggs’ memoir, This Dark World. Corinne’s (Farmiga) crisis

of faith throws a tight-knit, evangelical Christian community into turmoil.

Farmiga did good to get “Deadwood”’s John Hawkes, who received a welldeserved Oscar nom for Winter’s Bone, as a costar.

INSIDIOUS (PG-13) A family (headed

by Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne) suspect their home is haunted, only to discover it is actually their bedridden, comatose son who is the target of some frightful, malevolent spirits. The best horror movie since Paranormal Activity 2.

KUNG FU PANDA 2 (PG) However much I dug the first Kung Fu Panda, the second adventure of Dragon Warrior Po (v. Jack Black, who is better heard than seen) and the Furious Five has more visual inventiveness than it does comic or narrative combined.

LIFE IN A DAY (PG-13) The story of a single day—July 24, 2010—on planet Earth, Life in a Day was produced by Ridley Scott and directed by Kevin McDonald (The Last King of Scotland) from more than 80,000 user-submitted videos to YouTube. Over 4500 hours of footage, shot across the globe, was culled down to the best 90 minutes of the beautiful, horrific, humorous human experience.

MONTE CARLO (PG) While on a not-so-dream vacation to Paris, three young women—Grace, Meg and Emma (Selena Gomez, Leighton Meester and Katie Cassidy)—live the Princess Diaries experience (paparazzi,

fancy dresses, fairy tale love) in Monte Carlo after one girl is mistaken for a British heiress.

• ONE DAY (PG-13) One Day, adapted by author David Nicholls from his own novel and directed by An Education’s Lone Scherfig, is a thoroughly unappealing romance about two Brits whose entwined lives we see on the same day, July 15, each year. Emma (Anne Hathaway, wasted as yet another ugly duckling waiting to blossom) and Dexter (the bland Jim Sturgess) meet on their graduation night and spend most of their lives engaged in an unrequited love affair. Unfortunately, she’s boring; he’s boorish.

OUR IDIOT BROTHER (R) The always great Paul Rudd is Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel and Emily Mortimer’s idiot brother, Ned. Busted for pot, Ned loses everything—his apartment, his girlfriend, his dog—and ends up crashing on the couches of his three sisters. Of course, as nice a guy as Ned is, he brings chaos in nearly equal measure.

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES (PG-13) The fourth adventure of Captain Jack is terribly unexciting and, worst of all, boring, as he canters frantically about for no reason more dramatically pressing than box office booty.

RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (PG-13) The apes return in this remixed mash-up of Escape from the Planet of the Apes and Conquest of the

Planet of the Apes. While Tim Burton’s damned dirty apes disappointed heavily, this new Apes prequel has my inner Dr. Zaius all a flutter.

SEPTIEN (NR) When Cornelius Rawlings, the Athlete (director Michael Tully), unexpectedly returns to his Tennessee home 18 years after he left, he finds his parents dead and his brothers—Ezra, The Matriarch (Robert Longstreet) and Amos, the Artist (Onur Turkel)—continuing their idiosyncratic existence. But things change when someone from the Rawlings brothers’ past and a mysterious drifter wind up on the family farm.

SPY KIDS: ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD (PG) Robert Rodriguez’s family espionage franchise is reborn.

A former spy (Jessica Alba) returns to battle the villainous Timekeeper (Jeremy Piven) who is plotting to rule the world.

SHOTGUN/DEADLY PREY (R) 1989/1987. First up is Shotgun, a buddy cop flick about Ian “Shotgun” Jones, who goes after the villain who murdered his working girl sister. In Deadly Prey, a group of mercenaries hunt the wrong victim when they kidnap military killing machine Mike Danton (Ted Prior).

THE SMURFS (PG) The live action/ CGI hybrid version of The Smurfs is not as bad as its atrocious trailers would imply, thanks largely to the smurfish talents of Neil Patrick Harris.

THE TRIP (NR) Director Michael Winterbottom (A Mighty Heart) has edited together his BBC series in which Steve Coogan plays an exaggerated version of himself. Asked by The Observer to tour Northern England’s finest restaurants, Coogan plots a perfect getaway with his girlfriend; instead, he finds himself tortured by his friend, Rob Brydon. It’s worth seeing for the Michael Caine impersonations alone.

Drew Wheeler

the reader Things That Went Bump When I was a kid growing up in central Florida, Saturdays were typically a hyperactive rush of Freakies cereal, bike rides, long explores, stealing stuff from construction sites to build a bitchin’ fort, playing in a creek that we realized later was a sewage culvert (I am now proof against all diseases) and highly improbable imaginary teamups between Tarzan, Colonel Steve Austin and Lucan the Wolf-Boy. At two in the afternoon, however, all activity would abruptly cease so we could run inside and turn on the TV for Channel 44’s “Creature Feature.”

One of the last great monster-movie shows, “Creature Feature” was my weekly introduction to the best and worst horror movies ever made—Roger Corman’s Edgar Allan Poe movies with Vincent Price, the monsters-in-the-OldWest epics of William “One-Shot” Beaudine, Oliver Reed in Curse of the Werewolf, Godzilla versus everybody— more creeps and ghouls and guys in rubber suits than you could number. The guy in charge was “your ghost, Dr. Paul Bearer,” a wonderfully seedy and disreputable character in a Van Dyke and undertaker’s coat with the best “heh heh heh” in the business, like Harry Dean Stanton with Karl Childers’ voice.

Dr. Paul would sit in his haunted-castle set, cracking bad jokes with his pet spider and leading into commercials with fake products like “Hell Monte’s Scream Beans.” Between the movies (always two), he’d go up to his music room, sit at his Frankensteinway piano, and lip-sync to Tom Lehrer songs like “Poisoning Pigeons in the Park.” Dr. Paul filled my Saturday afternoons with all the blood and cheese that the preadolescent mind could stand and then some. He made me a lifelong fan of scary movies.

This was the 1970s, however, and while my young self watched square-jawed heroes defending their screaming girlfriends from giant grasshoppers, the scary movie was changing. The bloodsucking and scenerychewing of Christopher Lee was giving way to the demonic possession of Linda Blair and the flesh-chewing of George A. Romero’s zombies.

Directors like Roman Polanski and Brian De Palma ushered in a more ambiguous breed of monster, rooted more in modern anxieties than ancient legend, while Wes Craven and Tobe Hooper and John Carpenter put knives and chainsaws in the hands of purely human freaks and turned them loose on the neighborhood.

These young directors were the vanguard of what became known as “the New Horror.”

New York Times writer Jason Zinoman chronicles the rise of the New Horror in his new book Shock Value: How a Few Eccentric Outsiders Gave Us Nightmares, Conquered Hollywood and Invented Modern Horror (Penguin, 2011), and it’s pretty much assured of finding a place on fans’ shelves between The Psychotronic Film Guide and the complete run of Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine.

Where it belongs, however, is right next to

Peter Biskind’s seminal history of ‘70s film, Easy Riders, Raging Bulls, because the story Zinoman tells is the flipside of Biskind’s. The New Horror is the New Hollywood reflected darkly.

In the arena of “mainstream” cinema, the rise of director-oriented film and the visions of auteurs like Coppola, Scorsese and Spielberg swept away the final remnants of the old studio system. So, too, was a seachange happening in genre film, with movies like Rosemary’s Baby, Carrie and The Exorcist coming out of major studios and going into actual theaters instead of drive-ins. Realizing (as they should have for years) that bigbudget horror can yield big-ticket returns, the major studios got back into the scary-movie business, turning directors and writers who a decade before would have been relegated to the ghetto of rubber suits and corn-syrup stage blood into stars in their own right.

Devoting a chapter to the lives of each of the directors now considered the genre’s pioneers—Wes Craven, John Carpenter, Tobe Hooper, Brian De Palma, George Romero— Zinoman examines how these filmmakers transformed a combination of dysfunctional families, personal demons and a love of old-school monster movies into unprecedented cinematic experiences that have become the templates for everything on the screen that frightens us now. As Dracula and Frankenstein’s monsters shaped horror in the middle-20th century, Zinoman shows how Leatherface, Michael Myers and Regan MacNeil have shaped it ever since.

Every story has a redheaded stepchild, even in a book full of them, and Zinoman devotes a lot of space to the late and underappreciated writer Dan O’Bannon. Once John Carpenter’s partner—they co-created the cult sci-fi/horror/comedy Dark Star—O’Bannon spent most of the decade developing projects on his own with little success until his pet idea about a reptilian extraterrestrial stalking the crew of a ship in deep space found its way into the right hands and became Ridley Scott’s Alien, arguably the most influential scary movie (besides Spielberg’s Jaws) of the decade and indispensable in the renaissance of science-fiction film that came in the ‘80s.

Shock Value could—and should—have been longer. Zinoman has ample material for a second edition or a companion book, and he should consider doing it. What we do have, however, is a thoughtful book about an often demonized subject. Zinoman has written a book about scary movies that is nonetheless for adults, without the sensationalism that riddles most books about the genre, and valuable for cinephiles of all kinds. It’s a book for both Dr. Paul Bearer and Robert Osborne fans, for those who see a difference between them; I certainly don’t.

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Comedian Tig Notaro threats & promises

Great Timing, Always Touring and Never Tweeting

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ho doesn’t love a good spit-take?

Maybe the longest-running—and perhaps the broadest—comic tradition, the spit-take’s charm lies in its simplicity: take a drink, receive shocking information and promptly expectorate. On “The Sarah Silverman Program,” actor Jay Johnston, upon learning of some surprise, which is for our purposes irrelevant, goes all out, projecting a full gulp of coffee directly to his left. But it’s the recipient of this comedic device that makes the joke land: Tig Notaro (in uniform and in character, as, duh, “Officer Tig”) sits, dripping with caffeinated drink, incredulous.

For what feels like eons. “Really?” she finally asks, slowly gesturing around the room.

“There’s so many other places you could’ve…”

The key element of this scene, as with any kind of comedy, is not the spray of coffee but

rather the timing. This is Tig Notaro’s secret weapon: after 14 years of stand-up and comedic acting, the Los Angeles native has sharpened her joke-telling patience and precision to a fine point. In a stand-up comedy landscape populated by screaming, sweaty over-compensators, Notaro stands out as an equally dry and wry comedienne who allows the space in between the set-up and the punchline to work its magic, creating maximum tension before the air is punctured with the perfectly sharp verbal jab. This kind of patience is in turn very useful, particularly when one is being subjected to multiple spit-takes in an effort to get just the right shot.

“It was a lot,” she laughs, when asked how many times the aforementioned clip had to be filmed to get a shot without someone on set cracking up. “I would say it took… oh, I would say, five or six times. Which is a lot when you’re getting spit in the face.”

Flagpole spoke to Notaro as she was en route to Toronto on the jaunt that will eventually bring her to her final tour date in Athens; following which she’ll fly to Los Angeles, shortly thereafter head to Austin, continue

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driving up through the Midwest and… it goes on like that. A quick glance at her website finds tour dates listed through April of 2012.

“It’s just never-ending,” she says. “It’s been pretty crazy, but it’s a great problem to have.

It’s definitely a first-world problem.

“I’ve worked on TV shows with acting and then doing local Los Angeles shows, but my passion is stand-up, so I like to get out and be able to do it,” she continues. “You can’t do more than 10 to 15 minutes at shows in Los Angeles because it’s so over-saturated with comedians. Your time onstage is so limited, so in order to really work on my show or jokes, I have to go out on the road. And plus, that’s where I make the majority of my money.”

Notaro’s hard-touring work ethic and unique approach custom fit her for the socalled “alternative comedy” scene which has thrived over the last 10 years.

She came across her record label, Secretly Canadian, after an unlikely tour with Swedish singer/songwriter Jens Lekman.

“I was doing the comedy stage at South by Southwest three years ago, and he came to my show, introduced himself and told me he was a fan of my comedy,” Notaro says. “And then he invited me to his show, and I thought he was just amazing. And I remember hearing word that Michael Stipe was there in the audience. It was funny going from not knowing who Jens Lekman was to seeing him in this huge venue and knowing that Michael Stipe was there to see him.”

Through that tour, Notaro was able to meet the Secretly Canadian family, and she recently released the label’s sole comedy release: her debut album Good One. On tour and out in the world is where Notaro thrives, and that excludes the Internet. She has zero interest in Twitter, a platform that many comedians have taken advantage of, due to its built-in limitations; it has created a wealth of one-liners from users such as Sarah Silverman and Patton Oswalt. Unsurprisingly, Notaro takes issue not only with the glued-tothe-screen vibe, but also the lack of nuance.

“I have been avoiding it just because it doesn’t interest me as far as constantly being online and updating and getting stuffed into the Internet world the way that a lot of people do,” she says. “I also think that there’s a particular delivery: people tweet in kind of the same rhythm, and it almost strips a lot of people of their unique voice. A lot of tweets kind of sound similar. I don’t know, maybe I’ll be late to the party and start a Twitter account in 10 years.”

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WHO: Tig Notaro, Matt O’Meara, Shalewa Sharpe, Matt Gilbert, Andrea Boyd, Luke Fields WHERE: Caledonia Lounge WHEN: Thursday, Aug. 25, 9 p.m.

HOW MUCH: $8 (21+), $10 (18+)

Music News And Gossip Thank You: I’d like to take some time here to give a huge shout-out and thank you to longtime Athens music journalist Julie Phillips.

She’s best known in the music scene as the features/arts and entertainment editor for the Athens Banner-Herald, but she amicably left that position last week to focus on a new career. Phillips began writing for the ABH in 1996, and her first interview was with Vic Chesnutt. At that time the paper didn’t have a music editor, so she quickly became, in her words, “the de-facto entertainment editor.”

She adds, “That was such an honor—being able to meet so many great musicians and, even beyond the music, just great people.”

Phillips was keen to cover every aspect of Athens music and her enthusiasm for the task never seemed to wane. She has her own band, too, with Kyle Dawkins, called Maps & Transit. Last year she established the Athens Music & Arts blog (www.athensmusicandarts.tumblr.com), which she plans to keep running. She has been an aerial skills and dance instructor as well as a member of the performing company at Canopy Studio for a long time, and her new career is kind of an offshoot of Indigo Girls that experience. She has been in New York training in the therapeutic exercise known as body rolling and says: “I knew that if I left the paper I didn’t want to go straight back to work behind a desk. I wanted to be able to use my experience with Canopy and help people that were in pain.” She has started documenting her journey over at www.bodyrolling. tumblr.com. Although she may not be covering the music scene for the ABH anymore, she’s not leaving Athens. “There’s nowhere else I’d want to live,” she says. You can check out her own music via www.mapsandtransit.com.

