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Hugh Christian Now comes word that Hugh Christian has died: a native son full of native wit. I’ve known Hugh since he was a precocious kid, and I was dating his beautiful sister, Carolyn. Hugh was a computer genius long before you and I even had one. He ran his father’s radio stations, did computer work, and in later years was a fixture downtown, always affable, always interested in what was going on and knowing far more about it than I did. Hugh was one of those Athens originals who contribute to the richness of character that is such a strong part of why our town is so interesting. He will be missed daily by a wide range of people, and his passing leaves an emptiness. He knew Athens from a lifetime of participation and observation, and he cannot be replaced. We are richer that he lived among us and poorer from his passing.

Jody Cooley In Congressional District 9, which includes the northeastern side of Athens-Clarke County and Winterville, a lawyer from Gainesville is running for Congress. Jody Cooley is a refreshing throwback to the days when concern for the best interests of constituents trumped ideological posturing, and people expected their representatives to use the strength of government to solve problems such as paying for medical care, buffering against poverty in old age, assisting in obtaining housing and exercising prudence in government spending. Cooley is a Christian and a former chairman of his local school board and of his local parks and recreation board. He believes the national government should address our crumbling infrastructure and spend the necessary money to do it, and, speaking of money, he says we should withdraw our troops from Iraq and Afghanistan right now. He’s a moderate, and he’s a Democrat in a heavily right-wing Republican district, so he has little chance of being elected. That goes to show you just how far our people have gone toward preferring Paul Broun’s pandering to the lowest common denominator instead of candidates who are prepared to tackle our real problems and come up with workable solutions.

Paul Broun Pete McCommunist has sent word that he is dropping out of the 10th Congressional District race against Paul Broun. McCommunist urges his supporters to write in their votes for Charles Darwin. “I know a lot of people have already voted for me,� McCommunist says, “and I am flattered and honored by their support. I got into this race because of Broun’s general right-wing nuttiness. This science stuff happened later, and I have become convinced that Charles Darwin’s stature and name recognition throughout the district outweigh the fact that he is dead. Better dead than red (or Broun).�

Well, I personally want to thank all of you who went to the trouble to vote for Pete McCommunist. He does feel a little bit let down after his decision to withdraw, and he hopes all those who voted for him don’t feel that they wasted their votes. He couldn’t foresee that Congressman Broun would grab attention all over the country denouncing science, causing that eminent scientist Charles Darwin to be thrown into the race.

And, any votes cast for McCommunist will be tallied, so that even though they will not count, they will be noticed. A strong showing for an eminent dead scientist throughout the district will have more of an impact than votes just in Athens for a quasi-imaginary candidate.

So, on behalf of Pete McCommunist I thank everybody who has come up to me and told me that they voted for McCommunist. I am very much touched and flattered on his behalf. The important thing is to vote against that hard-rightwing clown, our congressman, Paul Broun. Perhaps a friend got it right. She had already decided that she would choose Darwin over McCommunist, because, “Darwin hasn’t been proven wrong.�

I know all this is silly, but what else can we do in the home county of the University of Georgia, where thinking people are so deeply offended by our congressman’s pandering to the denial of the very science and rational thought that are necessary to our survival as a nation and as a world?

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letters TALMADGE TREE TRAGEDY By now you [Jared York] have become acquainted with a staggering amount of pejoratives describing you or your actions. I do not intend to add to this list at this time, but to register my complaint with your behavior towards my community.

For over 20 years, I’ve lived about two blocks from your current construction project.

When the house at the corner of 380 Talmadge Dr. suddenly disappeared, I was slightly surprised. It’s been a while since houses have been demolished wholesale in the neighborhood. What didn’t surprise me was the question that soon followed: “What are your plans for the hundred-year oak tree, Jared?”

Make no mistake; this letter is not about a tree or its destruction. It is about how you have interacted with the community I live in and what type of businessperson you have shown yourself to be.

When the question was asked, it seems that you did not answer it in the spirit of full disclosure. I’m sure you feel satisfied that you left yourself with an out by stating that you had no current plans to take the tree down.

It probably seemed like a good idea to placate the surrounding residents long enough to ensure they didn’t do anything to slow your project down. After your statement to Flagpole, many of my fellow Normaltown folks started to sound like conspiracy theorists. I’ve read a lot of rambling emails guessing about your future intentions. I gave you the benefit of the doubt.

Alas, workers under your direction cut down that massive tree Oct. 15. After reading the news about it, I have a lot of questions.

Was this always your plan, or was it really your client’s decision to remove the tree?

If it was always your plan to cut down the tree, you should have been honest with the community and stated your case as to how your construction benefits the neighborhood for the future. If you really don’t feel bad about it, as you stated to Flagpole, why did you purposely lead us all to believe that you were listening to the community, going so far as to subscribe to the Normaltown newsletter?

If this is what you wanted all along, why not take responsibility for it?

If this is really the decision of your client, why would you make that information public?

If this was your client’s request, they apparently are not interested in making a good first impression. Did you let them know about the

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CONTACT US AT P.O. BOX 1027, ATHENS, GA 30603 OR EMAIL US AT LETTERS@FLAGPOLE.COM split in two, and we had the first home go input you received about the tree issue? The under contract immediately at the corner of community is outraged, and if your client is Belvoir Heights and Talmadge Drive. At the the ultimate arbiter of why that giant oak is time we started construction of this first projin pieces, they will be regarded as the neighect, we began to get calls from neighbors and borhood villains. If I were your client, I don’t newspaper reporters asking about the fate of think I’d want to be brought into the middle the large oak on the remaining lot. At that of this conflict. Do you not feel a responsibiltime, I had no plans for that lot, was busy ity for your client’s reputation? on other projects and [had] not even pulled If you are just scapegoating your clients, a tape measure on the property to see if we shirking your responsibility for your acts and could build a home there and keep the tree. lack of honest communication, then you are I certainly did not want to tell people I was a deplorable businessman. If you are the one going to take down a tree and then find a person that made this decision but decided way to keep it. I simply released a statement to use some sort of Nuremberg defense to saying that we had no plans for the lot or the absolve you of your actions in this affair, then tree that would require its removal “AT THIS you have failed your clients. I wonder how TIME.” comfortable they will feel living in a commuShortly thereafter, a wonderful couple from nity that blames them for such an awful act out-of-state contacted me about the lot, it of betrayal. Were you just following orders? went under contract, Did you ever tell and we commenced us the truth about the design process anything?

BUMPERSTICKER OF THE WEEK: on their home. We I’ll be leaving “Is That True? Or Did You quickly concluded this neighborhood that the tree would in the near future.

Hear It on Fox News?” be too close to any I’ve bought some foundation, and we land. I need to build Thanks, Kelly. Send your sticker-sightings to letters@ could not guaranty a house. I’ve been flagpole.com. the survival of the told you are a good tree or the safety builder, committed to of the home or its occupants if it stayed. We the environment and that you care about our then proceeded with design work with the city. Now I know better. You owe my commuintention of removing the tree. nity a better explanation and an apology.

At that time, I joined the Normaltown Blake Tanner Athens neighborhood listserv for the sole purpose of letting the neighbors know what was going on with the project and with the tree. [With] P.S. You should note that I did not call you the very first two emails that I received from a spineless weasel. that listserv, I was called names, and a gentlemen sent an email saying he had gone on the property with a tape measure to try and find out himself if the tree could be saved. We had I want to thank all of you who have sent instances of people coming on the property messages of support and kind words over the and putting artwork on the tree itself and last 24 hours. I also want to thank those of defacing our signage. I was receiving a steady you who put up with our construction in our trickle of negative email both directly and intown neighborhoods. We try to be as delithrough the listserv. cate as possible but sometimes construction is I personally made the decision at that time not a delicate process. not to inform the neighborhood of my intenI wanted to clear the air after the removal tions with the tree. I did not want my propof the tree on Talmadge Drive. erty defaced or vandalized, or anyone getting Early this year, I purchased a home on a hurt while trespassing on the property. I did double lot on Talmadge Drive behind Athens not want my subcontractors bothered while Regional Medical Center. The intent of the they were trying to do their jobs or my clients project all along was to remove the existing subjected to prolonged periods of negativity. home at that site, divide the lot into two lots Most of all, I was fearful of someone tryand build two homes where one originally ing to come on the property or showing up stood. The home was removed, the lot was the day the tree was coming down. I did not

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want anyone to get hurt. We still had a few people actually walk on the property to yell at the tree service while the tree was being cut [down].

Please make no mistake about it. This is my project. I called the tree service and ordered the tree to come down. I have also not lied to anyone, I have followed all zoning laws, and I feel I have made the best decisions I possibly could throughout this process. I, hopefully, one day will get to a point in my career when I can donate a buildable lot as a park or save an old tree, even though it would cost me thousands of dollars to do so. Unfortunately, right now that would make it hard to pay my employees and feed my family.

As far as the project goes, I feel very good about it. I am replacing an existing older home with two very efficient homes in its place. Even though the two newer homes are larger in size than the existing home, they will likely combined use about the same or less energy than the one existing home that was there. They are both more than 200 square feet smaller than the median new home size in the U.S. They will be long lasting, attract and hold good families in the community, sustain property values and be walking distance from downtown. We will replace tree canopy and, over time, the carbon footprint of this project will end up smaller than having left the original home in its place. Although it was very sad to lose a great tree, when I step back and look at the project as a whole, I am very proud of it and how it will serve the neighborhood moving forward.

Most of all, I think it is time that people just start respecting each other and being civil. If you absolutely have to say something rude, please forward it to me directly. I think everyone is tired of seeing all the negativity come across these listservs.

If you want to do something positive to respect the tree that came down, I have collected about 200 of its acorns and have them in my office. I cannot possibly grow them all and plant them myself, although I plan to do that with at least a few of them. Just let me know, and I can get some to you. Maybe in 100 years there can be several examples of this tree around the neighborhood, along with a few examples of architecture from the time when homes started to become sustainable.

And maybe all of our grandchildren and greatgrandchildren will be announcing yard sales and neighborhood parties over their listservs.

Jared York President, J.W. York Homes

city dope Athens News and Views a community that hates sprawl, which means denser development intown, which most people seem to want in theory, but not in practice (or at least not in their back yards). In any case, it’ll be time for a new comprehensive plan here in a couple of years, but by then it will probably be too late.

Oh, and the historic district? The commission is going to table it. “We have strong viewpoints,” Commissioner Mike Hamby said, in a bid for understatement of the year.

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Cuts Like a Knife: During the recession, state legislators had to, as House Speaker David Ralston puts it, put down the scalpel and pick up the machete. Most folks in Athens have had just about enough, thank you very much, of our state government’s slashing spree that’s bleeding out UGA, public schools, the state archive and everything else in sight.

But it’s not over yet.

Ralston called the current budget situation “the new normal.” And more people are signing up for Medicaid (even before the Affordable If a tree falls in Normaltown and all the neighbors are screaming about it, Care Act expansion kicks does it make a sound? in), so Georgia is facing a $400 million shortfall, he People like Amy Bramblett know this. told the UGA College Republicans last week.

Athens-Clarke commissioners have been trying “We’re looking again at having to do some to fix Carr’s Hill for years, tweaking the zoning tough and unpopular things to keep this state again and again to discourage tightly packed afloat,” he said. student housing where four SUVs are parked The last time this happened, in 2010, Gov. on the curb of a narrow street and no one Sonny Perdue solved the problem by pushhas any privacy. It hasn’t worked. Bramblett ing through a “bed tax” on hospitals that told the commission that she’s leaving Carr’s prevented a cut in reimbursements. The result Hill because the neighborhood has become was a near-revolt in the Senate and a lot of “unlivable.” uncomfortable questions for incumbents in She’s moving to—you guessed it—Buena November, so don’t expect that to happen Vista Heights, which will fall victim to the again. The House will take up tax reform again same trend, she argued, unless a historic next year—along with transportation funddistrict is created. The University of Georgia’s ing and a lobbyist gift ban—Ralston said. new health sciences campus on Prince Avenue But these guys all signed the Grover Norquist and its 800 students, faculty and staff are pledge, and the tea party will hold them to creating enormous development pressure, it. Oh, and Ralston also talked a little smack Commissioner Ed Robinson noted. York cutting about Carter Kessler, the Athens Republican down that tree definitely didn’t help build House candidate who’s been running against trust. the GOP establishment. “I’m not really familiar “Developers can promise us anything, but with his campaign, except I saw (on Flagpole. their promises are empty,” one speaker told com) where he said the leadership in Georgia the commission. And newcomers to the neighis crooked,” Ralston said. “That might have borhood are viewed with suspicion. “It’s like something to do with” why Republican leaders I’m a rich doctor that wants to come in and aren’t supporting him. build a McMansion,” Don Scott said. “That’s As for incoming Rep. Regina Quick, not true.”

R-Athens, who declared her independence Across Prince on Talmadge, residents are while campaigning against Rep. Doug McKillip, talking about asking for a zoning change that it sounds like there’s no hard feelings. “We’re would outlaw houses on 8,000 square-foot going to welcome her and respect the decision lots—the current minimum—thus preventing the voters have made,” Ralston said. builders from throwing up two houses on one lot, as York is doing. Of course, Athens is also Blake Aued news@flagpole.com

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A Storm Is Coming: Bane is probably not going to show up anytime soon, but Normaltown is starting to resemble the Gotham City of The Dark Night Rises. It’s tearing itself apart.

Residents have been grumbling for a while now about the student rental houses sprouting up on King Avenue. Then, two weeks ago, homebuilder Jared York ripped out a giant oak tree on Talmadge Drive, casting himself in the role of Saruman to the neighbors’ Ents (Apologies for nerding out here. Bear with me.) Last Thursday, the latest round in the fight over a Buena Vista Heights historic district played out at City Hall.

The arguments, at this point, ought to be not just familiar, but rote, to any Athenian who’s involved in civic life. The property rights of longtime homeowners who want peace and quiet versus the property rights of those who want to cash in. The creative destruction of the free market versus maintaining what makes a community great as it is. The affordable housing offered by the small, aging abodes common intown versus students’ and families’ demands for newer and larger houses.

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city pages to be unincorporated Clarke County. Twelve haulers in Athens pick up trash and recycling from 13,140 houses and 387 businesses, according to the Solid Waste Department. A moratorium on new haulers has been in place A new policy requiring businesses and since last November. The law would cap the apartment complexes to provide recycling for number of haulers that can operate in Athens customers and tenants will be approved at the to eight for residential pickup and seven for Athens-Clarke Commission’s Nov. 7 meeting, commercial pickup. commissioners said last Thursday.

The cap grew out of suburban residents’ The policy had been tabled twice, most concerns about multiple trucks from several recently in May, to address the concerns of companies driving up and down their streets. waste haulers and multifamily property ownThe commission considered allowing just one ers. An ad hoc committee of Mayor Nancy hauler per neighborhood, but abandoned Denson and four commissioners ironed out the the idea after haulers and other residents wrinkles, including simply removing the word objected. “mandatory,” although it remains mandatory.

Capping the number of haulers will pre“This ordinance is so overdue for our comserve streets and put an end to the “Wild West munity,” Commissioner Kathy Hoard said. routine” of fly-by-night haulers undercutting Already, an apartment complex behind each other and going out of business owing Hoard’s Springdale Street home has replaced ACC thousands of dollars in franchise fees, one of three trash Commissioner Kelly receptacles with one “This ordinance is so overdue Girtz said. for recycling, and A representative for our community.” it’s stuffed full, she of Waste Management said. “The students urged the commission are excited about using it,” she said. “I think not to pass the cap. The company wants to there’s a lot of support for this ordinance.” move into Athens with clean-burning, natural Business owners and property managers gas-powered trucks and can offer expertise have until May 2013 to comply with the law. on recycling, she said. The company won’t be If for some reason they can’t, the solid waste barred from doing business in Athens, Girtz department director can give them a waiver. noted, because existing haulers can sell their The policy is part of an effort to increase franchise licenses to new companies that want the amount of trash diverted from the landfill to start up in Athens. to 40 percent by 2015, 60 percent by 2018 An easement to connect a planned Hyatt and 75 percent by 2020. Other measures Place hotel to the Classic Center next door is include converting the county recycling facilalso set for approval Nov. 7, as are yellow-curb ity to single-stream and a small fee that goes parking restrictions on Hill, West Rutherford, toward recycling education programs.

South Church and Fifth streets. The meeting The commission is also considering limitwill be on a Wednesday night, rather than the ing the number of private haulers that can usual Tuesday, due to the election. do business in Athens. ACC collects garbage inside the old city limits, but not in what used Blake Aued news@flagpole.com

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cobbloviate Not Just Regional But Rural A new study shows that, among other things, 62 percent of working-class white Southerners support Mitt Romney, a figure roughly 20 points higher than in any other region. The fundamental explanation for such strong support for Romney among workingclass white Southerners is actually quite simple. An overwhelming majority of them are Republicans—and highly partisan ones at that. Beyond this point, however, things get a little more complicated. The old blatantly racial Republican strategy that won Barry Goldwater five Southern states in 1964 has given way to a subtler, more suburbanoriented emphasis on fiscal conservatism and protecting the rewards of individual success.

Yet George W. Bush ran stronger (60 percentplus) in Southern rural white-majority counties than in metropolitan (55 percent) ones in 2004. Four years later, the counties where John McCain ran stronger than Bush fit this profile as well. In general, these counties were not only rural and majority-white, but sparsely populated, economically and educationally laggard, with a strong evangelical tilt.

History Matters When the current survey notes that 58 percent of working-class white Southerners feel that the federal government has been too attentive to the problems of blacks and other minorities, it is simply affirming that history matters.

Beginning in the 1850s (when the slavocrats, who disdained the very notion of educating the lesser whites, warned them that without slavery they would be reduced to social and economic equality with blacks) and moving forward to the Civil War, Reconstruction, the New Deal, the Civil Rights movement, and the Great Society, regardless of whether the federal government was in Republican or Democratic hands, low-income white Southerners have been encouraged to see it as, if not primarily, at least potentially, an agent of Yankee outsiders bent on elevating black people at their expense. (Many years later, labor unions were tarred with essentially the same brush while the South’s captains of industry consistently flouted federal labor regulations with absolute impunity.)

Wrong-headed and paranoid as this perception may be, there is little doubt that, as of the New Deal, the Democratic Party began to grow increasingly responsive not only to blacks but to union voters outside the South.

Today, the Democrats’ definition of “working people” effectively translates as “those with union cards,” resulting in a striking communications disconnect between rural, overwhelmingly non-union, Southern white workers (who have long since won the heart of many a southbound Yankee manufacturer) and the national Democratic Party, with its fairly proscribed union-centric approach to labor issues.

This in turn makes it easier for blue-collar Southern whites to convince themselves (with the eager assistance of Republican politicos) that the primary aim of Democratic initiatives such as federal worker-training programs was/ is to put black people in a position to take their jobs. While they have precious little reason to think the GOP might actually help

them, working-class white Southerners know at least that the Republicans are infinitely less likely to do anything to help blacks at their expense, or anyone else’s for that matter.

Seizing on this line of thought, Republicans have been quite effective in racializing political identification in the South, to the point that the Democrats are perceived as simply the party of blacks in many cases, much as Republicans were seen in the Reconstruction era. Although some deft GOP gerrymandering had a hand in it as well, there is no better personification of the thorough colorcoding of Southern partisan affiliation than Representative John Barrow of Georgia, the only white Democrat in the Deep South still serving in the House of Representatives.

Good Country People Lest we go overboard in emphasizing the peculiarities of working-class white Southerners, however, we should remember that racially tinged, working-class white conservatism is a fixture throughout much of rural America. Is it really all that striking, for example, that nearly six in 10 working-class whites in the South complained of federal favoritism toward blacks when nearly five in 10 responded similarly in the Northeast and Midwest? This reflects a mindset discernible 30 years ago among bluecollar Northern whites who became “Reagan Democrats” in the 1980s. To tell you the truth, I’m beginning to suspect that a lot of what may seem like North/South disparities in political attitudes and behavior these days may actually be rural/ metropolitan instead.

Rural whites’ distaste for all things Democratic is a little less puzzling in light of this observation from the party’s standard bearer in 2008: “You go into these small towns… and… the jobs have been gone now for 20 years and nothing’s replaced them…

And it’s not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them… ” Ironically, by summarily pathologizing gun ownership and religiosity, Barack Obama actually managed to intensify the very aversion of rural white voters to the Democrats that he was trying to explain. By the way, he was talking about voters in Pennsylvania, not Alabama.

Well, excuse us country folk for even existin’! Emotionalism aside, however, one need not absolve rural white folks of this or any other vicinity of responsibility for the racism, religious intolerance and xenophobia that they sometimes exhibit to realize that they are also on occasion the objects of bias themselves, however offhandedly it is expressed or condoned by some of America’s ostensibly most tolerant and sensitive people. In either case, beneath this polarizing hostility and disdain lies a much broader divide that is framed less by region than by deep cultural and class antagonisms that we may continue to ignore only at our peril.

James C. Cobb Jim Cobb is the B. Phinizy Spalding Distinguished Professor in the History of the American South at UGA.

capitol impact athens rising With all of the attention that has been focused on the constitutional amendment dealing with the creation of state charter schools, many voters may not be aware that there is an “Amendment 2” on the ballot.

If approved by the voters, the amendment would allow state agencies to sign multi-year leases to rent property for government offices and related facilities. Currently, the state cannot sign an agreement to lease property for more than a year at a time.

This appears to be a simple proposition that might be good for the taxpayers. If you can commit to lease office space for more than one year, it stands to reason you could negotiate a better deal with the landlord. I am still a little dubious of this one, however.

As is often the case with constitutional amendments, the ballot language is misleadingly stated to try to lure voters who haven’t been paying attention to approve it.

The ballot reads: “Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to provide for a reduction in the state’s operating costs by allowing the General Assembly to authorize certain state agencies to enter into multiyear rental agreements?”

That says the state will absolutely save money by signing these long-term leases, but how can anyone say that with any degree of assurance? State property officials have been telling the media that the amendment would save an estimated “$66 million” over the next decade, but I don’t know if there is any reliable data to support that or if it’s just a number they picked out of thin air.

There are supposedly safeguards in place to prevent abuses. Leases would be limited to 20 years and would have to receive board approval. The total lease contract value could not exceed a limit set by the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission.

I am not confident that any of those safeguards would be very effective. Georgia is a

state whose politicians have long displayed a genius for grabbing the taxpayers’ money even when the constitution tells them they legally can’t do it. Remember, one of the biggest scandals in this nation’s history, the Yazoo Land Fraud, took place right here within our state boundaries. The scandals have not stopped, either.

