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When I saw what was in the envelope that I opened at the kitchen table, I exclaimed and dropped it as if it had a spider in it. It was a fund-raising letter from Congressman John Barrow. Like a lot of other Athenians who used to support him, I have been disillusioned with John’s evolution into what is at best a “blue-dog” Democrat.

You remember John Barrow, of course—the son of liberalsback-when-there-weren’t-many: Judge James Barrow and his wife Phyllis Jenkins Barrow, both from old Athens families.

They helped pave the way to the progressive Athens we have come to know and love—if we think about it anymore. John grew up here, graduated from the public schools, the university and Harvard law and was elected to the Athens-Clarke County Commission, where he was a lead liberal. John eventually ran for Congress, and Athens gave him the votes he needed to eke out a victory over a South Georgia Republican. The Republicans got control of the Georgia legislature and had themselves a reapportionment, even though it wasn’t census time. When they put away the crayons, Athens wasn’t in John’s district anymore. John’s district had gone south. John did, too. He moved to Savannah and beat the same Republican again on his own turf. Then he beat another Republican, barely. So, in the most recent reapportionment, the Republicans drew Savannah out of John’s district. Now he has moved to Augusta and is beginning to campaign in yet another district gerrymandered especially for him by If he were Doc Eldridge Republicans strongly opposed to the intrusion with that kind of of government into our Democratic percentage, lives.

Meanwhile, with the we’d love him. same sort of thing going on all over the South, John Barrow is the only white Democratic congressman left in Dixie. Or, as he puts it in his letter, “Today, I begin this campaign year as the only [his emphasis] Democrat in Congress— from South Carolina to Louisiana—who represents a district without an African-American majority.”

Of course, John has had to make some adjustments in order to keep his head above the cotton. He has had to shuck and jive and vote like a Republican on some big issues: Obamacare and injecting the federal courts into the fight over whether to keep Terri Schiavo “alive.” He has been a hawk on Iraq and the Patriot Act, and he voted to extend the Bush tax cuts and against repealing tax cuts for energy companies. On the other hand, he voted for reauthorizing and extending the children’s health insurance program; he voted for raising the minimum wage, for ending Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, for repealing restrictions on stem cell research, for allowing the government to negotiate directly with drug companies for Medicare drug prices, against defunding National Public Radio, against the draconian Ryan budget.

The Washington Post scores John at 70 percent voting with his party. If he were Doc Eldridge with that kind of Democratic percentage, we’d love him. We just can’t forgive John for every vote he casts that represents the majority in his district instead of us. But we don’t vote for him; they do, and he’s out there on his well worn tightrope, hanging on by his toes as he sets out to keep himself in Congress in yet another Republicanleaning district. The alternative is somebody like Paul Broun, Jr., who votes with the Republicans 83 percent of the time, or Jack Kingston, near John’s old district, who votes Republican 93 percent of the time (7 percent Democratic, compared to John’s 70 percent).

In other words, when they knock John out of Congress, his replacement will vote against NPR, the minimum wage, children’s health insurance and everything else we support.

As John put it in the Savannah Morning News: “Ultimately, my loyalty to the interests of the people of the 12th District of Georgia comes before any party or coalition.”

Maybe that’s not good enough for us Democratic purists, but maybe John Barrow does deserve a few bucks from his old hometown, not because he’s perfect, but because he is so far ahead of what comes next. John has been forced by the constant pressure of the right-wing Republicans to do what he has to do to remain in Congress. Just considering the alternatives, maybe we should try to help protect this endangered species.

Pete McCommons editor@flagpole.com

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Case In Point: The Athens-Clarke County Mayor and Commission were set to accept, at their meeting Tuesday night, the Prince Avenue and Oak/Oconee corridor studies ACC planners have been working on for the past three years. Those include a recommendation that size limits for new medical office buildings in densely populated areas like Normaltown, which currently have none, be adopted to bring such developments into line with commercial office buildings, which are currently capped at 10,000 square feet. That’s something commissioners are likely to be very open to considering as the growth of the UGA Health Sciences Campus brings more and more commercial medical facilities to the area.

But they’ll be too late to have an effect on a honking big complex on the Prince Avenue site formerly occupied by Allen’s Hamburgers, long the heart and soul of the Normaltown commercial strip. Plans were submitted last week for a five-level, 41,515-square-foot

musicians’ resource center’s ability to provide services to the working and aspiring artists who are of such immense value to this community. Well done, and to everyone who helped with the campaign or cast a vote, thank you.

Bravo, Doug: “As an independent-minded Republican, I can accomplish a great deal for my constituents and my city,” Rep. Doug McKillip told the Athens Banner-Herald in defense of his party switch barely a month after being re-elected in 2010, unopposed, as a Democrat in solidly Democratic Athens. Now, in the wake of his second legislative session since his “principled” switch, we can tally up his accomplishments on our behalf: his support for Georgia Republicans’ continued decimation of public education through his backing of cuts to the HOPE Scholarship and pre-K programs; his vote for the Republicans’ ridiculously unconstitutional requirement of drug testing specifically for welfare recipients;

Plans were submitted last week for a five-level medical complex with a 164-space parking deck on the former site of Allen’s Hamburgers. medical office building with a three-story parking deck backing up to Yonah Avenue, which will be a starkly contrasting replacement for that quintessential neighborhood institution. Nearby residents will be understandably displeased with this, and there will surely be a grassroots mobilization bent on stopping it.

Whatever the fate of such an effort might be, though, this is just another example of what people like Flagpole’s Kevan Williams are talking about when they stress the urgency of planning with actual foresight and vision (as Kevan does in his Athens Rising column this very week, p. 6), as opposed to reacting to one negatively impacting proposal after another to minimize the damage done to our fragile urban fabric. That’s what ACC’s elected officials and staff are trying to do with these corridor studies, as well as the downtown master plan they seem finally to be ready to find the money for. Maybe they’ll be in time to head off the next city block-sized colossus.

Nice Work: Belated congratulations are due to all the folks at Nuçi’s Space, whose hard work and tireless outreach paid off late last month when the nonprofit won an online-voting contest for a $25,000 grant from Southwest Airlines. That’s a lot more than a drop in the bucket for a small operation like Nuçi’s, and it will surely have a noticeable effect on the

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his successful dismantling of the system of government the citizens of the county that elected him have chosen every time they have been asked to weigh in on the matter, under cover of another blatantly partisan fracturing of ACC on the state legislative map; and a draconian abortion bill that had to be choked back from compelling grieving women with pregnancies that are medically unviable to carry their fetuses to a cruelly fatal term anyway.

Doug says he “became a Christian” in 2009, a transformation that, among many other things, apparently changed his prochoice position into one that is now as far to the right of that as possible. It seems like the “Christian” thing to do might have been to inform his constituents of that detail before they had re-elected him a good year later, inasmuch as people who ostentatiously trumpet their “Christianity” are generally holding themselves up as honorable and trustworthy.

But, hey, at least he got the bikes-on-sidewalks thing through, right? That’s something!

Yep—something for all of us grateful Dems in our increasingly disenfranchised “blue dot” to remember to thank Doug for when we follow his lead and become Republicans—if only for a day—in the open primary this July.

Dave Marr news@flagpole.com

city pages Wilkerson Street to Be Heavily Developed, But Only on One Side The backyard at Jason Chinh’s house isn’t much to speak of—it’s walled in by a hill with a glimpse of the low-slung Armstrong & Dobbs warehouses at the top. But the view isn’t why he moved to the rental cottage on Wilkerson Street, a narrow residential lane connecting Oconee and East Broad streets. Instead, it’s his neighbors and the quick walk to downtown that’s kept him there for the past five years.

But with a large mixed-use development proposed at his back door, he’s now worried his tight-knit neighborhood will change.

“It’s nice and it’s quiet,” said Chinh, 30.

“It’s very safe… Nothing bad happens. The worst you get is a bunch of drunk kids coming home.”

Chinh’s house, which he rents, is one of about a dozen rental cottages on the short connector street—just about all that’s left of the historic Potterytown neighborhood, which is quickly being walled in between large commercial and residential developments. And, even these small homes have the potential to be developed into offices, restaurants or shops, all allowed under the CommercialDowntown zoning designation covering the neighborhood.

Now, with Selig Enterprises’ mixed-use development in the works behind his house, as well as Athens Place, a proposed 44-unit apartment complex across East Broad Street, property owners are wondering: Are we next?

Angus Moeller, who purchased the home Chinh rents more than a decade ago, said commercial zoning was what drew him to the property.

“I thought it would be a good investment,” he said, noting that the only interest in his property he’s received recently was associated with the Blue Heron river district project, a public/private initiative to develop the area

that was abandoned when Selig entered the picture.

Now, he says, he’s not sure how a mixeduse development behind his property might affect property values or his ability to attract good tenants.

“That’s a good question—I think potentially, in the beginning, it will affect rent,” he said, adding that he’s curious to see how the Selig development will pan out. “With my house, I’m going to be open to see what’s going on there.”

But across the street, it’s a different story.

There, where properties line the North Oconee River, the cottages and a small selfstorage business are all on a FEMA-designated floodplain. Add to that a 100-foot river buffer set by Athens-Clarke County, and you have a lot of limits on how those properties can be developed.

“Over the years, we’ve had two or three different developers come down and look at it and draw up plans and show us what they had in mind,” said Mary Mingledorff, whose late husband purchased the properties decades ago. “Then FEMA came along and did their 100-year flood plan, and they decided that whole side of the street was underwater.” The FEMA map and the 100-foot river buffer designated by the county more than a decade ago drastically changed what could be done with the properties along the river.

The bottom line: no commercial development, no parking lots, and if the houses are torn down, they must be rebuilt on their original footprints.

“The downtown [zoning] allows the highest buildings in the county—100 feet tall, 100 percent lot coverage—but the environmental area restricts the properties between Wilkerson Street and the river,” said Rick Cowick, a senior ACC planner. “Commercial would not be allowed in the river buffer. In the floodplain, we can’t issue new buildings… except for additions to current buildings.”

“Years and years ago, we had an attorney who had an office downtown, at the end of Broad Street,” Mingledorff said. “One day, he

said, ‘Look out this window. That’s your stuff down there. Do you realize that’s in-town property? They’re not making any more of that anymore. You’re sitting on a goldmine.’

“Well, until FEMA came along.”

One of the things about the Armstrong & Dobbs development that worries Chinh is traffic on the narrow street. Parked cars often line one side, giving it the appearance of a oneway street, and drivers using Wilkerson as a cut-through often race past them.

Proposed plans for Selig’s mixed-use development call for an entrance/exit to a parking garage on Wilkerson Street, said company Vice President Jo Ann Chitty. David Clark, director of ACC’s Transportation and Public Works Department, said there are no restrictions to a parking garage on a residential street, as long as the street is 20 feet wide—and that’s the minimum required of all new streets.

But because Wilkerson Street has been around for decades, it’s not consistently 20 feet wide, he said. “It’s about 20 feet—it’s not consistent all the way,” he said. “There’s places where it’s wider than 20 feet and places where it’s narrower.” But that 20-foot requirement would be enforced specifically along the section of street fronting any new development, he added.

All this adds up to one conclusion for Chinh: as commercial development further encroaches on his neighborhood, he’ll probably have to move.

“I hang out here. In the summer, it’s my birthday, and we have a barbecue, and it’s a community,” he said. “Being forced to move out of your place, and it’s not your landlord doing it, doesn’t make you feel good.”

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capitol impact athens rising Lawmakers Say Goodbye We can wave goodbye to another General Assembly session as Legislators head back to their home districts, most of them planning to run for another two-year term as part of the circus under the Gold Dome. This year, as in all even-numbered years, there were several lawmakers who decided to call it a career, as far as elective politics goes. In some cases, taxpayers and advocates of clean government can heave a sigh of relief at the decisions to retire. There are a few legislators, however, who made a contribution to the greater good during their years in office and will be sorely missed.

Rep. Roger Williams (R-Dalton) is one of those people. He got his start in politics by putting up campaign signs in 1956 when his father, Bill, ran for a Hall County seat in the state House of Representatives.

Bill Williams went on to represent Gainesville in the House for 18 years. Roger Williams represented his own Northwest Georgia district for two stretches in office, initially as a Democrat and later as a Republican.

Williams was a jovial, goodnatured legislator who provided some balance and common sense in that back corner of the House chamber where he sat amidst a pack of fringe-element extremists. One of his final accomplishments was to work for passage of a bill that finally gave voters the chance to decide whether they could legally buy alcohol in grocery and convenience stores on Sundays.

Rep. Stephanie Stuckey Benfield (D-Decatur) comes from a family with a distinguished history in politics. Her grandfather was a legislator during the early 1960s, and her father, Bill Stuckey, was the congressman from Middle Georgia’s 8th District for a decade.

Benfield is a kind-hearted person who could always be counted upon to speak up for the interests of children, families and the downtrodden. She annoyed the House

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leadership no end by persistently questioning the wisdom of passing tax breaks for corporate lobbyists at a time when the state was cutting the budget for public education.

Benfield also nettled the leadership by recruiting Democratic candidates to challenge Republicans in House races. During the reapportionment session last year, she was drawn into a virtually unwinnable district and decided to leave the Legislature on her own terms. She will become the executive director of GreenLaw, a law firm that files litigation to compel the enforcement of clean water regulations.

Rep. Mark Hatfield (R-Waycross) is part of the birther contingent. He also has not hesitated to speak up when he thought taxpayers’ dollars were being funneled into the pockets of lawmakers’ friends and business cronies.

When a bill was sneaking through the House last year to provide huge tax giveaways to developers, Hatfield denounced it during floor debate and called it what it was: “legalized extortion.” The leadership got him as well during reapportionment, placing Hatfield into a difficult district where he was paired off with a tea party incumbent, Rep. Jason Spencer (R-Woodbine).

Hatfield will leave the House, but he could yet return to the Gold Dome. He will run to replace Greg Goggans in the state Senate, and the prospect of Hatfield doing battle with Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and the Senate leadership next year is delightful to contemplate.

There are other good people who won’t be coming back next year: Lynmore James, Sistie Hudson, Tommy Smith, Elly Dobbs, Amos Amerson, Bob Hanner, Roger Lane and others.

It is sad to say goodbye to them, but they’ve recognized it is time to get on with the rest of their lives. Best wishes to them all.

Tom Crawford tcrawford@gareport.com

What’s Up in New Development Athens-Clarke County leaders seem more in refuting claims about taxes, jobs and other likely than ever finally to move beyond mere supposed benefits of the project. platitudes about the need for downtown planI’d love to see a more thorough response ning and instigate some sort of effort in the to the question of what the community’s next year. ACC commissioners have placed character is, and whether and how it should the production of a downtown master plan be integrated into development conversations among their priorities for the 2013 fiscal year, broached by the “pro-business” crowd. By and several recent controversies have spurred reaching out to develop a common vocabulary a lot of citizen demand for such an effort. around key concerns, it seems more likely that If and when the funding is there for this consensus could occur. However, as long as critical planning process (perhaps the mayor that entire portion of the pantheon of issues and commission will set aside some cash in is ignored by some, it will be hard to move the upcoming budget), one discussion which forward in anything but a fractured way. will likely be quite contentious is the one With so many creative people eager to about the value of outside consultants versus apply their talents to help mold this city, local expertise. These two approaches reprethere’s the potential to derive great value by sent different paths to legitimacy for the tapping our home-grown resources. There’s planning process, with some placing weight also the potential for great economic loss by on the reputations of credentialed outsiders, getting it wrong. the packed house at New Urbanist founder Selig has clearly failed to develop its own Andrés Duany’s lecture last month being but legitimacy with a large segment of this comone example. Others, however, are wary of a munity, and that failure has likely cost them boilerplate solution that doesn’t respond to tens of thousands of dollars, if not more, as the essence of what Athens is about. their project has been delayed and redesigned, With a heavy contingent of local resources, and property options have been extended. It including several outreach offices at the was recently reported that their design won’t University of Georgia, the state Department be finalized for another two to four months. of Community Affairs In December, they and strong local and were claiming they regional planning would have broken offices, many (includground by now. ing myself, on several The original occasions) have Classic Center fight is argued that it may another example of be more affordable— this type of conflict, and more useful, as with an acclaimed well—to tap these outside architect resources. The argurun out of town on ment against that a rail for producpath is that agendas ing a design that around town are too was intolerant of entrenched, and an local character, as objective outside manifested in the Fire moderator will be Hall. Redesigning the essential to produce project afterward cost Truly open-ended planning processes that take local an effective and usethe city quite a bit, priorities into account can help avoid expensive misful consensus. and certainly more takes like the original design for the Classic Center, Looking back, last than any truly openwhich was scrapped when citizens objected to the year’s river district ended planning prodemolition of the Fire Hall. concept was sunk cess would have cost. from both ends, with In the Second Battle concerns about the accuracy and relevance of of the Classic Center, a belated public input a report produced by Atlanta consultants on process was initiated at some expense, apparthe one hand, and questions about the inside ently primarily to generate buy-in, since the nature of the project’s origins on the other. design didn’t actually change over the course The Selig project is another interesting case, of that process. By checking off those public with the developers attempting to play up input sessions, the Classic Center Authority local affiliation by referencing its contribuhad apparently bought a sense of legitimacy, tions to UGA, in the hopes of tamping down at least in the eyes of ACC Commissioners. criticism that their project is a cookie-cutter If we are indeed about to make another one, imported from Atlanta with no relation large investment, with a downtown visionto Athens’ character. Selig, meanwhile, has ing and planning process that will likely cost thrown all sorts of ideas around, largely unofone to two hundred thousand dollars, it’ll be ficially, to build a sense of authenticity around essential that the right team is put together the project, including claims about reuse of to produce the kind of legitimacy necessary materials and appropriation of architectural for such a community-spanning project. It’s details, without much success. unlikely that we’ll be able to pay for this Locally, boosters of the project have genexercise twice, and we don’t want to mess erally left those sorts of authenticity-driven the process up. If one of many local factions claims alone, focusing instead on the ecoco-opts the process and excludes the concerns nomic development angle. It seems that for of others, the document won’t gain the necesthe most part, questions of character have sary consensus to be effectively implemented. been dismissed as frivolous by the “proIf it’s too much boilerplate and doesn’t suffibusiness” crowd, which has led, for better ciently respond to local interests, it’ll sit on a or worse, to a monopoly on that vocabulary shelf. As we move forward, we must figure out among the projects’ detractors. By comparihow to strike the balance between objectivity son, those detractors have more successfully and local awareness. waded into the economic development conversation, and been at least somewhat effective Kevan Williams athensrising@flagpole.com

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There were maybe half a dozen of us down at the Multi-Modal Transit Center on a misty pre-dawn Tuesday. I’d made my reservation online, as instructed, at www.megabus.com, and signed up for my one-dollar ride (each way, plus a 50-cent reservation fee: Take that, Ticketron!). Obviously, this pricing structure is not sustainable over the long haul, but certainly a deal for me, for now, and if that’s the way they want to promote the service, fine.

