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THIS WEEK’S ISSUE: News & Features

The First 25 Years: A Report to Our Readers An Explosive Publication There was the time a mysterious man put a suspicious package into the Flagpole paper box downtown at the corner of Broad and Lumpkin. The police, thinking the package might be a bomb, took our box away and blew it up with their explosives. The “bomb” inside turned out to be a bunch of stuff that looked like harmless transistor radio parts.

When Flagpole hits the streets, people notice. It has always been that way, even if they don’t like what they see; for instance, the woman who recently left us a telephone message saying that our Romney Zombie cover was “bullshit.” Such comments are heard directly by the owners. Flagpole has always been locally owned by people who are here every day working on the paper. We don’t have to please stockholders or bankers, only the community, which includes our advertisers, who are mostly local businesses, too.

From the Beginning We hope you enjoy the various accounts in this issue of how Flagpole got to be Flagpole. They help you see the evolution of what has become a local institution through the eyes of some who were there when it started and some who helped it grow. As with any endeavor, there are lots of good memories and some bad. Starting a new enterprise is akin to birthing a baby, in the sense that, as time goes by, you tend to forget

true at Flagpole, where there is a strong sense of friendship, and the sparkle of wit rubs the rough edges off work.

Embedded in Athens Flagpole increasingly during these last 25 years has become embedded in the life of Athens. We provide a community forum for the issues that must be debated, but we also extend support to local endeavors that need to get their message out. We constantly support groups like AIDS Athens and Boybutante, the North Georgia Folk Festival, Nuçi’s Space, Project Safe, ATHICA, the Sandy Creek Nature Center, the Athens Christmas parade, ACC Animal Control, Community Connection and A Taste of Athens. Our staff has been instrumental in the creation and ongoing success of the AthFest music festival and programs.

We present the annual Flagpole Athens Music Awards, honoring our music community. We publish the annual Flagpole Guide to Athens and our yearly compendium of reader-chosen Athens Favorites among businesses.

We provide internships in advertising, writing and photography. Our staff mentor young people who go on to get jobs in their field all over the country. We meet with University of Georgia classes; we participate in various radio programs at the university and elsewhere; we are a resource for students seeking professional input for their projects and papers.

We are longtime members of the national Association of Alternative Newsmedia, and one might ask what “alternative” means. In the journalistic sense, it used to mean “different from,” or “taking an opposing view,” and it basically meant alternative to the mainstream media. In Flagpole’s case, it means that we represent Athens, itself an alternative to the red state that surrounds us. Flagpole is different as Athens is different, and that means we feel right at home here and that we are the hometown newspaper.

The Bottom Line The bottom line, of course, is that Flagpole is a business.

We are job creators. We have 12 full-time staff members and about 25 part-time and freelance writers, photographers and distributors. We are Flagpole always causes a stir on the street. This box had to be blown up by the police bomb squad. a local business. We are totally dependent on other businesses, mainly local, for our livelijust how hard it was, just how many sleepless nights it took, hood. Their support makes possible not only our journalism but how much fatigue and determination were needed to keep also our support of good causes in the community. It is a well going with slender resources. Inside this issue, we hear from a known fact that business has not been good for a long time. few people who were there; so many more people were just as important to the creation and sustaining of Flagpole, and many The declining economy continues to have its impact on Athens and on us. The newspaper business itself is in rapid transition, of them remain our good friends today. though being a free weekly has helped us because our paper presence does not compete with our web presence. Our paper is free on the street as it is free on the web. Where you read it is your choice, and in Athens most people still want a paper The great thing is that the people who work here right now copy to hold in their hands, even if they also read it online. are continuing that tradition of collaborating to produce a new To be frank, Flagpole, like many businesses, faces financial Flagpole every week, a Flagpole that is always trying to reflect challenges. Many local businesses have closed. Many chains this community and adapt to its changing scene. Our staff know Athens, live in its neighborhoods, where their children go have come in that don’t advertise. Our thorough coverage of food, music and entertainment causes some businesses to feel to school. Our staff without children are out in the clubs and they don’t need advertising. venues hearing the music, seeing the plays and movies, enjoyWe are coping by cutting costs and by continuing to put out ing the comedians. We all shop at local stores, eat at local resthe best possible newspaper we can produce. We are launching taurants, hang out in local bars, watch local movies. our new website, and we have our new holiday gift guide. We The people listed in the staff box on this page are profeshave always believed that if we publish a good paper, people sionals. To cover the news and the music and community will read it; and if people read Flagpole, businesses will adverevents, to edit and compose it all into a readable presentation tise and get results. That formula has been good for 25 years. on the page, to sell and design the advertising that pays for it We believe it still works. all and to get the paper out around town every week and onto the web takes skill and smart, consistent work. There is somePete McCommons, Editor & Publisher thing about a newspaper that attracts bright, lively people who Alicia Nickles, Advertising Director & Publisher create camaraderie and are a pleasure to work among. That is

The People Paper

City Dope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Athens News and Views

Business leaders get all up in commissioners’ grills over economic development.

Athens Rising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 What’s Up in New Development

Residential developers need to learn to go back to nature.

Arts & Events Happy Birthday to Us . . . . . . . . . 12 Flagpole Celebrates 25 Years What a long, strange trip it’s been.

Movie Pick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Don’t Be a Martyr

Middle of Nowhere is punctuated by nuance and complexity.

Music Threats & Promises . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Music News and Gossip

Gordon Lamb looks back on 25 years of Flagpole, warts and all.

Shovels & Rope . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 It’s Better Together

The duo catches lightning in a bottle with its powerful folk-rock collaboration.

In with the New . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 399 Meigs and Athens’ Expanding Venue Identity

New West Records’ nascent concert space is one of several new spots aiming to redefine Athens’ music venue map.

CITY DOPE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 CITY PAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 CAPITOL IMPACT. . . . . . . . . . . . 6 ATHENS RISING . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 COMMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 MOVIE DOPE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 MOVIE PICK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 THREATS & PROMISES. . . . . . 10 SHOVELS & ROPE. . . . . . . . . . 10

399 MEIGS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 25 YEARS OF FLAGPOLE. . . . . 12 THE CALENDAR!. . . . . . . . . . . 18 BULLETIN BOARD. . . . . . . . . . 26 ART AROUND TOWN . . . . . . . . 27 CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 CROSSWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 COMICS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 REALITY CHECK. . . . . . . . . . . 31

EDITOR & PUBLISHER Pete McCommons ADVERTISING DIRECTOR & PUBLISHER Alicia Nickles PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Larry Tenner MANAGING EDITOR Christina Cotter ADVERTISING SALES Anita Aubrey, Melinda Edwards, Jessica Pritchard Mangum MUSIC EDITOR Gabe Vodicka CITY EDITOR Blake Aued CLASSIFIEDS, DISTRIBUTION & OFFICE MANAGER Jessica Smith ASSISTANT OFFICE MANAGER Sydney Slotkin AD DESIGNERS Kelly Hart, Cindy Jerrell CARTOONISTS Cameron Bogue, Lee Gatlin, Missy Kulik, Jeremy Long, David Mack, Clint McElroy ADOPT ME Special Agent Cindy Jerrell CONTRIBUTORS Rachel Bailey, Sue Custance, Tom Crawford, David Eduardo, Derek Hill, Jyl Inov, Gordon Lamb, Kellan Lyman, Jessica Smith, Will Stephenson, Drew Wheeler CIRCULATION Charles Greenleaf, Will Donaldson, Matt Shirley, Emily Armond, Jessica Smith WEB DESIGNER Kelly Hart CALENDAR Jessica Smith ADVERTISING INTERNS Claire Corken, CD Skehan MUSIC INTERN Jennifer Barron

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city dope Athens News and Views Natural Selection: If Charles Darwin can win Gwen O’Looney pointed out on her and Pete’s 4,000 votes in Athens against Rep. Paul radio show (shameless plug: noon Thursdays Broun, imagine what a living person could do. on 1470 AM), the Lay Park, Memorial Park, Broun’s critics nominated the late natuStroud Elementary and Multimodal Center ralist after the congressman told a group of precincts had the lowest turnout. All four are hunters in September at a Hartwell Baptist heavily student-populated and/or Africanchurch that scientific concepts like evolution American. Turnout was highest at Whit Davis that contradict his literal interpretation of School, which is practically Oconee County. the Bible are “lies straight from the pit hell.�

Write-ins won 29 percent of the vote in Airing of Grievances: Even its creator, Clarke County, and a majority of local voters Doc Eldridge, has acknowledged that the either wrote in a candidate or skipped over Economic Development Foundation is not the race entirely. working. The independent board charged with (As a side note, do yourself a favor and recruiting jobs to Athens hasn’t raised private read the full list of write-in votes posted at funding as intended, has taken a very narrow Flagpole.com. It’s priceless. And you might view of what economic development is (read: even be on it.) factories) and hasn’t fostered communication It’s unlikely that a Democrat could have among our alphabet soup agencies (the IDA, beaten Broun this year, given that he says CVB, ADDA, etc.). controversial things all the time without repercussions, and many of his conservative rural constituents happen to agree with him. “We would have lost,� said Louis Elrod, executive director of the Georgia Young Democrats. “We all know what that district looks like, but do you know how much money we could have raised after he made those comments? It would have been amazing.�

Someone will “absolutely� run against Broun in 2014, Clarke County Democratic Committee Obama victory party or medical supply convention? We report, you decide.

Chairman Joe Wisenbaker said. “What we’re talking about doing is finding a well-qualified canBut what should replace it? Mayor Nancy didate who’s willing to change their name to Denson’s task force recommended raising propCharles Darwin,� he joked. erty taxes, quintupling the budget to $1.5 million and bolting a coordinating council on top A Good Time Was Had By All: The Georgia of the existing structure. Commissioners she Theatre was Barack-in’ (sorry) on Election assigned to implement the task force report Night as Democrats gathered to watch the have settled on a figure of $670,000—an returns on the big screen. It was packed out average of $10 per home—but aren’t too keen like a Drive-By Truckers show. on handing it to an independent group that Locally, Spencer Frye was the man of the isn’t directly accountable to them or to vothour, winning a local state House race with ers. “People act funny when you mess with 71 percent of the vote despite being outspent their money,� Commissioner Harry Sims said. three-to-one by his Republican opponent, “Especially taxpayers.�

Carter Kessler. He outperformed expectaCommissioners want to bring economic tions in a district that’s about 35 percent development in-house, hiring a professional Republican, and a rumored wave of support for to go after big industries like Caterpillar who Kessler among African-Americans upset with would work for the county manager’s office.

Frye for ousting longtime Rep. Keith Heard The business community doesn’t like that in the primary never materialized. “It doesn’t idea. Members of the EDF and Denson’s task look like there was too much of a rift there,� force held a 90-minute bitchfest last week he said. “I feel like our support was across the with Sims and commissioners Kathy Hoard, board.�

Andy Herod and Mike Hamby. They argued But Frye was one of Democrats’ few bright that the private sector, not government, spots in Georgia. Republicans will have unlimshould be in charge of economic development. ited power in the state Senate after gaining Commissioners remained unconvinced, and a two-thirds majority, enough to unilaterally assured the business leaders that they want override vetoes and put constitutional amendto work cooperatively. But, they insisted, they ments on the ballot. The situation will be hold the purse strings, and they’re the ones the same in the House if independent Rep. who have to approve the free land, roads and Rusty Kidd of Milledgeville follows through on water lines that companies insist on. threats to join the GOP caucus.

In June, EDF Executive Director Peggy Obama won 45 percent of the vote in Chapman’s contract expires, so commissioners Georgia and 63 percent in Athens, a twowant a new structure in place ASAP. They’re point drop from 2008. The backslide could be not slowing down, as business leaders also because Obama didn’t campaign here like he requested. The implementation commitdid four years ago. Still, Democrats clearly tee’s recommendations will be on the Dec. 4 have some work to do to get back into conagenda, unchanged, as planned. tention, and it can start by doing a better job of turning out minorities and young people. As Blake Aued news@flagpole.com

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city pages Athens Community Council on Aging and redeveloping that land as residential and retail, and redeveloping Athens Housing Authority property on College Avenue along a planned Pulaski Creek greenway (though not the priThe North Oconee River is Athenians’ great- vately owned Bethel Midtown Village). est concern about downtown, according to the Dougherty Street drew a number of comUGA College of Environment and Design. plaints from audience members about how Access to the river from downtown and difficult it is to navigate on foot or by bike.

“That’s awful over there,” Sharon Bradley said. development near the river is “by far the most prevalent theme we’ve heard,” in 926 survey “I call it the corridor of terror.” responses and interviews, CED graduate stuThe “hard edges” around downtown have dent Justin Crighton told the Federation of come up a number of times, Pippin and Neighborhoods last week. He is part of a team Crighton said. The streets that border downof 14 students professor Jack Crowley assemtown, such as Broad, Dougherty and Pulaski, bled to write a master plan for downtown are difficult to cross, making the area harder growth through 2030. to get to for pedestrians and “It is a tremendous resource “I call it the cyclists, they said. within close proximity to Another attendee, Wendy corridor of terror.” Moore, said the concepts are downtown, and it needs to be too focused on new developcapitalized on,” Crighton said.

A river district has been on many residents’ ment. Businesses are moving to the Eastside, and downtown has enough vacant storefronts minds since last year, when Athens-Clarke Economic Development Foundation members and office space as it is, she said. “We’re losproposed several publicly funded riverside ing more and more well-established places,” developments. The plan was scuttled when she said.

Other issues raised have included parking, Atlanta developers Selig Enterprises bought an option on the Armstrong & Dobbs property off safety, public transit, historic preservation Oconee Street, a key parcel. and the need for a grocery store, more family Crighton and fellow student Scott Pippin spaces and more housing for non-students. presented what they called a “concept of The CED team has been meeting quietly a concept” for the river, including more with various downtown stakeholders for a mixed-use development along East Broad and couple of months. Surveys can also be filled Hickory streets, greenspace, a plaza with an out online. A public hearing is tentatively amphitheater, an extension of Strong Street scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 27 at the Classic to Willow Street and a new bridge across the Center, with a second one likely to follow, and river. Athens-Clarke County was criticized for a draft plan will be released this spring. closing a block of Hancock Avenue to expand the Classic Center.

Blake Aued news@flagpole.com “We’re trying to figure out a way to reestablish the grid,” Crighton said.

The concept doesn’t include Selig’s yet-tobe-filed plans for a much-criticized mixed-use development. “I’m encouraging them to plan for what’s on the ground now,” Athens-Clarke The Athens-Clarke Commission declared a Commissioner-elect Jerry NeSmith said. moratorium last week on new construction in Another preliminary concept called for moving senior housing at Denney Tower to the Buena Vista Heights while they work to sort

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out whether to declare the neighborhood a historic district or create other protections against out-of-scale development.

Pro-historic district residents said they support the moratorium, but Commissioner Kelly Girtz noted the divisions within the neighborhood. Some want a district, some don’t under any circumstances, and others favor a more narrowly tailored solution, he said.

At a work session Tuesday, county planners were scheduled to present the commission with other options for protecting intown neighborhoods from inappropriate infill development, such as a zoning overlay with size and height limits on new homes. Check Flagpole.com for an update.

“What we’re looking for here with this moratorium is simply some breathing room,” Girtz said.

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The moratorium will last four months, expiring in early March. Home repairs and maintenance will be allowed during that period, but not demolitions, additions or new construction. It passed unanimously.

In an unusual move, eight commissioners banded together to force the moratorium onto the agenda because Mayor Nancy Denson refused to consider it. Denson said she dislikes moratoriums in general. This one was given to her just two days before the meeting, and she didn’t have time to look at it, she said.

“It’s a pretty simple document, and it’s similar to what’s happened before,” Girtz responded. “If you follow development in Athens, you know a moratorium is a fairly common, straightforward procedure.”

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capitol impact athens rising The election is over, and we know who our president and members of Congress are going to be. Let’s take a few minutes and look at some of the other winners and losers in Georgia politics.

Winner: Gov. Nathan Deal.

After losing the T-SPLOST transportation tax referendum, the governor recovered to lead the charge on the charter school constitutional amendment, approved by more than 58 percent of the state’s voters. Besides the morale boost he received from winning that issue, Deal also set himself up to benefit handsomely when he cranks up his 2014 campaign for another four years in the governor’s mansion.

With a state commission to approve charter schools and spend millions of dollars in education funds on them, you will see a gold rush of out-of-state companies signing lucrative contracts to manage the new schools.

These companies contributed heavily to the campaign to approve the charter school amendment, so I think they will be more than happy to help out Deal in his campaign for a second term.

Loser: State school superintendent John Barge.

In opposing the charter school constitutional amendment, Barge was trying to uphold his constitutional duty to support the state’s public school systems. Barge’s opposition to the amendment angered Deal and influential legislators like House Speaker Pro Tem Jan Jones and House Majority Leader Ed Lindsey.

They are going to come after him with a vengeance, and if they can’t abolish the office of state school superintendent, they will surely pass new laws stripping Barge of his administrative powers.

Winner: Georgia Republican Party.

GOP voters delivered the state’s electoral votes to Mitt Romney, and it looks like Republicans will also have “super-majority”

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control of two-thirds of the seats in the General Assembly.

While Republicans are in good shape to command state politics for another eight or 10 years, election results show that they may have gone as far you can go by relying only on white voters.

There were several House races that Republican consultants figured they would take, only to see Democrats like Scott Holcomb in DeKalb County and Pedro Marin in Gwinnett County win surprising victories.

Winners: Stan Wise and Chuck Eaton.

The two incumbents on the Public Service Commission both won another term on the panel that regulates utility giants Georgia Power and Atlanta Gas Light. Georgia Power could have some major cost overruns on the nuclear reactors being constructed at Plant Vogtle.

Wise and Eaton will have to vote on whether the utility can pass along these cost increases to its customers.

Loser?: Sen. Saxby Chambliss.

Chambliss and his “Gang of Six” in the U.S. Senate have long been trying to work out a deal on reducing the massive federal deficit. With the reelection of a Democratic president, it’s more likely that a deal would have to include some kind of tax increase—something a large number of Chambliss’ supporters would never forgive. He would find himself under attack on every talk show and conservative website in the country.