More than 10 years ago, the Jackson County Board of Commissioners wanted to build a new courthouse, but they were held back by a provision in the state constitution that said local governments could not issue bonded indebtedness without first getting voter approval in a referendum. Jackson County voters turned down the bond proposal in a referendum, so the commissioners took another approach. They drafted a lease-purchase arrangement to have a new courthouse built, then approved it without holding another referendum.

This long-term transaction was a bond in everything but name and put the county’s taxpayers on the hook for years, but because it was called a leasepurchase agreement, the Georgia Supreme Court eventually ruled it was not subject to citizen approval in a bond referendum.

More recently, we have seen the mess in Gwinnett County, where several local officials are headed to federal prison because they took bribes from developers on decisions involving property acquisitions and real estate developments.

In an ideal world where elected officials are honest and make an effort to protect the taxpayers’ interests, the approval of something like Amendment 2 wouldn’t even need to be debated.

In a state that has our history of suspicious behavior, you vote to approve it at your own peril.

Tom Crawford tcrawford@gareport.com

What’s Up in New Development Athens is a historic town. We have several historic districts and a university all worth preserving. When thinking of historic cities, though, the first one that always comes to my mind is Charleston, SC. While Athens doesn’t have quite the history of Charleston, there is a lot we can learn from the way Charleston has been preserved. Last week, I attended the kick-off of the Athens Clarke Heritage Foundation’s 2012–2013 Preservation Matters education series themed “Creative Living in Historic Cities.” Jonathan Poston, director at the Hay House in Macon and a former Historic Charleston Foundation employee, gave a lecture at the UGA Chapel on how to marry preservation, tourism and livability in historic cities.

Other than some drunken fans in the fall— not that I’m complaining—Athens doesn’t

chains. Poston told us of one store, in particular, that had been a jewelry store owned by the same family for over 100 years and is now a Puma store. Will Puma respect the historic interior of the building as much as the family who had owned it for 100 years?

But enough about how wonderful Charleston is. Athens is a great place, too!

Visit the newly reopened Jackson Street Building (formerly the Lamar Dodd School of Art), home of the College of Environment and Design’s Landscape Architecture undergraduate program, the Owens Library and several galleries. The ACHF and CED co-hosted a reception there following Poston’s lecture. Wayde Brown, a professor in the Historic Preservation Department, gave an architectural tour, and Assistant Vice President for Facilities Danny Sniff gave a sustainability tour.

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The Jackson Street Building, a classic example of modernist architecture, is now more energy-efficient. have the concerns Charleston has over tourism, which got out of control until the city passed laws to reign in bars and tours. I would like to see more tourism in Athens, since it could be a great way to boost our economy and keep small local businesses in town. While tourism might not be a problem for Athens, Poston did highlight some ordinances Charleston has adopted that would be beneficial here as well.

Until the construction of Charleston Place, a large boutique hotel at the end of Meeting Street, Charleston did not have high-rise buildings. Charleston Place made Charlestonians realize that the skyline of their city was in danger of being irrevocably changed; the city now has height limits.

The story of Charleston Place made me think of several very tall buildings in our own historic district: Athens First, 909 Broad St., Gameday, the Washington Street parking deck, etc. Currently, downtown Athens buildings are limited to 100 feet, but height is becoming an issue. The taller new construction becomes, the more out-of-place our historic buildings begin to look. We are also faced with the problem of very large, out-of-scale buildings in our historic district. In earlier articles, I have mentioned the fear of McMansions coming to several of Athens’ historic residential districts, but what about the commercial McMansions coming to our historic commercial district? Hopefully, with the development of the long-awaited downtown master plan we can follow Charleston in tweaking our height and scale ordinances.

Charleston also faces the problem—as does Athens, especially in the last year or so—of historic buildings being used for commercial

Joseph Amisano, one of the most celebrated architects in Atlanta from the 1960s through the 1980s, designed the Jackson Street Building in 1962. The majority of UGA’s mid-century modern buildings, such as Stegeman Coliseum, are located on South Campus, making the Jackson Street Building stand out on North Campus. Originally designed for art students, it was a perfect fit for the landscape architects who also need lots of studio space.

More than 95 percent of the original building has been reused, and there have been some major retrofits to create a more sustainable building. The building was constructed with lots of windows so studios would be able to utilize natural light. These windows have been retrofitted with newer, more energy-efficient glass to cut down on energy costs. The building also uses “chilled beams” located on the ceiling of the south gallery to help with energy efficiency. Cool water runs through the beams to chill the surrounding air; as hot air rises, the beams cool the hot air, which in turn drops down to cool students, and the cycle repeats itself. This process is 25 percent more energy efficient than using forced air, such as an air conditioner.

Seventy-two solar panels on the southern end of the building are capable of powering 189 laptop computers every day. Rooftop rainwater is also being harvested in a cistern to cut down on the amount of potable water being used in the building. A computer in the main hallway tells the energy used by each system every day, making it easy to see just how sustainable the building is.

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elieve it or not, there’s a lot more than President Obama and Mitt Romney on the ballot this year. Early voting is already underway at the Athens-Clarke Board of Elections, but for all you undecided procrastinators out there, here’s a little help making up your minds when you step into the voting booth.

House District 118 The Republican nominee for this northern and eastern Clarke County seat, Carter Kessler, has turned what once seemed like a cakewalk for Democrat Spencer Frye—once he ousted Rep. Keith Heard (D-Athens) in July—into a much more interesting race.

Kessler, a longtime Libertarian, went from railing against Obamacare, paper currency, public housing and fluoridated water earlier this year to staking out left-of-center positions on issues like education. His many mailers and signs—he’s spent $90,0000 of his own money on the race—neglect to mention his party affiliation. The former Ron Paul campaign worker is reluctant to call himself a Libertarian anymore, referring to himself as “an American” who doesn’t like to be labeled.

Frye, the Athens Area Habitat for Humanity executive director who ran for mayor in 2010, and Kessler 2.0 both favor funding education and social serKessler vices, criminal justice reform and implementing the Affordable Care Act; they oppose drug-testing welfare recipients, voter ID requirements and the charter school amendment. Frye wants to raise cigarette taxes, but Kessler doesn’t. In addition, Kessler is pushing a $200,000 cap on state salaries. “I believe when we cut, we need to cut from the top,” he says.

Kessler says he’ll be something of a mole within the House GOP majority, noting that establishment Republicans won’t help his campaign and arguing that he can fight corruption from within.

[House Speaker David Ralston says he never heard of Kessler until he read in Flagpole that Kessler called him crooked.]

Frye At a forum last week, voters seemed confused about who is running on which ticket. Frye says Kessler is pivoting from the extreme rightwing to the middle and pretending he’s a Democrat as a campaign tactic.

“I think it’s important for Democrats to stand up for what they believe in, and that’s what I’m doing,” Frye says.

The race has been odd from the get-go, with Kessler opting to do community service for a DUI at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore under executive director Frye’s supervision this summer.

Senate District 47 Democrat Tim Riley is hoping the third time’s a charm.

He has run for this seat twice before, including once against incumbent state Sen. Frank Ginn, R-Danielsville, in 2010. This time, it’s personal.

Riley, who is openly gay, recently married his longtime partner in Massachusetts and skipped a Barrow County forum last month. “That money [for the wedding] could be spent in Georgia if we weren’t so close-minded,” he says.

Meanwhile, the Barrow Journal quoted Ginn as saying he isn’t comfortable appearing onstage with Riley because Riley is “not my cup of tea,” leading the Atlanta website Project Q to accuse Ginn of gay-baiting. “He’s a bully and a homoRiley phobe,” Riley says.

Ginn told Flagpole he doesn’t approve of homosexuality, but he wasn’t referring to Riley’s sexuality.

Riley is “very abusive and harassing” during forums, Ginn says.

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“I’ll be onstage with him, but he was very negative two years ago,” he says.

Gay rights isn’t the only issue in the race. Riley is also attacking Ginn on ethics reform, even though Ginn signed onto a bill that would cap gifts from lobbyists at $100. Ginn says he is focused on jobs and improving the economy.

The district still leans heavily Republican, but parts of Oglethorpe and Ginn Jackson counties were removed during redistricting last year, and it includes more voters in Democratic eastern Clarke County, so Riley may do better than in the past.

Public Service Commission The PSC regulates Georgia Power and telephone and natural gas companies, so it has a big impact on Georgians’ pocketbooks, but it doesn’t always get a lot of attention. This year, two incumbent Republicans, Stan Wise and Chuck Eaton, are running for re-election.

Democrat Steve Oppenheimer, a retired dentist and clean-energy activist who is running against Eaton, wants to allow solar companies to compete with Georgia Power and for the utility giant Oppenheimer to explore other energy sources, such as biomass and offshore wind.

“We’re paying too much for energy, and we’re not creating the good energy jobs we could be that we see in other Southern states,” he says. Eaton says he “led the effort to lower electric rates for Georgia families by 6 percent,” but Oppenheimer says rates have risen 24 percent in the past five years.

Eaton also takes credit for the legislature’s recent repeal of the energy tax for manufacturers, which Caterpillar has credited as a factor in moving a plant to Athens.

Eaton, according to Oppenheimer, had a “battlefield conversion” in favor of Eaton solar power during the campaign. Eaton says he has “worked to include solar in our power generation mix,” but prices came down dramatically only recently. “If we’d done what my opponent wishes and implemented more solar earlier, we would have paid three to four times as much for it than we can pay now,” he says.

Ethics is another issue: 85 percent of Eaton’s donations come from utilities, Oppenheimer says. “I’d say we have the fox guarding the henhouse,” he says. But Eaton accuses Oppenheimer of accepting contributions from law firms and lobbyists whose clients have business before the commission.

A Libertarian, Brad Ploeger, is also Staples running. He’s unlikely to get more than 3 or 4 percent of the vote, but that could be enough to push the race into a runoff. Eaton says he expects Romney’s coattails in Georgia to put him over the top.

Libertarian David Staples is the only option except Wise in the other PSC race. Staples, a Powder Springs resident who works in the telecommunications industry, was approached by both Democrats and Libertarians to run when no Democrat qualified in May. (The deadline for third-party candidates is later.) He has been endorsed by a bipartisan group of figures ranging from tea party leader Debbie Dooley to former Democratic Party of Georgia chairwoman Jane Kidd Wise to the Sierra Club.

Like Oppenheimer, Staples is attacking his opponent on ethics. Wise, he says, gets 91 percent of his campaign money from utilities’ representatives, including

checks from Georgia Power lawyers two days before a hearing.

“It looks like something improper, a conflict of interest, something that ought to be illegal if it isn’t already,” Staples says.

Staples, who describes himself as a “free market guy,” is also focused on solar power. He wants to let homeowners who install solar panels sell the electricity they generate and put it out on the grid, an idea Georgia Power has fought.

Wise did not return a call seeking comment.

9th Congressional District Athens voters might be familiar with the Republican candidate, former Gainesville state Rep. Doug Collins, from his bruising primary fight with talk-radio host Martha Zoller, as well as helping push through a controversial law banning abortions after 20 weeks. But there’s also a Democrat running, Gainesville lawyer Jody Cooley.

Although the district—which stretches from the Athens Perimeter north to the state line—is one of the most conservative in the nation, Cooley says he is reaching out to the “sensible center,” as he calls it.

“I just really felt like the extreme positions are not the right positions, and people should have the choice of voting for somebody closer to the middle.”

Cooley, at times, sounds like an old-school conservative Democrat. On Collins other issues, he’s to the left of President Obama. He endorses the Simpson-Bowles plan to reduce the deficit and cut entitlements; favors the DREAM Act, which would provide a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who go to college or join the military; calls for major cuts in defense spending to balance the budget; supports the Affordable Care Act; and wants to bring American troops home from Afghanistan immediately.

Collins spokeswoman Loree Anne Thompson describes the race so far as “civil.” Collins, in spite of running far to the right during the GOP primary, has a track record of working with Democrats in Atlanta on issues like reforming the Cooley HOPE Scholarship, and he’ll do the same in Washington, Thompson says.

“People everywhere are sick of the gridlock and absolutely nothing getting done,” she says. “Doug says you can stand firm on your convictions and find common ground and move forward on that.”

10th Congressional District Rep. Paul Broun (R-Athens) turned himself into a national lightning rod yet again when he said that science proves the Earth is 9,000 years old and that evolution and the Big Bang are “lies straight from the pit of Hell.” But alas, no one is running against him in the general election. A movement started urging voters to write in Charles Darwin, and Flagpole publisher and editor Pete McCommons ended his tongue-in-cheek campaign to elect “Pete McCommunist” in deference to the late biologist. Brian Russell Brown of Augusta registered as a real write-in candidate. When reached for comment, though, Brown mentioned campaign finance reform and hung up.

Constitutional Amendments Amendment 1 would set up an appointed state board to approve publicly funded charter schools that local school boards don’t want. If you missed last week’s Flagpole, check flagpole.com for an in-depth story.

Amendment 2 would let the state enter into long-term leases on buildings. Supporters say it will save money, but do you really trust the folks who put it on the ballot?

Blake Aued news@flagpole.com

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Locally Sourced Spoon It Up: If I started talking to you about a relatively new restaurant that focuses on locally sourced produce, prepared with a chefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s touch and available at very reasonable prices, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be like, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Where in Boulevard is it?â&#x20AC;?

But The Savory Spoon isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even in Athens.

Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find it, instead, at 705 Sycamore St. in Jefferson, about half-an-hour from the Classic City. Be warned, too, that Google Maps may send you up a dirt road that turns out to be someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s driveway, as the restaurant doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have its own curb cut. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re best served to veer to the left at Chili Dawgs, then turn right into the Shell Station/Papa Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and proceed up the hill to the small shopping strip. If that all seems like a lot of effort, stick with me.

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The Savory Spoon Josh Aaron and Arielle Hirsch are doing a fine job with their small restaurant that has larger ambitions, and it would compare favorably in Athens, let alone in its current location. The menu changes daily, updated on Facebook and based on whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fresh and good at local farms. You can be assured of having a wide selection of hamburgers, including many combinations crafted by patrons of the restaurant. Rather than the usual boring standards, you might find your eye caught by the Smokey Joe, topped with Gouda, bacon, smoked sweet peppers, dehydrated tomato and mango pineapple sauce, a carefully balanced array of big flavors designed to hit up just about every tastebud you have. The burgers themselves are clearly hand-formed, amoeba-like and not too tightly packed, and although a pinch more salt would elevate them further, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re well cooked and tasty.

The best thing I ate in two trips to the restaurant was a side of barely roasted okra, seasoned only with salt and pepper, touched as little as possible. Sometimes being a good chef is knowing when to leave a main ingredient alone rather than futzing it up with accessories. Warm but still with some crunch, this okra makes a strong case for replacing french fries as a side, fresh from the plant rather than stewed or battered and fried or otherwise camouflaged. Okra seems to be having a bit of a moment right now in kitchens across the country, and it is an unjustly maligned vegetable, delicious and complex. This side conveys a real respect for its green, botanical nature.

Almost as good is the restaurantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s poblanotomato mac and cheese, a creamy version of the dish that can hold its own with any baked

rendition. Other items on the menu could use a bit of tweaking. The cod burger is delicately formed and perfectly cooked, but the soft bun it arrives on soaks up the citrus aioli like a sponge, leaving the burger perhaps too plain.

A quick toast on the griddle might help solve that problem easily. A salad of purple-hulled peas treats its main ingredient with care, tossing peas, onions et al., with a bright, lemony dressing, but the legumes needed a bit more cooking time. The BBQ sandwich is fine but overwhelmed by its bread, and although the Not Your Normal Bird turkey sandwich is good enough, you can do better.

Minor complaints aside, the kitchen has talent and good instincts, not to mention a taste for variety rather than resting on laurels.

Its owners are ones to watch. The Savory Spoon serves lunch weekdays, dinner Tuesday to Friday and brunch Sunday, is alcohol-free and takes credit cards.

BBQ Beat: While out in Jefferson, I also stopped

by Reddâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Que & Stew (7226 S. Apple Valley Rd.), which perches up on the hillside in a neat cabin. The aesthetics are great: cozy, Appalachian, lots of decorative glass bottles and pig art. The people are super nice, walking you through the menu and offering advice. The ice cream is homemade.

They even pack your to-go order with thoughtfulness and care.

Unfortunately, the BBQ isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t on par with the rest of these attributes. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not bad, but it is disappointing. The pork itself is decent, pulled not chopped, erring on the dry side and served separately from the sauce, but the stew, which the restaurant touts as the best in northeast Georgia, is bland and thin. Were you to take it home and add some healthy shakes of Texas Pete, it would improve, but it still wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be great. The sauce draws heavily on apple cider vinegar and comes in mild, hot and mustard. The latter is the best of the three, but pales in comparison to the memory of Jot â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Em Downâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s zippy yellow stuff.

Homemade cobbler is gooey and syrupy, as it often is. Texas toast is soggy, and baked beans arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t notable, but the slaw is good: simple and savory rather than sweet. Reddâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is open Thursday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. It does catering and takes credit cards.

What Up?: Yoguri has closed downtown. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Tween the Pages is open again in the UGA Main Library, now with hot food prepared to order. The new Taqueria La Parrilla on the Eastside is now open. Martiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at Midday is celebrating its 10-year anniversary on Oct. 31.

La Fiesta on Hawthorne is closed but a new restaurant, La Cabana de Don Juan, is taking its place. A new restaurant/bar/music venue called The World Famous, and run by Bain Mattox, is set to open in the old Wilsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Soul Food space on Hull Street.

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Painting on a strict one-per-week schedule with Saturday nights as the deadline, the mission of generating 52 paintings within 52 weeks was carried out between January and December of 2011.

While the ultimate goal was, of course, to end the year with a large body of work in hand, a significant part of the experience was the commitment of setting aside time each week to dedicate solely towards creating art. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I painted one of them on a trip to the beach, so I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even take a week off for vacation,â&#x20AC;? Smith says.

Smith also has a separate art exhibit currently on display at Kumquat Mae â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mornings Are Evilâ&#x20AC;? by fantasy illustrator Mark Helwig is on (18 Barnett Shoals Rd., Watkinsville). display at the Baxter Street Jittery Joeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s through October. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Assorted Fun Size Paintings,â&#x20AC;? named after the popular miniature candies handed out to trick-or-treaters at Halloween, fiction and fantasy illustrator Mark Helwigâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s features a random selection of recently finseven pieces, on display at Jittery Joeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ished works, as well as some dusted off from (1480 Baxter St.) through Nov. 15, offer viewthe archive. Both â&#x20AC;&#x153;52 in 52â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Assorted ers an escape into an imaginary world. In Fun Size Paintingsâ&#x20AC;? will be on display through the cleverly titled oil painting â&#x20AC;&#x153;Still Life,â&#x20AC;? a woman holding a feather duster lies lifelessly the month of October, and a closing reception for the latter will be held Sunday, Oct. 28, at beside the shadowy stone statue of a dignified looking vampire head. In â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gastro-Fiend,â&#x20AC;? a 3 p.m. horrific, hairy creature with glowing, red eyes m Magic, Myths and Mayhem: Halloween is and a drooling, fanged mouth leers around the nothing without the suspension of disbelief corner of a dimly lit city street. Influenced by towards the supernatural, and each of science pioneers such as Michael Whelan, The Brothers

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The influence of early Mexican printmaker JosĂŠ Posada, best remembered for his satirical black-and-white calavera engravings, is also evident through Smithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s frequent use of festive Dia de los Muertos skull imagery and the inclusion of â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Few Calaveras,â&#x20AC;? a small collection of works appearing alongside â&#x20AC;&#x153;52 in 52.â&#x20AC;?

After a stint of creating primarily largescale abstract paintings while pursuing a BFA in Painting and Drawing and a MFEd in Art Education at UGA, Smith returned to the more cartoonish style of his youth, incorporating techniques introduced by famed skateboarding artists Mark Gonzales and Ed Templeton. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thrasher Magazine was like an art magazine to me. Skateboarding turned me on to punk rock culture, which was brimming with outstanding â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;low artâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and this spectacular energy,â&#x20AC;? he says of his teenage years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now, as a dad and an elementary art teacher, I have a constant connection to all the cartoons and creative stuff that kids are seeing today, just

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Hildebrandt and Frank Frazetta, each of Helwigâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s works hold the ability to convey its own story within a single, enchanting scene. Helwig, who teaches courses including Beginning Fantasy Illustration and Basic Drawing locally at the Lyndon House Arts Center, works professionally in the field of fantasy art by creating book covers and gaming illustrations, and can be found participating in conventions such as DragonCon and ConNooga.

Bloody Beauties: Keith P. Reinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Slaughter­house Starletsâ&#x20AC;? series, on display at Walkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee and Pub through October, includes a collection of portraits of actresses depicted through an unexpected lens of horror and sensuality.

Because none of them are characteristically associated with slasher films, each featured actress, despite her bloodied weapon of choice, remains more alluring than frightening.

A mischievous Emma Stone stretches coyly in lingerie as she holds a baseball bat spiked with nails behind her back, while deer-in-the-headlights Zooey Deschanel clutches a dripping fire axe and experiences a nip slip. Mary-Louise Parker, smiling over her shoulder while wearing nothing but a bright green apron, best exemplifies the juxtaposition between their pleasant demeanors and heinous crimes, as she carries a chainsaw in one hand and a pie in the other. While it may have been easier to secure reactions of fear or disgust by drawing from the abundance of actresses already known for their roles in horror films, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something much more unsettling, and maybe even amusing, about Reinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choice of nice girls doing naughty things.

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Athens Fashion Collective Lose Yourself to Find Yourself As

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the moon rises over the Georgia Theatre Friday This fall, years after her personal experience of using only night before this Halloweekend of Wild Rumpus clothes as self-expression in Athens, Baumgärtner stumbled parties, the Athens Fashion Collective will set the on an accidental fashion experiment with costumes in Atlanta. stage with its Fall 2012 Showcase of fashion, costumes, music This time, she got to observe the effect from the outside, and lights, luring everyone with its theme: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lose yourself to and, fortunately for Baumgärtner and her friends, the villagers find yourself.â&#x20AC;? didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t turn on them with torches and pitchforks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For this fashion show, we encourage everyone to come â&#x20AC;&#x153;I went to see the Dragon*Con parade because my husband in costume to see yourself in a new light, maybe discover [Don Chambers] was participating as one of the Box Heroes, a new side of yourself and express it to others,â&#x20AC;? says Sanni a group of superheroes in fantastic cardboard box costumes,â&#x20AC;?

