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The ACC Library takes out a few trees, and the ADDA looks at taking out a downtown master plan.

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What’s Up in New Development

Being mad as hell is not enough: you’ve got to be in the right district. You may be, for instance, mad as hell at Rep. Doug McKillip, but you can’t vote against him unless you vote in State Representative District 117. The Athens-Clarke County part of that district is composed of specific voting precincts: 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D, most of 7A, all of 7B, all of 3A and a portion of 4B (that portion where McKillip lives).

It’s the same for District 118, where to vote against Rep. Keith Heard you’ve got to vote in specific precincts within the district. If you want to vote against Rep. Chuck Williams in District 119, you’re out of luck; nobody ran against him.

But most of us don’t know which district we live in; how are we going to know which precinct is ours? For starters, we can go to our excellent local government web site, www. athensclarkecounty.com, and find the Board of Elections in the departments. Once you’re on the Board of Elections site, you’ll see the listing “Maps—2012 Approved” in the lefthand column. You can examine the legislative districts map, the commission map, the school board and the congressional map to pinpoint which district you live in for each purpose.

We all live in different districts for different purposes.

Would you believe that as a result of all the redistricting thrust upon us, plus the insanity of having different commission and school board districts, the Board of Elections has had to print 189 different ballots!

But with all that, each of us is still in the same precinct we’ve been in, and we all still vote at our same polling place.

The unsung heroines of this election are the people at the Board of Elections. They have taken all the political changes thrown at them, and with cool professionalism they have kept it all straight, with their computers, their late-night work and sometimes by going out and driving the neighborhoods to see just what streets are where.

And they’re coming to our aid again. Watch your mailbox for a yellow postcard from the Board of Elections. It will remind you where you vote, which precinct is yours, and which district you are in for each election. Plus, www.sos.ga.gov/mvp has all the info you’ll need, including a copy of your ballot.

And it can’t be too soon. Mail-out voting began June 16.

The deadline for voter registration is July 2. (The Board office is open until 6 p.m. that day.) Advance voting (at the Board office) starts July 9, and the primary election (at your usual polling place) is July 31.

One more thing: if you go to vote, and you want to get frisky and cross party lines, but you find out that McKillip is not on your ballot, all is not lost. If you think you have the wrong ballot, you can ask for help at any time during the voting process until you have actually recorded your ballot. Poll workers will be standing by.

Oh yes, remember that our two contested ACC Commission races—in District 4 and District 6—are non-partisan, so whether you vote Republican or Democratic, those races will be on your ballot if you’re in Commission Districts 4 or 6.

So, let’s just say that you’re a Democrat, and you’re mad as hell at Doug McKillip for switching parties, passing a draconian abortion bill, forcing the redistricting of our local government, ripping up his legislative district to make it safe for him, getting in bed with the right-wing Republicans in Atlanta, etc.

You don’t have an easy choice, because Doug’s Republican opponent, Regina Quick, is probably even more conservative than Doug, and you would surely characterize her as a rightwing Republican. (Is there any other kind these days?)

So, your choice is difficult morally but easy technically.

If you live in HR District 117 in Athens-Clarke County, and you’re a Democrat, you simply ask for a Republican ballot.

You don’t miss any Democratic votes, because there are no Democrats on your ballot. The ACC Commission candidates are on your Republican ballot or your Democratic ballot. Plus, if you vote the Republican ballot, since you are also in the 10th Congressional District, you get the added bonus of voting against Congressman Paul Broun.

How sweet it is!

Pete McCommons editor@flagpole.com

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ADDA Mattas: Last week, it was mentioned several months, according to Bruce Lonnee, here that the Athens Downtown Development Senior Planner.

Authority would hold a special called meetOf course, the building leased by the ing to discuss the possibility of creating a Jittery Joe’s Roaster is part of that swath, downtown master plan, despite the lack of too, and the business’ proprietors are expectfunds set aside for said plan in Athens-Clarke ing to hear by the end of June whether they’re County’s budget for the upcoming fiscal staying or going. year. That meeting has been set for this The option Selig holds on the properties, Wednesday, June 20 at 5 p.m. in the first-floor which was extended at the beginning of May, conference room at the Athens Area Chamber expires at the end of July. But unless Selig of Commerce on Hancock Avenue, and will be gets another extension, the property owners the occasion for a presentation from Daniel have to be notified by the end of this month Nadenicek and Jack Crowley, the UGA College whether the Atlanta developer is buying or of Environment and Design’s dean and plannot. If the sale is going through, the Roaster ning and design graduate program head, respectively. It’s open to the public, and if you feel like you have a stake in the future of downtown, you should try to make it.

“I’m really excited to hear what they have to say,” says ADDA Director Kathryn Lookofsky, who says a master plan is “desperately needed.” It seems certain, anyway, that working with the college—a local resource that can save costs, for instance, by integrating the work with its course curriculum—is about the only option on the table at this point for getting a master plan done. No financial figures related to the college’s proposal have yet been bandied about, but if the tab is significantly below the $100,000–$200,000 range that’s been estimated as the cost of working with a commercial design firm, the ADDA would presumably foot the bill itself.

“There have been no allocaRenovations at the ACC Library are coming along nicely, but some tions made,” says Lookofsky, “but of the mature trees on the “islands” in the parking lot were taken that could change.” down during work to reconfigure the lot, apparently because they Speaking of saving costs, the had grown too large for their placements.

ADDA expects to do some more of that by moving its offices from the Fred Building on College Avenue to the will have an additional 60 days from the end aforementioned Chamber headquarters, which of the option period to vacate the building, should happen sometime around the end of according to Charlie Mustard, the Jittery Joe’s the summer. Plus, Lookofsky sees the added roast master. proximity to the Economic Development In regard to the option, Chitty said, “As far Foundation, which also has its offices in the as terms of any contractual agreements, they building, and the Chamber itself as something are confidential and we will not comment on that will help the organizations coordinate them.” their efforts to improve the commercial So, just like you and the Dope, Charlie’s viability of Athens’ central district. in the dark. “We want to stay here,” he says, “I think we can’t help but have more but he has no idea whether or not that’s in interaction,” Lookofsky says, and she figures the cards, and he likely won’t know until June prospective clients will be helped by the more 30. He says his business relies on the wordefficient set-up, too. “If you want to bring a of-mouth interest that’s generated by downbusiness to Athens,” she says, “you walk into town tours and curious walk-ins. “To move that building.” outside of [downtown] would not be good.”

Hey, it can’t hurt, right?

The ancient shed that houses the Roaster is tailor-made for roasting and storing the tens Speak No Evil: As summer kicks into gear, of thousands of pounds of coffee beans Charlie Selig Enterprises has been quiet on where has to keep on hand; to find another suitable they are in their plans to develop the series of building that he could afford, he’d probably parcels adjacent to the eastern edge of downhave to look outside the perimeter. town composed mostly of the Armstrong & The thousands of Athenians who have been Dobbs property. Selig Senior Vice President Jo lulled into complacency by Selig’s months of Ann Chitty said by email Friday: “We continue silence had better be ready to hop to it again, to work on the layout and design. We are talk- and quick. Something’s going to happen in ing to retailers and gathering information on the next week or two, even if it’s just Charlie retail demands in Athens and the marketplace. being told he’ll have to wait some more. But There is no firm timeline on submitting plans if it’s not, the pressure’s going to come down to ACC.” hard and fast.

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city pages What’s in It for Us? ACC Hopes for Control If T-SPLOST Is Approved Athens-Clarke county “fared really well” in the projects list that will be built if voters pass the T-SPLOST regional one-cent transportation tax, commissioners were told last week.

Athens would get a “balanced” list of projects, ranging from “transit to airport to bikes,” Transportation and Public Works Director David Clark told commissioners—yet most money will go for road projects, including two new exits onto the Loop 10 bypass. Commissioners haven’t voted to endorse the tax (which must pass overall in our 12-county region, not county-by-county), but may decide to do so.

Commissioner Alice Kinman, who served on the regional “roundtable” that picked the projects, noted that the Clarke County projects were not new; all had already been planned for eventual construction. “We didn’t make up any projects for this,” she said, and she pointed out that ACC is in a good position to put the tax money to good use, having been proactive in transportation planning. Kinman praised one of the projects—$15 million worth of road-widening between the quarry and the Loop on Winterville Road, which Clark said is intended to provide “a more direct route” for asphalt trucks. Kinman described the plan for the road as “kind of beautiful,” with medians and bike lanes.

If the tax passes, bike lanes will be added to Prince Avenue, North Avenue (inside the Bypass) and Lexington Road (outside the Bypass). So far, the project that has generated the most public interest is Prince, Clark said. Bike lanes would be added for its entire length (widening the street where necessary),

and he’s heard “a lot of concern, a lot of worry about exactly how those bike lanes will be put on that corridor.”

Clarke said he hopes ACC staffers—and not the Georgia Department of Transportation— will be allowed to design the local projects.

He is optimistic that they will, because he said GDOT is not equipped to manage all the new projects that could be funded under the new tax, if it passes in the 12-county Northeast Georgia region or other regions of the state on July 31.

In ACC, a new Loop 10 interchange will be built halfway between Tallassee Road and Atlanta Highway to alleviate Atlanta Highway congestion, and a new four-lane Jennings Mill Parkway would connect Commerce Boulevard to Jennings Mill Road, creating another new Loop interchange. Congested Mars Hill Road in Oconee county would be widened, so would Simonton Bridge Road in that county. Similar projects would be built in other regional counties.

The new one-cent tax would raise ACC sales taxes to 8 percent. The T-SPLOST tax has been endorsed by the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce and BikeAthens, but it is opposed statewide by the Sierra Club, which says the plan gives “sprawl-inducing” road projects priority over transit alternatives.

Legislators also included a cut in funds to the counties in regions that don’t pass the new tax: matching-money requirements for local roads would jump to 30 percent, instead of 10 percent.

“If voters here decide not to pass it, we’re getting punished,” commissioner Ed Robinson said. “The state doesn’t want to collect any taxes. They don’t want to be responsible, essentially, to do anything. So, they’re trying to force local people to vote for taxes.”

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We are little more than a month from the July 31 election, when voters decide whether to impose the T-SPLOST sales tax for highway improvements and related transportation needs. How does the road ahead look for this special tax? Right now, it appears that the T-SPLOST ballot issue could be headed for a three-car smashup that leaves everybody broken and bleeding.

In an independent poll of Metro Atlanta voters conducted recently for an Atlanta TV station, support for the transportation tax was only 32 percent. Opponents of the T-SPLOST issue, on the other hand, clocked in at 47 percent. I haven’t seen similar polls in the 11 regions outside Atlanta where T-SPLOST will be on the ballot, but if you monitor newspapers around the state, they don’t offer many reasons to feel optimistic. You’ll see coverage of citizen groups in numerous counties that have formed to organize opposition to the highway tax: a Houston County group headed by a former county commission chairman, a Transportation Leadership Coalition in West Georgia, the Bartow Tea Party, the Cherokee County Tea Party Patriots.

Although there have been many fundraisers attended by Gov. Nathan Deal and business leaders to drum up financial backing for the T-SPLOST campaign, I don’t see a similar groundswell of popular support among everyday citizens. At times, it appears the only ones speaking up for T-SPLOST are the political consultants and PR flacks who are getting paid to do so.

When you are proposing one of the biggest tax increases in Georgia history, a new tax that will generate $18 billion over the next decade, you need a lot of public enthusiasm to overcome the natural resistance people have to paying higher taxes. At this point, I don’t see that kind of support for T-SPLOST. One of the major reasons cited for the hostility towards T-SPLOST is that voters simply

do not trust their elected officials to spend the money on the list of transportation projects that was worked out in advance. They especially don’t trust their government representatives to stop charging the sales tax when the 10-year period of T-SPLOST authorization expires.

I am sympathetic to those feelings, because I remember all too well the events of Sept. 24, 2010. That was when then-governor Sonny Perdue quietly arranged for a meeting of the State Road and Tollway Authority to consider the tolls being charged for access to Georgia 400. State officials had promised 20 years earlier that the tolls would be terminated after the bonds issued to build Georgia 400 had been paid off. That expiration date was approaching, but Perdue took it upon himself to decide that the tolls would be extended for another 10 years, so that the state could float new bonds to finance additional projects in the Georgia 400 corridor.

Without holding public hearings or consulting with the taxpayers who lived in the toll road area, Perdue held a quick meeting of the Tollway Authority in his office and rammed through a 10-year extension of the tolls. When a newspaper reporter asked him about the fact that promises made more than 20 years ago had been broken, Perdue laughed in her face.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a more brazen display of arrogance by an elected official in all the years I’ve written about Georgia politics.

If voters are suspicious that T-SPLOST money won’t be honestly spent, they have good reason to feel that way.

There are several weeks to go before we reach July 31. It could well be that a majority of the voters in Atlanta and elsewhere will decide to pass the transportation tax. If they do, that’s fine. If they don’t, I’ll understand why.

Tom Crawford tcrawford@gareport.com

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athens rising What’s Up in New Development Frat House: Sigma Chi has been quietly working on plans for a big new fraternity house that they’d like to build at 340 N. Milledge Ave. (between Meigs Street and Hancock Avenue), despite significant opposition from the neighborhood, including some alumni members of the fraternity. Although the site has a Milledge address, it’s many blocks away from the fraternity and sorority row of South Milledge, in the much quieter Cobbham neighborhood. The area has already been hit by one unwelcome fraternity, Kappa Alpha, which

got its way (with the invaluable assistance of county staff) by holding the threat that something much worse could be built over Commissioners’ heads, so lawyering up is probably a smart move for neighbors of the site currently in question.

Is this yet another case of out-of-town alumni deciding what’s best for the community and its residents simply because they donate money and come back a few times a year for football games? It sounds an awful lot like arguments the Selig team has made;

KEVAN WILLIAMS

The new Family Dollar store at Rocksprings St. and Baxter St. is part of a wave of intown small-box stores.

Chi Phi forced its way onto Milledge Ave. in spite of neighborhood opposition. Will Sigma Chi do the same?

of fraternity houses once stood, which is now slated for a big new expansion of the Terry College of Business. There is, of course, still space in the River Road fraternity row, but the university’s reputation as a landlord for fraternities is untrustworthy to those kicked off or bought out.

Perhaps the pending retirement of President Michael Adams will open up a more flexible chapter in campus planning that will actually allow these student communities to live on campus. Frat houses are but one of many town-gown issues that need more planning and more partnership to move past adversarial battles. As the economy heats back up, the construction of student housing is ramping back up. Even the current conflict over a tree in Normaltown and infill housing there is only the first of many battles that neighborhood will face as the University Health Sciences Campus gets going. A veterinary teaching hospital is slated for College Station Road, and retains many sites for future growth.

Hopefully, UGA’s next president will be prepared to work with local citizens proactively as the university aggressively spreads its influence into so many different parts of town.

found the historically black Reese and Pope neighborhood nearby to be an appropriate site for its plantation house-inspired dormitory, and neighbors are right to fear this becoming a pattern.

Neighborhood residents have already retained a land-use attorney to help them in the fight against the proposal. Of course, the Chi Phi fraternity on the other end of Milledge

Dollar Stores: A Family Dollar store is under construction at Baxter and Rocksprings, at the former location of Fook’s Foods, and a Dollar General is proposed a few blocks away, at Broad and Chase. It’s an interesting proliferation, and I wonder if we’ll start to see more of these infill general stores throughout town. The one being built on Baxter sits right on the corner and might have the potential to

in support of its request for carte blanche on the future of downtown Athens, the firm was eager to mention money donated to the university and that a parking lot near the Coliseum bears its name.

Of course, this problem wouldn’t exist if the university weren’t actively pushing these fraternities off campus. Sigma Chi is the last holdout on Lumpkin Street, where a row

buoy Baxter’s revitalization, which seems to have taken a hit lately with several vacancies cropping up along the corridor.

The Homewood Hills Shopping Center was recently reanimated by a Dollar General Market, that company’s new and bigger grocery store format. Perhaps the dollar store business model could become a new strategy for delivering walkable access to foods and essential goods. Pharmacies have already been actively seeking intown sites and, to some degree, presenting themselves as corner stores, operating at a similar scale and density.

It’s interesting to consider, with the looming threat of a big-box Walmart downtown, how companies with smaller boxes are all trying to crack the urban market. Though without quite the stifling force of a Walmart, they do raise the same questions about the competitiveness of local businesses in the face of corporate supply chains. Perhaps what all this points to is the end of locally owned retail for general goods, not only here, but everywhere.

Of course, with companies like Woolworth’s managing hundreds of five-and-dime stores a century ago, and the Sears catalog’s similar hegemony and approach to lowering costs via a large supply chain, perhaps it’s always been a bit more complicated than we often think. A more nuanced discussion of the possibilities of locally owned retail and its economic role in the community that gets away from nostalgia for the good ole days of Main Street might be a productive direction in which to head.

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• 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.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER (R) The second novel by Seth Grahame-Smith, author of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, concocted a false history of our 16th president as a vengeful vampire slayer. The film version stars little-known Benjamin Walker as the Great Emancipator in what could be a fun summer surprise a la director Timur Bekmambetov’s previous summer hit, Wanted. With Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie (The Hurt Locker), Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Rufus Sewell as the main vamp.

ATHENS BURNING (NR) This locally produced documentary recounts the history of that once proud downtown landmark, the Georgia Theatre.

Beginning with the devastating blaze, Athens Burning recounts the history of our city’s music scene from the 1970s to present day. Featuring interviews and performances with several artists who played the venue over the years, the film also chronicles the efforts to rebuild the Athens institution into the brand spanking new beacon it is today.

Part of the Athfest Filmfest 2012 Rock Docs series.

THE AVENGERS (PG-13) The various Avengers—Robert Downey, Jr.’s Iron Man, Chris Evans’ Captain America, Chris Hemsworth’s Thor, another new Hulk (this time Mark Ruffalo gets to unleash the beast) and the rest—have assembled, and together they are a blast. But before they can battle Thor’s mischievous brother, Loki (Tom Hiddleston), who is intent on enslaving the world with his otherdimensional army, Earth’s mightiest heroes have to sort out a few things among themselves. Joss Whedon and Zak Penn capture the bickering essence of a super-group. Every single one of these heroes benefits from Whedon’s trademark snappy banter and his way with ensembles.

BATTLESHIP (PG-13) For a giant, dumb summer movie that could only be called Bay-esque, Battleship doesn’t sink itself. Earth gets more than it bargained for after scientists send signals into space in an attempt to add some extraterrestrial Facebook friends.

The ETs that answer are not friendly, answering with massive Transformer-y ships and personality-less shock troopers. Battleship; I haven’t seen such a great deadly game night since Never Say Never Again. The best/worst salvo I can launch at this flick is that it made me really yearn to play Battleship for the first time in years. Two hundred million dollars bought Hasbro a hell of a commercial.

BERNIE (PG-13) Richard Linklater’s latest film stars Jack Black as Bernie Tiede, a local Texas mortician who strikes up an unlikely friendship with wealthy widow Marjorie Nugent (Shirley MacLaine). When Bernie kills Marjorie, the model citizen (choir

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member, Sunday School teacher, all around helping hand) goes out of his way to make the townspeople believe she is still alive. Sound like another Bernie you know? I find certain Linklater comedies to require a specific sense of humor; we’ll have to see if Bernie is one of those films. With Matthew McConaughey.

THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL (PG-13) No better Avengers counterprogramming could exist than this British dramedy starring Oscar winner Dame Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Dev Patel, Oscar winner Maggie Smith and Oscar winner Tom Wilkinson and directed by Shakespeare in Love Oscar nominee John Madden. A bevy of Brits travel to the subcontinent to stay at the posh, newly renovated Marigold Hotel, but the adverts prove misleading.

Still, the hotel does begin to charm its English patrons. Based on the novel by Deborah Moggach.

BRAVE (PG) In Pixar’s summer 2012 surefire winner, a Scottish princess, Merida (v. Kelly Macdonald), attempts to change her destiny, which leads to an adventure requiring all her bravery and archery skills. Co-director Brenda Chapman, also a co-writer, is Pixar’s first female director. Featuring voice work by Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Kevin McKidd (“Grey’s Anatomy”), Robbie Coltrane, Julie Walters, Craig Ferguson and John Ratzenberger, the only voice heard in every single Pixar feature.

THE CABIN IN THE WOODS (R) Horror movies do not come much more perfect than The Cabin in the Woods, written by geek god Joss Whedon and one of his strongest protégés, Drew Goddard. A sublime tweaking of the entire slasher genre, Cabin’s deconstruction may be less meta than Scream, but its elaborate mythology— a staple of the Whedonverse—is transferable and adds a brand new reading to nearly every modern horror film. Five college friends (the most familiar face is the beardless one of Chris “Thor” Hemsworth, who can be seen in Whedon’s The Avengers) take a weekend trip to the woods that ends in a bloodbath.

DCI 2012 TOUR PREMIERE (NR) A one-night-only showing of footage of the 2012 Drum Corps International Tour filmed two days prior at the DCI competition. Showing Monday, June 18.

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 may visually stun you, and Danny DeVito’s brief time as voice of the Lorax could stand as his greatest role, one that will go unrecognized by any professional awards outside of the Annies.

A FIGHTING CHANCE (NR) 2010.

Director Takashi Doscher’s feature documentary follows Kyle Maynard.

Kyle was born with only three major joints—his neck and two shoulders— yet Kyle has learned to live without prosthetics and has become a topranked wrestler, ESPY Award winner and bestselling author. However, his plans to compete in a sanctioned

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Mixed Martial Arts match spark controversy. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker. Part of the Athfest Filmfest 2012 Athens Picture Show.

THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT (R) As written by Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller, the acting-writing-directing duo behind Forgetting Sarah Marshall, The Five-Year Engagement almost sells its initial gag too well. Nearly the entire first act plays out like the airheaded romantic comedy in which the smart comedy writers plan to poke holes.

Then the change comes and The FiveYear Engagement begins its lengthy, though not overlong, slide into relationship complications (more real than scripted) and comic gags (some sold with more skill and less obviousness than others). Tom and Violet (Segel and Emily Blunt) get engaged on their one-year anniversary and then struggle to pull the trigger, as life sends the soulmates obstacle after obstacle.

HYSTERIA (R) (NR) Maggie Gyllenhaal stars in this period sex comedy about the invention of the

of her ex/Ben’s dad (Jay R. Ferguson, who excels at clueless d-bags), a deputy sheriff and son of big-time local judge/prospective mayor. The war scenes are thankfully short, making me wonder how much worse they could have been on the page, and director Scott Hicks (some fine films like Shine and Snow Falling on Cedars) illustrates this romance with some gorgeous, magazine spread cinematography (word to Alar Kivilo, whose work to date has never betrayed this artistic an eye). Will love conquer all or is this another one of Sparks’ tearjerkers?

Only 141 minutes of your life stand between you and the answer.

MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE’S MOST WANTED (PG) By now, franchise fans know what to expect from the adventures of Alex the lion (v.

Ben Stiller), Marty the zebra (v. Chris Rock), Melman the giraffe (v. David Schwimmer) and Gloria the hippo (v.

Jada Pinkett Smith). These four former denizens of the New York Zoo team up again with those wacky penguins and some nutty Lemurs (voiced by Sacha

I got it at Wuxtry. vibrator by Dr. Mortimer Granville (Hugh Dancy, last seen in Our Idiot Brother and Martha Marcy May Marlene). Joining Maggie G and Dancy are Jonathan Pryce, Felicity Jones (Like Crazy), Rupert Everett and Ashley Jensen. Hysteria may be the third movie from director Tanya Wexler (Ball in the House and Finding North), but it’s the first one to get a wide release.

JUNEBUG (R) 2005. Amy Adams blew up after stealing this low budget, independent show as the young and pregnant sister-in-law of art dealer Madeleine (Embeth Davidtz), who has traveled to North Carolina to meet an artist and the family (Celia Weston, Scott Wilson of “The Walking Dead” and former troubled teen of “The O.C.”, Ben McKenzie) of her new husband (Alessandro Nivola). Part of the GMOA’s Summer Film Series, held in conjunction with the exhibit, “John Baeder.”

THE LUCKY ONE (PG-13) The Notebook it is not, but The Lucky One will not disappoint Nicholas Sparks’ fans looking for some sappy romance and a shirtless Zac Efron. A Marine named Logan (Efron) survives several incidents after finding a picture of a woman. When he returns to the states, he seeks out this woman, whom he learns is named Beth (Taylor Schilling, still recovering from Atlas Shrugged: Part I) to thank her for saving his life.

But things get complicated when he falls for her and her young son, Ben (Riley Thomas Stewart), and runs afoul

Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer and Andy Richter) in an aborted attempt to return home. This time, the gang is waylaid in Europe by a circus featuring animals voiced by Bryan Cranston (“Breaking Bad” season five cannot get here fast enough), Jessica Chastain and the reliably funny yet equally annoying Martin Short. But a crazed French animal control officer, Captain Chantel Dubois (v. Frances McDormand), is hot on the animals’ trail. No one should be coming into Madagascar 3 blind. This third entry proffers more cute fun in a long first act chase than either of its predecessors, and that’s before any of the appealing new characters are introduced.

Madagascar 3 should keep the kiddies happy until Pixar’s Brave on June 22.

MARLEY (PG-13) Academy Award winning filmmaker Kevin Macdonald (the award winning docs One Day in September and Touching the Void, as well as the award winning feature The Last King of Scotland) documents the life, music and legend of Bob Marley.

The feature documentary makes use of rare footage, live performances and interviews with the family, friends and Wailers that knew Marley best. A can’t miss for Marley fans. Part of the Athfest Filmfest 2012 Rock Docs series.

MEN IN BLACK III (PG-13) Confession time: I never saw Men in Black II. I’m OK with that oversight. Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones reprise their roles as Agent J and Agent K. Apparently, Smith’s J time travels back

to 1969 to stop an alien from assassinating his partner, whose younger version is played by Josh Brolin.

Director Barry Sonnenfeld returns and could really use a hit. With Alice Eve, Jemaine Clement, Emma Thompson and Bill Hader as Andy Warhol.

MIRROR MIRROR (PG) Not much clicks in 2012’s first reimaging of Snow White (the darker Snow White and the Huntsman is out now). 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.

MONTEREY POP (NR) 1968. This documentary from D.A. Pennebaker (The War Room) chronicles the greatest pre-Woodstock rock and roll music festival. Featuring such legendary acts as The Who, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Janis Joplin, Otis Redding, The Mamas and the Papas, Simon and Garfunkel and Jefferson Airplane, reliving the Monterey Pop Festival is a great way to honor Athfest’s heritage.

Nominated for the Golden Satellite Award for Best Overall DVD. Part of the Athfest Filmfest 2012 Rock Docs series.

THE MUPPET MOVIE (PG) 1979.

Kermit, Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Gonzo and more meet celebrities galore as they travel across the country to Hollywood. However, frog legs magnate Doc Hopper (Charles Durning) is hot on Kermit’s heels. Featuring classic songs like “Rainbow Connection,” The Muppet Movie is one of the best family films for pleasing moms, dads and kids. Screening as one of the Summer Classic Movie Series’ Family Classics, the movie will be followed by family activities in the Lab thanks to Treehouse Kid & Craft and Canopy Trapeze.

PROJECT X (R) 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 Mann, Oliver Cooper and Jonathan Daniel Brown) throw a party so wild (sex, drugs, alcohol, fire, a midget; it’s like the boys go to Bret Easton Ellis High) that not even the cops can stop it, a conceit that play rights into teenagers’ already overinflated egos. As a former teenager, I wish I’d been invited. The appeal of Project X truly depends on the perspective—adult or teen—from which you view it as the party supplies few surprising acts of debauchery. It does add a novel running gag about two overzealous, overmatched teen security guards. Their misadventures had a sense of freshness from which the rest of this slightly tired party flick could have benefited.

PROMETHEUS (R) A beyond competent, philosophical science fiction film, director Ridley Scott’s return to the Alien universe he helped create in 1979 is good without ever fulfilling its promise to be great. Prometheus, co-written by “Lost” co-creator Damon Lindelof, is so fueled by mystery that you may want to avoid the Internet and this review until you’ve seen it. Even with series tropes like androids, corporate shenanigans and body horror,

Prometheus is not quite the Alien prequel fans may be expecting/hoping for, but the feature is one of the most thought-provoking, recent science fiction films released by a major studio.

The origins of human life are, if not explained, forever altered as a group of scientists, including Noomi Rapace (Sweden’s Lisbeth Salander), Charlize Theron and Michael Fassbender, encounter a species of extraterrestrials they call the Engineers, but something more deadly also lurks on moon LV-223. Big ideas meet big production values, and the result is an intelligent first two acts of epic science fiction that call to mind 2001 as much as Alien.

However, the untidy final act fails to tie events together in a satisfying way for fans of either Prometheus or Alien.

• ROCK OF AGES (PG-13) Warning: Anyone with a keen knowledge of rock and roll from 1977–1987 will be endlessly sidetracked by this popular jukebox musical’s utter disregard for the chronological progression of the period’s rock music. Early ‘80s Journey hits are supposedly written in 1987; Guns N’ Roses favorites were popularized in the era of KISS’ “Alive II”; songs from 1989 are included as diegetic music.

Yet the musicological stupidity matters little when Tom Cruise takes the stage as Stacie Jaxx, an Axl Rose-ian fallen rock god. Cruise inhabits the insular American idol, generously giving him unexpected extra-dimensionality, and the star can belt out the hits to boot.

Even with the stage musical’s rough edges and rougher characters (Jaxx in particular) worn down and its lack of nudity (or hard drugs), Rock of Ages could still have earned an R rating for thematic elements alone; one wonders if the MPAA does more than look for nipples and listen for f-bombs. Pay less attention to the trifling story of a small-town girl and city boy and more to the ‘80s earworms and fun performances from Cruise, Russell Brand, Alec Baldwin, Catherine Zeta-Jones and more for a Broadway treat at a seventh of the price.

THE ROOM (R) 2003. The unintentionally hilarious cult favorite returns for a midnight showing. l SEEKING A FRIEND FOR THE END OF THE WORLD (R) When an asteroid careens towards the Earth, a man named Dodge (Steve Carell) is abandoned by his wife. His end-ofthe-world itinerary includes a road trip to reunite with his high school flame.

Along for the ride is Dodge’s neighbor, Penny (Keira Knightley). Lorene Scafaria, who wrote the excellent Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, makes her directorial debut. The trailers for this apocalyptic romcom are promising.

SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN (PG-13) 2012’s second Snow White movie (she’s also a television star on ABC’s “Once Upon a Time”) tweaks the fairy tale with the pale beauty (Kristen Stewart, Twilight) and the huntsman (Chris Hemsworth, Thor), sent by Charlize Theron’s Evil Queen to kill her, instead teaming up to overthrow her majesty. Director Rupert Sanders is an unknown entity; thankfully, the cast includes the familiar faces of Toby Jones, Ian McShane, Ray Winstone, Nick Frost and Bob Hoskins.

Written by Drive’s Hossein Amini.

SONGS (NR) 2011. Creative lives are explored through live footage and interviews with local musicians and artists such as Dave Dowless, Hope for Agoldensummer, Creepy, Incendiaries, Puddin’ Tang, Lysa Sullivan, The Jumpin’ Jesus Christers, Kaitlin Jones, Tunabunny, The Buddy System, Athens Boys Choir, Poet Jeff Fallis, Mandy Jane and Hola Halo in director Jennifer Formwalt’s debut, formally titled Songs: A Documentary Record of Music from a Relational Perspective.

Part of the Athfest Filmfest 2012 Rock Docs series.

THE TAIWAN OYSTER (NR) Don’t expect Hangover 2 hijinks in UGA alums Mark and Mitchell Jarrett’s feature debut. Two ex-pats, Simon (Billy Harvey) and Darin (Jeff Palmiotti), road-trip across eastern Taiwan to bury deceased fellow countryman Jed (Will Mounger). Nikita (Leonora Moore), a sympathetic clerk, helps the duo steal Jed’s body and accompanies them on the quest to find the perfect burial site.

The trailer suggests an impressive looking, independent road movie. The SXSW hit is being feted at its Athens premiere with a catered reception and a filmmaker Q&A. THAT’S MY BOY (R) A father (Adam Sandler), who fathered a son (Andy Samberg) in high school, moves in with his grown kid on the eve of his son’s wedding. Unfortunately, pops gets into a feud with the blushing bride (Leighton Meester). Hot Tub Time Machine directing duo, Sean Anders and John Morris, are behind

the camera. The rewrite of “Happy Endings” creator David Caspe’s script

by Ken Marino and David Wain, both “State” alums, bodes well.

V.H.S.: LOCAL VIDEOGRAPHERS HELLA-BIG SHOW (NR) As part of Athfest Filmfest 2012, the Society of Greater Things presents showcase for local filmmakers. Featured shorts include Matt Beaty’s “215 Lumpkin Street,” Evan Seitz’s “ABCinema,” Erina Francesconi/Adam Multer’s “A Small Turn,” Sarah Gutierrez’s “Break the Silence,” Chris White’s “Dobraojca,” Adam Klein’s “Dugu Wolo,” Brian Garrett’s “Friday Night,” ?’s “Tofu,” Raines Plambeck’s “Gracie Has a Glass Eye” and many more. Enjoy a meet and greet with the filmmakers before and after the Thursday screening.

WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING (PG-13) Expecting a cinematic extinction level event on par with Garry Marshall’s star-whoring Valentine’s Day/New Year’s Eve, What

to Expect When You’re Expecting pleasantly met my vastly lowered expectations. What to Expect would have been a decent Apatow/Bridesmaids knockoff had it slimmed down to one main plot—an expectant couple played

by Elizabeth Banks and Mr. Melissa McCarthy (Ben Falcone) compete with his race car legend father (Dennis Quaid) and his pregnant trophy wife (Brooklyn Decker)—and shed the extra plot poundage involving Jennifer Lopez adopting an Ethiopian baby, Anna Kendrick and Chace Crawford’s uh-oh moment and Cameron Diaz’s star pregnancy (with Matthew Morrison).

The almost interstitial scenes with the daddy club of Chris Rock, Rob Heubel, Thomas Lennon and Amir Talai amuse, as does Rebel Wilson as Banks’s mostly clueless employee. Like clockwork, every time it started to get funny, the scene would shift to JLo’s woes

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Enter Dr. Mortimer Granville (Hugh Dancy), a perpetually out of work doctor who Dalrymple hires to help out with the patients. Mortimer becomes so popular with the female patients that his hand cramps up and he’s forced to start using a weird yet miraculous new hand-held vibrating device that his friend Lord Edmund St. John-Smythe invented as a fan. Women love it even more. Meanwhile, Granville falls in love with Dalrymple’s demure daughter Emily (Felicity Jones). Emily’s fiercely independent older sister, Charlotte

from Mel Brooks-like broad humor (the scenes of patients getting “treated”) to the strained repartee between Dancy and Gyllenhaal are off-key. It’s all amiable enough, and when the film keeps fleet-footed and whimsical, it works. But when Gyllenhaal, usually a nimble actress, bursts into every scene bent on chewing scenery in as few bites as possible, forced to spout leaden dialogue, it screeches to a halt. It appears that Wexler and her screenwriters are striving to make a romantic comedy in the tradition of Howard Hawks. There’s no wit here, however, and Gyllenhaal and Dancy (who each have charisma on their own), lack chemistry. There are a few good laughs in Hysteria, but it’s in desperate need of a little more finesse.

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meaty rice, then steamed into marvelous pablum; cheese blintzes (thin, well-executed pancakes enfolding sweet cheese, topped with jam); and the cutest deviled egg, done up to look like a red-capped mushroom.

Anything involving cabbage—and most of it does—is delicious. The brassica family has much to offer, and the restaurant makes the most of it. Even the side of cabbage, which could easily have been neglected, is prepared with care and, par for the course, infused with a lovely porkiness. Russian food is not very interested in accommodating vegetarians, although you can get the rice goulash sans pork. One of the best dishes is a sort of mushroom casserole, topped with cheese and bacon, and served like a personal pot pie, in your own recyclable aluminum pan.

Soft, warm, salty, flavorful, it reaches for the gut of what makes satisfying food. In many ways, the timing isn’t good. When it’s 90 degrees outside, who wants to eat hot starch and fat?

The Local Jam Well, the A/C is cranked up in the restaurant to a degree that makes it eminently one opened in what was Allen’s on Hawthorne, possible to consume such, and it is well worth at the intersection with Tallassee/Oglethorpe. braving the annoying parking situation in Five It seemed like a more aggravating version Points to support this valuable addition to the of Sonny’s, chain BBQ with little heart and dining scene. The restaurant is currently open no flavor. But I got a tip that this location Fiona Nolan

The Russians Are Here: Ever since The European Deli closed a while back, Athens has been sorely lacking in Russian food, apart from cabbage rolls vended at the occasional holiday market. Thankfully, Irina Cochran, who owns The Local Jam (1650 S. Lumpkin St.), has a mother who is here to help. The normally breakfast-focused eatery has been expanding its offerings of late, branching out into dinner (although not this summer—it will return in the fall) and now, on Wednesdays, a special Russian menu.

If you read Julia Ioffe’s long article in The New Yorker on the rediscovery of traditional Russian cooking and are salivating, scale your expectations back a bit. This is Russian food the way we actually think of Russian food: cabbage, meat, borscht. And also, yum. The menu changes up weekly, depending on what the lady in the kitchen feels like serving up, but here are some of the stomach-warming things it might include: Russian potato salad, in which potatoes compose no more than 50 percent of the ingredients, studded with peas, carrots and quite a lot of ham; rice goulash cooked with hunks of pork (thick, comforting, ideal food for the middle of winter); borscht, served warm not cold, made with loads of beets, cabbage and beef stock, but a brothbased rather than cream-centered version, thoroughly tasty but less meaty than the rest of the offerings; cabbage rolls, in which leaves of the green stuff are wrapped firmly around

was better, and I do trust my readers (well, some of them). I was right to do so this time. Dickey’s is still corporate through and through, with chirpy waitstaff and signage trumpeting specials everywhere you look, but there’s not much BBQ inside the loop, and its offerings are worth a trip.