Chambliss would also be setting himself up for a strong Republican primary challenge in 2014 from Rep. Tom Price, who will have a ton of money he’s raised from the healthcare industry.

It may be that Chambliss can work out a deficit deal and still hold off opposition from a challenger like Price. It’s more likely that the results of last week’s elections will convince him it’s time to retire from elective politics.

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What’s Up in New Development One of my favorite parts of a road trip to every shrub will be is an attractive option. I’m the beach is cruising down back roads and not advocating for entirely untamed yards, but seeing the South’s history and natural enviseeing a manmade pattern of trees repeating ronment. The last thing I’d want to see is the itself throughout a subdivision in a style remisame artificial suburban landscaping characniscent of a dystopic scene is disheartening. teristic of metro Atlanta and, increasingly, Yet plenty of neighborhoods in Athens Athens neighborhoods. follow this approach, many of which are new But the powers-that-be seem to think student housing developments. Yet not all visitors to St. Simons Island (like many fans student housing has to resemble this; take of the Bulldog Nation traveling to watch Riverbend East for example. Natural growth the Dawgs thump Florida) want the latter. decorates the median and areas between subPolicy-makers are discussing altering the divisions, providing shade and character to natural aesthetic to the entrance of St. Simons the neighborhood. because the vegetated area has turned into a But student housing isn’t the only type of saltwater marsh that’s creating an unsightly development guilty of ultra-cultivated design. view, according to tourists. To mitigate an Increasingly, neighborhoods for families and “eyesore,” officials are contemplating removyoung professionals are demonstrating the ing dead vegetation or adding shrubbery to trend that has plagued so much of the metro obscure the undesirable view. So, when we travel away from our manicured lawns and neighborhood entrances, we would arrive to see more artificial-looking landscapes.

Seeing that St. Simons’ officials were considering papering over the natural view because they believe visitors want more of the familiar in landscaping, I wondered how this trend was playing out in Athens.

Living in an urban Overly manicured subdivisions like this one are all too common. community, many people are seldom able to experience unblemished natural areas.

Atlanta area. Compare the Towns Walk develFortunately in Athens, we are not far from opment off Timothy Road to Pulaski Heights. some type of wilderness experience, whether There doesn’t appear to be an original tree it is looking at an untouched area while drivstanding in Towns Walk, but Pulaski Heights, ing or being completely immersed on a walk with its gnarly looking oaks, retains a sense of through the woods. Still, it is possible in wonder and invites imagination. our community to avoid nature altogether by These differences are a modern example of living in an ultra-manicured neighborhood, the age-old French garden vs. English garden driving to the office and meeting our physical rivalry. The French garden, with its use of activity requirements inside a climate-congeometric shapes, seeks to apply rational printrolled fitness club. ciples to bring nature under control, while the But interactions with nature are invaluEnglish garden provides man an opportunity able. For one, they provide us with physical for communion with the wild and gives one a and mental health benefits, such as reducing sense of liberty. stress. And whether we like it or not, being Not only does residential wilderness provide in nature reminds us of our primordial selves, man with existential and health benefits, but when we were forced to constantly meet the our ecosystem improves as well. Typical subbasic challenges of survival. Carl Jung believed urbia features a few alien plants that are not that man’s disconnect with his primordial hospitable to local animals and require pollutroots is the source of anxiety that reveals ing fertilizers and herbicides. Even if there is itself through the psychological disturbances only a small tree line that runs throughout a so prevalent in modern man. Less philosophineighborhood, this provides enough habitat to cally, awesome nature provides us with the significantly increase insect populations and, opportunity to appreciate something not in turn, insect predators such as birds. Local man-made, a refreshing experience considering extinction is an often-overlooked issue but most of our existence takes place in a totally nonetheless real. Without native vegetation, planned setting. animals disappear from our area.

For most of us, our lives aren’t deeply As entomologist Douglas Tallamy said, “The connected to the outdoors, but it is no less natural world is both beautiful and full of important to the human experience. We should life. Why can’t our gardens reflect that?” In have access to this in some form; perhaps landscaping our yards, we can set an example our residences would be an ideal venue. An for our neighbors by using native plants and essential reminder of this aspect of the human allowing a certain wild aspect to remain. Not experience needs to be ready-at-hand, and only will this have an ecological benefit, but developers should seek to incorporate it into exposure to the natural process will provide our neighborhood design. us a respite from our increasingly man-made What I cannot understand is how some habitat. believe clear-cutting a huge area, constructing homes too close together and planning where Kellan Lyman

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comment Two Neighborhoods and Sigma Chi Sigma Chi wants to build a fraternity house at 340 N. Milledge Ave. The location is in an historic district, so their plans need a certificate of appropriateness to build there.

The Historic Preservation Commission is the appointed body that decides whether to approve a COA. The HPC evaluates how the new building would fit into the context of the Reese Street and Cobbham historic districts.

The proposed site is between Meigs Street and Hancock Avenue.

People who live in the historic neighborhoods surrounding the site are overwhelmed by the huge size of the house that Sigma Chi wants to build. Neighbors look at the plans and see a building that does not relate to or respect the historic districts that surround the site. Each historic district has a unique identity that the HPC is charged with promoting, protecting and preserving.

proportions and orientation in an historic district. This lot formerly had six structures on it. Those original buildings were victims of the urban renewal period of the 1960s and ‘70s.

Sigma Chi’s plans fail to meet the AthensClarke County design guidelines for historic districts in these important ways:

straints that we were willing to accept, with the understanding that all construction within an historic district is subject to the very same restrictions. We followed all the rules with the assurance that, in return, we would also be protected from inappropriate infill in the future. The rules are an acknowledgment that the homes around us have historic and cultural value to the community that we agreed to respect.

The HPC has not yet expressed a consensus on how excessive the size of this proposed building is in relation to the historic buildings nearby. Bad examples of infill that came before the historic districts were created are not justification for making the same mistakes again.

Sigma Chi’s 135 active members cannot fit all of the desires that their plan represents onto this one-and-a-half acre lot within the guidelines of the HPC. Unfortunately, any attempt to decrease the size of the facility or the amount of required parking will only make the impact of this proposal more detrimental by pushing people and cars and activity off the fraternity property and into the surrounding historic neighborhoods. The fraternity has been and should continue to be encouraged to choose a more appropriate site, where everything that they want actually fits, without doing harm to the historic integrity of the area in which it is built.

The HPC will consider Sigma Chi’s application for a COA at its Wednesday, Nov. 28 meeting.

A new structure in an historic district that is so obviously and disproportionately large compared to historic standards diminishes the relative importance of the neighborhood’s historic buildings. It fails to preserve the integrity of the historic district as a significant cultural resource. It casts doubt on the purpose and effectiveness of creating historic districts.

My husband and I were applicants to the HPC in 2007. We planned and built a 2,000 square-foot house one block from the proposed Sigma Chi site. The guidelines of scale, massing, style and the other aspects of appropriate historical context were con-

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• The large historic houses on the street average less than one-third the size of the proposed Sigma Chi building. The most historically important structures would be dwarfed by the new facility. Sigma Chi’s proposal is 18,600 square feet; the historic house next door is 4,551 square feet.

• New construction should be similar in massing to historic structures; Sigma Chi is not similar at all. Its façade is exceptionally wide at 138 feet, on a street where most house facades measure 40 to 55 feet. Most of the nearby historic properties are simple in shape, some have additions, and even the Victorian Cheney House at the corner of Hill Street is less complex.

• Placement of new structures should follow the historic patterns of setback from the street. Sigma Chi has pushed its proposed structure forward on the lot to maximize rear parking. The forward placement greatly emphasizes that it is out of scale with the historic houses nearby.

• Historic lots are narrow and deep. Where original lots have been combined, as they were here, a building with a façade three times as wide as the houses nearby is not appropriate. The combination of lots at any time after the demolition of historic buildings does not justify a radical change of scale,

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• indicates new review ALEX CROSS (PG-13) 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. This movie would have been more entertaining had Perry also donned his fat suits and pursued Picasso as Cross, Madea and her brother, Joe; Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Alex Cross is a bad movie idea I could get behind. k ANNA KARENINA (R) Joe Wright reunites with his Pride & Prejudice and Atonement star Keira Knightley for what could be another Oscar heavyweight.

Acclaimed playwright Tom Stoppard (Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead) adapted Leo Tolstoy’s acclaimed novel about the titular aristocrat (Knightley) who embarks on an affair with young Count Vronsky (Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Kick-Ass). The strong cast includes Jude Law as Anna’s husband, the excellent Kelly McDonald (“Boardwalk Empire”), Matthew Macfadyen (Wright’s Mr. Darcy) and Emily Watson.

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 history lesson and a compelling, old-fashioned Hollywood thriller.

BEERTICKERS (NR) The documentary Beertickers: Beyond the Ale follows Brian, Dave Unpronounceable, Mick the Tick and Gazza Prescott on a journey through British drinking culture.

Classic City Brewfest founder Owen Ogletree and Terrapin brewer Spike Buckowski will introduce the film and discuss the UK brewery featured in the film, with whom Terrapin will be collaborating on a highly-anticipated winter ale. Come early for a pint from Griffin, Georgia’s English-style brewpub, Eagle & Lion. (Ciné) 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.

THE CAMPAIGN (R) One expects big laughs from a Will Ferrell-Zack

Galifianakis political comedy, but one merely hopes for a sharp enough satirical framework to build upon. Austin Powers director Jay Roach has honed his political teeth on HBO’s “Recount” and “Game Change” and provides the proper support for Ferrell/Galifianakis’s silly showdown as North Carolina congressional candidates. Ferrell’s helmet-haired Democratic incumbent Cam Brady, loosely based on John Edwards, peddles to the “America, Jesus and freedom” crowd as he takes on Galifianakis’s oddball Republican challenger, Marty Huggins (His pants!

His sweaters! His run!). Both comics are at their recent best.

CLOUD ATLAS (R) It’s become widely accepted that the Wachowskis have disappointed with every release since 1999’s The Matrix. For the ambitious Cloud Atlas, the siblings have excitedly teamed up with Tom Tykwer, whose only great film was 1998’s stunning Run Lola Run, so while expectations for the trio’s three hour epic run high, they should rightly be tempered.

THE EXPENDABLES 2 (R) This sequel sharpens its blunt bludgeon of a predecessor by promoting Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis (who, let’s be honest, knows he does not belong in these movies) to slightly more than glorified cameos and adding Chuck Norris and Jean-Claude Van Damme. The title is honest; the main team of Expendables—save Sylvester Stallone and Jason Statham—is expendable, slowing the brisk flick whenever tasked with doing more than blowing the heads off a nameless opposing army.

FLIGHT(R) Robert Zemeckis returns to live action movies for adults (since 2000’s Cast Away) with this Denzel Washington-starring after-work special about alcoholism dressed up as an airplane crash drama. Flight calls to mind a ‘70s issue movie (something Sidney Lumet or Norman Jewison might have directed Al Pacino in) wrapped in a tense, quasi-legal drama. Every part is exceptional, though it is Washington’s latest award-worthy turn (his first since 2007’s American Gangster) who lifts the movie above the cloudy inspirational moralizing that probably would have occurred with another star (say Will Smith).

FUN SIZE (PG-13) This teen Halloween comedy is the cinematic equivalent of getting those orange and black wrapped peanut butter candies

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while trick or treating at some old lady’s house. Wren (Victoria Justice, “Zoey 101”) loses her Spider-Man-costumed little brother, Albert (Jackson Nicoll), on Halloween and enlists her shallow BFF, April (Jane Levy), and the nerdy kid who’s crushing on her, Roosevelt (Thomas Mann, Project X), in her quest to find lil’ bro. Director Josh Schwartz tapped the teenage zeitgeist twice on TV (“The O.C.” and “Gossip Girl”), but his small screen talents fail to translate to the big screen in his feature directing debut.

HERE COMES THE BOOM (PG-13) Adam Sandler’s made plenty of pictures worse than this Kevin James vehicle about outlandish ways to save education. James’ Scott Voss is a high school biology teacher who turns to

A blacksmith (RZA) is joined by a British soldier (Crowe) and several mercenaries and assassins to save a village from some nasty invaders.

MIDDLE OF NOWHERE (R) Medical school student Rudy (Emayatzy Corinealdi) drops out of school to care for her incarcerated husband, Derek (Omari Hardwick, Sparkle), after he is sentenced to eight years in prison.

In her feature writing-directing debut, Ava DuVernay won the Sundance Film Festival’s Dramatic Directing Award and was nominated for the festival’s ultimate prize, the Grand Jury Prize. (Ciné) NOTORIOUS (NR) 1946. Ciné continues its Alfred Hitchcock 35mm revival series with this classic about love, deceit and Nazis. Asked to spy on her father’s Nazi associates by a

Dancing with the Tsars 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.

HOPE SPRINGS (PG-13) If older people talking about and having sex makes you uncomfortable, skip Hope Springs. But if you want a mature, intimate romantic dramedy about an ailing, aging marriage, warmly and realistically portrayed by two consummate professionals, you will find no other film this season that comes close to Hope Springs.

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. Horror movie fans will prefer ParaNorman, but the kids will love checking into Hotel Transylvania.

INHERITANCE (NR) Director Aggie Ebrahimi Bazaz’s short film, “Inheritance,” will screen as part of the UGA English Department’s Creative Non-Fiction in Documentary: An Evening of Film and Conversation. The Iranian-born Bazaz has constructed a very personal film about identity formation following 1979’s Iranian Revolution. Director Bazaz will be present for a post-film Q&A. (Ciné) THE MAN WITH THE IRON FISTS (R) Wu-Tang Clan impresario RZA cowrote (with Hostel’s Eli Roth), directed and stars in this kung fu love song that also features Oscar winner Russell Crowe?! (Apparently, Crowe agreed to star in RZA’s flick after working with the rapper-turned-filmmaker on The Next Three Days.) Ironically, RZA the actor is the biggest flaw in RZA the filmmaker’s surprisingly effective directorial debut.

hunky government agent (Cary Grant) with whom she dallies, a young woman (Ingrid Bergman) must decide how far she will go. Notorious remains one of the Master’s best and should not be missed. (Ciné) THE ODD LIFE OF TIMOTHY GREEN (PG) From an odd, sweet place, Frank Zappa’s son Ahmet, comes The Odd Life of Timothy Green.

The locale is familiar, though, to screenwriter-director Peter Hedges, who adapted his own novel What’s Eating Gilbert Grape? for director Lasse Hallstrom, who must have been busy as this project seems tailor-made for his sentimental modern fairy tales.

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.

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.

PITCH PERFECT (PG-13) 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 humorous edge to what could have just been a bland, radio-friendly hit.

THE POSSESSION (PG-13) After an opening attack that is neither intriguing or chilling, The Possession settles into a suitable, if soporific groove. This

Exorcist-wannabe, naturally based on a true story, benefits from Jeffrey Dean Morgan (looking particularly Javier Bardem-ish) as the basketball coach father of a young girl (played by Natalie Calis with more depth than the usual horror movie moppet in danger) that starts exhibiting strange behavior after picking up an antique box at a yard sale of the lady from the movie’s opening scene.

PRICE CHECK (NR) Parker Posey stars as Susan Fielders, a supermarket boss grooming an underling for an executive position. However, Peter Cozy (Eric Mabius), the employee being groomed by Susan, is beginning to realize how much he is having to sacrifice—family time, his relationship with his wife (Annie Parisse)—for a higher salary and more professional perks. Susan and Peter start getting a little too friendly as well. Writerdirector Michael Walker’s sophomore effort needs to make more of an impression than his virtually unknown Jeff Daniels-starring mystery-thriller, Chasing Sleep.

SAMSARA (NR) Director Ron Fricke and producer Mark Magidson are reunited some 20 years after their award winning collaboration on Baraka and some 27 years after their first film, Chronos. Samsara (Sanskrit for “the ever turning wheel of life”) took nearly five years to film and covers sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial sites and natural wonders in 25 countries on five continents. (Ciné) SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN (PG-13) Director Malik Bendjelloul documents the journey of two South Africans, Stephen “Sugar” Segerman and Craig Bartholomew Strydom, seeking to discover what happened to their rock and roll hero, the mysterious Rodriguez. Bendjelloul’s intriguing documentary was nominated for the Sundance Film Festival’s Grand Jury Prize. (Ciné) SILENT HILL: REVELATION 3D (R) Adapting videogames to the big screen is tricky. Christophe Gans and Roger Avary’s 2006 Silent Hill set the (admittedly low) bar for a great videogame adaptation. Rose Da Silva’s trek to save her daughter Sharon from the titular town’s evil cultists was creepy and atmospheric, yet utterly nonsensical.

In writer-director Michael J. Bassett’s sequel, Sharon has grown up to be Heather Mason (Michelle Williams lookalike Adelaide Clemens), who must return to Silent Hill to find her dad, Chris-now-Harry (Sean Bean). Bassett overreaches, attempting to right the narrative wrongs of Gans/Avary, reward fans of Silent Hill 3 and open up the weird, confusing town of Silent Hill for the uninitiated, all in three, terrifying dimensions.

THE SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK (R) David O. Russell is back, with his follow up to The Fighter, but his best bro-muse, Mark Wahlberg, has been replaced by Bradley Cooper. Based on Matthew Quick’s novel, The Silver Linings Playbook stars Cooper as teacher Pat Peoples, who, after being released from a four-year stint in a mental institution, moves in with his mother and seeks to reconcile with his ex.

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.

• SKYFALL (PG-13) The middle third of Daniel Craig’s third outing as James Bond is the best 007 adventure in 20, maybe even 30, years. Too bad director Sam Mendes (American Beauty) and his team of scripters won’t just let Bond be Bond for the entirety of the film. Skyfall almost completely unravels before the opening credits. The pre-credits chase—involving Bond, a female agent, a train and a baddie— concludes with M (Judi Dench) showing no faith in her best agent, a decision that makes little sense in this, or any, Bond-verse. In three films, Bond has gone from a newly licensed Double 0 to a dinosaur; when can Bond just be Bond again?

