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Old Guy at the Bar When the Hotel Paul is built next to the Classic Center, I’ll be the old guy at the bar telling anybody who will listen, “There used to be a city street that came right through here where we’re sitting.” That was back when—I will tell them— there was talk of a river district full of offices and restaurants and bars and a river walk, back before downtown Athens ended right here at this bar.

Meanwhile, construction on the new Classic Center expansion proceeds, with the “public be damned” attitude typical of the operation. The kids who live in the student housing along Willow Street cut through to Foundry Street to walk to class at the university. Thanks to the Classic Center closing the sidewalk on Foundry, they’ve all got to walk in the street now.

There’s no sidewalk on Strong Street, no sidewalk on the lower half of Dougherty and now no sidewalk on a stretch of Foundry.

If my kid lived along there, I’d be mad as hell.

Southern Rapture The League of the South, “the primary Southern nationalist organization,” put out a statement last week explaining why it has chosen not to participate in the Occupy Wall Street protests. Here’s why.

“However, we have politely declined. And here’s why, according to League President Michael Hill: ‘Though we know beyond a shadow of a doubt that the Wall Street banksters are crooks, we have no interest in either occupying Wall Street or reforming it. Simply put, we want to leave it behind, along with every other corrupt institution of the American empire, and work to create a free and independent Southern republic.

That is our solution. We encourage the Southern people to embrace it.’”

Secession is the Southern Rapture.

Politically Shrewd No matter how bumbling she appears at commission meetings, Mayor Nancy Denson is one of the shrewdest and most politically driven public officials we’ve had here in AthensClarke County—and she doesn’t leave fingerprints. Take the committee she has appointed to consider the question of whether or not our local government should continue the “superdistricts” set up in the charter and functioning for the last 20 years. This committee, appointed with no input from the ACC commission, has an important task before it: the complete reorganization of our form of representation. Doing away with the superdistricts and retaining the present eight districts would be the simplest approach. But the whole discussion is driven by the premise that keeping 10 districts while eliminating the superdistricts would result in smaller districts each representing fewer people and therefore being less expensive for campaigning and a better possibility that African Americans could be elected to those smaller districts, which could also be drawn so as to concentrate African Americans into winnable districts.

There’s a lot to be said for 10 smaller, single-member districts, and indeed, until recent years, the superdistrict commissioners functioned pretty much like the other commissioners.

Not until Mike Hamby and Kelly Girtz were elected to the superdistricts have those commissioners functioned as originally envisioned—as informal leaders within the commission.

But Girtz and Hamby publicly supported Mayor Denson’s chief opponent when she was elected. Is there a possibility that the elimination of their districts could be political payback? The mayor would be shocked, shocked, if you drew that conclusion.

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Congratulations to all who organized and assisted and ran and walked in the second annual AthFest Half Marathon last Saturday! What a lot of individual effort! And what a good cause: education. (AthFest Director Jared Bailey estimates that the race raised $50,000.) Way to go, everybody! The kids who got out there well before dawn to be ready to hand out porridge and water and encouragement and clean up after everybody were just as important to the day’s success as the runners. See the race results online at www.flagpole.com.

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These Things Matter: There was a telling small-business careers with part-time, lowexchange between Mayor Nancy Denson and wage, no-benefits jobs.

Commissioner Kathy Hoard at last week’s Maybe we’re OK with that, and maybe not. mayor and commission retreat, during the disEither way, we ought to be in on the discuscussion on Denson’s proposed new economic sion. The mayor has asked commissioners to development panel (see City Pages, p. 5). help identify “stakeholders” to serve on her Elaborating on the idea that the community new board; let’s hope they give that charge should consider not just the fact that we need some very careful thought. Because the more jobs here, but what kinds of jobs we stakeholders are all of us, and we’ve seen hope to attract, Hoard suggested that we how easy it can be, when we’re excluded from don’t want more minimum-wage jobs with no the conversation, for government to take benefits. “Yes, we do!” responded Denson; “business-friendliness” too far. we need every kind of job that we can get, she said. Hoard clarified that she would Wheels Are Turning: If you’re interested hope to set higher goals than the attraction in being a part of the conversation about of more low-wage jobs to a community, as another important community priority—the Commissioner Andy Herod pointed out, that development of cycling plans for Athens— has a worse problem with underemployment there’s an online survey you should participate than with unemployment. Eventually it was in. UGA grad student Anna Gore is working agreed that lowwage jobs shouldn’t be shunned, but we should focus our most strenuous efforts on attracting better ones.

And while it may or may not have been the intended subtext of Hoard’s point, it was difficult not to view the exchange in the context of Denson’s recent confidential talks with a developer interested in a combined retail/residential project on the former Armstrong & Dobbs property, which the mayor used to effectively kill discussion UGA Police last week instructed the Occupy Athens GA protesters to vacate the of a publicly supported steps in front of the Arch, which means they had to move their table and tent “river district” initiaonto the sidewalk. As of the weekend, the ACC Police hadn’t made them move tive in the area surfrom there, but a joint notice to the protesters from the two departments laid rounding that tract. down some pretty stiff parameters for what would officially be allowed. Stop by This was accomplished during a closed “execu- the protest or go to www.occupyathensga.org to find out what’s going on and how you can contribute. tive session” of the Economic Development Foundation called for by the mayor—as it with the ACC Department of Transportation turned out, an illegal one—and even in that and Public Works on updating and expanding secretive discussion, a recording of which has Athens’ bicycle route plan; there’s a survey been made public by an open records request, to provide input for that available at www.

Denson didn’t offer any details about exactly bikeathens.com/news/accbikesurvey. Koons what the developer has in mind. Maybe she Environmental Design has also reportedly doesn’t know. been working on a bike study with UGA, but Whether she does or not, it’s a problem, the survey for that has not yet been posted and Hoard’s point about our economic develonline. We’ll get you an update on that soon. opment priorities gets to the heart of it.

It’s widely rumored that the developer of Ideas Are Flowing: The UGA College of this project is talking to “big box” retailers Environment and Design is holding a design to anchor the project—including, though a charrette this weekend to help generate ideas spokesperson has denied the company’s interfor a “blueway”—a water trail with conveest to the Athens Banner-Herald, Walmart. nient access points for paddlers—on the North Let’s be clear: if Walmart, Target, Whole Foods Oconee River between downtown Athens and or Chuck E. Cheese is engaged in private talks Whitehall Mill. The college is partnering with with a developer to consider locating a store Georgia River Network, UOWN and the Oconee in downtown Athens, that’s their business.

River Project of Altamaha Riverkeeper on the But if the Mayor of Athens is involved in three-day forum, which kicks off with an introthose talks, and she takes it upon herself to duction and public input session Thursday, help facilitate the deal by convincing other Oct. 27 at 6 p.m. at the UGA Interim Medical public officials in closed meetings to abandon Partnership Building at 279 Williams St. (a a proposed initiative that could have a direct final presentation and Q&A will be held at 4 effect on it… well, that’s our business. At p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30 at the same location). that point, we’re actively pursuing a public For more information, contact Jennifer Lewis policy of recruiting a particular kind of ecoof the UGA Center for Community Design and nomic development—possibly in the form of a Preservation at jmlewis@uga.edu. non-local business with a well-earned reputation for eliminating local ones, and replacing Dave Marr news@flagpole.com

city pages meetings are held in the auditorium at the planning department. So, either the meetings would have to move to the more formal commission chamber, or more equipment would have to be bought, installed and maintained.

Additionally, planning commissioners “might not want to be part of the entertainSome ACC commissioners and staff are leery ment,” speculated Commissioner Ed Robinson. of televising their monthly work sessions— “Nine-tenths of the people who watch our two of their meetings are already televised, meetings are doing it for entertainment,” he and they like being able to discuss upcoming added. “It’s like reality TV.” issues without the glare of cameras—but they Also at the retreat, a proposal by Mayor think it might be fine for the planning comNancy Denson to appoint a six-month study mission. “I think you’ll change the process of committee on economic development was this meeting, the kind of meeting it is, if you positively received by most commissioners. televise it,” ACC Manager Alan Reddish advised Regarding the committee’s membership, “The commissioners at their informal local “retreat” more grassroots we can get… the better,” said last week.

Commissioner Alice Kinman.

A perennial concern of commissioners is But producing “a plan that’s not just that long-planned county projects (examples going to be placed on a shelf” will require “a include the Classic Center expansion and the sense of community buy-in” said Reddish, the new parking deck) tend to stay under the pub- county manager. lic’s radar until many of the decisions about Bringing new jobs—preferably ones that them have already been made. Until projects pay better than minimum wage, but not are imminent—or until final design drawexcluding them—has been “a priority of mine ings appear in newspapers—commissioners from day one,” the mayor said. But commisoften don’t get feedback sioner Jared Bailey, a from the public, even if “We have some folks who longtime entrepreneur in budgets or other project the local music industry, details have already been don’t want to compete for was skeptical. approved in public meet“The average citizen ings. “It’s going to always resources,” Reddish said. does not understand be a response to someeconomic development,” thing in the paper,” said Mayor Nancy Denson. he said. “We’ve got to get the right people.”

One way to keep the public abreast could be Industries always complain about local regubroadcasting work sessions and/or planning lations, seeing it as their job “to battle the commission meetings, where projects are usucity so they get a better deal,” he added. He ally discussed before the county commission criticized the recent Janus Report (paid for by votes on them.

Georgia Power but not requested by the ACC Citizens can also sign up for a variety of government) as “a cookie-cutter report” that communications from the government—from “did not understand our community.” upcoming zoning decisions in specific parts of Athens has a built-in but temporary the county to notices about various meetings, employment force because of UGA students, events, crime reports and the like—all inforlamented commissioner Harry Sims; “the mation that’s also available through the ACC people that live here don’t get those jobs,” website. The alert system has 12,000 subscrip- he said. A regional approach—partnering tions (counting each notice requested as a with adjacent counties—is what’s needed, he separate one), and “it’s not just 20-year-olds,” proposed. said public information officer Sandi Turner.

And fearing that local arts and—espeCommissioners reached no decision on cially—natural resources programs have been televising additional meetings (and have not falling through the cracks, commissioners discussed it with the planning commission), raised concerns about the Leisure Services but at present only the commission chamDepartment’s reorganization six months ago. ber in City Hall is set up with cameras, and “We have gotten a lot of input about this,” both work sessions and planning commission Bailey told Reddish and Leisure Services

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Director Pam Reidy. Two local citizens’ boards—the Rail-Trail Committee and the Sandy Creek Nature Center board—have complained in letters to commissioners of reduced staff support for their missions, though Reidy told Flagpole she has never seen those letters.

“What is it that’s broken?” asked Reddish, but commissioners offered few specifics.

Instead, they said the reorganization (which dispersed the arts and natural resources divisions) effectively removed “champions” or advocates within the government for both arts and natural resources, and proposed that those divisions might be reinstated within Leisure Services or given their own department.

ACC’s greenway trail “would not have happened without some champion out there promoting it,” said Commissioner Mike Hamby.

Commissioner Kelly Girtz wanted to see an organization where good ideas from staffers “on the ground” get more encouragement from the top.

But Reidy defended the reorganization.

When she took over the department in 2009, she said, “I didn’t think we were making a lot of decisions based on sound financial

information.” And Reddish said the department had suffered from “too many silos”— isolated chains of command.

“We have some folks who don’t want to compete for resources,” he said, but in fact, everyone must compete. “What I never hear about,” he said in response to commissioners’ complaints, “is any good reason to have two departments rather than one.” But commissioners asked him to come back with numbers on what such a change would cost.

They also discussed the role of the county’s environmental coordinator—a position which some said has become less prominent since the initial coordinator (local activist Dick Field) retired. Hamby wanted the coordinator to be “more proactive” in vetting environmental aspects of upcoming commission decisions.

“I just would like for him to be more visible,” Commissioner Kathy Hoard added. Reddish denied “that we are hiding him somewhere,” but Commissioner Kinman said she had “not yet seen this person” and hoped he could become more involved in public meetings and discussions.

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capitol impact Herman’s Raising Cain Nothing illustrates the unconventional nature of this election cycle better than the presidential campaign of Georgia’s own favorite son, Herman Cain. I guess I should have added an exclamation point to that last sentence and referred to him as “Herman Cain!” to keep it consistent with the title of his new biography, This is Herman Cain!.

Cain is a walking exclamation point in American politics, an aggressive burst of energy who has climbed to a strong position among voters likely to participate in the Republican presidential primaries.

He is an entertaining politician because he’s willing to say anything, no matter how outrageous, if he thinks his audience wants to hear it. If too many people object to what he said, Cain will then insist it was all a joke, at the same time adding he really wants to do it anyway. We saw this a few weeks ago when Cain declared he would erect an electrified fence along the Mexican border to kill anyone who tried to enter this country illegally.

“It’s going to be 20 feet high,” Cain vowed. “It’s going to have barbed wire on the top. It’s going to be electrified.”

There were some who thought that was a bit much, including Hispanic conservatives who had been Republicans but announced they were now switching parties. Cain quickly said the remark about electrocuting immigrants was just a joke, then went on: “I don’t apologize for using a combination of a fence.

And it might be electrified. I’m not walking away from that. I just don’t want to offend anyone.”

The contradictions of Cain’s candidacy can also be seen in his catchy tax proposal called the “9-9-9” plan. He wants to eliminate the current federal tax system and replace it with a flat 9 percent personal income tax, a 9 percent corporate income tax, and a 9 percent sales tax.

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Cain’s plan has been popular among the Tea Party activists, but you wonder how many of them have thought through what would happen if the 9-9-9 proposal was enacted.

Economists who have run the numbers say Cain’s plan would mean higher taxes for more than 80 percent of Americans. The ones who would benefit from lower taxes are those in the highest income brackets.

If your annual income is more than $200,000, your taxes would be a little lower under the Cain plan. If your annual income exceeds $1 million, your taxes would be a lot lower.

Most Georgia consumers already pay a 7 percent state sales tax on the products they purchase. If you add the 9 percent sales tax that is part of Cain’s plan, your total sales tax on every purchase would go up to 16 percent. If you bought a car with a price of $25,000, you’d be charged $4,000 in sales tax.

I’ve been told that the “tea” in Tea Party stands for “taxed enough already.” Some of my Tea Party friends are going bonkers over a presidential candidate whose economic plan would mean higher federal taxes for the great majority of them as well as a 16 percent sales tax on their purchases.

Herman Cain is an energetic guy who’s a compelling speaker and knows how to get a crowd fired up. He also is proposing to raise the taxes of most of the people who turn out for his campaign events so that millionaires can get a tax break.

It’s a strange way to run for president, but these are strange and desperate times for many Americans. Herman Cain may be just what a lot of people are looking for.

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

athens rising What’s Up in New Development Rethinking Economic Development: Earlier this year, AthensClarke County Commissioners threatened to withhold funding for the ACC Economic Development Foundation, demanding seats on the board, along with better communication with the commission and other economic development organizations, and a shift toward a more focused and accountable approach.

Well, commissioners didn’t really get their way on the seats, getting one of the three they asked for, and transparent communication has been something of an issue, what with the illegal executive session held in September. And while the EDF’s focus does seem to have narrowed, it seems to be concentrating on recruiting outside businesses, which isn’t the commission’s highest priority. The threat of withholding funding was laid out months ago as an idle one, and now may be the time to get a little more serious about the question. At the mayor and commission’s Oct. 17 retreat, in response to Mayor Nancy Denson’s proposal that a new economic development committee be formed, Commissioner Jared Bailey suggested, “Maybe we don’t need an EDF if we’re going to have to do their work for them, with separate monies.”

Kevan Williams

Studying Corridor Studies: Last week, ACC planners presented the results of two corridor studies—one of the Oak-Oconee Street Corridor and one of Prince Avenue—which began back in 2009. In some ways, the results of the studies, while intended to be specific to their corridors, are a palette of solutions that would address issues along almost every intown commercial corridor, from Five Points to Baxter Street and Hawthorne Avenue. The findings of the studies are presented as short-, medium- and long-term recommendations, and can get a bit technical: many involve tweaks to the existing zoning code to address loopholes and unintended consequences that currently prevent those codes from being as effective in urban areas as they could be. But it’s definitely worth reading and commenting on the documents (available at www.athensclarkecounty. com/index.aspx?NID=4278). Here’s a rundown of the more intriguing or encouraging recommendations, and what they might mean.

One of the biggest ideas is to create a new zoning designation, “Commercial Neighborhood-Established,” which would replace the patchwork of other commercial zoning designations along these corridors while also allowing for transitional residential uses like townhomes, which step development down from urban main streets to residential side streets. Other recommendations that might go along with this use include a prohibition on new drive-thrus.

Height regulations could also be reworked or reduced to help create a better neighborhood scale.

In this potential zone, a greater flexibility of parking is proposed, including eliminating minimum parking requirements for businesses under a certain size. This is a great way to help upstart businesses develop in these corridors. By building only what they need onsite, and using existing on-street parking supply, the barriers to Could new regs for our urban Main Streets mean more corner stores and small businesses? entry that parking requirements can present in terms During the summer arm-wrestling match, the commissioners of land and site work costs would be removed. This particular laid out a desire to shift towards a more community-centric policy could be a great way to foster a lot of new storefronts approach, recognizing that creating and growing many small, popping up. Historic areas of town have some of these remlocal businesses can be a more effective way to create jobs nant small storefronts (on the scale of Daily Groceries Co-op than waiting for big out-of-town companies to move in. The on Prince or the former grocery building that currently houses EDF scrapped the river district proposal in September, and White Tiger on Hiawassee), and now it might be possible to instead shifted to finding a consultant to suggest incentives build them again. for bringing out-of-town companies to Athens. At this point, it Another tweak that’ll fix a particular pet peeve of mine is seems as if the EDF desires only to be a specialist in business requiring businesses on corner lots to acknowledge that correcruitment, uninterested in or incapable of addressing those ner by building the structure up to it, rather than a parking more inward and entrepreneurial strategies the commission has lot. New pharmacies around town have been bad about this, backed. That has likely spurred some of the desire to create a and it’ll be a good loophole to have closed. new team to look at the issue.

A weirder recommendation is to close the short sections of If the commission is interested in seeing other strategies Pope and Newton streets that tie into Prince. These legs, short applied, it may be time to consider what other organizations because of the way Prince’s diagonal alignment cuts across are out there already, which could either apply a more holistic the grid, are messy to drive, but also line up with the most approach to economic development, or at least specialize in troublesome crosswalks. Rather than closing these streets, the other areas that better match community interest. While the intersections should be strengthened, with signals that stop county currently gives $150,000 to the EDF annually, it might traffic, allowing both cars and people to safely navigate Prince. be a good idea to spread that around, perhaps continuing to Fewer connections here will only foster more of the highgive half or a third to that organization, while identifying oth- way mentality of commuters coming into town from Jackson ers that have differing strategies but perhaps could use the County. funding boost. It’s also worth considering whether that fundA bigger-picture recommendation is that we take ownering could become a sort of annual economic development grant ship of intown corridors that are flagged as state routes by fund, with various organizations and county departments prothe Georgia Department of Transportation. While taking those posing concrete projects that are funded on an annual basis. streets over would incur extra costs locally, the state money The newly formed Metro Athens Growth Federation, Create we currently get does come with strings attached, and it may Athens, the Human and Economic Development Department, or be better to have added local control and flexibility than the even the Athens Downtown Development Authority might all extra cash. be good candidates for shares of ACC’s economic development resources.

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The Black 45

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he regulars at Caledonia winced for the unlucky guy pinned to the bar between Doug’s toothpick forearms. He wore a black coat, and to Doug’s glazed eyes, he was a big, fuzzy tarantula. “Hey, big, fuzzy tarantula,” said Doug. “Do you like this song?

Because it sucks.”

Doug Haversham’s favorite Friday night was getting trashed and telling everyone at Farm 255 about his ironic doll collection. He was universally despised.

“Oh, yeah?” said the BFT. “I don’t think it’s bad.”

“Not bad?” asked Doug. “I’d rather hear a cat die than this garbage.”

“You don’t mean that.”

“I’d buy a ticket to a symphony of my own bones exploding before I’d see these clowns again. I’d sooner choke on a Backstreet Boy, if you catch my drift, my dark-haired friend.”

“Oh, yeah?”

“These wannabes sound like death.”

The BFT pulled a 7” record from his coat.

The sleeve was pitch black except for a small inscription. “Check this out,” he said. “But whatever you do, don’t follow the directions.

Bad things, man.”

Doug snatched the record. “Play this record at midnight, three times in a row, for optimal audio quality.”

Doug looked at the BFT, but he was gone.

Doug demanded optimal audio quality; he once vomited upon hearing Vic Chesnutt reduced to MP3. And who was this big tarantula to tell Doug what to listen to? Doug imagined the praise he’d receive for posting this underground score on Facebook and checked the time on his watch: 11:44.

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rank Black, Doug’s black tabby, fled the room as soon as the record started.

It was a droning cycle of wailing was set over a beat Doug incorrectly identified as dubstep. After the third listen, Doug stood for a moment considering exactly post-what this brilliance was.

A flash, and the house went dark. Doug wondered if this was the fault of his Earth Fare artisan light bulbs as he reached for a flashlight but accidentally flipped on the sink faucet. A thick, syrupy gel poured onto his hands just as a series of high-pitched noises struck from the living room. Doug felt a rush of adrenaline he hadn’t experienced since he read about the In the Aeroplane Over the Sea reissue. Ding! Dun! Dun! “Come out! Who’s there?”

