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We’ve got a really good state university; we’ve got a really good public school system; we’ve got special assets like our extensive and well known music scene; we’ve got attractive architecture and livable, walkable, bike-able, drivable neighborhoods; we’ve got an affordable cost of living; we’ve got a beautiful natural environment nestled among hills and rivers with a moderate climate (OK—not in August); we have an interesting downtown; our suburbs are within easy reach; in addition to the music, we have lots of activity in the arts: theater, painting, writing, cinema, pottery; we’ve got a good bus system; we’ve got sports; we’re a short drive to the mountains and a not-as-short drive to the ocean; can fly out of Atlanta but don’t This is our big we have to live there.

Athens is not perfect, but we’ve challenge in got a lot going for us. Let’s make this the new year… new year the time when we really focus on understanding how to bring in the kinds of businesses that want to live in our kind of town and that will contribute to strengthening Athens without messing it up. Let’s also take a good, close look at how we can enhance what we have. We can insist that our economic development people understand what we have here and learn how to add to it, instead of chasing phantom industries that aren’t coming and wouldn’t fit.

Even if we can’t control what the university pays its custodial workers and graduate assistants, we can document what kind of impact those wage scales have here. We can also take a look at our local government and make sure it is not a part of the poorly paid job problem.

Let’s make this the year that we devise even better coordination and knowledge among the projects and agencies that are trying to ameliorate our endemic poverty. Let’s be sure our local government, our university and our state government are drawn even more closely into a focused examination of poverty here. There are many reasons for poverty in Athens, and the big one is that our county presently and historically offers jobs not available in the surrounding counties and also public housing and other forms of assistance not available in the outlying areas.

This is our big challenge in the new year: to find ways to extend our quality of life to those who are left out, while enhancing our community—to realize that we all gain from lifting up our lowest members. We have had setbacks recently and in the past, but we must persevere, because we are all in this community together, and we are interdependent, whether we realize it or not. Let’s resolve to give special, local meaning to the salutation, “Happy New Year!”

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Whatever Means Whatever: There was some unfortunate news for Athens last week when it was announced that Whatever It Takes had not been one of five community-based organizations to be awarded a share of $30 million in federal Promise Neighborhoods grants. But WIT has already laid some serious groundwork for its mission to ensure that every child in Athens is on track to graduate from a post-secondary education by 2020—in part, through its use of the $500,000 Promise Neighborhoods planning grant it was awarded last year—and that work will continue, even without more federal money. This is an absolutely crucial initiative, and it needs your support now more than ever. Go to www. witathens.org to find out how you can donate your time or other resources to one of the best efforts underway to deal with poverty in Athens in the long term.

governmental committee with interested citizens will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5 at the ACC Solid Waste Dept. at 725 Hancock Industrial Way.

Once More Under the Wire: We’ll return to the subject of the Selig/Walmart development for just one more quick point before we vacate the issue for the remainder of the year (which, we hope, won’t prove to be a disastrous dereliction o’ duty). Kevan Williams makes an excellent point in this issue’s Athens Rising column: that despite the frequently repeated refrain that the ACC government is waiting for the results of Selig’s traffic study before taking any further steps in the process of vetting the project, a developer with millions of dollars at stake really has no incentive to release a study that will dictate how it may proceed until it is fully prepared to respond to They’ll Mean It This the study’s findings in Time: The Athens-Clarke the most self-interested and Oglethorpe county With no students clogging downtown’s streets, way possible. they’re just running the fiberoptic cables right governments are curMight the Dope rently engaged in negodown the sidewalk. Happy holidays! suggest that ACC tiations with residents commissioners—in near the coming landfill expansion to assess short order—pool their powers and instruct and mitigate its impacts. Among the issues planning staff to come up with some general being hashed out are the possibilities for parameters for what kinds of traffic impacts getting homes hooked up to city water amid from the Selig project might be acceptable? concerns about potential contamination of Then, we’ll be a little better prepared to wells, addressing damage to property values respond to the developer’s inevitable presenand, finally, how to make any agreement that tation of its air-tight conclusion that everymay be reached legally binding, especially thing will be perfect exactly the way they’ve considering that the expansion itself constigot it figured out. tutes a breach of an earlier promise. The next meeting of the joint Dave Marr news@flagpole.com

Paul Broun, Jr.’s Krazy Korner Congressman Paul Broun, Jr. defends most corporate interests with zeal, but he goes into berserker mode when it comes to oil.

Berserker Broun is willing to say pretty much anything. It’s a takeno-prisoners, suicide-mission sort of thing when it comes to profits for oil companies and others who depend on the unmitigated emission of toxic exhaust. In his recent letter to the White House about alleged Clean Air Act overreach by the EPA, Broun made the shocking (and accurate) admission that “[p]eople who are unemployed or poor tend to be in worse health and live shorter lives.” Broun was attempting to argue that regulations on toxic emissions would cost corporations money, which would translate to poorer Americans; thus, the regulation of dangerous emissions is actually unhealthy. It’s a clear causal relationship: those who advocate for circumstances which produce more poverty and unemployment, Berserker Broun implies, are killers.

So how, then, using Broun’s reasoning, do we evaluate his co-sponsorship of a Michelle Bachmann bill that would return Wall Street’s power to exactly what it was on the eve of 2008’s financial collapse? Unlike Broun’s shaky charge against the EPA, the case against Wall Street is air-tight. Wall Street’s 2008 meltdown caused a severity of unemployment unseen since the Great Depression. Thus, the banks, according to Broun’s test, have brought an early death to many millions. How do we evaluate Broun’s votes against the most basic provisions keeping American families from slipping into poverty? Or his support of policies that move jobs overseas? These are, by Broun’s own standards, policies that kill Americans. In making a case against the comparably negligible effects of EPA regulations, Broun indicts his entire economic ideology, which creates, as if by design, a widening peasant class whose very health and lifespan are subservient to profit and the increased wealth of the “1 percent.”

Broun’s “pro-life” stance is nothing but theocratic chauvinism. The remainder of his platform can only be described, by his own logic, as “pro-death.” [Matthew Pulver]

athens rising What’s Up in New Development

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Problematic Development I: Regardless of its Flats at Easley Mill, has been rolling along location in downtown Athens, the whole Selig quietly in the background the last few years. project revolves around the same old model That project, which calls for five stories of that rules in the ‘burbs: big store, big parking. apartments on the former Boys and Girls It’s these fundamental priorities that appear Club property on Oconee Street, has conto guide the design of the project. They certinued to proceed despite several changes in tainly drive the financing of the project, since ownership, and it looks like the latest party without the mega-anchor tenant, the whole to eye the property is interested in moving deal doesn’t work. Everything else is a Bandforward soon. As designed, the project would Aid, selected only if it furthers the primary involve a significant amount of blasting of goal of the big store with a big parking deck the granite rock outcrop there. The granite by appeasing the public. rock outcrops in the Georgia Piedmont host a Until the premise on which the project unique ecosystem, and this one in particular is based changes, the community should be is the one upon which Athens was founded, wary. Talk of compromise may move in sevand from which the name “the Cedar Shoals” eral different directions, but the way they’re is derived. phrased is key. If the size of the Walmart The student housing complex would front anchor is up for discussion, will Selig try to its stormwater ponds and service drives build a store that’s the right size and fit for directly on the Greenway, which would be a downtown, or will they simply propose the huge missed opportunity for the community. biggest that they think the community will The project is another example of how a stomach? Likewise, will any gestures towards more serious push towards TADs could bring historic preservation represent a recognition developers to the table to tie their projects of the value of local into the community history on Selig’s part, in a better designed or an appeasement manner. What’s needed of the community by more than anything creating a Disney veris a design overlay sion of the original, for greenway and railwhere only a facade is to-trail corridors that preserved? defines what’s approIn the meantime, priate next to these Athens is in a waitcommunity resources. ing game, hoping that Selig will let them have Problematic a look at traffic studies Development III: and final plans before Lastly, the Sigma Chi they go to submit their fraternity’s lease is proposal officially. likely to be bought Of course, that’s far out by the University from assured, and it’s of Georgia sometime rather strange for our soon, and an alumnus decision makers to has acquired property bet so heavily on the in Cobbham: the site Granite outcrops like this one in southeastern timely release of the of the former Saint Clarke County are home to unique ecosystems traffic study covering Mary’s Hospital on which are found almost exclusively in the an as-yet theoretical Milledge. That site, Piedmont of Georgia. The outcrop adjacent to the development. Will we between Hancock North Oconee Greenway and the site of Easley’s be caught off-guard and Meigs, is drawing Mill, where Athens was founded, could soon be again? Is there other objections from neighblasted away for five stories of student housing work to be done in the bors, still stinging from and associated parking and stormwater retention meantime? The comthe Kappa Alpha fraterstructures. munity could certainly nity’s relocation to the take the time to firm area a few years back. up what it has to offer, such as tax allocation These fraternities are moving off campus— district (TAD)-funded infrastructure improveeven though there are several spaces in the ments, and what it might want to see as alter- fraternity row on River Road—in part because natives to the objectionable aspects of Selig’s in their eyes, the university, which decided proposal. to push them off Lumpkin Street in the first One angle that could be more fully place, isn’t exactly a trustworthy landlord. explored is whether or not other city-owned Perhaps, though, a new model of what a land on the opposite side of East Broad from fraternity or sorority house could be might the currently proposed site could be swapped alleviate some of the pressure. So long as the for the acreage that lies underneath the three only acceptable way to build a fraternity is National Register-listed historic structures. to have a mansion on Milledge, these fights Those buildings could then be turned over to will continue. Perhaps we should be explorlocals to renovate, since Selig finds the idea ing other designs and locations. Commercial onerous and Athenians are ultimately much stretches of Baxter and Lumpkin near campus better at creating iconic spaces out of old come to mind as locations that could use the buildings. Jittery Joe’s could even consider infill, and are already dominated by rentals, buying its building outright in such a sceapartment complexes, and other studentnario. Meanwhile, the land across the street oriented uses. Perhaps a more urban design could be put back on the tax rolls, and the for a residential community could take the whole district would have a strong sense of pressure off Milledge and surrounding neighplace, with an intersection that had all four borhoods. Is a mixed-use frat house, with corners utilized. storefronts below and dorms above, too crazy of a notion?

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• indicates new review • THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN (PG) Going in, all I knew of Herge’s teenage/young-adult adventurer was his hair and his dog. Thank you, Steven Spielberg, producing partner Peter Jackson and a grand writing team of “Doctor Who”’s Stephen Moffat, Shaun of the Dead’s Edgar Wright and Attack the Block’s Joe Cornish for introducing me to such an exciting little junior Indiana Jones in your bigscreen, motion-capture holiday treat.

Tintin (Jamie Bell), his dog Snowy and constantly tipsy Captain Haddock (the Mozart of MoCap, Andy Serkis) head off in search of the lost treasure of Captain Haddock’s ancestor, with evil Mr. Sakharine (Daniel Craig) in hot pursuit. Tintin is the kind of family movie to have/borrow a kid for. It’s fun for children and adults, like the family affairs of Spielberg’s ‘70s, ‘80s and early-’90s heyday (with an Indy-like soundtrack from the composer of my childhood, Mr. John Williams).

Considering Pixar gave us the merely mortal Cars 2 this year, Tintin is far and away my pick for Best Animated Feature of the year, but only in its intricately impossible action does it seem animated. Tintin should rightfully be hailed as the family film of the year.

ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED (G) Come on, Fox! If you’re going to keep releasing new Chipmunks entries each holiday season, the least you can do is make a Christmas-themed movie featuring the furry trio’s classic holiday tunes.

Instead, Alvin, Simon, Theodore, the Chipettes and Dave (poor, paycheckcashing Jason Lee) start out on a cruise ship and wind up on a deserted island. Judging by the boffo box office of the previous two features plus the young audience’s reaction to the new pic’s trailer, Chipwrecked should provide its studio with some holiday cheer.

ARTHUR CHRISTMAS (PG) I’m a sucker for a good, creative, behind-theholiday-scenes sequence (Hop boasts a good one), and Arthur Christmas opens with a doozy. But this charming holiday surprise—coming from Aardman Studios—keeps charming as it delightfully recounts the Christmas Eve adventure of Santa’s younger son.

After another successful, hi-tech run masterminded like a military operation

by Santa’s older son, Steve (v. Hugh Laurie), Arthur (v. James McAvoy) discovers one little girl was missed. In a last-minute effort to save Christmas for that little girl, Arthur, his Grandsanta (v. Bill Nighy) and elfin wrapping specialist Bryony (v. Ashley Jensen, Ricky Gervais’s “Extras”) fire up the old sleigh, hitch up the eight famous reindeer and attempt to fly to England. Brits just get Christmas, and the animation gurus at Aardman, best known for Wallace and Gromit, have conjured up a lovely, happy holiday film.

CARNAGE (R) Roman Polanski directs Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz and John C. Reilly in a family dramedy. I’m game. Two sets of parents (Foster and Reilly; Winslet and Waltz) set up a friendly meeting to discuss their sons’ schoolyard tiff. I can’t wait to see where that discussion goes wrong.

Polanski and playwright Yazmina Reza update her one-act play, God of Carnage, whose popular Broadway

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incarnation starred James Gandolfini, Marcia Gay Harden, Jeff Daniels and Hope Davis. Polanski’s son, Elvis, plays one of the boys.

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.

DIE HARD (R) 1988. Arguably the greatest action movie and the greatest Christmas movie rolled into one, Die Hard provided the comparative logline for a thousand spec scripts. “It’s like Die Hard in a ______.” John McClane (Bruce Willis) fights baddies led by Alan Rickman’s Hans Gruber during the company Christmas party at Nakatomi Plaza. Director John McTiernan established himself as an A-list action helmer. None of the sequels have been able to recapture the magic of the original, though they keep trying (A Good Day to Die Hard is slated for 2013).

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

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (R) Stieg Larsson may have created Lisbeth Salander, but David Fincher and the bold Rooney Mara have made her a big-screen icon. (No offense to Noomi Rapace’s Lisbeth, but Mara’s movie is loads better.)