So, thank you, Julie, for always being such an ardent and tireless supporter of Athens arts culture. Your reporting will be missed, but we’ll see ya ‘round town.

Elissa Remembered: Sparkle Song is a celebration of Elissa Hadley’s music at 5 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 27 at Nuçi’s Space. Confirmed acts include Caroline Aiken, Scott Simpson (formerly of Lenny), Jane Stebbins, Matthew Kahler, Kodac Harrison and Neal Fountain.

Melissa sang for a lot of bands here before concentrating her creative energies in the theater, where she continued to be popular and hard working, onstage and behind the scenes.

The show is free, but a contribution to Nuçi’s Space will be appreciated. [Pete McCommons] Faster Than a Ray of Light: Manray has put the finishing touches on its debut album, Tournament!, and the band is hitting the road later this month for a solid string of shows up and down the East Coast. The album is scheduled for release sometime this fall on Hello Sir Records. The band, affectionately crowned as the leaders of new-school complicore (as in “complicated”) by, um, me, several months ago, has embraced the term, so feel free to refer to them as such. For the uninitiated, Manray’s sound pulls from math rock,

metal, punk, hardcore and even a smidgen of non-boring prog rock. More information can be found over at www.manrayband.tumblr.com and www.facebook.com/Manray.band.

Has Become Cumbersome: Local, middle-ofthe-road, hard rock Taste Like Good reports that its guitarist Taylor Bracewell, a member for less than a year, has left the group to go to school in Atlanta. The next few shows will be done as a three-piece with remaining members Carey Welsh, Steve Harris and Brian Carey. Maybe this will give the band the opportunity to dump its 1990s guitar histrionics and rethink its “Alternative Nation” (MTV show cancelled in 1997)-styled songwriting. You can sample what I’m talking about over at www.facebook.com/tastelikegood.

The band next plays locally at the Caledonia Lounge on Sept. 1 with Thieves Market and Atlanta band The Acorns.

Take a Date: Tickets are on sale now for Indigo Girls’ Oct. 6 performance at The Classic Center. Opening the show are fellow Decatur residents Roxie Watson, a fivepiece string band. Visit www.ClassicCenter.com or call (706) 357-4444 to purchase. Tickets are $40, $35 and $25. The Indigo Girls’ history and the band’s relationship to Athens are much too long to talk about here, but you can find all you need over at www.indigogirls.com. l

The Line Forms Here: Longtime drummer Jason Scarboro has left Dead Confederate to concentrate on family life, and the guys in the band say that he will “always have 100 percent of [their] love and support.” Friend of the band and Los Angeles resident, but Augusta native, J.J. Bower will handle drums for the band in most capacities, and Jim Crook (All The Saints) will help out on very short tours around the Southeast. As for the much-in-demand sets where Dead Confederate covers Neil Young’s Tonight’s the Night in its entirety, Jeremy Wheatley will be behind the drums and Matt Stossel will play pedal steel.

In other news, the band reports that it has been working on demos and rehearsing new material with its eye on commencing recording some new stuff before the new year. Catch Dead Confederate live in Athens on Oct. 22 at the Georgia Theatre.

Hit That Perfect Beat: If you’re just back in town and haven’t seen the changes Go Bar made over the summer, then how about waltzing down there and checking out the velvet curtains and notice how much better it sounds in there. Actually, how about this: head down on Friday, Aug. 26 when Orenda Fink (Azure Ray) and Nina Twin (AKA Nina Barnes) do a collaborative performance art show. Oh yeah, how about checking out some of Nina Twin’s artwork over at www.geminitactics.com? And, while we’re at it, how about I just keep making suggestions until you’re sick of the sight of them?

Gordon Lamb threatsandpromises@flagpole.com

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ou have to have been where you were to get to where you are. That’s the story that takes shape when Jared Gandy, Theo Hilton and Dain Marx discuss their collective experience in the punk band Zumm Zumm. While they’ve all gone on to notoriety with bands like Witches, Nana Grizol, Here Comes a Big Black Cloud and others, Zumm Zumm is where they cut their teeth.

Sitting around a table at Little Kings, the trio recollect and re-recollect moments, finish each other’s anecdotes and half-attempt to explain harebrained ideas that almost weren’t or never were. It’s a confusing array of information.

The group formed in 2001 and first formulated its musical identity at fondly remembered DIY practice space/venue Tight Pockets—“before it was Tight Pockets,” notes Gandy. The first show set the tone for the band: theatrics, noise and an exuberance that could only be described as youthful.

“Our first show was at the Caledonia, and it was some show that André [Gallant, then of Carrie Nations] put on. We had really good costumes, but we didn’t have any songs,” says Hilton. “We billed ourselves as ‘Athens’ premier queercore band,’” says Gandy. (At one point, the band had tossed around the idea of starting a Madonna cover band called The Immaculate Collection.) That initial set featured strippers, mock-whippings and Hilton drawing a Zorro-like double-Z emblem on audience members’ chests. On a video document of the show, says Hilton, “you can hear our friend Susie saying, ‘They’re so bad!’ and André’s like, ‘Sing into the microphone!’”

From there, the band continued on a similar tear, recording constantly, touring and working in a steady, if haphazard fashion.

Without settling on an easily defined sound, an eclectic and jokey aesthetic began to coalesce. “I almost want to call it a primordial mess, but it’s not really a mess; it’s cohesive to me,” says Gandy. “A lot of songs ended up climbing out of the ooze.”

Following a chaotic set at one of Orange Twin’s first shows at its bucolic outdoor pavilion—which saw the bandmembers stripped to their underwear and caked in red clay mud—they were invited to tour with Elf Power during the spring of 2003. With the help of guitarist Ian McCord (Wade Boggs), Zumm Zumm summarily subjected Elephant Six fans

across America to their noisy punk and confrontational dancers.

“That tour almost broke us,” says Hilton, eliciting a huge laugh from Marx and Gandy.

“We were on tour in this 1972 Dodge van with a flame job, and the gas tank had a leak that just pissed out gasoline constantly—to the point where we brought it to a shop and the guy was just like, ‘Get it out of here!’”

A short while after that tour, Hilton, Marx and friend/tourmate Madeline Adams moved to Bloomington, IN; from there, Marx headed to Portland. (He has since moved back to town and has joined no fewer than three bands: Crun Pun, Gnarx and Green Thrift Grocery.)

Since then, Zumm Zumm has only made sporadic appearances.

But the band reveals that the experience shaped them as musicians and friends; it’s worth noting that it was on tour with Zumm Zumm that Hilton first encountered future allies and eventual bandmates in Defiance, Ohio (a band, not a place) and Toby Foster.

“We used to practice for five hours at a time four or five days a week, which is crazy because I’ve never done anything like that,” says Hilton. “And then go watch movies all night,” adds Gandy. “Yeah, go smoke cigarettes at The Huddle House and write lyrics,” laughs Hilton. Beyond the bonding experience, it seems the band also provided an outlet for its members’ weirder ideas without any pressures whatsoever. Says Hilton: “The experience of being in Zumm Zumm versus other bands that are really special to me is, I feel like with any band, I put a lot of attention and time and effort into it. With Zumm Zumm, there was less of this idea of needing to get things done or move at a schedule, and more of an idea of exploring what we could do and spending a lot of time doing things in different ways.”

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Keep the Jeep Riding Tracking Down

Turquoise Jeep Records

T

he mysterious men behind Turquoise Jeep Records are funny. Very funny.

Seemingly coming from nowhere about a year ago, the label/crew has released popular online music videos like “Fried or Fertilized,” “Sex Syrup” and “Lemme Smang It Girl”: their most popular video, with 5.5 million views on YouTube. And with Beyoncé caught doing the “Smang It” in her “Runs the World” video, big ups from heavyweights like Diplo, opening slots for Big Boi and a new record out, Turquoise Jeep has the momentum to cross over from Internet curio to mainstream obsession.

Comprised of rappers Flynt Flossy and Yung Humma, singers Pretty Raheem and Slick Mahoney, and producers Tummiscratch and Whatchyamacallit, Turquoise Jeep is a universe unto itself. Like Die Antwoord’s “Zef” style, Turquoise Jeep is a lifestyle: the label has its own dances, its own memes, its own aesthetic and its own slang. Turquoise Jeep even has its own genre. In an email exchange with Flagpole, the fake-mustachioed Flynt Flossy advised us to call their music EMB (Existing Musical Beings).

For Turquoise Jeep, kitsch is king.

Particularly in its decidedly low-rent style, Turquoise Jeep heralds the possibilities afforded by the combination of cheap music and video software, infused with sharp wit.

Visually, their music videos take cues from “Tim and Eric”’s Eric Wareheim, with its goofy green-screen wizardry. Musically, we get cheesy synthesizers, tiny drum machines, stock music software patterns and plug-ins— and best of all—occasional raps that are clearly out-of-sync with beats. Still, the music is nothing less than earworm. And the message is occasionally brilliant.

To really understand Turquoise Jeep, you have to get the mechanics of satire. While Turquoise Jeep insists they are not a “joke” or “parody” collective, the group’s body of work is as relentlessly funny as it is copied in online fan videos. Turquoise Jeep Records makes music that is both a biting deconstruction and a spot-on send-up of contemporary pop music. Pretty Raheem’s “Can Your Boyfriend Move It Like This?” is hard to see as anything but a hilarious spoof on the ‘90s R&B music video: Raheem’s dyed hair changes color

in every new shot, touching on Sisqo’s famed ‘do, while the choreographed dancers in bright suits are very Heavy D and the Boyz. And, of course, the song itself is straight Jodeci.

And while, admittedly, to explain a joke is to kill it, it must be noted that the “magic” of Turquoise Jeep is that the music and melodies are so strong, the delivery so straight-faced, that for many in the audience, there is no joke to “get.” Turquoise Jeep is performance art.

Let me get out of the way. I’m sure you just want to know where “Smang It” came from. From Flossy himself: “I thought of the word ‘smang’ in particular, one night while I was chattin’ naughty with one of my lady friends that shall remain nameless. She was talking a lot of trash like she was invincible in the sheets, feel me. So, I told her straight forward, as soon as she gets to the crib, ‘I’m not only gonna smash them draws but I’m ‘a bang them, too; so let’s say I’m ‘a SMANG them!’ I knew instantly I was onto something. Only ONE WORD could have represented my indescribable desire, my passion, the immense effort I was gonna put fourth into my love-making that night; that word was SMANG. So, after we finished smangin’, I called the fam Yung Humma and told him about making the word ‘smang’ into a song; he loved the idea. So, I came up with the hook, we went to Tummiscratch for the beat, as usual, and the rest is history. I knew only Yung Humma’s genius style could really execute the song like I envisioned it; he a straight up beast with it. He actually came up with his verses at the studio on the spot; dude is a brilliant lyricist.”

Beyond smashing and banging, Turquoise Jeep just wants to show you a good time and maybe cook you some eggs afterwards.

So, how do you like your eggs, “Fried or Fertilized?”

Christopher Joshua Benton

WHAT: Turquoise Jeep Records Showcase WHERE: 40 Watt Club WHEN: Friday, Aug. 26, 9 p.m.

HOW MUCH: $10

Kuroma Going in Debt to Sound Luxurious

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ost young bands in Athens play too often. They gig out as much as they can, and why not? They’re excited. But then, before a dedicated audience develops, crowds get tired of ‘em, club employees get tired of ‘em, even their friends get tired of ‘em, or people just take for granted that they can see the band next week, so why go to a show this week? Hank Sullivant never made that mistake with Kuroma.

When he left his position as bassist for The Whigs about five years ago, he didn’t make a big announcement, didn’t have a grand introduction for his new band and didn’t gig relentlessly. In fact, Kuroma surfaced so infrequently and still does (or doesn’t) that it at first seemed like some one-off side project, something tossed off. But while Sullivant wasn’t hogging stages or pounding the pavement, he was doing something else: working, recording, writing. Putting together the impressive album Paris, playing a handful of shows a year and then heading back into the studio.

In late 2009, he and his band finished recording the album Psychopomp, a collection of strong-hearted, rewardingly pop songs tinged with psychedelic flourishes.

Airy, like on “Timmy Tambourine.” Dense, like on “Psychic Wandering.” Moody, sincere, compelling, like on “Running People.” He put the tracks up on the band’s website in 2010, played a few shows, toured a bit, and there you go. A year later, Psychopomp’s being issued on vinyl, and Sullivant’s playing a show this week at the Georgia Theatre to commemorate that release, as well as to get back into a live setting. Though it was released in MP3 format via Amazon and iTunes, “it’s the first time it’s been out in any kind of physical form, and there was never any real sort of announcement,” he says.

“One of the production objectives of Psychopomp was to make it sound expensive, like a ‘70s and ‘80s album, sort of from that golden era of luxurious and weird studio albums,” he says. “We got into some great situations, musically, but, honestly, it was a really difficult process, and I’m still in debt.

Of course, none of that matters because the album is exactly like I want it. I like it. And I think that’s part of why I want to get it out before I move on to the next thing.”

Psychopomp is getting its vinyl release via the L.A./Athens-based label Holy Owned Subsidiary. Jay Steele and Drew Vandenburg founded the label, and Sullivant says they contacted him with an interest in pressing Psychopomp onto wax. “I didn’t really have the means to print any,” he says, “and when

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Drew and Jay asked me, I thought it was a good idea.”

Sullivant funded the recording of Psychopomp on his own, which was satisfying but difficult. “I’m definitely glad I was able to make this album on my own, but it was really difficult to finish and make due to budget and logistics. All that would be so much easier with just a little bit of [label] support. The way that labels do business might change, but what won’t change is the fact that bands need help to tour and make albums.”

Kuroma and the Georgia Theatre have always had a solid relationship, testament to the band’s talent and promise. There aren’t many acts that get to take over the venue and program the entire night, though that’s been a regular happening in the ongoing Kuroma-Theatre dance. About three years ago, for instance, Sullivant set up an ambitious Kuroma-only show, overflowing with handbills, light projection, digitally produced graphic art and other multimedia accouterments. This week’s act isn’t quite as ambitious as that spectacle was, but Sullivant had a hand in every aspect, nonetheless. “It’s another situation where the Theatre let me put together the bill, take what production ideas I wanted to do for the show and do them,” he says.

Beyond this week’s show, Sullivant is keeping busy, even though Kuroma has few gigs on the horizon. A new album of tunes is written and ready to be recorded, and Sullivant has also teamed up with guitarist James Richardson on a new project. Sullivant and Richardson played in MGMT’s touring band and went to summer camp together as kids.