The driver was courteous, even understanding because I’d written down the wrong reservation number. But my iPad knew I’d signed up, so in the immortal words of Pylon, everything was cool.

The iPad! It is to the 21st century what electricity was to the 20th. Making all our lives better. Voltaire (or was it La Rochefoucauld?) said that one generation’s luxuries are the next generation’s necessities.

Who could live without the Internet in their pocket? Would life even be worth living?

The Mega-bus, qua bus, is just what one would expect. I think I saw the same pseudopsychedelic upholstery on a Scottish motor coach, the only difference being that the door and steering wheel were on the wrong sides.

That’s globalization for you. But this bus also has the Internet, a portable (if slightly censored) hotspot, not so hot if you want to look at that kind of video, but, hey, this is family transportation, and all I want to do is check my email, anyway.

My fellow passengers snoozed, or read, or ate snacks as we lumbered down 316 in the dark, heavy traffic at daybreak in Lawrenceville, comme d’habitude. Then the majestic sweep onto I-85 South, serious a.m.

Atlanta traffic. This is the first good use I’ve seen of the zillion-dollar revised HOV lane.

Usually I travel this route off-hours, when the sign pleads for a pitiful nickel for the privilege to occupy the far left lane. Thanks, but no thanks. The Megabus swept past the poor suckers in the other six lanes, no competition: life in the fast lane, for real. One hour, 40 minutes to Atlanta, as promised.

When I’m using public transit, I always dress for combat, sort of. Boots, leather. You know, contact sport. As a Wagnerian soprano once observed, comfortable shoes are of the utmost importance. One also must be

conscious of the weather. An umbrella usually will repel rainclouds, but when it rains it pours, and without your automotive carapace you’re exposed to the elements. Pockets are valuable, too. One doesn’t want to be rooting around in a bottomless bag for fare cards and singles in the midst of morning rush. Another thing that separates the driver class from the rider class is the schlep factor. You’re going to be lugging everything you bring around with you, not just tossing it in the back seat, so make your selections accordingly.

And while we’re at it, let me say that MARTA’s fare card system is way too complex.

In the D.C. Metro, you put money in one slot, and a fare card comes out another: done.

In Atlanta, it’s 20 questions from the robot screen. There’s a choice of about eight different operations and permutations, add trips, add stored value, how much, different kinds of cards, and a final silly query about whether you want a receipt. Oh, yes, that buck-seventy-five is coming right off my taxes. Sheesh.

All I want is to get on the blasted train, pal.

Take my money. Please.

Megabus makes an admirable connection to Atlanta’s MARTA system, coming to rest at the Civic Center Station on West Peachtree, about halfway between midtown and downtown.

When you emerge from the bus, you could almost believe you’re in a real city. People, cars, buses, tall buildings, highways, wind and pigeons. You can scuttle straight down the stairs to the train, which is keen if it happens to be going where you want to go. You can head north, to the North Avenue Trade School (AKA Georgia Tech), Midtown, Arts Center, Buckhead, Lenox and beyond—even Doraville (touch of country in the city). Or go south to downtown Atlanta and, eventually, the airport.

On the return trip, a prompt 7:15 p.m. departure, I met a lovely couple visiting from Central Asia who popped over from Athens for a day in the big city. Penguins, soda pop and cable TV remain the highlights of our big sister city, its cultural contributions to the world. To be fair, we’re mainly known for football, an emancipated oak, and the doublebarreled death-wish-granting cannon. Oh, and a string of wildly successful, world-famous rock bands. Sorry, Atlanta, I’ll always prefer Athens. But with MEGABUS providing cheap and easy transit, we can each visit the other’s world whenever it suits us.

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movie dope Some releases may not be showing locally this week.

• indicates new review 21 JUMP STREET (R) 2012’s biggest surprise to date has to be this brilliantly dumb comedy from star-producerstory contributor Jonah Hill. A pair of pathetic new cops, Schmidt and Jenko (Hill and comedy revelation Channing Tatum), blow their first bust. As a result, they are transferred to a special undercover unit that sends fresh-faced policemen into local schools to nab drug dealers and the like. The mission that Hill’s The Sitter half-accomplished is successfully completed by this flick, thanks to Scott Pilgrim scripter Michael Bacall’s smart riffs on ‘80s action movies and two perfectly in sync leads.

Could Hill/Tatum be a new comic duo or is this a one-time lightning in a bottle time deal?

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. k AMERICAN REUNION (R) The alumni of American Pie reunite for a fourth movie. Everyone—married Jim and Michelle (Jason Biggs and Alyson Hannigan), Kevin (Thomas Ian Nicholas), Vicki (Tara Reid), Oz (Chris Klein), Heather (Mena Suvari), Finch (Eddie Kaye Thomas), Jessica (Natasha Lyonne) and Stifler (Seann William Scott)—returns to East Great Falls, Michigan for their 10-year high school reunion. Even Jim’s dad (the great Eugene Levy), Stifler’s mom (Jennifer Coolidge) and Nadia (Shannon Elizabeth) are back. Directed by Harold & Kumar creators Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg.

CHICO & RITA (NR) 2010. The Latin ballad called a bolero is brought to animated life in this musical romance about piano player Chico (v. Eman Xor Oña) and beautiful singer Rita (v.

Limara Meneses). Directed by Tono Errando, Javier Mariscal and Fernando Trueba, this Academy Award nominee for Best Animated Feature was also nominated for the Annie in the same category, and won Best Animated Feature awards from the European Film Awards, the Gaudi Awards and the Goya Awards.

CYRANO AGENCY (NR) 2010. In this Korean romcom, Byeong-hoon (Eom Tae-woong) and Min-yeong (Park Sin-hye), two members of the Cyrano Agency, attempt to find matches for their lovelorn clientele. One particular client, Sang-yong (Choi Daniel), proves exceedingly difficult to pair with his chosen target, Hee-joong (Lee Min-jung). This lighthearted flick from director Kim Hyeon-seok is not an international award winner or critical darling, but might give romantics their fix until the next Reese/Kate/ Katherine vehicle. Part of the Korean Film Festival sponsored by the Korean Student Association; Korean snacks will be provided.

DECLARATION OF WAR (NR) 2011. Valérie Donzelli’s film examines how two parents, Romeo and Juliette (Donzelli and real life partner Jérémie

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Elkaïm), deal with their infant son’s brain tumor. The film was nominated for seven César Awards and won three prizes from the Gijon International Film Festival. Part of the French Film Series.

DR. SEUSS’ THE LORAX (PG) Released on Dr. Seuss’ 108th birthday, this pleasant animated adaptation of the beloved children’s author’s environmental fable fails to utterly charm like the filmmakers’ previous animated smash, Despicable Me. The Lorax is not the year’s best animated feature (imagine what Pixar could do with Seuss), but the childishly funny film does not pander to its audience, young and old, even if it does preach a bit.

THE FATHER OF MY CHILDREN (NR) 2009. A French family struggles to survive as its patriarch, film producer Gregoire (Louis-Do de Lencquesaing), hemorrhages money.

Mia Hansen-Løve’s film won the Un Certain Regard Special Jury Prize from the Cannes Film Festival. Part of the French Film Series sort of sponsored by the UGA French program, the film will be introduced by Dr. Richard Neupert, film studies coordinator at UGA, as well as other guests.

FRIENDS WITH KIDS (R) Jessica Stein herself, Kissing Jessica Stein star and writer Jennifer Westfeldt, heads back to the big screen in her directorial debut. Two besties, Julie Keller and Jason Fryman (Westfeldt and the increasingly awesome Adam Scott), decide to have a baby together, thinking their platonic relationship will suffer less from childrearing than a romantic one would. The cast is tough and filled with Bridesmaids (Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Jon Hamm and Chris O’Dowd) and Edward Burns.

GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE (PG-13) Marvel’s Neveldine/Taylor experiment might have gone better had the company had the guts to release another R-rated flick a la their two Punisher flops. The Crank duo brings their frenetic, non-stop visual style, but those wicked paeans to hedonism had a narrative need to never slow down (its lead character would die). Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance must pump the brakes occasionally to let the “story” catch up, and Neveldine/ Taylor never seem as comfortable when the movie’s not rocketing along at 100 miles an hour.

GOOD DEEDS (PG-13) Good Deeds is another average melodrama from the entertainment juggernaut that is Atlanta’s Tyler Perry. Perry stars as Wesley Deeds, the uptight CEO of a software company who befriends a struggling widowed mother, Lindsey Wakefield (Thandie Newton), on the virtual eve of his wedding. Naturally, his relationship with Lindsey and her cute daughter, Ariel, awaken the spark of life that’s been lying dormant in Deeds for the bulk of his adult life, a course charted by his domineering mother (Phylicia Rashad).

GROW! (NR) 2011. An hour-long documentary following 20 young Georgia farmers as they find purpose in working hard for good food.

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

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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 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).

THE HUNGER GAMES (PG-13) While a successful adaptation of a difficult book that near everyone has read, The Hunger Games has little cinematic spark. It’s a visual book report that merely summarizes the plot. It’s a well-written book report, but it’s still a book report. Seabiscuit director Gary Ross was not the most obvious choice to direct this dystopian adventure in which 24 teenagers are randomly selected for a contest in which only one will survive. That bleak premise was handled with more appropriately bloody violence in the Japanese film,

previous film, Cyrus. Jeff is a simple, sweet, comedic character study about a 30-year-old slacker (the eminently likable Jason Segel has never seemed like so much of a giant) who lives in his mother’s basement, while watching Signs one too many times. Jeff looks for signs in everything, and one fateful day, those perceived signs lead him on a bit of an adventure with his brother, Pat (Ed Helms). Pat, as played

by Helms, really wants to be a Danny McBride character, but at heart, he’s just too nice. The largest criticism one could level at Jeff is that the movie is too nice. It lacks a harsh bone in its sweet, man-child body. Otherwise, the film is easily the most complete, the most traditional of the Duplass’ four features.

JOHN CARTER (PG-13) Civil War veteran John Carter (“Friday Night Lights”’ alum Taylor Kitsch, whose career is poised to blow up or implode in 2012) is transported to Mars, where 12-foot-tall barbarians rule. WALL-E director Andrew Stanton becomes the latest Pixar filmmaker to make the jump from animation to live action. I’d love to see his film be as successful as Brad

Okay, cue the Spotted photographer.

Battle Royale, and America’s version of the game needed more of a visceral gut-punch to look less like “Survivor: Teen Island.” The book’s R-rated violence was deliberately shot with near incomprehensibility so as to retain a PG-13 rating. Seeing these popular characters brought to life proved most of the controversial casting choices were successful. Jennifer Lawrence has Katniss’ steely beauty, and Josh Hutcherson has Peeta’s magnetism. The jury is still out on Liam Hemsworth’s Gale. Woody Harrelson nails the obviously less alcoholic Haymitch. More time spent in the Capitol with Lenny Kravitz’s Cinna will be a boon for the sequel. All critiques aside, I was left with one question: How long until Catching Fire?

THE IRON LADY (PG-13) As a fan of all things British, The Iron Lady should have been more appealing to me, but the clumsy construction by director Phyllida Lloyd (Mamma Mia!) and writer Abi Morgan sink it. Meryl Streep may not be a revelation (she cannot be; the highest level of acting is expected of her), but her Golden Globe winning and sure to be Oscar nominated portrayal of Margaret Thatcher goes beyond mere impression.

• JEFF, WHO LIVES AT HOME (R) Jeff, Who Lives at Home is the better entrée into mainstream cinema for the filmmaking Duplass brothers, Jay and Mark (“The League”’s Pete), than their

Bird’s Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol. With Bryan Cranston, Mark Strong, Ciaran Hinds, Willem Dafoe and Thomas Haden Church.

JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND (PG) Journey 2: The Mysterious Island’s biggest problem might be time. Many of the young people who enjoyed its 2008 forebear, Journey to the Center of the Earth, might have outgrown the Brendan Fraser/Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson brand of family adventure movie.

• MIRROR MIRROR (PG) Not much clicks in 2012’s first reimaging of Snow White (the darker Snow White and the Huntsman drops in June). Julia Roberts does not an Evil Queen make; the anachronistic dialogue is wincingly unfunny; and the live action cartoon, overflowing with Stooge-y slapstick, is a tonal decision only pleasing to undiscriminating children, many of whom found Mirror Mirror to be rousingly delightful. It’s not. The classic Grimm’s fairy tale remains largely the same. When the king (Sean Bean) dies, his evil queen (Roberts) takes over and hatches a plan to take his rightful heir, Snow White (Lily “Daughter of Phil” Collins), out of the picture. Instead of dying, Snow meets up with a band of dwarves, meets a charming prince (Armie Hammer), and winds up happily ever after. Pretty much all that happens in the new version, but Snow is more proactive heroine and less distressed

damsel. Naturally, Tarsem stages the silliness with the lush, visual wizardry one expects from the Immortals director, but the returns are diminishing. His amazing visions need to be matched with material that can equal them, and to date, they have not.

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.

Cruise’s Ethan Hunt and his new team (the gorgeous Paula Patton, stalwart Jeremy Renner and A-1 comic relief Simon Pegg) must clear IMF’s name after a bombing decimates the Kremlin.

From Moscow to Dubai to Mumbai, the action doesn’t let up from scene one.

POETRY (NR) 2010. This Palme d’Or nominee from director Lee Changdong concerns a 60-year-old woman (Yun Jeong-hie, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award winner for Best Actress) who finds the strength to face a heinous family crime and Alzheimer’s in a poetry class. Poetry won the Cannes Film Festival’s award for Best Screenplay and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Special Mention. Part of the Korean Film Festival sponsored by the Korean Student Association; Korean snacks will be provided.

POINT BLANK (R) 2010. A nurse must help a thief escape his hospital imprisonment after the crook’s henchmen take his pregnant wife hostage.

Point Blank, which won a National Board of Review Award as one of the top-five foreign language films of the year, sounds like a summer tentpole pic. Part of the French Film Series sort of sponsored by the UGA French program, the film will be introduced by Dr. Richard Neupert.

PROJECT X (R) This teen “greatest party ever filmed” flick could use a more descriptive title, preferably one that doesn’t get as many children of the ‘80s’ hearts racing at the thought of a remake of the Matthew Broderick, Helen Hunt and a monkey movie.

As a responsible adult, I lament how this teen comedy, produced by The Hangover’s Todd Phillips, condones the Internet era’s hedonism as teenage rite of passage. Three unpopular high schoolers—Thomas (Thomas Mann), Costa (Oliver Cooper) and JB (Jonathan Daniel Brown)—throw a party so wild (sex, drugs, alcohol, fire, a midget) that not even the cops can stop it, a conceit that play rights into teenagers’ already overinflated egos.

SAFE HOUSE (R) For Safe House’s target fans of Denzel Washington, whizzing bullets and car chases, the action flick is critically bulletproof; for me, it

was competently boring. Former CIA operative turned rogue asset, Tobin Frost (Washington), goes on the run with green agent Matt Weston (Ryan Reynolds, in the thankless role anyone could have filled) hot on his heels.

Washington remains the laziest talent in Hollywood. What draws him to waste his chops on these action-filled scripts with such obvious plot trajectories?

A THOUSAND WORDS (PG-13) An Eddie Murphy family comedy, directed

by Brian Robbins (Meet Dave and Norbit), that’s been in the can since 2008? Nothing in this sentence implies anything good (or funny). A literary agent, Jack McCall (Murphy), is taught a lesson on truth by a spiritual guru via the Bodhi tree that appears on his property. Every word Jack speaks leads to a fallen leaf; when the last leaf falls, so does Jack. With Cliff Curtis, Kerry Washington, Allison Janney, Jack McBrayer and Clark Duke.

TITANIC (PG-13) 1997. One of the biggest hits of all-time and the winner of 11 Academy Awards (including Best Picture and Best Director) gets even bigger with the addition of a third dimension.

TOMBOY (NR) 2011. Director Céline Sciamma’s latest film starts with an intriguing premise. A 10-year-old girl moves to a new town and is mistaken for a boy. Living up to that new identity proves difficult. Hollywood would take this rich idea and ruin it with a shining tween star/LCD humor. Winner of awards from Berlin, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Torino. Part of the French Film Series sort of sponsored by the UGA French program, the film will be introduced by Dr. Richard Neupert, film studies coordinator at UGA, as well as other guests, during its Mar. 26–Apr. 5 run.

WAR HORSE (PG-13) Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of the Tony Award-winning play, told through life-size puppets, is 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. With Emily Watson, David Thewlis, Tom Hiddleston and more Brits than you could shake a Potter at.

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN (R) If you have yet to read Lionel Shriver’s terrifying book, you are missing what can best be described as a Jack Ketchum horror novel of which Oprah would approve. Golden Globe nominee Tilda Swinton stars as the mother of Kevin (Ezra Miller), the perpetrator of a Columbine-type massacre.

John C. Reilly plays the clueless father.

Palme d’Or nominee Lynne Ramsey’s third film (Ratcatcher and Morvern Callar) is receiving sharp reviews, but it is not for everyone.

• WRATH OF THE TITANS (PG-13) Is the problem that they don’t make them like they used to or that they make them too much like they used to? Wrath of the Titans, the tedious sequel to the boring remake of Clash of the Titans, is fully stocked on seen-that-before moments. Demigod Perseus (former next big thing Sam Worthington) is asked by his godly pops, Zeus (Liam Neeson), to help save humanity again.

Apparently, Zeus’ bro, Hades (Ralph Fiennes), and Zeus’ other kid, Ares (Edgar Ramirez), are scheming with Zeus’ Titan dad, Cronos, to stage a monstrously large prison break, and the half-god is the only person who can stop it. Battle: Los Angeles director Jonathan Liebesman brings the exact same bag of shaky action tricks to ancient Greece, but believe it or not, Battle: LA is more exciting.

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Dead-On in La Ville-Lumière POINT BLANK (R) We used to make action movies in this country. Movies filled with clever plot twists, spatially coherent physicality and recognizable human characters with plausible motives. We live in strange cinematic times, however, and filmmakers working for the Hollywood studios seem to have lost the ability to produce this sort of picture with ease. Now, the genre is overstuffed with action vehicles resembling grotesque monster trucks rather than the mean muscle cars of yore. If you crave lean, reasonably plausible tough thrillers, it’s probably best to look beyond Hollywood, because when it comes to action, the studios are clearly only fixated on focus group-tested product filled with pixelated cartoon violence Gilles Lellouche and superheroes who can barely fight their way out of all the textbook Freud they’re shackled with, let alone the clunky plot structures they’re imprisoned in.

In Point Blank, a mysterious patient (Roschdy Zem) is brought to the hospital unconscious after being run down by a motorcycle, and a soon-to-be-father and nurse, Samuel (Gilles Lellouche), monitors him during the night shift. The cops want to find out who the patient really is, but some thugs attempt to murder him. After Samuel’s pregnant wife, Nadia (Elena Anaya), is kidnapped, Samuel

is ordered by her abductor to get the patient safely out of the hospital. With the cops and thugs chasing Samuel across Paris, he must do whatever it takes to save Nadia.

