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The last time Joe Causey appeared in this column he had saved an Athens Symphony performance by putting aside his violin and sight-reading an organ piece he had never seen before when the organist went missing in the middle of the concert. His main instrument is the piano, and on a recent Sunday evening he was back at the Symphony for a monumental triumph.

If you know Gershwin’s sublime “Rhapsody in Blue,” you know that it demands a virtuosic piano performance integrated into the orchestra’s score. “Rhapsody” is not one of those pieces where the orchestra plays for a while and then the soloist plays for a while. In this one, they’re all in there together, and it builds from the opening, plaintive clarinet line to a blast-out-all-the-stops frenzy at the end, with the orchestra and the soloist riffing off each other, flinging the pianist into soaring arpeggios, pushing the orchestra into flights of horns and strings that end with a veritable wall of sound crashing around the flying hands of the pianist. As the music crescendoed to its finale in the Classic Center, the audience jumped to a standing, clapping, shouting ovation as Joe Causey bowed with his self-deprecating half-smile.

Joe’s triumph is no accident. He has been preparing for it all his life, so much so that you could see that he was savoring every note, with a gleam crinkling his eyes as he contemplated the next barrage of chords.

This is the same guy who as a boy bought himself a typewriter and hung around the Georgia Center scrounging up work typing research papers, complete with footnotes, for teachers attending summer school. The same lad who rode his horse up Westlake Drive to Clarke Middle School, who cut grass and saved his money, who served in the four years as a French language Joe’s triumph Navy expert, who came back home and is no accident. ran the family electrical supply business, keeping the books and every month, pre-computers, typing out hundreds of statements itemizing every breaker, bulb and Big Heat; who volunteered as a typesetter at the young Athens Observer, where, with the same derring-do he applied to the Steinway, he attacked the Compugraphic keyboard, smoking Tareyton cigarettes, eating M&M’s and drinking Coca-Colas as he corrected the copy while he typed and advised copy writers about their grammar and syntax.

Joe is retired from Farm Electric (currently House Electric) now, free to roam around town on his red scooter or in his midnight blue Mustang convertible, accompanied by his dog Murphy and son Taylor, who requires care that Joe splits with former wife and still-friend Marianne Causey.

In addition to reading for Learning Ally (Reading for the Blind and Dyslexic) and serving as rehearsal organist for the First Presbyterian Church choir (where he once served as chair of the board of deacons) Joe straightens out the estates of various family members, fires off irate letters to bankers and congressmen alike (he does not suffer fools gladly) and enjoys traveling when he can get away.

In these declining days of Western civilization, Joe Causey personifies the virtues that made our country great: he has always worked hard, saved his money, supported his family and friends and done much more good behind the scenes that he’ll ever take credit for. As if all that weren’t enough, Joe enjoys life immensely and does not give in to adversity.

I hope Joe will forgive this. It’s for me, not him. It’s also a reminder to all of us to take advantage of the richness that we have in the arts here in Athens. You never know when, just by showing up, you’ll be present when a great performance happens. Joe is a pianist who taught himself (with help) to play the violin. Athens is filled with multi-instrumentalists and with people, like Joe, who work hard at their jobs and their music and who on any given night are liable to cut loose with a stunning performance.

The next Athens Symphony performance is the Christmas Concert, with the Athens Symphony Chorus, Saturday, Dec. 10 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 11 at 3 p.m. in the Classic Center Theater. Just pick up your free tickets in advance at the Classic Center box office during business hours. This time Joe will be back at second fiddle—unless that Steinway starts to rise from the pit.

Pete McCommons editor@flagpole.com

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Shocked, They Are Shocked!: At the mayor and both state caucuses ever closer to being sincommission’s Nov. 8 work session, the number gle-race alliances (the Republicans, of course, one item on the agenda was to outline this already are one). That may not technically community’s legislative priorities to the local dilute black representation per se, but it cerGeorgia House and Senate delegations. tainly, and with calculated intent, decreases To that end, commissioners had requested the influence of the party that—Herman senior staff briefly present some of the issues Cain fallacy aside—exclusively elects AfricanAthens faces that can be directly affected American candidates in this state. by legislation at the state level. Things like So, nice job keeping a close eye on the the disproportionate impact of the state minority representation thing, Clarke County property tax assessment moratorium on a Republicans—we’re glad you’re on top of that. geographically tiny county with a huge volume While you’re at it, we assume you’ll be taking of tax-exempt property; like the need for resa long, sober look at Georgia’s voter I.D. law toration of funding to the state Environmental to make sure it doesn’t present disproportionProtection Division so it can actually respond ate hardships to African Americans who want to crises like last summer’s Trail Creek chemito vote in your racially egalitarian state. You cal spill when they happen; like the fact that know: the one you spent five years in court the Georgia Water Stewardship Act requires keeping on the books. You’ll get right on it, communities to get a special dispensation to right? institute water use restrictions that exceed state standards, not just for more lenient Be Vigilant: You may have heard that there ones. And so, for about an hour, the legislahas lately been a rash of incidents in downtors listened patiently while the professionals town bars wherein some vile and cowardly explained what we need from them to be able person or persons have apparently spiked the to run our community effectively, the way drinks of unsuspecting women, then sexually local voters want it.

Then, we got a taste of the delegation’s priorities. And it seems those all involve AthensClarke County’s commission district map, which commissioners recently approved after it was painstakingly revised by a local committee and must now be approved by the Legislature and the U.S. Dept. of Justice. That local reapportionment process was bafflingly and somewhat embarrassingly meddled with

by Rep. Doug McKillip, who wanted to redraw the lines to create a district or two that Around 150 people rallied at the Arch and marched through downtown could be won (in nonpartisan in support of Occupy Athens Friday evening. All ages were represented, ACC races) by Republicans. and some dogs, including a faux bulldog on a leash held by prominent Not having gained much local attorney Russell Edwards. Gretchen Elsner and Ben Austin (see traction with that dubious photo) were on hand for the event. [Pete McCommons] approach, McKillip has shifted his focus to ACC’s two “superdistricts,” and his rationale to the protection assaulted them. Everyone, please keep a careof minority voting strength. That apparently ful eye on your drinks while you’re out, and sounds good enough to Republican senators on your female friends as well.

Bill Cowsert and Frank Ginn, who at the work session jumped aboard Doug’s bandwagon in And Around We Go: Remember how ACC comchallenging the superdistricts’ legitimacy. missioners wanted to make sure the office of You know, because they dilute Africanthe county environmental coordinator wasn’t American voting strength (not because they’re being hindered from having a meaningful role currently occupied by two of the strongest in the government? Well, now the latest occuprogressive voices on the commission, Kelly pant of that office, Eric Blair, has resigned.

Girtz and Mike Hamby). Cowsert basically The job was posted on the county website Oct. demanded that a committee appointed by 31 and is still open, so if you’re interested in Mayor Nancy Denson to look at the superdistaking a crack at it, best of luck! tricts (see City Dope, Oct. 12 and 19, for more on that project of the mayor’s) complete its But Wait, There’s More!: Late last week, it was work by Jan. 1, in time for the next legislative announced that Matt Forshee, the executive session. Based on the membership of Denson’s director of that Athens Economic Development committee and the delegation’s obvious leanFoundation we’ve all heard so much about ings, that probably means the Athens map this year, will step down Dec. 12 to take a job the Legislature approves early next year won’t closer to Fayetteville, where he and his family include superdistricts. live. Jinx Patel, the EDF board chair, issued a Rep. Keith Heard, the lone Democrat and, statement saying Forshee had never been able thus, the lone African American in the delegato sell his house in Fayetteville in order to tion, summed up the cheap and stupid irony move to Athens, and commending him for his of the situation, observing, “My Republican year-and-a-half of service. She also noted that colleagues are certainly concerned about the board would be “consider[ing] next steps minority representation!” He’s got that right— for organizational leadership,” which isn’t except when said colleagues are using their exactly the same thing as saying they’d be hirown legislative redistricting process to pair ing a new executive director. Stay tuned! incumbent white Democrats with black ones in districts with large black majorities, moving Dave Marr news@flagpole.com

city pages records—”so, students are now being held accountable for things they do off-campus,” Williamson said.

Athens is a difficult place to police, Lumpkin said, because so many different kinds of people live here—some well-educated, others illiterate or Spanish-speaking. “It’s easier Local crime stats have continued a downfor us if it’s homogeneous,” Lumpkin said: “all ward trend, Athens-Clarke County Police black, all white, all rich, all poor.”

Chief Jack Lumpkin told the Federation of Juvenile offenders are an increasing conNeighborhoods at a forum on crime and law cern in ACC, Sheriff Ira Edwards said. “There’s enforcement last week. Since 1996, violent not a day that I go by my office, that there’s crimes in ACC are down by 29 percent, and not a little kid sitting there in shackles.” property crimes by 48 percent. The declines There are 10-year-olds in Clarke County wearfollow a national trend. ing ankle monitors for breaking into cars, he Most violent crimes—over 90 percent—are said. But detention centers are basically full— committed by someone the victim knows, and ”There’s no room at the inn,” said Edwards, alcohol is usually involved, Lumpkin said. “A “and the sad part about it is, these kids lot of the places where you see violent crimes know it.” They get in trouble, but “they don’t are places where people are going to buy have any remorse”—and will likely end up in drugs,” added ACC Police Maj. Carter Greene. prison, Edwards believes. “In my opinion, it “It’s [on] the periphery goes back to parenting… of public housing that we spare the rod, you “There’s not a day that I go you see problems,” he said, spoil the child.” “not in public housing,” The U.S. imprisby my office, that there’s which has strict rules ons more people per for its residents. “We do capita than any other not a little kid sitting have problems with a lot nation; yet, the lawthere in shackles.” of the Section 8 [federmen lamented, Georgia’s ally subsidized] housing,” prisons and youth facilihe said. All ACC crime calls (except sexual ties are too full for any but the most serious crimes) are posted daily on the police departcriminals. What’s the problem? “We’ve lost the ment’s website. family unit,” Williamson said; even wealthy Drinking is a common factor in crime— parents “don’t provide that emotional stabiland not just for the perpetrators, UGA Police ity” children need.

Chief Jimmy Williamson told the group. People Lumpkin cited local high school statistics: who’ve had too much to drink “make for an “Five years ago, in Clarke County, we were easy target,” he said. While drunk driving graduating [only] 35 percent of black students numbers are down—”we’ve won the war on in this jurisdiction. Why do you think they’re DUI,” Williamson said—some UGA students sitting out there in the jail?” he asked. That are getting drunker at other times, he caunumber is now up to 65 percent. “And then, tioned. In addition, he said, “we’re seeing once we educate them, we have to have ecostudents with dependency issues… We’re now nomic development,” he added. “People have into a generation of students who—a numto have jobs.” ber of them—have been medicated most of ACC’s recent rash of metal thefts is “one their [lives].” UGA is one of the few schools of those things that’s really hard to combat,” that alerts parents about alcohol infracGreene said. Once copper is stripped from an tions, and UGA police also watch ACC arrest air conditioning unit, it can’t be identified,

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and “just being in possession of it is not against the law.” Police are requesting a state law that would delay payment for scrap-metal sales by 72 hours and mandate payment by check instead of cash. “We feel like that would have a big impact,” Greene said.

Burglaries are down from an earlier rash, and residents can discourage them (or help catch perpetrators) by staying wary, according to Greene. “Most of the burglaries that we catch in progress, it’s because somebody called us,” he said. Added ACC Police Maj. Mark Sizemore, “you would be surprised how many people, following a burglary… have seen something suspicious but didn’t report it to the police.”

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Craigslist is also watched, but flea markets are harder to monitor.

“Having a dog is a deterrent,” Sizemore added. “That is one thing that might make that person go to your neighbor’s house [instead of yours].” Alarms discourage burglars from staying long if they get in—but many people don’t turn them on. Just having people on the street—runners, dog walkers, kids playing—discourages crime. “What we need is people paying attention,” he said—”and being a little bit suspicious.”

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The ballots have been tabulated, and Georgia’s voters have supported the idea of ending the prohibition on Sunday sales of alcoholic beverages in package and grocery stores. More than 80 percent of the cities and counties that held referendums on the issue voted to legalize Sunday package sales. There were just 21 communities that voted against ending the prohibition.

The cities passing Sunday sales included Warner Robins, Perry and Centerville, which are all located in Houston County. Centerville also had one of the earliest effective dates for the alcohol sales. Former governor Sonny Perdue, who is probably the bestknown resident of Houston County, thwarted all attempts during his administration to end the Sunday sales ban by telling lawmakers he would veto any such bill they adopted. It is ironic that Perdue lives in a county where those sales were not only approved but will take effect earlier than anyplace else.

With such a strong show of support for ending the alcohol ban, the attention of politicians will turn to other activities that generate “sin tax” revenues for state and local governments: horse racing and casino gambling. Rep. Harry Geisinger (R-Roswell) has been pushing for years to legalize pari-mutuel wagering on horse races. He makes the argument that horse racing would bring more economic development to Georgia and revitalize the state’s agriculture industry.

The leadership of the Georgia lottery has been looking at the casino issue, commissioning a study this year that says casinos stocked with video gambling machines in Atlanta, Savannah and Jekyll Island could generate more than $900 million annually in state revenues.

“Georgia, in particular the Atlanta metropolitan area, would be viewed by the gaming industry as one of the most prized opportunities in North America, largely because it has

one of the largest, most affluent, untapped markets,” the study said.

Ray Newman, the chief lobbyist for the Georgia Baptist Convention, contested the economic development argument during a recent legislative hearing. “There’s always over-promise and under-delivery on this issue,” Newman said.

Newman raised another point worth considering: the expansion of gambling activities in a state can be an invitation to political corruption. We saw that happen in Alabama, where a group of state legislators and lobbyists were indicted on federal charges of conspiring to buy and sell votes for millions of dollars to get electronic bingo legalized. One state senator was allegedly offered $2 million for his vote on the electronic bingo legislation. I’m not sure it would be a great idea to dangle that sort of temptation in front of Georgia’s lawmakers.

Gov. Nathan Deal has issued public statements opposing the expansion of gambling and has acted upon those statements, ordering GBI agents to shut down “Internet cafés” where patrons have been playing video gaming machines.

Legislators can bypass the governor on this issue if they can round up enough votes.

It would require a two-thirds majority vote in both the Georgia House and the Senate to put constitutional amendments on the ballot related to horse racing or casino gambling, but once that two-thirds majority has been obtained, the governor could not veto the proposed amendment.

I don’t think I would bet any money just yet on the possibility of Georgia legislators passing a casino-gambling amendment, but the issue is being seriously considered. As lawmakers become more desperate to find new sources of revenue to address budget shortages, they will be more likely to give it a try.

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Consumer Values: With calls to withdraw money from big banks and deposit instead in local credit unions, the Occupy Wall Street movement, in the course of venting frustration at its namesake location, has touched on an interesting question of values. If we take the defining feature of credit unions to be that they are member-owned, the shift towards a democratic and local system of banking is an interesting one. How does that idea scale up to other aspects of our lives? How many of our daily needs could be met by democratically controlled institutions?

inherent in building projects should certainly be on the table, given that so much of the current economic situation is driven by the failures of that system. While homeowners’ associations are a democratic mechanism, the priorities embodied in the design of a given subdivision don’t necessarily make for a good community. New Urbanism’s influence on the real estate market has gotten us a little closer, but the levels of collaboration and community for which neighborhoods built by their future residents have the potential make them exciting propositions.

Public Utilities: Already, many niches in the local market are filled by similarly crafted organizations. Georgia’s rural history means that many utilities date back to the Depression and the Rural Electrification

Eating Democratically: Cooperative groceries are another example of how basic needs could be met in more democratic ways, the Daily Groceries Co-op on Prince Avenue being a local example. Organizations like the several regional farmers’ markets and Athens Locally Grown also operate with many of these principles in mind, sourcing staples in a values-driven manner.

Historically, Athens was also home to the Athens Cooperative Creamery, a co-op dairy sourcing milk from regional farms to local customers on a more commercial scale.

Endless Possibilities: With many of these options, the diligent occupier-consumer has the potential to meet most of his or Member-driven utilities have the potential to make big changes in our communiher needs locally, in a ties. EMCs have responded to customer interest by selling electricity generated at way that bypasses forsites like this low-impact hydro plant on the Middle Oconee. profit corporations. The real question, though, Administration. EMCs—electric memberis what happens when these folks not only ship corporations—are not-for-profit utiliutilize these not-for-profit services, but start ties, established in the days when for-profit shaping the agendas of their organizations as companies thought it wasn’t cost effective voting owner-customers. to provide services to scattered farms. Most Could rural power companies make big of the state’s 42 EMCs share ownership in a commitments to sustainability and clean couple of larger not-for-profit entities—the energy? Could cooperative neighborhood Oglethorpe Power Corporation and the Georgia groceries expand their model to become fullTransmission Corporation—which coordinate service supermarkets? In the case of housgeneration and transmission on a larger scale. ing, if owners were involved in the design of Municipal water and sewer already fit their neighborhood, would they stay in place the bill for the most part, provided as they for much longer, ending the cycle of housetypically are by city or county governments. upgrading that has resulted in inflated and Natural gas is a little bit harder, but there is underwater mortgages? How might credit at least one publicly oriented option in that unions become more active agents in their market: Walton Natural Gas, owned by the not- lending, with micro-loans and similar stratefor-profit Walton EMC. gies to benefit locally minded entrepreneurs?

With all customers owning an equal share Clearly, there’s money to be made in the bankin the utility, the ability to shift the values ing world; if the values are shifted towards of that utility is much simpler than with an communities and people rather than profit, investor-owned entity like Georgia Power, how might that benefit us? which isn’t as accountable to its customers. One example of this more values-driven Values-Driven Commerce: Ultimately, what the approach was the creation of Green Power EMC occupiers have raised in my mind is a question in 2001. Among its other sustainable sources, about what it means to be a smart consumer. that company uses power from a hydroelectric Many have found themselves on the street, plant at Tallassee Shoals on the Middle Oconee either by choice as a protester or by a lack of River, just north of Athens. options as someone foreclosed upon or laid off. With more awareness and diligence in Homeowner-Operators?: Co-housing and other terms of defining the values that govern the member-driven housing development strateentities we depend upon, maybe something gies can provide alternatives to the boombetter could emerge. and-bust real estate market. An exploration of how we shelter ourselves and the priorities Kevan Williams athensrising@flagpole.com

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1790, the people of the Muscogee-Creek relationship, he made two important conditions for his supup, forty or fifty miles higher; besides that the white peoNation were anticipating the results of their port: hunting rights would continue in the ceded lands until ple had built two or three houses on this side… I heard, peace embassy to New York, sent there by actual settlement, and Georgia must accept the “first water” of that the Cowetas were just going out to drive off all the invitation to meet with President Washington Oconee as the boundary line. stocks and kill some of the inhabitants… I have had more and his cabinet, and end their protracted war with Georgia Georgia honored none of his conditions, and breaking estabcomplaints laid before me of the like nature… that the over the Oconee River basin. Central to peace was a final lished protocol, never troubled itself with gaining the Creek white people came and encamped out, thirty or forty miles settlement and demarcation of a boundary between the Creek Nation’s ratification of the proposed treaty. For the Georgians, on this side of the river, and hunted, with fire, and all day Nation and the State of Georgia. The Creek delegates knew Tallassee Mico’s signature was enough, and immediate surveys with rifles, and destroyed the game so bad, that they can what compromises would be acceptable to their people, and began under armed escort. Repeated warnings from Creek hardly find a turkey or a deer to kill, and with great gangs largely achieved these goals, including the recovery of lands councils were not taken seriously, of dogs hunting bear; this the along their southern border with Georgia. and promotion of new Georgia land Indians say they cannot put up Back in the Creek Nation, the provisions, including one for Anglo settlement went forward. with…” [American State Papers, establishing the Oconee River as the western limit to Georgia Beginning in 1786, the Oconee Indian Affairs, Vol. 1, p. 381] settlement, were well received by assembled leaders. However, War broke up Georgia’s new settlewhen the treaty line was explained, the council found Georgia’s ments and nearly ruined the state’s With clear provocation and boundary to extend across the Oconee headwaters to the South economy. policy, Georgia militants vandalFork, or Apalachee River. This was out of the question for many This was the war which ized the Beloved Forks, igniting the of the leading headmen, and in a dramatic show of protest, brought Georgia to adopt the U.S. wrath of Creek hunters. Tallassee they threw their tobacco into the council fire in disgust. Their Constitution unanimously, in anxMico, disillusioned by Georgia’s ill view prevailed in subsequent assemblies, and the standing of ious expectation of federal intertreatment, emerged as a champion at least one Creek leader was irreparably damaged over the vention. This was the war which of the lands. We don’t know if he issue. As far as the Creek Nation was conpersonally joined the Creek cattle cerned, Georgia would have nothing west drive, but he certainly saw the of the North Oconee River. scalps of Georgians found over the Although trifling when seen on a “first water” of his Beloved Forks. map, the land in the Forks of Oconee was The man who fostered friendship “Atchakee”: sacred, beloved, holy ground. with Georgia in its darkest hours of Through the heart of this country, which war—honoring his father’s wishes today incorporates the counties of Clarke, to do so—lived the balance of his Jackson, Barrow, Oconee and Banks, life its implacable enemy. flows the Middle Oconee River. A major More than a decade of diploshoal along its course bears the name macy and warfare defined the Tallassee. This was the name of a large struggle for the Forks. Its signifiA 1790 sketch of Tallassee Mico by John Trumbull. cance can be found in some surCreek tribal town located near the center of the Nation. The special interest which prising places. Spanish governors the people of Tallassee and Creek leadin both Pensacola and New Orleans promised Creek leaders that ers like Tallassee Mico held in the Oconee their claim would be defended in ongoing Spanish-American Forks strongly indicates that the town talks. News of Georgia’s incursion across the North Oconee maintained winter settlements here, from reached the Ohio Valley, adversely affecting peace talks which its people fished, hunted, traded. between tribal leaders and United States officials at Niagara.