“It doesn’t have a name right now, but we’re going to record it next month,” says Sullivant. He’s also spending time in the studio working as a producer, and has recently turned knobs for Colour Revolt, Gift Horse and Thayer Sarrano.

Says Sullivant, “It’s satisfying because you get to be in a studio creatively thinking about sonic details. It’s also really fun and interesting to get inside the dynamic of a band, coming in as an outsider. I like it.”

Chris Hassiotis

WHO: Kuroma, Thayer Sarrano, Kishi Bashi WHERE: Georgia Theatre WHEN: Thursday, Aug. 25, 9 p.m.

HOW MUCH: $8

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the calendar!

WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK

Deadline for getting listed in the Calendar is every FRIDAY at 5 p.m. for the issue that comes out the following Wednesday. Email calendar@flagpole.com.

Tuesday 23 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: Athens Heritage Walk (Various Locations) Nash Boney, retired UGA history professor and author of A Walking Tour of the University of Georgia, and Janine Duncan, UGA grounds planning coordinator, lead a tour through the Jackson Street Cemetery and UGA North Campus. Space is limited; call to reserve spot. 6:30 p.m. $15. 706353-1801, www.achfonline.org EVENTS: Graduation of Resistance (UGA Arch) Join the Georgia Undocumented Youth Alliance in resisting the ban on undocumented students accessing the state’s universities. 12–2 p.m. FREE! gaundocumentedyouthalliance@ gmail.com EVENTS: Oglethorpe Fresh Farmers Market (Downtown Lexington) Seasonal vegetables, herbs, flowers, plants, baked goods and jellies every Saturday and Tuesday at the old Shell station next to the courthouse. Saturday, 8 a.m.–12 p.m. & Tuesday, 4–7 p.m.

KIDSTUFF: Sewing Machine Basics for Kids (Community) Introduction to machine sewing for kids ages 7 & up. Sewing machine required. 6:30–8:30 p.m. $20.

706-316-2067, 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

Wednesday 24 EVENTS: Back to School: Tours of Old and New College at UGA (UGA Campus) Meet at the Old College building on North Campus for a tour of UGA’s oldest and most recently renovated structures.

5:30–7 p.m. $10. athenaeumclub@ gmail.com EVENTS: Bad Movie Night: Shotgun & Deadly Prey (Ciné Barcafé) A cop seeks justice for his murdered sister in Shotgun. Then, a kidnapped war vet must stab and scream his way to freedom from bloodthirsty mercenaries in Deadly Prey. 8 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine. com

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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: Comedy Befitting of a Gentlemen and Scholar (The Melting Point) Stand-up comedy night featuring Paul Gallois, TJ Young, Drew Dickerson, Jesse Rosoff, Matt Gilbert, Craig Hoelzer, Ed Burmila, Walker Smith and Chris Patton. 8 p.m. $5. www.meltingpointathens.com ART: Tour at Two: “Lamar Dodd: Paintings and Drawings” (Georgia Museum of Art) Meet Paul Manoguerra, chief curator and curator of American art, in the lobby for a tour. 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org KIDSTUFF: Songwriting Workshop (Jittery Joe’s Roasting Company) Open forum meetings to express thoughts, explore songwriting techniques and find your voice.

An optional performance will be held at the end of the summer to showcase students’ creative works.

For ages 11–18. 6–7:30 p.m. $10. franck.betsy@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 KIDSTUFF: Wildcard Wednesday for Teens (ACC Library) This week: Game Day! Play one of the library’s games or bring your favorite game from home to share. For ages 11– 18. 4–5 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 LECTURES & LIT.: Genetics Seminar (UGA Paul D. Coverdell Center) Jessica Kissinger presents “Confessions of a Data Junkie: Exploration and Evolution of the Apicomplexan Genome.” 5 p.m.

FREE! whites@uga.edu LECTURES & LIT.: Nature Writing Group (Athens Land Trust) Examine some great nature writing and take walks outdoors. Each week features a nature writer as a guest speaker.

Every Wednesday. 4:30–5:30 p.m. $5. patricia.priest@yahoo.com GAMES: Dart League Tournament (Alibi) Meet up with other sharpshooters. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-5491010 GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Every Wednesday. Win house cash and prizes! 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Texas Hold ‘Em (Buffalo’s Southwest Café) Poker night every Wednesday. 18 and up. Sign in at 6:30 p.m. Dealing begins at 7:30 p.m. FREE! www.interstatepokerclub. com GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, Broad St.) Think you know it all?

Wednesdays, 8:30 p.m. 706-5483442

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GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) Test your trivia chops for prizes! Every Wednesday.

9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102 GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicana Grill) Test your trivia knowledge for prizes every Wednesday! 8 p.m.

FREE! 706-548-1920

Thursday 25 EVENTS: Bigger Vision Community Shelter Charity Auction (Athens First United Methodist Church) “Extreme Makeover: Athens Homeless Shelter Edition.” A silent auction (6 p.m.) and live auction (7:30 p.m.) to raise funds for renovations to the shelter.

6 p.m. www.biggervisionathens.com EVENTS: Classic City Kings Drag Show (New Earth Music Hall) Proceeds benefit funding a float for Atlanta’s PRIDE celebration. 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18–20). www.newearthmusichall.com ART: Basic Alterations Part 1 (Community) Learn the basics of fitting and bring a shirt, dress or skirt to take in. Basic knowledge and sewing machine required. Part 2 held on Sept. 1. 6:30–8:30 p.m. $40.

706-316-2067, communityathens@ gmail.com ART: Drawing in the Galleries (Georgia Museum of Art) Open hours for visitors to sketch in the galleries using graphite or colored pencils. 5–8 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org PERFORMANCE: Athens Area Shapenote Singers (Athens First United Methodist Church) Participate in the early-American tradition of shape-note singing. No experience necessary. Songbooks will be provided. 7–9 p.m. FREE! www.fasola.com PERFORMANCE: HACKS Comedy (Caledonia Lounge) Featuring Tig Notaro, with Matt O’Meara, Shalewa Sharpe, Matt Gilbert, Andrea Boyd and hosted by Luke Fields. See our story on Tig Notaro on p. 14. 9 p.m. $8 (21+), $10 (18+). www.caledonialounge.com PERFORMANCE: Piano Recital (Edge Recital Hall) Guest piano recital by Larissa Paula Arantes da Silva and Ana Leia Nunes de Moraes do Nascimento. 6 p.m. FREE! www. music.uga.edu KIDSTUFF: Big Kids Only!

Storytime (ACC Library) Children in 1st-4th grades are invited for stories. 4:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 LECTURES & LIT.: Computer Tutorials (ACC Library) Choose from a list of topics for personalized instruction. Call to register. 9 a.m.

706-613-3650 MEETINGS: Public Forum (Gaines Elementary School) Discuss the recommendations of the local redistricting committee. 7 p.m. FREE! richard. white@athensclarkecounty.com

Pierre Daura’s oil painting “Daura, White Shirt” is on display at the GMOA through Nov. 20.

GAMES: Beer Pong (Alibi) The classic tournament-style game. 9 p.m.

FREE! 706-549-1010

Friday 26 EVENTS: Rally to Restore Dignity (UGA Arch) Synapse hosts a rally and open mic session to minimize stigma and advocate for better services for people with mental health diagnoses and their allies. 4–6 p.m.

FREE! synapseofathens@gmail.com ART: Opening Gala and Preview Sale (OCAF) For the ninth annual Perspectives: Georgia Pottery Invitational, an exhibition and sale of 5,000 pots. 6–9 p.m. $5. www. ocaf.com THEATRE: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (The Elbert Theatre) The Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes to life in this musical parable performed entirely in song. Aug. 26 & 27, 7:30 pm. Aug. 28, 2 p.m. $8–15. 706283-1049, www.elberttheatre.org KIDSTUFF: Japanese Storytime (ACC Library, Storyroom) Learn about Japanese culture through literacy-based fun. Led by volunteers from UGA’s Japan Outreach Program. 5 p.m. FREE! 706-6133650 LECTURES & LIT.: Georgia Law Symposium: Civil Rights or Civil Wants (UGA Dean Rusk Center) A conference exploring civil and human rights issues of the present and future with panels on immigration, international civil rights, education and privacy. 8 a.m.–4 p.m. FREE! www.law.uga.edu/glrsymposium LECTURES & LIT.: Gulf Oil Spill Lecture (UGA Geography-Geology Building, Room 200C) “Gas and Oil Dynamics in the Gulf of Mexico, Before, During and Ater the Macondo Blowout,” presented by

Samantha Joye, marine sciences.

3:30 p.m. FREE! 706-542-1058 LECTURES & LIT.: “Hello Lenin: Students and Socialism in Venezuela” (UGA Baldwin Hall, Room 114A) The UGA Georgia Workshop on Culture, Power and History presents David Smilde. 4:30 p.m. FREE! 440-382-6136 LECTURES & LIT.: IWS Friday Speaker Series (UGA Miller Learning Center, Room 214) “We Are All Royalty: Narrative Comparisons of a Drag King and Queen,” presented by Corey Johnson, couseling and human development services, and Joshua Trey Barnett, communication studies. 1:20–2:10 p.m. FREE! www. uga.edu/iws

Saturday 27 EVENTS: 11th Anniversary Celebration (Sangha Yoga Studio) Celebrate the occasion with free yoga classes. Awareness through Movement (Feldenkrais) at 10:30 a.m. and Vinyasa Flow Yoga at 12 p.m. All levels welcome. www.healingartscentre.net 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: East Coast Swing Workshop (Dancefx) Beginner (1 p.m.), intermediate (2 p.m.) and advanced (3 p.m.) lessons. No partner required. 1–4 p.m. $5 (first hour), $3 (additonal hour). 706-355-3078, www.dancefx.org EVENTS: Grand Opening Party & Open House (Salon Lux) Join the salon’s stylists for giveaways, raffles, food and more. 6–8 p.m. FREE! 706395-1500 EVENTS: Groovy Nights Benefit for Project Safe (The Classic Center) Dust off your polyester

and boogie on down to this Project Safe benefit, where you’ll hear your favorite disco tunes spun by DJ Mahogany. The evening includes a costume contest, silent auction, disco competition, appetizers and desserts. 8–11 p.m. $25. www. projectsafe.com EVENTS: Keep Athens Clarke County Beautiful Fundraiser (Little Kings Shuffle Club) A beautiful way to help keep Athens beautiful: early kid-friendly DJs, face painters, fake tattoos, photobooth, raffles, cornhole tournament, zumba lessons and late-night big-kid DJs Stay @ Home Dad and Bitch Switch. 6 p.m. $5 suggested donation. www.myspace.com/littlekingsshuffleclub 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: Oglethorpe Fresh Farmers Market (Downtown Lexington) Seasonal vegetables, herbs, flowers, plants, baked goods and jellies every Saturday and Tuesday at the old Shell station next to the courthouse. Saturday, 8 a.m.–12 p.m. & Tuesday, 4–7 p.m.

EVENTS: “Sparkle Song” (Nuçi’s Space) A musical celebration to honor the life of the Athens singer/ songwriter and veteran Town and Gown performer Elissa Hadley.

Performances by Caroline Aiken, Scott Simpson, Jane Stebbins, Matthew Kahler, Kodac Harrison and Neal Fountain. 5 p.m. Donations accepted. 706-227-1515, www. nuci.org EVENTS: WMI Farms Produce Market (Mama’s Boy) Natural and locally grown organic produce fresh from the Winterville farm. Located at the lot next to Mama’s Boy. 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

THEATRE: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (The Elbert Theatre) The Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes to life in this musical parable performed entirely in song. Aug. 26 & 27, 7:30 pm. Aug. 28, 2 p.m. $8–15. 706283-1049, www.elberttheatre.org KIDSTUFF: Beaded Art Night (Whole: Mind. Body. Art.) An evening of beaded craft-making, games and more. 6–8 p.m. (ages 4 & older), $25. 8–9 p.m. (ages 8 & older), extra $5. 706-410-0134, www.wholemindbodyart.com MEETINGS: GFADP Statewide Meeting and Potluck (Emmanuel Episcopal Church) Georgians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty host a potluck at 12 p.m. followed by a meeting for everyone interested.

12–3 p.m. FREE! www.gfadp.org GAMES: Shadowfist Tournament (Tyche’s Games) Final Brawl format.

Prizes for all. 12 p.m. $1. 706-3544500, www.tychesgames.com

Sunday 28 EVENTS: Ladies Zumba Night (Whole: Mind. Body. Art.) Prepare to shake it with other Zumba-lovers.

Evening includes a catered dinner, treats and door prizes. 7–10 p.m. $20 (adv.), $25. 706-410-0283, www.wholemindbodyart.com ART: Mystery Triennial Benefit Concert (Athens Institute for Contemporary Art (ATHICA)) View 120 works by local artists and catch performances by Kate Morrissey and Marty Winkler. 7:30 p.m. $10 (suggested donation). www. athica.org THEATRE: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (The Elbert Theatre) The Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes to life in this musical parable performed entirely in song. Aug. 26 & 27, 7:30 pm. Aug. 28, 2 p.m. $8–15. 706283-1049, www.elberttheatre.org GAMES: Live Trivia (Buffalo’s Southwest Café) Every Sunday!

Great prizes and fun—teams of all sizes welcome. 6:30 p.m. (sign-in), 7 p.m. (first question). 706-3546655

Monday 29 KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC Library) Snuggle in your jammies and listen to bedtime stories. Every Monday. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-6133650 KIDSTUFF: Infant Storytime (ACC Library) Nurture language skills.

10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 LECTURES & LIT.: Historic Preservation: Inherently Green (The Melting Point) Mark C. McDonald, president of the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, will explore the environmental benefits of historical preservation and how they relate to land use, urban planning and green building. 6 p.m. FREE! www.achfonline.org LECTURES & LIT.: Last Monday Book Group (ACC Library, Small Conference Room) This month’s title is Lord Jim by William Golding.

Newcomers welcome. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 GAMES: Adult Trivia (Jack’s Bar) Test your (carnal) knowledge. 9–11 p.m. 706-548-8510 GAMES: Team Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Every Monday night. Win house cash and prizes! 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, Baldwin St.) Think you know it all?

Mondays, 8 p.m. 706-548-3442

Tuesday 30 EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Check out the afternoon market in its convenient downtown location! Buy fresh, locally grown organic produce, locally crafted goods and freshly baked breads. Now accepting EBT cards. 4–7 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Oglethorpe Fresh Farmers Market (Downtown Lexington) Seasonal vegetables, herbs, flowers, plants, baked goods and jellies every Saturday and Tuesday at the old yellow Shell station next to the courthouse.