The pulled pork is adequate if not exciting, but the restaurant comes out of Texas and prides itself on its beef, so that’s really what you should pick, not the sliced beef, but the brisket chopped to order, which it is, right in front of you. It’s not pulverized but chopped into chunks, and it doesn’t end up over-wet or turned into soup with sauce. Be warned about the condiments. For some reason, Dickey’s keeps its sauce in a warmer, with a ladle you have to maneuver, and that thing is hot. The sides are fine: green beans reminiscent of Mrs. Winner’s, unexciting baked beans, a baked potato casserole full of cheese and minced green onions.

The space isn’t all that different from what it was previously, a big room with a bunch of stuff on the walls and, when it’s empty, a not particularly welcoming atmosphere. Free kosher pickles (in a giant jar) and soft-serve ice cream make it a great place to take either your kids or your stereotypical pregnant lady.

Dickey’s is open for lunch and dinner every day, takes credit cards and does take-out and catering. It also, pleasantly, serves beer, with happy-hour specials.

What Up?: Maba Grill downtown has closed but should be replaced soon by Yummy Pho, also serving Vietnamese food and, in fact, from some of the same folks, with a larger menu. Chipotle on Alps may be open by the time this runs, and Kabana has closed.

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threats & promises Music News And Gossip Mad Axes, k i d s, Bambara, Helen Scott, Daffodil, The F’n Heartbreaks, Slaw & Order, Dead Dog, Roberta & Charlene, The Nice Machine, Eureka California, Pretty Bird, Life Coach, SheHeHe, Manray, Incendiaries, TaterZandra, Shepherds, Sea Of Dogs and Savagist. All net proceeds go to support the Athens Girls Rock Camp. Wristbands will available for purchase at Little Kings in the near future, and admission includes a copy of the compilation album How Much for the Saxophone?

Buy Here, Play Here: Nuçi’s Space will host what is reportedly going to be its biggest gear sale ever Saturday, June 30 from noon to 6 p.m. Featured products include a minimum

Get Up, Get Down: The aforementioned Mad Axes have a new website at www.madaxes. com, and in celebration of the site, which looks so retro-metal it probably enjoyed a previous life as a Krokus fan site, the band is giving away its debut album for free. Appropriately titled Debut Smash, the 14-track album wouldn’t be out of place blasting from your boombox or Olds 98. Actually, those are probably the best places for it. I’ve grabbed my copy, so go grab yours. While you’re doing that, check out the crew’s other merchandise, but don’t be surprised if wearing it doesn’t turn some heads. Mad Axes hasn’t been called “Pro-life suicide rap” for nothing, after all. They told me personally that, “We want our fans to know that we care about them and we love y’all more than those other rap groups out there.” This is getting good, y’all.

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Welcome to Athens. There’s a decent chance that a lot of you folks reading this week’s column are visiting our town for the first time. Sure, AthFest and the music scene brought you here, but I encourage you to stretch your legs a bit and see what else is in town. Now, I don’t want to overstate the point nor undersell our scene—I think it’s very safe to say a large majority of us came here for the music but stayed for a lot of other reasons, too. So, ask around and go see that stuff.

Now, back to the music…

Koko Beware of four—possibly as many as eight—drum kits ranging from inexpensive beginners’ kits to higher-end set ups, loads of guitars and amplifiers, keyboards, pedals and more.

Shoppers can test equipment out before they purchase anything, too. For more info, please see www.nuci.org.

Tune In, Turn On, Head Over: University of Georgia radio station WUOG 90.5 FM and Ampersand magazine, an adjunct publication of student newspaper The Red & Black, will host a party at Go Bar on Wednesday, June 20.

Featured performers include Jeffers Morning, Blue Division, Sleep Dance and USA. The promoters are hosting AthFest-related giveaways throughout the night but have mentioned only two specifically: compilation CDs and wristbands for this year’s AthFest. The wristbands are likely to be the most wanted item, as there are several venue-based shows this year where admission will be impossible without them.

Deal of the Day: Derek Wiggs, the man behind SlopFest, is hosting the now-annual event again this year at Little Kings Shuffle Club. This year’s three-day extravaganza happens July 19–21 and costs $6 per day or $8 for the whole weekend. So, the choice is pretty clear which option you should go for. Although the entire lineup hasn’t been confirmed, a sizable number of bands have been announced. These include Koko Beware, Danger Bucket, Monkey Grass Jug Band, Nikki, Triangle Fire, Boycycle,

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Bag o’ Birthdays: Eureka California has finished its album, and HHBTM Records will release it this August. It’s called Big Cats Can Swim and it will presumably usher in another bout of touring for the band when it’s released in August. In other news, Tunabunny is in the home stretch with its third LP for the label as well as preparing a 12-inch single to be released in the U.K. Each band recorded at home. If you’re having a hard time waiting for these and you’ve got a curious itch in your brain wondering what the ancient scrolls of HHBTM wisdom had to say, head over to www. hhbtmrecords.bandcamp.com. That’s where the label is routinely posting out-of-print material from its back catalog, which spans back to 1999. That’s, like, a completely different century!

Dispatches from the Far East: Flagpole music writer and K-Macks frontman Kevin Craig just landed in Taiwan, where he’ll be teaching English for The Princeton Review over the next two months. He’ll be blogging about his travels weekly over at www.flagpole.com, so tune in for updates and photos. If you haven’t visited our blog Homedrone in a while, check out the recent postings of illustrations, photos and journal entries from Flagpole’s adventures at Bonnaroo as well. [Michelle Davis] Gordon Lamb threatsandpromises@flagpole.com

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Flagpole's New Music Editor Offers His AthFest Picks An introduction is in order. After four amazingly fun and fulfilling years at Flagpole, I’ll be stepping down as music editor so that I may immerse myself in the scholastic cocoon known as UGA Law School with the hope of reemerging in the future as an entertainment/copyright lawyer. See you in three years, social life. But my mind is at ease with the confidence that I leave Flagpole’s music section in more than capable hands. Athens, meet Gabe Vodicka.

There’s a good chance you already know him either as a freelance contributor to Flagpole and Atlanta’s Creative Loafing or as a musician in one of several Athens bands (Long Legged Woman, etc.). As a means of an introduction, I thought we should let Gabe share his picks for AthFest 2012. As a one-time Athenian returning to the town, his selections balance old, familiar stand-bys with promising new talent he will be keeping a keen eye on. Take it away, Gabe! [Michelle Davis]

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’m super-duper excited to be back in Athens—this everflowering land of milk, honey and Taco Stand. (Can’t tell you how relieved I am to find that those extra-hot tofu burritos are still the business!) I’m equally jazzed for this year’s installment of AthFest, which has the makings of a legit weekend-long doozy. You’ll be reading much more from me in the coming months (more than you’d like, probably, but deal with it) so I’ll keep it clipped for now. Here’s a quick rundown of where and when I plan to be this weekend—and which bands I’m most pumped to peep. Come find me! Gimme a friendly pat on the back! And, for God’s sake, buy me a drink!

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You can find our complete list of picks at www.flagpole.com.

Atlas Sound

You should have no expectations for what Atlas Sound will do or for how the act will look during AthFest. The solo project of Deerhunter frontman Bradford Cox, Atlas Sound has had a different set-up every time I’ve seen him. I first saw the band as a trio at the 40 Watt, where Cox performed a loose set with Kranky Records labelmates White Rainbow and Valet’s Honey Owens.

Another time, I saw a show that had Atlas Sound backed by Carnivores and Frankie Broyles in Atlanta. Most recently, I watched Cox on the roof of the Team Gallery in New York City, performing alone at the opening of a Ryan McGinley exhibit. He played with just a guitar and a sampler, his ambient drone and psychedelic croon bouncing across the downtown cityscape. [Christopher Benton] (Friday, Pulaski Street Stage, 7:30 p.m.)

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another Neutral Milk Hotel knockoff. (New Earth Music Hall, 11:30 p.m.)

The Darnell Boys

Thayer Sarrano

Lazer/Wulf

Slaw and Order

What better way to start off AthFest weekend than by enjoying some damn fine fingerpickin’? You know it’s gonna be hot and sweaty out there; the good vibes—and the beer—will most undoubtedly be flowing by five o’clock. TDB’s earnest blend of old-timey country and blues is everything great about Athens’ glorious summers rolled into one scruffy family band.

(Pulaski Street Stage, 5 p.m.)

My neck feels sore in advance from all the “Beavis and ButtHead”-style headbanging I’m going to do during this show.

Lazer/Wulf is relentlessly proggy without being overbearing and viciously heavy without succumbing to the typical metal malaise. Plus, they boast one of the best/worst band names of all time. (Caledonia Lounge, 11 p.m.)

The Viking Progress

Patrick Morales’ buzzy new project dabbles in heavily thematic, Elephant 6-style psychoustica. But fortunately, it feels fresh: the group’s stellar Mazarine Records debut, Whistling While the End Is Near, proved that, indeed, TVP is not just

The Incendiaries

Drawing from bands like Drive Like Jehu, Sleater-Kinney and the ‘90s Dischord Records roster, the four “ladies of pedigree” who make up Incendiaries play noisy, angular postpunk that grooves and howls with the best of them. Dueling guitars swap squiggly riffs and stabs of crunchy dissonant chords while the bass lays down jerky, syncopated rhythms atop steady, driving beats. Insistently shout-sung vocals push to the forefront, with multiple voices building on and complementing one another. All that might sound like a recipe for chaos, but Incendiaries’ songs are remarkably con-

Guzik

Guzik keep it simple, slow, heavy and loud—and that’s the point, so go in prepared. They play fairly traditional, misanthropic doom metal, albeit with vocals closer to black metal screaming. Imagine a more atmospheric Iron Monkey and you won’t be far off. The hypnotic, ever-shifting riffs that crawl forth from their gloriously over-driven full-stacks will invade your headspace, sink into your bones and ripple through your fragile form until you can feel every muscle nodding along in unison, and it’s so satisfying that you never want it to end. Fortunately, these are very long songs. [Derek Wells] (Friday, Caledonia Lounge, 9 p.m.)

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The “dark and dreamy, sometimes loud” music of this formidable songstress invites easy comparisons to other moody female folk-rockers past and present—Karen Dalton, Chan Marshall, Sharon Van Etten—but exists firmly in its own creative sphere. Sarrano is among the strongest local songwriting talents; a person would be remiss to miss her. (Farm 255, 11:45 p.m.)

I’ll be honest; I don’t know much about this duo. But how can anyone resist a motherlovin’ band called Slaw and Order?

You can’t. It cannot be resisted. (Little Kings, 12 a.m.)

Timmy Tumble

Former Col. Knowledge & the Lickity-Splits frontman Tim Schreiber has never made his obsession with ‘60s garage and doo-wop a secret. As Timmy Tumble, he continues to dive into the deep end of the past, gleaning nuggets of inspiration from Nuggets and the like and crafting one hell of a party along the way. Can’t think of a much better nightcap than this. (Flicker Theatre, 1 a.m.)

arranges most of the band’s vocal harmonies, a skill learned while growing up in a very musical household and studying second soprano. But there’s nothing overtly rigidly structured nor academic about Helen Scott. Their music is one of the best treats served up in Athens, and they cut a unique path in a world where it’d be so easy to just play copycat.

[Gordon Lamb] (Saturday, Flicker Theatre, 12 a.m.)

Reptarz II

Some bands take things very seriously. Others take the piss. Sometimes you just can’t tell who is doing which. All of which is to say that Reptarz II speaks better for itself than anyone else could. Here’s a statement they sent me: “The Domestic Bemusement Park Department of Musico-Critical Outreach gladly presents Reptarz II. Reptarz II are happy objects—drastic happy—and no more a joke than anything else is.”

And you know what? I think I believe them. Although there’s a certain necessary sturm und drang passion to their new noise (think: no-no-wave), considering all their lyrics are lifted straight from the bouncy pop sunshine songs of popular Athens band Reptar, there’s also a long tradition of this type of collage. It’s an ear-churner, a palatecleanser and a big fat smile all around.

[GL] (Friday, Ciné, 10:45 p.m.)

The Rodney Kings

This is scuzzy, freak out garagepunk from people who would be denied Atlas Sound driver’s licenses in any reasonable society. Utterly free of fashion, scene consciousness and baggage of any sort. This is music that gets trolled, lending them an intensity that smolders but never burns out. [DW] (Saturday, Little Kings Shuffle Club, 11 p.m.) high on its own supply. It needs nothing. It’s primitive and soulful and punching and kicking. It’s the kind of music that will challenge you to a fight but doesn’t care—or need—you to show up for the brawl. It’s content to just keep punching Beautiful melodies and a gauzy, echoey musicality are itself in the face until it collapses into a bloody pool. So, the touchstones of this fairly new combo. Emileigh Ireland basically, don’t miss ‘em. [GL] (Saturday, Go Bar, 10 p.m.)

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The Glands

three-fourths of the Judges, and because, in concept and execution, they are even nuttier than their predecessors. (Little Kings, 10 p.m.)

Nutritional Peace

This shapeshifting drone/electro/antipop outfit will undoubtedly be a welcome departure from the rest of the fest.

I could go on about how I wish there were a higher concentration of such mysterious and uncompromising music in Athens, but that’s best saved for a later diatribe. (Bonus: bearded ‘n’ beloved Athens expat—and Flagpole contributor—Jeff Tobias!

Get some!) (Ciné, 10:45 p.m.)

Los Meesfits

Misfits covers, Salsa style. Do we need to say more? (Go Bar, 12 a.m.)

Grass Giraffes

Fuzzed out and neon-lit, the songs of Grass Giraffes float atop the surface like radio waves—evocations of a post-wave past; hints of a post-everything future. GG play the best kind of pop music; it’s organic, airy and innovative, warm and instantly recognizable without being plagiaristic. (40 Watt, 12:30 a.m.)

Saturday, June 23 Five Eight

Thank God Five Eight is still going strong. Forever the local music community’s bridesmaids (groomsmen?) and never its bride, the group is downright stubborn in its insistence on playing the same heat-fried, hook-laden rock and roll that flirts with heady irony and gut-wrenching sincerity in equal measure.

(Hull Street Stage, 8:30 p.m.)

The Glands

Aside from In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, The Glands’ selftitled 2000 outing stands as probably my favorite Athens recording of all time. Like a dum-dum, I missed both their “surprise” set at Flicker in 2010 and their christening of the

new Georgia Theatre last year, and thus I am all weepy and sweaty just thinking about this show. (Also, I think I just peed a little.) (Pulaski Street Stage, 9 p.m.)

New Sound of Numbers The star-studded Supercluster headlines this show, but get there early for the real Hannah Jones jams. Her nebulous, onagain-off-again post-punk project has mercifully endured for over half a decade. The band’s deliciously fragmented tunes revel in a slanted melodicism that is relatable (and even danceable) despite its esoteric construct. (Georgia Theatre, 10 p.m.)

Mad Axes

During the 2009 AthFest, Deaf Judges put on the performance of a lifetime at the Morton Theatre. I have exceedingly high hopes for Mad Axes’ live show because the group features

Bit Brigade

The shtick should be tired by this point, but somehow, it’s as entertaining as ever. Try as I might to resist the allure, I can’t wait to end Saturday night by watching a dude beat an old-school NES game while a math rock band plays the soundtrack. (Caledonia Lounge, 1 a.m.)

Sunday, June 24 Yacht Rock Revue

I can’t imagine a more fitting end to such a weekend than the snarky-smooth cover jams of Yacht Rock Revue, which, thanks to that all-encapsulating bandname, needs no further explanation here. (Pulaski Street Stage, 7 p.m.)

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WIRED 10th Anniversary: AthFest Dance Music Showcase WIRED has served as a successful launching pad for many of the Southeast’s biggest names in electronic music… maybe even too successful. According to longtime Athens DJs and event organizers Darcy Reenis (AKA D:RC) and Chris “Variant” Thompson, there are some former WIRED acts that have blown up so much the fest can’t even afford to have them back. For example, Atlanta’s Mike Distal. Once a regular feature on the WIRED stage, he’s now signed to the biggest U.K. dubstep label, Tectonic, and his asking price has skyrocketed as he tours across Europe. This year’s lineup looks poised to produce some key alumni as well. The ultraheavy bass music of Atlanta duo Mantis has been in high demand all over the country. Sorted is about to play the CounterPoint Festival in Atlanta. And headliner Charlie P, who has changed his game since his breaks-oriented debut in the early 2000s, is now hitting the festival circuit hard and building a passionate following in the Southeast.

And yet, despite the wealth of talent we have at our doorstep and the rising profile of electronic music on a global scale, Thompson and Reenis say that getting crowds out to support local DJs in Athens has been an uphill battle.

“It’s such a love/hate thing here,” Thompson says with an exasperated sigh.

“If somebody comes from out of town with a name, [fans in Athens] will spend $20 to go see that person, but they won’t spend $2 to see the guy who opens for him on a Tuesday,” adds Reenis.

To some extent, the same could be said for local bands in any genre; building a following is always a challenge.

Hopefully, presenting a focused showcase of burgeoning talent within the larger context of AthFest will help get new fans interested and engaged. WIRED itself, at least, has been

Organic Variance

steadily growing.

In WIRED’s first days at Boneshakers and then at the various clubs that previously occupied New Earth’s space, attendees were limited to a small but dedicated following that Reenis likens to a “family reunion.” And then, something changed.

“Since 2008, [WIRED] has grown exponentially,” says Thompson. “… And the last two years have been insane.”

So, what was that magic something that changed the game? In a word: dubstep.

“As soon as dubstep hit and it started getting really popular, a lot of people got into [electronic music],” says Reenis. I think the whole festival circuit in general helped foster interest, I guess, but it coincided with the popularity of dubstep.”

Now, while some purists and old-school turntablists may scoff at the changes taking place in the genre—the new reliance on laptops, the commercialization of the scene— Thompson and Reenis are quick to dismiss the bickering as pretentious and counterproductive. “Something getting more popular should not be seen as a bad thing,” says Reenis.

“That’s what people have been pushing for the whole time, and now you’re getting it, so enjoy it.”

What both DJs have noticed is that while mainstream, modern acts like Skrillex might serve as the gateway for new electronic music fans, once on board, they tend to start looking around and looking back for more challenging music.

“Older genres are being pulled back into popularity,” says Thompson. “We’ve noticed a rumbling in the underground of [drum and bass coming back], even though that’s been labeled as dead for five to seven years.”

“Now I think that dubstep has sort of run its course, and even that core crowd is aging,” says Reenis. “If you’ve been a fan since 2007, when you were 18, you’re now, like, 22…

You’re starting to ask: ‘What else is out there?’”

Hopefully, WIRED will have some answers. Reenis and Thompson craft the lineup like their own fine-tuned sets: balancing a variety of sub-genres between the two stages and slowly building momentum and energy throughout the night so that the party goes from chill to rave by 2 a.m.

There is more to this world than Skrillex, kids. Like 100 glowsticks, WIRED is here to illuminate you.

Michelle Davis Wired X takes place at New Earth Music Hall on Saturday, June 23 from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. Tickets are $10 or $5 with an AthFest wristband.

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mixtape wars Keeping It Local: Rieger vs. Chamberlain As AthFest invades downtown, it’s impossible to deny the power and presence of our music scene. There are hundreds of bands spanning countless genres, and they’re all rooted in our little town. In keeping with the spirit of celebrating all things Athens, this week’s Mixtape Wars features all local music from across the decades.