Fincher dangerously retains Larsson’s wicked, violent, European sexuality for Hollywood’s adaptation of the first book in the Millennium Trilogy. Journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig) enlists the help of the titular tattooed (and multiply pierced) girl, a ward of the state who might be a psychopath but is certainly a genius, to solve a decades old murder. Readers of the novel will marvel at how smartly screenwriter Steven Zaillian jettisons the novel’s clunky points to streamline the central

mystery (who killed Harriet Vanger?) and posit a new one (who is Lisbeth Salander?). Top-notch performances, red slashes of humor and Fincher’s masterful control of style (the stunning opening credits imply some twisted mix of Bond and bondage) propel the film with a badass energy, fed by Academy Award winning composers, Trent Reznor and Atticus Rose.

THE HELP (PG-13) Every black servant is a saint, every white employer a demon. College-educated Eugenia “Skeeter” Phelan (the extremely likable Emma Stonet) comes home to Jackson to save its minority population through bestselling pop fiction. She collects the stories of long-serving maids Aibileen (Viola Davis), Minny (Octavia Spencer) and more into an illegal (in 1960s Mississippi) tome that scandalizes the gentry.

HUGO (PG) Oh, to be an orphan living in an early-20th-century clock!

Despite its near perfection, this 3D family film—Martin Scorsese’s first— may be the loveliest wide release to struggle to find its audience this year.

Yet it’s no wonder Scorsese, himself a film historian as well as a film lover, decided to adapt Brian Selznick’s The Invention of Hugo Cabret, whose central mystery revolves around an

and is kicked out of the country. Writerdirector Drake Doremus may finally have a minor hit with his fourth feature.

With Academy Award nominee Jennifer Lawrence.

MARGIN CALL (R) A thriller about the financial crisis, Margin Call follows some key players at an investment banking firm during a 24-hour period near the beginning of the financial meltdown. Whoever J.C. Chandor is, the Golden Berlin Bear-nominated, first-time feature filmmaker corralled a hell of a cast.

MELANCHOLIA (R) Apparently, Europe has forgiven renowned filmmaker/provocateur Lars von Trier for his failed Nazi joke (one hopes), as his masterful new film took top prize at the European Film Awards. It’s the end of the world as the Dane knows it, and Justine (Cannes Best Actress Kirsten Dunst in her bravest performance to date), a sometimes blushing, mostly depressed bride, is getting married while a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth. Starting with the stunning, nearly 10-minute opening montage, von Trier has composed an extravagant, mature meditation on the apocalypse, both personal and planetary, and it is beautiful to behold.

The Danish firebrand loves putting his

19th Century Drive-Thru early cinematic master. Parisian orphan Hugo (Asa Butterfield), who lives inside the clocktower of the train station, seeks the answer to a mysterious automaton, left unsolved by his late father and clockmaker (Jude Law), with the help of a toymaker named Georges (Ben Kingsley) and his charge, Isabelle (Chloe Grace Moretz).

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”).

LIKE CRAZY (PG-13) The Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winner stars Felicity Jones (winner of multiple Best Actress and Breakthrough Performance prizes) and the impressive Anton Yelchin (last seen in Fright Night) as two young lovers separated by government regulations.

She’s a British college student; he’s an American student. Their love is deported after she overstays her visa

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female leads, both actress and character, through the paces, and Melancholia is no different. Fortunately, Antichrist acted like a colonic, cleansing von Trier of his worst tendencies and allowing him to produce a product of incomparable purity. Visually the two pictures are kin; thematically and emotionally, they could not be any more distinct.

MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (PG-13) Owen Wilson stars as the latest Woody stand-in, Gil, a Hollywood hack trying to finish a novel while on a business trip to Paris with his fiancee’s (Rachel McAdams) family. On a magical midnight walk, Gil runs into Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald (Tom Hiddleston and Alison Pill), gets writing advice from Papa Hemingway (Corey Stoll) and Gertrude Stein (Kathy Bates) and falls for Picasso’s girlfriend, Adriana (Marion Cotillard).

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE—GHOST PROTOCOL (PG-13) Mission: Impossible is that rare franchise that has actually gotten better with each new installment and in inverse proportion to its megastar’s popularity. Tom Cruise had few peers in 1996 when the weak, original M:I opened; now he’s more often a punchline, albeit a badass punchline who does many of his own death-defying stunts, like climbing the outside of the world’s tallest building.

What sets the Mission: Impossible franchise apart from any other existing action series is its star-producer’s knack for finding the best, new behind the camera talent. First-time live-action feature director Brad Bird is known to be an animation auteur (The Iron Giant, The Incredibles), and he apparently doesn’t realize action of the live variety has limitations. Now he’s the guy who can still make a Tom Cruise stunt spectacular stand out like it’s the late ‘90s.

MONEYBALL (PG-13) Based on Michael Lewis’ bestseller, director Bennet Miller’s follow-up to the Oscar winning Capote actually makes baseball statistics interesting. Oakland A’s General Manager Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) attempts to build a championship ballclub through On Base and Slugging Percentage rather than traditional scouting. Does it work? Anyone familiar with Major League Baseball already knows the answer.

THE MUPPETS (PG) You can tell cowriter-star Jason Segel loves the Muppets. His reboot of Jim Henson’s lovable puppets is built with obvious love and understanding of what made their 1979 film debut so special. Gary (Segel), his puppet brother, Walter, and Gary’s longtime girlfriend, Mary (Amy Adams) travel to Los Angeles, where they discover a plot to destroy the Muppet Theater by oil tycoon Tex Richman (Oscar winner Chris Cooper).

Together, they help Kermit reunite the old gang—Fozzie, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, et al.—to put on a telethon in order to raise the money needed to buy back the property.

MY WEEK WITH MARILYN (R) Michelle Williams stars as the legendary blonde bombshell in this dramatization of Marilyn and Sir Laurence Olivier’s tense relationship while filming The Prince and the Showgirl.

The film is based on the accounts of Colin Clark (Eddie Redmayne), who was employed by Olivier at the time. The rest of the cast sounds fun; Julia Ormond plays Vivien Leigh and Kenneth Branagh is Olivier. However, director Simon Curtis has done most of his work on the small screen.

NEWLYWEDS (NR) So, Edward Burns is still making movies, in case you didn’t know that (I wasn’t sure).

Newlyweds Buzzy (Burns) and Katie (Caitlin Fitzgerald) run into trouble when a visit from his half-sister coincides with the news of her sister’s marital woes. It will be interesting to see if Burns can get back to his Brothers McMullen origins on a rumored shoestring budget of $9,000.

NEW YEAR’S EVE (PG-13) Almost every actor you could possibly recognize appears in the second, two-hour holiday party thrown by director Garry Marshall. (Scratch that. No Julia.) At least Valentine’s Day had a semblance to what normal people might expect on Feb. 14. The folks preparing to ring in 2012 (dating it could sorely limit this flick’s already weak repeat watchability) aren’t doing a single thing you or I do, unless you cater swank New York parties while arguing with your music superstar boyfriend (naturally played

by Jon Bon Jovi).

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.

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.

SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (PG-13) Much like its 2009 predecessor, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows is a perfectly forgettable crowdpleaser. Robert Downey, Jr. revisits his hyper-bordering-on-manic, streetfighting master sleuth, this time tasked with defeating his literary archnemesis, Professor James Moriarty (the appropriate Jared Harris of AMC’s “Mad Men”). Assisted as always by Dr. John Watson (Jude Law, again a game companion to Downey), Holmes is also joined by his brother, Mycroft (Stephen Fry), Watson’s new wife (Kelly Reilly) and a gypsy fortune teller (Noomi Rapace, best known as the original Lisbeth Salander). Director Guy Ritchie coats everything in his usual superstylish action sheen.

THE SITTER (R) This surprisingly semi-sweet comic confection from director David Gordon Green in his cinematic equivalent to a rubber match (he won big with Pineapple Express; he got blown out by the disappointing Your Highness; The Sitter is the deciding third comedy) needs a better trailer.

Jonah Hill’s Noah Griffith is a lot nicer of a dude than he or the trailer let on, and that likability saves the movie from descending into the Danny McBrideian depths of comic self-loathing and asshole-ishness.

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN–PART 1 (PG-13) Stephenie Meyer’s extremely popular teen-vampromance 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. l WAR HORSE (PG-13) Steven Spielberg’s second holiday 2011 entry is an adaptation of the Tony Award-winning play, told through life-size puppets, about a young man named Albert’s (Jeremy Irvine) journey through World War I to find his beloved horse, Joey, which was sold to the cavalry. The script, credited to Academy Award nominees Lee Hall and Richard Curtis, one of my faves, might intrigue me more than the presence of the erstwhile Mr. Spielberg.

WE BOUGHT A ZOO (PG) This movie just generates some odd feelings. A movie directed by Cameron Crowe and starring Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson and Thomas Haden Church sounds like a serious winner, but then there’s the title. A dad (Damon) moves his family to Southern California to renovate a struggling zoo.

YOUNG GOETHE IN LOVE (NR) 2010. When Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Alexander Fehling) falters in the legal path chosen for him by his father, the aspiring poet is relegated to a small German town where he falls for Lotte (Miriam Stein), who, as always, is promised to another man. Winner of the German Film Awards Prize in Gold for Best Makeup, Young Goethe was also up for Most Outstanding Film prize and nominated for the Palm Springs Film Festival’s Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature.

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threats & promises 2012: The Year in Review No one likes to be behind the curve, and in the age of instantaneous reporting, falling behind is par for the course. So, in an attempt to alleviate our shared conundrum of perpetual disappointment, I wanted to give everyone a leg up on the new year. Clip this out, hang it on the fridge and stay cool in the knowledge that you’ve got 2012 covered.

July: Local maestro Adam Klein promoted the the first “Freedom Isn’t Free” festival at Little Kings Shuffle Club. The revolutionary, iTunesinspired event was the first to ever charge patrons 99 cents per song. Sadly, the revolution was cut short when it was discovered that Klein had neglected to bring enough pennies to make change.

January: The Drive-By Truckers’ three-night stand at the 40 Watt was almost canceled when the club couldn’t get the band’s catering requirements correct. One intern, who spoke under assurance of anonymity, said, “I have no idea what a Stuckey’s Pecan Log is! Is that, like, old people food?” The event was saved by a quick-thinking Barrie Buck, who dispatched Zack “Z-Dog” Hosey to South Carolina to grab a case of the sticky treat. Twenty flea market stops later, Hosey arrived back in Athens, and the shows went off without a hitch.

August: It was too hot to move in August, so no one did anything. Oh, really? Well, then you tell me what they did, ‘cause I don’t remember anything happening at all!

February: Although every local musician gave lip service to looking forward to Valentine’s Day, none were able to commit to actually being anywhere with anyone. That one bandmember you were interested in wound up telling me to tell you that they might be at that place you said you were going to but didn’t know when they were gonna arrive, so it was probably best to just plan on maybe meeting up later that night.

March: Officially selected Athens bands, young hopefuls and self-assured pundits made the trek to Austin, TX this month for South by Southwest. Those left behind in Athens spent the month complaining that their Facebook and Twitter feeds were totally clogged by the following postings: “TACOS!,” “waiting in line” and blurry, off-center Hipstamatic photos. Most were heard saying that they “couldn’t care less” about whatever was happening in Austin and that people should just shut up.

Upon returning to town, the travelers were asked by everyone how it went, and they answered, “Awesome,” to which the inquirers replied, “Awesome.”

Thus, the scene’s passive-aggressive equilibrium was maintained.

September: Tunabunny released its latest album, We Can Hear the Footsteps Out Along the Walkway. Although ostensibly inspired

by Germany’s Can, the band finally admitted in an interview with Boise Public Radio that Tom Cochrane was its most unifying influence and that, indeed, they had taken the title for the album from Red Rider’s 1981 hit “Lunatic Fringe.”

October: The Athens PopFest celebrated its annual event in style with sponsorships from Old Spice, The Glenlivet Distillery and Gulfstream Aerospace. Speaking from his hideaway luxury condominium on the third floor of the Shackelford Building, festival founder Mike Turner said, “Glenlivet is classy. Private jets are classy. What’s wrong with being classy and smelling good, too? If Puffy can do it, so can I.”

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April: Local instigator Mercer West Bubbly Mommy Gun pulled his biggest coup yet with his “April Foolin’” lineup of $20 shows. West said at the time, “These people have gotten a UGA classes let out for Thanksgiving, everyfree ride for, what, seven years? Time to get one wanted to play shows again. This glut paid, homey; time to get paid!” Local bands of performances, matched with the suddenly Mouser and Bubbly Mommy Gun, having dwindled local population, left every club never seen actual dollar bills, went through a floor bare. That guy in that one band who tough transition à la The Gods Must Be Crazy. never goes to any shows but his own declared loudly to no one, “Wow. I guess no one cares May: Several local musicians graduated from about live music anymore!” the University of Georgia this month and were relieved that they were able to get the entire December: Growing tired of twiddling his day off of work. A few packed their bags thumbs for a little over a year after his band immediately and moved to Brooklyn, but most broke up, Athens resident Michael Stipe decided to hang around for at least the sumannounced, “This retirement thing is for the mer. A few briefly mentioned graduate school, birds. And I should know because I’m the king but the conversation ended abruptly when of birds.” Other former members Peter Buck word spread that there was this party over at and Mike Mills seemed to be plenty happy that house where that one girl lives. with the band’s closure. Taking a cue from his hero, George Clinton, Stipe made several June: AthFest, in its 15th year, expanded phone calls and assembled his new hits-only its scope to include potato-sack races down combo: Michael Stipe & The R.E.M. All-Stars.

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Tuesday 27 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. For the next few weeks, a free pitcher of beer goes to the team with the best name! 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.locosgrill.com GAMES: Trivia (Shane’s Rib Shack, College Station) Every Tuesday! 7 p.m. 706-543-0050 GAMES: Trivia (Chango’s Asian Kitchen) Learn facts, eat noodles.

Every Tuesday. 7:30 p.m. FREE! 706546-0015 GAMES: Trivia with a Twist (Johnny’s New York Style Pizza) Throw a lime in your Coors Light and compete! Tuesdays & Thursdays, 7:30–9:30 p.m. 706354-1515

Wednesday 28 EVENTS: Collage Calendars (Madison County Library) Cut out images and words from magazines to describe your year and make a personalized calendar. 2 p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 KIDSTUFF: Wildcard Wednesday for Teens (ACC Library) Up next: 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! 706-6133650 KIDSTUFF: Winter Holiday Celebrations Around the World (Oconee County Library) Teens will learn about holiday celebrations such as Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah and more. Holidayinspired treats will be served while teens learn and do crafts. Ages 11– 18. 6–8 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Test your sports knowledge every Wednesday night. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-1916 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 (Mellow Mushroom) Every Wednesday. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-992 GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicana Grill) Trivia with a DJ! Every Wednesday. 8–10 p.m. FREE! 706548-1920 GAMES: Trivia (Your Pie, 5 Points) Open your pie-hole for a chance to win! Every Wednesday. 7:30 p.m.