Saturday, 8 a.m.–12 p.m. & Tuesday, 4–7 p.m.

KIDSTUFF: Toddler Storytime (ACC Library) For children ages 18 months to 5 years. Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

FREE! 706-613-3650 LECTURES & LIT.: Brown Bag Lunch (ACC Library) Join Fred Elsberry of the Better Business Bureau for “Becoming a Better Consumer.” Feel free to bring a lunch to this 45-minute program.

12:15 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 MEETINGS: Autism Society’s Welcome Back Meeting (Hope Haven of Northeast Georgia) Dennise L. Grayson, an attorney who specializes in wills, trusts and estate planning, will present the “Pros and Cons of Guardianship.” 6:30–8 p.m.

FREE! autism.negeorgia@gmail.com MEETINGS: Public Forum (Clarke Central High School) Discuss the recommendations of the local redistricting committee. 6 p.m. FREE! richard.white@athensclarkecounty. com 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 31 EVENTS: Canine Cocktail Hour (Hotel Indigo, Madison Bar & Bistro Courtyard) Drink and food specials for you and your (well-behaved, vaccinated) dog! This week: salty dogs and greyhounds. Every Wednesday.

5-7 p.m. www.indigoathens.com ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum of Art) Meet docents in the lobby for a tour of highlights from the permanent collection. 2 p.m. FREE! www. georgiamuseum.org 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 KIDSTUFF: Wildcard Wednesday for Teens (ACC Library) Up next: Beaded Suncatchers! Capture the last sunshine of the summer with some dazzling beads. For ages 11–18. 4 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 LECTURES & LIT.: Community Snapshots (ACC Library) Martha Phillips, author of Written on a Rock, will present “Writing in Retirement.”

Part of “The Boomers: Reflecting, Sharing, Learning” grant program.

12:30 p.m. FREE! www.boomersinathens.org LECTURES & LIT.: Nature Writing Group (Athens Land Trust) Examine some great nature writing and take walks outdoors. Each week features a nature writer as a guest speaker.

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THE CALENDAR! Trillion Dollar Meltdown: Easy Money, High Rollers, and the Great Credit Crash by Charles Morris. 7 p.m. FREE! patricia.priest@yahoo. com MEETINGS: Public Forum (BurneyHarris-Lyons Middle School) Discuss the recommendations of the local redistricting committee. 5 p.m.

FREE! richard.white@athensclarkecounty.com GAMES: Dart League Tournament (Alibi) Meet up with other sharpshooters. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-5491010 GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Every Wednesday. Win house cash and prizes! 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Texas Hold ‘Em (Buffalo’s Southwest Café) Poker night every Wednesday. 18 and up. Sign in at 6:30 p.m. Dealing begins at 7:30 p.m. FREE! www.interstatepokerclub. com GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, Broad St.) Think you know it all?

Wednesdays, 8:30 p.m. 706-5483442 GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) Test your trivia chops for prizes! Every Wednesday.

9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102 GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicana Grill) Test your trivia knowledge for prizes every Wednesday! 8 p.m.

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Down the Line ART: Gallery Talk 9/4 (OCAF) Join Michael Pitts for a discussion covering pottery styles, clays, glazes, firing techniques and general info about the pieces in the current exhibit. 1 p.m. FREE! www.ocaf.com

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ART: Opening Reception 9/9 (ThisWay-Out (T-W-O)) AthensHasArt! presents “Arguing with the Inevitable,” a collection of photographs and zines by Stacey-Marie Piotrowski and Patrick Denker.

Music performed by Colby Carter.

6–8 p.m. FREE! www.athenshasart. blogspot.com KIDSTUFF: Athens Water Festival 9/10 (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Learn what you and your family can do to help preserve drinking water for future generations. See a fly-fishing demonstration, explore the water cycle and be a scientist’s assistant in checking out the health of lake water.

Build a boat from recycled materials to race in the Recycled Boat Regatta.

10 a.m.–2 p.m. $2. www.athenswaterfest.com EVENTS: 2nd Annual Hop Harvest Festival 9/24 (Terrapin Beer Co.) This year’s festival features 12 casks of ale, each dry-hopped with a different variety of hops, educational guest speakers, food and the harvesting of Terrapin’s very own hop garden. 4:30–8:30 p.m. $10. www. terrapinbeer.com

Glands, Casper & the Cookies and Marshmallow Coast.

SLEEPING BAG Indie rock that meanders into unconventional melodic and dynamic territories.

Go Bar 9:30 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/ gobar SONGWRITER INVASION An evening of deviance, debauchery and diverse solo performances hosted

by Manic Heaven’s Geoff Weaver.

This Featuring THOU, Corry Parker, Glupist, Mr. Guppyfin and Michael Palmgarden.

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

FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net BRETT RANDELL A mix of funky acousti-R&B pop and wistful ballads.

The Loft Dance Lounge 9 p.m. 706-613-7771 ATHENS 2 IBIZA DJ BangRadio presides over a special Girls Night Out, for which he remixes current pop radio hits with fistpumping beach party beats. Every Tuesday.

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The Melting Point 7 p.m. $5. www.meltingpointathens. com JOSH DANIELS Local acoustic singer who works real emotion into classic bluegrass songs.

VON GREY Four classically trained sisters performing a blend of various genres, including country, pop and rock.

Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com DMA “Crust funk” solo project of Indiana-based David Adamson, which Adamson says will be weird, creepy and sweet, all at the same time.

THE GOONS New indie-poprock featuring members of The

No Where Bar 10 p.m. $2. 706-546-4742 THE BROADCAST Hailing from Asheville, NC, this six-piece soulful rock band draws influences from the funky Motown sound of Stevie Wonder and the raw vocal prowess of singers such as Janis Joplin and Aretha Franklin.

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Friday, August 26

The Blind Boys of Alabama Melting Point No one can fully grasp the powerful delivery and deep soulfulness of the Blind Boys until catching them in concert. I first saw them at the Georgia Theatre 10 years ago. The first of many highlights of the set was a terrific reworking of “Amazing Grace,” which imposed the lyrics over the chords and melodies of the old folk song “House of the Rising Sun.” The rich texture of their voices and the spirited vibe in the room moved me, to say the least.

Led by founding member Clarence Fountain, the Blind Boys initially formed as a student act in the 1930s at the Talladega Institute for the Deaf and Blind in Alabama and have gone on to win five Grammy Awards, including a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Longtime vocalist Jimmy Carter, a mild-mannered performer who can seemingly hold a high note forever, stepped into the bandleader role in 2008 after Fountain was sidelined by diabetes. The current lineup features Carter alongside singers Bishop Billy Bowers and Ben Moore, and bandmates Eric “Ricky” McKinnie (drums, vocals), Joey Williams (guitar, vocals), Tracy Pierce (bass) and Peter Levin (organ). They continue to tour the world, performing more than 100 concerts each year.

The Blind Boys return to Athens this weekend in support of a new collection titled Take the High Road. It’s the first traditional country-gospel album of their 70-year career.

Contemporary honky-tonk songwriter Jamey Johnson co-produced the album, welcoming a team of ace Music City musicians and country luminaries, including Vince Gill, Willie Nelson, Hank Williams, Jr., Lee Ann Womack and The Oak Ridge Boys as guest singers.

“These two traditions are very similar,” Carter says of the overlap of traditional country and gospel. “That’s why we want to involve everybody in our music. We want to sing good music, no matter what kind it is. Most of all, we want to touch people’s lives. We want to leave them a message they can feed upon throughout their lives.” [T. Ballard Lesemann]

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State Botanical Garden of Georgia 7–9 p.m. $5–15. www.uga.edu/ botgarden SUNFLOWER MUSIC SERIES Spend a summer evening outdoors.

Bring a picnic basket, spread a blanket and enjoy live music provided by Grogus.

Wednesday 24 Alibi 9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010 KARAOKE With the Singing Cowboy!

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

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

Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), 7 (18+). www. caledonialounge.com CLEAN BREAK Lo-fi indie-rock trio based here in Athens.

FORTE PIANO Big old arena rockpop, with dynamic lead vocals that interplay with thick beats, crunchy guitars and clean piano breaks.

STRANGE TORPEDO Bouncy, angular, alternative rock meets post-punk driven by melodic bass lines.

SUNLIGHT ALCHEMISTS New local rock band featuring members of Revo. The alternative-leaning group names Switchfoot and Alanis Morissette among its influences.

Farm 255 Jazz Night. 9 p.m. FREE! www.farm255. com DIAL INDICATORS Background sounds for dinner and cocktails.

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

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com EL HOLLIN This local band plays simple, lo-fi tunes with guitar and what sounds like a melodica.

Featuring members of Werewolves.

THE FUZZLERS Expect a lot of goofy punk with a highly interactive live show.

PLACES TO HIDE Guy and gal with guitars and a super-minimalist take on songs that, with drums and bass, might sound like grungy pop.

YOU ME AND US Grungy and jangly pop rock with sweet female vocals that’s simultaneously fresh and charmingly ‘90s retro.

40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $5 (21+) $7 (18+). www.40watt. com ANSLEY RUSHING Local singer/ songwriter of the wistful farm-folk kind.

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

EDDIE THE WHEEL Expect a mix of moody, melodic and indie-leaning rock.

GIFT HORSE Swirling reverb and dark psychedelic textures with an alt-rock edge. Tonight is the band’s third show in a month-long 40 Watt residency. Catch them every Wednesday in August.

George’s Lowcountry Table 6–9 p.m. FREE! 706-548-3359 WINFIELD SMITH Low-country drawlin’ Athens songcraftsman from the roots-rock duo Stewart and Winfield.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $8. www.georgiatheatre.com* DANK SINATRA Recently voted as the best local jam band in the Flagpole Athens Music Awards, these dudes play improvisation-heavy electronica mixed with elements of jazz, rock and reggae.

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.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffeebar.com GUITAR SUMMIT Local guitar wizards Allen Owens, Dan Nettles and Craig Lieske geek out on the guitar, joined each week by other Athens guitar talent for an evening of sixstring mayhem every Wednesday this month. This week features Joel Byron (Grogus) and Scott Baxendale (Clay Leverett, Shit-Hot Country Band) and Neal Fountain (Jimmy Herring Band, Kinky Waikiki, Chuck Leavell). See Calendar Pick on p. 22.

Locos Grill & Pub 7 p.m. FREE! www.locosgrill.com (Timothy Rd. location) KIP JONES AND JAY RING Local musician Jay Ring is joined by fellow Athenian and country folk artist Kip Jones. The duo plays covers of contemporary and classic hits.

New Earth Music Hall 9 p.m. $6. www.newearthmusichall. com* REVERSE HALO EFFECT Nashville alt-rock with grungy leanings; sounds like a mix of Tool and The Offspring.

TEALVOX Alternative rock band with a hint of classic British rock.

THUNDERKISS Electronic/instrumental rock.

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

Porterhouse Grill 7–10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT Every Wednesday! This week features Steve Key and Friends with Bill Baker, Jeremy Roberts and Nic Wiles. Stop by for live jazz and drink specials.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5:30 p.m. $10 glass. www.terrapinbeer. com TRE POWELL This local songwriter sings soulful, acoustic R&B.

Thursday 25 Amici Italian Café 11 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0000 THE JOHN SOSEBEE BAND These Georgia natives play hill country/ Mississippi blues and the occasional Hendrix cover. Come dance along!

DePalma’s Italian Cafe 6:30–8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-552-1237 (Timothy Rd. location) REID STRIPLING Local singersongwriter.

Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com CANADIAN RIFLE Punk rock trio from Chicago.

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

SHAVED CHRIST New local grinder/ punk band featuring members of American Cheeseburger, Witches, Dark Meat and Hot New Mexicans.

Welcome them back from tour!

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9:30 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com MANIC HEAVEN Geoff Weaver and friends play raw, heartfelt, “toegazing” dream folk.

JESSIE MARSTON Local pop songstress.

JENNY WOODWARD Like,Totally! front-lady plays solo set.

40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.40watt. com PAPA’S BAG Mellow, dub-influenced jam rock.

THE REVIVALISTS This New Orleans band plays a vibrant mix of funk, jazz and rock accented by warm pedal steel and sax.

SUMILAN Technically proficient musicians playing progressive jam rock.

Georgia Theatre 9 p.m. $8. www.georgiatheatre.com* KISHI BASHI Forward-thinking folk that mixes ethereal symphonics with chanting, rhythmic indie rock.

KUROMA Shimmering psychedelic pop with big guitar hooks and anthemic moments. See story on p. 17.

THAYER SARRANO Local singersongwriter and multi-instrumentalist with lovely, airy vocals singing dark, gentle melodies over guitar while backed by Zack Hosey and friends.

Go Bar 10 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/ gobar DR. FRED’S KARAOKE Hosted by karaoke fanatic John “Dr. Fred” Bowers and featuring a large assortment of pop, rock, indie and more.

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

Hilltop Grille 7 p.m. FREE! 706-353-7667 MILLIGAN Acoustic duo reworks both classic rock and more recent hits from CSNY to Johnny Cash to Jack Johnson to Maroon 5.

Hotel Indigo “Live After 5 on the Madison Patio.”

6–8 p.m. FREE! www.indigoathens. com CARL LINDBERG Jazz bassist Carl Lindberg (Grogus, Squat, Kenosha Kid, etc.) performs standards, originals and some surprising tunes from divergent styles. With Dromedary mandolin master Rob McMaken.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/littlekingsshuffleclub CHRISSAKES Whether you like your punk with psychedelic guitar solos or with more aggressive guitar riffs, this band offers the perfect mix of both.

TROPHY WIVES This Louisville band offers hook-laden riffs inspired by Portland punk and heavy, fuzzed out stoner metal led by a relentless rhythm section and raspy vocals.

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

Friday, August 26

Young Benjamin, Androcles and the Lion, The Viking Progress Flicker Theatre & Bar It’s always refreshing to find a young band that isn’t afraid of sounding pretty. And the harmonies and alternating lead vocals between Austin Harris and McKendrick Bearden Androcles and the Lion of Androcles and the Lion are lovely—at times recalling the honeyed whisper of Elliott Smith or Ryan Adams’ more folky moments. With the addition of percussionist Paul Stevens, the trio crafts swelling rock numbers that often start off gently and then crescendo with roaring reverb, care of Bearden’s swirling guitar leads. In a live setting, the band often foregoes bass altogether in favor or a two guitar-attack, depending on the song.

“It can be a challenge getting a rich, full sound from only three people,” says Stevens, “but it can be done.”