Playing in town as part of the French Cinema Series, writer-director Fred Cavayé’s Point Blank is the perfect antidote to its lumbering Tinseltown counterparts. Clocking in at a brisk 84 minutes, it’s ruthlessly fightingtrim in regard to narrative and almost shockingly straightforward in how it swiftly moves from one twisty plot point to the next.

Cavayé is thoroughly diligent in delivering the genre goods and never attempts to “rise above” the material.

This is unapologetic pulp fiction, the movie equivalent of a juicy beach read, but there’s no shame in that when it’s accomplished with this much craftsmanship. Point Blank also impresses with its gritty sense of place, showing a multi-ethnic Paris refreshingly removed from the postcard City of Light typically offered up. It’s encouraging to know that while Hollywood forgets the elementary particles of classic storytelling and the baseline grammar of visual literacy, filmmakers from other parts of the world will continue to show us how it’s done right.

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threats & promises Music News And Gossip Well, spring has sprung, and I know everyone out there is huffing more pollen than should be legal, but in between doses of Benadryl and Neti Pot sessions you should glance down at this page and see what’s up.

Don’t worry. I’ll wait. OK, I waited. Now it’s your time to read…

Leave a Light On: Powerkompany released a seven-song compilation of remixes last week titled Pulse. The remixed tracks were pulled from the band’s release from November of last year, Comfort. It’s available for streaming or purchase at www.powerkompany.bandcamp. com. The remixes succeed in a way the proper album tracks don’t, in that the electronic manipulations serve the presentation of the songs. On the original tracks, the bloop-bleep of electronics kind of feels pasted on and after-the-fact, even though they’re intended as a core element of the self-described “acous-

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Up on the Roof: The Georgia Theatre has become a real “player”—is that the right word?—in the world of dance music productions. Just look at the venue’s schedule!

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I thought I should mention it. Parker wrote all the lyrics and melodies, but other players on the recording are Caleb Yarborough, Eric Shekarabi and, on one track, Mark Maxwell.

You might remember Parker from the news last year. He was the guy behind the popular and enthusiastically received UGA performance Zelda: The Musical, which was based on the Nintendo 64 game Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Lyrically, The Vampire Gumshoe is spread a little thin and tends to focus on the mundane, but there’s an undeniable sweetness in “For Mom,” and that’s reason enough to listen all the way through. Check it out over at www. grantparker.bandcamp.com.

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Powerkompany tic/electronic” combo. All of which is to say, you should head over to that website and check this out because it’s really together on this one. Keep up with the band itself via www.facebook.com/powerkompany.

For Grads and Dads: Tickets are on sale now for the 11th Annual Amberland Arts and Music Festival. The event, founded by Perpetual Groove, takes place at Cherokee Farms in Lafayette, GA, May 25–27. Featured artists include The Heavy Pets, Consider the Source, Moon Taxi, Under the Porch and, of course, Perpetual Groove. Saturday and Sunday night feature special dress-up themes, Brock Butler will perform his traditional two-hour Sunday morning acoustic set (“Brockfast”), and just in case you get all bunged up, Amberland XI offers Saturday and Sunday morning yoga sessions. Tickets for the weekend are $75 and currently available at www. amberlandfestival.com. Unlike many other similar events, these tickets include camping costs and showers as well as access to all Amberland activities.

Local Dude: Grant Parker released an EP last week titled The Vampire Gumshoe. He describes the music as “piano-driven blues,” but to my ears it’s more piano-driven pop. That’s not necessarily a huge difference given the history of pop and blues, but far enough that

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series of rooftop dance parties each Tuesday and have already featured DJ sets from Tumbleweed Stampede and Reptar. Upcoming Tuesday night sets include Cherub (Apr. 10), Millionyoung (Apr. 17), Gringo Star (Apr. 24) and Reptar again (May 1). The series is called “Get Up, Get Down,” so just follow the instructions and you’ll be fine. The sets start at 11 p.m. and cost two bucks. Within an hour the roof was already at capacity for Reptar’s debut DJ set, so get there early if you want in!

Good Company: Congratulations are due to Nuçi’s Space for being awarded a $25,000 LUV Grant from Southwest Airlines. This is a significant amount of money for the local musicians’ resource center, and it represents a real effort on the part of Nuçi’s Space’s supporters, who voted on its behalf. Southwest Airlines selected six winners based on the size of their annual operating budget, and Nuçi’s Space was one of two winners from the “Under $999,000” category. The other winner in the category was Good Mews, a Marietta, GA-based no-kill cat shelter and rescue. Not bad company to be in at all. For more information on Nuçi’s Space, please see www.nuci. org. And, heck, why not visit Good Mews, too, via www.goodmews.org?

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hen it comes to experimenting with rhythm and sound, drummer Jason Hann keeps an impressively open mind. Now based in Los Angeles, the Miami native grew up playing rock, funk and Latin styles before landing a gig in the mid 2000s as the percussionist for Colorado jam band String Cheese Incident. He dabbled in turntablism and electronic music along the way, but eventually he committed fully to an electro-based approach with EOTO (pronounced “E-OH-toe”).

Fans familiar with the organic, worldly jams of String Cheese Incident were probably a bit shocked by the musical detour that Hann and bandmate Michael Travis took after the group put on the brakes in the late 2000s. Set up as a two-man percussion section with plenty of extra machinery, Hann and Travis formed EOTO and hit the road with a multimedia “dance/ rock duo” improv show: a mix of live-action breakbeat, house, drum ’n’ bass, trip-hop and vintage disco.

“It was just the two of us—a power duo,” Hann says. “We were using quite a bit of technology, but we played everything live and in the moment. Still, every note that you hear is happening live. There’s nothing pre-recorded.

It’s sort of like what Keller Williams does with looping and stacking things up, although our thing is more like a live recording session where we have access to recording all of our instruments while we play.”

Hann and Travis have control over each individual track and sound source, so they can drop something in, take something out, add multiple tracks and mix to fit a specific dynamic or rhythmic direction. Musically, it’s very wide open, as demonstrated on their debut, Elephants Only Talk Occasionally, improvised live in the studio on Boulder, CO, in 2006.

“We had no clue,” Hann laughs. “All of the songs on Elephants Only Talk Occasionally were made up on the spot. We didn’t know how to play them again. The sonic possibilities become pretty endless when you’re in this mode where everything is open. It has to be a certain kind of texture to fit well, sonically, so we really have to listen to each other carefully.”

Onstage, Travis handled all the harmonics and tonal instruments—keyboards, bass, guitar and percussion—and Hann manned the drum kit and an electronic pad on the side.

Technically proficient, with wildly creative minds, the pair often crack each other up with odd musical mash-ups. But after the release of Elephants…, the project developed into something a little more serious.EOTO started performing hundreds of shows per year—from intimate in-store gigs and club shows to massive festivals. They also incorporated more elements of dubstep and heavier backbeats

into the music over the course of their next two studio albums, 2008’s Razed and 2010’s Fire the Lazers.

“Our early recordings were more on the chill side,” Hann says, recalling the band’s beginnings. “But we have an aggressive side onstage. It’s hard to capture that in the studio. Onstage, we might stay on one theme for 12 or 15 minutes, but in the studio we might do something like that and use only five or six minutes of it in the final mix. We’re really a live, in-the-moment act.”

Earlier this year, EOTO unveiled a new “3D-mapped lotus stage design” at a concert at the House of Blues in Boston. Hann and Travis drew the original design ideas and collaborated with their DJ, manager and guest engineers to build a 17-foot lotus flower stage design.

“We knew that we wanted to amp up our production in general,” Hann says. “Between Daft Punk introducing their stuff and Deadmau5 and that kind of stuff—plus acts in our scene, like Pretty Lights, Big Gigantic and Bassnectar—you have these grand productions that audiences are starting to expect. We wanted to do something a little different. I always liked the 3D map-producing thing with LEDs [light-emitting diodes], because you can set up a flexible, bio-illusional type of setting that’s a little easier on the eyes. It’s really involved, with a big mix of shape-shifting, space-traveling visuals.”

EOTO kicked off their cross-country Bass Invaders Tour in March, armed with a new stage set but sticking with the improvisational method. The duo works from a battery of MacBooks with Ableton Live software, midi keyboards, samplers, amps and drums. The tour supports the fourth installment of their live tour compilation, K-Turns & U-Turns Vol. 4, an album celebrating some of their best recorded tracks from 2011.

“We’ve gone from touring by ourselves and taking little risks on small stages to building a set, hiring a road crew, taking a financial risk and taking little risks on big stages,” Hann says. “You never know how it’s going to work out, but you always want to put your best foot forward and do your best with it.”

Fans may download EOTO’s show for free with advance ticket purchase. The link and instructions will be emailed within 48 hours after the performance.

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Introducing Athens’ Newest Talent VISUALIZATIONS Post-Punk/Rock/Experimental Lineup: Keith Godfrey, Blake Tabb, Jesse Stinnard. Shares members with: Gemini Cricket, Titans of Filth, Tunabunny, Antlered Auntlord.

Influences: Joy Division, Sonic Youth, Television, Deerhunter.

Visualizations come to us via Brooklyn after frontman Keith Godfrey decided to move to Athens to start a band. He says his goal for the group was to “create a sound that is as much intellectual as it is raw,” drawing inspiration from psychedelic, experimental punk and post-punk acts.

The demos posted at www.reverbnation.com/ visualizations are rich with reverb and moody grooves that occasionally call to mind, in addition to the artists mentioned above, the haunting propulsion of The Black Angels—particularly on “Tangled Blues.”

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The Breaks

THE BREAKS Rock/Alternative Lineup: Emily Braden, Blake Benson, Cody Provost, Tony Hossri, Adam Grant. Influences: The Strokes, Led Zeppelin, Radiohead, She & Him, Incubus, Widespread Panic, Coheed and Cambria, Kings of Leon, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Raconteurs.

Alright, Flagpole was coincidentally contacted by two new “Break” bands at the same time, but perhaps this Upstart Roundup will preemptively diffuse any confusion between the two by comparing them side by side. First up: The Breaks. The first distinctive feature of this feel-good rock act is lead vocalist Emily Braden’s clean, warm tone, which sounds a good bit like Ingrid Michaelson. All members of this band are new to the scene, with no prior Athens bands to their credit. According to guitarist Cody Provost, it was really Braden’s joining the

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band—which was originally formed as a “quick jam group”— that served as the catalyst for everyone hunkering down and taking this project seriously. That is, with a few a smoke breaks in between. Maybe a few too many.

“The band name came about after going through many different ideas, and we settled on The Breaks after the recurring smoke breaks that the band took during practices,” says Provost, adding, “The name was also appealing because of the many different uses that the word ‘breaks’ can hold.”

There is no rest for the group at the moment, however, as they are currently hard at work on their debut EP, collaborating with the new Easy Street Productions team (The District

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Next show: Friday, Apr. 20 @ The Melting Point CLEAN BREAK Alternative/Indie/Rock Lineup: Samn Lemley, Blake Hyatt, Tim “Timtation” Pounds, Chris “Clark” Barger, Kevin Kiester. Influences: Death Cab for Cutie, The Strokes, The Mountain Goats, Modest Mouse, Neutral Milk Hotel.

Ironically, of the two similarly named acts, Clean Break actually has the less clean sound.

Maybe it’s just the muddy quality of the demos online, but Clean Break seems to feature angular guitars and warped keys bending around Samn Lemley’s raw vocals. There are occasional horn fills, melodic basslines and a generally upbeat tempo. Lemley says his lyrics are most often about “not wanting to grow up to be responsible members of society.”

Clean Break played its first show in Athens in 2010 at Rye Bar, and the group says it has continued to “polish its sound and add new instruments” since then. The group has also continued to add new members, with keyboardist Clark Barger and horn player Kevin Kiester most recently hopping onboard, adding a new layer and dimension to the group’s work. Clean Break promises at least two new songs at the upcoming Caledonia gig, plus a few new covers, including “Walking on the Sun” by Smash Mouth. The band’s official site at CleanBreakRock.com is still in progress, so your best bet for now is finding the band on Facebook (for info) or Bandcamp (for tunes).

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t’s a familiar story: when two or more musicians love each other very much, they sometimes show it by forming a band.

Less common is a story like that of Alabama Shakes; in less than a year’s time, this band has gone from obscure to enormous. They’ve garnered wide-scale notoriety, performing for NPR’s South by Southwest showcase, selling out venues all over the country and even appearing as musical guests on “Conan.” The fact that the band’s debut full-length studio album, Boys & Girls, isn’t even slated to drop until Apr. 9 makes their dramatic rise to power that much more impressive.

“It’s pretty incredible,” says drummer Steve Johnson. “Summer of last year, we would play to, like, 30 or 40 people—if we were lucky.

Nobody knew our songs or anything. When we first started doing it, it was cool that we would go to a town and there would just be people there… Now, it’s going bigger faster than we anticipated, I guess. Not that it’s a bad thing; it’s just kind of overwhelming.”

Alabama Shakes began their epic journey in April of 2009 when guitarist/vocalist Brittany Howard, bassist Zac Cockrell and Johnson joined forces, with guitarist Heath Fogg coming onboard soon after. In the summer of 2011, the band took a giant leap forward when writer Justin Gage featured the track “You Ain’t Alone” on his blog Aquarium Drunkard.

“Right after that,” says Johnson, “the phones pretty much started blowing up.

We were getting offers to play in different places, asked about management, booking agencies…”

At this point, Alabama Shakes found themselves in totally new territory. What were they to do with this newfound acclaim? Luckily, as he so often does, Drive-By Truckers frontman Patterson Hood swooped in to save the day and give the band a nudge in the right direction. Hood happened to be nearby when the Shakes were playing a show near their hometown of Athens, AL. “I guess he had heard about us,” says Johnson, “so he decided to come by and watch us play. Afterwards, he talked to us about meeting with his management, who was also in town for his show. We started talking to them, and they kind of hooked us up with a couple of showcases and got us with a good booking agent.”

Once the band found itself well equipped to tackle the big-time, its members had to make life-changing moves. All in their midto-late 20s and with families, the Shakes had grown accustomed to small-town life.

“We played a couple of shows while we still had our jobs; we could go play some shows on weekends. Around Halloween of last year was when we all pretty much quit our jobs to start doing this full-time. We’ve been up the East

Coast. We’ve been up the West Coast. We’ve been to London, and we just keep playing shows.”

Johnson describes the sound of the Shakes’ upcoming record as “wishy-washy-garage-rocksoul-revival.” Anyone who’s heard the band knows that Howard’s dirty, soulful vocals combined with the rest of the band’s passionate and intense playing creates a sound that feels simultaneously novel and retro. Howard, the Shakes’ chief lyricist, has managed not only to move audiences, but also her own band.

“For me, it’s like a roller coaster,” says Johnson. “It can be kind of emotional because I just think about where we were when we were recording it, what we were all going through. Certain songs bring up certain memories. Some of the stuff that Brittany [Howard] says—we never really knew what she was saying until we got into the studio and could hear back what she was saying… and it was moving. She shares stuff that’s going on in her life in her songs. It just makes you feel.”

The emotions of a band at this point in its career must be difficult to sort out; we are, after all, only at the beginning of the Alabama Shakes saga. Now the band has to face the reality of realizing its dream.

“It’s all very new,” says Johnson, with a slightly nervous laugh. “We never really got outside of our state until we could really afford to. We never had the means to rent a van or book shows in other places made available to us… When you live in a small town and work a day job, you kind of adjust to that.

You think about doing it for a living or that being your career—how awesome that would be. But until it happens, you don’t really think about it seriously. You prepare yourself for everyday life, then you’re playing concerts, people are singing your songs, and the shows are sold out. It’s a good feeling, but it can be scary, too.”

In case you missed Alabama Shakes’ riotous performance opening for Drive-By Truckers a few months ago, Johnson gives us a preview.

He says an Alabama Shakes show is not unlike the extraordinary climax of John Carpenter’s 1986 masterpiece Big Trouble in Little China.

In anticipation of the Shakes’ show, let’s storm the aisles of all video stores and re-familiarize ourselves with that reference. Amen.

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Bring your own t-shirts. 6–8 p.m. $24 (members), $27. www.uga.edu/ botgarden EVENTS: Tuesday Tour at Two (UGA Special Collections Library Building) Tour the Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection exhibit galleries, the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, and the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies. Meet in the rotunda on the second floor. 2 p.m. FREE! jclevela@ uga.edu FILM: Healing: Miracles, Mysteries and John of God (Healing Arts Centre) A movie screening followed by a discussion with David Kurtz. 7 p.m. FREE! www. healingartscentre.net 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 GAMES: Trivia (Chango’s Asian Kitchen) Learn facts, eat noodles.

Every Tuesday. 7:30 p.m. FREE! 706546-0015 GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub ) All three Athens locations of Locos Grill and Pub (Westside, Eastside and Harris St.) feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE! www.locosgrill.com GAMES: Trivia (Shane’s Rib Shack) (College Station) Every Tuesday! 7 p.m. 706-543-0050 GAMES: Trivia (Fuzzy’s Taco Shop) Compete for prizes and giveaways.

Every Tuesday. 9–11 p.m. 706353-0305 MEETINGS: Great Decisions Group Discussion (ACC Library) Great Decisions is a national program that encourages learning about U.S. foreign policy and global issues. Participants read articles and meet weekly to discuss issues. Every Tuesday. 7 p.m. $20. 706-613-3650 OUTDOORS: Golden Sneakers Walking Club (Lay Park) A fitness program for senior adults to get active, stay fit and have fun.

Participants can set their own speed and walk and talk with other seniors during an invigorating stroll around the park and other designated routes. Call to register. 10 a.m. $3–5. 706-613-3596 PERFORMANCE: OpenTOAD Comedy Open Mic (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Voted by Flagpole’s readers as Athens’ “favorite comedy night” in 2011 and 2012, this comedy show allows locals to watch quality comedy or perform themselves. Email to perform. First

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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 ART: 6x6: “Mazurka” (Ciné) A monthly series of curated video, sound, performance and multi-media works. This month, a movie telling the story of two siblings and their quests for love and serenity. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine.com ART: Opening Reception (Heirloom Cafe and Fresh Market) Susie Burch’s paintings range from watercolors, oils and pastels with a variety of themes. 5–6 p.m. FREE! 706-354-7901 EVENTS: Open House (The Cottage) Start off Sexual Assault Awareness and Child Abuse Prevention Month with information on issues impacting the community. 8:30–9:30 a.m.

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Every Wednesday. 5-7 p.m. www. indigoathens.com EVENTS: Wild Romance Fashion Show (Hotel Indigo) Spring and summer fashion featuring clothing from Cheeky Peach. All proceeds benefit the Cancer Foundation of Northeast Georgia. 6–10 p.m. $8-10. cheekypeachathens@gmail.com EVENTS: Word of Mouth Open Poetry Reading (The Globe) Sign up, mouth off, pay attention. 8 p.m.