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Thursday 29 EVENTS: Wrapping Paper Origami (Madison County Library) Sometimes it’s just too pretty to

throw away! Bring your holiday wrappings and fold them into basic shapes. 4 p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 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 with your favorite stuffed animal and listen to bedtime stories. Light snack provided. All ages. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 GAMES: Trivia (Dos Palmas Restaurant & Cantina) Trivia and drink specials. Every Thursday. 8 p.m. FREE! 705-353-7771 GAMES: Trivia with a Twist (Johnny’s New York Style Pizza) Throw a lime in your Coors Light and compete! Tuesdays & Thursdays, 7:30–9:30 p.m. 706354-1515

Friday 30 PERFORMANCE: Athens Cabaret Showgirls (Go Bar) A unique drag show featuring performances by local drag artists. 10 p.m. 706546-5609 KIDSTUFF: Stupid Sock Creatures and Monsters (Madison County Library) Easy sewing project made with socks, yarn, buttons and your imagination. For ages 11 & up. 2 p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597

Saturday 31 EVENTS: “And Let Freedom Ring” (Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church) 22nd Annual Emancipation Proclamation Observance and 2012 Pioneer Awards. Atlanta’s Rev. Dr. Carolyn Knight will be the keynote speaker. 11 a.m. FREE! 706-5493767 GAMES: Shadowfist Tournament (Tyche’s Games) Final Brawl format.

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

Monday 2 KIDSTUFF: New Year’s Clay Outof-School Worskshop (Good Dirt) Kids will spend the day off from school making pottery and sculptural projects. Call to register. 9 a.m.–3 p.m. $55 (all materials and firing).

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Tuesday 3 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 KIDSTUFF: Make Your Own String People (Madison County Library) Sometimes known as worry dolls, these are tiny creatures made with embroidery floss and imagination.

For all ages. 2 p.m. FREE! 706795-5597 KIDSTUFF: New Year’s Clay Outof-School Worskshop (Good Dirt) Kids will spend the day off from school making pottery and sculptural projects. Call to register. 9 a.m.–3 p.m. $55 (all materials and firing).

706-355-3161, www.gooddirt.net 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. For the next few weeks, a free pitcher of beer goes to the team with the best name! 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.locosgrill.com GAMES: Trivia (Shane’s Rib Shack, College Station) Every Tuesday! 7 p.m. 706-543-0050 GAMES: Trivia (Chango’s Asian Kitchen) Learn facts, eat noodles.

7:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0015 GAMES: Trivia with a Twist (Johnny’s New York Style Pizza) Throw a lime in your Coors Light and compete! Tuesdays & Thursdays, 7:30–9:30 p.m. 706354-1515

Wednesday 4 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: Household Chemistry/ Slimy Science (Madison County Library) Make crazy things happen with regular kitchen stuff! 2 p.m.

FREE! 706-795-5597 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 LECTURES & LIT.: Nature Writing Group (Athens Land Trust) Examine great nature writing in a collegial environment and explore the outdoors.

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4:15–5:30 p.m. $5 (suggested donation). sgc45@hotmail.com LECTURES & LIT.: Word of Mouth (The Globe) Monthly open poetry readings every first Wednesday.

8 p.m. FREE! www.athenswordofmouth.com GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) Wednesdays, 8 p.m. (Baldwin St. location), 8:30 p.m. (Broad St. location). 706-548-3442 GAMES: Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) Every Wednesday. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-992

Elf Power plays the 40 Watt Club on New Year’s Eve. 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. 7:30 p.m.

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Thursday 5 ART: Drawing in the Galleries (Georgia Museum of Art) Open hours for visitors to sketch in the galleries using graphite or colored pencils. 5–8 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org KIDSTUFF: 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! 706769-3950, www.facebook.com/ OCLCS GAMES: Trivia (Dos Palmas Restaurant & Cantina) Trivia and drink specials. Every Thursday. 8 p.m. FREE! 705-353-7771 GAMES: Trivia with a Twist (Johnny’s New York Style Pizza) Throw a lime in your Coors Light and compete! Tuesdays & Thursdays, 7:30–9:30 p.m. 706354-1515

Friday 6 EVENTS: Zumba After Dark (40 Watt Club) Zumba is too good to only be enjoyed in the daytime and sober. This event will rectify that great injustice. 7:30 p.m. $10. www.40watt.com MEETINGS: Friends First Friday (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Gather at a made-from-scratch breakfast to meet other folks and listen to Dr. Wilf Nicholls, Director of the Garden, make the case for plant conservation. 9–10:30 a.m. $12. 706-542-6156, www.uga.edu/ botgarden

Saturday 7 EVENTS: Bring One for the Chipper (Various Locations) Bring your Christmas tree to this annual TREE-cycling event! Participants receive a free tree seedling. Check website for participating locations. 9 a.m.–1 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3501, www.keepathensbeautiful.org EVENTS: Contra Dance (Lay Park) Live music by Kenny-Blackmon Trio. Stewart Whippie is calling.

Free lesson beginning at 7:15 p.m.

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7:30–10:30 p.m. FREE! (under 18), $7 (adults). www.athensfolk.org EVENTS: Nikola Tesla Birthday Party (New Earth Music Hall) Come celebrate the man with music from AC/DC (hopefully). www.newearthmusichall.com EVENTS: Open House (Athens Montessori School) Take a tour and learn why Montessori education may be right for your child. 2–4 p.m.

FREE! 706-540-8490, www.athensmontessori.org

Sunday 8 MEETINGS: Envision the New Year (Jittery Joe’s Coffee Atlanta Highway) Create a vision board with Pathways Counseling to clarify goals for the new year. 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m. $25 before Jan. 5, $30. 706614-6060 GAMES: Trivia (The Capital Room) Every Sunday! Hosted by Evan Delany (former Wild Wing trivia host). First place wins $50 and second place wins $25. 8 p.m. FREE! www.thecapitalroom.com

Monday 9 GAMES: Rock and Roll Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Get a team together every Monday! Hosted

by Jonathan Thompson. 8 p.m.

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Tuesday 10 EVENTS: Drafts & Laughs (The Pub at Gameday) Local stand-up comedy. 9:30 p.m. 706-353-2831 PERFORMANCE: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (UGA Hodgson Hall) Principal Guest Conductor Pinchas Zukerman will take the podium to lead the orchestra in Mozart’s “Overture to the Magic Flute” and Brahms’s “Symphony No. 4.” A virtuoso violinist, Maestro Zukerman will also perform as a soloist. 8 p.m. $35–$90. pac.uga.edu KIDSTUFF: Teen Painting Club (Lyndon House Arts Center) An informal gathering of teens meets twice a month to paint. No instruction provided. Bring your own project and materials. Ages 14-19.

5:30–7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3623 LECTURES & LIT.: Design Basics for Edible Landscaping Series (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Three-part series instruction on

how to make the most of your edible garden. 5–7 p.m. $50. www.uga. edu/botgarden MEETINGS: Athens Fibercraft Guild (Lyndon House Arts Center) The Guild welcomes all amateur and professional fiber artists. Margaret Agner will hold a mini-workshop on creating polymer buttons. Every second Tuesday. 12:30 p.m. FREE! 706-543-4319 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. For the next few weeks, a free pitcher of beer goes to the team with the best name! 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.locosgrill.com GAMES: Trivia (Shane’s Rib Shack, College Station) Every Tuesday! 7 p.m. 706-543-0050 GAMES: Trivia (Chango’s Asian Kitchen) Learn facts, eat noodles.

7:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0015 GAMES: Trivia with a Twist (Johnny’s New York Style Pizza) Throw a lime in your Coors Light and compete! Tuesdays & Thursdays, 7:30–9:30 p.m. 706354-1515

Wednesday 11 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 PERFORMANCE: Yo-Yo Ma (UGA Hodgson Hall) The world’s bestknown classical musician, renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma will perform a solo set featuring Bach’s “Suites for Unaccompanied Cello.” 8 p.m.

SOLD OUT! www.uga.edu/pac KIDSTUFF: Preschool & Toddler Storytime (Madison County Library) Includes stories, fingerpuppet plays, songs and crafts for literacy-based fun. For ages 0–5.

10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) Wednesdays, 8 p.m. (Baldwin St. location), 8:30 p.m. (Broad St. location). 706-548-3442 GAMES: Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) Every Wednesday. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-992 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. 7:30 p.m.

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Down the Line EVENTS: A Taste of Oconee 1/28 (Oconee County Civic Center) Sixth annual event hosted by the Oconee County Middle School Band and Chorus Boosters. 5–8 p.m. $20 (adv.), $25. www.tasteofoconee.com, www.facebook.com/atasteofoconee EVENTS: Athens Jewish Film Festival 2/12 (Morton Theatre) Featuring a lineup of critically acclaimed films that explore the Jewish identity, culture and experience. Feb. 12–14. www.athensjff.org EVENTS: The Miss Black A-CC Teen Pageant 4/22 (Morton Theatre) Contestants compete for awards in community service and academia in this 37th annual pageant. 5 p.m. $10 (adv.), $15. 706613-3771, www.mortontheatre.com * Advance Tickets Available

Live Music Tuesday 27

SALON, INC. www.alaferasalon.com 2440 West Broad Street 706-548-2188

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffeebar.com IKE STUBBLEFIELD AND FRIENDS Soulful, R&B artist Ike Stubblefield is a Hammond B3 virtuoso who cut his teeth backing Motown legends like the Four Tops, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye.

Featuring Seth Hendershot on drums. Every Tuesday!

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

EL HOLLIíN Local band offers ethereal vocals and minimalist arrangements.

KOKO BEWARE Surf rock outfit from Augusta.

YOUNGER SIBLINGS Featuring members of PS Eliot straddling the indie-pop/punk line.

The Melting Point 7 p.m. $5. www.meltingpointathens. com BORDERHOP 5 This bluegrass quintet sums up its sound in two words: “high” and “lonesome.”

Wednesday 28 Blue Sky 5–10 p.m. www.blueskyathens.com VINYL WEDNESDAY Bring your own vinyl and be a DJ for the night.

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

Caledonia Lounge 8 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.caledonialounge.com AN ISLE ATE HER A hybrid of technical metal and grindcore from Atlanta.

CITY OF IFA Progressive and playfully experimental screamo.

COME WHAT MAY Melodic hardcore band with a positive message.

HEATHEN TALK Brand-new local “jazzy tap math” band, featuring exmembers of Cloudeaters.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com BOYCYCLE Brand-new local band featuring Andre Ducote, Ashley

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Floyd, Austin Williams and Bryson Blumenstock playing dreamy, inventive tunes driven by various percussive instruments and synth.

GLUPIST New band featuring Danny Gorbachev, formerly of Nuclear Spring, playing folky rock numbers with a sense of humor.

WOODWORKS Jenny Woodward and Mandy Riley (of Like Totally!) and Stephanie Davis (visiting from the Big Apple) sing ethereal folk songs that will knock you on your knees.

Joined by Scott Woodward on percussion and Will Taylor on cello.

Go Bar 9:30 p.m. $3 (21+), $5 (under 21). All Ages Show! 706-546-5609 DELAY Pop punk band from Cleveland.

MAX LEVINE ENSEMBLE Staunchly DIY punk band from D.C. with pop influences and occasionally politically conscious lyrics. Influences include The Clash, Fugazi and Propagandhi. See Calendar Pick on p. 11.

TITANS OF FILTH This local band combines droll Southern voices with easy-rolling, efficient and uncomplicated indie-pop rock about the ups and downs of young love.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $3. www.hendershotscoffeebar. com SCOTT SPILLANE Former Neutral Milk Hotel horn player and current Gerbils frontman plays a solo set every Wednesday in December.

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

Thursday 29 Georgia Theatre 9 p.m. $10. www.georgiatheatre.com BREAK SCIENCE Club music blending live trip-hop, broken-beat, dubstep and hip-hop.

GRAMATIK In-demand MC who has done electro/hip-hop remixes for acts as diverse as Muse and DJ Vitamin D, among others. He is also known as one third of hip-hop group 5th Element.

Go Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-5609 DR. FRED’S KARAOKE Hosted by karaoke fanatic John “Dr. Fred” Bowers and featuring a large assortment of pop, rock, indie and more.

White of The White Stripes, and it only takes a quick listen to his rowdy rock and roll to see why.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 7 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar. com JEFF TOBIAS AND FRIENDS Another farewell collaborative event for the Flagpole scribe and musician before he leaves Athens for NYC. Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $5. www.georgiatheatre.com THREE FOOT SWAGGER Local band that plays dynamic, high-energy rock and roll with a lot of funk.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 DJ MAHOGANY Freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta unexpected faves. Dance party follows the Athens Cabaret Showgirls.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $5. www.hendershotscoffeebar. com IKE STUBBLEFIELD AND FRIENDS Soulful, R&B star with almost 50 years in the business. This Hammond B3 virtuoso cut his teeth backing Motown legends like the Four Tops, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye. Playing as a trio tonight.

The Melting Point 8:30 p.m. $25 (adv.), $30 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com GREG HESTER Hester performs songs by Van Morrison with a scaled-down band of just acoustic guitar, cello and drums.

MOTHER’S FINEST Hit-making funk band from Atlanta that’s been tearing it up since the ‘70s with a genre-defying sound that’s dipped into R&B, hip-hop, rock and metal.

Also playing New Year’s Eve tomorrow night!

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

Saturday 31 Allgood Lounge 9 p.m. 706-549-0166 NEW YEAR’S EVE DISCO Dance party!

Amici Italian Café New Year’s Eve Party! 10 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0000 THE STUMBLIN TOADS Bluesy rock and roll.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffeebar.com OPEN JAZZ JAM Hosted by Bob Brussack.

The Bad Manor 8 p.m. $10 (21+), $15 (18+). www. thebadmanor.com DJRX Mixing rock, rap, dubstep and top hits synced to music videos on the big screen.

The Office Lounge 8:30 p.m. 706-546-0840.