Baumgärtner, who founded the Athens Fashion Collective with says Baumgärtner. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We rode the MARTA train into town, and it Maggie Benoit and Rachel Barnes in fall of 2010. was amazing to watch the reaction of the other passengersâ&#x20AC;Ś â&#x20AC;&#x153;It really makes me proud of how far the idea of AFC has When you think about all the possible clothing choices one can come,â&#x20AC;? says Barnes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;From just an inkling to have a casual make, our standards of what is socially accepted are extremely fashion show that I had years ago to a production involving narrow,â&#x20AC;? continues Baumgärtner, whose redesigns will headline art, fashion and music at the Georgia Theatre no less.â&#x20AC;? the fashion show. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you step outside these norms, people will In addition to the runway shows, the evening will also reactâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;sometimes in a positive way, like that day on MARTA, showcase floating aerial performances by Canopy Studio, sometimes in a negative wayâ&#x20AC;Ś But fashion, like every art as well as art installaform, also has the ability to tions by Patty Lacrete with push those standards a bit, to ghostly projections by Mark make these boundaries wider Magnarella. Guests are also and to open peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eyes encouraged to wander up the to new possibilities of selfstairs to the art gallery where expression.â&#x20AC;? you wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need a sĂŠance to Pushing those boundaries feel the presence of the long of everyday fashionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;without departed: Agora owner Airee crossing over to dramatic Hong will display selections costumesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;is the intent of from her collection of histhe Athens Fashion Collective. toric clothing that dates back Designer Alexandra Parsons, generations. And, of course, whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s featured in the opening there will be a wicked rooftop runway show, uses color, mood dance party. and texture to express that â&#x20AC;&#x153;My wish is for people to intent. feel inspired by the collaboraâ&#x20AC;&#x153;My Fall 2012 collection tive efforts of those involved is about the woman who creand feel free to be themselves, ates her own myth, and the to experiment, to play, to man that inspires her along dress up and be unabashed to the way,â&#x20AC;? says Parsons, whose explore the full expression of fall designs are influenced themselves,â&#x20AC;? says Benoit. by the film Snow White and While Halloween costumes the Huntsman and various are typically â&#x20AC;&#x153;come as you mythologies. arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t,â&#x20AC;? Baumgärtner conjures While the designers and the idea of everyday clothing artists will enchant the auditelepathically sending a mesence visually Friday night, sage of who you really are. live performances by Grass â&#x20AC;&#x153;The clothes we wear can Giraffes and powerkompany express so much about ourwill musically possess the selves: what I do for work, crowd to dance and sway until Sanni Baumgärtnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s redesigns will headline the AFC fall fashion show. how much money I have, Harouki Zombi materializes. which group I belong to, what The headlining duo, who are team I favor, which university I go to, what magazines I read, this week celebrating the release of their first EP, Objet Petit which country I am from, what music I like,â&#x20AC;? says Baumgärtner. A, is Nina Barnes (of Montreal) and Orenda Fink (Azure Ray, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some of these expressions are literal, like a print on a t-shirt, who will not be performing Friday night because sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on tour). some more subtle, like wearing a certain style, that the group I They describe their live show as â&#x20AC;&#x153;part DJ/VJ dance party and want to be part of favors. Consciously or not, our clothing carâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;neo-pathetic cabaretâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; performance art.â&#x20AC;? The crowd will then be ries a message that other people read and react to.â&#x20AC;? transported to the roof for a DJ set by Immuzikation that will She came to that realization the hard way. dance Friday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s party into the festive Halloweekend. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I first came to Athens as an exchange stuâ&#x20AC;&#x153;We always love Halloween at the Theatre,â&#x20AC;? says Georgia dent at UGA in the late â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;90s, I barely spoke English,â&#x20AC;? says Theatre owner Wilmot Greene. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m blown away every year by Baumgärtner, who now owns the downtown shop Community. the amount of outrageous participation. We like to put creative â&#x20AC;&#x153;For the first six months I really struggled with not being able control into creative peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hands, and this Halloween that to express myself beyond the most essential words. I felt like means Sanni and the Collective over at Community on Friday I had been stripped of my personality, my ability to communinight and Timi Conley and the of Montreal folks on Saturday cate who I was. The only way I could communicate was with night. I mean, how much more creative could you get?â&#x20AC;? the content of two suitcases full of clothing that I brought from Germany. Since then I have seen fashion as an essential Marilyn Estes and important part of self-expression.â&#x20AC;?

But the Collective doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t confuse self-expression with selfishness.

WHAT: Athens Fashion Collective Fall 2012 Showcase, â&#x20AC;&#x153;At our core, Athens Fashion Collective is always interested Grass Giraffes, powerkompany, Harouki Zombi, in sustainability and the community,â&#x20AC;? says Benoit. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our chalDJ Immuzikation lenge is to focus AFCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s efforts towards always inventing in WHERE: Georgia Theatre a manner that enforces sustainable and community-driven WHEN: Friday, October 26, 8 p.m. consciousness. At the end of the day, [the showcases] are HOW MUCH: $7 about experimentation. Wearing a costume is, in many ways, experimentation.â&#x20AC;?

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

• indicates new review 2 DAYS IN NEW YORK (R) Julie Delpy wrote, directed and stars in this follow up to 2007’s 2 Days in Paris.

Marion and Mingus (Delpy and a hipster-looking Chris Rock) live peacefully together with children from their former marriages before their relationship is tested when Marion’s family comes to visit and shakes things up in their stereotypically French way (customs nabs them for smuggling in cheese).

• ALEX CROSS (PG-13) I’ve never read one of James Patterson’s bestsellers featuring police detective/forensic psychologist Alex Cross, but I did see Kiss the Girls, which I recall enjoying.

Alex Cross is no Kiss the Girls. In Detective Dr. Cross’ third cinematic case, Tyler Perry takes over for the much more capable Morgan Freeman, who portrayed Cross in Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider. Perry’s Cross must hunt down Picasso (a muscular skeleton that once was Jack from “Lost”), a professional assassincum-serial killer whose first murder is a mass one. When Picasso makes his mission personal, Cross goes off the reservation, which judging by Perry’s emotional acting playbook is little different from being on the reservation.

A strong supporting cast—Edward Burns, Rachel Nichols, John C. McGinley, Jean Reno, Cicely Tyson and Giancarlo Esposito—prove no match for Perry’s lack of screen presence, Rob Cohen’s mindless action direction and the laughable script by Marc Moss and Kerry Williamson.

ARGO (R) Ben Affleck’s career revival continues with what might be his best directing effort yet; as life-or-death as the tension gets, the movie is ultimately a less grueling entertainment experience than either The Town or Gone Baby Gone. Revealing the once classified story of how the CIA rescued six American hostages in the midst of the Iranian Revolution, Argo is both an intriguing modern history lesson and a compelling, old-fashioned Hollywood thriller.

ATLAS SHRUGGED, PART 2: EITHER-OR (PG-13) John Putch directs this second installation of the adaptation of Ayn Rand’s 1957 novel, Atlas Shrugged.

THE BOURNE LEGACY (PG-13) Tony Gilroy has been scripting exceptional Bourne films for a decade now. His first time directing one plays exactly like his previous two directing efforts (Michael Clayton and Duplicity);

well-crafted but unexciting. Matt Damon’s unseen Jason Bourne is on the run, but another enhanced secret agent, Aaron Cross (Jeremy Renner, who’s an adequate replacement for Damon), is in the crosshairs of some nasty government spooks, led sociopathically by Edward Norton.

BRAVE (PG) A good, not great, Pixar film, Brave strays into traditional Disney territory after a tremendously magical first act. Headstrong Scottish Princess Merida (wonderfully voiced by the lovely Kelly Macdonald) wants to choose her own destiny. She does not want to marry the first-born of the clans allied with her father (v. Billy Connolly), but her mother, Queen Elinor (v. Emma Thompson), will hear none of her complaints. In typical stubborn teenage fashion, Merida short-sightedly asks a wood-carving witch (v. Julie Walters) for a spell to change her mother. The aftermath of the spell leads to some heartwarming and charming derring-do, but the sitcomish mix-up is a bit stock for what we’ve come to expect from the studio that gave us Wall-E and Up, two animated features that transcended their cartoonish origins.

CHASING MAVERICKS (PG) Michael Apted and Curtis Hanson have two of the most varied filmographies of any two directors currently working together. Between them are a Meryl Streep action thriller, a domestic horror hit, a period detective drama, a rap biopic, a chick-lit flick, a Bond movie, an eight-entry documentary series, a Narnia movie, a Loretta Lynn biopic… why not a surfing drama? Surfer Jay Moriarty tackles the infamous Northern California surfing break known as the Mavericks. With Jonny Weston, Gerard Butler and Elisabeth Shue. k CLOUD ATLAS (R) A new epic from the combined creative might of the Wachowskis (Andy and Lana) and Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run) brings Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugh Grant, Hugo Weaving, Jim Broadbent, Jim Sturgess, Susan Sarandon and more together for an adaptation of David Mitchell’s dramatic sci-fi fantasy. Everything is connected as years, lives and actions collide and impact the past, present and future. I’m not really sure what Cloud Atlas is about (I’m not really sure I’ll know once I’ve seen it), but I certainly know that I want to see it.

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (PG-13) A brilliant blockbuster, TDKR cannot

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best its immediate predecessor; the three-quel lacks the Ledger zeitgeist and shockingly needs more Batman.

Still, The Dark Knight Rises darkly comic-bookends the movie summer that blissfully began with Joss Whedon’s candy coated Avengers. I’m sad Nolan’s time in Gotham is over.

DREDD (R) Judge Dredd heads back to the big screen for the first time since Sylvester Stallone’s failed 1995 franchise starter, and early judgments are shockingly positive. Karl Urban plays the futuristic law enforcement officer, charged with acting as judge, jury and executioner. Vantage Point’s Pete Travis seems an odd choice for director, but 28 Days Later… writer Alex Garland is a perfect fit for the dark, comic material.

Dredd, at its best, could compete with 80s great dystopian satire Robocop.

With Lena Headey (300) and Olivia Thirlby (Juno).

FRANKENWEENIE (PG) I’m not going to tell you Tim Burton is back, but Frankenweenie is his best film since the 1990s. Going back to his animation roots and his love of classic horror invigorates the blockbuster auteur. Frankenweenie is certainly his

vehicle about outlandish ways to save education. James’ Scott Voss is a high school biology teacher who turns to MMA to fund the extracurriculars at his struggling school. An appealing supporting cast includes Salma Hayek, Henry Winkler, Greg Germann and real life MMA fighter Bas Rutten (after an appearance in Paul Blart: Mall Cop and voice work in Zookeeper, he’s becoming a James regular) to assist the extremely likable James in an odd, family-friendly mash-up of educational messages and inspirational sports, where the sports are extremely vicious.

It doesn’t NOT work, but more refined audiences will cringe at the movie’s genial attitude toward violence.

HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA (PG) Unlike the superior ParaNorman, which was a genuinely, safely frightening family horror flick, Hotel Transylvania is an amusing, run-of-the-mill animated family movie where the main characters are harmless monsters. (The lesson that monsters aren’t dangerous is a terrible, hazardous message to teach children.) To protect monsters and his daughter, Mavis, from their dreaded enemies, humans, Dracula

This is how Chuck Close would paint us. best genre film since 1999’s underrated James Whale love letter, Sleepy Hollow. This classic horror movie homage, itself a remake of Burton’s lovely black and white 1984 short film of the same name, will please both adult genre fans and their indiscriminate children.

FUN SIZE (PG-13) A smart, troubled teen (Victoria Justice of “Victorious”) loses her odd little brother on Halloween and has to find him before the night is over. This comedy’s pedigree is really good. It’s based on one of the biggest scripts from the Black List (the best unproduced screenplays); it’s written by Max Werner, a “Colbert Reporter”; “Gossip Girl” creator Josh Schwartz makes his directorial debut and the cast includes Johnny Knoxville, Chelsea Handler and Kerri Kenney.

HACK-O-LANTERN (R) Bad Movie Night returns with a seasonal entry also known as Halloween Night. A kindly grandpa (Hy Pyke) runs a satanic cult, and he’d love for his grandson, Tommy (Gregory Scott Cummins, Luther from “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”), to take up his murderin’, devil worshippin’ ways. Padded with heavy metal videos, Hack-O-Lantern might be just the kind of crappy movie to see you through this holiday season. Tis the reason for the season, after all. (Ciné) HERE COMES THE BOOM (PG-13) Adam Sandler’s made plenty of pictures worse than this Kevin James

(genially voiced by Adam Sandler) sets up a hotel in the safe confines of Transylvania. Horror movie fans will prefer ParaNorman, but the kids will love checking into Hotel Transylvania.

LAWLESS (R) Despite what works in John Hillcoat’s follow-up to The Road, the main characters of Lawless—a family of bootlegging brothers played

by Tom Hardy, Shia LeBeouf and Jason Clarke—don’t quite welcome viewing visitors to Franklin County, VA, “the Wettest County in the World.” Facing off against a perfumed dandy of a sheriff, Charlie Rakes (Guy Pearce, as if he’s auditioning to play the new Dick Tracy villain, No Brows), the legendary Bondurant Brothers survive sure death time and again, but the story never makes their continued existence the viewer’s imperative outside of “If the bros die, the film ends.”

LOOPER (R) Whoa! Ever since Brick, I have waited for Rian Johnson to make good on that coolly stylish teen-noir’s immense promise. Johnson might still have better films to come, but this tricksy, time travel, sci-fi noir ensures Brick’s promise has been fulfilled. In a future where time travel is an illegal reality, hitmen called loopers wait in the past for gangsters to send them their targets. Armed with a blunderbuss, Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) awaits his marks, knowing one day he will have to “close the loop,” meaning kill his older self. When Old Joe (Bruce Willis)

finally shows, the showdown doesn’t go as smoothly as planned. Had The Terminator mated with a film noir, Looper would be the exciting result.

THE MASTER (R) Auteur Paul Thomas Anderson’s tremendous, flawless cinematic masterpieces can be pompous, emotionally distant and inscrutable to a fault. The Master proves no less perfectly composed and no less difficult to process.

Volatile, World War II vet Freddie Quill (Joaquin Phoenix) is struggling to adjust to post-war life when he meets author Lancaster Dodd (Philip Seymour Hoffman), the founder of a spiritual movement called The Cause.

Despite Anderson’s basing Dodd on Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, don’t expect any evisceration of the controversial religion; you’ll leave disappointed. Instead, revel in the never mundane, constantly homoerotic study of two vastly different, wonderfully deep characters. (Ciné) • PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 4 (R) While the quality of Paranormal Activity 4 is little changed from its three predecessors (they are all above-average examples of how to shoot found footage flicks), the tense atmosphere, where the scares collectively imagined and anticipated by the audience are so much more terrifying than anything delivered by the film, is utterly absent.

No imminent danger is established as the 15-year-old protagonist, whose name I cannot recall (Kathryn Newton, who resembles a young Jane Krakowski), and her equally unmemorable boy-who’s-just-a-friend tape every uninteresting moment of their tame not-quite-courtship. Some creative set-ups never pay off; the Kinect bits epitomize the movie’s wasted potential for terror. Even the anticipated return of the original’s statuesque Katie Featherston disappoints, as she’s barely around. The climactic sequence finally ramps up the scary but only for maybe five of the movie’s 88 minutes.

THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER PG-13. Stephen Chbosky directs the adaptation of his 1999 book of the same name about a high school freshman dealing with isolation, new friends and a disturbed past. The book is one of the best modern stories about less than golden high school experiences. (Ciné) PITCH PERFECT (PG-13) It’s understandable that many, many people, especially males, are going to see the “Glee”-ful previews or read the synopsis and instantly decide, “I’m out.” That rush to judgment will deprive them of a decidedly anti-“Glee” experience.

The movie lacks any message stronger than a cappella is a lot of fun, and the comic ensemble, including John Michael Higgins and Elizabeth Banks, lend a spiteful, humorous edge to what could have just been a bland radio friendly hit.

PONYO (G) 2008. From Sept. 27 through Oct. 21, Ciné presents the Studio Ghibli Film Series, a retrospective that includes four of animation legend Hayao Miyazaki’s masterpieces.

Beloved animator and Academy Award winner Miyazaki’s Ponyo will delight anyone willing to venture beyond Pixar, Ice Age, and Shrek. A young goldfish princess named Ponyo must save the world with the help of a young boy.

Featuring an all-star voice cast including Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, Liam

Neeson, Tina Fey, Lily Tomlin, Cloris Leachman and Betty White. (Ciné) RUBY SPARKS (R) The directors of Little Miss Sunshine, Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, return with a fantastical romantic comedy about an author, Calvin (Paul Dano), who conjures the titular woman (screenwriter Zoe Kazan) out of thin air. Ruby ends up being Calvin’s one true love. But is it love if you can control the person’s every move, thought and emotion? With the underrated Chris Messina, Annette Bening, Antonio Banderas, Steve Coogan, Elliot Gould and “Arrested Development”’s Alia Shawkat. (Ciné) THE SALT OF LIFE (NR) 2010.

Gianni Di Gregorio, played by himself, wrote and directed this film in which he stars as an aging Italian family man.

Time has left Gianni under-appreciated by his family, and out of boredom and need for revitalization, he seeks to create a spicy, extra-marital love life, made difficult by his ailing, needy mother and his own meekness.

SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS (R) Martin McDonagh set the bar really high with his feature writing-directing debut, In Bruges. His sophomore effort, Seven Psychopaths, isn’t better than its excellent predecessor, but it does clear the bar. This movie is extremely violent, extremely bloody and extremely funny.

Rockwell and Harrelson have a ball, and Walken hasn’t been this successfully quixotic in years. Also, Tom Waits shows up as another psycho who carries around his pet rabbit, which is okay by me.

SILENT HILL: REVELATION 3D (R) A second cinematic visit to the creepiest burg in video games, Silent Hill, is long overdue. In what seems to be a movie version of Silent Hill 3, Heather Mason (Adelaide Clemens, who somehow exactly resembles both Michelle Williams and Carey Mulligan) must find her father, Harry (Sean Bean), in the foggy town of Silent Hill. The trailers for director Michael J. Bassett’s (Wilderness) visit to Silent Hill look appropriately horrifying. With Radha Mitchell, Kit Harington (“Game of Thrones”), Martin Donavan, Deborah Kara Unger and Malcolm McDowell.

SINISTER (R) Sinister, the new film from Scott Derrickson is my favorite theatrical horror experience since The Strangers. Ethan Hawke intensely stars as true crime novelist Ellison Oswalt, who has moved his family—pretty wife, tween son, young daughter—into the murder house for the latest crime he is investigating. What he discovers is much deadlier and more demony than he could have imagined.

TAKEN 2 (PG-13) Most movies fail to encapsulate the description “unnecessary sequel” as perfectly as Taken 2.

(I wish it had had some silly subtitle like Taken 2: Takenier, but alas.) As a consequence of the violent methods he employed to retrieve his kidnapped daughter, Kim (Maggie Grace), in the first movie, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson), must face off against the Albanian dad (played by go-to Eastern European baddie Rade Serbedzija) of one of the sex traffickers he killed during his rescue mission.

TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE (PG-13) You’ll have no Trouble with the Curve so long as old man jokes, spryly delivered by a grouchier than usual Clint Eastwood, can keep you entertained for two hours. As aging baseball scout Gus Lobel, Eastwood seems to be workshopping a new stand-up routine (after his speech at the RNC, who knows?). He constantly mutters one-liners to himself, be he alone or sharing a scene with one of the movie’s terrific supporting actors, including Amy Adams, Justin Timberlake or the gaggle of familiar old faces that play Gus’ scouting rivals.

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Well, Well: A neat slice of rare Pylon footage was unearthed last week, and we’re better off for it. The 1980 clip was culled from what is presumably a much longer tape and shows the band performing its song “Danger” at New York’s Danceteria. The popular and forwardthinking Gotham nightspot was still at its short-lived original Garment District location on W. 37th Street when this show took place.

What’s so vital about this bit of film is that it quite clearly depicts Pylon as a band that

of Future Ape Tapes since the mysterious group first started releasing music over six years ago. Zone of Silence is available for free at futureapetapes.bandcamp.com, and so is everything else the band has done. Get your history lesson on and come into the future.

All Hail: The new album from Maserati, Maserati VII, dropped earlier this month, but the band will officially celebrate its release at the 40 Watt this Saturday. The double-vinyl LP comes with a free download code, too.

Mike Albanese (Cinemechanica) joins the band on drums for this release, and everyone who’s ever heard him hit knows what a powerful force he is. There’s a bit more crunch to this album than we’ve previously heard from

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Future Ape Tapes could take its tightly wound compositions and stretch them into flexible canvases. I can’t help but think there’s just going to be more and more stuff like this bubbling to the surface—and I can hardly contain my excitement. Kudos to archivists Pat Ivers and Emily Armstrong, who preserved this for NYU’s Fales Library Downtown Collection. Dig it over at vimeo.com/50389377.

An Honest Tune: Widespread Panic released its new live album, Wood, last week. Recorded at the beginning of 2012 on the band’s allacoustic “Wood Tour,” the album is available as a digital download and as a standard CD. Still, the neat-o triple-LP box set is the way to go for ardent fans and the aesthetically minded alike. Hell, you don’t even have to be a Panic fan to appreciate the gorgeous artwork and photography, much of which comes courtesy of Nashville’s legendary Hatch Show Print. The band continues its tradition of playing huge New Year’s Eve concerts with a show this Dec. 31 at Charlotte, NC’s Time Warner Cable Arena. It will sell out—most likely very soon. So, head to widespreadpanic. com and make your plans.

Take All Day: After a long bout of silence, Future Ape Tapes has some new material available. Man, oh man, is this stuff sweet.

The two-track EP Zone of Silence contains 20 minutes of music and feels like a psychic street sweeper. Combining loops, digital treatments and improvisational playing, the EP marks another giant step in the evolution

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Maserati, but the band’s touchstones—heady, instrumental thought-provokers—are still present in droves. The band will tour Florida, the East Coast and Midwest until just before Thanksgiving. Opening the Athens show is brand new band The Powder Room­—Gene Woolfolk (ex-Manray), Aaron Sims and Bubba McDonald (both ex-Pride Parade). Has there been a (self-described, mind you) “power trio” this hotly anticipated in recent history? I don’t think so. Just don’t be late.