FREE! 706-353-4721 EVENTS: “The Real World” Casting Call (Square One Fish Co.) Season 28 is seeking applicants appearing between ages 20–24. Bring a recent picture and photo ID. Special consideration will be given to applicants who are struggling with weight issues, elite athletes, involved in alternative subculture, pro-abstinence or followers of non-mainstream belief systems.

11 a.m.–6 p.m. FREE! www.bunimmurray.com/rwcasting FILM: Korean Film Festival (UGA Tate Center) (Theatre) The Korean Student Association hosts a screening of two films: Poetry and Cyrano Agency. Korean snacks provided.

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Georgia farmers aiming to grow clean, fair food. Presented by Slow Food Athens. A discussion with the producers, directors and two farmers involved will follow the screening.

7:30 p.m. $10. www.athenscine.com GAMES: Movie Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Hosted by Jeremy Dyson. 9 p.m. Facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) Think you know it all? Test your knowledge every Wednesday night.

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Make “sushi” out of peeps, rice krispies and more sweets. Have your sushi and eat it too. Ages 11-18. 4 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Full Bloom Storytime (Full Bloom Center) Interactive storytime led by local storytellers who love reading to children. Open to all ages. 4 p.m. $3 (suggested donation). 706-353-3373, www. fullbloomparent.com KIDSTUFF: Black-Out Poetry (Oconee County Library) Teens can express themselves using someone else’s words by creating one-of-akind art from newspapers, magazine articles and book pages. All materials provided. 6–8 p.m. FREE! 706769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Knee-High Naturalists (Sandy Creek Nature Center) A program of age-appropriate nature exploration, animal encounters, hikes and crafts. For parents and children. Every other Wednesday.

3:30–4:30 p.m. $24. 706-613-3515, www.athensclarkecounty.com/sandycreeknaturecenter KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Oconee County Library) Enjoy a morning of stories, songs and crafts. For kids ages 2–5 and their caregivers. Every

Centro-matic plays the Georgia Theatre on Monday, Apr. 9.

Tuesday and Wednesday. 10 & 11 a.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Craft Club (Treehouse Kid and Craft) Crafts for ages 6–12 on Wednesday and ages 3–5 on Thursday and Saturday. Apr. 4–5, 4 p.m. & Apr. 7, 11 a.m. $30 (4 classes). 706-850-8226, www.treehousekidandcraft.com LECTURES AND LIT: VOX Reading Series (Athens Institute for Contemporary Art (ATHICA)) Poet, essayist and former UGA professor Kevin Young. 8 p.m. FREE! www. athica.org LECTURES AND LIT: Apero Brown Bag Lecture (UGA Memorial Hall) “Black Women’s Experiences at Women’s Colleges,” presented by Marian Higgins. 12:15 p.m. FREE! fsgiles@uga.edu LECTURES AND LIT: 12th Annual Mary Frances Early Lecture (UGA Tate Center) Cynthia Tucker, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and visiting professor in the Grady College of Journalism, will speak in honor of Mary Frances Early, the first African-American student to earn a degree from UGA. The lecture strives to demonstrate the progress made in achieving diversity and to identify the work that remains. 4 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3596 LECTURES AND LIT: The Georgia Colloquium in 18th and 19th Century British Literature (UGA Russell Library) (Room 285) Dr. Paula Feldman speaks on “The Remarkable, Newly Discovered Poems of Mary Tighe.” 5 p.m. FREE! eberle@uga.edu LECTURES AND LIT: Clueless: Book Discussion (Oconee County Library) Mystery book discussion group. This month’s featured book is Six to One by Lyndon Stacey. Stop by the library before the discussion group to check out a copy. 7 p.m.

FREE! 706-769-3950 LECTURES AND LIT: Poetry Readings (Ciné) The Georgia Review and The Georgia Poetry Circuit present award-winning poets Dave Smith and Albert Goldbarth. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine.com LECTURES AND LIT: Genetics Seminar (Miller Learning Center) (Room 171) “Etiology of Birth Defects: Role of Folic Acid,” presented by Dr. Richard Finnell. 12:20 p.m. FREE! folate@uga.edu LECTURES AND LIT: Gender Transcender: Gender Around the Globe (Miller Learning Center) (Room 245) A discussion-based program focusing on gender through the lens of an international perspective. 6:30 p.m. FREE! lgbtcenter. uga.edu

PERFORMANCE: St. Lawrence String Quartet (Hugh Hodgson Hall) The award-winning chamber ensemble will perform string quartets by Haydn and Beethoven and a new work by Osvaldo Golijov, which was commissioned for the quartet

by Carnegie Hall. 8 p.m. $37. www. pac.uga.edu

Thursday 5 ART: Student Night (Georgia Museum of Art) Join the Student Association of the Georgia Museum of Art for a night of food, fun and DIY projects. 8–11 p.m. FREE! gmoastudent@gmail.com ART: Art Lecture (Lamar Dodd School of Art) (Room S150) Dr. Cameron Van Patterson presents “Diasporic Imagination: Race, Difference, and Memory in Contemporary Art.” A reception will follow immediately after the lecture.

5 p.m. FREE! www.art.uga.edu EVENTS: Global Educational Forum on Globalization, Sport and Development (UGA Tate Center) A dialogue on sport and development in a globalized economy. The forum emphasizes a multidisciplinary understanding of sport as grounded in research, teaching and service. Faculty scholars and students from across the university will share their perspectives and experiences as related to sport and development in global environments. 8 a.m.–7 p.m. FREE! jchepyat@uga.edu EVENTS: Zumba Nights (Buffalo’s Southwest Café) Come dance, eat and win door prizes! Proceeds benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

7–9 p.m. $6. www.buffaloscafe.com/ athens EVENTS: Green Drinks Athens (Hotel Indigo) An informal mixer for green-minded folks to discuss building, transportation and sustainability issues in the Athens area.

First Thursday of every month.

5:30–7:30 p.m. FREE! www.athensgreendrinks.org EVENTS: International Conference on Indigenous Revival and Sacred Sites Conservation (UGA Tate Center) A conference with scholars, practitioners and indigenous leaders of several countries emphasizing sacred sites conservation approaches adopted in the Western hemisphere. Apr. 5–6. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! fsarmien@uga.edu, geog.ggy. uga.edu/labs 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 GAMES: Trivia (The Volstead) Every Thursday! 7:30-9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-354-5300 GAMES: Trivia (Gnat’s Landing) Drink while you think. Every Thursday. 7–9 p.m. www.gnatslanding.net KIDSTUFF: Craft Club (Treehouse Kid and Craft) Crafts for ages 6–12 on Wednesday and ages 3–5 on Thursday and Saturday. Apr. 4–5, 4 p.m. & Apr. 7, 11 a.m. $30 (4 classes). 706-850-8226, www.treehousekidandcraft.com LECTURES AND LIT: Lecture and Book Signing (Miller Learning Center) (Room 250) Turkish political commentator Mustafa Akyol discusses and signs copies of his book Islam without Extremes: A Muslim Case for Liberty. 5:30 p.m. FREE! 706-201-7875 LECTURES AND LIT: Obesity Lecture (Ramsey Student Center for Physical Activities) “An Overview of U.S. Obesity Public Policies,” presented by Dr. William Dietz, director of the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity at the CDC. 11 a.m. FREE! thasting@uga.edu LECTURES AND LIT: Avid Poetry Series (Avid Bookshop) Adam Fell shares excerpts from recent works.

6:30 p.m. FREE! avid.athens@ gmail.com MEETINGS: Drinking Liberally Athens (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Talk politics and drink with fellow liberals. First Thursday of every month. 7 p.m. www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub OUTDOORS: Circle of Hikers (State Botanical Garden) As part of Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Get Moving” campaign, SBG offers a hike through the garden’s trails. Bring nature writings or favorite poems and essays to share. 8:30 a.m. FREE! www.uga. edu/botgarden PERFORMANCE: Athens Cabaret Showgirls (Little Kings Shuffle Club) A unique drag show featuring performances by local drag artists.

10 p.m. $5. 706-546-5609

Friday 6 ART: Opening Reception (OCAF) For the 17th Annual Southworks Juried Art Exhibition, a nationally juried art show featuring artists from around the country. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.ocaf.com CLASSES: Driving Traffic to Your Website (Athens Technical College) (Building N, room 111) Learn how to maximize your website’s exposure.

Call to register. 12–1 p.m. FREE! 706-369-5876 EVENTS: International Conference on Indigenous Revival and Sacred Sites Conservation (UGA Tate Center) A conference with scholars, practitioners and indigenous leaders of several countries emphasizing sacred sites conservation approaches adopted in the Western hemisphere. Apr. 5–6. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! fsarmien@uga.edu, geog.ggy. uga.edu/labs EVENTS: Sapph.fire Karaoke Night (Shokitini) An evening of singing with sapph.fire, a group for lesbian, bisexual and transexual women in the Athens area. For ages 18 & up. $5. www.facebook.com/ sapphfire.athens KIDSTUFF: Froggie Spring Fling (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Learn about regional native amphibians and search the nature center for them. For families with children 4 & up. 7-9 p.m. $7–10 per family.

706-613-3615 KIDSTUFF: Fantastic Fridays (Bishop Park) Obstacle courses and other activities in an unstructured environment. For ages 10 months to 4 years and their guardians. 9–10 a.m. $5–15. 706-613-3589 KIDSTUFF: Easter Egg Hunt (Parkview Community Center) A traditional Easter egg hunt for ages 18 months to 11 years. 4–6 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3602 LECTURES AND LIT: 18th Andrea Carson Coley Lecture (Georgia Museum of Art) “Friends and Family: Coming Home,” presented

by Dr. Tricia Lootens. A reception honoring the Coley family will precede the lecture at 11:30 a.m. in the lobby. 11:30–1:30 p.m. FREE! www. georgiamuseum.org LECTURES AND LIT: Willson Center Visiting Artist Lecture (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) Composer Efrem Podgayts, 20112012 Willson Center Visiting Artist, will speak on his work. 6 p.m. FREE! jdingus@uga.edu MEETINGS: Friends First Friday (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Gather at a made-from-scratch breakfast to get insider tips about shopping the plant sale and special plants that will be available. 9–10:30 a.m. $12. 706-542-6156, www.uga. edu/botgarden OUTDOORS: BikeAthens Group Ride (Downtown Athens) Meet at City Hall for BikeAthens’ monthly, casually paced bike ride around town. The ride ends at Little Kings for a social. Bring a helmet and water. 6 p.m. FREE! www.facebook. com/athensbrp

Saturday 7 ART: Artist Talk (The Loft Art Supplies) Cecile Moore, artist and illustrator at www.barxbros.com, shares her techniques for art and arts-based business. 1–1:45 p.m.

FREE! www.loftartsupply.com ART: Opening Reception and Anniversary Party (ARTini’s Open Gallery & Lounge) Celebrate ARTini’s first anniversary and the exhibition of paintings by Kate Cook and Marshall Reddoch. Featuring live music by Jordan Armstrong and illusions from Scott Medine.

7–10 p.m. FREE! 706-353-8530 CLASSES: Eight Silken Qigong (Red Lotus Institute) Experience moving meditation to improve your health and harmonize your mind, body and spirit. Saturdays, 10 a.m. $10. www.acupunctureathens.com CLASSES: Nutrition for Beginners (Whole: Mind. Body. Art.) Join personal trainer, health writer and

wellness blogger Heather Heyn in a two-hour workshop. 2 p.m. $10–12. www.wholemindbodyart.com EVENTS: Cultural Fusion Show (UGA Tate Center) Trivia questions, a date auction, food, prizes, a performance by the UGA Ballroom group and live music from Street Rhythm Band. Proceeds benefit China Care. 7-9 p.m. FREE! cindy310@uga.edu EVENTS: Pet Care Clinic (Pet Supplies Plus) The Athens Area Humane Society hosts a monthly pet care clinic where pets can receive low-cost services such as a rabies vaccination, flea treatment, microchip identification and more. 1–4 p.m. www.athenshumanesociety.org EVENTS: Heirloom Seed Swap (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Bring heirloom seeds and stories to share with others. 10–11 a.m. FREE! ckeber@uga.edu EVENTS: ‘80s Skate Night (SkateAround USA) Get your skates and leg-warmers on for a night of rolling around the rink to ‘80s music. Proceeds benefit The Cottage Sexual Assault Center & Children’s Advocacy Center. 7–10 p.m. $5.

706-546-5951 EVENTS: Third Anniversary Party (The Office Lounge) Celebrate three years of The Office with food and live music from The Shadow Executives. 6 p.m. FREE! 706546-0840 EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Bishop Park) Buy fresh, locally grown organic produce, locally crafted goods and freshly baked breads. Every Saturday. 8 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: AIDS Walk (UGA Tate Center) The UGA College of Public Health and AIDS Athens host an AIDS awareness walk which starts at the UGA Tate Center and goes through downtown. Individuals or teams may register by 8:30 a.m. on the day. 9:30 a.m. $10–15. www. aidsathens.org EVENTS: Run/Walk for Home 5K (The Classic Center) The 21st annual race benefiting the Athens Area Habitat and Athens Area Homeless Shelter. The race begins and ends at The Classic Center. Advance registration available online. 8 a.m. $15 (adv.), $25. www.active.com, www. athenshabitat.com GAMES: Blindfolded Easter Egg Hunt (Lay Park) Adults’ two-person Easter egg hunt. Compete for prizes by verbally leading a blindfolded team member to hidden eggs. Ages 18 & up. 1 p.m. FREE! 706-6133596 KIDSTUFF: Easter EggStravaganza (Lay Park) Hunt for Easter eggs and participate in activities to win prizes. For ages 6-10. 12 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3596 KIDSTUFF: Craft Club (Treehouse Kid and Craft) Crafts for ages 6–12 on Wednesday and ages 3–5 on Thursday and Saturday. Apr. 4–5, 4 p.m. & Apr. 7, 11 a.m. $30 (4 classes). 706-850-8226, www.treehousekidandcraft.com KIDSTUFF: Mama/Papa & Me (Treehouse Kid and Craft) Crafts for parents and kids. 10 a.m. $30 (4 classes). 706-850-8226, www. treehousekidandcraft.com KIDSTUFF: Breakfast with the Bunny (Memorial Park) Join the Easter Bunny for breakfast and a photo and make crafts with other children. Register by April 4. 9–9:45 a.m. or 10–10:45 a.m. $8–12. 706613-3580 KIDSTUFF: Easter Egg Hunt (East Athens Community Center) Hunt for eggs and receive Easter prizes!

For ages 5–12. 11 a.m. FREE! 706613-3593

KIDSTUFF: Rocksprings Easter Egg Hunt (Rocksprings Community Center) Traditional egg hunt for ages 18 months to 11 years. 11 a.m.

FREE! 706-613-3603 MEETINGS: Athens Adoptive PACT Parent Coffee (Athens Church of Christ) Discuss adoptionrelated issues and view a portion of a video featuring Dr. Karyn Purvis, an expert on working with adoptive children and children who come from “hard places.” Light snacks provided. 10–11:30 a.m. FREE! athensadoptivepact@gmail.com OUTDOORS: Spring Bird Hike (Whitehall Forest) Join the local chapter of the Audubon Society for a spring bird hike. Bring binoculars.

All ages. Meet at the closed gate. 8 a.m. FREE! www.oconeeriversaudubon.org.

PERFORMANCE: Athens Symphony (The Classic Center) A spring concert featuring selections

by Nicolai, Dvorak, Mendelssohn and Chabrier. 8 p.m. FREE! (tickets required). www.classiccenter.com

Sunday 8 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 GAMES: Trivia (Buffalo’s Southwest Café) “Brewer’s Inquisition,” trivia hosted by Chris Brewer every Sunday. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-3546655, www.buffaloscafe.com/athens GAMES: Trivia Sundays (Blind Pig Tavern) At the West Broad location. 6 p.m. 706-208-7979

Monday 9 CLASSES: Intro Digital Media Class (Free IT Athens) (2092 Prince Ave.) An introductory class covering digital media applications. 7 p.m.

FREE! www.freeitathens.org EVENTS: Cafe Apollinaire (Ciné) The Georgia Fine Arts Academy transforms the Ciné Lab into a Parisian cafe. Events include selected readings from The Georgia Review, three short plays and presentations of paintings by Joel Rosenburg, Josh McDonald and Richard Gnann. 7 p.m. FREE! www. athenscine.com GAMES: Team Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Win house cash and prizes!

Every Monday night. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Trivia (Highwire Lounge) Every Monday. 8 p.m. FREE! 706543-8997 GAMES: Rock and Roll Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Get a team together and show off your extensive music knowledge every Monday! Hosted by Jonathan Thompson. 8 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/littlekingsshuffleclub KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC Library) Snuggle in your jammies and listen to bedtime stories. Every Monday. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-6133650 MEETINGS: Oconee County Library Board Meeting (Oconee County Library) Interested citizens are invited to discuss library operations and concerns. 4:30 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950

Tuesday 10 ART: Visiting Artist Lecture (Lamar Dodd School of Art) (Room S151) Glenn Adamson, deputy head of research and head of graduate studies at the Victoria and Albert

Friday, April 6

Mansions on the Moon w/FLT RSK, Electrophoria New Earth Music Hall Hailing from an area known for spewing out pretentious, egomaniacal rock-stars-in-their-ownmind and mass-produced cookie-cutter pop acts, Mansions on the Moon Mansions on the Moon is one L.A.-based band that breaks the mold. Despite having shared the stage with such well known hip-hop acts as Wiz Khalifa and Mac Miller, this California chillwave trio is creating a buzz all its own.

While its dense, ambient-shoegaze sound is reminiscent of M83 and fellow Angelenos Foster the People, it’s also laced with something much more soulful. It’s also not something you’d expect from a band that has collaborated with acts such as N.E.R.D. and Diplo, but the genre-crossing is likely the primary reason for the band’s early notability.

In fact, the group cites a wide range of influences, from hip-hop and R&B to classic rock and Americana, making its sound pleasantly diverse and nearly impossible to pigeonhole.

Mansions on the Moon started making waves shortly after keyboardist Ben Hazlegrove and drummer Lane Shaw (Pnuma Trio) joined singer/songwriter Ted Wendler in 2010.

Hazlegrove says the band’s success is largely due to “having a mutual respect for each other’s tastes and appreciation of the talent each person brings to the group.”

The band recently returned from its first SXSW whirlwind, and the members are still adjusting to the life of a traveling band. “Leaving home, sleeping in hotel rooms, being in a new town every day—it’s something you eventually get used to,” says Hazlegrove, “But, for us, we’re getting to do what we love and see the world and make friends all over the place, so there’s not much to complain about.”