THE SHADOW EXECUTIVES Get your fill of straight-up, authentic blues covers from this skilled Athens five-piece. Playing at “Blues Night” every Thursday at The Office Lounge.

Friday 30

Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. www.caledonialounge.com THE B-53S B-52s cover band featuring members of Abandon the Earth Mission, Casper and the Cookies, Future Ape Tapes, Kill Kill Buffalo and Dark Meat. The band will perform the first two albums as the original five-piece lineup, featuring the guitar stylings of the late, great Ricky Wilson. Opening act TBA.

Farm 255 9 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com DEX ROMWEBER DUO Dex Romweber is the former frontman for the psycho-surf-rockabilly-garagepunk combo Flat Duo Jets. His music was a huge influence on Jack

Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com DEVO COVER BAND Featuring Jeff Tobias, Luke Fields, Mat Lewis, Erin Lovett and Mercer West.

QUIET HOOVES Playing Prince covers and other surprises!

Wednesday, December 28

Max Levine Ensemble, Titans of Filth, Delay Go Bar There’s been a lot of politically charged music recorded over the years that is leaden enough to sink a flotilla— which by and large misses the point: by injecting thoughtful Max Levine Ensemble messages into artful, spirited anthems, the potential for introducing the masses to your point of view is increased exponentially. While the purpose of the Max Levine Ensemble appears to be even more time-honored—friends having fun—they seem to get the point of political punk handily.

The D.C.-based trio of guitarist/singer David Combs, bassist Ben Epstein and drummer Nick Popovici walk and talk to the same stridently political rhythm, writing songs relating to the problems of homophobia, sexism and body image. However, this makes them a rare bird in a punk scene which has, to a large extent, rejected political content in recent years.

“Punk has never been one thing, but I think there used to be a lot more politics in punk,” says Combs, speaking to Flagpole while on tour in Detroit. “When I was first getting into punk in the early 2000s, you had a broader protest culture around the World Bank, WTO protests, anti-Iraq War protests. At that time, I think that punk and that sort of activism scene were pretty intertwined. Politically, a lot of people got burnt out, feeling like their protests didn’t really amount to anything. At the same time, in the punk scene, people felt over-saturated by the politics, and then there was a reactionary wave against having politics in punk that I still kind of think is where punk’s at.”

Walking out of step in the tradition of much of D.C.-area punk rock, the Ensemble plays catchy punk that is not afraid to tackle socially relevant issues. While the trio is not strictly pop-punk as it’s known today, they will be joined on this tour by Cleveland, OH band Delay, who fit snugly into that genre. Rounding out the bill is a resurgent Titans of Filth. It’s also worth noting that this show will be all-ages—as any punk show worth its salt should be. [Jeff Tobias]

SLEEPING FRIENDS Playing Talking Heads covers tonight!

40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $16 (adv). www.40watt.com ELF POWER This local band never ceases to explore new sonic territories–always experimenting with unconventional instrumenation and arrangements behind its driving folk-rock.

GRINGO STAR Psychedelic rock from Atlanta, formerly known as A Fir-Ju Well.

THE WHIGS Expect a high-energy show with big, melodic hooks and a raspy, Southern edge from one of Athens’ favorite rock bands.

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

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $10. www.georgiatheatre.com* QURIOUS This Atlanta group creates spacey soundscapes featuring dreamy female vocals, samples, synthesizers and freaky masks.

REPTAR Recently signed to Vagrant Records, this highly praised local synth-pop band offers fun, irreverent tunes with angular rhythms and danceable beats in the vein of Vampire Weekend and Talking Heads.

VELVETEEN PINK This quartet of funksters (including DJ Alfredo of Immuzikation) plays electrobased, groove-laden, upbeat stuff in the Prince, Stevie Wonder and Jamiroquai style.

Go Bar 9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-5609 DANCE PARTY W/ HAROUKI ZOMBI DJ/performance art project from Nina Barnes and Orenda Fink.

THE GOLD PARTY This local band plays danceable new wave originals and synth-driven glam. Expect a few special covers thrown in the mix tonight as well.

DJ LIST CHRISTEE of Montreal frontman Kevin Barnes spins dance

music to ring in the new year in style.

YIP DECEIVER An infectiously fun blend of feel-good pop, R&B grooves and noise-bending electro from right here in Athens. Featuring of Montreal’s Davey Pierce.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar Rockin New Year’s Eve. 8 p.m. $20 (adv.). www.hendershotscoffee.com ATHENS Young local rockers ranging in age from 12-16, with classic rock influences and a super energetic live show.

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

Champagne toast tonight plus plenty of food and “a ride home if you need it.”

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

Little Kings Shuffle Club 9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3144 DJ MAHOGANY Freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta unexpected faves. Dance your way into 2012!

The Melting Point 9 p.m. $95 (dinner and show), $55 (adv.), $60 (door). www.meltingpointathens.com* CAROLINE AIKEN Renowned acoustic folk artist Caroline Aiken shared the stage with the Indigo Girls for some time. Her soulful voice purrs and growls the blues over bright finger-picking.

MOTHER’S FINEST Hit-making funk band from Atlanta that’s been tearing it up since the ‘70s with a genre-defying sound that’s dipped into R&B, hip-hop, rock and even metal.

New Earth Music Hall 8:30 p.m. $20. www.newearthmusichall.com DUBCONCIOUS Athens’ politically minded reggae heavy hitters travel

Friendly Neighborhood Bar Free Popcorn • Pool Jukebox

Wednesdays & Friday, Jan. 6 KARAOKE 9:00pm Thursdays 8:30pm

BLUES NIGHT with THE SHADOW EXECUTIVES Friday, Dec. 30

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the bass-heavy reggae path while borrowing from dub, funk and jazz.

MARTYPARTY Half of dance party sensation PANTyRAiD. Expect a “roller coaster ride of emotion and dance” with intense bass, huge beats and cutting-edge sound design.

TROGDOR Local trance DJ named after the cartoon Burninator.

The Office Lounge 9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 THE SHADOW EXECUTIVES Get your fill of straight-up, authentic blues covers from this skilled Athens five-piece. Free party favors and a champagne toast.

The Rialto Room 8 p.m. $199 (Incl. one-night stay at Hotel Indigo, two tickets and champagne toast). www.indigoathens.com BULLET PROOF A five-piece cover band playing well-loved country, rock and dance party hits.

VFW “Athens Largest New Year’s Eve Party.”

6 p.m (doors), 7:30 p.m. (buffet).

For reservation and advance tickets, call Sherry at 706-546-0543 THE SENSATIONAL SOUNDS OF MOTOWN Local motown, R&B and soul dance band featuring Mr. Motown. Music starts at 9:30 p.m.

Sunday 1 The Georgian Tap Room 6 p.m. www.thecapitalroom.com OPEN MIC Every Sunday.

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30 & SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31

Two Night New Year’s Eve Run with

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Tix on sale now! Call 706.549.7020 Hotel Room and show packages available!

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 3 Terrapin Tuesday featuring

THE DEADFIELDS

$5 admission • $2 Terrapin Pints!

THURSDAY, JANUARY 5 Evening of Zydeco with

LIL MALCOM & THE HOUSE ROCKERS Tickets $10 adv • $12 at the door

FRIDAY, JANUARY 6

BIG DADDY’S BAND

$7 Admission • $10 Door

SATURDAY, JANUARY 7

SWINGIN’ MEDALLIONS

$20 Admission • $24 Door

MONDAY, JANUARY 9 Athens Folk Music & Dance Society present...

THE HOOT

FREE SHOW! • Music at 8pm

TUESDAY, JANUARY 10 Terrapin Tuesday Series featuring

NORTH GEORGIA BLUEGRASS BAND

$5 admission • $2 Terrapin Pints!

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11

SARAH JAROSZ Tickets $10 adv • $12 at the door

FRIDAY, JANUARY 13

OTHER BROTHERS BAND (Allman Brothers Tribute)

BONOBOS CONVERGENCE

Tickets $6 adv • $9 at the door

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18 An Acoustic Evening with

AMY RAY (of The Indigo Girls) & LINDSAY FULLER

Tickets $12 adv • $15 at the door

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The Globe 9 p.m. $5. 706-353-4721 (upstairs) COLD ONES Local punk band featuring members of Christopher’s Liver, among others. Skuzzy and straightforward, with riffs and rough vocals, but not without melody.

WILD CHILD New young hardcore group from Minneapolis, MN on Deranged and Fashionable Idiots Records.

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

SCOTT SPILLANE Former Neutral Milk Hotel horn player and current Gerbils frontman plays a solo set.

Go Bar 9:30 p.m. 706-546-5609 BEN AUSTIN Local musician plays guitar and violin, blending blues, pop and folk. Tonight performing “three circus-related mini-sets.”

CULT OF RIGGONIA Experimental soundscapes with tribal, world music beats and ornate instrumentation.

FUTURE APE TAPES Local twopiece creating psychedelic, experimental music driven by loops, beats, guitars and synths.

HURRICANES OF LOVE Quirky psychedelic hip-hop.

THE RENEGADE ANGELS New project featuring members of Woodfangs.

40 Watt Club 40th Annual Capriconucopeia. 9 p.m. www.40watt.com GARBAGE ISLAND Loud, metallic and edgy, the band dips into krautrock and progressive thought, earning it the “experimental” tag.

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

PILGRIM New local rock and roll band featuring Paul McHugh on vocals, guitar and keyboards along with Matt Stoessel on guitar, TJ Machado on bass and Brad Morgan on drums.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffeebar.com IKE STUBBLEFIELD AND FRIENDS Soulful, R&B artist Ike Stubblefield is a Hammond B3 virtuoso who cut his teeth backing Motown legends like the Four Tops, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye.

Featuring Seth Hendershot on drums. Every Tuesday!

The Melting Point Terrapin Tuesday. 7:30 p.m. $5. www. meltingpointathens.com THE DEADFIELDS Alt-country rockers with soaring vocals, tight musicianship and honest emotion.

No Where Bar 10 p.m. $2. 706-546-4742 SWEET KNIEVEL This band’s brand of melodic, psychedelic rock showscases an appreciation of Syd Barrett and The Beatles.

Wednesday 4 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.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 TWIN POWERS DJ Dan Geller (Gold Party, The Agenda) and friends spin late-night glam rock, new wave, Top 40, punk and Britpop. Tonight is Ladies Night, with special guest Rachel Barnes.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar “Dan’s B-Day Party.” 8–11 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffeebar.com KENOSHA KID Centered around the instru-improv jazz compositions of guitarist Dan Nettles, Kenosha Kid also features Robby Handley (bass) and Marlon Patton (drums). The new originals spark like Booker T & the MG’s mixed with 20th-century harmony, and will appeal to indie noise rockers and jam-band fans alike.

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Go Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-5609 DR. FRED’S KARAOKE Hosted by karaoke fanatic John “Dr. Fred” Bowers and featuring a large assortment of pop, rock, indie and more.

The Melting Point 8 p.m. $10 (adv.), $12 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com* LIL’ MALCOM & THE HOUSE ROCKERS Five-man Zydeco band featuring guitarist Percy Walker and his two sons. The band’s steady focus on tradition sets them apart from modern “pop Zydeco” bands.

No Where Bar 10 p.m. $3. 706-546-4742 ATHENS ALLSTARS Featuring members of JazzChronic, Half Dozen Brass Band, The Big Payback (tribute to James Brown) plus other guest musicians.

The Office Lounge 8:30 p.m. 706-546-0840.

THE SHADOW EXECUTIVES Get your fill of straight-up, authentic blues covers from this skilled Athens five-piece. Playing at “Blues Night” every Thursday.

Friday 6 Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www. caledonialounge.com BLACK GIRLS This Richmond, VA band plays a silky smooth mix of psychedelic glam rock.

DUDE MAGNETS Noisy chaos.

JANE JANE POLLOCK Experimental band that utilizes a variety of broken toys, dishware and the occasional actual instrument to play a sort of Southern gypsy music. The live show is particularly mesmerizing!

TUMBLEWEED STAMPEDE Local group plays danceable indie folk with some bright, Vampire Weekendinspired guitars.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com GUYS WITH VISORS No info available.

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

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

Georgia Theatre 9 p.m. $10. www.georgiatheatre.com* BOBBY COMPTON The first Redneck Idol, Bobby Compton sings hard rockin’ country.

CRESTON MAXEY Georgia singersongwriter with country influences.

JEFF VAUGHN Upbeat country tunes with a rock and roll attitude. Selfdescribed as Lynyrd Skynyrd mixed with a little Jason Aldean.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 MAHOGANY & DJ WILL STEPHENSON Tonight, the always funky DJ Mahogany will share spinning duties with the host of WUOG show Paradise Garage.

THE STARLITE DEVILLES Straightforward, country-inflected rock from Athens.

Sunday, January 1

Nutritional Peace, Mouser “Secret Squirrel” Good ol’ Jeff “Fast Fingers” Tobias is heading off to New York to pursue a degree in music composition, and, man, is Athens going to miss him.

I guess “Fast Fingers” isn’t a nickname that ever stuck, besides in my own head, but Jeff was so dubbed by another Flagpole freelancer because he always beat everyone else to the punch—first to pitch a story, first to take on an assignment. And once a story was his, he was Jeff Tobias equally efficient, diving into his writing with unbridled enthusiasm and creativity, consistently delivering thoughtful, engaging pieces in a truly unique voice. He’s been an absolute asset to this magazine, and as his editor I’ve relied heavily on his insight and contributions. I told Jeff about the nickname once, to which he simply (and quickly) replied, “Gotta stay hungry.”

To me, Jeff’s voracious appetite as both a journalist and a musician embodies the ethos of the Athens’ music scene—always exploring, taking risks and making connections. He is passionate about creativity for creativity’s sake, and his ambition and drive are inspiring. We could fill a week’s worth of Calendar listings with all the bands he’s played in (Quiet Hooves, We Versus the Shark, Pegasuses-XL, Space Trucks, just to name a few), and he’s encouraged many others to be creative, too, with uniquely collaborative events like Face/Off, Halloween LIVE! and the recent string of talent shows at Go Bar. Sunday at the Squirrel will serve as his going-away party, and in typical Jeff style, it’ll be a collaborative affair. His ambient project, Nutritional Peace, will headline, expanding into a 10-piece (or more) ensemble featuring contributions by Mat Lewis, Emily Armond, Becky Lovell, Greg O’Connell and many others. There will also be a “Nutritional Feast” (a potluck, naturally) kicking things off at 3 p.m. Bring a dish and your best wishes for Tobias as we send him off… And while being a full-time student will certainly have its time constraints, here’s hoping those fast fingers will fill these pages from time to time in the new year. [Michelle Gilzenrat]

Jessica Smith

THE CALENDAR!