Scene vet Andrew Rieger, frontman for Elf Power (playing Pulaski Street Stage, 7:45 p.m. on Saturday), dug deep into his personal archives for a selection of obscure gems both old and new for his local mixtape. “I opted to omit songs by more popular acts like R.E.M., The B-52s, Pylon, Neutral Milk Hotel, etc.,” says Rieger, “even though those are some of my all time favorite bands, in order to examine some lesser known songs that are equally deserving of praise.”

He’s paired with relative newcomer William Chamberlain, Flicker barkeep and frontman for Flagpole award-nominated country-rock act Vestibules (playing midnight at Flicker on Friday). “I searched for some personal songs more than obscure [ones],” says Chamberlain on his mixtape strategy. “I felt like with it being a local theme, it should be a little more nostalgic, and I tried to give praise where I thought it deserved.”

1. “Zero Sum Situation” by Manray Why William Chamberlain picked this track: Manray was my pick for band of the year. Try to never miss a Caledonia show. They own that room.

This song should come with a ski mask and Rambo knife.

Andrew Rieger’s reaction: Simultaneously melodic and menacing, punctuated by squiggly guitar bursts and a super-tight rhythm section… quite pummeling and dynamic!

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AR: I hadn’t heard this live version before. It’s great—an anomaly in the R.E.M. catalog for sure. It sounds like an old Motown ballad. The falsetto is really nice and really out of character for Michael, making it that much cooler. The long held out note at the end is fantastic, and I love the simple, distorted guitar solo leading into the breakdown.

7. “Old Echo” by Nesey Gallons WC: Nesey had come to be one of my closest friends in Athens. Too bad he’s gone. Here’s an old chestnut…

AR: I like the muffled, ghostly nature of the recording giving it a timeless feel. The vocals and sparse playing add to the eerie feel.

8. “Jill” by Timmy Tumble & the Tumblers WC: Oh, those wild Wednesdays when I’m bartending and Tim [Schreiber] is one of three patrons… and there are candles and chill jazz music. Wild. Be careful you don’t catch a boot to the face at the show at Flicker Friday of AthFest. It’s not just a clever name.

AR: This distorted live recording is great, capturing the unhinged, deranged blast of this great live act. A great,

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2. “4th Night” by Hope for Agoldensummer WC: I’ve loved this song for years. Happy to be in the position to take it down off the shelf and share it. OK, I’ll say it: this is my favorite song!

Very sexy and honest at the same time. Usually doesn’t work like that.

AR: Effortless harmonies and unison singing with minimal musical accompaniment, creating a haunting, ethereal atmosphere… languid and lovely.

3. “It Is What It Is” by Vic Chesnutt WC: I can’t begin to imagine what I could say about Vic. I never met him. His music has moved and inspired me in the years since I’ve moved here. This tune has a fantastic ending.

AR: Excellent choice! Amazing lyrics comparing himself to many famous literary monsters… building into a masterful, awe-inspiring, self-deprecating, anti-religious diatribe. This is a perfect example of Vic’s lyrical and musical prowess— unmatched by any in Athens or elsewhere.

4. “An Eluardian Instance” by Four Eyes (of Montreal cover) WC: Hmm. All I can say is I can’t believe how intense the ukulele gets toward the end of the song. Rock on, Erin [Lovett]!

AR: I like the way that the multi-tracked vocals are brought in and out from time to time to effectively accentuate certain phrases. Very nice mood overall.

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Andrew Rieger squealing guitar solo takes it over the top, and Tim’s crazed soul-singer delivery is killer.

9. “Best of Me” by Sam Sniper WC: The Sniper guys have always been good to me. I’ve been trying to talk them into starting a label with me. Very talented musicians and engineers. They drink OK, too.

AR: A weird ballad. I really like the warbling, effected backing vocals a lot. Nice cacophonous buildup at the end.

10. “Pink Gardenia” by Flat Duo Jets WC: Gonna go out like I came in, but let’s change up the ski mask and Rambo knife for a motorcycle jacket and some chains.

You’re all fools if you miss Dex [Romweber] when he roles through town… fools!

AR: “Great, great band… Along with the Cramps they led the ‘80s rockabilly revival, but they brought their own unique and potent sleazy vibe to it.

Andrew Rieger’s Mixtape 1. “Do the Method” by Method Actors AR: Released in 1980, a great blast of nervous, jittery energy with some sonic similarities to peers such as Pylon and Mission of Burma.

WC: I can definitely hear the Burma. Also maybe some Plimsouls and Devo. Like the guitar lick and the lyrics. Good opener.

6. “Tongue” by R.E.M. WC: One of us had to do it! Organ and piano?! Falsetto Stipe?! Overly simple guitar?! This isn’t R.E.M.! Yes it is. And it’s sexy as summer… eat it up, Athens!

2. “When I Laugh” by The Glands AR: A fantastic pop/rock gem—hard rocking and catchy, featuring a blazing slide guitar solo that comes out of nowhere in the middle to blast your face off.

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3. “Turtle Song” by Olivia Tremor Control and Kahimi Karie AR: Little known and unlikely collaboration between these Athens psychedelic masters and whispery Japanese chanteuse Kahimi Karie. It successfully melds the band’s melodic experimentations with Karie’s child-like cooing.

WC: Yes! I need more of this. I need to know more about this. Like, was this ever released in the States? Where was it recorded? When was it made? My brain hurts!

AR: It was an EP only released in Japan. I think around 1999–2000. They recorded a lot of it at their home studio and some with David Barbe at Chase Park, I think.

4. “Why Do Lonely Men & Women want to Break Each Other’s Hearts?” by The Star Room Boys AR: “Drunk, wild and free,” indeed! Truly and honestly as good as any classics of country music by George Jones, Merle Haggard or Willie Nelson—lyrically, vocally and musically.

WC: Blame it on my momma, I’ll take some sad honky tonk over anything. Especially when it concerns drinking and broken hearts. Is that two pedals I hear?

5. “Don’t Think About Death” by The Humms AR: One of my current favorite newer Athens bands, this track is a fine example of their fuzzy, scuzzy, melodic garage rock.

WC: I’m thinking I’m on the beach and Dracula is there.

Wolfman, too. Also, who’s that doing the limbo? It’s Mummy.

You’re so silly, Mummy. Monster beach party. Get it on!

6. “Bony Maurine” by The Visitations AR: An excellent combination of organic and electronic elements with lovely wistful lyrical imagery makes for a truly unique recording.

WC: This is my favorite of your tracks. It’s a wonderful song—well written, well recorded and well played. I’m gonna actually spend money on this. Also, pretty sure this is the first band to have the misfortune of sharing a bill with me in Athens.

5. “I Don’t Think You’ll Make It” by Get Sad WC: Always a sucker for a girl with a baritone guitar! I had the pleasure of working in a kitchen with Helen [Rhinehart] a few years ago. They changed the name before they broke up, but I don’t remember what it was… Get Sad still has a MySpace.

AR: Thick, fuzzed-out bass, heavy, pounding drums, noisy guitars and a slow pacing create a dark and mysterious soundscape.

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WC: Great choice! One of the most listenable pop songs to escape Athena’s vice-tight grip. Perfect summer tune. Love songs that do “do do do do”!

7. “Withering” by Vic Chesnutt AR: Vic was, in my opinion, Athens’ best-ever songwriter, so it’s hard to pick just one of his songs, but this one always connected with me in all its lethargic, loping beauty. When I played with Vic for a few years right before his death, I insisted we play this song live, and I always loved trying to replicate the meandering, intertwining guitar lead outro played here by Vic and Jeffrey Richards, though we never quite nailed the sublime beauty captured here.

WC: I definitely agree that Vic is the best you can get in Athens. The most clever, ironic, bitter and hilarious lyrics I’ve ever heard… here or anywhere else. I recommend every Athenian own at least At the Cut. Damn, that’s a fantastic record!

8. “Until Your Temples Are Pounding” by Macha AR: A majestic instrumental mixing fuzz bass and all manner of bizarre and lovely sounding hammered Indonesian instruments, the soaring melody and raucous performance is magnificent.

WC: Jesus! The answer is yes, my temples are pounding.

Had to start this one over and turn it up. Don’t even want to try naming a single instrument on this track. Do I hear bagpipes? I love it!

9. “Head Full of Shit” by Jack O’ Nuts AR: One of the greatest live acts I’ve ever witnessed. Dextrous musicianship with some similarities to their peers at the time such as Jesus Lizard and Slint, with depraved, sexual lyrical ramblings that combine for a sonic experience like no other.

WC: This took me a few times through before I liked it. I do, though. Reminds me of the Chicago scene. The guitar is all over the place. Kind of makes me want to start a fight.

10. “Double Axel” by Still Small Voice and the Joyful Noise AR: A mournful, wintry dirge with an appropriately glacial pace slowly builds into a powerful crescendo.

WC: What a great way to finish. Chill tune with great distortion tones and understated vocals. Can’t decide if I want to take a drive through the country or take a shower.

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xcitement cometh. AthFest’s LaughFest is back, featuring comics Craig Hoelzer, Caleb Synan, Chris Patton & Nikki Glaser: some newcomers, some relatively oldcomers, but all noteworthy folks. Things might get nasty; each comic has dirtiness in his/her arsenal, and internal conflicts certainly exist.

Hoelzer, who is new to “the game,” as he says, thinks “there is just something cathartic about laughing at something painful or shocking.” He uses cancer as a pristine example:

Nikki Glaser “Think of cancer as a big, mean bully in your school…

Everyone always sidesteps a bully or tries to appease him because they’re afraid. But the best way to disarm a bully is to show him you’re not afraid. So, one day after class you kick the bully in his nuts so hard that he pukes blood and everyone laughs. The bully is now powerless. Until he kills you, because God has a plan for everyone. But at least you’re not afraid of him anymore, and you can laugh at him.”

Local comedian Synan, who says his stand-up “started as sort of a mutual dare between [him] and one of [his] friends,” thinks that dirtiness and cleanliness aren’t as far apart as one might assume.

“I think all truly funny stuff is kind of offensive,” he says.

“There’s at least a small group of people who will get offended at any joke… If you’re a good enough comedian, anything can be funny… [However], clean humor has almost infinite value.

As long as it’s funny.”

On her “You Had to Be There” podcast, LaughFest headliner Nikki Glaser recently discussed the added pressure some female comics feel to go blue.

“I never felt pressure to be nasty,” she says. “If anything, I feel pressure not to be, because it’s so prevalent now. I just write the way I write. I don’t try to write any which way. In the very beginning of my career I think I veered towards shock humor, because it was better to get groans than silence, but now I just write what I think is funny, and oftentimes, that means talking about poop.”

Poop: not very shocking, but still a bit nasty. Glaser is mindful of audiences’ sensitivities and says she “would talk about anything if it was funnier than it was hurtful.” Good policy.

“I could be wrong, and most likely I am,” Glaser continues, “but I’m pretty sure that laughter is a biological defense mechanism for when you’re caught off guard or surprised… referencing a dead baby is the ultimate diversion from what a normal human should be talking about, so it’s shocking and therefore laughter-inducing.”

Flagpole was also privy to some exclusive breaking news: Glaser has an upcoming late-night MTV talk-show pilot, cohosted by her podcast friend/co-host Sara Schaefer. Exciting stuff.

Chris Patton, the event’s organizer, could not be reached for comment. However, this year’s show promises to be saturated with laughter, with comics from all over the professional spectrum on the bill.

So be offended. Be very offended.

Kevin Craig LaughFest takes place at the Georgia Theatre on Wednesday, June 20 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 or $7 with AthFest wristband.

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ere’s the career path of a successful DIY rock band, in theory. You put a “musicians wanted” flyer at your local record store; three like-minded folks respond; you play some local gigs; you submit a demo to a record label; you get signed; you open for Fugazi; and, four records later, you’re playing sold-out shows across the globe.

As unlikely a scenario as this may be for most bands, Austin-based post-rock outfit

Explosions in the Sky is living the dream. “It’s incredible,” laughs guitarist Michael James.

“Looking back at the times when we played for 50 people and made $200, [each night was] the greatest night of our lives. And now—thinking that we’ve played Radio City Music Hall—the disparity there seems so huge, but it happened at such a slow and organic pace that I honestly almost didn’t notice it happening.”

Even with a four-year gap between studio releases—a gap that ended in 2011 with Take Care, Take Care, Take Care—the group’s cultural presence remained.

“I think there was some worry that maybe people wouldn’t be quite as excited about a new record and that we might just have to live with that,” James says of heading into the studio post-hiatus. “It’s the sort of thing where we could definitely [have over-thought] it, wondering if it was similar enough to our other music, or different enough from our other music, or worrying about whether people would like it. You can’t worry about all that stuff, or else you end up making music that’s not genuine.”

Take Care was a long time in the making.

The 14 days of recording, while only a blip on the radar for some bands, comprised the most time the group had ever spent in the studio.

“When we go into the studio, the songs are basically 100 percent written, so at that point, it’s just about how it’s going to sound,” says James. “We spent days working just on things like guitar sounds, seeing if an amp sounds better in a corner than it does in the bathroom… When you have that kind of time, you can spend [it] making the songs sound as good as they do in your head.”

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Of course, those songs must also sound good in the environment where EITS has truly made its name throughout its 10-year run: the stage. In the past, the band has been careful to construct its albums only as it plays live, foregoing any recorded elements bandmembers could not reproduce in person. But for Take Care, James says, “there was a little more constructing of the songs with pre-production and other stuff. We still want to be able to play most of it verbatim, but some of this new stuff we literally couldn’t…

“There are bands,” he continues, “that when they play a live show, I think, ‘I’d rather be at home listening to the CD.’ And then there are bands that give you an experience that can never be matched in any other way…

A live performance by impassioned musicians—there’s nothing quite like it.”

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No musical experience required. 7–9 p.m. FREE! www.fasola.org FILM: Bad Movie Night (Ciné) A special double feature. First, Philip Michael Thomas warns of the hilarious dangers of angel dust in Death Drug. Then, a whiny ‘90s teen shows the horrors that happen when people turn away from Jesus in Second Glance. 8–10 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/badmovienight GAMES: Trivia (Chango’s Asian Kitchen) Learn facts, eat noodles.

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Wednesday 20 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 CLASSES: Google Earth 102 (Oconee County Library) Learn how to navigate Google Earth to find 3D pictures, walk around Atlanta in 3D and access the flight simulator.

6–7:30 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 EVENTS: Ampersand Summer Launch Party (Go Bar) WUOG and Ampersand magazine celebrate the launch of Ampersand’s musicthemed summer issue and the beginning of AthFest with prize giveaways like compilation CDs and festival wristbands. Live music from Jeffers Morning, Blue Division Sleepdance, U*S*A* and DJ Mahogany. 8 p.m. FREE! 706546-5609 EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (City Hall/ College Avenue) An afternoon market featuring local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, baked goods, prepared foods and

The Kingston Springs play the Melting Point on Wednesday, June 20. crafts. Live music. Every Wednesday through the end of October. 4–7 p.m.

FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net FILM: AthFest FilmFest (Ciné) Screenings of Monterey Pop, A Fighting Chance and the Emergent Heart music video premiere. See AthFest program for details. www. athenscine.com GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicana Grill) With a DJ! Every Wednesday.

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9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102 GAMES: Movie Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Hosted by Jeremy Dyson. 9 p.m. www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub 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: ‘80s Night (Oconee County Library) Flashback to the ‘80s by crimping your hair, rocking shoulder pads and blasting totally rad music! Watch the 1986 classic, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, rated PG-13.

Ages 11–18. 6-8 p.m. FREE! 706769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Drumming for Success (Oconee County Library) Join Athens’ own Dr. Arvin Scott as he teaches children about the art of drumming and rhythm. Scott is a multi-award winning percussion artist, youth program coordinator and educator. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-769-3950, www.drummingforsuccess.com KIDSTUFF: Dr. Arvin Scott: Drum Big, Read (Madison County Library) Join Athens’ own Dr. Arvin Scott as he teaches children about the art of drumming and rhythm.

Scott is a multi-award winning percussion artist, youth program coordinator and educator. 2 p.m.

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10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650, ext. 324 MEETINGS: Info Session for Foster and Adoptive Parents (Clarke County DFCS) (Conference Room A) Held the third Wednesday of every month. 6–8 p.m. FREE! 706-227-7904 MEETINGS: ADDA Board Meeting (ADDA Office) Special meeting of the Athens Downtown Development Board to discuss the downtown master plan. 5 p.m. FREE! 706353-1421 MEETINGS: PFLAG Athens Meeting (Aloha Counseling Center) A support, education and advocacy group for families, friends and supporters of LGBT people. Meets in Suite A. 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-7955597, pflagathga@gmail.com PERFORMANCE: LaughFest with Nikki Glaser (Georgia Theatre) Nikki Glaser of “Last Comic Standing” headlines the official AthFest Comedy Showcase with support from Caleb Synan, Chris Patton, Mike Kaiser, Paul Gallois, Tanner Inman, Craig Hoelzer and Gilbert Lawand. 7 p.m. $7 (w/ AthFest wristband). www.georgiatheatre.com PERFORMANCE: The Fabulous Franceschini (Ted’s Most Best) Magician extraordinaire. 6 p.m.

FREE! 706-543-1523 PERFORMANCE: LIVE MUSIC: Porterhouse Jazz Night (Porterhouse Grill) An Athens tradition for 10 years! This Wednesday, jazz pianist Steve Key leads an incredibly talented trio including

Jason Peckhem on drums and Carl Lindberg on the bass. Joined by Chris Vizurraga, crooner extraordinaire. Porterhouse Jazz Night! 7 p.m.

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Thursday 21 ART: Drawing in the Galleries (Georgia Museum of Art) Open hours for visitors to sketch in the galleries using graphite or colored pencils. 5–8 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org EVENTS: Flagpole Athens Music Awards (The Morton Theatre) We’re rolling out the red carpet for Athens’ finest talents as we announce the winners of this year’s awards!

Screenings of winning videos from the Sprockets Music Video Show, guest presenters and performances

by Cicada Rhythm, Grass Giraffes, The Viking Progress, Ike Stubblefield, Kishi Bashi and Like Totally! See Calendar Pick on this page. 7:30 p.m. $5 (w/ AthFest wristband), $8 (adv.), $10. www.mortontheatre.com EVENTS: One Year Anniversary Party (Ted’s Most Best) Happy hour all day long, $1 meatball sliders and special guests. 11 a.m.–11 p.m.

706-543-1523 EVENTS: Reiki Circle (Healing Arts Centre) A Japanese massage technique for stress reduction. Every Thursday. 7–8 p.m. Donations accepted. 706-338-6843 FILM: VHS Film Fest (Ciné) The Videographers Hella-Big Show presents a showcase of 18 short films made my local filmmakers. June 21, 7:30 p.m. & June 23, 5:30 p.m.

FREE! (w/ AthFest wristband), $5. www.athenscine.com GAMES: Trivia (El Azteca) Every Thursday. Check the restaurant’s

Facebook page for weekly updated categories. 7:30 p.m. FREE! www. tinyurl.com/d5dp2qq GAMES: Trivia (The Volstead) Every Thursday! 7:30-9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-354-5300 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 KIDSTUFF: Puppet Show: “The Reluctant Dragon” (Clarke Central High School) (Auditorium) Join David Stephens of All Hands Productions for a new show that combines classic characters with new, original stories, music and lots of laughs. All ages. 10:30 a.m.

FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Enter Portentia (Madison County Library) Learn how to interpret dreams, read palms, tell fortunes and become open to the secret messages around and within us. Ages 12–18. 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 LECTURES AND LIT: Book Signing: M. Dickson (Avid Bookshop) M. Dickson, comedian and author of Dear Dad, it’s Over signs copies of the comedic book about a child’s perspective of a parents’ divorce. 6:30–7:30 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com MEETINGS: Transportation Policy Committee (Athens, Ga) Participate in a monthly committee of BikeAthens that researches and advocates for a more complete street network for all road users using both motorized and human-powered transportation. Email for location.

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It’s all happened before, and you Grass Giraffes never know what to expect next… except, of course, that a few lucky bands will go home with the glorious, glowing new award designed by Dana Jo Cooley. After a month of voting, you, our readers, have chosen the best Athens bands across 20+ categories, and on Thursday the winners will finally be announced. As part of the celebration, we’ve got an incredible lineup of performers who will have the rare opportunity to perform on the beautiful and historic Morton Theatre stage. We snagged brilliant of Montreal violinist and songwriter Kishi Bashi right before he takes off on a huge national tour. We got new Athens resident Ike Stubblefield, the Hammond B3 organ master who has played with everyone from The Temptations to Eric Clapton. And we also invited some of our favorite rising stars to play a few songs—The Viking Progress, Grass Giraffes, Cicada Rhythm and Like Totally!—each of whom snagged nominations in this year’s show (folk, upstart, upstart and live act, respectively).

Our host for the evening is local comedian Caleb Synan, the brains behind monthly Flicker comedy series OpenTOAD and the host of this year’s LaughFest. With Kenosha Kid returning as our perennial pit band, the evening should be filled with non-stop entertainment. You can also expect a bunch of special guests to help present awards to our winners. These include former Flagpole award winners and performers Reptar, comedian and musician Mat Lewis, beloved Flagpole scribe Jeff Tobias and a few more surprises.

You’ll also get a chance to meet our brand new music editor, Gabe Vodicka, who will begin his reign following AthFest. Think of the show as a warmup for your ears before the marathon that awaits them this week! Tickets are $10 at the door, $8 in advance and just $5 with an AthFest wristband. See you there! [Michelle Davis]

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Friday 22 CLASSES: Digital Plant Photography (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Class on defining a subject and choosing light and focus. 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. $45–50. www.botgarden.uga.edu CLASSES: Genealogy 101: The Basics (Oconee County Library) Learn how to begin your family history research! Registration required.

11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. FREE! 706769-3950 EVENTS: Athens Music History Tour (Athens Welcome Center) Downtown walking tour of insider stops and sound checks at famous venues. 5:30 p.m. $15. 706-2088687 FILM: AthFest FilmFest (Ciné) Screenings of Marley, Athens Burning and Songs. See AthFest program for details. www.athenscine. com KIDSTUFF: Zombie LARP (ACC Library) Live-action role playing involving zombies! Part of the young adult summer reading program.

Ages 11–18. 7–9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650, ext. 336 THEATRE: All in the Timing (Town and Gown Players) A comedy written

by David Ives comprised of a collection of shorts that take an absurdist spin through the ideas of philosophy, science and language. June 22 & 23, 8 p.m. & June 24, 2 p.m. $5. www.townandgownplayers.org

Saturday 23 CLASSES: Invasive Plants of the Southeast (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) An introduction to nonnative pest plants in Georgia. Learn to identify and control the major plants, ranges and habitats. Bring a lunch. 8:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. FREE! www.uga.edu/botgarden EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Bishop Park) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods and crafts.

Live music. Every Saturday through mid-December. This week features a cooking demonstration by Craig Page. 8 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! www. athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Jammin’ Jog 5K and Kids’ Fun Run (Dudley Park) The Kids’ Fun Run at 8 a.m. and the 5K at 8:15 a.m. will both feature live music along the routes, starting at the East Broad Street entrance to Dudley Park and through the Oconee River Greenway. Party at the finish line with locally made awards. 8 a.m. $0–25. http://jamminjog.com EVENTS: Oconee Farmers Market (Oconee County Courthouse) Fresh produce, meats and other farm products. Every Saturday. 8 a.m.–1 p.m. www.oconeecountyobservations. blogspot.com EVENTS: Star Lab (Madison County Library) An indoor planetarium featuring star formations, a discussion of constellations and astronomical sights. 2 p.m. FREE! 705-795-5597 EVENTS: Athens Music History Tour (Athens Welcome Center) Downtown walking tour full of insider spots and an extra 30-minute bus tour to the steeple, Nuci’s Space, the Murmur Trestle and Weaver D’s.

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FREE! (w/ AthFest wristband), $5. www.athenscine.com FILM: AthFest FilmFest (Ciné) Screenings of Marley and VHS short films. See AthFest program for details. www.athenscine.com KIDSTUFF: Book Swap (Oconee County Library) Children of all ages are invited to trade their gently used books with each other. 11 a.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Pool Sports Party (East Athens Community Center) Featuring pool basketball, water polo and other water sports. Prizes and refreshments provided after the games. 3:30–5 p.m. $1. www.athensclarkecounty.com/aquatics LECTURES AND LIT: Plant Stories (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Guided tour through the Heritage Garden that focuses on the histories of the plants and those who brought them here. 10 a.m. FREE! www. botgarden.uga.edu LECTURES AND LIT: Walton Young Book Signing (Oconee County Library) UGA alumni Walton Young reads from his novel, A Gathering of Eagles, about a man who returns from WWI to his farm and finds himself embroiled in a conflict between families. 3 p.m.

FREE! 706-769-3950 PERFORMANCE: The Return of the Many Moods of Rachel (Madison-Morgan Cultural Center) Violinist Rachel Barton Pine returns to lead a musical tour, performing music by Bach, Mark O’Connor and Ozzy Osbourne. Guest performers include Natasha Paremski, Christiana Liberis and Christopher Rex. 7:30 p.m. $5–25. www.mmccarts.org THEATRE: All in the Timing (Town and Gown Players) A comedy written

by David Ives comprised of a collection of shorts that take an absurdist spin through the ideas of philosophy, science and language. June 22 & 23, 8 p.m. & June 24, 2 p.m. $5. www.townandgownplayers.org

Sunday 24 ART: Opening Reception (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) For an exhibit of art by members of the Madison Artists’ Guild. 2-4 p.m.

FREE! www.botgarden.uga.edu EVENTS: Athens Music History Tour (Athens Welcome Center) Bus tour covering music history spots and step-off points. 10:30 a.m. $15.

706-208-8687 EVENTS: Fifty Shades (Sexy Suz) Learn the secrets and buy the toys.

Ladies-only seminar. Space is limited; call to reserve spot. 8 p.m.

678-661-0700 FILM: AthFest FilmFest (Ciné) Screenings of Athens Burning, Monterey Pop and Songs. See AthFest program for details. www. athenscine.com GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Amici) Every Sunday. First place receives $50 and second place receives $25.

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THEATRE: All in the Timing (Town and Gown Players) A comedy written

by David Ives comprised of a collection of shorts that take an absurdist spin through the ideas of philosophy, science and language. June 22 & 23, 8 p.m. & June 24, 2 p.m. $5. www.townandgownplayers.org

Monday 25 FILM: Beetlejuice (Oconee County Library) Chill out on a hot day with popcorn and other snacks while watching the Oscar-winning Beetlejuice, rated PG. Ages 11-18.

6-8 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 GAMES: Team Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Win house cash and prizes!

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FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Trivia (Highwire Lounge) Every Monday. 8 p.m. FREE! 706543-8997 KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC Library) Snuggle in your jammies and listen to bedtime stories. Every Monday. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-6133650 KIDSTUFF: Baby Music Jam (ACC Library) Children ages 1-3 and their caregivers play instruments, sing and dance together! 10:30 a.m.

FREE! 706-613-3650 LECTURES AND LIT: Last Monday Book Group (ACC Library) Adult book discussion group. This month’s title is The Rescue Artist by Edward Dolnick. Newcomers welcome. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650

Tuesday 26 FILM: The Taiwan Oyster (Ciné) Screening and benefit for The Taiwan Oyster, a film about two American expat teachers driving across Taiwan with the corpse of an acquaintance in their van while searching for a proper burial place. See Calendar Pick on this page. 7:30 p.m. www. athenscine.com GAMES: Loco’s Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub ) All three Athens locations of Loco’s Grill and Pub (Westside, Eastside and Harris St.) feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE! www.locosgrill.com 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 (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 GAMES: Trivia (Chango’s Asian Kitchen) Learn facts, eat noodles.

Every Tuesday. 7:30 p.m. FREE! 706546-0015 KIDSTUFF: Gamer Haven (Madison County Library) Learn some tips and tricks from a game programmer. 11 a.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 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: Little STEM Scientists (Madison County Library) Conduct fun experiments and learn how real-world scientists, engineers and farmers use technology. All ages; under 6 accompanied by an adult.

6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 LECTURES AND LIT: Lunchtime Learning: Vegetable Gardening Through the Summer Heat (ACC Library) Learn tips and techniques for keeping a summer vegetable garden healthy during the extreme sum-

Tuesday, June 26

The Taiwan Oyster screening and benefit Ciné Our local arthouse cinema, Ciné, will be hosting a special sneak preview screening of The Taiwan Oyster, an independent feature directed by Mark Jarrett and co-written by his brother Mitchell and Jordan Heimer. The Jarrett brothers and co-star Jeff Palmiotti, all University of Georgia alumni, will be in attendance to talk about the movie and take questions after the 7:30 p.m. screening. The ticketed event ($20 advance; $25 at the door) will also be catered by The National.

So, what’s the big deal?

The Taiwan Oyster, which focuses on two American expat teachers (played by Billy Harvey and the aforementioned Palmiotti) driving across Taiwan with the corpse of an acquaintance in their van while searching for a proper burial place, has been generating significant good word-of-mouth buzz since premiering at SXSW in March. Entertainment trade magazine Variety gave the feature a strong positive review and appropriately compared this humorous yet elegiac road movie to another self-assured and low-key stylish debut: Wes Anderson’s Bottle Rocket. It’s beautifully shot by director of photography Mike Simpson, and he gives this micro-budget movie real visual heft and a look that far more expensive features would be envious to have.

Since The Taiwan Oyster is a low-budget independent affair, this screening on June 26 also serves as a benefit, with proceeds going to help out the Athens Film Arts Institute and the filmmakers, so that they can continue touring it on the festival circuit before (hopefully) a major distributor snatches it up for wider release. It’s going to make for a special evening and something that anyone interested in well-made independent movies (especially ones set in exotic locales) wouldn’t want to miss. [Derek Hill]

mer heat. Amanda Tedrow speaks on mulching, watering, pruning and general plant care. Feel free to bring a lunch. 12:15–1 p.m. FREE! 706613-3650 LECTURES AND LIT: Special Collections Library Tour (UGA Russell Library) Explore interactive kiosks with access to oral history interviews, historical film, video and sound recordings. Look for familiar faces from the state’s political history in Art Rosenbaum’s mural, “Doors.”

Every Tuesday. 2 p.m. FREE! 706542-8079 OUTDOORS: Gardening at Night (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Water, weed and harvest by the light of the moon. Discussions on lunar planting, biodynamics and plant lore. 6-8 p.m. FREE! www.botgarden. uga.edu PERFORMANCE: Joke-a-Go-Go (Go Bar) Come see local yuksters sharpening their skills, blundering first-timers and traveling pros at this comedy open mic hosted by Nate Mitchell. Last Tuesday of the month. 9 p.m. FREE! (performers).

706-546-5609 SPORTS: Street Hockey (YMCA) Street Hockey (on foot, no blades) for all skill levels. Every Tuesday and Thursday. 6:30 p.m. FREE! athensfloorhockey@gmail.com

Wednesday 27 ART: Drawing in the Galleries (Georgia Museum of Art) Open hours for visitors to sketch in the galleries using graphite or colored pencils. 5–8 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum of Art) Meet docents in the lobby for a tour of highlights from the perma-

nent collection. 2 p.m. FREE! www. georgiamuseum.org CLASSES: How to Search the Web (Oconee County Library) Beginner class offering instruction on how to effectively search the web using a wide variety of search engines, Internet directories and library databases. Attendees must already know how to use a mouse and keyboard. 6-7 p.m. FREE! 706769-3950 EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (City Hall/ College Avenue) An afternoon market featuring local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, baked goods, prepared foods and crafts. Live music at every market.

Every Wednesday through the end of October. 4–7 p.m. FREE! www. athensfarmersmarket.net GAMES: Trivia (Your Pie) (Five Points location) Open your piehole for a chance to win! Every Wednesday. 7:30 p.m. FREE! 706850-7424 GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicana Grill) Trivia with a DJ! Every Wednesday. 8–10 p.m. FREE! 706548-1920 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: Sports Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Test your sports knowledge every Wednesday night. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-1916 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 KIDSTUFF: Storytelling Concert (Oconee County Library) Storyteller

Carol Cain’s stories and songs help kids dream big and read for the fun of it. All ages. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Summer Reading Program Storytime (Madison County Library) Check out the books on the summer reading list. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 KIDSTUFF: Glow Art Party (Oconee County Library) Create glow-in-thedark pillowcases, t-shirts, magnets, buttons and more to celebrate all things night-related. Supplies provided. Ages 11–18. 6–8 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 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: 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: Storytelling Concert (Madison County Library) Storyteller Carol Cain’s stories and songs help kids dream big and read for the fun of it. All ages. 2 p.m. FREE! 705795-5597 KIDSTUFF: How to Steampunk Anything (ACC Library) Any ordinary object can be “steampunkified” with paint, glue, sculpy and a little bit of know-how. Boxes available to decorate, or bring an item from home. 2–4 p.m. FREE! 706-6133650, ext. 329 LECTURES AND LIT: Oconee Democrats Book Group (Piccolo’s Italian Steak House) The community book group sponsored

by the Oconee Democrats will discuss the Pulitzer Prize-winning Death of a Salesman. 7 p.m. FREE! patricia.priest@yahoo.com

LIVE MUSIC Tuesday 19 Georgia Theatre Rooftop Dance Party. 11 p.m. $2. www. georgiatheatre.com TV GIRL High-energy indie-pop duo.

TAYROCKS New local DJ drops soul/ funk/hip hop and R&B cuts to get your booty bouncin’.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 BEARKNUCKLE Rock band from Atlanta.

THIEVES MARKET Local alternative rock band.

TASTE LIKE GOOD Local band mixes alt- and classic rock into a loud and rhythmic soundscape.

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.

Featuring Seth Hendershot on drums. Every Tuesday!

Highwire Lounge 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge. com PATRICK MORALES AND FRIENDS Every Tuesday in June!

Morales will curate an improvised set of experimental instrumental numbers with a different musical guest each week.

The Mad Hatter 7 p.m. 706-372-2455 LOUIS PHILLIP PELOT Local singer-songwriter performs solo folk and country.

The Melting Point Terrapin Tuesday. 7:30 p.m. $5. www. meltingpointathens.com ROXIE WATSON Five-piece “alternagrass” string band from Decatur, GA. Look for their new album this month!

No Where Bar 9 p.m. 706-546-4742 LONG MILES Charleston-based reggae/jam sextet.

QUINCY MUMFORD & THE REASON WHY Asbury Park, NJ funk/jam band.

Ted’s Most Best 7:30 p.m. FREE! 706-543-1523 GUIDED BY GUIDED BY VOICES GBV cover band featuring local musicians Jeff Fox, Mat Lewis and special guests.

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

Wednesday 20 Athens City Hall Athens Farmers Market. 5 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net LARA OSHON Oshon’s soulful, provocative vocals sway over piano.

Farm 255 8 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com CALEB DARNELL Member of The Darnell Boys and Bellyache sings the blues.

Georgia Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-9884 MATT NAAS Acoustic set from this improvisational artist.

Go Bar WUOG/Ampersand Magazine Launch Party. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-546-5609 JEFFERS MORNING Rock trio from Athens. Fun, danceable power-chord pop/punk.

BLUE DIVISION Punk meets violin care of John Fernandes (Olivia Tremor Control).

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

U*S*A Local supergroup doing an allcovers set full of good vibes.

DJ MAHOGANY Popular local DJ spins freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta unexpected faves.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com TIMI CONLEY Kite to the Moon’s Timi Conley will play a quirky schizo pop-folk set, sharing the night with Ken Will Morton and other special guests.

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Locos Grill & Pub 6–9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-7700 (Timothy Rd. location) RICK FOWLER BAND Original guitar-driven blues-rock.

The Melting Point 8:30 p.m. $5 (adv.), $8 (door), $5 (w/ UGA I.D.). www.meltingpointathens. com LITTLE TYBEE Dreamy soundscapes with lush violin and tropical indiefolk melodies.

ADRON Adrienne McCann from Atlanta wraps her voice in warbles and sighs around late-’60s Brazilian Tropicalia and charming satire. See Calendar Pick on p. 22.

POWERKOMPANY Local husband and wife duo playing sincere, bittersweet lullabies with gorgeous vocal harmonies over guitar and viola.

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

Ted’s Most Best 6 p.m. FREE! 706-543-1523 DJ JACK JIGGLES The gregarious host spins vintage R&B, soul and jazz.

THE FABULOUS FRANCESCHINI Magician extraordinaire.

OLD SMOKEY Featuring members of Ham1 doing spaghetti western-style numbers.

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

Thursday 21 Amici 11 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0000 DETLEF SHREMPF Band of Horses tribute band.

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and indie pop with a hearty sense of humor.

PENCIL THIN REEFER BAND Jimmy Buffett tribute band.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com ALL-CITY CANNONBALLERS If you’re into classic rock like CCR, the Faces, T. Rex, the Stones and Tom Petty, you’ll find a lot to like here.

PILGRIM Local rock band featuring Paul McHugh on vocals, Thayer Sarrano on keyboards and Brad Morgan on drums.

WALKER HOWLE Guitarist for Dead Confederate takes a turn at the mic with his own experimental acoustic Americana and rock numbers.

Georgia Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-9884 CARLA LEFEVER AND THE RAYS Playing old-school funk, sweet pop and sweaty rock covers and originals.

Georgia Theatre 9 p.m. $20. www.georgiatheatre.com EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY Austinbased instrumental band with passionate sounds that spin stories in their melodies. See story on p. 17.

ZAMMUTO New four-piece electronic rock band led by Nick Zammuto (The Books).

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.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub DODD FERRELLE Sweeping, anthemic ballads and alt-country rockers.

KENNEY BLACKMON STRING BAND Traditional folk and bluegrass at its finest featuring some of the region’s top old-time and folk players.

The Melting Point 8:30 p.m. $5 (adv.), $7, $5 w/UGA ID (door). www.meltingpointathens.com BAMA GAMBLERS Four-piece playing “southern swag” and “big-city blues.”

The Morton Theatre 8 p.m. $5 (w/AthFest wristband), $8 (adv.), $10 (door). musicawards. flagpole.com Flagpole Athens Music Awards Honoring the best and brightest musical talent in town, the Flagpole Athens Music Awards Show offers a night of accolades and entertainment. This year’s show features live performances by Motown legend Ike Stubblefield, of Montreal violinist Kishi Bashi, singer-songwriter nominee The Viking Progress, hotly tipped up-and-comers Grass Giraffes, Appalachian jazz duo Cicada Rhythm and kid-friendly rock band Like Totally! Hosted by local comedian Caleb Synan. See Calendar Pick on p. 19.