These winter settlements at the shoals Chief Brant of the Six Nations explained: “…at the rapids of may have served Tallassee Mico’s vision of the Miami [River], messengers from the Creek nations arrived restoring the “Beloved Path”: trade with there and brought authentic information of the white people Georgia and hunting rights east of the having encroached upon that part of the confederacy. This North Oconee. intelligence at once gave a change to the face of the proceedThe bond which Tallassee and other ings and, probably, was the sole cause of the abrupt terminaCreek towns held for the Forks suggests a tion of the negotiations for peace…” far older link. Ruins of ancient fish weirs The last military engagement over the Forks occurred in the are visible in the river bed; pottery shards spring of 1794, when Georgia militia were routed by Creek warare readily found where the grounds have riors near High Shoals on the Apalachee. By then, the balance been disturbed, and notable cairns of of power in America was changing. Increased political pressure select white quartz—all are evidence of from the United States, a growing militancy in Georgia, failing this older bond. Bottomlands here are Creek allies and an unwise war with the Chickasaws brought choice agricultural sites, and clay deposits Creek leaders to surrender what they had so passionately held. are abundant in the river banks.

At the Treaty of Colerain in 1796, the Creek delegation As early as 1773, before the outbreak aggressively sparred with both U.S. and Georgia commissioners of the Revolutionary War, Georgia leaders in nearly three weeks of intense diplomacy. Once again, the had learned of the unyielding devotion Creeks prevailed on several notable fronts, but bitterly failed in the Creek people held for the Oconee their bid to retain the Beloved Forks. Witnessing the distress of country. It was then that Creek leadthe Creek representatives and understanding the significance of “However trifling it may appear on the map, it is a considerable tract of country.”—from a letter ers informed Georgia of the Oconee’s the moment, the U.S. commissioners pressed the issue, bluntly written by Creek leader Alexander McGillivray to Secretary of War Henry Knox.

“Beloved” status: a status reserved for asking, “Is this the assent of the nation?” the exceptionally valuable. The earliThe interpreter responded, “Yes. I am asked to speak the est Georgia surveys of the Oconee valley occurred during the the Washington administration aimed to end with the treaty sense of the [Creek] representation, and it is this: The matter Revolution; they provoked a violent response by the Creek in New York, only to provoke civil unrest and disobedience in question has been laid before them, since they have been people and played a role in bringing them into an otherwise among Georgians who saw the Creek treaty as a federal land here. It was a strange and a hard matter—a thing which they exclusively Anglo civil war. theft. From the 1790 meeting in New York to the fall of 1792, had not explained to them in New York and could not explain It was in the interests of peace and the restoration of trade the treaty slumbered, and in spite of the presence of federal to the nation. It was with the utmost reluctance that they that Tallassee Mico met with Georgians after the Revolution peacekeepers in the valley, crossing the Oconee became a douconsented to give the land away; it was like pulling out their in the fall of 1783. State leaders needed land to meet their ble-dare for Georgians and Creeks alike. As for the boundary, a hearts, and throwing them away.” obligations to veterans who fought for Georgia’s independence. federal survey stalled at the Oconee Forks, while the headwaAnd so it was with caution that Tallassee Mico promoted a ters remained under Creek dominion until the following winter.

Steven Scurry compromise: the state would gain land on the eastern bank of the Oconee, for restoring the “Old Beloved Path,” linking “I hear from the Indians, respecting the inhabitants Local ecologists, environmental groups and neighbors are working to proGeorgia and the Creek nation in new bonds of friendship and on the Oconee driving great gangs of cattle over on this tect a large Athens-Clarke County tract that was once part of the sacred trade. In laying the foundation for this peaceful and profitable side in the fork of Julla Packa [Apalachee], and from that land of the Creek Nation.

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What? So, this is what we’ve come to, where we can’t run through the woods near a country club for fear of something happening?

We’re transposing this attitude to apply to our kids, too. This conversation brought to mind one of the things parents are quick to forget these days: the world is not out to get your child. The boogeyman is in your head.

This idea also came up at a recent discussion hosted by a friend of mine—which, ironically, was happening while the conversation about running in the woods was taking place, so I wasn’t able to go. But the topic of the evening was the concept of “free-range par-

But in reality, the vast majority of these kids are returned in a few hours, often having been reported missing as a dig against the exspouse more than out of true concern. In the entire United States, 115 abductions a year are true, movie-style kidnappings (stranger takes child overnight, demands ransom, etc.).

Locally, according to Athens-Clarke County Police Chief Joseph H. Lumpkin Sr., Clarke County is safer than it was 40 years ago, statistically speaking. At a recent neighborhood forum focusing on crime, he noted that this year’s cases of assault are up 3.7 percent over last year’s 236 cases. Crimes such as rape and theft have seen double-digit percent increases. But wait—before you start thinking, “See, I told you our world is going to hell in a handbasket,” those statistics, over decades, actually show crime decreasing. In 1980, for example, there were 329 cases of assault. In 1990? 517 assaults.

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But the idea of letting your kids graze out in a pasture intrigued me, so I Googled it.

Lo and behold, the idea made perfect sense. No, free-range kids are not raised on an organic farm. They are kids whose parents refuse to believe that the boogeyman is coming for them whenever they set foot outside the house. Rather than having their afternoons filled with lessons and team sports, these kids are allowed to walk to a neighbor’s house alone, make themselves dinner or even climb a tree without someone hovering over them, making sure they’re doing it OK. Unlike most by-the-book parenting strategies, this one felt right to me. It bothers me to my core when I hear people talking about how “unsafe” our world is these days. How “kids can’t do anything anymore.” I was at an event recently where the grandmotherly woman next to me said, “They’re taking away our children’s innocence.”

OK, so I have no idea what that means, but it was said as a general reflection on our society’s ills. So, allow me to say: Really, people, it’s not so bad out there. On the surface, for example, the number of children kidnapped every year is frightening—800,000 are reported missing every year, according to the Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

“We have a lot less crime than we did back then,” said Lumpkin, recalling living in the county 40 years ago. Rather than keeping them indoors, parents should be more vigilant about what their kids do online. “They’re not as safe on the computer as they are in the yard,” said University of Georgia Police Chief Jimmy Williamson. “We teach our children not to talk to strangers and then we don’t set up the safeguards online.”

Which brought up another interesting concept: kids as crime deterrents. It seems, Lumpkin and Williamson agreed, that kids playing in their yards are the first to notice when a strange car passes or when someone just doesn’t look like they belong. And they tattle. And then mom or dad calls the cops, and crime gets another bite taken out of it.

Of course, what you should let your kids do on their own depends on their age: at four, my daughter is still a bit too young to walk to school on her own. But giving your kids some responsibility, whether it’s setting the dinner table or feeding the cat, gives them a boost of self-confidence and the ability to make decisions on their own. I know it’s almost too easy to envision your child falling off the sidewalk into traffic or cracking her head open when she falls out of the tree, but we can’t always be holding our kids’ hands. They have a lot of growing up to do, and we need to step out of the way and let them do it.

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BBQ Beat: I’ve probably had Cabin Creek BBQ Co. (199 Memorial Drive, just off 441 on the far side of Nicholson from Athens) on my list of places to check out for three years now.

What a terrible waste of time on my part. Sure, it’s understandable. It’s not exactly around the corner, and it’s only open Friday, Saturday and Sunday, but it is worth the gas and the planning. The restaurant has an absolutely spotless interior.

Cleanliness is not my number-one priority in a restaurant, but it’s rare that a BBQ joint feels like Martha Stewart must be wiping down the tables.

The decor is awash in BBQ-related art, complete with the restaurant’s signature piece, a sort of sexy anthropomorphized female pig, looking back over her shoulder in the brokeback pose and surrounded by the words “Great Racks, Nice Butts.”

Really, the slogan should be the other way around. The ribs are nice, and the butts are superlative. If I had to get particular, I could say that the pulled pork may be a tiny bit salty, but it is some of the best I have had in the state, pulled to a perfect consistency and gorgeously smoky. The sauce is Georgia-style, tomatoey and on the sweet side, although there’s also a bottle of vinegar on the table, and your best bet is to mix that with some of the sweet and some of the hot version of the sauce.

Regardless, the cue doesn’t need sauce, which is the goal.

The ribs are very different from what I was expecting, but they’re very tasty, too. They’re cooked with a serious rub that has notes of sweet and salt and plenty of heat, and they call to mind Chinese spareribs more than the traditional BBQ rib, as they’re neither simple and dry nor sopped in sauce; instead, they’re like a heavily …gorgeously encrusted Memphis-style. They’re cooked smoky… to just the right texture, though, and rather addictive.

The sides are good, too. The baked beans are porky and deeply flavored. The coleslaw is unbelievably simple and, therefore, just right, with no sugar to get in the way of a fresh cabbage taste. The macaroni and cheese is clearly made with real cheese, not powder. Another thing Cabin Creek offers that is just lovely is its chicken mull. Full of softened onions, dumplings rather than crackers, subtle heat and chicken that’s pulled rather than ground, it is a dang good soup.

The dessert is just as homemade, but not quite as good. It’s tough to pull off cobbler without it ending up soggy and too sugary, and the restaurant failed a little in that area. Still, the complaints are small and the accolades are many. Get ye to Nicholson. Cabin Creek is open for lunch and dinner Friday and Saturday and serves a lunch buffet on Sunday. It has no alcohol, takes credit cards and does take-out and catering.

Expansion: If you’re a fan of The Big Easy Café in Watkinsville but don’t live in Athens’ little neighbor, you’ll be happy to hear the business has opened a second location at 525 Baxter St. Maybe it’s that it’s been a while since I went to the original, but I was kind of impressed. New Orleans cuisine is not my numero uno, and the atmosphere at the Baxter branch isn’t as pleasant, but the staff is uniformly friendly, and the food is good. The fried shrimp po’boy may not be on bread as good as that at Sisters Creole, on the other side of town, but the remoulade sauce is great, and the sandwich itself is tasty. The seafood gumbo is made with one seriously dark roux and is far more than the usual pale imitation found most places.

Breakfast is worth checking out, too, with tightly rolled breakfast burritos you don’t need a fork to eat and a nice breakfast plate with well-made grits. Sure, the sausage patties aren’t wonderful, the ingredients in general show signs of a lack of investment, and the muffins are kind of greasy, but anyone cooking real food on Baxter Street gets kudos. The restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner Monday through Saturday, has no liquor license and takes credit cards.

What Up?: Prince’s Huddle House has closed to make way for an expansion of Emmanuel Episcopal Church. Normal Bar now has a hot dog cart on Tuesdays from six to close, with “premium hot dogs” plus fixings, in addition to Farm Cart on Mondays. Fooks Foods has moved across town, from Baxter Street to the Shoppes at South Milledge, where it will have more space and more stuff. Mama’s Boy intends to be open on Thanksgiving day.

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Ever since vinyl went the way of the dodo, along with great album cover art we’ve lost the simple but immense pleasure of the B-side, the track on the flipside of a 45 single that the label regarded as filler, but the rest of us knew as pure gold. The B-side was where the band would release cover songs, alternate versions, failed experiments and studio outtakes—in other words, all the music not deemed “product” and polished up, revealing the band at its most raw and unguarded.

Given the pressures on a band or artist to produce during every expensive second of studio time, one can often hear the joy in those numbers they play just for themselves.

The third verse of “Burning Hell” ends with Stipe shouting: “All the best people are burning down in Hell!” with the last word rising into a falsetto howl that must have pierced some eardrums, because you then hear Mike Mills mutter, “Sorry.” He needn’t have apologized; the howl punctuates the truth of the words. Just ask Chuck Palahniuk. The author of Fight Club, Choke, Invisible Monsters and several other works that have won him fame, fortune and much hipster cred has released his own version of a B-side with his new novel, Damned (Random House, 2011), a story of all the best people burning down in Hell.

Thirteen-year-old Madison Spencer, the overweight, frighteningly precocious and hopelessly cynical daughter of a movie star and a billionaire business mogul, awakens in a grimy cell in the Underworld, sentenced for the as-yet-unrevealed circumstances of her death. As she looks around at the other cells on her block, she discovers her neighbors are a jock, a punk, a nerd and a suburban princess; she has awakened in an infernal version of The Breakfast Club, a fact that is not lost on her.

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As they journey, Maddy reflects upon her own life: her stunted childhood at the hands of her terminally hip and self-absorbed parents, her trials as one of the less-than-beautiful people in her exclusive Swiss boarding school, her painfully blossoming sexuality as she finds herself drawn to the latest addition to her family’s collection of adopted orphans from around the world: a dark-eyed Serbian wild boy with neither manners nor gratitude.

In flashback after flashback, Palahniuk pieces together the events that led to Maddy’s fall, while she and her compatriots move ever closer to discovering their ultimate fates in Hell.

The Inferno narrative has been a favorite diversion of metaphor-seeking writers since Dante Alighieri used it to attack his enemies in the 1400s. Here Palahniuk uses it to achieve some very broad comedy. Of all the tools in his box, he has chosen a trowel for Damned, and subtle the novel is not. There are digs here at telemarketers, Internet porn, civil servants, fundamentalist religion, Hollywood and the wealthy, many of which are spot-on and many of which fall flat because they’re just too easy.

It’s obvious that this is not a serious comic novel for Palahniuk, and readers looking for one will be sorely disappointed. Taken as a B-side, however, and in that spirit, there’s a lot of fun to be had here. Completists—and there are many of them who would buy Palahniuk’s grocery lists between two covers— will want to pick this up in hardcover, but it may go down more easily at the gentler paperback price.

Blue Ribbon Review: You’ll read good things in this column about The Georgia Review, our homegrown literary journal that competes and wins against such heavyweights as The Atlantic Monthly and The New Yorker for some of the best writing in the nation. It’s not just me saying it. The folks behind the Pushcart Prize (the literary-magazine equivalent of the Pulitzer) have just released their rankings of the best publications for nonfiction writing nationally over the past 10 years, and we’re proud to congratulate The Georgia Review for coming out in first place. Be proud, Athens, we piss with the big boys.

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This tragedy sends them on a nightlong search for the perfect tree that involves Neil Patrick Harris and shooting Santa Claus.

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. k THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN–PART 1 (PG-13) Stephenie Meyer’s extremely popular teen-vamp-romance took a surreal turn in the fourth book. Bella (Kristen Stewart) and Edward (Robert Pattinson) finally marry. On the honeymoon, Bella becomes pregnant with a thing that should not be. Now the Cullens are caught between the Quileute wolves and the ancient Volturi, both of whom are threatened by this unknown new adversary. I’ll be interested to see how director Bill Condon (Gods and Monsters, Dreamgirls) handles the book’s R-rated events (specifically, the baby’s bloody birth) in a PG-13 manner.

CONTAGION (PG-13) Steven Soderbergh’s new “What if…” epidemic chiller is an excellent featurelength “Twilight Zone.” What if a deadly new, highly communicable virus entered the population? How quickly and effectively would the world’s governments and health agencies (represented by Laurence Fishburne, Kate Winslet, Bryan Cranston and

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COURAGEOUS (PG-13) First, the nice things. 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. I’ve seen several Hollywood hits that looked worse (direction, cinematography, editing, etc.). Now the bad: The talent in front of the camera still reeks of amateurism. Awkward reaction shots and line deliveries of stilted homilies and forced proverbs mar the professional Hollywood slick production values.

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).

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a nightmare. Too bad the trailers give away way too much of the mystery.

With Rachel Weisz as Will’s wife, Libby.

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 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.

of a videogame, and they bore far more than the violent, bloody action thrills you never get to play.

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!).

With Olivia Wilde, Alex Pettyfer, Cillian Murphy, Johnny Galecki and Vincent Kartheiser (“Mad Men”).

THE IRON GIANT (PG) 1999. The Incredibles director Brad Bird (his next film is the live action, Tom Cruise vehicle, Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol) first wowed audiences with this lovely animated tale about a giant robot (warmly voiced by Vin Diesel) being hunted by the government, and the little boy who befriends him. Featuring the voices of Jennifer Aniston as the boy’s single mother, Harry Connick Jr., Cloris Leachman,

Checkmate… and your eternal soul!

HAPPY FEET 2 (PG) Now a father, Mumble must help his son, Erik, find his place in the Emperor Penguin world while facing a new threat with his friends and family. Featuring the voices of Robin Williams, Pink and other famous folks.

• IMMORTALS (R) An in-spirit sequel of style to Zack Snyder’s 300, Immortals cannot conjure the historical magic of that 2006 blockbuster, but it is certainly more visually appealing than the bland, ugly Clash of the Titans.

One of Greek mythology’s greatest mortal heroes, Theseus (Henry Cavill, the soon-to-be-Superman), gets his exploits to foil King Hyperion’s (a quirky Mickey Rourke, who one can imagine bullying his way to portraying the villainous royal however he damn well pleased) plan to release the Titans and overthrow the gods told on the big screen. Quite probably the most visually striking film of the year, thanks to the genius of director Tarsem Singh (The Cell), the action adventure fails exactly as other films from the theater of the videogame have. Whereas cinematic videogames intercut predominantly weak storytelling with interactivity, films striving to look like videogames (the films of Zack Snyder and Paul W.S. Anderson) have yet to overcome their inability to be interactive, leaving the audience with thrilling visuals and a static, shallow narrative experience. Immortals’ dramatic sequences equate the cutscenes

Christopher McDonald, John Mahoney and the late M. Emmett Walsh.

• J. EDGAR (R) Clint Eastwood directs nothing overwhelmingly with this fairly straightforward biopic of the visionary American crime fighter J. Edgar Hoover. The two-hour plus awards-bait is a showcase for likely Oscar nominee Leonardo DiCaprio.

The 37-year-old actor wastes not a moment of screen time, during much of which he’s clad in ultra-believable makeup as the aged Hoover, dictating his memoir to a string of junior G-men.

The film unfolds as a sort of greatest hits of Hoover’s life. He recounts his promotion to the head of the FBI, the Lindbergh case, his close, working relationship with longtime secretary Helen Gundy (Naomi Watts), his close, private relationship with Clyde Tolson (Armie Hammer, The Social Network), and his too-close relationship with his mother (Dame Judi Dench). Oscar winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black does not write this film with anywhere near the introspective depth of Milk; J. Edgar offers too few insights into an intriguingly complex subject who had his fingers in so many of America’s historical pies. It’s simply a nice Cliff’s Notes version of what would probably be a mammoth biography through which to plow.