Grabbing an aluminum baseball bat he had purchased ironically, Doug poked around the doorframe. Having just read Ernest Hemingway’s Wikipedia page, Doug was eager to prove his manliness and was delighted at this opportunity. He heard a floorboard squeak.

With the heave of a non-athlete, Doug blindly whapped the bat, crashing it through his bookcase of ironic dolls and into Frank Black’s head, perched on top of the baby

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grand piano Doug had yet to learn to play. In three hits, the bat provided the rhythm as Frank Black sang the melody of “Cat Becomes Applesauce.” The crash startled Doug off balance, and as he reveled in the horror of his cat’s crushed skull he toppled backwards while the black 45 started again, but this time it played Doug’s own voice. “I’d rather hear a cat die… I’d rather hear a cat die…” Doug took his final misstep straight through the second-floor kitchen window.

Doug’s neck pounded the dirt, and he folded into a pile of Goodwill clothing and severed spinal nerves. I can’t even move myself, he thought. I’m like Weezer post-Pinkerton.

The black 45 kept spinning. “I’d buy a ticket to a symphony of my own bones exploding,” Doug heard. A wheel squeak announced the piano was next in line on the high-dive. It fell like an anvil, and in an instant Doug was the most pretentiously dressed pancake in town.

Doug screamed, but the record grew louder; now it shouted: “I’d sooner choke on a Backstreet Boy.” It stopped abruptly, and there was silence. Sucked by the force of the piano came the black 7” along with a plush doll, like bulls-eyes: the record on Doug’s head and the doll in his gaping mouth.

Between garbled squeals Doug heard twigs snap. Was the bookish girl next door coming to help? What a great conversation starter, he thought.

The snaps grew louder and a shadow emerged from the woods.

“Did you like it?” said the BFT, retrieving the black 45. “I enjoy the ending.”

“By the way,” said the Big Fuzzy Tarantula over Doug’s muffled shouts as he faded into the darkness, “something about that Howie Dorough doll just looks right in your mouth.”

Doug screamed all night, but it attracted no one, just like the Cabin Sessions EP he released on PureVolume.

Matt Burns

Sarah SEARCH CONTINUES FOR MISSING GIRL

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very serif of the headline stuck Paul like a knife in his side. He tossed the paper down and took a slow sip from his coffee. The case was out of his hands now, but that night haunted him still, left him with a feeling he couldn’t shake. He had repeated his story countless times, and each time the events sunk deeper and deeper within him, settling in his core like a thorn.

All he knew was that something was not right. There was the rustling of early autumn leaves beneath his feet as he ran, the girl’s cries, his yells after her; the forest had been alight with the sound of their pursuit, and then—it was like some dark magic trick.

Instead of a coin passed between two hands, it had been a girl: Sarah. Only there was no magician to reveal where she had been cleverly hidden. She was gone. Not up anyone’s sleeve. Not a trick at all. You cannot fake the shock silence of the deep woods at night.

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ou ready to set out?”

Paul jumped as his partner Eli slapped his shoulder.

“Right,” Paul muttered, collecting himself.

“What’s the matter? Don’t like bustin’ drunk kids anymore?” Eli laughed.

“At a certain point,” Paul said, “You just worry about them.”

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he night was crisp. Soon the two men were coasting downtown on their police bicycles to the thumping bass and screams of laughter of the neon-lit bars, packed with young people in colorful polyester costumes. The officers parked their bikes at a busy intersection and hopped off.

On a nearby corner sat an old man, his beard like cobwebs cultivated and coalesced over a lifetime. He blew purposefully into a polished flute, swaying to a slow cadence only he could quite make out. A costumed drunk stumbled by, tossing a piece of garbage into the man’s flute case.

“Can you believe that shit?” Eli frowned.

He turned to Paul, only to find that he was already halfway across the street, heading towards the old man.

“Everything alright over here?” Paul asked him.

The old man looked up at Paul but said nothing, his flute resting on his lap.

“You want me to chase down that kid? I’ll do it.”

Jason Crosby

had 24 entries in the Flagpole Halloween Scary Stories Contest, though we had to disqualify five for failing to be about Athens, our only requirement this year.

Congratulations to the winners, and, as usual, picking these three was difficult.

Edged out but worthy of notice were stories that included The Tree That Owns Itself, the doublebarreled cannon and Michael Stipe, among other Athens landmarks. Thanks again to all who participated. Maybe next year we’ll get some comic submissions, too.

The man’s eyes remained fixed on him.

“I know you,” he finally said in a cracked voice. “I seen you.”

“I don’t think we know each other,” Paul said.

“I know you. I closed my eyes and in my dreams I seen you.”

“Oh, yeah, I get that a lot,” Paul joked. He turned to leave, but the man called after him.

“A girl was there…”

Paul froze, drunken revelers parting around him. “…in those woods,” he finished.

Paul turned suddenly and grabbed the man by the shoulders.

“Where is she!? What have you done to her!?”

The man retreated, cowering. His flute clattered to the pavement.

“It was just a dream!” he whimpered.

Paul stumbled back, embarrassed.

“I… I’m sorry,” Paul said. “I must have misunderstood.”

He turned, but the old man leaned close to Paul. Trembling slightly, he pointed towards the long shadow between two bars. Without thought, Paul headed towards the dark.

He found himself facing a dank alleyway.

Its stone walls muted all sound but the soft dripping of water from a leaking pipe. He took one step forward, and all light ceased to exist.

Something moved in the distant dark, and a far-off prick of light flickered faintly, as if struggling to exist. Hand hovering over his sidearm, Paul crept forward.

Whatever he beheld was certainly human, hunched and grunting.

“Hey!” he called.

No response.

Now feet away, Paul smelled the undeniable scent of rot. Death working its hands over a creature, slowly transfiguring flesh into earth. He instinctually jerked away, gasping.

Regaining composure, Paul turned, prepared to draw his weapon. As he did, a tremor of fear grabbed him as he found the creature standing erect and now mere inches from his face.

Paul stumbled backwards, raising his weapon. The man’s mouth was caked with blood and pieces of animal flesh. Paul was prepared to pull the trigger when he noticed the glint of light between two curtains of blood-matted hair—a locket.

Suddenly, Paul beheld the thing’s face.

Beneath layers of grime and blood—Sarah.

Dear God, what happened to her!? Paul’s question was instantly answered by a glance down. From a ragged sleeve, strips of flesh and muscle hung loosely from where her right elbow would have been. A crooked bone protruded. The forearm was gone.

“You found me, Paul!” she whispered sweetly. “I knew you would.”

She reached out with what would have been her right hand as if to stroke his face.

Suddenly he reeled, darkness closing in like two hands over a firefly. He felt himself drift, suddenly calm…alone in the quiet deep of the woods at night.

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aul!” Eli yelled, shaking Paul’s shoulders to revive him from where he lay on the sidewalk. A growing crowd peered on.

Paul slowly woke, head throbbing.

“Where’s Sarah?”

“Are you OK, man?”

“I saw Sarah!” Paul touched his head and winced. His hand came back bloodstained.

“Calm down. You were just attacked,” Eli told him as he waved to a pair of EMTs jogging towards them with a stretcher. Paul turned to see the old man being handcuffed.

Somehow through the pain he could still hear the man’s flute playing its secret cadence—the saddest song a man could play, sadder than any key, sadder than notes—a funeral march for those long dead, and those so close they may catch a glimpse of it, alone in the quiet deep of the woods at night.

Erin Lovett

I Pound a Mellow Pie

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ictor stood in the shadow of an oak, watching and listening to the Saturday night. An armadillo nosed through tall grass. An owl hooted high over a pond. Some animals slept at night, others came alive.

Victor stepped across the road, skirting the streetlight by the row of duplexes. He moved up to the door he knew and softly pressed the doorbell.

“Yo, Jack.”

“Victor. Kind of late, man. What’s up?”

Jack’s pupils dilated, adjusting to the darkness outside.

“Think I’ll take out an animal tonight that I been hunting. You said you wanted to see.”

“Well, yeah, but… it’s late, man.” He checked his watch—way past midnight.

“Got to take him when he’s ready.” Victor shifted his feet, a nonverbal hurry-up signal.

Jack paused. “OK, let me get my shoes.”

This guy had told him he could kill a deer without a gun or a bow, just using a club and a knife. This would be great to write up for the paper: “Neolithic Hunter in Clarke County” or “Primitive Survival: Ultra-Low-Tech Puts Meat on the Table.”

They rolled out the Lexington road past Wal-Mart, windows up against the cold, turning onto ever smaller roads.

“So, how do you know this buck is going to be there?” Jack asked. “I mean, did you make an appointment or what?”

“I been watching him long enough, I know his ways. He knows my smell. I can get real close.” Victor looked at Jack. “Don’t worry, you ain’t wasting your time.” He touched the MP3 player and bizarre music filled the cab, a bawling voice and moaning guitar.

Buffalo’s is having its own

Cocktail Party

In the forest With blue eyes Cold—that’s why I pound a mellow pie “What is that?” Jack’s eyebrows went up at the sliding sounds.

“Download off YouTube. Captain Beefheart, ‘O Postman o’ Mine.’” Victor tried to sound innocent. “Don’t you like the Captain?”

“He’s all right.” The darkness hid Jack’s face, suggesting the opposite. “I heard he used to make his band practice like 14 hours a day. Made them all sleep in the same room, beat them when they messed up.”

“Yeah, he had his way of doing things.”

Victor smiled slightly and eased the volume up a notch.

Shut up bitch and row Shut up bitch and fly Jack gave him a sideways look. This was one strange character. He’d heard that Victor was a super stalker, giving names to the animals he killed, bringing venison to Mrs. Williams to make stew for church night supper. He gave meat to the soup kitchens, too.

That’s why Jack had asked if he could come along, for the story—“Primitive Hunter Carries Big Stick but Gives Generously” or something like that.

Victor killed the music as they rolled to a stop in front of a ranch-style house with an old, overgrown family cemetery in the front yard, right up on the road. Trees were everywhere, blocking light from the sky. Jack peered out the window.

“Man, this is somebody’s house.”

“It’s my house,” Victor said. He nodded toward the yard. “That cemetery’s got people in it dead almost 200 years. This was a whole different country then.” He looked around, face relaxed. His voice lowered. “Listen, we got to be calm and still out here. No talking.

You got to be at rest in your mind. Animals can tell when you’re upset and it makes them upset, too. Spoils the taste of the meat.”

“Right, right. Whatever. How long we going to wait?”

“Not long.”

Victor reached under the seat and pulled out a smooth wooden club, a little over a foot long. It looked heavy by the way he was handling it.

“You gonna throw that?”

“If I have to.”

They stepped out, leaving the doors open.

Victor moved silently up to the cemetery, blending in the darkness, Jack crunching along behind him. Victor crouched, one hand on an old granite slab. He guided Jack down beside him.

Time passed.

“Be still,” Victor breathed in his ear. “Do you see?”

“I can’t see anything,” Jack whispered, stretching out his neck, peering into the darkness.

“Be still,” Victor said and swung the club.

On Tuesday, Victor brought a package of meat wrapped in paper to Mrs. Williams for Wednesday’s church night supper. He asked her if she wanted the liver, too, but she said no.

He took it home, wrote “Jack” on the wrapper and put it in the freezer with the others.

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If you enjoyed seeing the walls of ATHICA covered in the examples that were new to me. My favorites were those in work of 124 artists during the “Mystery Triennial,” return now which she recreates sepia-toned portraits by replacing human to see a similar abundance of paintings, sculpture and design heads with those of insects. They are both humorous and terby six artists selected by audience votes or by ATHICA’s board rifying. (See this week’s cover.) Jerrell’s art work is also now and guests. “Mystery Selections” includes work by Rebecca on display at the Flicker Bar, where she and a baker’s dozen of Brantley, Jorie Berman, Cindy Jerrell, Missy Kulik and Darcy other artists present work with Halloween themes. The show at Reenis.

Flicker is on through October, so make sure to stop by during Rebecca Brantley was crowned “People’s Choice” for her your Halloween revels! Up through Nov. 6. delicate and elaborate paintings which depict unusual flora and fauna. Presenting new work on panel, Brantley uses waterAlso Worth a Look While Bar Hopping: Check out Jeremy based synthetic pigments as a wash over the organic texture of Hughes’ newest paintings on view at Highwire through wood grain, building up layers—a practice she likens to that October. Hughes’ recent work is inspired by the 19th-century of the Surrealists. Speaking about her process, she says, “I like portrait artist John Singer Sargent. When I spoke to him about to imagine my imagery is culled from an initial under-layer of this project over the summer (Flagpole, July 6), he had begun paint. Like Surrealist practices, I then work with the imagery to diverge from painting quasi-replicas of Sargent’s composithat seems conjured out of this first, loose layer.”

For this exhibition, Brantley created a sitespecific installation titled “Angels Have No Memory” across two walls in the gallery. Pouring in from the skylights above, sunlight showers the garden she created. Painting directly on the wall, she expands her small, precious blooms to impressive heights.

Brantley uses discs of wood as the flowers’ centers, playing with textures, colors and light in the multimedia composition. However pretty it may be, in this garden is an insidious undercurrent. Brantley explains that the titles of her paintings come from the movie Barbarella: “I am especially drawn to the notion of the ‘Mathmos’ in the film. It’s this vaporous, fluid-like substance that all of the life on the planet comes from, but it’s also the source of evil.”

This play between good and evil—the snake in Eden, for example—is present here. What appears at first glance to be just pretty is actually pretty dangerous.

The liminal occupation of two worlds at once is the subject of Jorie Berman’s installation, “Ellora.”

I was taken with her seven smaller sculptures in the piece. Rounded and anthropomorphic, each looks like pairs of small groups of people huddled together in an embrace. Although in some ways similar to Henry Moore’s work in terms of shape, her glazing process makes the sculptures quite different. These sculptures are fired over three days in a wood-burning kiln where the amount of wood burned and the intensity of the fire, placement of the piece in the kiln and any changes in temperature all play a part in creating the individual identity of the sculpture.

Berman says, “The clay remembers everything and records the process into its structure and surface.”

In “Ellora,” a large pair stands before a projected image of the sacred site of the same name. Crossing the space-time continuum to connect our present to the past is something we all have experienced during our travels or at home. It’s that strange and elated feeling you get when recognizing that A detail from Rebecca Brantley’s installation “Angels Have No Memory” is on display you are standing on the same spot as others have, at ATHICA through Nov. 6. hundreds or even thousands of years ago. Berman illustrates this idea in her work, focusing on a site of meditation and spiritual power. I look forward to seeing tions and started adding more fire, blood and terror to the more of Berman’s work at the Georgia Clayworkers exhibition at mix. It seems he has continued on this path as the women he MOCA GA in December. paints now are miles away from the demure mademoiselles of One also experiences the illusion of peering into imaginary Sargent’s work. realities in Will Eskridge’s peek-a-boo diorama sculptures.

Hughes’ interest in his subjects’ psyches and his ability to I love the idea of looking through the peep-holes to see a bring out disturbing fractures on canvas have been part of miniature vignette inside; it is a museum-within-a-museum his work for years. Dynamic compositions threaten to break experience that contains the element of surprise and discovery the picture plane: the neck of a viola is foreshortened to jut one seeks every time he or she walks through a gallery’s doors. outwards; another model sitting on a pretty love-seat leans Missy Kulik, creator of the (in)famous Tofu Baby comic, made intently toward the viewer, her focused gaze burning through a new strip just for ATHICA. A larger-than-life Tofu Baby extols the invisible wall between audience and subject. These women the virtues of ATHICA and art; beneath the strip are Kulik’s do not resemble the passive subjects of so many portraits of drawings and wood cuts. Darcy Reenis presents graphic design females over the ages. Instead, they engage with the viewer work on paper and clothing, combining typography and drawin Hughes’ aggressive compositions and bold coloring. Having ing to present his artistic message. (See the Bulletin Board painted scenes from films by masters of psychological horimage on p. 24.) ror like Alfred Hitchcock and Stanley Kubrick, he frames his Cindy Jerrell’s altered antique photographs and mechani“Sargent women” within this realm, circling back again to cal puppet sculptures are well known in Athens. Here, we familiar territory, but with new friends in tow. have an assortment of creepy ghost portraits and manipulated Victorian-era formal portrait photography that includes several Caroline Barratt arts@flagpole.com

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Sometimes Netflix, despite using the DVD cover image of an exciting recent restoration of an older film to showcase the film’s availability for both DVD mailing and online streaming, offers a different and often inferior transfer for streaming. One example of what I’m talking about is Roman Polanski’s Cul-desac. Netflix has Criterion’s newly restored DVD of the director’s 1966 follow-up to Repulsion, but if you try to stream it, you’re going to get a crappy, cropped version of the film that couldn’t be further from what you were hoping for when you got all worked up about it finally being out on home video in pristine form.

Basically, the message is that Netflix doesn’t think people who stream movies give a damn what they look like.

Speaking of Which: Did anybody else see Matt Zoller-Seitz’s Oct. 13 Salon article, “R.I.P., the movie camera: 1888–2011”? It’s a nice, 1,000-word rumination on the news that Aaton, ARRI and Panavision—the world’s three major manufacturers of motion picture film cameras—have all stopped making them during the past year. I don’t think anybody needs me to mount an Italian opera about what that signifies, so in the spirit of nostalgia, I’ll just allow myself the indulgence of publishing one of my favorite photographs of all time, with apologies and gratitude to the anonymous Goldwyn publicity hack who snapped it 75 years ago. Thanks for the memories, analog cinema—you had a hell of a run.

But They Still Call Them “Film” Festivals: I’m moderating a panel discussion at Ciné Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. entitled “Meet the Festival Organizers: The Inside Scoop on Film Festivals and Film Festival Programming.”

It’s co-sponsored by EcoFocus, the UGA Filmmaking Union, Film Athens, Ciné and 6X6, and will feature directors and programmers of half a dozen Georgia festivals, including the Atlanta Film Festival, the Robert Osborne Classic Film Festival and the Athens Jewish Film Festival.

Should be fun and informative, if I do say so myself, so come on out and hear some interesting people talk. Details are at www.ecofocusfilmfest.org.

Ciné Lightning Round: Quick hits, folks; go to www.athenscine.com for the full scoop on all Howard Hawks astride a honking big 35mm motion picture camera, directing the following events.

Come and Get It (1936).

UGA CinéClub is hosting a panel discussion on That’s the deal with Jean-Luc Godard’s music in film Oct. 26 at 6 p.m., featuring A Woman Is a Woman, too. When I tried a bunch of local heavy hitters exploring the to watch Netflix’s streaming version, I was topic from an excellent variety of angles… treated to a transfer that had been “squeezed” That same evening at 8 p.m., you can catch from the film’s original 2.35:1 aspect ratio to the latest installment of Bad Movie Night: the fit the 1.66:1 ratio of an HDTV screen. Not 1985 comic gore-fest Nail Gun Massacre… just for the title sequence—the whole movie!

The Ciné Classics series is underway right I don’t know about you, but the thought of now, with Psycho playing through Halloween. someone empowered to make this kind of The series’ next chapter is a one-night-only decision being handed a version of an imporscreening Nov. 4 of George Lucas’ 1973 tant European art film in which the image has American Graffiti in an archival 35mm print. been vertically elongated in a way that’s abso- This is the kickoff event for the Athens Film lutely impossible to ignore, and saying, “This Arts Institute’s fall membership drive, and will is what we will offer to our paying customers,” include a reception catered by The National just strikes me as totally crazy. But that’s and served by the Classic City Rollergirls… apparently what happened at Netflix in this Nov. 6 is a one-night engagement of the new case, and in many other similar ones. documentary From the Back of the Room, Of course, it was easy enough for me to which chronicles the involvement of women just put A Woman Is a Woman in my DVD in the DIY punk scene before, during and after queue and have the beautifully restored the 1990s Riot Grrrl movement… Finally, don’t Criterion version mailed to my house the miss the next installment in the Ciné Directors next day—this time. But if “hard” media are Series Nov. 8: 2046, Wong Kar-Wai’s strange, going to continue their trend toward obsolesbeautiful 2004 semi-sequel to his masterpiece cence, and a company like Netflix continues In the Mood for Love. UGA film studies profesto slough off its commitment to offering the sor Chris Sieving (whose book, Soul Searching: highest quality and widest array of products Black-Themed Cinema from the March on with the least possible hassle, solutions to Washington to the Rise of Blaxploitation, was problems like this one are going to get more recently published by Wesleyan University and more complicated. And isn’t that the Press) will introduce the screening. opposite of what rapidly advancing technologies are supposed to achieve?

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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 (is that term valid for this generation?) who drives like Mario Andretti (is that reference too dated as well?), Nick (Eisenberg, who’s a long way from his Academy Award nomination) is forced by two fledgling criminals, Dwayne (McBride) and Travis (Nick Swardson), to rob a bank after they strap a bomb to his chest.

50/50 (R) Cancer is scary and depressing. It’s even scarier and more depressing when it happens to a young person. So how is Jonathan Levine’s second film so darn funny and uplifting? Joseph Gordon-Levitt (the only young actor who can compete with Ryan Gosling in a battle of control and nuance), Seth Rogen (he excels in these sweet, supporting, puerile roles), Anna Kendrick (proving her Oscarnominated performance in Up in the Air was no fluke) and screenwriter Will Reiser are how. k ANONYMOUS (PG-13) Big blockbuster helmer Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, Godzilla, The Day After Tomorrow, 10,000 B.C., 2012) tries a smaller film on for size. During the succession of Queen Elizabeth I, the Earl of Oxford, Edward de Vere (Rhys Ifans), is embroiled in the political intrigue leading to the Essex Rebellion. He’s also supposedly the author of Shakespeare’s plays. Writer John Orloff previously scripted My Mighty Heart and several installments of “Band of Brothers.” With Derek Jacobi, David Thewlis, and mother/ daughter duo, Joely Richardson and Vanessa Redgrave.