A Public Service Announcement: Like it or not, Corey Smith’s upcoming shows at the Georgia Theatre—Nov. 23 & 24—will most assuredly sell out. Tickets are $21 and available through georgiatheatre.com. And you’ll get a free download of the song “Every Dawg,” which Smith recorded live at the Theatre. So, you know, there’s that. Sing along via coreysmith. com.

Back to the Web: Here’s the requisite quarterly reminder to those who haven’t visited Flagpole.com in a while: Click over for a ton of constantly updated content, including record reviews, live reviews, neat-o blog stuff (including exclusive new tracks from local bands) and more. Also, like us on Facebook.com/FlagpoleMagazine for weekly ticket giveaways and follow @FlagpoleMusic on Twitter, just ‘cause. Plus, a truly awesome website redesign is coming soon! [Gabe Vodicka] Gordon Lamb threatsandpromises@flagpole.com

Flagpole’s Halloween Concert Guide Terrifying Tunes, Rotten Rhythms and Spooky Sounds

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you zany for zombies? Do you heart things that make your heart pound? Lustful for that which is loathsome? Most importantly: Are you a music maniac? If you answered affirmatively to each of those absurdly alliterative queries, you’re in the right place. Few towns do Halloween—or music—like Athens. And when songcraft meets witchcraft, you’re just asking for (the fun kind of) trouble. Here’s a partial list of the festering festivities going on this week.

Thursday, October 25

Big Eyed Beans from Venus

Stuff starts getting Halloween-y early at Max, where the Hallo-Weird Weekend Kickoff invades the patio with a special set from L.A.-based puppeteer, songwriter and noted public access figure David Liebe Hart, who’s perhaps best known for his work on the surrealist sketch comedy program “Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!” Also performing: local faux-Satanist metal band Manger. This is going to be a very strange evening.

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the Moon. That show boasts all sorts of craziness, like trapeze swinging (courtesy of the Tiger Girlz), Beck covers (via a Velveteen Pink and Kite to the Moon collaborative set) and of Montreal doing, you know, whatever it is of Montreal does these days. Something wild, I bet!

There are cover shows galore. Farm 255 will host the Modern Lovers cover band—which does its thing quite well— along with junk-punkers Ritvals covering The Ramones, Muuy Biien as The Stooges and The Rodney Kings performing songs

by Zero Boys. Sounds a-OK to me.

OK, so it’s not technically a Halloween show, and maybe I’m being a little bit of a jerk here (albeit a funny jerk—right? RIGHT?), but greybearded ‘60s country-psych dudes New Riders of the Purple Sage are playing New Earth Music Hall. Get it? Because, like, there’s only like one original member in the group, so it’s basically a cover band. Ha ha. Seriously though, those guys are great.

Saturday, October 27 For all intents and purposes, the Saturday closest to Halloween is Halloween in Athens. If the holiday happens to fall on a Saturday, it’s an added bonus. This year it’s on a Wednesday, which is lame. But not to worry! In addition to the Wild Rumpus, Athens’ annual ode to all things kooky and spooky, Saturday night features more than enough live music happenings to whet your appetite for destruction.

First, there’s the official Rumpus afterparty at the Georgia Theatre, featuring of Montreal, Velveteen Pink and Kite to

Over at Flicker, you can catch a motley crew of locals covering the tunes of, no, not Mötley Crüe, but rather garagepunk icons The Cramps and The Mummies. And Little Kings will host something they’re calling the Night of the Living Dead Party, featuring zombie-riffic sets from Los Meesfits, TaterZandra, Incendiaries and a special horror-punk DJ set from DJ Lozo.

And back at New Earth, there’s an actual cover show going on: Packway Handle Band will tackle the tunes of Devo with an all-acoustic set.

Wednesday, October 31 OK, I lied a tiny bit before when I said Saturday was Halloween. Halloween is still Halloween, no matter where it

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happens to fall during the week. Hope you remembered to buy candy! Also, hope you didn’t eat it all already.

Oh yeah, music. After you’re done handing out one week’s salary’s worth of mini-Kit Kats (good) or those weird, industrially packaged, vaguely peanut butter-flavored chews (BAD), there are a couple of sweet options for mid-week Halloween fun times. (Unless you’re one of those awful people who turns off your porch light and bah-humbugs your way through Halloween. Sorry. You don’t get to see any shows.)

At Go Bar, Ritvals and Yip Deceiver will perform various cover tunes, Kara Kildare will play a set of songs

by Diamanda Galas and a newly assembled band called Hobgoblin will do portions of Goblin’s Suspiria soundtrack while dancers perform and recreate sequences from the classic horror film.

Afterwards, DJ Fog Juice will spin spooky dance hits.

Then, check Farm 255, where a night of fine dining will be capped with performances from the aforementioned Mummies cover band and a Beat Happening tribute act. You’re wondering: Who the hell covers Beat Happening? Athens does, that’s who. Also on the bill? The Talking Heads cover band, which will invite audience members to sing “karaoke” along with it.

Back at Little Kings, you can catch more Cramps covers, courtesy of De Lux Interiors.

Also on that bill? Slaw and Order doing “various covers,” as well as sure-to-be-undeadly sets from noted DJs Mahogany and Justin Legend.

Save some energy. On Wednesday, the 40 Watt is host to arguably the hottest Halloween action of all. Athens’ favorite (and only?) Captain Beefheart cover band, Big Eyed Beans from Venus, plays its first set in over two years. That group will be joined by Black Velvet—playing Velvet Underground covers—and Games for May, which will be the second Pink Floyd cover band to grace the Watt stage in a little over a month.

Thursday, November 1 Stay inside. Drink some water, say a prayer of forgiveness (you freak; I can’t believe you did that thing you did!), and start counting the days. After all, Halloween is only 364 days away.

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usic can be a beautiful way to remember a friend who has passed away, acting both as catharsis and tribute. But what if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in a band that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a singer? If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re local psych-rock quartet Maserati, you scrap the tribute song idea altogether in favor of a tribute album. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Around 2005 or so, when Jerry joined the band, he definitely was bringing some new influences in, and [he] propelled us into a more uptempo kinda thing,â&#x20AC;? Maserati guitarist Coley Dennis says of the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s late drummer, Jerry Fuchs, who died in 2009 after falling down an elevator shaft in Brooklyn.

Maserati VII is Fuchs-style uptempo. Packed with tight loops and punctilious playing, the album swaggers back and forth between Atarisoundtrack synths and braggadocio-soaked guitars. Although itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not explicitly a tribute record, it leaves the distinct impression that the band continues to celebrate Fuchsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; influence.

And with his replacement, Mike Albanese, behind the drums, Maserati sounds as tight as ever, both in-studio and onstage. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[Jerryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s were] big shoes to come in and try to fill, but Mike was stoked about it. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been friends with us for 10 years. He definitely brings a lot of muscle,â&#x20AC;? Dennis says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jerry was a big, looming force in the band and in our friendship and everything else,â&#x20AC;? he continues. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And there was always kind of a thing when we were working and thinking, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Well, what would he do here?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; We thought that a lot. And a lot of times it was obvious.â&#x20AC;?

One song in particular strikes Dennis as especially Fuchsian. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is one solid song called â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Abracadabracabâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; that has a really long drum solo, and he was definitely on our minds when we were writing it. We were definitely trying to step out of our box and try something new. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, like, an 11-minute song with a four-minute drum solo. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something he really would have been stoked on, recording that.â&#x20AC;?

The album finds Maserati branching out in other ways, as well. One development that may strike longtime fans is the inclusion of vocals on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Solar Exodus.â&#x20AC;? They may be filtered through a vocoder, but theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re lyrics all the same.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;We knew it would be cool to have this Gary Numan/Kraftwerk voice over it,â&#x20AC;? Dennis says, noting that â&#x20AC;&#x153;writing lyrics for a band that had never had lyrics beforeâ&#x20AC;? caused a little hand-wringing for bassist Chris McNeal, who penned them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really glad that we did that, because it kind of makes the song. I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t imagine vocals on [most] of our songs, but luckily Chris took the reins.â&#x20AC;?

These days, Maserati is looking forward to a late-fall tour to promote the album.

Kicking things off in Atlanta on Oct. 26 (with a 40 Watt show the following day), the band will pack 20 gigs in under a month, traveling everywhere from Georgia to Philadelphia to Minnesota and back. The groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website promises youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find it â&#x20AC;&#x153;dragg[ing] the glory years of psychedelic arena rock kicking and screaming into the 21st century.â&#x20AC;?

Humble and polite in person, Dennis hardly calls to mind the typical cocksure rock star.

But damned if he, and the rest of his band, canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play. With the kind of assertive confidence Maserati brings to its music, extemporaneous onstage swagger isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really necessary.

Everything other bands might use lyrics or image to convey is right there in the music.

Close your eyes during â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Eliminatorâ&#x20AC;? and try not to imagine yourself behind the wheel of a spit-shined sports car, surrounded by smears of neon, destined for unknown adventures in some cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seedy underbelly.

Perhaps no band in recent memory has had a more apt moniker.

You might expect to find a distinct tinge of sadness on the first record Maseratiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s members have written and recorded without Fuchs.

What you get instead is an album swollen with the sounds and attitudes their late friend loved. And that may be the most fitting tribute of all.

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punk band that based its premise largely on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dr. Whoâ&#x20AC;? and a local in-joke. Jesse Stinnard, Tunabunnyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s longtime partner in home-recording, was quickly recruited. The difference was immediately felt in their music. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stylistically, I think Jesse drives the songs a little more sometimes,â&#x20AC;? says Hassell. Herron adds, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jesseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an amazing songwriter. His band Antlered Auntlord is really great; heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a really talented musician. Another no-brainer for us was that he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really a drummer, but we really got along with himâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that was more important. We had a lot of the same values.

He really fit into our notion of someone we wanted to be in a band with and grow with.â&#x20AC;?

Genius Fatigue is Tunabunnyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s third fulllength (following 2011â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s much-lauded Minima Moralia) and their first with Stinnard behind the drum kit, as well as the recording equipment. Most of the record was done live, and all of it was done in Herron and Creneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a living room and then a dining room off to the side, so we put the drums in the dining room, so we could get a little separation that way,â&#x20AC;? Herron says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And then we always put a microphone in the bathroom to kind of make an echo chamber. And we just work really cheap and really fast and just try to have a good time.â&#x20AC;?

A great deal of the process for the new album involved re-contextualized explorations that were recorded and then sculpted. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We tried to start out really Dionysian, you know what I mean?â&#x20AC;? says Herron. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Really chaotic, and let the songs come out naturally.

And then we impose this sort of Apollonian structure afterwards. We try to get a balance.â&#x20AC;?

This year, the band reached the five-year mark. To go from ambitious novices to worldtouring semi-pros (the band plans to tour the U.K. for the second time next year) in such a short amount of time is a testament to the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basis in friendship and trust, rather than hustle and calculation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think we all do a really good job of taking turns taking charge,â&#x20AC;? says Hassell. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think that we all have a lot going on, school and jobs, [and] there are times when some of us are more emotionally capable of forging ahead when others are like, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m tiredâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; or â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really make a decision right now.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; But at the end of the day, we trust each other enough to say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;You know what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

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so often with Tunabunny, it begins with an explosion.

Speaking simultaneously on speakerphone, Mary Jane Hassell and Brigette Herron briefly burst into a surprised shriek before dissolving into peals of laughter. A coffee cup has been dropped. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wish you couldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen it!â&#x20AC;? says Herron. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was beautiful!â&#x20AC;?

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an apt beginning to an interview with a band that finds infinite opportunity in the spontaneous. Technically, Tunabunny is a rock band that includes guitarist-vocalists Hassell and Herron, along with bassist Scott Creney and drummer Jesse Stinnard. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Technically,â&#x20AC;? because these instrumental and stylistic designations are really only accurate some of the time. Bandmembers are liable to trade responsibilities while recording, step purposefully onto a keyboard onstage and generally move in whatever direction seems the most immediately appealing. Their wandering is not aimless; rather, it moves toward the twin destinations of fun and discovery.

Tunabunnyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s aggressive openness goes well beyond the simple question of whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s playing what. The band is on a local twee-pop label, Happy Happy Birthday to Me, but its first release was an 18-minute taffy-pull of sugary, psychedelic pop called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Outer Space Is the Center of the Earth.â&#x20AC;? It was voted â&#x20AC;&#x153;Best Experimental Bandâ&#x20AC;? by Flagpoleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s readership and, shortly after, proceeded to lay waste to the CinĂŠLab with an AthFest set of propulsive, concise pop songs.

All this may leave the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s steadily growing audience asking itself: How does Tunabunny decide what Tunabunny will be on any given day? â&#x20AC;&#x153;It depends on how weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re feeling,â&#x20AC;? says Herron. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because it can be very vulnerable going off intoâ&#x20AC;Ś a more chaotic sort of set.

But weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re always good about trying to balance that and have some elements of both. Because all four of us, we all have that sort of push and pull, that need to push ourselves beyond our comfort level. But also, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re sort of perfectionistsâ&#x20AC;Ś And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always the Tunabunny quandary, or the trick. Trying to get the right balance, and to face your fears, and to keep going forward and push yourself into scary territory.â&#x20AC;?

While the songs on the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new album, the wryly titled Genius Fatigue, are generally set on a planet of melody and structure, the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s genesis came from newness and experimentation. Tunabunny started when Herron and Creney began messing around with an assortment of Herronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s instruments, following in the footsteps of kindred elders Pylon and The B-52s in their fun-first approach.

When Hassell and drummer Chloe Tewksbury joined, Tunabunny became official.

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Tuesday 23 CLASSES: Sharing Digital Pictures (Madison County Library) Learn how to share and send digital pictures. 2:30–3:30 p.m. or 6:30– 7:30 p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 CLASSES: Microfilm Scanner Demonstrations (ACC Library) A representative from Palmetto Microfilm Systems, Inc., will demonstrate the latest updates in microfilm, including information on how to copy microfilm and digitize the images. Call or email to RSVP. 12:30, 3:30, 5:30 & 7:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650, ext. 356, lcarter@ athenslibrary.org CLASSES: Preserving Fall for Home Décor (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Create a wreath and a vase with fall leaves. Examples on display in the education wing.

Call to pre-register. 6–8 p.m. $30–36. 706-542-6156, www.botgarden.uga.edu EVENTS: West Broad Market Garden Produce Stand (West Broad Market Garden, 1573 W. Broad St.) Seasonal and naturally grown produce. Cash paying neighbors of the West Broad Garden get a 30% discount on produce. EBT payments will be accepted in the future.

Tuesdays, 5–8 p.m. & Saturdays, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.

EVENTS: Relay for Life Halloween Party (40 Watt Club) Throw on your best costume and party for a good cause. 9 p.m. $3. www.40watt.com FILM: Love Free or Die (St. Mary’s Chapel, UGA Episcopal Center) A documentary about Gene Robinson, the openly gay bishop who set a precedent in New Hampshire state politics and promoted the battle for LGBT people to receive full acceptance in the faith. 7–9 p.m. FREE! 706-353-2330 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 GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) All three Athens locations of Locos Grill and Pub (Westside, Eastside and Harris St.) feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE! www.locosgrill.com GAMES: Trivia with a Twist (Johnny’s New York Style Pizza) Throw a lime in your beer and compete! Tuesdays & Thursdays, 7:309:30 p.m. 706-354-1515 KIDSTUFF: Toddler Storytime (ACC Library) For children ages 18 months to 5 years. 9:30 & 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 PERFORMANCE: UGA Choral Schowcase (Hugh Hodgson Hall) The Hodgson Singers, University

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Chorus, and Men & Women’s Glee Clubs perform. 8 p.m. $5 (w/ student ID), $10. 706-542-4400, www. pac.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: International Students Recital (UGA Edge Recital Hall) Double bass professor Milton Masciadri hosts a recital featuring students from abroad. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.music.uga.edu

Wednesday 24 ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum of Art) Meet docents in the lobby for a tour of highlights from the museum’s collection. 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org ART: Opening Reception (Lamar Dodd School of Art) For a juried art show of all media, judged by guest juror Lloyd Benjamin, the owner and director of Get This! Gallery in Atlanta. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.art. uga.edu ART: Interview in the Galleries (Georgia Museum of Art) Special guests Julie Martin and Robert Whitman, key figures behind Experiments in Art and Technology (E.A.T.) lead a discussion of E.A.T.’s “The New York Collection for Stockholm.” Moderated by Lynn Boland, Pierre Daura Curator of European Art. 7–8 p.m. FREE! www. georgiamuseum.org CLASSES: Intro to Microsoft Word 2010 (Oconee County Library) Learn the basics of word processing, the parts of a Word Window, files, toolbars, icons and more. Call to register. Oct. 24, 4–5:30 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 CLASSES: Life Drawing Open Studio (Lamar Dodd School of Art) (Room S370) Practice drawing or painting the human figure from life.

No instruction provided. Ages 18 & up. 5:45–8:45 p.m. $7. cementflounder@gmail.com CLASSES: Sharing Digital Pictures (Madison County Library) Learn how to share and send digital pictures. 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-795-5597 COMEDY: HACKS Comedy (Caledonia Lounge) Comedian Kyle Kinane returns to Athens with James Fritz, Shalewa Sharpe, JohnMichael Bond, Ian Douglas Terry, Craig Hoelzer and Luke Fields. See our Calendar Pick on p. 20. 9 p.m. $10–$12. www.caledonialounge. com COMEDY: SHARKwiNG Troupe (Ciné) The SHARKwiNG Comedy Troupe presents a live comedy show, “Two Months Left,” featuring sketches that deal with the impending apocalypse on Dec. 21, 2012. 10 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine.com EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (City Hall/ College Avenue) An afternoon market featuring local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, baked goods, prepared foods and

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Today is “Food Day” and features an Iron Chef contest, face painting and more. 4–7 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Open Mic Night (Fuzzy’s Taco Shop) What rhymes with Fuzzy Taco? Performers and listeners welcome. Every Wednesday. 9 p.m.

FREE! 706-353-0305 EVENTS: Museum Mix (Georgia Museum of Art) A late-night art party with a live DJ, refreshments and access to all of the museum’s galleries. 8 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org EVENTS: Featured Farm Dinner (Heirloom Cafe and Fresh Market) Four-course meal featuring food from Darby Farms and Foster Brady Farms. Reservations required. 6 p.m. $40. www.heirloomathens.com EVENTS: Halloween Scary Spicy Salsa (Jerzees) Dress up and get down to Latin music. 9 p.m.–1 a.m. $3–5. 706-850-7320 EVENTS: Open Mic Night (Ten Pins Tavern) Hip-hop, spoken word, rock, singer-songwriters, DJs, jugglers, bellydancers, comedy, poetry, ballet—if you can do it, we want to see it! Hosted by Amy Neese. 8 p.m.

FREE! 706-546-8090 EVENTS: Farmers Market (790 Gaines School Rd.) Fresh produce, eggs, grass-fed beef, honey, homemade cakes and breads, cut flowers, herbs, jams and relishes. Every Wednesday and Friday. 4–7 p.m.

706-254-2248 GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicana Grill) Trivia with a DJ! Every Wednesday. 8–10 p.m. FREE! 706548-1920 GAMES: Trivia (Choo Choo Japanese Korean Grill Express) Jump on the trivia train! Every Wednesday. 7:30 p.m. www.choochoorestaurants.com GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) Think you know it all? Test your knowledge every Wednesday night.

8 p.m. (Baldwin St. & Broad St. locations). 706-548-3442 GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Test your sports knowledge every Wednesday night. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Trivia (Your Pie) (Five Points location) Open your piehole for a chance to win! Every Wednesday. 7:30 p.m. FREE! 706850-7424 GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) Test your trivia chops for prizes! Every Wednesday.

9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102 GAMES: Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) Every Wednesday. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 GAMES: Movie Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Special horror movie edition! Hosted by Jeremy Dyson. 9 p.m. www.facebook.com/lkshuffleclub KIDSTUFF: Children’s Halloween Carnival (East Athens Community Center) Games, activities, face

The political satirists The Capitol Steps will perform at UGA’s Hodgson Concert Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 30. painting, scary story readings and a haunted house! Call to register.

Ages 5–10. 5–6:30 p.m. $3–5. 706613-3593 KIDSTUFF: Barnes & Noble Storytime (Barnes & Noble) Storytime for all ages. Children receive a free treat from the cafe. 11 a.m. FREE! 706-354-1195 KIDSTUFF: Toddler Storytime (ACC Library) For children ages 18 months to 5 years. 9:30 & 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 LECTURES AND LIT: Oconee Democrats Book Group (Piccolo’s Italian Steak House) The community book group sponsored by the Oconee Democrats will discuss Robert Graves’ book Good-Bye to All That. 7 p.m. FREE! patricia. priest@yahoo.com LECTURES AND LIT: AKPsi Entrepreneur Panel (UGA Tate Center) (Room 481) Get tips on finding financial backing and loans, advertising and employing the right people. Sponsored by Sony Electronics, who will provide free giveaways. 6:30–8:30 p.m. FREE! www.sony.com/uga PERFORMANCE: Student Recital (UGA Edge Recital Hall) William Keene, French horn. 5 p.m. FREE! www.music.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: DMA Recital (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) DMA candidate John Lopez presents a conducting recital. 6 p.m. FREE! www.music.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble (Hugh Hodgson Hall) Performing works by Borodin, Brahms and Mendelssohn. 8 p.m. $39. www.pac.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: Master’s Recital (UGA Edge Recital Hall) Master’s student Rober Hjelmstad performs a recital of piano music. 8 p.m. FREE! www.music.uga.edu

Thursday 25 ART: Artist Reception (Frontier) For local outsider artist Jimmy “Cap Man” Straehla. Known for his bottlecap-covered cars, Straehla will feature art created from found materials in this display. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.frontierathens.com CLASSES: Intro to PowerPoint (Oconee County Library) Topics include parts of a PowerPoint

window, creating a presentation, inserting pictures and spreadsheets and more. Registration required.

Oct. 25, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 EVENTS: Reiki Circle (Healing Arts Centre) A Japanese hands-on technique for stress reduction, relaxation and healing. Every Thursday. 7–8 p.m. Donations accepted. 706-3386843 EVENTS: WRITE CLUB Athens (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Chapter 3: Guts & Gory. A lit-kick to the back of the skull. Two opposing writers, Two opposing ideas. Seven minutes each. Audience picks a winner. Cash goes to a charity of their choosing.

Featuring: David Oates (TRICK) v.