• JACK AND JILL (PG) Adam Sandler must have thought the fake movies from Funny People had real potential to have signed on for this pitiful comedy

where he plays both Jack Sadelstein and his twin sister, Jill. They key to the entire one-joke movie is that Sandler makes an ugly woman. Jill’s homeliness and her lack of self-awareness propel one lame gag after another.

Sandler’s usual pals (Allen Covert, Nick Swardson) and celebrity cameos pepper the cast. Al Pacino’s appearance is the least likely and most unfortunate as he plays himself as a desperate man smitten with Jill. Regrettably, the flick also features more than a handful of casually stereotypical racial humor, though everything, even the lazy plotting and joke writing, is executed with the amiability that typifies its star.

KILLER ELITE (R) Nothing against Killer Elite. I liked Killer Elite. However, I couldn’t remember I’d seen Killer Elite three hours after it was over. What seems like another kinetic actioner in Jason Statham’s interchangeable (besides the two hits of Crank) is actually a pretty solid exercise in real men (Statham, Clive Owen, Robert De Niro and a bunch of British toughs) playing war. Danny (Statham) is a retired merc, pulled back into the game to save his mentor, Hunter (De Niro). His latest renegade op places him in direct opposition with former SAS specialist, Spike (Owen). Gary McKendry confidently directs the action and spying in his feature debut, based on the controversial non-fiction book written

by Ranulph Fiennes. The movie’s killer elite aren’t required to do anything out of their comfort zone (though the 68-year-old De Niro looked odd with a machine gun). Statham sort of feels like he’s plateaued until he finds some action films that make better use of his innate charisma, not just his Neanderthuggishness. Interest in Owen has waned, but he turns Spike into the more interesting killer. These killers aren’t quite elite, but they’re better than average.

MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE (R) Haunted by painful memories and increasing paranoia, a damaged woman struggles to re-assimilate with her family after fleeing an abusive cult.

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.

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 direct-to-DVD release; will the cat be able to match the ogre’s blockbuster results? Director Chris Miller previously helmed Shrek the Third. 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.

RIVER TIME (NR) Poet, essayist, professor and Spartanburg, SC native John Lane had an inspired idea one day: Why not paddle a canoe from his backyard creek all the way to the ocean? The ensuing 11-day, 300-mile journey became the fulfillment of a very personal endeavor, a trip which took him and his companions down the French Broad River, into Lake Marion, down the Santee River and, finally, to the seaside, 40 miles north of Charleston. This 36-minute documentary chronicles a portion of Lane’s epic undertaking. [Cotter] 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.

TAKE SHELTER (R) Curtis Laforche (Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road) is having apocalyptic visions.

Now he must decide who to protect his family from: a coming storm or him.

Shannon has proven to be a commanding presence in such works as Bug, “Boardwalk Empire” and more, and Jessica Chastain, who plays Laforche’s wife, has had a heck of a year (The Help, The Tree of Life and The Debt).

Still, the new film from Shotgun Stories’ Jeff Nichols is a tough sell.

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.

TOWER HEIST (PG-13) With the help of a con (Eddie Murphy), a group of working stiffs (including Ben Stiller, Matthew Broderick, Casey Affleck, Gabourey Sidibe and Michael Pena) plan a Danny Ocean-type heist on the high-rise home of the rich guy that took all of their money in a Ponzi scheme.

This action comedy from oft-maligned Brett Ratner, who really missed his decade (imagine the ‘80s buddy cop movies he could have made), also stars Tea Leoni, Alan Alda and even Judd Hirsch.

WARRIOR (PG-13) Warrior is to The Fighter what MMA remains to boxing, for the majority of the population that still mistakes Mixed Martial Arts for some sort of wrestling offshoot.

Don’t expect Gavin O’Connor’s clichéd follow-up to his super-cliched cop family pic, Pride and Glory, to pick up any Oscar noms, but dude knows his sports movies. His Miracle hit all the right notes as well. In Warrior, two brothers, Brendan and Tommy (Joel Edgerton and Inception’s Tom Hardy, whose shoulders are scarily massive), battle each other, the inner demons born from growing up with an alcoholic father (Nick Nolte) and tough opponents like Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle. Good luck picking a side as brother takes on brother inside the octagon. Surprisingly, Warrior never feels invasively manipulative until revelations about Tommy’s service record whip out the patriotism. I was initially indifferent to Warrior’s charms, but as the two hours and 20 minutes flew by, I didn’t want this multi-skilled Rocky to tapout. And it doesn’t. No matter which brother wins, Warrior is a champ.

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A Top of the Cerebral Cortex Athens Music History Ramble

’ve got this auto-play jukebox inside my head that keeps spinning years of records (and live performances) from out of my past in an utterly involuntary fashion. Right now, it’s playing something that I believe was on a compilation album on dB Recs, but is in the movie Athens, GA: Inside/Out. The group is The Side Effects, which was composed of Kit Swartz on guitar and vocals, Jimmy Ellison on bass and microphone (he spoke, but fortunately didn’t sing!) and Paul Butchart on drums. Jimmy passed from a brain tumor on Feb. 24, 1984 (and Dear God, do I miss him!), Kit is in Thailand working as a correspondent for (I think it is) CNN and Paul’s thankfully still here, as visible a presence as I am about town.

The song starts out “When she’s walking down the street, all the heads turn,” and the last chorus line is “She may be very sweet, but she’s not very kind.” (Or something close to that.)

Nobody seems to remember that the song’s title was “I Always Used to Watch Her.” It’s one of those not-to-be-forgotten moments of Athens musical history. And there are many.

Much has been said regards the retirement of hometownboys-made-real-damned-good R.E.M., but as I read post after post on Facebook from folks who were at the first gig at the old Episcopal church on Oconee Street, everyone seemed to agree that there was a crackle in the air that night; a magic was in the works.

Crows’ Nest Lounge (no connection to Curtis!) and opened it up for shows. This, then, was dubbed The 40-Watt Club East.

Paul managed to score two long, thick timbers to reinforce the floor and nightly wedged them in so that the premises didn’t collapse into a heap of rubble and mangled notes. The downstairs beer license proved legal (after a shutdown or two) and beer was served in plastic cups to patrons sweating their guts out. (There was no A/C and only two windows opened; through-ventilation was impossible: the place got as het up as a Birmingham Sloss furnace.) For a time, I was the doorman. I got to hear all the shows for free. And great shows they were.

Pylon was, simply put, the greatest band I’ve ever seen. I once referred to the group as a pinnacle of “naïve art,” and I think that’s accurate. It was all homegrown, like some sort of mutant Heirloom tomatoes that nearly melt in your mouth, and mighty near as tasty. Fortunately, Pylon’s legacy is available on CD now; I own most all of the vinyl, as do many older Athenians.

immense!) and several other foreign countries that meant living where they could access closeby airports with many departing flights. But they always came back to visit, and as long as the El Dorado Restaurant still held forth in the Morton Theatre Building (it morphed into The Bluebird Café), Fred would arrive in town and resume his gig there as waiter.

There were other mentionable groups, groups by the dozen.

Right now, I’m approaching thunkedoutedness, so I’ll mention Widespread Panic now because the connection of them to The B-52s and R.E.M. is their obscure first 45, “Monkey Image” backed with “Coconut Image.” I have a loveably tattered copy of this, and when I manage to unearth it, I’ll play it on my “Ort.’s Oldies” radio show on 90.5 FM. (By the way, I’m on Saturdays from 10 p.m. to midnight. Be forewarned.) I always enjoyed seeing Panic perform in those early days, and still do when the rare occasion presents itself that I am able to.

Another single that exists in my collection is by The Little Tigers. The A-side was “Ska City,” but I forget the other side’s

Tyrone’s and Other Joints “These guys are gonna be as big as The Beatles!” I exclaimed to my old friend Kurt Wood sometime afterward.

And in their own way, they were. Suffice to say that every new batch of original songs in those early days was better than the previous one had been, and as the reliance on filling up sets with cover songs lessened, the writing became even more serious: dense, kudzu-laden, ethereal. Listening to that first EP (Chronic Town) was akin to watching a slide projector rapidly, randomly changing slides every bar or so. I remember being literally brought to tears by my first hearing of the multi-image-evoking “Wolves, Lower” one night at Tyrone’s O. C. “This can’t possibly be this good,” I remarked to someone.

And all the person did was nod in assent. Those were great days, they were.

“Now you skipped from The Side Effects to R.E.M. without a suitcase!” I hear all 786 of you moan. “Haven’t you ever heard of continuity, garage breath?” As ol’ Gene Talmadge used to say when a shill in his campaign audience would holler “Tell ‘em about them lyin’ Atlanta newspapers, Gene”…

I’m a-gettin’ to that.

As the 1970s sloshed into the 1980s, clubs began to feature live music more. (Normaltown’s Allen’s Hamburgers Pylon c. 1979 on Prince Avenue had been Athens’ leading live music host The tragedy of Pylon is not that they never became famous. venue for some time beforehand.) A downtown coffee shop, They managed to play in quite a few righteous places, like The Chameleon on Foundry Street, originally presented a bill C.B.G.B. in New York and in Boston and L.A. and many points of old films, coffee, light food and the occasional acoustic in between. They quit and reformed twice, always with the set. When that place morphed into Tyrone’s O.C. (the O.C. was same four people: Randy Bewley, Curtis Crowe, Vanessa Briscoe for Old Chameleon, natch), interior changes were made, a real stage was added, and a live venue thus was created. And it was Ellison Hay and Michael Lachowski… family, as it were. Randy Bewley’s untimely passing at age 52 from a totally unexpected Tyrone’s O.C. that was the first regular place to present live heart attack retired the band for good. He was a good man; I original Athens music. miss him a mighty lot.

Let us not forget Abbott’s (no longer Somebody’s Pizza by It was after Pylon made the scene that Kathleen’s pivotal this time), which was where The Globe is now. The off-campus party occurred. Word somehow got out around town and somemagazine The Village Idiot had been upstairs; the five side thing like 500 people were there in a space barely sufficient windows still had “I”, “d”, “i”, “o” and “t” taped on just as for a fourth of that number. Everyone crammed in through the it had been placed there in 1964 or so. It may have been wardrobe, tripping over tools and all sundry to enter and pogoupstairs (The “Idiot” room) or downstairs, I don’t remember (Tim Sweatman, who worked there, would!), but Athens’ second danced (there was no room for anything else!); Kurt Wood went the highest… if anyone else has ever beat Kurt’s pogo, I am original-music band (after The B-52s) played the first of its unaware of it. two gigs there. The foursome was, as I recollect, Vic Varney, Dana Downs, David Gamble and Nicky Giannaris. Momentarily ignoring The B-52s, this band, The Tone Tones, was the springboard for the entire early Athens “scene.”

Before The Tone Tones, The B-52s had formed and were playing their loveably quirky brand of music. Fred’s New Jersey brogue uttering such phrases as “Pass the tanning butter!”

Next along came Pylon. Art student Curtis Crowe rented still sounds the same now to me as it did back then; for good the third floor upstairs over where The Grill is now. It was one old Fred to spend money trying to improve his accent (which big room with a bathroom, illuminated by one 40-watt lightis arguably one of the great joys of hearing the band) is sort bulb. The 40-Watt Club. One or two parties were held there, of like me trying to impersonate Slim Goodbody. Although then Paul Scales, who managed the sandwich shop across the they kept homes in Athens for years, the Bs headed for New street (Starbucks is there now), went to work fixing up his old York because they had developed a fan base in Japan (it’s

The B-52s ’n Them

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title (somebody help nudge me back to knowingness!). Oh! “Thank You Andrew.” There! This single had a small hole and a golden tiger drawing on the label, masterfully rendered by one Fred Cawthon (I cheated and checked my file copy).

Hmmm. Now you understand why I call my writings “rambles”! The Little Tigers’ single back to Widespread Panic’s back to The B-52s’ original version of “Rock Lobster” with “52 Girls” on dB Recs DB-52 (Danny Beard ran the label, adding another pun layer into the fray) back to R.E.M.’s Hib-Tone 45… it all connects somehow, I promise ya. I’ll tell y’all more about the Hib-Tone when I unearth my copy.

I wrote this with no foreplan and no notes, just Robert Desnos-style (check him out!) automatic writing, almost.

(He was much better at it than I will ever be.) I think, of all people, Jimmy Ellison and Randy Bewley and Mikey Hauser (he of Widespread Panic, may he rest in peace) and my (and many other people’s) late, wonderful friend Melissa Williams would especially appreciate this column, free-form as it is, so I dedicate it to them.

Goad me sufficiently and I’ll write again on Athens music history. Next outing, though, I’ll probably have to do a beer column. Hey, it’s just now 11 p.m.… think I’ll print this and sloogy on over for a pint of Pumpkin Ale #1 at Copper Creek.

See y’all directly.

P.S. I eschewed the Pumpkin Ale, tempted though I was. I want to lose some weight! (30.)

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Well, people, it’s only one more week until Thanksgiving, but there’s absolutely no reason we can’t start being thankful now. Let’s take a good look at all the good things the Athens music scene has produced this year. No, I’m not gonna list them for you—my analysis surely differs from yours—but I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that music fans have had a particularly good year. Here’s some more good stuff for this week…

Do Do Do Doot Do P-in’ Groovy: Jambronis Perpetual Groove (or P-Groove if you’re nasty) will play the Georgia Theatre on Friday, Nov. 18. It’s the band’s first Georgia Theatre gig since the rebuilding, and they’re naturally pretty stoked for it. The show is to be recorded for a future DVD release, and word on the street (OK, from band management) is that attendees will be privy to a “big announcement at the show” regarding a lineup change. The band itself says, “Let us tell you, do not miss this show; there will be some major surprises in store for those in attendance.” So, that’s gotta be worth your $15, right? The band will play WUOG’s “Live in the Lobby” the night before. In other news, perpetual Groove will play Atlanta’s Center Stage Theater on New Year’s Eve and is slated to play the 10th Annual Jam Cruise in January.

Perpetual Groove has also hosted its own festival, Amberland, for the past decade—see previous “T&P”s for details!—and is already

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Deep Guts: Samples from the new album

by Tumbleweed Stampede, Guts, are up at www.tumbleweedstampede.bandcamp.com.

The two tracks available, “Lost Boys” and “Apologetics,” show a more pronounced R&B influence than anything I’ve ever heard them do live. The band will release the whole album Thursday, Nov. 17 at the Caledonia Lounge.

Most of the record was done with engineer Kyle Pulley (Grandchildren, Dangerous Ponies) at the Headroom in Philadelphia, but horns, some vocals and percussion were done locally with Matt Tamisin (Japanski Studio) and the record was mastered by Joel Hatstat (The Bakery). This is the first full-length release from Quality Faucet Records, which is a new label coordinated by some members of Reptar, Figboots and Tumbleweed Stampede’s Benjamin Papillon. They’ve done a few other projects, including a compilation that you can stream over at www.

Perpetual Groove qualityfaucet.net featuring tracks from all the aforemenfast at work on next year’s event which will tioned bands and more. Quality Faucet also take place, as always, around Memorial Day. released the Oblangle Fizz Y’all EP by Reptar For more info, please see www.pgroove.com. before it got picked up by Vagrant Records.

For more information, please see www.faceExtra Dexter: The same team behind the clasbook.com/TumbleweedStampede. sic Athens, GA: Inside/Out, Bill Cody and Tony Gaton, are responsible for Two Headed Cow, A New Affirmation: From the rubble of the the documentary on Flat Duo Jets’ Dexter much enjoyed Pride Parade comes a new band Romweber. Begun immediately after Inside/ named Life Coach. Composed of Andrew Out in 1987, funding for the film collapsed Prater, Bubba McDonald, Erica Strout and shortly after it began, and the project wasn’t Aaron Sims, the band will make its live debut completed until 2006. The film was screened Saturday, Nov. 19 at the Caledonia Lounge. previously in relatively few places, one being Shannon Wright and Vincas share the bill.

Ciné during the 2006 AthFest, but once it’s When asked to give a concise, one-sentence released on DVD next week week it will be description of Life Coach, member Prater available, presumably, everywhere. Get one responded with, “degenerate scum humping for your own stocking, even! the American dream one last time.” My ears are peeled.

Put on Sunday Shoes: The shot heard ‘round the world was fired last year when Jeff We Are What We Are: The Skipperdees’ new Mangum began playing a handful of shows album, Here’s to Hoping, is available now. after many years of not playing in public.

The band, composed of twin sisters Emily Since that time, he’s played several dates, and Catherine Backus, released the record appeared at Occupy Wall Street in NYC, the last month, and you can stream the whole ATP “I’ll Be Your Mirror Festival” in Asbury thing (and purchase it, too, for a mere five Park, NJ and—the venue that would certainly bucks) at www.theskipperdees.bandcamp.com. give me the most pause and awe—New York’s Recording at home in their living room, the pair has made a lyrically brilliant and under- Town Hall. Last week a whole new batch of dates were announced, including Feb. 1, 2012 stated album using nothing but banjo and at Atlanta’s Variety Playhouse and Feb. 10 acoustic guitar, and it’s recommended heart& 11, 2012 here in Athens at the 40 Watt ily for fans of The Carter Family, The Weavers Club. Unless the monetary system has comand maybe even The Softies. I think it’s an pletely fallen off the grid by the time you read incredible album, full of poetry and pain, this, these shows are completely sold out. and just about the most honest and least Here’s to lots of new fans getting the chance posturing of any Athens record this year. The to see Mangum perform. I assure you that this Backus women are wise beyond their years, will be something very special. and you’d do good to lend your ears. Keep up to date with them over at www.facebook.com/ Gordon Lamb threatsandpromises@flagpole.com theskipperdees.

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upstart roundup Introducing Athens’ Newest Talent KOKO BEWARE Surf/Rock/Pop Lineup: Heather Daniel, Albert Omstead, Ashley Plocha, Ryan Gay. Shares members with: Soapbar. Influences: Velvet Underground, The Beach Boys, The Ronettes, Dick Dale, The Ramones.

Longtime friends Albert Omstead and Ryan Gay had been collaborating in Augusta for a while before moving to Athens.

The duo started Koko Beware as a side project in the winter of 2010 and picked up drummer Heather Daniel after she graduated from UGA and moved back to Augusta. They met guitarist and Suspect vocalist Ashley Plocha at a gig in Savannah, and with a complete lineup, decided to put down roots here in town. Koko Beware plays a loose and fun sort of rock and roll with plenty of retro-garage jangle.

The group just released its debut EP in September, forgoing alphanumeric characters in favor of the title “))<>((.” You can stream it now via kokobeware.bandcamp.com, and if you dig what you hear, hop over to Kickstarter and help the band raise funds for its full-length project. Koko Beware is just about half-way to reaching its goal, with just a couple weeks left.

Next show: Nov. 26 at Le Chat Noir in Augusta, GA

read about “spiritual flatulence among men.” I hope the latter has more to do with just being weird than “in your face.”

Sounds better than it smells? You’ll have to decide for yourself.

Next show: Check website for updates.

SUSPECT RAPTOR Rock/Indie/Grunge Pop Lineup: Ashton May, Adriana Starr, Leo Charles, Airis Broughton. Shares members with: BombsBombsBombs.

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DUXEDO Funk/Rock Lineup: Kevin Ross, Clay Davis, Travis Dorsey, Chad Danklef. Shares members with: Treedom, Tribal Zine. Influences: Pink Floyd, Galactic, Phish, Primus.

Duxedo formed from the remnants of two other Athens bands: Treedom and Tribal Zine. “During our college years, both these early bands played together and often opened for one another,” says Duxedo via email. After a few members left each group, the rhythm section from Treedom joined forces with the keys and guitar players of Tribal Zine. “Now we creatively push for a funk/rock vibe throughout our original material. But pigeon-holing our music would be too tough. We are so cohesive because no one of us demands a certain sound.”