THE BIG YEAR (PG) The Big Year is like that really nice guy you know who’s really boring. You feel bad not wanting to hang out with him, but what a waste of time he is. Jack Black, Steve Martin (whose putty visage and tiny eyes look more and more strange) and Owen Wilson star as three birders competing to see the most species of North American birds in one year. All three of these actors are likable enough, but none of them have the charisma or screen presence to overcome such an uncompelling script. Black’s awful VO does not help. Thematically, the movie invites comparisons to The Bucket

List, which is less complimentary than it sounds.

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER (PG-13) Do you remember The Rocketeer? I do, and so does Captain America director Joe Johnston, who should, seeing as he directed the 1991 throwback. Johnston smartly gives Captain America: The First Avenger (talk about unnecessary subtitles) the same sort of Saturday matinee serial feel. Ninety-pound weakling Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) wants to do his part in WWII, but army doctors keep 4Fing him until Dr. Abraham Erskine (the ever wonderful Stanley Tucci) approaches with his super soldier serum. Soon, Steve Rogers turns into a muscled-up superhero called Captain America, who must stop rogue Nazi, the Red Skull (Hugo Weaving), from devastating the world.

COURAGEOUS (PG-13) The technical skills of director Alex Kendrick and the folks (they are from Albany) behind Sherwood Baptist’s latest evangelical epic have vastly improved since their breakthrough hit, Facing the Giants.

On a completely technical level, you’d never know you were not watching a Hollywood production about four law enforcement officers forced to face themselves as men and fathers after a tragedy.

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 law student Hannah (Emma Stone).

DOLPHIN TALE (PG) I am not a sucker for sentimental animal movies. Were I, then I am sure Dolphin Tale would have fit the bill. A lonely 12-year-old, Sawyer (Nathan Gamble), rescues a dolphin (real tail-less dolphin, Winter, as herself) caught in a crab trap. With the help of a marine vet (Harry Connick Jr.), his daughter (Cozi Zuehlsdorff) and a doctor who specializes in prosthetics (Morgan Freeman),

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Sawyer helps save the dolphin by fashioning a fake appendage.

DRIVE (R) Drive slides through the alleys and sidestreets of its criminal Los Angeles with the precision, skill and style of its nameless Driver (Ryan Gosling), called the Kid by his boss/ handler, Shannon (Bryan Cranston; BTW why aren’t you watching “Breaking Bad” yet?). Stuntman by day, getaway man for hire by night, the driver slides his leather driving gloves on and gets his bumpers bloody when a cute neighbor (Carey Mulligan) with a little tyke runs afoul of some local toughs. Gosling must hail from an alien world filled with cool because he’s certainly more so than any other actor working today (besides maybe George Clooney…maybe).

FOOTLOOSE (PG-13) Let’s go ahead and dispel any thoughts that the Kevin Bacon starrer is somehow above being remade. What Hustle & Flow filmmaker Craig Brewer has done in remaking the seminal ‘80s flick is impressive. Brewer relocates the dance banning town of

candidate (Clooney, pulling double duty). It remains to be seen whether or not Clooney’s new picture can set the pace for the early Oscar front runners.

IN TIME (PG-13) Gattaca writerdirector Andrew Niccol tweaks the sci-fi genre again with this take on Logan’s Run. In a future world, everyone is genetically engineered to stop aging at 25. To ward off overcrowding, people are also designed to only live to 26. In this ageless new society, a man accused of murder (Justin Timberlake) goes on the lam with a pretty hostage (Amanda Seyfried, Mamma Mia!).

THE MIGHTY MACS (G) In the early 70s, Cathy Rush becomes the head basketball coach at a tiny, all-girls Catholic college. Though her team has no gym and no uniforms and the school itself is in danger of being sold, Coach Rush looks to steer her girls to their first national championship.

MONEYBALL (PG-13) Based on Michael Lewis’ bestseller, director Bennet Miller’s follow-up to the Oscar winning Capote actually makes base-

Splendid! Strike the peasant once more.

Bomont from Oklahoma to Georgia, adding another film to Brewer’s resume of intriguing cinematic stories about the New South. Ren MacCormack (Kenny Wormald, looking like he transferred from Rydell High) migrates south to live with his aunt and uncle (Kim Dickens and scene-stealing Ray McKinnon, an Adel native and Oscar winner). There he runs afoul of Rev. Shaw Moore (Dennis Quaid), who instituted the dancing ban after his son died in a car accident, and woos Moore’s beautiful, troubled daughter, Ariel (Julianne Hough, “Dancing with the Stars”). Brewer’s movie has a nice rhythm and does the South more justice than any other major Hollywood release.

THE FUTURE (R) Popular independent filmmaker, Miranda July (her debut, Me and You and Everyone We Know, was all the rage in 2005), returns with her second feature.

Adopting a stray cat changes the course of time and space for a couple (July and Hamish Linklater). The film, narrated by the cat, Paw-Paw (v. July), sounds a bit more intriguing and original than much of the indie fare that emerges from the festival scene.

Nominated for the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival.

THE IDES OF MARCH (R) Based on a play, George Clooney’s new political drama definitely has some shades of a Redford film. An idealistic staffer, Stephen Myers (Ryan Gosling), learns to play dirty politics on the campaign trail of a hot, new presidential

ball statistics interesting. Oakland A’s General Manager Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) attempts to build a championship ballclub through On Base and Slugging Percentage rather than traditional scouting. Does it work? Anyone familiar with Major League Baseball already knows the answer.

MYSTERIES OF LISBON 2010.

Based on the 19th-century Portuguese novel by Camilo Castelo Branco, the Iberian Peninsula’s version of Charles Dickens, Mysteries of Lisbon follows Joao, a bastard child of two aristocrats, seeking the truth about his parents.

From there, three decades unfold across Spain, France, Italy and Brazil.

Winner of Raul Ruiz’s film clocks in at four-and-a-half hours. Portugal’s Golden Globes for Best Film, Best Actor (Adriano Luz) and Best Actress (Maria João Bastos).

NAIL GUN MASSACRE (R) 1985.

Bad Movie Night returns to Ciné with a crappy, revengey, slasher-like flick.

A mystery killer uses the titular tool to avenge the gang rape of a young woman by a construction crew. The vengeful mystery man (or woman?) sports a motorcycle helmet and drives a stylish gold hearse. It’s (not) a shame this flick is the only effort by writerdirector Terry Lofton.

• PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3 (R) I cannot think of another horror franchise as chronologically interesting. Oren Peli’s scary 2007 blockbuster occurred last, ending without the typical survivor. Then, rather than have demonic Katie terrorize some unsuspecting

family, the series’ creative minds chose to go backwards. Consider PA3 the origin story, revealing the footage, shot in 1988 by their mother’s boyfriend, Dennis, that explains why sisters Katie and Kristy continue to be haunted.

Catfish filmmakers Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, working from a script

by Paranormal Activity 2’s Christopher Landon, up the action ante. Just plain more happens in PA3, without changing the series’ less-is-more-scary attitude. A couple of extra victims are introduced to provide some added tension (and humor). Some snazzy modifications are made to the stationary security camera POV of the previous films. Sure, some of the events Dennis “chooses to film” would have been better conveyed by some other means.

When you and two little girls are in danger, your first thought won’t be, “I need to get this on tape.” Still, with Saw dead for the moment, Paranormal Activity is horror’s reigning franchise; it’s also the most consistent. If the first and second movies scared you, the third will, too.

PSYCHO (R) 1960. Alfred Hitchcock’s classic chiller, the proto-typical slasher film, set the standard for horror to come, be that good or bad. Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) might seem like the mild-mannered, All-American boy, but Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) would tell you otherwise, had Bates’s murderous mother not infamously offed the criminal secretary in a first act shower scene. So long as the real thing is available, do not ever watch Gus Van Sant’s pointless shot-for-shot remake.

PUSS IN BOOTS (PG) Shrek’s fairy tale may have moved on to happily ever after, but Puss in Boots (v. Antonio Banderas) is still itching for a fight.

His spinoff reveals the swordfighting antics that led up to Puss meeting up with Shrek and company. Naturally, this flick was once slated for a directto-DVD release; will the cat be able to match the ogre’s blockbuster results?

Featuring the voices of Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis and more.

REAL STEEL (PG-13) The trailer for this Hugh Jackman action movie just screams Rock ‘Em, Sock ‘Em Robots: The Movie (which apparently was in development at one point). Jackman is a struggling promoter of robot boxing, who thinks he has a contender in a discarded bot. He also discovers he has an 11-year-old son. Director Shawn Levy has been on a roll; his last three movies were the high-profile hits, Night at the Museum, its Smithsonianset sequel and Date Night.

RESTLESS (PG-13) The story of a terminally ill teenage girl who falls for a boy who likes to attend funerals and their encounters with the ghost of a Japanese kamikaze pilot from WWII. RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (PG-13) The best Planet of the Apes movie in nearly 40 years, Rise of the Planet of the Apes—ostensibly a remake of Conquest of the Planet of the Apes—tells the origin story for an entirely new Apes saga. In present day San Francisco, a researcher, Will Rodman (James Franco), is working on a cure for Alzheimer’s. When one of his test chimps goes nuts, Will’s project is shut down, but not before he gains a houseguest, a hyper-intelligent chimp he names Caesar, who goes on to lead the revolution that overthrows humanity and places the apes in charge. Rise

is one of the smartest big fun sci-fi flicks I’ve seen in a while.

THE RUM DIARY (R) Johnny Depp stars in his second adaptation of a work by the late Hunter S. Thompson.

An American journalist, Paul Kemp (Depp), attempts to adjust to island life after taking a job in 1950s Puerto Rico.

Director Bruce Robinson (an Oscar nominee for his script for 1985’s The Killing Fields) may be best (and least) remembered for his cult hit, Withnail & I; he was last seen behind the camera for the underwhelming Andy GarciaUma Thurman serial killer thriller, Jennifer 8.

SHARK NIGHT (PG-13) This killer fish flick is as good as anything you’ll find named Shark Night and disappointingly rated PG-13. It’s certainly better than its inbred Syfy kinfolk, but only by direct comparison to decidedly TV affair. Some Tulane students (you’d think the kids of the Ivy League South would be smarter than this) head to a pretty blonde’s (Sara Paxton) isolated lake house. Too bad the saltwater lake is filled with a variety of sharks!

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 THING (R) This remake-cumprequel to John Carpenter’s 1982 horror classic (itself a remake of the 1951 Howard Hawks production, The Thing from Another World) starts out right, with Carpenter’s trademark Albertus font, and ends well, with a shot-for-shot bridge to its predecessor.

Unfortunately, the middle sags and drags more than it chills and thrills.

When a Norwegian research party discovers a UFO and its frozen pilot, a pretty paleontologist (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) must explain the unexplainable find. But the alien wakes a bit on the grouchy side, slicing, dicing and replicating everything it meets. Director Matthijs van Heljning, Jr. captures the spirit of Carpenter’s original, but the script by Eric Heisserer forces its bland band of blood bags, including Warrior’s Joel Edgerton as the Kurt Russell proxy (Carter’s no MacCready), to commit all the typically dumb horror movie moves. No one expected this third Thing to better either of its predecessors, and it didn’t. What this horror flick does outdo is most of its recent remake competition.

• THE THREE MUSKETEERS (PG13) The latest adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ wonderful adventure novel doesn’t do anything particularly badly.

The cast—including one-time Mr. Darcy, Matthew Macfadyen, as Athos, Ray Stevenson as Porthos and Luke Evans as Aramis—is tons more literate than the 1993 trio of Kiefer Sutherland, Charlie Sheen and Oliver Platt. The airships are pretty cool, too. Tone is where “Ocean’s Three (Musketeers)” starts to stumble. Resident Evil director Paul W.S. Anderson stages the Musketeers’ exploits to recover the Queen’s diamond necklace from the Duke of Buckingham (Orlando Bloom), who’s not as bad as the other guy, Cardinal Richelieu (Christoph Waltz, who never takes fiery control of his scenes), like a mod ‘60s heist caper rather than a modern swashbuckler.

Anderson may be the only filmmaker more influenced by videogames than Zack Snyder. One feels he conjured up the movie’s entire concept while scaling buildings in Assassin’s Creed II; his movie might as well be the recently optioned big-screen version of Ubisoft’s historical action-adventure game. Still, it’s fun. Unfortunately, D’Artagnan is the linchpin that doesn’t quite fit. Logan Lerman’s too young, too slight, too American to stand beside these likable Musketeers.

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MYSTERIES OF LISBON (NR) Yes, it’s four-anda-half-hours long. Yes, it’s a costume epic set in the 19th century. Yes, it’s deliberately slowpaced, it’s filled with characters that don’t speak English, and you have to read subtitles.

But Raúl Ruiz’s Mysteries of Lisbon—originally a six-part mini-series shown on European television—is no bloodless middlebrow historical drama like Merchant-Ivory and their ilk routinely produced nor is it the sort of anachronistic pulp sensationalism you’ll find in Queen Margot or Elizabeth, movies that turn history inside out. Simply stated, this is magnificent, complex and hypnotically engaging storytelling. Pure cinematic honey for any adventurous moviegoer.

For years, it was difficult to see Ruiz’s work in this country.

The Chilean-born director left his home during Pinochet’s reign, relocated to Paris, and over the decades until his death this summer, made over 100 movies and TV mini-series that regularly enveloped viewers in narratives teeming with psychological complexity, wicked irony and idiosyncratic plots usually working in a magic realist vein. Savvy critics and cinephiles long knew that Ruiz was a legend in Europe and that his work offered up a treasure trove of riches, but in the American marketplace—where artistry always

comes second to commercial obligations, except in a few rare cases—he was ignored.

Adapted from a classic novel by prolific Portuguese writer Camilo Castelo Branco (none of his work is available in English), Mysteries of Lisbon at first focuses on the plight of an orphaned boy, João (João Luis Arrais), who is cared for by Father Dinis (Adriano Luz). The priest eventually reveals to the boy his true past and…

To say any more about plot particulars would be ruinous. The movie is filled with seductive surprises, and part of the pure enjoyment of it all is in not knowing where Ruiz is leading us.

The journey, however, is brilliantly unfurled and incorporates straight melodrama, the evocation of Borgesian dream imagery and absurdist irony into its multi-layered pattern. It’s sumptuously filmed, but also subtly playful in a manner that will surprise viewers expecting yet another dry period piece. Watching Mysteries of Lisbon, it increasingly becomes clear that the best way to fully appreciate its enigmatic power is just to let go and disappear into this sprawling yet meticulously constructed masterwork.

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Music News And Gossip Hello, folks, and welcome to another week’s worth of Athens music news. Halloween is this week, so be sure to check the Calendar for all sorts of related shows and events. This pretty much begins the official slide into the holiday season, and Athens certainly loves the holidays if ever a town did. Although your blood may run a little slower in the chilly weather, the music just keeps on going. So, here’s a little steam to encourage you. This train leaves the station below…

All the Way to the Bank: Although Athens had to wait until hell froze over before The Glands decided to play again, it looks like a handful of other cities are just having good luck. The band will hit the road for a short jaunt this November and play dates in Chapel Hill, Raleigh, Hoboken, Greenville (SC), Philadelphia and New York. The touring band is leader Ross Shapiro, guitarist Frank MacDonell (Magneto, Producto), bassist Derek Almstead (Olivia Tremor Control, Elf Power, of Montreal) and drummer Joe Rowe (The Goons, Bliss). Folks, if you’re looking to become semi-legendary, this is exactly how you do it: release a decent and intriguing record on your own, have it re-released by a decent-sized indie label, sign with a major, release a great album to tons of critical and popular acclaim and then do almost nothing for over a decade. You won’t get rich, but you might get to be The Glands.

Twice Bitten: Few bands ever successfully change lead singers; however, you can add Athens thrashers Gripe to the list of those who Colt Ford have made a smooth transition. The band just released a new full-length album, its second this year, with new vocalist Jordan Scott replacing D.J. Pommerville. Titled Pig Servant, the record is the second to be recorded by the band with engineers Joel Hatstat and Mike Albanese, both of Cinemechanica and Bit Brigade. The album features 11 tracks and has a total playing time of just under 12 minutes. WUOG 90.5 FM will broadcast a “Live in the Lobby” session by Gripe and Macon, GA band Grinch Finger as a special Halloween show on Sunday, Oct. 30, courtesy of the hosts of radio show “Loud Fast Rules.”

In an incredibly short time, Gripe has released the most intensely focused and best executed music of the Athens extreme music scene. No, it’s not a competition, and I’m not saying that it is. Just giving credit where credit is due.

Pig Servant is available as a free download over at www.gripe.bandcamp.com, and you can keep up with Gripe’s goings-on over at www.facebook.com/gripecore.

The Race Is On: Widespread Panic’s New Year’s Eve shows are the stuff of legend among “Spread Heads,” and you have a chance to win four VIP tickets to the band’s performance in Charlotte, NC plus accomdations at Chartlotte Westin and $600 of spending money. The raffle only costs $5 to enter, and proceeds benefit Nuçi’s Space. Plus, if you share the link via Facebook and other people click and enter, you’ll receive an additional entry for

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free. The total prize package is worth $2,000.

The winner will be drawn on Dec. 5, so hop on it over at www.rocknraffle.com.

And Don’t Forget One for Grandma!: If you’ve been worrying about what you’ll get that special person in your life for Christmas this year, look no further. Nothing really says love like a big bottle of Colt Ford’s Goodtime Moonshine, does it? If you’re feeling particularly saucy you could also go in for a handle of Colt Ford’s Goodtime Vodka. Yes, the skyrocketing Athens country homeboy has inked a deal with United Distributing for a signature line of Colt Ford liquors. Manufactured by Milledgeville, GA distillers Georgia Distilling Company, both products feature an artist’s rendering of Colt Ford on the bottles complete with his signature mustache, sunglasses and hat. Don’t lie. You never bought any moonshine with a mustache on it before. For more info visit www.coltford.com.

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You Can Dance If You Want To: Athens rapper and Clark Atlanta University student Yung’N Restless (born Damien Xavier Ellison) released his second album, Big City Bright Lights, last month. Yung’N recorded his first track at age 11 and released his first full length, I’m Tuff, at age 18. So far, it appears that the breakout track from Big City Bright Lights is going to be “Okay,” for which a video was shot by the locals at Moving Images Pictures. You can view this and sample lots of tracks over at www.reverbnation.com/yungnrestless.

Best of luck, Yung’N. More power to ya.

Drink Another, Coin A Phrase: Athensmusic. net will celebrate the release of the R.E.M. career retrospective Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage, 1982–2011 with a double dose of events Nov. 13 and 14. The first is a live show dubbed “Welcome to the Reconstruction: Athens Bands Play the Songs of R.E.M.” at the Georgia Theatre Sunday, Nov. 13 featuring Kevn Kinney, Lera Lynn, The Corduroy Road, Futurebirds, David Barbe and the Quick Hooks and more. Advance tickets are $15. On Monday, Nov. 14 a prerelease party for the album will happen at 7 p.m. at the 40 Watt Club with rare R.E.M. memorabilia available via silent and live auction. Rare video footage will be screened and the album will play all night. If you’ve got some bucks to spare before things kick off at the Watt, you can head over to Ciné from 5–7 p.m. for the “Toast of Chronic Town” event which will run you $75 (but includes admission to the other two events as well so that’s a pretty good deal) where you can sample food from Weaver D’s, The National, Ted’s Most Best, Marti’s at Midday, Mama’s Boy, The Grit, Five & Ten, Dondero’s, Heirloom Cafe, Big City Bread and others. Rare live footage will be screened, as well as a 90-minute video retrospective, in each of Ciné’s two theaters. Advance tickets are available through www.athensmusic.net. All events benefit Community Connection of Northeast Georgia, Family Connection-Communities in Schools and Whatever It Takes.

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MEN Making Music on the Margins Why

would anyone want to be an American artist? The answer lies in decoding the question. Most people would agree that the best artists don’t want to be artists: they need to be artists. And most people would also agree that we need art, lest we spend our lives walking through blank halls in eerie silence. To review, we have a society that needs art, and a not-inconsiderable amount of people who need to make it. So, what’s the problem? Why can’t artists make a living?

That, along with other related subjects, was the topic of a Huffington Post editorial written by JD Samson entitled “I Love My Job, But It Made Me Poorer.” In it, Samson—leader of LGBT-centric dance-pop act MEN and onethird of the crucially great electronic band Le Tigre—discusses how her decision to be true to herself has kept her outside the ranks of the insured, the financially solvent. And it goes beyond just being an artist: “I will always be a queer woman,” she writes in the op-ed. “A woman who makes 77 cents to the man’s dollar, and a queer who makes 23 percent less than the heterosexual. Does that mean that I make 54 cents to the straight male dollar? Wow.” These issues—how who we are affects where we stand in society—are all over MEN’s new album, Talk About Body. “We didn’t even realize that money was such a huge topic in the record until we listened to the whole record,” says Samson. “‘Life’s Half Price,’ the first song on the record, is a really good way to describe the way that money and body come together in a moment where we say, ‘I can’t afford to live in this body.’ It’s just a constant discussion of your person and your humanity, and we have to figure out how to give ourselves health insurance and give ourselves food to eat and all these things that are all about our existence. One thing that I’ve always thought was important to talk about was identity politics, and that is very much a part of your class struggle as well as your gender identity and sexuality and all those things. I think they all kind of go hand in hand.”