And while live the band is able to convey the subtleties and dynamics of its compositions to some degree (sometimes with the help of a guest player), you can really hear the group’s true depth and range on its debut EP, As Far as Blindness Could See. Here, keyboard is more prominent, bass is always there to anchor the tunes, and overall the arrangements are fuller, grander and exceptionally striking.

The EP was recorded at Chase Park under the careful direction of Drew Vandenberg.

“The songs have been around for about three years,” says Harris. “McKendrick and I actually wrote them as part of a recital our senior year at LaGrange.”

Adds Bearden: “It’s interesting, though, taking songs that you have mulled around and played with for a few years and then giving them to fresh ears… It was definitely a great learning experience, having to question old decisions that you are comfortable with. “ Having fine-tuned their songs and their approach, the bandmembers are celebrating the release of the EP on Friday, but say they already have a fresh batch of songs in the works. Expect to hear tunes from the EP and a taste of what’s to come at Flicker this weekend. [Michelle Gilzenrat]

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The Melting Point 9 p.m. $5 (adv.), $8 (door). www.meltingpointathens.com JOHN KING BAND Young Southern rock band with a little twang.

SEVEN HANDLE CIRCUS A rowdy and fun modern interpretation of traditional bluegrass and folk.

The Bad Manor 9 p.m. FREE! (21+), $5 (18+, before 11 p.m.), $10 (18+, after 11 p.m.). www. thebadmanor.com FERAL YOUTH Banging electro house, dubstep, with a dash of top 40 remixes. Join him every week for Feral Fridays!

No Where Bar 10 p.m. $4. 706-546-4742 JAZZCHRONIC Local five-piece explores freaky, funky, psychedelic fusion jazz while incorporating rock, R&B, heavy beats and more.

THE SUEX EFFECT Alt-progressive rock featuring a fusion of funk, reggae, metal and blues with plenty of harmonies and improvisation.

Boar’s Head Lounge 9 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 JOHN SOSEBEE Eclectic mix of traditional blues and pop.

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

Terrapin Beer Co. 5:30 p.m. $10 glass. www.terrapinbeer. com DAVE HOWARD Local singersongwriter plays mellow acoustic guitar tunes.

Friday 26 Alibi 9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010 CARLA LEFEVER AND THE RAYS Playing old-school funk, sweet pop and sweaty rock covers and originals. The Rays feature Kenny “K.B.” Brawner, Dan Roth, Wade Newbury, Bobby Patrick and Benjamin Scott Whitener.

Amici Italian Café 11 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0000 JUICEBOX New local band lays down some smooth, funky jams.

Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $3 (21+), $5 (18+). www.caledonialounge.com GRINNIN BEAR Rockabilly, Americana, blues and country, brewed with equal parts fiddle, three-part harmonies, crunchy guitar and a funky rhythm section.

SAM SNIPER Southern jungle rock that holds together firmly with big rhythms and harmonies, despite joyful bouncing between genres.

VESTIBULES Lyrically driven Americana with a gravelly, emotive frontman and a lively horn section accented by stand-up bass and pedal steel.

Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com BUBBLY MOMMY GUN Local experimental pop band that plays idiosyncratic, psychedelic tunes.

QUIET HOOVES High-energy, idiosyncratic pop that’s loose and full of fun.

REPTAR Recently signed to Vagrant Records, this highly praised local synth-pop band offers fun, irreverent tunes with angular rhythms and danceable beats.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com ANDROCLES AND THE LION This local band plays airy indie rock with

lots of warm acoustic guitar and folk undertones. See Calendar Pick on this page.

THE VIKING PROGRESS Patrick Morales has a lovely, tender voice that sings gentle, indie/folk ballads about love, death and isolation inspired by his time at sea.

YOUNG BENJAMIN Solo project of guitarist/banjoist Matt Whitaker (The Premonitions, Emergent Heart).

40 Watt Club “Turquoise Jeep Records Showcase.” 9 p.m. $10. www.40watt.com* EXCALIBRAH AND SWAMP THANG Boastingly tongue-incheek, Excalibrah performs hip-hop with an experimental, almost psychedelic slant. His songs are about wangs, hanging out with Robocop, “sippin’ dranks,” and other fun, jokey topics.

TURQUOISE JEEP SHOWCASE The folks behind YouTube sensation “Smang It” bring their hilariously fun hip-hop to Athens. Special guests include Flynt Flossy, Yung Humma, Pretty Raheem, Whatchyamacallit and Tummiscratch. See story on p. 16.

URBN TRBN Putting the desi in desire, DJ Shil Patel selects subcontinental dance from golden-age Bollywood blowouts including classic Bollywood dance songs, New Jack Swing, ‘80s and ‘90s hip-hop and “anything else fun.”

Georgia Theatre 9 p.m. $12. www.georgiatheatre.com* ALLGOOD Formerly known as Allgood Music Company, this local Southern rock jam band from the ‘90s has reunited.

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Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 DJ TWIN POWERS AND DJ LIST CHRISTEE Spinning after the performance art set are DJs Twin Powers (Dan Geller) and List Christee (of Montreal).

HAROUKI ZOMBIE The brainchild of Nina Barnes (of Montreal, the Appollinaire Rave Art Collective) and Orenda Fink ( Azure Ray, O+S.) One part DJ set (including original material), one part stunning visuals from Nina Barnes, and one part performance art, Harouki Zombie is a hedonistic celebration of all life’s earthly delights.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com EXCEPTION TO THE RULE Progressive, young bluegrass band from NE Georgia. Fueled by a harddriving banjo style, sultry violin and mandolin, this group infuses elements of jazz, blues and rock.

Johnny’s New York Style Pizza 6 p.m. FREE! 706-354-1515 TRE POWELL This local songwriter sings soulful, acoustic R&B. Every Friday!

Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/littlekingsshuffleclub SAVAGIST Impressive Athens metal band featuring fine folks from punk/ metal bands 300 Cobras, Hot Breath and The Dumps.

SHAVED CHRIST New local grinder/ punk band featuring members of American Cheeseburger, Witches, Dark Meat and Hot New Mexicans.

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

YE OLDE SUB SHOPPE Big-hearted pop music played on tiny instruments.

The Melting Point 8:30 p.m. $30 (adv.) $35 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com* BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA Legendary five-time Grammy awardwinning gospel sextet. See Calendar Pick on p. 20.

New Earth Music Hall 9 p.m. $13. www.newearthmusichall. com* ELIOT LIPP This innovative artist from L.A. continues to explore instrumental electro-funk, acid, fusion and Italo disco.

OCAF “Opening Gala.” 6–9 p.m. $5. www. ocaf.com THE GEORGIA MUDCATS An oldtime string band playing music with Southern flair.

The Office Lounge 9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 THE TANGENTS This country-fried rock group from Watkinsville carries Lynyrd Skynyrd licks and John Mellencamp melodies.

The Roadhouse 11 p.m. 706-613-2324 ROLLIN HOME This local group jams on originals with a Grateful Dead kind of groove and a Southern rock leaning.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5:30 p.m. $10 glass. www.terrapinbeer. com MASON DOUGLAS Light country rock from Nashville.

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Saturday 27 Alibi 9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010 KARAOKE With the Singing Cowboy!

Amici Italian Café 11 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0000 STOKESWOOD A mellow, modern alt-rock band from Atlanta that experiments with atmospheric sounds.

The Bad Manor 9 p.m. FREE! (21+), $5 (18+, before 11 p.m.), $10 (18+, after 11 p.m.). www. thebadmanor.com DJRX DJ-remixer Brian Gonzalez delivers original audio/video productions that focus on pop music of this generation, with forays into rock, old school, country and electronica. The hits are synced with videos projected on the big screen.

Bishop Park “Athens Farmers Market.” 8 a.m.– noon. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net 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!

(10 a.m.)

TRE POWELL This local songwriter sings soulful, acoustic R&B. (8 a.m.)

Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.caledonialounge.com BURNS LIKE FIRE Stewed, screwed, tattooed punk rock that will leave you flat on your face. Album release show!

THE DARNELL BOYS The three Darnell brothers play and sing country blues originals backed by upright bass, singing saw and junkyard percussion.

LOWDIVE Local ska/reggae band.

STONE MOUNTAIN FREEWAY Heavy rock and roll influenced by AC/DC and Motorhead.

Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com BROTHERS Drum and electric/acoustic/classical guitar/organ duo, plus the occasional guest on clarinet, trumpet or cello, playing poppy indie rock for fans of Real Estate.

CO CO RI CO Angular, guitar-driven rock that melodically meanders through post-rock soundscapes featuring technical drums, wandering bass and glockenspiel.

Flicker Theatre & Bar Early show! 3–5 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com LIKE TOTALLY! After being on hiatus for a few years, Jenny Woodward has gotten the cartoony, “kindie” band back together with Jeff Webber on bass, Danny Gorbachov on drums, Mandy Riley on 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.

Playing tunes for both for kids and twee-minded adults.

8:30 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com ARMHOLE Locals Eric Harris, Jeff Rieter joined by friend Jeff McCloud from Montgommery, AL on the mesmerizing Moog Guitar.

CRAIG LIESKE Local experimental music stalwart of Garbage Island and Ether Frolic (among other projects).

LORKAKAR Layer upon layer of lyricless voices, bells and electronics merge to create several tranceinducing collages.

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40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $10 (adv.) www.40watt.com* THE HEAP Funky local indie-soul band based here in Athens with a killer horn section and fronted by Bryan Howard’s low, bass growl.

KEVN KINNEY BAND A power trio featuring Kinney and Tim Nielsen of Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ and performing a whole mess of classic Kinney tunes and new material. CD release party!

SOME DARK HOLLER “Handmade American music” duo from Birmingham, AL, formerly known as Back Row Baptists.

Front Porch Bookstore 6–7 p.m. FREE! (tips appreciated) 706372-1236 DODD FERRELLE Former Tinfoil Stars frontman and longtime Athenian Dodd Ferrelle pours heart and soul into his sweeping, anthemic ballads and alt-country rockers.

Georgia Theatre 9 p.m. $11. www.georgiatheatre.com REHAB With several big radio hits under its belt (“Last Tattoo,” “Bartender Song” and more) this Atlanta band continues to blend alternative Southern rock with hip-hop.

RITTZ Atlanta hip-hop artist working in the style of his hometown, recalling both Outkast and more recent, mainstream fare.

SPACE CAPONE Funk, soul and R&B with a disco-like sheen.

Go Bar 9 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar THE FUZZLERS Goofy punk with a highly interactive live show.

KATER MASS New local pop punk band with an interest in the Balkans (the place, not the band). Also playing Tuesday at Little Kings Shuffle Club.

DJ MAHOGANY Freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta unexpected faves. Tonight he’ll be joined by a few WUOG DJs as well, who will be taking requests via Twitter! Use the hashtag #wuogbacktoschool.

REEKS OF FAILURE This three-piece punk band takes its cues from bands like Bad Religion, Jawbreaker, Minor Threat, The Descendents and Face to Face.

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

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $5 www.hendershotscoffee.com KLEZMER LOCAL 42 A local sevenpiece Klezmer band specializing in Jewish and Gypsy music and featuring Dan Horowitz of Five Eight.

La Fiesta #2 6 p.m. FREE! 706-549-5933 BUTTERMILK REVIVAL Traditional bluegrass tribute, including songs by the Stanley Brothers, Bill Monroe and many others.

Little Kings Shuffle Club “Keep Athens Clarke County Beautiful Fundraiser.” 6 p.m. $5 suggested donation. www.myspace.com/littlekingsshuffleclub BITCH SWITCH All-star lady DJ team spins thick dance grooves and adds in a twinge of its own campy performance.

DJ STAY @ HOME DAD Spinning kid-friendly tunes outside.

Max 9 p.m. FREE! 706-254-3392 FERAL YOUTH Banging electro house, dubstep, with a dash of Top 40 remixes.

IMMUZIKATION Celebrated local DJ Alfredo Lapuz, Jr. hosts a dance

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Guitar Summit Series Hendershot’s Coffee Bar

“Talking shop” is about as old of a tradition as it gets.

Whatever the specialty may be, wherever the experts may gather, people love to talk about what they know with others who know as much (or more) about it. In Athens, one of most common “shops” talked is, of course, music— something Dan Nettles (Kenosha Kid), Allen Owens Kevin Sweeney and Craig Lieske (Pride Parade) and Craig Lieske (Garbage Island) are trying to perpetuate with weekly “guitar summits” at Hendershot’s.

“One of my passions is guitar and all the various amps and pedals that go along with it,” says Nettles. “Me and Allen basically sat down and came up with a quite extensive list of folks that we regularly get into hour-long discussions with about guitar esoterica.

It’s a lot like hanging out with mechanics at the garage with a car in pieces, drinking beer and trying out different things with the motor—not for everyone, but very entertaining for the people who are into it.”

Each Wednesday this month Nettles & Co. have been gathering fellow guitar geeks to show off what they know and, inevitably, latch onto new tricks they never imagined.

“Everybody has one or two sounds or guitars or amps that they just never break out on a gig. I hope that at each summit we all get to share these surprising new textures with each other,” says Nettles. “I thrive on fresh sounds and approaches, and playing with new musicians keeps me from turning into that ‘old guy with a ponytail who teaches classic rock.’”

In a town (and a profession) built on first-hand connections and learned tricks of the trade, the summits offer a continuing education of sorts for all those involved.

“It’s very important to me to keep in touch with all the folks playing in this town, and these types of hangs happen all the time,” says Nettles. “But rarely [do they happen] on a stage and on a schedule, so that’s what’s special about these.”

The Aug. 24 summit will feature guests Joel Byron (Grogus), Scott Baxendale (Shit-Hot Country Band) and Neal Fountain (Jimmy Herring Band, Kinky Waikiki). [Alec Wooden]

party featuring high-energy electro and rock.

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

Z-DOG Zack “Z-Dog” Hosey spins dance classics, punk, ‘80s and more.

The Melting Point 8:30 p.m. $9 (adv.) $12 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com DEJA VU John Keane, Nathan Sheppard and friends play a tribute to Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.

New Earth Music Hall 9 p.m. $8. www.newearthmusichall. com FREDDY TODD Producing and making beats from the Detroit underground, multi-instrumentalist Freddy Todd has done everything from experimental indie rock to hip-hop.

ISNESS Live electro Atlanta threepiece that dips toes into various musical bodies of water, including dub, metal, industrial, trance and hip-hop.

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

Nuçi’s Space 5 p.m. Donations accepted. 706-2271515, www.nuci.org “SPARKLE SONG” A musical celebration to honor the life of the Athens singer/songwriter and veteran Town and Gown performer Elissa Hadley. Performances by Caroline Aiken, Scott Simpson, Jane Stebbins, Matthew Kahler, Kodac Harrison and Neal Fountain.