VG MINUS Kurt Wood plays drums in his new project. Expect deep punk and new wave covers.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3144 KARAOKE Hosted by Jon Lester.

The Melting Point 8:30 p.m. $7 (adv.), $10 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com* THE BIG DADDY’S BAND Clarence Young (The Jesters) teams up with Bill Pappas, Kenny Head (The Georgia Satellites), Tim Pritchett and Chris Hillsman to turn out goodtime Southern rock and covers.

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

Saturday 7 Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.caledonialounge.com SPIRIT HAIR Psychedelic rock layered with multiple guitars and eccentric keyboards.

GOLDEN BROWN New side project featuring Spirit Hair’s Neil Golden.

THE GOONS Local indie-poprock featuring members of The Glands, Casper & the Cookies and Marshmallow Coast.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 ALLIENS “Conscious groove” from Floyd, VA. This band offers a mix of reggae, funk, Caribbean Soca and Cumbia dance beats.

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

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 9 p.m. $5. www.hendershotscoffeebar. com TIMI CONLEY The current Kite to the Moon frontman and ex-Fuzzy Sprout will play tunes off his solo record, Nerd Sexy.

QUIABO DE CHAPEU Local musicians playing Brazilian music.

Little Kings Shuffle Club Midnight. FREE! 706-369-3144 DJ MAHOGANY Freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta unexpected faves.

The Melting Point 8:30 p.m. $20 (adv.), $24 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com* THE SWINGIN’ MEDALLIONS Perhaps best known for their 1966 hit “Double Shot (of My Baby’s Love),” today the Medallions are made up of relatives of the original lineup and bill themselves as “the party band of the South.”

The Office Lounge 9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 JIM PERKINS Acoustic singer/songwriter from Augusta. He combines folk, jazz and blues.

Sunday 8 The Georgian Tap Room 6 p.m. www.thecapitalroom.com OPEN MIC Every Sunday.

Monday 9 The Melting Point 8 p.m. FREE! www.meltingpointathens. com THE HOOT Monthly showcase put on by the Athens Folk Music & Dance

Society. Tonight’s show will feature performances by local Americana act Burning Angels and new all-female Brazilian band Coconut Moon plus more to be anounced.

Susan Staley opens and hosts.

Tuesday 10 Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffeebar.com IKE STUBBLEFIELD AND FRIENDS Soulful, R&B artist Ike Stubblefield is a Hammond B3 virtuoso who cut his teeth backing Motown legends like the Four Tops, The Temptations and Marvin Gaye. Featuring Seth Hendershot on drums. Tuesdays!

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The Melting Point 9 p.m. $10 (adv.), $12 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com* SARAH JAROSZ Twenty-year-old Americana sensation performing an expansive variety of covers, as well as her own material. She’s got a sort of dreamy, Gillian Welch vibe.

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Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. $5. 706-369-3144 BASSHUNTER 64 Post-functionalist, psycedelic, electronic puke project.

BUBBLY MOMMY GUN Local experimental pop band that plays idiosyncratic, psychedelic tunes.

FUTURE APE TAPES Local twopiece creating psychedelic, experimental music driven by loops, beats, guitars and synths.

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Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com ECHO CANYON Experimental music that is playful yet demanding with an otherworldly, delicate feel that evolves into metal power.

STILL SMALL VOICE AND THE JOYFUL NOISE Local band plays garage-rock spirituals.

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ART 37th Juried Exhibition: Call for Artists (Lyndon House Arts Center) Professionally oriented art competition seeks submissions from Athens area artists working in visual media. Submit 1-3 works of art to the Lyndon House on Jan. 26 between 12:30–8:30 p.m. or Jan. 27 between 10 a.m.–4 p.m. $25 (entry fee). 706-613-3623 Call for Artists (Amici Italian Café) Seeking art for display at Amici Italian Cafe. Send inquiries to ryan.myers@amici-cafe.com.

Call for Designers and Models (ATHICA) Seeks models and designers for the “Trashy Fashion Show,” a collection of raw and recycled materials made into wearable art. Show is on Apr. 22.

Deadline to apply is Feb. 22. trashyfash@athica.org, www.athica. org/callforentries.phpmail Call for Entries (Georgia Museum of Art) Seeking responses to the Kress Collection in all media through Feb. 1. No entry fee. $500 prize for 24 selected artists, writers, musicians, etc. See www.georgia museum.org/kressproject for details.

Call for Entries (ATHICA) “Upcycle: Dream It Out of the Waste Stream” is accepting submissions for an exhibit of fine art made from raw materials through creative re-use. Presenters and performers are also needed. Visit www.athica. org/callforentries.php to submit.

Deadline Jan. 30.

CLASSES Adult Dance Classes (East Athens Community Center) Classes offered in adult ballet, tap dance,

praise dance, hip hop, line dancing, modern dance, exercise and weight control. Call for information.

706-613-3624 Advanced Computer Classes (Oconee County Library) Taught one-on-one by the library’s computer specialist and tailored to each individual’s needs. 706-769-3950, watkinsville@athenslibrary.org Athens Vertical Pole Dance Academy (Canopy Studio) Ongoing pole dance classes for beginners and intermediate students.

706-347-3708, www.avpda.com Beginning Bellydance (Whole: Mind. Body. Art.) Egyptian-style bellydance for people of all ages, sizes and fitness levels. Wednesdays, 7:30–8:30 p.m. $10. 706-424-0195, www.wholemindbodyart.com Botanically Inspired Silk Scarf Creations (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Tie one on! Learn to dye your own silk scarves. Jan. 24, 6–8 p.m. $36.

706-542-6156 Classes at Full Bloom (Full Bloom Center) Offering courses in preparing for birth, hypnobirthing and yoga. Check webside for calendar. www.fullbloomparent.com Clay Classes (Good Dirt) Weekly “Try Clay” classes ($20/person) every Friday from 7-9 p.m. “Family Try Clay” classes every Sunday from 2-4 p.m. 706-355-3161, www.gooddirt.net Earth Skills Series: Friction Fire (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Experience ancient Earth living skills. In this session, develop the skill to create fire from materials in the wild. Bring a sack lunch. Feb. 4, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. $66. 706-5426156, www.uga.edu/botgarden Eight Silken Qigong (Red Lotus Institute) Experience moving meditation to improve your health

and harmonize your mind, body and spirit. Saturdays, 9-10 a.m. $10. www.acupunctureathens.com 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, fringecollective@live.com Garden Geology (State Botanical Garden) Explore the Georgia Piedmont and Eastern Blueridge rock types found at the garden. Fee includes Rocks of the Piedmont by Dan Williams. Wednesdays, Jan. 11–Feb. 29, 4–6 p.m. $40. 706542-6156, www.uga.edu/botgarden Gentle Hatha Drop-In Yoga (St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church) From certified instructor Mike Healy.

Tuesdays, 5:30–7 p.m. $9. 706-5430162, www.mindfuliving.org Glass Fusing Workshop (Good Dirt) Make a fused and slumped square glass bowl. Call to register.

Jan.22, 2–4 p.m. $60.

706-355-3161, www.gooddirt.net Gymnastics (Bishop Park) Registering now for the winter and spring gymnastics program. Classes offered for children ages 12 months through adults. 706-613-3589, www.athensclarkecounty.com/bishop 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 Improvisational Comedy Workshop (Floorspace) Lisa Mende, professional actress and comedian, leads an 8 week class for

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Dale Nichols’ painting exhibit “Transcending Regionalism” is on display at the GMOA through Feb. 27. beginning actors. Begins Jan. 14. $120 (before Dec. 14), $160. www.floorspaceathens.com 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 Ladies’ Non-Contact Cardio Boxing (Lay Park) Build muscle strength, endurance, balance, agility and coordination. BYOGloves.

Wednesdays through Apr. 23, 7–8 p.m. $10. 706-613-3596, www.athensclarkecounty.com/lay Monologues and More!

(Memorial Park, Quinn Hall) For teens and adults with cognitive disabilities and their caregivers. Call to register. Mondays, Jan. 9–Feb. 13, 1–2 p.m. $30-40. 706-613-3628, www.athensclarkecounty.com/act Native Plant Symposium (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) A day-long program about gardening with wildflowers, medicinals and other native plants along with related conservation issues. Jan. 18, 8:45 a.m.–3:30 p.m. $62. 706-542-6156, ckeber@uga.edu Painting with Charles (Lyndon House Arts Center) Bring in your oil or acrylic masterpieces-in-progress to receive easel-side assistance from instructor Charles. Register by calling. Tuesdays, Jan. 10–Feb. 28, 3:30–5:30 p.m. 706-613-3623, www.accleisureservices.com/leisure 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 Script and Screenwriting (Memorial Park) Basic script and screenwriting, including stage directions and set design suggestions.

Call for more information.

706-613-3628 Tai Chi (Rocksprings Community Center & Park) For senior adults.

Thursdays. 11 a.m. $3 (ACC residents). $5 (non-ACC residents). www.athensclarkecounty.com/ rocksprings Watercolor Painting Inspired by Nature (State Botanical Garden) Designed for students with a variety of skill levels, but one should have basic experience with this medium. 10 a.m.–3 p.m. $220. www.uga.edu/botgarden Winter Classes (Good Dirt) Now registering for clay classes, wheel throwing, handbuilding and sculp-

ture. Classes begin January 14.

706-355-3161, www.gooddirt.net Winter/Spring Art Classes (Lyndon House) An array of beginner and advanced classes in a variety of disciplines for all ages. Register now for. 706-613-3623, www.athens clarkecounty.com/lyndonhouse Yoga Classes (Total Training Gym & Yoga Center) Check website for details. On-going. 706-316-9000, www.totaltrainingcenter.com

HELP OUT! Become a Mentor (Boys and Girls Clubs of Athens) Volunteer one hour per week to make a difference in the life of a child. Training provided. 706-546-5910, www.athensbgca.com Bring One for the Chipper (Various Locations) Bring your Christmas tree to this annual TREEcycling event! Participants receive a free tree seedling. Check website for participating locations. Jan. 7, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3501, www.keepathensbeautiful.org Drivers for Veterans Volunteers needed to drive veterans to Athens and Augusta hospitals.

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

Food Drive (Red Cross Donor Center, 3525 Atlanta Hwy) Collecting food for our neighbors and pets in need. Donations benefit Project Safe and the Athens Area Humane Society. Monday–Wednesday, 1–7 p.m. Thursday–Saturday, 8 a.m.–3 p.m. www.redcrossblood.org Give-a-Gift Tree (Oconee County Library) Community members are encouraged to choose an ornament from the tree and donate the cost of the item. Through December.

706-769-3950 Holiday Blood Drive (Red Cross Center) Call to schedule an appointment. Dec. 21–31. 1-800-7332767-7. www.redcrossblood.org Soccer Coaches Needed (Southeast Clarke Park) Volunteers needed to coach ages 4–8 for upcoming indoor season. Call for information. 706-613-3589, www.athensclarkecounty.com/leisure

KIDSTUFF 22nd annual “Give Wildlife a Chance” Poster Contest (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Artwork must portray Georgia nongame (not legally hunted, trapped

or fished) wildlife and plants. Any student in grades K-5 is eligible to participate. Call for more info.

Entries due by Mar. 28. 706-5426156, www.georgiawildlife.com, www.uga.edu/botgarden.

Arts in the Afternoon (East Athens Community Center) Afterschool program teaches arts and crafts and allows children to create original artwork. Ages 6–15.

Mondays and Wednesdays, 3:30– 5:30 p.m. FREE! 706-61-3593 Call for Submissions (Oconee County Library) The Oconee County Library seeks poetry, art, comics, prose, stories or anything else creative for the Young Adult Department’s Teen Zine. Ages 11–17. Submit by Dec. 31.

706-769-3950 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 Imagine That! (Lyndon House Arts Center) Kids will participate in drawing activities that encouage creativity. Ages 7–10. Thursdays, Jan. 12–Feb. 16. 4–5 p.m. $41 (ACC residents), $59. 706-613-3623 Indoor Soccer (Lay Park) Co-ed recreational league for children 4–7 years old. Call for more information.

Parent meeting Jan. 5 at Memorial Park. 706-613-3596 Kids’ Classes (East Athens Community Center) Classes offered in ballet, praise dance, tap dancing, accelerated dance, hip-hop, jazz, and kinderdancing. Call for information.

706-613-3624 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 Theatre Classes (Athens Little Playhouse) Beginning and intermediate level drama classes. Activities include learning to improvise, creating a character, stage movement, simple skits and monologues.

Begins Jan. 17. Tuesdays, 5–6 p.m. (beginner). Thursdays, 5–6 p.m. (intermediate).$65 (per month). athenslittleplayhouse@gmail.com Winter Explorers Mini Camp (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Children ages 4–12 participate in nature activities, crafts, games and hikes. Dec. 28–30, 9:30 a.m.– 12:30 p.m. $16. 706-613-3615, www.athensclarkecounty.com/camps

max out on fun and fitness at the same time! Mondays & Wednesdays, 6:30–7:30 p.m. $6. 706-424-0195, www.wholemindbodyart.com

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

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

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 Mental Health Support Groups (St. Mary’s Hospital) Meets in the lobby conference room.

NAMI Connections, 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month. Emotions Anonymous, 2nd and 4th Thursdays.

Thursdays, 6:30–8 p.m. 706-5401320, www.athensmentalhealth.org

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Yoga Sprouts (Memorial Park) Fun, playful yoga and crafts for kids ages 2 and up. Call for more information. Register by Mar. 14.

706-613-3580 Youth Basketball Registration (Various Locations) Sign-ups for recreational basketball league. Now enrolling at Bishop Park, East Athens Community Center and Lay Park.