SMASHED (R) Six years after his impressive debut Off the Black, Cedar Shoals graduate James Ponsoldt returns with his sophomore effort. A hard drinking married couple (Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Aaron Paul) are put to the test when the wife sobers up. With newly minted Oscar winner Octavia Spencer and real-life couple, Nick Offerman (“Parks and Recreation”) and Megan Mullally. (Ciné) TAKEN 2 (PG-13) 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. Taken 2 falls far below the bar set by its surprise success of a predecessor.

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 Republican National Convention, 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, John Goodman, or the gaggle of familiar old faces that play Gus’ scouting rivals.

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN—PART 2 (PG-13) The birth of the dumbest named baby EVER, Renesmee, sparks a battle between the Cullens, including the newly vamped Bella (Kristen Stewart), and the Volturi (thankfully led by Michael Sheen).

Dreamgirls director Bill Condon gave audiences the most horror-filled entry in this distinctly horrorless vampire series. Hopefully, he can keep the genre fun going until the curtain closes on the Bella-Edward-Jacob melodrama.

WRECK-IT RALPH (PG) 2012 has been a good year for animation.

Good luck deciding on the year’s best animated feature from a strong list that includes Brave, Frankenweenie, ParaNorman and now Wreck-It Ralph.

In Disney’s latest, Wreck-It Ralph (v.

John C. Reilly), the bad guy from popular arcade game Fix-It Felix Jr., decides he wants to be a good guy.

Leaving the safety of his own regenerating world, Ralph enters a Halo-ish first-person shooter named Hero’s Duty in search of a medal. Too bad Ralph’s better at wrecking things than fixing them. This cute, inventive cartoon boasts several creative game worlds like the cavity-friendly candyland of Sugar Rush.

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The Earliest: Musicians and fans have always been a bit oversensitive and thin-skinned. And in a town as small as Athens, where the mere fact of existing seems to imply some sort of membership in the “scene,” it can get really hand-wringy.

However, that doesn’t mean all criticism is well considered or even comprehensible. Anyone else remember the late ‘80s and Flagpole’s blatantly homophobic cartoon of Indigo Girls fans outside the Uptown Lounge? How about Michael Guthrie’s scathing denouncement of then-publisher Jared Bailey, who had written that the lineup of the second annual Athens Music Festival was “truly lame and unimaginative?” (For the record, I agreed with Guthrie’s letter. I went to that specific festival and had a ball. No lameness noted at all.)

I Love the ‘90s!: Yeah, we say that now but, seriously, Flagpole went through some severe growing pains in the 1990s. Its music coverage shifted seismically between playing nice with everyone and publishing brutal commentary. And when it didn’t do that, it often missed the boat entirely. As incredible as it is to imagine, there was no significant appreciation in these pages for the Elephant 6 scene before 1996; the first anniverW.H. Oakes

Five Eight sary of Kindercore Records was celebrated by two utter doofs musing idiotically about every record the label had released to that point; and, weirdly, the paper devoted a full page to that band Live just so then-Flagpole scribe (and Chunklet publisher) Henry Owings could rip it a new one. When the paper wasn’t slamming twee-pop or ignoring the second most significant musical development in Athens history, it was worshiping country and Americana, hard rock and anything that hinted of the Touch & Go Records scene. To wit, if your band was The Star Room Boys, Slumberjack, Bliss, Magneto, The Woggles, Hayride, Roosevelt, Daisy/The Daisy Group, Hot Burritos, Jack-O-Nuts, Porn Orchard, Redneck Greece Deluxe or Hillbilly Frankenstein, chances are good you were doted on. If you were a member of Five Eight, you were worshiped like a god. If you were one of the poor suckers in Nipples for Days, Green Bean Go, Ceiling Fan, Hi-Score, Rugboy or Gritty Kitty, you were basically outta luck. Hell, if your name was Nuçi Phillips—irony of ironies—you were barely breathed upon.

In other aspects, though, the decade solidified Flagpole as Athens’ go-to source for music news—and not just locally,

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either. During the alt-rock boom, Athens was a don’t-miss tour stop for L7, Hole, Beck, Jawbox, Mudhoney and total weirdos like Head of David. It was also the decade when the Flagpole Christmas recording series took root. Although those always contained a lot of goofy novelty tracks, they remain good time capsules of a scene that wasn’t yet encroached upon by the HOPE Scholarship, the completion of Highway 316 or out-ofcontrol condo development. The only significant competing publication at the time was the Observer’s Classic City Live, which was affectionately known as “Classic Shitty Jive” by, well, pretty much everyone. Flagpole had none of the Observer’s distribution and printing muscle, but what it did have were enthusiastic and attentive writers—and a couple of really swell editors who were willing to type (yes, this was all pre-email) pieces out all week long. The paper also threw its support behind the nascent AthFest, which has, of course, become synonymous with summer in Athens.

Also, if you ever get the feeling that Threats & Promises skews a little too harshly on the critical tip, I beg you to go read all of John Britt’s columns from the ‘90s. Dubbed The Heckler, he wrote it like he really meant it, had zero patience for bands’ preciousness and is remembered in some circles for storming up the backstage stairs of the 40 Watt to scream “TAKE OFF YOUR PANTS!” at the local pretty boys in couldashoulda-woulda major-label star Trinket.

The Beginning of a New Age: By the time 2000 hit and we all checked our wallets and watches only to realize we hadn’t fallen off the grid, Flagpole had fully caught up to Elephant 6, and Kindercore was trucking right along bigger than ever. Then, things got weird. People started moving to Athens more because of these things and less because it was R.E.M.’s town. The punk scene took off, but due to legal concerns regarding the advertising of private homes—or just lack of communication—a lot of stuff slipped by. Still, there was a solid effort to cover Carrie Nations, Zumm Zumm, all of Jason Griffin’s thrash bands (No!, Divorce, et al.) and the Tite Pockets scene. Flagpole also kept a solid eye on the Secret Squirrel and all the bands Mercer West seemed to be Svengali for. Confession: Most of the coverage during this period, at least in terms of straight news, fell on my shoulders. I’d like to think I always did my best and kept my ear to the ground as much as possible, but I know fully well I dropped the ball on a few—or more—occasions.

And Here We Are: If you’re a loyal Flagpole reader, I fully expect you to have violent objections to my recollections and the bands I bothered mentioning. I expect you to point out the gaping holes and years-long lapses of memory. I expect you to react how Flagpole’s readers have always reacted; that is, as fully engaged members of the music scene or, barring that, at least enthusiastic partakers in it. I make no overtures to comprehensiveness, and keep in mind that all of this is in reference to Flagpole’s music coverage, not any other portion of the paper. And, owing to both the nature of this column and the premise of our 25th anniversary issue, you can trust that everything here comes straight from my memory bank and all opinions are mine alone. Some of it’s rose-colored, some of it is ashen, and all of it is impressionistic. To the super motivated: Go back and read about some of the names and things and places I mentioned. There’s a book in there.

Gordon Lamb threatsandpromises@flagpole.com

Shovels & Rope

It’s Better Together

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hough it’s based in Charleston, SC, the story of footstomping folk duo Shovels & Rope begins right here in Athens. “We were both opening up a show… at the Georgia Theatre, which is the worst place to start your music career,” singer and guitarist Cary Ann Hearst laughs, recalling the first time she laid eyes on her husband and bandmate, Michael Trent. “You play to 500 [or] 700 people there, and then go to a shitty bar where no one is there to see you. We played the amazing Georgia Theatre and became friends that day.”

That was 2003, and though a romance started not long thereafter—Hearst and Trent have been married for three years—it took them nearly seven years to start making music together full-time.

“When Mike moved to Charleston, I was playing the bars there with a band called Fire of Angels. I was going to college, and when I got done I decided to focus on music as much as possible… writing kinda country music,” Hearst says. “I started trying to do some touring but could never keep a band together because I couldn’t afford to pay people. But [the] next thing I know, we’re playing together as Shovels & Rope.“ It wasn’t just a financial decision that brought the two together as musical partners. Though both are gifted artists in their own right, neither seemed to drum up the same excitement as solo performers that they inspired by playing together.

Though it took them some time to see it, the pair’s rollicking, joyful take on the great tradition of American storytelling music was far more potent than what either was able to do alone.

“Before my second solo record, Cary and I had made the first Shovels & Rope record, just for kicks,” Trent says. “It was like, ‘Hey, we’ve got a little bit of time, why don’t we make a record in this house for fun, see what happens?’… Eventually, we started getting calls to open for bigger acts, with the duo [people] saw in the bars. No one was calling us for solo gigs.”

So, in 2010, they took the Shovels & Rope show on the road, and they’ve stayed there for the better part of two years.

Racking up more than 200 shows a year, the band has built a following around the South and beyond. A glimpse of its live show reveals why. Live, armed with Hearst’s muscular voice— like a less twangy, more robust Lucinda Williams—and Trent’s adept work on guitar, harmonica, drums and vocals, the duo heeds the advice of their debut album’s title: O’ Be Joyful.

Shovels & Rope’s love of what it does is palpable. But after winding down this year of nonstop touring, Hearst and Trent hope to stay a little closer to home.

“We are going to scale touring back a bit, starting out 2013 with a cruise, which sounds like a pretty sweet way to tour— on a boat with a bunch of other artists, like Lyle Lovett and Jason Isbell,” Trent says.

The two are also looking forward to writing more, expanding upon the ideas they’ve been shoring up on the road. “[T] he last record, [which we wrote on the road], was really influenced by the geography of the land we were traveling,” Hearst says. “I am trying to break away and write about things that aren’t about a place, [that tell] more of a story.”

“We’re in the beginning stages, and we can’t divulge too much information,” Trent adds coyly.

Well, OK. Every good story needs a little mystery. And if, as they say in the writing world, the first chapter is a promise, then this story is shaping up to be a good one, indeed.

Rachel Bailey

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In with the New

399

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and Athens’ Expanding Venue Identity

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hen New West Records closed on the building at 399 Meigs St. in 2009, it was another step in the Texasbased label’s long-standing relationship with Athens; aside from the fact that owner George Fontaine is a UGA grad, the label is known for working with several local bands, including the Drive-By Truckers, and was instrumental in helping to develop the university’s Music Business Program.

The label initially envisioned the former Salvation Army space (and, later, an unofficial—and unpopular—fraternity house) as a distribution office, as well as a place for artists to rehearse, camp out while working on new material and crash when on tour. But recently, it has taken on a new identity.

In September, 399 Meigs hosted Centromatic frontman Will Johnson and songwriter Anders Parker on the duo’s Living Room Tour.

New West employee Tommy Robinson, who, along with local promoter Jay Steele, booked the show (the two work under the name Athens Provisions), says utilizing the space for this new purpose was an inevitable decision. “It kind of evolved into, alright, maybe we’ll do some shows,� he says. “And now [that’s] full-on what we’re doing, basically.�

The initial experiment inspired them to keep going. “For me, it’s kind of a selfish feeling, with our space,� he says. “I’m like, this is so awesome to have at our disposal.�

Though there exists a hint of the sort of is-it-or-isn’t-it legality that has doomed DIY venues in the past, Robinson maintains they’re in the clear. Due to zoning restrictions, 399 Meigs can’t make money from concerts; likewise, all tickets must be sold by the artists themselves (bands keep all profits). “We’re, I think, intimate by choice,� he says. “We’re not making any money off the space.� Rather, the venue, which officially seats 65, provides a chance for folks—including the hosts—to catch a special performance from an act that might otherwise decide to skip Athens altogether. “It was kinda like, alright, this is perfect,�

Robinson recalls thinking. “The artist can get all the money, and we get to see an unbelievable show.�

The venue’s second-ever public performance will occur Sunday, Nov. 18, when Nashvillebased guitarist William Tyler will appear along with local musician and historian Art Rosenbaum. It’s an interesting lineup. (“Jay and I work well together,� Robinson notes, while admitting that their tastes are different, something that’s sure to make for more intriguing match-ups going forward.)

Upon examination, though, Sunday’s is an oddly perfect pairing. Rosenbaum’s encyclopedic affinity for traditional sounds is a nice match for Tyler, who is known for backing bands like Lambchop and Silver Jews but has recently made a name for himself with a flurry of captivating solo instrumentals. His

virtuosic and organic style draws equally from Appalachian folk and modern composition.

Both musicians will undoubtedly be a nice fit for the cozy, wood-paneled room.

More fascinating bills are in the works. On Dec. 4, severely underappreciated dark-country troubadour Richard Buckner will perform, and Robinson hints at a holiday show featuring an unnamed heavyweight. (“I’m hoping it’s someone really great, but I can’t really say that right now, ‘cause he hasn’t even confirmed.�)

As for the space itself, “We’re almost there,� he says. “We’re still kinda fine-tuning the sound. Taking on a full band in that room is gonna be interesting.�

Robinson balks at the notion of one day transforming 399 Meigs into a more conventional venue. Instead, he is excited to provide a chance for all involved to experience something truly out of the ordinary. “It’s so cool to me, because the best shows I’ve ever seen were‌ when you got to see somebody you would never see in a 200-person room.â€?

This isn’t the only new local venue that aims to offer that experience. The owners of The World Famous, which will soon open on Hull Street downtown, hope to bring in well known touring acts to perform scaled-back sets in a sit-down environment.

The question remains whether Athens is willing and/or able to support these new businesses—and, in many cases, pay double or more what they would to see a show in most of the other venues around town.

Robinson is encouraged by the fact that the Johnson/Parker show, for which tickets were $20, was a success, saying, “We’re gonna help promote these shows and do it the right way, instead of hoping something happens.�

Indeed, these new venues seem linked by their organizers’ proactiveness and an unspoken desire to bring Athens into a new era. “I grew up in Chattanooga, grew up a Dawgs fan,â€? Robinson says. “I moved to Austin‌ and got a job at New West. So, when they asked me to move back here, I was kinda like, man, I love Austin, but I like the job, [it’ll] be closer to home; I’ve got a kid now. “[But] I got here, and I’ve honestly just been blown away. I’m like, how the fuck does a town this small have all these great places to see music? Things are very well supported.

I love it here. And to [see] that these places are popping up, man, it’s just gonna get‌�

He pauses. “It’s a really good sign.�

Gabe Vodicka

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Happy Birthday to Us flagpole Celebrates 25 Years

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wenty-five years ago, some current University of Georgia freshmen weren’t even a gleam in daddy’s eye, because daddy hadn’t hit puberty yet. Tiffany’s “I Think We’re Alone Now” was No. 1 on the Billboard chart. Ronald Reagan was president.

But something different was happening in Athens, a place bursting with great music and art and unforgettable personalities, where the liberal townies were about to revolt against their good’ol-boy government.

Flagpole was here to chronicle it all.

We reached out to more than a dozen former publishers, editors and writers who were kind enough to help us tell the history of Flagpole—hangovers, permanent hearing loss and all. Because it’s a magazine that is more than just about Athens. It is Athens.

And, to paraphrase William Faulkner, both Flagpole and Athens have not only endured, but prevailed.

Although we’re at an age when we ought to be settling down and thinking about maybe going to law school, Flagpole is still bringing you irreverent and insightful coverage of the local arts, music and political scenes. Bring on the next 25 years.

GREENIA: Rick the Printer (Rick Hawkins) had the print shop on Oconee Street and Java (a coffee and print shop where Go Bar is now). He had a darkroom and a bar that served espresso. I worked for Rick running the Java. We had this crazy publication called the Penny Saver, which was sort of the Craigslist of its day. You’d put in whatever classified ads you had and whatever display ads you had, and whatever random stuff you could think of in between. It was really Dadaist, surrealist stuff, like whatever you could think of drinking coffee in the middle

came along, it became more of a true magazine. I didn’t have the time or the skill to make it a true magazine.

I was trying to get some advertisers. Bryan Cook was manager of the Rockfish then. He told me, “You should run it up the flagpole,” and that’s where the name came from.

GREENIA: Jared ran an article about Shackler being on tour with Wendy O. Williams. It was insanely pornographic, just way over the top. We printed only maybe 3,000 copies. Distribution wasn’t very wide, mostly on the club circuit. But some of them got picked up by people who didn’t see any humor in the article.

BAILEY: Patrick Keim, who did a lot of cuttingedge, outrageous artwork, did a story about a band called Shackler whose whole mission was shock. There was a gay S&M aspect to it. Somebody like you or I would read it and laugh, but the Athens police saw it. They went and confiscated every copy in town, and they were talking about pressing charges against me for pornography. That scared off some advertisers.

It could have died off right then.

GREENIA: After the Shackler incident, it was pretty much on the ropes. It probably would have faded away, but at that time, I decided to stop working DENNIS GREENIA: at Java. I was doing some Go back to Athens in freelance graphic design. the ‘80s. R.E.M. has had It was like, “OK, why don’t Publisher Dennis Greenia threw the full weight of Flagpole behind the candisome success, but they’re I become your partner in dacy of Chief Elected Officer/Mayor Gwen O’Looney. becoming a more widely Flagpole?” Jared would be known band. Green had the public face, and I would just come out, I think, or maybe Document. Amazing things of the night. It put a bug in be the guy who gathered were happening all the time. The local press wasn’t doing a Jared’s head: “I didn’t have to Bailey, as he was just starting out to parlay the club business into publish- up all the parts and put it ing into AthFest into political office. What’s next? very good job of covering it at all. put ads in the Observer or the together.

Red & Black or the BannerPeople thought it was JARED BAILEY: There was something called Classic City Herald. I could just put my own paper out.” hip and cool. Bands wanted to have write-ups in it. Through Live. It was basically advertorial. Only the larger venues that ‘87 and ‘88, it kind of came out sporadically. Then different had cover bands or out-of-town bands could get coverage, like BAILEY: Dennis was not there at the beginning. I was doing people around town became regular contributors, things like O’Malley’s. I was frustrated we weren’t getting any coverage, some of the paste-up at my own house before I ever came to comics. Very early on, Ort started writing a regular column. In not just the 40 Watt, but the music scene in general.

Rick. They had better skills and equipment. But when Dennis ‘88, it became more of a real publication.