After writing an album so focused on how factors outside of our realm of choice—our identity, our gender, what makes us tick— opting to continue that thread in the piece for Huffington Post was a natural progression for Samson. Immediately, the article ping-ponged around the Internet and was greeted with reactions both corroborative and dismissive.

Of the latter, the responses had a common subtext: How dare someone make art and then expect to live a life of comfort?

“I’ve actually received hundreds of letters from people thanking me, and it’s been really amazing to kind of feel the support that I have,” she says. “And I definitely have gotten a positive reaction from my peers and from a lot of people in my generation; I think a lot of people who are not my peers and are not in my generation have been complaining, but the truth is, I’m just saying what we said in the record, but it’s just a different format that perhaps reached more people. It’s interesting to me; as a musician, you always think your specific art form is going to be the thing that crosses you over where you can get your feelings out, but I guess for me in this particular situation, writing a blog was something that really pushed me outside of my normal fan base. And I think that’s really great and exciting, but I wasn’t aware that that was going to happen, so it’s been kind of a shock for me. It was a really vulnerable, personal piece, so I think putting it out there for that many people was actually scary, and it’s been a really interesting time for me. Telling that personal story just helps people to find a context to put it in and to understand that it affects everybody.”

If MEN hasn’t reached an audience quite as broad as that notorious aggregating website, it isn’t for lack of trying. Talk About Body is non-stop disco, designed not to challenge but to invite. Musically, MEN is a good bit slicker than Le Tigre was, using a similar guitarsplus-drum machines formula but jettisoning anything that won’t nudge the listener ever closer to the dance floor. The lyrics, all found on the group’s website, MenMakeMusic.com, speak rhetorically about the issues facing those who find themselves on the margins by virtue of who they are.

“We’re not necessarily preaching our answers, we’re just giving this kind of reality check or displaying the options,” says Samson.

“And I think that’s important for us to do as queers, not to necessarily take a certain standpoint and say, ‘This is how you have to think. This is how it has to be,’ but, ‘This is what is going on. You tell me what you want to do.’”

Jeff Tobias

WHO: CSS, MEN, EMA WHERE: 40 Watt Club WHEN: Wednesday, Oct. 26, 8 p.m.

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mixtape wars Zombie Apocalypse : DJ Feral Youth vs. DJ Chamber Music You can catch Chris Howe (AKA Feral Youth) headbanging and thrashing on stage at The Bad Manor every Friday night in front of a wild crowd of grinding and groping dancers. His contender, Next to Last Festival founder Will Donaldson, tends to favor booty-bounce tunes when spinning as DJ Chamber Music at Farm or Go Bar. But for this mixtape, we asked the pair to create spooky, zombie-themed creations to soundtrack a bumpin’ Halloween party. As DJs, the mixes they created are a little different than the usual Mixtape Wars collection of tracks in that they have woven each song seamlessly into the next or, in Donaldson’s case, layered several songs on top of each other as a wild mash-up. So, the “track” titles are more like references to samples used, listed chronologically as they appear in the mix. Visit Flagpole.com to stream/download these jams!

And now, tear up your clothes, cake on the face paint and start moaning for brains…

Feral Youth’s Mixtape 1. Dawn of the Dead Theme Music Feral Youth on why he picked this tune: Of course, this is a super obvious choice, but as a kid, this music and all ‘70s Romero-esque doomy disco jams for that matter creeped me the hell out. Just makes me think of empty streets sparsely populated with the walking dead.

Chamber Music’s reaction: Goblin is our common denominator for a good reason. This stuff is so unique yet classic-feeling to so many people. It built so well on a fun attitude in horror music that was developing and set a standard for a specific film vibe: real occult sound with a tinge of camp.

2. “M1A1” by Gorillaz FY: This song always stuck out to me on the album because of the Dawn of the Dead sample at the very beginning. It gives it an eerie, atmospheric introduction to a song that ends up sounding more like a rock anthem worthy of zombie-hacking status, Shaun of the Dead-style.

CM: Unexpected twist. Rock stars will use holograms to lure the unsuspecting undead into perilous traps.

3. “Sapphire (Escort Remix)” by Zombi FY: Growing up as a death metal kid, two things interested me: zombies and Relapse Records. This duo puts out atmospheric analog albums on Relapse, and that’s how I got into them. This Escort remix just brings it more into dialogue with the sort of stuff I am listening to now.

CM: Vibes. I love the quality of this track! Classic future sound make me wanna get down.

4. “1975” by Zeds Dead FY: The piano part here is so negative and sad-sounding, then it kicks into high gear for what I can only imagine being a zombie blood bath sequence.

CM: Feeling your flow first going into this one. Strange turn of events indeed: dubstep bloodsport.

5. “Sweetbread” by Simian Mobile Disco FY: Not sure if it’s the analog feel, the long, drawn out progressions or just the music video itself that made me choose this… perhaps all three.

CM: Wow, that lead sound! What a cool recording. Really creating some space between the speakers here. Feeling you in the mix again.

6. “Have Mercy on Us” by The Bloody Beetroots FY: Creepy organ line, classically ominous chord progressions, plus a funky beat to decapitate some motherfuckers to.

CM: Ha, ha. I love the way this goes from Final Fantasy to “Rock Me Amadeus” but with Count Drac surfin’ the boards.

This is what Dracula plays on his castle organ when he eats ecstasy.

7. “Brrrat (Bart B More Remix)” by Armand van Helden and Steve Aoki FY: Something about that synth stab just makes me want to stab at the living dead. Evil-sounding, heavy—just all around good choice, I think.

CM: I like the breakdown later on when the synth kinda sirens out for a second and then starts stuttering. Huge room sound with all the “empty” spaces. Serious zone.

8. “Face Melter” by Designer Drugs FY: Obviously, the song title didn’t hurt this one in its selection. Neither did the Mortal Kombat keyboard parts. Wish I had the balls to play this around town more.

CM: This is the soundtrack for the most disgusting, violent and bloody zombie porn ever. Hardstyle death sex, or playing “Killer Instinct” in the Euro Zombie Mall.

9. “First of the Year (Equinox)” by Skrillex FY: OK, I know that I will get some shit for this because it’s cool to hate on Skrillex, and, yes, he is essentially the nu-metal equivalent to EDM, but at the same time this song has some seriously awesome lines, if you can get past the robot sex noises.

CM: Well, it does end up sounding about as gross as things would probably get… So, I think this added some “zombie realism” to my experience in a way. I did like the creative use of rhythm and drum sounds in the beginning. Is it cool to hate this guy?

10. “The Man Comes Around” by Johnny Cash FY: I always envisioned myself sitting on my roof with a rifle, sniping my zombie neighbors while this plays in the background.

This is the song we all hear before we die in the zombocalypse by slow motion disembowelment.

CM: In the zombocalypse, we’ll all be judged by “King Shit of Fuck Mountain,” as it’s been said.

Chamber Music’s Mixtape A disclaimer from Chamber Music: “I made this using pretty large speakers with a lot of bass. I apologize if things sound a little like a mob of zombies on smaller setups, but break out the subwoofers for maximum enjoyment.”

1. Intro CM: Our introduction consists of sound

by Abigail Mead (AJA Vivian Kubrick), Goblin featuring Dario Argento and Tobe Hooper with Wayne Bell. All three came from scary parts of films that I love.

2. “It’s the End of the World As We Know It (So We at the Mall)” by R.E.M. CM: Stipe gave me this tape of demos in confidence at a party one time. I’m letting the cat out of the bag. This one’s a duet with the Butthole Surfers and DJ YAYYAY is on drums. Unreleased R.E.M. FY: Holy shit. This makes me envision a zombie Mike Mills plucking the sinews of his last meal. Seriously some weird shit… love it.

3. “Suspiria Theme (Subspiria Edit)” by Goblin and Dario Argento CM: Goblin’s collaborative soundtrack with Italian director Dario Argento for his film Suspiria is amazing and has become highly influential. It’s one of my favorite films! Goblin also collab-ed with Argento on the music for George Romero’s Dawn of the Dead, which you heard voices from in my introduction.

The drums on this track are the same ones from DJ YAYYAY’s “Micro-Chips,” but faster.

FY: Love Suspiria as well—the most vivid and vibrant acidtrip gore around.

4. “Hashshashin Chant” by Demdike Stare; “Tribe” by Tunnidge CM: All the best spells start with some heavy white magick.

This one will get you in the dead zone.

FY: This is great, already this mix differs from mine so much in just realm of zombie movies. Where I focused more on the Romero zombie, this choice really brings the whole Serpent and the Rainbow voodoo zombie into the mix.

5. “One Blood” by DJ Roc w/”Monster (Panoramic Juke)” by Indigo Bunting; “Dead.Long.Time.” by Massacooramaan CM: I bet that in the zombie apocalypse there will be tons of blood, realization of acquaintances’ transformations and killing man dead. Old Man Wiki sez: “Chicago Juke, a variant of Ghetto House, is sometimes defined as music around 150–160 BPMs with bass drums usually in a One-And-Two A-And-Fourstyle pattern and a lo-fi production style. Chicago Juke is accompanied by Footwork, born in the disparate ghettos and back-alley nightspots of Chicago and living hand in hand with juke music, Footwork is one of the last untapped (and resultantly, unfiltered) hood dance music styles in the world. DJs and dancers battle it out in circles with intricate, blindingly fast foot moves.”

That said, these three in particular kinda bleed off the canvas, if you know what I mean…

FY: First thing I thought of when I heard this was the first story from Tales from the Hood. The rogue cop one where the wronged zombie gangster comes back to take some serious vengeance on his murderers.

6. “Sax Maniac (live)” by James White and the Blacks; “Zombi” by P-Model CM: Gravewave. It’s time for all the wallflower zombies who have been watching the dance battle to raise up and get down from here on out! “Peel away the skull; put you in a state of Zen.” See Downtown ‘81. Listen to P-Model’s Perspective.

FY: Love how the song slows down more and more until it just falls apart as zombies bumrush the stage to feast. Can’t tell where the sax solo ends and the disemboweled death rattles begin.

7. “PNP” by Rizzla and Blk.Adonis; “Feel Is a Realing” by Shock Diamond; “Monster (KINGDOM’s Nicki-Centric Edit)” by Kanye West; “Purple All the Time” by Eddie Murphy CM: “Tha rasta and tha monsta crew,” she says. Zombies hear all their 45s at 33rpm… Listen to the DJs go! These three artists are the tops, especially when played at the same time. “Oops, I sat on the Eddie Murphy record” version.

FY: Creepy, out of tune… sounds like it’s being played by a gang of the undead.

Digging it.

8. “Big Onion (Joakim Slap on It Remix) (Boston Bun Lean House Edit)” by Detroit Grand Pubahs; “Creep” remix by Boy Division CM: When the Zombies run the airwaves, these two tracks will “kill” their charts for months. Dead Greg Street says, “Wooooooow.” Lean house is something kids in Paris are doing right now à la moombahton or OG DJ Screw; artists like “Purpp Cobain” are slowing down mostly classic house tracks for maximum syrup content. Left Eye (R.I.P.) got re-animated and dropped this second track with David Beltran from now defunct Chicago dance staple, Starfoxxx. He consistently puts out exciting content on the regular and calls this style Brujaton… czech it out.

FY: This mix starts off good, but man that “Creep” remix is perfect.

9. “Reach” by Krueger; “Goin’ In (Sam Tiba Remix)” by Birdy Nam Nam; “Be Myself” by Dark Sky CM: My most exciting and current spooky dance suite. Sure to shift corpses. Philly, Paris and London respectively with the innovative dead sound. “Be Myself” closes the mix (plus a little New Orleans surprise), so don’t be a zombie ‘cause their apocalypse is here!

FY: This one is possibly the creepiest in the mix. Picks up nicely, though, into a dancier vibe into “Be Myself.” Favorite track = “Be Myself.”

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he guitarist is the new frontman. Enter Rich Robinson. This good old Georgia boy has been churning out tunes as one-half of the psychedelic recipe that is the Black Crowes for the last two decades and can boast a dedicated following that rivals that of the Dead, Dave Matthews or any band you can think of whose fans will travel far and wide to stand in line in the pouring rain just to see and hear the live version of their favorite songs. Well, it’s time to get in line because Rich Robinson is on tour promoting his second solo effort, Through a Crooked Sun, stopping in Athens just a month after his brother Chris came through with his own solo project.

Rich may be the soft-spoken guitarist (stage right, sometimes stage left), who doses the Black Crowes’ fans with funkadelic, bluesinfused riffs and transcendental melodies, but his solo music speaks for itself. While his brother does the chicken dance behind the mic, Rich is laying it down, nice and easy; although this time around will definitely arouse some soul singin’ from Rich himself.

He recounts what’s come and gone in life with a solitary call and response on Through a Crooked Sun’s leading track, “Gone Away.”

It’s a good start for this young Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, who professes life’s digressions without hesitation, but it only gets better from there. It’s evident that songs like “Lost and Found” and “Standing on the Surface of the Sun” have erupted from his core. After years of touring and much publicized tumultuous personal relationships, this Robinson has found his voice.

“Paper was my first solo record, and a lot of those songs I had written for someone [else] to sing. I really liked them, and it was definitely more riff-oriented, bigger kind of rock stuff, especially coming off of Lions. It was really just a big experiment. I learned a tremendous amount, and because of that record I was able to make this record. I understood more about it lyrically, musically and

what suited my voice—not trying to be something I wasn’t.”

“I Don’t Hear the Sound of You” is like a Neil Young rhapsody flashback, notwithstanding the liquid romanticism of Rich’s much improved voice and optimism. The first half of the song leaves behind a lot of the riffs and elaborate guitar sequences that most Crowes fans have come to expect and embrace, only to lead you into an ethereal, take-me-away quality just right for floating above the floor into your own thoughts.

“Having people coming to the shows now that they’ve heard Crooked Sun—they know the lyrics and are really getting into it, and that stuff I really appreciate. [In] the whole Northeast we had a lot of people who traveled with us from show to show, and there’s nothing better than that. You see people that you’ve seen for years, and it just makes you feel good. You know it’s a gift to kind of share that experience with all of them. The show is as much about those guys as it is about me or the band.”

Rich has logged some major miles on the road over the last five or six years, playing night after sold-out night to some pretty intense and dedicated fans across the country and across the pond. Rock and roll stereotypes are at odds, however, with Rich Robinson.

There’s talent but no ego.

If you’re a Crowes fan, inevitably there’s a void. Crooked Sun fills the space in between so beautifully you might feel like you’re not missing a thing.

Theresa L. Picciotti

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ife’s too long to take everything seriously, but there are a few things that are meant to be taken very seriously. Halloween is one of them; doubly so if you’re spending it in Athens. Take the extra time to complete your homemade costume. Pay the extra door fee to see the other club’s killer cover band line-up. Go that final mile to make sure you legitimately scare the hell out of someone.

On Halloween, there are no excuses needed to justify outlandish behavior, and, conversely, there’s no excuse for not getting into the act.

FRIDAY, OCT. 28 Who can forget when Don Chambers graced the cover of Flagpole in black and white, with eerie orange lettering overlaid with birds in silhouette? (In the middle of August, no less.) Chambers has always trod the darker side of the road, and so it makes absolute sense that he would choose Halloween weekend as an opportune moment to release a new album. This evening at Caledonia Lounge, titled “A Night of Monsters, Magic and Music,” Chambers will be performing with his faithful GOAT band, and audi-

Melting Point will see the final performance of Five Eight in its current three-piece lineup; both of the aforementioned shows will be holding costume contests. Little Kings will be holding its famous “Night of the Living Dead” party. Farm 255 will be taking us to Dusseldorf for almost-All Hallow’s Eve for a fully krautrocking evening including an Elephant 6-powered Neu tribute (yes!) and a Kraftwerk cover band, coming to us courtesy of members of Greensboro, NC post-rockers the Bronzed Chorus. Finally, the Georgia Theatre will be the final stop on the third annual Wild Rumpus parade (see Calendar Pick on p. 20).

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MONDAY, OCT. 31 The main event! Let’s move through the town geographically: the Georgia Theatre will surely be the scene of much gnashing of teeth as the damned wail in hopes of scoring a ticket to the sold-out Sound Tribe Sector Nine show. When the Georgia Theatre is full, the dead will walk the Earth, and they will probably go to the New Earth Music Hall to see FLT RSK, Up Until Now, Robotic Pirate Monkey and “ragestep” act Gemneye. Further

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Goth rockers Entertainment will perform Suicide covers at the 40 Watt on Halloween night. ences will also take in a set from Old Smokey, the instrumental excursion of Ham1’s Jim Willingham and Jacob Morris. Magicians Kevin O’Neil and the Fabulous Franceschini will be contributing the tricks (sorry, “illusions”), DJ Kurt Wood will be spinning creepy tunes from the crypt, and the whole event will be hosted by something called “Pugsley McBrayer.”

New Earth will be hosting a new innovation in the Halloween tradition: DJ cover sets, with local laptoppers contributing seamless montages meant to emulate nationally known DJs; while this isn’t horror in the strictest sense, it is sort of a psychological thriller.

SATURDAY, OCT. 29 An of Montreal show is, of course, a logical destination for those wanting to get into the get-up swing of things, but be advised: those who make a note to show up early at the 40 Watt Club will be treated to The B-53s, The B-52s cover band that Abandon the Earth Mission’s Josh McKay has been scheming on for quite some time. A few players from McKay’s much-beloved ESG tribute, Tiny Sticks, will be returning, and some unlikely characters will be up there hamming it up as well.

Hendershot’s will be hosting Los Meesfits (who are pretty scary all year round), and the

down on Washington Street, a rare treat: wholly abrasive Canadian noise-punk act AIDS Wolf will be bringing its extremely confrontational set to Farm 255, along with John Olson of the now-legendary noise-not-music act Wolf Eyes, performing a set of “primitive techno” under the name Hazel & Henry Slaughter.

They’ll be joined by home tapers-gone-big band Bird Names and a haunted house constructed by the kids at WUOG. The 40 Watt will be the scene of an event it’s calling “Halloween 1977,” featuring a Ramones tribute and sets from fake versions of Suicide (a terrifying band in their heyday), The Misfits, Modern Lovers and more. Around the corner, there’s something titled “Honky Halloween” at the Caledonia. The identities of the musicians performing at this event are elusive— some heavy hitters on some secret show sort of vibe—but hey, mystery is part of what Halloween is about. Finally, the Go Bar will play host to what looks to be an extremely fast-paced and fun round robin of punky, rideor-die cover sets from 12 different acts. Dena Zilber (El Hollin) and Steven Trimmer (Eddie and the Wheel) as Kate Bush? Gripe as Black Flag? Katër Mass as The Weakerthans? Yes, yes, and yes! Hold me; I’m scared!

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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. f indicates Halloween-themed events

Tuesday 25 EVENTS: Louder Than a Bomb (Madison-Morgan Cultural Center) Part of the Southern Circuit of Independent Filmmakers. Includes screening, a post-screening discussion with directors Greg Jacob and Jon Siskel, and a reception. 7 p.m. $5. www.mmcc-arts.org EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Buy fresh, locally grown organic produce, locally crafted goods and freshly baked breads. 4–7 p.m. FREE! www. athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Dance Dance Party Party (Whole: Mind. Body. Art.) A ladies-only freestyle dance session.

Every Tuesday. 7:30–8:30 p.m. $6. www.wholemindbodyart.com PERFORMANCE: Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet (UGA Hodgson Hall) The worldclass classical ensemble performs works by Anton Reicha, Gyorgy Ligeti, André Jolivet and ClaudePaul Taffanel. The concert will be recorded for American Public Media’s “Performance Today.” 8 p.m. $37, UGA student tickets discounted.

706-542-4400 LECTURES & LIT.: VOXtravaganza (Ciné Bar Cafe) Poetry reading with poets Dorothea Lasky, Travis Nichols and Monica Fambrough. 7:30 p.m.

FREE! www.cineathens.com LECTURES & LIT.: Women Writing Their Lives (Chase Street Warehouses) Our Circle focuses on narrative therapy and memoir. Every Tuesday through November. 6–7:15 p.m. $60 (4 weeks), $100 (8 weeks). thektp@gmail.com, www.holdingwomanspace.com GAMES: Flicker Poker Night (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Last Tuesday of every month! 8:30 p.m. www. myspace.com/flickerbar GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) All three Athens locations of Locos Grill and Pub (Westside, Eastside and Harris St.) feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! www.locosgrill.com GAMES: Trivia (Shane’s Rib Shack, Eastside) Every Tuesday! 7 p.m.

706-543-0050. College Station location.

Wednesday 26 EVENTS: Bad Movie Night (Ciné Bar Cafe) A masked and wisecracking vigilante seeks revenge on backwoods morons in the no-budget slasher Nail Gun Massacre. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.athenscine.com f EVENTS: Boobutante Bingo (The Melting Point) Great Bingo called out by fantastically funny drag queens. Tons of insane prizes.

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p.m. $5 (2 cards), $10 (5 cards). www.boybutante.org 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: CineClub Panel Discussion (Ciné) UGA professors and industry professionals speak about how to acquire music rights for film and the creative side of how sound designers incorporate music into their films. Panel includes Nate Kohn, Bertis Downs, Jennifer Smith, Dan Nettles and Mark Jordan. 6 p.m.