Call for more info. 706-613-3589, www.athensclarkecounty.com/leisure Youth Soccer (Southeast Clarke Park) Co-ed recreational league for children 4–11 years old. Through Mar. 3 (Registration). $65. 706-6133871, www.accleisureservices.com/ soccer ZumbAtomic for Kids (Whole: Mind. Body. Art.) Fast-foward fusion of Zumba moves designed to let kids

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ON THE STREET Circus Athena (Call for location) Circus Athena is looking for circus talent for its production on Feb. 17 & 18. Interested performers can visit the website to set up an audition. www.circusathena.com f

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ART AROUND TOWN Amici Italian Café (233 E. Clayton St.) Abstractexpressionist original acrylics by Frances Jemini.

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

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.) Vernon Thornsberry’s classical oil paintings interjected with his own life experiences. Through January.

ArtLand Gallery (2 S. Main St, Watkinsville) Works by Hatidza Mulic. Through Jan. 15.

Athens Institute for Contemporary Art (ATHICA) (160 Tracy St.) “OCCUPY: This is What Democracy Looks Like” includes works by 99 artists for $99, $9.99 and 99 cents to benefit the Occupy Wall Street Movement. Through Jan. 8.

Aurum Studios (125 E. Clayton St.) Paintings by Rich Panico and Coco. Through Jan. 17.

Big City Bread Cafe (339 N. Finley St.) Artwork by two families in the Winterville Collaborative 10.

Proceeds benefit the Empty Stocking Fund. Through December.

Ciné Bar Cafe (234 W. Hancock Ave.) Drawings and collapsible sculptures by Layet Johnson. Through Jan. 15.

Dawg Gone Good BBQ (224 W. Hancock Ave.) “Face Off Reprise” features photos of the recent Athens Face/Off show at the 40 Watt by Barbara Hutson. Through January.

Etienne Brasserie (311 E. Broad St.) Oil paintings

by Manty Dey. Through January.

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 Cheri Wranosky, John Weber, John Cleaveland, Alice Pruitt and more.

Five Star Day Café (229 E. Broad St.) Large photo portraits and still lifes by Aaron Hart.

Flicker Theatre & Bar (263 W. Washington St.) Artwork by Gabriel Ricks. Through January. • Works

by Jill Carnes. Through December.

Georgia Museum of Art (90 Carlton St.) “All Creatures Great and Small” features works depicting animals created by self-taught American artists. Through Apr. 20. • Pioneering artist Bill Viola brought video art to greater prominence in the contemporary art world of the ‘70s and ‘80s.

Through Feb. 19. • “Buon Natale” features holiday woodcuts with a distinctly Italian flavor by Libby Bailey. Through Jan. 8. • “Horizons” includes 12 androgynous, life-sized cast-iron figures by Icelandic artist Steinunn Dorarinsdottir. Through Jan. 31. • Temporary display complementing “Dale Nichols: Transcending Regionalism,” featuring images of the Midwest by American artists from the permanent collection of the GMOA as well as objects on extended loan from the collection of Jason Schoen, Princeton, NJ. Through Feb. 27. • “Introduction to the Centers” is a small, daily exhibition introducing the Henry D. Green Center for the Study of the Decorative Arts, one of the four new units of the museum. Through Mar. 4.

• “Lycett China” contains 30 painted porcelain pieces

by Edward Lycett. Through Mar. 4. • “Originality by Subscription,” was originally printed in l’Estampe Originale, a quarterly started in March 1893 in France. Through Dec. 31.

The Grit (199 Prince Ave.) Recent drawings by James Greer. Through Jan. 8.

Heirloom Cafe and Fresh Market (815 N. Chase St.) Photography by Sarah Laurentius Ellis.

Through January. • Artwork by Karla Pruitt. Through December.

Highwire Lounge (269 N. Hull St.) A range of watercolor aerial city views, abstract color fields and pen-and-ink drawings by Michelle Chidester.

Through January.

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

Through December.

Jittery Joe’s Coffee (297 E. Broad St.) Large portraits by Lea Purvis.

Just Pho…and More (1063 Baxter St.) “Funky Fruits and More” includes a variety of paintings, prints and new work from Pamela Rodgers Smith.

Through January.

Last Resort Grill (184 W. Clayton St.) Paintings of Athens and UGA landmarks by Heidi Hensley.

Through Jan. 2.

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

Through Jan. 7.

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

Through Feb. 18.

Mama’s Boy (197 Oak St.) Original photography by Brooke Easler Bryant. Through December. • Various artists assembled by Convergence Artist Productions and The Wheel Alliance. Through January.

The Melting Point (295 E. Dougherty St.) Paintings

by Anthony “Garbo” Garan. Through December.

OCAF (34 School St.) Paintings by June F. Johnston.

Opening reception Jan. 13. Through Feb. 10.

Oconee County Library (1080 Experiment Station Rd.) Jewelry by Sylvia Dawe. Through January. • Abstract paintings and still lifes combining Cubism and realism by Teri Levine. Through December. • Watercolor paintings by Radha Murthy and Mindy Mendelsohn. Through January.

Over the Moon Creative Possibilities (159 N. Jackson St., Suite 31) New gallery featuring the Georgia Theatre Art Quilt and artwork by Timothy and Jennifer Schildknecht.

Republic Salon (312 E. Broad St.) Cut paper portraits by David Broughton.

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

Through January.

Trace Gallery (160 Tracy St.) Detailed and colorful artwork by Jim Barsness. Through Jan. 20.

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. Through April.

Walker’s Coffee & Pub (128 College Ave.) Artwork by Ben Harris. Through December.

White Tiger Gourmet Food & Chocolates (217 Hiawasee Ave.) Ceramic plates and sculptures

by Jasey Jones. Through December.

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w/ The Gold Party, DJ List Christee (Kevin Barnes), Harouki Zombi (Nina Barnes & Orenda Fink) Go Bar It’ll be a very of Montreal New Year’s at Go Bar, as various members of the group (and other distinguished guests) play live band and DJ sets in a “very glam-rock affair,” the venue says, as the bar turns into a “Disko Magik Forest” for the night. Of Montreal jumps on tour shortly after the New Year, so the night also serves as a tour sendoff. Pitchfork and Spin.com have written up this event, so it might even pull in a few out-of-towners. (FREE!, 21+)

Reptar

w/ Velveteen Pink, Qurious The Georgia Theatre You’d be hard pressed to find a local band that’s had a better year in the regional and national eye than Reptar. Oblangle Fizz, Y’all piled up critical acclaim, Rolling Stone picked up the “Rainbounce” music video, and the band scored tours with Foster the People and Cults. Throw in Velveteen Pink, and you’re in for one hell of a dance party. ($10)

(12/30) and Caroline Aiken (12/31). There are a number of ticketing packages which pair show admission with dinner and/or a night’s stay at the Foundry Park Inn & Spa. ($55–$95)

DJ Marty Party

w/ DubConscious, Trogdor New Earth Music Hall Los Angeles-based DJ Marty Party (half of dance party sensation PANTyRAiD) leads the bill at New Earth’s New Year’s party, which promises to be “a raw show… a high-energy, intense dance party.” Marty Party continues, adding, “I just want to make kids freak out and let loose. We all came to party. I make a party… You have no choice but to get into it. Young and old, one thing is for sure, you’ll be going nuts.”

The bill also features local staple DubConscious, who will be performing a combination of older tunes and new material from the band’s first proper release since 2009, an EP titled These Days, which was released digitally on Christmas Day last week. ($20–$25)

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w/ Sleeping Friends Farm 255 It’s a cover spectacular at Farm 255, featuring Quiet Hooves playing Prince, Sleeping Friends playing Talking Heads and an all-star cast of local musicians banding together for a Devo set. Quiet Hooves will hit it hard on tour with Reptar in February, so here’s a chance to catch them in celebratory fashion before the real work starts. (FREE!)

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t’s no surprise that the last night of 2011 offers a full slate of great tunes in Athens.

This year seems to have a uniquely local flavor, as the Calendar is dominated by those who actually call Athens home, rather than big-name national headliners. Not unlike most other nights around town, the selection runs the full gamut of genres: Dance rock?

Sure. Dub/reggae? Got it. Sly DJs? Of course.

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The B-53s

Caledonia Lounge Never caught The B-52s on New Year’s Eve? Maybe you never caught them at all? Fret not. Here’s your chance to hear their classic tunes as you ring in the New Year with Athens’ recently debuted Bs cover band. This project is the brainchild of Josh McKay (ex-Macha, Abandon the Earth Mission), who plays guitar in the style of Ricky Wilson as the band tackles tunes from The B-52s’ first two albums. (price TBA)

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The Whigs

w/ Elf Power, Gringo Star, DJ Z-Dog 40 Watt Club With respect to what I just said about Reptar, you’d be hard pressed to find a local band that’s enjoyed a better few years than The Whigs. It seems like the fire keeps burning hotter and hotter, and 2011 has been no exception. Frontman Parker Gispert sums it up: “So nice to be in Athens for the holidays and to be playing the 40 Watt. It’s my favorite place to be. Pumped that I get to watch Elf Power and Gringo Star. Psyched to hear DJ Z-Dog’s after-show jams. Good times.” ($16)

Mother’s Finest

w/ Caroline Aiken The Melting Point 2011 Georgia Music Hall of Fame inductees and four-decade music veterans Mother’s Finest bring a “unique blend of funky rhythm, heavy guitars and expressive R&B singing” to the Melting Point for a two-night run that includes support from Greg Hester

The Rialto Room Stay in style at the Hotel Indigo and dance to some party tunes from Bullet Proof in the Rialto Room downstairs: Athens’ most plush and elegant live music space. Isn’t it nice when your ride home from a New Year’s Eve Party is just up an elevator? ($199 package includes one-night stay at Hotel Indigo, a pair of concert tickets and a champagne toast.)

Sensational Sounds of Motown VFW Billed as “Athens’ largest New Year’s Eve party,” the VFW will offer up a dinner buffet starting at 7:30 p.m. followed by “Mr. Motown and the band” playing your favorite R&B, soul and Motown from 9:30 p.m. until the wee hours of 2012. (Call 706-546-0543 for ticketing info.)

Michael Guthrie Band

w/ Athens, Tealvox Hendershot’s Coffee Bar A rockin’ evening featuring both Athens’ youngest rockers and scene stalwarts. Buffet is included plus Hendershot’s will drive you home at the end of the night! (within a five mile raidus). ($20) Alec Wooden

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Avail. immediately. Now only $600/mo.! Aaron, (706) 2072957. AtlasRealEstateAdvisors. com.

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Affordable 1BR/1BA Normaltown efficiency apt., water & garbage p/u incl. Move in today for just $450/mo. w/ only $99 security dep. Call (706) 788-2152 or email thomas2785@aol.com.

Available Jan. Large 1BR Dwntn. Out of bar scene, close to everything. Historic bldg. Light w/ large windows. DGH Properties.

Call George, (706) 340-0987.

Baldwin Village, 2BR/1BA, $700/mo. across street from UGA. Gas heat & water, central AC, laundry on premises, free on-site parking, no pets. Avail. now. (706) 3544261.

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

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

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Half off rent 1st 2 mos. when you mention this ad! 2BR/2BA apts. a few blocks from Dwntn. off North Ave. Pet friendly & no pet fee! Dep. only $150. Rent from $625-675/mo. incl. trash. (706) 548-2522, www. dovetailmanagement.com.

Loft, 640 sf. Chase Park artist complex. Granite, ceiling fans, washer, storage. Nice! Nathan, (478) 290-6283, (478) 274-8141.

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2BR/2BA condo apt. Eastside.

Avail now! On bus line. Lg. rooms, W/D, swimming pool on grounds, no pets. $575/mo.

(706) 207-3427.

Studios across from campus.

Avail. Jan. 1. Call (404) 5575203.

Tw o - s t o r y 3 B R / 3 B A i n T h e Woodlands for rent. $450/ mo. per room. Will rent to an individual or roommates. Gated community w/ amenities near UGA. Contact ashleyclear y@ gmail.com.

Condos For Sale Just reduced! Investor’s Westside condo. 2BR/2BA, FP, 1500 sf., great investment, lease 12 mos. at $550/mo. Price in $40s.

For more info, call McWaters Realty at (706) 353-2700 or (706) 540-1529.

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Hear t of Nor maltown! 1BR+ Bonus/1BA, $575/mo. Be the 1st to live in this completely renovated, spacious duplex. valerioproper ties@gmail.com, (706) 546-6900. Priced to go!

Available Jan.1.

Houses for Rent 194 Childs Street, 2BR/2BA. One of the best houses and locations in Boulevard, $800/mo. 2BR/1BA, 440 Yonah. Screened-in porch, FP, W/D. Great price! $695/mo.

(706) 548-9797 or boulevard propertymanagement.com.

170 N. Church St. 2BR/1BA. 4 blocks to 40 Watt/UGA. Pets OK, no fees. Fenced yd., deck, screened porch, W/D, stove, fridge. $700/mo. Dan, (516) 5078654.

2BR, $750/mo. Flexible lease/ dep. Truly stellar house, must see inside. Pets OK! Fenced yd., W/D incl. Hardwoods/tile, modern/hip design. 226 Johnson Drive. Call (706) 340-5054.

2 B R / 1 B A a p t . f o r re n t . 1 2 5 Honeysuckle Ln. off Broad St. near King Ave. Quiet, secluded setting. Water & trash incl. No pets. $450/mo. Lease, dep., references req’d. (706) 5404752.

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) 2029805.

Brick duplex, 2BR/2BA, very clean, all extras. Just 2 mi. to campus on north side Athens. 1 unit avail. Pets OK. $500/mo. + dep. Call Sharon at (706) 2019093.

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Located off Lexington Rd., mins. to Dwntn. Huge BRs w/ walk-in closets both large enough for king size beds, approx. 1400 w/ FP. Must see inside! Call Phil for details. (706) 540-6540 or (706) 613-7545. $595/mo. All new paint & carpet throughout. Other properties avail.

3BR/2BA. New house. Jan. rent 1/2 off! 1/4 mi. to campus, near Greenway, HWflrs., W/D, D/W, HVAC, alarm, $1100/mo. (706) 202-1113.

3BR/2BA remodeled house w/ bonus rm. 320 Conrad Dr., DW, W/D, refridge., 1 mi. from Dwntn. $900/mo. + dep. or $850/mo. if paid electronically by 1st. Brian, (706) 613-7242 or Brett, (678) 232-7228.

3BR/3BA new Dwntn. Private baths, hardwoods, walk-in closets. Walk everywhere! W/D & lawn maint. incl. Now preleasing for Fall 2012. $1500/ mo. Aaron, (706) 207-2957.