There are elements of psychedelia here with lots of room for improvisation—plus, as Duxedo says, a “mixture of in your face and weird” that was inspired by Primus. Search for Duxedo on Facebook if you want to hear some of their swampy funk and

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Influences: Pavement, Beulah, Interpol, The Clash, Joy Division, Arctic Monkeys, Joan Jett, No Doubt, Hole, Beach House, The Deftones, Queens of the Stone Age. Since Ashton May took over lead vocal duties in February, Suspect Raptor says the band has changed directions, with a “lighter, punkier and more upbeat” sound. This group specializes in ‘90s nostalgia, drawing from both indie and alternative rock acts of the decade. But May—who also sings backup and plays keyboard in BombsBombsBombs—has a sultry, smoky sort of voice that, if the band ever had any jazzy inclinations, could probably handle the standards with ease.

Suspect Raptor is currently recording its debut album, Ghost in Hand, and gigging regularly in Athens and Atlanta. The band

says it obsessively updates its Tumblr page, so check suspect raptor.tumblr.com frequently for more information.

Next show: Nov. 16 @ Caledonia Lounge JUICE BOX Jam/Funk/Rock Lineup: Alex “Busch” Eversbusch, Andrew Gialanella, Drew Hart, Jeff Jones, Spencer Williams. Shares members with: Fuzz Bucket. Influences: Phish, Grateful Dead, Talking Heads, Medeski Martin and Wood, Aquarium Rescue Unit, Derek Trucks Band, Allman Brothers Band, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Dave Matthews Band, Widespread Panic.

Over the past couple of years, it seems like the Music Business Program at UGA has carved its own niche of student bands—groups that come together after meeting through the program and who are able to book gigs via MBUS-sponsored events. Juice Box is a fine example. Although Busch and Jeff Jones originally met slinging sandwiches at Jimmy John’s in 2010, they met bassist Drew Hart through MBUS, and the bandmembers have definitely utilized what they’re learning at UGA by booking plenty of shows around town— including a recent performance on WUGA’s “It’s Friday” and slots at special events like the AthFest Turtle Jam. “I was in the inaugural year with David Barbe, and he, along with Tom Lewis, Ansley Stewart and Terry College of Business have significantly affected the way that a younger generation of music lovers can get involved in the business of music,” enthuses singer Jeff Jones. “They have great contacts all around town and find an internship for each student based on their interests…”

But the most important lesson Jones says he’s learned through MBUS is the value of networking and building relationships. “In my experience in this program, I have met a friend who helps out with booking shows; a friend who helps with our social networking and PR; I met my bassist [through an MBUS] classmate… It’s a spider web of people who are all very interested and happy to get involved. I’d say this program is a must for anyone trying to enter the Athens music scene or any music scene for that matter.”

In terms of the tunes, Juice Box stays true to the improvisational ethos of jam. “’Let’s just wing this one’ has become a mantra of sorts,” says Jones, so every show is a little different.

The group also has an open-door policy when it comes to collaborators; so if you want to bring an instrument and sit in at the next Juice Box gig, you are more than welcome to do so.

The band is all over the Internet, but you can start with www.

Facebook.com/JuiceBoxAthens.

Next show: Check website for updates.

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fter nearly half a century of performing, touring and writing, George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic are still household names. Clinton blames “the funk” for the band’s uncanny transcendence of musical fads and periods. “That’s one thing about the funk,” he says. “It’s handed down to the next generation.”

Clinton defines “the funk” as “that playfulness that appears in all music.”

“All over the air, it’s the funk,” he says.

“Jazz, blues, hip-hop, rock, everything… Funk is the beginning of almost any new music.

There’s something really kiddie about it, but sophisticated at times… The funk is that element on which you begin. No matter how slick you can get, you gotta come back, in whatever new realm or way it comes about, and be able to just have fun with it. Then you’re being funky.”

It’s not just the funk that keeps the band relevant; P-Funk’s overall approach evolves with time. “We don’t have to change the music,” says Clinton. “We change our mindset about what’s going on. It’s easy to take whatever new music is coming in and, pretty soon, we become a part of that without having to try. I look for music that old musicians hate, that parents hate, and that pretty much keeps us on top of whatever the new groove is.”

Parliament Funkadelic has always been a vehicle for sociopolitical content, playful lyrics and technically impressive musicianship.

The band seamlessly and effortlessly combines these elements, and Clinton stresses that some ineffable feeling—not knowledge, formula or superiority—makes P-Funk’s music great.

“I try to stay out of my own way,” he says, “in reference to thinking I know what I’m doing. I just kind of let it happen, go along with the flow, and that usually takes me to where I’ll pretty much be on target or near target. Then I can figure out what I’m supposed to do… I don’t know a damn thing about what I’m doing. I just feel it.”

As a longtime touring artist, Clinton has seen and experienced several stages of 20th- and 21st-century American history.

Interestingly, he relates today’s sociopolitical climate to the one he was immersed in when, and even before, he began his career.

“I think we’re in good shape with Obama,” says Clinton, “even though he’s catching hell with business people and the whole economic thing. The whole world is probably catching hell with that. But I think that his trials and what he’s trying to do are similar to what Kennedy was thinking in the ‘60s.” However, not every aspect of our current epoch is so

familiar to Clinton. “The whole world right now has got that idea of making money to survive,” he says. “That’s totally new to me; I don’t know what it means.”

As for solutions, the artist’s vision is as imaginative as his music. “I’m pushing for alien intervention,” he says. “I think unless we get something from divine intervention or alien participation, we might get bored with apathy and just fuck up shit. Different races, countries, good or bad—with some alien intervention, I think we’d all pull together.

But other than that, all I got is hope for everything that’s going on.”

Clinton does more than hope and dream when it comes to social issues. Litigious contention over copyrights has recently compelled the artist to work with members of Congress to effect change. “We actually fight the odds,” he says, “to get people to understand and get involved.” The issue is the subversion of copyright renewal, as Clinton explains: “There are a lot of songs that are supposed to be returned to artists next year or the year after next… If they don’t file for those songs, they won’t get them back. The record companies aren’t going to give them back easy… If you don’t say nothin’, you’ll find out that the original song has been renewed in the name of the lawyers for Universal. I just think they should inform you when someone’s trying to renew your copyright in their name. Right now, I could go and change a copyright of yours without ever telling you, without ever asking you, and you wouldn’t even know it.”

According to Clinton, Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) is “gonna take it to the floor and actually get Congress to look at it. We’ve been talking a lot—his office, myself and [Rep.] Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX].”

Clinton’s involvement in public policy hasn’t interrupted his fervor for the funk.

Amid all of the issues and lawsuits, Parliament Funkadelic continues to play its enduring music all over the world. For show-goers, Clinton has one piece of advice: “We’re gonna tear the roof off the place. Tell ‘em to bring two booties, ‘cause one ain’t enough.”

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While the threesome of Bradley Cook, Phil Cook and Joe Westerlund most often traffics in the Southern folk-rock tradition, with various emphases on either “Southern,” “folk” or “rock,” their new self-titled album not only suggests disparate fascinations and historical awarenesses, it showcases them. Nestled amid the back porch strumminess, foreboding banjos and Crazy Horse-inspired rockers, the record tells of legit adventures in free jazz, modern composition and sample-driven IDM. It’s an effortlessly diverse offering that suggests casual excellence at whatever Megafaun deigns to try its collective hand at.

“We all started playing music through jazz,” says Phil. “We [originally] come from an area of Wisconsin that values and fosters jazz education, and it’s created a wealth of fantastic musicians in the last 30 years. Brad and I met Joe at Shell Lake Jazz Camp which is up in the middle of absolutely nowhere, just lakes and pine trees. It’s where all small-town kids who felt alone in their music passions went to discover life has a lot in store. The initial teachings, making music as spontaneous conversations with other people, are still with us today. We start most of our rehearsals by improvising. It’s not quite like jamming, which is more about soloing. It’s about starting together and ending somewhere together.

Listening.”

The boyhood friends moved from Wisconsin to Durham in 2006 as a band with the unlikely name of DeYarmond Edison, which at the time included Justin Vernon, more commonly known as indie-folk songwriter/ Kanye West collaborator Bon Iver. When Vernon went off on his own, the brothers Cook and Westerlund continued on as Megafaun, exploring musical wormholes in the out-spectrum. For example, in 2008, the band reached out to brilliant minimalist composer Arnold Dreyblatt.

Dreyblatt, who composes ecstatically repetitious music based on exploiting the subtly rich world of harmonics, was taken with the band;

by September of that year, Dreyblatt and the band were collaborating.

“Aw, man, Arnold is wonderful,” says Phil.

“We met him in upstate New York at an artists’ farm and rehearsed with him for a week before hitting the road. He’s so incredibly intelligent, which means he left us in the dust

a couple of times while trying to explain the theory behind his tuning system. He’s got this endearing snicker. When we performed his music there would be parts where the harmonics would line up just right, which would send him reeling every time.”

Shaped by their experiences on the fringes of music—honed by their constant touring— the band set about recording an album which, in turn, shaped them. Thus the eponymous moniker: this, all of it, the band seems to be implying, is what Megafaun sounds like.

“We didn’t plan on self-titling the record,” says Phil. “We had our finest experience as musicians together while recording this one.

We knew we were making a great album. Adam [Heathcott] and Sara [Padgett Heathcott] from Hometapes, who are close family, were the first to hear it and have any reactions to it. Their feedback reaffirmed that we were making not only our finest work, but our most honest work as well. That just eventually became a self-titled record. We’re proud to call it that, and it feels like our journey has reached a new milestone.”

The band’s simultaneous embrace of genuine warmth and oddball artistry makes it a fine fit for both its label, the underrated Hometapes, and the ruggedly strange state of North Carolina. “We have the best label on Earth,” says Phil. “Adam and Sara have a rocksolid reputation and rapport with everyone they meet. They are a force of nature. We’ve gone through so many family experiences with them. We know each others’ parents, and bear hugs are commonplace. Our conversations are as much about life as music and business.”

On the topic of Carolina, Phil grows more effusive. “North Carolina has always been a gushing spring for music. Doesn’t matter what era in history you focus on or what type of music you want. Charlie Poole, Clarence Ashley, the Mainer Brothers, Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson, John Coltrane, Nina Simone, Thelonious Monk, Blind Boy Fuller, Sonny Terry and on and on. It continues on up through today. The South is where American music was born, and it continues to be a birthing place.

Music may not stay here once it’s born, but it sure knows where it came from.”

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Tuesday 15 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 EVENTS: Get Exposed! (Hotel Indigo) Network with film industry professionals and supporters of local film, media and commercial production. 6–8:30 p.m. FREE! www. filmathens.net PERFORMANCE: David Garibaldi (UGA Tate Center) Garibaldi creates six-foot portraits of pop icons in minutes to music with body movements and brushes in the performance, “Rhythm and Hue.” 7 p.m. FREE! (students), $10. 706542-6396, www.uga.edu/union PERFORMANCE: Open TOAD Comedy (Flicker Theatre & Bar) A unique open mic experience. The audience gets to pelt the performers who go over their six-minute time limit with foam rocks. Performers get in FREE! but must sign up by 8 p.m. 8 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/ flickerbar MEETINGS: Athens Rock and Gem Club (Friendship Christian Church) After a short business meeting, a program on “Salt and Salt Mines in the USA.” 7:30 p.m. FREE! 706-549-8082 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, College Station) Every Tuesday! 7 p.m. 706-543-0050.

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Wednesday 16 EVENTS: Book Launch and Film Premiere (Ciné Barcafé) Athens filmmaker Chris Cogan screens his 36-minute film, River Time, about author John Lane and his new book My Paddle to the Sea. Lane will read from the book and talk with Cogan about the film. 7–8:30 p.m. FREE! rhuff@ugapress.uga.edu EVENTS: Campus-Fashion Runway Show (40 Watt Club) Jay Godfrey at UGA presents a benefit for UGA Miracle and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. 7 p.m. $6 (adv.). www.40watt.com EVENTS: Canine Cocktail Hour (Hotel Indigo, Madison Bar & Bistro Courtyard) Drink and food specials for you and your (well-behaved, non-aggressive, vaccinated) dog!

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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: Think Globally, Jam Locally (New Earth Music Hall) Sustainable organizations will discuss green living practices, icluding BikeAthens, Conscious Alliance, Farm Cart, Northeast Georgia Earthship, and the U.S. Green Building Council. Live music from Grogus. Proceeds benefit the Athens Land Trust. 6 p.m. $8, $5 (student ID). www.newearthmusichall.com EVENTS: Unity Step Show (Georgia Theatre) The Panhellenic Council and National Panhellenic Council Greeks perform to benefit UGA HEROs. 6 p.m. $5. www.georgiatheatre.com EVENTS: Wine Tasting (Hilltop Grille) ABC Package and Atlanta Wholesale Wine present wine selections from California and Washington. 6–7:30 p.m. $10. 706353-7667 ART: 4th Annual MFA Art Auction (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Graduating MFA students host a fundraising event showcasing 2D and 3D artwork from students, faculty, staff, alumni and the local community. Proceeds benefit the upcoming MFA Thesis Exhibition. 7 p.m. FREE! www.art.uga.edu 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: Breaking Dawn Release Party (Oconee County Library) Fans of The Twilight Saga will make Twilight-themed t-shirts and eat snacks while watching Eclipse, just hours before Breaking Dawn is released. For ages 13–18.

6–8 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 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 KIDSTUFF: Wildcard Wednesday for Teens (ACC Library) Up Next: Monster Bookmarks! Make a bookmark that looks like a monster chewing on the corner of the book. (No books will be harmed in the creation of the bookmarks). Ages 11–18. 4 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 LECTURES & LIT.: Book Signing with Hugh Acheson (Avid Bookshop) Athens’ own “Top Chef” Hugh Acheson will be available to

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chat and sign his new, bestselling cookbook, A New Turn in the South.

7–9 p.m. FREE! 706-352-2060 LECTURES & LIT.: Invisible Children Frontline Tour (UGA Miller Learning Center, Room 171) Documentary showing and a discussion on the issues in Central Africa regarding the Lord’s Resistance Army. 7 p.m. FREE! www.invisiblechildren.com LECTURES & LIT.: Talking about Books (ACC Library, Small Conference Room) This month’s title is Last Night in a Twisted River by John Irving. Newcomers welcome.

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

FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Texas Hold ‘Em (Buffalo’s Southwest Café) Poker night every Wednesday. 18 and up. Sign in at 6:30 p.m. Begins at 7:30 p.m. FREE! www.interstatepokerclub.com GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) Think you know it all? Wednesdays, 8 p.m. (Baldwin St. location) 8:30 p.m. (Broad St. location) 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.

FREE! 706-548-1920 GAMES: Trivia (Your Pie, 5 Points) Open your pie-hole for a chance to win! Every Wednesday at all three locations. 7:30 p.m. FREE! www. yourpie.com

Thursday 17 EVENTS: Film Screening: An Article of Hope (Athens Academy) The remarkable story of Israel’s first astronaut and the journey of a tiny Torah scroll into outer space.

Pre-film presentation led by Amos Zeichner. 7 p.m. www.athensjiff.com EVENTS: Keep Athens Clarke County Beautiful (Terrapin Beer Co.) Come have a pint to benefit your favorite community beautification organization. 5:30–7:30 p.m. $12. www.keepathensbeautiful.org EVENTS: Winter Registration (Athens Community Council on Aging) Live music, wellness demonstrations and the opportunity to register for winter classes. 2–4 p.m.

FREE! www.accaging.org ART: 30th Studio Group Show and Sale (Athens Institute for Contemporary Art (ATHICA)) New members include Elizabeth Barton, Bonnie Montgomery and Mary Porter. Lots of pottery, jewelry, quilts, glass, metalwork and paintings. Nov. 17, 5–9 p.m. Nov. 18, 1–9 p.m. Nov. 19, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

Nov. 20, 12–4 p.m. www.thestudiogroup.biz

The Miles Davis Experience: 1949–1959, a celebration of jazz, is at UGA’s Hodgson Hall on Thursday, Nov. 17.

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. 706-424-0195, www.wholemindbodyart.com ART: Opening Reception (Aurum Studios) For “Aurum Takes Flight,” featuring paintings by Rich Panico and Coco, pottery by Deborah Adornato and Maria Dondero and jewlery by Aurum designers. 6–8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-8826 ART: Pottery Painting Party (Whole: Mind. Body. Art.) Taught

by Amanda Jane of Clay Gardens Gallery. 6:30–8:30 p.m. $50. www. wholemindbodyart.com PERFORMANCE: The Miles Davis Experience: 1949–1959 (UGA Hodgson Hall) Includes live music performed in the manner it was first presented, photos from the era and film clips with a beat poet-style narrator. The show will be preceded by a brief lecture by Hugh Hodgson School of Music Professor Stephen Valdez at 7:15 p.m. 8 p.m. $20–39.

706-542-4400, www.uga.edu/pac PERFORMANCE: Night of Comedy (UGA Tate Center, Tate Theater) A performance of improvisational comedy by two student clubs: Laugh Out Loud and Improv Athens. 6–9 p.m. FREE! (w/ student ID), $5. www. improv.uga.edu THEATRE: In the Heights (The Classic Center) Tony Award-winning musical set in Washington Heights, NY. 7:30 p.m. $31-65. www.classiccenter.com OUTDOORS: UGA Observatory Open House (UGA Observatory) The 24-inch telescope is open for public viewing on the roof of the UGA physics building. 7–8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-542-2485 KIDSTUFF: Big Kids Only!

Storytime (ACC Library) Children in 1st-4th grades are invited for stories. 4:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Homeschoolers Chapter Book Review (Madison County Library) Elementary schoolage homeschoolers gather at the library to read and discuss a book together. Every Thursday. 2 p.m.

FREE! 706-795-5597 KIDSTUFF: Pajama Storytime (Madison County Library) Snuggle in your jammies and listen to 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. 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 LECTURES & LIT.: Introductory Life Coaching Session (SEB Health) Four local coaches will introduce their approaches to career coaching, life coaching for college students and general life coaching.

Call to register. 6–7 p.m. $10 (refunded at meeting). 706-369-3856 MEETINGS: Clarke County Democratic Committee (Fire Hall No. 2, 489 Prince Ave.) Democratic Party of Georgia Annual Fund Director Trevor Southerland will be the featured speaker. All interested persons are invited to attend. 6 p.m.

FREE! 706-202-7515 MEETINGS: Linux Users Group meeting (UGA Educational Technology Center) Jonathan Wallace discusses Amazon Web Services. 7 p.m. FREE! www.uga. edu/chugalug MEETINGS: Sapph.fire (Nuçi’s Space) Private supportive meeting for lesbian and bisexual women to express themselves. 6:30–9 p.m. sapph.fire@yahoo.com GAMES: Trivia (Dos Palmas Restaurant & Cantina) Every Thursday. 8 p.m. FREE! 705-3537771

Friday 18 EVENTS: A Night in Vegas (Madison-Morgan Cultural Center) Feelin’ lucky? Partake in a high-rollin’ evening full of all the luster Vegas has to offer, including high stakes game tables. $50, $90 (couple).

706-342-4743, www.mmcc-arts.org EVENTS: Dance for Love (Whole: Mind. Body. Art.) A night of music benefiting the United Way. Many local and regional belly dancers and musicians will perform. 7 p.m.

Donations accepted. www.wholemindbodyart.com EVENTS: Really Really Free Market (Little Kings Shuffle Club) No bartering, no trading. Simply bring unwanted items to give away or take what you want from others.

4–7 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3144 EVENTS: Winter Registration (Athens Community Council on Aging) Live music, wellness dem-

onstrations and the opportunity to register for winter classes. 2–4 p.m.