FREE! www.athenscine.com EVENTS: Mooseyard Farmers Market (Locos Grill & Pub, Harris St. location) Buy fresh local veggies, meats, honey, eggs, crafts, candles and soaps. 5–8 p.m. 706-548-7803 EVENTS: Sustainability Fair (UGA Tate Center) Free bike tune-ups, discounts on sustainable items at the UGA bookstore and live music from Modern Skirts. 11 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

FREE! www.sustainability.uga.edu EVENTS: UGA Authors’ Reception (UGA Bookstore) A meet-and-greet with faculty and staff authors. Light refreshments provided. 3 p.m. FREE! 706-542-6382 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 ART: Opening Reception (Lamar Dodd School of Art) For the third Annual Juried Student Show in art galleries 101 and 307. 7 p.m. FREE! www.art.uga.edu f PERFORMANCE: Schtick or Treat (Flicker Theatre) Local comedians perform as their favorite famous comedian. Featuring Ed Burmila as Bill Hicks, Luke Fields as Zach Galifianakis, Paige Bowman as Aziz Ansari, Jake Duvall as Andrew Dice Clay, Nate Mitchell as Emo Phillips, Matt Gilbert as Bob Ducca and Craig Hoelzer as Louis C.K. Hosted by Kathy Griffin (Gabe Synan). FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com THEATRE: The Game (UGA Memorial Hall, Ballroom) A production by the Black Theatrical Ensemble that comically explores what it means to be a black male athlete at UGA. Pizza at 7:30 p.m. 8 p.m. $3. $2 (students). morglyles@ gmail.com f KIDSTUFF: Children’s Halloween Carnival (East Athens Community Center) Featuring games, activities, face painting, scary stories and a haunted house.

Grades K-5. 5–6:30 p.m. $3. 706613-3593.

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KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Barnes and Noble Café) Every Wednesday and Saturday. 11–11:30 a.m. FREE! 706354-1195 KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Oconee County Library) Enjoy a morning of stories, songs and crafts. For kids ages 2–5 and their caregivers. 10 & 11 a.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Toddler Storytime (ACC Library) For children ages 18 months to 5 years. Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 9:30 & 10:30 a.m.

FREE! 706-613-3650 f KIDSTUFF: Wildcard Wednesday for Teens (ACC Library) Up next: Troll Horns! Show a bit of your inner monster by painting and wearing some troll horns.

Ages 11-18. 4–5 p.m. FREE! 706613-3650 KIDSTUFF: ZumbAtomic for Kids (Whole: Mind. Body. Art.) Fastfoward fusion of Zumba designed to let kids max out on fun and fitness!

Mondays & Wednesdays, 6:30–7:30 p.m. $6. 706-424-0195, www. wholemindbodyart.com LECTURES & LIT.: 33rd Annual McGill Lecture (UGA Miller Learning Center, Rm. 101) Speaker Jan Schaffer, executive director of J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Learning. 4 p.m. FREE! 706-5425038 LECTURES & LIT.: APERO Brown Bag Lecture (UGA Memorial Hall) Mark C. Dawkins of the Terry College of Business presents, “Smart and Easy Investment for Retirement—You Can Do It!” Feel free to bring a lunch. 12:15 p.m.

FREE! www.uga.edu/iws LECTURES & LIT.: Environment and Design Lecture (UGA Miller Learning Center, Room 148) Speaker Mary Means, founder of the national Main Street program. Reception to follow. 5 p.m. FREE! www.ced. uga.edu LECTURES & LIT.: Immigration and Education Forum (UGA Tate Center, Room 481) “Undocumented and Unwelcome.” Stories of how Georgia’s immigration laws and practuces are affecting undocumented immigrant students. 5:30 p.m. FREE! jpo@uga.edu LECTURES & LIT.: Sustainability Forum (UGA Chapel) A keynote address from conservationist Rutherford Seydel followed by a panel discussion titled “Where Do We Go From Here?” 2–4 p.m. FREE! www.sustainability.uga.edu 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

Packway Handle Band plays the Wild Rumpus III Halloween Bash at the Georgia Theatre on Saturday, Oct. 29.

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) Every Wednesday. 8–10 p.m.

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Thursday 27 EVENTS: ACCA Dance Fundraiser (Buffalo’s Southwest Café) Boogie woogie for the Athens Clarke Council on Aging at their annual dance fundraiser. 6–10 p.m. $10 (adv.), $12 (door). 706-354-6655 f EVENTS: The Monster Ball (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Come in your best Lady Gaga-inspired Halloween costume for a highenergy drag show with hosts Diego and Extasy. Great music and a raffle!

10:30 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/ littlekingsshuffleclub f EVENTS: Zombie Hipster 3rd Anniversary Party (RPM) Drink specials for zombies. Don’t have a costume? They’ll zombify you at the bar. Music provided by DJ Winston Parker. 10 p.m. FREE! 706-5430428 ART: Fiber Arts Group (Whole: Mind. Body. Art.) Bring in your own knitting, crochet or other fiber arts project for assistance. Every Thursday. 6–8 p.m. Donations accepted. 706-424-0195, www.wholemindbodyart.com ART: Opening Reception (Madison-Morgan Cultural Center) For “Scapes,” an exhibition of landscapes, cityscapes and seascapes

by Steffen Thomas. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.mmcc-arts.org ART: Stretch a Canvas Workshop (The Loft Art Supplies) Learn how to stretch and prime your own canvas.

Registration required. 6–8 p.m. $10.

706-548-5334 PERFORMANCE: Fall Band Concert (Cedar Shoals High School) In the Larry G. McLure Auditorium. Donations welcome for the Sugar Bowl trip. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.clarke.k12.ga.us/CedarShoals. cfm OUTDOORS: Circle of Hikers (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Exercise your mind and body every Thursday morning with nature hikes and readings from nature-inspired stories and poems. 9 a.m. FREE!

706-542-6156, www.uga.edu/ botgarden f KIDSTUFF: “Spooktacular” Carnival (Lay Park) A costume contest, Halloween-themed games and more for ages 5–12. 6–8 p.m. $3 (ACC residents), $5. www.athensclarkecounty.com/lay f KIDSTUFF: Halloween Carnival (Memorial Park) Take a haunted trick-or-treat tour of Bear Hollow Zoo, then stop by the festive carnival for games, music, prizes, face painting, cupcake walks and costume contests. For ages 2–12.

5–8 p.m. $4. www.athensclarkecounty.com/memorial KIDSTUFF: Homeschoolers Chapter Book Review (Madison County Library) Elementary schoolage homeschoolers gather at the library to read a book together and talk about it. Every Thursday. 2 p.m.

FREE! 706-795-5597 KIDSTUFF: Pajama Storytime (Madison County Library) Snuggle in your jammies with your favorite stuffed animal and listen to bedtime stories. Light snack provided. All ages. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 KIDSTUFF: Read to Rover (Oconee County Library) Readers in grades K–5 are invited to bring their favorite book and read aloud to a certified therapy dog. Trainer always present.

First come, first served. 3:30–4:30 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Teen Book Club (East Athens Community Center) Ages 10-14. Every Thursday. 4:30–5:30 p.m. FREE! www.athensclarkecounty. com/leisure f KIDSTUFF: Teen Halloween Party (East Athens Community Center) Includes refreshments, DJ and dancing. Ages 13-18. 6–8 p.m. $2. 706-613-3593.

MEETINGS: Clarke County Democratic Meeting (Clarke County Courthouse) Meeting in the Grand Jury Room. 6 p.m. FREE! 706-202-7515 GAMES: “Drink While You Think” (Gnat’s Landing) Trivia every Thursday! 7–9 p.m. www.gnatslanding.net

Friday 28 EVENTS: Free IT Athens (Athens Institute for Contemporary Art (ATHICA), 160 Tracy St., #4) Free IT Athens will be celebrating its sixth year with an annual meeting open to the public. All those interested in computer recycling and closing the

digital divide should attend. 7 p.m.

FREE! www.freeitathens.org f EVENTS: Grotesque Burlesque (Go Bar) Witness the most horribly sexy acts by eldritch dancers and dark variety acts. 10 p.m. $3.

GoBurlesque@gmail.com f EVENTS: Watkinsville Ghost Tours (Eagle Tavern) Spooky tours guided by host Melissa Piche, who will share ghoulish tales from the past and present. 8 p.m. Through Nov. 5. $12. www.northgeorgiatours. net f ART: Opening Reception (Flicker Theatre & Bar) For a Halloween-themed art show featuring the works of Cindy Jerrell, Missy Kulik, Patrick Dean, Ruth Allen, Matty Goldstein, Peter Loose and eight other local artists. 7–10 p.m.

FREE! 706-546-0039 f PERFORMANCE: Magic Show (Caledonia Lounge) Magicians Kevin O’Neil and the Fabulous Franceschini will wow you with their Halloween-style trickery in between bands. “Monsters, Magic and Music.” 10 p.m. $7 (21+), $9 (18+). www.caledonialounge.com KIDSTUFF: Books & Bites (Madison County Library) Eat pizza and read! For teens only. No library voice required. 8–10 p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 f KIDSTUFF: Family Halloween Dance Party (Whole: Mind. Body.

Art.) Show off those costumes and dance before the Wild Rumpus Parade. Crafts also available.

6:30–8:30 p.m. FREE! (Donations accepted). www.wholemindbodyart. com KIDSTUFF: Kids’ Radio Play Project (Treehouse Kid and Craft) Bring a noise maker or musical instrument to compose a story line and practice parts for a radio play project to be performed live on WUOG 90.5 FM on Nov. 18. 3–4 p.m. FREE! egretion@gmail.com KIDSTUFF: Noise-Making and Skit-Writing (Treehouse Kid and Craft) UGA’s WUOG 90.5 FM is teaming up with TreeHouse Kid and Craft to produce a radio play project to be broadcast every Friday from 3-4 p.m. Any interested kids are invited to come and bring any noise making/musical instruments.

Practices will be held on Nov. 4 & 11. Performance on Nov. 18. 3–4 p.m. FREE! egretion@gmail.com KIDSTUFF: Preschool & Toddler Storytime (Madison County Library) Includes stories, fingerpuppet plays, songs and crafts for

literacy-based fun. For ages 2–5.

10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 f KIDSTUFF: Spooks and Ghouls Halloween Party (Parkview Community Center) Children ages 3–12 are encouraged to come in costume with a trick or treat bag to get prizes and candy at this spooky party. 5 p.m. $2. (706) 613-3603 KIDSTUFF: Sweet Pea Club Story Hour (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Stories and crafts for young nature lovers (ages 3–5) and their parents. Fridays, 9:30–10:30 a.m. $22. 706-542-6156, www.uga.edu/ botgarden f KIDSTUFF: Watkinsville Ghost Tours for Kids (Eagle Tavern) Kid-friendly tours guided by host Melissa Piche, who will share ghoulish tales from the past and present. 7 p.m. Through Nov. 5. $7–12. www. northgeorgiatours.net

Saturday 29 EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Bishop Park) Buy fresh, locally grown organic produce, locally crafted goods and freshly baked breads.

Every Saturday. Cooking demo with Chris McCook. 8 a.m.–noon. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net f EVENTS: Be a Zombie Film Extra (Call for location) A local independent zombie film is seeking to transform you and your friends into bloodthirsty minions of the undead.

For ages 18 & up. No audition necessary. 12–5 p.m. BDGFilm@hotmail.com, www.HowToBeAZombie. com f EVENTS: Costume Contest (Boar’s Head Lounge) Wear your best costume for a chance to win the $100 first place prize. 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 f EVENTS: Festiboo (Farmington Depot Gallery) A Halloween festival complete with an artist market, games, food vendors, live music and a Haunted Hayride after dark. Oct. 29, 12–8 p.m. & Oct. 30, 12 p.m.–6 p.m. FREE! www.farmingtondepotgallery.net f EVENTS: Watkinsville Ghost Tours (Eagle Tavern) Spooky tours guided by host Melissa Piche, who will share ghoulish tales from the past and present. 8 p.m. Through Nov. 5. $12. www.northgeorgiatours. net f EVENTS: Wild Rumpus Parade and Spectacle (Downtown Athens) Crazy costumes, floats and performing brigades will start the march at the corner of Pulaski and Clayton streets and go all the way through downtown. Spectators and particpants are welcome! The fun culiminates with a concert at the Georgia Theatre with music from San Francisco’s Beats Antique, locals Packway Handle Band (performing a bluegrass, acoustic DEVO tribute), Kite to the Moon (doing some Bowie tunes), Elite tha Showstoppa and acrobatic pole dancing by The Tiger Girlz.

See Calendar Pick on p. 20. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.wildrumpus.org PERFORMANCE: Athens Cabaret Showgirls (Go Bar) A unique drag show featuring performances by local drag artists. 10 p.m. 706546-5609 f PERFORMANCE: The Tiger Girlz (Georgia Theatre) Performing acrobatic moves and pole dancing all night long! Wild Rumpus III Halloween Bash. 8 p.m. $12. www. georgiatheatre.com OUTDOORS: Free Tai Chi in the Park (Athens Regional Medical Center) Tai Chi from Mind Body Institute. Meet in the park on Talmadge Drive, across the street from the Loran Smith Cancer Center.

9:30–10:30 a.m. FREE! www.armc. org/mbi KIDSTUFF: Eggs and Jam Talent Competition (Morton Theatre) For youth ages 9–18. Call or email for participation details. 7:30 p.m. $10. 404-645-4748, auditionsrus@ yahoo.com f KIDSTUFF: Halloween Festival (Athens Little Playhouse) Activities include storytelling, arts and crafts, face painting, fortune telling and more. 1–4 p.m. $5. kimberlee.baumgarner@gmail.com f KIDSTUFF: Spooky Story Time with Jackie Elsner (Avid Bookshop) Hear scary stories from a librarian who knows the spookiest, creepiest books out there! 3 p.m.

FREE! 706-352-2060 KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Barnes and Noble Café) Every Wednesday and Saturday. 11–11:30 a.m. FREE! 706354-1195 f KIDSTUFF: Watkinsville Ghost Tours for Kids (Eagle Tavern) Kid-friendly tours guided by host Melissa Piche, who will share ghoulish tales from the past and present. 7 p.m. Through Nov. 5. $7–12. www. northgeorgiatours.net GAMES: Shadowfist Tournament (Tyche’s Games) Final Brawl format.

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

Sunday 30 f EVENTS: 2nd Annual Octoberfest (New Life Bible Church) Horse and hay rides, car and bike show, cake walk, food and games and a gospel concert at 5 p.m. On the grounds of Gardenview Funeral Chapel. 2–6 p.m. $3 (adults), $1 (youths). 706 207-7523 f EVENTS: Festiboo (Farmington Depot Gallery) A Halloween festival complete with an artist market, games, food vendors, live music and a Haunted Hayride after dark. Oct. 29, 12–8 p.m. & Oct. 30, 12 p.m.–6 p.m. FREE! www.farmingtondepotgallery.net f OUTDOORS: Goblin Fun Run (Sandy Creek Nature Center) One-mile run along the Greenway path starting and finishing at the nature center. Costume contest for registered runners ages 10 & under at 1:40 p.m. Proceeds benefit the nature center. 2 p.m. $15 (before Oct. 21), $20 (Oct. 21 and after), $12 (no t-shirt). 706-613-3615. f OUTDOORS: Jack-O-Lantern Jog (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Four-mile run along the Greenway path starting and finishing at the nature center. Costume contest for registered runners ages 10 & under at 1:40 p.m. Proceeds benefit the nature center. 2:30 p.m. $15 (before Oct. 21), $20 (Oct. 21 and after), $12 (no t-shirt). 706-613-3615.

KIDSTUFF: Zoo Open Classroom (Memorial Park) Explore the Exhibit Hall and visit with salamanders, pond turtles, snakes and more.

Every Sunday. 1–4 p.m. FREE! 706613-3616 LECTURES & LIT.: Hugh Acheson Book Signing (Barnes and Noble Café) Award-winning head chef of Athens restauraunts Five & Ten and The National signs copies of his new cookbook, A New Turn in the South: Southern Flavors Reinvented for Your Kitchen. See Calendar Pick on p. 21. 4–6 p.m. FREE! 706-3541195, hughacheson.blogspot.com.

Monday 31 f EVENTS: Costume Contest (RPM) Win prizes for sexiest, smallest, creepiest and most original costumes. 9 p.m. FREE! 706-543-0428

f EVENTS: Halloween Costume Contest (Jack’s Bar) Drink specials and prizes for best costumes. 10 p.m. FREE! 706-583-8510 f EVENTS: Halloween Costume Party (Copper Creek Brewing Company) Costume contest juding takes place at 12 a.m. Lots of prizes!

10 p.m. FREE!706-546-1102 OUTDOORS: Tree Identification Class (Lake Herrick) Walk through Oconee Forest Park and learn to identify trees and other plants. Meet at boardwalk next to the tennis courts, Lake Herrick Pavilion. Every Monday through Nov. 28. 4–6 p.m. williams@warnell.uga.edu KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC Library) Snuggle in your jammies and listen to bedtime stories. Every Monday. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-6133650 f KIDSTUFF: Halloween Dropin Craft (Oconee County Library) Parents and their children can stop by the library for a self-directed craft.

4–6 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 f KIDSTUFF: One Spooky Night (ACC Library) Trick-or-treat for nonfood prizes throughout the library!

Costumes encouraged. 6–8 p.m.

FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Play & Lunch Bunch (Whole: Mind. Body. Art.) A mixture of puppets, playtime and bringyour-own lunches for babies and toddlers. Mondays, 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. Donations accepted. www. wholemindbodyart.com f KIDSTUFF: Trunk or Treat (ACC Police Substation, Baxter Street) Bring your little superheroes out for this safe trick-or-treating event where children get candy from the cars of pre-approved adults on site.

For ages 12 & under in costumes.

5:30–7:30 p.m. FREE! www.athensclarkecounty.com/leisure KIDSTUFF: Zumbatomic for Kids (Floorspace) Dance workout including Salsa, Reggaeton and Hip-Hop. Every Monday. 4 p.m. 706-4105229, www.floorspaceathens.com LECTURES & LIT.: David Sedaris (The Classic Center) Best-selling author, humorist and contributor to “This American Life” celebrates the release of his new title, Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary. See Calendar pick on p. 22.

7:30 p.m. $25–45. 706-357-4444, www.classiccenter.com GAMES: Team Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Every Monday night. Win house cash and prizes! 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-1916

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Tuesday 1 EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Little Kings) Buy fresh, locally grown organic produce, locally crafted goods and freshly baked breads. Final Tuesday market of the season! Cooking Demo with UGA Peer Nutrition students. 4–7 p.m.

FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Screening: Ahead of Time (Madison-Morgan Cultural Center) Ahead of Time is a film about Ruth Gruber, the first journalist to enter the Soviet Arctic in 1935.

Reception with the producer to follow. 7 p.m. $5. 706-342-4743 EVENTS: Tuesday Night Food School (Gymnopedie) Three cooking classes with a Thanksgiving theme. “Old School,” “Avant Guard,” and “Pie Lab.” Class includes a light supper and wine. Register. Nov. 1, 8 & 15, 6–8 p.m. $60. happydunning@gmail.com, www.gymnopedie. posterous.com PERFORMANCE: University Chorus Concert (First Presbyterian Church) “Passages.” 8 p.m. www. music.uga.edu k continued on next page

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25 Terrapin Tuesday Series featuring

DANGERMUFFIN $5 admission • $2 Terrapin Pints all night!

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26 Boybutante presents…

BOOBUTANTE BINGO FREE! • 8pm THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27 The Goethe Institut presents Germany’s most popular indie-pop band

MADSEN FREE! • All Ages Early Show 7pm FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28

The Halloween Show with

FIVE EIGHT

DANGFLY, RUBY KENDRICK Costumes Encouraged! Prizes!

Tickets $5 advance • $8 door

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29

RICH ROBINSON DYLAN LeBLANC

Tickets $12 adv • $15 at the door

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 WUOG Bluegrass Junction presents

NEXT IN LINE

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2

DODD FERRELLE CD RELEASE PARTY FOR HIDE THE WORLD with JOSHUA DANIELS Early show at 7:30pm Tickets $5 adv • $7 at the door

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3

JARON & THE LONG ROAD TO LOVE JOE FIRSTMAN

Tickets $10 adv • $15 at the door

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

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ED ROLAND (of Collective Soul) & KEVIN GRIFFIN (of Better Than Ezra) Tickets $22.50 adv • $27 at the door

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PERFORMANCE: The Wham City Comedy Tour (40 Watt Club) Having made its mark on the DIY music and art scene, Baltimore’s Wham City collective is out on the road to change the face of comedy.

This two-hour “bat-shit variety show” covers experimental theater, performance art, video and stand-up.

Featuring Wham City staple and synth-pop king Dan Deacon. 8 p.m. $6 (adv.). www.40watt.com KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Oconee County Library) Enjoy a morning of stories, songs and crafts. For kids ages 2–5 and their caregivers. 10 & 11 a.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 LECTURES & LIT.: CineClub Panel Discussion (Ciné Bar Cafe) Get the inside scoop on how festivals work and how programming decisions are made during this panel discussion with area film festival programmers and organizers. Panel includes Dave Marr, Sara Beresford, Charles Judson, Pam Kohn, Harry Musselwhite, Terrell Sandfur and Ken Sherman. 7 p.m. FREE! www. athenscine.com LECTURES & LIT.: Meet the Festival Organizers: The Inside Scoop on Film Festivals and Film Festival Programming (Ciné Bar Cafe) Panel discussion with Georgia film festival programmers and organizers.

Representatives from local festivals and the Atlanta, Macon and Rome film festivals. Moderated by Dave Marr. 7–9 p.m. FREE! www.ecofocusfilmfest.org LECTURES & LIT.: Women Writing Their Lives (Chase Street Warehouses) Our Circle focuses on narrative therapy and memoir. Every Tuesday through November. 6–7:15 p.m. $60 (4 weeks), $100 (8 weeks). thektp@gmail.com, www.holdingwomanspace.com MEETINGS: GLOBES (Georgia Center) Monthly meeting for UGA LGBTQ employees and allies. 6 p.m.