The Office Lounge 9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 THE BIG DON BAND Don Spurlin’s band delivers “workingman’s blues from a country perspective” with a

catalog of Southern blues covers and originals.

The Roadhouse 11 p.m. 706-613-2324 JOHN SOSEBEE Georgia native plays hill country/Mississippi blues and throws in the occasional Hendrix cover.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5:30 p.m. $10 glass. www.terrapinbeer. com SAM ROBINSON Guitar-centric Southern rock and funky blues with occasional jazz flourishes.

Sunday 28 Athens Institute for Contemporary Art (ATHICA) “Mystery Triennial Benefit Concert.”

7:30 p.m. $10 (suggested donation). www.athica.org 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.

MARTY WINKLER Jazz-folk pop singer/songwriter.

Highwire Lounge 8–11 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge. com MONAHAN Ryan Monahan backed

by Josh McMichael on bass and Lemuel Hayes on drums. Ryan has a gorgeous, expressive Jeff Buckleyesque voice that soars and sighs with equal grace.

THE NEW EMPIRES A combo of chamber pop, rock and roll and a penchant for sophisticated theatrics—lots of jazzy chords, tight haronies and grooving melodies and strings.

Monday 29 Go Bar 10 p.m. $5 (donation). 706-546-5609 MADELINE Bell-voiced local songwriter Madeline Adams plays endearing songs of smalltown loves, hopes and other torments and joys.

WHY ARE WE BUILDING SUCH A BIG SHIP? Gypsy punk band from New Orleans.

ZUMM ZUMM Local DIY punk outfit featuring Theo Hilton. See story on p. 15.

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

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

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

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

10 p.m. www.myspace.com/littlekingsshuffleclub COLD ONES Skuzzy and straightforward, with riffs and rough vocals, but not without melody.

KATER MASS New local pop punk band with an interest in the Balkans (the place, not the band).

PUNK DJ NIGHT Introducing DJ Dumpster Jeff pulling primecuts from the rubbish bin of society.

REVERSE THE CURSE Post-punk/ rock from Ohio.

The Loft Dance Lounge 9 p.m. 706-613-7771 ATHENS 2 IBIZA DJ BangRadio presides over a special Girls Night Out,

for which he remixes current pop radio hits with fistpumping beach party beats. Every Tuesday.

The Melting Point “Terrapin Bluegrass Series.” 7 p.m. $5. www.meltingpointathens.com NORTH GEORGIA BLUEGRASS BAND An eclectic blend of traditional and contemporary acoustic music.

Wednesday 31 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 Jazz Night. 9 p.m. FREE! www.farm255. com DIAL INDICATORS Background sounds for dinner and cocktails.

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

11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com ALAK California-based band that dabbles in both experimental melodic instrumentals and anti-pop thuds and droning.

PREGNANT Vocal layering tops a collage of electronics, pedals and various instruments.

40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.40watt. com GIFT HORSE Swirling reverb and dark psychedelic textures with an alt-rock edge. The last Wednesday in the band’s month-long residency at the 40 Watt Club!

HARDY MORRIS AND WALKER HOWLE The frontman and guitarist from Dead Confederate play a set of guitar-driven rock with some folky undertones.

THE INTERNS Local band that shares several members with Futurebirds.

Instead of Americana, this configuration plays dreamy, guitar-driven indie rock with just a hint of altcountry.

RUBY KENDRICK Local singersongwriter with a sweet voice and prodding, poignant lyrics.

Z-DOG Zack “Z-Dog” Hosey spins dance classics, punk, ‘80s and more.

George’s Lowcountry Table 6–9 p.m. FREE! 706-548-3359 RACHEL O’NEAL Local singer/ songwriter who plays a mix of soulful acoustic originals and an eclectic blend of indie rock, jazz and Southern-tinged Americana covers.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $10. www.georgiatheatre.com* ZOSO Led Zeppelin covers performed with stunning accuracy. Expect a mix of hits and deep cuts for the band’s triumphant return to the Theatre.

La Fiesta #2 6 p.m. FREE! 706-549-5933 TRE POWELL This local songwriter sings soulful, acoustic R&B. Locos Grill & Pub 7 p.m. FREE! www.locosgrill.com (Timothy Rd. location) THE VIBRATONES Local scene vets perform an original take on swing and jump-style blues.

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

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31

GIFT HORSE

Porterhouse Grill 7–10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT Every Wednesday! Stop by for live jazz bands and drink specials.

RESIDENCY

THE INTERNS HARDY MORRIS AND WALKER HOWLE (of Dead Confederate)

* Advance Tickets Available

Down the Line 9/1 Open Mic (DePalma’s Italian Cafe) 9/1 Welfare Liners (Amici Italian Café) 9/1 Eugene Willis (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 9/1 Gold Party / of Montreal / Yip Deceiver (Georgia Theatre)* 9/1 Dr. Fred’s Karaoke (Go Bar) 9/1 Gimme Hendrix (No Where Bar) 9/1 Tre Powell (Terrapin Beer Co.) 9/1 The Solstice Sisters (The Melting Point) 9/2 Future Virgins / Matt Hudgins & His Shit Hot Country Band / Never / Witches (40 Watt Club) 9/2 American Anodyne (Farm 255) 9/2 The Chris Robinson Brotherhood (Georgia Theatre)* 9/2 Tre Powell (Johnny’s New York Style Pizza) 9/2 Del Yeah Fest (Terrapin Beer Co.) 9/2 The Splitz (The Melting Point) 9/2 Carla Le Fever and The Rays (The Roadhouse) 9/3 BangRadio / Max After Dark 2 (Max) 9/3 Eastern Black / Matrimony Play / Modern Skirts (40 Watt Club) 9/3 Calico Jig (Bishop Park) 9/3 The Corduroy Road (Georgia Theatre) 9/3 FLT RSK / Greenhouse Lounge / HeRobust / T8r (New Earth Music Hall) 9/3 Matt Kabus Band (Terrapin Beer Co.) 9/4 Grogus / Vieux Farka Toure (Georgia Theatre)* 9/5 Half Dozen Brass Band (Ashford Manor) 9/5 Reptar (Big Dogs On The River) 9/6 String Theory (The Melting Point) 9/7 Michael Ian Black (40 Watt Club)* 9/7 Landmine / The Moaners / The Stone Breakers (Little Kings Shuffle Club) 9/7 Jazz Night (Porterhouse Grill) 9/7 McNary (Terrapin Beer Co.) 9/8 The Burning Angels (DePalma’s Italian Cafe) 9/8 Bright Eyes / First Aid Kit (Georgia Theatre)* 9/8 Green Gerry / TaterZandraZandra (Little Kings Shuffle Club) 9/8 Kite to the Moon / The Woodgrains (Max) 9/8 Eddie and the Public Speakers (No Where Bar) 9/8 Mark Maxwell Group (The Melting Point) 9/9 Bass Drum of Death / Toro y Moi / Unknown Mortal Orchestra (40 Watt Club) 9/9 Velveteen Pink (Farm 255) 9/9 Gary Clark Jr. / Futurebirds (Georgia Theatre)* 9/9 Dyrty Birds / Grains of Sand (The Melting Point)

In the ATL 9/10 Braids / Pepper Rabbit (Drunken Unicorn) 9/20 Elbow (Center Stage) 9/20 Wild Beasts (Variety Playhouse) * Advance Tickets Available

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

RUBY KENDRICK • DJ Z-DOG doors open at 9pm

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

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24

Southern Vision Floor Show with

RESIDENCY

WITCHES

GIFT HORSE DAVID BARBE AND THE QUICK HOOKS EDDIE THE WHEEL ANSLEY RUSHING

MATT HUDGINS & HIS SH*T HOT COUNTRY BAND FUTURE VIRGINS • NEVER

doors open at 9pm

doors open at 10pm

THURSDAY, AUGUST 25

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

SUMILAN

40 Watt Club presents

THE REVIVALISTS • PAPA’S BAG doors open at 9pm

MODERN SKIRTS

FRIDAY, AUGUST 26

MATRIMONY PLAY • EASTERN BLOCK doors open at 9:30pm

uRbN tRbN presents

Turquoise

Jeep showcase

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 40 Watt Club presents

MICHAEL IAN BLACK

EXCALIBRAH • SWAMP THANG uRbN tRbN DJing between sets doors open at 9pm CD RELEASE PARTY

“BLACK IS WHITE TOUR”

SATURDAY, AUGUST 27

AthFest Wristband Required for Entry!

doors open at 8pm

Foundry Entertainment and 40 Watt present

COMING SOON:

KEVN KINNEY BAND THE HEAP • SOME DARK HOLLER doors open at 8pm

I can has website!

SEPT. 9 **SEPT. 10 **SEPT. 14 **SEPT. 16 **SEPT. 21 **OCT. 6 **NOV. 15

TORO Y MOI / UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA AN EVENING WITH MUTE MATH OKKERVIL RIVER / WYE OAK DREW HOLCOMB & THE NEIGHBORS THE LOW ANTHEM / SLEEPY SUN BUTCH WALKER AND BLACK WIDOWS DR. DOG

All Shows 18 and up • + $2 for Under 21 * Advance Tix Available at Wuxtry Records ** Advance Tix Sold at http://www.40watt.com

MARY SIGALAS HAIR STUDIO

call for your personal appointment

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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 (Farmington Depot Gallery) Seeking dedicated local artists interested in becoming members of the gallery. Contact cheriwra@gmail.com. www.farmingtondepotgallery.net Call for Artists The ACC Library and Lyndon House Arts Center are looking for an artist to design trophies for “The Mystique of the Automobile: A Festival of Cars, Art and Fashion.” 706-255-7039, info@mystiqueoftheautomobile.org, www.boomersinathens.org Indie Craftstravaganzaa Holiday Market (Downtown Athens) Seeking artist vendors for craft fair on Dec. 3, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

Application deadline Oct. 24. $110. athensindiecraftstravaganzaa@ gmail.com, www.athensindiecraft stravaganzaa.com Lickskillet Artists Market (Lyndon House Arts Center) Call for artist vendors for market on Oct. 22, 2–4 p.m. Applications due Oct. 8. $25 (indoor), $15 (outdoor). 706613-3623, ihartsfoundation@gmail. com, www.lyndonhouse.org Popstravaganzaa (The Classic Center) Seeking artists for a craft fair at Athens Popfest, Oct. 15, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Applications due Sept.

15 and must include three.jpegs of your work. $50. popstravaganzaa@ gmail.com, www.athensindiecraft stravaganzaa.com

AUDITIONS “The Party Bomb” (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Open auditions for a new original comedy produced for the Town & Gown theatre’s Second Stage. Performance dates are Oct.

24–26. Aug. 29–Sept. 2, 6–8 p.m.

FREE! reavis.stephanie@gmail.com Season Auditions (SeneyStovall Chapel) Auditions for Rose of Athens Theatre’s productions of Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn, A Christmas Carol, James and the Giant Peach and A Comedy of Errors. Prepare two one-minute contrasting monologues or a monologue and a song. Open to ages 9 & up. Aug. 29, 6–9 p.m. 706-3409181, karyn@roseofathens.org, www.roseofathens.org

CLASSES Advanced Beekeeping (State Botanical Garden) Perform a 24hour varroa mite count and apply a variety of fall treatments for varroa and other pests. Completion of the Beekeeping for Beginners Series required. Register. Aug. 27, 1–3 p.m. $16. 706-542-6156.

Bellydancing (Sangha Yoga Studio) Beginner (7 p.m.) and Intermediate (8:30 p.m.) bellydancing every Wednesday. $14. 706552-2660, belllydancebody@gmail. com, www.healingartscentre.net Certificate in Native Plants Orientation (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Introduction to the overall CNP program led by Anne Shenk and Cora Keber. Sept.

15, 9–10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-5426156, www.uga.edu/botgarden Classes at Floorspace (Floorspace) Contemporary lyrical dance, Capoeira Angola & Maculele, performance theatre, hoop dance, 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 (East Athens Educational Dance Center) Now registering for fall classes for beginners through advanced dancers. 706613-3624, www.athensclarkecounty. com/dance Dance Classes (Dancefx) Ballet, tap, hip-hop, contemporary, ballroom, Latin, swing, karate, clogging and exercise classes like Pilates and body sculpting. Check website for schedule. 706-355-3078, www.dancefx.org Fall Classes (Good Dirt) Now registering for clay classes, fused-glass workshops, kids’ out-of-school workshops and afternoon Raku firing classes. Classes begin the week of Sept. 11. 706-355-3161, www. gooddirt.net Learn to Love the Sedges (State Botanical Garden) An intro to Georgian sedges with both field and laboratory exercises. Sept. 10, 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. $45. 706-5426156, www.uga.edu/botgarden Lyengar Yoga (StudiO) Certified Iyengar teacher leads a class focusing on strength, flexibility, stamina and balance. Every Tuesday, 5:30– 6:50 p.m. $10/class, $50/6 classes. www.chetthomasyoga.com Metalsmithing (State Botanical Garden) “Forged from Nature” artist Andrew Crawford demonstrates techniques on forming, hammering and finishing. No experience necessary. Call to register. Sept. 17, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. $85. 706-542-6156, www.uga.edu/botgarden Oneness Deeksha & Kundalini Activation (Healing Arts Centre) Breathing

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Open every day except Wednesday 10am-4pm This is a wonderfully sweet young male Tabby who looks like a butterscotch bobcat.

He is very calm and gentle, and is submissive to other cats. He is just learning to purr for the first time and loves to be loved on.

Extremely loving white and black male about two years old. He has been well-cared for and wants to be close to you so he can melt into your lap and blink lovingly into your eyes. Very cool character.

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SO many kittens still available including the two above who nicely demonstrate the range of personalities available. The boy Tabby is a little shy and reserved, but can be coaxed into playing. The dark little girl on the right is actually a gorgeous chocolate color. She is bursting with love and rubs against you, gives tiny headbutts and kisses, and loves attention.

Even though she is outgoing, she is very quiet with a tiny meow. There was also a friendly polydactyl calico that waved hello with her multiple toes.