After public support from rapper/producer Pharrell Williams, Mansions on the Moon released its well received first EP, Lightyears, earlier this year. Hazelgrove says he’s thrilled with the fact that people at their shows know the words to their songs, adding that the band strives to make each live show a unique, high-energy experience. “We know we’re a relatively new band,” says Hazlegrove. “And we’re putting our whole heart into this.” [Carrie Dagenhard]

Museum, is co-editor of Journal of Modern Craft and author of Thinking Through Craft and The Craft Reader.

5:30 p.m. FREE! artinfo@uga.edu ART: Opening Reception (Artland Loft Gallery) For large salt paintings

by Dana Jo Cooley, artist of the Love Shack Bus Stop. 6–9 p.m. FREE! www.chopsandhops.com CLASSES: Orienteering Clinic (Ramsey Student Center for Physical Activities) Participate in a UGA geocache treasure hunt and learn to read maps, compasses and use modern GPS technology. 6–9 p.m. $10–20. claire.frost3@gmail.com EVENTS: Tuesday Tour at Two (UGA Special Collections Library Building) Tour the Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection exhibit galleries, the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, and the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies. Meet in the rotunda on the second floor. 2 p.m. FREE! jclevela@ uga.edu EVENTS: Boyball Karaoke and Drag Search (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Think you’ve got what it takes to perform at Boybutante’s annual Ball? Bring it, girl, and we’’ll all be saying, “Condragulations!” 8 p.m. $5. www.boybutante.org EVENTS: Drafts and Laughs (The Pub at Gameday) Local stand-up comedy. 9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-3532831 FILM: The End of the Line (UGA Rooker Hall, Fireside Lounge) A documentary film revealing the impact of overfishing. 7 p.m. FREE! housing.uga.edu/about/sustainability GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub ) All three Athens locations (Westside, Eastside and Harris St.) feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE! www.locosgrill.com GAMES: Trivia (Fuzzy’s Taco Shop) Compete for prizes and giveaways.

Every Tuesday. 9–11 p.m. 706353-0305 GAMES: Trivia with a Twist (Johnny’s New York Style Pizza) Throw a lime in your beer and compete! Tuesdays & Thursdays, 7:309:30 p.m. 706-354-1515 GAMES: Trivia (Chango’s Asian Kitchen) Learn facts, eat noodles.

Every Tuesday. 7:30 p.m. FREE! 706546-0015 GAMES: Trivia (Shane’s Rib Shack) (College Station) Every Tuesday! 7 p.m. 706-543-0050 KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Oconee County Library) Enjoy a morning of stories, songs and crafts. For kids ages 2–5 and their caregivers. Every Tuesday and Wednesday. 10 & 11 a.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Toddler Storytime (ACC Library) For children ages 18 months to 5 years. Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 9:30 & 10:30 a.m.

FREE! 706-613-3650 LECTURES AND LIT: AfricanAmerican Authors Book Club (ACC Library) This month’s title is Mama Ruby, by Mary Monroe.

Newcomers welcome. 5 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 LECTURES AND LIT: Let’s Talk About It!: For Richer or For Poorer? (Miller Learning Center) (Room 214) An exploration of how marriage status affects identity, historical trends of marriage and local, state and national policies facilitating the decision of getting married.

6:30 p.m. FREE! lgbtcenter.uga.edu MEETINGS: Great Decisions Group Discussion (ACC Library) Great Decisions is a national program that encourages learning about U.S. foreign policy and global issues. Participants read articles and meet weekly to discuss issues. Every Tuesday. 7 p.m. $20. 706-613-3650 OUTDOORS: Golden Sneakers Walking Club (Lay Park) A fitness program for senior adults to

get active, stay fit and have fun.

Participants can set their own speed and walk and talk with other seniors during an invigorating stroll around the park and other designated routes. Call to register. 10 a.m. $3–5. 706-613-3596 THEATRE: One-Act Play (Miller Learning Center) (Outdoor Amphitheater) The Sellouts, a modernization of Luis Valdez’s play, Los Vendidos, is a short comedy highlighting common Latino stereotypes through caricature. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-542-0563

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 ART: Opening Reception (White Tiger Gourmet Food & Chocolates) For artwork by students of Chase Street Elementary. 4:30–6:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-353-6847 EVENTS: Canine Cocktail Hour (Hotel Indigo) (Madison Bar & Bistro Courtyard) Drink and food specials for you and your (well-behaved, non-aggressive, vaccinated) dog!

Every Wednesday. 5-7 p.m. www. indigoathens.com EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Little Kings Shuffle Club) An afternoon market featuring fresh, locally grown organic produce, locally crafted goods and freshly baked breads. Every Wednesday afternoon.

4–7 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Community HU Song (Lay Park) People of all faiths are invited to sing together with the Eckankar community. 7–7:30 p.m. FREE! 706-310-9499, www. eckankar-ga.org k continued on next page

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THE CALENDAR! EVENTS: Boybutante Bingo (The Melting Point) An evening of drag queens and big prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! www.meltingpointathens.com GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) Think you know it all? Test your knowledge every Wednesday night.

8 p.m. (Baldwin St. & Broad St. locations). 706-548-3442 GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicana Grill) Trivia with a DJ! Every Wednesday. 8–10 p.m. FREE! 706548-1920 GAMES: Trivia (Treppenhaus) Trivia every Wednesday with host Irish Dave. 9 p.m. FREE! 706-355-3060 GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) Test your trivia chops for prizes! Every Wednesday.

9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102 GAMES: Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) Every Wednesday. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Test your sports knowledge every Wednesday night. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Trivia (Your Pie) (Five Points location) Open your piehole for a chance to win! Every Wednesday. 7:30 p.m. FREE! 706850-7424 KIDSTUFF: Toddler Storytime (ACC Library) For children ages 18 months to 5 years. Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 9:30 & 10:30 a.m.

FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Anime Club (Oconee County Library) Share anime while eating ramen noodles. Includes previews of anime, manga, J-Pop music, fan art and fan fiction. For ages 13–18. 6–8 p.m. FREE! 706769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Oconee County Library) Enjoy a morning of stories, songs and crafts. For kids ages 2–5 and their caregivers. Every Tuesday and Wednesday. 10 & 11 a.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Full Bloom Storytime (Full Bloom Center) Interactive storytime led by local storytellers who love reading to children. Open to all ages. 4 p.m. $3 (suggested donation). 706-353-3373, www. fullbloomparent.com KIDSTUFF: Wildcard Wednesday for Teens (ACC Library) Up Next: Game Day! Play one of the library’s or bring your favorite from home to share. Ages 11–18. 4 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 MEETINGS: AARP Meeting (Athens First Bank and Trust) Sonja Adcock, a financial adviser with Edward Jones in Watkinsville, will discuss long-term care, insurance and other financial affairs for the retired or soon to be retired. Open to nonAARP members. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-340-9418

Down the Line EVENTS: Take Back the Night 4/12 (Downtown Athens) (College Square) The UGA Women’s Studies Student Organization holds an event to raise awareness of sexual, domestic and relationship abuse in Athens.

Featuring live music from Betsy Kingston & The Crowns and Drew Davis. 5 p.m. FREE! www. uga.edu/wsso FILM: Fashion in Movies and Magazines Film Series: Bill Cunningham New York 4/12 (Georgia Museum of Art) The film presents a portrait of Bill Cunningham of The New York Times style section, who has spent decades documenting street fashion as expressions of time, place and individual flair. Shown

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in conjunction with the exhibition “Pattern and Palette in Print: Gentry Magazine and a New Generation of Trendsetters.” 7–8:30 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.com EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market 4/14 (Bishop Park) Buy fresh, locally grown organic produce, locally crafted goods and freshly baked breads. Every Saturday. 8 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Plantapalooza 4/14 (Various Locations) Garden staff help you choose plants for your garden. Plants include herbs, annuals, perennials, trees, shrubs and heirloom vegetables. Three simultaneous sales will take place at the State Botanical Garden, the Trial Gardens at UGA and at the intersection of Riverbend and College Station roads. 8 a.m.-2 p.m. FREE! 706542-6156, ugatrialgardens.com EVENTS: Celebrate Wellness Festival 4/14 (Downtown Athens) (College Square) A full day of fitness classes, massages and advice from the Samaritan Center for Counseling and Wellness. 9 a.m.–5 p.m. FREE! www.celebratewellnessathens.org EVENTS: International Street Festival 4/14 (Downtown Athens) The UGA International Student Life Office’s annual festival features live performances and interactive displays from over 30 multicultural organizations as well as activities for children. 12–5 p.m. FREE! 706-5425867, isl.uga.edu EVENTS: Really Really Free Market 4/14 (Reese & Pope Park) No bartering, no trading. Simply bring unwanted items to give away or take what you want from others.

11 a.m.–3 p.m. FREE! 706-3693144 EVENTS: Oconee Farmers Market 4/14 (Oconee County Courthouse) Fresh produce, meats and other farm products. Every Saturday. 8 a.m.–1 p.m. www.oconeecountyobservations.blogspot.com EVENTS: Coffee Tasting and Roasting Demonstration 4/14 (ACC Library) Charlie Mustard of Jittery Joe’s demonstrates the fine art of coffee roasting. Sample different varieties of beans and roasts. Organized by The Boomers: Reflecting, Sharing, Learning.

Register by Apr. 13. 10 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650, ext. 343

LIVE MUSIC Tuesday 3 Georgia Theatre “Get Up Get Down” on the rooftop! 11 p.m. $2. www.georgiatheatre.com TUMBLEWEED STAMPEDE Local band plays uplifting, melodic indie pop with influences ranging from Afro-Caribbean pop to old-school Southern soul. Event is rain or shine–in case of inclement weather, the event will be moved to the balcony or main room.

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

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8:30 p.m. $5. www.hendershotscoffee. 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.

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The Melting Point “Terrapin Tuesday.” 7 p.m. $5. www. meltingpointathens.com THE FOUR THIEVES This energetic acoustic folk band is sure to get your boots stompin’.

No Where Bar 10 p.m. $2. 706-546-4742 LUCID Eclectic ensemble draws on everything from jazz and rock to honky-tonk and reggae.

UGA Legion Field 7:30 p.m. $10 (from member of Delta Gamma Sorority) $12 (adv). www. athensmusic.net JOSH GRACIN Country music singer whose break came when he was the fourth place finalist of the second season of “American Idol.”

The Volstead 9 p.m.–1:30 a.m. 706-354-5300 KARAOKE Every Tuesday!

WUOG 8 p.m. FREE! www.wuog.org LIVE IN THE LOBBY Sleepdance will perform on the college radio station’s twice weekly program. Listen over the air, stream online or drop by the station to watch!

Wednesday 4 Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.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.

JOSH DANIELS Buttery smooth, Southern singer-songwriter acoustipop with warm piano backing.

EMILY JACKSON Self-taught rising folk singer and songwriter.

Farm 255 8–10 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com GEORGE DAVIDSON Dial Indicator sax guy performs a solo set.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 GRAPE SODA Local band featuring the brothers Lewis (Mat and Ryan, also of The Agenda), on vocals, organ and drums, playing reverbheavy garage psych-rock.

OTHER COLORS Quartet from Baltimore playing future folk-rock and spectralist pop.

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.

mony, and will appeal to a strange cross section of indie noise rockers and noodle-limbed jam-band fans alike. Every Wednesday in April!

Locos Grill & Pub 6–9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-7700 (Timothy Rd. location) RICK FOWLER BAND Local guitarist Rick Fowler (Lonely White Boys, Ralph Roddenbery, etc.) specializes in acoustic originals and blues. Live music on the patio!

The Melting Point 8:30 p.m. $5 (adv.), $7 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com HONEY BLUE Hailing from St. Simons Island, Honey Blue takes a well-loved country island sound and melds it into garage rock with pedal steel and washboard.

DUKES OF GLYNN A charismatic country rock band that plays its own version of boogie.

GREG HESTER Hester performs songs by Van Morrison with a scaled-down band of just acoustic guitar, cello and drums.

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

Terrapin Beer Co. 5:30–7:30 p.m. $10 (Glass). www.terrapinbeer.com TRE POWELL Bluesy acoustic tunes with soulful vocals..

Walker’s Coffee & Pub 9 p.m. FREE! 706-543-1433 LIVE JAZZ Every Wednesday!

Featuring Taj. The Winery 7–11 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0095 LOUIS PHILLIP PELOT Local singer-songwriter performs solo folk and country. Every Wednesday

Thursday 5 40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com JK AND THE LOST BOYS Atlanta band with a style strongly reflective of acoustic-tinged folk and blues rock bands such as Jack Johnson, Dave Matthews Band and Counting Crows.

THE DESARIOS Local upbeat rock band with a singer who sounds a bit like Elvis Costello. For fans of Phantom Planet, Rooney or The Cars.

SLOW TALK CD release party for this band from Oxford, MS. BOOMFOX Athens-based rock band formerly known as The Sunlight Alchemists.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $12. www.georgiatheatre.com TOUBAB KREWE Instrumental band that uses unique African instrumentation and blends Southern, classic rock with the rich musical textures of Mali.

LASSINE KOUYATE Local Americana singer/songwriter Adam Klein presents a new twist on traditional West African music he discovered and recorded in Mali.

Caledonia Lounge 8 p.m. $3 (21+), $5 (18+). www.caledonialounge.com STREET, RHYTHM, & RHYME Local group jams on funk, reggae, jazz and blues.

SHADOW BUSINESS Hard rock band that proclaims to be, at the very least, better than Nickelback.

Influences include Queens of the Stone Age, Black Keys, Black Angels and Black Sabbath.

ANDREW HUANG Experimental hiphop and electronica from Toronto.

Highwire Lounge 8–11 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge. com KENOSHA KID Centered around the instru-improv jazz compositions of guitarist Dan Nettles, Kenosha Kid also features Robby Handley (bass) and Marlon Patton (drums). The new originals spark like Booker T & the MG’s mixed with 20th century har-

Flicker Theatre & Bar 10 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com NURTURE New, local post-hardcore trio.

CROWN THE LIAR Hardcore, “mathcore” from Atlanta.

FISTY Punk band from New York.

MUUY BIIEN Bedroom pop turned noisy, old-school punk rock.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $15. www.georgiatheatre.com ALABAMA SHAKES Soul revival band that draws from the same 1960s and ‘70s funk and soul as Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, but with a more raucous, dirty blues edge. See story on p. 15.

LEE BAINS III & THE GLORY FIRES Gritty blues rock and roll mixed with smooth, twangy R&B. Featuring former members of The Dexateens.

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

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 7 p.m. $5. www.hendershotscoffee.com WHISPER KISS Acoustic project featuring multi-instrumentalist Michael Wegner (Abbey Road LIVE!, Fuzzy Sprouts, Sunny-Side Up Band) and Shelley Olin (DubConscious, Grogus). There is also a wine tasting tonight—$5 gets you into the show and a refillable glass.

Locos Grill & Pub Thirsty Thursdays in the Harris St. Courtyard. 6 p.m. 706-548-7803 NATHAN SHEPPARD The local acoustic guitarist-harmonicist is known for his emotive singing style and his modern reworkings of classic tunes, from Dylan to Neil Young.

The Melting Point 8:30 p.m. $10 (adv.), $15 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com IKE STUBBLEFIELD & 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.

COL. BRUCE HAMPTON Classic Atlanta musician blends his 46-year career of funk, blues, and jazz into one cohesive, expansive jam-band experience.

JEFF SIPE Seasoned rock and jazz fusion drummer. Founding member of Colonel Bruce Hampton and Aquarium Rescue Unit.

JOHN KEANE Acclaimed producer and rocker with a soulful Southern sound.

ISAAC BRAMBLETT Local country, folk and southern rock singer/ songwriter.

CAROLINE AIKEN One of Atlanta’s most talented and respected performing songwriters. Her bluesy voice and masterful technique guarantee a hypnotic performance.

New Earth Music Hall FreakStep Records Showcase. 9:30 p.m. $5. www.newearthmusichall. com DJ HYPNOTIKK Freakstep artist from Atlanta spinning pulsating mixes.

ADHD Atlanta-based artist Adam LaRossa fuses dubstep with bounce, deathstep and glitch.

No Where Bar 10 p.m. $3. 706-546-4742 CRANE Bluesy rock band.

The Office Lounge 8:30 p.m. 706-546-0840 THE SHADOW EXECUTIVES Get your fill of authentic blues covers from this skilled Athens five-piece.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5:30–7:30 p.m. $10 (Glass). www.terrapinbeer.com ROOTS SPIRITS New local band plays a mix of rockin’ original tunes and distinctive takes on classic songs from the ‘50s–’70s.

WUOG 8 p.m. FREE! www.wuog.org LIVE IN THE LOBBY El Hollin will perform on the college radio station’s twice weekly program. Listen over the air, stream online or drop by the station to watch!

Your Pie 8–Midnight. FREE! www.yourpie.com (Downtown location) LOUIS PHILLIP PELOT Local singer-songwriter performs solo folk and country. Every Thursday!

Friday 6 Amici Italian Café 10 p.m. FREE! www.amici-cafe.com NIGHT AND DAY Folk rock quartet.

ANSLEY RUSHING Local singer/ songwriter of the wistful farm-folk kind.

MIKE COLEMAN Singer-songwriter from Nashville.

FUNNY BUSINESS Acoustic duo from Austin.

Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www. caledonialounge.com MIDNIGHT REVIVAL The Atlanta group plays eclectic, bluesy roots music.

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

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

ANDROCLES AND THE LION This local band plays airy indie-rock with lots of warm acoustic guitar, melodic harmonies and folk undertones.

Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com YO SOYBEAN Local “party-folk” trio featuring upbeat, sing-along numbers with guests on guitar, banjo, mandolin, violin and more. For fans of Bright Eyes and the like.

MANN RAY Folk pop from SC (not to be confused with local hard rock band Manray).

DJ WINSTON PARKER AKA DJ Graverobbers, Winston spins dance and rock music featuring his own unique mixes and mash-ups.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com TIN MAN No info available.

JOHN FRENCH & THE BASTILLES Songwriter John French’s sincere acoustic compositions are backed by a group of musicians with country and rock influences.

TOM EISENBRAUN Heartfelt acoustic ballads from this local artist call to mind the works of Nick Drake, M. Ward or Andrew Bird.

Georgia Theatre 9 p.m. $15. www.georgiatheatre.com EOTO The String Cheese Incident’s percussionist Jason Hann and drummer Michael Travis explore looping waters, performing 100 percent improvised with live breakbeat, trip-hop, house and drum ‘n’ bass tunes. See story on p. 11.

KRADDY Dubstep and electronica from Matthew Kratz, a founding member of Glitch Mob. Go Bar “Dance Back the Night.” 9 p.m. $3 (21+), $5 (18+).

NADIA MARIE Folk, indie and psychobilly harp player from Kennesaw, GA. QURIOUS This Atlanta group creates spacey soundscapes featuring dreamy female vocals, samples, synthesizers and freaky masks.

saturated music market. Songs range from bluegrass to folk to oldtime country.