Steven Rouk (TREAT); Krista Reed (FIGHT) v. Jami Howard (FLIGHT); Kristen Morales (BLOOD) v Robin Whetstone (WATER) 8 p.m. $5. www. writeclubathens.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 (The Volstead) Every Thursday! 7:30-9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-354-5300 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 KIDSTUFF: GMOA Teen Studio (Georgia Museum of Art) Teens are invited to participate in a workshop led by Athens artist Mary Engel. Join a discussion on the museum’s folk art collection, then work with Engel to create your own multimedia masterpiece. Pizza will be served. Call to register. 5:30–8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-542-4662 KIDSTUFF: Read to Rover (Oconee County Library) Develop reading skills and build confidence by telling stories to dogs. Grades K–5. 3–4 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Family Dinner Night (Earth Fare) Kids eat free every Thursday with one $5 adult purchase of prepared foods. Good for up to six kids, ages 12 & under. Games, storytelling and other entertainment each week. 4–8 p.m. $5. 706-2271717 KIDSTUFF: Story Time (Avid Bookshop) Come listen to children’s stories read aloud. Thursdays, 10:30

a.m. & Saturdays, 1 p.m. FREE! 706352-2060 KIDSTUFF: Pajama Storytime (Madison County Library) Bring your pajama-clad kids in for a set of stories and a bedtime snack. 7–8 p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 LECTURES AND LIT: Literary Reading: Jon Young (Ciné) The Institute for Wild Intelligence hosts a public talk and book signing with nature tracker, mentor and author JON YOUNG, in support of his new book What the Robin Knows. 7 p.m.

FREE! www.athenscine.com LECTURES AND LIT: Book Signing Luncheon (Athens First United Methodist Church) Nathalie Dupree and Cynthia Graubart present the stories behind their new cookbook, Mastering the Art of Southern Cooking. 12:30 p.m. 706-543-1442 MEETINGS: Sapph.fire Circle: Coming Out Stories (Aloha Counseling Center) A supportive social circle for lesbian and bisexual women. In celebration of National Coming Out Day, this month’s meeting is dedicated to sharing coming out stories. Please bring a dish or a non-alcoholic beverage to share with the group. 6 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/sapphfire.athens MEETINGS: Clarke County Democratic Committee Meeting (CCDC Headquarters) Democratic candidates Jody Cooley, Spencer Frye and Tim Riley will speak. All interested persons welcome. 6 p.m. FREE! 706-546-7075, www.clarkedemocrats.com OUTDOORS: Circle of Hikers (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) The garden offers a hike through the garden’s trails as part of Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign.

Hikers are encouraged to bring nature writings or favorite poems and essays to share. Thursdays through Nov. 15. 8:30–10 a.m.

FREE! www.uga.edu/botgarden

Friday 26 EVENTS: Haunted History Tour (Eagle Tavern, Watkinsville) Join Melissa for an evening stroll through the shadows of Watkinsville as she tells tales of hauntings, local legends and history. Email for reservations.

8 p.m. $7–12. mpiche@northgeorgiatours.net, www.northgeorgiatours. net/ghost-walks

EVENTS: Athens Haunted Heritage Walk (Athens, Ga) Walking tours of Athensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; haunted history on Milledge Avenue and North Campus. Oct. 26 & 28, 7:30 p.m. $12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;$15. www.athensclarkeheritagefoundation.bigcartel.com EVENTS: Fright Night (Nuçiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Space) New Metal Order and Nuçiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Space team up to present a night of music and mischief. Listen to The Fallow, Anatomy of Shadows, Drag the Corpse and Living with Strangers and win prizes for the best Jack-O-Lantern and best costume. All ages. 9 p.m. $5. www. facebook.com/newmetalorderathga EVENTS: Drafts and Laughs (The Pub at Gameday) Local stand-up comedy. 9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-3532831 EVENTS: 5th Annual Harvest Moon Dinner (Woodland Gardens, Winterville) Executive chef of 5&10 Dean Neff, Matt Downs of Luna Baking Corp. and Damien Schaefer of Four Coursemen present a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Public Domain Dinnerâ&#x20AC;? with a menu using ingredients from Woodland Gardens and Athens Land Trust Market Garden. Proceeds benefit Athens Land Trust. $150. 706-6130122, nathan@athenslandtrust.org EVENTS: Zombie Farms Halloween Trail (4965 Lexinton Rd.) The zombie apocolypse is upon us! Witness the dawn of a new era in which humans can be at ease among domesticated zombies by walking the haunted Zombie Trail. 8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 p.m. $15. www.zombiefarms.com EVENTS: Athens Fashion Collective Fall Showcase (Georgia Theatre) A runway fashion show featuring local designs. Aerial performances by Canopy Studio, art installations by Patty Lacrete and projections by Mark Magnarella.

Live music from Grass Giraffes, powerkompany, Harouki Zombi and DJ Immuzikation. Costumes encouraged. See story on p. 11. 8 p.m. $7. www.georgiatheatre.com EVENTS: Farmers Market (790 Gaines School Rd.) Fresh produce, eggs, grass-fed beef, honey, homemade cakes and breads, cut flowers, herbs, jams and relishes. Every Wednesday and Friday. 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 p.m.

706-254-2248 EVENTS: Willy Wonka Haunted House (Oconee County Library) The Young Adult Department hosts a Willy Wonka-themed haunted house. All ages. 6-9 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Japanese Storytime (ACC Library) (Storyroom) Learn about Japanese culture through literacy-based fun. Led by volunteers from UGAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Japan Outreach Program. 5 p.m. FREE! 706-6133650 KIDSTUFF: Fantastic Fridays (Bishop Park) Obstacle courses and other activities in an unstructured environment. For ages 10 months to 4 years and their guardians. 9â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10:30 a.m. or 10:30 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 p.m. $5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;15.

706-613-3589 PERFORMANCE: Burlesque Beta (Go Bar) This monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s installment is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Grotesque Burlesqueâ&#x20AC;? in honor of Halloween. 10 p.m. $3. 706546-5609

Saturday 27 CLASSES: Quilt Spray Basting (Sewcial Studio) Learn how to spray baste a quilt in 20 minutes. Drop-in class. 10:30 a.m., 2 & 3 p.m. FREE! 706-247-6143, www.sewcialstudio. com EVENTS: Terrapin Beer Companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Halloween Costume Contest (Terrapin Beer Co.) The winner is based on applause and will

receive a gift basket from Terrapin.

Live music by Time Sawyer Band. All ages welcome. 5:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7:30 p.m. FREE! $12 (tour). www.terrapinbeer.com EVENTS: Oconee Farmers Market (Oconee County Courthouse) Fresh produce, meats and other farm products. Every Saturday. 8 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1 p.m. www.oconeecountyobservations. blogspot.com EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Bishop Park) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods and crafts.

Live music at every market. Every Saturday through mid-December.

This week features a cooking demonstration with Craig Page. 8 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Halloween Bash (Front Porch Book Store) Treats, a costume contest and live music from Red Oak Southern String Band and Dodd Ferrelle. 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. FREE! 706-372-1236 EVENTS: Wild Rumpus Halloween Parade (Downtown Athens) The Wild Rumpus Parade is a chance for Athens to dress up and go wild with floats, instruments, brigades and costumes. All are welcome to enter. The parade starts in front of the Georgia Theatre, which also hosts an after party featuring of Montreal, Kite to the Moon with Tiger Girlz on Trapeze and Velveteen Pink. Proceeds from the parade benefit the Athens Area Humane Society. See Calendar Pick on p. 22. 7 p.m. (participants), 8 p.m. (parade) FREE! www.wildrumpus.org EVENTS: Zombie Farms Halloween Trail (4965 Lexinton Rd.) The zombie apocolypse is upon us! Witness the dawn of a new era in which humans can be at ease among domesticated zombies by walking the haunted Zombie Trail. 8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 p.m. $15. www.zombiefarms.com EVENTS: Zumba Costume Party (El Carretonero, 124 Rowe Rd.) Zumba in disguise! 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 p.m. $5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10.

706â&#x20AC;&#x2018;227â&#x20AC;&#x2018;1005 EVENTS: Flying Trapeze Show (Leap High-Flying Trapeze School) Circus style high flying trapeze show! Bring a chair or blanket to sit on and watch as aerial artists soar through the air. 2 p.m. FREE! www. leaptrapeze.com EVENTS: Fall Festival and Gator Bashing (Church of the Nations) The fall festival features games, a costume contest, inflatables, a cake walk and more. Gator Bashing takes place after the festival with a big screen viewing of the GeorgiaFlorida football game. 11 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3 p.m. FREE! www.churchofthenations. com EVENTS: Haunted History Tour (Eagle Tavern, Watkinsville) Join Melissa for an evening stroll through the shadows of Watkinsville as she tells tales of hauntings, local legends and history. Email for reservations.

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THE CALENDAR! scavenger hunt and more. Costume contests for children, adults and pets as well as trunk or treating. Music by Tommy Landrum with Cruizin to the Oldies. 5–8 p.m. $10 (registration). 706-296-8086 KIDSTUFF: Barnes & Noble Storytime (Barnes & Noble) Storytime for all ages. Children receive a free treat from the cafe. 11 a.m. FREE! 706-354-1195 KIDSTUFF: Halloween Party (Treehouse Kid and Craft) A kids’ Halloween party featuring crafts, a costume contest and a professional photo booth. 1–3 p.m. FREE! www. treehousekidandcraft.com KIDSTUFF: Haunted Hayrides (Farmington Depot Gallery) Hitch a ride through the countryside, if you dare! Sunset. $5. www.farmingtondepotgallery.com KIDSTUFF: Halloween-ish Storytime (Avid Bookshop) A spooky story time with Elizabeth O. Dulemba, the author and illustrator of the children’s book Lula’s Brew, about a young witch who wants to be a chef. 1–2 p.m. FREE! www. avidbookshop.com KIDSTUFF: Story Time (Avid Bookshop) Come listen to children’s stories read aloud. Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. & Saturdays, 1 p.m. FREE! 706352-2060

Sunday 28 ART: Closing Reception (Kumquat Mae, Watkinsville) For Dan Smith’s painting exhibition. 3 p.m. FREE! 706-769-1105 CLASSES: Ballroom Dance Club (UGA Memorial Hall) Ballroom Dance lessons every Sunday! Nonstudents welcome. 6–7 p.m., FREE! (beginner). 7–8 p.m., $3 (advanced). ugadance.com/imnew EVENTS: Athens Haunted Heritage Walk (Athens, Ga) Walking tours of Athens’ haunted history on Milledge Avenue and North Campus. Oct. 26 & 28, 7:30 p.m. $12–$15. www.athensclarkeheritagefoundation.bigcartel.com EVENTS: Bravo! Festival Latino (Ashford Manor) Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with music, dancing, DJs, food, kids’ activities and more.

2–5 p.m. FREE! (ages 12 & under). $5–10. 706-769-2633 EVENTS: Jack-O-Lantern Jog Four-Miler and One Mile Goblin Fun Run (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Run along the Greenway for a one-mile Goblin Fun Run or a more challenging 4-mile Jack-O-Lantern Jog. A costume contest for registered runners ages 10 & under. Proceeds benefit Sandy Creek Nature Center. Visit the website to register. 1:40 p.m. (costume contest), 2 p.m. (Goblin Fun Run), 2:30 p.m. (Jack-O-Lantern Jog). $12-20. www.athensclarkecounty. com/sandycreeknaturecenter EVENTS: The Eclectic Bazaar (Vic’s Vintage lot) Outdoor market featuring antiques, art, fashion, handmade items, jewelry, books, records and more. Every Sunday. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. athenseclecticbazaar@ gmail.com, www.facebook.com/ eclecticbazaar EVENTS: Yard Sale (Midnight Iguana Tattoo) Midnight Iguana hosts a spooky yard sale. 9 a.m.–4 p.m. 706-549-0190 GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Amici) Every Sunday. First place receives $50 and second place receives $25.

9 p.m. www.amici-cafe.com GAMES: Trivia (The Capital Room) Every Sunday! Hosted by Evan Delany. First place wins $50 and

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FREE! www.thecapitalroom.com GAMES: Trivia (Buffalo’s Southwest Café) “Brewer’s Inquisition,” trivia hosted by Chris Brewer every Sunday. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-3546655, www.buffaloscafe.com/athens GAMES: Trivia Sundays (Blind Pig Tavern) At the West Broad location. 6 p.m. 706-208-7979 GAMES: Trivia (Dickey’s Barbecue Pit) Every Sunday. Featuring prizes, gift cards and drink specials. 7 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-7561

Monday 29 EVENTS: Homecoming Kickoff (UGA Tate Center) Celebrate the beginning of Homecoming week with free pizza, funnel cakes and prizes. 10 a.m.–2 p.m. FREE! www. union.uga.edu FILM: Planeat (Miller Learning Center) (Room 101) The film explores how we can make the right food choices for our health, the environment and the future of the planet.

7 p.m. FREE! www.sos.uga.edu GAMES: Team Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Win house cash and prizes!

Every Monday night. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Rock and Roll Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Get a team together and show off your extensive music knowledge every Monday! Hosted by Jonathan Thompson. 9 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/littlekingsshuffleclub GAMES: Trivia (Highwire Lounge) Athens’ toughest trivia. $100 grand prize every week! All ages. 8 p.m.

FREE! 706-543-8997 KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC Library) Snuggle in your jammies and listen to bedtime stories. Every Monday. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-6133650 LECTURES AND LIT: Last Monday Book Group (ACC Library) Adult book discussion group. This month’s title is The Postmistress by Sarah Blake. Newcomers welcome. 7 p.m.

FREE! 706-613-3650 MEETINGS: Peace Corps Coffee Hour (Two Story Coffeehouse) Today, 8,073 volunteers are working with local communities in 76 host countries in agriculture, community economic development, education, environment, health and youth in development. Find out more information on how to be a volunteer. 5 p.m. FREE! www.peacecorps.gov PERFORMANCE: DMA Recital (UGA Edge Recital Hall) Hodgson School DMA candidate Gang Yao performs a solo recital. 3:30 p.m.

FREE! www.music.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: UGA Steel Band (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) A performance on traditional Caribbean steel drums. 6 p.m. FREE! www. music.uga.edu

Tuesday 30 ART: Visiting Artist Lecture (Lamar Dodd School of Art) (Room S151) Paddy Johnson is the founding editor of Art Fag City. In addition to her work on the blog, she has been published in New York Magazine, The Guardian and The Economist. 5:30 p.m. FREE! artinfo@uga.edu EVENTS: 2012 NaNoWriMo Kickoff Party (Avid Bookshop) November is close approaching, and with it comes National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) in which participants attempt to write a 50,000 word novel in a month. Come learn more about the project and meet

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the sort of crazy people who think writing a book in a month sounds like fun! 6:30–7:30 p.m. FREE! www. avidbookshop.com EVENTS: West Broad Market Garden Produce Stand (West Broad Market Garden, 1573 W. Broad St.) Seasonal and naturally grown produce. Cash paying neighbors of the West Broad Garden get a 30% discount on produce. EBT payments will be accepted in the future.

Tuesdays, 5–8 p.m. & Saturdays, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.

FILM: Scream on the Green (UGA Legion Field) As part of Homecoming, The Roommate screens with popcorn, funnel cakes, hot dogs, candy and more. 7:30 p.m.

FREE! www.union.uga.edu FILM: Bad Movie Night (Ciné) Grandpa wants Tommy to join his satanic cult, but a masked killer has other plans in Hack-o-Lantern. 8 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine.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 (Fuzzy’s Taco Shop) Compete for prizes and giveaways.

Every Tuesday. 9–11 p.m. 706353-0305 GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) All three Athens locations of Locos Grill and Pub (Westside, Eastside and Harris St.) feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE! www.locosgrill.com GAMES: Trivia (Chango’s Asian Kitchen) Learn facts, eat noodles.

Every Tuesday. 7:30 p.m. FREE! 706546-0015 KIDSTUFF: Halloween Havoc Fall festival (UGA Livestock Instructional Arena) Pony rides, a petting zoo, face painting, photo booth, cake walk, truck-or-treat, slime booth, popcorn ghosts, adult cow chip bingo and more. Costumes strongly encouraged. Bring two canned goods for the Northeast GA Food Bank and receive a dollar off admission. 6–8 p.m. FREE! (adults) $4 (children). annamac00@gmail. com KIDSTUFF: Toddler Storytime (ACC Library) For children ages 18 months to 5 years. 9:30 & 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Boo at the Zoo (Memorial Park) Join the animals at Bear Hollow zoo for a spooktacular Halloween party! Featuring hay rides, carnival games, (somewhat) scary stories, trick or treating, face painting and a visit from one of the bears! All ages. 4-8 p.m. www.athensclarkecounty.com/bearhollow KIDSTUFF: Spooktacular Carnival (Lay Park) Celebrate the scariest time of year with candy, a costume contest, Halloween-themed games and more. For ages 5–12. 6–8 p.m. $3–5. www.athensclarkecounty. com/lay LECTURES AND LIT: Wilderness Politics Presentation (UGA Russell Library) Jay Turner, author of The Promise of Wilderness: American Environmental Politics since 1964 presents a lecture on his book, which has been called “the most deeply researched, analytically rigorous and elegantly written study of American Wilderness politics since the 1960s.” Turner and others will share perspectives on wilderness in Georgia and host a Q&A. 6 p.m. FREE! jrtoppins@fs.fed.us PERFORMANCE: DMA Recital (UGA Edge Recital Hall) DMA voice student Jonathan Pilkington. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.music.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: The Capitol Steps (Hugh Hodgson Hall) The group of political satirists and “equal

Wednesday, October 24

Kyle Kinane Caledonia Lounge “I was in the throes of a poison oak issue,” Kyle Kinane says, remembering his last trip to Athens.

The red-bearded, Midwestbred comedian performed in town last spring, shortly after his first Comedy Central special had aired. Since then, he’s been featured on several other high-profile outlets, including an appearance on “Conan.”

With his stand-up, Kinane flirts with gutwrenching truths, but often becomes quickly unhinged. There’s a touch of Louis C.K.’s crushing, fantastical humor at play, sure, but Kinane’s is a more unapologetically base-level routine.

“I’d like to have a sophisticated answer,” he says, about where his material comes from. But he maintains that “’America’s Funniest Home Videos’ will still make me laugh harder than anything else on TV.” For this reason, Kinane is a worthy antidote to the many wannabe-cerebralists weighing down the current comedy scene. “[There are] so many people talking about their life, taking the Louis C.K. approach,” he says. “They’re onstage, having their heart ripped open for an audience, and it’s great, it’s hilarious. But I can [also] watch a cat fall down a slide, and that makes me laugh.”

That isn’t to say Kinane’s is strictly a first-thought-best-thought approach. He’s spent years honing his stuff, and advises other young comedians to do the same.

“People are so ready to just put their sets up [online]. No! Don’t! That sucks! That’s up there now! That’s up there forever! I’m very fortunate that the first five years of my career are nowhere to be found online.”

Kinane returns to the Caledonia this week to perform alongside locals John-Michael Bond, Craig Hoelzer and host Luke Fields. With a new Comedy Central special filmed and a new album in the works, he seems poised to continue his upward trajectory. Still, don’t expect him to mature any time soon.

“Farts and falling down,” he says, sagelike, envisioning his future. “Farts and falling down.” [Gabe Vodicka]

opportunity offenders” has recorded over 30 albums of musical political humor. 8 p.m. $44. www.pac. uga.edu PERFORMANCE: Master’s Recital (UGA Edge Recital Hall) M. Ryles Kjellsen plays the euphonium, a smaller version of the tuba. 5 p.m.

FREE! www.music.uga.edu

Wednesday 31 ART: Artist Reception (Gainesville State College) For three-dimensional puppet boxes by Cindy Jerrell and shadow boxes with ceramic dolls by Rosemary Mendicino. 12 p.m. FREE! 678-717-3438 ART: Gallery Talk: Cult of the Dead (Georgia Museum of Art) Many of the painted miniatures in the exhibition “The Look of Love: Eye Miniatures from the Skier Collection” were created to memorialize and mourn the loss of a loved one. Head registrar Tricia Miller will discuss how trends in sentimentality and mourning in late 18th- and early 19th-century England influenced similar trends in the U.S., permeating much of American material culture from jewelry to cemetery design. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org EVENTS: Open Mic Night (Ten Pins Tavern) Hip-hop, spoken word, rock, singer-songwriters, DJs, jugglers, bellydancers, comedy, poetry, ballet—if you can do it, we want to see it! Hosted by Amy Neese. 8 p.m.

FREE! 706-546-8090 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. Last Wednesday market of the season! 4–7 p.m. FREE! www. athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Carved Pumpkin Contest (Terrapin Beer Co.) Bring your carved masterpieces to the brewery.

Winner is based on total votes received and will win complimentary Terrapin tour passes. Live music by Tooley Deviljuice. All ages welcome. 5:30–7:30 p.m. $12 (glass & tour). www.terrapinbeer.com EVENTS: Farmers Market (790 Gaines School Rd.) Fresh produce, eggs, grass-fed beef, honey, homemade cakes and breads, cut flowers, herbs, jams and relishes. Every Wednesday and Friday. 4–7 p.m.

706-254-2248 EVENTS: Haunted History Tour (Eagle Tavern, Watkinsville) Join Melissa for an evening stroll through the shadows of Watkinsville as she tells tales of hauntings, local legends and history. Email for reservations.

8 p.m. $7–12. mpiche@northgeorgiatours.net, www.northgeorgiatours. net/ghost-walks EVENTS: Halloween Costume Party (Copper Creek Brewing Company) Win gift certificates with your clever attire. 12 a.m. FREE! 708-546-1102 EVENTS: Open Mic Night (Fuzzy’s Taco Shop) What rhymes with Fuzzy Taco? Performers and listeners welcome. Every Wednesday. 9 p.m.

FREE! 706-353-0305 GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicana Grill) Trivia with a DJ! Every Wednesday. 8–10 p.m. FREE! 706548-1920

GAMES: Trivia (Choo Choo Japanese Korean Grill Express) Jump on the trivia train! Every Wednesday. 7:30 p.m. www.choochoorestaurants.com GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) Think you know it all? Test your knowledge every Wednesday night.