ACC ANIMAL CONTROL 29 Dogs Received, 26 Dogs Placed 48 Cats Received, 14 Cats Placed ATHENS AREA HUMANE SOCIETY 4 Cats Received, 7 Cats Placed, 0 Healthy Adoptable Cats Euthanized

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Watkinsville artist Barbara Mann’s piece “Cloned Calves Sistrum” is on display at the Madison-Morgan Cultural Center through Oct. 15. and meditation techniques. Every Thursday at 6 p.m. $15. soleicosta@ yahoo.com, www.thejoyfulself.com Plant Conservation (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) This Certificate in Native Plants class will include demonstrations, hands-on activities, group discussions and a tour of the garden’s endangered species collection. Registration required. Oct. 23, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. $100. 706-542-6156, www.uga.edu/ botgarden Pottery Workshop (OCAF) Jose Luis Yamunaque and Kate Tremel lead students through the stages of the pre-Columbian paddle and anvil technique used in northern Peru.

Aug. 27 & 28, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. $135. www.ocaf.com Safety Third Circus Classes (Canopy Studio) Weekly juggling workshops covering the basics of juggling, balancing, unicycling and more. Every Sunday, 5–6 p.m. $5 (donation). www.safetythirdjuggling. com Secrets to a Sensational Room (Athens Technical College) Learn how to redecorate your home using what you already own. Sept. 2, 9 & 16, 9:30–11:30 a.m. $75. 706369-5876, bmoody@athenstech.edu Seed Saving (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Get tips for saving seeds from year to year. Sept.

8, 9–11 a.m. $16. 706-542-6156, www.uga.edu/botgarden Supernova Yoga (CrossFit Athens) Light class focusing on Asana, anatomy and Pranayama. All

levels welcome. Every Tuesday and Thursday. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.crossfitathens.com Tai Chi for Seniors (Rocksprings Park) Increase strength and balance at your own pace! Every Thursday.

11 a.m. $3. 706-613-3603 Thistle and Kudzu Scottish Country Dancers (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) No partner or experience necessary.

Bring your dancing shoes. Every Tuesday, 7–9 p.m. $3. www.thistle andkudzu.net Yoga Classes (Total Training Gym & Yoga Center) Classes offered in tai chi, vinyasa flow, yoga for athletes, integral hatha yoga, power flow, power lunch Pilates and power lunch yoga. Check website for dates and times. On-going. 706-316-9000, www.totaltrainingcenter.com

HELP OUT! ACCA Auxiliary Membership Wine & Cheese Hour (Athens Community Council on Aging) Learn about volunteer opportunities like assisting with office support, leading tours of the facility, Ms. Senior Athens Pageant and fundraising events such as The Holiday Tea, bridge parties and Meals on Wheels 5K. Aug. 31, 5:15–6:15 p.m. FREE! 706-543-5016, accaging.org American Red Cross (Red Cross Center, 3525 Atlanta Hwy.) Seeking donors for all blood types. 706-5460681, www.redcrossblood.org

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 Drivers for Veterans Volunteers needed to drive veterans to Athens and Augusta hospitals.

Background check required. VA furnishes vehicles. Call Roger at 706-202-0587.

Meals on Wheels (Athens Community Council on Aging) Volunteers needed 1–1.5 hours per week. Must attend an orientation, pass a criminal background check, commit to six months and use own vehicle for delivery. 706-549-4850, www.accaging.org/hdm.php Soccer Coaches Needed (Southeast Clarke Park) Volunteers needed to coach ages 4–11 for upcoming season. Call for information.

706-613-3871, www.athensclarke county.com/leisure Trail Guide Training (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Help lead discovery hikes with small groups of elementary school students. Only one morning session is required for training. For ages 18 & up.

Registration required. Aug. 25–27, 9:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. 706-613-3620, leslie.boby@athensclarkecounty. com

KIDSTUFF Classic City Tutoring (Classic City Tutoring) Summer programs with flexible scheduling for students pre K–12. 678-661-0600, www.classiccitytutoring.com Mommy/Daddy and Me Spanish (Email for Location) Learn Spanish with your preschooler through songs, stories and games!

New session starting soon. sehlers@uga.edu Out of This World (Memorial Park) A day off school program for elementary students. Explore the solar system, space travel and the exciting possibility of other life forms. Register by Aug. 31. Sept.

6, 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m. $15. 706-6133580, www.athensclarkecounty.com/ memorial

SUPPORT Emotional Abuse Support Group (Call for location) Demeaning behavior and hateful words can be just as harmful as punches and kicks. Childcare is provided. Call the Project Safe hotline: 706-543-3331. Wednesdays, 6:30–8 p.m.

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

Sundays, 4–5 p.m. 706-202-7463, www.emotionsanonymous.org 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 (Call for location) Ongoing support group for family and friends of veterans and soldiers who have PTSD. Meets third Wednesday of each month.

770-725-4527, www.georgiapeace givers.org Sapph.Fire Social, support and volunteer organization for lesbian and bisexual women in Athens and surrounding areas. Email for next meeting date. Sapph.fire@yahoo. com, www.facebook.com/sapphfire. athens Survive and Revive (Call for location) Domestic violence support group. Dinner begins at 6 p.m. and group at 6:30 p.m. Children are welcome for supper and 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

ON THE STREET Call for Film Submissions The 2012 EcoFocus Film Festival, being held Mar. 23–31, is now accepting submissions in

ART AROUND TOWN Amici Italian Café (233 E. Clayton St.) Manda McKay paints still lives of assembled natural objects as satire of ideals of beauty and sexuality. Through August.

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 Christine Bush Roman. Through September.

Athens Academy (1281 Spartan Dr.) “A Round Show” features works by Ana Anest, Lorretta Eby, Leigh Ellis, P.M. Goulding, Peter Loose, Jeff Jackson, Bonnie Montogmery and Lawrence Stueck. • Photography by Bill Zorn and Alan Olansky. Through Oct. 7.

AthICA (160 Tracy St.) ATHICA’s “Mystery Triennial” includes 245 different works by local artists displayed anonymously.

Ben’s Bikes (670 W. Broad St.) Permanent mural by Ainhoa Bilbao Canup on the back wall of the building.

Big City Bread Cafe (393 N. Finley St.) Midcentury-modern-style paintings by Lou Kregel.

Through August.

Ciné Barcafé (234 W. Hancock Ave.) “Five Men, Three Dogs and a Cat,” paintings by Jennifer Hartley.

Through Sept. 12.

Circle Gallery, UGA College of Environmental Design (Caldwell Hall) “The Art of Unbuilding: Material Reuse in the Crescent City.” Through Sept. 16.

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.) Paintings by Will Eskridge. Through August.

Flicker Theatre & Bar (263 W. Washington St.) Artwork by James Greer and Chris Parry. Through August.

Floorspace (160 Tracy St.) Quilts by Sarah Hubbard. Through August.

Georgia Center (1197 S. Lumpkin St.) An exhibit of photographs taken by students. Through Aug. 30.

Georgia Museum of Art (90 Carlton St.) “Horizons” includes 12 androgynous, life-sized cast-iron figures by Icelandic artist Steinunn Dorarinsdottir. Through August. • 100 paintings and drawings by Lamar Dodd. Through Aug. 28.

Healing Arts Centre (834 Prince Ave.) “Life”

Environmental Features, Short Environmental Films and Family Programming. Deadline for admissions is Sept. 15, 2011. www.ecofocusfilmfest.org Dawg Day of Service (Various Locations) Volunteer UGA will sponsor “Dawg Day of Service” on Saturday, Aug. 27 from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Student volunteers will participate in 10 community service opportunities around the Athens area.

Students may choose to volunteer at the Humane Society, Atlanta Union Mission, Boys and Girls Club, and more. Registration is required, and participation is limited to 400 students. For more info or to register, see www.volunteeruga.uga.edu.

Goddess-Centered Kirtan New informal group for singing goddess and female-centered chants and songs. Email for information. greentarakirtan@gmail.com Miss GA South Pageant Currently accepting applications for Sept. 10 pageant in Adel, GA. Open to girls and women up to age 26 who live, work or attend school in Georgia. 912-381-7070, missGAsouth@hotmail.com, michellesformalwear.net Open Call for Writers and Poets A new literary publication, Stray Dog Almanac, is seeking local or Athens-affiliated authors to contribute to a limited-print-run, handmade chapbook. Deadline Sept.

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Heirloom Cafe and Fresh Market (815 N. Chase St.) Pen and ink drawings by David Hale.

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Hendershot’s Coffee Bar (1560 Oglethorpe Ave.) Paintings, assemblages and collages by Charley Seagraves. Through August.

Highwire Lounge (269 N. Hull St.) Urban landscape paintings by Nash Hogan and mixed-media pieces by Charlie Key. Jittery Joe’s Coffee (1230 S. Milledge Ave.) “Birds!” is a new collection of 10 birds painted by fiber artist Rene Shoemaker. Through August.

Just Pho…and More (1063 Baxter St.) Artwork

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Lamar Dodd School of Art (270 River Rd.) “MMXI: Faculty Exhibition.” Through Sept. 14.

Madison-Morgan Cultural Center (Madison) “The Cow Show,” a bovine-inspired exhibition includes new works based on the humble, yet majestic animal. Through Oct. 15.

Mama’s Boy (197 Oak St.) Artwork by Mary Barton.

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OCAF (34 School St., Watkinsville) An exhibit of the best works of 50 Georgia potters in the Main Gallery, and a special exhibition of the works of Jose Luis Yamunaque and his former student Kate Tremel in the Members Gallery. Through Sept. 14.

Oconee County Library (1080 Experiment Station Rd.) Abstract oil paintings by Pam Congrove.

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State Botanical Garden of Georgia (2450 S. Milledge Ave.) “280 Seasons” is a collection of watermedia paintings by Judy Bolton Jarrett. Through Sept. 1. • “Forged from Nature” is an outdoor series of sculpted garden gates by artist Andrew T. Crawford.

The Grit (199 Prince Ave.) Photographs by Eric Murphy. Through Sept. 11.

The Local Jam (1650 S. Lumpkin St.) Paintings, drawings and mixed-media works by Kate Lloyd.

Town 220 (Madison) “Gary Hudson: Art Lives, Works from the ‘70s, California and New York.” Through Oct. 30.

Trace Gallery (160 Tracy St.) “Surprise in the Sky,” paintings by Erin McIntosh, Lauren Gallaspy and Zuzka Vaclavik. Through Sept. 23.

Transmetropolitan (145 E. Clayton St.) Large, bedazzled, psychedelic spaceship stools and sofa paintings by Jaime Bull. Through August.

White Tiger Gourmet Food & Chocolates (217 Hiawasee Ave.) New paintings by Bob Davis.

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Whole: Mind. Body. Art. (127 N. Jackson St.) Artwork by Matty Goldstein. Through August.

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Anyway, I’m fine with it. I say, “I love you, too.”

Thing is, every few weeks she’ll start crying and complaining that I “never tell her I love her” or that I never initiate the I love you.

God, I feel like I’m in a “Seinfeld” episode, but I seriously don’t know what to do. This argument usually leaves me stressed, and then it’s like this weird race at the end of phone convos, etc… like I have to beat her to the punch. Or there is that awkward pause all the time… and she says, “Well, don’t you have something to say??” How many times is enough?? She has to know I love her, how often do I need to say it?

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Is it a bad thing to never fight? I have been with my partner for over five years. We have lived together for two. We adore each other, have a wonderful love life and enjoy being together. We talk about everything and get into a lively pop culture debate every now and again, but have never argued. When an issue has come up (which is also very rare) we speak about it and come to a conclusion together.

Never have I given or received an angry word or low blow. Voices are not raised, and ultimatums never given.

It may sound silly but I am worried that if we do get into a fight the act of fighting will be overwhelming and whatever issue is at hand will blow up needlessly. Do I ask her about our tranquility “problem” or just enjoy the calm waters? Am I just trained by movies, TV and co-workers that without drama there must be repression? I do not want any needless drama and would never pick a fight just to see what happens (which has been the advice from friends thus far). Your thoughts are appreciated.

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My boyfriend is incredibly indecisive. I love him, and I could see staying together and having kids and the whole nine, but, honestly, it takes him DAYS just to buy a pair of shoes!

Honestly, it drives me crazy.

I am much more impulsive (though not to the point of stupidity or doing anything dangerous or not having good financial management skills or anything), free-spirited and fun-loving. When I can get him to relax and have fun, we have a great time, and I will say that it isn’t that hard to get him to, say, go on a short road trip or try a new restaurant, but when it comes to things that are in any way permanent, he takes forever to make a decision. Shoes, guitars, where to live? Forever.

We talked about moving in together, and he waited until two weeks before my old lease was up before he decided to move in with me. Ditto for every piece of furniture, giving notice at a job that he hated every minute, etc. So, my fear is that we will get married and he won’t be able to decide anything. I want to have kids.

What if he can’t decide until we’re 50 and it’s too late? If we do have kids, how will his indecisiveness affect them? Am I crazy or is this an actual problem?

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My first question: Are you two in high school?

Because if you’re not, this is ridiculous. (If you are, then this is fairly standard and hopefully she will grow out of it). She is insecure, ILOOP. And to tell you the truth, I find that kind of thing excruciating and irritating, and I could never last in the relationship you are in.

On the other hand, if you do love her, and things are otherwise perfect, then why not just say it more? I don’t know.

You could just start saying it in between every sentence until she begs you to stop (which might backfire). Or, you could have a serious conversation wherein you explain to her that regardless of how much you say it you feel like she will never believe you and it will never be enough. That’s how my “talk” started. I think the relationship might have lasted a month after that, but I doubt it. Good luck to you.

It’s the training. You two are perfectly happy, you’ve been together for a long time, you obviously have mutual love and respect, and your personalities just… jibe. Y’all have managed to talk through every issue that has come up without tears or aggression or emotional manipulation, and your friends’ advice is to pick a fight to “see what happens”?

Yikes. Please ignore those people, ETBW. I’ll tell you what will happen: your partner will wonder why you have suddenly decided to pick on this (likely small) thing and wonder if you have just been repressing real, negative feelings that they were unaware of for the past five years. Or they will wonder if they have done something wrong and if things have been bad for a long time and they hadn’t noticed. At worst, your partner might start to question everything. Just be happy and grateful for the ease with which you have so far managed to navigate this relationship, and if things get difficult, do your best to get through the difficulties with as much grace as you have so far gotten through the easy part.

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Well, first of all, I don’t see how you think you’ll be getting married unless you are planning on doing the proposing as well as answering for him in the affirmative. But I will advise you to have the “kids or no kids?” discussion right now. Do not pass go and do not stay together if you definitely want kids and he doesn’t, because there is no way that is going to be an easier conversation further down the line. Also, consider the fact that part of the success of your relationship is precisely your ability to make decisions. If you stay together and you decide to get married, then this is the role you will likely play, and that might be OK. Just be aware of it now and make that choice with your eyes wide open.