JUNIOR LEAGUE Atlanta frontwoman Lissy Rosemont plays down-home folk with a Southern accent.

Saturday, April 7

Real Estate, Twerps, Folklore 40 Watt Club It’s an electrifying thing when a band realizes its potential. Last Real Estate year’s Days was a turning point for Ridgewood, NJ indie-rockers Real Estate, whose 2009 self-titled debut was a marker of budding talent, yet displayed little cohesion.

“When we made the first record,” explains singer and guitarist Martin Courtney, “we were barely even a band. Those songs were recorded before we had coalesced into Real Estate. We played hundreds of shows between the first and second albums. When we started recording the first album we hadn’t even played one show.”

The change was evident: Days was the work of a band that had found its footing, a strong and breezy set of summertime tunes with serious singalong choruses (listen to “It’s Real” a couple times and try not humming it the rest of the day), a reflective record that leaned heavily on its members’ shared histories.

“We have a lot of the same references in terms of the music we grew up listening to,” says Courtney. “We grew up sharing musical discoveries with each other. So, when one of us writes a song, it’s easy for the rest of us to understand where that person’s coming from.”

Nostalgia is a common theme in music, but these guys have made it their mission. Guitarist Matt Mondanile moonlights as Ducktails, a lo-fi bedroom pop-blog darling whose catalog is more or less dedicated to the songwriter’s childhood memories.

Courtney’s lyrics for Real Estate are similarly tinted.

“Being in high school, [I would] sneak out of the house and go walk around the neighborhood,” he recalls. “That’s a pretty nostalgic thing for anyone, I think, just like, walking around your neighborhood at night [when] everything’s really quiet. Feeling like you’re being mischievous, but not really doing anything. Just kind of walking around.”

[Gabe Vodicka]

SLEEPY GENES Rock and roll from Atlanta.

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

DJ CHAMPALE Will Stephenson of WUOG. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $5. www.hendershotscoffee.com BETSY FRANCK This local songwriter offers soulful, brassy Southern rock and country.

Highwire Lounge “Friday Night Jazz.” 8–11 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.com RAND LINES Original compositions of pianist Rand Lines with drummer Ben Williams and bassist Carl Lindberg.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. $3. www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub TATERZANDRA Angular, often dissonant but catchy grunge that maintains a distinct sense of melody.

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

VISUALIZATIONS Three-piece band influenced by early post-punk era bands, new wave, psychedelic and experimental musicians.

ANTLERED AUNTLORD Fuzz-pop guitar/drums duo featuring featuring local producer and songwriter Jesse Stinnard.

The Melting Point 8:30 p.m. $12 (adv.), $15 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com ABIGAIL WASHBURN Nashvillebased clawhammer banjo player who pairs folk elements with farflung sounds. Her albumTraveling Daughter features songs written in Chinese (she’s fluent).

MANDOLIN ORANGE Led by songwriter Andrew Marlin and vocalist/

instrumentalist Emily Frantz, this contemporary folk duo ornaments lyric and harmony-focused tunes with acoustic and electric guitars, fiddle and mandolin.

New Earth Music Hall 9:30 p.m. $10. www.newearthmusichall.com MANSIONS ON THE MOON Los Angeles trio of writers and producers specializing in electronic down-tempo and ambient rock. See Calendar Pick on p. 17.

FLT RSK A funky blend of electronica and space rock featuring members of DubConscious.

ELECTROPHORIA DJ set from Kai Kai Reidl.

No Where Bar 10 p.m. $3. 706-546-4742 SHOWTIME Elite tha Showstoppa’s band plays eclectic hip-hop mixed with rockin’ funky soul.

LOWDIVE Local ska/reggae band.

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

Terrapin Beer Co. 5:30–7:30 p.m. $10 (Glass). www.terrapinbeer.com JACK OF HEARTS Four-piece pop ensemble from Atlanta with some folky undertones.

Saturday 7 40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $12 (adv). www.40watt.com REAL ESTATE Timeless, melodic and finely crafted pop songs. See Calendar Pick on this page.

TWERPS Australian pop band offers cheeky yet heartfelt tunes with infectious melodies.

FOLKLORE Jimmy Hughes is back in town to deliver fuzzy pop songs

that break from the mold by taking a pseudo-mythical storytelling route.

Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com THUNDERCHIEF Local act with a West Coast punk sound influenced by classic rock.

CLOAK AND DAGGER DATING SERVICE Local six-piece ensemble plays loud and loose straightahead rock with dueling male/female vocals.

Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com GRASS GIRAFFES Featuring Eddie “the Wheel” Whelan, this Athens band crafts minimalist bedroom pop.

TIMMY TUMBLE In addition to the Modern Lovers cover set, we also get a set of Tim Schreiber’s original, howling garage rock anthems.

VELOCIRAPTURE Loud and brash local rock duo that names Velvet Underground and Stooges among its influences.

Front Porch Book Store 6 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 BETSY FRANCK Local songstress plays her Southern rock and country tunes as part of the Summer Music Series, followed by a cookout on the lawn.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $8. www.georgiatheatre.com DARNELL BOYS The three Darnell brothers play and sing country blues originals backed by upright bass, singing saw and junkyard percussion.

HIGH STRUNG STRING BAND This local act offers three-part harmonies and ramblin’, upbeat bluegrass on acoustic guitar, banjo and mandolin.

Expect a blazing, high-energy set!

THE WHISKEY GENTRY Formed in the spring of 2009, The Whiskey Gentry is a band of Atlanta misfits that defy categorization in Atlanta’s

Go Bar 9 p.m. 706-546-5609 TIGER! TIGER! Four-piece co-ed rock and roll with a grungy, Clashlike edge.

THE RODNEY KINGS Scuzzed out punk.

THE HUMMS Local three-piece known for its loud and bizarre shows and a raunchy, grooving blend of psychedelic garage rock.

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.hendershotscoffee.com QUIABO DE CHAPEU Local musicians playing a lively mix of authentic Brazilian music.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub DJ MAHOGANY Birthday dance party!

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

The Melting Point 8:30 p.m. $10 (adv) $13 (door) www. meltingpointathens.com DEJA VU John Keane, Nathan Sheppard and friends play a tribute to Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.

NATHAN SHEPPARD The local acoustic guitarist-harmonicist is known for his emotive singing style and his modern reworkings of classic tunes, from Dylan and Neil Young to Van Morrison.

The Office Lounge 3rd Anniversary Party! 7 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 THE SHADOW EXECUTIVES A night of classic blues numbers and fun.

Get there at 6 p.m. for food! Music starts at 7 p.m.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5:30–7:30 p.m. $10 (Glass). www.terrapinbeer.com SOYLENT RED This Atlanta band plays a soulful blend alternative rock and blues.

Monday 9 Buffalo’s Southwest Café 7–10 p.m. $5. 706-354-6655, www. buffaloscafe.com/athens LINE DANCING Learn to line dance in the Big Back Room! Every 2nd and 4th Monday.

Caledonia Lounge 8:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com ABOVE THE ATLANTIC Indie rock/ pop trio from Cleveland. Influences include Death Cab for Cutie, Kings of Leon, The Whigs, Radiohead and more.

WESTON TAYLOR Singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who draws on melodic pop acts like Rilo Kiley, The Format and Coldplay.

MR. MUSTACHE High-energy rock band with loud guitars and lots of crowd interaction.

BLACKBEAR No info available.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com THE FOUR THIEVES This local band offers up folky “thrash-grass.”

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $10. www.georgiatheatre.com CENTRO-MATIC Texas band with hefty Athens connections plays Southern rock with a certain grungy sheen and poetically disjointed lyrics.

DAVID BARBE AND THE QUICK HOOKS Acclaimed local producer and former member of Sugar and Mercyland, Barbe writes a special brand of full-throttle rock that ventures from indie psychedelia to twangy blues.

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

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com OPEN MIC Local songstress Kyshona Armstrong hosts this open mic night every Monday!

The Melting Point 8 p.m. FREE! www.meltingpointathens. com THE HOOT Monthly showcase put on by the Athens Folk Music & Dance Society. Tonight features the harmonizing talents of folk duo The Skipperdees plus rockabilly/old country from Vacant House and local pop rock act Vinyl Strangers.

Susan Staley opens and hosts.

Tuesday 10 Georgia Theatre 9 p.m. $8. www.georgiatheatre.com PUNK ROCK LOBSTERZ All-star Athens band featuring members of Dead Confederate, Futurebirds, Kuroma, The Quick Hooks and other surprise guests! The band will perform classic Athens rock tunes by artists such as The Glands, Star Room Boys, Widespread Panic, Vic Chesnutt, R.E.M. and more as a benefit for The Wounded Warrior Album Charity.

HEAVY PETTY Former members of Masters of the Hemisphere and The Possibilities rock through the back catalog of Tom Petty.

“Get Up Get Down” on the rooftop! 11 p.m. $2. www.georgiatheatre.com CHERUB Self-described as a “sexy, avant-garde, electro-pop duo that is the dance love-child of ‘80s funk and pop music from the future.”

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

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8:30 p.m. $5. www.hendershotscoffee. 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 and Marvin Gaye.

The Melting Point 7 p.m. $5. www.meltingpointathens. com KELLY MCFARLING TRIO Haunting, raw vocals over original rhythm and bluegrass instrumentation.

ANGELA EASTERLING Americana/ roots singer-songwriter based in Greenville, SC who recently released a French language album titled Mon Secret (My Secret).

No Where Bar 10 p.m. $2. 706-546-4742 EB REECE Nineteen-year-old singer/ songwriter from Ellijay, GA. The Volstead 9 p.m.–1:30 a.m. 706-354-5300 KARAOKE Every Tuesday!

Wednesday 11 Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www. caledonialounge.com OCEAN IS THEORY Atlantans who combine post-rock melodies with hardcore-lite vocals.

SLEEP DANCE A combination of acoustic rock, jazz and indie rock featuring ambient soundcapes, intricate guitar work and complex percussion.

YOUNG AMERICA Upbeat, bouncy alt-country songs accented by strings.

Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com CALEB DARNELL Member of The Darnell Boys and Bellyache sings the blues.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $12. www.georgiatheatre.com REHAB With several big radio hits under its belt (“Last Tattoo,” “Bartender Song” and more) this Atlanta band continues to blend alternative Southern rock with hip-hop.

JT CURTIS AND THE SILVER EAGLE BAND Nashville singer/ songwriter whose genuine country sound has garnered a substantial grassroots following.

Highwire Lounge 8–11 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge. com KENOSHA KID Centered around the instru-improv jazz compositions of guitarist Dan Nettles, Kenosha Kid also features Robby Handley (bass) and Marlon Patton (drums). The new originals spark like Booker T & the MG’s mixed with 20th century harmony, and will appeal to a strange cross section of indie noise rockers and noodle-limbed jam-band fans alike. Every Wednesday in April!

Locos Grill & Pub 6–9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-7700 (Timothy Rd. location) NATHAN SHEPPARD The local acoustic guitarist-harmonicist is known for his emotive singing style and his modern reworkings of classic tunes from Dylan, to Neil Young to Van Morrison.

DAMIAN CASCAPO Playing classic covers.

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

Walker’s Coffee & Pub 9 p.m. FREE! 706-543-1433 LIVE JAZZ Every Wednesday!

Featuring Taj. The Winery 7–11 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0095 LOUIS PHILLIP PELOT Local singer-songwriter performs solo folk and country. Every Wednesday

Down the Line 4/12 JUSTIN KENNEDY / EMILY HEARN / THE WELL REDS (40 Watt Club) 4/12 LOS PAISANOS (DePalma’s Italian Cafe ) 4/12 KARAOKE (Go Bar) 4/12 OLD SMOKEY (Hotel Indigo) 4/12 UP UNTIL NOW / SIR CHARLES (New Earth Music Hall) 4/12 THE BROADCAST (No Where Bar) 4/12 THE SHADOW EXECUTIVES (The Office Lounge) 4/13 CALTROP / ARTISTS OF WAR / MAKE / KILLICK (Flicker Theatre & Bar)

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

ART Altamaha River Photo Contest (Athens, Ga) Submit up to five nature photos to www. altamahariverkeeper.org for a chance to win a trip to the largest cypress in the tri-state area or an eco tour by boat on the Lower Altamaha. Winner is determined by online votes.

Call for Entries (ATHICA) Accepting applications for the upcoming exhibitions schedule. New media, installations and traditional media welcome. Apply by May 3.

See website for details. www.athica. org/callforentries.php Seeking Artists (Athens, Ga) Renewal Art Show is seeking fine art and craft vendors for an art show benefiting art education in ACC elementary schools on Apr. 21 & 22.

Email for application. Apply by Apr. 13. athensart4schools@gmail.com Seeking Artists (Oconee County Library) Seeking framed or ready-tohang artwork for month-long exhibitions. 706-769-3950, scolombo@ athenslibrary.org The Trashion Fashion Parade (ATHICA) A fashion show featuring wearable clothing and art made from un-recyclable materials. Email trashyfash@athica.org by Apr. 15 to confirm participation.

CLASSES Bellydance & Bollywood Classes (Floorspace) Dance classes for all levels, styles and ages. Sundays, 3 p.m. Wednesdays, 7 p.m. & Thursdays, 5:45 p.m. $6–12. www.floorspaceathens.com Brewing Lessons (Blockader Home Brew Supply) A hands-on crash course in all-grain recipe for-

mulation, mashing, evaluating and trouble-shooting. Call to register.

Saturdays, Apr. 14-May. 19, 3–6:30 p.m. 706-548-5035, www.block aderhomebrewsupply.com Computer Classes (Oconee County Library) Classes offered by appointment for various skill levels in wireless terminology, Call to register. 706-769-3950, watkinsville@ athenslibrary.org Computer Tutorials (ACC Library) Choose from a list of topics for personalized, one-onone instruction. The library also offers online computer classes in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and eBooks. Call for times and to register. 706-613-3650 Clay Classes (Good Dirt) Weekly “Try Clay” classes ($20/person) introduce participants to the potter’s wheel every Friday from 7-9 p.m.

“Family Try Clay” classes show children and adults hand-building methods every Sunday from 2-4 p.m. $20. 706-355-3161, www.gooddirt.net Divinity Unleashed Intuitive Painting Course (Over the Moon Creative Possibilities) A four-week course beginning Apr. 10. No experience necessary.

Pre-registration required by Apr. 6. Tuesdays, 9 a.m.–12 p.m. or Thursdays, 6:30–9:30 p.m. $200.

706-540-2712 Dance Classes (Dancefx) Ballet, tap, hip-hop, Zumba, contemporary, ballroom, hip-hop, strip aerobics, pilates and more. Check website for schedule. 706-355-3078, www.dancefx.org Genealogy Class (ACC Library) Center for Active Learning (CAL) presents “Finding Those Who Served: Military Records” on Apr. 4 and “Tracking Our Ancestors’ Footsteps: More Mobile Than You

Think” on Apr. 18. Participants can register for one or both classes.

1–2:30 p.m. FREE! (members), $25 (membership fee). 706-613-3650, www.accaging.org/cal Intermediate Fantasy Illustration Class (Lyndon House Arts Center) Mark Helwig takes adult students through the process of producing a monochromatic fantasy illustration using traditional materials. The introduction class is a prerequisite. Thursdays, through Apr. 26. 6:30–8:30 p.m. $83. 706613-3623, www.accleisureservices. com/lyndonhouse Kundalini Meditation & Yoga (Red Lotus Institute) Kundalini meditation for depression, frustration, addiction and more, and Kundalini yoga weight reduction for beginners.

Sundays, 9–10 a.m. (meditation) & 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m. (yoga). $8/ class. www.wellnesscooperative.com Ladies’ Non-Contact Cardio Boxing (Lay Park) Build muscle strength, endurance, balance, agility and coordination. Call for more information. BYOGloves.

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

(Memorial Park) (Quinn Hall) This program uses monologues, skits and improv scenarios to explore the benefits of drama, discover different emotional responses and build self-esteem. For teens and adults with cognitive disabilities and their caregivers. Call to register for six classes. Tuesdays, Apr. 10–May 15, 1–2 p.m. $30-40. 706-613-3628, www.athensclarkecounty.com/act Mama-Baby Yoga (Full Bloom Center) Work core muscles with Super Mama Squats. Stretch, breathe and nurse. For babies 0–9 months. Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m.

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The three beautiful girls below have some things in common. They are young adult dogs 125 Buddy Christian Way • 706-613-3540 who are anxious and overwhelmed because they feel alone in a scary place. It’s obvious Open every day except Wednesday 10am-4pm when you spend quiet time with them that they are very sweet, Animal Control is FULL. All kinds of great dogs smart who are available. The cute white Terrier below is a would girls bond young Westie male with a fun-loving attitude. loyally with their He doesn’t overthink things and is good caretaker. at enjoying life without being overboisterous.

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35435 Dachshund 5.5 lbs.

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Dortha Jacobson’s painting is on display at the Lyndon House Arts Center through Apr. 21. $14 (one class), $60 (six classes).

706-353-3373, www.fullbloom parent.com One-on-One Computer Tutorials (Madison County Library) Call to set up an appointment with computer specialist Alisa Claytor. 706-795-5597 SALSAthens (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Cuban-style salsa dance classes. Every Wednesday, 6:307:30 p.m. (intermediate), 7:30-8:30 p.m. (beginners). $8 (incl. $3.50 drink). 706-338-6613 Watercolor Classes (Lyndon House Arts Center) For beginners and intermediates. Thursdays, through Apr. 26. 1–3 p.m. $83 (ACC residents), $125. 706-613-3623 Yoga Classes (Total Training Center) Ongoing classes offered.

Check website for dates and times.

706-316-9000, www.totaltraining center.com Yoga Workshop (5 Points Yoga) With instructor Christina Sell. Apr. 13–15. $150. shannon@5pointsyoga.com, www.athensfivepointsyoga.com Zumba at the Garden (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves comprise this dynamic fitness program. Wednesdays, 5:30–6:30 p.m. $10/class, $80/session. www.uga. edu/botgarden

HELP OUT Call for Volunteers (Athens, Ga) Volunteers, artists, food and drink vendors, musicians and silent auction donations needed for Renewal Art Show on Apr. 21 & 22. athensart4schools@gmail.com

Donate Blood (Red Cross Donor Center) Give the gift of blood! Check website for donor locations. 1-800RED CROSS, www.redcross.org Great American Clean-Up (Athens, Ga) Call to organize a roadside litter cleanup of ACC local and state roadways or to borrow supplies. All ages. Apr. 1–30. 706-6133501, www.keepathensbeautiful.org Shoe Drive for Soles4Soul (ACC Solid Waste Department) To donate shoes, bind them together with shoelaces or a rubber band and drop them off in a plastic bag.

Through May 15. www.athensclarke county/recycling Spring Work Weekend (Athens, Ga) Hands On Athens seeks volunteers for its 13th annual Spring Work Weekend. Participants will work on a dozen houses and help clean an abandoned cemetery. Lunch is provided. Apr. 13–15, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.