FREE! ugaglobes@gmail.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 GAMES: Trivia (Shane’s Rib Shack) Every Tuesday! 7 p.m. 706-5430050. College Station location.

Wednesday 2 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: Mooseyard Farmers Market (Locos Grill & Pub, Harris St. location) Buy fresh local veggies, meats, honey, eggs, crafts, candles and soaps. 5–8 p.m. 706-548-7803 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: Movies for Teens (Oconee County Library) Ages 13-18 are invited to watch the Thanksgiving movie, Pieces of April, about a wayward daughter who invites her estranged family over for Thanksgiving. Rated PG-13. 6–8 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950, www. facebook.com/OCLYA KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Oconee County Library) Enjoy a morning of stories, songs and crafts. For kids

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ages 2–5 and their caregivers. 10 & 11 a.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 LECTURES & LIT.: Nature Writing Group (Athens Land Trust) Examine some great nature writing, write and read in a collegial environment and explore outdoors. First Wednesday of every month. 4:15–5:30 p.m. $5 (suggested donation). sgc45@ hotmail.com GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Every Wednesday. Win house cash and prizes! 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Texas Hold ‘Em (Buffalo’s Southwest Café) Poker night every Wednesday. 18 and up. Sign in at 6:30 p.m. Dealing begins at 7:30 p.m. FREE! www.interstatepokerclub. com GAMES: Trivia (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 * Advance Tickets Available

Live Music Tuesday 25 Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com ALEXIS GIDEON Accompanied by minimal beats, guitar and xylophone,

this Portland-based rapper is backed by projected animation illustrating his entertaining lyrics.

MOTHS Featuring Jacob Morris of Ham1, Moths plays a mostly acoustic sort of ‘70s folk-rock with a pop sensibility and an inevitable psychedelic tinge.

NUTRITIONAL PEACE Local “vegan ambient” group creates lush, hypnotizing soundscapes using sax, guitar, keys, autoharp and various percussion.

40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.40watt. com CHROMAZONE “Electronic-infused funk rock” featuring several members of UGA’s Music Business Program playing a mix of covers and originals.

E.COMPANY Spacey jazz with horns and a cool organ sound.

NEW SNEAKERS Five-piece Southern jam-rock fusion.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 EUREKA CALIFORNIA Melodic, guitar-driven indie rock influenced by bands like Guided by Voices.

NATO COLES AND THE BLUE DIAMOND Come out and get down to some anthemic, melodic punk rock.

Highwire Lounge 8 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.com KENOSHA KID Centered around the instru-improv jazz compositions of guitarist Dan Nettles, Kenosha Kid also features Robby Handley (bass) and Marlon Patton (drums). Every Tuesday.

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

FREE! 706-369-3144 SCOTT BAXENDALE AND FRIENDS Guitar dynamicism from the owner of Baxendale Guitars.

Blues riffs with soul. (4:30 p.m.)

10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3144 GNARX Howling bluesy punk featuring the fierce growl of Chelsea Ray Lea. PATRICK JENNINGS Ex-Hot New Mexicans guitarist.

LANDLORD Three-piece grunge rock band from Bloomington, IN with lots of solid guitar solos and rad jams.

WADE BOGGS Local punk band featuring Ian McCord and lots of catchy hooks.

The Melting Point 7:30 p.m. $5. www.meltingpointathens. com DANGERMUFFIN These Americana rockers call to mind My Morning Jacket.

Wednesday 26 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 400 BLOWS This L.A. band combines elements of hardcore punk

Saturday, October 29

Wild Rumpus 3 Downtown Athens There’s no better character than local musician Timi Conley (of Kite to the Moon/ Abbey Road Live/ Pigs on the Wing) to lead a parade of people in costumes through the streets of Athens.

Clad in his trademark feather-adorned hat, he excitedly bubbles on about the event, aptly named “Wild Rumpus Parade & Spectacle.”

Inspired by the wealth of creativity in Athens, Conley hopes that the event will be an opportunity for locals to showcase their wild sides.

The inaugural Wild Rumpus took place on a cold, rainy Halloween eve in 2009. “I didn’t think anyone was gonna be there,” says Conley. “I almost didn’t show up… So, I was like, all right, if it’s just 10 people I’ll just go, and it will be a 10-person parade. But then it turned out to be 200 or 300 people in the rain!”

Last year, Conley anticipated a turnout of 500 people and was happily shocked when 2,000 people crowded the downtown streets for the Rumpus. This year, he has no idea what to expect. Considering its exponential growth in the first two years and the incredible lineup of bands involved, it is safe to bet that it will be a greater success than ever.

This year’s parade will depart from the parking lot at the corner of Pulaski and Clayton streets at 8 p.m. After snaking around town, the party culminates at the Georgia Theatre with a show featuring live performances by San Francisco’s Beats Antique and local favorites Packway Handle Band (performing a bluegrass acoustic DEVO tribute), Kite to the Moon (doing some Bowie tunes), hip-hop fusion Showtime featuring Elite tha Showstoppa and acrobatic pole dancing by The Tiger Girlz. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Institute for Wild Intelligence, a non-profit group promoting sustainability and nature awareness.

Participating is as easy as arriving in costume and, if you’d like, bring a drum or percussive instrument to bang on while you march. “The more rumpus the better!” exclaims Conley. Specific participation guidelines can be found online at wildrumpus.org. [Jodi Murphy]

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

Sunday, October 30

Hugh Acheson Book Signing Barnes & Noble Our most famous export dissolved itself about a month ago, but another Athens resident, chef Hugh Acheson, is moving into the national consciousness. “His dishes may seem a bit like R.E.M. songs,” food superstar Mario Batali says about Acheson, “in that they are thoughtful, geo-specific, crafty, smart and all about pure pleasure. But the dishes, both new and old, all whistle Dixie in a way that honors the true magnificence of the last real regional cooking in the United States.”

Acheson (Five & Ten, The National, Atlanta’s Empire State South) is now on tour after the release of his book, A New Turn in the South: Southern Flavors Reinvented for Your Kitchen, published by cookbook heavyweights Clarkson Potter. Five consecutive James Beard nominations, appearances on several TV shows, a judge’s seat on the upcoming Texas season of “Top Chef” and the naming of Empire State South as Atlanta’s best restaurant by our counterparts at Creative Loafing have all culminated in the book’s publication.

With a nod towards V.S. Naipaul, A New Turn in the South features Acheson’s writing, sketches and 120 recipes, including his daughters’ favorite dish: Fried Chicken with Stewed Pickled Green Tomatoes. A foreword from R.E.M. manager Bertis Downs and images from local photographer/artist/gardener Rinne Allen complement the recipes.

The book tour trails primarily through the South, but Acheson also headed past the Mason-Dixon to visit Pennsylvania and New York, where he appeared on NBC’s “The Today Show” on Oct. 25. Acheson has a number of events in Athens and Atlanta through December, including cooking demonstrations, meals, discussions and more book signings.

See what’s on order at hughacheson.blogspot.com. This week’s book signing event at Barnes & Noble runs from 4–6 p.m. [Chris Hassiotis]

and heavy metal with a particularly ferocius live performance. Read our Calendar Pick at www.flagpole.com.

DUDE MAGNETS Noisy chaos.

HEX MACHINE Reckless noise rock with elements of math metal and sleazy grunge that’s been compared to The Melvins and The Jesus Lizard.

Farm 255 Jazz Night. 9 p.m. FREE! 706-5494660 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.

Flight Tapas and Bar 7:30 p.m. FREE! 706-549-0200 MARY SIGALAS Visiting standards and not-so-standards from the ‘20s through the ‘50s. Every Wednesday.

40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $21 (adv). www.40watt.com* CSS Brazilian dance rock band playing an explosive, sexy blend of disco grooves and punk attitude.

EMA Erika M. Anderson (ex-Gowns) writes haunting, deeply emotional and intricately arranged songs that teeter between droning folk and alt-rock.

MEN Led by Le Tigre’s JD Samson, Men plays electropop anthems.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $18. www.georgiatheatre.com* CASPA Legendary dubstep DJ, credited with releasing the first-ever commercially available dubstep record. In addition to running three labels, he also remixes for the likes of Deadmau5, Miike Snow, Swedish House Mafia, Depeche Mode and Kid Sister, just to name a few.

MIGHTY HIGH COUP This trio from Atlanta plays a mix of smooth hiphop and funky beats, adding a touch

of “Southern swag and a party-guy attitude.”

ORGANIC VARIANCE This Atlantabased DJ plays original electronic songs and dubstep remixes of bands such as Depeche Mode and FLT RSK. PLOYD Dubstep DJ with a “take-noprisoners” approach.

TASTE TESTER Covering a wide range of genres and time signatures, these dubstep/glitch-hop tunes are both dynamic and diverse.

Go Bar 8:30 p.m. (Early Show!). 706-546-5609 CORBETT WALSH Mellow rock band based in Athens and influenced by acts like John Mayer, The Eagles and Dave Matthews.

JIMMY DASHER Breezy guitar rock with Americana flair from North Carolina.

SCOTT RAINWATER Local singersongwriter.

11 p.m. $5. 706-546-5609 BIG EYES Brooklyn band that falls more or less under the garage rock umbrella, offering chord stabs and vocals that are both tuneful and intense.

THE DIAMOND CENTER Shimmering, reverb-soaked neopsychedelia.

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

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $5. www.hendershotscoffee.com LARA OSHON TRIO Lara Oshon’s newest project is a trio serving up some smooth blue-eyed soul. Lara’s warm voice and piano flow over upright bass by Chris Enghauser.

New Earth Music Hall 9 p.m. $6. www.newearthmusichall. com ARMAZILLA Fierce, riff-heavy hard rock from Atlanta.

BURNS LIKE FIRE Stewed, screwed, tattooed punk rock that will leave you flat on your face.

MUSIC HATES YOU High-energy and higher volume, Music Hates You plays dirt metal, gritty as rust and hard as a sledge hammer.

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

Omega Bar 9 p.m. $3. www.theomegabar.com SPICY SALSA Lessons at 9:30 p.m. followed by open dancing at 10:30.

No partner or experience necessary.

Every Wednesday.

Porterhouse Grill 7–10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT Every Wednesday! This week features the Jake Mowrer Quartet. Stop by for live jazz and drink specials.

Thursday 27 Amici Italian Café 11 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0000 JONATHAN SUMMERS Singer and guitarist.

Blue Sky 10 p.m. FREE! 706-543-1433 STEPHEN PFANNKUCHE Local singer/songwriter from the band Tumbleweed Stampede plays folk tunes with pop melodies.

Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.caledonialounge.com THE DARNELL BOYS The three Darnell brothers play and sing country blues originals backed by upright bass, singing saw and junkyard percussion.

GRASS GIRAFFES Featuring Eddie “the Wheel” Whelan, this Athens band crafts minimalist bedroom pop.

DePalma’s Italian Cafe 5:30–7:30 p.m. 706-552-1237 (Timothy Rd. location) A NIGHT OF DISTINCTION Southern Distinction charity auction to benefit Nuçi’s Space. Featuring live music by Reid Stripling.

7:30 p.m. FREE! 706-552-1237 (Timothy Rd. location) SUPERCLUSTER Athens supergroup featuring members of Pylon, Casper and the Cookies and The Olivia Tremor Control. The band’s sound is as diverse as its lineup, with elements of psychedelic experimentation and angular rock.

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.

JERUSALEM AND THE STARBASKETS Country-loving duo with sharp-edged guitars and meandering vocals layered in fuzz and distortion.

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.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar.com JAMES HUSBAND Side project from multi-instrumentalist Jamey Huggins (-ex Of Montreal). Expect a set of eclectic sounds, sweetly sung with a warm, ‘60s pop-rock vibe.

KISHI BASHI The of Montreal violinist plays forward-thinking folk that mixes ethereal symphonics with chanting, rhythmic indie rock.

WES SWING Cellist, singer and alternative folk artist from Charlottesville, VA. 40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $28. www.40watt.com* BAND OF HORSES Internationally acclaimed American rock band with lush arrangements and an emphasis on big, soaring ballads.

THE COMPANY Indie-rock band from Charleston influenced by acts like Velvet Underground, Talking Heads and The Stooges.

Go Bar 8 p.m. $5. 706-546-5609 ANNABEL Super catchy indie punk from Akron, OH. KATËR MASS New local pop punk band.

REVERSE THE CURSE Post-punk/ rock from Ohio.

ROZCO Acoustic punk from Ohio.

11 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 OLD SKOOL TRIO The funky jazz combination of Jason Fuller, Carl Lindberg and Seth Hendershot.

The Melting Point 7 p.m. FREE! www.meltingpointathens. com, RSVP: languageintern@newyork.goethe.org MADSEN Germany’s most popular indie-rock band tours America’s k continued on next page

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29

OF MONTREAL playing “Hissing Fauna” in its entirety!

THE B-53s DJ LIST CHRISTEE vs. HAROUKI ZOMBI doors open at 9pm*

MONDAY, OCTOBER 31

1977 HALLOWEEN PARTY WITH TRIBUTES TO RAMONES, MISFITS, SUICIDE, MODERN LOVERS, AND DJ CEEDEE RAMONE

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FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS WALK THE MOON doors open at 8pm* All Shows 18 and up • + $2 for Under 21 * Advance Tix Available at Wuxtry Records ** Advance Tix Sold at http://www.40watt.com

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THE CALENDAR! colleges. This show is sponsored by the Goethe-Institut.

New Earth Music Hall 9 p.m. $10. www.newearthmusichall. com DESIGNER DRUGS DJ/Production duo melding sounds spanning from electro-industrial punk to Italoshoegaze.

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

RPM “Zombie Hipster 3rd Anniversary Party.” 10 p.m. FREE! 706-543-0428 DJ WINSTON PARKER AKA DJ Graverobbers, Winston spins dance and rock music featuring his own unique mixes and mash-ups.

Friday 28 f Caledonia Lounge “Monsters, Magic and Music.” 10 p.m. $7 (21+), $9 (18+). www.caledonialounge.com DON CHAMBERS + GOAT Celebrating the release of his rabblerousing new record, Punch Drunk, which puts the bluesy swagger of the Stones against the gothic grit of Tom Waits.

KURT WOOD Playing spooky retro tunes, garage rockers, haunted house classics and other surprises.

OLD SMOKEY New band featuring members of Ham1 doing spaghetti western-style numbers.

Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com PUJOL Twangy, energetic garage rock signed to Jack White’s Third Man Records.

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

TIMMY TUMBLE Tim Schreiber (Dark Meat, The Lickity-Splits) howls and spasms over garage rock-anthems and pop songs. His backing band features members of Mouser, Bubbly Mommy Gun, All City Cannonballers and The Humms.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com AMULET Four-piece bluesy rock and roll band from Atlanta.

BEDUBAYU Folky acoustic hymns.

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

SLEEP DANCE An undefinable combination of acoustic rock, jazz and indie rock fueled by intricate guitar work and ambient sound, all driven by complex percussion.

40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.40watt. com JEFF VAUGHN BAND A fun, rowdy mix of Southern rock and country.

CLAY PAGE Country and Southern rock from Elberton, GA. ROLLIN’ HOME This local group jams on originals with a Grateful Dead kind of groove and a Southern rock leaning.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $15. www.georgiatheatre.com* JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT Former member of the DriveBy Truckers, Isbell is a gifted singer, songwriter and guitar player of alt country infused with rock and blues.

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JAMES MCMURTRY Lyrically grounded heartland rocker and Texas native who has long been known as an astute, clear-eyed observer and concise, no-holds-barred chronicler of the human condition.

Go Bar Midnight. FREE! 706-546-5609 DJ MAHOGANY & DJ WILL STEPHENSON Funky retro jams and modern dance hits!

Las Conchitas Caliente 7–9 p.m. FREE! 605-353-2500 INCATEPEC A combination of traditional tunes from South America and Cuba with a unique jazz twist.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3144 BITCH SWITCH All-star lady DJ team spins thick dance grooves and adds in a twinge of its own campy performance. f The Melting Point The Halloween Show. 8:30 p.m. $5 (adv.), $8 (door). www.meltingpointathens.com DANGFLY Local rock band featuring an all-star lineup including Americana noteables Adam Payne, Shawn Johnson, Jay Rodgers, Scotty Nicholson, Adam Poulin and more.

FIVE EIGHT Near-legendary Athens rock trio that consistently pumps out boisterous rock and roll. Check out Mike Mantione’s tribute to R.E.M. at www.flagpole.com.

RUBY KENDRICK Local singersongwriter with a sweet voice and prodding, poignant lyrics. f New Earth Music Hall 9:30 p.m. $5 (with costume), $6 (without costume). www.newearthmusichall.com HALLOWS EVE DANCE PARTY DJs can do covers, too! Featuring local turntabilists spinning in the style of more famous DJs: SpaceNectar (Deceptecron doing BassNectar), Skrillsex (NikkiM as Skrillex), Deadhau5 (BangRadio as Deadmau5), and Pretty Tight (Trogdor as Pretty Lights).

The Office Lounge 9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 THE BURNING ANGELS Sweet, male/female harmonies sharing wisdom over soulful Americana.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5:30-7:30 p.m. $10 Glass. www.terrapinbeer.com THE FOUR THIEVES This highenergy acoustic folk band is sure to get your boots stompin’.

VFW 8 p.m. $7. 706-546-5978 SOUTHSIDE BAND Classic and modern country, Southern rock and more.

WUGA 91.7 FM “It’s Friday.” 4 p.m. FREE! www.wuga. org KEN WILL MORTON Performing on the local radio station’s weekly program. Tune in at 91.7 FM or University Cable Channel 15.

Saturday 29 Bishop Park “Athens Farmers Market.” 8 a.m.– noon. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net KYSHONA ARMSTRONG This local songwriter performs a unique fusion of acoustic folk and soul. (8 a.m.)

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DAVE HOWARD Local singer-songwriter plays mellow acoustic guitar tunes. (10 a.m.)

Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.caledonialounge.com MANGER Punk rock four-piece with screaming guitars and vocals.

RADIOLUCENT Popular local band falling somewhere between bluesy Southern rock and the poppier side of alt-country.

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

THUNDERCHIEF Local act with a West Coast punk sound influenced by classic rock. f Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com KATE BUSH COVER BAND Featuring Dena Zilber (El Hollin) and Steven Trimmer.

KRAFTWERK COVER BAND Songs by the influential Krautrock band.

Featuring members of Bronzed Chorus.

NEU! COVER BAND Experimental German band and Krautrock founding fathers covered by an all-star cast of local musicians including Hannah Jones, Brian Veysey, Greg O’Connell, B.P. and Raleigh Hetfield TELEVSION/XTC/TALKING HEADS Covers by all of the above featuring Joe Kubler and friends.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com FORBIDDEN WAVES Local garagey surf rock band.

THE GINGER ENVELOPE Slowrolling countryish pop marked by breezy melodies. f 40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $11 (adv). www.40watt.com THE B-53S After years searching for the perfect lineup, Josh McKay (Abandon the Earth Mission, Tiny Sticks, ex-Macha) unveils his B-52s cover band featuring members of Casper and the Cookies, Future Ape Tapes, Kill Kill Buffalo and Dark Meat. The band will perform the first two albums as the original five-piece lineup featuring the guitar stylings of the late, great Ricky Wilson.

DJ LIST CHRISTEE VS. HAROUKI ZOMBI Kevin Barnes from of Montreal under the name DJ List Christee vs. Nina Barnes (of Montreal, Apollinaire Rave Art Collective) with Orenda Fink (Azure Ray, O+S) composing Harouki, featuring carefully composed DJ sets.

OF MONTREAL Let your freak flag fly with this increasingly outrageous Athens pop band. Every show is like Halloween with the band’s funky tunes backed by a never-ending parade of costumes and pantomine performances.

Front Porch Bookstore 6 p.m. FREE! 706-372-1236 HOBOHEMIANS Local four-piece playing a mix of proto-jazz, blues and folk music of the 1910s, ‘20s and ‘30s. f Georgia Theatre Wild Rumpus III Halloween Bash. 8 p.m. $12. www.georgiatheatre.com* BEATS ANTIQUE Unique trio from San Francisco that melds hip-hop, classical and world music.

KITE TO THE MOON Local band led by Timi Conley and featuring a stimulating live show with jubilant, rowdy pop music. Tonight is all about David Bowie covers!

PACKWAY HANDLE BAND Tonight Athens’ beloved bluegrass band will perform acoustic covers of DEVO hits!

Monday, October 31

David Sedaris Classic Center As the song goes, to know, know, know him is to love, love, love him. It’s a very rare thing to meet someone who has read the work of essayist/humorist/raconteur David Sedaris and has not become a diehard fan. If anyone embodies the term “rock-star writer,” it’s Sedaris, whose books—Barrel Fever, Naked, Holidays on Ice, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, When You Are Engulfed in Flames and the monster bestseller Me Talk Pretty One Day—essays in The New Yorker and appearances on NPR have made him insanely popular and put him in constant demand.

Currently on tour to support last year’s Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary, Sedaris pulls into Athens on Halloween for a one-night engagement at the Classic Center.

He is an excellent performer, with a wry and self-deprecating style that never fails to entertain. Sedaris will perform all-new readings of his work and hold forth in his own inimitable style, then follow up with a book signing. Considering the number of books Sedaris has moved over the years, expect a long line for his autograph.