FREE! www.accaging.org ART: 30th Studio Group Show and Sale (ATHICA) New members include Elizabeth Barton, Bonnie Montgomery and Mary Porter. Lots of pottery, jewelry, quilts, glass, weaving and paintings. Nov. 17, 5–9 p.m. Nov. 18, 1–9 p.m. Nov. 19, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Nov. 20, 12–4 p.m. www.thestudiogroup.biz ART: Opening Reception (Ciné Bar Cafe) For “The Fabric of Things,” a series of still-life paintings by UGA Gallery Director Jeffrey Whittle. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine.com PERFORMANCE: Kids’ Live in the Lobby (WUOG 90.5FM) 90.5 FM teams up with Treehouse Kid and Craft to produce a radio play project written and performed by kids! 3–4 p.m. FREE! www.wuog.org THEATRE: I Hate Shakespeare (Cedar Shoals High School) A comedy based on the works of Shakespeare. Nov. 18, 7:30 p.m. & Nov. 19, 6 p.m. $4–6. 706-5465375.

KIDSTUFF: Home School Science for Older Students (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Home-schooled students and parents are invited to explore interactive learning stations and go on a guided hike. 10 a.m.–12 p.m. $4. 706-613-3615, www.accleisureservices.com KIDSTUFF: Japanese Storytime (ACC Library) Learn about Japanese culture through literacy-based fun.

Led by volunteers from UGA’s Japan Outreach Program. 5 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Kids’ Craft and Game Night (Whole: Mind. Body. Art.) Drop off the kids for a games and crafts. All supplies included.

Siblings half-off. 6:30–8:30 p.m. $25. www.wholemindbodyart.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 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 LECTURES & LIT.: Book Signing: Jodi Rhoden (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Author Jodi Rhoden will sign copies of her new recipe book/

narrative, Cake Ladies: a Southern Tradition, accompanied by readings, cake and live music from Sea of Dogs, Jumping Jesus Christers and Ye Olde Sub Shoppe. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com

Saturday 19 EVENTS: An Animal Thanksgiving (Memorial Park) Participants celebrate Thanksgiving by preparing enrichment activities for the zoo’s resident animals. Keeper talks from zoo staff, demonstrations and crafts.

1:30–3:30 p.m. FREE! 706-6133616, www.athensclarkecounty.com/ bearhollow EVENTS: Art at the Rock Festival (Rock Eagle) Homegrown and handmade items for sale, plus food, beverages and live music. Nov. 19, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Nov. 20, 12–4 p.m.

FREE! www.rockeagle4h.org/art EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Bishop Park) Buy fresh, locally grown organic produce, locally crafted goods and freshly baked breads.

Every Saturday. Cooking demo with Lisa Slater. 8 a.m.–noon. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Contra Dance and Acoustic Jam (Memorial Park) Old-time contra dance with live music provided by Free Association and calling by Doug Singleton and the Athens Folk Music & Dance Society. Free lesson at 7:30 p.m. No partner needed. 8-11 p.m. $7, FREE! (under 18). www.athensfolk.org EVENTS: Fall Pet Adoption Day (Legacy Mill Apartments Clubhouse) Come meet some adoptable dogs and cats that need new forever homes. 11 a.m.–3 p.m. $45-150. www.athenshumanesociety.org EVENTS: KACCB Junk Yard Jog: Run Ride Recycle (ACC Landfill) A 7.5K run, “Rubbage Ride” mountain bike trail and a “Jump the Junk” pump track. 8:30 a.m. $10–20. www. active.com EVENTS: Special Olympics Annual Run (Hilsman Middle School) Open to all runners, joggers, walkers and wheelchair participants. $15–20. www.active.com, 706-546-7721 EVENTS: St. Joseph Craft Guild Holiday Bazaar (St. Joseph Catholic School) Crafts from afghans to zipper-pulls, food concessions, candles, jewelry, cards, ornaments and more. 9 a.m.–3 p.m.

FREE! www.stjosephathens.org ART: 30th Studio Group Show and Sale (ATHICA) New members include Elizabeth Barton, Bonnie Montgomery and Mary Porter. Lots of pottery, jewelry, quilts, glass, weaving and paintings. Nov. 17, 5–9 p.m. Nov. 18, 1–9 p.m. Nov. 19, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Nov. 20, 12–4 p.m. www.thestudiogroup.biz ART: Holiday Pottery Sale (Blue Bell Gallery) Works by Tina McCullough and Tammy Nance.

Every Saturday through Dec. 24. 9 a.m.–1 p.m. www.bluebellgallery.net PERFORMANCE: Beta Burlesque (Go Bar) What a tease! Open-mic variety show hosted by Miss Effie.

10 p.m. 706-546-5609 THEATRE: I Hate Shakespeare (Cedar Shoals High School) A comedy based on the works of Shakespeare. Nov. 18, 7:30 p.m. & Nov. 19, 6 p.m. $4–6. 706-5465375.

OUTDOORS: Naturalist Walk (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Join SCNC staff for a walk around the property. Bring a camera or binoculars. All ages. Call to register. 10–11 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3615 KIDSTUFF: Attracting Birds to Your Backyard (Rock Eagle) Discuss ways to encourage local

songbirds to visit your yard, and meet a red tail hawk, great horned owl and a screech owl. Includes a trip to the Rock Eagle Natural History Museum. 9:30–11:30 a.m. $5. 706484-2836, beckyg@uga.edu, www. rockeagle4h.org KIDSTUFF: Nature Trading Post (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Trade one or two objects found in nature for points or other nature objects in the center’s collection. 11 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3615 KIDSTUFF: Saturday at the Rock (Rock Eagle) Take a night hike through the woods and discover the various night life. Afterwards, a campfire with stories and songs.

Call or email to register. 7 p.m. $5. 706-484-2862, mhammons@ uga.edu KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Barnes and Noble Café) Every Wednesday and Saturday. 11–11:30 a.m. FREE! 706354-1195 LECTURES & LIT.: Cake Ladies Book Release Party (Avid Bookshop) Jodi Rhoden, author of Cake Ladies: Celebrating a Southern Tradition, will read and sign copies of her new book. 4 p.m. FREE! www. avidbookshop.com LECTURES & LIT.: Finding Voice in the Silence of Words (OCAF) Designed to review writing fundamentals, the workshop will serve as a follow-up to Georgia Writers Hall of Fame author Terry Kay’s earlier seminar in March. 10 a.m.–3 p.m. $75. 706-769-4565, www.ocaf.com

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Sunday 20 EVENTS: 5th Annual Gobbler 5K & Fun Run (Sandy Creek Park) This Run & See Georgia Grand Prix Series race benefits Athens Hadassah projects including the ARMC hospital doll project and Hadassah Medical Organization.

2:30 p.m. (Fun Run), 3 p.m. (race). $20. www.active.com, 706-4251892 EVENTS: Art at the Rock Festival (Rock Eagle) Homegrown and handmade items for sale, plus food, beverages and live music. Nov. 19, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Nov. 20, 12–4 p.m.

FREE! www.rockeagle4h.org/art EVENTS: Athens Heritage Walk (Athens, GA) Series sponsored by the Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation continues with a tour of the Milledge Circle Historic District led by John Waters. Call to reserve a spot. 2 p.m. $12 (members), $15 (non-members). 706-353-1801, www.achfonline.org EVENTS: Cask Ale Festival (Aromas) Come enjoy beer from America’s best craft breweries, food and live music. 4 p.m. $40. 706208-0059, www.aromaswinebar.com ART: 30th Studio Group Show and Sale (Athens Institute for Contemporary Art (ATHICA)) New members include Elizabeth Barton, Bonnie Montgomery and Mary Porter. Lots of pottery, jewelry, quilts, glass, weaving and paintings.

Nov. 17, 5–9 p.m. Nov. 18, 1–9 p.m.

Nov. 19, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Nov. 20, 12–4 p.m. www.thestudiogroup.biz ART: Reception with the Artists (Visionary Growth Gallery) “Drawing Pretty Pictures Is a Way to Meet God in the World Like It Is” features works by Lois Curtis, Carter Wellborn, Peter Loose, Alpha Andrews, Betty Wansley and Annie Wellborn. 2–5 p.m. FREE! www.

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THE CALENDAR! 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 GAMES: Trivia (Buffalo’s Southwest Café) Weekly trivia held every Sunday. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-3546655, www.buffalos.com/athens GAMES: Trivia (The Capital Room) Every Sunday! Hosted by Evan Delany (former Wild Wing trivia host). First place wins $50 and $25 for second place. 8 p.m. www. thecapitalroom.com

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Monday 21 PERFORMANCE: Comedy Show (Caledonia Lounge) Nate Bargatze, Craig Hoelzer, Louis Katz, The Secret Five and Walker Smith perform.

9 p.m. $5 (adv.), $7 (door). www. caledonialounge.com OUTDOORS: Tree Identification Class (Lake Herrick) Walk through Oconee Forest Park and learn to identify trees and other plants. Meet at the boardwalk next to the tennis courts at 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 KIDSTUFF: Explore the World of Hugo Cabret (Oconee County Library) Get ready for the movie release of The Invention of Hugo Cabret with games, silent movie clips by Georges Melies and more. 4 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Open Playtime (ACC Library) For children ages 1–3 with their caregivers. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Thanksgiving Crafts (Rocksprings Community Center & Park) Make placemats, arrangements and table decor for your Thanksgiving feast. 4:30–5:30 p.m. $2. 706-613-3603, www.athensclarkecounty.com/rocksprings KIDSTUFF: Thanksgiving Treats and Board Games (Oconee County Library) Play Monopoly, Scrabble and checkers while snacking on Thanksgiving treats. 6–8 p.m.

FREE! 706-769-3950 GAMES: Rock and Roll Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Get a team together and show off your extensive music knowledge every Monday! Hosted by Jonathan Thompson. 8 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/littlekingsshuffleclub

Tuesday 22 EVENTS: Boybutante Percentage Night (Heirloom Cafe and Fresh Market) All you have to do is eat, drink and be merry and a percentage of your bill will be donated to the Boybutante AIDS Foundation. www. boybutante.org EVENTS: Dance Dance Party Party (Whole: Mind. Body. Art.) A ladies-only freestyle dance session.

7:30–8:30 p.m. $6. www.wholemindbodyart.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 KIDSTUFF: Toddler Storytime (ACC Library) For children ages 18 months to 5 years. Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 9:30 & 10:30 a.m.

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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: 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.

GAMES: Trivia (Chango’s Asian Kitchen) Learn facts, eat noodles.

7:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0015

Wednesday 23 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: Thanksgiving Potluck (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Bring a dish to share. Followed by music from Kara Kildare and Eric Sommer. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www. myspace.com/littlekingsshuffleclub KIDSTUFF: Out-of-School Clay Workshop (Good Dirt) Give the kids time to be creative this Thanksgiving break. 9 a.m.–3 p.m. $55. www.gooddirt.net

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 KIDSTUFF: Wildcard Wednesday for Teens (ACC Library) Game Day! Play one of the library’s games or bring your favorite from home to share. Ages 11–18. Space is limited.

4 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650.

GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Every Wednesday. Win house cash and prizes! 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) Wednesdays, 8 p.m. (Baldwin St. location) 8:30 p.m. (Broad St. location) 706-548-3442 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

HANDSOME HIGHWAY This local five-piece band plays metal tunes they call “highway rock.”

MAKE Sludgy psychedelic metal trio from Chapel Hill.

UTAH Explosively loud metal and hardcore duo.

Farm 255 10 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com MANY MANSIONS Spacey, atmospheric, ambient performance project of Shane Donnelly and featuring members of Quiet Hooves.

40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $16 (adv). www.40watt.com DR. DOG Symphonic, psychedelicinfused rock and roll with big, blissed-out harmonies.

QUIET LIFE Like a modern take on The Band, this Americana group offers jubilant harmonies.

DAVID VANDERVELDE This multi-instrumentalist crafts ‘60sinfluenced pop songs with fuzzy guitars, glammy vocal acrobatics and a Rolling Stones swagger.

Applebee’s 10 p.m.–1 a.m. FREE! 706-543-1339 KARAOKE Every Tuesday.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. SOLD OUT! www.georgiatheatre. com MATTHEW MAYFIELD Hard rock with country-tinged vocals.

NEEDTOBREATHE Emotional alternative rock with a Christian message.

Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www. caledonialounge.com BLACK SKIES Heavy, scruffy rock and roll out of Chapel Hill, conjuring thoughts of Sabbath.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 EVAN P.DONOHUE Eccentric singersongwriter who delivers “sardonic portraits of decidedly earnest characters” over crunchy rock and roll.

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Kaki King New Earth Music Hall Getting her start as a busker in the New York subways a decade ago, Kaki King soon garnered international attention, thanks to her creative and impassioned acoustic guitar playing.

But all the acclaim and opportunity—finding herself on a Rolling Stone list of “Guitar Gods,” jamming with Tortoise or Eddie Vedder, writing Grammy-nominated film scores—haven’t calcified her routine, and the 32-year-old Atlanta-born guitarist has worked hard to keep her performances and recordings (like 2010’s Junior) fresh. To wit, she’s returning to her solo acoustic roots on this current tour. King has frequented Georgia a good bit; in particular, an impressive show at the Melting Point back in 2006 helped that venue develop its identity and turned a good number of Athenians on to King’s tunes.

Gear nerds and lovers of strange instruments alike could get a kick out of King’s touring arsenal, which can include a combo harp/guitar, a seven-string fanned fret nylon, a high-tuned 12-string and an Ovation guitar, a pinnacle of acoustic craftsmanship. In effect, she’s brought a band along on her solo tour—it’s just that her bandmembers don’t require late-night Taco Bell tour stops.

“When I started to plan a large solo tour I wasn’t sure how it was going to be different from what I had done years and years ago,” writes King on her blog. “I mean, after all this time, how exactly was I supposed to play guitar differently? I realized that the best solution was to play different guitars. It’s already proving to be an amazing challenge—reinterpreting some of the old favorite songs on these new weird friends of mine. I’m also finally learning some covers of songs that inspired me to start playing in the first place when I was young. It’s been like going back to school, and my wee fingers are sore.” [Chris Hassiotis]

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffeebar.com TIJUANA HERCULES Sleazy, fun garage rock with a brassy horn section.

Saturday, November 19

Sondre Lerche, Peter Wolf Crier 40 Watt Club Peter Wolf Crier reads like the winning phrase in a Before & After round on “Wheel of Fortune. “ You know, like, “Damn it all to hell if I know,” where “hell” ends, then begins, two separate thoughts.

In Peter and the Wolf, the Soviet-era symphony for kids, a child’s disobedience pays off, leading to the capture of said wolf.

In Aesop’s fable The Boy Who Cried Wolf, a lying child is left with blood on his hands, thanks to yet another wolf. Both stories feature bad wolves, bad kids and very different outcomes.

The Minnesota-based duo of Peter Pisano and Peter Wolf Crier Brian Moen are Peter Wolf Crier, and the ambivalence of their moniker has not been lost on Flagpole. “I think Brian and I spent a lot more time in the last year-and-a-half trying to shape what the identity of the band is with the songs—and we spent about half a day with the name,” says Pisano. Simply put: “We needed a name, to call it something, when we realized we were actually a band.”

The hard-touring pair follow 2010’s lauded debut Inter-Be with the recently released Garden of Arms, a skuzzy mélange of industrial folk, beautiful noise and raw tension. As for capturing that palpable intensity, Pisano admits, “If we were just going to get really, really close to the record—stick the microphone as close to our minds as we possibly can—then that’s what’s going to come out.”

It’s worth noting Pisano (The Wars of 1812) and Moen (Shouting Matches) have kicked around in bands with the ubiquitous Justin Vernon of Bon Iver. Now they’re labelmates.

“I’ve been playing in bands with Justin for the last 10 years,” says Moen. “The success was surprising and not surprising because he’s always just been a great writer and performer since way back. When I heard the first Bon Iver record, I wasn’t shocked with it, really.” Pisano interjects, “But you didn’t like it,” and Moen quickly clarifies: “I told him not to forget how good his real voice is.” [David Eduardo]

FALCONES Local band that serves up crunchy, stripped down rock and roll in the vein of The Stooges and Dinosaur Jr. JEFFERS MORNING Rock trio from Athens. Fun, danceable power-chord pop/punk.

NATALIE PRASS Songwriter from Nashville whose impressive pipes and sense of melody have garnered comparisons to Rilo Kiley, Feist and Karen Carpenter.

Jack’s Bar 8:30 p.m.–1 a.m. 706-583-8510 RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN Drummer for Tent City and on-hiatus local jazz/rock outfit Free Lunch Trio.

DREW DAVIS Young female singersongwriter and pianist who has drawn comparisons to acts like Eva Cassidy, Patty Griffin and Fiona Apple.

DREW DIXON Local musician who plays blues licks with a lot of soul.

THOMAS GALLOWAY Lead singer and guitarist of local, funky jam band Mama’s Love.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3144 DJ LOZO Spinning punk rock!

EUREKA CALIFORNIA Melodic, guitar-driven indie rock influenced by bands like Guided by Voices.

HELEN SCOTT Lindsey Haddad (exLaminated Cat), Emileigh Ireland, Hannah Weyandt and sometimes Dena Zilber (El Hollin, Werewolves) play folky pop with a hint of psychedelic rock.

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

The Melting Point Terrapin Tuesday. 7 p.m. $10 (adv.), $13 (door). www.meltingpointathens.com* KEN PERLMAN AND ALAN JABBOUR Ken Perlman (five-string banjo) and Alan Jabbour (fiddle) will be joined by special guest Art Rosenbaum to play traditional bluegrass/folk tunes.

No Where Bar 10 p.m. $2. 706-546-4742 ERIC DODD BAND Acoustic rock accompanied by soulful saxophone.

WUOG 90.5FM “Live in the Lobby.” 8 p.m. FREE! www. wuog.org EUREKA CALIFORNIA Melodic, guitar-driven indie rock influenced by bands like Guided by Voices.

Also playing tonight at Little Kings Shuffle Club.

Wednesday 16 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 GHOST LIGHTS Local psych-rock trio that likes to get loud.

SIDE BY SIDE North Carolina-based pop rock trio with upbeat, catchy melodies accompanied by soaring female vocals.

SUSPECT RAPTOR Local band plays a mix of ‘90s grunge pop and indie post-punk.

Farm 255 Jazz Night. 9 p.m. FREE! www.farm255. com CALEB DARNELL Member of The Darnell Boys and Bellyache performs as part of Jazz Night.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com SCOTT SPILLANE Former Neutral Milk Hotel horn player and current Gerbils frontman plays a solo set.

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.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 BEN AUSTIN Local musician plays guitar and violin, blending blues, pop and folk.

CUT OF RIGGONIA Dark, psycedelic, “post apocalyptic” tunes with swirling loops and effects.

The Melting Point 8 p.m. $12 (adv.), $15 (door) www. meltingpointathens.com CHARLIE HUNTER AND SCOTT AMENDOLA DUO Guitarist Charlie Hunter and drummer Scott Amendola were founding members of the seminal ‘90s jazz/funk band T.J. Kirk. The duo will perform a classic repertoire as well as material from Hunter’s two latest releases.

New Earth Music Hall “Think Globally, Jam Locally.” 8 p.m. $8, $5 (student ID). www.newearthmusichall.com GROGUS The local and long-running ensemble plays jazz and salsa accentuated with reggae, hip-hop and Afro-Cuban styles. Many more aritsts TBA on this bill!

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

Thursday 17 Amici Italian Café 11 p.m. FREE. 706-353-0000 JOHN SOSEBEE Eclectic mix of traditional blues and pop.

Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www. caledonialounge.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.

SAM SNIPER Post-alternative, country-fried twang with big anthemic choruses, joyful harmonies and a strong melody/pop sensibility.

TUMBLEWEED STAMPEDE Local group plays danceable indie folk with some bright, Vampire Weekendinspired guitars and bouncy melodies. Tonight the band is celebrating the release of its new album, Guts.

Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com JEFFERS MORNING Local rock trio plays danceable power-chord-driven pop-punk.

TASTES LIKE GOOD Local band mixes alternative and classic rock into a loud and rhythmic soundscape.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com EMILY HEARN Young singer-songwriter offers sweet, melodic acoustic ballads.

JAY KELLOM Punk rocker who has played in such bands at Guff and, currently, Karbomb.

JESSE MARSTON Local pop songstress.