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BAILEY: At the beginning, I just envisioned it as a fanzine, but as more people started working on it, it became more than that. Jim Stacy did cartoons for it. Larry Tenner did cartoons for it. Ted Hafer did cartoons for it. Jack Logan did cartoons for it. That was probably my favorite part. There were a lot of talented people contributing.

We didn’t have any office space at Java. We were pasting up pages at the counter. Then we moved to—there’s a trophy shop there now, at the corner of Broad and Finley. We were in the [back] there. Then we moved to Dixon’s bike shop.

GREENIA: Rachel Reynolds, who had worked with me at Java, started working at Classic Screen Print with Larry Tenner.

The owner, David, was kind enough to let us work out of the back of the shop. The white flag, our original logo, Larry might have drawn that.

A couple of years later, Dennis hired me as editor, but I found out he already had an editor, a woman named Stephanie Holmes. But this time, I was determined to make it stick.

Alicia had taken over ad sales by this time, and she steadily made it possible for Flagpole to grow and expand. She has mentored lots of kids right out of college who are working in advertising and related fields all over the country. I think the secret of Alicia’s success and of those who have worked with her, like our current reps—Anita Aubrey, Jessica Mangum and Melinda Edwards—is that they understand what a newspaper is all about: the importance of quality journalism.

GREENIA: We wound up getting Gwen O’Looney elected mayor. We had a slate of somewhat progressive candidates elected along with her. We felt pretty damn good about it.

By ‘91–’92, it had really become part of the fabric of the community.

There wasn’t a lot of money coming in, but we always made it look like we were more successful than we were. We put a very brash face on. The realm of what we could accomplish was pretty

record labels, so my first project was to find out how to get stuff from publicists—press kits, music to review and interviews with touring bands. It was the age of chapbooks, fanzines and local, alternative magazines—a new subculture of journalism that covered the underground wave of art, music, literature, movies and politics. Record labels loved us. Besides college radio, our type of publication was the only thing that would cover all the new bands coming out. Since Athens was already established as a booming music mecca, record label publicists and A&R types were quite good to us.

BAILEY: One of the reasons I phased out was, in ‘91, we moved the 40 Watt over from where Caledonia is now to where the 40 Watt is now. That took a lot of time and effort. Dennis was supposed to buy me out, but I never saw one dime of that money.

GREENIA: I don’t even think we put a dollar amount to the buyout, but perhaps we came up with one. If Jared’s point is that he was never bought out with cash, then I would not disagree with him. Flagpole had no cash to buy him out. As I recall, we gave the 40 Watt Club free advertising for more than half a decade to pay Jared for his stake.

Lisa May turned herself into our intrepid one-woman newspaper distribution force, in spite of the death trap of a van we assigned her. She’s also a good writer.

In January ‘89, we decided to put it out every other week.

We decided it should have some kind of regularity. People were counting on it and expecting us to do certain things. It started growing and becoming more respectable in ‘89.

In ‘90, we started renting space from Gene Dixon. While we were there, the paper grew in stature in more ways than one. It became more editorially meaty. We entered a phase where artists were doing the cover every week. We had these two little characters, Jeff and Jeff, two little guys wearing hats, who were hidden on the cover.

Around the same time we went from a mini-tab to a tabloid, we started covering local politics. The first fight we got into was saving the old fire station at the convention center.

The 40 Watt would have after-hours dance parties. They wouldn’t serve alcohol, but they’d have a DJ until four or five o’clock in the morning. Somebody on the city council decided to pass a no-dancing ordinance. We fought that and won.

We really got behind the [city-county] unification effort. We did a lot of investigative reporting and in-depth election coverage. Around that time is when I started talking to Pete.

PETE McCOMMONS: Dennis had hired me to be business manager when I got out of the Observer. I found out that Dennis’ brother, Joe, thought he was the business manager. We hired a new ad rep, who turned out to be Alicia Nickles. I left, and she stayed.

small, but that didn’t change the bravado.

McCOMMONS: There were a lot of overlapping issues that affected both the downtown community and the music community. A good example was the Classic Center, which riled up a lot of the musicians. Dennis was a very combative person. He depicted the (original, modernist Classic Center design) as an Iraqi bomb warehouse, which was an image that was on TV at the time.

Smart and tough Robin Littlefield was managing editor and business manager at the same time, bringing order to the book and to the books. She’s a Nashville lawyer now—shown here with Molly McCommons, who wrote about music and literature.

GREENIA: We brought on Steven Crawford, who used to do our first Movie Dope, as editor. He had great lines like, “This movie moves slower than a block of aged cheddar through your grandfather’s colon.” The stories and interviews with bands got better, more in depth.

HILLARY MEISTER: I started with Flagpole in the spring of ’91. At that time, there had been very little contact with

LISA MAY: Flagpole in 1991 was an almost desperate little outfit. It felt more like a cause than a business. I didn’t like writing much, but I was in good shape then so, somehow, I fell into circulation. At that time, Ort handled distribution, and he was, well… sort of attached to that idea, if you know what I mean. It was only after then-publisher Dennis Greenia sent me out on my first circulation mission that I realized he had not informed Ort of my new, er, role (that of taking his job).

That was fun. Ort got over it, and everything was right in the world again.

It was around this time that Flagpole began growing in leaps and bounds (literally, this was when the magazine actually changed its physical size, as well as made the move to Foundry Street AND began printing as many as 5,000 per week) and my little car began to be unfit for picking up the entire run at Greater Georgia Printers way out on Highway 78 in Crawford.

MEISTER: The magazine was 8”x10” and published monthly, but the plan was in place to publish bi-weekly and eventually weekly in a larger format.

MAY: So, Dennis, being the saint that he was, made the big investment: a van. Namely, a stick-shift, ancient monstrosity that was, quite honestly, a death trap. Did I mention that I k continued on next page

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had to hotwire it to start it? I would pray not to hit the light right before the hill going up Oconee Street when I was coming back with a full load. With momentum it made the hill pretty easily. From a dead stop, I have no idea how it didn’t end up rolling backwards down the hill. Nobody at Flagpole ever quite understood why I seemed so relieved when I would arrive back.

JASON SLATTON: Most of our editorial meetings were on Fridays, late afternoon, and ended at Frijolero’s around several pitchers of beer (hence the aforementioned hazy memories). I met Travis Sutton, Hilary Meister, Ort, Henry Owings and John Murphy around this time, and my indoctrination had, for all purposes, begun.

him if I could reposition an errant comma. The impassioned chewing-out he gave me that night was so florid, biting, wild and beautiful that I wish I would have written it down.

SLATTON: I remember my first story—my first real story— was interviewing Kelly Hogan and Bill Taft regarding their postJody Grind project Kick Me. Smoke (with Benjamin) opened that show, and it was the night of what I remember as the first serious ice storm I’d encountered since I’d moved to Athens at the end of 1991. All the trees were shining like Christmas glass, and I remember filing in to the club, marveling at how few people were there. Owing to the inclement weather, the turnout was piss-poor, but the show was easily one of the best I’d ever seen; I immediately fell in love with Kelly Hogan (a love that I harbor to this day, and my wife can attest to this), and with that entire, dimly lit world.

Some of the wildest times included the annual staff pilgrimage to South by Southwest—the 17-hour rides hitched in the back of band vans and the random episodes of lessthan-discreet outdoor urination that became necessary in the face of endless lines to get into Austin’s hottest clubs to see the week’s coolest shows. And then there were the in-office Christmas parties with Dirty Santa gifts that included bottles

Terry Allen

William Orten Carlton from the beginning has lent Flagpole his keen eye for the offbeat and little known, banging out columns on beer and everything else. of liquor and punching nun puppets. Mayor Gwen O’Looney was always the belle of the ball and, while it’s impossible to imagine our current mayor dancing the funky chicken alongside the 8-Track Gorilla, when Doc Eldridge ascended to office he always made a jovial appearance at the soiree.

SLATTON: Vic Chesnutt and Vernon Thornsberry took over Pete’s office. Russ Hallauer and I snuck in to hang out with them, and the rest is… a smoky, barely-there mystery.

GREENIA: My wife got hired in 1995 by the Austin AmericanStatesman to be their film critic. I was going back and forth to Austin and liking it. I became less and less connected to Athens as a place and Flagpole as a thing I was doing.

The late, great John Seawright graced Flagpole’s pages with his meticulously researched, highly readable historical sketches entitled “Ghost Fry.”

McCOMMONS: When it became evident that Dennis’ heart had “GTT” (gone to Texas), he decided to sell his Flagpole stock, and Alicia and I bought it. In doing so, I ruined mine and Dennis’ great friendship by promising more than I could deliver. We finally agreed on a price, but he never forgave me.

RICHARD FAUSSET: Editing William Orten Carlton (to mutate a line from the late Dennis Hopper) was a little like eating a flower with a computer inside of it. I remember calling around for the late poet-columnist John Seawright one night, and finally locating him at the bar of the Globe, hoping to ask

LINK: Then-editor Richard Faussett was a true newsman who treated Flagpole like it was the Sunday Times. He awoke in me a fierce sense of cynical criticism and a passion for investigation. In the meantime, I owe my continually growing obsession with local politics wholly to Pete McCommons.

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MELISSA LINK: The pay sucked but the hours and perks couldn’t be beat—a job at Flagpole pretty much guaranteed a spot on the guest list and a backstage pass to any show that came through town, and Athens’ friendly bartenders saw to it that we never went thirsty.

FAUSSET: In 1997, the paper felt like it needed some shaking up, so my first order of business was to issue a public casting call for anyone in town who thought they had a good reason to contribute. In they marched, over weeks and months, into my little office on Foundry Street—a procession of weirdos, slackers, hacks, frustrated poets, human angels, conspiracy theorists and borderline savants.

I think I asked every one of these people if they had any interest in going to City Hall to cover, you know, the news.

The only one who said “yes” was a thoughtful, gentle soul and news-reporting neophyte by the name of Zephyr Dorsey. Zephyr did yeoman work for the City Pages for a few weeks until he was struck, one evening, with an almost Biblical vision for reforming the consolidated Athens-Clarke County government, from mayor to dogcatcher.

Over the Sea—to write an article with me, based on the old “exquisite corpse” parlor game of the original surrealists, welcoming New Zealand songwriter Chris Knox to town. I’m pretty sure it was unintelligible gibberish, but I was thrilled. My sister’s college roommate Funke Sangodeyi, between life stages as a member of an all-girl hardcore trio and a scholar of the history of science at Cambridge, wrote a few dense and lovely critical pieces. Tom Lasseter, who, Google informs me, is currently the Beijing bureau chief for the McClatchy news service, was kind enough to write a clutch of fine investigative stories, even though we only had space for him to write in the dank basement of Foundry Street.

Travis Nichols basically wandered in off the street to become a cherished, long-time staff writer. Today he is one of America’s best young novelists.

half of the issues Pete and the team were talking about in the news section. (I remember reading about couches on porches and protecting neighborhoods from ne’er-do-well renters.)

In my junior year, I spent a few months reporting and writing a profile for my magazine writing class about Athens-area men who raced pigeons as a hobby. By the time I finished the piece, it was more than 3,000 words. Our professor pushed us to get our pieces published somewhere, and the only place I could imagine taking it was Flagpole. Pete loved it, published it and gave me the motivation I needed to keep writing, keep reporting and keep publishing. In addition to some shorter pieces, Pete gave me the freedom to pursue longer stories that interested me. He let me experiment with long looks about nudist resorts and aspiring professional wrestlers in small North Georgia towns.

McCOMMONS: That was a period when sprawl was coming along and there were various proposals for development. Every election, it seemed like there was a struggle between the people who wanted to stop sprawl and the people who wanted to intrude on neighborhoods. It was the progressives versus the regressives in almost every commission race. Gradually, during those years, we achieved a more progressive commission.

Back in the day, it frequently took beer and all-night work to get the paper out; Jason Slatton, for one, found that Flagpole could make a comfy pillow.

I’ll never forget the night at the council meeting, he stepped to the podium, announced his retirement from Flagpole with a dramatic flourish and delivered hefty mimeographed copies of his “Zephyr’s Manifesto” to each of the bewildered council members.

MEISTER: We did things with stories that we felt were novel, such as completely fabricate stories or send a then-12years-old Molly McCommons to interview Michael Stipe. We brought in some academic writing in the guise of “Post Modern Blues” by Jim Winders and offered Ort a blank page to write whatever he wanted to. We were favored by music publicists because we were so… weird and willing to cover or try all sorts of stuff.

FAUSSET: If someone wrote a pissy letter calling us a pack of talentless, pretentious gobs of phlegm—and if the letter was really good—he or she usually received a standing invitation to contribute.

My old friend Jeff Mangum wandered in early on—this would have been just before the release of In the Aeroplane

But some of the very best contributors were, and still are, just round-the-way people who happened to be touched with genius. For a while, we had regular contributions from a breadtruck driver named James Blount, who, in a more just world, would have been editing The New Republic. You know how people say they’d listen to Snoop Dogg rap the phone book? I’d have paid to read Blount’s written take on the phone book.

LINK: Athens’ music scene was wallowing in something of a golden age. R.E.M. still topped the charts, Elephant 6 bands were the critics darlings, the Drive-By Truckers were just getting started, Widespread had Panicked in the Streets to eventually spawn AthFest, and a handful of unfinished in-town warehouses played regular host to all manner of outrageous underground rock n’ roll performance art all-night ragers.

THOMAS WHEATLEY: Growing up in Atlanta, I used to read Creative Loafing all the time. When I arrived in Athens in 1999 and saw there was that same kind of publication—biting, honest, opinionated, fun—I was thrilled. Being some metro Atlanta kid riding high on a HOPE scholarship, I didn’t know

As an April Fool hoax, we got up a campaign for Music Editor Ballard Lesemann to run for Mayor. Then Ballard got serious about it, until Editor Richard Fausset put his foot down.

We had, at the time, Brad Aaron, who kind of led the charge. He was a true believer. It was those green belt stories—the development on Jefferson Road, Oak Grove. A lot was going on with BikeAthens. During that period, too, we had the proposed expansion of Athens Regional. They wanted to tear down 50 houses, which would really change that neighborhood. The concerned citizens not only saved the neighborhood, but became part of the hospital’s decision-making. k continued on next page

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BEN EMANUEL: Fortunately for a city editor, the singlefamily zoning ordinance storm had passed by the time I came to the paper around 2005. But there would be other controversies. One of the first during my run was over the proposal to three-lane Prince Avenue from Milledge in to downtown; it lost on a 6-4 commission vote one night at City Hall.

Those years were the heyday of the City Hall meetings that often ran as late as 2 a.m. It’s really not easy to describe Mark Gilzenrat

helped immensely that Flagpole was no longer limited to the confines of the printed page. Our website got a major facelift during my first year (followed by several makeovers), with a new emphasis on daily content and multimedia. We also joined the rest of the world on Facebook and Twitter and began to (slowly but surely) learn how to maximize our impact and reach our readers in new, more interactive ways.

giant pile of dirt in Normaltown. Then I started covering a race for mayor that lasted about a year.

The zoning battles were consistently the nastiest—except for the political ones instigated by Doug McKillip. His rise and fall after betraying his constituents and switching to the Republican party played out like a squalid little Greek tragedy, dominating the second half of my term as city editor.

EMANUEL: Heidi’s second term in office brought us the wildest, craziest news item ever during my tenure at Flagpole: Athens’ long flirtation with the United States Department of Homeland Security. The controversy over the proposal to build the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility (a.k.a. the Bio-Terror Lab) on UGA’s horse pastures out at the end of South Milledge Avenue was dizzying from start to finish, splitting the community

DAVIS: For 12 solid months (in 2009), Athens faced a barrage of tragedy. There were days I felt my heart could not handle another “memorial” issue. So many beloved artists were lost too soon—Randy Bewley in February, Jon Guthrie in September and Vic Chesnutt on Christmas Day. The usually celebratory Twilight Criterium weekend was marred by a horrific shooting spree, and days before AthFest, the Georgia Theatre went up in flames. Has the Athens music scene suffered a more grueling year?

But the silver lining is this: Through all the loss and heartbreak and struggle, Athens endured. I had to be the bearer of bad news more times than I’d like, but I also had the privilege of seeing the incredible support network of our community come through time and time again. When Athens suffered a loss, the first response always seemed to be, “What can we do to help?” And, of course, the music played on.

BAILEY: It’s an interesting paper. I’m not surprised it’s still here. If you think of all the talents of all the people who’ve worked there, it should be indestructible.

Mild-mannered Music Editor Michelle Davis went nuts impersonating Lady Gaga during an Athens Business Rocks performance with The McCommunists. the feeling of sitting in one of those old wooden seats, well after midnight, watching presentations on zoning decisions.

Speaking of which, also way back when was the rezone-turnedrace-war over whether to allow Bruno Rubio to try to turn his vision of a mixed-use, plaza-style (and tasty!) slice of Latin America into reality on Cedar Shoals Drives.

In 2006, we were thrust into the news of that year’s election cycle, when Mayor Davison had more challengers for her seat than she or we could really keep track of. We finally captured the zaniness of that five-way race with an election-week Flagpole cover that I’m still proud of. There was Heidi, holding fast to the eagle weathervane on top of City Hall, while Charlie Maddox and Tom Chasteen scaled the dome with ropes and the other challengers, one in a UFO, occupied the airspace over downtown. I like to think that cover was an intellectual ancestor of Mitt Zombie.

MICHELLE GILZENRAT DAVIS: Through Flagpole, I saw the heart of Athens, and because of that experience, I don’t plan on leaving. But the first couple years were not without challenge. I returned to Athens in 2008 to find a restless scene. The new music business program at UGA was struggling to bridge the town and gown divide while record sales dwindled and gas prices soared. The business of music felt more futile than ever. The economy was in shambles, and the trend downtown seemed to be smaller turnouts despite more free shows. I was welcomed by a sort of parade of grievances— hip-hop artists, Americana promoters, underground venues and everyone else who wasn’t pop called to say, “Why doesn’t Flagpole write about us?”