The Wild Rumpus and downtown insanity are happening on Saturday, Oct. 29, so get the kids to hurry up with the trick-or-treating already and then head down to the Classic Center for some actual grownup fun. Tickets are $25–$45 and available from the Classic Center box office: (706)-357-4444. They are certain to go fast, so get a jump on it.

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SHOWTIME Elite tha Showstoppa’s band plays eclectic hip-hop mixed with rockin’ funky soul! f Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 HALLOWEEN DISCO Dance party hosted by DJ Twin Powers! New wave, Top 40, Britpop, electro, rock and more. f Hendershot’s Coffee Bar Halloween Extravaganza/ Costume Contest. 9 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee.com DJ KLON AND THE 2-DRUNK KREW The party rap legends return with their first show in seven years!

Dishing out dope rhymes about guns, liquor and women backed by bangin’ beats. Note: this show is for an adult crowd.

THE FACT Latino punk rock based here in Athens.

LOS MEESFITS Cuban salsa Misfits cover band includes locals Geoff Terry and Selana. Translated by Eric H. SHEHEHE This new Athens band offers ‘70s-style rock in the vein of The Ramones, The Clash and the Sex Pistols. f Little Kings Shuffle Club Night of the Living Dead Party. 10 p.m.

FREE! 706-369-3144 DJ LOZO Spinning punk rock!

INCENDIARIES Ladies of pedigree enforcing angular sensibilities.

Featuring local musicians Mandy Branch-Friar, Mary Joyce, Erika Rickson and Erica Strout.

THE PLAGUE Songs of depravity and despair with equal parts pathos and humor. Dark and visceral rock and roll.

SLAW AND ORDER Local drum and keys duo performs tambourine-rich pop tracks.

The Melting Point 9 p.m. $12 (adv.), $15 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com DYLAN LEBLANC A perfect combination of acoustic picking and smooth Southern melodies puts this Louisiana-based artist at the heart of Americana music.

RICH ROBINSON Black Crowes guitarist tours in support of his most recent solo release, Through a Crooked Sun. Robinson offers funky blues-inspired rock. See story on p. 14.

No Where Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 THE BEARFOOT HOOKERS This rowdy local band performs funky, good-humored country. It’s beerdrinkin’ gospel. With special guest Trey Boyer.

The Office Lounge 9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 WILD CARD Local four-piece rock and roll band.

RPM Hip-Hop Halloween Party. 9 p.m. FREE! 706-543-0428 DJ JUSTIN LEGEND Spinning oldschool hip-hop from Eazy E to Biz Markie to Public Enemy.

Sunday 30 Farm 255 10 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com MANGER Punk rock four-piece with screaming guitars and vocals.

Monday 31 f Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. www.caledonialounge.com “HONKY HALLOWEEN” Featuring performances by Edgar Allan Coe, North Wilesboro and Whelan

Jennings—the true identities of these musicians will be unveilied at the show! f Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com AIDS WOLF Polyrhythms, dissonance and abrasive noise from Montreal that’s inspired by no wave and ‘70s proto-punk.

BIRD NAMES A somewhat maniacally twisted menagerie of psychedelic, often distorted sounds and childlike melodies. The former duo recently expanded into a six-piece.

HAZEL AND HENRY SLAUGHTER John Olson of noise act Wolf Eyes performing a set of “primitive techno.” f 40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.40watt. com HALLOWEEN 1977 Halloween show with tributes to The Ramones (Coley Dennis, Justin Robinson, Jeff Rapier, Mohawk), Modern Lovers (Forest Hall, Chris Ellenburg, Timmy Tumble, Neil Golden), The Misfits (Turf War) and Suicide (Entertainment). DJ CeeDee Ramone (Coley Dennis) will be spinning late ‘70s punk and new wave. 1977-era costumes are encouraged!

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. SOLD OUT! www.georgiatheatre. com SOUND TRIBE SECTOR 9 An ambient mix of trance, dub and samples paired with live instruments in a jam band from the future. f Go Bar 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-5609 DJ TWIN POWERS DJ Dan Geller (Gold Party, The Agenda) and friends spin late-night glam rock, new wave, Top 40, punk and Britpop. Late night dance party!

HALLOWEEN COVER SHOW Twelve local bands will be playing 10-minute cover sets including songs

by Beat Happening (Katy Batsel, Olivia Stockert), Tom Waits (Patrick Conley), Kate Bush (Dena Zilber and Steven Trimmer), Talking Heads/ XTC/ Television (Sleeping Friends), The Distillers (So It Goes), The Zombies (Emileigh Ireland, Lindsey Haddad, Marie Uhler), Green Day (Allison Jean, Brian Veysey, Colby Carter), Black Flag (Gripe), The Weakerthans (Katër Mass), Neu (Bryan Poole, Raleigh Hetfield, Hannah Jones, Brian Veysey, Greg O’Connell), Saves the Day (The Disregardables) and The Ramones (Koko Beware).

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE!, $3 to play. 706-3533050 OPEN MIC Mondays! Hosted by local soulful singer Kyshona Armstrong.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3144 DJ MAHOGANY Freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta unexpected faves. f New Earth Music Hall Halloween Bash + Official STS9 After Party. 9 p.m. $10 (adv.), $15 (door), $10 (with Georgia Theatre STS9 ticket). www.newearthmusichall. com* FLT RSK A funky blend of electronica and space rock featuring members of DubConscious.

GEMNEYE Live electronic and dub mixed into what main man Nick Stewart calls “ragestep.”

ROBOTIC PIRATE MONKEY Electronic dubstep with bold bass lines from Boulder, CO. UP UNTIL NOW Jay Murphy plays electronic dance music with driving uptempo beats and catchy, unforgettable melodies. Featuring special guest David Murphy of STS9. f RPM Halloween Dance Party. 9 p.m. FREE! 706-543-0428 DJ KAYEZ Local DJ spinning everything from pop to trance to salsa.

There will also be a costume contest.

Tuesday 1 Little Kings Shuffle Club Athens Farmers Market. 4–7 p.m.

FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net BETSY FRANCK This local songwriter offers soulful, brassy Southern rock and country songs rooted in tradition, but with a modern sensibility. (4 p.m.)

KLEZMER LOCAL 42 A local sevenpiece Klezmer band specializing in Jewish and Gypsy music and featuring Dan Horowitz of Five Eight.

(6 p.m.)

JACOB MORRIS Acoustic, ‘70sinspired folk rock. Morris also plays in Moths and Ham1. (5 p.m.)

The Melting Point WUOGfest and Bluegrass Junction Show. 7 p.m. $5 (adv.), $7 (door). www.meltingpointathens.com* NEXT IN LINE A perfect mix of traditional and contemporary bluegrass numbers.

New Earth Music Hall 9 p.m. www.newearthmusichall.com GRAHAM COLTON Best known for his hit song “Best Day,” Colton is a pop singer-songwriter who has toured with such big names as John Mayer, Counting Crows and Dave Matthews Band.

MATTHEW MAYFIELD Hard rock with country-tinged vocals.

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Farm 255 Jazz Night. 9 p.m. FREE! 706-5494660 DIAL INDICATORS This quiet jazz duo features Jeremy Roberts on guitar and George Davidson on tenor sax playing odd covers and improvising on familiar themes.

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

TINY VICTORIES Electronic dance party pop from Brooklyn.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $7. www.georgiatheatre.com CLAY LEVERETT & KIMBERLY MORGAN Performing George Jones and Tammy Wynette hits.

DAVE MARR The former Star Room Boys singer with a deep country twang leads an all-star band.

The Melting Point 7 p.m. $5 (adv.), $7 (door). www.meltingpointathens.com DODD FERRELLE Former Tinfoil Stars frontman and longtime Athenian Dodd Ferrelle pours heart and soul into his sweeping, anthemic ballads and alt-country rockers.

JOSHUA DANIELS & THE DANGEROUS Local singer/songwriter plays acoustic folk/Americana tunes that are both eclectic and accessable.

New Earth Music Hall 9 p.m. $20 (adv.), $22 (door). www. newearthmusichall.com* BENGA Dubstep producer and DJ from South London.

HEROBUST Heavily twisted samples and digi-beats.

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

TROGDOR Local trance DJ named after the cartoon Burninator.

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

UGA Legion Field Homecoming Concert. 8 p.m. FREE! (UGA students), $10 (non-students adv.), $20 (non-student door). www. uga.edu/union CHIDDY BANG Alternative hip-hop duo from Philly.

THE COOL KIDS Tagged early as “hipster rap,” these smooth, trendsetting MCs offer boastful rhymes about being fly over subtle synth and drum machines.

HOODIE ALLEN New York-based rapper and songwriter with witty punchlines and a genre-bending sound.

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Talk About It If you have a friend you think may be in an abusive relationship, talk with her or him about it. Don’t ignore the problem; it will not go away. You can make a difference by starting a conversation with your friend or coworker. You don’t have to be an expert to talk about abuse, you just need to be a friend. Listen to and believe what your friend is telling you.

Our hotline advocates are here to help if you have questions about how to start the conversation.

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Down the Line 11/3 Fitz & the Tantrums / Walk the Moon (40 Watt Club) 11/3 Planet Rawk (Amici Italian Café) 11/3 Bit Brigade / Manray / Tera Melos / Native (Caledonia Lounge) 11/3 Grogus / Kenosha Kid (Georgia Theatre) 11/3 Garbage Island / Jacom Fred Jazz Odyssey (New Earth Music Hall) 11/3 Joe Firstman / Jaron and the Long Road to Love (The Melting Point) 11/3 Mike Armstrong (Terrapin Beer Co.) * Advance Tickets Available

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

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

ART Call for Artists (Farmington Depot Gallery) Seeking artists and food vendors for Festiboo (Oct. 29–30) and a Holiday Market (Dec. 2–3). Email for application. peterlooseart@gmail.com Call for Artists (Little Kings) The Moonlight Gypsy Market (Nov. 11) is accepting vendor applications for artists, crafters and junk collectors. Fill out online application. $15. moonlightgypsymarket@gmail.com, www.facebook.com/moonlightgypsy market Call for Submissions (ATHICA) Seeking works that strip away layers of convention attached to the trope “Southern.” Deadline Nov. 10.

Exhibit dates Jan. 21–Mar. 3. www.athica.org/callforentries.php

CLASSES Athens Vertical Pole Dance Academy (Canopy Studio) Ongoing pole dance classes for

beginners and intermediate students.

706-347-3708, www.avpda.com Beginning Bellydance (Whole: Mind. Body. Art.) Egyptian-style bellydance for people of all ages, sizes and fitness levels. Wednesdays, 7:30–8:30 p.m. $10. 706-424-0195, www.wholemindbodyart.com Bellydance for Fitness (YWCO) Have fun and exercise at the same time. Mondays & Wednesdays, 6–7 p.m. susiefaye@hotmail.com Butt ‘n’ Gut (Whole: Mind. Body.

Art.) An instensive 30-minute workout focused on abs and glutes. Every Tuesday and Thursday. 5:30–6 p.m. $6. 706-424-0195, www.wholemind bodyart.com Clay Classes (Good Dirt) Weekly “Try Clay” classes ($20/person) 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. 706-3553161, www.gooddirt.net Computer Tutorials (ACC Library) Choose from a list of topics for personalized instruction. Call to register. Thursdays, 9 a.m. 706-6133650, ext. 354

Dance Classes (Dancefx) Ballet, tap, hip-hop, Zumba, contemporary, ballroom, Latin, swing, karate, clogging and exercise classes like Pilates and body sculpting. Check website for schedule. 706-3553078, www.dancefx.org Earth Skills Series: Shelter (State Botanical Garden) Develop the skill to create fire from materials found in the wild. Nov. 19, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. $66. 706-542-6156, www.uga. edu/botgarden Fall Classes (Good Dirt) Now registering for clay classes, fused-glass workshops, kids’ out-of-school workshops and afternoon Raku firing classes. 706-355-3161, www.gooddirt.net Genealogy 102: Census Records Online (Oconee County Library) Research family history online using Ancestry Library Edition and HeritageQuest Online.

Call to register. Oct. 26, 5–6:30 p.m.

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Darcy Reenis’ graphis design works are on display at ATHICA through Nov. 6. senior-friendly Ballroom Dancing, Line Dancing, Yoga, Tai Chi and more! Go online for a complete schedule. 706-549-4850, www.accaging.org How to Manage Your Memories: Digital Picture Storage (Madison County Library) Two-part class on how to store and share digital pictures.

Please bring your digital camera, your camera’s USB cord and a flash drive. Flash drives may be purchased from the library for $10. Part 1: Nov. 8 or 9. Part 2: Nov. 15 or 16.

FREE! 706-795-5597 Power Yoga (Active Climbing) Vinyasa flow yoga. All levels welcome. Every Sunday. 11:45 a.m.–1 p.m. FREE! (first class), $5–8. www.activeclimbing.com Sharpshooter’s Basketball Clinic (Lay Park) Focus on proper shooting techniques and other basketball skills. 5:30–6:30 p.m. $1 (ACC residents), $2 (non-ACC residents). 706-613-3596, www.athensclarkecounty.com/lay 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 Wisdom of Body (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Achieve bodymind-spirit alignment with Carl Lindberg, certified Qigong instructor.

Mondays through Oct. 31, 1–2 p.m.

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$80 (8 weeks), $12 (per class). 706542-6156, www.uga.edu/botgarden Yoga Classes (Total Training Gym & Yoga Center) Check website for details. On-going. 706-316-9000, www.totaltrainingcenter.com Yoga in Five Points (Five Points) Offering classes in flow, fluid, power, prenatal, hatha, anusara and vinyasa yoga for all levels. Check website for schedule. 706-355-3114, www.athensfivepointsyoga.com Zumba at the Garden (State Botanical Garden) Latin rhythms comprise this dynamic fitness program. Wednesdays, 5:30–6:30 p.m. $10/class, $80/session. www.uga. edu/botgarden

HELP OUT! The Black Out (Pet Supplies Plus) Black cats and dogs are the least likely to be adopted. The Athens Area Humane Society will host a Blackout week to bring the animals to the public and find new homes.

1–7 p.m. (Monday-Friday), 12–6 p.m. (Saturday & Sunday) $13 adoption fee per pet. 706-353-2287 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.

Project Safe Volunteers (Various Locations) Take part in the movement to end domestic violence

by donating a meal or volunteering at the thrift store. Help someone start a new life! cngraff@project-safe.org, www.project-safe.org Seeking Volunteers (Oconee County Library) The children’s department is seeking volunteers to create book displays and assist in making bulletin boards. 706-7693950, jjohnson@athenslibrary.org

KIDSTUFF Creative Dynamics (Athens Little Playhouse) A beginning level drama class for ages 5–9. Thursdays, 5–6 p.m. $65 (per month). phillipbaumgarner@msn.com Family Creative Movement (Floorspace) Explore creative movement, yoga, dance improv and music for parents and children of all ages.

Wednesdays, 10 a.m. $6–12. www.floorspaceathens.com Knee-High Naturalists (Sandy Creek Nature Center) A program of age-appropriate nature exploration, animal encounters, hikes and crafts.

For parents and children. Alternating Wednesdays, 3:30–4:30 p.m. $24.

706-613-3515, www.athensclarke county.com/sandycreeknaturecenter Mama-Baby Yoga for Crawlers (Mind Body Institute) For crawling babes until they begin walking and their mamas.

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Out-of-school Kids’ Worskshop (Good Dirt) Kids will make Halloween-inspired pottery and sculptural projects. Call to register. 9 a.m.–3 p.m. $55 (all materials and firing). 706-355-3161. www.gooddirt.net Seeking Volunteers (Oconee County Library) Seeking teenagers to make the “Alice in Wonderland Haunted House.” Oct. 24–27, 4–8 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 ZumbAtomic for Kids (Whole: Mind. Body. Art.) Mondays & Wednesdays, 6:30–7:30 p.m. $6.

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SUPPORT Alcoholics Anonymous (Various Locations) If you want to stop, we can help. 706-389-4164, www.athensaa.com ANAD Support Group (Holy Cross Lutheran Church) New support group for individuals suffering from eating disorders. Saturdays, 10 a.m. 678-612-2697, www.anad.org/ get-help/support-groups/georgia Athens Adoption Parents and Children Together New group for families with adopted chil-

dren. Email for monthly meetings.

Stacy, 770-601-3042, athensadoptivepact@gmail.com Emotional Abuse Support Group (Call for location) Demeaning behavior can be just as harmful as punches and kicks.

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

Wednesdays, 6:30–8 p.m.

Emotions Anonymous (Various Locations) Informal and supportive 12-step program. Fridays, 3:30–4:30 p.m. at Aloha Counseling. Sundays, 4–5 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. 706-202-7463, www.emotionsanonymous.org Sapph.Fire (Nuçi’s Space) Social, support and volunteer organization for lesbian and bisexual women.

Email for next meeting date. 6:30–8 p.m. FREE! 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. 6:30–8 p.m. Project Safe: 706-543-3331

ART AROUND TOWN Amici Italian Café (233 E. Clayton St.) Art by Brooke Davidson. Through October.

Artini’s Art Lounge (296 W. Broad St.) In support of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, an exhibit of work done by survivors, surviving families, Project Safe employees and other supporters.

Through Nov. 6.

Ashford Manor (5 Harden Hill Rd., Watkinsville) “Shona on the Lawn,” a self-guided garden tour featuring contemporary Zimbabwean sculptors. Through October.

Athens Academy (1281 Spartan Dr.) Original art

by Kate Sherrill, illustrator of Jack the Cat, a recently published children’s book about Charleston and Fort Sumter through the eyes of a gray tabby cat. Through Dec. 9. • Works by Stuart McCall Libby, LeeAnn Mitchell and Susan Nees. Through Dec. 9.

Athens Institute for Contemporary Art (ATHICA) (160 Tracy St.) “Mystery Selections” showcases interactive sculptures, installations and two site-specific wall paintings by six local artists selected from the 124 “Mystery Triennial” participating artists. Through Nov. 6.

Aurum Studios (125 E. Clayton St.) 24 recent paintings by Greg Benson and wire sculptures by Noah Saunders. Through Nov. 12.

Big City Bread Cafe (393 N. Finley St.) Abstract oil paintings by Elana Munroe-Gregory. Through October.

Ciné Bar Cafe (234 W. Hancock Ave.) “In Trees” an installation by Wendy Hanson. Through Nov. 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 Anna Marino, Tom & Beth Phillips, Larry Hamilton and more.

Flicker Theatre & Bar (263 W. Washington St.) Halloweenish Art by 14 Local Artists. Through October.

Fringe Collective Artistic Studios (159 Jackson Street) “Penumbra,” a special Halloween art exhibit featuring the work of local artists. Through October.

Georgia Museum of Art (90 Carlton St.) “American Letterpress: The Art of Hatch Show Print” contains 120 original posters and 20 hand-carved wooden printing blocks. Through Nov. 6. • “Edmund Lewandowski: Precisionism and Beyond” features 50 examples of the artist’s career. Through Dec. 4. • “Hot Metal and Cool Paper: The Black Art of Making Books” presents works by private presses. Through Nov. 6. • “Introduction to the Centers” features prints, drawings, letters and photos relating to Pierre Daura and Alfred Heber Holbrook (founder and first director of GMOA). Through Nov. 20. • “Precisionism and Beyond,” features work by Edmund Lewandowski. in varied media. Through Dec. 4. • Anthony Goicolea’s

ON THE STREET 27th Annual Birdseed Sale (Sandy Creek) Order birdseed through Oct. 28 to help support Sandy Creek. 706-613-3615, ext.

0, www.athensclarkecounty.com/ sandycreeknaturecenter Athens Land Trust Design Competition (Athens Land Trust) The Competition for the Cottages at Cannontown competition aims to create energy-efficient architectural designs. Submit by Nov. 14. www. athenslandtrust.org/cannontown.htm Downtown Parade of Lights (Downtown Athens) Now accepting entries. This year’s theme is “Winter Wonderland.” 706-613-3620, www.accleisureservices.com Free to Breathe Run/Walk (Sandy Creek Park) Raise funding for lung cancer research when you register for this 5K run or one-mile walk. Nov. 13, 7 a.m. $15–$20. 608316-3786, www.freetobreathe.org Fright Night Trilogy Haunted House (Old Craven Pottery Building) Multiple warehouses, a haunted trail and camping.

Dusk–11 p.m. (Monday-Thursday), dusk–2 a.m. (Friday-Sunday) 678622-2675 f

“Snowscape” includes a large photographic mural on Plexiglas and a video installation. Through Nov. 30.

Georgia Museum of Natural History (East Campus Road) “Lost Species: Visions of Landscapes Past,” looks at historic, Southern landscapes and the species that inhabited them. Through Dec. 9.

Georgia Theatre (215 N. Lumpkin St.) Photographs of Athens musicians by Jason Thrasher.

Through November.

The Grit (199 Prince Ave.) New acrylic and watercolor portraits by Lea Purvis. Through Nov. 6.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar (1560 Oglethorpe Ave.) “Art From Hawai’i” features original paintings by Agnieszka de Gielgud Nickelson. Through October.

Highwire Lounge (269 N. Hull St.) Recent work by painter Jeremy Hughes. Through October.

Hotel Indigo (500 College Ave.) “Dawgs and Dogs: The Works of Wingate Downs and Mary Engel.”

Jennifer Jangles Studio and Gallery (10 Barnett Shoals Rd.) A studio and gallery of jewelry, pottery, fabrics, ribbon and more.

Jittery Joe’s Coffee (297 E. Broad St.) Acrylic paintings by Mandy Elias.

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

by Leslie Litt. Through November.