New Earth Music Hall 10 p.m. www.newearthmusichall.com SUMILIAN Technically proficient musicians playing progressive jam rock.

SANS ABRI New band featuring members of Packway Handle Band.

SPONG W/STYLEMIND This Valdosta-based jam band blends funk, trance, rock and jazz influences.

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The Office Lounge Open Blues Jam. 8:30 p.m. 706-5460840 THE SHADOW EXECUTIVES Get your fill of straight-up, authentic blues covers!

The Roadhouse 11 p.m. $1. 706-613-2324 THE BARLETTAS Feel-good threepart harmonies with heavy guitar and a Beatles-esque pop sensibility.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5:30 p.m. $10 (glass). www.terrapinbeer.com COPPERMOUTH New rock/ Americana band.

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

Friday 22 Amici 11 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0000 JUICE BOX Local band lays down some smooth, funky jams.

Buffalo’s Southwest Café 8 p.m. $5. buffaloscafe.com/athens DAVID PRINCE This Athens staple and one-time member of The Jesters plays your favorite soul, rock and R&B oldies.

The Bury 6 p.m. FREE! 706-612-1650.

LOUIS PHILLIP PELOT Local singer-songwriter performs solo folk and country.

Caledonia Lounge Dirty Athens Day Party! 5 p.m. www. caledonialounge.com THE GINGER ENVELOPE Patrick Carey’s slow-rolling countryish pop is marked by breezy, melodic sounds. (5:30 p.m.)

MOTHS Featuring Jacob Morris of Ham1, Moths plays a mostly acoustic sort of ‘70s folk-rock with a pop sensibility and an inevitable psychedelic tinge. (6 p.m.)

GOLDEN BROWN Side project featuring Spirit Hair’s Neil Golden.

(6:30 p.m.)

RUBY KENDRICK Local singersongwriter with a sweet voice and prodding, poignant lyrics. (7 p.m.)

TIA MADRE Solo project featuring Dead Confederate guitarist Walker Howle. (7:30 p.m.)

MATT HUDGINS & HIS SHIT-HOT COUNTRY BAND Local band playing “songs about drinking, jail, love and death, all done in the popular ‘country and western’ musical style.”

(8 p.m.)

Georgia Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-9884 HIGH STRUNG STRING BAND High-energy sounds building on the originality of folk-grass with a tinge of edginess.

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.

Max PBR’s Maxed Out Patio Party. 10 p.m.

FREE! 706-254-3392 DJ MAHOGANY Popular local DJ spins freaky funk, sultry soul,

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The National Midnight. FREE! www.thenationalrestaurant.com QUIET HOUNDS Polished, warm pop rock from Atlanta..

No Where Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 KITE TO THE MOON Local band led by Timi Conley and featuring a stimulating live show with jubilant, rowdy pop music.

THE WOODGRAINS Local band that plays a blend of funk, rock and soul.

The Office Lounge 9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 GLORY DAYS ‘80s cover band.

Omega Bar 9 & 11 p.m. $10 (men), $5 (ladies). www.theomegabar.com THE SHADOW EXECUTIVES This local band plays classic blues tunes.

The Roadhouse 11 p.m. $1. 706-613-2324 THUNDERCHIEF Local act with a West Coast punk sound influenced by classic rock.

Tapped 10 p.m. 706-850-6277.

ROOT SPIRITS Local band plays a mix of rockin’ original tunes and distinctive takes on classic songs from the ‘50s–’70s.

Washington Street Pour House WIRED X Official Preparty. 9 p.m.–2 a.m. FREE! www.tecropolis.com DJ DECEPTICRON Mixing today’s hottest house, electro and club hits.

DJRX Mixing rock, rap, dubstep and top hits synced to music videos on the big screen.

D:RC The latest in global club sounds ranging from dubstep, U.K. funky to electro and bassline.

MAR OSO Local DJ specializing in “deep surreal grooves.”

ORGANIK Atlanta-based DJ and producer.

TROGDOR Local trance DJ named after the cartoon Burninator. xb Psy-breaks from Athens, GA.

Saturday 23 Amici 11 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0000 ROOT SPIRITS Local band plays a mix of rockin’ original tunes and distinctive takes on classic songs from the ‘50s–’70s.

Bishop Park Athens Farmers Market. 8 a.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net CHRISTIAN LOPEZ A solo set from the Curley Maple guitarist/mandolin player. (8 a.m.)

TODD LISTER Local farmer and singer-songwriter. (10 a.m.)

Caledonia Lounge Dirty Athens Day Party. 2-9 p.m. www. caledonialounge.com KOKO BEWARE Surf rock outfit from Athens. (2 p.m.)

MUUY BIIEN Driving, old-school punk with a full backing band. (2:30 p.m.)

SHAVED CHRIST Local punk band featuring members of American Cheeseburger, Witches, Dark Meat and Hot New Mexicans. (3 p.m.)

NEVER ‘70s-inspired psychedelic experimentations. (3:30 p.m.)

GRASS GIRAFFES Driving, melodic pop painted with lush shoegazeinspired washes. (4 p.m.)

WHITE VIOLET Nate Nelson’s solid band features the same sweet, heart-

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Adron, powerkompany, Little Tybee Melting Point Summer entertainment is mostly mindless, comprised largely of party-rock anthems, blockbuster films and heat-stroke-inducing festivals. So, how does one go about finding a decent soundtrack to these long, lazy days?

One answer, as it turns out, lies right in our backyard. Her name is Adrienne McCann, and she makes beautiful, Tropicália-inspired pop music under the name Adron.

That the Atlantabased Adron’s star is rising is no surprise to anyone who has heard her latest full-length release, Organismo, a Adron record whose breezy whimsy belies its significant songcraft. Beneath the whistles and birdcalls, Adron displays a distinct pop sensibility that she attributes to a common source.

“The Beatles have been with me since before I [took my first breath],” she says.

Building on this firm foundation, Adron discovered Tropicália music in high school when she came across an Os Mutantes LP at Decatur’s Wuxtry Records. “I began to feel very much at home in that style of music,” she says. “It reached me more deeply than any music I’d known since The Beatles.”

The discovery dovetailed with the beginnings of her career as a performer. She began to weave Brazilian styles of guitar and percussion into her music, eventually teaching herself to speak and sing both Portuguese and French. “[As] a songwriter who listens mostly to non-English-language music—after a while, you start to feel like English just often isn’t the right instrument for the vibe you want to get across,” she explains. “Language is textured and musical all by itself.” Born as it is out of a true love for tradition, Adron’s inclusion of world music elements never feels trite or tacked on; her music is as warm and spirited as the cultures that have inspired it. [Rachel Bailey]

felt indie-pop melodies for which he is known. (4:30 p.m.)

CO CO RI CO Angular, guitar-driven rock that melodically meanders through post-rock soundscapes.

(5 p.m.)

SLEEP DANCE A combination of acoustic rock, jazz and indie rock featuring ambient soundscapes, intricate guitar work and complex percussion. (5:30 p.m.)

CASPER AND THE COOKIES Increasingly experimental but always rooted in pop sensibilities, this local act presents a danceable mix of quirky fun driven by keyboard and guitar. (6 p.m.)

MAD AXES “Pro-Life Suicide Rap.” Influences include: MIA, KMD, BDP, WTC, NWA, CCR, EPMD, Run-DMC and Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.

(6:30 p.m.)

THE GOLD PARTY Local band plays original, ‘80s-inspired electro new wave jams. (7 p.m.)

EASTER ISLAND Lush, post-rockinfluenced shoegaze with sweet, pop melodies, tender harmonies and shimmering guitars. (7:30 p.m.)

PONDEROSA Quartet fronted by Kalen Nash blasts through fiery classic rock, working some pedal steel into the mix and drawing heavily from blues-influenced Texas rock.

(8 p.m.)

SUNNY 100 Smooth rock tunes from former members of A. Armada.(8:30 p.m.)

Front Porch Book Store 6 p.m. FREE! 706-372-1236 KELLY HOYLE FULLER Acoustic Americana rocker often seen playing with Mark Cunningham & The Nationals.

Georgia Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-9884 JUSTIN MCFARLAND Local songwriter sings the blues.

SCOTT LOW Local indie-folkster frontman for Efren plays a solo set.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $5. www.hendershotscoffee.com KICK THE ROBOT Power-pop trio from Atlanta with infectious energy.

ARMY OF INFANTS Psychedelic duo from Ohio influenced by ‘60s blues riffage and early ‘90s grunge.

Highwire Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge. com KENOSHA KID The instru-improv jazz sparks like Booker T & the MG’s mixed with 20th century harmony.

Little Kings Shuffle Club Slushfund Party. 1:30-6:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/lkshuffleclub THE EMPTIES An interesting combination of rhythmic mope-rock and more driving hard rock.

LERA LYNN Tender, original Americana tunes.

PLS PLS Electronic pop-rock from Atlanta.

THAYER SARRANO Local multiinstrumentalist with lovely, airy vocals with dark, gentle melodies.

QUIET HOUNDS Polished, warm pop rock from Atlanta with big hooks and soaring choruses. The second of three performances this week!

Max PBR’s Maxed Out Patio Party. 10 p.m.

FREE! 706-254-3392 DJ SEOUL0 & DJ KEIS Local DJs spin energetic dance music sure to get the party going.

No Where Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742.

CREE-MO + THE LOWBALL TUMBLERS A mix of soul and blues presented with dynamic simplicity.

DANGFLY Local rock band featuring an all-star lineup including Americana notables Adam Payne, Shawn Johnson, Jay Rodgers, Adam Poulin and more.

ADAM PAYNE BAND Payne writes songs with a lot of heart–the kind that can either make you tear up or laugh out loud. Saturday’s show is a “not-so-secret reunion set.”

The Office Lounge 9:30 p.m. 706-546-0840 THE GEORGIA HEALERS Athens’ premier blues band for 25 years!

The Roadhouse 11 p.m. $1. 706-613-2324 LEFTY HATHAWAY BAND Lefty Hathaway plays rock and roll soul with turbulent piano jams reminiscent of the late, great Lowell George.

VFW 8:30 p.m. $12. 835 Sunset Dr. THE GRAINS OF SAND This local band with a killer four-piece horn section offers up your favorite ‘60s and ‘70s beach and Motown music.

Sunday 24 Highwire Lounge 9 p.m. FREE! 706-543-8997 OUTER SPACES Band led by Carla Beth Satalino with Jacob Morris (bass) and Ben Salie (drums) playing lovely, lyrically driven indie rock.

FOUR EYES Ukulele strummer Erin Lovett sings folky pop numbers.

Viva! Argentine Cuisine 9 p.m. 706-850-8284.

DANNY AND ERIC OF BLOODKIN A bluesy style of roots-rock music with big guitars and sharply written lyrics.

Monday 25 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.

Georgia Theatre On the rooftop! 9 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com THOMAS WYNN & THE BELIEVERS This six-piece group from Orlando plays Americana rock infused with Southern soul.

SWEET KNIEVEL This band’s brand of melodic, psychedelic rock showcases an appreciation of Syd Barrett and The Beatles.

The Grotto 6 p.m. FREE! 140 E. Clayton St. THE SEGAR JAZZ AFFAIR Every Monday. Smooth jazz played by DJ Segar from WXAG 1470, the light radio station.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $5. www.hendershotscoffee.com YOUNG MOTHERS Phoenix-based art-pop band.

FASTER THAN LIGHT Progressive rock from Tucson.

Tuesday 26 Georgia Theatre “Get Up Get Down” Rooftop Dance Party. 11 p.m. $2. www.georgiatheatre.com DIRTY NAMES Feel-good rock and roll tunes with a light-hearted, easygoing attitude.

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

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.

Highwire Lounge 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge. com PATRICK MORALES AND FRIENDS Every Tuesday in June!

Morales will curate an improvised

set of experimental instrumental numbers with a different musical guest each week.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/lkshuffleclub KRINGLE Punk band from Austin.

DETHRONE Hardcore quintet from Austin, TX. GRIPE Thrash, grind and powerviolent band known for its intensity.

DJ LOZO Spinning punk rock!

The Mad Hatter 7 p.m. 706-372-2455 LOUIS PHILLIP PELOT Local singer-songwriter performs solo folk and country.

The Melting Point Terrapin Tuesday series. 7 p.m. $5. www.meltingpointathens.com DIRTY BOURBON RIVER SHOW Eclectic New Orleans group draws from that city’s rich musical heritage and a wide range of other influences.

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Georgia Theatre On the rooftop! 10 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com THE EASTERN SEA Indie rock band from Austin, TX. POWERKOMPANY Local husband and wife duo playing sincere, bittersweet lullabies with gorgeous vocal harmonies over guitar and viola.

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

FrIday, june 22 BMI SHOWCASE

Farm 255 8–10 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com DIAL INDICATORS Local act featuring Jeremiah Roberts on guitar and George Davidson on tenor saxophone playing cool jazz.

The Melting Point Female Songwriters in the Round.

7:30 p.m. $5 (adv. or w/UGA ID). $7 (door). www.meltingpointathens.com CLAIRE CAMPBELL Gorgeous folk tunes from half of Hope for Agoldensummer.

KYSHONA ARMSTRONG A unique fusion of acoustic folk and soul.

HANNAH MILLER Sultry folk and rockabilly from a North Carolina singer-songwriter.

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Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com DAIKAIJU Hard rocking psycho-surf from Alabama.

SHEHEHE Punk back beats and indie vocals all overlaid with arena leads.

GRIPE This Athens thrash, grind and powerviolent band is known for its live show intensity.

YOGURT SMOOTHNESS Two-piece noise rock band from Orlando.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com TIMI CONLEY Kite to the Moon’s Conley plays every Wednesday in June.

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COWBOY MALOGNA Acoustic project from Paul Maloney.

KADE KAHL Lyrically focused acoustic tunes à la The Mountain Goats.

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at Nuçi’s Space (396 Oconee St.) Drum SetS raNgiNg frOm begiNNer tO high-eND cuStOm, electric guitarS aND ampS, baSS, keyS, effectS aND mOre! Nuçi’s Space accepts donations of used music instruments, equipment and gear year round. receipts for tax deductions are provided by request. Donations can be dropped off at

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

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

ART Athens’ Amazing Atrium (The Classic Center) The Athens Cultural Affairs Commission is seeking artists and art teams for a public art installation in the new Classic Center Atrium. Deadline for qualifications and concept submissions is 5 p.m. on June 25. To apply, visit www.athensculturalaffairs.org.

Call for Artists (Amici) Seeking artists for monthly exhibits. Email ryan.myers@amici-cafe.com

CLASSES Bellydance & Bollywood Classes (Floorspace) Basic and advanced bellydance for women of all ages. Thursdays, 5:45 p.m. & 7

Lori’s Boot Camp (Fitness at Five) Get in shape in time for summer. Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m. & Saturdays, 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. 706353-6030, www.fitnessatfive.com 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 Zumba at the Garden (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Latin rhythms comprise this dynamic fitness program. Wednesdays, 5:30–6:30 p.m. $10/class, $80/session. www.uga.edu/botgarden

p.m. Bollywood class. Sundays, 3 p.m. $12 (drop-in), $60 (6 classes). www.floorspaceathens.com Clay Classes (Good Dirt) Weekly “Try Clay” classes ($20/person) every Friday from 7-9 p.m. “Family Try Clay” classes every Sunday from 2-4 p.m. $20. 706-355-3161, www.gooddirt.net Dance Classes (Dancefx) Ballet, tap, hip-hop, Zumba, contemporary, foxtrot, Western dancing, pilates and more. Check website for schedule.

706-355-3078, www.dancefx.org Gentle Hatha Integral Yoga (St. Gregory’s Episcopal) All levels welcome. Tuesdays, 5:30-7 p.m. $9/ class. 706-543-0162, mfhealy@ bellsouth.net, www.mindfuliving.org High-flying Trapeze Class (Leap High-Flying Trapeze School) All levels welcome. www.leaptrapeze. com

HELP OUT Donate Blood (Red Cross Donor Center) Give the gift of blood! Check

YOU CAN FIND WONDERFUL PETS WHO DESPERATELY NEED HOMES AT THESE LOCATIONS. THERE ARE ALSO VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES (Brushing cats, walking dogs, etc.).

ATHENS AREA HUMANE SOCIETY ADOPTION CENTER (Cats, Rabbits, Gerbils, etc.)

191 Alps Rd. (inside Pet Supplies Plus) 706.353.2287 athenshumanesociety.com Mon.-Fri. 1PM-7PM, Sat. and Sun. 12PM-6PM

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website for donor locations. 1-800RED CROSS, www.redcross.org Foster Dog Parent Program (The Athens Area Humane Society) The Athens Area Humane Society offers the opportunity to foster a dog, taking it from a euthanization center before placing it in a permanent home. All supplies for the dogs are provided. Email or visit website for more information. dogs@athens humanesociety.org, www.athens humanesociety.org Georgia Museum of Art Shop Volunteers (Georgia Museum of Art) Volunteers are needed to help staff the GMOA gift shop. Activities include creating and maintaining store displays, ringing up sales and basic customer service. Weekday and weekend shifts available. 706542-0450, millera@uga.edu, www. uga.edu/gamuseum/info/shop.html.

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ACC ANIMAL CONTROL DOG SHELTER 125 Buddy Christian Way 706.613.3540 athenspets.net (to see available dogs)

ACC ANIMAL CONTROL CAT SHELTER 150 Buddy Christian Way 706.613.3887

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Mondays and Wednesdays, 3:30– 5:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3593

Babies and Beasties (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Toddlers ages 18 months to two years and their parents are invited to discover nature with hands-on activities, hikes and crafts. Registration required.

Thursdays in August. 10–10:45 a.m. $12–18. 706-613-3615, www.athensclarkecounty.com/ sandycreeknaturecenter Back to School Bingo (Parkview Community Center) Play bingo and win school supplies! Ages 6–13. Call to register by July 20.

July 24, 10–11:30 a.m. $2.

706-613-3603 Creative Art Summer Camp (Chase Street Warehouses) Sign up for week-long sessions. Ages 6–12. June 4–July 16, 12–3 p.m. $100. 828-577-4125, lostdogbob@ gmail.com Dream Team Youth Triathlon Club (Athens, Ga) Meets weekly for running and cycling sessions with a certified coaching staff. For ages 5 to mid-teens. Group and individual training available. www.dreamteam triathlon.com Half-Pint Summer Art Camp (Pints and Paints) Week-long camps for ages 5-8 and 9-13. Participants will learn basic painting techniques and show off their masterpieces on the last day of the session. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.–12 p.m. $45 (day), $255 (week). www.pintsand paints.com Pop-In Playtimes and Summer Camps (Pump It Up) Kids can drop in and bounce on big

inflatables. Ages 11 & under. Check website for times and costs. 706613-5675, www.pumpitupparty.com Summer Academy at UGA (The Georgia Center) Educational day camps for ages 11–17 including Adventure Travel Camp, Digital Film School, Engineering Academy, GameWerks1: Video Game Design, Secret Agent Camp, Robotics1 and Mini Medical School. Visit website for dates and details.