PATRICK MORALES Local singersongwriter who recently launched a project called The Viking Progress featuring moody folk songs inspired by his time on the Bering Sea. Flight Tapas and Bar 10:30 p.m. FREE! www.flighttapasathens.com RACHEL BROWN Singer-songwriter who fuses pop, Caribbean, Hawaiian, country, hip-hop and world sounds into a captivating groove.

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16 Nomad Artists presents Jazz Guitarist

CHARLIE HUNTER

SCOTT AMENDOLA Tickets $12 adv • $15 at the door

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17

CORDUROY ROAD

BLAIR CRIMMINS & THE HOOKERS Tickets $6 adv • $8 at the door

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18 North Georgia Jaycees present

SHAWN MULLINS Tickets $20 adv • $25 at the door

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19 Nomad Artists presents

JORMA KAUKONEN Tickets $23 adv • $27 at the door

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22 Terrapin Tuesday Series featuring

SILVERBIRD DUO

$5 Admission • $2 Terrapin Pints

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23 Annual pre-Thanksgiving Day concert with

THE NORMALTOWN FLYERS Tickets $10 adv • $15 at the door

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25 Black Friday show featuring

HOLMAN AUTRY BAND DANIEL LEE BAND

Tickets $7 adv • $10 at the door

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 26 Special co-bill featuring

RICK FOWLER BAND THE GEORGIA HEALERS Tickets $7 adv • $10 at the door

JUST ANNOUNCED

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30 & SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31

Two Night New Year’s Eve Run with

MOTHER’S FINEST Tix on sale now! Hotel Room and show packages available!

Call 706.549.7020

UPCOMING EVENTS 11.19 SONDRE LERCHE, PETER WOLF CRIER @ 40 WATT 12.1 THE WOODGRAINS, SECOND SONS 12.2 JOHN McCUTCHEON 12.3 JIMMY THACKERY (of The Nighthawks) 12.8 LARRY KEEL & NATURAL BRIDGE 12.9 COL. BRUCE HAMPTON & PHARAOH GUMMITT 12.9 MODERN SKIRTS, LERA LYNN @ GEORGIA THEATRE LOCATED ON THE GROUNDS OF

12.10 12.11 12.13 12.16 12.18 12.23 12.30 12.31 1.7 1.21 3.15

STRAWBERRY FLATS THE WOOD BROTHERS GRASSVILLE ABBEY ROAD LIVE! THE HIGHBALLS CHRISTMAS SHOW RACK OF SPAM MOTHER’S FINEST MOTHER’S FINEST NYE SWINGIN’ MEDALLIONS TONY RICE with MOUNTAIN HEART COLIN HAY

295 E. DOUGHERTY ST., ATHENS, GA

706.254.6909

WWW.MELTINGPOINTATHENS.COM

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Crazy Good Fun All Week Long!

40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $10 (21+), $12 (18+). www.40watt.com GIFT HORSE Swirling reverb and dark psychedelic textures with an alt-rock edge.

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

PONDEROSA Blues-influenced Texas rock.

moosEyard farmErs markEt Wednesdays 5-8pm 581 s. harris st.

The best place to pick up

FRESH LOCAL VEGGIES MEATS, HONEY, EGGS, CRAFTS, CANDLES & SOAPS! All locally grown or handcrafted.

EastsidE

Monday – Ladies Night Half Price Wine Bottles, $3 Martinis Tuesday – Trivia Night at 8:30!

Daily Beer Specials!

Reserve the Moose Room for your next private party! TVs, private kitchen and restrooms!

1985 BarnEtt shoals rd. • 706-208-0911

WEstsidE

Daily Drink Specials Happy Hour Mon-Fri 4-7 Tuesday – Trivia Night at 8:30!

2020 timothy road • 706-549-7700

harris st.

(campus) Daily Drink Specials Tuesday – Trivia Night at 8:30!

Huge Porch and Hi-Def Big Screens!

Reserve the Mooseyard for your next private party before the weather turns cold! Private bar, restrooms, stage and UGA scoreboard backdrop!

581. s. harris st. • 706-548-7803

locosgrill.com

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $25. www.georgiatheatre.com* GEORGE CLINTON AND PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC Dr. Funkenstein and His Holy Mothership have landed in Athens! .

See story on p. 20.

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

Jack’s Bar 10:30 p.m. 706-583-8510 25TH HOUR Newly relocated to Athens, this band plays a funky mix of psychedelic blues.

The Melting Point 9 p.m. $6 (adv.), $8 (door). www.meltingpointathens.com* BLAIR CRIMMINS & THE HOOKERS Songs jump with a 1920s gaudiness reminiscent of tawdry jazz with devilish lyrics.

THE CORDUROY ROAD Although rooted in classic Americana, The Corduroy Road also has a knack for endearing pop melodies.

New Earth Music Hall 9 p.m. $6. www.newearthmusichall. com CONSIDER THE SOURCE Brooklyn trio influenced by travels to India and the Middle East.

DOPAPOD Over the past few years, this band has grown from an organand-drum duo to a four-piece funkjam sensation.

THE HEAVY PETS An explosion of jazz-infused funk-reggae and rock that’s never the same twice.

No Where Bar 10 p.m. $4. 706-546-4742 DIRTY NAMES Feel good rock and roll tunes with a lighhearted, easy going attitude.

THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS This Atlanta/Athens group plays breezy, beachy Americana.

THOMAS WYNN A combination of blistering rock and Southern soul.

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.

Omega Bar 6 p.m. FREE! (ladies, 6–7 p.m.), $10. www.theomegabar.com THE SEGAR JAZZ AFFAIR Smooth jazz tunes that provide a casual, relaxing atmosphere. Hosted by DJ Segar. Every Thursday!

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The Roadhouse “Third Annual Cheeks Fest.” 8 p.m.

706-613-2324 CORDOBA Modern rock trio from Atlanta.

EFREN Efren has electrified their indie-folk sound into a new Americana rock show with thick guitars and reminiscences of long

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nights in bars.

FREE MOUNTAIN Local band featuring guitarist Kevin Sweeney playing straight-up, loud rock and roll!

TODD MCBRIDE Former Dashboard Savior Todd McBride turns out fine rootsy rock and Americana.

ROLLIN HOME This local group jams on originals with a Grateful Dead groove and a Southern rock leaning.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5:30-7:30 p.m. $10 Glass. www.terrapinbeer.com DAVE HOWARD Local singersongwriter plays mellow acoustic guitar tunes.

WUOG 90.5FM “Live in the Lobby.” 8 p.m. FREE! www. wuog.org PERPETUAL GROOVE This group has been stirring crowds into a frenzy with its exciting jams and spirited cover tunes.

Friday 18 Boar’s Head Lounge 9 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 WILDCARD Local four-piece rock and roll band.

Caledonia Lounge Make It Rain! On the East Side (of Africa) Benefit Concert. 9 p.m. $5 (adv.), $7 (door). www.caledonialounge.com* BOMBSBOMBSBOMBS Local band offers bouncy indie pop with alt-rock guitars and big hooks.

THE DESARIOS Local upbeat rock band with a singer who sounds a bit like Elvis Costello.

GRINNIN BEAR Part rockabilly, Americana, blues and country.

Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com CICADA RHYTHM Athens/Atlanta acoustic guitar and upright bass duo playing bluegrass-tinged indie folk.

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

Flicker Theatre & Bar “Cake Ladies Book Party.” 8:30 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar.com JUMPING JESUS CHRISTERS Local string band playing old time fiddle tunes.

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

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

40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $10 (adv.). www.40watt.com MEGAFAUN Megafaun draws from a wide range of influences—from instrumental free jazz to mournful delta blues. See story on p. 21.

VENICE IS SINKING With boy/girl vocals, a cinematic jangle and a sweeping, emotional punch courtesy of a viola, Venice Is Sinking’s pianobased torch songs burn bright.

Georgia Theatre 9 p.m. $15 (adv.) www.georgiatheatre. com PERPETUAL GROOVE Exciting jams and spirited cover tunes.

Celebreating the release of their new album, Honeycuts.

The Globe 10 p.m. FREE! 706-353-4721 HALF DOZEN BRASS BAND This

local, Louisiana-style brass band gets the crowd all riled up with loads of horns and a percussive frenzy.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 ATHENS SHOWGIRL CABARET Fabulous! A unique drag show featuring performances by local drag artists.

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

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $3. www.hendershotscoffeebar. com HEATHER LUTTRELL Georgia-based artist who plays bluesy, homegrown Americana. You may have seen her on TV as one of the top 15 contestents on “Rock Star: INXS.” Las Conchitas Caliente 7–9 p.m. FREE! 706-252-2500 LATINO LIVE Live Latin music every Friday!

Little Kings Shuffle Club Really Really Free Market. 10 p.m.

FREE! Donations accepted for Food Not Bombs and Project Safe. 706369-3144 CARS CAN BE BLUE Sweetly sarcastic lo-fi pop trio of Becky Brooks, Nate Mitchell and bassist Jeremy Dyson. “Our songs are catchier than genital warts,” says the band.

EL HOLLIN Local band featuring members of Werewolves offers ethereal vocals and minimalist arrangements.

SCOTT SPILLANE E.X.P. New project from former member of The Gerbils and Neutral Milk Hotel.

WADE BOGGS Local punk band featuring Ian McCord (Hot New Mexicans, Carrie Nations) and lots of catchy hooks.

Locos Grill & Pub Men’s Health Show Benefiting Movember. 8 p.m. $5. 706-5487803 JUSTIFIED TRUE BELIEF New band featuring indie-rock originals by Second Sons bassist Henry Barbe.

REDNECK GREECE Local artist sings swingin’ hillbilly honky tonk about “folks that grew up on the wrong side of the tracks.”

The Melting Point 9 p.m. $20 (General Admission), $50 (Reserved table for two), $100 (Reserved table for four) www.meltingpointathens.com SHAWN MULLINS Atlanta native Shawn Mullins’ eloquent, characterdriven narratives often paint vivid pictures of his hometown and life in the South.

New Earth Music Hall 8 p.m. Early show! $8 (adv.), $10 (door). www.newearthmusichall.com KAKI KING Renowned for her mindblowing guitar skills, King uses innovative tunings of the acoustic and steel guitar to create incredible sounds. See Calendar Pick on p. 24.

10 p.m. $8 (adv.), $10 (door). www. newearthmusichall.com CRIZZLY Techno DJ from San Antonio.

PROTOHYPE Dubstep infused with hip-hop.

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

Omega Bar 9 p.m. $5. 706-340-6808 AVERY DYLAN PROJECT Southern

rock and Texas blues from guitar showman Avery Dylan who loves to play jaw-droppin’ guitar licks and behind-the-back/head tricks.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5:30-7:30 p.m. $10 Glass. www.terrapinbeer.com THE LITTLEST BIRDS Old time folk duo from California consisting of banjo and cello.

Whole: Mind. Body. Art. Dance for Love: Benefit for United Way. 9 p.m. Donations accepted. www. wholemindbodyart.com J.D. SMITH AND PEACE OF MIND Tender, moving folk music with a strong message.

WUGA 91.7 FM 3 p.m. FREE! www.wuga.org “IT’S FRIDAY!” Adam Klein & the Wild Fires will perform on the local radio station’s weekly program.

Tune in at 91.7 FM or University Cable Channel 15.

Saturday 19 Bishop Park “Athens Farmers Market.” 8 a.m.– noon. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net CANDY LEE “Golden voiced” singer/ songwriter who combines her love for folk, jazz and indie music to create her own original style. (9 a.m.)

THE SOLSTICE SISTERS Threepart vocal harmonies from Maggie Hunter, Susan Staley and Anna Durden. (10 a.m.)

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

Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $7 (21+), $9 (18+). www.caledonialounge.com LIFE COACH Brand new band featuring members of Pride Parade and Incendiaries.

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

SHANNON WRIGHT Singersongwriter from Atlanta focusing on eerie tension, aggressive thrashing and muted calmness.

Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com HEAVY PETTY Former members of Masters of the Hemisphere and The Possibilities rock through the back catalog of Tom Petty.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com BOOTY MACHINE ELF New experimental band featuring Jason Roach (Maximum Busy Muscle) on guitar.

Heads may explode.

SOBOTKA Kris Deason and Ryan Vogel’s new electronic project featuring effects manipulation.

40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $16 (adv.). www.40watt.com SONDRE LERCHE Norwegian born songwriter crafts melodic tunes with intimate yet refined arrangements and vivid lyricism.

PETER WOLF CRIER Indie pop duo with unique drum beats and wispy, reverberated vocals. See Calendar Pick on p. 25.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $15. www.georgiatheatre.com FINDLAY BROWN Smooth, alternative folk-rock with an old-school feel.

DRIVIN’ N’ CRYIN’ Kevn Kinney fronts his classic claim to fame,

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lar alternative meets post-punk.

Saturday, November 19

Quiabo de Chapeu, Matt Kabus Hendershot’s Coffee Bar Tony Oscar arrived in Athens by way of Brazil in 1990. He brought with him only two congas, two pairs of jeans, four t-shirts and “no idea the city was so musical.” He intended to stay temporarily with his newly wed sister and her native Athenian husband until he found a means of moving elsewhere. But like many of us, he just couldn’t leave.

His many years in Athens have been productive. With his time divided between playing percussion in bands Tony Oscar such as The Fountains, Stewart & Winfield, Adam Payne and Planet Jive, as well as founding and fostering his own musical projects such as Apenas Atenas, he spent nine years completely immersed in the local music scene.

Recently, Oscar returned to Athens after a hiatus—a break which seems inconsequential to the musician: “I left, but never left. You always come back to Athens,” he says.

His return to town would be incomplete if not for his return to the musical scene that initially won him over. Oscar has a new project, Quiabo de Chapeu, a band name meaning “okra with a hat” in Portuguese. While the name may evoke phallic imagery, it was chosen based on the rhythm of the words. “I like the curves of the word ‘quiabo,’” he says. Quiabo de Chapeu is composed entirely of Brazilians, including Sander Pinheiro, Helder Zanella, Felipe Zanella and Oscar. Among the band members, the word “rehearse” is prohibited. The group functions instead on stellar musicianship and loving friendship.

Devoid of rehearsal, Quiabo de Chapeu is able to create a sound based on a shared interest in putting on a unique show. Siblings within the rhythm section contribute another winning ingredient, as the bass player and drummer share brotherly love.

“In Brazilian music, the rhythm section is called the kitchen: ‘cozinha,’” says Oscar, “so they are so tight, and when you have a good bass player and a good drummer, you can invite your aunt to sing, and it will sound good.”

Heavily influenced by the likes of Caetano Veloso, Joao Bosco, Jorge Ben Jor and Marisa Monte, their improvisations are a combination of traditional Brazilian sounds, funk and fun. And before you ready your request, know Quiabo will only play “Girl from Ipanema” if the price is right. [Jodi Murphy]

playing jangly Southern alt-pop.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 TWIN POWERS DJ Dan Geller and friends spin late-night glam rock, new wave, Top 40, punk and Britpop.

After the Beta Burlesque show.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $3. www.hendershotscoffeebar. com MATT KABUS This singer-songwriter delivers heartfelt acoustic ballads.

QUIABO COM CHAPEU Local musicians playing popular Brazilian music. See Calendar Pick on this page.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. $5. 706-369-3144 ADAM KLEIN & THE WILD FIRES Local band playing a rustic blend of country, folk and Americana.

BO BEDINGFIELD Bedingfield’s smooth, warm vocals are steeped in all the soul of country music.

The Melting Point 8:30 p.m. $23 (adv.), $27 (door) www. meltingpointathens.com JORMA KAUKONEN Rock, blues and folk guitarist and founding member of Jefferson Airplane.

New Earth Music Hall New Earth Giving Thanks Jam. 9:30 p.m. $6 (adv.), $8 (door). www.newearthmusichall.com DR. DAN MATRAZZO’S ALL-STAR BAND Featuring the DanceFX Dance Team and “ultra hush-hush special

guests.”

THE LOOTERS Well-traveled backing band for Amsterdam’s Rosa King and others, tonight these guys are playing good ol’ original funk, rock and blues.

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

The Office Lounge 9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 THE HOBOHEMIANS The Hobohemians are a six-piece group playing American and European roots music.

Sunday 20 Farm 255 9:30 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com BORDER HOP FIVE Formerly a bluegrass trio, the group has added fiddle and banjo into the mix for a more rounded-out, high, lonesome sound.

THE LITTLEST BIRDS Old-time folk duo from California consisting of banjo and cello.

The Georgian Tap Room 7 p.m. www.thecapitalroom.com OPEN MIC AND LIVE MUSIC Every Sunday.

The Globe 7 p.m. $18 (reservation only). www. globeathens.com TURLACH BOYLAN AND DAVEY MATHIAS Duo playing traditional

Irish music.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 7-8 p.m. FREE! 706-353-3050 NO SHAME! Open mic hosted by Rose of Athens Theatre.

8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffeebar.com CAAS GRAND FINALE Nuçi’s Space’s Camp Amped Fall 2011 participants put together a rock show.

Help them celebrate!

Highwire Lounge 9 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.com PATRICK CAREY Slow-rolling countryish pop.

RUSSEL COOK Member of Americana bluegrass band Little Country Giants plays a solo set.

JUSTIN EVANS Local Americana singer/songwriter.

The Melting Point Knight Jam Fundraiser for St. Joseph Catholic School’s Capital Campaign.

5 p.m. $5 (adv.), $8 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com* DOPK Featuring The Friday Knights: winners of the Monsignor Donovan Catholic High School Ram Jam Battle of the Bands!

JOHN KING BAND Young Southern rock band with a little twang.

JUSTIFIED TRUE BELIEF New band featuring indie-rock originals by Second Son bassist Henry Barbe.

GABBY MEJIAS This 17-year-old native Athenian has been playing guitar and singing since the age of five.

STRANGE TORPEDO Bouncy, angu-

Buffalo’s Southwest Café 6–10 p.m. $5. 706-613-5386, www. buffaloscafe.com/athens SHAG NIGHT Bring your dancing shoes for shag dancing in the BBR. Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com DON AUBER Local songwriter plays Appalachian-gothic folk hymns.

BRANDON NELSON MCCOY Songs written in the vein of Gram Parsons.

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

Tuesday 22 Applebee’s 10 p.m.–1 a.m. FREE! 706-543-1339 KARAOKE Every Tuesday.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 IGOR Electronic glam rock.

The Melting Point Terrapin Tuesdays. 7 p.m. $5. www. meltingpointathens.com THE SILVERBIRD DUO Expect a mix of classic country, rock and folk.

Wednesday 23 Blue Sky 5–10 p.m. www.blueskyathens.com VINYL WEDNESDAY Bring your own vinyl and be a DJ for the night.

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

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

wednesday, november 16

Jay Godfrey at UGa presents

CampUs-fashion rUnway show benefitting uga miracle

doors open at 7pm

thursday, november 17 CD RELEASE PARTY

PONDEROSA gift HOrSe graSS giraffeS doors open at 9pm

Friday, november 18

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

Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $8 (adv). www.caledonialounge. com DEAD FINGERS This Alabamba duo plays minimalist folk rock.

THE GRENADINES Sweet, intimate lyrics over ambient psych-pop.

MARIA TAYLOR Taylor, of Azure Ray, plays a mix of folk and pop rock.

Farm 255 Jazz Night. 9 p.m. FREE! www.farm255. com CALEB DARNELL Member of The Darnell Boys and Bellyache performs as part of Jazz Night.

megafaun venice iS Sinking doors open at 9pm

saturday, november 19

40 Watt & Foundry present

sondre Lerche

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffeebar.com JAY GONZALEZ Known as the keyboardist for the Truckers, but fans know his catchy work with Nutria.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 6:30 p.m. After Thanksgiving Potluck.

706-369-3144 KARA KILDARE Local pianist and Kill Kill Buffalo front-woman.

ERIC SOMMER Upbeat songs showcase his proficiency in slide guitar.

The Melting Point 8:30 p.m. $10 (adv.), $15 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com* NORMALTOWN FLYERS Goodtime rock and roll with a Southern leaning.