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

Eastside duplex, 2BR/1BA & FP, $475/mo. 3BR/2BA & FP, $650/mo. Call McWaters Realty, (706) 353-2700 or cell, (706) 540-1529.

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Historic Boulevard area artist community at 160 Tracy St. Rent 300 sf. $150/mo., 400 sf. $200/mo. (706) 546-1615 or athenstownproperties.com.

Room for rent for a hairstylist w/ clientele. Milledge Ave. $350/mo. Sat. – Tues. (706) 548-9197.

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Duplexes For Rent $625/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. now. Call Robin, (770) 265-6509.

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2BR/1BA. Near UGA, LR, DR, den, HWflrs., all appl., fenced yd., garbage p/u, carpor t, electric A/C, gas heat, no pets. $550/mo. 117 Johnson Dr. Owner/Agent. Stan, (706) 5435352.

2BR/2.5BA townhouse across from UGA golf course. 9 ft. ceilings, HWflrs., $790/mo. Call (770) 725-1555 for an appt.

245 Robinhood Ct. 3BR/2.5BA. CHAC. Large fenced yd. Pets OK, no pet fees! Tons of space, nice quiet area. Other homes avail. $875/mo. (706) 254-2569.

2BR/1BA Historic Cottage. Sept.

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(706) 340-5054.

2-3BR/1BA house for rent. 135 Honeysuckle Ln off Broad St. near King Ave. Convenient to everything. Recent renovation, huge fenced yd., pets OK! W/D, DW, central HVAC. Avail.

8/19. $595/mo. Lease, dep., references req’d. (706) 5404752.

3BR/2BA home. FP, deck, W/D, CHAC, Cape Cod, 2-car garage, wooded lot w/ stream. 5 min. to campus. Eastside. Walk to Whit Davis School. $734/mo.

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3BR/3BA house Dwntn. Great price! Walk to everything! New HWflrs., extra lg. BRs, covered porch. W/D incl. $1200/mo. Avail. now! Aaron, (706) 207-2957.

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3BR/2BA house. Univ. Cir.,1 mi. from UGA. All appls., W/D, lg. fenced yd., carport. $1100/mo., $800 dep. (404) 983-7063.

3BR/2BA on Oglethorpe Ave. across from UGA Health Science College. Fenced-in back yd., pet friendly. $975/mo. Call (770) 7251555 for an appt.

3-4BR house, Carrs Hill n'hood, 1 mi. from Dwntn. & UGA. Organic garden on property next to Rwood studio. $1000/mo., avail. now. (706) 613-8525.

3BR/2BA farmhouse! 8 mi. from bypass. CHAC. New carpet, fenced yd. Pets OK, no pet fees!

Nice quiet area. $750/mo. (706) 254-2569.

3BR/2BA remodeled house w/ bonus room. 320 Conrad Dr., DW, W/D, all electric, 1 mi. from Dwntn. Athens. $1000/mo. + dep. Avail. now. Contact Brian, (706) 613-7242.

3BR/1BA brick home in Green Acres subdivision. Convenient to shopping, schools, restaurants.

Lease price $790/mo. + dep.

(706) 248-7338.

3BR/2BA, $995/mo., Oconee Co., McRee Mill Lane, bonus room. Call (706) 769-5957.

3BR/3BA house, huge LR & kitchen w/ bar area. 1 acre lot!

Fenced back yd. Pets welcome!

Lawn maint. & W/D incl. $900/ mo., $450 deposit. Stephanie, (770) 633-8159.

4BR/4BA house Dwntn. Just reduced! Walk to everything!

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

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4BR/4BA house. East Athens, Big Oak Subdivision. W/D, fridge, DW, new carpet & paint.

Lawn service incl. $900/mo. + dep. Rob, (404) 421-4276, or Tim, (678) 431-1218.

45 Robinhood Ct. 3BR/2.5BA. CHAC, lg. fenced yd., pets OK, no pet fees! Tons of space, nice quiet area. $875/mo. Other homes avail. (706) 254-2569.

Awesome house! 597 Dearing St., 4BR/2BA, $1095/mo. 4BR on Whitehall Rd., $795/mo.

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Cedar Creek: 4BR/2BA, lg. fenced yd., $950/mo. 5 Pts.: Off Baxter St., 4BR/2BA, $1200/mo.

Call McWaters Realty, (706) 3532700, (706) 540-1529.

Cute, adorable 1BR/1BA in-town house. $500/mo. Water & trash incl. CHAC, W/D hook-up, fenced-in yd., pets welcome.

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Towny houses! 3BR/2BA: $900/mo., 2BR/1BA: $750/mo., 1BR/1BA: $550/mo. Call Paul, (706) 714-9607.

Houses for Sale 321 Dubose Street Historical House for sale. Will finance some of the price. $150,000. Only call if you are serious, (706) 2018605.

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Rooms for Rent 2 room suite for rent. Private BA & entrance. No kitchen. Quiet 5 Pts. n’hood. $400/mo. (706) 548-1697.

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world view Was George Bush a Sleeper?

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In spy talk, a “sleeper” is somebody who lives his life in the target country, keeping his nose clean and climbing up the ranks of the local hierarchy, until he reaches a position in which he can be of great service to his true employers abroad. It’s time to inquire if that description fits former U.S. president George W. Bush.

The question arises because Bush’s actions as president did much more for Iran’s interests in the Middle East than for those of the United States. Consider, for example, a little-noticed recent development in the five-month-old confrontation between prodemocracy protesters and the Baathist regime that rules Syria with an iron hand. The Baath Party seized power in Syria in 1963. Since 1970 it has been led by members of the Assad clan—the current president is Bashar al-Assad—and the Alawite (Shia Muslim) sect they belong to dominates the government and the intelligence services.

Alawites are only 10 percent of Syria’s population and are seen as heretics by many in the Sunni Muslim majority.

The Baathist Party is as corrupt and incompetent as it is oppressive, and Syria under its rule has fallen into poverty and decay. It was bound to be challenged by the “Arab Spring,” and non-violent mass protests against the Baathist monopoly of power began all across the country in mid-March.

The regime’s response has been brutal. Justifying its actions with the brazen lie that the protesters are “armed terrorist gangs,” Assad’s government has sent the Syrian army into one city after another to crush the demonstrations. At least 1,700 Syrian civilians have been killed, and an estimated 30,000 have been arrested. The violence has been so horrifying that even the Baathist regime’s former friends have denounced it.

Recently, for example, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu bluntly ordered the Syrian authorities to stop the crackdown, warning that if the military attacks on Syrian cities do not end, “there will be nothing more to discuss about the steps that will be taken.”

In diplomatic-speak, that is a very serious threat, and Turkey is Syria’s most powerful neighbour.

Most of the Arab world has also denounced President Assad’s regime, including the Arab League, the Saudi Arabian, Jordanian and Egyptian governments and Yasser Abed Rabbo, the secretary general of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), who said recently that the Baathist regime’s actions are “a crime against humanity.”

Even Russia and China voted for the United Nations resolution two weeks ago that condemned the Syrian government for “widespread violations of human rights and the use of force against civilians.” However, the regime’s only real ally, Iran, remains loyal.

You can’t assume that George Bush was in Iran’s pay just because his invasions of

Afghanistan and Iraq destroyed that country’s two most serious enemies in the region, the Taliban regime in Kabul and Saddam Hussein in Baghdad. It could just have been deep ignorance and ideologically driven blindness.

But how else can you explain this?

Iraq, almost uniquely among Arab states, supports and defends the Baathist regime’s actions in Syria. Last week, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki warned the protesters not to “sabotage” the Syrian state. And this Iraqi government was created and nurtured by the Bush administration.

Before the U.S. invasion in 2003, Iraq was ruled by a rival branch of the Baath Party, led

by Saddam Hussein. He was a cruel and murderous dictator, though not significantly more so than the Assad regime in Syria. And Saddam Hussein was Iran’s worst enemy.

The Iraqi dictator was not working on nuclear weapons, as the Bush administration asserted, nor did he have any links to al-Qaeda, as it also claimed.

George Bush had access to the output of the best (or at least the most numerous) intelligence agencies in the world, and they all privately knew that the claims were false.

Iraq had a nuclear weapons programme before the first Gulf war in 1990–91, but it was comprehensively dismantled by United Nations teams in the mid-nineties, and Iraq was subsequently under a strict arms embargo right down to 2003.

Moreover, far from being an ally of al-Qaeda, Saddam Hussein, the leader of a strictly secular regime, was a target for its assassins.

Yet the invasion went ahead anyway, Saddam Hussein was killed and the United States devoted immense efforts to creating a new government. Almost 5,000 American soldiers have died in support of that enterprise (together with hundreds of thousands of Iraqis). Around half a trillion dollars have been spent on it. All that to build a government, led by Nuri al-Maliki, that is a close ally of Iran, and Syria’s only supporter in the Arab world.

There is a case to answer here, and a Congressional investigation into George W. Bush’s secret links to the Iranian mullahs whose cause he has served so well is long overdue. They could start by figuring out where Bush was really born. Tehran? Tabriz?

Maybe the “Birthers” could help the investigators to establish the truth.

Gwynne Dyer Gwynne Dyer is a London-based independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

everyday people Steve Hardwick, Window Washer Steve Hardwick loves cleaning windows. He has been in the field for the past five years, and two years ago, he turned the job into his own small business. He says he never envisioned himself in the service industry, because he holds several degrees in education.

He is similarly enthusiastic about many of his other experiences: he loved studying, teaching and the time he spent living in London. He also has a deep connection with Athens, which is one of the only places he has ever felt at home.

Steve’s love for life and the world around him is infectious. As with so many Everyday People interviews, Flagpole left this one with the feeling that the world was a little brighter.

Emily Patrick

Flagpole: So, how did you become a window cleaner?

Steve Hardwick: I learned about a dozen years ago. A buddy of mine when I was in grad school needed some help.

Had a window cleaning company, needed some help. I helped him a few times, and then about five years ago when a couple of bars here in town opened up, I started cleaning them every week, and then two years ago, I started [doing it] every day.

FP: So, you’ve only been doing this two years. What did you do before? What was your degree in?

SH: Well, I have way too many degrees. English ed. for high school English. I have a degree from a seminary in education, basically kind of an education management kind of thing, running educational programs.

And then, a degree from Georgia in instructional technology, which is computers and education. And even taught for a year.

Taught English for a year.

FP: What other jobs had you worked?

SH: Oh, everything from scrubbing dishes and washing floors to [working] at a dry cleaners; delivered pizzas and worked at a pizza place here in town. Chick-fil-A. All kinds of places while I was going through school.

FP: You spent so much time learning how to teach. Did you find you didn’t enjoy teaching?

SH: I taught for one year. Loved it a lot. My only real frustration was that I wanted to help my students learn to think, and what I was able to do was give them some information, ask them some questions, but I didn’t quite know how to generate in them this desire to want to dig more deeply and to think. I scratched the surface on some of the kids, and we really got into a few things, but learning cognition and how to use media to help encourage and motivate people to learn is what brought me back to school. My intention originally was to learn and to teach at a higher level, probably a collegiate level. Get a Ph.D and then go that way… [But] in the process, [I] started having a family and was spending so little time with my family and saw that it was only going to get worse, [so] I changed my course of study.

FP: Had you ever thought you might become something like a window washer?

SH: Never crossed my mind.

FP: So, if you could have told yourself 10 years ago that this is what you would be doing now, what do you think your response would have been?

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SH: I would have laughed my head off. For two reasons: number one, the whole sales aspect of talking to people and explaining the process and seeing what they need and whether or not what they need and what I can deliver match up; that sales process, I would never have known how to do that 10 years ago. And just the window cleaning itself, working with my hands, the running of a small business, I couldn’t have seen myself doing that either. I was headed towards education.

FP: Do you find that there’s any sort of stigma attached to the kind of work you do?

SH: Yes and no. Yes, I would imagine that some people look at what we’re doing, working with our hands, and think, “Well, it’s because he can’t do anything else.” However, the more I’m in the industry, especially the service industry, I meet lots of people with high intelligence, high skill level, high experience, who enjoy working with their hands. People who enjoy owning their own business around a service, in the service-type industries, you know, painting, plumbing, service-type industries, electricians, things like this. Not unintelligent people, though there is a bit of a stigma in some people’s minds.

But you know, I really don’t think a lot about it.

FP: So, will you tell me about your family?

SH: My wife and I have been married for—next year will be 20 years. We have four kids; the oldest is 12 and in sixth grade, middle school—a little boy. And then three little girls, ages eight, five and three. It’s busy. And my wife’s in grad school right now doing some stuff that she had wanted to pursue.

FP: Has your family always been in Athens?

SH: No, I grew up a little bit of all over, but mostly in South Georgia and Richmond, Virginia. When my wife and I got married, we were up at Toccoa Falls College in northeast Georgia. Moved to Athens for a year, moved away for school, worked away, but found, when I came back for a grad degree in ‘98, that was my way to get back to Athens. So, it fulfilled a lot of things, including getting back to Athens.

FP: Why did you want to come back?

SH: Because I moved around a lot as a kid and spent a year [in London] during my college time. After we got married and graduated from college, we moved to Athens for a little over a year before I started grad school in North Carolina, and it was the first place that I ever lived that I just felt like I was at home almost from the beginning. So, I lived in scores of places, and this was the first one that ever felt like home, so the opportunity to come back and study here was great. And the fact that I’ve been able to stay here is even better.

FP: What do you think it was about Athens that made you feel at home?

SH: You know, I’m not really sure what it was, but I do know some of the things that I now talk about that I love about Athens, and maybe they’re related. What I love about Athens is you don’t have to dress a certain way, act a certain way, be a certain kind of person who does this or believes this or acts in a certain way. It’s all very comfortable. You can be who you are and be comfortable.

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We re-open to the public after the show has ended.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24th

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COMING SOON 8/31 ZOSO 9/1 OF MONTREAL w/ YIP DECEIVER, GOLD PARTY 9/2 THE CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD 9/3 UGA vs. BOISE ST. on the BIG SCREEN 9/4 VIEUX FARKA TOURE w/ GROGUS 9/8 BRIGHT EYES w/ FIRST AID KIT 9/9 FUTUREBIRDS w/ GARY CLARK JR. 9/10 UGA vs USC on the BIG SCREEN FUZZY SPROUTS After the Game 9/14 ROBERT RANDOLPH AND THE FAMILY BAND 9/15 COREY SMITH (JUST ANNOUNCED!) 9/16 BUCKETHEAD 9/17 MAT KEARNEY 9/21 ANTLERS

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