Summer Art Camp (MadisonMorgan Cultural Center) “Things with Wings” art camp led by Julie Noland offers sessions for kids in grades 1-12. July 16–26. $75. dlamar@mmcc-arts.org Summer Camps (Treehouse Kid and Craft) Now registering for camps offered in natural crafting, DIY, 2D art, 3D art, weaving, stop-motion animation, creative play, knitting and more. Check website for dates, age requirements and costs. $125 (ages 3–5), $165 (ages 6–12). www.tree housekidandcraft.tumblr.com Summer Camps (Good Dirt) Now registering for week-long clay camps for ages 4–18. Each week has a different theme. Check website for program descriptions. Call to register. $125-165. 706-555-3161, www.gooddirt.net Summer Reading Program (Clarke Central High School) Students and families can sign up for the summer reading program to read books and earn prizes.

Meetings held in CCHS auditorium due to construction. Thursdays, May

ON THE STREET Athens Library Survey (Athens, Ga) The Athens Regional Library System invites users and non-users of the libraries to take its annual survey. Surveys available online, in Spanish and at each library branch. Available until June 30. www.clarke.public.lib.ga.us Blind Wine Tasting (Taylor-Grady house) Taste, rate and win wine with the Junior League of Athens. Visit website for details. Register by June 21. June 28, 7-10 p.m. $40/team. www.juniorleagueofathens.org

Family Fishing (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Bait, poles and tips provided for fishing on Claypit Pond.

All ages. Pre-registration required one day in advance. Jun. 21 & July 12, 6–7:30 p.m. $7–$10. 706-6133615, www.athensclarkecounty.com/ sandycreeknaturecenter Free Massages (Foundry Park Inn & Spa) Take a mid-week massage break at The Spa. Call to reserve spot. Every Wednesday in June and July, 12-2 p.m. 706-425-9700 Friends of the Garden Flea Market (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Accepting donated items Aug. 13-17. No clothing. Sale Aug. 18, 8 a.m.–1 p.m. 706-542-6138 Humane Society Pet Calendar Photo Contest (The Athens Area Humane Society) Submit a photo of your pet to be voted on for inclusion in the 2013 Athens Area Humane Society calendar. Each submission is $10. Submit

by July 31. www.athenshumane society.org National HIV Testing Day (AIDS Athens) AIDS Athens offers free, walk-in HIV testing. June 27, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. FREE! 706-549-3730

ART AROUND TOWN AMICI ITALIAN CAFÉ (233 E. Clayton St.) New illustrations by Matt Bahr. Through June.

ANTIQUES & JEWELS ART GALLERY (290 N. Milledge Ave.) Paintings by Mary Porter, Christine Shockley, Dorthea Jacksen, Lana Mitchell, John Gholson, Greg Benson and Ainhoa Bilbao Canup. Art quilt by Elizabeth Barton and handmade jewelry by various artists.

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.

ARTLAND LOFT GALLERY (2 S. Main St., Watkinsville) “Through the Red Door,” colorful narratives, self-portraits and imaginary worlds by Lisa Freeman. Through July.

ATHENS INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART (ATHICA) (160 Tracy St.) “Upcycle” includes over 20 artists’ creative approaches to material re-use, transforming non-recyclable trash into works of art.

Through June 24.

AURUM STUDIOS (125 E. Clayton St.) Two- and three-dimensional artwork created by MFA students from the Lamar Dodd School of Art. Through July.

THE BRANDED BUTCHER (225 N. Lumpkin St.) Paintings and drawings by Sanithna Phansavanh.

CINÉ BARCAFÉ (234 W. Hancock Ave.) “Terra Infirma,” new paintings by Terry Rowlett. Through June 20.

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

ETIENNE BRASSERIE (311 E. Broad St.) Paintings by Andy Cherewick.

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 Peter Loose, PM Goulding, Anna Marino, Tom Phillips and more.

FIVE STAR DAY CAFÉ (229 E. Broad St.) Paintings on tin and wood and drawings by Rick Littlefield.

Through June.

FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) Digital photography by Sarah Beckwick and largescale paintings by Christopher Nelms and Jason Matherly. Through June.

GALLERY @ HOTEL INDIGO (500 College Ave.) “The Board Room,” part of the 2012 Summer of SPOA (Skatepark of Athens), includes skateboard decks designed by 55 different artists.

GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) “John Baeder’s American Roadside” contains photographs of street signs, diners and off-interstate structures.

Through July 22. • “A Divine Light: Northern Renaissance Paintings.” Through July 29. • “Victory Lap: Time-Based Winners of the Kress Project.”

Through Sept. 7. • “Defiant Beauty: The Work of Chakaia Booker” consists of large-scale sculptures created from tires. Through Apr. 30.

GEORGIA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY (East Campus Rd.) A collection of mounted game animals featuring lynxes, African leopards, Alaskan bears,

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Alcoholics Anonymous (Athens, Ga) If you want to stop, we can help. 706-389-4164, www.athensaa.com Athens Mothers’ Center Support Group (St. Gregory’s Episcopal) Children welcome. Dads welcome on Fridays. Tuesdays and Fridays, 9:30–11:30 a.m. FREE! athensga.motherscenter.org Emotional Abuse Support Group (Athens, Ga) Childcare provided. Call for location. Every Wednesday. 6:30–8 p.m. FREE! 706543-3331, 706-613-3357, ext. 771.

GRASP: Grief Recovery After a Substance Passing (Athens, Ga) Support group for those who have lost a friend or loved one to substance abuse or addiction. Call for location. 706-248-7715, www. grasphelp.org f

water buffalo and elk, as well as live corn snakes, tarantulas, and other live animals.

GEORGIA THEATRE (215 N. Lumpkin St.) Artwork by Walker Howle (of Dead Confederate) and his father, William Howle. Through July.

THE GRIT (199 Prince Ave.) Recent paintings by Anna Jensen. Through June 23. • Drawings by Cara Beth Satalino and mixed media by Josh McCauley.

Through July 14.

HEIRLOOM CAFE AND FRESH MARKET (815 N. Chase St.) Mixed media works by Lea Purvis.

Through June.

JITTERY JOE’S COFFEE DOWNTOWN (297 E. Broad St.) Artwork made by Joe Havasy, Keith Rein, Noah McCarthy, Lea Purvis and Luke Fields to honor and annoy local musician Samantha Paulsen.

Through June.

JITTERY JOE’S COFFEE EASTSIDE (1860 Barnett Shoals Rd.) The photography of Michael LaHood illuminates the beauty of nature. Through June.

JITTERY JOE’S COFFEE FIVE POINTS (1230 S. Milledge Ave.) “Reflection” features sustainable art by Justin and Jul Sexton. Through June.

JUST PHO…AND MORE (1063 Baxter St.) Photography by Robert Lowery.

KUMQUAT MAE CAFE (18 S. Barnett Shoals Rd., Watkinsville) Large mixed media and oil paintings by Pam Congrove. Through June.

LAST RESORT GRILL (184 W. Clayton St.) Paintings

by Bob Davis. Through June.

LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (293 Hoyt St.) Artwork by Lois Curtis. Through June 21. • Georgia Artists with Disabilities presents over 50 pieces of art.

Through July 7.

MADISON COUNTY LIBRARY (1315 Hwy. 98 W.) A wooden bowl created by Jack Hudson, leather goods

by Terry Brown and hand-blown glass vases by Paul Benzundas.

OCAF (34 School St., Watkinsville) “The Playful Eye” features collages by Susan Pelham and inspired by the writings of Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Franz Kafka. Through June 22. • Annual Members’ Exhibit featuring sculpture, paintings, drawings, textiles, jewelry and more by OCAF members. Through July 20.

OCONEE COUNTY LIBRARY (1080 Experiment Station Rd.) Still life and landscape oil paintings by Nancy Roberson, watercolors and original prints by Connee Flynn and landscape and horse oil paintings

by Judy Buckley. Through June.

SEWCIAL STUDIO (160 Tracy St) Hand-dyed art quilts

by Anita Heady and rust and over-dyed fabric on canvas by Bill Heady. Through July.

STRAND HAIR SALON (1625 S. Lumpkin St.) “The Smoke Series” features photography by Blake Smith.

Through June.

TOWN 220 RESTAURANT AND GALLERY (220 W. Washington St., Madison) “Three Points of View: Landscapes” features landscape paintings by Greg Benson, Kim Shockley Karelson and Jill Schultz McGannon. Through June 28.

TRANSMETROPOLITAN (145 E. Clayton St.) Prints from UGA art student Greg Stone. Through June.

WHITE TIGER GOURMET (217 Hiawassee Ave.) Artglass works by Annette Paskiewicz. Through June.

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reality check Matters Of The Heart And Loins I have an odd problem that I hope you can help me with. First, the demographics: I am a female in my 30s. I have been married for a few years to a wonderful man whom I love and value. There is, naturally, a problem. I am almost incapable of becoming aroused. It has never been easy for me to reach orgasm. I have had more than one guy get sick of trying and give up.

My husband is not that way, but I can tell that he is more than a little disappointed at my usual lack of climax. This does not bother me, as 90 percent of the time I cannot reach orgasm during any type of sex, but over the last couple years nothing has worked. Oral sex does nothing for me. I do not get excited with foreplay.

It is not that I do not enjoy sex or fooling around, but I no longer get aroused.

Masturbating is the only way I am able to climax, and doing so usually takes almost an hour.

Who has that kind of time?

I have tried to fantasize. I have looked at various types of pornography (most of which I find unappealing, none of which I find stimulating). Nothing turns me on anymore. I love my husband and I find him attractive. I am not interested in cheating or divorce. Have I just become asexual or gone into some odd form of menopause (33 can at times feel old in this town)? Your thoughts are appreciated.

Frigid First things first, Frig: Have you tried toys?

If masturbation is the only thing that works but it takes too long, the right vibrator might just be the answer. You can incorporate it into foreplay with your husband, get yourself off, and then jump his bones. There are a million different toys out there, many of them designed by experts. This may be the quickest solution. I’d suggest babeland.com.

Already tried that? OK, then. How long has this been going on? You said “nothing turns me on anymore,” so I’m wondering what used to turn you on?

And what has changed?

Are you stressed out about anything, aside from your lack of arousal, I mean?

The most obvious thing to me is that the longer this drags on, the more it stresses you out and the harder it is to relax, and the less likely you are to get turned on at all. There’s nothing like one’s own brain to ruin everything for the rest of the body.

The other thing to consider is that since it has always been difficult for you to get off, there is possibly a physical issue at play.

What you need is an honest evaluation from a trained professional. I highly recommend asking your gynecologist about it. If you aren’t comfortable with that, consider making an appointment at the nearest Planned Parenthood. I know the Bible Belt isn’t very

PP friendly, but there are still a few outposts, and it may be easier for you to have this discussion with somebody whom you don’t know, rather than the doctor you see regularly.

From my experience, the Planned Parenthood approach to sexuality tends to be very frank and very whole person, rather than just focusing on the genitals. Good luck and keep me posted.

My roommate and I are having a problem.

We have been in this apartment since the beginning of the school year last fall. This is a three-bedroom place, and our other roommate left for the summer. She sublet her room to another girl that none of us know. So, this girl moved in last month in the middle of the month. She paid for half of May at that point, and the roommate who left told her that the June rent was due on the fifth.

Same with July. The new girl is nice enough, and she is rarely home, which is great.

The problem is that she hasn’t paid her rent for June yet, and she keeps avoiding us. We reminded her on the first, told her we were going to drop off our checks on the third to the landlord, and if she wanted to give us her check we would bring it. She said thanks, but then never gave us one. We dropped ours off. We told her where to drop hers off. She said she would. Now we just got a call from the landlord and he hasn’t been paid. He doesn’t know that there is a subletter here, and we don’t want to tell him. We haven’t seen the girl in almost a week; we think she has been crashing with a new guy we have seen her with downtown.

We called our old roommate and she’s acting like it isn’t her problem, but we are the ones who are going to get screwed if this girl doesn’t pay. What should we do? We don’t want to get our old roommate in trouble because we are all still kind of friends, but we can’t afford to cover her part of the rent, either.

Working Girls You guys shouldn’t have to deal with this at all. Call your old roommate and tell her to get her ass over there and take care of it. She is the one who let this girl into your house, and she is the one who needs to pay what is actually her share of the rent. You all signed this lease together, and she isn’t holding up her end.

Does the new girl suck?

Well, yes, and you can corner her and make demands if you want to, but ultimately the old roommate is the one responsible. Tell her that if she doesn’t deal with it immediately, you are going to tell the landlord. Give her a deadline.

Then, if she doesn’t handle it, you can tell your landlord the truth about what’s going on and ask his advice. If all three of your names are on the lease and your two portions of the rent are paid, then it’s not really your problem.

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Real Estate Apartments for Rent 1BR basement apt. on quiet street. Big rooms, priv. entrance, W/D, $500/mo. incl. utils. N/S. Contact (706) 248-8838.

1BR apts. star ting at $495, 2BRs star ting at $565! Now offering 1st mo. rent free. Sec. dep. starts at $99. Restrictions a p p l y. P e t s w e l c o m e . N e w off-leash dog park avail. On busline. Call us today! (706) 549-6254.

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Eastside quadraplex, 2BR/2BA, $500/mo. & 2BR/1BA, $475/ mo. Eastside duplex, 2BR/1BA & FP, $475/mo. 3BR/2BA & FP, $650/mo. Call McWaters Realty, (706) 353-2700 or cell, (706) 540-1529.

2BR/1BA & 1BR/1BA apts. on great in–town streets. Grady, Barber, Boulevard & Finley Street. Walk everywhere! Water & garbage paid. $495–$750/mo.

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2BR/2BA apts. a few blocks from Dwntn. off North Ave. Pet friendly & no pet fee! Dep. only $150. Rent from $625-675/mo. incl. trash. (706) 548-2522, w w w. d o v e t a i l m a n a g e m e n t . com.

A v a i l a b l e n o w. B a r n e t t Ridge, 2BR/2BA flats. Eastside. $625/mo. Lots of room for the price. W/D, DW incl. Also preleasing for Aug. 2012. www. joinermanagement.com, Joiner Management, (706) 353-6868.

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Now pre-leasing for Fall 2012. Baldwin Village, across street from UGA, 2 blocks from Dwntn. Summer move-in. 2BR apt., CHAC, water incl., on-site laundry, on-call maint., free parking, no pets. $700/mo. On-site mgr., 8-12 M-F or by appt.

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Commercial Property Avail. sublease. 1059 Baxter St. #3. 1241 sf. Great visibility from street. 3 sides, storefront windows, per fect for retail. $1400/mo. (706) 346-4146.

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160 Tracy St. Rent 300 sf. for $150/mo., 400 sf. for $200/ mo. (706) 546-1615 or www. athenstownproperties.com.

Eastside offices, 1060 Gaines School Rd. Rent 500 sf. $625/ mo., 400 sf. $600/mo. (706) 5461615 or athenstownproperties. com.

Prince Ave. near Daily Grocery, 2nd floor, 4 huge offices w/ lobby & kitchen. Super nice. $1800/mo. Call Cole, (706) 202-2733. www.boulevard propertymanagement.com.

Condos for Rent 2BR/2BA condo at Baxter/ Milledge Courtyard condos. Walk to campus, city bus, or university bus. Newly redecorated, new carpet, pergo kitchen. Available 8/10. Can see in advance, pool on site. W/D in condo. $850/mo.

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Studios & 2BRs across from campus for Fall semester. Also, 4BR at Urban Lofts. Call (404) 557-5203.

Duplexes For Rent 1BR/1BA, $399 special!

Avail. now. Spacious, quiet, very clean & well maintained.

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3BR/2BA duplex, $700/ mo. Eastside. W/D incl., alarm system, pets w e l c o m e . $ 3 5 0 d e p . w w w. hancockpropertiesinc. com. (706) 552-3500.

5 Pts. duplex, 2BR/1BA, CHAC, ceiling fans, W/D incl. Near Memorial P a r k . Av a i l . J u l y 1 5 o r later. Cats OK, no dogs.

Professionals/grad. students preferred. $600/ mo. (706) 202-9805.

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Pre-leasing for Fall. Reduced rent! $600/mo. 1BR/1BA, LR, study, modern kitchen, pool, gym, gated, ground floor corner unit.

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Nice duplex, 2BR/1BA. $425/mo. + dep. W/D hookup. No pets.

Call (706) 296-4213 for appt.

Houses for Rent $850/mo. House on Eastside.

Less than 10 min. to UGA, 4BR/1-1/2BA, workshop in bsmt., 1 car garage, lg. kitchen, fenced yd., safe & quiet n’hood, W/D hookups, Avail. 7/1/12, 117 Crossbow Cir., Winterville. Agent/ Owner, call Robin, (770) 2656509.

1 or 2BR, recently renovated, private, quiet location near Publix. All elec., CHAC, new a p p l s . , W / D , D W, H W f l r s .

Water & garbage paid. $6506 8 0 / m o . w w w. b o u l e v a r d propertymanagement.com, (706) 548-9797.

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

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133 Virginia Ave. HWflrs., W/D conn., Avail. Aug. 1. $700/mo. Professionals or grad students preferred.

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

Front porch. Storage building.

Pets welcome. Avail. Aug. 1.

Water, trash & lawn care incl. $1000/mo. Aaron, (706) 2072957.

3BR/2.5BA house. FP, fenced yd., deck, garage. Unfurnished.

All appls. (incl. new stove).

Quiet safe n’hood. Great for kids, pets OK. (706) 224-9445.

3BR/2BA. UGA Med School/ Normaltown area. $1,000/mo.

425 Clover St. HWflrs., all appls. incl. WD. LR, DR, eat-in kitchen + office. Home repairs will be completed w/ new HVAC sys. & paint before occupancy. Avail.

Aug. (706) 540-0472.

3BR/2BA house in Green Acres.

Woodbur ning stove, fenced yd., pets OK. W/D incl. Walk to shopping, busline, close to UGA. $100 off 1st mo. $1075/ mo. Avail. Aug. 1! (706) 2017004.

4BR/4BA Reduced & new Dwntn. Private baths, double porches, walk-in closets, HWflrs.

Walk everywhere! W/D & lawn maint. incl. Only $1600/mo.

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4 or 5BR/3.5BA. LR, den, breakfast nook, screened porch, CHAC, W/D. All electric, off-street parking, quiet n’hood 1 mi. to UGA/ARMC. Avail. 8/1/12. $1400/ mo. (706) 369-9999.

4 B R / 3 B A t o t a l l y re n o v a t e d house Dwntn. Walk everywhere!

Stainless, HWflrs., whole house audio, covered parking. W/D & lawncare incl. $1600/mo. Aaron, (706) 207-2957.

4BR/3BA Victorian home, renovated. 1/2 mi. from campus. Pre-leasing. New kitchen, W/D, DW, fenced yd., HW. $1500/⁣mo. Huge r ms.! Lots of character.

Avail. 8/1. Pets OK. (706) 338-9173.

4BR/2BA, 1 BR ideal for studio/ office/den. LR, DR, laundry rm., 2 small bonus rms. Screened back porch overlooking beautifully landscaped lot w/ creek running through it. Old garden shed w/ covered parking. 1500 sf. 3 mi. from UGA near Athens Tech.

Newly renovated, new appls., lawn care incl. $850/mo. Avail.