So, it was my philosophy to broaden our music coverage as much as possible without sacrificing our critical integrity. It

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along some unexpected lines and eating up lots of civic energy, weekday evenings at the Georgia Center and copy FAUSSET: Holiest of holies, of space. One ACC commissioner course, was the crew who’s still later called the NBAF saga there at the core of Flagpole. But “the nirvana of all Athens you don’t need me to reminisce new stories,” and he was about that. You are holding their absolutely right about that. labors in your hands (or on your My years at Flagpole were tablet or whatever). An old standalso the Sonny Perdue years ing item in the Dennis Greenia-era in Georgia, and they were also Flagpole was called “They Walk mostly years of drought that Among You,” and the fact that Don’t be fooled by this picture. Former editor Richard Fausset, now put a real hurt on the Oconee these bright-burning talents of all the L.A. Times’ man in Mexico City, brought Flagpole a giant step River and others all over the stripes are your neighbors is the forward through his hard work and love of all things Athens. state. Once, probably in ‘08 essence of what makes Flagpole or so, we got an announceworth reading—and what, more ment about a “Go Fish Georgia” bass-fishing tournament going generally, makes Athens the great spirit-emitting blast of nonforward on Lake Lanier despite low water levels. Always one for conformist energy that it has long been, and that one hopes it fun times at the office, Pete forwarded the email to me with will continue to be. an added message of his: “Go, Sonny! Why don’t we just wait So: Holy Alicia Nickles, ad-selling, business-managing, until the lake is dry and then hit them with baseball bats?!” maternal spirit power! Holy Larry Tenner, pure artist, ace The only problem was that he didn’t forward it to me—he’d hit production director, magnanimous genius soul! Holy Pete “reply” instead. Fortunately the Go Fish Georgia publicist was McCommons, indispensable chronicler bard priest amused, and she wrote back with an equally wacky, but kind, shaman columnist obituarist lover poet! note about how that would involve cruelty to animals.

Everything is holy! Flagpole is holy! Athens is holy! Holy, holy, holy!

DAVE MARR: I’m pretty sure that the week after Ben left, I reported something in City Dope about Paul Broun Jr. bathBlake Aued news@flagpole.com ing in the blood of a horse on the Capitol steps with Michele Bachmann. It was probably about a week or two later that I Interviews and essays have been edited for space and embarked on my first major news story, which was about a clarity. Way, way more fun stuff is posted at Flagpole.com.

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EVENTS: Drafts and Laughs (The Pub at Gameday) Local stand-up comedy. 9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-3532831 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.

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PERFORMANCE: UGA Vocal Quartet Concert (UGA Edge Recital Hall) Recital by student vocal group. 5-6 p.m. FREE! www.music. uga.edu PERFORMANCE: miXt (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) Classical music trio featuring Jose-Franch Ballester on clarinet, Bella Hristova on violin and Ran Dank on piano. 8 p.m. $27. www.music.uga.edu

Wednesday 14 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: Fine Arts Night Out (East West Bistro) A Is for Arts presents an exhibition and silent auction to benfeit David C. Barrow Elementary School’s art program. 7–9 p.m. 706546-9378 CLASSES: Tree Identification Workshop (UGA Intramural Fields) Learn to identify common trees of the Georgia Piedmont by their leaves, bark and shape. Wednesdays through November. 5–7 p.m. williams@warnell.uga.edu CLASSES: DIY: Making Chic Cheap (Community) Learn from student designers how to make all the trends yourself at this do-ityourself workshop. Bring old t-shirts and jeans to participate with the designers. 6–8 p.m. FREE! 706316-2067 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 EVENTS: Beer Dinner (Farm 255) Heavy Seas, Terrapin and Sweet Grass Dairy have teamed up with Farm 255 to present a four-course dinner featuring great beers and cheeses both as elements of various dishes and as stand-alone items.

6:30–9 p.m. $45. www.farm255.com EVENTS: Driven to Recycle (The Body Shop of Athens) Recycle any vehicle fluids (except gas), car batteries and up to four tires per vehicle. Free leak checks for vehicles will be available. Hosted by the ACC Recycling Division. For ACC citizens and UGA students only; bring photo ID. 4–7 p.m. FREE! www.athensclarkecounty.com/recycling EVENTS: Peace Corps on the Plaza (UGA Tate Center) Join returned Peace Corps volunteers and international students for the celebration of International Education Week. Music, photos and clothing given to applicants. 10 a.m.–2 p.m.

FREE! www.peacecorps.gov EVENTS: Community Snapshot: What to Do with Your Dog in Athens (Lyndon House Arts Center) Linda Hobbett shares activities and places around Athens that you can enjoy with your furry companions.

This event will also be streamed live on the website. 12:30 p.m. FREE! www.boomersinathens.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: Rabbit Box 7 (The Melting Point) Listen as no-notes storytellers weave tales of “Family Ties.”

This month’s storytellers include Charlie Hartness, Hope Hilton, Marc Tissenbaum, Dee Ashley, Maureen McLaughlin, Nina Kelly, Rick Kopp and Ivan Sumner. For adult ears. 7–9 p.m. $5. mreppers@gmail.com

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 FILM: Beertickers: Beyond the Ale (Ciné) An exploration of the collector’s psyche and of British drinking culture, this documentary film is about obsession, identity, curiosity and tradition. Introduction

by Classic City Brew Fest founder Owen Ogletree and Terrapin brewer Spike Buckowsk. 7:30 p.m. $5. www. athenscine.com GAMES: Trivia (Choo Choo Japanese Korean Grill Express) Jump on the trivia train! Every Wednesday. 7:30 p.m. www.choochoorestaurants.com GAMES: Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) Every Wednesday. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) Test your trivia chops for prizes! Every Wednesday.

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8 p.m. (Baldwin St. & Broad St. locations). 706-548-3442 GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicana Grill) Trivia with a DJ! Every Wednesday. 8–10 p.m. FREE! 706548-1920 GAMES: Trivia (Your Pie) (Five Points location) Open your piehole for a chance to win! Every Wednesday. 7:30 p.m. FREE! 706850-7424 KIDSTUFF: Breaking Dawn: Part 2 Release Party (Oconee County Library) Celebrate the release by making t-shirts, watching Breaking Dawn: Part 1 and eating vampirethemed snacks. Ages 11–18. 6-8 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Toddler Storytime (ACC Library) For children ages 18 months to 5 years. 9:30 & 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Preschool & Toddler Storytime (Madison County Library) Includes stories, fingerpuppet plays, songs and crafts for literacy-based fun. For ages 2–5.

10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 KIDSTUFF: Barnes & Noble Storytime (Barnes & Noble) Storytime for all ages. Children receive a free treat from the cafe. 11 a.m. FREE! 706-354-1195 LECTURES AND LIT: Coal and Immigration Lecture (UGA College of Environment and Design) (Room 125) National Book Award winner Jeff Biggers talks about the effects of coal dependence and immigration. 7 p.m. FREE! freedomuniversitygeorgia@gmail.com MEETINGS: AARP Meeting (Athens First Bank and Trust) Topics of interest to those who are retired or soon to be retired. Open to the public.

Meets the second Wednesday of each month. 10 a.m. FREE! 706340-9418 PERFORMANCE: UGA TubaEuphonium Ensemble (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) Featuring the world premiere of new composition “Åsgårdsreien,” as well as arrangements of works from throughout music history. 6 p.m. FREE! www. music.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: DMA Recital (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) Jillian Baxter presents a percussion recital.

3:35 p.m. FREE! www.music.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: Death & Transfiguration (Hugh Hodgson Hall) The UGA Wind Ensemble presents a cross section of introspective works including Ticheli’s “American Elegy,” Messiaen’s “And I Wait for

the Resurrection of the Dead” and a selection from Bernstein’s “On the Waterfront.” 8 p.m. $5 (w/ student ID), $10. www.pac.uga.edu

Thursday 15 ART: Third Thursday Art Series (Athens, Ga) Six galleries stay open late the third Thursday of every month. Participating galleries include the Georgia Museum of Art, Lamar Dodd School of Art, ATHICA, Lyndon House Arts Center, Ciné and the Gallery @ Hotel Indigo. 6-9 p.m.

FREE! www.3thurs.org ART: Opening Reception (Ciné) For “Davidson and Davidson,” art by Sam Davidson and George Davidson, father and son. 6–8 p.m.

FREE! www.athenscine.com ART: MFA Art Auction (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Drink and bid on works by students of the Lamar Dodd School of Art. 7–10 p.m. www. facebook.com/lkshuffleclub EVENTS: Artist Happy Hour (Hotel Indigo) Photographer Carl Martin launches his new publication and artists Michael Lachowski and Steven Scheer will be in attendance.

Hotel Indigo will serve food and hot toddies. 6 p.m. FREE! www.indigoathens.com EVENTS: Classic City Roller Girls Percentage Night (Terrapin Beer Co.) Help the rollergirls save their skin by raising funds for a new wooden floor. Learn about women’s flat track derby, see a demo or two and tour the brewery. A portion of sales benefits the CCRG. 5:30–7:30 p.m. $12. www.terrapinbrewery.com EVENTS: I Still Have a Dream Foundation Kick-Off Fundraiser (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) Emcee Tim Bryant, entertainment by country music artist Bobby Compton and special guest Coach Perno (UGA Baseball Team). A silent auction features items contributed by local artists, boutiques, restaurants and more. Proceeds help support the transportation and supply needs of those facing the challenges of brain and spinal cord Injuries. 6:30–8:30 p.m. 706-207-1500, www.

BriansDream24.com EVENTS: Athens Fashion Invasion (40 Watt Club) A fashion show celebrating Athens’ locally owned clothing boutiques and featuring local catered food. See Calendar Pick on p. 20. 7 p.m. $12–15. www.40watt.com 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: Holiday Open House (5 Points Acupuncture, 2027 S. Milledge Ave. Athens, Ga.) Services include acupuncture (both private and community), massage therapy, Chinese herbal medicine and aromatherapy. Raffle, small gifts and hors d’oeuvres for all who attend. 4–7 p.m. FREE! www.5pointsacupuncture.com EVENTS: Joyful Noise Weekend (Aromas) Drink from Aromas’ selection of beers to the tunes of Miles Davis, Dan the Automator and Pearl Jam. Nov. 15–18. www.aromaswinebar.com EVENTS: Nature Ramblers (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Learn more about the flora and fauna of the garden while making new friends and enjoying fresh air and inspirational readings. Ramblers are encouraged to bring their own nature writings or favorite poems and essays to share with the group.

Every Thursday. 8:30–10 a.m. FREE! www.botgarden.uga.edu

FILM: Film Screening and Panel Discussion (UGA Russell Library) What are the costs of fighting covert wars and how do we know when they’ve become too high? Join Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Carl Colby and a panel of intelligence experts for a screening of the documentary film The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby. 3:30-6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-542-5788 FILM: Inheritance (Ciné) A personal documentary that blends lyrical voice-over, archival imagery and direct cinema footage to investigate diasporic identity formation in the shadow of the Iranian Revolution of 1979. A Q&A with director Aggie EbrahimI Bazaz will follow. 7 p.m.

FREE! www.athenscine.com GAMES: Trivia (The Volstead) Every Thursday! 7:30-9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-354-5300 GAMES: Trivia with a Twist (Johnny’s New York Style Pizza) Throw a lime in your Coors Light and compete! Tuesdays & Thursdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m. 706354-1515 KIDSTUFF: Baby Music Jam (ACC Library) Children ages 1-3 and their caregivers play instruments, sing and dance together! 10:30 a.m.

FREE! 706-613-3650 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: 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: America Recycles Day and Scavenger Hunt (Rocksprings Park) Race through the park to find recycling items, talk about different recycling techniques and clean up with a park scavenger hunt for recyclables. For ages 6–12.

4–5 p.m. FREE! www.athensclarkecounty.com/rocksprings KIDSTUFF: Read to Rover (Oconee County Library) Develop reading skills and build confidence by telling stories to dogs. Call to register for a 15-minute session. Grades K–5.

3–4 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 LECTURES AND LIT: Small Business Proposal Writing Workshop (Athens SBDC, Chicopee Complex, 1180 E. Broad St.) For existing small minority businesses that are seeking government contracts, but may encounter problems. This seminar will cover the proper format, administrative procedures, specific requirements and more. Pre-register online. 10–11:30 a.m. $29. 706-542-6791, slay@ georgiasbdc.org, www.georgiasbdc. org/ce/athens LECTURES AND LIT: Keynote Address with Kye Allums (UGA Tate Center) (Room 248) The UGA LGBT Resource Center hosts Allums, a nationally known trans man, as keynote speaker for Transgender Day of Remembrance. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.lgbtcenter.uga.edu LECTURES AND LIT: 28th Annual J.W. Fanning Lecture (The Georgia Center) (Master’s Hall) “The Role of Immigrant Labor on US Dairy Farms,” Parr Rosson, professor and head of the department of agricultural economics at Texas A&M University. 10:30 a.m. FREE! ah1@uga.edu LECTURES AND LIT: Willson Center Fellows Lecture (Miller Learning Center) (Room 248) Martijn van Wagtendonk, art, presk continued on next page

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4 p.m. FREE! www.willson.uga.edu LECTURES AND LIT: Year of the Story Symposium (UGA Russell Library) Grady writers will discuss the art and power of storytelling in a panel discussion. Moderated

by Grady faculty members Valerie Boyd, Charlayne Hunter-Gault and Vicki Michaelis. 12 p.m. FREE! www. grady.uga.edu LECTURES AND LIT: 24 Hours of Reality: The Dirty Weather Report (New Earth Music Hall) The Georgia Climate Change Coalition co-hosts a world wide streaming broadcast featuring extreme global climate events and commentators.

6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 p.m. www.georgiaclimatecoalition.org LECTURES AND LIT: Meet the Author: Darrell Huckaby (Avid Bookshop) Huckay shares excerpts from his 10th book, Yea Though I Walk. 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7:30 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com MEETINGS: Annual Athens Land Trust Meeting (Athens Community Council on Aging) The annual meeting features a happy hour in the garden, prizes, a short presentation and board member elections. 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 p.m.

FREE! www.athenslandtrust.org MEETINGS: Sustainable Industries Roundtable (Terrapin Beer Co.) The ACC Recycling Division hosts a quarterly meeting for business leaders who want to make positive impacts on the global environment. Agenda items include ACCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s commercial recycling initiatives. RSVP by email. 8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 a.m.

FREE! joe.dunlop@athensclarkecounty.com MEETINGS: UGA Humanist Discussion Group (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. 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/groups/ThePointUGA OUTDOORS: Circle of Hikers (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) The garden offers a hike through the gardenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trails as part of Michelle Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Moveâ&#x20AC;? campaign.

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and essays to share. Thursdays through Nov. 15. 8:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10 a.m.

FREE! www.uga.edu/botgarden PERFORMANCE: ARCO Chamber Orchestra (Hugh Hodgson Hall) Guest conductor Daniel Kaplunas will lead the orchestra in a world premiere performance of Efrem Podgaitsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; new arrangement for violin and orchestra of Beethovenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Violin Sonata No. 6 in A Major. 8 p.m. $5 (w/ UGA ID), $20. www.music. uga.edu PERFORMANCE: African Languages Cultural Awareness (UGA Tate Center) (Grand Hall) Performances by students in various African languages classes. Part of the 25th anniversary of African Studies at UGA. 11 a.m. FREE! www. afrstu.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: UGA Jazz Ensemble (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) Swinging away under the direction of professor David Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Angelo. 6 p.m. FREE! www.music.uga.edu

Friday 16 ART: Artist Reception (Earth Fare CafĂŠ) Local glass artist Annette Paskiewicz hosts a reception for her glass and paper wall work. The show runs through Nov. 30. 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 p.m. www.studiomodglass.com ART: Holiday Pop-Up Gallery (ARTiniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Open Art Studio, Gallery & Lounge) Art for the holidays by Jamie Calkin and Heidi Hensley with musical guests Red Oak Southern String Band. 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 p.m. www.artinisartlounge.com EVENTS: Joyful Noise Weekend (Aromas) Drink from Aromasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; selection of beers to the tunes of Miles Davis, Dan the Automator and Pearl Jam. Nov. 15â&#x20AC;&#x201C;18. www.aromaswinebar.com EVENTS: Moonlight Gypsy Market (Little Kings Shuffle Club) An arts, crafts and junk market featuring â&#x20AC;&#x153;outsider, strange, erotic, macabre, dark and oddâ&#x20AC;? merchandise for sale, and including live performances by musicians, dancers and circus actors. 6 p.m. www.facebook.com/ moonlightgypsymarket EVENTS: Zumba After Dark (40 Watt Club) Zumba fever continues.

6:30 p.m. $10. www.40watt.com

EVENTS: Nancy Travis House/ Hope for Babies (Terrapin Beer Co.) Face-painting, fortune-telling and activities for the whole family to raise funds for The Nancy Travis House, which aims to close the performance gap between privileged and underprivileged students by providing quality, early childhood education. Live music by Turchi.

5:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7:30 p.m. www.nancytravis.org 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 KIDSTUFF: Drop Everything and Read Day (Fowler Drive Elementary School) To celebrate National Young Readerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Week, students will attempt to coax the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s principal, Anissa Johnson, off the roof by reading continuously throughout the day. All day. FREE! hendersons@ clarke.k12.ga.us

Saturday 17 ART: Dirty Girls Pottery Sale (Blue Bell Gallery, Comer) Pottery by Tina McCullough, Tammy Nance and guest dirty girl, Pat McCaffrey. Bring or email black and white photos or copyright-free artwork to have transfered onto ornaments, platters, magnets and more. 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2 p.m. www.dirtygirlspottery.com CLASSES: Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Self-Defense and Personal Safety Course (AKF Athens Martial Arts) Workshop covering social, environmental, psychological and physical aspects of safety. 11 a.m. FREE! www.americanblackbelt.org EVENTS: Joyful Noise Weekend (Aromas) Drink from Aromasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; selection of beers to the tunes of Miles Davis, Dan the Automator and Pearl Jam. Nov. 15â&#x20AC;&#x201C;18. www.aromaswinebar.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.

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Athens Fashion Invasion 40 Watt Club â&#x20AC;?I wanted to find a way we could celebrate all the unique shops Athens has to offer. We live in a very unique town with a whole lot of talent. Why not bring everyone together and fight for good causes?â&#x20AC;? says fashion show organizer and Agora owner Airee Hong.