8 p.m. (Baldwin St. & Broad St. locations). 706-548-3442 GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Test your sports knowledge every Wednesday night. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Trivia (Your Pie) (Five Points location) Open your piehole for a chance to win! Every Wednesday. 7:30 p.m. FREE! 706850-7424 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: Toddler Storytime (ACC Library) For children ages 18 months to 5 years. 9:30 & 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Barnes & Noble Storytime (Barnes & Noble) Storytime for all ages. Children receive a free treat from the cafe. 11 a.m. FREE! 706-354-1195 KIDSTUFF: Halloween Storytime (Madison County Library) Don’t be scared! Books will frighten away the ghouls in this special Halloween storytime. 10:30–11 a.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 KIDSTUFF: Halloween Carnival (Piedmont College) A family-friendly event featuring games, food and treats. 4–7 p.m. FREE! 706-5488505

Down the Line EVENTS: Make It an Evening 11/1 (Georgia Museum of Art) GMOA is partnering with the Performing Arts Center for a series of events. Enjoy coffee and cake in the museum before the Warsaw Philharmonic Concert at Hodgson Hall. 6–8 p.m. $7.50. www.pac.uga.edu EVENTS: Reiki Circle 11/1 (Healing Arts Centre) A Japanese hands-on technique for stress reduction, relaxation and healing. Every Thursday.

7–8 p.m. Donations accepted. 706338-6843 FILM: Politics of Politics Film Series 11/1 (UGA Special Collections Library Building) (Room 271) A screening of The Candidate, starring Robert Redford.

Introductions provided by Dr. Brian Drake of the UGA history department. Light refreshments served.

6:30-9 p.m. FREE! russlib@uga.edu FILM: EcoFocus Screening of Terra Blight 11/1 (UGA Jackson Street Building) (Circle Gallery) A film exploring America’s consumption of computers and the hazardous waste created in the pursuit of the latest technology. Filmmakers Isaac Brown and Ana Habib will be in attendance for audience discussion.

Small prizes will be given to those who donate old laptops, cell phones and charging cords for responsible reuse or recycling. 7 p.m. FREE! www.ecofocusfilmfest.org KIDSTUFF: Story Time 11/1 (Avid Bookshop) Come listen to children’s stories read aloud. Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. & Saturdays, 1 p.m. FREE! 706352-2060 KIDSTUFF: Family Dinner Night 11/1 (Earth Fare) Kids eat free every Thursday with one $5 adult purchase of prepared foods. Good for up to six kids, ages 12 & under. Games, storytelling and other entertainment each week. 4–8 p.m. $5. 706-2271717 LECTURES AND LIT: Oconee Rivers Audubon Society Lecture: “Bird Brains” 11/1 (Sandy Creek Nature Center) (Visitors’ Center) Author and UGA

comparative literature professor Betty Jean Craige shares stories of her ongoing conversation with Cosmo, her talkative African grey parrot. She will present her book Bird Brains: How Cosmo, a Parrot, Has Awakened Us to the Intelligence of All Earth’s Animals. Cosmo demonstrates how humans still overlook and underestimate the intelligence of the other creatures on Earth. Cosmo can talk, joke, and deceive; all traits humans have considered unique to our species. 7 p.m. FREE! www. oconeeriversaudubon.org LECTURES AND LIT: Poetry and Fiction Reading 11/1 (Ciné) Award-winning authors Michael Martone and Sabrina Orah Mark will read selections from their poetry and fiction works. 7:30 p.m. FREE! www. athenscine.com LECTURES AND LIT: “Hiking the Horizontal: Making Rules, Breaking Rules” 11/1 (Miller Learning Center) (Room 248) Choreographer Liz Lerman will focus on the Critical Response Process, a critical feedback methodology that evolved over the past 20 years and was adopted by many artists, educators and administrators. 4 p.m.

FREE! www.lizlerman.com MEETINGS: UGA Humanist Discussion Group 11/1 (UGA Tate Center) (Room 352) The Point is a group of students and young adults who engage in conversations about humanist topics from many different viewpoints. Every first and third Thursday. 7–9 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/groups/ThePointUGA OUTDOORS: Circle of Hikers 11/1 (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) The garden offers a hike through the garden’s trails as part of Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign.

Hikers are encouraged to bring nature writings or favorite poems and essays to share. Thursdays through Nov. 15. 8:30–10 a.m.

FREE! www.uga.edu/botgarden PERFORMANCE: Warsaw Philharmonic 11/1 (Hugh Hodgson Hall) The national orchestra of Poland is led by artistic director Antoni Wit in a program featuring Tchaikovsky’s “Symphony No. 6.”

Award-winning pianist Yulianna Avdeeva will join the orchestra for a performance of Beethoven’s “Emperor Concerto.” 8 p.m. $20–59. www.pac.uga.edu THEATRE: The Darker Face of the Earth 11/1 (UGA Fine Arts Building) Former Poet Laureate Rita Dove’s play combines the Oedipus myth with the reality of slavery, incorporating a Greek chorus, African rituals and traditional spirituals. Nov. 1, 2 & 7–10, 8 p.m. & Nov. 11, 2:30 p.m. $12 (students), $16. 706-542-4400 KIDSTUFF: Fantastic Fridays 11/2 (Bishop Park) Obstacle courses and other activities in an unstructured environment. For ages 10 months to 4 years and their guardians. 9–10:30 a.m. or 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m. $5–15.

706-613-3589 LECTURES AND LIT: Damon Krukowski 11/2 (Ciné) Poet, memoirist and musician Damon Krukowski reads selections from his books and performs music with his wife as Damon & Naomi. 7 p.m.

FREE! www.athenscine.com PERFORMANCE: Ustad Nizami 11/2 (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) Ustad Ghulam Farid Nizami, 17th generation musician, poet and composer, is a master of Hindustani and Sufi music in the Senia Gharana tradition. 6 p.m. FREE! www.music. uga.edu THEATRE: The Darker Face of the Earth 11/2 (UGA Fine Arts Building) Former Poet Laureate Rita Dove’s play combines the Oedipus myth with the reality of slavery, incorpo-

rating a Greek chorus, African rituals and traditional spirituals. Nov. 1, 2 & 7–10, 8 p.m. & Nov. 11, 2:30 p.m. $12 (students), $16. 706-542-4400

LIVE MUSIC Tuesday 23 Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $8 (21+), $10 (18+). www.caledonialounge.com OFF WITH THEIR HEADS Punk rock band from Minnesota.

BURNS LIKE FIRE Iron-livered pretty boys who play stewed ‘n’ screwed punk rock.

KARBOMB High-speed local punk band.

KATER MASS Local melodic punk band influenced by acts like Propagandhi and Fugazi.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com WHISKEY SHIVERS Five-piece band that takes bluegrass to an entirely different level.

Georgia Theatre 11 p.m. $2. www.georgiatheatre.com BRONCHO Oklahoma band taking the punk-rock sounds of the ‘70s and making it all its own.

FLORIDA KILOS Sunshine Stateinspired dancy surf-rock.

IMMUZIKATION Celebrated local DJ Alfredo Lapuz, Jr. hosts a dance party featuring high-energy electro and rock. Playing sets throughout the evening, before, after and between bands.

The Globe 8 p.m. FREE! 706-353-4721 OPEN MIC NIGHT Open mic for acoustic musicians. Sign-up starts at 8 p.m. Limited spots are available. Please direct questions to theglobeopenmic@gmail.com. Every Tuesday!

Go Bar 9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-5609 FLEET MACHINE Understated synth beats leave room for quiet vocals and careful sampling. So local they have a song called “Go Bar Guy.” CORTEZ GARZA Local singer-songwriter pushes the envelope with his unique blend of indie/Americana.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8:30 p.m. $5. www.hendershotscoffee. com IKE STUBBLEFIELD & FRIENDS Soulful R&B artist Ike Stubblefield is a Hammond B3 virtuoso who cut his teeth backing Motown legends like the Four Tops, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye.

Featuring Seth Hendershot on drums. Every Tuesday!

Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/lkshuffleclub HELEN SCOTT Lindsey Haddad, Emileigh Ireland, Hannah Weyandt and Dena Zilber play folky pop with a hint of psychedelic rock.

DAFFODIL This reunited local trio plays hard-hitting, noisy rock.

NATO COLES AND THE BLUE DIAMOND BAND A rock and roll band from Minneapolis.

DJ LOZO Spinning punk rock!

Manor 9 p.m. FREE! www.manorathens.com LIVE BAND KARAOKE Live karaoke band covers all your favorite hits, while you sing along. $1 beer and $2 wells all night! Every Tuesday night!

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KIDSTUFF: Trunk or Treat (The Church at College Station) Come for some safe, kid-friendly trick or treating! Tons of candy, games, food, costume contest, face-painting and more. 6 p.m. FREE! www.churchatcs. com LECTURES AND LIT: The Civil War in Georgia (UGA Jackson St. Building) UGA professor John Inscoe, editor of The Civil War in Georgia: A New Georgia Encyclopedia Companion, addresses how the war is understood differently at its Sesquicentennial than it was during its Centennial of 1961-1965, and how Georgia has one of the most varied and pervasive post-war legacies of any Southern state. He will sign copies of the book. 2:30 p.m. FREE! athenshistorical@gmail. com PERFORMANCE: Blue Sky Concert Series (College Square) Rose of Athens Theatre frightens all with spooky tales. 12–1 p.m. FREE! www.downtownathensga.com, www. roseofathens.org PERFORMANCE: Master’s Recital (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) Steve Knell, graduate conducting student at the Hugh Hodgson School of Music, presents his fall recital featuring the UGA Repertory Singers. 6 p.m. FREE! www.music.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: UGA Philharmonia (Hugh Hodgson Hall) A large string ensemble performance. 8 p.m. FREE! www.music. uga.edu

Hospitality, TEEN, Dana Swimmer Caledonia Lounge In an era dominated

by Lana Del Rey and her plasticine ilk, it’s always exciting to find female musicians for whom image doesn’t TEEN overshadow substance.

Brooklyn’s TEEN is just such a band, and while its debut album, In Limbo, isn’t perfect, it’s a promising start for a group that seems refreshingly committed to making its musical vision happen on its own terms.

Maybe it’s the fact that three of the four bandmembers are sisters that makes them seem so comfortable in their own skins. Or maybe it’s that band leader Teeny Lieberson knew what she wanted well enough to walk away from an objectively sweet gig as keyboardist for Here We Go Magic (which is now working with Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich) to pursue her own sound.

Whatever the reason, Lieberson—along with sisters Lizzie and Katherine and bassist Jane Herships—has crafted a debut album full of fuzzy psych-pop that simmers with confidence and toys with the current nostalgia-pop vogue without feeling derivative or trend-trapped.

Drawing on Can and the Velvet Underground with a touch of folk balladry, TEEN makes cloudy, lo-fi, meandering music about loss and heartbreak.

“I got dumped, someone close to me was sick, I was confused about where I wanted to be… The record really explores all of those different situations that were going on at the time,” Lieberson recently told music blog Line of Best Fit. But the album’s mood is lifted by the Lieberson sisters’ chirping harmonies on tracks like the casually ebullient “Better.”

There’s something exciting about TEEN’s music that’s hard to put a finger on but fueled both by Lieberson’s earnestness and the obvious confidence shared by the women in the band. It’s a simple and effective combination but also a too-rare one, these days.

[Rachel Bailey]

The Melting Point 8 p.m. $15 (adv), $20 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com KATHLEEN EDWARDS Alt-country songwriter leads her acoustic trio, featuring Jim Bryson and Gord Tough, through a set of original tunes.

MANDOLIN ORANGE This contemporary folk duo ornaments lyric and harmony-focused tunes with acoustic and electric guitars, fiddle and mandolin.

Mirko Pasta 6 p.m. FREE! 706-850-5641 (Gaines School Rd. location) LOUIS PHILLIP PELOT Local singer-songwriter performs solo folk and country. Currently working on his debut album!

Nowhere Bar Tuesday Night Confessional. 9 p.m.

FREE! 706-546-4742 ADAM PAYNE Payne writes songs with a lot of heart, the kind that can either make you tear up or laugh out loud.

JOSH PERKINS Acoustic folk with heartfelt lyrics.

BRAD DOWNS Mississippi-born, Athens-based singer-songwriter.

KELLY HOYLE FULLER Acoustic Americana rocker often seen playing locally with Mark Cunningham & The Nationals and The Burning Angels.

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

WUOG Live In the Lobby! 8 p.m. FREE! www. wuog.org POWERKOMPANY Local husband and wife duo playing sincere, bittersweet lullabies with gorgeous vocal harmonies over acoustic guitar and viola.

Wednesday 24 40 Watt Club 7:30 p.m. $16.50-$20. www.40watt. com SAY ANYTHING Indie rock group that stepped into the limelight by playing their catchy guitar driven melodies.

MUDER BY DEATHTranscending musical borders with their strong percussion and multi-instrument sound, this indie rock group rose of Indiana.

THE SIDEKICKS Punk band from Ohio.

TALLHART Combining indie rock, post-rock and folk into a “unique and thoughtful offering.”

Boar’s Head Lounge 11 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 OPEN MIC NIGHT Showcase your talent. Every Wednesday!

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

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com FRANCO FUNICELLO Local guitardriven indie rock band.

Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop! 9 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com EYES LIPS EYES Disco-punk quartet from Utah.

Go Bar 9 p.m. 706-546-5609 THICK PAINT Graham Ulicny (Reptar) experiments with loops, lights and his voice in this dancey, ambientpsych solo project.

FEAST OF THE EPIPHANY Experiment music featuring haunting synth and dark bass lines.

DJ FOG JUICE Spinning Euro/Italo/ space-disco, new-wave, old school R&B and classic dance hits.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com KENOSHA KID Centered around the instru-improv jazz compositions of guitarist Dan Nettles, Kenosha Kid also features bassist Neal Fountain and drummer Marlon Patton.

The group is packed with music, mischief and mayhem, and offers a sound that serves noise-rock fans and jam band listeners equally.

Jerzees 10 p.m.–1 a.m. $3 (21+), $5. 706850-7320 SPICY SALSA DANCING Salsa and Latin dancing. Every Wednesday.

New Earth Music Hall 7 p.m. $5. www.newearthmusichall. com KEN WILL MORTON AND THE CONTENDERS With his gritty, soulful rasp, Morton trudges through Americana’s roots with rock and roll swagger and a folksinger’s heart. His new band features Doug Blakeman on bass and Louis Phillip Pelot on drums.

WILLIAM TONKS Local guitarist known for his work with Barbara Cue, Workhorses of the Entertainment/Recreational Industry and Six String Drag.

9 p.m. $6. www.newearthmusichall. com THE PIMPS OF JOYTIME Brooklynbased band with a diverse sound influenced by the DJ culture from which they emerged.

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Porterhouse Grill 7 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT An Athens tradition for over 10 years! Pianist Steve Key is joined by other talented local musicians for an evening of standards and improvisations.

Tapped 9 p.m. FREE! 706-850-6277 KARAOKE Every Wednesday!

Ten Pins Tavern 8 p.m. FREE! 706-546-8090 OPEN MIC NIGHT Hip-hop, spoken word, rock, singer-songwriters, DJs and more! Hosted by Amy Neese.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com DAVE HOWARD Singer-wongwriter plays his own material as well as Americana covers.

Thursday 25 40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $13. www.40watt.com WHY? Out-of-the-box music that infuses pop melodies with hints of psychedelia, hip-hop and folk.

NAYTRONIX Dance grooves and funk produced by Nate Brenner.

THE BLACK SWANS Emotional roots music led by Jerry DeCicca.

Barbeque Shack 7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-6752 OPEN BLUEGRASS JAM All pickers welcome! Every Thursday!

Butt Hutt Bar-B-Q 7 p.m. FREE! 706-208-7475 TRE POWELL Bluesy acoustic tunes with soulful vocals.

Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.caledonialounge.com TEEN Brooklyn’s Teeny Lieberson, formerly of Here We Go Magic, fronts this psych-pop outfit. See Calendar Pick on p. 21.

HOSPITALITY A trio fronted by Amber Papini that incorporates a pop sound in their music.

DANA SWIMMER A montage of garage rock with sweet, soulful undertones.

Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com GANGI L.A.-based duo custom builds its own equipment to craft its psychrock sound.

ABANDON THE EARTH MISSION Psychedelic electronic rock band centering around ex-Macha bandleader Josh McKay’s songs.

K I D S New band playing quiet, laid-back, poetic music. Featuring members of Pretty Bird, The Rodney Kings and Basshunter64.

Georgia Bar Birthday Bash! 10 p.m. FREE! 706546-9884 SCOTT LOW AND FRIENDS Local songwriter Low (Efren) will be joined by “some of the bestest Athens songsters: Betsy Franck, Ty Manning, Adam Payne, Chris Moore, Todd and Jessica White, Andrew Klein, Jordan Armstrong, Joe Cantanese and many more.”

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $25. www.georgiatheatre.com MATISYAHU Reggae music mixed with traditional Jewish themes, performed with unique blends and mixtures.

THE CONSTELLATIONS Atlanta group plays music to appease hiphop, punk rock and indie lovers.

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Go Bar 11 p.m. 706-546-5609 KARAOKE Hosted by karaoke fanatic John “Dr. Fred” Bowers and featuring a large assortment of pop, rock, indie and more.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com THE ODD TRIO One of Athens’ finest original jazz ensembles, this innovative group often incorporates looped audio into is compositions.

Highwire Lounge 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge. com KATE MORRISSEY Best known for her dark velvet voice, Morrissey’s songwriting is literate and sincere, and her conversational live shows come punctuated with an offbeat sense of humor.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub THE OWSLEY BROTHERS Dark garage rock and blues from this Florida-based band.

LAND MINE Local rock/pop band with members from The Glands, The Goons and The Quick Hooks.

Currently recording a debut album.

Max 9 p.m. FREE! 706-254-3392 DAVID LIEBE HART Known primarily for his cameos on “Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!,” outsider musician and puppeteer Hart performs everything from punk tunes to hymns, all delivered in his trademark croon.

MANGER Speed thrash metal “with a dash of Satan.” The band harks back to the days of NWOBHM: ripping solos and screeching vocals.

The Melting Point 9 p.m. $5 (adv), $8( door) www.meltingpointathens.com WHEELER BROTHERS Five piece roots-rock band from Texas.

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

New Earth Music Hall HHBTM showcase! 8 p.m. $6. www. newearthmusichall.com TUNABUNNY Local act featuring hazy and warped experimental psychedelia. CD release show! See story on p. 17.

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

MUUY BIIEN Local band plays ‘80sstyle punk rock that’s equal parts Minor Threat and The Fall.

ORCA TEAM Seattle-based post-punk trio.

BAM!BAM! Oakland-based twee-punk duo.

Nowhere Bar 9 p.m. 706-546-4742 DJ TRIZ Local DJ celebrates the release of his new album Sixes and Sevens.

The Office Lounge Blues Night. 9 p.m. 706-546-0840 THE SHADOW EXECUTIVES Get your fill of straight-up, authentic blues covers from this skilled Athens five-piece. This is an open jam and guests are welcome!

Terrapin Beer Co. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com EMILY MCCANNON AND THE SMOKIN HOT BAND Local rock and country band.

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WUOG Live In the Lobby! 8 p.m. FREE! www. wuog.org REBECCA JONES Member of U*S*A plays a solo set. “Dusty Springfield meets Sugar Ray meets Penguin Cafe Orchestra.”

Friday 26 40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $7. www.40watt.com POWERKOMPANY Local husband and wife duo playing sincere, bittersweet lullabies with gorgeous vocal harmonies over guitar and viola.

VILLAIN FAMILY A high-energy combination of soulful country and Southern rock.

BALTHROP, ALABAMA Sibling duo from Alabama that makes “barnyardepic indie rock.”

LILLY HIATT The Nashville-based daughter of songwriter John Hiatt, Lilly plays rocking, dynamic Americana.

Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.caledonialounge.com THE FIGGS Long-running rock trio from New York State.

THE ARCS Having solidified their place in the Athens music scene, The Arcs bring years of collective rock and roll experience to the table.

CASPER AND THE COOKIES A danceable mix of quirky fun driven by keyboard and guitar.

Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com MV & EE Psych-folk legends Matt Valentine and Erika Elder released one of their best records to date, Space Homestead, earlier this year.

OUTER SPACES Band led by Carla Beth Satalino with Jacob Morris (bass) and Ben Salie (drums) playing lovely, lyrically driven indie rock.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com FRANZ NICOLAY Celebrated songwriter and accordionist known for his time playing with The Hold Steady.

VACATION Experimental-leaning poppunk band from Cincinnati.

SHELLSHAG With a simple, standup drum kit (Shag) and guitar (Shell), this duo blows out pop-hookinspired, raw rock and roll.

Georgia Theatre Athens Fashion Collective Fall Showcase! 8 p.m. $7. www.georgiatheatre.com GRASS GIRAFFES Buzzworthy local band puts together a psychedelic and guitar-rock dance party.

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

HAROUKI ZOMBI New project from Nina Barnes (of Montreal) and Orenda Fink (Azure Ray) is “one part carefully curated DJ set, one part stunning visuals and one part performance art.”

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

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com CAROLINE HERRING Folk singer with thought-provoking lyrics.

Highwire Lounge “Friday Night Jazz.” 8–11 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.com RAND LINES Original compositions of pianist Rand Lines with drum-

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Wild Rumpus Parade and Spectacle Downtown Athens This Saturday, for the fourth year in a row, the Wild Rumpus Parade and Spectacle takes over the streets of downtown Athens for a ghoulish and garish celebration of all things Halloween. Expect lots of costumes, floats and general debauchery, according to founder and Master of Ceremonies Timi Conley.

“Halloween, since I’ve been in Athens, has always been crazy,” Conley says, noting that he has engineered some sort of celebratory event every October that he’s lived here—since 1991. “It’s sort of like a license to act how you wanna act, and be free.”

The initial Rumpus, in 2009, was a shambolic affair that “wasn’t legal,” Conley admits. The following year, due to the energetic response, the proper permits were acquired, and the Wild Rumpus began in earnest. Money from sponsorships is donated to a designated charity; this year, it’s the Athens Area Humane Society.

The parade begins at 8 p.m. and is open to all-comers. Conley calls for new “noisemakers” to add to the racket already made by the official Rumpus drumline (deemed the “Highfalutin’ Scallywags”) along the route. This year’s theme is “Howl at the Moon,” though participants need not interpret that strictly. “Brigades,” clusters of folks with similarly themed costumes, are heartily encouraged.

Post-parade, the afterparty begins at the Georgia Theatre, with sets from Conley’s band Kite to the Moon (featuring local trapeze artists Tiger Girlz), as well as Velveteen Pink and the noted costume enthusiasts in of Montreal.

The fun will continue long into the night—fitting, for a town that takes partying so seriously. “Athens is kind of like Never-Never Land,” Conley says. “I think it attracts the sort of person that never grows up.”