The Office Lounge 9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 THE SHADOW EXECUTIVES Straight-up, authentic blues covers.

peter wOlf crier doors open at 9pm

saturday, november 26

an evening with

COSMiC ChaRLie doors open at 9pm All Shows 18 and up • + $2 for Under 21 * Advance Tix Available at Wuxtry Records ** Advance Tix Sold at http://www.40watt.com

* 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 art and food vendors for a Holiday Market Dec. 3 & 4. Email submissions by Nov. 26. peterlooseart@gmail.com, farmingtondepotgallery.net

AUDITIONS The Vagina Monologues (UGA Conner Hall) Audition consists of cold readings from the script. For women ages 18 & up, or 16–17 with a parent’s permission. Nov. 30 & Dec. 1, 7–10 p.m. jprittie@projectsafe.org

CLASSES Athens Vertical Pole Dance Academy (Canopy Studio) Ongoing pole dance classes for beginners and intermediate students.

Call for details. 706-347-3708, www.avpda.com

Beginners’ Relief Printmaking Workshop (The Loft Art Supplies) Artist Kate Sutlive will teach color block printing basics and creative techniques.

Call to register. Nov. 19. 1–4 p.m. $44 (includes materials). 706-5485334, loftartsupply.tumblr.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) introduce participants to the potter’s wheel every Friday from 7-9 p.m.

“Family Try Clay” classes show children and adults hand-building meth-

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706-355-3161, www.gooddirt.net Earth Skills Series: Shelter (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Develop the skill to create fire from materials found in the wild. Methods include flint and steel, bow drills and hand drills. Nov. 19, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. $66. 706-542-6156, www.uga.edu/ botgarden Family Try Clay Classes (Good Dirt) Try out Good Dirt with individual classes for adults and children to make pieces using hand-building methods. Sundays, 2–4 p.m. $20 per person. 706-355-3161, www.gooddirt.net.

Figure Drawing Sessions (Fringe Collective Artistic Studios) Weekly drop-in sessions for artists wishing to draw the human figure.

Must be over age 18. Sundays, 2–4 p.m. $10. 706-540-2727, fringe collective@live.com Glass Fusing Workshop (Good Dirt) Make pendants, earrings and other wearable art out of colorful glass. Call to register. Nov. 20, 2–4 p.m. $50. 706-355-3161, www.gooddirt.net

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Health and Wellness Classes (Athens Community Council on Aging) Senior-friendly Ballroom Dancing, Line Dancing, Yoga, Tai Chi and more! Go online for a complete schedule. 706-5494850, www.accaging.org Holiday Clay Classes (Good Dirt) Be productive and creative this season! Complete schedule online.

706-355-3161, www.gooddirt.net Italian Lessons and Tutoring (Call for location) Personalized Italian lessons and tutoring for any level of Italian from Jeff Kilpatrick, Italian Instructor at UGA with a Ph.D. in Linguistics.

805-448-1657, kilpatrickjeff@ hotmail.com 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 The Practice (Healing Arts Centre) A blend of the origins of Power Yoga with Dr. Clare-Lynn Royce. 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m. 706-613-1143, www.healingartscentre.net Sharpshooter’s Basketball Clinic (Lay Park) Focus on proper shooting techniques and

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706-546-0681, www.redcrossblood. org Become a Mentor (Boys and Girls Clubs of Athens) Volunteer one hour per week to make a difference in the life of a child. Training provided. 706-546-5910, www.athensbgca.com BikeAthens Bike Recycling (Chase Street Warehouses) Join BikeAthens volunteers as they clean and repair donated bicylces for local service agencies. Bike repair skills a plus but not necessary. BikeAthens is also seeking donations of used kids’ and adult bikes in any condition. Mondays & Wednesdays, 6–8 p.m. and Sundays, 2–4:30 p.m. www.bikeathens.com Blood Drive (Red Cross Donor Center) Give the gift of life! Call to make an appointment today. 706546-0681, 1-800-RED-CROSS, www.redcrossblood.org Drivers for Veterans Volunteers needed to drive veterans

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5:30–6:30 p.m. $1 (ACC residents), $2 (non-ACC residents). 706-6133596, 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 Yoga Classes (Total Training Gym & Yoga Center) Classes offered in tai chi, vinyasa flow, yoga for athletes, integral hatha yoga, power flow, power lunch Pilates and power lunch yoga. Check website for dates and times. On-going. 706-316-9000, www.totaltrainingcenter.com Yoga 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

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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 Baton Twirling (Bishop Park) Dance-twirling, strutting, marching techniques and more, taught by the Classic City Majorettes for ages 5 & up. Students will have the opportunity to demonstrate their skills in community performances such as the Athens Annual Downtown Parade of Lights, the Watkinsville Christmas

Parade, and UGA Men and Women’s Basketball games. Register through Dec. 6. Tuesdays, Nov. 29–Feb. 28., 5:45–6:45 p.m. $65. 706-613-3589, www.athensclarkecounty.com/bishop 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 Library Crew (Oconee County Library) The Oconee County Library is seeking volunteers ages 9-12 to assist with craft projects, help take care of the library and have a good time! 4–5 p.m. First Thursday of the month. FREE! 706-769-3950, www.facebook.com/OCLCS Mama-Baby Yoga for Crawlers (Mind Body Institute) For crawling babes until they

ART AROUND TOWN Amici Italian Café (233 E. Clayton St.) Musically inspired paintings by Christine Davidson. Through November.

Antiques and Jewels (290 N. Milledge) New paintings by Mary Porter, Lana Mitchell, Taylor Dubeau and others. Through December.

Art on the Side Gallery and Gifts (1011B Industrial Blvd., Watkinsville) A gallery featuring works by various artists in media including ceramics, paintings and fused glass.

Artini’s Art Lounge (296 W. Broad St.) Oil and acrylic paintings by Whitestone and encaustic works

by Elganoby. Through November.

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.

Big City Bread Cafe (393 N. Finley St.) An exhibit featuring work by local art-car artist Cap Man (driver of the familiar bottlecap truck). Through November.

Ciné Bar Cafe (234 W. Hancock Ave.) “In Trees,” an installation by Wendy Hanson. Through Nov. 16.

• “The Fabric of Things” features still-life paintings from UGA Gallery Director Jeffrey Whittle. Opening reception Nov. 18. Through Dec. 14.

Circle Gallery, UGA College of Environmental Design (Caldwell Hall) An exhibit of works by BLA students from the past five years, highlighting projects demonstrating CED’s methodology. Through Dec. 2.

Dawg Gone Good BBQ (224 W. Hancock Ave.) Photos and sketches by Barbara Hutson of the Shona exhibit of Zimbabwean Statues at Ashford Manor.

Through November.

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 Nick Joslyn, Peter Loose, PM Goulding, Anna Marino and more.

Flicker Theatre & Bar (263 W. Washington St.) “Bugs and Candy,” macrophotography of local insects on candy landscapes by Abel Klainbaum. Through November.

Gainesville State College Oconee Campus (1201 Bishop Farms Pkwy.) “The Tilted Series” by Nina Barnes contains works utilizing digital media, collage and watercolor to form figurative images. Reception Dec. 1. Through Dec. 8.

Georgia Museum of Art (90 Carlton St.) “Buon Natale” features holiday woodcuts with a distinctly Italian flavor by Libby Bailey. Through Jan. 8. • “Edmund Lewandowski: Precisionism and Beyond” features 50 examples of the artist’s career. Through Dec. 4. • “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. • Anthony Goicolea’s “Snowscape” includes a large photographic mural on Plexiglas and a video installation. Through Nov. 30.

begin walking (about 8 months to 18 months age) and their mamas.

Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m. $60 (10 classes). 706-475-7329, www.armc. org/mbi ZumbAtomic for Kids (Whole: Mind. Body. Art.) Fast-foward fusion of Zumba moves designed for kids!

Mondays & Wednesdays, 6:30–7:30 p.m. $6. 706-424-0195, www.wholemindbodyart.com

SUPPORT Alcoholics Anonymous (Various Locations) If you want to drink, that’s your business. If you want to stop, we can help. 706-3894164, www.athensaa.com Alzheimers Support Group (Athens Community Council on Aging) Fellowship with caregivers of those with Alzheimer’s Disease or related dementias. Lunch served. Third Tuesdays. Noon. FREE! RSVP 706549-4850, mlopp@accaging.org ANAD Support Group (Holy Cross Lutheran Church) New support group for individuals suffering

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 mixed media by Toby Cole. Through Dec. 11.

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

Through December.

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

Jennings Mill Country Club (1500 Chambers Ct.) Fine art photography covering golf, St. Andrew’s, Georgia, Scotland and Italy. Through Dec. 11.

Jittery Joe’s Coffee (1230 S. Millledge Ave.) Paintings of Athens and UGA landmarks by Heidi Hensley. Through November.

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by Leslie Litt. Through November.

Kumquat Mae Bakery Café (18 Barnett Shoals Rd., Watkinsville) Impressionistic and surrealistic paintings by Ann Hamlin. Through November.

Lamar Dodd School of Art (270 River Rd.) “11 Eleven 11,” a BFA drawing and painting exit show and senior art exhibition. Through Nov. 29.

Lyndon House Arts Center (293 Hoyt St.) “Community,” features works of art by by students of the Clarke County School District. • “Deck the Walls” is a holiday-themed market on display in the Gallery Shop and Ronnie Lukasiewicz Gallery.

Madison-Morgan Cultural Center (434 S. Main St.) “Scapes” is an exhibition of landscapes, cityscapes and seascapes by Steffen Thomas.

Through Feb. 18.

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 series of sculpted garden gates by artist Andrew T. Crawford. Through Dec. 23.

StudiO (675 Pulaski St.) “Breathing Room” is a collection of landscape photography by Brian Cole.

Through January.

Transmetropolitan (145 E. Clayton St.) “I Like to Eat Stuff and Paint Things.” New paintings by Joe Havasy. Through November.

UGA Science Library (210 DW Brooks Dr.) Scientific illustrations by Sam Davidson from Monteverde, Costa Rica in pen and ink, carbon dust and watercolor. Through December.

Visionary Growth Gallery (2400 Booger Hill Rd., Danielsville) “Drawing Pretty Pictures Is a Way to Meet God in the World Like It Is” features works

by Lois Curtis, Carter Wellborn, Peter Loose, Alpha Andrews, Betty Wansley and Annie Wellborn. Opening reception Nov. 20. Through April.

Walker’s Coffee & Pub (128 College Ave.) Artwork by Samantha Hudson. Through November.

White Tiger Gourmet Food & Chocolates (217 Hiawasee Ave.) Works by Emily Tatum. Through November.

from eating disorders. Saturdays, 10 a.m. 678-612-2697, www.anad.org/ get-help/support-groups/georgia Emotional Abuse Support Group (Call for location) Demeaning behavior can be just as harmful as punches and kicks.

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

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

Fridays, 3:30–4:30 p.m. at Aloha Counseling. Sundays, 4–5 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship.

706-202-7463, www.emotions anonymous.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. 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 Weight Busters Peer Group (Whole: Mind. Body. Art.) Share struggles and triumphs on the path to weight loss. Mondays through November. 5:30 p.m. Donations accepted. www.wholemindbodyart.com

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706-613-3800 Reiki (Over the Moon Creative Possibilities) Drop in for a 10-minute, non-invasive therapy.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. and Thursdays, 4–6 p.m. $10.

706-540-2712 Senior Adult Holiday Tour of Homes (Athens Community Council on Aging) Senior holiday tour of antebellum homes in Madison. Participants will have the chance to do some holiday shopping and have lunch. Register by Nov. 21.

Dec. 2. 9:15 a.m.–4:30 p.m. $28.

706-613-3580 Temporary Community Center Closings (Athens, GA) The East Athens Community Center and Lay Park Community Center will temporarily close for annual maintenance Friday, Nov. 18, 9 p.m. through Monday, Nov. 28, 8 a.m.

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reality check Matters Of The Heart And Loins I moved here about six months ago from Cali, and my boyfriend and I have been trying to do the long-distance thing. He’s still in L.A. We’d been together for about a year before that, and at this point are able to see each other once a month, sometimes twice. But, honestly, I’m just not feeling it anymore. What’s the etiquette for a long-distance break-up?

Doing it Skype/phone seems cold, but planning a whole weekend to see each other and either him or me traveling and then dropping the bomb and getting trapped seems like a pretty shitty thing to do, too. Any advice?

Thanks, Telerelationshipping I see why you wouldn’t want to drag him all the way out here to do this, but I think the situation calls for a face-to-face. You should break up with him while you’re out there, since you lived there and presumably have some friends or family you can stay with after it’s over. The only way I think a phone break-up is OK is if you know he’s not feeling it either. If you know that he’s in the same boat, then the break-up will be a relief for both of you, and it isn’t necessary to spend the money. But be honest with yourself. And before you do anything, think about how you would feel if the situation were reversed.

So, I met this guy. I was away for a weekend with a bunch of my friends, having a good time at the beach. Most of the people I was with were old friends who I don’t see very often, but who I am very close to. I also met a few new people, including this guy, who I didn’t think much about at the time—except that he was very cute, of course.

He is my friend’s roommate.

Anyway, we talked a little bit, but nothing more. I wasn’t there looking for anything, and I’m not really a one-nightstand kind of girl, and long distance seems like a lot of trouble.

So, anyway, I came home and didn’t think much about it. Until, just a few weeks later, I got a call from this guy. He was nearby for a week, doing some business stuff, and wondered if I wanted to get together for dinner or something. He is my good friend’s roommate, and as I said, he is very cute; so I accepted. Might as well show him around a little, right? So, I met him. And things were great. And when I say great, I mean off the charts, “did not think it was possible to get swept off my feet” great.

He and I have very similar life experiences, and similar lifestyles, and the same kind of ambition. We also both have very serious jobs that would not allow for either of us to move or even try to have a relationship—at least not now. We both know this, but we talked about it anyway. That’s how amazing this was. He was around for about a week, and I basically stayed with him every night and went home every day to go to work and take care of other stuff, and then turned around and went back to him as

soon as possible. When he left, we didn’t say we were going to continue talking or keep in touch regularly or anything. It’s complicated to explain, but our jobs are both about to get crazy and will take us in opposite directions for at least another year. We left on great terms and basically said we hoped we’d see each other again down the line. My heart hurt, but at the same time, it was soaring because I finally realized it was possible to find a guy who I could spend time with and who I really and truly felt compatible with.

OK, so cut to two months later. I went back to the same town to visit my friends for Halloween. I stayed with a different friend, but we ended up over at the house of the friend that is roommates with the guy that I love and can’t have. And he was there, and I was nervous, and I didn’t really say a lot to him and he didn’t say much either. We haven’t spoken since any of this happened. Then the girls and I went out on the town. We drank, we had fun, and we stopped back there on the way home.

We were dropping off the roommate, and [my guy] wasn’t home. I went in the house to use the bathroom and when I came out, there he was, and he was with some really trampy looking girl who he brought home from the bar. He was yelling about why there’s a car in his driveway, even though he didn’t need the space, and he wouldn’t shut up, and it was totally bizarre.

So, we finally got out of there, and I asked his roommate what the hell was up, and she had no idea. But we got to talking, and I told her what happened when he visited, and she looked sick. She told me that he is always hooking up with random girls (which he lied to me about), that she also hooked up with him once, and that he was potentially exposed to an STD by his last girlfriend.

I am totally screwed. I feel like an idiot, and I can’t believe I fell for all of his bullshit. But my friends did say that I was totally bitchy to him when I first saw him, and that my ignoring him might have made him take that girl home on purpose, just to make me jealous. So, now I don’t know what to think. Was I all wrong about this guy?

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I think you can safely say you were all wrong. It’s a shame that you didn’t think to ask your friends—your very close friends, who could have warned you in advance—about this guy before you decided to fall ass over elbows in love. Frankly, there are not enough excuses in the world for his behavior. You were duped, and it’s a shame, but the last thing you need to do is blame yourself. Just forget about him and remember the lessons you learned from this episode. It could have been a lot worse.

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Baldwin Village, across s t re e t f ro m U G A . F re e parking, laundry on premises, hot water, on-call maint., on-site mgr. Microwave & DW. HWflrs. 1, 2, 3BRs. $475 to $1200/mo. Contact (706) 354-4261.

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

For rent: very small 1 room efficiency garage apt. 1.5 blocks from 5 Pts. N/S only. $400/mo., incl. water. Email emilycolson@ yahoo.com.

No rent until Jan. 2012! On all 1BR apts. ($495) & 2BR townhomes ($585)! 2BR flats starting at $600 – 1st mo. free! On busline, pet friendly. (706) 5496254. Restrictions apply.

Commercial Property Eastside offices, 1060 Gaines School Rd. Rent 1200 sf. $1200/mo., 750 sf. $900/mo., 450 sf. $600/mo. (706) 5461615 or athenstownproperties. com.

Office space for rent/sale on Huntington Rd. Convenient location, up to 1300 sf. avail.

Building has 6 individual offices/ rooms & reserved parking. Call Brian at (706) 552-0450 for more info or to schedule a showing.

Oconee County Office Suite in The Summit on Mars Hill Rd. 1750 sf. Reception ro o m , c o n f e re n c e ro o m , 5 offices, kitchen break area, file room. Very nice! $1425/mo. Call (706) 742-9578.

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

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Tw o - s t o r y 3 B R / 3 B A i n T h e Woodlands for rent. $450/mo.

OBO. Gated community w/ clubhouse, pools, workout facility & more! Ample parking & on busline. Contact ashleycleary@ gmail.com.

Condos For Sale Dwntn. Athens Luxury Condo – The Georgian. 1BR/1BA only 2 blocks from UGA’s N. Campus.

HWflrs., granite countertops, 10 ft. ceilings, stainless steel appls. Secure building, parking. $199,900. (706) 540-1150.

Duplexes For Rent 5 Pts., 2BR/1BA duplex. $600/mo. Beautiful HWflrs., W/D, CHAC, ceiling fans, across street from Memorial Park. No dogs, cats OK. Avail now. Call (706) 202-9805.

Heart of Normaltown. 2BR/1BA, $675/mo. Full of brand new renovations/upgrades. 1350 sf.

New W/D incl. valerioproperties@ gmail.com. Katy, (706) 546-6900.

Priced to go fast. A must see!

Houses for Rent $1200/mo. 4BR/2BA. Tim Lane Winterville, mins. from Eastside, newer home on 1.5 acre wooded cul-de-sac lot.

FP, HWflrs., high ceilings, lg. rooms, open kitchen & LR, tile BAs, nice back deck, houset r a i n e d - p e t f r i e n d l y, 2 - c a r garage. Call RE/MAX Realtor Helen Martin at (706) 540-2010.

194 Childs Street, 2BR/2BA. One of the best houses and locations in Boulevard, $950.

2BR/2BA in Five Points.

HWflrs, tile BA, W/D. Great price! $650/mo. (706) 548-9797 or boulevard propertymanagement. com.

175 Sylvan Dr. 3BR/1BA home w/ great location near ARMC. $900/mo. Avail. now! Pls. call (706) 540-1810, (706) 433-2072, or email cbolen@ upchurchrealty.com. One owner is a licensed realtor in the state of GA.

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170 N. Church St. 1-2BR/1BA. 4 blocks to 40 Watt/UGA. Pets OK, no fees. Fenced yd., deck, screened porch, W/D, stove, fridge. $799/mo. Dan, (516) 5078654.

2BR/1BA. Near UGA, LR, DR, den, HWflrs., all appl., fenced yd., garbage p/u, carport, elec. A/C, gas heat, no pets. $550/mo. 117 Johnson Dr. Owner/Agent, Stan, (706) 543-5352.

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2BR/1BA, LR, kitchen, HWflrs., W/D hook up. 5 min. UGA & on busline. Avail. Nov. GRFA welcome. $500/mo. + $300 sec. dep. Home, (770) 7257748. Cell, (706) 338-7253.

2BR unique mill house.

Heart pine flr. w/ 11 ft. beam ceilings. Sunny LR, new B A , W / D , D W, C H A C . 4 7 7 Whitehall. $600/mo. (706) 353-1750, ext. 104.