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4BR/4BA new Dwntn. Private baths, double porches, walk-in c l o s e t s , h a r d w o o d s . Wa l k everywhere! W/D & lawn maint. incl. Pre-leasing for Fall 2012. $1950/mo. Aaron, (706) 207-2957.

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4BR/2BA, Eastside. 120 Evergreen Terrace, Winterville. 10 min. from Dwntn. & UGA. HWflrs. $1K/mo.

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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!

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Beautiful 3BR/2.5BA brick home in Winterville w/ appliances. WD hookup, 3.11 acres on cul de sac. $1330/mo. + $500 dep. Trash serv. No pets.

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Cedar Creek: 4BR/2BA, lg. fenced yd., $950/mo. 5 Pts.: Off Baxter St., 4BR/2BA, $1200/mo. Call McWaters Realty, (706) 353-2700, (706) 540-1529.

Fall leasing: 1, 2, 3 & 4 BR houses & apts. 5 Pts. & Dwntn. See at http://bondrealestate.org. Owner Broker Herbert Bond Realty & Investment. Lic. #H13552.

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Homes & condos avail. Close to UGA & shopping. On bus route. $300-550/BR. (706) 2156848, Bob@CallBobAllen.com.

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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.

Reduced! 4BR/2BA, 845 W. Hancock, HWflrs., CHAC, avail. now. Pets OK! 4 blocks to Dwntn.

Pics on Craigslist. $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.

Wa r m & C o z y ! Boulevard n’hood, 3BR/2BA, HWflrs., CHAC, modern kitchen, rocking chair front porch. $1200/mo. (706) 543-6368.

Parking & Storage Parking places for rent across from UGA. $30/mo. (706) 3544261.

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1–5BR houses, apts., condos. In the heart of UGA/ Dwntn./5 Pts. Avail. Aug. 1.

Going fast, call today!

(706) 369-2908 for more info.

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.eadyguitars. com.

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Rooms for Rent Dashiell Cottages. Move–in, $75/wk.! (706) 850-0491.

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

No pets. $275/mo. incl. utils.

(706) 353-0227.

Room for rent on Oglethorpe Ave.! Great multi-gender house w/ wood floors and high ceilings! Rent is $500/mo. + utils.! Contact Ellen w/ any questions: (904) 382-9205.

For Sale Miscellaneous Bidders Buy Auction. New & used items, collectables, & antiques.

Auctions every Fri. & Sat. 1459 Hargrove Lake Rd. in Winterville.

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Go to A g o r a ! Awesome!

Affordable! The ultimate store! Specializing in re t ro everything: antiques, furniture, clothes, bikes, records & players!

260 W. Clayton St., (706) 3160130.

Instant cash is now being paid for good vinyl records & CDs in fine condition. Wuxtry Records, at corner of Clayton & College downtown. (706) 3699428.

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. We buy musical instruments & equipment every day!

Guitars, drums, pro-sound & more. (770) 931-9190, www. musicgoroundlilburn.com. Huge, online inventory. We love trades!

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Instruction 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.

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.

Kitchen Table Stereo since 1989, electronic technical services.

Vacuum tube & transistor amplifier repair, effects, pedals, keyboards.

Sound system sales, service & installation. (706) 355-3071.

Call center representative.

Join established Athens company calling CEOs & CFOs of major corporations generating sales leads for tech companies. $9/hr. BOS Staffing, www.bostemps.com, (706) 3533030.

Dos Palmas is now hiring experienced servers. Apply in person between 2–5 p.m., Mon.– Thurs. 3523 Atlanta Highway. No phone calls, please.

Large landscape firm in Athens, GA seeking motivated individual who has experience in sales/cost estimation within the commercial landscape industry.

We offer a fun & enjoyable work e n v i ro n m e n t w / c o m p e t i t i v e pay. Please fax resume to (706) 543-8988 or email to sgillen@ bellsouth.net.

W e d d i n g b a n d s . Q u a l i t y, professional bands. Weddings, parties. Rock, jazz, etc. Call Classic City Entertainment. (706) 549-1567. www.classiccityentertainment. com. Featuring The Magictones Athens’ premiere wedding & party band. www.themagictones.com.

Sophisticated salon off Milledge Ave. looking for established booth rental & massage therapist. Please send resume to shannon.salon.spa@gmail. com or call (706) 354-0104.

Musicians Wanted

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.

L o o k i n g f o r a d r u m m e r, guitarist, bass player, violinist?

Looking for a band? Find your music mate with Flagpole Classifieds! Call (706) 5490301.

Services Classes Yoga teacher training. 200 hr. Yoga Alliance approved program in Watkinsville. 3-mo. training begins Jan. 6th. Info at www.rahasya.org or call (706) 248-3910.

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. Local references o n re q u e s t . Te x t / c a l l Nick: (706) 851-9087.

Email: Nick@goodworld. biz.

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Talk w/ caring agency specializing in matching bir thmothers w/ families nationwide. Living expenses paid. Call 24/7. Abby’s One True Gift Adoptions, (866) 413-6293 (AAN CAN).

Misc. Services 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 s e a n @ h i g h e re d c a re e rc o a c h . com.

Pets Boulevard Animal Hospital January Special: $15 off routine spays and neuters! 298 Prince Ave. www. downtownathensvet.com (706) 425-5099.

Jobs Full-time Are you a DRee and Company stylist? Our open concept salon has room for you to create and be part of the team environment you’ve been searching for. Apply in person, 760 N. Chase St.

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Part-time $10-12/hr. housecleaning PT. Paid training, no experience necessary.

M-F schedule. Friendly team environment. Must be avail. 8am5pm & have valid driver’s license.

Call (706) 425-8545 9am-3pm or email info@dispatchcleaners.com.

Now hiring discreet private lingerie models. Flexible schedules, no exp. needed, good working environment, upscale clientele.

Unlimited earning potential. Call for info: (706) 613-8986.

Vehicles Autos 1976 Camaro, gunmetal grey, beautiful head-turner, unique custom interior & rims. $11,111.11.

New Edelbrock engine. Runs great. Call (828) 421-7466.

ROCKIN’ NEW YEAR’S EVE FEATURING:

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Gets you Free Champagne Toast, Plenty of Food & a Free Ride Home (within 5 mile radius)

1996 GMC Jimmy 4 dr. In good cond. runs well, v. reasonable.

Reliable transportation. Call (706) 248-4649 after 2 p.m. Reasonable prices.

Cash for cars: any car/truck.

Running or not! Top $ paid. We come to you! Call for instant offer, (888) 420-3808, www.cash4car. com (AAN CAN).

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When Abby shook herself back to reality, she found Stuart and Darnell making out on the train tracks, Darnell tenderly rubbing a hoof on the back of Stuart’s neck. Before Abby had time to process the disturbing image, a freight train hauling 20 tons of feathers surged past, flattening Stuart and Darnell into Frisbees, one of the very few things Abby was not interested in dating.

Abby wondered what had led her to this point. Was it her terrible grades? Her library fines? Her failure to safely remove the hardware when she pulled out her flash drive?

A man in a dark coat with shimmering eyes approached her and said, “Excuse me, but you have the prettiest nostrils I’ve ever seen. May I buy you a milkshake?”

Abby took his hand—because she was equally hungry and easily impressed by strange men—as he whispered into her ear: “Also, I am half praying mantis, and I made a pact with the Devil that I will sell my firstborn child to Egyptian merchants. I hope that’s cool.”

As Abby stared into his eyes, like pools of silver, and stroked his smooth, hard exoskeleton, she knew nothing had ever been cooler.

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“Come sunrise, I will be gone forever,” Stuart whispered. “You must choose your fate tonight. I beg of you, my princess, let me convert you, and we will spend eternity as two sexy, immortal cannibals.”

Abby couldn’t remove herself from Stuart’s gaze. He was calm, stone-faced and undeniably sexy—in the way slabs of granite countertop at Lowe’s are sexy.

“I love you, Stuart,” said Abby, “but it’s just… ” Darnell, a goat, burst through the woods chewing on a phone book. Darnell had once been half-man, but circumstances involving gluten had rendered him fullgoat.

“He’s nothing but an animal who eats outdated reference texts,” said Stuart. “I am a 2,000-year-old man who eats doctors. The choice is clear.”

Abby looked to Darnell.

“Baaaa,” said Darnell, seductively. “Baaaaa.”

Abby shook her head back and forth, sizing her impossible decision. Stuart was well-read, from consuming a librarian; he was brave, since he once ate an extra from the film Braveheart, and he had strong bones and full muscles from drinking milk and eating eggs. He was, after all, a lacto-ovo-cannibal.

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Word of this surprising act had been leaked to the media before its formal announcement. While those in the chapel sat in mostly stunned silence, the streets around the Arches were covered with Occupy Adams tents and protesters stretching all the way to the president’s house a mile away. Many of those in the OA movement, as they called it, were students, but the majority were alumni who had driven to campus from various parts of the Southeast with twin Georgia game flags fluttering from the tops of their vehicles. Many had tailgated on campus for more than a week. A large contingent of campus police, armed with pepper spray, encircled the notables in the Chapel.

Adams further clarified his move by pointing out that coaches and players would have a year to find other employment. He tried to mollify the crowds (his talk was carried by loudspeaker and video screens throughout downtown) by saying that the monetary savings from high spending on coaches’ salaries and other aspects of big-time football would be used to enhance the intramural programs on campus. He insisted that he was not opposed to competitive sports, quoting the dictum: “A healthy mind in a healthy body.”

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Perhaps the most astounding part of Adams’ speech was his vision of transforming the football stadium into a world-class urban garden. He said his inspiration came from the successful transformation of the High Line railroad in Manhattan into such a public space.

Diane von Furstenberg, who contributed $25 million to the New York project, was ready to give that much for the Sanford Stadium experiment. The new stadium would be called “The Grove of Academe,” in honor of the famous teacher, Socrates.

It would be open to the whole community.

Landscape architects from around the world would compete for the conversion, since it would act as an example for similar uses of other football fields throughout the country. On the present gridiron a dialogue center (“a field house for the whole person” Adams called it) would bring citizens into contact with university professors for intellectual exchanges. The present track would be maintained as a place for physical exercise. Greco-Roman amphitheaters would be built in the end zones. Paths upward through the trees and shrubbery would have resting places and provide stimulating urban vistas.

It has been rumored that President Adams’ vision came to him in the form of a dream. It seems that Bishop Warren Candler, president of Emory University about a century ago, appeared to him, took him by the hand and walked him through the urban Emory campus. Candler had banned football from campus in Emory’s early days to prevent injuries and focus on academics. Candler was supposed to have said to Adams: “Take courage; you, too, can create a great university without football.”

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And Christ almighty, if I ever have to hear you expound on the respective qualities of some ‘70s drummer versus that dude from Don Cab again after you missed, like, the DRUMATHON OF THE CENTURY on a night you didn’t even have to wash dishes at whatever locally owned greasepit you’re working at these days, I swear I’ll punch you right in your smug little face. Life Coach: Aaron Simms. Vincas: Joe McMullen.

Shannon Wright: like I said, Mike Fucking Albanese.

There was more heavy low end in that place than an after-church Tea Party luncheon at Ryan’s. You would have loved it, you moron.

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Sir Raleigh began screaming wildly. “Let me out, you American brat!”

It was useless; the car started away into the night.

After 20 minutes of disorienting circles around town, the driver pulled up in front of a seedy nightclub. The window rolled down. “There’s only one thing you need to know about this place, Mr. 1%. And that’s this: If someone offers you a bump of coke in the bathroom, you don’t say no.”

“But I—!” exclaimed Sir Raleigh as the door flung open.

“The show’s about to begin!” called the Occupier, as Sir Raleigh scrambled into the club. It was a black metal show of the highest order, and it slung Sir Raleigh into a synesthetic near-coma; the harsh, black colors came raging down from the ceiling at him, and all was a blur of tattoos and horrific body piercings before the moshing crowd absorbed Sir Raleigh.

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he limousine carrying Sir Raleigh Shifer and his entourage of snobbish Englishmen left the Hotel Indigo at approximately 7 o’clock. They were a rowdy bunch of European nobility after rounds of martinis, which they consumed while lounging in the space-age oblong chairs on the patio of the hotel. “Oh,” said the Dutch consulate, “I hope these Americans do know how to build a music hall.”

“I’m to be the judge of that,” chimed in Sir Raleigh, who vacated the seat his family held for centuries in Britain’s House of Lords in exchange for a state-funded tour of the finest American music venues, accompanied by his choice selection of Western European aristocrats. His proudest attribute, you see—among many proud attributes—was his synesthesia.

“I can sniff a dead spot in any concert hall like Americans sniff glue,” he added. “Because, understand, I can see it.”

They were en route to the university’s own Performing Arts Center, where they were to hear the Vienna Chamber Orchestra perform the Baroque era’s greatest compositions.

“Driver!” shouted Sir Raleigh at the man behind the tinted glass window. “Driver, will you please put your foot down all the way? We shan’t be late tonight.”

The window rolled down slowly, and a haze of cigarette smoke drifted in from the driver’s compartment.

The driver was a recently homeless temp employee who had spent the last 60 days protesting with Occupy Athens. He turned his head sidelong, and Sir Raleigh saw a one-gauge earring and a crop of unwashed hair hanging from his hat. “Sure thing, Boss,” he said, and gave a little smirk, then turned around. Sir Raleigh felt his stomach tighten a little.

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I kiss my husband and head to my starting position.

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Flat for miles, this was always one When I turn down the last of those easy but boring parts of street, it is empty, but I can hear a my training runs. Today, in “only roar ahead. Going down that last in Athens” form, a man in a full hill is incredible. Out of nowhere, tuxedo sits on his lawn sipping red there are so many people and so wine and yelling “Kudos” to passmuch noise. I tear up as I hear my ing runners. name announced and see my time: Turning into Cobbham, I am just over two hours, faster than I’d immediately met with a jazz band. Turns out, this is hoped. As I cross the finish, I see my family. They have their kind of excuse for a block party. Ahead of me, this tambourines, bells, and an awesome sign. whole road has come out. Signs, balloons and music, so I’ve been beat up and spit out. So many early mornmany people—all there just to help us down their road. ings, aches, pains and emotions have led me to this “You did this to yourself,” one sign informs me. point. I’ve just run my entire hometown.

“Your neighborhood rocks,” I yell at a resident. “I know,” he says.