Lamar Dodd School of Art (270 River Rd.) Third Annual Juried Student Exhibition. Opening reception Oct. 26. Through Nov. 8.

Last Resort Grill (184 W. Clayton St.) Achitectural illustrations by Jill Leite. Through Nov. 1.

Madison-Morgan Cultural Center (434 S. Main St.) “Scapes” is an exhibition of landscapes, cityscapes and seascapes by Steffen Thomas. Opening reception Oct. 27. Through Feb. 18.

OCAF (34 School St., Watkinsville) The Georgia Small Works Exhibition, juried by Margaret Morrison and Ted Saupe. Through Nov. 12.

Republic Salon (312 E. Broad St.) Vibrant and surreal paintings by Jessica McVey. Through October.

State Botanical Garden of Georgia (2450 S. Milledge Ave.) “From the Land” features work by pastel artist and architectural illustrator Lorraine Plaxico. Through Nov. 27. • “Forged from Nature” is an outdoor exhibition of a series of sculpted metal garden gates by artist Andrew T. Crawford. Through Dec. 23.

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

Trace Gallery (160 Tracy St.) “In the Company of Wolves” features works by 11 tattoo artists. Through Nov. 12.

Transmetropolitan (145 E. Clayton St.) New artwork by Joel Rosenburg. Through November. • Paintings by Lisa Tantillo. Through October.

Walker’s Coffee & Pub (128 College Ave.) Artwork by Ainhoa Bilbao Canup. Through October.

White Tiger Gourmet Food & Chocolates (217 Hiawasee Ave.) “Dinner and a Show” includes paintings of the Boulevard area by Mary Porter.

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Matters Of The Heart And Loins My friend is turning 25 in a couple of weeks.

She has her heart set on a big “girls’ weekend” that will include me and at least four other girls, but possibly more. We have been friends for almost 10 years, and as much as I love this girl, her other friends kind of bother me. I am not a big partier. I like to have a few drinks, sure. I will go dancing, go to shows or whatever else she wants. But it seems like nothing is ever enough, and unless there’s some kind of crazy story to tell at the end, she isn’t satisfied.

So, she wants to go to Savannah. She expects all of us to pay for rooms so we can have our own beds “just in case” anybody wants to hook up or something (ick), but we are also all supposed to ride in the same car. I can way more afford a separate car than half of a hotel room for two nights. The other problem is that she has an SUV that will fit all of us, but she is a terrible driver. Also, she is never on time for anything, and she always gets drunk, and I don’t want to take any chances.

I have to be back early on Sunday because I have school stuff to do. I am trying to tell her that we should share rooms and take more than one car. I don’t even really want to go at this point, because we already talked so much about it that I am sick of it.

I don’t know what to do. I know she will be mad if I don’t come, but I don’t want to be miserable, either. How can I compromise?

BFF This is an easy one, BFF. Take your own car, go a day late or leave a day early. Less time in the situation equals less general irritation.

Ask the other girls if you can squeeze into one of their rooms for a night and split the cost three ways. Also, insist on a cab while y’all are out partying. It can’t cost much. There’s really only one area you need to get to to go out for the night, and besides the DUI factor, parking is a pain in the ass and not always safe (getting anywhere off the very beaten path in Savannah is dangerous and stupid). Don’t be afraid to stand up for what you need and what you know is right. Your friendship is old and should be able to withstand a little reality check here and there. Just do what you need to do for yourself while being there for her at the same time. Simple. She’ll be fine.

I went out on a couple dates with this guy from a dating website.

Things were going pretty well, and I was talking to a girlfriend of mine about him.

She is super paranoid because another friend of hers had a very bad experience with a guy on a dating site who ended up not only being married with a pregnant wife but also was seeing other women from the same dating site. OK, I get it.

So, this friend of mine, who also, by the way, has not been out on a date in about five years and seems to have a million reasons why she can’t ask out a guy she likes at church— even though he obviously likes her and has done everything but declare his love for her—or even say yes when another guy asks her out

who she already said she thought was cute.

Yes, this friend.

She says I’m crazy for going on a date with this guy whom I exchanged first messages, then emails and then phone calls with. And then when I liked him well enough to go out with him again, she still gave me a hard time. Then, when I really started to feel good about this thing, she had to go and goddamn look him up on the Internet. For real. She did a fucking Google search, and he does not have a common name, and she found another dating site with an (admittedly way out of date) ad that he put up, and it has a lot of information that does not match what I know about him now.

I am upset and worried, and I don’t know what to do. This other site is a lot more hook-up oriented.

The profile is five years old.

He says he is younger than he is (adjusting for the time that has passed). He says he is looking for “fun” and “open for whatever.”

Basically, he looks like he’s just a player in this ad. I know it is old. I also know that he had a break-up with a very serious girlfriend about five years ago. He thought they were going to get married, and then she abruptly dumped him. I know this profile is probably a reaction to that, and that it probably represents a person who is not him anymore. But I can’t help looking at it and thinking, “Can I have a serious relationship with This Guy?” I don’t know what to do. I am mad at my friend for showing me this, and mad at myself for having doubts. But I really think that I like him, or at least the him that I have been talking to and getting to know for the last month.

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That being said, you do have to wonder about a guy who puts a dating profile up with his real name that basically makes him look like a slut.

It is old, and maybe not relevant to what he is looking for now, but if he did put it up himself you have to wonder if he isn’t rather an idiot. If I were you, I would bring it up to him the next time you see him in person and gauge his response.

Make a joke about it. Ask him what the hell he was thinking, or perhaps joke that if things progress between you two he will have to take it down before your parents do a Google search of their own. I suspect he will have some kind of explanation for it, though it is entirely possible that he didn’t even put it up and doesn’t know about it. At very least you should hope that he is sufficiently mortified and takes steps to get rid of it immediately. If not then you know where you stand and you can be relieved that you found out before you got too involved.

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4BR, 130 Appleby Dr. Very nice w/ all appls. Avail now! Zoned for four, $1200/mo. Owner/ Broker Herbert Bond Realty, (706) 224-8002.

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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. 2 mo. rent free! (404) 983-7063.

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For Sale Antiques Antique furniture, Oriental rugs, estate jewelry, original art, silver, China, designer handbags. Visit Antiques & Jewels, Athens’ best antique store. 290 N. Millege.

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Miscellaneous

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Rooms for Rent 2 separate unfurnished rooms for rent in ver y nice 2-level home, Oconee County n’hood. Perfect for room mates who need their s p a c e . S h a re d B A / a c c e s s to kitchen & keeping room w / f l a t s c re e n T V. L o c a t e d on 3 acres of wooded area w / d e c k . Av a i l . J a n . 1 5 t h , 2012. Call Patrick Pankey to submit application at (678) 316-5683.

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BR w/ private bath/entrance, $375/mo. incl. all utils. Avail.

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Lg. room, all amenities, WiFi, unlimited long distance.

Enjoy our river community, 5 blocks to UGA. Enjoy the wildlife observation.

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Some dining & wine service experience helpful. In-residence position. $25,500/annum. Send letter of interest & application request to seashore@ greyfieldinn.com.

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Extensive knowledge of beer, wine & liquor req’d. Industry exp. a plus. Please drop off resume to J’s Bottle Shop, 1452 Prince Ave. in Athens.

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Freedom University Standing Up to the Regents’ Ban

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professors from across the country are even contacting us January of 1961, Charlayne Hunter Summer civil rights project in Mississippi, designed to counter and Hamilton Holmes became the first the state’s continued unlawful segregation. about moving to Athens for the semester and teaching at Freedom University.”

African-American students to enroll at the Betina Kaplan, a UGA professor and co-founder of the proUniversity of Georgia. The university com- gram, explains, “What we want from this project is to provide The organization also boasts a distinguished Board of memorated this historic anniversary last spring with a series of students with the college experience that they are denied Advisors, primarily made up of faculty from universities across events entitled “Celebrating Courage.” Fifty years since the for- because of the ban or the out-of-state tuition imposed upon the country—most notably, MIT professor and Pulitzer Prizemal desegregation of UGA and nearly 60 years since the United them. The course that they will take is a college course, simiwinning author Junot Díaz. “The formation of the Board of States Supreme Court declared “separate” to be “inherently Advisors was designed to make a statement to the University lar to those that they could take at any university. All faculty unequal,” the question of who has access to higher education System of Georgia,” Voekel says. “Virtually nobody [in acainvolved have extensive experience teaching at the college continues to haunt Georgia’s largest public university. level.” demia] thinks this ban is a good idea.” UGA’s Franklin College Last fall, the University System of Georgia’s Board of Faculty Senate unanimously passed a resolution calling for the Freedom University is currently offering one course—AmeriRegents voted to bar undocumented students from the state’s can Civilization I—which began Oct. 9. The three-hour seminar ban’s removal, following the Student Government Association’s five most selective public colleges and universities. The policy meets weekly and is comprised of 33 students, most of whom resolution condemning the ban, joining the illustrious FU forbids admittance of anyone lacking proper documentation board in asserting their discontent. are undocumented. Keish, an FU student, has lived in the of “lawful presence” in the United States “to any University United States since she was eight years old, when she and her The board is not purely made up of academics. It also System institution which, for the two most recent academic family entered the country with a travel visa. “My parents left includes active community members like Keish, who is also a years, did not admit all academically qualified applicants.” member of the Georgia Undocumented Youth Alliance (GUYA). a stable life in South Korea to offer us a better future,” Keish With this policy, Georgia joins South Carolina and Alabama explains. “They had to go through many obstacles to give us Even rock stars are involved. The musician and political activas the only states to formally ban undocumented youth from ist Conor Oberst, best known for his work with the band Bright the opportunity to dream higher than they ever could.” attending public institutions of Eyes, is a member of the higher education. board. Oberst has also been an Undocumented students active voice against Arizona’s are currently prohibited from SB 1070, parts of which have attending the University of been struck down by federal Georgia, Georgia Tech, Georgia courts as unconstitutional.

State University, Georgia The board has been working Health Sciences University to have accredited universiand Georgia College & State ties recognize the American University. According to a Civilization course, and the FU study conducted by the Board professors are optimistic about of Regents last year, 501 of the that happening. But, as the university system’s 310,000 organizers of the program realstudents were undocumented, ize, Freedom University cannot or.16 percent. In 2010, the take the place of attending number of undocumented stuone of the five universities dents attending the five insticovered by the Regents’ ban. tutions covered by the ban was “So far, we are offering one 29. Given that Georgia is one course,” Kaplan explains, “by of four states that legally prono means can we provide the hibit undocumented students infrastructure that colleges from paying in-state tuition, provide.” and that payment of out-ofKaplan and Voekel, along state tuition more than covers with FU faculty members educational costs, the ban on Bethany Moreton and Lorgia undocumented students lacks García-Peña, stress the importhe economic justifications tance of volunteers and allied typical of immigration debates. organizations in making Rather, the Board of Freedom University possible. “I Regents’ reasoning is that can’t stress enough the imporundocumented students take tance of the work they are seats from documented Georgia Undocumented students and supporters gathered at the UGA Arch in August to protest HB 87 and the Regents’ ban. doing; it’s herculean,” Voekel residents and that the ban explains. “They are doing Keish and her family were in the process of obtaining legal frees up an additional 29 spots. Meanwhile, recent state budeverything from photocopying and helping with the syllabus, get cuts, tuition increases, institutional fees and HOPE scholar- residency, but unknowingly became undocumented immigrants to tutoring in Atlanta.” when their lawyer failed to file necessary paperwork and their ship reductions have denied many more Georgians a place in ut it is the undocumented youth who expose the human travel visas expired. “This is a common occurrence,” she says. the university classroom. side of the immigration debate. “This issue has always “Many undocumented families do not have the proper papers The ban follows a plethora of controversial state antibeen centered around our parents and that they don’t because of a similar situation.” immigrant legislation. Last year, the House drafted HB 59, pay taxes, which isn’t even true,” says Keish. “What’s special Before the Regents’ ban went into effect this fall, Keish which, though it has never been brought to a vote, would ban about this project is that for the first time, the conversation is applied to college and was admitted to some of the universiundocumented students from attending any of Georgia’s 35 about us. Freedom University is bringing a different side of the ties now included in the ban. However, she could not enroll colleges and universities or its 26 technical colleges. And in immigration issue to the foreground.” for classes because her family was unable to afford the outMay, Governor Nathan Deal signed HB 87, Georgia’s copycat At an event co-sponsored by the Athens Immigrant Rights of-state tuition she was legally required to pay. Freedom legislation of Arizona’s SB 1070, into law. Before HB 87 went Coalition, Lambda Alliance and UGA GLOBES, “Latest American University is made up of students, like Keish, who do not have into effect, a U.S. District Court judge placed a hold on the Outcasts: Stories from Immigrants in Athens,” Gustavo, a GUYA law’s most controversial measures, stating that their intent was access to higher education because of financial limitations activist and FU student, stressed the importance of a moveand/or the Regents’ ban. to create “a climate of hostility, fear, mistrust and insecurity.” ment led by undocumented youth: “I don’t want you to fight Pamela Voekel, another UGA professor and FU co-founder, Many have suggested that a similar motivation lies behind the for me. I want you to fight with me.” is excited by the enthusiasm of the students. “[The FU faculty] Board of Regents’ policy.

As more anti-immigrant legislation is proposed in states were all in agreement after the first day,” she says; “it was the mid the University of Georgia’s “celebration of couracross the country, and an environment of hostility increasbest first day of class any of us have had. We have an excited age,” concerned community members, including five group of students who are eager to participate in sophisticated ingly threatens the undocumented, the courage of FU students prominent UGA professors, have responded to the ban and organizers echoes that of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. academic discussion about big ideas.” with the opening of Freedom University, “a volunteer-driven While that may suggest that we are living, once again, in a time of global tumult, it is also a hopeful indicator of the posorganization that provides rigorous college-level instruction to he FU program has received a lot of national attensibility for change. all academically qualified students regardless of their immigration. “The reaction to Freedom University has been tion status,” according to its mission statement. The project overwhelmingly positive,” Voekel explains. “People Melissa Hovanes gets its name from the Freedom Schools of the 1964 Freedom are excited to get involved with the project,” she says, “and

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everyday people Mia Kytle, Massage Therapist Everyday People learns every week that the “average Athenian” is a myth: each interview subject turns out to be a spectacular individual. What is true, however, is that almost all Athenians rave about Athens. Mia Kytle, a massage therapist at Skin Revolution Spa, is no exception. Mia says growing up in Athens gave her the freedom to become the person she wanted to be. Now, in addition to providing different types of massage, she studies medicinal herbs and gardening, and she dreams of running her own gardening company one day. In the meantime, she is raising her children and enjoying the benefits of an exceptionally large extended family.

Flagpole: How did you get into massage?

Mia Kytle: It probably goes all the way back to me being in middle school and finding out that I have sensitivities to different products… I just started doing all natural things, like I had my Burt’s Beeswax that I wasn’t allergic to, and through that, I got more and more into using herbs and essential oils.

I worked in plant nurseries for forever. I have a green thumb. I guess just being in that kind of lifestyle and wanting to apply that to help people to feel better.

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FP: So, you worked at Village Herb Shop and then Pangea Herbs. What was that like?

MK: Oh, I loved it. It was wonderful. I enjoyed being surrounded by ladies all the time and just having a really strong support group. When I worked there is when I was pregnant with my third daughter, and it was just amazing.

FP: What were your customers like?

MK: We had all kinds in there, really. It a pretty interesting place to work.

You’d be amazed at the diversity of the clientele there. Really, all kinds of people.

FP: Did you ever meet anyone who was against natural medicine?

MK: Well, pretty much any time you mention it to a doctor, they get agitated, or they’re like, “Yeah, if you feel like doing that because it helps your mental state, that’s fine.”

FP: So, you like to garden as well?

MK: Absolutely. My husband and I are avid gardeners. We’re always in the yard. Our children—my little brother was making fun of me because my son can’t throw a ball very well, and I was like, “Well, you know what, he can take you on a hike in the woods and show you a bunch of edible and medicinal plants! Can you do that?” But, we’re always in the garden.

We have a huge garden. It’s our dream someday—we’re kind of working on it—to have a company called Athens Garden Starters where we help people get their gardens started.

Because it’s a really overwhelming thought for a lot of people, but if you can just come in and start it and mulch it and set it up so all they have to do is go out and weed it and pick their fruit, then a lot of people would be like, “Yeah, I would like to do that.” So, that’s something we’re kind of working on right now. And we have a small greenhouse at our house.

FP: So, are you from Athens originally?

MK: I’m from Athens basically originally. We moved to Athens when I was like in the fourth grade. Before that, we lived in Madison County for a few years. I was born in California. I lived there until I was like six.

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FP: Was growing up in Athens a positive experience for you?

MK: Oh, I loved it. I don’t think I would be the same person if I grew up anywhere else. There’s just so many influences from the university, and it’s such a big artists’ community, and there’s so much music here. I guess the freedom… there’s just a lot of freedom to become whoever you need to be in Athens.

FP: How has Athens changed in the time you’ve been here?

MK: Oh, my gosh—there’s so much traffic now. When we first moved to Athens, there was a huge uproar because they wanted to put a billboard up somewhere here on the Eastside.

People were, like, protesting it, and they didn’t want a billboard on the Eastside. And look at it now. I mean, we lived over down Barnett Shoals on Brookstone, and my mom let me ride my bike to Kroger all the time. No. Not now. I would just go ride my bike and be gone for hours, and they were cool with it. It’s not that safe anymore. It’s a lot bigger. There’s a lot more people.

FP: So, you mentioned that you’re adopted, and that you were able to get back in touch with your birth family. Could you tell me about that?

MK: Well, I was older when I was adopted. I was three when my parents got me, and they actually weren’t able to adopt me until I was seven or eight, so I understood what was going on and everything.

My parents have always been honest with me.

When we still lived in California, I visited my other siblings who were with other families, so we stayed in touch for a little while, and when we moved to Georgia, I guess we kind of lost contact with them.

And my sister, Sabrina, found us somehow.

FP: Do you find that having multiple layers of family has had a big impact on who you are?

MK: Yeah, definitely. My family is so complicated and blended, but it’s still all mine, you know? I grew up with a certain family, and my mom was divorced and she got remarried, and I had had a brother who passed away when I was younger, and then I had my new stepsiblings plus my other brother I grew up with… Then I knew my other family in California. When people ask me how many siblings I have, I’m like, “This is very complicated. Sit down for a minute, and I’ll draw you a map.” But my sister Sarah, who grew up in my house, likes to call my [biological] sister “my sister’s sister.” So, everybody does things like that just to confuse people… My biological sister moved here, they don’t have other family here, so my niece took my stepdad to grandparents’ day. She was like, “This is my… Steve.”

FP: Do you think it’s helpful for your children to have so many different types of connections?

MK: Absolutely. You know, it’s kind of funny, because our family is so big, and it seems like we’re related to everybody, that when my kids were really young, when my daughter saw a man over 50, she was like, “Papa!” And I was like, “No, that one’s actually not our papa. We only have five.”

FP: I guess it gives them love for everybody.

MK: Oh, absolutely. They are so loved by so many people.

It’s great.

18 & over / ID reqd. Tickets available online and at Georgia Theatre Box Office

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26 Household Management presents

CASPA

MIGHTY HIGH COUP, PLOYD, TASTE TESTER, ORGANIC VARIANCE with

DOORS 8:00pm • DUBSTEP 9:00pm

fRIDAY, OCTOBER 28

JAMES McMURTRY AND JASON ISBELL & THE 400 UNIT

DOORS 8:00pm • SHOW 9:00pm

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29

WILD RUMPUS III

HALLOWEEN BASH

with BEATS ANTIQUE, KITE TO THE MOON, SHOWTIME, PACKWAY HANDLE BAND covering DEVO & DAVID BOWIE DOORS 8:00pm • SHOW 9:00pm

MONDAY, OCTOBER 31

STS9

SOLD OUT!

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2 CLAY LEVERETT & KIMBERLY MORGAN performing the hits of George Jones & Tammy Wynette w/

DAVE MARR

DOORS 8:00pm • SHOW 9:00pm

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3 WUOG presents

GROGUS AND

KENOSHA KID

DOORS 8:00pm • SHOW 9:00pm

fRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4

DANK SINATRA, MOON TAxI & MAMA’S LOVE DOORS 8:00pm • SHOW 9:00pm

COMING SOON 11/5 11/6 11/7 11/8 11/9 11/10 11/11 11/15 11/16 11/17 11/18

KELLER WILLIAMS ROBERT EARL KEEN DR. ARVIN SCOTT’S “BEAT THE DRUM” MARCHfOURTH MARCHING BAND RECKLESS KELLY PANTYRAID W/ TNT KINCHAfOONEE COWBOYS NEEDTOBREATHE SOLD OUT! UGA HEROS PRESENTS 1ST ANNUAL UNITY STEP SHOW GEORGE CLINTON AND PARLIAMENT fUNKADELIC PERPETUAL GROOVE

11/19 11/27 11/30 12/2 12/6 12/7 12/8 12/9 12/10 12/16 12/31

DRIVIN N CRYIN STRING CHEESE INCIDENT SOLD OUT! GREG PROOPS (STAND-UP COMEDY) BIG GIGANTIC WALE BEIRUT W/ PERfUME GENIUS LEE BRICE W/ HOLMAN AUTRY BAND MODERN SKIRTS W/ LERA LYNN SKRILLEx CELL SOLD OUT! BLOODKIN & fRIENDS ExILE ON LUMPKIN ST. REPTAR AND fRIENDS

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20 Select Draft Beers

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30 Different Types of

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3 BLOOD SHOTS

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