Each participating local boutiqueâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Heeryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Flirt Fashions, Showpony, Dynamite, Community, Whole: Mind. Body. Art., Frontier, Suska, Native America Gallery and Agoraâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;will present their best interpretations of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;60s mod fashion. Aside from attire, the event will function partly as a hairstyling showcase, too, with styling

by Model Citizen Salon, City Salon, DM3, Mint, Lauren Howard and MAC Cosmetics. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;60s are making a big comeback in style and we wanted to set the stage with remembrance of that era. The title of the show is called â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Athens Fashion Invasion,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; kind of a play on those â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;60s sci-fi space shows that we all loved, and now Athens is getting invaded with the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;60s influence!â&#x20AC;? Hong says.

Leading each boutiqueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s collection down the platform runway, alongside models selected through a scout search, will be a â&#x20AC;&#x153;celebrity role modelâ&#x20AC;?: female community leaders, including former mayor Gwen Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Looney, writer Amy Flurry, Avid Bookshop owner Janet Geddis and Zumba After Dark instructor Tania Mendoza Yelton. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are so many amazing and talented women here in Athens, and they all deserve to get some recognitionâ&#x20AC;Ś Seriously, I could do an entire show just on all the women I look up to in this community,â&#x20AC;? says Hong.

The admission price includes dinner from four local restaurants, 5&10, The National, Porterhouse Grill and Last Resort, and proceeds from the event will benefit AIDS Athens.

With so many boutiques and stylists involved, as well as even more sponsors, photographers and volunteers contributing their skills, the fashion show truly represents the collaborative spirit of Athens. Tickets are $12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;15, buy them online at http://ticketf.ly/ PWQaK3 or at Agora. [Jessica Smith]

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.

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www.oconeecountyobservations. blogspot.com KIDSTUFF: Nature Trading Post (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Trade one or two objects found in nature for points or other nature objects in the centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s collection. 11 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3615 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: Story Time (Avid Bookshop) Come listen to childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stories read aloud. Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. & Saturdays, 1 p.m. FREE! 706352-2060 KIDSTUFF: Saturday at the Rock (Rock Eagle 4H Center) Hike to the Rock Eagle Mound. Two hikes at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. 10 a.m. $5. 706484-2862, www.rockeagle4h.org PERFORMANCE: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hidden in Plain Sightâ&#x20AC;? (Canopy Studio) An evening of dance, film and music featuring the Underground Dance Society, with guests Easter Island, Laura Glenn, Tamora Petitt and Maryn Whitmore. Nov. 17, 8 p.m. & Nov. 18, 6 p.m. $5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10. www.undergrounddancesociety.bigcartel.com SPORTS: UGA Football Game (UGA Sanford Stadium) The Dawgs take on the Georgia Southern Eagles.

1:30 p.m. www.georgiadogs.com THEATRE: Freckleface Strawberry (Oconee County Civic Center) A musical based on the best-selling books by actress Julianne Moore, featuring a cast of middle-school students. Nov. 17, 7 p.m. & Nov. 18, 2 p.m. $12-$16. oconeeyouthplayhouse@gmail.com

Sunday 18 CLASSES: Ballroom Dance Club (UGA Memorial Hall) Ballroom Dance lessons every Sunday! Nonstudents welcome. 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 p.m., FREE! (beginner). 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m., $3 (advanced). ugadance.com/imnew CLASSES: Reiki Class (Healing Arts Centre) Level II certification course that includes weekly guided practice sessions. All Reiki I initiates invited.

Call to register. 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5:30 p.m. $122.

706-338-6843 EVENTS: Holiday Open House (Five Points) Come enjoy photos with Santa, a secret Santa shop, horse and wagon rides, treats for kids, face painting, balloon animals, elves and much more! 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m.

FREE EVENTS: Sandy Creek Bridge Dedication (Sandy Creek Park) A hike around the parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lakeside Trail and an official ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly constructed pedestrian bridge. 1 p.m. $2. 706613-3631 EVENTS: 6th Annual Gobbler Fun Run and Walk (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Pre-Thanksgiving 5K run or walk and a one-mile fun run and walk. Refreshments provided.

Proceeds benefit the Hadassah Project, which provides health care to nearly one million patients per year. Register by Nov. 15. 2:30 p.m. $20â&#x20AC;&#x201C;25. www.classicraceservices. com EVENTS: Joyful Noise Weekend (Aromas) Drink from Aromasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; selection of beers to the tunes of Miles Davis, Dan the Automator and Pearl Jam. Nov. 15â&#x20AC;&#x201C;18. www.aromaswinebar.com GAMES: Trivia (Buffaloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Southwest CafĂŠ) Hosted by Chris Brewer every Sunday. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-3546655, www.buffaloscafe.com/athens GAMES: Trivia (Dickeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Barbecue Pit) Every Sunday. Featuring prizes, gift cards and drink specials. 7 p.m.

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GAMES: Trivia (The Capital Room) Every Sunday! Hosted by Evan Delany. First place wins $50 and second place wins $25. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.thecapitalroom.com GAMES: Trivia Sundays (Blind Pig Tavern) At the West Broad location. 6 p.m. 706-208-7979 LECTURES AND LIT: Book Reading (Avid Bookshop) Local Author Jonell Kirby Cash shares excerpts from her romantic novel A Ring, a Dance, a Second Chance. 4 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com PERFORMANCE: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hidden in Plain Sightâ&#x20AC;? (Canopy Studio) An evening of dance, film and music featuring the Underground Dance Society, with guests Easter Island, Laura Glenn, Tamora Petitt and Maryn Whitmore. Nov. 17, 8 p.m. & Nov. 18, 6 p.m. $5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10. www.undergrounddancesociety.bigcartel.com PERFORMANCE: Golden Wedding Concert (Seney-Stovall Chapel) Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Dell and Nelson Hitchcock, founders of the Lyric League. 3 p.m. FREE! www.lyricleague.org THEATRE: Freckleface Strawberry (Oconee County Civic Center) See Nov. 17 Theatre listing. Nov. 17, 7 p.m. & Nov. 18, 2 p.m. $12-$16. oconeeyouthplayhouse@gmail.com

Monday 19 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: Team Trivia (Beef â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Bradyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) Win house cash and prizes!

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FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Trivia (Highwire Lounge) Athensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 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 stories. Every Monday.

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FREE! 706-769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Infant Storytime (ACC Library) Nurture language skills.

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Tuesday 20 ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum of Art) Meet docents in the lobby for a tour of highlights from the museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s collection. 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org CLASSES: Athens Swing Night (Dancefx) The UGA Swing Dance Club presents a casual evening of social swing dancing. No experience or partner necessary. Advanced lesson at 7 p.m., and beginner lesson at 7:30 p.m. 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10 p.m. $3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5. www. athensswingnight.com COMEDY: OpenTOAD Comedy Open Mic (Flicker Theatre & Bar) This comedy show allows locals to watch or perform themselves. Email to perform. First and third Tuesday of every month! 9 p.m. FREE! (performers), $5. calebsynan@yahoo.com, www.flickertheatreandbar.com k continued on next page

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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 (Fuzzyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Taco Shop) Compete for prizes and giveaways.

Every Tuesday. 9â&#x20AC;&#x201C;11 p.m. 706353-0305 GAMES: Trivia with a Twist (Johnnyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 MEETINGS: Athens Rock and Gem Club (Friendship Christian Church) Kimb Cochran presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hands On Fossils.â&#x20AC;? 7:30 p.m.

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CLASSES: Tree Identification Workshop (UGA Intramural Fields) Learn to identify common trees of the Georgia Piedmont by their leaves, bark and shape. Wednesdays through November. 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 p.m. williams@warnell.uga.edu EVENTS: Open Mic Night (Fuzzyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Taco Shop) What rhymes with Fuzzy Taco? Performers and listeners welcome. Every Wednesday. 9 p.m.

FREE! 706-353-0305 EVENTS: James Bond Live! (Ten Pins Tavern) Come dressed as your favorite Bond villian, Bond girl or James Bond himself. Specials on food, drinks and bowling. 8 p.m.

706-546-8090 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 KIDSTUFF: Preschool & Toddler Storytime (Madison County Library) Includes stories, fingerpuppet plays, songs and crafts for literacy-based fun. For ages 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5.

10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 LECTURES AND LIT: Talking About Books (ACC Library) Adult book discussion group. This monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s title is The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot.

Newcomers welcome. 10:30 a.m.

FREE! 706-613-3650, ext. 324

Down the Line EVENTS: Nature Ramblers 11/22 (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Ramblers are encouraged to bring their own nature writings or favorite poems and essays to share with the group. Every Thursday. 8:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10 a.m. FREE! www.botgarden.uga.edu ART: Holiday Open House and Art Sale 11/23 (Chappelle Gallery) Happy Valley Pottery and Chappelle Gallery host an open house featuring art from 125 local and national craft artists. Nov. 23â&#x20AC;&#x201C;25, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m.

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ART: Holiday Open House and Art Sale 11/24 (Chappelle Gallery) Happy Valley Pottery and Chappelle Gallery host an open house featuring art from 125 local and national craft artists. Nov. 23â&#x20AC;&#x201C;25, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m.

FREE! 706-310-0985 EVENTS: CCHS and Barnes & Noble Book Fair 11/24 (Barnes & Noble) Present a voucher when making a purchase at Barnes & Noble, and a percentage of net sales will be contributed to the library program at Clarke Central High School.

Students will demonstrate various talents throughout the day, including friendship bracelet making, giftwrapping and musical performances.

Email for voucher. All day. tedderk@ clarke.k12.ga.us EVENTS: Oconee Farmers Market 11/24 (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: West Broad Market Garden Produce Stand 11/24 (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, 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. & Saturdays, 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1 p.m.

SPORTS: UGA Football Game 11/24 (UGA Sanford Stadium) The Dawgs take on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. 1 p.m. www.georgiadogs.com ART: Holiday Open House and Art Sale 11/25 (Chappelle Gallery) Happy Valley Pottery and Chappelle Gallery host an open house featuring art from 125 local and national craft artists. Nov. 23â&#x20AC;&#x201C;25, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m.

FREE! 706-310-0985 CLASSES: Ballroom Dance Club 11/25 (UGA Memorial Hall) Ballroom Dance lessons every Sunday! Non-students welcome.

6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 p.m., FREE! (beginner). 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m., $3 (advanced). ugadance.com/ imnew LECTURES AND LIT: Last Monday Book Group 11/26 (ACC Library) Adult book discussion group. This monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s title is When the Emperor was Divine by Julie Otsuka.

Newcomers welcome. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 PERFORMANCE: DMA Recital 11/26 (UGA Edge Recital Hall) Wilson Wong performs on trombone. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.music. uga.edu PERFORMANCE: Hodgson Faculty Series 11/26 (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) UGA piano professor Martha Thomas. 8 p.m. $5 (w/ student ID), $10. www.pac.uga.edu ART: Visiting Artist Lecture 11/27 (Lamar Dodd School of Art) (Room S151) Alec Soth is a photographer born and based in Minneapolis. His photographs have been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions, including the 2004 Whitney and SĂŁo Paulo Biennials. 5:30 p.m.

FREE! artinfo@uga.edu CLASSES: Athens Swing Night 11/27 (Dancefx) The UGA Swing Dance Club presents a casual evening of social swing dancing.

No experience or partner necessary.

Advanced lesson at 7 p.m., and beginner lesson at 7:30 p.m. 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10 p.m. $3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5. www.athensswingnight. com EVENTS: West Broad Market Garden Produce Stand 11/27 (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, 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. & Saturdays, 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1 p.m.

FILM: Bad Movie Night 11/27 (CinĂŠ) Anthony demands retribution (in the form of a cashierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s check) from a group of delinquent karate fanatics in Karate Warrior 2. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.athenscine.com LECTURES AND LIT: Special Collections Library Tour 11/27 (UGA Russell Library) Explore interactive kiosks with access to oral history interviews, historical film, video and sound recordings. Look for familiar faces from the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s political history in Art Rosenbaumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mural, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Doors.â&#x20AC;? Every Tuesday. 2 p.m. FREE! 706-542-8079 PERFORMANCE: Recital 11/27 (UGA Edge Recital Hall) Kathleen Fallin on trumpet. 3:30 p.m. FREE! www.music.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: DMA Recital 11/27 (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) Julie Kang Harvey performs on piano. 3:30 p.m. FREE! www.music. uga.edu PERFORMANCE: DMA Recital 11/27 (UGA Edge Recital Hall) David Gonzalez performs on trombone.

6:30 p.m. FREE! www.music.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: Redshift Saxophone Quartet 11/27 (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) An ensemble of Hugh Hodgson School of Music graduate students. 8 p.m. FREE! www.music.uga.edu ART: UGA Ceramic Students Pottery Sale 11/28 (Lamar Dodd School of Art) Fall pottery sale in the first floor lobby. 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. www. art.uga.edu ART: Tour at Two 11/28 (Georgia Museum of Art) Meet docents in the lobby for a tour of highlights from the museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s collection. 2 p.m.

FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org CLASSES: Tree Identification Workshop 11/28 (UGA Intramural Fields) Learn to identify common trees of the Georgia Piedmont by their leaves, bark and shape.

Wednesdays through November. 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 p.m. williams@warnell.uga.edu LECTURES AND LIT: Book Signing: Rob Peecher 11/28 (Oconee County Library) Rob Peecher, the editor and publisher of The Oconee Leader, discusses and signs copies of his historical fiction novel, Jackson Speed: The Hero of El Teneria. 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:30 p.m. FREE! 706769-3950 LECTURES AND LIT: Oconee Democrats Book Group 11/28 (Tlaloc El Mexicano Restaurant, Watkinsville) New location! The community book group will discuss Hunter S. Thompsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book, Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;72. 7 p.m. FREE! patricia.priest@ yahoo.com PERFORMANCE: Hodgson String Quartet 11/28 (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) The group is one of only three endowed student chamber music ensembles at UGA. 3:30 p.m.

FREE! www.music.uga.edu ART: UGA Ceramic Students Pottery Sale 11/29 (Lamar Dodd School of Art) Fall pottery sale in the first floor lobby. 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. www. art.uga.edu EVENTS: Reiki Circle 11/29 (Healing Arts Centre) A Japanese hands-on technique for stress reduction, relaxation and healing.

Every Thursday. 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. Donations accepted. 706-338-6843 EVENTS: Live Nativity 11/29 (First Presbyterian Church) Twenty live animals, refreshments, live music and Christmas art activities. Nativity will be in the parking lot behind the church and activities will be inside and in the courtyard. 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. FREE! www.firstpresathens.org

PERFORMANCE: Jazz Improv Performance 11/29 (Hugh Hodgson Hall) (Band Room) UGAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jazz Improv class gives its Fall performance. 11 a.m. FREE! www. music.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: UGA Holiday Concert 11/29 (Hugh Hodgson Hall) Music performed by Hugh Hodgson School of Music students, including the UGA Symphony Orchestra and choruses. 8 p.m. $5 (w/ student ID), $25. www.pac. uga.edu

LIVE MUSIC Tuesday 13 40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com AMERICAN AQUARIUM Southern roots-rock band from North Carolina.

COTTER PEN Local quartet plays jammy rock, blues and soul.

Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com SIMON JOYNER Singer-songwriter and early purveyor of the earnest folk-rock â&#x20AC;&#x153;Omaha sceneâ&#x20AC;? that also spawned Bright Eyes.

TWIN TIGERS Loud and lush at the same time, this local rock band combines jarring guitar riffs with sweeping melodies and heavy percussion.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com ASHER ARMSTRONG Local fourpiece Americana rock band.

TIMMY AND THE TUMBLERS Tim Schreiber (Dark Meat, The Lickity-Splits) howls and spasms and literally tumbles over garage-y rock-anthems and retro-inspired pop songs.

UZI RASH Punk group from California.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $10. www.georgiatheatre.com YELLOW DUBMARINE Beatles tribute band that puts its own reggae spin on the classic songs.

Go Bar 9 p.m. 706-546-5609 MICHAEL PAUMGARDHEN Lead guitarist of SheHeHe performs a solo set.

10 p.m. 706-546-5609 SUSPECT RAPTOR Local four-piece draws inspiration from â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;90s rock and bass-driven post-punk.

THE CANOES Garage rock band from Chicago.

HOSPITAL GARDEN Punk rock band from Chicago.

FRANCO FUNICELLO Local guitardriven indie rock band.

Hendershotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $5. www.hendershotscoffee.com NICK JOHNSON AND THE WORLD CLASS EGGS Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen Atlanta guitarist Nick Johnson play with Col. Bruce Hampton and Lingo. The World Class Eggs play a mix of funk, blues and soul jazz.

The Melting Point Terrapin Tuesday Series. 7 p.m. $5. www.meltingpointathens.com MATRIMONY North Carolina duo with folk acoustic elements and male-female harmonies.

MARK CUNNINGHAM Cunningham draws from Athens stalwarts R.E.M. and Chickasaw Mudd Puppies and classic country artists like Johnny Cash, Gram Parsons and Steve Earle.

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

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CyHi the Prynce, DJ Adam Golden, Taste Tester, Bugus, Dreamer, TWO9, Trinidad Jame$ 40 Watt Club â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wrote poetry, so rapping wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t that difficult,â&#x20AC;? Atlantaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CyHi the Prynce bragged earlier this year on his single â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Open Letter.â&#x20AC;? Difficult or not, CyHiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s skills on Trinidad Jame$ the mic are, at best, unproven. Too often hampered by an over-reliance on second-hand punchlines and glossy, anthemic hooks, the bulk of his material tends toward the conservative. The quality of his poetry is anyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s guess.

Of course, being a handshake away from Kanye West still means something in this country, and CyHi has infiltrated the Throneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inner circle, earning a spot on Kanyeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s G.O.O.D. Music roster and securing two guest verses on the crewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cruel Summer LP released this September. On Friday, he will headline the 40 Wattâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Twerksgivingâ&#x20AC;? showcase, supported by a bevy of other rappers, including newcomer Trinidad Jame$.