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Local Color: Artists and Jittery Joe’s I ’ve loved Athens since the ‘80s, but it wasn’t until this year that I could finally join my friends as a resident. Problem was, I still didn’t feel like I was joining my friends, because they’re the kind of artists—photographers, potters, musicians, writers, painters—who can share their art with each other. As a pre-published novelist, I never have anything to show people or to trade.

Then my pal Sanni (vintage fashion re-designer who was in a band) told me that the Walmart downtown development may destroy the Jittery Joe’s “wonderful space” she loved, and I should see it.

The worn lumber building did look cool, with people enjoying coffee and conversation among playful knickknacks and bicycles. I confessed to the counterwoman I wanted to see the place before we lost it, and she smiled. “Charlie’s in the back roasting beans: you should see that.”

The warehouse opened out to shelves, hanging bicycles and a man hovering over a rumbling steel roaster. I told him the woman said it was OK for me to be there, and…

“Sure!” Charlie smiled and pointed to three buckets.

“Those are green coffee beans. That’s what they look like before we roast them. Then we put them in here.”

He proudly described the massive machine roasting the beans in the over-400-degree heat of the ceramic tiles and told me the beans’ country origins.

Occasionally he’d pull a sample of beans to show me the darkening shades of brown, encouraging me to smell the strengthening roast and to listen for the cracking.

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When they were ready, Charlie spilled the steaming beans onto the rotating cooling rack and spread them more evenly to cool.

“That reminds me of making Nuts & Bolts—the family Chex mix,” I said. Mom would spread the mixture the same way over the kitchen table to cool, after lovingly combining the precise amounts of cereals, nuts, pretzels and seasoning sauce, and then spending hours watching it gently bake in the oven, turning it with a spatula every 30 minutes. It’s a skill I learned from her and have since taken over.

“Do you make that?” Charlie asked, with enthusiasm up until then reserved for coffee. “I love that stuff!

Bring me some, and I’ll trade you coffee for it.”

“Absolutely!” I’m always creating tasty treats for my friends—mummy dogs and pound cake bones for Halloween, rum cake and Nuts & Bolts for Christmas— and I’m more than happy to share with people who enjoy them.

On the walk back to my car, disappointment weighed on me that a place with such great character could be razed. But then an inspiring realization hit me: in this cool building that will now forever live in my mind, Jittery Joe’s master coffee roaster just offered to trade his art for mine.

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thens is home to a considerable number of water. While the contamination can come from many streams. There are 15 creeks and two rivers places, dog poop is certainly one. Picking up after your coursing through our small county’s bounddog will help eliminate one source of fecal coliform in aries. We rely on this surface water to prothe water. vide most homes and businesses with the drinking snapped for slackpole water we use every day for showers, washing dishes and clothes, washing the dog, watering the lawn and so much more. As much as we may love our rivers and creeks, every time it rains each of us becomes a source of water pollution, and usually we don’t know it.

There’s a very simple connection between the streets of Athens and local streams: storm drains.

When it rains, curbs and gutters funnel water to storm drains quickly and efficiently in order to keep roads drivable and to prevent flooding. Here is the catch: water that enters a storm drain never gets treated! Instead, that water, and all the pollution in it, is dumped into a creek or river.

Here are some common ways good-intentioned people add to water quality problems in Athens.

Cars: Leaking fluids like oil or antifreeze get washed into storm drains every time it rains. Four quarts of oil can create an eight-acre oil slick. If your car has a leak, you’re slowly dripping pollution onto the streets, even when you’re not driving.

Grease: It may seem harmless when it’s warm and If you must wash your car at home, do it on the grass liquid, but once it gets into a sanitary sewer it cools to keep the dirty, soapy water out of the street, storm down, solidifies and begins to clog sewer pipes. Grease drains and streams. Commercial drive-through carcan build up so much it completely clogs a sewer line. washes send their water to the wastewater treatment These blockages can cause sewer overflows, which can plants, so they offer a clean alternative. wash raw sewage into our streams. Put grease in the Beds of trucks have been singled out as a surprising trash or recycle it at the ACC recycling facility, and source of litter. A bottle or cup can quickly fly out of you’ll be helping to keep more poop out of the water! the back, land on the side of the road and the next time Lawns: If you use fertilizer, pesticides or any other it rains end up in the nearest creek. Keep loose trash lawn additive, make sure you don’t put it out if there’s out of an open bed, and it won’t end up in a stream. rain in the forecast. Also, be sure to apply only the necDogs: Several streams in Athens are listed by the essary amount according to the directions and keep it EPA as impaired for high levels of fecal coliform bacteoff your driveway, where it’s more likely to get picked ria. This essentially means there’s too much poop in the up by rain. Fertilizer in streams increases nitrogen

and phosphorus levels, encouraging algal blooms that reduce dissolved oxygen in the water.

If you rake leaves or grass clippings off your lawn don’t dump them into a stream or on a stream bank.

Excessive leaves in a stream lower dissolved oxygen levels in the water as they decay. When you cover a stream bank in cut grass it can smother plants rooted in the bank and leave it vulnerable to erosion.

If your property is next to a flowing stream, protect it by giving it a buffer. Let plants grow on either side to offer shade that will keep the water a healthy temperature. The plants will help anchor the stream banks and prevent erosion of the banks, which keeps dirt out of the water.

Drugs: When unused medications are flushed or poured down the drain they can be difficult to remove from the water at wastewater treatment plants and can end up in streams. There are several annual medication disposal days sponsored

by Athens-Clarke County, and Walgreens offers envelopes to mail pharmaceuticals to a disposal facility.

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here are other sources of pollution that also need to be addressed, so this is not a comprehensive list of things you can to do make sure you aren’t adding to the problem. If you ever see anything you can’t do anything about, such as a mystery smell or color in the water or someone dumping anything in a storm drain, report it! An anonymous call will be a formal complaint that must be investigated.

There’s a hotline set up to receive calls about water issues: (706) 614-1282.

We drink the same water dinosaurs drank: if we pollute it beyond our technology’s ability to clean it, we’re going to be looking at extinction ourselves.

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hen botanist Linda Chafin spoke to the Oconee Rivers Audubon Society last year, I heard her offer this intriguing comment: “I have learned so much about how native plants sustain our wildlife. Now, when I look at a leaf that is partly eaten by an insect, the leaf is even more beautiful to me.”

This year, I finally had the chance to ask Linda about that funny remark. She replied that the book Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in our Gardens, by Douglas Tallamy, gave her a greater understanding of insects and the native plants they need to eat.

“It’s a way of looking at our world differently,” she said. “I now realize that the perfect leaves on every plant in a garden actually mean that little nutrition is available for the birds which depend upon herbivorous insects to nourish their young.” Unfortunately, this is what most people, especially gardeners, are taught to believe is beautiful. “Everything tidy and every plant must look like a photo: plastic and perfect,” she added.

I began reading the book to learn more about the crucial link between native plants and wildlife. Tallamy describes how herbivorous insects provide crucial nourishment each spring for birds to feed themselves and their young. Berries are important later, but the rich sources of fat and protein contained in insects

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Tallamy writes, “If our native insect fauna cannot, or will not, use alien plants for food, then insect populations in areas with many alien plants will be smaller than insect populations in areas with all natives. This may sound like a gardener’s dream: a land without insects!”

Many gardeners continue to plant the exotic shrubs, trees and flowers around their homes that native plantchomping insects cannot eat. This reduces a critical food source needed by the birds as they raise their young. Also, land lacking in these important spring “food packets” cannot provide for other forms of wildlife, including many amphibians, reptiles and arachnids.

Without herbivorous insects available as a plentiful food source, an area becomes increasingly devoid of wildlife diversity.

Want to help wildlife? Add native plants to your gardens and flower beds. Learn to recognize holes in leaves as a beautiful part of nature’s cycle. Our native plants evolved with our herbivorous insects and can handle a certain amount of chomping just fine. The State Botanical Garden of Georgia, where Chafin works, is a great source of native plants and information. Check out its website, www.uga.edu/botgarden, for plant sales, rambles and classes on native plants.

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es, yesss! Stir it slowly, mon!” Tsura shrieked at the crooked little Jamaican man stirring a sordid-smelling, effervescent, green concoction around a big, black pot. “We’ll make a monster out of this, mon, add a little more juju root now.” Jal threw in another handful of the dark wood chips. “Yah, mamah,” and the delight shivered down him, quickly sprawling out even into his ratty dreads.

Tsura and Jal were members of the Athens Freedom Fighters Coalition. AFFC was a growing group that met once a month to discuss issues of social injustice and infringements on civil liberties, and acted as a general mouthpiece to the megaphone of freedom in the local political climate.

This month the AFFC was hosting a special guest, Ron Paul, the only Republican presidential candidate who would tip toe anywhere near so close to the primary. Ron was not your typical, tyrannical, pot-bellied politician prancing around pretending and coercing the American voting public. So, when he accepted the AFFC invitation to speak to the Athens citizenry, Tsura and Jal were ecstatic.

Ron arrived in Athens around sunset. The frigid December wind blew hard that day. Tsura could see he was cold, and after shaking his hand, immediately offered to go find him a hot cup of “Athens tea.”

“Hmmm, tastes just like Athens!” Ron said as he took a sip of the brew.

“Why yes, yes, it does, Ron! Why don’t I show you around a little?”

So, Tsura and Ron took off. They walked through the lovely grounds of the University of Georgia’s North Campus, stopping briefly to speak with the Occupy protesters. While what the protesters were saying made sense, Ron’s arguments and commentary became a little strange. He was using a different dialect and enunciating his words differently. As Ron rambled on, the protesters’ faces looked more and more puzzled, and Tsura looked more and more satisfied.

Finally, Ron and Tsura said goodbye and moved on.

They walked through the downtown streets, stopping briefly to see The Grill, Walker’s, Wuxtry, Jittery Joe’s, and shake the hands of a few townies at the Theatre, Georgia Bar and Nowhere. By the time they reached Junkman’s, Ron appeared to have lost his mind.

Ron was now literally bobbing down the streets, chanting and singing an indecipherable rasta beat.

His whole demeanor had changed, and he was smiling and looking absolutely carefree. Anytime someone walked by him he would yell, “Freedom, mon!” He took off his sports coat and tie and rolled up the legs of his pants. His white hair became disheveled from all of the bouncing of his head. People stared as Ron clambered up Junkman’s stairs and looked out over the store.

“My people!” he shouted. “The time has come for us to stand together, to stand united for ze cause! Ze cause of freedom! Let us forget such technicalities, nuances, and details that inundate our lives with noise. Forget ze noise, mon! Now is the time for freedom!”

Then Ron stopped, threw his hands in the air and began singing and dancing, stopping only when he yelled “Byoh! Byoh!” to the crowd of people that had gathered below. They all began singing and dancing and took to the streets. The energy spread, and a new movement began that day, and all thanks to that sneaky, sneaky Tsura. Rasta Ron for President in 2012—A Campaign for Freedom!

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hy did I drag my old bones down to the Arch and hold a sign for a couple of hours every now and then? Why exactly was I there? I believe that the economic system in this country is broken, and that leaving the job to politicians to fix is somewhat akin to asking a baby to fix a computer. Big business runs politics, and it is rare to find a politician willing to stand up to the allure of big money. That is why the focus on the economy is so important. Everything begins and ends with economic reform.

From the Civil Rights Movement, I learned that non-violent protest is the only way to bring meaningful change. In his book From Dictatorship to Democracy, Gene Sharp lays out how governments can be changed using the weapon of non-violence. This book was instrumental in bringing about the Arab Spring, as well as hundreds of other peaceful movements around the world, and it is the basis for the Occupy philosophy. Given the level of governmental force with which Occupiers all over the world have been challenged, isn’t it surprising that there hasn’t been large-scale rioting anywhere in the country? Non-violence is the grease that keeps the wheels of Occupy turning.

From the anti-war movement, I learned that standing up for what you believe in comes at a price. It is easy to wear a shirt with a peace symbol on it, but quite another to put your feet in the street. It was there that I first got called a “dirty hippie,” something that I heard daily standing by the Arch at Occupy Athens.

From UGA’s Dean Tate, I learned the power of one, and the importance of inclusiveness. Sitting on the steps of the Administration building after Kent State, surrounded by his beloved students, he was a beacon of goodwill. If there was going to be violence on the UGA campus, the National Guard was going to have to come through Dean Tate. He was such an unassailable force that no one was going to disappoint him by stepping over the line.

From my time at Wheat Street low-income housing complex and Murphy High School in Atlanta, I learned just how poor some people are in this country, and that their poverty is not because they are too lazy to work.

Poverty is a grinding, cruel cycle that has enveloped generations of people in the United States. The War on Poverty made a start, but just like the economy in

general, this is a problem that needs to be addressed on many different levels.

During my work against the death penalty, I have spent much of my time working with the last, the least and the lost. Almost all of my clients are poor and uneducated, and many have significant mental challenges for which they have never received treatment or care. The justice system in America has righteous bones, but especially in Georgia, where the Legislature has done everything but declare war on the poor, much needs to be adjusted.

From the Occupy movement, I have learned that people are hungering to express their ideas and ideals, if only someone will listen to them. The most brilliant idea of the Occupy movement has been not to have an agenda. That means that people ask other people, “What is important to you? What do you think needs to be changed?” Out of thousands—or at this point probably hundreds of thousands—of hours of conversation, certain issues have begun to emerge. This conversation is just getting started. Did you know that the Census Bureau ranks Athens as having the seventh largest income gap between rich and poor in the country? How about the fact that Athens-Clarke is consistently rated as being one of the poorest counties in the U.S.A.? How can we make this better together?

I love my hometown, and I want to make Athens, GA, America and the world better places. For the span of my life, I have sought to find ways to be of service.

Maybe the next time you encounter Occupy Athens people, instead of spouting some stupid, mindless invective of the “dirty hippie/ get a job” ilk, maybe you could think about what you are doing to help out. I want to hear what you think and use the Occupy consensus model to discover our areas of agreement. You have training, skills and experience that your country needs.

How are we going to reform this broken system? Maybe you are against the proposed downtown Walmart, or perhaps you are for it. Either way, I would like to know what you think. The Occupy movement is here to stay until it is no longer needed. The conversation in this country has changed, and I invite you to register your views as an American citizen and as a part of the 99%, while you still can. For you: that is why I Occupied.

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