July 1. (706) 424-1571.

4BR/4BA new house, Oconee St. Walk Dwntn. HWflrs., stainless, double porches, back deck, whole house audio. W/D & lawncare incl. $1700/mo. Avail.

Fall. Aaron, (706) 207-2957.

Available July 15! 3BR/2BA in Normaltown. HWflrs., CHAC, quiet street. Grad students pref’d. Rent negotiable. (706) 372-1505.

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

Hospital area, 2BR/1BA, carport, fenced-in yd., $775/mo. Call McWaters Realty, (706) 353-2700, (706) 540-1529.

Entrepreneurs! Avail. now. Close to town/busline. 3BR/2BA + 2 office/studio. W/D, CHAC, big kitchen & LR. $900/mo. 395 Oak St. Call Josh at (706) 613-8525.

Half house to share. $400/ mo., 1 mo. dep., 1/2 utils. Fully furnished, W/D, carport, deck, private BA, no pets, smoker OK. Near Ga. Square Mall. (706) 8709281.

Spacious 4BR/2BA brick home on Milledge Ave. Close to everything. HW & tile flrs., CHAC, W/D, lg. LR, den, screened porch, fenced yd., lots of storage. $1000/mo. (404) 808-2351.

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

Storage Mart. We offer units from 5x5 to 20x35 in climate control & regular! Our facility is well lit, gated entry w/ sec. cameras & site managers on p ro p e r t y ! L o c a t e d a t 3 9 8 5 Atlanta Hwy., (706) 548-2252, ext. 2 & 251 Collins Industrial Blvd., (706) 548-2611, ext. 2.

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Pre-Leasing 1 & 2 BR apts. All elec., near 5 P t s . a re a , $ 4 5 0 - 5 5 0 / m o .

3BR/1BA house off Milledge, near park & busline, $1100.

Both pet friendly. (706) 4240770.

1BR/1BA Hillside Apt. $475/ mo. $550/mo. w/ W/D. Water i n c l . B l o c k s f ro m c a m p u s .

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

2 & 3BR, in-town & 5Pts. Super location. (706) 2070539 or vlow@prodigy.net for pics & info.

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.

Dwntn., 1BR/1BA flat, $465/ mo. Avail. now or pre-leasing for Aug. 2012. Water, gas, trash pick-up incl. Free on-site laundry.

Joiner Management, (706) 353-6868.

Pre-leasing for Fall. Take the bus to campus from Macon Hwy.: 5BR/2BA, 1055 Macon H w y. , $ 1 4 9 5 / m o . 3 B R / 1 B A , 1085 Macon Hwy., W/D incl., $795/mo. 2BR/1BA, 1095 Macon Hwy., W/D incl., $695/ mo. 2BR/2BA, 625 Whitehall Rd., $695/mo. 3BR/2BA, 1182 Whit Davis, $725/mo. Visual tour online. nancyflowers.com. Call, text or email Nancy, (706) 5401608. flowersnancy@bellsouth. net.

Roommates 2BR/1BA duplex in Bogart. Your rm. beautifully and completely furnished w/ TV. 6 mo. lease. $300/mo. + 1/2 utils. Deposit req.

(678) 879-9772.

Male seeking roommate. $275/ mo. incl. utils. for policeman or public servant. $375/mo. otherwise. Nice 3BR home w/ deck in Winterville. No smokers.

Bob, (706) 347-8889.

Roommate needed ASAP for house off Pulaski St. Screened porch, W/D. Only a 10 min. walk from Dwntn. Only $250/mo. (706) 548-9744.

Seeking personal assistant to help w/ errands in exchange for discounted rent. $150/mo. No smokers, no drinkers. Oglethorpe Co., Maxeys. (706) 759-3852.

Rooms for Rent Dashiell Cottages. Move–in, $75/ wk.! (706) 850-0491. 1BR, private entrance, all amenities, WiFi, long distance. Enjoy our river community, 5 blocks to UGA. Enjoy wildlife observation.

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Miscellaneous Archipelago Antiques.

23 years of fine antiques, art & retro. Under neath Homeplace. At 1676 S. Lumpkin St. (706) 354-4297.

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Instant cash is now being paid for good vinyl records & CDs in fine condition.

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Yard Sales Moving sale! Fri. & Sat., June 22-23, 8 am. 130 Harold Dr., 30606. Bugaboo stroller, Snapper ZTR mower, leather recliners, W/D & much more. h t t p s : / / w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / events/307717912648717/

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.

Instruction Athens School of Music.

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Guitar lessons! College instructor w/ doctorate in music. All styles, beginners too. Bass, theory & composition too. 1st lesson free. Call David, (706) 5467082. davidguitar4109@ hotmail.com. www. mitchellmusicguitar.com.

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) 549-1567.

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

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

Studios Office Manager position. 3 yrs. accounting & human resources exp. desired. Familiarity w/ Q uick book s & I nt uit req’d.

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Services Cleaning House Cleaning.. She said, “You have cleaning d o wn t o a s c i e n c e ! ” I use the best earthfriendly products. Pets & family welcome. Reliable & very budget-friendly.

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Pets Boulevard Animal Hospital, Prince Ave. June special: halfprice baths! Must be current on vaccines. Now open every Saturday. Contact your favorite Athens Ga vet at (706) 4255099 or www.downtownathensvet. com.

Psychics International psychic Charley Castex. In-person sessions.

Athens, summer 2012. “The real deal!” -New York TImes. Appt. requests & info, (828) 251-5043, Charleycastex.com.

Local spiritual counselor will read your cards & guide you in ways to go forward in money, romance & health. Will help you achieve goals. Call Betty, (706) 534-2286.

Spa The location of Athens’ best massage therapists, estheticians & nail technicians is not classified. Call The Spa at Foundry Park Inn now at (706) 425-9700.

Opportunities Earn up to $750 by participating in research in the Department of Kinesiology at UGA. Women 25-45 years of age are needed for a study examining the effects of a nutritional product on how many calories you burn at rest.

Contact the BCM Lab at (706) 688-9297 or ugaprojectwasabi@ gmail.com.

Help wanted! Make money mailing brochures from home!

Free supplies! Helping home workers since 2001. Genuine opportunity. No exp. req’d. Start immediately! www.theworkhub. net (AAN CAN).

Seeking women ages 30-65 for an 8-week study examining the effects of a protein or carbohydrate diet and/or an interval training exercise program on metabolic syndrome risk factors. Participants can earn up to $100 and a free 3 mo. trial membership at the UGA Fitness Center w/ successful completion of all testing. Contact Rachelle Acitelli at (706)389-0272, or ephitstudy@gmail.com.

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Murder in the Forbidden City

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congregate, partying the nights away while waiting for the jackboots of the Nazi hordes and history to erase them at long last from human memory. Casablanca was what William Burroughs called an interzone, a nexus where the rules don’t apply to dead men and women walking. The real heroes of Casablanca are the expats who watch every plane take off for Lisbon and despair that they aren’t aboard, and therein lies its real romance.

Another such place was the city of Peking (now called Beijing) in the late 1930s. Once the capital and jewel of China, the Forbidden City had been abandoned by Premier Chiang Kai-shek, who moved his government to Nanking in the face of Communist insurgency and the ever-encroaching Japanese invasion force. The Chinese residents lived amid growing poverty and resignation to a grim future under Japanese rule. The expat community was divided between the old China hands who had assimilated into the city, the refugees who populated the seedy and dangerous

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Badlands—primarily White Russians who’d fled Stalin’s Soviet Union—and the diplomats and journalists, mostly British, holed up in the gated and very European confines of the Legation Quarter, swimming in the privilege of fading Empire and waiting to be called home.

In those dreaded and decadent days, death among the Chinese was rampant and expected. The death of a European, however, was another story, as the presence of the legations was one of the few bulwarks Peking had against the invaders. And the brutal and ghastly murder of a teenaged English girl was a catastrophe of the highest order. In January 1937, when young Pamela Werner’s body was discovered outside the city wall, mutilated, eviscerated and left on the frozen ground for the wild dogs, alarms went off from the street to the seat of Britain’s diplomatic corps. Some of the city’s residents believed Pamela had been killed by fox spirits, which would have been a more palatable explanation than the truth, that one or, more likely, several maniacs were loose on the streets of Peking.

Historian Paul French chronicles the search for Pamela’s killers in his new book Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China (Penguin, 2012). Though a nine-day wonder in the global press at the time—the savage murder of an English schoolgirl on Chinese soil—the story had long since been buried by World War II and the rise of the Communists. French’s research reveals a deep and fascinating lost tale of two police detectives, one Chinese and one English, who discovered a troubled girl with dark secrets, a grieving father who’d spent a lifetime making enemies, foreign thugs and gangsters, Russian bordellos and underground sex parties, and corruption throughout the British contingent in China.

Although the murder investigation and the unearthing of secrets within both the Peking underworld and the halls of colonial power take center stage, it is the setting that proves every bit as fascinating.

Under French’s guidance we get a full tour of the once-magnificent city and its people under siege, its beauty and glory fading, its superstitions and its harsh realities living side-by-side. French’s view is from the ground up, and we get a real feel for day-to-day life among the servants, rickshaw drivers, petty criminals and beat cops as they operate in the shadow of the dark forces gathering around them. French has accomplished that rare thing in the true-crime genre, made the scene of the crime as interesting as the crime itself.

Midnight in Peking is worth a read, and possibly two, for fans of police procedurals, history buffs and those looking to make sense of China’s past and present. And for those like me, who find tragic romance in the death of interzones, it may not be a desert-island book but it’s a definite keeper.

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Ripe for the Picking: Never discount the simplest of things. That’s the lesson I learned recently as I joined my 4-year-old and my husband on a trip to pick blueberries. Each of us found what was arguably the most berryladen bush and, for a full 45 minutes, we delicately plunked full, ripe blueberries into our buckets.

No television or similar electronic gadget to keep her mind occupied, just the challenge of finding the biggest, ripest blueberry—and grabbing the next-biggest ones along the way.

It’s easy to underestimate our kids. With toddlers who know how to flip through iPad photos and 4-year-olds who know of Justin Bieber (OK, so my daughter pronounces it “Beaver,” but whatever), it’s easy to start

Once again, you’d be surprised at the simple things that will amaze your kids. One of my favorite spots at UGA is the Latin American Ethnobotanical Garden, which is at the corner of Baldwin Street and East Campus Road. Head there for a picnic dinner, and you can park in a nearby lot that requires a permit in the daytime, removing a long, hot walk from the equation. Instead, you get a unique collection of medicinal and otherwise culturally significant plants found across Latin America. If you do walk, you can cross East Campus Road via a nifty wooden bridge (what kid doesn’t like to cross a bridge?), or you can traverse North Campus, exploring the fountains and expansive magnolia trees along the way.

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I always find it funny when people describe their favorite items of entertainment as their “desert island” list—you know, those movies or albums you would want to have with you if you were stranded on a desert island— because obviously it’d have to be a desert island with electricity and you’d have to have been carrying a TV and a DVD player and a stereo in your suitcase. You could make the case for books, but again, who would have their 10 favorite books in one suitcase? Sorry, folks, if the ship sinks, be prepared to get friendly with your toes.

If I had to pick a list, however, Casablanca would be on it, clichéd though that may be.

I love that movie as much as I love anything to which I’m not related by blood, but not for the same reason as most. Yes, the doomed romance of Rick and Ilsa is tragic and beautiful and all, but what draws me to the movie is the setting, that Moroccan outpost where the lost souls of all nations wash up and

Blackberries, blueberries and raspberries abound this time of year, and make for a great outing before the heat sets in. Having purple-stained fingers? Three smushed berries out of five. assuming our kids no longer have an attention span, and instead are grabbing at pop culture like it’s candy dangling in front of them.

Well, I’m here to tell ya, they’re not. With such a mild spring, many berry-picking farms saw fruits come about a week or two early this year, although if you plan on a trek north of Clarke County, make sure you call first: a freak late frost clipped some early buds, and some places are having a hard time getting enough berries to pick.

For starters, check out Fleeman’s U-Pick (blueberries; 716 Harrison Mill Rd., Winder; [770] 867-3420); 7 G’s Farm (raspberries and blackberries—and my go-to place for a Christmas tree, too; 2331 Old Kings Bridge Rd., Nicholson; [706] 757-2526); Spence Blueberries (blueberries start June 25; 1160 Adair Rd., Rutledge; [706] 6144522); Miller Blueberry Farm (blackberries and blueberries; 1371 Union Church Rd., Watkinsville; [706] 769-4161); Washington Farms (blackberries, blueberries and strawberries; 5671 Hog Mountain Rd., Watkinsville; [706] 769-0627); Whippoorwill Blueberries (1571 Whippoorwill Rd., Watkinsville; [706] 769-1929); and/or Buffalo Creek Berry Farm (blueberries, peaches and raspberries; 810 Stevens Grove Church Rd., Lexington; [706] 540-0562—please call to see if the berries are ready for self-picking).

Keep It Botanical: While I’m on the subject of communing with nature, let me remind you of the great gardens we have across the University of Georgia campus. And the best part? They’re free.

And just a note about the magnolia trees on North Campus. If you haven’t been past them with a child old enough to climb trees— and young enough still to enjoy it—you have to go. The trees turn into castles or caves, and it’s as if you can see your child’s brain expanding just by climbing the low branches.

Try, Try Again: I’m also a fan of the Trial Gardens at UGA, no matter the time of year, because there’s always something interesting to see. Granted, this outing might be easier to pull off with girls than with boys, since most of it involves, well, looking at pretty flowers.

But the grounds around the nearby Forestry Resources building are also fun to explore, and can make for a fun trek for multiple ages. Note that, starting in late April and early May, the latest plants going through UGA’s testing and evaluation (hence, the name: Trial Gardens) are planted, so this time of year is a great time to get a peek at some different vines, shrubs and flowering plants.

Even if your kids aren’t into gardening, going to the gardens can still be a game. Look for various colors or textures, or even try a little “I Spy” action. Once they slow down and realize that, say, the leaves have tiny hairs on them, or the pink flowers smell like perfume, they’ll start to get the hang of it.

Of course, all of this is moot when summer’s heat finally decides to kick in. But until then, I say get outside and let your kids soak up as much natural beauty as they can fill into an overflowing berry bucket.

Kristen Morales kiddiedope@flagpole.com

everyday people Tammy Lee, Middle School Teacher While browsing at the bookstore, I noticed two women reading at a table covered in children’s books. When I asked about the stacks, Tammy Lee quickly explained she was a teacher, and that during the summer, this was kind of a ritual for her profession. It’s easy to discern that Tammy truly enjoys teaching her students. She devotes loads of time to her job—a job that has been made even more challenging (if that’s possible) due to a strained economy.

Flagpole: What grade do you teach?

Tammy Lee: Well, I’ve been teaching eighth grade for many years, and have been teaching either science or math, and this upcoming school year I’m going to be teaching sixth grade Earth science.

FP: And where do you teach?

TL: I teach at Carver Middle School in Walton County.

FP: So, you’re transitioning to teaching a totally different grade. Is that a little nerve-wracking?

TL: I’m a little bit nervous; I haven’t taught sixth graders since about 2004, 2005. And year before last, I tried it just a little bit when they had me go between two grade levels for about two weeks: I was doing an eighth grade math class and then running to a sixth grade math class and then back

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why certain kids were off in the corner, or why those kids’ clothes were always dirty or tattered and torn, and why some kids were stand-offish. And it wasn’t until I started teaching that I understood it was those kids that had different circumstances at home: either parents who were not involved— which was totally opposite from my parents—or kids who didn’t have the basic necessities, which was something I was not very familiar with. So, it was a huge awakening for me…

But, those are the kids that needed more nurturing and more understanding…

We’ve got kids who just recently were used to having a parent home, because they had a stay-at-home parent, who is now working. And then, we’ve got kids whose parents may have only worked one job that are now working multiple jobs, so it’s a huge change for [the kids]. So, you know, behaviors have changed through that… But, you’ve just got to learn how to work with it and understand what’s going on, and still keep a good relationship with those parents who want to be involved, but their time has changed.

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FP: Have you noticed any negative effects [from the impact of a bad economy] as a teacher?

TL: Well, you’ve got more kids who are without supplies more often now… When I went from teaching in a school that was not a Title I school, which meant a high socioeconomic status [Title I schools receive government assistance if at least 40 percent of students are from low-income families], to… teaching in a Title I school, I quickly realized how many supplies I go through. And I just don’t let that be an excuse for my kids; if they need paper, if they need pencils, it’s there… The fact is that some of them are going home to empty houses, so they’re not doing as much of their homework or studying as much as they normally would have.

So, we have parents that say that their kids’ grades have dropped—and they know it’s because they’re not at home. And we try not to give much homework… I’m more concerned with them getting as much as they can in class, because of not having the support at home.

FP: Well, you’re clearly a very devoted teacher.

TL: I enjoy my kids.

to eighth grade. And for about two weeks, I got a little bit of time with the sixth graders, but I quickly realized I had been taking for granted what eighth graders automatically knew.

FP: Because sixth graders are new to middle school.

TL: Yes, the sixth graders are completely new, and it’s a whole new transition for them, as well, and to another stage of their life. So, I mean, sweet kids, but you just… I knew if I had spent more time with them, I would be more familiar with what they were capable of. But, I was just there for a brief moment until we hired a new teacher and I could just stay in one grade level. It was a little concerning for me.

FP: How long have you been a teacher?

TL: Ten years… Actually, I worked on a psychology degree, and my ambition was to be a school counselor, and still is.

And what I did is, [I] got a degree in psychology, and then did a one-year practicum and worked with special ed for many years… [This will be] my fourth year that I will have been doing regular education versus special ed and doing Resource and Collab. But, I wanted to do education, and I’m still working on my master’s to do the school counseling. But I felt like, to be a good counselor, I needed a good understanding of teachers and students now.

FP: And what kind of knowledge do you think you’ve gained from being a teacher?

TL: I quickly understood that kids are not anything like I remember when I was going to school. I quickly understood

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FP: And I’m sure you spend a ton of time working. [Tammy, her friend and I all laugh.] My mom is a first grade teacher, so I’ve seen it in action. But do you ever get a chance to do other things? What else do you enjoy doing?

TL: You know, I enjoy traveling. I enjoy times with my friends and my husband—he is also a teacher in high school in another county—and we get a good bit of time together when I’m not spending more of my time grading papers. I spend a good bit of time on weekends and things like that. But, when I get the time, we like to travel… And then of course, things like this: [my friends and I] come and sit and read at the bookstore, or go and do stuff and look around.

FP: Where have you been that has been the most interesting or notable?

TL: I would have to say the most interesting place I’ve been would be probably our drive back from California one year. We actually flew out to San Francisco and drove back, cross-country, stopping and doing a few things, looking at things. And I got to see parts of the western part of the United States that I had not seen… And besides the concern with rattlesnakes, I would probably have to say New Mexico was one of the most beautiful states that I had visited, as well as Wyoming. You know, just the countryside, and the scenery and the breath of fresh air.

And, of course, [in] New Mexico, we were kind of down, like, in a valley, with the mountains around us and all the stars—it was just [she whispers] a blanket. And, I said, even though I was terrified of rattlesnakes, I still thought I could go sleep out on a hammock, you know, and just lie out there all night under the stars, and be happy.

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