Jame$, who works as a shoe salesman in Underground Atlanta and is rarely photographed not wearing gold and leopard print, emerged earlier this fall with his debut release, Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Be S.A.F.E. His is a sensibility that values outsized personality and vibe over the actual rapping itself, which is deliberately pretty careless, a succession of trap rap clichĂŠs reiterated in a tone pitched somewhere between bored and mischievous.

He prides himself on surface-level strangeness; his latest video, for â&#x20AC;&#x153;All Gold Everything,â&#x20AC;? depicts him being chauffeured around Clayton County in a panda mask, propped up in the back of an Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme like a Cuban dictator.

Wherever you stand on these guys, the pairing is just odd enough to succeed; Jame$â&#x20AC;&#x2122; gaudy indifference is the perfect foil to CyHiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s over-eager chest-pounding. If CyHi panders to the camera, Trinidad winks at it. Maybe the tension will be productiveâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;or maybe it will just be tense. Either way, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intriguing, and isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t that what Twerksgiving is all about? [Will Stephenson]

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 FESTER HAGOOD This local songwriter sings in a soft drawl that accents his simple, plucked country songs.

BROTHER SHINE WHITE Local singer-songwriter.

JASON DAVIS Local bluegrass singer.

LEVI LOWERY Storyteller and singersongwriter from Dacula.

RON KIMBLE Atlanta-based country singer.

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

WUOG Live in the Lobby! 8 p.m. FREE! www. wuog.org THE BARLETTAS Local group plays cheeky, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;60s-influenced rock with harmonies and honky-tonk overtones.

Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www. caledonialounge.com RITVALS New band featuring members of Muuy Biien.

JEREMY DUBS Expect sparkling electronic pop from this Massachusetts band.

HOME BODY Bold indie, electro-pop duo.

CARS CAN BE BLUE Sweetly sarcastic lo-fi pop trio of Becky Brooks, Nate Mitchell and Jeremy Dyson.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar. com BIG EYES Seattle-based punk rock trio.

AUDACITY Punk band from California.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 DJ FOG JUICE Spinning Euro/Italo/ space-disco, new wave, old-school R&B and current and classic dance hits.

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Hendershotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $10. www.hendershotscoffee. com MODERN SKIRTS One of Athensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; favorite pop acts, this foursome went from piano-driven darlings to more experimental electronic-inspired dance pop.

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

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 10 p.m. 706-369-3144 IRATA New psych-rock duo known for â&#x20AC;&#x153;throwing curveballsâ&#x20AC;? in its live shows. See Calendar Pick on p. 25.

GUZIK Titanic sludge metal.

RAT BABIES Local heavy metal duo.

New Earth Music Hall 8 p.m. $10. www.newearthmusichall. com STEPHANE WREMBEL Revolutionary jazz guitarist from New York..

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

Porterhouse Grill 7 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT Pianist Steve Key is joined by other talented local musicians.

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

Terrapin Beer Co. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com YUSIF! Seattle-based pop-rock outfit fronted by a Kuwaiti-American songwriter.

Thursday 15 Amici 9 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0000 OPEN MIC NIGHT Bi-weekly open mic night. Email amiciopenmic@ gmail.com to sign up.

Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.caledonialounge.com DANA SWIMMER A montage of garage rock with sweet, soulful undertones.

CRUNK WITCH Bass-punk husband and wife duo from Maine.

FLEET MACHINE Understated synth beats leave room for quiet vocals and careful sampling. So local they have a song called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Go Bar Guy.â&#x20AC;?

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Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com THE HEAP Funky indie-soul band based here in Athens with a killer horn section and fronted by Bryan Howardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s low, bass growl.

MATT JOINER Local guitarist draws inspiration from blues and classic rock.

VIVA DECONCINI Female fronted indie band from New York.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com BAXTER AND THE BASICS New, local folk-inspired indie rock band.

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La Fiesta FREE! 706-549-5933 ABDUR & MOSES Members of John Parker Wayne, on the patio.

The Mad Hatter 11 p.m. 706-372-2455 WIEUCA Newly local band whose appealingly woozy, fuzzed-out poprock calls to mind slacker-rock titans Pavement and Sebadoh.

The Melting Point 8 p.m. $5 (adv), $7 (door). www.meltingpointathens.com STEVE COUGHLIN & FRIENDS Originals on keys, drums, bass and Stratocaster. Featuring members of Driftwood. Album release!

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The Roadhouse 10 p.m. FREE! 706-613-2324 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.

Sr. Sol 6 p.m. FREE! 706-850-7112 (W. Broad St. location) MARIACHI NIGHT Live Mariachi band, every other Thursday!

Terrapin Beer Co. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com RACHEL O’NEAL Local acoustic act.

WUOG Live in the Lobby! 8 p.m. FREE! www. wuog.org SLAW AND ORDER Local drum and keys duo performs tambourine-rich pop tracks.

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40 Watt Club 10 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com TWERKSGIVING G.O.O.D. Music signee CyHi the Prynce headlines a night of hip-hop. Additional performances from DJ Adam Golden, Taste Tester, Bugus, Dreamer, TWO9 and Trinidad Jame$. See Calendar Pick on p. 23.

Amici 11 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0000 TITTIES AND BEER Uh. No information available.

Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $8 (adv), $8 (21+), $10 (18+). www.caledonialounge.com JUCIFER Sludge-metal husband-andwife duo that began in Athens and now tour almost constantly, living out of their tour vehicle.

LAZER/WULF This avant-metal instrumental trio mixes in prog, thrash as well as more eclectic influences for a high-energy and highly entertaining live show.

THE POWDER ROOM New scuzzy, noisy, heavy, loud trio featuring ex-members of Manray and Pride Parade.

Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com THE WOODGRAINS Local band that plays a blend of funk, rock and soul featuring three vocalists and charismatic harmonies.

GOLDBLUES Side project from members of Dank Sinatra.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com T.S. WOODWARD “Piano-centric pop” from this singer/songwriter.

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.

MIKE MACDONALD Acoustic singersongwriter.

Georgia Bar LGBT Night! 9 p.m. FREE! 706-5469884 JUSTIN AND JACK Playing acoustic covers with a little help from the slide guitar.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $15. www.georgiatheatre.com KINCHAFOONEE COWBOYS This Athens institution has been covering

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classic country for 20 years with a handful of twangy originals thrown in the mix.

BOBBY COMPTON The first Redneck Idol, Bobby Compton sings hardrockin’ country.

CAYLEE ANNA Young country talent that takes influences from every genre.

The Globe 9 p.m. FREE! 706-353-4721 AS DUSK FADES Says the band: “This is a solo show, first main show in Athens. Expect the radio songs and unrecorded debuts.”

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 DJ MAHOGANY Popular local DJ spins freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta unexpected faves.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $5. www.hendershotscoffee.com QUIABO DE CHAPEU Local musicians playing a lively mix of authentic Brazilian music.

COCONUT MOON All-girl four-piece band that plays Brazilian music.

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

Manor 11 p.m. FREE! (21+ w/ Student ID), $5 (18+ before 11 p.m.), $10 (18+ after 11 p.m.). www.manorathens.com DJ MAYS This Athens local’s philosophy is to “play what the people want to hear, but present it in a way that no one knows is coming.”

The Melting Point 9 p.m. $7 (adv), $10 (door). www.meltingpointathens.com THE BIG PAYBACK James Brown tribute act.

THOSE CATS High-energy sevenpiece soul and funk powerhouse from Statesboro.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 SWEET KNIEVEL This band’s brand of melodic, psychedelic rock showcases an appreciation of Syd Barrett and The Beatles.

CHASING EDISON Progressive rock band from North Carolina that provides an “ever-evolving unique experience through gut-wrenching grooves.”

The Office Lounge 9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 THIEVES MARKET Local alternative rock band.

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 TURCHI Blues rock band that centers around slide guitar.

Saturday 17 40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $8. www.40watt.com EFFIES CLUB FOLLIES A comedic burlesque group sure to thrill you

with everything from singing to magic.

LOS MEESFITS Misfits covers done Cuban salsa style!

Bishop Park Athens Farmers Market. 8 a.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net THE MUSICSMITHS Natalie Smith of Grogus and husband Brian Smith of the Georgia Guitar Quarter put together eerily beautiful flute/guitar compositions. (8 a.m.)

STRING THEORY High-energy acoustic fusion and funk-oriented progressive rock with elements of bluegrass and Americana. (10 a.m.)

Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $8 (adv), $8 (21+), $10 (18+). www.caledonialounge.com SHOVELS & ROPE Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent play what they call “sloppy-tonk” music. See story on p. 10.

RUBY THE RABBITFOOT Formerly Ruby Kendrick, this local singersongwriter has a sweet voice and prodding, poignant lyrics.

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 LAZY LOCOMOTIVE New local group featuring members of Fuzzbucket, Juice Box and High Strung String Band.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com MOTHS Featuring Jacob Morris of Ham1, Moths plays a mostly acoustic sort of ‘70s folk-rock with a pop sensibility and an inevitable psychedelic tinge.

WETLANDS Folk trio from Florida.

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

OH GEEZ Hip-hop trio from Atlanta.

Go Bar WSSO Benefit! 9 p.m. 706-546-5609 NURTURE New local post-hardcore trio.

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

LITTLE SISTER No info available.

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

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com DEBRIS Featuring seasoned local players Isaac Bramblett, Damian Kapcala, Domingo “Sunny” Ortiz, Kyle Pilgrim, John Steffl, Nic Walton and Britt West playing a selection of originals and choice cover tunes.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3144 DJ MAHOGANY Popular local DJ spins freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta unexpected faves.

Manor 10 p.m. FREE! (21+), $5 (18+ before 11 p.m.), $10 (18+ after 11 p.m.). www. thebadmanor.com DJ RX Mixing rock, rap, dubstep and top hits synced to music videos on the big screen.

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Irata, Guzik, Rat Babies Little Kings Shuffle Club Drummer Jason Ward and bassist Jon Case are the key players in Irata, a Greensboro, NC-based heavy rock duo (sometime trio) that marries mathematics with large doses of Janeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Addiction-style bombast.

Indeed, Irataâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recently released Vultures is like the album Janeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Addiction wishes it couldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve released in place of 2011â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s The Great Escape Artist.

Unfortunately for those alt-rock elder statesmen, though, neither the illadvised Duff McKagen bass experiment or an attempted Irata poaching of TV on the Radioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dave Sitek could bring the band within sniffing distance of its creative peak.

Irata is here to take the reigns. The band began a three-week tour earlier this month in support of the aforementioned Vultures, a five-song EP released on Pig8Pig/Silber and produced by Kylesaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Phillip Cope, who has helmed records for Baroness and Black Tusk. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Phillip is a character,â&#x20AC;? says Ward, who says the experience benefitted Irata immensely. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He works his ass off. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s probably the closest thing to a rock star Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever worked with. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very opinionated and knows what he wants. In our case, we were open to his ideas.â&#x20AC;?

As fate and routing would have it, the band found itself in New York City during the immediate and devastating aftermath of Hurricane Sandy and in the crosshairs of even more unusual and unseasonable inclement weather headed that way. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think Saint Vitus, [in Brooklyn], they had like three feet of water in their basement,â&#x20AC;? Ward says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Norâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;easter came through last night, and we got three or four inches of snow. [It] was kind of a shitty night,â&#x20AC;? he says, before adding, with a dry laugh, â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was fun.â&#x20AC;? [David Eduardo]

The Melting Point 9 p.m. $5 (adv), $7 (door). www.meltingpointathens.com THE OTHER BROTHERS BAND Allman Brothers tribute band. Says the group: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The members of the band are from either Athens or Statesboroâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;?

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742 GREG HESTERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S FUNK SOCIETY Local musician Greg Hester performs with a funky backing band.

Monday 19 Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 GRIPE This Athens thrash, grind and powerviolent band.

The Grotto 8 p.m. FREE! 140 E. Clayton St. THE SEGAR JAZZ AFFAIR Smooth jazz played by DJ Segar.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com SCARLETT STITCH A blend of Southern rock and metal.

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

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399 Meigs $10. williamtyler.eventbrite.com ART ROSENBAUM Local folk music player and historian.

WILLIAM TYLER His virtuosic and organic style draws equally from Appalachian folk and modern composition. See story on p. 11

Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $3 (21+), $5 (18+). www.caledonialounge.com MUUY BIIEN Local band plays â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;80sstyle punk rock.

SHAVED CHRIST Local punk band featuring members of Witches, Dark Meat and Hot New Mexicans.

NEON PISS Punk band from California.

CHEAP ART The band formerly known as Coplifter offers top-notch hardcore from Atlanta.

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.

Go Bar 9 p.m. 706-546-5609 THE RODNEY KINGS Scuzzed out garage-punk trio.

RAYVON PETTIS Versatile country and indie-rock singer/songwriter from Birmingham.

SAD DADS New local band.

The Melting Point Terrapin Tuesday. 7 p.m. $5. www. meltingpointathens.com ROXIE WATSON Five-piece â&#x20AC;&#x153;alternagrassâ&#x20AC;? string band from Decatur, GA. Look for their new album due out this month!

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 FESTER HAGOOD This local songwriter sings in a soft drawl that accents his simple country songs.

JOHNNY ROQUEMORE Award winning songwriter, guitarist and vocalist plays character-rich folk.

NANCY KAYE, CHANDLER MCGEE AND HILL ROBERTS Members from Trappers Cabin and The Law perform together to create a unique performance.

TODD WHITE Lead singer of 90 Acre Farm gets personal with this solo set.

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

Wednesday 21 Boarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 DAVID BARBE An acclaimed local producer and former member of Sugar and Mercyland, Barbe plays a special brand of full-throttle rock.

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Go Bar Occupy Sandy Benefit! 10 p.m. 706546-5609 GREY MILK This edgy folk-rock outfit recently relocated to the Classic City from New England.

CAPTAIN #1 This band spins grand tales of death, love and life through low-key acoustic pop.

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Hendershotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com THE HOBOHEMIANS This six-piece, acoustic band utilizes banjo, ukulele, flute, accordion, saxophone, piano, various percussion, drums and bass to perform popular American and European roots music of the 1910s, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;20s and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;30s: a potent mix of protojazz, blues and folk.

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The Melting Point 8:30 p.m. $10 (adv.), $15 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com NORMALTOWN FLYERS Not quite country, not exactly folk or rock and roll, but an up-beat, energetic mixture of all three. These Athens mainstays have been performing in town for three decades.

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

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!

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bulletin board DO SOMETHING; GET INVOLVED! THANKSGIVING Day DeadlinE: The deadline for getting listed in Bulletin Board will be WEDNESDAY, Nov. 21 at noon for the issue of Nov. 28. Email calendar@flagpole.com.

ART 2012 Student Art Contest (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) This competition selects original artwork to adorn items for sale in SBG’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 Athens Slingshot 2013 (Athens, Ga) Seeking art proposals for a new music and arts showcase being held Mar. 8 & 9. Submissions can include installation, performance, locative media or fixed media. Proposals due Nov. 15. submissions@athensslingshot.com, www.athensslingshot.com Call for Artists (Farmington Depot Gallery) Now accepting applications for its holiday artist market, “Holidaze,” to be held on Dec. 1 & 2.

Email farmingtongallery@gmail.com for application and details.

Call for Artists (Ben’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

CLASSES Advanced Yoga Teacher Training (Athens, Ga) Vastu Yoga hosts a 500-hour yoga teacher training. Journey more deeply into your own practice while learning the technical skills necessary to become a stellar yoga instructor.

Visit website for location and info.

Begins in November. $2,495. www. globalvastuyoga.com.

Buddhist Book Study (Body, Mind & Spirit) Every Wednesday.

6 p.m. Donations accepted. 706351-6024 Clay Classes (Good Dirt) Weekly “Try Clay” classes ($20/person) introduce participants to the potter’s wheel every Friday from 7–9 p.m.

“Family Try Clay” classes show children and adults hand-building methods every Sunday from 2–4 p.m. $20. 706-355-3161, www. gooddirt.net 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 Dance Classes (Dancefx) Ballet, tap, hip-hop, Zumba, contemporary, foxtrot, Western dancing, strip aerobics, pilates and more. Check website for schedule. 706-355-3078, www.dancefx.org From Sewing to Quiltmaking (Sewcial Studio) If you already know how to sew and want to learn how to make quilts, this class will teach you the basics of using the tools.

Pre-registration required. Nov. 15, 6–7:30 p.m. $10. 706-247-6143, www.sewcialstudio.com Gentle Hatha Integral Yoga (St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church) All levels welcome. Tuesdays, 5:30–7 p.m. $9/class. 706-543-0162, mfhealy@bellsouth.net, www.mind fuliving.org Improv Class (UGA Tate Center) Practice your improv comedy skills with Laugh Out Loud’s improv games. Thursdays, 6:30–8:30 p.m.

FREE! www.improv.uga.edu Kindle Tutorials (Madison County Library) Kindle Touch e-reader tutorials are available every

Athens Area Humane Society

ADOPTION CENTER

Inside Pet Supplies Plus at Alps Shopping Ctr. • 706.353.2287

What a beauty. She hasn’t been here long and is still adjusting to such a public life. She would clearly approve a quieter, more oneon-one lifestyle with someone special.

day in November at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., and an extra tutorial at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Bring a Kindle from home or check one out from the library. FREE! 706-795-5597 Lori’s Boot Camp (Fitness at Five) Get in shape! Thursdays, 6:30–7:30 p.m. & Saturdays, 11 a.m.–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. $6–$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 & Thursdays, 6:30 p.m., $20–30. www.pintsandpaints.com Power Yoga for Athletes (Total Training Center) Stretch out sore muscles every Monday night.

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, 5:45–7 p.m. Tribal style bellydancing every Tuesday, 6–7 p.m. $10–$12. www. floorspaceathens.com Yoga Classes (Healing Arts Centre) Several types of ongoing yoga classes are offered for all levels, including ashtanga, therapeutic, hatha, gentle and vinyasa yoga, power lunch yoga and pilates. Visit website for details. www.healingarts centre.net Yoga Teacher Training (Athens, Ga) Yoga teacher and RYT200 certification course.

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Doesn’t Apple look like she has secrets? Tortoiseshells are said to bond deeply with one person and that’s who they tell all their secrets to. She is not quite a year old.