Of course, he is a prime example of that type. He continues, with a slight grin, “There’s something very primal about doing something completely non-practical and letting your imagination really run free.” [Gabe Vodicka]

mer Ben Williams and bassist Carl Lindberg.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. $3. www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub CHARLIE GARRET BAND Countrytinged Southern rock.

VESPOLINA Twangy pop featuring lush arrangements and frontman Daniel Aaron’s signature wordplay.

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

Max 9 p.m. FREE! 706-254-3392 DJ SEOULO Athens-area DJ mixing your favorite hip-hop, electronica, top 40 and old-school jams.

KEIS Athens-area DJ mixing all your favorites.

The Melting Point 9 p.m. $5. www.meltingpointathens. com HAYRIDE This long-running Athens trio has maintained a steady output of melodic, prog-and metal-influenced rock.

New Earth Music Hall 8 p.m. $10. www.newearthmusichall. com NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE Reconstituted lineup of this seminal country-rock band that emerged from San Francisco in the ‘70s.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742 SHOWTIME Elite tha Showstoppa’s band plays eclectic hip-hop mixed with rockin’ funky soul.

Nuçi’s Space Fright Night! 9 p.m. $5. www.nuci.org LIVING WITH STRANGERS Local hardcore/metalcore outfit.

THE FALLOW Southern metal band based here in Athens.

ANATOMY OF SHADOWS Metal from Elberton influenced

by Mastodon, Tool, Opeth and Cryptopsy.

DRAG THE CORPSE Death Metal band from Elberton.

The Office Lounge 9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 THE BURNING ANGELS Local act that plays Americana soul. Featuring Natalie Garcia on vocals and guitar, Mark Cunningham on vocals, guitar and dobro and Josh Westbrook on drums.

Omega Bar 8 p.m. $5 (women), $10 (men). 706340-6808 THE SEGAR JAZZ AFFAIR Every Friday. Dancing all night on two dance floors with live entertainment including “The Newlywed Game.”

Terrapin Beer Co. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com NICKELS AND DIMES Folk duo from Baton Rouge that takes music back to the essentials.

WUOG 9 p.m. FREE! www.wuog.org FEMINENERGY 5 Featuring female performers Yella the Triple Threat, Hannah Zale (Boomfox), Summer Azul, Four Eyes and Hannah Washington.

Saturday 27 40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $10. www.40watt.com MASERATI Local post-rock group incorporates psychedelia and pounding rhythms. See story on p. 16.

MAJEURE A.E. Paterra mixes minimalist electronics to make danceworthy music.

THE POWDER ROOM Loud and mysterious new trio featuring former members of Manray and Pride Parade.

Bishop Park Athens Farmers Market. 8 a.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net DON SCHNITZEL AND THE HOFBRAU BOYS Local polka band! (8 a.m.)

THE SOLSTICE SISTERS Old-time country ballads, traditional folk and ‘40s-style swing with sweet, warm harmonies. (10 a.m.)

Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.caledonialounge.com SAVAGIST Impressive Athens metal band featuring the fine folks from punk/metal bands 300 Cobras, Hot Breath and The Dumps.

COLOSSUS North Carolina band playing heavy rock with a hint of classic rock.

GEAR JAMMER Dual-lead, riff-heavy rock with classic metal influences.

Music for the open road.

BOOLOW A rock quartet from North Carolina.

THUNDERCHIEF Local act with a West Coast punk sound influenced by classic rock.

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit 7 p.m. FREE! 706-850-7561 KARAOKE With “The Queen of Karaoke,” Lynn Carson.

Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com THE STOOGES Iggy and the Stooges cover band!

THE RAMONES Fast-paced punk rock from a Ramones cover band!

ZERO BOYS Finally! A Zero Boys cover band!

THE MODERN LOVERS Happy, pop music from a Modern Lovers cover band!

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar. com THE MUMMIES Mummies cover band!

DE LUX INTERIORS Cramps cover band featuring Nate Mitchell (CCBB) and members of Los Meesfits.

Front Porch Book Store Halloween Bash! 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. FREE! 706372-1236 RED OAK SOUTHERN STRING BAND This Watkinsville-based band plays rootsy Americana. Seating is on the lawn, so bring blankets, chairs and snacks!

DODD FERRELLE Former Tinfoil Stars frontman and longtime Athenian Dodd Ferrelle pours heart and soul into his sweeping, anthemic ballads and alt-country rockers.

Georgia Theatre Wild Rumpus Afterparty! 8 p.m. $15. www.georgiatheatre.com OF MONTREAL The indie worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most energetic, psychedelic, partypop troupe.

VELVETEEN PINK Electro-based, groove-laden, upbeat stuff in the Prince, Stevie Wonder and Jamiroquai style.

KITE TO THE MOON Local band led

by Timi Conley featuring a stimulating live show with jubilant, rowdy pop music.

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

(NOTHING BUT) COVERS Talking Heads covers.

DIE YOUNG STAY PRETTY Blondie cover band.

DJ BLOWPOP Spinning dance tunes!

DJ FOG JUICE Spinning Euro/Italo/ space-disco, new-wave, old school R&B and current and classic dance hits.

Little Kings Shuffle Club Night of the Living Dead Party! 9 p.m. $3. www.facebook.com/lkshuffleclub DJ LOZO Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get enough of punk?

Lozo has got your covered on the ones and twos.

LOS MEESFITS Misfits covers done Cuban salsa style!

TATERZANDRA Local band playing angular, often dissonant but catchy grunge that maintains a distinct sense of melody.

INCENDIARIES Ladies of pedigree enforcing angular sensibilities.

Max 9 p.m. FREE! 706-254-3392 DJ MAHOGANY Popular local DJ spins freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta unexpected faves.

EASYRIDER Spinning all your favorite jams from the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;70s, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;80s and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;90s.

The Melting Point 8 p.m. $10. www.meltingpointathens. com THE GRAINS OF SAND This local band with a killer four-piece horn section offers up your favorite â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;60s and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;70s beach and Motown music.

New Earth Music Hall 9 p.m. www.newearthmusichall.com PACKWAY HANDLE BAND Packwayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;gather around the micâ&#x20AC;? approach to bluegrass provides sly, hearty original songs and renditions of classic tunes. Playing a set of allacoustic Devo covers!

Nowhere Bar 11 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742 THE FUNKENSTEIN BALL A funky celebration of Halloween.

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

with lovely, airy vocals and dark, gentle melodies.

DENNIS ELLSWORTH Canadian singer-songwriter.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com TIME SAWYER BAND Authentic Americana music with touching lyrics and melodies.

Manor 9 p.m. FREE! www.manorathens.com LIVE BAND KARAOKE Live karaoke band covers all your favorite hits, while you sing along. $1 beer and $2 wells all night! Every Tuesday!

Sunday 28 The Globe 4 p.m. FREE! 706-353-4721 ATHENS CEILI BAND A weekly traditional Irish music section. Every Sunday from 4-7 p.m.!

Ten Pins Tavern 7:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-8090 SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE BOWLING ALLEY BLUES BAND Featuring locals Paul Scales, Randy Durham, John Straw, Dave Herndon and Scott Sanders playing blues jams.

Monday 29 Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $8 (21+), $10 (18+). www.caledonialounge.com YELLOW OSTRICH Trio featuring various instruments and a supercharged pop sound.

FORT LEAN Brooklyn-based alternative rock band.

THE VIKING PROGRESS Patrick Morales has a lovely, tender voice that sings gentle, indie/folk ballads about love, death and isolation inspired by his time at sea.

The Grotto 8 p.m. FREE! 140 E. Clayton St. THE SEGAR JAZZ AFFAIR Every Monday. Smooth jazz played by DJ Segar from WXAG 1470, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Light.â&#x20AC;?

Hendershotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com OPEN MIC Local songstress Kyshona Armstrong hosts this open mic night every Monday!

Tuesday 30 Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $18. www.georgiatheatre.com SPHONGLE Simon Posford and Raja Ram create a multi-instrument mash-up between â&#x20AC;&#x153;traditional world music and modern musical mastery.â&#x20AC;?

PHUTUREPRIMITIVE Playing electronic music to both energize and hypnotize the crowd.

The Melting Point Terrapin Tuesday Series. 7:30 p.m. $5. www.meltingpointathens.com JP & THE GILBERTS Brooklynbased country band that throws in elements of classic rock and psychedelia.

Mirko Pasta 6 p.m. FREE! 706-850-5641 (Gaines School Rd. location) LOUIS PHILLIP PELOT Local singer-songwriter performs solo folk and country.

Nowhere Bar Tuesday Night Confessional. 9 p.m.

FREE! 706-546-4742 ADAM PAYNE Payne writes songs with a lot of heart, the kind that can either make you tear up or laugh out loud.

CHRIS MOORE Local solo artist has been a member of The Spins and Cree Mo and the Lowball Tumblers.

Designated â&#x20AC;&#x153;original Southern soul.â&#x20AC;?

TY MANNING Bearfoot Hookers guitarist plays a solo set.

MARK CUNNINGHAM Cunningham draws from classic country artists like Gram Parsons and Steve Earle.

Jerzees 10 p.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1 a.m. $3 (21+), $5. 706850-7320 SPICY SALSA DANCING Salsa and Latin dancing. Every Wednesday.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 9 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub DE LUX INTERIORS Cramps cover band featuring Nate Mitchell (CCBB) and others.

SLAW AND ORDER Playing a range of covers throughout the night.

DJ MAHOGANY Popular local DJ spins freaky funk, sultry soul, and righteous R&B. DJ JUSTIN LEGEND Mixing a range of R&B, funk, soul, and hip-hop with a few surprises thrown in.

The Volstead 9 p.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1:30 a.m. 706-354-5300 KARAOKE Every Tuesday!

Max Halloween Dance Party! 9 p.m. FREE! 706-254-3392 IMMUZIKATION Celebrated local DJ Alfredo Lapuz, Jr. hosts a dance party featuring electro and rock TWIN POWERS DJ Dan Geller (The Gold Party, The Agenda) and friends spin late-night glam rock, new wave, Top 40, punk and Britpop.

DJ Z-DOGG Loveable local DJ spins top 40 hits, old-school hip-hop, and other danceable favorites.

WUOG Live In the Lobby! 8 p.m. FREE! www. wuog.org HELLO OCHO Atlanta pop band with swaying grooves and fresh harmonies.

The Melting Point 9 p.m. $10 (adv.), $13 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com DARK SIDE OF THE DEAD Local band Cosmic Charlie playing covers of Pink Floyd and Grateful Dead.

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New Earth Music Hall 8 p.m. $8. www.newearthmusichall. com CANDYLAND Santa Barbara duo that features a DJ and live drums during their electro/house set.

MITIS Coming from classical roots, Joe Torre (not the baseball dude) mixes everything from electro to dubstep.

SINGULARITY EDM artist Martin Solveig produces rhythmically engaging music.

40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com BIG EYED BEANS FROM VENUS Playing their first show in two years, these local musicians perform the music of Captain Beefheart with precision and enthusiasm.

BLACK VELVET Velvet Underground cover band featuring members of Olivia Tremor Control.

GAMES FOR MAY Pink Floyd cover band featuring Tim Schreiber, Patrick Ingram and more.

DJ PEACH SALSA Spinning tunes in between bands.

The Globe 8 p.m. FREE! 706-353-4721 OPEN MIC NIGHT Open mic for acoustic musicians. Sign-up starts at 8 p.m. Limited spots are available. Please direct questions to theglobeopenmic@gmail.com. Every Tuesday!

Boarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Head Lounge 11 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 OPEN MIC NIGHT Showcase your talent. Every Wednesday!

Go Bar 9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-5609 MATT KURZ Performing Gary Numan covers.

DE LUX INTERIORS The Cramps covers.

Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com BEAT HAPPENED Beat Happening cover band!

THE MUMMIES Mummies cover band!

(NOTHING BUT) COVERS Talking Heads karaoke backed by the Talking Heads cover band!

Hendershotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $5. www.hendershotscoffee.com DAVID BARBE An acclaimed local producer and former member of Sugar and Mercyland, Barbe plays a special brand of full-throttle rock.

THAYER SARRANO Local singersongwriter and multi-instrumentalist

Go Bar 9 p.m. 706-546-5609 RITVALS Garage-punk band featuring members of Muuy Biien.

YIP DECIEVER An infectiously fun blend of feel-good pop, R&B grooves and electro. Featuring of Montrealâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Davey Pierce.

HOBGOBLIN Goblin cover band.

DJ FOG JUICE Spinning Euro/Italo/ space-disco, old school R&B and current and classic dance hits.

Farm 255 8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com DIAL INDICATORS Cool jazz.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $20. www.georgiatheatre.com CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD Black Crowes frontman Chris Robinson leads this psychedelic folk-rock project.

The Office Lounge 9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-549-0840 SKARY-AOKE A spooky version of the Officeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s weekly karaoke session.

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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 2012 Student Art Contest (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) This competition selects original artwork to adorn items for sale in SBGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gift shop. All submissions must be from students ninth grade and above, including college students, who attend school full or part-time in Georgia. Winners receive up to $1,000. Artwork due Nov. 30. 706542-6014, www.botgarden.uga.edu Call for Artists (Benâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bikes) The Indie South Fair, formerly the Athens Indie Craftstravaganzaa, is seeking artists, demonstrators and workshop leaders for its annual holiday market Dec. 3. Apply online. www.indiesouthfair.com Call for Artists (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Moonlight Gypsy Market is seeking outsider, strange, erotic, macabre, dark or odd artists and crafters for this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event on Nov. 16. Deadline Oct. 31. moon lightgypsymarket@gmail.com, www. facebook.com/moonlightgypsy market Call for Artists (Gainesville State College) The Roy C. Moore Art Gallery seeks artwork dealing with immigration, â&#x20AC;&#x153;La identidad Latina,â&#x20AC;? and/or â&#x20AC;&#x153;La Razaâ&#x20AC;? for a 2013 exhibition. Works in all media will be considered. Artists with MFA or equivalent experience preferred.

Please email low-resolution images, artist statement and resume to gallery@gsc.edu. Deadline Oct. 30 Call for Artists (Farmington Depot Gallery) Now accepting applications for its holiday artist market, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Holidaze,â&#x20AC;? to be held on Dec. 1 & 2.

Email farmingtongallery@gmail.com for application and details.

Call for Vendors (Athens Montessori School) Arts and crafts

vendors wanted for the annual Athens Montessori Fall Festival.

Apply by Oct. 27. Visit website for details and application. Nov. 3, 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3 p.m. 706-338-8822, jimmy@thecapman.us, www.athens montessori.com Seeking Collectors and Artists (Vicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vintage lot) The Eclectic Bazaar is looking for collectors who want to sell quality items such as vinyl records, cool books, vintage clothing, retro furniture, musical instruments and equipment, jewelry, tools. Artists welcome, too.

Email photos with descriptions of items to athenseclecticbazaar@ gmail.com

CLASSES Back Care for Beginners (Healing Arts Centre) Taught by Radka Nations. Tuesdays, 5:15â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6:45 p.m. sangha@healingartscentre.net Buddhist Book Study (Body, Mind & Spirit) Every Wednesday.

6 p.m. Donations accepted. 706351-6024 Clay Classes (Good Dirt) Weekly â&#x20AC;&#x153;Try Clayâ&#x20AC;? classes ($20/person) introduce participants to the potterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wheel every Friday from 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Family Try Clayâ&#x20AC;? classes show children and adults hand-building methods every Sunday from 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. $20. 706-355-3161, www. gooddirt.net Computer Classes (Oconee County Library) Advanced to beginner computer classes offered by appointment. Call to register. 706769-3950, watkinsville@athens library.org Computer Tutorials (ACC Library) Choose from a list of topics for personalized, one-onone instruction. The library also

offers online computer classes in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and eBooks. Call for times and to register. 706-613-3650 Fall Art Classes and Workshops (OCAF) Instruction in watercolors, portraiture and nature painting, clay arts, book, paper and journal making, bagpipes, freelance writing, writing for business and self-publishing. Call, email or visit website to register. 706-769-4565, info@ocaf.com, www.ocaf.com Gentle Hatha Integral Yoga (St. Gregoryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church) All levels welcome. Tuesdays, 5:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 p.m. $9/class. 706-543-0162, mfhealy@bellsouth.net, www.mindfuliving.org Holiday Classes (Good Dirt) Now registering for week-long clay classes for all levels of wheel and hand-building. Check website for schedule. Classes begin Nov. 3.

706-355-3161, www.gooddirt.net Hot Yoga (Bikram Yoga) Classes offered seven days a week.

Beginners welcome. 706-353-9642, www.bikramathens.com Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and Adultsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Dance Classes (Studio Dance Academy) Classical dance classes offered including ballet, jazz, modern and tap. 706-354-6454, genielwiggins@ gmail.com Loriâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Boot Camp (Fitness at Five) Get in shape! Thursdays, 6:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7:30 p.m. & Saturdays, 11 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12:15 p.m. 706-353-6030, www.fitnessatfive.com Middle Eastern Drum Circle (Floorspace) All skill levels and ages welcome. Saturdays, 12:30 p.m. $6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;$12 donation. www.floorspace athens.com Pints and Paints (Pints and Paints ) A local artist will teach you step-by-step how to create your very own masterpiece. Tuesdays &

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This little Labrador mix girl is a jewel of a dog, but it would be easy to walk by her because she has no special markings, except for two small injuries on her face that are healing. She is quiet and not demanding of attentionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; those are great qualities! When I sat down next to her, she immediately wanted to snuggle gently. When we walked, she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to get far from me, so she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pull on her leash, impressive since sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a pup and doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have much leash experience. Twice she came running to me because I had whistled (I had to try it the second time to be sure). Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very loving, playful, loves other nice dogs, and wants to do good. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basically a perfect dog.

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Thursdays, 6:30 p.m., $20â&#x20AC;&#x201C;30. www.pintsandpaints.com Prenatal Yoga (Five Points Yoga Studio) Designed for parents and babies. Tuesdays, 11 a.mâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 p.m., $14/class. www.athensfivepoints yoga.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 Tribal Style Bellydance Basics (Floorspace) Bellydance basics every Thursday, 5:45â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 p.m. Tribal style bellydancing every Tuesday, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 p.m. $10â&#x20AC;&#x201C;$12. www.floorspaceathens.com Yoga Teacher Training (Athens, Ga) Yoga teacher and RYT200 certification course.

Saturdays, Aug. 11â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Dec. 15, 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6 p.m. $1450. www.yogaful day.com Zumba (Athens Latino Center for Education and Services (ALCES)) Instructed by Maricela Delgado.

Every Wednesday, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 p.m. & 7:15â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:15 p.m. $5 (1 class), $8 (both classes). 706-540-0591 Zumba at the Garden (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves comprise this dynamic fitness program. Wednesdays, 5:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6:30 p.m. $10/class, $80/session. www.uga. edu/botgarden

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Noah Saundersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; wire sculptures are on view at the Myers Gallery at Athens Academy through Dec. 14.

Bear Hollow Volunteer Training (Memorial Park) Bear Hollow Zoo offers docent training for those interested in assisting with the experience of visiting the zoo.

Docents do not need an extensive knowledge of animals, just the motivation to learn. Participants are trained in customer service, interpretive education techniques and handling of some of the program animals. Ages 18 & up. Email to register. 10 a.m. 706-613-3616, clinton.murphy@athensclarke county.com The Blackout Pet Adoption (The Athens Area Humane Society)

Many dogs and cats with black fur are not adopted each year because of superstitions or prejudices. This month, the Athens Area Humane Society is offering reduced adoption rates for black dogs and cats. Stop by the no-kill shelter for Halloween necklaces and candy for kids, too.

Through October. www.athens humanesociety.org

KIDSTUFF Arrow Shared Nanny Sessions (Arrow) Caregiving with a child ratio of 1 to 3. For ages 6 monthsâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 years. Pre-registration required. Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Thursday, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. and Friday, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1 p.m. $30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;125. ourarrow@gmail. com, www.ourarrow.com Artist Trading Cards (ACC Library) Create a work of original art on a 3.5 by 2.5 inch card, then stop by the artist trading card exchange wall in the library and trade your card. Ages 11â&#x20AC;&#x201C;18. 706-613-3650, ext. 329 Arts in the Afternoon (East Athens Community Center) Afterschool program teaches arts and crafts and allows children to create original artwork. Ages 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;15.

Mondays and Wednesdays, 3:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3593 Cookie Monster Day (Parkview Community Center) Celebrate Cookie Monsterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s birthday with crafts, cookie decorating and Sesame Street games! Ages 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12.

Call to register by Oct. 30. Nov. 2, 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. $1. 706-613-3603 Day Off School Program: Turkey Time (Memorial Park) Celebrate the star of Thanksgiving season, Tom Turkey. Games, crafts, a zoo program and snacks included.

Bring a sack lunch. Register by Nov. 14. Nov. 20, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3:30 p.m. $15â&#x20AC;&#x201C;23. 706-613-3580 Day Off School: Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a Jungle Out There (Memorial Park) Participants will explore the wilds of Memorial Park as they hone up on safari skills. Games, crafts, a zoo program and a snack are all included. Bring a sack lunch.

Elementary school students only.

Register by Nov. 14. Nov. 19, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3:30 p.m. $15â&#x20AC;&#x201C;23. 706-6133580 Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Craft Classes (Treehouse Kid and Craft) Mama/Papa & Me craft class for ages 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3 (Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. & Saturdays, 10 a.m.), Craft Club for ages 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10 (Wednesdays & Thursdays, 4 p.m.) and Family Crafterdays (Saturdays, 11 a.m.). $10/class, $30/4 classes.

706-850-8226, www.treehousekid andcraft.tumblr.com New Mamas & Babies Group (Arrow) Meet other new parents and their pre-crawling little ones.

Caregivers Jean Anderson and Rebecca Espana host. Thursdays, 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 p.m. $5, $30 (8 visits). www.ourarrow.com Out of School Workshop: Autumn Leaves (Good Dirt) Kids can get ready for the holidays on their day off by making autumninspired clay projects. Call to register. Nov. 6, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3 p.m. $55.

706-355-3161 Pop-In Playtime (Pump It Up) Children ages 11 & under can bounce around and have a jumping good time. Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30 p.m. $3 (ages 2 & under), $6 (ages 2 & up). 706-613-5676 Spanish Lessons for Tots (Arrow) Spanish lessons with music, dancing and fun surprises led by Sarah Ehlers. For ages 2.5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 years old. Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 p.m. $10. ourarrow@gmail.com Theatre Classes (Athens Little Playhouse) Saturdays, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Email for more information. athenslittleplayhouse@gmail.com, www.athenslittleplayhouse.net Trick â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;N Trade (Earth Fare) Bring in unhealthy and high-fructose corn syrup Halloween candy and trade it for healthy candy and snacks. Runs Nov. 1 until the store is out of treats!