706-353-1801, www.achfonline.org/ handsonathens.html Veteran Assistance (Athens, Ga) Dispatch and drive Veterans Administration vehicles to take veterans to medical appointments.

706-202-0587 Volunteer Bike Repair (Chase Street Warehouses) Help repair bikes at the Bike Recycling Program of BikeAthens. Mondays and Wednesdays, 6-8:30 p.m. and Sundays, 2-4:30 p.m. www.bikeathens.com

KIDSTUFF 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! 706-613-3593 Ram Jam (Athens, Ga) A Battle of the Bands for local middle and high school students. Ten bands will battle for a top prize that includes a spot at AthFest. Bands can pick up an application at Monsignor Donovan Catholic High School or online at www.mdchs.org.

Summer Camps (Good Dirt) Now registering for week-long clay camps for ages 4–18. Call to register. May 21–Aug. 6. $125-165. 706-5553161, www.gooddirt.net Summer Theatre Academy (Rose of Athens Theatre) “Teaching Life Skills Through Stage Skills.” For ages 8–18. June 4–22. $85–275. www.roseofathens.org Spring Programs (East Athens Community Center) Sports, homework help, teen groups and more are going on now and throughout the spring. Call for more information.

706-613-3593 Summer Camps (State Botanical Garden) Now registering for Garden Earth Nature Camp, Garden Explorers’ Camp and Sweet Pea Club Camp. Visit website for more details. www.botgarden.uga.edu Summer Camps (Athens, Ga) ACC Leisure Services has a total of 45 summer camps for children and teens. Check online for complete list and registration info. 706-613-3625, www.athensclarkecounty.com/camps Spring Break Camp (Good Dirt) Now Registering for Spring Break Camps at Good Dirt. Each day’s projects are self contained so that participants sign up for one or more days. Apr. 9-13. $55/day. www.gooddirt.com

Titanic 100th Anniversary (Oconee County Library) Remember the “unsinkable” ship with interactive activities. Register by Apr. 4.

Apr. 9, 4 p.m. 706-769-3950

ON THE STREET Antebellum Trail Pilgrimage (Athens, Ga) Visit historic homes, experience authentic battle sites, view impressive architecture and tour museums. Apr. 19–22. $25. www.atpilgrimage.com Compost Sale (ACC Landfill) Discounted compost made up of leaf and limb material and bio-solids.

Through May 12, 8 a.m.–3 p.m. $6/ cubic yard. 706-613-3508 Summer Jobs (Athens, Ga) ACC Leisure Services is hiring for 120 summer positions. 706-613-3090, www.athensclarkecounty.com/jobs

Sprockets Music Video Competition (Athens, Ga) Film Athens is currently accepting submissions. The early deadline is Apr. 15, final deadline is Apr. 30. Visit website for details. www.filmathens. net/sprockets Seeking Film Submissions (Athens, Ga) New Belgium Brewing is calling for filmmakers for its Clips of Faith tour. See www.clipsoffaith. com by Apr. 16.

Tax Assistance (Oconee County Library) The AARP offers free help to all adults. Mondays through Apr. 9, 1–4:30 p.m. 706-769-3950

SUPPORT Athens Mothers’ Center Support Group (St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church) Mothers’ support group. Tuesdays and Fridays,

ART AROUND TOWN ADAM’S OPTICS (278 E. Clayton St.) Eyeglasses made by UGA Jewelry and Metalsmithing students.

Through Apr. 16.

AMICI ITALIAN CAFÉ (233 E. Clayton St.) Justin and Jul Sexton of Elephant Ocean Sustainable Art use reclaimed materials to create pieces inspired by nature.

Through April.

ANTIQUES AND JEWELS (290 N. Milledge Ave.) Paintings by Elizabeth Barton, Greg Benson, Ainhoa Canup and others.

ARTLAND LOFT GALLERY (2 S. Main St., Watkinsville) Large salt paintings by Dana Jo Cooley, artist of the Love Shack Bus Stop. Opening reception Apr. 10. Through May. 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.) “Peculiar Children” features portraits of kids by Lisa Freeman.

Through March. Artwork by Marshall Reddoch and Kate Cook. Through April.

ATHENS ACADEMY (1281 Spartan Dr.) Artwork by landscape painters David Dunlop and Frank Walker in the Myers Gallery. In the Bertelsmann Gallery, an Athens Academy Photography exhibit. Through Apr. 20.

AURUM STUDIOS (125 E. Clayton St.) Artwork by Lamar Dodd Art School seniors and graduate students. Through May. BIG CITY BREAD CAFE (393 N. Finley St.) Matthew Scott displays his abstract paintings.

CINÉ BARCAFÉ (234 W. Hancock Ave.) “%” features works by Moon Jung Jang. Through Apr. 18.

CIRCLE GALLERY (UGA Caldwell Hall) Imaginative landscape paintings by Bob Hughes. Through May 1.

EARTH FARE (1689 S. Lumpkin St.) Digital artwork by Greg Harmon. Through April.

ETIENNE BRASSERIE (311 E. Broad St.) Paintings by UGA art professor and LDSOA curator Jeffrey Whittle.

Through April.

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 Alice Pruitt, Leigh Ellis, Cindy Jerrell, Matt Alston and more.

FIVE STAR DAY CAFÉ (229 E. Broad St.) Paintings by Lisa Tantillo.

FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) Photography by Ken Freeman and collage and print work by Chris Ingham. Through April.

GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) “Georgia Bellflowers” is devoted to antique dealer and furniture maker Henry Eugene Thomas. Through Apr. 15. • “To Make a World” includes 47 paintings

by George Ault and his contemporaries. Through Apr. 16. • “All Creatures Great and Small” features works depicting animals created by self-taught American artists. Through Apr. 20. • “Polly Knipp Hill: Marking a Life Through Etching.” Through June 3. • “Performing Identity: Marina Abramovic, Eleanor Antin and Hannah Wilke.” Through June 10.

• “A Divine Light: Northern Renaissance Paintings from the Bob Jones University Museum and Gallery.” Through June 17. • “Pattern and Palette in Print: Gentry Magazine and a New Generation of Trendsetters” is a collaboration with undergraduate

9:30–11:30 a.m. FREE! athensga. motherscenter.org ANAD Support Group (Holy Cross Lutheran Church) New support group for individuals suffering from eating disorders. First and third Saturday of each month. 10 a.m.

678-612-2697, www.anad.org/ get-help/support-groups/georgia New Mamas Group (Full Bloom Center) Meet other new moms and get support. Thursdays, 10 a.m.

FREE! www.fullbloomparent.com PTSD Support Group (Oconee Veterans Park) PTSD support group for families of veterans. Visit website for details. Wednesdays, 6 p.m. www.georgiapeacegivers.org Wonderful Wednesdays (Athens, Ga) Adults with cognitive disabilities can learn skills. Call for location. Every other Wednesday through Apr. 18, 10:30 a.m. $14.

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fabric design students at UGA that takes as its inspiration from Gentry magazine. Through June 17.

GEORGIA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY (East Campus Rd.) A collection of mounted game animals featuring lynxes, African leopards, Alaskan bears, water buffalo and elk, as well as live corn snakes, tarantulas, and other live animals.

THE GRIT (199 Prince Ave.) The annual “Grit Employee Group Art Show” featuring mixed-media works.

Through Apr. 21.

HEIRLOOM CAFE AND FRESH MARKET (815 N. Chase St.) Still lifes, portraits and floral paintings by Susie Burch. Through April.

HIGHWIRE LOUNGE (269 N. Hull St.) Oils on canvas and panel by Brittaney McDermott. Through April.

JITTERY JOE’S COFFEE ALPS (1480 Baxter St.) Oils on paper and acrylic on canvas by Stuart McCall Libby. Through April.

JITTERY JOE’S COFFEE DOWNTOWN (297 E. Broad St.) Large portraits by Lea Purvis and a collection of works by several local potters.

JITTERY JOE’S COFFEE EASTSIDE (1860 Barnett Shoals Rd.) “Spontaneous Art Show” with works by Dan Smith aka See Dan Paint. Through April.

JITTERY JOE’S COFFEE FIVE POINTS (1230 S. Milledge Ave.) Hand-dyed silk paintings by René Shoemaker and abstract paintings by Daego Ulloa.

LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART (270 River Rd.) The 2012 MFA Exhibition showcases the works of 19 graduate students. Through Apr. 13.

LAST RESORT GRILL (184 W. Clayton St.) Landscapes, portraits and still lifes by Lauren Nossett.

LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (293 Hoyt St.) The 37th Annual Juried Exhibition of 175 original works by local artists. Through Apr. 21.

MADISON MORGAN CULTURAL CENTER (434 S. Main St., Madison) “Heritage: Natural and Cultural” is a competitive juried show with the Madison Arts Guild. Opening reception Apr. 12. Through May 19.

MAMA’S BOY (197 Oak St.) Convergence Artist Productions presents “Athfest Artist Market Preview,” including samples from Bob Davis, Frank Registrato, Ryan Myers and Caitlin Glennon. Through April.

OCAF (34 School St., Watkinsville) The 17th Annual Southworks Juried Art Exhibition showcases a variety of media produced by artists from around the country.

Opening reception Apr. 6. Through May 11.

OCONEE COUNTY LIBRARY (1080 Experiment Station Rd.) Modern art by Newman Betts and a display by the Athens Lacemakers.

STATE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF GEORGIA (2450 S. Milledge Ave.) Various works from members of the Athens Art Association exhibited in the garden.

Through Apr. 29.

STRAND HAIR SALON (1625 S. Lumpkin St.) Paintings by Peter Thompson. Through April.

TRANSMETROPOLITAN (145 E. Clayton St.) Wax encaustic paintings on pine board by Regina McCormick.

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 AND PUB (128 College Ave.) Photographs of acrylic paintings on skin by Lydia Hunt.

WHITE TIGER (217 Hiawassee Ave.) Works by students of Chase Street School. Through April.

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A Dining Out Event to Benefit the Educational Programming of AthFest, Inc.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012 Enjoy a night out at any of these restaurants or bars and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to AthFest, Inc. to support AthFest Educates! which provides programs to educate and inspire children through music and art.

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Locos Grill & Pub (Harris St. Location) George’s Lowcountry Table East West Bistro Last Resort Grill DePalma’s Italian Cafe(All 3 Locations) Fuzzy’s Tacos The National/Cine Dinner & A Movie Square One Fish Co. Trappeze Pub Highwire Lounge Yoforia (Both Locations) Keba (Eastside)

Trappeze Pub Highwire Lounge The Manhattan Café Little Kings Sideways Silver Dollar

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The goal of AthFest is educate people about the vibrant local music and arts community as well as music and arts in general.

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reality check Matters Of The Heart And Loins So, I got a new job last year. I met a lot of cool people, including a girl that I started to like. We were roughly the same age (mid 20s), had a few mutual friends, ended up at the same parties. I asked around a little, and she was single. Great. Her friends seemed to like me, and one of them said very openly one day that the girl had a kid. At the time, he was a year-and-a-half old, and his dad was in jail for beating her up repeatedly. OK, that sucks, but I wasn’t worried. I like kids a lot; I helped raise my younger brother. I asked her out. We started hanging out, eventually ended up dating, and after a couple of months, she introduced me to him.

The next six months were great. I spent most nights at her house; we got really close, acted like a family. I let my lease run out, helped her with rent and bills, started watching the kid when she was at work and on some nights so she could get out with her friends. We were like a family, and I was head over heels. Never during this time did the boy call me anything but my name. He said “daddy” a couple times and was corrected, and it was fine. Then things started to get rough between me and the girl.

(I’m sorry for sounding like a jerk, but I don’t want to use names.) She got bored, wanted to go out more. I agreed at first, but then felt like she was taking advantage of me because I thought she was losing interest and just kept me around to watch him. She finally admitted that she was over it, and I moved out.

Now it has been almost a year, and I have gotten pretty close to the kid, so I keep helping her out and hanging out with him sometimes.

And before you say anything, yes, I was hoping she would change her mind at first, but I realized a month or so after I left that it was not going to happen. I still wanted to spend time with him because I really liked him and I thought it was good for him that we were hanging out, too. There are no other men in his life at all.

So, anyway, that situation seemed like it was OK until a week ago. I was with the kid, and she was out, and he called me daddy. I said, “No, I’m not daddy. I’m your friend…” And he said, “No! Daddy!” like he was really pissed about it. He is two and a half, and I don’t know where this came from, but I was not about to start trying to reason with him or whatever, so I just told him that I wasn’t daddy and we were friends and that it was OK. So, next thing I knew, she was telling me that I am not allowed to see the kid anymore.

I asked her why, and she wouldn’t say, but I know he must have said something like that to her. I am sure she thinks I made him say it, or that I am fucking with him somehow. I feel like shit, not only for me, because I am going to miss that kid, but for him, because I know that I was good and stable for him and now that’s just one less person in his life he can count on. Her family is out of the picture, and her

friends are kind of a mess, even though they are mostly nice people.

What should I do? I don’t want to make things any worse for the kid, and I have a feeling she is going to be looking for a babysitter and will call me in a couple weeks. I am trying to decide what to do if she calls, or if I should call her and just try to talk to her about it.

Not Daddy I know this is crappy, ND, but I think for both your sake and the sake of that kid, you just need to stay away. In a way, I can see why his calling you daddy might freak her out, and I don’t necessarily think she is wrong for wanting to cut the ties. What if she starts dating somebody else? I mean, what if she really gets into another serious relationship? How will that play out with the kid being so attached to you when you aren’t even related? And for that matter, how far do you let this go? What if you meet another girl and start dating?

Won’t that be weird for her?

And, of course, this must be totally confusing for a twoyear-old. As painful as it is, I think you know what you need to do. I hope she doesn’t call you, but if she does, for your own sake and the sake of that kid, you need to tell her no.

Not Confidential to Everybody: Have you all noticed lately that there are arguments going on in the political sphere about birth control? I say “political” because I haven’t heard a single regular person on either side of the political aisle arguing that women should not have access to birth control. This is a fake argument. A non-issue. Birth control has been around for a long time. Women from all across the political spectrum have been using it for decades, much to the relief of their husbands and boyfriends and partners, who also get to enjoy adult relationships without the worry of unwanted children thanks to the miracle of modern medicine. This is a ridiculous argument, and I am urging everyone not to fall for it.

Please write to your representatives and tell them to stop wasting time and energy on this. This is especially important if you are conservative, because a lot of Republican politicians will assume that because you are conservative that you agree with them about everything. Maybe I’m being presumptuous, but I assume if you are reading this column you must at least have relatively open views about sex. If you do, please make your voice heard. And I know I have said this before, but you should really think twice about sleeping with anybody who doesn’t believe in your right to choose whether and when to have a child. That is all. I am relinquishing the soapbox.

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Lots of storage space.

Detached covered parking & c o v e re d p a t i o w / l g . backyd. perfect for grilling/ tailgating. Off Milledge Ave. near Fraternity/Sorority Row & close to campus. Rent incl. lawn maint. & pest control. Most pets OK w/ dep. Call/email for info or appt. Avail. 8/2012. Christy, (706) 355-9961, christy@ retreatpartners.com.

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1 or 2BR, recently renovated, private, quiet location near Publix.

CHAC, new appls., W/D, DW, HWflrs. All elect., water & garbage paid. $650-680/mo. w w w. boulevardpropertymanagement. com or (706) 548-9797.

2BR/1BA, 129 Riverdale (June 1), 20 Milledge Ct., 230 O’Farrell (Aug. 1). All have HWflrs., tile BA, W/D. Great locations in Five Points! $650/ mo. (706) 548-9797 or www. boulevardpropertymanagement. com.

2BR/1BA, Normaltown & ARMC area. Convenient to everything!

Hardwoods. Storage building.

Pets welcome. Avail. Aug. 1.

Water, trash & lawn care incl. $800/mo. Aaron, (706) 207-2957.

2/3BR house avail. now! Also pre-leasing for Fall. 1, 2 & 3BR houses. Close to campus & Dwntn. Call (706) 255-0066.

2BR/2BA house circa 1890s.

High ceilings, HWflrs., cozy gas logs, W/D. Fridge w/ ice/water on door. Porch swing & rockers.

CHAC, incl. Radio Fence for dog.

3 blocks to Dwntn. & UGA. 150 Inglewood Ave. (near Mama’s Boy). $800/mo. Avail. 5/1. (706) 714-1100.

2BR/1BA w/ utility room. W/D hookup, CHAC, 5 mi. north of Dwntn. Avail. now! (706) 4241571.

2BR/1BA w/ utility room. W/D hookup, fenced yd., CHAC, 5 mi. north of Dwntn. Avail. May 1.

(706) 424-1571.

3BR/2BA. Normaltown/ARMC area. Convenient to everything!

Front porch. Storage building.

Pets welcome. Avail. Aug. 1.

Water, trash & lawn care incl. $1200/mo. Aaron, (706) 2072957.

3 0 5 C o n r a d D r. 4 B R / 3 B A , open kitchen & LR, lg. BRs, walk-in closets, covered porches, nice yd. $1700/mo.

Avail. Aug. 1. (706) 713-0626, newagepropertiesathens.com.

3BR/1BA. Blvd. area, 686 Barber St. Front porch, sm. fenced yd., W/D, DW, high ceilings, HWflrs., some pets OK. Avail. 8/1. Lease, dep., refs. req’d. $825/mo. Call (706) 540-4752.

3BR/2BA house in ARMC area.

Fenced yard. Pets OK. $1000/mo.

Call Melissa (706) 254-7683.

340 B Ruth St. 2BR/1BA, Hardwood & tile flrs., covered porch, sm. fenced yd., 1/2 mi. to Dwntn., $800/mo. Avail.

Aug. 1, (706) 713-0626 & newagepropertiesathens.com.

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3BR/2BA house for rent.

Oglethorpe Ave. across from the old Navy School. $850/ mo. Avail. now! Call (770) 725-1555.

3BR/2BA completely remodeled house Dwntn. Walk to campus, Dwntn. & Greenway. W/D incl.

Avail. Aug. 1. Pre-leasing for Fall.

Only $1400/mo. Aaron, (706) 2072957.

4BR/2BA. Brick house, deck & fenced yd. Refinished throughout.

2 levels, HWflrs., DW, W/D, CHAC. Carport, plenty of storage, lots of room for gardening. $1100/ mo. Move-in terms neg. (404) 849-6572.

4BR/2BA Victorian home, renovated. 1/2 mi. from campus.

Pre-leasing. W/D, DW, fenced yd., HW. $1700/⁣mo. Huge rms.! Lots of character. Avail. 8/1. Pets OK. (706) 369-2908.

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. Only $1900/mo. Aaron, (706) 2072957.

4BR/3BA Dwntn. off Oconee.

Walk to campus/Dwntn. Newly renovated. 2 living spaces. Front/ back porches. Hardwoods. Pets welcome. W/D incl. Avail. Aug. 1. $1600/mo. Aaron, (706) 2072957.