Trick (brother) and Treat (sister) are friendly little clowns, active, playful and ready to explore. They would be huge fun to adopt together and that would be nice because they dote on one another.

The GMOA hosts an interdisciplinary study of the ancient Roman marble “Orpheus Relief,” through Mar. 31. a.m.–6 p.m. $1450. www.yogaful day.com Yoga Teacher Training Course (Athens, Ga) Yoga teacher and Yoga Alliance RYT200 certification course. Visit website for location details. Saturdays, Jan. 5–May 11, 8 a.m.–6 p.m. $1,450. www.yogafulday.com Zumba (Athens Latino Center for Education and Services (ALCES)) Instructed by Maricela Delgado.

Every Wednesday, 6–7 p.m. & 7:15–8:15 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, 5:30–6:30 p.m. $10/class, $70/session. www.uga. edu/botgarden Zumba(r) with Ingrid (Casa de Amistad) A dance fitness class that incorporates Latin and international music. Mondays & Fridays, 6–7 p.m. $5. zumbathens@gmail.com

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11 Cats Received, 4 Cats Placed

FLAGPOLE.COM ∙ NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Be a Santa to a Senior (Terrapin Beer Co.) Seeking donations of toiletries, crosswords, pajamas, hats, scarves, picture frames, etc., for the Athens Community Counsel for Aging. A Santa photo booth, commemorative pint glasses and

ornaments available to donators.

Through November.

Help Pave the Way (ACC Library) The library is selling engraved pavers for the flooring of an outside reading garden patio. Contributions help support the library’s collection and programming. $100 (tax-deductable). 706-613-3650, ext. 336 Hospice Volunteers Needed (Homestead Hospice, Bogart) For patient companionship and/ or administrative duties. Volunteer recruitment and training day on Nov. 29, 9-11 a.m. 706-548-8444, jarpdunham@homesteadhospice.net

KIDSTUFF Arrow Shared Nanny Sessions (Arrow) Caregiving with a child ratio of 1 to 3. For ages 6 months–4 years. Pre-registration required. Monday–Thursday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. and Friday, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. $30–125. ourarrow@gmail. com, www.ourarrow.com Arts in the Afternoon (East Athens Community Center) Afterschool program teaches arts and crafts and allows children to create original artwork. Ages 6–15.

Mondays and Wednesdays, 3:30– 5:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3593 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.–3:30 p.m. $15–23. 706-613-3580 Day Off School: It’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.–3:30 p.m. $15–23. 706-6133580 Kids’ Craft Classes (Treehouse Kid and Craft) Mama/Papa & Me craft class for ages 1–3 (Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. & Saturdays, 10 a.m.), Craft Club for ages 6–10 (Wednesdays & Thursdays, 4 p.m.) and Family Crafterdays (Saturdays, 11 a.m.). $10/class, $30/4 classes.

706-850-8226, www.treehousekid andcraft.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.–12 p.m. $5, $30 (8 visits). www.ourarrow.com Out of School Workshop: Thanksgiving (Good Dirt) Kids can get ready for the holidays on their days off with three days of playing in the clay. Call to register.

Nov. 19–21, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. $55/day.

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 2.5–4 years old. Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.–12 p.m. $10. ourarrow@gmail.com Thanksgiving Cornucopia (Madison County Library) Learn a recipe you can share with everyone at Thanksgiving. Sample and create fall fruit and vegetable treats.

Pre-register by Nov. 14. For ages 7 & up. Nov. 18, 4 p.m. FREE! 706795-5597 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. 1–1:45 p.m. $60. yogasprouts@ gmail.com, www.athensfivepoints yoga.com

ON THE STREET “Ripple Effect” Film Contest (Athens, Ga) Filmmakers of all ages and levels of experience are

invited to create original short films about water conservation and water stewardship. The finalists’ films will show at EcoFocus Film Festival in the spring. The winning film will be announced at the “Blue Carpet Premiere” and shown in select local movie theaters. Enter by Dec. 5. www.rippleeffectfilmproject.org Athens Jewish Film Festival Shorts Competition (Athens, GA) Submit an original short film addressing the “Jewish experience.”

Deadline Dec. 1. FREE! www.athens jff.org/shorts-competition.html EcoFocus Film Festival (Athens, GA) Seeking film entries that inform and inspire audiences about environmental film. Deadline Dec. 15. www.ecofocusfilmfest.org/ submit Evergreen Community Garden Seeks Gardeners (Evergreen Community Garden, 285 Tallassee Rd.) Those interested in gardening are welcome to use the land, tools and classes at Evergreen Community Garden. No experience necessary, use of resources is free.

704-877-7928, aggeles@uga.edu Low Income Heating Energy Assistance Program Appointments (Athens, Ga) The Low Income Heating Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is now taking appointments for eligible home heating assistance applicants.

Appointments for the elderly will

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.) Atmospheric paintings ranging from introspective melancholy to stark mechanical by Jacob Wenzka.

Through November.

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.) 2D and 3D pieces by Matthew Gentry. Through November.

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 BARCAFÉ (234 W. Hancock Ave.) Ten movie posters designed by local artists to honor Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho. Through Nov. 15.

CIRCLE GALLERY AT UGA (285 S. Jackson St.) “American Dreams: The Paradox of Failed Subdivisions in Georgia,” a photographic exhibition by Stephanie Bryan. Through Dec. 21.

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

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

Through November.

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 Michael Pierce, Nick Joslyn, Peter Loose, Anna Marino and more. • “Bucolanalia” includes paintings and drawings by featured artist Matt Alston. Through Dec. 30.

FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) “Oneironaut” includes drawings by James Greer. Through November.

FRONTIER (193 E. Clayton St.) A display of works made from found materials by local outsider artist Jimmy “Cap Man” Straehla. Through Nov. 15.

GAINESVILLE STATE COLLEGE OCONEE CAMPUS (1201 Bishop Farms Pkwy., Watkinsville) The Oconee Student Art Exhibit includes works by Isabell Daniel, Jennifer Graff, Stacy Koffman and Kate Windley. Through November.

GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) “Beyond the Bulldog: Jack Davis.” Through Jan. 6. • “The Look of Love: Eye Miniatures from the Skier Collection.” Through Jan. 6. • Murals of agriculture scenes by George

be held Nov. 26–28, and general appointments are Dec. 17–19. Call for an appointment. 706-424-2866 Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School Grant (Athens, Ga) Seeking online votes to win $50,000 from the Clorox “Power a Bright Future” grant that would help fund ongoing programs at the school. Go to www.powerabrightfuture.com to vote. Voting lasts through Dec. 12.

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,” “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 sur-

gery if not up to date. Now through Nov. 29. 706-769-9155, www.athenshumanesociety.org Yoga Teacher Training (5 Points Yoga) Yoga Allianceregistered 200-hour yoga teacher training. Journey more deeply into your own practice while learning technical skills necessary to become a stellar yoga instructor. Saturdays, 12 p.m. Jan. 4–July 21. $1,900. www.athensfivepointsyoga.com

SUPPORT Domestic Violence Support Group (Athens, Ga) Support, healing and dinner for survivors of domestic violence. Tuesdays, 6–8 p.m., in Clarke County. First and Third Mondays, 6:30–8 p.m., in Madison County. Childcare provided. 706-543-3331 (hotline), 706-613-3357, ext. 771.

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Beattie. Through Jan. 7. • “De Wain Valentine: Human Scale” features eight large-scale, minimalist and translucent sculptures. Through Jan. 27.

• “John Haley: Berkeley School of Abstract Expressionist.” Through Mar. 3. • “Defiant Beauty: The Work of Chakaia Booker” consists of large-scale sculptures created from tires. Through Apr. 30.

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

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. Through Nov. 17. • Artwork by Aimee Morris, Toby Cole, Darin Beasley and Jacob Morris. Nov. 18 through Dec. 8.

HEIRLOOM CAFE AND FRESH MARKET (815 N. Chase St.) “Fruit of Life” features oil paintings by Keara Connor. Through November.

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

KRIMSON KAFE (40 Greensboro Hwy., Watkinsville) Works by Charles Dyer.

Through November.

LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART (270 River Rd.) “Minimalish,” a group show presenting works by Art-X students. Through Nov. 23.

LEATHERS BUILDING ART SPACE (675 Pulaski St.) Mixed media art by Jessica “Cobra” McVey and Trevor Oxley. Through December.

LOFT GALLERY (2 S. Main St., Watkinsville) “Goddesses: The Real and the Imagined,” colorful paintings by Melody Croft exploring the emotional complexities of race, gender, age and culture. Through December.

LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (293 Hoyt St.) “Discovering History: Decorative Arts and Genealogy from the Ware and Lyndon Family Eras.”

Through Jan. 12. • “Arts from Indian Asia: Selections from Local Collections.” Through Jan. 26.

MADISON MORGAN CULTURAL CENTER (424 S. Main St., Madison) “Consequences of War” features “Flight,” an exhibit of lithographs by 12 mid-century masters. Opening reception Nov. 8. Through Feb. 24.

MAMA’S BOY (197 Oak St.) Ink and watercolor art by Meg Abbott. Through November.

OCONEE COUNTY LIBRARY (1080 Experiment Station Rd.) Watercolors by Mark Willis. Through November.

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 GARDEN OF GEORGIA (2450 S. Milledge Ave.) Photographs of nature by Robert Rushton. Through Nov. 25.

STRAND HAIR STUDIO (1625 S. Lumpkin St.) Unique paintings, assemblages and collages by Charley Seagraves and blown glass by Sy Dowling.

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TOWN 220 (220 W. Washington St., Madison) “Observations” includes encaustic paintings by Mary Leslie. Through Jan. 26.

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.

WHITE TIGER (217 Hiawassee Ave.) “Keep Moving” features a selection of works on paper created by Krista Dean’s students at Chase Street Elementary School. Through November.

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Brick duplex, 2BR/1BA, very clean. Just 2 mi. to campus on north side Athens. 2 units avail. Pets OK. $500/mo. + dep. Call Sharon, (706) 351-3074.

Houses for Rent 1 or 2BR, recently renovated, private, quiet location near Publix. All elec., CHAC, new appls., W/D, DW, HWflrs. Water & garbage paid. $650-680/ m o . w w w. b o u l e v a rd propertymanagement.com, (706) 548-9797.

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2 B R / 1 B A . W a t e r, g a s , power incl. Near Dwntn. $550/mo. Call Joiner Management (706) 3536868.

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3BR/2BA, 2071 Lumpkin, $1000/mo. incl. water, lawn maint. & garbage. W/D, DW. (706) 546-0300.

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3BR/2.5BA. Ikea kitchen w/ island. Huge master BR w/ sitting room & spa bath. All elec. W/D, CHAC, DW, skylights, huge deck, fenced-in yd. $1200/mo. + dep. Avail. Jan. 1. Call Mark, (706) 202-5110.

3BR/2BA directly behind ARMC! 2 LRs, new carpet & paint, hardwoods, f e n c e d b a c k y a rd . P e t s OK. Avail. Jan. 1st. Short ter m lease avail. $1000/ m o . A a ro n , ( 7 0 6 ) 2 0 7 2957.

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Parking & Storage Parking places for rent across from UGA. $30/mo.

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For Sale Auctions Assured Mini Storage is holding an auction/yard sale on Nov. 17 starting at 9 a.m.

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Furniture King sized bed frame and dresser for sale. Cherry wood, good condition, never been used. $800. (706) 3188278.

Miscellaneous Archipelago Antiques.

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

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Wuxtr y Records, at corner of Clayton & College downtown. (706) 369-9428.

Music Equipment Nuçi’s Space needs your old instruments & music gear! All donations are taxdeductible. Call (706) 2271515 or come by Nuçi’s Space, 396 Oconee St.

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

Cello lessons for everybody! Music improves lear ning & concentration. All ages welcome. Enjoy making music from day one; instrument provided! learn.music.in.athens@ gmail.com.

Music Services E a d y G u i t a r s , Guitar Building & Repair. Qualified repairman offering professional set ups, fret work, wiring, finishing & re s t o r a t i o n s . E x p . i n c l .

Gibson & Benedetto Guitars.

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Fret Shop. Professional guitar repairs & modifications, setups, electronics, precision fretwork. Previous clients incl. R.E.M., Widespread Panic, Cracker, Bob Mould, John Berry, Abbey Road Live!, Squat. (706) 5491567.

Wedding bands. Quality, professional bands.

Weddings, parties. Rock, jazz, etc. Call Classic City Entertainment. ( 7 0 6 ) 5 4 9 - 1 5 6 7 . w w w. classiccityentertainment. com. Featuring The Magictones - Athens’ premiere wedding & party band. www.themagictones. com.

Services Classes Flagpole Classifieds now lists yoga classes!

Let your yogis know exactly what kind of yoga you offer, when, and where you teach your classes. Visit classifieds.flagpole.com or call the office at (706) 5490301.

Cleaning Blessed Hand Cleaning Service.

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Psychics Renowned psychic advisor specializing in love, relationships, f i n a n c e & c a re e r. I w i l l guide you in overcoming challenges for a much happier life. Betty is a natural-born empath & psychic life coach. Call (706) 224-5026.

Spa The location of Athens’ best massage therapists, estheticians & nail technicians is not classified.

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Jobs Full-time Fantasy World! Hiring private lingerie models. No exp. necessary. We train.

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GA licensed sassypants needed, Model Citizen S a l o n . D ro p re s u m e b y 497 Prince Ave. Soul, style & tap dancing skills a plus.

N e w D w n t n . re s t a u r a n t & bar now hiring all positions. Apply in person at Dirty Birds (on Washington St.) or Square One (on Thomas St.).

Strand Hair Studio has an opening for a motivated, easygoing hairstylist looking for a calm, relaxing environment w/ established clientele.

Fixed rent. (706) 5498074.

I’m an Athens native & an Independent Beauty Consultant. I need faces to show our new product line. I also have gift baskets for easy Christmas presents. I can meet at a n y S t a r b u c k s . I t ’s fa s t & free! With every facial, you will get a free lipstick!

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I truly love my girlfriend and would never cheat on her by acting on these feelings, but I can’t seem to get rid of them, no matter how hard I try. I feel intensely guilty for my crush.

What can I do?

Girl Seeking (to Forget) Girl Don’t try to beat back the crush, and don’t beat yourself up about it. No matter how in love you are, or how attracted you are to the person you are with, it is still possible for crushes to happen. You give no indication that your professor is aware of your feelings, which is great—keep it that way.

You have already said that you have no intention of acting on your crush. So, maybe just try to enjoy it? A little, harmless lust rush isn’t going to hurt you, and if you don’t tell your girlfriend, it won’t hurt her either.

I’ve been with my boyfriend for about seven months. When we first started dating, it was long distance, and that worked for both of us.

Over the summer, I was able to move closer to him for school. Now I’m in school, I do research and I have a part-time job. Needless to say, my free time isn’t what it was a few months ago. Lately, things have been quite rocky with my boyfriend. He gets his feelings hurt a lot, and I honestly don’t know what I’m doing. A few weeks ago when he got his feelings hurt, he said that I didn’t suggest things he would like doing or take enough interest in his interests. Since then, I have been trying to suggest things he likes and pay more attention to things he likes. Now he is saying he wants the exact opposite of that and for me to just be myself and for us to hang out and just have fun.

This has been going on for about a month now, and I’m getting so frustrated and depressed that I just don’t know what to do. I really like the guy, but this is starting to feel ridiculous. I’ve tried asking him what his emotional needs are and I’ve tried not asking. I’ve tried just hanging out and I’ve tried making sure that when we hang out, we do things he likes. No matter what I do, he gets his feelings hurt about something. It’s getting to the point where I don’t look forward to getting together with him anymore because I’m worried that something I’m going to do is going to upset him. Do you have any advice on getting this guy to communicate what is really going on with him?

No Good Options The only thing you can do is be honest.

You have to tell him what you told me: that you are getting frustrated, that you don’t know what to do and that you are starting

to dread (maybe don’t use the word “dread” exactly, but convey it) getting together because you feel like you can’t do anything right. Tell him that you need him to be completely honest with you or you can’t continue to put effort into this relationship. Do this in person, and do it soon.

I’m sure that you probably already know this thing is over, but it seems like you would like to make absolutely sure and certain; so do. If you are looking for permission to end it without even bothering to have the conversation, I will happily grant it. Long-distance relationships are hard enough even with confident people who have good communication skills. With an incommunicative (and seemingly insecure) partner, they’re just a waste of time and energy, and you don’t have enough of either of those things to bother.

I don’t know how to get through to my husband. He is a wonderful guy, very supportive, works hard, loves me so much, he’s great. But getting him to do anything around the house is impossible! I can get him to wash laundry when he runs completely out of clothes. If I ask him to clean up after dinner, he just sticks the uncovered pot in the fridge! He cleaned the bathroom a few weeks ago, and we discovered it was the first time in our relationship he had ever done that.

For a while, I was unemployed, so it made sense for me to do all the housework.

Now I’m working just as much and I’m sick of using all my free time on housework while he gets to spend all his on videogames! I have tried talking to him about it many times, but all I get are excuses or empty promises.

If I push it, we have a huge fight and nothing changes. I’ve tried bribes and charts, and nothing works. I’m not asking for a spotless apartment, just that he help me with what I’m already doing every day.

Jyl, he is a fantastic guy, and I love him to pieces, but this has been an issue for years and I’m reaching the end of my patience. Am I over reacting? What, if anything, can I do?

The Maid Make him hire an actual maid. There are plenty of house cleaning services online. Tell him to hire one, give him a deadline and make sure they can come while he is home and you aren’t. Then tell him that he has to pay for it, because you shouldn’t have to. I know you are married, and you probably share bills, but make sure the money comes out of his video game/beer/whatever-he-spends-money-onthat-you-don’t fund. You are not overreacting, and it isn’t fair. If you are unemployed that’s one thing, but if you are both working, then you should both be sharing in the housework.

He clearly doesn’t understand how important this is to you, and if he does, then he doesn’t care. Maybe this will help him understand that you really mean it. It would be a shame for an otherwise great marriage to end over something that seems so simple, but it wouldn’t be the first time. Good luck.

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