3 B R / 1 . 5 B A . L g . w a s h ro o m with W/D. deck, front porch.

Rent to own. $650/mo. + $1500 down payment. (706) 254-2936.

3 B R / 2 B A h o u s e . U n i v. C i r. , 1 mi. from UGA. All appls., W/D, lg. fenced yd., carport. $1100/mo., $800 dep. 2 mo. rent free! (404) 983-7063.

3 B R / 2 B A re m o d e l e d h o u s e w/ bonus rm. 320 Conrad Dr., DW, W/D, all elect., 1 mi. from Dwntn. Athens. $900/mo. + d e p . Av a i l . n o w. C o n t a c t Brian, (706) 613-7242.

4BR/2BA house on Eastside for rent. 120 Evergreen Terrace, Winterville, 30683.

10 min. from Dwntn. & UGA. HWflrs., carport, lg. yard. $1K/ mo. Avail. now. Call (706) 3699679, cell (706) 207-0935, or call Pam, (706) 540-3809, lv. msg.

4BR/4BA Dwntn. 189 Ruth D r. W a l k e v e r y w h e r e !

S t a i n l e s s , H W f l r s . , c o v e re d porch, huge rooms. W/D. A steal, only $1000/mo! Avail. i m m e d i a t e l y, s h o r t - t e r m lease. Aaron, (706) 207-2957.

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3BR/1BA. HWflrs., carpet, CHAC, W/D hook-up, fenced yd, sec. sys., lawn mowed, G R FA w e l c o m e . $ 7 0 0 / m o + $400 dep. Avail. now! (770) 725-7748.

Avail. immediately! 3BR/1BA house. $875/mo. + utils. 1 mi. from Dwntn. HWflrs., CHAC, W/D, covered porch, lg. closets, built-in bookcases.

Call (706) 224-2472.

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Awesome house! 597 Dearing St., 4BR/2BA, $1050/mo. 2045 Robert Hardman Rd., Winterville, 5BR/2BA, $1095/mo. 4BR on Whitehall Rd., $750/mo. 1045 Macon Hwy., 4BR/2BA, separate office, $995/mo. Call Nancy Flowers & Co. Real Estate, (706) 546-7946, or visit nancyflowers. com for virtual tours. You will love them!

Eastside, quiet subdivision.

3BR/2BA, 2 car garage, fenced in yd., FP. All appliances incl. W/D. $1100/mo. + $1100 dep. Avail.

Dec. 1. (706) 247-4137.

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Modern 3BR/2BA house on 3 acres. Quiet country location just 9 mi. from Dwntn. Athens. Big kitchen, LR w/ FP. W/D hookup. $950/mo. (706) 540-8461.

Newly renovated, quiet n’hood, 3BR/2BA. $850/mo. References, credit report & dep. required.

(706) 338-0725.

Retreat South, 4BR/4BA. Beautiful cottage off S. Milledge.

Located next to pool w/ porches and decks overlooking forest.

Check it out at www.facebook. com/scottproperties or call Staci (706) 296-1863.

Reduced! 4BR/2BA, 845 W. Hancock, HWflrs., CHAC, avail. now. Pets OK! 4 blocks to Dwntn. $1050/mo. Call (864) 784-3049.

Student special! Near bus line.

4BR/2BA, ample parking, fenced yd. w/ storage bldg., $800/mo. + $800 dep. Call Rose, (706) 255-0472, Prudential Blanton Properties.

Warm & Cozy! Boulevard n’hood, 3BR/2BA, HWflrs., CHAC, modern kitchen, rocking chair front porch. $1200/mo. (706) 543-6368.

Houses for Sale Down payment assistance Georgia Dream Homeownership. $5000 or $7500 for qualifed buyers. Donna Fee, Realtor, Keller Williams Greater Athens, (706) 296-5717, c. (706) 3162900, o. Program w/ GA Dept. of Consumer Affairs.

Parking & Storage UGA parking spaces.

A c ro s s t h e s t re e t f ro m campus, law & library. $25/ mo. Contact Keith, 10 a.m.–2 p.m., (706) 354-4261.

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Lovely 5Pts. 2BR/2.5BA home renting 1/2012.

2100 sf. LR, den, sunroom, dining, laundry room, garage.

Ample storage space. Ideal for prof./grad. couple. $1600/mo. + utils. (706) 224-9959. View Photo

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$300/mo., 1/3 utils. for 3BR/2BA home. 1 rm. avail. 5-10 min. to campus/mall/grocery store. High speed WiFi. HD Dish Network, CHAC, W/D. Quiet n’hood, yard/ garden. No drugs, no drama. Call (706) 351-2708.

Athens School of Music.

Instruction in guitar, bass, drums, piano, voice, brass, woodwinds, strings, banjo, mandolin, fiddle & more. From beginner to expert.

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

Looking for work? Need advice & support? Athens Career Coach is organizing a wkly. meeting group. Call Sean at Cook Coaching & Consulting. (706) 363-0539 or sean@higheredcareercoach. com.

Music Services

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Amp repair! McNeece Music, 149 Oneta, Ste. 6C-7. Next to BikeAthens. Years of experience.

Buy-sell-trade, custom builds, strings & acc., electric amps.

(706) 548-9666, Tues.–Sat., 12–8 p.m.

Boulevard Animal Hospital November Special: Board your cat 2 nights & get 1 n i g h t f re e ! 2 9 8 P r i n c e Av e . www.downtownathensvet.com (706) 425-5099.

Sub-lease 2BR/2BA River Mill apt. Open kitchen & LR w/ HWflrs. 2 private baths. $900/mo. Ends 7/31/12. 5 min. walk to Tate. (404) 643-1239.

Wanting to buy Wanted: A.O. Smith Harvestore Silos. (405) 240-5342.

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

Go to A g o r a ! Awesome!

Affordable! The ultimate store! Specializing in retro everything: antiques, furniture, clothes, bikes, re c o rd s & p l a y e r s ! 2 6 0 W. Clayton St., (706) 316-0130.

Instant cash is now being paid for good vinyl records & CDs in fine condition. Wuxtry Records, at corner of Clayton & College downtown. (706) 369-9428.

TV and Video Big screen HDTV 65 in. Mitsubishi 3-D Ready, $700. Sony 60 in. big screen HDTV, $600. Sansung 42 in. big screen HDTV, $250. Call (706) 372-0535.

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

Call (706) 227-1515 or come

by Nuçi’s Space, 396 Oconee St. Sound equipment! Yamaha 32 channel mixer MC32/12, $400.

Peavy TKO 115S base amp, $125. Peavy monitors 115TLM, $9 5 ea. Also mi cs, sta nds, EQ’s. Call (706) 248-7885.

We buy musical instruments & equipment every day!

Guitars, drums, pro-sound & more. (770) 931-9190, www. musicgoroundlilburn.com.

H u g e , o n l i n e i n v e n t o r y. We love trades! Come visit Music Go Round soon...

Eady Guitars, Guitar Building & Repair. Qualified repairman offering professional set ups, fret work, wiring, finishing & restorations. Exp. incl. Gibson & Benedetto Guitars. Appt. only (615) 714-9722, www. eadycustomfinishing.com.

Fret Shop. Professional guitar repairs & modifications, setups, electronics, precision fretwork.

Previous clients incl. R.E.M., Widespread Panic, Cracker, Bob Mould, John Berry, Abbey Road Live!, Squat. (706) 549-1567.

K i t c h e n Ta b l e S t e r e o since 1989, electronic technical s e r v i c e s . Va c u u m t u b e & transistor amplifier repair, effects, pedals, keyboards. Sound system sales, service & installation. (706) 355-3071.

We d d i n g b a n d s . Quality, professional bands. Weddings, parties. Rock, jazz, etc. Call Classic City Enter tainment. ( 7 0 6 ) 5 4 9 - 1 5 6 7 . w w w. classiccityentertainment.com.

Featuring The Magictones Athens’ premiere wedding & party band. www.themagictones.com.

Services Classes Yogaful Day Shala in Athens announces a RYT 200 hr. Yoga Te a c h e r Tr a i n i n g P r o g r a m m e e t i n g Yo g a A l l i a n c e standards beginning in Jan. 2 0 1 2 . B i l l C o t t re l l , E - RY T, IAYT; (706) 850-0364, www. yogafulday.com.

Cleaning ’Tis the season for house cleaning! Give your family & friends the best gift going at the best price in town.

Professional, reliable, pet & Ear th friendly.

L o c a l re f e re n c e s o n request. Text/call Nick: (706) 851-9087. Email: Nick@goodworld.biz.

Health Pregnant? Considering a d o p t i o n ? Ta l k w / c a r i n g agency specializing in matching birthmothers w/ families nationwide.

Living expenses paid. Call 2 4 / 7 . A b b y ’s O n e Tr u e G i f t Adoptions, (866) 413-6293 (AAN CAN).

Home and Garden Advertise your seasonal business!

Firewood, Christmas trees, holiday decorating, Santas for hire, it’s almost here! Let our readers know how to contact you! Call (706) 5490301.

Jobs

Mystery shoppers earn up to $100/day. Undercover shoppers needed to judge retail & dining establishments. No exp. req’d.

(888) 729-6151.

Paid in adv.! Make $1K/wk. mailing brochures from home!

Guar. income! Free supplies! No exp. req’d. Start immediately! www.homemailerprogram.net (AAN CAN).

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Call (706) 549-0301 or go to flagpole.com/ classifieds.

Full-time F T w o r k . G re a t p a y p l a n & flexible hrs. For promotional agents, new branch opening in Athens. No exp. required.

Have fun & make money!

(706) 296-6662.

Hiring professional waiters & waitresses. Apply in person & bring resume. 24 Greensboro Hwy. in Watkinsville, 30677.

Girasole’s Restaurant.

NEED A JOB? Full-Time and Par t-Time oppor tunities are listed weekly in the Flagpole Classifieds.

House/server staff: Greyfield Inn, Cumberland Island.

C o m e j o i n o u r h o u s e s t a ff & live/work on a beautiful Georgia island! Some dining & wine service experience helpful. In-residence position. $25,500/annum. Send letter of interest & application request to seashore@greyfieldinn. com.

Opportunities Actors/movie extras needed immediately for upcoming roles. $150–300/day depending on job reqs. No exp., all looks. (800) 560-8672. A-109 for casting times/locations (AAN CAN).

Disclaimer! Flagpole does its best to scout out scams but we cannot guarantee. Be careful giving out personal information.

Call to report scams, (706) 5490301.

Earn up to $100 by participating in UGA research!

Currently seeking 3 groups of participants. If you meet ANY of these criteria, please contact the EDP Lab at (706) 542-3827 or ugafMRI@gmail.com. 1. Are you age 18 or above & eligible to have MRIs? 2. Are you age 18 or above & have a BMI of 30 or higher? 3. Are you a female age 18 or above who binge eats & induces vomiting/uses laxatives at least 4 times/mo.?

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Quick Books exp. a plus. Must be detail-oriented, punctual, self-motivated & able to prioritize. Email resume: jobs@ tsav.com.

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1976 Camaro, gunmetal grey, beautiful head-tur ner, unique custom interior & rims. $11,111.11. New Edelbrock engine. Runs great. Call (828) 421-7466.

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In good cond. runs well, v. r e a s o n a b l e . R e l i a b l e transportation. Call (706) 2484649 after 2 p.m. Reasonable prices.

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2001 Chevrolet G3500 15 passenger bus w/ wheelchair lift & 2 wheelchair tie-down areas. Diesel engine, A/C, automatic, white. No CDL license needed. $15,900 or OBO. (706) 549-9456.

Notices Messages Trying to get a group together to form a roving band of Christmas carolers? Flagpole classifieds make it easy to reach a lot of people! Low rates, high potential for holiday cheer. Call (706) 549-0301.

Pets Have you seen Cool Cat? Missing from Nor mal Ave. since 11/10. Neutered, short hair black cat. White patch on chest, white hind legs/ forepaws, white dot on left side of muzzle. Has tiny right ear, believed to be somewhere in greater hospital area. (706) 549-8672.

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The CIA Murdered JFK? Mark Lane’s New Book Fingers the Spooks “I don’t really much care who killed Mr. Kennedy.”

—William F. Buckley

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ost Americans, however, do care who assassinated President John F. Kennedy. One man cares so much that he has spent over 40 years investigating, lecturing and writing about the crime of the century. He is Mark Lane, lawyer, human rights advocate and author of three previous books on the JFK assassination, two of which, Rush to Judgment (1966) and Plausible Denial (1991), were bestsellers. Lane’s latest book is Last Word: My Indictment of the CIA in the Murder of JFK (Skyhorse, New York, 2011), published only weeks ago.

Except for the dwindling number of true believers who think the Warren Report was correct in claiming that Lee Harvey Oswald, acting alone, killed JFK, assassination researchers today believe that Kennedy was murdered as a result of a conspiracy. They disagree who the conspirators likely were, however. The four conspiracy theories with the most support nowadays are the Mafia theory, the CIA theory, the anti-Castro Cuban theory and the racist/right-wing extremist theory. (For what it is worth, my own theory is that the conspirators were an ad-hoc group that included organized crime members, past or present intelligence agents, anti-Castroites and rightist extremists.)

Mark Lane embraces the CIA theory—and with good reason. Hardly anyone is more familiar with actual or possible

CIA connections to the JFK assassination. He has examined over 100,000 documents wrested from the CIA under the Freedom of Information Act. He has deposed under oath former CIA directors as well as CIA operatives. In civil trials he has cross-examined former CIA agent (and Watergate burglar) E. Howard Hunt and other CIA-types. He is familiar with the clever lies and calculated deceptions and the sinister modus operandi of the CIA. He knows all about the perjuries, the obstructions of justice, the murders—including massacres— and the other enormous crimes the CIA has committed but gotten away with.

And he persuasively explains why the CIA hated JFK and wanted him dead.

Lane, of course, is not the only serious researcher to examine the evidence and conclude that the CIA was behind the JFK assassination.

It is impossible here to reconstruct in detail the impressive case Lane lays out in Last Word for the CIA’s responsibility in JFK’s death, but here are a few tasty tidbits: • The CIA tricked both FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover and Earl Warren, head of the Warren Commission, into falsely believing that there was a lone assassin, Oswald.

• Weeks before the assassination the CIA was busy setting up Oswald as the fall guy.

• When asked by Lane under oath during a depositiontaking whether the CIA was involved in the JFK assassination, Richard Helms (CIA Director from 1966 to 1973) declined to

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firmly reply in the negative. Instead, he said that the CIA was not involved “to the best of my knowledge.”

• While it has long been known that mysterious individuals bearing false Secret Service credentials were encountered under suspicious circumstances at the scene of the assassination, it has only recently become known that until shortly after the assassination it was the CIA that prepared the credentials used

by Secret Service agents.

• Many of the persons known to have been in the company of Oswald, or to have assisted him in various ways, were CIA operatives. The most notable was the bizarre George De Mohrenschildt, whose life was stranger than the dreams of most people and who committed suicide in 1977 when contacted by an investigator for the U.S. House Select Committee on Assassinations.

• It is now established fact that New Orleans businessman Clay Shaw, who had connections with Oswald in the summer of 1963, who was charged by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison with conspiracy to murder JFK, and who repeatedly denied under oath that he was affiliated with the CIA, was in fact a CIA operative (“contract agent”).

• Since at least 1966, the CIA, using friendly journalists, writers and other CIA assets, has secretly masterminded a disinformation scheme to discredit Warren Report critics.

Whether Mark Lane is right in asserting that the CIA killed JFK, the evidence he has amassed and the conclusions he draws cannot be lightly dismissed. Last Word is an enlightening book. The only criticism I have of it is that it lacks adequate footnoting and does not have an index.

Donald E. Wilkes, Jr. This is the 31st article UGA law professor Wilkes has written either in Flagpole or in the old Athens Observer about the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

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everyday people Emiliano Navarro, Poultry Worker Five years ago, Emiliano Navarro moved to Athens with his family. Their arrival in the United States several years earlier marked a significant achievement in his life: he had worked for 10 years to get the documents to move the large family here legally. Now, Emiliano has a night job at a chicken-processing plant. He says his goal is to support his seven children and help them build a future here.

Behind the house where Emiliano and his family live, his sons have constructed a pigeon mecca. Emiliano took Flagpole around to see the flock, but we were disappointed to find them away from home. While he waved to us as we left the driveway, Emiliano suddenly gestured to the sky. We looked up to find the most majestic representation of the pigeon species we have ever witnessed: several dozen white birds flying in perfect formation.

Flagpole would like to extend a special thanks to Christopher Looft for translating this interview.

Flagpole: What do you do for a living?

Emiliano Navarro: I have a job here in Athens at a chicken factory.

FP: What exactly do you do there?

EN: I separate the thighbones from whole chickens. That’s my job: eight hours a day of production. It’s cold, but we work hard. I work at night.

FP: Is it difficult?

EN: Yes. It’s hard work. There are no Americans who work here, only Hispanic people. They can’t do it as fast as we can do it. They do it for one or two months, and then they can’t do it anymore.

FP: Why do you think that is?

EN: We’re the only ones who do it because we came from another country, and we want work, so we have to do this. They pay us well.

FP: How long have you worked there?

EN: I’ve been working four years at this factory.

FP: How long have you lived in Athens?

EN: I’ve been in Athens for five years, but I’ve been in the country for 22. I’ve worked in Michigan, Florida… always contract work, not hourly pay. I go back and forth between here and Mexico.

FP: Where are you from originally?

EN: I’m from Guanajuato, in central Mexico.

FP: That’s where you grew up?

EN: All the time I was in Mexico, I was in Guanajuato.

FP: How did you get here?

EN: When I crossed for the first time, it was with a coyote [a smuggler].

FP: What made you want to come here?

EN: There’s poverty in Mexico. I wanted to make a better way of life. My dad was living in Los Angeles, but he got sent back to Mexico, so then it was my turn at 15. My parents told me, “You’re old enough now. You have to go.” I worked in Texas for two years, working in the country, in the fields, cutting down trees, and on a shrimping boat.

FP: How did you get from Texas to Athens?

EN: I worked for two years in Texas. They stopped paying me. I don’t really know why. I brought my parents money, and then I went back to Texas to work for a different rancher picking cucumbers and cotton. We met a guy who took us to Florida for $400 each. I started picking tomatoes.

FP: Why did it cost so much?

EN: He was smuggling us so we wouldn’t get caught by Immigration.

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FP: How many people were with you?

EN: Ten people in a van.

FP: How long did it take?

EN: Twenty-eight hours. There was a lot of work in Florida.

There were 500 of us working, lots of Mexicans, lots of young people. We were picking peppers, tomatoes, watermelons. It was all contract work.

FP: You mentioned contract work earlier. What exactly does that mean?

EN: We were getting paid by how much work we did, not by the hour. I like it. It’s a lot of money. I don’t like working by the hour.

FP: Why not?

EN: I can make $100 in five hours working by contract.

Sometimes you can make $25 an hour if you work very fast.

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FP: Do you think that’s a fair way to work?

EN: I think it’s more fair.

FP: How did you come from Florida to Athens?

EN: We got all our papers in Florida. We became legal residents with green cards and Social Security.

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FP: Was that a good feeling?

EN: Beautiful. With that, I was able to start the process to apply to bring my family here.

FP: How long were you here without your family?

EN: Ten years. Every three or four months, I was able to go back to Mexico, but it was 10 years before I could bring them here.

FP: How many kids did you have in Mexico?

EN: Six. The seventh was born here.

FP: Did being apart from your family teach you anything about parenting?

EN: Yeah, ever since I was young, I learned the importance of taking care of young people. I’m still sending money to my mother and father now. I go every year to visit them.

FP: Do they want to come here?

EN: They want to, but they don’t have the immigration documents that they need.

FP: Do you like living in Athens?

EN: Yes. FP: What are some things you like to do when you’re not working?

EN: I like to clean up around the house and work on cars.

Go shopping. I like to go to the Catholic church.

FP: Is there a strong Hispanic community here?

EN: There were a lot of Mexican people here, but when the law was passed, a lot of people left.

FP: What are your hopes for the future?

EN: My kids. My family. Nothing else. This is my future: to work for my family.

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