5 Pts. 3BR/3BA. CHAC, HWflrs., decks, FP, new granite & stainless kitchen, family room. 5 min. to UGA. B i g y a rd , q u i e t s t re e t , n o d o g s . P ro f e s s i o n a l s preferred. $1250/mo. (706) 202-9805.

5 Pts. 3BR/2BA house w/ white picket fence. Across from UGA baseball field. Walk to class. W/D, HWflrs., CHAC, sec. sys., lg. deck, on busline. Small pet OK (incl. Radio Fence for dog). 190 Pinecrest Dr. $1605 ($535/BR).

Avail. 6/1. (706) 714-1100.

Awesome 3BR/2BA, close to campus. New master BA w/ double sink. HWflrs., fenced backyard. W/D, DW, CHAC. Avail.

8/1. $1200/mo. (706) 369-2908.

Available Fall. 2, 3, 4 & 5 BR houses. 235 Hill St., 1 or 2BR now & Aug., beautiful apt. in Victorian house.340 Barber St., 3BR/2BA amazing house.

668 Pulaski, 3BR/1BA. 580 Kathwood, 4/5BR. 136 Grove St, 3/4BR. (706) 548-9797, www. boulevardpropertymanagement. com.

Beautiful country home!

2BR/2BA on 22 acres. Trails, creek, fish pond. Artist designed sunny house. CHAC, W/D, free well water. Neighbors organic farm. Pets welcome. Avail. 8/1. $700/mo. Call Rose (706) 5405979.

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

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

Entrepreneurs! Avail. now. Close to town/busline. 3BR/2BA + 2 office/studio. W/D, CHAC, big kitchen & LR. $800/mo. 395 Oak St. Call Josh at (706) 613-8525.

Great 4BR/4BA house. 1/2 mi. from campus. Front porch, back deck, nice yd., DW, W/D, CHAC. Pets OK. Avail. 8/1. Special! $1500/mo. (706) 369-2908.

Hurry for this one! 3BR/2BA + 2 bonus rooms. $850/mo. + $500 dep. Convenient Forest Heights.

(706) 202-1467.

New elec. heat pump & water heater, nice kitchen, many cabinets. Lg. laundry rm., sun porch, very clean, close to ARMC & UGA Med. School. No pets. $750/mo. $500 dep. 320 Clover St. Call (706) 549-2830.

New houses on Oconee St. 4BR/3.5BA. Walk Dwntn. & to campus, HWflrs., sec. sys., walk-in closets, covered porches, covered parking, (706) 713-0626. www.newagepropertiesathens. com.

O n r i v e r. 4 B R / 3 B A , 2 2 0 0 sf, $1,300/mo. In desirable Woodhaven n’hood. Multiple decks overlooking river, lots of space, 2-car garage, partially finished basement w/ workshop.

No dogs please. scher27205@ gmail.com.

Pre-leasing 2, 3 & 4 BR houses for Fall. HWflrs., CHAC, $6502200/mo. Avail. 8/1. Call Mark, (706) 202-5110.

Walk to class. Fall 2012. 2BR/1BA, Dwntn. at “Tree That Owns Itself” on cobblestone street. W/D, DW, HW & tile flrs. On bus line. 175-B S. Finley St. $825, incl. all utils.

Avail. 8/1. (706) 714-1100.

Houses for Sale 5.09 acres of land & shop w/ 16’ x 80’ mobile home, 3BR/2BA. Asking $45,000. Call Darin at (706) 296-0432.

House & apt. less than 1 mi. from campus. 2BR/1BA home w/ 2BR/1BA basement apt. Wood floors, fenced yd., great location. $139,500. Athenstown Properties, (706) 546-1615, Prudence.

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

Pre-Leasing 1 B R / 1 B A , Ly n n R o c k A p t s . $490/mo. w/ DW, water incl.

Blocks from campus off Baxter St. Pre-leasing for Aug. Joiner Management, (706) 353-6868. www.joinermanagement.com.

1BR/1BA Hillside Apt. $475/mo. $550/mo. w/ W/D. Water incl.

Blocks from campus. Pre-leasing for Aug. Joiner Management: ( 7 0 6 ) 3 5 3 - 6 8 6 8 . w w w. joinermanagement.com.

2BR/2.5BA townhome, Cedar Bluff, Eastside. $670/mo. w/ W/D, DW, lg. rooms. Perfect for grad. student/young prof. Pre-leasing for Aug. www.joinermanagement. com. Joiner Management, (706) 353-6868.

2BR/2BA flats & town homes.

Patriot Park, $625 w/ W/D, DW, quiet, small 7 unit bldg.

Pre-leasing for Aug. Joiner Management, (706) 353-6868. www.joinermanagement.com.

Arbor Creek: 1 & 2 BRs, $520 to $655/mo. W/D, DW, pool.

Pre-leasing for Aug. 2012. www. joinermanagement.com, Joiner Management, (706) 3536868.

Fall leasing: 5 Pts. & Dwntn.

3BR/2BA house, $1125, like new, 143 Inglewood Ave. 2BR/1BA house, $750, pet friendly, 163 Inglewood Ave. 2BR apt., 1 block from UGA, $800, 193 Talmadge St. 1BR apt., 1 block from UGA, $550, 191 Talmadge St. 2BR apt., 5 Pts., $700 incl. water, 310 Stanton Way. See at bondrealestate.org. Herbert Bond, Owner/Broker, Lic. #H13552.

Dwntn., 1BR/1BA flat, $465/ mo. Pre-leasing for Aug. 2012.

Water, gas, trash pick-up incl.

Free on-site laundry. Joiner Management, (706) 3536868.

Live in town! Sought after Blvd., Normaltown, 5 Pts., Cobbham & Dwntn. locations. Lease for Fall now by calling (706) 546-6900. valerioproperties@gmail.com.

Pre-lease your property with Flagpole Classifieds! Low rates, photos and a broad audience. Call 706-549-0301 or email class@flagpole.com!

Roommates 1 roommate needed. 4BR/2BA at University Apts. Currently 2 guys, 1 girl. $395/mo. covers everything. Individual lease. Bike or ride #12 to campus. Amenities.

(704) 779-2432.

Rooms for Rent 1BR/1BA suite in 2BR/2BA flat, corner of College & Willow in the historic Art Mill District near UGA & town. Gated courtyd., on Greenway, bamboo woods, pets OK. Avail. now! $350/mo. (706) 714-7600.

Huge room for rent w/ private entry. $400/mo. Pay weekly or monthly. W/D, utils. incl. Bigger than master BR. (678) 6984260.

Private BR for rent w/ shared kitchen, LR & BA. W/D, CHAC, front porch w/ swing. Dwntn. near UGA main campus, busline, on cobblestone street. $375 incl. all utils. Avail. now! 175A S. Finley St. (706) 714-1100.

Sub-lease Looking for a summer sublease? Need to sublease your house or apartment?

Flagpole classifieds are cheap and easy! Visit flagpole.com or call (706) 5490301.

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

Great summer deals at Worldwide Fashion & Gifts.

Unique, affordable clothing, jewelery, purses & more. Visit Facebook for sales, events & festivals. www.ethnicfashion. net, (706) 208-9915. 1375 Prince Ave., Athens.

Go to A g o r a ! Awesome!

Affordable! The ultimate store! Specializing in retro everything: antiques, furniture, clothes, bikes, records & players! 260 W. Clayton St., (706) 316-0130.

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

RIVERS EDGE

LARGE 2BR/2BA TOWNHOUSES AND FLATS

Some units include fireplaces and Washer & Dryers. $550-$600/mo. Call Today to view.

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Women’s UGA Ph.D. regalia: Cap, gown, hood (royal blue). Dry cleaned. Worn once. Fits 5’4”-5” med. frame. Paid $800. $500 OBO. Call/text (706) 296-0361.

ATHENS LOCAL BUSINESSES:

Yard Sales Great group sale. Upscale clothes, plus-size clothes for men and women, shoes, vinyl, vintage items, purses, collectibles. Set-up Friday afternoon, sale Saturday at 9 a.m. 399 McDuffie Dr.

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!

Come visit Music Go Round soon...

USE US or LOS E US

When you buy from local independent businesses, you are helping keep your favorite Local Athens establishments open and are contributing to the vitality of the Athens economy.

Follow Buy Local Athens on Facebook and email us at athensbuylocal@gmail.com to join the We Are Athens organization.

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 http://www.AthensSchoolofMusic. com, (706) 543-5800.

Boulevard Piano Studio.

Piano lessons taught by local jazz musician Rand Lines. $40/hr. boulevardpianostudio@gmail.com or (706) 363-0328.

Music Services 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.

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) 5491567.

We 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 Enter tainment. ( 7 0 6 ) 5 4 9 - 1 5 6 7 . w w w. classiccityentertainment.com.

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Musicians Wanted

If you are in crisis due to domestic violence, Athens Regional Medical Center wants you to find help.

When you are struggling to meet the demands of a controlling and jealous partner it is hard to plan for the future. Project Safe has advocates available to help you sort through what options are available to you, and how you can stay safe while you explore options. All services are free and confidential.

706-543-3331

Hotline, 24 hours/day

Linea de crisis, las 24 horas del dia

Do You Smoke Cigarettes?

• We are conducting a research study on smoking.

• Participation will include two in-person assessments, including one magnetic resonance imaging scan.

• You will be paid up to $65 for ~5 hours of participation.

Call 706-542-6881 for more information

Guitarist: rhythm/lead guitar player needed for a country recording ar tist. Outlaw country, country, Southern rock & blues influence a must. BG vocals a plus.

Auditions will be held in Commerce, GA. Call (404) 414-0781 for more info.

Services Cleaning P o l l e n , d u s t , f u r. . .

Earth-friendly house cleaning.

Local, reliable, independent.

U s i n g E a r t h - f r i e n d l y, botanically-germ-killing products. One time or regular cleaning. Text/ call Nick, (706) 8519087. Local references on request.

Health Pregnant? Considering adoption?

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

Home and Garden Advertise your seasonal business! Lawn mowing, gardening, pool cleaning.

Let our readers know how to contact you with Flagpole classified ads! Call (706) 549-0301 or visit www. classifieds.flagpole.com.

Pets Boulevard Animal Hospital, Prince Ave. April special: free puppy or kitten exam w/ purchase of vaccines. Contact your favorite Athens Ga vet at (706) 425-5099 or www.downtownathensvet.com.

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Full-time 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.

House/server staff: Greyfield Inn, Cumberland Island. Come join our house staff & live/work on a beautiful Georgia island!

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

Hairstylists! Strand Hair Studio is offering chair rental for motivated stylists w/ clientele. Fixed rent, no contract. (706) 549-8074.

Opportunities Are you currently receiving mental health treatment? If so, call (706) 341-3765 for information about a UGA research study. Earn $30 for 3 hrs. of participation.

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Are you charming, aggressive & carefree? Are you sometimes impulsive & irresponsible, but also good at handling people & looking after your own best interests? Earn up to $30 for 3 - h r. s t u d y. M e n & w o m e n between 18–65 needed. Call Personality Studies at UGA for initial phone screening: (706) 583-0819. Reference Code A. Do you want to stop drinking alcohol? We are conducting a study on a medication for treating alcohol problems.

Participation incl. 5 in-person assessments, incl. 4 sessions of individual outpatient treatment. There is no cost for treatment. You will be asked to take a medication or placebo on 2 occasions. Call (706) 542-8350 for more info.

Dependable person needed during the evening hrs. helping a young man confined to a wheelchair. In exchange for free rent in apt., food, utils. & other amenities. Call (706) 316-2798 or (706) 549-9456.

Do you or someone you know have a strange addiction? A Major TV Network is offering professional help for all participants. Call (312) 467-8145 or email chicagocasting20@ gmail.com.

Disclaimer! Flagpole does its best to scout out scams but we cannot guarantee. Be c a re f u l g i v i n g o u t p e r s o n a l infor mation. Call to repor t scams, (706) 549-0301.

Help wanted! Make money mailing brochures from home!

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Mystery shoppers earn up t o $ 1 0 0 / d a y. U n d e r c o v e r shoppers needed to judge retail & dining establishments.

No exp. req’d. (888) 7296151.

Part-time Chango’s Noodle House now hiring front & back of house. 320 E. Clayton St. Apply in person, M–F between 2–4 p.m.

Now hiring discreet private lingerie models. Flexible schedules, no exp. needed, good working environment, upscale clientele. Unlimited ear ning potential. Call for info, (706) 6138986

Vehicles Misc. Vehicles 2 0 0 1 C h e v ro l e t G 3 5 0 0 1 5 passenger bus w/ wheelchair lift & 2 wheelchair tie-down areas.

Diesel engine, A/C, automatic, white. No CDL license needed. $13,500 or OBO. (706) 5499456.

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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everyday people Tyrone Kalfus, Unemployed While I’m not typically the type of girl to get really dressed up for a night on the town, I do usually try to avoid wearing my gym clothes to the bar. However, I recently spent a night walking around downtown in sweat pants and a t-shirt, attracting the occasional confused stare.

I was turned down for a lot of interviews that night.

Frustrated and a bit defeated, I walked past a man, alone, reading the sports section of a newspaper. Intrigued, I mustered the courage to ask if he would talk with me.

After agreeing to be featured in Everyday People, he introduced himself as Tyrone Kalfus and remarked, “They call me Chicago.” We had a lengthy discussion about his past jobs, his love of history and his life growing up in the Windy City.

Flagpole: How long have you lived in Athens?

Tyrone Kalfus: I got down here in Athens, I think, in 2004, I do believe.

FP: What do you do around town?

TK: I worked at Pilgrim’s Pride for two years, but I left November 29th because my mother got sick, so I just left. My mother got sick and it was bothering me, so I just up and just left.

FP: You worked at the chicken plant? What did you do there?

TK: I was a floor person—floor person for the wing line. It was cool, a lot of work, but I just did what they asked me to do… Basically, I was taking care of the floor and supplying the rework, the people who cut the chickens, and keeping the floor clean, and the ceilings, and just about everything they asked me to do.

FP: How did this job compare to other jobs you’ve done?

TK: The first job I got down here, I worked at the University of Georgia—I worked at the East Commons, the Summit. That was the first job I had down here. I did a year there, but then I think I kind of got laid off because that’s when some students wanted to start working there. So, I guess I was one of the first ones there, so I kinda like left.

FP: How do you spend your time now?

TK: I like to go to the library and read; I like to read. I read a lot of history books. I also read sports magazines; I used to play basketball back home in Chicago.

FP: Did you grow up in Chicago?

TK: Yeah, South Side of Chicago.

FP: How does living in Chicago compare to living in Athens?

TK: Slow. Slow. I just don’t like the heat because I’m really used to the snow. When I first got down here, I couldn’t stand it. I jumped on the phone and called my mother. I said, “Mom, you ain’t gonna believe this.” “Tyrone, what’s wrong?” “Mom, it’s not even eight in the morning and it’s almost 80 degrees.”

She said, “I told you, you’re not Northern now, you’re Southern now. You gotta get used to the heat.” I cannot stand the heat, but I like it down here ‘cause it’s slow and quiet.

FP: You said your mom got sick. Is she OK? TK: Yeah. She had a major heart attack, the second one. So, I was debating about [whether to stay or go back to Chicago].

She always tells my family, “Don’t call Tyrone,” because me and my mother are real close. “Tyrone will drop anything and just leave.” And that’s what I did, I just up and just left.

FP: How is she doing now?

TK: Oh, she’s doing fine. She told me to get back down here, because Chicago, ain’t nothing up there but trouble, you know: drugs, gangs. I wasn’t gonna stay there no-way. I like it down here.

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215 North Lumpkin St. • Athens, GA

FP: When did you get back to Athens?

TK: I got back in January—January 19th, something like that.

FP: So, you’ve been here almost three months. Are you working somewhere now?

TK: I’m gonna try to go back to the poultry. I took some time off just to get my life back together, get my mind right…

I just need time to clear my mind, make sure I’m ready to go back to work so I won’t have this problem on my mind about my mother. You know, because I don’t want to go to work there and get a phone call again saying something’s wrong with my mother. I just want to make sure everything’s OK before I go back to work so I don’t have to up and leave again.

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

TUESDAY, APRIL 3 THE GET UP GET DOWN • $2 ROOFTOP DANCE PARTY FEATURING

TUMBLEWEED STAMPEDE WITH DJ

MAHOGANY

DOORS 11:00pm

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4

TOUBAB KREWE WITH

LASSINE KOUYATE

DOORS 8:00pm • SHOW 9:00pm

FP: What have you seen while sightseeing around town?

TK: I go over here, by the bus station, over there by Weaver D’s— they got a lot of pictures over there by this park. I go over there and look at all the history about Athens, about the old days.

THURSDAY, APRIL 5

ALABAMA SHAKES LEE BAINS III & THE GLORY FIRES

WITH

DOORS 8:00pm • SHOW 9:00pm

FP: Like the railroad?

TK: Yeah, the railroad and the Coca-Cola building. And I’m like, “I’m right here.” They have old pictures of Broad Street…

FP: Are you happy with your decision to move down here?

TK: That was a good decision I made… because, if I’d have stayed in Chicago, it could have been a lot of worse things happening to me up there. You know, with the murders and the gangs and all that.

FP: South Side of Chicago, pretty notorious for…

TK: Gangs. That’s the whole city.

I grew up on that. Old gangster: “O.G.” I’m “old gangster”—old-timer, though. Yeah, I got over that. I got my tattoos off my arms. Because my daughter, she doesn’t like that… I had to go get laser [tattoo removal].

FP: So, you have a daughter?

TK: Yeah, my daughter, she’s about 24 years old now. I just recently talked to her. She has a birthday coming up, April 17th.

FP: And where does she live?

TK: She’s in Chicago… with my ex. Yeah, she’s my best friend.

FP: Your daughter?

TK: And my ex. We grew up together. We went to grammar school together, graduated from high school. Then she went to college and I went into the military. When she got out she stayed with me.

We lived in Milwaukee, Texas, North Carolina, then we moved back to Chicago.

FP: Where were you stationed?

TK: …I went a lot of places. I love Germany. If I could go back to Germany…

FP: What did you like about Germany?

TK: Uh, the mark rate. So, you can change the dollar for the mark and get more money [laughs]. I loved that. No, Germany was a different culture, though. You know, you have to learn how to speak German.

FP: Did you learn any German?

TK: I can’t do a thing now, but I knew how to count my money, marks. And I knew schnitzel, that’s like a sandwich, and how to drink their dark beer [laughs].

FRIDAY, APRIL 6

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KRADDY

DOORS 9:00pm • SHOW 10:00pm

SATURDAY, APRIL 7 RESURRECTION REVIVAL WITH THE DARNELL BOYS, HIGH STRUNG STRING BAND & THE WHISKEY GENTRY with JUNIOR LEAGUE DOORS 8:00pm • SHOW 9:00pm

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