706-227-1717 Yoga Sprouts Family Yoga (Five Points Yoga) Stretch your imagination while doing yoga. This month is Thanksgiving themed.

For ages 2 & older with an adult.

Sundays through Nov., except Nov. 25. 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1:45 p.m. $60. yogasprouts@ gmail.com, www.athensfivepoints yoga.com

Zoo Exhibit Hall (Memorial Park) The community can explore Bear Hollow’s exhibit hall and visit some of the animals used in programs, such as amphibians, reptiles, fish and more. Saturdays, 1–4 p.m.

FREE! 706-613-3616, ext. 22.

ON THE STREET Annual Bird Seed Sale (Sandy Creek Nature Center) A sale to benefit the Sandy Creek Nature Center.

Seed can be ordered through Oct. 26 by downloading the online form, calling or emailing. Pick up seed on Nov. 2 or Nov. 3. 706-613-3615, ext. 235, scncinc@gmail.com, www.athensclarkecounty.com/ sandycreeknaturecenter Casting Call: Eligible Bachelors (Madison, GA) Endemol Production Company is looking for attractive, charming and successful bachelors from a small

town who appear between the ages of 28-35. Email jessicdaltman@ gmail.com with name, age, occupation, contact info, bio and recent photos.

Free Rides to Polls (Athens) The Clarke County Democratic Committee is offering free rides to the polls for early voting now through Nov. 2 and on election day, Nov. 6. Schedule a ride. 706-5467075, www.clarkedemocrats.com Resumé Call for Theater Technicians (Rose of Athens Theatre) Now looking for set designers and builders, lighting designers, teachers and musicians for the 2012-2013 season. Send information to danielle@roseofathens.org Seeking Entries for the Downtown Athens Parade of Lights (Downtown Athens) Now accepting applications for floats. This year’s theme is “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” Prize categories include “Most Original,”

ART AROUND TOWN A. LAFERA SALON (2440 W. Broad St.) Impressionistic oil paintings of the natural world by Perry McCrackin.

AMICI ITALIAN CAFÉ (233 E. Clayton St.) “Interiors,” a series of etchings with aquatint and digital backgrounds by Carissa Pfeiffer. Through October.

ANTIQUES & JEWELS ART GALLERY (290 N. Milledge Ave.) Paintings

by Mary Porter, Christine Shockley, Dorthea Jacobson, 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.

ARTINI’S ART LOUNGE (296 W. Broad St.) “Through an Open Window 2012: Looking at Art Influenced by Domestic Violence” includes nearly 100 paintings. Through October.

ATHENS ACADEMY (1281 Spartan Lane) In the Myers Gallery, “Athens Portrait Artists,” works by William “Rocky” Sapp, John Ahee, Noah Saunders, Leah B. Mantini, Jean Westmacott, Meredith Lachin and Katherine E. Schuber. Through Dec. 14. • In the Harrison Center, “Earth Show” includes works by O.C. Carlisle, Jane Crisan, Leigh Ellis, Caroline Montigue, Richard Patterson, Joe Ruiz, Patrick Snead, Lawrence Stueck and Charles Warnock.

ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART (ATHICA) (160 Tracy St.) “Center” includes works that explore the idea of community by Keliy Anderson-Staley, Pete Dugas, Nestor Armando Gil, Katie Hargrave, Jennifer Hartley, Justin Plakas, Kevin Sims, Vernon Thornsberry and Todd Upchurch. Through Nov. 16.

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

CINÉ BARCAFE (234 W. Hancock Ave.) “Domino” includes works “Betsey A Day” by Didi Dunphy and works by Carol John and Lou Kregel. Through October.

CIRCLE GALLERY AT UGA (285 S. Jackson St.) The UGA College of Environment and Design presents “Altamaha: The Environmental History of a Great American River,” photographs by James Holland. Through October.

EARTH FARE (1689 S. Lumpkin St.) Colorful digital art photos by Greg Harmon. Through October.

ETIENNE BRASSERIE (311 E. Broad St.) Paintings by Alan Campbell.

Through October.

FARMINGTON DEPOT GALLERY (1011 Salem Rd., Farmington) Owned and staffed by 16 artists, the gallery exhibits paintings, sculpture, folk art, ceramics and fine furniture. Permanent collection artists include Leigh Ellis, Tom Phillips, Larry Hamilton, Cheri Wranosky and more. • “Bucolanalia” includes paintings and drawings by featured artist Matt Alston. Through Nov. 15.

FIVE STAR DAY CAFÉ (229 E. Broad St.) Painted portraits of musicians by Lauren Dellaria. Through October.

FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) “52 Paintings in 52 Weeks” and a few calaveras by Dan Smith aka See Dan Paint! Through October.

FRONTIER (193 E. Clayton St.) A display of works made from found materials by local outsider artist Jimmy “Cap Man” Straehla. Reception Oct. 25.

Through Nov. 15.

GAINESVILLE STATE COLLEGE OCONEE CAMPUS (1201 Bishop Farms Pkwy., Watkinsville) 3D puppet boxes with ethereal characters by Cindy Jerrell. Shadow boxes and ceramic dolls utilizing found objects by Rosemary Mendicino. Closing reception Oct. 31.

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

GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) “The New York Collection for Stockholm” features works by 30 artists including Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol. Through Oct. 28. • “The Epic and the Intimate: French Drawings from the John D. Reilly Collection at the Snite Museum of Art.” Through Nov. 3. • Francisco de Goya’s “Disasters of War.” Through Nov. 3.

• “The Look of Love: Eye Miniatures from the Skier Collection.” Through

“Best Use of Theme,” “Best Use of Lights,” and “Mayor’s Choice Award.” Apply by Nov. 15. 706-6133620, robin.stevens@athensclarke county.com, www.athensclarke county.com/parade Sharpshooter’s Basketball Clinic (Lay Park) This clinic focuses on proper shooting techniques and other fundamental basketball skills. Thursdays, Oct. 11–Dec. 6., 5:30–6:30 p.m. $1–2. www.athensclarkecounty.com/lay Spay and Neuter Fall Special (The Athens Area Humane Society) The Athens Area Humane Society is offering dog and cat spay or neuter surgeries for $10 off, as well as a free rabies vaccine at the time of surgery if not up to date. Now through Nov. 29. 706-769-9155, www.athenshumanesociety.org Spotlight on the Arts: Special Tuesday Tour at 2 (UGA Russell Library) Tour the massive underground storage vault.

Available for first 40 who RSVP to jclevela@uga.edu with subject line: “vault tour.” Wear closed-toe shoes.

Nov. 6, 2 p.m.

SUPPORT Emotional Abuse Support Group (Athens, Ga) Demeaning behavior and hateful words can be just as harmful as punches and kicks. Childcare provided. Call for location. Every Wednesday. 6:30–8 p.m. FREE! 706-543-3331 (hotline), 706-613-3357, ext. 771.

Sapph.fire Circle (Aloha Counseling Center) Safe circle for lesbian, bi and trans women to socialize, receive support and discuss issues in the community.

Please bring a dish or a non-alcoholic beverage to share. Every fourth Thursday of the month, 6–8 p.m.

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Jan. 6. • Murals of agriculture scenes by George Beattie. Through Jan. 7.

• “De Wain Valentine: Human Scale” features eight large-scale, minimalist and translucent sculptures. Through Jan. 27. • “Defiant Beauty: The Work of Chakaia Booker” consists of large-scale sculptures created from tires.

Through Apr. 30.

GLASSCUBE & GALLERY@HOTEL INDIGO (500 College Ave.) “PLACE: Photography” includes works by Michael Lachowski, Carl Martin and Stephen Scheer. Through Dec. 20.

THE GRIT (199 Prince Ave.) Photographs by Judy Kuniansky. Opens Oct. 28.

Through Nov. 17.

HEIRLOOM CAFE AND FRESH MARKET (815 N. Chase St.) A juried exhibition overseen by Lamar Dodd School of Art gallery director Jeffery Whittle. Through October.

JITTERY JOE’S COFFEE ALPS (1480 Baxter St.) Fantasy paintings by Mark A Helwig. Through Nov. 15.

JITTERY JOE’S COFFEE DOWNTOWN (297 E. Broad St.) Bright acrylic paintings on wood by Joe Havasy. • Pottery by Nancy Green, Carter Gillies, Mark Johnson and Lea Purvis. Through October.

JITTERY JOE’S COFFEE EASTSIDE (1860 Barnett Shoals Rd.) The artwork of Thomas Fletcher explores other-worldly landscapes and the coalescence of nature with the phantasmagorical. Through October.

KRIMSON KAFE (40 Greensboro Hwy., Watkinsville) Works by June F. Johnston. Through October.

KUMQUAT MAE BAKERY & CAFE (18 Barnett Shoals Rd., Watkinsville) Assorted fun size monsterish paintings by Dan Smith aka See Dan Paint!

Closing reception Oct. 28. Through October.

LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART (270 River Rd.) A juried show of student works. Opening reception Oct. 24. Through Nov. 5.

LAST RESORT (174 W. Clayton St.) UGA paintings by Bryn Adamson.

Through October.

LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (293 Hoyt St.) “The Orphan Show” is an exhibition and silent auction of artworks abandoned by their artists at the center over the years. • “Discovering History: Decorative Arts and Genealogy from the Ware and Lyndon Family Eras.” Through Jan. 12.

MAMA’S BOY (197 Oak St.) Acrylic paintings by Brooke Bryant. Through October.

OCONEE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION (OCAF) (34 School St., Watkinsville) 3rd annual “Georgia Small Works” juried exhibition. Through Nov. 9. • Selected works by Kathy Prescott. Through Nov. 3.

OVER THE MOON CREATIVE POSSIBILITIES AND FRINGE COLLECTIVE (159 N. Jackson St.) The 4th annual Penumbra Halloween Art Show features dark art by local artists of all ages. Through October.

SEWCIAL STUDIO (160 Tracy St.) Hand-dyed art quilts by Anita Heady and rust and over-dyed fabric on canvas by Bill Heady.

SIPS ESPRESSO CAFE (1390 Prince Ave.) Acrylic paintings by Johnny Gordon. • Rust art by Bill Heady.

STATE BOTANICAL GARDENS (2450 S. Milledge Ave.) Photographs of nature by Robert Rushton. Opening reception Oct. 28. Through Nov. 25.

STRAND HAIR STUDIO (1625 S. Lumpkin St.) “Aveserico” features photography of birds on silk scarves by Dana Downs. Through October.

TECH STOP COMPUTERS (3690 Atlanta Hwy.) Abstract expressionist acrylic paintings with bright colors and strong architectural themes by Frances Jemini. Through October.

TOWN 220 (220 W. Washington St., Madison) The Madison Artists Guild presents its XLG show “Uncommon Threads: Four Fiber Artists,” featuring works by Jennifer Crenshaw, Margaret Agner, Tressa Linzy and Elizabeth Barton. Through Oct. 27.

TRANSMETROPOLITAN (145 E. Clayton St.) Nature photos by Wendy Garfinkel-Gold. Through October.

VISIONARY GROWTH GALLERY (2400 Booger Hill Rd., Danielsville) “Brained” features works by Grover Hogan, Tim Gartrell, Michael McAleer, Haru Park, John Crowe and special guest artist Bud Lee. Through December.

WALKER’S COFFEE & PUB (128 College Ave.) “Slaughterhouse Starlets” is a collection of horror-themed portraits of actresses not typically associated with slasher films, like Emma Watson, Zooey Deschanel and Tina Fey,

by Keith Rein. Through October.

WHITE TIGER (217 Hiawassee Ave.) Skateboards built and painted by Will McFadden. Through October.

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reality check Matters Of The Heart And Loins I am a young, gay guy in a very small town.

I have been out to everybody since I was 15, and even though it caused me a lot of grief and pain and awkwardness at the time, eventually everybody just got used to it. There are a couple of other gay guys here, so I wasn’t the first one. The problem is that the others are very loud, flamboyant, stereotypical gays, while I am pretty much quiet and reserved and the opposite of that. I even have people say that I am just pretending to be gay just to get attention. The thing is, I haven’t acted on it.

I mean, there is nobody here to date, so it’s not like I have had sex with anybody. I tried to date girls when I was younger, but it never felt right, and eventually I just stopped pretending.

So, now I am a high school senior, a virgin, and a total mystery to everybody here. I feel weird and isolated, and I don’t really know how to meet other people my age who are like me. I almost feel bad complaining because I don’t get bullied or harassed or dismissed or anything. I know I should be thankful for that, and I am. But I am also a little bit lonely. How can I find other gay guys my age to hang out with?

Bored and Alone Yes, you are in a better situation that a lot of guys your age who are gay and alone in small-town America. But that doesn’t mean your situation doesn’t suck in its own way. Are you going to college next year? If you aren’t already planning it, then I suggest that at very least you find a nice, liberal, gay-friendly college town to move to. A city would also work, of course, but being from such a small town you may not want to jump straight into the Big City, so maybe baby steps are best. In the meantime, maybe you can find yourself a nearby (-ish—let’s be realistic, I know where you live) GLAAD chapter?

Or an online community, so at least you can meet other guys in the same position that you’re in. In any case, just hang in there. A year from now your whole life will be different.

My boyfriend and my new roommate hate each other. I don’t know what to do because I really like both of them. I have been with my boyfriend for a year, and we get along pretty well, even though we fight about stuff sometimes. We have known each other for a couple years. We were in the same group of friends in high school, but he had a different girlfriend then. My new roommate is somebody whom I have only known for a couple months, but I really like her. She is strong and smart and independent, and in a lot of ways I wish I was more like her. Living with her, I am learning

a lot about the way the world works, things I never thought about before. I also am trying to ask more questions, be a better listener and a better person, pay attention to how I am affecting other people with my words and actions.

My boyfriend tells me that I am not the same person anymore. He blames the roommate for “my crazy ideas,” new interest in politics (he thinks it’s boring and stupid) and anything else that I do that he doesn’t like, even if it’s something that has nothing to do with her. She also doesn’t like him, but she won’t say anything about it except that she wishes I was happier and that she doesn’t want to be the reason why we break up. He is getting worse and saying mean things about her, sometimes to her, and it has gotten so that I don’t want him to come over when she is home. She isn’t here that much because she works and goes to school and volunteers, so she doesn’t have a lot of free time, but I hate the way I feel when he and I are here at night when she comes home. I can tell she is not comfortable with him here. She never comes in and sits with us if we are watching TV, she goes straight to her room now. His house is full of guys and dirty and gross, and I don’t like being there except to go to bed. So, now I feel like I am torn between two people whom I really like and I care about. How can I make this situation better?

Stuck in the Middle Your boyfriend is probably feeling threatened because your newfound awareness and ideas are not in line with the younger, simpler, high school you whom he has known for so long and is comfortable with. You are changing, because you are becoming an adult. Change can be scary for a lot of people. Do you ever ask him what his opinions are about some of the politics you find yourself interested in? “Boring and stupid” might be code for “I don’t know about this stuff and I don’t want to seem stupid, so I will pretend like I don’t care.” If that is the case, then talk to him about the stuff, or encourage him to read an article about the subject, and then ask him what he thinks.

Let him know that you are genuinely interested in politics, and that it is important to you that he accept that and accept your new friend.

Try to encourage positive interactions between them, and tell him if he can’t be nice to her then he can’t spend nights at your house. I assume that since he has his own place he is not paying rent at yours, and it isn’t fair for your roommate to feel uncomfortable because she is. Be strong. Good luck.

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comment Get Rid of the Electoral College The presidential election is in full swing.

Let me clarify: It is in full swing if you are a member of the small slice of America that lives in a swing state. For the rest of us 200 million Americans, the election was over long before the campaigning began.

Sure, we watch the candidates duke it out in stump speeches, sound bites and debates.

We absorb the flood of information that flows from our TVs and computers, and we evaluate which candidate is most deserving—or least undeserving—of our vote. There is plenty to digest: gaffes, scandals, secret recordings and lies (or malarkey, if you prefer). Election Day is fast approaching; the gloves are off and the fight is on.

But for the majority of Americans, there is no fight. On Election Day, we might as well stay home and organize our sock drawers.

spared the frenzied Florida recount, and the dubious Bush v. Gore Supreme Court ruling, because Gore indisputably won the national popular vote by more than 500,000 votes).

Instead, we allow the perpetuation of an antiquated election process, a process that effectively disenfranchises the majority of American voters. In a democracy, our vote is our representation. Once upon a time there may have been legitimate justification for the existence of the Electoral College. But in the modern era, it serves no valid purpose. It has been argued that the electoral voting system ensures residents of sparsely populated states don’t get left out of the political process. That seems like a good enough intention—we don’t want our presidential candidates to ignore their constituents in Wyoming, North Dakota and Vermont. Unfortunately, the system has

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I live in the state of Georgia. Whether or not I go to the polls on November will have no bearing on the outcome of this election.

Georgia is a red state, so the Republican candidate—in this case Mitt Romney, but it might as well be Donald Trump or Donald Duck—will emerge victorious in Georgia and take all 16 of the state’s electoral votes. (We gained one after the 2010 Census.) It will not matter that millions of Georgians, 40 percent or more, will cast their votes for President Barack Obama.

When the state’s votes are tallied, Obama will have received somewhere in the neighborhood of 2 million votes. But there will be a big ZERO in his column when it comes to the only votes that matter—electoral votes.

The Electoral College that chooses our president every four years consistently delivers a huge slap in the face to democracy. It has produced victors who did not win the popular vote, and it has made losers out of candidates who did win the most votes.

The results of U.S. presidential elections are not without consequence: In 2000, had the candidate with the most votes become president, George W. Bush and Dick Cheney would never have set foot in the White House.

Regardless of your political persuasion, an Al Gore presidency would have resulted in significantly different economic and foreign policy agendas during the first decade of the new millennium. One can only imagine how different the world might be, if only Americans had been allowed to decide the 2000 election via true democratic process—one person, one vote. (Of course, we also would have been

backfired, and now four out of five states are being routinely ignored by presidential candidates because their winner-take-all electoral votes are a done deal.

Consider the very concept of battleground states. Should not EVERY state be a battleground state? Should not every eligible voter have an equal chance to effect the outcome of an election? How can we call ourselves a democracy when voters in 40 out of 50 states are stripped of any real power?

There is little incentive to vote in the U.S. presidential election unless you live in a swing state. If I and my 100,000 closest liberalleaning friends stay home on Election Day, the vote tally for the state of Georgia will still be the same: Romney 16, Obama 0. Why should I waste my precious time going to the polls, just to be represented by a zero? And if you’re one of the millions of Romney supporters who happen to live in Illinois and New York, you already know that your guy is going to come up with a big fat ZERO on Nov. 6.

Is this what the founding fathers envisioned? Is this what women’s suffrage was all about? Is this what people died for in the Civil Rights Movement?

The disempowerment brought about by the electoral voting process affects a huge majority of Americans on both the left and the right. Among mainstream politicians and media, there is scant talk of changing the system. Why do we let the cycle of disenfranchisement repeat itself every four years?

Michael Wegner

everyday people Ambrasia Pittard, Student I met Ambrasia Pittard and her aunt, who was pushing a stroller of newborn twin babies, while they were walking through the Triangle Plaza in East Athens. Ambrasia is a senior at Cedar Shoals High School who is excited about graduating soon and hopes to become a nurse one day. But she also has a lot of responsibilities at home. She helps her mom by taking care of her little brother whenever she’s away at work.

Ambrasia wants to go to Atlanta to get her nursing degree at Georgia State, but she’s not ready to say goodbye to Athens and her family just yet. She wants to wait until her brother has grown up a little more until she goes off to college and takes her babysitting skills with her.

Flagpole: So, what are you doing around here?

Ambrasia Pittard: Like, at the moment, I’m at my auntie’s house.

FP: OK, so this is your aunt. [I look over to Ambrasia’s aunt, Yolanda, and see two tiny adorable little twin babies. I explain that I have a twin brother, and Yolanda tells me they are only two months old and that she has four other children.]

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AP: Yeah, like on [the movie] Bring It On. Like that, yeah…

We would practice, like, three days a week from 5 until like 7:30.

FP: Wow, that’s a pretty big time commitment. And so do you like lift people up and throw them up in the air?

AP: Yeah, we do stuntin’, flipping people in the air, doing back flips and more… We went to a lot of competitions. We went to other schools, like, out of town. Where did we go?

I’m tryin’ to remember… We’ve been to Monroe, we’ve been to Atlanta, we’ve been to Greene County. We travel all over the state just to compete for trophies and stuff.

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FP: Did you win a lot?

AP: Yeah, the highest we’ve won is second place—when I was there. But other than that, they’ve won first place plenty of times before, but not when I was there, though.

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AP: I do hair. My mom, she does hair. ‘Cause when I was younger, we used to stay out here at Nellie B. And when I was younger, I used to watch my mom braid her friends’ hair and do hair and stuff. So, that’s how I learned how to do hair.

My sister knows how to do hair, too.

FP: So, you grew up over here [at Nellie B.] near your aunt? When did you move?

AP: Yeah, we lived over here until I was like 5.

FP: So, do you have a lot of friends from school? Do you get to hang out with them a lot?

AP: Yep, but only after I do like my responsibilities at home. Once I do my responsibilities I get to hang out and just have fun with my friends… I mostly watch my little brother—my mom has to work a lot, so I have to watch my little brother while she’s at work a lot.

So, have you been helping your aunt out?

AP: Yeah, when I come over. [Yolanda confirms that Ambrasia helps out, “Most of the time,” she says with a laugh.]

FP: Do you go to school around here?

AP: Yeah, I go to Cedar Shoals High School. I’m in 12th grade.

FP: So, you’re going to be graduating and everything pretty soon. What are you looking to do after you graduate?

AP: Go to college to be a nurse. Do nursing. I want to go to school at Georgia State. If not Georgia State, then Georgia Gwinnett.

FP: Why Georgia State?

AP: I heard it’s a good college, and I just want to try it out and see. That’s if they accept me, though. And I’ve been to Atlanta and I like it there, but I haven’t actually seen any of their colleges, though.

FP: And how old is he?

AP: He’s 6.

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AP: Yes, a lot.

FP: Well, what’s she going to do when you leave?

AP: I don’t know. See, the thing is, I’m not really planning on leaving—not soon, at least. Not ‘til around when I’m, like, 25 or something or when my brother is, like, 15 or something.

Other than that, no time soon.

FP: So, you’re going to hold off on getting your nursing degree.

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